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- - -. ; ^ - _=\ .Continuedfrom First Page. \ tgy?^a?jeMaBce, X should lite to knoV? I **B?cT?g?a most; yon are one of ber of5c%rs and basad to- obey her, and sho knows r\ And after all it will soon be over." : **Tba% just what they used to say," he frp&fes&fai. **I only hope sho won't put a knife into me. I believe that she is quite ^^capatfie of it" And o?? he started very faintheartedly, and no wonder. I sat and waited, and at the end of about r r. Ite^-fivenM?utes he returned, looking a good he went. ifGive me something tc drink," he said 51; hoarsely. : I got him a cup of wine, and asked what ^ wasthe matter. ' -.'3 *W*hat is the matter? Why, if* ever there ? was trouble there's trouble now. You know , >i .'^when I left yon? Well, I was shown straight - into Sorais" private chamber, and a wonderful place it is; and .there sho sat, quite alone, Mf-J-tpon ars?ken couch at the end of the-room, playing gently upon ? that" zither of hers. 1 v stood before her, and for a while she took nc ^-?oticebfme? but kept on playing and singing . a little, and very sweet music it was. At ? last she looked np and smiled. ~* V . , * *So thou arfccouie" she said. *I thought %J^fli* perchance thou hadst gone about the Queen "Syieptha's business. Thou art ever : cijj^eT business, and I doubt notagoodser f:'^yta?^?oi& true? -*To ti?s'X merely newed and said'I was . ttera to receive the queen's word. I;;- ^yAVyes> I would talk with thee, but be -'t?m seated, I cannot lift my neck so high,' - and she made room for me- beside her on the ?coocn, j~*"acing"he~^elf with her back against -the end, sc* as to have a view of my face. u lt H not meet,' I said, 'that I should make ? ~*3Bjseit equal with the queen.' " 1 said be seated",' was her answer r so I sat V- ^xkfWBy and she set to work to look at me with those dark eyes of hers. There she sat, like an itt?rnate"spmi; of beauty, hardly talking at t^" and when she did, very low, but all "the while looking at lae. There was a white dower in her Mack hair, and T-tried to keep my ?yes on ifcand count the petals, but it -was .- - -of no use. At last, whether it washer gaze, '?^?rtae perfume on her hair, or what Ido not . Vinoftf, but I began to feel as though I was ?" 3>e?-^-i"aesmerized. At last she roused her ^"v?>*Ineubu?she-said, "ovesttl?bupower"? ? T replied; Jth?t I supposed all men loved ~ -power of on? sort or another-, . *<Thou shalt have it,' she'said. 'Lovest iflKWwealthr . I ^1 said I liked ^wealth for what it brought . * Thoa shalt have it,' she said. 'And lovest Thoa beauty? V >-*T<> this I replied that I was "very foud-of statuary and architecture, cr something of that sort, at which she frowned, and there iras a pause. By this time my nerves were . on such a stretch that I was shaking like a : leaf. I knew that something-awful was going to happen, .but she held me under a kind of Spell, and' I could not he "p myself. " M 'Incaba,' she said at length s wouldst thou - quaking? listen, wouldst thou be a king? Behold, stranger, I am minded to make thee kine of all Zu- v*end5say and husband of So -rais of the Night. "Say, peace, and hear-me. . To no man among my people had I thus -opened out my secret heart,* but thou art an "outlander, and therefore do I .speak without shame, knowing all I have to offer and how hard it had been to thee to ask. See, a crown bes?t thy feet, my lord Incuou, and with that fortune a woman whom some have -wished to woo. Now mayst thou answer.' j*"?b, "Sorais,' I said, *praydo not'speak -thus*-yen -see I had not time to pick and .<fcoc?.*m;'^ca-d^ are putting "US bott in- cn-awkward position. I am going y tx> marry your sister Nyleptba, Sorais, and I j ?lore her.' . *(3iext moment it struck methat I had said j id "awful thing, and I looked up to see the j results When I spoke, Sorais' face was i ?hidden in her hands, and as my words reached j her she slowly raised it, and I shrank back ; ?dismayed "It?ras ashy white,'and her eyes -were flaming. She got on to her feet and -seemed to^be^hokingjbut the awful thing was that ?he was so quiet about it alL -Once .eba looked at a side table-on which lay a dag? ger, and from it to me, as though she thought of killing me-; but sbedidnot take it up. At last she spokVone word, andiene-only ".Gop "**ATV? j wenn, and glad enough I was to get . -out of it, and here I am. Give me another esp of wine, there's a good fellow, and tell ate what is to be done." I shook my head, for the affair was indeed -serious. As one o? the poets says, Hell hath no fury like a-w?omai. scorned, .Bgi?TESpeciaBy if the woman is a queen and & Sorais, ?nd indeed I teared the vrrry worst, including imminent danger to ourselves. ^Kyleptha must be told of all tLis at once," I said, "and perhaps I had better tell her; .?he might receive your account with sus -jicioo. Who is captain of ber guard tc* night?" "Good" "Very well, then, there will be no chance of her being got at.. Don't look surprised. I don't think that her sister would stick at that. I suppose one must tell Good of what has happened." H)h, I dont know," said Sir Henry. "It . would hurt his.feelings,poor fellow! You see, he takes a lively personal interest in Sams.-* ^That's true; and after all perhaps there is *no " need to tefl bim. He will find out the truth soon enough. Now, you mark my ' ' words: Sorais will throw hi her lot with 2Casta, who is sulking up in the north there, .and there will be such a war as has not been known in Zu-Vendis for centuries. Look there r and I pointed to two court messengers who were speeding away from the door of 'Sorais' private apartments. ' "Now follow .me," nT~ I ran up a stairway into an outlook tower that roso from the roof of our quarters, taking the spy glass with me, and looked out over the palace walk The first thing we saw was-one of the messengers speeding towards the -temple,bearing, without doubt, the queen's word to the High Priest Agon, but for the other I searched in vain. Presently, however, I spied a horseman rushing furi -costy through the northern gate of the city, and in him I recognized the other messenger. **AhI? I said, "Sorais is a woman of spirit. :She is acting at once, and will strike quick -and hard. Yon have insulted her, my l>oy, and-blood will flow in rivers before the stain is washedaway, and yours with it if she can get hold of you. v Well, Pm off to Ny leptha. Jnst stop where you are, old fellow, and try to get your nerves straight again. You'll need fhem-afl, l ean tell you, unless I have observed human nature in the rough for fif ty years for nothing."" And off I went accord ?nf^gained audience ot the queen without .trouble. She was expecting Curtis, and was not best pleased to see my mahogany colored face instead. "Is there -aught wrong -with my lord, Ma enmazahn, that he waits not upon nie? Say, jg he sick?" I said that he was well enough, and then, -without further ado, I plunged into my story and told it from beginning to end. Oh, what a rage she flew into* It was a sight to see her. she looked so lovely. "How dar esc thou come to me with such a .ta3e!" she cried. "It is a. lie to say that my lord was making love to Sorais, my sister." "Pardon me, O queen," I answered; "I said that Sorais was making love to your lord." '.Spin me no spiders* webs of words. Is sot the thing the same thing? The one giv? eth, the other taketh ; but the gift passes, and what matters it which is the most guilty? Sorais-oh, I hate her?-Soraisis a queen and my sister. She had not stooped so low had be not shown the way. Oh, truly hath the poet said that man is like a snake, whom to 4ooch is poison, and whom none can hold." **The remark, O queen, is excellent, but ^rethinks thou hast misread the poet. Nylep? tba," I went on, "thou knowest weil that thy words are empty foolishness-that'his is no time for fo?y." "How darestthou?" she broke in, stamping her foot "Has my false lord sent thee to me j to insult me also? Who art thou, stranger, : thou shouldst speak to me, the queen, after j this sort? How darest thoaf "Yea. I dare. Listen. The moments j which thoa dost waste in idle anger may well j cost thee thy crown and all of us our lives. Already Sorais' horsemen go forth and call I to arms. In three days' time JSasta will j rouse himself innis fastnesses like a lion in the evening, and his growling will be heard throughout the north. 'The Lady of the Kigbt'" (Sorais) "hath a sweet voice, and she wili not sing in vain. Her banner will be borne from range tc range and valby to ? Talley, and warriors will spring up in its i track like dust beneath a whirlwind; half ' tba anny will echo her wai- cry ; and in every ! town and hamlet of this wide land the priests j Will call out against the foreigner, and will ; preach her causeas holy. I have spoken, O Kyleptha was quite cato now; her jealous anger liad passed; and putting off the char acter of a lovely, headstrong lady, she, with a rapidity and completeness that distin? guished "ber, put on that of a queen and wcmaircf business. Hie transformation was sudden Ix.it entire. { t;'ihy words ure very wiso, Macuinazahn. ' Forgive ree my folly. Ab, what a queen I \houid beic only I had no heart! To be heartless-t\afc is to conquer all. Passion is lik^the ligh&bg; it is beautiful, and it links the earth to hteveu, but alas, it blinds! "And thou t>i:ikest that my sister Soi"ais would levy wa^, upon me. So be it. She sliali not prevail csgaiast me. I, toe,>h?vo-my friends and my retainers. There are many, I say, who wi.l s>0Lt 'Xyleptha!' when my pennon runs upon \,eak c. :d pinnacle,and the light of mywa.x-h fires leaps to-night from'crs?g to crag beering the message of my war. 1 will break b u* strength ami scatter her armies. Eternal right shall be the por? tion of the 'Lady of xhc Night.' Give me that parchment and the i lie. So. Now sum? mon me the officer iu the into room. Ho is a trusty man." I-did as I was bid, and tbe mau, a veteran and quiet looking gentleman ot the guard, named Eara, entered, bowing low. "Take this parchment,?' said N**2ep2ia; "it is thy warrant, and guard every plxco? of in and out going in the apartments of ruy sis? ter Sorais, 'Lady of the Night,' end a quten of the Zu-Veudi. Let none come in a\d none go out, or thy life shall pay the cost."'; The man looked startled, but he merely said* ~The queen's word shall be done,'* aiid depart? ed. Then Nyleptha sent a messenger to Sic Henry, and presently he arrive?!, looking un? commonly uncomfortable. I thought that an? other outburst "was about to follow, but won? derful are the "ways of women. She said not a word about Sorais and his supposed incon? stancy, greeting him -with a friendly nod and Stating simph* thatshe required bisad vice ;?pon high matters. All the same there was a look in her eje and a sort of suppressed energy in her manner toward him that made me think she had not forgotten the affair, but was keeping it for a private occasion. JUST after Cu'tis arrived the officer re? turned, and reported that Sorais was gone. ; The "bird had flown to the temple, stating that j she "was going, as was sometimes the custom among Zu-Vendi ladies of rank, to spend the night in meditation before the altar. We looked afc tach other significantly. Tho-blow had falle? very soon. " Then vre set to work. Generals who could be trusted were Sum? moned from their quarters, and as much of the state affairs as was thought desirable was toltl to each, strict injunctions being given to th^:n to get a?i their available force together, lite same "was done "with -such of tho more powerful lords as 'Nyleptha knew-she could' rely or., several of whom left that very day for di>taut parts of the country to gather up their tri! >esmen and retainers. ; Sealed orders ! were dispatched to the rulers of fer off cities, I and some twenty messenger were sent off before nightfall with instructions to ride early and laid tiil they reached tho dis? tant chiefs to whom their "letters were ad ! dressed; also many" sues were set to work. I AU the afternoon and evening we labored, j assisted by some confidential scribes, Nylep ! tha showing an energy and resource of mind that astonished me, and it "was S "o'clock be? fore wo got back to our quarters. Here we heard from Alphorn?, who was deeply ag? grieved because our nonreturn had spoiled bis dimier (for he had turned cook again novi}, that Good had come back frons his j hawking and gone on duty. As instructions I had already been given to the officer of ">ho outer guard to double the sentries at the gate, andas we had no reason to fear any imme? diate danger, we did not think it worf?i while to hunt-him up and tell him any thing of what had passed, which ct best was, under tho peculiar circumstances of tho case, one cf those tasks ene prefers to postpone; so, after swallowing -our food, we turned in to get some much needed rest. Before we did so, however, it occurred to Curtis to tell old Um slopogaas to keep a lookout in the neighbor? hood of Nyleptha's private apartments.- Um slopogaas was now weil known about the place, and by -the queen's order allowed to pass whither he would by the guards: a per? mission of which he'often availed himself by roaming about the palace during the still hours in a nocturnal fashion that he favored, j and which is by no means uncommon among j black men generally. His presence in the corridors would not, therefore, be "likely to excite remark. 'Without any comment the Zulu took up his ax and departed, and wo also departed to bed. I seemed to have been asleep buta few min? utes when I was awakened by a peculiar sen? sation of uneasiness. I felt that somebody was in the room and looking at me, and instantly I sat up, to-sec te my surprise that it was al? ready da WK, and that there, standing afc the foot of my couch, and looking peculiarly ? grim and gannt in the gray h"gh~, was Um siopogaas himself. '**Ho w ?ong-hast -thou been there?' I asked, testily, for it is not pleasant to be aroused in such a fashion. "Mayhap the bali of an hour, Macumazahn. I haven word for thee." "Speak on," I said, now wide enough awake. ': As I was bid, I went last night to the place of the White Queen, mid Ind myself behind a pillai* in the second anteroom, beyond which is the sleeping place of the queen. Bougwan (Good) was in the first anteroom alone,an .l out? side the curtain of that room was a sentry : but I had a mind to see if -I could pass in unseen, . and I did, gliding behind them both. There I waited for many hours, when suddenly I perceived a dark figure coaling secretiy toward me. It was the figure of a woman, and in her hand she held a dagger. Behind that -?gure crept another, unseen by the woman. It was Bougwan following m her tracks. His shoes were off, and f or io fat a man he fellowed very well. The ^ woman passed me, and the starlight shene r.pon her face." "Who was it?" I asked, impatiently. "The face was the face of the "Iiady of the Night,' aud of a truth she is well tlamed. "I waited, and Bougwan pass?xi me also. Then I followed. So. wo- wcn? slowly and | without a sound up the long chamber; first the woman, then Bougwan, and then I: and ; thc woman saw not Bougwan, and Bougwan | saw not me. At last tie 'Lady of the Night1 ! came to the curtains that shut off the sleep? ing place of the White Queen, and put out her left hand to part them. She passed through, and so did Btcigwan, and so did L I At the fal- end of the roora is tho bed of the queen, and on it she lay very fast asleep. I could hear her breatha, and see one whits arm lying on the coverlid like a streak of snow on the dry grass. The 'Lady of the j Night' doubled herself thus, and with the long knife lifted crept towards tho bed. Sc straight did she gaze thq-eat that she never thought to look behind lier. When she waa quite close Bougwan touched her on the arm, and she caught her breatji and turned, and I saw the knife flash, and beard it strike. Well was it for Bougwan that he had tho skin of i////{h./ iW\\ ma tkMwt? wi hmMJm$ "I sato the knife flasli." iron on lam, or he liad been pierced. Then for the first time he saw wno tho w oman wes, I and without a won. tte fell back astonished j and una! ?le to speak. She, to<>, was astoa- ' ished, andspoke not; but suddenly she laid ! her finger cn her lin. thus, and walked toward ! and through the curtain, and wi! h her went | Bougwan. So close did she pass to me that j her dress touched me, and I was nigh tr> slay? ing her as she went. In the first outer room j she spoke to Bougwan in a whisper, and ! clasping her hands thus she pleaded with lum, but what she said I know not. And so they passed on to the second outer room, she plead? ing, and be shaking his hoad, and saying, 'Nay nay, nay.' And it seemed to methat he was about to call the guard, when she stopped talk? ing and looked at him with great eyes, andi saw that he was bewitched by ber beauty. Then she stretched out i?er hand, and he kissed it, whereon I gathered myself together to ad? vance and take her, seeing that now had Bougwan become a woman, and no longer _SL_:_ j knew the good from the evil, when behold! i she was gone." I "Gone!" I ejaculated. "Ay, gone; and there stood :Bougwan star j ing at the wall like one asleep, and presently j he went too, and I waited a while and came i away also." "Art thou sure, Umslopogaas," said I, "that thou hast not been a dreamer tins night?" In reply he opened his left hand, and pro? duced about three niches of the blade of a dagger of the finest steeL "If I be, Macuma tahn, behold what the dream left with me. The knife broke upon Bougwan's bosom, and as I passed I picked this up in the sleeping place of the White Queen." [TO" BE COXTTXTED-l (From our Regular Correspondent.) WASHINGTON LETTER. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 29, 1887. After resting a few days, to recuperate from the exhaustion of his great toar of Dearly 5,000 miles, through seven? teen States, the President, with charac? teristic energy and earnestness, bas re? sumed his public duties-befog now chiefiv engaged in studying the Tarions annual reports of the different Federal Departments, with a view to preparing his u:essage to Congress. There are at least three important officers to be appointed by the Executive *soon-Supreme Court Judge, First As? sistant Secretary of State, and Minister to Mexico. Congressmen are coming ?rto the Capital on -nearly every train, and fcnose: not now en Toute will probably be pact-; ing their baggage soon. ; AH of the Cabinet b-ave returned from their vacation, and are diligently at work, and the Supreme Oou-rt bas been in session several weeks-tire docket con tam in g a "remarkable number of interesting cases. In fact, I may say that the National Capital, pleased at the prospect of all the wheels of the Government resuming their revolution, is throwing off the air of dullness that, to some extent, has encompassed it since the close of the short session of Congress, and all, Washington is delighted that the long term which will probably continue far into next summer, is near at hand, for you must know that the presence of the National legislature is almost the life of this beautiful city. . ^ Recognizing the fact that Washing? ton has again become the great centre of news and politics, the newspaper cor? respondents are flocking in and resum? ing their work on the famous thorough? fare which is familiarly -known as 'newspaper row.' One of the Senate Coitrmi&tees is already in session-that of which Sen? ator Cockrell is chairman, "*hich was appointed to investigate and report upon the methods of conducting business in the departments. Each bureau baa made a detailed report of the class of work done by it, and thc nanner of doing it-making altogether, - after bc iog carefully condensed, two volumes of convenient size. One gratifying result of this investi? gation is the discovery that all of the work is much nearer up to date than when the Democratic Administration came into power. The information tiras gleaned, if it serves no other gcod parp?se, w?il be usefull as a book of reference to "those j not familiar with the methods of con- f ductine the pnblic business. < In Republican platforms and news? papers one frequently sees the brazen assertion that no rascals have been turned out, and no government money found missing ander the Democratic < regime, when, as a matter of fact, as shown by the records bf the PostogweJ ; Department, former Repuplioan post-i masters are proved to h av 2 defrauded the government of enough funds to more than pay President Cleveland's salary for eight years-the amount pur? loined being a round half million. These rascals have not only been turn? ed out, bat they have been compelled to turn in their ill-gotten gains, and the United States is so much the richer for the rule of reform Democracy. . Then, another considerable item is the stealing of ?30,000 by the Repub? lican financial clerk of the Patent Office -the two together footing up $530,000, .ind furthermore, I doubt if the half bas been told. Still, .the dear good Republicans-immaculate souls that they are-have stolen nothing from Uncle Sam-that is, if we accept their bold assertions as facts. President Cleveland shows his true Democracy and his earnest desire for the success of the Democratic candidates OB the New York State ticket by con? tributing his good wishes and five hun? dred dollars to the party campaign fund ; and Col. Lamont, the President's pri? vate Secretary, also sends ?i liberal con? tribution for the same purpose, accom? panied by a cheering letter. The third and fourth-class postmas? ters of the country w?nt more pay, and will meet in convention in this city in a few week? to urge their wishes upon the attention of Congress, with strong hopes of securing *he desired results. - ^ . , -- i Chapman's Pills make people happy. This f can be testified to by the many who have been ' cured of Sick-Headache, Biliousness and Dyspepsia by this excellent remedy. They '?? are purely vegetable; mild in their action. Renew? Her V/outm Mrs Thoebe Cheslej*. Peterson. Cl.iJ Co., Iowa, tells the following remarkable story, the truth of which "19 vouched fur by the resi? dents of tho town: "I am 73 years old. have been troubled with kidney complaint and lame? ness for many year?; could not dres? myself with? out help. >*ow I am fred from all pain and sore ness, and nm able to do all my own hoesework. I ov?c my thanks to Klcctric bitter^ for having renewed my youth, and removed completely all disease and pain." Try a bottle. 50c. and $l,at } Dr J. F. W. beboriWs brug .Store. 4 [ Consumption, Wasting Diseases, And General Debility. Doctors disagree as to tbe relative value of Cod Liver Oil ani Hypophosphites-the one supplying strength and flesh ; the other giving nerve power, and acting as a tonic to the digestive and entire system. 8ut in Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphitess, the two are combined, and thc effect is wonderful. Thou? sands who have derived no permanent benefit from other preparations have been cured by its use. This is not an assumption, but facts that are substantiated by the experience of the past 10 years, and the endorsements of thou-, sanrlsof the best physicians throughout the Country. I - MKJ I I -- - The Summer's Sun. j If you are suffering with Genend Debility, \ feel sick, languid and good-for-nothing, don't , fail to get of your druggist ni boule of West- i moreland's Calisaya Tonic, it will do you good. FAIRVIEW POST OFFICE, June 12, 18P3. Messrs. Westmoreland Bros.-Gentlemen : i bought a bottle of your Calisaya Tonic some time ago for my daughter who was suffering with a headache almost constantly, had no appetite, and was suffering with general de? bility, lt gives me great pleasure to state to you that she is now entirely well, and did not take any other medicine except your Tonic, and I don't hesitate to recommend it as a good medicine. Very respectfully, D. M. PEDEN. Sold by Druggists everywhere at $1.00 a bottle. Try Duke's Anti-Billious Wafers io con? nection with Weslmorelaud's Tonic. TO THE PEOPLE OF SUMTES COUNTY? We talk to you in the plainest language possible and invite you to visit our Mammoth Establishment at ?he Capital, filled with the most elegant stock 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 good? purchased from us and a big stock to select from. Ia fine Silks we are showing all o? 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. Don't wear off stvies in Hats and Bonnets, but wait till Fair Week, and get one of our latest shapes with the new combi? nation of trimmings. Gentlemen, this is the talk of the State. Men who wear our patent shoulder coats declare they are superior to any? thing to be foiind anywhere. We carry the most complete line of these goods to be found in the State. Parties \sfho have hitherto purchased their goods i? 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, Give 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. ROSINDORF & GO.. PROPRIETORS OF "aHE PALACE'- SALOON, Sole Agents for GOLDEN GRAIN WHISKEY ! The.pare product of the choicest grain, care tolly-selected fresh from the harvest, and dis? tilled by an i reproved precess. Rich and Xat aral Grain ?Flavor, Urigot Color and Smooth, Relishsome Taste, preserved in perfection. SVholesome as a beverage, effectual as a tonic, nfallible as a restorative, and peerless for amily use, always, uniform at the standard >f excellence, and ia beyond competition. -ALSO, REDMOND CORN WHISKEY. The Finest Liquors and Segars dispensed >ver "The Palace" Bar by polite Bar-tenders. Sept 28 J o FINE DISPLAY AT REID'S? JOHK" REID'S may no""-" be found an elegant and complete ?ln? of Fall and Winter Dress Goods. The largest stock he has ever shown. LADIES' XEWMARtCETS, WRAPS JACKETS, and JERSEYS in ali the newest shapes. A LARGE LOT OF MISSES WRAPS A? HALF THEIR VALUE. A BEAUTIFUL Ll XE OF UXDRESSED KID GLOVES. A COMPLETE STOCK OF NOTIONS AND GENERAL DRY GOODS. Sept 21 All at Bottom Values. "Discounting .md buying our goods for cash enables us to undersell other markets. We invite an insneciion of our Stock. JOHN REID, 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 WHEELWRIGHT!^ BLACKSMITHING, j and General Reparing. HORSE SHOEIXG a j specialty. Will keep on hand piping and I fixtures* for thc repairing of Stetth "Engines, Pump3, etc. I LOG WRTS built to orde?. ! He -folies this oppo'rtcmty 'tb 'thank 1 friends and the public generally, fdr the lib? eral patronage extended to bim while at Wedgefield, and hopest)y_ close attention to his business, to merit ? .cotft?u?ai?ce of the same. Shop on Liberty Street, hear Mr. H. Harby's Livery Stables. _ , . RILEY W. BftADH?ij. March 17, '87. BARGAINS FOR ALL ITS CUSTOMERS EVERY DAY IN THE ALL ODil LINES ARE Ne 9 9 We are Selling the Goods Lower, and Blore of Tfaem than Ever Before, in Spite of all Opposition. ' *X*Iie public are cordially invitee! to come ?md examin? my line before buying elsewhere. Large inducements are offered in SE* K OP Cutaways, Prince Alberts I; Fine Cashmeres, And no pains will be spared io supply ali who favor me with their patronage with the very best goods for the money. No Exaggeration! JJ6 f Si . Everything sold on its merits and everything fully as represented. You can get full value for your money at J Oct. -2b\ SUMTER, Si C. Kew Advertisements; WAFTED-LADIES for our Fall adfi Christinas Trade, to take light, pJea? ant work at their own homes. $1 to S0'??f day can be quietly made. Work sent by mitti any distance. Particulars free No canvas? ing. Address at once, CRESCENT ART CO., 147 Milk St., Boston, Mass. Box 5170 I" VT ENDING ADVERTISERS should ad dress GEO. P. KOWEIX & <Xfc,, 10 Spruce Street, ?f?w York ??ty t For Select List, of 1,000 Newspapers: Will be sent Free, on application. NOTICEi OFFICE OF County C o m m i s siio ne rs* SUMTER COUNTY SUMTER, S C, October 19, 1887 _ PERSONS holding claims against Sulfater County, of any description, will please present same before or at meeting of Board November 7 th, 1887. Bv order of Board.,. ? recs. V. WALSH, Cl'k Board, County Commissioners: Advance please copy. Oct. 19-3t J. l>. CRAIG. FURNITURE DEALER ?2TD INDERTAKER, RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCES to tba public that he has a large; abd well selected stock o'f IF* .IX ir 23. i t XL IT ? to which adSitions arc bethjg made every week: We take pleasure in showing goods, and all are invited to call and ste for themselves the bargains offered in Wood and Marble-Top Walnut; Ash and Poplar Bed Room Set ts,. Handsome Parlor Suites; Marble and Wood-Top Tables of all kinds, Lounges, Chairsand rockers of many styles, Bedsteads, -Bureaus. Washstands, Mattressess and Pillows, Pictures, Window Shades, Picture-Frames, What-nots, Brackets; And everything trsually kejit in a first class furniture store. A visit to 'Craig's will convince you that you can save:money by bu\ii:g 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 abd complete embracing Caskets and Coffins of varions styles. Calls promptly attended day br night: 'CU?rges th?ot rea'so'n?ble. 'Oct-19 WILLIAM KENNEDY; Fashionable Barbsr. MAIN STREET, Next door to Earle k Purdy's Law Office.* SUMTER, S. ?; IDESIRE TO INFORM the citizens bf Stfmter?nd Vicinity that I have opened business ob 'my own acte?nt at the above bid stand, and that tvith competent and polite assistas?,.! will be pleased to serve them ia any branch of my business in the best style of the art. '?Give me ? c?lr> _ WM. KENNEDY. Oct. 15. I Ht lies Ifflots Having received their LARGE AND COMPLETS 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, "FANUY BREASTS, Sr?DS, "RIBBONS, RICHINGS, LADIES' COLLARS, CUFFS, etc ? Complete Line of CORSETS, THE LATEST STYLES IN BUSTLES, ?NFANTS? DRESSES AND CAP? Always on hand. Prompt attention g??en to Orders. Qjtv0_. ... . JNO, T. GREEN, Att<&fie7 and Counsellor at SUMTER, --C. H., S. C. ' , JE^CoI lection cf claims a specta^. tTune 20. J. B. CARS, eONTRACTGR AND BUILDER^ SUMTES, S. tX PLANS D5AWN AND ESTIMATES ?ade. Work cocc promptly s?ft"sa*js f action guaranteed. . Always ready to give a bid on any work. OSice on Main Street near the Depot. Estate of Davis H. Sanders, 9ee'?> ?WiSL A&?LY to the Judge o'f rr?hte of Sumter County, on the I2tb of iibr., 1887, for a *nai c~:$c^.r.T^c ts ?tffcttf?sti?ftdr of *fcrcs?rd R?tete. . . ,. . ..ARTHUR 'SANDERS. Oct. ii, 18S-?. Administrator. * . * Fish and Oysters. RECEIVED DAILY, daring the season, fresh Fish and Oysters, which vczll be >ent to the homes Of customers when so >rdered^ The patronage of the citizens solicited". Leave orders at the Empress Office. _?. M. SPANN. BRIMSONH0OS?, SUM TEE, B. C. UNDER ?VEW MANAGEMENT. Elates-One Dollar Per Day. A liberal redaction made according to ength of time. J. H. DIXON, . Proprietor. Formerly of the Central Hotel, Spartan? >urg, S. C. Sept. 21. v RUBBER STAMPS. NAME STAMPS F CR M?RKtNf? CLQTHINfi pith ind??liV?e jak, cr for printing visiting ?ards, and STAMPS OF ANY KIND or.?ta?ping BUSINESS CARDS, ?NVEL )PES or anything else. Specimens of various tyles on hand, *hich will bc shown with pleas? ire: The LOWEST PRICES possible, and rders filled promptly. Call on . C. P. OSTEEN, At the Watchman and Sii^TTHT'TJ^af