University of South Carolina Libraries
Is the one question of absorbing interest in the minds THE MINC Answers it I Whatever is right in the eyes of exacting fashion is here. W: ultra-fashionable world is here-and in marvelous variety-affording a ran taste. We deem these stocks as near perfect as it is possible to make thew brought them to our spacious and well-lighted departmeats that yoU nia Eastern houses. Nor do the benefit end here-there is a decided price adva 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 s1.00 Crepe deLuser's, from........ ...................... 10.00 to 15.00 Nub Cheviots, from .............. .. ................. .0 to 15.00 Imported Novelty Suit Patterns, exclusive design...... ...- 10.00 to 20.00 Scotch Mixtures, from -. -- . 4c. to $1.50 yd Mohairs, in all Qualities and Colors. Melrose in Black and Colors . ---- --- . ....c .....0. to $1.00 Prunellers in all shades. worth $1, price............................. 9Oc Mannish Suitings. from .......................... .......... 48c. to 7qe Broadcloths at........ ..... ...............5c, 89c. $1.19, 81.50, $2.00 French Flannels at.............I .... .................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 11 are embodied in these garments. They constitute the most superb stock o privilege to see. It may not be your intention to buy at present, nevertlie the wardrobe of the faultlessly dressed woman this fall. Our popular-pric< Over S00 beautiful Suits for Ladies, every one up to OUR CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT.-We remembered the little foll and prettiest things. Cloaks from S1 to $10. Capes from 25e to $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 auy ever shown in Sumter. Tailor Hats from Gage and oiber high 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 Speci8. We have just received a large shipment of the Famous Empress Gloves inall sizes and colors. The Empress sells the world over at 1 a -pair and are guaranteed. The price at the Minor store is ..-...... 9 The New Laces and 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 mos4t 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 Laces of Guipure, Venise, Alencon, Irish Crochet, ~Chantilly, Oriental, etc., black, white, Arabe 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 with the choicest things for Fall and Winter wear. TilE MINOR $TORE, a *a This is and must be a record-breaking month with us. During December we must sell out our $10,000 stock of goods, and in order to do this much business we have cut the price on everything. If you have never bought goods of us cheap you can do so now. Everything at a Git Price. Everything must be sold regardless of cost. Come early and get goods before they are picked over. S. I. TILL, Mnrager. LEVI BLOCK. OWFAF of women these Autumn days-and how satisfactorily > STOREw iatever 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 ntage, for our plan is not to mark an article as high as it could probably be )OdS, The Latest Weaves in Latest Colors. :u 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 deal of attention, and we are showiug these favorite shades in many beau >uld interest you. Many are special: BL rV Drap deAlma, Melrose, Poplins, Repps, BL GOO S. Silk and Wool Crepes, Albatross, French SergesCheviot Serges Sponged and Shrunk, Bouclay Cheviots, Silk finished and Silk Warp Henrietta, Granites, Mohairs, Ladies' Cloth, etc. I V Chiffon Taffetas, Liberty Chiffon Taffetas, Peau deSoie, SILKS. Crepe de Chines, Checks and Stripes for Shirt Waist Suits. Lining Taffetas, all colors, at 35c. ?4GNLPRES DE SOI-all colors, 36 inches at 50e. NEW L' INING* Sold in Sumter by the Minor Store only. R NTERENSACaptivating Creations, Dainty, Exclusive. . Nothing Prettier, Nothing Dressier. .1 followers will wear this season. We take much pride in presenting them, uch material worth. The best thoughts of the world's cleverest designers f Women's Outer Attire it has ever been our pleasure to present and your ess we want you to visit the department and see just what is to comprise methods are even more pronounced than formerly. theiminute, from ..... ........ .............$5 to $25. s and have a department specially for them, stoeked with all the newest The MIn or Store, A City in itseIf. PORTIA S-IOES Set the pace in tbkese United States. The MINOR STORE sells them and guarantees every pair. A WORD ABOUT CORSETS. The president of the Dressmakerse 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 the correct corset." It is interesting to note that the correct corset. used to 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 ments 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 contour to the former, reduces the p'-oportions of thie latter, and with any figure gives the advantages of be;Lary 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 $i and up. Sells Shoes ,umtr, . Cfor the whole umte, S.C.,any. S. R. VENNING, Jewelr. Dealer in WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SPECTACLES, EYE CLASSES AND & - ALL KINDS OF FANCY NOVELTIES.. I ae a specialt of WDDN and HOLIDAY PRES Silverware, Hand-Painted China,' Glassware and numerous other articles suitable for Gifts of all kind. COME AND SEE THEM. A11Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing done promptly and guaranteed. See 14 d an cO Codnes, MANNING. S. C. Rdwie-Idle~ils-1ves. i IBeing 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 opposite the Court H2ouse. Come to see mie when you want Hardware, Stoves, House Furnishing Goods, Harness, Saddles, Leather, Belting, Etc. My Store is headquarters for Guns, Pistois. 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. Come and examine my large line of Cooking and Heating Stoves. Every Stove bought from me is warranted. sJMTER, s. C. Genuine Peruvian Guano Sells itself-none better. Ten thousand tons now offered for sale. Nitrate of Socda, Mui~riate of Potasha, German Kainit. H AR BY & CO., Smter ARE HEADQUARTERS. ELEPHANT STUPIDITY. Runtern Say That the Big Animals Display Little Cleverness. The process of elephant catching In India, as well as in Siam, tends to rather undermine one's settled notions of elephant sagacity and to create in stead the feeling tha: .. lot of sent mental tommyrot an m:isleading, Ig norantly conceived animal stories have been put forth about my lord the ele phant The literal truth Is that the elephant, for all its reputed intelli gence, is driven into places that no other wild animal could possibly be induced to enter, is in its native jungle held captive within a circle '.hrough which it could pass without an effort and bullied into uncomplaining obedi ence by a force the smallest fraction of its own numbers. Part of this is no doubt due to its exceedingly suspicious nature; the other part to its lack of orig Inality, to which latter defect, however, its notable amenability to discipline is attribultable. Apropos of amenability. Sanderson records mounting and tak ing out of the keddah, unaccompanied by a tame elephant, a female on the sixth day after her capture. and I saw on the lower coast of Siam an elephant that had been captured in a pitfall by natives three weeks previously rowed out on two lashed sampans to a small coasting steamer and successfully made to kneel that it might get through the port door between decks. Caspar Whitney in Outing. Worst of all Experiences. Can anything be worse than to feel that every minute will be your last*? Such was the experience of Mrs. S. H. Newson. Decatur, Ala. '-For three ears" she writes, "I endured insuffer Ible pain from indigestion, stomach and bowel trouble. Death seemed in evitable when doctors and all remzedies failed. At length I was induced to try Electric Bitters and the result was miraculous. I improved at once and now I'm completely recoved. For Liver, Kidney, Stomach and Bowel troubles Electric is the the only medicine. Only 50c. It's guaranteed by The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. Could Distinguish Tread of a Flea. The quickness which some persons possess in distinguishing the smaller sounds is very remarkable. A friend of the writer has declared he could readily perceive the motion of- a flea, when on his nightcap, by the sound emitted by the machinery of his leap ng powers. However extraordinary this may ap pear, we find a similar statement 1s given in the ingenious work upon in sects by Kirby and Spence, who say, "I know of no other insect the tread of which is accompanied by sound, ex cept indeed the flea whose steps a wo man assured me she always hears when it passes over her nightcap, and that it clacks as if it were walking in pattens!" If we can suppose the ear to be alive to such delicate vibrations, certainly there is nothing in the way of sound too difficult for it to achieve. Cats and dogs can hear the move ments of their prey at incredible dis tances, and that even in the midst of noise which we would have thought would have overpowered such effects. Rabbits, when alarmed, forcibly strike the earth with their feet, by the vibra tions of which- they communicate their_ apprehensions sto burrows very remote. -Natare. Beware of Counterfeits. "DeWitt's is the only genuine Witoh azel Salve" writes J1. L. Tucker, of Centre Ala. "I have used it in my fam ily for piles, cuts and burns for years and recommend it to be the best Salve on the market. Every family should keep-it, as it is an invaluable house hold remedy, and should always be kept on hand for immediate use." Mrs. Samuel Gage, of North Bnsh, N. Y., ays: "I had a fever sore on my ankle for twelve years that the doctors could not cure. All salves and blood remedies proved worthless. I could not walk for over two years. Finally I was pers'uaded to try DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, which has completely cured me. It is a wonderful relief." DeWitt's Witch azel Salve cures without leaving a scar. Sold by The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. ARISTORE AND 'ENGLISH. ['he Classic Author's Many Contribn.. tions to Our Vocabulary. During the middle ages Aristotle was ractically the'- only secular author read in Europe, for the priestly class were the only readers, and their learn ing was mostly confined to ecclesias tical treatises. It was during this pe nod. that the' English language was eveloping into its present form. Aristotle treated of every subject which came within the range of-a thought in his time and introduced many new branches of inquiry wlich have since become sciences. The terms used by him were adopted by every Later writer and are still In use all rver Europe, although variously cor rupted. The following list will give some idea of the number and power of Aris totle's word coining, which is revived in modern everyday English: Maxim, principle, subject, matter, form, end, final, cause, motive, energy, mean, extremes, metaphysics. He called his investigations about animals "histories," whence we call our science, which has the same end n view, "natural history," and in our universities the term "faculty" is a translation, corrupted in its passage through the Latin, of Aristotle's term for art. A Fine Family. 'I have used Dr. King's Blood and iver Pills in my family and with my anants. Am sixty-nine, and have ruised iine sons twenty-one years old, and our daughters. have used all the lead ng liver medicines, but find IKig-s to >e the best of all. REUBEN F. CHRRITENBURYX." Experience tells. Get these pills at r. W. E. Brown & Co.'s. Color Sensations. The three primary color sensations are considered to be red, green and.vlo let. Certain mixtures of violet and green produce a blue. Reds.and.gmeen also give a. yellow, but It is im portant to observe that these , are pri mary color sensations and notiprimary colors, though the expression"lights of primary colors" is admissible, for itss commonly imagined that -the-blue.and yellow mixed in certain proportions produce various kinds of' green. If yellow and blue -pigmentsabe mixed'ato gether with water, the green color produced is not a mixtures of blue-and yellow- colors.,It is the,onecolor W~lich Is not freely absorbed either by, the yellow or byl the blue 'pigment. The yellow pigment i-emoves the greater part-of~the bhie,.indigo-adviott-.ays; the blue pignent removes :the -greater part of the red, orange and iyellow Thus the 1ght that finally-escapes' is as~aanmnu aaie MOUZON, The Staple and Fancy Urocei, carries a full and complete line of Green and Parched Coffces. Sugars. Grits. Meal and all Heavy Groceries. You can nd on v shelves. right fresh Can ned Meats of all kinis. including such delica. cies as Chih!cn. To::ue, Chipped Beef. Lob. I tr. Ship. etc. I have the entire garden of freshly canned Vegetables of the staple variety. including far off Boston Baked Beans. or the easily digested cereal preparations I carry. among others. Force, Shredded Wheat. Cream of Wheat, etc., all of which is delicious. healthful and nutritious-the very food for dys peptics and invalids. You want Condiments. None are better than HEINZS CELEBRATED PICKLES, MUSTARDS, and his varied line of appetizing relishes. I carry them. Now is the time to buy your Jellies and Pre serves. Come to MOUZON'S for them. I keep all the time a full line of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. You can get your breakfast. dinner and sup per from my store. I can feed the toiling la borer or the fastidious epicure: the irritable dyspeptic and the pettish invalid. SQL ARE DEALING. live and let live, with golden rule prices covers my motto. Before buying for your table call and see P. B. MOUZON, Th~e ~oer. Do You Want PERFECT FITIING CLOTE S? THEN COME OR SEND TO US. We have the best equipped Tailor ing Establishment in the State. We handle High Art Clothing solely and we carry the best line of Hats and Gent's Furnishings in the city. Ask your most prominent men who we are, and they will commend you to us. JL DAVID & BRO, Cor. King & Wentwerth Sts., CHARLESTON, .- S. C. Washing Problem Solved. THE MANNING LAUNDRY Guarentees first class service under its NEW MANAGEMENT every detail of the work will be carefully looked after. We have a competentforce and first class machinery. Let us do your Laundry work. MANNING LAUNDRY. Directing Funerals. We have an up-to-date- Under taking Establishment, and carry a full line of Caskets, Coffins, and Undertakers' Supplies, from the cheapest to the best State Casket, Our beautiful Hearse is a great addition in this department, and puts us an a level with the larger undertakers in the State, and W'e -have men graduates in this pro fession, sober and reliable. S. L. KRASNOFF, UNDERTAKEIt. J. W. HERIOT, FUNERAL DIRECTOR. Levi Block, Manning, S. C. For Sale. A limited supply of highly improved Cotton Seed of my own selectron, at $1.50 per bushel or ten bashels fr $10.00. ALso One very line registered Boar, about fourteen months old for $30.00. Ap ply t . ~A. J. TINDAL, Manning, S. C. WALL PAPER. Al! Kinds of Paperhanging and Decorating Work Done I nake a specialty of Hotel and Whole House Work. Lowest Estimates for 'high Gradte Work. Will guarantee my work to stay on the wall. Can save you 2.5 per cent. J. H. ORVIN, IlANNINO, S. C. Kodol Dyspepsia OuPr Digests what you eat. I am compelled by a sense of gratitudi to tell1you the great good your remedy has done me in a case of Contagious Blooc Poison.. Among other symptoms I was se. verely afmidted with Rheumatismf, and got almost past going. The disease got a firm hold .n'o my system; my blood was thor oughly poisoned with the virus. I lost in weight, was run down, had sore throat, eruptions, splotches and other evidences of the disease. I was truly in abad shape when I hegan the use of S. S. S., but the persistent use of it brought me out of my trouble safe and sound, and I have the) courageto publicly testify to thevirtr'es of your great blood remedy, S. S. S., anmi to recommend it to all blood-poison suffer ers, sincerely believing if it is taken ac cording to directions, and given a fair trial, it will thoroughly elimmnate every particle of the virus. JMEBS CUREr. Stark Hotel, Greensburg, Pa. Painfulswellings inthegroins, red erup tions upon the skin, sores in the mouth and loss of hair and eyebrows, are some of the symptoms of this vile disease. S. S. S. is an antidote for the awful virus that attacks and destroys even the bones. S. S. S. contains no Mercury, Potash or ther mineral ingredient. We offer$r,oo for proof that it is not absolutely veget r able. Home treat metbook giving te symptoms and other interesting advaluableinfor ation about this - disease, mailed fee. Our physi cans advise free PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Our Second Car Horses and Mules Just received, bought in St. Louis. at the Woi-ld's Fair, conceded to be the largest horse and mule market in the United States. If you want a good selection see this bunch before they are picked over. Special. Several choice Drivers and family broke Harness Horses. Ten smooth young Mules. South Carolina Rust-Proof Seed Oats, the heaviest on the market, 65c. per bushel. BOOTH LIVE STOCK COMPANY sr1W.Iset., - - - - - DON'T GET. ALARMED' No matter what you meet with while your are out hunting You are safe if you trade with the Dickson Hardware Company for you get the best good for the iseast money. We have thisfall the largest and best assortment of BOOTS and LEGGINGS, GUNS and RIFLES, COATS and VESTS, BELTS and CAPS, SHOT and POWDER, - SHELLS and PRIMERS We also sell those high grade, Guaranteed Perfect Baking Stoves, at any price. Boys, we can sell you a nice Wheel or any kind of Bicycle Rpairs-When you need a guaranteed Knife, Razor or Scissors we have them. Remember, we are THE HARDWARE MEN. - Levi Block. HIGH GR ADE 2 Peru vian1 uao ANALYSIS GU'ARANTEED: "Ammonma... .................-....----8.30. Total Phosphoric Acid. .. ............ . ... . ...8.50. TotalPotash................... .. ......-:- 2. / Complete mixture analysis guaranted: Ammonia.. .... .... l . 3.25.' Potash.... .... . .. ............----,------------.... 3.25. Phosphoric Acid.................... 18 per et. I am in position to make confracts for these goods, and shall be pleased to serve you. - There are some who run down these goods, but they are-inter ested in other fertilizer. *LOUIS APPELT. r4OYears intersmth AJfasbeenl curIng Chills Ague, Dengue, ..eGripp'e and Malaril Ills of all kinds. A 50c. bottle will break your chills; and you- can get it from your druggist, who will refund your money If the medicine does you no good. Why don't you try it../ 'ft is unequaled as a General Tonic BRING YOUR % GOB WORKDE TO THlE TINES OFFICE.