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

There is an aching void in the poll
,ical 6rm9nept. Where is Samp
Why don't be write letter.
Gen. Farley writes too many letters
He has written so many already it is a
difficult matter to tell whether he is
"gwine or coming
Snow ir Florida has chilly sound.
If that sor, of thing keeps up the weak
lunged and heavy pocketsd Yankee
folk will sesk some warmer cline
4 new system Of book keeping Is to
be used 10 all the dispensaries. A new
system or pew dispensers. is needed. if
nearly all are short in their accounts as
Gov. Evans has stated.
The trouble the City Council is hav-
ing With the new Opera House is a
striking illustration of foresights and
hindsiehts Another time they will
know more about how an opera house
should be desi igned.
Collector Of Internal Revenue Townes
is nov 10 Columbia to receive returns Of
.hose who will have to pay the income
TAX. 1t goes without saying that he
viii not be overrun with work.
William Waldorf, Astor has, it is
said, eouatermanded his order for $780,
900 worth Of flowers to be placed on
his wife's grave.
When the campaign gets we'll under
way next summer mauy Of the shot 10
The collar" patriots will often think Of
the ice water and snow of February
while ON the stump.
Peace acd Unisy-who could expect
anything so impossible while the
man of the Oae Bladed Knife is at the
head Of tSe party machinery?
irby's plan to secure peace aud
aui,y 10 the Constitutional Convention
IS 10 keep ous all who do not obey the
ring and thiak as the riog thinks. A
very ueas p!ao.
The bicycle season draws near and
sse craze, is on the increase. 1t is
stated that the edict has gone forth that
ladies must ride diamond frame wheel Is;
sberfore the bloomer is inevitable.
We are glad Columbia has no idea
of permitting the State Fair to leave
the Capital A state fair outside Of
Columbia would not be State Fair
to many thoussad regular attendants.
We are very glad that Charleston
has undertaken systematic fight agioss
the unjust freight rates the south is
forced to pay The discrimination is
most outrageous and it is time the fight
sas begun in earnest.
If Congress continues to do nothing
with the financial system, the capitalists
will soon get all the bonds they wan
without an authorized issue of $780,
100000 lnstallments of $50, ,O00,0 900
will soon yield the desired amount.
There is lot of fol de rol mixed up
IN this woman suffrage question, and
Is is our opinion that those who are
making the most stir are seeking
notoiety more earnestly than anything
else.
The Woman Sudragists say that
shey are going to 'uaugurate cam
paigu Of education in this State. May
the powers protect aud deliver us from
ary more campaigns Of education One
or TWO samples Of the reform variety
is sufficient. Let's let them vote and
say 20 more about it.
The fact that Sumter has 40 abuo-
dant supply of pure water has already
become known abroad. and is working
,n favor of the towu The starch
factory people write that they would
rather locate 10 Sumter than elsewhere
10 the State on account Of the pure
water. Another place was the first
choice, uotil it was learned that the
water supply was not clear aud pure.