Sap
' Our State^ Contemporaries^
Ul About tea mile* east of Darlington,
on the Cheraw; and Georgetown road,
; aad three miles, from the rifer, is to be
>% found one of the prettiest forms io the
?hole of' Darlington County. A? soon
r X> a&on? reaches the clearingat the inter
section of the aho*e named road with
the^ad4eading ?rom Darlington te the
; river, he is struck with the appearsBce.
ottbe tract. It is truly, a model frrm,
"??I and bears eTidences < of that comfort
which ia so often found on the farms of
the North and WesVimt^wluW^'so
V ., rarely seetv-ia -;tbis country. Mr.
j ; George E-*McGa$r,~ the Woer of thia
r i fine tracts nearly ail of which oweajts
2? .appearance to his skill and taste, is eer
tain?y a progressive farmer and mer
? ^ehanC His latest Tentare is the baild
]'V> '"'- lng of a line ice boase, at considera
expense, which be now has stocked j
Ife with ten "fons cf iee. Such enterprise
?H* . deserves soooess and wo doubt not that
% ?J the people of the eastern portion of the
p County, who experience the benefit of
: his progressive spirit will do ali in their
powerjtoloes?wriit ?pon him. Afine
?L? icehouse tn the heart of the country,
and six miles from anydepot,is rather
r??: ; ; 01 .Abbec?U Medium.
Hon. P. M. Hamer, of Marlboro,
?? 0i- died last week full of years and honor.
r-r.::.?/ Be was a member of tho Wallace House
and:repVei?nted bia- people with fidelity
*' and souno*. Judgment. | He waa a coo
?..cv- scfeatious, honest man, faithful to every
f: .obligation of life.. .He waa a devout
k: ; Christian. The members of that bis
v r toric.body are passing away but it is re
"''BMufe^ jiowj few have been stricken
|g| : dow? in/the'f leven : years since those
X troublous Tlsye. * Compton, bradley,
Brown and Maree are ail that we can
recall at this moment, who have gone
< to.theic rest. . ... ,r
TO?s?t, MAY 25.
- -tT: -['?. - j|; j^Urry Herald. ?
1|? c^e^thinkit wouiirbe a good idea for;
>tbe law to be so changed that the mem
: :' '". 7 bera efrthe Le^^ture.be^ elected for a
term of four, years and have7 only one
session every two years. We have' too
ff: much l?gislation j? toe maoh making and
i^r: unmaking of Jaws. - Too much of. our
fe . le^?^ation is horriedly done bot to be
^ . undone at .the.nexf session ?f the Leg-;
??? . ia?ature? The I*eghlatttre should meet
only once in two yean and should stay
in session until mattera aeeding atten?
tion were carefully and deliberately con
?y.':' % ???!&5t^?x8& ?updtfqjth?| there;
i : > wouloV be very little ,. -or at least'much
less, need of constantly amending and
*Z4l - ?hanging^the laws already -made. There
%ir'y >irt?* lieger
; i?ion for localities or districts or coun
. o;> ties. ".? -??.>:/.
";?^^<J^?^a|e^'^le^^ jr";.
Another rich .gold mine has lieenuls
v eoyered near Ho8y Springs in this,
: ?ount^.?i?rf ^eekrMr?-GrC< Beardeu
W specimens "that were J
Tory rich in gold. He saya^hat an exr
. perieoced miner pronounces it aa rich
y as the best mines in California and the
ore is . said to bo very ' plentiful. A
. glorious future seems about to open
The cotton mills of tue State" report?
an average profit for the past year of
^ about 20 p%r cent. - One of: our wide
awake mercaants herej>oints oat; how?
ever/that this large profit comes from
- fortunate speculation in cotton, and not
from the manufacture of cotton gooda.
He saya a merchant in th is town io vest?
ed.last fall $8,000 in cotton. The rite
in cotton baa made him a net gain,
ibove insurance and warehouse charges?
of about $1,600. This gives him the
- tame profit aa the ailis "have made and
he has cot converted a pound of his cot?
g, .?o?^j^o^d^;;:^^
??? iii*.
Greenville Hace. .
What ever wrong that brightest and.
most genial bf malcontenta W. C.
Benet, of Abbeville, oM in the Epis?
copal State Convention he baa been
fttfiy punished for.' His name was
printed tu the newspapera, aigned to an
official communication, as '-Bennett.'
'?j. . . ... /
IThe New York Herald now explains
that its booma for Mr. Henry W. Grady
'and Mr. Henry Watterson for vice
pr?sident were only shams intended to'
- draw out Dana of the Sun and obtain
~ from him a declaration of his political
purposes.
r ^Surely _ao two men have ever; bad
better cause to be indignant than Have
Messrs. Grady and Watterson/ To be
used as bait for such a disreputable and
foul old fish as Dana ia the last and
- lowest of degradation. Either gea tl e
l ?iaa has, we. are sure, good ground for
/ ?Sitos for libel against itie Herafd, for
the use to which they were put hf virtu?
osity a statement that they are garbage.
It ia weH kootfa Dana would swallow
.othing else.
If our distinguished fellow citizens
and fellow journalists decide to forego
the libel suit, however, let them pack
away their little booms among the other
beautiful dead things of~ the past and.
earve over each o: them the familiar
' epitaph:
**If so early I was done for
I wonder what I was began for."
Camden Journal.
To us it is never pleasant to speak of
a man who has fallen. Adversity, al?
though common to men, is generally
tbe break up among his fellow men.
There are few people so generous or
magnanimous as to regard with charity
the misfortunes of hb fellow man, and
when tbe clouds burst there are always,
or nearly always those who will forget
the past and join in the terrible cry of
the present.
' Therefore we never like to say aught
against any one upon whom trouble has
fallen, but it does seem to us that there
. is a point at which forbearance ceases
to be a virtue, and we so regard it io
~ the case of Jefferson Davis, late Presi
. dent of the Confederate States. His
; garrulity, his desire to contradict and
stir up embers among bis brethren of
the army is too much to eodure, and
while we could cover him with-charity,
* if he was veiled all over in silence, yet
we are tired of hi?nonsense, and we fag
under his love of discord and harsh
?f -criticism. He is ever putting his foot
into his-own month, and opens it only
. to ?Hr up strife, or to wound the feel?
ing? "f those who were tr oe to the cause
whicb is now embalmed in every South?
ern- heart-although it is dead,
v For instance, his speech at the un?
veiling of the monument to Albert Sid
- nev JobDsoQ, bis acrimonious corres
pondeDco with".Beauregard0SM ever
^astrog^desire to,ba hear,d^:.iitl^?wjtk
hlmji^ence i? gold, is enough to make
as al Wish that Vi th sword io baud he
had given ap his life for the cause we
all loved so mach.' -
Bat so it ii, and Mr. Davie' garrulity
upon every occasion, has doue much to.
mains; and we -knew \ it would nave
been mom fortunate for. the country,
and for him, if be bad failen with soma
of his brave comtit?., < ^ "~;>: t
~ (haden Journal, May 19. ~
On friday afternoon of last week the
"Swift'Creelr seet?o?'Wow^mdeo- waa
^isited by one of the heaviest rainfalls
that bas ever been known there. Every
bridge th^ could bo washed away waa
^torojap by the water, and the fences
were also torn down in roany places.
The cotton and -com fields safe red terri
'Wy ; tfie land Wing weened in tre?
mendous gulleys ia some places, and in
others the Crop is buried deep by banks
of. san A and dirt.. It must have been a
cloud bural for snob.an immense volume
of water could not bave fallen tn sp
short a time ia any other way-about
40 minutes.
IXxiopvilU EntttyHm, May 18.
' The machinery and material for the
Broom:factory..Ins- arrived^ and Mr.
Bowman, the proprietor; is aow off for
Savannah, where he goes to obtain his
-employees. In a few days we shall see
tbrsiroterprise in full blast. Thepro
pr ie tor wishes, to engage? ouf^farmers in
the cultivation of brooto^corwraM will
famish any who wishes, seed to plaift
free" ^ Ia oar next we will give a fofl
description of the manner of planting
and cultivating. Success to the -Eater
prise Sfcooui; Factory.^.. ? _ 7
Has it occurred to the leaders in the
sad divisions in the Episcopal Churcb,
which culminated on. Friday last m
Charleston, that their actior, may be as
fatal to the interests of the G burch, as
was that pf the Secessron Contention of
1860^ jHo^wo?^^.faaye appeared if
the address that thesV getrtlemen-pub?
lished then had ended with these
words : "It (the Union) is planted deep i
down in t?e hearts of its citizens, and
come ' weal, 'or .. come woe, they *wifl j
stand, by:it (the ?Jnion) to the lent." j
Words4rke-rtheso eome wi th sorry grace
from any mentner-bf a Secession body. !
Truly re -hope that tao extreme na?
tion of toe^eeei^^nxj?ie Diocesan
Convention nja^jf nt^rodeee each dis
estrous effects upoa the Church, as sim?
ilar action over 26 years' ago produced
upon South Carolina. The negro ini
bot? case* feio??t??:tnc*ient-r (J \
*lGed helpihe Church, when th?iayj
bretfcreu set an example of pride and
intolerance totally.; at variance with the
teach'ogs of oar Blessed Lord and Mas
'te^.,, "Truly* in their efforts W oppose
wbat one of them discourteous ry terms
f'the extravagant assumption of priestly
prerogative'* like all extremists, they
fly beyefM? their aim, and carry out the
Romish doctrine of doing evil that good
may come, aa they ? think they -eeo it.
On the contrary the whole mo ra? teach -
iag <ft the Bible may be summed in four
words, ?^jut?tTa;TWt_ct?
AbbcvillA Press and Banner.
We. have been recently requested td
send a copy ?of i^Press fatm^?anner
to the reading room of a Young Men's
Christian Association. ! tn r^ply io his
request we would say that we make dor
money by the subscriptions received. If
the paper is. worth the mopey to lue re?
cipient, he can afford to pay for it. If it
it not worth the money, then we would
be a simpleton, if wo sent it. The
editor of tie Pf^?und'^Banner is a
^member of tae^?bbevill?X?terary Club,
^ad daring : the existence ; c^t&tJhab
collect to have, noticed.that tr"e club has
in any instance, -undertook^ to beat an
editor out of a subscription. The club
subscribes for and pays for al! Jae news?
papers that they want, and wothjnk the
Yoong Mens Christian ~$ Associa ti on s
should do the same. They rould' feel
better if they did so. At airy rate the
: Y." M. C. A. cannot read this newspaper1
without paying for it. Weare act now
fa toe missionary work? As soon as we
enter the work, we will, however^ look
after the Y. M. C. A. with special t?re,
and try to instill into their -minds the
idea that thc proper way to get news?
papers is to subscribe for them. .
Manged Women's Separate Estate.
Abbeville Press and Banner.' *
Thc decision in the Alabama case re?
ferred to proves nothing at all as to the
South Carolina case. The Alabama
case may have been decided according
to law. But if no;, two -wrongs do not.
make one right. What we contend is,
that the South Carolina case was not
decided according to the plain words of
; the constitution and tho statutes. We j
have had nothing to say as to whether j
a law depriving a woman of the right j
to mortgage her property as security for
ber husband was right or wrong. But
we do say that a decision contrary to
the law ia wrong* and wo believe that
there can be ao question at all that the
decision in the Rush case was wrong.
We further believe that such strained
construction of a law whereby one class
of our people are enabled to ob eat an?
other, is demoralizing to the last de?
gree, and calculated to impair public
confidence in the administration of jus?
tice in the State.
We thoroughly agree with the An?
derson Intelligencer ip a . demand for a
re-organization- of oar Supreme Court.
Ou; files will prove that the Press and
Banner bas heretofore earnestly pro?
tested against auy change in the Courts,
but the Rush decision, taken with the
former practice of granting bail to mur?
derers, of every degree together, make
us ready for a change.
The Legislature should take such
steps as may bc necessary to re-orgau
ize the Court, so that our most vital in
terests may not be so easily overridden.
We do not pretend to say how the mem?
bers of thc Court should be increased,
but there ?S no doubt cf thc ueccssity
for a radical change in the present ad?
ministration of justice in South Caro?
lina.
There is an old superstition existing
to the effect that once a judge, always a
judge. This must bc gotten rid of.
The judges are presumably put in of?
fice for the public good. Whenever a
judge fails to perform his duty fully
and acceptably he should be retired
with no more hesitation than if he were
a Governor. Thc office of Judge is no
more sacred than that of Governor, and
judging from the past administration of
justice we think a few changes might
be beneficial to the public.
Let the Supreme Court be reor?
ganized.
CoL Peters' Advice.
One of tbe jnoatJionored advisory
members of tEe Young Farmer" Club,
aa well aa one of ripe and rare expe?
rience, ie Col. Eicbard Peters, of At?
lanta^ Ga., a^man of big brain, big
h?artSj?ig e^erppeS"and big results I
B?s experience |as a/'breetlef of?sll
krnWbf %hwe;-%ra?n?*?ef Hv^foclr j
bas been very fruitful of cheer or
warning to leas presumptuous breed
era. When asked by a reporter what,
bia advice would be to a young man
who waa thinking of going into the
stock business, be said he thought it
was best for.a beginner to start on
low-grade stock and build it up to a
good standard, for the result would
.be better than, if started on costly
thoroughbreds alone. I think, said
he, that those wrbo know me will ac
quit me of selfishness-and certaiuly
those who know bow readily J sell a! I
the animals I can spare: will acquit
?me of any need of being Berfish-when
I say that one of the most important
j things is to improve the breed of onr
stock, lt costs no .more, io fact , it
costs^fmlch^ess,- toik?ep^a good cow
or hog than a poor one. For exam?
ple, take a man who owns five or six
scrub caw*. v II he will buy a good
Jersey bull of a pre-potent family, the
heifers of hi's first cross will give him
50 per ceut. more butter, on an aver?
age, and of a much finer quality than
their mothers gave. It is an axiom
that tbe bull is half the .herd. I have
seen grades of the third cross that no
ono could tell, by looks or butter,
rrom:^e%?ster?? Jerseys; If ie bard
to calculate how much good a fine,
vigorous Jersey bull 'can db in a coun?
try neighborhood. One mistake is
frequently made that should be avoid?
ed. -A4ialXrbreed male^should.never
be used" tb Breed^tom. Itis the-male
that lifts the grade, and a half-breed
will lead a herd downward, no matter
how'fine tn? females may'be. Where
a Jersey is introduced hissons should
be killed for beef or used for oxen,
and bis daubters crossed to another
pure-bred Jersey. In one cross any
nran can- see , su ch a dirTerence that he
will thank me for my advice. In three
crosses' lie will have a rooet valuable
hexd-as good butter makers almost
aa registered^'Jeiseys. And Bo of;|
hogs. A tanner, by crossing his
scrub bogs to firmer breeds, will get, in
One cross, a Compacter' and better
hog that will fatten more . readily and
on less food than his scrubs. Another
thing will follow: When a farmer im?
proves his stock he will take better
care of it, more pride in it, and will
increase bis herds and flocks. The
compost heap, the - pasture,,the hay
rick and corn .field follow cattle and
sheep, and this gives us diversified
farming, -without trenching one bale
on thc cotton crop, which, of course,
mast and should remain our great
crop.-Southern Cultivator for June.
v JIr*i5^t8 Got a Reply
A correspondent who has been read?
ing the anecdotes about Senators in onr
last number was an eye-witness of the
following occurrence :
..?At NeW; York., ?ty> in the fall of
186-, a case was tried before Judge
Sutherland, in which the law'firm of
Evarts, Soatbmayd. & Choate appeared
for the defense. Mr. Evarts made the
concluding argument,- and the fame of
the great counselor secured for him a
considerable audience of lawyers from
qetgJhberieg courts, in .addition to many
persons who had' more or less interest
in the proceedings. ?
Mr.-Evarts bad been speaking for
some hours and was evidently nearing
bis peroration. He began to som up
his arguments, and asked impressively
what answer, could be made to them.
Again he placed the points in lucid
array, an d again asked a similar ques?
tion. Theo a third time he restated bis
cass with vivid' eloquence, and once
more, in louder tones, wound up with :
- 'What is their anSweri'
< He paused. You could have . heard
a pin drop. ' Suddenly the door bf the
court-room opeaed, and a peddler,
sticking his head and a feather-duster
into the opening, cried oatt
'Brooms/
: Io a moment the room was ringing
with uncontrollable laughter, in which
everybody joined-even the judge on
the bench and the orator himself. Mr.
Evarts, however, kept on his feet, and
was the first to recover composure.
With his hand raised to command at?
tention, as the roar subsided, he said,
solemnly:
'That was not, indeed, the reply
which I expected. But yon may rest
assured that when you do get their
answer you will -find it equally frivolous
and inconsequent.'-From the "Por
\ folio" of The American Magazine.
Declaration Filed.
The Catawba Fall Improvement
Company, of Chester, has filed their
declaration with the Secretary of |
State. The company has a capital
stock of $100,000, and is organized to
conduct the business of buying, sell?
ing, improving and making loans on
real estate.
Mr. Lamar asserts that while tbe
population of the South baa increased
over fifty per cent, since 1860, the
large cotton crop of last year was only
twenty-five per cent, greater than the
crop of I860* He thinks that our po?
pulation is increasing about twice as
fast as our ability to feed and clothe it,
that many of the Southern cities which
depends upon agriculture for their trade
are languishing ; that almost every
Southern plantation is encumbered with
a mortgage, and it takes all the money
the small planter can get for his crops
to pay for the supplies be consumed
while raising it
That miserable old reprobate, J.
Madison Wells, who as President of
the Louisiana Returning Board, helped
to count poor Hayes into thc Presiden?
cy, is in New Orleans now for the pur?
pose of collecting bis share of the pro?
ceeds of that infamy, be ciaiius that ho
had an agreement with Kelo^g where?
by he was to have au appointment as
tax collector. He was not appointed
because Badger, one of thc carpet bag
knaves, held the place and could not
well be .removed. He then secured j
from Badger an agreement to share
the proceeds of the fat office. This con?
tract was subsequently repudiated and
old Wells is now threatening to resort
to the courts to have his corrupt con?
tract confirmed. This seems to be one
of those remarkable cases in which
thieves having fallen out, the public
may hope to hear of something to its
advantage.
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By the aid of a book st udied at home and
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"At what expense ?"
The trifling sum of $6 00, including book.
"Why so cheap when Colleges advertise the
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. Because a new text-book is used that re?
duces the labor of learning proportionately
to the difference in price by the system being
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tical, besides being the most popular method,
baviLg the indorsement of our Coujrressional
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BXADKSLD RBOTTLATOB CO., Atlanta, Ga.
NEW SHUF.
THE SUBSCRIBER would respectfully in?
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ie has recently moved bis shop from Wedge
ield to the Town of Sumter, where be will
:arry on the business of
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LOG CARTS built to order.
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March 17, '87.
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baa been paid in the selection of POT WARE, 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.
Sept 15
B. w. DURANT & SON,
Main Street, opposite the Bank, Sumter, S. C.
Z
ADLE R.
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 our Twcnty-Secoud Annual Opening
for the reception of pupils.
The curriculum of study embraces a thorough
preparation for business affairs.
Thc 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, Ac, call on or address
W. Ii. SADLER, President,
Sept 8 Nos. 6 & 8 N. Charles St., Balto.
ASHLEY SMALL GRAIN SPECIFIC.
Thc S. G. S. is thc cheapest, and thc best, and tho only Specific Fertilizer
for Small Grain ou thc Market.
The S. G. S. has been used all over our 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 manare to supply
Ammonia.
ASHLEY COMPLETE GARDEN FERTILIZER,
Delivered free; specially adapted to Roses, Geraniums, Pansies, Flowering
Annuals, &o.
For terms, directions, testimonials, and for the varions attractive and iostrac
live publications of the Company, address,
THE ASHLEY PHOSPHATE CO.
Sept 23 Charleston, S. C.
1629 Areli Street, Ptaiad'a, P?.
A WELL TRIED TREATMENT
For Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Dyspepsia, Catarrh, Hay Fever,
Headache, Debility, Rheumatism,
Neuralgia,, and all Chronic and
Nervous Disorders.
'The Compound Oxygen Treatment,' Dra.
Starkey k Palen, No. 1529 Arch Street, Phil
idelphia, have been nsiog for the last sixteen
rears, isa seien tifie adjustment of the elements
)f Oxygen and Nitrogen magnetized, and the
compound is so condensed and made portable
that it is sent all over the world.
DES. STARKEY k PALBN have the liberty to
refer to the following named well-known
persons who have tried their Treatment:
HON. WILLIAM D. KELLEY,
Member of Congress, Philadelphia
REV. VICTOR L. CONRAD,
Editor Lutheran Observer,- Philadelphia
REV. CHAS. W. GUSHING, D. D.,
Rochester, N. Y
Ho?. WILLIAM PENN NIXON,
Editor Inter-Ocean, Chicago, 111
REV. A. W. MOORE,
Editor The Centenary, Lancaster, S. C
W. H. WORTHINGTON,
Editor New Sooth, Birmingham, Ala
JODGE H. P. VROOMAN,
Quenenio, Kan
MRS. MARY A. LIVERMORE,
Melrose, Massachusetts
JUDGE R. S. VOORHEES,
New York City
MR. F. C. KNIGHT, Philadelphia.
MR. FRANK SIDDALL,
Merchant, Philadelphia
HON. W. W. SCHUYLER,
Easton, Pa
EDWARD L. WILSON,
833 Broadway, N. Y:, Ed. Phil. Pnoto'er
FIDELIA.M. LYON,
Waimea, Hawaii, Sandwich Islands
ALEXANDER RITCHIE,
Inverness, Scotland
MRS. MANUAL V. ORTEGA,
Freso illo, Zacatecas, Mexico
MRS. EMMA COOPER,
Urilla, 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,
Bowral, New South Wales
And thousands of others in every part
the United States.
'Compound Oxygen-its Mode of Action and
Results,' is the title of a new brochure of two
hundred pages, published by Dre. Starkey k
Palen, which gives to all inquirers full infor?
mation &s 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. Bothoreither
will be mailed free to any address on appli
cation. Read the brochure!
Address Dre. STARKEY k PALEN.
1529 Arch Street, Philadelphia., Pa.
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_ and ?mppJie? Bmin Poorer.
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I ?!M&*SS liar to theirwx will ?JEdin DB.
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?Or. HARTE R'S 1.?VER, f .\
Cm* Constlpatlon.rjyer Cora ni amt and SI ok ?
Headache. Sample Uose and Pream Book?
malled on receipt of two cents In postage. W
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1887.
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Address
JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
New York Herald,
New York City.
Auk y ocr. retailer for tho James Means* %3 SlioeV
Cao eton ! Seme dealers recommend inferior
pood* in order to make a larger profit. This is the
original S3 Shoe. Beware of imitations which ac?
knowledge their own iuferiorfty by attempting to
build upon the reputation of the original.
Koue ? Jennine unlefes bearing this Stamp,
JAMES MEANS'
^^Sa S3 SHOE.
f? ' fr^m Made "in Button, Confrres? and
m f **" ?Lace. Bi.ttt Coff Skin. TJnex
** ^ceileJ in Durability, Comfort<fr
og Wer* 3& Appearance. A posta I card
lt? V\ ?a. seu t tous will brlngyouin
IE \\ & :?5\ formation how to Ret this
uj! ^yS. :^^S. irrito0 e ?*
?M^SybC^mJ. Meando
BL ^^555l:?::^--^^^^ Boston,Mail'
[BUTTON
Our celebrated factory produces a larger quantity
of Shoes of thin grade than any other factory in the
world. Thousands who wear them will tell you the
reason If yo? ask them. JAMIES MEANS' SSS
SHOE for Boys is unapproached In Durability.
Full liffea of the above shoes for sale in
Sumter by
BULTMANN ?fe BRO.
SUMTER MARBLE WORKS,
ESTABLISHED IN 1869.
-BY
W. P. SMITH,
WHO IS STILL PREPARED WITH
Improved Facilities,
TO FURNISH
MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES,
-AND
All Kinds of Cemetery Work,
fn First Class Workmanship.
Dec. 21._
'Ol tpw .uonvoud
-ds no 93ij joss lsij tti2? 'Sjooqag q?*qqi?g
put? s-jqojnqg 'SJ^qouai oj junooeip inpadg
.[BiJl ?SOI SAup CT 'jasBqajnd oj ?aop?i aqj
mojjioojip sdiqg -siUtmiojjsui Soipwj oqj
20} S?llUnOQ 8 SIOJJUOO 3fy -Q -g 'dDOMOJ^
'jpoijr s.uanv 'HO?10TII3 *8 *f
no HBO JO KVOHO HO ONVId Y
AOs noA mm
THIS PAPER ES??
Newspaper Advertising Bureau (10 Spruce
?trtet), where adver- ftlplflj If AH If '
?srwsnfcW YORK.
A. tl. vms*A,
DEALER IN
Drugs, Medicines and
'INK TOILET SOAPS, HAIR AND TOOTH
BRUSHES. PERFUMERY AND FANCY
TOILET ARTICLES, &c, Ac
'A22TTS, OILS, VARNISHES AND
DYE STUFFS, GLASS, PUTTY, $t.
?vtt supply of Fresh Garden Seeds.
April 9_
PAINT YOUR BUGGY FOR
Ono Dollar.
One coat gires an old buggy the blackest
?lack yon ever saw and a handsome gloss
without varnishing. It dries hard in a few
tours. No rubbing I No varnishing ! Nb
ix tra trouble. Each can contains more than
m on gb. to paint a carriage.
Retailed at One Dollar per Clan.
For Sale by
DR. A. J. CHINA.
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SEMOWflhataW CATALOGUE
Vegetable, Flower, Field ? it? CT f\0
Plants. Bulbs.Implants.
CDCC ^ ma? on-application,
r 1% C& Don't neglect writing lor lt
HIRAM SIBLEY ? CO.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
CHICAGO, ILL.
Agent?
-DEALER IN.
TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY
AND ALL KINDS OF
Druggist's Sundries
USUALLY KE?I IN A FIRST-CLASS DRUG
STORE.,
Tobacco, Snuff and Scgars,
GARDEN SEEDS,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
GJiASS, PUTTY, Aa.
AMD
DYB STUFFS?
Physician 's Prescriptions carefully
compounded, and orders answered,
with care and dispatch. '
The pab?ic will find my stock of
Medicines complete, warranted genu?
ine, and of the Best quality.
Call and see for yourselves.
HOUSE PAINTING
Ia ffirat Olaas Stylo.
IA X PREP ABED TO FURNISH ?IATE
rial of the best kind and finish np jobs in
workmanlike maimer, and no money required
until work is completed. ' \
Any kind bf work in the Honse-pain ting ;
line, such as Walnut Graining, Oak Graining,
Mapleing, Marbleizing, Wall and Fancy
Painting in flat or gloss work, Gram teing, ;
Rough-casting, Gold or Brass Bronzing,
Staining, aad~Varnishingin any shade.
All jobs will be promptly dealt with.
Address LEMUEL B. DAVIS,
May 19. - Sumter, C. -,
Obtained, and ail ; TA TENT BlXfNESS At?
tended to for MODERATE FEES Our-office is
opposite the4J--S. I'Hieiitjt?Jfice. and we can ob?
tain Patents in les? time than those remote from
WASHINGTON. Send MODEK I ?HA WING or
PHOTO of invention. We advise u> patent
ability free of ol?ame ami we nutk? No < ??AUGE
UNLESS PATENT IS SE' tr/tEP.
For circular, advice, tenas an?! rKi-rcvces to
actual clients in your own Stat?'.'? "-or* v ruy or
Town, write to
CA-SNOW St CO
Opposite Patmt Office, Washington, I) C
THE CELEBRATED
CARPENTER ORGAN.
HAVING PROCURED THE AGENCY
for the above world renowned Organ, I
am prepared to furnish said organ at prices
to suit all parties who may desire a first class
instrument.
Any information desired will be folly given
by my father, Mr. W. P. Smith, at hts office
in Samter, S. C.
Corresponden ce solicited.
Miss S. JESSIE SMITH.
October 26.
RUBBER STABLTS.
NAME STAMPS FOR MARKING CLOTHING
with indellible ink, or for printing visiting
cards, and
STAMPS OF ANY KIND
for stamping BUSINESS CARDS, ENVBL
OPES or anything else. Specimens of varions
stvlcs on hand, which will be shown with pleas?
ure. The LOWEST PRICES possible, and
orders 6Ucd promptly.
Call on . . ? C. P. 0STEEN,
At the Watchman and Southron Onice
BLANKS
LIENS,
TITLES, .
MORTGAGES,
MILLS OF SALE,
MONDS, -
And Other Blanks in Variety,
?0B 8Alp
AT THir O?#IGE.
PROPRIETORS 0> ' ?j ; -
me Merchant ?kmr t?il? ".
.. " . AN? - - I
COMMISSION MERCHANT? ^ : 3
, . : ._, 70BJ THB 8A?Bjp2?^_^
COTTON: AND NAVAIac 3TOBJ?8. '
AT LOWEST PK?^B^ '
Choice gradea ELOUB, own ?r?Tt^r?.^.
- ALSO,-V.: . ;
Fresh Orq^d MEAL, ?jLQM&X^X ^
CBACKED COEN, &c. ? ? ; *
3elec??d -B&D TtffSf f??G?SS8SD
OATS. ......
Selected North Carolfaa ?od Mwy??
. SEEP BYE; cjf?-*no -\*yx
?ll oar Gob^8:gi?r?nt?ed b?*?qp?3$r _x
ty and at lowest prices. No cierge;fW 1 :?.
delivery to Railroad. . ?>'. ry ?.'} ??i S3
WHOLESALE G?KKaSRSg^
2 .. ' AITD DEALERS *c *V ^ 7?M
ProTMqns5 Lipp, i^t?^W S
167 and 1 ?fc?att-???^ . g?|
CH ABLESTONy S> ? * ; >' ? ?
Dec. 2 . ; T . , , . u < .? '- 8
S. B. THC|fi^\lj^?;":^l
No. 32a K???G STBEST,- ?fg ^
Opposite Lfo?rtyi ^ ' , ' ' ; WM?s
CORNICES AND ?JrM$TE??
WINDOW AWNINGS MADS .TO ORDE*. i; j>J
.Dec ii ' - - - - ^aife^?^a
.... Wholesale-ami Retail Dealer ia ff? >-'^JB
Bags, &Ca
of Orders, and all Goods guaranteed's?
represented.'- Z~*^*:i'&**: ? 'i* : ? ^ "
GEO; W. STEFEE?B^ ll
WHOLESALE GROCER,^ o:?
Auction and CooHB?D?air Htfriunt ' ::'^j
:". ' * -'-7-'- ?ciro ?OB** j- ^ y^xxs
'The F:n%l Ea^yaUW?^??rS:
Also Agent for ? " \
GENE SEO ROAp CAR*?%
" Cf The Best' and 'Cheapest on 'theMarketi J^J^XX
' ?9T EAST BAT'AITOotfun> ?2 STATE'S**^||?p1
(Auction Room Staie Street^) ' ' ;* - \. ^
<k> a 8 igD men ts Solicited._^?;^
JVrsf Cha: in [?di 'its ?fcpf?
Supplied, with all, Modern Impf?rev?aii? . /
*rollent CuT8?ne, Large^ A^ ^boiiai^
. Otis Passenger -Eleratorr Bee*': *-?L*- ?
trie Bells and. Lights. Heat- ^ -rii
?d Rotunda. ' T;-S^
BATES $? 00,^0????^.^^
?009? JZeeerped bjj Mail or TeUgrapk.
THE HOm WIHBSW^! ?
Four Dc>on Soz?h Aeadtmy Jfu$kr ~ *'*??
CH ABLESTON, S. CT" J ? "S^Sf
rt^HIS wellappoint?d Hotel" WAS opened. *r:VJ-iBi
X the rec^Wn bT:ane?t8;TO
by "O: T.? ALFORD, reet^^fv?yirWtf^ o?? r - ^
the "New Brighton Hotel,% SoJItTin's Jsiaod.; >^
: f he'.^WlffDSOB"...ia.jaemlj foro?s?o?' ; , ?:
throughout, having Woren Wire Sprint aa?.^ ^
Bair Matresses on all :beds ' Fro??DfV10S' 'X^.
King Street, with eiteiutre -?ocs4?rB "%^os
.are, making . ; .X r ^XC 'X'^
All the Booms Dry, Airy a&3 PJeaeaot. J
To vx^e^^J^^^^^9 what
bas long tn^en wanted, a STRICTLY J?AJ??;i?^|
LTHbTBL," ? 'XX \v***--' .- \X?0*?
No Liquors ???U be solden Oui premise**
^ Batest Srrso ? $ZW p?>"^^b*?r?^^
terms made bj the week or monti*., s!p?:e~' rX???f?.
_G. T. AL?ORD. Maaajrsr. '.->^^g
COLUMBIANS* ?. ^
--*>-~r-L -'-'? gp!
THIS NEW. AND SLEGANT HO?B^> ^
with all modera improvemem?, is pow 'r""
open for the reception ofgnestsi *V^ ' X-H
S. L. WRIGHT * SO?,r ; ?!??|
Maj 6. , Proarietort?. - ->Z?t
$25,000.00 il
mwm$-xxxm
. WELL BE PUB ^ ^'^fl
VPrem?ttmi . - %V&??? ^ ^
2 Premitrtns, . t?OO.i)0 ?adi. -c';?^
6 Premiums, - -*2Sfc?ftr*5
25 Pramiuma,- - ( ,j?00^0-^ :
100 Premiums, ^ . ft9?iW ^
200 Premiums, . t?OaM^
1,000 Premiums, * ^ ?KXQQT 0^
Forr?mpartic??aT8?na^ir?<^^
hi in er?ey pomid of ASBCCKUS' Corm-.
WTTHOTJT STEAM POWER ., ?
"BTPStSOODTFITSOf ' "= -
BAB?II'm. WT'WW?Bp
machinery can compete withfjjg
steam power. Sold trial?^
Metal and woodworitcrssendior.- .
prces. Dlustr'dcatalognetree. \ ^
tr. F. A. Ino, BancMCt.
Rockier^Jil* mk
Address No 2 ?6 Main St.
can leam.'.tilej^
of pr?fK>^;&
advertising in Amei^can
papers by ^addr^ssing
Gea P. Row^&j?o^
New?ptp*i? Adwtiring: ? BttMtu, f:
IO Spruoe St., Now YorJu .
Send, lOotm. for 1<X>^^ ^rnphk^r
THIS FAFBR ^
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t' ONE YEAS ^yoS^ia
? be mailed FRBft o* app?eit?aa ?i*>*
. Harrison * Co., Drawer 8, At*t**Sa- ;