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January Is the day to turn over a new leaf and make new resolutions. I have turned a new leaf and made strong resolutions. I have resolved to treat all my friends and customers alike and to sell goods at prices that will suit 5tc cotton. I have resolved that no man living will under sell me. I have resolved to. do more business than ever before. I have resolved to turn the cash loose and pay spot cash for all my goods, thereby sav ing all discounts, buy from mills and facto ries and save you the middle man's profit and makthem at a living, protit. turn the money over quick and re-order, and with the al mighty dollar not to be hunted or waited for, we can, by your patronage, make this indeed a record-breaking year. Let's get together: what helps you helps us. and I know we can do business together; it means more business for us but the goods come cheaper to you. If we haven't what you want we can get it. You have read our resolutions, why can't you resolve to spend all your cash with us and save money and if we live till January 1, 1906, you will see that you saved quite a nice little sum of money. Mutually and helpfully yours, . W. McLEOD. LEVI BLOCK. P. S.-Just in from the mills, one case of 25c White Mercerized Waistings for 15c. Come and see them, you don't have to buy. One case of 25c Heavy Cotton Skirting for only 12ic. Come and see them. I/ S. R. VYENNING, h~ Dealer in WATCHES, CLOCKS, JlEWEL.RY, SPECTACLES, EYE CLASSES AND; ALL KINDS OF FANCY NOVELTIES. 7T NIsmake a apecialry o"fanEoDm'noind HOLIDAY PRES - Sflerware, Hand-ainted China, Glassware and numerous other articles suitable for Gifts of anl kind. -COME AND SEE THEM. An Wwth. Clock and Jewelry Repairing done promptly and guaranteed. MAN iNG. S. C. L. B.{BUR ANT, R"?" Bei incloe tuchwith the very bestr markets, I am better prepared to andl th trde hanever before, and I therefore invite an inspection of -my stok.. Remember I am opposite the Court House. Come to see me when you ant Hardware, Stoves, House Furnishing Goods, Harness, Saddles, Leather, Belting, Etc. My Store is headquarters for Guns, Pistols, Powder, Shot, Shells and the vry latest in Sporting Goods. .Dervoe's Paeirrts. I also handle large quantities of other Paints and Oils, and Window Glass For Engine and Mill Supisthere is no better pace to buy. Come and examine my lageHne of Cooking and Heating Stoves. Every tove bought from me is warranted. L.. B. DuRANT, SUJMTER, 8. C. SPECIAL - RATES VIA ATLANTIC COAST LINE TO New Orleans, La., account the Interstate Cotton Convention, Jan. 24-26, 1905. ONE FIRST CLASS FARE, PLUS 25 CENTS. Tickets on-sale Jan. 23d for tiains scheduled to reach New Or eans before noon of Jan. 24th, 1905, with final limit returning tc an. 28th, 1905. Tickets will be sold at regular coupon ticket agencies only. For full information call on your nearest ticket agent, or write H. M. EMMERSON, .W. J. CRAIG, Traffic Manager. Gen'1 PaSs. Ag't, Wilmington, N. C. an8-2t IN THE SI STEN Holly Spri , Miss., March 24, 1903. While building railroads in Tennessee some twelve years ago a number of hands contracted fever and various forms of blood and skin diseases. I carried S. S.S. in my commissary and gave ittomy hands with most gratifyingresults. I canrecom mend S. S. S. as the?est preparation for Malaria, chills and fever, as well as all bloodandskin diseases. W. L MCGOWAN. I suffered greatly from Boils, which would break out on different parts of my body. I saw S. S. S. advertised and after usig about three bottles I was cured, and for the last three years have had no trouble whatever. A. W. ZIBER. 217 ReadSt., Evansville, Ind. I began usingyour S. S. S. probably ten years ago for Malaria and blood troubles, and it proved so good that I have con tinued ever since using it as a family remedy. It is a pleasure for me torecom mend S. S. S. for the benefit of others who are needing afirst rate blood purifier, tonic and cure for Malaria. Arkansas City, Ark. C. C. HEMINGWAY. Boils, abscesses, sores, dark or yellow splotches and debility are some of the symptoms of this miserable disease. S. S. S. counteracts and removes from the blood all impuri ties and poisons and builds up the entire system. Itis aran teed apure v table reme ci.Writeformed advice or any s ecial informa -ton about case. re Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga. Now Open. We invite the commu nity to call in and inspect our new enterprise, and would especially ask the I housekeepers to call. It is our purpose to ca ter to the delight of the family table. Very respectfully, GERALD &THAMES Proprietors.. Notice to farmers. Until further notice our ginning days will be Fri day and Saturday of each week. THE INDEPENDENT COTTON OIL CO. C. R. SPROTT, Resident flanager. THE Bank of ManIng, MANNING. 8. C. Capital Stock, - $40,000 Surplus, - - $25,000 YOUR MONEY will pile up rapidly if you once get the habit of saving systematically. In a good Bank your money is perfectly safe yet perfectly accessible. The advant age and convenience of having business relations with a RELIABLE BANK annot be oner estimated. The Substitute Bu WILL N. HARBEN, Author of "Abner Daniel," "The Land of the Changing Sun." "The North Walk Misteri," Etc. Coprright, 1M03. by Barper & Brothers CHAPTER XXXIV. HE next morning at breakfast, while Ilxrlyer sat Sipping his colce i-s wife stood near his chair.. "It's time 1 played my last card," she was saying. -1 tei you thar's some mistake. I don't be:!eve Lydia Cran ston would let that pore boy lie up stairs an' suffer without one word from her at sech a tine-a time when the whole town au' county is c-talkin' about his maniiness an' bravery an' the wrong done his daddy. That hain't like a woman one bit Not one woman in ten thousand v.ould stay quiet at such a time witbout some strong rea son." "Well, what are you goin' to do about it?" the merchant asked. - "Do? Why, I've got my case all in hand, as Mr. Trabue would 'a' said. The evidence is all in, an"it will have weight when I sum it up. I'm simply a-goin' to them weevil eaten aristo crats an' have it out with 'em, one way or t'other." "You say you are?" "Yes, I am. I know human natur', an' rm not afeard to risk my judg ment. I'm a-goin' to take that letter George writ to you the night he was shot-oh, yes, I am; you needn't raise a kick about that. It is admitted as evi dence, an' strong evidence at that Then rm a-goin' to tell 'em what me 'n' you have agreed on. That is my trump card. It'll knock out anything they hold; now you see ef it don't I'm goin' to give them a-talkin' to that they won't forget soon, an' I'll do It right, too, fer I don't expect to. tell anything but-the trath. Ef Lydia Cranstoix bas Bgaged 'erself to that stuck up bump on a rotten log, she'll have the satisfac tion o' knowin' that thar's one woman in the land chat knows whar she's driv 'er ducks." Hilyer rose, with a smile. "Well, maybe you kin sorter bring 'em to the'r senses, an' I say go it . I lost control o' myself t'other day an' give the old major a piece o my mind,, un' he mought as well git t'other half from you. I wish you luck. Ef you fail, it will be about the fust time ~ you'vA missed fire since I've knowed you. I reckon it won't kill 'im. Mrs. Dugan says the New York doctor found 'im as sound as a dollar." About 10 o'clock Mrs. Hillyer went down to Cranstons'. She was attired in her best black silk gown and flow ered bonnet, and she walked with a firm, decided tread. She was invited by the maidservant at the door into the sitting room, where Cranston sat before an open window, looking out nto the bal My spring sunshine. His wife was near him, and Lydia had just come in with a glass of claret punch and stood stirring it at his side. They all greeted her pleasant;1y, and Lydia seemed somewhat surprised at the un expected visit, for it occurred to her quick, popvers of observation that, while George Buckley lay ill at the Hllyers' and right upon the news of his father's death and public .exonera tion, a call from Mrs. Hillyer was, to say the'least, extraordinary. So Lyd I's face became rigidly expectant as she seated herself and endeavored to participate calmly In the platitudes that her mother, with her usual tact, managed to set going. "I was powerful glad to hear," said Mrs. Hillyer~ to the major, "that the New York. specialist made a favorable report on yoi'e case." "Yes; he took quite a load of worry of my mind, thank you, maam." The major always addressed ladies as "maam" whom he did not specially like. It was a way he had of leaving the imipression that he might or might not remember their names. In the same way he frequently greeted cer tain men whom he considered beneath him socially with a 'vague "How do you do. sir'?" However, his formality of speech today had little effect on the visitor. If he had called her by her given name, without a prefix, she would not have spoken what was on her mind any sooner. "Thar's no use beatin' the devil around a bush, folkses," she began lightly. "I've come here this mornin' to do my duty as I see it, an' I h n't a-goin' to waste time. The good book says do- ut.to others as you'd have them do .unto lyou; an' ef I was actin' as wrong as you uins are I'd want folks to tell me of It. I'd want 'em to telegraph ef they couldn't git to me right away." The Cranstons were all staring fixed ly. The warm color was rising in Lydia's face. "Why, what's wrong, madam?" asked the major in astonishment. "It's all about yore Leughter here :n' George Buckley," Mrs. Hillyer blurted out with firmness. "Them two hain't bein' treated right. It may seem like I'm takin' a lots fer granted In includin' her, but she don't look to me like a fool, an' any woman would be a fool to be adored by a man like she is bf George Buckley an' not want to treat 'im with common decency." Lydia started to speak as she drew herself up more erectly, but her father prevented it. "I trust you will pardon me, madam," he said, "for frankly saying that the subject isn't agreeable to us." "Oh, yo're excusable," said the call er. "I wouldn't hold that agin you, but it won't hurt you to git down to rock bottom facts. I believe yo're tryin' to keep yore pure hearted dugh ter from doin' what's right, an' to per suade 'er to do what she'll regret. Thar hain't but one man on the topside o' God's green globe today that she ort to marry, an' that man isrGeorge Bulck ley. An' what have you got ag'n him now, I'd like to know? After seein' all that pitiful account in the papers of the wrong done his old father, you cayn't shake that In the pore, wounded boy's face. You cayn't say he's a coward, as they say about the lordly governor 0' this state. You cayn't say he's a bankrupt an' a spendthrift, like they say about T'elfare. Nur you cayn't ac cuse George Buckley o' resortIn' to low political tricks to advance his inter ests, an' " "Madam," the major broke in, raising his thin hand protestingly, "I must beg you" "Don't beg me, Major Cranston," hur ied on the woman, her eyes flahing her bosom heaving excitedly, as she leaned forward, her elbows on her knees. "I've come here to talk, an' I will b hard T want Tydin to hear more than I to you, fer I believe se'l act. shes been blinded. that gal has or she's a unatural woman, one o1 t'other. fer no woman made on th right plan would let things go jest like they are a-goin' an' never cheep z word agin it. Lydia Cranston"-sh( turned to the staring, wondering girl -"did you hear about a certain lettei George Buckley wrote my husband jest before he thought he was goin to be shot by them robbers?" "I heard he wrote something, som( instructions to Mr. Hillyer," replied th( girl in an unsteady voice, "somethinc about what the men had demanded but that's all father told me. I haven'i been out of the house since we goi back from Atlanta." "Well, le' me tell you some'n'," weni on Mrs. Hillyer. "Thar hain't a wo man today in all America-an' I'm nc exception-that knows, actually knows she's loved enough by a man to be it his last thoughts when he's expectin every second to meet a horrible death I've got that letter in my hand. I di intend to read it to you, but I won't fer it's too sacred. But I'll tell yot that the pore boy was bothered by jesi ane thought in that awful moment, an that was that the woman he loved an wanted to care fer was to be left tc marry a wo-.thless man. He begged Mr. Hillyer to ax 'er not to 4o it. Ef George had 'a' died that ud 'a' beer his.message from the grave. I wondex if"- - Lydia Cranston had risen to her feet and stood bending toward the impas sioned speaker, her great. beautiful eyes distended. "Did-did he write that, Mrs. Hill yer?" she cried. "Oh, did he?" "Not only that," replied Mrs. Hill yer, "but he has laid thar in my house ever since, pinin' fer a word, a mes " haer hain t but one man. that she or to marry" sage, a line from the woman he loved but not a thing come. I got to looki t'ohe ay, when a0-big unch TP rosei - glad. Iknoed ha they growe fromr the rightsore.mnta Hseorpl opene ah lne ia from sanh oed betsn. ai thing coest. Iged tow aokn fere it too, e I was made n ite usn thathadsen them up a Lorday whopn mad bunhen 'rsy whaome o 'unst anyoa, I.ta yo rn uphoi oomee wioof frm Iwsc s man atec a fotimed 'Emen'ey dit fromn te right soue. arisgeyou coal face treated 'iml liver Buta whenh petned the rigtsi wa fot peole "Mse. Hillype.-Lyd dwn herel uptjerkefuls height, mer wsstae eye tearn downson that hallnter-"d yo wanto aryouus nyayg Butlhao n hold aoetevsao from sich a maunda e?" tie ve fyo Then the gl terrd ous crn strnken ing updn toiar hr an pro "Mgrns. "Moher,"yde said hersely mean too say lthtergewa Buckle ,Ta I awyotaing o, herLi." Theno d i? the girl tundeom.ane Mr.aston hestaknstp twad an her e agferin Moher, sheessaidtheercrpe "you took my nleray froh upane exitedwyu-byn the r."r fth ho inghyauhter II" "MDther," dia tegrruptedher syuhay "Did you?". o hdn rs. undrheavn htat ayn di Itsaid fa iecnieringso this crpe "Ytou were-my undulyinght Mrs Hill yecite by-bteeortofth?" oo "Well that really toe- lan" oeog an"IMor, Lydia LInerupid "h "yha gatone mt far.ger hto n ihow uner ean o ae t all ayongdi You wave adone consiythingo hart con milan-my ufreetoiny. Mrs.e Hill moter, and aots last heore" oac "Whoesty. I'ml onexplarry theomr shan' wat omntenever Wth ktha the gIrfl nd houivy from all along Youhae ldo y everthinred ert. t m ae m ne to ht thattr esis othr and ntercifuletortuet hacpe ihnestIl never ar he oaoi Ih girldurned ufferalya' from het matsm andnthing Trtlieedm hog AIas triemeertohinghnwn tha came ars Eetri tr and ri' torue hratei medicnee bn ethlfor that Gtroubic. endutteso iteal copletel frelieee and cured me." Just as good for live and kidney troubles and general debi it. Only 50c. Satisfaction, guarantee by The R. B3. Loryea Drug Store. Didn't Know Hymen. Nordy-Lots of people are geti married nowatdays. Butts-Yes. H5y men is doing a flourishing business Nordy-What's he sell? Carpets an house furnishings?-Louisville Courie Journal. If every one knew what one--said o the other there would not be 10O! friends Ieft'in'the world.-Pascal. Night Wrs Her Terror. "I would cough nearly all night long, andria. lnd., "and could hardly ge any sleep. I had consumption so ba that if I walked a block I would coug frightfully and spit blood. but when al other medicines failed, three $1. boi ties of Dr. King's New Discovery who l cured me and I gained 58 pounds. It's .absolutely guaranteed to cur cure Coughs, Colds, DaGrippe. Bror chitis and all Throat and Lung Troul les Price 50c. and .91. Trial bottle re a The R. R3 Loara Drug Storf The Sareaxtie Cabman. The whil tliklug huere of this story hid dlrivenl :il ir:sible uld fellow a good .iree mile .j)urnev. When the fare climbed stihily out and slowly pro dueed a big pocketbook cabby drew a deep breath and prepared to be sarcas tie. A watchful constable standing near prevented all thought of his re lieving his feelings by the use of pic turesc ue terms. Cabby watched his fare make a lengthy mental calculation of the dis tance he had been driven, select the exact legal fare, count it twice over ancd then proffer it to him, with an ex prEssion on his face plainly indicative of "Now, then, you dare dispute it and Ill take your number." But cabby didn't dispute it. Instead he proihptly accepted it; but, slipping his hand into another pocket, he pro duced a farthing,, which he handed to the fare. "What's this for?" demanded the old fellow. "One farden, currint coin of the rel lum, sir," said cabby, gathering up his reins. "I druv yer jest the exact dis tance represented by arf of that there shekel under the three mile you reck oned. I ain't got no arf farden about me, .but it don't matter. You can keep the change. I ain't mean. Goodby, sir, and God bless you. Geeup, 'orse!" LondonStandard. Cured His Mother of Rheumatism. "My mother has been a sufferer for many years from rheumatism,'' says W. H. Howard of Husband. Pennsyl vania. "At times she 'as unable tc move at all while at all times walking wz; painful., I presented. her with a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm and after a few applications she decided it was the most wonderful pain reliever she had ever tried, in fact she is never without it now and is at all times able to walk. An occasional applica tion of Pain Balm keeps away the pain that she was formerly troubled with.' For Sale by The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. Isaac M. Loryea, Prop. A Dreaded Qu1ft. Queen Victoria was an expert and in defatigable knitter. During the Egyp tian campaign she and the ladies of the household employed themselves in knitting quilts, which at the -end of the war were sent to Netley hospital for the use of the wounded. One of these, made entirely -by her -majesty and bearing an elaborate V. R. in the center, was the coveilet par excellence of the institution and in universl- de mand for a tfine. In vassessing the claims of the candidates for the honor of sleeping upon it the medical- stan naturally gave thel precedence to- the most severely wounded, and as' the most severely wounded was the one most likely to die very' soon, alas, an evil omen attached itself to- the distinc tion, the climax of which was reach ed one-night when a poor soldier,'feel ing something touching his bedclothes, woke up with perspiration pourIna down his face and cried out, "Oh, sir, do. anytling you like with 'ne, buifo God'stsake-4on't:give me the quilt!" - Say "Murrays." When you've got a bad cough jus say "Murray's." If a druggist give. you anything but Murray's Horehound Mullein aud Tar you're not getting the best and surest cough remedy. Make him give you Murray's. Acts quickei and you get a 50c. size-bottle 25c. Ever3 druggist has it. The Mfeeanietm of the Salmon. A sainion is marvelously adapted .to the conditions amid which- it' lives. It can cleave through tons of water fall lng perpendicularly, yet its fins and its tail, which seem .to hold the-pro pelling power, are not less fragile than the wings of a bat. It can be--illed without injury to its. contour, and a pknster cast of it can be 'made, yet nc mechanism can devise an finstrument which will lie' in the water and move as it dogs, and no theory of dynamics has explained either -its postures Ir the water or its motion. ..imple- Ir ~its organi'ration as it-seems, tits move inents are as inimitable by s~y humam contrivance as the flight of aibird-bas proved'to be. Rheumatism. This is often a disease of the blood though not alwas. Is attacks usualla the joints and tissueand causes a die posit of uric acid. In its -acute stage-i is oneof much pain and suffering, some times affecting a large part or even al the body. When near thie heart it i dangerous to life. We are thankful .t< say there is a proper treatment-King' Sarsaparila-internally, to eradicate th osnfrom the blood. Dr. King' Nrve anidbone TLiniment-externally to give life to the stiffened, painfu joints and tissue. Sold by Dr. W. E Brown & Co.. 'WIth Eis Unele. Jeweler-How long have you carziea this watch? Customer (more or lesa run down -at-'the heel)-Well, I've hac it five or sir years, but I haven't car -ried it much. It has generally been bI the-er-keeping of a relative.-ChicS go Tribune. To Cure a Cough. The coughs so prevalent thesex day usually develop before you realize wha has happened.- Now the best thing t do is to talie the most reliable cougl cure you can get. None better thai Murrays Horehound Mullein and Tar It is made of the. purest ingredient and can be given to infants as well a grown people. Above all else I CURES. You will find it at alildrug gists. 25c a bottle-extra large bottle - ~A suggestion S"I'm glad you like yourisuit," sai the tailor. S"Yes, it's a fine piece-f'oftok" a t 1lpay, much pleased. "It'sicertainlyI S-credit to you." 1"H'm! I-er-hopeyO yo .a't forge that it's a debit to-you."-RhiladeltI Press.__ Speedy Relief. A salve that heals without a scari DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. No rem edy effects such speedy relief. Is draw out inflammation. sooth,es, cools an heals all cuts, burns and bruises. jsure cure for Piles and skin diseases DeWitt's is the only genuine Witc Hazel Salve. Beware of counterfeitn they are dangerous. Sold by The R. I Drug Store. An~ individual recently 'went into drug store and asked for morphiai The druggist objected to-diapensingei without a prescription.. "Why?" asked the customer. "Doa Slook like a man who 'would k1klf him self?" "I don't know," replied the dug1 -"If I looke.-like~you I-should~'heMPi CA.STOTILIA. sam T~fhe Kind You Have Always Bough ignature I ISMart The New ear Don't brag about the new leaves you trn I the leaves take care of themselves. Don't make" change if you are buying your Furniture"hers Don't make the change because you are saving, money every time you make a purchase here. If you have not been buying your Furniture-here you have simply been doing your bank- account an in justice and it is up to you to make the change im mediately.: You'll save money here and you know" it. I For January. During this new month we offer someyery special price inducements. The holiday trade was great but naturally there are some few-smalljots pieces, Crockery,- Lamps and other noveltie we wish to sell'right now. You will be-rised when you learn the special prices now pto /goods. We NeedMoom. L Specially low prices are offered on all our-goid now because we want to make quiok sales.- e need the room and- we need itright now.Thein provements we are about to make onourstpre.-e necessitate our making room'for the carpentes When we have it all finished our facilities for Ian diing fine Furniture will be-imequalled in this pari of the State. For Your Office .'Start the new year right in your office.Yo make more money by using improved gsystems -and modern office Furniture. Wesell thecee brated Globe.Wernekie lasti Book- aesi Files, the very best on the market. Cost than you think. - THE FUR NITURE MAN, Fuarniture and Coin Manning, S . *-The public to come and inspect our stocko SWe carry this line and will cheerfully give yon prices dit is to your interest to keep in touch wth them. -- Yes, we have the.best Full Patent and if you are? somewhat dissatisfied -with your frour, try our 00 per thti fyuaeloigfrahg ls il.cent. and we fe'el reasonably sure you will be pleased We carry both parched and green, and if you wwnta ~ first class article, something nicely flavored and contain- ~ jing good strength try some of our Coffee. - sibly others you have been using. Can we quote you prices in- bulk? Certainly, with. pleasure. Call andjee. IPeople of Mailing, Listeni We want your business, and if close prices and good goods mean anything to you, we'll get it. At any time we-11 be more than pleased to furnish you with any information in our power. LELAND MOORE PAINT II CO Paint Manufacturers and Lead Grinders, L211 East Bay Street:, Charleston, S. C. Genuine Peruvian* Sells itself-none better. Ten thousand tons now offered for sale Nitrate of' $oda, Muriate of' Potash., Gernanf Kainit H RBY & CO., Suter ARE HEADQUARTERS. .Ge mi Iriees Pmease.