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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-17
Privateer Personals.
PRIvArEER TOWNSHIP, July l6, 1895.

PR1vATEER TOWNSHIP, July l6, 1895.
The protracted meeting at Bethel Church
closed Sunday night. For week there was
preaching twice every day except two The
Rev. L. NJ. Rice, the young pastor at Sum-
merton and Calvary, aided Mr. Hiott good
par, of the time, and left on Friday. The
sermons of both ministers were earnest. and
great deal Of interest was manifested in the
meeting. AS it progressed the attendance
grew in size; Sunday night the crowd WAS
very large and the galleries were filled with
colored people, who also manifested interest
in the meeting during it. progress Several
additions were made to the church, and Mr.
Hiott will perform the ordinance Of baptism
next Sunday forenoon.
Aside from iis moral and religious inhn-
ences, this meeting will do good. 1t brought
onr people together more than any thing else
could have done, and the presence OF the
colored people in the galleries cannot fail to
add to the already friendly feeling which ex-
lists between the races in Privateer Township.
Mr. Hiott publicly expressed his pleasure at
seeing go many Of them attend the meeting.
A similar protracted meeting is now in
progress at the Providence Baptist Church;
the pastor, the Rev. J O.. Cough, is assisted
by the Rev Mr. Snblett
Tonight Mr. Hiott commences a meeting
at the Wedge6eld Baptist Church Owing
10 this meeting and the one at Providence,
the ne1, meeting of the Amusement. Club at
Dr.. John H. Furmsn's has been postponed a
week and will take place Friday night, July
26.
This correspondent uominates Representa-
servative delegates to the Constitutional
Convention. Mr. Msnning's course in poll
tics bias shown him TO be a safe, reliable man.
just such men are needed at the present juno
ture in our political affairs. He would make
an excellent member of the Convention.
Messrs. ". o. Cain and W. G. Wells
represent the Privateer and Earle Democratic
Clubs on the Conservative County Executive
Committee.
Mr.. John Whildeu is spending his holidays
with his family.
Mrs. Mary Lou Net,lea, Of Venice, Ca, and
Miss May Cuttino, of Orarveburg County,
are visiting in the townsh :, and Mrs. Lou
Grimsly, of Lake City, h"- neen 90 q visit
here.
Miss Alice Mason, who WAS an attendant
at the recent Cbandler-Neltes marriage at
Gourdine's, IS at home agsin.
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The Stale Board of Control has issued or
ders for dispensers to return 10 the old hours
OF opening and closing The early opening
and Ia,e closing regulation has created so
much opposition throughout the State that
the Board of Control has decided 10 bend to
the popular sentiment, and keep as far away
from the old harroom plan in running the
dspemsary AS possible. Hereafter the dis
pensAry will open at Z o'clock and close AT
S II mavbe that the early opening and late
closing did not increase the sales Of the dis
pensarie- to any great extent, and on that ac-
coun, the Board Of Control reconsidered its
action. II is not known TO tine writer bow
The sales throughout, the State Of the last
mouth compared with previous months, but
in Sumter the last monthly statemen, showed
n decided decrease in the sales.
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A Reformer stated Monday that there had
bren great deal of comment in Reform cir
cles concernino the action Of the Farmers
Democratic (Reform) Club, which is made
np of Reforners who live 10 the Jordan
neighhorh0od. The club met on last Friday
and elected delegates 10 the Reform County
Convention and instructed them to op
pose any plan for division of delegates.
W hen the action of Ihe Conservative con-
venton, proposing division, was made
known, some of the members of the club wish
ed 10 ca II another meeting of the club and
send the delegates uoins,ruc,ed, but this was
opposed by large number of the cnb, and
so far nothing has been done. It is said by
some OF 'ns Reformers that the division Of
delrgs'es will be accepted by that faction
and that the two factions will work in har-
moay in this campaign; Others say that no
compromise will be accepted and that they
propose TO 20 to the general election, if neces-
sary, and eec, stsight Reform delegation.
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WE DON'T GO.

The action of the County Democratic
Executive Committee on Saturday last.
may meet with the approval of many
men and it may, also, have been the
proper procedure, nevertheless. we do
not propose to have anything to do with
the primary which the committee saw
fit to order. In the first place, we do
not care to be party to any more of
Irby's primaries. In the second
place, we do Dot propose to
tie our hands agaiu with primary fet-
ters of she pattern prescribed by the
Irby committee. In the third place.
leaving out all other considerations, the
Irby committee. which is, by virtue OF
succession. but not in fact, the Demo
cratic head in South Carolina, bas
neither power nor the right to order
such a primary as has been ordered.
The Democratic Executive Committee
has power to order a Democratic pri-
mary and nothing else. In Demo
cratic primary no Republican. Popullst
or any other citizen, not Democrat,
has the right to vote whether be be
white or black.
In democratic primary every demo
crat, white as we'll as black. has as
much right to vote as Mr.. 1rby, him
self, aud 30 one, DO matter what his
position. has the right to prevent
democrat from exercising this right.
Mr.. Isby and his committee have
assumed the power to order a white
mans primary and to debar true and
loyal negro democrats from voting. By
assuming this power the committee
ha. gone beyond the pace OF the De-
mocracy in one more instance. and we
see 90 reason why we should continue
our support and couOteuance to gang
OF political pirates who have debauched
the Democracy of South Carolina un-
ii. our name is a reproach in states
where the principles that underlie aud
support the word. Democracy, have
not been cast aside The first act of the
Reform party. the She'll Manifesto and
the March Convention were in violation
of the rules of the democracy, aud the
principles and everything else that had
made the party respectable ln this State
have been cast overheard by the lrby
gang. They cling only to the name, for
heretofore it has served to coujure with );
everything save the name is gone.
Why should those who are democrats,
in truth aud iu principle, permit them
selves to be ruled ny a gang, who are
not democrats simply because the gang
happen to be 10 possession of the fort of
Democracy-,he Executive Committee !?
Why? Let any one who can, answer
1t would be just as sensible for reg'-
ment of soldiers TO obey the orders Of
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To make your business pay, good health is
a prime factor. To secure good health, the
blood should be kept pure and vigorous by
the use of Ayers Sarsapsrilla. When the
vital auid is impure and sluggish. there can
be neither health, strength, nor ambition.
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A prominent Reforme- took occasion to re-
mark on the streets Saturday morning that it
WAS good thing for the Conservatives that
they had decided to agree to division ct dele
gates in this county, as the Refcrmers had
determined TO put out full ticket at the
general election and would have goften all
the negro votes they could. How is that for
white supremacy?
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Election Commissioners.

Gov. Evans has appointed the following as
commissioners Of election for Sumter county :
E. J. Goodman, W. K Crosswell and l.. D..
Jennings.
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The Sumter Watcamaan was founded
in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866.
The Watchnsaa and Soaaarom now has
the combined circulation and influence
of both of the old papers, and is mani
festly the best advertising medium in
Semter
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w IS.

A DvERTISEMENTS of five lines or less
~ will be inserted under this head for IS
cents for each insertion. Additional lines
cents per line.
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HIANTED-Beeswsx in any quantity.
w Highest cash price will be paid. Ap-
ply 10 B. C Wallace at B. j. Barnett's store.
June l2-tf Sumter. >. T..
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Blank books OF all kinds at H. G. Osreen
Co.'S
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Miss Alice Mason, who WAS an attendant
at the recent Cbandler-Neltles marriage at
Gourdine's, IS at home agsin
Med. f.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-03

ceive the designs and then execute
them. To this extent he was an artist,
and he was supreme in his realm. The
woman who thought she knew what
she wanted better than he did not have
her gown made by him. There are
other men dressmakers, but they have
not reached his heights. 1t was only
necessary to have the stamp of Worth
upon ones gown in order to secure uni
versal respect and envy. Probably in
his long career he turned out many
dresses that were no better than those
designed and created by others, but
this made no difference so long as it
was known they were produced by
Worth. It was as much heresy to
doubt the perfection of dress made by
Worth a. it would be to belittle score
by Beethoven or a picture by Raphael.
The signature at once lifted it above
criticism.
In his time, says the Chicago Tribune,
Worth had long and brilliant career.
Women of wealth and fashion. brides
and widows, countesses and duchesses,
queens and princesses, actresses and
prime dome have thronged his studio
and been arrayed in glory which
might be unlike that of the lilies of the
field, and yet was both fascinating and
powerful in it's influences, for how
many actresses and singers have relied
upon Worth's ravishing stage costumes
for their success, and how many
more who never saw Worth have clan
destinely used his name to draw troops
to the matinees and make a popular
success! No man living, poet, prose
writer, artist, singer or actor, has ever
had such an influence upon the world
of high society as this dead gown
maker. He has been the alteration of
those who could afford to patrOnize
him, while those who could not have
lived upon hope that some day their
ships would come in whereupOn
they would sail away to Paris and
visi that atelier whence issued
such ravishing costumes. Worth's
calling was not very exalted one,
for man, but measured by the
standards of success he reached high
place He was easily at the top of his
profession, and, as the practice of his
profession did call for some artistic
knowledge and some sense of the beau
tiful, his rise and his pinnacle where he
sat lonely are not to be lightly regarded
or to be deprecated. While it is some
what of a calamity to lose man like
Worth, who had done no small work in
helping to beautify women, still there
is no question his place will be filed, as
among his lieutenants there are those
who by long experience are fitted to fill
it. 1t is one of the compensations of
nature that no man is indispensable.
Other geniuses will appear in the world
of fashion, and some one of them ere
long will dominate it as supremely as
| did Worth. Meanwhile it viii be, in one
sense at least, relief that stage per-
| formers. of the female sex can no longer
assert their artistic excellence because
their gowns were made by Worth.
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A. Step Forward.

The idea is being considered to unite
all the women clubs in Kentucky in q
stock company for the erection of a
handsome woman's building in Licking
ton. Only since last year, when the
Kentucky Equal Rights association Sc
cured the new property laws, has such
project been possible in Kentucky.
Women could have built the building
before then. but they could not have
held the title Now Kentucky women
own their own buildings and their own
pocketbooks too.
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bers who did not contribute illustrated
poems at last nights meeting will be
expected to add to the programme.
A Wedding Anniversary.
Yesterday was the twenty fifth we'd
ding anniversary of Nh. and Mrs. John
Sargent
Mrs. Sargent invited twelve friends to
supper as a surprise to her husband.
These guests gave a surprise to the host
and hostess by inviting a hundred
friends, who came in just after supper
bearing a quantity of beautiful flowers
and a dozen and half solid silver
spoons, one dozen forks and half Gozdn
first knives.
Rev. Linus Blakesley made witty s1d
entertaining presentation speech and sae
company said adieu about 1920 after
singing Aud Lang Syne. The guests
at supper were Messrs. and Mesdames
Cuth bert, Marshall, Durham, Poperoe,
Wadworth; Mrs. Carpenter, Miss Popenoe
and Miss Carpenter.
Minor Social Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Bowman and
Mr. and Mrs. F. o. Popenoe will leave
early next month for the east. and will
sail June % for Europe. They will visit
England, Scotland and France during
their absence.
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Minor Social Mention.
The LAIE MR. WORTH.
Measured by the Standards of Success HI
Reached a High Place.

Measured by the Standards of Success He
Reached a High Place.
Charles Frederick Worth, the famous
man milliner and dressmaker, is dead,
having passed on to that far country
where his services will not be in re-
quest, a victim of the dread influenza
now raging SO virulently in foreign
capitals. By his death the gay city of
Paris, where he has reigned without a
rival since Eugenie's time, will lose one
of it's most prominent destinations for
female tourists. Scarcely any woman
of wealth or fashion has deemed her
tour in foreign parts a complete success
unless she brought back with her
gowns, hats, or other articles of cos
tune designed and executed in his
studio. In some respects he resembled
the late Ward McAllister. He was an
ar6ite- e1egantiarun. A an artist, how
ever, he was clearly superior to Meal
lister. The latter knew, none better,
what men and women should wear,
what designs were graceful and what
fits were perfect. Worth knew all this,
and not only knew it, but he could con-
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cry dress may have them if the owner
so elects. There was very handsome
wide walled black diagonal dress made
with faring skirt which fitted smooth
~ across the front and sides In the
back were set four panels of black vel
vet brocade between folds of the dress
material. The waist was spencer III
the back and had double breasted
front with yoke of the brocade bound
with fur The large sleeves also had in
sets in the form of puffs, which extend
ed down to below the wrist, making
One-half of the sleeve. This gown was
one remarkable among many others.
The panels il the back were shown in
two other suits-one Of swivel taffeta,
with black and blue shot velvet as pan
els and accessories. The other was
very light tan broadcloth, with reseda
green velvet as the combination. There
was a very short but full cape to match
this dress made of the tan cloth, with
velvet facings and collar.
The other modoi gown was a rich
dinner or reception dress Of pale blue
MORE and dark blue velvet, with silver
embroidery. The back of the skirt was
laid in heavy natural folds. The front
breadths were of the velvet, and panel
of the moire overiaid that, bordered
with single line of enameled spangles.
In the panels thus made and on the
waist there were rich patterns of silver
embroidery. The waist was cut pointed
both front and back and made without
any draping or lace, the velvet lying
close to the neck. Tie puffed sleeves
Fa5 L. IA !!
were two lines of he embroidery down
the back to a p t, starting from the
shoulders.
One or two new gowns were shown
made of taffeta plisse, which is a sort
of crepon effect. Another novelty in
silks is taffeta glace damas, which
shows chene figures. This quaint silk
appears to have gotten all kinds of eff
fects together in one fabric. 1t is very
beautiful There is a new line of large
plaids of strong taffeta ground with
woven stripes, and these are intended
for waists and to wear without wraps
when the weather shall admit of it. Be-
sides the silk waists there will be very
many of these dressy garments of the
new linens, with the glossy silk effect.
These have quite as rich and handsome
an appearance as the silk ones, and these
will Iaunder we'll, while silk is not ex-
pected to. This linen is very wide. SO
that sleeves can be cut without piecing.
These English short jackets have
caught popular fancy at once. They are
made of light and close checks, either
tweed, shepherds plaid or cheviot.
Some are made of heather mixtures.
The shape varies but little. There are
always the cutaway front, the fat roll
ing collar and the vest. The vest may
be of the same material or of some 9TH
er, but the vest matching the jacket.
with faced rolling collar, is the most
stylish. With these jackets the white
linen cuffs, collar and chemisette are de
rigueur
Another stylish English jacket has
the sprung skirt set on, though the
seams appear to extend from the waist
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Tho Turkish Toe.

Something new is the Turkish toe. "
It is two inches longer than the foot
and turned up so that the least bit of
the sole appears to view when worn. It
is an elongated razor toe, and manufao-
turers say it will be permanent style.
There is a decided tendency to narrow
toes. Even the square ones are marrow
square. " AS for the material i'll spring
shoes. colors will lead, then patent
leather, kangaroo. and of course glazed
kid will be fashionable. - Shoe and
Leather Reporter
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She Leads In Ohio.

Mrs Craw baugh of Cleveland is tho
first woman in Ohio to register as q
qualified voter. She went to the board
of election rooms in Cleveland the other
day and remarked Shat she desired to
register, as she would be out of the city
on the regular registration days. She
said she was CT years old. Secretary
Rowbottom placed the pen which was
used in the safe and will present it to
the Western Reserve Historical society
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Miss Hettx Parker.

Miss Hetty Parker of Lancaster, Pa,
recently received the congratulations of
many friends on the occasion of her
ninetieth birthday. She was housekeep-
er for President Buchanan during his
administration and after his retirement
to private life. Mrs Harriet Lane John
son, niece of President Buchanan and
mistress of the White House during his
term, was among Miss Parker's recent
guests.
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Upholstering is trade that has been
suggested for women. 1t is work that is
we'll adapted for feminine hands, and
more than dozen women are on record
as successful upholsterers. They get
along much better with feminine GUS
toners, it is said, than men, as they
more readily understand what is want
3D. and with their superior taste can
give cozy and homelike effect to their
work that is lacking when man is en-
gagged.
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to the bottom The collar is fat and
rolling and the front rounded away over
the vest.
Sleeves to these jackets may be gigots
or falling puffs. but they should not be
too large. or they would destroy the
effect of the walking jacket, which de-
ponds upon its natty fit for its special
style A very jaunty fancy for young
ladies is a snugly fitting waist to match
the whole suit, tailor finished and clos
ing invisibly. Over this is a figaro
jacket of the same without sleeves,
tailor stitched and finished with two
gold clasp buttons. The collar rolls
quite deeply and is faced with velvet to
match the color, but in much darker
shade OLIVE HARPER.
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Eva Il. Cook.

Mrs, Eva T. Cook of Gloucester, the
newly elected department president of
the Woman S Relief Corps of Massachu-
setts, is a very popular member of the
order and has long been devoted to the
work for the veterans. She has delivered
many Memorial day addresses through
out the state and is described as a Il
tie and kindly woman, possessing great
executive ability and much enthusiasm
in good work Woman.
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Prettv Mrs. Gehhard.

I saw Freddy's pretty wife the other
day. She has a graceful figure, lovely
complexion, soft, well FURNISHED brown
hair and sweet blue eyes. She was sump-
tuously attired in deep blue velvet
trimmed with black bear. She is a great
social favorite and is much admired
both for her beauty and her lightfully
womanly qualities. Chicago Times
Herald's Newport Letter
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Mrs. Joseph Thompson, who has been
elected president of the board of women
managers of the Atlanta exposition, is
a very beautiful and accomplished
woman and is described as a woman Of
striking personality, of culture and re-
finement and the possessor of an indom-
liable will. She has a marvellous apti-
tude for business and is never at a loss
on questions that come before board
meetings
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The highest graduate in botany in the
recent biological examination at the
University of Pennsylvania was a wom-
an, with an average OF 100. The next,
averaging 80, was also a woman A
man also received 90. The next in hon
ors, 95, was man. -Meehan' s Monthly.
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Women Drug Clerks.

The innovation Of woman clerk in
q drug store has almost ceased to be
such and is growing custom. Needs
as delicate and confidential as those
which take woman to the doctors
private Office have often to be voiced in
& drug store, and the woman customer
is always glad at such times to have a
woman clerk to whom to appeal Elk
change
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GOWNS AND JACKETS.
Panels Seen on Some of the Latest
Skirts.
NEW LINENS WITH SILK FOR BLOUSES
English short Coats Have Caught the
Popular Fancy-Vests and ChemL-
Especial Correspondence.

NEW YORK, March 25.-It will be a
pleasant bit of news to many ladies
that pa els are shown in some of the
newest md handsomest gowns The
circular skirt is the rule, but there are
times when one longs to see a break in
the monotony, and that is given us now
Not every dress will have tkeul, but eY-
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New Hampsh.re wOman.s club.

The woman's club movement has
penetrated even into the heart of the
White mountains. and there is a very
fourishing club at North Conway. Its
record for the three years of its exist
ence shows a most comprehensive liter
airy scheme and testifies that high class
clubs can flourish even in small places
remote from cities
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Emma z. Bates.

The North Dakota correspondent Of
The Journal of Education says that Miss
Emma F. Bates, the newly elected state
superintendent, successor to Mrs. Laura
j. Eisenhuth, is highly praised for the
industry and spirit with which she has
entered upon her duties
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Manone Go te HortoD.

The Masons will go to Holton on Sat
urday, April 6. One fare for the round
trip. For further information INQUIRE
of anv officer of Sloan lodge No. 225.
or apply at any Rock Island ticket office.