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LIVELY OHfiSLESTOM SPIRITS. There is Some Life Left in the City by the Sea. g|; There are curious manifestations of spiritualism at night at a house on Queen street through the medium of g|two young ladies who ire sisters, both claiming to be spiritualists. The Bgyoung ladies are having bushels of fan, but their parents and friends are much disturbed. About two weeks ago the young ladies in question discovered" their Kpc'ver as s:j:r::"2:is:s and ever since then there have been nightly seances in ther room after they retire at nig at. The manifestations are kept up night >: ly from about 10 o'clock until 1 p. m. One night a little more than two weeks ago after the young ladies had retired for the night curious sounds were heard in the room, tappings at the head of the bed and strange sounds of scraping on the floor. The young, ladies were alarmed, but they managed to pass through the night without alarming their parents. The next morning at the breakfast table the happenings were related, and the mem bers of the family laughed over the matter, telling the young ladies that they were only dreaming. The following night, however, after the ladies had gone to bed, the tap ping on the bed and the ' scrapings on the floor were heard. A shoe belong ing to one of the ladies was seen to fly across the room as though it was possessed of wings. The basin on the washboard left its place, settled on the floor, and finally turned itself upside down. The occupants of the room were more alarmed than ever before and they hastily called in their parents to witness the strange happenings. "When the parents of the young ladies saw what was really taking place they became much disturbed, for they were at a loss to explain it. The manifestations were, indeeed, queer and there was little sleep in the house . hold that night. ] The next day the matter was men tioned to. some friends and they told the young ladies that they were spirit ualists, which explanation was ac cepted and now the ladies are having lots of fun. Several times they have invited there friends to witness the capers that are cut in their room at night, after they have reired. The parents of the yonng women are very much alarmed over the matter, as they do not believe in spiritualism. It is said that the spirits will obey any command *of the ladies. Several nights ago a table was made to climb the wall of their room.?Charleston Post. Judge Mciver Will Resign. The neswpapers have had something to say of the probability "of Judge Mciver resigning the office of Chief Justice. Some of them, notably the Baptist Courier, seem to think that Judge Mciver should hold on to his commission even if the impairment of his health or the infirmities of age should prevent their discharge of the duties of his office. In their sentimentality they would do Judge Mciver an injustice. The Judge"is a high man and scorns to continue in the office which his syco phants would, have him hold. The facts, as we understand, are Judge Mciver is 76 years of age.. He is suffering from a disease which to tally unfits him for his office. Con scious of this fact he conferred with his associates on the Bench, and pro posed to resign. It happened that the docket was small?not more than two-thirds of the usual number of cases?and his as sociates kindly volunteered to do the work. Later, his son, seeing that there was no possibility of his father's recovery, wrote to the members of the Court expressing his father's deter mination to resign. They examined the law, and found that the Gover nor had no authority to appoint a suc cessor. They then recommended that he hold his commission until the meeting of the Legislature, when if he choose to resign the resignation eould be sent to that body, who alone has authority to appoint or elect a successor. From a statement of facts it will be seen that all whimpering about pre mature ccndidates is no more appro priate than would be the same maudlin talk of candidates for any office which is known will become va cant at an early date. If Judge Mc iver should live until the meeting of the Legislature he will resign. The vacancy is certain. So, wherein are the gentlemen who may be competent and willing to fill the office to blame for the mentien of tbeir names in connection with the office? Except for the possibility of having a favorite of their own for the place, we are unable to assign a cause for the pre tended virtuous indignation at the can didacy of any man to fill any office. . It occurs to us that any suggestion that Judge Mciver would hold a com mission after he was unable to dis charge the duties thereof is to make an imputation against a man who re presents all that is best and most honorable in South Carolina. Any slurs against "he gentlemen whose names have been suggested as his suc cessor are gratuitous and without warrant in facts. Could they elsewhere have originated than in a fool head or a malicous heart??Abbeville Press and Banner. Saluda, October 30.? The Saluda High School building, a well arranged two-story brick structure, was burned to the ground at 11 o'clock last night. Rudyard Kipling is probably the first poet to have one of his works form an item in a government's cable bill. His "Our Lady of che Snows," was, it is said, cabled at one shilling a word from London to Otawa at the expense of the Canadian government. A Thanksgiving Dinner. Heavy eating is usually the first cause of indigestion. Repeated attacks inflame the J mucous membrane^, lining the stomach, ex poses the nerves of the stomach, producing a swelling after eating, heartburn, head ache, sour risings and linally catarrh of the stomach. odol relieves the inflammation, protects the nerves and cures the catarrh. Kodol cures indigestion, dyspepsia, all stomach troubles by creansing ard sweet ening the glands of the stomach. J. S. Hsghson & Co. * ? WONDERFUL GROWTH. Boy's Head Weighs More Than His Body and Limbs. This town can truthfully boast of one of the most wonderful freaks of nature in the personage of George Randall, a white boy 6 years old. He weigh 65 pounds. His body and legs weigh only 15 pounds. Ever since he arrived at the age of 12 months his head has been rapidly outgrowing his body, and his parents say that his body has not increased a particle in size and weight during the past four years. He is really nothing but skin and bones. He is very fond of meats and does not eat much of other foods. Now and then he drinks coffee and milk. While he is in perfect health, to all appearances, and has been so, with the exception of one illness two years ago, he does not appear to grow and thrive, and his ? parents do not be lieve that he will live long. Often he cannot hold up his head, and most of the time he prefers lying in bed be cause his head is so heavy. He is well educated for a boy of 6 years. He readily reads newspapers and prefers them to books. He can neither write nor read writing. He says he has no desire to do so. His mind is very active and quickly catch es on to anything that transpires in his presence. He is very sensitive, and refused for some time before he consented to allow* his picture to be taken. A theatrical manager of New York city, who spent a winter here, offered the parents 875 per week for the boy for three months, but before the parents 'jould answer the boy replied that he would not leave home at any price. George can be seen any day near this town, and all these facts are well known to the people living near the Randall family. He is a great curiosity to all who see him.?Ellen boro, ( . C. ) correspondence to Atlanta Con si tution. St. Jezebel in Original Form. (From the Baltimore Sun. ) The famous St. Jezebel narrative is one of the choice stories of a present Bishop of Baltimore. It was just after the civil war and one of the church bodies was endeavoring to establish colored churches with colored pastors in the South. There was a lack of men qualified to be ordained. In this emergency the churchmen decided to ordain several colored men who were recognized exhorters among the colored parishes and known to be men of piety. Some slight preliminary examination was deemed advisable, however, and they were questioning a candidate to learn what qualifications he possessed Of Moses he knew that he had led the children of Israel through the wilder ness, David had been a King who played a harp, Paul wrote epistles, but vagueness of detail accompanied each. In despair the examiners asked the candidate to tell them something of his own accord that he did know fully and in detail. He said he knew the story of St. Jeza Belle and told it somewhat as follows : St. Jeza Belle she sat at an upper window of the Palace of Samaria looking out, and King Ahab he came riding along and he mighty mad and he say, "Throw her down!" and they threw her down. And he say, "Throw her down seven times" and they threw her down seven times. And he say, "Throw her down 70 times 7!" audit was done. And the dogs came and licked her sores, and of the remains they gather ed twelve baskets full and whose wife shall she be in the-resurrection? Those truck farmers who have been foresighted enough to save their egg plants until now are very happy. This delicious vegetable is now selling in New York a $2 a crate. W. C. Blount, who is one of the foresighted ones is making a heavy shipment to-, day. He says that it has been some trouble to save the plants, but he has been able to sell a few from time to time on the local market at a profit a,nd now, he skims the cream off the northern markets.?Florence Times. The British Museum owns the larg est book in the World and the small est. The largest is an atlas of the fif teenth century. It is seven feet high. Between the generous leaves a tall man's head is hidden. Its stout bind ing and ponderous clasps make it seem as substantial as the walls of a room. The smallest is a tiny "Bijou Al manac," less than an inch square, bound in dainty re5 morocco and easily to be concealed in the finger of a lady's glove. These two extremes of the printer's art might well stand at the beginning and the end of the amazing thirty-seven miles of shelves filled with books, which make upa part of the printed treasures of the great English library. "Whatever may be said about Dowies' religion, everyone will have to admit that it is profiable to him. He now owns $24,000,000 worth of real estate. Greenwood is rejoicing in the comple tion of a first class sewerage system at $10,000 less that was the estimated cost. Cat this cut and lake it to Dr. . J. China's drug store and get a free sara ple of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, the best physic. They cleanse and invigorate the stomach, improve the appetite and regulate the bowels. Celu lar size, 2">c. per box. Dr. A. J. China. A revolt among negro voters in Illi nois is threatened, in the Cairo dis trict a candidate for the Legislature has been nominated by the negroes. At the Convention of Jackson County negro Republican clubs, held at Car bondale on Saturday, two committees were appointed, one to wait upon the legislative candidates and demand from theni a pledge that negroes shall receive some public recognition, and a similar committee to wait upon the countv candidates with a like demand. CASTOR IA l'or Infants and Children. Be Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the SIM x/ffy? s? Signature of Ct&a&Y MR. KRUGER'S MEMOIRS. I - ! Scathing Exposure of Great Brit ain's Deceitful Policy. London, October 30.?It is expected that a second installment of extracts from the "Kruger Memoirs" will be published today. It is understood that the memoirs give a narrative of the Ex-President's career, but do not go deeply into poli tical or diplomatic aspects, or advise the Boers as to the best policy to be pursued after Mr. Kruger's death. A striking feature of the memoirs is a revelation of the jealousies which existed before the war between in habitants of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State and the Cape Colony Boers, which prevented any thing like a satisfactory mutuai under standing. Mr. Kruger takes pains to prove that he did his utmost to smooth matters over and prevent the war, but the Boers' inborn antipathy to foreign interference proved to be too strong for him. Mr. Kruger closes his memoirs with the words : "I am convinced that God will not forsake His people, even although it often appears so, and I acquiesce in the will of the Lord, knowing He will not allow an afflicted people to perish. The Lord hath all the earth in His hands, and He turneth them whither so ever He will. This aspiration is a clue to the con tents of the whole book, which is less a source of historical information, throwing new or striking light upon the events dealt with, than a "human document of psychological value, " re vealing the personal traits of the Ex President. The memoirs are but a sketchy summary of past events with Mr. Kruger's personal comments thereon,. The instalment of the memoirs pub lished by the Times this morning con tains some interesting lights concern ing Mr. Kruger's opinion of various men prominent in South African his tory. The Ex-President was once in vited to meet Sir Bartle Frere. He replied he would be quite willing to do so if he. were told which Frere it was. He declared he Knew four Fr?res, and explained this remark by describing different aspects of Sir Bartle Frere's character, as presented by Blue Books, etc., saying some of his character istics were friendly, while others were inimical, to the Boers. Mr. Kruger describes the "Jesuitic al" Cecil Rhodes as the "curse of South Africa." He says: "No matter how base or contempti ble, be it lying, bribery or treachery, all and every means were welcome to him." Lord Milner he describes as a "typical Judge, autocratic beyond en durance." Mr. Kruger declares that Colonial Secretary Chamberlain was undoubted ly the late Cecil Rhodes's accomplice in the Jameson raid, and that Mr. Chamberlain appointed Lord Milner British high commissioner of South Africa with the direct intention of driving matters to extremes. "This tool of Mt. Chamberlain," says Mr. Kruger, "carried out his mission faithfully and turned South Africa into a wilderness." British policy in general, the former President of the Transvaal sums in the following sentence : "Lies,treachery, intrigues and secret investigations againt the governments of the republlics. ' These have always been the distinguishing marks of Eng lish policies." Mr. Kruger declares that the Transvaal National Union was under Mr. Rhodes's influence from its very inception, and describes it as having, from the very outse;, used the demand for the franchise as a cloak for designs against the Republic. He describes how, after the Jameson raid, when the Republic was practically defence less, he became convinced of the necessity of preparing for war and gradually accumulated war maerials. This was especially the case after the British Parliamentary inquiry into the raid, which, Mr. Kruger s'ays, showed Mr. Chamberlain's complicity. Mr. Kruger contends that his institution of reforms -in 1899 probably started Mr. Chamberlain and impelled Great Britain to hurry on the crisis for fear of losing a pretext for war. A Case of Conscience, A story is told of a Maryland priest and his advice to a penitent, which perhaps ought not to get to the ears of an austere Bishop, but which is a gem in its.way. The penitent was a young theoloigcal student, who was also a foot ball en thusiast and tbe-commander of a team engaged in a very hot contest. The game was a tie, dependent on a grand rush to secure tiie victory. It was a man-to-man contest, and the young Bishop into embryo, with all the tire of those militant churchmen of old who rode in armor, with blazing eyes, in into the thick of the fight, cried out to his squad: "Do your d-dst! Do your d?dst? !" But when the exultation of victory had passed off and calm reflection had restored the youngster to his normal state of mind conscience troubled him as it has troubled many another man after giving way to thy excitements of the flesh. Ho felt that he had done wrong and should atone for it. In his trouble he went very penitently to a priest who hud witnessed the exciting struggle on the college campus and was hardly done rejoicing over the result, for he was a backer of the side who won. The conscience-stricken student apologetically said : "rather, 1 fear that in my excitement I did very wrong and said things I should not have said. ' ' "What did you say?" "I urged our side to do their d?dst. What penance shcnldl do?" "Well, do your d? -dst." The wisdom, the wit and the consol ation of tho advice were gratifying. It showed him that he had consciously done no wrong, and if he had the maxim of the homeopathists s'"oald be ap plied to the case ?similia similibus enrantur. ? Liberal Offer. The underpinned will ^ive a free ?ampie of ChamberlaiuV Stomach and Liver Tab lets to any one wr.niin^ a reiial>le remedy for disorders of .the stomach, biliousne s or constipation. This is a new remedy and a good one. Dr. A. J. China. FLEECED BY MARRIAGE FAKIR. Postoffice Inspectors Break Up an Agency. St. Louis, Mo., October 30. ?In the arrest of W. W. Chinn last night by the inspectors of the Postoffice De partment the officers believe they have bagged a man who has been fleecing people in all sections of the country to the extent of 3200 a day. Today Chief Inspector Diel went through the cor respondence on file in Chinn's office, and" found that hundreds of men and women had paid him a fee of 85 to be introduced to wealthy widows and widowers in search of a husband or wife. Thousands of photographs were in stock to be sent to the victims of the game. Inspctor Diel says that the receipts of the office here have been 8100 per day for the month, and Chinn has operated*sorne time. Died on the Day He Expected to. Winchester, Va., October 30.?Mr. John L. Whiteman. owner of the famous Hackwood farm, renowned as the central figure in the batttle of Win chester September 1, 1864, died at 10 o'clock this morning from paralysis of the heart. The death of Mr. Whiteman occur red nnder peculiar circumstances. Yesterday he had a premonition that he would not live long. Deeply im pressed with this conviction he came to Winchester from his home, two miles northeast of the city, and closed up all of his business affairs. Yester day evening he returned home and made the statement to his wife that he would be dead before sunset today. Shortly after 5 o'clock this morning Mrs. Wheitman was awakened by hearing a strange noise and found her husband in a dying condition. He expired shortly after. Showing the South. A demonstration of what Southern lands may produce was given in the exhibit made by the Southern Railway at the Ohio State Fair last month. The Homestead of Des Moines,- Iowa, commenting upon the exhibit, said : "The cry of the time fcis for cheap land?cheap in price, but rich in pro ductiveness. Land has become so high in the middle West that farmers are looking elsewhere for a more favor able location where they can become owners, and not renters. The South ern States are offering some exception ally good bargains in land values and in locations that are easily accessible to railroads. Fair visitors were*"amaz ed to see what can be raised in South ern States, and especially was this noticeable in the many varieties of grain. The showing of fruit could not be excelled anywhere, and the grasses grown for fodder were the equal of anything in that line. There is a fine field for the Northern farmer in the South, and many of those who have gone down there have made a great success of their farming. These lands are suitable for every branch of agri culture, and can be purchased at a very low figure. This is especially so in the States of \Tirginia, the two Caro linas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. Mr. John F. Olsen, who had charge of this fine exhibit on the fair grounds, said that the people of the North were fast find ing cut that a good farm in the South was very valuable, and that other grains besides cotton con Id be grown at a profit. No section of the United States can offer a better place for stock-rasing, at a less cost, than the South. Water and pasture are in abundance. Not an acre of this land requires irrigation to make it produc tive." Southern congressmen are being writ ten to by constituents who desire in formation about the silk worm indus try. The Agricultural Department at Washington has collected literature on the subject and numerous persons are interested in it. Many years ago there was quite a craze on the subject at the north. Mulberry trees were set out in large numbers but as far south as New Jersey they were killed by frost. The south is the proper place for this industry, and we believe it would prove a successful venture down here. It is an industry that can very well employ women and children. We understand that the North Carolina experiment station is giving some^at tention to the matter, and estimates that in 50,000 families the product of four to five ounces of silk worms could be cared for, without any hindrance to other work As the United States now manufactures and uses more silk than any'other country, it seems right that some of it should be pro duced here.. I: yon are billions and seeking adviser", Take CeWitt's Little Early Risers, Just before going to bed. Yen will find o:i the morrow. You are rid of your sorrow? That's all : just'enough said. These famous pills do not gripe, but move the bowel? gently and easily, cleans ing the liver. Their tonic effect gives strength to the glands, preventing a return o? the disorder. J. S. Hughson & Co. Rocky Mount, N. C, Oct. 30.?This ? morning at 7:30 o'clock Mr. J. W. : Philips, ex-chief of police, committed < suicide by a pistol shot through the | brain. He left his home on Franklin i Street as usual without any intimation ! of his purpose. Before reaching his place of business he stopped in one of : the mo?-t prominent business streets j and, pressing the pistol to his temple, j emptied one chamber into the front; lobe of the brain, causing immediate j death. One Minute Cough Cure Is the only harmless cough care that j gives quick relief. Cures coughs, coids, ' croup, bronchitis, whooping cough, pneu- | inonia, asthma, Iagrippe and ail throat, ; chest and lung troubles. I got soaked by rain, says Gertrude E. Fenner, Muncie, Ind.. . and contracted a severe cold and cough. I failed rapidly ; lost 43 lbs. My druggist recommended One Minute Cough Cure. The first botti? brought relief: several core 1 me 1 am back to my old weight, 14S lbs. One Minute Cough Care cuts the phlegm, r< heves the cough, at once, draws out iuilammation, cure-* croup. An ideal remedy for children. J. S. Hughson & Co. -^mv-?? Remember the 15c Books at Osteen's Book Store. Southern Negro Farmers. (From the Southern Workman. ) According to the last census 1 >0,000 negroes in the South now own farms and 23,000 more are part owners. Of all farms deriving their principal in come from cotton, 49.1 per cent are cultivated by negroes, of rice farms 37.3 per cent., of sugar farms 14.S per cent. In addition to growing cotton, rice and sugar, the negroes of the South are extensively engaged in grow ing vegetables, fruits and tobacco and in conducting small farms classed as miscellaneous. Farms belonging to negroes are usually smaller than those of the whites. Tbey are much poorer, too, in buildings, stock and general equip ment. Their managers have not so good a training for business nor equal ability with the whites in carrying on the higher processes of farming. So their work is apt to be of the common and simpler kinds. Thus, the average value of domestic animals for white farmers is $603, while for negroes it is only 8135. in dairying white farmers out-number the negroes ten to one. White farmers have a much larger number of horses, while negroes more often get along with one or two mules. White farmers in the South own some 5,000,000 sheep, while the negroes have only about 50,000 a reason for which is said to be the negroes' fond ness for dogs that will not allow the sheep to live. White farmers raise three times as much poultry per farm as the negroes and twenty times as many bees. - The V.'rons Roil. Immediately after a wedding which took place in Washington the best man started for South Africa, where ho re mained more than a year. On his re turn, says a writer in Harper s Mag azine, he was given a'dinner and wore evening clothes for the first time since the wedding. In the midst of the evening, fum bling in his waistcoat pocket, he as tonished himself and his friends by pulling out a -hundred dollar bill. Where had it come from? sudden thought iiashed across his mind. The next morning he went to the clergyman who had married his friends. "Do you remember marrying Mr. Ar- j m?tnge and Miss Bently about a year ago?" Oh. perfectly/' replied the clergy man, "? see them constantly at my I church." -TVell, will you pardon me if 1 ask j you a delicate question in strict con j ?dence. How much did you receive j s vor." fee?" :] will return frankness with fra::!; noss." relumed the clergyman, smiling ! wMmsdeaily. "It was the strange::: fee \'.:-M ever came my way. After the ceremony the best ma::, with a pro fusion cf thanks, s?pped into my hand a smali silver of plug to? aceo wrapped in a wad cf pararan papar!" When .'Icore is'un;;. a singing his own songs Moore al tered the arrangement cf the airs and sung the tirsi part of each verse twice over it the beginning instead of as a refs in at the end. In that glorious song of his, "Oh. the Light Entranc ing!'" Moore's own singing of it was a matchless treat. With head upraised, he seemed almost to revel in the fresh morning light as he gazed on the *'sight entrancing," and his eye spar kled as "hies arrayed with helm and blade" seemed to pass before him, while a deeper feeling awoke as the passion of the song came upon him. Iiis voice, cue cf infinite modulation, but of small compass, rose clear and thrilling to its highest pitch as he sang: Go aslc yon despot whether His armed bands could brins such hands And hearts as ours together. His song was an inspired recitative, and he seamed to improvise as he ran his fingers ever the notes, and as the tide cf thought came over him it was poured f< rth in harmonious cadences of exquisite variety. Had he been tied to a chair, with the added doom of a prosy companion, he would have ex ploded and gone off like a rocket or a bottle of sparkling champagne.?-West minster Review. The Weather Man's rerqai-siies. "I have just served sixteen subpoenas on Uncle Sam's weather man," said a process server at the county court house the other day, "and handed him sixteen half dollars to legalize the com mand that he appear to give evidence in that many cases and ?1<*> to enforce the dire.-: ion that he bring the weather records along. "Do you know, he is much in de maud ;;s a witness? There are hun dreds cf cases, especially in the aeci cient and negligence actions in the city court, in which it is necessary to prove what was the slate of the weather at the time of the accident, ami obvious ly the man to give that information to the jury is the observer of the local weither station, for he has the records nv. at the time to show indisputably whether it was raining or whether the sun was shining. "Sometimes this duty keeps the weather man on the jump. I have ; ". :: him to give testimony in six or eigh; cases in a day and to earn wit ness fees far in excess of his salary. 1 presume these fees are his perqui sites, and I know ti;ar the lump sum in a year is a handsome amount."?New Verl; Times. Jumped on a Ten Penny Nail. The little daughter of Mr. J. N. Powell jam ned on an inverted rake nnde of ten penny nails, and thrust one nail entirely through her foot and a second one half way through. 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D.. and all orders must be accompanied by cash. Address all communications to E. A. LACKEY, angag-to Hamlet, N. C. THE BANK OF SUMTERj sumter, s. c. City and County Depository. Capital stock paid in, $75.000 00 Undivided surplus, 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockhold ers in excess of their stock, 75.000 00 Transacts a general banking business; also has a Saving Bank Department. De posits of si and upward received. Inter est allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually. W. F.'b. HAYNSWORTH, President. Maeiox Moxse, W. F. Rhame, Vice-president. Cashier. Jan. 31. 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 DeLoriiie's Driiir Stare. CHI CHESTER'S ENGLISH ZSOBtiOD UliS ;??;> . *J^{?:.i:?r: :-_ ., ? . ?*t? ? , ^ ' TAX NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the books will be open for payment of taxes in my office in the Court House from Oct. 15th through December o 1st. 1902. The regu lar levy for State, county and constitu tional school taxes amounting to eleven and one-half mills, except the additional levies for school purposes, noted below, viz : School District No. 1?2 mills. " Schot;'. District No. 2?2 mills. School District No. 3? 2 mii is. School District No. 5?1 mill. School District No. 12?2 mills. School District Xo. 1??2 mills. School District Xo. 17?1 mill. School District Xo. 18?2 mills. ?School District No. 20-4 mills. School District Xo. 22?4 mili?. School District Xo. 23?4 mills. IT. L. SCARBOROUGH. Treasurer Sumter County. Get S? ? P I S OTS C U R E F OR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAIS. ? Best Couch Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. " Sold by drugsisis. ^.i CON SUM T?O