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WEDNESDAY? APR??T^ Bees Like Men. The Anatomy and Physiology of Bees wa? the sobject of a lecture re? cently delivered by Mr. John As pin wall, at the Cooper Institute, New York. Tbe lecture was illustrated by stereopli can views. The Now York Times give.s this amusing acooaat of it: While ia its physical make-up the bee is ia many respects the opposite of maa ia its habits and tricks, yet it very much resembles the lord of creation, and were bees to be transformed Hito ?en, some would undoubtedly go into the police force, or in the board of al? dermen, while there woukt not be a few successors to Jake Sharp, and lo tbe inexperienced young toughs who get clubbed by the police, and are then sent up to the penitentiary for -?-shon esty and general "gass.'' Tfc> occupa? tions of walking delegate and dude mashers are also found in apiarian so? ciety. The little bee, that is, the worker, is a boroy-skioned child of toil. It is in? cased in rings and shields of smooth horn to shield it against attacks of its own species, and it toils as long as there is light. /It has not got backbone like a manderai mule, but instead it has a ?&le stieg that serves its purpose just as well, and thus manages to maintain ?its rights. Between its tongue and acing there is a complicated mechanism . ihzt is of great use to the farmer and *"*o nature. Aside from the hooey that fit distils, and which is worth thousauds of dollars annually to the farmer and to commerce, its habit of pokicg its head into flowers and covering it with pollen, which it brushes off into other flowers, renders it a benefactor to nature in fer? tilizing Sowers. Before the advent of the bee in Aus? tralia, i-. was impossibl? to get any j. seeds of red clover there. Of course j its process of storing honey might not j suit the most fastidious taste, but honey is partially digested case-sugar, made so by the aid of bee saliva, bot as the - bee ia a perfectly clean little animal that revels in nectar all day long, these little irregularities oust be overlooked. Be? sides, it uses ? diSereai mouth ?for the boney. The bee is * ^gwoirflyer, but as its wiags are smaller -in proportion to its body than are those-of lise eagle to the ting of birds, it his to^9ap them more ? frequently, eo it fiaps away at the rate ? of 446 flaps to the mi mite, li has no langs, but a system of tiny air-tubes extend through all parts-of the body, * and these it . packs with air when it wants to fly. Neither has it a heart, but a dorsal vessel that pumps the blood to the head. The head, as magnified \ on the sereeo, is not a beautiful object, aod as it is not the centre of the ner? vous systero.it would not miss it very : reusch if oct -off, if it were not for the . eyes, two of which have 4,000 lenses i each to see the honey-flowers afar off, . and two others to assist in doing the :miscroscopical work in the hive. The entrances to the hive are very .carefully guarded by sentinels, and j .every bee on arriving at the door isl . uhaiieogedby themwitb-their antenna, p .If it can give the countersign it is ad >mitted to the sanctuary, but if itcancot, j it is in danger, for bees are very ner? vous insect?, and draw stings on the .slightest provocation. The applicant .must be a thief, and old thieves are de- j tected by experienced sentinels, but the j ' jform of challenging ro?st be gon~ through first. The old thief-bee is fat. .' sleek, shining and very suave. If caught by sentinels it will at once try to make a deal and offer the policemen some sugar, and while they are eating, it either slips in and fills up at the cells, j or it retreats and tries another hive. If i the sentinels are incorrupt ibis, the thief j bumps itself, then draws tts horny I shields tight around it so that thc stings of the policemen may not penetrate. j and runs. A young thief stands up to ? ifigHt, and gets ciubhed. It learns by j experience. The queen-bee has not such a very j easy time. She has pleuty to eat and I eats it, and flies very little ; but as she \ bas to lay all the eggs of the colony, j and often lay? more than -her weight of r eggs in one day. thc bees begrudge her j nothing, but let her have her own way everywhere. The drone is the dude and walking : delegate of the hive. Ile is not very . numerous, however. -Ile ,:s fat and; spends his time eating Louey, -flirting j with the girls and the queen, and then \ takes a quiet nap in the sun. When j his charms no longer please Leis driven j out, and if he cannot get a berth in j another hive, he starves. The little worker, however, according to thc Iee- ! turer, does not fare much better. She ; lives for about six ~eek.?, whoa f?he be- j becomes feeble, her wings get. toro and j fringed, and she lies down to die in the ? .field, refusins to return to the hi7e and | become a burden to the clony. It is Getting Ridiculous. Judge Aldrich, according to tho, World, speaks uf County officers wit" : 'run their hand to the elbow iuto the county treasury.7 The salaried officers cf the County j arc Auditor. Treasurer and fhrer County 'Commissioners. And their j aggregated salaries amount to r. good j deal less than the salary of the j Governor or a ;Circuit .Judge, and are j about equal to the salary of one State ; officer.-Netcher ry Glsn: i vr. President Harrison sometimes jukes, ! as witness the following: Representative Grosvenor, se'.ing for ; his colleague. Mr. Butterworth, intro- ! duced to the President Mr. Child. the Ohio candidate for public printer. Mr. j Child at once peized upon the opportu? nity to speak in his own behalf. Ile ; said that if made public printer he ; would be entirely free from entangling alliances, and could exercise the duties of the office without fear or f,:vor. "I have made no promise to any one,'* he said. '*I am not pledged to mao, woman or child." **Aod yet," said the President, look- ! ing him straight in the face as he said it, "and yet voa want nie to pledge myself to 3 Child.'' Some time ago Judge l'ressley. who lives in Summerville, was fined fur the ; violation of an ordinance of the town which prohibits any one from cultivating moro than the eighth of an acre of land within the incorporate limits. Ile appealed, and Judge Witherspoon, ! after hearing argument, dismissed the ?ppeal and affirmed the decision of the town council MOTES OF KIDNAPERS. AfW CHILDREN ARE SO OFTEN STOLEN FROM THEIR HOMES. People Afflicted with a Mental ' Dera?gs tnent Which Prompts Them to the Com mission o? the Crime'-Celebrated Cases, Includin? That of Charley Koss. Why are children stolen? Not many of thom are kidnaped in tho hope of pe? cuniary reward. Cases of this sort, such as the Charley Ross abduction, are rare. Revenge may be the motive in exception? al instances, but usually it turns ont that the-parents of the stolen child were ut? terly unknown to tho abductors. That ihs incentive is a pure Jove for children and the desire to have a child is dis? proved by the fact that nine times in ten the stolen one is wofully abused and maltreated. Probably the most satisfac? tory explanation is that certain people are affected by a peculiar mental de? rangement which prompts them to the commission of the crime without malice aforethought. It is, in fact,, child klep? tomania, although this peculiar phase of mania has not been dignified with a scientilic name of its own, in. the book. SOT OFTEN FOR LOTE. Even this theory: falls short when we tliink of tho numerous cases in which, without apparent moti ve, two or three persons unite to-do . tho stealing. They cannot each be afflicted simultaneously tc such an extent. That a child stolen by a partially insane person should be inhumanly treated is no cause for wonder; it naturally follows that any ono with so distorted a sense of right and wrong, .necessarily without a moiety of love or feeling, .would not be capable of tenderness or even considera? tion. In 1S15 a child named Lambert was stolen from her parents in Baltimore by s young woman, apparently sane, purely because she .wanted it to keep. She was 3 Tested a few days 'iater, and.the, child was found mangled and bleeding, and almost dead. The evidence showed that the child had been maltreated "because it wouldn't walk fast enough.'' Of course, there are many cases.when ike. abduction is due to abnormal love and yearning, pure and simple. A well known judge the other day said: "Last summer I sent my family to England. My little girl, 4 years old, being too young to stand the trip, was placed in the care of .a friend of mine, whose family consists of a wife and . one child. When the folks came back in the autumn I went to get the child, but do you think he was willing, to give her up? Not much. Uo said: Tve had.this child six months pow, and I don't propose to part with lier. .You lia ve. a large family, and can just as weil spare that little girl as not. Now, if you goto law about it.and re? cover the child, as I suppose you can, I shall regard you. as unworthy of respect andr will never speak-to you. as long as I .ive.' This from a friend of years stand? ing! He was in earnest, too. I ulti? mately got thc child, but my friend and I are strangers yet." NOT YET FORGOTTEN. vir.y mention of child stealing always recalls the Charley Ross -.ease. So cele? brated, was the affair that now, sixteen years after, it has not to a great degree faded out of the popular mind, though perhaps the details have. Christian K. Ross lived in a hr.ndsome dwelling, -, isolated by a. large yard, in Germantown, a "Philadelphia suburb. One July afternoon all of the family hap? pened to bc absent save two young broth? ers, aged -1 and S years. They were play? ing together in tho front street when two men drove up in a covered wagon. One j of the men jumped out and addressed ! the lirtb boys, offered them candy, and j finally persuaded them tc take, a ride. After driving a short distance the elder brother was given some money and sent on an errand for more candy. He re- j turned in a few minutes, but tho wagon ! had disappeared, and Charlo;.- Ross Las ; not been, seen to this day. The crime was j committed to escort a ransom for the re- j turn of the child, but tho abductors' fear J of .capture was so great that no agree- j ment between them and the father was I ever successfully carried out. The search for the missing child waa pursued un? ceasingly and thoroughly. Prominent Philadelphias interested themselves in the matter, and seemingly; no. stone.wr< ; loft unturned. Countless trips were maae to Europe, every gypsy camp in thc world -was searched; tho identity of over 400 ! children was investigated, but without ; avail. Two men were fatally shot while j Committing a burglary on Long Uland ! the fellowing year, and while dying con- j fessed that they had stolen thc child, but 1 did not divulge its whereabouts. A third conspirator was subsequently ! convicted of complicity and sentenced to a longterm in prison, protesting his in? nocence and denying ail knowledge of j tho adair. It is the popular theory.that ! the abductors, at las* finding themselves close pre ssed, murdered the child. Mr. Ross is living doun ;:t Germantown, a worn out. heart broken oldman, but still hoping on that some day. somehow, the little fellow w.iil tome back-little no longer, but to his Jobing memory tho ?jame blinny faced, golden haired boy of sixteen years ago. Titree years before tito disappearance ! of the Ros3 boy Freddie Lei!.?, a pretty iittio child of 5 years, was stolen ia about the same manner at t?*aincy. Ii io. 1 Ie was never recovered, although the father ini poverishecLhimseif in the search. One of the most mysterious cases of re? cent years was. tho stealing, of LillieShaf? ner, a 14-months-old baby, hi this city about live years a.go. The family lived on Wesson street, und two older c?iiltiren were .wheeling ti;.'/ baby to and fro ia front (<f the house. A strange woman stopped, and afternlayingwith the baby a moment gave the other.children some money to go buy candy. When they re? turned the woman and child had disap? peared. It was ascertained that she had boarded a passing street car with the baby ia her anns, but that was the last ever seen of either.-Chicago Tribune. A SPORTSMAN'S TROPHIES. M>. Von ?Ic r VWitern*s Collection ?>r Herr Horn?. G mis, life. Mr. W. Von ?I- r Wettern. Sr., who re? sides at No. tl'-'- West Saratoga street, ii one of the b< st ported sportsmen ia Bal? timore. Ile veas originally a for? ster in Germany. The riile is his choice gun. and, while he is fond of small game shooting. large game has been his favor? ite sport. That he is a master hand at riile shooting a case <<. tv. i nty gold un d als attest?. Like ail ard< nt sportsmen Mr. Von d< r Wettern h;:s preserved many trophies of the chas", his collection of deer and other bonis being one of the ti nest, if not the finest, ia tia-- eountry. The horns number over 300 pair, ami are val? ued at over $10.000. They were ail beau? tifully mounted by Mr. Vern <?< r Wei tern, and, as he keeps them for his own pleasure, the immense amount of work which he has spent on them lias been a source of pleasure. On reaching the fourth floor of Mr. Von d?T Wot tern's dwelling the \ isitor finds himself confronted by a passage, the walls of which are studded with mounted horns, under which are a lot ol . rill's tide?! with song birds. Tho horns arc of ni! Linds and ?o arranged above and rJ>out lue cages as to remind: tl?e locker on of a rose bush with its thorns guarding thc roses. In two rooms 'lead? ing from the passage aro neatly and sys? tematically arranged nearly 300 pairs of horns. The mounting is artistic. Each pair is a true pair, beiny attached by the frontal bone of the animal to which they belonged. By the means of screws pass? ing through this bone thc horns aro at? tached to tho shield shaped wooden panels, the size of tho panels being in conformity with the horns. Tue panels are attached to the walls by hooks, so that they may be eas?y handled. There are horns that would have been the pride of old hunters in the days when rifles were loaded from horns and pouches; horns that would adorn the halls of a mansion: horns that the dude would give up his. last dollar for, so that his cane and umbrella handle might bo the envy of his fellow chappies; horns, big and little, straight and crooked, of normal and abnormal growth, from for? eign shores and dii?erent parts of Ameri? ca, some with and some without a his? tory; some U'.at would make corkscrews, some that would make gimlets, some .that would make i>oat hooks and others that would make baseball bats and bat? tle axes. In fact, it would bo hard to .find a more varied or beautiful collection. Besides tile horns the sanctum contains ..acollection of pipes and canes of rare designs, gathered from different parts of the world. Mr. Von der ..Wettern has not as yet catalogued his-collection vf horns, but on each pair he has attached a ticket which bears the name of the animal from which thc horns were taken. The most striking of the horns are those of the elk. One pair of these carno from an Oregon elk, and attached to the horns is a portion of the skull of tho animal, neatly fitted into a lifo sized head carved from wood. The horns are nearly as tall as a-man, and it takes a lengthy pair of arms to be abie to span the distance be? tween the top prongs. One horn contains nine and tho other seven prongs. Another pair from a Montana elk, though con? taining but twelve prongs, weighs thirty six pounds. The lightest pair weighs eighteen pounds. Dcor horns from dif? ferent species of deer naturally form the larger part of tho collection. Tho finest specimen is from a : black .tailed deer killed in Colorado. It has fifteen prongs. The others rango down to one prong. Among the deer horns those of tho Ger? man nobb deer are the most beautiful, the colors ranging from light brown to a seal brown and black, the tips of all being polished white. The largest of the collection has fourteen prongs. Mr. Von der Wettern%s firearms are all adapted to tho sport to which he is de? voted. Beside* a. regular target ri?e, he has a case of guns of foreign, and domes-, tic patterns, generally of smaller bores, from 12 down to. 16. Some of them, are combination guns for shot and ball. One fowling piece has .two sets of barrels of different caliber which fit the same stock. A handsome leather case sheathes- a col? lection of his limiting knives.-Baltimore Sun. A Plumber's Trick. Tho. Sanitary News .describes a new plumbers* trick, which lias been first dis? covered in Milwaukee, but may be known elsewhere, so that architects and inspect? ors will do well to te on their guard against it. In Milwaukee, as in many other.citier, all soil pipes put up ir. dwelling houses, must be tested by tilling them with water. A certain firm, know? ing that a defective pipe had been used, contrived to plug it with clay, so that the water applied for testing it did not enter the pipe at all. It is nut stated how the inspector happened tu find out this ingenious deception, but he did, and the offending lirai was reported, and pun? ished by having its license revoked until the defective pipe should be replaced by a new one. Most persons will say that the revocation of the license ought.to have beep ?made .permanent.-Scientific American. A <iift for AH. 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I owe my thanks to Electric Bitter" for ha vine renewed my vu*!:, and removed COE pl et cl j all disease ?r.d pain:'' Try a bottle. ?ftc. and $1, at Dr J. F. W. DcLonac's Dm? store. 4 Buoklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter. Chapped Heads Chilblains. C'-r?:s and a!| Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is jruar.inteei to ^ive per? fect *atia?f"ictii?n, or money refunded. Price 23cents per box. Fur sale by J. F. W. De-. I.orme. o j Warranted for Five Years. -^?K? v ;3NLY$2?- ARSA I DELIVERED AT lig^^^^S^M Sa? pm I Mfl M i Vt- ?ar^ ? ; Our Favorite Singer ? o D-fip L^af. Fancy C vcr, Lrr?e Gravers. ; Nhkcl tiir.tn. Ti cker, Rufi'k r, B/r.Jcr, Four Widths ci Hemmers. Sen* cn cn? wct-lc's tr t'".]'. r-d ?r? y-'?tr ?vrr.e f r ; ' ! '.r-.i^ht . ii.i " s. ? i: .. r. .', i f : ? tu*? rs. S..-. .' C o -er-' < ...!. v :. (. ? Sow Mac!? n?-> ? 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The outside of the house is almost uniformly without architectural decorations, and the dull? ness of the climate is seen in the somber? ness of the furniture and the adornments of thc house. The interior is dull and uncheery. There is .little "sweetness and light'* in the colors, forms and expressions, except in the dwellings of moro recent building and furnishing. Up io within a few years the inside finish was all of dark woodend the furniture was mahogany; of very t heavy and ungainly construc? tion. But if you car? dissociate the idea of comfort from thaf- of art, tho English home has a very marked spirit of com? fort. The sofa is easy.-and big and the chairs were made to use. The walls are papered, never painted, the papers being dark and of large pattern. The dining room is tlie living room of the middle class families. Such of the family as remain at home sit in that room during the forenoon and until after thc noon aieaL Were the color of th? English house less somber and the furniture less cum? brous; were .the rooms more open and less separated from cadi other, it would be the center.of tho most perfect ex? ternal comfort known to the domestic life of this world. As it is, tho English house is the home of sweet love, of thoughtful civility and of unforgetting and undying, loyalty.-Good Housekeep? ing. _ . Tho Tovrer of Dinner. A distinguished lawyer came out of his -private office a few days ago and brusquely told a reporter that he did not caro to discuss the ?--ri vate affairs of his chen ts. Ile said it was none of tho pub? lic's business, and then ho bounced back into his private office and slammed the ! door. It was important that the reporter i should get tho news, and so, on the j strength of past experiences, he called at i the lawyer's norna that night. The lawyer had just finished his dinner, and he came in: o his parlor, his face beam- i ing with ge: ?iality and aprime cigar, in | his mouth. 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Chief Inspectors of Watches for South Caro ina Railway, Atlantic Coast Liue and Southern Division cf Three Cs Rail Road. JAMES ALLAN & CO., Feb.-8 285 Kipg-St., Sign of Drum Clock. Charleston, S. C. THE PALACE SALOON, A. P. LEVY & CO., Proprietors. (Successors to Roser.dorf ? Co.) We have constantly on hand a complete line of \tl*Es\ IvICtUORS, CIGARS AND TOBACCO. A?d desire to call especial alica tina to ?he following : Imported. Domestic. FRENCH RU ANDI ES, SHERRY. POUT, IRISH WHISKEY, .CATAWBA WINK, JA MAICA RUM,. 'BLACKBERRY WINE, HOLLAND GIN, GIN AND FINE SCOTCH WHISKEY, RYE WHISKEY. We call especial attention to our Pure Cortil Caro? i ira Corn Whiskey, Sept. 20. Which we get direct from the still. T"~JTD. CRAIG, Fiirniture Dealer and Under taker., L???;S to cull tho attention of the people of Sumter and surrounding country to thc fact that bc Skill COntiuUCS business at lin; u!d Maud, HS A I ff STU E ET, CG RN ER OF C A X A L? here he hus hoon established tor mole than 30 years, and is now better prepared than ever befo ie to suppl v all goods rn lr.?- line, ?it :i- reasonable prices as any l?ense iii the State can oin r. AH furniture carefully fitted and packed .free of charge-and delivered only in thorough order. Wc tal? pleasure in showing (roods. L'??n't buy elsewhere, 'inti! you call and fee our ..'?H k anil [?ncc? on Weed md u'a? bli-top, U ainut, Ash ana l'opb?! .J ed-room Sets, handsome [\ir!or Seis, Marblcand Un.'.-top Tablesofa!! kinds, Lounges, Chairs and Rockers of many styles, Bedsteads, B menin. Washstands, Mattresses and Pillows, Pictures, Picture Frames, \\ indow Shades, Curtain Boles, What-tiGts, Brackets and nu\ thing Icc.pl in a fi. i class furni? ture st..rr. Aycnt in Sumter for sale of ,:Acmc Pine Fibre Mattings. A large Stock of Window ti;,-r always on hatid. In rotmec'ion with eiy F-omi'urc Stnie is a Cabinet and Rppniring Si,.ip' where Repairing, rplioisteii' vr and M '.UreSs-making is donc in a thoroughly workmanlike manner, at reason- I able prices !?r i work. Special attention is railed t.i tho I'ndertaking Department, which is full and complete. I Coffins and Caskets, or any desired style or size, always in stock, at prices ranging from j .f.: 00 arid ?ip fer children, and iroui <?').(?*) und up for adults. in finer grades, we guarantee better work al lower price ti:nt> :-an be bought elsewhere. I have recen ?I \ purchased a handsome new Ilenrsc, and am prepared to attend funeral?) in town or country ai 'nen $H ho te ?12 0U in country, according to time and distance, and ? $tf 00 to $1-0.0 ? in 'own. This charge includes hearseaod pair of horses, digging grave, and ! personal super tntendence in town, and in country the same, except diggitie grave. Butial Boi.es for bo?ies or gentlemen from ?2.50 up-a respectable burial suit, altogether appropriate, and at ?ess than one fourth the cost ofsneh suits as are used generally. fi loves and badges for pall-bearers, without extra charge. I also have a neat Hearse for my colored patron?, at a reasonable charge. Calls promptly attended, day or night. March 6. The largest andtzost complete iaiallishtnent South GEO. S, HACKER & SON, Manufacturers of Doors, Sash, BIMs, Moling AKD BUILDING MATERIAL. OFK1CE AND WAtiE ROOMS, ?7?ij. opposite Caution Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 1 0 BEST AND CHEAPEST. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. Estimates furnished by return Mail. LARGE STOCK. PROMPT SHIPMENTS. ? i MU & 00, MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE? SALE DEALERS IK DOIS, IM, BLINDS, MOULDING, -AND GENERAL BUILDING MATERIAL. Office and Salesrooms, IO and 12 Hayns St, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 25 o i COLUMBIA, S. C. .SASH &'BLINDS, 4 LATHS, LIMB, .CEMENT, PLASTER, AND HAIR. timi ani American Window Glass, PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES. CARTER WHITE LEAD, The Be9t in the Market. Special Attention Given to Orders by Mail. C. O. BROWN & BRO., Opposite Post Office, COLUMBIA, S. C. Oct 5-0 PUM\G MILLS, James H. Sanders, PROPRIETOR. DEALER IN Deer, Sash, Blinds, SCROLL AND TURNED BALUS? TERS, MOULDINGS, Brackets, Laths, Shingles, &c. Roil and Dressed Mer, AIR DRIED. Plain and Fancy Ceiling, -Flooring and Finishing Material. Yard and Office, Mary Street, East of R. R. Depot, Sumter S. ?. E. E. LOWRY, Sept ?9 'Business Manager. C. I. HOTT. ?H. A. HOYT C. I. HOYT & BRO., Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, MERIDEN* BRITANIA SILVERWARE, &o. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. SPORTING MATERIAL, ?hells, Wads and Everything Pertain? ing to Breech-Loading Guns. Feb 1 _ PATRONIZE HOME TALENT. Life-Size Portraits iii Crayon, MADE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS, SUMTER, S. C. MRS. E. J. DUNNE. Also preparei'. to teach a class in Drawing and Music Jan. 30. JNO. T. GREEN, Attorney and Counsellor at LAW, SUMTER, C. H., S. C. .^Sfr*Collect"OB of claims a specialty. June 20. Gr. S. SE?X-Y S Drwg Store, Under Music Hall, . SUMTER, S. C. PURE DRUGS ANO CHEMICALS constanly on hand. A fine assortment of TOILET ARTICLES, PATENT MEDI? CINES, LADIES' RE-SITES, and all articles kept by ?rsf'tiass druggists. Personal attention given to'the compound? ing of physicians' prescriptions. Cold, sparkling Soda Water, w;fh choice cream syrups. Sarsaparilla Meade, and Miik Shakes to suit the most, fastidious. G. S. STEALY, Apr 1-3 Grad?ate of Pharmacy. JTF. W. D?LORM-? Agent? -DEALER IN mira i nu TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY AND ALL KIKDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY KKPT IN \ FIKST-OL A.SS DRUG f STORE. Tobacco, Snuff and Segars, GARDEN SEEDS, &C.3 -ALSO Paints, Oils, Tarnishes, GLASS, PUTTY, &c. DYE STUFFS. -o Phys?ci&n^ Prescriptions careful fy coinpoanded, anti orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will find my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genu? ine, and of the best quality. Call and ser for yourselves. ??PER!AL EGG FOOD; FOR ALL VARIETIES OF POULTRY, WILL MAKE YOUR HENS LAY ! It keeps fowls in best condition, and makes poultry the most profitable stock on the farra. When the Imperial Egg food is fed accord? ing to directions, sick and drooping chicks will never be seen. It supplies all ihe need? ed material for forming bone, muscle, and feathers, and by its gentle tonic effect strength? ens the digestive organs and lays th?-<oi*nda tion for vigorous, healthy, and therefore, profitable fowls. They will also be fitted for market a month earlier than by common treatment. For sale by Dr. A. J. CHINA. March 20._ MAYESVILLE DR?G STORE. DR. GEO. MOT & CO. MAYESVILLE, S. C. H AYE OPENED A FIRST CLASS LINE of DRUGS AND MEDICINES, And other goods usually fcund in a.gen eral drug business,.:ucl.u?i?? 'Paints, Oils, Tarnishes, Dye Stuffs, &c. Perfumery, Soaps, Toilet Articles, Combs and Brushes. Stationery, ?fcc. A full line of Garden Seeds. Hine Tobacco and Cigars. Prescriptions carefully compounded-day or nipht. Patronage of tbs surrounding country solicited aod prices .guaranteed as iow as in any other market. Calls 'for medical attendance left at the Drug Store will receive prompt attention. DR. GEO. McELVEEN & CO. Jan. 2-x F. W. iT?SEM?NN, OTF-MAKER, COLUMBIA, S. C. DEALER ?N (iKns, Pistols and Fishing Tackle, Agent for Hazard and Atlas Powder Com j pa??es, also Agent for Lefever Arras Co. AMMUNITION OF ALL KivCDS. ; Shells Loaded by Latest Improved Machine, j _ First-Class Gan Work Guaranteed. PRICES AS LO W AS THE L O M'EST. Give me a call at Sportsman's Head? quarters. Oct 2o o SSS Solid OoM VTttcb.l SoMfer^glOO.?n > l?ue?y.| Jiest $oS watch ia iii? world. Terfoct Under ps.'. War. rauted. Heavy^Soiid t?old jliunenp Cases. Bosh ladies' >and gents'sire*, with Troika and c?.?c* of cqunl vaJue. (Ona J*cr?<?a:nrach lo cnltiy can secure one free, torethcr with our "arg* ard ?al uable lino of Ilotastehold Sample?. Thcs-? ?tapies? as vr'.l ss the watch, we sen J Free, and.efter you have kept then labour hero? tar ? month* and ?aown them to thoso vi ?to may torc called, they become your own property. Thoio TV bo write at once can \-o ?ure of receWinc tho Watet? end Sample*. Wepar all ??.res?, freicht.cc. A<5Jresa &tinson?& Co., JBox 81S?l*ortl&nd, Slalae. From Dr. W. P. Harrison. NASHVILLE. TENX. May 2, ?SSS-I have used Swift's Specific in my family for fome time, end believe i: ti? be an excellent remedy fur all impu? rities <;f thc blood. ,in my own case, I believe that I have wardctt otF a severe ati;;.ck of rheu? matism in thc shoulder by a timely resort to this efficient remedy. In all cases where a JH.T mancnt relic* "is sought this medicine com mends itself fora constitutional treatment thr.t thoroughly eradicates thc seeds of disease from the system. REV. W. P. HARRKOX. \TACO, TEXAS, May 5. I^SS. Gentlemen: Thc wife of ODC of my custo? mer* was terribly afflicted with n loathsome skin disease, that covered her whole body. She was confined to her ??cd f?>r several years by this affliction, and could not lu !j> herself at all. She could not sleep from violent itching anditiag ins of thc skin. Thc disease battled tho ykill of the physicians who treated it. lier husband h. pnn finally?rivinc; Iiis wife Swift's Specific and she c?>mmenc?? t?? improve ay-i^t immediately, nml in a few weeks she-was apparently well. She is n.nv a hearty, line- ook'ng lady, with no trato of thc atllicliou left. Yours very truly, .J. F!. SEARS. Wholesale Druggist. Austin Avenue. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. THKSWIFT SrBCiPic Co.. Drawer:?, Atlauu, Ga, Nev York, Tiki Broadway. For Sale, A NUMBER OF DESIRABLE BUILDING Lots in various portions of the city. TUGS. E. RICHARDSON. Jan. 2-tf. C. WTJLBEBJ? & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND DSA1BBS IK Mm, MIK, Tte), k 167 and 169 EttYt-Say, CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. 2 * OTTO F. W?ETERS, WHOLESALE GROCER And Lipor Dealer, OFFICE AND SALES-SCOft?: 183 East Ba*- :?l&rieston, 5 Nov. 7 o SEQ. ?. STIFFENS & SON,_ Established M47. WffO-LESALE GBOCE?S0, Auction and Commission Merchant s anti-Liquor Deaien. AGENTS FCX Celebrated Dove Brand Ran. The Philip liest '?rev?ng Co., Milwaoks* Beer. Maryland Hominy Mills. Griffiths Bakery Co. Motts Cider and Vinegar. Banner Preserve Works. Frank Packing Co. 197 EAST BAY ASD 50A?D 52 STATE Sft., (Auction Room State Street,) CHARLESTON, S. ff. ?35" Consignments Solicited. ?an. 23._0^ GEO. L. COOS, PHOTOGRAPHER, 265 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Aog IO_o_ CHAS. ?, LESLIE, ; Wholesale an? c.etft'? 'Dealer ia, FISH, GA>IE, OYSTER TURTLES, T?RRAPLXgr POULTRY, EGGS, ?*, Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market. Office and Fish House, 18 and 20 Market St, East of Easr- Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. All orders promptly attended t?. Terms cash or city acceptance, Oct. S PAVILION HOTEL, CHARLB&B?K, S. C. First Class in all its ?ppointmasU. . Supplied with all Modern Improvements. . Excellent Cuisine, Large Airy Roo/n?, Otis Passenger Elevator, Elec? tric Bells and Lights. Heat? ed Rotaste. RATES $2 00, $2.50 AND $3.08. Rooms Reserved by Mail or Telegraph* Sept 16_ WAVERLYHO?SI, - IN THE BEND OF KING STR?ST, CHARLESTON, S. C. Rates, $2 and ?2.50 per day, ': G. T. ALFORD, May 2-0 PROPRIETOR. WRIGHT'S HOTEL. COLUMBIA, S. C. .-o THIS N?W AND ELEGANT HOUS% with all modern improvements, is near ? open for the reception ot'euests. S- L. WRIGHT & SOK, Proprietor*. Lobt?Sncd. and ni] IXTEST JiUfiM?S *t . tended-to for MODERATE FEES Our o?ice.JS opjK)site the t:-S. 1'ateul office, and we can.ob? tain Patents in loss time tba? those remote from WAsmsnros. semi MODEL, DRAtrryo ot J'JIOTO of invention. \\e advise as ??> :*tent ! at>;!:ty free of clmn;.' ami ive male? XO (.JiARGB j UXLESS PA TEST IS SEft-RED. for circular. iulv4ee, terms ami references to I ?actual ciieuts iii your own Stale. County. City or ! To wu, write u ^ BSS^SHB Opposite Paient Office, Washington, p..G WILLIAM KENNEDY, Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, .Nez^t?oor to Karie & Purdy's Law Office. SUMTER. S. C. IDESIRE TO W?FORM the citiiens of Siinitcr and vicinity that I have opened, business on my own account at the above oH* stand, atiil that with competent and polit assistants. I will be pleased tc serve them" any branch of my business in the best StgsJ ci' the ar:. Give me a call. WM. KENNED^. Oct. 19. y? PISOOS; CU RElF?R -CURES WHERE ALL ELSE F?TLS. B*st Cough Syrup. Tastes good. -Use in time. Sold by drnggirta. [31 I believe Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my life.-A. H. DOWELL, Editor Enquirer. Eden ton, N. C., April 23,1S87. PISO The BEST Couffh Medi? cine is Piso's CURE FOR CONSUMPTION. Chiidcen take it without objection. By all druggists. 25c g. PISO'S CU R E FOR ?CURES WHERE AIL ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Use H _in time. Sold oydrugxdste, W ?If? \jLM K W*0" wb" we tnA. to tftoM wt? Hi^l ^S. JA9 ^V" ' y c*1: at -TOCT ??4 ort Mtf^tf^l i nt Fl Plwr?0!*^^ ? ThTSS*. Ail'?B v lr 53** il HL Ufr*?- No ?ptal -**ir*d. Fkhfc^ ~~* ~n*rTni Thnin trtii ni lu lu m n mm fl? ^ core ?Vee tb? be? .ewtnr-?Mc}ihM ia tfc? wort), wt *? fln^t line of wort, of higb ?rtgTfT .ih<ywr> toertheri? AW*.*W IK CK A CO., Box 7?. AngwM,?a?f .4 FIRST DLASS JOB .WOST AT BOTTOM PRIPES. WATCHIE m sourira w