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===== r THE IMAGE OF DEATH. Before "my face the picture hangs, . Tbatiiatiy should put me io raina, Of those co?d names and bitter pangs y j - - That shortly I am like to find ; - - i- ; . Bat jet, alas ! full little I Do thick hereon, that I must die. I often look upon a face - Most ugly, grisly, bare and thin ; ~"*? often "view the hollow place Where eyes and nose had sometime been ; 4,1 seethe bones across that lie, let Irt?e think that ? must die. 1 read" the label underneath, . a T That telleth me whereto I most ; I see the sen tenex- too, that saith, ^Remember, man thou art but dust/ :"> But yet, alas! how seldom I Do think, indeed, that I mast die ! v Continually at my bed's head A hearse doth hang which doth me tell Tbat tere-morning may be dead, . Though now I feel" myself full well ; t7-Bn>'ye*, alas! for all this, I Have little mind that 1 must die ! My ancestors are turned to clay, .And many of my mates are gone; My youngers daily drop away, : .-And can I think to 'scape alone? " ?fp,* po"; 1 know that I must die, - And yet my life amend not I. . . . If none can 'scape Death's dreadful dart; ;. ..If rich.and poor his beck obey ; *"lfatio?gV if wise, if all do smart, Then I to '?cape shall hare no way ; J _ Then grant me grace, O God I- that I ~ ?y life may mend, since X most die. -Robert SouihttU. --^-m Jim Akers. ,??j -Jim: Akers was a tall, tow-beade Knock-kneed mao, with . irreguk teeth, which made his month loo like a steel trap twisted ont of pluml . His. .wife was a large, raw-boned w< " man, rally a head taller and fi ft r pounds heavier than Jim. She ha the. temper of a half-famished wH cat, and no darkey jost 'gittin' rel gionr was ever half as mach afrai of the devil as Jim was of her; h had reason to be. When she wa {i fairly on the war path she breathe j*chain lightning and Hang cyclone from the tip of her tongue. Nor di she content herself with words only 9 hbweyer bitter and forions. Shelver; often brushed the poor little fellow with a hickory until he felt as if h K?d^ borrowed hts back-of a sain .fresh from the gridiron. " One bright, golden, delicious a; ternoon in the iatter part of Ma; Jim left the patch where he . ha? been hard at work all day, and 'snacl eec' io his cabin by the back waj Ile proceeded hastily to doff hi everyday x^othing and don his Son day garments, casting furtive glance . ali the while at the black-browed, tei r?bfe dame sitting in the front door , way knitting. With trembling hast? be completed his preparations, ant ; was shambling ont again when h? wife, previously apparently oblivion: v of his presence, shot ? fierce glance at him which made bim jump almos out\of his shoes and brought the per f^fration oct from- every pore. . *Whar yoa bonn' fur T she asked. c *1 lowed I wuz gwiue down to th< - jfish fry fur a hour or two. Thee boys is a nevin'-'. 'Well, you 'lowed wrong. Yoi jest jhiste off them close, .and go bael jntur that patch and finish hoein ~^_them pertaters. Don't you distress ,^yerserf ?bout no fisii-fries.' 'But I done tole the boys I vvu2 gwice to be thar/ v~^r*.Well,.you tole'em a lie.' - ^But Ed. Sykes and Ilatik Evans is waitni fur me now at the cross roadi ? and I'd rather not disappint 'em ' .Well, I'd ruther you would. Shel np, ?ow, and do az yao're told.' . Jim gasped and quaked with fear ; bot, for the first time in many years, he thoroughly realized the tyranny nnder which he was crushed. His -heart was set on the fish-fry, and in i that feeble, fluttering little organ a '"'laint shadow, a dim eidolon of spirit ^-became suddenly aroused. He hesi? tated a moment, ventured even to re turn the gaze of those glowing, wrathful eyes, and then started, say . ing: 'Weir I'm a gwine.' Great Jehosaphat! Houp-ia ! She swooped on him like an owl on a moase. The air was filled and darkened with dost'and sandy bait and agonizing shrieks. Ed Sykes and Hank Evans, at the 'cross roads,' became convinced that Jim's cabin was on fire and that he , wast perishing in the Sames. They rus?ed in all haste to Iiis assistance ; bot as they neared the spot the clat? ter subsided, and they li card a stem, feminine voice, which caused them to bait and keep out of sight, say, 'Now I reckon you'll do cz yet tole.' Then they recognized Jim's p:ping voice, protesting betwixt convulsive sobs : 'i'd sorter gin out gwine befo' yet spoke.' Baster will come on the 10th of April and according to thc old belief there wil! be an early Spring. In Scotland farmers are not better ofi than in England ; io fact, few of them unless close to town, are paying theil way.-London Truth There is a strong probability thai there will be an extra session of Con . press called after the adjournment o the preseat Congress on the 4th ol March. Baring the year 1886. more thar seven thousand persons have united themselves with the Methodist denomi? nation in South Carolina, the largest increase ever known in the church. The New York Tribune says : Gov. - Hill's recommendation that poverty should be abolished is wise and timely, It may be. however, that the Legisla? ture will find some difficulty in fram? ing a statute that will insure a solid bank account to every citizen. The word 'wine' occurs in the Bible 261 times ; 1*21 times it contains warnings; 71 times warning and te proofs; 12 times it pronounces il poisonous ; 5 limes totally prohibits H. <pi'\ The Rev K. Heber Newton, ci New York, delivered a strikingly bold and unconventional sermon on Sunday on "Woman in her relation to the ?tate.'"' lie said that women were destined to occupy a prominent place in the world's aiiairs ; that they should have votes as well as men. lie insisted that there was not as much indelicacy tn going to the polls and voting as in Watching the ballet and wearing low-necked dresse?. Father-Ton:my, you should try and be a better boy. You ore our only rhild and we expect you to be pood. Tommy-lt ain't my fault that I am your otfly child. It ts rough on me to be good for a lot of brothers and sisters I I?vc?'r ?ot. - Texas Sfft>i?js. Cool Calculation. Workingmen Might Bo Eich. EVERY FAMILY A HOME ANI) A HORSE AND AND CARRIAGE-STARTLING FIGURES, BUT TRUE-THE LABOR PROBLEM. The "Sunday Herald" of Chicago, III:, has devoted a column of fine print to a practical view of the beer drinking question. A mathematical man has figured on the business and has reached some fearful conclusions, the more terrible because true. The "Herald" introduces the subject in the following words : - There are some thoughtful men who look under the surface of things. City Collector Onahan is one of them. "The labor question," says the collector, "is not so much a question of labor as it is of liquor, laziness and loafing. I estimate that the sum of $30.000,000 IS SPENT EVERY YEAR in the saloons of Chicago. From whom does the bulk of money come ? From the wage-woi king class. As a rule, merchants and employers do not go into the saloons. The weal? thier* people drjnk in clubs or at home, if at all. In the main, the sa? loons are supported by the poor. Thirty millious of dollars is a good deal of money to come from the pock? ets of the wage earning people of a single city. If you don't think so sit down some evening and figure ont what $30.000,000 would buy. The writer gives figures to show the magnitude of the saloon business in the city, as follows : Ths saloon-keepers must pay each year : - : . To the Brewers.......?9,500,000 For city and govern meat licenses.. 2,000,000 For rent (average $800)............. 3,000,000 Light, beat, miscellaneous expense 1,500,000 Avemge 2 employees each $800.... 6,000,000 For whisky, wine and other liquors 4,000,000 Already we have $26,000,000 ac? counted for, and many items of ex? pense such as bar furnishings and re?tt?ngs, plumbing and decorating, unaccounted for. Probably 30,000, 000 would fairly represent the sum .required to keep the 3,700 saloons in Chicago going for one year. The profits of the owners must certainly be well on toward ?10,000,000 more. Few saloon keepers lose money. Not many fail to live well. Hundreds lay aside each year, or invest in real estate large sums. True, many sa? loons are small affairs, barely afford? ing a living for their owners. But in making up an average, full ac? count mus? be taken of the hundreds of large and highly profitable con? cerns in the business part of the city. A MILLION BARRELS A YEAR. A milllion five hundred and sixty thousand barrels of beer in a year consumed in one city 1 Place those barrels end to end and we would a row of them reaching nearly from New Fork to Chicago. Draw then contents into glasses and set all of the glasses in a row upon a bar, and the bar, counting four inches to the glass, would needs be tiearly as long as the world is wide. Think of a row of beer glasses 20,000 miles long, and of their being emptied down the throats of Chicagoans in a single year I Pour the contents of all these j glasses into one resorvcir and we : should have a lake 10 feet deep 1,000 ' feet long, 600 feet wide. The United "States navy would find in this lake of Chicago's beer quite as much sea room as it is worthy of. This beer was consumed by a popu? lation of about 800,000, of whom 100,- | 000, lives in that populous belt of ter? ritory lying just without the city linits. That would be 780 glasses of beer for each man, woman or child. But it happens that in Chicago there are many men, women and children who do not drink beer. Some are too old, some too young, some are Prohibitionists, many do not like beer, and few prefer straight whisky. Perhaps not more than one in eight of the population can be set down as bibitual beer-drinkers. Tho 100, 000 lovers of lager, therefore have before them each year a task something like six thousand two hun? dred and forty glasses of beer each. This is seventeen glasses a day. But as there are 100,000 or 50,000 occasional .drinkers, as well as the many thirsty visitors within our gates, their daily consumption may be symbolized by ! figures somewhat less appalling. ONE SALOON TO TWO HUNDRED INHABI? TANTS. It is worth while to note that Chicago has one saloon to 200 inhabitants, and that on an average, each drinking place is supported by thirty-five or forty customers. Reckoning seventeen hours as the saloon's daily labor, we have 62,000 hours in a year, making the hourly consumption of beer 10,000 glasses. That itt more than 160 glasses a min? ute, or nearly three a second. Inas much as the frontage of sa? loon buildings iu Chicago average twenty feet, it follows that for the 3.700 liquor shops wc have 74,000 feet, or fourteen miles of frontage. There is an equal number of miles of bars, measured from end to end. Thirty-five or possibly forty mil? lions of dollars a year fur the beer and liquor drank in Chicago, and most of it by the people who work for weekly or monthly wages is worth thinking about. WHAT IT WOULD BUY. It is ?5 a year for every man, wo man and child in the city. It is a greater sum than the 100, 000 families of Chicago" snpported by wage-workers pay for rent. It is a greater sum than they pay for groceries or for clothing and boots ! and shoes together. It would buy a $500 lot and build a $1,250 cottage f??r 20,000 of those families, and in five years it would give homes to the winne 100,000 fam? ilies. I Iii ten years it would redeem Chi ' casro from the landlords and make j ever}' man the owner of Ins own j home. j In one year iL would buy a library ; of 200 standard volumes for every [ home in Chicago that i* without one. In one year it would build in IS wards in the city of Chicago a great building containing a gymnasium, swimming bath, library, reading-room card-room, museum--each building to cost with its site $1,000,000, and, in addition t<? this, it would endow each of these Ward Public Socials with a million dollars fund, equal to an in? come of ?50,000 a year. EVERY EAJIILY COULD HAVE A HORSE AND CARRIAGE. It would each year buy and for thc year keep a horse and carriage for every family in Chicago that is with out a private conveyance. It would in one year build an ele vated railway reaching all parts of the city, with fifty miles of track, and en? dow the enterprise with an income investment which would enable it to maintain itself upon a uniform fare of 3 cents. It would enable every salaried worker in Chicago to take a month's rest in midsummer and a trip to the mountains or seaside. It would buy a $100 sealskin sacque for every woman in Chicago. It would enable 100,000 Chicago families to take four of the best monthly magazines, three of the best illustrated weeklies, two daily news? papers, and a children's weekly. And even then each family would have left $6 a week to expend in the pur? chase of new books. In fact, it is difficult to think of any? thing requiring the expenditure of j money that it would not do, and there is no law against dreaming. But for the present, at least, business is like? ly to continue the same old way, and it is probable that Christmas of 188T will find 4,000 saloons in Chicago each with a clientage sufficiently large to make glad the heart of its propri? etor and of his friend and backer, the beer-brewer. What is said of Chicago in the above article, is equally true of every city, taking in consideration their population and number of saloons. Something You Need-Shorthand. "Why?" Because it will aid yon more than anything else in acquiring knowledge. Because it will serve you in case of misfortune. "How cnn it be learned ?!' By the aid of a book studied at home and lessons by mail from an accomplished teacher. "At what expense ?" The trifling sum of $6 00, including book. "Why so cheap when Colleges advertise the same course of instruction for $25? 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In the cheaper grades*our stock is complete, ranging from 1.25 to S2. In Misses', Boys' Children's and Infants' Shoes we can furnish a shoe in any style, quality and price desired. Eemember, Bttltman's $3 Shoe for Men is "Our Lead." We have also a complete line of FINE TRUNKS AND VALISES. , Beware! the winter is approaching. U pon us soon the blast will be ; JL et it not come, we give you warning, v T ill on your feet good shoes you ?ee. M en cannot tread the frozen sod, Although they may in wool be wrapped, N e'er till they first their feet have shod. A h ! where can we these good shoes find ? W ow every one says his are best D o Bultman's beat all other kind ? B efore you buy go there and see; . Returning home your cry will be ; O b 1 Bultman's are the lest /find ; B?LTMAX & BROTHER, SIGN OF THE BIG RED BOOT, SUMTER, S. C. A WELL KNOWN FACT! rnsam gaCTanawnwn- ---w^---> A Dealer who makes a Specialty cf one par? ticular line can always supply the Best Goods at the Lowest Prices, T ? SSL IT IS THEREFORE TO YOUR INTEREST TO ??^I^W? 13 4 A ET 'l*U S& ttABIj W At -FKOM They keeep ia stocl: every known variety of SHELF HAEDWAEE and would call especial attention to a very large and well selected stock of RUBBER AND LEATHER BELTING In all widths, with Rivets and Burs or Lacing as may be desired. STOVES OF EVERY VARIETY AT ALL PRICES. A large and superb stcok of And the finest and largest assortment of TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, RAZORS, SCISSORS, <fcc, from the best fatorics nf Enroue and America. Especial attention has been paid ia the selection of POT ?VARS, TINWARE, &C. Wagon Material of Every Conceivable Kind. Single and Double Muzzle and Breech Loading Guns, Ammu? nition, Shells, &c. Remember this is the ONLY HARDWARE STORE IN TOWN and will be supported by LOW PRICES. R. w. DURANT & SON. Sept 15 Main Street, opposite the Bank, Sumter, S. 0. EVERY YOUNG MAN SHOULD AVAIL Himself of the advantages offered at the BRYANT, STRATTON & SADLER BUSI? NESS COLLEGE, For acquiring a thorough and practical train? ing in business affairs. With inproved and enlarged facilities, we announce our Twenty-Secoud Annual Opening for the reception of pupils. The curriculum of study embraces a thorough preparation for business affairs. The proficiency acquired by our many pupils during a period of over twenty years as educa? tors of youth is our strongest commendation. Pupils enter at any time. For circulars, cat? alogues, terms, &c. call on or address W. H. SADLER,- President, Sept S " Nos. 6 & 8 N, Charles St., Balto. ASHLEY SMALL GRAIN SPECIFIC. The S. G. S. is the cheapest, and the best, and the only Specific Fertilizer for Small Grain on the Market. The S. G. S. has been used all over oar Southern States for the last three years, and has given great satisfaction. ASHLEY ASH ELEMENT, Of superior activity and efficiency ; a cheap and excellent Fertilizer for Small Grain, especially when used with Cotton Seed or manure to supply Ammonia. ASHLEY COMPLETE GARDEN FERTILIZER, Delivered free ; specially adapted to Hoses, Geraniums, Pansies, Flowering Annuals, &c. For terms, directions, testimonials, and for thc various attractive and instruc? tive publications of the Company, address, THE ASHLEY PHOSPHATE CO. Seot 23 Charleston, S. C. ?^|?^!j|.i-. - ,v^:1^f^T2io Largest and Most Ccmplete pflfSlV^I^!-''?^1' V fr^f^gji Establishment South. - .ste Established 1842. mm: -J: ?ISVW M ?:\ . - 3fj.i.,.*. '? _: V "A* :: " ',"41".. CHARLESTON. S. C. Manufacturers of If gi BOORS, SASH, BLINDS, ?ij KOUI.D?NGS, -ANT; 2UILDI::G MATERIAL. I i f" A VINCI IJilOCl;ilKi) Till- AG KN C> ! for the above world r?nowii'--d ?r^ni, ! ! am {>:q>nred to furnish said organ al [?rice? j to snit all parties who may desire a first class i instrument. Any information desired will be frilly given : liv my father. Mr. W. P. .Smith, at his office i in Sumter, iS. C. i Correspondence solicited. Miss 6. JESSIE SMITH. I October 2G. BLANKS -o LIENS. TITLES, MORTGAGES, BILLS OF SALE, BONDS, And Other Blanks in Variety, F O li SALE AT THIS OFFICE, Harper's Weekly, ILLUSTRATED. IlAirpE?'s WEEKLY maintains its pcMtion as tuc ?c;i?(:n^ illustrated new.-paper in America ; and irs hold upon public esteem and confidence was never stronger thnn ac ibo prcsom lime. Besides the piolar;?, HAMPER'S V/BEKT.Y al ways contains installments of enc, occasional ty of two, of ti;e Lost novels of the day, finely il? lustrated, with short cleric?, poems, sicetcho... and papers on important cut rent topics by the most popular writers. The care that lias been successfully exercised in rlie past to make HAR? PER'S WEEKLY a safe as weil as a welcome visitor to every household will not be relaxed in the future. Harper's Periodicals. Ter Year: HAMPER'S WEEKLY, One Year.4 Ott H A KS Elt'S MAGAZINE, One Year.Si ?U HARPER'S BAZA li, One Year.4 00 HARPER'S YOUNG PEO 1'LE, ?neyear 2 0C. HARPER'S FRANKLIN SQUARE LIBRARY, One Year (52 Numbers) 10 00 II ARMER'S HANDY SERIES, One Year (52 Numbers.) . 15 00 Postage Free to ail subscribers in the United States or Canada. The Volumes of the Weekly begin with the first Number ior January of each year. When no time is mentioned, it will be understood that the subscriber wishes to commence with the Number next after the receipt of order. Bound Volumes ol ftarpeSa Weekly, for three years back in neat cloth binding, will be sent by mail postage paid, or by express, free of ex pense (provided the freight does not exceed one dollar per volume.) for $7.00 per volume. Cloth Cases for each volume, suitable for binding, will be sent by mail, postpaid, on re? ceipt of $1.00 each. Remittances should bo made by Post-Office Money Order or Draft, to avoid chance of loss. Newspapers are not to copy this advertise? ment without the express order of il;:rper & Brothers. Address HARPER ?fe BROTHERS. New York. J8S7, Harper's Young People. An Illustrated "Weekly: HARPER'S YOUNG PEopLEhasbeen called 'the model of what a periodical for young readers ought to be/ and the justice of this commenda? tion is ampi}' sustained by the large circulation it has attained both at home and in Great Britain. This success has been reached by methods that must commend themselves to the judgment of parents, no less than to the tastes of children-namely, by an earnest and well sustained effort to provide the best and most at? tractive reading for young people at a low price. The iliBsrni?ons are copious and of a conspic? uously high standard of excellence. An epitome of everything that is attractive nnd desirable in juve: ile literature.-Boston Conner. A weekly feast of good things to the boys and girls, in every family which it visits.-Brooklyn Un i on. It is wonderful tn its wealth of pictures, infor? mation, and interest.- Christian Advocate, IS.Y. TERMS. POSTAGE PREPAID, $2 A YEAR. Vol? Till commences November 2, 1886? SINGLE NUMBERS. Five Cents each. Remittances should be made by Post Office Money Order or Draft, to avoid chance ofloss ?*io*pnpers are not to copy thin advertisemen xcithovt the exprcsH order nf HARPER <fc BROTHERS. Address HARPER ? BROTHERS, New York. WIDE AWAKFl PROSPECTUS FOP rsi. I ! ! A word about subscription! $2.40 from this date ! 1 ! D. Lothrop and Company announce that, leading in the great literary movement to? ward io wer prices and larger sales, they have j made, without reducing quantity or quality, j an extraordinary reduction in the price of j ! WIDE AWAKE, the best illustrated young ? folk's magazine (1000 quarto pages and 500 j original pictures yearly,) and wiil now re? ceive subscriptions at the former wholesale price of only $2.40 a year. Among tiie contributors will be Charles Egbert Craddock^ Chartes Remington Talbot, Fred A. Ober, Mary Hartwell Cather wood, Mrs. Lizzie VT. Cbampncy, Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney. Mrs. M. E. M. Davis, Hariet Pres? cott Spo?Tcrd, Eleanor Lewis and Louise Im ogT. Gainer. NEW FEATURES AND SPECIALTIES Will bs introduced. A new Department, called The Contributors and The Children, is to be the fireside and round-table corner of the magazine. Christmas-Tide Stories, a Pretty Scarecrow, by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps; Some Educational Extremes; Child Life in London, from Hyde Park to White? hall, by Mrs. Elizabeth Robins Pennell, with many drawings by Joseph Pennell; Pictures oCAmerican Pastimes ; Successful American Women : Wats to do Things, by various au? thors. Practical bits ci work for young foiks. D. LOTHROP & Co.. Publishers, Dec. 7._Boston. Mass.. U. S. A. A WONDERFUL BOOK OF SONG. THE POEMS OF FATHER RYAN, THE FAR-FAMED POET PRIEST OF THE SOUTH. The Amended and Enriched Edition. Ring? ing Lyrics of the War. Battle Songs which fired the South and com? pelled the admiration of the Foe. Complete in one volume, 433 pages, beau? tifully illustrated. The engravings include a Steel:portrait of the author; his old Church and adjoining Residence in Mobile: "Erin's Flag;" and the "Conquered Banner." The book will be sent to any address on re? ceipt of price, S2.00. THE BALTIMORE PUBLISHING CO., 174 W. Baltimore Street. Baltimore, Md. N. B.-One-half of the profits accruing from the sale of this volume of poems from date to March 1st, will be devoted to the fund for the erection of a Monument to Father Ryan, tobe placed over his grave in Mobile. Help on the work and swell the fund by purchasing a copy of the book. Wanted men and women in erery town, village and parish to act as agents for the sale of this book. - Liberal pay will be given for services rendered. Send 'for descriptive circulars. Dec. 14 M rr ? ^\ LECONTE NURSERY, TV. XV. THOMPSON, PROPRIETOR, SMITHVILLE, LEE CO., GA. Five premiums awarded at "World's Expo? sition at New Orleans, La., being an award for every entry of Trees or Fruit. The time for setting trees is from November to March. Write for Catalogues and price list. FOR SALE. LeConte Pear Trees Grown on their own roots -and also Keiffer and Bartlett Pear Trees Grown in LcContc roots. In quantities to suit purchaser. THOS. E. RICHARDSON. %P I P ft la I I ii ? Ss ?C6 w Vegecat?? Plower. Elcl? Q ?? r*?5 Plants. Bulbs. Tami em 'is. ?9 Ea EL li? CD CT C oy mail on application, ir rlCL Don't neglect writing ior lt. HIRAM SIBLEY & CO. ROCHESTER, til Y. 3:2-322 E. &?i Ct. CHICAGO. ILL. 12-11 IT. Giri St. ry BINA. DEALER ?N Drags, Medicines and FINK TOILET SOAPS. L'AIR AND TOOTH BRUSHES. PEREU-ViVJl?v. AND FANCY TOILET ARTICLES, ?c.. ?c PAINTS. OILS, VAUNTS BES AND DYE STUFFS, GLASS, PUTTY, $c. Full suppl j of Fresh Garden Seeds. April 9 "_ PAINT YOUR BUGGY FOR One Dollar. Ono coat gives an old buggy the blackest black you evr-r saw and'a handsome gloss without varnishing. It dries hard in a lew hours. No ruh bi rig:! No varnishing,! No extra trouble. Each cnn contains more than enough to paint a carriage. Retailed at One Dellar per Can. For Sale bv * DR. A. J. CHINA. J _ ? cn Si! 8 M I Us* ii j| _ S SS o m rr ^ P ?? p CD *? . ? fi . A*. ss 2> * tr~i.lL . S T 15 oil? ^ 2 i* I ~ y ?s5c3 ^? ? S , g ~S Ct ?fiszrf ts c?s Ess c ^ 3 3 - s m tc ???a3 Sag ^ hi 4' ifs C3 i Eg 3 1 = 3 Ci ' S3 l t* ? ?L ?5 *S S * 51 II *S p m ^ ^ CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST. J. E. SHARES, THE LITE FURNITURE MAST* W-ould call the attention /?i?lP^ of bis friends and the Pub*/^^^^^^wV He generally to his w??&^ fffi?ili LARGE STOCK OF ( ^1?|* ^^Jailli FURNITURE ^^^M CHAIRS, ^?^^m of which he is tf^^?0^^^^^^^^L receiving E??S^O'^^S^^^ai weekly addi-^^^^^^^^^^^ c/u$? Received, ^Jf ^"^==^,=i^^^^^^ those" cheap ^^^^^ ^^^?^ SPRING BEDS, For comfort and durability they cannot be surpassed. You will t??d it to your interest to give him a call -ALSO Cloth and paper Shades, Wall Papering. Pic? ture Frames, Looking-.Glasses, Mattresses, &c, & . down town in Humbert's Corner Brick Store, Main Street. Sumter. S. C. s. K it nv i Mn m h ^- s T "p j" Agent, TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY AND ALL KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS DRUG ?TORE. Tobacco, Snuff and Segars* GARDEN SEEDS, &ft, : -ALSO Paints, Oils, Varnishes, GLASS, PUTTY, &c. -ANO DYE STUFFS. Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will find my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genu? ine, and of the best quality. Call and see for yourselves. E. STEHLE, Agt., Baker and Confectioner. FRESH BREAD. SWEET ROLLS, CAKES, PIES AND CREAM PUFFS every mornings SPECIALTY : PATENT BREAD, CINNAMON ROLLS AND MILK BISCUITS, every evening, between 5 and 6 o'clock. All orders promptly filled. To THE PUBLIC: BEWARE OF IMITATORS. April 13, 1SS6. Ia First Class Style. IAM PREPARED TO FURNISH MATE rial ot the best kind and finish up job* in workmanlike manner, and uo money required until work is completed. Any kind of work in the House-painting line, such as Walnut Graining; Oak Graining, Mapleing, Marbleizing, Wall and Fancy Painting in flat or gloss work, Graniteing, Rough-casting, Gold or Brass Bronzing, Staining, and Varnishing in any shade. AU jobs will be promptly dealt with. Address LEMUEL R. DAVIS, Mav 19 Sumter. S. C. J. B, KILLOTJGH, Manager of Luddeo & Bates' Southern House has opened an oflice in Sumter. Leave your orders for Musical Instruments and Musical Merchandise. You will 6od in stock Domestic. White and New Home Machines. Oil and Needles for all Machines. J. CHESTNUT REV I LL, Augusts Manager. ai OTHERS' FRIEND" Makes CHILE-SIETE Easy. Thc time has come at last when thc terrible agony incident to this very critical period in a woman's life can bc avoided. A distinguished physician, who passed tho greatest portion of his life (forty-four years) ia this branch ol practice, left to child-bearing woman this priceless legacv and life-saving a DD! lance, ..TUE MOTHERS' FRIEND." and to-day there are thousands of the best women in our land who. having used this wonderful remedy before confinement, rise up and call his name blessed. We can prove a'1 wc Claim for it by liebig witnesses, and anyone in for? ested can cali, or have theil husbands do so, at our office, and see the origi? nal letters which we cannot publish. This Remedy is a most wonderful liniment to be used after the first two or three months Send for our treatise on the Health and Happiness cf Woman, mailed free, which gives all particulars. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.. April 20 Box 28, Atlanta; Ga. B. F: MITCHELL db. SON, PROPRIETORS 0? The Merchant Flour Mills AND COMMISSION JVSERCHANT? FOR THE SALE OP . ._ COTTON AND NAVAL STORES. WIJLMISGTOX, ir. c. OFFER FOR SALE AT LOWEST P1UCES Choice grades FLOUR, own man'f fie, -ALSO, Fresh Ground MEAL, HOMINY. CRACKED CORN, Ac. - ALSO,' -- * Selected RED RUST PROOF SEED OATS. Selected North Carolina and Maryland SEED RYE. All ocr Goods guaranteed best quali? ty and at lowest prices. No charge for delivery to Railroad. B. F. MITCHELLS SON: WULBERN & PIEPER, WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND DEALERS IN ProTOiois, Lips, Tfltecco,, k 167 and 169 Fast-Bay* CHARLESTON, S. a - Dec. 2_ 6 S. B. THOMAS, Agt No. 320 KING STREET, : , Opposite Liberty, ?Mfl? Wes, Paper Eapp LACE CURTAILS, CORNICES AND UPHOLSTERY 600DS, WINDOW AWNINGS MADE TO ORDER. CHARLESTON S. C. . Dec II_o_ T. S?. ivinpsoisr. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in ' ' Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Bags, &c. Nb. 233 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. %. Particular attention given to Filling of Orders, and all Goods guaranteed ta represented. Jan 6 x GEO. W. STEFFENS, WHOLESALE GROC2R, Auction and Ccmnission Marchant and Liquor Sealer.. AGSNT FOB The F:nest Hams cured in the lt. S. Also Agent for . . GENESEO ROAD CART? The Best and Cheapest on the Market.'. 197 EAST BAY ASP 50 AND 52 STATE Sm* (Auction Room State Street,) CHARLESTON, S. C. 3^2* Consignments Solicited. i Nov 25 6 j PAVILION HOTEL, CHARLESTON, S. C. First Class in aU its Appointments* Supplied with all Modern Improvements. Excellent Cuisine, Large Airy Rooms, Otis P.-'.ssengsr Elevator, Elee-^ trie Bells and Lights. Heat? ed Rotonda. RATES ?2 00, $2 50 AND $3.00. Rooms Reserved hy Ma? or Telegraph* Sept! 6_ " ._ THE HOTEL WINDSOR, 211 KING STREET. Four Doors Soidh Academy of Music. . CHARLESTON, S. C. THIS well appointed Hotel was opened' for the reception of Guests, March ist, 1885, by G. T. ALFORD, recently- proprietor of the "New Brighton Hotel," Sullivan's Island. The "WINDSOR" is newly furnished throughout, having Wov??fWire Spring and Hair Matresses on all beds Fronting OD King Sireet, with extensive Southern expo*? ure, making All the Rooms Dry, Airy and Pleasant. To make the "HOTEL WINDSOR,", what bas long been wanted, a STRICTLY FAMI? LY HOTEL, No Ligruors will be sold on the premises 1 Rates, 51.50. to" $2.00 per day-Liberal terms made by the week or month. _G. T. ALFORD, Manager. "WRIGHT'S HOTEL; COLUMBIA, S. O. O THIS NEW AND ELEGANT BOUSE, with all modern improvement*, ii nov open for the reception of eoests. S. L. WRIGHT & SON;* Mav 6._ Proprietory. PATENTS Obtained, and all business in the TJ. S. Paient Office, attended to for MODERATE FEES. Our office is opposite the IL S. Patent Office, and we can obtain patents in less urne than those remote from WASHINGTON. Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We advise as to palen rabi ?itv free of charge; and, we make NO CHARGE UNLESS WE OBTAIN PATENT. We refer, here, to the Postmaster, the Supt. of Money Order Div., and to officials of the U. Patent Office. For circular,-?idvice, terms and reference to actual clients ia your own Slate, or county address C. A. SNOW * CO., Opposite Patent Office. Washington, J>1 CU "FOUTZ'S' " WORSE AND CATTLE POWDER^ ^^^| ^jp^j NO H.TflRSK Wilt ril'O. Of O^LTC, r?OTS OT tvXG Ffc? v>:s. Ko:trz*> PoV?trrs sro nse*l intime. Fo::t7.*s l:Vwni?r*wMrnrean<i privent HOG OBOLKIA. Fo::tz's Powder* wfll prevent GAPKS 15 FOWLS. Foncc^ IVnv.?crs will hirrerwe the qnnnt?rr of Thrlk and cream twenty per cenu ?ixl make the tmuer fin %3<\ SWCCC Fonu's Powders w$?? aire or preven? afenott mt? ^ISKASK to which Horse? .md Cattle .in: sr.bject. Fotrrz's POWPKES wu ??TX S?TisyACTKS. Sold everywhere. DAVID "E. FOTJTZ, Proprietor WORK SHOPS WITHOUT STEAM POWER BY USING OUTFITS ??i? BARNES* PAT. FOOT POWER1 machinery can compete with steam power. Sold OBI trial? Meta! and woodworkers send for pr ce s. Ul ustx'd catalogue free. YV. F. ?Sc. J no. Bari?e? Co. ISockford, 111? Address So 2 ! Mi Maui St. ADVERTISERS can learn the exact cost of any proposed line of advertising in American papers by addressing Geo. P. Rowell & Co., Newspaper Advertising Bureaux, IO Spruce St., New York. *". Send 10cts. for 100-Page ParapbisU