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LOU is A.APPU 1g . a o. MANNING, S. C., DEC. 4, 1901 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year.................................. $ Six mouths-. -- -- -- - --........................ - - - lour months..--.......................... 5 ADVERTISING RATES: One s 1uare. one time. $1: each subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisenents Liberal contracts made for three. six and twelv months. Communications must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order %c receive attention. No communication of a personal charactet will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postollce at Manning as Soe ond Class matter. DEMOCRATIC NEGRO RECORD. Ever since the Booker Wash ington incident there has been a never ceasing clamor about the President's attempt to force so cial equality between the races, by setting the example himself, and because President Roosevelt saw fit to lunch with Booker Washington as his guest, the Democratic press would make it appear as if the Republican par ty is the only one that would tolerate such a thing as giving equal rights to the negro race. We well remember when Grover Cleveland entertained the mul. lato queen from Hawaii, and his receiving Fred Dougloss at his State functions. We also re member Grover Cleveland's ap pointment of a negro to the oftice of Register of Deeds for the Dis trict of Columbia: the firstnegrc he appointed was turned down by the Senate, and our Demo cratic president was so deter mined that this important office should be filled by a negro, he appointed another as soon as Congress adjourned. We there fore see that a Democratic presi dent as well a Republican, enter tained negroes at the white house, and also appointed ne groes to office. We ran across a curiosity re cently, which may be interesting historical reading, it covers such - a long period of the Democratic party's negro record that we herewith reproduce it: SHORTER CATECHISM. Who said that all men were created equal? Thomas Jefferson. the father of all democracy. Who gave the negroes the right 01 suffrage in New York? The democratic party. Who presided over the convention that gave this privilege to negroes? Martin Van Buren, a democrat. Who afterwards elected Martin Van Buren to the presidency of the United States? The democratic party. Who married a negro woman and by her had mulatto children? Richard M. JTohnson, a good demo crat. Who elected Richard M. Johnsor: vice president of the United States? The democratic party. If President Van Buren had died and Richard M. Johnson had become pr-esi dent, who would have become the democratic mistress of the white house? The same negro woman. Who made the negro a citizen of the State of Maine? The democratic party. Who enacted a similar law in Mas sachusetts? The democratic party. Who prmitted every colored persor owing 8:.50 in New York to become c voter? A general assembly purely demo cratic Who repealed the laws of Ohio whicl required the negroes to give bond ani security before settling in that State& The dtemocratic party. Who made the mulattoes legal vo ters in Ohio? A democratic supreme court. o: which Reuben Wood was chief justice. What became of Reuben Wood? Trhe democratic party elected hin governor three times and he is still e leader of the democratic party. Who helped to give free negroes the right to vote in Tennessee under thE constitution of 1795? General Jackson. Was General Jackson a good demo crat? He was generally p~assed as such. Who, with the above facts and manl others staring them in the face. art continually whining about negr-o sut rage and negro equality? The democratic party.-New .Yorl Sun Our readers will see from the above that the Democratic party is the white man's party in th* South only. In South Carolim~ we have strickly a white mani party, where we have admittec all shades of political creed t< vote, and so far, we have gotter along swimmingly. There is ar element however, who are be ginning to see, that this agreea ble state of things must not con tinue, else their political job~ will'be jeopardized, and to breal into the people's contentmen they purpose to resort to timble rigging in order that those wh< are disposed to think for them selves and will not hold theii necks for the politicians halter must be driven out of the part3 ranks. Prejudice is the mail lever upon which they depend t< accomplish their purpose; whet the Booker Washington inciden occured they took it as a swee morsel to roil under their ton gues, and used it for all it wat worth to make the people believt that the Republicans aire trying to foist the negro upon us and called upon us to rally arounc the Democratic flag. But if th( clipping from New York Sun, paper which has for its mott< -'when you see it in The Sun i is so" is true, then it makes littl< difference to us who is in powe: at Washington-Democrats 0: Republicans, they ar-e botl smoothing the fur on the negroe: back for his favor. The thing for us to do dowi here, is to not bother with th< things that do not concern us The matter of social equality is not, regulated by law, but by in dividual preferences, if whit< people and colored people desir< to associate with one another 11 the people( of Lake City to adopt the custom too, and in our opin ion they will not. All of this Book er Washington stuff is the sheer est kind of clap-trap for the pur pose of political advantage. hy fanning the 1 ames of racial prej udice. CONGRESS. The 47th. Congress began its work last Monday, and we may look "or soei wonldierful dis l1ays of lxolitical strategyV. The Democratic minority will set all kinds of tpaps to throw the Re publican lparty into a hole, and the Republican majority will make every thing count to keep them in the ascendency. Before congress met, those who reach ed Washington early met in cau. cus to out-line their course, and the Democrats in the very out set differed on the financial questions-one element wanted to tie their party associates to the Kansas City platform and another element would not be so hampered: the result was, that the party caucus was anything but harmonious, and they finally agreed to disagree. We do not believe in party caucuses, because they are in tended, and, have the effect of hampering a Representative's honest efforts for his people. He simply becomes an automa ton in the hands of skillful po liticians. The people elect men to represent them and it should bel that the Representative be free to act as his conscience and best judgment dictates, but if he goes into a caucus, he may be forced to support a measure which would be of great injury to the section he represents, simply because he voluntarily pledged himself to submit being tied by party managers who are usually experts in their line. If he stands back upon his man hood and refuses to go into a caucus, and reserves the right to use his own judgment, putting himself in position to fight any measure which in his opinion should not become law, regard less from which party it eminates he is denounced, scoffed at and even maligned and slandered. But if he is a man, he will not give way under the ravings of party manipulato's. He will keep on his own course and make the record his ambition justifies. What will be done by this con gress cannot be foretold. Both parties differ among each other; there are Republicans that want a lower tariff, there are some who are opposed to the grant ing of subsides, then there are some who oppose any and every thing coming from the President. The Democrats -are the sanme way, they have among them op position to any thing suggested by Bryan, theu there are some who would fight any sugges tions from an anti-Bryan source. Of course the Republicans are largely in the majority and what ever is done, that party will be responsible for it whether good or bad, if good, it means an easy victory in the next election, if bad it will mean another hard fight. This congress will be largely influenced by the "McKinley doctrine," and the measures originating with the late lamen ted McKinley will go through without much of a division on the Republican side, many will vote for them through sentiment, and the fear of their constituents at home if they oppose anything with a McKinley label upon it. GEORGIA WILL TRY IT. It will be remembered that three years ago we introduced a bill in the Senate looking to the doing away with the State board of Control at Columbia, and the placing of the dispensaries under the direct control of the people who vote for the system, and alsc to do away with friction by giv ing the p~eople an opportunity t vote on the questions of Dispen sary, License, Prohibition, the counties to have the system they vote upon themselves, and tha1 system to stand for two yearm before the question could be sub mitted again~and then only, afte1 one-third of the free hold voters have petitioned for an election. -Our bill was defeated: it migh1 have becm brought forwari again, but we knew it would have been useless so long as the Pro hibitionists remain under office seeking leadership- The Prohi bitionists did not give the loca option bill support because, if i had passed, it would have knock ed the prohibition stalking horst from under certain aspirants fo: guberatorial honors; they would have been left without a shell game to play the preachers and churches with. Our views hav4 not been changed yet: we stil believe the solution of the liquo: traffic can be solved on the lines indicated in what became knowr as the "Appelt Bill," and we ye1 hope to see the experiment tried If the opportunity to tr-y the ex periment is given, our calculatiom -is that about three counties ir the State will vote Prohibition four will vote for License, and the rest will vote Dispensary Charleston and Columbia wil surely vote for license, and wt would be relieved of the constan1 comlaint about the non-enforce ment of the htw in those cities where it is absolutely im'possibk to enforce the dispeumsar-y law. Wieour bill was defeated ii the Senate of South Carolina, our sister State,Georgia, has rec cently passed what is known as the "Wright bill" and if it is no vetod by the Governor it will bc the law~ in Georgia: we can then watch its operation and if it do'-s for thaut State what v:e hoped for in ours. South Carolina will ressurrect the "Appelt bill" and pla-e it upon her satute books When our bill was under consid eration in the Senate we receiv ed numbers of requests for copies from G eorgians and other States, and it was largely on account of these requests that we had our argument printed in pamplet form for distribution. Natural ly, we followed the discussion on the Wright bill" in the Georgia asembly,and it was indeed grati f ing to us to note how similar the lines of thought were with tlhose we presented to our Sen at. The differance was, the (eorrians were looking for a solution of the -liquor problem, and our lawmakers were look ing to prserving a political machine. Catarrh Cannot be Cured wiih LOCAL APPLICAIONS. as they ehuot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease. and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Halrs Catarrh Cure is taken internally.and acts direct lv on the blood and mucous surfaces. HTirls CtaLrrh Cure is not a quack medicine. it was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country fer years. and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known. com bined with the best blood purifiers. acting di reetly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what pro duces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free. F. .1. CHENEY & CO.. Props.. Toledo. 0. Sold by drucrists. price 75c. Halls Family Pills are the best. Cotton is bound to advance in price, as the government report of yesterday shows that the cot ton acreage was three quarters of a million acres less than last year, and the crop estimate is 9,674,000. As soon as the re port was issued, cotton advanced 35 points, and it is bound to con tinue advancing. COUGHS AND COLDS IN CHILDREN. Recommendation of a Well Known Chicago Physician. I use and prescribe Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for almost all obstinate. constricted coughs. with direct results. I prescribe it to children of all ages. Am glad to recommend it to all in need and seeking relief from colds and coughs and bronchial auiictions. It is non-nar cotic and safe in the hands of the most unpro fessional. A universal panacea for all mankind. MuIs. M.ARY R. MELINDY. M. D.. Ph. D.. Chi cago. Ill. This remedy is for sale by The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. Isaac 3. Loryea. Prop. United States Senator Depew of New York. was the guests of honor at the opening of the Charleston exposition, and his oration was a grand word picture of the country's past, present and future. His utterances were that of a patriot, a statesman, and a man of business. The News and Courier so one-sided in politics,while it admits that the Senator's speech was great, it sees all kinds of spooks, be cause he did not sound a Tillman cymbol so as to be in harmany with its own discordant sounds. Depew's speech was a magnifi cent argument, and so convinc ing were the arguments advan ced that Tillmanic Hemphill announces that he does "not wish our readers to be carried away by it." Hemphiill admits the speech to be a good and great one, but preaches against it. Bob Ingersoll, the famous infidel, took a similar position with reference to the Bible, but the teachings of that Book con tinues to expand, and the teach ings of Depew will also expand, notwithstanding the News and Courier's wish that its readers will not "be carried away by it." An Evangelist's Story. "I suffered for years with a bronchial or lung trouble and tried various reme dies, but did not obtain permanent re-, lief until I commenced using One Mitt ute Cough Cure," writes Rev. James Kirkman, evangelist of Belle River, Ill. " I have no hesitation in recommending it to all sufferers from maladies of this kind.'' One Minute Cough Cure alfotrds immediate relief for- coughs, colds and all kinds of throat and lung troubles. For croup it is unequalled. Absolutely safe. Very pleasant to take, never fails and is really a favorite with the chil dren. They like it. The RI. B. L:rvea' Drug Store, Isaac M. Loryea, Prop. A Sumter Tragedy. CAPT. A. N. FREELAND, WELL KNOWN HERE, MARRIES A NEW YORK MIL LIONAIRE'S DAUGHTER. Bride's Brothers Grow Suspicious and Bride groom Deserts His Youtng Wife and His Trunk, But Takes Her Diamonds. An Atlantic liner, homeward bound, has beern the scene of many romances in real life, and tragecies5 as well, stranger, romantic, more tragic than any of the hundreds born :n the fertile imaginations of the novelist and play wright. A detective, who. after spending a week in this city. left for New York last night. having completed his work at this end of a tangled skein, related tho outlines of a drama in real life that surpasses in tragic and pathetic inter est any of the popular- novels of the day that are selling up in tile hundred thousands. The scene of the play is laid on board an Atlantic liner, homeward bound fr-om Europe, and in New York e citv: time, the eat-ly fall of this year-. The character-s are, a villian. an elder ly millionaire, his romantic daughter. his hard-headed and unromnantic son. who are pr-ominent in business and finan e-i circles of the metrop~olis and others. The leading role is played by the vil lian of the story and it is through him that this community has a personal i ter-est in the story, and it is to him that it is indebted for a vi.sit of a shrewd de tective in put-suit of information reldi ing to the previouts life of the leading character-. The villian is (apt. A. N. Fr-eeland. for- mnany years a resident of this city and then a trusted e-mploye of the At la".tic Coast Line Rlailrotad. with which lie held a position of trust and respon Health and Beauty. A poor1 complexion is usually the re sult of at torp)id liver or- irriegular ac tion of the bowels. Unless nature's re fuse is car-ried oil it will sutrely cause impure blood. Pimles, boils and other eruptions follow. This is nature's meth otd of thr-owing otY the poisons w hieh the~ bowels f-tiled to remove. DeWitt's Lit tie IEaly Risers are world famotus fort remiedying this condition. They stim ulate the liver and pr1omote regular and healthy action of the bowels, but never cause griping, ceramps or distress. Safe pills. The It. B3. Loryea Drug Store. sibility for twenty years or more. For A the last eight or ten years of this rail- si road service he filled the position of c Road Master and had charge of the n Florence-Columbia division, one of the t] most important on the system. After m his summary dismissal, of which no ex- a planation was ever made public, or as c far as known, ever vouchsafed by the r, railroad officials, Capt. Freeland re- a mained in this city, w-iich he had made a his home for so many years and with a which he had become identified by t] many ties of a business and social na- n ture, having married here, reared a v large fan-ily and acquired property. a At this time he had the confidence of so the business men of the place and was d a promineut figure in MIasonic and oth er secret orders. y Shortly after hisjdischarge by the rail- A road he engaged in business, first as a si member of the firm of Freeland & Ro- m gau, dealers in chins, and glassware, r and subsequently became a member of v the Ducker & Bultman Co., of which he a vas for a time the president. It was at this time that the eyes of the com- T munity were first fully opened to the tl real character of the man, although for I several years there had been whisper- u ings and rumors in circulation that he p was not all that he should be in more r respects than one. It was while presi- a ebt of the Ducker & Bultman Co., t] that he borrowed all the money that he h could induce the banks and personal a friends to advance on such collateral ii that he offered and the endorsements of d !riends, and left the city, deserting his a wife and family and leaving them, it d was reported - at the time, but ill pro- n vided for. q His movements and whereabouts b were unk.own to anyone in Sumter for at least a year,although dilligent efforts n were made by those who had suffered C financial loss through him, to locate si him. On several occasions he was re- n ported to have been seen in neighbor- a ing states, but efforts to find him when h made, always failed. Finally he volun- m tarily opened communication with those b who had been forced to pay his dishon- h red notes, after having been induced c to endorse them by deceptive state- F ments, and in a short time returned to o the city and made a compromise set- tl tlement with those who had a claim o: that could have been enforced in the d courts and thus had a hold over him a that he feared. He was arrested at the h instance of one party whith whom he si refused to settle, but the evidence of t] his responsibility was not sufficiently it trong and the case was dropped. g He again left Sumter and was seen a no more until he returned several 1( months later to attend the funeral of c: his wife who had died suddenly. He r spent a few weeks here and when he A left took with him all the money he g could obtain by any means from his d children--money that they had earned li by their own efforts and saved by the practice of economy. v From then till the arrival of the New F York detective last week Surater saw E nothing of A. N. Freeland and even his c1 name was seldom mentioned. co The detective came to investigate the t< past life of A. N. Freeland and from c< him the story of his career since leav- ft ing Sumter and an account of his latest escapade was obtained by those with w whom he talked while seeking for in- b formation of the past. b When he was last here he was suffer- l ing with rheumatism which had trans- h formed him from a superb and robust f, specimen of physical manhood into a w prematurely broken and infirm old man. He first went to Hot Springs, Ark., but the treatment there failed to benefit him and he then went to Eu-. rope where at one of the German Spas i. he was set free from the rheumatic's tl chains and his health was fully re- d stored; he became again a young man 0 for his years. He visited the Glasgow l1 Exposition and after a stay in England 8 he took passage on one of the trans-e k Pyny-Banna Stop. the Tickli, a anid quickly allays 1nfwmenn in the throat. - Thanksgiving IS COMING. Call and let us fit you up for the occeasiori. WVe hav~e on 'hand any thing you may need to make your Thanksgiving dinner palatable. Cranberries, Citron, Prunes, Seedless Raisins, Celery, Currants or anything else to be bought in a. grocery store. WVe have on hand a large stock of GRO0C1IRIES we are going to sell cheap for the cash. We realize that crops are short and that money is scarce. We are bound to get rid of our stock; we don't in tend carrying them over for another year. We don't claim to have the only Grocery Establishment in Mianning, but we have the Groceries on hand and we are bound to compete with our competitors. Come once and trade with us and see for yourself. Square dealings and good treatment to all alike. We also have on hand a nice line of JEWELRY. Finger Rings, Ear Rings, Cuff Buttons, Collar Buttons, Watches and Chains. Some of this Jewelry we will guarantee to be solid gold. Buy these articles of us; we will save you money on this line also. Don't forget our line of CANDY. You will always find a large amount on hand. Lowney's Ohocolates stand at the head of the list. Assorted Candies of all kinds, Stick Candy and Buck'et Candy. Opposite Court House, Red and (jreenz Front, THOMAS NIMBIR. Prnnrintnre tlantic liners for New York. On th< -eamer, Freeland, or Foster,as he nov ailed himself, having shed his ol ame along with his rheumatism, mad( ie acquaintance of a New Yorker wh ras returning with his daughter fror summer tour through England and th( ontinent. Foster, alias Freeland, rep esented himself to be a capitalist wit large number of interests in the Souti nd heavy investments in Mexican goR nd silver mines. He soon ascertainea 2at his New York acquaintance was ; ian of great wealth-the detective whi as here stated that he isseveral time millionaire-and having worked him ?lf into his good graces., was iltre uced to the daughter. He made himself so agreeable to tht Dung lady and rressed his wooing s( armly and successfully that before th( ;eamer sighted Sandy Hook his sui as won and she had promised to mar y him at once. The father's consen as obtained also without difficulty an s soon as New York was reached pre arations for the marriage were begun 'he sons of the old New Yorker raise 3e first obstacle to the hasty marriage 'hey are hard-headed business men nromantic and somewhat suspicious referring to take less on faith and t( aly more upon the facts developed b; n independent investigation. Bu 3eir protests were overruled. Foste ad only a brief holiday from his man; ad varied interests, was needed with 1 a week or two in Mexico to close ; eal in mining lands involving millions r d he was eager to have the marriag elayed as little as possible so that h ight spend their brief honey-mooi uietly together before he was calle ack to business cares. The invitations were issued and th iarriage was celebrated in Grac hurch, New York, about a month o Lx weeks ago, Freeland taking th( iarriage vows and plighting his trotl s-Foster, his assumed name. Th oneymoon lasted less than thre -eeks. Then the still suspiciou rothers of the bride trapped him i1 is own contradictory statements ani barged him with being an imposter 'or the time he attempted to brazen i ut bravely, but the same day he fle ie place, taking with him as souvenir I his brief married life all his wife' iamonds and other handsome jewelr: ad all the ready money be could la; is hands upon. His departure was sc idden and his flight so expedition iat he traveled without baggage leav ig his trunk behind. When he wa one his wife's brothers took charge o &airs and when the trunk was opene< tters and papers were found that dis losed the real name and the forme: sidence of the departed bridegroom .mong other things found were photo raphs of Freeland's children, of hi ead wife and an obituary notice. pub shed at the time of her death, Detectives were then employed to in estigate the career of Foster, ali reeland, and one came to this city [e saw and interviewed Freelandf aildren and every man or woman wh< yuld turnish any information relativi >his past life. He gathered a ful >mplete story and last night he lef > New York to make his report. When he first arrived in the city hE as very secretive and told no one hi usiness but Chief of Police Bradfort ut before he left did not hesitate t< Llk freely. He ststed that Freelant as been located by another detectiv< om his agency and that Freeland' hole life has been laid bare and is nos A Victory to be Proud of the final and absolute cure of a sor, iroat, in which the rawness and ten erness have been spreading danger usly near those guardians of life, th mngs. The luxury of a sound throa nd robust lungs is most keenly enjoy d by people who, having suffered a! ae consequence of "a little cold, yo now," have been rescued from'\miser nd danger by Allen's Lun'g Balsam. PRICE THUM Never befor a portunity been pie of Clarendo: Milliner Pr Clothing cent. I SDress Go Shoes at Underwei cen1 1,000 Men's Sa 25c Wool Jeans Wool Blankets Cotton Blanket Cotton Flannel Ladies' Jackets Men's Overcoat In Sample GoC some 100 pe Come to see mean to sell o stock by Janual This is no fa iS. I. TII an open book. black pages as well as fair. 1 One thing,. however, the detective would nut tell and that was the name of the romantic young woman who wa. so deceived and betrayed by Freeland. Her father and brothers are trying to keep the scandal secret and to free the unfortunate young wife for all time from the adventurer who married her I under an assumed name. They are i sparing no expense and will go to any L extremes to accomplish this purpose The next chapter of this pathetic ro ;mance of the twentieth century will eW - awaited with eagerness by Sumter p - ple especially. -- Sumter Itum. Dec. A. J. Sneil wanted to attend a party. but Was afrai'dto do so oie account of pains in his sl.dfl ach. which he feared would grow wors . He says. -I was telling my. troubles to a lady friend. who said: 'Chamberlalns Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy will put yon in condition for t the party.' I bought a bottte and take pleasure in stating that two doses cured me and enabled -me to have a good time at the party.- Mr. Snell is a resident of Summer Hill. N. Y. This remedy is for sale by The R. B. Loryea Drug St.,re.*Isaac M. Lor; ea. t'rop. Bean ti The Kind You Have Always Bought L Have You Thought! That Dr. W. E. Brown & Co.. does not keep everything that you want from THE DRUG STORE? If so, give thein a call and learn that MO [R M N. They sell everything sold in a first class, up-to date drug store. DR. W. E. BROWN & CO'S Magical Headache Powder's relieve I headace promptly, and are harmless. Any physicians' PRESCRIPTIONS carefully and accurately compounded from the purest DRUGS. All Patent Medicines advertised in this paper sold in our STORE. Next Door to New York Racket, IS THE PLACE. BE SURE YOU GET THE BULLION Buggy and Implement P AINT, ITi18 Good as Gold. - ALL KINDS OF PAINT AT SEAME'S Drug Store, SUMMERTON, S. C. ,S CU T THING I e has such an op >ffered to the peo a and Manning. y at Half ice. -at50per liscount, l ods at Any 'ice.4 35 per cent. ~ount. ryyvyyyrvvvniyvyyyyyyvinV~V!V1TVTivi rat 25per i.off. rnple Hats at 98c. fori15c. at 50per cent. off. 3at 49c. at 4c. 98c and up. 3 $1 and up. ds at 25, 50 and r cent. discount. IE us at once. We ut everything in te sale. ' W YORE 4CHRISTMAS COMIN t Naturally makes you do some preparing for it. We can supply you with all the nice things likeNtualmaeyodosmprprnfoi. NUTS, RAISINS, LONDON LAYER AND SEEDED RAISINS, CURRANTS, CITRONS, MINCE MEAT AND NICE CANNED GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Also SPICES AND EXTRACTS OF FRUITS. These are all new, fresh, clean goods, just re ceived from the best Northern wholesale markets and the prices are very cheap, too. Our Xmas Things For Little Folks to be sent out by SANTA CLAUS are fast arriv ing and you know we are headquarters for old SANTA CLAUS and have been for so many years that we must keep up our reputation, no matter if the times are a little bit hard and money scarce, we are alright when we are making such low prices. OW C)L FEE. As is our usual custom, we will give a hand some DRESSED DOLL away to some child. While we have always given a large, fine Doll the one that we selected this year is a much finer one than any of the others. The'conditions are just the same, so come and buy your Toys from us and get Tickets entitling you to a chance at this handsome Doll Baby. Yours truly, S. A. R.I G BY, OLD RELIABLE, Our store is old SANTA CLAUS' Headquar ters and Depot. Everything for Christmas. Hr'anopportunity for you which you can't afford to miss. We are closing out our entire stock of DRESS GOODS, SILKS, s DRESS TRIMNGS ' CUR T AIN GOODS 3 AND MATTINGS+++++ EAT COSTE 2 Our object in making this announcement is, we expect to dl.- 2 continue handling Dress Goods and give our whole attention to *:: other lines. 2 S The above mentioned must be cleared out as soon as possible. 2 We mean business, so don't delay in taking advantage of this Great Money-Saving Opportunity ad Tell the niews to your n'eighbors and be on time before the 2 good things are picked over.-:| Don't take it for granted that we are going to discontinue a business in Sumter-such is not the case. We are only going to -:: drop the above lines of goods mentioned, and we will hereafter ::: be found at our present stand, LE&ADERS OF LOW PRICES, as a Swe have in the past. -: .A.11 'EOC'ads "E.ea tO HORN-BASS CO.'S, At Levi Brothers~' Old Stand, To make this sale more interesting we will include several lines of BOYS' KNEE' PANTS'SUITS and OVERCOATS