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&|t 8Sa?t|mait w? ibfJnar. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1, 1896 The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now ha., the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sumter EDITORIAL NOTES. The construction of the railroad from J Cheraw to Columbia, via Camden, is j another strong agrument for bui'ding the road from Sumter to Camden. That road mast be built, or Sumter cannot keep np with the procession. It will be much better to borrow gold j from Kassia than from the Wall Street j syndicate, but better still to issue bonds in the form -of a popular loan to the people of the country at large. Better than either, however, would be a reform in the financial system that would prevent speculative raiding on the treasury. This country outs a sorry spectacle floundering around helplessly io the financial mire while the gold bugs, mosqeeto-like, drain the treasury of! gold, which, under the present condi? tions, has become the life blood of the financial system. Tne Republicans have commenced tinkering with the tarin: again, and are making the excuse that the Treasury deficit and Cleveland's appeal for finan? cial relief legislation made such increase in the tariff absolutely necessary. They set up the claim that the new tariff bill is not a tariff bill, but a revenue measure. This pretext will deceive no one, for the increased revenue is cot needed, and Secretary Carlisle has so informed them. The relief the Treas? ury needs is relief from the gold reserve bug-a-boo. What the country needs and the people demand is a reform in the financial system that will relieve the Treasury from the clutch of the money kings, who now have it absolutely at j their mercy by means of thc gold re- j eervt; requirement. The Republicans ! hav * long been daft on tho subject of tari?! as well as thoroughly under the influence of the protective tariff barons. The Republicans arc not giving thc country relief, but instead, are increas? ing the burdens that the working classes have to bear. The Republicans are already at work getting ready for the National conven? tion. The politicians in the South all want to have a seat in it, and they are working birder than the rest. It is j beyond doubt a most profitable thing to j be a Republican delegate from the South to a nominating convention. We suggest to tho City Council a New Year resolution : Resolved, that ? the houses of Sumter be numbered be- j fore this municipal year expires. If this | be done the people of Sumter will ail bo \ deeply grateful to the retiring Council. The Memphis Cotton Exchange has taken timely action in bringing forcibly before the Cotton Planters the folly of increasing the acreage in cotton. The j high prices paid for cotton this year j were brought about by the reduced j acreage and the unfavorable seasons in j Texas. A short crop in Texas means ! a short crop for America, and unless j the same conditions prevail next year j there will be a large crop produced and j low prices will result. The only possi- j ble chances of keeping the price of | cotton up to a living figure is to reduce ' the acreage, fora short crop in Texas j is the exception and cannot be counted j on once in five years. We trust the j farmers of the South generally, and of I South Carciica especially, will have the j wisdom to plant cotton as a surplus j crop, reducing the acreage to the lowest j limit, and raise everytbiog else that j they need, for the prospects are that the price of cotton will be low again nexj year. Years ago the navigable waterways', natural and artificial, were the deter- \ ! mining factors tn the volume and di? rection of commerce, and the location ! of trade centres ; but the rapid ; growth and development cf the rail? roads and the great penchant the mod- J ern type of man has for speed in trans- j portation, changed this to a degree I hardly credible. At this time, how? ever, there is commencing to set in a reaction to the waterways on account of the advantages they possess over j railroads ia the point of economy, j Should this reaction continue to grow j in strength we may yet live to see the j Santee canal and other great public works undertaken by the State in the long ago, before the days of railroads and express freights, repaired or com? pleted, where the work was left unfin? ished because changed conditions at that time rendered them unnecessary to the commerce of the State. At this time we are entering a new era in all Hoes of industry-agriculture, manu? factures and commerce, and within the nextjdccade there will be great changes. New and varied products wiil take the I pUce of the old staples- this is being doue already in some sections of the State-manufactures will spring up on all sides that will tum out articles of many kinds and fabrics of all textures, aud highways of trade and travel will be opened, or old ones re-opened and improved aud new emporiums of com? merce grow to importance. This country is not old* it has not even at? tained to a well developed youth, but is just beginning to take on a full and vigorous growth, which will in time to come give it the symmetry of complete development as well as the strength that is the result of natural riches and power. The citizens of the South American Republics are enthusiastic over Cleve? land's emphatic declaration that the Monroe Doctrine shall be respected by Great Britain and all others. They feel that in the United States they have a friend able and willing to defend them against foreign oppression engendered by greed and supported by the confi? dence these natioos have io their own strength and a knowledge of the weak? ness of those whom they would oppress. It is not difficult to believe that these republics would do their share of the fighting, should war grow out of the position taken by the United States Au alliance would be formed that would place the Americans solidly against the world. The account of the mass meeting in Cooper Union hall, New York City reads so mach like the reports of lSyO-92 campaign meetings in this State that we have given a great deal of space to it for the purpose of affording our readers the opportunity of seeing others as ?hey saw us in thc days of reform excitement. The strength of the sentiment aroused by Cleveland'? message cannot be fully appreciated by those who never leave the environments of a city. It is stronger and more energetic in the country, even in the remotest districts than one would credit unless with a full knowledge of the feeling that lia* now taken possession of the mankind "f the land. They are not eager for war, for they know full well what war is, t ither from actual service thirty odd years ago, or from the lips cf their fathers aud brothers, but, like Cleveland they declare to a mao. that war is preferable o submission. The old R?volu'iouary spirit still lives, and if we must fiVnr, we would rather fight thc English than any other people, fur thc traditions of how the people of this State aud of this section were harried and oppressed, how property was ruthlessly destroyed, and the women and children forced to flee to the wood? and swamps for protection from the brutality of En gi Uh soldiery, are still fresh in the mcmorv of the de? scendants of those who fought with Sumter and Marion. There is no doubt about it the people are ready to fight, if it is necessary. The R. E. Fund. The first of this year the ?mp!o>ees of J Rettenberg & Sons organizc-d HT? association to s-ive money on a co-operative plnu and the name adopted was the lt. E. Fand. The life of the association was limited to the year, aud HS the association bas dissolved I by limitation, it is not out of place to give a I brief outline of its workings and of the re- j suits accomplished. Shares io the association were placed at 10 cents per week and no per- ! son was allowed to subscribe for less than ten ! shares. The weekly assessments were de- ; posited in the Bank of Sumter on Saturday, i Failure of a shareholder to deposit his dues i subjected to c fine, which went into the i fund. Failure to pay dues and tines forfeited al! interest ia the fund, and the amount thus i'orfeited went into the general fund. ! The association had no officers-the bank ! having entire charge of the fund by mutual! agreement of the shareholders. During the j year ?637.72 have been deposited in the ' bank. This represents both dues add fines, | and th?3 sum and the interest allowed by the bank will distributed, pro rata, among the j shareholders during the next week. An association on the same plan v. i 1 ! be: organized tor the nest year, and, as there have been a number of applications for mern- ! bership, the originators of the plan have de- j cided to admit a limited number io member? ship in the association of '96. The result i has hec-n so satisfactory to all who went into '? it that they will all take shears in the new I association. They have accumulated by slow degrees and iu small amounts a considerable sum of money, which they would not hive j saved otherwise, and they feel just so much ; richer in consequence. The association is an excellent object lesson of what can be accom- : plished by systematic saving, even though the sums saved be small Uno of the most successful and pleasant ! events of the Christmas time was the Christ- i mas tree given to the Sunday School of the Mission Chapel on Mill Street Tuesday eve? ning. The tree was loaded with a great pro- I fusion of presents and the hearts of all were ; made glad, for u'li3 sweet to be remem- \ bered." There was a large crowd prese?t ; and everything passed off mo?t delightfully. | All were remembered from the parson down to the smallest tot. Sic semper idem. THE FROZEN NORTH. j The Worst Blizzard in Recent Years, Snow 28 Inches Deep. - i Bloomington, Ind , Dec. 30. The worst snow storm in recent years, j winch has been raging the past 15 hours, has become a blizzard. The ground is covered to a depth of 28 inches and railway traffic is greatly interfered with. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 30-A foot of snow covers the ground here to-night, the result of a storm which began at midnight The storm con? tinues and traffic is almost blocked. The suburban had to be abandoned practically and most of the incoming trains are late from the same cause. At Labanon two feet of snow fell, bringing all kinds of traffic to a standstill. Toledo, Dec. 30.-A blizzard rival? ing in intensity the snow 6torm of Febuary, 1894. when Toledo was snowbound for three days, is raging over northwestern Ohio tonight Street car and railroad traffic is greatly impeded and the prospects are that few trains will get through before night. Riverside. Cal., Dec. 30.-Last night was the coldest of the season. The mercury suddenly dropped until in the latter portion of the night it remained steadily below the freezing point. The cold, however, was neither so severe nor long continued as in the two winters when much damage was done the orange crop, and tne impression is that a compara? tively amall amount of fruit is dam? aged, the injury amounting to proba? bly less than 10 per ceni;. San Francisco, Dec. 30. - Heavy frosts prevailed throughout California last night. The temperature was 18 above zero at Riverside and vicinity and serious damage to oranges is re? ported. Cleveland, O., Dec, 30-A bliz? zard struck this city with great fury this evening. Up to 8 o'clock, for nearly 24 hours, there has been a steady downpour of rain when the wind suddenly veered to the north? west blowing a great gale, bringing with it fine snow, which fell thick and fast. The force of the wind was so great that it was difficult for pedes? trians to keep their feet and the streets were soon comparatively de? serted. Street signs were tossed about in all directions. Cars were run with dfficulty up to midnight. Commencing Jan. b\ the Atlantic Coa:<t Line will again nut in service for the season their New York and Florida special Pullman vestibuled train, ieav- j ing New York daily except Sunday5* at j 4:30 p. m., arriving at Jacksonville at 6:30 and St Augustine at 7:45 the j following evening. i Ex-Mayor George Lambert, a lead ing Republican politician of New Cum- ; berland, W. Va., was arrested on a charge of embezzling more than $15, 000 from McMahou, Porter & Co. - - -?? To Get no*Back Profils.! j Gov. Evans has returned to the city i and taken the reins of government in bis hands once more. Yesterday he did not visit the executive chamber, but re? mained at the mansion handling the mass of correspondence which has ac? cumulated during his absence. He has been at his old home in Edge?eid spend? ing the Christmas holidays, and says he i had a very pleasant time. The roost important matter to cUim j Gov. Evans' attention just now is the preparation of his aDDuai message to te ? presented to the general assembly when it meets two weeks from to-day. The I mossage will have to deal with many j new matters of vital concern to the peo- j pie cf the State, and will Necessarily be ' a long one. Gov. Evans bas already commeuced work upon it. and iotends to devote most of his spare time to it j until it has been completed. The governor was yesterday asked j about Columbia's share of the dispen- i sary profits, which have been withheld j by his order for the quarters ending j with July acd November. He had read the resolution adopted by the j county board of control, hut says that i will have no weight in the matter of the j mouey that has been withheld already. Two city police officers bad scated to him that they were afraid of losing ! their positions if they enforced the dis? pensary law, and in consequence he had ordered the profits withheld. He inteods, however, he says, to give tue : city its share of the profits henceforth j upon thc assurance that the law is being | and will be enforced. Thus the matter . stands. There will likely| be further ; communications between the ?tate aud i city authorities in regard to the matter. State. For a select hoe of holiday gifts at lower prices than elsewhere, go to li. G. Ostcen k Co. All we ask is an iospec:ion ot goods and compar'.??ti of prices. Tissue paper, all shades acd tints, tor sale j by h. G. Osteeu & Co. ' Jack Brown "Omits" Sumter. Jack Brown, the Southern Express man, I has resigned his position as conductor of th j delivery wagon and will leave Sumter within j a few davs to go to Richmond, Va., where he ; has obtained n higher position in the express I service Jack says he wants the white folks ! to know that he did not get bounced, but ! "simply omit his resignation for the purpose I of signifying a promotion to Ferginia, where ? he will be welcome and glsd to see his Sum I ter friends." Jack Brown, the driver of the ! exoress wagon, is known to nearly everv I hedy in Sumter, both by reason of his rinse ! attention to his duties, his po iu-nfss and ac? commodation to the patrons of :he coonany, and the varied, unusual ai:d fluent vocabu? lary he used in the ordinary course of con? versation. Jack had at the tip of his ever readv tongue a marvelous assortment of word?, which be used with telling effect cn all occasions. He regarded with supreme contempt the ordinary and commor-place words that the average individual finds sfr vicable in business transactions, ?nd never deigned to use them. When a package was delivered it was "graduated." He politely requested the recipient of a package to "omit de nook" when he desired his autogragh. He "sympathized his unfortunate regret at the absence of the signified package." And so on ad infinitum, in one respect, at lens!, Jack WAS like another famous African, Cleo? patra,-nothing could state his infinite variety. Jack ha9 "omited 'de book" and "gradu? ated de package" for the last time in Sumter and he will be missed by many, for he was an original and unique character. The tournament held on the 28th at Mr. R. M. Pitts' was attended by a large crowd, many driving out from this city to witness the tilt. The first and spcond prizes were won by Messrs. Jack and Blanding DuRant. respectively. The tournament passed off very pleasantly and all who were present spent a most enjoyable morning, the weather being so pleasant, balmy and mellow, with sunshine and springlike breezes, that one was invited to spend the day out of doors by Nature herself, whose Christmas gift to this favored section was a perfect day-a day more rare and beautiful than the rarest day in June. , Wednesday was one of the quietest Christ? mas days Sumter bas ever kuown. Peace prevailed and quiet, save for the occasional explosion of a fire cracker, reigned supreme. Christmas in the last few years bas lost mu'-h of its old time rollicking, hilarious spirit tba't formerly prevailed, and it is becomiug the custom to observe tbe day more quietly but not less happily, notwithstanding the ab? sence of outward manifestations of mirth and merriment. There were no drunks and dis? orderlies, no fights, no arrests, and no acci? dents ; and for the absence of all these things, which were once the features of Christmas celebrations, we are all grateful. Mr. J. J. Harby received last week from Lexington, Ky., a magnificent tbree year-old standard bred stallion. "Flying Artillery" is a handsome maboganv bay of fine size and form. He has a record of 2 23, aud bis trainer expects even better time from him when he reaches full development A crowd of those who admire fine horse flesh has been at Hardy's stable this morning to inspect the litest addition to Sumter's fine horses. Three negroes slipped into the hardware etore of \V. B. Burns Monday night and stole a number of articles from the front show case All of the clerks were in the back part of the store at the time and did not watch the ne? groes, who were leaning hgainst the front show case. These negroes, who were some-' what expert soeak thieve?, reached around to the back of the show case, opeued it and took the articles that were in reach, The articles-a revolver or two. several razors, boxes of cartridges, etv. , w*re missed and the case turned over to the r."- 'fe. Willie Par? ker was arrested yesterday orning and a revolver and a box of car' > ges recovered. Several other nrt'cles that v'ere evidently solen from some of the toy v racket stores were found on bis person. His two com? panions in crime have not been captured, but the police and Trial Jus'ice's constable are searching for them. Parker has a rather bad reputation and there are now two or three warrants against bira. A letter received some weeks ago from one of the officials of the Ohio River & Charles? ton Rail way, stated that at the last meeting of the Board of Directors of that company a resolution was adopted that the road ne ex? tended from Camden to Sumter-wheo the pecpie of Sumter agree to do their part. From what can be learned the company still adheres to its determination to do nothing ; towards completing the rc;id to Sumter until a subscription of ST5.?O0 is guaranteed by this city and the country between Camden and Sumter. Sumier needs the road, bur it is a question whether it is needed badly enough for us to give 875,000 for it. It stands to reason that if it would pay a rail? way sjstem to operate a branch or extension it will pay them to build it and there is no use for a towu to make a gift of so large a sum of money as the Ohio & Charleston Railway asks If the road to Camden must te built in a lartre measure by Sumter money, it should be built and owned by Sumter people. If this place can raise S75, C?O to give to those who build the road, it cnn raise twice that amount which will build the road, if there is any reliance to be placed upon the estimates of regular railroad con? tractors. Many merchants are well aware that their customers are their best friends and take pleasure in supplying them with the best goods obtain ble. As an instance we mention Perry & Cameron, prominent druggists of Flush- j ing, Michigan. They say : "We have no j hesitation io recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to our customers, as it is the best cough medicine we have ever sold, and always give3 satisfaction." For sale at 25 j and 50 cents per bottle by Dr. A. J. China. Any person who will obtain six new subscri- j bers to the Watchman and Southron at $2.00 ; per year, wili be given a leather bound Web- j ster's Unabridged Dictionary. For ten new j subscribers the Dictionary and a year's sub- i scriptioa to the Watchman and Southron will ] be given. J?ncklen'ij Arnica Salve. The Best Salvo in the world for Cats, 3ruise? Sores? Ulcers, Sale Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter Chap-rod -r^.-t Chilblains, Corns and ai SKIS brupiiocs, ana positively euros Piles or no piy required. It is guaranteed co give per- ! ieci satisfacci?n, or monov refunded. .?ricu ! .1 li'joont: per box. Kor *??e by Dr. J. F. W.De ; Marvelous Kesults. From a letter written by Rev. J. Gunderman, | ot Di mondale, .Mich., we are permitted to make . this extract : ''I have ra' hesitation in recoru- ' mending L)r. King's .New Discovery, as the re. suits v>cie almost marvelous ia the case of my wife. While I was pastor of thc Baptist j Church at Rives Junction she was brought down with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing would last I hours" with little interruption aud it seemed as if she could not survive them. A friend recommended L>r. King's New Discovery ; it was quick in its work and highly satisfactory ! in results." Trial bottles fres at J. F. De. ? Lorine's Drug Store. Regular size 5Cc. ami $1.00. I H E?GAiETf?ih fe^w.h u -?lere .?.i/\:-Trr}W [^Lgf D'.'=?HAM,p,g li.S.A. DE rn o M iradi ?e?ag?? A2?T> OL5JT&LY PURE j Des?raMe Real Estate for Sale. AVERY DESIRABLE LOT at Effing ham, Florence County, coutainining 4 acres, lying adjacent to the depot at Effing? ham, on the N. E. R R, bounded on all sides now or formerly hy lands of estate of John M. Tiinmous, deceased. ALSO ATRACT OF 250 ACRES, situate about 3 miles from Effingham, bounded by Lynch's Creek, the public road and land now or forcrly of Jesse James. The last named tract of land we!i timbered, and admirably adapted for planting and pasturage. Terms easy. Apply to PURDY & REYNOLDS, Attorneys at Law, Oct. 30. Sumter, S. C. t Loipl 64 A. RM. THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M.. will be held on Thursday Evening, January 30th, jat 7?p. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. By order, F. M. SPANN, W. M.g H C. MOSES, Secretary. Lock Through Your Old Papers. Confederate Portage Stamps wanted. Will pay good prices for them. Leave all stamps on original eovelopes ard bring or send lol meatonce. ' C. D. SCHWARTZ. 3m. Sumter. S. C. Entitled "An Ordinance to require and regu? late the Registration o? Voters of City of Sumter, S. C, for a Special Election for one (1) Alderman for City cf Sumter, to be held on the Uth day rf February, 18S6." WHEREAS, In consequence of the death of Herman Schwerin, E=q , late an Alderman of City of Sumter, a vacancy es iits in the City Council and it becomes neces? sary in compliance with the Crmrter of said City, to hold a Special E'e:'ion for the pur? pose of electing oce Alderman to fill said vacancy. Now, therefore, be it ord r?d and ordained by the M av or and Aldermen of the city of Sumter in Council ss emoted and by the authority of the same : SECTION 1. That Bi ok? of Registration for the r ;ei t a^i n < f parson; qtuliaed, in addi? tion to those pe; 80 i w: o registered during '.tha last prereediusr ngstration." to vote a; the S e ?-il E (Cticn hereby ordered, to be he'd in tie City of Sumter on the Uth day of Feiru^rv, ?. D. 1896, f>r one Alderman to eerve for the remainder of the present Municipal lerra, shall be opened at th? Offije of Clerk and Treasurer of the Citv Sumter on 10th day of January, ISSti. That said Books of Registraron shall be kept open fer Registration of Voters (hm ! only, '"as to any person or persons, who j may have since the last preeeeriiug registra- ? t i on * '-become citizens cf the City of Sum-! ter. or who may have become of age,) "three j (3) days, ten days previous to such Election j to fi;l a vacancy;" as required and directed j by Sec. 8, of Act of General Assembly o: the | St?'0 of South Carolina, approved Dec. 19th, A. D. 1887, and shall be kept open for Said ? three (3) dins from 9 o'c'ock a. m. until 2 j o'clock p. m., each day, and shall be finally j closed on the 13th day cf January thereafter, j at 6 o'clock p. m , and only such persons aa j are duly registered in said bocks ot registra- j tion, and those who registered during "last j preceediog registration," shall be entitled to rote at said Special Election. Sec. 2. That each person presenting hime'.f j for registration, at said Cilice of Clerk end Treasurer, shall give his name, age, and resi- ; dence, ?nd satisfactory proof of h i ss qualifi- ; cation to vote, and shall be eotitled to re- i ceive a certiicare of registration, which cer- ! tificatemay be required of any voter, at said election, as a condition precedent to vo'iug. Sec. 3. That at the next meeting of the ! City Council of the City of Sumter, after the ; closing of the books of registration, io be ! held on the 14th day of Feb. thereafter, at 6 O'clock p. m., all complaints and petitions oj [ any person, or persons, who may have been refused a certificate of registration, ty rea- j son of any doubt of right to register, shall be made to the said City Council, and all ; persons so refused, and demanding such cer- ! tificate of registration, are hereby notified to j be aod appear before said City Council, with i evidence necessary to establish such right r-3 may be claimed, and if so established to the ; satisfaction of Council, such person or per- ? sons shall receive such certificate. Sec. 4. That after a certificate of tegistra- j tion has been issued to any person, and h?3 ! been lost or destroyed, such person may ap- ! ply to the Cierk and Treasurer for a dup!;- j cate certificate, and the Clerk and Treasurer j is hereby auihorizsd *") issue a duplicate cer- ; tificate upon proof ot less or destruction of! the original certificate of registration, acd j upon payment of twenty-five cents for u:e cf said City cf Sumter, for every dupliese certificate so issued. Done and ratified in City Council assem? bled, and UG?er the corpora;;: sea! of the City of Sumter, S. C., this 23d dav of December, A. ?.. 1S95. B. G. PIERSON, C. M. H ?BST, Clerk aod Treasurer. Dec 25 Mayor. 2t The Steam Racer holds nearly ail tile world's records. The Stearns Special is the ficest combination track and road whec[ hui!:. And the Stearns Model A is the road wheel par excellence. The. Steams Ladies' Wheel and Tandem aiepsrfect model; of their kind. il. G. Osteen ? Cc , Agents or Sumter aod Clarendon. The prettiest lot cf writing tablets in the ? city at B. G. Osteen & Co's. Blair's tablets lead. MEN, WOMEN ?ND CHILDREN can always find prize shoes in our stock. There's nothing gained by wearing inferior foot? wear. ?o one ever saves mon? ey by doing so. There isn't enongh wear in a poor shoe to make it worth while to wear it. Attempting to make a poor shoe pass for a good one is like trying to make a quarter pass for a dollar : it caivt be done. Our shoes are up to date in style, handsome in shape, and appearance, first class in quali? ty, and low in price. As good a shoe as ours would cost you more anywhere else. Come and see for yourself. W?LSH & SHAW, Oct 30. BEAUTY HATH CHARMS and all the charms which beau? ty likes best to don are shown in our grand display of fash? ionable jewelry for this season. Jewels like these would en? hance the charms of the most fascinating belle, and surely no fair one would despise such brilliant aids to her beauty. Like personal loveliness, they conquer admiration on sight : they score new victories at ev? ery inspection. Those who look over our stock do not willingly stop with examina? tion. Beauty may now be made easily irresistible by a few judicious purchases from our display of up to date jew L. W. FOLSOM, Jeweler and Optician, SION OF THE BIG WATCH, Oct 16. I I Scientific American I \ ~ t^S?^^C -""ATS, IM^Wb?r WARKS, I?i/MZyBF^ DESIGN PATENTS, ^ COPYRIGHTS, etc. For information and frro Har.dooo'.c write to MUNN & <j'o.. sci BROADWAY, NEW YOES. Oldest bureau for securing patents in America. Every pa trot taten out by us is brought beforo t??c public by a notice ?Iven ?r"c ot'charge ia tho T.-..;T"c? cirr-iV.t'ro. of r.r.v <-r;>r.t!?> pap^r in tho r.-orid. Splendidly illustrated. No intelligent maa should Lo without it. Weekly. SS.OOa ; vr; $l??> size months. A.hlr^ss. jIUNX ? CO,, i L'I.IIJ:?L!.J, i j'J i Bros Iv/ay, Nev.* York City, HARB Y # CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS, -AND Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETORS. UP-TOWN OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE3 500 Tons Ammoniated Guano 500 Tons Acid Phosphate. 500 Tons German Kainit. COTTON SEED MEAL, AND MEAT SALT FOR SALE. GET OUR PRICES. We Uc-ep on hand a tull line of beary groceries. FEED AND SEED OATS, DRY SALT MEATS. LARD, MEAL, GRIST. FLOUR, SUGAR, RICE, COFFEE, POTTED MI:ATS. fcc, .tc. g?S* Correspondence solicited. Nov. 27. SUMTER BEST??RAHTT" NEWLY OPENED. MEALS TO 0EDSR AT ALL E0UES OYSTERS AND GAME IN SEASON. Special attention io Lunches for Ladie?. Prices moderate. Your patronage solicited. Liberty Street, near Watchman and Sc uihron Office. Oct. 2.