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SHOCK TO SPECULATORS. Crash on tho New York Stock Exchange-Lowest Record Since Last September. Railroad Shares and Industrials Alike Co Down-Total Shrinkage Amounts to Many Million Dollars. New York, August; 5.-Two more Stock Exchange failures, making a total of six in the last eleven business days, were recorded today when Sharp & Bryan and Huributt, Hatch & Co. announced their inability to meet their obligations. Neither failure oc? casioned the slightest surprise in fact, beth had been discounted for a week or more. The failure of Sharp & Bryan came during the morning session, shortly after tho market had recovered from its demoralized opening. That of Hurlbutt, Hatch & Co. was announced in the afternoon, jus:; as prices were tumbling lower than at any time be? fore. The day's business can best be sum marized by the statement that full two-thirds of the active list touched : the lowest record reached duing the present movement, which had its inception last September. At the close of the day some of the solid interests-and it is significant that these interests have been "out of the market" for weeks past, save here and there, when support was most necessary-spoke reassuringly. They declared that the financial atmo? sphere was being clarified, but for all that Wall street as a whole could see no silver lining tb t&e cloud, much less a golden one. Other failures were confidently pre? dicted and the names of several impor? tant firms were mentioned as among those in financial straits. A sharp break in sterling exchange -during- the day was coupled with the suggestion that at least one interna? tional banking house had been making desperate efforts to borrow money abroad. Officers of leading local banks and trust companies declined to dis? cuss ?the situation except to express confidence as to the sound condition of the financial - institutions. The day began ominously. Opening prices on the -Exchange were decidedly lower almost all through the list, but the break was checked by supporting or? ders. In fact, veteran observers were ?ieard to declare that but for this sup? port a panic would certainly have oc? curred. . The Sharp & Bryan failure made little impression on values, but to? wards noon the list receded, the decline including most all the standard -shares, the market then becoming =duil, except during the Last hour and a half, when stocks were again thrown over ruthhissly, and the closing was ^extremely weak and-feverish. . Today's shrinkage alone aggregates many millions of dollars. Countless \ "stop loss' ' orders' were caught in the selling aviilanche, and it is probable that hundreds of weak accounts were closed in titter disregard cf the losses sustained by their owners. The list of stocks that touched their kernest level includes Atchison, Baltic more and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio* * Chicago ano! Alton common and prefer? red. Chicago, Great Western and the debentures and second preferred, Chi? cago, Milwaukee and St Paul, Chi -cago and Northwest common and pre? ferred^ Delaware and Hudson, Color? ado and Southern first and second pre? ferred, Denver and Rio Grande com? pilion and preferred, Great Northern Vpasferred, Evansville and Terre Haute ?referred, Long Island, Louisville and Nashville, Kansas and Texas, Mis? souri Pacific New York, Ontario and Western, Bock Island common and preferred, St Louis Southwestern common and pxeferred, Texas and Pacific, Union Pacific and Wabash* preferred. . In the industrial class new low re? cords were the order in American Cot? ton Oil, American Linseed Oil com? mon and preferred, American Smelting preferred, Republic Iron and Steel common and prefered, United States Ijeatber, United States Realty com? mon and preferred, United States Steel preferred, Virginia-Carolina Chemical common and preferred, American Hide And Leather preferred, American Snuff, American Sugar, Hocking Coal and Iron, Consolidated Gas, Contin? ental Tobacco preferred, General Electric National Biscuit, New York Air Brake, Pacific Mail, People's Gas, "Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke and Pressed Steel. To these lists should be added Brooklyn Rapid Transit and such specialties as American Express,, United States Express and Corn Pro? ducts common and preferred. Fully a .dozen or more other issues sold on a parity with previous low prices of the yeir. These ?tocks made the greatest net losses for the day : American Snuff 15 points. General Electric 5>2? Pullman Palace Car 7%, Sugar 2, St. Paul 2% Colorado aud Southern 1st and 2d pre? ferred 5% and 434, respectively; Con? solidated Gas G. BrooKlyn Union Gas 41-3, Delaware and Hudson 5, Denver and Rio Grande preferred 4, Evans? ville and Terre Haute 7U, Metro? politan Subscriptions 5, Missouri Pacific 5 5-8, St. Louis and San Francisco, Chicago and Eastern I ni? cols certificates 10, St Louis South? western preferred Teaxs and Paci? fic Land Trust 4, Wabash preferred 4*4 and Reading and Lake Erie 1st pre? ferred 5. In the entire list just seven stocks made net gains, these including an advance of 2J? per cent, in Virginia Carolina Chemical preferred. Slight? ly over 1,000 shares changed hands dur? ing the day. The heaviest was in At? chison, Baltimore and Ohio, St Paul, Erie common, Missouri Pacific, Union Pacific Pennsylvania, Reading com? mon and United States Steel common the latter leading the list with a total of mora than 85,000 shares. ^The failure of Sharp & Bryan (W. W. Sharp and C. S. Bryan) excited general sympathy, as these are mem? bers of the board and popular on the Stock Exchange. Mr. Bryan is a member of the governors of the Ex? change. The firm was organized in 1891. They were specialists in several stocks, more particularly in Virginia Carolina Chemical, and their failure is regarded as directly attributable tc the decline in those shares. During last year's boom Chemical preferred sold as high as 134% and the commor at 80. They closed today at 80 anc 23%. respectively.. According to the statement of the assignee Sharp & Bryan's liabilities are about $5,000,000, mostly secured. Assets are said to include several million dollars. of Stock Exchange securities, the value cf which is almost altogether con? tingent on market conditions. The firm of Hurlbutt, Hatch & Co., (John Henry Hurlbutt, E. Sanford Hatch, the* board member, and J. Fr?lley Smith,) was'organized in Sep? tember, 1899. Their financial embar? rassment has been a matter of general comment in the ' street" for some weeks. No statement regarding their affairs was obtainable today. An as? signment was made to Henry B. Ketch am, a lawyer, of the firm of Reid, Esselsyn & Ketcbam. The firm of Sharp & Bryan was or? ganized July 2, 1891, the individual members being W. W. Sharp and Charles S. Bryan, both board mem? bers. The of?ce of the firm is at 25 Broad street, and they were known as specialists in Virginia-Carolina Chemi? cal, United States . Realty and Con? struction and Southern Railway. The firm had a mercantile agency rating of from ?200,000 to 8300,000. D. H. Sullivan, ol: the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, was made as? signee of the suspended firm. Sharp & Bryan were prominent in operations on the curb. They were specialists there in American Bridge, Northern Securities and Seaboard shares. The firm offered large blocks Of Seaboard shares for sale on the curb yesterday. The greater part of Sharp & Bryan's obligations on the Exchange were liquidated yesterday and several banks and trust companies threw out their loans. In fact the greater part of yesterday's liquidation on the Exchange W?IS for Sharp t & Bryan's account. Mr. Cromwell, counsel for the as? signee of Sharp & Bryan, made the following statement : "The firm made the general assign? ment for the purpose of insuring equality among its creditors without preference. The cause is directly at? tributable to the sudden and extreme shrinkage in the market value of the securities of the firm. The liabilities, mostly secured, are about $5,000,000. The value of assets, comprising al? most exclusively Stock Exchange securities to the amount of several million dollars, is dependent on mar? ket conditions. Most of the creditors, recognizing that present conditions are short lived, are \ery fairly and wisely withholding their securities from sale." An unofficial statement was made to the effect that the firm had no open contracts in the market, and that at today's prices there was still a fair margin on their loans. It was added that if prices did not decline further the firm would be able to liquidate its assets on a satisfactory basis. Wife of Three Governors. To the Editor of The News and Courier : Mrs. Elizabeth Peyre Manning's remarkable Gubernatorial connections have been mentioned in jour columns, as well as elsewhere. On account of this remarkable relationship, if for no other reason, we think a memoir ! of her might well be compiled by some of her descendants. It may be 1 mentioned, in passing, that this in I te resting lady died thirty, years ago last month, at which time she lacked something over two months of four? score years. In the first volume of his historical seri?s, "The History of South! Caro? lina under the Proprietary Govern? ment," Gen. .McCrady mentions an? other lady who had a remarkable record of Gubernatorial relationships. This lady was Mrs. Frances Ludwell, wife, of Col. Philip Ludwell, who was Governor of South Carolina from No? vember, 1691, to November, 1693. Gen. McCrady gives the following state? ment concerning Mrs. Ludwell, which he bases on Hawkes's History of North Carolina : "This lady had the singular fortune of being the wife of three Governors in succession. Her first husband was Governor Samuel Stephens, of Albe? marle, her second. Sir William Berke? ley, Governor of Virginia: her third, Col. Philip Ludwell, Governor of Carolina. ' ' Wife of three colonial Governors and one of them a British knight ! Is there p. parallel case to this in the hisory of the thirteen original colonies? McDonald Furman, Privateer, Sumter County, July 27, - 1903. The Death Penalty. A little thing sometimes rei-uits in death Thus a mere scratch, insignificant cuts or puny boils have paid the deaf, h penalty. It is wise to have Bucklen's Arnica Salve ever handy. It's the best Salve on earth .and will prevent fatality, when Burns, Sores, Ulcers and Piles threaten. Only 25c at J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store. Camden, Aug. 6.-Lightning struck the handsome stables of the Camden Country Club this evening and they were burned down. The fire spread to the large barn and stable close by, owned by Mr. G. T. Little, and it was also consumed. The total loss is several thousand dollars. There was some insurance on the property. Puts a i End to it All. A grievous wail oftimes come as a re? sult of unbearable pain from overtaxed organs. Dizziness, Backache, Liver Com? plaint and Constipation. But thanks to Dr. King's New Life Pills they pat an end to it ali. They are gentle but thorough. Try them. Only 25c. Guaranteed by J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store. Boston, Aug. 6.-The trial of Wm. Monroe Trotter, editor of the Boston Guardian: Granville Martin and Bernard Charles, charged with dis? turbing a meeting in the Columbus avenue A. M. E. Zion Church, which was addressed by Booker T. Washing? ton, on the night of July 30, ended to? day, when all three defendants were found guilty. Sentences will be im? posed tomorrow. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signatare of THE JEN-WHITE TRIAL Judge Hargis' Sister and Judge Hargis Himself Testify for the Defence. Cynthiana, Ey., August 5.-In the Jett-White trial today the defense placed Mrs. Lulu South, a pister of Judge Hargis, on the witness stand. Her testimony was contradictory of Miss Emma Clark, who testified for the Commonwealth last Friday. Mrs. South corroborated other witnesses for the defence in placing Curtis Jett near the tree in the Court House yard after the firing of the first shot. Judge James Hargis was placed on the stand. He said he saw Ewen run? ning and Marcum fall, and saw Curtis Jett on the street corner near tree after the shooting. Judge Hargis was cross-examined by Mr. Byrd. In reply to a question as to why he stood by Jett, his nephew, when they did not speak to each other, Hargis said Jett was not tried right by being brought to Court by fifty soldiers and a Gatling gun. On being pressed for another reason. Hargis stated that Jett's mother, who was his elder sister, had . cared for him during the war, when his father had been chased away by Federal sol? diers and that as an honest man he now wanted to repay that debt with interest. k Good Home Made Fertilizer. Prof. C. W. Burkett gave the fol? lowing interesting information on home made and commercial fertilizers at Dallas Monday : Use 400 pounds'cotton-seed meal, costing $1.50; 200 pounds, Kainit, costing $4.80 1600 pounds Acid Phos? phate, costing $10.00, making the total cost of a ton mixed at home, $16.30. This is a ton of fertilizer and is not sand or dust. In a ton of ordi? nary commercial fertilizer there is usually from 1,0C0 to 1,500 pounds of sand or dirt, and only a few hundred pounds of nitric acid, phosphate and kainit. The farmer who buys com? mercial fertilizer pays from $6 to 88 a ton for the mixing of the plant food ingredients with sand and dirt. The" farmers can buy the ingredients at home and do the mixing at home in an hour or two and save the $6 or $8. Gastonia News. England has a national tru9t for places of historic interest or national beauty, which reports saving some spots of interest to Englishmen, and one, at least, of more than insular in? terest. Danger threatened the Hill of Tara, the most interesting spot in Ire? land-perhaps in the United Kingdom. The associations of the hill date at least from the third century of our era; it was at once the palace and the tomb of the Irish Kings ; there on the King's Bath they were crowned on the Lai Fall, or Stone of Destiny. On Easter eve, 433, St. Patrick there effected the conversion of the King of Ireland to Christianity. Unscientific and rather foolish persons have done much injury to the hill by digging after the ark of the convenant, which they have naturally failed to find. This process at least has been arrested, and the . national trust will have gen? eral sympathy in its endeavor to make the hill-at present under divided ownership-a national possession. About the time that Whistler, the artist, was causing a sensation with the paintings which he called " A Har? mony in Black and Red," "A Noc? turne in Blue," or some such names, he had a misunderstanding with his clnb regarding dues. The secretary finally wrote to Mr. Whistler saying that the club would be glad to receive from him "an arrangement in gold and silver." A young woman in breeches is the latest freak from Boonevillle, Miss. Miss Winnie Ray has been masquerad? ing in that community for about eight years as a man without being suspect? ed even by the most intimate neigh? bors. The other day a young farmer, thinking she was a man, gave ,her a genteel flogging for being too intimate with his wife. At the trial, attired in her trousers, she created a profound surprise by declaring that she was a woman. And she continues to wear her pants. Springfield, 111., Aug. 5.-Gov. and Mrs. Richard Yates, assisted by Auditor of Public accounts McCul? lough, Assistant Secretary of State Clanaba-\ and several secretaries of departments and local officers of the Illinois National Guard, gave a recep? tion to the officers of the Eighth in? fantry, Illinois National Guard, the negro regiment now in camp of in? struction at Camp Lincoln, at the ex? ecutive mansion tonight. During the evening the regimental band, station? ed on the lawn in front pf the man? sion's principal entrance, gave a con? cert, which was listened to by an en? thusiastic audience of citizens, mostly colored. Tuscaloosa, Ala., August 5.-The boiler of the Tuscaloosa" Light and Power Company exploded this evening, instantly killing Adolph Johnston and N. Jonhston, negroes, severely bruis? ing Manager McGhee and Engineer Crawford and wrecking the plant. The city is in darkness tonight. The boiler was carried two blocks, pass? ing through three brick walls and land? ing in a department store, five hundred feet away. Several stores were badly damaged. Loss $50,000; insurance partial. Constantinople, August 5.-The Porte has abandoned all ideas of with drawing troops from Macedonia and is now making vigorous preparations to draft troops for the disturbed dis? trict, A circular note has been sent out warning the Powers of the inten? tion of the Turkish Government. The note states that the situaion is very serious and, although it does not men? tion Bulgaria, the document is re? garded as a menace to the Bulgarian Government. Abbeville, August 5.-An election was heid here today for the purpose of voting on the matter of issuing $20,000 in bonds for sewerage. There was not much interest manifested in the election, but the bonds were voted by majority of over three to one. It is thought that the very favorable topographical conditions will enable the system to be constructed for the amount of the bonds voted today", bat should this prove inadequate an addi? tional amount will be issued. EXHIBIT OF ARTS AND CRAFTS. I The South Carolina Federation of Women's Club's at its recent conven? tion in Columbia, decided to establish an exhibit of Arts and Crafts for the purpose of stimulating interest in the Home Industries among the women of the State. This exhibit is to be displayed in every town where there is a Federated Club to take it in charge, and will consist of handiwork of every description, laces, embroid? ery, basketry, wood-carving, designs of wall-paper etc., woven rugs, car? pets, quilts, in fact anything made by the hands of a South Carolina woman. Every effort will be made to create a demand for the work, and orders will be solicited. All women in the State are urged to send samples of their handiwork. It is especially desired through this movement to reach the women of the rural districts, showing the possibili? ties open to them both as wage-earners and home-makers along these lines-to revive if possible the old fashioned art of weaving, which even in its simpler forms is susceptible of excellent re? sults, woven rag rugs, for example, when wrought in artistic designs and harmonious color-schemes, are in great demand and bring high prices. No article will be accepted for this exhibit unless well made and attractive in appearance-exhibitors must also put a reasonable price upon their work. All communications should be ad? dressed to Mrs. T. fraser James, Chairman Arts & Crafts Com. S. C. F. W. C.', Darlington, S. C. MAGNOLIA HAPPENINGS. Magnolia, Aug. 6.-On last Monday night, the Rev. L. J. Ehrlich, a con? verted Jew, preached a sermon in the Baptist Church in this place. His sermon, if I might call ita "ser? mon," though of a rambling nature, was calclated to cause one to think. He claims to be a thoroughly educated man, but furnished no evidence of this fact. He had been assisting Rev. Whittaker, pastor of New Zion cir? cuit in a protracted meeting at Pine Grove a few miles from Shiloh, on which occasion, fifty-eight persons connected themselves with the chuich in one day.* He seemed elated over his success there, and believes in holi? ness and sanctification. At the request of several persons, the Baptists per? mitted him to preach in their church, it being more convenient to this village than the other churches. No one here seemed deeply impressed with his great piety for several reasons. Mr. Gordon Griffin narrowly escaped injury while passing over a narrow bridge near Lynchburg arranged for pedestrians. Some one had misplaced the covering, for a little innocent (?) fun, we presume, and Gordon in pass? ing over with several other young men stepped on the unbalanced piece of timber and was precipitated to the bottom of the ditch which is over five feet deep. But Gordon made the des? cent head upward and when his com? panions after the crash cast a down? ward look the first and all they saw of Gordon at thai moment was his head poking up between two planks. He is pretty corpulent weighing about 200 pounds and consequently could not be pulled out nntil the removal of another narrow plank. He was only minus a number of buttons scraped from his clothes. The absence of a number of Magnolia's charming young ladies is causing no little depression among some of our boys, but the polite and genial salesman for The W. J. McLeod Co. seems to be reviving a little as time wags on. and the popular and handsome young gentleman whose business it is to improve other people's looks is pulling up a little, knowing "though absent yet not forgotten." Assistant agent at A. C. L. station here is apparently slowly rallying. So much for the imaginary troubles. Our old friend Phil Miller and family are visiting relatives here. Phil thinks his little one year-old girl the prettiest little thing in the world and looks just like Phil. It was re? ported some time ago that he had typhoid fever but happily this was not true.; Friend Tommie McIntosh though quite sick yet is much better and we hope he will soon be up again. Mr. Henry Hickson has sufficiently recovered from his second attack of fever to return to Lake City, though he looked up the railroad as he sat waiting for the train, and sighed heavily. Well we all know our griefs, trials and heartaches better than any on 5 else. Occasional. BISHOPVILLE NEWS AND GOSSIP. Bishopville, S. C., Aug. 5.-Yester? day and today have been busy days here. Several of the new stores which have just been finished are being fill? ed with goods. The streets are crowd? ed with people moving from store to store. Messrs. Pittman & Bramlett are opening up a general line of mer? chandise in their handsome brick store and are now ready to serve their cns* tomers. Pipkin & Rogers have moved into one of the new brick stores just opposite the postofnce, and their stock of fancy groceries has been neatly placed upon the shelves; and these energetic young gentlemen are now better prepared to serve the public than heretofore. The store formerly occupied by Pipkin & Rodgers will now be occupied by the Grange Com? pany, and the old Grange store by The Leader and Vindicator. The Bishopville Guards left Monday afternoon for their summer encamp ment at Anderson. Capt. G. F. Par rott and tfie other officers went up with the boys and they were'all in good shape for drilling. These young men will no doubt have a good time on their encampment. Dr. L. H. Jennings, having been appointed assistant surgeon for the Third Regiment, accompanied the Bishopville Guards to Anderson. This appointment was a distinguished honor to Dr. Jennings, but one which he deserved. He is one of the most energetic physicians of this community and his great success is rapidly mak? ing him a conspicuous figure in his profesison. Miss Florence Poe, one of the most attractive and accomplished young ladies of Cheraw, is visiting her friend Miss Linie Law. Miss Pearl Martin, who has been visiting friends here, returned to her home in Abbeville yesterday. Miss Martin is considered one of the most beautiful young ladies of her town. F. F. H. BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING. Resolution Adopted in Favor of Bond Issue for Sewerage Purposes. The Board of Health held a meeting Wednesday night. Preseat Dr. J. C. Spann, President, and Dr. Van Tel burg-Hofnian, Dr. S. C. Baker and Mr. D. W. Cuttino. After receiving committee reports and discussing the abatement of several nuisances reported by the Health Officer, the board went into a discussion of the proposed sewerage sytera, which lasted some time. Dr. Baker of the joint committee on se werage survey maps and estimate of cost, &c, then interestingly gave a detailed description of the report made by Mr. J. L. Ludlow, the sanitary engineer who made the survey and maps and estimate of cost. It was the opinion of the board that since City Council has caused the survey to be made together with all profile maps, detailed drawings, plans and specifications, forms of contract and a correct estimate of the cost of the system, whereby the citizens of Sumter can now intelligently decide whether they are in a position to vote for the bonds; that the board of healt'a should circulate a petition re? questing the free holders to petition City Council to order an election to decide the issue of bonds. The Board of Health thinks the sewerage system a necessity, but as to the wisdom of expending the amount of money neces? sary, that is a question for the voters to determine. The^ Board of Health and City Council have done all that they can do officially and the matter now rests, according to law, with the freeholders and qualified voters. Upon motion of Dr. Baker, seconded by Dr. Hofman, Health Officer Rear? don was instructed to circulate a peti? tion among the freeholders, as re? quired by law, requesting City Coun? cil to order an election to decide on the issue of 875,000 bonds, if so much be necesasry, for the purpose of con? structing a sewerage system. The members of the Board of Health will be requested to sign the petition officially. On motion of Dr. Hofman, Health Officer Reardon was instructed to make a careful investigation of the territory adjacent to the pumping sta? tion and report at the next r:eeting whether he finds any sanitary condi tons which are likely to contaminate the water supply of the Sumter Water Co. This is merely a precautionary measure which is resorted to periodi? cally in connection with the bacterio? logical and chemical examinations of the water supply made by the Sumter Water Co., and the Board of Health to guard the purity of the water sup? ply. LUMBERMEN MEET. South Carolina Association in Session Here Wednesday. A meeting of the South Carolina Lumbermen's Association was held in the Masonic Temple Wednesday after? noon. There were more than fifty members present, nearly all of the im? portant mills in the eastern and cen? tral part of the State being represent? ed. The Association was organized at Florence a few weeks ago and the meeting yesterday being the first meeting since the organization was a very important one. Matters of vital importance to the timber business were discussed and questions that involve the success of the industry were brought up for con? sideration. The discussions were nar ticipated in by the most experienced and successful mill men in the State and their views carried weight and were received with attention by all members of the Association. Among the matters that ?were con? sidered the most important were : The car supply, and the means to be adopted to obtain better shipping fa? cilities from the railroads, the present inadequate supply of cars and the fail? ure of the railroads to move lumber promptly being great drawbacks to the mill business; Arbitration, and Inspection.. By resloution the President was authorized to appoint the following committees : Executive Committee, Car Supply, Arbitration, Inspection. The Executive Committee is requir? ed to meet monthly and the expenses of members will be paid by the Asso? ciation. The other committees will meet as the necessity arises at the call of their respective chairmen. The personnel of these committees will be announced by the President who will make the appointments at his leisure. The Association adjourned to meet at the call of the President. The officers of the Association are : D. T. McKeithan, of Lumber, Presi? dent. T. W. Boyle, of Greeleyville, Treas? urer. H. J. McLaurin, Jr., of Sumter, Secretary. MALE'S ION A ?EAL CURE FOR J%/3L ^SL 3LJ j?0m. JETL X JSk. ? It has recently been discovered that the germs that produce Malaria, breed and multiply in the intestines and from there spread throughout the system by means of the blood. This fact ex? plains why Malaria is hard to cure by the old method of treatment. Quinine, Iron, etc., stimulate the nerves and build up the blood, but do not destroy the germs that cause the disease. Rydale's Tonic has a specific effect upon the intestines and bowels, freeing them from all disease breeding mi? crobes. It also kills the germs that 'nfest the veins and arteries. It drives from the blood all poisonous matter and makes it rich and healthy. RYDALE'S- TONIC is a blood builder, a nerve restorer, and a Malana destroyer. Try it, it will not disap? point you. m CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS ? ,-/?"?v " . 0r,S,n?? nn<l Only Cen u Ino. ?-^7?r?\5AFE" Alw\Tir-;??hlc. Ladle.. ?5k ?rucd.t ?Jl for OjnCHESTElPS KN'GLISH p?*N^^!?#g%S ia U:?D arv! Gold r.ietaiU.: boxes, neale.! SS* Wy 4 Zjth :,Iue ribbon- Tnkc no other. Refuse ' ?i VsNI Dongrcrou* Substitutions and lmlta / ?ZT 'u r,ar of yoor I)ruS5?*t. or .?ni ic. in W Jr ?t*-.i>? for Particulars, Test! nv -Hale .\V* ff ?od .'Relief for Ladle*,"in Utter, bj re -"V^^. A turn Mall. 10,000 TV.ttmoniaW. SoVtbr " ,-** al! DruggUtv Chichester Chemical Co., Mention tola paper HadUoc Sauare, PIULA.. PA ? A HAPPY HOME Is one where health abounds. With impure blood there cannot be good health. With a disordered LIVER there cannot be good blood. revivify the torpid LIVER and restore its natural action. A healthy LIVER means pure blood.- i Pure blood means health Health means happiness. Take no Substitute. All Druggists. THE SUMTER SAVINGS BINK. HORACE HARBY, President. L C. STRAUSS, Vice-President. GEO. L. KICKER, Cashier. Capital Stock, $25,000 Liability of Stockholders, 25,000 TO TAKE CARE OF MONEY -the saving? of all classes of people -is the reason for the existence of The Sumter Savings Bank And this duty is performed with satisfac? tion to all concerned. Money is absolutely safe here and every dollar deposited, be it principal or interest earn.- 4 per cent per annum. A small sum will open np an account and secare a bank book. Begin to sav* now. Interest payable quarterly. Land Surveying I will give prompt attention to all calls for surveying, platting, terracing hill sides, draining bottoms, drawing Mortgages Titles, Probating. &c. BANKS H. BOYKIN, D. S., Oct 19-o Catchall, S. C. THE BANK OF SUMTER, 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 $1 and upward received. Inter? est allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President. R. L MASHING, W. F. RH AMT, vice-President. Cashier. Jan. Si. ?M TURNIP SEED, Onion Sets-leading varieties. Aslo assortment' of Garden Seeds. Havana Segars. Large line of fine Havana Segars. Toilet Articles. A choice line of Toilet ?nd Fancy Goods to which atten? tion is invited at DeLorme's Drug Store. Seed model, sketch or photo o? invention iori f free report on patentability. For free book, < 'Ho.vtoSecureTninr UADIfO "write < Patents and j ftflUE"mfl?lVO to < Z&ililifi Apposite U. S. Patent Office WASHINGTON D.C. GUN AND LOCKSMITH. I take pleasure in giving no? tice to my friends and the pub? lic generally, that, having re? gained my health, I have re? opened my shop, and am ready to do any work in the line of Guns, Locks, Sewing Machines, &c. Prices reasona? ble, work done promptly and satisfaction guaranteed. Shop removed to JSTO. 22 West Liberty street, two doors from Osteen's Book Store. R. S. BRAD WELL.