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i TU)Oil? Goenctl me- at 0 p m., Wednee 4*f Preterit. Major J 9 tugbsoo, Alder* meo W H Bppvreoo, P P Pme. I W Hurt'. A O flowers, R 0 Perdy, A H S>ucke? acd W B Bot I*, alto D J Cbabrtler, 0 F Eppei BBB aod 0 O Rowland, aidormen eitel An ?aat ?Idar?an W R Delfar. The mtaeteo of Jlercb 10th were rtad and appro .-?4. Mr. 'loa slated tbat ibe committee in Cherfc uf drainage of Factor? Branch btd ??I so ocas dad la geilte? th* Southern it ??? I - way ta cooperate la ibe work aa bad seen pre a) lead, eoestq leutiy work bed otao aaacb delayed Oa motion of Mr Hum tba ?Jerk was ?astructed to a<a>o notify tba Rail* war eompaoy tbat tba city if delayed aad request their immediate ooocerettoo. Mr. flowers for speetal committee stated with reference to seats aod band stand on Meo e mental eqoare, tbat there woald proba? bly be ao difficult? la ootulotcg \ ermmioo m> eeaet tbesa ; oqc coold oot report d> finitely kweaaee of tee ebeeoce froea tbs eity of tbe Wotoo of too property ; tbet tbe pavilioo oo Qreeams boulevard, boili for tbe same pur peee several jears ago, coold be rooted to ike eqoare at a ooot at about 9103. Mesirs. ?orat. Boyle aad Cko f Roperaoo were of* aat a tad a room it tee to take ubarge of tbe Plotter. IMPORT O ?* PINANCK COM MITT IE. To tbe City Oooaeil of Soreter : Tear taaooe eoraasitiaa berewltb submit tw**)r loot report for tbe terra tow ended We knee eiasBieed tba monthly report of tbe Otork aod Treasurer for Mareb aad find tbe pawn n*T*f We kere also eiasaloed and approved tbe aooaal report of tbe tJIrrk aod Tteaeer?- 'or tbe year wbtob soded Marcb Jlet ol At ike beaineieg of our term of office we foaad Iba eliy about $3,600 to debt, eielo* sera of coeds We wore at tbe easoe ttose woo free ted by oa epidemic of smallpox, vktwk ealUd for ao eipawditure of about S^.JOO Oar macadam work oo Mala street ooot eoeaetbiag wore tkao ft biV Oor ei aottwai Iro oooartmeot wee without comfort? able bot id la go Wokoeo oootreoted for tbe eroottoo of boo?co to coat $3,213, aod bate porskeeed at a eoet of $e0* a lot for tbo oroettoo of ooo of tbe boee eomoaoy boueee Two eeewseary ooo uoevotJeble cxpeneec ware eooeod already oa cotlay of more tbao If ,000 to too way of eitreo'dtuer? eipcoeoe, witsow will bo losisossd beyond $0,000 wkee wot iro d* pert want batldiogs are completed bwavoc all tkte we ears added two melee oaf two tw proved duwp wagons to war eoni sog er force ; wo hate milt oor owoetaoJes eod ocee porrkeeef proteoder for woo sear 8000 also boogkt a street rosier. Tue-? Items reproaoot oo addltioaal eatley of $1,100. Wa found it a.ry IS) ewe owe more moo to tke police force. Owrteg wir term too taxable voices wore do* wsnood ky weorly $100,000, so tkat wo foood to okwolotely oocosoory to iocreooe oor tax twey from If to 10 mille for city porpoeoe, wkiok looreaoee too revenue ab jot $1,800 ace 0000m MotwitkouatJtof all toot kos 0000 eccempllomed aod commeoeod wo arc peoseed to stoto toot 01 tbo eod of oor term wo lad 00 reel too twitkled for moooy bor rowod ooeoo $0.000 oot ?-*? wltk ao locreaee *f esocto oot woo tkoo $1,000 to wbicb skoold oe added about tl.OOo eaeb 00 kaod aad f omaaoer? proote doe too city, wkicb will fa mwoedw eipeooao of loo future Tkla we toiok, oil iklegs coooidered, o good show, log. To tbts 00 mlgkt odd tkat $1,146 wortk of terra ootla draia pipe kas been leid kl wer otiy durleg too post two yea re, booidee *$d$t wortk paid lor ky eitleeoe aod pot fewo oy toe city. Rospsotfolly submitted, I W Horst, A O. flowers. A.B. Stoetey Mr. f ioa reported tool too tin roof woo tke Opero Boose bad 0000 completed, bat bad oot ooea toepoetod Mosore Loo m Messe wero f rooted permls stow lo botkt o room ol too roar of tkelr offlor, preddod two roof 00 covered wltk tie. Two Mayor stated tkot 00 Ibe Id lost, o loaa of $1,000 for o year ot 1 per coot, bad 0000 slkfii tow oily ky Mrs Alice 0 8mub ; toot bo oao tboagbt kost accept too 1000 ood bow gtvoo o 00m for too same signed ky keoBoaef ood too Otork ood Treasurer. Oo mstiso of Mr. floret too oeiloo of too Mayor wao approved Mr. Pordy wos appointed to oat for too ttty eewee too reeelatioe of Merck 38tb to sosore o oot tar p.<eeeeuger depot frow toe Atsaotto Oooot Uoo Two report of mooagere of alec Uoo of lOtk toot woo presented whereby tke following Oily Ob00oil was declared elected to serve too eswwtof two years : A B 8turkey, Mayor. W B Boy la D J Cbendl-r, W H Bpporsoo, 0 9 ?pposooe, P P fioo, B W Hers-, R 0 Pordy ood 0 O Row lead. Aider meo Tkose gee; lama 0 00 beer i bed to too oath of oelee aad eatared apoa iketr dotlos Before retiring Moyor Hughsoo loeoked tbe old oooocil for toatr klodoeso aod ooortesy to wtm, ood wiebad tke eew oooocil 0 please et ood prooperoos term. Oo takte? too ckolr Mayor Btuckey made a amort of drees to wkiek ke reo, nested tke oottoo lateraei and support of every Alderman for loo east two yea re tkat tke eitleeoe might essorf o koorty well dooe wkeo tbeir term oka 11 bare expired Too feMowiog staodiog committees wsre oeaaoaoed Btoooee: Horst Bpporsoo, O f , ood Rowloof. Poblto works: Boyle, Rowlaod, Pioe eod Ooomd lar. fire depart man 1 eod po ice : Pordy Kppsr coe, W. H , ood Pico. Too Moyor Is eaofJe'o % member of oil soaodioj eommtttoos: Too Mayor ototod tkat tbe eeggeettoo bod 0000 made to bim tkot appropriation of ear* tote emeeote eoootd be mad < to cock depart' moot for tooyear W bo ex evaded except lo dire oeeaeoity He reeioeetef too finance Com? mittee to eoodder aod report opoo same Oo ma.'oe of Mr Pordy Ibe oaoual report of tke Olerk oof Troeswrer was ordered pub liehed lo r-jweiee form. Too aombire of tbo City Board of Health wero preoeot oy tevltottoe lo reply to o ooeetlob by toe Meyor, Dr. H M. Btockey, Prcssowet of tkat body, said there wore 00 mottete which toey at preoeet desired to hrieg kef ore oooocil Mies A. P. Swell's request for use of Opera Booos ooo oveetof wos granted for Ibe sum of $20 Tke Clerk called atteotloo to tbo foot Ibot teere is 00 loeoreaeo 00 tke hoe* compaoy kolrfiog oow tu prowess of ooostroctioo. It woo referred to Mr. floe to see tkot tke coo tree lor ot 0000 takes oot 0 koilders' risk. 0. M Horst, Jr , wos sleeted Olerk eod Trooswrer 01 0 oalory of $000, payable moaikly ; to serve ot toe pleasure of council ood lo fire bond of $3,000 for tke foltkful d web ergo of f elf. Too etootioo of pol lee moo and soperiatood* owl of streets wos postponed uottl tbe oest saootiof A request wee mode 00 behalf of Dalpar Real eqoad for tbe prlvllefo of haaglog the fowre of tketr bunding to opee 00 the fide* w?lk Too rsqoest wee o*>t fronted 00 ao* eorot of <tsi>ger to paosers by. Uo ae'fe of Mr Pordy e slide aed spring calm woe ord*ref put in to bold lbs doors wbso opeo eod tboe obviate es for as poaei* bte tke deegsr to tke team wbso comiog out Mr P100 eoggeo'ed tbat a vagreot low be <eoecie4 Toe elerk woe directed to pieptre 00 ordiaonre arcordlegly ? r Pordy celled etteutioa to the iocreas lejg eeaoyaoee eod dot far from bicycles 00 two safewelks ead eugseered tbat ibey bare* amwted to It Owe of 000 Side of Ibe street It w?t Alto referred to ttrte tame commine 10 inke ttaiM toward widening the tide* a I Its by ??coriug dedication of ot*?,e***ry la-jd from , roperty owuNI Oo notion ot Mr 0 F. Eppertoo police whistles were ordered fur toe memtere of Onv Council Billi oo file wen referred to tbe fioeoce committee and the outictl tbeo adjourned Improved Order of Red Men. Newb.?rry, S. ?, April 10? TbeGren Council of Sootb Caro loa, Improved Or.er Rad Men, elected the following cffl :era I John H Steenkeo, of Charleston, great saeiiern ; J. Frank Pate, of Sooater, great o?nior sagamore; j. H. Heir, of Neaoerry, gre*tt jn ,ior a?gamore ; Waher Cameron, of r*e ? it, great propbet ; H. A. Williams, of Obarleetoo, great tbief of records ; William at Pitcb, of Cbarleeteo, great Keeper of wnmpom. Tbe council eejouroed to meet at Sparenburg oo tbe second Toeiday of Ar,rn, 1901. Bergell Trier, Mo 24, will give a tau* qu?l tooigbt to tbe Great Council Newa From 8tatebutg Siersburg, April IC?Matthew Geddis, a well-to-do, very respectable colored ?veaebor, living near Oeoe Savannah, lost bis dwelling boote aod all of hif outbuilding! by fire on Monday moroiog just before daylight. When hie family was awakeoed tbe baute wai e > oearly burned that they baiely had time to escape, one child, three years old, who was sleeping in back room being burned to deatb, as it could oot be rescued Tbosn persona who reached tbe fire first, tay that every boiluiog was buroic g from the bottom and all teemed to .have caught about ths tame tim*. aod that there was a strooi* srellof kerosene ; to they bare little doubt of incen? diarism. There were several barut aod sta? bles aroaod end very cear the dwelling and all were consumed Oos borte, three mulct, two of them yomg moles lately purcbated, two wago.it, a buggy, 300 bethels of corn and four toos of guano were lost There was oo insurance Geddls is a bard work log man and has accamulatsd a good deal of property tnd be has ctrtaioly met with a severs loss Farmers have pretty well finished planting earn ; some of it is corning up, and eottoo is being rapidiy planted. Oats look well oo clay land bat were bedlj bort by the cold oe the light leods. The mad dog scars etil eontleues soda great many curt have beeo killed, even tbe negraas seeming to re.bee tbe danger from them. It bat become a very common thing for people who plaat near tbe public roads, to plow into tbe road, making it very disagree? able driving ovet tbe places wbsre they torn tbsir plows. All of tbe roads have been rained by baviog tbe trees cut dowo, and if the infringing an tba roads is kept op it will soon be impossible far two vehicles to pass each otbsr, as It ia already ia places Many articles are written en good roads, aed writisa as if il is a very difficult problem to solve io baviog tbem, wo its, like many other things in which nothing bat talk is indulged in, it would bs a very simple aod comparatively ineapeosive thing if peopia once decided to act initsad of talking aod writlag about it. There are very few roads la this county bat what could be pot and kept io good condition if a good asao was appointed overseer over one, or as many townabips as bs could atteod to, aod be given tbe right to call oot tbe road bands and work tbe roads when osesssary, wnile tbe tbalngaog worked tbe worse places. I feel sore thst oo more days would bs neces? sary than they ars now rtqoircd to give. Bet with no ons particularly interested io having the work properly dons it it usually a perfect farce and a useless watte of time. W. j R. Trip of Tho Veterana to Louis? ville. The pro?pect is tbat a largs altsodancs from Souih Carolina will be at Louisville Tbe idea of General 0. I. Walker, Command Of of tbe Sooth Oarolioa Divlsioo of U 0. V , io oooeootrstiog the Votoraos at 8partanborg ie a very good ooe. Toio will give tbe "old Yets" ao opportunity to eiebange greetings aod will iasoro the same arrival time at LoatS'ille of ail lbs delegates from this ttate Tba aountaio roots, through tbe "Laud of tbe Sky", dowa tba Freocb Broad River, via Knoaville, Harnmao Junction, Ltaiogtoo aod ioto Looisvilis, is very delightful dor ?og tbe Spring aod tummtr aootbt, aod is preferable to the loog ood dosty routes There ars also two dally trains io oaeb direction via this route betwaso Sootb Oarolioa peiots aod Louisville, insuring oo crowded trains ; aod tbe trip will oe entirely comfortable returoiog boas. This it quite oo Importent Item to those who atteod. A Thouaand Tongue* Could oot eiprets tbe rapture of Annie E Springer, of 1125 Howard 6t., Philadelphia, Pa., ?neu she found that Dr. King's New Dis sovery for Consumption had eompletely ourtd her of a haeking cough tbat for many years had made life a burden. All other remedies and doctors sould give her no help, but tbe tayt of tbit Royal Cure?* it toon removed tbe pain in my ohett and I ean now sleep toundly, tometbing 1 ean scarcely remember doing before. I feel like sounding lit praltet throughout the Voiverte." So will every ont who tries Dr. King't New Dis^overv for any trouble of the Throat, Cheat ??r lungs. Price 60c and $1. Trial bottles free at J. > w. DeLorme'a Drug Store; | every ibottle gua. n tead. & NEWS ITEMS Perry Belmoot, of Now York, has some oot for Admiral Dewey for preai deot. Balmnot !? a gold democrat. ?iity baodt of tbe Abbeville eottoo aiill have beeo disohargod for joining a labor ootoo. Tbs Joossville Koittiog Mills have paid a semi aooual dividend of four per eeat. Tba Noooes river, Teias, is risiog aod a large section of ooootry tributary to it is uoder water. Atlaota, Ga, April 12 ?Tbe tele? graphers oo the 8ootbero Railway system who are nenbere of the Order of Railroad Telegrspbsrs were ordered os strike by President Powell at 11 o'clock this moroiog The Southern Railroad official* claim tonight that but 10 per oeot of the roeo l?tve quit work, while President Powoll says 90 per cent of thorn are out. There bxs been con? siderable delay to both y >.m i- r and freight traffio, but tbe ??cot of ihn walk out ia oot yet kovwo to ibo citout wbieb woold warrai t ao aeearate aster Ad Epistle from Bob Iogeraol Fiom nn unknown Author. Dnar Friends :?I will endeavor to write you a letter I promised be? fore; leaving New York Sam Jones inadvertantly told the truth, for jest as he predicted and as I myself se cretly expected, I am in badee; came straight through on a flyer without n mop 1 am Hitting on a hot cinder writting this letter on a piece of slate gouged from the ceilng with my tri dent A trident, you know, is one of those funny looking pitchforks like Neptune used to carry with him at the seaside Everybody has one, and it makes a fellow think he's at a pop? ulist convention 'A hen I was on earth I didn't be? lieve in bell, for i had traveled in Kansas and didn't think there could be two places so much alike But I had't been here half a day till I be? lieved in it a whole lot It is much more genuine and realistic thau I anticipated, but I think I'll like it when I get acclimated Just now my feet ore blistering from waihing on the hot pavement, and I'm dab? bling them in the river Styx to cool them oft 1 wan talking to Moses a while ago and he says they will hood get calloused and then I'll be all nunkydory. He has read my Mis taken of Moses and laughingly admits that he made a good many when he was new to the business lie is a jovial old cuss and I rat'eer like him; he told me on the dead (everything is on the dead, here) that be didn't write the Peutateuca. but knowa who did There are lots of people here, and strangeis arriving daily But I would not advise you to come till fall or winter, and even theu don't bring anything but a light summer auit You won't need an overcoat or urn brella or skates, but you might bring aloug a palm leaf fan or two For an imaginary, mytbioal figurative, allcgotcal and unorthodox hell this ia about the hottest one I ever got into. But eay ! I got here just in time to strike a anap Henry Beeober bad just been retired on account of age, and Mepbietopbeles appointed me to succeed him as boss of the New Yoik oolony?the largest one here I have a lovely new trident with onto little apear points, and bia Satanic Majesty hae promised to get me a long red tail and a pair of borne like bis when be goes to the oity next week He seems to have taken a fancy to me. There are ministers here of every denomination, aud several camp meetings are in progress down the river. Horace Greely Introduced me to Spurgeon and old Peter Cart wright, and we bad a very pleaaant little lark together. They expect Talmage to join them before long 1 bave also shaken bands with Tom Paine and Voltaire and they seem very pleaaant gentlemen, aaid they bad watched my career for some time and bad been expecting me daily Ben Franklin called on me this morning He is wearing bia hair short and orisp and bae quit inventing stoves ; is forming a atook compaoy for tbe manufacture of ioe Of course there is a trust down here?Solomon and Brigham Young bave all tbo women cornered Tbe politicians are organizing to defeat tbe present administration and elect a new devil Tbey want me to make tbe nominating speech. You know I ooce nominated Blaine for presi? dent aud did it up in shape. Don't know who will be tbe nominee. Jay Gould is running well on account of bis money and Judas Iscariot and Ananias are quile popular 1 wish you could send me the paper, would like to know what ia being laid about me Suppose they'll print a lot of my old letters and publish enough pictures of me to start a rogoe'e gallery, and every preacher will tell bow it happened, and water-brained spiritualists will communicate with my spirit and all that sort of thing I wish tbe whole doddrotted pack were down here fo, a while?they wouldn't feel so all fired gay Well, I most close We need rain the worst kind, crops almost a failure, if you re ever down tbie way, drop in Yours truly, Bob Ingereoll. P S ?A beer saloon would pay big down here Why Should Tbey Distrust Us? From the Boston Record, Rep. Gen Wheeler, who haa got back from the Philippines, continues to iterate those thoughtless and ill judged remarks of bis to the effect that tbe Filipinos are : A very superior people, Ambitious, Fioely educated, Easily governed, Ospable of aelf government, Sensitive, Unwilling to be treated as infe? riors. it is unkind of him to cap the climax by adding that they ate "a little distrustful of us " Why should they distrust anybody who has stood ready to hand out the Bible and shot gun to IbeaH in close connection with such generosity '( ytfo CUBAN OIL eures Cuts, 1 Hurm, 11 mines, Uheuina tlsm and Soros. Price, 25 cts. Accounted For. ?Henry, I dreamed of pUoiir.g sweet pe*h Ibmc r.igiu " ? Ob, ycs#aod ef Bourse you dreamed y u made uie dig up toe ground fof you, aod tQSt's lbs way I got Ibis awful oold " - ?i ???? ? ? Through the calling out of the reservee of the English army, 2,479 railroad employee gave up their positions, the companies agreeing to reinstrate them while Some agreed 'to give assistance to the families of tbe meu if they require it. 'I he attorney general takes KsstM with Judge Brown as to the correctness of bis ruling, but with a viow to a Goal settlement of tbe qicRtion but* sent to tin ohairwan of lbs judieiery commit tee uf both houses of congress, a draft of a bili whiuh. if it become? h Uw, will have tho efT'Ct of compelling (be removal of persoQS iadioted for offense agaiuwt tbe Uolted S an 3 frOOl >he plaao of nrrent to the district wbete toe cffiUHo is committed - ? ? ? ? ? en ? There 1* *ald to he r<o longer any d< ub- about ihn sale of the Atlanta Journal to Mr Harry M Afkinnoo aud the capitalists whom ho represents. Hon Hok* {Smith had sold bis steel at. $300 a hbare and will receive $156.000 I 10. oold cash 00 next Monday. Tbe minority ntockholdera have been offered $250 for their shares aod give a certain time in which to accept or decline tbe proposition.?Augusta Ohroniole. ?bmw?e>e> -^a?? SKIRTS. Thoie Shown In the Xerreat Spring? Gown Models. Plaited and gathered skirts are made over entirely plain separate linings, hut those skirts which are simply gathered at the hack or plaited there are lined in Uie usual manner, the lining being attached to the inside of the skirt. Silk is the most expensive and lightest lining, hut not the most serviceable for ordinary wear, as it soou cuts through and tears easily. There are many substi? tutes made of cotton which answer the purpose, but light weight moreen is prob PRINCESS GOWN. ably the best and most durable of any lining for woolen gowns for general use. Of course silk or elaborate cloth cos? tumes require n silk lining. Skirts cut in the circular style are aban? doned. The circular flounce is still worn, but the newest gown models have the skirt cut in breadths, and the hack is laid in a single or double box plait or iu stitched side plaits. In thin summer goods it is often gathered. The picture shows a princess gown of mastic cloth. At each fide of the tablier are three plaits, and the back is laid in two box plaits. The fronts of the bodice are triple, corresponding with the three plaits of the skirt. The revers of the middle vest are of pink silk; those of the other two brown velvet. The chemisette is of pink silk; the belt of brown velvet, closing with a chon. The sleeves have three revers at the wrist, corresponding to the revers of the front. A pink ntons seline cravat is worn. The hat of mastic straw is trimmed with hrown velvet, a jeweled ornament and white feathers. l*ink flowers are placed under the brim, JVDIC CltOM.BT. Notice of Registration. Tbs State of Sooth Carolina?Somter Coun? ty?Office of Maatrvli on of Registration, Sumter County, 8umter, S. C, February 1st, 1899. Notice ia hereby given that in accordance with an Act of tbe General Assembly, and in conformity with the requirements of the State Coostittitioo, the books for tbe registration of all legally qualified voters, and for tbe issuing of transfers, e:c,, wi'l be open at the office of Supervisors of Registration in the court boose, between tbe hours of 9 o'clock a m . and 3 o'clock p m., on tbe ti rot Mon? day of each month, until thirty days before tbe seit general election Minors who shall h?c:ime of ace during that period of thirty days "hall ba entitled to registration before the hooks are closed, if otherwise qusiiStd. The rrquirements tor a qualified voter are that the applicant for reginrntion ehnll be ?itile to rend nrd write correctlv, or possess in bitOWB n*me property 10 the amount of lares bur?dre<l dollars, upon wtveh he pays tax*-*. K F BURROWS, T. D nuBOHK, .1 M. KMOHT, Supervisor! of Registration Somter Co. U*k I *?'? ?*"*? ?' SEVEN RUNNING SORES CURED -DV Johnston's Sarsaparilja QUART BOTTLES. THE GREAT SPRING /WEDICINE. JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA as a Blood Food and Nerve Energizer. is the greatest SPRING MEDICINE ever discovered. U comes as a rich blessing from heaven to the " worn out." the run down, the overworked and debilitated. That " tired feeling," those "sinking spells," the languor ana despondency which arise from badly nour? ished nei ves, from thin, vitiated blood and an anaerfed body, vanish as if by a magic spell. The weariness, lassitude and nervous prostration which accompany the spring? time and the heat of summer, are conquered and banished at once. For every form of neurasthenia, and all ailments of the brain and r.erve, insomnia, hysteria and nervousness' generally, it is almost a specific. It furnishes the very elements to rebuild worn-out nerve, tissues. It feeds brain, nerve centers and nerves, calming and equalizing their action; it makes rich, red, honest Mood. Newness of life, new hope, new strength follow its faith? ful use. It makes the weak strong, and the old young again. It was the antiquated (but now happily exploded) method in the good old times, to treat Salt Rheum. Scrofula, Cancer and other troublesome disorders arising from BLOOD TAINT with powerful alteratives, such as mercury, arsenic and other mineral agents. It was expected by this treatment that the poison could be killed while the blood was left to course through its channels holding in its circulation the speciftc germs of the disease. But in this way. every part of the body became more or less diseased. Noth? ing can be more terrible than a horribly destructive blood taint. It not only attacks viru? lently the different structures of the body, but many times the bones are honey-combed and destroyed. It of:en seeks out the nerves and spinal cord, and again it will bring de? cay and death to seme vitai organ, as the kidneys, liver or stomach. There is only one scientific method for the cure of blood taint. That is, PURIFICATION 1 Every particle of the blood must be removed through the execretory channels, the lungs, kidneys, bowels, liver and skin. " First pure, then peaceable." The great restorative, reconstructive and vitalizer of the blood. JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA, not only radically and ex? haustively removes the taint, but also removes all mercury, calomel and other minerals, and fills the veins and arteries with the ruby, glowing current of vitality. "The blood is the life." Good health means pure blood. Ths old and reliable remedy. JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA, is universally regarded as the greatest Blood Purifier ever discov? ered. This fact is now established beyond question cr cavil. BLOOD POISON CURED BY JOONSTOX'S SAZgAFARILLA. Byron, Mich.. October 31. ?694. 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You can? not equal this anywhere else, and this combination is the best premium for those who want a great paper and a home paper. Take these and you will keep up with the times. Besides general news, the Twiee-a-Week Journal has much agricultural matter and other arti?lei of special interest to funners. It has regular contributions by Sam Jones, Mrs. W. H. Pel ton, John Temple Graves, Hon. C. H. Jordan and other dis? tinguished writers. Cell at this office <md leave your subscriptions (or both papers. You can get a sample copy of cither pa? per here on application. The State J South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. Complaint served ) George D. 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