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WEDNESDAY, MABCH 1,~?893. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 18W and the True Soutkron u 1866. The Watchman and Sauthron now has the combined circulation and influence cf both of the old papers, and is mani? cally the best advertising medium in gamter. EDITORIAL "NOTES. The News and Courter speaks of the .location of the great Bank of Loudon and South Carolina in Charleston as a poseibitftj. What has the State to say about t?is. The Mayesville Iteccrd. that ephe? meral fancy of a sanguine mind, is dead. ?n a less crowded field it may * bare lived long and wrought much go:.d at a public educator. The report that George A. Jenks, of Pennsylvania bad been appointed Attorney General, by Cleveland, proved unfounded. Richard Olney of Boston, Mass., is the fortunate man. Mr. J. E. DuPre bas made a sugges? tion worthy of consideration. Ile seconds Mr. McDonald Farman's idea of unveiling the monument, and sug? gests that Gen. Hampton bc invited to deliver the oration. The Columbia Journal of Monday contained a very kind editorial reference to the city of Sumter. While nothing that was said was unknown or unmerit? ed, the spirit of the notice is highly appreciated here. Gov. Tillman should offer a reward for the capture of Commodore Council, the murderer of Edmund Singleton, in case be is not captured within a few days. Such a villain should not be allowed to escape punishment. Speaker Davis, of the Tennessee House of Representatives has been disbarred for swindling a client, and will be expelled from the Legislature. A good chance to turn ont a rascal. He proposes to fight the case to the end. There still seems to be opposition to the issuing of the City Hall bonds. Woald it not be a gocd idea for Council to call a mass meeting of citizens where the question can be fully ezplaiued and discussed. The Augusta Citron tele has suggested . sn view of tbe proximity of Easter, that it is time to begin feeding dye stuffs to tbe hens. We may now expect to hear of numerous hens producing wonder? fully colored easter eggs of their own volition. Gov Tillman and his retinue will foi low in the train of President Cleveland's triumphal procession on Saturday. Gov. Tillman may then fully realize that he was, for once, mistaken when be said last spring that Cleveland could not be elected, if nominated. Mr. W. H. Wallace, the talented editor cf the Keicberry Observer, in a letter to the News and Courier, makes a point that all prohibitionists, especially those who are professing.Christians and pastors of churches, should consider. The letter will be ? jd elsewhere in this paper. A few people in this city, with more cariosity than consideration, are won? dering what faithful anti-Cleveland man thc "Reform Executive Committee of Sumter County'' will direct President Cleveland to appoint as a successor to Mr. Reardon. In another column there are given two communications bearing upon the Mose? ley-Kelley Gamble investigation. Mr. Kelley does not better the appearance of bis part, in the case, and Mr. Gam? ble's statement shows Mr. Kelley up io worse light than before. Mr. Kelley bad better desist for his own good. The great strike in the cotton spin? ning districts of England has caused destitution and suffering equally as great as during the war when it was impossible to obtain cotton to keep the mills goiog. It is a terrible state of j affairs, and tbe end i Aot yet in view. This strike has had much to do with de? pressing the price of cotton. From this date, the News and Cou- \ rier discontinues all exchanges with j weekly papers, and all such papers that j desire to keep abreast with the times, as J reported by that paper, most pay for it. j The News and Courier is a good paper, I but no better than it was io Capt. j Dawson's day, and we hardly think the j weekly press has so greatly deteriorated j in merit as th's announcement of the Nev?s and Courier wouid lead one to conclude. Alabama has adopted an election law that embraces the principle? of the Aus? tralian system. White supremacy is assured in that Stare for years to come. It was noted, as somewhat peculiar, that i the Third Party followers of Kolb were i i the most violent opponents of the meas ure ; and at the la*t election they charged that Jon^s the Democratic Governor, defeated Kolb by means oft the ignorant negro vote, whkb this law, | passed by the Democrats, will disfrau- ; cbi8e. There seems to be some doubt as to j whether President-elect Cleveland has ! really tendered a position to Gen. j Hampton Gen. Hampton has not yet ; confirmed the rumor. If he should bei made Regi>ter of the Treasury he will have the disposition of about one hun- ; dred - Sises, ?od then, no doubt, many vV } voted him oat of the Senate will tWget ?lie "proudest act of their lives." : Gen. Hampton's friends are sincere in \ ?he hope that he will be tendered, and ?iii accept an office from the President, j The Democratic party will have abso- ' lu?e control uf ail branches of the gov ernmfc?t utmeg ?he t-ext four year*, t -1- J? _JL- _ and should it not meet the especial" of the people aud give relief and t rect the frauds and abuses fostered the Republieaus it will be utterly feated at at the next election. Ole land ia the main reliance, and upon 1 rests a great responsibility. The Supreme Court bas reodere decision iu the suit to decide the lee ity of the action of Gov Tillman i Treasurer Bates in agreeing to alio syndicate the interest on the new bo from January to July in consid?r?t for placing them. Associate Justi McGowan aod Pope decide in Favoi Gov. Tillman, and Chief Justice Mci has filed a dissenting opinion. ? suicidal mania seems to h struck the country. Each day add: toe horrible list, aud we are ft persuaded that the publication the details of these horrible tr egies incites others to take tb own lives. The press is falling iut disreputable state when its chief ain to crime and bloody tradegies. I aUo evidence of a depraved taste. 1 wonld be glad were we never to heat auother suicide or bloody murder, matter bow many occurred THE BOYS IN TROUBLE. A night or two after the conclosi of the semi-annual examinations of ! South Caroliua College, the boys, oui full hearts, celebrated the joyful occasi by building a bon-fire on the camp) This alarmed the neighbors and t alarm of fire was given. The fire ( partment turned out, aod the firetn were much disgusted over the sell a incensed by the guying of the bot The papers condemned the boys 1 their thoughtlessness, the Regist being especially severe in its strictun It was believed at first that the resu of the thoughtless prank would et here, and the boys geneally express regret for the trouble and inconvenien caused others. But the faculty of ti college took up the matter, aud, aft an investigation, eleven of the bo were suspended sud admonished. Son of them were suspended for the remai der of the session and the others for month or more. Those suspended wi probably leave the college permanent!; unless some action is taken to compr mise the matter. The people cf Colon -bia sympathize with the boys, and petition has been prefeuted to tl faculty asking for the reinstatement ( those suspended. The petition numerously signed by the best peop; of Columbia, and even those who coi demned the boo-fire prank most seven ly. think that the faculty have bee too harsh with the boys. The youn men suspended are among the brighl est in the coliege, and there can be bu one feeling-that of regret over th unfortunate termination of their esca pade. The South Carolina College is unfor t?nate ; even its oest friends seec unable to keep from injuring its pros pects. Every one knows that th students and thc faculty are the bes friends t?.at a college eau have, yet ii this instance these friends have deal the college a severe blew. The stu dents by thoughtlessness and the faculty by enforcing a punishment more sever* than the case warranted, judging frou the facts as published. The bon fire after the seir.t-annua examinations is a regular occurrence ir many colleges, and nothing is though of it. College boys are privileged tc do many things that young men ir other walks of life canoot do aad escape punishment This may not fit an ideal notion of justice, bat it is a fact. Mere? ly being a college student, in most col? lege towns, covers a multitude of sins, and it would seem to be an indi? cation that the times were out of joint, were it not so. The college boy is like a pail of yeast that cannot settle down to a fixed state. He stirs things and affects all who come into close contact with him likewise ; but in the end he takes bis place in the world aud is the means of spreading intellectual nourishment ali about him. Therefore, when he boils over and worries those who deem themselves the world's housekeepers, they shouTd not rashly cast out the whole mass, but carefully provide a ra? tional aieans of escape for the overflow. Boys will be boys, and this is particu? larly true of college boy?, The college has been crippled by its enemies until it u a mere shadow of what it was, and there have been only about seventy five students in attend? ance this year, in place of the more than two hundred three years ago. The faculty, though reduced in numbers is still au abie one. And the course of study, while more limited in scope, is thorough and practical. Consequently there is every reason why thc college should be patronized and fostered by irs friends. lt is sincerely to be hoped that the faculty will rescind the acriou suspend? ing the boys, for they have been pun? ished severely enough; and as they have had the manhood to acknowledge their guilt and express regret for what they had done, they should be pardoned. The affair has not been without it H comic features, however. The boys are J making an exhibition of themselves: wearing crepe badges, and their ten- j der-beatted young ladv friends are send ing the subtended ones 3ower6 tied with cr?'pe. Poor boys ! such sweet sym paihy renders th?-;r misery more poig- ! uaut. yet they feel that nome one cares I for them, and hfe is not ail a dreary : waste. ------ A b:e 'nt ot r-uv-]: ? >s ned tmsiries* Stn I ion- ? erv h ?s j S? . e?oi n?w:ve?i *t iii*- Wolc/iiwtn \ <V >ouii"OH Job (. fri?-.*. Now is the tiriif to pint? \oifr ordt-r*. Stationery id rx:>rt t?-d \0 1 ud taute .tl ita?; ?0 pec cent, octoi- Spriog, OUR CONGRESSMAN. The following incident is reported in the Camden" correspondence of the Netcs and Courier of Monday : There are a great many strange negroes at work on the large canal and other works of the Camden Cottou Mills, and every time a strange colored face is seen tho owner is supposed ta be a canal band. Congressman-elect Murray, of the 7th district, a typical negro, came i through Camden a few days ago on his way to Washington, and went into a store to purchase a pair of shoes The clerk asked him if he was Working on theoanal, thereby greatly offending the Congressman-elect's dignity, who re? plied : "I kuew nothing 'bout yer canal. I am on my way to Congress to make laws for the nation." It was a regretable mistake, as Camden conse? quently lose3 all hope of ever being recognized by Congressman Murray. it is rather rough on our eboay-hoed Congressman to be taken for a com? mon laborer, but it should also carry consolation with it, as it is a reminder, that when he shall become *'a states? man without a job" he can earn an honest living by manual labor, if io no other way. The Completed Cabinet. Ten days before the inauguration Mr. Cleveland's cabinet has been completed and announced. The agony is over and the cabinet-makers must look elsewhere for occupation and sensations. Mr Cleveland has shown his usual good sense in giving his cabinet to the public as appoint? ed, for he has saved himself no end of wony at the hands of friends of the numerous applicants for cabinet positions. If none of the cabinet had been announced, the friends of every man who aspired to a cabinet place would have continued to press upon Mr. Cleveland the elaina of his friend np to the very day of inauguration, bul under the sensible plan adopted by Mr. Cleveland, as soon as au ap? pointment was made all the other candidates for that portfolio knew it, and their importunities ceased. Now Mr. Cleveland has the whole matter settled and has ten days which he can devote to finishing up his inaugural address. The cabinet as completed is a good, I business like body, lt is not made np entirely of great men, but there is I every reason to believe that each '"s j well qualified for the duties devolving npon him, and all are staunch Cleve? land men. In their selection Mr. Cleveland has shown his usual inde? pendence, and has appointed the men he preferred, rather than those who by reason of the'r prominence would have been chosen by a president of less self ?eliance. I ci the appoint? ment of Mr. Carlisle as Secretary of the Treasury he has pleased all par? ties, and the verdict is uuanimous that a better selection could not have been made. Judge Gresham's ap? pointment a6 Secretary of State has given rise to more criticism as to its propriety, but ali are agreed as to the ability cf the officer The Secretary of War, Mr. Lamont, more familiarly known as Dan Lamont, is a hustler rather than a statesman, but iii times of peace the duties of the war secre? tary are not half as onerous as those of the President s private secretary, and in his promotion Mr. Lamont has secured more honor, better pay and less work. That he will fully meet the requirements of the position lhere is no reason to doubt. The duties of Hon. Hilary A Herbert as Secretary of the Navy are more im portant and exacting, but Mr. Her? bert has been in congress a number of years, and his position on the naval committee of the House has made him familiar itt a measure, at least, willi this branch of the govern? ment. The appointment of Hon. J. Sterling Motton of Nebraska Secretary of Agriculture has met ? with more unanimous and cordial en? dorsement than any other except Mr. 'larine's, and the verdict seems to be uanimous that he is the right mat) in the right place. Mr. Hoke Smith, Secrelaay of the Interior ; Mr. Wil? liam S. Bisseil of New York, Post? master General, and Mr. Richard Olney of Massachusetts, Attorney General, are all lawyers and all new men in the field of state-craft. I ti honoring Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama with places in his cabinet, Mr. Cleveland has done his full duty to the South, and shown his intelligent appreciation of the part borne by the South in upholding Democracy. Although Mr. Morton of Nebraska has almost as much territory to the west of him as to the cast, 3Tet his appointment seems to give entire satisfaction to the Wost, and if they are satisfied, cer? tainly no other section of the country can complain. There is not a discordant element in the body, and it is a Cleveland cabi? net from beginning to end. As this is a Cleveland administration, this is as it should be. Mr. Cleveland has been called to the head of thc gov cr?ment with great unanimity and it is only proper that in administering its affairs he should have about him men of id's owing choosing. Tho cabinet is all light.-Augusta Chronicle. The State Bar Rooms. To thc Editor of The News and Courier : The Rev. J. ii. Stokes admits, in his answer to "Enquirer," I hat he gives his "quasi endorsement" to liquor sidling by the State, but dors so simply "as au expedient " Then he is not the kind of a Pro? hibitionist now he was four years ago, when he voted for Fisk for President ! "on principle," and "the choice was iiariowed down to" Cleveland or Han ison. It is not my purpose, however, to show that M?\ Stokes is inconsistent - that is not mateiial l<> the issue. 1 want to shew that lie is wrong; tallier, why 1 think he is wrong. Mr. Stokes says where there willi inevitably be a dispensary anyway, and tbe choice' is nan ??wed down to a I choice between a "good" man and a ! "bad" man, he wants a "good" ?nan, j '?A-I me a k Mr. Stokes another (joes tum, which I think his public discus- ! s;<.:i ol th:? subject ?^iv<-K ono the light to ask without impertinence : ? li a member cf his church should I present lo him a petition asking for j the establishment ol a dispensary and j for the appointment as dispenser, j would he sign it ? If he would, then { I cannot understand why dm iw? al? ] the years o?' liquor license he has nut j c advised church members to take out c licenses and run saloons, for undoubt- j < edly such a course would lessen the j ] evilg of thc traffic as much iii one case 12 as in the other. To bring out the ? t idea more clearly, 1 repeat Mr. h Stokes's own language, only snbsti- 1 tuting "saloon" for "dispensary ?" c "We do not declare for a saloon I where it is possible to have none, but 1 when there is no such alternative and 1 the choice is narrowed down to a .? saloon in the hands of a good or bad man, we want a good man of cours?." 1 The only difiere nee 1 can see be- j I tween a good man selling liquor for I j himself and selling it for State is that 1 in one case he is paid by his custo- \ mers, in the other he is paid by all I the taxpayers. < But perhaps Mr. Stokes would 1 refuse to sign a petition to make one 1 of his church members a liquor i dispenser. If so, it would scarcely 1 be consistent, or right either, to sign such a petition for a member of any 1 other church. And he ought not to advise or encourage, by his "quasi 1 endorsement," the doing of a thing ; by others that he himself would not 1 do. Mr Stokes believes the dispensary is a "stepping stone to prohibition." 1 think not. I believe its first effect will be to lesson liquor drinking, but that its ulterior effect will be to in? crease it-not beyond what it has been or is now, but beyond what it \ would have been under prohibition in the near future but fer the dispen? sary. Liquor drinking had fallen largely into disrepute. The public 1 sentiment was strong against it and would have driven out the liquor traffic but for this compromise mea? sure. Now since men like Mr Stokes, the Kev Henry Mood and others have given their "quasi en? dorsement" to the new scheme of liquor selling, hundreds of Prohib? ! tionist8 have thrown down their arms ; and dropped ont of ranks and prohib? I lion is indefinitely postponed. Some of the Prohibitionists have joined the liquor meu in saying: "Prohibition 1 doesn't prob bit any how." " What a fall was there, my coun? trymen !" The liquor trafic has come 1 to be, in the estimation of some erst- ' while prohibition leaders and some ministers, a business in which "good" ? men cannot only consistently engage, but ought to engage. Then wh}' may not "good" men drink as much , liquor as they want "as a beverage ?" j Was the doctrine heretofore so strict- ? ly maintained that the liquor trafile is 1 a moral wrong, all moonshine ? , It seems to me, Mr. Editor, it isn't < a compromise at all ; it is an abso- ? lute surrender. j As "Enquirer" it is my prerogative ? to ask quest iona. Let me close this 1 discussion so far as I am concerned by asking just one more by way of j suggestion : , If the ministerial conception of "a s good man'' is a liquor seller, what will 1 the world's conception be ? ! W. II. Wallace. . Newberry, February 25. 1 WASHINGTON LETTER. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 1893. ? "President Cleveland," said a demo- j eratic Senator who was opposed to Cleve land's nomination, and who is for that reason called by those who know no ^ better, an anti-Cleveland man, "never did a wiser thing than when be smashed precedent, which at times binds us all ? too closely, and aonounced his cabinet io _ advance of his inauguration. That t must now be evident to even the moat careless observer of things political, as rcfi cted in Congress. The opposition which invariably follows the announce? ment of a new cabinet has been given 1 lime to work itself out, and ti e result i will be that the new administration will 1 start out wi'h the party which placed it , in power in an unusually harmonious condition, and although there will be j q lite a number of individual disappoint- S meuts as the distribution of patronage proceeds, ? see nothing ahead that leads c me to believe that this harmony will be seriously disturbed during Mr. ( Cleveland's administration. This Sena? tor declined to allow, the use of his ] name, because he has no desire to be accused of giving President Cleveland "taffy," or of having his words oou- f strued into a bid for public pap. The ratification of the Hawaiian annexation treaty is now considered doubtful, so doubtful that Mr. Harri- j son's friends in the Senate arc afraid to ' have it voted upon, lest it be rejected. The demoorats, wbi?e not ail opposed to annexation, are almost to a mao opposed to ratifying this treaty at this time Senator Morgan, of Alabama, is the 'r only democratic Senator who has ?nade c a speech in favor of immediate annexa- ( tion, and his duties as one of the Behr- 4 ing Sea arbitrators have called him to Pans. It is the general belief that no vote will be taken upon the treaty ar \ this session. In that case President Cleveland may withdraw the treaty and direct that a new one be negotiated, if he favors annexation, or he may send a message to the Senate recommending tho 1 ratification of the present treaty, if it meets his approval. If Mr. Cleveland wishes it the treaty will be acted upon hy the Senate when it m rets in extra I session to act upou his nominations, etc. A fight is now on in the House, the : result of which may be to force au early extra session of Congress. It is being waged by the silver men against the Sherman bond amendment to thc Sundry Civil bill, which the silver men are determined to defeat by fillibuster- ? ing or any other means at their disposal If they succeed ao extra session will . have to be called Secretary Foster admitted to the House Ways and Means committee, , before which he appeared Saturday, . that his recent estimates of Treasury . receipts for the coming fiscal year were already proven to have been too high, 1 and that his estimates of expenditures J were at least $8,000.000 too low, and ? that he now regards a deficit for the j fiscal year beginning July 1, 1S94, as 1 a certainty, unless means are devised j J to rai'o additional money, cither by j , taxation or (he i*cue of bonds. Bis j . estimates are, of course, ba>-cd upou the j 1 present tariff laws, which it is needless j - to sny will bc considerably changed j before July 1, 1894. unless the demo-j { eratic administration and Congress j ( undergo ? great, change of mind ou the j subject, which is not. probable. j ' Occupants of houses along the line of thc iuaugural parade and builders of ) the str.et stands ate all figuring on j 1 making a pile of money out of those who 8 wifh choies positious from vthich to ' ^ view the great parade. Rooms are j hell as high as $300 each, single tyin- i lows at which four people may be ?omfortab?y seated may be bad from |>15 to ?25, according to location. Liront seats in the street stands are beld tf $5 each, and no sort of a back seat on hem can be engaged at lees than $1 ;ach. Rooms in hotels caunot be had it any price, and cots in private resi? lences are rated at $1 each Rvery jody is wishing for a "Cleveland day," ivhicb means a clear, pleasant day, but io sort of a day can affect the enthu riastn of the occasion. Mr. Harrison is now willing that aonds shall be issued to increase the ?old balance in the Treasury, provided ihat Secretary Carlisle will assume the responsibility by requesting Secretary Foster to issue them. The bonds have been engraved and can be issued at a lay's notice, but there is no probability that Secretary Carlisle will take any such responsibility before he becomes Secretary of the Treasury, and the making of such a suggestion by Mr. Harrison was nothing more nor less than pleadiog the baby act. Prominent among the bills that will remain unacted upon at the close of the session will be the Nicaragua Canal bill._ Pisgah Oracles. Mr. Editor; Very little has been done OD the farms so far, owing in the main to the wet weather. The farmers have been hauling their fertilizers. A good demand for the "dirt" exists, hut this does not indicate that i? large crop of cotton will be made as our self-appointed guardians (-he editors) would make believe. Grand preparations for a crop were made in 1881 aod we know what a dis? astrous failure followed, besides the land now is not any richer than then, and the cotton seed usually used f?r manure has gone to the oil mills. l?o roan knows what next Fall will bring forth in tbe crop. The people in this section as fur as I can hear, irrespective of politics, endorse the action of tbe State in trying to make the rail? roads pay their taxes as other people do. Whenever these corporations pay their taxes According to the State laws then litigation will cease and not before. Foreigners who come here have to observe the laws of the State, and their property must do the same Paying taxes on their own valuation, while others have to pay on tbt-ir valuation raised is not equity, whether Judges say so or not. Rev. J. Walter Kenny has returned home from Louisville. He reports having a glo? rious time, notwithstanding the extreme cold weather. He enjoyed good health. President Harrison, no doubt realizes that iireat troubles do not come aloue. The loss sf his estimable christian wife, and defeat for tbe presidency is enough to bear, hut what? ever Ins political course has been, he has the 2jpneral satisfaction of retiring from the White House with not a blemish ou his pri? vate or christian character. The mails seem to be irregular at times, as the Sumter papers are not always on lime. Possibly the mail agent3 are so blue over giv? ing up their office that they have become care? less. The ir. ? S of this we".c is to hand. In ill candor, Mr. Editor, I must say that for a [Jo: servative to twit a Tillmar.ite for wanting >ffi e is for the "pot to call the kettle black." Already we hare four announced candidates or Revenue Collector. Lipscomb and Wil? liamson, Straightouts, and Perry and Tom tins, Tillmanites. Comment is unnecessary. I have read with interest Mr. Furman's irticie on unveiling the monument, and fully indorse it. This should have bren attended :o long ago The 10th of May would be a ?uitable day to pay this sad tribute to the nemory of our gallant dmd All the old soldiers should join in for it is a milter beyond he pale of -partisan politics. I Dominai? Hon. IVade Hampton, the old-st iiviog General in ;he State, as the orator of the day. Let the jood work go on. J. E. D. Pisgah, S. C., Feb. 24. 1893. [Mr. DuPre readily acknowledges the soft mpeachment that the Tillmanites want office, md further admits that they are as black as tenias, if a longing for office constitutes rauttiness. He also observes that aStraight mt who wants an office is cf the hus of a pot. }a\ie true. Mr. DuPre is Lndouhtedly ac .uthority. The only thing that caused the ditor to mention the matter at all in the last ssue, was the surprising number of kettles .nd their sombre smuttiness as set forth in heir ''We are the people" resolutions.-ED J j Opera singers aud public speakers can keep | heir voices clear and strong with lue family emedy, Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. "All signs fail"-except pimples and notches. These never fail to indicate LD mpure condition of the blood, which may >e thoroughly cleansed and renewed by the ise of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. The most effica >ious and economical of Hood purifiers. Japanese Liver Pellets are small, but great n their effect; no griping; 50 doses 25 ct?. ;old at China's Drug Store Supply Liens at bottom prices. Lien met? tants should get our prices oe the hundred ir thousand before placing an order elsewhere. Glenn Springs water for sale nt Hughson & Jo's drug store in any quantity wanted. Estate of Cephas J? Key, Dec'd. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on April 1st, 1893, or a Final Discharge as Administratrix with he Will annexed upon aforesaid Estate. "MARY E. MOBLEY, Adm't'x cum testamento annexe March I -4t. _ Estates o? Thos. Grant, Dec'd and of Elizabeth W. and Wm. Thos. Grant, Minors? WILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of , Sumter County on April 1, 1893, for i final discharge as Administratrix of Estate >f Thos Grant, deceased, and as Guardian >f Elizabeth W. and Wm. Thos. Grant, Hioors, SARAH JANE GRANT, Admt'x aud Guardian. March 1 - 4t._ SOUTH CAROLINA RAILWAY. D. H. CHAMBERLAIN, RfiCKlVKB. New Past Limited Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, VIA SOUTH CAROLINA RAILWAY RICHMOND AND DANVILLE SYSTEM, ALSO TO Vshevillr, Greenville, Spartanburg, Walhall ., Newberry and points in upper North and South Carolina. -SCHEDULE. A. M. P M. P. M iv Charleston * 6 50 *12 10 * 5 45 \r Columbia ll 00 3 40 lo 40 > Columbia ll 20 3 50 11 15 KT SparUuburg 6 5U \r Greenville 5 00 pm \r Walhalla 7 00 pm \r Asheville 10 10 pm \r Washington 6 45 am 9 26 pm \r Baltimore 8 50 am ll JJ pm Vr Philadelphia ll 00 am 3 20 am ir New York ?12 So pm 6 20 am \r Boston 1 8 30 pm f3 30 pm iv Boston t 9 1,0 *m iv New York ' 4 30 pm *12 15 am iv Philadelphia 6 57 pm 3 50 nra .v Baltimore 9 30 pm 6 50 am jv Washington 10 43 pta S 30 am iv Asheville 7 00 am JV Walhalla 11 40 am jv Greenville 12 00 m jv Sparenburg 12 20 am \r Columbia 1 20 pm 6 05 pm ,v Columbia 1 40 pm 6 10 pm \r Charleston * 5 40 pm *T0 30 pm Connection with Colonial Express out of Washington 7 50 a. m., arriving at Boston L30 p. tu. same night without change of :ars. Solid Trains both ways between Charleston .nd Asheville und be:we?;? Cbnrleston and Walhalla. Pullman Buffet Sleeper Accommodations ?etween Charleston aid New Yoik via Vestibule limited, leaving at 12 01 p. m , md arriving at 5. 30 p. m. Pullman Sleeper both ways between j 'harlesion and Asheville. ?Daily. fExcept Sunday. E- P. WARING, Geu. Pass Agt. WANTS. ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less will be inserted under this bend for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents per line. MRS. BRUNSON und daughters informs their friends and patrons that they have opened t. Jeir Dressmaking roora over the Millinery Store of Mis* McDonald on Main Street. They will be p eased to serve them &3 usual. Mch 1-tf. FOR SADE -A comfortable, six-room dwelling, on Main Street, in the North? ern part of the city. Newly fitted lip. For terms apuly to H F. Wilson._M ch 1-tf FOR RENT-A four-room cottage, wuh kitchen and servant room attached, on Church Street. Apply to John S. Richard? son, Jr._ FOR SADE-A Dight Spring Delivery Wagon. For information apply ?t this office. Feb 15-tf. STYLISH AND PRETTY-are th? Prin? cess Seamless Dresses. They will be ail the rage. Madam Swygert is in the city rep? resenting the Seamless Princess Dress and Basque Cutting System, of Prof. ?. H. de Lamorton, of Paris, France, and has secured rooms at the old "Jersey House'' OL Main St. and will teach the ladies of Sumter this superior dress cutting system, which stands supremely above ail other systems. Madam Swygert invites all the ladies to call ?nd she will gladly expl?iu the Wondertul Seamless System of Dress Cutting. Feo ll -4t FOR SALE OR RENT-A new 7-room cottage on Cn houn St., near C. S. & N. R. R. Apply to W. F. ?. Haynsworth. Jan. 18-tf_ FOR SALE-One fine grey Saddle or Dratt Horse. Also complete Ladies riding outfit. Low cash terms. Address "Lafayette," Ramsey, S. C. Jan. 4-tf MRS M. A. FLOWERS informs ber friends and patrons that she has re sumed dressmaking at her residence on Re? publican Street, owe door West of Church. She will be pleased to serve them as formerly. TO SELL-Lot on Republican Street. 60iI50/eet. Apply at this office. HIGHLY SATISFACTORY. January 3, 1893. W.J.Roddcy, Esg., Manager, Roch nm, s. a. Dear Sir :-I have Iff ors me a statement of the various options offered in settlement of my maturing Tontine policy in the Equitable Life Assurance Society. 1 have concluded to accept the surplus and continue the policy. The results ar: highly satisfactory and J heartily commend che Equitable Life Assurance Society and thc Tontine System, as pr-jcticed by it, to persons desiring safe and profitable insurance Yours very truly, TH OS. S. BR ?CE. INSURE IN THE EQUITABLE. Its contract, its security and ?ts siir plus resources are unexcelled in the world. W. J- EODDSY, Manager, Fer the Carolinas. Keck Hill, S. C. EDUCATE YOUR BOYS. GIVS TEEM A PBINTING PESSS. THE MORAL, mental and physical de? velopment of the boys, should l-e the study of nil who love their country, and de? sire iv* perpetuate its institutions. In no way can this be more effectually aided than the use of one of my presses Send for dialogue of printing press s and rubber Stamps. Willis J. Fhysioc, Feb. 22-4t. COLUMBIA, S. C. THE NEW HOME -AND Hew 1.9, Mr and Wilson. ITAKE PLEASURE in offering to the public the above named machines. They can be bought on satisfactory terms, aod I am confident they are the best family sewing machines made. Lightest running, most dur? able, best set of attachments and most easily adjusted of anything in their line. Their handsome finish demands your patronage. 0** 11 at the reliable store of Levi Bros., or write to Robt. Wingate, Sumter S C. These machines are the best articles ever placed on the market Call and see for your? self, and get a good machine for small money Any machine supplies you need can be found at my headquarters. Respectfully, ROBT. WINGATE. Feb. l. Liberty Street Next to P. 0. SPECIAL ATTENTION Given to Compounding Prescriptions OTTO GABHARDT FLORIST AND G?RC.NER, OFFERS HIS SERVICES To the people of Sumter and vicinitv. Gardens laid ont and attended to and grape vines, ano fruit trees pruned. CABBAGE PU NTS In abundance, now ready to set out. Jan. 25. MONEY TO LOAN. VRR A Nt; EM KN TS can be made to borrow ninney at a low rnte<?f interest, upon a basis of one-third of the va!t;e of tvs! estate. Apply to W. H. INGRAM. Feb. lt. ~MO?E? TO LO??T IN SUMS OF $300, nnd upwards, on im? proved cotton lands. Flight per cent interest and a commission. Apply to LEK & MOISE, Attorneys at Law. 3 moe. ANOTHER! To Arrive March 4th, (INAUGURATION DAY,) 1 CAR LOAD HORSES. It will pay better to come and see them than it will to go and see Cleveland. H. HARBS. Sumter, S. C., February 27, 1893. Yon bring ns balmy air and blue skies. Under .your magic influence nature wakes to a new, fresh beauty and productiveness Man yields to your influence and his pulse quickens. Everything aud everybody is awake, and the watchword of the season is. "activity " We are wide awake and early in the field with a SPRING STOCK Of the Highest Quality, And we trust that you will appreciate our "activity.'7 -Our line of And Trimmings, for the Spring and Summer of 1893 is a wonder? ful collection of elegant designs and fabrics of the newest and most popular fashions for the coming seasons. Every lady will find it gives the widest range for satisfactory selection, and our prices favor the buyer in the most geuerous manner. -We are showing an endless line of LACES, EMBROIDERIES, HOSIERY, (MES MD CORSETS, At astonishingly low prices. The precut season marks the appearance of a series of NEW AND BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS IN WASH GOODS that eclipse all previous efforts of the manufacturer in this direction, lt is need* less for us to say ?hat we have them in ali the newest designs and colorings. Our Clothing, Hat and Furnishing Goods DEPARTMENT is a store in itself, and the attractions we are showing this season will unquestionably keep us to the front as Reliable Dealers in high grade goods. We have made a special effort in BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S SUITS, and will positively give you the best value for your money of any house in this section. : OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT: Has always been one of our "Specials," and the styies we are dis? playing this season will compare with any goods to be found, lt has alwavs been our aim to sell none but HONEST GOODS FROM THE MOST RELIABLE MAKERS, and in buying your shoes from us, you have our guarantee that every pair is solid and the best that can be bad for the price. Our Grocery Store Is filled with nice, new and fresh goods, and we invite your attention to same. CLOSE PRICES MADE ON GOODS IN QUANTITY. If you want value for your money, come and see us. Visitors are uot asked to believe, but are shown goods to convince them that we are leading the trade. Yours, anxious to please, Jo Kyttenberg & Sons? Northwest Cor. Main and Liberty Sts., Sumter, S, C. Mch 1 AN INCOME WITHOUT RISK? Advantages of a Trust Certificate in The Penn Mutual Life OF PHILADELPHIA, PA. It guarantees to your family an annual income at a nominal cost to yourself. It makes the safest executor you could select for your estate. It is a sure educator of your children. It is a safeguard thrown around this part of your estate. It completes your unfinished work. It removes the fear that unwise investments by your administrators may lose all that you have denied yourself to accomplish. It destroys the objection that guardians or executors are sometimes faithless in the administration of sacred trusts. It enables you to secure for your family a larger income on this part of your estate than could possibly be secured by your beneficiaries or executors. These Certificates are written for any age, and for smaller amounts in? exact proportion, and can be paid for annually, semi annually or quarterly. They participate annually in the surplus, and there is paid each year, witb the income, a dividend arising from the administration of these Trusts. It will relieve your wife in her old age from the added responsibility and anxiety attending the investment of money Premiums on Trust Certificates average about 25 per cent less than oi* other forms of policies At the same expense the insurer can carry $50,000 of Ti ust Certificates that $40,000 on other forms would cost. In economy of cost and continuous protective care this contract is unsurpassed. EQUITABLE PRIVILEGES. PAID-UP VALUE. This certificate is non-forfeitahle for i's reserve value without restriction as to residence or occupation after two aumin! premiums have beor, paid : and should the insured theo desire to discontinue pai meut, the Company w ill issue a paid-up policy for an amount proportion* ate to premium* paid. EXTENSION FEATURE. Tiie Non-Forfeiture Extension pian of this Company becomes operative immediately upon lapse of prmnuru (wi;hout necessity of notice from the insured,) after two foll ancua! premiums shall have been paid, the entire legal reserve being applied to the extension of the face value ot the Certificate. A.C. Phelps, General Agent, Sumter, S. C. D. Gk ZEIG-LER, Architect, 36 BROAD ST., CHARLESTON, S. C. Plans and specifications furnished for al classes of buildings. Correspondence cheer? fully replied to. Remodeiling of existing ?trueturts a specialty. Dec. 14-x THE LOST BOY. IF JOHN R. BUCHANAN who left bil home in Chester, S. C., on 4th of Novem? ber last, will only make known to his father bis.whereabouts and condition,he will greatly relieve suspeuse ?nd anxiety about bim, and be will net be interfered with JOHN H. BUCHANAN, Chester, S. C.