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PLAN TO NUZZLE PENNSYLVANIA PRESS. lew Lite! Law Denounced to the Governor by Editors. Would Make Actionable as Libel Statements not Defamatory, but Might be Slightly Incorrect. Harrisburg, April 21.-Every impor? tant newspaper in Pennsylvania was represented at the hearing today on the Grady-Salns libel bill, before Gov. Pennypacker in the House of Repre? sentatives. Attorney General Carson sat with the Governor throughout the hearing, ?ut neither indicated what would be the Governor's action on the measure. The opening speech was made by former Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith of The Philadelphia -Press, who said inpart: "The great folly of this bill is that it is utterly ineffective and futile for the purpose for which it is really designed, while it exposes reputable newspapers to the danger of costly, vexatious and black? mailing suits. The very essence of li * be! is that the publication shall be of a defamatory or injurious character The law now rightly holds a newspa? per responsible for publications of that nature. But this bill would incor? porate a new principle in the code. < It j would make any publication action? able, in which there has been negli? gence, even where there is nothing of a defamatory or injurions character. It does not require that "he matter be libellous. So this bili practically makes every incorrect publication ac? tionable, no matter what its character. " A great newspaper has fifty or more men on its staff. It has 500 correspon? dents. It has all the thousands 'of agencies of the Associated Press. Its intelligence comes to it through all these multiplied sources. This vast ma? chinery is an indispensable condition of modern journalism. Enforce the utmost vigilance, and how is it possible in human nature, with all these to prevent mistakes? . "In presentation of the news of the day errors will inevitably creep in. Such errors need not under this bill be libellous. They need only result ?from what may be called negligence, . and every error may be regarded as showing negligence at some point. !Kius every errr< every misprint, every mistake, in every single element of a statement, may be made the ground for a seit for damages. This bill is utterly powerless to stop the particular kind of i publications at which it aims, but encompasses legitimate publica? tions with an ulimited network of embarrassment snd vexation and would /cripple and curtail the presentation cf ?regular and proper news of the day." The libel provides that civil action .may be, brought against any owner or managing editor of any newspaper published in Pennsylvania, to-recover .damages resulting from negligence on rhe part of such owners or manag? ing editors, in publications affecting tfee character, reputation, or business of citizens. Compensatory damages may also be recovered for "physical and mental sufferings endured by in jured parties" whenever such publica? tion is given special prominence by the usc of cartoons, etc., the jury shall, ha ve the right to award punitive damages against the defendants. It also provides that every newspaper pub? lished in Pennsylvania shall publish on the editorial page the name of the pwner or owners, together with the name of the managing editor. < Mr. Frank A. Vanderlip, formerly Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, in an article on tbe Treasury, pub? lished in the current Scribner, gives this illustration of the methods by .which the politicians in Congress hamper the department : "The Government printing of cur? rency is done upon the same form of old-fashioned hand-press that was used when thc first greenback and the first national bank notes were turned out. The process is s-low and expen? sive. Thc growth rd the country created a ?emanri upon the bureau which i tv. as almost impossible to keep pace witb, and so it v.as decided to put in power presses to pnnt the backs of notes. An expenditure of ?25,000 was made, .with results so economical that a saving cf the whole cost of thc machines was effected ina few mom bs. Tests were made by mixing hand? printed and machine-printed, bills and submitting them, unmarked, to num? bers of expert money conni irs: r.ud invariably the machine printed bi 12s would be selectee! a> the best ox amples cf plate printing. " Labor organizations were oppo.?ed to rbis introduction.of power presses, hov. ever, and when Congress convened brought active pressure to bear at the Capitol, with the result that riders were tacked upon the appropriation bills prohibiting the expenditure of any appropriation for the maintenance of power presses; and this was done without any communication with the Secretary of the treasury on the part of either Senate cr House committee, without any opportunity for pre? senting the Treasury's side of the matter, and without any effort to secure information as a basis for intel? ligent legislation except such as was presented by labor leaders who were not even in the employ of the Govern? ment. " Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen? eral Joseph L. Bristow, who unearthed the frauds in the postoffice department leading to the suspension of Mr Tyner, is an expert in such matters. It was Mr. Bristow who went to Cuba to re? port on the postal frauds there and he is usually, chosen when there is any unpleasant investigation to be done. The excuse for giving him the assign? ment is the fact that he has under him a division of inspection which prac? tically amounts to a secret service. The real reason for his selection is that the President considers him ab? solutely honest No social, political or other considerations have any weight with him, official influence and opposition count for naught. Mr. Bris? tow is a Kansas politician and editor. HEW PRINCIPLE SET OP. A National Disgrace. i NEW ENGUNO FEARS SOUTH "Let as Save Our Cotton Mills From Southern Competition." LIEUT. GOV. CURTIS GUILD, JR. Addresses The Annual Meeting of The New England Cotton Manu? facturers' Association. Boston, Mass, April 22.-In an ad? dress of welcome today to the dele grates to the annual meeting of the New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association, Lieutenant Governor Curtis Guild, Jr, reviewed the gen? eral condition of cotton manufactur? ing in New England and made corn prisons between the industry in that section and in the South. He declared that in spite of competition New Eng? land held the sceptre of cotton manu? facture in this country, and called at? tention to the facts, which, he said, indicate one grave cause of unrest in this particular industry.. He quoted figures showing the increase in the number of active cotton spindles in the country from 1890 to 1902, and said it was idle to deny the fact that the rate of increase in the South was much swifter than in New England. He gave further figures showing that the South, in comparison with New Eng? land, pays five-eighths as many opera? tives a little over a third as much wages for operating about a third as many spindles and said : " Not proximi? ty of the cotton fields, not climate, but cheap labor, long hours, together with utter absence of excitement, and extreme moderation of action ex? plain the growth of the South. "By the substitution of fine goods for coarse goods in our factories, Mas? sachusetts has managed to put off the day of settlement, even to show an in? crease, but ultimately the day of set? tlement, must come and we must face and deal with conditions that have re? duced the spindles in some of our Northern States. Massachusetts, with the shortest time limit and the oldest age limit of any State in the Union, has to face the competition of States that limit neither age nor time. The solution of the problem is not in ad? mitting little children in the Masa chusetts mills nor in lengthening the hours in Massachusetts, but here and now to begin a crusade that the de? mand of humanity, enforced by law in Massachuseetts, shall b? enforcd by law in all the States. "Let us not drag Massachusetts down to the level of Alabama ; let us lift Alabama to the level of Massa? chusetts. Let us have uniformity of factory laws throughout the United States. It is idle for Massachusetts to stand alone with wise restrictions, when Alabama and South Carolina compete with the toil of infant fingers against the labor of men and women." After an address by President Fish a number of papers dealing with the technical and economic side of the cotton manufacturing business were read. The first of these was by Henry G. Kittredge, of Boston, on "The Supply of Cotton for Fine Spinning." He said there is no immediate cause for alarm that there will be a short? age in the supply of long staple cotton for the current demands of manufac? turers, but should the demand increase as it has within the last decade or so, the situation may be alarmingly changed, and the difficulty of securing a supply keenly realized. The consumption of cotton for fine spinning is confined almost wholly to that raised along the South Atlantic i coast and in the valley of the Missis? sippi River of the United States, and in the valley of the Nile, Egypt. What is grown elsewhere, as on the islands of the Pacific Ocean and in South America, is either too small in amount to be taken account of, or not suitable for fine spinning, though possibly possessing the necessary length of staple. To supply a possible deficiency in production of sea island or Egyptian cotton the most promising region is through the valley of the Mississippi River; but how much this can be j depended on is a mooted question, and if there or anywhere else the cultiva? tion has to be forced or carried on at an unusual expense, the cost of the product will prevent cr discourage its growth. It is well known that excel? lent cotton can be raised on the bot? tom islands of many of the rivers of our Southern States, but how far it can be extended at a cost that will induce its cultivation and be accept? able to the demands of manufacturers is uncertain. Ir is a commercial problem, he said, whether it pays to raise cotton exceeding 1% to 1%-xnch staple, with an average diameter of fibre ex? ceeding 1-1500 to 3-1800 of an inch. The time may come when it will. At the best, no doubt, the supply of these extra and extra fine grades will be al? ways very limited, and as yet they have not been produced anywhere orher than the islands of Sonth Caro? lina. It possibly will be a long time before much of these high grades will be wanted; the sea islands of South Carolina will long and perhaps forever be the nursery of the sea island or long staple cotton cultivation. Without an occasional renewal of seed from them, the growth cf long staple cotton else? where declines, whether it be in the interior of Georgia and Florida or in the Valley of the Nile. Other papers were on "Current Theories of Dyeing," by John W. Fries, of Winston-Salera, N. C. ; on "Gray Goods for White Lawn Work," by Daniel tyfoore Bates, Wilmington, Del: and on"the "Continued Develop? ment of the Northrup Loom, " by Gen. W. F. Draper, Hopedale. Descriptive papers wert? read by Charles J. Mc? Pherson, of South Framingham, Mass, on the "New Roller Cotton Gin," and by Clarence J. Messer, of boston, on "Local Transportation in Mill Eco? nomies." The report of the committee on fire tests of cotton bales, Edward W. Thomas, of Charlotte, N. C., and Wm. E. Hartshorne, of Lawrence, was also read. Forman University has been ruled out of the State Intercollegiate Athletic Association on accunt of charges of professionalism against four members cf the team. Magnolia Camp. W. of W., of Spar tanburg has added a brass band to the other attractions of the Camp. BRITISH DEFEAT IN AFRICA. Coi. Plunkett and Nearly all his Command Annihilated. London, April 23.-The war office to? day received from Brig. Gen. Man? ning, in command of the British forces in Somaliland, a dispatch dated twenty miles westward of Galadi, Somaliland, April 18, as follows: "I regret to report that a flying column under the command of Col. Cobbe, which left Galadi on April 10 to reconnoitre the road to Walwai, had a most serious check on April 17. Firing was heard in the direction of a small party, under the command of Col. Olivey, which had been sent in a westerhly direction to reconnoitre, g " Col. Cobbe dispatched Col. Plunkett with 160 men of the 2d battalion of the King's African Rifles, 48 of the 2d Sikhs and two Maxim guns for the extrication of Capt. Olivey, if neces? sary. Asa matter of fact Capt. Olivey had not been engaged. Col. Plunkett, on joining the detachment, continued to push on. At 11.-45 Col. Cobbe heard a heavy fire in tbe direction taken by Col. Plunkett and about lt)'clock in the afternoon a few fugitives reported that Col. Plunkett had been defeated wtih loss. "The news has been fully corro? borated since, and I have to report the total loss of Col. Plunkett's par? ty, with the exception of thirty-seven Yaos, who have arrived here. "The latest information extracted from the fugitives is to the effect that Col. Plunkett pushed on after the enemy's force to the open country, seven miles westward of Gumburru, where he was attacked by a very strong force of mounted ^oops and the enemy's infantry, who cocked at close quarters. He kept back the enemy until he had no moro am? munition, when he formed a square and charged with bayonets in the direc? tion of Col. Cob be's seareba. He moved .some distance in this manner, but a great many men, including Col. Plunkett himself, were killed cr wounded by the pursuing enemy. "At last the enemy's infantry over? whelmed the square and annihilated them all with the exception of the thirty-seven fugitives above mention? ed." Another dispatch from Gen. Man? ning, who immediately on hearing of the defeat of Col. Plunkett started for Gumburru with 460 men, says further information reached him from Col. Cobbe to the effect that the latter, with 220 troops, was encamping with plenty of food and supplies and four days' water. THE NEGRO NORTH AUB SOOTH. Dr. Lyman Abbott Thinks the Negro Better Of in the South Than in The North. Richmond Va., April 22.-Dr. Ly? man Abbott gave an interview today on the negro question. He said, among other things: "I think, in the main, that the relations between the blacks and whites in the South are better than they are in the North ; that the doors to in-, dustrial relations are more open to the negro in the South than in the North : that if he is industrious, honest and reasonably intelligent he has, on the whole a better chance in the South than in the North, and to put the whole thing in a few sentences, if I were a negro would rather live in a Southern than a Northern State. "I must add the qualification," Dr. Abbott continued, "that probably there are exceptional communities in the South where the negro is subjected to exceptional prejudices and possibly exceptional communities in the North where he would enjoy exceptional privileges. " UNGLE SAM GRABBING LAND. Washington, April 22.-Official ad? vices received at the navy department from the Philippines record the dis? covery of a number of valuable islands in the southern part of the archipela? go, which are not on any of the charts in the possession of the Government. So far as known no foreign Govern? ment has yet laid claim to this ter? ritory, and to preclude the presenta? tion "of such claim Secretary Moody has taken steps to have the islands properly charted as the property of the United States, after first having every effort made to learn if any other Gov? ernment had ground for claim to the new islands. A naval vessel will prob? ably be ordered to the southern part of the archipelago to prepare the neces? sary charts. Big Prices For Aiken Land. Mr. W. H. Barnard, of New York, has.continued his purchases of land thrcngh Mr. John Laird, until now his holdings entirely surround the Whitney race track. Mr. Barnard is a raw silk importer, and is also a member of the executive committee of the Irving National Bank of New York. This was his first season in Aiken, and he was so pleased with the place that he looked around for, a building site. His first purchase was a portion of theJWilliams land between the Whiskey and Two Notch roads. Three tracts containing respectively 80, 12 and ll acres, were secured for 835,000. Then he bought a tract op? posite Iselins' and Ilunneweils' places from heirs of the Williams estate, containing 47 1-3 acres, for $15,000. On Saturday he secured the bal? ance of the Williams land on the mar? ket, which brings his line up to the home place, the tract containing about eighteen acres. He also has purchased from Mrs. Ashley a tract containing IS acres on the Two Notch road for SH,000, and all of the Andrew J. Burckhalter land lying west of the Two Notch road for 815,000. Mr. Barnards' total purchases will foot up to 885,000, and his lands completely surround the Whitney race track al? though Mr. Whitney has right of way to both roads. We understand that it is Mr, Barn? ard's intention is to put up a fine winter cottage on a portion of this land and open up the balance with roads so that it will be available for building lots.-Aiken Journal and Review. MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL. A Move in the Right Direction, Committee Appointed to Open Negotiations for Purchase of Waterworks. Salary of Clerk and Treasurer Increased. The city council met in regular ses? sion at 8 p. m. Wednesday with May? or Stuckey, Aldermen Boyle, Chan? dler, W. H. Epperson, Finn, Hurst and Schwerin present. Aldermen Dick and G. F. Epperson, absent. Dr. Archie China appeared before council to solicit assistance in procur? ing some means of drainage for bath water from the Hotel Sumter. He stat? ed that the Atlantic Coast Line com? pany had refused to permit him to connect water pipes with the drain in Mary street and he is at a loss to know what to do with the great quantity of water from the Hotel. Mr, Finn was appointed to interview the A. C. L. offi? cials and present a requst from council that Dr. China be permitted to con? nect with the said drain for disposal of bath water only. Council also re? quested that Mr. C. G. Rowland co? operate with Mr. Finn in securing this concession for Dr. China. J Mr. E. I. Reardon, Health Officer, stated that the drain pipe now being laid in Salem Avenue and West Liber? ty street would not serve the purpose for which it is intended unless a greater fall be secured than the line on which the pipe is now being laid. This can be done only by deepening tbe ditch at Liberty street and the Northwestern . Railroad. Supt. of streets L. E. White informed the coun? cil that the ditch in question could not be deepened at this time on account of the great amount of water in that part of the city. The matter was dis? cussed and council decided to defer laying the pipe until such time-as the necessary fall can be obtained by deepening the ditch. The clerk was directed to order one carload each of drain pipe and gravel for Superintendent of streets. On motion of Mr. Schwerin the Committee, of Public Works was re? quested to ascertain and report proba? ble cost of paving streets as follows: Harvin street from Liberty to Graham with brickbats and gravel: Liberty street from Washington to Sumter with clay; Liberty street from Sumter to Harvin with rock and gravel ; Main street from Hampton avenue to Cal? houn street with clay; Sumter street from Dingle to Bartlette with clay. Minutes of the 8th instant were read and approved. An offer was recieved from M. C. Kavanaugh to take off the front of the brick store at the corner of Main and Bartlette streets, to widen thc side? walk, and build a steel-brick front for 8115.. Also to take down the side of the same store on Bartlette street and build a steel-brick side wall for 8210, he to furnish all material and labor. Action was postponed. The Finance committee reported as follows : The bill of the Sumter Water Company for extension of water main on Telephone street has been present? ed to The Sumter Telephone Mfg Co., and some settlement will be made. Further time was asked as to building inspector. Bills referred had been approved. Recommended increased in? surance on mules. The report was adopted.' Acting Chief of Police Fire Depart? ment, W. S. Graham, requested that the Police and Fire Department com? mittee inspect the equipment and apparatus of the department and ascer? tain present needs. He complained of the insufficiency of the appropriation allowed by Council, and asked a greater interest in the volunteer firemen. Mr. Graham was assured that the City council will meet their reason? able demands. The clerk was instruct? ed to get prices on a good hook and ladder truck. On motion of Mr. Boyle a salary of 810 per month was voted the Chief of the Fire Department from January 1st, and he was instruct? ed to make Requisition through the fire department committee for such things as are now needed by the fire com? panies. Mr. Epperson moved that the salary of the Clerk and Treasurer be in? creased to 8100 per month, beginning April 1st. The question was discussed and motion adopted on account of the increased and increasing labor and re? sponsibility of the office. Letters from the American Pipe Co., were read consenting to make exten? sion of water main in Haynsowrth and Broad streets under proper resolutions of Council, and declining to make any modifications of contract as to hy? drant rentals for reasons assigned. The possibility of the city acquiring ownership of the water works was discussed, and on motion of Mr. Finn a committee was appointed by the Mayor, consisting of Mr. Hurst and Mr. Finn to enter into negotiations with the company with a view to as? certaining if a proposition to buy would be considered, the terms of sale, value of the plant, &c. Thc committee was authorized to spend such sum of money as may be neces? sary for reasonable expenses. .On motion of Mr. Hurst the hour of Council meetings was changed to 6 o'clock p. m., from May 1st. Mr. Chandler, Chairman of com? mittee on sawerage survey reported that the committee had entered into a contract with Mr. J. L. Ludlow for 8750 to make a full survey of the city, furnish profile map and provide all necessary information and estimates of cost; the same to be completed within six months. A certificate of three thousand dol? lars was ordered to be executed by the Mayor and Clerk in renewal of a certificate due at the First National Bank on April 18th. On motion of Mr. Hurst the bicycle limits on Liberty street were moved to Sumter and Harvin street corners. Mr. Hurst reported that County Supervisor W. H. Seale bad ditched the Moses Road to the city limits and desires the city to complete the work to Turkey Creek. The matter was referred to the committee of public works with power to act. A petition was presented by citizens asking that a street light be placed at the railroad crossing on Sumter street. Messrs. Hurst and Boyle were ap? pointed to ascertain and report those parts of the city in which lights aro most needed. Council then adjourned. A big lot of new paper novels re? ceived today by il. G. Osteen & Co. Call, see and buy our crepe paper. Osteen & Co. MAGNOLIA NEWS ITEMS. Crop Conditions, Town improvements and . Persona! Mention. Magnolia, April 22.-Distributing 1 guano and planting cotton are tho farm exercises now. About half the cotton is planted and a few more days will wind it np. No improvement in the oat crop in this section, it is almost a complete failure. Consequently the buying of corn and hay will be unusually heavy j this year. Some one has reported the finding of a little insect on corn, re? sembling the "oat louse." I trust my informant is mistaken. The potato bug has made its ap? pearance around here. Mr. John F. Hawkins, accompanied by Dr. E. F. Darby, went to Colum? bia on Sunday night to be operated on for appendicitis. Mr. Hawkins has been suffering for several weeks with this much dreaded ailment, and his friends will rejoice to hear that he is relieved. Col. and Mrs. J. A. Khame are visiting at Rafting Creek. Miss Lillie Rhame is visiting her brothers at Summerton. Drs. 0. A. and E. F. Darby and their families have moved i:rom Co? lumbia back to this place, and are oc? cupying- their residence. Messrs. Griffin and Taylor are slow? ly preparing to operate an extensive livery business in this place, and Will probably open up in the fall. Dr. Tarrant's neat little office is en? tirely completed. Our first ^lass painter, Mr. F. S. . Potts, is putting on the "finishing touch." The A. C. lt. Co., will soon have this little town free of ditches, which will be a decided improvement to the place. Rev. H. B. Jones, P. E., preached in thc Lynchburg, M. E. Church Sunday evening last. Officers Pay Double Duty. Washington, April 22.-Secretary Moody is inclined to believe that the prosecution of the naval officers at San Juan, Porto Rico, who are charged with smuggling, is rapidly becoming persecution and it is intimated at the department that unless the attitude of the local officials there changes, the desirability of San Juan as an impor? tant naval station may be impaired. The charges against these officers were investitagted, and in accordance with the practice at the treasury depart? ment the offenders paid double the duties to which the goods brought in were subject. The President and mem? bers of the Cabinet decided that the officers had amply paid for their in? discretion. Governor Hunt fully ap? preciates the attitude of the Govern? ment, and is doing what he can to straighten out matters and relieve the officers of further embarrassment. HEALTH INSURANCE The man who insures his life is wise for his family. The man who insures his health is wise both for his family and himself. You may Ensure health by guard? ing it. It is worth guarding. At the first attack of disease, which generally approaches through the LIVER and mani? fests itself in innumerable way.? TAKE_?? Tu And save your health. Managers Primary Election. Following is a list of the Managers appointed for the Special Primary "Ejection for Clerk of Court, to be held Tuesday, May 5th, 1903: Bandana- J. L. Gillis, J. J. Hat? field, O'Neill Burkett. Concord-T. D. Brunson, J. D. Newman, B. W. Brogdon. Earle-B. R. Hodge, J. H. Broad? way, Cuthbert Pritchard. Farmers-L. F. Jenkins, H. M. Spann. T. L. Jones. Ga il la rd's X R.?ads-L. R. Wil? liamson, R. E. Rembert, W. C. Folk. Laborers' & Mechanics-D. W. Owens, J. S. Richardson, C. H. Thames. Manchester-T. H. Os teen, R. R. Ardis, J. M. Ardis. * Mayesville-H. H. Cooper, R. J. .Mayes. Alva Pringle. Privateer-McDonald Furman, W. D. Lynam, Henry Wells. Pleasant Grove.-W. D. Weaver, W. T. Chandler. T. J. Cox. Providence-H. A. Raffield, R. M. Brown, L. R. Jennings. Rafting Creek-H. C. McLeod, W. C. Hadlee, C. VV. Young. Salem-N. J. Boy kin, J. A. Boy kin. R. Elliott M'eEIv?.eti. Scarborough-I). C McLeod, R. F. Burkett, T. M. Cresswell. Shiloh-J. W. Hicks, S. W. Tru Iuck, F. L. Player. Stateburg- F. P. Burgess, H. D. G. Muldrow, H. V. Frierson. Sumter-M. De Veaux Moore. John A. Renno, Horace Karby, Jr. Ta vi or-A. H. Tm luck, W. D. Truluck. J. C. Trulnek. Wedgefield-H. jj. Cain, G. P. Hartsoe, T. L. Strange. Zoar-Sam Newman, S. J. White, P. L. Joues. Should any of the above Managers appointed be unable to serve, the members of th* Comity Executive Committe from the Club where such a vacancy Tn the hoard of managers shall occur, is empowered to fill it. Olin of the managers above named will call at the office of THE SUMTER HERALD on Main street. Sumter, S. C., on or before Saturday, May 2nd, to receive the boxes, tickets and in? structions. Th?- County Executive Committee is hareby called to m<jer in the Court House at Sumter at ll o'clock a. m.. Thursday, May 7th, for the purpose of canvassing the vot? and declaring the result of the primary election, and for such other business as may properly come before it. JOHN M. KNIGHT, County Chairman. H. L.B. WELLS, S c r ? t &i* v Sumter, S. C., April 22, 1903. A lean and potash-hungry soil, wasted seed, wasted labor and idle gins-A MORTGAGE. Or, plenty of in the fertilizer, many bales and a busy ghi-A BANK ACCOUNT. Write ns for our books. Th ey are money win? ners. We send them frse to formers. GEK3XAZ3 KALI W02Z5S So Nassms Si. Ii SUMTER SAVINGS BINK. HORACE HARBY, President. I. C. STRAUSS. vice-President. GEO. L. RICELER, Cashier. Capital Stock, $25,000 Liability of Stockholders, 25,000 Turn over a new leaf at the same, time as old Dame Nature. Start an account with the Sumter Sav? ings Bank after all the things are purchas? ed for the spring outfit. Easter would be a good time to begin. It marks a change from winter to spring. Let it also ..park on9 from extravagance to economy. Ooe dollar will secure a bank book. Many other dollars will soon follow and the addition of 4 per cent, interest- will soon make the savings something worth while. Land Surveying I will give prompt attention to all calls for sun-eying, platting, terracing hill sides, draining bottoms, drawing Mortgages Titles, Probating. &c. BANXS H. BOYKIN, D. &, Oct I8-0 Catcha?, S. C. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depository. Capital stock paid in, $75,000 00 Undivided surplus, 16.0C0 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 $1 and upward received. Inter? est allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President. MABION MOISE, W. F. RHAME, vice-President. Cashier. Jan. 31. 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