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sr TtoT?oad Convention. 7%? Sentimext of the Press ia Favor \jL%i laf Better Roads. Herald axd New*. It mljQes lii?le- difference who began ^ tte ^guatios. ? What we ?ant is the tr?e Md pl?ee to be fixed for holoiog tko congress, tod act:on taken. Some improvement i?? oar public roads ia greatly needed, and -the people will fct?*rith delight any steps that will benefit and improve the public roads. If -tttfj change ID the road law or sys? tem of working the roads is to be pre sefftedf to the Legislature, it is time the'plaos were maturing 80 that oar legislators could be studying the sug? gestions and be prepared to discuss them and offer other suggestions aod improvements. We waot to see some : pian inaugurated by which the convicts wald be put to work on our public Pickens Sentinel 'jh? quest i OB of a State road cou ' gress is being agitated bj the press of the Srate We think it a good scheme U ar? should receive the support of our ^ c?il??jBS* ibr it is a notorio as fact that |> we have tb? poorest highways of any State Tu the Uuion, Georgia not ex Good men should be sent from County to meet at some eentral f?jpr town, to discuss this important sur>jecL *' from the St. George's Hews The road convention is an important matter, and^he press and people of the Sfcite are taking it up, and good will _; come oat" of it The Southern pacple *?? are further behind in this matter of : public roads than any other people of whom vre have koowledge. Ali Eu? ropean roaa3 are thrown op-worked j -by taxation and public oversight, and are in good condition. It is a pleasure to travel on such roads. It has been said by a thoughtful man that the : 'trinity -of civilization is churches, schooj bouses and public roads." We are decidedly in favor of the congress. Let the practical and thoughtful men of-the township and county come to? gether, and let some feasible plan be adopted and presented to the Legisla? ture for action. Let us have better roads Columbia Register. In this State the need of better roads is. universally admitted, and the matter ~- has Leen more or less discussed for many .years past. In one sense it has j j.- received .repealed-official attention. At r almost every term of the Court of ^General Sessions, the grand jury makes some report on the condition of the public *roads. The suggestions from this quarter are. nsuilly so guarded as to suggest that the grand jurors them? selves appreciate the fact that under existing^HEsu?ties all that m*.y be ex? pected ia au approximation to efficiency io the maintenance of the publie high? ways. Some concert of action would seem to be necessary to bring the sub? ject before the Legislature in such shape as to command attention and induce action. Aiken Recorder. In another column will be found ex? traeis from several of the newspapers of the 8tate upon the subject of the road convention. We are beartify glad to see that the suggestion has met with so much favor. Now the next step is to .?ree upon the time sod place of meet? ing, and arrange for the appointment of delegates. A sufficient time should be allowed to elapse before the meeting to permit of a free discussion of the sub jeer, so that the delegates may have some definite ideas already formed, which will enable them to agree upon some plan to be submitted to the Leg? islature. _ It has occurred to us that the quick? est way to get this matter into shape was for the Commissioner of Agricul? ture to take hold of it. Wc therefore wrote to Col A.P. Butler, respectfully making this suggestion, and he very promptly replied on the 15th inst., stating that it would afford bim great pleasure to call a convention to consid? er the road question, and to aid in the work to the extent of bis ability ; and that be would be very glad to have any suggestions in regard to the matter. i*low, io this connection, we would respectfully suggest: First. That Col. Butler request the Clerks of Court of all the counties of the State to select two delegates from each county, wbo will promise to at? tend the convention. Second. That the convention be held io Columbia at the usual time of hold- j ing the State Fair. Third. That it frame a bill on thc j road question to be submitted to thc j L?gislature. To Tell Glanders. Just now there is a good deal of ex? citement it; Southern Georgia ab^ut an j coidemic of glanders among thc horses j in rbaX section. Sporadic case have occurred in scv- : eral places and there is a good deal of j interest and appr?hension in various par?s of tho &tatc among horse owners. : To know how to distinguish glanderb | from other catarrha) diseases or diste ni - I pers among burses is a very imp?t taut matter. Dr. Ridley Mayer says a simple and '' effective way in which to distinguish j glanders from distemper, influenza and other catarrbal diseases is to drop into a bucket of water some of the mucus or pus that tn either disease can be found io thc horse's nostril. If it is glanders the mucus will go Straight to the bottom like lead, in which case the proper thing to do is to ki'! thc horse at once, as there is no cure. If the mucus floats around awhile on the water before sinking it is one of the less serious types of disease r,nd can be easily cured it properly treated -Augusta Chronicle. The giant diamond, lardy discovered in Cape Colony, and now at the Paris Exposition, weighs 189 karat?, and is valued at $3,000,000. lt is kept in a glass case by itself and guardians stand around it all day. At night it is placed in a big safe, which is similarly guarded at night. The largest globe, representing the earth, ever erected, is on exhibition at the Paris Exposition. It is one-mil? lionth of thc earth's size and is nearly forty-two feet io diameter. It is said to be the finest representation of the earth ever exhibited and it gives a better idea of the relative sizes of continents, o**eans and islands than was cv cr econ before. How to Destroy Nut-Grass. Soon after the war the Boo. G. D. Tillman planted nat grass on his farm as a pastare for hogs. The grass grew abundantly but the hogs refused to thrive and prosper on snob food. In a Tate issue of the EdgeieM Monitor Mr. Tillman tells bow Mrs. Till mao eradi? cated the pest. From his letter we take ! the following ic. ' \ It iiia rac?r?|oi iiiiima^'ihat just after the war I did plant nut-grass for tbe double parp?se indicated. Macy will say it was a foolhardy enterprise, and I must confess that for a long time I sorely repented the undertaking ; but I am glad of it now for two things : First, because I have learned that nut grass tubers are rather poor diet for hogs-not near so good as the roots of either Bermuda or Johnson grass, or white Melilotus ; and, second, because I have discovered how to kill the pest, or rattier Mrs. M. J. Tillman (my wife) made the discovery, while I, like the gallant husband tn the bear fight, early retired from the contest, although I bad deliberately brought on the struggle in our truck patches, which soon extended to the garden, contrary to my intention wheo I planted the nats. The plan of campaign to extirpate nut grass is to preveut it maturing seed above ground. Nearly everybody thinks the nuisance reproduces itself from the nut alone, whereas it propagates a thousand times more from the seed, which it generates on cultivated fertile land almost as abundantly as crab-grass itself, and these coco seed, like crab grass seed, will lie dormant on or in the ground for years, or even ages, j until the soil shall be cultivated. ' Hence, to effectually and quickly de s'roy nut grass on any land infes'.ed with it the soil should be frequently stirred during the growing period of summer so as to stimulate each nut and seed to sprout and come up. It is a waste of effort to attack coco in winter either by digging or plowing or taming bogs on it. The best time for fighting it is between midsummer and frost time Although myriads of the sprigs will show themselves above ground in a day or two afrer each working of the soil, even in the spring months, yet no seed stem will shoot up till late io the sea? son, and the secret of soccess, as before remarked, is merely to cut down every tall seed stem while in the flowering stage, at the latest, and the sooner the better. The oldest and most approved theory for destroying coco, by cutting.~it off under the sujH^ce.^oX-.^bii'grb'?nd every time a "sprig appears above tho surface is a useless expenditure of labor. That method, persisted io Ioog enough, will, of course, eradicate it-but at what a cost of attention, patience and toil ! The ground should be efren stirred with plow or hoe, from April till frost, as before mentioned, to make every nut and seed come up if possible and as soon as possible, but there is no urgent necessity, as far as eradicating the grass is concerned, to kill its sprigs amil they begin to shoot np seed stalks. For this purpose it is only requisite to plow up or chop down the grass at the regular intervals of working Indian corn, collards, or any other crop. Still it is advisable to plant the land in some tall growing crop, which shall neither cover nor obscure some coco seed stem, so ss to prevent it being observed and destroyed By the above method two years are ample time io which to rid any ground of coco. In fact, cue season is sufficient to eradicate it, except that a few scat? tering sprigs will show themselves in subsequent years, which can easily be preveoted from going to seed by close attention. But this close attention must be given in every instance to com? mand success. Coco is like the cockle burr io its vigorous vitality. All corn planters on river or creek low grounds know with what blood houod persist? ence the cockle burr seeks to propagate itself as the season advances, and that the intensity of its effort to reproduce itself after it U cut down is in direct proportion to the time remaining before frost. One burr will sometimes mature seed on the very surface of the ground in au incredibly short. time, and although coco is not quite as persistent at reproduction, yet ?ts seed stalks must be carefully hunted for and destroyed as frost approaches. One cause that has enabled coco sc long and so defiant? ly to hold its sway at the South ts that we have so few crops which are hoed or plowed in the fall of the year. This, together with the popular error that coco propagates from the nuts, explains the whole story of tts universal triumph over the patience, sweat, curses and blows of the millions who have warred on it. By pursuing the plan above hurriedly outlined. Mrs. Tillman has completely extirpated nut grass from three differ? ent plats of ground whore it once held ; undisputed sway. What caused her to conceive the proper plan of battle fur destroying thc <r:ass was brought about io this wise : About five years ago she had two favorite squares in our large warden broken up preparatorv for spring vegeta bl-s, but before she could get the ! seed in the ground the nut-grass came up so thickly and growed so rapidly | and vigorously that Ehe despaired of being able to cope with it, aud let the squares lie out thc whole year. Dur- : tug the season the squares io q???ption { had '?u h a magnificent crop ot ,,ay- j about half nut and half crab grass, two j feet or more high-that she concluded to cut and cure it for horse forage, se- I curttig two full mowings Thc next | year the manure from thc stable was j I deposited in piles on other squares in ? j the garden aud in cotton patches, where ? ! no out grass had ever been seen, and ! 1 lo ? in a short while nut jrrass was as ' thick as it could st ; nd wherever a pile | of ?he manure had been put From 1 ? this she rightly reasoned t hat the ii ut grass hay was responsible for it, that | nut-grass propagates from the seed, and j j that if nut-grass should be prevented j from going to seed, wai;:; at the same > time cultivating thc land assiduously tu ! make all flor seed sprue*, the dread pest j would no longer be a pest. She has put her theory into successful practice of her own volition, and 1 am rejoiced that if I could not solve one of thc problems abuut nut. gras> which I veu- j turesomeiy undertook, I was lucky j enough to find the woman for a wife j . who could do it aud has done it. My I ! pride in her success more than counter? balances the mortification of my failure j to conquer coco, after seeking a com- j ! bat with it; and although the joke ts ! j at my expense, yet if every good hou>e j wife shall have as little trouble in man j aging nut-grass and her husband as ; I mice, I will be co?tent. Wry truly, I> TILLMAN. . Rattle Trap Factories. Col. H. P. Hammett Conveys a Warning to the Southern Peogle. To the Editor of the Green ville News. I 2 ti close herewith an article clipped from the Philadelphia Times of the 15th instant, which you will otlige me and I think do this part of the eonotry a service by publishing. It is, in my judgment, a well considered, sensible and well expressed article, and agrees exaetly with my views and experience upon the subject ; and its publication at this time may serve as a caution and prevent disappointment and less of money by well meaning people in the South, who are disposed to io vest in cotton manufacturing enterprises with the hope and expectation of receiving a reasonable return for their investment, as well as to bene6t that part of the country in which they live. H. P. HAMMETT. "We are surprised to see frequent notices in the Southern journals of al? leged highly advantageous purchases of the plan?S of Northern mills and facto ries for transfer to that region. Thc sooner the Southern people learn that they are buying just the most costly sort of mill and factory plants, however cheaply they may be sold, the sooner will the South have healthy and prosper? ous industries. *'There is not a cotton or woolen plant anywhere in the North for sale that is worth transportation to the Sooth. Every thoroughly equipped and well managed cotton or woolen mill in the North is doing well and is seldom for sale ; but there are hundreds of both cotton and woolen mills all through the North which can't be run profitably here or elsewhere, because of the im? perfect machinery in use. "One-half of all our . smaller cotton and woolen mills are languishing or losing money or idle solely because the machinery they have is out of date and entirely unequal to competition with the greatly improved machinery of the present. Nine-tentbs of the cotton and woolen manufacturers who are clam? oring for iocreased tariff taxes upon already oppressively taxed articles of common use, could make money to-day if they accepted the universal mandate of the progressive age and kept pace with the improvements in their indus? tries. "Economy of product is now the firet necessity of all great industries, and that necessitates the prompt adop? tion of every economic advancement in machinery. It is admitted that one great industry of Johnstown entirely destroyed by the late flood, will soon have increased profits because of the improved machinery that will be intro? duced, and it would substantially bene fit many of our Northern mill owners if flood or fire destroyed their plants. "The South has much to contend with in starting her industries, and the temptation is great to transplant ap? parently cheap Northern mills to that 1 region ; but no greater obstacle to the j real advancement of Southern industries could be invented than to erect these rattle-trap cotton and woolen mills which are now useless io the North. First-class machinery is now absolute? ly indispensable in every manufactur? ing industry both North and South, and the South with its exceptional ad? vantages for cheapness of product, should move surely, even if more slowly, by erecting only the best mills the world can produce. There is money in such establishments anywhere they are needed : there is no money in rattle? trap factories even as gifts. " Cariosities of Art The failure of the great copper syndi? cate ruined M. Secretan, of Paris, last spring; consequently bis vast picture gallery had to be put under the ham? mer. The collection brought over $1,124,OOO. Foreign art galleries were represented at the sale but the bulk of the pictures were bought by Frenchmen. It shows that, in spite of so-called hard times, debt and mutter? ings of revolution, there is still a vast amount of money in Franco. A tsrange instance of the malignity of fate is that of Millet, the great artist who painted ' The Angelus." This was the gem of thc Secretan collection, and the one the Freud) government purchased for ?110.000 to be placed in the Louvre, lt just missed coming to America, and the contest over it was most lively. But if the spirit of poor, modest. Jean Fraucois Millet could have looked down from the heaven where good painters go upon the bid? ding, a very grim smile indeed must have flitted over thc angelic features. For Jean Francois Millet's life was one long struggle with poverty. This very painting of "The Angelus" he himself sold thirty years ago for $500. Once he sold himself and all thc work he could produce for three years for an ' lowauce of ?2.400 a year. And even ? ow, when millionaires and a govern ment contend for thc possession of his great picture, his widow is fighting pov? erty still, too poor to keep a home, the cottage be lt ft her, over her head. It is to be hoped that there is not any? where else in thc universe a world like this. There were sold 191 pictures in all Next to the Millet thc pictures that brought most extravagant prices were thobe of Mcissonier, of which lhere were 31. A painting the size of one's two hands sold fir $18 020. it was called "The Vicar's Wine." Another Mcissonier. "Thc Bowl Players at Ver? sailles." ?}, by 7^ inches, brought ?14 200. "'Howl Players at. Antibes," 4 J by 7 inches, sold for $12.000. A number of other MeiKsoniers, ranging in size from 4 by 7 inches to 5 by i) in .s:z". brought pr ses ranging anywhereJ from 000 si'i ono. The trustees nf the Corcoran Art ? Gallery in Washington have authorized ! their Paris agent tu edier ?100 (HU) for thc celebrated painting "An?elus " Later news states that i ?ie French ? Chamber of Deputies have refused thc credit for thc purchase of Millet's An? gl.lus, ami the picture will come t>? America after all, as the propel ?y of thc American Art Association. Siam Wants a South Caro iiau Thc Siamese government, through their minister at Washington, have written to Capt. A C. McFall, formerly superintendent of the Creen vi I le Cotton Seed Oil Mill, but now the agent of tour co:ton seed mills in this Slate, ask? ing bim if he would go to Siam and superintend the construction of three 200 ton cotton seed oil mills which that \ government is going to have put up as j au experiment Tin representative ?il Washington wrote Captain McFall that he could name any salary he desired and it would be given him. Progress in Siam is slow but from the scheme now OD band of establishing these mills it would seem that they have struck the right thing at last, and the tender is quito a compliment to Captain Mc Fail's sterling worth and ability. He bas not decided what he will do. A South Carolina Darkey in France. George Alfred Townsend found at Nantes, in France, a Sooth Carolina negro named Sam Anderson. Town* send says: "Sam is a negro from Con? way boro, S. C., who keeps a dance house, or rather a. concert dive, at Nantes, and is the only American cit? izen in town, except our two Consuls He has a white French wife, who is well fixed io other things, as property, and jumped to marry Sam Anderson, who has a fortune in his heels. Said Mr. Shackleford, our Consul : "I want you to see this negro as a singular instance of force of character. About three years ago a negro man came to me and said that he was an American citizen, who had no official paper testifying to that fact, as was required in France. He said that he was about to marry a French widow, and that her family wanted it done like the great nation of the United States would have it done by thc Consul, or by his sanction 'Who are you ?' I asked. -Me ? Well I'm just Sam Andersen, and was born at Conwayboro, S. C. I was a slave. I speak six languages and play de bones.' Being myself frjm George? town, S. C , in early yoath, I knew that region enough to question him and test him. So I certified him under -oath tobe a citizen of the United States, and he was married to as clean and neat a French widow as you ever saw, older than he, but he bas settled down to conduct her business, aud occasion? ally comes to see .me." Col James McCutchen shipped 190 head of sheep to Richmond, Va., a few days ago. We learn that be sold them at a good price.- Williamsburg Record. A very youthful couple have donned the matrimonial robe in Pickens county. Willie Arial, aged 15. lcd to Hymen's altar Miss Texie Talley, aged 13 years. The ceremony was performed at the residence of Mr. Talley. Within the past six months eight railroads io this country, with a mile age of G.290 miles, representing an investment of ?125.070,000, has been sold under mortgage. How does this tally with the era of prosperity which was to be ushered in witt the Harrison administration ? Miss Stillman, a native of Charles? ton, has written a novel about thc Huguenots of France entitled: "They kept the Faith." Her non de jil unie is Grace Raymond. The publisher is greatly pleased with the book and pre? dicts for it a great sale. Tho Wisconsin Grand lodge of Masons, m annual convention assem? bled, have resolved that saloon keepers and liquor dealers are ineligible for membership, and that those who are already in the order cannot be advanced to higher degrees. This course has been adopted by the States of Kentucky, I Missouri, Nebraska and Michigan. The fortunes of L?gitime, one of the Hay t i sovereigns, are getting io a bad way. Males from 14 to 45 arc put iu rauks and quite a number of women dressed as men have volunteered. Hip? polyte, the other sovereign, bas a better class of soldiers and will be able to de? feat tbe troops of Legitime if they get together. Affairs are very much mixed om that island aod Fred Douglas is needed there to settle matters. A gentleman who has tried it vouches for the story : Taking a gallon jug of whisky he passed a string thtough tbe cork, which string dropped to thc bottom of the jug. The twine was then intro? duced into a watermelon vine by slit? ting the vine, and the vine was Dermit ted to produce only two melons. When the melons were matured they were served at a private barbecue to six gentlemen. The effect was astonishing. The gallon of whiskey got io its work. N t a drop of the liquor remained in the jug when the melons were ripe. Sava?inah Neics. The Boston Piolot publishes the fact that the late Captain F. W. Dawson left a brother, a Catholic priest named Recks, and there appears to be a dis? position to work a romance or mystery out of it, which the Greenville News knocks in the head by saying : "Father Reeks visited Captain Dawson in Charleston eleven years ago and was in and about the News and Courier office a good deal. Captain Dawson intro? duced his visitor freely as his brother and the two were apparently on terms of affectionate intimacy. The under? standing at the time was that the dif? ference in their names was the result of a very common" occurrence, Captain Dawsou's mother having married a second time after thc death of her first husband. The two mcu were simply half brothers." Thc Washington, (D. C ) Press thinks thc newspaper men of the United States, irrespective of party, should erect a monument to Capt. Dawson in Washington. It says: "There was enough in his life and character, aside from politics, to inspire uni versal re? spect. Ile met his death like a knight of old in defending a friendless girl against thc wiles of a seducer. Thc acquittal of his murderer should be met with some such protest as a monument The Pres?, which is known to be the antipodes o| what Capt. Dawson was in Iiis political vews, feels that it is fitting to suggest to tiewspapar fraternity in general the erection of a inonu me ni that shall show t<? future geuuratiutis that his mn temporaries were not un? mindful of the Yalu?: of his life or "the deep damnation of hts taking oil ' The suggested tribute need not to be very cosily, so cxpeusive tis to place ils realization in doubt. Us value will not depend on if? price.'' --^^mm- .... - m i - liucklenV A ml( a Salve. Thc Best .Salve III ttio Worll f?r Cuts. I;ru ?so Sores. Ulcers, Snit (then tn. Fever Sore*. Tetter. Chapped lian.Is Chilblains, Corns ami al| Skin Irruptions, MHO positively euro* Tiles, or mt nay required. It ?s guaran teed to give per feel satisf.iciitrn, or m..ney refunded. I'ti.-e 2?c??nts per box. For sale by J. F. \V. De bonue. o -?-..????. m For Sale. If you want Machinery apply lo II F. Hoyt, Sumter, S. O , agent for Ames Engines, Hall und Pratt (?ins. Acme Cotton Press. Wood Ilea per und Mower, and all kinds of Machinery. lt. K. Ho\t, Sumter, S. C., Ag?, fut Ghcraw Iron Werk.. How to be Happy, Though Married. ! American girls would hardly relish the advice given at time of marriage to maidens in some parts of the East. When an Arab damsel gets married her mother gives her the following advice for securing her future happi? ness : "You are leaving your nest to live with a man with whose ways and habits you are unfamiliar. t advise you to be his slave if you wish to be? come the absolute mistress of your husband. Be satisfied with little, en? deavor to feed him well and watch over his sleep, for hunger begets anger, and sleeplessness makes a man cross-grain? ed. Jie dumb as to his secrets, do not appear gloomy when he is merry, nor merry when be is sad, and Allah shall bless you."-Voice. One car load of 600 crates of Le Conte pears was shipped from Smith? ville, Ga., on Thursday, to Chicago, by Mr. W- W. Thompson, proprietor of the LeConte nursery, lt is thought that at least 12,000 bushels will be shipped from this point alone. Cotton bas given away to fruit culture io South Georgia to a very great extent, and the planters are making more money by the change. Fred J. Seymour, who invented the process for making aluminum from com? mon clay and was superintendent of the American Aluminum Company at Find? lay. Ohio, died of a stroke of paralysis on Monday without having revealed the secret of the process to anybody. The company had a large plant and was making money fast, but it is now help? less. Mr. Seymour always performed the critical part of his work-the intro? duction of a chemical compound secretly made by him of unknown materials, when the clay was at a certain degree of heat-in a closed and locked room, to which nobody war admitted on any consideration. Constipation Demands prompt treatment. Thc re? sults of neglect may bc serious. Avoid all harsh and drastic purgatives, the tendency of which is to weaken tho bowels. The best remedy is Ayeres Pills. Being purely vegetable, their action is prompt and their effect always beneficial. They are an admirable Liver and After-dinner pill, and every? where endorsed by the profession. " Ayer*? Pills are highly and eniver-, sally spoken of by the people about here. I make daily use of them in my practice." - Dr. I. E. Fowler, Bridge? port, Conn. " I can recommend Ayer's Pills above all others, having loi?g prove?! their value as a cathartic for myself and family."-J. T. Hess, Leithsville, Pa. M For several years Ayer's Pills have been used in niy'iamily. "Wc lind them an Effective Remedy for constipation and indigestion, and are never without them in the house." - Moses Grenier, Lowell, Mass. "I have used Ayer's Pills, for liver troubles and indigestion, during many years, and have always found them E* rompt and efficient in their action." ,. N. Smith, Utica, N. Y. " I suffered from constipation which assumed such an obstinate form that I feared it would cause a stoppage of the bowels. Two boxes of Ayer's Pills ef? fected a complete cure."-D. Burke, Saco, Me. " I have used Ayer's Pills for thc past thirty years and consider them an in? valuable family medicine. I know of no better remedy for liver troubles, and have always found them a prompt cure for dyspepsia." - James Quinn, yo Middle st., Hartford, Conn. u Having been troubled with costive? ness, which seems inevitable with per? sons of sedentary habits, I have tried Ayer's Pills, hoping for relief. I am glad to say that they have served mc better than any other medicine. I arrive at this conclusion only after a faithful trial cf -their merits." -Samuel T. Jones, Oak st., Boston, Mass. * Ayer's Pills, riii:rAKED DY -, Dr. J. C. Ayer ?St Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Dealers in Medicine, THE EQUITABLE Life Assurance Society of the United States. ASSETS, JANUARY 1, 1889, LIABILITIES, JANUARY 1, 1889, SURPLUS, JANUARY 1, 1889, - ?95,042,922 9G 74,24S;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. Incontestiblc after two years, and Non-Forfeitable after three years. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agt.% Jan. 2-0 Sumter, S. 0. HEADQUARTERS FOR WATCHES. JAMES AliiLAN & CO. Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Specta? cles, Drawing Instruments THE FINEST STOCK IN THE STATE. RELIABLE GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICES. Watch Repairing a specialty. Chief Inspectors of Watches for South Caro ina Railway, Atlantic Coast Linc and Southern Division of Three Cs Rail Road. JAMES ALLAN & CO., Feb. 8 . 285 King St., Sign of Dram Clock. Charleston, S. C. THE PALACE SALOON, A. P. LEVY & CO., Proprietors. (Successors to Rosendorf A Co.) We have constantly on hand a complete line of WIXES, LIQUORS, CIGARS AND TOBACCO. And desire to call especial attention to the following : Imported. Domestic. FRENCH BRANDIES, SHERRY, PORT, IRISH WHISKEY, CATAWBA WINE, JAMAICA RUM, BLACKBERRY WINE, HOLLAND GIN, GIN AND FINE SCOTCH WHISKEY, RYE WHISKEY. We call especial attention to our Pure IVorth Carolina Cora* Whiskey, Sept.'iG. Which wc ^et direct from the still. HO! FOR THE SEASIDE! PAWLEY'S ISLAND HOTEL. SEASON OF 1889. Beach Unsurpassed on the Coast. Superb Fishing Grounds. Splendid Halbing. No Mosquitoes. This hotel, which was operated" last year by Mr. M. Manheim, having been leased by mc, lias been refurnished and improved ?uni will Ue kept open Summer ?md Winter. A .Ladies' Parlor will ho provided. Will be ready for recep? tion ot guests on June 1st. For terms and particulars address Mus. A. K. RICHARDSON, Wavcrlv Mills, S. C. Maj 2U. ilUllSlild.il ? ?u?d?j?dilbi?. F. W. HOSE?M?^ GUN-MAKER, COLUMBIA, S. C. DEALER IN (inns. Pistols ami Fishing Tucki*1, Agent for Hazard .-.nd Atlas Powder Com panics, also Agent for Lefevcr Arms Co. From Dr. W. P. Harrison. NAssnvn.r.n. TENN. May 2. isss- T have used Swift's Specific i:i ray family for sonic (une. and believe it to lie an excellent remedy for all impu? rities of I he blood. In my <>w? ease. I believe Uial 1 liave warded oit a severe attack of rheu? matism in Hie shoulder by a timely resort lo this ctbcieiit remedy, lu ail eases where a i?er inattcnl relief is sought this medicine com? mends itself fora constitutional treatment that tlioroif.'blv eradicates Hie seeds of disease from tho :y>icui. REV. W. V. HAUKISON. WACO. TEXAS, May 9, 1SSS. Gentlemen: The wife of one o( my custo? mers was terribly alllicted willi a loathsome skin disease. Uiat eovered her whole body. She was Confined l?i iier l>ed for several years by this alll?cl?oti, and could not hi lp herself at all. She could liol sleep from a % iolcut itching and sting? ing of Hie skin. The disease baffled Hie sk:il of thc physicians who treated if. Hcrhusband bedail finally ina bis wife Swift's Sjx eille. and she commenced to improve almost immediately, ant! ia a fi-.v w? ?ks she was apparent!* vc? II. She i- now a hearty, li xii look'tu; ?.?<:\. vvirh i:o Uacc ?)i thc affliction ici':. ^>>.::- very truly. THE Sw !?V S X . -V Vi I - I. Atlanta, ?.ia. AMMUNITION OF A IA, KINDS. Shells Loaded by Latest Improved Machine. First-Class Gun Work Guaranteed. PRICES AS LO W AS THE LOWEST. Give uit a call at Sportsman's Ilead ?tuartcrs. Oct 26 o WvjL?tmff??m ??.' ???mich intii? w""rii; Kn H H I V^e?^Flfl rw?ecl timekrrprn. War-1 11U1J r/^i^S^in tamed. s*,l?u ?,,,<1 Fj^\J'Sn*?n/i * ^Vvv?^?nn.l Ecut*'#ize?,wi?iworks WZ^/^^ 1 *.ttf *P *>nC l'cson in ?ach To / -L?T^ lopfthfr with our tarro ?r.d ?ral 1 ?m,ui.?l?MMB1* I Sample*. Those ?ample?, ai a] ? -? \ '-^ 1-Yee, ni;.i aftei you hnvc kcjit thom in your hom* fnr ? nraitlts and eliown them to thoio v o limy havo t illed, ih?-y become your o? n prop.-rty. TI.oso vi,0 vi to at ?nee ?in bo fire of roer -nc tho Wat oh asd SamDlCH. Wcpay ?U expms. fr.fcht.*ta AiMreia btiub'on ?fc Co., ?ox ?I?, {fortland, Maine. Dr. T. W. BOQKHART, DENTAL SURGEON. Oflice over Bultman & Bro.'s Shoe Siore. ENTRANCE OX MAIN' STREET. SUMTER, S. G. Oflice Hours-'1 ?o 1:30 : 2:30 to 5. April IT-o The lar qed and moil complete establishment South GEO. S. HACKER ft SON, Manufacturers of DOOR, M, BMS, Moil A2TD BUILDING MATERIAL. OFKICBANI) WAUEKoOMSj King, opposite Cannon Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan ! o BEST AND CHEAPEST. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. Estimates furnished by return Mail. LARGE STOCK. PROMPT SHIPMENTS. in e. 1MB & Cl)., r: MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE? SALE DEALERS IN DOORS, m BUM, MOULDING, -AND GE NEE AL BUILDING MATERIAL. Office and Salesrooms, 10 and 12 HayneSt, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 25 o C, 0. BROWN & BRO., COLUMBIA, S. C. SASH & BLINDS,: LATHS, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, AND HAIR.! French and Angrican Window Glass; PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES. CARTER WHITE LEAD, The Best io tte Market. Special Attention Given to Orders hy Mail. C. O. BROWN & BRO., - Opposite Post Office, COLUMBIA, S. C. Oct 5-o SUMTER PLANING MILLS, James H. Sanders, PROPRIETOR. m DEALER IN Door, Sash, Blinds, i SCROLL AND TURNED BALUS? TERS, MOULDINGS, Brackets, Laths, Shingles, &c Roil ai tai Liter, AIR DRIED. Plain and Fancy Ceiling, Flooring and Finishing Material. Yard and Office, Mary Street, East of R. R. Depot, Sumter S. C. E. B. LOWRY, Sept 19 Basin ess Manager. C. L HOYT. H. A. HOYT C. I. HOYT & BRO., Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Jowclry, Spoctacles, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, Ac. RE I? AI KING A SPECIALTY. SPORTING MATERIAL, Shells, Wads and Everything Pertain? ing to Breech-Loading Guns. FH. 1 _ PATRONIZE HOME TALENT. Lite-Size Portraits in Crayon, MADE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS, SUMTER, S. C. MRS. E. J. DUNNE. Also prepared to teach a class tn Drawing and Music Jnn. 30. JNO. T. GREEN, Attorney and Counsellor at LAW, SUMTER, C. H., S. C. PB* Collection of claims a specialty. Juuc IQ. C. WULBEEN & CO* WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND DEALERS IN Provisions, Liprs, Tota, k 167 and 169 East-Bay ,1 CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. 2_ * OHO F. METERS, WHOLESALE GROCER And Liquor- Dealer. OFFICE AND SALESROOM : 133 East Bay, Charleston, S. C. ?f f. STEFFENS & SON, Established 1847. WHOLESALE GROCERS, Auction and Commission Merchaa* ? and L?qnor Dealers. ' AG KMT? POS Celebrated Dove Brand Ham. The Philip Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee Beer. Maryland Hominy Mills. Griffiths Bakerj Co. Mous Cider and Vinegar. Banner Preset re Works. Frank Packing Co. 197 EAST BAY ASO 50 AKD 52 STATE Sm, (Auction Room State Street,} CHARLESTON, S C. Consignments Solicited. Jan. 23. GEO. L COOK, PHOTOGRAPHER, 265 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Ang 10 O CHAS. C. LESLIE, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in FISH, GAME, OYSTERS, TURTLES, TERRAPINS, POULTRY, EGGS, Ac. Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market. Office and Fish House, 18 and 20 Market St., East of East Baj, CHARLESTON, S. C. AU orders promptly attended to. Terms cash or cit j acceptance. Oct. 3 PAVILION HOTEL, CHARLESTON, S. C. First Class 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 by Mail or Telegraph. Sept 16 _._ WAVERLYHOUSE, IN THE BEND OF KING STREET, CHARLESTON, g. C. 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 HOUSB, with all m-odern improvements, ia now open for the reception of guests. S. L. WRIGHT k SON, Proprietor*. Obtained, and nil PATENT BUSINESS at? tended to for MODERA TE FEES. Our office is opposite the ?. S. l'aient Office, and we cnn ob? tain Patents tn less time than those rerwrte from, WASHINGTON. Send MODEL DR A WING or PHOTO of invention. Wc advise ns to tmtent abilitv free of charge and we n>?ke NO. CHARGE UNLESS PATENT IS SKGCKE1). For circular, advice, terms and references to actual clients in your ?wi? State. County. 41ty or Town, write to C. A. SNOW seo Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D C WILLIAM KENNEDY. Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, Next door to Earle & Pu rd j's Law Office. SUMTER, S. C. IDESIRE TO INFORM the citi?ens of Sumter and vicinity that I have opened business on my own account at (he above old stand, and that with competent cn? polite assistants, I will be pleased to serve them in any branch of my business in the best style of the arl. . Give me a call. WM. KENNEDY. Oct. 19. Warranted for Five Wars. -S^^^g^ Y JJ 5 H )M?. fee Our Favorite Singer Drop L*af. Fancy Cirer. Large Drawers, Nickel flings. Tucker, Ruffler, Binder, Four Widihs of Hemmers. Sent on one week's trial. Delivered in your home fr? cf freight charges. Buy only of Manufacturers. Sa vt Canvassers' Commission*. Get New Machines Address ior circulars and Testimonials, Co-operative Sewing Machine Ca? 219 Quince Street, Philadelphia, Pa. i^^S& fc .*? SewtBr-MacWmeTTfiTiTi fitf0 ?? onc? ?)i*blj|Jlj|i iiMiiri^rfstvwii1 rAdc in 6115 -?**. ^rntin ?K^imd?r\S^ P?ac-uP ocr laachm?! 1 ll lill IIJ Lw I ItiaaWvi 0 OGr costly sod raloabtaajft ll , lw'^MB,ampleo- ta retnm we aik that yaa. HUWIIJMXS. JF?HJW WHAT WE ??4. to tbot* wk? Irlft^i TRJtr&Qk.T* nX1 ** 7 oar keme, tad after M "Ifc^TJr^nSfcVV ln,onth? *U txcoux jroor own >a\fjEa*m&^^\whK* ran tnufSSnamSm OMkJ^P^^P \runo?itt??H??ocS*S,wfefclh? j f rWn\ *^n^^Mtj?rft?>et>t* ,od *** ** r ntrl FtwPw N),T!I'A*RA AU w ? IIVVl t I rfc? 1M- No capital regrind. Piste, br ef ID rfrsctioc* gtren Those who write to u it onet-a?M? eyre rt-ec tb? beat ecwiay Mach?ia m tho world, ?ad (ka fijtjjj i,neof work?-of tura alterer .bown to^cheri? America. iXtt& CO.?. B?x 7 IO. Ancuta, Mala*?