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THE MANNING TIMES. Mdaim "ing, 0. C% WEDNESDAY, APRiL 8, 1891. The Mystery Explained. AN UNNATURAL STORY. A mystery hung over the Trave's mansion. This was the finest resi dence in one of our seaport towns, and was the property of Mrs. Harriet M. Travers and her only child, Mary Travers. Her husband, Charles C. Travers, who had been a wealthy mer chant, died when Mary was quite young. In the mansion there was a room where old books, newspapers, broken furniture, and things of that sort were kept. One one side of the apartment was a large closet, in which something mysterious was hidden away, but no one, except Mrs. Trav ers, knew what it was. - Mary often questioned her mother in regard to the'object, but the invariable reply to these questions was: "Wait till I'm on my death bed. I'll tell you all about it then, but not before." This answer, unsatisfactory as it was, had to appease Mary. She knew that her mother was a Miss Melson before her marriage, that she .came from England, and was once engaged to an English gentleman, Cecil El lingham, who had died without mar rying. Mary had been told by her mother that she bought her house, since known as Travers "mansion," shortly after coming to America, and that she had then married Mr. Trav ers. Mary also heard from some of her friends that her mother had the closet made as soon as she bought the house, and scarcely was it finished be fore a long box was brought to the place and carried into this room. Mrs. Travers herself emptied it, and no body knew what it contained, but it was supposed to have some connec tion with the closet. No one except Mrs. Travers had seen inside of this secret spot after it was completed. Such were the strange reports which Mary heard. She knew that her moth er sometimes visited the room with the closet, and whenever she did so she locked the door on the inside and never allowed Mary to look in the enclosure. Miry developed into a ciharming young lady and married Owen Grif Aft4jentleman of Welsh extraction, :Kbder the name of "Glendower," iiishominint in the journalistic ord As a newspaper writer. Mr. and fis.&iffith became in a few years the happy parents of a pretty little daughter, wbom they named Mary Travers Griffith. They called her "lit tle Mary." When she was a rosy ing, merry girl of eight her rw.uui~r1~.. 'i~1~,taken ill. The doctor was called in, andone said the indisposition was more the result of old age than anything else. Mrs. Griffithi hoped that her mother would say something about the clos et, but she felt reluctant to mention the subject, as the old lady was very -ill. neb eening rs. Githwas seat her~othr's edwhen the old~ ~exitedly exclaimed in a loud 0ke"The closet." As she said this kjer& handon a~curiously shaped ke wIihieh was fastened to a string around her neck. She died the day following. Mrs. Griffith understood by her - mother's action that this key was the., one to unlock the closet. She could now unrivel the mystery which- had excited he%- caiosity so long. She could sii ivhits was in that prohibited place. But now that she had the key in her possession she dreaded to open the door, and felt as if there was somehin inidewhich she had better n owtherefdre she did not look i Mrifth was trot an' inquisi< tive man, and expressed no desire to learn what were the contents of the closet, so Mrs. Griffith placed the key on her mantelpiece, where it would have remainedi indefinitely had it not been for little Mary. This mischievous girl, prompted by the curiosity of - a child, determined to find out what was inside the locked door. One evening, just at dusk, she -geothitpok the key from the mantel, and ooo to the room, quietly open edle oo and~ ialked in. The aptnifi'was dark, and she begtan 1.o feel alarmed, but~being a resolute girl she did not give way to her fears.I Walking tothe closet she' uulocked -the door and pulled it open. Owing to the 'diness she could not see what was inside, so she stepped in. Instantly she heard a ghostly sound over her head, ns if some one was gnashing his teeth together. She put out her hands, and her fingers touch ed a hard, cold something which felt as if it was bone. She sprang out of -the closet as her fears overmastered her and screamed aloud. GMi<riffith hearing his pet's cries, 4izedsia lain~p anud hurried to the room. When he reached the door he saw a sight which, for a few minutes, rooted him to the floor in amaze ment. The closet door was wide open, and standing in it was a human skeleton. Going to an old table, he, put the lamp down and walked inside the closet. The jaws of the skeleton began to strike together in a rapid .manner, and its, bony arms quickly rose and embraced Mr. Griffith, who moved one. foot. The skeleton then stopped its chattering, but a new and totally unexpected sound greeted his ears. It was a funeral hymn, played in a low and weird tone. Hearing the' music'and feeling the skeleton's em brace so unnerved Mr. Griffith that he' shook violently. When little Mary saw her father trembling she commenced screaming again. Mrs. Griffith hastened to the' room, and as she saw the skeleton's' arms around her husband a feeling of terror came over her. She begani with all her strength to pull him out! of the closet. This action caused Mr. Griffith t'o move his feet, when the music ceased as if by magic, and the arms of .the skeleton fell to its sides. Mr. and Mrs. Griffith gazed at each other with a look of horror on their faces, and little Mary hid hers in her' mother's dress and continued to cry in a low tone. Mrs. Griffith glanced at the skeleton and noticed a letter tied to a piece of wire above its head.I She stretched out her band and1 snatched the paper from the wire. It wa her mother's chiroranhy. andI addressed to her. She tore it open, and in a tone trembling with excite ment, read as follows: My DAa DAUGH1TEr:--Yon know I have often promised to tell you the mystery of this closet when I am on my death bad. As I grow oldc I begin to fear that I will die suddenly and not be able to tell you fully about this skeleton, so I have concluded to write you a letter and explain all. I know that when Im buried you will come to the closet some day and see my letter. I was the child of wealthy parents. My father died and left my mother and myself alone in the world. When I was twenty years old I met Cecil Ellingham, who was many years my senior, but a more brilliant or high-toned man never lived. He had a beauty that was more than human, it was ange'.ical. ili profession was the law, and ihe had no relatives. He told me that he loved me, and I replied that it was mutual, but I did not tell him all. I worshipped him. My mother died at this timo. Cecil took a great interest in America and pro posed that we sell our property. get married, and sail for the United States. I agreed. Ce cil was taken suddenly ill, and all that love and money could do for him was done, but he died. Oh, my daughter, my daughter, you can't imagine the bitter anguish that fills my heart as I write these words. I employed a skillful physician to dissect my beloved. I had the bones carefully cleaned and packed in a box. I then sold my property and sailed for this country, for I didn't aire to live in England any longer. I brought Ce cil's bones with me, and when I reached New York I made arrangements to have them fixed together with wire. They were arranged so that if you stepped on one wire the skeleton's jaws would move. if you trod on another one the arms would embrace you. I then had a music box made which, after being wound once, would play a funeral hymn several times. This music box played only when you stepped on a cer tain wire or pressed it with your har.d. I left New York, came to this town, and bought this house. When I purchased it I had this closet made, and.I sent to New York for the music box and Cecil's skele ton. With my own hands I fixed them in the closet. I made a solemn vow that no one in my lifetime but myself should open this closet. I had a brass lock and key made for it, and I wore the key on a string around my neck. After I had lived here awhile Mr. Travers asked me to marry him. I told him I loved one who was dead, but I wouid try and make him a good wife. If I married him, however, there was one thing he must promise, and that was he must never ask me to let him look in the closet, about which he had h-ard people talking, for even at that time people were discussing this secret place. He cheerfully made the promise, and we were married. Charles was a pure man, and he was a kind husband to me, but I could not love him as I did Cecil-no, not one hundredth part as much. You were born during the third year of our marriage. Charles lived but four years, and during his lifetime I very seldom visited the skeleton of my beloved. Betore I married Chorles, 'u= 1lsx since his death, I have often visitei Cecil's bones. I have heard his jaws moving, and although it was nothing but dry bones~knocking together, it almost seem ed to me that the dead was talking to me from the spirit land. As I have lhstened to the solemn music, and felt the bony arms of the skeleton around me, a feeling of pe culiar happiness caune over me. How often have I kissed the edges of those holes in his skull where once his brilliant eyes sparkled. I could write mose, my daughter, you know all now. I remain your affectionate moth er, Ha~rnrr 3I. TRAvEPs. Mr's. Griffith threw down the letter and burst into a flood of hysterical tears. Mr. Griffith locked the closet door, and taking the hands of his wife and daughter, led them from the room. The mystery was solved now. It made a considerable stir, as every body talked about it. Mr. Grillith hadl the skeleton buried, and employ ed skillful workmen to remove all signs of the closet. Better would it have been for Ow en Griffith's famnily if the mystery had never been solved. The fright expe rienced that night by little aay made her subject to convulsions, and she soon after died. Her death was a se vere blow to her parents, for she was their only child. McDox.D Fraxrsx. Ramsey, Sumter county, S. 0. BUCKLEN'S AR~NICA SALVE. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rhenum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positive ly cures piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect ra'isfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by J. G. Dinkins & Co. NOW TRY THIS. It will cost you nothing and will surely do you good, if you have a cough, cold, or any trouble with throat, chest, or lungs. Dr., King's New Discovery for consumption, coughs, and colds is guaranteed to give re lief, or money will be paid back. Sufferers from la grippe found it jus.t the thing, and under its use had a speedy and perfect re covery. Try a sample bottle at our expense, and learn for yourself just how good a thing it is. Trial bottles free at J. G. Dinkins ,& Co.'s drug store. Large size 50c. and SI. SPECIMEN CASES. S. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis., was troub led with neuralgia and rheumatism, his stomach was disordered, his liver was affect ed to an alarming degree, appetite fell away, and he was terribly reduced in flesh and strength. Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured him. Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, I., had a ruiining sore on his leg of eight years, stand ing. Used three bottles of Electric Blittere and seven boxes of Bucklen's arnica salve, and his leg is sound and well. John Speak er, Catawba, 0., had five large fever sores on his leg, doctors said he was incurable. On e bottle Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen's arnica salve cured him entirely. Sold by J. G. Dinkins & Co. A Masonic Temple for Sumnter. SUxTmR, A pril 3.-At a meeting of the Ma sonic Temple Company held to-day the fol lowing officers were elected: President, Al tamont Moses; vice president, R D. Lee; treasurer, R. M1. Wallacc; solicitor, Marion Moise; directors, A. Moses, Rt. D. Lee, A. N. Freeland, Abe Ryttenberg, Rt. A. Brand. J. A. Mood, A. C. Phelps, E. W. Moise, and R. M1. Wallace. The capital stock is ten thousand dollars, of which nine thousand dollars has been subscribed. A committee has been appointed to procure plans and~ estimates. 'rhe first instalment has been called for May 1, when work is expected to begin. In purchasing medicines, don't try experi ments; the first and only consideration should be genuineness. Ayer's sarsaparilla has stood the test of forty years, and to-day it is in greater demand than ever-a trium phant proof of pop~ular approval. Smallpox ini North (Carolimn. CHARLOTTE, N. C., April 3.-Lexington, this State, is terribly wrought up over the ppearance of' smallpox. Several cases in the worst stage of the disease have devel ped there in the last few days. Sonic of he citizens are leaving, and the town is in KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD. A Drumnier Relates His Experience inl Grand Rapids, Michigain. What I like about these "Kuights of the Road" is that they are great fellows for secret societies. Most all the drumuiers belong to everything that is going from that of the "Grand Kniglhts of -Diamond Garter," down to "Sons of Intemperance." I am quite a hand for all such mysterious things myself, so I get solid with all the boys. My old friend Crookston called on me the other day to see if I needed any drugs and to have a visit. We had a jolly old time. While we were sitting in the office a chap came in and wanted to borrow $2 on ac count of a remittance not coming to him as he expected. I told him my $2 I kept to lend was in now, being sent in the day before by Johnny Mc Intyre, but I never lent it except to drummers. He said "That's me." I gave him the grand hailing sign of an Odd Fellow, wbich he tumbled to. Then I came to the great "hair in the soot" grip of a Pythonic. He tum bled. Then Crook gave him G. B. of the Sons of Malta. He was onto it. Then I tiipped him the hair-poking signal of a Good Tippler. He smiled and said "H. 0." This is a chemical term, meaning "waters." Then Crook stuck out his hand and gave him the noted P. ). Q. sign of the Royal Arch Brick Mason. He "got thar" on that. Then Crookston examined him as fol lows, to make sure he was a drum mer: "From whence comest thou, pard ?" "From the Lodge of the Holy St. Johns, Michigan." "What seek ye here to do ?" "To take a few orders and collect a bill of Billson." "Then you are a drummer ?" "I am so taken and accepted by the boys." "How may I know you to be a drummer?" "By my cheek and my fifty-pound sample case. Try me." "How will you be tried ?" "By the squar'." "Why by the squar' ?" "Because the squar' is a magistrate and an emblem of stupidity." "Where were you first led to be a drummer?" "In my mind." "Where next?" "In a printing office, adjoining a regular post of diummers." "How were you repared ?" "By being divested of my last cent, my cheek rubbed down with a brick, a bunion plaster over each eye, and a heavy sample case in each hand. In this fix I was conducted to the door of the post." "How dii you know it was a door, being blind ?" "By first stepping in a coal scuttle and afterward bumping my head against the door knob." "How gained i ou admission ?" "By benefit of my cheek." "Had you the required cheek ?" "I had not, but Steve bears had it f or me." "How were you received ?" "On the sharp toe of a boot, ap plied to my natural trousers." "What did this teach you ?" ."Not to fool around too miuck" "What happened next ?" "I was set down on a cake of ice aiid asked if I put my trust in mer cantile reports." "Your answer? "Not if I know myself, I don't." "How were you next handled ?" "I was put straddle of a goat made out of a 2x4, and trotted nine times around the room by our worthy brothers, and then trotted in front of the Left Bower for further instrue tion." "How dijd he ihstruct you ?" "Tio approach a customer in three upright regular steps with my' busi ness card extended at rih angrle my arms forming a perfect: square." "How wvere you then disposed of?" "I was again setdon the-cake o ice in front of a dry goods store, and made to take the following horrible and binding oath:" "I, Charles S. Robinson, do hereby and herein most eveiastingly and di abolically swvear by the Great Bob TailiFlush, that I will never reveal and always steal all the trade secrets I can for the use and henefit of the Most August Order. And I further swear, by the Bald-headed Jack of Clubs, that I will never give, carve, make, hold, take or cut prices below the regular rates; and I further swear by the Pipers that played before Huses, to never havc any commerci:d deal ings with any man or his wife, .ister, grandmother, old maid, aunt, or :nele, unless they, he, she or it is sou.ad on the goose." "I was then asked what I most needed " "What was your reply ? "Money." "What did you then behold ?" "A copy of Dunn & Co.'s reports, open at chapter 'Muskegon.' Upon the open book rested a pair of drug scales, in one pan of which rested ten pounds of concentrated lye, and in the other sat a sa:all silver jackass." "What did this emblem signify ?" "The scales indicated the balance between debtor and creditor. The other emblems represented de-abili ties and assets of bankrupts." "Did this teach you any lesson ?" "You bet! It ttught me the fact that the former are generally so al mighty much better than the latter." "Shake! Brother! * ** Willyvon be off or from ?" "Both, if I can borrow money enuff to get out of town on." "Have you any cigars ?" "I have." "Give 'em to me." "I did not so receive 'em, neither will I so impart 'emn.". "How will you dispose of 'em ?" "On sixty days' time or two per cent. cash, f. o. b." "All right, begin." "No, begin you." "No, you begin." "U p." "'Em." "Set." "'Set 'ema up.' The words and signs are right, Brother Snooks; lie is a yard wide and all wool, and you can bet on him." . Brother Crookston and I ea-chi le-t the chap $3, an~d he left with many' thanks and kind wvishies. Now you cau isee by this wha:t a help it is to a fellow whenI hie gets dead broke amoing stranger-s to '.ave these little things to fall back on. Gand .Iapi Tina's. Folk-Lore and Folk-Cure. Some of the scientisls who make a specially of folk lure have lately ber-u making inquiries about the malav whicI the country people called spring fever. It is a genuine Im:d.v, though more dis:igreeable than seri OUs. Yet it should be taken note of. While the scilutisis are inu iring about the tone of the malady, those who are suffering the lassitude, nerv ousness, and melancholia, that are its symptoms. should run the disease out of their systems by ieans of that more subtle Se!itutist aud folk-curest -S. S. S. This is particularly neces sary, since spring fever leaves the sys tem in such a condition that it suc cumbs readily to tIiseases that are more daingerous and Less easily con trolled. S. S. S. is a preventive as well as a remedy. A Sister's Part. Miliss 3Mittens-Wnat does this mean, Mr. Brotherton ? Mr. Brotherton-These ? Oi, these are just a few socks, undcrclothes, and coats that need mending! Miss Mittens-But--? Mr. Brotherton-You promised to be my sister last night, you know; and my sister used to do all my mending before she was married. MRS. MILLION'S RIDE. When Mrs. Million goes to ride, she travels forth in state. Her horses, full of fire and pride, go prauc ing from the gate; But all the beauties of the day she views with languid eye, Her flesh in weakness wastes away, her voice is but a sigh. For Mrs. Million is in an advanced stage of catarrh, and all the luxuries that wealth can buy fail to give her comfort. She en vies her rosy waiting-maid, and would gie all her riches for that young woman's pure breath and blooming health. Now. if some troe and disinterested friend would advise Mrs. Million of the wonderful merits of Dr. Sage's catarrh remedy, she wonld learn that her case is not past help. $500 reward is offered by the manufacturers for a case of catarrh in the head which they cannot cure. Sumter News. [Wlzcchman and Southron, April 1.) Conductor Hobgood, who was so serious ly injnred sometime ago by a railroad acci dert, has sufficicntlv recoverd to travel. He left Sumter yesterday for Baltimore, where he will enter the Maryland Hospital for further treatment. Mr. W. E. Mims, the enterprising proprie tor of the Suter Poultry Yards, has dcid ed to enlarge his business, and to that end has leased the Mason place neor the factory, which gives him 'onsidrablv niore area for his operations in the raising of fancy stock, at which he has been so eminently success fil. All this week he bas been taking down his fences and moving his coops andi other appliances pertaining to his business. Hle has our cordial wishes for his s"ecess in his new location, but we caainot repress a sigh of regret for th- di-maantling of his lwviy little cottage an1d the bare desert.:l look If what was once one of the most attractve houses on West R-:pulcan street. THOUSANDS OF WOMEt Become afflicted and remain so, ;'ufiering untold miseries from a sense )f delicacy they cannot overcome. BI lDFIEWD S FEMALE RE1URATORI by tin alalig and arousingto healthy .einalher organs, ACTS AS A SPECIFIC. "'e'wes health to bloom on the ish, w~a b z eign throughout "e frame. Enever fails to cure. -.: F::2 a &a for Women. V!:: wic::: nan~er treatment of .adi"' pl~y. '.n thr.eo years, without beneft. Mio': ::ing-threobottlesof BRAn rIwi's Fr.u:::. EtOmOrro she can do HER OwN~ CoatNG, 2.I.tING AND wAsHING." N. S. UnrlAN, Henderson, Ala. BRAnannEL REGtnATOR~ CO., Atlanta, Ga. Sold by druggistsat $1.0 per bottle. A Good Investment. Health and Happiness come to all who persistently use Ayer's Sarsaparilla. This powerful alterative effects in the system a change that seems little short of miraculous. N~o medicine has been in such universal demand for years. Give it a trial. "If any one suffering from general debili ty, want of appetite, depression of spirits, and lassitude, will use Ayer's Sarsaparilla, I am confident a cure will result, for I have used it, and speak from experience. It is by far the best remedy I ever knew."-. F. 0. Loring, Brockton, Mass. Ayer's Sarsaparilla, Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. sold by all Druggists. Price $1; six bottles, $5. Worth $5 a bottle. STRANGE BUT TRUE. Col. I. WV. Avery's Remarkable Statement This gentlenman was treated for years by eminent specialists, and the Brown Sequard remedy was tried, Hie states he h.A spent upwards of seven thousand dollars with the most emiuent physicians, and otherwvise, but without the least benefit, le bade his ol comrades in arms an affectionate fare well mnore thani a yrear ago, and yet, here is whact he~ writes under a fresh date. Cauld anything be :uore wo'nde rful? G'arr 's:- I was in a very bad fix. I was be luien. Kidneys disordered, di getonl torpid, arm helpiess with rheunma im ana blo d poison (the etil-et 'of a wound reeived during the war) :and1 fill of that odiou4 cisean cat.arrh. The dloctors sail I would nos live andl g uit gh ing me medicine, as it did n1' 22od. I ha:ve :Ince used noth ing but Germetuer. Xiy kidneys are well, my digestion good, may palied arm 1 is ll, is excellent. I. W. AVEII'. Coone! Acry was for sev.eral years~ editor of the Atlan ta Constituti'on. an hmis vigor ous an 1versatile editorials gave that s4hcet a vivaity which~ won for him an endaring reputation as a nlr-t-classs journalist. For many years he was Ex-Geornor and Sena tor Clohijitt-s seeretary, later, had charge of the U. S. treasury department, and is to-day a proud, living mionuament to the virtues of that great healing and life-giving elixir, Dr. Kings lRoyal Gerumetner. Do not class it withi other proprietary remdies. It is so far beyond all of them in its beautiful proportions an d aceuratt analyi sis of all that const itutes a real germ destroyer and a heaith giving compiound, that all ,dh er so-called remedies for the diseasesxwhich ii will cure must tamke a back scat to give time highwvay to this great and wonderful remec d for human health and happiness. P iiee $1.00 per bottle. For sale by all druggists and by Dr. lKing's lloval Germie tuer Co.. 14 N. liroild st., Atlanta, Gta. For sale in Manning by .. DLinkins & Co.; in F"oreston byn Drt. L. W.. Nettles. No3tice to Cre-(ditor)s. SLL Pi*:isoNs iIAV1NGJ CLAlMS .j aga'inist th~e estate0 ofi I o. Washtingtoni ;Garmu'n, dersl will pro-i: t them diuly Ittst' d, and tho'se owing said csate will mak.: paynmnt to M.AlIGAlIET N. GAYMON, SPECTACLES& EYE LASSE. J. G. D1inkins & Co. have recently obtain d1 the agency for the Celebmd Aqua Crystal Spectacles and Eye Gasses, and in aldition to their alre'adv FULL STOCK have puren.sed a hrge supply of these goods. and are now pr-ed to lit the eyes of any one, voung or old, whose eyes need help. By the aid of th :OPTkJMETERI this is rendered the woik of a few moments. As to quality these goods are unexcel'ed, and their PRICE IS MODERATE. Any one whose ees nuel help should call on J. G. Dinkins .& Co. eniid be fitted with a pair of Aqua-Crystal spectacles or eye glasses. J. G. 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CHARLESTON Mattress Mfg Go, LAN UFACTUluEII OF High Grade Mas,. Hair, & Wool tMitresses, Ofice & s:.eroomr, 5~;2an:1551 King st., CH-ARhESTON, S. C. lehi-ed price list, for :aiill th, 18V. Mttr.,-s, -.-sortd -str ti-: No. 1, St mw- I Cottav, ": No.* -, M2.5: -iNo .N. , ce.ir Nm ot t n. d Gotton, 3:' No. -. : 50: No. 3, S. No. 1, oon Ahlttess -0l- I): No A No 3.-- 18 'ier- * aed ou ', .01 Mattres-ses if S I Nre :>09.. 1.~ i -M r Naorm . A 2, 15 No . 3, 80.' I~ 'V- s 8.0t 3 Cofrm . t -S.. Ptnes - 0 cents pe p~.inid, aai or f- e 'i.pe m*.de up. hogriv. Inaw s il:, -i eapet. '5; m rognett pl.s,' S.5 .U1ph,.'steried ts. 62 to $3. M~r bP t5 tool~- ->. Bay~ h diret fom thefatory. Send ashi by \prus or- pota noe to ~T. H. McA L , (env' pt. TYPE WRITER. A - wil bu th Odll yp Wrte w$t0 78 eract, u1 or Smngle- Ca-.se Odell, warranted t obte won than any machine node. It comobine's simplicity with durability, speed, case of operation. wears .onger with out cost of repairs t!-au an'- etner inachine. H.s no ink ribb'on t i bother tIe ope-rator-. t neat, subst-antiil, ickel p: ted, perfect ad "aptedm to all liid 1of type wrm ig. Li-e a l" ii ting' pres,* it oceS, sharp, copes- (e1m be~ liads' at one NV 'tng - J:. intehgent pein c~m -n--come -r operator mn t Vo as Wei ' oif-'-r ? 1,00 0 ' any -' i;ertor. mho cin equ.d Lie work of th oul- Cs .ntl e aet and salesme'n wanmted. 5lei:dl induc-ements to de:.!er' Fr palmph!-et giving~ inidor-cements, &c.. addes-i ODE LL TYPE WiRlIER C., 853 and si 5th Av.:. C(iAg Ill.1 WVI. B R E R~ & G0. HIay and Grain, Op.a Ke'rr's WVharf, and 2:3 Qaeen St., CHARILESTON, S. C. SALEB AND PEED STABLES. 3t0 Chalmers Stre-et, CARLESTON, S. C. F"*inie horses. and mnules cnjstanitly ames F. Walsh, WOLESALE LIU0 DEALER. IGH GRADE LIQUORS. maJ Mtn ., CHAonrnEICY, S. C. SUNNYSIDE POULTRY YARDS, Eggs for Setting. Per.;ons deiring to iiprove their stock, or r to raiise thoroughbred fowls, will find it to their interest to patronize my vard<. Mv pens consist of six vareties of the besi egg producimg strains, such as Lig Brahma, Mhl on p 00h 1'rce of eggs, S1.50 for 15: S2 50 for 30. Safe delivery and a fair hatch guaranteed. Addruss, W. B. MURRAY, Sumter, S. C. SiLVERNWARE, &c., I have in stock some of the most artistic pieces in thisline ever brought to Sumter. Those looking for Tasty Wedding Presents will do well to inspect my stock. Also on hand a magnificent line of Clocks, Watches,. Chains, Rings, Pins, But tons, Studs, Bracelets, in solid gold, silver, and rolled plate. Repairing of all kinds will receive prompt and careful attention. L. E. LEGRAND, SUMTER, S. C. H.A. HOYT, [Successor to C. I. Hoyt & Bro.] Largest and Oldest Jewelry Store in SUMTER, S. C. 2 06? 0 A ve:-y har e tk ol BPritannia waxe, the very hast silver pl:nto. goods made. 550 Gold rings oi hand. Fine line of Clocks. Weddi:i Pesents. G Id Pens, and Specta les. A hig lot of solid coin silver just re !ec~ived, at iwe.t prica. My repairing de partmcnlt has no ;pcrior ia the State. Try around first and get prices, then come to me. Yen will certainly buy from me. L W. FOLSOM, Successcor to F. 11. Folsonm & Bro. DEALER IN WAT.'cIlES, CLOCKS JEWELRY. - -J Th celbr:ed ya St -ThnSwn Mahie.:n Fnet azrsinAmriaa ways o h~unl ;eirig pomtl an inthe eI'yhs ofy~ Smt. inTthe Sowmns andal inad sof sm 'ors art ricM sa loo n iie managed by a frirstls bar tender whoia wll reeiv te lateftlinttan irsvo-nedas frst aliuralnt in theo ciar of mtalon thes ll be bddisnh of mery busee wsr will n derp the supevsindf oewohf sre and aie k ino smokeras'fineirestaurnts. Thon trllde ofmany d~ rtcasbr tedrwola red eon lte ats F insan cvsdrieipecttiv socted. noie to have also take to cderl semin preang ae iton the rao myealo. atble will sevbaen ni ain ti branc oa mygal-aswil e.n W OLthKspOVIS KIEo on 00.,hs ere aS umte ao n eri fin C.tarin EXjoi call :ERiA TNDR CAO WiLCOX, GIBBS & CO.'S SUPERPHOSPHATES. HIH GRADE ACID PHOSPHATE. Fo1 SAiLE nY Tihe WIIcoX & Sibb has GOon, M.INtc'wTI-ERts or High Grade Special Fertilizers, CHALELSTON, S. C.. Snd for catallogue containing descrip) tins and irices.. TheO abrve FErtilizers are for sale by 31. LEI, Mlanning, S. C. E. W. STEFFENS & 8ON, - -WIIOLESALE G~roers . Liquor Dlealers. Agents for the "C'elebrated Dove Hams." 197T & 100 East Bay, CHARLTETON, S. C. Til ine Polr Ya1s W. E. MIMS, Manager & Proprietor. Eggs for setting from thoroughbred birds of following varieties: LIGHT BRATMAS. WHITE LEGHORNS. BROWN LEGHLORNS. BLACK MINORCAS. BUFF COCHINS. WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS. 51.50 per setting of 15 eggs. $2.50 per setting of 30 eggs. I also offer eggs from my prize pens of Black Minorcas, Brown Leghorns, and White Leghorns, at $3 per setting of 15, or $5 for 30 eggs. In addition to other prizes awarded to the birds composfng these pens, the Cockrels were awarded first prizes at the great Jnternational Poultry and Pet Show, recent ly held at Charleston-th9 largest poultry exhibit ever known in the South. These birds can be relied upon as being the finest of their strains. They were purchased from breeders of established reputation, at a cost of $145 for the three pens of 18 birds, and fhe prizes won by them over the large array of competitors is a guarantee that they are all that is claimed. I also keep the Mammoth Pekin Ducks, noted as being great egg producers and for the rapid growth of the young ones--weighing at ten weeks old ten pounds to the pair. Eggs per setting of 13, $2. W. E. MIMS, STMTER1, S. c. Dir.s. STARKEY & PALEN'S ATLANTIC COAST LIKES Treatment by Inhalation. Northeastern Riroad. 1529 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa, On and.after this date the following pas Rr Consumption. Astlhna, Bronchitis, Dyspep- senger schedule will be in effect: ski, (tdarrh, Bay Iever, Headache, Debility, N ]imumalisn, .\euralgia, and all Chronic and *No 60 *No 78 No14 f No 4 Kercoius Disorders. Lv Charleston The original and only genuine Compound 420pm 115am 516pm 901am Oxygen Treatment, that of Drs. Starkey & Lv Lanes Palen, is a scientific adjustmn,.t of the ele- 6 17 p m 300am 655pm 1 inents of Oxygen and Nitrogen magnetized; Ar Ilorencc and the coimpound is so condensed and 800pm 43)am 815pm 540pm made portable that it is sent all over the world. It has been ia use for more than twenty 'No61n o No years; thousands of patients have been treat- Lv Foence ed, and over one thousand physicians have rsed it, and recommend it-a very signifi- I Lines Cant fact. 1 10 07am 2 50 am 1215am 200pm It does not act as most drugs do, by cre- Ar Charleston - ating another ailment, and benetitting oe l1OO4;an BIOin a 2 org:tn at the expense of another, often re- No,, 23 stop at all stations on a iinng a seco'.d course to eradicate the evil I No - I :.ud 78 stop at Innes and ect c of th frst, but Compound Oxygen is King tic; and 4 are the local freigh a renewing. streiigthenig, in varatinae the whole body. Wriiir, Cflibia & Agsta Railroad, '.s ;'atetments are confirmed by nn mernste.aonals, pubtished in our book oif 200 *:s, only with the express peris- N 2 S NUTH. s.0n of t1he patients; their names and ad dresses are given, and you can refer to them Lv Wilmington G 10 p in 10 10 p m for farther information. L- MLaion 9 20 p in 12 40 v in T he great su~cess of our Treatment has 'iven rise to a host of imitators, unsernpu- No 50 tNo 5S Ions norsons; some calling their prepara-3 20 a 8 25 a tions'Compound Oxygen, cften appropriat- Ar Sumter 4 35 a in 9 35 a in ing our testimonials and the names of our Ar COlumbia 6 15 a m natient;, to recommend worthless coneoc- TEAINS GONGNoRTH. tions. But any substance made elsewhere *No 51 tNo 59 or by others, and called Compound Oxygen Lv Columbia 1035 p in is spurious. ' 'tLv unter 1158pm 655pm ,CorpugIoxyr;en-Its Mode of Action and Ar Florence. 115am p 1P Results." is the title of a new book of 200 *No 78 -No 14 pages, published by Drs. Starkey & Palen Lv Florence 4 45a m 8 35 p which gives to all inquirers full information Lv Marion 5 39a m, 9 20 p m as to this rearable curative agent, and a a M 12 0 n record ot surprising cures in a wide range Diy faiyecpSndy of chronic cases-many of them after being Tano )RRen~t tFoec abandoned to die by other physicians. Will wt o5 be mailed freeto An address on application. No9cnetsaFlrcewhC&D Drs. STARKEY &PALEN, tanfrCea n aebr 1529 Arch St., Philadelpl:ia, Pa.Ns78ad1nn'eloecnctn t 120 Sutter St., San Francisco, Cal. Wligo ihW&WI Ifralpit S30 aplsrrvePeeD,23830.a8m TheTrldeson strchester laAugustabest leoveanyumtertdeilyexc.pttSundaye1000 inrrrieceeninoubly ain.uetun." le.ve?. CanicyiAg2nat frarriveawumtd ClaentralRCamden, S. C. LvCALANTon 7OS U0a N E,01a L or the5ast 325pmad Sur1us $998123338.Cv Antns-roN 10C Mar 8, 1891. i Oand fter thisda th5fllwigpms ser chdum i ll 0be inefct compny i theworl. It"maks as0 *No *N-4 tNo 41 suraucodoublysure."Lv Chlmarston- i v20pme 115m50pm 90am Lv Llarns- 71 n 1 0ai Garnden, 6S17 p m 3 00reatmn6753 p 1 15 p in 8 00apnes 00 85p m 150p m Lv FDly.reDnye xcpudy Lr Charleston - 0a 0p L rnll 7 m50am40 am 6350p m NosTER.,Lv !,n:e 240to atm 72 pl saino We oenedthefinet dug sre igna:; Si .:to 10 527 so at Lnes and Sumer an tke hi meho ofexen ing tilver I; :15 aeu he oca friht fl GING OUTH No 23 *No 27 LvWimite n 7310am 3100pm togie s cllwhnve teyviitthsLv Marsine 9 a0 pn 41240 p mi city The wil alaysMuriFronrS109 a n 4 55 p m Lv Fornce 320am 8 5apm Drus nd~edionAr Sute 4 35a mn 9 35a ILv Columbia 035 t 1 p Alo mprtd nddoiistc ertmicyAr Chlsonc. 115 a ~ 10 10 p ni bi.as r i~rs adth coics enie-ILv Florenc 4S4 a in 4 45 p mn Spel atetio gve t copoudn L.v Maine 5 06 a min 0 Ar Wilmingon 10 13 a m 1 0 l~r~scil~io~s, nd~veshal M i~be ou D iLy.rusn 1 til axep Sundy inou ,tvc- dy r igt.Lkti bll o L ETaillC D1 30 a conttFoec Nooo9.conects.atGlorence ith C &O Mongha Bocl ~utc S jtr anrCe a andWasmoro p i lino it 1 00 p R 8 fora5 pin * 0 Trains 2ond 3oren RdRileave otee train fAdaily except Sunday C. 40 pmA arieNo, Luulandohe00ip m. etringlneave wand 232 234KingStretmSarrI HeDe 84a2. Train S n Haceser & gsanR DeavestSumter daily xceptCaunday 10 00 m, ariveRemni 1O05l m.Rettni, cei~ leave Remini 11a25 aest arriveuSumter SentralTO.,. S. S, C lion. Mystock coTistS osallING Nusuall CLC1E~Y AR, 57Kigop. oleLtv Charleston, S. C . 1-lrdwreFamig IplmensGroer Foesn 8ii 5Chaso don' f25 pto ics, &c. have Wisoepcrs ta by A 3hu 50 m s. ~.. betL, He vinly cooe phogapher 30 the SUM~aON S C IStte Suerio 9ork a moes 5p2icps.