The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 06, 1887, Image 4
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WEDNESDAY, JTJIiY 6.
THWARTED HUMAN BIVES.
- A mocking-bird, in hi? gilded.cagei
Sang-sweet as the breathed spring;
Ayey sweeter than eTer a maidens page,
Writ, with, love's offering,
. S? * -, * - . -
> WM tie "song that- welle&frorn "the little
CV v throat _ ^ . ? -..y.
. r th spiteof his prison fair;- "
O gladsome thing, w?A nntiagefs^TO?8!
fit-for the tan and air I j^j^p^^
a, Precious the lesson to ?n?mlM^rt> i>3?
. ^o^^^im?e^er be^?^^?^ : j
A voice*ent.down frcrn the^*aven3 thou art
Wiien the doors were opeaed wi??, .. j
T?^?^Lng'vafiai? 'twasViesr ana Strong,
V Asrifyins f?atwere stirre r ~ .:
- T5ut '(he lady" was tired of ~ibe ardent song,.
And speke with hasty word.
The" singing ceased with a frightened start,
And & drooping of the head
A fluttering wing, and a heat*cg heart
Tho mocking-bird was dead. I
O parents fond, in your home-like nest
. There are precious human birds}
1 Hare ? tender care in your living,'-lest
Bj thoughtless, hasty words, - 1
You hush the singing, or break the wings,
Or crush the soul that strives ;
For pitiful ?osi of earthly thugs :
Are thwarted bumanTrves. -
The Abbev?ie Presentment ?
AK OPE* LETTER FROM THE FOREXA?? OF
GBAND JURY.
B?ilor of the Abbeville Medium :
Ia reply to your comments on- our
hat.presentment, we the Grand Jury
' have th:? to say : *
\ You state that much of the present?
ment is based on a misapprehension
- of the law. This is the truth, though
^you must have unintentionally stated
it, as you say a little further on, that
the law is not so abstruse. Now what
we recommended, is that the laws be
so amended, and that future laws be
so constructed that they will be not
only apprehensible bat comprehensi?
ble to ah men.
You state that the Grand Jury did
not point ont the objectionable laws,
but if the law relating to married wo
men'sTights is meant, there'can be
?o doubt about it now, since the Su?
preme Court has announced its de?
cision.
- hi our opinion the decision: of that
\ Court has only stirred the mud, and
made what was shady before, as black
Egyptian* darkness. If that, is the
?ight that is to guide us, we would
prefer to be befogged in perpetual
j darkness, and that was the very rea?
son why we wanted wiser and prac?
tical men to throw the mantle of com?
mon sense and plain English around
the law, was to protect us from this
expensive and misty light, and to
shield os firom the overshadowing
-shroud cf the Courts. If all the other
. points involved in that law are solved,
.as those already decided, it should
?and would be denominated the seven
iraysterics of the age, as no -other
. *seven enigmas could be found en?
shrouded with so much obscurity and
^Uncertainty: ;
We would recommend after you
iwtve digested the married worca&V
law that yon masticate., the -p'riority
en law^. and-after 'ucidating and ?
disposing of the legal leatures of tliat
?aw, and after arranging and arraying
the simplicity of ifs meaning and con?
struction, turn to the laws bearing on
mortgages, aud explain their beautiful
ramification and the chaste schemes .
of justice and equity therein conceal?
ed from the vision of common people.
The homestead law is another mon
-Jtmeixt of the ii reconcilable inconsist?
encies of mingled mercy and justice,
that needs to be better explained and
understood, and it is worthy of your
consideration and spare light.
The laws in regard to petit larceny
cases were thought to put all such
cases under the jurisdiction of trial
justices until lately, when it
was discovered such was not the
case. They 6eem to Ixave been
misunderstood and interpreted by
lawyers and judges until looked
Into by some crafty and shrewd law- .
yet- bf more than ordinary scrutiny
?nd perception.
Tbs laws in relation to settling up
of estates have-been so long misun?
derstood and misinterpreted that the
errors have become the common law
" of the land, and we are informed that
to correct the past unlawful decisions
would be the ruin of the country, so
great would be the confusion.
Why ail this dissension-and con?
troversy among our wisest and most
learned lawyers? Why do the most
expert Judges of the law differ in
their decisions unless something is
wrong in the laws ? Ask the most
experienced and judicious lawyers
what yo? are to do to comply with
these laws, and their advice will be
as different as polar snow is fro?
tropical saud. And yet we are told
the law is not abstruse. Securities
pronounced by one Iaw3-er perfectly
good, wiri be rendered utterly worth?
less by another lawyer in a court of
justice, and yet we must believe all
ibis ix plain and right, and that we
must uphold and sustain thc laws that
either. make us thieves or allow
thieves to ruin ns. We are told that
it is wrong to bring such laws into
reoi*tempt Whither are we drifting ? |
Where will we ?and ? Echo answers j
whither! where ! Shall wc save thc |
laws or eave the people? Shall we j
uphold the laws as millstones about j
our necks while we bravely sink ?
As to the criminality of forgery,
where no other damage is meant or
done, except the amount to be gained j
or lost by the forgery, in our opinion !
that amount should govern thc de?
gree of punishment, and bears no
similitude to murder, though there
arc different degrees of criminality in
manslaughter as well as other matters,
so wc conclude the simile is far fetch?
ed and had as well been left out.
You are entire?3T mistaken in think?
ing larceny from the fields and of live
stock when committed hy hungry
people is any more hoinous or re
prehensile than stealing out of the
house or barn. The latter is the most
dangerous boll; to th? person robbed
aud to tho thief. While we can s*;e
no more merit of leniency in the (?ne
than in the other, we believe ai! of
fenders should be punished in mercy
'and in reason, so as to prevent
crime without crushing poor suffer?
ing humanity that is tempted hy tlie
pangs of hunger and necessity to do
wrotrfif. We should look well into
the woes that induce our poor peo?
ple to commit crime, in trying to
relieve themselves and their suffer?
ing families before we wreak ven?
geance oh tUL-iu, while huge swindles
are condoned by law and justifie
members of the press. Let us
to the beams in our own eyes
fore we remove the motes fron
eyes of the lowly. Let us not s
out gnats and swallow the came
As to the law3 of other S
and nations we are content tc
them alone, unless they are b
than ours, and then we might a
them, j but we believe in home
by home people for the special b
fit of our homes.
As to your hypothesis of..trjal
tices holding Court on every t
dayA andieading us to believe
Jtf/wctaid rearmost necessary, fbi
Governor to call out the m iii ti;
gu?id each- prisoner, and to le^
special tax lo cover expenses,
-perfectly preposterous and abs
There is no.need of any such
fshness. They could hold their Cc
at about the same time, and the ;
oners could be sent without a gi
by?expresa at-less thanV-ialfJof
cost now charged for such servi
and the expenses of trials would
be one-fourth of what it now C(
and if prisoners were allowed
work for some one that would bec
responsible icu*.the costs and rea;
able fines the cost? could be redu
to #mo8t ^nothing, obi of coi
the Gran?-Jury. cojiddnot J)? exp
ed to go into details. . We c
pointed out the, evils aud the re
dies as we supposed them to be,
leave the matter to be developed
completeffby wisejLUien wno are
i Iecjed.for that purpose.' ?? _ |
; ? We are aware of the fact fhat
i^are no - Solomons,, - but. pia in h?r
men, with no political aspirations,
Iected against our inclination's to. j
form arduous and disagreeable dut
without fear or favor, and to the b
of our abilities we have done so. 1
would be proud if our suggests
lead to any good and trust they \
lead to no material barm. That tl
are faulty and imperfect we are f
to confess * When convinced ti
we have done wrong we will mi
amends in the future, until tben^
have nc other apologies or exp?a
tiona to make.
Re?^Cjfully submitted,
G. ?. DOUGLASS,' Foreman.
A Kejo?nder.
. Abbeville Medium.
G.-A. Douglass, Esq., foreman
the Grand Jury whose rem ark al
presentment we published last wei
has addressed us an explanatory co
munication through the Press a
Banner which we publish el3ewhei
What he has to say is in good tempi
"something very rare in articles- of
controversial nature.
Mr. Douglass assumes to speak ?
the Grand Jury and while it wou
afford us pleasure to aid them in the
difficulties we shall not undertake,
this brief editorial, to remove all th?
misunderstanding of the law, but di
ing the dull Summer, now upon u
we may as inclination and time serv?
have much more to say on the subjec
We give them credit for a.-disps?
tion to do for the-best but ho
thjt^iiey^are 'at fault as to the pr
rper remedies
Believing that it is the patriot
and christian duty of every citizt
to uphold the laws of the land an
treat the courts and their officei
with respect, we shall say nothin
impeaching the - integrity of Ah
Grand Jury, but will teuderly .rnak
ar few more c3)servat?ona as io: the
mistakes.
Mr: i Douglass -admks we wer
right- iii supposing the [Grand J ur
had reference to the Rush case c
the decision relating to the rights c
t?arf ied{ womeai: ?f sp,J in tfce'^ hil
tory*of the"'State there was neve
before such an arraignment of on
Supreme. Court by a Grand Jury
Heretofore it has been an unhear
of th ing'for a Grand Jury to excor
ate our highest tribunal in an;
such objectional language. That par
of the presentment should have beei
stricken out by the Circuit Judg
for the language was certainly i\
contempt of the Circuit and Supreme
Courts. The presentment says
The. laws "as interpreted by tilt
courts, work hardship and injury bj
prostrating aud destroying the credi
of the people, by fostering and en
couraging fraud and dishonesty
and by furnishing a cloak and sfri?lt
to tricksters and swindlers, &c, &c.J
Justices Simpson and Mciver de
cided the Rush case; They "inter
pr?t ed" the law and here is the charge
that by doing so they were ''foster
ing and encouraging fraud and dis
honesty and furnishing a cloak and
shield to tricksters and swindlers.''
Thi? is indeed a grave charge. Jus
tices Simpson and Mciver have lived
in^thls State for years and their li ve?
have been" blameless aird honorable.
No one who knows them will believe
that they would "stand in" with
thieves and rascals. If taking advan?
tage ot* their high position they have
done such an evil no punishment is
too great for them. Tiicy should be
impeached and thrown out of theil
places. It is a strange thing if they
have been honest, good and learned
men up to the Rush decision, should
all at once turn out to be the veriest
scoundrels unhung.
Mr. Douglass speaks of the "over?
shadowing shroud of the Courts."
The Grand Jury, we infer, wants pro?
tection from tho courts. How can
wc do this without overthrowing
them : Would not this be anarchy of
the worst kind '? Still tisis is the only
logical inference from what has been
said.
i The other laws referred to by Mr.
Douglass are plain enough. If a will
or mortgage is properly drawn there
need be no trouble about the settle?
ment of either. In such casca litiga
j lion arises from the improper prepara
: tion of such instruments bv persons
j who are not acquainted with t!:^ law:
I The countryman picks some old blank
j and attempts to make it fit al! c.?.v\s
j no matter how dissimilar they may bc.
i A small fee is saved at the bejrinninj'
j but endless litigation must come m
j time. The lien and homestead laws
haye been decided by thc Supreme
j Court ar?d are easily understood No
; new cases are likely to arise under
j them.
! As lo larceny and forgery, we in
j dicated the distinctions which have
j prevailed in all civilized communities
'? since btw was known and society es
I tablishod. The changes suggested
j by the Grand Jury might d*> when our
! courts are trampled under foot and
! society disorganized.
I The unique part of the communica?
tion of Mr. Douglass comes in the
proposition to send parties, sentenced
to the penitentiary by Trial Justices,
to Columbia by 'eoipress at iess than
half of the cost now* charged.7 The
agent at this place tells us that the
express company will transport a
corpse or a childV at double rates but
will not take chi*ge of a prisoner or
lunatic at any price. If they had to
have extra guarda for the purpose it
it is more than likely that the cost of
transporting prisoners would be much
increased*
The only pointed recommendations
made by the Grand Jury related to
the appointment of a committee to su?
pervise the legislature and the en?
largement of the juiisd?ct.?u bf trial
justices., The constitution provides
for a codification of the laws every
ten years. There is nothing in the
recommendation of the Grand Jury
unless it is their idea to have the work
done oftener. Ia no' civilized coun?
try has the "po wer to'impose a degrad?
ing punishment like sentencing to
the penitentiary ever been conferred
upon a court not of record. It would
be retrograding. .
The laws are reasonably good, our
courts are. above suspicion and we
mus? look farther for the ?anse of the
discontent which finds voice in this
presentment. We are just recover?
ing from the late conflict. ?Society is
undergoing a chang? and-these strug?
gles a?a?iist constituted authority nat?
urally occur as such commotions sub?
side. They border on the confusion
of anarchy and while such deliveran?
ces can ' barely bc tolerated- in the
newspapers, they are deplorable when
coming from, any part of the courts
which should be conservators of thc
peace and good order of'society.
We repeat that we. believe the
Grand Jury were animated by the
best motives, but their presentment
was extraordinary and unprecedented.
About Cotton Manufacturing.
The New York Financial Chronicle
recently contained a statement that
ought to be especially gratifying to
every citizen of the South. According
to the 'Chronicle's article on cotton,
says the Columbia Register, the con?
sumption of that staple by . the South?
ern factories during nine months of the
present cotton year has been 66,000
bales :n excess of the quantity so con?
sumed daring the same period of last
year, whilst it is also shown that North?
ern spinners have not absorbed as much
by 161.988 bales. The value of the
raw material taken by the Southern
factories, estimating, the 356,000 bales
afc ?45 each, amounts-in round num?
bers to sixteen million dollars; but
that sum represents the benefits which
accrued to those only who produced and
handled it in .its raw condition. It is
estimated that the manipulations which
convert a pound of raw cotton into the
manufactured product cause the latter
to have double the value of the former,
so that thc more than three iundrcd
and fifty thousand bales, which at first
represented a value of $16.0^0.-M&r
had Lhat value Increased to ?32,000,000
hy- tie application of machinery and
home labor. The additional sixteen
million of dollars which will come into
the Southern States has given employ?
ment to skilled labor in factories in
nearly every State, from the Ohio and
the Potomac river to the Rio Grande,
and has enabled stockholders to receive
good dividends upon their investments.
Georgia has been the chief gainer, but,
nearly every Southern State has derived
some benefit from the factories that
have produced this striking change.
ITEMS.
The Kev. Charles E. Stowe, of Hart-,
ford, Conn., son of Mrs. Harriet Beech?
er Stowe, and nephew of Henry Ward
Beecher, occupied the Plymouth pulpit
last Sunday morning.
The Irish republican club of New
York has endorsed Blaine for president
as against Sherman.
The courts of Illinois decide that
bank directors are trustees for deposi?
tors' as ; well as stockholders, and! are
individually responsible for the deposits.
Washington's Headquarters at Val?
ley Forge has been purchased by the
Patriotic Order SODS of America and
dedicated with appropriate ceremonies,
to the nation.
A train on the Southern Pacific Hail
road was taken possession of by robbers
in Texas, between San Antonio and
Houston, and as the passengers were
awakened they were robbed.
Notice of an assessment of 40 per
cent, has been served upon subscribers
to the guarantee fund of the national
drill at Washington to pay bills now in
hand amounting to ?20,000.
In a recent speech Governor Lee, of
Virginia, said he had information which
makes bim believe that the State debt |
question will soon be definitely" and
honorably settled.
The Prince of Wales was born on
th Nov. 1S41. His wife is a very
fascinating and attractive womau, and
has six children. Sue is a daughter of
the King cf Denmark, was born in
1S14, and was marjind in 1863.
General Fairchild made a very good
record in the war, ar>d he is an orator of
no mean ability.' Me will, however, be
known hereafter as the gentleman who
carries about with him three kinds of
pnisy and a bloody shirt.-A:. Y.
maid.
There is to bc in the near future a
terrible rivalry between Senator Sher?
man and General Fairchild. Sher?
man's bloody shirt has somewhat lost its
novelty, but those tl;rec kinds of pal.^y
which thc General keeps in his waist?
coat pocket arc "gems of purest ray
serene."
At the funeral of ex-Vice Presiden:
Wheeler none of his old associates ie
Congress were present. It seems, 3lso,
that no mein ber of thc Senate over
'.vliieh he premed for four years was
presen:. The moat thoroughly forgot?
ten man in the world is one that has
per tuan en tty retired from public li fa,
Savannah JScivs.
Srcnorrraphcr blackman has excited
the admiration arni envy of rural berke?
ley during the past two weeks. Tu
make "two pot hooks and and :i f*walio-.i
iWk stand for a man s whole testimony,
and get. forty dolyera aday for doing it,"
is a bran nero ambition.-J&rkdeu Ga?
zer ie.
Mr? Langtry writes of Mary Ander?
son with an elegance and refinement o
diction that would do credit, to a fi^hwof
man : \So 'Our Mary' has slipped up,
hasn't she ? They say she will qever
do iu England again. She ?;aa pnse?^
foo much aud sickened t*e public r?ith
her public purliog.' Tba?. is very
amusing (rem such a source.-Bos?o?
Faat Living- Rcch&as ?':i ti a gallard Drink*
lng-Poor 8]M??iS?;-->>ecirJ Jealousy
Political AaiMliots-Violent Postions
The Race foi Money.
The alarming disease of this
country r nervous debility and
prostration, It goss under
many Daines but it is essen?
tially^ the same complaint
Hospitals and private institu?
tions for nervous patients are
crowded. ... The '., average of life
in the United States is de?
creasing. ..every year. Sudden
deaths from- nervous collapse
among our business,' profess?
ional and'public men are sb
frequent as. scarcely to excite
remark. The majority .of sui-."
cides, ommitted without ap?
parent reason, or under so-called
"depression of spirits," are
really prompted try nervous
prostration, ^which is a fruitful
sqttrce . of insanity and crime
with all their grier and horror?
Thes^ ?Scfs are' startling.
They threaten the very life of:
the nation. They assail the
springs of its power and pros?
perity.--They wreckmanhood's
strength and woman's useful
ness-and beauty.
. Every one should know the
causes. .What are they ? The
answer is easy and terribly
plain: Our vicious personal
habits; our careless and lawless;
eating and chinking; the in?
tense mental and physical strain
arising from oui' mad race after
money, position and. influence ;
the fears and straggles of pov?
erty ; the use of narcotics and
stimulants; our fashion of
taming day into night and
night into day; and, briefly,
our 5 desperate willingness to
pay any price for an hour's
pleasure or success. So we
burn life's candle at both ends
and ill the lunatic asylums
and the graveyards.
" The disease from which we
is seated in the Nerves and in
the organs of Digestion, Assim?
ilation and Nutrition. Healthy
digestion being impeded or des?
troyed, the whole body, nerves
included, ia literally starved;
even when there is no emaci
^r^aiiea-tc-reli^he san story ; ^
i- Nervous prostration sends
out its warnings:-headache
in the morning; a persistent
dull heavinessror aching at the
base of theiDrain; wakefulness ;
loss of appetite and disgust with
food ; loss of mental energy and
interest in ordinary duties and
business; restlessness and anx?
iety without any assignable
reason; eructations ; . bad
breath ;. foul mucous on the
teeth ; occasional giddiness ;
palpitation of the heart; sal?
lowness of the skin; coated
tongue and gradual failure of
strength and ambition.
..The remedy is a total aban?
donment of the habits and cus?
toms which cause the disease
in each individual case, and the
use of Shaker Extract of Roots
(Seigef?. Syrup) to cure the
mischief already done. This
great remedy, prepared by the
Shaker Community of Mt. Leb?
anon, N. Y., is especially adapt?
ed to eradicate Nervous Dys?
pepsia To do this it acts
directly and gently but rx>wer
fu?ly upon the disordered stom?
ach, liver and kidneys, restor?
ing their tone arid vigor, pro?
moting thc secretion ot bile, ex?
pelling waste m niters from the
system,and purifying the blood.
Upon the nervous system
Shaker Extract??geV sSypi?)
acts as a safe and wholesome
anodyne without the slightest
' narcotic effect, and then leaves
the nerves to regain, their .nat
I ural tone and strength' through
its wonderful influence upon
the function of nutrition.
It is safe to say more nerv?
ous dyspeptics have been re?
stored by it from the .depths
of misery to a-fresh enjoyment
of l?fe and labor than by any
or all other fonus of treatment
Thc report of the Grand Jury last
weeli 'jon tain s what might be taken
for disappointment that the trial justices
of thc county had Dot brought their
books up fur examination and the assur?
ance to His Honor that at the nest
terni of Court a full report of inspection
would bc made The honorable mem?
bers of the Grand Jury arc greatly
mistaken if they have any idea tlint
they can require thc trial justices to
submit, to thom meir books. Trial
[justices are required to keep dockets and
j those bocks are open io'thc inspection
; of tire public, but there is nothing to
; require them to carry these books under
? their arms to thc Court of ti cn oral
j Sessions and then hum! them in to the
j Grand dury: and if that body wishes
I to make a full rep:;ri at tho nest terni,
"thc committee appointed will have te
? visit thc-ius?ces and inak? aa iuspec
. tion satisfactory lo themselves. This
! wi!! maka a considerable expenso to tho
! County much greater to thc pee pk- than
i the satisfaction afforded by tho kuow
I ledge that the booka ar ; 'U. K.'
! Mdrioti o'ar.
i in a list of new onterpriscs in South
i Carolina, printed by the Baltimore Man
j vfuclura'z Record, are :
j Qrangeburg-Waterworks are to be*
i constructed.
j Troy-J. T. Solomoos, G. A. Morris
, and ethers will organize a company to
[ v,';i,7 ~ -Vrt^i
te gpp Mineral fats?.
Testimonials of Eminent Physicians
of the State.
The following are selected from many sim?
ilar ones :
DR. L. C. KENNEDY, of Soartanburg,
write3 the Proprietors : "The remedial qual?
ities of Glenn Springs I hare known for over
forty years, and can attest to its value in
Dyspepsia from gastric or functional derange?
ment of the Liver, General Debility, Dropsical
Effusions. Uterine Irregularity and Affections
of the Kidneys and Bladder. To the last dis?
eases I would particularly call attention, as
the waters have showu large curative powers
in these complaints."
Da. O. B. MAYES, of Newberry, S. C.,
says; "I have sent mere than fifty persons
suffering with Jaundice to these Springs, and
have never been disappointed in any case;
they ali speedily recovered. I cannot find
words to express my confidence io the Glenn
Springs water, as a remedy for. the Liver,
when functionally deranged. Dyspepsia,
Dropsy, certain skin diseases, troubles in the
Kidneys and Spleen, if produced by the Liver,
have all, as; I knovv, disappeared at the
Springs."
Da. JAMES MCINTOSH, President of the Med?
ical Association o? South Carolina, in his an?
nual address before that body remarks;:
?'Glenn Springs, for diseases of the Stomach.
Liver and Kidneys, deserves to rank with
any other on the continent^"
PRICE OF WATER.
Per case of two dozen quart bottles, securely
packed and delivered on. the train at Spartan
burg, $4.00.
Per gallon, by the barrel, delivered "at
Spartanburg, 20 cents.
Per gallon, for less than a barrel, 25 cents.
Address SIMPSON & SIMPSON,
Glenn Springs, S. C. '
For sale in Sumter, by Dr. A. J. China.
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THE SUBSCRIBER would respectfully in?
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be has recently moved bis shop from Wedge?
field to the Town of Sumter, where he will
carry on the business of
WHEELWRI6HTING, BLACKSMITHING,
and General Reparing. HORSE SHOEING a
specialty. Will keep on hand piping and
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Pumps, etc.
LOG CARTS built to order. '
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Wedgefield, and hopes by close attention to
his business, to merit a continuance of the
same.
Shop on . Liberty Street, near Mr. H.
Harby's Livery Stables.
RILEY W. BRADHAM.
March lt, '87.
BEES AND HONEY,
J. P. H. BROWN,
. AUGUSTA, GA.
MANUFACTURER OF HIVES, SEC
tions, Foundation and Bee-keepers'
Supplies. Also Breeder of Italian Bees and
Queens.
He manufactures the best PORTABLE
FRUIT DRYER.
Send for catalogue. . .
March 3
THE ROYAL ST. JOHN,
The only Sewing Machine in the world that
runs either forward or backward and
still continues to sew in the same
direction.
-IT IS THE
SIMPLEST,
STRONGEST,
MOST DURABLE,
AND BEST.
CHALLENGES COMPARISON,
Distances Competition !
Surpasses Expectation !
Be Sure Yon See it Before You Buy.
FOR SALE BY
F. H FOLSOM &BR0.
? Watchmakers and Jewelers,
Main- Street, ojipesite John Reid's,
SUMTER, S. C.,
March 24
A 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 YO?
I HARDWARE
-FROM
XL W. DURANT & SON.
They keeep in stock every known varietv of
SHELF HARDWARE
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 stcek of
And the finest and largest assortment of TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, RAZORS,
SCISSORS, &c, from the best fatories of Europe and America. Especial attention
has been paid in the selection of POT WARE, TINWARE, kc.
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
v ?? LOW PRICES.: " 6 ~ .
E. w. DURANT & SON.
Sept 15 Main Street, opposite the Bank, Sumter, S. C.
ASHLEY SMALL GRAIN SPEOJHO..
The S. G-. S. is the cheapest, and the best, and thc only Specific Fertilizer
for Small Grain on thc Market.
Thc S. G-. S. has been used all over our Southern States for the last three
years, and has given great satisfaction.
ASHLEY ASH ELESOT,
Of superior activity and efficiency ; a cheap and oseeilent Fertilizer for
Small Grain, especially when used with Cotton Seed cr 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 thc Company, address,
THE ASHLEY PHOSPHATE CO.
Sctjt 23 Charleston, S. C.
CAUTION".
Consumers sluyuld not confuse our Sjiecifc
v?lh the nvtnero'.is imitations, substitutes,'
potash and mercury mixtures which are got?
ten up io S??!, net or. their aim merit, but on
the merit of our remedy. An imitation is
always a fraud and a cheat, and ih*:j thrive
only as they can stealfrom the article imitated.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free. For sale by all druggists.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta. Ca.
v& POTASH.
? ti.iv?; Ind ?>?i?<\? poison for ion rears. I ktwiv I have taken one hundred bottles of
iv?i i. i : ; ??>: -t!: tim: time, but it did mc no good. Last summer my face, r.cck. Knly
? :: -- '.v?;rt o'nvroi! willi sore?, andi! could scarcely use my-srm<ou account cf rhvu
x natani ?TI v.-.y shoulder*. 1 t<K>fc S. S S.. :\vA it lus done mc m^rc geed than all oihor medi
clm* I Luve Uik?n. My face, i?ody and neck are perfectly clear .ind clean, and myrheu
? .atiiui is entirely' gone. " 1 weighed HU pounds when'l basin the medicine, and 1 now weigh
?52 pound* My" ?r>t bott!? helped me greatly; and gay* me nu appetite like a etrong mau.
I would L-l he witLoui S. S. S. for Bevern! times in weighs in gola.
C. E. aUTC??LL, Wi 23d St. Ferry, i?ew York.
^'?mK^,^^^,' EVERY YOUNG MAN SHOULD AVAIL
m BSm *? K^?St-ftW ' "re^P^Sg^s Himself ot che advantages offered at the
M ^^^?^Llffii1lrM^^?Sl BRYANT. STRATTON & SADLER BUSI
^5 3?SINSS ^^^^^ For acquiring a thorough and practical train
;ik.^KS TTwr i mr^iZJWUT/ announce our Twenty-Second Annual Opening ?
jLflBiif? ^i?Sifr iFjfj^xt.^ T'1( curriculum of study embraces a thexough
I ' The proficieucv acquired by our many pupils
I duringa period of over twenty years as educa
] tors of jouta is our strongest commendation.
I Pupils enter at any time. For circulars, cat?
ii aloguas, terms, ??c., call on or address
f W. H. SADLER, President,
_..._.._ Sent 8 Nos. 6 & 3 N, Chirles $t.? Balto.
. tl. XJERIV
. DEALER IN
Drugs, Medicines and
C liemioals.
FINE TOILET SOAPS, HAIR AND TOOTH
BRUSHES. PERFUMERY AND FANCY
TOILET ARTICLES, Ac, ?c.
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES AND
DYE STUFFS, GLASS, PUTTY, $t.
Full supply of Fresh Garden Seeds.
April 9
PAJ>"T YOUR BUGGY FOR
One Dollar.
One coat gives an old baggy the . blackest
black you ever saw and a handsome gloss
without varnishing. It dries hard in a few
hours. No rubbing ! No varnishing ! No
extra trouble. Each can contains more than
enough to paint a carriage."
Retailed at OM Dollar per Can.
For Sale br
DR. A. J. CHINA.
_. i m ^
S ?8-3 ffocfip
m fry Cy '
22 M 'TI?' ? * "? SS
?25 ?? s sr gi. S - . .
S " ! ? rolls, gl
i i i ?r-:8|rS.-S
? ^ -sas 0 ^ = 5 fcs^
?es * = o ?T*
? lifo TIS' g#
co ai. a -ss " S
- si?- bf ^
?. F. W. DELOP?E,
Agent? -
-DEALER IN
DRU & MIMI,
TOILET SMPS, PERFUMERY
AND ALL KINDS OF
Druggist's Sundries
USUALLY-KEPT?N A- FIRST-CLASS DRUG
STORE.
Tobacco, Snuff and Segars,
GARDEN SEEDS, &ft5
-ALSO
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
GLASS, PUTTY, &c.
-A?ID
DYE STUFFS.
Physicians Prescriptions carefully
compounded, and orders answered
with care and dispatch.
The public will find my stock of
Medicines complete, warranted genu?
ine, and of the best quality. *
Call and see for yourselves.
HOUSE ?mtm
lu First Class Stylo.
IAM PR-EP^RED TO'FURNISH MATE
rial of the best kind and finish np jobs in
workmanlike manner, and no money required
until work is completed.
Any kind of work in the House-painting
line, such as Walnut Graining, Oak Graining,
Mapleing, Marbleizing, ' Wall and "Fancy
Pain ti a g in flat or gloss: work, Graniteing,
Rough-casting, Gold or Brass Bronzing,
Staining, and Varnishing in any shade.
AH jobs will be promptly dealt with.
Address - LEMUEL R. DAVIS,
May 19 -Sumter, S.O..
Obtained, and . ail I>.: TJ:MT HL: iM>$ at?
tended to for MODERATE FEES Our otiice is
opposite the V'. S. l'a?cnt O'fl??t? a:??*we can ob?
tain talents m ?ess time tl ian those ~r<::note from
1VAS111XGT0X. Send MODEL. 1>UA WISC <>r
PHOTO ot invention. We advise .us to iwteiit
ability freeofcharRcaiul wc make XO L'liAllUE
UXLESS PATEST IS SECURED.
For circular, advice, terms anti references to
actual clients in voitr^own State; Qumty. ruy or
Town, write lo
C A.SN0W8C0
Opposite PaterJ. Office, Washingior^V C
??B OKLT T?U3
w? Will purity the BLOOD relate
M% Hie LIVER and KIDNEYS
V^JZ^, KF^- OSK the HSALtrSLacaVIO.
yagSBSii. OK cf "STODTH. Dvj.rw5ia.Waat
>HS?g3??l cfArpetis?, T-.?i^est:on J.ncW of
^B?K?gjk Szrvufz'.h ard Tire<i Feeling &.0
^ME^ll^, solutely cured: l?osc-?, -.u?
>KSw?~k c-cs aa"^ r.cm>s rrcei"1-' cew
-crC;:;- Ealivena the mind
_and ?minrli-?? Bvr.?n ?c-7?r.
1 - SS - SS SE S aSian?j troc: coruplaints peca
9 ?iHB^^ lir.r tc their sex will find in DR.
SUM Li'Bai? H?STES'S ntos Toxica
6..fe, ?peedy enro. Gives a clejir. healthy complexion.
All attempt? at counterioitin^ only add? to ite popu?
larity. Do not experiment-cet OETGn:>x AXO liEST
(Dr. H ARTUR'S LIVER PIi-LSoj k
Cure Constipation.Iiiver Complaint and Sick!
Headache. Sample Dose end Ereani 3ockS
malled on receipt o? two cents in postase. W
THE DR. HARTER MEC? CIME CS.. ST. LOUIS, MO.
ESTABLISHED IX 1S63.
W. P. SMITH,
WHO IS STILL PREPARED WITH
Improved Facilities,
TO FURNISH
MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES,
-AX;
AU Kinds of Cemetery Wort,
In First Class Workmanship.
Doc. 21.
HOW LOST, HOW RESTORED!
Just pubi?sbe.l, a new edition of Dr. CUL
VERWEEI/S CE1.KBRATED ESSAY on the
radical cure of Spermatorrhoea or Seminal weak
?CSS. Involuntary Souiin^.l Lossc?. Impotency,
Ment::l and Ph^'sical Incapacity, Injpediracnts
to Marriage, etc.; also; Consuajption, Epilepsy
and nts. induced by self-indulger1 oe or 5?xnal
extravagance, ?te.
Thc celebrated ?iuthor, in this admirable
Essay, clearly demonstrates, from a thirty years'
successful practice, that tbe alarming conse?
quences of self-abuse may be radically cured ;
pointing out a mods of cure at once simplo, cer?
tain and effectual, by means of which every
sufferer, no matter what his condition may bo?
may cure himself cheaply, privatoly and radi?
cally.
jgSr- This lecture should be in thc, hands of
every youth and every man tn the l'aYi'd:
Sent, undcr seaE in a plainjBnvelope, to any
address, post paid, on receipt of four cents, or
two postage stamps. Address
TBE CULVEKWELL "M^BICAfi GO.,
il Axs St. Nsw. YOES; Post Qffic^B*>v*5&
B. E MITCHELL & SOU,
PROPRIETORS OP
The Merchant Floor Milla
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
FOR TEE SALE OF
COTTON. AND NAV?SJ^.STQEBS?
WILMINGTON, N. C.. ,
OFFER FOR SALE
AT LOWEST PRICES "\
Choice grades J?LOUR, x>wn. mauTt're,
:-;-ALSO, -
Fresh Grpand SI?AL, HOMINY.
CRACKED CORN, &c.
Selected RED* B&ST'T?O (W'SSED
OATS.
Selected North Carolina anet Maryland
SEED RYE.
All our Goods guaranteed best'qrtrali
ty and aFlbw^st prices^ jSTc?iarge fof
delivery to Railroad*.
B. F. MITCHELL * SON".
WULBERN & PIEPER,
WE?LE3ALE ATROCEBS,
AND DEALERS W '
ff .? ,v " *-r
Dec. Z _ " J_Jj ^ \'
. . No. 320 KI^^Tlp?^'
OpposiU Liberty, ?5* k- gE j:*??
?M6f S?afles, Paper r fipt?lP
TJACE CURTA?SSV
CORNICES ?ANO 41PH0l^i^^8,
WINDOW.AWNINGS MA-DETO^RDER.
CHARL-ESTOtfCi
Dec.ll -- i?
GEO. W. STEFFI]^
WHOLESALE GEOGEE,
Auction and Commission Merchant
; andr Liquen? Dealer.-: -J
AGEXT FOS
2%e F:nest Earns cured t? ?Ae ^7". >S.
Also Agent for ? et ..-.?
GEffESEO ROAD CART?
. ..The Bestand Cheapest on the Market.:
197 EAST BA? AMP 50 ASJ> 52 STATE Sta,
(Auction Room State Street,.) .
CHARLESTON, S.:G. ;u
Consignments Solicited. =? ?.
Nov 25 _._0?
PAVILION HOTEL,
* CHARLESTON, S. C. \
First Class in ail its Appointments.
Supplied with all Modern Improvements
Excellent Cuisine, Large Airy Roomr,
Otis Passenger Elevator, Etec-??~'*
trie Bells and,Xigbts,,Heat- _0
ed Rotunda. "' ".
RATES $2.00, $2:50 A^D ^7^*
Rooms Reserved ty Mail or Telegraph.
Sept 16 * y .1
THE HOTEL WINBS0R.
211 KING STREET, f.
Four Doors South Academy of Music.
CHARLESTON- S. C.
TH IS'well appointed Hotel was opened- fyi
tbe reception of Guests, March ist, 1835,
by Gk T. ALFORD, recently plopr?er?r of
the "New Brighton-Botel," Sullivan's ?sT&xia.
The "WINDSOR"; is newly- foraftbed
thronghoatj-baving ?Toven WireVSprjng^a^?
Hair Matresses da ali beds',' Frontin^on
King Street,'with extensive' Scutkera.ferpos*
ure, making
AU the Rooms Dry, Airy and PJeaarat.
To make the "HOTEL^WINDSO?^rwhat
bas long been, wasted, a STRICTLI XUU
LYHOTEL, . .. \ .
No Liquors icilljbfi: sold esl the premies.
" -Rates. ' S1.50 to'. ?2*. 00 per '" day-Liberal
terms made by the w?eklor month.a' ' ?
- G. T. ALFORD^ ??Bajg?r:%
wmamrs HO^FEL,
; COLUMBIANS. O'. .
THIS NEW AND ELEGANT - EOESE,
.with ajl modern improvemfcntSj. is :?OF
dpenTor- the reception of guests.
S. L. WRIGHT STSON,;* ?
rMaye._ rv. Proprietor?.
EUBBER STAMPS
NAME STAMPS TOR MAR?^6^XL0t>.W8
with indellible ink, or for pdntiag r?itiaf
cards, and . . .. r ?
STAMP^ OF ?*Y?HiI>
for scamping .B?SrNESS:''C?RD^ ENVE??.
OPES^-or ?oytbinjg-efce.^jpeein?tt? bf "wib?i
styles on ?hand, which will- be^?oen withrpfosa
ure. .. The. LOWEST BRICES possible, jud
orders filled promptly.
C&il on C. P. OSTftmr*
At the W*tchm*n and SoAthjoa.^OSde
$25,0??.M
INGOLD!
TOLL BE PAID FOB
ASBUCEE? mm WWI
1 Premium, * - S?iO?FO.OP
2 Premiums, . $50O.OO???cfc
6 P>?m?ums,w~;"^~5^SKfA^0 H
i-5 Premiums, . 6100,00 ^
100 Premiums, . S50i60 "
200 Premiums, - S20.00 "
?,000 Premiums, S?0.00.
For full particulars and directions see Circa*
lax la every pound of ABBUCSLES' Corras.
WORK SHOPS
WITHOUT STEAM POTTER
BY CSlSa OUTFITS O?
BASSES' PAT. FOOT POWES'
machinery can. compete wita
steaw power. ?Sold, on trial*
Mo tal and woodworkers send for
prces- liluetr'd catalogue free.
\V. F? *V ? J u o. liar nos Co?
Rockford? lil*
Address No 2 lit) Main Sc
ADVERTISERS
can learn the exact cost
of any proposed fine of
advertising in Am?ncaii
papers by addressing
Geo. P. Rowell & Go.,
Newspaper Advertising Bureau.
" IO Spruce St, jMew York.
Send iOcta. tor KXVPage Pampfal?*,
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- cf the Sputlk, a< '?& j?
ONS YEAJE J?OB ? ?
Sample copies Southern_5?W?fcaft>r |
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