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CANDIDATES SPEAK AT W?LTERBORO Campaign in the Seventh District Nearing ?ts End. ^ Special to The State. Waiterboro, Sept. 4.-The last week of the congressional speech-making opened here yesterday. There will be three other meetings in the county, the last being at Smoaks on Friday. The crowd today was a representative one and numbered about 400. This being Maj. Howell's home, he, of course, had the crowd. They cheered him from start to finish, and if the enthusiasm of the people here today . means anything, he will carry Colleton with an overwhelming majority. He made a strong speech on national is? sues and was frequently interrupted by enthusiastic applause. But it was when, in conclusion, he briefly re? viewed his record as a public servant and recalled the scenes and trials of the reconstruction period that the audience, remembering the heroic ser? vice he rendered his people, fairly went wild with enthusiasm. Thus far this campaign has been conducted on a high plane. The can? didates have all refrained from in? dulging in acrimonious personalities, devoting themselves rather to a discus? sion of the important questions of the day. While this is true and all enter? tain practically the same views on these questions, the campaign has not been devoid of that spice which ordi? narily flavors political campaigns in . South Carolina. The only difference has been in the quality of the spice. Enough has been put into it to en? liven the meetings and enforce the at? tention and interest of the crowds that have assembled- to hear the speakers. The result has been that the people have really been enlightened and edu? cated, for the candidates today showed themselves capable of intelligently dis? cussing all the great questions which now agitate the American people. The meeting opened here yesterday at ll o'clock and was presided over by Senator W. B. Graber, who be? spoke for all the candidates a respect? ful and attentive hearing. The first speaker was the Hon. Thos. F. Brantley, who after expressing his gratification at meeting the people of Colleton, took occasion to denounce as false a report which has gained circu? lation to the effect that he had acted unfairly in settling, as attorney, an estate in the adjoining county of Dor? chester. It had been reported, he said, for the purpose of injuring him in this campaign that he had received an extravagant fee in the case in ques? tion ; that he had promised the widow a part of this fee and had refused upon the termination of the case to carry out this promise. He said he regretted having to mention the mat? ter, but it was an attack upon his character and when his character was assailed he was ready to shed his blood in its defense. All the lawyers in the case and the court itself had concurred in saying that the fee was a reasonable one, and so far as his alleged promise to divide it with the widow was concerned, such report was a damnable lie. An affidavit support? ing his alleged promise to the widow was handed him by a gentleman in the audience with the request that he read it. This he did and thereupon denounced it as false. Mr. Brantley then took up and discussed the tariff ?question, expansion and the Nicaragua canal. He s;ood, he said, for the Kansas City platform, the greatest declaration by man, because in it was enwrapped the happiness of the State and the greatness of the nation. The policy of the Repbnliean party leads to imperialism, a form of government loved by kings and tryants, which is to be enforced by a large standing army, fie favored the Nicaraguan canal under the control of our govern? ment because it will reduce by half the distance between the south and China, Japan and the isles of the sea and thus be of great commercial ad? vantage, making our southern ports the greatest in the world. He* de? nounced the ship subsidy scheme and favored for the better development of our shipping interest the abolition of the navigation laws which provide that American ships must be made only in America. He favored an in? come tax, free rural delivery and the drainage of the lands of lower South Carolina. Judge O. W. Buchanan was next introduced. He is an interesting speaker and was heard with evident pleasure by the crowd. He discussed mainly the tariff, trusts and monopo? lies. In the outset, however, he said he was concerned in the consummation of the primary election system, which enabled the people to see the candi? dates and choose the one which more exactly represented their views. The idea of draining the low lands of the State was original with him and Brantley had appropriated it. But Brantley ought to know that the na? tional government would not and in fact could not undretake to carry out the idea, but that it was peculiarly the duty of the State to effect so desir? able a consummation. He, of course, opposed the tariff and especially a tariff on cotton, which some seemed to think would be beneficial. What we want is a greater demand for cotton. He discussed at length the effect of monopolies and said that the great remedy for the evils which the tariff and trusts engender was proposed by W. J. Bryan and was the remedy he favored. It was to take the tariff off everything which the trusts get their hands on. As an earnest of his capa? city and qualifications for the position of congressman he referred to his rec? ord while attorney general. Maj M. P. Howell, who immediate ly succeeded Judge Buchanan, was greeted with applause In the course of his speech he said the time would come when the real purpose of the Spanish-American war would be fully known and it would then develop that it had been and was now being fought in the Philippines for the bene? fit of the huge corporations in tl;is country. A large standing army would come as one of the results and this would be used even in the Uni teri States to protect corporations in their oppression of American labor. Major Howell said he stood on the Kansas City platform and conse<jeuntly op? posed the Republican tariff policy, trusts and monopolies. Southern rep? resentatives at no distant day, he said, would have a great fight on their hands in defending and maintaining the suffrage laws of our southern country and our people should prepare [ for it. He had made no promises _ in j this campaign save that of standing by his people in the halls of congress should he be elected because he real? ized the difficulty of accomplishing anything when outnumbered by the enemy. But he would always be found battling for the interest of his coun? trymen, doing all in his power for their welfare. Hon. E. D. Smith made a capital speech and amused the crowd greatly with several very funny anecdotes. He is an easy speaker and very enter? taining. The great question, he said, was " not the tariff or expansion, but the question between capital and labor. He devoted himself vigorously to a discussion of the question for half an hour. He pleased the crowd im? mensely and if Maj. Howell were not in the race Smith would be im? mensely pleased with the vote he would get in Colleton. Hon. A. F. Lever was the last speak? er. He also made a favorable impres? sion. He said he was "toting his own skillet" and "tooting his own horn" and took occasion to denounce as un? true certain rumors that were in cir? culation that he was in combination with another candidate. He was for five years Congressman Stokes' pri? vate secretary and confidential friend and would be able to take up the work and carry it on with the least difficulty. The Record of Admiral Schley. In the September number of the Re? view of Reviews Mr. Park Benjamin answers the question: "Who is Win? field Scott Schley?" The story he tells 'may be commended to all who wish to see the events of the Sum? mer of 189S in their proper perspect? ive. Schley was a midshipman when the civil war broke cut. His ship came home from Europe just after the at? tack on Fort Sumter. Southern offi? cers were resigning every day. The oath of allegiance was tendered to this Southern boy. He thought the mat? ter over, and, without knowing what his family or friends had done, he re? solved to" stick by the old flag. He signed the oath. "God bless you !" said his captain. "I cannot tell you how anxiously I have waited for this. But I knew vou/d do it, mv bov-I knew vou'd "do it." A little later Schley, then twenty one, was put in command of one cf the first prizes captured in the block? ade of Charleston. He had a crew of ten men, and he was to navigate the captured steamer to Philadelphia. He ironed the ship's officers, kept the captured crew mostly aloft, made two of his sailors deck officers and carried the prize into Deleware Bay after a voyage of eight days. In the first three years of the war Schley was almost continually fight? ing. He was with Farragut and Por? ter on the Mississippi, and took part in the siege of Port Hudson with a land battery composed of heavy naval guns mounted by himself. Later he was sent to Peru, where he distinguished himself in a fight with revolted coolies on the Chincha Islands. In 1871 Schley, now a Lieutenant Commander, found himself in the thick of one of our almost forgotten "ilttle wars." A squadron under Rear Amiral Rodgers was preparing to punish the Koreans for seizing an American schooner. A landing party of seven hundred men was put under Commander Lewis A. Kimberly, who has recently been excused from serving on the Schley Court of Inquiry, and Schley as Adjutant, did all the work of organizing the column. A Korean fort, strongly defended, was taken by storm. Schley being the second man on the wall. Of this exploit Com? mander Kimberly said in his report : The citadel was captured, but dearly so, as the gallant and brave McKee, the first to enter over the parapet, fell mortally wounded, with two wounds. Lieutenant-Commander Schley was the next officer in the fort, and killed the Korean who wounded McKee. To Lieutenant-Commander Schley belongs the credit of organizing the expedition and carrying out the several details which went far to prevent confusion and induce success. His arrangement of the boats, his superintendence of the various labors on shore in destroy? ing the guns and forts, encouraging the men, and setting them a brave ex? ample in being the second in the fort at its storming and being in readiness at all times to render assistance where needed render praise unnecessary. The facts of his labors and actions, judg? ment and system, speak for them? selves. I commend him to your notice. In 18S4 Commander Schley was chosen out of all the officers of the navy to command the expedition sent to the Arctic for the relief of the Greely party. He had never been in the ice before, but he planned and equipped his expedition himself and forced his way through the pack to Cape Sabine a month earlier than the feat had ever been performed before or has been since. He got there a hundred miles ahead of the whalers, who were spurred bv a reward of 825,000, which was not open to the navy. He spent his time at the masthead in the crow's nest, a barrel-like affair, with just room to stand up in, and he did not go down into the cabin for warm meals, but had his cold victuals hai led up to him. For this exploit Schley was made Chief of the Bureau of Equipment, with the ex-ofiicio rank of commodore. In that position he introduced many notable reforms. In 1891 he was in command of the Baltimore when some of his men were killed and others wounded in a riot at Valparaiso. His coolness and judg? ment on that occasion saved us front war with Chili. Transportation for Cubans. Washintgon, Sept. 5. J. C. Hemp- \ j hill and ?). A. Tompkins of Charles- j ton, S. C., today submitted to the war department a request for government i transportation for Cuban merchants who might desiri' to visit the Charles? ton, exposition. These gentlemen j stated that th 6 managers of the exposi- ' lion believed that Cuban merchants Could be given an object lesson in American commercial methods by a j visit tb the exposition anil that the exposition management would agree to \ entertain the visitors if transportation j could be furnished to them in the same way as it was furnished to the Cuban teachers who came to the j United States. . COLUMBIA VS. SHAMROCK il. Old Yacht to Enter Race Against New Shamrock. New York, Sept. 5.-The yacht Co? lumbia, champion of 1S99, has been chosen to race against the Shamrock in defence of the American's cup. This decicsion was reached today af? ter a conference lasting two hours be? tween the members of the challenge committee. All the committee were present. Commodore Lewis Cass Ledyard presided. The discussion was exhaustive. The performances of the two boats were gone over systematically and criti? cally compared. The conclusion was that the behavior of the Columbia was far more consistent than that of the Constitution and that in-the cir? cumstances there was no other alter? native but to name her as the defender of the cup. It was held that while the decision might be disappointing to the syndicate which owns the Con? stitution the committee were compell? ed to choose the Columbia, whose races have shown none of the erratic form manifested by her rival. The formal notice announcing the selection of the Columbia was posted at the yacht station shortly after 12 o'clock. It read as follows : "At a meeting of the committee on challenge of the Royal Ulster Yacht club, held on the flaghsio at 11.30 a. m., the Columbia was ' selected to represent the New York Yacht club. ' ' Smith in Summerville. The Summerville News in the report of the _ Congressional meeting in that town has the following to say concern? ing the Sumter countv candidate. The Hon. E. D. Smith, of Sumter, made a brilliant speech which was de? livered with fine effect. Mr. Smith begun by saying that he was handi? capped, being the only farmer among the candidates. However the absence of a stump from which to address his audience did not seem to disconcert the speaker. His remarks on various forms of government and on legiti? mate expansion under the terms of the Monroe Doctrine were admirable, as was his denunciation of paternal? ism. His sympathies are all on the side of the laborer, and he did not hestitate to say that under certain conditions "he glories in strikes." The farmers of the country, he says, "feed, clothe and shoe the world and get nothing in return" He concluded with the statement that true Demo? cracy depends on the right of the indi? vidual to own land. Mr. Smith re cieved many compliments at the con? clusion of the speaking. . Life Getting Longer. The leading life insurance compa? nies, says the Philadelphia Inquirer, have decided to issue new mortuary tables owing to the fact that those in existence, prepared thirty years ago, have been found so imperfect that they are no longer useful. "It ap? pears that in the time specified the average life of an insured person has increased about two years, and this must be taken into account in all the operations of the companies, since the so-called expectation of life of the as? sured is the basis of the entire busi? ness. ' ' The Chaplain's Deal. An army official tells this story: "One of my chaplain friends was on an army transport going south with some officers and men from various regiments. The officers were playing cards in the cabin from morning to night. When Sunday came, the chap? lain took a good supply of reading matter from his cabin, and was on hand with it as the breakfast table was cleared off, and the officers were getting ready to play cards as usual. "Stepping to the head of the table he said good naturedly, ; Gentlemen, tracts are trumps today and it's mv deal. ' " 'All right, chaplain,' the officers responded, 'give us a hand." "The books and prayers were given out. No cards were played that day. The chaplain had his opportunity unhindered, because he showed tact in his way of presenting his case." Prof. Zimmer, of Berlin, a leading specialist in mental diseases, has been investigating the causes of insanity among women, and has come to the conclusion that if women are admitted into competition with men the inevit? able result will be a tremendous in? crease of insanity among the women. He finds that the percentage of women teachers who become insane is almost double that of the men teachers. In? quiries were also made about women employed as telegraphers, sales clerks and in the telephone service and, fur? thermore, with regard to women en? gaged in the Swiss watchmaking trade. These inquiries showed that in the occupations mentioned a far larger proportion of women than men succumb to mental disorders. Frankfort. Ky, September 4.-James Howard and Ex-Secretary of State Caleb Powers, convicted as Goebel murder conspirators, quarrelled in jail here this afternoon. Howard threw a heavy inkstand at Powers, striking him on the head. Powers was knocked down and bled profuse? ly. The only witness was former Adjt Ch a. J. IC Dixon, who was in conferer.'-" with the two men. Powers was too ill tonight to be seen. How? ard on the advice of his attorneys, refused to talk. Howard's new trial will begin here next Monuday and his attorneys have been in conference here all day. Troy, Ala., Sept. Bill Four- j n-ery. alias Bill Hilliard, a negro charged with assaulting Miss Wilson at Chestnut Grove, was shot and his body burned by a mob near the scene j of his crime today. Cape Town. Sept. ?. Sheepner's commando, consisting of three hundred nii'n and six hundred horses, appears to have reached the limit of its south? ern raid and turned to the northward, having gained s<>m" recruits. < >he hundred mounted men have been following endeavoring to unit?? with Sheepner's commando, but have been unable to overtake it. An armored train was wrecked at Taung's Station on Monday last, three British being killed and five wounded. BRADSTREET'S REPORT. The Trade Outlook is Good. Es? pecially in the South. New York. Sept. C.-Bradstreet to ! tomorrow will say: Trade advices are as a rule very good, j Fall demand now in full swing at the ! east, west and northeast, compares well with last year, and business con? tinues to expand at the south. Spe? cially marked features are the reports of a large seasonable distribution, heavy shipments and improved collec? tions from leading western centres. All measures of trade demand point to the maintenance of general business on a scale not heretofore equalled for this time of year, while the failures though more numerous than last year, are less hurtful than one or two months ago, and really reflect only the normal friction inseparable from the conduct of business in a large volume. Industrial disturbances are not cut? ting the figure they did earlier. Prices for the fourth successive month have advanced, and are now well up to the highest of the year. The cotton trade is in an interesting position. The actual yield in the season just closed was 10,383,000 bales, valued at nearly 8500,000,000, the larg? est value ever received for an Ameri? can cotton crop. The latest government report shows that on 17,000,000 out of 27,532,000 acres planted the condition is better than a year ago, and the out? look is, therefore, for a somewhat larger yield than last year. For the week the failures number 169 as against 1S8 last week and 154 in this week a year ago. Sae Didn't TCear a 2?ask. Bat her beauty was completely hidden by sores, blotches and pimples till she used Buck? len's AiCici Salva. Then they vanished as will all Eruptions, Fever St res, Boils, Ulcers, Carbuncles and Felons from its use Infalli? ble for Cut>. Corns, Burn?, Scalds and Piles. Cure guaranteed. 25c at J FW DeLorme's 3 The Strike in Columbia. Columbia, Sept. 3.-The strike of the cotton mill operatives which was yesterday declared settled is still de? cidedly unsettled, and there is a pros? pect that the strike will grow. The officers of the mill declare that they have not receded in the least from the position orignally taken. The Charleston Exposition. The outlook for the Charleston ex? position grows brighter every day. The success of the enterprise seems to be fully assured and we believe that it will be even greater than its projec? tors anticipated. Recently a commission representing the various states and nations that are exhibiting at the Pan-American Exposition visited Charleston and made a thorough, investigation of the conditions and prospects of the exposi? tion now being prepared in that city. : The commissioners who were not affected by sentiment but acted upon purely business considerations, on their return to Buffalo last week, made a report which caused the im? mediate taking of 20,000 square feet in the Charleston buildings and the guarantee of many exhibits which will add immensly to" the variety and gen? eral interest of the exposition. A number of states and nearlv every one of the West Indian and Central American countries Jhave arranged to make handsome exhibits there. The financial strength of the exposi? tion, as well as its list of attractions, has been increased greatly during the past few weeks. Georgia will, of course, be put in evidence in a way that will be worthy of her. We do not wonder that Charleston is in high hope of the complete success of her great undertaking and we trust that her largest expectations will be more than realized. Old Soldier's Experience. M M Austin, a civil war veteran, of Win ohester. Ind , writes : "MT wife was sick a on g time in spite of good doctor's treatment, but was wholly cared by Dr King'a New Life Pills, which worked wonders for her health " They always do. Try them. Only 25c at J F W DeLorme's drug store. 3 MOUNTAIN EXCURSION RATES, Commencing on Friday, August 16th, and Saturday, August 17th, and continuing on successive Fridays and Saturdays until October 6th, the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad will sell week end tickets from all stations Camden to Yorkville inclusive to Blacksburg and Shelby at $1.50, to Rutherford ton $1.75, to Marion $2.00, tickets good returning until the following Monday. Also on and after the above named date and continuing until October 5th, will sell round trip tickets to above named points good to return within ten days after date of sale at one first class fare for the round trip. This will afford an opportunity of every one desiring to spend their vacation in the moun? tains during the hot weather, to do so at a small cost. Ample hotel and boarding accomodat i ons can be secured at all of these points. They are ideal summer resorts and noted for the beauty of the scenery and health giv I ing properties of the natural mineral waters. The climate is cool and de ? lightful and the country is entirely I free from mosquitos. Any further information with regard to hotel or boarding accomodation^ may be had bv applving to the undersigned. E. H. Shaw, General Passenger Agent. Blacksburg, S. C. g THE BANK 0F S?MT?B7 SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary ?~H;>ital s'ock paid in. . . $75.000 OG ? id i vided surplus, . . . 16,000 or, Individu*] liability of i'ockhol !er? : : of th^ir stock, . 7*,000 OP Transacts :\ cynpr*! batik inc bo?iness : also LI>?3 * Salines Bink Depsrfmeot. Dppo^Paof Si ann upward r^ceivi-d interest allowed .he rafe nf 4 : er cent, per aonute, payan!* s ?mi-annoallv. W F. B H AYN'S WORTH, President. MARIOS VOIS? W F. RHAMR, Vice-Preai d e -> t. Cashier. Jan 31. The utility of an inspeeton of illum? inating oils has again been demon? strated in Georiga. A carload of oil was inspected at Cornelia and not coming up to the standard was con? demned and ordered to be taken out of the State. What did the company do about it? Not a thing but just run it on into South Carolina where we have no law for inspection and where they can sell any kind of oil they please. This is the second time this year that oil condemned in Georgia has been dumped into South Carolina and sold. We have no inspection law and they can sell us what they please. -Anderson Mail. "The arrangements being made for the renewal of Japanese immigration into Hawaii," says the Springfield Re? publican, "show that the sugar plant? ers, after by-play of experiment with negroes and Porto Ricans, are turning to Oriental coolies again as the perma? nent source of labor supply. The Japa? nese Government is to remove the re? strictions against the departure of its subjects for Hawaii, and our Govern? ment, it is understood, will not pro? test against the landing of any Japa? nese at Honolulu, provided that they do not arrive there under contracts. Thus another of those beautiful argu? ments that were once used in behalf of Hawaiian annexation vanishes into the nebulous region of things not so. The planters were to get along entirely without Asiatic labor, and Orientalism was to be swept away from the islands by the inrush of the Christian civil? ization of the West But the planters' are again down to business, and they want the Asiatic coolie in thousands, which settles the labor question in Hawaii." The Niagara Falls Power Company will have 10,000 additional horse-pow? er available for use in Buffalo this fail at the close of the Pan-American ex? position, and the indications are that it will all be taken up in short order. That will mean the use in round num? bers of 30,000 electrical horse-power from the falls in Buffalo. The total horse-power which the company rill then be in a position to supph to Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Lockport and the Tonawandas will be 60,000. If that is not sufficient to supply the demand, the company, by simply carrying out its present plans, can place 35,000 ad? ditional horse-power on the market, or a grand total of 95,000. ?' FlnWArC Healthy and strong j i 8 ?UryCi 3? they blossom I ( and bloom. Sickly, they wither and \ i die. Every woman ought to look well / ' and feel well. It's her right and duty, ' ( but she might as well try to put out a ? / fire with o'.l as to be healthy and at I tractive with disease corroding the i orgar3thatm?Veh--aworn?n_. Upon, .! their health depends her health. If i there is inflammation or weakening < ' drains or suffering at the monthly \ , period, attend to lt at once. Don't ( delay. You're one step nearer the 1 ?grave every day you put it off. \ Women can stand a great deal, but , ? they cannot live forever with" disease i dragging at the most delicate and 1 vital organs in their body. You may i i have been deceived in so-called cures. 1 We don't see how you could help it- 1 there is so much worthless stuff on 1 I the market. But you won't be dis- 1 aopointed in Bradfield's Female Reg- ' 1 ulator. We believe it is the onernedi- ' cine on earth for womanly ills. There 1 1 is aa much difference between rt and other so-culled rem?di?e as there is ' 1 between right and wrong. Bradfield's 1 Female Regulator soothes the pain, { > stops the drains, promotes regularity, strengthens, purines and cleanses. It 1 1 does all this quickly and easily and naturally. It is for women alone to de- 1 1 cide whether they will be healthy or 1 sick. Brad?eld's Regulator lies at 1 \ hand. Si p"r bottle at drug store. <*> Ssai fc-oar ?!r*e booklet. \ THE BRADFIELD BEGLIATOS ?0*, Atienta, Ge. , ir??i_ -?u 1 i u * II- ? m i* i " m mm m ? CH ICH ESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS P'-^Xa?W?r a:,nftl and ?? Geauiae. TS.8AFE. Alway?reliable. Ladle*.aakDmetfit for CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH iia KED ?ad Gold nieuMe boxei. lealed ?rita blue ribbon. Taite BO other. Rcfnso ! Daafforon? Substitution? and Imita* tiona. Buy of your Drogjiit. or ??n i 4e. in 5UJa^V.fo,r. 1>art!eii!ara, Testimonial? y ?nd "Relier for Ladles"m Uv.tr, br re ' turn Mall. 10.000 Tr.iimonial?. 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It allows you to cat all the food you want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. By its use many thousands of dyspeptics have been cured alter everything else failed. It prevents formation of pis on the stom? ach, relieving all distress after eating. Dieting un necessary. Pleasant to take. li can't help but do you good Prepared only by E. C. DEWITT & Co., Chicagf The $1. buttie contains -4 times the 50c. sizo JSHUGHSON&CO A CAM?. Sumter, S. C., Aug. 22, 1901. Crosswell & Co. beg to an? nounce that their business af? ter September 1st will be con? fined entirely to the wholesale trade. We wish to thank the pub? lic and our many retail cus? tomers for their kind and gen? erous patronage, and assure them that should we ever enter into the retail business again that it will be our aim as in the past to serve them to the best of our ability. We invite merchants, here and in adjacent territory, to get our prices before making purchases, believing we- can save them money. Yours truly, GROSSWELL & CO., PHONE 53. Life and Fire Insurance. Call on me, at my residence, Liberty Street, for both Life and Fire Insu rance. Oniy reliable Companies rep? resented Phone No. 130. Asidrena Moses? Oct 25-0. FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. For Casi, er en Approved Papers. 2 60 Saw Lummns Gins with Feeders and Condensers. 1 60 Saw Hall Gin with Feeder and COB deDser. 1 Extra heavy Winship Press, a fine one, complete. 40 feet of 2 inch Shafting. All in good repair Apply to W. W. DESCHAMPS & CO , Wisackv, S C. Or *o A. A STRAUSS, April 17-tf_Mavesville. S. C. ~ TURNIP SEED, Onion Sets-leading varieties. Also assortment of Garden Seeds, Havana Segars? Large line of fine Havana Segars. Toilet Articles. A choice line of Toilet and Fancy Goods to which atten? tion is invited at DeLorme's Drug Store. Land Surveying. 1WILL GIVE prompt attention to all calls for eurveyinsr ac? dani s lands. BANKS H BOYKIN, Oct 10-o Catchall. S. C. FIRST NATIONAL SINK OF SUMTER, STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE* POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C. Paid op Capital.$ 75,000 00 Sorplns and Profits - - . - 25,000 00 Additional Liability of Stock? holders in excess of their stock. 75,000 00 Total protection to depositors, $175.000 00 Transacts a General Banking Business. Special attention given to collections. .SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 aod cpwards received. Ia terest allowed at the rate ot 4 per cent, per acDom, on amounts above $5 and not exceed? ing $300, payable quarterly, on first days of January, April, Julv ?nd October. " R M. WALLACE, R. L. EDMUNDS, President. Cashier. Tie Largest anrl Most Complete EstaWista? Sont! Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. oflEce and Wareroom9, King, opposite Can non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, PST Perchas* our make, which we guaraatt superior to any sold South, and thereby pave money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16-o