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Cfc t?t?t tenait at? Sout?na. WEDNESDAY, MABCH 23, ?92. .Tho Stonier Watchman wa* founded itt 1850 ead the ?Vae Southron in 1866. Tke Iva?dbman ts*<? Sovthron now has the combined circulation aad influence of both of Ute old papers, and is mani? festly toe best advertising medium io Seater. EDITORIAL- NOTES. Property owners of Sumter, upon whoa the tax will faU should not forget that the nest toondi will hare the expenditure of more money than any previous coo neil. Remem? ber tbtSfwhea you vole and vote for the right kind of men. If HUI bad passed through Sur ar we are tuc? there would hare been a large crowd at the depot to meet bim, and be would bare re reived hearty cheeta at the conclusion of his speech, yet that would not' have altered the fact that there are not fifty men in this city ia favor of Hill for President The Sumter delegation to the convention in ?Colombia sj-morrow ia cern posed of repre? sentative men of the highest character and are men i..at wt?? truly represent "the county. They caa be depended upon to perform their duty fa a'conserratlve manner, and in the baods of sacb men the interests of the State are safe. ' The ract that ignorance combined with pig? headed obstinacy m-ike the lawyers fat is being amply verified by our present adminis? tration. The Oreen ville Nhc3 asserts on good authority, that the fees paid to the lawyers by the State during the present gubernatorial IMBI will amount to more than all the fees paid by the State to law vers since 1876. So ?Beb for economy. The taxes will continue tr? grow heavier if tbis sort of reform goes on. Gai. James L. Orr, of Greenville, goes for Tillman in a manner that meets with our entire approval. He bolds Tillman op to the public view aad throws upon him the light of. truth, backed by indisputable facts. Inj the haade of Orr,. Tillman's public record be? comes like a photographic negative held before a bright' light ; a}} the imperfections and few lt* that spot the picture are brought ont in f?M irelief and the public clearly see what Taiman bas and has not done and what be promised would be done. We do not wonder that the comparison is odious to Tillman and j hit immediate coterie, bat we hope to see Col. Ocr ateet Cap?. Tillman on the stomp and rstp" the present administration with some of the preceding administiatioos so viciously j maligned by Tillman and other beneficiaries cC the "dominant element" administration. The young Sm peror of Oer ma nj keeps bis oem country ia a contra nal ferment and all Ecrope in a State of uncertain expectancy. Oft account of his recent attempt to force the p-sage af.aa educational bill repugnant to the am? of his Protestant subjects the most violent opposition to bis policy has been ? aroused. The Prime Minister Yon Capri vi aad* the miaisftr of pablic instruction uave resigned aad the government is in. an unstable condition. The socialists are takingadvanage ofibe si marion to promote anarchy. Kngland ba? refined the. second request of SeocCaryBtainetorenew the agreement entered, into last jaar betwee-2 the JJoked States and 3bat coan try concerning the catching of seals JU Behring Sea. The fia a] settlement of ike dispote, i: is hoped, will be made by arbi? tration, hat therefusfi] of the English Govern - meat to co-operate with ebie country in pro teSfag die seals from extermination many lead -to serions complications it is the announced fpo?ty af theil n: ted States to protect seal fisheriesat.all htz-ird*, and if British vessels are found in tbs disputed region catching jaals they will be * -red and con Ssc* ted by tba Costed States. . . England pursues ber usual policy, she will attempt to protect ber .??abjects, and a conflict may be the result. 3fo one imagines that a war will occur, but -it is one of me possibilities. The State of South Carolina now occupies -a position thal no one with any feeling of ?pride ia the State can eoatemplate without a feeling of shame md regret. The attorneys in charge of the case against the railroads bareapplied ta ?be coarta for an order rt char? ing thc railroad? ta pay the taxes which they ?doit ta be dae std which they offered to pay befase the ?9t h of February, and which the warina* County Treasurers, acting under the orders of Tillman and Kllerbe, refused to re? ceive. This puis the State in a humiliating position as a suitor for what had been pre? ciously refused, aad at the same time U an Acknowledgment that the refusal of the taxes -wai wrong. It is stated by able lawyers that tba taxes tendered by the railroads could have bera accented without prejudice to the sup? posed cage of the Stale againat the railroads for 0M*p*ya?eot of the taxes placed upon Shem by arbitrary assessment. In not doing this the administration bas again displayed, .to advantage, that larg? store of ignorance, .which is its most prominent characteristic. 'sro MUNICIPAL PRIMARY. lt is not right that a municipal campaign be conducted oo party lines. The two politi? cal parties have aothing todo with municipal affaire; ta a Municipal elertion no party -principle is at stake and il ic decided ly wrong ts drag the party ia to the Ciwyaign. There is nothing to be gained bj making a ansicvp.-il campaign on p?rty 'iiaes aird thee? is mach to oe lost? and for this Yeason wa are opposed to the proposed D?mocratie primary to decide apon a candi? date lor Mayor, We commend the council for their action innot ordering a primary. Under the ?rcamstaaces we think it was the p-ut of wisdom to resciud the call for the mass meeting tonight as there was said to bc a movement on foot to pack the meeting and pot in a ticket that is ob? jectionable to the mass of property owners of tbecity. Wheo a ticket had been decided upon by the mass meeting U would have a semblance of regularity about it that would wm to its support Bumbers who would never vote for the men on it under other ci; cu in? stances. The municipal matter? are in a badly mixed condition at present, bat we believe it is tet? ter to bave the election without regular nomi? nations, on toe free for all plan, than that nom? inations should be made by eitker a primary or ?ass meeting nuder the present condi? tions. THE CONVENTION, ? The convention that will convene in Colum? bia at'5 o'clock to-morrow afternoon will be tbs most notable meeting of. representative men that bas assembled in South Carolina in a Dumber of years. It will be composed of earnest, intelligent men, actuated by a sense of duty, representing every county in the State, and filled with a determination to per? form that doty as they are given light to see it to the extent .of heir ability. With such a purpose in visw thu result of the convention cannot fail to be tor good. A great many people are exercised lo know what Humes will be suggested for the State offices. This isa small matter and very little d?pends upon it. The roost important mat? ter that will be "the result of the Con? fution, IS the organization that will I be perfected to direct the fight for the prin [ ciplo of-the party, andagainst the coterie j of office holders who bare essmmed to them I selves the power to dictate tbe policy of tbe party, and in making themselves secure in ? this power have violated the fundamental j principles of the democracy. Organization I and an energetic campaign ofenlightt?ent is all I that is needed to defeat the re-election of the present officials who have destroyed the credit of tbe State, driven out capital arread y here, prevented the entrance of capital seeking investment, driven off desirable settlers, j crippled the manufacturing interests, made S the taxes heavier, and brought the State I into general disrepute at home and abroad. The great work of the convention will be to organize the conservative opposition to the Tillman ring. SCANDAL. In every community there are persons who are guilty of acts that violate the present ac? cepted notions of propriety ; and this is noth? ing surprising, nor unnatural. It is the ex? pected, not the unexpected, for human nature is Bot prone to do good, hence when some thoughtless, weak or vicious person violates the proprieties, there would be co unusual taik or excitement, if there were Dot also in every community other persons, vicious in another way, and in our mind more vicious than those at whom they point the fiager of scorn. The gossipers are the plagues, the pests of the world, and for every additional gossip tbaj a community numbers among its inhabitants, just one hundred times greater is the curse that that community has to carry. What is scandal? It is not the act or the deed, or even the supposed commission of pro? scribed actr Scandal is tba talk of the ges 8ipers about what they have heard, supposed, or imagined some one else to have seen, heard or supposed. And so the talk goes in .whis? pers ?nd undertones. This is scandal, and it ! takes a nice discrimination to distinguish be? tween scandal and slander. In a vast majority of iostances the terms can be synonymously applied without a mistake. In the past the scandal mongers were held to strict account. When a man talked in a slighting manser of another he had to be prepared to take the consequences, when he mentioned a woman's name disrespectfully he needed to stand ready to protect his life. It is to be regretted that the customs of the past are not followed, for if they were there would be fewer names blackened without cause by the wagging of malicious tongues, there would be fewer innocent persons driven to wrong, less unhappiness and less misery. The scandal mongers by their pestilent talk excite others to acts that they would never have been gnilty of otherwise, for it is a phase of human inclination to do that which is wrong and forbidden. Bearing the acts of others detailed with great gusto and secrecy they desire do.likewise or even to excel those they desire to ?rnmate. Evil acts do cot constitute scandal, but the talk, of evil acts is scaodal, and such talk is ( the eauae cfacts more evil and ~~-e numer? ous than tfac*e talked of. Beware that you do sot talk scandal for scandal talkers are pests to any community. HILL'S SOUTHERN TOUR. David B. Hill, Senator of New York and Ex-Governor of tts same State, and the most anxious and persistent candidate for the Dem? ocratic nomination for president,ha? just com? pleted a tour tbrougb the S^uth, made far the single purpose of bringing himself before the ! public and influencing public sentiment in bis favor. This tour took in tbe states of Virgin? ia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, South and North Carolina. At every station where a stop was mads and a corporal's guard of listeners could be found, Hill made speeehes, thanking the people for ?istening to bim and assuring them of his great pleasure in being allowed the privilege of spanking to them. In Atlanta, Savannah, and Augusta fee ciade s 'ops long enough to attend the receptions in his honor and make other speeches. When this h s been said the whole story of the Southern tour has been .told. In none of the speeches that we have read dowefi-:d anything that would commend Hill as a choke for president. Any of a hundred or more tuen proruioent in public life, could haye made as good speeches containing just as much good Democratic doctrine, and their speeches would have carried more force with them, as people would have believed in the speaker's sincerity, while all of Hill's speeches are mere expressions, and very few believe in his sincerity. Hill is a politician and a very shrewd one, and being such must be a man of more than ordinary ability of a certain order. Without this ability and political shrewdness be never would have been able to obtain the position ! that he has. Political shrewdness and ability in manipulating election returns are not the qualifications of a ?aa to be the cc-rsoeratit President of the United States, and for ibis reason we do not Sfipport Hill, and a majority of the democrais of the South do cot favor bim for the s-ime reason. The people as a rule admire statesmanship in a man more than political keenness, and it is more needsd in the presidential office (baa any other position ; hence weare of the opinion that ii ill's tour bas done him very little real good, and he himself will so discover after a while, if he does oot already know it. BARE HUMOR. The subjoined extract from the Bishopville ' Eagle is one of the rarest aud most original . pieces of genuine humor that it has been our ; good fortune ?o encounter in quite a while, j Therefore, for the btnef t our readers who may ti enjoya hearty laugh, iris republished. Inj the person of Mr. W. A. James, Jr., Sumter < ? Couuty evidently has a humorist of gre?t and : j at the same time unconscious merit. BISHOPVILLE DEMOCRATIC CLUB. j, ATTENTION.-The County Executive com- ; nit tee has by resolution imposed upon the h clubs of this county the unprecedented con- i sit Km of n quiring thtm to furnish revised! rolls, to a.comniittee on r?vision, IO da\sj before Such clui<s ate to meet fur reorganiza lion. Such a requirement can only be met f at great inconvenience, and thea necessarily i imperfectly. Now how is it to be don?? Freely I admit that I do not know, but that something must | be done ail will a^ree, for if one Tillman club ! fails, even through inability, to comply, 'the ! Antis would lay down dud die t.eiore rna! club be allowed representation in a Couti M Convention, in fact 1 belt ve our clrtrter <?r ri?Ut to^Uibship woutd be snatched from us, j and nev-r more would we hfvea voice in the j deliberations of ihe party. Von know ihat | 1 au Anti can sin and be forgiven, t-ul ir one ot j us poor devils is guilty ot the least tn eg u larity, hs is pa.med oU?k and damned in ! short order. In consideration of the rery great tis port- i ance of the case, I do hereby request ALL members of the aforesaid club to meet in > Bishopville on Friday afternoon, March 25th, at 3 o'clock to aid i:i correcting and revising our chit? roll.- W. A JAM ?ss, Jit , President ' i Bishopville Dem. C ub Chandler & Shaw. In bu\ing and putting prices on their' Spring Stock of Clothing and Furnishing : j Goods, Chandler & Sba? took into consider? ation the depressed condition of the country, I and theconsequentstringency cfmocey, hence jaie noie to give their patrons tbe most lor* j their mouey. The stock o? goods they baveou j i hand is the best that long experience and ) natural taste, together with u thorough ,' knowledge cf the WH?'S bf th:*:r customers conid enaule them to select, and anyone wanting a Spring uuiiit eau be suited Iroui ? tuen stock. 1 The surest means to rid yourself of thai distressing cough is to use Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. 25 cts, "Mrs. Jones bits at the window all day as placid as a May morning, and her five small children play hide and seek on the back stairs." "No wotheri She uses Salvation Oil for sprains and cuts It is a truth in medicine that th* sraa??pst dose that performs the cure is the best. De Witt's Little Early Risers are the smallest Dill?, will perform the cure and ere the best. J. S. Hogh3on 4 Co. Itch on human and horses an?! all animals cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold by A. J. China. Druggist, S-irater, S. C. After dinner, ii you have dis? comfort and suf? fering, tako Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pollets, or Anti Bilious Granules. They're made to assist Nature in V?-t-vf>>--mii quietly, but thor SfXX^m oughly. What the old-fashioned pill did forcibly, these do mildly and gently. They do more, too. Their effects are lasting ; they regulate the erstem, as well as cleanse and renovate it. ne little Pellet*? a gentle laxative ; three to four act as a cathartic. They're the smallest, cheapest, tho easiest to take. Unequaled as a Liver Pill Sick Headache, Bilious Head? ache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious At? tacks, and all derangements of thc stomach and bowels, are promptly relieved and per? manently cured. Put up in sealed vials-a perfect vest pocket remedy, always fresh and reliable. They're tho cheapest pill you can buy, be? cause they're guaranteed to give satisfaction, or your money IR returned. You only pay for the good you get Can you ask more ? WANTS. ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less will be inserted under this head for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents per line. TO RENT-To a careful person, a fine, up? right piano, in perfect order To sel? at low rates a large bell, suitable for church, school, or farm, a cooking stove, almost i?ew a crokinole board, ?nd two large maps, mounted. Apply at this office. March 23 lt' OR SALE CH BAP-Pi ve ?r?ss mstru Bients. Must be disposed cf in ten days. Apply to R. S. Hood, S. and T. 4tb Regt. Band._ 2r-March 9. FOR SA LE-Planting lands iu all sections of Sumter and Clarendon counties. Small fnrtns and large plantations, city lots in all parts of the city. W. H. INGRAM, October 14._ Broker. SUMTER BEMOORATIC CLUB, AMEETING OP SUMTER DEMO cratic Club, will be heid on next F Kl DAY NIGHT, MARCH 25tb, at 8o'clock. in the Court House, for the purpos*, of revis? ing the roli of members preparatory to re-or ganiZHtion. A fall attendance of members is important. R. A. BRAND, A. BROOKS STUCKEY, Pres. Secretary. NOTICE. SUMTER, S. C., March 1$, 1892. IHAVE boughr iill of ihe property and assets which GEORGE L. KINGMA?, deceased, lind in the old firm of Kingman & Co., and I will conduct the business solely on my own account, using however, the Dame of "King man ?fe Co." Respectfully, CHARLES W. KINGMAN. March 23 2t. T*KE NOTICE. THAT ON APRIL. 2, 1802, AT 12 o'clock M. at Mrt vesville, S. C., I will sell at public Auction the Assigned estate of S. S. Carroll, assigned to me tor the benefit of Creditors. Ail creditors are notified to send in their accounts to me before the date above aientioced KIRK ROBINSON, M ch. IQ, 1892- Assignee. OFFICE OF COUNTY OF SUMTER. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS* SHUTER, S. C., March 18, 1S92. SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-. ceived i'V the County Commissioners, of Sum? ter County, S. C . at the County Commission? ers' Office ic the Town of Sumter, until twelve o'clock noon, APRIL 22d, lSi-2. for furnish- . ing all materials and building complete, a Sheriffs residence and County j.t?l of brick for said County according to drawings and specifications furnished by Frank Niernsee, , Architect Drawings and specifications can ' he seen at the Clerk's oflioe in "Sumter, or at the Architect's office in Columbia, S. C. Bids will be received c>-' the \vi;ole work in lump, or sep irate nids will he entertained for 1 the j -ii 3 building an 1 Sherill" s residence only, j and ihe.stcel, iron cs ge work, complete fix? ture for interior. Ti.e successful Contractor will be required to nter into bond of $10,000 for the faithful perforru?nce of said work. The Commissioners receive the right to reject a<;y or all bids deemed not to the best inter est of thc County. ?. D. MITCHELL Chairman. J K. BROWN E F. BURROWS. Attest. THOS. V. WALSH. Clerk. March 23. RICHARD A. McCURDY, PRESIDENT. Gtatement for tic year ending D?celer DI, ISSI Assets, - $1X0,507,133 GS Ceservo on Policies (An?crka.ii Table 4%) - - - - $MC,CCS.S22 <! Liabilities ether thaa ??eserve, ?307.849 .*> j Sarplas, - J2.(-:.-o.'.??;7 l. lieceipts from all sources, - S7,C*i4,7'H <">.. Payuieuts to Policy-Holders, - l?,755,<12 SC Siilis assumed and rem;ned, 104,470 policies. - 007,173,301 0" Liss s in force, 225,507 policies, wl^t/UUtiii? to - CJ<;,; 50.1C? Cv Non:.-Thc above ?tatemen: shows a lar-rc increase ever thc business of 1890m amount at rl-k, new business assumed, p ?.yucnts to pciiey-h? 1 tiers, rcccipis,.... ?ci ?.ind Lur.-lus ; and J.?cs :.s ri>!.^ assume ! on!v thc number 2nd amount of policies actually ii>:?La:d a..J poiiiir i:i thc accounts of thc ye^r. THE ASSETS ARE JftVESTcD ?3 FSIL3173: iiciil Estate aad Load ? Mortgage Loans.- $S3,S45,5ia 43 Cai ?ed States ?.ond3 nnd oilier SiTuritit's, - ?7.??1.453 7"> 'joaa.s 'ju Collateral Rccarilies, U,^?:?,?OJ to jash ?a Baaks and Xra?t (,v:~pZr ::i. s ut interest. - 5,070,152 G?, Interest accrued, l'rc:aiam? ts fwrfc?, etc., - ?.200.0*5 n gl5g;5d"T,?SS-C * I h.v-o carefully CX-.T,!:->~ 1 thc ?orc\;ui;:? statement and f:..J thc '.j vc ;orrc A. N. \\rATz:v.u>v~Et Auditor. From Cc S?rplcs a diridend will Lc a'pcr?ioacd ai usual: (C:? cf Ta: C?SI Li?b I^rasca topasy of Srs Teri iainary 23, 1532. ?t a mt'rjr cf Uu t'-ari of Tra; ? ' Lils (fcopaay, b :'i ca iii 2Zi day ot B*i--s2> r. ulina >, Ib? ?re ar;"" st i a Urj 3', LS!, aid u verify li? ts^j ?t+api A.'a tau assais c. t_? Cespaay. T.ii Oo-ra ?! . btre carcfaSj perfern:: J &>&y c rs'gned '.o Uno. r-d hareby i rt fy iii ' ii ? slat x . : '. part?cai?iscrrcct, L-l thct tjy 35S3v3 ~ ; .". i ..r : .. p .. ^ .oa ? th ? U)lopuy. ? i n;a^:i;?: iLs crti? sic ?3 v . D ar t s?Keay to tiu high character ot tho iavesta ?tuof?a . y.:. ; :t- r a ppro r t IQ of tb-j-vv.'E. ?'. : -.: ''...-nr.-y ... i sh ? ti d^cooaisV.'i (v^i,.;H-iJ Lrf?^u .-i ...J .. 2wS ^Ji.r^. u^-^x.v'.'J-. H. C VON Po T, r-:z:.TUT SCAT.LL, C: . r. Lt..--;. J. it. HSv.?2v, A?Ul? .. DAVISS (.*. C. 11^:^:-, C. K310CN. RSDCRT A. C.;-V ::-r.-.;;.;r:.T. WALTEH R. GILLZTTW, - Cchcra? iinaager. FSKDEKIC GjtOMV.' I. , - - . 'i if s-urc. Suoav MCCLINTOCK, - Actuary*. GE KN A ND & HYATT, GENERAL AGENTS, COLUMBIA, S. C. ALPAMONT MOSES, Agent, SMMTEit. S. C. March 23 ? THE Commenced March 2, and ends April 17. The following list Will enable housekeepers always to know where something nice and suitable for a meal, at this most difficult sea? son for them, can be procured. READ OUR RECIPE FOR MAKING GOOD COFFEE, This is the principal accessory to a Break? fast, and deserves SPECIAL attention : Ammonia, Axle Grease, Almonds. # Baking Powder, Barley, pearl, Bath Brick, Bay Rum, Bird Food, Blacking, Blue and Blueing, Baker's Breakfast Cocoa, Borax, Broma, Bread Preparation, Butter. Buckwheat, Candles, Candy, Can Opener?, Caper Sauce, Castile Soap, Celery Salt, Cerealine, Chalk, Cheese, Chili Sance, Cigars, Cigarettes, Codfish, Coffees. Coffee*Essence, Coffee Mills, Coffee Pot?, Crockeryware, Deviled Meat?, Dried Fruit, Dunham's Cocoanut, Egg Custard, Euamaline, Evaporated Vegetables, Evaporated Fruits, Extracts and Flavorings, Ex. of Beef, Leibig's, Ferris' Hams & Bacon, Figs, Fish Roe, Fruit Puddine, Gelatine, Ginger Preserves, Graham Flour, Glassware, Lamps, kc , Halibut, smoked, tBBBSmWB Heoo Tea, | Herrings, Homioy, Honey, Horse Radish, Homes & Coult's Biscuits, Imported Groceries, Improved Jelly, Ink, Jams aod Jellies, Kornlet, Lard, Lemons, Lemon Sugar, Lentils, Line Tablets, j Lye, concentrated, Mackerel, Macaroni, Maple Syrnp, Matches, Mince Meat, condensed, " '* loose. Molasses, New Orleans, Mucilage, Mushrooms, Mustard, prepared, " Colman's, Nuts, Oatmeal, Oatflake<3, Olive Oil, Olives, O & O Tea, Orange Marmalade, Pates de foies gras, Pates of Game, Peas, Green aud Split, Peas, French, Pepper Sauce, Pepper, Perfumery, Pearline, Pickled Salmon, Pickles, Pigs Feet, Pipes, Plum Pudding, Polishioe, Potted Meats, Preserves, Prunes, Raisins, Rice, Rice Flour, (for table use) Roasted Coffee, Rock Candy, Rock Candy Drips, Root Beer Extracts, Royal Egg Macaroni, Sago, Salad Dressing, Sal Soda Salt, Saltpetre, Sardines, imported, " in mustard, Sauces, Salmon Steak, Saratoga Chips, Seed Irish Potatoes, Seed, garden, Shoe Dressing, Shot, Powder and Caps, Slates, Shrimps, Smoked Beef, Snuff, Soaps, Laundry, " Toilet, Sapolio, Soapine, Soda, Bi-carb, Soups in Cans, Stationery, Stove Polish, Sugars. Sweet Pickles, Syrups, Tacks, Tapioca, Teas, Tin Toilet Sets, Tobacco, Tomato Catsup, Tripe and Tongue, Truffles. Vau Houten's Cocoa, Vermicelli, Vin ega", Wocdeiiware, Wicks, Yankee Beans, Yeast Cakes, Best Varieties of Coffee. Of course one necessity for the making of good coffee is the coffee bean itself. Of these there are many different varieties, chief among which are those produced in Brazil, commonly known as Rio coffee; that which comes from Java ; und the Ara? bian coffee, known as Mocha. Of these, the two latterare roost highly esteemed ; and a blend, or mixture, of Mocha and Java is considered perhaps better than any other, although there are many favorite blends and mixtures suited to different tastes ; one of the must celebrated of those is called Momaja It is composed of the finest varieties of coffee carefully blended before roaeting, so thal ibe various flavors are deliciously combined. -:o: MAKING COFFEE. It should be fresh male. Fif.een minutes will dissipate thedelicions aroma, and render it comparatively worthless slopd. Tins is the reason why it is so difficult to get good coffee at many hotels and restaurants The perso? s charged with the duty of making the coffee do not like to take the trou'-Ie to m ike sm iU quantities often. There are many different methods of miking coffre. The simplest of them are good enough if the coffee is fresh roasted, fresh ground, fresh made. The ordinary French filtering coffee-pot is perhaps the most convenient but good coffre can be made in an ordinary tin coffee-pot, pail, or cup, if the foregoing conditions are obaerred as follows: Grind moderately a large cup or small bowl of C(-ff-e ; break into it one egg witb shell; mix well, adding enough cold water to thoroughly wet the grounds; opon this pour one pint of boiling water ; let it simmer (not boil) slowly for ten to fifteen minutes, according to the variety of the coffee used and the fineness to which it is ground. Let it stand tbr.*e minutes to settle, then pour through a fine wire sieve int- a warm coffee pot^ this will make enough for four persons. At table, first put the sugar into the cup, then ?11 half-full of boiling milk, add your eoffee, and you have a delicious btrerage that will be a revelation lo many poor mortals who haee an indistinct remembrance of, and an intense longing for, an ideal cup of coffee. If cream can be procured so much the better, and in that case boiling water can ne hddfd either in the pot or cup to make up for the space occupied by the milk as auuvr; or condensed milk will be found a good substitute for cream. SPECIAL, >s Choice Pig Hams, Cut loaf Sugar, 5 lb Bucket Preserves, New Evaporated Apricots and Apples. To Ensure Satisfaction, Use Superlative Flour. New California Raisins. Testal Oil. absolutely safe, *20c. gal. 1 lb. Cans Corn Beef, 12Jc., 2 lb. Can 20c. Egg Custard, 10 Desserts for 5 people only 40c. a box. Cross & Blackwell and Gordon & Delworth's Jams and Marmalade, only 25c. per jar. Panacea Cigars, The best in the city for 5c. ?2 for 50. California Pears, Peaches, Apricots and Cherries, Slitter Brand, Finest in the World. Try a can. Chipped Beef, Lunch Tongue, Boned Chicken, Crab meat with Shells, and Dandicolle and Gandin Sardiues. Plantation Supplies. Wholesale prices in whole Packages. Pic nie Hams and Pickled Corn Beef, Duke's Durham Smoking and Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco. "Momaja" Fresh Boasted Coffee, ground fine if desired, 35c. per ib.. Fresh Crackers and Cut Cake received weekly, Respectfully, Sumter, S. C. Eclipse and Bow?Law Cotton Planters*. Acme, West and El j Fertilizer Distributors? Dixie Boy and Georgia Ratchet Plow Stocks. The largest line of Plantation Implements and Farmers' Hard" ware, IN THE CITY. --?-a--w i IT aaa-? Still leading on best brands of High Grade Fertilizer^ and Pure Imperial German Kainit. Will keep on hand during Spring and Summer a full line of Groceries and General Merchandise, Get our prices and save money. We wi?? not be undersold. Leading Brands of Tobacco : Shell Road and Twin City. Try Them. ; Wholesale and Retail Grocers and General Merchants. SIGN OF THE BIG HAND. TO AMBIT THI -rr--HMMnu iiiwinim.il II Crepon Cloths, Plisse. Satin-Stripe Bedford Cords* Diamond Cloths, Dress Robes, Bedford Cords in Light Blue, Pink, Pearl, Grey, Tan, Cream and Black. Dress Trimmings-Chiffons, Silk and Bead Fringes, black and col? ors. Bead Ornaments, Black bead Silk Milts, Silk trimming loops, black and colors.^ Respectfully, BROWNS & PURDY,