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? ? ? ha il 11 -1 ? '? jasa ? WEDNESDAY, A?R?1V ?* 1892 Work of the Weath?t Bureau. %n?rts??ii? Points Concerning Methods 'JPuts?ed in Disseminating Weather ' Information. 'U. S ?>J&. ?CRIC?Lt??K, ? s- * "Weither Burkau, - > Charcos, s. O.. March 24r 1892. ) To the Editor ofthtWatchrii?n?iid ^etkiwi That the citizens of, Charleston $i? vicinity tfaj Viore 'fuity undersiian? tli?^et>i?(fc and ^3Bas ' of lite taMfe^atke r b Ureau, as administered *>y the department of agric?Uure, I desire to give a brief outline of the duties performed at this office for the benefit of the public. . Since tbe transfer of the meteorolog- j ;*feal dLvisiett of the signal service to ! Ine ?e^'ev'tment of agriculture a more liberi policy has been pursued in the j iimit of forecasting temperature and weather,- resulting- in numerous im-1 pavements?,? which have been highly commended by tuose interested in \arious branches of the work, and wbic^^ifc is believed, will still result <#? far* *gteater benefit to this cora anwuity. Realizing that the work performed 'SrHli?s branch of the service is of the first importance, alteution has been specially directed not only for the im provement of the weather forecasts, but tfceir wider distribution, particu larly in the agricultural districts. The weather and temperature flaga in use by the weather bureau ace /five in number: (I) a white flag to indicate fair weather ; (2). a blue flag for rain or snow ; (3) a white and blue flag, colors arranged horizontally, vhite above and bine below, to indi cale local rains; (4) a.triangular flag ?trtfee temperature pennant, which *f"?hoi8ted above either of ;the fore going symbole indicates higher tem perature, and if below, lower tempera ture; aud lastly, the ( ) white flag with black square in centre, to indi V cdte cu(d waves. (?ai?y ?ottou region reports, con Slating of maximum and minimum; ^temperatures aud rainfall, made by - special observers located a? ?iardee wille, Green Pond, Kingstree, St V?eorge* and St Matthew's at 6 ?1.? from April 15 {to November 30. each year, are telegraphed to this office, where they are tabulated, and means telegraphed to other cotton re gion centres and to all cotton ex changes. Cotton region bulletins are posted daHy at the rooms of the ex changes and other places in this city 3ujing the period of observations. The river service established at Camden, Cheraw, Effiugham, Mount Holly, N. 0., Nichols, Tiller's Ferry aud Wateree, S. 0. for the benefit of rice planters and stock raisers, is maintained throughout the year Observations are made daily at 8 A. M?,-75th meridian time, consisting of the measurement of rainfall, direction of wind, state of weather and height of water, the zero of the river gauges .bei ngs lesinai ly located at the extreme flow water ma-ks. During the flood .season, aud when occasion warrants, -special bath-tins are issued, giving the probable limits of high water at places mentioned. It is intended ic iu?re?setiie number of river stations .in tb?&baj-Uastou. centre at an earl jdatef, . - jtfa%er8|X)f vessels will, at a?! timos, obts?n^l?^very litest information co?4hft?r/%?ii*&?* Sections, wind forces and storm movements along ihe Atlantic coast. They are aleo ?lost cordially invited to compare Aherr ships' barometers (both aneroid or mercuria!) with the weather bureau -6ta$id'd. ?liiose wishing to learn of the tem perature^ precipitation, humidity, or other climatic conditions ot any sec lion can obtain the data by applying tto this office! Invalids contemplat ing journeys in the interest of .health, -and who desire to learn, with refer ence to a particular piace, whether 4he air is colder, warmer* dryer or inore humid than th^ir place of abode can%dso cciamunicate in likeman -ner.^k j? The raWmatioiicontained in the official v. ^riciis at tliia office will be .cheerfully p??t? at the disposal of anyone wishing^** consuVtbem in reference to agriculture, business or jscience. Farmers can obtain information -relating to crop conditions through out the country, the dates on which the last frost in spring, or the first iiost in autumn has occurred in the past, and also most likely to occur in ihe future, the frequency and inten sity of rainfall, etc. in case the data are not at hand they will be se cured through the proper oilioial channels. In this vicinity the display of trie <rold wave signal does not always in dicate freezing temp?ratures ; the flag is hoisted for a decline of 1D? or more to a tern pe? ature of 4!;i0 or less. In the spring and autumn the flag is also used as a fVost symbol. Since plants ihr? w off much more heal than other objects it frequently happens that their temp?ratures are '2? to 16? lower than the readings of thermom eters suspended but a ?ew ?V-ct above them, and Ihe ice-spicui<e, or frost, will form upon them. Such corali lions may occur with an air tempera lure of or less ; a gentle wind, a low dew point (or temperature at which dew will form) and a cloudless sky. The weather maps, which, until a compara! ively recent date, have only been issu?d at Washington, are now issued at many stations of the weath er bureau, the Charleston station in cluded, and are considered a most important feature of the service, a* their usefulness is being appreciated by an ever widening circle. H?ey not only contain the forecasts, l .* also the data on which they are based ; so that ti^y may be studied j and per.-onal conclusions drawn by i everyone engaged in any profession j or business affected by the weather, { and this includes nearly all classes of I business. As the department is now ?nd?av- | oring to place these mape where they ? can be tieed by farmers, the follow- j ing explanation may not be out of ? place. The data embodied in the maps issued by the weather bureau are the air pressure, temperature, at 8 o'clock A. AL, 75th meridian time, the mini- j mum temperature, wiud direction and ? velocity, t be character of the weather at the hour of observation on which the map is based, aod the amount of rain cr snow. Ae soon as the chart ing of tbese data is. completed the isobars (liaei connecting places or embracing sections of equal air pres sure) ar? drawn for eaah tenth of p-j inch ; isotherms (dfotted liue8^?0n. uecting places ha fog the p?me de gree of temperature) ar~dra^n for each ten degrees ; {he 8ecticn or sections of coun*>y having the high. est or l^^Tair pressures are mark ? ^^ctrvely, %U$f?*or ?' Low. ? } <c former is anti-cyc?otvic and the latter cyclonic in its effects, or, in other words, the area covered by a high pressure of air usually has clear and cool or cold weather, whereas the reverse is the case in advance of and surrounding an area of low pressure, where raiu or snow and cloudiness, with a comparatively high tempera tuie, prevail. The drift of the atmosphere being from west to east, the charting o? these cyclonic and anti cyclonic areas, by isobars, is necessary to show at a glance their respective centres, aud the direction in which they are head ing, graphically portrayed by the cur vature of tie several oubr*ken luiee, and by \he. arrow ?ooww?i?ke wiiit? direction, the air flowing into the "low" with a spiral inward motion contrary to the movements of the hands of a watch, and out of a "high" with the hands of a watch. After a little study on the part of the intelligent observer, it is evident that the nearer the areas of high and low pressure are to each other, and the greater the difference i" the pressure, the more rapid will be the flow of air from the greater to the lesser ?>res sure. The isotherms (temperature lines) vary according to the isobars If a low-pressure area is advancing eastward over the middle latitudes, and a high pressure area is moving eastward from the far west or noith ; west, the isotheims wil4 assume to ward the perpendicular-; if the con ! ditions are static, i. e , that there is I but little variation in the pressure, the isotherms will appear in a nearly j horizontal position, according to the latitude. Cold waves, weaiher and tempera ture changes, the probability of thun der storms or other severe local storms are easily located by giving the daily weather maps a moment's study. The several laws of storms will gradually unveil themselves to the mind of the student of the map, and the apparently unintelligible mass of lines and figures of a day be comes the guide for business transac tions of any character. The severe local storms may occur in the south east quadrant of a low pressure area ; that the winds will back from south west to northwest if a low pressure area moves south of a given place, or shifts from northeast to southwest as the storm moves north of a place ; that the temperatale rises in advance of a storm, and fails after it has pass ed ; that storms generally move in the direction of the greatest rainfall, ot snowfall, or where the-air is most humid, are all facts evolved by a study of the maps The observer is desirous of extend ing Hie usefulness of the local weath er bureau to the citizens of Charles ton and vacinity, for whose benefit it has been established. L N. Jescn'ofskt, Obsor'rer, Weather Bvreau. The Woinon Q? ?e tritile Ages Thtir Culture und Refinement. Theodore Child in Harper's B-*zir. In reality, it is perhaps doubtful whether modern civilization tends to produce women of euch strength of character ai J such intellectual and social acquirements as those who were the wives and daughters of the lords and captains of the feudal ages The att and the literature of the fif teenth century have immortalized women who remain models of virtue and refinement. In the Middle Ages also, if we only took the trouble to study them, we should find that the women of the Latin nations were ex tremely cultivated, and most intimate ly and affectionately associated with the lives and the cares of their lords At least such appears to have been the case in France, if we may judge from the romances, the chronicles, and the poetry of the twelfth, thir teenth, and fourteenth centuries, and from the evidence of the splendid monuments of architect ore and the grand old toml>3 which have pre se-ved the memories of so many ladies in sculptured effigies and eloquent, epitaphs. Like the model of femi nine good breeding depicted by Cas tig'ione at the court of Urbino, the ladies of the Middle Ages had not only the charm of delicate education and varied accomplishments, but also manly sentiments, a love of justice, a marked hatred of hypocrites and cow ards, and fine independence of char acter. Their conversation must in deed have had great charm, seeing that their feudal lords remembered it even in the heat of battle, and looked forward to its solace as one of the sweets of victory Thus Jotnville relaies in his chronicle that at the battle of Li Massoure, b?*ing hardly preKsed by the Saracens, the Count of Soissons, who was near him, said, as he plicked on his horse and charged the enemy, "Seneschal, let the scoundrels yell, for by the (?uoi'o Dien (as he was wont to swear), yon and 1 shall talk about this dtv a ?'aio m the ladies' chambers'' ; or, as if read* in the quaint old French that Joinville wrote, "Seti*M*chaus, hysons huer cette rhiennaille ; <pe, par la Qnoife Dieu ! (ainsi comme il jut?it) encoie en parlrronshoua entre vous etmoide cesto journ?e es chambers des dames." Bright people mv 'h?- qdckrsi to recoct) : ?? a good thing *rd r?u\ it. We sell lots o! brighi people fhe hi:r!e lw \ Jiisr-rs If ou are no* bright t!.<><- j-ilis w?ii mike j<.u so. J. S. Hughson ( ? - ?. ?.'- ? ??- ., -_ For Over h'itiy Years. Mrs. Win-slo? s S->o thing Syrup bas beec ^?erl fur children te?thu>;?. ir mes tin c?j'ild. sofrs?s tbe. tro ma, al *ys H?? pain, cu re wind colic, n:id 1$ the heM rrrnedy fo? Diarrhoea. Twenty-Sve c**nrs !. Il du?!, spirilles? and stupid ; if \?ur blood ?3 thick and sluggish; if your Mppette IS capricious and uncertain, toh need a S.nrsn patiila. For best resuite talee De Witt's. J. S. Hughson & Co. JVi?uiy ?-'ers*?re- bmKon ?n- fftvm overrorl: ot bcrchoU ces .-. brown's ir??? Bitters fcebrjldsthb system, aids die' ?tion. removes c\c ss o? bile, huj CuTvs l?ulilliii. -l Iii!. ?C?i'?lSii Concluded Without Cere mony. A good Slory is related of the Hon. B. Law'.ess, a former member of the ^?VVt?ville bar, and who came to this ^ity from Glasgow, Ky., says the Chicago Press. Ile was a "long winded" talker, and when he aro?e to make an argument he didn't know when to stop. On one occasion he was making a speech before Judge Bailard, in the United States court, f ile bad spoken. eeveraj hours, and the judge 8.nd everybody else were thoroughly tired out, though they were helpless. At last Judge Bal lard beckoned his brother, Jack Bal lard, to him, and implored him to stop Lawless if he could. "QU, that's easy enough," replied the brother. "I'll stop him inside of three minutes." There was a great deal of curiosity to 6ee how this could be accom plished, as the orator seemed to be nowhere near the end of his speech Jack Baiiard took a pencil and a sheet of paper and wrote : "My Dear Colonel : As soon as you finish your magnificent argument I would like you toj?in mein the clerk's office in ? bumper of fine1 old bourbon " The note was handed to the orator, I who paused at the end of a soaring period, drew his glasses from his pocket and read the note. He put it in his pocket and said : "And, now, if it please your honor, and gentlemen ?f the jury, 1 leave the case with yoa." Ile (picked np ?fois hat and was in the ?eierk'e onice in about a minute. The Story of a Famous Phrase. Identical theeghts and identical forms may be original in many minds. The oration of our day which has taken its place among the few classics of eloquence is Lincoln's short speech at Gettysburg. Vite phrase most often quoted from it is "that govern ment for the people, of the people, and by the people shall not perish frem the earth " Porter's Rhetorical Reader was published in J S31 ; in 1839 it was in its fifty-second edition. From this edition 1 quote the follow eng sentence for an "exercise," entitled * New Social Order io America," and credited to one Douglas : ''The European emigrant might believe himself as one trans ported to a new world, governed by new taws, and finds himself at once raised in the scale of being? the pauper is maintained by his own labor, the hired laborer works on his own account, and the tenant is changed into a proprietor, while the depressed vassal of the old continent becomes co-legiMator and co-rukr in a government where all power is from the people and in the people and for the people " The idea is not new, though this premature Douglas may have been the first to put it. into this form. When Porter published these selections of prose and poetry, Lin coln was twentytw? years of age, and beginning to read law. It is possible that lie may have read this very piece in a school-book wich was widely circulated, and that this phrase may have stuck in his memory It does not matter. The phrase in his mouth is as pure as a gold coin just dropped j from the mint ; it was his genius that set it in an immortal oration? Charles Dudley Warner, in the Editor's Study in Harper's Magazine for April, . ? -?? ? ? People \Vho Dislike lints. There is a very strong dislike to the bat ?*noag the peasants of South Ger many. ? feeling of disgnst and fear takes i>ossessiOi: of the fanner who finds bats in his chimney, not only because he believes the creatures WiL1 tod upon his pork that haugs in the smoi'e, hut be cause bats are regarded as unluCfc/ avd bring poverty and misfortune.?Phila delphia Ledger. Archibald Forbes, the war correspond ent, has two elaborate equipments?one for hot and the other for cold regiona? and pitssports for every country onT s globe. Mrs L R. Patton. Kockford, ., writes: ' ?ron) personal experience I c-in recommend De Witt's Sarsapanlla, a cure for impure blood and general dtbiiiiy." J. S. ilughson & Co: Answer This Question. Why do fo many people we see around OP 3eems to prefer to suffer and be made miserable by (a igest ion, Constipation, Dizziness loss of Appetite, Coming up of the Food, V'tellow Skin, when fur 75c. we will sell them Shilob's Vitalizar, guaranteed to cure them. SoM by A. J. Cnina, Sumter, SC. 2 "Late to bed and early to rise will shorten the road to your home in the skies," But early to bed and a ' Little Early Uiser," the plil that makes life logger nnd better and better and wiser. J S. Hugh*OQ ? Co. Sh?oh's C;?tnrrh Remedy. A marvelous cure for Catarrh, Diphtheria, Canker mouth, and Headache, with each Mottle there is an in genious nasal 1? j-ctor for the more successful treatment of thfcsr complaints without extra charge. Fri? e 5Uc. Sold by A J. China' Sumter S. C. 3 When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she crit.l for Cantoria. Wliea she i>ecame Miss. a\?*> clung to Castoria. "When ?be had Children, she gave them Castone If you feel weak and all worn out take BROWN'S IRON BTTTERS ?5? Ml??*?! hi* Opportunity! KOX*T MJ?a **"? 1 imn. ICea?i?-r. i.c majority neglect tiioir op portnrtiti? ?. ni:d Ir..m il. .t ratw t'ivo it. "porci ?y und die in ob Purity! li throwing <ii;va:r i? th?> lot of lu.my. as tiioy '?' l,:u'k "" i-*t. forever ?? *? ..?-..i tnai.y. I.i:?r i* pan?. Oi-r! I;?? ? ?<.?.. <? t:;> i;, i ?:? :?,.: I it:],rovo ;r ? ;;... 'ta ?i.V. :? ? v?. , r ? ???? ,? iiy. ?.i .. ? ,,,,?,,(?... ?,. ,.?... I; u, s Mini l>y a' . ????.;,i,, r. !..:kt ""lii" ?.<??!.!.??.?, of I r:mtn t>t\*r* jrnU.ru ? :: ?nnily t<> .?... i. -.?.? ..*n . t ... ? .1 of lifo; -... ?; . ? liic j, ami ?Iii; ; .11!.ti, , ?.?;,, . f:ii? t., ,?o W) i?.?i ?.?? : -parts. >,? to ?. 1.1:, " ll..w>ii3;i ??u lind 1..? ?.<.: :?) -;>|H?rtiinil . ? Il rest?rate .-wry rliuin'? tinit ? ? >?-.><? w " :?'>'; ?? ! of f.iir :? .nui ?,?. that wimt all wie <?.? ?'. ?: ,?.. ?; ?r,? ::: < !.? ? r?m..! *>irh ?? ? not ??? ?i .h..|. ??? ii,-g po ?..;*. |m?r?ve.|. it will|riv?. ;lt I ..l?t. :i - ?! ( ?.?.: ? t : . ntl?. Ti.e ". ?? !" M llpport"lllhj? f'T runny is bere. Money ? )?? via.i^ r.i|>i>ilv ?.?'?.1 i...>..?k ly '?> ' '>' ?!l tustrioni i"-r .?: r.f .?;? ||?r ? , i! ; ^'?' . Vo ran the ??,, Slid Uve ut i?. nu?, w h.v?-r ? >? ;;re. .von ?? ini>.'rsitre?..i ,? v.- -? lr?ia f?."? yT .by ? .ut do ?? well if you will m .?? k not :<>o li.iril. i>ut iiiiluixti :i-'?.? ; ?' ?5 ? lu r;u> !'.? : ?? - ? ? ; ui . . Voq ansix'es?:Tii tinienniy ?, ,-,. "ur limato the work. E??v ,1?? . ?';.?. : -.J r...t ??.??|?: |???<1. W -? ?l:.r; roil. All IS Com" iiraiively i. w ????! rea My worot-rful V\ ? instruct nt??? ?* Von ?.? .?. ????.*, i'.i l' ??; util ? \vi! iiinoii^ i.iir w?irk -rs. >o room to \;? ? ????? V. , ito mu? !?? ? all fi-rf r?*nrt? inali. Unwise to-?l'?lay. V.i?!V??<? at rmm II Jullett .1: Co., Ii??x r<:<?. ;* ?il:unl. ESTABLISHED 1868. Watches, Diamonds, Sterling Silver, Clocks, Optical Goods, Fine Knives, Scissors and Razors, Machine Needles, & ? SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH. Sumte?9. S. CL Feb. 26. Those Mules referred to last week have eonte. Look out for a ear load of horses about March 4th or 5th. Cor. Sumter and Liberty Sts. SUMTER- S. C, M March 2 Howard Ftemin - 276 EAST BAY STREET, - osse a3eije^3Ss^o2^f, mm o. - IMPORTER OF - ENGLISH PORTLAND C AND DEALER IN Lime, Cements, Piaster, Hair, Terra Cotta Pipe,&c., and all Building Material. Orders Given Prompt Attention. Correspondence Solicited. Lowest Prices. Best Satisfaction. Oct 21 o J. D. CRAIG, Furniture Dealer! Undertaker PULL SUPPLY OP First Class Goods in all Departments -AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Come and See, and Satisfy Yourselves. CrUEiSIflitfl THE UNDERSIGNED. D?SIRES TO inforni the public lhat.be is now pre pared to repair GUNS, PISTOLS, L 0 CESSES Y & TR UNKS, BICYLES, SEWING MACHINES, ?c. He will make and fit keys lo any kind of locks, and is ulso prepared io do ELECTRO-PLATING IN SILVER GOLD. &C, Which he guani tees to he b.-antiful, durable and at prices within tiie reach of all. Speci mrns of his plating Din he seen at Iiis shop on South Washington Street, Second door South of Or. Mood's residence. r, s. bradwell, JH. Mrh IG ? or first class hoarding HOUSE. RS. M. A. EPPERSON is prepared to JLtJ. entertain hoarders, both regular and tmu?ient with the best accommodations. Persons from the country spendine any time in the ciiy will he entertained iu the btst manner. Table supplied with the best the market affords. Liberty Street near St. Joseph's Academy. March 16?o. Tie Stats o? Sosti Carola, COUNTY OF SUMTER. Court of Common Pleas. . C. Whnberly, Plaintiff, against Adelaide \Yiniberbj, Isabella E Whitlow, Kader S. Whitloic. Wil liam J. Isneerij and Ann D. Lower y, hin wife, and Minnie A. Sander son, Defendants. (Summons for Relief) Complaint not Served. To the Di fendants above named : You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in tili? action, which has been this day fi'ed in the office of th? C!erk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the Said County, ::nd to ?erve a copy of your an swer to the s;tid comp?aint on the subscribers li/'roffiv-e in the city of Sumter in said Count * St?fe within twenty days after the service ?.. **? esclusive of the day of such service ; and if 3, " to a r. s wer "the com plaint within the time *if'?r?$aid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to lue ?^urt for the lief demanded in the complaint. Dated at Sumter, S. C, March 0, A. D , 1892. HAYNS WORT HS <fe COOPER, Mch. 9?6t. Plaintiff's Attorneys. J. F. W. BeLOMM?, DEALER IN AgettU Toilet Soaps, Perfumery ami all Hinds of Druggist's Sundries Usually Kept in a ^i?rsrt Class ID27 las Store. Tobacco, Snuff and Cigars, Garden Seeds, Ac, also Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass Putty, &c, Dye Stuffs. Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered witlTcare and dispatch. The public will find my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genuine, and of best quality. Call and see for yourselves. Night Calls Promptly Attended To. City f>rug Store. Drugs and Medicines, Soaps, Perfumery, Hair Brushes Tooth Brushes, Tooth Powder, Also, Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, Floor Stains, Kalsomiae, all colors for rooms, Artists' Paints and Brushes, Luster Paints, Convex Glasses. Nice line of Hanging and Stand Lamps, Lanterns, Shades, Wicks, Chimneys, &c, TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Keep the following popolar braod of Cigars : "Plumb Good," "Custom House," "Rebel Girl." Sep30 FRESH GARDEN SEED. Prescriptions carefully compounded. Cut Mate. Cut Prices. Double-width Figured Dress Goods, 33 inches in all shades at the remarkable low price of 20c per yard, worth anytime 2?c per yard. Double-width Cashmere 33 inch, in all shades at 18c worth 233. per yard. Dress Ginghams in all colors and styles at 8c. worth 10c per yard. All Wool White Flannels at 18c, 21c, 23c. and 32c. worth 25c , 30c. and 40c All Wool Medicated Twill Flannels at 18c, 23j., 25c and 27c, worth 22o. 28c, 30c and 37c. per yard. Just Think of It! LAWRENCE "A" COTTON FLANNEL at 10c, fine value for 12Je per yard. The above goods are bargains not often seen in this market. CALL AND EXAMINE FOR YOURSELF. We have a full line of WHITE BLANKETS, marked down to close out. A beautiful line of CHANTILLY MUSLINS, at 6?e. worth 8c. per yard. CrMAW & CO. Jan. g. MAIN STREET, SUMTEIl, S. C. HEADQUARTERS FOR WATCHES. m ?jjl?lN & co. Diamonds, Jewelry 5 Silverware, Specta cles, Drawing Instruments THE FINEST STOCK IN THE STATE. RELIABLE GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICES. Watch Repairing a specialty. Chief Inspectors of Watches for South Caro ina Railway, Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Division of Three Cs Rail Road. JAMES ALLAN e CO., Feb. 8 285 Kinp St.. Sien of Drum Clock. Charleston, S. C. CHERAW MACHINE WORKS. CHERAW AND STJMTER. Manufacturers of and Dealers in Machinery mi? Supplies. High Grades. Low Prices. Feb. 10, It is made of the best leather produced in this country. It is a calf Shoe, made seamless, best dongola tops. It is as smooth inside as a hand-sewed Shoe. It is equal to other makes costing from $4 to $5. It is stylish, durable and comfortable to the feet. The Best Shoe in the World for the Price. FOR GENTLEMEN. <fcC 00 GENUINE HAND m SEWED. It equals im ported French shoes costing from $8 to $12, and cannot be duplicated at this price. _ 00 HAND-SEWED WELT. The finest calf, stylish, comfortable and durable, and the best dress shoe in the country for the price; same irrade as custom made shoes costing from $ii to $9. O $3 50 POLICE SHOE, for B farmers, railroad men, <&c. Best calf, seam le? s, smooth inside, three heavy soles Avith extension ed^e. ? One pair will do for a year. $2 50 FINE CALF. No better or more service able Shoe was ever of fered at this price. One trial will convince* $2 25 and $2.00 WORK s I OMAN'S Shoes. Equal those of oilier makes costing1 from $2.50 to $;*.oo, and are the best in the world for the price. W. L. DOUGLAS' $ f .75 BRO CAN. The best ErogaJi for the price over j placed on the market. Solid leather ?lirou??ii out, very sironsrly made, and will not rip. ' FOR LADIES. HAND-SEWED SHOE, is made of the best ?Dongola; stylish, durable and easy fitting:. Equals imported French shoes costing ? $4.00 to $o.OO. BEST DONGOLA, per fect in every way. Success has attended our efforts to produce a first class shoe at this popular price. LOW IN PRICE, bat not in quality. No I shoe at this price has given 00. better satisfaction. 75 FOR MISSES, combines style with the hygienic - principles so necessary in the footwear of misses and young ladies. FOR BOYS. 00 and $1.75 IS **r TAKE NO SUBSTITUTES. -?s ?9 af%Jm are made of the best mate Ipfcl rial throughout; will not rip, and will stand more hard usage than any other shoes sold at these prices. SPECI A T.i, WO T.. DOUGtAS' $2.00 CALF SHOE FOR i.AIHKS and $1.75 CAXF SHOE ,FOK OIKLS have just been perfected. They are made seamless, of selected calf, with, knntcaroo calf top?, and ?i>e cialiy snitahlc for outdoor wear and school hhoes. "Keep <ho feet dry, with out the use of rubbers. These Shoes are made and guaranteed by the manufacturer to be price-worthy goods, and all have the price and name of W. L. DOUGLAS stamped on bottom. Be sure you arc not deceived by inferior articles, and carefully examine bottom of each shoe for stamp before purchasing. \ . L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. FOE SALE BY R Kill* m y i? SUMTER, s. a BEST AND CHEAPEST. ALL GOODS 6UARANTEE8 Estimates famished by return Mail. LARBE STOCK. PROMPT SHIPMENTS. m. e. nuu & co, MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE* SALE DEALERS IN DOORS, Ml, UK, MOULDING-, ?and? GS NEB AL BUILDING HATESIAL Offiee and Salesrooms, 10 and 12 HajneSt CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 35 o o. o. mm & boo COLUMBIA, S. a SA SII & BLINDS, LATHS, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, AND HAIR. Frenc? and American WMow 6Ia^ PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES. CARTEE WHITE LEAD, The Best in the Market. Special Attention G^en te Ordert by Mail. C. 0. BROWN & BRO., Opposite Post Office, COLUMBIA, S. C. Oct 5-0_ A. WHITE & SON, Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON k GLOBE. NORTH BRITISH 4 MERCANTILE. HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCT, N. T. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented, $75,000,000. Feb. 12 OTTO F. WEITERS, WHOLESALE GROCER And Liqiior Dealer, OFPICE AND SALESROOM : 183 East Bay, Charleston, & C, Nov. 7 o_ GEO. f. STEFFENS & SON, Established 1847. WHOLESALE GROCEBS, Auction and Commission Merchants and Liquor Dealers, AGENTS fos The Philip B?st Brewing Co., Milwaukee Beer, ?nd tbe "Best" Tonic, a concentra ted liquid extract of Malt and Hops. The Pulest Brewing Co., Milwaukee Beer. 197 EAST BAY asd 50 asd 52 STATE S?., (Auction Room State Street,) CHARLESTON, S. C. Consignments Solicited. Jan. 23. _O_ FERTILIZERS! FERTILIZERS? FERTILIZERS! Having bought largely, fob cash, a foil as sortment of, Fertilizers, Ais ani ?er Gim We are prepared fill orders for sucb at low figures aad on reason&bi* terms. C. W?LBERN & CO., Wholesale Grocers, 171 and 173 East Bayf Not. 1?. Charleston, S. 0 WILLIAM KENNEDY Fashionable Barber* MAIN STREET, Nest door to Earie k Pardy's Law Offiee. SUMTES, S. C. IDESIRE TO INFORM tbe et!;*?? of Suinter and vicinity that I have opened business on toy owd account at tbe above old stand, and that with competent ?n< polite assistants, 1 will be pleased to serve t'aemi? any branch of my business in tbe beet stylt of the art. Give me a call. W?. KENNEDY. Oct 19. SHAVING DONE BY ELECTRICITY ?AT? 0. C. REDIC'S, Next door to T. C. Scaffe. Jan 1 o? inventimi. Wo :><ivisr as t.. pateni aiiilitv froc of ?*har~?? ? ? Weinata SO ' ??AHt?B IM.k?S FATEST IS SI? ? KKlK Kor circular, iwlv?tv. lerins ?m-? reference* tO actual elicits in y.wrown St.-tw '^L *m Opposite Val?it Office, Washington? U (j MANSION K0USE. Cornei: liberty and h arvin sts., is prepared to entertain boarders, both repulir and transient, with first class ftCCOm* modations. Mrs. M. F. MILLER, Sep. 16. Sum ter, S. O, STIEFF PIANOS. THE ARTISTS FAVORITE. (UNSURPASSED IN TOUCH, TONE, j workmanship and durability. Palace Organs, a strictly first class instrument at exceedingly low prices. Don't purchase be? fore seeing our catalogues and prices. JOHN A. HOLLAND, Ninety Six, S.C. Pseasesty where you saw ibis advertise* i^cui. March 25