The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 17, 1889, Image 2

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17. The Sumter Watchman was fonuded to 1850 and the Trve Southron in 1866. Th? Wa?chiftan aH& Southron now has tba combined circulation and influence ol both of the old papers, and is mani featly the best advertising; mediara in Sumter. ora SCHOOLS. Last week we published an Act of the General Assembly, making a separate 8ckov~- district of this city cf Sumter, ?ad providing for the levy, ender cer? tain conditions, of a special tas fer school purposes* We have something farther to say pa the subject of schools, ind hope it will be accepted as a fact . that the Watchman and Southron has BO unpleasant personalities to occupy the attention of its readers. ?t is sim? ply working for the public good. "The manser io which it is received shows that most persons recognize this fact, tat it desires the ill will of none and the stroog and willing support of every one in its efforts to build np oar eily ?nd county. Last year sn honest attempt was made io perfect a graded school system. AW efforts ia tilts direction failed and there is bat one verdict as to the cause of failure : Our people feel that they have done for the negro far more than justine and are unwilling to burden themselves with additiooal taxes for hts education. The population of this city is about equally divided a3 to race, but the number of colored children who avail themselves of the publie funds, is, we are informed, nearly double that of white. Those who are unfamiliar with the subject, would be astonished to learn the progress those colored chil? dren are making. The School Com? missioner, some time since, examined j an advanced class in mathematics which proved to have a thorough knowledge { of arithmetic as far as the extraction of the cube root. He declares that the : school government &r.d discipline are excellent. This is all encouraging and thc many colored readers of this paper know that we are rejoiced at their ad vancemeot, bat we feel a decided ob? jection to paying the piper and failing to get a fair share of the dancing. A somewhat hasty examination of the tax returns for the city of Sumter shows that negroes own about one-twelfth, pos*iWy one-tenth cf the property. This wi:! show what a fearful Ioposi- J tiou the school tax is upon the white j people of Sooth Carolina. But they j would not grumble at this even, provided i the funds collected and allotted to them j were ssficieat to afford thea? such fact Ii- j ties for educating their children as they feel they have right to expect. A school system for white people shoula be j ? very different thing from one which* under existing circumstances, would prove most efficient for negroes. A New j York school superintendent, who would j bold that it requires the same amount of j money to run a school in the Bowery as it does to conduct a similar i ns ti tu- ? tion for the benefit of Fifth Avenue, j would be voted not only a democrat but ! a communist ?hose proper and congen- i fal habi:at would be the Fanbour? St. j Antoine. The man who pays ?100 to 1 the school fund and is provided with the j rame facilities for educating his son as ese who pays one dollar, and has lived all his life io a but, is very likely to let j the hundred go and spend another hun- ! dred on his child's education. A Judge I O j who would grant tho same support to ] two women applying for alimony the j ex-husband of one of whom was worth j $100,000 while that of the other labor- I ed for a dollar per day, would be un?t j to judge anything is it tc be sup posed that a millionaire of State Street, } Boston, would allow his children to attend a school provided for the offspring ! of stevedores ? Certainly not. Ile pays I more money and is entitled to demand j that his sons and daughter* shall be j surrounded ic Iheir school roora with j social scenes and conditions similar to j those of their home. Ia making thi.v I demand, he casts no slur upon the j character of the wharf workers. All] men are oom free and eoual, is the cor- i Der-stonc ot ocr government, out it dues j Bot mean that ene set or race, or condi- i lion of men, shall have tue right to i ?pend the tuxes of another in such a I manner that the latter can not receive : his just and cqnal benefit, all things \ considered, from those taxes. The legislature has passed an Act j permitting tbe levy of a two-mill addi- j tional tax for the support of schools in I 4 * I the City of Sumter. There is not the ! slightest doubt in our mind, that, could I the waite people of Sumter be assured j that what money they might pay un?tr * Ibis act would be applied to thc educa- i i tion of their children, after ?he most! approved modern methods they would ? seize the opportunity. The colored j people are, we think, satisfied wi;h what ! is being done for them, and have no j desire to Lamper tbeir bene fuetes in ! the advancement of their c.?:, interests. ! They are good citizens when let alone ! by political schemers, and, we believe j an arrangement can be reached, under j which they will be satisfied to accept as ! their share of the additional tax just BO j much of it as they pay. Should this j prove impracticable, the legislature can j be asked to incorporate such white cir- j sens of Sumter as may desire, for edu- j cational purposes. The charter may j provide for the coiieciicn of au equal ; tax upon all persons who may become j members of the corporation, collectible by the Clerk and Treasurer as other city j taxes, but used for the purposes of the j e?nj?rafioa, it 'should be provided ' t?tat any wfciie man (possibly ander < tain restrictions which will sogg themselves) could become a mernbei the corporate body by signing the cl 1er, and that be eoald not then wi draw for a fixed term of years, feel conndent that this plan OT so similar one would work admirably i short while. Now we know that nc bers of influential men in this city, v have perfect confidence in the parity this journal's motives, feel with us t sometbiog should be done on. the 1 we have marked out. We ask all si to take the matter under careful advi ment and give us the benefit of th views. Florence, Marion, Darlings Camden, Winosboro and other pla j are rapidly settling this educatio: j problem, and we must do the same ! the finest town in middle Carolina w be left behind in ber attention to tl which makes life really worth living. WHAT (NOT) TO~EEAD. Among the books, which have late been received at this office, is "T Polish Princess," bj I. I. Kraszewsl translated from the Russian by M Meta Vere, and published by Messi Laird & Lee, of Chicago. The book a good sample of Russian romance ; written in a vigorous style, and is w< worth perusal. Russian literature young, strong and clean. it des with people aed things as they exist that far off country, and does not trout itself about fads and fashions. While on this subject we may as we work off a few thoughts which ha' been worrying us for some time at have grown too big for further repre sion. In these days of cheap literatur when every news stand, bookstore, ac railroad train is flooded with stories all sizes and qualities, which may I had for a few ce r t? , it becomes a matt? of importance to know what not to reat It is fashionable now to read bool which emanate from what is termed tb ..American School of Realism." Th mephitic atmosphere which surround their books should be suficient to dete all, except probably the very young from their perusal. Their authoi clothe indecency with a fog of unusu' and obsolete words and thns iatroduc to the pure home circle and to the mind of innocent readers subjects which pc ??te society considers unmentionable "When the Saxon mind descends t sensualism it becomes merely gross an brutish." The fulsome compliment 0 suggestive flattery of a Frenchman 0 an Italian means nothing and may b admired for its wit. Both belong to social system which is the exclusiv property of the Latin races. When i is proposed to transplant them to th uncongenial climate of England 0 America, the bald cstlines of indecency are alone visible. Those writers who, ia America, en tertain us with "realistic stories,' claim Onida as their prote* /e. Witl all her faults, Ofcida is the possessor 0 transcendaut geuius, ami the streogtl and power of her perforraatrces elevate the minds of mature readers while the same characteristics render them com paratively harmless to young minds When the story writer of America at? tempts to utilise -is a substitute fo: Ouida*8 intellect, ao uuusua* and out? landish style of expression which slowly exhales the fetid breath of a morality that, if plainly expressed, would give the writer a prominent and deserved position in a police Court, he .or she produces in the minda cf the young a morbid and unwhok ,o:ue curiosity con? cerning the mysteries of life, and tends to lead them, whither we dare not think. To make oar meaning clear, we are compelled to quote a few samples : "Flammeous breath ewecping her cheek, stirred her nature with a fierce, hungeroas yearning " "Ignescent passion." "AU entangled in her sweet, sinuous embrace." "Gives her whole body a comprehensive, volup? tuous twist." "Languorously invit? ing " Here we think the "verge of the unquotable" is reached and wo pause. Vet a worran is the author of what we have written, and her books are seized with avidity and are making a fortune for her publishers. In the eyes of this people, licen? tiousness is not a gay revolter an Le ap? pears on the continenr. of Europe. Ou the other band, he is a beetle-browed viileiu who haunts street comers at un? canny hours, end secrets himself in un? frequented spots until the time is ripe fer the commission of hies crimes Hence, when he is dressed in gaudy colors and paraded before us by this so-ea lied school of "realists." ?e ?3 artificial, a manikin, a Punch and -Judy; but we should not foiget that the young are fond of Punch and Judy. A peculiar fact concerning the style nf authorship which we are censuring is that it is affected principally hy women. To as, a woman is the emblem of purify, a being who is presumably good. T> her is relegated the mora! preservation of her race, and right nobly does she keep the charge. Wi en she fails, she is desolate indeed, foi her heart is in her wickedness Wi-rh a man it is t...t so. As l<?!i? as lie deserves the name of man there rema::: - in him something of the sentiment which prompted An? thony to meet Cleopa!ra*5 retiiirigs of ! Octavia with : I "Thoa n?!i!f?t nr. w?%, j And radar's elster: Uss we ???h brr ?ot. Nor vviil not for ?'beearth-nay, not for ?h<>e.'' j What, then, should be our frelings ' when we read from the pens of wot:.en, \ books which teach married women how near they can approach the dead linc of I impropriety and still remain de facto j innocent? Books which teach young J women "to be always starved ! starved ! J starved !" for love : "to shiver in the 1 crutch of despair, and moaning, throw themselves- face downward upon tl bosom of Mother Earth," all beean some designing scoundrel is marri? and cannot therefore marry them It was Thackeray, probably, who r marked that women are afflicted with constitutional inability to discover tl difference between a gentleman and cad. If this be true we should not &{ gr?vate the disease by holding up i our literature for the admiration i women, cads and not gentlemen- N< do we think the young lords of creatic should be called upon to look wit ! favor upon such women as that heroir of a late and popular novel whom tt "realistic" author describes, in part, i follows: "You might court her succesi fully with a horsewhip, but, if she fe the master in yon, and wero convince that you were captivated by her, sb would accept you." (The remainder < the description is too nauseating ic these columns.) In this short sketch, we have can fully avoided any mention of names, fe we do not propose to advertise what w censure. We desire to put parents o their guard and we say to them thi they had better place in the hands < their children the English classics froi Queen Anne to George III, with selec tions from later writers ; and by a means keep them clear of news stands Let us read old books, for the literatur of America fer the past two years ha beeu as dirty as her politics. Ravin, made that last remark we feel that w have exhausted the subject. THE NEGftO IN POLITIC S. The Greenville Nem of April 13tl says : All tbe late news from the White IIous goes to prove that President Harrison bas clearly marked and fixed plan fer dealinj with the politics of the South. As we under stand, this plan is to have the struggle' be tween tbe principles of a tariff for prolectioi and a tariff for revenue made and decided ii the South among white men. He iutends ti build here a new and clean Republican party founded on principle, moved by honest pur pose, bavtag mind and character to make i strong and gain for it the good willoi th public. He will throw aside the old South ern Republican party, soaked as it is tn iu fa my and corruption, branded with the jus hatred aud fear of the people. A special of April 10th, from Bir mingham, Alabama, to the New Yorl World, begins: The Republicans of this State have spli upon the negro question, and a big row wil probably be tbe consequence. About t month ago several prominent Republican; met io this city and drafted aa address to tnt white Republicans of Alabama, inviting then to meet here iu convention ?to-day. The con sequence was that thia morning 400 of tb< heaviest weights of the party were assembl?e in Sublett Hall, with Lewis Parsons, thi father of the movement, in the <_ .iir. Hi stated that the object of the meeting was t< reform aud re-or*-.tuize the Republican part} in Alabama, and that, in order to do so, th< respectable white Republicans must brea! away f;oro the negroes. Anomilies and contradictioBs are no) infrequent in politics, but we confess tc some surprise that a paper with thc record of the Greenville Neict, should remark iu a tone o? triumph, that Pres? ident Harrison proposes to build up a clean Republican party in the South. That party is now in power as the re? sult of money expended in the bribery of voters. It went into power on a white vote 1,000,000 less than that re? ceived by Mr. Cleveland. It represents that piiociplo which imposes upon the American people a burden of taxation that would support the standing armies of Europe. Hence, we want none of the Republican party unless it changes irs creed; and the dirtier it becomes, the betrer for our government. Protec? tion annually takes from the pockets of the masses of the people, and pours into the coffers of New England and the Middle States, more money than the combined revenues of France, Germany and Great Britain. Ii is scarcely pos? sible, therefore, that any party which makes protection tho comer stone of its political edifice can become clean. Pro? tection robs us of our substance and then invests its nefarious earnings in mortgages upon the agricultural lands of the people. But aside from this, how can our Greenville contemporary glory in tho injustice which this Republican party proposes to do its wards and staunch supporters, che negroes? Cau devotion be more complete than that of the col? ored race to Mr. Harrison ? Can in? gratitude reach a lower level than it does in the action of the Alabama Ko publicans? Alabama is the Northern ized State of the South, and from that State coraec the first news that cufTy is politically ostracised by tho Renublican party. The l)cmocracy does not want him and wiil not receive bim KS a gra cious gift, but wc, as Democrats, csn at le::st refrain from cheering thc villainy of his former associates, when they, without cause for which he can be res? ponsible, deliberately desert him-oar less and rudderless, on au unknown sea. with cverj' prospect of a lively pale iu the near future. Novelists say that some men toy with a mistress until they tire of her, aud then leave her, drawn awiiy by the do.-ire of conquest and nov? elty. Thc Republican party proposes io perform tl L'-thario act, and thc couq?test itt view Ls f h nt of the white vote of the South. True, the e ?hired nco could not be considered a very channing Camile, but then, it was -ought with infinite ardor and passion, ??I devotion thould count fur scute* .'iitog. Good people should not rejoice at heartless desertion If wc have thc faith of our fathers in ti?, let us !?<-;.c that the filthiness ?if the Republican party r,hal! create a stench which shall bring about its early abate writ as a nuisance Civilization is rc? failed, mri oppressed millions cry out with p:?in every time Radicalism washes its face. The Governor has pardoned the Pick ens lynchers. The Watchman and Southron sees iu this the power of the pr^FS and claims a slice of the power. 's The Sapreme Court of Nebraska has dceided a case of unusual interest to grain dealers and dealers in options. It was a suit brought by a Chicago broker against a Nebraska speculator on a note given to cover bargains. The Court held that there was no intention of the parties to purchase and receive grain and no intention of the sellers to deliver the 6ame, and no recovery could be had on the contract. In con? sidering such a contract, although the outward forms of law may have been complisd with, yet where the defence is that the contract is a wagering one and not intended for actual sale and de? livery of property, rt is the duty of the Courts to go behind the contract and examine the facts to assertain its true character. Homicide in Lancaster. LANCASTER, April 14.-There were two homicides in Lancaster County this week. Calvin Clyburn shot and killed Anderson Mcllwainon Thursday night. The parties were both colored and the trouble arose about a woman. Abram Ferguson, white, shot and killed one of his tenants or laborers to-day about noon. The scene of both homicides was in the country. ?- - ???. -Gmmm-i Scrofula is transmitted from parent to child, and thus becomes a family inheritance for generations. It is, therefore, the duty of every scrofulous pereoo to cleanse bis blood by a thorough and persisted course of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. i- ? ? ?? - Spring Dress Goods, all shades, 12$c. up, at Levi'3. Ladies' and Misses' Hose, 5 cts. up, at Leri'9. Full line Trunks, ail prices, at Levi's. Complete stock Parasols and Umbrellas at Levi's. Full line Hand-sewed Shoes for Ladies and Gents at Levi's. New stovk Laces in Valenciennes, Torchon and Oriental, at Levi's. Examine our stock of spriDg Sateens and Ginghams. F. Levi. Scrims io ecru and colors, 8 cte. up, at Levi's. SPRING AND SUMMER Mrs. White ai Iss Mer Invite their friends and the ladies generally to call and examine their stock. TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED Hats and Bonnets. FLOWERS, RIBBONS, Ac, IN VARIETY. Children's and Infante's Lace Caps. ZEPHYRS IN ALL COLORS AND SHADES. Orders intrusted to our care will receive prompt attention. April 17. Pianos, Organs and Sewing MacMnes. PIANOS, SI CO to SI,OOO. ORGANS, $24 to $1,500. SEWING MACHINES, SlOtoSlOO. All kinds of vocal ftnd instrumental music. Smith & Egge Button Hole attachment. Orders filled at short notice. E. E. BRYAN, Office with C. E. Stubbs, Sumter, S. C. April 17-v Dr. T. W. EOGEHAST, DENTAL SURGEON. O ince over Buitman & Bro.'?Shoe Store. ENTRANCE ON MAIN STEHET. SUMTER, S. C. Office Hours-0 to 1:30 j 2:30 to 5. Apiil 17-0 Holiday Notice. TUESDAY, APRIL 30th, having been appoinu-d Thanksgiving day the follow? ing banks will be closed. Ali papers due that dav must be anticipated. W. ALSTON PRINGLE, JR., Cashier Simonds Nat. Bank. A. WHITE, Ja., Cashier The Bink of Sumter. April 17. _ _ Estate of Capt, James M. Carson, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY 70 JUDGE OF PRO bate of Sumter County on May 18tb, 1839, fora final discharge as Administratrix of aforesaid Estate. KEZIA J. CARSON, April 17-4t. Administrator. State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, MALVIN IA THOMPSON, widow, made suit to me to grant ber Letters of Administration of the Estate and Effects of ALLEN THOMPSON, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular thc kindred and creditors of the Said Allen Thompson, late of said Coun? ty and State, acceased, that they be and ap? pear before me, in the Court of Probate, to he j held at Sumter C. H., on May 2d, 1889, next, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be grunted. Given under my hand, this 17th day of April, Anno Domini. lHH'J. T. V. WALSH. [L. S.J Judgtr of Probate ?Sumter Co. April 17-2t._ Estate of Mary S. MeC?ztchen, MINOR IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on the 20*-h day of A pril, 188D. for a final Discharge as Guar? dian of Person and K>tato of raid Minor. JOHN J. SHAW, Guardian. March 20, 1889. _ ?TTEHTIO?TLAD?ES. A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF ?mm MM! ^SUMMER MILLINERY. Can now h*? p?en at the store of MISS MoELHOSE, UN MAIN STREET, Coritisting of Hats and Bonnets, Trimmed and Untrimmed, in "Milans," Fancy Straus, etc., etc. Also, FEATHERS, FLOWERS, LACKS, FRILL IN (J, E rc. RI? BOXS, RIBBONS, in endless variety. Ruchings of all kinds and at all pries. A full linc of Children's Caps alway? on band. Special attention given to the selection of CORSETS, :xUo to BUSTLES of every de? sirable style. Country orders solicited and prompt atten? tion givt n to same. April 10 WITH LOW PRICES. We have in store for the spring and sum* mer an elegant display of NEW DRESS FABRICS in the latest shades with trimmings to match* We realize the scarcity of money and offer bargains in all lines. Absolutely the Lowest-Priced House in Sumter. We lead in this respect. An examination of our prices will be convincing proof of this fact Samples sent on application. JOHN REID. April 17. New Advertisements. ?W fWd EVERYTHING tioao tai IS ! 0N SHEELS. Ten per cent.cheaper T) pqggj than anybody. ur;oiUlJ . ^arDon't buy before getting ocr prtcef und caialoeues. THE GEO. W. STOCKELL CO., Name this paper. Nashville, Tenn* NOTICE. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, CITIZENS of Sumter County, S. C., give notice thai thirty day* after the publication hereof, we will ?|?ply to the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas' for the said County, for a Charter of Incorporation of "The PhHadei phia ?ecevoleut Association of MfCbanict viite." A. G. MARK, w. J. MCDANIEL, P. E. CAPERS. ARCHIE RUFUS, DAVID C. BOYD. FRANK DAVIS, JOHN* MARTIN, SR., A. POGUE, WILLIAM VAREEN, April 10 PETER FAVOR. FOR SALE. TWO DESIRABLE RESIDENCES OK Washington, near Calhoun Street. Pof particulars apply to * T. S. JOYE, At store of Mr. A. A. Solomo?*, _ Sumter, S. March 27-tf_ FARMERS LISTEN. THOSE WHO STILL HAVE COTTON ott hand can sell the same for the highest market price by communicating with the un-' dersigned. I will attend in reply to telegram or postal card at any point io this and adjoin-' ing counties, and purchase cotton : it being understood that all cotton shall be delivered by the seller, at nearest d?p?t. Feb. 27 C. E. STtfBKS. CLERK & TREASURER S ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING MARCH 31ST, 1839. CLERK AND- TREASURER'S OFFICE, \ S??*TBff, S. G., April 1, 1889./ Indebtedness of City of Sumter, ss per Annual Report of April 4tb, 1888, 8,680.00. CASH RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES CITY OF SUMTER FROM APRIL 3D, 1883, TO APRIL 1ST, 1889. 1888. DR. CB. April 3d, To Cash balance on band, ? 241 03 1889. April lat, To Caeb per Fines and Penalties account, 919 92 " " " 44 " License account, 1,234 50 " 41 ?. 44 Liquor Dealers account, 2,700 00 " " ,c 44 " Market House account, 197 75 " 11 " M " National Bank of Sumter account, 45 58 " ?? " M " Platform Scales account, 87 60 " " " M " Personal Property Tus account, 1.763 17 11 M " " Real Estate Tax account, 3,157 36 " 11 " 41 44 Simocds National Bank account, 116 42 " " ?. 11 44 Store Rent account, 452 00 u 44 " " " Street Commutation Tax account, 588 45 " M *' " Street Lamp account, 46 10 " " M M " Town Hail Rent account, 256 30 " " " " 44 Turkey Creek Canal account, 150 00 " " By Cash pard on Corporation Counsel, account, 44 44 M 11 11 44 Ftnes and Penalties account, 44 " " 11 " Fire Department account, 11 44 M " 44 Fire Insurance account, M " 44 44 *? " Incidental Expense account, 44 " " M M 44 Interest, Coupon Bonds account, " 11 '* " " " Interest, Simple, account, 11 " " " " Market House account, " u " M " 44 Pauper account, 11 44 M " " 44 Public Printing accost, " " 44 " M 44 Personal Property Tax account, " " 44 44 44 Real Estate Tax account, *' " " " .* " ^caveDger Cirt account, " M ,f .* '* 41 Special<Pbltce account, 44 " M 44 M 4: Siren.-* and Ditches account, 11 " 44 44 41 44 Street Lamp account, 4 4 44 4 4 4 4 44 <; Store Rent account, 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 Town Hall account, 44 1 4 44 M 4 4 4 4 City OiScers, viz: Mayor, S 287 50 Clerk and Treasarer, 900 U0 Police Force. 2,692 00 Sireet Superintendent, 550 00 Janitor and Lamp Lighter, 356 00 Scavengers, ' 225 00 April 1st, By Cash ba?ar.re on haud, 512 Of'6 16 1880. April 1, To Cash balance on baird, $13 99 STATEMENT OF CITY INDEBTEDNESS. Coupon Bonds, $3.000 00 Interest on same since Jan'y 1st, '89, 140 00 Balance due on Steam Fire Engine, payable NOT. 1st, '89, and Nov. 1st, !90, 1,200 00 Interest on same since Nov. 1st, 88, 35 00 ASSETS. Cash balance on hand, $ 13 90 Amounts due and collectible, 157 00 Delinquent Taxes for 1888, 29 10 Property, Real Estate, 10,550 00 Property, Personal, 5,750 00 $16.500 00 I do hereby certify to the correctness of the above account to the best of my knowledge. C. M. HURST, April 17 Clerk and Treasurer. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED TWO CAES ? wi From Kentucky, which I propose to sell CHEAP FOR CASH. If you wish to buy a first class Buggy or Saddle Horse it would be advisable for you to cali and look at my stock. ALWAYS ON HAND : A Full Line of Harness, Buggies, Carriages and Wagons. Also, Corn, Oats, Hay and Bran. Hespe ct fa Hy, Feb. 27, 789. THE EQUITABLE Life Assurance Society of thc United States. ASSETS, JANUARY 1, 1SS9, - - - ?95.042.922 96 LIABILITIES, JANUARY 1, 1SS9, - - - 74.248.207.81 SURPLUS, JANUARY 1, 1SS9, - - - 20,794.715.15 FIRST, FOREMOST. LARGEST, BEST, The Largest Amount Outstanding Business. The Largest New Business. Th?' Largest Surpius. The Largest Income. Issues all kinds of the most desirable forms of insurance. The Free Tontine Policies are unrestricted as to travel, resi? dence and occupation after first year. Incontestible after two years, and Non-Forfeitable after three years. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agt, Jan. 2-0 Sumter, S. C. NOTICE. j NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. HAVING PURCHASED Mu. J A. Schwerin's Soda Water paraphernalia, I ? A LL PERSONS not living on my place, will run two fountains and furnish the public ! XJL are hereby warned not to hunt, cut tim with all the choice Syrups of the season, ber, rake or otherwise trespass, by riding, Milk Shake?, Ice Cream Soda and Sherbet driving, hunting, fishing or walking over the included, at the proper time. lands belonging to the undersigned. G. S. SEALY'S DRUG STORE, MRS. N. R. WITHERSPOON. Api 3-lm tTnder Academy of Music. March 13-Gt A NEW ENTERPRISE, i NEWLY OPENED BY E. CARDARELLI. CORNER OF MAIN AND REPUBLICAN STREETS, MANUFACTURER OF ! TINWARE AND LAMPS OF ALL KINDS. Roofing and Guttering, Cornice Sheet-Iron, Metal Work, Pumps, &c, Prompt attention given to all parties. ^SD?T -ALSO ICE!ICE!ICE! ! To bc bad at E. Cardarelli's ali the season at the asnal price. Respectfully, I E. CARDARELLI. j April SO. . KOTE TBB REDUCTION -IN Canned Goods And avail yourselves of the opportunity offered FOR THE NEXT 30 Days Only. For 30 Days only we will ! sell our entire stock of Canned i Goods named below at prices j mentioned : 1 3 lb. caus Pie Peaches, $1 35 per j dozen. 2 lb. cans choice Peaches, ?1.35 per j dozen. j 3 lb. cans choice Peaches, $1.75 per dozen. 3 lb. cans extra choice Peaches, $2.15 per doze?. 2 lb cans Bartlett Pears, ?1 50 per dozen. 3 lb. cans choree Tomatoes, $1.30 per dozen. 2 lb. cans Egyptian Sugar Corn, $1 25 per dozen. 2 lb. cans Evergreen Sweet Corn, $1 50 per dozen. 3 lb. cans choice Roast Beef, $2 25 per dozen. 1 lb cans choice Lunch Tongue, $3 00 per dozen. ? 1 lb cans choice Dried Chipped Beef, j $2.75 per dozen. 1 lb cans choice Mackerel, $1.50 per dozen. 1 lb cans choice Salmon, ?2 00 per dozen. J lb. cans best imported Sardines, 02 25 per dozen. j o lb. cans Tripe. ?2 25 per dozen. I Our Crusade Bleud Coffee is the best | j Roasted Coffee in thc city, try it. j We keep constantly on hand a choice i lot of the justly celebrated A. E. Crack [ers. Always fresh. I Why pay 35 cents for Butter, when you can buy a choice article from us for 25 els. per lb We fiod it no trouble to show goods and quote prices. Have you tried Puddioe ? Try it, j only 10 ets. per package. Sold only at j Kingmaii I Co. April 10 GLENN SPRINGS MINERAL WATER, A Safe, Pleasant and Effective Remedy FOR ALL DISEASES j Of the Kidneys, Liver j STOMACH AND SKIN. ! It Acts on the Bowels, Cleanses j the System, --AXD Kegulates the laver. And is a specific for most FEMALE DISORDERS. For sale by Dr. A. J. China, Dr. G. S. Sealy and Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme. SIMPSON & SIMPSON, Fraps, GLENN SPRINGS, S. C. April 10. LOOK HERE! We Have some beautiful DRESS GOODS -IN Attractive Styles, ANI> CHEAP. i ? We have some beautiful IBlack Silks. A LOVELY ASSORTMENT OP JERSEYS, Handkerchiefs, Hoisery, SHOES, ETC. Ladies who buy of us SAVE money. The store is full of pretty things. FOR MEIST/ WE HATE CHOICE GOODS. CLOTHING-, HATS, SHOES, NECKWEAR, Etc. IN GROCERIES, REMEMBER WE ALWAYS KEEP THE BEST. ALTAMONT MOSES. Sept. 26. SHERIFFS SALES. BY virtue of Sundry Executions, to me directed, will ne sold at Sumter C? H., on th? first MONDAY and day following in MAY next, 1889, ?nd as many dayg < thereafter as may be necessAry. within the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following property : All that tract or parcel of land, situate ia the County of Sumter, in Bishopville Town? ship, containing ninety-eight and one-half ^ 198}) acres more or le*?, bounded on the ' North hy lands of A. C. Durant, East bj other lands of estate of Dora A. Barrett, on the South by the Camden road leading by Arratt's Crossing on Scape O'er Swamp, and West by lands of Mary L. Barrett, levied upon as the property of George M. Barrett, ,? in bis own right, and as administrator of the Estate of Dora A. Barrett, under th?? execn- A tios of Elisabeth J. James against George If. Barrett in bis own right and as administrator of the Estate of Dora A. Barrett, deceased. E. SCOTT CARSON, S. S. C.. Sheriff's Office, April 0, 1889. .