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THESCHL?f COURT OF INQUIR?. Three New Witnesses Before Court Wednesday---Aii of Them Commend Schley. Washington, Oct 16.-The officers of Admiral \?ch ley 's flagship, the Brooklyn;'-' ?ceupied the attention of the Schley .court of inquiry for" the entire day.' The proceedings began with the recall of Capt. Cook and1 Lieut.. Commander Sears, both of whom made material additions to their former te?t???5idy.,: arid they were fol? lowed in succession by Commander N. j E. Mason, who was the executive offi? cer of t^?' Bn^klyh ; Lieut. Ewdard McCauley,*-^?.? *ho" was signal officer, and Lieut Charles Webster, who had charge" OT'the; forward gun deck battery of tie Brc^k|yh during the battle off Santiago, ano!#as a watch offi??r oh board that -shjp: Capt.. Cq<$k>& new testimony related to the unc?up?ng of the Brooklyn's engines and. to the voyage of the flying squadron f rorri1; Cienf uegos to Santiago, explaining ih some detail the cause of the slbw\pr?^ress made on that oc? casion. .Commander Sears spoke again of the conversation reported as having taken plac?'between himself and offi? cers of the Massachusetts in the ward? room of that vessel on May 31, in which he wa? alleged to have said that it had been difficult to get Commodore Schley up ta the point of undertaking - the bombardment of the Colon, and he again denied that he had said any? thing reflecting upon his superior offi? cer. Commander Mason and Lieuts. Mc? Cauley and Webster all gave accounts of the engagement of July 3. Mr. Mc? Cauley recited in detail the signals made in connection with that his? torical event at the instance, of Com? modore Schley. When asked if Com? modore Schley had said anything dur? ing the battle for the encouragement of the men this witness replied that he several times had said "give 'em hell, bullies." All these witnesses testified that the conduct of the com? modore when under fire was cool ana* courageous. While Cap. Cook occupied, the wit? ness stand for the purpose of correct? ing his testimony, Mr. Hanna said : "Referring, to your statement in re? gard to the .steam required to be kept up in connection with the uncoupling of the Brooklyn's engines, that it was the order of the commander-in-chief while lying off Santiago on the block? ade. Was that a written order?" "My recollection is that it was a bulletin. The exact words I do not remember.. " The particular point was with re? spect to the uncoupling of the engines. Was there anything in that order on this subject and in pursuaance of which that .was done?" "lt is my impression that there was, They ail, . as.' I understand it, had their engines .uncoupled. " Capt ^?poU was questioned again concerning ; the voyage of the flying squadron from ?ienfuegos to Santiago, as follows: "Did the flying squadron from Cienfuegos to Santiago proceed with all dispatch f*r ' " Th.rowing'.out of consideration the surrounding circumstances and condi? tions thai have already been testified to, I shqu?d say no. ? ' Mr. Raynor; "But putting in the surrounding" ?ircuinstances and condi? tions, you would s?y ves, would you not?" - ?Yes.'" "What do you mean by 'the sur? rounding circumstances and condi-. tions?" " I mean thai,-as, .I understand the Question we would* have ?one from' ?ienfu?go? to Santiago and arrived there the aex? day af ter we left Cien fuegos, with some if not ali of the larger vessels." " What were/ the circumstances and : conditions YOU speak of?" "The co'aiag conditions that existed at the. time. " Lieutenant Commander Sears also made a correction in his testimony for the purpose of explaining the disposi? tion of the colliers at night while Commodore Schley was in charge of the blockade of Santiago. He said these vessels had been sent a distance out each night and every night in differentdirections.cn account of the fear of torpedo boat attacks. The judge advocate then asked the following^questions : "In regard to. the conversation in the wardjoom of the Massachusetts as alleged on Mav 31, in order to refresh your memory in regard to that matter, you are informed that Lieut. Potts, Lieut. Grant, Lieut Glennon and Maj. Wood are supposed to have been present and participated in that con? versation. ' ' "I do not recollect it at all. It could not be possible I said such a thing. They have misunderstood what ? said. I was irritated at the delay. In the wardroom talk something might have been construed in that way .->s statements often are, but it is entirely impossible that I could have said that I was impatient, excited perhaps, it being my first engagement, and I might have made some remark. It is something some one might have misunderstood, but that remark I never made." "What do y oh mean by 'irritated at the delay?' " . "Delay of..hot going immediately into this work." . "Explain what vou mean by 'imme? diately.' z The witness: "As I recall, I was irritated at Qapt. Higginson's request to delay th? ?e^pn?cisance until after the.men's dinner. I remember that very well." The court questioned Commander Sears on various points covered by his tetimony of yesterday. He said in reply to those questions that on the morning ?f July 3 the Brooklyn had ? begun turning to starboard i mme-1 diately after; t# e engines were started; ', that the helm of the Brooklyn had been but aport when the helm of the Viscaya had been but aport ' ' It was," he said, "a practically simulta? neous movement" Asked how much time had been con? sumed in the Brooklyn's turn, Com? mander Sears said he had never been able to reach, a satisfactory conclusion on that point. The time; had seemed very short to him; it might have been 15 or 20 minutes. On the morn? ing of July . 3, but previous to the battle, he had, he said, noticed that all the ships were near the positions assigned to them except the Texas. That ship was ?outside her assigned place, and was at the time headed to the eastward about as much as the Brooklyn was to the northward. The official chart putting the Texas well inside the Brooklyn and the Iowa, he said, was contrary to his observa? tion. I The last of the court's questions was concerning the relative positions of the Brooklyn and the Oregon dur? ing the chase of the Spanish ships up the Cuban coast. The Oregon was not, he said, so near the Viscaya as was the Brooklyn, but might have been nearer the Oquendo. 4 ' We were always nearer the Colon during the chase," he said, "nearer during the chase and at the surrender. ' ' Lieutenant Commahd?r Sears was then excused and Commander Mason was called as the first new witness of the day. Commander Mason, detailing the siege of Cienfuegos, said that on the first day of their arrival the vessels were kept in .column and about sun? down steamed in slowly to within two or three thousand yards of the entrance and then slowly out. The blockade was between three and seven miles. Referring to the blockade of Santi? ago, the witness stated that the vessels were in column, steaming slowly per? pendicular to the north and south line of the harbor at a distance of from four to six miles. 5 Mr. Raynor asked the witness how many times he had seen Commodore Schley under fire, to which he replied: "During all the engagements." "What was his general conduct, manner and bearing on these occa? sions?" Mr. Raynor asked. "Excelent in every particular; he was calm, collected and brave." Asked to give a brief account of the battle-of July 3, Commander Mason, after giving the preliminaries, said: "When I saw the leading ship of the enemy coming out, I gave the order, ' Clear the ship for action. ' What was done to the engines I do not know, although my impression is they were started at once. As soon as I reported the battery to Capt. Cook in the con? ning tower, I asked him if we should commence firing. He replied: "Fire as soon as you are ready!" 1 immedi? ately gave the order to Lieut Simpson, the senior officer of the forward turret, to fire as soon as he could, giving him a range of 3,500 yards. I think the first gun was fired within five minutes or very close to five minutes after the first alarm. The rest of the battery took up the fire at once and continued to fire on the port bow until the ranges commenced to get down to 1,S00 and 1,600 yards. I asked Capt. Cook as to which way he was going round, it being necessary for me to know on account of changing the battery below shifting from one side to another. He answered that he was going with the port helm. I gave the necessary orders on deck and went b?low. "As I arrived in the after cabin the after 5-inch gun was fired for the last time on the port side and the starboard gun took up the fire im? mediately. The starboard battery then was engaged for the first time. The range at the time we turned as far as I can remember was 1,400 yards, although I have a recollection, of 1,100 yards being sent to me once. "After swinging around the range went from 2,400 to 2,800 and 3,000 yards? ' ' Commander Mason told of the sur? render of the Colon and the movement : of. the Brooklyn to intercept a suppos? ed Spanish warship, .which turned out to be the Austrian cruiser Maria Teresa, and the court asked a number of questions. In reply to these Commander Mason said that beypiid sending, men aloft] and having Capt. McCalla go ashore, i no effort had been made by the flying squadron to determine wheteher the ; Spaniards were in the harbor at ??en fugos ; that he. knew of no American snips being between the Brooklyn and' ! the Spanish ships when the Brooklyn was turning to starboard July 3, that when the Spanish fleet came out of the. harbor the Brooklyn was near her regular blockading position which was j 6,000 yards from the Morro ; that cn the voyage from Cienfuegos to Santi? ago the fleet had been delayed by the smaller vessels, epsecialiy the Eagle, and but for these vessels better speed could have been made ; that he had observed the bombardment of the Colon from the foretop of the Brooklyn as she lay coaling several miles away and had noted that some of the shots from the American ships fell short while one at least of the shots by the Span? iards fell outside of the American ves? sels: that he had concluded from this enaggement taht the guns of the Span? ish shore batteries were of calibres not to exceed six or eight inches. The War in South Africa. Cape Town, Oct. 17.-The invaders have reached the sea, a command of 500 men having penetrated through the right Great Berg 'river valley to Hopefield and Saldanha bay, north? west of Cape Town. The Republicans have secured a number of recruits and considerable quantities of supplies. Gen. French is directing the operations against them. BRISK FIGHT NEAR PIQUETS BURG. Cape Town, Oct. 17.-In a brisk fight at Twenty-Four Streams near Piquetsburg yesterday, Capt. Bellew and four British were killed and seve? ral others wounded. The Britsh having surprised several camps, the Boers are now in the habit of shifting camp by night. Lately the British columns, after long night marches, have, arrived at their object? ives only to find the Boers gone. British columns penetrating Orange River Colony miles from the railways, find fields of maize or freshly plowed lands, the Boers making off "at their approach and returning when th? columns pass on. The herds on the high veldt seem to be numerous. The Boers are living oh cattle and meilies stored in outjof the way places. Tot Causes tfigbt Alarm. "One night my brother's baby was taken with Croup," writes Mrs J C Snider, ?>f Crit? tenden, Ky, "it seemed it would strangle be? fore we could get a doctor, a wo eave it Dr King's New Discovery, which give quick re lief and perman?ntly cured it. We always keep it in the bouse to pr feet our children from Croup sr d Whooping Cough. It cured me of a chronic bronchia! trouble that no other remedy would relieve " Infallible for Coughs, Colds, Throat und Lung troubles, 50c and $1. Trial battle? free at J F W DeLorme's 3 THE MARRIAGE LAWS REMAIN UNCHANGED. House of Deputies Settle Divorce Question For Three Years. San Francisco, Oct. 15.-The trouble . some question of marriage and divorce was set at rest for another three years today by the action of the house of deputies of the triennial Episcopal convention in rejecting: both of the canons on the subject which were pass? ed by the house of bishops. The greatest fight of the convention has been over section 4 of cannon 36, vir? tually forbidding the remarriage of a divorced person by a priest of the church. This had passed the house of bishops and been adopted by a yea and any vote in committee of the whole by the house of deputies. When the committee reported its work to the house a decisive vote was taken, not only on the troublesome fourth section, but on the entire canon which was rejected as a whole. Canon 37, which provides for the dis? ciplining of persons marrying again after being divorced, met with a simi? lar fate. Section 4 of the proposed canon 36 was defeated by a small majority. A motion was then made to recon? sider the vote by which the first three sections of the proposed canon had been adopted. This led to a parlia? mentary tangle, causing considerable discussion. Finally, a vote was taken on concurring with the report of the committee of the whole adopting the first three sections of the canon, result? ing as follows: Ayes, clerical, none: lay, none: nays, clerical, 58: lay, 47: divided, clerical, 1: lay, L Th? result was the defeat of the whole canon. The substitution for canon 37 presented by the house of bishops referring to the remarriage of persons marrying again after being divorced, was taken up and defeated Dr. Greer of New York, presented a resolution providing for the appoint? ment of a committee consisting of three bishops, thre,e presbyters and three laymen to confer with official representatives of other religious bodies with a view to establishing uniformity of pactice in the subject of matrimony and divorce. The resolution was unanimously adopted. THE LEXINGTON ALLIANCE. Asks Mr. Efird Not to Comply With Sumter Alliance Demand. . Lexington, Oct. 14.-The following resolutions were passed by Lexington County Alliance No. 721, at a regular meeting Oct. ll. Whereas, at a meeting called to or? ganize the Sumter County Alliance, the following pledge was sent Hon. W. N. Elder, Hon. J. C. Wilborn, and Hon. D. F. Efird, for their signa? tures, viz: "We do solemnly pledge ouselves as officers of the alliance not to be candidates for any political office in either county or State during the coming political campaign." And inasmuch as we consider this pledge an abridgment of American citizen? ship ; therefore be it Resolved, That we, th? Lexington County Alliance in convention assem? bled, ask Brother Efird not to sign any such pledge. Second, That a copy of these resqlu i tions be sent to The Cotton Plant, The Columbia State, and Lexington Dispatch for publication. A. S. Frick, President. Jas. B. . Addy, _Sj^retary. Small Gram Crops. Tile most successful growers of wheat, rye and oats find that the bet? ter the preparation of the land the surer the crop and the heavier the yield. They break the land as early in this month as they can going as deep as a two horse plow will reach, but not turning up too much "yellow dirt." The land lies exposed to rain fall until about the first of November, when fertilizer is applied, seed sown and plowed in .with a smaller, one horse plow, followed by good harrow? ing, and then the seasons do the balance. Too early sowing faces two dangers, the Hessian fly that is so destructive before frost, and the latest Spring cold that may ruin the crop when joint? ing. Too late planting is likely to be hurt by the severe cold that comes before the plants are sufficiently rooted. Experience has shown the dark nights in November the safest time to pat small grain in the ground. The Disappearing Negro Problem. Negroes (and in that term is in? cluded all of perceptible negro blood, even though they may be three-quar? ters white; constitute 11.58 per cent of our population, which is less than at any other time since we began to count heads. The decline since 1890 is small-only from 11.93 to 11.58 per cent-but still it is a decline, and shows that the race problem is becom? ing less instead of more serions. Lou? isiana, which had a colored majority at each of the three censuses from 1870 to 1890 inclusive, is now decisive? ly white. South Carolina and Missis? sippi are the only States left in the black column. There were more negroes in propor? tion to whites at the time of the first census, in ?790, than there have ever been since. They numbered then nearly a fifth of the population-19.27 per cent. At the same rate there would be nearly 15,000,000 of them now, instead of about 8,800,000. With a few trifling fluctuations the relative decline of the colored population h?s gone steadily on from 1790 to the present day. The percent? age was 18.88 in 1800, 18.39 in 1S20, 16.84 in 1840. 14.13 in 1860, 13.13 in 1880 and 11.58 in 1900. Sae Didn't TETear a 2?as?. Bather bsnuty WHS <*omtlefely hidden by sores, blotches and pimples 'ill she use-d Buck? len's A.t.ic. Salvi. Then they vanished as will all Emptions, Ft-ver S?res, Boils, Ulcers, Carbuncles and Felons Irom I tte use Infalli ble for Cuts Corns, Burns, Scalds ?nd Pile?. Cure guaranteed. 25c at J FW DeLorme's 3 i EPISCOPAL CONVENTION ADJOURNS. The Closing Exercises Were Un? usually Impressive. San Francisco, Oct. 17.-The trien? nial convention of the Episcopal church of America has adjourned sine die. The next convention is to be held in Boston in 1904. The day was a busy one in both houses, most of the time, however, being taken up in the discussion of questions which were not definitely decided. It was agreed to make Honolulu and Cuba missionary districts and to create the missionary districts of Salina out of the diocese of Kansas. The houses failed to con? cur, however, in the proposed, setting apart of a portion of the diocese of Springfield, 111., as a missionary dis? trict. The election of Rev. Cameron Mann as missionary bishop of North Dakota, was concurred in by the house of bishops. Both houses agreed to the report of the committee on the pro? posed Huntington amendment to arti? cle 10 of the constitution. This.action virtually relegates the matter to the next general convention. On the adoption of the report, Dr. Huntington said he would now leave to younger men the continuance of the fight he had Jbegun. Agreements were reached by the two houses on several minor matters and the usual resolutions of thanks were passed. On the part of the house of deputies the following were appointed members of the joint commission on marriage and divorce: Rev. Morgan Dix of New York, Rev. John Fulton of Pennsylvania, Rev. J. H. Eccleston of Maryland, F. L. Stetson of New York, W. W. Old of southern Virginia and E. G. Bradford of Delaware. The closing exercises of the conven? tion were impressive. The bishops, at? tired in their robes of office and pre {ceded by Dr. Samuel Hart, secretary of the house of bishops and Rev. C. L. Hutchins, secretary of the house of deputies marched in procession into the church. As they walked up the main aisle the vested choir of Trinity and the congregation joined in singing, i The bishops were seated inside the chancel and prayer service was con? ducted by President Lindsey of the house of deputies. Bishop Doane of Albany, then called for a contribution to be applied towards reducing the deficit in the general missionary fund. The amount given was not announc? ed, but it was very liberal. - m ? ? -|>- <>*r- -OB? - Old Soldier's Szporiea.ee. M M Austin, a civil war vettrao. \>f Win abet-ter. I?MJ , wri es : 1 M~ wi?e was sick a ong time ia spite of good doctor's treatment, but was whil'y curel by Dr King'? New Life Pills, which worked wonders for ber health " They always do. Try them Only 25c at J F W DeLorme's drug store. 3 Napoleon Failed Because he was Not Good Enough. A recent book, written by an emi? nent English statesman, Lord Rose? berry upon Napoleon the Great, is pro? foundly interesting in its sympathetic and yet judicial, estimate of the most marvelous of modem conquerors. Na? poleon appears, to this latest biograph? er, so great in his energy, his intel? lect, his .genius, that he "enlarges the scope of human achievement." He "fought the Austrians once for . five consecutive days, without taking off his, bpots or closing his eyes;" he would, work for eighteen hours at a i stretch ; " This genius was as' unfail? ing and supreme in the. art. pf states? manship _ as in the/art;of. war, and! he was as much the first.ruder as the first captain in the world. " " Ordinary measures do not apply to him ; we seem to be trying to span a mountain with a tape." The conclusion arrived at is that Napoleon, was the j^r?est personal force that has ?ver come into the modern European world. Why, then, did his career end in defeat and exile? Napoleon's own say? ing is a revelation on this point. "I am rot a man like other men," he asserted; "the laws of mortality could not be intended to apply to me." He believed that religion was essential to the nation he ruled ; but not to himself. He was not antag? onistic to it; he patronized it rather. But for a man as consciously great as he to obey the Ten Commandments when they ran counter to his own views, appeared to him absurd. Humility was in his eyes no virtue; but an entire mistake. Yet humility alone could have saved him. The dangerous, the fatal ele? ment in Napoleon's nature was ambi? tion. In youth, he was phenomenally sane and well-balanced. But his lit? tle knowledge of his own powers un? balanced him : nothing seemed impos? sible: nothing seemed as important as his own destiny: "the intellect and energy were still there : but as in cari- i cature, they became monstrosities." Then came the inevitable collapse of insane and impossible ambitions: and at 46, the man who had dreamed of governing a world became a captive exile. His conquests left no mark: the kings he made lost their thrones: France was beggared and exhausted by him; and the greatest gifts ever bestowed upon a human soul since the days of Caesar thus failed to help forward the world. If anyone was ever great enough to do without goodness, Napoleon was the man. . The result of his experi? ment ought to be enough to satisfy anybody. . There is no need .for smaller men to repeat the test: it stands as a finality. Plain, simple goodness is the necessity of great souls as Well as lesser ones : duty is the supreme law, God, the almighty ruler. Napoleon failed not because he was not great enough : but because he was not good enough. "Not by might, nor by power, but my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts." That truth stands: and we may stand or faij by it, as we choose. -Yorkville Enquirer. Rome, Oct., 16.-The notorious brigand, Mussolino, has been captured after a fierce resistence at Urbino. He had long terrorized Calabria and is-credited with having committed 25 murders. Owing to the sympathy shown him by the peasantry he had always ecsaped capture, despite the immense reward the government offer? ed for his arrest. His career as an outlaw began two years ago when he was liberated from what he considered an unjust imprisonment He vowed to kilLtbel5 witnesses, who were respon? sible for his conviction, and he is said to have actually dispatched 12. ^na UaviSn ?Sttn lH^F ^Bftk VL.M The Kind You Have Always ] in lise for over SO years, ^J9 . - and 1 All Counterfeits, Imitations Experiments that trifle wit! infants and C?iit?ren-Expe What is C Casforia is a harmless sub.? gorie, Drops and Soothing* contains neither Opium, M substance. Its age is its gu and allays Feverishness. It Colic:. It relieves Teething and Flatulency. It assimil; Stomach and Bowels, gi vin: The Children's Panacea-Tl GENUINE CASI ^^^^^^^^^ Tlie Kind You Ha in Use For 0 THC CENTAUR COMPANY. 77 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, OR?SSWELL & GO., PHONE 53. Aug 28 THE BANK OF SUMTER. SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Capital stock paid in: . . $75,000 00 tJodivid?d surplus, . . . 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockholders in excess of their stock, . 75,000 00 Transacts a general banking business ; also has a Saviors Bank Department. Deposits o? $1 and upward received Interest allowtd a} the rate of 4 ter cens, per anoum, payable semi-annually. W. F. B HAYNSWORTH, President MARIOS MOISK, W.F. RHAMB, Vice-President. Cashier Jan 31 . Estates of Mrs. Frances L. 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Notice is hereby given that an Election will be held at the several precincts established by law in Sum? ter County, on Tuesday, November 5th, 1901, for a Representative in the 57th Congress of the United States, Seventh Congressional District, to succeed the late J. William Stokes, deceased. Polls at each voting pre? cinct wiil be opened at 7 o'clock a. m., and closed at 4o'clock p. m. The following named persons have been appointed MANAGERS OF ELECTION : Sumter, Ward 1.-J. A. Renno, J. H. Darr, Geo. W. Reardon, R. W. Brad ham, Clerk. Sumter, Ward 2.-J. S, Richard? son, Horace Harby, Jr., W. S. Jones, J. D. Epperson, Clerk. Sumter, Ward 3.7-John Burkett, James BaMr, H. M. Spann, L. M. Spann, Clerk. Sumter, Ward 4.-P. M. Pitts, H. W. Wait?s, G. E. Richardson, W. S. Ream?s, Clerk. Mayesv ale.-Peter Thomas, H. H. Cooper, E. L. Wingate. Stateburg-F. P. Burgess, J. T. Frierson, Jr., C. E. Sanders. Lynchburg-J. A. Rhame, H. S. Nesbitt,' S. W. Frierson. Shiloh-H. H. Player, W. D. Weaver, S. W.Truluck. Concord-W. W. Kenney, L. W. Gordon, A. W. Newman. . Bloom Hill-Geo. T. Geddings, W.. J. Ardis, Sam Ragih. Smithville-J. R. Mathis, C. T. Evans, J. L. Mathis. Wedgefield-T. L. Strange, Frean Mellett, J. B. Crouch. Providence-H. A. Raffield, J. T. Cummings, J. H. Jones. Rafting Creek-D. V. Keels, B. D. Turner, F. K. Young. Bishopville-A. B. Baskin, W. L. Parrott, W. S. James. Ma linville-W. J. Barrett, N. Bramlett. L. R. Dixon. Bossard-M. W. Cummings, T. D. DuBose, W. D. McLeod. Reed's Mill-J. J. Shaw, K. E. Wells, J. M. Reid. Privateer-McDonald Furrnan, S. D. Richardson, Ashby Bradford. St. Charles-Edwin Wilson, R. F. Smith. Arthur Josey. The ballot boxes in the precincts must be so located as to be in view of persons outside the polling places during the time of the Elec? tion. But one voter must be allowed to enter the voting place at a time and no one except the Managers must be allowed to speak to the voter while in the voting place cast? ing his vote. One of th? Managers at each precinct named above must call upon the Board of Commission? ers for the Federal Election at the store of Knight Bros., on or before Saturday, November 2nd, 1901, to re? ceive ballot boxes, poll lists, and in? structions and to be qualified. J. P. KIL?ORE, W. J. DINKINS, F. D: KNJGET, Comrs. Federal Election. Sumter, S. C, Oct, ll, 1901. Land Surveying. fWILL GIVE pro.mp.t. atteojfion. to all calle for sarvevin? ?od Diatribe lands. BANKS H BOYKTN, Oct lO-o_ Catch??. S. C. FOR SALE AT A BAlffl Fdr Cash or on Approved Papers. 2 60 Saw Lammes Gins with Feeders and Coodeoeer8. 1 60 Saw Hall Gin with Feeder and Con? denser. 1 Extra beary Wioship Press, a 6ne oner complete. 40 feet of 2 inch Shafting. Ail in good repair Apply to W. W. OBSCHAMPS ? CO , Wisack^.S. 0. Orto A. A S?RAT?S8, April 17-tf IfayesTilfo, S. O.