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THE WAK IN AFRICA. The Greatest Defeat England Has Buttered Since York town. London, Jan 28?Gen Bullern, dispatch to the war office states that ^pion kop wee abandoned on account of leek of water, inability to brirg artillery there end tbe heavy Boer fire. Oen Boiler givee no Im of casualties. Hie whole force with drew eooth of Tagele river, with the evident intention of retching Lady eon th by another route Following ie tbe teit of Oen Bui ier'e diepetoh, dated Spearman's camp Hatnr lay. Jen 27, 6 10 p m "Oo Jen 20 Werren drove back the eneoay end obtained poeeeeeion of the eootheru create of the bill and table land attending from the line of Acton Homes to ilongeraport to tbe weatern Ladyamith bille Prom theo to Jan 26 he remained in oloee coo tract with the enemy The enemy held a atroog position on a range of email kopjee etretobiog from north weal to eoutheeat, aoroaa tbe plateau from Actoo Homea, tbroogh Spion kop, to Iba left bank of the Tugela ??The ectoal poeition held wee par ?ectly tenable, bot did not land iteelf to aa advance, aa too eoothero elopes ware ao ateep that Warreo coold not gat au effective artillery poeition, aod wet at supply waa a difficulty "On Jan 28 I aaaanled to bie attack lag Spion kop, a large bill, (indeed, a mountain), wbicb waa evidently the lay of the poeition, bot waa far more aooeeeible from tba oortb tbao i'rom Iba eooth "Oo Iba oigbl of Jao 28 be attacked Spion kop bot found it very difficult to bold, aa lie periomaler wee loo large, aod water, wbioh he bad bean tad to believe exioted in tbie extraor? dinary dry aeaaon, waa found very deficient "Tbe create were beld all that day against eevere attaoke and a heavy abell Are Our men fooght with great gallantry 1 would especially mention tbe conJuct of Ibe Second Oamerooeian 'and the Third King's Riflf a, wbo eopported the attack oo tba mountain from Ibe steepest eide. and In eaeh oaoe fooght their way to tba lop ; aod Ibe Second Lenoeehire Foeiliers and Second Middleeex. wbo magnificently maiotaioed tbe beet tradhiooe of the Brilieb army tbroagbout Ibe trying day of Jan 24, and Thoroyoroft'o moonled infantry wbo fought throughout the day equal % wall eloegeide of them **Oeo Woodgate, wbo waa in com? mand at Iba summit having been wooodad tbe officer who succeeded bim daaided oo ibe oigbl of Jan 24 lo abandon tbe poeition, and did eo before dawo, Jao 25 MI reached Warren's camp at 5 a at. on Jeo 26\ aod decided that a eecond attack upon Spion kop waa assess and that tbe enemy's right waa too etroog to allow me to force it Accordingly, I decided to with raw tbe force to the eoutb of the dogela. At 6 e m we commenced wilbdrawiog tba train, and by 8 a as , Jeo 27 (Saturday), Warren'e force waa oonoeotrated eooth of the Tugela witbool Ibe loeo of a meo or a pound of aloree "The fact that the foroe could withdraw from aotoal touch ? in tome eaaee Ibe linee were leee than a tbooaeod yarda apart ?with the eoe my in the roaooer it did ie, I think, eofficient evideooe of tbe morale of tbe troope, and that we were permit ted to withdrew our oombroue oz and mnle traneport acroea tbe river? 85 yerde broad, with 20 foot benke aad a vary ewifl current? unmolested ie, 1 th: k. proof that tbe eoemy bae beeo teo^bl to reepeol our eoldiere' ightiog powere " D?ring the morning and the earlier part of the efter noon a placard, bear tog Iba worde, "No news," bung on tbe iron railing in front of the war offloe, and the ahivering eenlriee who eioorf guard on Pail Mall in the rain aod elect had the dietriot ail to them aalvee About 8pm, however, the iplacard waa taken in, and on the on*, let in boarde inside, Oen BuHer'e long diepatch waa diaplayed. The Sunday papere issued cxtraa. bot only the faiuteet interest wee manifest oo the streets At the aer vice clobe the aitoation. ae revealed by Oen Bniler wee coneideied very aopleaeant Hie excuses or expUne lions were characterised ae very weak. The abaenoe of water, which Sir Cherlee Warren was "led to be lieve*' exieted, and the fecte that Spion kop waa "indeed a mountain" and that ila "perimeter waa too large' are all mallere which even Oen Boller'o warmest admirers bold eboold have been necertaiued before tbe attack. One comforting feature of the situation, however, ie the fact that Oen Boller'o retirement *.r.,oas the Togela waa accomplished without lose, which pule an end to the un pleasant rumors that were in circula lion here aod on the continent The eplendid gallantry of the men io oaptoring Spion kop ie read with greet pride and eetiefaction II is ?Aken ae an assurance of the ultimate success of the British arms Tba war ofloe dues not give aoy idea of tba casualties io taking and holding upioo kop, hot a report from Ibe Boer headquarters near Lsdj ?miih, vie Loerass) Marquee, says thai 1,f>U(? Britieb dead were left on ibe t> *r I. ti Id This aember is thought to meluds the woaodsd. Tb? report alto s*id tbat Geo Buller bid beco down with fever but had reoovered. If Ii ?er reports are to be acoep'cd, "the abandonment uf Spion kop was doe to tho inability cf the British to resist tbe Boer attaok, tbe Boer? carry ing tbe firpt trenobes aod taking 150 prisoners 11 Tbe loltowiog dispatob bas beeo reoeised in Londoo from Pretoria dated Jao 25, via Loureuzo Marquee, Jan 28 : "Tho government is advised that, ? fter heavy figbtiog near Spion kop, some British on the kop beiog stormed hoisted a white flag. Oae hundred and flfty prisoners God be thanked, although we also had to give bravo and veluab'o lives." FIFTEEN HUNDRED DEAD LEFT ON THE FIELD. Boer Headquarter*, Modder Spruit, Upper Tugela, Wednesday, Jan 24, (midnight) vie Looreoio Marques. Thursday, Jao 25 ?Some Vryheid burghers, outposts on tbe highest bills of tbe Spion kop group, rushed into the laager sayiog that the kop wes lost aod that tbe English bed taken it Reenforoements were ordered up, but nothing eould be dote for some time, tbe bill beiog enveloped io tbiok mist At dawu the Heidelberg aod Usro line oontiogents, supplemented from other commandoes, begeo tbe eseeot of the bill Tbe spurs, precipitous pro jeetioos, faoed tbe Boer positions. Up tbeee the advaooe was made. Tbe horses were left under the first terraoe of roeks Soalcog tbe eteep hill the Boers found thst tbe Eoglisb bad improved tbe opportunity and eotroooh ed heavily Betweeo tbe lines of treoebea wee eo opeo veldt, weich had to be rosbed under e beevy fire, oot only from rifles bat of lyddite sod ebrepoel from field goos Three forees esesoded the three spore eoordinetely ooder eovsr of the fire from tbe Free Stete Kropps, e Oreasot eod e big Msiim Tbe EoglUh tried to rush tbe Boers with tbe bayonet bot tbeir iofeotry went dowo before tbe B >or rifle fire aa before a soytbe Tbe Boer investing party edvaooed step by etep until 2 io the afternoon, wbeo e white flsg weot up eod 150 meo in the front treoebessorreodered, beiog seot es prieooere to tbe bead laager Tbe Boer advaooe oootiooed oo tbe two kopjes east of Spion kop Maoy Boers were shot, bot so nomer ous were tbe bnrgbers tost the gape filled automatically. Toward twilight tbey rsaooed tbe summit of tbe seoood kopje, bot did oot get fortber, Tbe British Maiiios belched flame, bot e wall of fire from tbe Mausers held the Eoglisb bsek Tbeir esotre, ooder pressure, gredaally gave way eod broke, ebaodooiog tbe positioo ^ Tbe prisooers speak highly of the bravery of tbe burghers, wbo, despis? ing eover, stood against tbe skyline edges of tbe summit t > shoot the Doblio Fosileers, sheltered in tbe treoebes. Firing eootiooed for some time, eod ttw)t the Foeiieera aod tbe L'gbt Horse nerving as infantry threw op tbeir arms sod rosbed oot of tbe treoebes The effect of tbe sbaodoomeot of Spion kop by the E' glish ceo berdly be goeged ee yet, bot it must prove to be immense Ao unusually high proportion of lyd? dite shells did oot explode Boer Heed L*ag?r, Ladysmitb, Jao 25, 6pm ?The B iti-h dead left, oo the battlefi.id yesterday numbered 1,500 -4 Ad Invasion of l ho Free State May Begin, In Two Weeks. London, Jeo 80?4 15 e ra ? History pauses for a time in South Africa. It is one of these unsatis factory peueee that ere nearly eo trying to Britieh nervee ee e eequence uf revereee end apparently will ter? minate only when Lord Roberte gives tbe word for the forward movement into tbe Free Stete, which, according to the moat cheerful view, he will be unable to do for e fortnight Whether he will permit Gen Buller to make another attempt to relieve L?dyamith is quite outeide the knowl edfe? "ven of those cloeely connected with the war office With tbe troops doe to arrive next month, he may tbiok himself strong enough to try two lerge operations Combining the forces under Gen Methuen, French and Gatacre, and adding to them the arriving troops, Lord Rob berte would nave 70,000 for the invasion of the Free State with 10, 000 to 50,000 guarding communis* tione, end 40,000 trying to rescue Ladysmith The public burns with impatience that something should be done, but there ie nothing to do but to wait on the preparations Oceans of ink are poured out in advice Orators ere at work in the provincee telling the people that England hae "set her teeth in grim determination to see it through " The government's decisrations in parliament tbe counter suggestions of those outside the government, end consequent discussion in the prese and on the platlorm will immediately enthrall public intereet The thing on which everybody seems agreed is thet m ire men muH go Twe ity thousand two hundred and twenty two men and 155 guns are at sea Eleven thousand infantry and nine thousand cavalry,including 5,000 yeomen, are practica! ready to embark Therefore the government without doing tnon , can place *t the dispossl olNLord Roberts 10,000 ad ditional men and 155 guns The further purposes of the war office are aupposed to embrace somewhere in the neighborhood of 50,000 more men, as the indication is that candi? dates would be rather scarce, the war office will issue'orders for those reservists who were found unfit at the previous mobilization examina lion to report tor further examina lion Applications for cavalry service are still freely offering as yeomanry THE DUTCH TRAP ON SPION KOP London. Jan 30.?A special from Frere Camp dated Friday, Jan 26th, 0 lu p m , says : "1 have just ridden in here, having left Gen Boiler's forces in tbe new position eoatb of the Tugels, to which tbey retired io coneequence of tbe reveree at Spion kop "Tbe fighting, both before aod after tbe occupation of tbe mountain, wee of e desperate character Spion kop ie a precipitous mountain over topping tbe whole line of kopjes along the Upper Tugela On tbe eastern side of tbe mountain faces Mount Alioe and Potgietere drift, stauding at right angles to tbe Boer central poeitioo and Littleton's ad vance poeitioo Tbe southern point descends in abrupt stepe to tbe lower line of kopjes Oo Ibe western side, opposite the right outposts of War? ren's force, it ie inaccessibly steep, until the point where tbe nek joins the kop, the main range Then there ie a gentle elope which allows easy aocese to tbe summit "The nek was etrongly held by the Boere, who also occupied a heavy spur parallel with the kop, where tbe enemy was oonoealed in no fewer then 85 rifle pits, and was thus enabled to bring to bear upon our men a damaging cross fire, the only possible point for a British attack being the eouthero eide. with vir? tually sheer precipices on the left and right "A narrow footpath admitting men in eingle file only to the summit opens into a perfectly flat table land probably of 300 (?) square yards upon which the Boers bad hastily commenced to make a transverse trench Our men were able to ocoo py tbe further end of this table land whero the ridge descended to an other flat, which was again succeeded by a round, stony eminence held by ibe Boers in great strength "The ridge held by our men was faced by a number of strong little kopjes st all angles, whence tbe Boers sent s concentrsted fire from their rifles, supported by a Maxim Nordenfeldt and a big long range gun What, with the tiflee. the ma cbiue gun and the big gun, tbe summit wss converted into a perfect hell. Tbe shells exploded continually in our ranks ; and tbe rifls fire, from an absolutely unseen enemy, was perfeotly appalling "Reioforcemenie were hurried up by Gen Warren but they had to cross s stretch of list ground, whiob wss literally torn by tbe flying lead of tbe enemy The unfinished trench on the summit gave very questions ble shelter, ss tbe enemy's machine gone were so accurately trained upon tbe place tbat often 16 shells fell in the trench in a single minute "Mortal men could uot permanent ly bold auch a position Our gallant fellows held it tenaciously for 24 hours sod then, taking advantage of tbe dark night, sbsndoned it to the enemy." ??PMaHasa> ???? ^sw*a?? Not Seeking Peaoe. B rlio, Jao 23 ?The Deotsob Tag Zeitoog publishes ao interview today with Dr. Lsyds, wbioh represeots bim as baviog said : "Tbe war will osrtaioly last a very long time. Tbe Transvaal will deeid e 1 ly not be tbe first to seek peaoe, aod will refuse aoy proposals oo tbe basis of tbe status quo." A LION IN BERLIN London, Jan 28 ?The Berlio oor respondent of The Daily Mail nays : "Dr Leyde is a popular lion here He is being welcomed with an enthusi a-m ordinarily < xtended only to imohI favored eovoys I have ascertained from uoimpoacbabie evidenoe that he is trying to induce Germany to mediate.' ? ??- - Austin Tex Jan 28 ?All south and central Texas was today visited by a very severe blizzard, which in creases in severely as the night grows, and from present indications it will !>?? the worst blizztrd of the winter The temperature has (alien 30 degrees since noon. It is said that a printing effice in westorn Michigan is opened with prayer. "This is a rare i-xocDtinu to the role," Hays an ouMeru Michigan newspaper, "as frooi (im * immemorial It ban bei'it the custom for the ? ffioo to ho opened by the devil and closed by tbo sheriff " i? ? ? -^fc"? Having a Gre. it Hun on i bomber Iain's Cough Remedy. Manager Martin, of the Pierson drug ?tore, informs ua that he ib hiving a grea?. ruu on Osasjbsflais'i Cough Remedy. He eel la five bottles ot that medcine to one of any other kind, aod it gives great saiisf'ar non. In these daj-8 ot la grippe Ibers ll nothing like Chamherlain's Cough Remedy to stoti thecoUfch, heal Qp the sore thrott and longa a>td give rsllsf withi-> a verv short time The sales are growing and all who try it are pleased with i's prompt action - Booth ObleegO Daily Calumet For sae hy Dr. A. J. China. Senator Tillman Speaks Washington, Jan '29.?In accordance with prev.ous ?nuounooment, Mr Till man, Sou'h Carolina, delivered an address upon the Fhilippioo question His discussion of the subject was gen? era) Mr Tillman deprecated the idea that, a man is disloyal to the flag if he declaros hi- bnliet that proseoutioo of the war in tbe Philippinen is disloyalty to the declaration of independence, and said be was "ready to looate the responsibility for the blood that has beeo spilled. *'l impugn oo man's motives," bs said, "but whether the president be most to blame or whether tbe crime rests on bis dopes aod subservient party dependents 1 say, with all tbe emphasis of my nature, that I aod none of those who voted agaiost the treaty are responsible for tbe spilling of one drop of this ionooeot blood that has beeo shed, aod I will oot endure patieotly aod without reseotmeot any such aoousatioD." Mr Tillman then disoossed at length tbe raee question as it relates to the Philippines, in tbe ouurse of wbioh be expressed strong dissent from the statement made reoeotly by Senator Morgao, that the civil war was pre? cipitated by designing politicians wbo desired to thrust tbe oegro with sooial aod politioal equality upon tbe whites of the sooth. Soootiog tbe charge the Filipioos were oot oapable of self government, be said : "If tbe Filipino leaders aod their followers, those nen. of affairs, men so strong in tbe faith of tbe right of men to govern tbemr.elves after our great example, that, although illy armed aod without artillery, it has required sixty thousand American troops over a year to drive them from tbe field aod even yet they have not surrendered, but have adopted a guerrilla warfare?if those are oot fit for self gove/nment uoder our kindly tutelage, let me ask of those republicans here wbo in part are responsible for it, and wbo were aud are now in absolute sympathy with it how dared rhey give tbe oootrol of southern States into tbe hands of neatoes ss being fit not only to govern themselves, but also to govern wbite men ? If the Filipinos are obildren, what were and are tbe ex slaves of tbe Bomb ? How dared republicans appeal to the oortbero masses to oompel tbe south to graut tbe negroes a free vote and a fair oouot when it involved oegro rule pure and simple ? Were tbe fruits of tbe war mere Sodom apples to be turned to ashes io suob a brief span ? Are tbe 13th, 14th aod I5tb amend? ments to be nullified io their very esseooe because they failed of tbeir purpose io tbe south ? Are tbey for borne use only ? Is the flag to beeome again a flaunting lie' aod float over a military despotism, first in the Philippines aod later at home ? Was tbe memorable conflict betweeo slavery aod Ireedom useless 7 Have we gained nothing V Is tbe com? mercial greed wbiob dominates ia our councils and coerces tbe president to do bis bloody aod dirty work to make of tbe constitution a new league'with death and a ooovenaot with hell' in (be interest of oppression skin to slavery ? Io order to do all these things, must we camp outside tbe constitution' aod give tbe old interpretation of the south ero slave holders to tbe declaration of independence aod nullify all precedents aod decisions of oor supreme court? Did tbis nstion offer up of its best aod bravest opon tbe altar of liberty the blood of several tboosaod men aod spend aod destroy fivs billions of tressure thst we might bsve a 'govern roeot of tbe people, by tbe people, for the people,1 to fiod that io the brief span of one man's life the eaorifioe was vaio, tbe oivil war a mistake, and that tbe oolored raee has no rights we are bound to repeot at home or abroad ?" Adverting to Mr Beveridge's quota? tions from tbe Bible, Mr Tillman said : "I bave beard that tbe devil oan quote Soripture for bis owo purposes. Why, I oan quote Soripture myseif (laugh* ter) Verily, verily, I say unto you, senator from Indiana (pointing his finger dramatioally at Mr Beveridge, who sat within a few feet of him) 'you caonot gather figp from thorns, nor grapes from thistles "If we mete out despotism and bayonet rule to that people, will it not be meted baok to us ? It need not be from a foreign souroe that the govern ment by bayonet will ever oppress the Amciioan people Our danger lies in familiarising our people with tbe despotic methods, io abandoning the American ideals and tbo principles of our fathers "The ourso of bayonet ru e will come back to plague you as sure as (bore is a Qod in heaven." In oonclu.-ion, Mr Tillman said : "I protest against the oontitiun.ee of ibis unholy war Tbo prosideot ha? deoUred (hat upon congress rests the respouMbility. Ho t-hirks the burden of his mistake aod endeavors to shift it to our snouidcrs Let us give those people a government of their own, the only sell government, in whatever form tbev rui^oi select, and be tid of the burden as will as the shamo whion must be juts if we do not L t us piotcct ihem against outside interfer? ence and in a small part oompcoBa'e them for tbe wrongs we have done them "lo the name of Washington, Jeff r soo and Liuooln, let us srop this w#r, which was a hideous blunder id its beginning It if now a war of oon qu>6(, a crime in the bight of (iod and man." ? The General Assembly. ? Columbia, Jan 29 ?The hou>e work? ed for two hours this BOfOISg on Mr. Pattoo't resolution looking to a coo Mruiioual amendment by which cities like Columbia aud Charleston may issue bonds for waterworks or sewerage Tbe Constitution now prohibits the issuance of bonds in excess of 8 per cent of the a8sc6smcu( of city property, and the proposed constitutional amendment is to do away with that bar for tbe specific purpose of improving the waterworks aod sewerage systems, provided tbe debt shall not run over tbe 15 per cent limit. There was considerable discus | sioo about tbe measure aod debate was finally adjourned until tbe night session, so tbat tbe matter might be fully digest? ed and tbe amendments better under? stood Mr. B lease tbis moroiog offered a oooourreot resolution tbat tbe two judi? ciary committees report to the house aod senate as to whether or oot a Uni? ted States Seoator, member ef Congress or State or county officer oao bold tbe position of ooilege trustee, except ex offiaio, ooder tbe Constitution There was some inquiry about tbe resolution aod when it was ioieoded to receive tbe report. The oommit'ee is to report no tbe question at oooe. Tbe resolution was adopted without debate. SENATE The seoate io its two hours' moroiog session killed the bit* providiog tbat tbe penitentiary shall manufacture acid phosphates It received considerable support aod gave some members of tbe body ao opportooity to strike light blows at tbe so-called Fertiliser Trust. Tbe bill was Seoator Connor's and it bas been advocated by him io tbe Leg? islature for several years. It was re? jected by a vote of 20 to 16 The bill provided 'hat a plaot oapable of toroiog our 100,000 tons be ereoted, tbe pay? ment for it to be made out ol tbe penitentiary funds oot otherwise appro priated. It provided also that the profit shall be 5 per ceot over cost prioe. Tbe joint resolution for the prepara? tion and completion of tbe history to accompany tbe Confederate roils came up for a second reading. Seoator Archer moved to indefinitely postpone tbe hill aod without discussion or opposition tbe motion was adopted. It was a bouse bill wbiob had suooesa fully passea that body. As illu?tratioQ showing tbe possibiii ties of a "little farm weil tilled," we quote from (be Columbus, Oa , Ledger tbe t'ollowiog; which we fiod in Tbe Atlanta Constitution : "A man io Brooks County bas io tbe last twenty five or thirty years made $20,00^ wito a one-horse farm. For several years io succession be cleared {1,000 above his expenses each ear. He never allows aoy trssb burned oo his farm, neevr allows bis beggar weeds oot or pastured, plows every thing yuoder, and goes back to tbe soil. He carries his ooro to the mill on tbe baok of his horse, but leads the horse aod never rides biuj, wbicb saves thf animal. He bas plenty of substantial food, but does oot live extravagaotly, aod can do without almost aoything the merchant sells, if he lifces, aod does do it if .he prioe does out suit him He is de? pendent of every trust io the world eo far 86 his part would go "He works about fifty acres with bis mule, aod himself aod family do all tbeir won;, making 400 or 500 bushels of oorn. tweive to fifteeo bales of cottoo aod pleoty of syrup, meat aod potatoes. He lends moony over tbe oouoty to good people at 8 per cent. Never seods mooey off but keeps it at borne among the neighbors. He is said to have some $8,000 or $10.000 cash, aod all made from a little ooe horse farm, which be still oooduots." A Case of Stout Supports. "Do you koow what Uoole Grumble said after seeiog you io tOat oew rainy day suit r ??No. Wnat did the old idiot ssy ?" 1 He said ho should never see a square piano without thinking of you " ?Cleveland IMain Dealer. Washington, Jan 28 ?A report of our Asiatic trade, piepared by Mr Frank 11 Hithcock, chief of the foreign markets section *>! the agri? cultural department, shows that there has been a great development of our trade with China and Japan during the pant decade. Kecord 6gures , were easily reached in the fiscal year 1899 when the value of merchandise exchanged with these two countries, including the port of Hong Kong, reached $87 305,688 against only $46,294 167 in 1889 The four years following- 1889 witnessed a steady increase that finally culminated io I 1893 with a record of $60,281,386, I the highest up to that time In the year 1896, during which our impor- ? tatione were greatly curtailed as a result of the prevailing financial I depression, the trade dropped to j $51,513,149, and thereafter rose etesdily by leaps and bounds. Sparenburg. Jan 23.?Tbe Sparen? burg city council has determined to j make permanent street improvements i in tbis oity in the way of paving and I tbe eustomary uses of granite in front I of residences. It has oot yet beeo decided whether asphalt or brick will be used for tbe streets An issue of (50,00 bonds will here quired to io stall this much-needed aod sadly negleoted measure Tbe general assembly will be requested to pass an aot authorizing the issue, aod theo tbe people of tbis city will vote oo the queetioo It is safe to survise that a oisjority of residents want the improvements. STANDARD BRED STALLION MocLoc Will Stand (he Season in Sumter -AT Boyle's Stables Chestnut Stallion, foaled May 1892; bred by'Mnj. Campbell Brown, Ewell Stock Farm, Tennessee, "MODOC." sired by llcEweeo, 2.18}; firs lam Lady Radowa; registered io Vot 12 American Stud Book He is one of tbe Soest bred stallions' in tbe State: bred for sise it vie, beauty and speed He ia of kind and ?pntle disposition A ?nre foat trelter MEDICAL WORK' FOR MEN, FREE SEND NO MONEY. My new revised scientific work tieatin* on every NIDM and disease i** caUav to man it just from the press. Ewry men. no matter what his occupation or position in lifa. wul Sud this work unlike anythingever published. It is of vital interest to the married or unmarried: ?o the healthy i md strona or to the weak and i>rr>k*n-down. While the edition lasts I will send i. copy sacwrery aaatad la a pi sin wrapper, peer? age prepaid, to every man whr writes for it. This i ion is limited and those desiring a copy maet write promptly. Address B. M. Boss, Ii. D.. Ps* i.?i.ina Department D. 175 Clark St.. > fc. Cor M mm<?. Chicago, llliuoia. -1 State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. L T.V Waith, Esq., Probate Judge. I Y^THERRAS, ?? McFADOlN SPANN, j ff made suit to me to grant bim Leiters I ot Administration of the Estate of aod effects of S. ROBERT SPANN, de^aa.d. These are therefore to cite and admonish all aod ?insular tbe kindred and creditors I of tbe said S Rotiert Spann, lets of Said Count? and Sute, deceased, tbat tbej be and appear before me, io tba Court of Prolate, to be beld at Sumter C H , on February 7 h 1900, next, after publication tbereol, at 11 o'clock in the fore* noon, to show cause, if any tbej have, why the said Administration should cot be grant? ed. Given under mv hand this 24th day of January, A. 0 , 1900 THOS V WALSH, Judge of Probate. Jan 24-2t STILL MOVING. I am handling; consid? erable quantities of HORSES AND MULES. Will have in C. Load Mules on 13th and C Load Horses in the early part of the coming week. H. HARBY. Sumter, S. C, Jan. 11, 1900. FOR SALE. One small 2nd hand Safe. Cabbage Plants grown in the open air