The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 29, 1899, Image 5
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JAS. MoDOWHLL OHITI
CIS8D.
Hit Report? of Meetings of Hsr
ij Presbytery OfljnJs Oer
talD Qentlemen.
Mr. K1"or : Will you allow oa the privil?
ege of tour columoe to notice lbs two recent
eommoaleeiione of Rev Jae. McDowell ?
lo bie rrpn" of ibe meeting of Harmon?
Preebyiery at Manning be aei*rted that Piee
bytery een< ih* commiMioo to todtan'own
aeceuee It wee ii.nroated that additi >nal evi
deuce could ba bad, e->d alto, to order that
Skia parti** od if hi have u*i opportunity of
ttfytng tbemaelvet lo bringing 'De aialter to
tea atteetion of Pretbytery.
By reference to the 'e*o'u'ion pafted a
MaoMrirf ii will bf teen that?whether inteo
lioaal or aot?we, at vtll at iUrtuony Pres
9re*evj, wert mierepiet?ited ; for oo cali
whatever wee aiade M u< tj j itufy ourHve,!,
Hut oo theeoo'rery, it wee generally ata\t ? I
Ou the Qjor ot PntM t*. ?, aod by Rev. Jas.
McDowfblmeelf, that webu: did oor dutr
Is brtagiag tba matter to the sotiss of Pm
?ftery
In .bie communication of laat we<k, it toil?
et bia purpose to pun.?b ool? tha 4tb a .d
8\b teiolonont adoptad by Preehytery at
8uaattr oo iba 14th Icetatt
Tbe omitted resolutions are : "Pirjt, Tnat
?aid raaon, bowcvvr originating, did exist
in tbe coamunitr io which tbe acta forming
tba eobetaoce of tba ?im wero said to hava
bean committed ;
''Second, That ia aa inveeigattoo of the
?sadatloa of tbese rumors which certain
pereons ia o*id eommooitT felt Iheasrlvei
boaod ia conscience to to,iitute, circuoj
euoce* lo tba actione ol ibis brother did
occur wbicb if n >t duly eiolaioad, were
eejen'-ted to eieite tutpi iona of tbe irotb o>
Beit f oauort
"Tb'rd, Thai, tba. ?fort, Preebytery tees
so evtdaecc^of litigiooaovat or malice iu iboee
?an eew ft io ioetitole ibia Isvettigatk'n aod
to a*tag tha nattier to their a'tavicn, but
rather of a pelefui ecoe* of outy aa tbeir
actuating motive."
Bf placiog ua io a feJee light?in bis Ant
eommuoteaiiuo?auo'by om.ti tig three-fifths
*of it* Hoover refutations, in bit last otliele,
bit Intention of prejudicing Iba public agaiott
at is ?pparvet, aod toa real otj-ct plaia.
By orrfCi of ibe committee.
W. C. Wi'aon,
l Hogb McCutcbeo,
J. P. Coopar,
'adieetowa, 8 0 , Nov 27, 189).
B era Id aod Freeman pleaee copy.
Tbe Best Plotter
A plena of fleaoel dampened with Cbao
beriaio'a Paia Balm aod bound oo to tba ef?
fected parta ia supeno.- to any plaatar. Wbea
troubled wnb a paia io tbe cbeat or aide, or
a lame back, give il a trial. Yoa ara certain
to bo more than pleaaed witb tbo prompt
relief which it affords
certain core for
Dr A. J. Chi..4
Pair. Balm i? oleosa
rbfurof tuo. Por aale by
Mtttorological Secovd.
Tba following ia a report of obeervatione
of tba weather taken at 8tatehurg, by Dr. W.
W. Andereon, for ibe 28 dayt ending gun
day. Xevemaer 2?. 18)9:
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During tha e)rion- of Ociobor 30tb ard
giei, the lowrat barometer ?ti at 8 a m. on
31et, and la aa boor or two began to rue
gradually, indicetir>g ibat tbe centre of tbe
aiorm wae pitting by at tbat tttae. 'I be loa
eel barometer, corrected and reduced 'j den
level arts about 29 294
Practically billing fr?re on low groucdt
occurred on 4th aod ft;h November, but no:ie
aa yat o^ billtope
Tb?ea was ao ram on tho.ISh bat Iber?
a at ? aV p >eit of water in ibe ftls gaMaaga
ft om foe? to ibe amount of 01 The rnurtii' i
ot Iba Mid waa very fo?*gy.
A B?ro bign ol* Croup.
Hoereeieee io a child thai it 89j||b8| Is
group Is a tore indication of tr.e approach of
tbedleeaee. If Chamber!aio'a Cough Remedy
ta liven aa aoon ?? lya child brcouid
boarae, or eeaa aMer tba croupy 998Jg|
baa appau.ad, it will prevent tha attack
Maoy motbere qhu bate etgBJfjf ctu'dren
alwava keep ihia remedy at band and 6nJ
Ibat it lavea them mocb trouble and worry
It obb alwaya bo dep?ni?d upon and it pleat*
aot to take PoraalebrA.J China.
lo I897 Br. Tromaa Mtl..totb of A.len
towo, Teen , bad an attack of djteotery
wbict beeame cbronie "I waa treated t>v
tba Beat pbyttcttne io Batt Teooeeeee without
a cure, ta eaye "Plaally I tried Chamber
kalo's Colic, Cboleta and Diarrhoea Remedy.
A'i?r aeiig aboot twelve bottlee I wee cured
oo tad e*d we.'." Per aale by Dr A. J.
OITT COUNCIL MEETING
Proceedings of the Regular Semi*
monthly Seeaion
Imp. City Council met in regular session at
6 o'clock last Wednesday evening with Mayor
Hugbsoo and Aldermen Stuckey, Hunt, K. ?
??TfOo, Finn, Flowers and Purdy present.
Aiderojeu Boyle ?od Delgar were aoseo t.
The minutes of the ftgelef meeting oo
November llh were iead und cor firmed.
Mr Julius Morris presented a cU.mq for $~>
damages eh?'!1'. 'ic^-d t.? have r.een sus?
tained oy gtttttal street 'ori^kung ty Btrttt
Superintendent Tribute, wberenv certain
cloibiog hanging in frOll of his store were
wet ?od inju.?d. Tie elalsu whs referred to
foe Fiuaur- CrLJir.itlee ,
Mr 0, s OariU t j-eued before council
aud r.qaested tb.* rem;*v\i ot si If lit Itud
lMt)t IV IVtlliadB A <:on at iIm tornef of
Main and l):tM..*? .Sir?.e??, nlierfiu^ thai Ida
ejowda ibeioolieet ecoaaa lite ?tea4 arc t.
ouisano by r. I their noise and bad
lan^ua^e; Oes dt8 faeCortlg bis property
adjacent thereto leit desirable to rfOtoTt. Ua
inolion of Mr Purdy it was ieetd id that
Alsioo should remote to the opposite side of
the street.
Toe i iiiai.ee Con.tnittee reported appfOVAl
cf biili rcierred to thena at last meeting
Mr Fiaa reported that be had not vet been
able to arrange with the Southern Railway
for the dratne.go of Factory Bianco, but
thoug.M twffft would he no ...t!i \ In doioij
Si> witbui a uw daj
Mr Pu'dy 8;a'e?i that his spe;i-U oromt
tee had ro?de an off r whereby tbey tipeatad
lo putcbase tor $ ;o > a lot on the corner o!'
, io^r.y aud Hdffta Streets of s athcient
dimensions for the erection of qnartt^rs for
LMgar Huse Reel Co No. 3
Anwa <(??, ?? i to the fact th.nt BOa*
iract lor litfhun? trie streets expired on Uci.
litt I thttsincea contract whs made for a
renewal at lower rates ibo S-mter Kiectric
L"}bt Oorrpany had tone out of exister.ee,
its nucbioery, rich's nod franchises sola
uo- er foreclo-ure p.oev ii:.gs and ?bat th^ir
successor* would uol he ? ? .und by tbo C)u
traci und? ?*itb the aid company This
m t er was referred to MrBirs. Fiowers, Hure:
aod Siuckvy.
Mr F.owert sta ed that be bad teen In
loruii-ii -bat trie CVf H ill property bad heeu
i ut oo the tax boo. s i?v the Sink'ng Fund
Commisaion tor tataa of 1893 a.d 1H97 at a
?valuation oi $17,100. Tins valuation be
thou^ot exc-d-i?t, and s-.ro? steps should b?*
taXeu to secure a reiuc'.ioo. On motion of
Mr Purdy this roanar w.ts placed in thf
bands ot the Mayor am) C erk with power to
act
The Clerk stated thnt there hid arirm a
di?puto between two land owners on line ot
the canal in a hu h d-ain piping is Id bf laid,
by :e?son of watch payment of a part ol the
? pe bad o en refused On motioi isfl Mr.
riurst it was d?urmioed that the woig ebouUi
atop at W a^bington street, unless all the pipe
necessary lo continue to Oburch street be
paid for before beim put under grourd.
Mr. Stuckey moved ic recooaider the action
of council on 11th, inf ant, iu rsgard to an
el? "an upon a bond iisue for improvement
of ki eete, so ibat the question will r>e, "shall
lbs city issue bonds for macadamizing Main
Street from Canal io tbe A.C. L, depot, aod
Ltiherty Stre?i from Samter to Harvio? Tbe
resolution waa adopted It was left io tbe
Major's power to appoint tbe time for the
election, select managers aad do all things
necessary as required by law.
Tbe clerk reported that city taxes were be?
ing paid very slowly, aod asked if council
would ei'.eod time for payment as ibe law
requires that tbey be collected io November.
Coaocil defined to take any action
Red Hot From thr Our
Was the ball thai bit U. U. Stendmun, of
Newark. Mich., la the 'Civil War. It caused
hotrible Ulcers that no treatment helped for
20 year* Thun Burklen's Arnici Silve curod
him. Cure? Cut?, Bruises, Burns. Boils, Fel?
ons, Cures, Skin Eruptiot.s. Best Pile cure
<>n earth. 25 cts. a box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by J. F W. DcL >rme. Druggist. 3
?sjgaa ?
The December Ladiea' Home Jour?
nal.
"Mr Dootey's" neighbor, "Molly Don?
ahue," mitk?s her debut in the Cr.ristnia?
Ladies Borne Journal. She is amoitio a to
reigo as socitl queen of Aicbey Road, and is
quite as intercs i.ig S>nd witty as "Mr.
Uooley," tbe philosopher of ber author's
oreaiioo Rev. Cyras T. Brady draws cn
bis experieaces a,, missionary to write of
"Wbat CbrHimas Meaos in tbe Far West,"
giving pictures of rare pathos ana of imsist
ible humor. Tbe letters that passed betweto
Gall Hamilton and Wbitiier are published
for tbe first time. Tbey give some delightful
glimpse* of the social tide of "the Quaker
Peat." Ian Maclaren writes on "Shall the
Od Clergyman he Shot?' and Albert W.
Smith (tba American Lewis Caioll) coatrib
utes more of his wonderfull? lunoy uonsense
v?rs?s Dan Beard iottresU the boys with a
Christmas novel 'j, aod an txquijite carol by
(Jforge W. Cable is timely tor Cbristmas
rendering There are two notaMe p?ge pic?
torial features, "The Nativity/' from tb?
bruih of W. L. Taylor, aod 'Comme Hotre
t >r Chns'mas " by A B. Frost. The boh
d-??s nre tetilgertd mi ell tSMrtf paatta, a d
the w-iots of the hom?? and home ioakerj are
au i ipa'td By Tbe Curm !*unlisbi. ? Com
, lift PMlaSletplMa One dn.lar % jeer ; ten
cents a toey.
??- ? ? ? ?
Stockrjoldore of old B <J & Q.
<:h r^rston, Nov. 23.?The stockholders cf
|ga Si>n?t? ? arollna .?nd Oeotglai now known
ad IM Cnarhaton Divis.on < i the Beotbern
Pall v me |a ttiis city toda? i,nd aU I v !
t%efeilevleg dirtciore:
S*mu"l Sp?ucer, Temple Rowrien. V, t|
Ko O W MeaJte W S Tewaffad, Francis
L\tide BteteeOi H P BeOolloefb, \'. ? Lumi
Walter Ferguson, all of New Vor?; .J C
M"tnphill. George A Wagener, of Cnarhstoi
Asbury Hull, t^f Augusta, Gt; aid Bdwia
BJ u :.-ih..i>, of OolesabtA, No otbtr t.uei
oess w is lr-'.3*?cted, a q jorum of tue newly
cki -? n ili ?otors not b-pre seat
Isjsjst dials if ? fter tim gvvftlag itietteek?
t ) ?fit" at itttSaaltaf and W^tere- mil: ad
' '?'.'.? " l.i. i<)'>v ii,111, ("? 11r i t , c'l d:
Ftaasael ipsai r Hsj Laaila. Q W tfealii .1
" i ?'. ?> I". ?? : --tid, all of
N w V A B Andrew^, ?.t Ralaigb, N 0 :
.1 B Staad , ( ? Chariesmn ; RIM iBeteg, H
Bftteaberg, R 0 Istt, i 0 Blaadlag iaI*?
nu>n' M.set ol Sumttr No stbei t.u;it. si
wai iraaaael I
asl ? ? ? - ? - ?
Hecont Changit* in bsOBwdold
Th? South rn Railway ptsie-gir train
h reisjfete due lo leave ni 6.4') >\. ru. now
leaves at b do a in and coooecid with Irai a
fof ? o .rui'.a ?ni ('?niden The tram bff -
r.fr^ leitin? nt 4.10 p. hi MfJ Itaftt at
Bp m*aa4eoaaemtjttb traits forCbai ?
t^o and Coiumhi I
Tne Atlantic Coast Line traira for Augusta
ofore leaving at 4 M a. ru now ItaVfa
at J M I ? The CbarlM'ion and Oalafdhta
trains hert'ofore due at I.II p. in. now
arrive at 5 M
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AS CUBAN KELIkf ClitvaCollo,
Ni iirui^ia fMMl TtlOihaVOfM in
Bfi ininuU'rt. Sour Slturuich und
Suuuncr Couopluiuta. IVieo 25c.
Sold by Hogbioo Ligon Co.
^aaac
A WORTHY CAUSE.
The Mission Church Neode Uf la,
Editor Watchman : In bebalf of the Mag
nolia Street Methodist Church, I desire to ex?
press our appreciation of the interest mani?
fested and material help given to us b? the
people of Sumter, io enabling U9 to build a
suitable house of worship. Wi h le?3 than
hixty members, all of them wate earnera, bv
dint of self-sacrifice and earned, work, the
desire of our hearts is almost SCOompllSDvd.
Our new church will On dedicated Bonder,
December lOili, at 11 o'clock ry Bit-hop .
W\ Duncan On that, occasion we hope to
pros ut the church without one crnt of riebt.
During my pastorate, I hwo railed enough
tun'cy lo 4sfruy lbs lOtltrseoit of bttildicg,
lam now trvinjj to provide, piWI, ligbtl,
carpets, pulpit sod other IsoidsotSli QIC ?
s?rv to launch the building for irorfblp To
do this, about $300 is t.eedfd St once. Let
03 reuienibcr tbst ttsry center of rsllgtoai j
thought t'od (nfluinee, is rv lafagS' r.i to our
community, and Ibal every sou! brought
within tili- re-cli of t'.> it lefloenci DM I foi
?is ie'ttr ettittol
"He givr3 twice, who gtv^', q nckly." I ?
gra'itude to God tor His blfStlogl dnrln ibi
. aa'. fiar, will net those who are able to do
3u give us s thunk offering between now etd
nrxt Tnursrtay, (i bsnklgtfiog Daj ) 00 i tbpi
aid ua iti our ruissiou 10 give tbe gospel to the
j?j 11 cf Sumter
I will ;;lad to reoeive and ?cknow! Igt
any OOOtribQtioof w'aicn to-iy be give.i lo
ibia work
W'e eordlally invite ibi public rtnerallj
tube present at the dedication ol the r.ew
c!iurch. Faitbfullj joars,
\Ym Aik-n Kelly,
Pastor Magnolia St., Metbodilt Million
?- ?? -~!WB^~
Richard Carrcll's Home to Open.
The Columbia ltdu:,tr;al Hirne r>r Boyi
md Girls, founded bv K^v. Rich-ud Carroll,
will br} dedicated arid will open on Tbankl
giving day, Thursday, November 80tb. Rtv.
J A. Clifton, of tbi9 uity, will deliver ?u
?ddre?s on the 29.h. Tne dedication ente?
rn >r.ie? will begin at 11 s. n , Tbnrsday,
November 3Cth.
??i>#i -^b?^?
WILLI A Til l.. M IK LL PROMO?
TED.
Promoted From Instructor o As?
sistant Professor in University
Law School.
Philadelphia Kvt?ntuvr Bulletin. Nov. \7.
Afier occupying the position ol Instructor
?in ?hp Department of L\w of the (Jnl vanity
of Pennsvlvanu for ?hree years WiUi-im B
Mikell has been proccoted b? the Board of
Trustees to an a<9istant professorshio in the
same department. 1
Mr Mikell was born at Sumttr, S. C , Feh
29, 1868. He comes of one of the oldest
families of South Carolina, of which State
his grandfather was chief justire at thi time
of hli death, /and a direct deicsndant of the
William E Mikell who came to Ainerio
with Lord Cardrose aod eettled at Port Royal
in 168), rem lining there until tbe settlement
V"S destroyed by the Spaniards, when he
removed with tbe survivors to Rlisto liiland
wbicb hai since been tbe family seat. His
father. Dr. Thomas P. Mikell, rendered valu?
able services in the defence of Fort Sumter in
1865, and on the evacuation of tbe fort waa
I preierted by tbe commaodaot with tbe oattle
I flag, which had been all hut destroyed by the
I Federal guns. Professor Mikell wai gradu
I . ted from the Military Department of the
1 University of South Carolina in 1890, and
durng tbe yean 1892 94 pursued his l>y .1
studies at Liucolnton, N.C,also taking a
special coarse under that great teacher of
common law, Dr John B Minor, of the Uni
veriity of Virgioia.
-?vaaaamma* ^ma?
Mrs. R Churcbtll, Berlin, Vt., says, ''Our
hah? wao covered with running (oreF.
DeWltt'S Wit h BlStl Salte cured her " A
specific fef piles and skin dftSaSIS. Be vnre
of worthless counterfeits. J, Hbgbson &
Co.
??I was uearlv dead with dyppepsia, tried
doctors, visited mineral s ring.?, and i?rew
woree. I used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. That
cored me " It di^esto whot you eat. Cims
indigestion, sour stoonch, heartburn und all
fjrtna of dy3pc-sia J. S Hughoon lc Co.
? ?mm* ^maaa*"S"
THE LIGHTING CONTRACT.
Tbe Contract cf the Old Company
Confirmed by the New.
The Surrter Electric Liaht and lea Com?
pany, successor to the Sumter Electric Li^ht
Co. has confira ed the new contract for lig ot
ing the city, made by the Surrter Electric
Lijh' Company in Fenruary last, and the
contract whs signed last Friday by R. M . W \\
h.ce, president and R. L Edmunds, secretary
of the Sumter Elecmc Light and Ice Co. and
bv Ma\or Hughsou and Clerk A Tre<surer
Hurst, for the city. The new contract pr
vide* ffpf fortv are lights at an annual renta.
of $7*? SSI light 1 u\b givei ihn city thr^e
more light* thin the (.Id contract called for,
a: d the rental is $100 per month I Ml than it
was in the past Trie new contract became
(IT'Ciive on November 191 ?t the r-piratioo of
the oid contract teat had been in force for t(c
ytars.
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State of War In Africa.
Washington, Now ?27 ?The Brit
ttsh imbtssidor, Lord Psonoefote', hau
InfofgAed Ihe fipcrotary of stat? that
in view of a Uonbt which appoart^tl
to exist whether tior majesty's ^nv
?foment rc-co^nizea that the hustili?
liea now lo course of progress in I
South Africa OOnetUote a stete of wat
between Ortet Britain en4 the two
South African republics, be 088 been
dirrctt tl by the Marquis of Salisbury
to loiblgft the Beoretetv of Stale as an
net of courtesy that the South African
republic and the Orange Free Stale
bering dedered war Bgeinet her
mejesty, the queen, and beting in*
veded lbs Britten ootooiei td the
(^ape nnd Netel, a state of war Iuih
actually existed piece the 11th ol
October between Soglend and the
Booth Afrioen republic and the I
Oreoge Free Btete. This notice no
peers to be oooobed In eimilei terms
t<? those eddrceeed l>y tite British
government to the governments of
continental Kurope It will probably
not meteriellj sffeot tht> (Jolted
States, except to ooeble the govern
meet to deal vlgornoslv with any
persoos who ettempt to reotoit io
the United States for either <d the
parties at the war, Boer or British.
Nothing has been heard from Mr.
Mscrum recently respecting the
measure of success attending his
efforts to care for tho British inter?
ests in tbe two Dutch republics,
wbioh were coufided to him
Tbe Southern Limited.
On December 10 the Southern Railway
Resumes its New York and Florida
Specials?These Trains art AJtigni
ficenthj Equipped and the Time
Between Termini has Been Reduced
to i Minimum
The News and Courier, Nov 14, "i8;0.
The Southern Railway'* winter
schedules will become operative Deo
10 between Eastern eitiei and Finri
da, and the handsomest trains over
devieed by man, as veil c? record
breaking acbedolee, will be witoees
ed The 8ootbern baa for many
years borne off tbe palm for totuist
travel and this season )?? deterroim d
not to lose any laoreis already gain
ed but to add fresh leeve to its
cbaplet The extension of *he Sooth
em's line (rom Columbia to Savannah
will make the delivery ol the hand?
some toorist trains to the Plsnt
8ystem at Savannah, and all of the
delighlfol resorts of the cast eoaet ol
Florida beyond Jacksonville wiil be
reeobed by the Florida East Coast
Railway, tbe "Flegler System " bio
ing cars of the latest and most piU
tial design will be carried on there
trains each way
Similarly magnificent through Pull
man service from Cincinnati, with
tourists from the North west, through
Iiarriman Junction, the "Land of the
Si y,? and Columbia, making delivery
to the Plant System at . .eooeh,
will be a part of this ?rvtoo.
These are the regularity establish
ed limited trains ef the Southern
Railway whioh perform thic service
ever}- winter and are in addition to
the other fast trains on the system
running North and South
There \f. another euch service be
tween the same territories operated
through Chattsnooga, Atlanta and
Macoii, in connection with the Pieot
System via Jesup, into Florid*, thus
affording a choice of routings.
All the schedules will be quicken?
ed by the elimination of stops ex
cept at the most important points
There are no more luxurious trains
in America than those of the Southern
Railway
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S. C. College Notes
Another reporter has been added
to the Sumter Daily item, and hence
forth the "Item Bureau" will endeav?
or io keep the public informed as to
college affairs?present and future.
It is unnecessary to intr Juce lo the
people of Sumter "our latest acquisi?
tion, 99 as he has lived among them
for quite a while, and although he
has never taken any active part in
newspaper work hitherto, he has
shown much literary ability since
being in college, and we feel sure
that the genius of Richard I Man?
ning, Jr , will not be unappteciated
by nil lovers of good reading, as be
promises them a "short story" in the
near future to bo supplemented by
others by and by
The Roddey medal contest will be
held in the chapel next Wednesday
evening The musical part of lh;?
entertainment will be conducted by
the glee club, who by hard practice
have already attained a high degree
of preficieucy Tue E iphradian so
ciety will bo represented in the
debate by Messrs J. H Wither*
spoon and J G Belser MeFsrs. II
C Todd and R. E Carwile will do
all in their power to win the laurel
for the Olariosophica. The- query is,
"Resolved, that municipal ownership
of franchises is not conducive to the
interests of tho people 99 This will
be one of the most exciting, and at
the same tinje instructive, debates to
bo held here this year, an it is gen?
erali' understood that the society
that carries off tbe honors on thi*
occasion usually continues to do eo
throughout tha seeeon
We are thankful for one thing if
no more?we will have holiday on
Thursday. Q,uiie a number of the
boys are golog home, and the loot
bail team will take advantage of the
apportooity for "cleaning op" David
son College, whom Ihey p'ay in
Charlotte on the 80th. Although we
were defeated by Blogbem laat w< i ,
we beat Vi'*.?m by a score of 11 t . 5,
the week previooa The second
game with the Bioghaoi High School
w;is more ol a practice than a match
game, as we were obliged t'> give
the boys a chance to develop tin ir
''knockout" blows', ho thai when
Davidson iints tip against us wo will
be rqual to them (as far as slugging
is Concerned i Wo feel c ?nfl U n\ ol
victory, and in my nexl letter i shall
give tin? score, and perhi ps Bome
o imments on Ihe game
It may bo line that Carolina can?
not beat Ciemsou at foot ball, l>ut we
will demonstrate to their satisfaction
next spring that we are their BUpori
>rs at bine ball The boys who take
in interest in the national game ate
beginning to practtoe already, and
ihe Freeh class promieee t< furnish
iiome good material
Only three more weeks before
? xatns, and then home?some for ihe
holioaya and others to remain there
C. K and R 1 M., Jr
A China Open Door.
United States Corralling All
Europe and Japan.
London, Nof 26. ? As n r<??ult of
the Uoited Sta'e^? request to (he powers
for sssuranei I regarding the mainten?
ance of tbe *'t>p?-o ooir"' in China,
The Associated Prers it able lo P-jy that
negotiations havo been entered into
locking to a more permanent ?lg
iroportar t international agreement tb.^n
yrr mooted Tbooph the greatest
official reticence ia ol p-rvod uf ali the
aepitaifl regarding thi Beeret movement
there i* pood ground tor believing
Ibat ibe oegoiiattoo? hnvo reached a
hopeful Aceorainj? tn rrp.f?.
cot y' b re, in sooteqaeoee o? Ra I
end Praoee failing to replj snu'ae
j "iriiy to Washington*! rrques!, tb
United States d i .1 to lake up tli
Cbines< qaeetion etill nor vigorously
Pne oooperati< o ol Gr< at ]ir tnin to
? r.'.-i eod, if ii aeterted, wea pecu/ed
a d, upon the initiative of '.he Um ad j
States, tot efforts wore pet on foot to;
-ecurc. not only a^urancs to tba
(Jotted States but a definite agr? ment
between 'he European powern to
Ives. Boob an understanding to the
average European statesman t as Ion S
seemed utopiao, yer. todiy, 'lou
Associated Prers is info rued on good
au'hority thr-e oie fair fair coaoees ot
Great Britain, Itupr-ia. Geronr*? and
Japan, in cjojiinetior with the Uni:ca
Sraf?8, becoming signatories to delim?
itating the spheres of politioal iofllw nee
in China and deforming their tipcat
policy io mat quarter or the g'obe,
bared o;i tho "oueo (Tor" pnncip.es.
Such i? tho sop? of the negotiations.
The projected arrangement may be
retroactive o* regards territory. In
otj.er worcN, districts now OOOtr 'lie'!
f>r instances, by Rossis, cry cljac?^
;>amls in return for other privileges
Prance, apparently, h is egbibited tbe
greatest opposition to tbis plan, so far,
hut asauraoeeg hivo been received fron.
Ru^ia, acd h r ar-paroi t willugoe-R to
er.fer into an agreement with the Dai
led Stales a? the leading factor h.is
given rise to the belief thar Fraoeo ip
not necessarily a stumbling bioek, for if
Rnssia entered ioro the agrcemcn',
PranoSf.it is assorted, is aimost bound
to follow, (r render herself helpless in
tho far cast. It is understood tbv, the
United State?, Great Britain ctd Japan
have alreidy arrived at a perfect uoder
standing. Germany's decision was
greatly influenoed by the emperor, who
has had frequent cootereooep on this
far eaatern problem while in K sJand,
with Mr Joseph B. Oooato, the United
States ambassador. At the queen's
banquet Mr. Choate conversed at length
with the emperor and, it is said, chiefly
confined bimsaif to tho question of
Ohma I; is not probabL* that any
official or semi-official reference will be
cade to tbis important under ourreut
which progresses publicly UDder the
guire of merely giving assurances to
'^jc Uoited States, uutil it has assumed
soob fthspe that no hitch is possible
la the event of the failure of tbe
negotiations through the refusal of
Ku-sia or Qermany, i is likely the
wtirl 1 will never knerc how near the
grea' powert came to sett Hog the
greater nroblem of th-: century.
mmm >???
Tho Breastplates.
The matter of tho llaselden brear/<
plates as nrcsented in the s'atemeots
furnished The S'atc yesterday formed
tho anbjeet of oonversauon throughout
the city y:wterday in t-ll circles The
nature of the statements was soeh that
only oce opinion could borxpressed;
it nerd not be sratcd hero. Mr Hasel
d-n'o friends were greatly surprised
and ore awaiting his answer to the
statements made by the employes of
tho Marion Iron Works ?Tho State,
Nov. 26
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f
RELIEF 0A1E. &
Mr..^. E. C. COLYKi;;'
of Salubrity, (ia., Aug. [r
8th, 1S08, writes-: Ben?
edicts haa certainly 1
* w '
been a blessing to iL
sixteen years
old daughter. Bhe F
in wretched r
h!i and badB
iieniin ana i-n'n
5< ?1 four niont
Two bottles of Be
scd fournionthtJI
J cdictn have entirely restore.I her health, u
jThe monthly periods have returned [j
flnnd arc now painless ami regular.r
a ? &
'?\ Do you suffer from ?amful, Irregular jf
>r Hupprossod Monstruatlon? BonotJicta ^:
\i ?. cur ? i many Buffering women andk
*wtii cura yoa in the privacy ol yourp
C homo, without tho neceaalty of phyal-B
?'? ' IL -f
1 ;? iinat lorn
^gHANTHtS
r or \m\ii
? t
).i tho ?Ii
V tmctly re in j|
f <:"' ??;'MT?R
Jl tli nsthcmsoth.it the monthly porlodi
ir.aj bo regularnnd painless. Itendache
i:!.- :inc Kervousness, t'ia* ttraaglng
?v< .?-n.n and those terrible pains in
5the buck, lii;>>; and abdomen quicklyw
? dl^apprar. w
4^ soi l i.v all Drwirclatii ?^r aen{ post-paid for ^
5#1 \ iMtxof Monthly" lleatilnttna Itlla to?
J u?e In connection, la with each bottle ^
* LADIES BLUE COOK sent fo? to any nd- t
V dress \ pninp'?? tmx ot "Monthly" Ue?- (f
m ulnt Ina Pills pent for Id?. In Btampa.tL
% Addrrss, Woman's Department, New?r
iSpencer Medicine Co . Chattanooga,Tenn.^
Mint ion this i>ni>t r. IT
? .-^x ry: ?j?.oa;t Jjriyi r%ft UQ? uga vjp ^jr ?^|
Sold by Hughioo-Ligon Co.
HANDS
Guided by artistic eye? have
produced exquisitely beautiful
Trimmed Hats .
for our Millinery Display.
Good judgment and care in
the purchasing of material en?
ables us to oiler Hats of excep
tionally good value at mode?
rate figures.
miss McDonald,
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GAL WORK
OR MEN, FRffi
SEND lO MC.KEY. My now revised scientific
irork irOAl n : oawrwry .venkn?*? and disease pe
caliar to nan it lost from thepret>a. Bvmi in mi.
? omattei what hisoccurtition or position in lif?*.
mri I: '?? id thi? work unlikaniiythingever published. .
: 1 nHnterfHttothtJinurriedor unmarr,
tha 1 (-.1:thy ?.nd ptronu or to tii? weak an<l
:on-4)wn. Wliilnthee.'.ition I will ?end
; sceuroly fealad in a plain wrapper, pest
.- t* pw pnM, to every man whr writes for it. 1 hi* ,
lition limited i.ml tho*e ?le#irlnK a copy mn?a
v ritepronptly. .Address D.M Itom.M U . Pub
HaMof Ccpartn-.tnt D lift Clark St.. M L t^or.
?i mi '.Chicago, imuoi?.
Estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Thcnipi
$ 11, Deceased*
1WILL APPLY to thejudpe of Pro. Ml cA
Sunr,t.;r Couniv, on December 29th, 1899,
tor a Pia ?1 Diechnrge, a? AdcninisTator "de
roni? not, 0. T. A," o?* the Bttftttoftftif
deceased. R J. BR >H NFIEl.L>, /
A^rai: de boots non C. T. A.
Not 2Stb, 1 h3i??4t.
Estate ot Aaron D. Ricker. Dec'd.
WE WILL APPLY to the Judge of Pm
bae cf Sumier C.>ooty, on Decemrer
38:o, 189;?, for % Final Diecharge as Execn
tors of thii las*. Will ar?d Testament of said
deceased. I P. RICKBR,
G L RICKER.
L B, D?RANT,
Not 23, 1899. .Executors
send us one dollar p^?&5aa
PM lf>09 pnhrrn hlch-Rra'lr MMtBTMB t'OAL ASP WOO*
COOK hTOTK. ! > In i.rht CO. P., yuhject to examination.
KXAMtlM it it
y.. :r (relg t
depot c:;d if
t rod perfw t
ly tat b i.irU'' y
r. .1 lb* t-1 til -I
i kar.
"- % \ rim,
u. I n.60?W WRtTE pgrorr. bioff-'EE
? rat with.. ;J rr :\'.: c ?\v*i.c
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. f t . ;bt ct?'. ? ' Ke. K.ever, is
10? rtWl.too ts*~^H .v.. tfrotob ??? c-xtia
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re ?ewiafcar,! " -.' tin-1 d ??-. 1 .1 .. 1.:.i
i.Sckel-pkited om ... ??? '? 1 '?" ' - ? ^r T~
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MMne lanre on mu ? lha . |U ' ? ?. ^.-'-nd
?\- raraiata 1 K! It an . 1 rt *i c ?>;. ??.
rv.)i-y ttf iea-"! .u<r r.. ??- 1
roMttatton, Yoorl ??! ? ? ? ?
forMdl <? ttOTe, tn : I 1 :
fatUWOnll"-. v,1.fv..v..i..|..v ? ?? . ??
PEARS, r:OEP i' O. ?C-Cn
? Gears, Km PW ?' 1 1 ' 1 *? ? 1 "? ?
STANDARD BRED STALLION
]\lodoc
Will Stand the Ser.Mon in {?umter
AT
Boyle's Stables.
Chestnut Stallion, foaled May
1892*1 bred by^Maj. Campbell
Brown, Ewell Stock Farm,
Tennessee.
"VODOO." e:rci bj NeBwePB, S it] ; first
Itia Lady Rtdnwtj reciMcrej in Tol 12,
?imcrfaia Ptod BooU. Ho 11 out i I rs: *->*$t
Hr..) lUtlionJ in ilio Mnte; hred fjr file
it>le, btfttity ?ad epcad. he iiofki ..mi
?*o:it}? dttDOfllti ?a A snre foal irtilrr.
A FINE PIANO.
At a High Pnc ? i BmIIj Fouud, out Fioe
Pi knot Like the
/\t our pucfr? nie oiiiy loncu in o rware
roont, Tttj prtttat m bappj eosbiafttkM of
excellroco, itnpofpible t.) pnrpaf? tlMwbera.
Oatolop*ac ?n.J *'a<>k <.f Knfcwtim for the
a kine TKFMis AOCOHMODATINO.
BKCOND H.* MO PIANOS
TUNING, REPAIRING.
CHAS. M. STIEFF]
Wnreroome, '9 North liberty Street.
Factory?Block of K Lafgyette A?e ,
Aikeo ?od Lanvnl? streets.