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E STfiiKE COMMISSIONERS. investigation of Mines Con eluded. hanoy City, Pa., Nov. 5.?The acite coal strike commission end ; tour of observation of the coal in tha Panther Creek valley t? md the members of the party retain to their hornee tomorrow vili meet again at Scranton on i? to take the testimony of the rs. The biggest day's work of a ti re trip was accomplished today the commissioners made a corn inspection o? two large collieries tour of the district lying be i Mount Carmel and this city, working days have been consum ir? veling from place to place in anthracite coal regions. In all :mmissioners were lowered into mines in. varying conditons, and through several breakers. iong tho- points visited was the ie Bill colliery of the Philadel :>nd Reading Coal company a few < from.-Shenandoah. This is one best mines in the entiie an ite field"and is equipped with all rn appliances. The bottom of iaft is 730 fest below the surface, curing their two hours stay in the ings, the commissioners went c a mile and a half from the Tho ^whistle blew the noon just as. the party came to the :e. At .the breaker nearby the ?ssioners talked with boys, whose were black from coal dust, ei Gray, and Bishop Spalding .'d the ?nost interested in the lads rave some of them small coin, ^n the -arbitrators visited the No. iery of the Lebigh.Coal and nav >n company of Coaldale. The en tr. e to the mines was through a J ari which is a horizontal opening :ae base of a mountain. About jet inside.-the an-trance the party owered by means of a shaft to the m, which is 850 feet down. The proved to be quite wet and every a the party got more or less of a va- ng. After leaving the mine a dum )?r of idle men. workers crowded arcuad Chairman Gray of the commis si and told them that they had beer> discriminate.! against by the cor any in the matter of getting their ol? -aces back. They said Superin tend -nt Banner would not take them back for some reason unknown to thei:; and : that other men had been give: . their positions. On the other ghand company officials claimed that they have not -enough work at this " tim^ for all the men on account of the repair work now being done in the mines. Judge Gray listened to tbem but made no comment; ' Interesting Bit of History. The Raven Inn, an old hostelry at Hook, near Basingstroke, England, is advertised for sale. The inn was built in 1653 and still' retains its quaint old half-timbered work, over hanging gables and small windows. The house gained a wide notoriety in . the latter part of the eighteenth century during the American War of Indepen- * <ience through being the residence and place of capture of the famous "'Jack, the Painter," who roused the whole country in 1773 by his deliberate attempts to fire dockyards and ship ping. He succeeded at Portsmouth, where $300,000 damage was done, also at Bristol, but was foiled at Plymouth. So great was the scare that in response to a reward of $2,;300 offered by the government for h?3 capture the whole country was on the alert, and he was run to earth and captured in this inter esting old house and eventually hang ed and gibbeted at Portsmouth. His real name was James Aitken. Death of George Vest, Jr. Washington, November 6.?George Vest, Jr., son and private secretary of Senator Vest, of Missouri, died at .the Columbia Hotel, in tihs city, this morning, between the hours of 3 and 6 o'clock. He went to the hotel at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and was seen last by .the night clerk at 3 o'clock this morning, when he asked for water. He complained of feeling ilL When the clerk called at the room, soon after 6 o'clock he found Mr. Vest dead. Dr. Frederick H. Morhart, of the Emergency Hospital, was called and said that Mr. Vest expired not later than 5 o'clock. The immediate cause of death was convulsions due , to acute gastritis. Mr. Vest was about 42 yars old. He leaves a wife and chil dren. No Peace in Venezuela. Willemstad, Island of Curacoa, No vember 6.?The re pert of a great vic tory over the insurgents spread by the Govenment of Venezuela was incor rect. The priests refused to ring the bells of the'ehurchee in celebration of the alleged defeat of the Matos forces and the police were compelled to ring them. The'revolutionary army simply withdrew from San Mateo and on Fri day last passed through Villa de Cura, going towards Cuba, which commands the mad to Los Teque, where 2,000 re volutionists are now engaging a Gov ernment force which protected the Ex ecutive of Venezuela, whose where abouts is unknown. Augusta, Ga., Nov. ?.?The matter of building a levee around the city of Augusta was favorably decided upon by the city council at a meeting last night, when they referred the resolu tion of th6 citizens to^the finance com mittee to devise ways and means for constructing the levee. The protec tion from high waters of the Savannah river, such as has been experienced in past years, and which have done considerable damage to the city, especially in 1888, will cost about $100,000 and the favored plan for rais ing this amount is by a special tax levy oe one-half o? 1 per cent, on the city's tax digest, to be paid in two uLa-=t winter an infant child of mine had cronp i? a violent form," says Elder John W. Rogers, a Christian Evangelist, of Filley, Mo. "I gave her a few doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and in a short time all danger was past and the child recovered." This remedy not only cures croup, but when given as soon as the first symptoms appear, will prevent the at tack. It contains no opium or other harmful substance and may be ?r?ven as confidently to a baby as to an r d ?t. For sale by ?. J. China. THE STRIE ABBITfUTOBS. Decide ?o Take a Week's Rest After Seven Days Hard Work. Philadelphia, Nov. 6.?Chairman Gray, "Recorder Wight, Brig. Gen. Wilson and Mr. Parker, four of the seven members of the anthracite strike commission, and Assistant Recorder Moseley and Neill arrived here late this afternoon from the coal regions where they have just ended a week's tour of the coal bolt. From here Mr. Gray went to his home in Wilming ton," Del., and Commissioner Parker departed for New York, while Mr. Wright, Gen. - Wilson and the other members of the party left for Wash ington on the Baltimore and Ohio rail road: Commissioner Clark left the party at Reading, Pa., and started for Chicago. Bishop Spalding left the party and Commissioner . Watkin re turned to^Scranton. The commissioners finished the work in good physical condition, and separated in the best of spirits. They have gained much information of the regions visited, and during the interim they will look over statitics which some of them"have in their possession. The comissioners will meet again at Scranton on November 14, when the hearing of the miners side of the case will be begun, after they have concluded their case the operators will make their defense, after which the mine workers probably will be again heard in rebuttal. JOY 18 Ml ANDERSON SOME. After 26 Years of Waiting the Storks Come in Pairs. Special to The State. Anderson, Nov. 6.?The happiest man in Anderson County at the present writing is Mr. W. W. Moore, a promi nent citizen of the Piedmont section. Mr. Moore was married in 1876?just 26 years ago. He and his wife have lived happily together ever since, but no children had ever come to bless nis home. Mr. Moore is on the shady side of the half century mark and his wife is in her 50th year. He had about made up his mind that the fates had been unkind to him, and that he would remain childless, but it is a long lane that has no turning, and last Thursday night his wife presented him with twins?a boy and a girl. The mother and little one are getting along nicely, and Mr. Moore himself is in good shape. These fact are given by people of that community, and Mr. Moore him self was in town today. He is natural- i ly overjoyed on account of *his great good fortune. "The people of the city ; of Anderson are building cotton, mills : and trolley lines," he said today, j " but the Piedmont side of the county is not to be sneezed at I wouldn't < swap my fortunes for all the cotton j mills and trolley lines in the country. ' ' THE NEXT HOUSE Will be Republican by About > Thirty Majority. j New York, Nov., 6.?Congressman Overstreet, secretary of the Republican congressional committee, announced today that 206 Republican members | had been elected beyond all doubt, that the Democrats had elected 170, and . that there were ten districts where on account of incomplete returns the re salt was doubtful. These ten districts are: First Cali fornia; Twenty-fourth Illinois; Fifth Minnesota; Eighth and Tenth North Carolina; Seventh Alabama; - Nevada; Ninth Virginia, and Thir- \ teenth and Sixteenth Missouri. The ; first ?ve named are now represented in ; congress .by Republicans and the last j five by Democrats. , The Republican candidates in both the doubtful North Carolina districts, Mr. Overstreet said, had wired him . today that they-were elected ; also the Republican nominee in the Twenty- 1 fourth Illinois. This left seven districts ? altogether in doubt. ! With 206 members in congresss the Republicans would have a majority of 1 26._^ ^ ^_j Cut this out and ?ake it to Dr. A. J. ! China's drug store and get a free sani- < pie of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver ? Tablets, the best physic. They cleanse 1 and invigorate the stomach, improve the 1 appetite and regulate the bowels. Regu- < lar size, 25c. per box. Dr. A. J. China. Lancaster, Nov. 4.?Miss Ida Craig, a young lady about 20 years of age, living about eight miles in the j county, put an end to her life by drinking carbolic acid this morning about 3 o'clock. She had been using ; the acid for toothache, and the sup- , position is that after retiring for the ! night she dr?nk the contents of the bottle, which was a small one with only a small quantity of the acid ? diluted therein. The young lady had ? been complaining during the day and it is probable her mind had become unbalanced from ill health. To the Public. Allow me to say a few words in praise of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I had a very : severe cough and cold and feared I would get pneumonia, but after taking the sec- ; ond dose of this medicine I felt better, three bottles of it cured my cold and the ; pains in my chest disappeared entirely. I am most respectfully yours for health, Ralph 8. Meyers, 64-Thirty-seventh St., i Wheeling, W. Va. For sale by A. J. China. New York, Nov. 5.?Complete revis ed lists today of the dead ano injured victims of the explosion of fireworks in Madison Square last evening show that 12 persons were killed and about 80 injured. Several of these are prob ably fatally hurt, and many others are today in a serious condition. Hon. U. X. Gunter, Jr., the new attorney general of South Carolina, will appoint Mr. W. H. Towsend, of Barnwell, as his assistant. Mr. Townsend is the code commissioner of the State. A Liberal Offer. The undersigned will give a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab lets to any one wanting a reliable remedy for disorders of the stomach, biliousness or constipation. This is a new remedy and a good one. Dr. A. J. China. THE NEWS OF MAV^SVILLE. Prizes Won at State Fair?Successful Tobacco Farming?Building Up the Town. Mayesville, Nov. 7.?At the State Fair last week, our exhibits were very successful in carrying off prizes. Miss Mamie Anderson received first prize on fancy work. Mr. E. M. Wilson secured $30 in prizes on his colts and horses, and Mr. Moscow Boykin received $65 as prizes on his fine cows : his English Devon bull i carrying off first prize. Glen "Almo," \ Dr. C. E. King's famous stallion, ? figured in the races. A good number of ? our citizens attended the Fair and re- j port a pleasant time. The tobacco warehouse here is about to close a very successful season, near- j ly a million pounds of the weed be.ing sold. Prices ranged from 7 to 50 cents ! and gave entire satisfaction to all con- j cerned. One planter sold his ten acre crop here for $1400, and another sold a one acre cfop for $150. Tobacco ! will be planted quite extensively around here next year, and the crop promises to become a most important one. Mr. A. A. Srauss is preparing to erect two residences on his property on Salem street. More houses and store rooms are much needed and will be quickly rented here. Other enter prising citizens should make such in vestments. The building for the Bank of Mayes ville is riearing completion, and when finished will present a handsome ap pearance, being creditable to any town. Mr. Robt. Chaffin, our cashier, is a most efficient officer and is very popular among our citizens. The live trustees of the Mayesville High School are having the school building repainted and nicely fitted up in up-to-date style. The lower floor will be furnished as a public hall for entertainments and public meetings. Such a hall properly fitted up will supply a long-felt want in this town. The school has a large attendance this session and is doing good work under the direction of the able teachers Prof. E. E. Thornwell and' Miss Manette McCutchen. All lines of business have been good this fall and, while the rush season is nearly over, our merchants seem to be well satisfied. Cotton receipts have been somewhat light lately and the crop aronnd here is about all gathered. The Ladies Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church held its an nual services and thank offering on Sunday evening, the Rev. J. E. Ste venson conducting the services. A collection of over $30 was received, which will help toward defraying the traveling expenses of Rev. L. O. Mc Cutchen to Korea. The ladies of the Presbyterian Church will hold an oyster supper on next Wednesday evening. They will, also, give a musical entertainment during the holiday season. A play will probably be presented in the near future by the young people of the town. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence K. Sprott, 3f Clarenon County, visited Mrs. N. ? F. Mayes this week. Miss Maggie Barringer is quite sick at her sister's, Mrs. C. E. King. Mrs. M. A. Strauss, of Charleston, is visiting the family of Mr. A. A. Strauss. Mr. H. H. King, who has been sick with la grippe, is improving. Miss Bessie McKinney has accepted a position with Schwartz Bros, of 3umter. Mr. W. D. Mayes has been confined bo his room for several days with sick- ? Hess. * G. The Next House is Republican. Washington, Dec. 5.?'According to the latest returns the next house of representatives will be Republican. The Democrats have carried 178 dis tricts; Republicans 200, and 10 are doubtful. St. Louis, Nov. 5.?A special to The Post-Dispatch from Columbus, Neb., tells of the killing last Friday of a farmer name Gerhard Borchers, living several miles northeast of Humphreys, by Herman, a 14-year-old son, who ? cised a shotgun, which he had pur mased for that purpose. With the 1 help of two brothers, August, aged L0, and John, aged 8 years, Herman dragged the body of his father to a straw stack and set fire to it. This is the story secured by Sheriff Byrnes from the three children, who are in mstody. . A Thaoksgiving Dinner. Heavy eating is usually the first cause of Indigestion. Repeated attacks inflame the mucous membranes, lining the stomach, ex poses the nerves of the stomach, producing : a swelling after eating, heartburn, head ache, sour risings and finally catarrh of the stomach. Kodol relieves the inflammation, protects the nerves and cures the catarrh. Kodol cures indigestion, dyspepsia, all stomach troubles by cleansing and sweet- , ening the glands of the etomach. J. S. Hughson & Co. Wilmington, Del, November 6.? ! Complete returns from Sussex County show the election of Thomas W. Jeff erson, Democrat, as State Senator from the 5th district, by a plurality of seven votes over George E. Magee, ; an Adiek Republican, whom earlier reports decalred elected. There are 52 members of the Legislature, and the vote on joint ballot will be 27 Re publicans and 24 Democrats', the re suit in the 9th district, Kent County, being a tie. The Republicans will have a majority of one, but as seven are "regular Republicans," and opposed to Addicks's election, his ? chances of election to the United States Senate are still further reduced by Jefferson's election. One Miaute Cough Cure Is the only harmless cough cure that gives quick relief. Cures coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, whooping cough, pneu monia, a&thma, lagrippe and all throat, chest and lung trouble*. I got soaked by rain, says Gertrude E. Fenner. Muncie, Ind., and contracted a severe cold and cdTtgh. I failed rapidly ; lost 48 lbs. My druggist recommended One Minute Cough Cure. The first bottle brought relief ; se\-eral cured me I am back to my old weight, 148. lbs. One Minute Cough Cure cuts the phlegm, relieves the cough at once, draws j outdnfiammation, cures croup. An ideal I remedy for children. J. S. Hughson & Co. THE DRUGGISTS COMING. The Souih Carolinia Pharmaceutical As sociation to Meet Here November 20th. The semi-annual meeting of the South Carolina Pharmacuetical Asso ciation will meet in this city on Thursday, Nov. 20th. The meeting will last for one day only, but the local members of the Association, arc preparing to make the stay of the vis iting druggists so pleasant that tbey will come again and stay longer. The business sessions of the Asso ciation will be held in the rooms cf the Sumter Ciab, the first session being set for 12 o'eoek on the 20th in stant. An afternoon session will also be held, and perhaps one in the even ing, if there is any unfinished business, when the afternoon sesson adjourns, but the night meeting will of necessity be a brief one, for the "local members will gire a banquet that night and everything else will have to give way to the social side of the meeting. The officers of the association are : President, J. A. Barbot, Charleston ; Vice Presidents, W. . Zeigler, Charleston, and 0. A. Mathews, Goergetown : Secetary and Treasurer, Frank Smith, Charleston. The State.Board of Examiners will be in session on the 19th and 20fch for the purpose of examining any applic ants for licenses who may present themselves. WED6EFIELD HAPPENINGS. A Quiet Election?Personal Mention and Local News Notes. Wedgefield, S. C, Nov. 4.?Very little interest was taken in the elec tion today, which ought not to be the case, but folks,seem to think to vote for the primary is sufficent to elect our congressman. Such thoughts some day will cause us to be repre sented in Congress by a Eepublican. Dr. M. L. Parler spent Sunday and Monday at his home in Orangeburg County. Mrs. Eobert Brohun and son, Matt, spent several days in town last week. Wedgefield as usual was well repre sented in Columbia last week ; every body seemed to have enjoyed their trip. Miss Marie Hodges, of Orangeburg, is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. E. Hodges. Bev. Louis J. Bristow preached us an extraordinarily good sermon on last Sunday, no doubt partially due to the fact that numbered among the audience was one that he has recently taken unto himself to share his joys and trials, in the person of Miss Caroline Wiukler, of Summerville. We wish for them a long and happy life. Dr. F. M. Dwight spent several days in Georgia last week on busi ness. Mr. F. P. Burgees, buyer for Alex Sprunt & Son, bought 565 bales'of cotton one day last weelr^ 425 of this lot was bought from Messs. J. H. Aycock & Sons. Mr. F. E. Thomas, Jr. of Clemson College, spent Saturday and part of Sunday at home. Mr. Caldwell Thomas, who is num bered among Uncle Sam's sailors now, returned to Norfolk on Monday, his 10 days furlough having expired. Mayor's Court. The following cases were tried before Mayor Stuckey Thursday : Sidney Farmer, disturbance o:? the peace, beating his wife, etc. Guilty of disturbing the peace. Sentence, 55 fine. Walter Peterson, disorderly conduct. Guilty, $5 or 10 days. The trial of Farmer brought out the fact that he had not abused his wife as charged and was not responsible for her broken leg. The Farmer woman came home late at night in an intoxi cated condition and after a short time wanted to go out on the street again. Farmer refused to let her go and to keep her at home shut her up in a room. She opened the window and jumped out, breaking her leg. It was then the woman and children com menced the yelling that alarmed the neighborhood. Farmer admitted that he struck his wife while trying to put her in the room, yet there was no evidence to prove that he beat her cruelly or broke her leg. But the children told the Mayor a different story to the one they told on the night of the row. Help the Band. The mere fact that the Musical Fes tival to be held this month will be under the direction of the Second Regiment Band should be a sufficient guarantee that you will enjoy your self ; that it will be first class and that the cause is a good and praise worthy one. The idea is to have^the festival to assist in raising funds _ for the maintenance of the organzation, which is an addition to any town and one that should be kept up. Let the boys see that you appreciate a good thing by lending them all the assist ance possible. When the committee call on you be certain to do your part and you will feel much better that night on retiring with a clear con science. Killed in a Planing Mill. Martin Mclntosh, a young man about 18 years old, was killed Th?rs day in a planing mill at Alcolu. He was a son of Mr, Luther Mclntosh, of Lynchburg. Pardoned to Die. Columbia, Nov. 6.?Yesterday morn ing the governor granted a pardon to Wilson Dick who was convicted in Sumter in April, 1901, of the charge of having stolen goods in his posses sion and sentenced by Judge Wats to two years on the chaingang. The man was pardoned in view of the fact that his time has almost expired and the further and more important fact that he ??has developed a bad case of consumption and can live according to the doctors but a short time. If you are billions and seeking advisers, Take DeWitt's Little Early Risers, Just before going to bed. You will find on the morrow, You are rid of your sorrow? That's all ; just enough said. These famous pills do not gripe, but move the bowels gently and easily, cleans ing the liver. Their tonic effect gives strength to the glands, preventing a return j of the disorder. J. S. Hughson & Co. NEW KAOLIN BEDS. ; Columbia to Have a Plant for Waking Tabieware. Maj. W. A. Buckner of Snrater _ I had a very interesting exhibit of ? ' kaolin at the fair. Tbis clay is of a ! very fine quality and the beds are j located in Bichland county, about 14 j miles from Columbia and one raiie! : from a railroad line. Maj. Buckner i received a diploma although no pre ! mium had been offered. He says that be intends to develop j this clay bed and is organizing a stock I company. He says that he has been j verv much encouraged by the reports of expert pottery makers and has pret ! ty samples of pottery made from tbis j clay. Maj. Buckner declared laugh I ingly that he would not use this kaolin ! as an adulterant for flour or sugar as J is sometimes done. Another use for i kaolin is to be used as a sizing in the j manufacture of wall paper. It is to be hoped that Maj. Bucknar wil develop this kaolin bed, for this will indeed be a new industry for Co lumbia. There is no reason why table ware of this kind cannot be made and sold extensively in South Carolina. The sand hills around Columbia may some day be a source of wealth. There are said to be valuable deposits of yellow ochre"and other paint making clays in the sandhills.?State, Nov. i. A Bygone Character, Colonel "Jeerns."' He was a Colonel of the militia. As before stated, he was a stout man. There were three stout men in the community, the Colonel, Captain "JLishy" and the "Squire," who was the largest of the three. AH three were bald their scalps glittering like peeled onions, with ruddy complexions, and all lived to a good old age. They were men of marked personality, strong character, and extensive influ ence. The Squire was a justice of the peace and was so popular that he held the office during republican rule, and up j to his death. He was also a ministar of the Gospel a local preacher in the Methodist Church. The Captain was never anything save Captain of the militia and a stingy man, while the Colonel served several terms in the legislature. A plain blunt farmer, he was perfectly unsophisticated, and knew little of that finesse so prominent in more public men. He stood square ly on the constitution, especially that clause which reads "all men are creat-' ed equal." I doubt whether he ever called any man of his years "Mister." It is related of him that on one oc casion, while a member of the legisla ture, having met the immortal John C. Calhoun, he thus addressed him: "Well, Calhoun, how is your crop? "It is not known whether he fathered any bills but we may be well assured that he did good, honest work, fight ing all wild cat measures, using all his influence against anything that was not for the good of the common weaL He was a brave man, not afraid to express himself, and though he saw no service in the war he did full ser vice at home. When "Sherman's Baid" came through he did not take to the swamps, but stayed strictly at home. When the "Yankees" came to his house he was sitting on his piazza in a big arm chair, walking stick close by. None of them meddled him but one, a young scapegrace who started to search his pockets," Keep your hands off me, scoundrel" storm ed the Colonel, "or I will frail you with my stick." It is a remarkable fact that the young man, whether through rever ence or fear is not known, offered him no violence. The Colonel could enjoy a joke?at some one else's ex pense?and never lost an opportunity to have one, but sometimes the tables were turned, as the folowing anecdote will show. He met a~ old hag at a store and thus accosted her, "Well, Luce, you are not married yet." She replied "no, Jeems, I am waiting for you." In a flurry of temper he retorted "You won't get me, you won't get me, then turning to this son he said, "You tell that, sir, and I will put my stick on you." A nephew of his and a brother of the writer played a Christmas trick on the neighbors exchanging their horses. The next morning as my father sat down at breakfast the Colonel hailed at the gate "Hello John R, come out here." When my father asked him to come in he declared, "I havn't got time. Somebody has stolen my filly and left your mule at my house." He was in much distress and my father who was in utter ignorance of the facts in the case, could offer no con solation. Turning to his nephew who was present, the Colonel asked with much concern, "Bill, do you think I will ever get my filly?" When Bill replied that he hoped so, the Colonel said with great emphasis, "May the Lord grant it." But he no sooner found out the trick that had been played than, not entering at all into the" humor of the joke, he turned severely on Bill and said Bill, you won't do, yon won't do. Your daddy made the wrong boy a lawyer. He ought to have made you. You have one qualification now ; the lying part, I have a good mind to put my stick on you." His wife, Mary, a lineal descendant of a maid of honor to "Mary Queen of Scots," was the saintliest woman I ever knew. The Colonel was not so saintly, but he held family prayer night and morning without fail. It is related that he sometimes made this petition, "Lord, bless Lishy and his crop, Philip and his studies, Clara.and Belle in their domestic affai rsj and Lord, bless Mary, tor she is getting old and contrary." This, of course, was one of the many jokes on the Colonel, and had no real foundation. He was a pillar of strength that it was difficult to re place when he was taken away. Occasional. CASTOR i A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature ? PISOvS CURE FOR to CURF.S WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. : Cou&h Syrup. Tastes Good, in time. Sold by druggists. Use C ON S U MPT 1 O N The man who insures his life is wise for his famiiy. The man who insures his health is wise both for isis family and himself. You 2Esy insure hsa?tfc by guard ing it. it is worth guarding. At the first attack ot disease, which geaera?y approaches through the UVER and mani fests lise*! in innumerable ways ol? ? 1 H7 And save your health. This preparation contains all of the digestants and digests all kinds of food. It gives instant relief and never fails to cure. It allows you to eat all the food you want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. 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In ordering remember whisky cannot be shipped C. O. D., and all orders must be accompanied by cash. Address all communications to E. A. LACKEY, i3_em Hamlet, N. C. aus; THE BANK OF SUMTERj SUMTER, S. C. City and ,County Depository. Capital stock paid it, $75,000 00 Undivided surplus, 16,000 00 Individuai 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 $1 and upward received. Inter est allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, pavable semi-annually. W. F.*B. HAYNS WORTH, President. Mabion Moise, W. F. Khake, Vice-President. Cashier. Jan. 31. TURNIP SEED, Onion Sets-leading varieties. Also assortment of Seeds. Garden Havana Segars* Large line of fine Havana Segars. Toilet Articles. A choice line of Toilet and Fancy Goods to which atteri-, tion is invited at DeLonne's Drug Store. . cmCHESTER'S ENGLISH ERNYROYAL FILLS Original Only Ceaaine. "AFE. Alw?Ti r?li?kk. Ladle*. Dnutriii tor CHICHESTEITS ENGLISH is KED and Gold ??taUlc boxes. *ea>i witk ?Ia? ribbon. Take no otaer. Refuse B**eeraa? Sabotati?** aad imita Mam. ?ct of year DroggUi, or mo4 4e. in e?r Particular?, TeatJaenl&la and "Relief tot- Ladle*," m letter, by re turn Mali. 10.??. T?;k?oq??U. SMby Drnjjkw. C*lc*o?ter Ca?a!?al Co atepApar. Maat?? Kqaarc. PIULA.. PA. TAX NOTICE. i MaBtlt 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 31st, 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. School District No. 2?2 mills. School District No. 3? 2 mills. School District No. 5?1 mill. School District No. 12?2 mills. School District No. 16?2 mills. School District No. 17?1 mill. School District No. 18?2 mills. School District No. 20?4 mills. School District No. 22?4 mills. School Oistrict No. 23?4 mills. ' H. L. SCARBOROUGH, Treasurer Sumter County. Oct 8?