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~NE FIELD DEAD). Noted Poet Passes Away at His Home In Chicago. PA -URE WAS THE CAUSE. -eld Had Been Indisposed Rg Sev Days, but 'othing Serious Was Ex to Result-A Snort Sketoh of Hi .d Work-4-aves a Widow and mCmcaGo, Nov. 5.-Eugene Field, the died in his bed of heart failrte 5 a. m. He retired during the ht in his usual health and apparently soundly till daybreak, when-his who-occupied the room with him, him groan and putting out his found that death had already en place. Field had been indisposed for al days. but no serious restfts- were thought of by kis family and im e friends. H. Tenowine, -Ahis city was at -*. Field's bedside en he d Mr. Field and AMr. Yen -itended to start together for City, at which place .Mr. Field to read. Mr. Field has .a wide ao tance in the ciT. and the an cement df his death causes a sor shock. thas been said of Eugene-Field that changed his ink with his varying and intentions. -If -he was blue, stoiy goes, and did nt inthd to ln when he -seated himself at e, used-writing fluid of a deep _hue; if he was in fine fettle and d ga quantit of his best 16hpe d his magic pen into ink mindnaigh~tshade; if hehad itinhis to write i love song, a delicate was chosen; if sarcasm and ndi were to fow from his pen's tip, the selected was a most sanguinary Mugene Field's life has . not been a one. He was a native of Louis, and was born Sept. 3, 18M; he'jassed most of his bovhood days I thhome of- his cousin, Miss Marf French. at Amherst. Mass. -;&e details of his youth there is not recorded. He was a student at niversity of Missouri at Columbia, state, -and- there met a young named osto They became ' ad decided to travel together -&year in-Europe. Before the jour was begun young Field accepted an to make a few weeks' visit at omsWteck home in St. Joseph. His - had five sisters of such surpass -fairness that they they were known are remembered as "the pretty :~~ecdof these young ladies, Ju S2autherland Cornstock.-was then only easof age, but Eugene fell in love ,~'ihher at once and in earnest, and be foehe started for Elurope with her bioerhad proposed and was accepted. Ftld o an immedaemar At the time of his m aehe was a h~i~ ad been left to him by . ~,and he lived without an occpal appne hich was to be expect ed-the' money wasted away, and he Gisyseny "broke." It was not un . til about this time that he began to climb the ladder to literary' fae. The irstungwasa reoorter's pesition on an insolvent journal, and the t t o.&r a timie was a-hardiarf well nigh ~ uragmng one. SLater came employment on a newspa j-erin whose oflice salaries were pad ~ 'ibthat reu'rt that cheers the get &eri d opy, adfrom that time to he~resit-Eugene Field's literary i as been steadilyupad - hiis iwork was frmthe first __ gt oiommand attention, te erefh"nfar fi-om being such finid literary gems as he later produced. They were mostl humoes, and in- fact it is as a humornst that he is better kripw to this day, though mnich of his late literary work is instinct with a-true and delicate sentimnt,sueih as is expressed in the. poem ent~led "Yearning For Home." Mr- Field has for several years been identified wyh the "Sharps and Flats" column of the Chcg o News, and pros peiywas hii. He. leaves a widow and fve cide. _ -Te News Received at Washington. W..SHNGeTos, Nov. 5.-The announce mnt of the sudden death of 141gene Field proved a great shock to his nu merous friezds here. Mr. Field had visited Washingtn often, .and was known pesnlyby a large number of the public men and newspaper writers of the national capital, by whom he was not only admired for his skill as a writer of prose and verse, but highly esteemed for his genial, social qualities. Te,aker Has Received No Propossl. Nwm Yome, Nov 5.-A special to The Herald from Berlin says: With refer ence to the question of Venezuelan arbi tration, it can be stated on the best of authority that no proposal has so far bentoceied-by the kaiser inviin 'him -to arbitrate the dispute between Grat Britain and the South American repub lics. _ _ _ Died. From Football Igiuries. CmiAo, Nov. 5.-Leonard M. Prince, Second Infantry, Unifed States army, died at the Presbyterian hospital from injuries received in the famous army ,d navy football game at A nnapoiis in CONDENSED ITEMS. Brief Aeeount of Happenings All Over the World. -Through the South. The Cuban day at the Atlanta exposi tion has been canged to Dec. 17. In Southern Florida oranges are sell ing on the trees at $2.50 and $2.75 a box. Woman suffrage was defeated in the South Carolina constitutional conven tion. The pecan crop of Texas is estimated at 3,000,000 pounds, selling at 4 cents per pound. The V~irginia synod has voted to re move Umion semina1y from Hampden ydney to iRichmond.. .An enthusiastic meeting was held at Tampa. Fla., at - which sympathy for Cubans was expressed. A negro in Kentucky drank milk fromi a cow that had been bitten by a mad dog and died of hydrophobia. John A. Morse, city editor of the Charles* n News am1 Courier, died sud denl im a eo apoplexy. Several large families are on theft way from Nebraska to Wilcox county, Ga' They are travelling in wagons. The net earnings of the Southern sys tem for Sepfamber were $38,558.46, and for the three months from July 1, $171, 661.75. At Wheeling,W.Va., Christian Schle hle, a trimmier of the city electric light works, was instantly killed while trim ming. Murderer Will Myers. who escaped from the Atl ta jail, is still at large. T% rewards for his capture aggregate $1,5000. The Southern Pacific train was wreck ed near Taber, Tex.. and Fireman Burr was killed and Engineer Luff terribly scailded'. The tot'al sugar cron of Louisiana this ye;r is estimated at 1o,000,000 pounds. anx increase of 57,000 tons -ovi that of last year. A. J. Sewell. assistant cashier of the First Nati -nal baInk of McGrogor. Tex., has been arrested. charged witlh robbing the bank. The first meeting of the North Caro lina association of 'Sons of the Revola tion is called to be held at Raleigh, N. C.. Nov. 15. A traffic manager of one of the orange railway systems of Florida estimates the oi-nge crop at between 60,000 and 70,000 boxes. V. N. Hudson, the policemnn chari ed with the killiag of the negro in At lanta some time a-go, has been released on $3,000 bond. Atlanta day at the exposition was more largely attended than any previ ous day, Cleveland and Liberty Bell d tys not excepted. A. K. Ward, who fled from Memphis, Tenu., with .a shortage of $300,000. is nnw in Guatemala. A request has been imade for extradition. Captain W. T. Drunmmond, aged 60. for 30 years a passenger conductor on the ea'board Air Line, died near Oak Hill, Va., of paralysis. The Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago railroad, about 26 miles in length, was sold by Special Master J. L. Hagood, at Aiken, S. C. Hon. Henry Jones, for many years prominent in Georgia politics and jour nalism, died suddenly in Washington, D. C.. of typhoid fever. The Virginia Republican stge .cn mittee is to meet in Petersburg next month to select a chairman to succeed the late General William Mahone. A severe earthquake shock was felt throu;hout the south early Thursday morn , and some parts of the west wras shaien, but no serious damage was done. James Doyle shot and killed a mi named Emmett at Buffalo Bill's camD at the A4anta exposition grounds. Both men belohged to the camp. Doyle es caped. Governor Carr of North Carolina of fers a reward of $100 for the arrest o Robert Dockery, *ho mhrdered M. Brice, the Irish peddler, near Murphy, last month. Fire at Columbus, Ga., destroyed 11 of the finest residellees in the town and the girl's high school building. The loiss was $35,000, with insuranie about half that amotint. One of the Oxmoor pig iron fuxnaces belonging to the Tennessee Coal, fran and Railroad company, at Birmingham, Ala., after being cold for over two years. has gone into blast. A SEWING MACHINE FREE. Do you want a fir-st-class sewing ma chine ? Now is your time to get it. Every subscriber to the Manning Times who has his snbserip~tion paid up to the 1st day of March, 1898, will be entitled to comnpelt for one of the best sowi n achmres mnade byl the New ilcm:e $ewi og .tlachinec com p-in:y. Onh th.e t24th datr of De-mbr 157, we -.ltke th. n~as- of e.verv i::ida, sub: scriber a::,1 :!ax ti..m i': >:' i-at. anad on i .k oif (.Ch1 siip (f pa'' or 0t.1:ning a n::t- 'Il be - uniu-r . ! r. .be e'-ted by s.o:- - L~diintero t will be~ T.i~ t-b-cri ('n tie ofteTmsi s1 50 a :.-:r.I -' or~'y schs a-thi su-::.r-tions n'd-i to ..rc ,L I 19'. wifl Ua~v a 'ec it. ne machine %!ial; Liver tonic 'and Blo~od uriir. Reoves Ii usne -- i witout purging. -. xleasant as .ix.e~ Sru;:. is, as large as :uV .a to~i .ad re-, -fr --0 cenat-. T-.-e'ct the gencii~e ask for Grole. Sold .> its mxerit. N. cure. no p.:y. For sale by Loryca. thex Drugis . :atia ;'odnees weaknes, general do biitv. Hi;:-::m s.lo. of appetite, indi Chi:l1 To::.-- rinzovns te ese which pro duath'e-e oamhk e-ryi- it atn yonu-will e-~i~: 1tfty ccnt: T'o eet the e un a:. tor i:-v ro'-. N.> enre, no pay. - u-- Thor: a -ensi .e intan ont of * - t- --P wn'- th b-, roa'il inte in - -- -y aue - yor--e. Is ---------:- t -- ::.:-: a pedir m - a i h -- h l turn !it our :--I-' pth., ca i:;-. .: for the plac . ,:rt..e- -ra .wni,*l wer-- Vorn in : - , he wouhi (lwii. You rui nio risk. All dynigotiis gu~aarn ted Grove's Tas teless Chil! Teh-r to do' al tht the mnufactxtnrers e:m~: !,r u Wa4rra;1tedl no -cure, noC ; .:y. T: re ::rC may imlittionis. To' ge-t th'- !:rine fli fe:- 5:oes Fixr sahi- h-- L,r-:-, the. Dr: - . ~5t.U - t..GAL For Barb Wire Cuts. Scratri:cs Baddle and Collar Galls, Cracked E,: B~urns, Old Sores, Cuts, Boils, Bruise: ~ies and all kunds of inflamm:~ation o _an or beast- Cures Itch and Mar - Dle nrepared for accidents by. keeping it, in y ,.:::erstable. All orugg!stscelIlitonsl t5 r . tro, No Pay. Price ::3 Cti. x':d $t.oC- 7 - : r !t o int keep it send us 25 cpz. : - xam'e ad we will serid it to vcu -rTi. Ten..J . J '- - i'i.t:..r:1I *-ae- used Port.r's Anter- --- -C C-." iDoeh-~ .-'~1'' BAB DRNED e .talo .e -.. - -' a6 t . T oure. , . - ---- - Pars, Tenn.. Jaar.::v "-E' PARIS MED!CPh For sale by R1. Bi. Loryea, th.- D :uggist, Cotton 3hn. B A. JONO C, he fndi on1, door below stoc ofm~al aswas ever b~C 10 1 il 1O Ld I ~ I) L brought to .!nning2. fore the rise in pri , and I pr'opose to give my (K~ wr5 the a(vantagie. in. Dry owirs, &; Sh~es, rd~ware, O e A ND4sU 0 0r0 eril Harnes a3nOddes MEY STPOOKi I have everything Vou w-t and I will save Yo :noney by caliiniig on me. ,I stnd ready and willing to aid the f~imers by pavinz them the very top of the market for their produce. feel ing assured that their pros perity means mine also. Call earl and often to se cure prices anid bairgains. Yotu-s truly, B. A. JOHNSON M'A NNING; Sventhzi Annual Sess-iono Begins Septemnberfnd, 1893. desi-i. .Crsend ortl oe E. J. BROWNE, Principal. J.s. F. D~svis, Chairme~n Boa:rd. Money to Loan. I halv- nIoaie arra!.tIments with broke'rs .ni New Yo:rk e~t-. thqh whom I om ab:e to 1 *-r 1oa *. i by firsi 't'. ctu n imp roved turne for rive years tIime:, pav abile in indt.:lm,-t, a.: the 2ow rate' of per eent i-,:-r < .-: a:mum. Tihe ibroke*r age an-1 th.' e:r-- f.r >.i'stract an~d insp(c t'.n are ma 1nie the exes or thec I:-. on w4t e '.--:. XnOr coein :.t B. PR ESSL EY BA RRON .Anorneyv. Nouice. T f to:wn :axt-* w i! be open :at thle .\an Opn'1 util N'w-mbrr 23rd, instant. Please ?zav pmmtoptiy and amid tl pe1 analty, .vhic w.ill b' '. led after the 23rd. Th assnme~t s :eny esnzts on the h~unred d l:. a t th- 'tr. 't t;:x is t wo don:laio. Al :* e ium <-f(. the ';:. of 1t; yearsi to 50o t r liobh- fo.r street tax. LorIs ArrFL.I. Acting Clerk and Tireasurer. Lockhart, Tex., Oct. 15, 1889. Messra. Paris 3Medicine Co., Paris, Trcn n.: Dear Sirs: Ship us as soon as possible 2 gross Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. My cstomers want (Grov'e's Tasteiess Chii Tonic and will not have any other. In our exerence of crer twenty years in t.he iag business we never sold any medicine whi:-b gave such~ unive'rsal satisfaction. Y'our' re spectfully, J. S. Enol'vx. Co. No enre, no pay. Sold by Lorye'a, tee Druggist. * c~ 0 - i o a t .. ea e SU E IvBAU 1.A FH OS of Tobacco at an Average of Between 10 and 11 cents per Pound. This~ w\ uehouse is o[pen six dtays in eve'ry weeck for the sale of tob)acco and has goodl accomnmodations for man and beast. We have all the time an able corps of honest tobacco bue1 h r niu opr ebase. ~r (larg <nities of South Cartol ina~ Tiobacco. It Is Odg Purpis to Make Sumiiter the Tobacco Market of South Carolill . and our Iriends who intrust their tobacco to our keeping shall have thec benefit of our combined efforts and cx pecriece. GJive us a trial and see that Sumte'r is the p c sll your tobacco. Will Have Your Tobacco Nicely Graded for 75C per zoo pounds. IHogsheads Furnished Free o[ Charge and Shipped to cur Friends on Application .r.--Your Frizn:. J. A. BROODON, Manager. Our Fall Stock Is Now Complete. We are prepared to show the largest and best varity we nave ever carried. I BR GOOD 11 IN D YG O Ous purchases i tis lne were made on te basis 5ent and w be Sold1 accoiriy Amnong the bargains in this department wilbe found: 100 pieces standlard prints at 4 eants per yard. 100 pieces zephyr ginghams, equal to toji de nords, at C 1-4e. 'One case bleach, 5e, well wvorth Cc. One case 4 4 bichtI, (3e, good etdue at~ S 1.3c. We have a complete line in aelie newest styles and CAEI ! CAPES! CAPES! colors. we prtcII rlyinvic I toour ie at S2.50 ind $3.00. These were bought at a sacrince sale for spot cash, and withiout doing any injustice to our competitors, feel justiied in asserting that they c1not be duplicated for less than fifty per eset in exces of our price. SE~E FOR YOUR{SELF AND BE ,CONVINCED ! Our $1.50 and $1.75 lines will also bear close inspection. We are ::,owing some nob..by effe.:s at $3, 8i7.50 and $10. Our I I ,t torpt MhRug and aines "U"D -a We have made some improvements in our store, which has enabled us to carry a more complete line line in this department than ever before. We will sell you a good Clay Worsted at 85; an All Wool Cheviot, in round, square-cut or donble-breastedi, at $6.50. HATS HATS We belicve we have justly earned the reputation of i ChieapeSt rouse in this City in this line, and we are fully prepared to sustain it. this season. EOH SS . You are d ubte-s aware 7of the uorecdented. s HSd in ti ine. e are pleased to state o E S F s ofl our stocwasbh old prices. 0: wIN:en'S Dungola at $1.5O (every pair warr:ted) re oed value. Our line of men's goods, made by L. X. Reyoids & Co., oif Drockton, Mass, will be sold at list ear's figures. In Our Line of Groceries, Crockery, Glassware and Tinware YOU will ii d a excellent assortment for household and iable use. O'D~ONN E LL & COu Pure 1)re eSH P ERuUPLgs ~ ALWAYs 0N HAND AT SUCCESSORS TO WM. SHEPJIERD) & Co. Th W6 claskl anld elible es ee car 4- '., 6cHAILgTON, S. C. We hav W:Ea L compl t line i- 'tielws tysan CAPE * CS C OVER TWO I DrEi) IaEIEES o o In aii tion to at -ull a ncte cooInTNa, (N)rAL.on soc.k of drugs, edicines and _____i .to E E Chemicds. we keep a conp~Ae assortment of Tinwar'es and Ilousefurvnishing Goods. PatenteMedicines, Toilet Articles,Ti Pa. Eye-Glasses, TBCOBR LE tLW~ RCS Spectacles, And the thousand and one thinzg; usually found in every first- class and well-regulated drug store. ES tISIDI's NLY F!RST-CLASS SODA WATER FOUNTAIN IN MA NNING, S.C C. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIIAS. - FGlN F DAMON LoDGE No. 13 t- ~ l~~a5wa f itla ~et mee,~ ts e-voy liut and thir Thursli'y nigts. Every --. ~WTHS itMNS mendrr r et edtL to at-~.. r~ .U tend rgeiody -mtd promr Fdb Wly. ( i jrothers~i al - .3. ways w ico. ~ .Fr ~ ~ 8js~adi~~S ahn e l t 0 E. Tin Plate. Sheet Iron.1~ THE OBSTACL To low prices-the middleman's profit-has been done away with here. We deal direct with manufacturers. Our New York buyers have succeeded in getting another lut of those Fancy Plaids, and we are putting them at prices that will take the entire assortment in a short while, so do not miss the chance of getti:g some. Plaids at 6 1 3 cent. cheap at 15 cents. Plaids at 27 cent, sold elsewhere at 40 cents. Plaids at 35 cents, sold elsewhere at 50 cents. Plaids at 49 cents sold elsewhere at 65 cents. One case of Brocadines at i1 1-2 cents, all shades. One case of Henriettas at 11 cents, all shades. A 54-in. Dress Flannels at 47c., worth 65c. 54-in. Blaek and Blue Storm Serges at 49c., cheap at 65c. A lot of 36-in. all wool berges at 25c. A Ict of Rough Suitings at 27c., would be cheap at 37 1-2c. A lot of Rough Suitings at 4.7e., cheap at 65c. One case of Ginghams at 4 1-2c., cheap at 6 1-4c. . Another lot of India F!zece at 10c. Our Blanket Sales this Season Have Been remarkable, and to tLose who have not supplied themselves would say that we have re ceived two more cases and will offer them atjprices under th1eir value. See them and you will buy them. In Carpets We Are Showing Great Bargains. Our Carpets at 39c., 49c., 65e., cannot be duplicated at 50c., GOc., and 75c We are closing out a lot of Remnants of Carpets and Mattings at a grea sacrifice. - - - Or Clothing - - - ;ales have been tle gratst of the season. We ha.-tthe largest stock and 1amPie !he lowest prices. We are daily recciving ew goods, and are sure to please you. We have also a Custom Department. Gos made to order and lit guaranteed, Do You Wear Shoes? If so you cannot pass this department. Sole agents for the leading sInd popular manufc1turers, and we can surely. please you m price and quality. Sole Agents for Celebrated S. C. Corsets. Every pair warranted. Sole Agents for Batterick's Patterns, the Shadard Patterns of the world. We carry the largest and best selected stuck of HARNESS and SAD' DLERY in this market, and-riame prices'.that defy competition. In Hardware and Crockery We can give you an immense line to select from, at bottom prices. Our stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries is the largest and best secleted in tLis umrker, and prices are equ:d to any in the South. In our Jobbing Department AWe have some special inducements for dealers. A visit to our store will amply repay you. JI RYTTE.NBER~l~ &SNS, N. W, Corner Main and Liberty Streets, New York office : 81 West Broadway. SUMTER, S.. C, CLAREND ON'S HEA DQUARTERB4NSUMTE-4 For Honest Goods and Popular P'rices Is Levi-: rothers'-:-B azar FAL OPEN'NG. Elegant Goods and Most Splendid Attractions Investigate the gzolder. cpportunity our new stock affords. We simply ask you to come , and see our goods, assuring all that they will find the highest grades and uffiform - prices. Our new goods must be seen to be apprciated. Samples sent on application. rs Thejargest assortment of Dress Goods - y -ever brought to~ this city now open for your insp~ection. Tihis line includes the newest, latest and ruost correct styles in cheviots, Scotch effects, two-toned silk and wool, E-iglish covert cloth, with smoother weaves, black and domestie dress goodis. Shoes for Men. Shoes for Ladies. Shoes for the Little Ones. Shoes for Misses. Shoes for Boye - M A In this department will be found laces, ladies' N~fCBSand gents' handkerchiefs in !:w, silk and cotton, ~in all sizes, colors arnd styles, and at the lowest prices; hnamburgs, th:read, needles, pins, soaps in all the latest stles and fashions; hair-pins (plain and ianey), perfumes, towels, whiiec and colored hed speas doylies and~ hosiery for men, ladies and children, in all s[tvles, &.lors and siz's, and at prices to suit :il; underwear, bats (trimmred and untrimmred) for ladies andl misso, all the newest ami best designs; velvets, satins, ribbons, and manny other notions.. Low-Priced Clothing for Men, Boys and Children Best Flur Best Bacon. Best and Oheapest Canned G.oods. Tin-wae. . illowuware. When you visit Sumter call and see us and make our store your headiquarters. Polite and at tentive salesmen always in attendance. No trouble to show goods. Catll and examine our goods and prices before purchasing elsewhere. Come early and avoid the rash. . . . H ig hest Prices Paid for Cotton.