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JR O. TJ. A. M. The Annual Meeting of the State Council. Tbe State Council, Jaaior Order Uoited American Mechanics, adjourned Wednesday night after a successful and well attended session. The Council conveoed ir. the Masonic Tem? ple ?o Tuesday nignt and w?s called to order br Stare Councillor W. P. Berkemeyer, of Anderson The Council was organized with the fol? io wi ne merober? present : W P Bsrkeraeyer, Anderson; D W Loyd, Charleston; D R Morrow, Anderson; C L Rbame, Sumter; J A Seaber, Spar-aoburg; B C Wallace, Sumter; C \ Moore, Anderson; E H Moore, Eooree; C M Trott, Cheleston; W T Steiglitz. F W Seegers. Colombia; J D Galloway, Clinton; W S Divver, Andersen; B S Miller, M J Moore, Sumter; R Atm^r ' Smith, Charleston; W E Miens, Sumter; E E Kine, HartsviHe; B L Clark, Enoree; R A Yoong, J A Bennett, Whitney ; Geo S Do Dan, J L Harley, Charleston: J S Bamby, Anderson; R T Tbcmpsm, Lucre's; D B McCrsckeo, Langley; C T Weed, E B Bied?oe, Brookland: H D Funderbnnk, J S Wilson. Lancaster; J F Pate, William Yeadon, E I Reardon, Sumter. No business was transacted at the 6rst ses? sion aod after the organization was completed and all the delegates enrolled, the Council adjourned nntil Wednesday morning The greatt-r part of the Wednesday morotng ses? sion waa taken np b? routine business and the consideration of the proposed amend? ments to tbe Constitution of the order. Each of these amendments had to ce taken up and voted upon separately sud tn every instance tbe vote was taken by roll calL At the afternoon session tbe election of officers for tbs year was held, resulting as follows : Representatives to National Council at Buffalo, N Y.-C M. Trott, Charleston, J F. Pate, Sumter, W. P Be.kemsyer, Ander? son State Councillor-D. W. Loyd, Charles ion. State Vice CoanciMor-Rev. J. L Harley, Cbarlesfon. tate Council Secretary-D. W. Morrow, Andersen State Council Treasurer-C. L. Rhame,* SncBter. State Council Conductor-E. H. Moore, Booree. State Council Warden-H. D. Fander bank, Lancaster. inside Sentinel-E S. Miller, Sumter. Outside Sentinel-J. A Seaber. Spartan-i burg. Trustees-Rev. J L. Harley. W. F. Sterg litz, E. H Moore. Tb? officers elect were installed with expro? priate ceremonies, and the appointment of the following standing committees announced by the Councillor : Finance-D B. McCracken. Laws-R Atmar Smith, J P Pate, G. S Bonan. Good of the Order-E. I. Reardon. Credentials-J. S. Wilson. Chaplain-B. C Wallace. Charleston was selected as the next place of meeting and the fourth Wednesday in April, 1S02, was fixed as the time. Tne final session was held last night and all on?aished business disposed of. The honor of Past State Councillor was conferred apon State Treasurer C L. Rbame, on account of bis faithful services tn tba office of treasurer during the past five years. A resolution of thanks tc Sumter Coancil No 7 and the people of Sumter for courte sies extended to the members of the State Council was unanimously aJopted, also a resolution thanking Holly wood Camp W. of W for the use of tbe faa!' las: oiftbt. The following resolution was adopted and the State Council adjourned : liRe?oIvei, That th<? State Council, Jr O U.A. M., in annual session, unanimous!? endorses the South Carolina inter-State and West Indian Exposition We believe it to be the duty of every South Carolinian to do alt io his power to mike the Exposition a complete and brilliant success " Most of the delegates left for their homes Thursday morning and the others weot tnaj afternoon Tns Bast Ssmedy for Eneumatisn. Quick Relief Frons Pain. AU who use Chamberlain's Pam Bala for rheumatism are delighted with the quick re lief from pam which it affords. When speak ing of this Mr D N Sinks of Troy, Ohio, says: "Sometime ago I had a severe attack of rheumatism in my arm and shoulder. I tried numerous remfdies but got no relief until I was recommeaaed by Messrs Geo F Pargrbns & Co, druggists of this place, to try Cham? berlain's Pam Balm. They recommended it so highly that I boaght a bottle. I was soon relieved of all paio I have since recommend? ed this liniment to many of my friends, who agree with rn? that it is the b*st remedy for mascolar rhecmatism in the market " For sale by Or A J China. MOUE SEWEB?bE TALK. Mt. Editor: The question of a 86weraee I system in Sumter ba? no donbt from the ! viewpoint of a few sh^liow mioded people been worn thread-bare, but if somebody wit reach down and .pick the threads off every I BOW ana then, perhaps after a while we wiil j be able to see the sewerage sysem There are some people who never baviog been very far away from the City of Sumter did not know what a sewerage system W8S until the question was raised, but yon eau bet they were among the first to raise loud objections to i:. This class of people never bave a clear and deSoite idea on any one subject but as soon aa a discussion is rais-d tney attempt to demonstrate the fact thu they have ideas by raising objections. Search the recesses where their brains are supposed to be an i you will not find so much as confused air, j but an endless tongue coupled with a propen- j sity for kickidg that would shame a jackass, j Bat they do not comprise all of the class tb*t j object to modern improvement. Would tbat they did for they are bartulees. The ciase ! whese prayer for the almighty dollar is so \ continuous that they have not the time to cnoside-r questions which concern the welfare of the city aod the public at large is the dao geroas ciass A casual thinker imagines thu the ?'U'den of taxation fails aitcz&'her on the texpayer. He is mi3raken. if a.? expendi? ture is made ia the City of Sumter for which increased taxatioo i3 necessary the durden tails proportionately opon the entire popu? lation of Stimter, even ae far down as the infant in arms, who can't say tax Just in proportion &? a laodlo'd's t-.x?s are r-.ised so does he raise his rent if this don't come clear to you theo rent a house for a few years and b* converted Sumter is just ?3 able to stand a sewerage system as either Rock Hill or Union. S C. Let us have it. Citizen. A Testimonial Fros. Old England. l1I cc BS der Chamoeriam's Cough Remedy the bes: in the world for bronchitis," says Mr Wiliiam Savory, of Warrington, England. "It has saved my wife's life, she having b?en a martyr to bronchitis for over six years, teing mos* of tbs time conSoed to her bed. Sae is now quite well." Sold by A J China HOSE WAGON ACCIDENT. It Might Hava Been Much Woree. Delear bose wagon met with a serious acci? dent Tbursdiy nigh: wb?e 5 visg dow:; ?.-ber? ty street or: a mo ? isa weerier tb^t ihe . a j salts were co? more seri?os How tbe horses escaped withoct being ki led, tb^ wagoo without being totally wracked, or the driver and the members cf tbe company on the wagon at the time wnbout ?a'al ir j i r tes no one c?o imagine. The bose ccrap-^ii'S were called out bj a j false aiarm abour 1G o'clock HE; thev r-?cei down Liberty 3-:ree: tofcv.rd tbs old C S. & N. depot at tbe usual speed. Ia front cf ?be Baptist Church the D>;!.-.ar team ran fail til: taro a pile of 12z22 ?umoer tt.-.t had been left io the street 0/ the contractor This lumber clocked fuiiy c*e half tbe 9?reete RUG it wes not marked ky a lantern cr iii say other way to warn drivers to avoid it. When !be 'e^im struck the icsibei, Robert Wright, tLe ?river, was buried from bis Sf.it, failing betw;ee the horses The horses, thcrccgh'y frightened and without a driver ran on dowo the stree*. Tbe W.-I20?: passed over Wright without striktng bim at^d he escaped wah a scalp wouod where bis bead stn-ck the tongue of the wiigoa or the pile of lomoer, and a cat on the arm. The s'ep on tbe back of the wagon was torn cff. currying wrh it th? brass rois supporting it and the brass trim? mings 00 the back of the wagou Thc auder pinnings of the wagon were tlso'V-ent and broken. None of the fireman on the w*goc ?ere thrswn ont, bat Sd Jenkio3 who w?s standing on the back step when the collision occarred wes thrown forward into the wagon by the impact. When be saw that the driver was gone he crawled np to tr.e driver's seat and cot 00 the tongue, between the running horses, until be got bold of tbe reins. Be finally succeeded in stopping the horses. Monaghan bose wagon kept on the other side of the street and escaped the lumber pile It was grcss ca:eleesae33 to say. the least, to leave the lumber scattered in tbe street. If it was impossible to hive it removed be? fore dark it shoad have been marked Dy a j lighted lantern. Delgar Ree! ?qaad will turn tbe matter i over to the attorney of tbe squid and be will I endeavor to fiad oat who was responsible fer j the obstruction und collect ff oro the respon i sioie party damages for tbe injury ter tne j wsgon and horses Tlie Best Blood Furi?er. The blood is constantly being purified by the lungs, liver and kidneys Keep these or^aus in a healthy condition and the Dowels regular and you wi!! have no need of a blood parifier. For this purpoee there is nothing equal tc Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, ene dose of them will do yon more good than a dollar bottle of the best blood purifier. Price 25 cents. Samples free at Dr A J China's drug store ----^^-.???-^-11 POST OFFICE TO BS BE? HOVED. Will Go Back to Old Quarters in the Masonic Temple. The Pest Office will be removed to the Masonic Temple as soon as the store room re? cently vacated by the offices of the Atlantic Cotton Oil Company can be fitted op. The removal is to be made by order of the Pest OfEc9 Department and the new office will be fitted up usder the direction of the Post Ornee Inspector or this division. The Inbpector was h&re a few daj s ago and he ssw at once the need for larger ar.d more convenient qaarters for tbe posteifice, and after making an inves? tigation decided that the best and most avail able place would te the stcre room io tbs Masonic Temple. The contract wai closed . yesterday for a lease of the new cffi.'e and work bas ?lrea?y commenced on the ceres a-iry repairs. It is stated that the office will be handsome ly fitted op aud that the nobber cf lack hexes will be largely increased to n.eet the demand for more boles that bas fxisted fer quite a long time and could not be me: owing to the impossibility cf putting more boxes lu the smali quarters uaw occupied by the post office The removal will be gladly welcomed by ! "be. patrons of tbe effi:-? who have for a ?OBS time reaiiZFd the iocd-iqaacy of the cramped qaarters ot' the office ?ind have boped for a cbaoge for the better. The place selected is almost a3 centrally located as the presen: office ard is fully as conveoieat to nearly everybody. PLAY BALL ! Sumter Will Have a Crack-a-Jack Team This Season Sumter will have fi-st class baseball this season A team to oe composed of the pick of the local ball tossers, reiofoned by two or more crack plavers to be engaged fer the seascn will give the Game Cock City the bi-st team in this section of the State. Tbi3 team ls aireadv in process of formation, acd the local p*ayers are already getting tbemselvtrs in=o shape ny practice work every fine after? noon By the first of May the noys will be in iraioiog and they will be ready io give the ball cranks an exnio'uoo of fine ball. Several men who know what good ball is, altboagh they do not chase the sphere themse.ves, are back cf the movement, a->d they will make it a go. Tbey are go>ng ia for success, and the team tbey will put io the field will oe a wiener. WORK WILL TELL. Nothing Succeeds Like Success When Success is Won by Merit The Nixon Hoose is to be overbaaled and refitted and it will be made in all its appoint? ments second to no ho^el Samrer bus ever had. The first stej m this direction was taken la?t week when a eomrect was made With J A Schwerin to naper the entire bouse from to:> to bottom. Every room in the hjiel ? iii be papered and tbe dining roon- will re? ceive especial atteotiou and the paper used there will be particularly rich and D -.n ;s.>me. The Stores Wiii Closed. We, the undersigned, agree to close our place? or business every ufterr.ooo ar 6 o'clock from the let day of May, 1901, to the lat day of September, 1 ?01, Saturdays excepted : O'Donnell & Co, privilege ot Canceling Aug 20 if conditions require, Witherspoon Brea & Co, Schwer z Bros, J Moni-, Walsh'? Sh e Store, Levi Bros, Miss S E \?cD :n->id, Lcvy.? Moses, !? -I Barnett, Stuhb? B o* & Cuttioo, Cash Grocery Store, lt F Bow, Samter Music Hons-, E R Murray, Mrs L Atki son. Ducker & Bulttuao, Arthur Beiit zer, H;G 03teen & Co, Ernst Bu!'.nan, V H Philps, providing ail fruit ttoies ciose, C F McFaddeo, J A. Schwerin, John Reid, W W Sibert, Sumter Grocery Co, E W Vogel Miss C Milier, J D Craig Furniture Co, Knight Bros, W H Fate?, L W Folsom, W B Bu-no, Bultmann ? Bro, L E LeGraod, L B DuRant, Sumter Dry Goods Co, Horn-Bass Co. WEDGEFIELD NEWS. WedaeSald. S. C., April 23, 1931. Mor" rain feil here last Friday tban has ? fallen any one day since tba spring of '89. ; Stands of cotton and corn wili be broken as ; ?be result of lands washing and overflowing, \ ?.ome low lands planted in corn will have to j be replanted. I fer S. C. Banister, Agent of A C L , ' here, ruade a flying trip to Virginia last week ; to lock ever a fi.*!d offered bun, but he d-c; ed tefore reaching boms to breath, the air ?ro:n toe bilis find swamp a while longer. Dr. U. L. P-.rlc-r attended the meeting of ?b-? State "eclical Association m Florence last week. Rsv. G H. P?tzer is co-ivalesing from an attack ot grippe, though not strong enough ;o take the nee to 611 his appointment fer last Sunday, h? held service* at the JJet.bod.st Cnurch here. One of our young men went over tc Sum? ter some time ago to have some photographs takea, arter the photographer got through b? remarked he intended to quit the business, our fri;cd then express bis regre's if ne wai; the subject tba: discouraged h.m. We don' ' want this to renca the traveling artisui though for we wouid te glad to see one. Mr. John Gerald of Manmog is spending the day in town. C. - > ? ^ Gangat a Brea dini Cold. Marion Kooke, manager for T M Thoxp sen, a large importer of Soe millinery of 1658 Milwaukee ave. Chicago, says : "During the late severe weather I caught a dreadful coli, which kept me awake at night and made me unfit to attend my work daring the day. One of my millioers was taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a sever cold at that time, which seemed to relieve her so quickly that I bought some for myself It acted like magic and I began to improve at once. I sm cow entirely well and feel very pleased to ac? knowledge its merit3." For sale by Dr A J China. Our country Schools Mr. Editor: I may be somewhat severe n this letter, but I am not personal. lam writiog for the benefl: of the chiidten. The children of this generation will determine what onr country will be in tb? next. The parents cf this generation have it largely in their power to decide what the next genera? tion of men and wemen shall bc. The great Teacher, when he said to seme "Ye are the ebiidreo of your father, the de?-il, acd the works of your father will ye do," unbodied a far-reaching truth. A maa told me that he taught his flrit child to call him "Daddy," which means fatb?r, bot which today bas come to mean. ? the poorest excuse of a father, and this too often is the kind of blessing (?) many children baye, and many may say, "lt is not io oar stars but ia oar pareats that we are aader liogs " David said "Cbildrea are a heritage from the Lord," and depend upon it, we will be held accountable for them. It is co ac? cident that some children are underlings. The writer knew a preacher who had three sons, two cf whom were said to have been dull but all of thea rose to distinction. A poor widow, having four son?, wes ambitions to have them educated tho result cf V7hich was that every one of them spent two or more terms at college Another mother, with not a foot of land, out compelied to work for her daily bread, so iciStiiied ia tne mind cf ber only child, a boy, a thirst tor knowledge that he sought so con? stantly, so assiduously to improve his mind that ween be necamt a man be was wei: advanced in many ltoes of study, and fuily prepared to enter college. His way seemed b ocked, bnt a gentleman of means, having learned of bis iandable ambition, supplied hin? with the money necessary. Aa educa tion is in the reach of every boy and girl in the land, only they wili no: seek ir, nod the reason is chiefly to te found ia their parents. John Ceinaman, before praying to his idol, puts a live frog or other live creature in it: bis god must bars a soul before be can act. We ought to recognize the nece sity end importance of putting some soul into our . children The ambition to equip our chil dren better for life than ourselves have been is most praiseworthy. Carrying a stone io oue end of the bag to balance the corn in the other is "daddys" device, a silly old trick. It is no disgrace to follow the plow, to split rails or in some other way hammer out au honest living if that is the be3t we cac do. This day and age would cover itself with disgrace if, surrounded with all its present improvements, tne growth of the centuries forsaking tbrse, it chose to do things in the primitive way. Would '.bat parents would awake to th? broad range of possibilities that are in the reach of their cbildrea. What bas been done m-ty ne repeated One of the gre.?te?t linguists in this coun? try today is said to have been a rail splitter at twenty-eight. God hassaid "in the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eut bread," and thus set his seal and ?'lessing thereon for from tte ranks of such tse greatest minds and cbar j acters of the world have come. There ?3 no j need that your chili be a drudge, a hewer of i wood and a drawer of water for other peopie, j and it is your duty to see to it that he does ! not become so. Only in the lower walks of I life are its avocations overcrowded. God in? tended it should be so. The watchword is always, aspire, aspire. Very truly. Hagood. I A Specim?D of Negro Sport Com? position. Bv Halia Miss April 1? 1901 ! Dr A J ( luna Dear Sir Will you oblige I me ?nd stud me 2 packet off you Sm Sin ! Breath Perfoom for me at oace 2 te ? cent packet or 4 5 ceut packet plese put :t in this j inv'opf ard reton it back to Lewis Sinzieten By Hnlia Miss i S?nd yon 2<) veut piy it ^orkin? 24 Sours a Day. There's no re.?t fur those tirolesa litt 13 work? ers- Dr King's New Life I'ills. Millions are ', always busy. curing torpiil liver, jaundice, bil '. iousness. fever and ague. They banish sick headache, <trive < ut malaria. Never gripe or ; wehktn. Small. t*ste nice, work wonders. Try i them. 23c at J F W DeLorme'n. 2 HAIN AND WIND STORM. Lands Washed-'Jrops Injured Trees arid Houses Blown DOWD. Hagood, S. C ', April 22-La3t Friday our community was visite! by fioods of rain which wash?d the freshly ploughed lands baily anr filled all '.he streams to overfliw tog. Considerable damage Das been done to cotton ar;d corn where i* was planted. Just back of .Mr. G W. Wir.gates a toma d > o" considerable ira.^nstude made its>.p pearacc?, moving ac-ofs the plantation of Mr C E Emanuel. Ii clew up large pmer hv the roots ?.?id corned >i tree top over Mr Emanuel's house, ot e comer cf which, where he hid recently built an add'.tioo was struck with s:ight damage It t.-lev/dow o the feoc iog of bis yard and lot, levelled bis engine shelter with s:-me damage to engir.e, acri clew aown an unoccupied tenact house It rnove4 in a northerly direction. Io p:ssirg Tafe Alston's it blew hi3 stable down and blew bis ex into ?be woods 'tis said. Have heard of no e'her casualties except that it blew down the barn and Btaoles of Cip Chap man another man of color. Civis. Says He "ETas Tortured. "I suffered such pain from corns I could hardly walk/' writes II Robinson, Hills? borough, 111, '"but Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely cured them*" Acts like magic on sprain.0, bruises, cuts, sores, scilds, burn-, boils, ulcers. Perfect healer of skin diseases and piles. Cure guaranteed by J F W De Lorme. 25c. 2 A YOUNG MAN IN TKOUBLE. Mr. John Powell Charged With Attempting to Cause Wreck Mr. John W. Powell, at one ti ?ie well known and popular in Florence, being in the service of the Southern Express Company, ba3 teen arrested in Cheraw charged with at? tempting to wreck a Seaboard train. He if being held on $300 bond A negro mao, who had also been arrested has confessed it is said, telling a story of how Mr. Powell directed bim to place obstructions on the track. A freight train first hit the obstruction, a tree and a cross tie, but no great damage was done. The obstructions were again placed, but the pas3eager irai? coming on later brid been warned by wire Mr. Powell was a former employe of tap Seaboard. He has splendid family coonee tions, and bis arrest in Cheraw caused some? thing of a sensation He bas many friends who deplore the matter.-Florence Time3. -i un- -cL-J" - Southern Railway the Official Route-On to Chickarnauga and Memphis. For the unveiling of South Carolina MOLO? meet. Chickamauga Park, May 27th, and United Confederate Veterans' Reunion, Memphs, Tenn , May 28tb, 29tb and 30tb, 1901. Special reduced rates via Southern Rail? way for both those occasions. Rate for tbe round trip. From Sumter, S. C., to Chattanooga and return $12.40. From Sumter, S. C., to Memphis and re? turn $14 15. Roucd trip tickets from Chattanooga to Ly tie Station (Chickamaug?) twenty-five cents (25c ) Tickets to Chattanooga and return, eccount of unveiling c?r?monies, on sale May 24:fc, 25th and 26th good to retarn until May SO'.h 1901. Tickets to Memphis r.nd return, account Confederate Rcaoioc, cn sale May 25tb, 26th end 27th, good to return until June 4th, 1901. Tbe=c tickets may be extended until Jims 19th by deposit at Memphis with the joint agent, and payment of a fee of fifty cents (-0c.) at time of deposit. A stop-C7er of one day will be permitted at Chattanooga, Tenn , either on the going or retarn trip, to enabie the Sooth Carolina Veterans to visit Coickamaoga Patk to witne33 tbe unveiling and dedication of the South Carolina Monu? mea t. These tickets will be sold by all principal agents of the Southern Railway. CoDfer with nearest Southern Railway Agent, or write R. W. Hoot, D. P. A., Charleston, S. C., W. 3. McGee, T. P. A., AuiiDSta, G* , S. H. Hardwick, G. P. A . Washington, D. C , W. H. Tay loe, AGP A , Atlanta, Ga. April 16-tf. The South Carolina College hall team wes defeated by Mercer College team io Macon Saturday. Score, 6 to 2 A fal! rf 14 inches of scow ts report ed in parta of Kentucky on Saturday. A combination freight and passenger train ran ioto a washout near Blacks burg on the S C & Ga Extension R. R on Saturday. Engineer Metcalf was killed aod the firemen badly iojured Tho Seaboard Air Line freight depot in Columbia was burned Sunday morn icg Loei? more than $5,000. Vanoouver, Wash. April 21.-Chas Brown and E. L Caoby, president and cashier respectively cf the First Na tionai bank of this city, which was forced to suspend yesterday, oommtttf-d suicide last night, two miles from here. Their bodies were found this moroiog. Both used the same weapon and Canty evidently fired first, as the revolver was fourir in Brown's hand. Each put the muz3;le ct the revolver in his mouth and blew thc top of hi? bead off. New York. April 19 -Tbe Standard Oil Co wiil declare a divideod about' May 1 of 20 per cent on its capital ol $100 000.000 At the same time the plan will probably be r.dopted of in creasing the cenital sto^k of the oom psny from $100,000,000 to ?400.000, 000 This increase of capital eiccfc will in reality b? a:i adjustment. Four phare; of the new stock wiil bs givt'u in exchange fer ono ( I the old. The stook ts quoted at present af. its top ggore, ?805. eo tr.2t si share of the new btoe? will be worth io the market apptosimatciy ?200, METHODS OF SUICIDE. How Desperate Persona Adopt Pr* railiz:;? Styles of Destruction. "The remarkable methods several sui? cides have adopted in this city recently call attention to the fact that methods of self destruction are largely matters of suggestion," said a doctor. "When a man gets in that condition where he wants to die, he has little inventive ability and adopts the method that has I been brought to his mind. You will no? tice that after one person kills himself with acid there follows a long list of acid suicides. It is the same with any unusual method. One person gets up an original way. and that inspires the next one to try his band until we have a whole series of such grewsome nov? elties. "I have proved this theory. Several years ago I was discussing this feature of suicide with several friends, includ? ing the coroner. They ridiculed my theory. I offered to prove it. It hap ! pened that shooting and hanging were popular just then. I wrote an article for a newspaper on the horrors of strangulation and pistol wounds and explained the ease with which one could kill himself with prussic acid. Death from prussic acid, you know, is absolutely instantaneous and, many be? lieve, painless. There had not been a suicide with this acid for more than a year, but within a week after the arti? cle was published th.re were four, and one of the unfortunates had clippings of my article in his pocket. "Of course I was accused of killing these four by suggestion, but I was never arrested and do not feel guilty, for when once a person has decided to kill himself the method is a slight mat? ter. No person in his right mind will commit suicide. We all know in our sane moments of easy ways to end life, but when in the suicidal frame of mind nature seems to rob us of our reason in this direction, as if in a desperate hope of preventing the sacrifice."-New York Mail and Express. HOUSESON "MADE" GROUND The Reason They Teem With Mala? ria and Noxious Gases. Good gravel has so largely come into request that many suburban lands with that valuable substratum are quarried to a considerable depth be? fore being sold on building leases. But it is essential to restore a level surface, as even the most speculative builder would hesitate to run up "neat villa residences" in deep holes. The owner frequently gets over this difficulty by allowing urban refuse to be shot into the excavation; in many cases he even exacts a small sum for every load tilted on his ground. The surface being thus leveled, a year or two are allowed for the soil to sink and become compact Occasionally grass is sown to give a natural appearance to the spot. All is now in readiness for the build? er, who proceeds to lay the foundation for his "terraces," "avenues" and "gar? dens," which he subsequently adver? tises as "on gravel soil." So they are, but between their ground floors and the gravel lies a thick stratum of partially decomposed rubbish, teaming m with malaria, and not for many years will the deposits cease to give off noxious gases. But the tenant, coming from a dif? ferent locality, knows nothing of the ! "making" process to which the plot has been subjected. When, therefore, ill health dogs his family, be puts it j down to defective drainage or some j other structural deficiency and spends I money freely on remedial measures I without the least benefit. All this j misery might be prevented if it were legally prohibited to build human habi? tations on decomposed refuse until the soil had acquired a wholesome char? acter.-London Globe. How They Treated Washington. As an example of the progress of medicine during the last century The Medical Iiecord cites the case of Wash j ington's last illness. He died of laryn? geal diphtheria, and the treatment was, it would seem, for an old man sick with a disease, very exhausting to'the vitality. It consisted in the abstrac? tion of between two and three quarts of blood, the administration of about 20 grains of calomel and G grains of tartar emetic and an injection, with ex? ternal application of blister. And yet so strong was Washington's constitu? tion that he survived this treatment for 24 hours. One Com inpr. "Could you tell me the meaning of the word 'cataclysm?' " he asked of the street car passenger who was folding up his newspaper. "Are you going to ride two or three blocks farther?" was queried in reply. "Yes, sir." "Then you'll see one. The conductor has carried that sharp nosed woman two streets past where she wTanted to get off already, and she'll wake up soon and start a cataclysm that'll prob? ably jump the car off the track!" Washington Tost. Called to an Kasier Field. W^ wonder if any men with white skins are called to'the ministry after the fashion described by Booker T. Washington in his autobiography. Re says: "A colored man in Alabama, one hot day in July, while he was at work in a cotton Meld, suddenly stepped and looking toward the skies said, "O lawd, de cotton am so grassy, de work am so hf>rd. and de sun am not so bot dat 1 Klieve dis darky am -.-ailed to preach" " j -Chicago Standard. Reversed. Blackburn - Judge Snyder made a rule some time ago that all women should remove their hats in his court, hut 1 se.? that the order is not enforced. Whi*ehead-No. The women folks ap? pealer! to the judge's wife, and she reu- j dered a diasenticg opinion. - Denver News. Belgium holds the world's record in canals, having 535 miles, which carry 8,000.000 tons a year. Atlantic Coast lire , ILSINGTON, COLUMBIA AN? AU? GUSTA RAILROAD. Odie:! Aoril 8 1905. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. .;v 73 ?*': laington 3ive iUrlo:: rr?ve IFioren^e ?rS72 Floreaos rr! 7? Sn ai ter . .73 Sumter . rri7e C~l-cnbia Mo. 55 No. 3* p. a. ?3 45 Q - 0 ? 25 P. 22. ft. rr;. '8 co n 50 9 15 -3 53 No. 52 9 15 ?3 23 LO 40 10 55 No. 52 rans throngs trorn Cbarlestcc vi! entrai P.. R , le^iny Charleston ?.25 a. ic. > vasa 8 02 a m. Manning 8 60 a m TRAINS GOING N0R7E So. 54 No. 53 a. m. p. tc ,oav-8 Columbia *6 40 *4 15 Irrive 3umtor .8 05 5 33 No. 33 *. m. p. K ^?&ve 8umie:: 3 05 *6 24 i:-rive Florene 9 20 *h 35 a. m. j?avs ?Icreac9 10 00 ie3vc Marion 10 35 ^rr;vs Wilmington 1 25 *Daily. f Daily ezcep* Sunder. No 53 runs through to Charleston, S. 0 Central R. R., arriving Manning ? 04 p ru .Laoes 6.43 p rr, Cbarieston 8 30 p m. Traies ou Conway Branch leave Cbadoour . ll LO a tn, arrive Conway 1 30 p rn, returc iag leave Conway 3 40 p 22, anive Chad? boam 5 20 p rn, leave Credbourn 5 35 p m. arrive Elrod 8.10 p tr, returning leav. Eiroc 8 40 a zn, arrive Chadboarn H ?'.SD Tail, except Sunday. J. R. KEN LY, Gen'! Manager". T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager' H. t?. Kf- RSON Gfcn'I Pass. AC*B ATLANTIC COAST LINE Sorf?-Easterii R. R. of S. C :CONDENSSD SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated No. No. No No. Jan 14, 1901 35* 23* 53* s 51* am pm a IQ Le Florence 2 34 7 45 9 4C Le Kingatres 8 46 Ar Lanee 3 38 8 04 pa* ll 2( Le Lanes 3 38 9 30 6 45. U 20 Ar Charleston 5 04 10 55 8 30 1 00 TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. No. Nc. Nc 78* 32* 52* 50* am pm am 'pm Le Charleston 6 33 4 49 7 00 4 00 KT Lanes 8 16 6 15 8 33 5 38 ;'.e Lana? 8 16 6 15 5 39 Le Kingstres 8 32 ir Florence 9 25 7 25 . * 7 05 am om sa. om .Daiiy. yDaily except Sunday. No. 52 mos through to Cc-iumfcia via Cen* ral R. R. of 3. C. .. -.' . Trains Nos. 78 and 32 ruc via Wilson anc* rayettevi?e-Short Line-ani iraks- dos; .onn=c*ioa for all points North. . T'sins on C. & D R. R. leave Fidrenc :ai'v except Sunday 9 50 a m,arrive Carling? ton 0 15 a rr, Hsnsviila 9 15 a m, Ob?ras li 30 a tc, Wfidesbcro 2 25 p m. * Leavi Floreare daily except Sunday -7 55 p rn,- ar? rive Darlington 3 20 p ra, Btanettsvihe 9 V. 0 m, Gibson 9 45 p m. Lea-*? Florene ^jn?ay only 9 23 am. arclvo rD&y?iugto: 10 05 a m Leaes Gibson daijy except Scruby 6 Ci 1 tn, B';3cett9vil!s 7 00 a rn, active, Carling toa 3 00 a rr., leave Darlington ? 30 a m, ar riva Florence 9 15 c rn. Lesve W-adesbor<. :aily except Scnday 3 00 pm, Ghera?: 4 4: j rn, Hartsvilie 7 CO a m, Darlington C 2: n, arrive Florence 7 CO p m.. Liave Dar ingtco Sunday only 8 50 a b/arrjre Flor nee 9 1 ft a m .' . L R KSNLST, JN?. ?. D?7INF. Gei'l Manager ?enM Sup'l E. M. EMERSON, Trr.Se ?lan?2t?r. T. M RM&RSOK fl?*)') PasP. A^rt i WHITE 4' SOS, Fire Insurance Agency ESTABLISHED 186?. Represent, among other Companies - LIVERPOOL & LON DON; & G LO BF NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $70,090,000. Fph 28. fie Lamest ai Mist Coipiete EstaMistat Sits Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLENDS? Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, Kin?, opposite Ca non Street," CHARLESTON, S. C, j?3~ Purchase cur make, winch we guarani? superior to cuy edd Soutb, and ; hereby Pave money. Window and Fancy Crass a Specialty October IC | o