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[Tbs Ameultural College d Tied up Still. Wjll. JHavs to Decide the Matter.' x ?poh*ujfi?*Revistar, April 5 ] Tte'ff?llowio'g is the last letter from Itfee Department of the Iuterior to Gover? nor Tillman in regard to the equitable distribution of the fund last year giveu .by Congress to be divided between the wbitii and the colored agrL-nltural col? leges of the State. As will be seen by lt, the Department of ?he la te tier ad? heres to its idea of what is an "equita? ble" distribution. Governor Tillman's, reply was mailed yesterday, and a copy of it ?ill also be found below. He, too. adheres to his previously stated views, and f o the whole matter lies over for the consideration of Congress at its next session, unless the Secretary of the In? terior should io the meantime conclude to accept the basis of distribu? iou provi? ded for by oar Legislature at its last ses? sion : DEPARTMENT OF* THE INTERIOR, WASHINGTON, March 21st, 1*91. Itoax B R ^Tilintan, Governor of Scm& Carolina. I SlRv^I bave the honor to aekowledge I the receipt of your letter of the lb\h io ! ?tan?^t^ tte? your -Legislature hav ! iog acted and adjourned until November . the questiou of the equitable -division of i I the funds appropriated for agricultural colleges by the Act of Congress, ap? proved August 31, 1890, is oo longer j ao open ooe so far as the State of South Carolina is concerned, -and ecqairiug j whether the Secretary ''refuses to pay Sooth Carolina her quota upon the basis ] proposed by the General Assembly, and j if so, whether he. insists that the school population, as shown by the census of 188? instead of 1890, shall govern?" Io answer to the first part of the io |??a?rj I have the ?fonor to call your at? tention to the provisions of the statute. It is provided in the first section : ..That in any" State in which there bas been one ' college established in pnrauaaceof the Act of July 2, 1862, sad alsoiB which an educational insti- j tnti?n of ^fike character bas been estab- ; lUhed or may be hereafter established, | and ie DOW aided by snch Slate fror ft3 ! own revenue for the education of colored j Staden ts in agricnUnre and the mechanic . arts, however named or styled, or whether or not it has received mooey heretofore ander the Act to which this Act is an amendment, the Legislature of such State may prepare and report to the Secretary of the interior a just and equitable division of the fund to be re? ceived ander this Act between one col? lege white students and one institution for.colored students established as afore? said, which shall - be divided into* two parts and paid accordingly." Section 4 provides: - - . "That on or before the first day of | Joly in each year, after the passage of ;' this Act, the Secretary of the Iuterior ! sh ai- ascertain and testify to the Sec- j retai y of the Treasury as to each State j and Territory, whether it is entitled to j receive its share of the annual appro? priation for colleges, or of institutions for colored Staden ts under this Act, and the amount which thereupon each is entitled respectively to receive.. If the Secretary of the Interior shall withhold a certificate from any State or Territory of ks appropriation, the facts and rea- j sons therefor snail be reported to the President and the amount involved j shall be kept separate in the Treasury ! outil the close of - the &<?x i Congress io j order that the State or Territory may, j if it should so desire, appeal to Congress j frone the determination of the Secretary j of thc Interior. If the next Congress j shalt not direct such sum to be pai?*, it ! shall be tamed into the Treasury, and ! the Secretary of the interior ' is hereby ? charged with the proper administration of this law.*' It seems evident that while-the legis? lature may propose a division of the j fand bet i? eeo the two institution?, it is ? made the duty of the Secretary to p-*ss j apo? the equitableness of the proposed ; division. In all bot a very few in- I stances where a slight variance was al- j milted the Secretary has insisted upon j a division ou the rati? of the -school pop- . olation, and this seew? to be the most equitable and nniform basis that can be [ adopted. In this case he secs no reason to recede from his convictions that equity demands a division iu the ratio j of the school population. In answer to the second part of the inquiry, I have to s-ate that when* you were written to on the subject, January 31, 1891, the school census for the State of South Carolina for the year 1890 was not available, and the census of 1880, white 3D 9 per cent., colored 64.1 per cent., was suggested as aa ?quitable basis of division. The de? partment is now in possession of the seboo? censos for 1890 (Whites 36\7 per cent , colored 63.3 per cent.,) and it is considered that the division should be based apon the latter enumeration. Very respectfully, GEO. CHANDLER, Acting Secretary. GOVERNOR TILLMAN'S REPLY Sou. Geo. CJiomlhr, Acting Secretary ! Interior, Washington, D C. SIR: I have the honor to acknowl- i edge receipt of your letter of March j 2l?v, in reoly to mv letter to lion. Jobo W, Noble, dated Feb 16 h. As ? I wrote to Mr. Noble; our General as- i se m Wy Bas proposed an equal division j of the fand donated by Congress last j year **for the further endowment and j support of colleges for the benefit of ! agricaltare and the mechanic arts," j between Clemson Agricultural College (white) and Claflin College (colored), j Whether such division is equitable or ' not- as provided by the statute and whether the Secretary of the Interior bas the right to refuse South Carolina ber quota because be thinks it is not equitable is for voa or him to decide until Congress meets. South Carolina bas dealt liberally with its co'ored college ia the past and I am sorry to see it crippled by a re? fusal on your part to accept the appor? tionment proposed by the State. As Governor I have the authority to do no more, and if I had, I would refuse to accent the money on such terms as you offer. Very respectfully, B. R. TILLMAN, Governor. A West Virginia paper records the demise of a mule at the advanced age of thirty-six years. To show how little j the'expert tu ufe isfs' know abbot the ! male this male was purchased at a Government sale of condemned stock daring the war and has been doing duty in the West Virginia mines ever since POR DYSPEPSIA . Indigestion, and Stomach disorders, usc BROWN'S IRON BITTERS* AH dealers keep it, $1 per bottle. Genuine has ! trade-mark and crossed red lines on wrapper. The Mighty Fallen. Who dares to say tew that civi'iza tioo, with its witcheries, is a failure ? Governor Tillman wears hid gloves ! The State" is r.ot an official paper, but this is an "official" statement. It has been made, after mature delibera? tion, to a representative cf the State hy Governor Tillman himself. li must be assumed that the Execu? tive realized the gravity ot the admis j sion, and foresaw its probably disas ! frons consequences. Whether he has I been importuned hy his constituents to i set at rest the painful rumor which had been fl lating around the State for several weeks, or whether he had grown weary of the iterated question? ings of the Cheraw Reporter and des? perately determined to end them at whatever cost to himself, we do not know, and perhaps may never be able to find out. The secret is locked in a breast which has proven a safe re j ceptacle for many other secrets, both campaign and State. But Governor Tiilman has made the admission, and, more than that, he has exhibited the proofs, these being a pair of kid gloves which he declares be wore apon the happy occasion of his ascen ' s^on to the throne, and has had in ? service ever since.. Yes, he is really, j ar d at least, "one of them kL gloved fellows iu Columbia ; one of them fel? lows that stroll down Main street to the Srate House at ten o'clock io the morn? ing: with tan-colored kid gloves on tneir dainty hands, while you and I. poor farmers, have to rise up at daylight, and go into the fields and work at the 1 plow all day to support all this magni? ficence.'7 Who would hav-D believed it ? Gone is the glorious independence of the "wool bat." Gone is the freedom to criticise and condemn the enervating in? fluences of official life. Gone is the Spartan spirit of the rsfornier and the candidate. Wooed by the fatal fascinations of fashion, tempted by the lissome fingers of the maiden glove, our nobie Gov? ernor has fallen ! Henceforth he is in the toils of the enchantress, Columbia, who has en? meshed so many of the guileless sons of the soil in years gone by. But they were ignorant of their danger, while he had knowledge which enabled him to warn good people of the siren's influ? ence, and* pitilessly scourge those who yielded to her soft allurements. As Harmachis before Cleopatra, he has yielded his principles, his faith and his sovereignty, and now awaits the dire vengeance of the outraged gods of agricultural Egypt -State. The Coosaw Case? Somebody is going to be in trouble about one year hecce over this Coosaw business. This company heretofoie has been paying about five hundred and fifty dollars a day iuto "he State treasury, but now it, is not paving anything and prob? ably will not for the next three or four years. This money has gone into the Stale treasury and our taxes have been reduced by that amount. The case is now in the Uoited States Court, and if it is not pushed through more rapidly than cases ia that court usually are it will be three or lour years before it can be heard. Ia round numbers, the amount annually paid by the Coosaw Company to the State is ?'200,000. If it should be one year before the case is settled the State will be $200,000 poorer; two years, 4?0.U00; three years, ?000,000; four years, $800, 000, and so on, and the taxes of the people will be that much higher. How does that strike the man who has been complaining of high taxes during the last few years, and thought he was ger ticg a reform governmtut in tho pre? sent administration '? How do you like the idea of paying your part of that two hundred thousand dollars when your taxes are already high enough? Think of that and re member at the same time that the State is being kept out of that money through the folly of a few men who could have saved the monry wi?hout compromising the rights of the State iu the least. The plan which the State should have adopt? ed was to allow the Coosaw Company to continue at work while tbs case was pending in cour*. This could have been doue without injuring the State's claim, and the two hundred thousand dollars would have been s^ved to the people. Why was this not done ? That is a question which must be answered by those who have charge of this matter. The people will want aa explanation and a good one and it canuot be given. Ste answer nor explanation will satisfy the people so long as they are paying for somebody elsa's folly at the rate of $550 a day. This is reform with a vengeance! Saving the State ten cents in one place and spending a doilar in auother! Oh reform, how many follies are committed in thy name I-Pee Dee Index, Marion. The White Women of Kan? sas. The white women of Kansas came to time with telling effect in the recent election in the old John Brown State. As soon as it was found out that the Republican party was voting the colored wemen in a body, the wives and dau^h ters of whi'.e Republicans took the mat? ter ia batid and voted "sith the white Democrats to a woman. The situation was not to be hidden from these Kansas wemen. They saw at a glance that if the Republican pui-tv claimed and obtained the support of the colored contingent of Kansas the colored line was drawn, and like true women they walked into line with the white Democrats and carried the day. As long as the colored people consent to be the political chatties of ?he Repub? lican party, or the R-pnbliean party cairns the support cf the colored votrrs ou the score of color, thc white people of the ccuntry are put on notice that the colored line is dnwn, aud they aie going to act on it just as the Kansas women did and wiil do again -G>>\v.rn bia Register, April 10 . Now Try '?hi!*. It will cost you uoibiiig will ??rely ii.) jpn gttod. if y< u U?ve a Cough, Cold, or any trouble with Throat. Chest or Lungs. hr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Coughs and Colds t*guaranteed to '-'ive reKef, or tu on ey will be ptid back Sufferers from hi Grippe f' und it just the t:.:ng and und? r irs use bada Speedy ai.d perice? r<;e-?v? rv. 'Irv a. campte bottle at oar cv;<i!?tf adj learn for yourself jas.' hf>w g*>od n thing it i?, 't riai lit? tles free at .J. F VT. DeLoruie's Drag Store. Large size ?ec and $1.00. 3 Wi I ll I - Backlen'tt -Aruica Salve. The Best Salve ir> thc w<>rf 1 f?r Cuts, Brui*?. 5<>re% Uk-ers. Salt Kben?. Fever Sor&s, Tetter, Chapped H?md3 Chilblains, C<ms and ail Sk:n Kr options, and positively cures Piles, 'Si no pay required, it is ^uar.tr.tecd to giro per? fect satistactinn, or money rcfur.?lcii. l'riee 2bcents per box. For sale by J. F. Vf. De L : me O Free Sugar Won't Help Con? sumers. NEW YORK, March 31.-A special to I the Times from San Francisco says : I Mr. ITavemeyer. the New York sugar J man, has completed a compact that will j end the war that Claus Speckles and hts sors have waged on the sugar trus*. It is understood that the basis ot agreement is a division of territory i Spreek'es agrees to retire from Phil j adelpbin and to confine Mjgar refining to j this cos st, aud to st ll no sugar east of j the Rocky mountains. Havemeyer j agrees not to interfere with the sugar ! business west of the Kooky mountains. The result of this combiue will be to j advance the price of sugar. The new j tariff will reduce the price for a time, j but the big operators wiil soon wipe ! this out and make sugar dearer than it is now. San Francisco -Claus Spreckles was seen this morning regarding the state? ment ihat the Spreckles refinery &ud Havem^yer had combined to divide the sugar market. He admitted that an un derstanding with the Havemeyers had been reached, but it did cot relate to a division of territory,and the prices wouH continue to be regulated by supply and demand. Futther than this he did not care to speak. J. C. Havemeyer. who is understood to be in the city, had not been seen at a late hour. Chicago toot-pads are a tough set. A couple of them recently struck an unsophisticated denizen of a Pennsyl? vania town who bad goue to Chicago to see the sights, allured him into a back lot and not content with relieving him of all bis cash made bim shuck the last stitch of cloths, and then departed. Thc Penn? sylvania man clothed himself with an empty barrel which happeued to be near by, and yelled until a policeman came and got him out of the barrel and predicament. Ile emerged therefrom a naked but a wiser man with a very low opinion of Chicago thieves. --fr- -^n^ Removal. Oar friends ami patrons will remember that the Watchman and Scuthron is now on its own ground, on Liberty street, opposite the Fire Engine House. LOOK OUT. FOR THE Ice Cream Wagon When you hear the bell ring. I have contracted with the Sumter Ice Company for Ice to supply the retail trade this season. I will deiiver ice daily except Sunday from wagron. 100 LBS. FOR 75c. 50 '* li 40c. Stnal! quantities lc. per pound. Special engagement made with customers who want IO or more pounds daily. Ice house open on Sunday from ll to 1 o'clock. .My Ice Cream, Milk Shake and Soda Water J?I AND G.^1 I is now fi;ted up Tor tiie Ladies. 1 will deliver ice Cre*m at short notice at Si-SO per galion : 50c. per quart. For Pic ?-ic3 and Festivals in quantities Si 00 per gallon. Thanking my many customers for patronne j of the past and asking a continuance of the j same. I wi!! endeavor to give satisfaction. ANDREwa I MBS. M. L EPPERSON j w ? is prepared to entertain hoarders, both I regular and transient, with first class accoiu : modutious. j TABLE SUPPLIED WITH THE BEST. Liberty Stree;, near St Joseph's Academy Feb. 25-3m._Sumter, S C. City Real Estais ftr oak ?Till: HOUSE A XI) LOT KNOWN AS ?"SITARES HOUSE," IHHIflHH?HHflHMMHflMMMfl . Lot 122 feet on M*in S-reet. 218 feet deep, j Hou-^e has S rooms, a dining room, kitchen i ?n>1 pantry. There are also 3 chambers ! m th? vard. Pt ?mises well suired for private '? Boarding House. If not sold by May 1st, j will be rented. ALSO I Lots, Both Large and Small, to suit purchasers, on Republican Street, New Street, Rail Road Avenue and Sumter Street. Terms Accommodating. J. I). BLANDING. March 25-1m. CITY LOTS FOR SALE. . NORTHWEST SIDE. >ANGING IN PRICKS FROM S150 \ lb S-i50 each. Size 50 to 80 fVet front j by i 73 to 200 feet deep. Beautifully located in the healthiest part of j the City-a large number of them j t> feet higher than at the interjection of Main j and Liberty sire s. Terms, one-third cash, balance in one and j two } ears. Applv to j "JNO. S. H?GHS0N. A. S. BROWN. W. A. BROWN. ? March 4 -.'!:n j RICE POUNDING. MY RICE MILLS, KNOWN AS THE W. F. ?>esCbamps Mills-four miies ! North of Sumter-ar ; now in gocd order, j pounding 35 to 40 bushels per day, and I wiil endeavor to gi ve Satisfaction to all customers. Any information desired may he oblttioed by addr-ssing me ?t Hxgood, S C. IL C. DESCHAMPS. i-*.-1'. 25-3m NEW LUMBER YARD. BEG TO INFORM MY FRIENDS AND the public generally that my Saw Mil! located on the C. S. ? N R. R.. just back of my residence, is now in full operation, and I ara. prepared lo furnish all grades of Yellow f Pine. Lumber from u o bled timber, at prices I according to grades Yard accessible on North side of residence. f J.H. ROACH. & G*. fa f> A "V EA SC ! I un.??rt?1c? to tottCy U ~* \ \ if S S1*!ach"' v:'?!^"-*,: K ?'M"T.MW? % ""fe I ?< 5 ? 5 B - " ' '-" '.."! "?>'. ?vriir..ii?J VSt? Bf! ff "G*1"*T w..rk ic.J0!.?riou ?v yyWV Vhow :.i. Thr** .: i.urs-"* i. .ir atom H i:wJi.n'v?rthoy?ir^lAvilJ?:.?<>iimff*?W to? ; -:;.i ?r? itip?..\ :;i u Iii. Ii v..i(? ram i bair miHjtuil NVni ....-y ito?.ii,-. - .i:??..,.'...v.-. K.L?1J mi.l rjiiicUr !??::::. ?!. I <? . ...... v .. I . . irotii . u-li V ,-r<-..uMr. I bi?vt a . xiyian-bt rn-! prorid .) ?v::U ?.?.; m-nt a Hr?? ? !.?? i i ? making or? i S M""! a lorvj. ii. I: . \ KW ?.il S0 5-J ?>. Kuli j-. ..?-'IC?;i:. A.l.troi,? nt pnri?, S?. <J, Al^c.i:?.'. Mi.?v AutiUHlu, Maine.' STORE FIXTURES. C _/""A>k (ur Oa:alo?ur, TEBR? MTG CO., NASHVILLEJEII* DUCKER i BBLTM? Full in all Lines. Our Spring Stock is now opened and ready for inspection. We are full in all lines. Beautiful, new and sensible designs for early spring wear. Linen t Chambrays, Ginghams, Out-door outings, suitings, wool and light Ohal lies, complete line of White Goods, tine Embroidered Suits, black embroided Suits, plain and cross-bar Muslins, pure Linon Lawn. Every bodjr is surprised at the very low prices given to Hamburg Edgings and Embroidery, Rib? bons, Hosiery, Hand? kerchiefs, Buchings, &c. s, uresis, mm, MS. Ladies' and chil? dren's trimmed and untrimmed Hats at unheard of low prices. In our lotions are numerous novelties for spring and sum? mer wear. Oar Fancy Grocery Department Is filled to overflow? ing with everything in that line needed by housekeepers. Send or leave your orders with us, have your goods delivered promptly and in good order, and be satisfied j of the fact that our ? low prices are cousis- j tent with high grade j and quality. People who obseve Lent are always looking for something they can eat. Call and we can feed you. Large White Fat Mackerel, Boneless Codfish, Codfish in Cans, Len tiles, split Peas, Scotch Peas, Pickled Herrings, Pickled Salmon, Dried ; Fruits, Evaporated j and canned Fruits and | Vegetables. Six dif-1 ferent kinds of Soup j preparations, Jellies. Jams, Preserves. Chocolate, Cocoa, Broma <fcc. Weekly j arrival of Plain and j Fancy Crackers and j Cut Cake, and Fancy j Candies. Mild Sugar- j Cured Breakfast Strips and Pig Hams, j Smoked Tongues, j Buckwheat, New Or- ! leans Molasses, Maple ; Syrup, Olives, Pickles, Cheese, Ginger Pre? serves, and will have in time fox Easter Cranberry Sauce. Be sure and get a can for Dinner that day. Small figures on large j quantities, ? March ii> JU s IX SUMTER. New Store, li lei, Sw Mi. W, H. G?LULAND & CO. Beg to announce to the citizens nf Sumter, C'ny and County, that tivy have opened I2T TEE MONAGHAN BLOCS. A Complete Stock of Drugs, Medicines, Toilti ?ud Fancy Anieles, and other ?roods, such'as are usn.-illr found in :i Drn^ Store, including SEGA RS AND TOBACCO, GAR? DEN SEEDS. Exe Especial attention is invited to a fine line of PERFUMERY, embracing some fi ?ie imported Extracts. Careful attention giren to 'he compound? ing of prescriptions, and calls promptly at? tended to at a!! hours. Au Electric Be!! will be found at the door j for Dight use. COME AND SEE US. W. II. GILLI LAND k CO J MONAGHAN BLOCK, MAIN STREET, SUMTER, S. C. Fe'>ruarv 13 -1-! Get your haokerchief perfumed free with ! Cr>ih Apple Blossom at Gilliland k Co.'s. It's cozy enough -thc Ball corset. That's be? cause it has coils of fine wire springs in thc sides. They clasp thc figure closely, but yield to every motion. They "give",*but they come back. So does your money -if you Ve worn a Ball cor? set two or three weeks, and find that you don7t like it. J.RYTTEXBERG A SONS. AT SIX PER CENT. THE SUMTER BOARD OF THE EQUITABLE BI?i & Loan Association Of Augusta, Ga., has money to loan on first mortgage Rca! Estate, (town or county,) at SiX PER CENT. A. S. BROWN, President. A. WHITE, JR . Sec. and Treas. C. C. MANNING, Attorney. W. A. PRINGLE. Feb. 25 Agent. ii, mu i F1 l bog to iuform the public that 1 | keep fine "FRESH MEATS" ! and also FINE FRESH FIS II | of all kinds. I wish to inform rnv customers that I hnve ' opened a BUTCHER'S STALL IN FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE, on Libet ty Street, j where I will keep a neat place, at which | Indies can call and examine meats aud fish. j Thanking the public for past favors, I re spectfally solicit further patronage. itiTl also pay the highest cash price for Beef and Pork. W. J. DAWSEY. 2-11 -3m_ Sample of Crab Apple Blossom Extract free ta Giiiilftnd ?fe Co 's brue Store. IF YOU ARE GOING WEST ! AND WANT LOW RATES To Arkansas. | Texas, Missouri, Colorado. Oregon and Cali- i fornia, or any puiut WEST or NORTH? WEST- IT WILL PAY Yo? To write to me. FRED D. BUSH, D. P. A.. L & N R. R. Nov. 5 -x ?.S Wail St., Atlanta, G:i HOLMAN & LEM?STER. ! CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, SUMTER, S. C. "ITT!LL MAKE BIDS ON ANY WORK \Y in City or County, and will do all woik with despatch and iu bett of work? manship. Calls hy mail or otherwise responded to promptly. Can be found at present al build- j inga on West end o? Calhoun Stresr. E. il. HOLMAN, Xov. 2G-v G. F. LBM ASTER. What I Heard Some Ladies Say. What a pretty store ! How light and spacious ! It is a real i pleasure to select goods in this establishment. We are served 1 by courteous ladies who show us exquisite bonnets,-lovely hats I -jaunty toques.- all made of the best material and of latest style. // m I What avails the most elegant gown if we have no becoming j headgear ? The selection of a hat requires time, taste, and study j and all can be found bi llie 5'elfafeie S?22il loo?^-CSla?>- ! lisfac? laonse of Ifllss itlcKlhose. Kot only do von see the very latest shapes, but a LESSON IN ! COLOR is taught, by looking at the magnificent roses, delicate ferns, pansies and violets, each with its shade of green, and com- j bined so skilfully with tulle, crepe, or lesse that the result is an i exquisite picture, and we marvel how it has been wrought! j Here a butterfly is caught and imprisoned-there a serpent lies j half hidden in falls of gold-woven lace-trailing wreaths, rare feathers, and artistic designs, delight the eye at every turn. The j most fastidious can be satisfied, for there are styles to suit the ; taste of all. Here indeed, are we reminded, that "a thing of j beauty is a joy forever." for the secret of all art, is to combine ? colors so skilfully, that the effect is perfect harmony ! Where j do you find such straw-braids, Lilians, black lace hats? and such j delicate workmanship ? Oh ! look at those dear little baby caps! did you oversee any- I thing so dainty ? What could be sweeter ? You need CORSETS ? j These can be easily supplied without leaving the counter, supe- j rior in shape, finish, and material. Furnished with these, your; dressmaker cannot fail to give you an easy and elegant fit. j Have you noticed the new styles in ruches? just see the varie? ty in crepe lesse ruffling, white, cream, silk-corded, all kinds that you could desire. Oh ! for an unlimited check, to spend the amount right here ! For all that a woman can need In ?j/'ist class store of tins kind, Yet offered at moderate pi ices In tliis place alone, you will Sad. And hats, toques, velvets and laces. Never eQualied in Sumter before, To suit :tii complexions :?r.d faces April 1 A re-fou nd in Miss MrEihose's st?r?. MONEY TO LOAN ON EASY TERMS. rpiIE INTER-STATE BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, Ur COLUMBUS, GA , j through the Si:n:*.er Branch, has. money to loan on city real estate, on easy payments, *t low rate of interest. SUMTER BOARD Ot* DIRECTORS : J. A. MOOD, PRESIDENT, A. S. BROWN, Vies PRESIDENT, MARION MOISE, A. J. CHINA, A. C. PH ELPS, R A BRAND, J. D. GRAHAM. MARION MOISE, ATTORNEY, W. E. M IMS. SECRETARY AND TREASURER. For information in regard to the plans of the Association, cal? on or address, A. C. PHELPS, Feb. 28 Local Ajrent. .... _ - - Positively .the last for this Season. Parties wishing to purchase will please take notice thar. I will receive about March 10th, One Car Load Broke Mules, And about March 25th., One Car Load nice Driving and Work Eorses 3 ./-I. r?&m i Sumter. S. C. March 7, 1891 JLiiS ? R filis CAR LOAD OF FIM? ?BIVOG HO?SES. TWO CH EOADS GOOD MUI ii S. One Car Load Old Hickory W a g 3ns. CELEBRATED SPIRAL SPRING CORTLANJ CARTS. Also, a few of the PARRY CAETS. CARRIAGES, ^ f^f^T Surrys, Buggics^ and ^ ^ Phaetons. <i;^ A few hundred bushels of na-^vJ^^^^^^^^^B' tire Red Rust Vroo? Oats. gS^^^^^^^^^ ; WM. IL Dorembei 3 AJSTD I 1 ? JJL j=> 13 OUR SPECIALTY. [f you want un unequaled assortment to select from, como to ns. if yon wain tho netccsi designs, como to os. if you waul fair treatment and ?to mi*rcpreservation, come ?o ns. If you want thc loweri .>ri>-t^. conic to ra*. If von want \f?rd^kt^s:'.ij,Mth. conic to vt?. If VDU wa it nollie attmfton. como to it;*. NO ORDER TOO SMALL OR TOO LARG-E. Wo ?Iso carry a large assortment of the celebrated Cream Colored (porou*) Flower Pots and &rn#, aro offering very cheap. Kxamhie them and we are con ii de nt you will buy no others OUR CHEVAL SUITS TAKE THE LEAD. W?1VT & For the following well-known and reliable* FIRE tarlee ftipaiesy And solicit a share of the FIES HM! wm Our rates are as lbw and' our policies as Liberal as any first class Insurance Companies-. THE QUEEN, of Emi>n& THU NORWICH UN TON.. of England5, THE NIAGARA, of New Torfe, THE CONTINENTAL, of NCTV York, THE NORTH AMERICAN, of Philadelphia, THE GIRARD,. of Philadelphia, THE MERCHANTS, of Newark, ?7. X ALT??OiT MOSES. I STILL CONTINUE To keep- a first ela33 stock of GORRAL MKCEAMSI -THE BARGAINS are too numerous to enumerate, I invite the attention of close buyers who desire first class goods. Call special attention to our Butter and Teas, mmm MOSES. Feb lit. We have received our fall stock of Pry ??-oods9 1 Notions, Clothing, SHOES AND HATS, and are prepared to offer spe? cial inducements to buyers. Our line of DRY GOODS have never been as large and complete as this season. Our line of p?am and figured Wors? teds and Flannels are very ?eat and are offered at ! ROCK BDTTOM PRICE*. Let us show you before buy? ing and we will sell you, that is, if prices and quality are any inducement. We have an immense linc ai Gents7 and Ladies' ! ?NDERTESTS, ranging in price from 20c. to SI.25 each. Otrr shirts for men at 50c. will equal if not surpass anything on the market at 66c. In our SHOE STOCK we have many bargains in men's womeivs and children's shoes. Our leader for kdies' at 81.75, and men for ?2.00 can't be duplicated ' \m 25 to 50c. per pair. We can save you from ?1.00 to $2 50 a suit on CLOTHING if you will i^ive us the oppor? tunity. Ail we a?k *s for yo? to look through our stock and get our prices. In PLAIN AND FANCY GROCERIES we are tire leaders. We sell nothing if not of the first qual? ity and our prices are the lowest. Our stock is fresh and well selected. We have every kind of cairned Meats, Vege? tal vies a od fruits, all fresh good? of this seasons' pack. We give special prices on can goods by tiie dozen. You will find our sales mea piearsaoi and attentive to ali costot?ers--perieeS ly willing ti) show gooda at ail ttmetf* All goods delivered to any part of th* y promptly and free ot cWge. Ftttl i weight Gaarautsed, KiogmaD ? Co Ov tuber I