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Total Eclipse iii May. Tho oava! observatory b*s ??k*"d CODgress for aa appropriation of $5 OOO for the purpose of studying and obserr ?Dg tho total solar eei'pse of May 28 next, phenomenon of special interest to America, as it ?3 the first one thai will be visible generally in thi* country since 187S, the only exception being the eclipse of 1899. visible from the west coa9t of California up into Mani toba. The eoiipse next spring is vis:hie io a narrow line or bett extending from Norfolk, Va., tn a generally southwest? erly direction through Texas and Mexico. The daration of totality at Norfolk is about a minute and a half Lod tbe time diminishes until New Orleans, where it is only about a minute and twelve 6ecccds. Preparations for observing this? eolipse were begun three years ago by the weather bureau, which gathered extensive data concerning the cloudi? ness and general conditions of the weather on May 28 ia the regions over which the eclipse will be total. Their results, recently published, show that the test positions for observiog the eclipse, where they will be the greatest probability of olear weather, are io Soutn Carolina, Northern Georgia and Alabama Bet tn order to secure a certainty, stations wilt be occupied all along the line cf totality. At the coming eclipse the observa tory wiii utiliz3 i instruments of great value for the Study of this peculiar phenomena First, tbe observation of the precise time at which the contacts of the moon take place, in order to fix precisely its position in the heavens relatively to the sun, which cao bc dene with unusual accruacy only at the time of solar eclipse The second purpose will be to study with photo? graphic instruments and tbe spectro? scope the structure and composition of tbe sun's surroundings Tb?s tatter field is the one which possesses such absorbing popular interest, and the 40 foot photographic lenses of the observa tory will give large photographs, which will show the finest detail cf the corona. Smaller instruments, how? ever, with lenses of the fioest workman? ship, wiil be used to pbotograh tbe widfasc extensions of the corona. Ssatiocs will have to be chosen some time io advance of the eclipse, and the telescopes moooted and adjusted to be io readiness for the important moment The task of mouatiog the telescopes forty feet ioog so as to point at a definite region of the sky at the precis3 moment of time, and that the moment at which the soo will be io position to send its rays through the long canvas tube which will cut oat the stray light of the atmosphere, is oo light task, and yet it bas been successful ly accomplish ed oo several expeditions by the eclipse parties of tbe Lick observatory. The observatory has io time past sent out eclipse parties to distant parts of the world, the last extensive expeditioo beiog io 1883, to the Carolioe Islands, io the South Pacific, of which the ?present astronomical director of the observatory, Prof S. J. Browo, was a member. This eclipse, whose dura tioo was unusually long, was visible at only two ??mail dots of land io the Pacific oceao, the rest <of its eotire track passing over the watery waste. Previous to that io 187,8, several government parties occupied positions OD the loog line of totality extending from Iowa to the Pacific coast, especial? ly io the high Rocky mountaios where tbe atmosphere was light aod transpa? rent. Although the proposed appropriation of $5,000 seems ludicrously inadequate aod is much less than those given in former times, the convenience and accessibility of the stations and the fact that the observatory already possesses macy valuable instruments explain why such a relatively email amount will b3 productive of much good, pro? vided the expedition is successful. New York Tribune "President McKinley," says the Spartanbnrg Herald, "is experiment ing with the temper of the American people. Ile is trying to find out if it is safe tc treat the Filipinos as out ?awe, so as to shoot them down when they are captured He is going to try the experiment on the next small batch of prisoners he catches, jost to see how it is taken on this side of the world He has probably forgotton tbe storm of indignation that arose when less than two years ago, Spain said the war in Cuba was over and hauled up the Cuban prisoners to be shot in Morro Castle court yard as bandits " If the Herald please, how eyer, the two cases are very different That is to say, the Cuban insurgents were not Filipinos-News ?fc Cou? rier The condition of the negro io Wash? ington has been made the subject of investigation ot Jobo W. Ross, who for twelve years bas been one of the district commissioners. In the district government as officials, clerks and messengers are fifty negroes, receiving annuai salaries aggregating 28,000. There aro forty Degrees on the police force io various capacities drawing $31,400 a year, while there arc 500 oegro men and women in the school system a?? teachers, whose yeariy pay is $290.000. These, with the negroes in various public institutions and tbe water, street and sewer departments, bring the total up to 2,600, drawing an annual compensation of abcot $1,000, 000. White lok and Conrt of Empire paper. Ask to eee the latest styles ia pnper for fash? ionable correspondence - H G. Oetteo &Co. REMEDY FOR SCALE Bui?e:in 13S of the New Jersey experiment station gives valuable information in its ?ccount of exp i ments with the US" of crude petro? leum <>n trees that were affected xv ii h scale insects The first trial was on j a small tre? that was PO badly tilget t ed that ir ti ari been j^i ven np to die, i and the r>suit was complete destruc j tion of the scale and tbe revival nf j the tree I? has been put on in the j form of a spray. ?.nd painted on with a brush. The following summary wili teil the story : "Since Jaunary, 1898, nearly 8,000 trees of the ordinary orchard fruits i other than cherries h?ve been treated with crude petroleum, either diluted cr raised with 60 or 75 per cent ol water The trees vaned fi om stock just out of the nursery row to old tree? in full bearing. "Not a single case of injury to any tree treated in winter has been observed, on the contrary, in a number of cases, the oil seems to have acted as a stimulant, and the sprayed trees have shown greater j vigor and better foliage than those untreated "In no case has there been any I njury to fruit or buds, but on this ! point the observations are incom j plete, no -eariy winter treatments j having been made on hearing or chards. Applications made ?fter Jan 15, have tn no way lessened the crop of apples and pears the following year, and applications made in March have not injured the fruit buds in peach and plum. ..Crude petroleum is not suited for a 6ummer application, either pure or diluted, because of choking eS^ct on the foliage and its persistence This however, increases its valu?, for winter work as compared with kero sene ; the latter acts at once or not at ail and evaporates very soon after it has been applied-in fact, to avoid injury, it must be applied in such a way as to favor rapid evaporation Crude oil does not evaporate readily, it is penetrating, and if applied with a brush half way around a branch completely ; it remains as an oily or greasy surface coating for many weeks, and no scaies can set on the coating within a month of the appii cation and live "It does nut ordinaily penetrate through even the surface layer of bark; under the mo6t favorable cir cumstance8 if the outer layer is penetrated, the inner layer remains healthy and there is no progressive injury ; it does not seem to interfere with bark functions and young trees painted with the oil increased in size quite as rapidly as those untreat? ed "Crude petroleum will kill the per? nicious scale in winter whenever it comes into sufficient contact with the iusect It is a constant insecticide, and wiil not injure what it does not touch, but, liberally applied, it will 6oak through the masses of scales, no matter how densely set, as nothing else will. .'A miror advantage is the fact that it gives a greasy, brown color to the bark, making it easy to see ex actly how thorough the application has been made " The bulletin further Rays : 'If it is put on uud;iuted, a fine Vermorei nozzle should be used, uot only be cause better distribution can be pro cured in that way, but because of the saving of the material It will be just as well, however, to use an emul? sion sprayer, and mix from 60 to 75 per cent o? water It will then be possible to use a nozzle of larger capacity, or better, a group of Ver morels, and the materia! can be applied until everything hs Gripping. A gallon of emulsion containing 25 per cent oil will give a better coating tDan one quart of oii undiinted -ur>- im. j When Lasker, o:-.-\ ious ,.> the IS03 j chess international tournament, visited Manchester he was opposed ina simul taneous performance by an unknown player, who liad obtained permission from ii;.? dui. secretary t<; take a board against the champion. Tin- player itu: up quite a lair game but was finally mated. Then he inquired cf Lasher to know wherein he had erred in thc con? duct of the play. "Well/" said Lasker, "your play has been somewhat peculiar. 1 HOI iee that you have not once moved vour knights." .\\o." replied the player, **the fact is that I have rot as yet quite mastered the move of rho knights, so I thought ir safer not io move them at all." The stranger had unconsciously con? ceded iiis famous adversary the o<l<ls of two knights, not to mention the handicap of bis cramped position. Brooklyn Lanie. Peculiarity of Snake**. A snake tamer who laid trained a serpent to follow him around the house and even out of doors happened on?? day to take' it, with him to a strange place. Tin; snake, unused io the local? ity, suddenly seemed to forget, all his training and, escaping into rho bushes, resisted capture with bites anti every indication of wildness. When caught, it at once resumed its tan." habits. This tendency to bee..?nc wild imme? diately upon obtaining thc reedoni ami to again become tame v." ..-u caught is said to be a peculiarity <>f snakes. New York Tribune. CUBAN RELIEF cures Colic, L||v^ Neuralgia ami Toothache in li ve minutes. Sour Stomach and f Summer-.Complaints. Price 25c. Soid bj Hughsoo Lipon Co. Tbc lV>!ii?- Policeman. It was crowded oo the avenue, and lhere was a constant stream of vehi? cles coming and going. At the crossing of two of the most congested streets stood a police officer, tall and com? manding; irreproachably dressed and with au eye thai compelled obedience. When the tide of travel surged thick? est, a little old indy came to the cure and looked <mt into the impassable stream cf carriages and wagons. Evi? dently she wanted lo uvt across. The gallantry of tho bi.u" policeman look possession (-1* him. Ile approached her and held up his hand. "Don't be afraid. I'll see thar, you get across safely." he said. The old lady shook her head nerv? ously and seemed more undecided than ever. The policeman came nearer. Taking her arm, he started to lead her across, stopping the steady stream of passersby in wagons and carts. T??e old lady laing back, protesting. When the slow way to the other side of the street had been made, the officer re? leased her arm. She looked at him in a dazed way and said with some sharp? ness: "What on earth did you want to I drag me across that road for? I had an errand to do on the other side." ! Detroit Free Press. Steel Combs. A man who saw in a sidewalk show? case some steel combs and who won? dered what ste?-! combs could be used for found upon inquiry that they were used by furriers in combing furs. There was one of these combs that looked much like a comb of the or? dinary kind, coarse toothed for half its length and ii nor toothed the other half. And then there was one comb j that had teeth for half its length, the ? solid end serving as a handle. There are other steel combs that are used for a similar purpose, as steel j combs made to comb dogs with. Thc dog comb looks somewhat like the j fine toothed comb in its general shape, but it is larger, toothed on one side only and coarser toothed than the so called fine comb. The untoothed side combs of this sort are used on various kinds of dogs, including, for instance, long haired dogs like the French poo? dle.-New York Sun. Cnnsrbt the dar. Peter the Great was once very neatly caught in a trap by a jester attached to the court. The jester was noted for his cleverness in getting himself and his friends out of difiiculties. It hap? pened one day that a cousin of his had incurred the czar's displeasure and was about to be executed. The latter therefore presented himself before his imperial majesty to beg for a reprieve. On seeing him approach, the czar, di? vining his errand, cried: "It is no good to come here. I swear I will not grant what you are going to ask/' Immediately the jester went down on his knees, saying. "I beseech your imperial highness to put that scamp cousin of mme to death." The czar, thus caught in his own trap, could only latish and pardon the condemned man.-Columbian. ?ft lb \i/ \fc ii* \? lili tffvb mi \3t xiix'j di \?J \?; ii; Hi \k i> xii C xii I fiwee Papers a Week j I v POP, ABOUT ffJE I 1 PR? C? Or ONE. I if This paper and thc Atlmta s a Twicca^Week Tournai hr % 2 f .y 1 $2.00. I .f 6 I J flore yea get the news of ? if the world and all your local f a news while it is fresh, paying s 5 very little more than one f if paper costs. Either paper is if a weil worth $i-.u0, birt byspe- j? a cial-arrangement we are <-:\- Z J a bled to put in both of thom, f a giving three papers a week I ! j for this low price. You can- fl 1 J not;. equal.this anywhere else, % j a and this combination is thc ? j I best pr?;r:i?n-i for those who f jf want a great paper and a t a home-paper. Take those and ? I % you will heep up with the % % times. f % Besides general news, the t ~| Twice-a-Yv"eek Journal luis % !f much agricultural matter ? a and other articles of special i 5 interest t<> farmers. Jt has - If regular contributions by Sam ir a Jones, Mrs. \V. ii. bVlton, I 2 John Temple Graves, Hon. % % C. li. Jordan and oilier dis- !r ? a tinguished writers. 5 Call at this office and Jc^vc your ? a subscriptions for both papers. You v jg cai. ?ct ? sampic copy ol ci?her pa- f ? per here oil application. ?. \ ? ~ j i?ti?? of TOP S:*reof South Carolina-Sumter Coun? ty- Office ci Supervisors of Registration, .sumter County, Sumter, S. C , Fe&raarv ??, 1899. Notice is hereby given that in accordance wch an Act of the Ger.erul Assembly, *nd in conformity with the requirements of the Slate Constitution, ibe books for the reei?tration of &H legally qualified voters, ?;id for tbe issuing of transters, etc,, wi'! be open nt the office of Supervisors of Registration in the court boase, between the hours of 9 o'clock H rr. . and '', o'clock p. m , on the ti rsi Moa i r*M; f>f each month, until thirty days before ' :he . . x: general election. diners who shall recome o? u?e during tbnt penod of thirty thai! b<! entitlf-d to registration r.rfore th books are cio.-. t), if oiherwis>e qua'.iSed ] he tecuirements tor ?? qualified v.iier ure ?hat t!.?' applicant for regi?ir*t?oo shall l e ,.(! - ?o i(-rtd st: d wri'e correctly, cr possess >ti his o A" ii nonie property io t ?J t- nni"UM ot loree buodrec dollars, upon which he pat? tases. iv F BURROWS, T. I) DoBOSE, J M KM (i HT, Supervisors of B?gtstmtiori Sumter Co. M cb 1 Every woman dre."/:-, the ordeal through which she must pass in becom? ings mother. The pain and suffering which is in store for her is a source o? constant anxiety, fear and dread, t-> say nothing of the clanger which the coming incident entails. The joyous anticipations wo n which she look:-, for? ward t<; baby's coming gives way to an indescribable dread of the ordeal when she fully realizes the critical and irving (went which will soon approach and Lave to b-3 endured. Women si.ould hail with delight- a remedy winch insures to them im? munity from the nain, suffering and danger incidental to child-bearing. Such a remedy is now offered, and | women need not fear longer t he hour o? j childbirth. "Mother's Friend'7-is a ? scientific liniment-and if used before : confinement, gently md surely prepares the body for the great requirements j and changes it is undergoing, insures I safety to both mother and child, and j takes her through the event with com- j parat i ve ease and comfort. This won- j derful remedy is praised by every j woman who has used it. What woman is not interested in | "Mother's Friend?" This wonderful j remedy has been tested and its price- | less vaine proven by the experience o? j thousands of happy mothers who j have used it during the most critical period of woman's life-the approach, and culmination of motherhood. It has won their everlasting praise, for it gave them help and hope, in ' their n:es:, trying hour and when most needed. Every woman may some day need "Mother's Friend." The little bool:, "Before Baby is Born." telling all about it. and when it should be used, will prove of great interest and benefit to ali expectant mothers, and will be sent free io any address upon application to the Bradfield liegulator Company. -Atlanta, Ga. FIRST NATIONAL BINK OF j SUMTER, STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE POS1TORF, SUMTER, S. C. P.H ::p Capital.$ 75,0 0 (0 Surplus and Profits - - - - 25,000 00 Additional Liability cf Stock? holders in excess cf their stock - . 75,000 00 Total protection to depositors, $175 000 00 Transacts a General Banking Business. SpfC'.al attention ?i*en to collections. S1 VINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. Io terest allowed at ibe rate ot 4 per cent, per aoDura, on amounts above $5 ?cd not exceed? ing $300, pivable quarterly, on first days of January, April, Juiv ?nd October. " R M. WALLACE, L. S. CARSON, President. Cashier. 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 in excess ot their stock, . 75,000 00 Transacts a general banking business ; also has ? ?Savings B^nk Department. Deposits of Si and upward received Interest allowed sj : be rate o? 4 ?cr cent, per aoouoj, paj an!e semi-annually. W. F. B. HAYNS WORTH, President. MARKS MOISE, W. F. RHAME, Vice-Presideot. Cashier. Jan 31 Salesman WTanted Enclose stamp for particulars TSTill straighten cnrly'and kinky hair TTitnont injury to the scalp cr hair. Price Per box Endorsed by the United States Health reports Darragh & liich, jSTew York, Sole Manufactur?is. Feb 14-12; Se AND Garden 8eeds. A 6uppiy of Onion Sets, of choice varieties, and fresh Garden Seeds for the season's planting, new on hand. FULL LINE OF MEDICINES, PERFUMERY and Fancy Articles, Usually lound in a first class Drug 8t:re. Prescriptions carefully com? pounded at reasonable prices. J. F. W. DeLorme. Oct 25. Life and Fire Insurance. Cati on me, at my residence. Liberty Street, for both Life and Fire Insu? rance. Oniy reliable Companies rep resented. Phone No 130. Aiidreim .TIose*. Oct 25-0. p i 1 7.mun ii -rf H\ WI 1 ii MR. EDITOR: You muy have had us in mind when referring in a recent issue of your paper to the peculiarity of merchants in regard to advertising, in which you quoted them as saying that "in good times it was not necessary to advertise, and in hard times it did not pay.77 While we have always found that advertising paid us, we must confess that for the past sixty days any in? crease of business that we might secure by that means, could not have been satisfactorily waited on, as our clerical force has been taxed to its utmost capacity. Now that the rush of cotton is over and we have an opportunity to say a few words to our friends in the country, we desire to acknowledge, through the columns of the Watch? man and Southron, our grateful thanks to them for the liberal patronage bestowed upon us, for which we caa offer nothing in return except our promise that their interests will be as care? fully guarded by us in the future as they have been in the past It is particularly gratifying to us to acknowledge a very liberal trade during the months of September and October from our farming friends, to whom it was our pleasure to extend a credit during the summer. It proves to us that they appreciate our endeavor to be just and reasonable with them, when they need assistance, as we have always tried to be-our motto being LIVE AND LET LIVE Although we tried to anticipate this season's wants by buying a heavier stock than ever before, our trade has' so far exceeded our expectations, that we have been obliged to re? plenish frequently and freely every department of our store. In Dry Goods We bought a very heavy stock of staples, a fair percentage of which we still have on hand and are selling at old prices,. Those Tar Heel Blanket? Which you have been waiting for so long have come at last. It was not our fault that they were not here sooner as our contracts were made in May for September delivery, but the mill has been so crowded with orders it was impossible to deliver them sooner. These goods are made in A Southern Mill. From Soutiiern Wool, By Southern Men and there are none better. They are improving on the finish every year. We are selling at the same price as last year: but if we have to duplicate we will be obliged to charge an advance. We only have about FIFTY PAIRS, so dornt put off buying, or you may get left. SHOES. Why the advance in cotton should have affected the price of shoes, but strange to say they too have gone up. Vie don't know whether it was judgment or luck, but our purchases for Fall were nearly double our usual contracts. We are buying now for Spring and paying 10 to lo per cent more for the same class of goods, but those o 5 hand will go at the old prices while they last. ?n our write-up about Shoes last Fall we had something spe? cial to suv about The IL ?. Godman Line for Women and Children. Our increased sales for these goods prove that we told the truth. Bear in mind we are still the SOLI-: AGENTS FOR THEM AND GUARANTEE EVERY PAIR THE L. M. REYNOLDS LINE OF MENrS SHOES, sold exclusively by us. are trade-winners. The prices range from $.1.75 to ?3.50, and every pair warranted. If you want the best ?o 00 shoe buy a Reynolds. CLOTHING. This has certainly been our banner season in the clothing business, and if there are any of the men or boys in tiie county who have not bought a suit, it has not been our fault : but fear? ing there still may be a few.unprovided, we are keeping up our stock by telegraphing orders for shipment by express. If you need an overcoat see us before buying, as we have some great values. In our Hat and Furnishing G-oods Di partment will De found some values that compare lav My with the balance of our stock. This announcement would not be complete with word about our GROCERY This department is nn to the usual standard, a saving about all that is necessary for it. Our MIL. FLOUR, of which wo believe there is more sold in han other brand, is pronounced by those who use O'Donnell &J