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THK SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." TB?S TRUE SOUTHRON, E?tabl?shcd Jane 12*>6 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7,1900. New Series-Vol. XIX. So. 28 .No one ever knew what thai i: view between Felicia and her mc was. It is certain that she must to?d her mother something of the ifcuai power that had awed every r;t present in the company of disciples 3 Nazareth Avenne chnrch who faced Bruce in that meeting after the m iag service It is also certain that liera had never known such an ex] ?nee and never wonld have thougi aharing it with her mother if it had been for the prayer the evening bel Another fact is also known of Felic experience at this time. When finally joined her father and Rose the table, she seemed nnable to them mn ch about the meeting. Tl was a reluctance to speak of it, as might hesitate to attempt a descripl of a wonderful sunset to a person y never talked about anything but weather. When that Sunday in Sterling mansion was drawing t? dose and the soft, warm lights thrott .ut the dwelling were glowing throi the great windows, in a corner of room where the light was obscure Ucla kneeled, and when she raised face and turned it toward the lighl was the jfece of a woman who had ready defined for herself the great issues of earthly life That same evening, after the Sunc evening service, the Rev. Calvin Bru D. D.. of Nazareth Avenue church, v talking over the events of the day w Ids wife. They were of one heart a mind in the matter and faced their n future with all the faith and conn of new disciples. Neither was decen aS to tho probable results of the plec to themselves or to the#church. They had_been talking but a lit while when the bell rang, and I Bruce, going to the door, exclaimed he opened it: "It is you. Edwai Come in!" There came into the hall a commai ing figure. The bishop was of extra? t -diary height and breadth of should? frut of such good proportions that thc was no thought of ungainly or even unusual size. The impression the Dish made on strangers was first that great health and then of great affectic He came into the parlor and greet .Mrs. Bruce, who after a few momer was called out of the room, leaving t two men together. The bishop sat in a deep easy ch? before the open fire. There was jn enough dampness in the early spring the year to make an open fire pleasan "Calvin, you have taken a very sei ons step today, " he finally said, liftii his large ?ark eyes to his old colle; classmate's face. "I heard of it th afternoon ? could not resist the desi to see you about it tonight. " "I'm glad you came." Dr. Bruce s near the bishop an i laid a hand on h shoulder. "You understand what th 1 means. Edward?" "I think I do-yes: I am sure. " Tl bishop spoke very slowly and though fully. He sat with his hands clasped t> gether. Over his face, marked wii lines of consecration and service ar the love of men, a shadow crept, shadow not caused by the fireligh Again he lifted his eyes toward his ol friend. "Calvin, we have always understoc each other "Ever since our paths led T in different ways in chnrch life we ha\ walked together in Christian feilov ship. " "It is true. '* replied Dr. Bruce, wit an emotion he made no attempt to coi ceal or subdue. "Thank God for it. prize your fellowship more than an man's I have always known what i meant, though it has always been nioi than I deserve. The bishop looked affectionately a his friend, but the shadow still reste ?n his face. After a pause he spok again "The new discipleship means a crisi for yon in your work if yon keep thi pledge to do all thi HTS as Jesus won I do, as I know yon will, it requires n prophet to predict some remarkabl chances in your parish " The bisho; looked wistfully at Bruce and then con tinned "In fact, i do not soe how j perfect upheaval of Christianity as w now know it can be prevented if th' ministry and churches generally tab the Raymond pledge and live it cut. ' He paused as if he were waiting for hi: friend to say something, to ask som? question*, but Bruce did not know o: the fire that was burning in the bishop': "?ieart over the very question that Max weil and himself had fought out "Now. in my church, for instance.' contint-cw ti;-.' bishop, "it would bc rather.-a difficult matter, 1 fear, to find very mi1:ny people who would take a pledge like that and live np to ii Mar? tyrdom isa lost arl with ;:>. Our Chris? tianity loves its ease and comfort too wr-Il t.> t;t*.:<- ?;> anything so rough and heavy as a ere ?, and y t what does fol? lowing Jesus mean? vVh .1 is it to walk in his steps?" Th" bi-!:--;* was soliloquizing now. and it. is <: aibtful if h . ti; mght for ii.* moment of his fri? nd's presence. For the i:r>t ti:::" there flashed into Bruce's mind a suspicion of the truth. What if tho bishop should throw th" weight of his gr<'.':t influence <>n t]i<; side <>f th?,' Raymond movement! li?- had the fol? lowing cf the most aristocratic, wealthy, fashionable people nwt only in Chicago, but in several large cities. Wha1 if the bishop should join this new discipleship ! The thought was about to be followed by the word. Dr. Bruce had reached out his hand and, with the familiarity of lifelong friendship, had placed it on the bishop's shoulder ana was aooui io ask him a very important question when they were both startled by the violent ringing of the bell. Mrs. Bruce had gone to the door and was talking with some one in the hall. There was a loud exclamation, and then, as the bishop rose and Dr. Bruce was stepping toward the curtain that hung befor9 the entrance to the parlor, Mrs Bruce pushed it aside. Her face was white, and she was trembling. 4'Oh. Calvin I Such terrible news! Mr. Sterling-oh, I cannot tell it ! What a fearful blow to those two girls!" "What is it?" Dr. Bruce advanced with the bishop into the hall and con? fronted the messenger, a servant from the Sterlings. The man was without his hat and had evidently run over with the news, as the doctor lived nearest of any friends of the family. "Mr. Sterling shot himself, sir, a few minutes ago! He killed himself I in his bedroom ! Mrs. Sterling" * ' I will go right over. Edward ' '-Dr. Bruce turned to the bishop-"will you go with me? The Sterlings are old friends of yours. " I The bishop was very pale, but calm, as always. He looked his friend in the face and answered: "Aye, Calvin. I will go with yon, not only to this house of death, but also the whole way of hu? man sin and sorrow, please God. " And even in that moment of horror at the unexpected news Calvin Bruce ] understood what the bishop had prom- J ised to do CHAPTER X These are they which follow thc Lamb whither? soever he govth. When Dr Bruce and the bishop en? tered the Sterling mansion, everything in the usually well appointed household ! was in the greatest confusion and ter ! ror Th? great rooms down stairs were j empty, but overhead were hurried foot I steps and confused noises One of the ! servants ran down the grand staircase with a look of horror on her face just as the bishop and Dr. Bruce were start? ing to go up. "Miss Felicia is with Mrs. Sterling. ' the servant stammered in answer to a question and then burst into a hyster , ical cry and ran through the drawing room and out of doors. At the top of the staircase the two men were met by Felicia. She walked up to Dr. Bruce at once and put both hands in his. The bishop j laid his hand on her head, and the three : stood there a moment in perfect silence j The bishop had known Felicia since ; she was a child. He was the first to I break silence. ? "The God of all mercy be with you. i . Felicia, in this dark hour Your moth- j I I j The bishop hesitated. Ont of the ; i buried past he had during his hurried . passage from his friend s house to this I house of death irresistibly drawn the ; one tender romance of his young man ; hood. Not even Bruce knew that. But j there had been a time when the bishop i had offered the incense of a singnlarlv i j undivided affection upon the altar of his youth to the beautiful Camilla Rolfe, and she had chosen between him and the millionaire. The bishop carried J no bitterness with his memory, but it was still a memory. * For answer to the bishop's unfinished query Felicia turned and went back into her mother's room. She had not said a word yet, but both men were 6truck with her wonderful calm. She returned to the hall door and beckoned j to them, and the two ministers, with a j feeling that they were about to behold I something very unusual, entered, i j Rose lay with her arms outstretched j on the bed; Clara, the nurse, sat with ? her head covered, sobbing in spasms of j terror, and Mrs. Sterling, with "the j light that never was on sea or land' ' J luminous on her face, lay there so still I that even the bishop was deceived at j first. Then as the great truth broke j upon him and Dr. Bruce he staggered, j and the sharp agony of the old wound i shot through him. It passed and left ; him standing there in that chamber of ; death with tho eternal calmness and i strength chat the children of God have j a right to possess, and right well he j used that calmness and strength in the ; days that followed. The next moment the house below was in a tumult. Almost at the same j time the doctor, who had been sent for i at once, but lived some distance away, j came in. together with police officers ; who had been summoned by the fright ened servants. With them were four or ! five newspaper correspondents and sev? eral neighbors. Dr. Brace and the bishop met this miscellaneous crowd at th'' head of the stairs and succeeded in excluding all except those whose pres- j ence was necessary. With these the tw<? friends learned ;ill thefa? tsever known about "tiie Sterling tragedy," as the papers in th<-ir sensational accounts next day called it. Mr Sterling had gone into his room that evening about 9 o'clock, and that was the last seen of him until in half au hom.' a shot was heard and a servant : who was in the hal! ran into the room and found the owner <>i" .!:.. house dead on th?' floor, kiiied by his own hand. Felicia at tl;" tim'- was sitting i>y her mother. Rose was reading in the li? brary. She ran up stairs, saw her father j as he was being lifted upon the conch j by the servants and then ran screaming j into hermother's room, where she flung herself down on the foot of the bed in a swoon. Mrs. \Sterling had at first rainred at thc shock, then rallied v wonderful swiftness and sent a r senger to call Dr. Bruce. She had t insisted on seeing her husband. In s; ot* Felicia, she had compelled ("lara the housemaid, terrified and trembli to support her while she crossed hall and entered the room where husband lay. She had looked upon 1 with a tearless face, had gone hack i her own room, was laid on the bed. ? as Dr. Bruce and the bishop entered house she. with a prayer of forgiver for herself and her husband on quivering lips, had died, with Feli bending over her and Rose still ly senseless at her feet. So great and swift had been the trance of grim death into that pal of luxury that Sunday night, but full cause of his coming was not kno until the facts in regard to Mr. St ling's business affairs were finally c closed. Then it was learned that for so time he had been facing financial n owing to certain speculations that 1 in a month's time swept his snppoi wealth into complete destruction. W the cunning and desperation of a m who battles for his very life, when saw his money, which was all the 1: he ever valued, slipping from him had put off the evil day to the last n ment. Sunday afternoon, however, had received news that proved to h: beyond a doubt the fact of his ntl ruin. The very house that he called h the chairs in which he sat, his carnap the dishes from which he ate. had ; been bought by money for which himself had never really done an hone stroke of pure labor. It had all rested on a tissue of dec< and speculation that had no foundat? in real values. He knew the fact bett than any one eise, but he had hope with the hope that such men alwa have, that the same methods th brought him the money would also pr vent its loss. He had been deceived this, as many others have been, i soon as the truth that he was practice ly a beggar had dawned upon him 1 saw no escape from suicide. It was tl irresistible result of such a life as 1 had lived. He had made money his go? As soon as that god had gone out of li little world there was nothing more I worship, and when a man's object < worship is gone he lias no more to In for Thus died the great millionaire Charles R. Sterling, and. verily, he die as the fool dieth. for what is the gai or the loss of money compared with tl unsearchable riches of eternal life, whic are far beyond the reach of world! speculation, loss or change? Mrs. Sterling's death was the resn of shock. She had not been taken int her husband's confidence for years, br she knew that the source of his wealt was precarious. Her life for seven years had been a death i A life. Th Rolfes always gave the impression tha they could endure more disaster ur moved than any one else. Mrs. Sterlin illustrated the old family traditio; when she was carried into the roor where her husband lay. but the feebl tenement could not hold the spirit, an it gave up the ghost torn and weakenet by long years of suffering and disap pointment. The effect of this triple blow, til death of father and motlier and the los of property, was instantly apparent ii the sisters. The horror of events stupe tied Rose for weeks She lay nnmovec by sympathy or any effort to rally Sh< did not seem yet to realize that th< money which had been so iarge a par of her very existence was gone. Evei when she was told that she and Felici: must leave the hon.se and be dependem upon relatives and friends she did noi seem to understand what it meant. Felicia, however, was fully conscious of the facts. She knew just what ha<3 happened and why. She was talking over her future plans with her cousin Rachel a few days after the funerals. Mrs. Winslow and Rachel had left Ray? mond and come to Chicago at once as soon as the terrible news had reached them, and with other friends of the family they were planning for the fu? ture of Rose and Felicia. "Felicia, you and Rose must come to Raymond with us. That is settled. Mother will not hear of any other plan at present," Rachel had said, while her beautiful face glowed with love for her cousin, a love that had deepened day by day and was intensified by the knowledge that they both belonged to the new discipleship. "Unless I could find something to do here." answered Felicia. She looked wistfully at Rachel, und Rachel said gently : "What.could you do. dear?'" "Nothing. I was never taught to do anything except a little music, and I do not know enough about it to teach it cr carn my living at it. 1 have learned to cook a little. " Felicia answered, with a slight smile. "Then you can cook for u?. Mother is always having trouble with her kitch? en. " said Rachel, understanding well enough that Felicia was thinking of the fact that she was now dependent for her very food and shelter upon the kind? ness of family friends. it is true, the girls received a little something out of the wreck of their fa? ther's fortune, but with a speculator's mad folly Ire had managed to involve both bis wife's, and his children's por? tions m Iii'" common min "Can lt Can IV" Felicia replied to Rachel's proposition, as ii' it were to be considered seriously. "I am ready todo anything honorable to make my living ?a-! that of i ??.M.- Poor Rose! She will never be able to get over the shock of our trou bl?. " "We will arrange the details when we get 1<> Raymond. Rachel said. >?;.ii hig through her tears at Felicia's eager willingness to care for hers li". So in u few weeks R . ? and Felicia found til? nisei vos a part of the Winslow family in Raymond, ii w;is ;? i.!:; r cs perience for Rose. 1 ?nt thor*' wa* noth? ing else 1'- r her to do. .-ind she accept? d tu - inevitable, brooding over the great j change in her life and in many \v.-:vs j adding to the barden of Felicia and her j cousin Rachel. Felicia at once found herself in an atmosphere of discipleship that was I heaven tc her in its revelation of cc panionship. It is trae that Mrs. Wi low was not in sympathy with 1 coarse that Rachel was taking, bat i remarkable events sine" the pledge 1: been taken were too po warf ni in th results not to impress even such a wo an as Mrs. Winslow. With Rachel ] licia lound a perfect fellowship. She once found a part to take in the n work at the Rectangle. In the spirit her new life she insisted upon heipi in tho housework at her aunt's and a short time demonstrated lier abili as a cook so clearly that Virginia sr gested that she take charge of the coe ing class at the Rectangle. Felicia entered upon this work wi the keenest pleasure. For the first iii in her life she had the delight of doi: something of value for the happiness others Her resolve to do everythi: after asking, "What would Jesus do touched her deepest nature. She beg, to develop and strengthen wonderful! Even Mrs. Winslow was obliged acknowledge* the great usefulness a: beauty of Felicia's character. The au looked with astonishment upon h niece, this city bred girl, reared in t greatest luxury, the daughter of a m lionaire, now avalking around in h kitchen, her arms covered with flo and occasionally a streak of it on h nose-for Felicia at first had a habit rubbing her nose forgetfully when si was trying to remember some recipe mixing various dishes, with the grea est interest in their results, washing x pans and kettles and doing the ordina: work of a servant in the Winslo kitchen and at the rooms of the Re tangle settlement. At first Mrs. Win low remonstrated. "Felicia, it is not your place to \ out here doing this common work, cannot allow it. " "Why . ant? Don't you like tl muffins I made this morning?" Felic: would ask meekly, but with a hidde smile, knowing her aunt's weakness f< that kind of mu flin. "They were beautiful. Felicia, but : does not seem right for you to be doin such work for us. " "Why not ? What else can I do ?" Her aunt looked at her thoughtfully noting her remarkable beauty of fae and expression. "You do not always intend to tl this kind of work. Felicia?" "Maybe I shall. I have had a droai of opening an ideal cookshop in Ch: cago or some large city and goin around to the poor families in som slum district like the Rectangle, teacr. ing tho mothers how to prepare foo properly. I remember hearing Dr. Brue say once that he believed one of th great miseries of comparative povert consisted in poor food. He even wen so far as to say that he thought som kinds of crime could be traced to SDgg biscuits and tough beefsteak. I'm con fident I would be able to make a Irvin; for Rose and myself and at the sam time to help others. " Felicia brooded over this dream nnti it became a reality. Meanwhile sh grew into the affections of the Ray mond people and the Rectangle foils among whom she was known as "th angel cook." Underneath the structur ot* thebeautifr:! character she was grow ing always rested her promise made ii Nazareth Avenue charca. "What would Jesus dov" She praye< and hoped and worked and planned he: life by Lhe answer to that or.cstiorL it was the inspiration of her cendue aad the : :;..v.a :r;,> ;.!! her ambition. Three mciahs tad-gone by since th; Sunday morning when Dr. Bruce cam* into his pulpit with th" mes age of th; new discipleship. Never bafore had th; Rev ("alvin Bruce realized how dee] the feelings of his members Sowed. Hi humbly confessed that the appeal he had made met with, an unexpected re? sponse from men and women who. like Felicia, we-e hungry for something ir their lives that th" conventional type ol church membership and fellowship had failed to give them But Dr Brace was not yet satisfied for himself We cannot tell what hi* feeling was or what led to t ho move? ment he finally made, to the great as? tonishment of all who knew him. better than by relating a conversation be? tween him and the bishop ,-:t this time in the history of the pledge in Nazareth Avenue church The two friends wari-, as before, in Dr Bruce's house, s. a ted in his study "You know what I have come in this evening for?" the bishop was saying after the friends had been talking some time about the results of the pledge with Nazareth Avenue people. Dr Bruce looked over at the bishop and shook his head *'l have come to confess." went on the bishop, "that I he.ve not yet kept my promise to walk in his -steps in the way that I believe I shall be obliged to if 1 satisfy niy thought of what it means to walk in his steps. " Dr Bruce had risen and was pacing Iiis study Tho bishop remained in the deep easy chair, with his hands clasped, bat his eye barned with the glow that always belonged i<- him before 'ne made some great resolve. ..Edward" -Dr. Bruce spoke abrupt? ly-"I have not yoi been able tosatisfy myself, either, in obeying my promise, bat 1 have at last decided on my course, in order to f< How it. I shall be obliged to resign 'rom "Nazareth Avenae chnrch "i knew yon would."- replied the bishop i] :ie{ly. "and I came '.a this everting t-> sav thai I .-b ril br? obliged to do th- samt- wi-h my charge." Dr. Bruce tuon -i ;:iel walked np to his friend; They wera both laboring lintier repress ? <-\e? . ia n?. "is it necessary tn your < iso? ' as.; i Bruce. [TO ?a- COXTIXUED.l ^ ,~<%iS CU 8 AM OIL cures Cuts QM Burns, Bruises, Rheuma tism arid Sores. Price, 25 eis Sold \>y IIughson-Lij?on C"e. - --^M^- -- The Nsw York World Almanacat;d Encyclopedia for 1900 tor side bj H. ?Y'T C G. Oeteeo & Co. ?\j LIGHTS FOR BIRDS' NESTS. Some Cnrion.H Ilnhit* Practiced In the World of Sonicdo??i. .Many birds suspend their nests from the branches of trees, one <>f the most carious nests of that kimi being that ol' riie haya hird of India. It is hung from the branch, with hs opening at the bottom, and hangs like an inverted borrie, secure from the approach of tree snakes and oilier reptiles. The most curious thing about the haya hird is that it is said to light up its nest by sticking fireflies on its sides with clay or soft mud. There seems to he little doubt of the fact. Dr. Buchanan says: "At night each of the habitations is lighted up by a firefly stuck in the top with a piece of clay. The nest consists of two rooms. Sometimes there are three or four fire? flies, and their blaze in the little cells dazzles the eyes of the bats, which of? ten destroy the young of these birds." Perhaps other animals are scared off by the baya bird's electric light, since a writer in Nature records this curi? ous observation: "I have been informed on safe authority that the Indian bot? tle bird protects his nest at night by sticking several of these glow beetles around the entrance by means of clay, and only a few days back an intimate friend of my own was watching three rats on a roof rafter of his bungalow. When a glow fly lodged very close to them, the rats immediately scampered off."-Our Dmnb Animals. Music For Fish Bait. An eccentric hermit named William Schueller, who lives at Franklin, Mich is said to be one of the most successful fishermen in his part of the country, and he claims to call the fish to him by singing '"OM Hundredth." He goes out in his boat and takes a station in fairly deep water. Then he sings, at the same time keeping his eyes on the water in search of fish. Gradually the fish crowd about his boat, he claims, and when enough are gathered togeth? er the wily fisherman casts a net and catches dozens at a single haul. The old gentleman has a famous voice, and his neighbors are inclined to believe his strange story.-Chicago Record. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condensed Schedule in Effect Jan. 17,1000. 'o.ll No. 3? FAoTT.RV T,ME ?No. *No;13 toiJy Daily! ASTERN TIME. jDaiiy Daily ?20p; 7 00aLv... Charleston ...Ar ?110a S15p 558p 7 4tal - .. Summerville .. *' i)30a 728p 7 25p: 8 5?a? " ...Branchville. .. " j 9 loa' ?OOp 7 53p1 9 23a " ...Orangebur-r... M 8 4la| 533p 845p 10 l?a? 44_Ringville_ 41 7 55ai, 443p ...U45a?Ar ..Sumter.Lv. 300p Jil 40a 44.Camden.Lv. 250p 9 30pi II OOal Ar. ...Columbia_Lv' 710a' 400p 5 2upi 7 00a Lv... Charleston ... 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Send for our books, which furnish full information. We send them free of charge. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. SU? Carola and Georgia fr tension B. E. Company. Schedule No. 4-Io effect 12 Ol a. m., Son? day, December 24, 1899. 3Cgg3g3gg: -wer Between Camden S. C , and Blackebnrg, S. C. WEST. EAST. 2d cl *35 1st Cl ?33 Eastern time. 1st cl ?32 2d ci .34 pm pm STATIONS. p m 8 20 12 50 Camden 12 25 8 50 1 15 Dekalb ll 02 9 20 1 27 Westville 1150 10 50 1 40 Kershaw 1135 11 20 2 10 Heath Sorioga 1120 11 35 2 15 Pleasant Hill ll 15 12 30 2 35 Lancaster 10 5 J 1 CO 2 fO Riverside 10 40 1 20 3 00 Springdell 10 30 2 30 3 10 Catawba junction 10 20 2 ?0 3 20 Lsslie 10 ?0 3 10 3 40 Rock Bill 10 00 4 10 3 55 New Port 9 35 4 45 4 02 Tirzah 9 30 5 30 4 20 Yorkville 9 15 6 00 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 35 5 00 Smyrna 8 35 7 00 5 20 ?lacksborg 8 15 p m p m am p m 5 30 4 50 4 30, 4 \<s 3 ?5 3 OJ 2 35 1 00> 12 40 12 20 ll OC? IO 40 8 20 8 CO 7 30 8 50 6 20 6 00 5 30 a m Between Blackeburg, S. C., aod Marion. N. C W EST. EAST. 2d cl .ll 1st cl ?33 Eastern time. l6t cl ?32 2d cl ?12 a m 8 10 8 30 8 40 9 20 lO 00 10 10 :0 25 10 50 11 15 ll 35 11 45 12 05 12 25 12 50 p m p m STATIONS. 5 30 Blacksbnrg 5 45 Earls 5 50 Patterson Soringe 6 00 Shelby 5 20 Lattimore 6 28 Mooresboro 6 38 Henrietta 6 55 Forest City 7 10 Rutberfordton 7 22 Millwood 7 35 Golden Valley 7 40 Thermal City 7 58 Glenwood 8 15 Marion o tn a m 7 48 7 32 7 25 7 15 6 55 6 48 6 38 6 20 6 05 5 55 5 40 5 37 5 17 5 Od a m p m 6 40 6 20 b 12 6 CO 4 ?0 4 40 4 20 3 50 3 25 3 05 2 50 2 45 2 20 2 OC p TC: West. Gaffoev Division. East 1st Class ; EASTERN TIME, j 1st CIes3. 15 I 13 j STATIONS. j 14| 16 Km a m p m 6 ?0 Blacksborg 7 50 3 0fr 6 20 Cherokee Falls 7 30 2 40 6 40 Gaffney 7 i0 2 20 a rc a m p m ?Daily exe pt Sonday. Train No 32 leaving Marion, N. C., at 5 a m, making close connection at Blacksbnrg, S <\ with the Southern's train No 36 for Char? lene, N C. and al! points East and ?-nnecting with the Southern's vestibule going to Atlanta,. Ga, ?nd all points West, and will receive pas? sengers going East from train No 10, on the C k N W R R, at Yorkville, SC. at S 45 a m, and connects at Camden, S C, with the Southern's train No 73, arriving in Charleston, 8 17 pm, Train No 34 with passenger coach attached leaving Blacksburg at 5 30 a tn, and connecting at Rock Hill with the Southern's Florida train f.?r ? ll points South, Train No 33 leaving Camden, S C. at 12 5fr pm, a! ter the arrival of the Southern's Char? leston train connects at Lancaster. S C, with the L & C R R, at Catawba Junction with the SAL. going East, at Kook Hill. S C, with, the Southern's trais, No 34, for Charlotte, N (', and nil points East. Ccnnects at Ycrk villc. S C. with train No 9 on the CcN WK K. for Chester, S C. At Blacksburg wi:h the Sou them's vestibule going East, ano the South? ern's train No 35 going West, and connecting at Marion X 0 with the Southern both Kast and West. SAMUEL HUNT, President. A. TKIPP. Superintendent. S. B. LUMPKIN, Gen'l Passenger Ajr?nt. Estate ol' Julius J. ?Hy ers, Dec'd? IWILL APPLY 'o the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on February 3 1900, for . Final Discharge as Administrator of afore- . srttd Estate. FRASK J. MYERS, Jar;3-4t Aomioistrntor. NOTICE T? TAXPAYERS. UFFICE UF COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C . Sept 29, ?3S9. 'VyOTICE 'S hereby given that I will be ia j\ ? trite in the Conotv Cour: Houfe -i. Sumter from Oetocer 15th to December Ls;. 18S9, inclusive, tor ;be collection of 'or ice tire*! >Crtr 1S93. The ?evy is ae> fellows : Fv.r St?te purposes, 5 mills. For Ccooty purposes, ?? miils. For School purposes, 3 muls. T f?ftl Vvy. l]? milis. Also ?hf following special school .'evus : School district No. I, 2 mills. .-<.>.District No 16. 2 mills. School District No 18, 2 mills. School District No 2 >, 3 mills. N : Clio, 2 milla Concord, 2 mills. Pr ivftteer, 2 mills No 5. 1 mill. No 17, 1 m til. Commutation Road Tax for' 1900 is also .nv M Me at the tame time H. L SCARBOROUGH, Oct 4 Trasurer Samter Co.