Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ORATORY AS A FINE ART. _______ - ELABORATE TRAINA OF A SPEAKER 6 . ^ v 1 . . . ..? i long Windell ness Cultivated as a Fino Art. j Tb? Decline Doe to toe Di-ffusion of Cheap literature-Gootl Speaking as Important Now as t'ver. I In antiquity the training of an orator the^^n notary held a large place, tm<M ^>hona?c-js, or voice driller, was " 9X11 K^sa?at accessory, not 'only of eHs]?Ss ??1 4?? oratory, but of many for^B^rato?aI:./0f the methods of the ' " ll-K3ffC^ ^ft ^ww iittie, but we Snd Hpt^la^BaB^the classical writers that, |Ke c?tl^^^rjiis professional brethren ?a more recent days, he was not disin? clined to magnify his office. Seneca, in cue of hts letters, warns his friend - against living, vocally speaking, in sub? jection to his phonascus, and implies that he might as well keep another artist to superintend his walking. In our own day the phonascus still sur ri res in pub l? 2c life, though perhaps more as a lux? ury than an acknowledged necessity. . SIX HOUR SPEECHES. f celebrated novelist, dramatic author Ski orator, who passed over to the great majority many years ago, used always to? pot himself under the guidance of a Tocal mentor before delivering a speech. Bvery tone, every pose and every ges? tare was carefully prepared and indus? triously practiced, under the direction of Mr. Frederick Webster, brother of fi? celebrated comedian. Benjamin Web? ster. That the elaborate training of the ancients was eminently successful is shown by the powers of endurance which it is clear they-must have pos? sessed. They habitually spoke for five tr si hours, and even longer, and, in ceder to appreciate their staying power, it must be remembered ?nat they ?poke . in the open air, amid all the tumult of the forum, which was capable of hold? ing 80,000 people, and with an amount _ Cf vigor of action of which the gesticu? lations of an Italian preacher are but a pale reflex. Longwindedness was at one time cul? tivated as a fine art by Roman orators, when they had to plead before a judge whom they supposed to be in favor of the other side. These prototypes of our modern obstructionists were aptly termed monitores, or delayers, because they postponed as far as possible the passing Of the sentence. The abuse finally leached such a height that a law had to be passed limiting the length of plead _ fogs in public cases to the running out of one clepsydra. It is impossible to say exactly what period of time this was equivalent to, as the water clocks of the Kornaus were of different sizes, and the sapidity of flow must have varied under different circumstances; from twenty minutes to half an hour may, however, - be taken as roughly representing the average length of a speech under this strict system of '?qsure.* P-ESEXT NSfiD OF _SAI?xIXGL If the Romans Camed the CTifture of v __thespeaking v?feife a~^c_riSc extreme, fi we, on the other hand, undoubtedly neg? lect it too much. It is not that we speak less, bat tha ; we flave less appreciation . than the ancients had of oratory as a fine art, anc. we are therefore more tol? erant of mumbling utterances and slov? enly delivery. Many an inarticulate speaker, v.-ho in these days hums and haws through an hour or two of dreary platitudes, would have been hooted down in five minute's by a Greek or Roman au dience. The comparative decay of orators ia ! modern times is due to the diffusion cf cheap ?terature; the function <ef th a public speaker has been to i great extent made obsolete by the daily newspapers. Information and arguments on political matters, which had for-^rly to be sup? plied by ,word of mouth from the ros? trums, are now served up, spiced to each readers taste, by innumerable "able calton.**. , Bat though the necessity for what I stay call professional orators no longer exists, a large part of the business of tho state in a free country must still be car? ried on or controlled by talk, and the firing voice must always - have a power cf stirring and swaying popular senti? ment-the collective feeling of large masses of men, which is something more than the som of their individual feelings -far beyond the reach of the pen. . John Bright's exquisite purity of style f would have made him a most effective writer, but would his great speeches, if vvupsV wpfafc. leading-articles, have stirred ' *1fce national heart as did his burning ? wcrda, thrown red hot among a living W . massif- enthusiastic hearers? %? *JJfethe whole, I think we use the voice In public even more tuan the ancients, and there is, therefore, all the more rea? son for ?ts being properly trained. Good speaking is nowadays important, not only from the artistic, but from the business peint of view; and even for "practical men" it cannot be a waste of time to ac quire so valuable a faculty.-Sir Morell . Mackenzie in Contemporary Review. Legal Bon Mots, j Sergt. Murphy was the author of some excellent bon mots. When Mme. Soyer died the famous chef asked Murphy for an epitaph. She had been a lady of an arrogant temper, "and it was generally rumored that the poor cook had rather a warmer time of it at home than he had in the club kitchen. " Murphy's sugges? tion for an epitaph was "Soyer tran ipSO?." A physician who was thinking of calling out some one who had insulted lum came to consult Murphy about the matter. "Take my advice,** Murphy said, "and instead of calling him out get him to call you in and have your re? venge that way; it will be much more secure and certain."-Robinson in Bench and Bair. The DiacoTery rt Oxygen. "Fixed air** and "c?. mbustible air" had been speculated upon, and "the air that is left after combustion** had attracted attention. But the phenomena of this kind, inconsistent as they were with the phlogistic theory, had not been sufficient ta overthrow it, The first germ of La? voisier's theory on these matters was em? bodied ha a sealed packet which he de? posited with the academy in 1770. Recog? nizing that the calcination of metals csjfjjfl not take place without the access oran*, and that the freer the access the inore rapid the calcination, he "began to ^anapest," as he expresses himself, that &cj_e elastic fluid contained in the air was suscefjlib?e, under many circum stances, of fixing itself and combining with metals, and that to the addition of that substance were due calcination and the increase in freight of metals con? verted into ealxes. ff'_*Vom this thought came, after much groping with erroneous conclusions, the idea that air is a compound containing a vital part and another part, and that it is the vital part that is absorbed. The behavior of charcoal when burning in oxygen pointed to the nature of that ^safefetance-and to the true theory of com? bustion. This new vital substance, which, uniting with metals, formed calxes, and with other substances gen erated acids, he calls oxygen, or the acid producer; the air that was left after com? bustion was azote, or lifeless. The in? flammable air which, combining with oxygen, was found to form water, wad called hydrogen. - Popular Science Monthly, Origin of the Term "Lynch Law." It is not generally known that the term "lynch law" originated in Camp? bell county, Va., before the Revolution? ary war. At that period the country was thinly settled and was infested with Tories -and desperadoes-too many of them, apparently, for the local authori? ties to adequately, pun isk CoL diaries Lynch, a distinguished officer of the Revolutfonary'anny, undertook to rid his country of the outlaws. He organ? ized a force,, arrested the outlaws, and having satisfied himself and comrades o? the guilt of the accused, executed them without reference to the constituted au? thorities. While not altogether approv? ing of the desperate remedy for a des? perate cause, the beneficial effect of CoL Lynch's action was recognized and haa j since been known as "Lynch's law" or "lynch law." Lynch's process of meting out speedy justice extended to other parts o.f the country, and is a well recognized form of redress of grievances today, particu? larly for that class of offenses that are popularly believed not to be adequately punished by the statutes and courts of tho state. Col. Lynch's brother gave Iiis name to Lynchburg, and left a son who was subsequently governor of Louisiana. -Pittsburg Dispatch, A Compound Fracture Cared. In 1844 a milk dealer was thrown from his wagon in New York city, sustaining a compound fracture of the neck, leav? ing the spinal cord uninjured, however, except a pressure, which caused paraly? sis until the difficulty was removed. The patient was only unconscious for a short time, forty-eight hours according to one account and eighteen according to another. At that time Dr. Watts was the head and shoulders of the College oi Physicians and Surgeons. The case be? ing considered one of unusual interest Watts was called to make an examina? tion. Although the plaster bandages were known to the surgeons at that time by some oversight they were not used. For ninety days the hapless milkman lay flat on his back, and for sixty days more he did not attempt to rise except by the aid of bandages under his chin and the back of ids head, which were at? tached to pulley ropes fastened in thc ceiling. Within a year from the day the accident occurred the milk cart made its regular rounds, having for a driver the man who had survived a supposed fatal accident.-John W. Wright in St Louis Republic. Irving's Sincerity. Washington Irving was good natured and delighted to do little deeds of kind? ness; but he was also a sincere man, and would not pay even conventional com? pliments unless they were merited. Once, while in London, he and a lit? erary friend were invited by a merchant to drive to his country house and spend a day or two there. The carriage stop? ped at the gate of the merchant's park. The host alighted, and asked his guests if they would walk through the grounds to the house. The friend started to get out, but Irving held him down by the coat, and they bot h drove on to the house: the mere liant followed on foot. ' "I make it a principle," said Irving, when they were out of hearing, "never to walk with a man through his own grounds. I have no idea of praising a thing whether I like it or not. You and I will do them to-morrow by ourselves." -Youth's Companion. Outrageous. The unknown or unusual has always great weight, and the Billingsgate fish? wife who was reduced to silence by hearing herself called a .'parallelo? gram," showed a shrinking common tc humanity. "Jim Farley's been callin' me namesf sobbed a little colored boy, coming home from school one day. * ""What did he cal! you-nigger?" asked the sympathizing mother. "?so; wuss'n that." "BlackieT i "No." "Scot bag? Ink bottler "No, n^r "What was it, then?" "He called me," sobbed the wretched boy, "he called me Ethiopian!"--Youth's Companion. The grizzly bear is following in the footsteps of the buffalo and gradually going hence. It is now only among the most broken country of the territories that he can be found at all, and he isn't half as full of fight as he used to be. Double Locomotives. The Railroad Gazette calls attention to a double locomotive for the Indian state j railways which is a novel departure from I the common practice. The design is peal ly a permanent double header; that is, it is intended for use when thc- conditions are such as to require the use of two locomo? tivos of the ordinary type, continually in tandem. This arrangement removes the necessity for two tenders, and renders easier the transmission of signals from one cab to another. There is nothing in this arrangement to criticise; it is really almost tho only plan upon which loco? motives of great capacity can be con? structed with any approach to a mini? mum of weight per running foot of track. Tliis general plan is not new in America, however. Tho well known William Mason, of the Mason locomo? tive works, of Taunton, Mass., con? structed locomotives on this general plan many years since; and recently the South Side Rapid Transit company, of Chicago, while investigating the possi? bilities of extendingthe usefulness of the proposed structure in years to come, de? cided that the adoption of a locomotive of a design similar to the one described above would enable them to haul nearly double the number of cars around the sharpest curves*witbout increasing tho load per running foot of tho structure. Science. _ The Renaissance of the Fan. After a long interval, a long period of neglect, the year 1829 saw a revival in the taste for fans. It chanced that a grand ball was preparing a? the Tuiler? ies, at which several "costume qua? drilles" were to be danced. Mme. la Duchesso do Berri had undertaken to get up a Louis XV quadrille, and was seeking everywhere-had sought every? where in vain-for fans of that period. Suddenly some one remembered having seen some old fans in ihe shop window of a perfumer named VaulLr, who lived in the Rue Caumartin. Vanier had col? lected o!d fans for some time as an ama? teur. His fans were taken to the palace; in the quadrille they created a furor and . wero all purchased. The Duchesse de | Berri's ball began the renaissance of tho fan.-Louisa Parr in Harper s Magazine. Benefit from the Flood. Occasionally there is some benefit de? rived from a flood. A 6mall creek at Blossburg ripped up the mountain side during the flood rampage and revealed a good vein of coal and two of iron ore- j <s?ne being over four feet thick-a splen- ? did bed of fire clay, and a valuable bank of building and molding s&nd.-Phila? delphia Record. COLLECTION OF RELICS. A LITTLE MINE CONCEALED IN THE WADSWORTH ATHEN/CUM. Interesting Papers Penned In the Tinao o? the Revolution-Benedict Arnold's Ball'? Eye Watch-A Collection of Swords and a Waistcoat That Was Pierced by One. The revolutionary relics preserved in the historical rooms of the Wadsworth Athenaeum in this city are rich and va? ried in interest. In the first place, the building is on the site of the old Wads? worth residence, in the parlors of which Gen. Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, Jonathan Trumbull, Count Rochambeau and Admiral de Ternay held the notable conference with regard to the war which resulted in the discomfiture of the British forces at Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis. The plan of campaign was decided on at this conference. In out of-the-way places in the building is an invaluable mass of historical documents, including unpublished Washington let? ters, the Silas Deane papers, letters from Lafayette and Rochambeau, with the original contract with the great mar? quis, which insured his services to the struggling patriots. It is doubtful if a dozen men in this city have seen these papers, which are stowed away in old boxes and chests. Trumbull's accounts of the continental army are also deposit? ed in large quantities in this bonanza of revolutionary memorials. A bushel basketful of old checks bear? ing the signature of Aaron Burr could be unearthed if Professor Trumbull could be persuaded to consent to the proceed? ing. The Burr autographs, apart from this business lot, are very rare at present The gold and onyx snuff box which Gen. Washington owned is not allowed to be seen for fear it might prove a resistless temptation to thieves and burglars. It is inclosed in a paper box and securely locked in one of the side cases of the athenaeum. The footstool of Martha Washington is allowed, however, a place on the floor of the historical rooms, and now and then a wearied visitor might drop down upon it for a moment's rest, believing it to be an old fashioned settee. The Bible and diary of Jonathan Trum? bull, the original "Brother Jonathan," are not far from Nathan Hale's powder horn, which he carried and fitted for use when a student in Yale college. The antique basket which the noted spy used in camp, containing even now a couple of bottles, is in the case with the powder horn, suggesting that the owner used to get dry like other mortals. The Hale letters are worth their weight in gold. The bull's eye watch, owned by Benedict Arnold, and the wallet which wa3in the possession of Major Andre when he was captured, are the principal 1 attractions in still another case in the rooms. 'The collection of swords which were worn by distinguished revolutionists is unequaled in this section of the .country. The list comprises .Jonathan Trumbull's (senior and junior), the latter of whom was Washington's private secretary, and Israel Putnam's twenty inch blade, which saw some of the bloodiest carnage of the war. The cartridge box worn at Bunker Hill by Abraham Tuttle, of New Haven, Is unique in its way. The queer mail bag in which the first news of the battle of Lexington was carried through the Connecticut valley is snugly con? cealed in a spot where no one would think of looking for it, and endures old age surprisingly well. The array of dismal memorials is more interesting than such collections gener? ally turn out to be in a public resort. The waistcoat worn by Col. Ledyard when he was run through with his own sword by a British officer at Fort Gris? wold after tho surrender of the garrison, on Sept. C, 1781, is invariably sought out by visitors. A few feet from this waist? coat, which shows w' erethe sword pene? trated and left the body of the gallant Ledyard, is a link from the stupendous iron chain which the Americans stretched across the Hudson river to intercept the British shipping from New York. The link is three feet in length and weighs seventy-five pounds at least. A piece of Washington's original coffin can bc seen if desired. The bullet which was fired into the heart of Gen. David Wooster, at Danbury, on April 27, 1777, is also at hand. It was removed from the fearless leader's heart, and has been kept with great care for 112 years. One of the most fascinating bits of plate in the building is the silver cream? er which belonged to the senior Truin bulL The design is light and airy, and every lady who sees it is conscious of a secret longing to gain possession of it. Mr. Cliarles J. Hoadly, the state libra? rian, is the only person in the United States, so far as known, who owns copies of the Weekly Journal issued by the con? tinental congress in 1779. A few copies, some of them duplicating Mr. noadly's, are preserved in tho New York state li? brary. The numbers owned by the Con? necticut state librarian extend from April 24 until July 5. The pages in sev? eral numbers of the Journal have not been cut The numbers owned by the New York state library, issued during the period in question, are May 1 and 10, May 22 and 31 and Juno 7. The New York library also possesses three num? bers, Feb. 1, March 1 and 31, not owned by Mr. Hoadly. AU the numbers were printed by David C. ClaypooL They contain a more complete record of tho proceedings of congress than is to be found in the annual volumes. In fact, the records are very completo and con? tain a great deal of valuable historic in? formation.-Hartford Post. Not That Ki od. Young Gushlce-I have an attachment -why, what's the matter? * OldUarduppe-Goon; ono more won't count, anyway. Y. G.-I have a strong attachment for your beautiful daughter, and beg her to confer her hand upon me. O. H. (looking immensely relieved)--Is that all? But I might have known, for there's nothing left worth making an at? tachment against.-Detroit Free Press. - - - ?? - Tbe United States Consul at Cairo, Egypt informs the department at Wash? ington that the Egyptian cotton crop of this year is estimated at 100,000 bales. Last year it was about 340,000, aud the average crop for the last ten years was about 440,000 bales. Wm. Daly, of Boston, is undergoing a remarkable treatment for spinal dis? ease. It is nothing more nor less than a systematic course of hanging. He is suspended by the neck until he is al? most uncoD6cioa8, tbis proc?s* being the only way in which the spinal cord can be properly strengthened. A company bas been organized w charleston and will at once enter upou the manufacture of bagging from thc fibre of the pine straw. The factory will bc built at Summerville, twenty two miles from Charleston, the land having been given for thc purpose. The site is in the thickest piuc forest in the State. The company have also been offered the privilege of gathering pine straw fron; a tract of territory cov? ering thousands of acres, so that the material for thc manufacture of bagging will cost nothing but the price of col? lecting and hauling n. Relics of the Aztecs. CITY OP MKXICO, September 3.-Ex? tensive excavations are being made at the suburban town of Coyoacan, at a place lying on the outskirts of the wil? derness, known as the pedregal or stony ground, which in former years was noted as a haunt of brigands, and is even now considered as a resort for dangerous characters when pursued by officers of justice. The object of the excavations, which are being made by private associations, is, if possible, to recover treasures of gold and jewels supposed to be hidden there by the Em? peror Montezuma at the time of the Spanish conquest. Senor Mercado, one of the party en? gaged in this work, is a lineal descend? ant of the last Aztec Emperor, Cuante mac, whose statue adorns the principal promenade of this city. Senor Mercado says that he bas in bis possession hiero? glyphic documents which convince him that it was in the pedregal that Monte? zuma hid his treasures, among other things a huge golden sun. A few weeks ago a valuable black pearl was found and also an emerald near some skeletons discovered in a subterranean passage. The Times' correspondent has visited the excavations, and they are certainly remarkable, having already discovered a subterranean staircase, winding pas? sages and vaults, jawbones and skele? tons,-destitute of tusk or teeth, thus, according to Senor Mercado, proving beyond question that the Indians there buried were pure Aztecs. He estimates the value of the buried treasure at no less than $20,000,000, but says that others engaged in the work of hunting the treasure put it at $80,000,000 The foremost archaeologists here are of opinion that something may be found, and they agree with Senor Mercado that the intrinsic value of the things buried by Montezuma are surpassed by their historical importance. It bas been held by some that Montezuma bid bis treas? ures in Lake Texcoco, and much has been done there in the way of dredging, but nothing bas been found Senor Batres, the great native archaeologist, is interested in this search, and people high in authority are said to be lending their aid. A Valuable Discovery Near Rekens. Some indication of the great wealth that lies under our feet is afforded by the circumstances mentioned in the fol? lowing paragraph in the Pickens Senti? nel of last week : Col. J. E. Hagood has had some men at work in a mica mine near this place and went out last Monday to see how the work was progressing, when lo. they had unearthed a valuable marble quarry. Right under their feet .was a mine of untold wealth. The marble taken out rivals in purity and texture that of any of the famous quarries of the East. It is whiter than that pro? duced by the famous Beaver Dam quar? ries near Baltimore, and will compare favorably with that put on the market by the noted Proctor quarries, of Ver? mont. Col. Hagood says that the sup? ply is almost inexhaustible. Verily we believe that Pickens will yet come to the front with some new industry. This is no piemature shout of ' Eureka,'' b'it it is found sure enough this time. There is no doubt but that the quarry will be developed at an early day. Capital will not let such a chance slip We are sure of a boom this time. Lifting the Hat. Do our boys ever think, aj? they raise their hats to a lady or a girl friend, why respect should be shown in this way.? Here is the explanation of the custom : The custom of lifting the hat bad its origin during the age of cbivalry^when it was customary for knights never to appear io public, except in full armor. lt became a custom, however, for a knight, upon entering an assembly of friends, to remove his helmet, signify? ing, "I am safe in the presence of my friends." The age of chivalry passed away with the flfteenth century, but among the many acts of courtesy which can be traced back to its influence, none is more direct in its origin than that of lifting the hat to acknowledge the pres? ence of a friend. --?^?~ ? When to Sit and When to Set. A man, or women either, can set a hen, although they cannot sit her ; neither can they sit on her, although the old ben might sit on them by the hour if they would allow. A man can? not set on the wat h bench, but be could set the basin on it, and neither thc basin nor the grammarians would object. He could sit on the dog's tail if the dog were willing, or he might set his foot on it. But if he should set on the aforesaid tail, or sit his foot there, the grammarians as well as the dog would howl. And yet, strange as it may seem, the man might set the tail aside and then sit down, and neither be as? sailed by the dog nor the grammarians. -Christian Union. --mm~~*~*-+- mm The range of the Maolicher rifle was proved again iu a startling manner the other day when an Austrian soldier was killed by one at target practice at a re? puted range of over two miles and a half. An English company has been form? ed to build a tower that will eclipse the Eiffel tower as far as that structure eclipses dinary towers. It will be built in London, will cover s:x acres of ground at its baso, will cost $.1,000, 000, and will bc 2,000 feet high. 1/r. Hammond cautions physicians on the careless usc of Brown Sequard's elixir or they may kill more than they cure. In a very short timo it turns putrid, and then if used, would cause death from blood poisoning. Within half an hour's time after tho lamb has been killed the fluid should be injected iuto thc patient's veins. The water employed in the sulution must be dis? tilled and thc whole mixture must he free from microbes. Thc mortar in which the components are reduced, as well as the hypodermic syringe, must be carefully cleansed with carbolic acid and distilled water before using. Thc fact that it is necessary to prepare the elixir fresh every time will prevent any patent medicine quack from utilizing this discovery if there is anything in it. HAPPINESS AND CONTENTMENT Cannot g<> hand iti hand if wo look on thc dark ?.Mu of every lilli? obstacle; Nothing will go darken life an<i make it ? burilen as Dyspepsia. Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets will cure til? worst lorin of Dyspepsia. Constipan >n and In diges? tion, ami make iii? a happiness and pleasure, ?uld. -ii 2? ?iud. ?? ceuia Ly J. E. W. DeLotuit. Kingman I Co imm mm SUMTER, S. C. We are selling an elegant Tin Toilet Set of three pieced for $1.25 per fet, well worth $1.75, This an opportunity seldom offered/ and those that desire these goods had best call early and avail themselves of the opportunity. They are in all shades. Having quite a large stock of LADIES' SHOES in small sizes (ones to fours) we have concluded to sell them AT AND BELOW COST, which is from 9,5c.Jo $1.50. A well assorted stock of Handkerchiefs you will find here at 30c, 40c, 50c, 65c, 75c, 85c and $1.00 per doz. These goods are worth 15c. to 25c per doz. more than we are selling them at. We are still to the front in the GROCERY LINE. Our goods as usual are always of the best quality and guar? anteed fresh or money return? ed, prices in accordance with the markets. Have you tried Hires' Root Beer ? It is a most delightful summer drink. We sell the finest Butter ever brought to Sumter ; come and try it and you will buy of no other. Goods delivered at once to any part of the city. It is our desire to please all those that call. We still handle the justly celebrated ?. E. and Soda Crackers always fresh. KINGMAN & CO. Mav 29 C. I. HOYT. H. A. HOYT C. I. HOYT & BRO., Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, MERIDEN BRITANIA :SILVERWARE, kc. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. Feb 1 _ L. W. FOLSOM, Successor to F. H. Folsom & Bro. SUMTER, S. C. Dealer in "WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY Fine Gold and Silver Watches, Sterling Silver and finest Plated Bridal Presents. Rich Jewelry in Gold and Plate. Clocks, Spectacles and Eye Glasses, Opera Glasses, Gold Pens. Machine Needles and Oil for all Machines, Fishing Tackle, kc. kc. The celebrated Royal St. John Sewing Ma? chine and finest Razor in America always on hand. Repairing promptly and neatly exe? cuted by skilled workmen. Orders by mail will receive careful atten? tion . _Sept. 5 if any dealer saya he ha? the W. L. Douglas Shoe? without uame and price stamued on ?ho bottom, put him down aa a fraud. W: L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE GENTLEMEN. Il?-st in the world. Examine lita S5.00 GENUINE I1ANH-SKWKD SHOE. S4.00 HAND-SKWED WKLX SHOE. ?e.'?.r.O roi.MK AM? FA Ititi ERM* SHOE. &2.30 EXTRA VALUE CALK SHOE. ft'?.2/? WORKINGMAN'S SHOK.. S2.00 an<1 ?1.75 HOYS' SCHOOL SHOES, All nu'lo In Contre*?, Button rind Lace. W. L, DOUGLAS S3 SHOE LADIES. Best Material. Best Slyl?-. Best Fittinff. Il not sold hy your denier, write W. L. DOUGLAS "'?OCKTON, MAS? Examine W- L. I?ongla<* ?2.00 Shoe? for gentlemen HIM! lariie*. FOR SALE BY' J. Hyttenberg & Sons, Agents, Jan. Ld SUMTER,. S. C. THOUSANDS CAN BE SAVED BY THE PEOPLE OF THIS CO?NTY. NOW IS THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY ! i^^^^^ Stoves! Stoves! ?^^^ ^^S^^H PUMP8! PUMPS ! Pl^^S!p| ^Mpj^^^^j HOUSE F URNISH ING GOODS, CROCK ERY. O?^ ^^^^^^^^^^ j^e^' Pall and "Winter ^O?^ is now in stock and opened for inspection and offered at extremely ?otcpri?es. While maintaining the uniform standard of quality and excellence by good management, careful buying and, being content with SMALL PROFITS, we have raised the standard and lowered our price, until it is now a'fact that the nicest stock of goods in this section is now being offered for sale hy us for the least money COME AND CATCH ON. NEW GOODS FOR EVERYBODY. GREAT VARIETY TO SELECT FROM. Roofing, Tinning, Guttering and Repairing done at short notice. Pumps put down and taken up at lowest rates. Sole agent for the Safety Tether Machine for grazing stock. Thanking the public for their past kind patronage and soliciting a continuance of the same, I remain, respectfully.' T. C. SCAFF 3 Aug. 28 Sumter, S. C. Knur mani m tami J. A. SCHWERIN Is Headquarters for SCHOOL BOOKS' FOR THE SUMTER. GRABED SCHOOL, .ALSO All the School Books adopted by the State Board for the Pub? lic Schools always on hand. Teachers and Parents will save money by giving him a call before going elsewhere. School Books greatly re? duced in prices. Abo, LARGE ASSORTMENT OF 10 CENTS MUSIC AND CHEAP AND POPULAR NOVELS. Call and see for yourself. Aug 28 THE EQUITABLE Life Assurance Society of the United States. ASSETS, JANUARY 1, 1889, - - - ?05,042,922 96 LIABILITIES, JANUARY 1, 1889, - - - 74.248,207.81 SURPLUS, JANUARY 1, 18S9, - - - 20,794,715 15 , FIRST. FOREMOST. LARGEST. BEST. The Largest Amount Outstanding Business. The Largest New Business. The Largest Surplus. The Largest Income. Issues all kinds of the most desirable forms of Insurance. The Free Tontine Policies are unrestricted as to travel, resi? dence and occupation after first year. Incontestible after two years, and Non-Forfeitable after three }rears. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agt, Jan. 2-0 Sumter, S. O. A. WHITE & SON, Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Insurance Against Lightning and Tornadoes. COMPANIES REPRESENTED : ASSETS. LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, $12.060.000 NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE, * -10.000.000 NORTHERN. OF LONDON, - ; 18.000.000 LANCASTER, OF ENGLAND. 5.000.000 [ HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, 8,000.000 UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY. NEW YORK, 4.000,000 SPRINGFIELD FIRE & MARINE, 2.000.000 CONNECTICUT, - 1.500.000 ? FIRE ASSOCIATION. OF PHILADELPHIA, 2.000.000 AMERICAN. .OF PHILADELPHIA, 1,800,000 GEORGIA HOME, SOO,000 GERMANIA INSURANCE COMPANY, NEW YORK, 3.000,000 Aug 28 THE PALACE SALOON, A. P. LEVY & CO., Proprietors. (Successors to Rosendorf & Co.) We have constantly on hand a complete line of WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS AND TOBACCO. And desire to call especial atteution to the following : Imported. Domestic. FRENCH BRANDIES, SHERRY, PORT, IRISH WHISK KY, CATAWBA WINE, JAMAICA RUM, BLACKBERRY WINE, HOLLAND GIN, GIN AND FINE SCOTCH WHISKEY, RYE WHISKEY. We call especial attention to our Pure i\orih Carolina Corn Whiskey, Sept.26 Which we get direct ttom the still. BARTOW WALSH! i Would notify the public that he has accepted the Agency for the sale of "Dr. Sine's Royal Germcteur," j the best Proprietary Medicine ever sold in j this country, fur Dyspepsia, Sick Headaches, Indigestion, Summer Complaint, Cholera In? fantum, Insomnia and all diseases arising from an impoverished condition of the blood. A few bottles will make you feel like a new person. Cures H 11 Female Complaints ?nd is a specific for Chills ?nd Fever, and all skin diseases from heh to Eczema. Would refer you to the following persons, who have used it either for themselves or families: J. l>. Craig. J B. Roach, N. P. Lenoir, C. F. A. Bultman, W. It. Murray, Fl. 1*. Brad well, L. W. Folsom, 15. R.Nash, G. D. With? erspoon, I). M. Richardson, W. H.Brvan, Rev. C. C Brown, I. I. Perrott, C. L Stubbs, J. N. Brand, E M. Rlmme. Geo. F. Epperson, A. P. Levy, C. F. H. Buitrean, L. E. White, L. D. Jervey, J:MJ>C3 Oafllard, Rev. John Kershaw, A. li. fc>tuefc?y, E B Shaw and a number of others who arr? using it now, and from whom I have not learned the result. 1 have (riven it a thorough test myself before attempting to sell it. Have sold 48 gallons in I Wo months, and no adver? tisement until now. There is nothing like it. No family should ho w;i!iont it, "Germe teur enres Plies." J'rice, 75 cts. quart, ?2 .50 pallon. BAR TOW WALSH, At Buitrean k Pro.'-? Shoe Store. Aug ZI. Attention Cotton Ginners, 1AM PREPA RED, with the Km applian- | ces, to GUM, RKCUT \W) POINT gin saw teeth. Limy experience in th? business enables nie to guarantee satisfaction. Can refer to 56* gins worked on the |>ast season, ? in and ont of the County. Vonr patronage is respectfully solicited. Address. J. M. REID. Maycsviile, S. C. Residence Greggs X Roads, Mt. Clio Town- j t>hiy. J-uue VJ. T. B. CURTIS t i AV??I open with a full line of FANCY AND STAPLE ON SEPT. 10th next, at the GOODS SOLD AT Charleston Prices. j and Delivered Free. j : Call and sec him for good: values. j Aug 21 - THE SUMTER. INSTITUTE. ?The exercises of i:io SUMTER INSTITUTE '.viii le resumed on WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4th, I8S1L A^Ii depVrtm?tits will, as heretofore, hz filled with the ttiost competent teachers; As the rooms are nc-ing rapidly engaged,' pupils from abroad wot>ld do W?I io apply as Hoon as practicable. An additional proof of the thoroughness of the teaching of this school is afforded by- the fact that two of thc last graduating cUss from different Counties applied for ?fie Winthrop^ Scholarship and were successful for the Srst grade against ali competitors. We think it-proper to state tha? sine the institute has been chartered, its diploma en? titles those who receive it io teach in the pub? lic schools without further examination. For catalogues or more special information' apply to either of the Principals at Sumter, S C. MRS. L. A. BROWNE, MISS E. E. COOPEE: July 17-2m_ Gt?o?s Feiale Mle. THE FALL SESSION OPENS September 4,1889,. WITH THE LARGEST AND FINEST Corps of Skilled and Experienced Teachers the Institute ?gs eyer bad. The ad-' vantages BeK offered for*ins?fn'c??W^8|Wusic, Art and the AcSde?ic sta?ie?'are ^?k sur? passed by 'hose of arty ir,stf|ut*in thejputh. For catalog? or ic^oroW:io%-.add)Jp th? Principa!. . REV. WM. R. ATKINSON, Julv 3-2m Charlotte. N. C. W?FF8R0 COLLEGE, SPARTANB?RG, S. 0. JAS. H. CAIILISLK, LL. D., Po?dent? ? TO?^DED. *6??^ ? Located in the healthy l'ieda^pnl?^fc'ou of, Upper-South (Jardina. . Aceesij^v|p?:i-! eli paris of N*ub '^ro?ua^ (jeci^;^*.&Nor'h Carolina, by four "d If?.- rt nt. H?S of Tailway. and their connections. -~'wtv' Seven Professors with corresponding Chairs of Instruction, orferinj; two A. B. courses, in one of which Modern Languages are substi? tuted for C?ree?c. Living cheap and good in . Wightman Hall, and io Alumni Haii ; board in privatefam? ilies fi? 00 per month. . The government is moral arid paternal, bet without espionage or constraint. Terms io ron ti re session of eight and on^ half mouthy : Tuition, $40 O1) ; "Matr?cula-: ?ion Fee, ild't/O. * FALL SESSION begins 1st OCTOBER, lSSO* For Catalogue and further information, ap? ply to J. A. O AM ?W ELL, Secretary tif Faculty, . Aug. 14 Spartanhurg, S. C.' SPATrrA-N^fvG, jb| ?,$! Tie Third -Session Nf^?n?^^ 18S9. Three-fourths cf a mile from me Col? lege. Four J:'rgtt brick buildings. " Beautiful gro?mfs. Boys are prrpa cd fur College. Separate Business Course. Thorough dril! i:*" the Elementary branches. l*(>.ARi> in the Inst:ti.:ion. $l? a mouth. TLiTiON. S-;ij ayc*u A. (*. LKM?F.ftT, t *&jHUF'cr > T. U. DX'R?.Nf, MSfeag?^o:i73pg ?)e partment. For further irforrsatioT apply to thc Mead Master. Aug M. ilfFti P??M FEMALE STAI NTON Y1T.G ! SI.?. Opens SeptCD'.l* r K'i?i. t r\->*t t?ror <.? uh ait:.' : i ? . S<!i <;' :...')_; {.'*:? th'. l 'W -a. ;.-?.: .....?;.._. - ir. >? A KT. l-L'X I ?i-'N, I'll p?ls from.it : net i'~-t:$'. ' . 'J ?*. Sjwc?al inducements '<.. i .:>..:. :*;?.:..::. p* ; \ I ?l*.j? I N ! \ >. ':< ?vL, w: :-.r.-.:.: ;w Wm. A. Karris. 0. D.. President, Staunton, V??r:nU.: FURM?N UNiVERSiTYj GREENVILLE, S C. rpHE NEXT SESSION WILL BEGIN1" g Sept. 25th. 1SS9. Thorough instruction* given it: Latin. Greek, Mathematics, Physics^ ChemCstn and Natural .ti?neralogy and Geology, Mt tap;?\ Erigiish, Frenchj and German. Foi Catalogue a: ?ply ?<> Prof. il. T Cook, or to the President, C. Man Iv,* .w). L. Au.'. 7. FIRST CLAS? C. A. HESSEN, LIB EUT ? STREKT,, Sumter? S. ?. An elegant on ?I scasoaab?c bill of fare famished at ai! times Fish, Oysters and Meals prepared in? served bv ex? perienced caterers. No i?io:t spared to please all cottiers. Aug 28 NOTICE. ?"Vj^OTICR is hereby LI\OVI timi the co-part ^ nership heretofore existing between Charles T. Mason. Jr . and Henry J. McLau rtn, doing business as maiinfac: ?reis nf ?um hrr al Pinetrocd. in Ctarcn<i??n i'ouutv.. South Carolina, un?*cr ?he firm natue of Mason ,t McLaiirin, l?as tirs day Ijeen dis solvfdb; ;:;ut::aK.-nse':i?. Chat les T. Masut;,. Jr., has withdrawn from said business ana has transferred all of hi's biiftrest i hf rein to Henn J SlcLtiirtn anti Josej>k jA. Mc Lure trading under tho name Sf La uri n ? Mc Lu re. itfc^KV J McLAF?IN; ?. T MASON. JK. Sumter.. S. C , Avgvut '??j. ISi'j.