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WjSirBSDAY? AUGUST 21. The New Elixir of Life. WXSHTN?TOS, July 31.-Dr. W.-A. Hammond, tbe distinguished physician, formerly of Kew York, who has per ?aneatry located in this city, is ex? perimenting successfully with an elixir | of liftr. * 'When the Doctor first beard of the discovery by Dr. Brown-Sequard of Paris, of an elixir thus named, bis information of the character of the Enid, said to prodoce such remarkable results- in rejuvenating decrepit and aged persons, was eo crude that be was forced to the belief tbat the report was either a canard or the experimenter bad given to ibe world, statements that eowid be ooly captained by tbe facts of kia dotage. Since then be <bas received detailed aeeounto of the methods em ptoyed by Dr. Brown-Sequard, and they ??pressed bim so favorably that be -??termi aed to test tbe virtue of the ?? elixir practically. T&$^$Btinguisbed Frenchman pro? cured his ?aterial >from a Guinea-pig, whereas Dr. Hammond took ?he the lamb for bia ase, which be believed toi be superior to any -other animal for the purpose to which be has put -it. This material bia places in a mortar, pounds g to a $ afp; and, adding waters, distills an 0886000 whioh is administered to the patient^ ?ypodermtc injection. Tb^ actual work of experiment by Dr. Hammond began a week ago, and be bas pursued it constantly ever since, fib subject is au old man, who is decrepit to an extreme degree. The treatment is exceedingly simple, and _ eous?8t8 of an injection in the patient's ? leg every otber day. The .quick results already obtained have astonished and gratified J tbe doctor. Tbe decrepit patient feas already shown signs of returning vitality that r .em incredible, -this change having been marked on theil third day after the application of the .elixir was first madte. The Doctor j ?tated tbe facts of the experiment last evening, practically as above, but ?esef vea bis decision oe the merits of tbe life-giving elixir until bis experi? ment is complete, which it will ont. be until six weeks after beginning the: treatment. Besides tbe ease mentioned, two otber patients will be treated, j They will be ignorant of the char? acter of their treatment until it is con? cluded. . Dr. Hammond feels a great deal of' respect for the "be?evers in the possibil? ity of discovering a youtb-giving 3uid. Immediately ?pon toe conclusion of his present work be will prepare a full re? port of it for tbe Medical ?Tournai. This evening be said; "I have just received information from Park to the effect tbat Dr. Variot ?as administered tbe-elixir to decrepit individu?is with the most astonishing resulta. The report states that they bavo .bocome rejuvenated nader the infiuoDce of ibe treatment." Despite tbe sarcasm, general and professional, with wu ich the recent experimenta sade by M. Brown Seqsard were greeted, says the London Telegraph? there seems to be, some efficacy-ic the ugly elixir vitae invented bj the aged aod respected physiologist. A young, physician, Dr. Variot, who baa already been successful in removing tattiSMnarks from the skins of several ehiiiaed savages, baa been induced to fest tbe eficaey of M. Brown-Sequard's 4'iJEf Mixture." He pestled together pon?* of the' fiesh tissues of rabbits aad guinea pigs, diluted them with water, aod injected the compound thus, obtained into the bodies of three pau? pers, aged respectively 54, 56, and 58. Tbe- men bad ?ever beard of M. Brown Sequard's solution, and were cae rei y tofif tbat they were to be i ejected with strengthening finid. We bave Dr. Yariot's word for it that bis three patienta, woo, before being sa tweeted io tbe wonderful remedy, were weak, worn, emaciated, and melancholy, sud? denly became strong, fresh and cheerful, look Dew views of life, and altogether 4e$t as if they had received a new ?ease ] of existence. The experiments failed, however, on j two-other uuSjects ; but the indefati? gable M. Variot is not to be defeated, am3 he intends to continue his trials, which in time will be communicated in ali -their precision of technical details to tbe Biological Society. ATLAST*, Aug. 13.- ? learn to- i night tbat an experiment is under way hore with tbe Brown-Seqaard Elixir, and the result is looked for with keon interest by medical men and otuers who are acquainted with the facts. * This patient is Colono! I. W. Avery, so weil known and esteemed in Georgia. He has been in feeble health for some time and returned here from Washington eity on Saturday determin? ed to test tbe elixir oa himself. Dr. J?. H. Green, bis physician, made a careful preparation cf the elixir bte this afternoon and within an hour after? wards sade four injections of one drachm each in the patient, one in each arm and leg. The result wiT be re? ported to-morrow morning. v Dr. Green afterwards made a .similar flection in his own body in order to ^Vlbe elixir a personal test. ^ Th?re^v w^est bin?rent ?* opin , to the merits of the elis? ion here ~ , , . , >Colonel Avery s testimony cover andvT; ^ ^ * J will be full 01%**?^ , " , ". n A xlo.-A rort \\ avne CHICAGO, AugTV^, * ^ J^ special savt : YesteRJ f erD00n r Wm. P. Myers, one ?^fe sur" geoos of the State, tcsted^^0*0" Sequard elixir on Michael Ke*?^' 0 Columbia City, The patient wai. seriously affected with rheumatism fnS be was unable to walk without crutches In less than an hour, through th< stimulating effects of the treatment Kenny threw away his crutches :un walked away. Dr. Myers bas bad o faith whatever in the panacea. In answer, however, to a question !i remarked : "I can only say that the siimuiatin? effect is something marvelovs. Th< man's pulse arose to 138, and he i walking without crutches. I don' understand it." PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13-Two re porters 'who subjected themselves on of cariosity to the Brown-Seqnard ci ix i at a medical hospital yesterday are botl laid up for repairs to-day and one o them is considerably scared about hi eondition. Fie sent a summons fo Professor Henry C. Benning, TV!;< administered an emulsive preparation Upon concluding his experiments to day Prof. Benning repaired at once t( grit? boose and found the patient wh( was enjoying the best tf health an( spirits yesterday, io Dei. II?3 fac< wore a woe begone expression, and hi* eyes showed traces of having slept lit I tie during tbe night. His syiuptons were severe pains in the head and high fever. He sorely regretted having anything to do with the new life-giving remedy. The other newsDaper man had the same feelings. The result of experiments with the newspaper men made Professor Ben? ning extremely cautious to-day, and he deoHned to administer any injection to the patient until he first explicitly stated . that it was at his own personal risk. "We do not know what this thing is yet," said Professor Benning. "We j only ka ow that it conies recommended ' from a very high source and that its results, so far as learned, have been, io a number of cases, beneficial. What its influence may be in any specific caso we cannot tell. \ "We mest have rt distinctly under? stood that we advise no one to undergo j this treatment. We persuade no one \ to undergo it. We claim nothing for this method of treatment. It is simply in its experimental stage, and for the -benefit of those who are thinking of j trying it we will state specifically what : thc risks, so far as they come within I our professional knowledge, the patient i takes. r "The risks are, first, the forming of-J] ?an abscess: and second, blood poison? ing. There have been cases in which I abscesses were formed. We have not ! as yet any authenticated case of blood j poisoning, but we are sensible of tho fact that such might result.'9' mm m ? a -Judge Terry KiUed. .. The Tragedy the Outcome of the l?ill JShar-on Divorce Case. I LATHROP, CAI*., Aug. 14.-Judge ! David S. Terry, husband of Sarah Al ^ thea Hill, notorious in connection with the Sharon divorce case, was shot and killed this -morning by Deputy United States Marshal David Nagle. Justice Field, of the United States Supreme Corot, accompanied -by Nagle, arrived here from Los Angeles early this morning by -train. On the same train were Judge Terry and wife. The parties alighted for breakfast at the Depot Hotel. Judge Terry, who sat opposite Judge Field at the table, rose suddenly and slapped Judge Field in the face, when Nagle drew a revolver and fired two shots at Terry, one strik? ing him on the ear and the other in the heart, either of which would -have prov? ed fatal. The tragedy is the outcome of the Sharon divorce case, and Judge Terry's' recent imprisonment for contempt in connection with that case. The affair has created the wildest excitement as one of the most sensational ever enacted in this State. Later details say Nagle shot once at Judge Terry as he was falling, but missed him. The shots were fired in quick succession. The judge never uttered a sound after being shot. He had hardly fallen when Mrs. Terry ran to -his side and threw herself on his body. A scene of wiliest con? fusion followed, people rusiring out and in the dining room. Meanwhile Justice Field and Deputy Nagle retreated to a sleeping car, and were securely locked in. Mrs. Terry rushed about, calling for their arrest. 1 Before the trsin moved away, Constable Walker eatered the sleeper, and was carrie4d away on the train. Before be left, however, he informed the bystand? ers tfcat he knew his duty, and would perform it. While tho train remained standing at the depot Mrs. Terry acted in a most frantic manner, running from the dead body of her husband to the car io which j Justice Field and Nagle were locked, demanding admittance that she might slap Justice Field's face, and screaming out that Field and Nagle should be de-?i rained and examined here. Sheriff Furors and a deputy of Stan? islaus County took charge of Deputy Nagle. Ex-Judge David S. Terry weat from Arkansas to California in the carly davs of the gold excitement. A fear less and desperate a?.a, of turbulent disposition, he soon arrayed himself against the vigilance committee and championed the "Southern Party." He was au earnest advocate of slavery and states right's and strove hard in 18G0 to carry California out of the. Union. The attempted assault upon Justice Field grew oct of an adverse decision of that magistrate in the case of Sarah Althea Hill, whom he warned a few years ago against the executors of Sen? ator Sharon, whose wife she claimed to ? have been. Terry worked himself into a passion ata ruling of Justice Field, and as? saulted a court officer, for which his re- ! j moval from the court room was ordered by Justice Field. When next he appeared in the court room he drew a pistol and attempted tc shoot thc justice, but was disarmed be? fore he could pull the trigger. Justice Field sentenced him to six months im? prisonment fur contempt of court. Terry secured counsel and sued out a writ of habeas corpus before the United States- supreme court. His case was reviewed by that tribunal, and in an ! opinion written by Justice Harlan, and I signed hy every justice but Justice ! Field, thc latter's ci.", sc was affirmed, j and Terry was compelled to serve out ! bis sentence. Tho most recent development in this j sensational cane was the total defeat of I Sarah Althea Hill in the Supreme Court y which her claim to aa'.or Sharon's wealth, ?15,000,1)00, was dc 1 ; Deputy J ! Judge Terfv i ,e "^tag tois city was tan ! and up ;n reae?KF. , \ i 'r? i M . . where tie was seen c j ?o tue Palace ti <te\ . . i , >. *Cter, and eave thc by a Press .Xe sus r- p>. n . ; ,JU . i.i Tagic affair : I following account ol thex ? ." , ? . rp j i . ^jire entered e| "Judge Ferry and hisvVF; ^ the train :;t Fresno. J UH tice^xT ... , i-i NO me aware ol ano made lt Known I accompanied him fr<o?i L'?> Angely Justice Field and I left the train a t I Lathrope, arid entered the railroad din r I ing room :o fake breakfast. i f "Justice Field sat at a table with Iii f j back toward ;he entrance to the room s i Mr. an?! Mrs. Terry ent< r< .1 ai?i -f r j mediately after, and Ferry w: lkr <: tn siward Justiee Field, and bending ove J him, slapped him in thc face. Jastic* j Field put ii is bands up b< fore !:i^ face and ? cried ont, 'Stop that V j "Terry again sm<jjr?edJu tice Fields* face, when i ?trew a r?volvcr and fire" two ?h:>?s killing Terry." Meanwhile Mrs. Terry had left th. ?iuniu:r room on seeing Justice Pulu and returned to the train, where she obtained a small satchel, but on return? ing to the room the satchel was taken from her, and found to eontain a re? volver. *' The oorpse was taken to Stockton. Mrs. Terry accompanied it. Justice 'Field and Nagle took the train again when it departed. Nagle said^Field did not leave Lathrope to escape arrest, but to get away from -Mrs. Terry ; that the latter bad intended to force him to make some physical resistance, and would then have shot and killed him. With his nervous temperament Justice Field would, in the opinion of Nagle, have retaliated on Terry had there been time to do so. There were about fifty people iu the dining room at the time of the shooting. The Pardoning Power. Will articles of impeach-mest have to be found against John Peter Richard? son, Governor of South Carolina, for thc abuse of the -pardoning power vested in the head of the Executive Department of the State Govern? ment? Verily it begins to look like nothing short of this will stay the wholesale liberation of criminals Le is turning loose upon society. Beginning in April last with the emancipation of R. H. Jacobs, the slay? er of Dook Hughes, in Greenville county, because, forsooth, his confine? ment within prison walls was preying upon his mind and might be injurious to his health, there has not a month elapsed without a pardon. Just now we hear the wail of the widow and orphan going up from every part of our state because the baud of violence has laid low in the grave the husband and father. The courts and juries are severely condemned for fail I ure toeoavict, so much so, that manv are ready to confess it to be a fact that the administration of justice in South Carolina has fallen into a state of '*in nocuous desuetude." But why call upon the courts and juries to convict the red-handed crim? inals when their just punishment is averted by the Chief Executivo of the State ? The recent pardon of Hyman is in point. Five years ago this man slew his mistress. Fannie Cochran, at her . own door in Charleston, in a brutal and ! cowardly manner. He was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced ' to twenty years in the penitentiary. I After serving five years the Governor pardons him, so we are told, because he ; was the only Jew in tbs penitentiary ; because the woman he killed was of bad character ; because the prisoner's conduct since confinement has been good, and last, but not least, because his Excellency is assured that Hyman ! will leave tue State. Surely race should net enter into the ! enforcement of the-punishment prescrib? ed for murder or manslaughter. It was ; all the moro shame and reproach to ' Hyman that he was the sole represen tative of the Hebrew people in our State prison. What should the disrep? utable character of fois victim have to ! do with his pardon ? Our civilization does not prescribe this method for ex? terminating fallen wemen. Why should hts good conduct while in prison affect-his release ? His good behaviour should be attributed to the fear of pun? ishment which is permitted and often healthfully administered in that institu? tion for the violation of its rules.. Perhaps one or all of these cogent (?) reasons were not sufficient to call forth the wonted exercise of Executive clem? ency, but his Excellency would vary the monotony by making Hyman's par? don conditional on his leaving thc State. Has it come to this, that South Carolina, through her Ooveruor, must supply her sister Sutes with convicts and murder? ers to teach their citizens the ethics of the Bowie knife, pistol and shot-gun policy ? Let our Legislature scrutinize with zealous care the reasons which Governor Richardson assigns for his numerous pardons iu the annual report he is com? pelled to furnish this body.-Keoioee Courier. An Editor Lifts a Mortgage. After much anxiety, and a great deal of hard work, ile editor of the Santa Anna, California, Standard has j succeeded iu lifting a mortgage from his ranche in Orangethorpc, and to-day exults ia the fail ownership of "sixty one acres of as fine land as California boasts."* Now the heavy burden has fallen from his weary shoulders ho in? dulges in this descriptive sketch of what a mortgage is like and *'how thc old thing works" in many cases; "A mortgage is a queer institution. It makes a mau rustle and keeps him poor. It is a strong incentive to action and a wholesome remiuder of the fleet? ing months and years. It is fully as symbolical in its meaning as the hour? glass and scythe, that represents tndus I try, because it is never idle and never I rests. It is like a bosom fi lend, bo j cause the greater the adversity the closer it sticks to a fellow. it is like a i brave soldier-?t never h?sit?tes at charges nor fears to close in on the enemy. lt is like the sand-bag of thc thug-silent in application, but deadly in its effect. It is like the hand of providence - it spreads all over creation, and tts influence is every where visible, it is like the grasp of a devil-fish-the longer it hold.s the greater, its strength. IL will exercise feeble energies and lend activity to a sluggish brain, but no matter how hard the debtor works, thc morfgage works harder still. A mort? gage is a good thing to have in the fam? ily- provided always it is in somebody else's family. It is like a boil-always a good thing on sumo other fellow, ll makes one sour, cross, selfish, unsoci? able and miserable, aud rarely docs him any go?..J, except to exercise him. It; that respect it is equal to nigor of Li fr or the latest pater.t medicine. We*vc had our last one as far as we know our? selves. We would rather have thc ague than have a mortgage. Adieu old death pail, a fond adieu." A Clincher. Outraged Erin- Gintlcmin, I wui tyke to ashk thim Arncrikins wai ? ','Vv: Who .i",i(f th,,, canals uv tlu I thins . . c .. ,:. . Xbut turrmors . .? no nant '.io : eooi,try.v . . , Vi!:.- country, but furn nets raslru'Js uv . / . : .... , tuc H?Otnes uv the coon \V no worru??? \ .... , , , . . < \\ ho does thc vorm try but turnnersVv . . . J . , t turi intr.i ; An< fur the e ii v, hiu . , . ,..>"*? NJ tiie country who toe ami Giscovere, but furnro'is. N\ it- j , i ? -\g ?OO? \> c can oo ??or*1 good by heir than in anv o lier way. A Georgia Grass Farm, The American- Agriculturist pub? lishes a description of the hay farm of Col. W. II. Warren, near Augusta, Ga., which South Carolina -fanners could study with profit. Col.? Warren's term contains 100 acres, 92 of which are permanent mead? ows. No corn or cotton is grown. The vetch grasses yield about a ton and a half to the acre annually, and the John? son grass from three to four tons. Thc Bermuda also yields a large, late crop without cultivation. From May until frost a force of ten men is employed, I and the hay is marketed in Augusta. Four hundred tons of hay have been cut from this farm in one year, the price at which thc crop was sold being $6,000 or at the rate of more than $90 an acre. This, as the Atlanta Consti? tution remarks, "is a larger amonut of money than any ootton farm in that region could depend on making," and yet farmers on both sides of the Savan? nah River spend their lives killing grass, in order to give cotton a chance to grow in its piace. - ? n,rm -cm Fell Seven Hundred Feet. On the 9th instant, at Mt. Holly, N. C., Prof. W. K. Perry, the oronaut, was making a balloon ascension, and when at an altitude of 700 feet the gas bag burst, and with a dull thump, the balloon, parachute, and aeronaut struck the ground, falling 700 feet in ten sec? onds. The poor man's first sign of con? sciousness was a piteous cry for "Fisk, Fisk," (his partner) and then, "Don't let (he old woman know." Everything that man could do was done to aid the sufferer. Stimulants -and morphiner were freely administered. He was then placed on a couch and brought to -Char-; lotte on the regular train. In the pas-; sage to "Charlotte Br. Henderson reset a dislocated shoulder. The injured; man was examined last night by Dr. Graham ; his injuries consist of a dislo? cated shoulder, injured side and back, anda broken rib, which injures thej lung and prevents free breathing. Un? less inflammation sets in, the wound will not be necessarily fatal. Perry has made over 500 ascensions and has 1 been injured but once before. The parachute is the invention of his part? ner, I. N. Fisk, and has never failed. He has a wife and two children in Birmingham, Ala., and is the -only Southern-born balloonist in the profes? sion. Berry pickers get what they can, and can what they get. An austere lookir.;: l-'iy walked into a furria recently u; : s;.id to thc yel? low-headed clerk : "i would like to net a muff." "What fur ?" demanded j the clerk. "To keep my hands warm, ?I you simpering idiot!" exclaimed the lady. A gentleman from Indiana recertly registered in an Illinois hotel, and looked at the printed notice in his bed? room : "Please do not blow out tbe gass " The occupant of the adjoining room heard him remark : "I pay my money, and I am going to blow out the gas if ? want to." "May I have thc pleasure of aoeom ! panying you on the straw-ride, Miss i Greene ?" said the young man, hope? fully ? "your mother is going to chape? rone the party." She hesitated a minute before answeriug. "Don't you think," she replied, at length, "that if mamma is going a? chaperon it would be much nicer to sit. on the front piazza while mamma is away ?" A lady of this town, says the Mid- ! dle?own Enterprise, recently set a pot Gf cream in a spring near tbe house, so that it might keep cool. During the night a frog fell into the pot, aud in his j struggles to get ont actually churned 1 the cream, so that when the lady visited the pot thc next morning she found the, frog sitting on a ball of butter, washing his feet in the buttermilk. We would repeat and urge upon farmers that every worm eared peach. ] apple, plum or other fruit should bc removed from the orchard and buried j or fed to hogs that will cat them, as ! a mean of diminishing insects ravages j next year. Likewise where peaches rot badly every rotting fruit should be similarly disposed of. Hotting peaches ' bear the fungus seeds which cause rot the succeeding season. < There is a little story for which we cannot vouch, says an exchange, that an editor once applied at thc door of hades for admission. "Well," replied his sable majesty, "we let ono of your profession in here many years ago, and . he kept up a continual row with his former delinquent subscribers, and as we have more of that class of persons here than any other, wc have passed a ? law prohibiting thc admission of edi- j tors." Every line in a newspaper costs something. If it is for the benefit of an individual it should be paid for. i If a grocer were asked to donate gro? ceries to one abundantly able to pay for them, he would refuse. The pro prietor of a newspaper must pay for the advertising if the man who is benefited does not. And yet it is one of the tardiest things to bc learned by many people that a newspaper has space in its columns to rent and must rent to live. To irive this space away would be as fatal as for a laudlord to furnish house rent free. IS LI If t? WORTH LI VI Ni? ? Nut if you go through tho tvorld a dyspnptie. Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets ?ire a positive cure f<?r thc wurst forms of Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Flatulency ano* Constipation, Cluaran ?ced amt sold Uv J. F. W. ]>eLorine. IVIiKt** iii*1 Matter WitI? You? Y..n ?re not right." Yon f.-rl tired.your back ?'??..hes. V"U ;<;cl shaky in thc knees, you arc ?..!'?.';. ..' to headaches, .MM- nervous, cn ?s :IT. i all things don't see tn tu go just right. In short, you are full nf malaria, and you will continue I? :'.?? 1 w ??rs a until you gel something to kill and exp ! tho p??ison. Wv. recommend Electric Hitters, hrcatise ii wiM }<i<< lit ymir case. So conti lent are wo that we guaran tee it. which Cleans that y???ir money will he refunded ii you aro not benefitted. No fairer ufl'er eau be made. Voil have a sure thing Try i! Price f.0c. and ?1.00 at .J. F. IV. DcLormc's D:ujr Store. 3 EGf N wi?h V ~V > .,'-J at'u you wiii not |f?r?3 a lo its close, the I^OP ; k Country luck, ?/J:f>\ John ^abberton, Soon to bo Published in Fairing ? Ship. Tho keel is laid down on blocks four or ti vc feet apart, which form a slope toward tho water so that the hull may glide down easily when the time for launching comes. It is not a keel at .all, "in tho sense that the word was -formerly used. A modern ship has a .smooth bottom without any projecting ridge or break to thc curvo of her sides; it is simply the central series of plates, from which an inner keel is built up like an enormous backbone, j and to this thc ribs are attached. The : metal is delivered at the yard in the | shape of angle iron or angle steel, tho latter being tho material winch would be used iu a ship of tho class wo have in mind. Ileated to a white heat tho .anglo bars are drawn-out of tho furnace into a perfectly level iron floor, upon which they are bent to tho needed curve, and that which has been a linc of ink in the original drawing, a chalk roark on thc iloor of tho mold loft, and a groove in tho surface of'tho 4'serivc board," is now embodied in the heavy rib of the ship. The bending is done thus: The metal floor is per forated with thousands of holes, into which iron .pegs are inserted until they form -tho-curvature required, and thc long, pliable bar of steel is pressed against them till it corresponds exactly with tho linc exhibited in tho "scrivo board," which is always in sight of tho workman for .guidance and com? parison. 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It is surpn.-ing that people will use a com? mon, ordinary pill when they can secure a valuable English one tor the fame money. Dr. Acker s English pills are a ^?siticc cure for sick-headache and all liver t??ubSes. They arc small, sweet, easily taken and do not gripe. For sale by J. r.W. I>eL<>r:uc. CftlIB^F^r T all P K ^'.?.iMt'ii w liv Sk Is the name of a serial, hy John H abberton, the opening chapters of which will soon appear in these columns. D??IG? FaiS to Baad this Great Story. P is I Ts desired and admired by all. Among t?io things which may best l>c done to enhance personal y^-'^J beauty is' thc daily f.Lwfcl '^se ?f Aycr's Hair f^04M^X Vigor. Ko matter ^?0^rg& what thc color of tlitt hair, this prepa ration gives italus [vifettfl ?*t. tro and pliancy that fe^^j^^-^'? adds greatly to its chaim. Should the fc%^\???^?>J Lair he thin, harsh, i viii i ^?Kf^ dry> or turuiuo sra-v? fe^^M?^ Aycr's Hair Vigor SSS^lV-, will rcstoio tho color, bring out a ---new growth, and render thc old soft and shiny. For keeping tho scalp clean, cool, and healthy, there is no Letter preparation in the market, .... " I am free to confess that a trial of Ayor's Hair Visor has convinced mo that it is a genuine article. Its uso has not only caused tho hair of my wife and daughter to he Abundant m? Glossy, but it has given my rather stunted inns tache a respectable length and appear? ance."--!^ Britton, Oakland, Ohio. "My hair was coming out (without any assistanco from my wife, either). I tried Ayer's Hair Vigor, using only ono bottle, and I now have as lino a head of hair as any ono could wish for." -Ii. T. Schmittou, Dickson, Tenn. .... " ? have used Aycr's Hair Vigor in my family for a number of years, and re? gard it U3 tho best hair preparation I know of. It keeps tho scalp clean, tho hair soft and lively, and preserves tho original color. My wife has used it for a long time with most satisfactory re? sults."- Benjamin M. Johnson, M. D., Thomas Hill, Mo. . . " My hair'was becoming harsh and dry, but after using half a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor it grew black and glossy. I cannot express thc joy and gratitude I fool."-Mabel C. Hardy, Dolavan, 111. * Apr's lair ?Igor, Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. '. .Sold by Druggists and Perfumers. Froin Br. W. P. Harrisozi* KAPiirir.L". TENN-. ?:Iay 2,1S38-I have used Swift "s Specific ir. my family for some time, and believe it to be an exedientremedy for all impu? rities of ??ie bleed. In ?ny own case. I believe that I have wur?cd oil a severe attack cf rucn mutism in th'.* shoulder by a timely resort to fm's efficient remedy. In all cases where a per? manent rehci is sought this medicine com? mends itself fora constitutional treatment tbat thoroushly eradicates the seeds nf disease from the system. Err. W. P. UAUIUSOX. WACO, TEXAS, May 9,13SS. Gentlemen: The wife of one cf my custo? mers was terribly aiHictcd with a loathsome skin disease t!:.:t covered her whole body, ??he was ?confined to i:er beti for scverd years by t Ii is afiliction, and co::!<i not help herself at a!!. Siic could notslecp from a violent itching and sting' ing of thc skin. Thc disease buiii*d thc skill of thc physicians who treated it. lier husband be^an finally giving his wife Swift's Specific, and stu: commenced to improve almost immediately, and ina fewwecks she was apparently welt Site is uow a beatty, fine-looking lady, with r.o trace of the alludion left. Yours very truly, J. E. SEARS, Wholesale Druids:. Austin Avenue. Treatise on Diood and Sic;:' leseases mailed free. TUESWLFT Sr-KciFu-Or... Drawer 3, Atlauta, Ga. Nev York, T5G Broadway. HO! FOR THE SEASIDE! PAWLET'S ISLAND HOTEL. SEASOF OF 18S9. Deach Unsurpassed on the Coast. Superb Fishing Grounds. Splendid Bathing. INO Mosquitoes. This hotel, which was operated last year hy Mr. M. Manheim, having been leased by me, has been refurnished and improved and will be kept open Summer and Winter. A Lilies9 Parios* will be provided. Will be ready for recep? tion ot guests on Juue 1st. For terms and ?articulars address Mas. A. K. RICHARDSON, Waverly i?iiis, S. C. Mav C9. THE EQUITABLE Lile Assurance Society of fte United States. ASSETS, JANUARY 1, 1SSO. LIABILITIES, JANUARY 1, 1SS9, SURPLUS, JANUARY I, isso, - ?95,042,922 OG 74.248.207.S1 20,794,715.15 FIRST. FOREMOST. LARGEST. BEST. The Largest Amount Outstanding Business. The Largest New Business. Thc Largest Surplus. The Largest Income. Issues all kinds of the most desirable forms of Insurance. The Free Tontine Policies arc unrestricted as to travel, resi? dence and occupation after first year. Incontestable after two years, and Non-Forfeitable after three 3rears. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agt, Jan. 2-0 Sumter, S. 0. tim? Liii7iirp?MM?MW??imMBMMmmiiiii|i tn w?ujniiimir?niB.i "i MI ' ??'?Q mm 3Y^=^^ ssmmmm HEADQUARTERS FOR WATCHES. HES Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Specta? cles, Drawing Instruments TF1E FINEST STOCK IN TUE STATE. RELIARLE GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICES. Watch Repairing a specialty. Chief inspectors of Watches for South Caro ina Railway, Atlantic (.'oast Linc and Southern Division of Three Cs Rail Road. JAMES ALLAN & CO,, Fob. 8 2S3 King St., Sign of Dram Clock. Charleston; S. O. THE PALACE SALOON A. P. LEVY & GO.. Proprietors. (Successors to Roscndorf k Co.) We hare constantly on hand n cetnplete lino of WINKS, LfQUORSi. CIGARS AXD TO IS ACCO. And desire to cali especial mt :ntiou to the following : Imported. FRENCH BRANDIES, HUSH WHISK KY, JAMAICA RUM, BOILAND GIN, SCOTCH WHISKEY, Wc call especial attention to our Pure iTortli Caroiism ?m*n WhisKc&S \?it.V?; J?Tbicb wc get direct fien? the st?l.^? Domestic. SHERRY, PORT, CATAWBA AVINE, j y I i A v i\ J > I v i i 1 \ V i iN iv, GIN AND FINE RYE WHISKEY. Vhe largest and most complete establishment South m. S. HACKER & SON, Manufacturers of Doers, M, BM, l?g OFFICE ANO V.'Attr.RCOMS, ?7?^r, apposite Carmon Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 1 0 BEST AND CHEAPEST. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. Estimates furnished by return Mail. LARGE STOCK. PROMPT SHIPMENTS. Ul E. MB 4 CO., MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE? SALE DEALERS IN ?iKS, MI, BUNDS, MOULDING-, -AND GENEEAL BUILDING MATEEIAL. Office and Salesrooms, IO and 12 Hayne St., CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 25 o c. e. mown & BRO COLUMBIA, S. C. SASH & BLINDS, LATHS, LIMB, CEMENT, PLASTER, AND HAIR. FreiiG?i an? American Wm??w Glass, PAINTS, OILS AND TARNISHES. GARTER WHITE LEAD, The Best ia the Market. Special Attention Given to Orders hy Mail. C. 0. BROWN & BRO., Opposite Post Office, COLUMBIA, S. C. Oct 5-o S?JMTEK PLANING MILLS, James H. Sanders, PROPRIETOR. DEALER IN Door, Sash, Blinds, SCROLL AND TURNED BALUS? TERS, MOULDINGS, Brackets, Laths, Shingles, &c iii aid M? Liter, AIR DRIED. Plain and Fancy Ceiliog, Flooring and Finishing Material. Yard and Office, Mary Street, East of R. ll. Depot, Sumter S. C. E. B. LOWBY, Sept 19 Business Manager. C. I. HOYT. E. A. HOYT C. I. HOYT & BRO.. Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, &o. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. SPORTING MATERIAL, Shells, Wads and Everything Pertain? ing to Breech-Loading Guns. Feb 1_ PATRONISE HOME TALENT. Life-Size Portraits in Crayon, MADE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS, SUMTER, S. C. -r.Y MRS. E. J. DUNNE. Also prepared tc teach a class in Drawing and Music* Jun. 30._ JNO. T. GREEN, Attorney and Counsellor at LAW, SUMTER, C. H., S. 0. Collection of claims a specialty. June ?V. C. WULBEEN & VU., WHOLESALE GROCERS, - ASO DEALERS IN }mm9 Lipers, ?eeo, k lf37 and 169 East-Bay, CHARLESTON, & C. Dec. 2 li a ?5 . IT?0 F. DIETERS, WHOLESALE * OOER A.nd Liquor Dealer. OFFICE AND SALESROOM: .S3 East Bay, Charleston, S. C, Hf f. 'wm & SOM, Established 1847. WHOLESALE GROCERS, Auction and Comsiission Merchanfi and Liquor Dealers. AGENTS FOa Celebrated Dove Brand Ham. The PhiHp ?Best Brewing Co., MHwaok?e Jeer. Maryland Hominy Mills Griffiths Bakery Co. Motts Cider and Vinegar. Banner Preserve Works. Frank Packing Co. 197 EAST BAY AND 50 AND 52 ST AT? Sm, (Auction Room ?State Street,) CHARLESTON, S. C. $35* Consignments Solicited. Jan. 23._ O GEO. L. COOS, PHOTOGRAPHER, 265 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Ang 10 o CHAS. C. LESLIE. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in FISH, GAME, OYSTERS, TURTLES, TERRAPINS, ' \ POULTRY, EGG?fc &e. . Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market. : - , Office and Fish House, 18 and 20 Market St? . East of East Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. All orders promptly attended to. Terms cash or city acceptance. Oct. 3 PAVILION HOTEL, CHARLESTON, SL C. First Class in aU 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_' ? '? ' -J WAYERLYHOUSE, r5l IN THE BEND OF KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. \ j Rates, $2 and ?2.50 per day.- ' G. T. ALFORD, May 2-0 PROPRIETOR. . WRIGHT'S HOTEL, I COL UMBIA, SI & .?.. v J THIS NEW AND ELEGANT" ^VS?;^ with all modern improvements, ?a'.n?ir \ opon for the reception of guests. ' S. L. WRIGHT ? SON, ?roprietor?. SI Obtained, aud ail PATES T I*CS<ft>JSSS >at? tended to for MODERATE FEES- Our office fe". opt>osite the U. S. ratent O?Iice. and wc can- ob- ? min latents in less time l?ian those remote (tomi \VASI1L\GT0X. Send MODEL. JJHA\?IX<i DZ. PHOTO of invention. Wo advksc as io. nateot abilitv ?roe of charm and we make KO fllARGIS VXL?SS PATENT IS SECURED. For 'circular, advice, terms- and references to actual clients in your own .SJUO. C?mnty._City or ?own, wriie to ???41 Opposite pciait Office.. Washington^ D. C WILLIAM KENNEDY. Fashionable Barber.* MAIN STREET, Next door to Earle & Pordy's Law Office, SUMTER, S. CL IDESIRE TO INFORM the citizens qt. Sumterand 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 ia - any branch of my business in the best style of the art. Give me a call. WM. KENNEDY. : Oct. 19. rlf HM? m i Our Favorite Singet Drop Leaf, Fancy Cover, Large Drawers, , Nicke! Rings, Tucker, Huffier, Binder, Four Widths of Hemmers. Sent on one week's trial. Delivered in your home fret of freight charges. Buy only of Manufacturers. Saw' Canvassers* Commissions. Get New Machines. Address for circulars and Testimonials, Cooperative Sewing MacMne Cb* 5819 Quince Street, Philadelphia, Fa. ffS^a . ScwiiiR.MachincT|T\TIIl <?\To 01 cnc* ?.?tabli.hljI tl lill' ^^^7}J21 JfP**^"^^piicmg- our machine's! Ililli D? 2 ll350?---Hf-*fe^ad cood3 where **** ?<opl* caw ^^[^^^^^^g^^^^^TO. vre wOharad free to CM Bf Lu, Y r "^"M?^i e of our costly ?ad vthabSatf~ H ? l^??r'%?lr:"T'?Ies- 3n ?tara we ?k t?na yt? B fi??1 ????/?LA W?how what wo send, to those ?M i?? 5-?^J />Mfe ty^y e?u .i TOBT /io?csBd law s ?<4?^ ??*Hn>&V\ ??ontMailsosJl become yow ema ? cftCl Jj 8^1 Th? mind latch fae tf J^y^^^^g^^^"^an*r tao Si user p?M oriel instructions iriven Those wbo writ? to BS srCQ? cns*. cur? iree tb? best ?ewlne-nuchroc hi tte w<vj %r?? ta* fine? lineof works of hiph ?rt ever ?bown toj^tbdf " Amotio?. ;3 ?