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% WBtibjjmait at? Soaf ?nm WBDHBSDAY, DEC. 20.1893. Vanderbilt's Mountain House. George W. Vanderbilt, ooe of the younger members of that famous fam? ily, has developed an OD tamed North Caroiioa forest ioto a beautiful home. He is not yet 30 years of age. bot to judge from the description of the transformation "he has effected in the North Caroiioa mountains, he seems to be spending his money with an in? telligence somewhat rare among men who have so muoh to spend, aud his enterprise is suggestive of the period, which io view of the rapid increase of the population of the country, cao not be very far distant, wheo land io the United States must be very mach more val nable than it is to-day. Mr. Vanderbilt's tastes are ^aid to ron io the direction of arts and letters - His North Carolina enterprise indi? cates that be represents a development ?D hts family beyond the money ac? quiring stage. His first step was to parchare, besides several mountains, 18,000 acres of land along the French Broad and the Swaoanoa rivers. The next step io which he exhibited un? usual intelligence in enjoying bis opportunities was to restrain the nat? ara! temptation to carry oat plans of j his own aod to employ the seevices of i she greatest landscape artist in the country, Frederick Law Oimstead, 'jrbo had so moch to do with laying out the World's Fair ?rounds So fa: sixty-five miles of macadam road have been constructed oo Mr. Vander hilt's North Caroiioa estate Seven hundrd mea are employed, their wages running from $1 per day to the salary of $12,000 paid to the overseer. Three years ago the work of trans? forming old fields, pastores aod wood* lands ioto a harmonious iaudcape be? gan, and Prof. Har beso n, who has passed many days in studying the de? velopment of the place, is enthusias? tic over the progress made. He says that Druid Hill Park, Baltimore; Fairmount Park, at Philadelphia ; the Boston Garden, aod the Ceotral Park, of New York, contain nothing that is comparable with several miles of the approach on the Vanderbilt estate, which is art of the highest kind, a combination of nature and the work of mao. so happily jooed that the eye cannot tel! where the one ends aod the oiher begins. -Boulders have beeo set itt place, rhododendrons . transplanted, and the whole is declared, to be a poem in plants, trees aod flowers, the long? est poem ever made, and one of the greatest. A trained forester is set? ting oat large plantations of forest trees. The aboretum is declared to surpass the famous Arnold aboretum at Cam? bridge, and when completed will con- j tain .every tree, shrub, aod woody, plantsioond in the world which is hardys to ,the climate Ten miles of j railroads -have been constructed to j transport materials about tif% estate j Vast extents of laid which a year or J so ago were entirely unproductive. ? have been so. changed by ploughing, j heavy manaring and geen soiling that j to-day Prof. Harbeson says they are j grown io s as Soe crops as can be grown ? in the most fertile valleys of the > Northern States. Lately Mr Van? derbilt bas added twe??y thousand acres for a banting park. There will be deer parks and lakes, and the house, which will cost $5.000,000, it i ia said, will be the largest dwelling j house io the world, and one of the | world's most famous structures. Al- j ready by the intoduction of mosses and vices at the bridges portions of the place bav3 taken on the appear? ance cf age and the appearance of newness bas beeo overcome.-Lewis be rg Chrooiele. The Relation of Food to Morals. The food that a little child eats bas a two-fold influence ; it may not only deprave the appetite, bat dead the intellect. lt ' may do more than that ; it may inflame j the passions' and pervert the moral j oatore. A Clergyman who had thought moch upon these subjects tells of a father who waa sorely tried over his little soo. The child was so obstinate aod wayward that the father sought counsel of his minister. He asked what be should do with the boy ; be had tried everything he could think of, moral suasion, entreaties, and he was about to resort to j force. Bat oothing seemed to reach the case ; the child was incor? rigible. The good clergyman bad evidently met such cases before He asked the father bow he fed the child ; and he learned that its dietary was of a kind that would naturally overheat the . blood and inflame the passions. He ! prescribed an entire change in the boy's food ; instead of meats and gravies, rich pastries, and the like, be substi? tuted plaio bread aod milk, with whole? some fruits. A short time afterward he called, aod asked as to the resolta. The father informed him that bis son seemed entirely changed in his disposition ; from being irritable, he bad become docile. The congestion at the base of the brain had been relieved, and the intense nervo us irritability no longer existed. To the father, this sadden transformation seemed almost miracu? lous. To the minister, it was all very plain ; he bad removed the cause, and the effect no longer followed.-From "Sanitarian." in Demorest's Family Magazine for December. Women's Specialties. Most distinctly it is a fad, just now i for every wowan who professes the j possession of a teaspoonful of brain* to I boast a specialty. Now do you know what specialty is? Let me explain. It is a knowledge of some art or manu- ! facture, which need not necessarily ! imply the practice of either. For j example : the smart womao rarely pre- j tends to sing, p'-ay, write, act or paint ; but she does assume to know bookfuls i about old furniture, antique lace, silver j raga, brocade, ' fans, miniatures, j and jewelry. She knows their artistic value, she can quickly distinguish old from new, the good from the bad : is [ profoundly learned in periods and eras ; j and the names of those who carved, de- j signed, wove, and painted, are at her : finger ends, and she collects. Again, some of ber specialties are dog-breeding, road-building, horses,; saddlery, harness, house drainage, j landscape gardening, and stock raising j It is, indeed, absolutely impossible to ! know, as the average young woman of j the smart set comes of age, what will be her metier She is not placed, you! see, in a posit i OD to earn her living, j but she is keenly sensitive to the spirit ? of progress now agitating the feminine j mind ; she is not eager to vote, but she j feels the necessity of doing something, j Dancing, frisking, and pretty gowns do not fill the measure of her intellect- j ual cravings ; she wants an interest, af I once serious and important, by way j of an occupation : so after testing every j taste she discovers her specialty.-From j 'Society Fads/* ia Demorest's Family ! Magazine for November. York county has a bird bunter who brought down three birds at thc same flu>h. He fired both barrels, * each j killing a bird. He then pat in a new ; shell and brought down the third one j before it got out of range. Backleu'? Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cots, Bruise? Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Emptions, and positively cures Piles, ot ao pay required It is guaranteed to give per? fect satisfaction, or money refunded. nrice j 25 cen ts per box. For rale by Dr. J. F. W. De Lorne For Over Fifty Years. MKS. WIKSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP has been rised for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diar? rhoea. Twenty-five cen?8 a bottle. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorf a. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castorii Remove the malaria from your system, be? fore going to the mountains, by drinking Glenn Springs Water. You can get it from WT. R. Delgar, Jr. LOST-A LABGE AMOUNT OP! MONEY Is lost annually by parties purchasing worth- ? less fruit trees, roses, &c. Get them from * I firm that grows their own trees, sends out j nothing but good stock and sells at reason- i able prices We want the address of every j farmer cr gardener in your section and will j make you a liberal offer, write for particulars j .tod prices at once, send stamp for descriptive j Catalogue. I Agents wanted every where ; Address, CHEROKEE NURSERY CO., Way cross, Ga. (Mention this Paper.) For kidney and liver trouble Glenn Springs ! water is a cure. On draught at Hughson & j Co's drug store. i- -^?i^^ If you feel weak and all worn out take BROWN'S IRON BITTERS Nature should be assisted to throw ol impurities of the blood, Nothing does it so well, so promptly, or so safely as Swift's Specific. LIFE SAD NO CSARZIS. For three years I was troubled with mala? rial poison, v?hich caused my appetite to fail, and I was greatly reduced in flesh, and life lost all its charms. I tried mercurial and potash remedies. Hut to no effect. I could get no relief. I theu decided to try I A few bottles of this wonderful | medicine made z. complete and permanent cure, ar.d I now enjoy better health than ever. J. A. RICE, Ottawa, Kan. Our book on Bl ;odand Sk'.:- Hijeases ! mailed fre^. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, 3a | MAGNETIC NERVINE. ls told with written Suarantee to cure ; lervouaPrqstra ; tion. Fits, DiZZi- : ne*8,Hcadache and | Neuralgia and Wake- ' fulne*s, caused by ei- ? ceesiveuseof Opium, ' Tobacco and Alco- ? _ t =r?, _ hoi; MentalDepres- ! BE-FORE - APTER* ?iou, Softening of ; tbe Brain, causing Misery, Insanity and Death ; I Barrenees, Impotency, Lost Power in either sex. Premature Old Ase, Involuntary Losses, caused by over-indulgence, over-exertion of the Brain and Errors of Youth. It gives to Weak Organs their Natural Vigor and doubles the joys of ufe; cures Lucorrhoea and Female Weakness. A month's treat? ment, in plain package, by mail, to any address, fl per box, 6 boxes $5. With every $5 order wo Rive a Written Guarantee to cure or refund the money. Ci rculars free. Guarantee issued only by our ex? plosive agent. 3>R. A. J. CHINA, SUMTER, S. C\ JOS. F. RHAME. WM. C. DAVIS. RHAME & DAVIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, MANNING, S. C. ^Attend to business in any part of the State Practice io U. S. Courts. Sept. 21-x. LESSENS P?W-IHSBBSS SAFETY to LIFE of MOTHER and C8ILD, ? My wife, after haviner n<=ed Mother's Friend, passed thronrh fheordeat wi' h little pain, wa* stronger in oz!c hour than in a week after thrt b'-th of her former chili. J. J. McOr- *?P.?CK. Bo^is Cia, Tenn. Mother's Frieni robbed r*in rf 1rs ten-^r and shortened labor. 1 la>o ile L-Itltiwt child I ever sn v. MRS. L. li. AHEKX, Coc?rsa, Ca. Sent by express, charge * r-^rv'1. cn rr*i- : of price, SI .50 per bottle. Ik?o? "lo MpUier?" mailed free. _, BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO-, For Sale by all Druggists. ATLANTA. GA . WRIGHT'S HOTEL COLUMBIA, S. G. .3. L. WRIGHT & SON, ProDrietor8. Liberty' S?^ to P. O. SPECIAL ATTENTION Given to Compon nd in ff Prescriptions [TOW JOB WOKE AT BOTTOM PRICES* I WATf?H!HA\ A?B xtltUH?ill?M JOB DPPICE j SU MT KR, S. C HARDWARE. - FOR Everything in this Une -GO TO R. W. DURANT & SON. Paints, Oils, &c.,-&c. Cooking and Heating Stoves, Guns, Pistols, Cartridges all Household articles and Plantation SuLp>p>lios. Oct 4. HARRIS' LITHIA WATER, HARRIS' LITHIA SPRINGS, S. C. After a lone and varied experience in the u:*e of Mineral Waters from many sources, both foreign and domestic, I ?ra tully persuaded that the Harris Lithia Water possesses efficacy in the treatment of afflictions ot 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 have perseribed it freely and almost uoifbrraly with benefit in the medicable maladies above mentioned. When failure to relieve has occurred, I have imputed it to insufficient use of the Water, for roy experience teaches me that from one to two quarts daily should ne taken from two to four week3 to secure its full lemedial effects. A. N. TALLY, M. D. Columbia, S. C., Oftener 8th, 1892. CAMDEN, January 28, 1892. J. T. Harrris, E?q , Waterloo, S C. : Dear Sir-I 6n<i great benefit from the use of j'our Lithia Water. I consider it a fine tonic and general regulator of the digestion, as weih as v*-rv efficacious in those diseases for which Li t h ix is considered somewhat of a specific. JUDGE J. B. KERSHAW'. My wife has been using your Lithia Water and is vet y much benefitted. ? consider it j in everv respect equal to the famous Buffalo Lithia Water. Abbeville, S. C JUDGE J. S. COTHRAX. FOR SALE IX SUMTER BY DR CHINA, DR. DELORME, DR. McKAGEN AND March 22-v H?GHSOX & CO. J. F. W. DeLORME, A fient j -DEALER IN Toilet Soaps, Perfumery and all Kinds ot Druggist's Sundries Usually Kept in a First Class ID x* ix s Store. Tobacco, Snuff |and Cigars. Garden Seeds, also Paints, Oils, Varnishes,! Glass Putty, &c. Dye Staffs. Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care j and dispatch. The public will find my stock of Medicines complete, warranted j genuine, and of best quality. Call ?and see for yourselves. Night Calls Promptly Attended To. Drugs and Medicines, Soaps, Perfumery, Hair Brushes j Tooth Brushes, Tooth Powder, Also, Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, Floor Status, Kalsomiue, all colors for rooms, Artists* Paiuts and Brushes, Luster Paints, Convex Glasses. Nice line of Hanging and Stand Lamps, Lanterns, Shades, Wicks, Chimneys, &c. i TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Keep the following popular brand of Cigars : "Plumb Good," "Custom House," "Rebel Girl." Sep 30 FRESH GARDEN SEED._Prescriptions carefully compounded I ~JE~WELRY~ _ Watches, Diamonds, Sterling and Plated Silverware, - LARGE STOCK SUITABLE FOR WEDDING PRESENTS Clocks, Optical Goods, Fine Knives, Scissors j and Razors, Machine Needles, &c. FOLSOM. SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH ESTABLISHED 1868. Sumter. S. C. for Infants and Children. *' Ca s to ri a is so well adapted to children thut I recommend it cs superior t Jany prescription :.::ovra to nc." II. A. A-V*-?, ?L D., Kl Co. Cz^ord Ct., ErocI:Iyu, :;. Y. "The use of 'Castoria j; co univenxl cad Castoria curer; Colic, Germination, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation, Kills TTorras, gives deep, end promotes Cl gestion, TTithout injurious medication. "For* several yecrs I hove recommend r? i:s merits so vrcli lmown tant il uecms a work i your ' Castoria.'' and thall always continue c:> of supererogation to endorse ic Few ere thc , do so as it lias invariably produced beneiicicl intelligent families who do net keep Castoria j results." within easy reach." EDWIN F PAZDZZ, II. D., CARLOS ILUETTS, D. D., icsth Street and Tth Ave., ?iew York Citv. :TCW York City THS CENTAVO COMPANY, 77 MUHKAY STREET, SOT Youu CITY. Said the Bicycle To Its Rider Take a Tumble. ALSH & I.OMPAWY, THE LEADERS, Have said the same to the PRICES of SHOES THIS SEASON. Our SHOES were being made up and most of them finished when the Disastrous Storm struck us. We laid in a Stock for a Now we MUST sell them. If you are looking for Bargains in Shoes SEE US. We have just opened a Shoe to catch young men, Genuine German Cordovan, Hand Sewed for S5.00. Never seen before in this country. Our .$3.00 Shoes still Lead all others. Our $2.00 Ladies* Button Boots, are Unexcelled. - WALSH & CO., THE LEADERS, Monaghan Block Ort. 4. Sumter, S. O. 1893. Fall and Winter. 1893. BULTMAN & BRO. Opposite the Court House, SIGN OP THE "BIG BED BOOT." WE KEEP PACE WITH THE PROCESSION. Everything up to Date. No fogy methods Procession is the rule. Will give you the for the LEAST MONEY. For evidence come and see our GOODS and be CON? VINCED. We have a complete line of Men's ?fr ikih Goodyear Welts at W*9 Also a handsome Ladies Button 61 tffcfi Shoe at . ? vv All of our goods will be sold at popular prices to suit the STORMY HARD TIMES. Bring in ONE DOLLAR and we will give you a pair of Ladies' Button Shoes, "Solid as a Rock," ahdfor another Dollar you will get a pair Men's Shoes "Solid as Iron." Our TRUNKS are the CHEAPEST and the BEST in the City. _ ATTENTION 111 Just Arrived-One Gar Load Horses all good workers, -AT H. Ii. I RB ITS Stables. Ost. 25. G. W. DICE, D> D. S. Office over Levi Bros.' Store, ENTRANCE ON MAIN STREET. SUMTER, S. C. Office Hours-9 to 1 ; 2.30 to 5 30. IA. M. MANIGATJLT, j 21, BROAD ST., CHARLESTON, S. C.. ! STOCK AND ZONE BBOZSS, Liberal advances on Securities deposited j for sale. LOANS NEGOTIATED. 1 Oct. 25.-1 mo.