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

The spectacle fakir has reaped a rich bar.
vest in Sumter county. ln every oeighbor-
hood visited be has sold from one to q half
dozen pair of ''6oe gold spectacles which
we're found On the roal.' The price paid
by the unsuspecsing purchasers ranged from
dollar TO three dollars, and the spectacles
were, Of course, utterly wotthless-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
menoer that whoever proposes to give more
than your moneys worth is zine times Cut of
ten swindler
If the hpsiness men Of Sumter would ex-
anime mples of the hosiery turned out by
the Manipg Hosiery Mill they would see what
they lost by permitting the proposed Sumter
Hosiery Company to die for the leck of sub
stAntial encouragement to the extent Of a
few thousand dollars The Manni ng Mill
is turning out half bose 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 and
give big profit to the retailer and the nak-
ers are satisfied with the profit they receive.
While there is no Hosiery mill in Sumter II
would be good business policy TO patrooiz,
the Manning enterprise as literally as posi-
BILE, for what bene6 our neighbors directly
is sure to benefit US Indirectly. Ii the South
is to prosper the people of the South must
patronize home enterprises and thus keep the
money 10, de in the South al home.
An epterprising 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 hire "A turpouf,
as most sports do, but being of an economi-
cal turn Of mind. took possession OF Mrs. u
U. Graham's buggy which was staoding in
froSt of Der gate. VI hen Mrs. Graham came
out 10 drive 10 church the team was gone and
could not be found anywhere. Along 10 the
afternoon the horse came back without
driver. The hoy bad amused himself for
several hours aud tbeE turned the horse
loose The horse being an intelligent and
docle beast, returned home and did no dam
age to the buggy.
Rev. Dr.. Snyder, the missionary to Central
Africa, delivered two lectures TO large audi
ences Sunday afternoon. one at the Presoy-
.erian Church to the Sunday School and
many others, the other at The 7. C. 3.
hall to large and appreciatve audience.
Dr.. Snyder is forcble and entertaining
talker 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
siorehonse of his W. and intimate knowl-
edge of African lite gave his hearers an
Insight into customs and habits of the Iegio
in his native lani that could not &c oa;ain-
c;i elsewhere lecture SUCH as de ivered by
DR. Snyder, shows more Clearly than auy
other way the vastly sroe:icr condition,
re!igiouslv, indu strialy sd iueec' u;i!y, OF
the American negro TO those "f Africa.
Slavery nay have had ms ha:dshps hHt, is
coDpenSn los more !hnn ovesbslnnce t@e Ills
ina, the negroes endured hv bein. arcGga,
into slavery ii & cisi!i3e.i and Christian
coun,ry, ard Of this to- coad!ion Of TIE
negroes CT America, mho were cisiilzsd And
Ch,isrlan;zed tarorgh the operation OF eay,
cry, is proof as compared with the sayaGe and
deoased condition of the natizaE
who nave always lived in frss1
onslaVe0 by each other -