The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03

The spectacle fakir has reaped a rich har.
vest in Sumter county. 10 every peighbor-
hood visited be has sold from one to half
dozen pair of ''6ne gold spectacles which
were found On the roai." The price paid
by the unsuspecting purchasers ranged from
dollar to three dollars, and the spectacles
were, of course, utterly worthIess-simply
brass and window glass. People will grab
at bargain, and this propensity is used for
all it is worth By the spectacle swindlers and
others of thei. ilk. 1t is good rule to re-
menoer that whoever proposes TO give more
than your moneys worth is nine times out Of
ten swindler
If the husiness men of Sumter would e1-
anime samples of the hosiery turned out by
the Naming Hosiery Mill they would see wha,
they lost by permitting the proposed Sumter
Hosiery Company to die for the leck of sub.
stautial encouragement to the extent Of a
few thousand dollars The Manni ng Mill
is turoipg out halfbose that are as good, If
not better, than are sold every where for 25
cents per pair. The Manning bose can be
retailed at two pair for twenty Eve cents apd
give big profit to the retailer and the maxi
ers are sais6ed with the profit they receive.
While there is 90 Hosiery mill in Sumter 1t
would be good business policy TO patroniz,
the Manning enterprise as literally as posi-
BILE, for what benefi our neighbors directly
is sure to benefit US Indirectly. If the South
is to prosper the peorie of the South must
patronizs home enterprises and thus keep the
money ~ de in the South at home.
An enterprising little negro boy spent Sun
day morning driving around the city, and
is more than apt 10 get into trouble He did
not 70 to the livery stable and hirea turnou',
as most sports do, but being Of an economi-
cal turn of mind took possession Of Mrs. G
U. Grabam's bug ggy which was staoding in
front of Der gate When Mrs. Graham came
out 10 drive 10 church the team was gone and
could not be found anywhere Along N the
driver. The hoy bad amused himself for
several hours aud then turned the horse
loose The horse being an intelligent and
doclle beast, returned home and did no dam
age 10 the buggy
Rev. Dr.. Snyder the missionary to Central
Africa, delivered two lectures 10 large audi
ences Sunday afternoon. one at the Presoy-
,e1ian Church to the Sunday School and
many others, the other at The Y. NJ c. a..
hall to large and appreciative audience.
DR.. Snyder is forcibIe and entertaining
taiker and kept his audiences interested
throughout his lectures. he is thoroughly
cooversant with the conditions and needs Of
the natives of Central Africa, and from the
s;orehonse of his wide and Intimate knowl-
edge of African life gave his hearers an
insight into customs and habits of the negro
in his native land ihnt could not 3e o5iai0-
cd elsewhere lecture such ns da vered by
Dr. Snyder, shows more clearly than aty
other way the vastly sroe:icr coacit:oa,
re!igonsiv. indnstrially aad inte!'ec' ualiy, Of
the American negro 10 those If Africa.
Slavery n1ar have had ITS hardshI"s h'lf. rs
compensu los more lhnn ovsshsinnce TIE Ills
tina, the ne.rces er:'rrel hv being brought
iolo slavery ii g cisi.izs1 and Christian
couatry, ard Of this tar cond,,ion Of the
negroes CT America, whc were civilized "nd
Christianzed taroagh the operation of eiav
ery, is prcof as compared With the savage aud
debased condition Of the native Africans.
who nave always lived in freedom, save when
epslaYed by each other.