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Cbf odlutcbntar. anb Soutliron. WBDNK8DAY, JULY 18. 11)00. The Suiter Wahnman was tooodeo ? 1850 and the Trvr Southron in 1 ?t>t> Tbo rFoic^asa* an(/ iNWAron now has lho combine*! oireolattoo ?od influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? fest I j tbe best advertising medium in Slater wHHHHM"?P??^ In tbo softer of sewerage, which io e subject reoeiviog unusual atten? tion just now, Chore aeems to be divtreity of opinion ae to ita featibil itj and possibility. No ooe dieprjtee that It io moot to be desired, end must coma sooner or liter. It it a ?teeeeitj in my town where water werke ere maintained. No ooe koowa woo* about tbe Better?it ie e probten eoeolved, and toe City Council bee done well to accede to tbe wiebee of tbe Boerd of Health by consenting to have i competent ciril engineer come to Sumter and inlorm ee, ibtt tbe matter may be intelligent ly oooaidered eod defioitely eettled ie to j ee it can be done. We hope et may prove prove practicable, tboogh we feer not Bot since we muat confess ee muoh igooreoce on tbiaveobject ae anybody else, we s j* peod jodgaieot end await reeolte. It is a good scheme to retire ooe ef the oity damp wagons, at leaat temporarily, end put two carte into tbe scavenger tervice instead Tbe trieb and garbage, weede eod decay ieg vegetable netter of ell torts that lie sal loog on tbe streets ero e constant menace to beeltb. Fron now ontil frost feile egeio, oooetaot effort ahould be node to keep tbe oity eleeo. Cleeelioeee ie beeltb, beeltb ie wealth, end ell ere deeireble Wt pebUee today ae -osouot of an eeetdsit to eer frieed aed fallow towns nee Joel K. Breeeoe, by wbieb be bee bad tbe aed ssisfortuas to lose bis left fsrsarn. Mr. Breesoe isgsosrally beloved and reapeetad ie efs native eity His friteds art legion, eod if It* r sorrow eed sympathy esold re ?tore a lost limb, hs would oot gc ibroegb bit remsioiog days, carrying .ae empty aleevs THK BLACK RIVER RQ4D Tbe appropriation of $400 by "Oity Council towards opening tbe Bleck River Rood will be e dissp poinimtnt to tboee who were count ieg on a nore generoue torn from that source Bot it eppeera the oity fathers, who keow beet about the '?etler, thought tbe eicbequer could Yen! ttend nore, eod we feel tbet they beve doee whet tbey believe it the proper thing, end with them we heve do qotrrel Ooe thooeeod dolltrt fron tbe county, four boodred fron tbe city foorteeo boodred dollars, when two thooseid are required. Tbe six hun? dred dollera muat be made up irom tome source, end we confidently be liete will be contributed by the busi? ness men of the community who ere et lost most to be bpnefitted by the road 9d email a sum with tuch posp.b e returns is too good au in vestment to go begging We feel that the road ia an aaaured feet, sod work will, w? hope, soon begin Already hae it come to our oara tbet private subscriptions have been offer? d oven before any canvas baa been made The tobacco trade has dune much toe ether towoa of leae importance than Humter It hat done wondert for Timnonavilte, Manning and Darl logton It will do much for Suroter, which it elreedy one of (he brat cot too matketo in the State, if not the beat The merchunta of Sumtrr car ry at completo stockt of merchandise eod sell them as reneonablo as they can be sold anywher** in this section Burnt**' is quite so attractive us any other place within a hundred miles, end every new trade or entetpriae bringe more people to enjoy her hoe pitelity and buy her goods More trade means more population, more houses, morn thriit and energy. Anything that brings such im provoment in conditions should bo welcomed and encouraged in every way possible L9l everybody pull together and we will have a town eone of these days. ? 3ms)l Is aits sad great in results ere De? Witt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills that cleasss tns livsr sod bowels. The; 4e let grist.-/ 8 Hsgssos * Co. THE CHAIN GANG The couoty ohain gang force hit averaged lately from 26 to 30 ojnviois with si* moles, ^ road machine ind ?one earts Fuur of these moles are the ones lately booghi io Atlaota by Super?isor Dorn, aod they hate proven to be exceptionally good animals The gaog bai beeo employed for several weeks reoeotly at aod around Smithfillo, and some good work his bsso dune oo tbe bill roads there. Tbe rosd machine does fine work aod leaves tbo road smooth aod with the propsr shape to shed wator. From Smithfillo the gaog has moved towards BishoptilU. Where?sr tbe rosds have bseo work? ed by tbo ohain gaog they aro io much hotter eoaditioo than formerly, aod oo ono eso fail to too the improvement. Working eooviete oo the poblie road is tbo propsr ose to make of tbem, ?oeh bottor tbao planting oottoo, aod far better than keeping aod feeding them io jail. Wo bopo to see the time wbeo all eooviete will be utiliird oo poblio im? provements, aod whatever farmiog is dooe will be restrieted to raising provi? sion! to feed those ooofioed io tbe peoi tootiary. The State aod county needs all the improvement possible oo the rosds, bot we do not need a oottoo placitatioo. Spain Has Reason to bo 8atis With the Outcome of War. Dr. Leopoldo Aroud, the Spanish ojosoI at Cbieago, takes an enooorag tog view of tbe resolt of the conflict betwseo his ooootry aod the Uoited 8tates. "Tbe war," he says,'Was a good thiog for Spaio. The oatioo bad beeo gtviog its best moo aod $100,000,* 000 aonoally to the wars to progress io the Philippine?, Coba aod Puerto Rico. As a resolt of tbo reoeot ooofliot with Ameriee the powers of 8psio are oon eeotrated for tbe eouotrj's develop? ment aod advanoement. Io 10 years tbe world will .not reoogoisa tbe oa? tioo.1' Dr. Arood believes bis oooo? try it oo tbe way to beoome "one of the foremost powers of Eorops." The Spanish people, be says, realize that "the war with the Uoited States was a war of governments, and oo animosity exists between the inhabitants of the two countries.'' Of oourse, says tbo Baltimore Sac, the average exptosiooist will seoff at Dr Arnud's fraok state? ment aod will ity thit bis philosophy is of tbe "soar grapes" gfwwf Bat as a matter of foot Spair. is io * tsry mush bsttsr positioo tbao she was three yean ago, aod the Ion of her oolooiei has proved ao iooaloalable blessiog to her. Her young o>eo were eoosoripted by thoosaods every ysar aod seat to tropioal islaods to sobdoe Spate's rebellions enbjeots Her treu* ory was exhausted by tbe maioteoaoce of a large military aod naval estab? lishment for servioe io the colonies. Tbe people were tsxsd beyood their eapaeity to pay. All tbe profits or tbo oolooiei weot ioto tbe poises of a priv? ileged elass. Thoosaods of yooog men who were foreed ioto the army died of disease io Coba aod tbe Philip pioos. For these sacrifices there was oo adcqoate return. The people of Spain wero impoverished aod their country was fast taking its plaoo among the "dyiog nation*" of the world Today Spaio is without a colony of aoy importance. Her burden has been traosferrsd to the United States. Af tsr osotoriss of existeoee as a oolooial power?at one time the greatest io tbe wo* 1.1 ? Spaio ean devote all of ber en? ergies to bar owo developmeot. The ruinous war io Coba was stopped by the iolerveotioo of tbe Uoited States, aod tbe Spanish soldisrs who were fighting to bold that islaod io sobjsotioo to their queen have loog ago returned home, to become producers io the fields of aqri* eolture and industry Spain's war iu tbe Philippines has boon shifted to the shoulders of ths Amerioao psoplo, who have earried tbo burden for nearly 17 months at a oost of many millions of dollars and a groat bacrifioo of life. The soldiers who fought under the SpanUh flag in the Philippines have been sent baok to their botnea in Sp un at the expense of tho United 8totti, to join the aru.y of woiker* engaged in productive pursuits Spill ll no longer compelled to (ccd uu'l clothe them aod pay them to tight a hopeless battlo They are probably scli-sup portiug now, and ean and to the pros? perity of their country, llSftad of he? ilig a burden upon it. Is not Spain'* position prefcrahlo to tint of tbo United Stites from evory point of view, so fir n her relations with her former oolooies areoouoeroed? Tbe Spanish government is do longer compelled to spend $100,000,000 a year in conquering rebellious Filipinos aod Cubans Tbe government of tbe United States, with its treasury over, fiowiog from tbe ezoessive taxation of tbe American people, is now financing tbo war in tbe Philippines and main taming an immense army there. Tho oost of polioiog Cuba with troops sIbo devolves upon the United States, as well as tbe expeoso of establishing a government in Puerto Rico. We have taken up a burden wbioh Spain long ago felt to be more thau she oouid bear, aod which is likely to become too moob for our broader aod stronger shoulders. With Spain's sad and oostly experieooe before oor eyes, we have volootarily essomed obligations which have oearly crushed tbe life oat of tbe Spaoisb people aod we are paying the costs of oor folly io blood and treasure, as all oolooial powers have had to pay sioee they began to impose their yoko upon aliens who hated and resisted foreigo domination. Spaio has every reason to feel satis? fied with tho resolt of ber war with the Uoited States. Her pride may have suffered temporarily when her fleets were destroyed, her soldiers wore de featcd aud her oolonies were taken from her. But io tho moment of their defeat tbe Spanish people aohieved a substao stial triumph. They threw off tbe bur? den wbioh oppressed them for oenturies. Tbcy got rid of oonsoription, of exoes sive taxation, aod of the blight upoo their agriculture aod industries oaused by too neglect of their own resouroes in tbe impossible effort to maintain com? mercial aod military sopremaoy io far off islaods. Their yooog meo arc oo looger dyiog of disease io Coba aod tbe Philippines. Tbe people of Spaio are cot compelled oow to waste their ?obstaooe io supporting a large army aod oavy for serviee thoosaods of miles from borne. The Uoited States bti assumed tbe responsibilities wbioh proved too moon for Spaio, aod is learoiog by bitter experieooe tbe lesioo wbiob tbe Spaoisb people were taught only after centuries of disaster. Spaio eio oow devote all ber energies to ber owo developmeot aod advancement, as Dr Arood says. What a pity it is oor government wts dazzled by tbe thought of empiro that its folly began where Spaio ended ! What an unparalleled measore of prosperity this country might attain if, like Spain, it were to oooeentrate all of its powers upon its internal developmeot, aod leave tbe remote islaods of tho world to those who have grester need of them thao we ! Assault on a Florence Girl. A speeial to tbe State, dated July 16, lays : Miss Gertrude Rnodeokerobeo, step daughter of J. C Doleoody, super intended of tbe National oemetery, was ibis aftornooo tbe victim o a brutal issault with in tont to ravish Her assailaots were two brutes of the lowest Afrioao type. While tbe pur? pose was not accomplished, the yooog lady is severely injured. A long gash is oo her forehead, her throat bears tbe marks of brutal fiogcr*, and she is prostrated from the shook Several tquads arc eoouriog tbe oouo try on horsebaok, io buggies and oo foot. The National cemetery is two miles from Florence. Miss Rhodeokerchen was alone, bor father having gono off with tbe gardener aftor water. Two oegroos?sha thought them tarm hands ?oamo aod asked politely for water, wbioh she gave them. They returned oo another pretense, and then for a third time, when one of them etruok her down with bis fist. Tbe brute knelt by ber aod with bis hands at bor throat drowoed her screams. At the iostance of bis accomplice, tbe ohief ai&ailaot out a deep gash io the strug? gling youog lady's forehead aod reo dered her senseless. Both negroes, are thiokeet, of me? dium height, ooe black, tbe other dark mulatto ; both without ooate. i^^r^ssm*?a?a?^aw?? OOK? IT PAY TO BUT CHEAP? A cheap remedy for coughs und colds U all right, but you wmt eounthing that will re> lievo and cure the mote severe and dangerous results of throat anil lung troubles. What ?hall you d?> ? do to a warmer and more regu Ur sltSSatS ? Yes, it possible ; if not possible lor you, then in either case take tho only rem cdy thai bai btSO introduced in all civilized eoaatrlei with sueeees in severe throat and lung trouble?, **15 ^choc's tJermati Syrjp." It ?ol aoly huils end stimulates the tissues to destroy iho gerat diseases, but allays Inflam? ntatlen, oausei ???< y si| sctorat loo, gives s good aigbt't rest, end eures the patient, 'fry one buttle. R< oominende I many years by all drug gisti in Iiis world 1' ?r sale by A .1 Chins. U Perhaps tbi moo who tolographod fron Mole 8i Nicb las, duriog the Bpooi war, is oo doty at Sbaogbai. Irv po;.Sv) i ;ri/, p.iu'un wo.iuds aud ?11 otbsi accidental Itjurlei may tu> quickly cured Of using DtWdt'l Witib HsiSl S?lve. It is also a certain cure tor piles and skia dis? eases. Take no other.?J 8 HogbtOO & Co. Invite the Veterans. Col. J. H. SVil9on, coramaod^ut, issues J iu today's pr.ier special order, convening Dick AnuVson No. 334, U. C. V , nt ihe Court House, oi next Saturday, July 2lit, at j 12 m., for ib>- purpose of electing delegates 'o tbe State Annual Reunion to De held at Greenwood, S. C, on Wednesday Aug. 1st, and to attend to any other business that mny be brought before it. All veterans are re? quested to be present The question has beeo mooted, and discussed to some extent io these columns whether Sumter should aek the veterans to meet here in 1901. We ere heartily io favor of this, as we be* licve such a meeting would be of great bene? fit to us. Tbe delegates who attend these reunions are generally men who are able to pay their own way and not be o burden upon ua But if tbe veteran! should meet here, tbe City Council aod tbe citizens generally should make some provisions for tbeir entertainment. It would be too moeh to expect Camp Dick Anderson to undertake tbe whole work ; it is ready to do its share in tbe future as tbe members of it always have done io tbe past All things being equal, there are as maoy booa fide veterans in Sumter county ai in any county in tbe State. In tbe past we did our duty and in tbe war between tbe states Sumter county furnished more than ber full quota of men and material. Wo believe that when volunteers for 12 months were ctiled to go to Virginia our county furnished tbe first company that responded to such oil. (Tbe 1st S. C , Col. Gregg, were six months vol? unteers.) Wherever tbe veterans meet tbe sons of veterans b io meet. We believe that tbe veterans should meet here and that tbe said meeting would draw a large crowd of visitors and would inure \o our benefit, so by all means let tbe veterans come, end let the City Council and our citizens generally go to work and see that no means are spared to make the old felloe s have a good tio.e during tbe two days they sill he with ua -?awaSS**???? aira?i THE FIREMEN'S TOURNA? MENT Our firemen have every reason to be proud of tbeir performances at tbe tournament io Wilmington on lsst Friday, and tbe citizens ot Sumter have jus; cauie to be proud of tbe boys. We publish tbe official record of tbe races io another column. Tint iin't all, for we are informed that the Delgars bavs lowered tbe record for tbe two Oarolioas ; probably for tbe Southern States, and possibly for tbe United States. Of ibis we cannot know, be? cause we are not familiar with tbe records. But any bow it is glory enough for Sumter for ooe time, sod for that reason we are satisfied. Tbe Delgars made a magnificent dash, and went tbtougb tbe trying ordeal without a bitcb. Tbe Mooagbacs also did splendidly, awd might have won, or tied the Delgaro, except that James Miller, who made the connection at the bydrant, stumbled id making lbs jump, and so one or two seconds were los- Except for this most natural ac? cident, wbicb io frequently happens, their work wes perfect. ssjawjjsawjsssajsaw^ Secret of Beauty is health. The secret of health is the power to digest and assim? ilate a proper quanity of food. This can neve*/ be done when the liver docs not act it's part. Do you know th is ? Tutt's Liver Pills are an abso? lute cure for sick headache, dys? pepsia, sour stomach, malaria, constipation, torpid liver, piles, jaundice, bilious fever, bilious? ness and kindred diseases. Tutt's Liver Pills Notice to Executors, Adminis? trators, Guardians and Com? mittees. OFFICE JUDGE UF PROBATE, Sumter, S. C , July 10, 1900 To Executors, Administrators, Goardiaos and Committees: I respectfully call your attention to annex? ed statute. You will please give this matter early attention. Very respectfullv, THOS. V. WALSH, Jodge of Probate Sec. 2064 (1942). Executors, Admioistr'. tors, Guardians and Committees, shall an? nually while any estate remains in tbeir care or custodv, at any time before tbe first day July of each year, render to tbe Judge of Probate of tbe County from whom they ob? tain Letters Testamentary or Letters of Ad minUtritors or Letters of Guardianship, Ac, a just and true accouot, upon oath, of the receipts and expenditures of such estate tbe preceding Caleodar year, which, when ex? amined and approved, shall be deposited with the Inventory and appraisement or other papers belonging to euch estate, in the office of said Judge of Probate there to be ke>k 'or the inspection of euch persons as may h o tsrsstsd In the estate?(under former ps.uni? ties). Approved the 2d diy of March, 1?!?7. Item, Freeman and Herald, purdish oucss week tor II weeks. July 10?3w. SURVEYING. SURVEYING and Civil Kogineering work promptly *>>d sccurstelv dooe w" LORING LEB, Utvil Kogl II ay 23?6 o 1870 1900 Patrick Military Institute STANDS ON ITS MERITS. Kor catalogue applj t?> Col JullN B. PATRICK, July 18? Im Anderson, S. C. Sumter, S. ^ July 12,1900. Down go Straw. HATS mmo mmm It's the last straw that break> the camel's back, and we don't propose to have our hearts broken by having a supply of Hats left over for next season. Not if price cutting will help us to sell them now. Profits are Gone To the winds, as we want all our Straw Hats worn this season. PRICES THAT APPEAL TO YOUR PURSE: $1 50 straw Hats $1 75c straw Hats 50c $1 straw Hats 65c 50c straw Hats 33c 25c straw Hats 18c 15c straw Hats 10c 50c Crash Hats and Caps, 33c 25c Crash Hats and Caps. 18c The above prices apply to New Nobby Goods Bought for this season's trade. In addition to Straw Hats we are closing out LAP ROBES,LINEN AND CRASH SUITS Medium Weight, Light Colored Suits and all Negligee Shirts. $15 Suits now $11 $12 Suits now $9 $10 Suits now $7 $8 Suits now $6. $4 Crash Suits now $2 50 $3 Crash Suits now $2 NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. Regular prices $1, 75c, 65c and 50c?NOW 75c, 50c, 45c and 40c. NO BOODS CHARGED AT CUT PRICES?STRICTLY CASH D. J. Chandler, July 12? THE CLOTHifiR. Tbe Lamest and Most Complete EstaMistat South Geo. S. Hacker & Son, CHARLES G. LESLIE, Wholesale and Retail Commission Dealer io ?MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BUNDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite Can non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, ?EB" Porch*** our make, which we guarantt superior tu any sold South, and thereby aave money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16?o Oysters, Game and Poultry. Stalls No. 1 aod 2 Fish Market. Office, Nos. 18 and 20 Market Street. CHARLESTON, S. C. Consignments of Couoiry Produce, Poultry, Eggs, Ac , are respectfully solicited. Prompt returoi made. Fish packed in barrels and boxes for the country trade a specalty. Dec 6 x THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Capital stock paid in, Undivided surplus, $75,000 00 16,000 00 j Individual liability of stockholders i in excess ot their stock, 75,000 00 Transacts a general banking bueioeea ; also baa a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of $1 and upward received. Interest allowed aj tbe rate of 4 per cent, per annum, pajable eemi-aonoally. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President. Marion Moibi, W. F. Rhaui, Vice-President. Cashier. Jan 31. 1801--19OO. T^S^?^r^mAl*m CAR0L1M C0LLEGE< OF NORTH CAROLINA i Columbia, b, c. TSE SEAD OF TEE STATE'S ED? UCATIONAL SYSTEM. Three academic courses leading to Degrees. Professional oourses to Liw, Medi cine and Pharmacy Summer School for Teaobers { Scholarships and I Loans to Needy. TnitiAi ^i\f\ 1 Free Tuition to Can 1 UlUOIl ?]>l)\J "j didtte8 for Ministry, j Minister's Sons and ^Teaobers 51*2 students besides 161 in Summer School 38 teachers in the faculty For catalogues and information ad? dress F P 7 11 VKNABLB, President, Chapel Hill, N C. A. 1*1 Fire Insurance Agency ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL A LONDON A GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH A MERCANTILE! HOME, of New York. UND B11W R1T R RS' A (; R NCY, N. V. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented :r-T VOo.ooo r?b l* SOUTH CAROLINA RflLITRl ACA DRMV Oes Beneficiary Scholarship it <>? be filled from Sumter County by competitive riai i nations Application blank*, with accent* I ponying instructions, ma* >obtained from j ihi: Uountj SupetIntendant t! Bdceation j These blank?, properly ftil?l oat, muti I e la I tbe hands of COL t' s OADSDBN, Chair I mau Beard ot Visitors, l>y the Bret day ot I August. Julj 4 ? II A. B , B S , A. M , LL.B , L I. Courses. I Spring Courses free for Ttacbers. Fourteen ? Professors ; 33,000 volumes in library ; ex I celleot laboratories, class rooms, gjmuasium infirmary, athletic grounds. Tuition $40, other fees $18, a session ; tuition remitted'to needy students hxpeoses $135 to $175 a session. Certified Pupils from forty-five Ac? credited Schools enter its Freshman Class without examination. Eotracce and Normal Scholarship Exami? nations held at every county seat. Friday, July 20, 1900, by County Superintendents Next session opens Sent. 26, 1900. For < catalogue, address, F. C. WOODWARD, Presideot. June 6 Master's Sale. I 1)Y VIRTUE ot a Decree ot tbe Court of 3 Common Pleas for Sumter county, in lew State of South Carolina, in the case of j Ella P. McFaddin against Cbariea L Wil j liamson, The Imperial Fetilizer Company, ! Tbe Raein Fertiliz.r Company and Tbodore Melchera and L A Melcbers, copartners as MlIchers A Co , I will sell at public auction, ; to the highest bidcer, at the Court House in the city of Sumter in et.id county and State, on 6aiffday io Angus'. 1900, being the sixth d?y ot snid month, during the usual hours ot sale, tbe following described renl estate, to wit . "All that lot of Und r.tunte in tht? city of , Sumter, couoty of Sumter and Stute of South Caroline, lying ou the *.v?st side of Council emit, nnd newsurii g one Ii und red ar c\ eixty three tret and s'x inches front on Council Street, ooe hundrrd and seveoty-iwo t>et la depth on the northern 'me, one hundred and ?txty?wioe feet end four inches in derth or. the south line, end one hundred and sixty two feel und four notes more or led or tttc back liot?bounded <>n tut ??st by t'oun cii itreet, north by the parsonage lot at the Methodist Kpiscopal Church, South, Buuatei Statt* n, loutn ? v Und formerly ot L M. Lit lie and wite and weft be land now ot former h nl M A Meddi n " T? rttf ot sale crtf h. papers. Ii i July 11, 1900. Purchaser to pay frr FRANK WILSON. Rafter.