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LouIs APPELT, EDITOR. MAXNNING, S, C.: WEDNESDAY, DEC.23, 1896. PUBLISHED EVEIY WEDNESDAY. HE SAVED THE EABIES. But the Story Was Tod. In Two Widely Different Ways. Heroism and modesty proverbially go hand in hand, but there are few more striking examples of the combination than that afforded by the captain of a wrecking tug in New York harbor. His own account of the affair was thus set down in the tug's log: "Jan. 30-Left Jersey City 7 a. in. Ice running heavy. Captain Joe stopped leak in ferryboat." Mr. F. Hopkinson iith, in his "Day at Laguerre's," tells the story more fully. The Hoboken ferryboat was stopped, midway of its early passage, by the ice pack. At this juncture an ocean tag boat crashed into her side, cutting a V shaped gash below the water line. A panic ensued among passengers and crew. Just then the wrecking tug Reli ance ran alongside, and Captain Joe Smith jumped on board. He dropped into the. engine room, met the engineer half way up the lad der, compelled him to return, dragged the mattresses from the crew's bunks, stripped off blankets, racks of clothes, overalls, cotton waste and rags of car pet, cramming them into the great rent left by the tug's cutwater until the space of each broken plank was replaced except one. Through and over this space the-water still combed, deluging the floors and swashing down between the gratings into the hold below. "Another mattress, quick! All gone? A blanket, then - carpet-anything! Quick, for God's sake!" . It was useless. Everything, even to the oil rags, had been used. Little by little the water gained, bursting out below; then on one side, only to be re calked and only to rush in again. . Captain Joe stood a moment as if un decided; then deliberately tore down the top wall of calking he had so care fully built up, and before the engineer could protest had forced his own body -into the gap, with his arm outside, level with the drifting ice. An hour later the disabled ferryboat was towed into the Hoboken slip with every sotql on board. When they lifted Captain Joe from the wreck, he was un conscious and barely alive. The water had.frozen his blood and the floating ice had torn the flesh' from his protrud ing arm from shoulder to wrist. When the color began to cieep back to his cheeks, he opened his eyes and said to the doctor who was winding the band ages: "-Was any of them babies hurt?" DOLLY MADiSON'S TACT. How She Placed at Ease a Rattled Visitor -at the White House. It was the tact and genuine kindli ness of Dolly Madison that made her one of the most -prominent American women. Several episodes mentioned in Mrs. Almon Goodwin's "Life of Dolly Madison" are significant of this. At one of~ her levees her attention was ganto a'rustic visitor, a youth who was evidently suffering all the torments pf embarrassment. He had at last ven tred to help himself to a cup of confee, when'Mrs. NIadison walked up and ad? resedin. In the surprise of the mo ment the lad dropped the seucer and strove to crowd the cup into his pocket. hs tactful hostess took no notice of the accident, except to observe that in such a crowd no one could avoid being jostled, and.atraightway turned the conversa tion to the boy's family and ended by sending her regards to his excellent mother and bidding the servant to bring another cup of confee. On another occasion two old ladies from the country arrived at the White House while the fainily were still at breakfast. To the surprise of the rural visitors, the woman they came to see ap peared in a stuff dress of dark gray protected by a large hourowifcly white apron and with a lineir kerchief pinned about -her neck. Her simplicity of man ner and attire completely swept away their awe, and before parting one of them found courage to ask, "Perhaps you wouldn't mind if I kissed you just to tell the folks about!" -Moon Heat. Many people suppose that moonlight possesses great potency and has a won derful influence on or over animate and inanimate things on our planet. Such persons should rensember that moon light is only reflected sunlight, and that the quality and quantity of the light thus reflected is not what is generally imagined. In fact, it is a truth which has often been demonstrated by the speculative astrconmrs that -i would take 618,000 full noons to afford an amount of light equal to that emitted by'the sun, and, furthermore, there is only sky space for 75,000 such disks. MSome heat comes from moonlight. However, it is- quantities so small that it cannot be nme su red by ordinary instruments. Flamnmarion says that the amount of heat emitted by a full moon while at the zenith cannot be more than one-eighty-thousandth of the amount that the sun supplies when standing on the meridian on a favorable day in July. Such being the case, it is really surprising that intelligent people should consider that the moon has such a wonderful "influence" over terrestrial affairs.-St. Louis Republic. M1i.sed It. "'Hands up:" said1 the- footpada as they closed in on .lorkius. "Ha, ha!" shrieked the victim. "What do you expect to find? Mdy wife reairs my clothes every night after I retire." And he laughed so fiendishly that the footpads fled.-Detroit Free Press. nhe Way Out or It. A hatexr of tobacco once asked an old negress, who was addicted to the pipe, if she thought she was a Christian. "I spects I is, " was her reply. "Do you expect to, go to heaven?" "Yes, indeedy." - "But the Bible says nothing unclean shall enter there. Now, the breath of a smoker is unclean. What do you say to that?" "Well, I reckon I leave m' bref be hin' when I enters dar. "-Washington Times. ______ Glue. In making glue break the sheets into sall pieces, cover them with strong vinegar and let them soak a few hours. Then heat to boiling. When the glue becomes cold, it should be like a jelly. When the glue is to be used, the vessel TELEGRnAPHERS' TALES-. A Newfoundland That Kept Watch-Value of Broiled Muskrat. Telegraph operators have queer ex periences at times, especially at the lonely railroad stations where travel is light, hours long and the work is done at night. An experience meeting of sailors, so far as the yarn spinning is concerned, is as mild compared to a telegraphers' social session as milk is to a tar's shore leave. Several knights of the key were sitting about a table down town after hours recently, when the tongues began to wag about experi ences. Gil Bradley started the ball. "I was sent one night to sub on the Texas and Pacifro at a little station called Gordon," he said. "There was one hotel of four rooms a mile from the telegraph station and two or three cabins about the same distance off. The regular operator had his rooms over the station and freighthouse, where sup plies were received for the coal mines several miles away. It was the loneliest place I ever struck, but I had to work. After fixing things I lay down on a bench to wait for the next freight. I suppose I dozed, for I jumped up with a start at feeling a cold, wet nose shoved into my face. There was a big New foundland dog wagging his tail as mer rily as a buzzsaw cuts through soft wood. Well, that dog ran first to the lighted lantern on the door, then back to me, and then pretty soon I began to think something was wrong. Up I got, and he led me all through the freight house, up to the operator's rooms and back to the office; then calmly went to sleep with one eye open and one ear pricked up. I waited for the train, but before I heard it he began to bark. "The next night the same perform ance. Well, after ;hat I used to go to sleep, and for the week I was there that dog kept watch. You see, the regular was fond of sleep at night, so.he could play poker all day. I never told on him, but that was a well trained dog. " "That's no experience," said Billy Maithall. "There was only half a thrill in that. Why, in 1888, during the bliz zard, I was holding down a night job in New Jersey. It was the dreariest spot that a railroad official could pick out for a station. It was so quiet ir the daytime that you could hear the sun light glint and at night the shadows fall. It was snowing when I went on at night, and all trains were blocked, and by morning I was almost buried. My lunch was long ago gone, and I felt like grinding my teeth into some break fast. Dinner time came and went, sup per hour passed, and no relief arrived. I chewed on lead pencils and rubber bands until I felt like a girl bookkeeper. I pulled in my belt and nearly cut my self in two, but the old hunger was there just the same. So I tried to sleep, but there was no sleep in me with that gnawing at my stomach. "All at once I saw three muskrats come up through a hole in the floor. Muskrat was better than starvation, so I made for them with a poker, killed one, and the others got away to freeze to death. Skinning that fellow and dressing him didn't take long, and with wire I rigged a broiler. You bet your life the smell of that cooking rat was just great joy, and I'm no chink either, It just tickled me so that I fell asleep and only woke up when he was so burned that the odor nearly choked me. "The snowplow came along soon, however, and when I got filled up again I was sort of glad I hadn't put down ~the old muskrat after all. He might not have agreed with me. "-New York Sun. The Science of Smiles. The gentle~ art of smiling is the latest thing which science has been meddling with, tracing back to its very be'ginning and pointing out with somethinl.; like a sneer how this facial expression first pame to adorn the face of primnevalman, Mr. Edward Cuyer, ina a recent lec tue in'Paris before the Societe d'An 'thropologie, stated that our smiles, how ever winning to outward seeming, are simply records of our very remote an cestors' selfishness, greediness and pug nacity. The passion that dominated all others in primitive man was the desire for food. The animals of those days were huge and fierce, and the implements of hunting few and crude. The naked hunter, therefore, was forced to go oft times with an empty stomach, but when he made a kill he gorged himself with meat. The anticipation of the ap proaching satisfaction of his hunger caused him to open his mouth and show his teeth, partly through pleasure and partly through an instinctive impulse to get liimself in readiness for the im mediate stowing away of his food. With- the progress of civilization, however, this facial contortion grew to be caused by other pleasurable things, and then came the sound of audible laughter. The graceful smile of the hostess, therefore, as she receives her guests is merely an inherited expression of satis faction derived from a savage progen itor who anticipated a good time when he had people to dinner-or for dinner. Again, the open smile of more open pleasure is simply a survival of the gap ing mouth with which the semisimian prepared to tackle roast grandmother. New York Journal. A Producer. "My misguided friend, " said the fat man with the puffs under his eyes, "I will admit that I ami a capitalist. That part of your assertion can go unchal lenged. But when you say that I am not a producer you are wrong. I have been backing a comic opera company for two months. "-Indianapolis Jour In It. In the first chapter of Dickens' "Bleak House," which was published in 1852, the phrase is to be found, and is inclosed in quotation marks, too, as follows, "Every chancellor was 'in it' for somebody or other, when he was counsel at the bar. "-Boston Tran script. W H EN YOU COME TO TOWN CALL AT GALLOWAY'S SHAVING SALOON Which is fitted up with an eye to the comfort of his customers... .... HAIR-CUTTING .IN ALL STYLES, S HAVIN G AND S H A M POl ONG Done with neatness and dispatch.... .. .. A cordial invitation is extended. . . A. B. GALLOWAY. JOSEPH 1 . llHAME. -V - D9vx9 R HAME & DAVIS, A2 TOIXEYS A'1 LAW., THE GLOBE HOTEL. Reminiscence of a Famous Hostelry of the Pbiladelphia Centennial. The Philadielphia Times publishes a long article reviewing the history of the famous Globe hotel, just outside the grounds, which will be remembered by visitors to the Centennial exhibition in 1876. It was built by a company com posed of some of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens of Philadelphia, in cluding General Harry H. Bingham, who was president; Hamilton Disston, P. A. B. Widener, V. L. Elkins, Sam uel Josephs, Charles II. Gross and oth ers. Most of these gentlemen subscribed from $20, 000 to $30, 000 each. The ideas these capitalists had of the remunerative character of the enterprise they had en gaged in may be judged from the fact that one of them, at meetings of the di rectors, could show most conclusively on paper that the net profits could not pos sibly be less than $2,000,000. The hotel cost $250,000, and was a most imposing structure, as many will recollect. A big mineral fountain was erected at one end, and the company received $20,000 or $25,000 for the lease of it. A manager of the hotel was engaged at $1,000 a month for a year. The hotel had accommodations for 5,000 guests. But somiehcw people would not patronize it. Samuel Josephs, later the originator of "Grover, Grover, four years more of Grover," and his partner paid $50,000 for the bar privi lege. Afterward the company remitted $15,000, but even then the two lost $60,000 on their venture. It was not a liquor drinking crowd that went to the Centennial. Connected with the Globe hotel, a couple of squares away, was a vast collection of sheds, beneath which teams could be sheltered and where they could be watered and fed. They calculated that the manure alone would pay all the expenses of the enterprise. During the six months of the exposition how many teams do you suppose were driven beneath the sheds? Exactly one. During July, August and September the hotel cleared an aggregate over expenses of $103,000, but the upshot of the whole business was that when the exhibition closed the concern was sold out at pub lic auction, and the mammoth hotel that had cost $250,000 before a piece of furniture was placed in it was knocked down under the hammer for $2,500. The stockholders in the enterprise re ceived 67 cents for every dollar they had invested-a loss of 33 per cent. The Globe hotel enterprise was one cf the brightest bubbles and most costly fail ures that ever marked a world's fair. THE WALDORF'S OWNER. A $5,000,000 Investment Which Mr. Astor Has Seen but Once. William Waldorf Astor has $5,000, 000 invested in the Waldorf hotel and has never been under its roof but once, only to visit a friend who happened to be staying there. He drove up to the ladies' entrance, walked through the ball about 50 feet to an elevator, got out at the fifth floor, went to Mr. Kis sam's room, remained half an hour or more, rode down the elevator, walked to his carriage without looking to the right hand or the left and drove away. He has been in New York several times since his hotel was completed, but this is the only time he has ever entered the doors. Whether his indifference is a freak or an affectation no one seems to iow. The managers of his business, who are old family friends and occupied a similar relation with his father, sub mitted to him the plans of the architect before construction was begun, and they were approved by him, and he, of course, advised as to all that relates to the property. But he never goes there. A. friend suggests that -.his peculiarity may perhaps arise from the fact that his late wife took ain active part in planning and particularly in selecting the decorations of the house, but one would suppose thait would increu'se his nterest in it. A special reason for Mr. Astor to feel an attachment for the Waldorf is found on the first floor, where the dining room of his grandfather is exactly reproduaced. Wlen the old mansion was torn down to make way for the hotel, the archi tects carefully removed the decorations from the walls of the original dining room, the old fashioned m-arquetry floor was taken up, the mantel, sideboards, window frames and doors, the fireplace, the chandeliers, and, in fact, all the fin ishings and furnishings, which are of black walnut, handsomely carved, were stowed away and then reset in what is known as the Aster memorial room, but William Waldorf never has had the~ ca riosity to see it. -Chicago Record. Rlanroad Catechism. "Primer of Municipal Government," issued by the Buffalo Crosstown Rail way company: Q. What are streets for? A. To put car tracks in. Q. What are peopie for? A. To pay fares. Q. What are municipal authorities? A. Tihe manager of the street railway company. Q. What form of government has the city of Buffalo?' A. An absolute monarchy. Q. Who is the monarch? A. The manager of the street rail way company.--Buffalo Express. And No Wonder. "Doctor, my daughter is frightfully seasick. " "Bt, my dear madam, there is no water at this resor." "No, but she has been reading a nov el called 'Waves of Emotion.' "-De troit Free Press. Nijni Novgorod, in Russia, was almost obliterated by fire in 1864. All the build ings and bazaars in which were held the great annual fair of merchants from all parts of Europe and Asia were blot ted out. A new moon falling between 10 a. nu, nd 12 m. in summer means very show ery weather. EngLeb erg - Rice ilullers The only machine that in one ope an~o? will clean, hull and polish rough rice, pnt ting it in merebantable condition, r. ad for table use. SIPLE AND EASY TO7( MANAGE. ----- CORN MILLS, SAW MILLS, PLANING MACHiNES, Au1 all kinds of Wood-Work-in4 \T T alhol a l( iLid(cll On hand at lietory pied. .CBADHAM, Gerra .\ enTP THE OPPORTUNITY CAME. And Then He Waved Old Glory to His Heart's Content. Two prominent Cleveland men went abroad last summer, and one of them took with him a miniature regulation flag. It was the handiwork of a neigh bor, a lady, and its dainty silken folds were attached to a gilded staff. "Take good care of it," said the fair flagmaker, "for it means protection, you know, and when the opportunity comes wave it for al1 it is worth." Well, the opportunity didn't come for several weeks, but all that time the lit tle flag was within easy reaching dis tance. At last, when the tourists came to Frankfort-on-the-Main, they were in vited to dinner by an American resi dent, and around his hospitable table they glowed over the glories of Colum bia's land until our pilgrims felt fairly homesick. "I nado up my mind right then," said the flag bearer, "that Old Glory would have to wave on some pretext that (lay, even if I had to stand out in the street and cheer for it alone." Well, after the dinner they went out to hear the band play, and then a wild idea occurr 1 to the man with the flag. He stationed himself to one side, where he could catch the conductor's eye, and there lie waited. Pretty soon the band master looked squarely at him, and then out came tae stars and stripes with an eloquent ficurish. The leader was a se vere looking man, with a stiff gray mustache and a very tight uniform, but he actually smiled and nodded. Then he stiffened up and rapped sharply on his music stand. The musicians stiffen ed up, too, there was a rapid fire of gut tural directions, and then And then the great b.nd broke out all at once in that splendid chorus, "'Tis the star spangled banner, oh, lorg may it wave, " and you may rest assured the Cleveland man waved it long and wildly and tried to sing, too, and choked up over it, and the other Americans gathered about him and sang the best *hey knew how and waved their hats and handkerchiefs, like windmills, with the staid Gcrian citizens looking on in big eyed amazement. "I say, do you know, " said the flag waver, "that when I heard the glorior.s old tune it was just like getting in sight of Cleveland smoke again." Well, the leader played the "Star Spangled Banner" through three times; then he v.hipped over to "Home, Swe..z Home," and wound up with "Yankee Doodle." "Oh, me didn't do a thing to that bandmaster, " said the Cleveland man. "We just took him out and shook hands with him all around and gave him a fine jolly, which he couldn't under stand, and then bought him a barrel of beer, which he could understand." Cleveland Plain Dealer. as Cancer Its Special Microbe? A highly interesting discovery, which will perhaps afford a clew to the cause of cancer, has been made in Professor von Leyden's university hospital here. A young woman of 22 and a man of 63, both suffering from dropsy and cancer of the stomach, were brought 'to the hospital last spring. In order to remove the accumulated fluid, tapping was re sorted to in both cases. The fluid was examined under the microscope, and hitherto unknown living organisms, be longing probably' to the protozoa, were discovered. Professer Waldeyer, to whom the preparations were submitted, advised that they should be sent to Dr. Schau dinn, assistant at the Zoological insti tute of the Berlin university. who has been investigating the protozcoa forgyeare past. Hie began his examination on July 19, and ascertained that in both cases te fluid contained a rhizo'pod, which ho named Leydenia gemmnipara schau dinn. He inferrt d that 'is d pathogenic organisnm, but both h and Professor von Leyden still absta~n from kaeciding as to the connection between it and can cer, though they admit the possibility of such a counteticn. They have made a preliminary communication on the subject to the Eerlin Academy of Sci encs.-Berlin Lettcr in London Stand ard. __ _ _ _ Ilow Uncle Sam Gct His Name. The nickname Uncle Sam, as ap plied to the United States government, is said to have originated as follows: Samuel Wilscon, ccnamonly called Un dc Sam, was a governmoi~it inspector of beef and pork at Troy, N. Y., about 112. A contractor, Elbert Anderson, purchased a quantity of provisions, and the barrels were mariatu "E. A ," An derson's initiasls, ~and "U. S.," for United States. The latter initials were not familiar to Wilson's workmen, who inquired what they meant. A facetious fellow answered, "I don't know, unless they mean 'Uncle Sam.' " A vast an ount of property afterward passed through Wilson's hands marked in the same manner, and he was often joked unon the extent of his possessions. The joke spread through all the departments of the government, and before long the United States was popularly referred to as Uncle Sam. -Ladies' Home Journal. A P'ope's 1tchake. Since Leo XIII has fillcd the chair of St. Peter lie has repressed the humorous side of his nat;:re, which irade him gratly in demand as a diner out while filling the office cf uneio at Brussels. Always severe in matt~ers of propriety. he was deeply oti( oded oni one of these occasions by a baron who passed him a snuffhox on the lid of which was en ameled a feminine figure eu deshabille. Admirably controlling his annoyance, his future holiness replied: "Very pret ty. Is it your wife?" Nickel Coins. Our nickel coins are really misnamed and should be styled copper coins. The 3 cent nickel contains 75 per cent of copper and only 25 per cent of nickel. The ordinary 5 cent nickel in common use has the same proportions of copper ad nickel. three-fourths of the' former ant one-fourth of the latter. NEW BEEF MARKET!I ElwinI S ott, Butcher. Fbfair Iteef and P'ork every (kiy, ba;tebered by one skilled in the business. 5\.\ ES, ItLOOD and LIVER PELDD)INGS a Speciahy. I a' not allow hanusers-on to Ha aroand moy market, and L.A gua.rantee everything bouaht fr om me to be clean. I wH deliver to the houses \'v uark'et house is opiposite 1 1 y'sstor .ad I ask for a ?i):co the ironage, Pri . guarantel AltI'liUi LOWVEUY. Poprietor. JOHN 4 ISN Allornr at' vounselor wi Lar,. '\t(1( 189MOSES LEVI8 Business is Business. I extend a cordial invitation to every man, woman and child in endon to visit my store where they can see one of THE LARGEST STOCKS OF GO&D: in Manning. I know that these goods were bought in first-class kets where the cash is an important purchasing factor. In buying g for the cash it is to get the advantage of all the discounts, whereby' C.I give the benefit to my customers. I realize that to gain and holdi-dvae the purchasing public must be satisfied. I elaim there is no house in this section better equipped to give' and that my selections in DRY COOD - and NOTIONS Can not be excelled. Families laying in a vinter supply should -ear in mind that I make a specialty of selliug verything in the Dry GToo line. My assortmeut-of SDes god aldTriuin BLANKETS, LAP ROBES, ETCi. Is too large to itimize bere.Come and ,see-them. SHOES! SHOES Ev-rybody knows tlmt this lineis one of the most important in a General Me - file establi.-Ihment anti I will guarantee t4-at I have not only aage sok u h best nakes. Don't forpet it, that I can satisfy yon in shoes. Clothing, Hats, and Gents' Furnisbinp. Any man or boy can be fitted in this department. A large assortmeut t from, and the prices are low. Our Neckwenr and under clothing is the best wi ever carried. HARDWARE, CROCKERY AND TINWAREj Tw'his ne va c. th gret care and we can supply yon with everything :i wish. Couie and sec. o r fire Iineo of hrness. Groceries. are bounht in such qunti ties that I cr. cnpete with a pac in thel Stale & it to say that I wont be undersold. I am also paving the highest prices for cotton produce.Yours truly, S~MOSES THOMAS & BRADHAM Has just received a load of the FIEST HORSES that ever came to this town. DRIVERS, SADDLE HOIRSES~ AND WORK HORSES. If you want a nice horse be sure and se them at once. They wili be sold at prices to meet comi petition. THOMAS & BRADHAM. JaGEO LOU'.U On the American and European Plan. A DELIGHTFUL AND COMFORTABLE PLACE FOR COUNTRY VISITORS BOMA &LEVIN, PDPk! King Street (Business Centre of City), Cxb arlestoni, S. C. Rates $2 and $3 Per Day. ESTAB3LISIIED 1868. T~ V. FOI Sign c-f the Bi Bitday, Wed --WAT HARDWARE! R. W. NIR1, I SON, SU]MT E R, S. c. To Our Clarendon Friends: We are now prepared to offer lower prices than ever. Call or write for what you want. Our Stock is complete. We have added to our im mense stock of hardware a large line of PAINTS, OILS, ETC., at 1ow figures. Harness, Saddles, Rubber and Belting, Leather, etc. Great bargains in Guns, Pistols, etc. Headquarter for Powder, Shot and Shells (loaded and empty.) Engine Supplies, Belting, etc. HEADQUARTERS FOR COOKING AND HEATING STOVES (WARRANTED), LEVI BROTH ERS! HERE WE ARE To tell the people of Clarendon that glib-tongued orators may keep the country in a state of agitation about the financial problem, but what is more of interest to them now is to find the best place to buy goods cheap. Levi Brothers have a good reason to feel proud of their success in business and to no people are they more indebted than to their old home folks in Clarendon. Goods are cheap and this season affords our farmers an opportunity of obtain ing a fair price for cotton and a chance to buy goods at a low cotton basis price. We have for years been acknowledged as leaders in the re spective lines that we handle any it is our purpose to contin ue l4ding. Dress Goods. This department has been selected with unusual care and our stock is not only varied and large, but a lady can find the very latest fabrics with the necessary trimmings to match. Wash Goods. There is no store in the city of Sumter that can excell us in this line, and we defy any house in eastern Carolina to show up a prettier line of prints. Cassirneres and. Jeans. This line we carry in large quantities and can say with safety that no where south of Baltimore can you get a better value for your money. Notions, I-osiery, &0. Every buyer is invited to examine our line of Ladies' Misses' and Children's Hose, Handkerchiefs, Buttons, Tow els, Doilies and other articles too numerous to mention. Plaids and Brown Goods, Long Cloths, and Sheetings. This stock was bought when cotton was at its lowest price and we took advantage of the depression. dlo'thaiiT ~at aerd 0 n' Furnishings. We can say without fear of successful contradiction that we have the most complete line that cani be foupd any where. Trunks by the car load. Shoes, Shoes, Shoes. Every- kind and style that is manufactured by first-class actories is handled by us and we take a special interest ir' his line. G-rooeries, Groceries. Our stock is up to dateand our farmers can save money bs buying from u.. Remember, we pay highest prices for cotton. Yours, &c., LEVI BROTHERS,. 232 MEETING STREET, CHARLESTON S. C. state Agents for the sale of Whoe~a~rTin Plate. Over 200 different styles of Cooking anid Heating stoves. Also oli Coolars andl H e r we want the leading merchant in every town in the state to sell our iine of stoves. we gnarantee fa:1 protection in his territory to each agernt w.: appoint If not ..old in your town send to ns tor cuts and priees. When You Go to Sumter Don't Fail to Go to .......and Look Over the Stock in hihChina and Toys, Wihis the most complete Stock carried in eastern South Carolina. The variety you will have to select tromn and prices the Gjoods are marked at will - convince you at once that The China Hall is the Place for Christmas Presents. Opera House, Opposite Court House.