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READY CASH SALE. READY CASH SALE Just at this Season we are particularly in need of Ready Cash. Those possessing same can exchange it for rare bargains. WHITE* P norm I SHIRTWAISTS. CHILDREN'S SAILOR HATS, j We offer a special discount on ali TITT Z * . PARASOLS, PARASOLS. A pare White LbeD Waist-very A choice line at 25c. j clothing for this Ready Cash Sale. T> i ^fT^ We have special inducements in this swell and stylish, a $2.50 article, 50c Child's Sailor, ready cash Children's Wash ?nits. Seethe Begulax pnce 1? ready cash sale Ile ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ GOODS. ?*? ^ T T M on</? " " 16c 60c Parasols, Ready Cash Price 48c We make a specialty of $1 Shirt " . *nuxner. ?nr*h o** Extra quality Child's Sailor 48c MEN'S WEAR " on' n " oo~ 75c '* " " 63c Waists and have positively the best liol Novelty Suitings, worth ?5c L d- , Sai,or8 -h w fe ? '*> rs ^ n?H^ ^ ?l S " " " " 9Tc and nicest assortment on the market, at 19c yd , white bands 25c Men a Negligee Sh?rts with sepa Extra quality 35c Dotted swiss, |1? ? ^ " < . Waietg ^ j ot 30c Novelty Sollings. 22c yd A choice line of black and white '"ZT?'^-t . , fc ready cash price 21c. 1?0 ^ ^ " they should be and more than you * ?* ^vert T? ^ sailors, that can't be beai?n at 75c " ?L8^' C?1<>red b?8?m' 62-inch white Organdie, worth 30c, ri " - 2 49 could reasonably expect for the price 40c, ready cash sale 34c The most ^ Bixed ^ worth i ^? ?J _ Jv ready cash sale 22Jc 2"SJ *? 3 49 qnMMtfR tt?WF?TIPN desirable goods for bicycle and out 65c at 50c ! Men s 85c Shirts, colored bosom, 72-inch white Organdies, worth *T ... ... p . %fn SUMMER NOVELTIES. fog 8nitg ia the Covert Cloth ooc, at oyc separate cuffs 67c 35e ?t2Me $1.25 white ?lk Parasol, 98c Organdies a' Orleans, fancy and * lot Novelty Weaves, 40c goods Ladies Crash Bicycle Ato-A Men's $ I Shirts, colored all over, 72-inch extra quality 60c Organ- * JJ ?" " ' ; . J'S 8olid color8-10c Sood8' read7 ca8D for 34c ask t0 8ee them* ?? separate cuffs, 92c die, ready cash price 46 c. . ^ S lin P?ce ^ Our entire line of 50c Dress Goods CLOTHING. | CRASH HATS Solid colored Organdies, a? shades, 1 JJ ? \-?[ u i IQ? Organdie Lisse, a desirable sum- Novelties, for the ready cash sale 39c Our line is too extensive to enum-j ? worth 18c. ready cash price 13?c \?ngee bil* ntrasoi, i.sw mer goods> eelling everywhere at 15c, >pas? ?l7?5i ready cash price> 22c erste prices; our line runs from ?5 to The leader for spring The larg 42-inch Madras Cloth for Shirts A]l *tyIe8' b,ack and natura W00d ready cash sale 12Jc a yard. $25, embracing the celebrated j est assortment in Sumter. For this and shirt waists 15c gooda, ready handles. French Organdies, 25c is the reg- Strouse & Bros., square shoulder per j sale 45c cash price 12c. ^ ?*ar P"ce? ready cash sale 18c feet fitting goods. / Crash Alpine Hats 25c J. RYTTENBEEGr & SONB J. RYTTENB ERG & SOTSTS. WEDNESDAY, APHIL 20,1888. The Sumter Watchman was tounded io 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The f?rtduna* a?? Southron now has the combined circulation and influence : cf both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Samter. CoL Robert ?. Thompson has re? tired fro a? the editorship of The Keowee Coarier after nearly fifty year? of aot?Tc service. He has made an bonord record and bas exerted an in ' fiuenoe for good in bis community and ? the State during all the years he has been\cocnected with the press. As we have taken occasion ^to remark before Mr E. D. Smith, of Lynchburg, will make, if elected, a most efficient, j energetic and painstaking Saperia ten - - dent of Education. He is young, able, enthusiastic io the eaose of education, and, having been a teacher himself, koowa the needs of the schools aa well as any mao we could name. Joel E. Branson is credited to Wil? liamsburg, but be may be put down .as ja Sumter man for he was born and reared here and bia removal to Wil? liamsburg is a recent ocourense. He ia known throughout Sumter and the esteem io which he is hold insures a larger prohibition vote than any other candidate for Governor on that ticket ??Bid obtain, Ai the cabinet meeting last night president McKinley decided that he would out sign 'the Cuban resolutions until this morning. He wished to sign the ultimatum to Spain at the same time and it had not >been completed wheo the Cabinet met. The ultimatum will he forwarded at once to Spain and that government will be ario wed twenty-four to forty-eight hours to reply. It will ba short and to the point A refusal to comply with the demands made in tue ultimatum is expected from Spain, and thia will be followed by tba with? drawal of Minister Woodford from Madrid. The withdrawal of the miois will be the signal for the beginning hostilities. If .this procedure is fol? lowed war will not begin until Satur? day afternoon, Sunday or perhaps as lat? as Monday. However, all calcula? tions may be discounted by some un? expected alteration in existing conditions a od war may be precipitated almost im? mediately, or Spain may back down, but the latter cootingency is improbable. The outbreak of smallpox in this city furnishes the strongest ooo fir ma ttoa of all that we have said from time to time in favor of general vaccination. Several hundred had themselves vacoi sated a month or more ago and they now have nothing to fear, bnt there are very many more, who have never been vaccinated at ali or not within a great many years. These people who have neglected to protect themselves against smallpox have done themselves an in? justice and jeopardised the safety of the community. They arc responsible for the appearance cf smallpox ia Sum? ter, and ali the damage that may be done the business interest and all the loss that may resol? is chargeable to them. Had compulsory vaccination been enforced two months ago there would have been no smallpox in Snmter at this time, bat that is past mending and the best thing to be done now is to take prompt measures to preveot the spread of the disease. The Board of Health should require every mao, woman sod child in Sumter to be vacoi noted at once ; no one should be exoused and the city council should co-operate with the Board of Health in eoforoing any rules that may be adopted. If it ?8 necessary there should be a bouse to house visitation io order that no one may escape vaccination. THE WAR SITUATION. TO-DAY'S NEWS BY TEL EGRAPH. Washington, April 20,12 m.-The President signed the joint resolntions at 11.30. The Spanish Minister toms bis office over to the French Minister preparatory to taking his departure Madrid, April 20, 12 m.-Minister Woodford is preparing to leave Mad? rid to morrow. ?. S. DEPARTMENT 0PAGRIC?LTURE. Climate aad Crop Bulletin of the Weather Bureau, South Carolina Section. For the Week Ending Monday, April 18, 1398. COLUMBIA, S C , April 19 The week was cool and generally unfavorable for growing crops, owing to tbe prevailing. low night temperatures. Light frost was ob? served on two mornings, over the greater portion of the State and thin ice in the extreme western portion, but no preceptive damage was done by the frost The menu temperature for the week was 56 degrees, which is 8 degrees below the normal. The weekly range of temperature , was be? tween a maximum of 79 on the 11th at Blackville and on tba 16th at Cen? tral, and a minimum of 33 on the 13th at Walhalla. The last two days of the week were warm and pleasant. The week's rainfall was quite evenly distributed over the entire State abd generally light, although sufficient for the needs of all crops and to put the ground into good con? dition for working lu Laurens and portions of surrounding counties farm work was hindered and delayed by the wet condition of the soil, bot elsewhere the rain did not interfere or interrupt the work to any extent while over the southeastern portions the ground was dry and the rain needed and proved very beneficial. Eleven pisces, representing all sections of the State, reported one inch or more of rain, ind thirty less than one inch The average for the State was 0 77 and the approximate normal for the same period is 0 82 inch The week gave 61 per cent, of the possible bright sunshine, ranging from 33 to 93 per cent of the pos sible, but cloudiness varied greatly over the State. The prevailing winds were cold westerly, and from light to brisk in force. On the 14th thunder showers occured at a number of places, accompanied by small bail, which, however, did no damage Oo the same day a flurry of snow was observed in Greenville county - The week was characterized by cool, windy weather and some rain, the first two conditions were unfavor? able and the last favorable Vegeta? tion made little growth except on the immediate coast, aod even there the nights were tool. Over the central and western counties frost formed on two nights which, wbJle it did not freeze anything, did materially cheek all growth of vegetation. However, the week ended with good, growing weather and a noticeable improve ment in the appearance of field crops. Except where interrupted by rain, j planting operations advanced rapidly ! during the week, and upland corn i about all planted in the more easter! counties, and from bs. to two-third finished over the more westerly por dons Germination bas been slov generally and stands poor except ii Edgefield, where excellent stands ar? the role. Corn that was cut down fy frost shows signs of recovery, bu nevertheless much replanting is neces sary on that account and because o seed rotting in the ground, and als< on account of tbe ravages ef cu worms and birds in places Earlj planted corn is receiving its first workings, lt appears that a some what larger acreage will be devoted to corn th i s year than last. x While some ootton bas been planted long eoougb to come up it germinate! slowly, aod that that was up last weeli will need to be replanted. Planting ol ootton bas been fairly beguo over tbe whole State, but the bulk of the crop will be plaoted between this and the 25tb, if the weather permits, as the ground is generally prepared for it. In the more easterly counties plantiog is about three fourths finished, but gen? erally less thao half fio is bed over the central sud western counties. Reports vary as to the area co be planted in cot? ton, but it appears that a full crop will be plaoted and that it is highly manured. Sen-island cotton ooming op well, growing cicely, and more being plant ed. Tbe work of transplanting tobacco bas beguo in Kershaw, Clarendon, Darlington, Florence, Williamsburg, aod Horry counties, and will become general rbis week. Plaats are 'pleutU ful sod large. More commercial maoures will be used on tobacco laods than in previous years, and the acreage is considerably en? larged, especially in Florence oouoty, and probably over the whole tobacco district. The cool weather retarded the growth of rice and negatived the advantage it had of an unusually early start. Plant? ing cootioaes in ail districts The outlook for a heavy oats crop is very promising, and from three locali? ties only were unfavorable reports re? ceived. Tbe frosts of last week and the oool weather of this made oats look yellow io places, bat it has a good stand and ts stooling well. Tbe wheat pros? pects are good. Eye is beading and is being cut for forage io places. The reports on the fruit prospect are more definite this week, bot do not chaoge the conditions as stated in the previous bulletin In Ojonee, Piokeos, Greenville, Spartanburg, Gaffney, and portions of York and Lancaster the bulk of the peaches and plums are killed, bot there are localities where a fair crop ia left on the trees ; in the oext teir of condies the bulk of the fruit ts safe, but there are maoy lo? calities where it is almot entirely de? troyed ; sti\l further eastward it was only exceptional oases that fruit was damaged Figs may be aa exooptioc to that statement, bat ic cannot yet be determined. The peach crop is practi cally safe; apples, pears, grape*; and wild berries were unharmed. In the Floreooe truck district about one third of the early vegetables were destroyed by frost and some fields are being plowed up. Large shipments of seasonable vegetables oontioue from the Charleston, and more northerly truck districts. Melons are growing poorly and re? ports from Barnwell indicate a reduced acreage tn that county. Seed are soare there. GardeDS are growing slowly aod ucid warm weather ; pastures are very poor generali)-. Hibben caoe was not burt by last week's frost. Considerable sorgbum being plained. J. W. BAUER, Seo ion Director, Columbia, S. C. REVENUE FOR THE WAR. How It is Proposed to Raise $120,000,000. Washington, April 16 -The Re publican members of the ways and means committee of the House have practically completed the preparation of the revenue .measure which will be passed to raise revenue sufficient to prosecute the war. The members propose that the present generation shall bear the burdens of thc war, and proceed? ing upon that theory they have pre pared a bill that will raise between $100,000,000 or $120,000,000 ad ditional revenue per annum. The bill will provide foran add i tiona tax of one dollar per barrel upon beer. On manufactured tobacco and snuff the internal revenue tax will be in? creased from six to twelve cents The increase on cigars and cigarettes has not been absolutely fixed, but it probably will be one dollar on al! classes. The proposition which the Senate placed on the tariff bill bot which went out in conference to all ? stocks and transfers of corporations j is embodied in the measure, together 1 with practically all the scheme of in ternal revenue taxation of the act of 1866, which includes a stamp tax on all checks, drafts and all instruments of business-(mortgages, loans and bonds) ; a tax on patent and proprie tary medicines and a tax on telegraph messages and express packages is al? so incorporated in the bill This scheme of taxation is estimated to raise $35,000,000. The tax on proprietary and pfetent medicines will be two cents on pack ages or bottles retailing at 25 cents or under and 4 cents on those retail? ing above that price. The tax on telegraph messages will be one cent on ail messages which cost 25 cents or less and two cents on all above 25 cents. ? duty of 10 cents per pound is placed upon tea, and 3 cents per pound upon coffee Bottled waters are to bear a tax similar to patent medicines. For the pressing needs of the gov ernment the Secretary of the Treas ury is given the general power to is sae certificates of indebtedness, pay? able in one year and to bear not to exceed 3 per cent, interest. The Secretary of the Treasury is also authorized to borrow on the credit of the government by pop olar subscription a loan of $500,000,000 This loan is to be placed through the postoffices of the country, the sub treasuries and gov? ernment depositories in low rate bonds, which are to be sold at par until they are to bear 3 per cent in? terest; and to be redeemable after five years at the option of the gov ernment, and to be due in twenty years. The principal and interest are to be payable in coin. War io sewing machines, bot ?be "White 1 is victorious. The "Waits" is the best oo earth. The happiest Nd i ea ire those osinj? the White eewing machine. Commander Brownson has retnrned from Europe where he went to pur? chase war ships and war supplies for the government F__ Pitts' ' g Carmioat?ve Aids Digestion, Regulates the Bowels, Cures Cholera Inf antoni, Cholera Morbus, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Teething Children, And all diseases of tho Stomach and Bowels. It is pleasant J to the taste and 'Sj NEVER FA?LS | to give satis faction. ^| IA Few Doses will Demonstrate $ its Superlative Virtues. <j Is Highly Rccom- : j mended for COUGHS, r COLDS, HOARSEN ESS. -j SORE THROAT,BRON- : CHITIS. ASTHMA, = WHOOPING COUGH. S and All Diseases of jj Z the Throat, Lungs and Bronchial Tubes, jj jj - A POSITIVE SPECIFIC FOP. CROUP, r ri 1111111111 i 11111111111S L1111111111 f : 11111 ( 11111.11 r 1111111 : ; 11 r iCO?GH-CROUP: EXPECTORANT A special dispatch from Singapore says that the steamship Leo XIII, from Manilla, has arrived there crowd? ed with Spanish officials and well to do Spanish families who are escaping from the rebellion which is spreading rapidly in the Philippines. They report that Manilla is panic stricken. ATTENTION, DEMOCRATS ! H B?DQ? ARTERS DEMOCRATIC EXE? CUTIVE COMMITTEE, SUMTER CO. SUMTSB, S. C., April 20, 1898. IN ACCORDANCE with tbe recent action of the State Democratic Executive Com? mittee, the Presideots of the Democratic Clubs of Sumter County are hereby ordered to call together their respective clubs OD Sat? urday, April 23d, 1893, for the purpose of reorganizing tbe c'.cbs for tbe ensuing elec ti. n. after which they shall proceed: To ..Irrt one member of tbe County Executive Committee ; to elect delegates to the County Convention ibis dav called to meet in the Court Hocte in Sumter, S. C , on the 5rst Vtcnddj in May, enid representation to be one de'e*ate for each 25 members or majority I fraction thereof ; the representat:on to oe on [ ibe bania of the club roll of tbe first last pre? ceding primary election held in tbe county. A (Jouncy Convention is hereby called ?o I rne?t so tn* Court House in Sunnier, S C . on j Monday, May 2d, 1898, at ! 1 a. m., for the i I purpose of electing Ce eg sus to tbe State j D-mocrntic Touren rion to be be!d in Col um- j bia on the 31 Wednesday in May nex% for the j t?urpo88 of electing a member of tbe State i Democratic Executive Committee, and for such otbtr business as mav properly rome br said Convention R. 0. PURDY, J M. KNiGHT, County Coairmi?o Secretary. Apr 20-21 | WAR! WAR! WAR ! But the "White" is vitcori ous. We are now selling sew? ing machines from ten dollars up. We have a few machines that are slightly used that we will sell cheap. We also have a nice line of Organs that we will sell on eas}' terms. We are head quarters for Sewing Machines and supplies. Old machines taken in exchange for new ones. M. B. HANDLE, Manager, Somier Music House. SUMTER, S. C. Blaster's Sale. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The Batik of Darlington, plaintiff against Mary J. Kelly, John 0. Kelly, David B. Kelly, Emma C Weleh, heir* at lav, and distributees of G. Ben Kelly, deceased, Olivia F Kelly, II. Baum and M. Baum, co-part? ners, doing business ur, der the firm name of Baum r~os.: and Dana V. litaron, doing business under" the name of J. M. Hear cn. Agent, Defendants. PURSUANT, to the judgment and ordsr of the Coo rt aforesaid, made io the above entitled case, I will offer for sale at Public AUCMOD, before the Court House in the City of Sumter, County and State afore? said, on the First Monday in May, next, 1888, (beiog the 2d day of said month) be? tween the hours of eleven o'clock in the fore? noon ar d five o'clock in the afternoon of said day, the following described prepertj to wit: AH that piece, parcel or tract of land,lying, being and situate n the County of sumter, and State of South Carolina, containing one bundre and ninety-eight acres, cr ore or less, ai d bounded as follows to ?it : North bv the Nods of W H Kelly, a-d M C Welch'; South ny Lynche? River ; East by land* of Mattie Harrie and West by Jami? of W. W. Kelly ; t?eing the sam" laud dwciibed io the mortgige of G Ben Kelly to J A Keily th? boundaries ?arying slightly Terms- One b*l: ca*h, balance io one year from the dat of sile secured 07 trie bood and mortgage of the ourchnsrr, on the preeu i?e9 vrnb interest from the nay of sale. Purchaser to pay for nece*#ary papers and .?ecotdmg W. H ISGRAM, Master for Sumier County. April 6 bot it only takes s reasouab'e amount of it to make ber go when sbe bas such a ligbt, easy rncniog gear as is embodied io oar handsome stock of buggies, run? abouts, 8arrejs, phaetons, carts and wagons. They are so reasonable io price tbat yoa can make your Sommer enjoyable by comfortable ana easy driv? ing. H. MARBI, The Last of the Season. I still haye on hand a few Morses and Mules. Persons needing them had best take advantage of this opportunity as it's not likely I'll bring out any more. Also on hand a beautiful line of bug? gies and phaetons. H. Harbr. Sumter, 8. C., Aprii 18, 1898.