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The Alliance Has no Candi? date For Senator. Butler, lake Tillman, it "Unalter? ably Opposed" ta Some Features of the Ocala Platform-A New Man Needed. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 12,1894. Mr. T. B. Mitchel!, Chairman Ex. Co?. P. S. A. Woodard; S. C. My Dear Sir :. Some days ago I received the following letter from you : "Hon. M. C. Butler, Washington. D.C. DEAR SIB : As chairman of the exe? cutive committee, of tbe State Alliance it was made my duty by resol ut iou to propound tbe following questions to all candidates and request a written an? swer to some, and as jon are a candi? date for tbe United States Senate I sub? mit them to you and would be pleased to bear from you at your earliest con? venience. "1st. Will you discuss tbe Alliance demands in tbe coming campaign, par? ticularly those relating to the finances of the^oultry and^eifend them against the enemies oFour otwr? * v ^* 2nd. Will you pledge loyalty to the demands of tbe National Farmers' Alli? ance and Industrial Union, above loy? alty-to party caucus and vote against any and all candidates who decline to commit themselves to this extent? Yours respectfully, (Signed) "THOS. P. MITCHELL. Chair. Ex; Com. F. S. A." In reply to a request from me, you transmitted the following as tbe plat? form or demands of the Farmer's Alli? ance of South Carolina : Finance-We demand a natiooal cur? rency, safe, sound and flexible, issued by the government only, a full legal tender for all debts, public and private, and that without the use of banking corporations ; a just, equitable aod effi? cient means of distributing direct to the people at a tax not to exceed-per cent, be provided as set forth by the sub-treasury plank of the Farmers' Al? liance, or so me better system ; also by pay men ta rn discharge of i ts obligation for public Improvement. a. We demand the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the legal ratio of 16 to 1. b. We demand that the. amount of the circulating medium be increased to. at least $50 per capita exclusive of legal reserves. c. Wc demand a graduated income tax. d. That our national legislation shall be so framed in the future as not to build up one industry at the expense of another. e. We believe that the money of the country should be kept as much as possible in tbe bands of the people, and hence we demand that all natiooal and State revenue shall be limited to the necessary expenses of the govern? ment, economically and honestly ad? ministered * f. We demand that postal savings banks be established by the govern? ment for the safe deposit ol the earn* ings of the people and to facilitate ex? changes. Land-The land, inducing all the natural resources of wealth, is the her? itage of all the people and should not be monopolized for speculative purpo? ses, and alien ownership of land should , be prohibited. All lands now held by railroads and other corporations io ex? cess of their act asl needs, and lands now owned by aliens should now be re? claimed by tbe government and sold for actual settlers only. Transportation--Transportation being a means of exchange and a public ne? cessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the interest of the people. a. The telegraph and telephone, like the postoffiee system, being a neccessity for the transmission of intelligence, should be owned and operated by the government in the interest of the peo? ple. Taking up the questions of your let? ter in their order, 1 beg to say in re? sponse to the first : * I will discuss any public question the people may desire to have discussed and as the * 'finances of the country" are legitimate and proper subjects for consideration, I will discuss them with pleasure and witbont reserve. I will refer more fully to the last point of your inquiry, whether I will defend them against the enemies of our (your) order, when I come to discuss the Alli? ance platform. I don't quite under? stand, however, whether you mean to ask me whether I will defend the "fin aD ces of the coon try" against the enemies of your order, or the "finances of tbe country" as proposed by the Alliance. I assume you mean the latter. Replying to your second question. I beg to say, that in my politicial life, I have never allowed any caucus, or so? ciety, or organization, to bind my con? science, and shall not do so in the fu? ture. Caucuses, societies, or organiza? tions of any kind which seek to bind tbe politicial consciences of any free American citizen are, in my judgment, inimical to that freedom of conscience and political action so essential to the preservation of free, republican insti? tutions. I bave attended many cau? cuses of the Democratic party, to which I belong, I have never heard the sug? gestion that any man's conscience or political action should be bound by them. I never will, so far surrender my individual judgment as to be bound by any caucus. I am loyal to tbe principles of the Democratic party, and shall maintain that loyally so long as it adheres to principles I think con? ducive to the best interest of the peo? ple-not a day longer. I have been un der tbe impression that the Fare Alliance was ' not a political orgai tion, bat an "Industrial Uoloo" foi protection of the farmers against ii siti?os from other sources. I d< believe in secret political organiza -we had a sad experience some j ago with them. Wate ver co DC tbe political welfare of our pei should be open to the fullest, fr most public discussion. In ordei prevent imposition on the people light must be turned on from ail ?p of view. I recognize nc master in country, axcept the people. Ca rule should not be allowed to usurp rule of the people. I will, there say I will pledge my loyalty to the mauds of the Alliance, so far as meets, the demands of my judgm and I cannot bold them above lo j to party caucus, because P mak< pledges to "party caucuses,'' and < the right of "party caucuses" or other caucuses to command pie from me, to surrender my cousci and judgment to its dictation. Coming now to the demands^ pe me to say by way of'preface, thatf t seems to be a very grave misapprel sion in the minds of some"people a: the power of a caucus over its merni I have attended Democratic cauc since I have been in the Senate, nobody dreamed of binding any m ber of the caucus to vote against judgment For instance, Dem oe and Republicans differ widely am themselves, OB financial questions, caucus is held for consultation, financial topics are discussed, but in Senate and in the House each 1 votes as bis judgment dictates; s< may favor the free and uolimited c< age of silver at one ration and anoti Some may favor the sub-treasury r of the Alliance, and after a consultai in caucus they vote for or against eit proposition, when the occasion arii Nobody is bound by tho caucus, un he chooses voluntarily to be so bou No oaths are administered, no pied are enacted as requisites of party feat If there were I would never at tem party caucus. . In iregard to demand "first" of Alliance, I will say the sub-treast plan" has been abandoned, and the j fore it is unnecessary to discuss it. I my judgment a "better system" wot I be attained by the repeal of the 10 \ cent, tax on State banks of circulate and I trust tbe Alliance will take tl up and make it one of the "demands I cannot, of course, discuss this pi position at length in this connectic but take the liberty of haodiug you 0 of my speeches, delivered in the Sem at the last extra sestton, in which I ha attempted to elaborate the argument favor of the repeal, and beg you to me the favor to examine it. I tbii that you will find that if this tax shoo be repealed we should have "a st sound, flexible currency," and enouj of it. I favor the free and un limit coinage of silver and gold at the prese legal ratio of 16 to 1, and advocated before the Alliance was organized, ai am gratified to know that the Allian has adopted my platform 00 this subjec Fifty dollars per capita is not too mut currency for a country like ours, b the trouble with our present financi system is not so much the per capi amount of currency as the inequality its distribution, some sections of tl country have much more than fifty dolla; per capita, while in our section, I doul if we ?ave two dollars per capi ca. If i our State we could be guarai teed twenty dollars per capita, if c much was needed for the transaction < our business, I would compromise 0 that : we should theo have about twent millions of currency in 'circulation whereas I doubt if we now have tw millions. If by the repeal of the 1 per cent, tax the States should be pei mitted to authorize banks of circulation we should have just as much currenc as our local wants required, and n more, but we should have enough/ favor an income tax, and shall have ai opportunity to vote for it io the peod ing tariff bill. I concur io th "demand" "that the money of tb country should be kept as much as poss! ble in the hands of the people, and tba all national and State revenues shall b limited to the necessary expenses of tbi government, economically and honestly administered." This is good, sou ru doctrine, and I heartily subscrible to it I can see no objection to Postal Saving! Banks," although a measure of tba kind would be largely tentative in tbii country, and should be adopted witt caution and circumspection. The second general "demand," as tc the public lands, is sound and in ac? cordance with true Democratic princi? ples. The third general "demand" "thal the government should own and oper? ate the railroads in the interest of thc people," and that the "telegraph and telephone should be owned and oper ated by the government in the interest of the people," would, in my judgment, be impolitic, and unwise. I have al? ways uuderstood that the Alliance was opposed to the further increase of the "bonded debt" of the government, and I agree with the Alliance in that prop? osition. The government could not pay cash for the one hundred and ninety odd thousand miles of railroads, and the vast mileage of telegraphs and tele? phones. The rate of taxation necessary to arise the cash would destroy the peo ! pie, and the only alternative to put the government io ownership of the rail? road, telegraphs and telephones would be to issue eight billions of bonds to buy the railroads and nobody knows how many millions to buy the telegraph and telephone systems of the country. Is the Alliance prepared to urge the crea? tion of such a bonded debt on the pres eot aod futura generations aod thereby perpetuate the national banking system indefinitely ? If PO, I cannot go with it. The government now has control and supervision of the railroads by and through the interstate commerce com? mission, and the experiment has not realized the expectation of its friends. The ownership of railroads in despotic governments is justified on the ground that they are military necessities for the rapid mobilization and trans? portation of armies. It has not redounded to the interest of the people ; for freight rates are fifty per cent, higher in those countries than in this, and they are consequently a great burden upon the masses of t he people. I believe I have cow made full and complete answers to your inquiries in general and in detail. If anything has been omitted, I will gladly supplement what I hare said, if you will call it to my attention. Very truly yours, M. C. BUTLER. The Dispensary Decision. On last Monday the Supreme Court filed its opinion of the Florence liquor case, thc decision tn which was render? ed orally not long since, at which time the Chief Justice staled that the opinion would be written out in full and filed later. The opinion is as follows : The State of South Carolina, . In the Supreme Court, April Term, 1894. S. L. Barringer, et al., vs. The City Council of Florence, ex parte J. Ellis Brunson. Opinion, Mciver, C. J. These two cases instituted in the ori? ginal jurisdiction of this court though not involving the same questions, were heard and will be considered together. The sole question presented by the case first named is whether the city council of Florence bas any authority to grant licenses for the sale of spir? ituous liquors, within the corporate limits of said city. Inasmuch as this court bas twice decided-first in the case of tbe State vs. Town Council of Chester, 17 S. E. Rep., 752, and next in thc case of McCullough-vs. Brown, 19 S. E., Rep., 458-that so much of the Act of 1892 entitled "An Act to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, within this State except as herein pro? vided, ' approved December 24, 1892, as forbids the granting of any license for the sale of spirituous liquors beyond the date therein designated, that is 30th of June. 1893, is constitutional and valid, it follows necessarily that the said city council would have no. author? ity to grant such a license unless by some subsequent valid legislation, it has been reinvested with the power so to do. This, as we understand it, is not, and certainly cannot be disputed It is urged, however, that by "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to incorporate the city of Florence,'" approved 22d December, 1893. the said city council has been re-invested with the power to grant licenses for the sale of spirituous liquors within the corporate limits of said city. The fifth section of the Act just mentioned does purport to confer such a power upon the city council of Florence but it is upon a certain condition which bas not, and cannot be complied with, under the present conditioo of the law ; for in the proviso to that section it is expressly declared that in no instance shall the price of each license be fixed at a less sum than is established by the j laws of this State. Now as there is no law of this State fixing the price of a license for tbe sale of spirituous liquors, and on the contrary the law of the State, at the time of the passage of tbe Act amending the charter of the city of Florence, absolutely forbids the granting of any such license', it follows necessarily that the power purporting to be conferred upon the city council of Florence cannot be exercised, because j the condition upon which such power j ; was conferred, cannot be complied with. , j It cannot be claimed that resort may be i had to section 1736 of the General Sta- , tutes, in order to ascertain the price of a j licensefor the sale of spirituous liquors, as ! established by the law? of the State, for j the very obvious reason that such sec- j tion is so clearly in cooflict with that I provisioo in the Act of 1892 above j referred to, which has been declared j constitutional, as to deprive such sec- i tion of airforce as law. Besides it can scarcely be supposed j that the Legislature, by the provisions j of the fifth section of the Act, amending j j the charter of the city of Florence, in- j j tended even if they had the power to j ; do so, (as to which we do not now pro- j ! pose to express au opinion) thus to dis- j j criminate in favor of the city council) j ; of Florence, against all the other muni- j j cipal corporations in the State. We are j i therefore of opinion that no power has i ' been conferred upon the city council of j Florence to grant a license for the sale of spirituous liquors within the corpor? ate licaits of said city ; and as it is well settled that a muocipal corporation has no powers except such as are conferred by its charter, it follows necessarily that any attempt on the part of the said city council to grant such a license would be ultra vires and void. In :he second case mentioned in the title of this opinion tbe petitioner was arrested under a warrant, issued by the mayor of the city of Florence, charging him with violating an ordiaoce of said city, as well as the law of the State, by selling spirituous liquors with the cor? porate limits of said city without a license ; and being in tbe custody of the chief of police of said city under such arrest, was brought before this court by writ of habeas corpus, where he bas moved for his discharge from arrest. The ground upon which be bases his motion j is that there is DOW DO law making it a criminal offense to sell spirituous liquors. We do oot think such a posi? tion can be sustained. While it is true that the Act of 1892, commonly called the "Dispensary Act," did cootaiB clauses purporting to repeal all previous Acts regulating the sale of spirituous liquors, yet as all the provisions of that Act, except the one hereinabove re* ferred to, which does not affect the pres? ent inquiry, have been declared uncon? stitutional and void, io the case of Mc? Cullough vs. Brown, supra, it follows necessarily that the repealing clauses of the Act of 1892 never bad any force and effect as law, and hence the law relating to this subject remains as it was prior to the passage of the Act ; and therefore any person who violates such pre-exisiting law subjects himself to indictment and punishment. Besides there can be no doubt that the petitioner may be lawfully prose? cuted for the violation of the ordinance of the city forbidding the sale of spir ituous liquors within the corporate limits of said city. It is clear, therefore, that the peti? tioner is not entitled to a discbarge. In accordance with these views an order has heretofore been filed granting thc injunction as prayed for in the case first named and refusing the second, and remanding the petitioner in the sec? ond case. I concur : S. MCGOWAN, A. J. SEPARATE OPINION OP POPE, A. J. I concur in the result. The con? stitution of this State makes the concur renee of two judges of this court its judgment. I bow to such a decision as all other citizens must do, but in doiog so I deem it my duty to say that I still adhere to the view expressed io my dis? senting opinion in the case known as the dispensary case and found in 19th Southeastern Reporter, 458. WASHINGTON LETTER. WASHINGTON, May 21, 1894. There is nothing like presenting a united front to tbe enemy for convincing them tbat business is meant. The Senate just now pre? sents a striking confirmation of this assertion. Just AS soon as every democratic Senator in town signed an agreement to remain in their seats each day uoiil Senator Harris should move to adjourn the republicans saw that the filibustering jig was up, unless they were pre? pared to remain in their seats foran indefinite period to keep it op and there was little prob? ability of success even then, as the silver re? publicans publicly gave notice of their inten? tion to aid the democrats in keeping a quorum and in getting a vote on the bill, and there are other republican Senators who privately expressed the same sentiments. The filibus? tering died hard, bot wheo Senator Harris's motion for the Senate to meet, beginning to? day at 10 o'clock was made, no negative votes were cast. This does not, of course, me<in that repub? lican opposition to the bill bas been with? drawn, but that it bas been forced by the uoited front of the democrats down to a legi? timate basis and that extended debate is co longer expended upon minor items in the bill. The democrats have oo desire to stifle debate on tbe really important sections of the bill and the proposed amendments, and they ex? pect that a reasonable amount of time will be consumed when the sugar schedule, the in? come tax and other rea"ly important portions of the .bili are reached, but they do not intend that debate merely for delay shall play any /orther part in the consideration of the bill, and ia that determination they bave every reason to believe that they are supported by nine-tenths of tbe people of the country, re gradless of politics, who want this question settled at tbe earliest possible moment, in the merest of a resumption of business. The fairness of Vice President Stevenson in selecting the committee which to-day began the investigation, authorized by the resolu? tion adopted without a dissenting vote by the 'Senate last week, was io marked contrast with the action of republican presiding offi? cers of the Senate in selecting similar com? mittees in the past. Although he would have been justifiable in putting three demo? crats H nd two republicans on the committee, be only selected two democrats-Gray, of Del., and Lindsay, of Ky., allowing the pop? ulists one member-Allen of Neb., and tho republicans two-Lodge, of Mass., and Davis, of Minn. The first work of the committee will be to try to get at all the facts connected with the outrageons attempt to bribe Senators Kyle, of S. D.. and Hunton, of Va., to vote against the tariff bill. Sensational disclosures are looked for io this case but your correspondent is not over-sanguine that they will pan out : not because they do not exist, but because when men start out to accomplish anything by bri? bery they seldom leave their tracks uncovered to a sufficient extent to have the cri me legal? ly fastened upon them. The committee will also investigate the numerous charges connecting the Senators who arranged the amendments to the tariff bill with the sugar trust in a scandalous man? ner, and your correspondent does not hesitate to predict that the foundation of every one of these charges will be found the same partisan vindictiveness against tariff reform. But whatever the foundations may be the committee proposes to get down to them if such a thing is possible. Several well known republican newspaper men will find it difficult to produce authority for chargse they have made against Senators, and it will not be surprising if some of them even? tually figure in court as defenders in criminal libel suits. The first official work of the committee was to vote unani? mously in favor of hearing the testimo? ny in secret. This was not because of any desire to conceal or to cover up anything, but because it was thought to be the best way of getting to the bottom of things. Every word of testimony taken will be printed and made public at the close of the investigation, but in the meantime Senator Gray will decide just bow much shall from day te day be given to the newspapers. I Tbe first big batch of discharges from the Government Printing office were made Satur? day. They will be continued until the force is reduced to its proper number ; meanwhile but few appointments are being made. The House has the busioess of the session so well advanced that it gave itself a holiday by adjourning over Saturday, something it is not in the habit of doing. It has worked faith fully OH the appropriation bills aod it bas them all in such shape that it will soon be able to take up and dispose of some other important business while waiting for the Senate to eend back the tariff bill with its amendments. Danger in Surface or Superficial Soil Water. The following circular is published by request of the North Carolina Board of Health : From Wilmington Messenger. N. C. BOARD OF HEALTH, RALEIGH, N C. April, 20, 1894. The evidence that malarial diseases are introduced into the system, in many if not most instances, through the medium of the driokiog water is, to my mind, conclusive. The water contain? ing the germs of plasmodia is surface or superficial soil water. Those living in malarial districts who confine themselves to water from cisterns or wells driven or bored beneath the statum of marl or impervious clay-io other words, beyond the water which soaks down from the surface-are lo a large estent free from attacks. If the peo? ple of our eastern counties could be generally convinced of this fact and thereby induced to act upon it, the health conditions of that really fine section would be revolutionized for the better. To bring this about is the object of the Board of Health. In order to do this facts must bc presented to them ic the concrete-not by illustra? tions from "Asia and Spasia and t'other side n' Hillsborough," so to speak, but by instances from among their own neighbors. I write to ask if you know any facts bearing on this subject and, if so, that you will write them to me in detail at your earliest convenieoce. Give the name and postoffice of the bead of the family having the expe? rience. If not personally familiar with the facts, send me name and address, that I may write him direct. RICHD. H. LEWIS, Secretary. If you owe Winburn, the photographer, anything, you will oblige bim by paying the same at once. 3,500 pieces of Sheet Music at 10c each, or 12 pieces for $1. If sent by mail, lc each, extra. Write for catalogue. Address Ken? nedy's Book Store, Sumter, S. C. There are in the world more than 100, 000 blind people, not counting the shop? keepers who do not advertise. Counting ont Sundays and holidays, the people of this country work 300 days to produce $12,500,000,000 of wealth. American boggies are superseding those of English make in London and Paris. The only light, graceful vehicles in Europe come from this country. At Lommatzsch, Saxony, a woman of 64 has received ten blows with a stick by order of the burgomaster, and in the presence of a doctor, for habitual drunk? enness. Walter Besant, among other reasons for his opposition to woman suffrage, says that men have to do the conquering, the defending and the providing, and they ought to do the governing. Joshua Thomas of Baltimore, who was a member of General Lee's staff, has given to the Maryland Confederate home the camp chair used by the gen? eral. It was originally captured from the Federal troops. New Orleans, with a population of over 242,000, is said by The National Police Reporter to have a most inade? quate police force. The city is patrolled at night by not over 86 men and by day by 82 men. During last year two mem? bers of the force were murdered and ll seriously injured in the discharge of their duties. Climbed to s Holiday. Early risers in Old Town last Sunday j were favored with the sight of a worn- ; An climbing the ladders on the staging j of a chimney 103 feet high, which has j recently been erected for a mill in that | town. The cause of this sudden rise I in life is said to be the result of a wager between the climber, who is a cook in a hotel, and the landlady, that if she I would climb to the top of the chimney ? the landlady would cook the dinner for ! her, which she did. It was rather a pe- { culiar way of securing a ^holiday, ard we believe that the average person would rather go without one than to se? cure it in this way.-Kennebec Jour? nal. _ Kev. Plink Flunk on Resignation. Always be prepared for de worst, deah breddern, an den, if de best is wot falls to yer lot, ya'll be able to en? joy it doubly, an eben if yer luck changes ya won't hab dat all gone feel in dat de man has who expecks ebery thing an always finds hisself amongst de great ahiny ob de left.-New York Herald. Anglomanlacs. u I don't suppose New York was ever more overrun with incompetent servants than at present. It is almost impossi? ble to get a good butler, footman, coach? man or groom. The reason, of course, is that people who are just setting up establishments depend upon their serv? ants to tell them how to do it. "Oh, no, marm; in the hold country we never serve the olives till hafter the fish." "Beg pardon, sir, but I always bitted me 'orses that way at 'ome." And so the poor fools who are pay? ing twice the wages that a clever, hon? est servant is worth sit at the knee of their hirelings and drink in words of wisdom from the "hold country." No Wonder there are serious accidents with horses and that the soup is often spilled down one's back.-Cholly Knickerbock? er in New York Recorder. A Runaway. Yesterday morning while Mrs. W. Y. L. Marshall and a lady friend and a little child were in a boggy in front of Levi Bros. on Main Street, drawn by a horse that was rather nervous, the animal in kicking got one foot over the swingletree and began to plunge about endangering the occupants of the vehicle. Several gentlemen went to the rescue and got the ladies and child ont, the horse still kicking, ontil he got both bind feet over the tree. He made his way ap the street near to the corner of Republican where be struck the boggy against aa awning pole, and broke loose, continuing his excited cou rte homewards. These accidents (?) are becoming alarmingly frequent, and ladies particularly should be very careful what sort of a horse they drive, and bow, and when, and where. Extra fine beef at D. M. Campbell's, oppo? site old post office. What is Kiogman's Honey Dew? It is the latest thing out for a cool and refreshing drink. Every person interested in Music should get a catalogue of 10c Sheet Music and Music Books from Kennedy's Book Store. China's Soda is the best, and every one should test it. Where is that crowd going? To China's Drug Store for some of that fine Soda Water. A Crying Nuisance. We have heard various complaints recently from persons who bad been driving on our county roads, to the effect tbat it bas become almost universal to plow into the public roads, and fill the ruts with dirt, making them very heavy for driving. The law pro? vides for public roads not less io any case than twenty feet wide, bnt we venture to say that with few exceptions the roads have been cut into to such an extent that they will not average twelve feet. This matter, as well as that of cutting down shade trees on the road? side, should be looked into and reported to the Grand Jury, and a stop pnt to it. Unless this is done, the roads in many instances will soon be reduced to a single track and there will be no shade trees by the roadside at all. The travelling public have these rights secured to them bj law, but here as elsewhere "eternal vigilance" is necessary to preserve them. This matter bas been alluded to bet?re, and the County Commissioners have called public attention to it, hitherto with no effect. If necessary let the Grand Jury now report some of the offenders, so tbat tbe Solicitor may indict them and make an example of them, since this is a matter that concerns every one who has occasion to use the public roads, and comes pre-eminently within the province of the Grand Jury. Why do the people go to Kingman & Co's? Because they get prompt and courteous atten? tion. Go to M. A. Kingman & Co's. Soda Fonnt .or Wine Cocoa, the latest drink out. Guar? anteed to cure headache and relieve exhaus? tion. Go to D. M. Campbells for ice cold meats. China's Soda ia cold and fine, and good enough to quiet any one's mind. A large assortment of 25 and 50c Music Books and Musical Instructor at Kennedy's Book Store. . What are all of those bicycles doing in front of China's store? The riders are inside enjoying that good Soda and Ice Sherbets. 3,500 pieces of 10c Sheet Music. Cata? logue free at Kennedy's Book Store. Four Bia; Successes. Having the needed merit to more than make good all the advertising claimed for them, the following four remedies hare reached a phenomenal sale. Dr. King's New Discovery, for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, each bottle guaranteed-Electric Bitters, the great remedy for. Liver, Stomach and Kidneys-Back len's Arnica Salve, the best in the world, and Dr. King's New Life Pill?, which are a perfect pill. Ali these remedies are guaranteed to do just what is claimed for them and the dealer whose name is attached herewith will be glad to tell yon more of them. Sold at J. F. W, DeLorme's Drug Store. 1 LOST. ADIAMOND BING, engraved "Harvia to Sister Ada. Aug. 26, '90," was lost on Monday, May 7th. A liberal reward will be given if delivered to May 16. JNO. T. GREEN, JR. Estate <jf James 1# Brown. Minor, IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on Jone 2, 1894, for Letters Dismissory as Guardian in Chief of aforesaid Minor. JAS. H. AYCOCK, May 2-4t. Guardian. Be Held Dp Bis Hani This picture illustrates one of the many striking scenes in our new Serial entitled A YANKEE IN 6RAY BY M. QUAD The greatest of American novelists. Don t miss the opening chapters. It was written for this paper and is COPYRIGHTED AND ILLUSTRATED