The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 01, 1889, Image 6
WEDNESDAY, MAY L
^. JIM* RILEY'S COME TO TOWN.
Jto Riley's come io town, boys, he's now at Par?
ker's place,
Ks Hoosier versero read us, with its quaint and
touching grace;
He's billed at Tremont temple-oh, bow Brown?
ing's stock goes dowe,
As tis repeated on Ute street? "Jim Riley's come
to town!"
Bow dear bis homely- measure that is more than
wordy art,
Atti takes the very shortest cat to reach the hu?
man heart.
Tb? fashioners of tawdry verse upon his muse
may frown;
A Hg for~ ail their tinseled phrase- Jim Riley's
come to town.'
Sh? gold of human natura through bis verses
glints and shines,
&td haman heart beats are the stops that punc?
tuate the lines;
Jtooogh the screty'that's hts of well deserved re?
nown;
.Enough of jejrfcr-jsto know. Jim fclley's come
to town. -Boston Budget
MERS IN S?EPES.
6HOEMAK?NGJN THE Kft?GS COUNTY
<N. Y.) PENITENTIARY.
- hurtling 'Ont Three Thousand Pairs ot
j Shoes *?Hl!y-Wonderful Machines Ero
j $Hjcu - V*&s Lab?rt- tn tba tiaildiffg.
j "Wfcmeu Who "ir k and Never Smile.
That immense stone structure on Nos?
trand avenu*, near Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, istltc King*? County peniten?
tiary, one of tho most widely knowu and
Cist managed: institutions in the United
States, About seven hundred men and
aromen are confined there!
The most interesting part of the insti?
tution is the big shoe factory, which is
situated on the eastern end of the build?
ing* It is a T shaped building, three
?tories in height.
Here 500 convicts ara engaged in
making shoes for the Bay State Shoe
e and Leatljer company, a corporation
.which lias made a vast fortune out of
convict labor, lt gets its shop rent,
steam power, labor and all for about
$5,500 a month-about one-quarter of
what it would cost the employer of
Lon est labor.
The men and" boys who "work in the j
prison factory range in age from 15 to
?5 years. Some are ninety day men and
others are long tenn mea. They wear
the rough, striped shoddy garb, the pop?
ular fashion in all prisons.
SL&CEZXES WITH BRAIN'S.
Each man gets a day's task and he is
kept at it until it is finished. Some of
the tran.a?es are very expert and finish
their share cc the work as early as 3
o'clock. Three thousand pairs of shoes
are turned out of the prison every day.
All the instructors and overseers are
citizens who reside outside of the peni- !
tentiary. IE gassing through the shop
they can be readily cSsfinguished from
the-inmates, who are uniformed, shaved
and close cropped.
The factory is especially interesting. It
is arranged and managed like any big
factory of the kind. The machines used
are of the most approved patterns. They
perform v, r !x>ut exciting comment
things which would have been consid?
ered most wonderful a few years ago.
They are especially adapted for the-com?
mon work which the company manu?
factures.
There is one little simple looking ma?
chine which, as if by magic, chops and
changes thin little sheets of wood into
shoe pegs, and then drives them into the
soles-of shoes at one operation in so short
a time that the visitor is amazed. The
cold machine works and throbs as if en?
dowed with a head, heart and intellig?
ence.
Another machine that is driving men
out o? the business was working away,
guided by a convict meclianic. This j
machine attaches a heel to a shoe and
then trims the heel as nicely as a human j
hand could do the work and much faster.
lt "-was a powerful implement, and every
time it moved it looked as if it was going
.to crush the shoe into pulp.
< One or two blows fastened the heel to
? the shoe. The tum of a crank set the
i trimmer in motion and it rapidly peeled
' tho rough edges off the heel ant1 left it
ready for the burnisher-the man who
polishes the edges of the heels or soles.
Tho reporter saw another noisy little
machine in operation. It does ja great
deal of work and does it weU. The ma?
chine not only punched 4 he holes for
laces, but drove eyelets into them at the
same time.
Another machino sent two needles
flying and they sewed a double row of
stitches at on<? time. This reduces vamp?
ing lo one operatioa.
The reporter was shown every ma?
chine. It is the custom of the prisoners
to show every visitor a sample of the
work they aro engaged upon. They
band it without saying a word. The
rules forbid any conversation on tho part
of the inmates. Thc reporter passed
through the building without hearing a
single word. The citizen mechanics and
keepers alone are allowed to speak.
SILENT AS THE TOiTB.
Some of the lut-n become experts at
some part of the trade. None of them
ever can learn it all through, because
machinery is supplanting hand work, j
"When they become free they frequently j
manage to get good situations.
Two keepers guard each floor, but in j
casecf an outbreak, a score of men would j
bo ready for action in a minute. The j
prisoners these, however, its a rule, are j
well behaved.
The keeper opened a ?OCT and the re?
porter found himself in a room lilied
with bright, cheerful, chatting and neatly
dressed girl;. They were bent over !
machines or tables, working busily, j
They aro employee! on fancy work by !
tito company. They go t > th" peniten- '
tiary every morning and leave it every j
night for their homes.
The reporter was then escorted to a '
low frame structure in th<*"middle of the
yard. The scene here was altogether
different. The room was bright and
cheerful, but it was silent as a tomb, al?
though forty v/omen were in it. They
were prisoners. Some-of them had very
hardened faces marked by an I-don'jt
care expression; othersiooked as if they
had abandoned all hope. Only one
turned around to KOO who had come.
These unfortunate women werer.ttired
in rough blue dresses. They wt re en?
gaged in shoemaking. They are, of
course, kept apart from the men prison?
ers and isolated from the respectable
girls who work in the prison. Some of
them are life prisoners confined for
homicide.
There were desperate women in that
room-women who have terrorized men
Ju their time, but the discipline is so per?
fect there that order is maintained by a
single matron seated on an elevated plat?
form which enables her to see all over
the roora. lier only assistant is a lady
overseer.-New York Journal.
The Higher Edoatio? of Women.
Hiss Bacon (they have been discussing
orchids)-Aud now, professor, I want
you to tell me all about tho plant from
which electricity is made.
Professor Ilohonthv (aghast)-Tho
which?
Miss Bacon-You certainly must have
heard of it. Father says its high cost
prevents tho general use of eleerie light?
ing-I mean the electric niant.-Har?
per's ?u??r.
FACTS ABOUT A USEF?L. frUT fH?G
L?CT?D LITTLE A&TiCLE.
Th? Raw Material Carnes from Spain.
Darno Nature Hir.il to the Trees-Th?
Machinery Used in Reducing the Hark
to "Stoppera-" and How It Works.
Just at the present time a business
which makes about as little as any busi?
ness can -well make and keep itself from
swamping is the making of corks.
Chicago can Ixxist of bat two sach es?
tablishments, and at first glance there
seems Hiera Hy no reason at all why it
-should not be?a most lucrative business.
There is ever a steady demand for
j corks; the employes are kept busy almost
j continually and receive tolerably fair
! wages; each of the Chicago houses ha? a
good trade, both wholesale and retail,
yet they make no money.
Some time ago the cork manufacturers
formed a league under which they bound
themselves t& certain tilings. For a
time all went well, but soon it was dis?
covered tlxat several were not fulfilling
their agreement and the entire thing
was, to put it mildly, "busted."
At present, therefore, they are pro?
ceeding on the ""go as you please" plan,
and each-one is heartily sick of it. Ob?
stinacy and the hope of better things in
the future are all that prevent many of
them from selling out.
What would champagne be without
the cork, and yee when it leaves ks sanc?
tum in the mouth of the bottle, with its
soul inspiring "pop," so much anxiety -is
felt to get at what is beyond it that no
thought whatever is given to the insig?
nificant cork; yet had it the gift of
speech of what wonderful things-it could
telL
THE BARS AND ITS COST.
Every piece of cork which enters this
city has been brought all the way from
I sunny Spain. In'the climaife of no other
j country will the cork tree, 'whence it all
j comes, thrive as under the blue skies of
Spain. Large quantities are shipped
every year from Madrid, Lisbon, and
one or two other cities, one of the Chi?
cago houses alene using nearly 6,000
bales last year.
The entire bark is stripped from the
tree trunk, leaving it naked and bare,
but Dame Nature is kind, and soon anet?
covering begins-to appear, of winch it is
again deprived by man, rapacious of gain.
Seldom is the bark of much more than
an inch in thickness, for the good reason
that it is usually taken off ere it has time
to grow thicker. However, the tree can?
not live and be robbed of-its bark oftener
than once in six years.
The bark is" broken or cut into pieces
averaging a foot or more in length and
virious widths, pressed out flat, and
packed in-bales. These are transported
to some seaport town, stowed away in
vessels, and carried to New York. The
average cost cf a bale upon landing runs
from $13 to $50 or $60, depending, of
course, upon the quality of the material.
Some of the bark is exceedingly porous,
with streaks and holes running through
it, which does not bring the prioe, natur?
ally, which is paid for that which 3s en?
tirely free from blemish. The last men?
tioned is called "velvet cork," and used
onfy m bottles fiUed with the'finest wines.
Such a self willed substance as cham
pagne otherwise might make its way
through the cork.
Upon reacl?ng the factory the bales
are "cnpacked, and ??eoe by piece soaked
for a snort time-not more than ten pr
twenty minutes-in a vat ?filled with
boiling water, after which the cork is
softer and much easier to handle.
A*cutter takes the pieces, places them
within reach of a rapidly revolving
wheel, with an edge so sharp;that -ivis
best to keep one's fingers at a safe dis?
tance. The barb is cut by this wheel
into strips, tho width of tho diameter of
the required cork. The strips are then
placed in front of a cylindrical instru?
ment, which moves back and forth tit
the will of the nr aipulator. and punches
out tho corks, Jiuch after tito same
fashion that our -grandmothers punched
out those good old fashioned cookies,
which were the delightof our childhood.
Hie next machine with which the cork
comes into close contact is a most com?
plex one. A .cup like receptacle is ex?
tended, the operative, in the case spoken
of, a young girl, quickly places therein
the cork; it is withdrawn, held against
a horizontal, sharp .and rapidly revolv?
ing wheel in such a manner that the out?
side is pared off with tiiat peculiar soft
cruncidng sound that cork uiakcs, leav?
ing one end reduced in size and the
whole cut in a uniform shape.
The waste material and finished cork
are then dropped by the machine into
receptacles placed to receive them and
the cup extended for yet another cork.
Thc whole tiling is done in the twink?
ling of an eye; almost before you see
the cork in place it is trimmed, dropped,
and the maciiine is ready for another.
The operator sits in a low seat beside "j
the machine, and as si?e feeds it per
forms with head and body a peculiar i
1 weaving motion back and forth, al- J
though she herself is evidently uncon- !
scious cf it.
Everything in this country is done by j
machinery, but the reporter was shown :
rome beautiful carving from cork done j
by hand by foreign workmen. A small ?
cottage was complete even to the j
shingles on thereof ?nd the palings of
the fence. A linked chain, which had ;
been over a yard long and ail made of
one piece of bark, was also quite a euri- ?
osity, as were the neatest of wine j
glasses and several other small articles. !
-Chicago Tribune.
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A Chicago Ml?li.ir.aire.
i
Potter Palmer, the Chicago millionaire, !
earned Iiis first salary as a clerk in a lit- ;
tie country store in a IV uv, sylvan ia vii- :
iago. Ile madehis money by judicious
investments iii real estate in Chi.-ago, :
and though he lost $2,500,000 in thegreat !
Chicago iirc- and had to borrow on mort- !
gages $1,360,000 to retrieve himself, lie |
is agai.i on top, with sovcral spare mill- ;
ions to push his schemes along.-Nev.* j
York Telegram. '
- immjt- - -
An Example from the South.
It has remained f r the I>i moorarie
Slate of Arkansas to supply the only
ex?male., fave that set in two minor
cast's in r 1 J : s city cf enforcing tho peB
aitics or the hiv? f::r cri a; ea gainst the
lu the eocrt at Ltttfe jftock on Fii
day, a lust) coay.icted of driving a negro
from the polls in November, threat?*!
itig to shoot bini if he attempted to
vote, was sen?ened '.> two years' im?
prisonment Another man convicted
of interfering uu law full j in the election
was fined $50&. '{'his i? fuMtce. Any
interference with t!>o rig-b* ?f a citizen
to vote, by f'?ree or by th-reiu's, is an
offence 0'>t only against individual \
riglits but against the f?pirij of repub- i
lican institution*, and deserved tho
se ver ; s t p-exs i .-1 ns ent
Bot the bribery cf voters is a crime
equally heinous and more dangerous,
because more insidious and less likely
to be detected and resisted. Bribery J
poisons the stream at its source, it
debauches voters while defeating the
popular will. And yet, when the in
e^'ors and perpetrators of bribery have
}.:.? a ;nrv<?r;cJ before JaJw *VV>d'6
'court at Indianapolis, the lav? 'baa been
interposed, with strained and technical
interpretations, to shield the offenders.
Not one of all the guilty gang has been
punished in Indiana, or in any other
Northern Sta^c Arkansas has done
well.-Neic York World, Ind. Dcm.
Why Crops Burn or Firs.
Farmers usually try to adapt their
crops to the strength cf their hud, or
to supplement its weakness by manures
either artificial or homemade. Thc
temperature and rainfall of the section
are lost sight 0", yet people, farmers by
practice, see their crops year after year
fire or burn, attributing it to the abund?
ance cr paucity of the rainfall, to the
manure used, to the -strength, generally
to the weakness of, the soil, or to the
cultivation, without ever considering
the fact that tbe soil itself is a potent
fectcr, if not th3 most potent one in the
result. Have they ever considered
their soil with reference to its power to
absorb or radit.te heat : If not, then
there is a field for investigation less
complex than that of temperature and
rainfall, but ti ot involving such a wide
range of observation. No two soils,
and scarcely any two substances, absorb
and radiate heat aiike. Such so?s as
absorb little and radiate rapidly are I
cold soils. Th'iy want crops that are j
great absorbers and bad radiator?.
These may bo such as to cover the j
ground closely, thus acting in both ca?
pacities. Sandy soils are best off with
this kind of crops, and if planted in
corn it should be planted as close as
possible to prevent radiation ; the
stalks admitting the heat, the shade
preventing radiation. As a rule white
substances absorb less and reflect more
These-white sands do both : especially
is this the case when heavy rains pre?
vent absorption of heat and increase re?
flection. A thermometer placed on
white wool, will afford a test that every
one can make for himself. Most crops
that burn or fire where the soil is not
too wet, wrii show that they do so from
radiated and reflected rather than ab?
sorbed heat.-American Fanner.
A Contrast.
It is a fact that in ten years-1878
1887 inclusive-the merchant marine
of the United Slates actually decreased
614,000 tens. The United States has
a great Chinese Wall called a War
Protective Tarif:7. During this very
decade Great Britain increased ber ton?
nage 304;000:: while Germany increas?
ed her tonnage 1?5.000 tons. England
is Free Trade and bas-no such monster
as our Republican War Tariff. In
1885 England's merchant marine was
estimated at 7,i&l6.000 tons. It is
altogether false and absurd fer Radical
sheets to pretend that the subsidy sys?
tem did this. It would require vast
sums to do this, i-uch as England has
never appropriated Thc Boston Post
throws light just here. Replying to
one of its city Republican contempora?
ries, it says :
'.In the "Slatter cf compensation it is
rather remarkable that in 1888 only
?6697,001 was pai l for the entire packet
service, agaiust ??1,139,470 iu 1874;
that is to say, at a time when tho mer?
chant marine of Great Britaiu was rap?
idly growing, her 'subsidies' were much
more rapidly decreasing. For the year
1889, in spite of the 'enormous' sums
which the .Journal informs us Great
Britaiu is going to spend forgetting her
mails carried, the estimate falls still
lowerJto ^'641,500. And in this not
extravagant sum is included the trans
Atlantic, \ndian, Australian, Sou.h
American and other long-distance ser?
vices, as well as the short routes -
Wilmington Sf ar.
A Negro Thief Shot.
RINGVILLE, April 19 -[Special to
the Register.J-John Caw alias Phillip
Smith, a notorious negro thief, was shot
this morning about 3 o'clock, while
atteirjprrn^ to rob the barn of William j
Dowdy (colored)., on the plantation of
J. E Eison, near Eastover. The
weapon used was a shotgun, the load
entering the side of the face at*d com
plttc'.y destroying one eye The im?
pression is that he will die from the
effects of the wound. Dovsdy this
morning surrendered himself to Trial
Justice J. II. Tay h r.
Rev. Johu M. Lauder, of W?liams- j
ton, has decided to ?iced the urgent call !
o j
of the church to g;o to Juiz de Fora, i
Brazil, -to found a school for the Chris- !
lian education of "b^ys and young men j
preparing for the protestant ministry, j
He expects to sail from New York on
the Otb of June. Mr. Lander is one of ?
the most euergetic and brainiest mern- j
bers of the South Carolina Conference. I
aod in his new field of tabor he is j
bound to do much successful work for
tho cause of Christ. He will carry j
with him the prayers of our whole peo- |
pie for his success, health and kappi-j
ness ia his new hjiue-Anderson In
t'-.tlt'ycncer.
Don't Experiment.
Y'<u cannot : ? ft > r . 3 to ?ra*ie time in Pxperi ;
laenting when v-tir lungs =.re in danger. .
Ci nsuuip'ioy a?w.iys seem.*, .-ir l?r<: utily a enid, I
f)?> nut ji?::nir any il?-..hr to upon you j
with .-..?r,e cheap imita.i >n ol Dr. King's Net? ;
Discovery f r C<?n?tiQ:p . >:>, C ughs ard Cu] is. I
but ti? fu;c ron g?t? the ge?.u?no. Because lie ;
can make :n?>re j.eft h?: may t?;l ho la
poMic.thing ;'u<t II- g,M-i. "r just :he saine ?
??...,'r i.- .?. ,M i > .-.j. !-jT ;:i-:-t n?. >r, goring Dr. i
King's Nov ])?-r ,vry. i*.h:ch is pu ira meed IO !
-?vf reriel i:i ali T:?r--:ir Lung arni < hu.-: a?o-c- |
li-ns. Tri:?! Buii'le Free at Dr .I K. W. j
I?? Loroi'?'s Dru;: Sf ?re Large Size ?i Oil. t? j
A Sound L?">:?? Opinion.
1* Bainbridge Mitndav K-<? . County Atty.,
i'iax t'o.. T>x 3ivs-: "Dave used Kioefrir Bit
:.;r-- w|?Ii m- .. t happy re? u Irs Mv !.r r a'su j
ivas v. iy !i>? H?I}? Mal .r?.i! revt? an ! .faun- i
liice. hut was core? hy tiaiv?y ose nf this rued i !
cine. Atu sa.u-?cd Kle.-trie Diners saved his j
Iii?- " 1
Dr D. I. UYc-xs-.n, of ?D-r-e fa vc. Ky . j
.??i'a a i i:- tcst?niuoy.-MI\-?I>? : IT? j.?-iti' .-Iv '
Le?ieves \vt.u!?i h.ive tin ? hs.?! .j I.<..-., :.
s.r K'-.-rri- liit?ers.
'I hts renn- ly v. ?i -.vnrd :.? w<-'l as :-::rc a!! ?
Mahn i i Diseases, and fur a!! Ki 1 . Liver arni ;
Mumaeh fi.si?T?i'-r* -<?:. is i.,?r I. Price
5?e. and $!. at Dr V. U\ D- ? m-"s.
ISuf-kl****** A rti icu SH??*^.
Thu Best S,ihc in the ?vor] I fur ?'nt-', Bruises '
Sur.;.- [Heer-, Snit Khentir. Fever Sores, Tetter, j
< a?l.l.iir. , C"rns :.rii al| j
Skin K r i J ;".?.* i s. nw, post ively cores Piles, ..T '.
ti-. ri'.j'i'rci. {?? is ir-; .tra nt ?-cd tn sive uer 1
feel KK-tiyfaC'U'n, wi'OY rcfiindi-d. I*r:?-e
20<-<-:os pt-r i-.x. }'<>r sate '".v ?. F. VC. De
hur::?-. O j
DRESSMAKING. I
r? DIES' DHESS.KS CUT AND MADE
j in th? hitejtt >i \ ?. fit v.u?\ W/JT-'K wur- ;
runted ?rid SHtiifai-iion E?i.tr?n*eed, hv Miss
A dele Osteen, Kepnl??ican street, op[*os<*e ]
Knrhy Avenue. Prices :.s rensonuhle HS E?>SH?
work ?*an he done tor. Pehfl j
FIRST MS JOB W?HR I
AT BOTTOM PRICER.
The "Harrison Hoodoo."
The "Harrison Hoodoo" was 0De of
the spooks of the campaign. The ex
? pression has taken on a new meaning of
! late. There bas grown up a super?
stitious feeling that the men Harrison
wishes to honor are doomed to misfor- ?
tune. Murat Halstead is very ill, ss is j
also Minister to Denmark, En an der. j
Thc sou of Thomas Ryan, Minister to j
Mexico, has been arrested for forgery, j
j Russell Harrison is undergoing the un- !
i pleasant ordeal of a heavy lib^l suit, j
I If this sort of tiling goes on thc Prest- !
j dent will find it drScult to overcome thc ;
! impression that his favor brings ill-luck. ?
? There is no scarcity of candidates, how- {
ever, for the remaining ofrices at his j
disposal -New York World, Ind.
Dem.
A Strange Piece of Artillery, j
:One of the strangest pieces of artil- j
lery in Europe is at Metz. Germany, I
and is known by thc name of the :
"Grima," from the figure of the fabu- j
lous animal which is to he found among [
the ornamental portion of its workman- j
ship. The gun was cast in 1529 at ;
Ehrenbreitstein, near Coblentz. It is j
seventeen feet in length and three in j
diameter. The bore is ten and one- !
half inches; weight, 22.500 pounds. !
Its carriage is twenty-four feet in ;
length, and the weight of thc ball which j
it carries is 157 pounds. Forty-two ,
pounds of powder is required for the j
charge. Napoleon intended it for the j
war department, Paris, but found diftv j
culty in transporting it.
-1- ?lt'.??^Cfc
You have often heard of "a snake in j
the grass," but this time it was in a ;
log. Mr Jeremiah Looper and several
visiting'members of his family were en- ;
joying a good fire on the loth inst., \
when be and Mrs. Looper suddenly dis- j
covered that their feet were being tied |
together by the coils of a chicken snake I
five feet long. Whoopee, man, there j
was confusion ! Tongs, si* orel, shot j
gun, murder. The snake wa . aeciden
tally run 07erand killed. These state- j
ments are supported by the usual a3i j
davits. -P iche n S Se n t in d.
5?aIicious-Tell me, is your wife cu?
rious.
"She? I really believe she came into
the world only out of pure curiosity."
Fliegende Blaetter.
? Beauty -,
Is desired and admired by all. Among
tho things which may best be done to
y?t^H enhance personal
/figp j beauty Ls tiie daily
J&r&? llse ?* -dyer's Hair
f&^/\ Vigor. No matter
"^mStt^S what Hie color of
^^^It?jSr t?e ha:r'tlils rrePa
?^-t?&f' -*""s> rat'nn give.s it a lus
^^?^?'^??*'^^ tre aTH* pliancy that
?P#N charm. Should the
?fw?> dry, or turning gray,
P^^LVC-V^ Ayer's Hair Vigor
wm -cstor0 the
S*? color, bring -out a
-new growth, and
render the old soft and shiny. For
keeping tho scalp clean, cool, and
healthy, there is no better preparation
ia thc market.
"I am free to confess that a trial of
Ayer's Hair Vigor has convinced mo
that it is a genuine article. Its use has
not only caused the hair of my wife and
daughter to bo
Abundant and Glossy,
hut it has given my rather stunted mus?
tache a respectable length and appear?
ance."- R. Britton, Oakland, Ohio.
" My hair was coming out (without
any assistance from my wife, either).
I tried Ayer's Hair Vigor, using only
one bootle", and I uow havo as tine a
head of hair as any ono could wish for."
-R. T. Schmitten; Dickson, Tenu.
" I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor in my
family for a number of years, aud re?
gard it as the host hair preparation I
know of. It keeps the scalp clean, thc
hair soft and lively, and preserves the
original color. My wife hus used it for
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Thomas Hill, Mo.
" My hair was becoming harsh and dry,
hut after using half a bottle of Ayer's
Hair Vigor it grew black and glossy. I
cannot express the jov and gratitude I
feel."-Mabel C. Hardy, Delavan, UL *
Ayer's Hair Vigor,
PKErAUED BT
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold hy Druggists and rerfumers.
lum nwaaBBBBBB
ARS Y OME ?gg^lCleanse
CAW DYE%^# the System
if Dress, or a Coat, ) Any Color 1 i Wlth t?at most reliable
o-z./. r J.L _ I y fi Bfllfa I medicine-Paine's Celery
Ribbons, Feathers, > FOR j I compound, it peruses the
fc/Yf?, /??c7S, efe. j TEM CENTS I BTP J Wood, cures Constipation,
and in many other ways SAVE Money, and make j ? ? ? andregUlates tte liver aili
things look like NEW, by usine DIAMOND 9 ?3 j kid2ey5;eirectuallycleans
DYES. The work is easy, si.T.clc, quick; thc fl S^?tj^UW \ lng tue system of all waste
colors the BEST and FASTEST K:U .-.H. Ask for |. ? and dea(1 maUer3>
DIAMOND DYES and take no ether. s
For Gilding or Bronzing Fancy Articles USE a^2*3?^? S
DIAMOND PAINTS. Qeleiy ?ompownd
Gold, Silver, Bronze. Copper. Only io Cent3. i combines true nerve tonic and strecirthing
--- qualities, reviving the enerves and spirits.
Bokw r% Zr <X 3 ? ? I "1 HST? h ?en tronV.c? for sonic years w?ch a
B 6. B fe^B &9a i complication of difficulties. After trying va
M" "APo^faliobfbcautiialbabypic- rious remedic3.-and;nctuattuig relief. I tried
jF^?-^ turesfroai lire, trimed on tine i Paine's Celery Compouscl Bet?re taking one
nlate paper by patent photo Cull bertie tie ion? troublesome symptc.ms be
c^ocess sent frc to Mother oi : gan to subside, and I eau truly say now, that I
arr* Baby born\vitfcin a v? ar. j reel like a nev.- man. Digestion has Improved,
Even- Mother wants ifcese ! and I have sained ten pounds lr. weigal siuce I
pictures . send at once. (Jive ? have commenced i ?kingthe Compound."
itebv's name and ajre. HOSESTCS STEAKSS, Fclchrffle, V?
HEADQUARTERS FOR WATCHES.
Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Specta?
cles, Drawing Instruments
THE FINEST STOCK IN THE STAT E. RELIABLE GOODS AT
REASONABLE PRICKS.
Watch Repairing a specialty. Chief Inspectors of Watches for South Caro
ioa Railway, Atlantic Coast Liue and Southern Division of Three Cs Rail Road.
Feb. e
JAMES ALLAN & CO., '
285 King St., Sign of Drum Clock. Charleston. S. C.
THE PALACE SALOON,
A. P. LEVY & CO., Proprietors.
(Successors to Rosendorf ? Co.)
We have constantly on hand a complete tine of
WISES, L!Q,UOKS. CIGARS A&D TOBACCO.
And desire io cal! especial attention to the following :
Imported. Domestic.
FRENCH BRANDIES, SHERRY. PORT,
IRISH WHISKEY, CATAWBA WINE,
JAMAICA RUM, BLACKBERRY WINE,
HOLLAND GIN, <?IX AND FINE
SCOTCH WHISKEY, RYE WHISKEY.
We call especial attention to our
Fiare North Caa*ol?Bia Cora Whiskey,
Sept. 26. Which we gel direct from 'lie still.
ggiigimj^uw. i J'ISX." ii rr ir? ? wi J.J R,i nu.?
9
Furniture Dealer and Undertaker,
SM H
Begs to call th.' attention ri' ?hf people oi Sumter ami surrounding country lo the fact that he
s.ill continues business ut ;!:?. ubi
MAIS STREET, CORN Kit OF (ANAL,
where he has been established fur more than .'50 years, ami is now better prepared than ever
before to i-iippl.) ail goods ui hi? liai-, al as reasonable pi-ues as an? house in the State can
uS< r.
A ll furniture - carefully fitted mid packed free of charge-and delivered only in thorough
order. <*
W?-take pleasure in showing good?. I??>n*t buy elsewhere, until vois call and see out
slock and prices on Woutl and Marble lop, Walnut, Ash and Popl?r B?;d-roonj Sets, handsome
Parlor Sets, Marble and Wood trip Tables of all kin<l?, Lounges. Chairsand Rockers ol many
su ifs, Bedsteads, {icif.-.-tiH. Washstands, Mattresses and l\.iows. Pictures, Picture Frames,
Window Smilies, (':,: :::;:, ['oles, Whait nuts, Bracketsatsd anything kepi in a first class furni?
ture store.
Ai?enl ia Sumter for sale <>f "Acm" Pine Fibre Mattings,
A htrji? s'ix k of Window <?ia>? always on hand.
in connection ??.. iir, mi Furniture Store is a Cabinet .".nd Repairing Shop' where Repairing,
Upholsters! g and Mattress-making is done in ? thorough!;; workmanlike manner, at reaiou
able prices tor gund work.
Special attention ?sralled tn the Pp.dertaking Dcpartsnent. which is full and complete.
Cu??sns and Caskets, ol anv desired uv?e or sizwjfyilwrtys in stock, af prices ranging from
Sft.00 and up furcliildren. ami fr?".m >5 00 and up for adults. In finer grades, we guarantee
better work at lower pru e than can be bought elsewhere.
I have recently purchased a handsome new Hearse, and aro prepared to attend funerals in
town or country at from $8.00 to ?12 0<l i ticountry, according to time and distance, and
.53 00 to $10.00 in town. Thia charge includes hearseand pair of horses, digging grave, and
pei sun??! superintendence in town, and in country the same, except digging grave.
Burial Robra for ladies or gentlemen from $2?50 up-a respectable burial snit, altogether
appropriate, and at less than one fourth the cost of such suits as are used generally,
(/loves and badges for pall-bearers, without extra charge.
I also have a feat Hearse for my colored patrons, at a reasonable charge.
Calls promptly attended, dav o<- tjigbt. March 6.
The largest and most complete establishment South
GEO. S. HACKER & S0N;
Manufacturers of
s, Sask BMs, iiii
ANE ?UlLDn?& MATERIAL.
OPK.'CE AND WAREKOOMS,
King, opposite Cannon Street,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Jan 1 * o
BEST AND CHEAPEST.
ALL 090DS GUARANTEED.
Estim?tes furnished bj return Mtiil.
LARGE STOCK, f ROM PT SHffMENTS.
m. i TOALS i ca,
MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE?
. SALE DEALERS IN
(ORS, SASH, BLINDS,
MOULDING,
-AND
GENERAL BUILDING- MATERIAL.
Office and Salesrooms, 10 and 12 Hayne St .,
CHARLESTON, S. G.
Jan 25 o
?Ijj !|| !|| H| H| S
C, 0. BROU1 & BRO,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
DOORS,
Si SH & BLINDS,
LATHS, LIME,
CEMENT, PLASTER,
. AND HAIR.
Mfil asi tefflf Mot Glass,
PAINTS, OILS
AND TARNISHES.
CARTER WHITE LEAD,
The Best in the Market.
Special Attention Given to Orders
hy Mail.
C. 0. BRO WK & BRO.,
Opposite Post Office,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Oct 5-0
"SUMTE?""
James H. Sanders,
PROPRIETOR.
DEALER IN
Door. Sash. Blinds.
il !
SCROLL AND TURNED BALUS?
TERS, MOULDINGS,
Brackets, Laths, Shingles, &c
[Roil aid Dressed Lute,
AIR DRIED.
Plain and Fancy Ceiling, Flooring and
Finishing Material.
Yard and Office, Mary Street, East of
R. R. Depot, Sumter S. C.
E. B. LOWRY,
Sept 19
Business Manager.
C." I. HOYT. H. A. HOYT
C. I. KOSTT & BRO.
Gold and Silver Watches,
Clocks, Jccrolry, Spectacles,
MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, kc.
REPAIRING A SPECIALTY.
SPORTING MATERIAL,
Shells, Wads and Everything Pertain?
ing to Breech-Loadiug Guns.
Feb 1
PATRONISE
HOME TALENT.
Life-Size Portraits in Crayon,
MADE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS,
SUMTER, S. C.
-h\ -
MRS. E. J. DUNNE.
A !?o prepared to tench a class in
Drawing and Music
Jain '.'<K
JNO. % GREEN,
Attorney and Counsellor at
LAWj
SUMTER, C. H., S. C.
.^S^ Collection of claims a specialty.
J'in? 20.
Gr. S. SE?LY S
Drag Store
Under Music Hall,
SUMTER, s. c.
PURE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS
constanly on hand. A fine assortment of
TOILET ARTICLES. PATENT MEDI?
CINES, LADIES' REQUISITES,
and all articles kept bj first class druggists.
Persona', attention giver? to the compound?
ing of physician*" prescriptions.
Cold, sparkling Soda Water, with choice
cream syrups. Sarsaparilla Meade, and Milk
Shakes to suit the most fastidious.
G. S. SEALY,
Apr 13 Crud nate of Pharmacy.
IF. W. DELORMK,
Agent,
-1) KA LEK IN
DRIES k MUM,
TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY
AND ALL KINDS OF
Druggist's Sundries
USUALLY KLPT IN \ FIRST-CLASS DRUG
STORK.
Tobacco, Snuff and Segars.
GARDEN SEEDS, &C,5
-ALSO
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
GJiASS, PUTTY, &c.
-AND
DYK STUFFS.
Physician's Prescriptions carefully
compounded, and orders an-swered
with care and dispatch.
Th-e public will find my stock of
Medicines complete, warranted genu?
ine, and of the best quality.
Call and see for yourselves.
mmmi EGO 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 farm.
When the Imperial Egg Food is fed accord?
ing to directions, si<"k and drooping chicks
will never be seen. It supplies all the need?
ed material for forming bone, muscle, and
feathers, and by its gentle tonic effect strength?
ens the digestive organs and lays the founda?
tion for vigorous, healthy, and therefore,
profitable fowls. They wiil also be fitted for
market a mo nib earlier than by common
treatment. For sale by
Dr. A. J. CHINA.
March 20.
MAYE S VILLE
DRUG STORE.
DR m McELVffl & co.
HAVE OPENED A F-iRST CLASS LINE
ot
MAYESV?LLE, S. C.
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
And ether goods usually found in a gen?
eral drug-business, including
Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye
Stuffs, &c.
Perfumery, * Soaps, Toilet
Articles, Combs and Brushes.
Stationery. <fec.
A full line of Garden Seeds,
Fine Tobacco and Cigars.
Prescription? carefully compounded-day or
night.
Patronage of foe surrounding country I
solicited aud prices guaranteed as low as ia j
any other market.
Cai is for medical attendance left fit the
Drug Store will receive prompt attention.
DR. GEO. McELVEEN & CO.
Jan. 2-x_
F. WTHUSENANN,
GUN-MAKER,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
DEALER IN
Guns, Pistols aud Fishisig Tackle,
Agent for Hazard and Atlas Powder Cern
panies, also Agent for Lefever Arms Co.
AMMUNITION OF ALL KINDS.
Shells Loaded by Latest improved Machine.
iH??i^?cKV Sold ?u.-?100.tti.i?; lately. |j U h ll
? l'/i<?fel?2tw?fl t>rsl * & >n ^e world. P np p
I /fi?*t??n&ti Foxler timekeeper WarJ. iLLllJ
I//3?^y^S^jfj /^vrante^- t'e&v.v Geld
?$??*&'?7ll an** ^c"Si" 3!'-ts'work*
fe;W^yf?^^y^r>, ^.V^f ^3 One IVr?on in enc.) lo
Bj^TK^?y^ .^ft^'j^Sr cn;':-''' ran ??eare ??e frcc>
^^^SxS^^S?^tnffether with OUT tarp' and TS!
^3S^S0~55???MSP?^ nable lin? cf Household
^S?ffi^Uj^^ggj^S^) Sample*. Tbrsc sample*, a?
' PffT" F"rCC. ?nd after Toa hare ?kept
tnem in your home for ? non:!:* and shown them to fboio
?rho may bare tailed, they become your own property. T'joso
who write at once can bo sure of receiving the Watch
end Sampteo- Wc j.?y ill express, frc?cht.etc Ankreis
fc? tinacal Co., ?ox gist IforUaad, Maia*
First-Class Gun Work Guaranteed.
PRICES AS LO W AS THE LOWEST.
pSr Give me a call at Sportsman's Head?
quarters. Oct 2t> o
From Dr. W. P. Harrison.
KAsnrii.T.K. TEXX. May 2.1SSS-I have used
Swift's S|vcific in my faintly for som-.' time, and
I?, lit \it to ti ? an excellent remedy forall impu?
rities cf thc blood, in my own case. I believe
that I have warded oil a severe attack of rheu?
matism til the Shoulder hy a timely resort to this
efficient rcmcdv. In ail oases whese a per?
manent relief ii sought thia medicine com?
mends itself for a constitutional treatment that
thoronshlv eradicates the seeds of disease from
the system. KEV. W. P. llvnmsox.
WACO, TEXAS. May 9,1SSS.
Gentlemen: The wife of ono of my custo?
mers -.vas terribly afflicted with a loathsome skin
disease, thal covered lu r whole body. She w::s
confined to her bed for several years by this
affliction, and could 1 ot ht Ip herself at all. She
could not .-K op from a \ ut it nine and stfn-r
?ns oT the skit:. The disease bafflcq ;!:e skill
of thc*physicians who treated it. lier husband
besan finally utwni: his wife Swift ?, Specific, ar:d
she commenced to improve almost immediately,
ami ina few weeks she was apparently well. Sic
\< now a hearty, fine looking lady, wiih no trace
of tu-.: affliction left. Your* very :r dy,
J. Ti. SKARS.
Wholesale Druggist Austin Avenue.
Treatise cn Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
THKSW?FT SPECIFIC CO.. Drawer3, Atlanta, Ga.
tfcv York, 73l'> Broadway.
For Sale.
ANUMBER OF DESIRABLE BUILDING
Lota in various portions of the city.
THOS. E. RICHARDSON.
Jan. 2-ti.
C. W??LBEM & CO*
WHOLESALE GROCE8S,
AND DEALERS IS"
Mimi, Lipis, Wm, k
167 and 169 East-Bay,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Dec. 2 $
OHO F. WiETERS,
WHOLESALE
GROCER
Aud Liquor Dealer.
OFFICE AND SALESROOM;
183 East Bay, Charleston, S. 0.
Nov. 7 o_
Gl. f. S?E?II1&SOU,"
Established 1847.
WHOLESALE GROCERS*
Auction and Commission Her chan-s
and Liquor Dealers.
AGENTS FOB
Celebrated Dove Brand Ham.
The Pnilip Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee
Beer.
Maryland Hominy Mills.
Griffiths Bakery Co.
Motts "Cider aird Vinegar.
Banner Preserve Works.
Frank Packing Co.
197 EAST BAY ASD 50 A?D 52 STATE Si?.,
(Auction Room State Street,)
CHARLESTON, S. <C.
Consignments Solicited.
Jan. S3.
GEO. L COOK,
PHOTOGRAPHER,
265 KING STREET,
CHARLESTON, 8. C.
Aug 10 o
CHAS. C. LESLIE,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
FISH, GAME, OYSTERS,
TURTLES, TERRAPINS,
POULTRY, EGGS, &e>
Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market.
Office and Fish House, 18 and 20 Market St.,
East of East Bay,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
All orders promptly attended to.
Terms cash or city acceptance.
Oct. 3
PAVILION HOTEL,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
First Glass in all its Appointment*,
Supplied with ail Modern Improvements.
Excellent Cuisine. Large Airy Rooms,
Otis Passenger Elevator, Elec?
tric Bells and Lights, Heat?
ed Rotunda.
RATES $2.00, $2.50 AND $3.00,
Rooms Reserved by Mail or Telegraph*
Sept 16'_'_
WAVERLYHO?SE,
IN THE BEND OF KING STREET?.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Rates, $2 and $2.50 per day*
G. T. ALFORD,
May 2-? PROPRIETOR.
WRIGHT'S HOTEL,
. COLUMBIA, S. G.
-O
THIS NEW AND ELEGANT HOUSE,
with ail modern improvements, is now
open foT the receptior>.of guests.
. S. L. WRIGHT & SON, -
Proprietor*.
Obtained, ami ?lt PA TK2i T JU ?St SUSS at?
tended to for MODERA TE FEhX Our of?ce
opposite the IT- s. latent Office, ?ad wc can
tait? ?'.-itt'ii?s HI less time than those remote fro^
\rA$JI?XGTOX. Ixmd HODEL /'.V.I ITO2RC
PHOTO of invention. We advist.? ns to petent
abilitv free of eharc? and we muk?; .YO cUARGi
ENX?SS PATJCST IS SECl'XKJK \
For eireu'nr. advice, terms and -references tO\
actual clients in your own St.tte. County, etty or
Town, write t
Opposite patent Office, Washington, X>. ?
WILLIAM KENNEDY
Fashionable Barber*
MAIN STREET,
Next door to Earle & Purdy's Law Office.
SUMTER, S. C.
IDESIRE TO INFORM the eitisen*
Sumter amp* vicinity that 1 bare c^o?4
business on my own account a? the rvtcve ohf
Stand, and that with competent and polite
assistants, I will be.pleased to serv? them in
any branch of my business ia- t?* b^. Sigl*.
of the art.
Give me a cali.
WM. KENNEDY.
Oct. 19.
FAVORITE SlfiRFl
l?&iutt&??j DillUMSSk
tVarraztted for Five Yearn. _^--^^^^T^
Our Favorite Sinect
Drop Lncf. Fancy Cover, Large Drawers,'
fttckel Rings, Tucker, Ruffler, Binder,
Four Widths, of Hemmers.
?<*nt cn on.^ week's* o :a!. Delivered in vom- boice f-ct
i ? Sreight charg- s. Puy only of -Mar.ufa'cturcrs. Sav* J
Canvassers Coraimssjor.? G-1 New Machine* J
Address for c?r^ul-rs ~ad Testimonials, s, .Jj
Co-operativ: Sewing Macake Co, I
'Zit) Quinoo Street. Philac1*l?bte.. Ps? ^
"T ? 1 Ililli all H i HQ LuiulM
?Ve will ibo ztati free t coapielfl
me of our co*?v ana vitaftbl??H^H
?mpl?*. I? rct?rh we t*k Omi J*4
ibo w ?hat we and. to dxw* who i
pty <*U st yoar bom?, tad .*? S 2 ^
Smooths al] ahall tecoma yoee CV**
pnptnr. Thi* cmd m?|W M
jailer the Singer ptf^
i whion OAT? nm ont ; btfoet pOMgg
br>?i m*tracoana circa Tboae wh*. wtitetouat ??ooflM^i j
cv* free tb? DCM ?ewin?-m?cl?a* ia thu whA, aJ <?>