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fejft SlUttjroiaH at? fou?jjrra. =.. t ?- - -.? WSDNESDAY, APRIL 2. ?^r-? Entered at the Post Office at Sumter, S. (?., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. B. Curtis?Just Look. W. S. Bo> kin?Mare Lost. Brown & Chandler?Easter Outfit*. Bank of Sumter?Quarterly Statement. Atlanta Show Cas? Co.?Fine Show Cases. Hive. McElhose? Latest Novelties in M ti li nerv. f. Ryttesberg & Sons?Spring and Sum mer Stock!" Personal. Judge T. B. Fraser is at home. Mr. Harry Hoyt, has beea quite sick for the past week. Mr. Fred R. Panzerbeiter, of St. Stephens, Spent to-day in the city. Mrs. J. S Richardson is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Duncan, in Union. Mr. Charlie P. Osteen is with us again after an extended trip through the west. Mrs. N.G. Osteen is away on a visit to relatives in Alabama. Mr. Lucius L. Oatlett of Baltimore Md., is on a visit to his sister, Mrs. C. W. Kingman. We are sorry to report that Mr. Isadore ort is still confined .to his bed with rheuma tism. Mite Manette McCutrhen has returned to her borne in ' W?lliamsbure, accompanied by Miss Eugenia Fraser, of Mechaoicsvilie. Mr. T. B. Curtis, our wide-awake young grocer, accompanied . by bis little son, left last evening tor a ?h?rt visit to Charleston. Messrs. YY. K. Br?i, S. Wolkoviskie, A. Levi, S. ? C Richardson and W. A. Bar field, all of Manoiog were io the City yester day. Mr. 9k l E. Burgess bes resigan! his clerk ship-at A:: A Solomons' and cone buck to his I biiew io Manning His friends will be glad j to learn tinit nie absence will l>c but tempora- ; ry. fie will be with us again next season. ? The Oaenty Record b? ??s to us the news' that Col. James McCutchen, of Wi'liams- | burg, has meC with a s?-rious accident. ? affecting, it is feared, his Spine, by being I thrown from bis horse Col. MiCutcheo has : many friends here who will regret to hear of his accident. Mr. T. W. Staalaad, of Sumroervilfe, is j bere on the incitation of a few gentlemen of S?ov?w for the purpose of pro?p??cti?g for a brickyard. ?t is proposed to organize a com pany if the clay aho?t oar city proves, after tests, to be satisfactory, to go extensively into the inaoa?KCaTy of brick. A letter from our Pisgah correspondent and one from Sunny Dale came to band this morning, but the crowded state of o?tr col umns preveo 'e tbeir appearance. The Agency for the News and Courier at Sumter has been turned over by Col. Auld to theSwmter Book & Novelty Company. Tbe ?. of subscription is unchanged and Col. Auld retains hie position as correspondent. The contract for building a branch road on the C. S. k N. connecting the track of that road with the large hody o? Swamp timber higher up the Santee River recently purchased by the Michiean Lumber Company, has beeo awarded to Mr. Robt. S- Pringle. Easter Dance. We are requested be the young men in charge to state that arrangements have been made for a dance at the Academy of Music cm Wednesday evening, April 9th. A pleas ant evening may .te expected by all* ho at tend. Fire in Manniog. A disastrous fire occurred in Manning on Monda/ night last, originating from causes unknown in the Post Office destroying th*t I building with its contents and all adjoining houses. The bouses burned were four or five j in number?all built of wood. Loss not ascer- > Cnsacd More Light. The city council at a recent meeting author ized the erection of an are l.ght at the C S & X. R. R. Depot, which has been done The station of th* light is at the intersection cf Creen and Liberty streets. The stores of Mesars Ducker ? Bultman and D. J. VVion are now ligbted by electricity. Overdoing the Thing. We learn that the Scholars of the Graded j tcbooi carried their "All Fools Day" fun a j little too far, at the expense of the discipline : of the school. A few instances of disorder: and nnpardonable breaches ot discipli'?e re-! ported to us amount to vandalietn and the j culprits will probably be temporarily suspen ded from the exerriaes of the school. Firemen's Parade. The colored 6remen paraded through the ? 8'reets yesterday headed by the Sumter Color- j ed Bines Band. After nightfall a meeting was ; hetd at which o h-ers were elected Tor toe eu- j suing term. We hare not learned (be names I of tho?e elected. Toe Fireman made a handsome and showy : anpearanee in the parade. -?-j Puzzles Unraveled. The following scholars of the Graded school have have sent us corr^-ct answers to ; the pnxxles propounds iu last week's Watch man aad So?thron, vis. Fred Ricker. S. J. Rotenburg and Emmie S andere. ^ Master ?ngc?? ST?der solves enrgraa No. 2. Master Arthur ilder gives correct answer ! to all except the Gtb 'ine in enigma No. I. j The correct answer is Saragossa and not Lo*a j a city in Thibet as this young gentleman has ? it. The South Bound E. B. A representative of the South Hound Rail- | road Company appeared bet?re City Council at a meeting of that body neld oo the evening of the 26tb ult., aod stated that the road would positively be here in twelve months. He desired to fctu?*? whether the city of Sum ter was disposed to offer any t-'-.c?ities to his : road. Tbecounrii assured him inat the C!ty ' would give his road ground fc r Depot, etc , [ and put upon the ainute book a r?solution to i that effect. This road when completed and connected, as it will be, with the Robinson S\stem, will I be asotaer outlet to the grent m trkts of the; North-west as weil as an importan: ?ocal ; feeder to our own markets. C. S."& N.B. H. The officials of this road are now moved in to their new aod elegant quarters at the De pot aod are ready to handle freight of all d?*- \ crtptions Freight from New York to Char- j lestoo by steamer, from the latter ptace to ? 8um(er over this line can be transposed al- j most as expedittously and fully as cheaply as by aar other route. The Depot buildings and offices give that : part of the eiu where they are Situated a new j and business-like appearance. It is wonderful what a transformation has been wrought in the appearance of the immedi ate vicinity, about the Railroad t>y th?se bande?me improvements. Graded School Roll of Honor. Ni.vth Gkaor?Miss K*ie Moses, Mi-s Mamie Harby, Miss Macote Warren, Mr Hugh ; Haynswor h, Mr Harry Mike!!. Sbvknth Gradz?Miss Lou Green. Miss Harriet Kershaw, Miss Mamie Dink ios, M i ^3 Mamie Ervin, MissJuaa Cuttino, Miss Pallie' Barle, Miss Daisy Green, Miss Laura Walsh, Miss Blanche Pate, Mr. Fr*nk Holman, Mr. 1 Herbert Moses, Mr. Baynard Vendon. Srxrn Graob? Bessie Lee, Lucia Karle, Bon- : nie Brown. Firre Gradk?Beulah Rhame. Fonerei Grade?Beulith Lynam, Philip ' Finn, Edna Flowers, Fred Ricker, Claude Hnrat. Tkiro Graor?S'eedman Veadon, Anita Harby, Hemphill Pate, Ernest Carson, Julia 8 bwerin. SacoNO Graob?Joe Barle, Eddie Jenkins, j Mana Jervey, John Richnrdson. Oi?e Vates. First G?ade ?Wiiheimena Bultmnn. Mary Commander, Augusta Folsom, Minute Win ^,.irnf Louis Rhame. - ? ?- - Show cases are something every merchant needa. and as the Atlanta Show ('ase Co . Atlanta, Ga., are making special offers, good only thirty dava, we would advise every one who is interested to write them at one. Cheapest and best Show Case? made in the United States always 00 hand or made to order 00 short notice. Ladies' Handkerchiefs5c . 10c., 12%< . 15c v.. 2Sr.. 50c.. and 75 cents at Levi Uius". Be?igious. Next Sunday will be the regular Commu nion season at the Presbyterian Church. There will be preaching on Saturday at 12 o'clock by Rev Dr. Beat tie of the Seminary at Columbia. He will also preach on Sunday morning at the Presbyterian Church and at Union service on Sunday night at the Baptist Church. Harmony Presbytery. The Presbytery of Harmony, embracing the Presbyterian Ministers and Churches in the Counties of Kershaw, Sumter, Clarendon. Williamsburg and Georgetown, will meet at Salem Church on the 9:h. of April, at 11 a. m., and will be opened with a sermon hy the Rev. J G. Richards?the last Moderator present. ??? Bird Cages. Durant t Beli'ter have received a fine line of alt kinds of Bird Cages. New Advertisements. Bftows k Cha.v?lrs?"In the spring time young men's fancies gently turn, to thoughts of love*' and new clothes. The latter article can he handsomely and abundantly supplied from the splendidly selected stock of the above firm. Next Sunday is Kas<er. If a man does not wear a new suit and a new hat on that day, his grocers will not trust him any longer?his cr-dit is gone. It is a mat ter of astooisbuient how little money ie necessary to give a man a comfortable outfit at Brown k, Chandler's. Their goods are elegant, stylish, nobby and exceedingly cheap Try them. J. Ryttbxbrrg k Sox?To tel? the people of Suinter that this old and reliable house is now filled from fli/cr to ceiling with a magnificent assortaient of spring goods, groceries, shoes and everything, is like telling a Sumter man that our city is on a boom. These are facts too well kaowo. But- this spring Ryttent erg k Sons have outdone j themselves?"out Herodec Herod.7' No ? stone io South Carolina, can beat them, in the quality and quantity of goods, in their handsome arrangement and display, or in cheapness. Two of the leading features of their business are the shoe, an i clothing \ and h it departments. Each is separate and distinct from the other, presided over by ? polite and efficient clerks. These gentlemen j have an immense prestige in business to uphold and the only way to do it is by the method they are now pursuing?keep the best of everything in great abundance and marked down at rock bottom prices T. B. Curtis?Came to Sumter to suc ceed and he is certainly going to do it if the class, proportion and carefulness of his busiuess is any inducement. The tempting arrav of articles and prices in his announce ment iu this issue of the Watchman and SoKt.hrvK actually makes the mouth water. Mr. Curtis is* merchant with a large and successful experience behind him of a first ? class business in his chosen liae. Read his advertisement carefully, visit his store and you can get bis goods at the prices advertised. Southwestern* Building and Loas?The ?ffairs, plans and generiti merits of tbe above Association have been tested ta our midst as well as thoroughly investigated by the local officers and stockholders, with results that show the Association to be ail it has been j represented. Mote than 3o0 shares are sub-, j scribed in Sumter and 6'ill they come. The j gentlemen whose num -s are subscribed to the advertisement are taking subscriptions to stock and ho??e within a short period to swell the subscription to ?.OOG Read the ad ag?in and if you want money or a paying investment go in and get either. * Miss McElhose comes before the public with her usual spring announcement of an unusually well selected stock of Millinery. Miss McE!hose's extensive business acquaint- j ance and long successful career in her line of trade leaves nothing for us to say, except to j call attention to her ad. Stcckey and Gkbex is the name of the ; latest law firm A. B. Sluckey and John T. j Green. They have taken up their quarters j in the office on Mnin Street two doors ahove Earle and Purdy. The School Commissioner's offi--e is in the same building. We wish these gentlemen abundant success in the ! practice of the law. They are able, indus trions aud popular and their friends will be ! greatly disappointed if they do uot succeed | handsomely. Ladies are sure to get suit?d ina hat or i bonnet if they v<cit the Millinery Parlor of j Schwartz Bros. Tiuware of e**ery description, marked j down at rock bottom pi ices, at T. C. Scnffe's. ! Roofing, Guttering, a?oi Reparing done at j the ver} lowest prices, by T. C Scarte. Great inducements will l>e offered for neit \ 30 days by A A. Solomons in his closing out sale of stock. i Codfish Balls in cans and Boneless Codfish at Ducker and Bultmao's. Fish Roe, No. 1 Mackerel and Pickled Sal- | mou at Ducker and Bultman's - * - , The Shell Convention, as it Ap peared to One Who Attended. Sumter Co., S. C . March 29, '90. Mr. FJitor : The meeting of the Shell Con vention the other day showed the wisdom of I sending delegates to meet and fight the irre* i sponsible set of office seekers and make them I show up their hands. There can l?e no sort I of doubt now as to what Tillmanisra means | No malter whether he was in a shell or not he ! is out of the fiimsy coveting now where the pawing of his cloven foot may be clearly seen. '? If this party of rule or ruin had been allowed to foist themselves before the people without the exhibition of tbeir; intentions our opposi- ! tion forced upon them, tbey might have I proved a source of danger to the State, but it j is hardly likely ihat a "suggestion" helped on by the Charleston delegation as composed, j if nothing el.-e, will be very warmly followed by farmers as a means of righting any wrongs they may have to complain of. That was a powerful (?) reason that "Sum- j ter," from Wedgefield gives to the Charlee ton World for not attending tbe said Con ven tion in that he had been "raised upon I nanny-goat milk ! instead of "democratic ] milk." ? do not think that even the \ Shell Manifesto hinted at wishing to have a ? mustering of goats Of course this croud will now begin to abuse and accuse the pr?s? j of the State of misrepresenting them. Everv I fair-minded man mu*t acknowledge, I th;nk, ; however, that a fairer account has never been I published of any meeting than that in the ! News and Courier of the Sheil Convection as ; it appeared to those who attended. A Farmek. Cured of Tiilmania. [From the Greenville New* ] Confession and penitence promote tranquil i i of mind, and, therefore, we destre lo own up frankiy and freely on the TilJtuan qwes- 1 turn. We hoped against hope until the last min- ! ote that our first opinion of ('apt. Tiiiman ' was right. We thought him a somewhat ex- ! treme and violent m-tn, but believed that he j was entirely conscientious, and w*a induced to make rash statements aud take positions | he could not hold by honest zeal for tbe good > of his State and the righting of wrongs When he declared at the beginning of bis career that he wk?i a candidate tor no office, bui trustee ufan agticultural college and de sired no other, we swallowed it whole and be lieved it implicitly. We have resented and ! repelled the charges of Opposition newspapers that Tillman was woiking chiefly for Till-? man s advancement. We believed that we I had at last found a patriot who w *s giving his 'ime, bre.tih und labor for pure love of tus State and his class. The dream is over : the ido! is shattered. Capt. Tiiimau stands forth as a candidate (or Governor at the head of the movement he has done So much during ih* last five \eare to give shape to. The Farmers' Movement, for : 'h* farmers, of the farmers and by tbe farmers, I lias been twisted into a Tillman movement for Tiilman. of Tii'mxn and by Tillman. What we thought was patriotism we find *o he politics. We can only ask 'he Columbia Register and other es'eenvd contemporaries : who have all along treated ('apt. Tiiiman as a candidat* in training for a race for the Governorship to pas? alorg our dish of crow as gen'iy as possible ir. the circumstances, and will then unite with a v*st number of honest and confiding people in the doleful chorus. "sold again I" We are sorry to lose the disinterested and s'urdv pa'riot in whom we have believed all these years, but w<? are not sorry for our part in it. We would rather think too weil of ninely-mne men than to fail to give one ere- | dit that he deserves. We prefer to err tm the side of chanty and confidence in human na ture We are glad that to the very last we demanded fair plftv for ('apt. Tillman, and that be should not be judged in advance of his ac'S. Now that he has by his own r<t confirmed the cbaA-es his enemies have made tsgamst him the reftonsibili: is on him. ??r*--" he wanted to be Governor he had the right to work for that end, and to secure all the back ing he could. It is now for the Democrats of the State to say whether they approve his methods and his candidacy. He has put him self before them for judgment. The outlook for him is not very good. He has resigned his claim to be a disinterested patriot, working solely for the good of his fellow farmers, and he has not established a standing as a brilliant or successful politi cian. He was practically beaten in his own game with all the cards in his hand. The convention of the 27ih was called by Opt Shell, who is Capt. Tillman's warm friend and devoted advocate. It was called as a Convention of all who were in sympathy with the Farmers' Movement to make numi natioHS. The farmers and those were in sympathy with them met at their county seats, and by their actions proved that they opposed the making of nominations. The first vote on the question in the Con vention was a defeat for the nomination plan There was a majority of one against nomina tions, including the vote of Mr. Farley, of Laurens. as part of the Spartanburg delega tion, which was withdrawn when a protest j was made against it. Excluding that vote, he motions for nominations was defeated by a m ijority of two. Among the votes for nominations were those of the four delegates fron? Pickens, who were elected by a farmers' mass meeting, which adopted resolutions. The four men who went to Columbia voted for nominations, but their votes did not rub out the fact that | the farmers of their county opposed such j action. To make the majority of one there was also included nine votes from the city of Charles ton. Those votes were cast by delegates elect ed two nights before the Convention by a meeting called at a day's notice. How the farmers of Spartanburg County feel cannot be known because all who opposed nominations were ruled out of the county meeting by Senator R. M. Smith, a ruling which was reversed by the Convention when it admitted the Barnwell and Sumter delega- j tione instructed against nominations. Any f*ir minded man considering these farts must conclude that the farmers and their ; sympathizers virtually deci red against no- j mirations in March. If the Convention had heen the regular j Democratic State Convention and the result j had been secured by the votes of delegates in j opposition to the expressed wishes of those; who sent them and of other delegates hastily I chosen to Charleston at short notice there would have been a howl and a kick from one j end of tbe State to the other. If when the farmers come to consider the matter and in vestigate the facts they do not kick energeti- ; ca ly against the actioo of this convention and the attempt to commit them with or without their consent to Capt Tilltnau's candidacy we will be much surprised. ??? - -^uum^ ? Glassware of the most beautiful designs and of every quality, can be bought very cheap, it T. C. Scaffe's. Have your Roofing done with best quality tin Come and examine sample, at T. C. Scaffe's Driven Pumps put down promptly, by T. i C. Scttffe. I Smithville Items. Smithvillk. S. C , March 24, 1890 On last Saturday afternoon a terrific Storm j passed through this section, indeed from all \ reports it was not confined 10 this section alone, however the worst of it etruck just I about Cleveland Grange Hall, or I imagine so for I was there I don't think I would : exaggerate to say five hundred trees fell within two hundred yards of the Hall. 1 j don't know where in thunder the storm came j from, but it seemed to be going Kast. Well, ? having a T?xas pony, and a road cart, con- j eluded I could travel anywhere a snake could, ! so I started in the diiection of New S-tiero Church, and succeeded in making about two I miles in three hours. ? passed several farms but did not see a single garden or pasture fence S'anding. Sm >l! houses thrown down, ! and at M*"L?*od*s Mill the bark was literally ; whipped from the cypress trees. 1 can prove that j Master Junnie Wilson, son of J. P. Wilson, '. near Providence Post (.'fii e happened to a j very painful accident last Saturday. While ! playing buse ball, he was run into by another j player and had his leg broken Dr Burgess j Set the broken limb on Sunday. I have not j heard the particulars. In most places farm work is ai a stand j still, burning logs and trash is the business ! of the day. A. P. Atro? A full and complete line of Crockery, just opened and offered very low for cash, at T. C. Scaffe's. Croquet Setts, Hammocks, Base Ball Goods, School Bags, To_\s, Dolls, with lots of beau- j titul goods, very cheap, at T. C. Scaffe's. Don't fail to visit T. C. Scaffe's Store when you come to town. Am now offering Stoves so low and so good quality that you can't fail to buy one. Come and see for yourself, at T. C. Scaffe's. - ^mMW ? ^t^^ Ladies' Black Hose, warranted not to stain, at Levi Bros'. Warner's Health Corset, $1.25 ; Warner's Caroline Corset, $1 00. -? mm mm ? Plush Table Covers, at Levi Bros'. Silk Mantle Scarfs at Levi Bros'. Feit Table Scarfs at Levi Bros'. Florence Knitting Silks at Levi Bros'. Wash Kmbroidery Silk at Levi Bros'. Levi Bros, keep everything you want. Sateens 10, 12}, 15, and 25 centP, at Levi Bros'. Challies 6, 8, 10, and 15 cents, at Levi Bros'. Schwartz Bros, have displayed in their Mil linery Parlor the most stylish trimmed Ladieu' Hats ever seen in this city. - ?^^mw> '??' ?? - - - "Wanting Office all the Time." Capt Tillman struck the nail pquare ly on the head last night when, in ac cepting hip nomination for (?overnor, he said : "Men, plenty of them, will preach from the housetops and say, "There, I told you so ; he has been wanting office all the time ! ' How can Capt. Tiiiman expect plenty of men to say or believe anything else in view of his own confession which he made in hit address to the Convention last night ? ' Romans, countrymen, and lovers ! hear me for my cause, aud be eiletit, that you may hear p "(f you ask nie to lead this fight " said Capt. Tillman, "you call upon tue to lead a forlorn hope, but you will have at your head rAe only mon who has the brain and the nerve and the ability to organize the common people against the aristocracy.*' You have adopted a plat form." continued (-apt. Tillman ; "what is the Uf*e of putting out a plat form useless you put a man before the people who knows it, endorses it, has slept over it and can (iplain it to the people and fight for it and give it life atol force."' Of course, mon, plenty of them. wi!l preach from the housetops and say : "There, I told you ao ; h?? has been wanting (drice all the time !" What else can they nay ? What would ('apt. Tillman say ? Behold ! the reform movement has degenerated into a Till man scramble for office, (?ood-bye, old plantation ; farewell, vows of con-fancy and devotion, to the interest of the dear people ''There, ? told you so : lie Iihp been wanting office all the time !*' ? ' s unti (,nurt*r. ? ? <^? 1 House has passed tOe annual pension appropriation bill If was for $98 50?.?O?. and every man who voted for i' knows thai it is not enongh. and tha? there is bow d Po b? a big definen? \ at the end of the imxt fiscal year, but that does not st?<j. ?? demagogues from getting up and howling tor additional pension legislation. Une of them in a speech advocating a service pen-don said, a* cooly *?< if he was speaking of hu\ing hh ?pple, that tbe total cost of such a bill would not exceed $?4H, , ? ? If health and life are worth any thing, and you are feeling out of sorts and tired out, tone up \our ?\st?ni by taking Dr. J. H McLean's Sarsaparilla. vlap Dizziness, nausea, drowsiness, distress after eating, 'mi be cured >*'><i prevented bv taking ['r .1 H McLean's Liverand K'dn.v Pilielt ( little pills ) 11 ?p " When Mr. Carlisle's statement was pub lished recently thai the appropriations which the republicans of this Congress intended making would cause a deficiency in the Treasury at the ?nd of the next fiscal year, Mr Cannon chairman of the House committee on Appropriations, stated that i! was a misrepresentation tunde for political tffect. Now as pood a republican as Senator Hawley stales on the floor of the Senate that the ap ! propriations to he mad** for the next fiscal ! year will aggregate $523,000 000 again*t an j estimated revenue of $450.000 UO0, making a ; deficit of $73 000.000. Certainly Mr. Hawley was not talking for political effect, Now it is discovered that the Secretary of I the Navy needs an assistant. Anything to increase the pay roll is the motto of the party in power. I The Pan-American Congress wants ubsi : dized steamships and cables from San Fran cisco to South America. ! The hill placing John C. Fremont on the retired list of the Army with the rank of Major General has passed the House. I - -*^mi - Gratifying to All. The high position attained and the univer sal acceptance and approvnd of the pleasant I liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs, as the most : excellent laxative known, illustrate the value of the qualities on which its sin-cess is based and are abundantly gratifying to the Califor nia Fig Syrup Company. - - Just received, a splendid line of Stand Lampe, Library, Hall, and Parlor Hanging Lamps, at low prices, at T. C. Scaffe'e. Pencil Hop-decorated Dinner, Breakfast, and Supper Setts, beautiful and very cheap, at T. C. ScafiVs. All the most fashionable shapes In Ladies' Hats, trimmed or untrtramed can be found at Schwartz Bros. Millinery Parlor. -?? ? < ! - Full line Gents' fine Clothing at Levi Bros'. You can get the finest Scarf for the least money, at Levi Bros'. Go to Levi Bros, when you want a nice shoe. Gingham Suitings at Levi Broa., He. per yard. Lawns, White and Colored, from 6 to 50 cents at Levi Bros'. Even the most vigorous and hearty people have at times a feeling of weariness and lassi tude. To dispel this feeling take Dr. J. H. McLean's Sarsapanlla; it will impart vigor and vitality. vlap The most delicate constitution can safely use D. J. H. McLean's Tar Wine Lung Balm. ; It is a sure remedy for coughs, loss of voice, and all throat and lung troubles. vlap Sick headarhe, biliousness, nausea, costive n*?ss, are promptly and agreeably banished by I Dr. J. H. McLean's Liver and Kidney P?llete : (little pills ) vlap For a safe and certain remedy for fever and j ague, use Dr. J. H. McLean's Chills and i Fever Cure: it is warranted to cure, vlap Presents in the most elegant form THE LAXATIVE AND NUTRITIOUS JUICE ?OF THE? FIGS OF CALIFORNIA, Combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to be most beneficial to the human system, forming an agreeable and effective laxative to perma nently cure Habitual Consti pation, and the nnny ills de pending on a weak or inactive condition of the KIDNEYS, LIVER AMD BOWELS. It is the most excellent remedy known to CLEANSE THE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY When one is Pilions or Constipated ?so that? PURE BLOOD, REFRESHING SLEEP, HEALTH and STRENGTH NATURALLY FOLLOW. Even- one is using it and all are delighted with it. ASK YOUR druq?ist FOR SYRUP OOP FIGA manufactured ONLY BY CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. <*?.ir. KY. NEW YORK, M. f. FOR SALE. Lands fur sale. j. r. haryin, March 12 Agent. MONEY TO LOAN. MONEY TU LUAN in sums over $300 on improved farming lands. Usual rates of interest. Time?3 to 5 yeare. By arrangement with parties we represent costs and commissions have been greatly re duced and loans guaranteed within 30 days after application. ingram & manning, Attorneys at Law, Sumter, S. C. March 5 NOTICE TO TEACHERS. r-p-IK NEXT REGULAR EXAMINATION \^ of teachers hefore th- County Board of Examiners will be field on Saturday, April 5th, 18i?0 for W hite Teachers : In the Graded School building. For Colored Teachers: Io the Limolo School building. JOHN T. GREEN, s h. Com. Suriter Co. March 10-3. DISSOLUTION. rpiJE COPARTNERSHIP busiress hereto-! ? fore conducted by the undersigned under ! tic- firm name of J. s. PoTTS cu , is this ! day dissolved by mutimi consent .1. .s. Potts, who will continue busin< ss as a mercliHttt has assumed the indebtedness of < and will receive and receipt for all amouuts ; due said firm. j ALVA SMITH, ! . s. putts Magni.lia. S. O., March 21, 1890. j A. B. STUCKEY. JOHN T. GREEN. ! STUCKEY & GREEN, j Attorneys at Law, SL MTKIt, s. c. J March ?>] J. D. KENNEDY, Attorney at Law, CAMI>KX. S C. Will practice in Kert4iaw and adja ? cent counties. Meli. 1 2. SHERIFF'S SALES. BY virtue of Sundry Exerufions, to me ? directed, will be sold al Suinter ('. H , I on 1 ?. first MONDAY and day following in ' CI! II, next, I8?MI, and as man* da ve \ thereafter as ma\ be nec?-s?arv. wi'hin the ' lej;al hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for . cash, the following property : All the HL'!'', tili??, intere*! and estate of WinhVld S ??inkme, firing an undivided one tenth ( I lo) p?rt in remainder after the I death of Mis Francis I? DinkinS, in arid to 1 11m r tract of hind in Sumter ("ou tv, con tamini; *" Hundred and fifi J'.n) acres j inni?' l*->s. bounded on the .W.rifi and West ? by land foriwrh of Lucius !'. Lori ne. Kast and South ?\ l uid lately of Dr. James M. Pjits. levifd upon and to be Sold as the pro perty id Wit.field s lb ki ns under the Ex ecution ot Edwin W. se against the said . Winfield s ?inkine F, SCi ?TT CA RSON, s s C. ShuitT? Utrice. A pi il 15. ! S9t?. J. RYTTENBERG k SONS SPRENG SUMMER STOCK. PROFUSE WITH NOVELTIES, GREAT m ASOSRTMEi\T, And Unapproachable in Price. We have the Goods. We have the Quantity. We have the Quality. We have the Variety. All the Leading and Representative Styles for Spring and Summer, Our Aim?To keep the Best. Our Principle?Fair Dealing. Our Ambition?To please our trade. Our Price?The Lowest. OUR DRESS GOODS AND TRIMMING DEPARTMENT. This department is a very striking feature of our stock. 'We have desired to make our season's display of Dress Goods a notable one and if the large variety of fabrics, unlimited choice in patterns, dainty designs and fine finish can make a display notable, then ours must easily bear oif the palm. But our goods, it will be found, not only appeal to the eye, and to the good taste of buyers, but also to their good judgment. For we have laid special stress upon quality in our purchases. As to Price, we invite comparisons in this and all other de partments. In White Goods and Wash Fabrics the season s patterns are very attractive, and we are showing a line of these goods in every way representative of all that is novel in style or pattern. An immense line of Laces, Embroideries, Hosiery, Gloves, Ruchings and Handkerchiefs, Parasols and Fans. We give buyers a wide range of choice and of price. Jn our Domestic Department we shall win the praise of skill ful housekeepers and experienced buyers by a very extra line of goods which are veritable bargains. CLOTHING, HATS AND FURNISHING DEPARTMENTS. We are showing everything that goes to make up a perfect and incomparable stock of Men's, Youth's, Boys' and Children's Clothing, embracing all the newest fabrics of both Foreign and Domestic manufacture. We are sole agents for Strouse & Bros. Fine Tailor-made, Square-Shoulder Garments, the tit and workmanship of which are equal to custom work. Jf you aie hard to lit we will make you a suit to order and guarantee a lit or no sale. 800 samples to select from. Don't pay a tailor ?50 00 for what we will | furnish for $30.00. An immense line of Alford Benjamin k Co.'s celebrated make of Summer Clothing. White and Fancy Vests. Recollect that in quality we are at the top ; in price at. the bottom. In Boys' and Children's Suits we are offering inducements j that no careful buyer can ailbrd to pass. Our style, tit and finish are the perfection of artistic skill. A handsome line of Xeglige Shirts in Silk, Madras and Flan nels, a full line of Boys' Shirt Waists, all ages. See our stock of Underwear, Hosiery and Furnishings. The j largest, handsomest and cheapest line of Neckwear ever brought to the city. j A nobby line of Hats in all the late shapes and block? in j felt and straw. OIR SHOE AND SLIPPER DEPART* MENT I Is one of the leading features of our business. We carry the; largest and greatest variety of standard and best make of gooii> j in the trade. Don't miss seeing this stock. OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT Is stocked with choicest goods both staple and fancy. The maximum ?jua?ity at flu? minimum pri?e. Come ami *ee and wonder ;it the value we ?rivo. OUR JOBBING- DEPARTMENT. i We offer speeial inducements to i he trade. Merchants will lind thev can buy as cheap here as in any market and a call ami ! inspection of stock will soon convince you. i J. Rettenberg & Sohn, j All mail orders will receive prompt attention. Samples sent ! on applicai ion. April li VALUABLE REAL ESTATE L. E. LeGRAND, FOR SALE IN S?MTER AND CLARENDON. THE F'rXE TWU-STORV BRICK STORE, in City of Suniter, corner Main and Liberty Streets, measuring 32 feet front on M?in Street by 130 feet deep on Liberty. One Lot of about h$ acres in Western part of city, 2 acr<--s of * hielt are Cleared, balance in oak timber. Une Tract of 10.1 ?eres, about 2| miles from city, part cleared and lindar cultivation. Une Tract of 1G7 acr^s, about 3 miles from city, on W., CAA. . IL, known as the Chandler land. Une Tract of 88 acres, about 8 miles from city, known as the Vaughan tract. One Tract of 8 acres, cleared, over Creen Swamp. Une Tract of ICJ acres, about one mile West of City, on road to Bradford's Mill, timbered. Une Tract of 244 acres In Clarendon Coun ty, part of which is cieared, balance well tim bered, suitable for saw mill. One Tract of 288 acres, in Clarendon Coun ty, known as part of the Plowden tract. Possession for any or all of above given at once. Apply to R. W. DURANT, or A. A. SOLOMuNS. March 12 .vow is yolk tim to BUY A FARM. /' J ACRES OF LAND for sale in Rafting Ul Creek Township?mostly Timbered. Will sell in whole, or, in lots of' Ino acres each. Apply to E. SCUTT CARSUN. Surater. S. C. Or to H. 0. ST RU ECK ER. March 5 Charleston, S. C. to the lia! he WATCHMAKER ?ND JEWELER, SUMTER, S. C. ry\uz UNDERSIGNED giTes nnrire 1 citizens of Sumt?-r and vicinity t has opened busi m ss it. the store on Main Street next S?rth of E. P. P.ickir ? Co.. where he is prepared to do any wotfc pertairi iug to W:ttcrif-i. Clocks, rrnd Jewelry, and gu?rante* Satisfaction insanie. Watches de magnet ired by electricity, and &ey-w ir.ders changed to stem-winders. A call is solicited. L. E. LeGRA?D. Manli 5 r-piIE EST. CHEAPEST A LT Most Perfect Tonic, g litui.e and Iron Tonic Capsules. A sure ami prompt cure for malaria, chills and fever, sallow skin, loss of appetite, general and nervous dehi try. bil iiousness, and al! fti?raenfS which arise from a disordered liver, or fro;n lack of iron in the blood. A box of Tonic Capsules which are guatante?d free from mercury or any thing at all injurious, will be Sent free, on receipt of 25 cents in stamps or postal note. Ly the proprietor. Arthur J. ilcLoooy, Ul Grah.-m? St.. Brooklyn. . V. DRESSMAKING. IADIES' DRESSES CUT AND DF? J in ;h? |Htest Style, fit anil work war ranted and satisfaction guaranteed, by Miss* Adele Ustec-n, Republican street, opposite Harby A verme, prices as reasonable as geo?} work car. he done for. Feh 8 ATTENTI im m_?j -i?>-i.'ajij y A branch of the Southwestern Building & Lian Association of New Or leans, La., was organized in Suinter on March Ut, with the following (fecero and Directors '. Cot.. T. V Walsh. President, Ret. Juhx Kersiiaw, Vice President. L S. Carson, Secretary and Treasurer. W. Alston Pkixole, Agent. W. II. InijraM, Attorney. DiKKCTORS ?T. V. Walch, John Kershaw. I C Ing-am, W. D. Scarbof' ougfc, Archie China, W. Edward Dick and W. Alston Pringle. The capital stock of this Association is $20.000,0u0 Any one can become a member by subscribing for the amount of stock desired, nut ?ess than Share*. Stock at maturity is worth $100 00 per share, and matures in siz years. The? payments on stock are $1 00 per share first month, and 70c per share each? month thereafter A member has the option of carrying his stock ss an invest ment, or he may borrow on it by giving either farm or town property as security. The stock as an investment is safer than Bank or insurance stock and double? the money paid in 6 years. This Company is the only one in the country that allows a member to withdraw his money after cue year with G per cent, added, after two years with 7 per cent., and after three years with 8 per cent., and the only Company that loans both on town and farm property at G per cent, per annum. There is no premium attached to the loans, -cud no commissions de ducted, but a borrower gets the full amount be applies f.ir end pays G per cent, per year on amount he actually gets, and has the privilege of repaying his loan at any time after one year and stop interest on same. Partii s wishing to become' members of this Association wiH apply to W. ALSTON PRINGLE, Agent. or W. ?J. INGRAM, Attorney. March 3._ , POOD FOR LHN? The Lenten season of 1S90 began February lStb and end? April 6th. There is probably no season of the year when good quality is more appreciated than during Lent. Those who prac tice the observances of the season?and those who do not? want the best of the various kinds of food they use. Arid no more choice stock can be offered than the various items which we quote below, all being first class, prices as low as consist ent with good quality and honest quantity. Make up your orders and please bear us in mind. TEAS, TEAS, TEAS, TEAS. Our already papular Teas are still growing in favor. It doc* not take the people long to lind out where they are sure to get Tea that will please. Finest Moyune young Hyson Teas, 50c, (>uc, an i Toe per lb. Formosa Oolong and Black English Breakfast Teas, 50c, 00c and 75c peril). Mixed Tea, choice blend. G0c lb. O and O Tea, 75c per lb. He-No Tea. 75c. Ib., put up in i, i, and 1 lb. packages. Fresh Biscuits and Cakes Received Every Week. 3-lh. extra yellow Pesche*. 25r. a can. 3 lb ex'ra white Peach, 20c. a can. Good Penches, 15c a can. 3-lb. Pie Peaches. U*?e. a car.. Sliced or grated Pineapple, 2?V. a can. Extra Bartlen Pears. 'JUc a can. Okra and Tomatoes, 15??. a can. Good Corn, 3cans for 25c. Green Peas. !.">c. Choice Tomatoes. lt>c. and l ie. a can, i?5c and S? 30 p**r di n. Barley, Split Peas and Vermicelli. Horse Radish. 30c a bottle. Sai ad Dressing, Ceery. Sweet Pickles, cjuart jirs, 40c. Gratiner? Sauce. 25c. a can. Puddine, assorted flavors. ?Orr. Queen Olives. 25c a bottle. Pure diivt (-il. 7.V. a quart. Sarafog? Chips, 20c. (bange Marmalade, 25c. a ;ar. Cinger Preserves. Jell) in Glass and Buckets Assorted Preserves in buckets. Oat Meal and Oat Flakes. Corn Starch l Oc a package. Chocolate nr.-ma and Breakfast Cocoa io j-!:>. and ! lb. Packages. I Fresh blue-back mackt-re:, I -V. a cm. ? Fresh Salmon. 5c. can F.ngii.-h brawn, - It. cans, 20t\ Lunch Tongue. 3i'c can I Pater.ffd ' .?? ra irne Shrim:*. 2<1c. a can. Pot!? Meats >' '' (Jan:e luv . 2Oc. and 3VC Genuine French Sani ties. 15e. a box. : Sardines tri Mustard'and Spiced, ICC. I Rest Lobst? rs. 2 <?. a can. \ ) lb. Ai-me Chip Retri*. J:'.-. a can. 3 ?b. can (":.;.?!%:? Soup. 2oc. Fresh Asf.nacus, 33c a t*an. Mackerel in ':?* .'? kits and at retail. Fish ?.e. for 25e . Si VO a dozen. :'tcklc?1 !???? . lite ?' New Fit < k!?*d S il:n ? . ' -i te m. DuT? il ri: Sanc? rvrau:. Bologne, j Best in'C K? ?.-.<?.: P;g liants. I4c. Choice small Breakfast Strips. 12Je. ! Finest Creamery Butter, ?OC. ib. i t?i>:>d Butter JV ;?*'. i BoneUssCod F:-b. loe >. Brook Trout. 2?1 ? can 'J.";c When von want Flour, Sugar. Colico, Fard, ic, buy of us } vou'll get more goods and hotter quality for vour money. New crop X. O. Molasses and Syrups. Now Buckwheat, plain and self-raising. Choice New Raisins, Currants. Citron, Havo-lug Extracts, Macaroni. Vermicelli, Tapioca, Pried Apples, Peaches and Prunes, Evaporated Apples. Ginger Preserves, doilies, Jams. Sanees, whole and ground Spiees. Puddine. 10c, assorted flavors. Van* kee Beans, Oat Meal. Oat Flakes. Chocolate. Cocoa, Bruma. Our Dry (wood* and .?of ion $?o<*k is comp?ete, and we sell a great many staple goods cheaper than elsewhere. We are selling a beanti fui line of Spring Press (roods, including the latest and prettiest patterns in Henriettas. Sateens, Challies, Ginghams, &c. Jerseys, Gloves. Hosiery. Handkerchiefs. All styles and crades of Shoes for Men's, Ladies" and Child ren's wear, at rock bottom prices. <j<x>J$ iin<nprrsntf*a. Harness. Hardware, Hollowware, Glassware and Crockery, Tinware. . We have constantly on hand a big stock oi Heavy Crroceries and we make very simili ligures on large quantities. Give us a call. No trouble to show goods and quote prices, and less trouble to sell them and put them up. All articles delivered proniptly, free ?^ :;;; ^(^ and in good order in the eil v. Respect full v? DUCKER & /S <? JlilJuI?JN'. Mob. 26.