The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 23, 1888, Image 4
8S?M3r--A True
3 ^ptocft- I had a little boy. He is
?tw*$re-s3??L bat he has gone away from
|||?ife:,fe:witji 'Gtxl I rive in hope
g?|i*eBt?ng "my darling J oh n n ? e once
Bollli10* day when he was a little fel
he asked and obtained permis
ggt?ott to go out on the hills to gather
I |g??to?toata. It was quite late when he
I gpdmne hosie from the walk, and with
^w|ns an older boy-whom-1 had ia
|p?tarcted Johnnie not to 'keep conv
Bfgjlftaaw with.* Mv boy knew I was
B pNot pleased, but thinking in his child
^fe||>^ way to conciliate roe came with
^|Ka ia?ds. filled with chestnuts, and
BIllpJ"1 dear face beaming with smiles,
??p^and offered the gathered riches to
Wimont even a word of refusal
^^P^turned away. Never can my child's
^^^Kst4>pointed face be forgotten, as he
^^^^f?wly realized that his mother was
^?fesa?CY with him. l icit that I must
?^^?fe^my, -cb?lcPg' forgiveness-I was
^M"*^*PPy^ unhappy. Yet do you
^^p^tbowf several- years passed before I
Rfc 4id *o ? . It was a year and a half,
^tej^^haps,, before Johnnie died, when I
?^^^pS^v; jj[. asked bim if he remember
^^P?sd;t?-?BCident, told him I was sorry
Eplilbiit1 had" been ankind. He told me
to^?and/ he did not care about
^^^^:B?tjC?n I forgive myself? Not
^^^?|&y'passes that I do not remember
Bj^-?^ and wish with bitter regret that it
^^?^?^I^^r happened.
BM?rr> Aid after all, the boy who bad
i|?l^|j?*o the^occasion of the trouble turn
Plf?ii out to be better than was repre
|^&TjL?Coted. He became a good friend of
Ilt?ilBy Johnnie, and Johnnie claimed
|||| Oh, mothers I all I While there's
l?e-.tfeere is time to be kind. Let us
^^^?forget it if ne would not lay op
?g^te^rselves a heavy harvest of sad
^^dfest memories.
we Iriaew tiie baby fingers, ^
llgSf V';'__??ret9ed ?gains: the window.pane,
^^'?^Prwoold be cold and s*tiff to-morrow
P?^J^" ttt?jgMe 1? again
S?": ^^.Wbuld the bright ?je? of our darling
S?P???:*:^ Catch- tbe frown upon oar brow 1
^^?^3?R9?ld the priais of rosy fingers
^^^i?^?i?r a* then as they dd no w ?
^fefe?j?fef those little ice-cold fingers,
^^^^^Sow tbej point oar memories back
^^^|To th?hasty words and actions
1^. Strewn along ocr backward track 1
^7^:?nrth^ Kt?e*i?nd8 remind ns,
? -rtatn^aiiowy ?race they lie,
f/Bot toaeatter thorns-but roses
: For our reaping by and br."
IgpKl' ^ Poetical.
^^:''\-'v*?Whoiecmes so soon and rides so late,
^^giJ?2n?l:t?? dear, 'tis the candidate."
This is the year when all the old
P?J^md-i^tbe? wffl be praised, the
^gj' yoongee ones complimented, the j
|j|^%W?Ukea- kissed, the dog allowed to j
g^.'XtHte. with ira pani ty and the broad
^^J?m3<? never: allowed to leave the
I^Jv phyiiognotny of the aspirant. In the
bright lexicon of th? youthful candi
^^^^;.";_ai?te tlieatrer^'i? no such word as fail
gp^j?tttii-the-otes are counted, and yet
^pfjfiiete are -many whose names we do
W&?z'wot see, might be elected if. they
^fe^?o^ come ont; before, the primary.
.Texas has put four mniion acres-in
??cottonthis year.
'.Dim Lockwood will not present Pres?
s? ?dent Cleveland's name to the St. Louis
convention- Lockwood has nominated
^ r^Gfe?elaad for every office be has ever
??:- ajf?red.to. it is probable that George
jgpp* Bains wSt perform" that eloquent and
kr , impressive office.
-M.- W. Faller, the newly appointed
ggi ?bief Justice? and Mr. J. G, Blaine
are said to have labored together as re
?porters, for rival newspapers io their
^^i'jonth to the state of Maine.' Their ca
p|?* 'reen since have bees rather different.
^^1:^-.Booth -and Barrett, the tragedians,
i propose to play only long engagements
^^|,? large cities, so that they wifl do less
^^ptrarelii^'?^B doTing this season. They
' will appear at the Fifth Avenue Thea?
le. tr?. New York, for eight weeks, and in
::' f Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago, four
weeks each. Special prod actions of
each pray will be made, and all the
acenery/wHi be carried with the com
paoy.
A marriage service was tn progress
??% at St. John's Church, New Orleans.
A c?oseiy-veiled woman with an infant
p? tn her arms walked op the aisle jost as
gp thc clergyman asked "if anybody objected
to thc voten. *I do,' said the intruder,
% pulling off Eer reil, and laying the baby
g at the feet of the bridegroom. 'Here
is y our child. Yon are my. husband.
I ' I am lawfully your wife, and voa shall
? .. J not marry this woman.' She made a
v c fu?os? attempt to attack bim, bat was
restrained by the ashers, while the bride
screamed and fainted. It transpired
that the woman .was cot the mao's wife,
though he had for many years made ber
hefieaeso hy means of a forged certificate
. Br?ce Uy*
Toa are ieaKag depressed, joor appetite i?;
poor, jon are bothered with Headache, voa are
tfdgettj, nerroos. ?n?] generally ont of sort?,
?Md want to brae? np. Brace op. but not with
.. utianrtatrta. sf ring mediexoes, or bitters, wbieb
?aw for their basi< very oae*p, bad whisky,
&y.- wnd which stimulate jon foran hoar and then
3eare jos ia wor*e condition than before. What
yoe Wast ?s? aiieratire that will purify jonr
idood, start healthy action ef Liver and Kid
oeji, restore jour ritalttj, and give renewed
health and strength. Such a medicine you
will find in Electric Bittters, and os iv 50 cents
? bottle at Dr. J. F. W. De Lorine'* Drag Store.
?_ 3
61eni Spiiigs libral Water.
T?t?aonials of Eminent Physicians
.of the State.
The folk)wing are selected from many sim?
ilar ones :
ijif Da. L. C. KXHHKDY, of Spartan borg,
writes the Proprietors : "The remedial qual?
ities of Glenn Springs I have known for over
1br?y years, and can attest to its value in
Dyspepsia from gastric or fu actione ] derange- .
meat of the Liver, General Debility, Dropsical
Effusions. Uterine Irregularity and Affections
of th?* Kidneys and Bladder. To the last dis?
eases I would par tico ?arly call attention, as
the waters have shown large curative powers
ia these complaints." . .
Dav O. B. Marat, of Newberry, S. C., ?
jays : "I have sent more than fifty persons j
suffering with Jaundice to these Springs, and
fcave never been disappointed in any case;
they all speedily recovered. I cannot find
words to express my confidence in tbe Gi?nn
Springs water, as a remedy for tbe Liver,
when functionally deranged. Dyspepsia,
Dropsy, certain skin diseases, tron?les in the
?JDdnejs and Spleen, if produced by the Liver,
have at], as I know, disappeared at the
Borings."
; ^ Da. Jucas Molrrosa, President of the Med?
ical association o? South Carolina, in his an?
ona! address before that body remarks:
"G4enn Springs, for diseases of the Stomach,
: Liverand Kidneys, deserves to.rank with
any other on the continent."
' PRICE OF WATER.
fe Per case of two dosen quart bottles, securely
p , . . s?ekedand delivered on the train at Spartan
s^S^j^*^ ^ barrel, delivered at
^^SStSout ibr Jess man a barrel, 25 cents,
ig^^y&m. SIMPSON * SIMPSON,
|P?^^^-' ' ' ?RennSprings, S. C.
l^^??^^5* Sumter, hy Dr? A. J. China and
Bucklen'g Arnie? Salve?
f- Th* Best Salve in the world for Cats, Braise?
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter,
! Chipped Bands Chilbfeins. Corns and all
I Skin Eruption?, and positively cures Piles, or
i no p?y required. It ia guaranteed to give per?
fect satisfaettvn, or money refunded. Price
2?cents per box. For saJe by J. F. W. De
Lorme. o
Found By Accident.
BALTIMORE, MD., January 28tb, 188?
T bave been a sufferer for six years with
Catarrh, Ulcerated Sore Throat and Rheuma?
tism of the Chest, from blood paison. A bo nt
four weeks -age I was passing the Botanic
Blood Balm store, No. 8 North street, Balti?
more. I went in and consulted jour agent
about mv case. He gare rae one of jour B.
B. B "Book of Wonders," which I read. I
called in a few days afterwards and got a
bottle of your Botanic Blood Balm-B. B. B.
I am now on the third bottle and will say
that I hare felt a marked improvement syice
the third day after commencing to use your
medicine. I now have no tronble with my
throat, and bave improved so mach ever j
way that I am satisfied that by the use of
your medicine I will soon be all right.
I have taken many and some good prescrip?
tions and medicines for this trouble, but I
think jour B. B. B. the best remedy I have
had, and I cheerfully recommend your
.'Botanic Blood Balm" to the public as the
quickest and best blood.remedy I have found,
after six long vea rs of search for health, ?
Very resoectfully yours,
210 Slemm?rs Aller. JOSEPH W. FLO WEBS.
Building Lots For Sale.
FIVE OR SIX GOOD BUILDING LOTS
fronting oo Sumter aod Washington
Streets. -.For further information see
R. W. DURANT & SON.
Mea 28. _;
DRESSMAKING.
LADIES' DRESSES CUT AND MADE
tn the latest style, fit and work war?
ranted and satisfaction guaranteed, by Miss
Adele Osteen, Republican street, opposite
Karby Avenue. Prices as reasonable as good
work can be done for. Feb 8
GUNS, GUNS.
5 ^hotCun?^ai^J?evoIver?(
T ~ .Rifles,
Double Barrel Breech Loading Shot Guns,
chokebore, $10 to 100. Single Breech Load?
ing Shot Guns, $4 to 25. 'Every kind of
Breech Loading and Repeating Rifles, $3 to
49. Latest Patents. MuzzlefcLoading Dou?
ble Shot Guns $5 to 35. Single Shot Guns,
$2.50 to 12. Revolvers Si to 20. All kinds
of Cartridges, Shells. Caps, Wads, Tools,
Powder Flasks, Shot Pouches, Primers. Send
4c for oar Mammoth illustrated Catalogue, or
2c for Price List. No postals answered. Ad?
dress, GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS,
Pittsburg, Pa.
July 27.
O HEW P EH.
We have purchased the right to reproduce, and shall in a few days be
gin the publication of
? SERIES OF SHORT STORIES
(Novelettes), By Popular Writers.
Thew Novelettes will be SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED by
the Most Competent Newspaper Artists in this Country.
HERB IS TUB LIST-READ IT!
Mory of a Masterpiece
i ?^^?fjgL ORIGINAL AND COPYRIGHTED.
"Oa thc ?d?: of ? Falling: Torrent."
Containing Five //lustrations.
le Treasure of f
ll- #v
BY
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON,
The Popular Novelist, Kow Promi?
nently Before the Public.
FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS.
"The Treasure of Franchard," Cried thc
Doctor.
HAND TO HAND.
ORIGINAL AND COPYRIGHTED.
BY
REBECCA HARDING DAVIS,
Whose K?me is Sufficient Guaranty
in any Household.
She was Alive with Beauty.
THREE ILLUSTRATIONS
Emphasize the Leading Incident:
cf thc Storr.
THE BLUE VASE.
By S. BARING GOULD.
A Charming Story of the Time of
Frederick the Great of Prussia.
THREE ILLUSTRATIONS. "Treason-yes !" Shouted the
Angry Kiag.
Van Decken? Bargain.
By M. THEED.
CONTAINING
"You are thc Luckiest Man I Kr.ow."
THREE ILLUSTRATIONS
Of which thc one here shown is a
fair sample.
If You Arc JVot a Sith&cribor, IDloca
Your Namo on Our List Al Once*
-h:e announcement will bc nade ns i'> the chitesvvhen the several Nov?
elettes (and thu various instalments "< f each i will appear. .
LO K OUT* FOR THEM i
iou Cannot Mord m liss Ons of These!
TH IE SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1S50>
"Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends then Aims't at, bs thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's "
TBK XE UK SOUTHRON, Established ^??e,
Consolidated Ans. 2, ISSI.!
SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1888.
New Series-Vol. TIL So. 40t
Reputation.
We enjoy a good reputation
and if the extraordinary growth I
of our business can be taken as j
a test, our business reputation !
is deep rooted, and the people j
confide heart and soul in us. j
The enormous business of the
past is the best guage by which
to judge of the confidence of
the people in us. It is proof,
positive, that
OUR GOODS ARE HONEST
-AND THAT
JU. PRICES ARE LOW,
that our methods are square
and above-board and our sales?
people prompt and courteous.
There's a wholesome air around
our store-everyone receives
prompt attention. Ours is a
strictly square, straightforward
house where ladies and gentle?
men are treated with the con?
sideration due to intelligent
people who do their own think?
ing and their own buying.
In making our announce?
ments in the papers we're ever
guarded against exaggeration,
much less misrepresentation.
Rely upon it when we call at?
tention to a line of goods and
put a price upon them it is well
worth your while to come a
long way to buy, because we
never advertise anything that
is not extraordinary good value,
and depend upon it-,
J.Rr??iMRG&80I
is a safe, comfortable and hon?
est place to trade at. J
J? Wt}
May 16.
WE DO
SURPASS THEM ALL
-IN
VARIETY,
STYLE,
QUALITY,
.-AND -
LOW PRICES.
PUBLIC OPINION !
(And Public Opinion is Generally Right,)
SAYS GO TO
J. MME k mi
AND BUY YOUR
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING,
Shoes, Hats and Groceries.
rtteiiberg &
SUMTER, 8. O
Reduction.
We have determined to rc- ?
duce our large stock, and have
made prices accordingly, but;
more especially in
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
Suits for Men,
Suits for Boys,
Suits for Children,
Suits to suit all sizes,
Suits to suit all tastes.
Suits to suit all purses,
Cheviot Suits, Tweed Suits, ?
Seersucker Suits,
Flannel Coats and Vests in
all the leading styles and colors.
They are not here for orna?
ment ; they are here for use ;
they are here for sale, and sell
them we must an cl shall, and
as this is the season to sell,
We've Cut Prices Down
so low as to tempt people to
buy.
Well-there's much more we
would like to tell you.
We are offering top goods at
bottom values.
This is our rule of business,
and we keep our rules always.
One word in conclusion, as
the traveler says : You know
all the above are solid facts, and
if not, be sure to call and be
convinced of same.
J. ItlTTILfflRK SOI.
Hims.
Nine
Days after Date
We Ezpect to Move Our Business
to the corner store now occupied by Altamont Moses.
il then we will sell our
entire stock of Clothing,
Hats and Piece Goods at
prices that positively cannot
be duplicated in the city.
While we have had a very satisfactory Spring
trade, we still have a nice assortment to select from
and feel sure we can suit all who need anything in
the Clothing and Furnishing Goods Une.
I
Corner Main and Liberty Streets
*>
Sumter, H. C
May 15, 18SS.
i wm ??????
-Dr;AL'5R IN
TOILET SOAPS, FEfiFUMERlf
AND ALL KINDS OF
Druggist's Stuidrie^
USUALLY KEPTIN VFIRST-CL'ASS DRUGh
STORK.
Tobacco, Snuff and Segars,
GARDEN SEEfiS, &?.,
. -ALSO
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
?J.ASS, PUTTY, Sa.
-ASP
DYE STUFFS.
-o
Physician's Prescrfj^tiorw caref?t??y
compounded, and orders answered*
with care and dispatch.*
The public will find my stoc? of
Medicines complete, warranted geme?
ine, and of the best quality.
Call and see for yourselves-;
G. S. SEAXaY S
Drug Storey
Not a Branch B&use:
Under Music HaHf,
SUMTES,-S.C.
PURE DROSS ?ND C H EM ? 0 ?LS
censtanly on hand. A fine assortment of
.TOILET ARTICLES,. PATENT MEDI?
CINES, LADIES* REQUISITES;
and all articles kept by 5'rst"classjdrugg?ste;
Personal attention pren to the compemrd-"
ing of physicians' prescriptions.
Cold, sparkling- Sodfc Water, with choice*
cream syrups, Sarsnparilla Meade, and Milk
Shakes to suit the most fastidious.
G. S. SEAtY.. . >
A pr 13 Graduate of Pharmacy";.
A. J. CHINA,,
DEALER IS
Brags, Medicines ani
O liemicals.
FINK TOILET* SOAPS. HAIR AND TOOTH*
BRUSHES. PERFUMERY AND FANCY'
TOILET ARTICLES, Ac.,. &c.
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES AND'
DYE STUFFS, GLASS, PUTTY, ?c.
Full supply of Fresh Garden, Seedr.
April 9_
PAI5T YOUR BUGGYHOff
Ono Dollar.
One coat gires an old buggy the blackest'
black yon e*er saw and a handsome gloss
without Tarnishing. It dries hard in a few
hours. No rubbing! Nv varnishing!v Nb*
extra trouble. Each can contains more than
enough to paint a carriage.
Retailed at One BoUar per Omi
For Sale by
DR. A. J. CHIN Av
F. H. Folsom?
t. W* Polaora.
F. H. FOLSOM & BRO.,
Established in 1868:
--Dealers in
7JLTCISSS, CX0323*
STERLING SILVER and PLACED WARE;
Jewelry, Optical Goods, G-old'
Pens, Pencils, Machine
Needles, &c;
Repairing promptly done and warranted by.
practical workmen.
Orders from the connery Will receive*otfr*
careful attention. Try us.
Nov 9 o -
EEHffSPSI1 uti SfHIWRff
V-PARKER'S GlNCER TONIC without delay.
A rare m?dicinal compound that cures when all ei^ei?iifc-'
B a.? c tired the worst cases of Ootijjh, Weak Loups, Asthma,.
Isdipestion, Inward Fairs, Exhaustion. In valuable for'
iiheuiu&tism, Female Weakness, and all pains and dis?
orders of the Stomach and Bowels. ??c at .Druggist*
HINOERCORNS.
The sai*sfc. surest and best care forCorns, Bu riions. <?<v :
Stops ali pain. Ensures comfort to the ieee. JS'everfafltf
"ocure- 15 cents at Druggists. Rrscor&CO.,!1. Y.
In First Class Style.
IAM PREPARED TO FURNISH* MATE*
rial of the bes? kind and Sui** ut? jobs ic
workmanlike manner, and so money requirece
until work is completed.
Any kiad of work in the House-painting;
line, such as Walnut Granting, Oak Graining^
Mapieing, Marbleizing, Wall and Fancy..
Painting in fi;tt or gloss work, Graniteing,.
Rough-casting. Gold or Brass Brouzingr
Staiuiing, and Varnishing in any shade.
All jobs will be promptly d<>aU with.
Address LEMUEL R. DAVIS,
May 19 . Sa ?ter, S. C.
OhtruttiM. :nu] .-ni ' .-/A/>NS al?
lenbie*.! :?> ??>r *!t>?>?}?ATH /-7.7> our oi?ioe is
op;??sil.. the r.S. t':i.Vi:t Oljiee. Ht%u vc can oi?
tain I'atrats it? ioss thee than lliose-r? uww froMr
U'.lsmXf?TOX. N.*:J?i MOt*Kli. /'/.* /A'.*- <?r"
J'HOT'f of invention. W-e a;"v*-v .t< ..? pet?c?f
ft!>ilitv free <>f t ii.i:u>' and'-sT*' nr l c- < If.U.OJi
UXJ.KSS /M77-;.vy is si-:* i :;n>. . .
Tor circular, ???v?v. tenus referentes to
Aetna] client-? in y??itr t?\vn S::-f.?.<*?o:n:v. ("itv r?r
Iowa, write t??
Opposite FnteU O?ee, Washington, 1) G
JNO. T. ?REEN.
Attorney and Go?isellcr ??
SUMTER, C. H., S. G.
'Collection of claims a specialty.
June 20. . ,_
GEO. L. GOOK,
PHOTOGRAPHER.
2G5 KING STREET,
? il A R L ESTO J? ,. S. ?.
Ang 10
I PAVILION" HOTEL, ;
CHARLESTON, ?. G.
First Chis* in all its Aj^povvtmentifit
Supplied with all Modern Improvements?
Excellent-Cuisine, ?arge Airj- RoomSy
Otis Passenger Elevator. Elec?
tric Sells and Lights. Heat- ^ .
ed Rot anda.
RATES ?r> 00. $HM AND $3.001- . ?". - -
J Rooms Reserved by Mail or Telegraph*
j Sept 16 _ ? - ' .
WRIGHT'S HOTEX* /
COLUMBIA, S. O. M
rrs NEW AND? BLE6AKT HO?SV^j^l
with all modern imnmveae*a?,.i^^^.^^H
.opon for the reception of guests. ?^?j^^^^BB
i ^. L. WRIGHT &$&&?&i^?m