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ft s- . VW^KKS?AY, ?PBII, 20. |??|3^ - OO0BTSOT. &55? 3*': ' T?:fiiItex^o.ald be suu :-]Sb*i*iight~?? tigliV*K*ce 4?od is God, ?nd rig^7th? .day must win.r _ "^Kcd?abt would be disloyalty ; F. . Faber. Jh?er of Mi?li?BS* ??,?- ?MAKS Sir TAKES- POSSESSION OF THE ? -THRONE*. OF CBDTA. fe? , Shakghav Feb. 9. I881?.?The d?spotof nearly one-?borth of the human race, the mystic occupant of] .jBjfi Brago? Thron?, ^r?g?rde?^T?y" hie i"; ^ - millions of^< beoighted:.. subjects aaj 3 ^temorof a god than of the - Ordinary ^^^mottal stuff that kings are made of, a potentate of whom the great SS^/'^^^d,-; outside "his" .gorgeous place ?iu P?kin, ''know* ^tt?e ? ; Stift ?sa ps?S^' his: knowledge of the conn tries, ?^^^-; :c? .the people,- of the Uves,and-man 3 nera ?f ?ie inhabitants of this mun ?pi33 .d?ne sphere. beyond the bournes of j ^^3^ Empire. Entirely in the ^^^^i-?aa&rof^is-'.wlly courti?re, seeing | ???iSi**^ from'. what3 they lift the veil,; g^p^33beajing ^n1y?^Soo^i> their wakeful JJii^rs-rthe;little they desire him to Vh?cb has : * ; ^ of China, ^t^youtainl successor of Tung Chi, |j3?r ? - thef Lonely Man/ tue /Vicegerent of <lSoaven/ as his subjects, among other i||??^ number, call gf^3 : Mm/t?qws; ?tie, ?ven of hie peo ple^^a^ybout as much of his power. BUSXED BRA Y ER. *' So, the ninth of the Tsing a Mancha by descent, nominallycommenced to reigh in-j ?S^^nm?xSately after the death of1 0^^^]? ^^ Chiy- who died of ^^'^<3-:.ama??^x that year, at the age of ^^S^ y nmeteen. Bui the present Emperor's ^g3r?vre?gn .really began on Monday last ^f ;:^feii^?x.lSo?),. when his mother, ^$??&?*?&.J*&i 4uriug' his minority- been fe^-3n0?a8 the ?i?adof the State, ^^?3 - ree^ throne to ^^1^3* ?~: . .The ceremonies attending7 bis |g^33^ as?mipdon of /the reins " of ; govern ^3 3;. n^n^were of the most elaborate and ^^pM.';^^^^'^^^^-" .The first, act in j ?3- 3^ t^^?r ?s* of imperiai rites took } ^^^p^?ce-r on.' .December 21, when the ^^ffg^J^Sug?t?c o?ered- np the ancient sacri ^Mrf??:.n>fiMtcH*-?he 'Temple: of Heaven' at ? midnig t. He next, went .through 33/3 -the ceremony, 'dating "back to cen ?3; ; . tones, before the date assigned by ;.Ghnst^\c^iOnotpg?sts. to . the Flood, ano3%noTO:;a8 Sie ? Consultation of /?t?Seaven?y Kegister at the sacred S333 edifice called the Tai-ho-tien, after ^^^;^'w^Mh? 1$& ?prayer recited by hin* at 3J3 :: fthe':sacrifice wat burned; : This r3;3 orison is, of course, too holy a ?33 thing to be read by mortal eyes after .'? His Majesty, bas looked upon it* A ?iS?;3\^''~^^?&i?fi"s?-" sa?d:to7b? /reserved fj^f??*r ior the wretch who has the temerity Ipl^^ife transgress in this respect ; but ^3% 3 unfortunately we are" left to wonder what' the precious form of puuish ?gf?? : meni wcu?i Jbe to the" profaner, as :3; 3 .tbere-ls n? case ?n record :of such 3 transgression. ^ 3 .' - BEACBIXG HIS iTAJORITY. %-y ^The 7th,, of the present month, 33 - wMchr is the fifteenth day of ?be~? first 3 / Chinese moon, was chosen by astro logers and corroborated by the re ^tev g?3te?sSas*tJ^aaspic?ou8 date fox the %j..?;.;- Eaiperor tcs commence -bis majority 3v3 -:- .. ?md^opersede bia3 mother: Hence ^:^:3" v^oirward- the sacred red pencil which 3 is need as a royal seal on State documents will be wielded by this youthful Emperor without the mater nal assistanc e. * It may strike people outside China as strange that here m a country where woman is held in pnivereal contempt the highest afiairs of State should have been al lowed" to be?traiisac^ed By one of the deepieedT'sex for so many years. The next_ item in the imperial pro gramme was the usuai prolonged lasting in the 'Temple of Fasting/ which, terminated , the preliminary ceremonies. The Emperor has since been preparing himself for the more important function by days aud nights of prayer and supposed communion witfc the"* shades of his gF?rifi?d an cestors. But again your correspon dent is at a lose, and in common with every one else in China confesses his inability to state what took place at any one of these supernatural in terviews. Oa Monday, however, all the imperial clan, numberiog many Jiendreds and termed the Tseng Shih, ? and the; hJgh ; Ministers^ including '" ^Hung" Chan and the Marqais Te*eng, were assembled by. edict in the palace to witness the ceremony of -the formal im*tdlation oftheEmpercr. i 3 THE :OEBE3iOXY. 3 No. European eye. has ever wit nessed the proceedings upan such au occasion, and it is doubtful whether any has ever seen the inside : of the palace at all. But the cere mony is briefly this :?A crash of cymbals and the assemblage falls down, face to the ground, prostrate before the Empress mother, Hwang How she is-ca?ed^--angeiic, Mother of the State. The Emperor then enters the hall, surrounded by his retinue and dressed in flowing robes of yellow and gold. lie bows to ' the ground, or to kowtows, as it is termed, three times, iu homage to the maternal dignity. The rest of the as semblage follow his, example and re main rising and falling like a Moham medan at prayer, for several minutes. At the appropriate moment the Em press vacates her seat, which she has ' filled for the last time, unless the Em peror dies, when she, ir? respect of her right as Empress Dowager, again re sumes her place. The emperor then takes ,her place, and the courtiers \ avert their eyes from his augnst coun tenance and continue the kowtowing once more. precedence. A long scroll is then laid before the , Emperor, on which he makes a strag ,_ gfing looking mark with the red pen cil, and the ceremony concludes, the clansmen and ministers retiring in or der of precedence, to which great at -' te ut ion is paid, as a mistake in this * "matter isa very grave and unfortunate affair indeed. The mark which His Majesty makes with the red pencil is ? thing which the greatest men in the State covet, and a document signed by Ms sacred hand would command al .. most any price by his subjects. All the native papers in the capital and throaghout the Empire appeared this ^A&jr'ot^tbe crimson, paper. Our two " lialive japexa raJSbanghai, the a V-1? * ?. and the Shepcuo,- were nearly all bought op by Celestials and Europeans as mementoes of the day." Strange to .say there was very little "evidence of popular rejoicing on the - occasion. The Chinese eh-ips-of-war in the har bor display;,al Hule, extra buntmg, floated a larger and ;?iuidier dragon flag than usual and fired a Tew shots, but here the display ended. ; The average John Chinaman cares but lit tle for and takes no interest in the doings of his ruler.. He regards the present Emperor as a usurper, and would not lose a day's 'fudgin' to cel?brate his installation. The offi cial classes, however, including the dignitaries known as the Chebsieu and the Taotsai, followed by many mandarins, repaired to the city tem ple in Shanghai^ which represents the imperial palace at Pekjru and did reverence before the tablet of the Emperor, who is the Buddha of the present day. r y. -- oj^r.fcEcr'?TioNs. In accordance with their usual diplomacy the French Jesuits through out the country had special eervices in their churches, theirjoy bells ring ing and great congregations of native Christians joining with m?re or less sincerity in the prayers for a happy and prosperpus reign ^-Jtts the opin ion of weir informed people here that the rule of the present Emperor will marked by important changes for the ?>en?f?t of his vast dominions; anrx that ere many years we ' wilKnot look upon China as the. dark laud as to Western "civilization that she is no w? The. adoption of Western ideas -is marching with telling strides, and Pek?n is at this moment agitated with many schemes for the laying of great railways, and~the "serict?o?ing of in ternal steamboat communication? , Promoters from the New and the Old World are busy on the capital, and have gained the ear of the* foremost men. Any. day we expect ,toJ bear that the imperial approval has been obtained to more than one proposal of vast importance, not alone to Cnina but to the world/and more particular lythe great industrial world. ; Two or three of the leading ministers are strongly in favor of progress acc?rdi ing to VVestern notions and their in fluence at headquarters may at any time now be felt. The Suwanee. THE BITER ANT) THE ORIGIN OF A WORLD WIDE FAMOUS SOKG. ?? . '.:-'? .?? ^ Once over the bar at its entrance ; from the gulf the Suwanee river holds its way with a deep... current, in places of forty feet, far up through the forests of the best hard pin3 in the State. It is thePehobsoot of Florida. If has some good land upon it where planta tions have heretofore been made, but after a while generally abandoned.. Ths mosquitoes and malaria guard in th? main entrance against other-than lumbermen, ; anglers, and \ intrusive tourists.. "This dark .river has, t oj' its romance as'beiug. the. .pjjtoe which gaie rise to a melody which, like *'Sweet Home," the affection of the heart will never let go. For it was here that a French family in the time of LoaisXlY . came over and settled upon the Suwanee and made a plan tation. After - a- w-hile the-father and mother and all died save one daughter, who, disheartened' and desolate, returned to France, and there wrote, adopting in part that d e g r od HI e c t, which she had been familiar with, on . the plantation in.her girlhood,.a feeling tribute to 'the old folks at home' in their graves in the far off.country. Wade Hampton's Belief in Prayer.. The love and admiration in which he is held by the people of South Carolina are illustrated in an incident related by General Hampton when he was re covering from his sickness. *I am certain/ he said, 'that my life was saved by the ferrent prayers of the people in South Caroline. I wee at the point of -death and had lost ail. interest m life, when I received a letter from an old Methodist minister, ? friend, telling me of the deep and devout petitions pat up for my restoration to health by the MethodistConference then in session at Newberry. The letter closed by beg ging me to exercise my will to live in response to the supplications of the people of the whole State, who ^were prayiog for me night a od day in every household. When I heard the letter read I promised my sister ihat I would heed the kind, loving words of the man of God, and arouse my will to live. That night I fell into a deep sleep and dreamed most vividly that I was io a spacious room in which I was moved to all parts of the State, so that I met my assembled friends everywhere. I remembered most distinctly of all, old Beaufort, where I had last been. I saw immense assemblages, and as I looked down upon them a grave person age, approached me and touched me on the Shoulder and said to me : 'These people are praying for you. Live! Live!! Live !!!' I never Tealived anything like it before. It seemed a vision. I woke the next morning feel ing the life-blood creeping throagh my veins, and I told my family that the crisis was passed and that I should get better.'?Z, L. White in The American Magazine. Thackeray's Ideaci Women. Ail men who avoid female society have dull perceptions, and are stupid and bave gross tastes and revolt against what is pure. Your clab swaggerers, who are sucking the buts of billiard cues ail night, call female society in sipid. Poetry is as uninspiring to a yokel, beauty has no charms for a blind man, music doss not please a poor beast, who does not know one tone from another ; but as a trae epicure is hardly ever tired of water, sauce and brown bread and butter, ? protest I can sit for a whole night talking to a well-regulated, kindly woman about her daughter Fanny or ber boy Frank, and like the evening's entertainment. One of the greatest benefits a man can derive from a woman's society is that he is bound to be respectful to her. The habit is of great good to your morals, men. de pend apon it. Oar education makes us the most eminently selfish men io tho world, and the greatest benefits that we bave is to think of somebody to whom we are bound to be constantly attentive and respectful. mm > > mm The drunken feast has gone on long enough. The handwriting is on the wall. Cyrus will succeed drunken Bel sbazzar, and the Babylon of sin and crime will crumble away.?Golden Life Era. O, WHY? Why women kias each other is An undetermined question, Unless the darlings would by this Give man a sweet suggestion. Woman's right to speak has become aa issue in Sriartanburg. | The .Spartan sayal 'Wnife. Majorlnhian was con dactiog services in the oper? bouse Monday evening a book agent named Sears arose and wished to argue the right of a woman to speak in public. Mr. Inman requested him to take a seat, but he desired to -argue the point. The major then tried to sing him down, but music had ?o charms for him. Finally some of the. men present took charge of him and put him out .of the house and order was restored. Sears was full of the wrong sort .of spirits.3 We hope that,Mr.. Blaine will soon recover his usual health His tempo rary illness was probably caused by run ning too hard for the Presidency. He is an over-worked man, and needs a few years absolute rest. Something "You" i?eSci-^Shoxtliarjd. "Why?V- ? W?3? ? I Because it will aid yon more than anything else in acquiring knowledge. Because it will Berve yon in case of misfortune. "How can 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 $8 00, including book. "Why so cheap when (JoliegesAdvertise the same course of instruction for $25? Because a new text-book is used that re duces the labor of learning proportionately to the difference in price by ?the system being made simpler than heretofore and more prac tical, besides being the mo3t popular method, having the iodorsemen t of : onrjCongressional f?nd professional reporters everywhere, togeth ei with over 1000 graduates of our Chain of Phonographic Colleges. Boys and men on the farm, in workshops and elsewhere?girls at hon^:HQ* fectoVt?>nd^*t8cb?o1 have Team ed tbe*art in frbm'Threee fo^si'xmonth's study during spare moments and.been helped to positions in omces by Mr. Scott-Browne where they have earned from,$12 to $20,. a .week. Write and ask for a free sample-'copy of Browne3s Phonographic Monthly ,and; full .par ticulars. Add ress D. L. Scott-BrowneT 23 Clinton Place, New-York, N. Y. n ^Yl t CatawhH Cream Baimi Gives Relief at once and .Otones COLD in HEAD, CATARRH,. SJLY T? V?1B Not a: Liquid. Snuff or Poicder, Free from Injuri ous Drugs and of fensice odors. HA3f-fever A particle of the Balm is applied into each nostril, is agreeabl?to ?se' and?s quickly'ab sorbed, effectually cleansing. the." nasal, passa ges of catarrhal vir as, causing -he?l?by secre tions. It allays pain and inflammation, protects the membranal linings of the head from addi tional colds, completely heals the gores-and restores the sense of taste and smell. Bene ficial results are realized by a few appications. 'A Thorough Treatment will Cure. .ipricer5fl? ce?tslat druggist ; ;b? inai!,'regis tered, 'SO'cenisrCirculars sent free" ELY BROTHERS, Druggists, Jan. 13 ; .. . Owego, N. Y. SPECIFIC rOR 5 MENSTRUATION or ONTHL Y SICKNESS. If taken during the CHANGE OP UFE, great mScriag and danger will be avoided. gs^Sena for book " Message to Woxbx," mailed free. . Bn?proxp Beoct^iob Co^ Atlanta, 6a. A SENSATION. Why is is that'three bottles of B.B. are sold in Atlanta to one of any other blood remedy, and twice as much consumed in the State of Georgia as any other preparation? No one need take our word, but simply ask the drug gists. ?sk the people. They are competent witnesses. Six bouses in Atlanta are buying B.B..B. iti five and ten gross lots, and some of them buy as often as every two months. Why these unprecedented sales bere at home with solittleadvertisiog? Modesty forbids usmaking a reply. Had B.B.B, been before the public a quarter or half a century, it would not be necessary to be bolstered up with crutches of page advertisements now. Merit will con quer anddown-money.: ; $1.00 WORTH $500.00. For four years I bave been a sufferer from a terrible form of Rheumatism, which reduced me so low that all hope of recovery was given up. I have suffered the most excruciating pain day and night, and often while writhing in agony have wished I could die. 1 have tried everything known for that disease, but nothing did me any good, and have had some of the finest physicians of the State to work on me, but all to no effect. I have spent over $800 vrihout finding relief. I am now proud to say .hat after using only one bottle of B.B. B. I enabled am to walk around and attend to business, and I would not take $5C0 for the benefit received from one single bottle of B.B. B. I refer to all merchants and business men of this town. Yours, most truly, , E. O. GARA, Waverly, Walker county, Tesas. HE SWALLOWED 15. I have been troubled with a serious blood disease for six years, and have expended over $250 00 for worthless remedies which did me no good. The use of 15 bottles *of B.B.B, has about cured rae?doing more good than all other remedies combined. It is a quick and cheap blood puri?er. . H RUDOLPH. Talladegft, Ala , April 20, 1886. DEMONSTRATED MERIT. Sparta, Ga., May 15, 1886. Mood Bahn Co: You will please ship us per first freight one gross . . B. It gives us j le.-tsure to report a good trade for this preparation. Indeed it hai far eclipsed all other blood remedies, both in demonstrat ed merit aod rapid sale with us. Roziek Vardkman. All who desire full information about the cause and .cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrofulous Swellings. Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, Kidney complaints, Catarrh, etc., can secure by mail fret, a copy of our 32-page illustrated Book of Wonders, filled with the most wonderful and startling proof ever before known. Addresj BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta. Ga., FOR SALE. Very Basirai Rsisicg and Farm 15 TOWN. OF MARION, s. a THIRTY-FIVE ACRES OF GOOD LAND. Sixteen i.) cultivation. Good Orchard and Garden. Location, excellent for a'Dairy Business. Dwelling house with five large rooms and all necessary out-buildings. Several high-bred cows will be sold with place if desired. For terms address. Lock Box 97, Mch 24 Marion, S. C. 1836 SWIFT'S SPECIFIC. 1111886 sss s A REMEDY NOT FOB A DAT, BUT POE jb?~ HALF A OEOTJBY "?a BELIETIN? S??TPEBLTO HUMANITY! S S SS s s s s s. s. s. AN INTERESTING TREATISE ON BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES SENT FU?? TO ALL APPLICANTS. IT SHOULD BE READ BY EVERYBODY. ADDRESS THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, G A. G Jives its readers literature of lasting inter -est and value; it is fully and beautifully ??J illustrated and has already gained a more than national circulation exceeding- 125JJLOO copies monthry; /i. /? & . &l\ & , 1 PRICE 25 CENTSyA-NUMBER- $5.?? A YEAR^ with Me55?5v .^SPECIAL ARRANCEttEHTS Charles ScribnerS Jons the Pobli?heiy enable $ to offer SCRIBNERS MAGAZINE with the LWATCHMAN AND SOUTHRON, i dt the low combination rate of I fati 'both i 5ENP YOUR ORDER NOWV J^.3reAS . G. OSTEEN, Sumter, S. C. A WELL KNOWN FACT ! ? Dealer who makes a Specialty of one par ticular line can always supply the Best Goods at the Lowest Prices, IT. IS THEREFORE TO YOUR INTEREST TO BUY YOUR HARDWARE -FROM?? R. W. DURANT & SON. They keeep ?b stock every known variety of SHELF HAEDWAEE and would call esDecial attention to a very large and well selected stock of RUBBER AND LEATHER BELTING In all widths, with Rivets and Burs or Lacing as mav be desired. STOVES OF EVERY VARIETY AT ALL PRICES. A large and superb stcek of OlaxxL^t ^xxd Glassware, And the finest and largest assortment of TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, RAZORS, SCISSORS, &C, from the bes: fatories of Eurone and America. Bspecial attention has been paid in the selection of POT WARE. TINWARE, Ac. Wagon Material of Every Conceivable Kind. Single and Double Muzzle and Breech Loading Guns, Ammu nition, Shells, && Remember this is the ONLY HARDWARE STORE IN TOWN and will be supported by ^ LOW PRICES. Sept 15 E. W. DuRAWT & SOK Main Street, opposite the Bank, Sumter, S. C. 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 improved and enlarged facilities, we announce oar Twenty-Second 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, &cM call on or address W. H. SADLER, President, Sept 8 Nos. 6 & 8 . Charles St., Bal to. ASHLEY SMALL GRAIN SPECIFIC The S. G. S. is the cheapest, and the best, and the only Specific Fertilizer for Small Grain oq the Market. The S. G. S. has been used all over onr 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 Roses, Geraniums, Pansies, Flowering Annuals, &c. For terms, directions, testimonials, and for the various attractive and instruc tive publications of the Company, address, TH? ASHLEY PHOSPHATE CO. Scot 23 Charleston, S. C. NEW SHOP THE SUBSCRIBER would respectfully in form the c'Hizensof Surater County, that he has recently moved his shop from Wedge field to the Town of Sumter, where he will carry on the business of WHEELWRI6HTIN6. BLACKSMITH ING, and General Reparing. HORSE SHOEING a specialty. Will keep on hand piping and fixtures for the repairing of Steam Engines, Pumps, etc. LOG CARTS built to order. He takes this opportuni!}' to thank his friends and the public generally, for the lib eral patronage extended to him while at Wedgefield, and hopes by close attention to his business, to merit a continuance of the S?me. Shop on Liberty Street, near Mr. . llarbv'? Livery Stables. R1LEY W. BRADHAM. March 17, '87. ES AND HONEY. J. P. H. BROWN, AUGUSTA, GA. "1 TaNUFACTURER of J,tJL tions, Foundation Supplies. Queens. lie manufactures FRUIT DRYER. SeDd for catalogue. March 3 HIVES, SEC and Bee-keepers' Also Breeder of Italian Bees and the* best PORTABLE and Whiskey ??nS? tt? cured atbomewitU ont pam. Book of par ticulars sent FREE. _ B. M.WOOLLBY. M.I>. Atlanta, t?a. office 65H Whitehall Su DADED?son^clnPhI"?df>,pht? ff Ml Cilatthe Newspaper Adver ?* -?j?m, i?2'/???MT,z A?er-c-r of Mes5re ? V*? AYER & SON* our authorized agente THE ROYAL ST. JOHN. The only Sewing Machine in the world that runs either forward or backward and stili continues to sew in the same directiou. -IT IS THE SE? PLEST; STRONGEST, MOST DURABLE, AND BEST. CHALLENGES COMPARISON, Distances Competition ! Surpasses Expectation ! Be Sure You See it Before You But/. FOR SALE BY F. H. FOLSOM & BRO. Watchmakers and Jewelers, Main-Street, opposite John ReioVs, SUMTER, S. C.f March 24 162 ?Tcin. Street, Pixllada, Peu A W?Ll TRIED TREATMENT For Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Dyspepsia, Gatanh, Hay Fever, Headache, Debiliti/, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, and all Chronic and Nervous Disorders. 'The Compound Oxygen Treatment,' Drs. Starkey k Pa?en, No. 1529 Arch Street, Phil adelphia, bave been using for the last sixteen years, isa scientific adjustment of the elements of Oxygen and Nitrogen magnetized, and the compound is so condensed and made portable that it is sent all over the world. Des. Stabkey k Palen have the liberty to refer to the following named well-known persons who have tried their Treatment: Ho?. WILLIAM D. KEL LEY, Member of Congress, Philadelphia. Rev. VICTOR L. CONRAD, Editor Lutheran Observer, Philadelphia. Rev. CHAS. W. GUSHING, D. D., Rochester, N. Y. Hon. WILLIAM PENN NIXON, Editor Inter Ocean, Chicago, 111. Rev. A. W. MOORE, Editor The Centenary, Lancaster, S. C. W. H. WORTH INGTON, Editor New South, Birmingham, Ala. Judge H. P. VROOMAN, Qneneruo, Kan. Mas. MARY A. LIVERMORE, Mel rose, Massachusetts. Judge R. S. VOORHEES, New York City. Mb. F. C. KNIGHT, Philadelphia. Mb. FRANK SIDDALL, Merchant, Philadelphia. Hon. W. W. SCHUYLER, Easton, Pa. EDWARD L. WILSON, 833 Broadway, N. Y., Ed. Phil. Pboto'er. FIDELIA M. LYON, Waimea, Hawaii, Sandwich Islands. ALEXANDER RITCHIE, Inverness, Scotland. Mes. MANUAL V. ORTEGA, f Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico'. Mrs. EMMA COOPER, Utilla, Spanish Honduras, Central America. J. COBB, U. S. Vice Consul, Casa blanca, Morocco. M. V. ASHBROOK, Red Bluff, Cal. ERNEST TURNER, Nottingham, England JACOB WARD, Borral, New South Wales, And thousands of others in every part of the United States. 'Compound Oxygen?its Mode of Action and Results,' is the title of a new brochure of two hundred pages, published by Drs. Starkey k Palen, which gives to all inquirers full infor mation as to this remarkable curative agent and a record of several hundred surprising cures in a wide range of chronic cases?many of them after being abandoned to die by other physicians. Also "Compound Oxygen, its Origin and Development," an interesting book of one hundred pages. Both or either will be mailed free to any address on appli cation. Read the brochure! Address.Drs. STARKEY k PALEN. 1529 Arch Street, Philadelphia., Pa. ' i TSE QUIT IRON Will purify the BLOOD regniate the LIVER and KIDNEYS and Bestoee the HE A LTH and VXQ OB. of YOUTH. Dyspepsia,Want of Appetite, Ind Gestion .Lack of Strength and Tired Feeling ab solutely cured: Bones, mes cle? and nerves receive new force. Enlivens the mind _ and supplies brain Power. S m. m * n>^**'Suffering from com plaints peca I AniiF^ Ji;?r to their sextri'J e*r:in?B. WtVlECP HAETEB'S IRON TONIC a ?ufe, soeedy cure. Gives a clear, healthy complexion. All attempts at counterfeiting only adds to its popu larity. Do not experiment?set ORIGINAL AND BEST Or. HARTER'S LIVER fU-LS r Cure Constipation.Liver Coznolaint and SICK Headache. S ample Pose and Dream Book melled on receipt of two cents in postage. THSOB. MASTER MEOtCIHE CO., ST, LOUIS, MO. 1887. NEW YORK IEEEY HERALD ONE DOftLAR A YEAR. ) 6REATES? ANO CHEAPEST FAMILY JOURNAL In the United States. ALWAYS BRIGHT AND RELIABLE. Every Number an Epitome of the News of the World. THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT Is Unequalled. Latest and Most Accurate Cable Specials by the COSQCE&CL&L CABLES. FULLEST TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS OF ALL CURRENT EVENTS. SPECIAL FEATURES. Practical Farming; articles on Science, Art, Literature, the Drama, Music, Reli gion, Fashions and Chess. INFORMATION ON ALL SUBJECTS. Address JAMES GORDON BENNETT, New York Herald, New York City. Askyonr retailer for the James Means' S3?hoe. Citation ! Symc dealers recommend interior ?o<hJs ?n order to make a larger profit. This is tbe original $s S^oe. Beware of imitations which ac knowledge their owu inferiority by attempting to build upon the reputation of the original. Xone Ucnuine unless bearing this Stamp, JAMES MEANS' isfste- $3 SHOE. ?_j 3Lide hi Eutton. Congresf* and frtLace. Jhst Calf Ski*. Uncx T-'clIe.? ?n Durability, Comfu.t& .Appearance Aposulcard seat ions will briugyouft? ft ti matton how to -et tais Shoo in any State or Territory. ^ftM^rfe^ Heaas? Co ^few 4! Lincoln St, Bc?tOD.IIass. j Our celebrated factory produces a larger Quantity of Shoes of this grade than any other factory in the world. Thousands who wear them wi! 1 tell voa the reason if you a?k them. J A V. ES J*1 EA Vs> &? SHOE for Boys id unapproached in Durability. Full lioe3 of the above shoes for sale in Sumter by BUIiTMANN & BRO. SUMTER MARBLE WORKS, ESTABLISHED IN 1869. ?by? W. P. SMITH, WHO IS STILL PREPARED WITH Improved Facilities, TO FURNISH MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES, ?and? ?11 Kinds of Cemetery Work, In First Class Workmanship. Dec. 21._ 01 q^IV aoiiwHid -d? uo inas jsi[ 9DU? -siooqas qi?qqt?S pun s^qoanqQ 'sjatpwi o\ lonoosip iwtoedg \vu\ qs^t s.isp -jas?qDJnd oi iaojovj oqt mojj 133JJP sdiqg -sju^mnaisai Sutpvai oqj joj sapunbQ 8 sjojjuod efj 'O "S 'waajoj^ ^o?i? s.09IIV 'HO?OTIIH 7 no ubo jo 31um NVOHO HO ONVW f Ana noA mm FIRST IL M JOB WORK AT BOTTOM PRICES; WATCH3M AND SOUTHRON JOB OFFICE I , A. J. CHINA, DEALER IN Drugs, Medicines and C liemicals. FINK TOILET SOAPS, HAIR AND TOOTH BRUSHES. PERFUMERY AND FANCY TOILET ARTICLES, Ac. 4c. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES AND D YE STUFFS, GLASS, PUTTY, $t. Full supply of Fresh Garden Seeds. April 9 PAINT YOUR BUGGY FOR One Dollar. Ooe coat gives an old buggy the blackest black you e*er saw and a handsome gloss, without varnishing. It dries bard in a few ; hours. No rubbing! No varnishing! No extra trouble. Each can contains more than enough to paint a carriage. Retailed at One Dollar per Can. For Sale by DR. A. J. CHINA. 00 ? O i?I a t?< 00 ?TESTED* EED new eg???ble, Flow?r, Field Pi ants, Bulbs, Implemts. FREE S y ma? on application. Don't neglect writing for it. HIRAM SIBLEY & CO. ROCHESTER, . Y. 322-326 E. mSi. CHICAGO, ILL 12-14 H.Cfcdc St Agent? -DEALER IN? TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY AND ALL KINDS OF ? Druggist's Sundries USUALLY KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS DRUG STORE. Tobacco* Snuff and Segars, GARDEN SEEDS, &ft, ?ALSO- ? Faints, Oils, Varnishes, ?J.ASS, PUTTY, &c. -AND 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. HOUSE PAINTING Z& First Class Style. IAM PREPARED TO FURNISH MATJS rial of the best kind and finish up jobs in workmanlike manner, and no 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, Grani tei og, Rough-casting, Gold or Brass Bronzing, Staining, and Varnishing in any shade. All jobs will be promptly dealt with. Address LEMUEL R. DAVIS, May 19 Sum ter, S. C. Obtained, and all PATENT JSCSiNESS at tended to for MODERATE FEES Our office is opposite tlic ?- S. Patent Office, and we can ob tain Patents m less time lliau^lliose rein?te from WASHINGTON. Send MODEL. DUA UiNG or PHOTO of invention. We advise :i< to patent ability free of cliarue and we make NO t li KG E UNLESS PATENT IS SE' l HED. For circular, advice; terms and references to actual Clients in your own SUile^Coniuy. tiiy or Town, write to C. A . S NOW S CO Opposite Patent O?ce, Washington, I) C THE CELEBRATED CARPENTER ORGAN. HAVING PROCURED THE AGENCY for the above world renowned Organ, I im prepared to furnish said organ at prices to suit all parties who may desire a first class instrument. Any information desired will be fully given by my father, Mr. W. P. Smith, at his o?ice in Sumter, S. C Correspondence solicited. Miss S. JESSIE SMITH. October 26. RUBBER STAMPS - NAME STAMPS FOR MARKING CLOTHING with indellible ink, or for printing visiting ;ards, and STAMPS OF ANY KIND or stamping BUSINESS CARDS, ENVEL 3PES or anything else. Specimens of various ?tyles on hand, which will be shown with pleas ire. Tbe LOWEST PRICES possible, and >rders filled promptly. Call on C. P. OSTEEN, At the Watchman and Southron Office BLANKS LIENS, TITLES, ' MORTGAGES, BILLS OF SALE, BONDS, And Other Blanks in Variety, FOR S ALB : < ?.T Wm??????? . F. iiTu?ELL W? PROPRIETORS OP The Merchant Flour Mills C OM M ISSI ON MERCHANT? FOB THE SALE Of - & COTTON AND NAVAL STORES. W1XMINGTON, K. C. OFFER FOR SAUE^; AT LOWEST PRICES ? ?% Choice grades FLOUR, own man'ff?:r *?also; ?- '?'? ?'%'" - - ? Fresh Ground MEAL, HOMINY; ' / ; CRACKED CORN* $c.iC ? g # ? - ALSO, Selected RED RUST PROOF SEED OATS. Selected North Carolina and JUarjlaed SEED RYE. ' All oar'GooaV'gtfatsif^ quali- . ty and at lowest prices. '/No ebarge for delivery to-Railroad. > : B. F. MlTCfigLI^ A 8GN; ,ir W?LBEBN & mE% WHOLESALE GR??!?B$ AND DEALERS R? - ~~ ^= fe 167 a??. 169, '&*?t-.Bra$J"\. / CHARLESTON, -S ^ .r Pec. 2 " - ; :\-.ft??A - S. . THOMAS, !^^ No. 320 KING STREET,^ Opposite Liberty, . t , ?. -? ?M?? Mf?, Tap1 * L.ACE CURt?tXS; CORNICES ANO UPHOLSf^fit?ilSr - WINDOW AWNTNGSMADE TGORDEB^ ~ V CHARL.ESTON S. C?v v> " Dec 11 :? :-?, ^ .?? **0 Wholesale and Retail Dealer inf.'Z'nzz.; ' Boots, Shoes, * Bags, &c. - No. 233?7A'? STRME&l^ as CHARLESTON, S. ???- ? Particular attention^ ^iyen^tV. Fining * of Ordere, and all Godds guaranteed at - represented. .U^'^ Jan6 : -'?'? r' ' GEO. W. STEFFEL Auction and Commission-- Merchant -?i and L?^.'Itea??R- :^' ?' ??? Sams cured \ Also A'g?nt.fpr aobst.tok ? ~r *t ?fte Attesi Earns cured in the.&sf& W? GE3TESE? R??IDllLt??iG The Best and Cheapest ?n the Marketl'"" .'S ? 197 EAST BAYasd50 asd M ST?t?^Sl^ ? ::; (Auction Room State Street,,)., . .?"? j| gharleston;'K%^' M ?&- Consignments Solicited. . , . - -.. Nov 25 - :. ? . v|p PAVILION H<ME?, I CHARLESTON, ^' .-'- f :? JFYrs? (7?a5? t? aU its' Appo?ntor?enft. <c-M Supplied with ?ll Mcfderri TmprorooWts.'' - '-.J} Excellent Cuisine, Large Airy Boom*, ^ % Otis Passenger - Elevator, ;fik?- 'T: '-v. * trie Bells and Lights, Heatr . ^ ed Rotonda. ' ' / rates $2 00, $2.50;A?^^^ Rooms Reserved by Mail or Telegrapi, Sept 16 . . ? ..-?...: THE HOTEL WINDSOR, - V'. 211 KING STREKLW Four Doors South Academy ?f' Musiti--' CHARLESTON;^ - .;>?:?r '? , ' ? THIS well appointed Hotel waaopened for:;-:. ^ the reception of Guests, March ist, 1985,' : by G. T. ALFORD, recenily propi^tjof- ^ the "New Brighton Hotel," Sttnw?n's??alBd^^ The "WINDSOR" is newly- Wrnisbtd ; - thronghoat, having:Wofen Wireepr?#^d^<- - Hair Matresseo-on -ell ~bede~; - Fronting ocr ' King Street, with extennv? Southern expot-:-' ^ tore, making . . : ;rT^;} ^iT - : - All the Rooms Dry, Airy and PleaeHrt. To make the "HOTEL -WII?DSOS^'f^t? IM has loo? been, wanted, a STRICTLY fiilg- ^ LYHOTEL,^..^^ ?- ? ^ - g| No Liquors will be sold on the premises ; .< Rates, $1.50? -to ?$2.00* 6 i^daj?rwWbei?l-^J terms made bv t^e,weekor.jaou?h--<.^.A?'t?fc - : _G. T. ALFORD: .3^tn?g?c. ^ WRIGHT'SH??^m*,, ? COLUMBIA, 3 ?'e-*?z?* M THIS NEW AND ELEGANT HOUSE, ^ with all modern rmptovemeaU,.i? now. ' Dpen for the reception of gnestt. "^ S S. L. WRIGHT ?k SOK, . May 6. : Pro^rietot?, . "$25,000^00 IN GOLD ! WILL BE PAID FOR ?. ? - ABB?CKI?S' COFFEE VBAPPE?S. 1 Premium,?. r$??OO.0O 2 Premiums, ? ' 5500.00 eitch 6 Premiums, * 25 10 ^* 25 Premiums, - ,?*HXt?O&& 100 Premiums, ? : c S 50,00 . *k 200 Premiums, ? ? $20^00*" * 1,000 Premiums, ' t1O?60 For full particulars and'directions see CSrcu-y iar In every pound of ABBTCKi^t?oni?t*1 WORK SHOPS WITHOUT STEAM POWERS ? *' BY usixo ocxFrrs BARSSS' PAT. FOOT PO machinery can compete steam power. Sold oh trial. Metal and woodworkers send for prces. ?llnstr'd catalognette&i \V. F. A.Jno*Bame? e? RocRiord, 1U. Address No 2116 Main St~ o : 3? "i ' Ss _ . J '. ADVERTISERS ^ui learn the exact c?st d? any proposed l?ri? cl advertising in Am?ican papers by addressing; Qeo. P. Roweti^sS Co., g WewspapoP Advertising ^?ur^?tt, ^ IO Spruoe St., l?ew ?*O?fc?V?~ r ^ Send lOcts. Jof. 4XX>rP?gOrti?*apgW^ r2s -V -, 3 art (?r?t? Farm, Industrial and ONE YE AR ^pteicopie^ of fksSot?km )e?iAiled FREE on ap^Hcitioit Utnson?Coy J^raww -^-,'-: >.'? . -.i .