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Is the one question of absorbing interest in the minds ___THE MINC Answers it' Whatever is right in the eyes of exacting fashion is here. W ultra-fashionable world is here-and in marvelous variety-afford in- a rai taste. We deem these stocks as near perfect as it is possible to make thetu brought them to our spacious and well-lighted departmeuts that you IaI Eastern houses. Nor do the benefit end here-there is a decided price ativa sold for, but as LOW AS WE CAN POSSIBLY AFFORD TO SELL IT. The Newest in Dress G( Mach could be said regarding these new Weaves and Colorings, but y impossible to describe the many beautiful Fabrics in the limited space of Orange, Mandarin, Parsifal Blue and Emerald Greens are attracting a grea tiful Cloths. The following attractive lines with their attractive prices sh< Drap Loraine's in Suit Cuts, only............ .......S 8.00 to -1-0 Crepe deLuser's from...-. - -....................--10.00 t 18. Nub Cheviots, from............. ------- ................. 6.50 to 15.0 Imported Novelty Suit Patterns, exclusive design...... ..1. 0.00 to 20.00 Scotch Mixtures, from.. ------------ 4-c. to $1.50 yd Mohairs, in all Qualities and Colors. Melrose in Black and Colors. .......-......... ....-- - - - ....50c. to S1.00 Prunellers in all shades, worth $1, price............-------........ .....90c Mannish Suitings, from ............. ....... ..........48e. to 7 c Broadeloths at-...--.. .................75c, 89c, $1.19, $1.50, $2.00 French Flannels at.............. ..............45c., worth 50c Cravinets, Melton, Kerseys, etc. WOMEN'S READY-TO-WEAR G A showing of the beautiful new Apparel which fashion's most critics for seldom have garments expressed so much style, so much grace and so im are embodied in these garments. They constitute the most superb stock o privilege to see. It may not be your i 4ention to buy at present, neverthe the wardrobe of the faultlessly dressed woman this fall. Our popular-prie Over 300 beautiful Suits for Ladies, every one up to OUR CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT.--We remembered the little foll and prettiest things. Cloaks from S1 to 510. Capes from 25c tb $10. On Our Millinery Department. Day by day our stock of Fall Millinery is growing stronger and more fascinating and in a few days will be more beautiful and comprehensive than any ever shown in Sumter. Tailor Hats from Gage and otherhigh class makers; Dress Hats from Burby & Webb, 5th Ave., N. Y.; Sullivan Drew, Jas. G. Johnson, etc., and many French Patterns will be shown, making as a whole a charming array. Miss Louise B. Edwards of New York, assisted by half a dozen able assistants, is working hard to please you. Kid Glove Special. We have just received a large shipment of the Famous Empress Gloves in all sizes and colors. The Empress sells the world over at $1 a pair and are guaranteed. The price at the Minor store is.... . The New Laces ancl Trimmings Are attracting lovers of the beautiful and exclusive prices appeal to those who would have the best at economical figures. We went into the nearest and most remote markets in exhaustive research for every worthy novelty -and our showing is a splendid testimonial of our success. As nowhere else you will see here Laees of Guipure, Venise, Alencon, Irish Crochet, Chantilly, Oriental, etc., black, white, Arpibe and butter shades, in Bands, Galloons, insertions, Edges and Allovers. Also Dress Trimmings and Gar nitures in Jets, Spangles, Silver, Gold, Silk, Mohair, Persian and Applique in Bands, Edges and Galloons and all at popular prices. Every Department in both our stores, 14 and 16 South Main street are full to overflowing witpi Lhe choicest things for Fall and Winter wear. THlE MINOR STORE, a GRAND OPENiNS YESTERDAY. / ~T4-DAY, and TO-MORR4JW, And Everyday, all the year round, is our Great Opening and Display -of * RY GOODS, SHORS, HATS, CLOTHIN, AND EVERYTHING EXCEPT GROCERIES-EVERY BODY COME-ALL WILL BE TREATED FAIRLY, AND EVERYBODY WILL BE SURPRISED ATTH PRICES. + 100 Pairs Ladies' $1. Kid Gloves for .......4c. +100 Mens' $1. Shirts for..................25c. + + 100 Ladies! $1., $1.50, $2. Hats for...75. and $1. J + 100 Pairs Ladies'8$2. and $3. Shoes for.. .....9c.* 500 other things at half-price. S. I. TILDL, M\/A NAG E F. 4.g of women these Autumn days-and how satisfactorily > STQRE hatever is true to the styles most in vogue, and greatest in favor with the ge of price and choice broad enough to meet the desire of every purse and From every fountain head we have gathered the choicest materials and ,y have advantages of selecting not inferior to those presented by the great Lntage, for our plan is not to mark au article as high as it could probably be )OdS, The Latest Weaves in Latest Colors. ou know that they are here, and we invite you to come and see them. It is a newspaper announcement. The new Leather Browns, Onion Skin, Burnt t deal of attention, and we are showing these favorite shades in many beau >uld interest you. Many are special: OOAB S Drap deAlma, Melrose, Poplins, Repps, BLA KJ\. Silk and Wool Crepes, Al b a t r o s s, French Serges,Cheviot Serges Sponged and Shrunk, Bouclay Cheviots, Silk finished and Silk Warp Henrietta, Granites, Mohairs, Ladies' Cloth. etc. IK SLChiffon Taffetas, Liberty Chiffon Taffetas, Peau deSoie, SILKS Crepe de Chines, Checks and Stripes for Shirt Waist Suits. Lining Taffetas, all colors, at 35c. GLPRES DE SOI-all colors, 3G inches at 50c. NEWLINNG. Sold in Sumter by the Minor Store only.: NTERA S Captivating Creations, Dainty, Exclusive. A RMEINTS... Nothing Prettier, Nothing Dressier. 1 followers will wear this season. We take much pride in presenting them, ach material worth. The best thoughts of the world's eleveresti designers 1 Women's Outer Attire it,has ever been our pleasure to present and your less we want you to visit the department and see just what is to comprise - methods are even more pronounced than formerly. ' the minute, froml..... ........ .............$3 to 525. :s and have a department specially for them, sto-ked with all the newest The Minor Store, City in Itself. PORTI.A SHOES Set the pace in these United States. The MINOR STORE sells them and guarantees every pair. A WORD ABOUT CORSETS. The president of the Dressmakers' Protective Association frankly said at a recent meeting, "A woman may be dressed with the severest simplic ity, with the slightest expense, and, yet be stylishly gowned if she wears 1 the correct corset." It is interesting to note that the correct corset used to 1 demonstrate the new styles at this same meeting was the 0. B. a la Spirite. The highest type of the American Corset Makers' Art. The C. B. a Spirite Corsets are made in a large range of styles, adapted to the varied require inents of different figures, and affording the opportuniry for satisfying in dividual taste. The new straight front has won unqualified approval and gts to advantage both those of slender build and those inclined toward em bonnoint. It adds rounded conto'ur to the former, reduces the proportions of te latter, and with any figure gives the advantages of beauty and hy gienic arrangement by lengthening the waist line in front and establishing a correct poise of body. We sell C. B. a la COrsets, and 'guarantee. them. Price $x and up. Sells Shoe's ~umtr, S C.,for the- whole Fut .Camily. S. R. VENNING, Jeweler. Dealer ins WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SPECTACLES, EYE CLASSES AND - ALL KINDS OF FANCY NOVELTIES. Isak 1a pe~ltoa"E DLn'e nd O LIA PRES 'Silverware, Hand-Painted Chtina, Glassware and numerous other articies suitable for Gifts of all kind. COMIE .ANC SEE' TI-EM%. All Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing done promptly and guaranteed. *,,A d f % ,UlAn, ' LMA.T i Block, L.BuR ANT, ""s"P MNNNG e 0 Being in clode 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 opposite the Court House. Come to see me when you want Hardware, Stoves, House Furnishing Goods, Harness, Saddles, I Leather, Belting, Etc. .My Store is headquarters for GunI, Pistols. Powder, Shot, Shells and the very latest in Sporting Goods. I also handle large quantities of other Paints and Oils, and Window Glass For Engine and Mill Supplies there is no better place to buy. ICome and examine my large line of Cooking and Heating Stoves. Every Stove bought from me is warranted. STUMTERF, S. C. 'Genuine Per'uvian Sells itself-none better. I Ten thousand tons now offered for sale. N\itrate of' Soda, Muiriate of' Potashi, Gerrnan Kainit. H A BY CO, S.C., AR HETATDQUARTERS. LOST BANK BOOKS. rhe Way Depositors Are Protected and MHade More Careful. "If we don't have at least five per ;ons every day come in here to give ioiice of their lost bank book we think t unusual," said a cashier of one of the ity banks recently. "As soon as a book is reported lost a h',ck is made against it in the bank, txrd the loser is requested to advertisc :he loss. For from a fortnight to thirty kIys ensuing no money can be with Irawn on that account. unless the book ;hall be found. If not found the de ositor ;nust apply for a new book. 3enerally an affidavit must first be nade that the loser cannot find the t yook and that it has not been trans erred or assigned. "All this is scarcely necessary. but t makes a bank absolutely safe in re pect to that deposit, and it Im the lepositor to enough troub'c to imake xim or her careful therni:f. - :very hing having been perfc:- out ined, the depositor may : . tiew ook, which means opening a ncvw- ac ount, as accounts are never duplicated2. "In my e-xperience of many years I o not recall a case where finders have >resented books in hopes of withdraw ng money. It would be almost im Jossible for a person not the owner of :he book to withdraw a cent on the iccount. At the time of 'the original leposit the depositor, before getting a yook, has to answer certain questions hich are framed to fir -the-adepositor's dentity and to protect the depositor. Uhe depositor must also leave an auto raph on the bank register. Whenever noney is withdrawn these questions nust be answered and the autograph ttached to an order. This is an ef ectual test. Each book is numbered mnd bears the depositor's name. "We have been asked if depositors ould not be better protected if banks )mitted the name from the book and ;imply numbered it. We can see no Ldvantage in that. The plan would not lefeat .the purposes of a thief, for one vho would steal a bank book would :now the name of the owner, and the vithdrawal of deposits is so well ,uarded that even with the owner's iame a finder could- not get money rom the bank. "Tiere are probably from 1,200 to ,500 books'lost every year,. of which 00 to 500.eventually turn up. That neans from onethi-d to two-fifths of per cent of the 'whole number of >ooks out disappear, and one-third of hat number get back to the owners. here the rest go is a puzzle not to be olved."-Chicago Tribune. Malice and Superstition. In the middle ages malice and super stition found expression in the forma ion of wax images of hated persons, nto th4 bodies of which long pins were ;tuck. It was confidently believed that n that way deadly injury would be lone to the person represented. This elief and practice continued down to be seventeenth century. The super itition. indeed still holds its ylace In. he highlands of Scotland, "where,'" ays a well informed writer, "within he last few years a clay model of an enemy was found in a stream, having yeen placed there in the belief that as h clay washed .away so would the ealth of the hated one decline." ures Rheumatism and Catarrh-Medicine Sent Free. Send no money-:simply write and try Botanic flood Balm at our expense. Botanic Blood Im (B. B. B.) kills or destroys the poison in e blood which causes the awful aches in back ad shoulder blades, shifting pains, difficulty in loving tIngers.-toes br legs, bone pains, swollen auscles and joints ,of rheumatism, or the foul reath, hawking. spitting, droppings in' throat; ad hearing, specits flying before ithe eyes, all layed out feeling of catarrh. Botanmc Blood alm has cured hundrcds of cases of 30 or 40 ears standing aifter doctors, hot springs and atent medicines had all failed. Most of these ured patients had teken Blood Balm as a, last esort. It is especially advised for chronic. eepseated cases. Impossible for any one to uer the agonies or symptoms of rheumatism r catarrh while or after taking Blood Balm. t makes the blood pure and rich, thereby giv ag a healthy blood supply.' Cures are perma-. tores, 3l per largc'bcte. Sampe of Blod alm sent free and prepaid, also special medi a by describing your trouble and writing Blood ilm Co., Atlanta;' Ga. A personal -trial of ;lood Balm Is better than a thousand printed estimonials, so write at'once. For sale by The t. B. Loryea Drug Store. Beazae , The Kind You HaiiAlways Bought Bignatue EEEPNG PACE WITH DEMANDS. Fhils Will Be Truly a Greater State Fair-It ''3egins on October 25th Ample Ar.-angements. The State gricultural an'd 1hiechani :ai Societv purchased .one hundred teres of level land in the southern art of Columbia last spring on, which ;o hold its annual South Carolina State Fairs. This change was made neces gary because the old grounds were too small to accommodate the large num er of exhibitors and visitors who an ually attended the great fairs, and he buildings were no longer suitable 'or the purposes for which they were ullt. On the new grounds there is oom for everything and for every ody and they are more conveniently ;ituated to the transportation lines :han the old grounds were. The dis -ance is less than a half -mile from the 'ew union depot. and the grounds are reached by several fine roads and by :he street car lines, and no trouble will e experienced in handling the large :rowds that are sure to visit Columbia. Tisitors will find everything brand new his year. The buildings are all modern n construction, large, airy, and comn ortable, all one story, with numerous exits and wide aisles. One building is evoted entirely to the handiwork of women, and is set apart from the other buildings so that the fair sex may en oy- themselves without interruption. nother building is devoted to the agri ultural exhibits and implements, and tnother to the commercial exhibits. rhen, the poultry building occupies a very prominent location and is very arge and roomy. The live stock barns are so arranged that all visitors can safely and conveniently pass through tll of them and see all the stock at any time, and the management specially requests that visitors avail themselves af this opportunity. The regulation mile race track is 1o lated in the southern part of the 'rounds, and is a beauty. .The races may be viewed from the Fair grounds if it be preferred to do so. but a large. comfortable grand stand is located at the finish of the home stretch, where the races can be viewed to much better advantage and with more comfort. The cuarter stretch is not separated from he grand stand, as was the case on the old track, but all are .combined under one inclosure, thus increasing the social part of the meet. The Midway or Pike is located near the main entrances, and will be filled with all the modern shows and attrac tions, with wares from very part o1 the world, and with people from every part of the world. The athletic grounds are located just opposite the Midway, on the other side of the entrance. Here will be played two excellent games of football during Fair week. The railroads have offered very heap rates .on account of the first Greater State Fair, and they will run most convenient schedules from all sections of the State. In view of all the attractions that have been ar ranged for, there is no risk in saying that the large crowd of last year will e'doubled this fall. and that this great gathering will be more easily ac commodated than in any former year. Every one ought to attend the onl big fair and social ev ent in the odl Dyspepsia Cure ignaets at you at. ou Carpe10 DeparellL At this season of the year every housekeeper is inter sted in beautifying her home and making it comfortable for he approaching Fall and Winter. In this connection there s nothing more necessary than Good Floor Coverings 1nd our Carpet department offers unusual attractions in this ne. If it's Matting you are looking for, we have an excel ent line to select from. apanese at 15, 18 and 20 cents. Chinas at 15, 18, 20, 25 and' 35 cents. We picked up several rolls of China Mattings in single ieces at Very Much Under Price nd we are prepared to give unusual bargains in them. Grass Wire Matting in a large assoitment of patterns At 35 Cents. In Carpets, we have a large and complete assortment 25 Cents to $1.25-a Yard. Floor Oil Cloths from 25 Cents to $1 Per Yard. rt Squares from $3 to $10. Rugs in endless variety and the prettiest assortaent of atterns we ever handled, from $1 to $6. Window Shades in all colors and at prices -to suit.. If interested in anything in the -Carp t line t w illpay ou to look through our stock-before buying. 'DONNELL &\Ca, * SMTTDR~ S. C This you can do by seeing and buying from our large stock oi Buggies, Wagons )f all styles and best quality. We have a house full of thdm and rust make room for our fall stock. If it is A NICE BUGGY you want at. a right price we have t. If it is a serviceable FARM WAGON, we.dan supply you and narantee prices and quality. * In HARNESS we bought the best assortment -ever '-showy aere and have the Prices .to Suit You. We make good all we'say, so you cannot afford to stay- away fin need of anything in our line. We have A Host of Satisfied Customers, nd. will make one of you if you but give us a chance. Come to see us whether you buy or not, you will feel better. W. P. HAWKINS & CO0 Fall Announcement! o Our Clarendon Friends: OUR BUYER is now on the Western markets. This means a choice car o HORSES and MULES to arrive about THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. High class harness and saddle Horses and good aliround Farm Horses and Wuee have recently received a CAR of White Hickory Wagons, warranted to us-we guarantee themn to our friends and customers. Car of Columbia Buggies. This justly popular buggy is even better if possible than ever. Every bugg: warranted. The next time you are in town see our Buggy and Harness, two fo: 3A few One and Two-Horse Wagons at less than manufucturer's .prices ully warranted. HAFRNES8. Buggy and Wagon Harness, Laprobes and Whips, Lime, Cement, Hair 'erra Cotta Pipe. Stove Flue and Bnilding Material generally. One thousand bushels home-raised South Carolina Rust-Proof Seed Oats. Booth Live Stock Comp'ny, AT HORACE HARBY'S OLD STABLE, SM-rrm rTr . - - - S. C. Winters mith's CUARANTED To CUJRE DENGUE, AGUE L AGRIPPE; BILIOUS FER .AND AU. MALARIAL ILL$ At your Drag star*. Mew,'- oe faded it it d see ao gAler a fair War. MANU7ACTUBEas Or Doors, sh, B &X '1 Moldngand Bidn Material CHARLESTON S. ' Sash Weights and or& Window ad fanci6aa THEN-COME Ol SEND~OD We havethi besteqp&Tao n.Estabishment int ~tat.~i Weshandle solely andwecrytebeie' Hats an Gen ari~g4t eity' Ask yourmost rme~e~Io we are, anxdfhy wiRBoneC ~ tous. Cor. Kng& wth, CHARLESTO 9. 3ugIes Wgo R. A.SWK d'E" LJ 0 WHEELWRBIt6aU BLACKSMITH SH :repair Stoves, amps arn. pipes,orlwill put -down a newPun cheap.. best, If you neenysoldeyg done me acall' LAE M. My horse is lame. Why? Bes J4 did n'ot have it shod by it A. Wie the ma-n that puts on such' neat, he~ and makes horses travel vwith socb ease. We Make Them Look New We . are malgng- a spec ity f-~ ainting old Buggies, Carriages, od' arts and Wagons ceap Come and see .me, My prices wdi) please you, and I guarantee all of, mi work: Shop on'corner belowR-CM. Dean's R. A. WHIEi MANNING ..C jH. LESESNE, A ATTORNE&Y AT LAW, MANNING, S. C. C. DAVIS, ATTORNEY AT LA',w* MANNING, S. C. . . wuLsos. w. C. DUax4-r. . W. Ji. MULDROW ' WILSON DURfANT & MUJLDROWA -Attorneys and Counsdors l Lan MANNING. S. C. OSEPH F. sRHAM. ATTORNEY AT LAW, MANNING. S. C. DR. J. FRANK GEIGER. DENTIST. c.MANNING, S. C. 'Phone No. 6. DR. J. A. COLE, DENjTIST, Nettles Building. upstairs, MANNING. S.. C. ~W. 0. W. Woodmen of the World. Meets on fourth Monday nights at I8:30. Visiting Sovereigns invited. Oneinute~ough Cure Er Counha. Colds 2nd CouPOU