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Charleston's Great Show. BRIEF STORY OF THE EXPOSITION ITS GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS. THE COTTON PALACE. The Sooth Carolina ?Dter-State and West Indian Exposition will open in the City of Charleston, S C . Decem ker 1,1901, and close Jfcne I, 1902 The Exposition Company has been .bartered by the State of Sooth Caro lisa, with a capital stock of $250,000. Active work upon the Exposition project bas ody been in progress since about the first of August last, and what bas been accempiisbed in the period that has elapsed isince then ie without parallel in the history of exposition building. The site of the Exposition will be on the eastern bank of the Ashley River within a mile and a half nf the business centre of the City of Charleston. The grounds are beautifully situated, and will lend themselves to the most artistic treatment One half of the grounds will be devoted to the Main Exposition Buildings, the Midway Concessions and the Administration offices of the great show. The re* maining part of the gtonnds will <3t THE PALACE OF AGRICULTURE. preserve their present great natural j The Exposition grounds are divid beauty, and will be devoted to the ed into twc main sections, one con buildings and exhibits made by the j sisting of the old Washington Race Government and the several State* j Course property and the other of the of the Union, which will take part in ! Wagener farm formerly the Lowndes the Exposition Some description i place The Architect in Chief has of the architectural features of the I adopted the general pian of develop Fair will be of general public interest I ing the Race Course proper on pure '^/^ ^^^^ THE PALACE OF COMMERCE ly constructive lines and of preserv j for the Midway Concessions The ing as far as possible th* natural j main. Exposition buildings surround beauty of the Wagoner place. The I a grand court at the western extrem Race Conree property has been em I itv of the old Race Course This ploy rd for years for purely sgricul j will be in shape some? hing like an tural purposes, no races of any im ? elongated horseshoe, with the Cotton portance having b^*n piv^n there Palace, or maia Exposition building, since the war between th* States occuping the toe of the shoe, with This part of the grounds is entirely the Commerce Palace and the Agri level No better site, in the opinion cultural Palace occupy ing respective of expert anists and builders, c<>nld ly the two fairies of the shoe. These ke four.d About 22 acres have brrr? building* with their connecting reserved on this part of the grounds colonnades, will extend f >r a distance Vu. Vs."-- iv?.* <s ... i r ' ir. .'/*.>.? & V \.. \ .A '?>,--. .J*, s. ^?> . *to m% mm S& ~A y t. v , ,? -, ii ,? ? : -. au ti ?3 *. -- - * \ ' < ' ?3? THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. of about one mile. Within the horse- [ which a splendid view will be obtain shoe there will be a Sunken Garden ed of the mt?in Exposition buildings covering several acres, with a lake The vistas opening ont from thia in the center. A wide esplanade or j point through groves of palmetto Alameda about 60 feet in width will j trees which will line the outer edges aurronnd this garden ? of the walks around the garden will At the northern end of the garden extend for s distance of 2.000 feet, there will be a grand Plaza from Just north of the grand Piaza will THE MINERALS AND FORESTRY BUILDING. stand the Auditorium building, di? rectly opposite the Cotton Palace, from which a view way be obtained of the entire Court of Palaces, with the Sunken Garden, and ita trees and flowers and the sloping bank? which surround it Each of the Exposition buildings will bs 400 feet in length, with an average width of 100 feet, and, as already stated, will be con nected by colonnades, the comtruc tion being such that the colonnade? can be used for exhibit!. Among the special attractions of the Court of Palaces will be fountainu and bits of statuary and handsomely designed columns of the Spanish type, al! contributing to the beauty of the 6cene. At one end of the Sunken GardeD, a music stand will be erect ed. and at the other end a pergola or lattice work screen, sgainst which will grow during the Exposition period, the most beautiful of tropical vines In the centre of the Plaza there will be a sun dial ten feet in height a?d 30 feet in diameter Which ever way the eye looks, there will be visions of beauty. Toward the south, the great Court of Palaces, toward the east the towera at the entrance to the Midway, and looking across the entrance way the grovel and mioarete of the Wagner palace The maro Exposition buildings will be the Conon Palao?, th? Cominera? Palace, fbe Aerioultoral Palaoe, the Minio? and Forestry Building, the Auditorium, the Administration Build? ing, the Machinery aod Transportation Building and other strueturea devoted to railroad exhibits, t? restaurant pur poses aod to pablio comfort Besides all these torre will ?t?od on tbe Wakener place the Woman's Build? ing, the several Siate and City Build io?rs ano the Negro Department. The Cotton PaUce will be the moat imposing of the Exposition buildings Ir. w;.|i cover upward* of 50,000 feet of loor space, t*iil be 550 fret io length and at le;st 100 feet io width Ooo of the features of this building will be a magrji?eent portico Io the centre of the building will rise un imposing dome to a heigh: of more thao 150 feet. In > - .- ? . .-A?-*:-th-- . * WM. i*=l=3?rn! * THE MACHINERY BUILDING. this building will be displayed the pro duct9 of the cotton mills of the country, and. as South Carolina is the leading cotton manufacturing State in the south and the second cotton matufscturine State of the Union, it is explored that the display iu this bai'ding ?il! be the mes', conpiote ard attractive that ha? ever been made The pals.ee? of Agriculture and C ca? rneree will each coataio about 40,000 square feet of floor aroa,' in addition to their conueenng arcade? whioh will csntai?n io ell about 20.000 jquaro feet. E-ich of tbe?e building will have a central dose and ssaaller t?rrete at the corners, emphasizing the entrances to these as well as tbe centar pediment*. The interior of thesa buildings ba* been particularly designed for botb effective artistic treatment and practioal utility. Tbe windows io all of the*? will be aarried at least eight feet above the floor, the roof truses being ooo strueted upon the cantilevo pricoiple, tboe avoiding the usual massing of unsightly wooden frame work and emphasizing tbe graceful ?ines of arches and circles, starting from the principe! domes and carried through the wing* and approaches. The Administration Building is of most attractive design and will be ocou P'ed by the officers ar-.d s';?ff e.f the Exposition The Architect has depart? ed widely from the usual styie ic designing this struciure The principa Exposition entrances and exits have been combined with it. The ce o tra j dome of this bu?diog will be about 75 fe^t. in height and each wing will be flanked by o:her towers of leaser beight but tqually artistic design. In harmony with the Spanish R-nai-s^nee type ?hieb ?ill prevail throughout the Exposition architecture the building will be covered with a wide over.bang ing roof of corrugated Spanish tiles At ?be centre a wide balcony or porefc wi'l project boldiy ioto th? erroaoda Inside tho eectral dome, weich will b< .'bree stories in height, a riobiy deco rated coloDD&de will support tba over bar-gibg gallery. Tf-e Mineral acd Forestry Bu?diog will contain between 20 000 aod 30.000 feet of floor spv e. This baildiog will stand, direcly opposite tbe Administra? tion Baildiog It will be circular ia form, with flanking towers. The iate rior will bs open tro? tac ground to the rafters ao3 the fX'erior effeots of ?treogrh ?od solidity will bs g%iosd by b?ge masses of walla, tbe eoriohmeot of this strue'ure b<*?Dg ssoared by special ornamentation of it* priasipal aod sid" eo'racoes The windows of chis building wiil be high abovs the fl >or line and the whole effect of- light and ?-bade will be gained hy overhang* ing '?ide cornice : the 8p?nUh Renais? sance and thc Spanish Mi-siou type of archi.<.?? ure. a* c xe.rnplifi.-d ID Scu:bero California and in Texas. b?-:ng com bined io a m^st effective way AU of the main Expo-ition Buildings will he connected in the largf-circle sir rounding the Court of Palaces S3.001 $5.50 "Better than ever and ever the best." The new styles of The Herrick Shoe are followed everywhere, but the quality and tvorlcnianship cannot be imitated! Thc shoo that wins medals stands at the head and rightly. $2.."'!, $3.50-all leathers in high shoes and low shoes-j Unequalled styles from thc centers ot fashion-quality and work-] manship that would cost you half again as much in any other shoe.j WALSH'S SHOE STORE. Every cotton planter should write for ourvalliable illustrated pamphlet, "Cotton Culture." It is sent free. Send name and address to GERMAN' KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., N. Y. SOUTHERN RAILWAY? e&t4mm? tafcoAato ia ?fact Jan. IT, Mt*. ffifet TOt^S*-... Ckarieatfln ...AT ll Ipa ?Ufe Ifta r ttaP .. feaunerriU? .. *." 10?da fb#< Ifert " ...l**oah*?i?e... " 910a 60$ j |8E?q = :::MK:> jg i% f. .StCTVsr.Lr. SOO} .....Cnaa?*?..Lv. 250p ^Xriuawa.LT 7 20a i00? r7"??k?o?n ...Aril Maj 815? ...Branekvila... " I 8 60a 600p ....Baaberg ... M 8 27a 683? ....Dautark... M I 8 Kai 51*p .."..BlaokTila.M I 803a; 503? vMp.u wau -.Aiken." I rOSai 85?J? ? Kg>< ll 5?aJ Ax. Aajraetti andLv " 16 20al 8 1*3 ix. adc??on io the above servie* twias Nos. 15 ?sd l? rsa daily between Charlea te* sod. Columbia, carrying elegant Pullman eleeptag s?rs. Ko. 16 lear? Charlestos llcOO rx a. : arri re Ool-aabia 6:00 a. m. No. 16 leay? Celuabia 1:80 s. a. ; arrive Charleston 7:00 & a. aMoeptag oe? r*>ady for occupancy at-6 a* p. ai. kata ?C Ch?ries ton and Columbia. The? train* as ka ?lose ??anec?ons at Columbia witi through trains between Florida point* and Washington sad the east. Conneetioa witk traine Noe. il aad 82 New York and Flor ida Liai ted between Blackville, Alk?n and Au? gust*. No 81 ieavee Blackville at SM a, rr..: Aiken 0.40 a. a. ; Augusta 10.20 a. m. No. ?? leaves Aagusta 6.80 p. m.; Aiken 7.15p. in-J Blackville 8.?5 p. m. Pallman Drawing Roora sleepers between Augusta, Aiken and N*ow York. Trains Nos. 6 and II carry Elegant Pull? as* Parlor Cars between Charleston, bummer viii? aad Ooluabia. connecting at Columbia witk ?ka Famous New Ycrk and Florida Lim? ited. Ex. Sun. 'Sun, only LT. Augusta _ Ar. Saadersrille. " Teaalle. 7 00a! 9?0a 100pll243p 180p.T2&?> Lv. Teanille _ " Sandersvilie. Ar. Aj^uata. .. .... 5 <0a; 8-50p| 8 Mp . 5 fiOa! 400p| 8 S?p .1 g (Wai [Maj 8 3?p cnn. 52?p ,8 82p l8 4vp LT. Savannah. " Allendale. " Barnwell . M Blackrille Ar. Batesburg Ar. Columbia. 12 30ail255p 8 ?5a -56p 4 18a 425pj 428a 489p 4&>p 813p 610a| 615?j 945p DfilyiDaily Lr. Columbia.ill Suai 115a Lr. Batesburg Ar. Blackville " Barnwell ** Allendale . ** Savannah . IB? 8*fip seoa 8 ?Op Hli ?Da?y Ex ev ?ex Mo 68Ga 110p 2 57a 1080a 124pj 3 12a j ll 80a la5p! S45aji:80a 305p| 5 00al . 7 ?es 8 88s 1020a Atlanta and Se youd. Lr. Charleston.1 7 0Ua? 5 20p|. Ar. Augusta.[ll 50a|l0 2tfp|. " Atlanta.! 5>20pj 5 00a|. Lr. Atlanta.rlOS?p! 5 80a; 400? Ar. Chattanooga. 2 wa! 9 46a? 840p Lr. Atleata. Ar. Birra**:;ka. " i??ia}?kw.> ri? Bir'mgnm)' ? f. Ote 4 15i lSn'nilOW?p ! 805p 7 Ida Ar. Lwiapton. P SlaJ 505vi 5*39 .* C)s?iauaTi. ?.12n'n! 7 SUjvj 7 45a M Ckieage... 8 3np 7 16a] 680? Ar. Laaitrill?. " at. Le?? . 7 64a 760a Ct?p Ta AiA>Tilia-?i?eir>aati-?LOKBA?rille. simas TIMM. Lr. A afr. sta.. . " Bat^sfrcrg. . .. Lr. Clarisas?.... Lr. C?luaTi*a"t'Cai< A-r. SpsrNMikarg " A?ikeville ** Kswxrilki. Da?jiD*?j Tfl&?TEp 4?8y;? afc TeS.g?l5p ??l??, 8 20a 6*av|U2Sa 7K?> 24% 42? T80p 7 88pJ ?42e . 660s .* Cinoi*juta?i. Ta Waekias*?? ?*d tho Eaat. Lr. Aagn?:a. . m 3tt*Otf v>^irg " Coiaabia (Uaiem Depef). Ar. Ckarlena.. . Ar. Da?jBeT . Ar. Siokaoa^ . ArT'WacSiartea. " Baitiaere Pa. R. R. ? Philadelphia,. ** Now York. rms nip 4 ?? ! 12 07 fl 6*0?; 2 TSa f>?0pjU5s lESaf 1 7 86ai 9l2a)ii25r 111 85a! 258B 20gpj 6 lt* + Daily ece?pt Susdsy. ?Lo?>iag Oar Lt?i? between Charleston aac Atlaai?, via Aagasea, asking connections at Atlanta fer ?fl points Kerch and "West. Oonmsetiea afc At^sstta with Chicago ana Flor?la * peel JU. daily except Sunday. Mes; luxurious train ia tks world. Coan?? - lesa at Oelsa bia with through trsint for Wasklafftos atULrkc ?ost ; aleo for Jackson V?a aad alTTlenda Points. PSA*J! S. ?ANNON. J. M. GULP, T?trd f-P. A *ea. Mfr., Traffic Manager, 'ftaakiagtea, D. a Vf ashing ton ,D. ( B?K, W. SUNT. Ur. Pass. Art-. Ckarlotrton, 8. O. fi. H. jsaV??WiCi:. W. p. TAYLOE ?ea. Pauw. Ag*.. Aa?. Gen. Pass Agt., Waakiiigwa, D. C. Atlanta, Ga. 50 YEARS*N EXPERIENCE TRADE MARK-? DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &C Anyone sending s sketch and description may qnlckly .-?certain our opinion free whether aa invention is probably patentable. Communica? tions strictly confidential. Handbook on I atentf Bent free, oldest r.cency for securing patents. Patents taken throueh Munn & Cc. receive qpecial notice, without chsrire, in tie Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. ?^rgest cir culation of any scienntlc Journal. Terms. $3 0 year: four months, $L Fold by all newsdealer* MUNN & Co.36,B">ad^ New YorK Kmn<>b OtfloA. K25 V St.. Washington. T>. vi: Pl SO'S CURE FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. : Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by druggists. T CONSUM PT ION ASK YOUR FRIENDS! YOU FIND TH IT THERE ARE MORE Caed by people who know A good piano that any other make Its because Stieff Piaoo3 are better and cost lees iban others. Moving, Taoing and Repairing ; Accom? modating Terms. Catalogua aud book of euggestloos cbetrfollv giTen. CHAS. M. STIEFF, Warercoms, 9 North Liberty Street. Aiken and b?nvale streets. BALTIMORE, MD. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Capital stock paid in, . . $75,000 00 Undivided surplus, . . . 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockholders in excess of their itock, 75,000 00 Transacts a genera! banking business ; also has a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of $1 and upward received. Ioterest allowed aj the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually. W.F.B. HAINSWORTH, President. MARIOS Moist, W. F. RHAMI, Vice-Preaidtot. Cashier. Jan 31. ia Ex? il fi. Schedule No. 4-In effect 12.01 a. m., Son v December 24, 1899.: Between Camden 8. C.. and Blacksbnrg, 8. C WEST._EAST. 2d cl 1st cl let cl 2dcl .35 *33 Easters time. *32 ?34 pm pm STATIONS.; pm pm 8 20 12 50 ?Canden 12 25 5 3o 8 50 1 15 Dekalb ll 02 4 50 9 20 1 27 Westville 11 50 4 30 10 50 1 40 Kershaw 11 35 4 le 11 20 2 10 Heath Soring? 11 20 3 15 11 35 2 15 Pleasant Hill 11 15 3 00 12 30 2 35 Lancaster 10 55 2 35 1 CO 2 PO Riverside 10 40 1 00 1 20 3 00 Springdell 10 30 12 40 2 30 3 10 Catawba Junction 10 20 12 20 2 50 3 20 Leslie 10 10 ll 00 3 10 3 40 Rock Hill 10 00 10 40 4 10 3 55 New Port 9 35 8 20 4 45 4 02 Tirzah . 9 30 8 00 5 30 4 20 York villa 9 15 7 30 6 00 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 5o 6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 26 6 35 5 00 Smyrna 8 35 6 06 7 00 5 20 Blackebnrg; 8 15 5 30 pm pm a m a m Between Blacksbarg, 8. C., and MarioB, N C WEST. EAST 2d cl 1st cl 1st cl 2dci ?ll ?33 Easters time ?32 ?12 am om STATIONS am pm 8 10 5 30 Blacksburg 7 48 6 40 8 30 5 45 Earls 7 32 6 20 8 40 5 50 Patterson Spring? 7 25 b 12 9 20 6 00 Shelby 7 15 6 CO lUOO S 20 Lattimore S 55 4 5C 10 10 6 28 Mooresboro 6 48 4 40 10 25 6 38 Henrietta 6 38 4 26 10 50 6 55 Forest City 6 20 3 50 1115 7 10 Rutberfordton 6 05 3 25 11 35 7 22 Millwood 5 55 3 05 11 45 7 35 Golden Valley 5 40 2 5C 12 05 7 40 Thermal City 5 37 2 45 12 25 7 58 Glenwood 5 17 2 26 12 50 8 15 Marion 5 00 2 00 p m p tn ampm West Gaffney Divisioo. East. 1st Class, i ^EASTERN TIME. I 1st Class 15 I 13 ! STATIOS. ! 14 I 16 pmam ampm 1 DO 6 00 Z Blacksbnrg 7 50 3 00 1 20 6 20 Cherokee Falls 7 30 240 1 40 6 40 Gaffney 7 10 22C pmam ampm .Dany except Sunday Train No 32 leaving Marion, *N. C., at a m, ina king close connection at Blacksbarg, ?\ with the Southern'* train No 36 for Char? lotte, N C, and all point* East and connecting with the Southern'? vestibule going to Atlanta. Ga, and all points West, and will receive pas? sengers going East from train No 10, on the C A N W R R, at Yorkrille, S C, at 8 45 am, and connects at Camden, S C, with the Southern s train No 78, arriving in Charleston, 8 17pm Train No 34 with passenger coach attach? leaving Blaeksburg at 5 30 a na, and connectin at Rock Hill with the Southern's Florida trai for all ?ointt South, Train No 33 leaving Canden, 8 C, at 12.5 p m, after the arrival of the Southern's Char? leston train connects at Lancaster, S C, with tbe LA C R R, at Catawba Junction ?ita the SAL. going East, at Rock Hill, S C, witl the Southern's traia. No 34, for Charlotte, N C, and 8? points East. Connects at York ville. S C, with train No 9 on tbe C ? N W R R. for Chester. S C. At Blacksburg with th? Southern's vestibule going East, and the South? ern'!1 train No 35 going West, and connecting at Marion N C with the Southern both East and West. SAMUEL HUNT. President S. TRIPP, Superintendent. A.B. LtT*>KTN P?8sene-r Ar-nt. Northwestern Railroad. TIME TABLE NO 3 In Effect Wednesday, Oct 17, 1906 4 BETWEEN WILSONS MILL AND SUMTER Southbound Daily ex Sanday Nortboouod 73 Mixed 72 p M STATIONS P at 2 00 Lv Sumter Ar 12 30 2 0? NW Junction 12 27 2 20 Tiodal ll 55 2 50 Packiviiie ll 30 3 20 Silver ll 10 3 301 U.M . ?10 45 4 05 f M;Uard 110 15 4 30 Ssmmerton 10 10 5 10 Davis 9 40 5 30 Jordan 9 25 6 00 Ar Wilsons Mill Lv 3 05 BETWEEN MILLARD AND ST PAUL 73 75 Daily ex Sunday 72 74 PM AM Mixed AM PM 5 30 10 15 Lv Millard Ar 10 45 4 05 ?. 3 40 10 25 Arfct Paul Lv 10 35 3 56 BETWEEN SUMTER AND CAMDEN 68 70 Mixed 71 6t PM AM Daily fx Sunday AM PM 6 15 10 00 Lv Sumter Ar 9 00 5 0t 6 17 10 02 NffJnnctian 8 58 4 51 6 45 10 30 Drtlaell 8 00 4 lb 7 00 10 45 Borden 7 30 3 45 7 3) ll 15 Rimberts 7 15 3 3? 7 f?0 ll 50 Soo Ry Juuction 6 55 3 lt 8 00 12 01 Ar (Breden Lv 6 45 3 0t PM PM (STAG Ex Depo?) AK PM THOS. WILSON Plaident