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"THERE ARE NO TRUSTS," Say, Mart Hiaina. "TRADE FOLLOWS THE FLAG(," S;IN Meliinley. TI LEVI BRTERS umter Haven't the time to investigate either of these assertions. they are too busy handling the tremenrdous amount of cotton that is flowi iter by reason of the high prices paid. irm is largely responsible for the great influx of the fleecy staple to Sumter, by offering a better price than the producers can get elsewhere. Their stock of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS d GROCERIES Is in keeping with their advanced methods of doing busins. In this establishment everything is measured by business rules, and no customer is permitted to go away displeased. For many years the Clarendon farmers have made- their headquarters with us and have given us a large share of l)at rona2e. REMEMBER That we do not permit any house in Sumter to undersell us, and that our stock of General Merchandise was never more complete. We ask our friends in Clarendon county, when they come to the Sumter market to buy. to make an inspection of our immense stock which was selected with great care in the very best markets. WDon't forget that we pay the very top prices for cotton. Levi Bros., Manning lardware Co. Is now established in their commodious and conveniently ap pointed building and fully equipped with an inunense stock to meet the requirements and demands of their patrons. They call your attention to the following seasonable lines: MILL SUPPLIES, STEAM FITTINGS, BELTING, OILS, etc. DEERING MOWERS AND HAY RAK~ES, CANE MILLS. EVAPORATORS AND KETTLES. A~ FULL LINE OF GUNS AND PISTOLS, SHELLS, SHOT, POWDER. CARTRIDGES, etc. POCKET CUTLERY A SPECIALTY. STOVES, RANGES AND HEATERS. BLUE FLAME OIL STOVES. ANTI-RUST TINWARE, GREY ENAMEL WARE, POTWARE AND WOODEN WARE, BUGGY AND WAGON MATERIAL, HARNESS. SADDLES, LEATHER & HARNESS REPAIRS. BICYCLES, BICYCLE REPAIRS & EQUIPMENTS. Ham mar Paint. A Paint with a 5-year guarantee. Painters and those who ex pect to use paint for any purpose, will do wvell to inquire into the merits of this Paint. MANNING HARDWARE00O. /Ripanislabules Doctors Find A Good Prescrlpflon Far Mankind. IOFORS5CENTS5 ATDRUGSTORES DISSUADED FROM SUICIDE. The Convincing Argumcnt a Parson Used With Telling Effect. "An Arkansas country store keeper of lly aequaintanc(e had a bad attack of melancholy about a year ago," said a New Orleans drummer, "and attempted to commit suicide. lie put a pistol to his head and pulled the trigger, but the cartridge failed to explode, and be fore he could try it again the weapon was taken away. However, he swore he would do the deed the first chance he got, and he was no doubt really of that intention when he was talked out of it by a little itinerant preacher who was a reformed gambler. The argu ment used by the parson was so pecul iar and ingenious that it made a deep impression on my mind. 'You knuw you would be a dead man.' he said as nearly as I can remember, 'if it wasn't for the fact that there was a defective cartridge under the hammer of your re ge.--'fective cartridge is a very unusual thing,' he went on. 'They calculate at the manufactory that there Is possibly one to the quar ter million turned out. The chance of that bad cartridge being in the boxful that you bought for your gun was not over one to another quarter million, the chance of your getting hold of it when you loaded was exactly 1 to 50, and the chance of it being under the hammer was 1 to 5. That makes the total odds 1 to 500,055.' "At that point the little preacher sud denly straightened up, his eyes flashed fire, his chest expanded, and he shook his forefinger under the storekeeper's nose. 'You miserable sinner,' he roar ed, 'do you imagine for a minute that the Lord would have given you that kind of odds and let you win out on the play if he hadn't got some good and special use for your life? Don't let me ever hear of you trying to block him again!' "The would be suicide thought the thing over and concluded that the par son was right. His melancholy prompt ly disappeared, and the last time I saw him he was bubbling over with cheer fulness. He believes firmly he is a man of destiny."-New Orleans Times Democrat. ALL HONOR TO PARSLEY. Curious Folklore and History Con cerning This Common Herb. Some quaint Ideas have hovered around that familiar garden herb and dish adorner, parsley. In England, Devonshire folk declare that parsley must never be transplanted or great evil will follow. Suffolk people say it will not come up double unless sown on Good Friday-a notion that experi ments might surely soon have disprov ed-while ancient dwellers in Hamp shire steadfastly refuse to give any parsley away. Ask them for roses, lilies, fruit or rare vegetables, and basket fuls will be gladly bestowed on you, but request a few sprigs of parsley and you will be told, with a solemn shaking of heads, "No, we never pick parsley for any one, unless it's paid for!" The great historian Plutarch relates an interesting anecdote on the subject of this herb. Timoleon was leading an army against the Carthaginians. "But as he was ascending a hill from the top of which the enemy's camp and all their vast forces would be in sight, he met some mules laden with parsley, and his men took it Into their heads that It was a bad omen because we usually crown the sepulcher wilthm pars ley, and thence comes the proverb with regard to one that is dangerously ill, 'Such a one has need of nothing but parsley.' To deliver them from this superstition and to remove the panic Timoleon ordered the troops to halt, and making a speech suitable to the occas'.on, observed among other things that crowns were brought them before the victory and offered themselves of their own accord. For the Corinthians from all antiquity have looked upon a wreath of parsley as sacred, crowning the victors with it at the isthmian games." The general then crowned himself and all his officers with pars ley wreaths, and led his men to bat te, their fears conquered, the result being a decisive victory. - Chicago Times-Herald. Measuring Medicine. A teaspoonful is just one dram; a dessertspoonful, twvo dramns, a table spoonful, four drains. In mixing or administering drugs of any sort quantities should be carefully measured in a medicine glass, for then one may be quite sure of the amount given, which is quite Impossible to be If one uses spoons, for these vary In size accordintg to fashion. When measuring medicine, It is best to stand the glass on the table, for if ne holds It in the hand one may easily old It crookedly, and thus inadvert ently pour out a larger or smaller amount than is prescribed by the doc tor. In some cases errors of th!3 kind ight be mischievous in effect. A Remnarkable Railroad. One of the most remarkable railroads :n the United States is that which runs from Fabyan, at the foot of Mount Washington. to the summit-a distance of 3.38 miles. The time required in making the ascent is one and one-half ours, which Is at the rate of a mile in 27 minutes. The descent Is made in the same time. The fare Is $4 for the round trip, or at the rate of 00 cents a mile. No other road In the world charges quite so much and few run trains at a speed quite so slow. About ;,000 passengers are carried annually. LIttle Lucy's Prayer. One evening little Lucy knelt to lisp her evening prayer. Her little heart was buirsting with self satisfaction she had been so exemplary all through the day. 'O Lord," she said, "make me very geod. even better than I am." Many an older person thinks this prayer if Ihe does not dare to put it nto words.-Oswvego Times. INSURANCE FIRE. LIFE. ACCIDENT & BURGLARY INSURANC'E. Tailor-Made Clothing. FrIT GUARANTIEED. A FULL LINE OF" SAMIPLES. Carpets, Art Squares, RUGS. DRAPERIES & BED SETS. Colored de-signs and samples of roods. Carpets sewed free and wadde~d lining fur nished FREE. J. L. WILSON. J. S.BELL, Opp. Central liotel, Manning, S. C. D:EALER iN: Bicycles and Bicycle Su~plies. [ also repair wheels and guarantee my work. MACHINERY REPAIRINC A SPECIALTY. .\ll work entrusted to me will receive >rm ;pt attention either day or night. .J. S. BELL. SURGEONS' THREAD. MATERIALS THAT ARE USED TO SEW UP CUTS AND WOUNDS. There Are Many Kinds of Instru ments and Needles and a Great Variety of Stitches Used In Life Saving Operations. Imagine a tailor who deliberately plans to have the stitches he so careful ly sews give way at a certain time. Suppose he should use one kind of thread in a coat warranted to break in one week, another kind in the trousers guaranteed to fail apart in a month and using permanent material only in making up a waistcoat. Yet this is ex actly what the surgeon does every day. Sutures, as the surgeon's thread is call ed, are made from various materials, according to the requirements. Catgut, silk thread, silkworm gut, silver wire, kangaroo tendons and horsehair are in common use. Catgut was at one time obtained frc m members of the feline tribe. As its use increased the supply ran short. Experiments showed that sheep fur nished an acceptable substitute. So catgut used by surgeons, jewelers and makers of musical instruments comes now from the submucosa, or middle layer of the Litestine of a sheep. It Is the most commonly used of all sutur ing material. Catgut stitches are ab sorbed in from live to seven days, de pending on the individual upon whom they are used. In occasional instances catgut stitches have been known to be absorbed in ;6G hours. By treating it with chromie acid such a suture will remain in position for many weeks. Because of its adaptability and the cheapness of the material catgut heads the list of surgical threads. Silkworm gut can be more thorough ly sterilized than any other known suture material. In preparing sutures of all sorts the usual method is to boil the material in ether, allow It to soak for 24 hours, then place it in alcohol for a day or two and follow this with a bath of mercury solution. Notwith standing this thorough cleansing, the microscope reveals germs still present in varying numbers in many instances. Silkworm sutures show fewer micro o :nisms than other materials treated in this way; hence it is highly recom mended for surgical work. The mate rial is extra:-ted from a silkworm killed immediately before it begins to weave Its cocoon. Unfortunately for sur geons, silkworm sutures are not ab sorbed, but remain permanently in place. For this reason its use is re stricted to special work. The short, tough tendons taken from the tail of a kangaroo furnish surgeons with a valuable thread. Kangaroo ten don stitches will hold fast for many days. The time of absorption is esti mated from four weeks to two months. Horsehair and silver wire sutures are nonabsorbable. The fluids of the body do not affect them in any way, and once in place the stitches will remain until forcibly removed. By some it is asserted that silver wire has distinct antiseptic properties. Nitrate of silver in solution is known to be a good ger micide. Hence it is argued that a sil ver salt injurious to germ development is formed by the contact of body fluids with silver wire. Thus stitch abscesses are said to be of rare occurrence when silver wire is utilized. Silk thread, such as Is used by tai lors, but of the finest <quatity and of larger caliber, is frequently used. The stitches are practically nonabsorbable, though at times no trnce of the thread has been found in the tissue at the ex piration of a year. To accommodate this assortment of threads special varieties of needles are naturally required. A surgeon's "house wife" contains needles that would scarcely be recognized as such by the uninitiated. Besides the needles curv ed in different segments of a circle, surgeons use needles shaped like spears, javelins and bayonet points. Some are as long as bodkins, terminat ing in a point like a miniature knife blade. Others have the sharpened end triangular, wvith the apices of the an gles sharpened to a razor edge. Some few are formed like ordinary sewing needles, but made of greater tensile strength. Instead of a thimble a surgeon uses an instrument called a needle holder. It is shaped like a pair of scissors, the points of which are blunt clamps. The needle is held fast between the jaws of the clamps until released by opening the two blades as scissors are opened. Then a fresh hold Is taken, and the ac tion repeated with every stitch. A skillful surgeon has perfect com mand of the needlle at all times. There are moments during an operation when a well placed stitch means saving the life of a patient. At such times the skillful surgeon displays a celerity and deftness not surpassed in embroidery. The surgeon relies upon certain stitches for different needs, just as the dressmaker picks and chooses among the various forms of stitching. The hemstitch, catstitch, whalebone, her ringb'ae, running stitch and hack hand so dear to the feminIne fingers have their counterparts in the surgeon's mattre-ss suture, interrup~ted and con tiuous suture, subeuticular suture, purse string and figure eight sutures, Lembert and Czernfy sutures. As the seamstress selects van appropriate stitch for a seam, a buttonhole or an edging, so the surgeon chooses in form ing his life saving stitches.-New York Sun. Her Way. "Is Georgiana a sympathetic friend t" "Well, when she praises anything I wear she dloes it In a wvay which makes mec fe-el that everything I usually wear is sim[ply hideous."-Indianapolis Jour nal. The average duration of marriages in Engad is 28 years; in France and Germany, 26; Norway, 24; RussIa, 20. A Good Clothing Store Is where you get the right sort of Clothes without dan ger of mistake. Our Clothes are of the right sort, and you will app~reciate their excel lence and smallness of cost. We Make Clothes to Order for those who prefer them. Latsting Materials, proper fit and make and moderate pri ces. Your orders will have our best attention. J L DAVID &RO S. W. Car. King and Wentworth Sts., CHAL-ESi1.TON, S C.O MADE HER FORTUNE. Boarding House. Steaks That Grew Tender Under a Four Ton Hammer. "Speaking of luck," said a reminis cent man. "reminds me of how fortune came to a boarding house keeper in a mill town where I once lived. There came to the house when he first struck the town a new millhand. This board er seemed at first just like any other young man with a good appetite, out of whom the profit to be made was likely to be small, but it was speedily discovered that he was a man of abil ity and promise, who was likely to get on at the mill. He made great prog ress at the works. It wasn't long be fore he was at the head of the section of the forge department there, the boss, in fact, of the four ton hammers. "As far as he was concerned the only thing that marred his happiness was the toughness of the steaks they had at the boarding house, and that they were tough nobody could deny. But he was equal to the occasion there as he had proved himself to be at the mill. "'Madam,' he said one day to the landlady, 'if you will let me take the steaks you buy before you cook them I will make them just as tender as can be without any cost to you whatso ever.' "Now, he had paid his board regular ly, and he was at that moment virtual ly the star boarder. The landlady handed him the next morning without hesitation the bundle of steaks just as it came from the butcher. and the ham mer boss just took 'em over to the mill, this being before the regular starting time in the morning, and, adjusting one of the four ton hammers to about the right gauge, started it up and ran the steaks a couple of times under the hammer. "Good? Why, they were just simply beautiful, and every morning after that the genial hammer boss used to run across to the mill before breakfast and quietly, without the knowledge of any one, run the landlady's steaks back and forth once under the four ton ham mer. The fame of the landlady's ten der steaks grew rapidly, as did also, naturally, the number of her boarders. And so she accumulated wealth."-New York Sun. HOW TURKS EAT. They Use No Tables, Chairs, Knives, Forks or Plates. The Turks use no tables in their homes, and chairs are unknown, says London Answers. Instead there is a huge wooden frame built in the middle of the room, about IS Inches high. and when the family assembles to dine cushions are brought, placed upon the frame, and on these the members seat themselves, tailor fashion, forming a circle around a large tray which occu pies the center. The tray is a very large wooden, plated or silver affair, according to the social' and financial condition of the family, and thereon is deposited a ca pacious bowl. About it are ranged saucers of sliced cheese, anchovies, ca viare and sweetmeats of all sorts. In terspersed with these are goblets of sherbet, pieces of hot unleavened bread and a number of boxwood spoons, with which to drink the soup. Knives, forks and plates do not fig ure in the service, but each one has a napkin spread upon his knees, and ev ery one, armed with a spoon, helps himself. When this is consumed, the bowl is borne away, and another great dish takes its place. This time it is a con glomeration of substantials, all stewed up together, such as :nutton, game or poultry. The mess has been divided by the cook into small portions, which are dipped up with the aid of a spoon or with the fingers. For the host to fish out of the mess a wing or leg of a fowl aind present it to a guest is considered a great compli ment, and for a Turk of high degree to roll a morsel between his fingers and then put it into the mouth of a visitor is looked upon as the height of favor and good manners. A Dye Wanted. IOur consul in Birmingham says that several years ago one of the Barbers, of threadm. king fame, told him that the discoverer of a fast black dye for linen thread could command his own price. Examine the thread hoiling the buttons in men's clothing, and you will see that after a short time the black disappears, and even newv linen thread has not sufficient depth of color. It'is impossible to find in the English shops men's black cotton socks with to'ps at all elastic. The fast black dye for cot ton was the aimcery of a English chemist. English bose manufacturers would not at first buy his secret, but the Gernans did and built up a trade all over the world.- New York Times. Mutual Recognition. "Bless my soul:" expliained the man with the Iron gray beard, cordially ex tending his hand. "Ain't you the tow beaded boy that used to worry the life out of me 25 years ago, back in old Chemung county, by climbing my or chard fence and stealing my apples?" "If you're the infernally mean and stingy old hunks who owned that or chard and used to set your dog on any boy who came within half a mile of it, I am," replied the younger man, grasp ing the proffercd hand and shaking it hartily.-Chicago Tribune. To Be Cone!Ne. "Young man." saidl tihe editor to the budding .iournalist who brought him a column story which could have been told better in ten lines. "when a man discovers his house is ablaze he doesn't go to the window and tell the passers by that 'half an hour ago what threat ened to be a terrible conflagration broke out in the upper story of the pa latial mansion occupied by Mr. Jere miah Di'cens.' Hie simply rushes to the front and shouts 'Fire!' Be coWi cise, young man. LANDS FOR SALE. The following lots or parcels of land stuated in the town of Foreston. C'oun tv of Clar'endonn. and State of South Carolina. are offered for sale: Two lots or parcels of land e'ach con taining two ac'res. more or' less. Two lots or parcels of laind eahl 'on taning one( half of onemaere. mlore or, less. One lot containing one acre. anorec or less. One lot containing one-fourth of one aere, more or less. On one of these lots is located a com modious store recently occupied by Mr.' John C. Land. and on another one is a a small tenant building. For terms and further particulars ap ply to JOSEPH F. RHAME. tf ] Manning, S. C. B YRD & THARP, PnacTITIoNERs OF' MEDICINE AND SURGE~RY. Calls prompnitly answered dayv or night Coming Down With a Parachute. "Coming down from the clouds in a parachute is like a dream," said a cir cus balloon artist. "Ever dream of falling from a high place? You come down, alight quietly and awake, and you're not hurt. Well, that's the para chute drop over again. No; there is no danger. A parachute can be guided readily on the down trip, but you can't steer a balloon. To guide a parachute out of harm's way a practiced hand can tilt it one way or the other, spill out air and thus work it to where you want to land or to avoid water, trees, chimneys or church spires. "Circus ascensions are generally made in the evening. When the sun goes down, the wind goes down. The balloon then shoots into the air, and the parachute drops back on the circus lot or not far away. "A balloon is made of 4 cent muslin and weighs about 500 pounds. A para chute Is made of 8 cent muslin. The rope that secures the parachute is cut with a knife. The aeronaut drops fully 100 feet before the parachute be gins to fill. It must fill if you're up high enough. Invariably the fall is head first. When the parachute be gins to fill, the descent is less rapid, and finally when the parachute has finally filled it bulges out with a pop. Then the aeronaut climbs on to his tra peze and guides the parachute to a safe landing. In seven cases out of ten you can land back on the lot where you started from."-New York News. Wanted a Job as Boss. A boy of about 14, with well worn clothes and a face in which timidity and determination struggled for the mastery, entered the office of a ship ping house on Front street one day last week, approached the desk of him whose appearance spoke the control of the establishment and, catching his eye, said: "Do you want a boss, mister?" "What!" exclaimed the proprietor, surprised out of his self control. "I want to know if you want a boss, sir." "I don't understand you. What do you mean?" "Well, sir, I've been looking for something to do for three weeks now, and nobody wants a boy, so today I thought I'd see. if somebody didn't want a boss. I'd like to be a boss." "Well, well! That's not bad. Are you willing to work up to the job? It took me 25 years to get it." "'Deed I am, sir, if you'll give me the chance." Today an earnest boy in jumper and overalls is struggling with bundles and packirng cases in the shipping room of the concern. He intends to be boss of the establishment before his side whiskers. which have not yet sprout ed, are as gray as those of the present incumbent. And the chances, with his energy and will, are in his favor.-New York Times. Four Good Smokes Cheap. "Gimme three nickel cigars," said the man with the red necktie at the restaurant counter. He was quickly supplied. "Now gimme a good Havana or Key West cigar, about a 15 center." He carefully lighted the Havana ci gar and tucked the nickel cigars in his upper vest pocket "You smoke a Havana yourself and keen the nickel cigars for your friends, I suppose?" said the dealer, with a sickly smIle. "No," said the man with the red necktie; "I've got a better scheme than that 1 always smoke a 15 cent Ha vana or Key West cigar after dinner, Then I smoke the nickel cigars after ward. The nickel cigars taste exactly like the Havana cigar, and thus I get the benefit of four choice cigars that ordinarily would cost me 60 cents for 30 cents. "Try it yourself," said the man with the red necktie as he walked out.-Chi cago Tribune. The Picture and the Frame. A well known artist used to tell a good story concerning his first acade my picture. He was favored by many vIsitors to see it, his frame maker among the number. This good fellow took his stand before the work and seemed buried In profound admiration. "Well," said the painter, "what do you think of it, John?" "Think of it, sir? Why, it's perfect. You won't see one better, I know. Mr. --has got one just like it." "What!" said the amazed! artist "A picture Just like that?" "Oh." replied the frame maker, "1 wasn't talking about pictures. I was speaking of the frame. You may be lieve me, sir, it's the fr-ames as gets 'em in, and that is just a beautyl" Wberein They Were Alike. A country minister who, though a poor man, was notoriously defective and hesitating in his style of delivery in the pulpit, was sitting having a cup of tea with one of the old spinsters connected with his congregation when he observed that the spout of the tea pot was either choked or too narrow. "Your teapot, Miss Kennedy," he re marked, "disna-disna rin weel." "Ay, Jist like yoursel', Mr. Broon," retorted the nettled lady. "It has an unco puir delivery." H ow He Got 111. Mrs. Askins-What makes Mr. Mod dlin so sick ? Mrs. Moddin-Oh, he was out last night drinking somebody's health. Town Topics. "In de case ob er good many men," remarked Uncle Ephe, "de lung power am no indication oh de brain power." Colorado Springs Gazette. The only proper place for the practi cal joker is the "dangerous" ward of an insane asylum.-Philadelphia Ga zette. R. L. BELL, MANNING, S. C., MANUFACTURER OF Wagons and Log Carts. All woirk entrusted to ime will be done with neatiiess, deslpatch and dur'ability and guar'antee-d. HORSESHOEING A SPECIALTY. Br'ing oni your- work. R. L. BELL. . .. .. .. B . DESIGNS NTE TSTRADE-MARKCS PAT~UU AND COPYRIGHTS EU OBTAINED ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILIlTY Notice in "Inventive Age" " SBook "Howto obtain Patents" Letters stricti confidential. Addes E.G. SIG6ERBS, Pa eat Lawyer, Washington, DC JOSEPH F. RHAME, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Hard ware-Impleimens St& es L. B. DuRANT, sme. Being in close touch with the very best markets, I am better prepared to handle the trade than ever before, and I therefore invite an inspection of my stock. Remember I am in the Ducker-Bultman Company building, opposite the Court House. Come to see me when you want Hardware, Stoves, House Furnishing Goods, Harness, Saddles, Leather, &c., &c. A MAGNIFICENT LINE OF CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. My store is headquarters for Guns, Pistols, Powder, Shot, Shells and the very latest in Sporting Goods. I also handle large quantities of Paints, Oils, and Window Glass. For Engine and Mill Supplies there is no better place to buy. Come and examine my large line of Cooking and Heating Stoves. Every Stova bought from n is warranted. L. B. DuRANT, SUMTER, - - S. C. Some Special Bargains. 40-lb boxes Starch. best grade. at. ...................................3%c per b Smoked Dried Herrings ..... .-.-..-.- ..-.-..-.-....--............ ....................20c per box New Mackerel, 14 good fish to kit 9.......................................... c Fancy Full Cream Cheese. '" to 24lbs each. at..............,...............3 per b Best Fancy Elgin Creamery Butter, 60-lb tubs. at.........................................24c per lb American Sardines-new pack...-..-.---............................3.85 per case l100 cans l0-oz Tumbler Fruit Jelly. 3 doz to case. ....... - .... ......... 75c per doz 3-lb stand Tomatoes. 2 doz in case........................... ......... pc doz 2-1b stand Tomatoes. 2 doz in case ................ -.--.-....... ..................... 0c doz Half-pint bottlex Assorted Pickles,2 i 'iinca. . .............................75c doz 1-l cans Cove Oysters, full weight. 2 and 4 doz in case .. ....................... 90c doz --cans Fancy Maine packed Sugar Corn - ----------..........-.. ... .......... .......$1.20 doz .-Ib cans Fancy New York State packed Sugar Corn............................. .............1 doz CRACKERS. FLOUR. Lemons. 54c: Nic Nacks........5%c per lb Best Fancy Patent................$4.45 bbl Ginger Snaps. .c: Soda Crackers.......sc per lb Best Half Patent. .............. 4.10 bbl Sugar Crackers Sc; Fancy Mixed.....64c per lb Best Straight...... ............. 3.90 bbl Cream Lunch Biscuits...................7c per b -Best Family.............................. 3.25 bbl Oatfiakes. 2-lb packages...... .....90c doz Salt, 100 s.............................57c bag MEAL. GRITS, BACON AND LARD AT LOWEST PRICES. Cigars, Cheroots, Cigarettes and Tobacco. Diamond T Cigar best Sc seller, at............... .................. ... 35 per 1,000 Success, none better ... ... .................................................. 3 e ,0 E. L. Royal Cigar, good smoke.. . ....25 per 1,000 Try our Leader ..............................$10.50 1,000; 60C box Old Virginia Cheroots........ ................. .33.15 per box of 250 Cheroots.:3 for 5c Old Glory Cheroots...-... -.. -..-................90 per box of 200 Cheroots Worlds Best Cheroots......................................... 3.25 per box of 250 Cheroots; 3 for 5c Duke s Cigarettes---'- . . ---......................83.90 per L000 Cicycle Cigarettes....................... .................... ........... 5. per 1,000 A Big Supply of Tobacco, NeyLaa phkritl ancRned Eve and various other kinds-prices ranging from 25c, 35c and 45c per lb. Big Drives in Soap. OCTAGON, VICTORY, TIPTOP, ELECTRIC, IMPERIAL. SHOE BLACKING, INK, BLUEING, Etc. See us. or get our prices before you buy. CROSSWELL & CO, Hiarris Lithia Water Contains more Lithia than other Litbia spring water in , America, which is shown by the noted chemist, Dr. Doremus of New York. Read what Dr. A. N. Talley, Sr., and Dr. J. M. Kibler have to say for HARRIS LITHIA WATER: A fter a long and varied experience Ihv rsrbd"arsLti in the use of mineral waters from Wtr nm rcie n md many sources, both foreign and do- ti niae.Inaltoecni mestic, I am fully persuaded that the tosi hc hr sui cdi Harris Lithia Water possesses efficacy tessei ot n huai in the treatment of afflictions of thedateincytisndeoer Kidney and the Bladder unequalled cts asn eiflmcuiini by any other Water of which I have tri ie rcntptoIhv made trial,.on h etrsut rmti m This opinion is based upon obser- ea ae.Idd tmyb ue vation of its effects upon my patients fruamysgetislepcal for the past three years,during whichwhnLtiisndce.Ireo time I have prescribed it freely and mn tt h ulc n eiv most uniformly with benefit in the teei ospro ihaWtri medical maladies above mentioned,. hscuty A. N. TALLEY, M. 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