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?HE INSURANCE FBfl?D C?SL Newell C. Rathbun Will be Tried for Murder. Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 13.-In or? der to establish, the identity of the man nnder arrest at Louisville, and said to be Newell C. Rathbnn, Deputy Sheriff A. B. Chester left this after? noon for Louisville accompanied by Emile T. ?leockler who knows Rath? bun well. Today Coroner Young took testimony .'touching the identity of the dead body" sent here as that of Rathbun. "Charles McKown, whose wife isasis^rofRathbun's wife, testi? fied that he was well acquainted with Rathbun:*"; fie had looked at the body and thought imat it was undoubt? edly that of Bathbun. Witness receiv? ed the remains at: the'.depot Snnday "morni ng and had: them . conveyed to -his house tin Third and Gross streets. "When th?-tfo?f?n was opened; Rstbbun's 'wife vie w?3 . the remains '..and " sai d, "That's my darling:'*' The first .inti? mation hel^th?t anything1 was wrong was wheh^rs.'/J: C. Watkins came* to his house;'Sund*ay and after' looking at the body'said it was not that "of Rathbun. .? Chas. Elkins1.testified that he tnew the man who was here as recruiting sergeant an?-who, gave the name of Rathbun."'''He';'noticiad some reesin blanee, butrcV'rald not state pc?i tiv?ry whether th? "body, was1- Rathbun's or /not: ' . William1 'O'Connell testified that there might'be a slight resemblance between Rathbun and the^rpse, jbut he was pos?tttvJ? 'th?',<x>rpse was not that of Rathbun- ".'..; "'- ' . Dear??t*Whipple testified positively that the 'dead body there was not that of Rathbnn.;' .....-, Rathbun^'wif?-did not appsar be? fore the'Coroner's '. jury today in re? sponse to 'fchie summons. s?rved. She has been iii . ff ?? condition of nervous prostration ; for - * several .days. The taki ng ot faith er testimony was" post? poned un^?'/tom?rr?w.': NEWELL ?. R?TH?ilS IIENTIFIED. He WW^ T?M for Murder. Jefferon, Ind.,^ kNov. li-Newell C. Rathbun^ suspected bf killing Charles Goldman in a ?otel- here 'by poison, w3?|jS0&?ry identified : by an offieerJ-ff;ad an a^uaiutance ' of the prisonerfrom???#I? ;Bo^'-' Ark;, ..where' he^Uvod ' for "a ^i?^ Later Itethbun^w^'airraighed before Mayor Bader in" "the " police station on.~tfte eharge ot^mut?et* - jBafehb?n pleaded not- guiHiyfth^y^ydi^Bader held'-nim over ??H3n[ ; '???^t^<??rt*'*/w"|^sMt bohd. %'T*h&f?&m?T h^? n& HwY^ The circu^.Goart will convene 4n?/spe? cial 'tena'^&f?itf "anti grand jnry will be ehi^t???fe? tb consider . Bath bnn*sca??; : * ,'. ' \^-'I^thlm''^^--'-ia?ntifie&-''B7 Deputy Sheriff ^'-vphMest?fl a?d & \>& G?oeckleti??p?t^:?lBock:.. *'."""..' The mej^?^'^etwee^' the- prisoned and the'X?a?so-vts^^ trip was for th? p?rbpse cf identification pla^^S??^^iiT^^mt^^ v ! ,vHelI^Jb^Mn li*m6t-VRBSdihx ^oan:y^?ii^^e^was" thefi?st ' salutation^ - & - ? . *'?e?, ?^.Ol?eckler," said the prisoner?1-* ^^'-^n ' ... -J -. v "Did^?ive^hait m?n theMope?" asWGiowfe?r:- ;: . - 'I am n?tigujilty of:the- crime as charged."**61: -\ ' ' - ; ..>'IMd-'>*?^^"-wift;'?e???bw- ^?hrthinrf about yottV:tenent??'':*':> .; v '?:: ;n : " * ; ' She,J "have- '^thought about . t4Wby difi^the identify the body ?a be?t?gyot?r^s?3? ' tS. -mt* *?< ? /'I can.^- fe?Fj she is an excitabl? ' woman-.'**': -V; r i:v "-'. ' - i l What ' afcbufr the statement " of Carrie Pr^orthat r^ou wanted her -to go i uto vatf Insurance -switfdl? ': with you?" *- '*?}-.-^?- ' ??-us.** . ; .-?^r- :. *'She is1 au enemy of mine." At the conclusion bf :the interview Rathbnn sighed the'following papers for the purpose of proving hi?' identity in Little Rock:' To whom; ft "may concern : I am in ; ?c?stod\' in Jefferson ville, Ind.,-awaiting trial. I will send this by Al Chichester and E. J. Gloeckler. (Signed) N. C. Rathbun. The prisoner is' becoming- less talk? ative and.?. evid?ntly realizes he bas already talked too much. . Miss Stone Not to Blame. Boston, November IS.-The execu? tive officers of the American Board of Foreign Missions, concerning the case of Miss Ellen M. Stone, issn ed a statement today intended to be cor? rective of reports that have been widely published relative to the condi? tion that resulted in the capture bv the brigands. This statement a:31rms that Miss Stone was in pursuit of her customary duties as a missionary when she was captured. The route over wlrich sh? was traveling is one that is continually used by the missionaries and without reason for apprehending any special danger. No warning whatever was given Miss Stone as -^to this particular journey, either bv the Turkish or Bulgarian authorities. She had the usual escort of eighteen or twenty people and was accustomed .to carry with- her a Turkish teskre, or permit, to travel. One of the mis? sionaries acquainted with the region states*that the route Miss Stone took was the safest of any in that region. The statement further affirms that there is no ground whatever for criticizing Miss Stone for want of precaution in making this journey. McKinley Judged. The more closely Mr. McKinley's ! life is studied the clearer becomes the 1 truth that he was a man of the people. He was born and reared among them. He was keenly sympathetic with the human things of life. He was patient? ly tolerant with the frailties of human nature. He ruled his conduct by prin? ciples and purposes and hopes and emotions, that were essentially popular because they were intensely human. In building a memorial in honor of such a man the Amreican people will, in fact, be fashioning in enduring form the ideals of thought, of conduct and of taste that give purpose and momentum to American life. Let us then contribute to this worthy cause ! Let each one of us give of what he has to honor him who gave his life in the service of the nation, and who regretted not that he gave ?t?-.New Orleans Times-Democrat. METHODISTS* ANNUAL CONFERENCE To be Held in Columbia From the 26th to the 2d. Columbia, Nov. 15.-It is just one week from Wednesday next that the annual conference of the Methodist church in South Carolina will begin its annual sessions in this city. This is the most interesting of all the meetings of the year among the Meth? odists of the State, and it looks now as if the attendance will be larger than at any conference n recent years. This is due largely to the fact that Columbia's location is so convenient that it is easier and cheap? er for the delegates to come. The Methodists of Columbia, assist? ed by a number of citizens of other denominations have been making great preparations for the entertain? ment of -those who will attend the conference. And they will ail ' be en? tertained free of cost. Bishop Duncan of South Carolina and Bishop Galloway of North Caro? lina will both be here, Mrs. S. Ii. Wright entertaining the former and Mr. Edward Ehrlich the latter. The sessions are to : be held in the commodious Washington Street Meth? odist church, of which the Rev. Mark L. Carlisle, D. D., is the pastor. T;'There will be several incidental meetings during conference. The board of missions has Been called by Dr. Daniel to meet at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning, the 26feh inst. The board of trustees of the Columbia Female college on the next afternon at 4 o'clock. . The conference will continue in ses? sion through December 2, when the annual assignments 'of ministers to charges will be made by the bishop. 10,006 5?? TO SEE FJ6HT. ? T~~ . ' : ? ' . The Jeffries-Ruhlin Championship Battle Tonight. San Francisco? Nov. i?.-With the .Jeffnes-Ruhliii championship battle buti& bours away' public interest is keyed up to a high pitch. AU day long enthusiastic sports have been flocking ; into the city1 from far and near, lt is evident at this1 time tbalr Mechanics' PiiVilion; where the fight will take place,' will be" taxed toits utmost capa? city. . r ':,: - : - ' This means that fully 10,000 people wiill witnessr the' fight. A' groupe of c&rgyinen1 have ^"bee'n striving f to r?J duce* tti& officers of "'the' law- to stop the ''iki&';ibu&iJte^??vd'-;recei v?d .': ?o en ?bnr?g?menti .Tonight thery; paid1 their ''t?spi9c1?''io,r^jbT Phelan 'ana j then -y? l&itf??F ffi ' "vf Inch Mfcjis gireh^tirein by'rth?'";a^str?ct^ttcr TsfeyJ and' chief:i?bf ^defedfiyes. /'They "were- apprised rbf *tbe factJ .that while * St?te. l?w ^^^(^^|^^G^R?%j Nifical ordinance ccmnfen??c?s1 boxing ^rh.ib?tf?ns^?ieiQ, ^h^e^'^h^' auspices *?f it?:?n^r?^t?d'b?trt?;-: anti th?^tne latter measure precludes \ ap^*p?ssi-l "Kristy ?f the city ^thers-?3tr?'riprng' Athe 'Mb?' at th?s funct????i:: ' The policei~ if fw?p&oefc th?'j?tii to*'be rjrfeta?-*snd therefore beyond the jp?ie of. ,ar-.:legiti? mate exhibition with gloves, "may. en t?r^th?-Trng ?w^^fop ?e'??a^^af^Ut starts, bot not: ifefore7 Habeas ?Corpus Mt Belease oil Victoria, B. C., Nov. 13.-Accord? ing to- mail advices received from Manila *:/by? the ; ?mppressr of China, .Judge ?'Neiiv ah American'lawyer,' ;is ?fi?faged in entieavorihg to secure ther* release of Agnin??do by habeas '. corpas""proceedingsv . ? * ;: ' ".. r Washington, NovV , 1&-While the war department has not been advised of the reported step to secure "the re? lease of Aguinaldo from captivity through writ . of habeas corpus they were prepared for a move in that di? rection; A few weeks ago the first ap? plication of this kind was made in the case of a miiltary prisoner,* and as there was some indication of a disposi? tion on the part of the Philippine commission to uphold the right of habeas corpus in that case the president was obliged to cable some instruction both to the commission and to Gen. Charlee, the result of which was a practical denial of the writ. As far as Aguinaldo is concerned it is said that bis captivity is only nominal. The entire evidence of it consists in the apoearance bv his side of an army officer when he walks about the town, for he is free to go almost anywhere. Moreover, it is said that this escort is perhaps neces? sary to protect Aguinaldo from as? sault, as he has been threatened by the scout section. Battle With Horse Thieve*. Guthrie, Okla., November 13.-A pitched battle was fought yesterday between deputy sheriffs and citizens on one side and a band of outlaws on the other near Piokee, a village of Kay county. The officers state the outlaws to be some of the escaped prisoners' from Leavenworth. The battle was the result of an attempt made by the outlaws, who were mask ed, to steal several horses in that j neighborhood. Several of the com? batants are reported wounded. Offi? cer.-: in all sections of Oklahoma have been notified and the escape of the gang seems impossible. John Robinson^ circus may exhibit in the Coliseum building in Atlanta.2 Tue crowd of fakirs and show people of various kinds gathering in Charles? ton is becoming immense. It Dazzles til? TTcrld. v. d -c . <T> in <m;dicme has ev?r create.! n- -ti:irter <-f <he excitement rVutt has b-en !\.u*e<l liv Dr K ng*s New Di-voverv for COT? ?Hti.p' ti lt -everest te?* 8 bave been on hopeless vic iujs of consumption, pneumonia. riPin-ir hage. pleurisy tti\>\ bronchitis', thousands .f wh m it h?s restored t<> perfect health For C'Uj; s. cold?, ?si h m a. croup, bay fever, ho r? ness and whooping cough it is thequ ck ft. sui est Cure in the world It is sohl by Dr J F W DeLoroje, who jruariintees satisfi-;ti<>n or refunds money. Large bottles 50c and $1 Trial bottles free. I to a Great Afire. Roi?:: .... ? uved a prominent part with tt'gard to the longevity of deer. What says the k.ghland adage?' Thrice the a.?e of a doz is that of a horse. Thrice the a~e of a horse is that of a man. Th: c the a o of a man is t!?at of a deer, ?'hri. :..e a e of a de r is lliat of an ea;;!e. Thrice the a"-e of an ca^e is that of an oak tree. This is to assign the deer a period of more than 200 years, and the estimate is supported by many highly circum? stantial stories. Thus Captain Mc ; Donald of Tulloch, who died in 1770. ! aged SO years, is said to have known the white hind of Loch Trieg for SO v years, his father for a like period before him and his grandfather for 00 years I before him. So in 1S2G MacDonald of I Glengarry is reported to have killed a ; stag which bore a mark on the left ear identical with that made on all the calves he could catch by Ewen-Maclan Og, who had been dead 150 years. Anal? ogous stories, it may be noted, are told . in countries on the continent of Europe, where deer are to be found in any Climber.-Chambers' Journal. Just Like'Eve's Apple. A fruit supposed to bear'the mark of Eve's teeth i's one of the many botani? cal curiosities of Ceylon. The tree on which it grows is known by the signifi? cant name of "the forbidden fruit," or "Eve's apple tree." The blossom has a very pleasant scent, but the really remarkable fea? ture of'the tree, the one to which it owes its name, is the fruit lt is beau? tiful and hangs from the tree In .? pe? culiar manner. Orange on the outside and deep crim? son within, each fruit has the appear? ance of having had a piece bitten ^ut bf it This fact together with its poi? sonous quality, led the Mohammedans to represent it as the forbidden fruit of the garden of Eden and to warn men against its noxious properties. . ?he mark upon the fruit is attributed to 'Eve! Why the bite of Adam did not also leave its mark is not known, but as only one piece seems to1 be missing its loss is ascribed to the woman. 'Youth's Companion. Banks Ready For Emergencies. To meet'sudden and 'uh??pe^ed de? mands, upon /banks a large ' sum is kept ready 'for 'use.. The average, 'large, bankrsay with total assets of $20.000, 000^-is prepared, by four lines of de? fense to resist'sudden attack. In the vault qr -pate ?boot $500,000 in bant "bfl?s is always on. band, 1>ack of that Is a1 cash rt??rye of 'peTfajfa?if?^'d* po^te&' in; various, business bahfc?^sub? ject tb i?^wr^^c?^M?s? ?rthaf again {''^?'p?rhkps jfe?^OO?^i?il?nl??d'^ Stat?s and other gilt ?dged secures ?nime - diately: mafcketaDlefand the" fourth and last'-fine' of defenseVand to' be retired 'upon onlyl^tW?in? dtetie&p;$&?6Q. JO?; or; ^.?pqv0?5>?;mbrt " y&??% on %nich tlre mort^gei?s wfl? be "hneedly; ?ajled t?.^?e^^^ui^i^?a ac^n^'.y^?\f???fet.'??- pu?h?^ ka ; 'ex* tr^?tJes^ \$f?'''jBj??h ' T^v^'? ^s^ a^ter 'w^lffa?^^lmpo^ though ;it 'has c?toe to^tbe best f oitlfied ?hstitii ti?ns;^Bb?kkeeper. ? r*M%y*?ffi& .: Monaaten* io ? Pif. ' No sOT^^^bamet?^er existed than :tha%-w^ .';^otei:"de v?^f -^rtni^^^^t Ji?nebnrg, th Man?ver, In- bono? ot\a -pig. . This, whi?li took thevflonn of ?a fend of: mausoleum, contained a large friass cas? In "which wa*' heraset?ea??y ?ncrbsed a fme" ham cut froto the^?ni? .''?i'?c^-'mempiry was"] to be^nd?d d?Vri to posterity? . Afore'w?s ? hand? some slab of' 'marole." onv which, en* graved In letters of "goldi was the fol? lowing inscription in Latin: ^Passers? by, ' contemplate here : the mortal re? mains bf the pig which acquired for itself imperishable glory ' by the dis? covery of the- salt springs of L?ne? burg." ' Cse of a Long Breatn. When chilled by exposure to cold, take a long breath, with the mouth firmly shut Repeat this several times until you begin to feel- the beat return? ing. It requires only a very short time to do this. The long breath quickens the pulse, and this causes the blood to circulate faster. The blood flows into all paris of the veins and arteries and gives out a great deal of heat It is stated that a long, deep breath, held as long as possible, will close the pores of a heated skin, and the danger of taking cold, on stepping outdoors, may be thus guarded against Conld Take Her Choice. "I'm leavin. mum." said the maid of all work to her mistress, at present an invalid. "I'm goin dressmakin. and I couldn't stay here nohows anynow." "Oh, it's too bad, but I would have given you due notice and a week's wages." / "lil give you warnin till I pack me trunk, mum. I'm no slave, and I'm not used to bein complained of either. 1 kin cook with the best of 'em, and 1 wouldn't go down on me knees to lord or lady; not me. Didn't you tell your husband to look after the house while you was sick, mum?" "I did." "It was the mistake of your life, mum. He makes a god of his stomach. That he do. mum. and a serf of his servants." "He's one cf the best hearted men alive!" "I'm speakin of his stomach, mum. I made him hash, as he likes, fur break? fast He says there was too much meat in it. 1 makes him another plate fur the next mornin. and he says it was all potatoes. " 'I guess I can't suit you.' says I. " 'Don't guess again.' says he, and I tole him tliat he didn't know no more about stylish hash than a cow does about ruunin a dancin school. He said j he would make nie a gilt of a cook? book so I could learn how to make hash. Me! I could make hash afore he had teeth io eat ii willi. .Me and him rv.v.'r li vt- under thc same roof, munt, awl von kin make your choice." Deinv; Fr i':".;.-? A Bit of Realism. An instance of the way in which the acting of a piay grows may be taken from Ellen Terry's playing in "Mme. Sans-Gene." In the play in question the washerwoman duchess is having a lesson from a professor of dancing. The business of the play requires her to be awkward in ber attempts at danc? ing, and the actress is awkward, de? lightfully awkward. She has put on a long riding habit in order to become accustomed to manipulate her court train in the dance and is so much trou? bled with it that finally she tucks it over her arm while she is learning to take the steps. The train keeps slip? ping off ber arm and has to be perpetu? ally replaced, and the episode is a cause of much boisterous amusement One night in a great English manu? facturing city she was playing the part ? with even more than her usual verve. I She was lost in the assumed character so thoroughly that it was real to her, and the ex-washerwoman, with her mind harassed and worried by the try? ing conditions of ber artificial court life, instinctively returned to the habit3 of her youth. In a moment of abstrac? tion, finding the fat coil bf stuff across her arm. she instinctively began to wring it out. The response of the audi? ence was electrical. Every woman and man-who had ever seen a wash? tub recognized the sincerity of the ac? tion. This moment of creative Instinct was recorded in the actress mind ?nd has been repeated ever since.-Cosmo? politan. Analysing: His Affection. The young lovers sat beside the wa? terfall The rapids and the nearby whirlpool had a strange attraction for the romantic young girl. She had heard the story of the unhappy Indian maid? en and the yening brave who had gone to their doom, clasped in each other's arms, to' the slow m'us-.c 'of the" "Swan Song." That seemed very beautiful tb her. "Jack," she said, "if you saw me struggling In the water near the edge of the falls, would you jump in after me?" . ""v' " "'^ "What would be the use, my dear, when I can't swim?" he answered. "But at least we could perish togeth? er/* she replied bravely. v "yes. there would; be no doubt of that;" be returned.' shuddering at, the .sound pf the cruel waters. "But haven't you often said you won?d die for meT' she asked? piqued at his coldness. \ I * H "." r ^oTtny .??ar.* replied; ber practical [ lofer; ^"If'y?^ll: ;rememp^r, ;I*^^al 'items', told, you tha 11?' bat? an u?'dy??jg d^?:^^^?^?%i*I?r^?[v V.' ...T'Y ? Chinese Stratagem. .Rajah ;Snr?n?r w&tf wa? ' one pf i thi earliest ?^IerV. of: Ww? overran ^t?t?fe eas^Vith 'p?^e??y^o?'^tjpSb 'ffhfa haod a?dimarri??^? their daugh? fers. \ It is ; s?j?' tb^'wbeii the Chinese heard of-his triumphant progress"and l??rned mt' be 'had * re??hed"^ tSieif i/tfoirtler ?wy . t?erar?e ; ' arneb' r- alan&?i ;3ftftf emperor called; a ?unc?Y; K??\[ his ^?ener?is' a&? i^^r^t'ani?itir^9''|??' ?^[v?w'jol 'a crafty o?d m'ar^rin jtfj? r^oM?Tfiag' strategem 'yfyz'&t?t?'?uti' i I A lar^ ship ^a%/?oaded wltibjrnsty nailsi rr?ek. .Jre^ii?ntei?' on ' the" ?eck, :tbe TesseKwas manne<??>y Ja Bf?merpus '?rewof?t? m?;;ano^.?is^a^cneif to t?e ^t?jaPs; ?apjf?a.: ^h??'Jt~at?ve?^ne : "S?st ': w??dei^?i ' part1 of 'the: gt^ry i::1? t?at 'iV"'?? ' '?rrtre^th?''r?j?b *"s$bi an officer to ask howioT^jfh?d ti ken the [ Vessel to make' the trip from Chinai Th?Chfn?men answered that they' had nil been y?u?g'men when they set sai) and that ?d the voyage they bad" plant1 ed tber seeds from which the great trees had grown. 1 ri corrbboratloh bf their story they pointed to the rusty nails which, they said., had been stout iron bars as thick as a'man's arm when they started. "You can see," they con? cluded,' "that China must be a very long distance away." ' The rajah was' so much Impressed by these plausible arguments that he concluded he would hot live long enough , to reach China and abandoned his projected invasion. fte&rro Superstition. Many of the negro superstitions II Kentucky are quite interesting. An old philosopher told me with great gravity: "If you want peppahs to grow, you must git mad. My old 'oman an me had a spat, an I went right out an planted my peppahs. an they come right up." Still another saying Is that peppers to prosper must be planted by a redheaded or by a high tempered person. The negro also says that one never sees a jaybird on Friday, for .the bird visits his satanic majesty to "pack kin? dling" on that day. The three signs in which negroes place implicit trust are the well known ones of the ground hog's appearing above ground on the 2d of February, that a hoe must not be carried through a house or a death will follow and that potatoes must be plant? ed in the dark of the moon as well as all vegetables that ripen in the ground and that corn must be planted in the light of the moon. Lord Southey's Guillotine. The most eccentric action of an eccen? tric man was Lord Southey's cool ar? rangement for suicide by menus of a guillotine. Ile had a magnificent one erected in the drawing room of his house in the Rue du Luxembourg at Taris. The machine was of ebony in? laid with gold and silver, the frame? work carved with artistic skill, the knife, sharp as a razor, was of polished and ornamented steel. Preparing for death, his lordship had bis hair cut close, and. clothed in a robe of white silk, he kneeled upon the platform under the knife before a mirror and pressed the r^priug which should release the knife. But the spring failed to work, and the would be suicide decided to give the guillotine to a museum in? stead of making a second attempt to end his life. It is said that he made an annual pilgrimage to see the guillo? tine until the end of his life. Th? Kind To? Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of ' - and ha? been made under his per ^Z<^?^/^l/ sonal supervision since its infancy* y**taf*K /'CUCACM Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good "are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment? What is CASTORIA ?astoria is a harmless substitute for Castor CHI, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains* neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its; age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays ?FeT?rishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates th?? Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORI? ALWAYS Bears the Signatare of Tie Kind Yon Hare Always B?B?t In Use For Over 30 Years. ; THC CSMTAUR COMPANY, T7 MUMtA? STKiXT^ NEW YOftK CITY. We wish to "return thanks to bur many friends for the liberal patronage gifcen ns in former years, and; to riafohn them ";" ' that in our New Quarters North of the Court House xgsm ? '?-3 :" mw*, f. - - .?? . $?j)gpthem than ever before. A . cordial'fo^tetioii ? fr est?nse*! ;to our former ?ustQmerjs. and the public generally to visit our new etpre and inspeipt^e :hgge an? earafuily selectedstoek .of General Merchandise we ?re ^ . : . ' ; .. vr:^. aow showing. ? . J . 1 ' f. 1 ? ' li < ; ? . / . jf ?'- . ' . ?_ ; i . . . A ND A ?ENEBAL LINE OF J)ftY GOOKS/ Gents Furnishing Goods, Shoes, Etc. These stocks are new and complete in all lines and we are offering goods At Prices That Will Appeal to the i ' ' Careful and Discriminating Buyer W ho wishes to obtain the best values for his money. A full stock of Standard Staple and Fancy Groceries, Can Goods, Etc. The stock is kept fresh and new by frequent replenishing We paj the Highest Price for Cotton. Levi Bron. Main Stree , North of the Court House, Sumter, S. C. v 11-3 strawberry PJants! THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE WORLD Nearly 100 Varieties. All the choice, luscious kinds for the Gar? den and Fancy Market. Also Shipping Varieties. Also Dewberries, Asparagus Rhubard, Grape Vines, etc., etc. Our 120 pa^3 Manual, free to buy? ers, enables everybody to grow them wita success and profit. All plants packed to carry across the continent fresh as when dug. Illustrated catalogue free. Specify if you want cata? logue of Shipping Varieties or Fancy Gar? den kinds. CONTINENTAL PLANT CO., Strawberry Specialists, SittTOll, IT- 0. Sept 25-4 ? Land Surveying. WILL GIVE prnmpt attention io al edi ls for surveying and nlaui s Jurds BANKS H FOYKIN, Cd 10-o Catchall, S C THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Capital 3tock paid io . . $75,000 00 Ucdivided surplus, 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockholders m excess of their stock, 75,000 00 Transacts a general banking business : also has a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of $1 and upward received Interest allowed aj the rate of 4 per cen;, per annum, payable semi-annually. W F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President. MABIOK MOISB, W. F. RHAMB, Vice-President. Cashier Jan 31