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WEDNESDAY. JULY 81. TB fte FriesOs of Station in Suter Coiiy. The Needs of Our Public Schools. . Of all the subjects that are now claiming the attention of the people of our State - and especially of Sunder County, that of Education ts tho most important. Since it is upon education that every successful business, professional and agricultura M i fe must be based; since it is upon education that every prosper? ous and permanent government must be established, it is of the utmost import? ance that our State should arouse her? sch: from that state cf lethargy into which misfortune and indifference have east her, aod to arrive at such a solu? tion of this great question, as will be of th2 greatest advantage to the masses 04 the people. While we, of South Carolina, find much to be proud of in the social and poetical government of our State, yet when our present public school system ta weighc : in tho balances, we are forced to admit that it is found wanting ir those practical results of permanent benefit, thai characterise the public school systems of other States. It ia upon this subject, therefore-The Needs of our Public Schools-that this ad? dress will be based. ? desire to direct your attention to four needs of the public schools, to wit : Uetier patrons, better friends, better teachers, and a better and more efficient system, as regarded from a practical standpoint. Were I able to approach each patron of tine public school in this County and ?sk whether it is in his power, indi? vidually, to correct the inefficiency of cur * public schools, thc answer would almost invariably be : ""No, I can do nothing." Moreover, were I to. ask, why he patronizes the public schools, the answerJEpdffi-'?ne" (jSWttHToe : "Because I am paying a 2 m?? school tax," or "Because thc children are always in my way when they are not at school.'' Having re? ceived such answers as these, come with me to the public schools patronized by such parents, examine the teacher's roll and you will find that nine-tenths of the children of these fathers9 and mothers have not been present more than one half of thc time, since their names were enrolled. Moreover come with me into Che immediate vicinity of this school and we find as many children, if not more, out of school as find in school. More demoralizing still, we find num? bers, of young men and women who, although they have passed and repassed the neighborhood schools, yet have never been permitted by their parents cr guardians to enter for the purposes of study. Perhaps as young men and women they have, while passing on their way to the scene of their daily labors, looked with longing eyes upon those of their more fortunate compan? ions within, and wished so earnestly that they too might be permitted to enter, if only loug enough to make them able to read the Word of God ; or even long enough ?to make them feel superior to the beasts upon which they ride. Remembering, however, that soon their miserly fathers will follow to j inspect their daily task, they smother [ with a tear thc noble aspirations, which for a moment have arisen, accept their Cate, and join in a song which bears thc stamp of the grossest iguorance. \ I ap? peal to the thinking men of our coun? try to say w?ether I have exaggerated the picture, thus briefly sketched, of fhe majority of public school neighbor? hoods. If such is a true picture, may we not exclaim, 44 Wc need better pat? rons " My experience of eight or ten years in the cause of education, if you will forgive a personal reference, con? vinced me that the majority of parents do not comprehend fully the duties they owe to their children in regard to thc cultivation of their intellectual sutures. Every parent is under a moral obliga? tion to give his child such an intcllcc tual training as'wi!! bring out the pe? culiar powers of that child, best fit him for his sphere in life, and thus enable him to recognize the fact that he has some mission in life to fulfill. There? fore, the parent who wilfully neglects tho- education of hts child stands con? demned by society, the State, and God. Yet in the face of this social, civil, and moral obligation, there arc numbers of men in almost every school community in our County, who absoluely refuse to .patronize even a public school. For all cudi there should be a compulsory feat? ure in our system of public schools. Bui, say some, "do that and you in? fringe upon human liberty ; this is a land of liberty and therefore wc have a j right to educate our children or nur, j just as we choose." To such, I would say, in thc words o? ! another, "that they entertain a most de- j graded opinion of human liberty, for it ! is evident to every right-thinking mau j that liberty -o remain in brutish igno- j rance is not one of thc inalienable j rights of man, and so 3ny man wili Fay ; who is what a utan ought to bc.'' No man Las a right, cither human cr i divine, to raise up a family that oa ac- ; count of ignorance may become a pest to society and criminals to thc State. It is his duty, cn the other hand, to educate his family to such aa extent at least, that they may bo able to compre? hend the fcanctity of the laws of that State and government, whose protcc?'.on j they claim, and thus to speed the prog? ress of society and of material wealth. I am awrre of the fact that there are in every cotomuaity families uko seemingly are forcea to require their children to remain at Lome to assist the father and mother gate a support, and that thc father honestly thinks that he is unable to spare his children for the timo thc public schools are in sesi?n, lias such j s father ever thought of tho money uselessly spent by his fan ?ly each year? Has it ever occurred to him that for j hi? expenditures for trhiskey and to- | bacco he could hire two laborers to ac- j complish the work of two* of hts child- j rcn during the term cf thc neighboring j public school.? If not tobacco and whisky, then some other luxury is closing the school room door to many a child in thc bounds of-ycur County. lu the name aod in behalf of thc children of our County, I cali upon parents to study and practice more thoroughly thc rules of a true economy. I would re? mind them that the possession of a few dollars extra is not always an evidence that they and their families are io a better condition, than if they did D possess them. Thus we see that our public scho< n?ed patrons who are interested in ti education of their children-self-sac; ficing, economical patrons ; patrons wi will aid thc teachers throughout o County in their efforts to build up tl public schools and render them mo efficient. In a word the public scho in any community is just what tl patrons make it. Again our public schools need bett friends, in every community wc fir men who have no children to oduca and among this class we find many wi arc nevertheless interested in the pr gress of education in their mids With them seiSshne3S is forgotten ; their anxiety for the common wea Among this class, however, we fie numbers of men, who? contend th; education by taxation is simply or phaze of communism, men who pref? to cling to their .'coots" though tl effect should be to dwar,f the intellect i their neighbor. The: man, who b cause he has no ono whose eduoatio devolves upon him directly, is thus it different to the success of the publ school in his community, and grumble because a tax of two mills, or cveu fot mills, is levied on his . property for th education of his neighbor's childre children and tho consequent i m prov? ment of society, that mian I say deserve the condemnation of /a tribunal moi severe than that which curbed th miserly spirit of Shylock, the Jew. Tho public sohools of our Count need friends who, recognising th faults of our sys*: CAB. will do ali in the i power to improve that system, to on courage the teachers who are in charg of the schools-in a word to advanc the intellectual.-progress of thc huma: race. Again thp public schools of ou County need5, mo-c yood teachers. Lord i?roughmau once said: "Lc thc soldier bet abroad if ho will, he cai do nothing in\ this age. The schoo master is abroad, and I trust to him armed with his^ primer, rather than t thc soldier ia full array." Never bc fore in the history of our county coull this laoguagc^be more appropriate, thai at the prese?t time. Evidently com ^e^"?Msr?oflfStieutiou3 and earnest schoo masters arc meant. Within our coun ty can be found a number of sud teachers engaged in thc public schools teachers who compare favorably wit! the teachers of any county or State Tbauks to our system of State Norma Schools aud County Boards of Examin? ers, thc standard of qualification char actcriziog the teachers of our count has been much improved, and by de? grees the grossly incompetent teacher* throughout our county have been re? moved. Further care must be used in this direction. Thc fact thai out public schools throughout thc State arc kept open only three and a half or four months in the year, renders it necessary that competent and conscientious teach? ers alone should bo employed, so that the greatest amount of advantage may be derived from the meagre fund levied for educational purposes. Thc issue is too groat to have thc cause of education impeded by reason of the employment of teachers, who themselves should be at school. In the selection of a teacher thc existence or absence of two qualities should deter? mine thc minds of the jioarus of Trus? tees, intellectual competency and moral competency. Thc fact that a teacher was compe? tent before tho war is not conclusive proof that ho is competent now, by reason of the fact that within the past few vears there has beeu a wonderful improvement in text books aud thc systems of school management. Wc need public school teachers who arc thoroughly informed as to thc relative value of text books ; who will lay aside those text books, which aro fossils as compared with those by larc authors, and usc only such text books as tear thc impress of tho advancement and improvement characteristic of this, the close of the nineteenth century. Wc need teachers who recognize fully thc relations they bear to their pupils. They should recognize the fact that "while their pupils arc heaven-born cn thc one side, they arc earth bern on the other and that thc dignity of ua*urc should bc attached alike to their bodies, their minds, ond to their spit its."" They should therefore in their training of the young sec to it that their physi? cal beings receive a due measure of at? tention, it is indicative of the compe? tency and efficiency of Northern teachers that they are introducing into their schools health primers, and always demand from tho trustee?, or patrons, comfortable school rooms for their pupils. Wo aced teachers who recognize tho fact that they must culti? vate in their pupils a system of morals along with their education of the mind, if their pupila are ever to develop into 6uch citizens as our county aud Stato ueed. We need teachers who recog? nize tho fact that it ia thc present gcu- j oration of students, who iti a few years I must grapple with the stupendous social and political questions, which will evi j dcatly excite and rock the foundations j of our society and government, and ! who rccogtiizing this will fit them as ! best they can for tho contest W<? need j teachers wno will arouse their pupils' ? delicate feelings, and high aspirations j to become acquainted with t'io.-o authors j who have contributed so bountifully and handsomely to our language. Finally thc j?tibi ic schools need teachers { who will engage in this great work, not i simply for thc money !.hat thc State pays I them, but with a nobler purpose, a de- j sire to aid in a true intellectual advance- j mcnt of thc huinau race ; teachers who. | as some ouc has paid, "will impress upon the minds of their pupils thc j sublimity ?f the character of that mau who adds to a trained intellect those j moral qualities which dignify and eu no- i ble, yea aud even sanctify human na- ! turo, and how sweet a;M beautiful is j :!;a: woman who niles to ail her charms ' the chaste virtu*-.-: (if supernal faith ! and adoration of thc infallible food ! is this, can tins bc too much to expect ! from th-?se to whom wo intrust our ! children ? As tho last division of this address- ? We need a bettor public school system j regarded from u legal and practical '? standpoint. j No man who has given the matter i a moment's consideration '.viii contend j that our present publie school system : is without defects. First let us sec its ! practical defects. It is practically de- j fective in that fJr.st the bourns of public j school trustee?-with who::: ali power ! . . . .j and authority lie-fail to recognize | their duties under the law, or if reeog- I nizing them, fail to perform those duties. I am tully aware that the* posi? tion of a publio school trustee i& ? dif ficuit position to fill and, in tho wc of ail trustees, a "thankless positio; Fortunately for our county we 1 many trustees, who recognize thc portance of their positions, the net sary connection between their du and those of thc County School C( missioner and State Superintended Education, and therefore fulfill to letter their duties under thc law. IL ever wo find a number of others-? in some school districts it seems i possible to find better ones-who c sent to accept a position on thc l?o; arercly to gratify personal ends. Ti fail to sec any connection between th duties a^ those of the County Sch Commissioner and seeing none, tl fail utterly to support him in any oft attempts he may perchance make wards an improvement* of the systo It is true that for their services they ; paid nothing, and herein consists o of the defects of thc school law. C trustees too often allow themselves be influenced to employ a teacher, w is a resident of the neighborhood which the school is located, where the employment of a teacher, cqua as competent, from some other ueighbi hood would give more general satisfa tion. Thc efficiency of the pub schools of our* county, therefore, o mand active, conscientious and det< mined trustees, who will fulfill th? duties under the law and thereby their part towards an improvement the system Our system is practical defective in the secoud place, because the failure of the County School Coi missioner to do his full duty under t law. The efficiency of the publ schools demands that the Coun School Commissioner bc granted mo authority and poiccr in his supervise of the schools and less of tho privilc. of suggesting to teachers and truste in private, as the law now prescribe The efficiency of thc public schoo demands that thc County School Cor. missioner keep closed thc doors of h office except for the Time required attend to his official duties strictly ar to employ the remainder of his time i visiting the schools of the county ac in making every attempt to improve tl efficiency of thc system by urgiug til people either to supplement thc publ fuud by private subscription, or to ii crease that fuud by inducing cac school district to levy an cxti local tax for educational purpose? The efficiency of thc system demand that this officer sympathize with, an assist the teachers in their work and y< require them to prepare themselves ft thc work, before granting them th right to engage in teaching Agni our public schools arc deficient in th a thc length of session is too short-onl three and a half or four months, where as they should continue af least nin months during thc year. Doubtlcs many of thc objections that arc nov being urged against our present publi school system can bc directly traced ti thc fact that our schools do not continu long enough. Wc need certainly ; greater length of term and thc qucstioi naturally arises, how can that term b< lengthened ? It can only bc done ii two ways, either by supplements private subscription or by an cxtn local tax. So let us discuss each o these plans. There aro few public school coif.mu nitics in which by reason of thc finan? cial condition of thc people, it would bc impossible to supplement thc public school by a private subscription aftci thc expiration of the public school term. We have often heard thc argument ad? vanced that if thc public school system were abolished then good private school: would spring up all over the country and as a result better educational work would bc done. Such a theory will not merit the eauction of any man who will consider it fur a moment. Even under our present public school system-de? fective as it is-every school com m unity draws from tho State $75 or $100 oftentimes more-for the support of a school. If, then, with that amount of aid from the State, patrons will not bc convinced that it is to their interest to accept it a3 a nucleus arouud which to build-up a supplemental subscription, what influence can be brought to bear on them to induce them to organize a school when ali aid from thc State is withdrawn ? Every community should accept gladly what aid it can get from thc pubiio fund aud then go to work in earnest to raise by private subscription, or by aoy legitimate means, a fund suf? ficient to extend its school for seven, eight or nine months: But just Store wc arc met with an argument-always on hand-that thc community is - too poor to raise a supplemental fund. Thc writer, in Iiis olHoial visits throughout the County has often visited just such oommunittca, and this seemingly con? clusive argument has been urged upon him by men who honestly believed that they could not afford to aid in such a supplemental school, that there was no way by which they could economize more closely and thus enable them to raise thc money, and yet thc writer has on such occasions forced thom to admit that they allowed their children more pocket money th:iu thc tuition of their children would amount to in a supple men'al school. Others have been forced to admit that they in satisfying thc demauds of habit or the cravings of appetite, spend annually more money than would bc required to pay thc tuition of their children for thc length of time desired to continue the public ?chou!. Not more than one abie bodied tuan out of fifty would find it impossible to aid in these supplemental schools, were he reaiiy interested in the education cif his children and did no make au earnest, honest and tlctrr mined effort in that direction. The education of our children demands that we of thc South be^iu thc study, of i ruc economy-economy in our own j expenditures and those of our families ! and economy in our plans of business ! Tho late experience, with these sup- j pictncutal selto ils, of some of thc School Districts in eur - - . . r ? : t ? y eloquently tcsti- ; fy to thc fact that they 'ire practicable, | and thc financial character of these dis- ? trie's bear mc our. in my statement that i few indeed are tho communities that j really are not able to organize these I supplemental schools. The amount of j money spent annually by men in this j county in Bending their children off to ? prepare them f<;r business or for college j would if added to the public fund j extend every while public school j in th*." cu?i?y for six months. So that ! cte see that n three or four months nubile school supplemented for five or . . . .j . :s mouths bv no means an imuossi- i .... * I oi?ry i;? thia county. Finally we con u to consider thc prac- | Ucability of levying an extra local tax ' for :h< support :>f j^u! " schools itt each | school district.. At 'io: mention of an i extra *ax doubtless 'I: inclination of ' many who may have followed thc writer ia thin paperf will be to throw it aside and raise their bauds ia horror at such a proposition. The argument of "bur? densome taxes already" is buried at thc writer with a force that might deter him, but for the interest he feels in improv? ing the public schools and but for thc fact that he occupies thc position of an intercessor between thc careless and in? different fathers and their neglected and suffering children. Thc history of all countries and communities shows that it is only by taxation, or endowment that any school system, or institution of learning, can bc rendered permanent, it is so for tho reason that any system, or institution, supported by taxation, or endowment occupies a plane where thc caprices of parents and guardians can not undcrmino. Such a system, or such an institution is not dependent upon thc individual patronage and there? fore is and must be permanent. Until a few mouths ago the effects of thc policy of our legislative bodies has been to ignore the masses of our people in their laudable aims to establish higher institutions of learning, of which the State might have reason to feel proud and which might comparo favorably with institutions of a like character in other more wealthy States. For these higher institutions of learning I have only the best wishes. However, I can but see, and seeing say, that our law? making power has lost sight of thc fact, that in establishing these institutions it must have been intended to better the intellectual condition of the masses of thc people, tax-payers, and that yet they have failed to provide a means by which thc masses of thc people can fit themselves to enjoy the advantages offered them in these higher institutions of learning. Wc have these higher in? stitutions of learning, but a system of common schools totally incapable of fit? ting our young men and women for cither of them. To fit his child for cither of these institutions thc tax-pay? er must scud him from home at an ex? pense equal to thc expense of a college course. As a consequence it is rarely the case that a student from a country school district finds himself in a position to reach out and take from thc State thc intellectual gifts so nobly offered in our gigher institutions of learning. Fortu? nately for the youth all over our State and county, who are suffering for intel? lectual food, the last General Assembly discovered thc oversight of its prede? cessors and redeemed the wisdom of thc State by passing an Act allowing thc voters of any school district outside of cities, incorporated towns or villages, who return for taxation as much as ?100 worth of real or personal proper? ty, to levy for public schoo! purposes a tax not to exceed two mills. Thc Act grants to each tax-payer thc right when he pays his tax, to designate to which school in his district kc icishes the money paid, by him to yo. Now let us seo to what extent our public school system would be improved, and whether the levying of this extra two mill tax is practicable. Tho average length of scssiou of tho public schools in this jouaty during thc past year wa? 3 13-16 tnonths. Some of thc schools were run seven months, some five and so on down to a few weeks. It is useless for me to urge ihat the efficiency of our system would be increased ia proportion to the in A. 4 crease in the lengtli of session of the schools. Aside from the advantages to bc derived from thc mere fact cf a long 2r session, two advantages arise neces? sarily : First, more competent teachers 2ouKi bc employed, for the employment afrorcd them would bc of longer dura? tion and their incomes such as to enable them to fit themselves even more thor? oughly fox thc work. Second, thc supplemental schools would bc rendered more frequent by reason of the fact that the fund rc jtiircd to be raised by private subscrip? tion would bc lessened. In thc ma? jority of the school districts ia our jounty little, or no supplemental funds j would bc required for the income from in extra two mill tax would enable the schools-that is thc white schools-to continue for eight or niue months dur? ing thc year. I say white schools for ? take it for granted that thc colored tax-payers would demand, cudcrthc Act, that his ;as bc appropriated to his school, and he white tax-payer, that his bc appro? priated to his school. Below will bc *euad a table chowing thc total amount ?f taxable property in each school dis? tict and thc income to bc derived thcrc Voiu. With this table together with nfortnation to be bad from thc Clerk of ;he Board of Trustees in each district is to number of schools, thc amount of noney usually appropriated to that listrict and the length of tho school erm under tho pre?ont system-any Datron can inform himself as to what ixtent the session of his public school ivili be increased. NTame of Dis trict. Value of i income. Property.) 2 Mills. Sumter TT ! $T7:slj27u4?; $^004 ?? Joncord . . i 25:1,091); 506 13 Privateer . . i 185,290j 370 58 Manchester . j 91,330! 182 6G Middleton . j 415.730? 8:J 1 40 382,710! 7(35 42 191.180 382 rs 245.880! 490 7(3 Statcburg Providence . Hafting Creek Spring Hill . I 157,520! 315 04 Carter's Cros'gj MS,000 296 00 llishop ville . ! 258,940 517 HS Mt. Clio . . ! 210.550; 421 10 Lynchburg . I 375.400] 750 80 Shiloh . . i 205,870! 411 74 M ayes vi lie . ] 300,4 10; 000 Sb Swiming Pens 237.070; 474 14 Total . . ! ?4.990 540 $9,981 OS I earnestly beg tiiat each taxpayer will consider this table and its sugges? tions carefully. Ile knows the value of his property, as returned tn the office of tho County Auditor. Let him, be? fore condemning tho exta two mil! levy make for himself his own calculation as j to what amount would bc added to the ! t:x he is now paying for educational j purposes Thc majority ?'! those, who j feel an interest in the subject sufficient? ly to make their own calculations, will discover that they would not bc bank? rupted by an extra two mill levy--that they foolishly throw away each year more money than they would be requir? ed to pay under the extra two mill levy. I have issued this address wit li a view to letting the people know the needs of our public schools and tho advantages j offered thorn by thc law-making power j iii (i'.e act referred to, so that they may | feel interested iii the ei^rts to bc made by tho writer in a personal canvass of each of the school districts of this County during*the summer and fall months. I would argo every taxpayer in the County to attend thc meetings that will bc uppoiatcd by the Boards of Trustees, j on which occasions thc writer, in his feeble way, will discuss more particu? larly this subject of more money and better schools, for thc various school districts, with thc assistance he can get from other speakers, who can consent to come bodly forth to assist the writer to improve our public school system. Since thc first of April every incorpo? rated town irr tho couuty has voted an extra two mill levy for school purposes. Why should not thc country districts act with equal wisdom and secure to themselves good. schools at home, in? stead of suffering their children either to remain in ignorance or to bc sent out from home influences to secure educ* tional advantages at the expense of their moral training as is too often thc case. Yes, fathers and mothers, educate your children at home, for it will bc time cnougn to send them from you when their minds and hearts arc pre? pared to successfully withstand thc temptations to idleness and dissipation, which assail thc young when beyond the reach of home influences. With a sufficient amount of money the public school system can be made more effi? cient than any private system that it is p< ssibie to originate. When our peo? ple realize the necessity of maintaining goe~d and efficient schools at home and go to work in earnest to maintain them, then will there dawn a new and bright era in the educational interest of our oounty. Now patrons, friends and teachers, of Sumter County, it is for you to say whether thc needs of our public school system, as I have briefly outlined them, shall be supplied or whetherthcy shall not The General Assembly of your State, long forgetful of you and your interests has at last aroused itself and given you the authority to secure to .your county better educational advantages. Your feeble School Commissioner comes to you, and in thc name of those who arc near and dear to you extends to you the privileges vouchsafed to you by that General Assembly, and urges you to arouse yourselves to ono uuitcd effort towards dispelling thc cloud of igno? rance that threatens to settle down upon the minds of your children. Finally to thc fathers and mothers of our county let mc say that it behooves them to hearken to the pleas of their children and thereby escape J he fearful condemnations of society, the Church, and the State. 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Chief Inspectors of Watches for South Caro? nia Railway, Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Division of Three Cs Kail Read. JAMES ALLAN & CO., Feb. 3 285 King St., Sign ei" Drum Clock. Charleston, S. C. THE PALACE SALOON A. P. LEVY & CO., Proprietors. (Successors to Rosendorf & Co.) Wc have constantly on band a complete line of WINES, LJQJJOIIS, -" CIGARS A \S> TOBACCO A;ul desire to cull 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. Wc call especial attention to our Piirc North Carolina Corn Whiskey, Sept.26. WLicb we get direct :';oui the still. Long-Standing Blood Diseases are cured, by the persevering use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Tliis medicino is an Alterativo, and causen a radical chango in thc system. The process, in some cases, may not ho quito so rapid as in others ; hut, with persistence, tho result is certain. Road those testimonials : - "For two \cars I suffered from ase? vere pain in my right side, ami had other trouliles caused hy a torpid liver and dyspepsia. After "giving several medicines a fair trial without a cure,.I began to taite Ayer's Sarsaparilla. I was greatly benefited hy the first bottle, and after taking live bottles I was com? pletely cured." -John W. Benson, 70 Lawrence st., Lowell, Mass. Last May a large carbuncle broke cut on my ;:rm. The usual remedies had no effect ami I was contine! to my bed for eight weeks. A friend induced mc to try Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Less than three bottles healed the sore. In all my expe? rience with medicine, I never saw moro Wonderfu! Results. Another marked effect of thc usc of this medicino was thc strengthening of my sdght.*'- Mrs. Currie Adams, Ilolly Springs, Texas. *. I had a dry sealy humor for rears, and suffered terribly ; and, a? my broth? er and sister were similarly afflicted, I presume the malady is hereditary. Last winter. Dr. Tymn, (of Fernandina, Fla., ) recommended me to take Ayer's S a pari 1 hi, and continue it for a year. For five months I took it daily. I bavo not had a blemish upon my body for tho last titree months." - T. E. Wiley, 140 Chambers st.. New York City. " La?t fall and winter I was troubled with a dull, heavy pain in my sido. I did not notice it. much at first, but it gradually grew worse until it became almost unbearable. Puring the latter part of thin time, disorders of tho stom? ach and liver increased my troubles. I begun taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and, after faithfully continuing the use of this medicine for some months, the pain j disappeared and I was completely r cured." - Mrs. Augusta A. Furbush, ! IiavcrhiH, Muss. * ! Ayer's Sarsaparilla, PKErAUED DY i Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowe!!, Mass. . l'rice ?1 ; six bottles, $5. Worth $5 a bottle. From Dr. W. P. Harrison. NAsnvirxE. TENN. May 2.1SS8-I have used Swift's Siiccific in my family for some lime, and believe it to bc an excellent remedy for al! impu? rities of thc blood. In my own case. I believe that I have warded off a severe attack of rheu? matism in Ute shoulder by a timely resort to thia efficient remedy. In ail cases where a jicr mancnt relief is sought tins medicine com? mends itself fora constitutional treatment that thoroughly eradicates the seeds of disease from the system. KEV. VV. P. ILuaaaox. WACO, TEXAS, May 0, ISSS. Getsilcmcn: Thc wife of one of my cus.to? m?is was terribly afflicted with a loathsome skin disease, that cover?! hw" whole body. She wes confined to hes .>?! for sever::! Veers hy t!i!S affliction, and could uot help ?ten-el? :.t ail. She could notsiecp from a violent itching ami s:i:r.c ing of thc skin. The disease barned the skill of the physicians who treated it. lier husband began filially giving hi* vvifeSwift'sSpcciuc, and she commenced to improve almost immediately, and in :i few weeks :-he was apparently well. Sjhe is now a hearty, fine-looking lady, with no trace of the afilictiou lei':. Yuin* very truly, J. E. SEARS. Wholesale Druggist, Austin Avenue. Treatise on Biood and Skin Diseases mailed free. TimSwiFT SPECIPHTCO.. Drawers, Atlanta,Ga. Kev York, 75o Broadway. HO! FOR T??E SEASIDE! PAWLEY'S ISLAND HOTEL. SEASON OF 1889. Leach Unsurpassed on thc Coast. Superb Fishing Grounds. Splendid Bathing. No Mosquitoes. This hotel, which was operated last year by Mr. M. Manheim, haring been leased by me, has been refurnished and improved and will be kept open Summer and Winter. A Ladies' Parlor will bc provided. Will be ready for recep? tion of guests on Juno 1st. For terms aud particulars address Mas. A. K. RICHARDSON, Waverly Mills, S. C*. Mar 29. 1 he largest and most compute establishment South GEO. S. HACKER & SON, o OD Ti ? Manufacturers of Doors, Sa| BIMs, Iii &m> BUILDING MAT3EIAL. OFFICE AND WAKKIWOMS, ?77?^r, opposite Cannon Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 1 o BEST AND CHEAPEST. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. Estimates furnished by return Mail. LARGE STOCK. PROMPT SHIPMENTS. ?. ii. mi & co., MANUFACTURERS OF AND'WHOLB SALS DEALERS IN DOORS, MI, BUS, MOULDING, -AND- . GENERAL BUILDING MATERIAL. Office and Salesrooms, 10 and 12 Hay ne St, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 25 o 11 *i i *? *i i *? *i . 0? BROW i BRO, COLUMBIA, S. C. SASH & BLINDS, LATHS, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, AND HAIR. French au? American Wintlow Blass, PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES. CARTER WHITE LEAD, Thc Best io the Market. Special Attention Given to Orders by Mail. C. O. BROWN & BRO., Opposite Post Office, COL UM CIA, S. C. Oct 5-0 SU MT Ell PLANING MILLS, James H. Sanders, PROPRIETOR. DEALER IN Door, Sash, Blinds SCROLL AND TURNED BALUS? TERS, MOULDINGS, Brackets, Laths, Shingles, &c R?P|fi asi 'JONA AIR DRIED. Plain and Facey Ceiling, Flooring and Finishing Material. Yard and Office, Mary Street, East of R. R. Depot, Sumter S. C. E. B. LOWRY, Sept 19 Business Manager. C. I. Hon. H. A. HOYT C. I. HOYT & BRO., Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, &c. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. SPORTING MATERIAL, Shells, Wads and Everything Pertain? ing to Breech-Loading Guns. Feb 1 PATRONIZE HOME TALENT. Life-Size Portraits in Crayon, M A D E FROM PHOTOGRAPHS, -AT SUMTER, S. C. . -BY MRS. E. J. DUNNE. Also prepared to teach a class in Drawing and Music Jan. 30._ JNO. T. G-REEN, Attorney and Counsellor at SUMTER, C. H., S. C. .23^" Collection ot" claies a specialty. June 20. * C. WULBERM & ??.f WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND DEALERS IN it iJlljUUi ?Jj 167 and 169 EaU-Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. 2_ OTTO F. WIETERS, WHOLESALE GROCER Ami Liquor Dealer. OFFICE AND SALESROOM: 133 Bast Bay, Charleston, S- C. irt rois & son Established 1847. WHOLESALE GSOCEKS, Auction and Commission Merchants and Liquor Dealers. AG KN TS POR Celebrated Dove Brand Ham. The Philip Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee Beer. Maryland Ilominy Mills. * * Griffiths Bakery Co. Motts Cider and Vinegar. Banner Preset re Works. Frank Packing Co. 197 EAST BAY AND 50 AND 52 STATE SflP?? (Auction Room State Street,) CHARLESTON, S. C. Consignments Solicited. Jan. 23. 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, Ac. Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market. Office and Fish Moose, 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 all Modern improvements. Excellent Cuisine, Large Airy Rooms, Otis Passenger Elevator, Klee- * trie Bells and Lights. Heat? ed Rotunda. RATES $2 00. $2.50 AND $3.00. Rooms Reserved by Mail or Telegraph. Sept 16_' WAVERLY HOUSE, IN THE BEND OF KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S.C. Rates, $2 and ?2.50 per day. G. T. ALFORD, May 2-0 PROPRIETOR, WRIGHT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. G. -o THIS NEW AND ELEGANT BOUSE* with all modem improvements, is BOW open for the reception cf guests. S. L. WRIGHT 4 SON, Proprietor?. Obtained, and ail VA TEXT U&1XESS at? tended to for MODERATE FEES Onr office Js> oposite thc U.S. ratentoflicc*and we can ob^-" tain Patents in less time tliau those remote from WASIUXOTOX. Send MODEL J>RA U'IXt? or PHOTO of invention. Wa advise as io pntent nbilitv free of chaine and we make XO CHARGE UNLESS J'A TEXT /tf SECURED. For circular, advice, terms &u<) referenceatO actual clients in your ?mn State. County. City or - Sows, write to C. A.SNOW & CG Opposite iraient Office. Washington, J> C : WILLIAM KENNEDY. Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, Next door to Earle k Purdy's Law Office. SUMTER, S. C. IDESIRE TO INFORM the citizens vcf Sumter and vicinity that I have opened business on my own account at thc above old stand, and that with competent and polite assistants, I will be pleased to serre themis any branch of my business ia the best style of the art. Give mc a call. WM. KENNEDY. Oct. 19. Our Favorite Singer Drop Leaf. Fancy Cover, Large Drawers, Nicket Rings. Tucker, Ruffler, Binder, Four Widths of Hemmers. S-nt on one week's trial. Delivered in your home fra 11 freight charges. Kuy only cf Manufacturers. Saw Canvassers* Commissions. Get Xcw Machines. 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