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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22. WHY NOT BEFORE? Yon xviii como when my face Is as palo as tho flowers, The lily white flowers you strew on my Mer; You wi? c*3nxe at the close of the long, lonely j hours And show how you loved me-when I am cot \ here; i When the long watch is over, and lifo is-co j more, j But why not before, friend; oh. why not I before? Yon will bring of those flowers the best and tito ? rarest To wave o'er my casket fn beauty and bloom; ? You will whisper my came 'mid thc proudest and j fairest. And tell how my going has left you in gloom; i When nothing can comfort the heart that j was sore; Then why not before, friend; olu why not before: I Yon w*a come to my grave with a heart almost ! broken, . And think of the kind words you oft might have j said; Yon will wish; eh: how keenly, the words could be j spoken That-new cannot fill the dull ear of the dead; .Waea your voice cannot reach mo on Lethe's dark shore Then why not before, friend; oh, why not before? You will sing of my songs, you wi2 tell of my story, And weave the bright garland of praise round ?. nay name; . Yoe will crown my cold brow with the laurel of glory, When vain is the glory and useless the fame: . When the poor heart is still and the long? ing is o'er, Then why not before, friend; oh, why net before? -R. Dickens in the Inter Ocean. t She Was Gav Once. Mr. William IL Crane, the come- ; i dian, tells a storr which he says was ! given to him by Mr. Edwin Booth, t according to Eugene Field. It seems ' ? that an old lady SO years of age, lying j x at the point of death, sent for her | clergyman and availed herself of the : spiritual consolation that holy man j? was qualified to administer. This im- j ! portant oSice having been discharged, j s the moribund octogenariariTell to dis- t c coursing about the manner in which ; x she vdshed to have her obsequies con- ? c ducted, and she insisted that she should j be so attired as to present a pleasing | appearance, | r "Tell me, sir," she asked, feebly, j 0 "what kind of coffins are now the i s fashion for ladies?*' j v "There are two styles, my dear sis- j D ter,'* answered the pastor, soothingly, j s "The coffins fer married women are ?' lined with red silk, and the coffins for i " maiden. ladies are lined with white ' * satin." ? a "Well, then," said the old lady with ; h .a sigh, "I suppose you'd have to line . w my coffin with white satin," and in a j s? moment she added, brightening up, j ?t "but you can put in some strips of j jt . scarlet plush, for I was pretty gay j when I was a girl !"-Boston Herald, i w _ ; lt 'Barnam's First Hippopotamus. ? tl "The first hippopotamus ever seen " : in this country," said Tody Hamilton, j ? " "was brought here by Mr. Barnum. : a! '. It was about twenty-five years ago. j11 .Mr. Barnum wanted ono "the worst ! tl . way, and had been on the lookout for j h ? one for many years, when he heard j {j, thatsome natives in South Africa had ei ? caught a big fellow in a ph, and that . . it had been sold toa German dealer in j L wild animals. The dealer got an I 01 offer of ?25,000 for it and the offer j & was accepted. Ten thousand dollars : dh was paid when the bruie was safely ' ai placed on board tho vessel that was to j b? bring him ovcr;another?10,000 was io ! tt. ? be paid when he arrived here, and the ?. . remaining $5,000 at the expi- :ia ration of three months in case the j brute lived. He arrived here in good j condition and was the center of euri- ca osity for several months. But he was cr so big and clumsy and required so j0 much room that Mr. Barnum consent- j f0 ed to rent him to a man named Berry, ; who waisted to take him round the ! . country exhibiting-him. Berry paid : S1< ? $500 a week for him, and the venture ar was so proiitable that he cleared $80,- j di 000 in one year."-New York Sun. ; r>i Wawkaw Swaw Daw aw Kaw. j [fj "Father," said Rollo, looking up j !w from his Sunday school, paper, "are ; 0(] ail the idols petrified?" ">W replied his father, for it w;is he; "why do you ?11 ask such aailly question f "Because/' said Hollo, "this morning the choir ! 00 sang a missionary hymn, and one ed . verse said, 'The heathen in his blind- : be ness bows down to wooden stone," Sc "My som" said Mr. Holltday kindly. aD "don't try to formulate your creed ' ? from what you think thc choir seems : ,e to say, or you wil l get the religions of ! " 1 this world into snell a:i inexplicable th and incomprehensible tangle that of 'Paracelsus" wi li read like a eli i Id's ii is- Mn torv of Anyplace in words of one sy?- ; ?h Iable.-Bo?> ?urdette. ^ ri o w Herr Krupp a* a Taxpayer. Thc largest taxpayer in Germ;:ny i Herr Krupp .of Essen, who pays ??,480 . on an income cf ?210,000; and next t0' comes Baron Wil?y de Rothschild of Frankfort on Maine, with an income of ?205,000 and a tax of'?5*9-10. The itu greatest income returned by a resident uv ni Berlin is?l23v000. There a re th rc J .... others whose incomes vary from ?4S.U00 to ?57,000, and there are s:?: more who have upward of ?30,000 a year var h. There are also IGo persons in Berlin whose incomes are between d< ?6.000and ?10*000. - London Truth. r?u da rt a i Philadelphia Ladies Takw *'L- T. Straight." At a down town restaurant, with a big bar ut tac! ?cd, wailers may ho seca coming daily to the bau* willi a cup and saucer and asking for an "L. T straight." Theeup^are handed back to them containing a ihiid that very much resembles t<a. hut ?neils of something stronger. L T. means ladies' tippleaud it issimpiyan ingen? ious way of serving whisky straight1 at tabie to the many women who crt li for it without attracting attention. Philadelphia Times. ?> : e A man should ly careful nevr-rto V:i' tel' taies of himself'to his own .disad- m?; vantage. People may be amused arid ? . laugh at the tim.;, but they will Iv: rc membered, and brought up -t r . him upon some subsequent occasion. -Johnson. we _ au n;>t?bii)5 a Hank. ? ? One of the most daring bank rob- ?r< berics that 1 recollect was committed a \ in Winnipeg in 1 >S2; and there are many former citizens <a* that j>!:-.ec now residing in St. Paul who will al /; remember this even?. Thc robfcx rs were never discovered. One morning about il oc?o? k two men eui ?:.'.<! the Pr Merchants' lank on the corner of Main b?i and Postoffice streets. As usual at that sta hour the ban's was crowded Oneof thc men stationed himself in front of the paying relier's desk, as ir awaiting }:is tara to transact business, and hauling a newspaper from his pocket began toread. Thc teller left h;.^ wire lr screen pen a moment, and iranvdi- tiv ately the stranger opened the paper 1 : out and held it up high, while the ac- he compil?e immediately behind him sprung up on the edge of the counter and reaching over grabbed a big roll of bills imounting to about $12,000. He rushed from the bank, followed by 'O' the newspaper reader, and before any poj one realized what had occurred had fiel disappeared. No ciew was ever ob- i the tsit-pi! " r . Pi1:! !'?riiy>er Pl'fiSS ? v. i. uoi i. i.-ia--? X - ?-~. 1 P 8 tm f<-i te? Wt Hil? .Bob, the Lion Killer. ? An Old Wyoming Hunter Who Had a Mountain Lion for a.JJe-1 Felicio. Near the head waters of Horse creek, : io this territory, lives Gerard Bob, a j former weil knowu mount; meer, who, j as might be-supposed, deri'.ed his queer title from the number of mountain ? ! lions he had slain in that vicinity. | Various are the ways ia which he has ?\ slain the animals, for he no sooner gets j j on the trail of one of the varmints than j j be scarcely halts or stops, but continu- j ally shadows the animai day and night j uutil it is brought to bay and dropped j by the uuerring aim of his rifle. [..' Though Gerard Bob is fairly covered j with scars aod -'Jeep.gashes from fierce ! encounters with lions and other brutes, I every one cf which indicates a thrilling I adventure, yet he protests that he is ! . not afraid of the most savage mountain j lion that ever walked, for he considers ! , the whole tribe base cowards. On one ;. occasiou he had a mountain lion for a ? l" bed fellow and he affirms that he rented j m p?rfectly easy, and without any undue j ,j excitement. It came about in this wiee: ! One of the ranchmen living in the foot- j h?ls cear the North Platte river had ? <= been missing large numbers of his j , sheep, and they had evidently been j ^ slaiu by some wild animal. The dtpre- j t dations instead of decreasing were rap . i j. idly augmenting tili each morning two ; ar more members of the flock would be ? found slaughtered and their carcasses ? P jit Dartly eaten. The owner cf the ranch * . I Qi roncluded that it was the work of aj. ion and employed Gerard Bob io bring i Q the animal's skin. The first day out, though he followed j , he lion through deep valleys and over j he rocky sides of the mountains for ! . . ? 11 ?eariy forty miles, yet not once did he j ^ :atch sight of the beast, though at sev- j ^ ral times he was very near. At one ?lace among some thick brush the lion j ^ topped long enough to kill a good sized j ^ leer, and was feasting on the carcass, ? S<: fheu the noi-e of the hunter's approach i ^ aused him to fire again. j ~ The hunter, after taking a fair night's ! g est uuder some shelving rocks, was ! ut again at the first dawn of dav and i " oon discovered the lair of the beast ! rhere it had lain during the previous !. igbt. Then another toilsome day was pent in following tiie lion, but Bob got ? p1 ne glimpse of him behind some bushes j aI 'his greatly encouraged the.h unter, as ! e noticed that occasionally the lion j*" alied at intervals,.indicating that he 1 ,p ras growing tired. vAt the earliest ; ireak of light on the following-morn- rc )g Bob hastily swallowed his cold i ,M inch of jerked meat and biscuit an 1 ! ^ as ofter the lion as usual. The t-.aii j." " id straight for a cave, and jus* as. Bob stereo at one end tue lion rushed out j ^' ke a fiush at the other. But a quick i ^ jot from Bub's rifle wounded the lion ;jd ii> its flight left a trail of blood in I J ie path. Ou it went, up the sides of j ie steep, craggy mountain, with Bub j^' i steady and determined pursuit. Now I . s felt certain of his game, thc blood jabling him to follow it easily. Still ! . ie animal did not exhibit aRv uucom- ; 1 . ''CO on signs of fatigue until late in the , iv. At various times, however, it eu- , ;avored to secrete its trail by doubling ' "A id springing in and oui of the water, ! lt tho hunter's eagle eye readily de- ! =u cted 'ihe effort at deception and the j _e( Mer lost but little time with blind ; rci ails- . Iap Late in thc afternoon, as B ,b was n.( .refu ly feeling his way up among the ; ags, suddenly he was eta-riled by a ] t;0 w -?j-Tvir ?, a:;d instantly he saw the J u~ rai of the animal .io mid-air. coming 1 t;,( rectly toward him. -Stepping to one rc. ie he barely dodged the beast s paw, re{ :d it landed far below bin), and again :"< ^appeared in a twinkling. He DOW U.,' irsued it with more vigor, and that 0* eniug just at dusk .discovered-where fJ-K e animal had crawled in a hole be- .J(" feen some rocks. Bob haired at the t() itside only long enough to eat his dry ^0 eal, and then, with his Winchester in ,... ?nd, boldly entered. At first he j |u uld hear growls and the animal .seem- . J0, to be n;oving nut far from him, but jst, could not distinguish a .-ingle object. e?j .on he came tv where the bole forked, d as he did nut yet sec thc animal, decided to remain in the deu until arning and prevent ils esear-e. All e time he could ht-ar the movements ' jco something near, find he lay with his du. ger touching tue trigg".-, ready tu \n out. [lours were away, and he am. inks he must have fallen asleep, but the '.v long he did no; ktn?w, for. when he ?coe .kc up he forgot where he was and san t our his hand. As he did so |,e jl)C icheu the fur ut inc ??on, an J it ?rn rdiately ga*, e a snarl Two ey.- -, now '. ,;fu ired fiercely upon him. in another cbs * ! :? t* ? he pointed gun toward ;;.<. era o glistening eyes and find The ro- , ^!,< ri was ?J-lickly f ik?wed by a cloud of T\< st and violent struggles "i thc beast. Sl,|j ten a.i became cairn. A few minutes thii erwards he found the corpse of fhc ad lion, and ti.-:; bf g-;:i the r.:>k of as :.:r,g it - u* of the hole. On arriving it.?. the surface he was considerably sur- t}1(: ised to find ?he div ?j ??tr wu ?i advanc and after skinning U:e animal ai v\i} ce battened for ti..- s< tri-m?:.^.;. .The , \u> n :n'': a reo almost nine r?*et, and v.:;.-, cal Weiers? monster t.-iramu (,'if>i .t.. .^t?; i ? ' fJoja Bean, !>r <i-.?c-s!?m?ri i'tt.aiks; 'The ?" >'.?- ''h . u .: d t MI a an arri China ; as a rda *h!v nutiitous i r-i tor man. and thc ? .i v. plaut heans and straw \.+ a ' .? luai>le b?od for ca*tie. Toe require- N ?t.:'. fi?r &ttccessfaJ culriv:i*i?m are a 1 h s il :u a good s?are ''t i> r ii:7. ii-u . a ? 'ii ut afc similar thar s'?itanle .. ? - o ? t n corn, thir tria's with r ti ?? ... . j. ?'-.i grce? t..d'il r and r??r ? nsdagn . very enc?u'rag;?.?.^. W e secured <o 11 U st I; ial it'"it* eigli? ? ) nine tons of field <d ?ross na?u?.i! \r i ?ere of ?riv tit- sa tn< amount -Bat wi;-t. ,;;," io? k a? th'' analysis v.? i.av>. in rho d of th'- soja heart ?' -"tt fif? cen iin.<s r:",: QiUeh fat. tnirtern ? - t cent Ui??re stein or m-n.seie fora.iog SOU-' M;'- -. ?, t 20 pei e??tit. it ss h?\ai givii'g sol - ? nee. V\ hi n we f ?kc ; i; . . et :r** '" ... . .fi . r: r s. s'j-i bean nas abo tu rive %) .es as nundi fat, ?*.vtce a*8 mueh pro- . t' n or muscle- forming substance, and i p? r cent less ol heating sntist.inci' will also he observed that thc !?utr? e ratio of the entire plant is given as .' ;;-4-. Tb.is h n s come. I \>. ?ii vc. to (l cot.sid' red hy ail ca'fie feeders as a [..,, !! balanc tl ratten fur milch cows. 1 uuuecessanly r:<-?? ?<<\- wtk ani? ls; and as lt seems J<> l>e an nnhan plant to harvest, as the podjj w? i \ ,;, j out the i?et<l if lett to ripen m thc d. and too bulky to gather and house V r entire plant, ali that will hence- !.'(', a?y to pul il ?n the silo, and wc L i. will have no grain to feed to thc cows in addition to the ensilage, as ibe en? silage will be ri c?mplete feed in itself As it is easily pulled up it can be easily harvested fer silos, lu the North Car? olina Ex peri ra eu tal Station report for 1887. the yield of soja beans is put at 4,415 pounds (air dried.) cow peas 1,895 pounds, fodder corn .?>,734 pounds iud sorghum 4 573 'pounds per acre, buckwheat, 1,780 pounds, this last bar rested on June ICth, planted April 22d-52 days. Why hts not this plant jeen used more in this State than- it j las? To Fight the Trust. Thc Farmers Resolve to Usc Cottvii Bagging. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 15.-A | iOnventioD, embracing delegates from ] be Alliances au-1 Wheels of all the j Cotton States, met in Sublette Rah I bis city, this morrnog. About 100 j ielegates are in attendance. The object ? s to devise means to fight the Bagging* Prust, or force that organization to sore reasonable prices for bagging ? 'he temper seemed to be in favor of ? laking au arrangement with the bag- j ing men, if possible. A speech of j welcome was delivered by Capt. J. F. I ohnson. President of the Alabama j National Bank, i It was responded to i y Col. L h. Pope, of North Carolioa. 'he sessions are ail secret. Ilepresen itives of the bagging factories are resent in the conference. The foliow ig is furnished as a portion of the pro codings in the secret session : Col. L. i. Pope, of North Carolina, appointed ) confer with bagging manufacturers, jad letters from six cf them. More ian three disclaimed any connection j ?th the trust, and stated positively j lat they would stand by the prices set j - y it. These letters with the report of j ie bar^iug committee, was referred to ? C C i special committee of ono from each tate, consisting of the following : Mas - ! y, of Florida; Livingston, of Geor-? ia; Payne, of Kentucky; Claytou, ! : Louisiana; Breman, of Mississippi ; ? arr. cf North Carolina; McIntosh, of' DUth Carolina and Gowan, of Tenues- ; e. The committee was instructed to j infer with Donipban, of St, Louis, >w in thc city in the interest of the i te brgging trust, and to see what -?co ' oposition he had to submit to them, id report The Badging Convention in secret ssion last night had a long and full* scussion i-f the bagging question. lie committee on bagging repurted and commended cotton bagging as a per- ? anent covering for cottou bales. It ! is shown ?hat ibis would absorb 125.- j ?0 bales of the rotten crop and the j surance on the entire crop would be j 2.000.000 less. Tho Bagging Trust j preservatives . present ciT'-red to lay ! iwn jute bashing at 1*2;,- cents per J rd against 1-'! cents as the cost of cot- j ti bagging. The report of the com- j ?'tee recomm'T.ding the use of the ,' ter was unanimously sud en th us?as-1 ;al!y adopted. Mr. Murdock, of Charleston, S. C.. ? here representing manufactures of tten bagging in that city and will en- j aver to have his goods adopted to take i e place of jute. -- - -Hf?- ?kW The morphine habit, which is causing ! ch an amount of talk in France, is j reiving attention from the English j viewers and medical meu. it would \ pear, according to sorue i f the coin- ! mtators on the vices cf dissipated j k; that *til? sor?s of ghastly dissipa- I ns have been adopted by women who I ve nerves and other idiosyncrasies on ; ; other side of thc water. Tra ciga- ' res have been superseded by ciga- ? tes Oiled with various herbs, includ- j I opium, which are sm-ked hy ihe ? men of Loudon who run to that sort thing. ..While the . aucibcr bf -inge- ? ?us drugs w hich have been introduced ; or.'g the women of Paris is too long I enunn afc, but there is Iilile-ce-rious ? ?bt about the estent to which this ? .ticular form of dissipation has taken Paris But most of the talk in Lon- ; j emanates from professional alarm- j who are forever wi itiug . to the i tor of a daily newspaper. Huckleberries. ihe gathering ai d shipping of huck- j en ies can he made, a profitable in- ; -\ ?try for liorry County. They grow j " large quantities in different s-e^tiom^ j 1 cost nothing but the trouble to pick m. The railroad authorities arc en- ! ^ iragiug the industry and have 1 eft ! opie-crates with the A L'en t fur the j ^ section of those desiring to make . 4 Ol {?meats. -The crates cannot be man- ; ct tired Mero, but will have to be pur- ! tscd. They c?>st about ii 5 cents per m tc and ho d l)'2 quarts. The berries ? ubi be picked just as soon as ripe, i cy must not be toe ripe. ? good ' ?1 berry, free from bruises, is the ng wanted. They shoild be picked i ti car*; (a f( w red ones don't burt ) j to size and trash Pick directly * quart-her:y baskets, and.to do this crate and baskets in list be carried . < thc woods. The plumpness and ss lisa M bo retained, which cannot j (?.?or bv shifting from one ve.-sel to .'her 'S he (allowing bouses arr ! .d and r< iiabic : J?-hn B Page j i, i'.iii: Pian 1 A S. Cock & Co., ? \\ nc: ;. : ; . Fur tn an & Co., 1, : < i io vo!?l Si . Ni w Vorli ; .) li e-o. i (' ... 'Url South Front St., : atielphia ; S V Litth fo ld, Host on. ?i s are manufactured and sold by dina V? .in i \ torr Works, ('linton. [. . ami T !' Pierce. Warsaw, N. W-li'at'j* ?Ii?' VIitH'M- With Von ? ., ..i. :.-T -.th : -!:: " V"M r-? t.r.-.J. v..ir i -. v TI ?...i v in r'"v k :i . t ^ y<>u il ? .! i o .iii: ii - :i : i ? tH'S. :ti ?. ii?-rvini<. <.;..? [! ti,n.;f- -i t.. ?;..ji!,t ri;;'iT iii . V'l lill! "i .i .<. O'.I. :i"'l V"il will H, I u- ijiiJil y"IMI ioiiii-lh : I MM; p..i>..:.. \V- r.-.-.-i.w?.-ii.l >',,- IO -. . i-: :. wi'] j1 tit \..iir , " . .).. li, ,{ X -..,, . v iviifi.c i? ? ? i.l. .1 r 1 . V il .1 I . W. o.. i .ni U II-II - A i o i< ?i Sal v*"? ,?. 0,.--| S .?vi ,II ;i,i- \\..|! i ! Cuts, />ruiS'> - i';.-.i. Ki ii ?i? F.-VHi Sores. Tet'cr. il < lilli ?iii.?, (.'orriji ?lint :ii| hr?^tioos. :t?i?; po.-isr. viy rn rcs I'ites, >>r i\ rr<\v ro<i. i; ii ^u.tt"ai;tt?iij tw e/ive r- . s:iti- ! ri:. ?.: ni"! rv rcfun<lcd. I'ri.n .o ? t-.-: i.' j A . i-i iiis l?v J. F. W. lle ;<?. o ' br; .In an Arkansas Hotel. ! *I desire to retire.' gai'] a 'Boston guest to the proprietor of a hotel iu Ar kansas. 'You which V asked the dazed man. *I desire to retire.' 'You what:' 'I desire to retire.; '.Well-I-I'll be d-d if ? b'lievc we've got it in the house mister.' 'Got what?' said the amazed guest; 'I didn't ask for anything.' 'It is strange vou cannot understand D rn* plain English. I simply said I desire to retire. That is, ? wish to go to my room.' 'Oh-aw-oh! That's hit? You wanter turu da, eh ? Whyn't you say so? We don't know nothing 'bout de sirtn' to retire here in Arkansas. Wc just put oiT to bcd.' And when he came down stairs he said to his wife ; 'if that't the way they talk in Boston, it ain't no wonder there's so many fools there. 'Desire to retire!' Well Til be d-d !'- lid Bits. A mau hopelessly lost ?D the bash in South Australia, after wandering about for four days, came upon the telegraph lile betweeu Adelaide and Port Darwin. He hadn't strength to go further, but he managed to climb a p ie and cut the wire. Then he made himself as com? fortable as possible and waited. The plan worked well. The telegraph re? pairers were sent along the line, and they came to the wanderer in time to save his life. He was an American. Clear boiling waler will remove tea stains and many fruit stains. Place a bowl under the fabric where the stain is, and pour the boiling water 'through. HM Sarsaparilla, and he sure you get ir, when you want the best biood-purir?or. "With its forty years of unexampled suc? cess in tin- cure of l?ood Diseases; you can make no mis? take in prcfemn^ Ayer's Sarsaparilla to any oilier. Tho fore-runner of mod? ern blood medicines, Ayers Sarsaparilla is still tito most pop ular. b"ing in great? er demand than all _-. others combined. " Ayers Sarsaparilla is .?d?ng faster than ever before. I never hesitate to recommend it." - George AV. Whitman, Druggist, Albany, Ind. "I am safe in saying tba* my sales of Ayer's Sarsaparilla far excel'those of any other, and it gives thorough satisfac? tion.."- L. If. Bush, Des Moines, Iowa. "Ayer's Sarsaparilla and Ayer's Tills arc the best selling medicines in my store. I ea:r recommend them conscien? tiously."-C. Eickhaus, Pharmacist. Hose land, 111. " We have sold Ayer's Sarsaparilla hore for over thirty years and always recommend it "when asked to name tho best blood-purifier/' - W. T. McLean, Druggist. At?gusta? Ohio. I have sohl youl' medicines for tho last seventeen years, and always keep them in stock, as they arr staples. ' There is nothing so good for the youth? ful blood' as -?"cr's Sarsaparilla." - R. L. Parker, Fox Lake, Wis. "Ay.-r's Sarsaparilla gives the best satisfaction of any medicine I have in stock. I recommend it, or, as the Doctors say. ' I prescribe il over the counter.' it never fails to meet tito cases for which I recommend it, even whore thc doctors' prescriptions havo been <f no avail."--C. F. Calhoun, 3>lonit?i>?ith, l?msas. * ?yer's Sarsaparilla, PK EP AR KD DY Dr. J. G. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Trice SI : ?ii. tallied, ?5. Worth $i a boUlo. L. W. FOLSOM, i j Successor to F? Ii. FOISO:?I & l?ro. - j SUMTER, S.' C. Dealer in !CLOCKS, JSYvEL-ItY tm 3 Wm ??Ks? Tine Cold tmd Silver Watches, Sterling Silver and finest 'Flated Bridal Presents, Rich Jewelry in Gold and Plate. Clocks, Spectacles and Eve Glasses, Opera Glasses. Gold Pens. Machine Needles and Oil for al! Machines. Fishing 'Tackle,- &<v&c. The celebrated Royal St. John Seeing Ma? chine and finest Razor in America always on hand. Repairing promptly and neatly exe? cuted hy skilled workmen. Orders by mail will receive careful atten? tion. Sept. 5 TTWHITE & SON, 1 nsuran ce Agents5 Ofter in First Class Companies, i FIRE INSURANCE, TU RN A DO 1 NSC RA NCE, AGC!DENT INSURANCE, LIFE INSURANCE, PLATE GLASS INSURANCE, SURETYSHIP UN BUNDS, j Anril?_ it' you want to know all about BEES AND HONEY : Production, hy most economical and prac j tical methods, send ? jr free sample of THE A M ERICA X -LEE JOURNAL, j A large quarto, ?6 pages, pnbiishsd Weekly I at One Dollar a Year. Address piain?v, THOMAS G. NEWMAN k SON, i 0113 k 025 Werl Madison St.. Chicago. III. ? SPRING AND SUMMER ! MILLINERY. i fe Wilie aili liss ffler invite '.heir friends and the ladies generally to cati and examine their ?tock. TRIMMED AND U>iTRIMMES Hats and Bonnets. FLOWERS, RIBBONS, &c, KV VARIETY. Children's and Iofants's Lace Caps. [ ZEPHYRS IX ALL CO LO HS j AND SHADES. Orders intrusted to our care will receive j proot nt at tentioo. April 17. _ Sumter, S. C. RATE3-$1 PER DAY. Liberal deduction according tn time. Comfortable Room?. Goo J Table, Private Parlor for Ladies. J. H. DIXON, Nov. "JS. Proprietcr. . DRESSM?KIMG. ?ADIES' DRESSES CUT AND MADE j in the latesi style. Iii and work war? ranted and Satisfaction gunnintt-fd, by'Miss Adele Ostef-r?. Uepabhean sT'ri, opposite Dari.} Avenoe. ?* ri cfs ?ts reasonable as good work can he done for. Feb 8 THE EQUITABLE jifc Assurance Society of thc United ?States. ASSETS JANUARY I, 1880, - - - ?95.042.922 OG LIABILITIES, JANUARY 1, 1S89, - - - 74.243.207 SI SURPLUS, JANUARY I, 1SS9, - - - 20,794,715.15 FIRST. FOREMOST, LARGEST. BEST. Tlie Largest Amount Outstanding Business. The Largest ew Business. Tho Largest Surnlus. The Lallest Income. Issues all kinds of the most desirable forms of Insurance. The Free Tontine Policies are unrestricted as io travel, rcsi ence and occupation after iirst year. Incontesiible after two ears, and Non-Forfeit ab le after t li ree vea rs. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agt, Jan. 2-0 " "Suinter, "S. C. fBPik ^--^-^ * Sinsens'j:,i IIF A IXH'AKTFHS F?K WATCH KS. IAM-ES A&IiAN & CO.! Diamonds, Jewelry- Silverware, Specta- ? oles. Drawing Instruments iE EINEST STOCK IN Tili: STATE RELIABLE COODS AT i REASONABLE PRICES. Writcii Repairing H f;p(M-;:?hv. < ' 11?.? f ins].tor* i f Waldies for South Caro- ? a Railway A??:mtic (^??ast Lino and Southorti l>iv?.si?>n of Three Cs Kail ?ioad. , JAMES ALLAN" & CO., j "..I. S 2Sr> Klnj? St., Sitrn . .!' D?am Ch>?k. Charleston, S. C. j 'HE PALACE SALOON, A. P. LEVY & CO.. Proprietors. j (Successors to Rosend<>r|\? Co.) Wc have constantly on hann ;? (.>(,.:>'.. v ?inc nf WINKS. MQJIOKS. Cl Ci A Sis \\S) TOBACCO Aini rifsiic tn call especial attention t:i tho loliovrinj* : Imported. Peinestic. FRENCH BRANDIE*, SI I EERY. Po KT, IRISH WHISK KY, CATAWBA WINK, JAMAICA RUM, BLACKBERRY WINK, jj HOLLA NP ??IN, <i IN AN P FINK SCOTCH WHISKEY, RYE WHISKEY. Wc cul! especial attention to our B*in%c ffortli Carolina <1on* Whiskey, . J*?. \V hieb wc ucl direct li om thc ?Li!. * The largest und most complete establishment Scutk GEO, S. HACKER & SON, o CL. uz Masirfccnrrcrs of llTlfll ?Ui?j Utt?il. UililU?, ittl?lUltl ?ND BUILDING M?TEEI?L. OTJICS A5D WORKROOMS, King, opposite Cannon Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jun i BEST AND CHEAPEST. ALL 03008 GUARANTEED. . Estimatesfursfehed'bv return Mail. LARGE STOCK, PROf?ri SHIPMENTS. ""i, e. mu MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE? SALE DEALERS IN DOORS, m% Bili, MOULDING, -AND SENEBAL BUILDING MATERIAL. Office and Salesroom?. 10 and 12 Hay nc St, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jar. 25 o m wm m ti COLUMBIA, S. C. X> O O H S , USE & BLINDS, JATHS, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, j AND HAIR.: PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES. C?RTER WHITE LEAD, The Best in the Market. Special Attention -Citen lo Orders j ij Mail. i e C. 0. BROWN & BRO., Opposite Post Office, COLUMBIA, S. C. Oct 5-0 PLANING MILLS, L James H. Sanders, PROPRIETOR. DEALER IN )oor. Sash. Blinds. r L CROLL AND TURNED BALUS-is TE RS , M O ULD ING S, Brackets, Laths, -Shingles, .&c ip anil .Dressed .Mer,! AIR DRIED. lain acud Fancy Coiling, 'Plooring and j Finishing Material, ard and O?ice, Mary Street, Hast cf R. R. Depot, Sumter S.-C. E. B. LOWRY, pt 19 Business Manager, hij I. IlotT. II. A. HOYT C. I. HOYT & BRO., old and Silver Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, ? RI DEN BRITANIA S? ?.VER WARE, ko. REPA IKING A SS>ECIALTV. SPORT INC MAT FRI AL, ells. Wad.- and Everything Pertain? ing to Breech-Loading Guns. PATRONIZE SOME TALENT.! j [c-Si'/c Portraits in Crayon, I MAUI; FROM PHOTOCRAPHS, SUMTER, S. C. j - nv - [RS. E. J. DUNNE. Also prepared to teach a class in Drawing and Music JNO. T. GREEN, j corney and Counsellor at; SUMTER, C. H., S. C. Col lee lion ol tiaims a specialty, une 20. Gr? S? SE?X-iY S Drug Store,: Under Music Ha?? SUMTER, s. c. PURE DR?8S AND CHEMICALS ! constancy on band. A line assortment of | TOILS? ARTICLES, PATENT MED?-i CINES, LADIES' REQUISITES, and al! ar:ic'?-s kept hr first e?ass drug^l?';. | Personal attention frisen to'inc-compound- ; ing of physicians' prescriptions. Cold, sparkling Soda Water, with choice 1 ?cream syrups, Sarsup^F?lA Meade, and Milk Shakes to suit the most fastidious. G. S. SEALY, Apr 13 Omduate of Pharmacy. i, F. w, ihunm:, Agentt ! DRlll?SilS, TO?LET S3APS, PERFUMERY A>:D ALL KINDS D y ! Druggist's Sundries j USUALLY KEPT IN * FIRST-CLASS DRUG | STORK. Tobacco, Snuff and Segars, GARDEN SEEDS, &C. -ALSO Paints, Oils, Varnishes, &LASS, PUTTY, &c. .AND DYE STUFFS. -:-0 Physician V?rescripiior?s carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will find my stock of j Medicines complete, warranted genu in M?d of t'ne best quality. Cfc. and soe for yourselves. IMPERSALSEGGiFOOD, i FOR A LL VARIETIES OF POULTRY, ? WILL MAKE YOUR HENS LAY ! | It keens fow-s in best condition, and makes poultry the mest profitahle stock on the farm, j When the Imperial ICgg food is fed accord- ; ing to directions, sil k and drooping chicks j will never be si?en. It supplies al! the need- | ed material for forming hone, muscle, and ! feather?, and hy it? gentle tonic affect strer.pth- j ens the digestive or?if..:s and lavs the founda- ? tion for vigorous, healthy, and therefore, ; pr?ntablc fowt*. They v/i?l also he fitted for market a-month earlier . il?un Ly common j treatment. For sale bv Dr. A. J. CHINA. March 20. | i MAYE S VILLE ! DRUG STORE. ! DH. GEO. McELVEl &CC0 MATESYILLE^S. C. AYE OPENED A FIRST CLASS LINE | ot DRUGS AND MEDICINES, j And other goo?e-usually found in a gen- j irai drujr business; iuctuding Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye ? 5tufts,.&e. ' j Perfumery, Soaps, . Toilet Articles, Combs and Brushes, j Stat io ne ry, &e. . A full line of Garden Seeds. ! i Fine Tobacco and Cigars. Prescriptions carefully compounded-day or ight. Patronage of '.be surrounding country I ouched ami prices guaranteed as low as in | ny other market. Calls for medical attendance left- st the , "rug Store will receive prompt attention. DR. CEO. McELYEEN & CO. Jan. 2 -x Sportsman's Mpaiit F. W. HOSEMANN .G-UN-MAKER, COLUMBIA, S. C. i DEALER IN teas, Pistols a?.id Fishing Tackle, j Agent for Hazard and Atlas Powder Com ; mies, aiso'Agent for Deferer Arms Co. AMMUNITION OF ALL KINDS. j h bells Loaded bv Latest Improved Machine. ! s ia -' ] a First-Class Gun Work Guaranteed. ; 0 PK IC KS AS LO TV AS TEE I. 0 WEST. \ ???~ Ci ve mc a cal! at Sportsman's Head- . ?arters. Oct 2'j o f V/3fe^C*Vt We-t $Nj w*t. h in 'UoiM..; I J* ll fl fl rup* r^^^M'tj^^>r<^^^A ur.unp C 'tics Doth Ta-ti-V 6B^2??BIKW?^ ''' A*^" t"~*ni.T ?-?th oar Urp<" and vni ^J^W^S^^OH^ naolc hr.c cf Hoti?choI<l ^*^^tt??rtr*i?y^?' >:??*?plCH. Th'.*<? ?amp;??, m ? '?tai rrrc, Ktfi nfirr y. :t MT? k'pt ?rn in vnur homo for S newths an.l chown thrtn to th?o . o us ty have ailed; ??ey bc.*. ::ie your o? n property 1 >. >?* ho writ* Ht oicc cari bo mira of receiving tho Waich d Sample*. VVcjwy all express, froid t.?;c Ai'.Jr-;? Uusoa &. Co., IS?x H? ?, 1'ortlauU. Maine. , SWIFT'S STECIFIC Iso:stir? ly a v. sn?o preparation containhu; .no Mercury, Potash, ArscuTc, orotlicr poisonous tuVtanci-s. SWIFT'S specific ll s ( are 1 h::n<.r?*ds o?<-:i-i>? of Epithelioma or Cr.::, er i-ft'.-.oNkin.tho:i^t:<b? ofcr.M .<-f Eczen^, Blood irumors asd Mein D:sea<?^. n:-d hun? dred* <>f r ot'.sar.d?. <^r * ;:.-cs of Scrofula, Blood Poison, and J.?IMVI Taint. SWIFT'S SPECIFIC Ha.? n Move:I tV->-v !? of ease* of McreurisI Po:?onicg, Rheumatism, and Stiffucss of thc Joints. * WHAT PnysiciASs SAT OFTHT: SwirrSrEcmc. Y\"f ripjH-v,! r!ie sr.iremont cf a few : "I h.ive u>? <1 S. S. S. on paints ronvalescinc: from fcvcr ai !f- -: - with Uh h< st results .t. N. CHENEY, M. D. Ellaville, Ga. J?.."-\iF\-. GA.-Wiiiic White wa* afi?ictcd with (.,-.? '.:;!..'. >. veri y- .r-. I nn -< rilvd S. S., and io-dav be i*a fat an i h,?y. c. AV. PAUKER. M. I>. R?CTIMOXT?. ^ . P< '. ''. 16^?.-1 have taken fiirer initil?'* of sv.fiVs Sp?' i.'c; for secondary : ... .,< . >:? ita-- M uti ii1 . :'. rthaapotoslicr rn otiicr remeciy ? : \.' . .ern -ed. '>>. V. WiNriEnn,f'.D. Fo<>k on C< : t:ir:ou? ri "i Poison mailed free. Ml i'-t:.-:?..* M M S. S. S. T?E SvrrrT Srircirro . ?)ra\ver :?, Atlanta, Ga. 2scw Yorkj 756 broadway. For Sale. ( NUMBER Or DESIRABLE BUILDING y Lots iu various portions of the city. JHOS. RICHARDSON. fen. 2-.??. C. W??LB?RN & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND DSAI/PRS IK PrcYlsions, Lie? Toto, ?k 167 and 169 Fast-Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. 2 6 OTTO F. WIPERS, WHOLESALE GROCER And Liquor Dealer. OFFICE AND SALESROOM: 132 East Bay, "Charleston, S* WISuTOO SON, ' Established 1847. WHOLESALE GROCERS, Ancticn and Coinaa?ssion Merchant and Liquor Dealers. Celebrated Dove Brand Kam. The Piil'ip :'?tsi Brewing Co., Milwatke* Beer. Maryland Hominy Mills. Griffiths Bakery Co. Mott? Cider and VinegAr. "Eanner Preserve Works. Frank Packing Co. 197 EAST BAY AND 50 AND 52 STATE S?., (Auction Room State Street,) CHARLESTON, S. C. Cossig-metJtsSoIiCited. Jan. 23. GEO. L. COOK, PHOTOGRAPHER, 265 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Aug IO o CHAS. C. LESLIE, ?Wholesale and Retail Dealer in FISH, GAME, OYSTERS, TURTLES, TERRAPINS, POULTRY, EGGS, tot. Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market. Office acd Fish House, 18 and 20 Market St., Frfst of East Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. All orders promptly attended to. Terms cash or city acceptance, Oct.3 PAVILION HOTEL, . CHARLESTON, S. C. First Glizss in all its Appointments. Supplied with all 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 ly Mail or Telegraph* Sent 16_^ W?RL?H0USE, IN THE BEND OF KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. [lates, S'2 and $2.50 per -Hay. G. T. ALFORD, Mav 2-0 PROPRIETOR. WRIGHT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. -O rHTS NEW AND ELEGANT H O USS, with ati modere improvements, is now pen for the reception of guests. S. L. WRIGHT & SON, Proorietors. >btairied. and ail l'A 7 AA JF 7>0/A2?SS> at? ended to for MODERA TR FEES Our office is .pposite the C.S. I'ateutoffice. and weean ?b nin l'aient? ni les* time than those remote ft?? ', ASiUMrrns. Send MODEL. DRA to'tSC or 'DOT') of invention. Wo advise as '? patent? ai lit v five ofeh?rs? and we make AC CHARGE .'AV. Ass PA TEXT IS SE<CRED. For ciwi?ar. advice, tonns an?! reference* to etna! cltenus in your own State. <*??unir. <"ityor towrrwritc u C.A.SNOWSC Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D. C GILLIAM KENNEDY. Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, Nest door to Karie & Purdv's Law Office. SUMTER, S. C. DESIRE TO INFORM the citizens ?? Sumter and vicinity that I have opened ?siftoss cn my own account at the abo**e?ld and. and that with competent and polite sistanis. I will he pleased to serve them ia ty branch cf my business io the best style the art. Give ise a call. WM. KENNEDY. Oct. If?. mam si? )ur Favorite Singer Drep L~af. Fancy Cr;ver. Large Drawers, Nickel Ring*. Tucker, Ruffler, Binder, Feu* Widths of Kemmeps. it on one week's trial. Treltvered in your home fret rn tght i.s -. ! u : only cf Manufacturer?. Saw V?-.V, :.- Cv^^sMnv. C. t New Machines .hv>sl.: c.; uLrs ;.nd Testimonials, ^-operative Sewing Machine Co, '>ll> Qjtince Street. Philadelphia. Paw ^gg* k SeTriBr-BraehlaermilTI i?*-*^^*?T? *' oa-"* '.nobli.t.l.llljlj a#l*r7a SaaflMbVe ;r-Jf IZ> *:i P*-"". bi P II pit Wm't J 4 ?Sri?*' r,,acl?F onr mach??! ILLILI S3il*^T_ Jj^ana poods when? vio people caa ?. ^?^^^^?jg^pfrgon in each loctJltyabef? /?LA 1'^' wcr,:)d-til the irtacuniaa? I L%iii I Ka?JV'00 o:"?*-r eoatfc ted T?!c*M?ert ?5=5t'I , Lw^n?Mmpl(>t- In mara we Mk OJ? if.?! Vif'pf ??h.:rr wb?i we atnd. to Aoac w*a? wy />U?A ?nay calj at yoor ho???, tai after* L^Tl ^U^^B^?^after CHI Kl?ger pal-Mk ?J^Jg^NjMS^Vwhicb ba?? mn oat : Wow^|W??a? Pfta \ ^fe^^t^l*'1fc>m><rp':*' aird ?ow mf?? Sat I Kr Kl PRp rM tm^r^^^nM^?M Sa ??.W I I BLIWrea. Ko capital reqofavd. m. ?nwrBctxma jma Tbom whowriu ts aaa? ?aceente* e free th? beat aawiaf^aaekiM ta th? world, aa* *. S Upeofwork?of birt art aw abows ???Aarta AMtlaa. ?CE ?Sc CO., Box ?40. AdtaUa, lallt