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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12. i Letfs Try Cotton Bagging. ?I?-'"J:To begin with, let. it be understood ~ &at the bagging which wraps a bale of /%ttoo is aa mach a part of the expense: of raising the cotton and putting it cc '"the market as hoeing or ploughing or hauling or ginning it. ^ In 1888 the manufacturers of jute bagging, by a combination among themselves, put up the price beyond a legitimate profit. Patting tho Ameri? can cotton crop at 7,000,000 bales, the Bagging to wrap it at the 1SS8 price ef %3% cents per yard, cost the farmers 15.670,000. : Against the illegitimate profit'in that combination the farmers raised a timely abd ananimous protest, and rather than submit proceeded to form a combination '""of their own to use bagging made out of their own cotton. They have ar? ranged to get this bagging to the -N factory for 12& cents per yard. To cover 7^00,000 bales of cotton with cotton bagging at seven yards per m* will require 49,000,?00 yards. ; This at 12? cents per yard is $6,125, UpGO. This is only $455,000 more than TOote cost in 1888. /^r"To meet this competition of cotton ??ging the jute manufacturers have ta year cat their prices from 13J to ^&10f cents. To cover the crop of 7,000, 000 bales with six yards to the bale will require 42,000,000 yards. This at this years price of 10? will make a total' cost of ?4,567,500. The total cost of covering -the crop with cotton bagging at present factory prices, and allowing nothing for freight tb tile farm and merchants' profits, is $6,125,000. S T?be total cost of jute at present 1 ??fory prices is ?5,56.7,500. Take the latter from the-former, and the difference in favor of ihe jute is -$i?57, 500. * That is, it will cost that much more, at present prices, to wrap a 7,000,000 jcro?. in cotton than in jute bagging. Now the question comes up, what are the incidental benefits .-that will com? pensate the farmers for this extra cost of $1,557,500 in the use of cotton hag? gis 1. The manufacturers combined once and put up the price to suit them? selves. Tne fear of cotton bagging competion has caused them to reduce their price over $1,000,000. Remove this fear and they might jump up $2,000,000 or $3,000,060, or any number of millions they choose. * 2. The raw material of ?ute comes from foreign countries. With the ex f? eeptios of a few thousand dollars7 worth, it is all manufactured outside of '* the cotton States. Nearty the entire cost of the jute bagging, or ?nearly $4,657,500, goes out of the cotton States. 3. The entire cost of the cotton bagging, or $6,125,000, will bo kept at home io the cotton States. 4. The cotton bagging will con? sume in its manufacture over 100,000 bales of cotton. Everything that goes to increase consumption goes to sustain and increase prices. 5. Expert est?mete? say that to manufacture the cotton bagging will give employment to 5.000. These joople will ali be home consumers to bny the products of thc farm. 6. The manufacture of cotton bag: ging will involve the investment of several hundred thousand doHar-s>rc the cotton States. 7. It is a good thing for aoy people ! j to supply their own wants. To-sapply j ? this one will stimulate ns to go to work' : ? and supply others. ? 8. Because cotton bagging at ?the j t beginning cost 12.J cents as .no reason j why it will continue to cost so much. [ Experience in the art will reduce the cost. Let's try the cotton bagging. Birmingham Age-Herald. History of Cotton Seed. Was there mer a history, *Lis side of Cindcrilla, of the uprising of hamil kj, like that cf the cotton seed ? For seventy years despised as a nui- ! ^'F?tice and burned or dumped as gar- ? hage. Then discovered to be the very food J for which the soil was hungering, and j reluctantly admitied to the rank of ugly utilities. Shortly afterwards found-.to be nutri? tious food for beast as weft *s ?oil, and thereupon treaded with something like respect. Once admitted to the circle of farm husbandries, found to hold 35 gallons of pure oH to the ton, worth in ifs crude ! ... slate $14 to the toa, or ?4(^000,000 j for the whole crop of seed. But then a system was devised for refining this oil up to a ca&o of ?1 a gallon, and the frugal Italians placed ! a cask of it at the foot of every olive tree and then defied the korean breath j of the Alps. And then experience showed tl;31 the j ton of cotton seed was a better fertiliser and a better stock food when robbed of its thirty-five gallons of oil than before ? I And the hulls of the seed made thc best of fuel for feeding the oil mill en- : gine ! And that the ashes of rhe hulls scoop- J ed from the engine's drift had the bign- | est commercial value as potash ! And that the "refuse" of the whole made the best and purest stock to carry to the toilet the perfumes of Lutin and of Colgate I . About this time wc began to spell rotton seed with e^p-ital letters. And how it traveled a-o-rocd HU its I various dresses. As meal cakes i? | whitened the meadows of England wini j woolly fleeces and fattened the British cattle ander the oaks; it-sputtered on the stoves of the Dutch in lieu of lari ; it glistened in the cafes of Taris as olive oils under sea'? and signatures it j couldn't even pronounce to save ?te life, I 2nd from under the dikes in Holland it, went forth to parade in ail the bravery ', of batter and butterine. In our own country it rencwe J the wasting strength of Southern ?-Ads and clad them with whifeuess that would shame the fleeces of England, or yellow that would pale the ibeecs of t-?ie Argo? nauts. It knocked the western hog into spots and poured the western lard out of the frying pac info the fire It furnished the Armours and Fairbanks with a pure substitute for the rancid fat they had been shipping u?, and sug? gested the possibility of a clean aud cheap lard. A Dd about thia time Congress jump? ed on to seed wir h both feet and pro - ' posed to check ils further career by a prohibitory tax. j In Behring Sea. There is no reason to fear that the instructions givea to oar Behring Sea cruisers will lead to any acts of violence in those waters. No British vessel there would dare resist without speciQc orders the seizure of a Canadian or British sealer, and the English govern? ment would not be so reokless or foolish as to give such orders. ?f a foreign vessel is captured pur I suant to tue instruction of the Treasury I Department at T*rasbingtoa it will be brought peaceably into port and the case submited to one cf our courts. ! Then England may be expected to pro? test against the seizure and demand the j release of the vessel, with damages. A diplomatic correspondence will follow, I in which the extent of our dominion in : Behring Sea will be brought to a square issue. The claim made by the present State Department is to absolute control over the entire eastern part of the sea-a part whose width in places is mere than a thousand miles, it is true that so far we have assumed to regulate ouly the seal -end fur fisheries there. But we have no right to regulate the fisheries 'Outside of the three mile limit unless, our dominion over the sea is absolute. ?-If-it is absolute then we can control the entire navigation as well as the fisher ies-can even prohibit all foreign ves-, sels from entering those waters. We see no harm in the State Depart? ment making the claim it has advanced, and much .good may come from it. The seal fisheries are of enormous value, and their protection is of vital importance essential, in fact, to save the animals 'from extinction. If we can substan? tiate our claim to exclusive jurisdiction to the satisfaction of Eogland and other foreign Powers interested, all the bet? ter for us. But if we cannot, then we may at least come to an amicable un? derstanding as to the status of the sea and proceed on that basis for the pro? tection of the fisheries. But we can gain nothing by shutting our eyes to the strength of the case that i will be made against us. England will j show that Behring Sea is not a closed: but an open sea, auc hence not subject to the jurisdiction of any one nation. "She wi l c* e pgainst us our protest in the case of the Baltic Sea and numer? ous similar precedents. If we base our claim on the cessioL from Russia it will be shown that the United States as well as England emphatically denied pre? cisely the -same claim when made by Russia. Indeed tue position of our own gov? ernment on this very question down to the time Mr. Blaine entered the State Department under President Harrison will 'be brought up against us. 'Less than two years ago Secretary Bayard sent a dispatch to our Ministers in Great Britain, Francs, Germany, Nor? way, -Sweden, Russia and Japan, in? structing them to invite the Powers to which they were accredited "to enter into such au arrangement with the gov eronTent of the .United States as will prevent the citizens of -either country from killing eeal.in Behring Sea at such times and .places and by such methods as at ^present srre pursued and which threaten the speedy extinction cf those animals and consequent serious loss to J mankind.7' Was not that a full admission that | the United States did not claim exclu? sive jurisdiction ? "Fer if tbs matter were under our absolute contra! there weald obviously be no occasion for -con? sulting any foreign government about it. Moreover, the favorable responses received from the Powers invited were proof that these Powers did not regard tho matter as one to be controlled by the United States alone. To the same effect was the action of our government in ordering the releje of the Canadian | sealers which had been seized by our i cruisers. Argument, precedent and principle are against the claim now set up by the i State Department. if Mr. Blaine can ! meet and overcome them, all right. If ! he can't, then thc sensible and pattiotic \ thing to do is to accept the best arnica-j ble settlement of the question, it is not a case for war.-N T. Herald. The I-Toon and tbe Bottle. Among the favorite resorts of the anglers hereabouts is Greenwood Like. This beautiful sheet of water lies partly in New York and partly in New Jersey and it attracts daily during the season j rae famous anglers of this section of the country. Comity down on the train the other day a Newark man told me a curious story, which shows that even ? liquor may be blamed for things of which it is not guilty. .'It is now several years ago/' said I my acquaintance, "since ? have touched ; a drop of liquor, and I hare not the ! remotest idea of ever touching it a^aiu. I am not a prohibitionist, and my abstinence is due to some rather pecu Liar circumstances. I was spendhg a j week at tie lake, .stopping at the club bouse of the Greenwood Lake Associa- ? tion. The weather was miserable, as it rained most of thc time Finally we ? had a bright .?cy. Lut the fi.-h did not j bite wei!. Sitting <>n the portico of the j club house that ('.\ning I was watching j ike Utting clouds and tho unusually bright moon, v. !? ;h appeared to ho : about first q tarter. My guid-i wr.> lounging near me and I was anxious for ' sport. 1 called to him to get ready ' and started across the lake. .scnpitrsixc SHORT. "I cast for a while, hui as the bass I did not r?;o I took io trolling I nov. r ! had livelier sport and I whiled away a ! couple of h r,; v tu the m ?st intense eoj .yment, su;!; as - n y an ? a!hu-ia-tie angler can hare 1 could n >t let out twent} fret of line without catching a bronze-back. I considered this rather! curious, bur. KV.-; thunderstruck when I looked up to the u:oon and found ii in : the glory of ful nes*. Was 1 dreaming? Tho moon ec-rtwinl) was ;:; first quarter j about two hours u _o and the fi?, h were i oot biting nt ail N "v dy has ever yet i explained tl..- v;-;.ri s ; !" thc bass, and ! so I thought ii:;!.- t.: . A-'-1' !"'.<'(! li.i i- A'.J mo. ! Naturally ? Warn cl i? on -? !; ;trb. j j had-purchased a M-.:.;?V - i" rory tine I old whiskey ;;.vl r. id a 1 otile of il with ] mc. The Ssh 1 sst .;il rh ir invrt-st for j me. and my guide ivon-icnd why I sat there musing. Thc more ? th??u!?t "f j it the more I worried Fin ?liv I han 1 ' ed my guide th;' battle ar, I ask?d him | to imbibe. I have never in my life met ! a g'K le^ nn matre r how limited i.is knowl-jdge nf the hab? ;? of !i-!?. who! was not a go.~d judge of whiskey. The gui le took a heavy pull an I y.n-nri r-d his iip*, then he declared that if wi; tho fi;)''-t whiskey li?; h.i i ever drunk.. I called hts attention to tho moon, an t he rc nat ked that ho had noticed it late OD the previous evening and spoken of its brightness. Ile said that the moon had reached its full on the previous night, I concluded that something simi? lar had happened to me the about twenty-four hours later. CALLED BACK. "I was all broken up and returned to the club house. I went to bed without saying a word to anybody, wondering what vagaries my miud would conjure up rext. Every few minutes I looked out of thc window., but the moon re? mained exasperatingly full. I did not dare to say a word to anybody for fear of being pat iuto a straight jacket, but I solemnly declared that uever would I touch another drop. I went home by the morning train considerably worried. When I arrived in the city I bought a paper in order to devert my mind from thc moon, which I was continually serins before me in all stages of fulness and emptiness. The first thing my eyes encountered were the head lines, "Last Night's Eclipse of the ?loon Valuable Astronomical Observations'" "The people on the ferryboat prob? ably wondered why i looked so happy, but to this day I kept the vow I made on thc the previous night."-M. i\ Herald ? MO -.??. - It Won the Writer a Trash? ing. The following is a sample of a Friday afternoon composition which Adam Biglier wrote while at school. We may add that Adam Biglier was soundly thrashed for it: "A school ma'am is a verb because she denotes action when you throw paper wads at the girls. Switch is a conjunction and is used to connect verb school ma'am to the nouo boy. This is a compound -sentence of which boy is the subject and switch the object. First person, plural number, hellish case. A school ma'am is differ? ent, from a boy ; a boy wears pants and a school ma'am wears her hair all bang? ed on thc forehead. She puts paint on her face and has some big fellow come and take her home. Ma says a school ma'am never gets tc be older than IS until she gets married, it takes two school ma'ams all day to cook dinner. -'PretUm Times. Don't Experiment. You cannot :tfr->r J tu waste timo in experi? menting when your lungs are in danger. Consumption always seems, at first only a odd. D;> not permit any dealer to impose upon you with s ?me cheap imitation of Dr. 'Kind's New Discovery f?-rConsumption, Coughs ard Colds, but le sure you ?ref thc genuine. Because he can make more profit he msy tell you he has something just as good, or just the same Don't he deceived, hut insist upon getting Dr. King's New Discovery, which is guaranteed to rive relief in ali Throat. Lung an<l Chest affec? tions. Trial Bottle Free 3t Dr. J. F. W. DeLormVs Drug Store. Large Size $1.00. 6 A Sound Legal Opinion. E. Bainbridge Munday E>q., County A tty., Clay Co.. Tex. says : "Have used Electric Bil? lers with most happy re.-ults My hrother also (fas very low with Malarial Fever and Jaun? dice, hui was cured by timely use of this Qiedi ;ine- Am satisfied Electric ..Bitters saved his life." Dr. D. I. Wilcoxsun, of Horse Cave. Ky., idds a like testimony, saying : lie positively relieves he would have died bad it Eut been or Electric Bitters. This remedy will ward ('ff. f.s well ns care al! Malaria Diseases, and for ali Kidney, Liver and stomach Disorders .-tands unequaled. Price )0c. and $1, at Dr. J. F. W. De Lorine's. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best ?alve iu the world for CuU, Bruises sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns and alj Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or io pay reo4uired. It is guaranteed to give per? ec? satisfictirn, or money refunded. Price ibcents per hos. For sale hy J. F. W. De? Lonne. o New Advertisements^ Soar] fia rt s ' EVERYTHING MM Uli tb! m WHEELSt Ten per cent, cheaper "Dn^ina I than anybody, v -Duggii?! Don't buy before getting our prices ?nd catalogues. THE UEO. W. ST?CKELL CO., Name this paper. Nashville, Tenn. P?OTL?RES. MIRRORS THE BEST Picture Frames of all kinds. KW the "Hogers' Groups,'' Card and Cabinet ::zes of frames, choice Etchings and Engtav r:gf. from one cf thc largest and best selected ?tocks in th" cour.!: v. Established i83i. JAMES S. EARLE ?fe SONS, PHILADELPHIA, PA. ?2?** Catalogue on receipt .of ?tamp. GLENN" SPRINGS MINERAL i?TER, A Safe, Pleasaut and Effective Remedy FOB ALL DISEASES Of thc Kidneys, Liver, STOMACH AND SKIN. [t Acts on the Bowels. Cleanses the System, - AN!) ISegsilates Ihc Liver, And is a specific for most FEMALE DISORDERS. For sale by Dr. A J. China, Dr. G' I. Sealv and Dr. J. F. W. DeLwe. mm h sus, m, GLENN SP1UNGS, S. C. \;>ril IO. i : i E Oe" 51 i Ti VESTfvl ZNT fur tho Family, S(-hoo!,. r fetfo^ional Library. >T*!ytITSELF'Jmff !:t-.s;lTs m.i<iy .?.?-r vahs^h-? atm '.Tl* si?.rlsc-? A Dictionary cf tho Language coi tai: ina Tl ... >"''?'? : ' and3 '-. Engravings, A Dictionary of Biography j i :.! : 1 7 .'.?.> ivIVr^ons, ? Dictionary of Geography J 'fating f.n-1 1 ri- fiy tl offing :\. Places, A Dictionary c-f Fiction fotai 1 - nv ia Wvb :? r's Un ibridgod, Ail in One Bock. r.OOO i . V.'-.rd. tv. ! ; . ir?v ;;cO?> moro Mus trutiou? than anv other Annean Dictfouaiy. WEHSTER Io ?HS STANDARD Authority in chi Gov'; Printing Office, an I with t e f. S. Suprem-3 Court I ; :- r..rruaondod i .. tho State Sup'ts :.r ?( hO( ls < f 56 States, ?nd LyleadingColiegoPrcs'tS/.rti!' f. .and? amula. SPECIMEN TESTIWONIALS. Thoi Key York Wari i> ? : v. - : u-ru ul n?osv iiiiii > r.-uiiy ....!;<.. d? di?:. !?.. th: test. The Boston GlobO fcays: Webster is the ac t?'?'>wio?lg. I standard i.? 1 sicography. Tho Atlanta C'oastillltiOIl say?: Webster has long I .<..!... -';.:r ia: I auria -rity in our oi?icc. Tho Chicago Inter Ocean says; Webster's Una r ig ! ?. i ?... .( wa thostandard. Tho flew jPrtoaag Times Democrat say .. \? . .' ?.'?.?r Ls standard authority in our office. Tho New York Trib?nesays: rt is recognized as tho mo>t tu!< \:-:i:.<'^ "word-book-** of ii.o Engli>ii laiign ige a'J over the world. Sold by-all Bookse? TH. Ktinphletirec. C.* C. MERRIAM<S CO . Pnb'rs, Si rinciiehLMa.???. A. Beauty Ts ?lcsired and admired by all. Among tho things which maj best be done to enhance personal beauty is thc daily nse?of Ayer's Hair Vigor. Ko matter what tho color ?of the hair, this prepa? ration gives it a lus? tre and pliancy that adds greatly to its charin. Should tho hair be thin, harsh, j|S|SF dry, or turning gray, ' /vf Ayer's Hair Vigor K'?VrA- "will restore thc 'color, bring out .a ---?V" mew growth, .anti render the old soft and. shiny, i'or keeping tho scalp clean, cool, and healthy, there is no better .preparation in thc market. "I am froo to confess that a trial of Ayer's Hair Vigor has convinced ino that it is a genuine article. Its use has not only caused the hair of my wife and (laughter to be Abundant and Glossy, but it has given my rather stunted mus? tache a respectable length and appear? ance."-E. Britton, Oakland, Ohio. "My hair was coming out (without any assistance from my wife, either). I -tried Ayer's Hair Vigor, using only one bottle, and I now havo as fine a head-of hair as any one could wish for." -R.T. Schmittou, Dickson, Tenn. I have-used Ayer's Hair Vigor in my family for:a number of years, and re? gard it as 'the -best 'hair preparation I know of. It keeps :the scalp clean, tho hair soft and lively, and preserves tho original color. My wife has used it for a long time with "most satisfactory re? sults."- Benjamin M. Johnson, M. D., Thomas Hill, Mo. " My hair'was "beeoming'harsli and dry, but after using half a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor it grew bl adc. and glossy. I cannot express the joy and gratitude I .feel."-Mabel 0. Hardy, Dclavan, 111. * Ayer's Hair Vigor, rr.EPACED r>Y Dr. d. C. Ayer Sc, Co., Lowell, Mass. . Sold by Druggists and Perfumers. SPUING m SUMMER MILLINERY. fe. lite and Miss Miller invite their friends and the ladies generally to call and examine their stock. TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED Hats and Bonnets, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, ?c., li." VARIETY. Children's and Infants's Lace O?^JS. ZEPHYRS IN ALL COLORS AND SHADES. Orders intrusted to our -care will receive! prompt attention. 1 April 17. L. W. FOLSOM, Successor to F. H. Folsom & Bro. SUMTER, S. C. Dealer in WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY Tine ?Gold and Silver Watches, Sterling Sil~er and finest Plated Bridal Presents. Rich Jewelry in Gold and 'Plate. Clacks, Spectacles t:nd Eye Glasses, Opera Glasses, Gold Pens. Machine Needles and Oil for all Machinc-S, -Tisiiinfr Tackle, kc. kc. The celebrated Royal St. John Sewing Ma? chine and finest Razor in America always on hand. Reputing promptly and neatly exe? cuted by skilled workmen. Orders by mail will receive careful atten? tion. Sept. 5 Bicycles, Tricycles, &c, HAVING SECURED THE AGENCY for one of the best Bicycle Mannfactories in itie United States, I take pleasure in offer? ing their goods to the public. All goods sold under guarantee as to material and workmanship. PRICES GREATLY SEDUCED since last season, and several new styles of machines brought out. Correspondence so? licited and catalogues furnished on applica? tion. C. P. OSTEEN, Mav 8. Sumter, S. C. BLANKS -o LIENS, TITLES, MORTGAGES, BILLS OF SALE, BONDS, And Other Blanks in Variety, FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE, A NEW ENTERPRISE, NEWLY OPENED BY E. CARDARELLI, CORNER OF MAIN AND REPUBLICAN STREETS, MANUFACTURER OF TINWARE AND LAMPS OF ALL KINDS. Roofing and Guttering, Cornice Sheet-lion, Metal Work, Pumps, &c. t-CSr* Prompt attention giren io all parties. sCg^|f -ALSO ICE! ICE! ICE! To be had at E. Cardarelli's all the season at the u.sual price. Respectfully, E. CARDAR ELLI. April 17. THE EQUITABLE Life Assurance Society of ie United States, ASSETS, JANUARY 1, 1889, LIABILITIES, JANUARY 1, 1SS9, - SURPLUS, JANUARY 1, 1S89, - ?95,042,922 96 7-1.248,207.81 20,794,715 15 FIRST, FOREMOST, LARGEST. BEST. The Largest Amount Outstanding Business. The Largest New Business. The Largest Surplus. The Largest Income. Issues all kinds of the most desirable forms of Insurance. The Free Tontine Policies arc unrestricted as to travel, resi? dence and occupation after first }'ear. Incontestible after two years, and Non-Forfeitable after three years. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agt, Jan. 2-0 Sumter, S. C. PERKINS MFG.CO.*. GT I HEADQUARTERS FOR WATCHES. JAMES ALLAN & CO. Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Specta? cles, Drawing Instruments TIIE FINEST STOCK IN THE STATE. RELIABLE GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICES. Watch Repairing a specialty. Chief Inspectors of Watches fur South Caro? nia Railway, Atlantic Coast Lino and Southern Division of Throe Cs l? a il Road. JAMES ALLAN & CO., Feb. 8 2S5 King St., Sign of Orara Clock. Charleston, S. C. THE PALACE SALOON, A. P. LEVY & CO., Proprietors. (Successors to Rosendorf k Co.) We have constantly on hand a complete line of WINKS, LIQrlJOK*, CIGARS AND TOBACCO. And desire to call especial at ten lion to the following : Imported. Domestic. FRENCH BRANDIES, SHERRY, POUT, IRISA WHISK KY, CATAWBA WINE, JAMAICA RUM, BLACKBERRY WINE HOLLAND GIN, GIN AND PINE SCOTCH WHISKEY, RYE WHISKEY. Wc OM 1? especial attention to our Pure North Carolina Cora Whiskey, Sept. Which we get direct from the still. The largest and mott complete establishment South GEO. S. HACKER & SON, c .t. TU Manufacturers of Hj UUDIl, Bl?iillS, UiUUJ ASTL BUILDING MATERIAL, 6Kr ICE AND WAKKROOMS, King, opposite Cannon Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. J:?n 1 BEST AND CHEAPEST. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. Estimates furnished by return Mail. LARGE STOCK. PROMPT SHIPMENTS. (10, li, Ml & CO., t MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE? SALE DEALERS IN . SAI, enos, MOULDING-, -AXD GENERAL BUILDING MATERIAL. Office and Salesrooms, 10 and 12 Mayne St., CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 25 o C. 0. BROWN & BRO., COLUMBIA, S. C. ID O O FL S , SASH & BLINDS, LATHS, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, AND HAIR. Alli PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES. CARTER WHITE LEAD, The Best tn the Market. Sjyccial Attention Given to Orders b\j Mail. C. 0. BROWN & BRO., Opposite Post Office, COLUMBIA, S. C. Oct 5-0 SUMTER PLANING MILLS, James H. Sanders, PROPRIETOR. DEALER IN Door. Sash, Blinds, SCROLL AND TURNED BALUS? TERS, MOULDINGS, Brackets, Laths, Shingles, &c AIR DRIED. Plain and Faney Ceiling, Flooring and Finishing Material. Yard and Office, Mary Street, East of j R. R. Depot, Samter S. C. E. B. LOWRY, Sept 19 Business Manager. C. I. HOYT. H. A. HOYT C. I. HOYT & BRO'. Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, MERIDEN liUI? A NIA SILVERWARE, kc REPAIRING A SP-ECIAl/TY. SPORTING MATERIAL, Shelis, Wads and Everything Pertain? ing to Breech-Loading (iuns. Keb l PATRONIZE HOME TALENT. Lifc-Sizc Portraits in Crayon, MAPK FROM PHOTOGRAPHS, SUMTER, S. C. MRS. E. J. DUNNE. Also prepared to teach a class in Drawing and Music Jan. 30. JNO. T. GREEN, Attorney and Counsellor at SUMTER, C. IL, S. C. jfflB^Coliection o? claims a specialty. June 20. (J. S<O SEALY S Drug Store, Under ?lusie Hail, SUMTES, S. C. PURE DBUeS ?NP CHEMICALS coastanly cn hand. A fine assortmjnt of TOILET ARTICLES, PATENT MEDI? CINES, LADIES' REQUISITES, and all articles kept by first class druggists. Personal attention priven to-the compound-! ing of physicians' prescriptions. Cold; sparkling Soda Water, with choice cream syrups, Sarsaparilla Meade, and Milk .Shakes to suit the most'fastidious. G. S. SEA LY, Apr 13 Graduate of Pharmacy. j F: W. M,GRM?T Aeeiit? -DEALER IK tfiluu? & JU billi! Abo, TOILET SOAPSl PERFUMERY AND ALL KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS DRUG S TO li E. Tobacco, Snuff and Segars, GARDEN SEEDS, &C,, -ALSO Paints, Oils, Tarnishes, GLASS, PUTTY, .Ac. ?ANT DYE STUFFS. Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will find my stock of Medicines oonvplete, warranted genu? ine, and of the best quality. Call and see for yourselves. IMPERIAL EGG FOOD, FOR ALL VARIETIES OF POULTRY, WILL MAKE YOUR HENS LAV I It keeps fowls in bes* condition, and makes poultry the most profitable stock on the farra. When the Imperial Egg L7ood is fed accord? ing to directions, sick and drooping chicks will never be seen. It supplies all the need? ed materia-l for forming bone, muscle, and feathers, and by its gentle ton ic effect strength? ens the digestive organs and lays the founda? tion for vigorous, healthy, and therefore, profitable fowls. They will also be fitted for market a month earlier than by common treatment. For sale bv Dr. A. J. CHINA. March 20._ MAYESVTLLE DRUG STORE. BR. GEO. HOT & CO. MAYESVILLE, S. C. HAVE OPEXED A FIRST CLASS LISE ol DKUGS AND MEDICINES, And other goods usually found in a gen? eral drug bdsiuess, including Paints, Oils. Varnishes, Dye Stans, kc. Perfumery, Soaps, Toilet Articles, Combs and Brushes. Stationery, kc. A full line'of Garden Seeds. Fine Tobacco and Cigars. Prescriptions carefully compounded-day or night. Patronage of the surrounding country solicited and prices goaraoteed as low as in any other market. Cails for medical attendance left at the Drug Store will receive prompt attention. DR. GEO. McELVEEN & CO. Jan,. 2-x_ F. GUN-MAKER, COLUMBIA, S. C. DEALER IN (ians, Pistols and Fishing Tackle, Agent for Hazard and Atlas Powder Com pa??es, also Agent for Lefever Arms Co. AMMUNITION OF ALL KINDS. Shells Loaded by Latest improved Machine. First-Class Guu Work Guaranteed. PRICES AS LO H' AS THE LOWEST. ?&r* Give me a call at Sportsman's Head? quarters. Oct 2?3 o L V^eS^&vifl ,5jM S*3 ???th ? tlio ?rodil pnh|1 ft '/?J^SilfJ? Ici?ec? tiisckeepca W? l JLIUU ryt'.^Sr^mt/j^^>y^^illu''ll>a(:tl?C*. ^'!tl ladies? /^^v^My ^wlrv S*ut?' ?o,w?b n a: Ka Kw^gj^f^jK^,) ^yjsi\^QncPerson?=Jo y^^S^&f^^i^ vYJ?r t ^c^tUiT wi:'.i ?.ur l.-iq-e aniva! NS^^^^^Tiwr^- oabio lin* cf HounrhoM >^^2J!5^^^T5J?5^ v :M ' '* ?>v'' '>- wp w>i ?>v"?T~J?j??*^ ?**ree. ni l ?ilcr you hive \cyt tVm in your h.^-nc for S . ?. n:..* *aJ ntwwn :o tioso v lio Liar have c.-.!lcJ, tVy become jour c?n j ropervc. Th.?o vi ho write ni occo can Ld *-.:r-j of reccivintj tlio Watch en.l Sample?. We -.'iv all exprcw. ftvicht.etc. A.Mr*?? bautvii .v Co., Itux 5-l*5,l*ortluua. aioiuo* SWIFT'S SPECIFIC Is entirety a vnretab?e ?jrt.Tarai.ion containing r.o Men ar/, Potash, Arsenic, or other ?visonoua substances. SWIFT'S SPECIFIC Has i ".rcl hundreds of cases of Epithelioma or C::;A. r? ftheSIdn.thou!?andsofcasesof Eczema, Mood Humors a td Diseases, amt hun. drcds of thousands cf cases of "Scrofala, Wood Poison, and l?eod Taint. SWIFT'S SPECIFIC Has relieved thoarands cf case? of Mercurial P.-i<(?tii;<;-, Khcumath-m, asd t-tiiTiiesa of the Joints. W'.'.vr Pin smi uss : VT OFTTTE SWIFTSPECIFIC. We append the staten:* nt of a fe w: '.I it ive r.-,.! S S. S. . n patti nt ? convslesrinsr from fever- -il fr \' i^Ies wah l ho best results .? X OVSSEY, M. H. Ellaville, t?a. lt -UN Cv-V.'::3:eWhite wa*afflictedwith ... .".o'.^.V;-a ? ^escribed S. S. S.,and ^'^^:w^^^yL P. FICUMOXP, VA.. F 13. 1S^-1 have taken three ???tiles of Swift** Sp? me, for secondary Mood !. >!son It act? ma? h better than potash or am - ther remedy I h. ve even: d. It. V. WiNFinuOI.r. Jteok on Ccr.tag?ocs Flood Poison mailed free. sy. ,...". . ? M :-. y. TTTB SWIFT SFFCIFIC " ? o.. Jj?raw< r 3, Atlanta, t?a. New York, 756 broadway. _ For Sale. VNUMBER OF DESIRABLE BUILDING Lots in various portions of the citv. TAOS. ?. RICHARDSON. Jae, 2-ti. c. wuLSEiir & ca, WHOLESALE GBOCEfiS, AKD DEALERS IN iPrwBMB, Lips, Tabacee/ 167 a?i? 16$ Ea*t~Ba$t CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. 2 OTTO F. WHOLESALE GROCER And Liqner Dealer. OFFICE AND SALESROOM : 1S3 East -Say, Charleston, S- C Nov. 7 o GEO. ?. STEFFENS & SON, ^ Established 1847. WHOLESALE GEOCEBS, Auction and Commission Msrchanfi and Liquor Dealers. AGENTS FOR Celebrated Dove Brand Ham. The Philip Best Brewing Ca, Milwaukee i Beer. Maryland Hominy Mills. Griffiths Bakery Co. Motts Cider and Vinegar. Banner Preseive Works. Frank Packing Co. 197 EAST BAY *ND 50 AND 52 STATE SHL, (Auction Room State Street,) CHARLESTON, S. C. ~ Consignments Solicited. Jan.-23. _O GEO. L. COOS, PHOTOGRAPHER, 265 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Aug 10_o CHAS. C. LESLIE, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in FISH, GAME, OYSTERS, TURTLES, TERRAPINS, POULTRY, EGGS, ?M. Stalk No. 2 a-nd 2 Fish Market. Office and Fish House, I'S 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, 8. C. First Class in all its Appointment*. Supplied vith All Modem Ijnpro*e?en<e. Excellent Cuisine. Large Airy Rooms, Otis Passenger Elevator, Elec trie Bells and Lights. Heat- < ed Rotunda. RATES $*2 00, $2.50 AND $3.00. Rooms Reserved by Mail or Telegraph. Sept jj_ WAVERL???OUSE, IN THE BEND OF KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Kates, $2 and $2.50 per day. G. T. ALFORD, ' May 2-0 PROPRIETOR. WRIGHT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. -O rpHIS NEW AND ELEGANT BO?SS, j with all modern improvements, is DOW open for the reception of guests. S. L. WRIGHT k SON, ProDrietor?. Obtained atul ni! I'ATEK'F HlSISESS *X teiuleei se> for MODERATE FEES Our office is opposite the C S. Patent office, and vc caa. ob? tain i'ntcitts !? loss lim? timn tli?se re Mote Iron* WASIIIXfTOX. Sethi M'ilWi.. Pt:A WlXO ot MOTO ot invention. We advise as to retten t abilitv free ??f charge and v.v make A'O (MAUGE l y:. ';:>< rATEXY is WCRE?K For circular. advice, torms a:id references to actual r?ients i?> vour owa Stn*\ (Vnnty. t^xj or Iowa, write tc C.A . SNOW SC O Opposite Fuient Oftce, Washington D C WILLIAM KENNEDY. Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, Next door to Karie & Purdy's Law Office. SUMTER, S. C. IDESIRE TO INFORM the citizens of Sumter and vicinity that I have opened business on my own account at the above ?ld stand, ami that with competent and polite j assistants. 1 will be pleased to serve them in any branch of my business in the best Style of the art. i Give me a call. WM. KENNEDY. Oe:. 10. SINGER Our Favorite Singer Drop Leaf. Fancy C:rer, Large Drawers, Nickel Rings. Tucker, Ruffler, Binder, Four Widths of Hemmers. Sent cn one week's fiai. De?i%iered in your home frc? of weight charges. Y-uy or.ly of Manufacturers.' Savt Canvassers" Commissions. " Ott New Machines AJv.Uc>s f^r circulars and Testimonials, Co-operative Sewing Machine Ca, 219 Quince Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 893 SewiBf^MaeMael ~ "o ?t once r?t?b 1 ?tb] trade ia all pott, by I pleciop oar meri?mL ------ * food? ?ten tte pMfirSTSS ?be?. we w?i M^rVee??M world, witta all u>e nu > II IBM We will alto ??adfree* CMHMI ,UM ofosr cost?y ?sd ?dtaSSS fwnple?. lnretarnwea*?ttetya? show watt we tend, to thoa* wbja may call at you- bom?, tad tB*f M monta? all abai! become yow ?tr* -.petty. Tate mad mitbbn .> which bare nm ?ot: befcte uti-f 1 j?!?chsxou, a?d now ?Bs Mt TaO. B?st. ftTongeet, mott aa*> maebme ta tte wari?. AB M Kr 7/"Tirj' ? jg*'"^- ?0 ??P*1?* xeaaired. Fitts, anet autractaoaa gfvea Those who write to us it one* caa .? ?re free the be? eewir^-nacbiM " tte world, aad tte rr rn? i?^^^0' *rt2rrj?owa tOf^taeriaASMrf?a,