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Weekly Crop Bulletin. COLUMBIA, S. C.. July G. 1896. I This bulletin covers the weather and | crop conditions for week ending Satar I day, July 4. and in its preparation ! were used reports from one or more j correspondents tn each county of the j State. .* WEITHER The week was a bot one. The mean temperature was, however, but k one-half degree in excels of the nor 9 mal. Highest mean 87 at Shaws P Forks; lowest 75 at Reid. Average of 42 reports 81.6 and the normal for the same period is approximately 81. Highest temperature reported 100 on . June 28, 29 and 30, and it occured at 8 places ; lowest 64 on the 30th ai . Clemson College. Showers prevailed during the latter part of tSe W8ek over the State gener? ally but io few counties left spots very dry. The following heavy rains were j reported, viz : Pinopolis 1 21 ; Beau? fort 1.55; Charleston 3 21; Liberty 1.00 ; Reid 1.00 ; Looper's 1.75 ; Long, shore 1.05 ; Camden 1 20 ; Chesterfield 2.35 ; Gillian ville 1.04 ; McColl 1.00 ; Poverty Hill ?.25 ; Allendale 114; Greenwood 1.59 ; KiDgstree 1.83 ; St. George's 1 28 ; 26 other places reported amounts from 0.10 to 0.95, the average of 42 places being 0.94, and the ap - proximate normal for the same period is 129. NOTE.-Since correspondents re? ports were closed heavy rains have fall? en over the western portions of the State Early io the week the winds were hot and dryiog, and injurious to veg? etation, but during the latter por? tion more humid conditions prevail? ed. The shnnshine was about normal except in the eastern counties, nota? bly Berkeley, where the cioudioess was greatest, with about half the average percentage cf shnnshine. ID general all the crops are doing well, look promising, and are much in. advance of an average sea? son. There are local exceptions to the above conditions, due to want of rain, or, io places, aa excess of rainfall. Thus while it is dry in AikeD, Edge field and over portions of the western counties generally, the rains have been more copious than crops needed in Chesterfield, Berkley and the eastern counties generally. Farmers arc generally up with their work, and such fields as are being laid by are in a well cultivated, clean condi? tion. . Old oom is about made aod prom? ises good yields, except that locally in a few counties, notably Anderson, New? berry, Aiken, Edgefield, Union Clar? endon? York, Spartanburg, Laurens and Lexington, it has been too dry, and io a few of the lower counties it is firing badly on sandy lands. Later planting has generally a good, healthy color and and is being laid by free from grass and weeds in fine growing condition. The corn crop, as a whole, ts now in a bet? ter condition than it was a week ago. CottoD, as a rule, continued the improvement noted a week ago. There are a few localities where it has not done well, but generally it is growing and fruiting satisfactorily. Io Chester? field, ewing to too much rain, the lower leaves are turning red and dying. Rain was needed in a number of counties. Lice have about all left cot? ton, but it is apparent that they did considerable damage, especially in Darlington and Orangeburg, In Pick ens, and the western counties general- ? ly, it looks wonderfully green and j healthy. In portions of Greenville it ! is begingicg to bloom OD top. There was too little shunshine in Berkely where it has a yellow color ? blooming to mach, and gives signs j of maturing too early. The plant is ! large in York but fruiting proper- j tioaately. There are local reports of poor cottOD but on the whole I its condition is very promising. Sea j Island cotton io good condition and j growing rapidly. j Tobacco has improved and is now ! doiog well. It is ic all stages of j growth in Kershaw ; curing has be | gun ia a small way in Williamsburg, ! Florence and Darlington and will bc i quite general ia a week Gr so. Melons are generally reported a poer j crop ; qoaotities of them but small and j of ioferior taste. The vioes are dying 10 Marlboro, Darlington and Hamp- ! ton, which, in addition to the places ? heretofore reported, iodicates that the j fuDgus disease has a firm bold OD ai- j most the entire Eastern portion of the ; State and is spreading. Peas are doing weil everywhere. ! Sweet potatoes growing well and prom- j ise a very iarge crop from present in- j dicatioos. j Fruit prospects are worse th3D ever, j Ia Oconee there are some apples, ; no peaches. In Union apples are ; wormy as a rule. . Grape* promised to j be pleotifai but are rotting badly io. ? varions sections. Gardens arc imprcviog generally, ; ~t>ut ate poor in portions of Baraweli. j Pastures have also improved. Cane j and rice io most excellent condition. \ Garden truck ?ouri?biog io Charleston i county. J. W. BAUER, Section Director, - -?.?-?. tm - Feed the Nerves opon pure, rich blood and I you will not be nervous. Pure blood comes j by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla which is thus toe greatest and b*st nerve tonic. Hood's Pill? cure nausea, sick headache,in degestion, biliousness. All druggists. 25c. The Battle Opened. Tile Democratic Convention Called to Order. An Im? mense Crowd Present. AND THE ISSUE STILL IN THE GREATEST UNCERTAINTY. Chicago, 12.15 p m-The convention has been cailed to order and the dele? gates are assembling slowly. Weather is ! clear and fine. The immense crowd present makes admission slow. It is said (hat the program of the j gold men is to vote solidly for Pattison or Blaod and keep silent on the plat? form. Chicago, 12.26. There are DOW thirteen candidates io the field, six of whom will be formally presented. Senator Hill, of New York has just entered the hall. He was received with great enthusiasm. Chicago, 1 p. m.-The convention was formally called to order at 12.50. Harrity reports Hill for temporary chairman. The report was followed by great cheerios all o?er the hall. Clayton, of Alabama, rises at 1.03 p. m. and moves that the name of Seoator Daniels, of Va , be substituted for that of Hill. The motion excited an immense demonstration. Chicago, 1.05 p. ui. The roll call of States has been demanded on Clayton's motion to substitute Daniel's name for that of Hill. Chicago, 1.10. Clayton's motion is being discussed pro and con, each men? tion of Hill or Dauiels excites cheer? ing. 1.10. p. m.-New Jersey advocates i choice of Hill. . 113. Walton of Connecticut ad-j vocates Hill, and says that be can stand any candidate the co?vevtion may nominate ; that gold men are here to stay, but appeals for courtesy, fair treatment and upholding of demo? cratic precedents. If Hill is turned down, Eastern democrats will fight you here and elsewhere. Cheering and hiss? ing all ever the hall. 1.35 p. m. Thomas, of Colorado, in advocating the election of Daniels says that Convention should carry out the wishes of the large majority of the Convention and select Dauiels. 1.44 p. m. Walker, of Alabama, advocates choice of Hill, as does Tarp ley, of Colorado. 1.50 p. m. Fellows, of New York, takes stand to advocate tbe choice of Hill amid great cheering. Fellows' appeal not to violate the precedents and trample on rights of the minority well received. He makes the point and asks why the convention is willing to accept all other recommendations of the majority of the national committee and makes exceptiou to turn down a demo? crat like David B. Hill^. His reference to Cleveland was cheered all over the hall and many of audience jumped to their feet. 2.15 p. m. MarstoD, of Louisiana advocates choice of Daniels. Conven? tion in confusion. Cries of Hill aod Daniels drowns voice of speaker, who is greatly excited. 2.20 D. m. Marston has had to sit down on account of confusion. Chair? man Harrity warns convention to keep | quiet. 2.21 p. m. Marston has resumed his speech, although there is much confu- ? sion. 3.10 p. m. The motion to substi-1 tute Daniels for Hill was carried by a vote of 554 to 349; not voting 331. Announcement of vote caused great cheering. Daniels is being escorted to platform amid great confusioa and wild cheering. " - I ?II QM mm Silver About Certain, j It Seems to be Bland Against j the Field. Special to The State. CHICAGO, July 6-Nothing is certain j except that the convention will adopt j a silver platform. Tho siiver men are' unable to get together on the question j of candidates and give no indications ! of being able to agree without a strug- j gie in the convention. The votes of] the geld delegates may have to deter- j mine the nominee. Bland will have j a considerable lead, but he cannot win ! on the first ballot, and at Boies' head- j quarters tonight it is claimed that he j will get the votes of two-thirds of the ; silver delegates after favorite ones have 1 been complimented. It will be the ! field against Bland, and it lock? like ; a hard Cunt, fa my judgment, no > one but Bland or Boies wiil have a ' chance unless the contest is prolonged ano a deadlock ensues. Boies' superior \ availability will teil as tbe: votin? ?roos on. The South Carolina delegatc-s aro mostly quartered at the Oakland, about I four miles away from the Sherman ; House. At o. meeting this afternoon Tillman was chosen ohairman of the ' delegation and member of the platform ' committee ; John Gary Evans, vice j president from South Carolina; Ellerbe, : member of the credentials committee ' and W. D. Evans member of the com? mittee on ruies. The subject of a can- ; didate was freely but informally dis- ; cussed. Tillman recommended them to hear all sides and theD concentrate on j the most available candidate, as the success of the silver cause was the para- j mount consideration. He spoke j against Boies, charging bim with toad- j ying to the gold men. Another meec- j iaz was held tonight and DO formal con? ducion was reached, but it H t^ai i to be the sense ot the* delegation nto nominate Tillman formally, sod i- U eve?) d .'ut/tiiij whether they wiii vote for him on the first- ballot as coe of the delegates said it would not be compli? mentary to pu-; httn up to get 18 only and show his weakness. On the wey here the sentiment of the delegates was overwhelmingly for Boies as a ?ortond choice, but some are now for Bland arid Teller A plurality, perhaps a majority remain for Boies and if the unit role is enforced he will get Carolina's vote. There is talk of Dot enforcing i', however. This convention gathering is not one-fit'h as pectacular as that of '92. There are few bands and marching clubs, but the plain voters are swarming here in unprecedented numbers, shouting for silver. N. G. Gonzales. More About the Bonds. A. B. Williams in a Letter to the Greenville News Recalls to Mind Some Bond Deal History Which Makes the Business Look Still Worse for Those Who Got the Commissions. Dr. Bates says nobody ever offered to take the bonds at J per cent off. As a matter of fact the syndicate did take them at ?hat price. The difference be? tween the -J per ceDt the syndicate got and the 2% per cent tbc Staate gave-a little matter of ?78,000-went to Rhind "and associates'' In December 1891, while io Colum? bia, I received a telegram from John Skelton Williams, which I have on file, asking me to ascertain acd report the status of the bood bill aod saying he would probably be io Columbia the following week. I did not koow he was in the syndicate and naturally sup? posed he intended to bid on the bonds. I went to the senate chamber and learn? ed from Senator Smythe that the bill was on thc second reading there and was being amended. Then f went down to the treasurer's office and asked him if aoy arrangement for the bonds had been completed. He answered "no." I asked him again, carefully, if the matter was yet open and he said .'yes." I had the telegram ?D my haad and showed it to him and said "I want to know. Here is a man who may come dowD next week and there's no use bringing him down for noth? ing." He again replied emphatically that no trade bad been closed. Betweeo 4 and 5 o'clock that after Dr. Bates came to Capt. V. E. McBee's residence, where I was dining. He was in a carriage, but came into the ! house and had me called from the dio ner table. He said : "I don't want to deceiv e you. Mr Williams. I answer? ed you frankly this morniog because I saw the telegram you had was from one of oar old syndicates, but I want io say to you that we can consider no proposition until ii comes through Mr. Rhino, of Augusta." He added that he had been driving ail ovar town huntiog me. I was naturally startled to know that the bonds were gone before the bill to ! authorize them had passed. I said: "Do you mean to tell me, doctor, that f these people come down hero next week and put down their money and say : "Here's five million, five hundred thousand dollars.^ We will take your bonds at par." Do you mean to tell me you can't consider that?" His answer was : "Yes. We are under business and moral obligations to Mr Rhind which wc are bound to res? pect. I repeated the conversation to Cap? tain McBee and eoquired if anybody had the right to bind the people of South Carolina in advance to do busi? ness with any man, regardless of fig? ures acd immcdiatsly sent a telegram ; to Mr, Williams: "Thc cards are stock- j ed against you." I thio k I added advice ? co him to got. on the inside if he wanted bonds. I don't know whether he was j thinking of cutting loose from Rbiod j or not I know ii: was fixed so he | couldn't That is what I meant, when I told the Times that persons enquiring about the bonds had been officially informed j that they could not be bought at par or aoy other price except through Mr. R,hind. I have been wondering ever sioce who caused Treasurer Batea to change his mind between forenoon and afternoon. i In Treasurer Batss' report for the | year 189o this little ite#tn appears : "Expenses R?demption Brown Consols, i ?6,036.60." We should like to have an itemized statement of thar, expense account and see the vouchers. Six I thousand dollars is a pretty big price to ? pay for a trip or two North, for, possi- i bly, tho printing of the bonds and the i payment of telegraph tells. It ia : claimed that the State paid no commis- j sions and Mr. Rhina got only ?150 for j a epecial trip to Now York and Gover? nor Evans $50 for legal services, so that loaves ?5,836,65 to bc accounted j for. Did it cost. that, much to print the new bonds and to pay thc expenses | of Treasurer Bates and Governor Till- j mau when they went North on their un successful bond-placiDg mission. Tax- 1 payers would like to have an itemized statement of that little account.-Spar-! tanburg Herald. - IMHII ?nam WINSON, N. C., July 4.-Ten thou? sand people attended the annual celebra? tion at the historic Guilford battlefield to-day. The address was delivered by United States Senator Marion Butler. [The Cotton Plant Louse. j Aa Interesting Letter from-j I the United States Entomol ogist. i WASHINGTON, June 20, 1896. I DEAR SIR:-Your letter of the ! 18th, with accompanying specimens i of the cotton plant louse, has been I received. This insect, which is j known scientifically as Aphis gos ! sypii, occasionally does considerable j damage- in the early part of the sea? son to the young cotton plant, but as a general thing is either killed off by its natural enemies or migrates in the winged condition to other plants before the damage has been very great. The wet weather seems to favor their increase, siuce their natu? ral enemies are less active during such weather. The insect accompa? nying the lice is one of the lady bugs known as Hippodamia convergens This species was present in two dif? ferent stages, and if it is at all abun? dant the lice will soon be dared off. If the increase of the lice continues and the planters are properly situated for spraying, the fields should be sprayed with a dilute kerosene soap emulsion according to the formula in Farmers' Bulletin No. 19, a copy of which is sent you with this. In nine cases out of ten, however, spraying: is unnecessary at this time of the year as it is only a question of a few days before the lice will disappear before their natural enimies, of which there are many species. Yours truly, L. 0. Howard, Entomologist To Mr. C. J. Milling, Riverdale, S. C. Wiborg's Hard Luck. PHILADELPHIA, July 6.-J. II. S. Wiborg, late captain of the steamer Horsa, whose conviction for engaging in an alleged filibustering expedition wa? affirmed by the supreme court of the United States, surrendered him? self in the United States District Court here today for the purpose of serving bis sentence of one year and four months. Capt. Ker of counsel for the defendant, objected to the form of the order which had been prepared for Capt. Wiborg's recommitment, and which called for an imprisonment of one year three months and twenty eight days. Lawyer Ker stated that bis client had been imprisoned two days in March, and asked that the time that had elapsed from the date of the writ of error taken to the Supreme Court until now be deducted, thus shortening the term of actual imprison? ment. Judge Butler decided adversely, however. Then Capt. Ker moved that the order be changed so as to read "in? cluding this day." This was done, and the captain'-s unexpired term is reduced one day. This afternoon bc was taken to- the Eastern penitentiary. During the discussion Capt. Ker spoke loudly. This led Judge Butler to remark that it was a warm day and that there was no need for the coun? sellor or himself to get excited. "Well," replied Capt, Ker. "I don't get excited-I am on?y earnest. I would rather be in that man's place (pointing towards Capt, Wiborg) than where ? am to-day. Mr. Altamont Moses, of Sumter, bas announced his candidacy for congress from the seventh disttict. Mr. Moses has had long experience in both bran? ches of the general assembly, is an un-, flinching democrat and would make his district a streng and useful represen? tative. Mr Moses has for an oppo? nent Dr. J Biliy Stokes, of Oronge burg -Spartanburg Herald. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 6.-Advices received here from the Island of Cy? prus say that severe shocks of earth? quake have occurred throughout the island and thsfc the inhabitants cf the towns of Limosa! and Larnaca have de? serted thoir houses and taken refuge in the open fields whore they are living in toots. Freshet cn the Eivers. CHARLESTON. S. C., Joly 7, IO a. rc. Heavy rains have occurred over the N Western section of the State, J the measure- ? merits ran?ing from 3.40 ins. at Augusta, j Ga, to 2.20 ins. at Cheraw, S. C. The j Edisto will rise 2 to 4 feet duriog the next 1 Rv? days, at and below Edisto, Barnwell Co, Tn? Confraree wi!; rise raptdiy during; the next two days. The lower Watcree wi!l | rise rapidly during the next three days. The j Sartttie will rise 5 feet to 10 feet at and below St. Stephens during the next eight days. The Great Pee Doe ?it Cberaw will rise 10 feet to j 13 tte! during the next three day?, ar.fi ? tn I 8 feet at ?nd ^iotr Smith's Milis during; the i next seven 'lays. \U. X. Je:unofsky, Local Forecast Cificial. ? Your Boy Won! Live :i Month. So Air. Gilman Brown, of34 Mill St., South J Gardener, Mass., -.ras told by thc doctors. Iii? j i son had Lung trouble, following Typhoid Sia iiria, and he spent thrcu hndred and se\'cnty live dollars with doctors, who -ave him op, say'jg: ''your hoy wont live a ;nonth." Ho tried Dr. King's New Discovery and a few bet? tles restored him to health and enabled bini to 6o to work a psrfectly well man. He says he ewes his present good health to use of Dr. King's New Discovery, and knows it be the best in the world for Lung trouble. ' Trial Bottles Free at J. F. W. DeLorme:s Drug Store 4 The County Commissioners. The Proceedings cf tho Board at the Regular Quarterly Meeting. The County Board of Commissioners met j in regular session Monda? at ll o'clock a.m. Mr. W L. Osteen presented a claim for j $41 for damages to OJUIP, injured by filling through a defective bridge on the public . toad. The case had been tried before Magis- ? trate W. A. Nettles and a judgment for $30 i and costs to the amount of Si 1.80 obtained, j The claim was approved. The committee OD Repaiis to Court House, appointed in May, asked for further time, ; and on motion the request was granted. A petition was . presented, signed by tweoty freeholders asking that] a public road be opened from Rose Hill store across Beaver Dam creek, through the old crossing, and connecting with the Camden road. On motion of Mr. W. J. McKain. the petitioo was granted and the township commissioners of Carter's Crossing township were appointed commis? sioners to lay out and open said road Messrs. Wm. Yeadon and A. White, the committee of Grand Jury appointed to exam? ine books of county officers stated that the committtee had appointed Mr. A. W. Suder as an expert to examine the books, and that he had been working in this matter since ap? pointment. They asked that Mr. Suder's claim for $35 on account of work doce be approved. Petitions from A. D. Moses, Peter Pitts, D. L. Shaw, W. J. Dickins, J. C. Dinkins and J. Scott Dwight, tor appointment ns cotton weigher for Surlier township, were presented and read. It was found upon ex? amination that there were not fifty cotton raisers, freeholders, aod residents of Sumter township oo said petitioo, and consequently the board had no authority under the law to make the appointment. Petitions from W. W. Stuckey and H. A. Scarborough for appointment as cotton weigher at Bishopville were presented and read. Commissioner Carraway nominated Mr. W. L. Parrott for the position. The board went into an election for a cotton weigher for Bishopville. Mr. H. A. Scar? borough received 9 votes and Mr. W. W. Stuckey, 5 votes. Mr. Scarborough was de? clared elected. His remuneration was fixed at ten cents per baie. The bids tor the issue of 6 psr cent county bonds to the amount of $15,000 wert- opened. The bids were as follows : R. M. Miller for $1,000, $10.10. First National Bank, Sumter, S. C., $5.900 at$102f; $5,000 at $103 1-16; $5,000 at $1031. E.P. Ricker for $15,000, $1,600. On motion it was decided to accept Mr. Ricker's bid which was at the rate of Sl06? for the entire issue. The board bad an un? derstanding with Mr. Ricker that he will take whatever bonds of this issue that the board decides to issue to the amount of S15.000. The bond3 will be dated July 1st, 1896. A number of claims were audited and approved. On motion Martha Logan was directed to be dismissed from the Poor House. A petition.from sundry citizens to admit Drayon Dennis, wife and four childreo to Poor House was read. It was decided that as board had discharged these persons from the Poor House they could not be re-admitted A petition for the admission of Mrs. Dick? erson and two children was al30 received, but as they had beenjdischarged, were not re? admitted. The board did not finish all the business before it and when it adjourned it was to meet again on July 11th, inst. What's the Matter in Swimming Pens? Mr. Editor: I write to you, or any oDe else who may kindly give us the desired information. Why it is that our children of Swimming Pens Township are suffered to grow up in total ignorance, although we pay our just taxes? and second? ly, to whom must we apply for justice in the matter ? When we go to the three trustees, they hem and haw and throw us aside, and when we go to the School Commissioner, he sends us to the trustees, so for four years we have been bsfriid and we can get no satisfaction, not even in a small appropriation to go to? wards getting a teacher. We have in our neighborhood about ten children (taught by their mothers, or else do without) that do not even know how a regular school house looks inside, ages rang? ing from twelve to five, while right under our noses ?9 a large negro school of about forty pupils, taught by a colored "marm" nearly the entire school term, and supported by public money, with a stove, glass win? dows and such necessary comforts, while half their daddies do not even pay taxes. Now it. happens that ail thre-3 truites, ure men with very large families, so you se*?, it behooves them to keep right a; their doors the public school money, and not divide with any one els? ; even their ::rowc np daughters get a nice slice of the pie, for they employ them as the teachers, so il is v^ry natural, that when we apply for an appropriation to help out a required amount made tip by us, we are thrown aside unanimously. We have stood it rather long now, our child? ren need insructiou, and we are tired of being postponed year after year. We do not ask as they do, for al!, but we do want some, and are willing to go our part towards getting a teacher, if we could get an appropriation of a sum that would ht-?p U3 to obtxin a teach- J er tor six ..r teven months at least, AS we have i-.cea sn loni now without one. And I think, when ;t community cf ( re.-yectable) white children ure robbed of instruction hy thf trustees, and evcij the negro children weil provided for, it is time to lew ve South Carolina at once. Us & Co. PRIVATEER PERSONALS. PRIVATEER TOWNSHIP, S. C., July 6, '96. As we have already mentioned in the Per? sonal?, Miss Grace Mellichamp had a pri? vate school in the community. Last ftcek she had an exceedingly creditable and pleas? ant little commencement at the school house, the exercises of which consisted chiefly of singing and recitations; the following is the order in which the pupils recited. Master Winrum WelIs3Mis3esHeDnieBradford,Edith Well?, Hattie Mason, Masters Sam and Ernest Bradford, Frank Mason, and Misses Vermedle and Dosia Wells. Some of these recited more than once and sometimes three.our four of the smaller children recited together. It was an interesting occasion and the opening song, "We greet you with gladness" was especially well sung. By request. Mr. Whit? field Wells dismissed the audience, and in doing so, made some pleasant little remarks. America's birthday was celebrated by a largely attended and very pleasant pic nie at tbe Ingram school house. The occasion was marked by a bountiful dinner. Among those peesent were Mr. J. B. Baker and Miss Emma David, of Sumter. A Sunday School meets at this house, of which Mr. John N. Ingram is superintendent. On Saturday some of our citizens attende a huge pic nie at Ti ndal's mill, in northern Clarendon. Marlborough's eloquent eon, Congressman John L. McLaurin, made a speech. The Fourth appears to have been quite a marked day among the colored people in this immediate section. Ooe of Privateer's farmers informs me that be has never seen corn fail as it is doing. This is owing to the down-pour of rain two weeks since and the hot weather. The Amusement Club will meet at the Fur man residence next Friday night, July lo, and the same programme will be carried out that was to have been carried out at the last appointed meeting. Figures are popularly supposed to be dry reading, but we think the following figures in regard to the population of this township will be of interest to your Privateer readers. In 1870 the census returns gave the the town? ship a population of 1679, in 1880 the popu? lation was 2171 and in 1890, it was 2697, something over a thousand more than it was 20 years before. Miss Anna Cain is visiting in Wedgefieldd Miss Beulah Tindal has returned from an extended visit. Prof. Richard Cain, of the South Carolina Co-Educational Institfite at Walliston, is at his fathers. Miss Una Wells is visiting in Elloree. Miss Laura Beckham is visiting in Colum? bia and Miss Mabelle Beckham is visiting in Sumter. Mr. Sol Fudsoo, of Columbi*, is v?si:ing in the corrmunity. McD. F. -- ??. -^amm Heart Disease Kills Suddenly; but neve -without warning symp? toms, such as Fain , Weak or Hungry Spells, Irregular or Intermittent Pulse, Fluttering or Palpitation of thc Ecart, Choking Sensa? tions, Shortness of Breath, Swelling of Feet and Ankles, etc. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, Ceres Heart Disease. Kr. *J<o. L. Smith, u? tho Geo. L. S?:n:th mantel Co., Louisville, Ivy., writ... s Feb. 2G. 1SS4: "For about a year T was a terrible suf? ferer frone heart trouble, which got, so bad ? %va;o obliged to sit up it: bcd to get v.y breath. I had to abandon business and could hardly crawl around. My friend, Mr. Ju'!::-: ( '. Voght, one of our loading pharma? cists, asked me to try Dr. Miles' Hean Care. 3. had us:.fl li;il;; more than a bo:tlc when thc pain ceased a:ui palpitations ? ::t:roiy disappeared. I have not bad tho slightest trouble since, and today I arr. attending to business as regularly as ever." Sold by druggists everywhere. Book on Heart and Nerves sent free. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. Dr. Miles' Remedies Restore Health. uitntumvnjmum\ pr-""|||-"1MM?J1-1 M 1 ??rm-n-Mi SUMTER, S. C., July 5th, 1896. We don't claim to set the world on lire ; but we do claim to be in position tu sell the public generally the best buggy, carnage or wagon in the market for the money. We have now in stock a pretty line of all styles of vehicles and harness, and don't propose to allow anybody to undersell us for CASH. AU we ask you io do, if you need a buggy, carriage, wagon, or set of harness, is to look at our stock before 1 Hiving. Also on hand a car load Spiral Spring Cortland Carts, and a car load Auburn Wagons, which will also go at lowest figures for CASK. Come and see before buying, and we will show you the ?est Assorted Stock in the city, and charge nothing unless you buy, H. HARBY^?