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i BIOTHEB SONSS. ?^j:- : .i-- S^v?W Monitor. ^^f??etjsoags are very numeroua, t:What f|jjRo^.:vitheQt a Mother?" "Mother's l9?Js*u%u>gQrav ;** "Rock me to Sleep, Mother;*1-t?d a host vf others. Sotne ooe Suggests that if the yeaag lady who warbles at the piano would occasionally ?lng "Sit -Bows to ?eat, Mother," it would be a wel? come addition to the song literature." Ia response to that hint was writen Sitr Down to Best, Mother. ? jp? sr usa. M. W. ?TRATTO?. Forward ? ob, forward ? without thought to { * ease, Move? the fo*? aaoAer liar darling to please, Aid yest es Ae toiled for her baby of yore She toils fer the-chit?, tho' a baby no more.; The ?aid -cresses sweetly and bangs ber fr-** t hair, And bangs the piano when Charley is there : And never says she in the song she loves best Ohl sit down to rest coothar, sit ?town tc :...sl?St , Or, bother, throw ?own the ?id sifter ?ad tray, A?d give me the broom, let me nee vt teday, fox aaa hage grown aged in toil and care, gj^mne Of jjr?bc lifCburden ?aow let me So, abe's calling ghosts Troro some ""echoless j?fl^beggtag for childhood to come back Jg Jgonce aw**, ?b? Charil ?ts Ifcera with bis thumb rn ^pi^^ther^otttBide, nerer site down to rest. ? Mothes, dear mother, abe moans now and <?h1 what bas ooaw over these tiresome ?ea??. Pm weary of ^Sirring, ef"?a*??rig and song, In "toil without recompense" time seems so long. Sfckgerer says, "Mother yWre (eebie and jmi?*e is yeer hair 'just lighted with If?w til bear the basie? thai crashes joar * ?i^breasi. . TO?; Wt doers to test, mother, ?t Sown to ' rest." While Mother meres -dsw-nwawi sbe washes a?&dSabori the -harder the older grows, The marden sings sweetly of (<dust aod decay," fiatgl^egoShe. no duster to ?rush it away, fife catches her fish, and she hastens to vow *0 ?foimany things that she never does now ; ^^p^jCharJey's a daisy-the dearest and Wno'll say to her, "Darling, sit down to 4 n ?rest." Still downward and graveward the mother moves on, The child she so loved to her Charley has gone; And bangs ?te piano-she nanga not her hair. For he does the banging-she never tells where. ; Sbe?ogs no more songs -of the fcrigbt days .of yore. V * And callsnO more ghosts from the eeholess l? 7 ' shore," , ?fier "daisy"-her Charley-'"her -sweetest" ti 'and best, Himself does the -sitting down-^sit down to *r*i.< ?84. ?l Columbia, S. C, )mmw? Souita. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19. Baltimore bas abolished ?public com? mencement exercises in the high schools. Peas for field planting -are selling for $1.75 per bushel is Edge Seid County. The Kershaw.Gazette is no more, the editor of that journal having decided to rcmowc to Blaeksburg, York County, ?od feegHH&e ?mblieation of a paper at that place. At ? meeting of the National Demo? cratic Ex ecu ti ve Committee held last week, tn New York, Calvin S. Brice ?as uoanimously elected chairman, to ?11 the vacancy caused bj the death of Bos. W. H. Barnum. The annual convention of* the South Carolina Teachers* Association trill meet in Columbia on the 16th, 17th and 18th of July, in.the Cbapel^of the Columbia Female College. AU ! the railroads will sell round trip tickets. Every teacher who can possibly to do so should attend. The Manning Times states that an etfort is being made in that town to establish a canning factory, and that a considerable part of the stock has al? ready been taken. The capital stock will be placed at $5,000 io shares of $25 each. Phil. Armour, of Chicago, occasion? ally thinks of something else than cor? nering the hog- market. He is worth shout $20,000,000 and is going to ^ erect and endow a great industrial ee&obl for the edac?t?oa '"of poor boys and girls. It is believed that Blind Tom was one of tho victims of the Johnstown horror. He arrived there on the day of the flood and was to give a per? formance that night. Neither he nor his manager hare been seen or heard of since the catastrophe, and it is probable that the bodies of both lie hiddea tn the debris. ^ Says a correspondent of the News and Courier: George \V. Earle, who -has lately made a survey of Darlington - County, has- made hts report to the county commissioners. By his chart the county of Darlington as it now stands contains only 601 ?guare miles. This ts twenty-four miles less than the required area. Therefore the bili cre? ating Florence County, for which a portion was taken from Darlington, will have to be amended before it is legal. The annual meeting of tho stock? holders of the Ashley Phosphate Com? pany was held on thc 12th inst. A dividend of ten per cent, was declared and the fellowing directors for the en? suing year was elected : Capt. C. C. Pinckney, Dr. F h. Frost, Mr. J. P. DeSaossure. Dr. Frost was subse? quently elected President, Mr. DeSaus sure Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. D. C. Ebaugh, Superintendent, and Dr. W. Pringle Frost, Chemist. Uncle Sam has hoarded millions in the treasury, taken from thc pockets of the people by excessive taxation on raw materials and the necessities of life and yet his census-taker sends us a circular letter asking for eight or ten dollars worth of free advertising ! We are glad to see that Col. Porter is allowed the use cf the mails io sending out his seventeen thousand circulars to the Press, the envelopes being franked by an official stamp. When it comes to dealing with the newspapers, Uncle Sam is close fisted.-Aiken Journal and Review. Mrs. Mary Ann Hall, of Greenville, is sixty years old. She has been ailing for a long time with rheumatism. Last Monday week ehe bobbled, with the aid of a case, ber constant companion, to a prayer meeting, conducted by two lady evangelists. She was prayed for and rubbed by the female mission ari es and rose up relieved from her aches and pains, and walked home erect and un? aided. Besides, the hearing of her left ear, which had been deaf for many years, was restored. Public opiaion is divided as to the cause of her cure Some ?ay that it is another tnir^^i^, while others attribute it ?o cnasttetiita The Death of Dr. Simonds. Newt and Courier, June 13. Dr. Andrew Simonds died st his res? idence on the Battery yesterday after neon, at half-past 6 o'clock, in the 69th year of bis age. Just a? the ?an waa sinking to rest he gassed quietly and peacefully away, surrounded'' by bia amily a^d friends. Dr. Simonds was taken seriously ill oe May 30, and from the first his phy? sician had grave forebodings as to his recovery, and exactly one week ago it; was decided that a surgical operation was necessary. The disease had trou? bled Dr. Simcnds for some time and was located in the intestines. Dr. Andrew Simonds was bern in Abbeville County, S. C., a county which has giren so many distinguished men to the State, in the same bouse in th? Calhoun Settlement" in which ?j his mother, Jane Hamilton Calhoun, was born. In 1860 he married a daughter of the Hen. John A. Calhoun, a relative on his mother's side. His career ia life commenced at~18 years of age as a teacher ia the West, where he engaged to teach only the rud? iments ot* English. But he was soon asked to teach thu classics. He had never opened a classical book. This was a crucial test for a boy of 18 years, but young Simonds was equal to the emergency. Commencing a day ahead of his class he carried his pupils through (he Latin grammar successfully, making himself a fair latta scholar, and the? took them through tb? excruci? ating intricacies of the Greek grammar. Thia early in life he displayed that determined pluck which knows no fail? ure. While teaching ta tl? West he boarded with a physician who employed him Jb9 attend to his office, prepare pre? scriptions and look after the place. I During this time he read medicine and aided in the office practice. By the ad? vice of this physician he determined to qualify himself for practice. For awhile he read kt the o&oe of the late Dr. Eli Geddings, of this city, his life-long per? sonal friend. He found, however, that he ?ad neither taste nor talent for the profession of medicine, and soon turned his attentk* te ?ercantile pursuits, in which in a few years he made an ample fortune, on which be retired from bus? iness in 1859 while quite a young man. About this time the Legislature de? termined to establish a branch of the Bank of the State in the Northwestern part of the State. Dr. Simonds was then one of the leading directors of tbe mother bank in Charleston and was4 selected to locate the branch, f?e vis? ited the section and selected the town of Abbeville. He was at once elected president of the new bank, and his first official act was to erect a handsome banking house, which is now occupied by the National Bank of Abbeville. By his advice the money and assets of j .* the mother bank in Charleston were sent to him for safe-keeping during the war. He saved all and returned with them in tue fall of 1865 without the loss of a Bingie dei lar. Io November, 1865, he came to Charleston and organised the First National Bank, of which he was elected president, a position which he held until his death. He was thus a bank president for nearly a quarter of a cen? tury, and for a part of that time presi? dent; of two " banks. Dr. Simonds always declined public office. All the successes of hts early life, however, were surpassed by his record as a banker, it is in this sphere that he ac? quired a national reputation. His opinions were oftea asked on financial and other pubiio questions and were published both at home-and jn financial journals of the North and West. His replies were models of pith and brevity, owing to the happy faculty wbioh he j possessed of saying much iu a few ] j words. His natural aptitude for dealing with financial questions developed so rapidly that he has been called a bern financier. His strong points were his superior j judgment and self reliance. Many who ( have diffejed from him ia his large j t financial operations at the time, have admitted in the end that he was always right. He often quoted Napoleon's favorite aphorism, "One bad general is better than two good ones," believing that cn3nclal operations, like those of war, to be successful must be subject to the absolute will of one. Dr. Simonds held a majority of the 6tock of the First National Bank and absolutely controlled its management. His large investments in United StateB 4 per cent bonds, and his advieer freely given to all to do likewise, and his persistent holding of them because they were the longest lived of all the Govern? ment issues, showed a wonderful saga? city and the soundest of judgment'. His faith in Government securities was never shaken. Ile conducted his bank on the soundest financial princi? ple, keeping its business under his personal control, believing that con? servatism in banking is the great bal? ance-wheel which keeps thc whole com? mercial niachiuery ia good ruur.insr order. He often said that the neglect of the cardinal principles of banking results in the end ia loss to the com? munity, as well as to the back. The greatest success of Dr. Simonds life ts j thc First National Dank of Charleston. Dr. Simonds was a patron of the fine arts, and b'd in his elegant residence on South ??attcrv one cf thc finest picture galleries south of Washington. He was always chary of his promises, but when once made they were as good as bib bond. Beside? bein? president of the First National Bink, Dr. Simonds was prcsi I dent of the Simonds National Rink of j Sumter, and of the Carolina Construe- I ; tiou Company, director in the Charles- j I ton Savings institution, president of j thc Water Works Company, director in j thc Charleston Gas Light Company, j director ia elie Carolina Real Hst ate j Company of i> ?seu.cr, Aia , member j of the board of health, vic? president for South Carolina of the American Bankers' Association, director in tin Nation.';! Bank of Deposit of Now York, director ia thc South Carolina ' Railway Company, director in the City j Railway Company, and a member of the St. Cecilia SocicJy, the Queen City : Club, the Vanderbilt Benevolent As? sociation, the Cotillion Club, and var? ious other social and benevolent asbo ciatioas. At the recent term of Kershaw eir cuit court, the grand jury reported through its oom m itt ee appointed in th* spring, to investigate the elee'ion for subscription of bonds to the Three C's railroad. From their investigation, they say they arc satisfied thai not a requisite number of freeholders signed Prosper J. Berckaiaiis. The President of Che American Po Enologieal Society is well known to many of our readers, ile "has long been prominent in horticultural matters, ind comes of a horticultural family. Although Belgian by birth, he is thor? oughly identified with American insti? tutions. When bat eighteen years old be was associated with his father, ih. Louis E. Berckmans, in the preparation )f thc "Album de Pomelogie," which was, in its time, acknowledged to bo .he most accurate and complete work on fruits. Boru in 1S30, he came to thc Uuiied States in 1850. Father and. son erected a beautiful place ia Plain Seld, N. J., using for this purpose the large collection of trees brought from Belgium. Six years later they bought, i large tract of land near Augusta, Ga., ' which has siace become renowned as the Fruitland Nurseries. As an impar? tial judge, close observer and horticul? tural worker, he is esteemed by all, and sve have no higher authority on the identity of fruits. His reputation as a writer on subjects within his sphere is] leservcdiy high, and extends wherever idvanced horticulture is practiced. In 1876 he was mainly instrumental in forming the Georgia State Horticultu? ral Society In 1871 he succeeded Charles, Downing as Chairman of tho Committee on Native Fruits of the American Pomological Society, which ie joined in I860 and has been so .close-j y identified with since. In 1883 he ?ras elected first vice-president, and was manimously elected president to sue-:] ?eed the late Marshall P. Wilder. Theil moice was a wise one, bringing increas ;d interest in the society where it was lot felt before, and developing its truly ?ational character. The success af the ecent meeting of the society in Florida tttests the truth of these remarks. American Garden. Arthur Simmons, a colored man, has >een porter of the private Secretary's oom in the White House for twenty rears. He was recently bouaced. The Later Dew Theory. It is now held bv tho best physicists that, instead of falling from above, thc aew rises to tho earth. The cen? trally received opinion that the dew s formed of vapor existing at the imo in tho atmosphere must oe riven ip for tho established fact that the ?apor which rises from tho heated ?arth is trapped by the cold surface ?arth. Besides, when we imagine hat, on a cool evening after a sultry lay in summer, our feet are being wet ty- tho dew on tho grass, wo maso a irave mistake. For that moisture on he grass is not dew at all, it is false lew-in reality the transpired humor >f the plants. The drops at tho tips, which glisten diamond like, are not lew; close examination shows that these crystalline spheres are all situated it tho point where the veins of tho eaves cut the outer edges. Theso hops only give evidence of tho vitali vof tho plant The diff?rence between ;he trae aew on the grass and the ex lded drops through tho veins from viihin the grass can be easily distin? guished; for tho former is distributed ill over the blade in a moist film; whereas the latter are of some size and ire situated near the tips of the blade, MterecL then, is the meaning of tho ino, "ilka blado o' grass kens its ain Irap o' dew;" for those brilliant glob ales on tho petal, shaking to tho samo ?weet air, and often "gliding at once ill fragrant into one," aro not dew Irons, but are tho exudations of the icaltny plants. They give evidence >f tho elixir vive of vegetation ; where !s thc true dew is the pearly luster, Tarnished, in filmy humidity over tho j?adcs by that wondrous alchemy milich transforms the water vapor rising froui the ground into tho plunt ?efr?shiii?r dew?-Good Words. , A Safe Investment, Is one which ?.-? guaranteed t<? bring you s:;t ifactory results, or in case of failure a rc;urn f purchase ?.?rica. On this safo plan yo? can ny from our advertir? \ Druggist R bottle of >r. lung's New Discovery fur Consumption, t ia guaranteed to bring relief in every case rhen u>cd for any affection cf Throat, Lun^s T Chest, 5nch as Cunsumption. Incarnation of jungs, Dronchitis, Acthta?, Whooping ?ough 'ri'Up, cte, etc It is pleasant and agreeable to ?ste, perfectly safe, und can always be dc .ended upon. Trial bottles freo at J. F. W. JeLormo's, Drug St?re. 1 Merit Wins. We de.'ire to say to our citizen?, that fur rears wc have been selling Dr. King's New Discovery t">r Consomption, Dr. King's New lite Pills. Duck ?eu's Arnica Suite and Electric inters, and have never handled remedies that ell as well, or that have given such universal atisfaction. We do nut hesitate to guarantee hen: every time, ar.d we stund ready to refund be purchase price, if satisfactory results do not ollow their use. These remedies have won their rreHt popularity purely oa their merits. J. F. V. DeLorme, Druggist. I Backlen's Arnica Salve. Tho Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises ?ores. Ulcers, Kalt Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns and alf, ?kin Eruptions, and positively- cures Piles, or ;o pay required. It is guaranteed to give per ect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 5 cen ts per box. For sale by J. F. W. De ?orme. o New Advertisements. W Carls ! ~ .enpercent, chsapsr D"fr(r?oc | than anybody, IJUggl^?S Don't buy before getting our prices nd catalogues. THE GEO. W. STOCKEM, CO , Name this paper. Nashville, Tenn. IES? kinnons THE t?EST Picture Fratnes of all kinds. \.l! the "Rogers' Croups;" Gard and Cabinet \Z::? of frames, choice Etchings and Engrav nji-;, ?nun om.- of the largest a;jd best selected tocks io the country. Established 1831. JAMES S. EARLE Jc SONS* PHILADELPHIA, PA. '.'..:'* Catalogne cn receipt of stanm. PI?TI GLENN SPRINGS MlliSinAL #Al?El, A Safe, I'leasant and Effective Remedy FOit ALL DISEASES D? thc Kidneys, Liver, [t Acts on the Bowels. Cleanses the System, - ANI> Regiilatcs thc Liver, And it. a p pe ci fie for most FEMALE DISORDERS. For sale by Dr. A. J. China, Dr. G. y. Sealy and Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme. cTWwnii ft ?wQira Pw? Long-standing Blood Diseases are cured by the persevering uso of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. This "medicine ?3 an Alterative, and canses a radical change in the system. The process, in some cases, may not bo quito so rapid as in others ; but, with persistence, tho result is certain. Head these testimonials : - " For two years I suffered fromaso vcre pain in my ri^ht side, and liad other troubles caused by a torpid liver nTid dyspepsia. After giving several medicines ?a fair trial without a cure,.I lH*gan to take Ayer's Sarsaparilla. I was greatly benef?tod by the lirst bottle, ?ml after tricing live bottles I was com? pletely cured."-?John W. Benson, 70 Lawrence st., Lowell, Mass. Last May a large carbuncle "br oleo cut on my ann*. Thc usual remedies had no effect and I was confined to my bed for ci.^ht weeks. A friend induced me to try Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Less than three hutt h? healed thesore. In all my expos Hence with medicine, ? never saw moro Wonderful Results. Another marked effect of the uso of this medicine was thc strengthening of my hight." - Mrs. Carrie Adams, Holly Springs, Texas. *' I had a dry scaly humor for vears, and suffered terribly ; end, as my broth? er and sister were similarly afflicted, I presumo tl.c malady is hereditary. Last winter. Dr. Tyron, (of Fernandina, Fla., ) recommended mo to take Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and continue it for a year. For ilvo?"7nonths I toole it daily. I have not had-a blemish upon myhody for tho last three ?uxwiths." = T. E. Wiley, HQ Chasab?rs st., New York City. *i ??st fall and winter I was troubled with a dull, heavy pain in roy .side. I did not ?otiee it nmcfc at first, but it gradually irre TV worse ^until it became almost unbearable.. During the latter part o? ll.is time, disorders of the stom? ach and liver increased my troubles. I began taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and, after faithfully continuing the use of thi.-, medicine for some mouths^ihe pain i disappeared and I was complefely cured."- Mrs. Augusta A. Furbush, Havcrliill, Mass. * Ayer's Sarsaparilla, PREPARED DY Dr. J. C. Ayer 8c Co., Lowefl, Mass. Price $1 ; s ?? beult?, $5. Worth $5 a booie. SERING AND SUMMER MILLINERY. fe. Mie ai liss Miller Invite their friends and the ladies generally to cali and examine their stock. TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED Hats and Bonnets. FLOWERS, RIBBONS, &c, IN VARIETY. Children's and Infants's Lace Caps, ZEPHYRS IN ALL COLORS AND SHADES. Orders intrusted to -our care will receive prompt attention. April 17. L. W. FOLSOM, Successor to F. H. folsom & Bre. SUMTER, S. C. Dealer ia CLO CUS, SSWELEY Fine Gold and Silver Watches, Sterling Silver and finest Plated Bridal Presents. Rich Jewelry in Gold and Plate. Clocks, Spectacles and Eye Glasses, Opera Glasses, Gold Pens. Machine Needles and Oil for all Machines, Fishing Tackle, &c. <&c. The celebrated Royal St. John Sewing Ma? chine and finest Razor in America always on hand. Repairing promptly and neatly exe? cuted by skilled workmen. Orders by mail will receive careful atten? tion. Sept. 5 Bicycles, Tricycles, &c. HAVING SECURED THE AGENCY for one of the best Bicycle Manufactories in the United States, I take pleasure in offer? ing their goods to the public. All goods sold under guarantee as to material and workmanship. PRSCES:8REATLY REDUCED since last season, and several new styles of machines brought out. Correspondence so? licited and catalogues furnished on applica? tion. C. P. OSTEEK, May 8. Sumter, S. CV BLANKS LIENS, TITLES, MORTGAGES, BILLS OF SALE, BONDS, And Other Blacks in Variety, FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE, A NEW ENTERPRISE, NEWLY OPENED BY E. CA HD ? BELLT. CORNER OF MAIN AND REPUBLICAN STREETS, MANUFACTURER OF TINWARE AND LAMPS OF ALL KINDS. Roofing and Guttering, Cornice Sheet-Iron, Metal Work, Pumps, &c. "g?gr? Prompt attention given to all parties. c=:?2$r -ALSO ICE! ICE! ICE! To bc had at E. Cardare!li's all thc season at the usual price. Respectfully, E. CARDAIiELLi, April 17. THE EQUITABLE Life Assurance Society of thc United States. ASSETS, JANUARY 1, 1S80, LIABILITIES, JANUARY 1, 1SS9, - SURPLUS, JANUARY 1, 1SSD, - ?95,042,922.915 74,248,207.81 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 are unrestricted as to travel, resi? dence and occupation after first year. Incontestible after two years, and Non-Forfeitable after three years. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agt., Jan. 2-o Sumter, S. C. , HR s*T^?i* ??55^ : i Jill l^CjOgSjASpl?NDS? Vrr^. QA.\ j HEADQUARTERS FOR WATCHES. 7* ?3 ALLAN & CO. Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Specta? cles, Drawing Instruments THE FINEST STOCK IN THE STATE. RELIABLE GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICKS. Watch Ile pairing a specialty. Chief Inspectors of Watches for South Caro? nia Railway, Atlantic Coast Linc and Southern Division of Three Cs Kail Road. JAMES ALLAN & CO., Feb. 3 2S5 Ki:i? St., Sign of J ?rum Clock, ('?mrleston, S. C. THE PALACE SALOON A. P. LEVY & CO., Proprietors. (Successors to llosendorf & Co.) We have constantly on hand a complete line of WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS AND TOBACCO. And desire to cull especial attention to the following : Imported Domestic. FRENCH BRANDIES, SHERRY, POUT, IRISH WHISKEY, CATAWBA WINK, JAMAICA RUM, BLACKBERRY WINE, HOLLAND GIN, GIN AND FINE SCOTCH WHISKEY, RYE WHISKEY. We call especial attention to our j Pn-rci portia Carolina Com Whiskey, ;'. . ' '?i. Which turret d'-rect from thc still. Thc largest and most complete establishment South GEO. S. HACKER & SON, > C3 Manufacturers of " Sash, Blinds, Iii AND BUILDING MATERIAL. OFFICE AKO WASHROOMS, King, opposite Cannon Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 1 o BEST AND CHEAPEST. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. Estimates furnished by return Mail. LARGE STOCK. PROMPT StilPM?NTS. seo. i TOM t co, MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE? SALE DEALERS IN MOULDING, * -AND-. GENERAL BUILDING MATERIAL. Office and Salesrooms, IO and 12 HayaeSt., CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 25 o co. & COLUMBIA, S. C. DOORS, SASH & BLINDS, LATHS, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, AND HAIR, Frenci an? American WMow Glass, PAINTS, OILS AND TARNISHES. CARTER WHITE LEAD, Thc Best in the Market. Special Attention Given to Orders hg 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 BHA ai Dressed Mer, AIR DRIED. Plain and Fancy Ceiling, Flooring and Finishing Material. Yard and Onice, Mary Street, East of R. R. Depot, Sumter S. C. E. B. LOWRY, Sept 13 Business Manager. C. ?. HOYT. H. A. HOYT C. I. HOYT & BRO. Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, &o. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. SPORTING MATERIAL, Shells, Wads and Everything Pertain? ing to Breech-Loading tiuus. Feb 1_ PATRONIZE HOME TALENT. Life-Size Portraits in Crayon, MADE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS, SUMTER, S. C. -DY MRS. E. J. DUNNE. Also prepared to teach a class ia Drawing and Music Jan. 30. JNO. T. GREEN, Attorney and Counsellor at SUMTER, C. H., S. C. 'Collection o?'claims a specialty. Junr ZO. Gr. S? SEALY S Drug Store, Under Dlasie Hall, SUMTER, s. c. PURE DRUfiS AND CHEMICALS constsr.ly on hand. A fine assortment of TOILET ARTICLES, PATENT MEDI? CINES, LADIES' REQUISITES, and all articles kept by first clase druggists. Personal attesten given to the compound? ing of physicians1 prescriptions. Cold, sparkling Soda Water, vrith choice cream syrups, Sarsaparilla Meade, and Milk Shakes to suit tire most fastidio?. G. S. SEALY, Apr 13 Graduate of Pharmacy. Agent, -DEALER IN Billi i SKIMS, TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY AND ALL KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS DRUG STORE. Tobacco, Snuff and Segars, GARDEN SEEDS, &G, -AL80 Paints, Oils, Varnishes, GLASS, PUTTY, Ac. \ DYE STUFFS? -:-O Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. T! e public will find my stock of! Medicines complete, 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 LAY ! It keeps fowls in best condition, and makes poultry the most profitable steck on the farm. When the Imperial Egg Food is fed accord? ing to directions, sick and drooping chicks will never be seen. It supplies all the need? ed material for forming bone, muscle, and feathers, and by its gen tle tonic 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 by Dr. A. J. CHINA. March 20. MAYESVILLE DRUG STORE. DE. GEO. 1ELOT & CO. HAYE OPENED A FIRST CLASS LINE of MAYESVILLE, S. C. DRUGS AND MEDICINES, And other gooda usually found in a gen? eral drug business, including Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stuffs, &c Perfumery. Soaps, Toilet Articles, Combs and Brushes. Stationery, &c. A full line of Garden Seeds. Fine Tobacco and Cigars. Prescriptions carefully compounded-day or night. Patronage of the surrounding country solicited and prices guaranteed as low as in any other market. Calls fo: medical attendance left at the Drug Store will receive prompt attention. DR. GEO. McELVEEN ? CO. Jan. 2-x _ F. W. H0SE?M, G-tTNT-MAKER, COLUMBIA, s. c. DEALER IN Guns, Pistols aEd Fishing Tackle, Agent for Hazard and Atlas Powder Com panies, also Agent for Lefever Arms Co. . AMMUNITION OF ALL KINDS. Shells Loaded by Latest Improved Machine. First-Class Gun Work Guaranteed. PRICES AS LOW AS THE LO WEST. Give me a call at Sportsman's Head? quarters. Oct 26 o SolM Gold Watt*.' -.?Pioo. un?;: i watch m the ? &ackcrpca. . ...... ranted. Ucavy ?ohU Gold \Huauajr CSK*. Beta ledi?*' f aad gout*' sise?.Tri:a works end ca*es of equal raine. I One Pcmoa io each io cr.?tiy cr.n escuro one free, iop-thcr with our lar?c ?nd val? on?lo lino Of IIt>uft?hol<I Sample*. These ??Esnlca, a? .well as thc Traich, we ecad Kree. and after you hare kept tht?f? tn your home for t? rr.oa::.* and shown them to those v ho Biay have called, they become your owa property. Taosa who write at once caa bo ?aro of reif;?:?;* ;:,o ?atol? end Sample?. Wej>*y iU cspress. freist, eta Addrcsj bUnsuu *V Co., Itox. ?i?.l'ortlaail.?Laiae? SWIFT'S SPECIFIC Js entirely a vegetable preparation containing no Mercury, Potash; Arsenic, or other poisonous substances. SWIFT'S SPECIFIC il.ns cured hundreds of cape? of Epitbclioma'or Cancer of t ko SUir .thousands of cases of Eczema, Blood Humors ard Skin Diseases, and hun drcds of thousands of casca of Scrofula, Blood Poison, and Blood Taint. ... j SWIFT'S SPECIFIC : Has relieved thocsands of casca of Mercurial Poisoning, Rhcumatignyaad ?ufTuoss of thc Joints. ~?wt*wfj WHAT PHYSICIAN? SAT or Tnn SWIFT SPECtnc ; Wc append thc statement of a few: "I have ?tsod S. S. S. on patients convalescing from fever and fr->n measles wah thc best results J. N. CHENEY , M. D. Ellaville, Ga. nitEuEN', CA.-Willie White was afflicted with scrofula seven years. I prescribed S. S. S., and to-day he is a fat anti robust boy. t . C. W. PAUKER, iL D. * RICHMOND, VA., Dec. 15, IS55.-I have taken three bottles of Swift's Specific, for secocuary blood poison. 11 acts rauch better than potash or any other remedy I have ever used. Ii. F. TA INFIELD, M. D. Book on Contagious Blood Poison mailed free All dni"-is:s seil S. S. S. Tua SWIFT SPECIFIC? Co.. ?rawer 3, Atlanta, Ca. New York, 756 Broadway. For Sale. ANUMBER OF DESIRABLE BUILDING Lots in various portions of the city. THOS. E. RICHARDSON. Ja 2-ti'. C. W??LBERN & C0" WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND DEALERS IN ??wm Lips, Toted, k 167 and 169 IT?st-Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. 2 OTTO F. W1ETERS, WHOLESALE GROCER And Liquor Dealer. ' OF?TCS AND SALESROOMS 183 East Bay, Chariest^ 8. Nov. 7 o 11. mm & m Established 1847. WHOLESALE GEOCBRSv Arctics and Commission Hestfeant . and Liquor Sealers. AGESTS FOR Celebrated Dove Brand Ham. The Philip Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee Seer. Maryland Hominy Mills. Griffiths Bakery Co. Motts Cider and Vinegar. Banner Preset ve Works. ( Frank Packing Co. * 197 EAST BAY ASO 50 ATO 52 STATE ?lk, (Auction Room State Street,) , , CHARLESTON, S. C. Consignments Solicited. ; . Jan. 23._flf GEO. L COOK, PHOTOGRAPHER, 265 KING STREET, CHA&LEGTOir, S. C. Ang 10 o CHAS. C. LESLIE, Wholesale and Retail Dealer ia FISH, GAME, OYSTERS, TURTLES, TERRAPINS, M POULTRY, EGGS, *c Stalls Nc. 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 Class in all its Appointments. Supplied with ?ll Modern Improvements. ExceHent Cuisine, Large Airy Room!?,.: Oti3 Passenger Elevator, .Elco trie Bells and Lights. Heat- ? ed Rotunda. - RATES $2 00, $2.50 AND $3.0Q. Rooms Reserved by Ma? cr Telegraph, Sept 16_i_ WAYERLYHOTJSE, IN THE BEND OF KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S.O. Kates, $2 and $2.50 per day. G. T. ALFORD, May 2-o PROPRIETOR. WRIGHT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. -o THIS NEW AND ELEGANT HO?SK, with all modern improvement!, is now open for the reception of^uests. S. L. WRIGHT & SON;^ Pronrietors. Obtained, ano ail PATENT JiCMXESS at? tended to for MODERA TE FEES- Our offlce. ts opposite tiie t;-S. latent Office, and *>c can ob? tain Paten? in les* time than tl*>se remote from WASUSXGTOS. Send MODEL. DJiA IVIXG-or J'JiOTO ?>f invention. We advise JUS JO patent? ability free ofeharKc and wc nuke KO CHARGE VSLfSS PA TEXT IS SECt UKI). * K<>r cimi.-ir. ?dvi<v. terms and references to act?ale! ie:: t.x in your own State. County. CUy.or ?owu, write to Opposite Eaton Office, Washington, Bf. G WILLIAM KENNEDY. Fashionable Barber. , * MAIN STREET, Next door to Earle k Purdy's Law Office* SUMTER, S. C. i IDESIRE TO INFORM the citisetw of Sumter and vicinity that I have opened business on my own account at the above old stand, and that with competent and polite assistants, I will be pleased to servt theta ia any branch of my business in the best style of the art. Give me a call. WM. KENNEDY. Oct. 19. - i Our Favorite Singer Drop Leaf, Fancy Cover. Large Drawers; Nickel Rings, Tucker, Ruffler, Bindert Four Widths of Hemmers. Sent on one week's tri.il. IViivcred in your hoare trci rf freight charges. Bay only of Manufacturers. San Canvassers' Commissions. Get New Machines. Address for circulars and Testimonials, Co-operative Sewing Machine Co, 319 Quince Street, Philadelphia, jj?. .93 SewlB*4ff??fcl?el ~|To at once establish! Itrsde ia aU parts, M 'placing oar machte 1 goods alicia thai tthean, wewffissi : world, with an UM attaS?^S (Wi win ateo t?^l>?^aeSS5 hneo? ocr costly and rataaUeS trample*. In retara w* ?ak that M ?how what wa asad, ta S3 wa? ?tx?yeallatyoa?i \moatii ali shall! .-nim ?aggwBaaaaaa i ran MKiit sou for ?*?*, mJSmm |ana?teeata, sad BOW Mik mt ??.>0. Best, KToafut, ax* aaa. ?Bwcbcae m th? werkt AH w Brmantmcnoaa^waa a-h-'- ti m in iwi wiiir eore free the best sewia^.machiD? ia ih* wcrM. aaa fha ?r.?t ????of works o: hgh ar: ever sbcAn^efhrrta ?Wertes? T3UJE <? CU ? Box 1*9. Augusts Mata?