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gag- g I = .;.[. T&ef^m?er^ tfafc Asian was founded 9 1850 and the IVue SoiUhron in 1866. ^^Sbe JFo?c??wa a?a* SouiHron Sow has tbe oom bi oed circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising.medium ia J* Sumter. - *M*s*V THS DEPORTATION OP THU NEGRO. The newspapers of the State are en? gaged in a discussion of the question whether it would be for the good of oar country and the negro to remove the latter from onr midst and colonize him io Hay ti, C'iba, or some such country to be provided by the government. This plan, as proposed by the advo? cates of the scheme i Deludes th? exper? iment of allowing the negroes full con . trot of tbe country to which they will be deported. Tuey are to make their own laws, and administer them. The only restraint will be the form of gov? ernment which, of conree, must be Re? publican. Some of the papers are dismissing thu scheme with all the seriousness and earnestness they could employ in crit? icising a bill actually before Congress j fdr that purpose. Indeed, some of the - up-country papers are getting mad in the beat of controversy and calling each other bad names about it. This is to be deplored, of course, but it has very little bearing on the merits of the ease. The contemptuous sneers of the Greenville Netcs and the angry rejoin? ders of the Abbeville Press and Banner . to brother Williams' caustic criticisms of its opinions don't amount to mach in the way of settling the question. The matter must be viewed and discussed ". altogether as an abstract proposition, in? capable of practical tests. The negroes wont gu and can't be made to go against their will. They are fee citizens. This Southern country of ours is un? like any other country in ancient or modern times. We can draw no les? sons from - history in dealing with the problems that confront us, we can find ~ no precedents tn the past to guide or caution us. This country certainly be? longs to the white race; we discovered, subdued, settled and made it, and in? tend, as of right we ought, to control ?od own it. Io opposition to this dominioo there is a constant and ever-increasing men - ace from liberated slaves and their de? scendants, of another and inferior race, presenting a condition unknown before to (he world^s history. Were these liberated slaves of the same race as our? selves we. might rest coopara ti rely con? tent, knowing fiat, whoever actually holds the >reT?s of govern meet,, wer vir? tually govern through oir ideas that **- dominate and are the basic * principles 1 of our institutions ; but because of this '2*" difference te ??ce'and ?3?s>iiteral hos - t?fity of ^he colored "'people towards their for aper 'owners, an<*. the unrecon? cilable detractions ip the genius, apti? tude, character^ moral perceptions, color and social conditions, between the -two races, and the political antagonisms whieh.'au experience of a quarter cf a century has taught us can't be over? come, something will have to be done with our brother in black, else the whites themselves must either go to the wail, or keep up the irrepressible con? flict, maintaining a supremacy by meth? ods neither honorable to them, nor ben . efic?al to our country-methods that - teach oer people and propagate to pos -ferity ideas of political ethics and pub lie morals not consistent with the theo? ries of onr civilization founded on the sacred teachings of the scriptures. We can't continue much longer on the same course we are now pursuing. Our present plans and methods are mere ex? pedients and not principle?, and arc being too extravagantly employed. It n to be boped that the futuro will opon Op some honorable way out of the lab? yrinth. What step shall become nec? essary it remains for a clouded future - to disclose. When it is taken it mus; be sueb? step as shaH reconcile us to . our outraged consciences and at the jame time place os beyond the reach of hostile majority votes. We can't cure sin by creeds, we can't stop crimes by legislation, and it is equally impossible to inculcate principles of morality and good citizenship, and promote the sta? bility of free institutions and personal . liberty by majority votes procured through indirect methods. The plan for the enforced deporta? tion of the negroes is a chimera which it is a waste of time and rhetoric to discuss. If it were capable of any prac? ticable realization even io a reasonable degree, we would say let us try it. It would be heroic treatment that would either kill or core. We could easily adjust ourselves to the new conditions this banishment would entail. Wheo we consider the question subjectively, the evils that could result from this plan would not and could not b? half so serious and harmful as those that now threaten ns. A curious outcome of the negro exo? dus from North Carolioa would be to make a Republican district unequivo? cally Democratic without effort ou the part of the whites. Cheatham, the col? ored representative from that State, says that from 40,000 to 00.000 will leave North Carolina during the coo ing fal!, the trajority of whom will go from the strong negro counties io the eastern part of the State. As the Repub? lican party has been aaccessfulio its work to make the negroes solid for the Republi? can ticket, the los.- will be altogether fo .v " that pr fy. FARMERS* BAY iN SUMTER. I On Saturday'there was such ajatbermg of ; farmers to hearer. Terrel^ the Texan apostle .of the Alliance, as has never been witnessed 'Worein Sumte-. From aa eaiflj hour in the day great crowds " poured into the city from every point of the compass. When the hour approached for the speaking, dense throngs began to make-their way to Monu? mental Square, where a large platform capa? ble of seating about fifty people bad been erected, faeed by . many fifers ? of seats for the audience, ali shaded Trom (be san by the large spreading oaks. Our colored baud wa9 in attendance and did moch to enliven the occasion and enthuse the vast crowd. When, "after an opening prayer by Dr. Edmunds, of the Presbyterian Church, Mr. Terrell began his speech, which occupied more than one hour, in its delivery, be gazed down upon the eager, upturned faces of the largest au? dience of Sumter's sturdy farmers ever gath? ered here. The colored Alliance was repre? sented by large tumbers of our colored citi? zens, who seemed to take the usual lively in? terest in the speech they, always di^lay on such occasions.- The fair ?adies did not slight the accommodations provided for them, but came out to show their interest in the work being carried on by their farmer husbands, brothers, sweethearts and cousins. The day was fair and beautiful as if ordered especially for the occasion. The speaker was intro? duced by Mr. W. 0. Cain. The speech was too lengthy to be reported in full, but we will endeavor to give 80 much of it as will be necessary to convey a correct idea of what he said. After the customary complimentary re? marks to the audience he spoke as follows : It is a fact that can't be bidden, that the farmers have been driven and controlled and plundered by others. They have had the ? product of their labors controlled and dis- ; posed of by others without having any voice i in it. They say h is the farmer's fault and j the farmer can't remedy it. We intend to do ! it. That is one of the objects of our organ- t ization. We will manage the fruits of our j labors. Other callings object to it that we , do not admit them to our order. Do they ? admit us to the privileges and advantages I they possess? Do the merchants admit us to their exchanges, their boards of trade? Do ! the lawyers admit us to their associations and 1 allow us to help t'nem fix the amount and ? scale of their fees? Not much. I don't ' blame them, hut we are equally determined 1 to keep them out of our order and regulate 1 our own affairs. We don't blame them for making money but we intend to take a leaf ; from their book and make some burseives. ' We both sell and buy. We produce the i wealth on which ail live. The cotton id of : untold value to the world, but our methods ' of producing and selling it have made us poor while ail other chases have increased their : riches. ' A lesson from statistics teaches that io twenty-six years oar wealth bas decreased i from one-half the country's wealth to one- ' fourth, a Have we grown lazy and quit work? ing! ?Notiso, we ?abor more and we produce more, have more laud in cultivation and pay more in wages. The reason is that a few men, comparatively, manipulate the money of the , country. They make money easy or tight at , their pleasure. We pay their exorbitant prices for the necessaries of life. Our duty does not require that we make t war on any one. We must find another channel through which to sell our cotton, if , those who now do it for us don't tote fair. We can do without ihem, they can't do with- ' out us. { We propose to organize County Alliances ail over the country. Select your best men to compose them. Send such men from every Sub-Alliance. They will d'Scuss your Coun? ty affairs intelligently and tell you what is < best to be done. Th?y will send delegates to the State Alliance, which in turn sends its I representatives to the National Alliance. ! This supreme body is competent to discuss and decide what is best for all. You must i surrender, individual judgment to toe supe? rior wisdron of these men. Tt ia-wjse to obey them, because they bare better opportunities' < of ksowing what is right than your have. The Alliance has " no ctass feeling. We d^u't care who takes the offices PO far as his vocation is concerned. We honor the upright and square man even if he should happen not ? to be a farmer. There is a kind of merchant we ain't mashed on. We mean the kind who cheats both bia customers aad bis.creditors.. Every retailer Svho fails to pay for his goods raises the price paid by th? poor farmers. The remedy we propose is a state exchange. Every Alliance member pays $2.00 abso? lutely into a common fund. In this State this assessment would raise now $100,000 Then we get a burran of information uncon? nected with any interests except the farmers. Wall street gamblers' reports of cotton crops would not then, be* the only source of rnfor mation. You know they always make the crop too large by 500,000 bales and then blame the farmers for the error. Our bureau of information will deal in facts and truth. Every Sub-Alliance will make up a state? ment covering his immediate section to the County Alliance who io turn makes it up for th* County and sends to the State, ?c. The State agents meet in August with the j facts thus accurately before them and can | make up reports independently of Wall street. I About the price of their products the farmers have hitherto hud absolutely nothing to say. The dealers say "jon need not sell unless you want to." As weil tell a starving man he need not eAt, wheo he has to eat or die. j : The farmers through the Alliance when thoroughly organized can fix prices. A member of a Sub-AHiance can make his note and secure by lien on his cotton. The repre? sentative of thc Alliance can borrow money ou the cotton, make advances to the farmer and hold :he cotton for his price. Tne state business agents decide from data before them as to the crop prospects to he'd your cotton for 12$ or 15 cents and in ihU way you can bold it in your own warehouses. . This is not war on anybody bnt simply managing our own affairs. We thus corner the crop and make our own prices. Every? body says we can do this if we can control j the crop, but fays further, that the fanners ? won't stick. It is a vile slander, "Doggoned If the farmers won't show 'em they can j stick through thick and thin like a lean tick on a nigger's shin. We will have to keep together to do it. Stand as a unit. They point to the Grange as an evidence of our failure. Mu3t it be said that because a sinner has backslider once he is to be ?hut out of heaven forever? The speaker referred to the marvelous growth of the Alliante in fo'.r years toa membership of over 2 000,000. Members are rushing into the Sub-Alliances all over the State. He predicted a membership in S C. ot over 50,000 before be finished his canvass. The influence of the farmer is scarcely felt now in politics. Oih?r interests and classes control everywhere. The burdens only, fall j to the fanner'3 share. What can the farine;s ! do but organize. Tb*re must be a civil and peaceful revolution, else one will conic of blood. Capital is becoming centralized. Trusts are being foi med to control every in? dustry. The aggregation of capita] is a menace to our liberties aud rights. The trust that forced up the price of jute bagging to sixteen cents a yard, robbed us of j $3,<.00.oo0. What \* lo be done? Swear j aboutit? They don't care a cent for your ! curses. We can't whip the jute trust unless j j we quit using jute. We have already broken j the trust and can now get the baggiug tor 10 cemsa)urd. We have accomplished a gre:it j deal in this partial vic'ory, but if we stop our opposition what is to hinder them from run? ning up the price n^xt year to JO cents? The speaker cited instances where great savings had been made by ordering through j the medium of the Alliance in places where it was in thorough working order. He went on to show thai the farmer who was good pay, paid the debt of the farmers who would Bot pay. The merchants did not lose it. He! did not blame the merchants. Mr. Terrell did not forget the railroads lie I Srtid tiie farmers paid the extortions of these. I soulless corporations. That the roads only i regarded the cotton-buyer and tiie n>erchai?t. and that thrse hitler did not care much about the matter as they took it out of the price of j the cotton and got it back :n the sale of the ( goode. Wheu the farmers controlled the ! crops they would also control the freight charges of tiie Railroads. Dy shipping in ! bulk the competition of the railroads would j put the freight charge? within the power of I f armers to control. We hear a great deal of caution against i allowing our order to go into politics. We ! get this adv ?ce only from those men who . can't get into the Alliance and want ofrice. i the few bummers who think the oflices ali, of I right, belong solely to them. Why are they ?j?j?m']^ we.-w?l go6??<? polities.? We h>tr< ra ti^h't ?" go i"to politics when ?c. ! pei cent, ot thc votes. Wc waut '.u ?cud thc right men to Congress and the Legislature. Not necessarily farmers, but men who will 'look a^ter.coar interests. It is our desire to jbe felt?n.'politicson matters of finalice, tariff, ^transportation, ^emigration, &c. We intend: to influence public opinion: We will have ari* organza every Ssate and a National paper that will help us carry out our objects. The closest attention was paid the speaker. He was frequently interrupted by applause. The negroes especially manifested their ap? probation by vociferous cheers, and their usual commendatory ejaculations. At the conclusion of Mr. Terrell's address, Mr. Keys, editor of the Cotton Plant, of Green? ville, the organ of the Alliance of this State, called'attention lo his paper and distributed a number of copies ?mon? the crowd. ..Some of Mr- Terrell's anecdotes and illus? trations were not of a class suited to polite society, but were none the less telling and seemed highly amusing to the crowd. ?i II j i ? -? Second Annual Fair of the Sumter Colored Fair Association. To-day witn?sse3 the close of the second an;;uai fair of the Colored Fair Association. It has been going on for three days this week in the building of the Industrial School in rear of the the M. E. Church in the southem portion of t'ue city, and has been visited by hundreds of colored peopie and many whites. The railroads- centering here have run ex? cursions daily, and quite a number of visitors from abroad have viewed the attractions of the exhibition, which has reflected GREAT CREDIT upon the promoters of the scheme-the only thing of the sort iu the bounds of the State. It gives us pleasure to record the fact that this fair eclipses the former one very marked? ly, and affords the clearest evideuce of de? cided progress in the domestic and industrial j arts on the part of the colored people. It therefore deserves mora than a passing notice, and famishes good cause for gratefulness to all friends of the colored race. THE MAIN* BUILDING is arranged with a large table running nearly the length of the room, with smaller tables around the sides, on which the exhibits are placed. Beginning with the Art Department, our attention was attracted first towards paintings done by the daughter of Gen. Robt: Smalls of,Beaufort-the one a dog's head and the other a p mel of tiger lilies, executed with ?real skill, and a pencil sketch of the Rev. J. B. Middleton by Wm. Bulkley, a lifelike presentment. Near by were a handsome mg by Miss Jennie Walker, a table scarf by Miss Rowena Andrews, an excellent specimen of Fancy shel I work by Mrs. Maxwell, a fire-screen by Miss Jennie Walker, four pieces of irides? cent painting by Miss Victoria K. Jones of Charleston, very creditable specimens of handicraft. An old fashioned dish comes next, bearing a paper with the following inscrip? tion.: "This dish was given to my grand? mother by her mother in 1763; in the city of Charleston. Hannah Bonneau was the sister *>f Thomas Bonneau who was the first colored school teacher in the State of S. O. The Rev. J. B. Middleton, President of the Fair, whose father is still alive, and very active as i minister of Christ, and has reached the t)lesged;ag? of*99 years, was well acquainted with the owner of this dish. Thomas Bon? neau taught father Middleton his alphabet. Therefore this dish has been in our possession 127 years." Adjoining these were the worts of COLORED AUTHORS, the Rev. J. E. Haynes of Charleston who wrote a History of the Colored Race, the Rev. Gr. C. Rowe also of Charleston, who wrote i volume of poems. T. McCants Stewart, luthor of "Liberia," W. T. Alexander, a monograph-1 -The negro in Sacred History,*" ind Maj. Ja3. T Wilson's book on the negro ?S a soldier io the wars of 1775-1812-1861-65. Arthur Macheth exhibited very clear and well-executed photographs of old Bethel Church, Charleston, inside and outside. CRAZY QUILTS. There were two of these in silk, one by j Mrs. E. A. Andrews, a beauty, one by Mrs. I Celestine Miller, and one by Mrs. Harriet j Cureton oP Camden, an extraordinary per- I Formance. The quilt is cornjo-ed of thirty- ? six squares, each square containing oue thou- ! sand pieces. The number of yards in the quilt is sixty, and it was done ''between times" ?9*. five months by a busy wife and mothe??::^There was an extensive dismay ot outline^*wor?" in pillow. and sheet?Wiarc3T aprons and-splashers. On the east wall w ere two very striking quilts by Mrs. Laura T. Smith, one a double Irish Chain, and the other a "Friendship Quilt" in which linked hearts, in various patterns, formed the body of the quilt. There was also here a beautiful quilled bed-spread' by Mrs. Grautham, an ancient dame whose eyes must have got their second sight. THE DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT showed specimens of breads, preserves, pickles and wines, that were very nice and tempting. One loaf by the Rev. Mr. Middleton's young daughter was especially noticeable, and among the wines was a bottle of Tomato wine manufactured by Mrs. Chichester. We be? lieve this is the first time we have ever known this harmless vegetable to be converted into a species of intoxicant, though we presume it is a mild tipple after all. There was also an orange tree six feet high grown from a seed planted by a little girl of seven years. PAPER FLOWERS, ETC. Florence Spencer of Charleston, a girl of 15 years exhibits paper flowers, mats, a cro? cheted child's sack and two crocheted mats. Rowena Andrews exhibits a pin cushion that is unusually pretty, while Mrs. Can "takes* the cake"' with a handsome lace handkerchief which isexquisitly fine and in unique patterns. Mrs. Eliza Green exhibits a vase of very artistic wax flowers, and Mrs. Smith a crazy cushion which removes the dilapidated linen from the shrubbery. Charlea Harris of Wiunsboro exhibits a fancy woodeu table, which contains a nice drawer, and beneath is an open-work side which lets down and re? veals a space where sewing, or books, or music, may be kept. This table is to be giv? en to the most popular minister. We learned that the Rev. Middleton was slightly ahead on this table. Near by were bottles in which some ingenious exhibitor bad put crosses and double crosses, ornamented with feathers, seemingly an impossible performance. A remarkable procession of cornstalk men, animals, wagons and caris adorned this end of the table. Ther wc-re certainly marvels of ingenuity. Miss Katie C. Dibble shows a pin cushion in plush roS"S which is a triumph of needlework, and Joseph Johnston a youth of ten years is credited with a chair tidy in colors which shows great skilj and nimble? ness of fir.geri?. Mrs. W'.-stbcrry exhibits artificial flowers made from cloth and represen ii ng a really beautiful bouquet ; Mamie lio\ kin, of Cam? den, aged 7 years, shows a nicely crocheted lamp mat. Mrs. V. R. Jones of Charleston, shows dolls made cut of vari-co?ored ootlon baiting, something striking and unusual. A beautiful "daisy mat'' worked by Mrs. Mon? tague of Sumter, a delicately tinted fascinator by Miss Maxwell, and several pieces of knitted hue by Mrs. Sarah Davis of Sumter, completes the prominent articles on trie centre table. TUE FIELD CROPS. In a house near the grounds of the fair, may be seen a very creditable display of field crops and vegetables. Stately corn and cotton stalks heavily fruited, immense pumpkins, stalwart huads of rice, a growing bush of the pretty and delicious plum tomato, compose the attractions in this department. We no? ticed particularly an exhibit of a nnmber of beautiful lus-ious peaches by E. H. Dibble, eight stalks of corn grown, it is said, from one grain, of the early Mexican variety, a s^a!k of corn ten feet high, shown by Richard Tucker of Manchester township, taken from a field that is good for fifty bushels to the acre, and a bunch of beautiful rice planted by Dennis Withers on May 24:h af this \ ear, squashes ?nd beets by the Rev. Middleton^ LIVE STOCK AM' POULTRY. Several coops of fit.o fowls were also dis? placed, and fancy pigieons of handsome varieties. Among thc really striking ? pe. i- j mens of live stock .may be mentioned pigs exhibited by Fortune Brockinton, Henry \V. Mackey and M. A. Glover, cows by the same exhibitors and by William J Andrews, Henrv Wheeler ami Henry Cain. Richard Thompson shows a fine pair of bay horses, while Ey lau Touch ber ry of Camden has on exhibition a magnificent -Jer? sey bu.!, wilie!: is well worth seeing and has bern the sire (^f .-es eral ?ii;c calves about Camden, li would pay the fanciers of fine callie to see Touch berry bef?te he g>es. Altogether wc regard the fair .-.s a preat success. On lite grounds ihe best of older -s ke;.<. and the band discourses excel!*: nt music. The restaurante an-l refieshmi :.t bootrs drive a fine Hide, and every bod \ Seems happy. Among the well-known visitors. Gen Sinai's' portly form was conspicuous, and th? re were quite a large represent I ion of pi op!?: from thu city by the sea. We congxatu ate mir colored fel!ow-ci"izeos on the decided success of t ?*.?.: r exhibition, and hi ve it iray hp the herald: of o:l:crs ? bb-li .-bul ea eh be af? *:i r ai.? id..), th?* others .wi lultf vue U.ta b.vu ah al of last year's. The Law Must Be Respected. They were sitting at the supper table last night when the husband said: "The census clerk was in today, dear. He de? manded the age of each of the family, arid I was obliged to give him yours. It was thc law, he said." "You did, you brute! Law? What do I care for law? John Henry, did you presumo to tell that man my age?" she demanded, indignantly. "Yes," John Henry replied diplo? matically, "I told him you were 24" "Oh," Joh.n Henry's wife said beam? ingly, as the rustling of tho wings of the dove of peace were heard in the room, "I suppose "the law has to be respected.* -Cincinnati Commercial Gazette* And Well It Might. The quaint sayings of children are always moro or Tess refreshing. The young minds, unhampered by conven? tionality, take a short and explicit cut in the expression of a thought. A little girl who accompanied lier mother into town the other day was very much in? terested in the speed with which she was traveling toward th? city, and on leav? ing the train at the Fitchburg depot and passing by the great puffing locomotive that had borne the child so rapidly over the rails, the little one turned to her mother, and calling the latter's attention to the engine, said: "See, mamma, it's all ?ut of breath.*1-Boston Budget. N?TICE. OUR STORES will be closed on Thursday September 26th, on account of holiday. Sept 18 J. RYTTENBERQ k SONS. PUBLIC SCHOOL EXAMINATION. OFFICE OF SCHOOL COfflSSIONER FOR SUMTEE COUNTY. S ITER, S. C., Sept. 16, 1889. THE REGULAR FALL EXAMINATION of Public School teachers will be held for White Teachers on Saturday, October 5th, 1889, in the Graded School building; and for Colored Teachers on Friday, October 4th, ia the Lincoln School building. Examina? tions to begin at 9 o'clock, A. M., and appli? cants required to furnish their stationery. JOHN T. GREEN, Sept. 18. 21_Sch. Com. Sumter Co. LOST. BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6 AND 9 o'clock P. M., on September 5tb, an open-faced GOLD WATCH with gold face, raised numbers, black hands, and a short gold chain attached. The back has been worked on. The finder will be suitably re? warded bv leaving the same with REV. J. A. HARMON, . Sept 18. Pastor Baptist Church. State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq , Probate Judge. WHEREAS, WM. R. WELLS made suit to me to grant him Letters of administration of the Estate and effects of .Miss LYDIA H. WELLS, Dec'd. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Miss Lydia H. Wells, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter Court House, on Oct. 3rd, 1889, next, afier publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my band, this 18th day of Sept., A. D., 1389. ' THOS. V. WALSH, Sept. 18-21. ' : I Jttdge of Probate. ~~ CALL ON Who has opened at the mmm OLD ms With a full line of Fancy and Staple GROCERIES, and after a trial of his goods you will be convinced that he is selling as cheaply as is con? sistent with quality, his motto being "BEST GOODS FOR LEAST POSSIBLE VALUES." Ile is keeping among his va? ried stock the celebrated Cross & B?aok ville Jams. Crops & Blackville Potted Meats. Cross & Blackville Pickles. Cross & Blackville Orange Marma? lade. Shrewsberry Tomato Catsup. Leggett's Oat Flake and Oat Meal. Bruoswick, Magnolia aud Jumbo Hams, &c, &c. Just received, a fresh line of Holmes & Coutts' Biscuits. Mr. M. J. Michail is with him and would be glad to see his many friends. Sept. 18__ OTTON BAGGING. To our Alliance Friends and Cus? tomers : We have a lot of COTTON BAGGING on the road and will he able to supply the trade first of week at KID PIM! J. Rvltenbtr* & Sons. Of merchants, our town has had many Of fortune, of fame and renown, But never a combination Made up of a Brown and a Brown. The aforementioned rare combination has brought together a stock of pure, fresh and popular goods, staple and substantial, good to eat and good to wear-all of which goods are enhanced in value by the men who are putting them b.efore the public, for it gives us pleasure to say The famMy of Brown reaches backwards, And is kin to the kings of old time ; But thc climax of fame is accomplished In this year of our Lord, eighty-nine. I The climax referred to is the low price at which our goods are being sold. In SHOES we are running a line of specialties, and the open-eyed amazement that smites our customers as they behold our lay-out, is equal to a seventy-five cent show. And further, i - __ We stand in the end of the ages, A BrowD by the side of a Brown, And declare to the town and the country, WVer not seeking gold, but renown. " To enable us to lay a foundation for the said fame and re nowm, we have put down a solid substratum of low prices and formed new purposes of honesty and uprightness in the hand? ling of FLOUR, BACON, SUGAR, COFFEE, and GROCERIES of all kinds. In the line of DRY GOODS, we have displayed our best taste and are prepared to knock out all competitors in four rounds of four minutes each. We are cosmopolitan in principle and philanthropic at heart, with a strong leaning towards the doctrine of man's universal brotherhood. We believe in the Alliance, in Free Trade, and Protective Tariff, and in Tariff for Revenue only. ' We accept all the creeds and isms of our cus? tomers, and we believe heartily in ' the nebular hypothesis, and meanwhile endeavor to keep our stock full in every depart? ment. Store on Liberty Street in rear of the famous Clothing Store of Brown & Chandler. Our clerks are models of politeness and affability, a supply of good manners and suaviter in modo having recently been im? ported from France for their individual use. FAIL ID WINTER 1889. The subscribers feeling very grateful for the hearty support accorded them during their mercantile career in the City of Sumter, come again to the front, and offer this season an unusually large and varied stock of General Merchandise, and it ie useless to attempt an enumeration ; suffice it then, when we assure yon that it far surpasses our usual efforts. There are so many new styles and varieties that we are forced to invite personal inspection. Our BLACK DRESS GOODS Department is replete with all that is necessary to make up a first class Mourning Goods Department, and all marked at prices which command the attention of close buyers. FALL FASHIONS IN FULL FORCE IN OUR CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Magnificent wearings, rich patterns, artistic cut and expert workman? ship are in the make up of every suit and garment. The school season calls for SCHOOL SUITS for the rising generation, and happy will you be in mind and pocket if you come to us, where you will meet with grace and tone in every suit, and at prices that will please every purse. Remember we had over 200 DOZEN HATS, and our stock is somewhat depleted, yet we have still a large number to select from. Call and make your selections. Ladies', Misses', Gents', Boys' and Children's @ 3E3E O 3E3 & in all styles and qualities, among them Messrs. E. P. Reed & Co.'a cele? brated Kid and Goat rJuttou Hoots for Ludios and Misses at $li 50, every pair warranted. Also, Dixon's renowned ?o 00 Shoes for Gent's wear Buth makes have a national reputation. Crroceries? Groceries. We handle Staple Groceries by the Car Load, which enables us to give our uatrone ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. It is our intention to meet all honorable eompntition, and we ask our friends throughout the County to price our goods IN ALL LINES, before making their purchases. Respectfully, O'DONNELL ? CO. Sept. 18 FOR SALE BY Ducker <S Bultman DRYG001)S,GR0CERI?S -AND- . . ?; % RAL MERCHANDISE. We are not only the LEADING GROCERY HOUSB ?D this city? but for several seasons have LED IN LOW PRICES on many staple articles in our . * ] DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT. We now request the attention of the trade and solicit buyers to call and see our line of DRESS GOODS AND NOTIONS. We are showing all the latest and popular shades in plain and staple goods, Cashmeres, Serges, Henriettas, plaids and striped suitings, &c. Beautiful suits with rich combinations which are the very newest effects out. BLACK DRESS GOODS. This line is, as usual, replete, and all marked at prices which command the attention of close buyers. A large and elegant line of Ladies', Gent's and Children^ Underwear, Brown and Check Homespuns, Bleach, and Cambric Goods, Double Faced Canton Flannels, in fact everything to be found in a general stock. fc MISCELLANEOUS. Towels, Napkins, Doylies, Cretonne, Scrim, Buching Rib? bons, Laces, Handkerchiefs, Corsets, Gloves, Hosiery, Purses, Pocket Books, Parasols, Umbrellas, Satchels, Marking Cotton, Flourishing Thread, Knitting Yarn, Silks, Satins, Velvety Plushes, Braids, Fringes, BLANKETS, FLANNELS, COMFORTS, SHAWLS, Ladies' and Misses' : -. * *'* - WRAPS, NEWMARKETS ANO WALKING JACKETS. OUR SHOE STOCK is complete in all styles for Gents', Ladies' and Children's1 wear at rock bottom prices. No goods misrepresented. Clothing, Hats, Trunks, Valises Cheap and medium priced suits and overcoats.. . ..Call and examine our stock in this and other lines before purchasing. We invite the ladies especially to come in and inspect our goods and thereby save money. W HEAVY AND FANCY GROCERIES. In this line we always give the best article for the least money. Wre call special attention this week to Choice Sugar Cured Hams, all fresh and desirable sizes. Choice Smoked Tongues and Breakfast Bacon. 2 lbs. can Brook Trout only - 25c Rolled Lunch Tongue only - 30c "Photo" Salmon only 20c Can Shrimp only - - - - - 30c Devilled Ham only .... - lfllc Puddine, assorted flavors, - - 10c French and American Sardines in \ and I boxes. Extra fancy Cream Cheese and finest Creamery Butter. Try our Health Biscuits and fancy Tea Cakes, received weekly. They are light, easily digested ami exceedingly nutritious. We have always made a specialty in TEAS AND COFFEES and it is a fact that WE LEAD THEM ALL in our prices on -SUGARS Samples furnished, and free and prompt delivery. We carry the largest assortment asd the very best brands in Canned Goods, Pickles, Sauces, Jellies. Extracts, &c. Raisins, Currants, Citron, Spices. Our warerooms are now crowded with Heavy Groceries. Small figures on large quantities. You will not seiid any orders to Charleston if you'll only get prices from^tlie first-class and reliable house of ? ? DUCKER & BULTMAN. Sept 18 ; V " "