The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Burglars seen to be on the rampage
Housebolders should load their pistol:
with blauk cartridges. By adopting
this suggestion they will frigh' en- the
burglar just as thoroughly ADD avoid
personal injury aud damage to furni-
ture.
The pesrlded man found in the river
near Columbia is probably the prohibi-
ZIONIST Who started to Columbia to see
the Legislature enact prohibition law,
and hearing tue news Of the adoption
Of the dispeusary system While on the
way, was petri6ed by astonisbment.
The banquet to the members of the
Constitutional Convention given in
Columbia Monday night shows that
the factioual lines are breaking down.
When meo who have been so bitterly
aptscouistic to each other 10 the recent
past sit down together around the ban
quet table, there is no better proof re.
ouired that the bitterness and rancor
has passed away.
The State Fair is proving much
more of success than was anticipated
The crowds are larger and the exhibits
are better and more numerous than the
management of the Fair hoped for.
the crowds to-day will be unusually
large, on account of the special excur-
sions which will be run.
The premium offer aud clubbing
rates made 10 connection with this
paper have uever been duplicated in
this State, and the reading public. both
our present patrons and all others are
invited to avail themselves Of the IN
precedented opportunity. These rates
hold good until January 1.
The suffrage problem has been 6aally
dia-oSed Of by the Convention, aud it is
to be hoped that the remaining sections
viii he disposed of With less uuueces-
sary talk. 1t is high time for the Con-
yention to finish it's work aud adjourn.
Mr.. Benjamin Harrison, one time
President of the United States. has un-
dertakea to write series of articles
for popular ladies magazine on "This
Country Of Ours" Mr.. Harrison may
be casting an anchor to the windward
in hope Of obtaining the woman vote
wheu be runs for the presidency again.
The comments OF the Illustrated
american reproduced in this issue of the
W.&S on the becolningness of English
criticism of the suffrage problem iu
South Carolina are very appropriate.
end we take pleasure IN commencing
them to the consideration Of the Eng
lish and ,be Northern philanthropists
as we'll, who are anxious to reform
others while closing their eyes on the
sins at home
There is more complaint from the
country at present, concerning the ILL
ci. sale of whiskey than iu the towns.
There is scarcely day that some re-
liable person from the country does not
mention to US the increase in the sale of
wbiskey iu the country aud the CORES
pouding Increase io drunkenness and
disorder Tie liquor is sold with little
attempt at cnucealment, and as tDere
has been 90 interference By United
States or State officials, the Whiskey
sellers are growing 10 boldness. and
seem defiant OF the Law that does not
punish them and disregardtul Of the
respectable citizens of the country. AS
a gentleman said to us you car see
more drunk men in the country than IN
the town almost any day. 1t is mat
ser that calls for energetic measures by
the officers of the law, for unless the
evil is put down at once it will grow to
greater proportions aud much trouble
will be the outgrowth of it.