The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 01, 1902, Image 2

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BtlflEWOF THE YEAR'S TRADE. BracistreetV Annual Review of Business Conditions Declares 190! a Record Breaker. New Fork, Dec. 27.-The annual review of American trade, finance and industry prepared by Bradstreet's, . and given publicity today, declared 1901 to be a li record breaker" among the five succeeding years of commer? cial expanison enjoyed by the United States. Its preeminence, the review stated, was all the more notable, be? cause it suffered from a combina? tion of happenings that in a normal year would have proved depressing if not disastrous. Enumerated in the latter were the machinists and steel strikes, the stock panic of May the failure of several imprudenty managed combinations, the efforts of some com? binations, including that in copper, to fix pricis, the shortage in corn, cotton and oats, and the assassination of President McKinley. Summarizing the general situation The review said : Brierly summarized, the year has seen transacted an aggregate of gener? al business,., as reflected in bank clear? ings, far in excess of any-preceding period; has winessed stock specula? tion, rampant beyoud the dreams of old time brokers, checked and curtail? ed by one of the sharpest stock compa? nies in history and yet, with a remark? able minimum of disturbance of gene? ral financial operations has watched general industry and production grow steadily until new and larger figures were needed to express the outputs of coal and ore and iron and steel and . leather and lumber and a multi tdue of other branches ; has seen the freight transportation facilities of the coun? try, strained to the breaking point, prove insufficient to handle the volume of business offered ; and finally has witnessed a volume of holiday busi? ness passing all previous bounds both of quantity and quality, all of which are evidence of the vastly increased purchasing power of the general pub? lic of late years. tl From the standpoint of present estimates clearings this year will ex? ceed the highest records of preceding years by one-fourth. Gross railway earnings have increased 12 per cent, a and net returns have gained 16 per cent, over the best preceding year. Pig iron production will be not far from on?-seventh larger than the heaviest ever before recorded. Shoe produc? tion and shipments and therefore pre? sumably leather production, show al? most as large again. Iron ore produc? tion and shipments were never before equaled ; certainly lake shipments were never so large ; anthracite coal pro? duction will be fully 10 per cent, larger than last year and 5 per cent heavier than the record. The bitumi ? nous production promises as heavy a gain over past records. Woolen man? ufacturing has been helped by low cos? of material and good demand foi clothing. All the returns are not sc favorable. There has been less monev in cotton for the south this year, anc. the margin of profit in manufacture * has occasion ed complaint there and in new and old England. The agricultural interest has been favored by heavy advances in farm products, which have done much to counterbalance re? ductions in yield. Export trade has shown signs of hesitation after years of steady advance, and imports have in? creased, bat mainly in materials in? tended for domestic manufacture, and the margiu in favor of exports is still enormously heavy." The bank clearings were estimated at 8118,000,000,000, a gain of 38 per cent, over- last year and 26 per cent, over the record year of 1899. The middle States showed the greatest increases in clearings. The failures for the year were placed at 10,775 with aggre? gate liabilities of 8130.000,000 and assets of ?60,300,000. As to this show? ing The Review said : "This is a gain of 8.6 per cent, in number over 1900 and of nearly 12 per cent over 1899, but back of that year comparisons favor the current one. Liabilities have not gained rela? tively so heavily as shown by the fact that they are only 2.4 per cent, larger this year tban last and 8.6 per cent, larder than in 1899. In only three of the past 13 years, in fact, were liabili? ties smaller than they were this year. A point often lost sight of is that there is a constant accession of new individuals, firms and corporations in business each year, and this alene fur? nishes a basis for the recording of numerous unsuccessful ventures. There are now 172,000 more people in busi nesss than there were a decade ago, an increase of 16 per cent., but fail? ures have only increased 5 per cent, in number during that period and liabilities are only 20 per cent, larger. A continuing unfavorable feature is the small percentage of assest to lia? bilities. lt is only 16.4 per cent, this year, as gainst 47.2 per cent, a year ' ago and 52 per cent, in 1899 and 139S." As to prices The Review said : "Wheat has reached the highest point since 1898: corn and oats are nigher than for almost a decade, and other produce has sympathized. Food products as a whole are higher than in the general price boom of 1900, while manufacturers are lower, notable in this respect being leather, textiles, coal and coke, naval stores, building materials, chemicals and drugs and miscellaneous products. Prices as a whole are 8 per cent, lower than Feb? ruary, 1900, and December, 1898, but are higher than in any year from 1893 until the third quarter of 1S99. " In summarizing the foreign trade the review declared that there had been a falling off in the demand abroad for American iron, steel and copper, a loss in profits in cotton ex? ports o7/ing to the" decline in prices, a reduction in the exports of corn and oats, phenomenal wheat shipments, and larger shipments of animals and provisions. Exports were estimated at 81,435,000,000 or 1 per cent, less than the record of last year. This calculation treated Puerto Rico and Hawaii as American territory. As to imports the review declared : "Imports have gained slightly-they will aggregate at least 8875,000,000, a gain of 5.5 per cent, over 1900, leaving the balance of domestic exports over [imports not far from 8560,000,000, or the third largest excess in the conn ry's history." T McIntyre, St Paul, Minn., -who has troubled with a disordered stomach "Chamberlain's Stomach and Live-r do me more good than anything I ?ver taken." For sale by Dr A J PR?SIDENT ROOSEVELT STARTLES HiS FRIENDS. Disrupts His Cabinet-Alleged to Haye Assumed Airs of Dictator. Chicago, 111., Dec. 26.-The Chron? icle prints the following telegram from its Washington correspondent: President Roosevelt has introduced the strenuous life into his administra? tion in a manner that is causing even his friends and admirers to gasp with astonishment. He has completely disrupted his Cabinet. ? He has antagonized and defied two thirds of the members of Congress with whom he has come in contact in an official way. He has issued a dictum to the Re? publican majority in regard to Cuban reciprocity that is more distasteful to the high "tariff leaders than any other paper which has come out of the White House since Grover Cleveland wrote his celebrated tariff message. He has offended certain influential members by promising to make cer? tain appointments and then reversing his decisions without notifying the Senators. He has broken promises which were regarded as specific and permanent. He has assailed the Republican Na? tional Committee for the parp?se of building up a political machine of his own. He has set out to destroy Sen? ator Hanna by appointing Henry C. Payne, of Wisconsn, Postmaster Gen? eral. He has broken down every tradition of the Whte House that has been held sacred. He has made favorites of some of his Cabinet advisers and open? ly exhibited his dislike and contempt for the others. He caused the Attorney General to issue an order commanding United States Marshals and District Attor? neys to keep out of active politics, but is making no effort to enforce it. He announced very soon after he came to Washington that Federal officials who violated civil service laws would lose their places. He. reappointed United States District Attorney Vaughn, of ' Alabama, who was clearly proved to be guilty of violating the civil service laws, and afterward caused ' announce? ment to be made that Vaughn would not be appointed. He constituted Secretary of War Elihu Root keeper of his official con? science and for a time made Mr. Root the most conspicuous man connected with his administration. Then, with? out reason or explanation, he sudden? ly transferred his favor to Attorney General Knox. When he became Pres? ident he was in favor of a change in the State Department because, his friends said,- he did not like the qual? ity of Americanism exhibited by Sec? retary Kay. Now he is trying to keep Hay. He has repeatedly exhibited those human qualities which most Presidents of the past ha'-e successfully hidden by snubbing or otherwise ill treating men in public life who were under? stood to be candidates for President. The case of Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, is one in point. He persuad? ed the members of the McKinley Cabi? net to accept reappointments at his hands with the understanding that they were to remain during the full term of his administration. He has sedu? lously devoted himself to the task of freezing out those members of the Cabinet whom he does not happen to like by treating them as high-priced clerks. These are a, few of the causes of com? plaint against the President which one hears in Washington. There are many others that are being publicly discuss? ed. They will be heard from, how? ever, before Congress ends its present session. Senators who occupy high places in the Republican party, and who have had disagreeable experiences at the White House are not saying much about their troubles. They think it is too early in the new administra? tion to make issues of the incidents which have caused them humiliation and annoyance, but soon or later endur? ance will cease to be a virtue and President Roosevelt trill be made to feel the power which has destroyed so many of his predecessors. It cannot be said of the President that he is unconscious of the peril which is threatening him, for, if his public acts can be taken as a criter? ion, he is inviting it. Men who hail? ed his advent to the White House with rejoicing and. who predicted for him a successful administration are now either secretly or openly arrayed against him. They are charging that he dees everything upon impulse and not after consideration cf the conse? quences of his acts. They charge, moreover, that the last person who gets the President's ear is usually the successful one, regardless of promises he may have previously made. There seems to be a certain amount of jus? tice in this charge. Comparison of his attitude toward Admiral Schley at the present time with that of two months ago is a fair sample of the way he changes his mind. After the evidence adduced be? fore the Court of Inquiry was nearly all in and the merits of the case against the Admiral had been disclos? ed, it is known that he believed Admi? ral Schley was the victim of a con? spiracy and that he said he held Crowninshieid, Chadwick and some others responsible for it. Since then his close confidants have been men identified with the navy clique and his views have undergone a change. His order to the commandant of the Brook? lyn-navy yard to secure the resignation of Historian Maclay, intended to be a stop to public opinion, has lost much of its effect on account of his brutal and unprecedented assault upon Gen. Miles There is a singular unanimity of opinion among public men in Washington since the publica? tion of the correspondence between the Secretary of War and Gen. Miles in the newspapers this morning that the President transcended all bounds of reason and dignity in his treat? ment of the General of the army. His treatment of the General at the White House within hearing, and practically in the presence of fifty others, is without parallel, while his letter of reprimand (the President wrote tho letter which was signed by Secretary Root? is acknowledged to be much more severe than the facts warranted. A Texas woman has just given birth to five babies. Her husband is xir?b ably standing pat on "a full house." Atlanta Constitution. HELL GROPSEY MYSTERY SOLVED. The Body Found Floating in the Pasquotank River. Elizabeth City, N. C., Dec. 27. Five weeks of mystery and speculation as to the fate of Miss Nellie Cropsey terminated today at 10 o'clock when tbe body of the missing girl was found in the "river opposite her father's home. The body was discovered by J. D. Stillman, a fisherman, who was returning from his night's fishing trip. Upon discovering that the floating.^ob ject was the body cf a young girl he immediately notified the committee and Coroner Fearing had the body brought to the shorer When found the body was floating face downward. All the wearing apparel was intact with the exception of the rubber which Nell wore on the night of her disappearance, and that was missing. With the exception of some slight discoloration of the face the body was in a state of good preservation and little decomposed. The body was easily identified as that of Nell Cropsey by ali who had known her in life. The spot where the body was found had been dragged several times since her disappearance, but with no result. Coroner Fearing summoned a jury of prominent men from among the crowd that had assembled on the spot where body had been brought ashore and called in three of the best physi? cians of the city to make a thorough and exhaustive autopsy to learn if there were any signs of violence on the body, but up to this time nothing official can be learned from the physi? cians as to their opinion, they refusing absolutely to give out any information until after they make their report to the coroner's jury, which convened at 9 o'colck tonight after an adjournment at 6 o'clock without reaching any verdict. The jury has been in almost contin? uous secret session since the finding of the body and holding of the autopsy and very much depends on the con? struction of their verdict as to what will be the fate of young Wilcox. Great crowds are assembled in front of the academy of music building where the jury is in session and groups can be seen on almost every street corner discussing the affair but making no manifestations, simply waiting for the verdict of the jury as to whether the girl met with foul play or committed sucide. Anticipating that trouble may be brewing for young Wilcox, the naval reserves have been ordered out to maintain order and peace and to see that no violence is offered Wilcox. By order of the mayor all the barrooms in the city have been closed. Wilcox has been removed from the mayor's office, where he has been since his arrest this afternoon, to the county jail for his own protection, and a strong guard has been placed around the jail. The family of the dead girl refuses to express an opinion as to the cause of the death of Neil Cropsey, but an uncle of the girl is reported as having said: "I never have yet heard of a drowned person floating face down? ward." The mother of the girl is'completely prostrated and little can be done on the part of relatives and friennds to comfort her. She has watched daily, hoping for the return of her daughter alive, and the sad ending of the disap? pearance has completely broken her down. Wilcox apparently maintains the same indifferent attitude that has characterized his actions all the way through this case, and feeling is run? ning to some extent against him to? night. Hester's Cotton Statement. New Orleans, Dec. 27.-Secretary Hester's weekly statement issued to? day shows for the 27 days of December a decrease under last year of 21,000, and an increase over the same period year before last 35,000. In the 118 days of the season that have elapsed, the ag? gregate is behind the 118 days of last year 55,000 and ahead of the same days year before last 574,0000. The amount brought into sight dur? ing the past week has been 376,558 bales against 357,697 for the seven days last year, 253,357 year before last. The movement since Sept. 1 shows receipts at all United States ports 4,426,287 against 4,431,497 last year: overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 531,816 against 684,305: interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 536,115 against 724,523: southern mill takings "o69,000 against 566,442 last year. The total movements since Sept. 1 is 6,361,218 against 6,416,592 last year and 5,786,990 year before last. Foreign exports for the week have been 242,68S against 201,810 last year, making the total thus far for the sea? son 3,430,848 against 3,124,391 last year. The total takings of American mills, north and south, and Canada thus far for the season have been 1,608,968 against 1,649,067 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and 29 lead? ing southern centres have increased during the week 14,947 bales against an increase during the corresponding period last season of 32,085. Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date is 6,720,905 against 6,539,126 for the same period last year. Of Bcns?t to You. D S Mitchell, Fulford, Md: "During a long illness I -was troubled with bed sores, was advised to try Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve and did so with wonderful results. I wa? perfectly cured. It is the best salve on the market." Sure cure for piles, sores, buJns. Beware of counterfeits. J S Hugh son &, Co C. S. Hurter, Dominion govern? ment metallurgist of Vancouver, is responsible for the statement that among the millions of dollars of Yu? kon gold brought to him this season was an abundance of platinum, un? known to the miners. Mr. Hurter's opinion is that the miners were throw? ing away thousands of dollars worth of platinum daily. The Dominion government is sending an expert to the Klondike to investigate. A Lesson From Texas. The New York Evening Post recent? ly printed two interesting items of news from Texas. One is from Austin and says that although the State treas? ury has profited materially, by the penalties enacted, from the brewing companies for vioaltion of the anti? trust law, it will lose naturally a con? siderable sum in another way. It is understood that the three foreign breweries which forfeited their per? mits to do business in Texas will not seek a renewal of their permits, but will hereafter do only an interstate business in Texas. The State will therefore lose the revenue from the franchise tax hitherto paid by these companies. We are further told that of the seven domestic brewing compa? nies whose charters were forfeited, only two have filed new charters. The other item is from Galveston and says that this has been a notable year for corporate growth in Texas. The number of domestic charters and amendments thereto filed is 1,343, the aggregate capital represented being 8277,088,000. In 1899 and in 1900 the number of charters filed averaged about 550 and the capital represented in each was about 828,000,000. The excess is largely due to the exploita? tion of the oil fields, but there was an increase in almost all lines of indus? try. This significant statement, however, is added: "An interesting fact dis? closed by the exhibit of charters filed monthly is that the bulk of them were presented before the fever of trust hunting grew intense. After July, the number fell off about one-half." Here is an effect of hostile legisla? tion to corporations which we com? mend to the attention of the members of the Constitutional Convention of Virginia. Capital will not naturally seek investment in communities where such legislation exists. As Major James H. Dooley pointed out in his admirable speech before the Corpora? tion Committee the other day, it is the spirit of such legislation that scares investors. Outsiders naturally suppose that the laws of any commu? nity are fairly represen ti ve of the sen? timent of the community and capital is not apt to go where it is unwelcome and where it is apt to find, antagonism rather than encoupagement. Let us keep constantly in mind the fact that the States of the Union are now in competition with one another and if the corporation laws of some States are liberal and the laws of oth? er States are harsh and exacting it is not hard to determine which States will get the greatest amount of out? side capital seeking investment. We think that one of the most seri? ous blows that could be struck at the progress and industrial development of Virginia would be to engraft upon our organic law any provision which would indicate a disposition on the part of the people of Virighiato fight corpora? tions. It was pointed out by all the gentlemen who addressed the Corpora? tion Committee last Thursday that practically all the development in their several communities had ?been through corporations. The corporation is the embodiment of the idea of organization, and organ? ization is the handmaiden of civiliza? tion. When we fight the corporate idea we fight civilization and pro? gress and it is to be hoped that Vir? ginia will not take any such stand as this in an age in which organization is the predominant characteristic. Richmond Times. Hurrah For Nelson A. Miles. Of course Gen. Nelson A. Miles had not the right, from the military point of view, to "dip in" the Schley Sampson controversy. But he said this-and he said it well -and down in this region of the re? public we tip our hats to him that he did say it when he was under fire, as it were: "In order that there may be no misunderstanding, I desire to say that for several years a distinguished and gallant officer has been assailed by parties who have endeavored to write him and other high officials dowm, until finally, he appealed against such assaults to a co-ordinate branch of the government. That co-ordinate branch of the government granted him a court of inquiry, and, as I under? stand it, they unanimously exonerated him from such epithets as coward, poltroon, etc., and their opinions were given to the public for the information of all citizens. When I said I had no sympathy with those who had en? deavored to destroy the reputation of a high officer, who, like all other officrs, regards his honor more sacred than life, I had in mind and referred to those asaults against which the ad? miral had appealed for protection and justification, and certainly not to a co-ordinate branch of the govern? ment." The people of the South will never forgive Gen. Miles for putting shackles on the president of the Con? federate States, but we cheerfully give him credit for having made a manly statement when a court of inquiry and public dismissal were hanging over his head.-Augusta Chronicle. Aa Evangelist's S tory. "I suffered for years with a bronchial or lung trouble and tried various remedies but did not obtain permanent relief until I commenced using One Minute Cough Cure," writes Rev. Jas. Kirkman, evange? list of Belle River, 111. "I have no hesita? tion in recommending it to all sufferers from maladies of this kind." One Minute Cough Cure affords immediate relief for coughs, colds and all kinds of throat and lung troubles. For croup it is unequalled. Absolutely safe. Very pleasant to take, never fails and is really a favorite with the children. They like it.-J S Hughson & Co. Exposition Races Outlawed. New York, Dec. 27. The statement that the Jockey club stewards have decided to "outlaw'1 ali the owners, trainers and jockeys who continue to participate in the running races at Charleston industrial fair was official? ly affirmed at the office of the Jockey club today. It has been said that the decision of the governing turf body in the matter was not reached until after the horsemen had applied for an opinion as to their standing if they should race at Charleston. One of the officials of the Jockey club said today that the horsemen were warned before they ever went to Charleston, and were informed what the consequence would be if they raced there. 0 ? 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A liberal commission to agents. Sample copies cheerfully sent free to all who will ask for them. Write to COURIER-JOURNAL CO., Louisville. Ky. By special arrangement you can get THE WATCHMAN AND SOUTHRON AND THE TWICE-A-WEEK COURIER-JOURNAL Both one year for only ?2.00. This is for cash subscriptions only. All subscriptions under this combination offer must be sent through the Watchman and Southron office. nov 20 MCE TO TAXPAYERS. OFF; CE OF COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER CO. SuiiiEB, S. C., Sept. 24,15*01. NOTICE is hereby given that I will be in my office in the County Court House at Sumter from October 15th to December 31st, 1901, inclusive, for the collection of tases for the fiscal year 1901. The levy is as follows: For State purposes, 5 mills. For County purposes, 3 mills. For School purposes, 3 mills. Total levy, ll Also the following special school levies: School District No. 1, 2 mills. School District No. 16, 2 mills. School District No. 18, 2 mills. School District No. 20, 3 mills. Mt. Clio, 2 mills. Concord, 2 mills. Privateer, 2 mills. ?No. 5. 1 mill. No. 17, 1 mill. School District No. 23, 4 mills. School District No. 22. 4 mills. Commutation Road Tax for 1902 $1.00. payable from Oct. 15th, 1901, to Feb. 1st. 1902. H. L. SCARBOROUGH, sept 24 Treasurer Sumter Co. CHEAP EXCURSION 5S'rrx.r_?X3 rt?ERE g Msr-g^ggy3^ -^neP 'PU SCHEDULE. LEAVE AKBIVE LEAVE N. C. C. 1 50. S. T. C. 2 00. O. H. G. 2 50 Today on all Fine ISnisksy. Special Low Rates. N. C. Corn Whisky ?1 50 per gal Silver Top Corn Whisky 2 00 " " Pride of N. C. Corn Whisky 2 50 " 4i XX Anchor Rye Whisky 2 50 u " Old Henrv Rye Whisky 3 00 " " Old Apple Brandy 3 00 " " Old Holland Gin 2 50 " " Send a trial order and be convinced, as all will have a good time. This schedule takes m the well known Silver Top at ?2. Remit by P. (). Money Order, Express Money Order or Registered Letter in ad? vance, as whisky cannot be shipped C. O. D. Train goes out every day. No charge for jugs. Address all orders toj E. A. LACKEY, Hamlet, N. C. dov 20-3m Dyspepsia Cure Digests what yeo eat ? This preparation contains ail of the digestants and digests all kinds of food. It gives instant relief and never fails to cure, lt allows you to eat all the food you want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. By its use many thousands of dyspeptics have been cured after everything else failed. It prevents formation of gason the stom? ach, relieving ali distress after eating. Dietingunnecessary. Pleasant to take. Si can't help but do you good . Prepared only by E. 0. DEWITT & Co.. Chican The $1. Dottle contains 2ys times the 50c. siza J S HUG-HSON & CO Land Surveying. ff WILL GIVE prompt attention to all i calls for surveyir.e aod Dlat'i-c l?cds. BANKS H BOYKIN, Oct 10-o Oarrb?U. S C THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Capital stock paid in, . . $75.000 00 Undivided surplus, . 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockholders io excess of their stock, . 75,000 00 Transacts a general banking business Talso has a Savings Back Department. Deposits of $1 and upward received, interest alloted aj the rate cf 4 ter cen?, psr annum, payable semi-annuaily. W F. B. SAYNS WORTH, President. MARIO? MOISE, W. F. RHAME, vice-President. Cashier Jan 3). strawberry THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE WORLD Nearly 100 Varieties. All the choice, luscious kinds for the Gar? den and Fancy Market. Also Shipping Varieties. Also Dewberries, Asparagus Rhubard, Grape Vines, etc., etc. Our 120 page &anuais free to buy? ers, enables everybody to grow tien with success and prout. All plants packed to carry across the continent fresh as when dug. Illustrated catalogue free. Specify if you want cata? logue of Shipping Varieties or Fancy Gar? den kinds, CONTINENTAL PLANT GO.j Strawberry Specialists, Sittrell, ?T. 0. Sept 25-4 TO THE BOOKKEEPER: Do you want a flat-opening, patent, flexible-back Ledger, Journal or lay Book? We can supply your needs in these particulars, And also all other needs in the way of Blank Books, Office Supplies and Stationery. We buy direct from the manu? facturers; our prices are right and quality guaranteed. H. G. OSTEEN & CO. Liberty St. Master's Sale, BY VIRTUE of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter county, in the State of South Carolina, in the case of Mark Reynolds against Mary Ann Brad? ley Brown, I will sell to the highest bid? der, at public auction at the Court House in the city of Sumter, in the county of Sumter, in said State, on saleday in Jan? uary, 1902, being the sixth day of said month, during the usual hours of sale, the following described real estate, to wit : "Situate, lying and being in the city and county of Sumter, in the State of South Carolina, bounded north by lot No. 30, measuring thereon one hundred and two and one-half feet, east by Brand street of said city, measuring thereon fifty feet ; south by lot of J. D. Blanding, measuring thereon one hundred and two and one-half feet, being the lot purchased from J. D. Blanding, deed recorded in Book N. N. N. 443, for which balance of pnrchase this mortgage is given." Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON, Dec ll Master for Sumter County. 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.