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DRY WILL ORDINANCE. Ofmnoll Moots, Hooro rrotestiog Commtttos and Adjourns With* 1 out Voting The Oily Oouseil bold o special meeting at V o'e'ock loot olgbt for too purpose of adopt tog ao ordiaaaot forbidding tba oat of dry valla, aad aa ordiaaaot provtdieg rot ibe etteolithmoot of tbe dry tartb elottt system Pretest, Major Stockoy aad Aldermen Boyle, W. H Ipptrsoa, Finn, Herat, Pardj aad feowlaad It wet brought to ibt atttatloo of council tool Dick anderen a Oheptor, Daaghten of tat Ceafedtraey, bad iavlted tba Daughters of tbo Confederacy of tbo Statt to bold tba out aataal meeting ia Soailor. Tba council oadtrttd tat Itvlutiot. Tba following eoaiaiittte of citiatoa vert prostat to pro tost agatast lbs adopttoa of tbs presseed dry well ordiaaaot: Dr. J. 8. Hagatoa, Dr A. J. Obiue, Dr. O. W. Dick, Rev 0 O. Brown, Nttll O'Dosacll.H. Harby, W. B Born?, Altatsoat Moses, J. W. McKeiv. ar, t W. A Baltsisa atd J. H. Levy. Tbt ordloaoet was pretested aad rsad as follewe: Aa Ordiaaaot Relating la Privies aod Dry Wtilt or Oeecpoolo la tat 0 \j of Sassttr. ?e It ordjeloed by tbs Mayor aod Aldermen of tat City of Satsttr, ia Council asstaiblsd aad by eetaortty 0/ tat aasas: SttUaa 1 Thai for preterration of tbt sabHa btaltb, aad to prevent contamination of water asad for drinking and doastttio par soess, It shall ba oolewfol, on and efttr tat tStb day of Febraery, 1S01, for aay person %t stattract, maintain or tse In tbe City of Be eater, aay dry well or ttstpsol at a reoep tealo far privy at water elottt deposits, foeetl mailer, ariat, bath water, kneben slops, or aay ttbor kiod of rtfass ssattor or import hqstf. Sea. II. Tbtt on aad afur tbs 20th day of ?oatwary, lfSt, It sbtll be oolawful for aay tor sc a la tbt City of Sumter, to oasse or alias aay privy depoeitt to fall, Ut or rtssals too a taa groaad, or to to buried Io tbt groand ; mat all saeb privy deposits or foecal ssstssr shall be reed red or placed la boxet or ?tber convenient receptaelee which tball he raited to platforms or timber! to admit reo* tttatioe At lea it or c* every dty all deposits la said ?sstptaclet shall he covered with dry tartb. ashes, dost, char.oal tr lims io auffi c^eet t, lattny to krop soeh boxes or otbsr re top lac loo dry. No tlope or liqaid filth sbsll bo permitted to go into such boxes or reeep* toelee. ||Wbeoever such hosos or other recep? tacles, may become fall, tbe eooteots shall bt removed btyoad tbt city limit! aod disposed of there. Provided, however, tbat at least oaet io every month tbe cocteott of til tath bnxoe or rroepteclet eball bt removed as here? to abovt required. 8ec. III. For tbt eoovenienoe of citiaens aod ia ordsr tbst this method of disposing of: privy deposits may be as ioexpeesivs as pos? sible, it ?hall bo tbt duty of ths Health Officer I 10 hovs eaitable boxee m?de, wbieh be will I farrlsb at acta?) cost of meotfactars to all persons who desire them. Carts eball also ba provided ander control of the said Health Ulcer for the purpose of removing the eoo ttatt of eocb boiee or other receptacles ; aod for socb service reatooable feee eball be col? lected by tbo Health Officer, aod by him paid Iota the tity treeiury for tbe purpose of de-l fraying tbe expeoset of this system ; aod if there boo eorploe, then such turplut tball be aeed for other necessary purposes at tbt Otty OoateS stay direct. Tbe follow tog feet tooll bs cbargsd atd col? lected fjr tet of tbe carts ae aforesaid : I. For oash residence, with oot exceeding five (5) iomettt ovsr taa years of age, 16c per tso For oacb addiiioaal inmate, 9c extra X For eocb store or fsctory tbe eb?rg? ebell be reckoned at tbe tamo rots, via l For the!rat Art toreoee, lit aar too For eocb additional to trete ar employee, 3c per me) foe hotels we boarding boosts taa ? fata stall be tbe some as for siossa aad factories. Tbe oam ber of inmates to be determined from tbo number of regolar em? ployee pins tbe daily average eamtor of tamos appearing tp . #t ibe hotel register. See. IT. Tbat a committee of three mem? bers of Council tboll bo appointed by the Mayor, empowered to eater into coatract with eomo person or persons 10 receive ant dispose of all sacb matter as may ba removed aider ibis ordioeoee at some place within two miles of tbe Cnrt Hotte; oa socb terms as may ao reetoooble aod proper. Tbs e? d cootratt tball bt reported by tbe com mittet 10 Oily Council for approval or disap? proval 8et. V. Thai aoy person wbo may vio? late aay of tbo provitiote of tbie orditanes, sbtll opot dte coovictioo be fined oot ex esodltg tto dollars ftr each and every of .'sate , or sbsll be'imprisoned oot exceeding tweaiy dayt. Set VI Tbat ao ordinance of tbe eity of Stmter adopted Soft. U:b, lf)S, aod to? uted "Ao Ordloaoet to prevent tbe main mittag or opoolog of dry wel'.s or oest pools, ?mmmooly used at privies is taa eity af 8am ter, 8. C be, and tbe eame is hereby re ,-ealed, together with all other ordinances tr pant of orditaooet it coolic? hertrewith Dr. J 9 Hogbson, Mr. Altamont Moses aad Dr. A J Cbioa of tbs sltlatotesaimittot laadt trgomeott agaiosl tba enactment of Ibt ordiaenen Tbey stated ia tobttaoeat tbat ibe dry wells are uotiojarloul to poblic health ; that tbe eatoral wt'.tr supply it oot eooteuioated by them, at water 10 pereolet tag tbroagb the rarib ptnlet Itttlf withio a givta dittaort; that the time stay some wbeo it trill be aeceosary to a bo I Is be dry wsll but tbtt ftr to sick teas bos been tasssd by dry wells; that ihm belog trat It vosld bt a great bardtbip epos tbott wbo bore ioesrred groat eipease 10 toosiroti dry wtlls if tbs ?tiy oeeocil eoacit tbia proposed trdlttsst; sad that tba committee, rtprttaatitg a large aomStf af stuesot, large mxptywie aad pre party owoers, protestedmgainst the enac - meat of the ordtaacce without fatter coosider atloo aod investigation. Wbso tbe members of tbt committee had con? cluded their argumeo s, A.derman Purd> moved toot further consideratiuo of tbe ordt oaoee be postponed until tbe next regular meeting aod tuat cooocil adjooro. Tbe mo tioo wee adopted aod tbe dry wells ordinance was bueg op watil next Wednesday night. DOBS IT PAT TO BUT CHEAP T A obeap remedy for cough? and colds H all right, bat joa want something that will re? Iteve and eure tbe more severe and dangerous results of throat aod lung troubles. What shall jau do ? Qo to a warmer and more regu? lar elimata f .Tea, if poasible ; if not possible for 70a, thaa in either ease take tbe only rem. ady that has keen introduced in all civilized 'countries with sueeess in severe throat and lang troubles, "Bjsobee's German Syrup." It not aaly haaJa and stimulates the tissues to destroy the germ diseases, but allays inflam? mation, eaaeee easy expectoration, gives a good eight's reet, and cures the patient. Try one bottle. Recommended many years by all drug gists la the world. For eale by A J China. B After Boil rood Thieves. Mr. Bleat, R R. Detective, with Magis? trate T.B Rheine aad his constable, J. P. Melateeb, Sr , made a raid yesterday morning ?o a ocjro boase oear Lyocbborg in a search for goods lost from tbe railroad Two ne? groes nemed McDooald and one oamed Law who belooged there, succeeded in making their escape, tbey ha?iog been warned by tbelr confederate, Sao tee Wilson, who has sloee been arrested aod is aow ta custody. Part of a bag of rice was foaod bid under some fodder, three demijohns of whisker were found bar led ta the gardee, aod part of a aaea of whiskey was aleo foood 00 tbs premises Tbe negroes McDonald aad Law, escaped to the swamp near by, when Mr. Rbame went to tbe booee. $antee Wilson ie held io cus? tody for examination It io believed that be ie ooe ef too gaog that has been stealing from too traiae for some time, or al least that he kaows all about tbe movements of the gaog. Maay people worry because tbey believe tbey have heart disease. Tbe chances are that tbelr beerte are all right bat tbsir stom? achs are aoeble to digest food. Kodol Dys? pepsia Oure digests what you eat aod pre? vents tbe formatioo of gas which makes tbe stomach press agaiast the heart. It will cute every form of iodigestieo. J S Hugbsoo k Ce. A Soulfeit r xprooslOD of Qrotitude. Mr. Editor : Please permit me to return my grateful acknowledgments and sincere aod heartfelt thanks for tbe substantial aid reodered aod tbe kind and Christian atten? tion and sympathy extended to me aod mine, during our weeks ef ttibulatioo and ifflic tioo, by tbe klad friends and neighbors of tbe cornnuci'y at large, aod very especially to the people of Mt. Z;on Church, also to% friends ta Darliogtoo. God biers them, one and ail, is tbe earrest wish nf J. A. Outlaw. St. Charles, Nov. 19, 1S0O Sumter Herald and Darlington papers plets3 copy. HOT 8UPPER. Tbe public ii cordially invited to attend a Hot Supper at Mr. R H. Tisdale s for the benefit of Lewis Chapel Church Friday night, November twenty-third, nineteen hundred. When you feel that life is hardly worth tbe candle take a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Tbey will cleaose your stomach, toee up your liver aad regulate yeor bowels makiag you feel like a oew man. For sale by Dr A. J. Cbisa. Excursion Bates to Charleston ? a The Annual Convention of tbe League of American Municipalities will be held io Obarleetoa, 8. 0 , December 12th to IStb and a very large crowd Is expected to visit toe wily at that time. On aecount of this coo veotioo the Atlantic Coast Line will sell round trip tickets for ooe fare, plus $2 OOl. Scarborough's House Burned. The residence of Col. W. D. Scarborough was buroed 00 lest Thursday. Tbe fire started oa tbe roof from a spark from a chimney aod ae these was 00 one at home at tbe time except Mrs. Scarborough aod Mrs. Lee Scarborough tbeiresooo gained inch beadwa? that tbe whole house was soon Io flames. Very little of tbe household foroitore wae saved aod tbe lose wae almost total. Tbe boose was vetoed ?t $ 1,000 to $2,000 aod was insured fur $1, 000 Tbe loss on furniture amounted to $4Si er more with $250 insurance. eMsaamB*?w>ej*^Bbow? Cbamberlaia's Stomach aod Liver Tablets cere biliousness, constipation and headache. Tbey ere ens? to take and pleasant in effect. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. 8nartanborx has tbe banner fire department of tbe Stale for economy. Tbe expenses of the department, paid by the city during tbe pest year, amounted to $148 64 If tbe Are department of Soarlaoburg has no o her in? come eod spent ooly the above mentioned amount it must ae a very sorry affair and rot a credit to tbeeitr ; if it is a first class de* partmeot and ie maintained by volunteer fire? men, the City Council of Sparianbarg treats the firemen io a most niggardly maoner. -??^?^?sav- - T. M. O. A. State Convention to Most la Sumter. Tbe following letter to Rev. C. C. Brown is self fxplaoatary : Charleston. 3. O, Nov. 15, 19UO. R*v 0 C. Browo, 8omter, 8. O : My Dear Sir : At a meeting of tbe State Committee of the Y. M. 0. A. held 00 the 12th lest., I was instructed to notifv you that the in?nation so kindly extended by the people ef Sumter for tbe next Annual Con veatioo ef oar Aseociatioo was eoeoirnously accepted and that the contention would be held commencing February 14th through the 17th With kindest regards, I remain respectfully yours, James Allan Jr , Chairman State Rx. Committee. ? - ~--m^mm> ???? - Executive Clemency William Mitchell, of Homter county, has bsea pardoned He was convicted of larceny ie 1199 aad seateocrd to three years on tbe chain graeg Tbe authorities in Sumter eesaty state that Mitchell is disabled in ooe leg aad eetirsly unfit for work, that be is asw la jail aad bis condition is bad. Qov. MeSweeasy grated tbe pardeo on account of tie srissosr's esoditios aad tbe petition for lbs appeal. COUNTY" BOARD MEETING. Kervm K. Wells Sues County For 91,107?Contract For Indexing Records Not Awarded. Tbe county board of commissioners met oa Satorday, pnrcnaot to tbe adjournment of tbe regular meeting of tbe 7th instant. Present, Supervisor Dorn and Commissioners McNeill, Rhodes, Jsnkins and Wbite. Mr. Neill brought to tbe attention of tbe board a road in Sbilob Township, portions of which io Clarendon County being a public road, and citizens desire tbat tbe road io Sum* ter County be made a public road, so tbat ii can be worked by road bands Tbe matter was referred to County Attorney Purdy aod be advised tbat citizens must present a peti? tion before action can be taken. County Attorney Ptrdy submitted tbe matter of bis acceptance of service as county attorney in the case of K K Wells vs Sumter j Ccunty. Tbe board directed the clerk to I eodorse admission of service on writ and action of attorney approved. Mr. Wells has entered suit against tbe eounty for $1,107 for damages sustaiued from a tree falling on him while riding aloog tbe public road. Tbe complaint alleges "Tbat tbe damage dnne to the plaintiff by tbe injury thus received was tbe loss of 67 days from bis accustomed employment of tbe value ef $67, tbe sum of $40 aad the injury to his leg io tbe sum of $1,000." Mr Wells is represented by Fr?sers k Cooper Summoos was served oa tbe Board io tbe case of William Nswman vs. Somter Hounty, salt to recover $90.99, by B. L. B. Wells, magistrate, L. D. Jennings, attoroey B. H Mathis, foreman of bridge force, re? ported that 99 bridges bad been reoaired from Oct. 3 to Slst. Applications from W. A. Tribble aad W J. B. Davis for poeitioa as overseer of chain gaog were read, aod oo action was taken, overseer having been elected. Tbe bids for iodexiog records io Clerk of Court's office as advertised for aod opened at meeting of 7th iostant were then considered, and tbe board weot into a ballot to decide to whom the contract should be awarded. After seveo ballots bad beeo taken without ao elec? tion it was decided to adjourn to tbe regular meeting of Dee. 4tb. Oa motion of Mr. Rhodes it was decided to allow 12 months in wbieb to do tbe work. - - ????>?- ?wo? -essaaw* Out of Fifty Members Only Two Were Absent. Col J. D. Frost, Assistant Adjutant and Inspector Qeaernl, came over oo tbe b 36 train Friday evening and insr*ec ed tbe Sumter Light Infantry (Co. 9). Tea company as? sembled in tbe armory at 7 o'clock aod tbe inspection was completed io time for Col. Frost to return to Columbia on tbe 9 o'clock train Tbe compaoy has fifty members en* rolied and there were forty-eight men in ranks fcr inspection. Col. Frost stated tbat tbe company h..d passed a very creditable and satisfactory inspection, end he complimented Cipt. Wileon and bis men oo tbe improve? ment tbat has been made since tbe Usttcepec tioo He encouraged the men to attend all cotnpnny meetings aod to work faithfully to improve themselves io the manual and drill?. The company now has fifty members aud no new members will be enrolled or some time to come. Toere are at present several applications on Gle that will not be anted oo until some of tbe members resign or tbe State fornishee additional uniforms. It is believed tbat with fifty well-drilled meo tbe company will be in bettor condition at all times than with a much 'arger enrollment of members who do not ettend drills, aud wiil not rxert themselves to make tbe company one of tbe best io the State, The company is now in excellent shape and a credit to tbe city and tbe State. The Sumter Light Infantry. Mr. Editor: It afforded me mucb pleasure to attend tbe inspection last Friday night of tbe Sumter Light Infantry. It is a fine body of young meo of martial bearing aod evident? ly have been brought up to a high state, I will not say perfection, both in the manual and mauoenvering. Tbe promptness in obey? ing aod precision io executing an order was remarkable. There were however two or three io ranks who would be improved, particularly io attention, by being subjected for a while to tbe awkward squad. Ex Captain Loriog Lee and Capt. Wilson aod Lieute. Fisbourne and Doar deserve much praise oot only in effecting such good results io mattera of detail above referred to, but of having infused ioto tbe body ao esprit du corps, which is tbe first aod most essential element in every military organisation from the compaoy up to tbe corps. Tbe Asst Adjt Oeo. Frost is a military man, every inch of bim, aod has made a record which will entitle him to promotion at tbe next general electioo. My thought however in starting tbie notice wee not so much to spsak of officers and man as to throw out a thought as to tbe militia of tbe State. South Carolina, has eertaioly made tbe highest national reputation for patriotism aod gallantry in all the ware foreign and civil in which tbe United States bas been engaged since aod even during colonial days. The main reason for this is tbat tbe State bas fostered a military spirit among ber citizens by sustaining her military academy, and enenuraging military organisations. To avoid the dangers c t a large standing army and tbe temptation of colooial acquisition by force of arms?tbe two greatest dangers wbich oow threaten our republic Becb State must maiataiu (fficient volunteer organisations io tiroes of peace to be readr for times of war. I consider this to be a duty each State owes to ber owo citteens, as one of her local affaits; aod should oot be committed to tbe Federal Government It is too dangerous a power tp be placed in any other bands, when we con? sider tbe peculiar race problem wbich has beeo imposed upon tbe late slave-holding states by tbe result of the civil war. We bear today from Geo Miles a bugle note, which should be a warning to os of tbe south. He says tbe regular army must be iocreased, as tbe militia cannot be regarded as efficient for even borne defence. He bas already forgotten the great lesson taught by volunteers oo both sides during the civil war. Of course it will require annual appropria? tions to keep up the efficiency of tbe State militia Tbese should be made by the legis? lature and with no grudging band. An efficient infantry compaoy at each coouty seat is an object lesson of warning wbich is always read by tbe ignorant aod criminal class, and ooe of protectioo and security to tbe defenseless women aod chil? dren throughout tbe country. I will oot presume to advise our legislators; but Asst. Adjt. Uen. Frost's suggestion strikes me as one of tbe best I have beard, to wit, to order 10 or 12 drills io squad aod company each year and to give to each mao $1 far each drill be attends, withholding same for each be does oot attend, and defaulting a certain member, without sufficient excuse, be be dropped from the roll of tbe company J. I). H ?awjssp* ??*>? ?anxw*-ft>-?? There Is no pleasure in life if you dread goiog to the table to sat aod can't rest at ngbt oo account of indigestion. Henry Wil? liams, of Booaville, Iod, says be suffered that way for years, till be commenced tbe use of Kodol Dispepsia Curs, and adds, "Now 1 can sat aay thing 1 like and all 1 want and sleep soundly every night." Ksdol Dyspsdsia Cure will digest what yes eat. J S Hughsoo ft Oo. 8PIRIT RAPPINGS. A. CONVOCATION OF EVIL AGENCIES. Tbe council meeting bad barely dissolved on tbe night of tbe 14th, when tbe room was suddenly peopled with a most gruesome aggregation of spirits, They had come in to sit in judgment upon the actions of the wise body of city fathers, all of whom bad departed to rest in their beds in sweet peace These spirits represented many phases of life aod experience There was Hermes Pblismegistur and Diogenes with bis lantern, Aldeboran from the realm of shades, St Patrick, Plutarch. Aladdin, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, to? gether with emissaries representing a variety of enterprises. For a time, they sat in silence, as if too timid to give utterance to their minds, and it fell to St Patrick to rap on the floor with his staff, and ex? claim : "If any mon have a wor r-rd to spake, why do ye hoold yer months ?" Hermes made answer, "Devout spirits of tbe air, we have come upon a great occasion. We sit io tbe high hall of the city fathers. They have left their smell bebind them. It ia a mixture of rose leaf and cinnamon " "What perplexes me," said tbe venerable Plutarch, "is the fact tbat wise men can bo fo unwise. They are about to precipitate a row upon tbe people. A great waate of money from tbe pocketa of tbe people will bring down tbo wrath of the commu? nity upon their beads A law ia to be promulgated, requiring the men who have elegant homes to tear op the fixtures tbey have added with infinite labor and coat, io order to give way to opinions which have come to us from our neighboring city of Florence. It seems that one* city in tbe State is to be taken as an example for all the rest " I Tbe good father was going on with hie oration, when be wsa suddenly stopped by a knock at tbe door. He asked : "Who is there ?" "Another kiudred spirit,M was the answer, and in walked two ghosts? one of them the ghost of the dry well in the rear of tbe Masonic temple, aud tbe other the ghost of the telephone exchange dry well "We are the evil agencies which have precipitated this row," they exclaiujed in. unison. "It does not seem to have suggested itself to any of the city fathers that we could be abolished without abolishing our whole family. This is but another case of the innocent suffering for the guilty, and we have come to make confession." "Out with you," cried Aladdin, swinging his mystical lamp "You blockheads cannot tell a joke when you see it in the rosd. Our city fathers are joking.. Within a two month, they met in these same classic halls, and passed a vote, along with all the wisdom that the Board of Health could add to theirs, abolishing certain imaginary nuisances, and forever prohibiting the emptying of slops into the drains. At tbe very time of this action, several of the said members were guilty of tbe crimes tbey so manfully condemned, aad tbe evidence goes to show tbat they are still guilty and unrepentant. Tbia new move of theirs is but a large joke, sod they perpetrate it simply to let the dear people see tbe band of s master mechanic in the law-making business.1' At this Diogenes came to tbe front. He was a rotund little fellow, with a long coat aod a very short vest. His pants clung closely to his chubby legs, and he had all the seeming of a veritable philosopher. "Hear me," be cried "It bss become our solemn duty, as spirits of wisdom and prog ress among men, to visit the bed chambers of the city fsthers, and haunt them into righteousness Do we not recall the fact that at the instance of the honorable council men, a meeting of the citizens was called to consider a grave question connected with hygienic economy ? Tbe citizens met, the citizens spoke, and said they deferred to the will of the council, and assembled because tbe said council had asked them to come. They also decreed tbat these law making fathers should take cer? tain stepa with reference to a sewer? age system. Tbe fathers sat and listened. Not one of tbem raised an objection Tbe people came as they bad been asked ; a vote was taken, and by tbat vote it waa virtually j decreed that the citizens should have a voice in determining tbe great issue before tbem. Now tbe coun oilmen say tbe people are fools ; they know not what tbey want ; we know what they want; tbey have asked for one thing, and we must give tbem another ; if tbe people are allowed to choose for themselves, they sre sure to go to the everlasting bow wows " During this speech, Ssncho Panza nudged Don Quixote in the side, and whispered, "Do you remember the windmill, master '( Verily a roan ia a fool to contend against superior numbers and resources " It was now Aldeborao's time to spesk, and right mtnfully bo did it. '.'Fathers aod brethren, now tbat our people have a thirty thousand dollar opera house, what o?od oan there he for scything I else t Da you oot perceive that money speot for pleasure is more useful than money spent for health ? It baa been suggested that this noble temple sbt>ll be humiliated and made into a common ion for the drummer and loafer aod three card cuonte man. Let it not be so. Let it remain to beautify the earth aod to proclaim the glory of its found? ers. Meanwhile, the city fathers of today most do something. They don't know ezaotly whut to do; but some? thing they must do. A few oveiflow ir.g cess-pools ate disturbing their slumbers. Death hovers over their bed ohamber?. Their neighbors are dying Destruotioo walks the earth unmsna oled. And it is you, ye spirits of disesse poiting to the eets pool repre I seotatives, "it is you that hare wrought I this havoo For you and your noisome filth,^the whole town is to be subverted, a half-hundred homee invaded, and a whole people put at unrest. Out with you, ye imps of darkness and Death. Bat for you, olamoriog would never have been heard This fiend might have oontinued hie harangue at greater length, but from under the table there crawled another spirit, whioh proved to be that of Msrtio Chuzziewit. He hsd cobwebs in bis bair, and one green goggle over his good eye. The other eye be bad lost after he got loose from Diokeos. He spoke : "My lords, this is unseemly. You ceo eure harshly. Our city fathers mean well. Oust let them alone, aod they will work up a sewerage eyetem Their sole purpose now is to stir op the whole city oo the subject. The two oees pools that overflow ooold bo abol? ished, as all nuisances can ; but tbey do oot desire that. Our oouooilmen are wise. They are thrusting an issue into the faoes of the people. Tbey ask for oos thing ; but tbey mean another. They are oot fools. Tbey know that an expensive measure, affecting a whole people, like that they propose, cannot well be set in operation without the ooosent of the people. If the people must vote for sewerage, tbey should also vote for any other bygieoio system. The people sre kiog, and the council koow it. If anything is inaugurated whioh the people do not like it will be put down, or else the council will be put down. But one town in South Carolina is koowo to have a dry earth system, while the majority have sewer? age Our fathers are not going to run io the faoe of wisdom and experience I repeat it, tbey are not fools, and before it is decreed that a dry earth system is the thing, they will tccd a man further thao Florence to get some facta. I agree with my brother who says their recent ac ion is just a great joke Oar ooanoilmeo are fuooy men. If there is any une thing they understand better than another it is how to get off a good joke on the people." At this, Hermes said, "I move we adjourn," and the spirits winked at each other, r.ml disappeared. VVbeo they meet again, a reporter will be oo band, as bo was oo band this time. C G Brown, Reporter for the Spirits SUMTER COTTON MARKET. MAYOR'S COURT. Tom Nelson was tried Wedoeeday morning for disorderly conduct, und sentenced to work tbe streets for six days. Be wai arreited Saturday, but escaped oo the way to tbe guard house bot wss recaptured after a chase Monday. Mr W. Y. L. Marshal) was before the court Thursday for riding a bicycle without a lighted lantern on Republican street last night . He plead guilty and the 6ne was $3. the regulation amount. -?mm*?w? ? Better 'Phone Service. The Sumter Telephone Co , has juet in* stalled a new switchboard, which is arranged for very rapid service and makes it necessary for you to study the rults in your book. To the ringer especially : When you call central bold tbe receiver to your ear until party called answers, t g be will not ring back. Do oot hop back when enswering a call, for if you do tbe operator will disconnect before the conversation is Goisbed. If you follow tbe rales you will luve good service. i m I CONSPICUOUS BEAUTY Without the leaat touch of vulgarity, is a feature of every model in our display of Trimmed Hats Many novelties are shown in mate? rial, ornameut, shape and mode of trimming We offer a line of Hate which are both beautiful in conception and de? velopment and rich in material. Tbey cannot be duplicated al tbe money. Mi$s McDonald. t Fruits Vegetables -AND Family Groceries i Market steady. Quotations : Middling, Strict middling, ?I H Mass Meetings of Citizens A meeting of citizens, who sre opposed to tbe enactment of the proposed ordinance to abolish all dry wells in the city, held a meet? ing in tbe Court House Monday morning. Gen. K. W. Moise wai called to tbe chair and Mr. Altamoot Moses was elected Secretary. Tbe chairman stated tbe object of the meeting and discussed the sewerage question at some length. Remarks were also made by Maj Marion Moise, who offered a resolution that a committee be appointed to appear before Council aod nqoest that the proposed ord nance he not enacted. Toe following com? mittee was appointed : Marion Moise, Dr. J. S. Hoghsoo, Dr. A. J China, Dr. O W. Dick, W. B Burns, J. F Laughery, J. W. McKiever, H. Harby, J H Levy, N. O'Don. nell, B. W. A. Bultman and Rev. 0. C. Brown. Edmund R. Murray invites attention to f:etb arrivals, CRANBERRIES, MALAGA GRAPES, CALIFORNIA PIGS, FLORIDA ORANGES, BALDWIN APPLES. Liberty Street near Masonic Templt Nov 21 Chan Estate of Mrs. Sarah H. dler, Dec'de ALL PERSONS having claims against said Estate will present same duly auested, and all persons indebted to said Estate will make payment at once to ROBT. A CHANDLER, Nov 21, 1900?31* Administrator. The State of South Carolina COUNTY OF SUMTER By Tbos. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, SHEPARD NASH, as Clerk of the Coort of Common Ples3 for esid county, has made suit to me to graut him Letters of Administration of tbe Estate of aod effects of EDWARD B MILLER, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular tbe kindred aad creditors of the said Edward B Miller, lets of said County and State, deceeeed, that they be aod appear before me, in the Court of .Probate, to be held at Sumter, C H , oo Deceis??er 3lst 1000, sext, after publication thereof at 11 o'cloe' io the forenoon, to show cause, if any they bave, why tbe raid Administr.tioa should cot be granted Giv n under my band, this 21st day of Novernter, A. D., 1900 TBOS WALSH, Jad?e of Fioaete. I Ncv II Some Special Bargains. 40-lb boxes Starch, best grade, at 3$3 per lb. Smoked Dried Herringe, 29c per box. New Mackerel, 14 good fish to kit, 90c. Fancy full cream Cheese, 22 to 24 lbs escb, at 13c j er lb. Best fancy Elgin Creamery Batter, 60 lb tubs at 24c per lb American Sardines?new pack?$3 85 per care 100 cans. 10 oz Tumbler Fruit Jelly, 3 dos to case, 76c per doz. 3-lb stand. Tomatoes, 2 doz io case, 90c doz 2-lb staod. Tomatoes, 2 dez in caee, 70c dos. A-pint bottles, assorted Pickles, 2 doz in case, 76c dcz. 1 -lb cans Cove Oysters, full weight, 2 and 4 doz in case, COc des. 2-lb cans fancy Maine packed Sugar Corn $1.20 a doz. 2-lb cans fancy N. Y. State packed Sugar Corn $1 a doz. CRACKERS. Lemons f $c, Nie Nacs 6$c per lb. Gioger Snaps 5c, Soda Or. 5c per lb. Sugar Cr. 6c, Fancy Mixed 6$c per lb. Cream Luncb. Biscuits, 7c per lb Oatflakee, 2-lb packages, 90c doz FLOUR. Best fancy patent, Best half patent, Best ctraight, Best family, fielt 100 lbs, $4 35 hbl 4 10 bbl 3 95 bbl 3 25 bbl 57c bag MKAL. GRITS, BACON AND LARD AT LOWEST PRICES. Cigars, Cheroots, Cigarettes and Tobacco. 000. 60c box World's Best Cheroots, $3 25 per box of 250 Cheroots, 3 for 6c. Duke's Cigarettes $3.90 per 1,000. Oyele Cigsrrttrs $2 66 per l.w A BIG SUPPLY OF TOBACCO, namely, Pcboape, Early Bird, R Roobk, Littls Fancy, Red Eye and various other kinds?prices rang 45c per Io. 000. J. R , Mable, Lalla ging from 26c, 35c aod Big Drives in Soap. OCTAGON, VICTORY, TIP TOP, ELECTRIC, IMPERIAL; Shoe Blacking, Ink, hluriog, Ac. See as, er gst osr priese before yes bey. Crosswell & Co. Phone 53. Sumter, S. C.