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??r ; - Qmtixuedfrom first Pase. bouses of tho nobles of the court, and stretc ll^C^^waym unbroken lines for a utile or uioi y. tDi the eye is arrested by the glori?os Visio <s*t?o TempJe- of the Sun that crowns th? iii abd heads the roadway; . As we stood gazing at this splendid sigh of'which more anon, there suddenly dasbe ?pto the gateway four chariots, each draw ppi? **y two white borsesf Tue first, and- last c ^ these chariots were occupied by guards, bc tibe center two were empty, except for. th driver, and to these we were conducted* A gionso and I got into the first, and Si Heany, Good and Umslopogaas into" the on \. behind, and then suddenly off we went, an we did go. Among ?te Zn-Veinli it is no usual to trot horses either riding or driving* 2 / - especially when the journey to be made is ? abort one-tiiey go at full gaKop. As soon a wo were seater! the driver called out, tb .to away st a foxed sufficient to talo one' ireath. and which, till I got accnstoaied t it, kept me ia momentary Tear of anupsel & .' " A? for the wretched Alphonse, he clung wit a dsBpoiring face to the side of what he calle : - this **devll of afiacrei3* thinking that ever, moment was his last. Presently it occurre toban to ask .where we were going, and r: - - told bim that? so far as I could ascertain, w were going to be sacrificed by burning. Yo ' should have : seen, bis face as be grasped tb aide of the vehicle and cried oat in his terror But the wild looking charioteer only leane? forward over bis flying steeds and snouted and tiie air, as it went singing past, bor Fx away the sound of Alphonse's lamentations. And now before us, in all its mnrvelou splendor and deming loveliness, shone ou the Temple of the Sun-the peculiar pride o. the Zo-Vend?, to whom it was what Solomon's rOr rather Herod's, Temple was to the Jews \ "The wealth and skill ari<I labor of generation bad been given to the building of this, won aerial pfaicfy which "bad been only final!} completed within the last fifty years. ' The Ixj?ding itself is of pure and polisbet white marble, whick shows out in marvelous ? contrast to tho red granite of the frowning '. city, on whose brow it glistens indeed like an imperial diadem npon the forehead of a dusky queen. The outer surface of the dome and o? the twelve petal courte is covered entirely With thin sheets of beaten gold; and from the ? extreme peint of the roof of each of these petals a glorious golden form with a trumpet te its hand and wide spread wings is figured in the Terr art of soaring into space. 1- really most leave whoever reads this to imagine the ?"; surpassing glory of these golden roofs flash? ing when the sun strikes-flashing like a thou ?> ?and fires aflame on a. mountain of polished ^ , : ^Ta?rbJe--s? fiercely that the reflection can be dearly seen from thegreat peaks of the range S> v a hnndred miles away. It is a marvelous signt, this golden flower - upborne upon the cool'white marble walls, v andTl doubt if the world ' can show such an? W^y- other. What makes the whole effect even more gorgeous is that a belt of 150 feet anead ti? marble wall of the temple is p; planted with an indigenous species of sun ???" ; flower, which were at the time when we first ?aw them a sheet of golden bloom. The main entrance to this wonderful place - li between the-two northernmost of the rays J : or petal court?, aiil is protected first by the " asnal bronze gates, and then by doors made ct solid marble, beautifully carved with alle . gorical subjects and overlaid with goUL -. When these are passed there is only the thick? ness of the wall, which is, however, twenty ??X ?ve feet (for. the Zu-Vendi build for all time), > and another slight door, also of white marble, introduced ia order to avoid causing a visible '?jap in tito inner skin of the wall, and you stand in the circular hall under the great dome. Advancing to the central altar you look" opon as beautiful a sight as the nnagina tionof man can conceive. You are in the /middle of the holy place, and above you the > great white marble dome (for the inner skin, ?V ' ". BS? the outer, isctf polished marble through? out? arches away in graceful curves some ;H 5\ taing-hke that of St PauFs in London, only at a slighter angle, and from the funnel like opening at the exact apex a bright .beam of ssgat pom? down upon thy golden altar. At tis east and the west are other altars, and other beams of hzht stab the sacred twilight to fha heart In every direction, white, mystic, wonderful, open out the ray like ?carts, each pierced through by a single ?crow of light that serves to illumine its ~ - softy silence ?lid-dimly to reveal the mona : ^ meats of the mighty dead. Overcome at so aw? inspiring a sight, the vast loveliness of which thrills the nerves like . glance from beauty's eyes, you tura to tho central golden altar, in the midst of which, though you cannot see it now, there burns a pale but steady flame* crowned with curls of faint blue smoke. It is of marble overlaid with para gobi, in shape round like the sun, four feet in beigbt and thirty-six in circumference, fiore also, hinged to the foundations of the' altar, ara twelve petals of beaten gold. AU might and, except at one hour, all day also, _u tbese petals are closed over tba altar itself ex actiyas the petals of a water lily close over Iba ye?ow crown in stormy weather, but when the sun at midday pierces through toe fannel in the dome and -lights upon the golden flower, the petals open and reveal the hidden mystery, only to close again when the ray bas . passed. Ker is thisaH. Standing in semicircles, at equal distances from each other on the north and south of the sacred place, are ten golden angeht, or female winged forms, exquisitely shoped and draped. Tbese figure?, which are slightly larger than life size, stand with bent beadsman attitude of adoration, their faces smdowed by their wings, and are most im? posing and of exceeding beauty. There is but ono tiring further that caDs for description in this altar, which is, that to the aast the flooring in front of it is not of pure white marble? as elsewhere throughout the building, but of solid brass; and tai? is also the ease in front of .the other two altars. % At the temple gates our party was received by a guard of soldiers, who appeared to be ander the orders of a priest; and by them we were conducted into one of the ray or "petal" courts, as the priests call them, and there left for at least half an hour. Hero we conferred together, and realizing that we stood in great danger of our lives, determined if any attempt should be made upon us, to sell them as dearly as we could-Umslopogaas announcing his fixed intention of committing sacrilege on tb? person of Agon, the high priest, by split? ting hit venerable head with Inkosi-kaas. Jbrotn where we stood we could perceive that an immense multitude were pouring into the temple, evidently in expectation of some un asual event, and I could not help fearing that wa had to do with it And here I may ex ph in that every day, when the sunlight falls opon the central altar, and the trumpets > sound, a burnt sacrifice is offered to the .sun, consisting generally of the carcass of a sheep or an ox, or sometimes of fruit or com. This " event comes off about midday; not always exactly at that hour, but as Za-Vendis is sit? uated not far from the line, although-being so high above the sea it is very temp?rate midday and the falling of the sunlight on tho attar were generally simultaneous. Today the sacrifice was to take place at about eight minutes past twelve. Jost at 12 o'clock a priest appeared, and made a sign, and the officer of the guard sig? nified to us that we were expected to ad ?sttee, which we did with the best grace that wa could muster, all except Alphonse, whose Impressible teeth instantly began to chatter. In a few seconds we were out of the-court and looking at a vast see of human faces stretch? ing away to the farthest ?units of the great circle, all straining to catch a glimpse of the mysterious strangers who had committed sacrilege; the first strangers, mind you, who, to the knowledge of the multitude, had ever mt foot in Zu-Vendis since such time that the jBffm*if j of man runneth not to the contrary. Aa we appeared there was a murmur throughout the vast crowd that went echoing away up the great dome, and we mw a visible l???n?t excitement grow on the thousands of faces, & F*1** Eght on a stretch of pale cloud, and a very carious effect it was. On wa passed down a lane cut through the heart Off the human mass, till presently we stood 7ia the brazen patch of Adoring to the east tba central altar, and immediately facing it For some thirty feet around the golden winged figures thesfjpe was roped off, and sba mn?**-"A- stood outside the rope* Wfthin were a circle of white robed gold cinctured priests, holding long golden truro psteia their hands, and inunediately in front os* as was our friend Agon, the high priest, with his ceri ou* cap npon his head. His was Oe only covered head- in that vast assem? blage. We took our stand upon tho brazen apace, little knowing what was prepared for as beneath, but I noticed a curious hissing . sound proceeding apparently from foe floor fur whseh I could not account Then came a pease, and is>?ked round to se? if thero was ' any sign of the two queens, Kyfeptha and wends, but thyy were not' there. To the . right of as, however, was a bare space that I i^-v..gMB^ssma-w? waaia Mi ^e s-rint fm- fluiTn . We waited, and presently a far off trum? pet blew, apparently high np in the dome? Then came another murmur from the multi tude, and up a long lane, leading to the open space to our right, we saw the two queens walking side by side. Behind them wera some nobles of the court, among whom I rec? ognized the great lord Nasta, and behind them again a body of about fifty guards. These last I was very glad to see. Presently they had all arrived and taken their stand, the two queens ia front, the nobles to the right and left, and the guards in a.double semicircle behind them. Then carno another silence, andNyleptha looked up and caught my eye; it seemed to rae that there was meaning in her glance, and I watched it narro wly. From my eye it trav? eled down to the brazen flooring, on the outer edge of which we stood. Then followed a sSigu* wvl almost imperceptible sidelong movement of ibo head. I did not understand it, anti it wa? repeated. Tuen I guessed that she meant us to move back eft the brazen floor. One more glance and I was sure of it there was danger in standing on the floor. Sir Henry was placed on one side of me. Um- : slopogaas on the other. Sleeping my eyes fixed straight before mc I whispered to them, first in Zulu and then in English, to draw slowly back inch by inch till half their feet were resting on the marble flooring where the brass ceased.. -Sir Henry whispered on to Good and Alphonse, and slowly, very, very slowly, we shifted backward; so slowly, in? deed, that nobody except Nyleptha" and So rais, who saw everything, seemed to notice the movement. Thea I glanced again at Ny lepthaund saw that, by an almost impercep? tible nod, she iudicated approval All the while Agon's eyes were fixed upon the altar before him, apparently in an ecstasy of con? templation, and mine were fixed upon the small of his back in another sort of ecstasy. Tuen suddenly he flung up his long anns, and ina solemn and resounding voice commenced a chant,'of which for convenience' sake I ap? pend a rough, a very rough translation here, though, of course, I did not then comprehend its meaning. I was an invocation to the sun, and ran somewhat as follows: There is silence upon the face of the Earth and the waters thereof ! Tea, the silence doth brood on the waters like a nesting bird; The silence Klee pe ti also Upon the bosom of the profound darkness. Ooh- high, tip ia che great spaces star doth speak unto star. . ; The-Earth is faint, with longing and wet with the j . "tears of her desire; Thc star girdled night doth embrace her, but she is not comforted.. ~ She lies enshrouded in mists like a corpse in the grave clothes. And stretches her pale hands to the cast. "When Thou art wroth then Thou desi hido Thy "face: Thou drawest around Thee a thick curtain of shadows. ' . Thea the Earth grows cold and the Beavens are dismayed; They treuible, and the sound thereof is thc sound of thunder; They weep, and their tears are outpoured in the rain; They sigh, and tie wild winds are the voice of their sighing; The flowers die, ?e fruitful fields languish and tem pal*: The o!d mea and the little children go unto theil appointe li'ace When Thea wlthdraTres? Thy light, O Sunl Say!, what art Th?u, O Thou matchless Splen? dor? Who set Thee on high, O Thou flaming Terror? When didst Thoa begin and when is thc day d' ; thy ending* Thou art the raiment of the living Spirit. None did place Thee on high, for Thou wast tho Beginning. Thou shalt not co ended when Thy children are forgotten: Kay, Thou shalt never end, for Thy hours are eternal. Thou sit:est on high within Thy golden house and measurest out the centuries. O lather of Life! O dark dispelling Sun V He ceased this solemn chant, which, though it seems a poor enough thing after going through my null, is really beautiful and im? pressive in the original; and then, after a moment's pause, he glanced up toward the funnel sloped opening in the dome and added: **0 Sun, descend upon Thine Altar.** As he spoke a wonderful and beautiful tbiu? happen*.*!. Por.ii fi-om on high Sashed a splendid living ray of light, cleaving' the twilight like aaword of fire; Full upon the cloted petals it fell and ran shimmering down teen** golden sides, and then tibe glorious flower opened, as though beneath the bright 1 influence. Slowly it opened, and as the great petals fell wide?nd revealed tho golden altar on which the fire ever burns, the priests blew a blast upon the trumpets, and from all the people there rose a shout of praise that beat against the domed roof and carno echoing down the marble walls. And now the flower altar was open, and the sunlight fell foll upon the tongue of sacred flame and beat it down, so that it wavered, sank, and vanished into 1 the hollow recesses whence it rose. As it vanished, the mellow notes of the trumpets rolled out once more. Again the old priest flung tip Ins bands and called aloud: "We sacrifice to Thee, O Sun." Once more I caught Ny lepton's eye; it was fixed upon the brazen flooring. "Look out," I said aloud; and as I said it, I saw Agon bend forward and touch something on the altar. As he did so, the great white sea of faces around ns turned red and then white again, and a deep breath went up like a universal sigh. Nyleptha leaned forward 1 and with an involuntary movement covered her eyes with ber hand. Sorais turned and . whispered to the officer of the royal body* guard, and then with OT rending sound tho whole of the ora zen flooring slid from before our feet, and there in its place was suddenly : revealed a smooth marble shaft terminating in a most awful raging furnace beneath the altar, big enough and hot enough to beat the iron stern post of a man of war. "With a cry of terror we sprang backward, all except the wretched Alphonse, who was paralyzed with fear and would have fallen into the fiery furnace which had been pre? pared for us, had not Sir Henry caught him in his strong hand as he was vanishing and dragged him back. Instantly there arose the most fearful hub? bub, and we four got "back to back, Alphonse' dodging frantically round our little circle in attempt to take shelter under our legs. We all had our resolvers on-for though we had been politely disarmed of our guns on leav? ing the palace, of course these people did not know -what a revolver was. Umslopogaas, too, had his ax, of which no effort had been made to deprive him, and now he whirled it round his head and sent his piercing Zulu war shout echoing np the marble walls in fine defiant fashion. it second toe priests, baffled of their prey, had drawn swords from beneath their white robes and were leaping on us like hounds upon a stag at bay. I saw that, dangerous as action might be, wc must act or be lost; so, as the first man came bounding along-and a great tall fellow he was-I sent a heavy revolver ball through bim, and down he fell at the mouth of the shaft, and slid, shrieking frantically, into the fiery gulf that had been prepared for us. /sent a heavy revolver ball through him. Whether it was his cries, or the to them . awful sound and effect of the pistol shot, or what, I know not, but the other priests baited, paralyzed and dismayed, and before they could come on again Sorais had called out eomething, and we, together with the two queens and most of the courtiers, were being surrounded with a wall of armed mon. Ina moment it was done, and still the priests hesi? tated, and the people bung in the balance like a herd of startled buck, as it were, making no sign one way orYue other. The last yell of the burning priest had died away, the fire had finished him, and a great silence felt upon the place. Then Ito high priest Agon turned, and bis face was cs tho face of a devil. "Let the sac i ."cc Lc ?;;C .?.?.'cu, i.o cried l-o lue quecli?; "Has not sacrilege enough boen ?loue by these strangers, and would ye, ns queens, throw the cloak of your majesty over evil doers! Arc not tho creatures sacred co the Sun dead? and is not a priest of the Sun also dead, but now slain by the magic of these strangers, who come as the winds out of heaven, whence we know not, and who are what we knpw net? Beware, O queens, how yo tamper with the great majesty of the God, even before his high altar. There is a power that is more than your power; there is a justice that is higher than your justice. Beware bow yo lift an. impious hand against it. Let the sac? rifice be sacrificed, O queens." Then Sorais made answer, in her deep, quiet tones, that always seemed to meto have a suspicion of mockery about them, however serious the theme: "Oh, Agon, thou hast spoken according to thy desire, and thou hast spoken truth. But it is thou who wouldst lift an impious hand against the justice of thy God Bethink thee the mid day sacrifice is accomplished; the Sun hath claimed his priest os a sacrifice." This was a novel idea, and the people ap? plauded it. "Bethink thee, what are these men? They, are strangers found floating on the bosom of a laka Who brought them here? How came they there? How know ye that they also are not servants of the Sun? Is this the hospitality that ye would have our nation show to those whom chance brings to them, to throw them to the flames! Shame on ye! shame on ye! "What is hospitality? To re? ceive the stranger and show him favor. To bind up his wounds, and find a pillow for his head and food for him to eat But thy pillow is the fier/ furnace, and thy food tho hot savor of the flame. Shame on thee, I say!" She paused a little to watch the effect of her speech upon the multitude, and seeing that it was favorable, changed her tone from one of remonstrance to one of command "Ho! place there," she cried, "place, I say; make way for the queens, and those whom the queens cover with their *kaf (mantle).* "And if I refuse, O-queen?" said Agon be? tween his teeth. Then will I cut a path with my guards,*' was the proud answer; "ay, even in the pres? ence of the sanctuary, and through the bodies of thy priests." Agon timed livid with bafiled fury. He glanced at the people as though meditating an appeal to them, but saw clearly that their sympathies were all the other way. The Zu Vendi are a very curious and sociable people, and great as was their sense of the enormity that we had committed in shooting the sacred hippopotami, they did not like the idea of the only real live Etrangers they had seen or heard of being consigned to a fiery furnace, thereby putting au end forever to their chance of extracting knowledge and information (romand gossiping about us. Agon saw this and hesitated, and then for the first time Nyleptha spoke in her soft sweet voice. ^Bethink thee, Aeon," she said, "as my Bister queen hath said, these men may also be servants of the Sun. For themselves they cannot speak, for their tongues are tied Let the matter be adjourned till such time as they have learned our language "Who can be con? demned without ahearing? When these men can plead for themselves, then it will be time to put them to tho proof." Here was a clever loophole of escape, and the vindictive old priest took it, little os he liked it . . "So be it, O queens," he said "Let the men go in peace, and when they have learned o'ir'tonguo then let them speak. And I, even I, will make humble supplication at the altar lest pestilence fall on tho land by cause of the sacrilege." These words were received with a murmur of applause, and in another minute we were marching out of the temple surrounded by the royal guards. But it was not till long afterward that we learned the exact substance of what had passed, and how hardly our lives had been wrung out of the cruel gripe of the Zu-Vendi priesthood, in the face of which even tho queens were practically powerless. Had it not been for their strenuous efforts to protect ns we should have been slain even before we set foot in tho Temple of the Sun. The attempt to drop us bodily into the fiery pit os an of? fering was a last artifice to attain this end when several others quito unsuspected by us bad already failed. [TO BE CONTINUED-1 The Church and Prohibition. GEN. CLINTON 6. FISK. The Christian Church ought to lead io th is great reform. It is ber peculiar province to do so ; bot as the liquor traffic belongs to the department of crimea, the strong arm'of the law and legal force most be combined with moral force for ?ts suppression. The State most write in its constitution, and on its tables of law, and th ander from its political Sinai, 'Thou shalt not!' Now, the State throws the mantle of respectability over the ram-seller ; it legitimizes his calling, it permits him to walk your streets as the equal of your most respected citizen. He opens hts door upon the public avenue, and in the open day drives his infamous busi? ness by the side of the merchant, the butcher and the baker.' The saloon power has become defiant and contemp? tuous. It sits supreme io the national Congress. It is a governing power io the courts of justice. It makes tbe ministers of the law its lackeys. It sits by the editor at his desk,?and dictates what he shall write. .It tears the teach? ings of hygiene and the evil effects of drink from the school books of our chil? dren. It flaunts its contempt io the faces of our noble women, whose voices are raised all over this laod that God may stay the evil. It would destroy this government of the people, by the people, for thc people, and make it the government of the saloon, for the sa? loon, by the saloon ; and then asks yon and me with a sneer, 'What are you going to do about it ?* Let our answer be full and free, sounding afar, from pulpit and platform, from Church and caucus, from the prayer meeting and the ballot-box, that the agitation will not cease until the whole liquor busi? ness is outlawed by organic provisions ordaioed by the people, and shall cease to be a factor in our politics and a dis? honor to our Christian civilization ! Let as fling full io the face of the rum power oar defiance of immediate abso? lute prohibition. Tbe conflict will be sharp, but from thc death grapple truth will rise uobru8?8ed and victorious, and the- names of ber defenders will be written io sunbeams over the portals of a saved nation. AU this is to be se? cured by the union of all good forces. Somebody Pays. Tom C-, a lad from the country who had secured a situation in New York, was taken in charge by John, an older boy, who 'knew the ropes.' Here is the place for dinner/ he said one day, during their hour at noon, stopping before a glittering house, with windows of stained glass, and a gilt sign displaying an attractive bill of fare. 'Clam soup. Hara. Sardines. Cheese. Free lunch. Come along ! You can cat a hearty dinner, all for nothing/ But Tom drew back. 'I don't understand. But I'm sure of one thing : Somebody pays/ he said. A year later he met John, who bad been discharged months before, coming out of the ginshop, staggering. It was late at night. John's wife, pale, hungry-looking, shabbily clothed, was waiting for bim. 'I see now who paid for the free lunches, said the country lad, as he helped her to lead her drunken bus PLAIN TALK TO THE PEOPLE OF SUMTER COUNTY. We talk to you in the plainest language possible and invite you to visit our Mammoth Establishment at the Capital, filled with the most elegant stoek of goods south of Baltimore, consisting in part of CLOTHING, DRY GOODS, SHOES, Etc., Etc. We will guarantee you a saving of 20 per cent, on goods purchased from us and a big stoek to select from. In fine Silks we are showing all of the latest shades, with timmings to match. In fine Cloaks, Short Wraps and Plush Jackets we are headquarters. Fit and workmanship everything that could be desired. LADIES! Don't wear off styles in Hats and Bonnets, but wait till Fair Week, and get one of our latest shapes with the new combi? nation of trimmings. CLOTHING. Gentlemen, this is the talk of the State. Men who wear our patent shoulder coats declare they are superior to any? thing to be found anywhere. We carry the most complete line of these goods to be found in the State. Parties who have hitherto purchased their goods in Sumter should give us a trial and we will guarantee to save them railroad fare and hotel bill on every forty dollars worth of goods they pur? chase, Grive us a trial and see the largest Dry Goods House in the State and one of the most lovely cities of the South. Respectfully, J. L. MIMNAUGH & CO., Oct. 26. COLUMBIA, S. C. ROSENDORF ft CO., PROPRIETORS OF -THE PALACE" SALOON, Sole A gea ts for GOLDEN GRAIN WHISKEY ! The pare prod oct of the choicest grain, care? fully selected fresh from the harvest, and dis? tilled bj an improved process. Rich and Nat? ural Grain Flavor, Bright Color and Smooth, Relisbsome Taste, preserved in perfection .* Wholesome as a beverage, effectual as a tonic, infallible as a restorative, and peerless for family use, always uniform at the standard of excellence, and is beyond compet?tioo. --ateo, REDMOND CORN WHISKEY. The Finest- Liquors and Segars dispensed over "The Palace" Bar by polite Bar-tenders. Sept 28 o ie 87 FINE DISPLAY AT REID'S. ^ T JOHN REID'S may now be found an elegant and complete line of Fall and Winter Dress Groods. The largest stock he has ever shown. LADIES' .NEWMARKETS, WRAPS JACKETS, and JERSEYS in all the newest shapes. A LARGE LOT OF MISSES WRAPS AT HALF THEIR VALUE. A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF UNDRESSED KID GLOVES. A COMPLETE STOCK OF NOTIONS AND GENERAL DRY GOODS. All at Bottom Values. Discounting and buying our goods for cash enables us to undersell other?markets. We invite an iospectiou of Our Stock. JOHN REID. Sept 21 * _ NEW SHOP. THE SUBSCRIBER would respectfully in? form the citizens of Sumter County, that he has recently moved his shop from Wedge? field to the Town of Sumter, where he will carry on the business of WHEELWRIGHTIN6, BLACKSMITHING, and General Reparing. HORSE SH(?EING 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 opportunity 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 same. Shop on Liberty Street, near Mr. H. Harby's Livery Stables. RILEY W. BRADHAM. March 17, '87. BARGAINS FOR ALL ITS CUSTOMERS EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. ALL OUR LINES ABE New, Full and Complete, We are Selling the Goods Lower, and More of Them than Ever Before, in Spite of all Opposition. The public are cordially invited to come and examine my line before buying elsewhere. Large inducement are offered in Fine Clothing, Cutaways, Prince Alberts ? Fine Cassimeres, And no pains will be spared to supply all who favor me with their patronage with the very best goods for themoney. No Exaggeration! No Deception! Everything sold on its merits and everything fully as represented. You can get full value for your money at D. J. WINN'S, Oct. 26. - SUMTEB, S. C. day ran be quieV^ae W \$l to & any distance". P^f* ?W ?-ot b* **? in?. Address at onc?^topi/^vi*0 canvas 147 Milk St., Bo.tont?^CE?tlAy CO., INTENDING ADVERl^r^^^ dress GEO. P. RO^?S ad? ?o Spruce Street, New York?. Vo** For Select List of 1,0(K) NewspJ^*, Will be sent Free, on applWnof3* NOTICE; OFF?CE OF - - County Commissioners, SUMTER COUNTY SUMTE?, S C, October 19, 1887 PERSONS holding claims against Sumter Connty, of any description, will , please ?resent same before or at meeting of Board bvember ?tb, 188?. By order of Boar*!. THOS. V. WALSH, Cl'k Board, County Commissioners. Advance please copy. Oct. 19-3; j. D. CRAIG: FURNITURE DEALER ABD UNDERTAKER, MAIS STRICT, SUMTER, c RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCES to the public that he has a large, and well selected stock of Furnitu ir o to which additions are being made every week. We take pleasure in showing goods, and all are invited to call and see for themselves the bargains offered in Wood and Marble-Top Walnut, Ash and Poplar Bed Room Setts, Handsome Parlor Suites, Marble and Wood-Top Tables of all kinds, Lounges, Chairs and rockers of many styles, Bedsteads, Bureaus, Washstands, Mattressesand Pillows, Pictures, Window Shades, Picture Frames, What-nots, Brackets, And everything usually kept in a first class furniture store. A visit to Craig's will convince you that yon can save money by buying of him. All goods carefully packed, free of charge. A large stock of window and picture glass always on hand. THE UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT is full and complete embracing Caskets and Coffins of vari?os styles. Calls promptly attended day or night. Charges-most reasonable. Ocfe-Wf WILLIAM KENNEDY. Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, Next door to Earle k Purdy's Law Office. SUMTER, S: C. IDESIRE TO INFORM the citizens of Sumter and vicinity that I have opened business on my own account at the above old stand, and that with competent and polite assistants, I will be pleased to serve them in ' any branch of my business in the beet style of the art. * Give me a call. WM. KENNEDY. - Oct. 19. MILLINERY. ne 'Misses Mm Having received their LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OF Fall and Winter Millinery, would call the attention of their patrons and the public generally to same. This stock includes a full line of . TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED Hats and Bonnets , IN VELVET, FELT AND STRAW, Together with a Variety of SHADED FEATHERS, FANCY BREASTS, BIRDS, RIBBONS, RUCHINGS, LADIES' COLLARS, * CUFFS, etc A Complete Line of CORSETS, And the Latest Styles in -ANO THE LATEST STYLES IN BUSTLES, INFANTS* DRERSES AND CAPS Always ou hand. Prompt attention given to Ordert,, Oct 19_ J1STO. T. GREEN, Attorney and Counsellor at w SUMTER, C. H., S.h. ?B* Col lection of claims a specialty, June 20._, CONTRACTOR AND BOUDER, SUMTER, S. C. PLANS DRAWN AND ESTIMATES made. Work done promptly and satis? faction guaranteed. Always ready to jr i ve a bid on any work. Office on Main Street near the Depot.^_ Estate ef Darts H. Sanders, Dec*i. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probat?1>f Sumter Countv, on the 12th of Nov., 1887, for a final discharge as Administrator of aforesaid Estate. _ ; ' ARTHUR K. SANDERS. Oct. 12, 1887. _ Administrator. Fish and Oysters* RECEIVED DAILY, during the season, fresh Fish and Oysters, which will be sent to the homes of customers when so ordered. The patronage of the citizens sci ici ted. Leave orders at tbe Express Office. _J. M. SPANN. BRONSON HOUSE, SUMTER, S. C. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. Rates-One Dollar Fer Day? A liberal reduction made according to length of time. J. H. DIXON, Proprietor. Formerly of the Central Hotel, Spartan burg, S. 0. Sept. 21. v_t B??BBER STAMPS^ NAME STAMPS FOR MARION* CIQMN8 with indellible ink, or for printing v biting . cards, and STAMPS OF ANY KIND for ?timpiog BUSINESS CARDS, ENVEL? OPES or anything else. Specimens of. various ityles on han4,-which will be shown with pleas? are. The LOWEST PRICKS possible, and srdsrs filiad promptly. - ' . ~ Cation C. OSTEEN, At tb? 'Watcbman and S'othron Office Sumter, S.^C. vV v- '