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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30. Suffering Among Negro Emi graojg-W?at Next ? There is no exaggeration in the re ports from the Mississippi valley of the distress and an happiness of the negroes who have gone there from North Caro lioa. So very real and alarming is their condition a?d so intease is their disappointment and sorrow that we doubt if one in one hundred of them could be induced to pull up and go agaio at the bid rf the persuasiye agent if once more back in their old homes in North Carolina. The old spring, the old fields, the old church would be dearer to them than ever if they could only get back. But that may never be. They never heard of the gre&t destructive floods wheo the hooey-tongued agent was telling them of the wondrous land. They never beard a word about the consuming 5 fevers .and the crowded- graveyards when the charmer was singing his syren song and a!luring them to the land of swamps and miasma, of fever and bar i sbips, of deluge and death. This was Dot the strain. It was all big wages, plenty to eat, nice homes and cot much work. The Savannah News describing the wreck that has fallen upon the North Carolina negro emigrants to the rich lands in tho Yaroo district, says : "Their condition is certainly pitiable. Their c&bios have been swept away or are buri d beneath the water, and the little furniture that they had is virtual ly destroyed. They are without money or bread, and are homeless. It will be weeks before the river will retire with in its b:;nks and planting can begin. Io the meantime they wilt find it very difficult to keep from starving." But a dozen such calamities will not 8 top emigration among the negroes The fever is on, and the agents will steadily ply their trade because it lines their own pockets and is a great bless ing at least to them. They will find their victims as pliant, as ready, as oumerocs next fall as last fali. In deed, the fever being od, they will be more agreeable to the wishes of the paid agents. They do not read, they De ver hear from the dead people who have perished by flood and fever, and only a rumor now and then from the living, a id they will gather up their few household goods and depart they no not whither. That tije exodus from North Caro lina will continue now seems certain. That the farmers are to be relieved to a very great extent of their labor is almost assured That the exodus will become more extended even than ever before is almost as certain as that the Degroes are ignorant and credulous and. therefore, easily persaaded and deceived. The que .- ion of labor is looming up as a most ir portant ooe. What wi'l the North Carolina farmers do about it ? Will they sit down and bewail their barren fields and etapty barns? Will they await the going of all the nogroes before they move in the matter of pro curing o^ ber labor? Will they await the deluge before they begin building their ark ? The exodus is here and has come to stay. It is reported that 70,000 negroes have gone from North Carolina. It is certain another 70,000 will go. U is certain that the negroes will gradually move out until there will be b'4t a hundred thousand or so left, and then the farmers will be left indeed desolate unless immigratioG of whites begins and follows emigration of Degroes. What shall be done f The leading paper in all the Gulf country is the New Orleans Times Democrat' It says the North Carolina Degroes in the Yazoo country are over whelmed with distress and sorely panic- j stricken and are anxious to return to j their old homes in thir. State It says: j 'They bad never seeD a flood before, ? and wbes the high water came and i the levee* broke, and they were com- ' pelled to *eek refuge on them, or on j any high place of laud they could find, ? they were naturally panic-stricken at this difference between their new and their old homes."? Wilmington Mes senger. Tizo Cetotary Club. No oily** club in New Ycrk is at ill like the Century. It 1*3 not swell or ; faahionath*; it is not famous for its cuts ine, its furniture or its entertainments; j but it is delightful by reason of the art is- j tic und literaryatmosphere that prevades the piace. Half the excellent pictures OD the walls were painted hy members ; of the club, half the bocks in the library j were written by members. The rooms I areali large,and most of them a little ; dark. Open wood iires make the pince i cosy. The dining room has one great \ table. wh>-re all who come dine and chat. \ The m ?n next yon may Ik* a literary 1 persona^T?, a professor fr.?;n Yah*. <>r artist w* - white hair and a reputation; Iiicliaro .?enry Stoddard conies in and ! speaks in a voice that no other man dare use in th< c?uo lions':*. At the luncheon ! there is a brazier at command, and the members mav, ii they will, and as they ? often do. concoct ? hat dish they choose, j There is no show, no fa-*, no array of servants. Scores of members are almost in rebellion at the pro-spect of leaving the old bouse. Some have threatened in angry moments to organize a new club : and stay, but nothing of the sort will happen, and the quiet dignity of th?Cen tury wil. U; transferred to the splendors of an uptown club house.?New York Letter. Stre#>?,?? ami Shlewa?ks in Herl I?. ! I The snsoothnf*ss of the pavements in 1 Berlin affords immens:' relief in dhnia- ! ishing the confusing noise an<l jar of the 1 streets. Waking early in the morning 1 at a hotel in the center of the business 1 eection. one perceives no rattling of ; wagons, only the clatter of the horses*}1 hoofs, so that it **ins as if cavalry r?-gi- . ' njents were continually passing. The 1 smooth street* have also made cycling ; ' very popular, and tricycles are exteiv ? a:vely used for business purposes. The broad si?I . walks are laid with l?.!^>_'in^ in thecenter, and between that and the ; curbston? are paved with small, mosaic ? i like stones that form a smooth-surface, id and are ''?sily removed and replace*!. Beneath titis space are laid tu<% )d;.< s. j * telegraph and electric light wires. }>;?? u ' itiatie tabes, etc.. so that in laying < r re- , poiriDg these ?fee street pavement is not ? disturbed. The wires of the arc lights, r as well as < ( ti?-- incandescent. aH are t carried underground, and in Berlin ? there are Dot to be seen the unsightly poles that so disfigure the streets in j Mexican cities.?Gor. Mexican Financier. The Ilotee of the Te!??;>!???::?>. ! J We remea^ber well a number of lead- j Jng Brantford gentlernen being guests of I % Professor Bellas his residenceon Tutello Heights to experiment with a very crude tel phonewhiclt??rahamBe?l thenteacb- 1 ing visi! le speech ?(an invention, by thp * way. of Melville Bell's ?u B<*sto?). had ] . been vn orking at. ?Z answered the pur-' poso, of course, bat v.-as not nearly as handy or effective as the present instru ment. It was here, too, that the first telephone line was strung from Professor Bell's to the city, some two miles, so that Brantford may very justly be designated the birthplace of the telephone, if not the birthplace of the inventor, whocame from Seotland as a young man with his father. It was the development of the telephone system and the prospect of the munificent returns which followed which induced Professor Melville Bell, himself a man of wealth and endowed with high mental and inventive gifts, to lea ve here, much to the regret of the people of Brantford aud, we believe, to iiis own.? Brantford Expositor. Superstitious Kai? road 3Ie?. Another tragic point 0:1 the Houston and Texas railrood is Elm creek bridge. It is in a creek bottom, a feu- miles south of Corsicana, where a convict employed in the construction of the road was kill ed while attempting to escape. The tra dition is that the unfortunate man was crammed in a water barivi, head down, and buried in sc andalous haste. The su perstitious think they can see his misty ghost as it flits across the track in front of the engine, ominous of evil. Here ac cident after accident lias occurred; many engineers and (?remen have lost their Uves or been crippled for good, and thousands of dollars' worth of rolling stock and merchandise luis l>een destroy ed. The train men have therefore changed the name of the place to Bail Medicine, and declare that these calami ties will Ih? }>erpelual until the convict is exhumed and buried horizontally, so as to destroy his chances to kick at the road which cost him his life here below. ?Houston Letter in St. Louis Globe Democrat. Vtliat He Did. One would say that Shakespeare, at least, must be the one exceptional prophet to be honored in his own country, but, widely spread as we Jmow his fame to be. at least one Englishman had no very clear idea of ils cause. Some years ago, while passing through Stratford-on Avon. Mr. -To-.do, the En glish comedian, saw a rustic sitting on a fence. "That is Shakespeare's house, isn't it?" he asked, pointing to the building. "Yes." "Fver been there?"* "Xo." ''Brought up here?" "Yes." "Did he write anything?*' "Oh yes. he writ." "What was izY" "Well," said the rustic, "I think he writ for the Bivi-?.**?Youth's Companion. What Di l tlic "*<I.;n v7:m;? A man went into a pancake restaurant on Criswoid sLreet ani t>A? tot?tc waiter girl: "Bring me an order of ho: cakes, one | at a time, and hurry up." The girl brought a plate of hoi cakes, and as he ate them had another one ready. This she did six or eight times. ?*ach relay being dispatched with relish. M the last he tlirew down his knife and fork. "Look here," he thundered in a deep r>ass: "bring me something to eat. I ion't want to swallow batrer and syrup ill day. Anybcdyd* think I was stuck >n pancakes.''?Detroit Free Press. Prepared for Ilio-or^enc?es. "Well, when our advertising cai ,got along there last season the men waited one side of a cooper shop to display ??ne of our finest pictures. The owner -crim ed $23 in cash and ten free tickets "for the privilege, but we refused to be robbed. He finally came down to $20, then to $15, and we offered him $10. said he would take au hour to think it over, and at tlieend of that time I went to get his answer. "4What do yoa estimate the tickets worth?' lie asked. " 'Fifty cents apiece.' "'And" I can sell miner " "If you wish.' " 'Weil. ..ou se4 how T? is. My wife is very sick and liable to die. If she lives j we can use t wo of the tickets to go to the I circus.. If she dies I can use one, but | 1 have to give tiie other to my sisttr- ? in-law for helping at the funeral. That's what 1 have just agreed to do. Make it S'.O.oJ and ten tickets, and you can have : the shop.' "As business is business. I agreed to j his terms, but I never ached harder in my life to give anybody a good licking." ?New York Sun. Qui<-k Witted Birds. S<>me birds are gif ted wich a sense of observation approaching to something very like reasoning faculties, as the fol lowing anecdote prov*-.-,: At a gentle man's house in Staffordshire the pheas ants are fed out of one of those boxes the 1:1 of which rises with the pressure [>f tin* pheasant standing on the rail in j front of the i^x. water hen. observ ing this, went and stood upon the rail as ? soon :is ;!)? pheasant fiad quitted it; but I the weight of the bird >< ing insufHcient : to rais,- the lid of the box. sons to enable I it to get at the corn, the water hen kept j jamjring 0:1 the r.iil to give additional j impetus to i--* weight. This partiallv ! succeeded, bat uot to ;!:-? satisfaction of i the sagacious bird, which, therefore, went off: an !. s-><>n returning with a bird of iuowii s;?:-ei-s. tit*- united weight j of the two had i'.?> desired effect, and ' !;.? successful pair ? joyed the benefit of : their ingenuity.? Monili. How Ship's Hoys \Va>ii Shirts. It was easier to tie a shirt to a line, :!:-:vg it overboard'and let it tow. This ivi?J wa ?1 clothes?wash all the warp oat ?f them in dme. The practice was ;:t tast forbidden theboyson the Wizard, [t'sa lazy boy's wash. Tiie adage "It's ! aev< r ft*> inte to mend" is not applicable ? >n shipboard It should read "It's?iever \ Loo earb. to mei id." Of course a bov of : Ul, v\;:.?se tu?>ther has always stitched : for him. will allow his <?!??? ? s to ?,??> un ii they fall oil body before usin? ':?s ! aerile. As I did. And I sewc;l mysell ip only to rip asunder im met hately. 1 event alx>ut decks a twing of iinps. ri;>-. rags and abortive patches, until they Silled me the ship's scarecrow. And so ivould man?, another spruct young man ? Inder'similar discipline. It's good onca one's life to I".* brought tin's low.? ? Prentice Muiford. I A CHIfcD KILtKD. Another ' in ?* kiihd '?v 'be of opiates ?ivt?n i'i the fonti >.f Soothtor* ?tyruo. Why '. notfi?-r"- ?riv?' ih'-ir i-hildren su '<\ ??. ?ly | . ??. ?. nurpri?-ing when ,-y irati r- ?eve e > ci. : ??( fs pe di li Jt/ irou.id.es i>v u.- '?; A< ??? > ',., ,. ??m>lti?.r. it Contatto! ? . OoitlI? ,.r V...rpl>it:f. m>i(l i>r J K. VV t'cLortoe. ?ti Tlierf >tre lime? when ? feeling of lassitude ? will overcome the most robust, when He sas eri? craves for pure biood, lu furnish the ( ;. - nents of he*Uh an;! sireo^'h. The o^si vMie.iv fo> purifyine the blood !? l'r J. !i. klcLcdu c ?strsftonnlla. cl.ip Merit \Vins. We ?lecite to s.iy t<? <>ur fi-,;/.i"?*. that f-r e.irs we fi>;vo been sellh?^ l)r ">?'s New >isc?'V?-r> for Consumption, !>;? Ki'ig's New Uife l'ti'?!. lic'-klen'f Amin S.i ve :?>:? K?ectrtc Jitters a.'i.j bjive never bandied reine?!???.?< Ihat eil m well, or 'Lai bave ?oeii such universal attraction. VV? do ti<?t r.e-ifnfe t? ?ruarantee hem every tini?;. ?'??! we stand ren *v t<> refuinl be j?uro}>:ise pri?e, i? sat?sf;?c'ory results d?i n- t oJtufr their ??e. The>e rtiuo<lif- h^ ve won their r?-at popularity purei.v uu tlieir uitiiis. J F V. L?ei.oruje, J>ruggUt. 1 j The J?i-u.vs Mule Cure. A traveler, recently returned from P?kin, tells us that he saw a method of cure which may be new to some of our readers. In a temple outside one of the city gates is to l>e found a brass mule of life size, supposed to have wonderful j healing properties. Patients suffering j from every imaginable disease seek this temple to obtain a cure. The method pursued is as follows: Supposing you I suffer from sciatica, you go with all speed to this famous temple, and, having discovered the particular part of the br;iss mule corresponding to the painful region of your own body, you must rub the animal a certain umher of times and then with the same hand shampoo your own, disabled member, and then ? well, then the pain goes. The special feature of this method of can' is its delightful simplicity, is your tooth aching? Just scrub the mule's teeth and afterward your own, and j voila! the cure is complete. Have you ! an ulcer of tlie cornea? Pass the tips of l. your lingers to and fro over the particu ! iar eyeball of the mule, and then.with well regulated pressure rub repeatedly the airlrcted eye. The mule has unhap pily lost Iiis sight during the many years he has been engaged in ids benevolent work, the eyeballs, we are told, having been gradually worn away, as the result .of constant friction, until now you have only the empty orbits to operate upon. The animal is patched in all directions with fresh piecesof brass put on toco*-cr holes produced by the constant friction of eager patients, and a ne'.v, perfectly whole mule stands ready at hand await ing tiie day when his oid colleague, hav ing fallen to pieces in the service, shall give him an opportunity of likewise ben efiting posterity.?North China jJedical Journal. Onail Preserves. The day is net far distant when quails will be preserved in every stato in the Union, and the privilege fc> shoot them over a given territory will be paid for in good suras. Indeed, there are already established in this country quito a num ber of preserves where the right to shoot is purchased. At presetst there is no great necessity for preserves, as the shooting is almost unlimited without it. Still there are number of places where thousands of acres arc let to clubs, and these furnish a man to patrol the grounds occasionally, provide food, and in bad weather suitable shelter for the birds. The birds breed so rapidly and prosper so well under good treatment that the fashion for quail preserves is taking a firm hold, and in timo will be come quite general.?Chicago Times. Sick headachy biliousness, nausea, costive n^ss, are promptly and a^reeublv banished by Dr. J. H. McLeau's Liver and Kidney P?llete (little pills ) Fui ft safe and cer'ain remedy far fever and ague, use Dr. J. H. McLean's Cbills and Fever Cure; it ?3 warranted to cure, vlap If health and life are worth any thing, and you are feeling out of sorts and tired' out, tone up yotir system by taking Dr. J. Ii. McLean's Sars?partila, vlap Pimple?, blotches, scaly skia, ugly spots, sores and uieers, abscesses ?ad tumors, un healthy discharges, such as caiarri?, eczema, ringworm and other forms of skin diseases, j are symptoms of blood impurity. T?ke Dr. J. H. McLuatj's S^rsKparil?a. vlap ! Kingman I Co. Having a large stock of CANNED MEATS, FRUITS and VEGETABLES on li and, we have concluded to sell th&n below the market J rather than earrv them through ; the spring and summer. These j goods that we are offering are I from the finest canneries of the country, and we guarantee j every can sold ; and where sat- ' isfaction is not given the money is i et urn ed. Our stock of JELLIES, JAMS, CATSUPS, ? sauces and pickles are the choicest goods offered j in this city. We handle Butter and Cheese from first hands, and are there by enabled to sell a good, sound and sweet Butter at 25o. per pound. We would be glad to quote parties buying Groceries in large quantities. We are offering about 200 \ pair job Pants from ?1 2-3 to j $3 50 per pair, worth all the! way from $1.75 to ?5.00 peri pair. Also a Hue of Sack Coats j at $2.50 to $3.50, worth $3.50 to $4.50 each. We will sell you a soft fur? Hat, latest style, for Toc, worth j s 1,25. We have a nice line of Plain and Fancy Dress Goois which we are offering very low. | Owing to the- mild season, we j will sell our stock of Shawls at! cost ; they were bought low. i the styles are the latest and j quality good. We have latest styles in ; men's, women's, and children's j Shoes, which we are offering at! prices to suit every one. Give us a call before buying and we will sell von. kinsman & Go. Jan 22 * Having acceptfd a position widi Messrs. I Kiii?/riirtri and <"?> , I AoijI \ f.?- ?fiad in have my friends call <<n mh- when ?? vi-it the n'y. Au\ mail orders entrusted to nu; care j will have prompt nti?-nt?on I will met competition on nil sides* >tu i guai ini.-e per fect satisfaction. Give men c*ii before buy ing and be. convinced-. Yours truly, j<?s 1). Joy g. FOR NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA, ?>REUM VTJSM, EPILEPSY AND OTHER ^ trouble that Medicines cannot cure, ap pli r'or Hall's Health Pamphlet : [ indorsed t> Or. Willard Parker, New York Indi?pensa*de to families and physi cians. The mnn who hongtg that he-does not I n?ni to buy a rNtnphb't because his friend 1m- one. publishes bis friend to be a perjurer, >;nd himself mo better than a receiver of stolen goodg. The Pledge of Honor is >'.s solemn a? an oath. H F. OLIVER, Sumter, S. C. .5?~ln tnv absence hi nny time, see Mr. J. J. ; Mulkxat Harness Store. Jan. 8. Useless Knowledge. Cookery School Projector ? I have called. Mrs. S?mdiet, to ask if you would not like to join our cookery class, just forming. Mrs. Slimdiei (boarding house keeper) ?Oh. I 'Jon'tcare to spend money Jearmn' how to git up a lot o' Frenchified dishes. "All, but you do not understand. Our lessons ire devoted to the preparation of all sorts of nice and palatable dishes just from things left over, you know." "No use to me. We never have any thing left over."?New York AVeeklv. WE CAN AND DO Guarantee Acker's Blood Elixir for ii has been fully demonstrated to the people of this coun try that it is superior to all other preparations for blood disease*. It is a positive cure for syphilitic poisoning. Ulcers. Eruptions and Pimples. It purities the whole system and thoroughly budds up the constitution. Sold by j. F. W. De Lonne. 7 Atlantic Coast Line WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA K. R. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS G01N? SOUTH. Dated April 20, 1890. [No. 23|No. 27|No. 15 L've Wilmington.. Leave Marion. Arrive Florence..-. Leave Florence. Ar've Sumtor... Leave Sumter.... Ar've Columbia. P. M * 6 15 9 S3 10 20 NO. 5? A. M 3 20 4 35 4 35 6 15 1?. ! IO 10 12 40 1 2 A M No. 58 f S 25 y 35 No 521 jy 45 10 55 No. 52 runs through troia Charleston via Central R. ri. Leaving Lanes 9:15 A. M., Manning 9:56 A. M. Train on C. i ). P.. fi. connects at Florence with No. 5?. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Leave Columbia. Ar've Sututer. I No. 51 [No 591 No. 53 ? M *?o S' il ?S Leave Sumter.. Arrive Florence. Leave Flerceec... Leave Marion. Arr. Wilmington II 5S 1 15 A M {No 78 4 85 5 2?( 8 : M * 5 2? 6 32 t ? 3 7 5ti - * 8 15 8 55 11 45 Daily, f Daiiy except Sunday. No. 53 runs through to Charleston. S P., via Central R. R . arriving Manning 7:04 P. A!., Lanes 7:42 P. M.. Charleston 9:30 P. M. No. 59 connects at Florence "*ith C- and D. train for Chentw and Wadesboro. Nos- 7S and 14 it ake close connection at Wilmington with W. ? W. R. R. for all pobt? North. Train on Florence R. R. leaves Pee Dee daily exempt Sunday 4.10 P. M.,arrive (towtand 7 'Hi P. M. Keturning leave Rowluud t? 3D A.M., arrive Pee Dee S.50 A.M. rnin on Mar.ehfster <fc Augusta R. I?-aves Sumrcr d:ii!y except Sunday, . ? A. M. :?r rive R;n;ini ?2.(?!. Returning If ve ..turni 12:15, P. .V., arrive Su m ter l;3? P. M. JOHN F. DIVIN . nen-.al Snp't. J. R KN hi", Assistant ??mi Mmiigr. T. M. EM KR SO . tien. P^^ger Ag'r. Atlantic Coastline. C. NORTH-EASTERN R. R. of S. CON DEN SED SCHEDULE, TRA INS GOING SOCTH. Da'ed Anrii 20. 1890 |No 27|N?.23|No. 53 Le Florence.! ?J 35! *8 30 " Kingstree.I 2 2&| 9 46 Ar. Lanes.j 2 5(.? 10 Ol] P. M. be. Lanes.! 2 St?! IC o7; *7 50 Ar. Cha's'u.! 5 ce ! 1 59! 9 31"! _i A. M.! A M ! P. M. Train on C. k I). R. R. connects at Flor ence with No. 23 Train. TRAINS GOING NORTH. jNo 7X?Nc 14?\o. 7>?1 A. M ! P. : A . F. * 1 20 *4 3?| *7 00 C 29 8 27 6 29| 6 46, Le ChaVn. Ar. Lanes.I 3 ?( Le Lanes.I 3 0<i " Kh-gstree.! 3 Ar Fl?rener. 4 2'Oj 7 551 ?A. M ; P. M A M. * Daily, t Daily ei<v(;t Sunday. No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central R R. of S. C Nos. 78 and 14 run solid to Wilmington, N. C, making close connection with YY. k W. R. R fur all points north. J. R. KENLY, J. F. DIVINE, Ass't Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Sup't. T. M. BMKKSUN. Gen'l Pa?. Agent. CHARLESTON. SUMTER AND NORTHERN RAILROAD. IN EFFECT APRIL 21, 1890. Leave Charleston, Leave Pregnall's, Arrive Sumter, Arrive H-trlin City, Leave Sumter, b^aie Har'.ia Ci?'.", A rri ve pi egnall's, A rrive Charleston, 6 00 a. ra. 11.00 a. m. 5 10 p. rn 6 47 p. m 9 25 p. m 8 55 p. m 1 55 p. ui 6 55 a. m. 7.20 a. in. 9 30 a. tn. 6 00 p. m. 11 03 a. ra 9 30 p. ra. Trains leaving Sumter at 6 55 a. ra. and Charleston at 5 10 tn.. are daily trains ai d run through to destination without change. All other trains run d&il~ except Sunday I. W. FOWLER, " General Manager. South Carolina Railway Co, D. H. CHA M BERLA IK, Receiver. S*? ^^:<^v?r^?r. SEBOS* Com toen <-i <! April 3'iih. l ?-ii), at 1 .'io , tu.. Eastern Time, trains will run as follows: MAIN LINE TO AUGUSTA. west?daily. A. . M. Leave Charleston, 6 (?0 6 00 Summe? ville, 6 53 G.40 " Piegiiall'c 7 40 7 IG " Rr .nehvill?, ^ 55 8 25 Arrive Augusta, 12(1 1125 M A i LINE AC??CSTA TU CHARLESTUN. e ast?-1? a ily. A. M. Leave A 'ignita. Rraiichvil'e, " Pregnall's, " Summet viile, A rri ve Oha rieston, 8 05 lo 50 1 1 44 12 32 P. M. J 15 P. M. 4 ?0 7 58 8 39 9 15 10 00 MA IN LINE AND COLUMBIA DIVISION. daily. Len ve ('liarle.for, ;? Pregtiah's, " Rra neh vi tie, A rrive Columbia, " ('iitnien, A. M. 7 du 8 o"> s 35 lo 43 I 1 30 M. 5 10 6 41 7 4.? lo 05 * lo 50 6 43 S 55 ? 37 11 U3 P. M. 4 45 5 25 7 4 > s .:i 9.30 COLUMBIA DIVISION AND MAIN LINE east - daily. A M. Letett Camden, * 5 5u " ('?.la. '? Branchvi?le, " y ? gna ?l's. A rrive ' Mlarleston, * Ibt?li except Sunday. Connections at Pregn^ll's to and from ('. S it It. U . with tliiiiugii roatdi between Charleston and llarltn City. Conrie:tio son t:a leaving Piegi.all's lor Charleston at J-.i't a m.. and leaving Charleston '"r Preg uali's u?5 10 P. M. (Onnet tio::s at Augusta for all points in Georgin and the West and at Collimnia '? North ami West. THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE. Augusta Division?Through Trains be tween Charleston and Augusta, both direc tions, Through Sleepers between Charleston a??d Atlanta, leaving Charleston at43 r. M.? arriving in Atlanta at 6 30 A. , and leav ing Atlanta at 11.15 P. ?I.?arriving i;i Charleston 1.15 P. M. Sleepers hetween Au gusta and Macon connecting with same Uaius daily. Columbia Division?Through Trains be tween Charleston and Columbia, both dhec tiofiS. S. f>. Pi CK ENS, C. M. Ward, Gen'l Pass. Agent. Gen'l Manger. just look! AND READ CAREFULLY MY PRICES, WHICH ARE ALWAYS AS LOW AS THE LOWEST On Standard, Fancy and Staple Groceries, [an offering a3 usual TEAS, TEAS, TEAS as my specialty, all grades at 50, 75 to $1.00. Good Table Buiter at 20 cents. 2-1 b. Tomatoes, standard, per doz., 95c. 2- lb. Tomatoes, Palmetto brand, per dz. 75. 3- lb. Tomatoes, standard, per do?. $1.25. 2- lb. Peaches, extra yellow, per can, 15c. 3- lb. Thurber's Sugared Fruits, per c, 40c. 2-lb. Sliced Pineapple, jer can, 20c. 2-lb. Choice Salmon, per can, 15c. Sardines, spiced and mu.stard, per can, 10c. French S-irdines. per can, 15 cents. Fish Roes, 4 for 25c , or 75c. per doz Dutch Herring, 5c. each, oer keg, Si.35. Strips, W. P. Harvey k Co , 12k. Chipped Beef, per can, 20c. Asparagus, very fine, fier can, 30c. Richardsou & Robbios' Polled Meats of all kinds. Fairbanks' Potted and Dried Meats, from 10 to 20 cents. Pickled Beef, ppr lb. 10c, 3 lbs. for 25c. New Pickled Salmon, as usual, 10c. Orange Marma/ade, per jtr. 15c. James Cross k Blackrilis, each 20c. Elgin Creamery Buiter at 30c. Ginger Preserves, \ pots, ti?c. \ pots 75c. Sliced Peach Preserves 15c, 2 lbs. for 25c. Mince Meat, all fresh, 12ic Vermicelli, 15c, 2 packages for 25. Queen Olives, just received, per bottle, 25c Pickled Black Trout, just received, 15c Mackerel, per can. 12c Sweet Pickles, per jar, 40c. Plain and Assorted Pickles, 10, 15, 25, 35 to 60 cents. Salad dressing, per bottle, 35c. Pure Olive Oil, per bottle 25c Pe?r Tapioca, loose, 10c. ib. Fiate Tapioca, 10c package. Ferris' Hain?, a No ], world known. Best Cr?nm Cheese, i 5 to 20c. Edam Cheese 95c each. Sapsago Cheese 10. Pineapple Cheese, 60c Amonia, per bottle, 20c. Herring?, boneless, in glass fronts. 15c, 2 for 2tc Scotch Herrine, in c.nns, 1 Ib., 10c. Queen of the Kitchen Soap 10c, or 3 for 25. Pecan Nuts 10c Ib., or 3 lbs. for 25c Alphabet Macearon!, per lb 15c . very fine. Bologna SatJsa e, fine quality, 10c , or 3 lbs. for 25c Pork link Sausage, line quality, 15c, 2 for 25 cents. Table Corn, per can, 2-lb , 10c , or3for 25. Table Corn, Blossom brand. I5c ca?. Tripe, Lrbbv's, 3-lb. can, 25c Roas? ?r-ef, 2-lb. can. 20c Bird Seed, 10c package, 3 pkga. for 25c New Orleans Syrup, direct importation, 75c. per gallon. Try Curtis's Pastry, finest Patent Family Flour. $6.50 barrel, 2libs. Si 00. Flours, other grades, lower priced, 3 to 4 cts. Buckwheat, Pigili and Self-Rising Flour, in packages and loose B*con, raw Coffees and Sugars are advancing The market excited. ? * 1 do not offer more goods and better quality than others fur th-ir money is as good as mine, and why not? should it not go just as far for values? will only add that my goods are as good and as low priced as any, aud those who have tried them, I am satisfied, wiil do me the justice to affirm this fact. POLLISHINE. POLLISHIAE. This artici" beats the world in cleaning gold, silver, dishes, Ac, kr , does not soil the hands and the shine is almost instantaneous. An invaluable article about the household: once tried, i am satisfied will not be done without. Price per package, 10 cents. Messrs. J. Furman Jackson and Eugene Ingram are with me and will nhv*vs be pleased to see their many friends. Cell and see us fur good values. . B. CURTIS, April 2 Main Street, Sumter, S C. EDW. E. REI GO Are the men to call on WHEN YOU NEED ANYTHING IN THE LINE OF HARDWARE. Am pleased to call the attention of the public to the fact that they can buy of us Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes, The genuine Red Star Lead, cheaper than in any other market. Sashes, Doors and Blinds. BUY THE White Mountain Ice Cream Freezer. As the hot season approaches everyone wants an ice Cream Cooler. Cali and examine our stock. FISHING- TACKLE, HAMMOCKS, FLY FANS. Stoves of every description. Oil Stoves from $1.00 up. Tinware, Potware, Woodenware. We call special attention of the Carpenters to OUK LINE OF TOOLS. Hubs, Rims, Spokes, Bar Iron, Iron Pipe. DuPont'? Gun Powder. Fuse Caps and Powder for Blasting purposes. AGENTS FOR Studebaker Wagons and Road Carts-, Bug gies, Carriages and Phaetons. REPOSITORY OX MAIN ST. April 23. STXrO/fcOX*, S- O. ules! ho: HORSES! MULES! Since my last shipments of Jan ary 22 and 23, have received one car load Horses and two car loads extra choice Mules?many large Timber and Draught Mules among them. They will bear inspection. Come and see them. Sumter, S. C, Jan. 31, '00, ATTENTION F branch of the Southwestern Building & Loan Association of Now Or leans, La , was organized in Minuter on March 1st, with the following officers j and Directors : COL. V WalM?. President. Wev. John Kkrsijav, Vice President. L S. Caus?n, Secretary and Treasurer. W. Alston Pringle. Agent. W. II. Ingram, Attorney. Directors'?T.. V. Walsh, John Kershaw, I O fng-aai, W D Scarbor ough. Archie China, W t?lward Dick and VY. ANton Pringle. The capital stock of this Association is $20.000,000 Any one ea'> become j a member by subscribing for ?he amount of stock desired, not less than 5 Shares, j I Stock at maturity is worth $100 00 per share, and matures in six years. The ; j payments on Hock are $1 00 per share first month, and 70c per share each : moniti thereafter A member has the option of carrying his stock *s an invest- j ment, or he may borrow on it by giving either farm or town property as security, j The stock as an investment is safer than Bank or insurance stock ami doubles ' I the money paid in .6 years. This Company is the only one in the country that i allows a member to withdraw his money after one ye::r with I) per cent, added, j ' 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 li per cent, per | annum. There is no premium attached to the loans, and no commissions do- ! ! ducted, but a borrower gels the full amount he applies for and pays G per cent. ! per year on amount he actually gets, and has the privilege of repaying his loan j at any time after one year and stop interest on same. Partice wishing to become ; members of this Association will apply to W. ALSTON PRINGLE, Agent, or W, H. ING HAM, Attorney. March 5, I I ni h F W. MMmi DKALBK IN Agenti mm nun, TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY AND ALL KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY KPT IN \ FIBST-CLASS DKUu STORK. Tobacco, Snuff and Scgars, GARDEN SEEDS, &C, -ALSO Paints, Oiis, Varnishes, , &c. ANI> DY K ST V F FS. Physician's Prescript ione carefully compounded, a?x? orders a-iswered with car? and dispatch. The public will find my stock of Medici n?s complete, warranted genu ine, and of the best quality. Call and see for yourselves. IMPERIAL EOO FOOD, FOR ALL VARIETIES OF POULTRY, ? WILL MAKE YOUR HENS LAY ! It keep? fowls in hpjt condition, and rn*kes poultry the most profitable stock on the farm. When thp Imperia] Egg /ood is fed scord ine to directions, s?elt and drooping chicks will nerer he seen. It supplies all the need ed material for forming hone, notisele, and feathers. j:nd or its ecnOe tonic egj-cf streng.^ ??ns the digestive organs and lavs the founda tion for vigorous, healthy, and therefore, profitable fowls. They will also be fitted for -narket a month earlier than by comrooD treatment For sale by Dr. A. J. CHINA. Marcir 20. Wheelwright and Blacksmith SUMTER, S. C. A PREPARED TO REPAIR AND Rebuild, as well as to buiid outright, all kinds of Vehicles. HORSE-SHOEING A SPECIALTY. Also repair all parts of broken Machinery. Keep on hand a stock of Check and Globe Valves and Fittings. Also keep Pumps on hand and put tlu'cu down. ? handle the SMITH'S SOSS IMPROVED GIN, which is as good as any on tee market, and gires entire s-ttisfac?ioD. Aug 21_ OLD IS LI ABLE. HONEST WORKMANSHIP. NO PINCHING. All work executed in accordance with design selected. No blow-bard agents in the 6eld. MONUMENTS, ?AND? ALL STYLES GEMETESI 0E , As cheap as the cheapest, and as good as the best. Also All Styles Iren Fencing. iL P. SMITH Oot. 2 SUMTER, S. C. WILLI & KENNEDY, Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, Next door to Karle & Purdy's Law Office. SUMTER, S. C. * rDESIRE TO INFORM tbe citizens ot Somier and vicinity that I have opened business on my own account at the above old Stand, and that with competent and polin ! assistasts. I will be pleased to serve them ic I anv branch of my busiuess in tbe beet Styl? of the art. Give me a call WM. KENNEDY. Oc*, io. FREE. .OUS NEW bfetS Solid I :<itoM w?cbS._ kWo?h SlOO.OO. b-?t t?5 watch in tb? world. Perfect timekeeper. Warranted hem . "isolid gold hunting caaee. IBoth tadie**and ?ent's sire*, 'with works uri case* of re<lual value ONE FEKsONin "Vech looality can accure one 'e. top-ther with our lacro "au'i valuable tineof Ilottwehol?! -v-^^i^'Srimole^. Thvse ?ampies,as well asibc watch, ore tree. All the work you need do is to show what we senil you to tho ? who call?your friends and iieisbooreabd th?ae about yoa?t&ax*)ways resulta in valuntdo trade f.ir u*. which holds for y ears when one* started, and thus w? uro repaid. We pay all exprese, freight, etc After you know nil. if you would lik? tt> po to work tor CS. you can earn from j$~? to per week a;id upwards. Address SUnMoa ?fc Co., BoxSltt, Portland, Maine. CAUTION ? Take no inoee unless TV. I. Douglas' name and w*o>w a*w*w price are stainpod en tho bottom. If tSie dealer cannot supply you, fcoi d direct to factory, enclosing advertised, price. w. DOUCLAS $3 SHOE CENTLEMEN. Fino Calf. Heavy Laced Grain and Creed moor Waterproof. liest In the world. Examine Ms 8-VOO GENUINE II 1>- ?* ED SHOE. 84.00 HAND-SBWKI) WEI.T MIOE. 83.50 POLICE > FARMERS* SHOE. 82.50 EXTRA VALUE CALF SHOF. 82.23 A 8i WORK1 NOM EN'S SHOES. 8V?.00 an?! 81.75 BOYS' SCHOOL SHOES. Ail made in Congress, Button and Lace. $3 & $2 SHOES LADils. 81.75 SHOF. FOR MISSES. Best Material. Boat Style. l?eet Fitting. TV. L. Douglas. Brockton. Maas. Sold by FOR SALE BY J. Ryttenberg & Sons, Agents, Jan. 1 SUMTER, S. C MILES ..rf^^.^WV* e-eope?i ? ?.?*. ;? " the \v?rl?i. tte.r fa< ?ii?-sar* tire ? ?1:? i. M?d t.* inrrodeceOM Mifi ?? ? frojHis.wetvill send 1i irv.iy in euch locally, ft. nl>. i. ? >niv Thf-'e who write t..:i>.:it >. .:? nmke sure of ?*? tl- . V--..e. Allyouharetodurn rc >h"w ot?r fr^**?? to neighbor* be ment I 'IUI ' . *?' ?luyo ? the M?iall end of the teie. Th? foll.iwin?? rtit cir?? the pj'pecnwe of it reduced to 1 ?TV-^^ " ' ?: :1 ?r....aiyoa. The about the flfr?eth nur! of:t?bulk. It i? a , d"Uh!e?itete!e ?.-ope.an'arc?."?- i- ea?y to carry. We. will also?hnwyou how you can make fron .S-t t?$lO a day at 1rs?, fnmi the Mart.nith uut experienre. l'.? :t. ?\ rite at o:;ce. We nav all < X|>r.-s?char|coa. ,', , .. (i. HALLLl I i vO.. b?> ?SO. 1'vi.ila:-?. aUlirjt. BEST AND CHEAPEST. ALL GOODS GUARANTEES. Estimates furnished by return Mail. LARGE STOCK. PROMPT SHIPMENTS. ?. mm i co, MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE SALE DEALERS IN Doom, m% BLINDS, MOULDING, - ?and? SS?7SEAL BUILDING MATERIAL, Office and Salesrooms, 10 and 12 Hay ne St., CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 25 o COLUMBIA, S. C. SA SII & BLINDS, LATHS, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, . AND HAIR. M? aM American IMoi&Ias, PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES. CARTER WHITE LEAD, The Best io the Market. Special Attention Given to Ordert by Mail. C. 0. BROWN & BRO., Opposite Post Office, COLUMBIA, S. C. Get 5-0 C. WULBEBN & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND DEALERS IK Mm, LiQfiors, T?te, k 167 and 169 East-Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. 2_? OTTO F. WIETERS, WHOLESALE GROCER And Liqnor Dealer. OFFICE AND SALESROOM: 133 East Bay, Charleston, S* C, Nov. 7 o_ g? . mm & so?, Established 1847. WHOLESALE GROCERS, Auction and Commission perchants and Liqnor Dealers. AG TS FOB The Philip Best Brewing- Co., Milwaukee Beer, and the "Best" Tonic, a concentrated liquid extract of Malt and Hops. The Palest Brewing Co., Milwaukee Beer. 197 EAST BAY and 50 and 52 STATE S?^ (Auction Room State Street,) CHARLESTON, S. C. ?&" Consignments Solicited. Jan. 23._o CHAS. C. LESLIE, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in FISH, GAME, OYSTERS, TURTLES, TERRAPINS. POULTRY, EGGS, ?c Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market. Office and Fish House, 18 and 20 Market St, East of East Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. All orders promptly attended to. Terms cash or city acceptance. Oct. 3_ GEO. L. COOK, PHOTOGRAPHER, 265 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. WaVerlyho?se, IN THE BEND OF KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Rates, $2 and $2.50 per day. G. T. ALFOBD, Mav 2-0_PROPRIETOR. WRIGHT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. -O THIS NEW AND ELEGANT BOUS!*! with all modern improvements, is now open for the reception of cueste. S. L. WRIGHT & SON, Proprietor*. Obtained, ?.!?d ail t'A '/ . '/' ? ? A. > at tended i? fof Mf>f>rh'.lTF FE?S Our offre is opvoMto tito '".S l'atont Office, and wo can ob? tain Patents ni U ss lime (hau t?u-v r>. mofe froni isatstiTos. N-ii.i ?ioiiEK ;?;.?.: n /Av; or ?if invention. Wv advise tt< t<? ?wtent. n?.il?tv t'r?-o o< charco ??n1 \\<? make < Jt.?UGS 7 / >">? i'ATKXr IS SE* ? /:> :>. F??r o?rcti'nr. lulvhv. ti-rms and r<-frr?vi?eos to actual clients in yo?x own Stale. Connu. ru y or ?owu, v. rjtc ??i G:A:S'N0W?C0 Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D G KOW'S YUUR FENCE ? ? SSL Wt have the CHEAPEST and Best s5 Wj WOVEN WIRE FENCING r '? ?sL ^^Wlre Rope Selvage, is im 50 nrCHES HIGH AT ? CEKT8 MR ROB. Lawn. Garden, Poultry and Stock Fencing, all sizes and widths. Gates to match. Prieeelow. Sold bv dealers. Freight Paid. Send for circulars, ths mcHuixi? woTSH wiBsn?CKce., cmicasa, ul? P. S,-4Jl-t>tccl LAW> ud C?tf?X?RY itt