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Don't Want Public Weigher.
IoSIA, S. c., April 10, Is

loSIA, 5. T., April 10, 1896.
Mr.. Editor AS have nothing Of impor-
taace to write, more than that the farmers
are we'll up with their work, snd the health
of our community is better than it has been,
| would like to discuss for a short time the
subject of public cotton weigher for our
county, which consider an imposition i'm
posed upon the farmers for the purpose of
for about four months in the year, and for
which the farmer must pas.
After we have had our cotton weighed at
the gin and know exactly what 1t weighs we
must 90 10 market, and pay a man 10 cents
per bale, to weigh it again, when the buyer
would do it for nothing. Surely every man
has self interest enough to see that he gets
Justice. 1t is the most uncalled for and un-
solicited law that any one could possibly
conceive of. really think that the Legis-
lature surely run aground when they struck
on that. They had much better have
ordered fresh supply of pinders and sit and
eat them than to make law to take our
privilege away from as. I'll willing for
Mr.. A or Mr. B to weigh my cotton. |
would like to know whose business it is be-
sides my own and the man that buys it. /
am satisfied that the law will not stand
more than one year, from the fact that the
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Easter Services at Smithville.
SMIrHvILLE. April s, 1896.

SMITuvILLE, April 8, 1896.
lNr Editor IF you think it not amiss,
we would be glad TO say word about our
Easter service at Smithville.
1t was beautiful day the birds were try
irg their rough throats with songs that
seemed 10 have been almost forgotten, when
the golden sun swung out 90 the deep blue
heavens like it had been hastily aroused from
its nightly sumbers the sparkling dew
drops seemed to be battling for their posses
sion, but at eagtn fed from his searching
rays; the frosty winds were foled to a
bamy breeze by the constant rays Of the
great bright fountain Of heaven. The herbs
and grass bad oattled with the clods until
mother earth had put forth sympathetic
arm and freed them from their wintry cells,
and they TOO were drinking the warm sun
beams. The barren bill sides and dales were
clothed with thin cloak Of green. The
tall white SLABS that mark the spot where
our heroes and heroioes, for the Lord lay,
cleaned forth in the pure sunlight with 40
air of praise In fact, all nature seemed to
blush with asmile of delight when about four
hupdred persons gathered at ST. Johns church
to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord. 1t
seemed too that nature had stolen from them
their sorrows aud filled in with JOY. The
anxious audience seemed electric with eypec-
taton, when the choir sang:
"ro God the Father, God the sou,
And spirit three in one;
Be honor, praise and glory given.
By all on earth ard all in heaven
This was followed by the following order
of exercises:
The Lords Prayer, in concert.
Hymn ll5, Church Hymna.
Scripture lesson, Mathew %, l0-oy j. B.
Weldon.
Prayer-ty Rev. J. E. Rushton, pastor.
Slpging-Hymn l2s, Church Hymnal.
Recitation, The Resurrection of Chrst-by
Miss Ada Weldon.
Recitation, The Crocus Buds-by Miss
Salie Britton.
Recitation, How We May Find Christ-oy
Master Olen Munnnerlyn.
Concert exercise, The Sweet Story and
Where it is Foundry ten little girls.
Concert exercise, Who Shall Roll Away
the Stone?-by seven larger girls.
Recitation, Who Would Like to be Rich?-
by Master Stephen Boykio.
Solo, Throw Out the Life Line-by Miss
Lula Belvin.
Concert exercise, The Mystic Three-by
three girls.
Sermon, The Risen Christ-by Rev. J. E.
Rushton-in which the speakers argument
was strong and convincing.
The day passed off pleasantly, and we
think if one was caused to reflect, it was a
success.
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WEDGEFIELD LETTER.

WEDGEFIELD. S. c., April IA: 1896 No
matter how we'll people are getting along,
they always want to do better, and very just
ly so, particularly when health is the cues
ton. Wedge6eld, since all of her pocds
have been drained, has been healthy except for
its drinking water. and our people haye deter
miued to remedy that by having pure waite:
if it is in reach in as much as they have sub
scribed literally towards an artesian we'll,
and awarded the contract to Messrs. Bradham
and Higgins, Of Sumter, who are to COM
mence work OF same, as soon as they COM
piete one for Mr. H. HARDY that they are
working on. 1t seems singular that cur
wells should furnish such poor water for
drinking purposes, but the same is true,
nevertheless. Our wells are very deep, aud
the drainage good. Wedge6eld is 80 feet
higher than Sumter, and the grade towards
the swamp is 10 feet to the mile, and It being
q miles makes Wedge6eld ITS feet higher
than the R F. track where the grade ends,
above the level of the swamp puts us l90
feet higher than the swamp. With pure
drinking water we will be where We can be as
healthy as most any place in the county.
Wha, could speak better for the health of
our community than the fact that it has
starved out three physicians in the last two
years, they having moved away Where
there were FIVE up to two years ago there are
only two now, and they have more leisure
time now than they had then
Rev. Mr.. Dowell preached beautiful and
impressive sermon to a full house at the
Methodist church last Sunday morning. Ris
next regular appointment will DE in the p.
N. of the 4th Sunday in April, when he
will preach in the Baptist church at night.
The Baptists have called Rev. E. A. Wyman,
D. D for tie remainder of this year, but be
has not as yet notified them of his acceptance.
However, he will preach for them next Sun
day morniug.
Rev. W. H. Barnwel who has accepted the
call extended by the vestries OF st. Marks,
Clarendoa, and the Church of the Holy Cross,
Statesourg, will preach his 6rst sermon at
Statesbarg on the first Sunday morning in
May. The old Rectory near the church has
been thoroughly repaired aud is now ready
for him to move in with his family. Mr..
Baruwel made short visit to the neighbor-
hood last week, aud made very favorable
impression on all of his congregation who
met him.
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Ingersoll in Church.

Chicago, April l2.-With pre-
lude that included the pronouncing
of an invocation, the repeating of
the Lords Prayer in unison, the
reading of the 10th chapter of Luke
commencing with the 25th verse, the
singing Of hozanna of "Nearer,
My God, to Thee" and "America, :"
the greatest living agnostic of the
age, Robert G Ingresol, stepped to
the rostrum of the Church Militant
this morning and for nearly two
hours expounded to the congregation
his views upon Glow Mankind Could
be Reformed. y
The Church Militant is composed
of the major portion of the former
adherents Of the Fullerton Avenue
Presbyterian church, one of the
strongest congregations of that de-
nomination in the city, and who,
with their pastor, Rev DR.. John
Rusk, branched off into an independ.
ent organization some months since
as result of opposition in the mi
nority of the congregation to the in
PRODUCTION of radical changes in the
conduct Of the services, including
the use OF an instrumental orchestra
and the attachment to the church OF
employment, hospital, club house and
other guilds.
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Med. F.
Fulton Letter.

Fulton, S. c., April IA, lS9o.-We feel
like Dr.. Armstrong did after preaching
two hours sermon to the Furman University
boys some years sirce. when he said, and
"What shall sag next, and was answered
bv half-wit from the audience: "Say
amen and quite
We heard one OF our uobleached American
neighbors say yesterday, that we were having
''dry drought we'll we suppose he's about
right from our feelings and the looks of
everything, oats especially. Rain is needed
to bring up what cotton has been planted
while others more behind with their work are
anxious to plant, while dry, and have it come
up ahead Of the first crop Of grass.
Gardens are late: neither have we seen any
watermelons up, so you see Nj. Editor we're
GOT in sight let alone smelling distance of any
"6fteen cent dinners"
Picnic season is now on and we expect
from what we heard yesterday there will be
one 10 the near future, at least all OF the
jacks (ooys) round are looking for Leap
Year bait.
Gen. E. W. Noise who has been visiting
iu the neighborhood returned home Saturday
veping.
Mr. G. n Marshall, os your city, paid US
professional" visit Sunday.
Mrs R. c. Richardson, ST., who has been
visiting in Camden, returned home Wednes'
day.
Rev. Watson will DIV, conduct services
at St. James Sunday a. m.
Rev. Joyner, OF Columbia, will hold GER
vices at St. Marks next Sabbath morning.
Mai. n. B. Richardson is building quite a
handsome addition to bis residence.
We seldom hear any political chat outside
of rural Interpretation of the constitu-
tioo and dispensary law; we'll this doesn't con-
cern US overly much, as we are like Tommy
WAS when being entreated by his mother to
be nice and take dose of oil while the doc
tor stood by aud said Don't give all to
Tommy, save some for me-" "Ob," said
Tommy, ''ma, doctor is nice mau give it all
to doctor" 5. 3. w. u
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Thilden, Ashby Bradford and Willie Wells
attended the children day exercises Il week
ago last night at the Packsville Methodist
church
Miss Maoele Beckham is visiting in Sumter
and will also 90 on a visit to st. Charles.
Mr.. Burt Beckham las been on visit to
this community.
a dance occurred at Mr.. Harley Welch's 5
Friday night.
In some respects, Privateer township is
hard to beat Over year ago Mr.. Walsh
killed cow that was the mother of 50 pigs
in two years. Is there another SOW in the
county tha, can beat this record
Mr.. Tom Garrett shot trout at Gains
mill pond on Saturday that weighed over six
pounds.
Nc, long since, slick negro scamp named
John Peterson told the negroes around Thu
dal station that the government would fur
nish them with horses, wagons, -four and
other things, but they would have TO pay the
freight. After getting several dollars TO pay
this imaginary freight, Peterson, OF course,
lef, and the account of his rascality got out
So long as our coored people allow them
selves to be duped, so long will swincIers
arise who will dupe them.
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Nervous Prostration
Cured by DR.. Miles Nervine.

Prolonged arrangement Of the nervous
system not only affects the brain and men
tai powers, but develops disease in some OF
the -ital organs. The most dangerous OF
these indirect results is when the heart is
affected. This was the case OF the Rev. n.
F. Surface, Fawn River, Mich, who writes
under date Of Feb. IA, 1855:
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appropriated Provided, further, That
all persons who are included in class
(a) shall first receive the full amount
therein stated.
Sec 8. That the Law as contained in
Sections 945 of the Revised Statutes of
1893 be aud is hereby amended so
as to read as follows: "Section 943
The said applications shall be submitted
10 each County Of the State to Board
composed of two ex- Confederate soldiers
or sailors Go be chosen as hereinafter
provided), the County Auditor, the
County Treasurer, aud a regular
practicipg physician (the letter to be
selected by the other members of the
Board), and said Board Of Eve persons
shall be known as the County Examin-
ing Board Of Pensions The said
Board shall meet on the third Monday
in 1896, and on the third Monday 10
January in each succeeding year, for
the purpose Of considering the applica-
tions for pensions provided for in this
Act. It shall be their duty to examine
each applicant under rules and regula-
fions prescribed ~ the Secretary Of
State, the Attorney General and
Comptroller : General. who are
hereby created State Board of
Peosions.' and they shall certify their
approval to said Board of Pensions,
giving in detail the reasons which in-
auenced them to grant or oppose each
application, accompanied by all the
application, accompanied by all the
evidence upon which they made their
decision After first being duly sworn
fairly and impartially 70 discharge the
duties herein prescribed for them to
the best of their ability, and after said
oaths are duly filed in the Office of the
Clerk Of Court, the members of said
County Examining Board of Pensions
shall meet as soon as practicable for
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-04-15

Peter Maher and Frank Slavin will
meet in 20 round fight at Long
Island City for a $4,000 purse.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-04-15

Fourteen years ago had q slight stroke OF
paralysis. Overwork brought on nervous
prostration was exceedingly nervous and
the exertion Of public speaking caused
heart palpitation that threatened my life.
I used two bottles of DR.. Miles New Heart
Cure for my heart trouble, and two OF DR..
Miles Restorative Nervine for my nervous
ness and feel better than I ever expected to
feel again. can speak for hours without
tirins or having my heart futter as it for
merly did, and have you to thank that
am alive today"
On sale by all druggists. DR.. Miles Book
on Heart and Nervous Disorders FREE by
mail. Dr.. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart, Ind.
DR.. Miles, Remedies Restore Health.
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VEuusic iEa the Air

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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-19


The president of the Lakeland
Democratic CluE, which did effect
i've work in the campaign just
closed, and which is TO continue it's
organization, gives his idea OF the
situation thusly: IF Mai. Nc
Kinley succeeds IN restoring good
times permanently, and demon
strates that his theory is correct, of
course, we will have no fight. We
will be benefited and glad to ac-
knowledge it.; but it is our belief
that Maj. Mckinley cannot over
come lmmu table natural laws. His
proposed policy offers no encour
agement. Business cannot revive
unless more money is put IN cir.
culatIon. The retirement of the
greenbacks will not do this.
Therefore, we are organizing now
to stay further encroachment on
popular rights; aud the campaign
of patriotic education will 90 on.
and four years hence we will wave
the victorious Democratic banner. q"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-19

While President Cleveland may
have failed in many things he has
undertaken, his administration has
just won the greatest diplomatic
victory in the history of our coun.
try. The negotiations, now com
pieted, of the treaty providing for
the submission to arbitration Of the
Nenzucla boundary dispute involves
full recognition of the Monroe
doctrine by Great Britain, and con
sequently by the rest Of the world
and complies with every demand
made by this government. The ex-
tent Of this diplomatic victory may
be comPrehended best by remem-
bering that Venzuela has been
trying to get Great Britain TO ar
bitrate the dispute FOR more than
fifty years, and now the other party
to the arbitration is not to be Ven
zuela but the United States. Mem.
bers Of the diplomatic corps say the
credit for the victory is more largely
due to Secretary Olney than to
President Cleveland. No matter
to whom credit is due, it is a mat
ter for every patriotic American 10
rejoice over. Beginning with Mon.
roe every President Of the United
States has asserted the right OF this
country to intefere to prevent the
forcible acquisition Of territory on
this continent by foreign power,
but never until now has that right
been recognized by European
nation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-19

"Thcre is just one thing" re.
marked Republican Senator,
(which, to my mind, makes It GER.
tain that neither Ex- President
Harrison nor Speaker Reed will be
members of McKiuley's cabinet;
they are both too big, mentally, to
play subordinates so Mckinley,
and nobody knows it any better
than Mckinley himself. He may
tender cabinet portfolios to both
men, In fact, | feel assured that he
will; but it will be done merely as
an act of goodwill, and not with
the slightest expectation that either
man Will accept"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-19

an act of justice he ought TO put
his property where il belongs, and
himself begin at the bottom. taking
with him IN his accumulaiions the
honest service Of God.
II. The disciples Of Christ well
understood that the system of
Christ meant readjustment. aud
that it required the voluntary re-
lnqnishment of property, that all
might have sutiiciency.
u. This is evident in the com.
mon tlity manifest after Pentecostnl
outpouring of the Holy Spirit at
Jerusalem. There was voluntary
selling and parting "as every man
had need"
ID. This commonalty was rot by
any means the community of prop
erty which some advocate. Thore
were still personal holdings of prop
erty.
II. The contributions were vol.
untary, and a fund was put into the
hands OF the church officers for all
necessities. The rich had not too
much, the poor had enough.
l5. Neither idleness nor pauper.
ism were encouraged. Over.reach-
ing WAS not permitted. Lying and
deception were severely punished,
even with the death penalty.
16. Read aud study Acts, chap.
tiers H., I'LL, w., V. and VI. Here
1T will be seen that the financial
question comes up again and again
in different forms. Silver and gold
are both recognized on parity,
but GOD s power and authority are
put above all.
II. No single gold standard is
known in the record. And men
are bound by the Law aud Spirit
of God to deal honestly love mercy,
TO show charity and to use courtesy
toward each other. This is God 8
standard.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-19

doesH p-ss the Senate ihls winter
II will b. the fault OF the Repub-
licans. I have 40 hesitation m say.
ing will not oppose it. although |
would not say that will vote for
II. The D.ngiey bill. or the Reed
bill, whatever you may choose to
call it, is only u makeshift and the
manufacturers of the east do not
really want it. do not expect to
see it pass. 1t seems to me very
likely that this will be case of the
engineer hoistcd by his own petard.
The matter of tariff legislation at
the coming session dapends very
much upon whether the Repub-
Leans really desire TO pass the
Dingley bill. j have had no talk
at any time with any Senators re.
garding their probable attitude to-
ward the measure in the event Of
It's being brought before the Senate
this winter, but so far as | am per-
son"llY concerned they may have
their way with it. | would like 20
see it presented to Mr.. Cleveland.
lie might feel sufficiently grateful
to Mr.. Mckinley for praising aud
upholding hIs financial policy TO
forgive the severe reproof which
the Republican party administered
to him at the ST. Louis convention,
and to and the Republicans now in
getting through their two-yt ar
Dingicy bill. am afraid the Re-
publicihs will have to offer great
many apologies to the west for
their failure to pass such meas
ure. and | do not propose that any
of them shall be charged to me-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-19
BRyAN's WONDERFUL CAMPAIGN.

From the Philadelphia Times.
William j. Bryan has made the
most remarkable campaign ever
known in the history of politics in
this or any other county of the
world. lie was nominated ut Chi
cago on the 10Th of July, and since
that time has travelled 10, 1871 miles.
delivered 500 speeches in 447 towns
and cities, covering ~ States. 1t is
estimated that his audiences aggre-
gated over 1000, 900 people.
Until 1860 no Presidential candi-
date had ever taken the stump, but
Stephen A. Douglas, who was law
unto himself aud was one of the
ablrst disputants this nation ever
produced took to the hustlngs when
candidate against Lincoln, Breek-
inridge and Bell, and traversed the
country from New Orleans to New
England, travelling 5000 miles and
delivering G5 speeches. Lincoln,
who was then regarded as the only
man able TO cope with Douglas on
the stump, made no speech and
wrote no letters, except those Of
mere courtesy, from the time of his
nomination until his election. In
1864 Lincoln aud Mcclellan were
the candidates. and Lincoln deliy-
cred eight speeches and travelled $50
miles. Mcclellan made two brief
speeches in The campaign, but did
not travel at all.
In 1868 Grant made three
speeches, notable chiefly for their
brevlty, aud travelled over 5000
miles. Seymour, his competitor.
Travelled over 900 miles and deliv.
cred eight speeches. In 1872 Grant
did not travel at all and made no
speeches, while Greeley travelled
over 1000 miles and delivered 70
speeches.
In 1876 Tilden made two very
brief speeches aud did not leave
New York, while Hayes delivered
Elk speeches and Travelled about l
500 miles. In 1880 Garfield t.ag-
eled $500 miles during the ctn
paign and delivered 81 speeches,
while Hancock did not leave his
headquarters and delivered only
very brief speeches.
In 1884 Blaine travelled nearly
5000 miles and delivered 1913
speeches. while Cleveland delivered
three brief speeches and travelled
but 200 miles. In 1888 Clevelan d
delivered one speech aud did not
travel at ALL while Harrison doliv.
cred SO speeches and did not travel
over 200 miles. In 1892 neither
Harrison nor Cleveland went about
in the campaign, and Harrison de.
lIverod but two speeches and Cleye.
land four.
Bryau's campaign covered the
whole country from Bath, Maine.
I in the Tar East. TO Charlotte and
Memphis ia the South, and WcsI
I 60 Grand Island 10 the interior oil
| Nebraska, going North os far "a
Fnrgo in Dakota, Dulath IN Mime.
sofa, Marquette boo Wisconsin, and
/ Mackinaw City 30 Michigan. while
4 tho whole central belt Of the c3up
/ try between Maine and Nebraska
would require hundreds Of dots on
The map 10 locate the places wher,
be delivered addresses. Whether
he helped or bindored bis cause may
never be settled beyond dispute.
but be has certainly given 20 the
country aud the world the most
marvellous exhibition Of energy. en-
durance aud n1oncy Of speech taal
h's ever been exhibited in Tine po-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-19
DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFED.
ERACY.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. r.
The United Daughters of the Con-
federacy to-day selected Baltimore
as the next place Of meeting. The
officers elected are Mrs. Fitzhugh
Lee, of Lyuchburg, VA, president;
Mrs. ID. q. Wright, of Baltimore,
first vice president; Mrs. Augustine
L. Smythe, of Charleston, 5. g.,
second vice president; Mrs. John
7. Hickman, of Nashville, record
ing secretary; Mrs. j. jefferson
Thimas, Of Atlanta, Ga, treasurer;
Miss Kate Mary Roland, of Vir-
ginia, corresponding secretary.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-19
MRN ARR TIE POOREST.

When merchandise IS the cheap.
est, men are the poorest, and the
most distressing experience in the
history Of our cOuntry--ay, in OF
human history-have been when
everything was the lowest and
cheapest, measured by gold, for
everything WAS the highest and
dearest measured by labor. Ma.
ior Mckinley Tariff Speech 90 II.
X. April 10. 1890.
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