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LOUis APPELT, EDITOR. A NING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23, 1896. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ae Year.............. .............$1.50 xMonths...... ... ............... 75 * anr Months....................... 50 ADVERTIISNG RATES: One' square, one time, $I; each subse neat insertion, 50 cents. Obituaries and ribntes of Respect charged for as regular dvertisements. Liberal contracts made for aree, six and twelve months. Comnmunications mu-:t be accompanied ,v the real naue and address of the writer n order to receive attention. No communication of a personal char .eter will be published except as an adver isemeut. Entered at the Post Office at Mannin TOYS, DOLLS, X-MAS PRESENTS, AT A ,VERY SLIGHT -C0ST. Sumter, S. C. Opposite Bank of Sumter. The threatened war with Spain has :tendency to depress business iue> Congress, if it can do any thihgj should act at once and not kethe country in suspense. kbusiness failure in the city of Chicago occurred yesterday, involv irigabout $15,000,000; yet the sup porters of the gold. standard are try inaet nake the people believe, since thesuIt of the late election, confi dence bas'been restored and an era of prosperity has set in. Theman who, goes- about poison heiindsof men to accompolish ~snstegr nur osesi ntefio.t.e. \reta,-an'd tosevho have been Jld'1y such man on'js wily and hdji ords will- realize possibly, when too late, that they - are dupes. Aiy man who undertakes to win the good will of others by draggingz in the mire of falsehood some one else will nothesitate to turn upon his benefatctors and stab-them whenever good opportunity offers and he' finds ther-e is gain in it for him. Pzesident Cleveland has returned tobisbome after having a successful hunting trip in Souih Carolina. Now everybody is on the look out to see what he 'will do with the Spanish Cab~an embroglio. Congress has on .ts war paint, but the president has the key to the ammunition house and if he continues his present policy he will not be likely to let the boys have theiu way in wrantingto rush pell-mell intoaalight with Spain.Those who are so anxious to .free Cuba may want* somebod to -holdz them before the thing is over, and we think the pres idenit is-right in not interfering with the troublis of- other countries, while we have plenty oi troubles of our own. The United States can get' ~alo~zg very dell without Cuba, that iand if. Annexed to this country would only be a source of annoyance, as it~ would bring to us an element that the South has for years been struggling to rid itself of. We have no faith in the sensational reports about the iSpanish-Cuban war, be causthey alE contradict each other aiid.there appears to be no reliable source of information, and if Ameri cana choose to run the gauntlet and slip~ over there to help either side, the~y shoulk sot expect this govern ment to protect them. The Edge~eld Chronicle says there is some talk of annuling the primary, andsif done, will give Judge Earle vigorous opposition, but it expresses the. opinion that Governor Evans1 wllot permit his name to go be-I fore the Assembly. We fail to un dertand the object in starting such a talk, as we are sure that Judge Earle will have not opposition unless it comes from the Republicans and that will virtually amount to no opposi tion, unless it is to make a contest in the United States Senate. It is stated that Mark -Hanna needs two or three more Senators and he may put up Sampson Pope or some other Repuplican to oppose Judge Earle with instructions to carry the elec tion on up to the Senate and depend upon a Repu'olican majority to per form a grand steal. In our opinion Judge Earle will hi~ve the support of every Democrat, and should an In d endant or Republican present himself. the member of the General Assembly who voted for Governor vaus in the-primary will be Judge e's strongest supporters and they d not favor the nomination eEarice, but should there be tmade by his opponents position we would de th all thme vigor we leis the choice of' Ay' of South Caro .o duty of ev-l Aby.thim and1 Among the positions of prominence to be filled by the general assembly is that of superintendent of State ] penitentiary. We learn that the present incumbant is to have oppo sition, and we recognize the right of I every citizen to aspire to public po- I sition, but at the same time we also I recognize that merit already tested i is far more valuable than merit to be tested. Colonel W. A. Neal, has made a most efficient officer, and without any intention to reflect upon the record of his predecessors, we can safely say that under his administra tion the State penitentiary has been managed with a strict fidelity to the people's interests and on business principles. When the general assem bly meets, we hope all opposition to Colonel Neal will have disappeared and that this faithful officer will re ceive his well done by a unanimous election. An institution like the State pen itentiary should not be made a prize for factions to war over, but it should have at its managing head, a man placed there solely on his business qualifications and his integrity, and as with all business institutions, when the management is a success and is giving satisfaction, it is un wise to make a change. After the second Tuesday it next month Governor Ellerbe will have charge of the helm of the State and then will be the end to factional differences. Let us all go to work and give the new G6vernor a helping hand. He will have many intri cate problems to solve and if the people of both factions will hold up his hands his adminis tration will be a success and the dif ferences brought about by the two factions will be laid aside and all of us will once again be on the best of political terms. All of the most im portant measures proposed by the Reform faction have become accom plished facts and there is really noth ing now to keep up past differences and unless aspiring politicians spring some issue for their own advance ment, the last vestage of political an imosity will be wiped out at the coming session of the general assemr bly. Governor Ellerbe will find the best people of the Reform faction ready and willing to give their assent to a non-factional administration, and I we are satisfied the best element of the Conservative faction are likewise anxious for a cessation of bickerings and strife. We have been allied with the I strong factionists, and some of I our utterapces were regarded ex- I treme, but the conditions then ex- t isting, do not exist now and we see no reason or sense in keeping up f a war with nothing at stake to bat- t tle for. Hereafter this paper will j support no man for office on factional t grounds, nor will it advocate thea caube of a faction; but it will sup port men and measures on their merit alone. We do not make tbis s statement as an apology for the past, but it is made because we deem itt proper to let our readers know oud b position, as we do not believe in a ~i-rag gl-in T cwpaper,md s~ while -we expect to express our vie wsa on public matters in our usual posi-t tive manner, we will do so free from s actional policy. The factional race is run, the stake has been passed and I the time and winner announced. HASTY ACTION. The Senate of the - United States ti through its committee on Foreign s Relations has reported favorably up-v m the resolution recognizing the in- s 3ependence of Cuba and if this step r 3oes ot provoke a war with Spain it ~ will not be the fault of those who are j aboring unceasingly to embroil this s ~ountry in a conflict with thatf Dower. A great portion of the people of ;he United States seem to be in the e ;ame state of hysterical excitement f >ver Cuba as were the people of the v orth over the newly emancipated egroes of the South. The mulatto statesman of 1868, at $1 ong range, were no doubt objects of r, reat interest to Northerners who ~ ead in the columns of the veracious ~ ournals ot that section of the fine ~ ursts of eloquence with which they . lenounced the lazy, intolerant and a :ruel Southern whites. How the blood of the average t ankee must have boiled with in- ~ lignation over the hecatombs of 5, allaut and industrious blacks and e, nulattos butchered daily by the n >lood thirsty Ku Klux Klan of South bt arolina and Georgia; but alas for .c; :ommon sense a short acquaintance } ith the affairs on the spot generally a ispelled these elusions and sent the a: ortherner back, with the reflection hat much as he pitied the blacks and {' s5 cruel and intolerant as he still re ;arded the Southern wbhites in their t; deas of social matters as an intelli- ti rent Anglo-Saxon, he could not sup ort any plan which brought in its rain such a saturnalia of corruption md vice as was the invariable n Lecom~paniment of negro admninistra At long range Maceo has an at- it .ractive character. The Sun inmag nes that he was somewhat of thbe ~ vpe of Ex-Congressman Robert b malls and Maceo could be that and ret be far below the present leaders f thought and movement among the :olored people, those wvho ro'dze that he negro has plenty of courage, pleim y of vim and pluck in the direction p f destruction; but that the training ~ *o which the race must be subjected C s in the constructive line and in the 1 >ower of self control. However, the wiseacres of the Se- h~ te have recognized the indepen-~ lence of Cuba, and The Sun can on- t y express thbe hope that timie may not iemonrate that they have bee-n in ~truetal ini the erection of a~other ''e one ugly blot on civiliz-itionI .s enough.- -Charleston Sun. If those in charge of the arrange nents for the coming lecture of Hon. W. . Bran in Columbia will iix it : so that he will speak in the (day time md get reduced rates on the rail coad, crowds from every town, ham Let and cross-ro-ads-wil-be there to A CHRISTMAS SUGGESTION. Plan Adopted by One Woman in Buying Presents. The giving of presents at Christ nas season has become so conven ional and inevitable a custom that :his day of peace and good will is now more of a dread and a care than it >ught to be. Possibly, this is be ,ause so many of us make the mis ake of waiting until the holidays are fairly upon us before we consider what will be the most pleasing and appropriate gifts for those upon our Chiistmas list. Then, with a limited time at our disposal, in which to se lect a numer of presents, we enter a shop, and, finding the place thronged, we make our nureases hurriedly, ac cepting the advice of the salesman, who is anxious to turn his attention to other customers impatieutly wait ing for their turn. Consequently, we often depart with the things that are more likely to be a disappointment than a satisfaction. During a recent discussion of the cares of the holidays, one clever wo man described her labor saving meth od of providing gifts for her some what numerous friends. "Each year," she said. "I turn all shopping efforts toward one collec tion. It may be silver, or rare bits of porcelain, or embroidered household linens. With my thouglhts thus bent upon a particular research, I am not led into sudden, frantic purchases by the rush or the impulse of the mo ment, only to realize in a calm after ward that I bought those things merely because they thrust them selves upon me, and not because they alled the needs or tastes that I wish ed to gratify. "This year, finding my resources somewhat cramped, I selected crystal, as it gives a lovely return for a mea ger expenditure. One of my friends is devoted to the graces of her dining table; therefore I am confident that she will be pleased with a cut glass jelly bowl of so quaint and attractive i shape as to make the modest price seem incredible. Another is distinc tively fond of arranging her flowers n a variety of holders. For her an >rebid-shaped vase of Bohemian glass, n shades of green and brown, is pur based without a doubt of its wel ome; while for a violet loving girl a iolet globe of pale purple Austrain lass, edged with dull gold, is a -harming little receptacle to secure or 75 cents. The friend whose tiny apartment is lorified by the unique contents of er cabinets will receive the newest 7enetian importation-a shallow owl of green threaded glass, held ligh in the feet of a griffin, whose iead peers over the edge of the bowl; he griffin is opal-tinted. "Besides selecting these novelties rom special importers, I have hunted broughi the jumble of old curio shops .nd have had as much enjoyment in he discovery of little treasures there s my dear acquaintances will have in losessing them. And so my Christ as shopping has been a pleasure in tead of a trial." In ancient times rock erystal used a be carried for coolness in the ands of the high born Venecian id. M[oreover the Venetians are a-id to havesaiittperfeedewhe rt of carving on rock crystal. But hey could have done nothing more ulperb than the hunting scenes cut pon1 the goblets and beakers of the )orflinge-r manufnetery. In green Carisbad glass are tall, arrow little goblets to be used for be oyster cocktail, which has re laced ossters on the half-shell as the rt "whet" of a dinner. These tand in saucers, and are decorated ith a broad gold band. In the ae color and with similar orna ientation are low cups, deeply rumpled opposite the handles, like a 'lorentine flower basket. These al n rest on saucers, and are intended >r frozen punch. There is a new shape of dinner lass which is quite the rage. It is alled the Moorish pattern, from the ur curved divisions of the tumblers, rine glasses, bowls and decanters. -Lamps play so important a part in ouse furnishing, and the fashions of eir globes vary so decidedly, they equire great care ini selection. hades of silk and lace are entirely ut of date-they have almost been anished to the limbo of "bad form" -and glass globes are in triumphant scendency. Bent glass in the most opular Moorish shape is much liked; ie colors are exquisite autumn leaf rowns, rich reds-any soft, becom ig color may be had. But the nav st and inost beautiful lamp shade is ade of large saa shells-the Medi rraneau conch that old-time sea plains used to bring to their New gland homes to ornament the man d and "what-nots." Four of these ~e joined into a globe shape with a old or silver net-work. In daytime e shells have a dark pearl tint, but hen the flame of the lamp shines irough them they glow with a beau ful rose color.-Washington Star. The wife of Mr. D. Robinson. a poi et lamnbern:aa of Iiartw ek, N. Y , was k with rheumatism for five months. In >eaking of* it. 31r. Robinson says: Ciamberain's Pain Daiam is the only ing that gave her any rest from pain. or the relief ot'pain it cannot be beat.' [any very tad cases of rheumatism have ueen cure'd by it. For sale at 50 cents per ttle by R. B. Loryea, the druggist. The Mlanning Collegiate Institute. The undersigned h.n'ing purchased the ronerty known as the .\Ianning Colbegiate iitne', ivit citizens of the town and nnty. to unite with them in the effurt to r serve it as an e~ducatio nal institution. o this end we offer ti al who will unite ith ns the opportunity of 1 ecoming stock olders in a corporationl ti be- formed un ir the stih of --The .\a: ninhg Col legiate 'titute. ' the shares to he not less than 'ent six of the vale f nity~ idolkars per . intan, ad a n who desirt , t~de a t ar i'me t attrd and1 . *:ipt 'the f -ination of tie piro P.r1e.ua e to attend1 in c rs. m hold aitLhemrZe s me one to re.piesent b.i. PaI:ssL 1um). J. W. .' cLion. THE YEAR 1896. A few more clays and the yea1 1896 will be a thing of the past Cbristmas is always hailed with de light, and is the occasion for genera jollification and merry-making, bu who can contemplate the closin, hours of a year without having min gled feeling-s of gratitude and sad ness-gratitude for so many privi leges ann blessings, and sorrow be cause the time has not been ever I better spent. One will naturally as' himself, what have I done, and wha improvement have I made ? Th time is near at hand far new resolu tions to be made, and along with th rest of imperfect humanity the write has a few to make. He resolves i< keep on hand during the year 189 one of the choicest lines of Dr: Goods, Sboes and Groceries for it size to be found anywhere. He be gan business in September, and al though on a somewbat limited- scale has cause to be thankful, and is pro foundly grateful for all patronage re ceived. J. H. Lesesne is always gla< to welcome his friends and the pub lie. He promises to sell on as clos, a margin as goods can be sold al and will endeavor never to misrepre sent anything. We offer One Hundred Dollars Rewari for any case of Catarrh that cannot b cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo, C We the undersigned, have known F. J Cheney for the past 15 years, and believ hin perfectly honorable in all busines! transactions and financially able to carr; out any obligations made by their firm. West & Truax, wholesale druggists, Toledo 0. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, wholesal druggist Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internall5 acting directly upon the blood and mucou surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. pe bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimon ials free. In some States, efforts are bein made to get laws enacted to prohibil the game of foot-ball by putting i on the same footing with prize-fight ing. The game is very dangerous but then, those who engage in it re alize the danger and are willing t< risk it; let them alone. If you want beef, park, or sausages tha is nicely handled, give Arthur Lowery youi order. TAX RETURNS. OFFICE COUNTY AUDITOR, CLARENDON COUNTY, Manning, S. C., Dec. 16, 1896. The Auditor's office will be oper from the first day of January, 1897 to the twenth day of February, 1897 to receive returns of personal prop erty for taxation in Clarendon county for the year 1897 and for the conven ience of tax-payers will have deputieE at each of the places named below to receive returns for the said year: Pinewood, Monday, January 11th, 1897., Packsville, Tuesday, January 12, 1897. Panola, Wednesday, January 13th, 1897. David Levi's Store, Thursday, Jan uary 14th, 1897. Suommerton, Friday, January, 15th, 1897. Brunson's X Roads, Saturday, Jan uary 16th, 1807. Jordan, Monday, January 18th, 1897. Johnson's Store, in St. Mark's township, on Race on road, .pear Dum itse- 1, ues ftyJanuary 19th, 1897s. Foreston, Wednesday, January 20th, 1897. Wilson's,Thursday,January 21st,1899 Alcolu, Friday, January 22nd, 1897. W. M. Touman's, Saturday, Jan uary 2:3rd, 1897. Saul's Store, Monday, January 25th, 1897. New Zion, Tuesday, January 26th, 1897. WV. J. Gibbon's, Wednesday, Jan uary 27th, 1897. J. J. McFaddin's Store, Thursday, January 28th, 1897. McIntosh's Store, Midway town ship, Friday, January 29th, 1897. Taxpayers return what they owvn on the first day of January, 1897. All personal property, must be re turned this year. Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer in full, also make a separate return for each party for the township the property is in, and where the tax* payers owns realty, to insert the post office as their place of residence, and those who only own personal nroperty, to give the- party's name ho owns the land they live on as their residence, which aids the tax payer as well as the county treasurer in making the collections and pre venting errors. Everv male citizen between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years on the first day of January, 1807, ex ept those incapable of earning a support from being maimed, or from other causes, shall be deemed tax able polls. This does not apply to onfederate soldiers over fifty years r age. All the returns that are made af ter the twentieth day of February will ave a penalty of 50 per cent, added hereto, unxless out of the county luring the time of listing. Not knowing the time of listing is no cx use. The assessing and collecting of taxes is all done now in the same ear, and we have to aggregate the aumber and value of all the horses, attle, mules, &c., and their value that there is in the county, and have same on tile in the Comptroller Gien eral's officee by the thirtieth day of June each year. And from that time to the first day of October each year the auditor's and treasurer's luplicate has to be completed and n abstract of the work in the Comp troller's oflice by that time, which will show at a glance that the audi tor has no time to take in returns or do anything else much, between the first day of March and the first clav of October each year, but work on the books and blanks. Therefore I hope that all taxpayers will do me the favor of making their returns in J. ELBE RT DAVIS, Auditor Clarendon County. STATE OF SOUTH CAROUINA, COUNTY OF CLARENDON. By Louis Appelt, Esq., Judge of Probate. \THEREAS, C. L. BARROW Smade suit to me to grant him letters of administration, with will annexed, of the estate of and effects of Stephen Evans. These are therefore to sight and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Stephen Evans, deceased, that they be and appear, before me. in the Court of Probate, to be held at Man ning,on the 31st day of .Decemnbr, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock~ in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said admiin istration should not be granted. (Wven under my hand this 21st day of December, A. D. 1896. roJSEL1 LOUIS APPTT. CLOTHING! CLOTHING! LOTHING for MEN LOTHING for BOYS LOTHING for Children. Fine Clothing! Medium Clothing! Common tiloilang. I think I can say without any exaggeration that I have one of the best stocks of Clothing, Hats and Furnishing Goods for Men, Boys and Chi!dren that has ever been brought to Sumter. If you want A -REAL -CHEAP- SUIT You can get it. If you want A Medium Price Suit I have hundreds for you to select from. If you want A -:- Fine, -:- Tailor aade, -:- Perfect-Fitting -:- Suit, You will find a good assortment of the most popular fabrics made up in Cambridge, Princeton and Ox ford Sachs and the latest style Cutaways. No other house will show you a larger or better selected stock. No other house will sell you cheaper, and no one will appreciate your patronage more than Yours truly, D. J. CHANDLER, The Clothier, SUMTER -----S.C. EARE READ!. F0 . 11 Is Now Complete in Our Fall 100 Every Department Anid buyers will do themselves an inj';stice, if theyv fail to .see us before tmiking their winter purcha.-'s. It is impossibil- to do jistice ini the limited siace al-. lowed us, to tbe differenit department; of or store, anid we f'. el that w. are wvell enough known int the territory tributary to Snoater. not to require us to entter into a detailed description of it. Our ananally increasinag business ha.' warranted us in buying TheLaergest Stock We Have Ever Bought Andl should we be so fortunate as to enjoy as liberal a patronage froni our friends this season as we have in the past we will have no reason to regret onr purchases. Our buyer paid particular H sey attention to the purchase of NO ie y Having bought in all nearly 10.,000 Pairs~ In which there are somie excellent valnes. We would call particular attention to one case, 7.30 pairs, of Misses' Narrow Ribbed, full regular made, at 10e per pair. These aire regubir 15e to 20c goods. One ease, 000 pairs, of Boys' extra long and v'ery heavy woven seam, at 15e per pair. These goo 1s rettil everyw here at 23e. One case, 1200 pars Ladies' fast black, fuil regnlar made; at 10c per pair. These goods must be seen to be appreciated. OUR DRY GOODS STOCK Is Complete in Every Department. Our line of Dress Good< a'. 25c r~ yi Ir in, all-wo.,1 fabrie.4, arc w.orthy of special mention. Will be ptl~teae to .ondl samples on application. Tho.e who were fortunate enough to secure a patr of our celebratedl all-wool Tarheel's last year will bear testi monyV as to thie:r wor'th, but they are br-tter madle this season, andi onr large contract for thetm warrants us in selling them at $3 00 per pair. If these are too dear we will sell ycn a pair from 45c up. well we have a few of them, about 1,000 we should say, andi thfe lady who buys without seeing our stock will have cause to regret it. for she will pay more ton ey. we can sell a goo i Bacer Cloth in black or ntavy. n:tiy trimmed it tur a'ad braid for One Dollar --goals thait sa!id last season fromt $2.00 to $2 50. SHOES. Our stock in this line is better than ever. WVe carry no shoddy shoes. Eycry pair is warranted solid or money refunded. CLOTHIN G. Judging from the way our tables are piled we must expect to do sonme business in this line... If your boy wants a suit w.e ii .ve theta from G3c up...I vourehusband wants a suit we have' thema fro:n $201 up...Oar all-wool black Cheviot at $1 50 cannot be alnpiieated for les tht a' 83). "EIA.TS. This is the Iinei we have madec our reputation o, and we tre bon~ad to sus.tain it. Our competitors may ad vertise simple ha:s and .Job Lots, but shrcwd bay ers who want the best g.oods for the least mnney seek us. 'ewill sty ntothng about our G;R00E1X ST'OCK--thtey a'e so e n-tp they are not worth advertising spaIce. Every muan, woman afiI el b il brenidon Count' will nied something tor the witetr, and we exteti :o all an inivitation to tcote andI see us. Our sale.smeni wilb tatie pleasur n swngWL ya thtrough tour stock, and if they cannot sell you, they~ wil mt ike it very interesting for tthose w.ho do. O'DONNELL & CO.. .- ~ cerrarn Tnn c 1 The Policy that has Built UpA Business is Honesty. The people of Sumter and Clarendon have been taught that our firm is to be depended on. Wool is called wool and cotton is called cotton here. There is nothing mysterious about anything that we do or say, and should by any chance an unsatisfacLory piece of goods creep into our stock, YoUR MONEY nACK or SATIsFIC TION. We Solicit the Trade of Ev ery Wage Earner Solely on the question of merit. We promise you the most com plete assortment, we promise you every garment is uade upon honor, and we promise you our prices are absolutely and without exception THE LOWEST. We Offer Exceptional values in Men's Suits and Overcoats. $4.00, $5.00, $6.00, $7.00 and $7.50. Your patronage will be oars if you will call and examine these high grade goods. We Claim for Our Bo' Department Absolute Supremacy, Look at it from any standpoint you choose, size, assortments, styles, qualities or prices, and you will find it head and shoulders above any Boys' Clothing Stock in this city. We are Sole Agents for the Celebrated Faultless Suits. Every Suit Warranted. Compare our prices with any in the State,-and you will read ily understand why our Clothing Department is such a success. 100 pairs Men's Heavy Work Pants, 77c, worth $1.25. 100 Child's Knee Suits at 98c, worth $1.50. 100 Child's Knee Suits, $1.50, worth $2.00. 50 Boy's brown'blue, and black Cheviot Suits, $3.95, worth $5.00. OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT Like all our other departments, is a wonder. The line of Shoes we carry cannot be beaten. For Style, Durability and Low Prices we lead. See the line of Women's, Boys', and Children's Shoes we offer at 98 cents. DRESS GOODS AND DRY GOODS. We lead all others in low prices. We buy in larger quantities,. therefore buy cheaper and sell cbeaper. Call and be convinced. It is a pleasure to show goods and make prices. HOLIDAY GOODS. Call and see us before making your Xmas purchases. We have a large assortment of Holiday Goods, Dressing Cases, Books, Chinaware, Vases, Dolls, Chilpren's Sets of Dishes, &c., &c., and our prices are undoubtedly lower than any others. J. RYTTENBERG & SONS, N. W. Cor. Main and Liberty Sts., SUXTEPR, S. 0. New York Office, 192 West Broadway. MUL ES ! Recognizing the fact that some farmers will have nice mules, I wish to announce that I have just received a car load of extra choice ones. HORSES. TWO CAR LOADS TO ARRIVE ABOUT DECEMBER 2 1st. H. HARBY. Sumter, S. C., December 14, 1896. Acree's Warehouse, + ++ + anlville, Va. RAUDEW are the Headquarters of the Tobacco T1rade of Viirginia VVD~fland North Carolina ? DANVILLEAEVAN with her yearly sales reachir-g over 42,000, * 000 lbs. Othcer manrkets are babies beside Ler. Which is the Leading and Favorite House of the Danville Trade? Easily answered: EER !E. F. ACREE & BRO., Owners anC rpieos A CREL'a They lead Danv~h&PanAle leads the world. Why is it ? Because after long trial and test they have proven their Honesty, Capacity, Security. Promptness and Accommodating Dihposition. Then Patronize Them, and Thus Serve Your Own Best Interests. THOMAS WILSON, R. E. JAQUES, JOHN WILSON, - President. Manager. Secretary and Treasurer. Tne Carolia Grocery Compally SUCCESSORS OF BOYD BROTHERS, No. 195 EAST BAY, POIIONSr GUARANTEED. dcstmey*nbn ni ,sto tion. Enter at any time. Cheap board. Send for free illustrated catalogue. 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