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TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 16. F^oii tne railway train we met-r> She had the softest, bluest eyes, ?vA fae? voa sever could forget ~ "Sixteen,*' with ail that that implies. ! knew her once, a Rttle girl. And meeting now a mutual friend, Our thoughts and hearts got in a whir} t We talked for miles without much end. I tbr^toy*ri$ar?tf&d?he sea! # 1 | jfej ?? *e s?dewf js satl ?fer mel ting eyes ?net face to meet * (And no one wondered much at that.} For soon the station where she left Would on the sorrowing vision rise* And I at least sbotrfd ?fee* bereft j I thpogbt & tear stood ia nef eyes. : SbeJEKtjbui kith; not kin, of mice ^?yttfrs&td'passed since last w* met; ? whe n, r?* gong, I she d?d r n c? ? e Her face, 'twas nato ral to forget It seemed so like the child I knew; Ar?^DMo? neaVt??osetflr?sofbtu^ S^^ifc?&Stedrme-^ v?staiar?; .; / Sh^*^-^her e^or,;an? straigh ? way IRU : ^ W?trrnaming blushes," rosy "red j i should not be one-half a man .sis?is Atutitravdt d?fcf for:h?r s?k<;- :*?* ?j If she wo?ld only comcagain ^ Aad ggtf?y kiss me-oy ??dSttrf ?T * --Joel Bcxtoaiy in Harper's Magazine for Nov. . Addres^to Young 77H?W;KR^":f? : CHAHS. . J,., j' lt is said when fire" beautiful Prin? ce? of Wale?, visits-the military hospital*, nieit_ who can^ not be aroq?^fi^^toks,-br.iiQr??i get upon their elbows, and with wan, and wasted k*??,r ?^k-prod's blessing on the gobo! ana* bear/tifhlTadyr '1 Beauty is a blessing, but accident, or sickness may^-inarlhe most glori? ous beauty; time will drive his chariot wheels across the brightest face, and leave ruts and seams, sb, if beauty is the OTIV jep,dpwment agirl has, _ her pros^t?jar>Very3 cn certain. AV?at is beauty ? Some see it, only in eyes of Ireaveairy^biae, and ,goldeur locks, other! it ejea b?n?d?gat |>la|?m?ss, and j|tWck.b?r; Somer think ?he blondie 'hideous ?bdTrave over the brunette ? as many reverse this opinion, so there is np standard.. . Lavater, m MB laws on physiog nomyj-says it 9 fte 8oulf beaming through her.eyes that makes a wo? man* beautiful. A soulless woman cannot be beautiful. Vigorous health, and its accom? pany ing??!ijgfiK 8pu?t?) "cly? mgre to make a girt beautiful, fnaif anything else, so the knowledge which sub? serves the direct preservation of health, ie of primary importance, aud^e rejoice that physiology, or tbePacience that teaches the laws of] health, and right living, has taken its ^fl?ce in the curriculum of study, in ?1 first class institutions of learh ing^ and-the. girl crimsoning with her lifeblood, t&e lace handkerchief, held- f&-'?carlet" lips, by au agonized Jover is no longer the ideal that school girls worship. lt will (under -the new regime) soon be regarded just as reprehensible, The celebrated Dr. Beard .says, the improvement in the physique of % rdiii?fli?^ ^m^M^mm^?^ her thoughts have turned to this] subject, is p?ieii6meii?i-the average length of life increased. A celebrated^e?irale?uthor, says it was a rare thiaj^son?? years ago in Kew England, to find a man living with his ?rst w?fe-?te^had worked and worried>^ei&D^-.Miton^ grave. Since thephigher education^ of wo? man, thqy have learned tli^t every tian8gre?sior$,qj/"nature's ?avr?s" will receivela jnsjt" recjompense qjf reward. The|i w?rbe an entry onitha debit page of fife's ledger ihat ?will pre? vent t?e ^flansing^ ;|so they| have j learaed^uo?jf?>use fail pilejdri^jer to j stick a pin pto al cush?qn. | Our i Heavenly Fatiiei gives us ojujives, ; minute by mlmfte, anS nevg^gives us a new minpte, until ; he has v&ken the old one ?way. Q?iet, ?W|woll directed energy, will aqconipl?s^Tnore than unsystematic hnrrH 11 Bot, you say, do yoi aprjicrve of gills studyin^id?fife^dbatfi?rT By no means 1 The prophylactic for $ealth preserving art i i what ( we! wa?it yon to study-physiology j* notl thejapeu tics. * * j f I care not what mea say). Tie wo? men of this day ?are wiser; andpetter than any "^who have preceded ithem. Take a fashion ^)lata iof^ fifiyiyears ago, and see a worn arr going J to an entertainment ! Sheifi^k^iejentire coach wifli her baUo??-?fiape<l crino? line--covered~WT?x<Jifteen or twenty petijppatSj ^ a??d ..taking, a dress ten >4tt??-ei hmm feteace tbxo ver ; them .? Or go back to bible times, and read in Isaiah J what constituted a faslftbr^ able lady's toilet. Tickling orna? ments about the feet, cauls, and r?und tires like the muon, Tnufflery?r ornaments of the legs, head bands" and tablets, nose jewels, changeable apparel, wimples and crisping pins. Who sees any euch absurdities now? And yet educated, cultivated women of the 19th century have (by men who ought to be broader viewed) the same laws that were laid down for these half barbarous women applied to them. When we hear some mer* (ali we feel almost inclined to think that the great and lamented Holland was correct when he said "men have not "broadened, and grown, as women have.7' Girls twenty y esra- ago compressed their j waists, and modelled^Zfieir figures after the" hour glass. She /study of {.hysidogy ?has taught tUetn, that Hood forced ont of its legitimate channel by tight stays will revenge itself, by appearing inj a fiery -ed noseX and a blotched face.; The frenci^heel, set in the niiddle of the ! foot, baV given place to the com- j mon senso shoe, made by the /ana-1 tomical boot-maker, and sick/head- ! aches are not so frequent. The f?rs? requisite to success in ? life, is a good physique. -The best j brain will be of butf iittle^service, if; there is not fenv-.gh> vit^f energy to ! work it Without good health ! eveiything is| empfy of pnj?yment. ] What is a pidture gallery! or a beau- | ti ful scene tob bli u<f man/? It is a great mistake ito devote too much timei to what is to occupy only the leisure part of Hie. Aesthe-1 tics has a place in education, bul a j subsidiary one> A barrel may be fill- j ed withjuuts, and yet you can pour j in gallons of oil The jnuis must b<? ! put in ffrst^gji^h^ rtu?cinbci. The florist takes care of the ungainly ing^ rCsat^ watcfc'ng a?cV teudi most Capful lyp?ur it h only b temmM^ thefroot, that the fi befr^fceP^" po?tible. Be as autb ats you have time and incl iii to be. Inform yourselves a ancient srjpewrtitFows and loan language of^ti&ct nMiorrs,;if taste leadst 'jkjjJto do so, ofter have obtained a complete knowl of the structure and functioi Tour own bodies;" for that k ledge which rqpst. -nearly cone the basioess of life and the d preservation of health, is of prit importance to those who will"ble mothers of the next generation. Stat??fegteH as three out* of childre# cEf i?ervyear, bef?rt age %fHirrre.^ This will not b when parents study Jiygiene heredity, and give to the raisiji hea^d?y|vc^ihiren, ; some of the^al ti?rr %iv?Vttf raising healthy sca "I feel l?kc^au engineer who has in moifbtf machinery ? " 3o not < prebend, agni have, not the powe control." said aryVurrg society TO er, looking helplessly at the little m*ifgYJp!f?i|fed to ter keep wu icjt ehe ^'|8: intrusted Ho raise eteranty!;?4'4 hers is not an ex< tio&^cMs^^ iNo merchant would rasn^rmtfg?K tV comrtfence bush without some knowledge of arith tic and bou?-keepiog. No i would set up as a ?rarg?on, witl some, knowledge of anatomy; bul 'one seems to be surprised, or tl) strange, when a couple of gi yoong folk assume to marry and r children^ . without ever giving thouglit to the principles-phys! morai, or intellectual-which ou to guide them. The consequence th<2Utanda<of ebildre? die for wau f?iwiJbT?" care ? others grow up v curved sp i hes and fee bie co cst i tut ii because of the ignorance of their rente. This is a sin, and parei and "teachers are partly reepousil la*tfc?s7"the last quarter of this w derful nineteenth ?eutury, wh great limbs have been wrought w the 'tfcews- and eiuewe of ages thought^ each ignorauce?a uot to tdfer?iectf '* -\-~ f Donner be satisfied, girl?, .with position* either of a moon revolv round a very earthly planet, or a pi site. Be a woman, complete in yi womanhood. Marry, if you mee man } -of character who asks y< Don't marry a man to reform him. isllik?e a.little yacht, attaching its to a great ship, on fire, in. order to j it out. Th?yW?H both be consum? Better a thousand times :never mar than to make au-unfortunate marna; If a man does this, he may find soh at ? crab house, in his cigar, etc., I such a mistake made by a woman v be fatal, for nothing but death can lieve her. It will be utter msolvei] of heart. ; There are, statistics tell us, 948,C I more women than meu in America, cf course, every woman will not . loved aud provided for by a husbai j Then prepare to take care of yours? if compelled to do so. Be au integ and not a cipher. Some of the rm useful and unselfish lives have be j lived by unmarried women, who In ing no special borne ties of their ow aro angels of mercy in other.bonn Deborah^ tue old maid, Kebekal nurse,, was buried under an oak, a because of the grief manifested by t rnncess at her curial, the oak w called "the oak of weeping." S must have been^of noble birth to ha been the maidiof Rebekah, and c< tainly her dea??rappears'to have he< the cause of gp&fcer grief than tljat ber mistress. jJon't be vision?r Life is made up of little tilings-tb is an atom world. Thej?rop of wat bent on iulfiliiuglits mission, cree) down into the bosom of a droopii flower, and sinking toJtUe rooter yive3 and lessees it. Snppose i^Std said, "if I cann' become a pai^???e^igfaty ocean, won't do anyttr^^^praKt dry upv? There is a beautifrj^ww of adaptatio running through all God's Pro\ deuces. Ile places us iu familie Many sentimental girls are torm?n ing themselves to fiud their "Mi sion/' while, if-ihey would ope Iheir eyes, m*? observe lfow^?father locks aie T/hitenmg, and mother form is benatug umfer the jiburden < trying to j?g#e the children the educ tion that witPfit them io be ?rname ni of sfiEty, th0_ would come , to Ut cernC^Sliou tlwt4h? TX'blest work the could do, lies light at their hand i lessening father's anxieties, an mothers toil ; and by prudent expend ture and thoughtful industry, repaj ing, in small measure, the years t self sacrifice, that have made their p? rents old before their time. In tues ? day**, when lhe order 3eema to b "children to the front;" this is rarel the case. The 5th Commandment i read backward^ now ; and it is th parents, wjio are to- do the obeying. Tbe?danghter educated at boardin] school," comes home to find "the oh lady poky\and old limey," the funii lu?c to? $!d- fashioned for anything j E^eryt?ih?g must, be changed. Fail; erl&id mother must have lheir be< room in the attic, and give up thei room for a stale chamber in whici school mates must be entertained Ilow uncomplainingly these demand: are submitted to ; and how, as a mat ter of course, and unthankful!y, (hf sacrifice is accepted, is pathetic U see. -. Gi?3s?: do not be iu a hurry. Thc dejre?e?ftio&cr' w hechas grown ole anti worn, planning, asid toiling foi your enjoyment; will be out of thc way all too soon, and you will find te your sorrow then, when thc tired hands lie quietly folded over the heart that lovec?wou, as.none: other ever caTjoT?w?^ there TO JIU lore like motli? er love. Thu home is herd. It is 1 the only kingdom she can ever have. She is queen of the house, you arc p?jfe.Crown princess. ?4*4il you cn I tef upon your realm, if you attempt ! to oe pose her, you are a contemptible ! usurper. j There are, I venture to say, not a half I dozen young people in my, presence ? that du^tioi expect to marry, and in j all probability wilt. Takt; a divine I pilot before?011 set sail. Xever trust yo|r l?ppi?ess with a man who does not respect religion, "it is ali very pleasant''-?says Aunt Jemima, "to Lavena j&o^gTeilow fetch nieerCandy, and say soft spooney talk, but bless you gals, them's only the opening ser? vices-there'll be lots of meeting to come after that." Don't marry rori your peril) an incipient sot, or a magnificent nothing Use good com- j mon sense in your select iou ; ask ; God to prevciit your being deceived, ? for in tin's age of glamour and veneer, the goods seldom match the samples. Once married, remember it is until "death do tis part." So tune your lives to Ore same pitch, for no two lives ever are in perfect harmony, without it. "The kindest and the happiest parr Will-Sod occasion to forbear, And something every day they lire, To prty and perhaps forgive.1' ]f you would grasp the full mean ing_of" life, you must .look at it as sweeping away into eternity. To your husbands you will take the dower of youth, beauty and virtue. De? mand In return purity, strength and manhood-nothing less if you would be happy. "Caesar's wife must be above suspicion," but to be worthy of such a wife, "so mu3t Caesar bc." Wild oats are a terribly dangerous crop, for their roots strike deep and come up again, through generations, without additional sowing. Be .wise then, girls, in your choosing. Marry for character, consecrate your lives to God, so that the world may be betterifwiyouHiving in ife , We are living, we are breathing Ia ajjrand and ayyful time- . ^ foJaS age, on ages telling, '. To-be liviogis'sablime. \ "Worlds are changing, Heaven's beholding, We bave but an hour to fight. Join us then ia this great battle, TStnk? for GocT," for home and right. Something You Need-Shorthand. ? -"Why?" Because it trill aid you more than anything else ia acquiring knowledge. Because it will serve you in case of misfortune. "flow can it be learned?" By the aid of a book studied at home and lessons by mail from an accomplished teacher. 1 'At w hat expense ?J * . The trifling sum of $6 00, including book. "Why so cheap when Colleges advertise the same course of instruction for $25? . Because a new text-book is used that re-j daces the labor , of learning_.proportionately to the difference in price by the system being made simpler than heretofore arid more prac? tical, besides being the most popular method, having the indorsement of our Congressional and professional reporters everywhere, togeth? er with over 1000 graduates of oar Chain of Phonographic Colleges. Boys and men on toe farra, in workshops and elsewhere1-girls at home, in factories and at school have learn? ed the.art.in from threee to sixmonth's-Study;] during" spare - moments and been helped to positions in..offic.es^y;M.r..j5cott^BroWDe.whei^ . 4bey have earned -Trom'$l? -to- $220, ia? weekJ Write .and ask forra free sample, copy of Bfownet. Phonographic.Monthly "and full p?r-1. ticuiars. Address D. JJ. Scott-Browne, 2?_ Clinton Place, New^r?r"<j??.- Y. . ] ''.' HH SALE. HALF A DOZEN FINE YOUNG- HEIF? ERS. Will have calves dnring thenext month or two. The heifers have good blood and are with calf by half Jersev Bull. - - Apply io J. R. PHILLIPS, - Four miles East Providence Church. Sept. 28.; '. i ' . FOR SALE. AFINE PAIR OF LARGE WELL ' matched and well broken oxen and a log cart. H. R. THOMAS. IMinaCmiial o u *v m s DYSPEPSIA, ?NDIGESTION, WEAKNESS, CHILLS AND FEVERS, MALARIA, LIVER COMPLAINT, KIDNEY TROUBLES, NEURALGIA AND RHEUMATISM. JT is Invigorat- - |T gives NEW isg and De- wss?? LIFE to the lightfu? to take, g?PJ-W whole SYSTEM and of great value SK v?\l by Strengthening as a Medicine for L Vgd \\ the Muscles, Tcn wcak ana .-.tiing B^j?S^ I ing the NERVES, . Women ana Chil- Ea|ffi| I and cotnplctelyDi dren. H?i 3 Eestin? tne food. CONTAINS? A Book,'Volina,' DO hurtful U- 'M?LA hy 1 e id i n g Minerals, is cora- ft"'^ofl physicians, tefl in g posed of carefully i\ 1S^(g hew to treat dis selected Vegeta- | eases at HOME, ble Medicines, fi -jftljB mailed, together combined skill- ^iMBfl withttgfctoflhand fully, - making a ^\^^^ some cards by new Safe and Pleasant Heiiotypc process, Remedy. on receipt cf io c. Forw?efcynIIDra?gtoiiaTvl Grocer?. Shonlrt tlis dealer nw you uotterp VOUXA COCCI AL, Ternit ?XOO, tui a ?tUtt?za boule-win be seat, cliarge? ??.iM. -, PKa?.\l:Kl> OJO.T "RT .r Volina Drug and Chemical Company. lULTEMORE, n? C 8? A.__ "THE LEE B?OKv" Memoirs of Robert E. Lee. By General A. I?. Long. A full history of his mtlitary service and campaigns, written by General Long, from data collected hi ie a member of the personal staff of Gen. Lee, and from lettersr.-?nd material contributed by the Lee family. Com? mended by the Governors of Virgin ia. and North Carolina, and approved by the Son th? em delegations in Congress. & His private, domestic and personal history, from information heretofore unpublished, furnished by personal friends, companioning arr?sitnd leading mein of the South, collected ! and edited with the assistance of Gen. Mar? cus J. Wright. One of the principal objects of the Work is to provide fun^s for the support of the Confed?rate Soldiers' Home at Richmond, Va. This deserving charity alone should be sufficient to win for it the hearty support of every patriotic heart.,. Jt is carefully prepar? ed by his friends, it recounts bis whole deeds. It contains his own words. It con? tributes to a noble charity. It is cordially approved by Gen. Cuslis Lee as the represen? tative of his family'.' A comprehensive, ac? curate and st?tudard Memoir of the Illus? trious Soldier. Complete in one Yolnme, 700 pages, fully Illustrated by Portraits, Maps, &c. Sold liv subscription only. Agents wanted. For terms, &c, address. -.M; A.: MCNATR. '; Sole Ajrut fur.State, CoJurabM*jfS*?C. R. E. li A UGH MAN, Local Agent for Sumter County. oct 27. DRESSED ?2 ? A full supply of Seasoned Dressed Lumber ou bauet coi ? ?i ?? irg, of 5 FLOORING, WE Alli li Ki JO A RD IN G,. CEILING, CASINOS, STYLING, &c.f -ALSO The Various Kinds ol' NosMing, STANDARD CUT LATHS. A full assortment of ROUGH ij&nhv?t. We will endeavor to keep up | a full supply of Dressed Lum? ber, making it a specialty. H. HARBY & CO. Aug 31 Potash Victim. Cured by S. S.S. CAUTION. Consumers should not confuse our Specific with Hie numerous imitations, substitutes,' potash and mercury mixtures which are got? ten vp to sett, not on their own merit, bu* on the merit of our remedy. An imitation ii always a fraud and a cheat, and tTuy thrive only as they can stealfrom t/ie article imitated. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. For sale by alt druggists. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. S. S. S. vs. POTASH. I have had blood poison for ten years. I know I hare taken one hundred bottle? of iodide or potnsh in that time, but it did me no good. Last summer my face, neck, body and limbs were covered with sores, and 1 could scarcely use my arms on account of rheu? matism in my shoulders. 1 took S. S. S., and it has done me more good than all other medi? cines I have taken, il y face, body and neck are perfectly clear and clean, and my rheu? matism is entirely gone. I weighed 116 pound* when 1 began the medicine, and I now weigh 152 pounds. ? My first bottle helped me greatly, and gave me an appetite like a strong man. 1 would not be without S. S. S. for several times its weight in gold. , _C.S. AUTCBW, W. 2& St Ferry, New York, r 1886. ?j jj tm TO. 1886. THE OLD RELIABLE SHOE HOUSE ?OF B??LTMAN & BRO. STILL LEADING IN STYLES. QUALITY AND LOW PRICES -OF WE SAY NOTHING IN PRAISE OF OURSELVES, BtJT LET OUR SHOES SPEAK for us. Having liveiand labored among the people of thiscommuoity Torc?an years, we have acquired a thorough knowledge of their wants in the line of Boots and Shoes, and are prepared this year to give them even better bargains than heretofore. BtJLTMAN'S $3 SHOE, we say without hesitation, is THE BEST Shoe made for three dollars, and a trial will convince voa. IN.GENTS' SHOES, WE HAVE"- " - A Real French Calf Hand-sewed Shoe for - - - - - $6 50. A Genuine German Cordovan Hand-sewed Shoe for - - - - 7 00 A "Bang-up" American Calf Hand-sewed Shoe for - - - - 5 00 A 1 Calf for. 3 00, S 50, 4 00 and 5 00 Cheaper Grades, for heavy wear, from - - - - - 1 25 to 2 50 IN LADIES AND MISSES', WE IIAVE A Cur Kid Butt, from 2 to $4 ; A Dongola Butt, from 3 to $4; A Genuioe "Kangaroo" Butt, for 4 to $4.50. In the cheaper grades our stock is complete, ranging from 1.25 to $2. In Misses', Boys' Children's and Infants' Shoes we can furnish a shoe in any style, quality and price desired. - Remember, Bultman's $3 Shoe for Mem is "OTT Lead/* rVTnave also^wmp?ej^?^f FINETRTJNKS AND VALISES. ^ ;_ ^:]Kewwift! . the winter is approaching. fs| fgponfus soon the blast will be ; ?-f ^ V<t Hgt itnot-com?, we give you warning, i> ;.^tp, ?f? Tlil^^-?ur f??t good shoes you see. BTen cannot tread the frozen sod, P A lthough they'mayin wool be wrapped, N e'er till they first their feet have shod. A h ! where can we these good shoes find ? y ow every one says his are best ; JD o Bultman's beat all other kind ? B efore you buy go there and see. Returning home your cry will be ; 'Oh! Bultman" s are the best I find ; B?LTMAN & BROTHER, SIGN :OF THE BIG RED BOOT, SUMTER, S. C. A WELL KNOWN FACT ! A Dealer w-io makes a Specialty of one par? ticular line can always supply the Best Goods at the Lowest Prices, f?e. - IT IS THEREFORE TO YO?R INTEREST TO BLT YOI: S. W, HARDWARE -FROM RANT & SON. They keeep in stock every known variety of SHELF HARDWARE and would call especial attentiou to a verv large and well selected stock of EUBBER AND LEATHER BELTING In all widths, with Rivets and Burs or Lacing as may be desired. STOVES OF EVERY VARIETY AT ALL PRICES. A large and superb stcok of GJcriULSi and Glassware, And the finest and largest assortment of TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, RAZORS, SCISSORS, &c, "from the best fatories of Europe and America. Especial.attention has been paid in the selection of POT WARB, TINWARE^ *c. Wagon Material of Every Conceivable Kind. Single and Double Muzzle and Breech Loading Guns, Ammut nition, Shells, &c Remember this is the ONLY HARDWARE STORE IN TOWK ?nd wiU"be supported by LOW PRICES. R, w. DURANT & SON. Sept 15 Main Street, opposite the Bank, Sumter, S. C. EVERY YOUNG MAN SHOULD AVAIL Himself of the advantages offered at the BRYANT, STRATTON & SADLER BUSI? NESS COLLEGS, For acquiring a thorough and practical train? ing in basiness affairs. With improved and enlarged facilities, we announce our Twenty-Second Annual Openicg Torihe reception of pupils. -.' -T The curriculum of study embraces a thorough preparation for business affairs. The proficiency acquired by^onn many pupils during a period of over twentpyears as educa? tors of youth is our strongest commendation. Pupils enter at any time. For circulars;:cat? alogues, terms, &c" call on or address W. H; SADLER, President, Sept 8' Nos.ve ? 8 N. Charles SKf Barro. ASHLEY SMALL GRAIN SPECIFIC. The.S. G. S. is the cheapest, and the best, andihe only Specific fertilizer for Siiiall Grain oa the Market. ? v S?% The S. G. S. has been used all over our Soitheni States for tl? lasfe; three years, and has given great satisfaction. Sj ASHLEY ASH ELEMENT, iff ^ superior activity and efficiepcyT^"crrrjap '?nd excellent F?rtil! ter for Small Grain, especially wheo used with Cotton Seed or manure to supply Ammonia. ASHLEY COMPLETE BARDEN FERTILIZER, Delivered free ; specially adapted to Hoses, Geraniums, Pansies, Flowering Annuals, kc. For terms, directions, testimonials, and for thc various attractive and instruc? tive publications of the Company, address, THE ASHLEY PHOSPHATE CO. Charleston, S. C. ?-. ."4?^.^^ \^}?8&\ Th? Largest and. Host Complete SBl?s^B^ - r r: 3%$li? Establishment South. ; " * '"'r"-! .. ? } ' '^ ::<^ -o ? r j Established 1842. :" f?^pil HACKER & SON, fi! &lP? i^Li?^lSlgl -.^ZT^T-i ffl?% r? Wm^?i^LW^ ??ce and Wartrooms, King, opposite .^r*-f==?:- |sJ 1 T m I ?i! Cannon Street. ^?dI^M^^^^^X^^\ CHARLESTON, S. C. ???lffl: **H- W:?^i?fM^?MM?? Manufacturers of fe^^^l?lH?ii?l MORS, SASH, BLINDS, '^^~^^^*A-'- -"r^^^^gtej MOULDINGS, om*m^ - -- --..i^^MlAHD BUILDING- MATERIAL. THE CELEBRATJED OAR! Eil BOAN. BLANKS HAVING PROC??RKD THE AGENCY for the above world reno wu cd Urgan, I ?ni prepared to furnish said organ at prices to suit all parties who may desire a first class instrument. Any information desired will be fully giren by my father, Mr. \V. P. Smith, at his oilice in iSumcer, S. U Correspoudence solicited. Miss S. JESSIE SMITH. October _'o\ LIENS, TITLES, MORTGAGES, BILLS OF SALE, BONDS, And Other Blacks in Variety, FOR SALK AT THIS OFFICE 6. W. C. DICE, D. D. S. Office over Bogio's New Store, ENTRANCE ON MAIN STREET, SUMTER, S. C. Office HOOTS.-9 to 1:30 ; 2:30 to 5. Sept 8_ JNO. T. GREEN, Attorney and Counsellor at LAW, SUMTER, C, B,, S. C. &&*Qo\lection of daims a specialty. June 20. D. B. ANDERSON, Attorney at Law, SUMTER, S. C. Will practice in adjoining counties. Collecting made a specialty. i ww. m Agent? .DEALER IN 3 TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY AND ALL KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS DRUG STORE. Tobacco, Snuff and Segars, GARDEN SEEDS, &C.5 -AL80-> Paints, Oils, Varnishes, GLASS, PUTTY, &c. -AND- . DYE STUFFS. -o Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will find my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genu? ine, and of the best quality. Call and see for yourselves. E. STEHLE, Agt., Baker and Confectioner. FRESH BREAD, SWEET ROLLS, CAKES, PIES AND CREAM PUFFS every morning? SPECIALTY: PATENT BREAD, CINNAMON ROLLS AND MILK BISCUITS, every evening, between 5 and 6 o'clock. All orders promptly filled. To THE PrjsLic: BS*W ARE OF IMITATORS. .April 13, 18S6. HOUSE PAINTING Zn First Class Style. IAM PREPARED TO FURNISH MATE rial of the best kind and finish up jobs in workmanlike manner, and no money required until work is completed. Any kind of work in the House-painting line, such as Walnut Graining, Oak Graining, Mapleing, Marbleizing, Wall and Fancy Painting in flat or gloss work, Graniteing, Rough-casting, Gold or Brass Bronzing, Staining, and Vanishing in any shade. All jobs will be promptlv dealt with. Address LEMUEL R. DAVIS, May 19 Sumter, S. C. ~J7B, KILLOUGH, Manager of Luddeo & Bates' Southern House has opened an oflice in Sumter. Leave your orders for Musical Instruments and Musical Merchandise. You will find in stock Domestic, White and New Home Machines, Oil and Needles for all Machines. J. CHESTNUT REVI LL, August3 Manager. HE! Fl RB I Nilli The TAYLOR & COX STEAM FIRE EX? TINGUISHER for Cotton Gins is the best protection against loss by fire. Beats insu? rance. Cheap, instantaneous, effectual and reliable. Send for circulars and full particu? lars. Agents wanted. Good pay given. J. N. SUTHERLAND, Belton, S. C. SIN SAW FILING MACHINE. The TAYLOR GIN. SAW FILER is one of the best, tc adc. Anybody can file Gin Saws with it. Requires no practice. Doesitswork as it should be done and ten times faster than by haild. Every machine warranted. Price $12. Pays for itself everv season. Order from J N. SUTHERLAND.* Belton, S. C. IF YOXJ WANT-TO BUY an Engine, Boiler, Wood-Working Machinery of any kind ; Saw Mill, Machine Tools or Machinery of any kiud for wood or iron working, do not fail to consult the undersigned, who bas for sale al! kinds of Engines and Boilers and Wood anu Iron Working Machinery, both new and secondhand, at prices that simply defy competition. Let me know your avants and prices will be named. If you want to sell Engine, Boiler or &lachin?ry of any kindv de? scribe it and address Aug 3 J. N. SUTHERLAND. Belton, S. C. SS After Forty years' ixperieoce in tb? preparation of mora than One Hundred Thousand applications for patents in the United State? and Foreign coun? tries, the publishers of the Scientific | American continue to act aa solicitors for patents, caveats, trado-marka, copy _ rights, etc.. for the United States, and to obtain parents in Canada. England. France, Germany, and all other countries. Their experi? ence is unequaled and their facilities are unsur? passed. _ ~. " ? Drawings and specifications prepared:?nd flied in the Patent OiBce-on short notice. Term?. Tory reasonable. Iso charge for examination o? models or drawings. . Advice by^xaaitfree.--. fr:* Patents obtain "41bro iigtiM un n <kOo.?te notice d inthe SCIENTIFIC AMKRICAA,which has the largest circulation anils tke most influential newspaper of'its kind published in th? world. Tho advantages of such a notice ererypatente? understands. ?! This large and splendidly illustrated newspaper is published WEKK Hf at $3.00? year, and is admittodto be the best paper devoted toVjcfance. mechanics,- indentions/ engineering wottoTand other departments of industrial progress, pub? lished in any country. It contains the names of ?ll patentees and title of every invention patented each week. Try it four months lor one dollar. Sold by all newsdealers. If you have an invention to patent wnto to Munn & Co., publishers of Scientific American, &61 Broadway, Kew York. Handbook about patents mailed fre*. E. P. BICKER ft GO. Have thc Largest and Finest Stock of Foreign and Domestic Liqnors EVER BR0UG?T TO SUMTER." Wo keep everything from CIDER TO CHAMPAGNE. We would call particular attention to our LAUREL VALLEY N. C. Corn Whiskey. Something very superior. We feel satisfied that our facilities enable us to SUIT ANY CUSTOMER, Both in Quality and Price. Give us a call. MAIN ST., SUMTER, S. C., Opposite thc Town Pump. We also keep a full line of TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Sept 7 A. WHITE & SON, Insurance Agents* Offer in First Class Companies. FIRE INSURANCE, TORNADO INSURANCE, ACCIDENT INSURANCE," LIFE INSURANCE, PLATE GLASS INSURANCE, SURETYSHIP ON BONDS. April 6 / A. J. CHINA DEALER IN . ? Dragsfy Medicines an? 5 FINE TOILET SOAPS, ?AIR AND TOOTI! BRUSHES. PERFUMERY AND FANCY TOILET ARTICLES, Ac. Ac PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES AND DYESTUFFS, GLASS, PUTTY, $c. Full supply of Fresh Garden Seeds. April 9 ' PAINT YOUR BUGGY FOR One Dollar. One coat gives an old buggy the- blackest black you ever saw and a handsome gloss without varnishing. It dries bard in a few bours. No rubbing I No varnishing ! No ?xtra trouble. Each can contains more than enough to paint a carriage. Retailed at One Dollar per Can. For Sale bv * DR. A. J. CHINA. CO SO co rn GO ts G .si O SS ?3 CO fe m cc ?K SP CHEAPER THAN TH E.^CH E A PEST. J. E. SUARES, THE LIVE FURNITURE MAN, Would call the attention of bis friends and the pub? lic generally to his LARGE STOCK OF FURNITURE -and CHAIRS of which he is receiving weekly addi? tions. Just Received, Another sop ply of those cheap SPRING BEDS, For comfort and durability they cannot be surpassed. You will find it to your interest to give bim a call -ALSO Cloth and paper Shades, Wall Papering, Pic? ture Frames, Looking Glasses, Mattresses, kc, & , down town in Hulbert's Corner Brick Store, Main Street, Sumter, S. C. TRADE MARK" ^ REGISTERED, i?2 9 Arch Street, PhUad'a, Pa. A WELL TRIED TREATMENT For Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Dyspepsia, Catarrh, Bay Fever, Headache, Debility, Rlieumatism, Neuralgia, and all Chronic and Nervous Disorders. When 'Compound Oxygen' is inhaled, the heart has imparted to it increased vitality. That organ sends forth the blood with more force and less wear to itself; the vital cur? rents leave on their circuit new deposits of vital force, in every cell ot tissue over which they pass, and return again to the longs for a new-supply. This isa rational explanation of the greatest advance medical science has yet made. 'The Compound Oxvjren Treatment,' Drs. Starkey & Palen, No. 1529 Arch Street, Phil? adelphia, have been, using for the las,t sixteen years, ia a scient ?fie adjustment of tbe:efements j of Oxygen ind Nitrogen magne?zed,^st??. the compound is so condensed and made portable .that it is sent all over the world. ft Das. ST?BKEY & PAL?H have t?xei?iberty to :,Tefer (in proof of their standing a?Physicians) to the following named well-koawn-'-persons *Who bave?t?ed their Treatment: - ~y02*-.-r vg| HoVTw?LLIAM D. KELLEY, Memb er of Congress, Philadelphia, j REV. VICTOR L. CONRAD, Editor Lutheran Observer, Philadelphia. REV. CHARLES W. GUSHING, I Lockport. N. Y. EON. 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BEADFIELD'S An infallible specific for all the diseases peculiar to women, such as painful or Suppressed Menstruation, Falling of the Womb, Leu conhoea or Whites, etc. FERA LE CHANGE OF LIFE. If taken during this criti? cal period, great suffering and danger can be entirely avoided. KEGULATOR. j Send for our book containing valuable infor? mation for women. It will be mailed free to applicants. Address THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., April 20 B?x 28,* Atlanta, Ga. 3?|lMt niBFBfeonftlelnPhlladelphla Ula I* AM Ul at the Newspaper Adver 2225 ' *** -'" '-of Messrs. , W. AYER * SOM. our authorized agenta B. J. MGIIELL A ^ j PROfrBIITORS Of The Merchant Floor Mills AND COfiTMtSSION MERCHANTS _FOR THE SALE OE ?_ COTTON ?L?D'N?V?L STOBSB. WILMIWGTOK, H. C. OFFER FOR SALE AT LOWEST PEICES Choice grades FLOUR, own roanTt're. -ALSO, Fresh Ground MEAL, HOMINY. CRACKED CORN, &c. Selected RED RUST PROGF SHH) OATS. , . .. Selected North Carolina and Maryland SEED RYE. ?v; All oar Goods guaranteed best q?ali* ty and at \oj^t?L^^LJ&J?^S? fc* delivery to Railroad?-?~ j ., J3. F.. MICHELL k SON.^ W?UERN A mutt WHOLESALE ???M^Bp^ . >: ' " AND "DEALERS JK y- J\ '* u Provisions,"Lips 167 169 J?a**-#?jr? * CHARLESTON, S. ? Dec. 2 : . . - - I i THOMAS, Aft No. 320 KING STREET, ; ; ". Opposite IAbert^ ?Mo?; Fapf Haipifr LACE CURTAILS, CORNICES AND UPHOLSTERY 6?0?8, WINDOW AWNINGS MADE TOORDSfc 'CHARLESTON S. C. Dec ii ' : ^ WholesaleAad Retail Dealer in. . ...... ^ Boots, Shoes, Tranks, Bags, &c. 0: No. 233 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. ? Particular attention given to FiiHng of Orders, and ail Goods guaranteed s* represented. ' J*o 6. ? r>; : r:. GED. W. STEFFEBTS, WHOLESALE GROCER^ . Auction and Commission Merchtii and Liquor Dealer. AGEKT POE ! The F.nest Hams cured in-the &\ ? ^AUoAgeoWor - GENESCO ROAl> CART. Tbe Best and Cheapest on the Market. - 197 EAST BAY ABD 50 ABD 52 STATES*^ (Auction Room State Street;) CHARLESTONS.. C. ' Consignments Solicited; Nov 25 _ ., . o ? PAVILION HOTEL; CHARLESTON, S. C. First Class in all its Appointante, Supplied with all Modern 1 m pro reme? ts* . Excellent Cuisine, Large Airy Rooms,. Otis Passenger Elevator, Blee? trie Bells and Lights. Heat- ^ . ~*r?m~mr~*~af efrcSotundfc ' --.-r -.*-i"l".: RATES p 00, $2.5&AND ?3.00. Rooms Reserved by Mail w Telegraph, Sept 16_y g V?j WRIGHTS HOTEL, COLUMZLi, &V. THIS NEW AND K LEGA N't HOUSl, wiib All modernimprovesttdb,is now open for thi reception of guests1, f . ^r *?. L. WRIGHT M SOM, Mar 6. \ Prop?etor*. PATENT^ . Obtained, and afl business in fte l?. S. Patts* Office, attended ko for MODERATE FEES. Onr office is opposi te the U. S. patent Oak*, and we can obtain patents in les tisse ta*a those remote from WyLSHINOTOt. Send MODEL OR/DRAWING.!We adtias as to patentability jfree1. of ehargs; and wt make NO CHARGE UNLESS WM OBTAIff PATENT. j \ h j I We refer, here, to'the Postmasters the Sup*, of Money Order Dir., and td officiais of tot ?. S. Patent jOffic?. For'circular, ad ric* terms and refor^nce/to actual clients, ia yoi? own State, or county address \ ; . C. A? SNOW ? CO., Opposite Patefejgffice? -^8i^>agTOL4 P-/?? FOUTZ'S ' So H^RSK jEflLdlft^of Tour. Bora or LCSQ E?? vxn. if Four/.'* Powders arc rased In time. PontzTs row<>cis will cure aad prcvcntBoeCBoijaMU Fontz^ Powders will prevent GAP? nf Fowt*> j-"ontz*s lfowders ^"ill increase .thc qnanttty of rninr. and cre.txn treaty per cent, and make the batter flrSl ' t ind sweet. Foutz's Powders will enre or prevent ihcort X??ax_ 3rsxA$K to which Horses and Cat?Je are snfcjeet. ' ?. FOUTZ'S Fowr?a? wiu. Gm SATISTACTIOJ?. Sold everywhere ,v ^ _BAIiTTJgQIUS. MIX W?BS SHOPS Cl WITHOUT STEAM POWER Jg* BY USENG OUTFITS CP J^Bftl BABKE8r TAT. FOOT POWRRl .f ' gg/ machinery can <x>mpcte--wrt?j^t^jBw^^B e?carii power. Soldon trial? ^fiDM? H Metal and woodworkers send ?ot 3*1^9 prees. Illnstfd Catalogne free* jL? ? AV. F. A. Ju??. HamwiCo, J'VN^B^? Kocitfoi*, iiu?&m?X>M Address No 2 I 16 Ma?n?t. T~? ^SWSSSMSSSM? Jfields fire wairce, iMt thom wbO^WiK* t? St?nson ? Co.,Forfliod, M*tefc>~ari3 reedy free, full inSonnatioc ?bort work which they can do, ?od Iwe .? hooa?,tbat wfll t>?y them from S5 to f?P? day- Soinehaw earned over *?in a ^y-^CfrtS?S?^ 2?S rot required. Yeo *re ?*rt^f,^^** "MOORE COftft SRir Tte best MCTstooc in ts? World tor TAI e 3?e*U SampWof meal sent on appiic?wa.. Send Ter pries? om I'ortahle Ora Milla, Upi^erand?nder Sanaers andiCQl Wc aro agents for En ?tn e B, B?fl era, MillM, Cotton Oin*?, Planere, Shafting;, IhiU*r?i*e^ also for Kotler-MiH 0?tfit*uh?ch sav?tttofc<fa* for ftc mOar-r? ?very burr?! of flow ** ar" Write stating ?hatyon -traut and terms you wish te tai Give refeMftacea. 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