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? - -1 ?? ** WEDNESDAY. M A? 24, 1893 The Sumter Watchman was ?oond tl 18W and the True Southron n 1S( The >Fo?c/tm??i a??<? Southron now 1 tb* combined circulation and influer of both of the old papers, and is ma estJy the best advertising m edi a m Sunter. ~~ EDITORIAL NOTES. The nigger in the dispensary j pile is the dollar. .*A venal compromise with vic? ia what the Houston Post calls the B pensary Liquor Law. No Dispensary in Mayesville, Mi Bieg will have none if Sumter does n ?hat is Sumter going to do about it 1 Sumter bas three 'systems that i models for other places, the g rac schools, the electric lights and the wa works. And Tillman will have the beer be designated as Nos. 1, 2, 3, et kept on ice, so as to be palatable, this prohibition theory or practice ? The Darlington Guards won I first prize at the Colombia Caroiv sod won it fairly. They out-drilled competitors, and the judges as wall the spectators awarded them the palm The Dispensary L^w is a great pi hibition measure, for a fact! Gc Tillman predicts that before Janna 1894, d iope ns ar ie s will be establish io all the conn ties-even those whe absolute prohibition is now enforced. Io a short time the Dispensary bi will keep iced beer on tap, so says Gc Tillman. Perhaps it won't be a loi time, theo, before a little syrup ai lemon peel cao be had at the sat place to add seductiveness to thc pu red eye. There is not the slightest doubt, b that Gov. Tillman will soon have po fished ft table showing the comparait parity ot the ordinary com merci liquor aod the chemically pore liq a damnation to be dispensed under tl sealof the Sute of Sooth Carolina. . ?.Dispensaries will be establish* before January, even in those coooti where there is oow absolute prohit rion."-Governor B. R. Tillman And yet the prohibitionists claim th; in working for the dispensary socia?isi they are choosing the least of tv evils ! The Waynesbora, Ga., True G?lze says moorofolly that "the time w; when Webster's bine-back speller, M< (roffey's reader and Smith's gramma were good enough to pot in the hands < our sohooi children, bot now the boos are changed every foll moon." The yoong ladies of Vassar Colleg will give Saphocles* play Antigone, i the orginal Greek, on the 26th instant The stage setting and costuming wi be, as nearly as possible, exact repre ? ?cotations of the originals of the day of Saphoc.es. The effect is said to b grand in its simplicity. Dispensary candidates are arguing that resident agents of non-residen freeholders have the right to sign a pe tition. This is all staff- If this be so men whose wives are freeholders, wi! as their agents, be entitled to sign th petition. Such a construction of th law would greatly multiply the nombe of those entitled to sign dispensary pe titions. The bicycle manufacturers are codea voting to create a public senti men against the taxation of bicycles, and ti this end are sending ont circular letter to newspapers and individuals. Bicycles come under the head of personal pro perty, and, as such, should be returned and taxed. There would be less justice in exempting bicycles than in exempting s horses, moles or cows. The citizens of York ville have voted by an immense majority, to expenc $16,000 in eqoippiog a water worki system. Newberry is also agitating tb< qoestion of water works and electrk lights Progress is the rule, rather thac the exception, all ov-- - South Carolina, nothwithstanding the card times. It is so effort to .create prosperity, and wring from adverse circumstances, that com? petency we once received without ef? fort. "Sappose there are several applicants for the position of County Dispenser, suppose that no one obtains a majority of the freehold voters to sign his peti? tion, but that all petitions taken togeth? er contain a majority of the freehold voters of the town or city in question, will a dispensary be established." This is a question that some people are use? lessly agitating themselves about. Till? man wants dispensaries and the fact that a majority of the freehold voters had signed petitions would give the de? sired opportunity to establish a dispensa? ry and appoint a dispenser. it is granted that gambling is a sin and that many men are ruined by it, and much misery brought upon their innocent famiiies. It is also granted that, gambling hells are attractive and seductive as saloons are, and many men are induced to enter therein and partici? pate. It is also granted that those who ron these hells "thc bankers" make great profit therefrom AU this bei?? granted, and being so similar to the arguments against the barrooms and io favor of the Dispensary, it strikes us that the State had better take charge of the gambliug business and run it on a high moral plane (?)-so-called-and thereby derive mueh profit for the ?tate There would be as many "good" men anxious to rna those reformed hells for the benefit of the State aud a good salary. The Darlington Herald ia of the same opinion, with respect to Senator Butler, as we are. The senator will ?ud that while trying to placate bis enemies he has effectually alienated his friends. The Herald says : Senator Butler has been au able and conscien? tious representative ia the Senate, and we would dislike to see him lose bis place, bot as things appear at present, he is io great danger of being defeated for the ne xt term. His support of Mr. B. F. Perry for the position of United States marshal will probably not gain him many friends with the dominant faction aod will unquestionably weaken him with the conservatives; in fact it is very difficult to imagine what his object is in recommending a man that made himself so obnoxious to the conserva? tives, during the campaign, and who also has had the misfortune to be blacklisted by Governor Tillman. The Senator has complicated matters still further by appointing a Tillmanite as his private secretary." [Communicated ] One Favors lt. Dispensary or no dispensary, "that's the ! question." Whether it is ?ny more "blood j money" to turn all the profits bj the sale of I intoxicating liquors into the public treasury, I or any less "blood money" wheo the State j receives a specific amount (license) and j allows an individual to tetain all that he may get over that amount. Whether it is better to choose the least of many evils while we may or may not turn these evils loose to fi^bt it out among themselves, and wheu the great? est of them has obtained the mastery, have it fix itself npon us when we can have no choice, "Ab ! there's the rub." That the State has the right to control the sale of liquor was settled long ago. There is no possibility of raising that question here. If the State can permit an individual to sell liquor upon payment of a fixed "license" or prohibit the sale of liquor in cer? tain places, she can "prohibit the sale ot' intoxicating liquors except as herein provided, (caption of Dispen? sary Bill) she is no more a party to the sale, nor is it any more "blood money" in one case than in the other. Most of us agree that we would be glad to have prohibition. How shall we get it? As we get all other things : By using means to that end, and not by one great step. There are many men who are ia bondage to the liquor habit. Some of them can't break their bonds, some them do not want to (which comes to the same thing) and some of them do not ueed to. Some of these are as good citizen?, as good neighbors, as large taxpayers and as useful in the community as others who do not touch liquor. They hive a legal right to get and use it, and a moral j Tight also, for God put them here and says, "choose ye whom you will serve." Choose each for himself, not for somebody else, as prohibitionists wish to do. That is not choice, but compulsion. It is by the exercise of this God given free moral agency that we are on trial aod can show whether we choose virtue or vice. We cannot legislate men into morals, religion or heaven, but we can be "educated' into all three. While there ts a demand for any commodity it will be sup? plied. Enact prohibition and some of those referred to will send and get whisky, but the most of them, from ignorance or other cause will not be able to do so. These the "blind tiger" will supply, which demoralizes a whole community-even those wno do no? drink. Why not then "make a virtue of necessity and allow all who are determined to have it to get it without defying the law, seeing they cannot be prevented. This the Dispensary is exactly arranged for. It is pro? hibition for all who cnn be prohibited by law, with a provision that will exclude smuggling. God has followed this plan in his legisla? tion ; allowing at one time, things prohibited later. For instancej^polygamy and divorce, of which Jesus said ; -'.Moses, because of the hardness of your heart3, suffered a writiog of divorcement." Again : "He taught them many things a9they were able to bear them." And again : "I have many things to say onto you, but ye cannot bear thtni now." How much better then, ye who have ad? vanced beyond the "common her?," to have patience and not be puffed up. Gjd had long patience with you. By your example and precept you may lead men to glorify your Father wh ch is in heafe**." This is all we are required to do. We have neither authority nor power to drive them. But it may be said "??cense provides for obtaining it without defying the law." Yes, and a great deal more. Where the dealer profits by the sale. I tie more he sells, the greater his profit Therefore, in every possible way he extends his business. Most bar-keepers pro? vide all the attractions that they cnn afford. A warm place in winter, a cool place in 3ummer, games, amusements, "congenial" company. There youths will often go for relaxation and amusement when the day's work is done, and without anr appetite or desire for intoxicants at first, toe habit is gradually formed, and the chain is forged tbat ever after binds them But in the Dis? pensary increased sales do not increase the "Dispenser's salary. (July those who want whisky for itself, aud who will get it no mat? ter what laws are made, will patronize tire Dispensary. The custom of treating wiii j fall largely into disuse, because the buyer walks into the dispensary lobby as into a bank or posioiftce, stands at a pigeon-hole, makes his affidavit, receives his package under the original seal and carries it out. He cannot drink it there. So the class of young men will not be graduated each year to recruit the ranks of the old toper?, and prohibition will come about as the natural j and logical resuk of 'he Dispensary, and be prohibition that does prohibit because it will | have the strongest possible basis-"resting iia the couseut of the governed"-the only basis that gives vitality to any law tu this 1 country. Bat it will be said, "what is to ' prevent young men from forming a club if \ they wish, and sending a negto to get them , agall?n? We answer ncibing. We do not ! deny that every one who wants it can get it, ' if 21 years old aud of sound mind-sober. But if they do it will not be the fault of ? Dispensary Law, but because they learned this tu a licensed barroom and they would get ? it from the smugglers if there were no place j where it couid be bought without defying the law. A good deal has been written about the j Dispensary, but 1 have seen very little that ; was worth the paper it was written on. j Most of it was only the blind prejudice of j the writeiS, Seeking to cast contempt upon al political antagonist from motives of spite or j malice and did not touch the question. When no argument, but ridicule is found, j reason knows that the ouse is weak. An article in oue of the Manning papers, j by Kev. H. M. Mood is the best I have seen, j and DOtwithstanding several scribes rushed toto print to annihilate Bro. Mood, he has not been answered yet so far as I can discov- i er. tSonie of them remind me of a bu 11 at tacking a cedar tree. He paws around and i snorts and goes sideways awhile, ?s a hog \ goes to war. Then he paws the ground and slings dirt which lights mostly on his own j back, of which h?* is in blissful ignorance j and never see-', fills the air with dirt, ubscur- ? ing sight. Then he tucks down his bead, ! shuts his eyes ?nd makes a dash fj,- the cedar and goes right through it, like a clown j through a paper hoop, only the cedar don't ? Split ?ike the paper. Aod when he conies out ! uu th:; other .?ide 'he cedar is - just the j same As a sample of the logic by which they j h ive sought lo annihilate"}.T. Mood,"I quote from a correspondent of the IV. .y 6'. of April 1!) h. HrSays: ' Kev. ii. M. .Wood tri his very remarkable article on the Dispensary i Caw s*>s: "Bul ii is argued that this law authorizes the S>a>< ami incorporated towns ? to do ihed;rty work thal the i arroom* have ! been ?ioi'ig i ?UfW< r by no meaus. lt is not the wie of liquor timi corrupts and ne grades-Society, MJI /-;<?; cotuii iotm //.'.?A r tchich iii? sold, (mese italics are ours aud the whole point is i.i the last sentence, r? uT to throw Some clearer light on it, he continues ) There are proper and legitimate uses to which alco? holic liquors !iia \ be put, such as mechanical and scient fie uses, purposes of ar?, in com? pounding medicines, and sacramental uses. Theie i.-> certainly no degra? dation iti me sale or {mich ?se (evrn) fur thee- and kindred pur? poses ' ?- (Now :t' 1 no degradation in the gale or pu rehuse f?i these and kindred pur po es" trier*- is <oi ti c^ssar?y an\ "degrada ?lot? iu the sale/' lt lus aS Ur M MIS ' ia condi .0 ?? ( o' p.j: po-.-. und'-r which it ^.c ' yarnel-, aa individua] i cea at i to Ut >aueh, for private gain, as many ot the com? munty as be* can influence to drink it to ex? cess "The purpose for which it is sold" is il ways profit. The purposes for which it is nought are various, and the motive of the myer is no concern of the seller, unless he is plainly notified that it is an unlawful one. ?ei S. M. R. implies as plainly as if he said j 30 specifically That the purpose of "the sale ind purchase" are identical, for he says:) '.Here is a plain admi?8ion that there is a pur? pose for which the sale or purchase of liquor is a degradation." lt would be a well uigh hopeless undertaking to try to convince a man whose logic leads him to such a conclu? sion. But to see bow ibis reasoning stands let us look through it. Suppose my physi? cian tells me I should use some tonic-stimu? lant composed largely of whisky, and that I will need to use it several raonihs, and so I buy a gallon, but by good luck I get well soooer than my doctor inten-expected. Aod suppose (if you can) that the jug sits half full, in the closet-well, not tu strain your imagination, say a long time, and then I decide to use it as a beverage. Nay, I de? termine to use it a? an intoxicant, and actual? ly get drunk. Now how does ibis affect the purposes of the sale or purchase, and does it alter ibe moral status of that act. Not at all. Certainly no purpose or change of pur? pose in the buyer eau affect the purpose of the seller. The purpose of the sale is always profit. Is profitina transaction a wrong motive? If so and if people would act from right motives lhere would be no "transactions"-there could be but few in this world. The motive of the buyer is no concern of the seller affecting him morally unless he is plainly advertised in advance that it is an unlawful one. If ? buy a pound of flour, the seller is not responsible for my mo.ive. I may intend to make paste, or a poisoned cake to kill a man or a suck-egg dog. I am re possible to God for the motivp, and to man for the overt or attempted act. Every tub stands on its owu base, and every man should be held to account for his own act-drunk or sober. We have glanced at the moral, the practical, the religious, the ' logical" and the ridiculous features of tbi3 sufj-ct. Let us look on its financial side. I have seen it stated that by a careful estirante five millions of dollars per annumri are spent for liquors in Sooth Caro? lin?. Let us make a liberal allownnce and say two millions, or for tbe thirty-four coun-' ties in the State, about $60,000 each. Then say one half to pay expenses and it leaves $30,000 to be divided between the city and the county. But you say this money is taken from the families of those who spend it. Cer? tainly ; be cannot eat his cake arid keep it too. I don't think you have the right, and I know vc u have not the power to stop it. Why not do the next best thing-turn it from pii vate individuals into public revenue, wbere it will benefit the drinker's family, and even body else, more than any other "regulation" that ha3 ever been devised ? The Dispensary runs f??r a year only. Tbe petition and ap? pointment must be renewed each year. If it is not satisfactory it will be as easy to go on to prohibition from that point as to attempt it now. And to neglect it now may fasten it ou us io some other way that will not ter? mina fe anuually and lose the revenue to the lo w n. Are we wise or otherwise? Are we guided by reason or going blindly ? The sequel will show. Step by step one goes a long way, and even prohibition may be reached. At? tempt the whole distance at a bound and fail. Make a blind rush at Mr. Tillman, like a bull at the cedar, and you will sot hurt him much, but will stab -,our own town with a moral and financial wound she will be many years recovering from. A. G. W. The above communication has been in the editor's bands for more than three weeks awaiting its turu to appear. It was written before the Supreme Court rendered its decision in the Chester liquor case ; and while it still reflects the "A. G. W.V views, it is not worded exactly as it would have been, had it been written subsequently to ibe Chester de? cision. [From the Columbia Register.J Profits Will be Big. A Half Million Will Bi Cleared The Fini Year. Governor Tillman last night gave the news? paper men the most important iuterview relating to the dispensary ever given out. It is chock full of interesting information. It shows that tlie Goverwo . has posted him? self throughly and that bc is satisfied that I the dispensary will be a big thing for the Stale. It further ?hows a determination to enforce the law at all hazards and to teach the people of the world that the laws of South Carolina ate not to be laughed at. Governor Tillman, when asked as to the j price at which the liquor would be sold under the dispensary system, said that the cheapest whiskey would tie retailed to the consumer at ?3 a gallon, 75 cents a quart, 40 cents a pint, the difference in the smaller packages being the cost of the packing and glass. This price will apply to both rye and corn, and the l.quors sold at $3 will cost $1.50 at the distilleries and will be ot the best quality obtainable at that puce. He went on to say that since he ha ? Leen investigating liquor ; he bas discovered two things ; First, that very little honest liquor is sold in this State, nearly all of it being compounded liquor: and second through bis dealings with glaas manufacturers of bottles and flasks that the d' i-ers in this State have been using vessels from two to eight ounces below the r*quiremeuts. Quarts have run tweuty-six to twenty-eight ounces, wh?n they ?bould bave been thirty-two ounces, and smaller fl ?sks show the same proportion. He had further discovered, he said, that nine-tenths of the liquor sold ia this State was fi om 60 to 90 per cent.'proof, when it should have been 100. Ii bus been watered as weil as doctored and cokued and sugared Practically none of the liquor sold in this State has run over the 90 per cent, proof The whiskey that will be so d by the dispens? ary will be from 20 to 30 per cent, stronger than that now sold, and there will te an absolutely houest measure and aa absolutely pure article. "I have had collected," he said, "about twenty-five samples of liquors from different parts of the State, which will be turned over to Dr. Burney for chemical analysis as soon as he has the lime, and we will show the people what kind of stuff they have been drinking." From tne talks he bas had with the men who sell liquor to dealers in this State, he said, be was convinced that nine-tenths of the whiskey sold in South Carolina is not over two or three months old and has not time to get mellow or lose its !. j irious properties. When asked what he thought about the op? position to the establishment of dispensaries, lie replied that "the July sun would evapo tate all that," and tint before long dispen? saries would be established in nearly all of the counties, and, before January, even in those counties wbere there is now absolute prohibition. As to the profit to be derived from the f\d- l tem he said : ..From the best iuformatioti I have been able to get from a variety of sources there is uoiv over a million gallons of whiskey Sold in this Slate, possibly a million and a half. We estimate that there will be a falling off" of about one-third in the consumption, certainly not over a half. We will get a net profit of one dollar out of every gallon of whiskey we sell, and in addition a consider? able levenue from wines, beets, brandies, eic. lt won't cost more than $100,000 to distri? bute the goods, and lt may 'tos-. $'J5,0OO to enforce the law." Altogether, he said, he he could not ?ee how the minimum profit would be less I ha ti $500,000 the first year. Talking about the enforcement of the law he said that i?e had just ordered badges for special constables and detectives, and he was going to have a good coi fis of constables and detectives to make arrests, seize whiskeys, and See that the law \\<%s propeny enforced, as well as keep an eye on the county dispensers. These special constables will probably give an eye to the clutis. He says sections '21 and il prevents t lie dispensing or I he keeping of liquor tn a club for use by its members. Our idea id to have samples of M? rh?: leading breweries analyzed. Ever) budy wi I in: given a fair chance, and when the selections are made, and the beer offered on the market, the labels will be identical, except as to numbers-that is, ND. 1 will rcpr**Sem I he beer of a certain brewery, and No li of another brewery. The labels will set forth that it is bottled exclu? sively foi th?- South Carolina S'a te Dispensary. The fceers that have bern offered us show a variation of as much as ?3 50 a ca.-e of bol- '> ?les (len dozen pints). ' Now our idea in putt uij "fi ??ir nu ni of* a is to ?lo aw?y with > the difference which long established reputa? tion has had on oin imagination. We pro. i pose to ?et the beer, ufier it has stood the 1 chemical test, stand th" test of ttie stomach ' Htf\ do away with an imaginary superiority- j We won't force our people to drink slops be? cause thev ?re made at home or are cheap. Wc will not buy a high-priced beer because it his it reputation that is not better than a home prod .ct \,\ :i,e. beer must stand on j ts own uit.;.:.- o%i the marktt. u.ud will be sold at tut uniform price of fifteen cents per bottle. I hope the Legislature will allow ns to buy it on draught, where it can be obtained cheap. Ice wiH be used and tb? beer will be sold in a palatable shape. The State Board of Control will teceire proposals from the different ice companies that choose to compete for the con trad to provide ice for the summer for the county dispensers." "-* : ' " mm i - Bules and Regulations. The Schedule by Which the. Dispensaries Will be Run. The State Board of Control, after careful, and thorough consideration of the subject has prepared the following dispensary rules and regulations : 1. County dispensaries will be open for the sale of liquors at 7 o'clock a. m., April 1st to October 1st, and close at 6 p. m. The rest of the year Ute hours will be from 8 a. m. to & p. m. Ia cases of illness only, sale may be made at night. 2. No loafing will be allowed around a county dispensary. 3. When the applicant for the perchase of liquor is nnable to write, he, or she, can make a cross mark, and the same attested bj the county dispenser will be received as if made in accordance with the Act. Applications must not be filled for ene person oftener than once a day. 4. Applications can be filled on written orders made tn good faith, when the name of the applicant is authorized to be signed by the county dispenser, and persons known to said dispenser, or his identity is established to his satisfaction 5. Couuty dispensers can carry on their legitimate business in connection with the sale of liquors ia the same store by paying a proportionate share of the rent, bnt this does not affect the time of closing, as fixed in rule one. All liquors mu3t be sold for cash and the money deposited in bank each night. 6. A member of the County Board of Coo trol must be present when a shipment to a couuty dispensary is opened to certify to any breakage of bottles ia transit, else no claim of that kind will be allowed by the State Com? missioner. 7. AU packages containing boitle5 of liquor, wine or beer must be opened carefully, so as to be returned to the State Commissioner without injury, and the same must be shipped back at once. Any lois or damage will be charged to the couuty dispenser. 8. Any liquor not in stock at the county dispensary will be purchased by the State Commissioner on application through county dispenser or furnished from Columbia. 9. If county boaid of control or county dis? penser suspect any one of infringing the law, a State constable will be detailed at once to investigate and make arrests, upon applica? tion to the Governor. The same will be don? wheo notice comes to the Governor from any reliable citizen. 10. Prices of the various brands of liquors on sale will he kept posted in a conspicuous place in each county dispensary. Any devia? tion from the prices, if reported, will cause dismissal of county dispenser. 11. Dispensaries will not be established at more than one place in a county until after consultation with the State Board of Control and by its permission. 12. The quarterly expense account of each county dispensary must be approved by each county board, and submitted to the State board for endorsement before it is paid by the County Treasurer. County dispensers are required to conduct their business with the same economy as similar stores are run under private ownership. They will be al? lowed assistance only when the magnitude of the business warrants it; and the State board will issue the permit to employ a clerk upon a proper showing. 13. Alcohol will be kept in stock at Co? lumbia or ordered from the distillery by the State commissioner, when the otder comes through the county dispenser for barrel packages. 14. In counties where no dispensaries are or can be established, the county board of control can receive no compensation; their appointments is for the purpose of soliciting their aid in enforcing the law. 15. Any rules in addition to these, formu? lated by a county board, will be submitted to the State board for approval before they are enforced. 16. County dipensers may provide refrig? erators and ice with which to cool beer. The State Board will contract for same and then it can be ordered direct. --tm*- . tm - In all cases, where a mild but effective aperient i3 needed Ayer's Piils, are the best. They improve the appetite, restore healthy HCtion promote digestion, and regulate every function. No pill is in greater demand, or more highly racommended by the profession. That oily and rongh 6kin cured and the face and hands beautified by Johnson's Orien? tal Soap ; medicated aud highly perfumed. Sold bv Dr. A. J. China. _WANTS. ADVERTISEMENTS of five Unes or less will be inserted under this head for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents p?r line. IXTANTED-A limited number of pupils \\ for classes in Arithmetic and Gram? mer, Glassts lo begin June 5. M. H. Girar deau. WANTED to inform the Fieehold Voters of the City, who are capable of seeing that the Disnensarv is a choice of evils, that Mr. A. G WARREN, a resideoi of the City, is an Applicant, and will appreciate the sig natutes of all who can sign his Petition. Somebody will get it. Why not help a man who meda aid, and who will not betray tb" trust through fear, favor or hone of reward. FjR. RENT-A two-story house in Hnrvin Street. Apply at Ducker & Bultman's. "IT RS. BR?NSON and daughters informs iVl their friends and patrons that they have opened their Dressmaking room over the Millinery Store of Miss MrDonald cn Main Street. They will be p'eased to serve them as usual. Men 1-tf. FUR SALE OR RENT-A new 7-room cottage on Ca houn St., near C. S. & N. R. R. Apply to W. F. B. Haynsworth. Jan. 18-tf. NOTICE. npiIE CO-PARTNERSHIP heretofore ex jj is ting under the firm name of R. A. Har? well & Co., is this day dissolved by mutual agreement TS A AC SCHWARTZ, R. A FAR WELL. ' Sumter, S. C , May 24 1S93. "HALL TO RENT. THE HALL HERETOFORE OCCUPIED by the Masons and other societies, and now leased by the Red Men, will be tented except on Wednesday night of each week. Apply to D. ROSENDORF, Ch'in Hall Committee. PUBLIC NOTICE. COUNCIL CHAMBKR, SUMTER. S. C., May 15, 1803. OWNERS OF PROPERTY', REAL AND PERSONAL, take notice-Returns and A>sesstnents of Property in City of Sumter for the purpose of Municipal Taxation for year 18&3, must be made in June proximo, and also, all persons liable to street duty, must report for enrollment at cfiice of Clei k and Treasurer as required by Charter and Ordinances of City of Sumter. Bv order of Council. C. M. HURST, M tv 17-2t. Clerk and Treasurer. =$10.00= CHEAPER THAN ANY MADE, QUALITY CONSIDERED. HIGH GRADE ONLY. FULLY WARRANTED. NONE BETTER. CATALOGUE, DESCRIPTION AND PRICES FREE. WRITE AT ONCE, OR CAI L ON OUR REGULAR AUTHORIZED % AGENT IN YOUR TOWN. ROCK KILL BUGGY CO. Wholesale Builders, ROCK HlLL, S. C. J. E. Mayes. Maj csvi?e, S, C. M?v -ii fiji^?t?*ii ! THE INDIAN Who put a single feather on the ground and laid down on it to get an idea of what a feather-hed would feel like, might have felt pretty well satisfied in his own mind, but he knew very little about the subject after all, And so it is With the person who thinks he has an idea of our stock without ever com? ing inside the store. This stock must simply be seen as a whole to he appreciated, And the prices that are asked must be considered relative to quality before it can be understood how moderate and reasonable they are. A Uniformly High Crrade Stock At Uniformly liOW Is certainly worth the consideration of careful buyers. Come in and look it over, and you will thank us for calling your attention to it. Respectfully yours, J* Rettenberg & Sons? Reliable Dealers in High Class Goods, Northwest Cor. Main and Liberty Sts., Sumter, S. C. Maj 10 BEWARE OF FRAUD. , \tg | R?HIAI ?k i% Ask for, and insist upon having 8*5? 1 0 I ? 3 1 fi 9- 1 Mik W. I*. DOUGLAS SHOES? None cen- BW ? I Ililli Si i MA cine without W. L. Douglas name Bf g ?CT9 X& ?J| &nff%%9 and price scamped on bottom* Look A T " " __ , ?. J!L Wfai GENTLEMEN. ^v^fa^^^^^^^^^^^^r A sewed shoe that wiil not rip; Calf, ^ ?pi y^^^^. seamless, smooth ins:de; more comfortable, ?flp ?SF' V|8ij stylish and durable than any other shoe ever iP? cB' r;, iftm sold at the price._ Every style. Equals custom O Wp': ^S^^??mSJ^a Y^aL Toe following are of the janie high standard of ???* ^^^^?m^?K^^^^^^^ ?T IS A DUTY you owe yourself ^P^"-1^^^^^^ '"' nfoaey. Economize in your "^^^Ssr-^-^ \wltv footwear by purcnaglng W. M?tr -?^^^^^am^ IM. Douglas Shoes, wii.cH 1? iH?^b TS THP TtlEcr? ?^^^fe^?^ l JP^k represent the best value wlflC J^ST-jg O - ct^^^^lW^?ie prices advertised W%&-</'~' ?? ?rtX \i?/x_ as thousands cantes. jBo&&~'*''', 'v? - ; - ^UF ?\r ^_ t"y? you w<3at Will ti ve exclusive sale to shoe dealers and general merchants where I have no Bents. Wrire for cat aJoeu If not for sale in your place send direct to Factory, statins ad? size and width wanted. Postase Free. W. I?. Douglas? Brockton? Has s. J. RYTTENBERG- & SONS, Agents. LUMBER YARD. I am prepared to furnish at shortest notice, Lumber of all Grades, Delivered in any part of the City, at LOWEST LUMBER Prices. E. H. HOLMAN. NERVE PILLS FREE TRIAL. COURES PEMAXENTLY all diseases of the j Nervous System, either acute or chronic in either sex. It restores impaired or lost power. Checks all forms of waste or druin ; makes strong the weak. Full package $1 six for $5, trial package I2e, with book sent securely sealed on receipt of price. Address Dr. R. Du.Mont, <>? So Halstead St Chicago, ill. A pr.'JG- -o Livery, Feed and Dray Statte "ITTE desire to state that we are now better W prepared than ever to furnish first ciadd Livery and Drays. Thankful for patronage in the past, which has exceeded our most sanguine expectations, we hope by close personal attention to merit a continuance of same. Hauling uf nil ki nd.? solicited. Your's to please, W. J. HERRON k CO. ATTENTION, COTTON GINNERS ! IAM PREPARED, with ihe best appli? ances so far know n to renovate Gin Saw Teeth, Stripped and Broken Teeth cut in with Stamp and die, Short and Misshaped Teeth gummed out and shaped with reciprocating file glimmer, a'd all teeth pointed with Duplex liier, making thc round or needle point. Eleven yeats experience warrants me in guarantee ing Satisfaction Telegraph an.l P. U. address, St. Charles, Summer County, S. C. J. MERRICK REID, Mav 17. LADIES OM,Y DR. DU MONT'S FEMALE REGULAT? ING PILLS areal ways safe and reli ! ame. 12,000 testimonials from all over the world. Bewaie of dangerous substitutes and imitations. Price $2 00 per package. Sent bv mail securely sealed from observation. Address, Dr. R.DuMont, 98 Halstead St., Chicago, lils., U. S. A. 25 years experience treating diseases. Apr , 2?3-o Are you going to the WORLD'S FAIR. CHICAGO. The L. k N. offers choice several Routes 3 Trains Daily Lv ATLANTA, 8:20 am; 2 pm ; 8:20 pm. TllROOGIl CARS. SPECIAL RATES. IT WILL PAY YOU to write me. FRED. D. BUSH, D. PA L.k N. R. R., 36, Wallstreet. Atlanta. May 11-5. Are Yon any W at Pastes ? The genius who invented the "Fifteen" Puzzle, "Pigs in Glover" and many others bas invented a brand new one, which is going to be the greatest on record. There is fun, instruction and entertainment ia j it. The old atid learned will find as much j mystery in it ?is the young and unsophisti? cated. This great puzzle is the property of the N?tc York Press Club, for whom it was j invented by Samuel Loyd, the great puzzle? ist to I be sohl for the benetii of the movement ; to erect ? groat home for newspaper workers in New York. Generous friends have given $25 000 in prizes for the successful puzzle solvers. Ton Cents sent to "Press Club Building and Charity Fund,11 Temple Con rt, New York City will g?t you the new mystery : hy return mai]. T**ULT31?O Notice. ~~" I wish to state ?o the Farmers of Sumter and Clarendon Counties that I have got fr? jan ear load of McCORMIC REAPERS, SELF-BINDERS, MOWERS and BAY RAKES. It is a settled fact that tbe McCormic Co. make the lightest draft and moat durable Grain and Grass cutting machinery made in this or any other country. Our prices are very low and terms easy. Write to me for catalogo?, which will be mailed to you free of charge. It contains cuts of all machines and gives full description* of tb??2 GEO. F. EPPERSON, Agent, SUMTER, S. C. Office at Epperson's Lirery Stable. Apr 19- ____ MISS MCDONALD, Fashionable Millinery. IME^ixx Street. Tn Spring Nature clones herself in the brightest and most beautiful tints an d shades of color The Milliner copies nature, and a beautiful hat or bonnet is to the costume what the flower z# to a lovely plant. Miss McDonald has filled her store with everything that taste or fashion dictates. HATS AND BONNETS in Lace, Chips, Leghorns, Satin Braids, Neapolitans and Fancy Straws in all the leading colors and shades. FLOWERS NEVER BEFORE EXCELLED IN BEAUTY OF MATERIAL OR COLORING Besides a very handsome line of RIBBONS io plaids and Persian effects. MISS MCDONALD'S experience in the business has given ber a fair knowledge of the wants of each customer, and orders given nj letter will be as correctly and satisfactorily SIM as if one bad made their own selection. She has a FIRST CLASS TRIMMER whose elegance of taste and lightness of touch ? fully demonstrated in ber daily execution of work. Mch 29 W hoever wants to be in Style, A nd have their feet look neat and small ; IA et all such go, and for a while, S ee Walsh and Co's new Spring Stock ; II igh or Low, they fit like a Sock. A ll shapes and sizes and prices Low, TX ever has Sumter seen such a Show, D espite the cotton market C all then and please your eyes and feet, O r some o? your neighbors, more discreet, HI ay say you're out of fashion. P erhaps you Ve never seen their Store, A nd their Stock of Shoes from Top to Floor, I? or how their Customers they never bore, *. Y et ihey always make a mash-on Every Style and Quality in Ladies Slippers. Walsh & Co., Monaghan Block - Sumter, S. C. HARRIS' LITHIA WATER, HARRIS5 LITHIA SPRINGS, S. C. After a long and varied experience in the use of Mineral Waters from many souices, both foreign and domestic, I am tully persuaded that the Harris Li thia Water possessen efficacy in the treatment of afflictions of the Kidney and Bladder uneqialed by any other water of which I have made trial. This opinion is based upon observation of its effects upon my patients for the past three years, during which time I h ive perscribed it freely and almost uniformly with benefit iL? the medicable maladies above mentioned. When failure to relieve has occur: ed. I 'nave imputed it to insufficient nse of the Water? for my experience tenches me that from one to two quarts daily should Oe taken front two to four weeks to secure its full lemedial effects. A. N. TALLY, M. D. Columbia, S. C., O;tooer 8tb, 1892. CA M DEX, January 28, 1892. J. T. Harrris, E.q . Waterloo. S C. : De*r Sir-I find great benefit from the use of your Li thia Water. I consider it a hue tunic and ge-eral regulator cf the digestion, as well as wry efficacious in those diseases for which Li ?hm is considered somewhat of a sp?cifie. JUDGE J B. KERSHAW. My wife has been using your Litbia Wa;er and is very much benefit ted. I consider it in everv respect eq'ial to the ?ame us Buffalo Litbia Water. Abbeville, S. C JUDGE J. & GOTH RAN. FOR SALE IN SUMTER BY DR. CHINA, DR. DELORME, DR. McKAGEN AND Maren 22-v HUGHSON & CO. TRADE ]1H^ MARK. Greater= and Grander, 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 Days. No such display was ever before shown in this city. The Novelties in DRESS GOODS and TRIMMINGS, brought out by us, surpass all previous efforts. Our styles are new and exclusive and can't be found elsewhere. All Fine Dress Goods Brought out in suits lengths-NO TWO ALIKE. In WASH GOODS, we stand as always, far in the lead of anyone iu this city. Large assortment of Ladies' Sliirt Waists, Blazers, Windsor Ties, Etc., Etc. All the very newest styles in MILLINERY and we invite the Ladies to inspect the same. BEAUTIFUL LINE OF MATTINGS JUST RECEIVED. If in need of anything in our line it will be to your advantage to give us a call, Very Respectfully, CHWARTZ BROS. Palace Dry Goods Emporium. MILLINERY. DRESSMAKING.