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THE AMERICAN I TROTTER ABROAD.! The superiority of the America? trotting horee ?broad bee become no well established in the leet few yeere tbet European breedere have eeot agents to this oonntry to etody our methods of breeding, and in Oer maay and France the local horee breedere have induced their govern meats to place ao embargo ou further importations Two yean the Ameri aan trotter went abroad to enter the raoee in varioua partt of Europe, and after winning in dosene of important contests their virtues become folly recognised The Kuesinn govern snoot imported severel thousand for breediog purposes sod eat abliehed en Amerioan trainer and breeder in the Imperial stud. In Austria weslthy lovers of horse flesh paid from fire to tan thousand dollsrs apieoe for American trottere, aod in London aim Her high prieee were offered for eiceptioually fine Amerioan trotters. In tbe international races held at Vice the American horsee woo oesr ly all the medala aod money. 8ome of them wars classed aa American bred horsee, but owned by Europe " aas. This condition of sffaira was painfully eimilar io other raoee held oa the Continent, and while admira tioa waa fait for the American trot tore la some qoartere, their unfailing eaoocee csused envy. The looal iraioers felt they had uo ohsooe of winning io the race In Russia, tbe Amerioen-bred trotter ie oow handi oappvd io all raoee, the Amerioeo brooder baa been diemieaed from tbe Imperial etod, aod the importations of farther Amerioeo horses stopped, la oearly all of the Oootioeotel raoee the Amerioeo trottere have to enter aader euoh cdde that there ie do pos? sibility of their winning Bui while looal breedere oao man? age the racing associations so thst Iba American trottere oeooot wio waeo pitted agaioet their horsee, they oaonot besmiroh the enviable records sad refutation that our trot? tere have eetabl;shed Their virtuea are so wall kao to that tbe demand for thaaa aoimals by prominent Baropeao raoiog men is sztsooivs, aad today thio country ia eupplying more trotting no reo a for the European market than any other. Oor export trade ia boraas reached ite mioimom ia 1894, wheo the bicycle aod trolley threatened tbe doom of the boras, but five yeare later, in 1809, tbe pendulum had swung to the other extreme, aod oor export trade reached ite maximum. Laat year we exported oearly 100,000 heed of horsee, aad a fair pecentage of tbeee ware trottere to be used sicher for raoiog. trotting, or for the parks A large number of cavalry boraee were also chipped, end theee ere etill going abroad io a oootinuooe etream. The Amerioan trotter, aa bred today, ie the moot aoefol aod service? able horee io the world, aod he baa outclassed all othere st tbe ehowe st home sad abroaef He ie tbe ideal type of borae, with joet sufficient mobility about him to permit the hfsedera to rear bim for a variety of aaee. He ie bred from 15 to 17 haade io height, and from 900 to 1,400 pounds in weight, eoitable alike for racing, trotting on the speedwsy. or for road haodliog He ia brad to trot from 2 20 to 2 03. and aa a la for $600 to $10,000 ou the averoge, not taking into account tbe extraordinary pricoe paid for Maud 8 or Soool. There ie a demaod today ia Europe for American trot? tere that ooo' meet tbe market requirements at prices ranging from $000 to $10,000 Trottiog bred road aoroee of extra epeed and beeoly aall today in tbe London merket for $10,000 a pair, and in nearly all inetanoee of such oalee the horsee are either bred in America or are from American bred eiree ?Scientific Amerioan - ?BBSS* >OWi ^BBS? Haucjd For tbe Usual Crime Kiags'ree, Willismsborg Couoty, Jeao 15 ?At 12 85 today Hawiltoo MeOill was eeogad by the sheriff for the ertme of rape. A large erowd from all parte of the ooaoty waa preseot to see the baagiag. bat quiet aad good order marked tha proeesaiags throogb oat. MeOill ie a small man, about 22 I yeare of age. eot aopropoeosssiog ia appear aaee. aad met his fate with ealasesss aad eomposare Ho made a leeg hareegao from tbo sosffold. oon I feeaed bis gailt ; said be deesrvsd bio puetebmeat aad advised bis bsarsrs to sake waroiag from eia aod. While apoakieg he smiled sstsral times aod did aet sppsar to rsaliss his positioo. Sa?d bo had made kia poaoe with Ood aad asksd his friends to meat bim in Heeses He sxborlsd tba psoplo aod boggsd tbom to take ears of bis fsmily aad lead tksm ia the right way. At 12 31 tba aooes was adjastsd *od the drop fall at 12 85. His aesk was not broken by tbs fall of at loaat five feet aad be died from atraognlatioo. After fourteen ssieotss tbs atlsodiog pby?i eiea proeouoesd him doad aod the body wee sal dowo The .Mime for whiab MeOill today paid tbs penalty of I his life was sommittsd just about oss moetb ago. His victim, Chios Kiddy. i? a little white girl ooly 10 years of ago ood lbs flaal sot io ths tragedy today proved that tbo law ii anffioi'rit to deal with this class of erima if it n oojy givsa a skanee. Williamaborg falls i'jto lias oa lbs sido of law aod fffiaff. James H. Carlisle Will Not Retire. Graod Old Man of Metho? dism Still id Harness. 8psrtsnburg, Jone 12.?The board of trustees of Woffard College has persuaded Dr James 11 Carlisle to sot se president for soother year This wsa the most drsmstic incident of commencement week, end the announcement orestee greet entbu sissm. To Organize Company. The South Cerolios Interstate snd Weet Indien Exposition company will be permenently orgsnized Tbore dsy, June 21st, 1900 This decie ion wss reeohed by the bosrd of oorporetors a few deye ego on the report of the weye end meens com- i mittee, showing thst $178.000 hud been subscribed to the exposition oapitel stock. The lew in reference to orgsnizstion only required tbst 50 per cent be eecured before e com psoy een be formed, bot the' reoent subscriptions bs?e oome in Urge I amounts end the fund grew from $124,000 to the preeent figure of $118,000 within two weeks The orgsnizstion meeting will be held in the German Artillery hall. Cbsrleeton, June 21et et 8 30 o'clock, end every subscriber end citizen of toe Stete ie invited to attend At tbie meeting it ie intended tbst offi cere be eleoted, end metiers gotten in ebepe for work of getting the verious depertmente working. The foot thst the company will orgenize on June 21st does not interfere with further subscriptions, snd the canvass for stook will con tinue for eome time Subscription books ere now in every county in the Stete end ell desiring to eobsciibe oeu do so with little trouble It should be thoroughly understood tbst the first instsllment to be called will be 20 per oent after which 10 per oent a month, until the remainder is psid. The committee wbiob went north recently, beeidee securing Urge sub soriptiooe from the reilroede, eto, have tbe promise of oity building from Beltimore, Philadelphia end Richmond ? I i i mm i DOES IT PAT TO BUT CHEAP? A cheap remedy for cough i and colds N all right, but you win t tom?thing that will re* lieve and ear* ibe more severe and dangerous results of throat and lung troubles. What ?hall jou do ? Oo to a warmer and more regu ler elimate ? Yes, if pcaaible ; if not possible for jou, theo in either caae take the only rem tdj that hat ''een inttoduoed in all civilixrd countries with aucec?* in severe throat asd lung troubles, "B.iaohee's German Syrup" It not wnly heals and stimulates the tissues to destroy the germ diseases, but allajs inflam? mation, eauses easy expectorat ion, gives a good night's reel, and cur?* the patient. Try ? ne bottle. Recommended many years by all drug? gists in the world. For sale by A J China. D FASHION'S CHANGES. A Return or tbe Taate For Qnlet Decoration. Fashion authorizes all sorts of fancies. Nevertheless the most elegant costumes are those of a simple jtyle and reserYcd character. Great care is taken to pre? serve purity of outline, and, although rich effects are obtained with lace, it is used flat, and complies ted draperies are avoided which tend to conceal the lines of the form. There is a strong current of taste now setting toward sobriety of ornament, and CORSF.LF.T BODICE, the excessive superimposed ornamenta? tions hitherto employed am! the extrava? gant metallic sad spauslcd effects are iu h ss i i^h regard than they have been, There Is a rettun o* self eoleved de -ora ? tlons and those not superabundant. Y\ v exnmpl ?, on COStaSSSS Of OOVSft cloth or corkscrew moire nr taffeta trimmings a.o used whieh o\a< fly match tl,n SOWS and are feVSred with cord IBS1*] of tin sane tone. The cut given today represents s bodice of thin gjrSJ) satin doth. It Is plain at the bach and titted in front by menus uf stitched plaits, which take the place of darts. Am flaring collsr snd the revet i are ??f white satin, embroklerml and span* gled. The corselet i-? of torsi blue paw ??. as are tic plaited collar and the plsatron. The tight llseTSS hav?? Itltebed plait at the ahouhlers and ruffs of satin match Ins the revers. Jvuiv GflQLLKT. PARASOLS. They Mntch Summer fiown?-Novel Hawglea? Among the recent uutrimmed parasols are those of plaid silk in different shades of the same color. These are carried as accompaniments to the tailor made gown und are of the same general tint. A fashionable luxury is a different par? asol to match each gown, a piece of *he same silk being need for the coverin.;. This is less extravagant than it seems, now that parasol and umbrella covers are ben ca line GOWN. adjustable pnd are so made that they1 fasten on the frame with tiny hooks or loops. One or two frames will in this way serve for half a dozen parasols. Novelty handles for sun umbrellan and' parasols are rather large, terminating, in carved heads of animals, such as bulls1 and sheep with horns and cats with im? mense glass eyes. These are more odd than pretty. Natural wood handles are thick and cluhlike in aspect. The umbrellas thus mounted are of bright or light plain silk or of delicately tinted plaids. The cut shows a costume of lizard; green bengaline. The skirt has a band of white satin around the foot, upon which are five lines of block velvet. It is lined with light pink silk. The coat! bodies is trimmed with bias bands of white satin and black jet buttons. The collar of white sathi is covered with lines! of black velvet and bordered with a plait? ing of black mousseline de soie. The draped plastron is of black spangled lace over pink silk. The tight sleeves have black velvet bands and black mousseline plaitings at the wrist. The light straw bat is faced with black velvet and trim? med with pink rostr r.nd foliage. lUDIC ClIOLLET. The Onion. Onions and cucumbers are two of the Vfrj oldest known vegetables. Like peas, the Egyptians grew them at least 3G cen? turies ago. Indeed to the onion belongs probably the honor of being the first veg? etable primeval man ever made trial of. Hin Jlew Store. Old III Drew, who lives In n village not 40 miles away, cams into town last week on the sly to buy a birthday gift for his wife. He cast about vigorously and struggled In a valiant way through the crowds, finally being washed ashore in the doorway of a hardware establishment. Despairing of lighting his way any farther, he trade up his mind to make bis purchase right there. Martha wanted a now stove, anyway. So he allowed himself to be taken in hand by an energetic salesman and had soon purchased for $21 au article that was guaranteed to cook anything and everything all at one time. He had It expressed out to the village and by cunning strategy succeeded In getting it set up in the kitchen the next morn? ing without Martha's knowledge. When she saw It, she hugged him and beam* ed all over with delight Then he went out nnd killed a young sucking pig and two chickens ami prepared for a royal 8 p read. Suddenly a blauk look passed over the old niau's face. "Why. what's the matter. Drew?" exclaimed his wife. "Look it here!" he cried. "Here I've been and bought a darn gas stove for $21, and there ain't no gas for nine miles."?Chicago Tlmes-IIerald. Euthrnlllnic Ryes. A penny novelette Is never complete without the heroine Inflicting grave torture on bar eyes. In the course of one "complete story" this Is what she did: "She threw her eyes up to the ceiling. Then she dropped them on the floor. Again she raised them and agalu she lowered them." "She made her eyes Hash lire." "Her exes burned." "Her eyes froze." "Her eyes glowered like burning coals." "She cast her eyes to bis chest, then dropped thorn to tbe fender." "His eyes crossed hers and greedily devoured them." But at lu*>t lier eyes bad their re? venge, for we read, "Her eyes betray* ed her."- Tit Hits, \ <;?mm1 Sehern??. Hicks?-Funny thing happened to Melville the Other CVClllUg. Ho found out Wbotl be had pulled the door to after i? !? Ing lb rough it that be had left bis |.? J ' i'l lilt' llOllSC. Wiek? And mi he was fon*od to re? main ?":t :il! night 7 Thill ivos too bad. nicks Y' I iM he luce i:p under it with f ? ? Ii'- ihlnkH he will try It :? r !:;:;lu. PostoH Trnn* Infant HfJUttNtna In Ka-tata. 'I was fortunate enough," writes Trumbull White, "to visit the Church or St. David, In Tlflle. Russia, just iu time to attend a baptlsuinl ceremony. According to the rite? of the Qreek Church, ns practiced In this ancient Georgian temple, the youngster In question, n line hoy ! or ? weeki old. had to he Immersed three times In l baptismal font rilled with water, each time to lie completely eowretl, In ad? dition to various blcKsiugs and anoint* IngN with holy oil aud several Ions prayers. "The benevolent looking old priest proved hi:.?seif a intiu of kindly thought fulness. While the family group around the baby was getting him prop? erly unclad, for the ceremony requires that the child shall be naked, the priest surreptitiously dipped his linger Into the rout, and 1 saw by his face that it was too cold. Then he stepped behind a. screen, where his samovar was SteamlUg, emptied the hot water into a pitcher, and while the family still kept busy over the baby he poured onough to temper the pool tlait had been provided for the shorn lutub. The result was that the little fellow took his plunges without a mi nur and thereby distinguished bims?. ""?Chi? cago Record. Mako? Brtlllnnt Flame* People who live ou the New El and Coast like to use ocean drlftwoo is fuel Iu open fireplaces. It Is Iinpi nated with copper aud ocean salts and when burned gives out the most bril? liant colored flames. It is r.sserted that a New Bedford dealer hau orders for the wood from all parts of the country, and even from EuTipe, and ships hundreds of barrels of It yearly. Various attempts have been made to imitate this wood by artificial process, but without success. Long submersion In the sea water is necessary to pro? duce the brilliant flames.?New York Tribune. The Rofcne Saved the Jndtfe. A judge of the Euglish hljb court was once arrested ou suspicion of hav? ing burglarious designs ou the house Qt a friend in Mayfair. The police officer charged him in the police sta? tion with loitering with felonious intent, and the prisoner's description of him? self as one of her majesty's judges was received with a grin of sarcastic deri? sion. At that moment an old offender was brought In who happened to catch sight of hi? lordship's face, which he bad good reason to remember. "You hen?, my lord!" he exclaimed, with unfeUmed astonishment. "Well, this bents cockfightlug.'* The rogue's unsolicited corroboratlon of the judge's declaration saved the situation, and his lordship was allowed to depart In peaee. Meaty of Them. Romantic Tourist? 1 suppose you have no Interesting old ruins in this neighborhood? Villager?No rulna? tSreat Bcotu mis? ter! I can show you more'u twodozcu bnsldin's in this cot nty that used to ho creameries In the old days 'fore the trusts.?('hU acu Tribune. Mrs. JL, Atkinson, Fashionable MILLINERY. New Summer Goods and Novelties Coming in Every Week. Stock of Flowers aod all Trimmine Mute ria's full oow for Summer use. Daily additions of new designs in Trimmings k*eu cur Trtm-wd Hat Department continu? ously attractive. The outgoing models are promptly rtplaesi by later ideas of our own designing and copies of the latest Hats ebawn iu New York. The same exelueivenees cbara<!terizas ou exhibit of UNTRIMMED HATS which com priap8 choice selections of Straw Braids, in white, black and the phstel shades Prtcea the lowest io city for equal qualities Mrs. L. Atkinson, SUMTER, 8 C. May 16_ FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTES, STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE? POSITORY, S?MTER, S. C. Paid up Capital.$ 75,000 00 Surplus and Pro6ts ... - 25,000 00 Additional Liability of Stock? holders io excess of tbeir stock. '? ,000 00 Total protection to depositors, $175 000 00 Transacts a General Banking Butmees. Special atteotioo t:iven to collections. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 aus1 upwards received. In terent allowed at tbe rate ot 4 per cent, per annum, on amounts sbove $5 and not exceed* log $300, payable quarterly, on first days of January, April, July and October. R M. WALLACK. L. S. Caesoa, President. Ossbtsr. Onion Sets AND Garden Seeds. A supply of Onion Sets, of choice varieties, snd fresh Garden Seeds for the season's planting, now on band FULL LINE OF MEDICINES, PERFUMERY and Fancy Articles, Usually found in a first class Drug Store. Prescriptions carefully com? pounded at reasonable prices. ?J. P. W. DeLorme. Oct 23. c ? < ? ???? I" I-" ?? ??? ??..! >l. AYegc U blc Preparation for As - similalirg tive Food anciRe^ula Bng the S rojaachs andBowels of Promotes DigestioaCheerful ncss andRest.Contains neither Opium,Morphine nor Mineral. Not Marc otic. Jdeap*! ofOldBrSAMUELPITCHKIl Pumpkin Seid' JLx Senna * Jf?Julis SJtt - Sims i Seed * IVpperrnint - /ft Cartmtm?Seia, * WumSted - fltrifud Sogar ? mgmyrun Jlmrw. A perfect Remedy for Constipa? tion, Sour Stomach .Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions Xeverish oess and Loss of Sleep* TacSimlle Signature of STEW york. At b month J5 Doses-};,Cr ms LXACT COPY OF WRAPPEB. Isjaaasa ?mj GASTQRIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature In Use For Over Thirty Years GASTORU THI CKNTAUR COMPANY. NCW TORR CITY. Summer is Coming! The weather of the past few days would indicate the near approach of Summer, and the consequent necessity of pro? viding one's self with appropriate wearing apparel. In looking around for your wants in this line, do not fail to give us a call for we feel assured we can supply a liberal percentage of your needs. Our line of WASH MATERIAL AND WHITE GOODS Is the most complete we have ever carried, and the man? ner in which we have been selling them is a guarantee to us that The Styles and Prices are Right. Already our stock is badly broken in some lines which we hope soon to replenish. There has been a great deal said about the advance in prices of Dry Goods, but we see no justification for this, except in domestic goods, such as bleached, brown and plaid homespuns, that are directly affected by the price of cotton, the advance is not appa? rent. We are still selling A Good Print at 5c per yard 36-in Percales at 8 l-3c per yard These are in very desirable patterns plaids and stripes, suitable for Shirt Waists or Children's suits. Woven Madras Cloth, in plaid* and stripes, at 10c Probably the best value we have in our stock, and most appropriate for this season of year is Our India Linens. For some years we have been baying this class of goods in short lengths DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURERS. The goods are perfect, and buyiDg them in that manner and the quantities we do, we are selling them at 25 to 33 -per cent less than regular goods. Our Line of Silk Waist Patterns Are very attractive. The prices range from 50c to $1 pr yard We will be pleased to send samples of anything in stock. O'DONNELL & CO. mimt A Radical Charge in Marketing Methods Applied to Sewing Machines. An r,rift1:;al_p>an under which you can obtain sffl&j ^^V* ?n' ' r *Li^$~~ri?t<cr valnf iu the purchase of S*?*^ 1 the worid famous **wEtte" Sewing Machine than c before offered. Write for our elegant II-T catalogue end detailed particulars. How -e> we can save yon money in the purchase of a high-grade sewing machine $ and the aaay term* Of payment we can offer, cither direct from I P factory or through our regular authorized agents. This is an oppor I V tunity you cannot afford to pass. You know the ?'White," you know r Its manufacturers. Therefore, a detailed description of the machine ami \ its construction is unneot lary. If you have an old machine to exchange we can offer most liberal terms. Write to-day. Address in full. HUE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY. (Dep't A.) Cleveland. 611?.