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4 - a C|e ?lcbman w? Souita WEDNESDAY, ApRlL 10, 18 Thc Sfoftter Watchman was ?oun< b 18W&cr?^? True Sevfhron n IS The .f?t?&Uan and Southron now tb? oo&DMvsd circtrlsSioo and influe of both of the old papers, and is ma ess?y the best advertising m?dium Stinter. EDITOBIAL NOTES. Cotton' rectories are being built ali over ?tute, ? n?'afo?r ?T !heaa? by the assessm pla?. Sumter sfrduld net lag behinc!. The fourth R?girent &tud and Orcb?? . ?&? assists nee, and unless they get it t! writ be' crippled, ff the people of ibis c doBTt aid them it will be a shame. The Board of Trade as the rep reset? ts ti re tba business interests of this city shu demand a redaction of insurance rates * view of the protection afforded property by Water works. fjov. Tillman seetffs to be of the opin that additkmal bids for the Ind ns trial Coll are oot hi order* and it goes without-say i nftaos?, that bis dpinion ;*Hl prevail. It be regrettea" Ca -bot b ?ei?mbia's and State's aecbiibV^ The Darlingion Cotton O l mill madi profit of eighteeo per cent on the capital I season, and has never made less than ten Twelve per cent any year since erected. Sa ter bas the advantage of Darlington m- lo tioo, and an oil mill here would pay at & aa well. Sumter's Water Works are complete, ? have proved a succ?s* ander a practical te Pips- will have little- opportunity to do a crrnsiderxble damage in toe business porti of ?be city in future; and property owners all portions of the city have mach grea protection from fire than heretofore. The Democratic Administration does n mean to take possession of the Hawaiian lands without right or title, consequently t action of Special Commi-siocer Bi ou nt patting aa end to the protectorate establish* by she Republicans is approved by most dei achats. ike Kinara*, the Lexington Coan ty neg rapist, recently tried in Columbia and co ric ted on the second trial is either innocer or a man of most wonderful nerve. Wb< Judge Witherspoon sentenced him to han; fie emphatically declared bis innocence ac charged the jory to stand prepared to anaw al the final Judgment for bis death. Tl case is a peca liar one, inasmuch as he was m tyne bed as soon as captured1, and there seen to be-doubts of has guult in the r-eigaborhoc where the crime was committed. The Columbia Journal is worried lest tl people of Somier become excited over the di: eovery of marl at the depth of thirty-eigl fcet in the Turkey creek bottom. There is n excitement. Every year or twor for the pa.? ten or more years shells have been deg np i that vicinity whenever a well was sank to suffieien t depth. And in- Tess than eight mile th ie city t?tere are extensive beds of mar aritbm ?&w feet of the sar&ce. This mai was used as a fertiliser, with indiHere-? sue ees*, sixty years ago, and no- attention ha 'been paid to it in recent years. Some of i was used in compounding the famous Sumte Fertilizer last yearx and with- indifferent sac ?ess again. The days of Phariseeism is apparently up ot as again, if we are to form an opimos fros the action of the Charleston Presbytery k the ease of Mts UaanS) who was expellee from the Sec?-ad Presbyterian Church of Co kmbt*. Visa Means is an orphan and depen? dent on tar owa exertions for support She obtained a situation in the Colam?H Tele -phone -Exchange, whreh necessitated ber ^working ?o -Sundays from ? to I. For this 4he was expelled from the second Presbyte? rian Churchs. An appeal was mads to the 'Presbytery, aod the action of theCburch was -.sustained. It was shown that there were a -number of male members of the Church who fcabitaaliy worked on Sunday, and that no cognisance bad been taken of the fact- The ease has created* unusual rn te rest and public sympathy is generally with Miss Means. The people of Sumter take a just pride in their city and,, with reason, claim that it ?3 the best in the S<aie. There is however a growing impression in other places that Summer is a regular hot bed of unsavory sen? sations and> a nursery tor vice. This is trace? able to the lack of judgment or mistaken ?eal of W. B. Peebles, the local cor ?a? pondent of the News ami (fourier ?nd Columbia Journal, and tbe freeman. The ooe heralds abroad and amplifies- any sensation or scandal no master how low or disreputable tbe parties Concerned n^ay h.?; ^hilg ?hs otb,er ?on ?caftlly harps on the gambling dens and other .incbaste places of resort that exist in Sumter, in compon with all town; and-cities. To Mr. Peebles we wouid say that scandal aad fiji h concerning the disreputable is tm* news. To the Frttzr+a*,. we would say that the better mode of procedure, if it sincerely deserves the abateraeo; of the ev Vs it advertises free of ?harge, w;Ji bs ta.prssep.fc the matter to the grand jury. Thus they will not blacken the ?epnta?;qn of their city. Its a filthy bird that foals its own nest. A WQKDf CONTROVEBSY. We are weft aware '.hut if there is one thing, mors thap aDOther, that the average reader d?alike?, it is a lengthy controversy. Cor.se oaently ?ce apologize to our readers for the ieiictioo we make ui?on them this wwi;. ttur article criticising the course of so many papers in harghiy condemning Col. Earle, in toto, for his present affiliation with the Tiil? manites, which rone of his friends approve, acted like a ped frig to a-bull, on Col. J. J. JU?gao, edito* ai t'a* frepain,. Col. JWgan's life-long enmity to-the subject ftf QUP editorial j is notorious; hebronght> it wiih bim when j he moved inJo Sumter county, alonjf with aa j inordinate self-esteem and an insatiate crav- ! ing for notoriety. These three characteristics j have kept Col Dargan before the public for j rears after tho- public ceased to t*ke an ir.t*r- I .ac in, hw* Hiis enmity to Col Earle and ?he | ir. jessa nf display be has mad? of it has been i his ben advertisement, l.t se*ma. that be j appr?ci?tes this and tak-es uu,i? edi-'orial as an ! apport nu ?y to get ia a fe* columns of j advertising matter. Col Dargan sees ?lt to impugn tiif moti-. es j of pa,n.c5 spd tunke refiectioua oa tl<c: ? course ftf th? proprietor. These we ;>a?s ove; j ?S not worthy o? notice. The ?otive of a ?aan | ?S-an individual chiractaris/ic and no> ona i haotheright to, say wba; thai motive is. Our j motive in wrii?>g the editorial "Concerning I <?ol. J? ll Kari*" was simply to do an act of [ justice., not to praise or defend. The record of [ the proprietor of the Waldnnnn and S?u(hm^ is that of rho paper, and he is willing to bc judged by it. Col. Drtigfto is amusing, as weil as cranky He now clairaj V e prophetic gift. His claim is based* on his op?nioo of Ool. Btrle. He bases ell'things on hts opinion of Coi. Earle I If weare permitted an opinion-it would : ?esn> that Col. Dargan would exclude all o' hers besides himself frjm th. t privilege we would say th?? his prophetic instinct isn't worth a cent. Listen to one of his prophesies : ; *Do not,, brothir far ? rs, nomi:, te this ? tricket, doomed ib advance to defeat.' fi j from bis speech- io the March Conventi ? 1*890, which r?>minat?d B. R. Tillmar j Governor J. jj Fo that same speech he plead who tire I veniion not to make nominations as it w [ lead to a retara of the days of good etea [Yet he said * "Tillman every time b I Earle." And Tillman was th'e repres [ tive of that convention which he dei would be responsible for the retnrn ol days of good stealing. Patriotiem sonal hatred, whica 7 Ia connecticut with this article wri ! found Col. Dargan's entire remarks, opi?ticas of Col. Barle all amount to not But Sis opinions. His insinuations *.m io absolutely nothing. We republish to day io full on our 'page an edi toral from the columns of last issue of the Watchman and Soitt "Concerning Col. J. H. Karie." Before readers peruse what we have to say cooee ibis article, we trust they will carefully the article itself that our comments maj better understood. As The Freeman is the only paper in S ter (besides the IT. and S. itself) wbieh made "adverse" criticism of Col, E? occasioned by hts recent course in ol seeking, we suppose we must accept meant for us, the words, "In some instan for the most notable of which we do have to go outside of Sumter, pers< enmity is apparently the inciting motive ol comments. The opportunity is seized ? favorable one to strike, without fear of ing struck in return." The editor penned these Hines judging us by hin perhaps ?aspects sincerely that our motive editorial action are as low as be alleges tl tobe* bnt when be charges that we h seiaed this ''opportunity as a iavorable j to strike without fear of being s/rock in ' turn" his own readers will smile at his rt lessness and bis best friends sadly reflect 1 be had better have been more prudent in i uttei ance, if he cannot correct his bitten of heart. Whatever we have to say of ( Kaile, we say openly. Would the prop tor of the \V and S. like all he has said of ( Karte to be given to the public? We have not recently been found io opp to Col. Karie's methods. Both as a la-w : and a politician we have always fomrd ways of doing business thoroughly < ! tasteful and we have with marked consiste! always been found resisting bli success (su?a methods. We therefore "seized t ' opportunity," and did as we have alw; [done But twas this determined and e active resistance that knew no yielding s would n?M recede a single inch that brou) about collisions between Col. Karie and editor of The Frcext-sn in the past. Becai we would not help disliking such ways and s ing through such veils as he placed before c eyes, we were to be driven by force into sidea But we are still here and still fighting agaii .his-methods, trying to thwart bis selfish i signs and no amount of talk about c "envying" bim or being "afraid he will stni back" &c, can have asvy more restrain! effect upon us than the thinnest tissue pat ! would restrain the waters of the roigh Missis-ippi in their course toward the s< We believe Col. K-irle to be an absolutely s Ssh man, brim full of schemes foe person aggrandizement and such men are tota! 'incapacitated, ex necessitate rei for pub service, that is service of others. All bis blu ders have come from this total selfishness a? they are about to bring his public career the-di&creditableend, we years ago plainly sa awaited him aud predicted -would sure come if his life held out. We see rt is ve; offensive to some sort of people for ano-th to have shown superior discernment of chr: acter to that displayed by themselves at our "sizing up" of Karie and predicting h career these- many years back and his no coming and putting his toes so rq-uirely i the mark we drew for him then and declare to it he must inevitably come is not pieasai to everybody. "His action tn haring his known frienc appointed Trial Justices, when he was Sem tor has been greatly condemned by hisoppor en ts, but they have never failed to coudem al! ef his acts. They used every means, fai and unfair, to defeat- brm, and he was undt no obligations to recommend any of them fo appointment or continuance in office."-14 aadS So here we have our Cleveland paper defend ing the spoils system, which Cleveland abhor and is pledged to overthrow as far as practi cable, all because our (ex) bo?3 used to ru; ?bis little machine Sumter. County < ?5ce were given as rewards to uis"known friends' for their "known" services to hirr.. Wouh it not have been a lt ss objectionable thing t< have paid for such services qut of his privati purse than from the pt+Mic treasury ? Any thing admirable in paying off the set vic? s o your own "knot? a friends" w:th other peo pie's money ? And "they used evsry mean; fair and unfair to defeat him" (for the Sen ate!) Who used such unfair means? Dr John J. BoSe-trd md his friend?? They in deed did defeat him and that most signally ir his own home club About 8 to I of th? people of ike tos*n of St;m.!er went for Bo* ?ard. You think this wag a cheat? Well il was a mighty big one. Aud we all reruembef what foliowid*. How an outrageously dem? agogical appeal was made to ro^sa the coun? try against the tawn because it re?H3**d to support Earle. Row the cry of down willi the town and its pernicious influences rose higher than we have ever seen it rise, even under Tillmanism. How it so maddened the country men, that they actually expelled the whole town delegation from the County Convention and bow at a subsequent nie?tit;g of the Convention, it was the present editor of The F?cezuan, who successfully obtained a hearing io sp:te of Karie's utmost efforts against him for the town members and upon his motion and argument in support of it, the town delegates were received again in that body with an apology for their expulsion. 'Twas the ueisory of this action along with our ciear perception of Earle's general char? acter that made us declare io 1899t : Yes Tillman in preference to Sarle every time And now inbreed is our wisdom being Justi? fied, We mean exactly what we said- last week; he was und< r no obligations to his opponeuts, and in not recommending theta for reappoint? ment he followed ihe example of no less a Democrat than Andrew Jackson. Ci*il ser Tice reform is a thing of recent growth, and ten ycari ago it was not practiced. However, the Watehwu and S*u(hr<*n did cat defend him then and it would be a late day ;o under? take the task now. Our neighbor the W. and 9. seems to be between the devil and the deep blue sea in it.? attempted defence of Col. Karie and while it is going on s-M ing this, that and the other for him, remembering at the close that it is the "Conservative organ ia Sumter Couoty" and that A\\ true blue Conservati v*e are thorough? ly indignant with this '"deserter," it hus Uem lauding, it fastens on a kind of, Well ofter all don't tak? us to tuetn all we sty and tont we have any real admiration for o,r confidence io Col. Karie now or Approval of his present course. Poor neighbor. Thc Freon,*;? would not be in your dilemma for ali l?e money of the Indies. You just ought j to ?now Ute joy of a real Freeman - that it> . f?se, has a.wajij been tree and intends ever to ] be free. The Freeman nerd not worry about cur position in respect to the devil or the sea. We simplv stHted a few facts concerning Col. Karie, io HS bri?-f a manner as possible, naught extenuating, nor setting duwo aught in ' malice-a thing the Freeman sould not do. Resides w.e knc.w that, all unbiased, men. see the question a* we ?ii*. Kx-Senator Jf-r-n J: Bbssard 'rives in Sum? ter city lo day ; one of ltd tno?t honored ! cit-z-n"* aiid eminent physicians*. We resent ? with j*:st indignation the imputation upon j his n.-une tint the Waichmua 'iud ScjutAron i Would" C"?st" Ut- denis fairly always and ! unfairly never, it. politics and out of them, j H^s etippocurs in toileted hrs go<.?4 i example. Col. purgan^ ojjtr?on concerning L*r. Sos- ? sard i? Qi>w wh.it oar's has Always been, j I Once it wis no? so, for the gentle Colonel j or?ce upon :t ti-ye willi?; a rVpr.esen ta Ute from ' iht? county hid :? r>w wi ;\ *>r l;..ss^t j ..n()-a, , Some ? f the sp-ii s-a -t.-i-il j. i-oi<'. _'?y e think-of S?initer C-mnty, uni denounce! him in rather severe ?an?usge tl was even ' said that he wanod to brain hid (iou ) I honored and respected fiiend with a ch>.ir. Soon after this Col K.?r!e and Dr. Bossard were opposing candidates for the Senatorsbip. ! Col. Dargan espoused Dr. Bustard's eau?**, not thal he loved Dr Bossard more,bul because J. H Katie was the oppo-ing candida''1 Th's is what wc mean by t*XV'g thal Co!.. Dargan fought'against Coi. Earle, and incident* for Dr. Bossard. There is BO reSectiw Dr. Bo?sard in this. Earle was ?he Attorney Geticrir? of Richa son's Administration. As a part of tl Administration he boldly came forward a mass meeetin'g in Sumter to defend tl Administration* against the grave charg "slanders," he called them, of Tillman a his foi-k^ers. One week after that m meeting ?fe came near defeating Richards iu the State Democratic Convention, by vote of the 'slanderer' and his followe Think there was no trade here-no treach* -take Tillman for a complete fool ? To- b with a big office, a big officer of the A?mir, tration, which he was trying to defeat, wot haveheen like the tactics of Andre for the& lishat West Point in revolutionary times. 1 WandS. admires this. We confess we have I exact opposite feeling for it. Col. Dargan knows in bia heart, if he an honest mao, that the above insinuation unjust as well- as false. He knows that J. Earle cooler have heen governor in place John Peter Richardson had he but said I word on the floor of the convention. T records vindicate Col Earle, and prove bin: man of honor, who would not aceept persor preferment at tbe expense of a friend whe he considered himself pledged not to opposi We invite the W. and S. to show o single public enterprise in Sumter, town county, that ha3 sufFered by Earle's depa ure. That he left the old" political machi here a wreck, when he pulled u<p sukes f other fields there is no questro r but what el? pray,- misses bis helping hand7 Do schoo churches, factories, banks, farms, char i tat or literary societies, feel his absence? D he ever help any good cause in any waj Tell us how and when, pleese. This is ro?. We might with equal per nensy asfc : What public en'erprise suffer by Col. Dargan's departure for Texas, what was benefitted by his return? The b of Sumter lost one of ifs ablest memhers whi Col. Earle left. What did it lose when Cc Dargan turned farmer? A candidate f solicitor. So the editor of the IF. and S. thinks v have "seized the opportunity to strike Cc Uarle io bis absence" and yet charges same editorial that we used ail means fa and uufair to defeat him while here 1 Gi np one or the other of these allegations-th< don't bang together so well. Co?. Dargan-, as editor c^^ft Fneema seized the opportunity to ma^^^trictures c his enemy (Col. Earle) of a more severe ar personal character than there is any record his having dared to make before- Col. Ear was in a distant c?tyr a candidate fer a hit office, with doubtful chances of success, ai he could not afford to become involved in row witb a man whoo* he had, in the pas met and defeated in every controversy. Co Dargan knew this aud it lent freedom ar. venom to his utterances. This course,, at th time, does not alter the fact that he fong] Col. Earle in the past,, both fairly and ui fairly-it rather strengthens the indictraen .'The Shell M-anifesio- commenced with lie and ended with a lie" and Tillman wi lying at every meeting when E-?rle wanted- t be G>vernor against Tillman. Now th* be wants an office with a big salary out < Tillman and his crowed, he ?3 hand in glot with those "liars" of 1890. W. and I likes him still. We think our suspicions < the past have all been proven just Col Earle's opinion of the Shell Manifest eo-insided with our own. His present affilia xian? ara inexplicable, for his past consistenc and true Democracy controvert the suspicion and insinuations of hi3 enemies. This act that his best friends condemn. mo3t severely.i a sweet morsel to those who have for year vainly sought a vulnerable point of attack We do not admire Col. Earle's present cours any more than we have Cel. Dargan's etcete raisra and third pariyism. Col. Earle a good public servant 1 Yes indeed if helping one's self liberally at al times and all others not at all at any time constitutes good public service, he alway? achieved "success' in the public service. Col. Eirle's record ns Attorney-General i: more than an answcF t& the above. No one Sias yet found fault with his administration ol the office. &u: the iae?wiations ? Does Col. Dargan charge Col. Earle with stealing? If we adopt his (Col. Dargan's) process of rea? soning we would most certainly arrive at that conclusion. We, however, give Col. Dargan credit for being less of a fool than to make such a charge. He is too good at insinua? tions tli-it might mean anything or nothing. The IVaicktMin and Southron declares tha? it ' hts never hesitated to criticise Col Earle [adversely) when not approving of bis course." Name one instance, phase in which you ever did emicis? his course in the slightest point while he lived in Sumter ind- held his grip on the machine and on vou. Looks more like you (not we) have "Seized an opportunity," to say a mihi word :>r two in opposition to his course, since his leparture and are now tremblingly repent in ? of even this sort of courage and would like to make amends by printing a loog rig-a marole in his defense. The Watch?&ay wd So,iU''rou of January 16, 3 88'i, said etjitorally, speaking of the removal of the incumbent county iffi-dals: "The removal of,these officers, being a conspicuous departure from the rule adopted by the Gover? nor and adhered to, in other counties, embod? ies a refection upon thf ir official capacity, Li-nless some sort of explanation is given tu thr public-an unmerited wrong, since in every case they were most effi;cieot officers". Other instance? where Col ?arle has been criticised even more severely can be cited if this does not satisfy Col Dargan. The selection is made purposely, as it is on a subject that Col. D has con usually harped upen for the past ten years. Our readers will remember, too that after Col Earle wa3 overwhelmingly defeated by his own club (8 toi) in his attempt to be Bent as a delegate io a convention by which he wa3 asking to be nominated for the .Senate, he actually joined the Privateer Club and asked ih>it club to send him and it also re? fused. So on the morning of ihe Convention be got a delegate from Rafting Creek to give him his place asadelega'e and actually went into the Convention, aud in some way was elected tc the Presidency. U?s such a man as this any idea of what constitutes tu?e Demo? cracy Y Has be any respect for home govern? ment by home people? It is conduct like thia which bas excited our streuuoua oppo? sition io Col. Earle. A gai ti we find the freeman inaccurate I The convention referred Jo was not a nominat? ing convention but was cal lcd : "1st. To elect ? county chairman and an Executive com? mittee. To determine the mode of mak? ing nominations for county officers and members of the General Assembly. iSo we see ?hat Col. Earle WHS not asking a nomination [>f this convention. What are the facts of tl : case K Col. Karie li.id been "elected a delegate to preceding conventions by the Suint? r club during the ?amecampaign. His opponents not wishing lim to have a voice in the determination ol [he two cuestiona for which the contention | WM? called, defeated him as a deu'?>;te on this i occasion. Iis candidacy fur the Senate be- ! tiig supported by a tn ?j >rity of the conntrv j .dubs, they demanded that he go into the EOtivei tion H3 a d^le^ate fmna ot e of tiiem. i Thia be did and was elected President of [ I he convention - not by 'flume means' ; bu' by I the meatos of thc votes cf a majority of the; Convention Gol Dargan is tiresome. Ile secs j i white a? l-iu-.k when the name of &>rl? 13 con nee *,e i- with it. Vet he claims to be ihe rrrent apostle of m 1 jot i' v rule. C'd. Karie's ' greatest cltf'nce, ir we follow Col. Dargan's >?-!<-.-d, ii tl'Mt Le had the support of \'uie j majority of the Democrats of the couoly. -, A POST SCKIPT. The Frcewan of yesterday coiains three and ; a h'tlf columns o' reply to our points of last . week. He adds not to the merits of the discus- j sion, save to confess that lie was inaccurate in his statement concerning the County Conven- , tion from which it was attempted to exclude ( Cul Sar.'c. i ??e pays the Watchman and Southron a com? pliment for which we return thanks. He says that we can be small when wo try. Oar esteemed contemporary is so without trying Having covered the ground involved in the discussion, we terminate it here. WAJNTTS. ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less will be inserted under this head for 25 .cents for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents per line. A NY one knowing a afrort builF.'black boy r\ about 13 years- old, named John Ately Hotinson (usually railed Ately,)'will confer a favor on his father by sending him home, or dropping a postal card care ot 7*. E. Walker, Sumter, S\ C S?id boy left home 17th of February, last-. Pompey Robinson. WANTED-To exchange a Horse for a Cow. A only to H. ls. Darr. WANTED Ta SELL-Three lota on Cal? houn street, teing part of the lot whereon I reside. Apply at my residence. Mrs. E. E. Whitemore. mch 29-4t. FDR RENT-A two-story house in H.irvin Street. Apply at Ducker & Bultman's. MRS. BRUNSON and daughters informs their friends and patrons that they . have opened their Dressmaking room over the Millinery Store of Miss Me Donald- on Maim Street. They will be p'eased to serve them as usual. Mch \-tf. FOR SALE OR RENT-A new 7-room cottage on.Ca.houn St., neur C. S. ? N. R. R. Apply to- W. F B-. Haynsworth.. Jan. ia-tf. CASrKBEGISTER AT AUCTION. WILL BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST bidder at the store on Liberty street, lateiy occupied by H. Iseman, on Saturday next, 22 instant, at 12 o'clock M. one Cash Register. Under directions of HAYNSWORTH & COOPER, April 19, 1803. Attorneys. Lrey, M ai? Bray Ms TTTE desire to state that we aTe now better VV prepared th-aa ever to furnish frrst class Livery and Drays. Ttfankfui for patronage ra the past, which has exceeded our most sanguine expectations, we hope by close personal attentic-n fo- merit a continuance of same. Hauling of all kinds solicited. Your's to please, _ W. J. HERRON & CO. mt?MTo RENT, TE COTTAGE on South side of E Cal? houn Street, of late Mrs. J. C. Hayns worih-has 4 rooms and stove room mi garden. Applv to \ - J. D. BLANDING, Executor. Apr 12*-Ira. MONEY TO LOAN. IN SB-MS OF $300, and upwards, on im? proved- cotton lands. Eight per cent iuterest and a commission.. Apply to LEE & MOISE, 3 mos. Attorneys at Law. HALL TO RENT. THE HALL HERETOFORE OCCUPIED by the Masons and other societies, and now leased by the Red Men, will be rented except on Wednesday night of each week. Apply to D. ROSENDORF, Ch'ra Hall Committee. SHERIFF'S SALES. BY virtue of SundT.v Executions to me direc:ed, I will offer for sale at public outcry in front of the Court House in the City of Sumter, on the first Monday in May next, and a3 many days thereafter as may be necessary, within the 'egal hours of sale the following property : Al) that piece, parcel or tract of land,situate, lying and being in ?aid Cour ty and State, levied upon, ander two separate executions e.s tho property of the estate of Tnomns Rich? ardson, at the suit of the State fur taxes, against the estate of said Thomas Richard? son _ tf. SANDERS, Sherill'Sumter County. Sumter, S. C , April 10, 1S93. If you Wish THE BEST BICYCLE That is made, write for catalogue of Columbia's -TO 285 Kbg- St. CHARLESTON, S. C. Also has a few sreorid hand wheels such as Rambler's, Victors and other makes which will be sold cheap. Nov 9-x Esiate of J*?ferson R. Welsh, DECEASED. IWILL apply to the Judge of Probate of Sumter Cour.ty, on Mry 5th, 1893, for n rii.:i? Discharge as Administratrix of afore? said Estate. SARAH K. WELSH, April 5th. -4t. Administratrix. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. Ihj T. V. W'ilsh. E*q . Probate Judge TX7HEREAS. JOHN H. AVERILL, fif made ?nit to me, to gra.-t him Letters of Administration of the ?C?jate of and effects of LtTTLETc^ L. MARTEN, de? ceased, These ure therefore lo cito and admonish all and singular the kiqd-ud ?nd Credi? tors of the said Littleton L. Martin, late of said County and State, deoeased, that they be and appear be? fore me, in the Court of Probate, to he held at Sum?er on April 23. h, 1893, next, after publication thereof, at li o'clock in tb** ! forenoon, to sho w CH use, if any they have, j why the said Admiuisiraiio-n should n?t be granted. , Given under mv .:?d, this 1-3 th day of j April, A. D., 1893. T. V. WALSH, Apr J2 - - t Judge of Prob?:te MASTER'S SALE. ?BM Staf??rci Court. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DISTRICT OF SOOTH CAROLINA. FOURTH CIRCUIT. IN TUB CIRCUIT COURT, IN EQUITY? Thc Union Mitzi ga gt ?tanking and Trust ?jm- \ ?pany. Limited, Comjtb'inanl, against, Charles M. Alexander, Tlwmas Holland, t>efen(taui&\ JPURSUANT to the Judgment and Order of the Court aforesaid made in the a^-ove entitled cause, dated Marci 9;h, 1893, and by | virtue of the Authority I hereby in me vesred, I will offer for Sale at Punlic Auction betorp the Court House at Sumt?? in the County of Sumter and State of South Carolina, on Monday the 1st day of May, 1893, between the hours ot Eleven in tl." forenoon and Three in iliu afternoon, upon the terms hereinafter \ mentioned, the following described Real tes? tate; the same being now or lately in the possession of Thomas Holland : Five hundred and eighty-five (585) acres more or less, known as Tract No 1, lung and bemg. in tin-County ol Kershaw, South Caro? lina, bounded North by lands of Ed. McLeod and Thomas English; E*si by E. Harnes; South by E Barnes and estate ot J J. Rey? nolds, and West hy lands ot Millie Vales and A E. Shiv? r. Also traci No. '2. lying anil being in Sumter County, ^outh Carolina, containing thrre hand red ?nd ti v.- (.".of?) ncr<-s more or less, bounded North by (I;-orge Kelley ; East by Lynches Creek ; South by John S. Bradley, and Wesl by Kelley lands now owned by J. W Cromwell and O, C. Scarborough. The two ir:n ts co* ' lining e+ghl hundred and ninety (890) nert s more or bsa. Term? of sale, one-half cash, thc balance in one year with interesl from day of sale, un? paid purchase money to be secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises sold. Purchaser to have option of pay ?rig all cash. Purchaser lo p?v for deed. HALCOT P. CREEN, Special Master U. S. Circuit Court. April 12 S?test ??SS J?^xi.tollo Notice. I wish to state to the Farmers of Sumter and C'arendon Counties that I have gotten in a car load: of McS??MfC RE?FEKS, SELF-BTN?ERS-, MOWERS and HAY RAKES. It is a settled fact that the McCormic Co. make the lightest draft and most durable Grain and Grues cutting machinery made in this or any other country. Our prices are very low and terms easy. Write to me foT catalogue, which will be mailed to iou free of charge. It contains cuts of a'l machines and gives full descriptions of them, G-EO. F. EPPERSON, Agent, SUMTER., S. C. Office at Epperson's Livery Stable. Apr 19 Glenn Springs Water, is unsurpassed and invalids find sure and speedy relief by its usc Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Chronic Hepatitis, Jaundice, Torpor of Liver and General Debility, following upon Malarial Diseases, Dropsy, Diarrhoea, Dysenter ? Constipation, Hetnorroid.s Uterine, Renal and Cystic Diseases, Homaturia, Rheumatism, Catamcuial Derangement, and OTHER FEMALE COMPLAINTS, Highly recommended by the medical profession. For circulars containing certificates, etc., apply to Paul Simpson, GLENN SPRINGS, S. G. .FOR SALE BY Dr. A. J. C?ina, Dr. McKagen, J S. Hughson & Co., J. F. W. DeLorme and W. R. Delgar, Jr We have just opened a fine and carefully selected line of SPRING GOODS, Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Clothing, Harness, Hardware. Wc are still on top in GROCERIES. We buy in large lots and will give you advantage of same. TRY OUR FLOUR ?ND TOBACCO. REMBERT MARSHALL & CO, Wholesale and Retaii Grocers and General Merchans.} You bring ns balmy air and blue skies. Under your magic influence nature wakes lo a new, fresh beauty and productiveness Man yields to your influence and his pulse quickens. Everything and everybody is *wake, and the watchword of thc season is, "activity.'r We are wide awake and early in the field witb a SPRING STOCK Of the Highest Quality, And we- trust that you will * prec?ate our "activity.'7" -Our liiK of X> SSS <Gr O O X> And Trimmings, for the Spring and Summer of ?893 is a wonder? ful collection of elegant designs and fabrics of lite newest and most popular fashions for the coming seasons. Every lady will lind it gives the widest range lor satisfactory 6oleclion, and our prices favor thc buyer in the most generous manner. -We aie showing an endless line of LACES, EMBROIDERIES, HOSIERY, SIMS Ai CORSETS, At astonishingly low prices. The present season marks the appearance of a serres of NEW AND BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS IN WASH GOODS that eclipse all previous efforts of lite manufacturer in this direction. It is need? less for ns to say that wc have them in all the newest designs and colorings. Our Clothing, Hat and Furnishing Goods DEPARTMENT a store in itself, and thc attractions we are showing this season will unquestionably keep us to the front as ReliabJe dealers Lu 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 t Has always been one of our "Specials," and the slyies we are dis? playing this season will compare with any goods to be found. It has always been our aim to sell none but HONEST GOODb FROM THE MOST RELIABLE MAKERS, and in buying your shoes from us, you have our guarantee that every pair is solid and lite lest that cati be had for thc price. Our iwroeery Store Is filled willi nice, new ami fresh goods, ami we invite your attention to same. CLOSE PRICES MADE ON (JunPS IX QUANTITY. If you want value for your money, come and see us. Visitors aro not asked to believe, bul are shown goods to convince them that we are loading the trade. Yours, anxious to please, J. liytteefeerg & Sous* Northwest Cor. Main and Liberty Sts., Sumter, S, C. Mcb 1 PURO WARWeG. Do you wish a mower, and if so, do you want a horse killer? If you ,do The Walter A. Wood Iflower Ts not what you want. This is the lightest draft, lightest weight and most dura? ble mower made, beside being the ONLY STEEL MACHINE OD the market. Be not deceived by talk. This is a cheap article and is in many case* the only stock in trade cf some concerns. Dbn*t waste your money on a horse-killing mower, and one that requires a machine shop behind itr wheo the same money will buy a first class machine Forty year? on the market, and the first mower ever built. A CAB LOAD OF TEE STEIL BEAUTIES AT YCUE EOOB. HENRY B. BLOOM* A>gent" Sumter,, g. C. P. S -Don't fail to examine our mower knife gT?n^er. Apr 12 MISS MCDONALD, Fashionable 3fillinery. Main Street, In Spring Nature clo.bes herself in the brightestand most beautifuJ tra S armf shades of color The .Milliner copies nature, and a beautiful hat or bonnet is to the-costarae what the Sower is to a lovely plant. Miss McDonald has filled her store with- everything that taste or fashion1 dictates. * HATS AND BONNETS m Lace, Chips, Leghorns, Satin Braids, Neapolitans anet Fancy Straws in all the leading colors and shades. FLOWERS NEVER BEFORE EXCELLED LY BEAUTY OF MATERIAL 0*R COLORING Besides a very handsome line of RIBBONS io plaids and Persian effects. MISS MCDONALD'S experience in the business Ins given her a fair knowledge of the want* of each customer, and orders given by letter will be as correctly and satisfactorily filled as ii" one had made their own selection. She has a FIRST CLASS TRIMMER whose elegance of taste and lightness o? toaefc? fully demonstrated in her daily execution of worls. Mch 29 S' LITHIA WATER, HARRIS* LITHIA SPRINGS, S. C. After a long and varied experience in the use of Mineral Waters from many sourceer both-foreign aud domestic, 1 am tully persuaded that the Harris Licbia Water possesses efficacy rn the treatment of afflictionssof tue Kidney and Bladder unequaled by any other water of which I have made trial. This opinion is based upon observation of its effects upon my patients for the pas* three years, during which time I have perscribed it freely and almost uniformly with benefit in the medicable maladies above mentioned. When failure to relieve tas occuried, I have imputed it to insufficient nseof the Water, for my experience teaches me that from ane to two quarts daily should be taken from two to four weeks to secure its full remedial effects. A. & T^LLY, M. D. Columbia, S. C., Oftener 8ih, 1892. CAMDEN, Jannary 2&, 1892. J. T. Harms, E.-q , Waterloo, S. C. : Dear Sk-I find great benefit from the ose of your Lithia Water. I consider it a fice tonic and general regulator of the digestion, as well as very efficacious in those diseases for which Lithia is considered somewhat of a specific-. JUDGE J B. KERSHAW. My wife has been using your Lithia Water and is very much benefitted. I considas it in ererv respect equal to the famous Buffalo Lithia Water. Abbeville, S. C. JUDGE J. S. COTHRAN. FOR SALE IN SUMTER BY DR CHINA, DR. BELORME, DR. McKAGEN AND March 22-v HUGHSON & CO. TRADE ^?PP MARK and ranier, Were the words used by all who saw Our Grand Spring Opening. That our lady friends appreciated our efforts- to please, was most admirably shown by the large assemblage that greeted us on Wednesday and Thursday, our Opening Buys. No suck display was ever before shown in this city. The Novelties in DRESS GOOFS and TRIMMINGS, brought out by us, surpass all previous efforts. Oar styles are new arid exclusive and can't be found elsewhere. AH Fine Dress ?ro<ods Brought oat in suits lengths-NO TWO ALIKE., In WASH GOODS, we stand as always, far in the lead of anyone in this city. Large assortment of Ladies' Shirt Waists, Blazers, Windsor Ties, Etc., Etc. All the very newest styles in MILLINERY and we invite the Ladies to inspect the same. BEAUTIFUL LIKE OF MATTINGS JUST RECEIVED. If in need of anything in our line it will be to your advantage to give us a callr Very Respectfully, i BROS. a Palace Dry Goods Emporium. MILLINERY. DRESS-MAKING. SUMTER, S. C., Mch. 20, >93. PEAS in bulk, at GOc. per bushel, al H. HARRI'S*