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??e S?ii?i?iiian mk j?8it? jpn. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 7. The State Alliance. The State Meeting in Columbia Next Meeting ta be held in Green .,, ville i* July, 1890. f\c Farmer's State Alliance met io ? CU^artbia on Thursday and Friday *..*-.s!y L-xhand 26th, and was attended -by ?v\agates from every County in ?hieb ?ab-Alliances havo been organi? sed. While of course much talking was done, yet a considerable amount of business was transacted, and definite action taken on several important mat ? tors* The question of establishing a State Eschango or business agency was warmly discussed on the second day, as l carried only after much strong op? position. A number of the delegates were opposed to thc idea of thc establishment of an exchange. Thc opposition was led by Messrs. Dargan and Norris. Mr. Dargan thought that ^production and not distribution was the scope of the farmer, and he thought suitable arrangements could otherwise bc made. Ile advised postponing action until another time, as tho Al? liance at present should not undertake too heavy a- load. The plan for the alliance exchange is substantially as follows : The name of the corporation shall be the "Farmers' Alliance Exchange of South Carolina, limited.w The domicil of the corporation shall be tn any city or town in South Caro? lina the board of corporators may select. \ Thc purpose for which this corpora- j tion is organized are to conduct a genera! mercantile business, and to act ss agent for thc purchase and sale of all hinds of farm supplies ' and products, x and to do all that appertains to thc rc '?.emng, handling, forwarding and marrowing of\said products, and thc "purchase oFso^plies : to erect, manage ?nd operate ware houses, stock yards, grain elevators and packing establish? ments ; to manufacture guano or other fertilizers, and all other such enterprises as may be found necessary or advisable to their profit and betterment. The capital stock of this corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of $200,000, divided into 4,000 shares of ?50 each, with liberty to begin business whenever ,$5,000 of the capital stock shall have been subscribed. Subscription to shares cf capital stock shall be made by Sub-Alliances and not by individuals. Applications m jttf?ftfyftT0* Jr^5fri/>!r must be accompanied by r5 per cent in cash of thc stock subscribed, the balance to be paid when called for. , Itis hereby understood and agreed, - that each Sub-Alliance adopting this exchange system and thereby ratifying this plan, is firmly bound to subscribe for and make settlement on stock, as above specified, to the number of shares doe from it. Each Sub-Alliance taking stock in this corporation shall be entitled to one trustee stockholder, who shall bc elected annually at the time of the regular election of officers. Tho first trustee stockholder shall be elected by each Sub-Alliance when it decides to subscribe for stock, and shall serve till the next annual election. He shall represent his Alliance in the meetings of trustee stockholders from aed for all the Sub-Alliances in the county, and shall be entitled to as many votes as he represents shares of stock. Tho Coun? ty Convention of trustee stockholders shall, at a regular annual meeting, to be held after the county meeting ic July and before the State meeting, elect j from their number one delegate, who shall be known as State trustee stock - holder, and who shall be authorized to represent the stock held in that county in State meetings of the trustee stock? holders of the corporation, and shall be entitled to as many votes as he repre? sents shares of stock. Each trustee stockholder shall bc tho representative of the exchange in his Alliance, and shall give bond in the sum of $500 for the faithful performance of his duty. The State trustee stockholders 3haH elect annually nine from their number as a board cf directors, five of whom , e-iall constitute a quorum for the trans- I . action of business. The State board of j directors shall elect from their number t a president, vice-president and secretary sod treasurer. They may employ and discharge such assistants as they deem necessary, filing thc amount of their renumeration and of their bonds. All profits earned shall bo applied j first, to pay all operating expense ; second, to pay 8 per cent per annum on the amount of tho paid up capital stock ; the balance of profits, if any, shall be distributed among the Sub Alliances holding s took." It will be seen by this synopsis of the plan that the exchange U an enter? prise of considerable magnitude, and j we can not bat regard its success as ex? tremely doubtful. A co-operative es? tablishment of *uch a character r< n<z:rcs the most astute and economical business management, which wc are afraid the ! farmers are not able to give Wc arc ] inclined to think that Mr. Dargan ! struck thc key note when he said that j production, and not distribution, was j the scope of the farmer. Un Fri?ay afternoon Mr. W. J. Talbert, cf Edgefield, uv* le the report j for thc committee on bagging as fol- j lows : '.Whereas, ru view of thc great im-j portacce of the introduction and per? manent adoption of cotton bagging instead of jute as a covering for cotton, be it Resolved, That wc, thc members of ? tho State Alliance, in convention cs- j sc m bled, do earnestly appeal to ail ! * Sub-Alliances in this S atc to make j every effort to secure the same, and j that they use only cotton badging, or, j if a sufficient quantity of cotton bag- ! ging cannot bo obtained, then that they I nse any other substitute from straw, or j even common homespun, or anything but jute/' Col. A. P. Butler offered the follow? ing resolution, under instructions from the liichland" County Alliance which was adopted : Resolved, That wc o?cmoria?ize thc Legislature to enact au anti-trust law, B'.milar to such laws passed by the Legislatures of Kansas, Missouri and other States. The following resolution was also offered and passed : Resolved, That we recommend to our County Alliances the passage of a reso? lution to use no fertilizers not put up in cotton sacks." After determining to hold the next ; State convention at Greeeville on the fourth Wednesday in July, 1SU?, the body adjourned sine die. The Neics and Courier of the 27th of June says : "The determined atti? tude of the State Alliance on the ques? tion of the permanent use of cotton coveriDg for cotton bales is encouraging, but it is evident that some of the Sub Alliances aro still strangely neglectful of their own interests in this important matter. About 750,000 yards of cot? ton covering have been ordered for use in South Carolina, but no orders have yet been sent forward from a number of the counties. Tho representatives of tho Sub-Alliances in these counties say, indeed, that they will send in their requisitions rapidly from this timo for? ward ; but there should have boen no delay that could be avoided, and every day of farther delay is at thc farmers' risk. Repeated assurances have been given that the cotton bagging mills can furnish all thc cotton covering that is needed, and the full force of thc Nation? al Alliance will bc brought to boar to secure an equitable adjustment of thc taro. The appeal of the State Alliance that every Sub-Alliance shall endeavor to secure the use of the cotton bagging ought to bc heeded and acted on promptly. The cotton farmers must break the Jute Trust this year, or ac? cept its mastership hereafter." Tho Alliance now has a membership of 20,000, and is in a flourishing con? dition. In 1888 there were 1G2 Sub Allianoes, now there are 745, an in? crease of 583 in one year. Spartauburg and Greenville counties arc tho strongest, numbering in mem? bership, 2.ol?), aud 1,5G7 respectively Sumter County has a membership of 723, and was represented by Col. J. J. Dargan. The following are thc officers elec?cd for the ensuing year : President, E. T. Stackhousc, of Marion. Vice President, thc Hon. D. P. Sojourner, of Barnwell. Secretary, J. W. Rcidville, of Rcid? ville, Spartaoburg County. Treasurer, 13. T. Taylor, of Chester? field. Chaplain, the Rev. James Douglass, of FairGeld. Lecturer, W. J. Talbert, Edgefield. Assistant .lecturer, H. Mcliae, Marion. Doorkeeper, J. W. Kennedy, Wil? liamsburg. Assistant doorkeeper, A. R. Walter, of Korry. Sergcant-at arms, J. E Jarnigan, of Marion. ^Member of executive committee for the next three years, S. T. D. Lancas? ter, of Spartanburg. The following committee were ap? pointed : On Constitutional Amendments Blake, Turner, Harriion, Kershaw and W. D. Evans. On the Jute Bagging Question Latimer, Porcher, Brice, Deane, Mc? laurin, White and Butler. On the Consolidation of the Agri cultural Wheel and Farmer's Alliauco -Tindall, Cunningham, Jeremiah Smith, Jones and Walter. The Death Penalty Does no Good in South Carolina. During the summer term of our courts there has been an unusual num? ber of trials for murder and they gen? erally resulted ic acquittals or mistrials. In Kiost of our counties there are men, and sometimes a dozen or more, who have killed their man and been acquit? ted. It is not our intention here to discuss the justice of thc verdicts. Thc men who have done this killing may feel that they wore justifiable and con? science may never whisper that they did wrong. Some of thom may bc going through life miserable mcu, be? cause they feel ic their hearts that they are murderers, notwithstanding thc ver? dict of the juries that heard the cases. Tho fact is patent to every one that wc have many homicides and very few con? victions., and if a jury ever comes out with a verdict of guilty in a murder case, you may be sure that it is a poor white man, or a negro that is tried We are not going to object to our jury system or find fault with court methods, nor do we feel that thc country is in great danger because acquitted murder? ers exercise the rights of citizens in nearly all of our counties. Capital punishment is a failure. The guihy arc not always visited with the death penalty, nor are the living deterred from committing similar crimes. There is a general sentiment prevailing in the minds of macy that hanging is too severe a penalty, or rather tue wrong pcualty for murder. Consequently, this soutimcnt often gives shape to tho verdict of a jury room. No sort of punishment pre? scribed by our statutes deters men from committing crimes that aro tho result of high and uncontrollable passion. An execution by ?yuc?i law is thc most ter? rible method of punishing a criminal, yet the mob may hang a man for a cer? tain crime committed under a high rtate of passion and a similar crime wilt soon j be committed by some one cognizant of! thc facts and knowing, if lie ia caught, he will have to swing to thc nearest limb. Lynching for a certaiu crime does not prevent the commission of that crime. Hanging for murder does not prevent the next man from killing his fellow man. D?ring great fear or ex- j citemeut, or intense and murderous ; malice, a man docs not think of con- j sequence.--. The shadow of the gallows 1 ha* no reir? r lor him. When one consider? actual results in our trials for capital o?anse?, he is | bound to come to tho conclusion that a mun of good family, or possessed of many good dollars, caunot be banged in this State. Even hanging docs not deter other.? from committing capital crimes. Tho acquittals and mistrial* rather encourage the thoughtless multi- j tude to bc bold in thc com mir sion of ? crime, believing shat they will be able J to escape punishment. It woutd be better to abolish the j death penalty. Let a heavy (inc andi imprison meat in thc penitentiary bc the : penalty f r muroVr or manslaughter Many men are renderer in their pockets \ than they are in their consciences. ? Leave it to tho discretion of the judge ! and jury as to thc- fine imposed. Let i it always be aa heavy as thc mau unit ' his friends caa bear. A jury would ? often bring in a verdict of guilty when j they knew the lite of the accused ; would not be taken, imprisonment in the penitentiary and heavy fin s would bc more apt to bring our. correct vcr diets than thc present system, and men would be deterred frojn killing when they knew their packet books were in great jeopardy. Then let the family ?.f thc slain come at them in the civil court for damages and ic would be found that a mao with property would be very careful about killing folks -Carolina Spartan. The Old Ruts. The fortuno of the farmers who went into thc melon business this year clearly demonstrates that all enterprise is not wealth, and that all progress is not pros? perity. Thc loss of hundreds of dol? lars will bc sustaiucd. and felt, by thc few farmers who thus embarked in Hampton County. Wc commend thc spirit of progress and enterprise prompt? ing our friends, and sympathize with them ic their losses. But does not th?3 prove something else? Docs it uot prove that it is generally safer to stick, in the main, to the old ruts in tho way of agriculture ? Looking back to our most succc?sful farmers, before and since the war, we find that they were and are those who plant plenty of small grain and provisions, raise their own meat, syrup, sugar, and wheat at home, and then for a surplus, or money crop, plant cotton. First, i hey put themselves up on an independent plane, providing for the supply of most of their wants at home, md then rely for money to purchase ou a commodity sure in the market, and imperishable. This policy, to thc estent of its practice, insures caso and independence, the breach of it thc opposite; aud wc ippeal to the record and present sur? roundings for proof. The above is our safest course aud is as practicable now is it ever was.-Hampton News. Premature Burials. Apropos of the recent discussion on premature burial, a dramatio scene is .ccallcd as having occurred in 18GG ic he French Senate. A petition had leen presented, pointing thc dangers of iiasty interments and suggesting mea? sures for their prevention. M. de la jlueronniere proposed to shelve it. Sut tho venerable Cardinal Donnct, Archbishop of Bordeaux, arose in sup >ort of thc petition. lie had himself, ie said, while yet a cure, saved several jersons from being buried alive. Ile lad seen a man taken from his coffin md restored to health. Ile had seen he body of a young lady laid out for lead, thc attendants covering her face is he entered, yet allowing him to >bscrve so much as convinced him she ?as not dead, but sleeping With a oud voice he cried out that he was some to save her. "You do not seo nc, perhaps," he said, "but you hear vhat I am saying.' And she did hear, il is voice reached her numbed sensa ions. She made a mighty effort and roko into life. *'That young girl," aid the archbishop in the midst of a >rofound silence, '"is to-day a wife, thc nothcr of children, and the chief hap )iness of two of the most distinguished amilies iu Paris." But thc archbishop had another and till more impressive story to tell. In -S2G a young priett fainted in the pul >it and was given up for dead. Ile t/as measured for the coffin, thc funeral )cll was tolled, the Dc Profund is was ccitcd by episcopal lips. Meanwhile he seeming corpse could hear all that ?as going on. "You will easily feel LOW impressive was tue agony of the j # iving in that situaron. At last amid | ? he murmurs around him, ho distiu- t ;uished tho voice of one known to ! ? dm from childhood. That voice pro [uccd a marvellous effect and stiuiu atcd him to superhuman effort. Of ?hat followed I need say no more than hat the seeming dead man stood next !ay in the pulpit from which he had icen takcu for dead. Thc young priest, [cntlemen"-and hero tho old mau's oico thrilled every listener-"that oung priest is thc man who stands be? are you to-day, more than forty years atcr, entreating those iu authority not sorely to vigilantly enforce excution of he legal requirements iu regard to ?urials, but to enact fresh oucs that nay prevent the occurrence of irrepar bio misfortunes." Automatic Spelling. AR American writer expresses the lope that, before tho typewriter is nany year:? older, some inventivo ge? nus will huvc been able to compass he problem how to give it somo sort >f (dictionary attachment, winch will mable it to spell boiler than it docs at present Our transatlantic contempo ?ary is quite right. Tho typewriter is i telltale instrument It conceals Roili? ng. It is iii that respect very unlike he pen, and cs'>ceiu!?y tho nuiil pen, lie bread th of whose stroke, like enan? ty, covers ? multitude of bins-in or? thography. Speaking generally, every xxly who is not a <?j?d speller should ivrite with aa broad a uib as possible, [f it is even a little t?a?y at tho point, cv?ty, so much tho bette?, T1K> great :hi?g, of course, is to write aa vaguely is may bo-to leave as much as may 'JO to tin) imagination. Our contem? porary raises the important Question )f "ie" and "ci," of 4,iblo,; aud "able." How often an uncertainty in regard :o these two combinations is got :>vcr by tho simulo addition of i little more obscurity to tho anintclligibiiity cf one's handwrit inifl It i~:. indeed, \vhLsi>ered tbat there arc people who actually cultivate i rather blurred caligrapby in order j I' Lo disguise an ortho^?-anhio weakness which would otherwise be only too ap? parent. The typewriter, it is clear, must bo avoided by such persons-un? less, indeed, the suggested attachment ian be made. And then, conceive tho popularity of tho machine-imagino thc run upon it, its almost uni versal adoption. Of course, the thoroughly educated person always spoils correct? ly, but bow many aro thoroughly ed? ucated, or, if they ever were so, Lave been abie to retain theil*acquirements? -London Globe Hanging IJoors ar.<l Citntl*. In banginga number of doors which arc of the same i.iz;-, tho timo expend? ed u]K>n measuring tho correct posi? tion of the hinges may be, according I it to Tho California Architect and Bniid- j [.rs1 News, saved in a very simple man- I j ncr, which isas follows: Take u lath <? and mark upon tho top and bottom tho S exact position where the hinges should j ( come, t'iive in at these marks sharp ! q pointed brads: and y< u have a gauge i ( which may bo used in hanging all j doors of thc same size. In using it, i \ til I that is necessary is to placo it j i against tho ctlgo of tho door with tho top of the lath on tho iev< 1 with tho top of the door, give it a sharp tap of the hand, when the brads will mark the exact position of tho hinges. Tho "-.rune!:: ugo lath may bc used in mark? ing out tho )y0niion of tho hinges o^ j *r' the : lile of ti:;; door frame, excepting ; that a i*il should be driven in tho j bottom Cf it, so that there may bo Fuf- ! eimt room left at tho bottom toallow j >rcpcr {.lay itt ? ho door. Tho uso of ?J gm^e lath in t?io caso referred to is u example of its use. It is of equal j ? 11 i I i ? v in hanging many ether pieces, j j ?ch, for mstaiico; as inside and out- j j ide blinds, .shutters, etc. i A F!N2 TALKER. Jutin ttrfcjlit in Social Intorcoaro-Dis Es cellcni Language. l?o always talked well, but I think ho never talked bettor than after Iiis practical withdrawal from public lifo. Lt seemed as though his powers as a speaker, no longer used for tho in? struction of thc world at largo, wore employed all thc moro unresevedly fur tho benefit of his personal friends, it was upon books and literary sub? jects generally that ho chiefly liked to talk. His knowledge of English lit? erature was in certain "directions won? derfully wide and deep. I imagine Lhut thcro aro very few men who could have beaton him in a competi? tive examination in our English poets from tho days of Milton to thoso of Wordsworth, His literary Uistcs wera is simple us his personal habits, and no doubt lie would havo fallen under the contempt of thc superior critics of certain cliques if they had been aware yf his opinions on many subjects. Uut even they, if they had enjoyed tho privilege of his friendship, would have jecn charmed bv hearing him recite, is ho w?3 very fond of doing, favorite passages from tho poets ho loved so ivelL One evening tn tho spring of .ust year, shortly before his illness bo fan, I was sitting besido him in tho smoking room at tho lie form club, vhen he began to talk about English lymn and hymn writers. By and oy, carried away by his heme, he repeated to me many of his .a vori to hymns. As ho recited them n measured tones the charm of that beautiful voice which had so often hriiled tho house ot commons, and aibdued a liostile majority, made itr elf felt even in n club smoking room, md from ail parts of the room men Irew quietly near to tho spot whero ,vo wero sitting, and listened with >alcd breath as thc old man eloquent .epeated verses of a kind which, I ear, are not often to be heard within he walls of a club. There was ono loticcablc characteristic cf his voice. Chough thc tone was low, it was so ?lear, and so skillfully was it medit? ated, that when speaking in his ordi lary tones ho would bo heard with listinctness at the further end of a argo room, even although several pou ps cf talkers occupied tho apart neut. And then, how admirably :hoscn was tho language in which he poke, even in ordinary conversation! have said that some superfine critics nighty perhaps, have sneered at his asto ui literature. There is not an Cnglish writer now living, however, rho would not be thc happier if ho ould write os well as Mr. Bright labitually spoke. For his words, even n the most commonplace con versa ion, were chosen so well that, as ho al ked, you seemed to be listening to ome masterpiece of our literature. condon News. Field and George. A gentleman who was prosent on he occasion told mo today that sever .1" years ago David Dudley Field and leary George met for the first time at he olfice of Thc North American Ke 'iew. Mr. George had just returned lem abroad, where he had made a ;rcat reputation, but in New York ?crsonally ho was little known, al hough his abilities were generally encoded everywhere. The gentlemen net to interchange views on tho sul> eet elaborately set forth in Mr. Jeorges book, *'Progress and Povcr y." During the course of. tho inter icw Mr. Field criticised alleged tatements in that work on pol?tica) conomy. His remarks indicated ig ioranco of tho text to such dorree as o surprise Mr. George into saying evi? dently tho gentleman had not read lie book he hud como to criticise. Strangely enough, this Mr. Field ad? mitted, which caused embarrassment to >oth and cut short tho interview. 8ub equcntly, at another meeting, a more borough understanding of each other ras had, and thc opinion of each os to he other's abilities was decidedly com limcntary. Duringa tbeso interviews . Ir. Field with tho Koon penetration nd artful skill of a lawyer, would try o entrap Mr. George into an admission ? f some proposition, with a view to : .rove its fallacy. Tno quick intelli- i once of tho latter grasped at onco tho 1 uestioQ in all its bearings and his 1 droit and ready answers showed a i emus for debate. 4iThe duel between these two mas :T3 was," said my informant, "a Ling to bo long remembered and bowed the great controversial talent f tho one no less than tho cxbaustlesa esoureo of tho other-both superb." few York Graphic. DicC with Huh In Ills Throat. A curious cause of death was re cntly recorded in India. A native i'ho was fishing in a stream caught a lat, eel like tish, about fifteen to six cen indies in length. Being desirous f killing it, he put itinto his mouth in ?1er to bite oil' its head. The fish, iowever, scarcely appreciating this ai umpt at decapitation, vigorously es ayed to make oilier arrangements, in r.liicli it was successful. Gifted with a < limness, which mude it very difficult , D hold, il slipped through toe man's * Ingers into his mouth, and conveyed self partly down his gullet The sit ntiou now was bad lor the fish, but till worse for live man, but owing to ho sharp fins on tho back of tho Tish : was not possible to withdraw it Tho ian died in great agony within un our. -Detroit r reo Press. Artificial Flourers* Artificial Howers aro now mado so erfectly that they arc fae-sirailcs of ho natural-so much so that the most ritical cannot detect the tl ii Vere: seo. t is the ra.rrc now for huhes to wear lowers, and thc poorer girls, who aro qually as ambitious as tho wealthier ines, cannot alford to replaco flowers very day, or twice a day, us fashion ?man?s; so they get a bunch of arti ial violets or u cluster of pink loses, nd, to carry out tho cliectof |>erfcct y natural blooms, a few greca leaves ie obtained ut a trivial cost from the toristand twined about the artificial lowers. Tho result is perfect and true otho original cllcct Many o? tho llow rs you see on the corsage of belle and | leanly np* artificial ones. Flowers re considered by some to be , very laudable extravagance und >y others are rcgai-ded as a infiil ex ti": vaga ncc when tho in ni -i ??? i- i ; too lavish. For instance, ' hclate Mis. Drexel, of Philadelphia, v!.o was very pious und generous, nd who had ul! thc wealth to gratify ter love fer flo wei's, considered them : u her scrupulous soul as an extrava .aucc, owing lo their brief existence, ?o when she wished to present llo\v rs to decorate the ul Uns alie ordered [uantities of artificial ones made by he deft handsof the House of Good ! "hepheiii, and would present these ?askets of exquisite copies from na urc, instead ol* tho real ones, which rou ld emly lust u day or so.-St Louis Jloljc-Democrut Quito ns WelL A series of "milroad notes" stranger .nd tnicr than fiction, and ranging rom grave to ?rny, might easily Ix) nade by any observant traveler who las occasion to bo much on tho road. 'Where be you goin', Mis' StccleV" in? quired a farmer of an old lady, as Ive ook a seat beside her in a car. "Oh, Im geln' to see Josiah's folks, nd surprise 'em,"returned she, beani? ng up at him. ''I never Let 'cm know mcomin*. I like tourpp in on 'cm." ''Le's seo. Josiah Hves^n Lowell!" "No, in Great Falls, lt's Maria that lives in Lowell." "Then you're on tho wrong train, Mis' Steele 1 Whatever was you think in' of to get aboard this, iustid o' tho o-2or For an instant Mrs. Steele looked at him wildly, as if sho might pull tho bell rope or even jump from the train. Then a smile broko over her features. "What's to hinder my goin' to Lo? well then, lo seo Marla?" said she. "Might a3 well surpriso ono as thc t'othir. But, Deacon Merrill, you jest shot your lips tight together, and don't telle* this!" Deacon Merrill was but human, however, and somehow or other thc story got out?--Youth's Companion. Foot Nato Literature A littk> book of essays which has just been published would bc very pleasant reading but for the foot notes, which are very numerous, occurring on ncariy every pago, and greatly ir? ritating, wo venturo to say, to tho largo majority of the read? ers. Few people, wc believe, iiko to bo pulled up every few moments by an asterisk or somo simi? lar sign, calling upon thom to turn their attention from the text to some amplifying or cognate matter at tho foot of the page, i'his sort of thing, nevertheless, ison the increase, and it is. very characteristic of thc time, with its mania (on tho part of book writing persons) for tho elaborate and tho pre? cise. All dryasdust authors have, been given to this foible, which is nearly a? lied to vanity. A display of foot uotes is taken as implying foaming and re? search, T1K> autlior's information tlio world is asked to observo-is so ex? tremely full that it cannot bc contained in thc body of thc work; it flows over into tho notes. As if niuo pesons out of ten did not find all annotation a bore I Better, they arc inclined to cay, the vaguo and even tho inexact it is not "the historian or tho essayist with thc foot uotes who attracts, Rather is attraction found in tho writer who goes straight on, telling his story or weaving Iiis ideas with a directness which calls for no corroborative or expanding notes. Thc painstaking writer is "not in it" with him who is content simply to bo picturesque, and does not seek to bol? ster up Iiis work with extraneous stuff'. There is printed matter-such as legal lore-which of necessity claims the aid of foot notes to illustrate its obscurity or suggest qualifications. But this may well bo left to thc small number who appreciate iL Thc unsophisticat? ed, unregenerate man has a fondness, rather, for thc unimpeded narrativo and tho unfettered flow of thought thc cntiro absence of all foot notes whatsoever.-London Globe, Keeping Meat Fresh. Tlio Japanese keep meat frosh in hot weather by placing the raw (lesli in porcelain vessels and pouring on it boiling water, whereby thc albumen of thc surfaco is quickly coagulated and forms a protectic:: against thc further action of the weather. OiMs then poured on thc surface cf tho water, so as to prevent the access of air and con: '. quent^putrefaction of tho. meat.-New York Telegram. A Dl'TY TO YOURSELF. It is surprising that people will usc a cora mon, ordinary pill when they can secure a valuable English one for tho fame money. Dr. Ackor s English pills are a jy>sliive oure for sick Lea ?In che and liver t'y uotes. They arc small, sweet, easily t.ikcn ami do not gripe. For salo by J. F.W. Dc Lorine. PEOPL K E v i : u Y w anni;. Confirm our statement when wc say that Acker's Knglish Remedy is tn every way superior to my and all other prc; ara dons for tho Thront md Lungs. In Wooopxng Cough and Croup it is magic and relieves at once. Wc < !"vr you i sample bottlo free, lietnember, ibis I temedy is sold on a positivo guarantee by J. Ie. W. DcLorme. Merit Wins. Wc (loire to say to our citizen?, that for years wo have been selling Dr. King's Kew Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King's Kew Life Tills, l?ucklcn's Arnica Salvo and Electric limers, and have never handled remedies that ?el! as well, ?J? that have given such universal ?atisfaction. Wo do not hesitate to guarantee hem every lime, and wc stand ready to refund bc purchase price, if satisfactory results do n.>t follow their uso. Those remedies have won their xrcat popularity purely on their merits. J F. IV. DcLorme, Druggist. I ?eli m? Poor, Prince and Peasant, tho Millionaire and Day Laborer, by their common usc of this remedy, attest the world-wido rep? utation of Ayer's Pills. Leading phy? sicians recommend those pills for Stomach and Liver Troubles, Costive? ness, Biliousness, and Sick Headache ; also, for Rheumatism, Jaundice, and Neuralgia. They are sugar-coated ; con tain no calomel; are prompt, but mild, in operation ; and, therefore, the very best medicine for Family Use, as well as for Travelers and Tourists. r "I have derived great relief from Ayer's Pills. Five years ago I was taken so ill with Rheumatism that I was unable to do any work. I took three boxes of Ayer's Pills and was entirely cured. Since that time I am never without a box of these pills." Peter Christensen, Sherwoou, Wis. "Ayer's Pills have beim in use in my family upwards of twenty years anil have completely verified all that is claimed for them, lu attacks of piles, j from which I suffered many years, they j afford greater relief than any other medicine I ever tried."-T. P. Adams, Holly Springs, Texas. " I have used Ayer's Pills for a num? ber of years, and haye never found any? thing equal to them for giving me an appetite and imparting energy and strength to tho system. I always keep them in thc house."-E. D. Jackson, Wilmington, Del. " Two boxes ci Aycr's Pills cured me of severe Headache; from which I was long a sufferer." - Emma Keyes, Hubbardston, Mass. "Whenever I am troubled with con? stipation, or suffer from loss of appetito, Ayer's Pills set me right again."-A. J. Kiser, Jr., Kock House, Va. "Ayer's Pills are in general demand among our customers. Our sales, cl them exceed those of all other pills com? bined. We have never known them fail to give en-tiro satisfaction." - j Wright & "Humidly, San Diego, Texas. * ? Ayer's Pills, PREPARED DY Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowe!!, Mass. Sula tty all scalers iu r.ictlicinc. From Ur. W. P. Harrison. T?ASBVIIXE. TENN. May 2, i?:SS-? have ' used Swift':? Spuciiic in my family for some time, cud believe ii to Iv; au excellent remedy for all impu? rities of liie blood, la my own case, I believe thnt I have warded oil a severn attack of rheu? matism in tuc shoulder by a timely resort to this Clliciciit remedy lu ail casca where a inrr ruancnt relief "is sought this medicine com? mends itself fora constitutional treatment that thoroughly eradicate.? thc seeds of disease from thc system. KEV. W. P. HAUKISON. WACO. TEXAS, May a, 1SSS. Gentlemen: Thc v/ifc of one of my custo? mers was terribly afflicted with a loathsome skin disease, that coveted ber who!,: budy. She was confined to her l?cd fur : evt-ral years by thia sfllictioa, cud could not help herself at al!, She could notslecp from vioicut itchingaad sting? ing of thc skin. Thc disease bailled thc skill of tile phvsicians who treated it. lier husband began finally giving his, wifcSwia\Spcciiic, and siic commenced t<? improve almost immediately, mid ie a few weeks: she was apparently well. She is now a- hearty, fine-looking lady, with no trace of thc u?lictiou left. Yours very trufy, J. E. SEARS. Wholesale Drehst, Austin Avenue. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. TUKSWIFT SrEcrncCo., Drawers, Atlanta,Ox Kc*v Yolk, 750 Broadway. HO! FOR THE SEASIDE! PAWLSrS ISLAND HOTEL. SEASON OF 1889. Beach Unsurpassed on the Coast. Superb Fishing Grounds. Splendid Bathing. No Mosai?toes. This hotel, which was operated lust year by Mr. M. Manheim, having been leased by me, has been refurnished and improved and will bc kept open Summer and Winter. A ladies9 Parlor will bc provided. Will be ready for recep? tion of guests on June ist. For lerois aud particulars address Mus. A. K. [lieilAJtDSOX, Wa veri v Miils, S. C. May 29. THE EQUITABLE Life Assurance Society of ie United States. ASSETS, JANUARY 1, 1889, LIABILITIES, JANUARY -1, 1SS0, SURPLUS, JANUARY 1, 1SS9, - ?05,042,022 00 74.2-iS.207.Sl 20,791,715.15 FIRST, FOREMOST, LARGEST, BEST, Tho Largest Amount Outstanding Business. The Largest New Business. The Largest Surplus. Tho Largest Income. Issues all kinds of the most desirable forms of insurance. The Freo Tontino Policies are unrestricted as to travel, resi? lience and occupation after first year. Incontestable after two pears, and Non-Forfeitable after three years. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agt.. Jan. 2-0 . Sumter, S. 0. ppp jst??z^&zk- &B^gssfe: mm ibssWfif*^ MG?STA, tam }f?M I ', DgOIg.j^jcmHDSt-^zZl, gA.j 1 1 HEADQUARTERS FOR BATCHES. Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Specta? cles, Drawing Instruments HIE FINEST STOCK IN THE STATE. RELIABLE GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICES. Watch Repairing a specialty. Cliiof Inspectora of Watches for South t 'aro ina Railway, Atlautic Coast Linc and Southern Division of Three Cs Rail Road. JAMES ALLAN & CO., Feb. 8 2S3 King tit., Sign of !>r;mi Clock. Charleston, S. C. sn 1 Xiii X A. P. LEVY & CO., Proprietors. (Successors to Roscudorf Sc Co.) Wc have constantly on hand a complete linc of WINKS, MCtUOttS, CIGAKS AND TOBACCO* And desire lo C;ill e;:pcci?l attention to the following : Imported. Domestic. FRENCH BRANDIES, SHERRY, PORT, IRISH WHISKEY. CATAWBA WINE, JAMAICA BUM, BLACKBERRY WINE, HOLLAND GIN, GIN AND FINE SCOTCH WHISKEY, RYE WHISKEY. Wc call especial attention to our Pure Portia Carolina Corsa Whiskey, 3cj>t 26 Which wc get direct from thc still. Pkt larsen and most complete estalliahmml Sou'. GEO. S. HACKER & SON, a c > Manufacturers of S?, BIMs, Ml ?HU STnL3??T5 &ATSBXAL OFFICE AND WAIIEUOOM3, ?7?5f, opposite Cannon Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jun 1 BEST AND CHEAPEST. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. Estimates furnished by return Mail. URGE STOCK. PROMPT SHIPMENTS. 1). I. TOALS i (Xl. MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE? SALE DEALERS IN Di!tS, SASH, BUMS, MOULDING, -AND jENERAL BUILDING- MATERIAL. Office and Salesrooms, 10 and 12 Elayne St, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 25 o ?i I 0- BROUN it BBC, COLUMBIA, S. C. SASH & BLINDS, LATHS, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, AND HAIR. ... i ill Alf1T PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES. CARTER WHITE LEM). Thc Best in the Market. Special Attention Given to Orders ry Mail. C. 0. BROWN & BRO., Opposite Post Office, COLUMBIA, S. C. Oct 5-0 _ SUMTER PUNING MILLS, James H. Sanders, PROPRIETOR. DEALER IN Door, Sash, Blinds, SCROLL AND TURNED BALUS? TERS, MOULDINGS, Brackets, Laths, Shingles, &c ?gi and WA Mer, AIR DRIED. Plata and Fancy Ceiling, Flooring and Finishing Material. fard and Office, Mary Street, East of R. R. Depot, Sumter S. C. E. B. LOWRY, Sept 1.9 Business Manager. J. I. HOYT. H. A. HOYT c. I. KOUT &. SRO., Sold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, ! Eli; DEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, ?c. % REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. SPORTING MATERIAL, Shelis, Wads and Everything Pertain? ing to Breech-Loading Guns. Feb I _ PATRONIZE ii OME TALENT. jife-Size Portraits in Crayon, MADE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS, -AT SUMTER, S. C. -BY MRS. E. J. DUNNE. Also prepared to teach a class ia Drawing and Music Jan. 30. JNO. T. GREEN, morney and Counsellor at SUMTER, C. H., S. C. ^^ColIectioD of claims a specialty. June ?0. C. WULBSEN & ?0., WHOLESALE GROCEKS, AND DEALERS IN Has, Lipers, Toteo, te 167 and 169 Ea$t-Bayt CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. 2 OTTO F. WIETERS, WHOLESALE GER And Liquor Dealer. OFFICE AND SALESROOM : 183 Hast Bay, Charleston, S. C. Nov. 7 o Gl. f. SHINS & SO?, ) Established 1847. WHOLESALE GROCEBS, Auction and Commission Merchante and Liquor Dealers. AGENTS FOB Celebrated Dove Brand Ham. ^ The Philip liest Brewing Co., Milwaukee Beer. Marv land Hominy Mills. Griffiths Bakery Co. Molts Cider aud Vinegar. Banner Preset ve Works. Frank Packing Co. 197 EAST KAY AMD 50 AKD 52 STATE ST?., (Auction Room State Street,) CHARLESTON, S. C. J?3* Consignments Solicited. %in. 23._ O GEO. L. COOK, PHOTOGRAPHER, 2G5 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Aug 10 o CHAS. C. LESLIE, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in FISH, GAME, OYSTERS, TURTLES, TERRAPINS, POULTRY, EGGS, ko. Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market. Office and Fish House, I'S and 20 Market St., East of East Ray, CHARLESTON, S. C. All orders promptly attended to. Terms cash or city acceptance, Oct. 3 PAVILION HOTEL, CHARLESTON, S. C. I First Class in all its Appointment*. Supplied with all Modern improvements. Excellent Cuisine, Large Airy Rooms, Otis Passenger Elevator, Elec- . trie Bells and Lights, Heat? ed Rotunda. RATES $2 00, $2.50 AND $3.00. Rooms Reserved hy Ma? or Telegraph, Sept 16_^ ? - . W AVERLY 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. THIS NEW AND ELEGANT BO USS, with all modern improvements, is now open for the reception of guests. S. L. WRIGHT * SON, Proprietors. Obtained, and all PATENT BUSINESS at? tended to for MODERA TIC FEES. Our office ls opposite thc U. S. Talent Office, and we can ob? tain Patents in loss time than those remote from 1 VA SI IJ SO TON. Send MODEL. DRAM'INO OT PHOTO of invention. Wc a'tvisc as to patent? ability free of charge and wo make NO CJJARGE UNLESS PATENT IS SECURED. For "circular, advice, terna and references to actual clients in your own State.County. (Sty or I'own, write to bfpostte Patent Office, Washington, J). C WILLIAM KENNEDY, Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, Nest door to Earle & Purdy's Law Office. SUMTER, S. C. IDESIRE TO INFORM the citizens of Sumter and vicinity that I have opened business on my own account at the above old stand, and that with competent and polite assistants, I will be pleased to serve them tn any branch of my business ia the best style of thc art. Give mc a call. WM. KENNEDY. Oct. 10. f || g ista S 9 Be Our Favorite Singer Drop Lecf, Fancy Coyer, Large Drawers, Nickel Rings. Tucker, Ruffler, Binder, Four Widths of Hemmers. Sent on one week's trial. Delivered in your hose ii? of freight charges. Buy oniy of Matufrcturetfc. Save Canvassers' Commissions. Get New Machines Address for circulars and Testimonials, Co-opera?ve Sewing Machine Co, 219 Quince Street, Philadelphia, Pa. ?tej^-^Te /Ss^ 11 ?* ^orid, with all thc attachment. BMS?fli. AflQ?fi J ^'c wu; ?lao ??ad free ? comp*? 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