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INTENSE AGONY OF EXPECTATION The State Department A wau. News From Pekin. Washington. July 6 -Thc? state department is waiting with atmest an agony of expectation news from Pekin but none comps. Ilesr?rendin:;; appeais 3ro being received from the relatives and friends of the persons supposed to have been in the United States legation at Pekin praying for some information as lo the fate of their people, bot the department is jeanie to give them any satisfaction Secretary Root was in conference with Secretary Hay this morning and ic was admitted that, though no more troops have been ordered directly to Chioa, yet greater activity has been decided upon in the matter of dis patching the regular troops from this country to Nagasaki, where they will be in readiness for either Chinese or j Philippine service. j The Price of Victory. London, Juiy 3 -The war office j today issued a return of the British ! casualties in South Africa since tho j beginning of ihe war. The total losses, i exclusive of sick and woondoo, bavo j been 29,706, of which the killed io ; sctioo were 254 officers and 2,403. j noc cccicjisfioned officers and mea ; j died of wounds, 70 officers and Gl'J ! non-commissioned officers and mon ; ! missing and prisoners, 65 officers and 2,624 noncommissioned officers and men ; died of disease, 133 officers and 4,204 nco commissioned officers and j men : invalided home, 844 officers and ? IS,433 non-commissioned officers and sen QUESTION ANSWERED. Yes, August Flower still has the largest sale c! any medicine ia the civilized world, "four mothers and grandmothers never thought of using anything else for indigestion or bilious? ness. Doctors were scarce, and they seldom heard of appendicitis, nervous prostration or hear: failure, etc. They used August Flower :o clean out the system and stop fermentation of andigested food, regulate the action of the liver., stimulate the nervous and organic action c: the system, and that is all they took when :eehng dull and bad with headaches and other ^ sches. Yon only reed a few doses of Green's .^A;.:gus: Flower, in liquid form, to make you sat :r">d there is nothing serious the matter with For sale by A. J. China. A Tacoma, Wn , July 4.-Nearly 100 people, passengers on a car bound for this city, were plunged down a gulch a: Twenty-sixth and C streets shortly after 8 o'clock this morning. Tnt8? who were standing on the platform dropped off only to be bruised and wounded by the heavy body of the coach, while others inside were kdied and maimed before they knew what bad happened. The car jumped the track and was smashed to kindling wood io the bot ?om of the chasm over a hundred feet below. Thirty-six dead bodies have been recovered, ba: the total loss of life will number nearly three score, for there are many of the iojured who will never recover and who are expect ed to die at any moment and at least 60 of the passengers of the car are now in the various hospitals ano under the care of their own physicians. Philadelphia, July 4.-A blank cartridge fired at close range by a smali colored boy ir*:o a large coilectit)0 of 5:eworks of a highly explosive charac? ter today cost the lives ot four children, the probable death of three othors and severe burns and lacerations to 20 other persons, only two of whom were adults. The explo6?OG occurred in front cf a bakeshop in the most thickly populated section of the italian quarter. The ^reworks were cn a sidewalk stand. Berlin, Jaiy 4 -Toe representative j cf The Associated Pres3 learns from a ? reliable diplomatic source that, despi'e repeated official assurances, the entente ! be:ween the powers is rather shaky. ? especially between ll-jss;-*. und Japan j and E o g land and Russia respectively. Russia strongly orpose? Japan's acting ; for the powers and Japan wants assur i ?cee3 tha? her iflorts will rot result j ? rbe7 did io 1895 Count Osuma, the Japanese s?ates xan says: "We may best compare the Chinese nation to a gigactie tree, with mighty root? and strong branches. The tree itself has great vigor, bu: its fruit falls iron time to time at lU* merest breath of the wind Such is the Manchu dynasty That it has no longer any authority or power does not just y the conclusion tba* the Coioose oatiou i* also menaced in its existence The great powers may vet repent of their error. If the 400,000,000 Chinese, appealed to by a superior spirit in thetr common sentiments and beliefs, should ri-e, waa* v?ou!d be como of thc io?? thoasand foreigners?" Chief Justice M.-Iver of tho supreme court, tn accordance ^v?rh the request of the bar of Spartanburg. has acted as required by the new law on the sub? ject, requesting the governor to ap? point Judge J ii. Hudson to hold the ex::a term. Tbc extra term is to he- ; gin on October 8 and will desi only with civil business. ----K -??~~<1-m Chief of Police Power, or Williams- ; ton shot aod fatally wounded Alex Chapman a ovgro who drew a pistol on j him at a negro picnic yesterday. Governor M cS weer; ey is a roan ci i pso'e, aid birecollections i-f ?be i days cf bis own poverty rr-a ko him . j ic'wu? t:? there i.- t?'r're.-?.. tie has : been cor- mer c.1 ; shoie people of the Stwfe, avd to <;: r.;? ha* osen a ju-*.' 4 . raer rle no man's col? lar. Ho '-.-.?ir obeyed no mat's benet's Se ba:- r.eavd the petition cf tao hum oies? H? has yielded respectful a?tea i ?ne* ' . the gro-tcs? rio has been merci;u! to the co:.vier, when mercy t?a<? ju>: B?t to the b%'atsj*v- vi:h ; rich a-td powerful frira e.? j Cvuse, ec refused pardoo for st roving a respectable young weense by marry? ing her when he already had a living wife ced children Power and U> Sue nee coals sot swerve b">re. And ; rbis power and refluence we believe i. DO? furred ogaioit htm. L .t us hope that this opposition docs not seek te elect another, who r>ay bo susceptible to their it fiaence For protesting our comes io punishing these who would destroy them Governor McSweeney de? serves the thanks of every good min aad every good woman io this State - ? Abbeville Press and Banner. j The At'antic Coast Line proposes on August 1st to make a long and mud) j needed improvement tn its train service , through Columbia, it was stated yes terday that on the date tiami-d the Coast L";ne would put en two hand sc me LOW solid vestibuled passenger traies to he used io its service between Charleston ard Greenville V?J Columbia -The State. Joly 5 h. They Tock Their TariiM. A young mau residing in the north? ern section ot" the city had been calling for some tia:" on a young woman, in ; faet he thoroughly enjoyed the rota- j patt;." of her whole family. One evening ne called and of the father who an? swered his ring he made his usual in? quiry. "*.\re the folks in:" lie was an? swered in tiie affirmative and asked to "stop in." Hr was ushered into the parlor, and ftfte: the old gentleman had engaged lu sonversation with him for a"??u* i quarter of an hour he excused him. -.u. weat oar. and the eldest sou next enter? ed and entertained the young man for about a quarter et* an hour. Then an? other brother and sister, and the young man's suspicions were somewhat aroused when the mother took her turn. A little sister came next, follow? ed ia fara by the family eat, which nibbed itself against the young man's Jfcewly pressed trousers. He gave a sigh of relief when, after an hour spent in misery, las sweet? heart made her appearance, lie begged of her to "put him next"' to the joke, and between her bursts of laughter she informed him that "since he was try? ing to court the whole family papa thought they had best take turns." It is unnecessary to say that he failed to see tho joke and has ceased bis ac- ! ten : i o as.-Read i n g Ea gie. MILLINERY TRIMMINGS. Decorations ??Ioxi In Vogue For Sum? mer Hat*. Hats of drawn silk ere again prom? ised, taffeta or moire with chine designs of flowers being iin> material. Flowers arranged in motif-, such as crowns. Louis Quinze knots and four leaved clo vers. will als?? bo seen. Nev? :- has there been a greater variety of trimming for both gowns and hats than now. Fer the hitler the flowers employed ;?re suited to the season in which they are worn, snowdrops and ! chrysanthemums, for example, being set ! as tiiev are stroe^Iv si:*-"eStive o? t*'e fane:::! .W,.;;.;;, ,:> '?>, ;i):i th:- under? takers* shops. The pWtre- snows a sown of hortensia voil--, the I..-.:- ?..* the skirt !:?.::.- in crusted Will: ip ;:..<. :?t ?he foot :::.?} the si.I- h::vi;?^ :t:i c:?i?ro:dercd garlead of rosos and !. ..:... -. Tin- ijoi.'ic- is cross? ed :':?'l dr:t|:ed i-i front, etos??g with small enamel battens. There is a so: \ of searf eollar. embroidered with roses at the back and fastened by two battons in fn.Ti?. The pfasiran arni ?daii Collar aro emorotdered. are the tieju sleeves^ ii ii? 1 ?he:?* is :i ehe:r:iset-te <?:' plaited white mousseline de soi?.*. Tlie light straw hat is trimmed with pink roses and foliage. JtTDIC ClJOLLET. M-BUMBO-BW IH PLAIN SAMANTHV ANN. I -E HOW A CLAIM PAID. One Vi":: y of Get-tin's ."il o ne y ?Tit ho erl S'aa ni eu H Ont. i "There are more ways of making ! money off a chum than panning iL ! ont." said aa Alaska miner who had ! some luck with his pick and shovel. I ."For instance, 1 knew a man ol" means -in the Dawson district who had a ! claim, which had failed io be as proCt ? able as expected, and he didn't know I just what to do with it to get Iiis money back until kc had devoted con? siderable thought to it. And it was sim { plo enough when he knew kow. ..lie quietly went to the gold com? missioner and announced thai he wish I ed to pay his 10 per cent royalty on the product of his claim for a year, which was $G.000. The commissioner ac? cepted the SG.GCO royalty ami gave him - the us ii rd receipt, stating on its face what it was for. with the number of ' the chi:m. location, etc. ! "Then he 'waited patiently about." ; like Mary's little Iamb, and ono day. in the course of human events, an Eng ! lishman came along looking for a good ? thing for some people who had money to spend. Ile asked Mr. Clank, among Ochers, what he had to sell, and the smooth gent told bini he didn't know exactly, but he would show him his goods. They looked over several ; claims that were practically uuworked. and then in a casual way Mr. Blank showed the Englishman his receipt for royalty on claim so and so. 'And. you know,' he said, with a wink, "that a man isn't paying royalty on any more than hf- can possibly help.' "The Englishman was right on to that little game, of course, and he sized up the $G.000 receipt, looked over the claim in a general way and ended by buying it for $150,000 "-Washing? ton Star. The Dnke and the Dean. The late Prebendary Hogers used to tell how Lord Rosebery joined him in petitioning the Duke of Wellington to i open Apsley House <<n Sunday after ! noons, so that the public might see the j pictures. The duke and Mr. Rogers ? met in the park and began to speak j about the memorial. ! "Among all these signatures." said ! the duke. "I lind only (?ne respectable ! name, and that is your own." I Mr. Rogers replied that Dean Stan? ley had signed. "Oh." said the duke. "I don't cali him respectable." "Well, hut there is Lord Rosebery." "1 don't think much of him." answer? ed the duke; "bur. as you assure me it ls all right, I will see what can be done." it was tinnily agreed that visitors should be admitted on condition that they wiped their feet on the mats and did not sit down on the sofas.-West? minster Gazette. Stole "Watch to Get Sqnare. "Great Scott, but. that's a line watch!" came from the chorus. "Where'd you ever get it?" "Stole it." answered its possessor calmly. "You dou't believe me. do you?" he went on. "Well, I'll tell you how it happened. I was on a western district which enjoyed ike rep? utation <-f being the toughest one cov? ered by the house. I had some time to kill and so went Into one of the gam? bling joints. It isn't necessary to go into details as to what happened. As luck would have ir. there were a half dozen others in the place besides my? self who might be considered as possi? ble x:.-\hi:<. ""When the Tin:" came, the lights were put ont suddenly, ami then we had 'rough house' for about ten minutes, in the middle of it I felt somebody grao my watch and reached after him. 1 caught some one and felt that he was just putting a watch in his trousers pocket. I gave Iks wrist a hard wrench and got the timepiece. Then I broke away. When I got to the light. I found tin- wa rob was this ono. Anti as I Hov? er heard from the owner I nave kept it to compensate for th?' 1 .ss of mine." -Philadelphia I nquirer. Both Told thc Trnth. "Truth compels me to slate." said th-- presiding oi?lcer of a medical con? gress, "that up; n tko Pst of physicians present just read there is one that is no gentleman!" A stir of surprise passed over the as? semblage at this; and one man upon wii'?se :'..<,r. :?s th.- presiding o?:i.vrsa:d iee- ft kali" rose fro::? his seat. Rut in back part of ike hall made its-df board. my turn I rous" say. however, ?hat Dr. oktal: is m> lady." T'-t- C?trriTtnn frown l'r?ne??. The ?-?def rr:?it in th.- ?r!ar:i?t>'r ..f thc Germrta . r..wn prbroe is his love of inik IIM-?MU. A- ii boy <>:' ."? years he lian a ..eriahi .. .!.:? ; :p: for 1;'M nurse because she ha tl tc: n military ste-., and once. ::sk"d wh.-.i rho principal <'hri>tian fes? tivals were, ii.- naively said. "Birthday, wedding day and schripponfest." tko last one t.''M!^r a miiitiiry festival piven every .ear nt Potsdam for tko sergeants' school. Ho j* ul so fotid of music and is a good violin player. urn-.; Grce fr v7c have iou- cn2?ren; vTith i he ?ir; ft.* rhi?? c-mc. w?ic'a - .*V<X i o? birth, and sui- ?^^/^^V i \ zr.1 v; r r^\?:.$*%& ><- s mace/* ?^lf^ S i NV??? co for every -woman v/ha? it did for Lae Min:::;:.- -.;, mother who wr??es the above ?e? ! ter. Not Lo usc ii curing pregnancy is a i mistake to be paid for in pain and suffering. ; Mother's Friend equips the patient with a j strong body and deer intellect^ which in : turn are imparted io the child. It relaxes j the muscles and allows them io expand, it i relieves morning sickness cid nervousness, j It puts ali tSe or^irts concerned in per::ct : condition for the ilr.cl hour, so that thc actual i ! labor i: short and practically painless. Dan i ger cf rising cr hard breasts U altogether j avoided, end recovery is merely a matter o? ? a few day.. j Druisis rei! iiletlicr's Pr??ni? for $! a bot:!??. i Tbs Srr.iiLIa fccgTiIstor Co.- Atlanta, Ga. \b\i? iii vw- v>'.iiVJ ,i;ti?'.fi\l ?J i'J \'J ii* & > '/ vii \?< :?? I Three Papers a WseK I ?5 ? _____ tr i? - . . , ?-.-g. TOR ABOUT I I PRICE or ONE. I I This pspcr and the A?lzata | a Tw?cc^AVcck Journal for c S tc 1 S2.00. I % Here you get the news of S _5 the world and ai! your local f a news while it is ires!1., paying s ^ very little more than one J "I pa]/er costs. Either paper is j well wort;]i $?-00, but byspe- g ? ci al arrangement we are en- | .J abled to put in both vd' thorn, 5 i -? ?j;i v i : ? LT th re?* papers a week g ! ^ tor tjiis? J .ow price. 5 ou can- g ; if noi "iH'tti ?::iS anvwhere else, 5 1 ?I and this eotnbimition JS the g ? I best premium for those who | J want a ..f'-at paper and a s 5 home p:r.>er . Take these and fe I you will keep up with the % \ J times. " I i 3 Besides emeral nev.-?, the & ! -a r., . .. - , - , s. i ? 1 wice-a-\v eek .jmirnal lias j. g much agricultura] matter H" .2 and other artic!'?* of special e 1 interest to farmers.. It luis J 2 regular contributions bv Sam ? 1 Jones, Mrs. \Y. il. Felton, I I John Temple Gravi-s, Hon. | g G. H. Jordan and Other dis- | a tinguished writers. \ ?| Ced ar this office ?ai leave your \ % subscriptiens fer both pj?crs. You ?. ca?i ?ct 1 sample copy ot either pa- T ?j* per herc cn application. ?. ii *f: ?J\ r,? p fj\*?\ TX m ffi*\ /|\rr\ /f \ f\\ r,\iptpr{'iW<1S'7?<fi'& Winftrop Collep ecMarsliip ai T3E ezaa?ioftt?on for the avt?rd of vftcsnt *cbo?arship3 10 Winthrop Cohc??-, tnd for thc' K?mi33?orj cf aiv?" stadeats r*dl be held ft' the County Court iiouse.. 00 Friday, July 20rt: M ? rr. Aptdtcants n:u?t r.or ?.-? esa thaa ?fieerj y rnr? o: age Wben ?cbctt?rsbips fire- vacated after July ! 2?<h, they will be awardsd to wier?? ciuking j 'ht- b'.?hirst avercgf ;.' tt:i< examination I The (';;.! of atteadacce, mc?admg boards i foro ?hed io('re, hvsr, ?i^!;t -?na w:.j..ir? is i or:iv $3 fO i>cr tcootb. I F^r farther inioTsarico ard a. cat a log a j address, PRES. D B. JOHNSON, May 22 ROOK BILL., S. C. ?o?ing ^?CS? Wanted With fair ; cuesti?n at?d ??OO? character, TO - LEARN - TELEGRAPHY, Railroad Accounting and Typcwrititig. j Tl)i? IS endorsed by ai.i leadis* railway cern- ; paaies aa d;? only pe,fert ar?<i rtliaDti? icsti- I l?tten bt'\\? kir-d A l O'jr gradantes ate . Assisted to positions, h^aif-fl nlso s??iitied. . Write- a-r ?r.e catulogue Fall trr:n r.pec? j Aue-'iCt 15th. SL08E TELEOSHPH G0LL?GF3 ; Jab? 13-v Davidson College, ? Davidson, N. G. Mth Fear Begins Sept. 6.| i CI A^SiCAL, MATHEMATICAL, Ll i Ii It A KY, i-XIEXTinC, BIBLICAL, CO M ME Ri - AL. i Courses Offered for A. B., 3. S. : and A. 2.1. i Ter ni 3 moderate, Location healthful, Laboratories complete, Teaching thorough, (ijmca?ium eqpirped. Send for a Catalogue. J. B. SHEARER, June lo-3m President. ill lilllie MeEWENj ?Standard Bred Trotting Stallion, ESgistered in Yerame 15, American Trotting T7 po?! cfof Ml ttl $M ?fis WI, Will stand the season in Sumter at lot in rear of Osteen's Book Store. PEDIGREE JIOD0C McEWM, 3S7S5. cs ~ . . 5 - -- O Ov- ? ^cs S ~ e_- i*- O 60 s? .i !S * Xi - ?*?J5 ft -j Z. : o ? ? j- S ~ ~ - .??- : .|M a5;?|l=.3S-g--3s?2.?e?? T * eo * ? . o r * o " = - Mc co a**- i 81 - _- . re - * tc tO ?w " < - *+- s MM !? ? - 25 - S ? ?? ^ - -. W . 2? -? o ??? s- <- ? > . - n -J- -. ~ ~J cc . -.-. -> i 5S I Jil ?*gl I Sf i fell 2,3-5 - L. cc. -? ia-! 2 . . -a ^ CD - - . -CC. ~ : ^ r : *<? ? w ; -?r-j-oo; o - ; tc S : M?, it : 3c? : Hai" S-- : to60. 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Service fee $15, with return privilege. Engagements can be made at The Daily Item office, or address by mail. H. G. ?STEEN, Somier, S. C. jfreat Business and Shorthand Training School of the Southeast, . Which is endorsed by bankers, ministers, merchants and almost every business and professional man in the city, wants to send catalog and to tell every young person interested in business or shorthand education, what excellent courses and thorough teachers they have in all their departments : also what good inducements they oller those who enter with them. Every graduate who completes a course thoroughly and wants a posi? tion is assisted to one. Letters from business men writing for their graduates are on file to prove that more are received than they have graduates to fill them. Special Summer Rates offer? ed to those entering not later than September the first. Good board for SIG per month. Write at once for catalog and full information. Address COLUMBIA BUSINESS COLLEGE. 7'. H. Newberry, President. v YttV-&^?F^*- ???? .ci - i _\ I WM ?^ "" y haC1^ - ?S? V ^arksting Methods | ii M <m ! as Arr;-; . io Sswing Machines. 5 i Ml i SI 2?? " ":;? :h ^oa ca:i obti?a ^ i ? ??fVi and bem r Y?iit Ir. :hc purchase of ? -> . S g-?^&Sr---: ...... w- ! remous k*\Viin^ bewing Machine than \ v"-??-4 ever before offered. T ?irr w v c v: Jir.is < .nss-SO'KMXiaAai <^ ^ Write for our clernut II-T catalogue au?i detailed particulars. How % j, v. c can .save you rrro^ey t*:e purchase of a high-grade sewing machine ? $ and t ! i c~ea5 y^Te r .^"tl* paymest vre ca:i offer, cither direct from S >V factory or throug?? our regular aitthorizcd agents. This is an oppor- & ? tunity you cannot a?Tord to pass. You know the "White," you know ? C ?ts iTsanufacturer*;. Therefore, a ?let ai led description of the machine and T \ us construction is unnecessary. If you have an old machine to exchange ^ S we can offer most liberal terms. Write to-day. Address in full. jj C Mm SEWING MACHINE COKPANV, (Dep t A.) Cleveland, OH?. 5