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-? / WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, ISOI. The Sumter Watrnman was ronnde io 185*1 -nd thc True, Southron in 185b" The Watchman and Southrort sow has the combined circulation and influence cf both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium i* 8* m ter The Navy Department has closed the Schley case and dissolved the Court of Inquiry, but the incident is not closed by any means. The people of the country, taken as a whole, are more firmly convinced than ever that the Navy Department and a certain clique of bureau officials are, and have been from the first, bitterly hostile toward Admiral Schley and have left no stone unturned to discredit and humiliate him. Schley has the people at his back, however, and with them the opinion of Admiral Dewey counts far more than the verdict of the ma? jority of the court and the approval of its findings by Secretary Long who could not have done otherwise unless he wished to repudiate the entire pre? vious policy of his department in con? nection with the Schley case. He had either to condemn Schley or stultify himself and confess that he had been a principa? in the cabal to wrong the hero of Santiago and rob him of the credit of the great victory that was justly his. Schley is condemned by, the department and the jealous officials who always exhibited their prejudice, but he is approved and honored by his fellow citizens. The farmers are playing in hard luck this year and the partial destruction o? the oat crop by the freeze of the past week coming after the shortest corn crop of years is a heavy loss. Many wbojiaye lost their fall, oat crop haye not the means to purchase seed for replanting, and, when their corn is exhausted early in the spring, their situation will be grave. Mark Banna and Senator Foraker are engaged in a fierce contest for the control of the Eepublican machine in Ohio, and it is reported from "Washing? ton that Foraker will have the weight of the administration influence thrown in his favor. Before the death of President McKinley, Hanna had Foraker whipped, and with the assist? ance of the administration ruled Ee? publican Ohio with autocratic power. The Democrats have no interest in the fight except to sincerely hope that it will termininate as did the famous battle of the Kilkenny cats. Senator Tillman says that he has expected to. do a great deal of blowing for the Charleston Exposition and was prepared to do not a little lying to I keep the show moving along, but ?fter a visit to the Exposition he is relieved and gratified to find that it is a far greater show than he had ever imagined it would be and he can now blow all he wants to without exercis? ing his talents as an able bodied liar. We are glad Charleston has so excel? lent a show, but it is almost to be regretted that the very greatness of the Exposition will preclude the possi? bility of the exhibition cf South Caro? lina's most monumental and peculiar product. An exhibit of the senior Senator's preeminent gifts as blower with reference to the facts would over? shadow the ?>ntire Midway. Miss Stone, the missionary, if she is ever released, will be qualified to write an account of "How the Brigands Spend Christmas" for which the magazines will pay a fancy price. ' Several additional free rural delivery routes could be established in the ter? ritory contiguous to this city, and if these who will be benefitted will take the matter up with Congressman Lever or either of our Senators the routes can, be in operation before sum? mer. The man who will get up the required petition will stand the best : chance of securing the appointment as carrier for the route, if he desires th" position. If there was ever the need for an ex? tension of the time for the payment of : taxes this is that time. We do not ? "know the situation in other sections of the state, but in Sumter and . adjacent counties there is less money in the hands of the masses, and the ! people are laboring under a heavier burden of debt than at any previous time within ten or more years. The ero:; failure, the unusually heavy cost of ordinary living and the low price of ; cotton throughout the fall has left ' the producing class and all others who are dependent upon the prosperity of the farming interests in a financial condition more serious than is gener? ally realized. Many who cannot now raise the money to pay taxes will, after January 1st, be able to make ar? rangements for the year and will then have the means to pay taxes. An ex- ? tension shonid be granted at once, for it would be a hardship to exact the penalty from those who can with diffi? culty provide the money to pay the taxes alone. To our friends, the readers of this paper, we extend our best wishes for a Merry Christmas. It is a season in which welcome memories of past pleas? ures and joys come crowding into the mind and the sorrows that are gone and those that we apprehend with fearful anticipations are put aside, and we live for the time being in an j atmosphere of good cheer and good ' will. The older folk whose lives are I largely in the past and whose steps j carry them slowly down the hill of life j with their faces toward the sunset are more prone to look backward on Christmas day and live over the past, making the journey from the cradle to the grave, not with sorrow, but with milestones representing the joys that have been theirs, than to look forward where the shadows lengthen and grow dark toward the setting sun. The children and those whose sun has not reached its meridian height gaze forward with hopeful eyes seeing visions of success and happiness, born in the imagination. Life is never bet? ter worth living nor the future bright? en than at Christmas, and it is, as it should be, a happy season when dull care is put aside and anxieties are forgotten. "We are thankful for Christmas and its memories and pleasures, its family reunions, and for generous old Santa Claus, the one true patron saint of children and childhood. Relieving the Money Market. Nobody can blame the Secretatry of the Treasury for anticipating the Jan? uary interest on the Government obli? gations, and buying more bonds at a time when there is such activity of trade as to make money go up to 9 and 10 per cent, on call, as it did yester? day. The treasury has made so much larger collections of war taxes than expected that the country is being drained of the capital needed in busi? ness, and still there are the January dividend payments to be taken care cf. These call for very large outlays, after which it is reasonable to expect easy money. London will also have abundant funds then, and interest rates are bound to fall, but the time is not yet. What has already tran? spired shows the possibility of 12 and 20 per cent, money before .Christmas, in which event the Secretary might have to take still more radical meas? ures to prevent a repetition of the never-to-be-forgotten experience of December, 1899. when 185 per cent, was bid on the New York Stock Ex? change without bringing out an offer. The country then, as now, was in a high state of prosperity, but the squeeze caused a deplorable panic on the exchange from which it took two months to recover. A money squeeze such as was experi? enced yesterday, though not very severe, could not happen under such a scientific banking system as that of Germany, France or England. Last September the Imperial Bank of Ger? many had to meet much graver re? quirements, and in one week increased its discounts $100,000,000 without ad? vancing the rate over 7 per cent. To do so it added $65,000,000 to its note issues, but it brought Germany through without a panic, notwith? standing the prevalence of very ugly banking and industrial failures and the general lack of confidence. We have no such record as that to look back to, and we never will have it until we get a rational and elastic currency system. The present Congress will have a good opportunity to bring about such a reform, but will it? Courier Journal. Pittsburgh Third Explosion. Pittsburg, Dec. 21.-For the third time within 75 hours Pittsburg steel workers have been killed or maimed by terrific explosions. Following on the heels of the awful disasters at the Soho furnace of Jones McLaughlin's on Thursday and at the Black Diamond Steel works yesterday, the city was shocked this morning by the report of another explosion at Singerimick's West End plant of the Crucible Steel Company of America, in which seven men were scalded, one badly cut and twenty or thirty others slightly hurt. "At 6.55 o'clock two of a battery of five boilers used to operate the sheet mill, exploded with terrific force. Scalding water played havoc among the workmen, who bad just started in for the day, while pieces of the boiler caused great destructon to the mill property. Of the seven men scalded, two, ir, is said, cannot recover. The cause of the explosion was frozen pipes which supplied the two boilers of the five with .water. This freeze came some time early this morning. A Dangerous Man to Bluff. Welch, W. Va., Dec. 20.-Wayne Demon, an 18 year old boy, shot three negroes to death in a saloon at the n?ining town of Davey, this county, this evening.4 This was r^ay day at the Davey mines and the negroes had begun their holiday celebration. Drunkenness was visible on every hand and when about a dozen of the big blacks entered Eugene Dye's saloon on the leading street, revolvers in hand, and demanded that all the whites within retire, the trouble began. The bartender stepped into an adjoining room for his pistol and all the other whites save Demon made a run to get away. Demon, although being almost a total stranger in the town was nervy and refused to obey the command to depart. Instead he pulled his revolver and in a twinkling he had shot three of the negroes to death and the others wen; falling over themselves to get away. Those dead are Lem Booten, "Frick" Watts and Har rv (?rood, all residents of the coal fields. ? In the excitement Demon, whose j home is in Catlettsburg, Ky., left the ! saloon by a rear door and up to a late j hour tonight had not been captured. I In fact, but very little effort is being made to apprehend him. He is an as? sistant bookkeeper for Cole, Crane & Co., of Cincinnati, who are engaged extensively in timbering in this coun? ty. Demon was awaiting the arrival of a train to go to his home to spend the holidays. Spanish War Claims. Ex-Senator William E. Chandler, of New Hampshire, who is at the head of the government commission appoint? ed to investigate the validity of the Spanish war claims, is so appalled by the magnitude of the work before the commission that he has been forced to make complaint of the inadequate pro? vision for protecting the interests of the government. Before the commission commenced work there were as many as 265 claims on file in the office of the secretary of war, aggregating in value $38,933, - 308, but since then the number of claims has grown to 494, agrgegating S60,158,87S in value. The several claimants are represented by 127 differ? ent attorneys, some of whom rank among the foremost members of the legal profession in the United States; and the character of the talent employ? ed to prosecute the claims not only shows the seriousness with which the claims are being urged, but also de? monstrates the necessity of securing talent equally as able to represent the government before the commission. Obviously, unless the attorneys or the government are equally matched against the attorneys for the claimants there will be an opening for fraud and injustice, and the government will come out the loser. This is the ground upon which Senator Chandler makes complaints. So far the provisions the govern? ment has made for protecting itself against the wiles of exorbitant and dishonest claimants consist in the em polyment of an assistant attorney general at $5,000 a year, and three assistants at $200 a month for the time actually employed, but in spite of the utmost efforts which this professional force has been able to exert up to date it appears that the work incumbent upon the attorneys for the government is greater than the force can accom? plish. Senator Chandler insists that the employment of an inadequate force of attorneys to represent the govern? ment is inconsistent with thorough or satisfactory work and that while it may cost the government several thou? sand dollars more to increase the force to such an extent as to make it com? mensurate with the interests at stake, it will be the part of prudence to incur the extra expense, as it may insure the j saving of millions of dollars to the pockets of the people. There is merit in Senator Chandler's complaint. If it is necessary for an investigating committee to be appoint? ed to inquire into the validity of the Spanish "war claims, it is certainly of the utmost importance that the work of the commission should be thor? ough. Otherwise it should not be undertaken at all. Senator Chand? ler's claim should be given prompt attention and if found in order no time should be lost in supplying the needed reinforcements.-Atlanta Con? stitution. About the Word Christmas. Mrs. Mary Trammell Scott has the following timely suggestion as to the popular manner of writing Christmas: "Let no thoughtless paragrapher write it Xmas," she protests,' and continuing says further: "I've often been tempted to make this abr?viation, bnt have always been prevented by a feeling that has never been analyzed until now. The custom of making this sign for Christmas is becoming so universal that it is de? stroying the beauty of one of the most beautiful words in written English. Even on calendars and dainty Christ? mas cards we see this grotesque word. The day that celebrates the dearest, tenderest and most important event of all history is year after year being desecrated in the way it is beings pent and now must we have the word itself shorn of its beauty by a lazy abbre? viation. "The cross is a symbol of humanity, but not of the living Christ whom Christians commemorate. Christmas is not a cross festival nor cross mass, but a'church festival,' according to Webster: a loving tribute paid to One who bore but laid aside the cross for a crown. "Writers who would never think of marring their manuscript with a slang expression do not hesitate to take an unlawful liberty with this word. No lexicographer has licensed it yet, so far as I know: then, according to good English, it is incorrect, and when we stop to think about it, it is irreverent. "We may not be able to stop the boisterous, unchristian manner of some in their attempt to celebrate the day, but we can check this piece of thoughtlessness and reserve the word Christmas sacred.-Atlanta Journal. Castro and the Kaiser. The Venezuelan crisis is not far off. Germany has expressed her determina? tion to force the payment of debts due her citizens and her warship will sail into a Venezuelan port in a few days. Castro says he will not be coerced, and thus the matter stands. A gunboat of the United States will be on hand to look after the interests of this country, but it is not likely there will be any immediate trouble for us. Complications, if there are to be any will come later on. The seiz? ing of a port is nothing new as a pro? cess for collecting bad debts from the slow-going, slow-paying people to the south of us. Castro is quoted as having said he brui no objection to granting Germany the right to establish a colrny in Venezuela. If, in the course of events, Castro and the kaiser should get together on a basis of that sort, things might not look so lovely for the Monroe doctrine. If Germany acquires interests and rights of this character: if she, in collecting her debts, increases her holdings as it were, time may work a clash between that country and the United States. These things come gad nally, as the world has seen in South Africa, where England crowded the Boers further and further along, then let the Eng? lish invade the Transvaal, and finally demanded the right of suffrage for them when they still retained their citizenship in England. If the kaiser fails to squeeze blood out of a turnip, he may attempt a real estate deal, though this is improbable, as he well understands the attitude of the Uni? ted States: and if Castro declares war, it may not be in its outcome the joke that South American wars have been heretofore.-Atlanta Constitution. Lottery Swindles in New York. The arrest of Al Adams, the New York "policy king," and a number of j his clerks and assistants is a step j toward breaking up one of the mean- j est swindles in the metropolis. Policy is supposed to be a lottery. As a mat? ter of fact, it is a fraud of the most villainous character, its dupes being ; of the poorest and most ignorant I classes. The fact that the policy j king is worth five million dollars and j has had an income of half a million dollars a year from his nefarious game, shows the extent of the business. I . Many Atlantans remember the old ! Georgia state lottery which flourished during the "wide open" days succeed? ing the war. Its main office was on part of the ground now occupied by the Prudential building, and its branches were in shoe shops ?nd holes in the wall all over the city. Negroes and ignorant whites bought "com? binations" in the lottery and there were drawings every afternoon with what seemed to be a certain amount of fairness. The glass wheel was turn? ed in the presence of a crowd of ex? pectant ticket holders and the numbers were drawn out. One or two $5,000 prizes were won and this fact kept the lottery fever at a high/pitch for years. The enterprise, which greatly fostered the gambling spirit in the young, was finally broken up. and nothing of the kind has existed in Atlanta for nearly or quite a quarter of a century. New York has long been cursed with the "policy" shops, wmich are sup? posed to be something like the old Georgia state lottery. The vast popu? lation of poor people, numbering many hundreds of thousands, is "daft" on policy. The shops are scattered all over the city, which is divided into districts under the systematic black? mailing plan by which Tammany at? tends to all such business. There is a division of SDO?IS among the crimi? nals and the officers of the law, and the mill grinds merrily on. Al Adams is only one of a number of policy kings, yet records in his office showed that his cash receipts were $12,000 a day. That was the amount one policy district^ filched from the pockets of the poor and ignorant in one section of New York. The difference between the old Geor? gia state lottery and the New York policy shops is the difference between the appearance of honesty and bare? faced robbery. In New York, when the "gigs" are all returned to the cen? tral office and it is ascertained what numbers have been selected, experts figure out which "gig" would cause the least loss, and it is announced as the one drawn. The wheels are sup? posed to turn in Kentucky. In fact, they do not turn at all. The policy shops are gambling kin? dergartens. The children of the poor see the tickets bought and sold, and they grow up in a vicious atmosphere. The step from policy to race track gambling is easy, and the step from gambling to embezzlement is some? times not difficult. The man who un? dermines charater is a dangerous and infamous criminal, and all good peo pie should rejoice when he falls into the hands of the law. If Al Adams is guilty of the offense charged, it is to be hoped, his money and his pull will not save him from a long term. -Atlanta Constitution. Our Fearful Fire Loss. We are fond of boasting that we are not only the richest people in the world already but are accumulating property at a much more rapid rate than any other nation and must there? fore become far richer both absolutely and relatively than we are now. But we seldom allude to the fact that we are of all peoples the most improvident in the care and protec? tion of one class of property at least -that is property which is liable to damage and destruction by fire, such as buildings and their contents. The loss by fire in the United States every year is appallingly great. It probably exceeds that of any three other nations combined. There is no reason for this waste that precaution and prudence would not remove. We are famous for having the most efficient fire departments on earth, but prevention is so much better than cure that these do not avail to keep down our fire losses, or even to pre? vent their increase. The great majority of the conflagra? tions in this country are due to care? lessness either in the construction of buildings or in caring for them after they are complete. It is estimated that during the last twenty-six years the total losses by fire in this country have amounted to $2, 890,714,021. The total insurance paid on these fires is put at $1,700,000,000, leaving an uninsured loss of nearly $1,200,000,000 in twenty-six years. It is stated by those who have given much attention to the subject that one-fourth of our fires are caused by defective flues, overheated stoves, oil and gasoline stoves and improperly placed electric wires. About as many owe their origin to the careless use of lamps, matches, candles, gas jets, cigars, pipes, etc. There are [various other causes of accidental fires and only about one-tenth of the entire number are incendiary. When we look over the fire record of the United States we can readily un? derstand why we have to pay the high? est insurance rates charged anywhere. Our carelessness with fire costs very dearly and instead of improving in this respect we seem to be actually getting worse.- -Atlanta Journal. The home of John Asbaugh, of Jefferson County, Fla., was burned Saturday night and the entire family of five were burned to death. Henry Porter, a negro gambler, killed J. L. Kirley and fatally wound? ed town marshal, M. J. Kinard, at Sparks, Ga., Saturday night. The drug store of Lewis & Hartzog, in Greenville, was robbed of $1150 Sun? day night. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the rf ,yjttZ^~ Signature of i??a>r/^&&&M GAGE MAY LEAVE THE CABINET. President Roosevelt Wants Him to Remain. Washington, Dec. 20.-It is Secre? tary Gage's intention to relinquish the treasury portfolio as soon as President Roosevelt can find a suitable succes? sor, and he has so informed the presi? dent. Mr. Gage would like to be re? lieved before spring. The president has done all he could to dissuade Secre? tary Gage from retiring and will pro? bably continue to use his efforts in that direction. Secretary Gage's de? termination to retire was made known to the president some little time ago, just how long is not known. A long conference between the presi? dent and Secretary Gage was held be? fore the cabinet meeting today, but it had nothing to do with the question of the scretary's resignation. It re? lated to the matter of the removal of Appraiser Wakeman, whose resigna? tion Secretary Gage requested a few days ago. Appraiser Wakeman wrote a letter to Secretan' Gage, declining to resign and in the course of the com? munication he took occasion to reflect upon the secretary. The presdent did not approve the spirit of the letter and at the conference it was decided to summarily remove Mr. Wakeman. After the cabinet meeting Secretary Gage declined to say anything about the rumor of his resignation beyond the simple statement that he had not "formally resigned." "What I may or may not do eventually I am not pre? pared to say now," said the secretary. "But I can say that the relations be? tween the president and myself are perfectly cordial., He would do almost anything I ask and I. would do almost anything he might ask." Later the official announcement was made at the White House that Mr. Wakeman had been removed and that George W. Whitehead, late collector of customs of Puerto Rico, had been appointed to succeed him. No further announcement was made and at the treasury department Secretary Gage declined to make public Mr. Wake man's letter." As to Crowinshield. Whatever may be the public's opin? ion as to the general effect of the Schley verdict, at least one point is conclusive-that Schley is not a caitiff and coward, as charged by Maclay and indorsed by Crowinshield and his co conspirators. This charge, it will be born in mind, was the basis for the court of in? quiry whose finding has just been delivered and on which point Admi? ral Schley has been completly vindi? cated by the unanimous verdict of the court. The fact that the charge was made by a person utterly unworthy of no? tice an connected with the navy mere? ly as and employe prevents further offi? cial action against the author of the slander. But this does not end the matter by any means. By virtue of official rank, at least, there are those connected with this conspiracy who are deserving of offi? cial investigation, and the matter can? not be disposed of, it seems to us, until their case has been attended to. The fact that Admiral Crowinshield read the proof of Maclay's slander and tacitly, at least, indorsed the charge that an admiral of the navy is a caitiff and coward would seem to clearly fix upon him equal responsibility for the charge-especially in view of Crowin shield's attitude toward Schley both before and after the celebrated engage? ment which brought forth all this dis? cussion. Indeed, Crowinshield appears to be the arch conspirator in all this diabolical attempt to injure Schley and steal from him the glory of his victory at Santiago. Upon him more than upon any other man seems to rest the responsibility for this whole dis? graceful scandal which has made the navy department a stench in the nos trils of the nation. But whether his responsibility goes any further or not, it must be ad? mitted, in view of the unanimous ver? dict of the court of inquiry that he is equally guilty with Maclay in utter? ing the worst slander that could be prepetrated against an officer of the United States navy, or as for that mat? ter, against any man-that of being a caitiff and a coward. Is it possible now, in view of these things, that Crowinshield will be al? lowed to go unrebuked while the man who, next to Dewey, has done more to shed lustre on the American navy than any man now living is held up to prurient criticism and even cen? sured for alleged technical errors, even in the face of a victory that should have overshadowed even the grossest ?blunders? Is it possible that the arrogance of the naval clique will lead it to shield Crowninshield from the censure that a fair and impartial invetsigation of his conduct would compel? In the light of the department's past history we would not be surprised-at it, but it will make all the more urgent the necessity for a complete reconstruction of this department. It should be scoured from top to bottom, and the good work should begin with Crowin? shield. Congress cannot allow this important arm of the ntaion's service to be crippled by such scandals as have disgraced it since the Crowinshield gang took charge.-Atlanta Journal. Fifty bales of cotton were burned on the depot platform, Cheraw, Sunday morning. M A light purse is a heavy curse" Sickness makes a light purse. The LIVER is the seat of nine tenths of all disease. go to the root of the whole mat? ter, thoroughly, quickly safely and restore the action of the LIVER to normal condition. Give tone to the system and solid flesh to the body. Take No Substitute? MORE COTTON to the acre at less cost, means more money. More Potash in the Cotton fertilizer improves the soil; increases yield-larger profits. Send for our book (free} explaining how to get these results.. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. REPORT OP TEE CONDITION CP TBE FIRST NATIONAL BASE, O? SUMTER. S C., At S amter, iu tbe State of South Carolina, at tbe close ofbusiresB, Dec. 10, 1901. RESOURCES. LO K s and discounts, $225,458 84 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured IS,832 ll U.S. Bonds to secure circulation, 18,750 00 Stocke, securities, etc, 15,4C0 00 Ba king bicse, furniture aDd fix? tures. 3,000 00 Dne from National Bmks (not Rese:ve Agents) 16,048 61 Doe from State Banks and Broker?, 35,456 91 Due from approved Reserve Agents, 31 521 83 Checks and other cash Weis, 2,513 07 Notes of other National Banks, 5,125 00 Fracti n?l pa er currency, nict eis ?nd cents, 933 26 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, v:z: S.ecie, 7,934 00 Legal-tender notes, t,CO0 00 12 934 00 Redemption fund with U S Treas'r (5 per cent cf circula tion,) 937 50 Total, $383:971 18 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid ic, 75,000 00 Sur los fund 15,000 00 Undivided profirs, less expenses and tax?s paid, 20,722 76 Net onal Bank noted outstanding 18,750 00 Doe to Stine Banks and Bankers, 1,454 59 Ii dividual deposits subject to check, 253 043 83 Total, $383,971 18 State of Soath Carolina, "> ?~ County of Sumter, j 0 I, R L. EDMUNDS, Casbier of the above named bank, do t>oIemaly swear that the abo e state cent ia true to the best, of my knowledge and : eliff. R. L. EDMUNDS, Cisbier. Subscribed and sworn to before me thia 2lst day of Dec 1901 D W CUrTINO, [LS J Notary Public for S. C. Correct-Attest: JOHN ?ETD ) fl D BARNETT, . VDirectora A J CHINA, J Dec 25, 19 1 THE STANDARD Warehouse Co. COLUMBIA, s. c Has a Storage capacity of 20,000 Bales of Cotton Stores and insores Cotton for 15. cen's per Bale per month or fractional mooth Lower rates on 500 Bales snd above. Spe? cial rates for six months and season contracts All railroads running into- Columbia permit Cotton to be stopped for storage and reshipped at any time during the sea ? son at the through rate from original start? ing point, with only a trifle charge for re-handling. Cotton consigned to Columbia has the advantage of active competition when sold, and loans can' always be secured on our Warehouse receipts at minimum rates. No commission or other charges for selling cotton. Correspondence solicited. H. L. ELLIOTT, Manager. Nov 13 v MTS m 5 Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat? ient business conducts* for MODERATE FEES. ioy. OFF?CE is OPPOSITE U. S. PATEN r O^TICEJ f?-r.u we caa secure patent ia less tune ta*a ?nose! remote from Washington. i I Scad nod?, drawing or photo., with descrip-j tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of J charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. 1 i A PAMPHLET. ** Kow to Obtain Patents," with? 'cost of same in the ?. S. and foreign countries} jsent free. Address, ?C.A.SNOW&CO.I OPP. PATENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON. D. C. st%wv-vwv ^-W<*VIKVWW. 'WV^VW* TURNIP SEED, Onion Sets-leading varieties. Also assortment of Garden Seeds. Havana Segars. Large line of fine Havana Segars. Toilet Articles. A choice line of Toilet and Fancy Goods to which atten? tion is invited at DeLorme's Drug Store.