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THE MANNING TIMES. Mann-ing, S. C. S. A. NETTLES, Editor. WEDNESDAY, October 16, 1889. A patient figurer has found that in 12,000,000 years the sun will be as dense as the earth. Emperor William of Germany thinks of nothing but war. He conforms his habits to those of Frederick the Great, and his court at Berlin has become a camp. An enterprising firm has offered the British government $125,000 a year for the privilege of placing a soap and pill advertisement on the postage stamps. Montana went Democratic in spite of Russell Harrison, and now his fath er's city, Indianapolis, has voted for Democracy. The Harrison hoodoo is not a misfit. W. H. Vanderbilt, of the Yale class of '93, is a son of Cornelius Vander bilt. He has been elected captain of the Freshman crew and has subscrib ed $100 to the same. Two silver medals have been award ed to South Carolina by the Paris Ex position: one for second best exhibit of sea island cotton, and the other for display of rice. Florida got the prize for best exhibit of sea island cotton. The wealth of the three hundred citizens whom Mayor Grant called to gether to consider the holding of the great exposition in New York in 1892 aggregates a bion and a half of dollars. That is.pretty good for a new country like ours. A West Virginian trained a tiny stream of water to fall drop by drop on a rock, and in five years it has worn a hole seven inches deep in sol id stone. He could have made the same hole in fifteen minutes with a chisel and hammer. Dr. Howard Crosby says that the American is the cleanest man physi cally and morally, and in New York there is less crime, less danger to life and property, and less to offend re finement and morality than in any other city of its size ever known. Senator Wade Hampton remarks in reference to the negro question: "No country was ever made or can be made for the occupation of two races dis tinct from each other in color, habits, and tradition. One of the races must migrate, or one of the two must be exterminated, or the two must amal gamate. Mrs. Cleveland is anxious to en gage in some line of endeavor which will raise her above the average so ciety woman. She has thought of literature, but has decided to keep out of the field of letters so long as another of 'her name remains therein. It is probable that Mrs. Cleveland will devote a good deal of study to oil.painting this winter. A few friends of the John Hopkins University, hearing of its temporary 'Jg~a embarrassment, have each itot The' gifts obtained tyeariiWf~e $187,000, which will keep the univer sity rnnning~ for the next three years, during which time it is hoped that its securities will increase in value enough to cover its annual support. The Rev. Dr. Talmage, Mrs. Tal mage, and Miss Talmage will sail on October 30 for a tour to Palestine, where Dr. Talmnage will collect mate ial for the "Life of Christ" which he is writing. He intends to visit every place made famous in the New Testa ment, and will take along an artist and a stenographer to supplement his own observations and notes. He will return the fi-st of next year. Dr. Talmage's tabernacle was burn ea in Brooklyn last Sunday morning about 2.15 o'clock. The tire is sup posed to have originated from light ning striking the electric light wires which were used for illuminating the church. The loss on the church building, including the organ which is said to have been one of the finest in the world, is estimated at $150,000, which is largely covered by insurance. An explanation of the profusion of colonels in Kentucky is to be found in part in the Governor's privilege to appoint colonels on his staff, ad libi turn. Governor Blackburn appointed sixty in Louisville alone, with pro portionable numbers for the back counties. It is believed that no Gov ernor of Kentucky ever had his entire staff together at one time. There is no public hall in Kentucky big enough to hold it. They are having a hard time in Chicago to get a jury to try the Cro nin murderers. For several wveeks they have attempted to get a jury, but have not yet succeeded, and it has now been discovered that very large bribes have been offered to those jurors who have been selected, the officers of the court doing the bribing. Bribes of $5,000 have been offered. A number of arrests have been made, and there will be an ef fort made to convict all guilty of the Congressman Elliott of South Car olina, who is in Washington preparing his brief for the election contest which has been brought against him, says that he has a good case, 'and that he will be able to convince the Re publicans of the House that he should retain his seat. It is highly probable that he will, but Republican houses don't always vote according to their convictions in contested election cases. When they are in need of a working majority, they generally vote for the Republican, whether they believe he was elected ornot.-&ranna2h Mforning News. Statistics recently collected show that the divorces granted in France in 1884 numbered 1,657, while in 1887 the number had increased to 5,797, although the number of mar riages in 1887 was no greater than in 1884. Two causes have been assign ed for this rapid increase of divorce first, that the attitude of the Govern ment towards the church fosters athe ism, and consequently lessens rever ence for the family relation; and sec ondly, that divorce is siroply a malady of civilization, due to the nerves, and bearing a perfect resemblance to sui A Dangerous Expedient [Colummba Register.] . It is stated that at arecent meetin of the national cotton committee o the Farmers' Alliance. held in Atlanth it was agreed to recommend that th various sub-alliances take steps ti urge the holding of special sessions 0 the several legislatures in the Cotto States, with a view to the passage o laws suspending for six months th, collection of debts-this in order tha the farmers may not be forced to se] their cotton "until they can bring Liv erpool to terms." Many objections are apparent upon the very face of this suggestion. Ii the first place it seeks to invoke legis lation in the interest of one class without the slightest consideration foi the rights of any other. It strikes ai the very foundation of proper busi ness relations-good faith betweer the debtor and the creditor. It seeks to do by legislation that which no well ordered business community will tol erate of its own accord. It seeks tc punish, and to prevent, the aggression of capital by impairing the obligation of contracts honestly made. It would include in the offending class all cred itors, whatever the nature or the ex tent of the claims which ethey hold. To be effective of the result sought, it must even divest the liens or mort gages and other like contracts delib erately made by the farmer in the reg ular course of his business. A more desperate resort was never suggested for the abatement of any evil. It af fords the first evidence of a purpose on the part of the Alliance to use their power to induce class legislation-and this in a form without sanction in the standards of mercantile honesty and almost without precedent in the action of any State Legislature. The nearest approach to the statute said to have been suggested by the Alliance committee is the Stay Law passed by our own legislature during the war, and re-enacted just after it. That statute was less. objectionable than that said to have been proposed by the Alliance committee, because the Act was intended to succor, not a particular class of debtors, but the people in general. That law had only to be submitted to the test of judicial inquiry for it to be declared uncon stitutional and void-this on the ground that the law impaired the ob ligation of contracts. Such, doubt less, would be the fate of the law now suggested as a means of enabling the farmers to make a better fight against the- jute trust and the Liverpool op erators. We trust that the suggestion of the Atlanta committee will be repudiated by the Farmers' Alliance in South Carolina, and this on the ground that it seeks to eommit the order to expe dients which involve the temporary repudiation of honest debts and the embarrassment' of merchants who have given credit to the farmers. Why the South is Prosperous. "The South is building more [rail roads] than any other section," says he Springfield Republican. There is othing remarkable in the statement, ut its truthfulness. The South is uilding more railroads, more facto ies and founderies than any other section because there is greater profitr o be derived from industriat enter >rise in tlgs par the country than 'banj 9tier section or sections of the United States. The fzact that we desire to imipress, pon our Massachusetts contempo ary, and upon all the other newspa ers of the North,'is that the South s prosperous because it is nowv, and as been for the past ten or twelve ears, under the control of its own >eple. So long asit is permitted to xercise the right of local self-govern ent it will continue to prosper. So oon as Cangress begins -to interfere ith the just and equal administra ion..of the laws in this section the South will stand still or retrograde. Vew.-< and Courier.. Against 50mnber Garmnents. A number of English women of igh standing in society have begun a rusade against the mourning gar nents which the customs of th~e times ompel them to wear. They are not ioneers in this undertaking. Several imes before assaults have been made pon the pagan and barbaric fashion' f loading women down' with crape and somber robes of black when eath overtakes any one near or dear o them. Their predecessors in the advocacy of this refor m have had lit tl success. Why should a woman make herself ideous and miserable by means of verwhelming veils and funeral trap ings ? Oh, say the defenders of thns relic of barbarism, women wear ourning because in them the emo tions of sorrow are stronger and deep r than in men, and the outward garb f woe is the symbol of the grief they feel within. Here and there a woman f hysterical bent may persuade her self that she is grieving more because she has on a four ply crape veil and a onnet the shape, color, and weight of coal scuttle, but if the rule of soci ety that a woman must indicate her griet by the immensity and inkiness f her clothes were abolished wve be ieve the great majority of wonen ould gladly fly to healtbier and less ideous attire. It is fashion, that silly and cruel yrant, that decrees the weaker sex shall be tormented with reminders of heir bereavement in their dress. No matter how ugly, how harmful, or iow ridiculous a thing may be, if fashion says it -is to be done it is done without qutestion or complaint by nine tenths of the women in the civilized world. So mourning will continue to be worn in its exaggerated form in spite of all the crusades the minority of sensible women may wage against it. If men had to share the pains and inconveniences of mourning there would be a radical reform at once. Men escape almost scot free, however, and women alone must harvest the aftermath of death.-Pit/lsiburg Dis -p4 ~ $10,000 for a Horse. TERRE HAUTE, IND., Oct. 11.--At a late hour to-night Astell, the great trotter, was sold to Col. Conley, oi Chicago, for $105,000. Conley is sup posed to represent a syndicate. Andy Walsh, of Hartford, and John Mad den, of Lexington, offered $101,000, but it was refused. This is the high. est riceeve pai fo a hrse [Written for the TAING TIMES.] Ambition. As early as the days of the Casars. f the word ambition was coined. How , different its applcation then and now! i Forty-four years before Christ candi > datesgoing round to solicit votes, were f called ambitious. "Ambition, the act of 1 going 'round." Soon it came to mean fl preferment; a desire for preferment. And later we find it translated, "The t desire for personal advancement, with 1 an utter disregard of the means used - to secure this end." In all ambitious schemes there is a r large element of deception. In the pursuit of ambition there is an unreal pleasure, a feverish happiness, which, when the summit has been reached, exhausts itself in trying to prove a reality. The history of ambition is written 1 in characters of blood. First, we trample on conscience, then on friends, rapidly do we fell them to the ground, and, on these stepping-stones, mount higher and higher. Clasping tightly the hand of the god, ambition;- we loose our hold on honor, honesty, mor ality, and gazing only on the gilded form above, we are wafted on and on through the endless years of our exist ence. In man there is a discontent, a quenchless thirst, a continual craving for something beyond the attained, and in his mad haste to stand well in the eyes of the world, he is prone to assume any disguise, counterfeit any virtue, by which he may accomplish his selfish ends. He looks well after the outward acts, but is heedless of the tide of evil, of hatred, jealousy, and revenge into which his inner life! is plunged. Yet this is ambition. Some one has said, "The road am bition travels is too narrow for friend ship, too crooked for love, too rugged for honesty, too dark for science, and too hilly for happiness." To the ambitious man, your only value lies in the use he can make of you. The tools of ambition feed with equal relish on vulgarity and coarse ness; all the finer sensibilities are blunted. Ambition takes liberality by the hand, prompts advice, admin isters reproof, and even perches, visi bly, on the prayers and sermons of the pulpit. In the pursuit of ambi tion we spend our lives, determined to be vastly happy at some future time. We allow all passing pleasures to slip from our grasp. Alas! when the ac quisitions, from which we hope to de rive so much, are ours, we find them forming the surroundings of real and heart-felt wretchedness. Ambition is a laudable quality when not allowed to master prudence and discretion. It leads us to excel in that which is good and noble, with out any regard for the fame we may win, or the praise we may command. In this sense ambition is the very principle and incentive of virtue. Our own Washington was ambitious, but ambitious for his country's good, and that to be attained only by means the most honorable. Ambition is an excellent servant when properly disciplined, but when allowed to. become master is danger ous in the extreme. Washington pro served the mastery. Has it ever been thus with our great men? Let us look awvay from our fair country to that lonely island bathed in Pacific waters. See nature's masterpiece,; Napoleon Bonaparte, as day after day I he watches the waves break on1 the shore, see him when he comes to die ! For him no nation lowers its flag; his, loss no empire mourns. Only the seap gull shrieks and "the curlew restless: cries" as his soul is wafted into enter nity. Can this be the death bed of Napoleon ? Napolec n, who three years before held Europe inl the hollow of~ his hand ! Why this change ? Ah ! seek ye the answer in the abode of the god, ambit ion. Napoleon was only another victim. I Or, even before Napoleon was, am - bition showed its skeleton form in the person of Alexander the Great, and a few years after Alexander we have a. darker picture still-Et tu Brute ,painted by ambition's hand. Here is' a senate chamber, on the floor lies a; man, a Cosar, his heart's blood is set tling in clotted poo: around; from behind the curtan a set face peers, the dagger is withdrawn, and the dy ing reproach, Et tu Brute, is all that is heard. To-day ambition holds in; his fiendish grasp many a Brutus, and: all along our pathway lie the dead friends he has slain. But were there~ no extenuating circumstances con nectedevithi this crime ? "Brutus says Cosar was ambitious." R usI.ax. We have just received a lot of sew ing machines direct from the factoiy that we will sell at prices too low to quote. Read about our Grand Gift Distri bution in another column. We have not half the prizes yet, we expect to offer, but those given are a fair sam-i ple. The three lu-gest prizes are, a sewing machine, a cookiug stove, and: ten dollars in gold. They will do to begin on. The distribution will take place Nov. 30th, and no delay. The highest price which Wilk~ie Col lins ever received for a novel was' 6,000 guineas, which was paid to him for "Armadale" by George Smith, the publisher, before a line of the story, which originally appeared in the Corn hill Magazine, had been written. The purchase of "Armadale" was not a profitable transaction for Mr. Smith, but "Romola" proved a still worse bargain, as ?7,000 wa paid for it, and of the first expensive edition only some 1,500 copies were sold. There is great dissatisfaction in the Conemaugh Valley because the fund contributed from all parts of the world for the relief of the Johnstown flood sufferers is not being distributed. 'The committee has 81,500,000 on hand and people are suffering, but not a cent can they get. Ugly stories are in circulation about the~ action of the committee. Poor peo-: ple in need of food and shelter are losing patience as cold weather is coming on. Governor Beaver has been called upon to distribute the fund and put a stop to the salaries regu larly drawn by a host of friends of members of the committees who are, styled clerks. Tfheir wvork has ecasedl, but the salaries go on just the same. Ra nanot our Gift Distribution. President Eliot is a Democrat Now. BosroN, Oct. 13.-The Massachu setts Democracy rejoices in a notable addition to their ranks, in the person of President Eliot of Harvard. He made public declaration of his affilia tion at the Bay State Club dinner yesterday. He said that henceforth he was a Democrat, not only because the principles of the party were in harmony with his own convictions, but because of the bad record of the Republican party. He was especial ly warm in eulogy of President Qieve land whose administration he con trasted with that of Harrison. He said there could be no comparison between the two. Getting Thea Eyes Open. The negroes in the North are be ginning to get their eyes open. In Pennsylvania last week the executive committee of the colored league of that State met and adopted an ad dress to the negro voters of the State, in which they are urged to vote for the Democratic candidate for State Treasurer. The address complains that the Republican party never prop erly recognized the aid given it by the colored people, and as evidence of the truth of the statement, reference is made to the absence of negroes in the Pennsylvania legislature. It is also maintained that the workshops of the State, mainly controlled by Republi cans, are closed to negro labor, while foreigners, who do not intend to be come citizens, are given employment. Southern colored people are asked to leave the Republican party, to cease to be dead martyrs, and become liv ing exponents of a real New South. To Remove Sunburn and Freckles. To get off the freckles, to cause the sunburn to disappear, you have got to put on your face and neck, and on your arms, darkened by battling with the waves, a mixture of two parts of Jamaica rum to'one of lemon juice: dabble it well on the surface, let it dry, and wash it off in the morning in your hot bath. Besides whitening the skin, which the lemon does, the rum gives it a vigor and makes a rosy flush come to the surface. You will gain no good from this by doing it for one or two nights: keep it up for two weeks at the least, and remember that when your skin has that depress ed, worn out look that comes -from sitting up too late at night, nothing will invigorate it like a few drops of Jamaica rum put into the water with which you wash your face. A Victim to his Wife's Extravagance. Mr. Chugwater (looking at his wife's last millinery bill:) 'Fifteen dollars worth of bonnets and ribbons in six months! Do you want to drive us all into the poor house, Samantha?" Mr. Chugwater (same day at his rocer's:) "See here, Mr. Koddphisb, I'm paying you too much for this to bacco. I used $25 worth of it last year. If you keep on charging me ifty cents a pound for it I'll be gosh linged if I don't trade somewhere lse." INHERITED BLOOD P'OISON. How many people there are whose distress rom sores, aches, pains and eruptive ten lencies are due to inherited blood poison. ad blood passes fromt parent to child, and t therefore is the duty of husband and wife o keep their blood pu~re. This is easily ceomp1lished by a timely use' of B. B. B. Botanic Blood .Balm). Send to Blood Balm 3., Atlanta, for book of most convincing >roof. Jaimes Hill, Atlanta, Ga., writes: ".Mv wo sons we'tre afflicted with blood poison, vhichi doctors said was hereditary'. They >othi broke out in sores and ceruptions which . B. B. promptly controlled and finally nred completely." Mrs. S. .31. Williams, sandy, Teyxas, writes: .Mv threec poor alilicted children, who in ~erited blood poison, have improved rapidly fter a usc of B. D. B. It is a Godsend." J. R. Wilson, Glen Alpine Station, N. C. eb. 13, 1885, writes: -"Bone and blood oison forced me to hav'e my leg amputated, nd on the stump there camne a large ulcer,1 ~rhichi grew worse every day' until doctor ave me up to die. 1 only weighed 120 ounds when I began to take B. B. B., aid 2 bottles increased my weight to 18o poundsf nd made me sound and well. I never knew ihat good health wvas before." - i 4+-* Two Hiundred Students for Wolford. SPA'RTAxnURG, October 10.-One mundred students answered at roll all at Wofford College this morning. his is the first time in several years that there has been that number in he College classes. There are about ;eventy-five in the Fitting School. It s expected that two hundred will be atriculated in both schools this sea son. CATlARRH- CAN'T BE CURED I ith loca application, as they cannot rewch he seat of the disease. Ciatarah is a blood r constitutional disease, and in order to mnre it you have to take internal remedies. all's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and ts directly on the blood and mucus sur ace. Hall's C'atarrhi Cure is no quack med cine. It was prescribed by one of the best -hysicians in this country for yeatrs, and is i regular prescription. It is complosed of he best tonics known, combined with the est blood purifiers, acting directly on the ucus surface. Tlhe perfect combination f the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing catarrh.i Send for testimonials free. F. .J. C1[ra~E & Co., Prop., Toledo. 0. Sold by druggists, price 75e. A .larylnd Wife Beater (Gi.-n Tia'[een1 Lashies on the Bare ak BAu'rm~oRF, Oct. 9.-John Eisenber ger', convicted of wife beating, was publicly given thirteen lashes at the whipping post to-day. The prisoner as stripped to the waist and his arms ma legs fastened with straps. A reg ular cowhide was used, and each lash rew blood. Eisenberger's back was left a raw mass of quivering desh. This is the fifth whipping in Mary land since the passage of the law in 1882. The Chief Reason for the great success of Hood's sarsa'parilla is fournd in the fact that M1erit Wins. It is the best blood purinier and actually accompllishes all that is claimed for it. seam4~ univ bv C. 1 Hood & Co., Lowell MIJM Presents in the most elegant form THE LAXATIVE AND NUTRITIOUS JUICE -OF THE FIGS OF CALIFORNIA, Combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to be most beneficial to the human system, forming an agreeable and effective laxative to perma nently cure Habitual Consti pation, and the many ills de pending on a weak or inactive condition of the KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS. It is themost excellent remedy known to CLEANSE THE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY When one is Bilious or Constipated -SO THAT PURE BLOOD, REFRESHINC SLEEP, HEALTH and STRENCTH NATURALLY FOLLOW. Every one is using it and all are delighted with it. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR BTRTUP OF' FIG MANUFACTURED ONLY BY CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. J/.qVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N. Y. JOSEPH F. RHAME, ATTORNEY AT LAW MANNI G, S. C. JOHN S. WILSpN, Allorney and Counselor at Law, MANYING, S. C. A.LEVI, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MANNING, S. C. S Notary Public with seal. F. N. WILSON, AGENT EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURAXCE SOCIETY, MANNING. S. C. 0 ALEN IHUGGINS, D. D. S., CIIERA TT, S. C. .aVisits Manning every month or two professionally. DR A. J. WHITE. SURGEON DENTIST. Will be at his office at Manning Monday and Tuesday of each week. THE BANK OF MANNING, MANNING, S. C. Money loaned on1 real estate. ng ho G N 4t . Evrykndo Revolver .1Q s20.~ Dnblo ActonrSelf ridgE Shells, Cas anning.ls Powder lskShtPoceies en :ents .forIcllustrad Catalogue.Wdrs SenUNeORs ttsh, a.otngGos [40 Thze Peopdin oulrendhotn., Ieovr am te Agent Dor te Celf nsfrted rae ~taou. drs PRACHINEN, r LTePomL of Crdo.nS Engines and Boilers. -:o: I am iole agent in this couuty for he BOSS COTTON PRESS. -:o: Corn Mills., .Pullv.cy, Silatt ing, etc. :o: ye All this machinery is dir'ect rom the factory and will be sold at he Factory's Lowest Cash Prices. It will be to the advantage f purchasers to call on mec before buying. W. SCOTT HARVVIN, MIanning, S. C BUGGIES AND WAGONS. I will sell bran new BTJG-GIES from $33 up. W ill also sell the WILSON & CHILDS W.A.GON fron: $35 up, according to size. ,1. 1!. T. COUL LIETTE, Panola, S. C. Stallion "Willie Burke." THE 'I )Til (. Iil STALLION T-Wi llb- iBntlW' havin ju~ust rturned SHERIFF'S SALE. Pelzer, Rodgers & Co., Plaintiffs, vs James IcCauley, J. R. Ridgill and others, De fendants. To be sold at Manning, within legal hours of sale, on Monday the 4th day of Novem ber next, to the highest bidder for cash, the following property: First, "All that tract of land situate on the waters of Sammy Swamp, bounding and butting north on lands of J. W. Minis and R. B. Mims, and on all other sides on lands of James E. Tindal, containing one hun dred and twenty-three acres. more or less." Second, "All that tract of land containing sixteen acres, mere or less, and bounding and butting north and north-west on lands of Peter Jayroe, cast or. Raccoon public road, south on lands of W. 0. Dority, and west on lands of B. Pressley Barron." Purchasers to pay for papers. " MORTGAGEE'S SALE. iTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA- CLAR k ENDON COUNTY.- Under and by vir toe of a power of sale to met' given by the provisions of a certain mortgage executed and delivered by Joseph Moultrie and Hes ter Moultrie to Aaron Weinberg, dated the fifth day of February, 1889, and duly re corded in the office of register of mense conveyance for Clarendon county, South Carolina, in Book S. S., page 19, T will sell at public outcry before the Court House door in the town of Manning, South Caro :a, on Monday, the 4th day of November, lsm, at the usual hour of sale: "All that tract or parcel of land contain ing one and seven-eights acres, lying, being and situate in the town of Manning, in the county and State aforesaid, and bounded as follows: On the north by lot of the estate of E. M. Bradham: on the east by lot of J. M. Pouncey; on the south by lands of Rosa Weinberg: and on the west by lot of W. H. Young.'" Terms cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. AARON WEINBERG, Mortgagee. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CLARENDON, BY Louis APPELT, EsQ., Probate Judge. W HEREAS, CORA M. ARRANTS - has made suit to me, to grant her letters of administration of the e.state of and effects of G. W. BROADWAY; These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said G. W. BROADWAY, de ceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the court of probate, to be held at Man ning, in said county on the 17th day of Oc tober 1889 next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this thirtieth day of September Anno Domini, 1889. [L. S.] LOUIS APPELT, Judge of Probate, C. C. MRS. MARY 0. BURGESS, -DEALER IN " Millinery and Ladies' Goods. MaInmg, S.C. I have an elegant stock of MILLINERY of the latest designs, 'which 1 will sell very low for the CA I . An accomplished Milliner from Baltimore is with me to do the work. Orders filled promptly and satisfaction guaranteed. Patronage solicited. MRS. MARY 0. BURGESS. C. IL HOYT. H A. HOYT. C.Il OYT &BRO., Largest and Oldest .Jewelry Store in SUMTER, S. C. Silver Lamps, beanties, fromn S10 to 5-20. A vecry large stock of Britannia war~e, the very best silver plated goods made. 550 Gofd Rings on hand. Fine line of Clocks. Wedding Presents, Gold Pens, and Specta ees. We keep any and everything in the jewelry line. Be sure to call to see us. Lowest Prices. IL.W.~IFOLSOM, Successcr to F. H-. Folsom & Bro. sUMLTEIt, S. ". DEALER IN; WATCHE.4, CLOCKS JEWELRY. -~-~ - tion.____ J. F. W. DELORME, Drugist, Callrs~ or orders for Drugs and Medicines, Drnggist Sundries, Paints, Oils, or for any thing in the DRIUG LINE shall receive prompt attention at this well knotwn Drug .imporium. .g'Special at tenticin given to physicians' 1rescription and orders. WHENYOU GO To SMTER CALL ON T. B. Curtis frthe lowest pris-es on Staple and Fancy Groceries Heis a(harleston muan, and will fix price for you as lowv a's is consistent with the qual ity' of the good". ie is at the O'Connor's Old Stand. 2llt M .J. MICIIAU is with him, an wonl he~ edad to see' his many friend~s. I SUMTER, S. C., SEPT. 25th, 1889. An OpenLetter to OurFriends andPatrons - -OF CLARENDON COUNTY. The undersigned would indeed be ungrateful were they not to return many thanks for the liberal support of many of Claren don's best people. We are annually enlarging our business in all branches, and are offering Unusual Inducements to purchasers. We are accused of catering for the farmers' trade, and we feel a just pride in pleading "Guilty" to the Indictment. Need we ask what would become of the country were it not dependent on the success of the farmers? In order therefore, to insure their success is it not the part of wisdom for the merchant to LEND A HELPING HAND? 'We, at least entertain this opinion, and henceforth will di vide profits with them-and in fact all patrons of out House. We are in no hurry to accumulate wealth, especially at the expense of the TOILING MASSES. With this view of business as it exists to-day, we ask our friends of Clarendon county to visit us, make A Special Call, and we feel assured of convincing them of the truth of these statements. We desire especially to mention the fact that we handle Staple Groceries by the Car Load, which enables us to give our Patrons Rock Bottom Prices. Before placing your orders be sure to see us. Very truly yours, O'DONNELL & Co. SECKENlDORF& MIDD LE T ON, Cotton Factors, NAVAL STORES, j No. 1 Central Wharf, CH-AR=1LESTON, S. C. F. W. CAPPELMANN, DEALER IN CHOICE GiROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS, S. B. Cor. Meeting and Reid Sts., CHARLESTON, S. C. Choice Flour a specialty. sugars sold near cost. No charge for drayage. Goods de OTTO F. WIETERS,. WHOLESALE GROCER, Wholesale Dealer in. Wines, iqluors and Cigars, No. 121 East Bay, Charleston, S. C. ESTABLISHED 184 Charleston Iron Works,. iiaie Manufacturers and.Dealers in . MaieStationary anid Portable Engines and Boilers, Saw MilMachinery, Cotton Presses, Gins, Railroad, Steam boat, Machinists', Engineers' and Mill Supplies. ?S'1?epairs executed with promptness and Disatch. Sendfor 1 pice lidts. East Bay, Cor. Pritchard St. SCharleston, S. C. C. BxssEL JENETh~, oei~f Matnager. nICE.u S. G~mr, Sec. & Treas. The Cameron & Barkeley Company. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, --AND AGENTs F3R Erie City Engine and Boilers, Atlas Engine and Boilers, the famous little Giant Hydraulic Cotton Press, Eagle Cotton Gins. We have in stock one each 60, 65, and 70 saw Eagle Gin, only shop worn, that we are offering way below coat. Send for prices. Oils, Rubber and Leather Belting, and a complete line of Mill Supplies. We Guarantee Lowest Prices for Best Quality of Goods. CAMERON & BARKELEY CO., Charleston, S. C. Atlantic Phosphate Company, oTTAm .11mSro)r, S.oC. MAXNUFACTURERS OF STANDARD FERTILIZERS, AND fIMPORTEP.s OF PELZER, RODGERS, & CO., General1Agts., BROwN's wHARF, CH'ARLEsTON, S. C. Mr.. M. Lrzv1. of Manning, will be pleased to supply his friends and the public g. .rally, with any of the above brands of Fertilizers. MONEY TO LEND. emme'S RestaETant, HE ATLANTA TRrsT AND BANKING 228 King Street, fziri n e as ems.oranpartiularsoap Opp. A cademy of Music, - LI)1ls APPELT. CHARLESTON, S. C.