The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 30, 1889, Image 6
BAY, OCTOBER 30.
WHEK BABY . SO?LS SAU. OUT.
<JF^ n--,
W?e? frtfcb our mortal vf??os
rcvn ?e?B^.id^ons?ew8<> -
^^S^?Paue^se?? elysian. .
And know what spirits know,
X think of thoraxes tourists,
In some sun gilded clime,
*21ong happy- sights and dear delights
We all sholl find ra. ti me
2 m - ? ?
But when achild -OCR yonder,
And leaves its mother here.
Its little feet must wander.
It seems to me, in fear.
What paths of Eden beauty.
'-- What scenes of peace and rest
Can bring ?6&en% to babes that wei:
Forth from a mother's breast?
In palace gardens lonely,
A child astray will moan.
And weep for pleasures only
Found in its h ure. bio homo.
It is not won by splendor , ??
Sor bought by.cost?y toys; -
To hide from harm m mother's arm
Sakes al! its sum of joys.
- ft must be when the baby
. '-- 'Goes journeying off alone
Some angel {Mary, maybe).
Adopts it as her own.
Yet when a child is taken
Whose mother stays below.
With creeping eyes through Paradise
I seen* to see ii go.
With harps of angels trying
jr^+To drive away its fear,
-,^v^aeem K> hear it crying,
"I want my mamma heref*
I do noCcourfc tue fancy,
- w It is not based pa doubt- ?
It is a thought that comes unsought
T^%jBi>riiiti>|> uhj sail out.
-Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
THE GREAT C-RAY mt
**A cur*as feller" was Clay Cote, the neigh
hors said, "Ever* minute beean git frota his
-work he's aiiays wanderin' rx*iud-tiiFO'~gh tie
woods with his gun, a-shootin' innocent birds
tn a most triflin' way. It docs seem as cf a
dead 'bird was worth mordi? bim than its
weight in dollars, tho way he takes on over
Vni sometimes, an' smooth? their feathers, an'
grins, an* carries 'em oft home a-whistlin\
Uncle Ezry oughter pata stop to his triflin'."
Gay was misunderstood. The ''innocent
birds" were not. killed wantonly nor in idle
amusement. ?8ay was thoroughly a student
of carore; be loved the feathered songsters,
?ltd "it was for this love that he sought to ob?
tain and te study them. Clay was an en?
thusiastic ccrait hole-gist.
. In thfc" rough neighborhood m which be
lived the people -did not appreciate his pas- I
rf?n? How t?ere could be joy and triumph j
in the' discovery of an unusually bright t
breasted oriole or a peculiar colored warbler J
tras entirely beyond their somewhat dull j
comprehension.
,?i^fTont?p&ve explained these matters !
h?d&*aw ono among his neigh hors- eared to j
be informed, but he did not seek to force in- j
formation upon them, and their ignorant re- ;
marks did not disturb him in the least. Only
one person was abie to annoy him by criti?
cising his pursuits; that was Saul Rhodes, a
boy with whom Clay thought it a disgrace to
have words of any kind.
A book on ornithology,- -which m his early
boyhood had fallen into Clay's possession,
had started him in his favorite study and was
a source of constant reference and pleasure
to him. He called it his '"field book," for he [
frequently carried it about with him, and
every new bird he secured was by its aid
identified and named.
M?ap wt?-aii.^JDPphan boyv about 17 years
old, and his home was with "Uncle Ezry" on
a farm near the banks of the Missouri river.
He had never been able to get the "book
teaming'' he desired, and about the only
things he could call his own were- che clothes
on his back, his beloved field -bock and his
specimens. ? Even the^fld shotgun "1 erased he
had found Sittow?d away m the farmhouse
garret, where- Uncle Ezry had put it -when
his squirrel hunting days were over.
Tiebold maaf had "as little sympathy for
C^fc Study as his neighbors had, and he
was a'severe taskmaster, who marlo the boy
work as hard andas long as the "hired man."
But when there was no work-w??ch was par?
ticularly pressing, he was not so ill natured
as to ref use him, th* gun -and a little time to
himself, for ail that it wa? to "carry on fool
OBJ (tad SQed his little sleding room tn
the old g?irra boase with ?many$pec?meus of
the^t?jat of tfc$ country. He .had studied
" 7, and \f?*d oaotmted -many of bis
in , a careinl and praiseworthy
?, ..There were some rare .birds iu his
?aa* these fee?eret?y^a?ped one
day to sell, and thereby gain some money to
enable him to go to school
He had also corresponded with t he author
of his "field book," who had given him the
name of every raraavis which was likely to
be Bound m his vicinity; together w ith the
cash price a professional bird fancier would
pay for each. So he was-always on the look
osUtf* tsr.asual birds to add to his collection
OT to seSat a bargain.
One cold April evening Uncle Ezry sent
C^yJk^the>Xerrv on au errand, and of courso
thebfij*?rried the gun along. The distance
was about three miles, and in a waik of this
length it was not at all improbable that be
would see some desirable specimen, either an
early spring adventurer cr a whiter laggard
The road lay for the most part along the
bank of. the river, and as the wild geese were
now flying.norths ho thought he might get a
shot at soqpa- of these birds, which were fa?
vorite foow- et his uncle's tahlo.
He did sBcteed, very soon after he started,
tn bringing down two goe^e, which ho lei: in
a covert of bushes until h> should return;
but ho saw no other birds of any kind worth
shorting on his way to the ferry.
Hero be'raet Saul Rhodes, overgrown, slov?
enly dressed and loudmouthed, who informed
him that he'was just, ready to go home, and
would walk with him.
This was^aapieasant intelligence to Clay,
for he had no interest tn common with bis
rough young neighbor, whose company wa3
very distasteful to bim; but he could not well
refuse to walk with bim, so, having deliver?
ed his message to tho ferry master. Clay, in
company wUh Saei. started on tho return
homo.
As the young naturalist had expected, be?
fore they had) gone half a mile Saul began to
sneer at hisjaaftito: hunting bird1?. '* Wastin*
so much good"powder an' shot," he said.
"What'd ye bring yer gun fer to*nightf
be went on to say "Ye can't kill no robins
when it'? this cold, an' at dusk/ too."
"I don't want any robins," Clay replied. '
"I got two ~cese coming down, ac? i'm lia?
ble to get se me night hirds about this time."
"Night birds, haw! baw !" tongued Saul ;
What you need.is a right cap an' a -\ ig."
Saul burst- into a second cotrse roar of
laughter, which was cut short by fhe suddt :J
explosion of .?jay's gun, as the ever a!-.?rt boy
caught sight-of a largo t?ird as it flew across ?
the road justin, front of them. i
It was a snap shot, and day feared that be !
bad missed: but as the smoke cleared, he was
surprised and elated to see tho bird fluttering
in the middle of tho roa-l.
He run forward, followed leisurely by bis
companion, and perceived that the bini was
?Jimmense owl, and that his shot had wing- ;
ecfa^f?rtially stunned it.
He wesv*00 ^'ise to take hold of it with his '
bare ange rs^^? he bad.completely dibbled
is, so be placed |as?pot on each wing, and thus
held it firmly to li:e ?round:
Then he examined if closely, for ho quickly |
recognized that lt was a species, one that j
rte had never feen before. Tkes?gitt was fad j
fag, but he bej^dowaandu without difficulty, ;
made out its distinguishing features. ;
All ct once ?Ss-young ornithologist gare an j
excited esrlamatrion: -grsafcgray owl !" :
"Do tell!" said' his companion, w'??i mock .
concern. "A great graye?v.l! Waal, waal. j
who'd 'a' thought it?"
Clay said nothing. With eager eyes he ;
scanned the owl from beak to feet and tip of ,
tail H*? uoied the great yellow eyes and
bill, the ?lark brown cf ii.? back, mottled withal
grayish white, and r!?o broken barred^mgs
and tail, with grayish white mari>rsg. The
moder parts were dark browr^tind paie gray,
and tue great ferial dj>^was marked w ith ?
dark brown and !^<fit gray rings concentric !
with each ej< and below them was the
raggpd v<n?te collar.
C'!ay had fully acquainted himself. "-r.lh the
cha acteristics of this rara member of the
owl family, and after tts scrutiny he had no
hesitation ?x*aiively deciariug it to be in
?sc?" it great gray owL
i*?h? only thii?g 1 see cur'us 'bout it," said
S&ulf sarccisticaiiy, 'is thctjt ain't a gnat
I i ed, white an' blue owl. lt wovld ba puruer,
! don't ye think so, Cole*"
I C?.?.y was so delighted with bis prize that
i Said's sarcasm fell on his ears unheeded. -.
! 4rYou ste. Saul," ' said, as he arose to his
i-teet, **the great gjay owl, as it is called, is
? one cf the rarest birds in the United States.
Its home is in the Arctic regions, and believe
it or not, as yon please, that bird under my
feet i*,worth a hundred dollars, at least."
This last statement called forth a loud guf
faw i'roo-SauL
"A hundred doDars! haw! YeY' as crazy
as a ?kine bug, Clay Colet it haint worth
thei powder ye wasted cn it."
Clay did uot attempt to argue with the ig
noraraus, bat felt in his pocket for a cord
with which to secure thc* feet of his prize and
thus escape the sharp clawsu
."TChat aro ye goiu' to do?" Saul inquired,
as he watched the movements
Cia? informed him.
"Ck-in' to .carry thet old screech owl homer
Saul exclaimed. "Waal, ef you ain't got 'em
bad! See byer, do ye know ye* a fooir
Clay made no answer, but made a noose ID
one end of the cord, slipped it over one set of
ibo viciov claws, and began to fashion a
. second noose in tho opposite end for the other
set. ? Ie meant to carry tho owl as he would
a basket, with a-cord for a handle.
Suddenly he was shoved backward so for
cibly that he almost lost his balance, and Iiis
ears wore assailed by a loud oath.
Saul Rhodes meant trouble for bimi
"ThL: blamed foolishness of yourn might
as well be stopped right byer I* the young
rufiian cried. "Blame cf I ain't sick o' yer
crazy coin's, an' i'll put a stop to 'em when
I'm ar raid. This owl ain't dead, 1 guess,
an' Vm a-goin' to turn it loose, eref it can't
fly i'll ??row it in the river !"
Clay ?new that bc meant to do what be
said, fer bo was a notorious and heartless
bully, and the young naturalist was for a
moment spellbound at the? thought of losing
bis precious captura
Saul was larger, and evidently considered
himself ?trenger than he; it was certain that
if Clay interfered with his dastardly plan it:
would nsuit in a hand to hand difficulty j
But the ?maller boy had courage as well as a j
love of nature, and he determined . to def enc !
his prize with all hts power.
He had scarcely an instant in which to con?
sider his action, for Saul was proceeding at
. once to carry out his threat.
Just as the rough stooped to pick up the
string which was attached to the owl, Clay
launched himself upon him with righteous
fury. Saul was hurled backward several
paces, bu* recovered himself and got hold of
his antagonist, and th?n the two boys en?
gaged in .he fiercest rough and tumble strug?
gle of their lives.
Saul was bent on giving his foe a sound
drubbing for daring to resist him, and Clay
knew that unless he mastered his enemy he
would suffer not only a whipping but the loss
of his great gray owl.
First up and then down the two wrestled
and fought, th ir teeth set and their breath
-coming in hard gasps. Presently, locked to?
gether, they began to roil over and over each
other and approach the bank of tho river.
The bank at this point was high and steep,
and on the very edg 3 of it tho two ceased to
roll, and Cay, who had slightly the advan?
tage,, tore himself suddenly from his enemy's;
clutches; then, exercising all his force, ne'
shoved tho recalcitrant rough over the edge
of the bank, down which ho- went like a sec- !
ond Tommy Twist, turning and tumbling
with amaziag rapidity until he reached the
bottom.
He stopped, within a yard of the water's
edge, so dizzy, that he did not know what had
happened to;him, and with his eyes full of
dirt. Clay could not resist a laugh, nervous
though ho was, as he viewed him.
It was weJl for Clay that the fight lasted
no longer, for during its contir.uance.the owl
had been doing its best to escape, and, ham
.percd as it was, had already got a consider?
able distanco away. i
After a little chase Clay secured it, and:
lifting it by the loop of the string that fast?
ened its feet, he shouldered his gun and with
no further attention tc the discomfited foe,
.bore his treasure to his homo in high elation.
He paused a moment cn his way to pick up
the two wild geese ho had left ia the bushes. ,
The. victor ~ over the bully ef tho neighbor?
hood was a signal ono. and cv?r after Saul
treated Clay with thc utmost deference. .
The capture ?>f the great gray owl was re-,
ported to fcis&riend and adviser, the author'
of his hook, who immedi&teiy replied to con?
gratulate him. and to stato that ho had writ?
ten to a professional dealer in Kansas City,
who would probably visit ulm in the courso
of a few days.
The dealer came and examined . the boy's
collection with manifest delight. Before he' !
departed ho gave Clay $125 for tho owl ard:
$100 more for a number cf other specimens
in hiscollection.
Happy Clay i Now he could get the school?
ing he had so long dreamed of ; now he could
make-a man of himself, and now "Unelo
.JEzrj** and tte ceighl>ors would no longer
sneer at his proclivity for bird hunting.
Be it said, in conclusion, that ali these
. things were realized, and more. Tho finding
of tho great gray owl was the beginning of
a new life for Clay Cole, and he has so far
. progressed in Ids ambition that his real name
is now familiar to all devotees of bird lore
-Arthur C. Grissoui in Youth's Companion.
IS ?FK WORTH LITIXG ?
N<>t if you go through (lie world a dyspnpticJ
Acker's Dyspepsia Xahlctti are a positive cure
for the VFor.-t forms of "Dyspepsia,Indigeition,
Flatulency an? Constipation. Guaranteed and'
sold by J. F. W. De Lorine.
CAUTION TO IttOTHEKS.
Every mother ls cannoned against giving her
chill bia Junien or paregoric; it creates an
irmaturnl craving f-?r sJ+mal.ints which kills
the mimi ?j V. e child. Ar-ktr's Baby Soother
i? specially pr^pareJ to benefit children and
?-i:re tht-ir pa;ns. :It is harm tess and cont? ins
no Opinro ur .A."! opp h inc. Sold by J. F. W.
I) ebor me.
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COTTON BUYER.
HIGHEST CASH PRICKS PAID. |
Office at VV. H. Yates' well known
Grocery ^ture, Main Street.
Srpt ll
NOTICE.
rpBE PCBU.C will please takenotice that,!
J_ I am ?1'''..JU tn y <j\d iSrar.-'i Co mer ofi]
Sumter and DJngre Streets. (West of tin-'
CurtisCarriage v\> ? shop's) prepared to do ?
iir>t class blacks n : :h tn g in nil o? its depart- j
merits. Hom* made horseshoes and Putnan
horseshoe nai's. always on iia;.d and-guar
ftntetd to lust ! 'i.^.-r than any o'her horse
sin;?' ?-nil that is made. Thanking my friends
?or former patronage ! respectfully solicit a
con. iDuaU'j?i of the-same. Prices as usual.
BICH ARD THOMPSON.
Sept. 4. I0t.
BI7T. W. BOOKEAKT, j
. DENTAL SURGEON.
OfSce over D';l!::i.-:n k Bro.'sShoe Store.
ESTRANCE o.N MAIN f-TRKET.
SUMTER; S. C.
Office Hours- j to 1:CU : 2:20 >o 5.
A;-: il 17-o
G.~W. BICK, B. Jj. & j
Office over Bogies New Store,
ENTRA XC H ON M A ! S S f .;. f. ET,
SUMTER, S. V.
Office Hours.-9 '.o 1;30 ; 2:?.', to 5.
Sept 8
_ _ i
IADIES' DRESSES Ci". AND MADE
j in tbi latest Style, f.' ar.d work v.ar
ranted ac/. satisfa-:tioa ?jjaranteft?, b\ Miss
Adele ('steen, Rep^bdcan street, opposite
Harb?* Avenue. Prices a3 reasonable ?is good
WOK can b^bae for. Feb $
B^EL'# Wo'/eo Wire Fensfng
. WiBE ^gsrT?Wiri? :*ope Sei vaare
g ^^^^^^^^^^^^
1889.
PULL STOCK!
CHEAP GOODS!
Every ?epartment well
.supplied and added
t? daily .
To my many customers who li ave
patronized me liberally for several years
I return thanks, and ask a continuance
of their patronage.
My stock has been purchased at
LOWEST PRICES
-TN
NORTHERN MARKET
and has been marked at small advance
no cost, as I am determined not to be
undersold by any*
Call and Examine.
Bargains in Many ?3-??d?*
'Of merchants, our town has had many
Of fortune, of fame and renown,
But never a combination
Made np of a Brown and a Brown.
The aforementioned rare combination has brought together
a stock of pure, fresh and popular goods, staple and substantial,
good to eat and good to wear-all of which goods are enhanced
in value b}r the men who are putting them before the public,
for it gives-us pleasure to say
The*fatii'ly of Brown reaches backwards,
And is kin to the kings of old time ;
But. the climax of fame is accomplished
in tuts year of oar Lord, eighty-nine.
The climax referred to is the low price at which our goods
are being sold. In SHOKS we are running a line of specialties,
and the open-eyed amazement that smitestour customers as they
behold our lay-out, is equal to a seventy-iive cent show.
And further,
We s?and in the r-nd of {lie saes,
A Brown by the side of a ijrown,
And declare tu the town and the country,
WVer not seeking gold, tut renown.
To enable us to lay a foundation for the said fame end re?
nown, we have put down a solid substratum o?' low prices and
formed new purposes of honesty and uprightness in the hand?
ling of FLOUR, BACON, SUGAR, COFFEE, and GROCERIES of all
kinds.
in the line of DRY GOODS, we hare displayed our best
taste and are prepared to knock out all competitors in four
rounds of four inmutes ea:1}). We arc cosmopolitan in principle
and philanthropic at ..cart, with a strong ieaiiing towards the
doctrine of man's universa-* brotherhood. Ive believe in the
Alliance, in Free Trade, rind Protective Tariff, and in Tariff for
Revenue only. We Accept ?ill the creeds and isms of our cus?
tomers, and we believe heartily in the nebular hypothesis, and
meanwhile endeavor to keep our stock full in every depart?
ment.
?tore on Liberty Street in rear of the famous Clothing
Store of Brown k Chandler.
Our clerks are models of politeness and affability, a supply
of good manners and suacU r m mofa having recently been im?
ported from France for their individual use.
Sept. 18.
OUR
NEW STOCK
.IS
We are Chock Full
L\Jx.
-IN
Ali Departments.
Call and get our prices before
purchasing.
ALTAMOS? MOSES,
nu mum
Wc are Agents for several large
FIEE
Insurance Companies.
We take Risks on
GINS and
(H3ST HOUSES,
RESIDENCES, Sec,
Would-:nform i.be public that he has accepted
thc Agency for the sale of
"Dr. Slug's ?loyal Germstexir,"
the best Proprietary Medicine ever sold in
this country, fur Dyspepsia, .Sick Headaches/,
Indigestion, Summer Complaint, rChoJera:?ii-??
? fan 1 nm, Insomnia and ail diseases arising
I from an impoverished condition of the blood.
i A few bottles will make you feel like a new
person. Cures all Female Complaints and is
' a specific for Chills and Fever, and all skiu
i disease? from Itel; to Eczema. ;
Would re.^r you to ibe following persons,
! who have used it either for themselves or
! families:
J. D. Craig. J. B Roach, N. P. Lenoir, C.
F A. Buitrean, W. B. .Murray, R. P. Brad
we!!, L. VV. Folsom, B. R.X?si>. G. D. With?
erspoon, I). M. Richardson, W. 'H. Bryan,
Rev. C. C Brown, L. I. Parrott, C." L.
Stubbs, J. N. Brand, E. H. Rhanie. Geo. F.
Epperson, A. P. Levy, C. F. II. Buitrean, L.
E. White, L. D. Jervey, James Gaillard,
Rev. john Kershaw, A. B. Stuckey, E. B.
Shaw and a number of others who are using
it now, and from whom I have not learned
the result 1 have given it a thorough test
myself before attempting to sell it. Have
sold 48 gallons in two months, and no adver?
tisement un li! now. There is nothing like it.
No family should be without it, "Gertne
teur cures Pi lea."
Put up iu 2-quttrt bottles, at .Sl_50, per-?
bottle.
BA RT OW WALSH,
At Buitrean <fc Bro.'s Shoe Siore.
L. W. F<
Successor to F. Ii. Folsom & l?ro.
SUMTER, S. C.
Dealer ta
VAT CHE 3 j CLOCKS, JE^SLBY
Fine Gold and Si,vcr Watches. Sterling
' Silver iii-ii finest Plated Bridal Presents.
; Bich Jcwt'?ry in Gold and Plate. Clocks,
\-'Spectacles and Eye Glasses, Opera Glasses,
; Gold Pens. Machine -Needhes and Oil for all
j Machines. Fishing Tackle, ?rc. A:;,
i 'flu? celebrated Royal St..John Sewing Ma
; clune and Iciest Razor in America always on
?N-I!:.!. Repairing promptly and neatly exe
, cute 1 by skilled workmen.
Orders bv mail will receive careful atten
! tii'ti.
Sept. f>
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SUMTER, S. C.,
Has now in Stock, Harness. Collars. Saddles,
Bridles, Halters, Whips, Boggy Cushions,
Buggy Aprons. Harness Oil, Harness Dress?
ing, Pads and Sweat ('ol?ais,
-ALSO
Saddlery Hardware and Horse Goods of all
description.
Repairing done at lowest possible prices for
cash. Sept. 25.
PIONEERS OF THE
tm
Beg to announce to their friends of Sumter and adjacent
counties that they have moved to their
Large, Magnificent, New Store
Adjoining A. A. Solomons.
Our increased business necessitated our leaving our former
CRAMPED QUARTERS. Kow with LARGE STORE AND
LARGE STOCK we are prepared the better to meet the wants
of our friends.
Tile Ladl8S, too, are especially invited to cali and see
us. We return thanks for past liberal patronage and solicit
your future trade.
We buy LARGELY FOR CASH and can offer INDUCEMENTS.
Always come and see us before buying your
HAEDWARE.
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We seli Agricultural Implements, Tools, Wagon and Buggy
Material, Plantation and Household Supplies, Table and Pocket
Cutlery, Razors, Scissors, Glassware, Tinware, Lamps, Potware.
Everything in the Hardware Line,
Stoves
K5 ?
fine Cookers for wood or coal. Low prices, best make,
guaranteed. See us always before buying-either a Cooker or a
Heater. OIL STOVES from ?1.00 up. Ladies these are the
very things for convenience !* Try one.
?
Best make and cheap. Guns from ?2.25 to $65.00.
Pistols from ?1.00 up.
SHELLS, CARTRIDGES, WADS, SHOT AND POWDER.
Rubber and Leather Bolting, best make.
Packing in Hemp and Rubber. Gin Bristles and Twine.
HOLLOWWARE-POTWARE.
We are POWDER AGENTS and can sell dealers cheaper than
they can order it. Save freight by buying of us.
Respectfully,
W W T&TTI2 ? WT MT Qfl^I
Aug. 21
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INSURANCE AGEN TS,
SfJ?EJR, S. C.
Representing some of rho best Fire Insurance Companies doing business in tue
United States, for Sumter, Clarendon and Williamsburg Counties, we beg to
solicit a share of thc patronage of our friends in these counties.
FRANK N. WILSON, Manning.
J. M. SPANN, Sumter, S. C.
Jul Y 10-X
HEADQUARTERS FOR WATCHES.
MES & C?.
Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Specta?
cles, Drawing Instrumeiits
THE FINEST STOCK IN THE STATE. RELIABLE GOODS AT
REASONABLE PRICES.
Watch Repairiog a specialty. Chief Inspectors of Watches for South Caro?
ma Railway, Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Divisiou of Three Cs Rail Road.
JAMES ALLAN' & CO.,
Feb. 8
2S5 Kirie St.. Siirn of Dram Clock. Charleston. S. C.
A. WHITE
Fire Insurance Agency,
ESTABLISHED 1866.
Insurance Against Lightning and Tornadoes.
COM TAMES REPRESENTED: ASSETS.
LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, ?12 000.000
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE, 10.000.000
NORTHERN. OF LONDON, 1S.000.000
LANCASTER, OF ENGLAND, 5.000.000
HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, 8.000.000 j
UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, NEW YORK, 4000,000
SPRINGFIELD FIRE & MARINE, 2 000.000
CONNECTICUT, 1.500.000 !
FIRE ASSOCIATION. OF PHILADELPHIA, 2 000.000 j
AMERICAN. OF PHILADELPHIA, 1,800.000
GEORGIA HOME. 800,000
GERMANIA INSURANCE COMPANY, NEW YORK, 3,000,000 |
Aug 28
THE EQUITABLE
I Life Assurance Society of thc United States.
ASSETS, JANUARY I, ISS9,
LIABILITIES, JANUARY 1, 1SS0, -
SURPLUS, JANUARY 1, 1889, -
?05.042,022 OG
74.21S.207.SI
20,794.710 15
FIRST, FOREMOST, LARGEST, BEST.
The Largest Amount Outstanding Business. The Largest
New Business. The Largest Surplus. The Largest Income.
issues all kinds ol' th" 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-Forteitable after three years.
THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agt.,
Jan. 2-0 Sumter, S. 0.
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FOR SALE.
Sumter, S. C.
I have on hand a line lot of , RATKS-$1 PER DAY
CLEAR STRAINED HOKEY,
.1 . i ~ iv,- . nA" ?. Liber.il deduction according to time.
this season ? make, for ?nie nv mc gallon or | ?
le's quaotit}'. Comfortable Rooms. Good Table, Private
Orders filled at residence, on Republican Parlor for Ladies.
Street. Samples can be seen at Watchman TP TT TlTTTiPnVr
and Southron office. _^?L? ?- A* ^"V'M J>
J| BTLLN. Nor. 28. Proprietor.
?JJ Wt F3 5* fl S
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FOR ALL VARIETIES OF POULTRY,
WILL MAKE YOUR HENS LAY ?
It keeps fowls ?ti best condition, and make?
poultry the most proStabie stock on the farm.
When the Imperial E-rg Food is fed accord?
ing to directions, sick and drooping chicks
will never be seen. It supplies all the need?
ed material for forming bone, muscle, and
feathers, and br its gentle toniceffect strength?
ens 'be digestive orgsns and lavs the founda?
tion for vigorous, healthy, and therefore,
profitable fowls. They wi il a Iso-be fitted for
market a month earlier tban by common
treatment. For s.?le by
Dr. A. J. CHINA.
March 20.
FIRST CLASS
C. A. JESSEN, .
LIB?TTY STREET,
Sumter* S. CL
An elegant ?nd seasonable bill of fare
furnished at ail times Fish, Oyster?
and Meal3 prepared and served by ex?
perienced caterers. No effo: t spared te
please all comers.
Ang 28
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Wheelwright aiid Blacksmith
SUMTER, S. C.
IAM PREPARED TO REPAIR AND
Rebuild, as weil as to build outright, all
kinds of Vehicles.
\
HORSE-SnOEING A SPECIALTY.
Also repair all par?s of broken Machinery.
Keep on hand a stock of Check and Globe
Valves and Fittings. Also keep Pumps on
hand and put th.-rn down. I handle the
SMITH'S SOXS IMPROVED GUT,
which is as good as ?ny on the market, ami
gives entire satisfaction.
Au?2!
NOTICE.
"\f6TICE IS BE RE BY GIVEN, pursuant
J_> to Section 1417 of the General Statptea
that the EutawviUe Railroad Company "will
apply to the General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, at its next ensuing session,,
to amend its Charter by changing its name to
that of the Charleston, Sumter and Cheraw
Railroad Company, and to authorize it to
construct a line tc and through the town of~
Sumterand thence by any convenient route
to or near the town of Cheraw.
Ansi
NOTICE.
APPLICATION will be made to the Leg?
islature for a Charter or extension of
Charter for a Railroad from Sumter to Cam?
den and thence to Chester or Gaffney City or
other point on or near the North Carolina
line.
Sept. 'S9.
NOTICS.
APPLICATION will be made at the next
session of the Legislature for the charter
of a Railroad from the City of Sumter to
Cheraw. S. C.
September 1SS9. 3m '
j f anv dealer gaye ho has tbc W. L. D?rala? .
$r?o**s without name r>?.<? price stamped OS
;iie oocLoix., put klux aowa a? & fraud.
= L, DOUGLAS
FOR
GENTLEMEN.
Best in the world. Examine hi?
S5.00 GENUINE HASB-SSWED SHOE.
84.00 HAND-SEWED WELT SHOE.
S3.5o POLICE AND FARMERS* SHOE. .
S2.50 EXTRA VALUE CALF SHOE.
WORKINGMAN'S SHOE,
and Si.75 BOYS' SCHOOL SHOES,
Ail iua.de in Conprr?.%, Dutton and Lace.
3 SHOE LAFDTSS.
Best Material. Best Stylo. Bert Fitting.
II not ?"?o?-i bv your cealer, write
\F. L. DOUGLAS ^iOCKTON, MAS?
Examine '*W. L. Doublas $2.00 Shoes foe
gentlemen ?n<] ladies.
FOR SALE BY
J. Eyttenberg & Sons, Agents,
Jan. U_SUMTER, S. C.
F. W. fiOSEMANN,
! GUN-MAKER,
COLUMBIA, S.C.
DEALER IN
?Uvas, Pistols and Fishing Tackle,
i Agent for Hazard and Atlas Powder Com
j pauies, also Agent fer Lefever Arms-Co.
AX M UN II ION OF ALL KINDS.
Shells Loaded by Latest Improved Machine.
j FirMfc-C'ass Gun Work Guaranteed.
PRIMS AS LOW AS THE LOWEST.
I (rive me a call at Sportsman's Head
i quarters._ Oct 26 o
oi,-^ : . .^..\ at?
tended to foi MODERATE FEES <">ur o Hi ce is
opposite the V. > ?'-i? -nt t'tltce. and we can ob
tain Patents?? less timetiuns those remote from
rVASIIIXGTOX. >cn?t MO DEF* ?>UA WISH or
j TJJOTO of invention. Wc adv iso as to pntent
I abiliw frceofcliaTce and wc make .Vi/ UIAliGE
IVLkSS PA TEST 7$ SECURED.
J For circular, advice, terms and references tA
! actual clients in your own State. County. City ot
i Town, write to maBRMBga*XBBCTW?YSmTS&S?
Opposite Fatcr.t Office, Washington. D. UL
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