The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 23, 1889, Image 2

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Samt'r 0\7& MAYESVILIIS FBISSDS. Referring to our Mayesville corres? pondence on the subject of cotton prices, we have only to say that we cordially congratulate our friends in that wideawake town on their enterprise in paying mor? for au article than it is worth. The deficit is doubtless made up somehow, perhaps in the additional trade brought to the Mayesville mer chants who are also, in some cases, cotton buyers. The prices paid here on the days mentioned by oar Mayesville friend are as follows : 7th 9.70. 8th 9 80, 8th 9 80, 10th 9 83, 11th 9 84. 12;h 9.81, 14th 9 SO, 15;h 9.65, 16th 9.62*. A comparison will show that on several of the dates the prices were identical or varied only by a point, while on several others the variation was in favor of Mayesville, as claimed, by from 3 to 8 points. There is uo need to get excited on this subject aod bring about a hostile rivalry between Sumter and any town or village io tbe county. We believe there is trade enough for us t?ll to live on, and space enough to live in, and it is pleas? anter to be friendly tba? at enmity. Our Mayesville friend thinks we were sarcastic last week. We think he is caustic this week-^-so we are square on that. He has given tis his prices, we have given ours. So we are square on that. There remain BOW HO issues be? tween us. Let us, therefore, ?ave peace. _ THE ALLIANCE AND I/OCAL MARKETS. Tbe Green ville News of last -Friday I bas quite a long editorial on this sub? ject. While disclaiming any intention of truckling to unjust demands or of j slavish yielding df fights, the impres-.? sion made by a perusal of tbe article i referred to is that the writer -seems tor incline to the view tfa-it 'the Alliance j people bave a real grievance, whicb j briefly stated, is, that -a combination exists among cotton buyers in the larger towns and cities'to force down the price of cotton, to a point below what it ought to bring. The cases of Greenville and Spartan- j borg are cited in proof of this alleged ! pooFs existence, and "Sumter also is ! brought in, merely in consequence of our j statement last week that reports were out to the effect that towns like Mayesville and B:sbopviiIe were giving more for j cotton than Sumter. Since then a I correspondent of the Advance from ! Mayesville states that such was the fact in case-? comiog under bis own i knowledge. Meanwhile the me'chants are-saying nothing, excrpt to join the cottocbayers\ in a denial of the alleged e-sistenae-of such a pool among them. These seem to be thc?ac^s. Vow as j to all this sort of thing, this attempt ! to array one class cf -citizens against another, we have no -words except of deprecation and remonsi&ance. The body social is composed of many mern- i bers, bot there ia a mutua! interdepend? ence which proves that they must I stand or fall together. ?The Pauline illustration ts exactly in point "If one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; if one member rejoice -.'beiug bencfitted) ali the-members rejoice with i?." The head cannot ?ay to the feet i "I have co need of you;**' nor the; hands to the head **I have no-need of : thee " Similarly, our mercantile class and our farming p- pulation are indis- . 8olub!y bound together. What hurts ene hurts the other, and no blow aimed at either but takes effect also cn both. . The truth of this mutual interdepend? ence may not so clearly appear now, but about ext January, when ar? rangements are being tirade'for the year 1800, it will stand out in bold and unmistakable relief Thou let there be no useiess and harmful antagonisms engendered now, only ro rise -up in dismal array later on in boomerangish results, plaguing the inventors, indeed., but also involving the innocent and, >n some instances, the he!r>:op? end de? pendent. We say, with rho N'>rs, if there be any truth lu t!;;? allegation of a eombi- \ nation to put down the price of cotton in the i^r^er towns, ?et, those imme? diately concerned meet and di.-euss the nutter, and see if some ?-atisfactory i adjustment cannot le rea bed. l>ut, also it shouid be *aid, Mark the ?gita- 1 tor ! There are wheels within wheels in this thing, perhaps, and Ailiance men may have some tu their ranks to whose interest it is to excite suspicion and arm distrust. We do not say that such is the ca.-e, we only offer - a sug? gestion, based upon experience, and that experience is that there are few organiza? tions of the size of the Alliance and with the possibilities that are in it to further private end.-?, i3 which there may not be found ?orne at least hot? headed and impulsive men who jump to conclusion*, but without that soiid substratutii of facts whi? h alone justi? fies such a proceeding, and the im portance of which is sighicVantly allu? ded to in thc old proverb which says "Look before you leap I" Since the above was put in type the G reenvide Nues of the 22d, says : A conference was held hece yesterday : between the business men of Green? ville and representatives of the Far? ber's Alliance. There was a frank, full and mutually satisfactory exchange of views, aud an understanding was reached which will, DO doubt, result in the removal of any impressions unfavorable to Greenville as a cottou market which prevail iu the county. No trouble was found in reach*.Cg a basis ?of mutual help and co-operation and when cotton moves we will get our full share of it and farmers will receive the highest prices. lt is coming all right, aa we knew it would, and there will be a good sea? son's business. BOYCOTTING A NEWSPAPER. As if to re-inforce the views above expressed, and as illustrating the dan? gerous tendencies that under favorable circumstances are developed in such cases, tbe?'e coaifci to us the Abbeville Press and Banner, facile princeps among our State weeklies, with the in? telligence that the County Alliance has boycotted it for saying that in its opin? ion, by using cotton instead of jute bagging, the farmers of that County were entailing a loss upon themselves of from ?1 00 to $1.50 per bale. The result has been, to use the P. and B's own language, that "some of our oldest friends and subscribers, under a mistaken idea that they were under some moral obligation to do so, have discontinued their papers. We regret to part with them, but we cannot surrender our own convictions as to the interest; of the",farmera, even under this effort to injure us." Now, if this is to b" :he treatment un? dergone by an individual for expressing his honest opinion, to which be is surely entitled, what will he be apt to think may be the next step the boycot? ting power will take? Is it to be won? dered a: tnat tue editor of the P. and B.t in view of these facts, offers the following suggestion ? The Alliance of Abbeville county having boycotted this newspaper, and forbidden its members to subscribe for it, we have this friendly suggestion to make. T*bet tfbey now .rogu?re *vwy member of the Alliance to take one or more of the county .pacers. We ate happy to say that me .-euch spirit 'has m-oifested itself among the members of the Alliance in this?County. We hope-that no suck spirit etzist, but the editor ?cf the P. and ?Bl pertinently inquires whether .in tating suc*h a -step the Alliance is not transcending not only its legitimate powers, but is io danger ai- least dr violating the solemn assurance given to every mao^ wiho joins. Hear him : We are told that the properly quali? fied officers to represent the .Farmer's Alliance, assure -candidates 'for admis? sion to their order that toothing in the obligation will interfere-with their re? ligious or civil "liberty. 'Under that assurance the oandid-ate is obligated. With the full light of thi-s obligation before them they-pretend to-a^y to their brethren that they 6h?il not subscribe fora nai?5pa^>er. To prevent a man from stlbs-cribiug for a newspaper is not only depriving him of one cf the rights of the citizen, but the artt is violative of the-solemn promise made 'to appli? cants for membership. We are reliably informed tuet various members of the order will have their names-erased from the membership roll before they will submit tb. any eu ol:-in dignity-or usurpa? tion of 'their civil liberty. A SERIOUS OUTLOOK. We -os'ied'briefattention last week to the fact-tbiit the present criminal Court for Sumter County foreboded immense possibilities of evil de .the fact that so many young negroes were arraigned on the gravest charges known to the law. Murder, rape, arson, 'burglary and lar? ceny, crimes of violence, and crimes of the most degraded description, together with the-usual assortiment of less serious misdemeanors and other crimes under the grade of felony-such are the evi denceS'C'f the existence of a large crim? inal class among the "new issue'" of negroes. Out of forty odd defendants before the present court, not a single white face sppears-they are all of the same unbroken dusky hue. What a frigbsfiii array and how significant ! We cannot help thinking that uuless there can be -an educational develop? ment in the morals of the colored race, they srouid be better off without educa- I tion than with it. If the infell ct bc | an'instrument moved to act ion by the moral powers and passions, the affec? tions and desires, the prejudices and the fears of men, aud not a motive r veer in and of itself, it manifestly is worse for the community that a bad man should j be educated than that he should not, 1 for education only serves to make the j intellect a better instrument, and when under the dominion of evil, a more dan- ! i gerous and destructive instrument. Jv?-acati is -k to I he intellect what the i grindstone is to the axe - it sharpens it. ! Mi ?vc. unices there is given to the moral ', powers an increase of force proportion- j ate to the increased powr-r of the intel- j lect. it is clear that in educating bad i men, we art; only increasing their j power <<* do harm. Of course it is also J true that in educating good men, we j are increasing their power to do good. But if we have many such exhibitions j as is presented at this t^rm of the Court the friends of educa*ion among : i the negroes will find it hard to make 1 headway against the sentiment often j expressed, that education unfits I?H? n* gro for service as a laborer and fails to fit him for service io an) other ra? pacity. It may bo that we are judging , before toe time, that we have not tia- i material for funking a proper induction of particulars in this matter, but it is certainly a sti?kingly suggestive fact , that out of more than forty criminals, j there should be not a single white man To the leaders of the colored race we | offer this advice : Tell your people the ! truth whether it be acceptable or not. ' Show them how "sin and punishment ?falk this earth band in hand, and the jhain that links them together is a jhain of adamant." Encourage them ;o emulate the white race in all good thiugs, but not in evil. Let them see md know that they are on trial before the world, and that a modest humility is the right attitude for them at this period of their development, and Holy Writ itself lays down the universal and inviolable rule: .'He thatbumbleth him? self shall be exalted, and he that exalt eth himself shall be abased.*' HARVARD'S SENSATION. A colored man, Clement Garrett Morgan has just been elected their class orator by the seuior class of Har? vard University. The Associated Press dispatch is authority for the statement that the election was hotly contested, and that Morgan received a substantial majority of the votes cast. He entered college with small means, and during his freshman year worked at odd hours in a barber shop. Since then his rank as a student has brought him beneficiary money from the college. Last year as competitor jr the Boyles ton prizes, he carried bis audience by storm and won the first place. It is well known among college men that the place of class orator is regarded as the most valued prize in the career of a student, and while there is often a great deal of diplomacy used and wire? pulling done, it usually is secured by a man who is justly entitled to it, or else whose popularity broods no opposition, ?n either event this is an asfcooishiog outcome for Harvard, and doubtless deserves to be called a sensation. We would like to know the exact facts in connection with the election of Morgan to such an exalted position, lt way be that he is one of those rare geniuses who once in a century dash comet-like athwart the horizon of college life, or it may be tbat the average senior student at Harvard this year is below par, or it may be again that Harvard desires to "pose in an attitude essentially great*' before the world, and know not only no North and no South, but no race, color, or previous condition. THE DEVIL AT A DISCOUNT. Several ministers have lately been making themselves conspicuous by more or less open declarations of unbelief in the personality of the devil. The last occasion on which this interesting ques? tion was broached, was that of seodiDg out a young lady as a missionary to the heathen a few days ago. To the ques? tion whether she believed in a personal devil, she replied that as at present en? lightened, she did not, but that sbe did not feel thereby warranted in denying the existence of a personal devil. Dr. Alden, who seems to have been con? ducting the examination at which this guarded reply was elicited, was not satis?ed with it, and refused to sign the young lady's credentials "The full Board," whatefer that may be, reversed the doclor's decision and gave the lady her credentials, and away she went to the heathen, perhaps to torture their ingenuous minds with the question, "The Devil-is he or is he not V The Pittsburg Dispatch man'6 state? ments in further reference to this case, are inaccurate and slightly confused, or it may be, tbe "intelligent compositor" is to blaaie. However that may be, the Dispatch man goes on to say that the session of the American board of foreign missions to-morrow, will be lively, because Dr. Alden is going to insist on the rigid enforcement of Cal? vinistic doctrine in the examination of candidates. There being, in fact, quite a number of boards of foreign missions in America, it is difficult to determine which particular board, if any, existed in the reportorial eye when the above luminous senteuce was penned But the alleged fact that Calvinistic doctrine is to be insisted on, leails to the infer? ence that it is a board belonging to one or other of the churches which make Calvinism their doctrinal cornerstone. A great majority of the Churches, we are further informed, favor the "new departure,'' and a change of policy. Now this is one of those perspicuous declarations which is as clear as mud to the average reader. The question arises, what is this new departure that is so highly favored, what sort of Churches are they that favor it, and what is the change of policy so compre? hensively alluded to? Yet amid all these wild aod exciting surmises. Dr. Alden bobs up serenely as a fixed fact, and wc are assured that he intends to tight it out on the old line endorsing the existence of a hell of Gre and brimstone, a personal devil and future probation, (Vir) wit!? the liberal forces (who, we presume, do not endorse these doctrines) stronger than they were three years ago. Now, when it comes to endorsing (hv devil or endorsing for him, Dr. Alden or any other mau or set of men, may j well hesitate, fur, io the first place, i does the devil mol endorsement? if he does, is Dr. Alden or any other man j prepared to endorse him ? To endorse | i?- in the nature of a persona! or busi j ness act involving strong friendship or certain assurance of the integrity nf the | party endorsed. Arc we to understand | that thc doctor or any other tuan is prepared to assume this relation towards j au individual of such questionable j character and antecedents as the devil j is generally assumed to be? Iben | again, what hus "future probation" to j do with a rigid cn-oreement of ('alvin istic doctrine ? Ab? lief in future pro? bation is generali) held to put the per- j son holding it entirely outside the pale j of orthodoxy. Does thin delightfully j addled corrosponicut mean to say that he is of opinion that Dr. Alden or aoy other of his colleagues who stand on the .'old line,'" hold the doctrine of future probatiou? That would be a new de? parture with a vengeance. Dr. Alden cannot endorse the existence of a hell | of fire and brimstone, and a personal j devil, while holding on to future proba? tion, which doctrine is generally believ? ed to do away to a large extent with such "old line" inconveniences. It is certainly in order for somebody to rise and explain. THE 3CS R. R? A Johnson City, Tenn., correspondent of the Catlettsburg, Ky., Democrat, speaking of this great Western trunk line, says that the portion between Johnson City and Rutber fordton, N. C., ie now being given out to contractors, some of whom have already be? gun their work. It is seventy miles from Johnson to Minneapolis, a new town begun at the point where the 3C's Road crosses that of the Norfolk and Western. From Johnson to Rutherfordton it ?G eighty miles, but this will be the roost expensive part of thc work because it is among the mountains. Reck? oning by way of Camden, the distance from Rutberfordton to Cbarteston is 292 miles. By way of Sumter this distance would be de? creased by not less than twenty miles, even supposing existing lines to be used from this point on to Charleston. In an air line, Charleston is not more than 80 miles from Sumter, ao that if an independent line should be run from here to Charleston and extending to Camden on the North, a ?aviog of more than thirty miles, which means three hours on freights, would be accomplished. Charleston's wide-awake N'?tes and Courier, realizing the force of this fact, showed in yes? terday's issue that to secure the 3C's for Charleston, it would be necessary only to build a line from Sumter to Camden, either on the original survey made by the 3C's, or on that recently made by the Atlantic Coast Line. Meanwhile, would it not be well for some of the enterprising people of Sumter and Camden and through the country proposed to be traversed, to procure a charter for a road from tere to Camden, so that tn ease these railroads, which are always engaged in games of bluff or brag, should not build such a road, they may hare the franchise and put it in operation? According to the example of the 3C's, rail? road building is a very simple operation, if you can only get a start. If fifty thousand dollars could be raised by all hands, here and in Camden, and through the Counties of Kershaw and Sumter, six or eight miles of road can be built. With these eight com? pleted, go into market aud mortgage the eight miles for $10,000 a mile, a light mort? gage as such things go. With this eighty thousand ten more miles can be built. With the additional hundred thousand procured by likewise mortgaging these ten miles, twelve or thirteen more can be built. Six and ten are sixteen, and thirteen are twenty-nine. Presto! Change! The entire road from Sumter to Camden is built, with thirteen miles unmortgaged, which properly encum? bered will yield S130.000, enough to buy all the rolling stock needed. Now, if Charleston wants to be let into such an arrangement, we will lecher raise the fifty thousand on which to begin operations. After that the road will build itself, and the more you build, the more you have to mort? gage, ard at the last, if you wish to stop building, you clap on the usual mortgage and pocket the proceeds in cash. Thus, when the whole line is built from Camden to Charleston, the last 30 miles being unencum? bered, Charleston, by mortgaging it for $15,000 per mile, can pocket four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, thus, re-imbursing herself, pocketing nearly a half million dol? lars, and getting a new and much needed feeder. We are in dead earnest about thi3 thing. The 3C's road, such of it as has been built, was built in exactly that manner, only the Counties, instead of individuals, contributed" the funds to start with. We suggest this for the consideration of our esteemed contem? porary. - ? ?- -a-i - There is nothing in existence that will equal Salvation Dil in curing pains in the joints and muscles, or spinal affections. Price 25 cents. A preacher, who had been annoyed -by the incessant "hacking" of members of his con? gregation, recommended such to try Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. The King of Portugal, who has been ill for .?orne rime, died at ll o'clock October 19. The Duke of Braganza, eldest son of the King, who succeeds to the throne, will as? sume the title of Carlos I. Ladies, from all the diseases from which you especially suffer, from ?ll the weakness physical and mental, which tortures you, from your nervous prostration and bodily paine, there is relief in Brown's Iron Bitters. Many ladies row living healthy, happy lives, having been freed from chronic difficulties to their sex, who bear cheerful testimony to the value of this sovereign remedy for mental and physical suffering; this sure cure for nervous depression and bod ly weakness known as the Female Comjdaiuts. The Camden Chronicle is preparing to issue a trude review of Camden. Mayesville as a Cotton Market. MAYESVILI.K, S. C., Oct. 17, 1889. Mr. Editor: Under the heading of "The Cotton Market,* in jour issue of the 16th Oct., vou were pleased to indulge in some rather caustic remarks tending to belittle the cotton havers of all markets in the County except those of the metropolis, Sumter. Of course it is but natural vou should uphold the "city" against the "towns and villages," but we who buy cotton outside of Sumter know what we are doing, and we beg to assure you that the report you have heard about the good prices, even better than the Sumter prices, given in Mayesville, are abso? lutely true, as the figures below will sub? stantiate. Figures don't lie, and if there are any doubting Thoraases let them come and inspect our cotton books. We do pay better prices than you do in Sumter, and sell as low as any of the reliable merchants of Sumter. In proportion to our population we do as well as Sumter does, and we do not say this in any bragging spirit but state what we believe to be facts, your opinion to the contrary not? withstanding We paid on the 7th Oct., 1889, 9.80 ; 8th, I 9| to 9 80 ; 0th, 9| to 9 80 ; 10th, 9| to 9.85; i lllh, 9J to 9 92 ; 12th, 9.80 to 0? ; 14th, 9$ j to 9 13-16 ; 15th. 0.80 to 9| ; 16th, 9 65 io 9|. Please publish the above in reply to your editorial of the 16th io justice to ourselves. R. Tourists, Whether on pleasure bent or business, ehoold take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and effectually on the kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches and other forms of sickness. For sale in 50c. and $1.00 bottles by all lead? ing druggists. Oct. 16-3 - g I ll ll?! - A Dutiful Son Is a pleasure to any parent. He brings joy to the home of the old people and in every way seeks to make it cheerful and to make easy the faltering, feeble steps of age. This son was a wise one: VIRGINIA, TENNESSEE k GEORGIA R. R , Ofticeof Western Agent, Atlanta, Ga. Gentlemen--My father, who is in the eighty second year of bis age, has been materially strengthened and relieved from suffering by the use of one bottle of Dr. Westmoreland's Calisaya Tonic. Please forward to his ad? dress (Johnathan Welsh, High Point, N. C.,) six bottles of the same, and send bill for the amount to me. Very respectfully, M. M. WELSH, West. Agent. For sale by all druggists, and wholesale by Dr. A. J. China. Oct. 16 THE MARKETS. SUMTER, S. C., Oct. 23, 1889. COTTON.-Receipts 925 bales. Middling 9a9? ; Low Middling 8|. Market firm. CHARLESTON, S. C., Oct. 22, 1889. Cotton-Sales, 200. Quotations: mid? dling, 9$._ WILMINGTON, N. C., Oct. 22, 1889. SPIRITS TURPENTINE.-Sales at quotation. Market opened steady at 45j cents per gallon. ROSIN -Firm at 80c. tor Strained and 85 for Good Strained. CRCDK TURPENTINE-Yellow Dip, ?2 30; Virgin $2 20, Hard SI.20. COTTON.-Sales, none. Market easy. Quotations are : Middling 9|. TO RENT. Laid Stock and Provisions. -j rf\ ACRES GOOD COTTON LAND in J.r)\J the fork of McGirt and Scape O'er, one mile from Mecbanicsville, 3 head Horses or Mules, 2 two-horse Philadelphia Wagons, and other implements, Use of new Blacksmith shop, Are offered for rent From 500 to 1500 bushels cotton seed and 200 to 400 bushels of corn on loan or for sale. Apply to I). A. OUTLAW, Oct 23 Mechanicsvilie. S. C. Estate of John Thomson, Dec'd* IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on the 23rd day of Nov., 1889, for a final Discharge as Admin? istrator de bonis non cinn testamento annexo on said Estate. MARION MOISE, Adm'r de bonis 7iou, C. T. A. October 22. 1S89-4t. FORTSALE. (^HEAP FOR CASH, 230 ACRES OF j Land, 75 acres arable. 3 miles from City ot Sumter. Applv to J. R. HARVIN, Oct 9. Agent. Estate of E. lt. Chandler, Dec'd. ALL PERSONS HOLDING CLAIMS against said Estate will present the same, duly attested, and all persons in any way indebted to said Estate, will make pay? ment without delav to H. RYTTKNBERG. Oct. 16. Qualified Executor. Estate of Mrs. Rebecca W" Brown, Dec'd. ALL PERSONS holding claims against said Estate, will prestnt same duly at? tested, and all persons in any way indebted to said Estate, will make payment to T. SCOTT DU BOSE, or EZRA G. BROWN, Oct 9-3t._Qualified Executors. PRIVATEER EXPRESS. T?E UNDERSIGNED, contractor on tha Privateer mail route, will take packages to and from any parties on the line of said route, at reasonable rans. Mail days, Tues? days, Thursdays and Sa?irdays-leaving Suinterai 7 A. M. and returning at 12 M. Orders left at the post office will be attended to A. W. BOYD. Sept 4-4ra PIANO FOR SALE. A GOOD SECOND HAND PIANO. For j\ further information, apply at Sheriff's office. Oct 9 3 BIG GROCERY STORE. Main Street, Near Jervey House. MEAT, I W^i SOAP, LAUD, U S g STARCH, COFFEE. I 5 > ^ Pd R?E, SUGAR. I |-=s 0ATS' LYE t ? ? 5 i? HAY GRITS. P^Ejw-^ FLOUR, CRACKERS. I ^ T E| 51KAL MOLASSES. !? OS MATCHES, SALT. fl - S C11KESE SCHWERIN & CO., Near Jervey House. Oct 23-v P 3 EB 25. JUST SUPPED FROM KENTUCKY, TWO CAR LOADS WELL BROKE HORSES AND MULES, Which will arrive on or al tout it m. If you are needing Stock come and see them. We are sure we can please you. Oct. 23, ?89. WE WILL GIVE YOU In the right direction if you will permit us ; help you in the upward path so to speak-the path of plenty and pros? perity. Do you want to rise in the world? Remember that econ? omy is the parent of pros? perity, and become a prac? tical economist by TRADING WITH US. The heavy profits which some merchants make, like the in terest on borrowed money, eat up the earnings and prevent saving. We make no such profits, and those who trade with us will find their savings increase with every trade. An honest profit and an honest price is our idea of price and profit making. Big prices and big profits are not honest. We have nothing to do with them. We will save you also in the goods we supply. Good grade goods go farther than low grade. Even at a higher price they are cheapest in the long run. But we put good grade articles on the same price-level as the low grade. That makes them cheapest in actual cash as well as cheapest in actual value. It takes us to make bargains I We are old hands at it. We know how to buy and that's how we have the secret of selling. We are past masters in the ancient and honorable art of bargain-making and will convince you that we know our work if you give us a call. J. RYTTEMRG & SONS. SPECIAL BARGAIN S On Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 29th and 30th, We will inaugurate our first Special Sale for this Season. NOTE THE DATES!! NOTE THE DATES!!! And make a Memorandum of the Prices. 4-4 Fruit of Loom, bleach, 8 cents. 10-4 Bro. Sheeting, 17 cents. 10-4 Bleach Sheeting, 18 cents. 4-4 G. W. Bleach at 81, worth 12. 150 pieces Dress Ginghams, choice patterns, GJ. 5 cases standard Prints at 5'J. 3 cases Prints at 4?. 1 case White Blankets at 65 cents. 1 case 10-4 White Jersey Blankets at ?125. Extra all-wool heavy 10-4 Blankets at $4.83. 100 Ladies7 Walking Jackets at ?1.25. 50 pair Hand-made Gent's Shoes, broken lots, at ?2.69, reg-1 ular price $6.00 and $6.50. 50 dozen Ladies' Black Hose, "fast black," at 21 cents. 100 dozen Ladies' Colored Border Handkerchiefs at 75c. per dozen. 25 dozen Ladies7 Plain H. S. Handkerchiefs at 10 cts. each, j 50 dozen Unlaundried Linen Bosom Shirts at 49c. 50 dozen Popular Palm Shirts at 69 cents. 100 dozen Celebrated Pearl Shirts at $5.50 per half dozen. 500 dozen Men's LTndershirts at 47, worth 75c. 24 doz. French Balbriggan half Hose, Paris make, cents. 100 dozen Turkish Bath Soap at 45 cents. IN OUR iii! NNMIHT. j 150 Boy's Suits Knee Pants, 4 to 13, at $1.41. 50 Men's Wool Kersey Suits at $3.75. 50 all-wool Dickey Kersey Suits, Greys and Fancy, at $4.39.! Special prices on Strause Bros. Patent Shoulder Garments. A lot of Men's and Boys' Sample Hats at half price. 50 dozen Men's and Boys' Polo Cops at 9c. IN GROCERIES. 50 cases 3-lb. full weight Tomatoes at $1 per dozen. Sardines at 5 cts. a box. 1 lb. Corned Beef, ll cents. 2 lb. Corned Beef, 18 cents. 2 lb. Lunch Tongue, 39 cents. Colgate's Octagon Soap at 4 cents a cake. 3 cakes of good wrapped Soap for 5 cents. Granulated Sugar, 13 lbs. for $1. Light Brown Sugar. 15 lbs. for $1. 5A lbs. good Kio Coffee for $1. 20 boxes 11-in. 5s Tobacco 24 cents per pound. 50 ll-pound Caddies, 8s, at 25 cents per pound. 5,000 Cigars at $1.26 per hundred. All other Goods at proportionately Low Prices J. RYTTENBBHG k ?. Oct 23. !. L HOYT. H. A. HOY? C. I. HOYT & BRO.. Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacle?, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, kc, REPAIRING A SPECIAI/rr. Feb I CALL ON URTIS ?ii?. Who has opened at the nun. With a full line of Fancy and Staple GROCERIES, and after a trial of his goods you will Le convinced that he is selling as cheaply as is con? sistent with quality, his motto being "BEST GOODS FOR LEAST POSSIBLE VALUES." He is keeping among his va? ried stock the celebrated Cross & Blackville Jams. Cross & Blackville Potted Meats. Cross & Blackville Pickles. Cross & Blackville Orange Marna? lade. Shrewsberry Tomato Catsop. Leggett's Oat Flake and Oat Mea!. Brunswick, Magnolia and Jambo Hams, &c. &c. Just received a fresh line of Holmes & Coutts' Biscuits. Mr. M. J. Michau is with him and would be glad to see his many frienda. Sept. 18 _ "O?J?TKEJLIABLE. HONEST WORKMANSHIP. NO PINCHING. All work executed in accordance with design selected. No blow-hard agents in the 6eld. MONUMENTS, -ANO ALL STYLES CSMETEBY WOES, As cheap as the cheapest, and as good as the best. Also Ail Styles Iron Fencing. W. P. SMITH, Oct. *2 ? SUMTER, S. C. LANDS AND LOTS FOB SALE. The plantation known as the "Knox place" about OOO acres, about 600 acres tillable, 19 tenants. Large residence with all necessary outbuildings. May be sold io two or mere trac's Two tracts nea- Lynchburg. ?03 acres unimproved, 3 miles North of Sn suter. 250 :HTe farm. 2 miles North of Gaiilard's X Roads. 2- >? acre farm 3 miles South of Sumter on Eu taw R R. 50 acr*? a*d 23 sere tracts on ^.mden R. R. and Ratting Creek. 40 -wre tract, unimproved. North of Bisbop ville. Several small tracts near Sumter. Several ai re lots and tunny small lots, Some with buildings and others without, in differ? ent puris of the city. The retiene** of J. D. Blandina may be rented tc an approved tenant from 1 January next, and ros* bc sold on long time. The [*pshur Residence on Haynsworth street for nut or sale on e-;sv tetms. BL AN DING & WILSON, Oct Sth, 1SS9. Attorneys at Law. FOR SALE. rpi IE TRACT OF LAND below Mavesville, JL known as the MILTON COOPER Place. It ?.or. tai ns 3?2 acres, with good dwelling house and outbuildings. Apply to MOISES k LEfc, Oct 2 2m Attorners at Law. NOTICE TO TRESP?SSERS7 \LL PERSONS are warned not to hunt, e?t timber or otherwise trespass on the MCDOWELL PLACE near Poco tal igo Swamp, by r'.viinc, driving, fishing cr walk? ing over the said lands. Any one who thus trespasses will be prosecuted to the full extent ot the law. T. E. HINSON, Sa. Sumter, S. C.. Oct 1. 4 x R/HARVIN;~ Attorney at Law? REAL ESTATE AGENT, SUMTER, S. C. Oct 2 8 MONEY TO LOAN. ON IMPROVED FARM LANDS, insuma of ?300 and upwards. Loans re-paya? ble in small annual installments through a period of Jive vi-nrs. Apply to MOISES k LEE. Attorneys, Oct 2 x Sumter, S. C. NOTICE. OFFICE OF County Commissioners, SUMTER COUNTY, SUMTER, S. C., Oct. 16th, '89. ALL PERSONS HOLDING CLAIMS against Sumter County, will please pre? sent same to Clerk Board Co. Commissioner? in or before the first day of November prox.. luly attested. THOS. V. WALSH, Clerk Bd. Co. Com. Advance publish twice. Oct. 16.