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Cb* SH?if Bu**? *M? Sw* ibm WEDNESDAY? OCT. 4. 1S93. THE CUBE OF PANICS. AN ELOQUENT AND FEARLESS SER? MON BY REV. THOMAS DIXON. HS? Vigorous Denunciation of the Money Power and the Metropolitan Press-Rad? ical Reforms Advocated-Plain Words From av Maa of Strong Convictions. Nsw YORK, Sept. 17.-T/ft discussion of "The Panic-Its Causes and Cure" was continued by the Rev. Thomas Jr., in his sermon in Association of today's discourse was "The Cure of . Panks." He denounced most vigorously tile demonetization of half the morey of tile world and gave as remedies and cares for financial panics the increase of the currency, the rscBpali?fonn of our banking system, Inoro Christianity in business, less faith in the great capital? istic newspaper scares, the establish? ment of postal savings banks and the cessation of special class legislation. rere from th* eighteenth and the twelfth and Thoa itafilptan usury and increase, and thoufeastffce^jH&prinedof thy neighbors by extortion and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God. ^8*^ Aa tao pajttfeMrfBtethon eggs and hatch eth themno^8o*nethat getteth riches and r.ot by right sbagteaMpfcii in the midst ci sis days and at ?rf?ftahaJl be a fool. They shall cast their silver into the streets, and their go2d^MM0P*be removed; their silver and their eoM fhjS?tJMit be able to deliver them In the day of thtfwwiSi of the Lord. CONSPIRACY AOaG?ST THE MASSES. We have see??wour present study of the financial paTO^bat the immediate cause was an iSiaae popular fear-in short, a st&mpede-ff selfishness. But we saw upon. fnrther5ndK,that the primal canse of the panfPwaslfto be found be? yond ttftdnstaiidlcaa|j?p^ of the stam? pede; lHfebund trijtvffiflMgi unmistak tt^^PwasniL reaSflPa^conspiracy ag8|pt tile masses of the people by the plutocrats of our age. Some of Agaoblest men of our time have bren men of great wealth-al&ihonnr to their names. They have admm?sfc?red their fortunes as a sacred triisfclrom God for tiie benefit of their fellow men. While thia is true, it uss not been the rule-it has rather been the exception. The money power has grown^u^?l^-a few When a fev^nea practically; poetess the whole oqmiabnwealth, tia^.-ceases to be a^gjmgronwealth," and society is i^fifcro we today a democracy? TO il not in fact a plutocracy?* , In form wo have a government oy^the But affafnatter. of fact have o^slPj representatives for the last generation j simply carried out the edicts andPlw policies of our money kings? ' It is a serious quj^on, and the Amer? ican people are m*ou^tr?delv face to face with it today. * If this panic is to be cured and its re? currence prevented, the power of the plu? tocracy must bein some way limited. Bishop Potter ?f New York, at the re? ce??. centennial celebration of the first inauguration of George Washington, de? clared that in view of the increasing Ida remarks he afterward said: body has recognized the rise of the money power. Its growth not merely stifles the inde? pendence of the people, but the blind believers -fal this omnipotent poorer of money assert that tts liberal va? condones every offense. The pulpit does not ?peak out as it should. These plntoci ?ti ate the enemies of religion, as they are of the state Jost before the bishop's address Gen? eral L. 8. Bryce, in The North Ameri? can Review, said: Weare Hv?ng Sn the shadow of an unbri? dled plutocracy, caused, created and cemented in no slight degree by legislative, alderman ic and congressional action; a plutocracy that is far more wealthy than any aristocracy that has ever ccueatatSe gweimra of the world's history and one thai has been produced In a shorter consecutive period; the names of whose members are emblazoned not on the pagesof their nation's glory, brit of its peculations; who represent no struggle for their country's liber? ties, bat for ita boodie; no contests for Magna HUHU'tUil irililiiiiE^gftar&Jia, and- whose oc? topus grip ie extending over every branch of Industry; a plutocracy wfcSchcon trois the price of <fae b? J^kaX ??^the^rg(^rt^^^agar ngnts us on our way. the prfceof the very cof? fins ia which we are finally buried. This ia fervid rhetoric, but it has more ^^^^U driver us|fr^^ body of How snail we lift the shadow of panic from oar fair nation? There are some things tho dark back gioun^o^^e^gt^a^^^ecss brings out First-We must have less bank and mw? nation. Our national banks have been sup pcttd to be mutations of a national character. It was supposed that they existed for tiia benefit of the community at large. It was also supposed that as they carried a charter from the national government and were nominally under its. supervision that they were honest ant law abiding. ; fame has revealed che fact that it is about time for these banks to stand before the world and give a reason for their existence, ffeostor .Pfeffer recently introduced in ? ?se: senate a most reasonable resolution of inquiry as to their methods of con dut?ting business under their national ~ Inls resolution simply asked the comp? troller of the currency to report to the senate whether these banks were being conducted in violation of law; whether they were refusing to pay their deposit* ors in lawful money, and what rates of interest they were charging on loans and discounts. The howl of rage and vituperation which greeted this resolution should he a revelation to the common people of A marica. It, was denounced by the banks and their hand organs of news as an in? famy i And the senior senator from New Yo? was damned to the lowest hell for presuming lo countenance such a simple inquiry for one moment. This simply declared more eloquently than words could directly express it that tho banks were violating their charters j with supreme impudence and had bc como financial anarchists, themselves ? traitors to their sworn charters and their j nation's law. With colossal cheek they blackguard tho public man who dares to question their patriotism! If tho nation would be safe, we need less bank and more nation. Have not our banks confessed that I they have become simply usurers? Now that the war is over and the pub Ik debt being rapidly extinguished are they not as at present conducted an un- j mitigated curse? Can any man seriously j five one moral or just reason for their ' existence? The government paysthei 8 per cent on their capital stock in bond and hands back the price of the bonds i bills, which they in turn loan at sti! further interest. Do we need such na tional pawnshops in this advar ced age? TIME TO CALL THE POLICE. Is simply usury so high a public serv ice? A western paper gives us a bril liant example of the usurer's act an? trade. He was hard up and wanted money s badly that he finally concluded to de posit a handsome diamond ring in th pawnshop. "Can I borrow $100 here on a diamon< worth $250?" he said to the proprietor. "Lemme see the stone," demanded th money lender. It was handed over and examined. "Well?" inquired the applicant. "I guess you can have it." "Thanks. What are your rates?" "Ten per cent a month in advance that is, I take out the interest and giv< yon the balance." "I don't care how yon do it. All I warn is the money." 4<Yon say you want $100?" ?"Yes." "How long?" "I don't know, but a long while. 1 should think." . "For a year?" "No, not that long; say about 1( months," and the applicant hummed "] want a situation" in a low key as th money lender was making his caleula tion on a sheet of wrapping paper. "That's all right," finally said th? money lender. "You can get the ring when yon call with the money." "But where's my hundred?" asked the astonished applicant. "The interest has absorbed ii," re? sponded the money lender, with a placid smile. "Ten months, you know, at IC per cent in advance. Didn't you say yon wanted a hundred for 10 months? 1 think' yon did. There's your ticket. Thanks. Call again, please. We are al? ways glad to assist the needy." The applicant was dazed for almost seven minutes; then he walked out and hunted np a policeman. If our national banks have simply be? come national pawnshops, it's time tc call the police. In this crisis, in theil methods an?4 their determination to look ont for themselves and let their patrons do the same, have they not fixed here their real status? Second-The government should at once establish a complete system of pos? tal savings banks. The deposits of the savings banks of New York alone are about $600,000,000 in round numbers. This is almost an incalculable sum of money and is really the determining fac? tor in a threatened stampede of the pub He. These savings banks in the determined efforts they made to save themselves in forcing this Ame notice .of withdrawals did more to precipitate our commercial ruin than any other one power outside the primal money conspirators. The public should, no longer be exposed to such danger from this source. Let the government establish a complete sys? tem of postal sayings banks with the government pledged to redeem all de? posits, and private sayings banks will be afthing of the past, and these vast sums ojfmoney will always remain in circula? tion in every threatened crisis. MORE RELIGION NEEDED. Third-We need more religion in busi? ness. The whole truth is, as a nation we are dying for the lack of a great re? vival of vital Christianity. Our souls are rolling with materialism. We forget the brotherhood of man and the father? hood of God. We have been busy looking ont for No. 1. That seems to be the first thing we think of when trouble threatens. Some time ago I re? marked in the presence of my little daughter that the banks were breaking and things in New York were badly smashed np. She was all attention in a moment, and rushing np to me asked if her doll's trunk was smashed, and if so was her doll hurt. The millennium would be near if as a nation we could attain even the child's care for her doll and rags in our care for our brother. Let our established powers make noce of the fact there are the evidences of a budding new life in the ranks of our crank "reform" journals that lifts them into the skies in comparison with the cold blooded selfishness of their more successful opponents. Out of pure love for their cause they have been known recently to send their subscription lists to a better conducted rival sheet and ask that sample copies be forwarded, at the same time urging them to subscribe to their rival. Many of these editors are working for nothing for their con? victions. Heine once stood before the cathedral at Amiens reverently enjoying its beauty. Saida friend, "How does it happen that we do not erect such edifices in our day?" Heine replied, "The men of that day had convictions, while we moderns only have opinions, and something more than opin? ion is required to build a cathedral." The hour has come for the church to rise in her glory and power if she is to speak with authority to the new genera? tion of men. The men who have con? victions are the men who build the world's temples. THE 5EW YORK PRESS SCORED. Fourth-We need as a nation to know at their real value the opinions of the great newspapers in our financial cen? ters. They are the firebrands in the hands of the anarchistic money conspira? tors behind the scenes. The editors of these great sheets, alas! are the puppets of the money power back of them. There is no independent press in Amer? ica save the county press. Shylock owns the metropolitan press of the world body and soul. They are run cn policy, not principle. The editor of a great daily in New York is a silver man-the she^t lie edits is a rabid monometallist organ. Re? publicans are hired to write Democratic editorials. Democrats are editing Repub? lican papers. It is simply a question of money and the money power. The editor has no convictions. He isa ma? chine for recording the opinions and pur? poses and schemes of the conscienceless, godless plutocracy from which he must get his living. Our great dailies have become for this reason the most colossal liars and in? verters of news the world has ever seen. Whenever these sheets set up a great howl on the money question, the masses of the people should take their opinions and advice as they would arsenic-under the direction of a competent teacher who knows their motive as the physician kaows the properties of poisons. The trouble with us is that thousands of our people yet hold the delusion that these sheets represent honest, patriotic and in? dependent convictions. There may be exceptions; but, as a rule, no greater mistake could be made. Less Wall street newspaper scare and news manip? ulation and more common sense and in? dependent thinking! MORE CURRENCY NEEDED. Fifth-We need more money. A money famine is ?n inexcusable crime on the part of any government. Why does a government cumber the earth but to protect its people from such mon- j strosity? A premium on currency is an advertisement that the government has literally made an assignment to Shylock. History shows beyond a doubt that since silver was demonetized in 1873 and one half the world's money practically with? drawn from its legitimate uses as full tender money, tte nations thus affected have suffered continuously industri distress, bordering at times upon revol tion and civil war. We need and mu have all our gold and silver as mon? and much more besides. Let our government at once take pc session of every gold and silver mine i the nation and eliminate this questic from sectional politics and lift it to tl plane of international settlement, gold and silver have intrinsic value ? money, as is claimed, private*individna have no inor? business owning and coi trolling the mines than they have owi ing the government plates from whic our bank notes are printed. When this has been accomplished, will then bo time to ask ourselves ti question. What business have either gol or silver in the the mechanism of e: change? Is their use not in fact a sn: vival of barbaric man? They have been useful in their cu. certainly, but have we not found in or national bank notes based on govert ment bonds something much better fe the measure of values? Our fathers uso the horse and ox as carriers, but is nc the locomotive better? Our grandmotl ers were expert with the hand needle, b none the less do we hail the advent c the sewing machine. We began navigi tion with a dugout canoe, but the Cunard er is surely an improvement. A day's labor is the unit of real value not so many grains of gold. Let u hasten to find here the true standard lo the nieasnrement of wealth. If you sa. that England finds no need of mud mon?(Y_that gold has been her onl; standard for years-let us remember tha 1 England has invested abroad not les than $iO}000,000,000, and that she neve adopted the gold basis till she became'th money broker of the world. Let us ala remember that the London press report ed a speech of one of their great men ca July 8, 1885, as follows: Sir Richard W. Fowler, M. P., the Loudoi hankel' and ex-lord mayor, said the effect o: the depreciation of silver must ultimately b the complete ruin of the agricultural expor Interests of the United States and the devel opment of India as the chief wheat and cot toi exporter of the world. A CALL TO THE PEOPLE. Sixth-We need less class legislatioi and more government of the people, f O? the people and by the people. The Hon John H. Eckels, comptroller of the cur rency, says in a recent article that the present panic is to be traced to class legislation: The ailment from which "ar financial sys? tem is suffering, he says, "di - not commence with the passage of the Sherman silver act nor with the passage of the Bland act. It found its origin long before either was enacted, at a time when congress first assumed it to bc the chief end of legislation to make through enacted laws certain individuals rich, lt was with this end in view that protective tariff laws were passed, and for this purpose was brought into being the silver bill, which ?6 not only now returned to plague its authors, but it is de? stroying the very interest it was designed to benefit. Such legislation is responsible for the spirit of speculation that would create some? thing out of nothing; that organizes trusts for the purpose of enriching a few at the expense of many and looks upon the general public, not less than the public's interests, as legit? imate plunder. It has popularized an extrava? gance in public and private expenditure that has led the government in its public matters and the individual in his private affairs to live beyond their means. It bas done more to strangle the life of legitimate trade than all else combined, and today the people are seeing the fall effects of the evil in the menace to hon? est endeavors through the distrust bred by it."' Let the people federate in every state to dethrone this power. The country calls to it. Your hungry families are now calling you to it. It is the call of God. I believe in a government by the peo? ple. The masses of mankind have shown themselves worthy when put to the test. The news of every day is replete with the heorics of commonplace life of the common people. The masses of the peo? ple the world over must rise at the bal? lot and assert themselves. They are su? preme if they but know it. A recent report from Belgium tells us that a more decisive popular victory than that gained by the people over their rulers has seldom been achieved. By sheer numbers and the demonstration of the popular will the legislature was compelled to reverse a decision which it had previously passed by a vote of four to one. The question involved was an extension of the franchise. The work? ingmen of the country demanded the right to vote at the election of legislators. Hitherto the wealthy classes alone have had the vote. The consequence has been that the legislators have faithfqjly served the class which elected them and neglected; t?? interests of the poor. The condition/; of the workingman m Belgium was therefore fast degenerating into one little better than slavery. He is without the protection of those laws which in other lands in some slight degree restrair tho power and rapacity of oppressive em? ployers. The people had come to despair of ever getting such laws unless they could share in the privilege of electing the men who make the laws. When, therefore, the legislature re? jected the bill recently introduced to confer that right, there was great indig? nation. The labor leaders .ordered a general strike that the men might give expression to the national will. The or? der was extensively obeyed. At Ver viers alone 45 factories wer? closed, and in.the province of Hainut 15 mines and 2 factories were deserted, and the men thus liberated to the number of 15,000 joined in Die ranks of the crowd who were demanding political recognition. The police and eventually the militia were employed against them, but were resisted fiercely. In Antwerp the men quitted tho docks, where they were employed in loading the vessels, raised barricades in the streets and fought desperately with the soldiers. They secured firearms after a few hours, and many of the police and soldiery fell in attempting to disperse them. Similar scenes weje witnessed in Mons, Liege and other large towns, be? sides the great demonstration in Brussels itself. The movement grew more threat? ening from day to day until it approached the proportions of a revolution. Then the legislature yielded. On April 18 it passed a bill extending the franchise bj a vote of 110 to 12. A WORD TO THK SHYLOCK. Let Shylock be careful. Money is a mighty power, but not almighty. Men have been known to do tilings sometimes in which they could see no money for the time. At the close of the siege of Rome the assembly had voted to surrender Rome to the French besiegers. Garibaldi made up his mind to leave the city and put forth this singular or-? der of the day: Whoever chooses tc follow me will l>e re? ceived among my own men. All I ask of them is a heart fall of love for our cou ut ry. They will have no pay, no rest. They will get bread and water when chance may supply them. Whoever likes not this may remain behind. Once out of the gates of Rome every step will be one step nearer to death. Four thousand infantry and 500 horse? men, two-thirds of what was left of the defenders of Rome, accepted these con? ditions. And there are as many heroes among the common herd today as ever. They will show it if ever the hour calls them. Perception In Femininity. I know very little about the daughters of Eve. No man knows all. They be? long to a different race from men. They possess au intuitive sense, never for a single moment within the ken of the really masculine man. I have seen men, so called, who Understood them, but it was only because they lacked the crude masculinity that renders manhood worth possessing. It is utter nonsense to ex? pect of man the nice, neat, keen percep? tion of human motive that rich, ripe womanhood possesses. The experienced, traveled man doesn't look for it among his sex. He knows too well th? immaturity of the mascu? line mind. He knows that man lacks the faculty of intuitive perception. He believes in the natural integrity of wom? an, and he remembers that Adam told the firet falsehood recorded in holy writ. If he be frank and worth confiding in, he will be torn asunder before he'll breathe a suspicion that reflects on the intel? lectually superior sex. Physically, men? tally-if I may be allowed to make the nice distinction between mere intellec? tuality and brute mentality-the man has ruled and always will rule the world, butin diplomacy, in cool self possession, the woman of today is magnificent. She believes in herself and never losc3 sight of that belief.-Julius Chambers iii New York Recorder. The French Premier's Humble Start. In his speech at his native town of Le Puy, M. Dupuy, the French premier, naturally indulged freely in personal reminiscences. In dwelling on his own humble origin, he said he wished as prime minister to visit that town, every paving stone of which must knew him. He wanted to meet his old playmates and schoolmates and his old friends of every age and live over again those years passed "among them by the son of a process server (huissier) who is now head of th?~ government. He went to the high school in his humble blouseand brought backi prizes for attention and hard work. -They were the prelude in a lowly sphere of the proud position he now filled.-Iiondon News. British Doctors and Hypnotism. It is interesting to read that the Brit? ish Medical , association has investigated hypnotism, affirmed that it is a genuine force and advised that its use should be forbidden to Sil except physicians. That is just like tad doctors. If after endless trouble you succeed in convincing them of the valuetof some novelty in thera? peutics, thevjiurn on you at the first chance and proclaim that the thing is in? deed a good thing, but that they are the only folks fi?io be trusted with its appli? cation. And the best of it is that the public usually agrees with them.-Har? per's Weekly. -.??.??? -^trnam. It Should lie in Every House? J. Ii. \ViUoiij371 Ul:iy St.. Sharpebiirg, Pa-, says he wil l ajj? be without Dr. Kin g's- New Discover f?#f^i)suiii|>ticn. Coughs and Colds, that it cured his w ile who w?? threatened with Pneumonia nffrr an attack of "La tirippe," when various ?Sher remedie." and several phy? sicians had done her no good. Robert Barber, of Cooksport, Ra, claims Dr. King's New Dis? covery has dose:him more good than anything be ever used f?if* Lung Trouble. Nothing like it. Try it. FSeee Trial l%mles at DeLortne's Drug Store. Large bottles ?Oe and $1. 5 ?5 ??. - ' When Baby was'sick, we gave her Castorfs, When slie was ??Child, she cried for Castoria. 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The Great Skin Cur? and Faea Beautifier. Ladies will ?od it the mo.st delicate and highly perfumed Toilet Soap on the market. It is absolutely pure. Makes the ?kin soft and velvety and restores the lost com? f> lexton; is a luxury for the Bath for Infants, t" slays itching, cleanses the scalp and promotes the growth of hair. Price 25c For sale by DR. A. J. CHINA? SUMTER, S.C. LD. JOHNSTON, SUMTER, & C. -THE Practical Carpenter, Contractor and Builder, WOULD RESPECTFULLY inform the citizens of Sumter and surrounding couDtry that he is prepared to furnish plans, and estimates on brick and wooden buildings All work entrusted to him will be done tirs' clas^. S A TIS FACTION GUARANTEED. Aug 19 WILLIAM KENNEDY Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, Next door to Earle k Pu rd v's Law Offiet SUMTER, S. 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Couria. Sept. 21-x. HARRIS' LITHIA WATER, HARRIS' LITHIA SPRINGS, S. C. After a loti ir and v?ried experience in ihe use of Mineral Waters from man}' sources, both foreign and domestic, 1 am fully persuaded that the Harris Litbta Water possesses efficacy in the treatment of ?mictions of the Kidney and Bladder uneqialed hy any other witter of which I have made trial. This opinion is based upon observation of its effects upon roy patients for the past three years, durinjr which time I have perscrihed ii freely and almost uniformly with benef?? in the medica h le maladies above mentioned. When failure to relieve has occurred, J have imputed it to insufficient use of the Water, for my experience teaches me that from one to two quarts daily should oe taken from two to four weeks to secure ?is full temedial effects. A. N. TALLY, M. D. Columbia, S. C , Octot.er 8th, 1892. CAMDEN, January 28, 1892. J. T. 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Call aod see for yourselves. msht Calls Promptly Attended To. Drags and medicines. Soaps, Perfumery, Hair Brashes Tooth Brushes, Tooth Powder, Also, Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, Floor Stains, Kalsomiue, all color.? fur rooms, Artists* Paints aod Brushes, Luster Paints. Convex Glasses. Nice line of Hanging and Stand Lamps, Lanterns, Shades, Wicks, Chimneys, kc TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Keep the following popular brand of Cigars: "Plumb Good," "Custom House," "Rebel Girl." Sep 30 FRESH GARDEN SEED. Prescriptions carefully compounded Don't forget that the Walter A. Wood Mower is IMITATED but never equalled. Lightest Weight. Lightest Draft. ONLY STEEL MOWER MADE. Henry ?? Bloom, Sept. 27 Agent, Sumter, S. C. ATTENTION! PLUMBERS!! JUST RE3CEIVBD 1 Car Load Sewer Pipe, Y's Bends, &c. H. HARRY. |L|^g Iron Works. ^^^^B^? W. E. & J. I, BRONSON) Er?gillGS. Boilers an<* machinery of all kinds and descriptions repaired. CirClllitr SaWS hammered and gummed. IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS made to order; and any work usually dooo in a first cla?R machine shop or foundry executed in a workmanlike manner PRICKS REASONABLE and satisfaction guaranteed hy good work. Estimates will be furnished on application. Sumter Iron Works, W. K. & J. I. Brimson, Proprietors, .Sumter, S. C. North Main Street. Aug 3 ^^^^^^^^^ T>n*3lio isrotioe. 1 wiph to state to the Farmers of Sumter >it>.i Clarendon Counties that 1 have gotten in a car load of McCORMIC REAPERS, SELF-BINDERS. MOWERS and HAY RAKES It is a setiled fact that the McCormic (Jo. makes the lightest draft and most durable Grain und Grass rutting machinery made in this or ?ny other country. Our prices are very low and terms easy. Write to me for catalogue, which will be mailed to you free of charge It contains cuts of all machines and givps full descriptions of ?hem. GEO. F. EPPERSON, Agent. SUMTER, S. C. Office at Epperson's Livery Stable. Aug. 16 for Infants and Children ? Pastoria is so well adapted to children that commend it as superiortoany prescription to mo." II. A. A BX 'Ea. M. P.. lil Co. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. "Tho use of 'Castoria i.; so universal and : i..? M?; : so well known tliat ii seems a work * i supererogation to endorse it Few ari- tho intelligent families who do not keep C'astoria \. .:hLa ca:;y reach." CARLOS MARTYN, D. D.., Kev York City THE CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 MCBRAY STREET, NEW YOKE CITY. Castoria cures Coho, Coa<tipation, # Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation, Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di? gestion, Without injurious medication. "For several years I have recommended your ' Castoria," and shall always continuo to do so as it has invariably produced beneficial results. ' ' EDWIN F PARDEE, 3L T)" 12T>th Street and 7th Ave., Kew York.City. / Typewriter Headquarters. J. W. GIBBES & CO., 101 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. O. SOOTH CAROLINA AGENTS FOO THE "DENSMORE," The Twentieth Century Typewriter. WK fill orders promptly for ali kinds of Typewriter novelties ano! supplies for all Machines and for Mimeographs and Neostylcs. The DENSMORE \* the latest achievement of the Densmnre family, by whom its predecessor, the Remington, was developed It has fixed type-bar hangers a..J non vibrating-two points which insure lacing alignment lt is the mo^t modern and practical machine on the market The DENSMORE is used by the famous Carnegie Steel Coiipany. the Centra! Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia, the Rapid Addressing Company of New York, which exhibit? 16 Densmores in operation at the World's Fa:r, the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, R. G. Dun k Co's Mercantile Agency. Some of the users of the Deusmore in Columbia, are : The Evening Journal, Jones & Mixson's Boniness College and Typewriting School, Richmond and Danville Railroad, Marter of Trains' Office, Judge S. W. Melton, Union Central Life Iusuranee Company, Benedict institute and others. 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JAMES A IX AN & CO., Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Specta? cles, Drawing Instruments THE FINEST STOCK IN THE STATE. RELIABLE GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICES. Watch Repairing a specialty. Chief Inspectors of Watches tor South Caro? ma Railway. Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Division of Three Cs Rail Road. JAMES ALLAN & CO., fe* g 285 King St., Sign of D-ara Clock. Charleston. S. 0 WE WANT YOU to act as our agent. We furnish an expensive outfit and all you need free. It costs nothing to try ?he business. We will treat you well, and h?*lp you to earn ten times ordinary wages. Both sexes of all ages can live at home and work in spare time, or all the time. Any one any where can earn a grtfit deal of money. Many have made Two Hundred Dollars a Month. No class of people in the world are making so much money without capital as those at work for us. Business pleasant, strictly honorable, and pays better than anv other offered to agents.--You" have a clear held, with no competition. 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