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J, PUBL1S1IKD CK V K R Y FRIDAY, w. Xi. Mcjbo w hjxjXj. Sub.schU'TIon Katk?:- One year, $1.60, fix month*,' 75 oent?; thro? months, 40 001) u. Ratkh toh ApvKaiiHufo Ordinary iranalent adrortiHmentft, flrnt inaertiou . $1.00 per rt(jiiHio ; ea<;h ?uh8equout In ".IT ?prtl??n 6?? conm per nqnaro. 0*nHMatoH' (Tnnl# for ('ounty oIIWi-h $?>.00, ('ont;re?sk>nal $10.00. B'Ih1iu<?8 local*, 6 nin per lino eaeh in- ; tiortion. UominunicM ionn will ho piiMinhiil \s hrii of interest to the general public uml j not of a defamatory nalor*. Nonvl eponnibllity will bo aHKumod for the viowfl of oorroHpontlenlH. Raton for c'outraet ariverttMiiiK will be mi nouncod upon application at theoftice, Remittance* by choekn, draftn and po?ul money ordern nhouhl ho made payable to W. L. MoDOVVKIaL. " ? u\/ 1 How lit? North Twill* the Negro %^Tho Homo, Oa.( Tribuno siiys : "While tbo northorn pross is so ,A ?tronf(ly in favor ?>!' social < c|im) it y they should investhjaio a little more ?on?o fnotH ft bout, the way their ror porntioiiH and northorn ponplo trout tho no#rooa. It may not bo generally known, but it ia a faot that lifo infiurnnco oompaniea will not take policies on tUaliycs of nojuocB. Very rarely do ihe fire insurance companies take p ?licioa on houses owned by nogroeH. '1 hoy do write ibeno lire insurance * policies some timoH, but tbey objoot to doing it. Thoy refuse to recognize the negro as a fit aubjoot to deal with in this way. and yet some northern people; wiBh to foreo ua to a plane of aortal equality with them. Hut fho Honalblo negroes of the south know that thin cannot If. j They who havo good sense never speak of or seek social equality. They reaped tho barrier. ? All the powera of earth and another fright till and terrible civil war could not break down thin bar rier. President Sloosevelt. ahonld make a statement frankly aeknowlndt-ing his aeriouH mistake and bbinder in ibis matter, and promising that sue) an inoident will never occur again at the white bouse lie owes it to thr respect b<> should fool for his dead ? mother ? a loyal daughter of our !>? loved southland. Will ho not do thib?" Col. John Uoykm Loo i? Dead. I Baltimore Sun, Nov. f?th.| Col. John It in I <00 died yostcr day morning at 1 1 o'clock of an nf | fectiou of tho heart nt, his homo, 1:JMH North Charles street, agod -V.t years. | Colonel Loo was iii loss than two days He waa nt, tho oftico of tin Southern Railway, with wliie.h tic; had been connected for fivo Years,! on Saturday morning and seemed tH hi; in excellent health. Hp went] lioinn that afternoon and booh com* pliyudd of f?!0 1 i m j> unwell. On Sun day morning ho attended flip com munion ncrvicp at Christ l'roteslant Kpiboopal Church. Ho appeared Cheerful during tho day, cxpoctipf. <0 1)0 out an usual yesterday, hut ho-1 panio worse In tho ovi-ning, and alter that rapidly declined. Col. Loo wan horn in Camden, S C., and wuh tho son of Kev. Francis I . Leo, u Protestant Kpiscopul clorgy man. Ho \va^ educated at St. James' College, near Hagerstown, hut left tho institution nt .ho outbreak of the Civil War to cn'er the Confederate Army. Ho t)pcame a monihpr of a famous South Carolina cavalry, saw V-Oinch gallant sorvioe and made a fine , military rpcord. Ho was for a time on the staff of General Longstreet Col. Leo was wounded at Gettysburg, hut on recovering rejoined tho army and remained in tho field until the ? close of the war. Aber tho cessation of hostilities Col. Leo went South and for a time was engaged in sugar planting in Lonisian*. Subsequently ho came to Baltimore and went, into business.* While in Louimana Col. Loo mar J ried a Wi#s Sk'pwith. a number of tho Southern Virginia familv ??f that name and a connection of the \\ il mor family to which tho Into Mr i Skipwith Wilmer belonged. Mrs I Lee survives him, wiih one daughter, j Miss Leila/ lioe. Col, Loo hoid many friends. Ilt j was domestic' in his tastes and had 1 j lovable and generous disposition j He had heen a member of Christ Ohurch sincc he first came lo lhdii more. W A Brutal Murder. 't [Sumter Hem.] Tho iphnman e ly cruel and brutal murder of a little negro hoy on Sal urday by a groat big brute of a in* gro was ono crime without excuse or palliation. With a deliberate' and fiendish cruelty ho spent hours flay I ing the -? u fortunate little creature lit) til there was left on the entire body ?cmrcety a whole piece of skin The heary leather strap with which he beat the boy cut the skiiyin groat jagged (fashes like a dull kufffo and left bfw a oaaas of torn, brnisod, mangled, bleeding, .quivering flesh. Human atfength and endurance had been taxed beyond the limit and the bqj died [ after he bad l>een beaten for two or three hours. At the inquest more than two bandred blw?dj atflpea were counted on the boy a; 4 body and a mercjfal God, oiily know* bow many ot&ere the poor lit ? Wi ereatnre received It ' fe elated that 8ha wheat the hoy for several i. b<)?re and it followa a* a reasonable ?pfen^oe that he mnet \are etrnok *be boy a thousand tn uMtfe blow*. i> pk* W that ae tt may, the a amber feetfraiHtle more or a lit kilted the oratf! nd Ihfr blood of ilio buy cirbI for vengOttliOO. Chur^OH forfy8pftCf At tli *j < harlcitton Exposition Tbe oltAr^iM in r opacti fur t.xhib* ito (tt tlio Oliarltfflton cxiioaillon if aomoihing enormous and will make it very expensive even for a ftmall exhibit a h tlio foljowin^ will ahow : For ordinary floor npaeo in bulkl j Inu*, $1 lor each pquaro foot. For wall 8j>ftci'j .r'0 (?( ntHj for each ' nquaro foot. v_ For h|j? rial poaitipna on 'Venire I a'*l#?, i*ol.*?| #?? I apueo or corner |ot\nn , iiicr?*HHV> will l?o charged nbov? tiir") <|)otC(i rule. For (ijt'u'o in grounds, ?' U cent 4 f'<r: ?'H< ll O loot. The mill i in tt in application forj/paeo llint will l/o ac('c|?u'd will I W* for tvyenty Bijuitro IVet. .Attempted Highway Robbor) While on liia way to thin uity on laat Saturday morning Mr, J. L. 0 i 1 1 i i wtiH atopped at Turkey F <> r < I by a negro uiaii, who Jumped from a pi act* of (H 1 1) (-.<.? a I uiv ut in the bufdiea by the road-aide, and with a drawn pUtol demanded money. Mr. (Jill)# diew bin y:vo|yer and II rod i?t tlif negro Aovt'iul ilineu, but bia uiwle look flight til I bo fl i m t fthol and dashed pi), and h<< does not not think Ik* aucceed in billing the negio. The inan bail a cloth l-icd around bin b? ud und lower part of faco and Mr. (lillis could not recog nize hi in or give i*. halisfad ory de scription of hla appearance. ? Sum-. I tor W a U b tn a ii. SHORT I. OCA LB. I An infant, of Mr. and Mi'h. Lee Voting, of ltcmbertH, died latft Kim* <luy evening. 'i'lii" Colored State Kttir will In* held in Columbia November Iri In 22. At the (lost! of the fiscal year l'JOO, i luce were 7<?,*iSU postollices | in I In- Ci.ii.cd SlnttH, < i' ciii! to every 1,000 i n K u lit t*in is. I is reported t int the; c- range crop will be abundant this \ ?? a r, | tin; Florida crop ln>i ?? ?? nnusmjllvj larrc. 1 1 is Hiiid tlrit H man oneo who lost one of IiIkJV'cI ootisoled himsel! ! with I ho fact. thai it \vii9 the one I hat had ! ho corr.9 on i i. Capt M. L. Smith 1 1 HA moved info the p t'denoo <?n Jjyil'otou street h<> twerti the ichhI' iicch of Mr. i* T. Vilh'piuuc isml Mr. W. I), I ranlhsm Tim longest railroad run in the United S t. t <. m Aithont a Mop i.-t from New Yo;k to Trov, 148 iniiew. Tim longest in K upland in I'M in i lor.. We ? i'"' i iiili'l >1 <m1 to Mr fi ? ?< r ?, Wit | i'ovv '!< i , of (.-'iindcn, for ;i i;.i( of stationery for n >c in mir s.ho<h The child re n vv. iil i:i:iki" goed u-? -of tin' wri*. ii'.! tahhts lie ws.s kiiitl enoiijili !.'i vend. ? ( ):*ph:in ?i<;c Notes. Mr. W () 1 1 hy has recently ?? < 1 i I'd lo his bicycle an I machine shop j? steam engine to furnish ] n-vrr for the s 1 1 o | m Mr. liny is cmtinua'ly niukino improveuu n' s in 1 1 i m outfit tin <1 th * ln->t one is ii mint valuahh one. Mr. John II. Ilarber, y-ot S , 2 0 0 J ? pounds of jjood peavioe hay oil' two and ii half acres of kind. There are *o many peas on the vines that j t lo-v will make ^ootl feed without i ? j/ruin. lie baled them on a cotton I j press. ? Chester Lantern. | A coi lespondcnt. of The Stale says that seventy odd years n ?4?>, I Andrew .Iohn*oe, who was a tailor in his yonnv? days, and was Presi dent of the United States, convict) a ladv in Lauien?, S ( \ Her moth er refused to let him have iter because he was a tailor and poor. A uo\ lino of ((old and silver ware JukI received at M If. Heyinun's, the now jeweler. 1 1 am mocks at (ijeisen hei mer's. A handsome line toKaelect a wed ding present from. at 'HI. II. llev man's, the new jeweler. A InindHomo line of Silverware, snitalde h?r vvciMnj presents at M. II. la yman's ths New .lufvmor. Children's Costs, Reefers and Capes r.a ( heap as you could a^k, at the. (.i ? i t K '</<? Store. ! I C. Tax Notice. ( (Xlu'e of Treasurer Kershaw C... m ) ty t'amd^h. S. Sept., 12th, I'.'Ol.i In accordance with the net to raise su:>]'1U'-h (?>?' f'lMitl year coinmeneint.' .'aui!:.r\ 1st. notice is hcreh\ jivi-n tbi.i t'lu.Ji'.rcuaurur'a olliuc of Ivcrshuu county will he <>|>? n fur the collodion of !ax?'s trom the loiti ?h?v oi October, 1 1*0(1, until the l*t Usy of .htniiHry, PHt'J The rate per ceiitum for Kershaw conn I tv is ax follows : Mill* State Taxes School Tax ?s ' ;? - t^oun'j' Taxes 4 Hail Itond Taxeo 2'^ .a Total I41.j y The following Special levies li.iye been mailt! also : Mills Special School tax District No. 1. J ? Special School t*x, DlstriutNof I, for interest on School BontUt^' Oriwlctl School IbiildiiiK. Mills Diatriet No. 1 3, Siictfial School tax District No. 1, .'I ' # t ? 4 11/ ' ' ? ^ 4,' 8 " , . , 7, 2 ? . . 10,2 11,2 12,2 17, 8 lis All information ma to Usee will be fur- ' nlabed opori application. No liM of o?n?t for tax receipt* will be reeolrod anleM the amouut of tax I ^n,T Udtp^ltad ggjll Dedication. St. IVtein M. K. Chn rcili, colored, of whioh ?i"v .1 . T. \V i jfc'ui |<? pas tor will ho dudlcnti <| nn t he Coin lit Sundav In this m^ntli. All pre iiiiVdl;illy invited uj attend W. M Reynold*. Tho Mueqiuto Again t, Seoro ano? Iter for '"tho < volatile ?nOfWjuiio. A new , Jersey tnati whs hill' ii ?>i? tin; h^ l>V a rallh-snuk<\ A o wii made uhovo the wound and ii i iiniici pent for a phy nicinn. Hi Ton? lid nnivt-d a swhiio of Jrrvrv m O^f] U I t'U ft covered the ii n of i hi' HMt'kf'h victim ami <tuhNl mil. a hiillii'lcnt. f| tin It lily of lilt) Vi\m'III to hi. V v? lii i ) I ft'. 1 111' luOfci| i.fltocM died, onvetinj* the ground Xy hut.drtild-~?ftx. &ijx ch/-k or small pox h.'tvo recent - l.V doVw?p? d in tho uk v I. mi for the? infiun y )iTs^,o|uni''i:i. They are pro nonnred very inilil types, K.\j'k a ii*/ ol lur c.nilciii ions made by Mt^rj^A 'anley and (J sin ley. Of tiro on law range. See them. Machine needles and oil. (>eiHcnht inter's. Midlines, Uii.m and Art S'quares in all kinds, si^-a and qual'tien at (he (5i!t Kd^n Store, ai>d they aro ;;oin;4 at I (or It Hnttom prices. Meaulifiil selection of Chairs at < ? t: i m<j ti hcimer's. * K * New Home Sewing Maohincs, at fieisenheiiner'a. Carnal nn:rn>)>>* f./t tr'jn? ?* (ieixen hf inter's. hoiitijCeH and Hed Lihui^ch, nt < ? eisen bi>i mor's. Ki-lt l\l>itlrcs<?ca h( (leisenheimr's MONEY TO LOAN. ( >n farm hi tula or other a y? proved ?e enrity. S. J.lHJAN LAX<?. May 15?1 vr. SOMETHING NEW fs Wall I *. i j >i ? r ; ? t . / . It. Good al a Son's. 500 Ixnuili ftil ilosi^nrf to solid front. HENRY El. BEARD, 1ST o-fcnry IPuTolio. ( >llie.?.' opposite I, *i hum's Stalde. I'ro ni pi a It en lion. I' OrSAYAOE. I v i-)i to announce to my friends hm<1 1 1 1 it* j ie c.'iti'i iilly that I will in the I futuri' run a ilr;iv wiiffoi: in Cnniden and w ill ii ; >?? i rial c v<?r v mm h orders to do ' hsi'iJiiiK.ot any l;n?ii. 1'iompt ml Ma f i m - i factory Hervfco will rendered. Pl'SIMMtf'lllv, < i I ^t, \i't' I I M' ? . I .. .14* /?*> |||, I , V ? Or.Fnincr'sSfii.Dgfl ??UEF I !M FL A MM ATIQN h,.r. fhr?>*( *??? t ?'? inhi il* ?? II, r J |^rniU).( "I'l S? ?>**?. I* ?'I'-'H* ' to Air ?. ? ?(**??! u. \* Voi mill r FovorR. GRIP. CURIliJ ANY Jr'AtW INKl'DB OR OUT III <.!??? (?. I lilt I V lUll'Ut Bylk'Jilvi rii 'j J.o ??>?. .-!/?? V?y liiiill kv. rrrtioiiKi.^i. *. For salo l?v !?' M. /.cmp A Pel'nss, _ \ M. PARKER; 'Wheel \\ Vim! HlackRinHli, ( ^linden, S. C'. ut ui'i <u icudil ttoiiv Oil lit \ wood and iron. See mo be ! fore sending your work off, ms I iini nitre I e>\n plertse you. Yours for business, J. M. Parker. 71 71 O il ri ce 771 C 71 t / 1 have ,oou&ht tho stock of <^oo<l?i of Mr S. l.ihman consisting of Jewelry, fSil verwane, Watches, (\ocks and everything u s wall v l'ou 1 1< 1 iii co lirst-claes .Jewelry store and I will endeavor to con duct this business in a % business-like m a n n e r and respectfully rolieit lti?i patronage of the public. Yours truly, C?//ct7'i071 Jft"cj//7ian. ? manpfacturkru of ? Doors, Sash, B'inds,. Moulding, Building Material, Sash Weights and Cord. OH A KLESTON, ^ ? S.- G. Purehaee our makea, whnb we guaranteo mip?rior to any sold South, -and thereby suve money. ?fMcUUtf. Commencing Monday Morning, November 17th, inst ? THOUSAND DOLLAR DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, GENTS FURNISHINGS, CARPETS, . MATTINGS, RUGS . AND MILLINERY. I 1 > ] j 1)0 thrown on the market, fort bo CASH OXLY.1 Wo know1 tin* crop.-? are short and tlio farmers have not in a do any money this year Und are not able to pay a pro til. When tin* farmers d> not make any money, we cannot expect to make any. Now is your chance (o supply your families very cheaply, as we are determined,. (o unload our entire- stock. Our pur chases have been heavier 1 1 i i * season than ustml, but owing to the short crops, we are willing to let the profits go and help our lriemls, and customers all we can. DRESS GOODS, WRAPS AND MILLINERY. TO Till'; LADIKS ? wo call your special attention to ourj Dross Goods Stock, also Wraps and ^Millinery. MEN ANiJ BOYS CLOTHING. ? ** We have enough rlothing for half of tbo .men and boys in t be county. ?So now is your cbanee to l>?iy your winter suits at a bitf saving-. > - ' SHOES SHOES SHOES. F or everybody and at all prices. No bettor goods can bo found anywhere than you will (1 ml in our shoe stock. A FEW POINTERS: 0,000 yds yard wide Sea Island Homespun at 4e. 5,000 yd* check Homespuns at 4c. 1-1 Fruit Loom Bleaching at 7c by the yard or bolt . A 11 of the best Calicoes at 5c per yard. .'5,000 yards Good Outings at 3 l-2c. ^ 50 pes Canton Flannel^ tic and up. 9 200 pairs White and Gray blankets and Comforts* 100 do/ Mens flannel undershirts. 50 doz Womans flannel undershirts. . MEN AND BOYS HATS. We have the best stock of Mens and Boys Hats to be found in the city- -all at cost. Remember (his Big sale includes each and every article in our store ? Nothing will be reserved ? ISverything ? Slaugh tered just as we eay. ' ? / We"have nevef failed fo fist jid of thFgoods we -bought" and do no! think this year willTe an exception. \ b ? Ql/e arc ready ' ft net witling to Zietp you so take advantage of this Siyantic sate by coming carty a net secure the Sftargaino. ' > This is a positive Cask ? Sale. 3Jo goods to * be charged or . returned. WE ARE TRULY YOURS, & GREAT BARGAINS at Bavid Wolfe's. Having purchased tlio largo stock formerly owned by Air. II. XV. Finlayson atCberaw S CI am in position to sell o v o $25, 000 tvort/i of goods, Shoes, JVats, jCad/cs JVctts, C/ot/i/?i</ and ot/ior Soods \ AT AND BELOW COST I was fortunate to gel these goods way below their value and it. will be to the advantage of the people of Cain don and surrounding c-ouul-rjM-o give me a eaH ami see fbr themselves. Respectfully, 1\ DAVID WOLFE. CANTEY & C ANTE Y. ' e ?- _ ? J General Insurance Agents, -Bro kerage, Real Estate and Col lecting Agents, ,4 - - ' So. D. C.SZEICLER, Architect, is s Sumter, 51. C.j lxp?r> (ynwlUtlon on all *5ij MONEY TO LOAM. Money f> 1?*" on *l?pr*Y?4 8??1 K? tiu* 8?c?i rUjrv?* atrrcn p*r tm /; W Usroi*.^ No oggtaU^i^ & ^ ~.v\- . -' ^r'-. -'fr j * j. soman We have our store and warehouse packed wiih new* goods. Our slock of Dry Goods, Notions/ Shoes and Hats isi complete and our prices arc right dowiyfo bottom on every*-' thtrrgr Just received a " ~7 CAR lilAI) OF (*11 il\)) IJKATlMi STWES which will be sold low d$wn. Tin iy are Mew and made or host material amkjve guarantee t^ne under market price 011 thenf. We have aii^ ' * "?" < Up-To-Date Line of Cloth(ng and can lit you in a nice suit at any. price to suit yonrpoekat* ~ Just received a[fine lino rof Union Made Panto ill all tliela? tp8tj)attorns and will be glad to show y^n. Remember r~^ bny ?ndwll *l| - - ? ;? ? GROCERIES'* LA RQEfLi~~" and we are in position ta serve jou at the best. vantage. Also 'carry a nice line of BUGC W AC60NS and our prices are n^b t.