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Cjje SB?adi jjmaa aub jjouik? WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23 The Sumter Watchman was fonud io 1860 and tb = True Southron in 1S( -The Watchman and Southron now I the combined circulation and infiuet of both of the old papers, and is mai festly the best advertising medium Sara ter. - THE TARIFF. We hope the many readers of t Watchman and Southron will not t come disgusted, upon reading the hes line of this article, but will follow through the expression of a few ide upon a subject which is, with too mu reason, considere! threadbare. A certain editor from Georgia h beca North, and made a speech in whi he avows his adherence to the prim pies of protection. Ile is so very vi lent in his opinions, that he denies his opponents that smallest and mc pitiful of all degrees of merit, sincerit Most Southern editors, and men wi are not editors, usually wear a vei drooping crest when they return hon after making one of these Northei speeches. Onr people do not like th class of speeches. The speech of M Hanson, the Georgia editor referred fe will be found on our first page. We have said privately, and now ss publicly without reluctance, that tl man who advocates a protective tariff ; beneficial to the masses belongs to son one of four classes of men : he is ign< rant of the subject, he is biased by tr circumstances surrounding him, he insincere, or he is an idiot. All pn ?. tectionists belong to one or another c these four classes. "The history of protection is ver short as regards time. The Srst aj pearance of it in Eogland was the pa? sage of what are known as the Cc: Laws. At that time England derive her principal wealth from agriculture and the lanes ali belonged to the lord and rich men generally. These gentle men conceived that it would be a mos advantageous thing, if the price c bread could be kept up so that tber would be no failure of a -home marke for their produce. They therefor placed such a duty upon imported grail and breadstuffs, as amounted to prohib? lion. Great Britain proposed to pro duce her own bread. The result is matter of history. When there was good crop year, the surplus was sold ii foreign markets far below the ruling price at home. When there was a poo crop year, prices went up to the utmos extent of the protection, and the starv ing people saw the channel covered witl v- ships filled with cheap corn that wer not allowed to discharge their c3rgoe in England on account of the protec live tariff. Men cannot be expected to starv! tamely with food in sight. The poe and the destitute rose in their might al over ?he kingdom aod demanded bread They were met by the military, cu down by dragoons, charged by column: of infantry, bung, drawn and quartered but still they cried for bread, and a last, just about forty-five years ago, Sii Robert Peel, premier of England, anc Lord John Russell leader of the oppo? sition simultaneocsly decided that pro tection must go. lt went gradually, bul it went never to return, and there wai peace. The farmers were no longei protected but took their chances in the markets of the world. This protective theory, this villain? ous thief of men's honest earnings ap? peared on this side the A'lan .'ie in ar entirely different form. Agriculture needed no protection, where the land was endless in quantity and of exhaust less fertility. Here again the rich mer. come to the front. They claim protection for the risk of investing their money in certain needed manufactures. They get it and, as a result they sell us their goods at one price and go just across into Canada, or over the sea, and sell (be same goods to foreigners for 50 per cent, less than we pay. They sell us a sack of salt in Detroit for gi 50, cross the river and sell a similar sack for $1 00. Some plain speaking men have called protection robbery, we thiuk it is. If it is not robbery to pass a law enabling a New Jersey silk maker to sell us his goods at one price at.home, and to sell the same goods in France for two-thirds as much, then wc fail to appreciate the meaning of robbery. Wo have too much law-making, and fifty times more law than is conducive to happiness. lt would be a good thing if the populace arose, burned up the whole stock of law on hand and Btarted us out afresh with no!lung but the Constitution. The government has reached that pass where politics is the filthiest of all trades, and the spectacle of these down-east millionaires and their paid representatives, like Fiiscock of New York, stifling honest convic? tions for the sake of protection, for the perpetuation of legalized robbery, is beyond comparison, the most humili? ating in history. Protection in the United States has had a long lease of life, and may have a longer one than it ever enjoyed in England, but being con? trary to nature it is certain to fall sooner or later. Now, why has our country proved such a fortunate home for that ?-cab upon humanity, the protectionist t The reasons are plain, our law makers have chosen as subjects for protection those trades, arts, &c, which are of interest to persons living together io large Bam? bers. They took warning from the example of Great Britain. The bosses of protected industry, having their mil? lions of workers under absolute control 1 easily contrive to prevent any serious outcry against protection in places where mobs are liable to be violent. The 10,000,000 farmers scattered over j the country cannot form themselves iuto j a mob, and, by dismantling the City of j Washington and pounding the life out j of subsidized congressmen, demand j cheap cotton ties, cheap plows, blankets, j clothes, &c. Hence they arc selected ? as the parties who are to be robbed j robbed because they cannot help tbem I selves. It makes our blood boil to read i that the Senate of the United States j did last week gravely lower the duty on j attar of roses and refuse to lower that j on salt. That is grinding *he lives out j of the substantial citizens of this coun ! try. The idea of taxing a product of j nature, and an essential to existence, I and removing the tax from perfumery, j The time has been when men who voted for a measure so reeking with corrup? tion as this, would have been afraid for their lives. The men who read this paper, the men who supply tb?s country with the neces? saries of life, who not only support themselves but 45,000,000 nonproducers besides, and export $540,000,000 worth of produce, about fcur-fifths of the entire exports of the coun? try-these are the men whose homes are rendered bare and comfort? less, and their clothes threadbare; whose toiling footsteps are followed by otra eura in bisjdarkest hue-all through this abominable servant of the down? cast manufacturer, protection. Sincer? ity, I If we are not sincere on this sub? ject there is none on which we lay any claim to that virtue. THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE. All our exchanges are full of the Farmers' Alliance. But, tn conse? quence of the manner in which the Alliance of this County conducts its business, we are debarred from the priv? ilege of speaking with any certainty concerning its intentions- Now let it be understood that this paper is a Farmers* Alliance paper, and if we can in any way advance the interests of that association, we are prepared to do so. We see in the Alliance a combina? tion which is destined to accomplish great good. It is an association which has no sectional limits, for the same organization exists in Wisconsin. Let us know more about it. Senator Hiscock of New York, who is, by the way, a most inexhaustible bag of wind, and the possessor of a tape worm especially designed for the mas? tication and digestion of hts own words, taunts the South, and South Carolina particularly, with adherence to a foolish and ruinous system of agriculture. What Senator Butler says in reply is too lengthy for this article, but our readers shall see it. We hold that our advance in agricul tura! science ?3 phenomenal, but we are kept down by the exorbitant protective prices of the necessaries of iife. In tue Senate, on Tuesday, Mr. j Reagan of Texas, said : [ In relation to the home market and to the j encouragement of labor all over the country, ? we have seen that even under the circurastun I ces which have oeen mentioned.with an overin I vestment of capital in the manufactures of i this country, during the last year in the ex I ports from this to foreign countries aruour.t I "mg to a little over $700,000.000, there wen; ? fire hundred and thirty-three million and od<i I thousand dollars of agricultural products. : Seventy-fire per cent of all our exports ! were of agricultural products, and yet that I agriculture, as I had occasion to suggest once I before here, is hardly regarded as one cf the I American industries, it is regarded as the I field of plunder from which all others are to I be enriched. It gpts no protection, i do not i care if there is said to he a noroiual protec ! tion on things that can not be competed with ! in this country, I say it gets no protection, ! as w?s displaced hereon the subject of cotton : ties. The tax is increased over 100 per cent I on an agricultural product that furnishes the j largest portion of our foreign producta of any j a.ngie agricultural product. We have, accord- | j itig to the census of 13S0, nearly 8,000,000 I laboring people-1 do not mean population j we have of the 17,000,000 people in this j country engaged in gainful occupations, j nearly 8,000,000 engaged exclusively in j agriculture. Let us know more about the Alliance \ and be able to give it the vast influence j of this p?per. ! INFORMATION WANTED. ! - j Has the Sumter County Doard of Equalize.- ; ? tion met in ten yeais? if not, has it drawn : pay for Cervices not rendered? Who will nive us the ir.formatton ? What is the object I of t!:is Hoard? We imagine it is tose*, timi ! property of the count ? is equitably and justly ! assr-ssrd. and when this is done the taxes will ! be reduced and ail pay their pro-rata. ; ??Uhopl Ule Kn!tr?iT?sC. ? The County Board of Equalization j meeta once in each year, after all tax ; returns are iu. Each member of thia j B->ard receives three dollars per day for ' r?ch day actually employed, and five ? cents pc-r mite each way. The duty of this Board "13 to hoar all grievance? es to the taxation of property, rind to equalize the a?scs? inputs <jf real estate. Good English. We published laid: week a Utter show? ing how badly a negro can write. Ir affords UH real pleasure, therefore, to publish the following, which shows, not only how well a colored man can write, but .-.Iso what good thoughts he can have : CH\RL?STON*. S. C., Her. 31. Mr.-. i'm titer, .V C., MY '>K\K Sra : Wi'h the complimentsof the season, ?nd the ??oo>i wishes that attend the Christmas cheer, I regret io have '<> un noun ce the ?ermitiatiou of cur relations which have bseri ?-/ cordial, arid to nu- such n 30'ir?*e <>f p??*asure M v engagenr-i? at th'* Ivnon <'ro;-; Road? Sch';';: will not beresum?d in lue new renr. lo inking i(.;v- of you 1 'Ti only hope, i i I'M-I my ?tay 1:1 _w>:;r township baa been MS pro? ductive of pr.>f?; t<> those undef my chargt ?ts of pleasure to myst if. Undrr '?!?. system of teaching which f at? tempt ' ) follow, and which dependa "ti mora! $fta??oo *> preferable, to severe physical ?is cipiiue, ! have found the Sch??lars ?a HM rare fully sensitive to nr.d readily co nt nd ied by such suasion, af;>-r they had begun to under? stand This may be evidenced hy the ob? servation that this term I found corporal punishment, as usually administered, en* i rei?, unnecessary. While moro severe on the teacher, this method is also more productive of ti.:it mental development which is the aim of ?ducation. I ?.?tve made these remark.- toiely as a pre? paration for tue request I have tj make of you, lhat you take the Cross Roads School under your especial care, and strive by all means in your power to awaken and foster a deep interest in hightsr culture, among the patrons there, j A sain expressing my sense of the obliga- i j tiona which your repeated courtesies have laid j j upon me, 1 remain, sir. as ever, your? with ! best regards, Attfnua \V. ALLES. | (From our Regular Correspondent.) WASHINGTON LETTER. WASHINGTON, 1). C., Jan. 18. 18S9. Mr. Cleveland has sent to Congress a | J communication from the Secretary of State in regard to the troubles in Samoa. He also sends a message of ! his owa which effectually disposes of j the charges made in many republican papers that the administration was neglecting American interests in Samoa. After reviewing the whole trouble, the President says : 'Acting under the restraints which our constitution and laws have placed upon the Executive power, I have insisted that the autonomy and independence of Samoa should be scrupulously preserved according to the treaty made with Samoa. I have protested against every act apparently tending in the opposite direction, and during the existence of internal dis? turbances one or more vessels of war have been kept in Samoan waters to protect American citizens and property. Those things will adundantly appear from the correspondence and papers which have been submitted to Congress.' This is the whole thing in a nut shell. Could any American citizen ask more of an administration ? All the papers in the Haytian case have been submit? ted to Congress, and they are equally j creditable to the patriotism and good sense of the administration. The U. S. Navy will soon be in a condition to compete with that of any nation, unless the republican adminis? tration and Congress again adopt the policy by which in 24 years they suc? ceeded in destroying it, while spending millions of dollars with favored con? tractors. The House committee on naval affairs has just completed the naval appropriation bill, which amounts to ?20,000,000. The bill authorizes the construction of a dynamite cruiser on the pattern of the Vesuvius, which ! on its recent trial trip attained the j greatest speed of any vessel afloat, and ; a 3,500 ton cruising monitor on the ! plans prepared by representative j Thomas, of Illinois. Another foreign diplomat seems desirous of following in the footsteps of; : Lord Sackville. Ile has been inter? viewed in a newspaper, and has im? pudently criticized the action of the j Senaie in passing the Edmunds r?solu- j tioos on the Monroe doctrine. He is wiser than Lord Sackville, in that he does not allow his name to appear. But it is certain to get out sooner or later, and if the published interview is authentic, we shall probably have to send another foreign meddler home to ? learn better manners, j The contest over the speakership of the next House is rapidly developing into a regular Kilkenny cat fight among j j the republicans. Two factions, one led j I by Messrs. Cannon and Heed, and the ? other by Messrs. Burrows and McKiu j ley, had quite a spirited spat on the I floor of the House this week. Mr. i : Reed got into a passion when he saw j j how he was losing the leadership which | j he has held undisputed for four years. ' This 6ght was the result of some ?ne | i work on the part of Mr. Blaine ile j ' has espoused the cause of McKinley j and is determined ii possible tc have ; j him elected Speaker. In this coonee- : ; tion it is interesting to note that so I I confident is Blaine of being the next I j Secretary of State, that he has already j been making promises to members of j the next IIou.^o, of natronage under i lio . I j the State department, in order to make i i voters for McKinley. The busy bodies who have been try- j ! ing to make it appear that the Presi- j I dei.t deliberately snubbed Senator ; j fngalls because lu did not it;vite him to j I the fi:st Str:te dinner at the White ? j House, have liad all the wind taken : j out of their sails by tho announcement, ! that Mr. inga!ls has bern invited and \ I bas accepted the invitation to the next : j State dinner, which takes place cn the j j olst inst. However, thc fact should j I be borne in mind that Mr. Cleveland I has had ample cause for snubbing Mr. j Iugalls personally, on account of thc j manner in which he blackguards Mr. ! Cleveland on the floor of the Senate, ! but the latter could not afford to slight j thc president of the Senate, hence the J invitation. It is the presiding officer of ? j the Senate that is invited to the State j I dinner. Petitions, paid to represent over four- : j teen million persons, were presented to I j the Sene te Wednesday in favor of the ; I 'Sunday Rest' bill. The petitions were j ! gotten up hy the W. C. T. T. j Some idea of the reason and S''use io j I ?he Senate tariff bill may be gathered j I from the fact that the republicans by a ; I solid vote refused to agree to an amend- ; : ment putting salt on thc free ii-t in j place of Attar of Roses. Salt is used ! j by everybody, ?nd should bc made as ; cheap as possible, while Attar of Roses ; ; is only used by a fe .7 weah hy people. ; i Tho County of Florence. COLUMBIA, S C , January ?J .--The ; Florence County question has taken j ! another aspect. Mr. '/.. T. Kershaw, appointed clerk of Court, and Mr ? Robert Peel, one of the nominees for : County CommisMoner, cam? over to? day, and with their attorney, Mr. Bel- ' ton O'Neal! Townsend, had a conference ? with Attorney G?nerai Etile. The; result was that the application to thc j Supreme Court for mn?/./?./mux against I Secretary of State Marth.il! was with? drawn Tire following programme was a lor.teil in pince .>f tilt: other. ^Tlc ti rvernor . was induced t" appoint ail thc nominees ; recommended for ofl?<*e by th . recant . Comity convcu fiori. Secretary of State! Mar.-hall w-is t';c:> persuaded lo with? draw hi? refusal to commission Mr Kershaw, und to notify thc ann.dntcos i?f their appointaient by the (juvernor When th"V nave givr.n sufneien! bonds ;?.!.: ?juaiine;i ho WT!i i>>0;% theoj com ?fWsi'?ns. ?iic '. ?o ?ty L.'?rMi* ;.*?.. mn ors will !. .-i ha vu t!" sulhiru'ticy their l> ;\i>i? p".<-.'-.? on i-v th?? At'oiTH v i?eu 'Ial and ?j:::tiify> -i-: 1 t'.-y ai"! next pass :::? tl:.; bond:- <.[ ijie other olivers, who wili i hen li? v; ? j = i ;? I ? v. 0 b*?r arf.vngrMm n:s wi:i ' >:. ?o.; :?. tu t-.-t the l.'ga.i.y Of ih r A -t. Tivy fol!-,wini/ aro th- edgers nt. pot nit: ?j : >!.:.?!.![. \'] \\ ,j-.ol) - ; treasurer, Th os ?1 (. r??"g ; auditor, ?? !>. [lipburn ; soitoo! co::it:isssioner, li Posion; probat? judg-t, .1. T. McNeill; county comn?s-?un*?r$, A. ('aub Lynch Robert Pc I ;;tfd li. M. Ervin; ju? commissioner, Mai lice ; supervisor of registrations, Ralph Mc Lcndon ; coroner, S. T. Lunch. No legal test wi il be made by the officers of the new county. It is decid? ed that tue Act sufficiently designates its purpose, and that the fact that the Legislature levied a tax on the county and provided lor the holding of Courts and an election in it next fail, implies that irs purpose vrt;=; that officers should be appointed to a?sess and collect taxes, conduct thc Court and register thc voters. Titus the intent of thc Act is sufficiently clear, and the authorization of the appointment of elective officers by the Governor is considered definite enough to stand test of law, should any issue! be raised.-Xcics and Courier. m EXAMINE YOUS DATES. Wc request each of oar subscribers to ex? am inp the address on his paper, and partxco? Isriy to observe the date upon it. This date ?hows the tirse np to which the paper has been paid for. Many of our subscribers will ibas see that they have paid in advance; but there ave many others who will discover thar they have not. We wi!] revise our moil list in a few days, and subscribers who have been in arrears for sometime, and who have not had the dates on their papers moved up by paying their sub? scription may not receive another paper. If yon do not want to miss the Watchman and South? ron, you had better give this matter your attention. From Sassafras, Kent Co., Md.-I find I sell as much of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup as of all other cough remedies combined. J. E. Hartley, Druggist. Beware of counterfeits!-Be sure you get the genuine Salvation (Jil. Have no "just as good." Ladies and Children's Hose from 5c. up, at F. Levi's. B?OW DOCTOHS CONOUBR DEATH. Dr. Walter K. Hammond $i\ys: "After along experience I h*ve cumc to tho conclusion that two thirds of.-iii deaths from coughs, pneumonia and consumption, might be avoided if Dr. Acker's English Remedy for Consumption were only carefully used in time." This wonderful Itemedv i* sold under a positive guaranieo by Dr J. F. W. Deb-: me. ^NOTICE." ! MY PUN, HENRY BEN, JR., nicknamed "Tran.'' 17 years old, left bo ne near B'SbopviP.e, on January 6th. This ?3 to warn all persons from employing him as I will prosecute any one doit.g so. I will pay $5 to anv one who will arrest and return him to me. H EN HY BEN, Jan. 23 3 Bishopville. S. C. ese. rams t w, Established 1347. WHOLESALE GROCERS, Auction and Commission Herchan's and Liquor Dealers. AGENTS FOR Celebrated Dove Brand Ham.' The Philip Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee Beer. Marv?and Hominy Mills. Griffiths Bakery Co. Motts Cider and Vinegar. Banner Preset ve Works. Frank Packing Co. 197 EAST BAY /ND 50 AND 52 STATE STS., (Auction Room State Street,) CHARLESTON, S. C. Consignments Solicited. J?a. 23. 0 FOK> SAXJE, A N EXCELLENT CABINET ORGAN. jfJL Cai! at the Methodist Parsonage. J:.n. 14. 1 S-r.. SHERIFF'S SALES. ! T]>\" virtue of Sundry Executions, to me j J3 directed, wi!] be sold at Sumter C. H., j on !hv first MUNDAY" and day following in FEBRUARY" next, 1889, and ns many days: thereafter as way be necessary, within thc j legal 1 ours of sale, to th;- highest bidder, for j cash, the tallowing property : One Bale Seed Cotton in '?ouse, two (2) ; Bales Seed Cotton in ti etd. (75) seventy-five Bushels of Corn, 2,t>00 ?bs. Pea Vint. Hay, j 1.00.0 lbs. Fodder. 200 Bushels Cotton Seed, ? ali m.?re or less, levied upon as the property j ot J. ?. Durant, to satisfy rent lien of D. F. ? Dixon against J. E. Shaw. E. SCOTT CARSON. S. S. C. Sheriff* O?ke. Jan. 10. 1S88. State of South Carolina.! COU XT? Or1 SUMTER. Ba T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. \\ pl Kit HAS. J. ALEX KELLEY made y v sait to eie to grant him Letters of Ad? ministration of the Est:.te and EiTects of GEORGE W. KELLEY, deceased. The--: ;;r?- therefore to cite .?nd admonish all ; and singular the kindred and creditors of the j said George W. Kellby, late fd' said Coun- j ty and State, deceased, that they be and ap- ; pear before me. in the Coi.rt of Probate, to be j held at Sumter C. IL on Ja::. 3Ist, 1889, next, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock iu the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why thc said Administration should not be j granted. Given ttnder my hand, this loth day of j JanuarVj Anno Domini, 1S39. T. V. WALSH, [L. SJ Judge of Probate Sumter Co. j J*n. 16-2t. State of South Carolina, COUNTY or St'M TI: it. By T. V. Walsh. Eng., Probate Judye. ??7 II ERE AS, Mas. II VIT IK E. DKS \ CHAMPS, Widow, made suit to mc to j cr.mt her i.eters of Adm'.islration. <jf the | l?state and .if-.-ts of WILLIAM F. !"?ES CJJ '> M PS. deceased. These ?re therefore to cite atol admonish all j and singular, the kindred and creditors of the ? said Wi.Pam V. Des* Iwunps. Lite of County j and Slate, ih >t they be and ?|?}>*:ir before me in the '? Surt '.i Probate. io :?e beid at Sumter C. II. j ut January ttlst ! ???'J, next, aftvr pubiieation ? bereoi ai ll o'eloek ia tho forenoon, to shew j cause, i: :w.y th-y have, why the said Aduiinis- i tr.i.i- :. iioi;ld nt>t be granted. (tiven irnl-r my hand, this i6th day of! J?nu ?ry A. !>., IfSy. T. V. WALSH. Jan IC-2 Judge of *\-ob:ite. j v.l.savfi?;- t-: ?<*t?vt:-Xf. I., nouela? i i'..ivs vvittioiM i-.'.i.-.i- autl prica h?a?i-.j-ed OB ! tlie bot-ojo; pul fio ?vu tm u fraud? /.ri -S. m k ?sai* i ?ll ll:** v.. : ?i;. Kxr.TT.in*? Iii* *.?-, Odci-Ntuv:-; ti AN f s:.\? ii? SHOE. ?s;. .o t'i\'\ii . '.'.*.{> \\: ;:. ".:<>?.:. is :..(. ;.<-. r .<,%;> ; -. t; i \ tics' SHOE, s s ..?:?.?.? r S?!O?. !? ' . . IV? >Kf? i N?iT'? **!S - f. i tv: ? ???VVS* ?<:?'?'. S?t?)Ii:S, Ail : ....?? . i v.: - It.jf. i. :::>! 1..VC. *S.. . ? if4- ?i . * -? i r tiv.s'ii? :? ?. 9 l" f s O I ?. &m I ...... ,T,S?.;. Fiti?iijf. j 4? \v. i..";:.-: - i V>" ' '.O? ?t'ION, 31A SP i . 'ri: SALE BY I ; .n t,; S?! M TER. S. C. SttMTKa, S. C., Jan. 1, '89. \ < Y S.'N VY i' bLANDIN??, has exe xV ? to inejull pozetr or Attorney to ?i? ,.d iu his b i.in"ss, pcrsou.-.l or represen? tative, during his ahsenca frt>m il;."- State. JAMES D. BLANDING. | Jan o-:; j ?BY SPECIAIJ BARGAINS LADIES' MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S CLOAKS, WRAPS, MODJESKAS, AND WALKING JACKETS. To be sold from now on strictly A.T COST. --E-BB- ' I I - -881 Jerseys! Jerseys! Jerseys! To close out our entire stock of Jerseys we offer : Our $3.00 Jersey now at ?1.85. Our $2.25 Jersey now at $1.5-5. Our ?1.75 Jersey now at ?1.10. Our $1.25 Jersey now at ? .80. Our ?1.00 Jersey now at ? .55. Our ? .75 Jersey now at ? .38. DM Gi?. DRESS GO? DRU (MS. Cashmeres, Henriettas, Silks and Satins in all the popular shades, marked down to sell at cost prices. Great bargains to be liad in fine Black Cashmeres and Hen? riettas, Passamentarie Trimmings, kc. A superb line of Silk Plushes and Velvets, in leading colors, at 50c, 55c, GOc. and 65c. per yard, worth 75c, 80c, 90c. and $1.00. We call special attention to a full line of Ladies and G-ents ID GLOVES, In Black and Colors. Ladies' Kid Gloves, p]mbroio red Backs, at 55c, worth 75c. Ladies' Kid Gloves, Kmbroitle?ed Backs, at 80c, worth ?1 25. Gent's Kid Gloves. Embroidered Backs, at $1 10, worth $1 75. Also Gents' Dogskin and Driving Gloves. Ladies' and Children's Taffeta and Jersey Gloves, cheap. Great Slaughter in Ladies' and Gents' Underwear, Blankets, Flannels, Comforts, Shawls. 2?; Dozen Zephyr Shawls at SOc. worth $1 "25 2A Dozen Zephyr Shawls at ?1 10. worth $1 75. l i- Duzen fine Cashmere, white and colored, Opera Shawls at ?1.55, worth $2 Eo Children's, Merino Undervests, sizes from 20 to 34 at 20c, np. Misses' and Chiidren's iDsrain and Bibbed Hose at 15c, 20c, worth 25c. and 35c 85 doz. Handkerchiefs, hem stitched, scolloped and embroidered, going a? one half their value. 15 doz. Table Napkins at 42c per doz., worth 75c 20 doz. Table Napkins at 55c per doz , worth 85e 25 doz Table Napkios at 84c per doz , worth ?1.25. 5 pieces bleached Table Damask, 2 yds. wide, at 29c , 33c and 43c per yd., worth 40c, 50c and 75c Towel?, at 5c , 8c, 10c, 16c, 20c, 25a , worth 10c , 12 Jc, 15c, 25c, 35c. and 40c 5 pieces extra heavy 10|- Sheeting at 24c, wor'h 35c 5 pieces extra heavy 10| Sheeting at 28c, worth 40e. 20 pieces 36-inch Lansdale fine Sheetings at Oe , worth 12-J-. 10 pieces genuine Irish Linen at 22c , 27c and 33 c, worth 35c, 45c. and 50c. Old gold and red double faced Canton Flannel 1 yd. wide at 17c, worth 25c. Handsomest iine of Lambrequin and Firuiturc Fringes in the city at 5c, 10c, 20c and 30c per yd. Buching. Ribbons, Laces, Edgings, Embroidery Silk, Flourishing Thread, Knitting Cotton, Linen Flax, Skirt Braid, Ladies' Collars and Cuffs, Hand Satchels, Bustles and Corsets. OUR SHOE STOCK is complete in all styles for Gents', Ladies' aDd Children's wear at rock bottom prices. No goods misrepresented. Gents1, Youths1 and Childrens1 Clothing and Hats. Cheap and medium priced suits and overcoats. Call and examine oar stock io this and other lines before purchasing. We invite the Ladies expecially to come in and inspect our goods and thereby save money. OUR WELL ESTABLISHED GROCERY DEPARTMENT Is always filled with the choicest that can be had, and dispensed to customers at lowest prices that first-class goods can be sold at. We quote this week : Ferris' Pig Hams. Breakfast Bacon and Tongues. Rieman's mild cured Hams. Fulton Market Beef 10 cts per pound. Pickle Salmon, IO cts. per pound. Fi.-h Hoe. Mackerel. Muller. Swietzer Cheese, Smoked Beef. 2 lb. cans Tomatoes 10c . 3 for 25c, $1 00 per dozen. 3 lb. cans Tomatoes 12c , ?1.35 per dozen. 2 tb. cans Green Peas 10c. 2 lb. cans Corn 10c 2 lb. cans Bartlett Pears 12Jc. 2 lb. cans Pineapple, grated or sliced, 15c 2 lb. cans Peaches 12&C. 3 lb. cans Peaches 18c , 20c. 1 lb. -'Photo7' Salmon 20c 2 lb. "Photo" Salmon 37c 1 lb. Columbia River Salmon 18c, ?2.00 per doz. 1 lb. Soused Mackerel, 18c 1 lb. Riue Back Mackerel 15c. 1 lb. Lobsters i Sc. Lamb Tongues, in cans, very fine. Roast Beef, Brawn, Spiced and Mustard Sardines, Imported Sardines, Chipped Beef, Deviled Hara and Game. Pickles. Chow Chow, Catsups, Sauces, Capers, Olives, Olive Oil. Truffles. Prepared Cocoanut, Plum P?nl-Jtng. Crons & Blackwell's Jams in 2 lb. Jars, Ginger Preserves in sn.all size jars, Condensed Milk, Oatmeal, Dried Fruit, Buckwheat, Baking Powders, Cream Tartar, Nuts, Raisins, Candies, Figs Prunes, Citron, Currants, wh?.'e and ground Spices, Extracts, &c Butter, Cheese and Crackers. Baker's Chocolate, Rreakfast Cocoa and Broma. Soapinc, Pearline, Ename? ling and S t po Ito. Wc make a specialty in fine TEAS ?SfB COFFEES. Try our Mixed Tea at GO cts per lb. Crockery anti Glassware, Suufi, Tobacco and Cigars. Full supply of min Y GROCERIES, SMALL FIGURES ON LARGE QUANTITIES. Feed your Milk Cow on Royal stoek food, for sale by us, and have twioo as much milk. mm & SOLI J FOR YOU TO EUY WE ARE OFFERING OUR ENTIRE STOCK AT PLUMB COST. We have a nice line of these goods on hand and we are anxious to close them out, preferring cost to having to carry them over for another season. We will save you from 50c to $2.50 a pair by buying of us. Very few know that we handle" BHir GOODS, nit those that do know it, have long ago been convinced that ve sell far below any of our competitors. Our line of DRESS GOODS are pretty and are sold at Rock Bottom Prices. * Vre carry a large stock of Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes, vhich you would do well to look at before buying elsewhere. We are still ahead in the GROCERY BUSINESS. 3ur stock, which comprises the leading brands on the market, ire sold at Charleston prices, which is a save to the buyers of )f freight and drayage. Before buying your Spring and Summer goods come in and get our prices. We are determined ;o down all competitors. T! We Ii aye tiete ed to close oof the bal? ance of our stock of Winter Ci-oods of all kind? ai prime cost for cash only. Tiii? is a bona fide offer5 ?o cash buyers will secure ?D?" 'o i Jan. 2 S. S*' H? 3 5 il AYS AND GOODS F SVERY DAT Can always be had at W. H. YATES THE LEADING GROCER. HEAVY AND FANCY GROCERIES, Crockery, Glassware, Tinware, Woodenware, &c. TOBACCO AND CIGARS in all grades. Try the "Virginia Stogie Cigar/' 3 for a nickel. Fine Confectionery and Candies, Crackers. Nuts, ?fcc, &c., ?fcc. Roasted Coffee a specialty. Agent for the Hazard Powder Co. AU goods guaranteed and delivered free. Dec. 5. ATTENTION! FARMEfiSi I am now prepared to oiler low down for cash or on approved papers, the following brands of Fertilizers : Wando AmmoniatcJ, Acid Phosphates, Genuine German Kainit, Cotton Seed Meal, S? C, Ground* Give me a call before purchasing. B. J. BARWBTT, Jan. 2, '80.. Main Street, in the Bend, Sumter, S. C. THE EQUITABLE Life Assurance Society of thc United States. SURPLUS JANUARY 1st, 1338, OVER $18,000,000.00. FIRST, FOREMOST, LARGEST, BEST. The Largest Amount Outstanding Business. The Largest New Business. The Largest Surplus. The Largest Income. Issues all kinds of the most desirable forms of Insurance. The Free Tontine Policies are unrestricted as to travel, resi lence and occupation after first year. Incontestable after two fears, and Non-Forfeitable after three years. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agt., Jan. 2-0 Sumter, S. C.