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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-06-17
Sumter, S. c., June 10. 1895.

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Milard 10 Is N aud IS p m, arriving
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leave St Paul 10 35 n and 10 p rn, and
arrive Millald 10 IS n and 20 ID. Dali
ly except Sunday.
*Daily except Sunday.
THOMAS WILSON.
Predsien:.
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The Stearn Racer holds nearly ell tie
worlds records. TIE Stearns Special is tbe
snest coordination track and road "heel
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of their kind. z. G. osseen Co, Agents
or Sumter and Clareadoa.
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Marvellous Results.

From a letter written by Rev. J. Gunderman,
CT Dimondale, Mich, we are permitted to make
this extract: Il have no hesitation il recon.
mending Dr.. Kings New Discovery, as the re.
suits were alnaos. marvellous in the case Of my
wife. While I was pastor Of the Baptist
Church at Riyes Junction she was bro ugat
down with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe.
Terrible paroNysns os coughing would last
hours with little interruption and it seemed as
if she could not survive them. fs;eai
recommended DR.. Kings New Discovery; it
was quick il its work and highly satisfactory
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Dinner at Kershaw.
CONNECTIONS.
Csmdeu-With S. C. Ry., for Charleston,
Columbia, Augusta end all points South:
Lancaster-With Cheraw s Chester n. 6
R. r., for Chester.
Catawba Junction-With C. G. 4 N. r. R
Rock Hill-With Southern Railway.
Yorkville-With Chester Lenoir R. R.
Blacksburg- With R. 4 D. R. R. for Spar
anbarg, Greenville, Atlanta aud points
toutb, and Charlotte apd poirts North.
Marion-W;sb Southern Railway.
SAMUEL HUNT, Gen. Manager.
i. TRIP, Superintendent
B: LUMPKIN. Gen. Pass ACT
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

!. Tariff, not only to furnish adequate
revenue for the necessary expenses OF lne
government, but to protect American Ia
Dor from degradation to the wage ieNei
of other lands. 2. Reciprocal agreements
for open markets and discriminating du-
ties in favor of the American meTchahI
marine. g. Maintenance of the existing
gold standard and opposition to free com
age of silver except by interhauota.
agreement with tho leading commercial
nations OF the world. 4. Pensions ana
preferences for veterans OF the Union
army. 6. A firm. vigorous and dlsnihed
foreign policy. 6. The Hawaiian ISLANDS
TO be controlled by the United states; the
N!caraguan canal to be built; naval STA
tion In the West Indies. Z. Protection OF
American citizens and property In turkey.
8. Reassertion Of the Monroe doctrine
Eventual withdrawal Of European powers
from this hemisphere and union OF All
Englsh-speaking people on this continent
3. The United States actively to use inilu-
ence to restore peace and give independ-
ence to Cuba. 10. Enlargement OF the
navy. defense Of harbors and seacoasts.
II. Exclusion Of illiterate and immoral Inn
migrants. II. Reapproval Of the civil SER
vice law. IS. A free ballot and an honest
count. IA. Condemnation of lynching. 10.
Approval Of national arbitration. 49, APP
proval Of a free homestead law. II. Ad-
mission Of the remaining territories. rep
resentation for Alaska and abolition OF
carpet-bag federal. officers. IS. sympathy
with legitimate efforts to lessen intemper-
ance. 10. Sympathetic reference to "the
rights and interests of woman."-Con-
densed by the Tlmes-Herald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04

The ticket nominated at Indianapolis
yesterday by the gold Democrats will
probably be the theme of greater spec
ulation than any irregular ticket here
tofore placed before the people. While
the candidacy of Palmer and Buckner
can have no dangerous effect upon the
prospects of Mckinley and Hobart,
there will doubtless be diversity of
opinion as to what actual influence it
will WELD in the campaign. The nomi-
nation of Senator Palmer and General
Buckner effectually extinguishes any
hopes that the Bryanites may have en-
tertained for success in Illinois and
Kentucky. Whether their interests
will be supported by gold Democrats
everywhere is the question that will
probably provoke endless debate until
election. While leading gold Democrats
elsewhere may regard the ticket in a
favorable light as a means Of keeping
up an organization, it seems more than
probable that they will emphasize their
disapproval of the Chicago platform
by voting direct for Mckinley and Ho-
bart.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04
Is THERE ANOTHER LIFE.
Professor Goldwin Smith. in the July

Professor Goldwin Smith. in the July
Forum
Is there any voice in our nature which
distinctly tells us that death Is not the
end? If there is, there seems to be no
reason why We should not listen to 1t,
even though its message may be inca
pable of veriflcation such as in regard to
material hypothesis is required by physi-
cal science. That the intelligence Of our
fVe senses, of which science Is the syste-
matlZed record. Ia exhaustive. We have. 1t
must once more be said, no apparent
ground for assuming; the probability
seems to be the other way; it seems likely
that our senses. mere nerves even If COM
p!etely evolved, are imperfect monitors,
and that We may be living in universe of
which we really know as little as the mole
which no doubt seems to itself to per-
ceive everything that is perceptible-
knows of the world Of sight. Now, there
does seem to be voice in every man
which, If he will listen to 1t, tells him that
his account Is not closed at death. The
good man, however unfortunate he may
have been, and even though he may not
have found integrity profitable. feels at
the end of life a satisfaction in his past
and an assurance that in the sum of
things he will find that that he has chosen
Alright. The most obdurately wicked man,
however his wickedness may have pros
pcred. will probably wish when he comes
to die that he had lived the life of the
righteous. II may be possible to explain
the sanctions or warnings of conscience
generally as the influence of human opin-
ion reflected In the individual mind, trans
mitted perhaps by inheritance and accu-
mulated in transmission. But such an ex-
PLANTATION will hardly cover the case Of
deathbed self-approbation or remorse.
There seems to be no reason why We
should not trust the normal indications of
our moral nature as the normal indica-
tions of our bodily sense: and against the
belief that the greatest benefactors and
the greatest enemies of mankind rot at
last in the same grave our moral nature
vehemently rebels.
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ministers Of the gospel. Each person
belonging to these classes Is vitality con-
cerned in maintaining the present STAN
dard OF money. The colleges and uni
versities Of the country are more es-
pecially interested. since they have an
income-producing fund Of $9S,527 ,452,
and their income, exclusive of United
States bond investments. is $5.277,o52.
The pension rolls Of the United States
contain $4,000 pensioners. of which Pa
900 are widows. Their annual pensions
amount to sl4O.0OO,0O0. Each of the PEN
sioners is creditor and the United
States Of America is debtor. Each of
tanning the existing standard of money.
There is anotker class of creditors
which practically constitute the rank
and file of American bread-winners.
Reference Is made to the men and wo-
men on the pay-rolls Of corporate en-
ployers. The railroads Of America alone
carry on their pay-rolls $4,000 wage
workers. 1t is q matter of common
practice to hold back the wages of these
railroad employees to the 10th or 18th of
each month, SO that each has week or
two wages due when paid off. In other
words. each individual on the railroad
payroll is a creditor from $50 to $50,
and each would therefore be vitality con-
cerned in the maintenance Of the pres
ent standard of money.
There are at least 1900, 900 more wage
earners employed in mills and factories
and mines who are paid off monthly.
and are always creditors for from one
to two weeks wages due from their en-
ployers.
The prevailing impression Is that the
number of debtors who have mortgaged
their farms and homes is vastly in ex-
cess of the number of persons who are
interested as creditors in maintaining
the existing standard. According to
the census of 1890 the total number of
real estate mortgages in the United
States was 4,777,O9S, Of which 2,SOS,C6l
We're farm and acre-land mortgages,
and 2,47i,6S7 town and lot mortgages. 1t
is safe to say that the number of farm
mortgages at this date does not exceed
1000, 900, and the town lot mortgages will
also fall below 100000. owing to the
fact that few new loans have been ne
gotiated within the past five years.
Manlfestly the mortgage debtor class is
more than offset by the creditors to saw
ings banks, and constitutes only one
third Of the policy-holding creditors Of
life Insurance companies and one-half of
the number of depositing creditors in
banks other than saving banks, and
only fraction more than one-third of
the bank mote holders who are creditors
to the banks Of issue and the United
States Of America.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04

Wilkes-Barre exchanges have recently
been indulging in considerable good ma
tured talk in reference to the superiority
Of the Wilkes-Bar fire department over
the Scranton organization. In lauding the
excellence of their own companies. how
ever. our contemporaries certainly do an
injustice to the faithful and unselfish
members of the Scranton fire department.
While 1t is admitted that q paid organiza-
tion might at times be more efficient, no
one can question the bravery an enterprise
of our self-sacriticing fire laddies who
keep up excellent organizations in in
stances where deserved encouragement
and support are not always received.
Whatever may be the differences that at
times exist in the organization 1t is evil
dent to all who have knowledge Of the
subject that the Scranton fire department
is one of the most efficient and cnterpris-
ing organizations of the kind in the world.
An interesting paper fom the pen of Ed
ward Merrifield entitled Scranton Imme-
diately Prior to the Purchase by the Lack
awanna Iron and Coal Company" has
been issued by the Lackawarna Institute
of History and Science. As the years go
by these articles based upon "reminiscences
of the early days of the Lackawanna val
ley when the f1ourishing Electric City
was but a hamlet, must prove more and
more interesting to our people. The Lack
awanna institute is doing commendable
work in preserving data of pioneer life in
Northeastern Pennsylvania which will be
of interest to generations to come.
The announcement that Hetty Green
offers to give 100000 as an endowment fund
for a home for aged and infirm actresses
has called forth suggestion from funny
exchange to the effect that the aged can
always secure positions as chorus girls. T.
is to be regretted that in this age any re-
putable newspaper will permit the rehash
OF this worn-out joke. The perpetrator of
the above will probably spring the moth
er-in-law gag next.
Professor Coles, in Storms and Signs,
predicts dire calamities for the month Of
September. There would not be SO much
objection to the professors prophecies, but
for the fact that they are generally full
filled. About the only grain of comfort
offered by the philosophical astronomer
this month Is the announcemnt that a
gold cyclone will sweep over the country
and that nothing can stop the coming of
better times that are near at hand. Hurry
'em up. professor!
The Kodak, Wilkes-Barre's funny pa
per- says that Scranton cannot appreciate
Colonel Fairman and his art There
are several thousand dollars worth of
Colonel Fairman's paintings hanging
against the walls of private resi-
dences In this city and vicinity. This looks
like appreciation. but perhaps there is a
joke concealed in the Kodak's remarks
that is too fine to be appreciated outside
of Wilkes-Barre.
Editor Cruiser, Of the Montrose Demo-
crat, has always been considered some.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04
A Fraud and a Robbery

There Is another element Of mean
ness In this free coinage Of silver. The
United States has always paid its bonds
IN gold coin or it's equivalent. In the
darkest hours Of the Civil War we stipu
iated TO pay our bonds, principal and
interest," In gold or its equivalent. All
or the war debt has been paid in this
way. a portion of 1t was paid by the
sale OF bonds bearing a lower rate of in
terest, but we eXacted from the DUR
chasers of these bonds gold coin or its
equivalent even while our notes were
below par in coin. About $S47, ,OOO. 900 of
these securities are now outstanding, of
which s262,O0O,0Oo were sold by this ad-
ministration and paid for in gold. 1t is
one Of the objects of those who adyo-
cate the free coinage of silver to force
the government to pay these bonds in
silver coin reduced in value. 1t is harsh
to express this opinion of a measure
favored by many good people, but can
not regard it in any other light but as
both fraud and a robbery, and all the
worse If committed by a great, rich and
free people. A citizen who should COM
init such an offence would be punished
by the courts or denounced as dishonest.
but nation like ours is beyond the
power Of any tribunal but conscience
and God.
Il have the confident hope that the
great body Of the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties, representing the conser-
vative elements of our people, will
stamp their rebuke upon this measure
Of infamy. and thus preserve intact the
honor. the credit and glory of our great
country. This matter OF the free COIN
age Of silver and the degradation of the
standards Of value involves not only
questions Of money, but Of honor and
good faith. When this honor Is involved,
the people er-fail to- respond. They
have complied with every promise and
paid every debt contracted since the or
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04
DOES NOT ADVOCATE VEAL
OUTLETS.

Wilkes-Barre Times.
Gordon Rev, the Cornell university stu
dent. who mysteriously disappeared
about two years ago and who was sup
posed to have been drowned In Cayuga
lake, his watch and other valuables being
found on the bank, has written his par
ents from India. No doubt he expects 20
return soon and be received with opeI
a club
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04

Stree silver would not mean that
silver dollars were to be freely had
without cost or labor. ItwOuld mean
the free use of the mints of the United
states for the few who are owners of
silver bullion, hut would make silver
coin no irecr to the many who are en-.
gagged IN other enterprises"
WILLIAM M'kINLEY.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04

Warning has been sent to Senator
Ben Tilman that the fences around his
North Carolina political possessions
are at present in no condition to keep
the ncighboring cattle out.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04

An invisible string appears to have
been attached to Senator Palmer's dec
lination of the presidential nomination
at Indianapolis.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04
OUR RIGHTFUL PLACE.

From the Cleveland World.
There are in the United States nearly
1890 600 persons engaged in the gainIui
occupations. Taking the actual census
returns wherever given and estimating
the earning capacity of this vast army
at the lowest figure, we have between
sll ,00D, 100000 and sl2, 900, 900 per annum.
This tremendous earning power makes
us the richest market In the world ror
the products Of European and Asiatic
labor.
Because Of the higher condition of
American labor in the field, the mine
and the workshop, We are able to buy
more. Take. for example, a silver coun-
try like Japan and compare the purcnas-
ing power of Its population, working as
they do twelve and fourteen hours per
day, and 1t would be only one-twelfth of
the United States. For every dollar the
Japanese would have to spend the Amer
lean would have Sl2. The Japanese simply
goes without many things which the
American regards as necessary.
from a loss of part of these enormous
facts shows that the United States, for
the past three years, has been suffering
from a loss of part of these enormous
earnings; a loss of its consuming power
We have made less commodities, we have
worked less men and paid less wages
Our gold has gone abroad to pay for IN
creased importations of foreign manu-
featured goods and agricultural products
and our finances have been deranged by
reason of enormous deficiencies in the
revenue Distrust and lack of confluence
have done the rest. Once put the incomes
of the people on a prosperous basis again
and the money question will disappear
Certainly the proposition to reduce our
standard of living. wages and money to
that of Japan, the lowest in the scale
will not help matters.
The place for the United States, both
in wages and in the integrity of its tinan-
cial system is at the head of the nations
of the earth, and there the intelligence
and patriotism of It's voters propose to
keep the republic. only in that place
can we fulfill our manifest destiny.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04

The platform adopted by the Gold
Democrats at indianapolis, which de-
nounces almost everything. reminds one
of the remarks of the individual who
stood in the market place and rejoiced
that he was not like other men.
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ganizatlon OF the national government
as 1t became due. They have paid four
fifths of the debts contracted during the
Civil War, and the prospect was hope
ful that all of 1t would be paid before
the close Of this century, but this revers-
ing our standards Of value has, like the
fire bell at night, startled and alarmed
our people. Let US settle it by following
the action Of Washington, Hamilton,
Jefferson, Benton. Hunter. Lincoln and
Grant: let US maintain silver and gold
at par with each other at the legal ratio
of 1G to / until a conference among ma
tions can prescribe common standards
of value. In the meantime let no act be
done. no policy be adopted, no expedi-
ent resorted to that will! tarnish the
honor Of this great Republic. Senator
John Sherman.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04
LEGISLATIVE.

Senate, 21st District-COr. W. ]. SCOTT.
Representative, I'd District-A. i. CON
NELL; 3d District-DR. N. =.
MACkEY.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04

81 do not know what You think
about ii, but 1 believe that it is a
good deal better to open the
mills of the United States to the
labor Of ofAmerica'than to open up
the mints Of the United States
to the silver of the world"
WILLIAM M'kINLEY.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04

The Monroe doctrine" seems to have
fallen overheard at Buzzards Bay.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04

''It is not more money we want;
what We want is to put the money we
already have to work. When money
is employed men are employed"
WILLIAM M'kINLEY.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04

Vermont without question may be in
cluded in the territory defined by Mr..
Bryan as "the enemy's country"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04

Congress--W CONNELL.
COMMISSIONERS. w. ROBERTS, GILES
ROBERTS.
Auditors-A. E. K1EFER. FRED l..
WARD.
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THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
COUNTY,.

Congressman at Large-GALUSHA "A
GROW, SAMUEL A. DAVENPORT.
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LAWYERS.

FRANK E. BOYLE, ATTORNEY AND
eounsellor-at-law. Burr building, rooms
IL and II, Washington avenue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-05
THE AFRICAN MtTHODISTS.
Third Days Session at The Lilac Street
Church.

The third days session of the sd annu-
al convention of the New England Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was
fittingly celebrated today in the Lilac
Street Church as the centennial OF the
Zion Church.
AT 10:30 this morning the meeting
opened with vocal solo, rendered by
hev. DIR. w. Il. Bowers of Danbury,
Conn, followed by scripture reading by
Rev. W. T.. Hopkins of Norwich, Conn.
Bishop Small of the Zion A. NJ. T..
Church of York, Penn, gave an inter
esting account of his experiences before,
spoke briefly upon his election to the
Episcopacy.
The following clergymen and laymen
were then introduced: Rev. j. :.
Bridgeford, Hope Street NJ. T.. Church !;
Rev. q. Il. 2rightman, Broadway NJ. +.
Church; George A. Anderson and Rev.
Hopkins X. Cady, Chestnut Street NJ.
Il. Church. Bishop small followed with
scripture reading, and at the conclusion
OF this ceremony Rev. j. 5. Cooper .of
Worcester, Mass, delivered few fratern-
al words of welcome.
In the absence OF Bishop &. &. Pettey,
A. NJ, ID. d., who was 10 have preached
the centennial sermon, Bishop James
Walker Hood filled the vacancy and
sDOke ioDe unu enlBuslastltaly upon tue
subject Of which the text had been taken
from the' S7th Psalm, second verse. The
doxology and benediction followed, after
which the meeting adjourned.
AT 2:30 the convention reconvened and
the afternoon was devoted TO the deliver
ing of addresses. The topics and speak srs
were as follows: "Origin, progress and
achievements of the A. NJ. Il. Zicn
Church, Kew. q. 5. HI. Bell; "The Afri-
Nj. E- Chnrch educator of the
negro case during The past 100 years, ~
Rev. q. w. Ofiiey, ID. d.; sour Litera-
ture" Rev. F. II. Hill; "Our boys and
their opportunities, Mar. S. l.. Brooks Of
Danbury, Conn.,. "0ur girls aud their
opportunities. Miss Rachael Collins.
1be convention will continue this
evening, saturday and sunday.