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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13

There is not much encouragement
in the outlook for this politics-ridden
state. This year Of right ought to be
an off year, in which we could live in
peace and quietude pursuing our ordin-
ary avocatiops, but it will not be so.
The prospect is ominous Of bitter fac
tiopal contest, which will be made
more bitter aud complicated by the revi-
val Of the Republican party and its
expressed determination to take part in
the election Of delegates to the Const-
tutional Convention. We do not like
the situation at all, aud were there any
way 70 get rid of the rascals and fakirs
who are using their utmost endeavors
to complicate matters as much as posi-
BILE, we would be more encouraged to
hope for the best to hope that the
mass Of the people, who never desire
anything more than just and equita-
BILE government, honestly administered,
would assert their RIG ghts and powers
and force the ring Of politicians to re-
frain from tampering with the funda-
meutal laws of the state in the interest
of the ring and against every interest Of
the people We have little hope, for
the ring is apparently more powerful
and more desperate than ever, and will
hesitate at uotbing TO rivct its power
over the State
1t is an uphill business to fight with
out hope of success, but it is our deter
mioation 10 make the best fight posi-
bic to have upright and intelligent men
10 the Constitutional Convention. If
such men are not sent to the Conven.
ton, the instrument will be parody
on law aud and disgrace to civilization
It will be filled with pitfalls. schemes
and near cuts to accomplish ends that
it's trainers will DOT dare to boldly and
honestly announce. We do not want to
live under any such instrument aud it
is the duty Of all good citizens to unite
in defeating the designs Of the ring.
We should be more than glad to see,
all factional feeling and all bitterness
put aside when the election Of delegates
to the convention takes place, and meu
selected solely upon their ability and
qualification. This is the utmost that
We desire or would demand If the
peace and unity reformers or any other
set of men desire this let them say
so plainly and at once, for it is time to
&c, to work. The ring is in the saddle
aud the call has gone forth for the riug
forces to rally.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13
SO Simple.

Nine times
out Of ten
whenweare
out sorts
our trou-
bles can be
removed
by that re-
liable old
medicine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13

bitiou, great majority of them must
first put those members iuto training,
10 order to make them presentable for
it will hardly be questioned that per-
feet foot is an exception. Nor is that
the fault of nature. When the average
human being arrives into the world,
the feet are all that they should be.
But straigb,way their abuse begins,
aud by the time maturity is reached it
is too often the case that the foot is but
a caricature Of what nature intended it
to be. The toes are piled upon one
another, the curves are rudely broken
with excrescences, and the owner is to
greater or less extent a cripple.
Warts. corns, bunions, and in-grow-
ing nails. as the cornsalve man says,
'are the curse of civilized society
1t isn't worth while to say how the
feet are abused. That is too we'll
known already. Nor is it worth the
space to say how many ills the doctors
attribute to feet that are day after day
crushed in shoes that are too small. or
have too high heels. or are otherwise
constructed to conform to fashion in
defiance Of comfort aud health The
family physician will give information
ou that subject It may be said, that if
Trilby should have the effect of produc-
ing pride in feet. rather than pride
10 shoes, aud cause women to give those
members the attention they should have
to make them perfect, Du Maurier will
have accomplished enough go6 to more
than offset any evil that may lse from
the reading of his book
The herald., 1895-09-24
That Smell

Editor Herald: Can you inform me
what is the cause of that al.-pervading,
nauseous smell that emanates from some
spot not many miles from the plaza al
most every night between the hours of s
and IL? 1t was once stated by your morn
ing contemporary that it came from some
refinery situated near Naud's warehouse,
and that as soon as some defect in the
IN machinery was corrected the citizens
would no longer be troubled by this
stomach turning odor. That was exactly
five months ago. During Fiesta week the
council and health officer, by some means
best known to themselves. prohibited the
manufacturers of this foul smell from
hurting it broadcast every night. Now.
should like to inquire if visitors to our
city during Fiesta week were entitled to
more consideration than taxpaying citi-
zens. 1t seems to me We have endured
this nuisance long enough. II it could be
prevented during Fiesta week it can be
stopped now.
Some have ventured tho assertion that
that odor is healthful. 1t may be SO for
buZzards ana garbage satherers whose
nostrils are supposed to be copper-lined,
but it makes the average man who does
not possess that adjunct to his nasal Or
gan devoutlv wish for the sweet odors of
a glue factory or a lawn fertilizer. If
that rotten-egg smell is healthful, give
me the odor of some sweet. deadly poison
and let me die with my stomach in Its
proper place in my anatomy.
A RESIDENT OF n. MAIN STREET.
The herald., 1895-09-24

Miss Maud Rose was given complete
and very pleasant surprise last night at
her home on South Grand avenue, by a
nun Der OF her friends, it being the happy
event of her birthday. There was no lack
of merriment during the evening. music
and dancing added to the pleasures aud
much fun was caused about clock
when the hostess was presented with an
immense doll three or four feet in length
from an unknown giver. Those present
to enjoy the delightful affair were Mr..
and Mrs. James Montgomery, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wachtei Mr.. and Mrs. L. ii.
Sanderson, Mesdanes George II. Sander
son o. San Francisco, L. J. Rose, i. NJ.
Jones, l.. c. Easton, the Misses Louis
Robinson, Ably Easton, Mabel Rose. the
Messrs. Arthur Pike, l.. II. Adams. J.
G. Esston. W. Valentine and Horace
Hawkins
The herald., 1895-09-24
Not q Brilliant Success


Los Angeles Times, Sunday: According
to story published in the Herald on
Friday, the first excursion of the recent
ly- formed Los Angeles Press club was
not quite such a brilliant success as it
might have been. 1t seems that at San
Bernardino the citizens failed to pay the
hotel bills of the visiting newspaper men
and their ladies, as the visitors appear
to have understood would be done. nd
in consequence. whom the bills were pre-
sented number of them found them
selves without ready means to settle their
accounts. This does not place the Los
Angeles Press club in very dignitied
position. One of the reasons why these
local organizations are so frequently fail
ures is because they fall into the habit of
dead heading everything in sight,
from cigars to hotel bills, thus degrading
journalism and restricting the member
ship chiefly to those mbers of the pro-
fession whose cuticules are thick, and
who are like the Los Angeles lawyer who
testified in court the other day that he
took a drink as often as he was invited.
The public conception that the average
newspaper man is an impecunious being,
whose good will can be acquired by
means of drink or q cigar, is largely at
tributable to the system of organized
dead % eading which is becoming so gen.
eral anon g these so-called press associa-
tons, which,, as rule, misrepresent
honafide journalists and true journalism
1t should he explained that the persons
who comprised the junketing party in
question were, with few exceptions, at
taches of certain Jim Grow" weekly
sheets. 1t is a discredItable fact, Also
that the invitation from the San Bernar
dino fiesta managers was solicited by
officers of the Press club. The invited
procured the invitations. in fact.
The herald., 1895-09-24

quite obvious that no silver would be
made into silver disks or converted into
any shape save 4l2H grams American
dollars. Not only so. but all Of the un.
coined silver OF the United States and of
the world come backing up to our minis
like several thousands of brick. He must
indeed be a sanguine citizen who can en-
terrain the belief that our governments
fiat could sustain snch tremendous over
valuation of silver and yet keep gold from
going to premium and fleeing this coun.
try as though IL had wings. A great and
resourcefui government, such as ours,
may safely issue promises to pay billions
of dollars, but when 1t undertakes to say
that billions OF half dollars are dollars
confidence in its veracity is bound to be
shaken. The small boy said that there
was one thing that even God could not
Dole could not make three year-old
colt in a day" IL may as we'll be recog
nized that even governmental fiat has its
limitations.
The herald., 1895-09-24
A MILITANT PARSON

A Chicago preacher, according to the
dispatches published yesterday, advocated
before his congregation the proposition
that this country should assist the insur-
gent Cubans. He believes that this gov
eminent is morally bound, as it were, to
assist in the abolition IF Spanish rule in
the "gem of the Antilles The parson
who thus RECALLED his auditors on Sunday
svening was apparently indifferent to the
fact that he was navigating in the wrong
latitude. That in endeavoring to save
rebels from kings he might prove remiss
in his real duty of saving souls from
we'll, from the other place.
1t is difficult to determine just which
class OF people would mpose the greatest
burdens on the government of the United
States-ths Tuning patriots who desire a
foreign war every tint a European
power attempts to collect an indemnity
or debt from some tricky little Central or
South American republic. or the excita-
bies represented by the minister militant
Of Chicago. If this gentleman with the
peaceful calling ana the warIike temp era-
ment is correct, then, logically. the in
ference is plain that Uncle Sam is under
the same kind OF an obligation to dispo-
sess every other monarch who seems to
be holding fast to a disconnected PROV
ince.
But nobody with an Intelligent concep-
ton of the objects OF the government of
the United States believes anything of the
kind.
Undoubtedly the sympathies of a ma
iority of the American people are with
the struggling and, up to date, Yeasona-
bly, successful Cubans. and it is also
probably true that the same majority are
in favor of this government formally rec.
ognizing the Cuban republic when 1t at
tains strength sufficient to constitute
government de facto.
But the idea advanced by the Lake City
minister neither accords with the pur-
poses for which this union was formed
nor with good sound policy.
1t only serves to illustrate the hazy
ideas held by some Americans, and lnva.
fiabIy the same people are clam rous
over the deIinqueDciss of the foreign born
citizen, of the real functions of q Demo
cratic government. In the minds of an in
Vulnerable host the government is looked
upon in every light but the true one.
1t is to them simply an fundamentally
for the attainment of some special kind
of leg Station or for the subscribing OF
some private interest. or the carrying out
OF some scheme Of interference with the
business of foreign countries. II we
could only bring several thousand men
and women who profess to be good
Americans to the realization that the
government is not intended to be an in
stitution for the exercise Of benevolence,
the incubation or protection of morals,
the regulation of matters of eating, drink
ing, working or worshiping, or to settle
the relations OF other peoples. the wheels
OF our governmental machinery would
move with less friction and more general
satisfaction.
A government should attend to its own
business, and let every other do the same.
The sole and only business of a govern
ment is the protection of its own people
in their oatural rights. Let the people
in their capacity AZ individuals attend 10
the balance
The herald., 1895-09-24
Sehwartz=i1 Wedding

pretty wedding took place yesterday
afternoon at the Grace nj. 4. church,
when Mr.. ID. c. Schwartz of Cotton and
Miss Minnie L. Martin OF Los Neitos
were married. The Rev. William
knighten otficated. Miss Nettie Martin,
sister OF tn bride. acted as maid of honor
ana Mr. C. W. Hewitt as best man. Miss
Bessie Olsen and Miss Blossom Gin thor
made two very charming flower girls.
The church was prettily decorated for the
occasion and the wedding march was
rendered by Mrs. G. Nj. Lee.
Among those present were Mr.. ]. H.
Martin, Los Neitos, father OF the bride
Mrs. d. d. Swartz of Cotton. Mrs. l..
White, Mrs. ]. +. Woollomers of Whittier
Mrs. J. A. WilIcut of Los Angeles, Miss
Fora Adamson. Mrs. I. i. Csrbery, Mrs
Lilly Riley OF Los Neitos. W. l.. Csrbery
Mr.. and Mrs. Weesner of San Pedro, Mr.
and Mrs. p. o. Nokes of Whittier. Miss
Mary Nokes. Mrs. George Ii. Brown OF
Sopth Riverside. Mrs. f. j. Lyon, Miss
Endora Knighten, Mrs. W. ". Bradford,
Miss Birdie Olsen.
The herald., 1895-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Bunger we're agree
ably surprised at their home on Lucas
avenue last Saturday evening by a num-
her OF their friends in full mask. The
host and hostess were presented with a
handsome rocking chair as token Of
their esteem. Games we're the order Of
the evening, after which a sumptuous re-.
past was served from the numerous ba s.
kets provided by the guests, Among
Whiteside, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Bearsky. Mr..
and Mrs. l.. B. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Squire, Mrs. d. J. Looms, Mrs. NJ. A.
Bunger. Mrs. J. Rice. Mrs. A. Ten Eyck,
y. S. Brown. Miss Jennie Thompson,
Miss Nette Wilson, Miss Mamie Hanson,
J. II. Fox and many others.
The herald., 1895-09-24
A Short Mem DRY

The Los Angeles Express wants the
Expositor to produce documentary evil
dsnce that according to Nick inleyism
this country should be more prosperous
when the employees of manufacturers IN
Euro pc are nut of employment.
Doesn't the Express remember how it
pc inted 10 the distressed button makers
OF Austria when they we're thrown out If
employment because the Mckinley law
prohibited the importation of buttons by
putting u tariff of two or three hundred
per cent on them. and called this evil
dence that we were on the high road to
prosperity because few people were Civ
en- employment at making buttons that
were sold to the American people fer
twice what they were worth? The Ex-
press and all t. g other Mckinley organs
harped on the distress of those Austrian
button makers AS furnishing a complete
demonstration of the Mckinley theory.
And il was good demon stration our
people paying twice what things were
worth to encourage capitalists to MAKE
things that they could buy for half the
cost OF making, and those who could
make these things cheapest Starving to
death. Fresno Expositor.
The herald., 1895-09-24
lowering vs.. FL Toro Williams

Editor Herald referring to an articls
in tie Sundays Times, which prrports
to give an account of difficulty in the
l wish to say that the statment is in the
main incorrect. To prove this 1t 10 only
necessary to cite one fact. 1t alleges that
"Bull' Williams attacked grown per-
son. But there is no eain.aying the fact
that he Is too prudent to attack grown
people. The facts are these:
Hon. lack Montgomery, attorney for
Young AID myself. visited the district
attorneys office and asked for a com =
plaint for perjury for one W. u. LARA
bee. Williams and Holton both agreed
that the crime had been committed, and
stated a complaint would BIZ issued but
after being put off several times with
trding excuses we insisted that a COM
plant should either issue or be refused.
Williams stated that Holton did not want
LARA bee prosecuted. ] then stated that
Holton had been seen, or words to that
effect. ''BulP' then began to snort and
followed, more than an arms length be-
hind. until the door was reached; then
he suddenly changed his mind ana con-
cluded to remain in the sacred pre-
cincts" of the district attorneys Off CO.
The statement that he laid his hand on
me is a positive falsehood. This is the
reason his associates still recognize him by
the shape of his face.
My attorneys will in few days bring
the actions of Holton and Larrabee be.
tore the courts, and then the public can
Judge whether or not my language was
justified. Respectfully.
j. il. LEvERING.
The herald., 1895-09-24

Eucalyptus IoE nee fecd
Editor Herald AT the suggestion OF
Professor Cook. the distinguished inves.
tigator and teacher at Claremont, I have
undertaken to collect the data on the
times and seasons of Towering of the diff
fsrent species Of eucalyptus.
Most of the species flower several times
a year. The species vary IN .heir flower
ing in different places, and vary in their
honey making value. l shall be glad TO
receive any facts that may have been
noted on these points. In case. as may
well happan. that the observer is uncer-
tain as to the species whose flowers he
has noted, he will oblige me by forward
ing a botanic specimen to No. 101 south
Broadway, Los Angeles. A botanic spe.
cimen is one with the bud flower, ripe
fruit and leaves. A note should also be
made of the bark. whether smooth, rough,
persistent, decoitioating, etc. The flower
ing OF many of the species of eucalyptus
takes place when there is a minimum OF
other bee food. Consequently, even
though the honey made at such times
should not be OF as good color or flavor as
the honey made, say from white sage, It
would still be OF great value in keeping
up the vitality of the hive. There are
some species like the L. longifolia, from
which fine honey is produced during its
prolonged Towering professor Cook) and
others like L. corynocalyx, sugar gum,
from which probably fine honey can be
made. 1t is profuse boomer twice q
year. with very sweet flowers. Bees ne
elect everything else to go to 1t at least
this is the case at the present time at
Santa Monica Heights, where the sugar
gum is now in full bloom. | am informed
that in London honey made from euca-
lyptus is sold at premium on account
of its claimed medicinal value. l do not
know from what species the honey thus
advertised an sold in England as euca-
yptus honey comes. feel sure that the
line Of inquiry started andssuggested by
Professor Cook will prove of benefit to
cur bee interests. ABBOTT KINNEY.
The herald., 1895-09-24
THE DIFFERENCE IN A NAME

The way a municipal legislator will
gag at gnat and gulp down camel is
amusing. The council yesterday adopted
the report of the finance comm ttee re-
lative to the purchase of a covered patrol
wagon, and agreed with the committee
that the present is not the time to in
dnlge in such luxury. The city is so
poor, you know. And then in the next
breath it is decided to buy an am bu-
lance, which is to be used primarily to
transport patients to and from Hospital
de BRYANT, and secondarly to assist in
hauling the guests Of Hotel de Glass.
Presumably the majority of tho council
desired to respond to the public senti-
ment which long since revolted at the
open conveyance in which the guilty and
the innocent, the we'll, the MANNED and
the dying. are alike hauled through the
public streets, subject to the pitiless
scrutiny Of the crowds and the inclem-
ency of this elements. But they also
wished to let the exemplars of rigid
economy lin the wrong place) down easy
so they have provided the ambulance
instead of the covered vehicle denied by
the local rivals of Hoosier Holman.
Well. "a rose by any other name would
nell as sweet" ami the occupant of an
ambulance will ride as well secluded as
ne or she might in the Kind of wagon
demanded by the e1travagant p ,lice COM
mission. We hope Chief Glass will find
1t convenient to immune the present
transportation facilities in winter quar-
tiers as soon as the IAN bulancs" makes
its debut. Things last longer if not used
The herald., 1895-09-24
Church Reception

Mr.. ]. C. Ball. the new pastor Of the
English Lutheran church on Eighth and
Flower streets. was rendered q reception
last night by the ladies of the ch urch es
welcome. The church pariors were
prettily decorated with cut flowers and
emtlazoned OH the wall at one end of the
rJonl was the word. Welcome" the
large letters being outlined with smilax.
Mr.. Henry Getz made the address OF well
come, which was responded to In a most
feeling manner by the pastor. A musical
and literary programme followed and
refreshments were served. There were
two excellent Rotations by the Misses
Winter and Black, piano duet By Misses
Monte Adams and Ruth Yerger, and a
piano solo oy Miss Morse was thorough
ly enjoyed. The rooms we're filled the
entire evening with friends to welcome
the pastor TO his new home.
The herald., 1895-09-24
THE POLITE WORLD
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mrs. G. L. Tedford gave a charming al
ternoon yesterday at her home on West
Twsnty-third street. The affair was in
formal ana the hours passed pleasantly
by with conversation and fancy work,
the bright needles keeping pace with the
merry and constant flow Of conversation.
A delicious repast was served from the
dining table around which the guests
were seated. The unique decorations
we're of pumpkin vines and their BIOS
SONS. and in the center of the table was
a pumpkin followed out ana filed with
its own bright flowers. There wers pref
" little souvenirs at each plate of butter
flies shaded from a deep yellow to more
A. Watson. L. Wright, d. F. Day, Earl
Peck, Frank Peck.
The herald., 1895-09-24

A most pleasant surprise party wa,
given in honor of Miss Ora Fowler at her
home on Warren street. Boyle Heights.
Delightful music. both vocal and instru-
mental, was rendered. Dancing and vari-
Gus games were much enjoyed. Those
present were: The Misses Ora Fowler,
Josie Dunn. Phoebe and Matte Labory,
Rachel and Eliza beth Enz, May and Lexia
Mcknight. Annie Nelsse. Rose Laven-
thai. Maggie Hayes, Edna Shaw, Clara
Laventhal ind Minnie Smith, the
Messrs. j. Laventhal. AIonzo Avila. II.
BROOKS Frank Codington, Otto Gollmer,
J. Mcdonald, FREQ Coiingtop. Albert
Reinchild, Charles Litzenwalter, Charles
sHnz, Ralph Thorn,S. Labory, Oscar Pesh-
Ike and FREQ Spring.
The herald., 1895-09-24
THIRD TERM TALK

1t is fair to say that Mr.. Cleveland him
self has said or done nothing which could
be construed as sanctioning any third
term movement. Utica Press.
1t is also tair to Mr.. Cleveland to say
that he has said or done nothing which
could be construed as opposing q third
term project, or Directing to the efforts
of the third term piotters-New York
Sun.
If We are going in for fairness let us
acknowledge that 1t is also fair to say
that MI. Cleveland has said or done moth
ing which could be construed as oppos
ing project to adoIn his ears with the
rings OF Saturn.--Louisville Courier Jour
nal.
1t is only fair to say that whatever
President Cleveland may have neglected
to do or say he has never neglected to
maintain the nations financial credit,
nor deviated from the path of true De-
mocracy. And. further, II it were only a
question of fairness the party might 60
further and fare worse.