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Is the one question of absorbing interest in the minds - ~T~HE MINC Answers it! Whatever is right in the eyes of exacting fashion is here. W ultra-fashionable world is here-and in marvelous variety-affording a rai taste. We deem these stocks as near perfect as it is possible to make them brought them to our spacious and well-lighted departmeuts that you iia Eastern houses. Nor do the benefit end here-there is a decided prise adv 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 $10.00 Crepe deLuser's. from... ..-- --.-- ........................ 10.00 to 18.00 Nub Cheviots, from..........-- .... ............... G.50 to 15.00 Imported Novelty Suit Patterns, exclusive design...... .... 10.00 to 20.00 Scotch Mixtures, from...........................48c. to $1.50 yd Mohairs, in all Qualities and Colors. Melrose in Black and Colors. .........- - ......... .......50c. to $1.00 Prunellers in all shades, worth $1, price..............................90c Mannish Suitings, from .............................48e. to 79e Broadeloths at c.. .... - --- ---.... 75e.9. , $1.19, $1.50, $2.00 French Flannels at............ .............................45c., worth 50e Cravinets. Melton, Kerseys, etc. WOMEN'S READY-TO-WEAR G A showing of the beautiful new Apparel which fashion's most critica for seldom have garments expressed so much style, so much grace and so in 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, neverthe 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 folk and prettiest things. Cloaks from $1 to $10. Capes from 25c 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 any ever shown in Sumter. Tailor Hats from Gage and other 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 yon. 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 Q pair and are guaranteed. The price at the Minor store is........ 7 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 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 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. - THE MINOR STORE, This is and must be a record-breaking month with us. During December we must sell out our $1,000 - 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 ns cheap you can do so now. Everytliing at a Cut Price. Everything must be sold regardless of cost. Come early and get goods before they are picked over. J. W. McLEOD.j S. I. TILL, Mnrager. LEVI BLOCK. O WDAR of women these Autumn days-and how satisfactorily eF TO E batever 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. on know that they are here, and we invite you to come and see them. It is a newspaper announcement. The new Leather Browas, Onion Skin, Burnt t deal of attention, and we are showing these favorite shades in many beau mid interest you. Many are special: OG DLADrap deAlma, Melrose, Poplins, Repps. . Silk and Wool Crepes, A l 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. LKIVSS Chiffon Taffetas, Liberty Chiffon Taffetas, Peau deSoie, 'SILKS,. Crepe de Chines, Checks and Stripes for Shirt Waist Suits. Lining Taffetas, all colors, at 35c. PRES DE SOI-all colors, 36 inches at 50c. NEW LINING. Sold in Sumter by the Minor Store only. Captivating Creations, Dainty, Exclus-ve. ARMlEINI> Nothing Prettier, Nothing Dressier. .1 followers will wear this season. We take much pride in presenting them, nCh material worth. The best thoughts of the world's cleverest designers I 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. bhe minute, from.................. ..85 to St5. :s and have a department specially for them, stocked with all the newest The Minor Store, A City in Itself. PO]RTIA. SH~OES 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 simplie 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 S8pirite. 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 bonooint. It adds rounded contour to the former, reduces the proportions of the 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 $i and up. Sells Shoes umter, S. C., foraye ohol S. R. VENNING, Jeweler. Dealer in WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SPECTACLES, EYE CLASSES AND ALL KINDS OF FANCY NOVELTIES. ENT akelw a pc a om oEDN and HOLIDAY PRES Silverware, Hand-Painted China, Glassware and numerous other articles suitable for Gifts of all kind. COME ANO SEE THEM. uat ch. Clock and Jewelry Repairing done promptly and a iii MANNING, S. C. L B. DuR AN T, "sUTR ,Deing in close todich 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 op'posite the Court House. Come to see me when you want Hardware, Stoves, House Furnishing Goods, Harness, Saddles, Leather, Belting, Etc. My Store is headquarters for Gun-. Pistols P'owder, Shot, Shell-s 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. L. B. DuR A NT, SUMT4ERF, 8. Q. Christmas Holiday Rates. 1904-5. ATLANTIC COAST LINE ANNOUNCE RATE OF One and One-Third First Class Fares. (MINIMUM RATE 50) CENTS.) Tickets will be placed on sale December 23rd, 24th, 25th, 3i1st and Jan uary 1st, 1905. Final limit returning to January 4th, 1005. To teachers and students of colleges, on presentation and surrender of certificates signed by superintendents, presidents or principals, tickets may be sold at the above rate, December 17th to 24th inclusive, with final limit returning to January 5th, 1905. For full information, call on ticket agents or address H. M. EMMERSON, W. J. CRAIG, Traffic Manager. Gen'1 Pass. Ag't, Wilmingorn, N. C. 1HE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON I, FIRST QUARTER, INTER NATIONAL SERIES, JAN. 1. Text of the Lesson, John i.. I-IS. Memory Verses, 1-4-Golden Text, John i, 4--Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. 31. Stearns. [Copyright, 1004, by American Piess Asociation.3 Beginning the study of this, in some respects, most marvelous of all the gospels, and on this first day of a new year, let me quote some words from Dr. Andrew Murray applicable to the whole Bible, and, of course, to this portion of it: "The central thought of this book is God; its one object is to reveal God, His glory, His will, His love. In reading it our chief desire should be to know God. May our life and heart be as full of God as this book is." It is only in Christ that we can'see and know God (verse 18), for He also said, "He that bath seen Me bath seen the Father" (chapter xiv, 0), and this gospel was written that we might believe that Jesus Is the Christ, the Son of God, and believing have life through His Name (xx, 31). One has said that here John reveals Him as "not of this world" (xvii, 16) for the contemplation of I !ose who, like Him, by His grace, - t of this world. In the first _.iree verses we are carried back to Gen. i, 1, and we see Him as God, the Creator of all things. Compare Col. 1, 13, 17, and consider Him as the all vise and all powerful Creator until your heart can gladly say Jer. xxxii, 17, and find the comfort and the result that the apostles did in Acts iv, 24-31. May our hearts and lives ever proclaim that to us Jesus is God, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace (Isa. ix, 6, 7). In Him are life and light, and nowhere else, for all else is darkness, and dark ness cannot comprehend light "He that hath the Son bath life, and he that bath not the Son hath not life" (I John v, 12). His first recorded ut terance in Scripture is, "Let there be light" (Gen. i, 3), and it is recorded of Him, "God is light, and in Him :s no darkness at all" (I John 1, 5). He said of Himself, "I am the light of the world," and again, "I am the way and the truth and the life" (chapters viii, 12; xiv, 6). In verses 6 to 0 John the Baptist is spoken of as a witness sent from God to bear witness of the light, and this also is in a sense the calling of every believer, for He said, "Ye shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and ye shall be witnesses un to me" (Acts 1, 8, margin). We are to walk as He walked (I John ii, 0), and as with Him so with us the life is the light, and our lives are either telling for Him or against Him always. When once the light has shined In our hearts we are to die continually to self that the life of Jesus may be'manifest In us (II Cor. iv, 10, 11). \' Unknown in the world which He had made, despised and rejected by the nation to whom He specially came, esteemed as a root out of a dry ground, as one having neither form nor come liness; oppressed and afflicted and per secuted, and finally crucified as an evil doer, such was His treatment from those whom He came to bless. He said to them, "How often would I have gathered you, and ye would not." Verse 12 Is to me one of the best in the book; it Is to my mind the simplest possible definition of believing and must be borne In mind wherever after ward we find the word "believe" in this gospel. It tells me how to become a child of God, begotten of God. It is not hereditary, nor can it be accom plished by any will or power of man, but every sinner who having heard of Jesus Christ as the Saviour of sinners can truly say, "I do receive Him as my personal Saviour," is hereby assured that thus receiving TRim he Is entitled to all the privileges or a child of God. Compare Rom. iii, 24; 1v, 5; vi, 23; x, 4; Tit iii, 5. We are also taught here that not all people are children of God, as some would have us believe, but only such as truly receive the Lord Jesus Christ as their life and light, be lieving Him to be God manifest in the flesh, the only revealer of the Father, the one who as God appeared to man In all the Old Testament story from Gen. I1 onward, who In due time be came man, made of a woman, made under the law to redeem them that were under the law-Christ, who re deems us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us (Gal. 1v, 4; Iii, 13). John the Baptist says, "He was before me" (verse 15); our Lord Himself said, "Before Abraham was, I am," and agai-n In His prayer to His Father He said, "0 Father, glorify thou me with Thine own self, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was" (John viii, 58; xvii, 5). The law, holy and just and good, setting forth the only righteousness which could satisfy God, could not give life, for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily, righteousness should have been by the law (Gal. iii, 21), but the law can only prove men guilty that they may be justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, who is the end of the law for righteousness to all who be lieve (Rom. iii, 19-24; x, 4). Not only did grace and truth come by Him, but He was full of grace and truth. I~e Is the truth, God Is the God of truth, the Sphit Is the Spirit of truth, in Him we see the truth as to what God desires man to be, in man's treatment of Him we see the truth as to whlat man's heart Is toward God, wd then His loving and saving such as we arc show forth the exceeding abundant grace of God (I Tim. I, 14). If we' understood It more fully now we wouldi magnify the grace of God alway~s zn I be willing to be emptied of self f'or HIls sake wvho became poor for us. Grip Quickly Knocked Oat. "Some weeks ago during the severe winter weather both my wife and my self contracted sever-e colds which speedily developed into the worst kind of la grippe with all its miserabla sym ptoms," says Mr. J. S. Egleston of Maple Landing, Iowa. " Knees and joints aching, muscles sor-e, head stop ped up, eyes and nose running, with. alternate spells of chills a.nd fever. We began using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, aiding the same with a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, andi by its~ liber'al use soon. completely knocked out the grip." These Tabletts promote a healthy ac tion of the bowels, liver and kidneys. which is always beneficial when the sstemi is congested by a oold or attack of the grip. For sale by The R1. B. Loryea Drug Store. She Gave Him the Hint. Mother-I can't have that young man staying here so late at night. You must give him a hint of some kind. Daughter (in the evening)-I am very much afraid something will happen to you on the streets at night You must be more careful of yourself and not be out so late. If anything should happen Dirty Lassa. Lassa is a dirty town, according to the Englishmen who have seen it. "Black pools of water," writes a cor respondent, "had flooded the wide, un even space into which we emerged, and even the Chinese quarter to the right of us was dirtier than Chinese sections generally are. The main drain of the town runs fetidly between black mud banks, and in the open square be fore the Chinese amban's residence herds of black pigs rooted in rubbish heaps, which were more than usually repulsive in composition. To the left the houses of a few ragyab., or pro fessional scavengers, were betrayed by the famous horn walls, which no visit or to Lassa has failed to notice. Per haps the sight of these walls reminded one of that other duty of the ragyabas -the cuttIng 'up and distribution to animals of the corpses of the dead. The cemetery is only a few steps away, and the reputed food of Lassa pigs be came in a flash a disgustingly probable reflection." 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 years" she writes, "I endured insuffer able pain from indigestion, stomach and bowel trouble. Death seemed in evitable when doctors and all remedies failed. At length I was induced to try Electric Bitters and the result was miraculous. I improved at once and now Fm 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. Bill Nye's Cow. Bill Nye, the humorist, once had a cow to sell and advertised her as fol lows: "Owing to my ill health I will sell at my residence, in township 19, range 18, acccrding to the government's sur vey, one plush raspberry cow, aged eight years. She is of undoubted cour age and gives milk frequently. To a man who does not fear death in any form she would be a great boon. She is very much attached to her present home with a stay chain, but she will be sold to any one who will agree to treat her right She is one-fourth Shorthorn and three-quarters hyena. I will also throw in a double barrel shotgun, which goes with her. In May she usually goes away for a week or two and returns with a tall red calf with. wabbly legs. Her name is Rose. I would rather sell her to a nonresident." PLEASE YOUR FAMILY and pre serve your house by painting with L. & M. Paint. Wears and covers lIke gold. Its lead and zinc. Non-chalkable. Money saver. Fullest measure. Takes least. Bought from The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. What the Stomach Digests. One curiosity of digestion is undoubt edly that which has reference to the work of- the stomach itself. The pop ular notion that the stomach "digests everything" is utterly erroneous, .'for the stomach has little or no power to affect-starches, sugars and fats, and as these foods make up the bulk of our daily nutriment it may therefore be said that the organ in question plays only a small part to digestion. Yet that pari: is important enough. The foods over which the stomach exerts its pow er are what are called "nitrogenous" materials. They are represented by beef juice, white of ligg and milk and similar substances. Such foods are changed by the stomach into "pep tones," while the starch, sugar and fat are passed onward to be digested in the intestine. Mothers Be Careful of the health of your children. Look out for coughs, colds, croup and whoop ing cough. Stop them in time--One Minute Cough Cure is the best remedy. Harmless and pleasant. Sold by The R B3. Loryea Drug Store. Franklin an a Savage. How Benjamin Franklin appeared to' a fashionable Parisian lady in - the eighteenth century is told In the mem oirs of the Marquise de Crequy. She describes the man who chained light ning as follows: "I once had the honor of meeting M. Franklin at supper at Mmne. de Tesse's. As a joke~ she never let me know that he was coming and put me next him at the table. I paid them out by never speaking a single word to him. What, indeed, could I have found to say to this librarian and printer? Franklin wore his hair long, like a Brittany deacon. He had on a brown coat and a plum colored vest and breeches, and his hands were of the same shade. His cravat was striped with red. But what impressed me mostly was the way he ate eggs. He broke them into a glass with but ter, mustard, pepper and salt. It took at least six of them to make this philo sophical ragout, with which he fed himself in small spoonfuls. He bit off the heads of the asparagus instead of using a fork-in fact, he was a species of savage." A Pleasant Pill. No pill is as pleasant and positive as DeWitt's Little Early Risers. DeWitt's Little Early Rlisers are so mild and effetive that childern, delicate ladies and weak people enjoy their cleansing effect, while strong people say they are the best liver pills sold. .Sold by The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. The Tritle of King. The title of: king is a shortened form of the Salon "eyig," which can be traced back to the Sanskirt "ganaka," a father. This word "ganaka" is used with the meaning of king In the Rig Veda. the most ancient part of the sacred books of the Hindoos. The age of the Rtig-Veda is not known with certainty, but it can hardly be less than 3,000 years, and it may be 4.040 years. The father came to he called the king because in the process of social organ ization the family existed before the state, and the term was extended step by step from the family to the tribe and from the tribe to the nation. An other name for king round in the lig "Teda is "rag." It means a leader, or perhaps steersman. It appears in the Latin "rex" and has thence descended to the French "roi" and to the Italian and Spansh "r " Notice. Notice is hereby given that the health of the ocople of this county is in im minent danger and must be taken care of It has been deeided that every pre. caution be taken to prevent proloniged cases of pneumonia, grippe, etc. The Ibest thing to do is to give a good cough mixture as soon as the cough starts. Get MURRAY'S HORE H OU ND, MULLEIN AND TAR. Only 25c. a CRONIC soRES Wheeling, W. Va., May 28, 1903 Some years ago while at work, I fell fver a truck and severely injured both of my shins. My blood became poisoned as a resuit, and the doctor told me I would have running sores for life, and that if they were healed up the result would be fatal. Under this discouraging report I left off their treatment and re-. sorted to the use of S. S. S. Its effects were prompt and gratifying. It took only a short while for the medicine to en tirely cure up the sores, and I am not dead as the doctors intimated, nor have the sores ever broke out again. Some 12 years have elapsed since what I have de scribed occurred. Having beensosignally benefitted by its use I can heartily recom mend it as the one great blood purifier. JOHN W. UD. Care Schmulback Brewing c. Chronic sores start often from a pim ple, scratch bruise or boil, and while salves, wasats and powders are beneficial, the unhealthy matter in the blood must be driven out or the sore will continue to eat and spread. S. S. S. reaches these old sores through the blood, re moves all impurities and poisons, builds up tht entire system and strengthens the circulation. S. S. S. is a blood purifier and tonic combined. Contains no mineral what ever butis guaran tedpurely veget able. If youlhave an old sore write us and our phvsi will advise without charge. Book on diseases of the Blood free. The Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, 63. Now Open. We invite the commu. nity to call in and inspeci our new enterprise, and would especially ask thE housekeepers to call. it is our purpose to ca ter to the delight of the .family table. Very respectfully, GERA.D & THAMES Proprietors. Do You Wanl PERFECT FIilNG CLOTHIES 7 THEN COME OR-SEND TO US. We have the best-equippea Tailor ig Establishment in the State. We handle High Art . lothinj solely and we carry the best line o HEts and Gent's Furnishings in th< cAsk your most prominent men wh< we are, and they will commend yoi to us. . L DAVID & BROI Cor. King & Wentworth Sts., CHARLESTON, -- S. C PARKE'S C~No mate htif yo mee. for youwgets bestia groft -h larg es adae assormn GUNS and R t hgIFLS Woiae afesofseol trade ih' Boy s wecnselyad Reprs-W e you gen eed fa gu he laresan th esm. sr~l Remember el thoe hh ICKSON HARD' We buy Cotton Seed and we sell the products. Let us gin the remainder of your cotton. crop. Our ginnery is in full operation six days in the week. THE INDEPENDENT COTTON OIL CO. C. R. SPROTT, Resident flanager * [Bank of M8nf1o MANINCG. 8. 8 0.' Capitar Stock, - $40,00 surplus, - - $25000 SAVE MISFORTUNES and help you to meet them.. - Notmag establishes more confidence than reputation for having a big Bank A count. BEGIN NOW, if you have no account to -your credit P_ anywhere. Our Banking Btisiness is conducted on principles of absolute trustworthiness and-reliability. IDirecting Fun eral~ IWe have an up-to-date-- Under Itaking Establishment,~and carry a full line of Caskets, Cofins, andr IUndertakers' Supplies, from the-2 cheapest to the best State Casket z' Our beautiful Hearse is a great addition in this department, and puts us an a level with the larger --- undertakers in the State, and we have men graduates in this pro fession, sober and reliable. S. L. KRASNOFF, J. W.HERIOT, FUN~EAL DIRECTOR Levi Block, Manning, S. C. IGeoS.HacKer&SOH MANUFACURNES OF C) 'Doors, Sash, Blinds, Moulding and Building ]Yaterial, CHARLESTON, S. C. Sash Weights andl Cords. Window and Fac! Blass a Seciaty. OneMinutoough~ure IFor Goughe Colds and Oroup. ALARMED! with while your are out hunting. ware Company seast money. We have this fall STS, nd CAPS. OT and POWDER, SHELLS and PRIMERS rade, Guaranteed Perfect Baking aice Wheel or any kind of Bicycle ranteed Knife, Razor or Scissors, ARDWARE MEN. IA R1 COMP ANL,