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siFE-iiEuan so E?SY NOW. Pinkerton Man Says There are Few Clever Burglars Left. "Any safe in the world that has a square door can be opened in half an hour, and all of the materials needed are a half pint of nitro-glycerine, a cake of laundry soap and a five-cent .fase." This was the opinion expressed re? cently by T. H. Tollotson, western division chief of the Pinkerton agency, who has run. to earth many supposedly clever bank burglars in the last ten years. Mr. Tollotson does not possess a very high opinion of the modern bank burglar. "It no longer requires intelligence and executive ability to crack a safe," said he. " There' was a time when the safe cracksman was the aristocrat of theifdora. Nowadays he is as likely to be a tramp as not. I have picked them ,0ft brakebeams with enough nitro-glycerine in a bottle in their pockets to have blown the coach to atoms if it had fallen to the track. "In the old ?ays a bank burglar's kit of tools was large and heavy. It consisted of steel wedges, drills, sledge hammers and screw jacks. The door of a safe had to be literally torn off in sections, with a powder explosion now and then to assist the operation. It was an all-night job for three of Jour men and they went after vaults that had big money inside 'mem. "They have no counterparts nowa? days. The bank burglar of modern times is content with smill returns. Isolated country banks where there is no police protection and pursuit can . not be organized for hours are his chief prey. Then big 'guns' of a quar? ter of a century ago would never MIL Adam Worth, whom the Pinkerton agency respects as the greatest thief of tfce century, never carrie? a revolver and would not associate with any crook who carried one. He did not care to face a murder charge, ^he safe blower of today goes armed to the teeth and shoots to kill. "In the last three years we have caaghfc thirty safe blowers in this sec? tion and only two of them had police records. This is because a new method of cracking has been invented and ev? ery tramp in the country knows how it is done. It is so-simple- a process that hundreds of hoboes go into the business every year. "They travel in pairs or trios, and after-spotting a crib gain ail the in? formation they can about the habits of the town marsh ah They pian to pull off the burglary just refore a freight train is due to start, or often they steal a horse and buggy and have the team ready to drive across country and catch a train. A tramp hangout, such as is found close to every western town, is headquarters, ant this is far enough away to keep oui; of sight of officers. Stormy nights are most favored, when the wind is banging shutters and otherwise making a noise. "Nitro-glycerine is not for sale in stores, but dynamite is. The burglar hnys a stick or two, unwraps it and' puts it in a can of boiling water. Af ter it simmers fora few hours he has a neat batch of the 'dope, ' nitro? glycerine. This, being hoavier than water, sinks to the bottom. The water is drained off andvthe nitro pour? ed into a i Dottie. ^'It is necessary that the bottle must be filled to the cork. If even a small space is left for the mass to slosh around it might blow up i is possessor. The stuff ils highly explosive, so much so that if you stahd a bottle of it on a table and shoot off a gun in the next room there wi?! be "something doin' rieht away. "When the chap goes to town he hangs this bottle in a little bag tied to a string and hung next his chest sp that if arrested the stuff will not be found. The remainder of his kit con > sists of a cake of soap, a piece of soft putty, a fuse and some matches. "One man only enters. The others stand guard and block off inquisitive citizens roused by the noise. The man inside works in the dark and with rapidity. He pastes the soap or putty all around the safe door, closing the crack completely save at one spot, at the top, Here he forms tba soap or putty into a little cup and pours the liquid nitro into it. This seeps down and into the space between the door and safe, and the burglar keeps pour? ing until the safe is full. * ? Then he takes his fuse, a black string the length of a lead pencil, with a detonating cap on the end, puts this cap into the putty cap at the top of -the door and lights the other end. He -crouches behind the sale or on one side of it and awaits the explosion. If the man understands his business it is not a loud one. ' In our investigations we have found that about one in ten \Js heard by people outside of the bank, even by those living upstairs. "But it makes a terrific racket in? side. One fellow told me he was as deaf as a post for days after each wrecking. The nitro-glycerine simply rips the door to pieces and opens a place for the burglar to reach in. f?e lights a piece of caadle overhauls the contents as swiftly as he can, makes a bundle of them and lights out. "The trick is so simple and quickly done that not once in den times are the thieves caught. Before daylight comes they are miles away, hidden in some wooded place. If the haul is a big one they divide it and separate. Western banks to the number of 300 have been looted in the last five or six years, until it has become necessary to band together, organize a mutual protection society and turn the Pink? ertons loose on every case. This has lessened the thing for a time, but there are periodic outbreaks. "Recently I rounded up three men who had served terms for bank-break? ing. On each we found a pint of nitro-glycerine.. They had fifty pieces of fuse, two revolvers apiece, a shot? gun in a box, a bar of yellow soap, thirty rounds of cartridges and three dozen sandwiches. Their leader told me the sandwiches were to eat while ?hey were making their escape across country from a bank they had spotted to rob that night. "The only way to prevent these rob? beries is to pass strict laws against carrying nitro, search all tramps that arome to town and make it a peni? tentiary offence for fellows with these ^outfits in their possession. " A few more nice hammocks to be sold at cost to close out. Two or three which will be so4d for $1 each are ex tra bargains, fi. G. Osteen & Co. VERSATILE NORTH GASOLINA. She Will Show a Unique Hunters' Lodge, a Tree 800 Years Old, Diamonds and Precious Stones. A hunter's lodge, abounding with trophies of the chase, standing where I the product of forest and stream meet, will be one of North Carolinas attrac? tive features in that State's exhibit in the Palace of Forestry, Fish and Game at the CJniversal Exposition of i 1904, at St. Louis. There will be other exhibits, equally valuable, in the Agrriculture, Horticulture, Mines and Manufactures departments, but I no one ?viii appeal to all clases more than the hunter's lodge and its sar j roundings. The hunter's lodge will be a typical structure standing in the center of a large parallelogram prominently situated in the Forestry Palace. v On the one side will be the forestry fea? tures, and on the other will be the natural history display, the lodge being on neutral ground, and partaking of all the characteristics of both. North Carolina timbers will be used in the construction of the lodge. The floors will be covered with rugs made from the skins of animals slain in the North Carolina forests and mountains. The walls will be decorated with mounted specimens of all the wild animals and birds that are to be found in the State, whose extreme length is 503^ miles, and whose greatest breadth is 1S734 miles, extending from the Atlantic ocean west to the Smoky mountains that separate it from Tennessee. The streams of the mountain, forest and ocean all contribute fish from their waters to enrich the exhibit. They are beautifully mounted and used for decorative purposes, and appear as natural as when they were in their element. In a great hollow tree in front of the Lodge, the visitor may take a peep I and see the den of an opossum with the dam surrounded by her young. The taxidermist has faithfully treated I his subject, and it is difficult to con? ceive that the animals, in their various attitudes are not really alive. The wall and ceilings are decorated with the weapons used in the chase, and the tackle used for catching fish. The bovrs and arrows used by the In? dians before the advent of the white men with his more deadly rifle and shotgun, are artistically grouped with the arms used by modern hunters. Sus? pended from the high ceiling are the seines and ether apparatus, while on the walls are rods and fishing outfits of all periods. In the center of the lodge is a desk and chairs, and cozy corners abound in all parts. When Columbus discovered America in 1492, there stood in a mountain girge in Cherokee County, North arolina, a tulip poplar tree that was then 400 years old. For four more centuries it grew and flourished, and was recently felled in order that it might enter into an exhibit for the World's Fair at St. Louis. The great tree was thirteen feet in diameter at the base when it was cut. The gorge in which it grew was so inaccessible, being forty miles from a railroad, that it was impracticable to obtain a sec? tion near the base. Forty feet up, where the tree was a little more than six feet in diameter a disk was cut. This has been polished, and will oc? cupy a place in front of the hunter's lodge. On the polished disk has been engraven the important historical events of the Old North State from the time that Sir Walter Raleigh, the gallant cavalier from Queen . Eliz? abeth's court, took possession of the land in his sovereign's name on July 4, 1584, through the colonial days, during th? revolution'and up to the pre? sent time. Another section of the wonderful old tree will stand like a monument in the forestry exhibit. It is ten feet. high. A .portion has been dressed, polished and varnished, while the lower portion is covered with the bark. Other trees are shown in equal? ly attractive and in different forms. North Carolina, occupying a com? mon ground between the sub-tropical growth of the South and the hardy products of the northern altitudes, pro? duces crojDS of almost endless varieties. In the eastern part of ; the State the soil is mostly of alluvial formation, and cotton, corn, tobacco, pea-nuts and potatoes are leading products. Stone fruits and pears, small fruits and garden products yield abundantly.. Toward the mountain region of the west, corn, wheat, rye, oats hay, apples, sorghum and buckwheat are always profitable crops. All of these will be drawn upon to make a complete exhibit for the agriculture and horti? culture department;-. But it is in the tobacco exhibit that North Carolina will take an especially commanding part in the great universal exhibit of tobacco, arranged for the Palace of Agriculture by Chief Taylor and Su? perintendent of Special Exhibits Thomas K Bruner, who is a native North Carolinian, and for sixteen years Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. With her annual pro? duction of 127,000,000 pounds of to? bacco, she is easily the second State in the Union in the quantity produced, and in quality no State is her superior. North. Carolina will also make a commanding display in the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy. Mr. J. A. Holmes, the Chief of the Department, is himself a North Carolinian, and is State Geologist. Gold, silver, copper and iron abound in various parts of the State, and in marbles and building stone the State is especially rich. Cubes of the stone will be shown in the natural State, and shafts of the stone susceptible of a fine polish will make an attractive display. In the precious stones, North Caro? lina occupies a proud position. Her exhibit at the World's Fair will cover a wider range, probably, than any other State. Diamonds, while not found so freely as in South Africa, are frequently found in the State. The largest weighed 1% carats, and is of splendid quality. Other gems, found in greater numbers, which may be seen in the North Carolina ex? hibit, are garnets, beryls, rubies, sapphires, hyacinth, emeralds, citi rine topazes, and rare quartz gems. Bucklen's ?rnica Sa?ve Has world-wide fame for marvellous cares. It surpasses ii ny other salve, lotion, ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns, Burns, Boils, Sore?, Felons, Ulcers, Tetter, Salt. Rheam, Fever Sores, Chapped Hands, Skin Eruptions : infallible for Piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at J. F. W. De Lorme's Druggist. BE TOOK KiS MEDICINE. A Dramatic Tableau of Servian Court Life Described by the Late King Milan. I One of the most dramatic stories of royal life I ever heard was told me by Moreton Frewen, the English ! traveler and economist, shortly before he sailed for home, a few weeks ago. i Mr. Frewen is a good deal of a sports ! man, and has visited many conn tries in search of big game. Some years ago he was one of a party that oc? cupied a hunting lodge in the depths of a Hungarian forest. Among the other sportsmen there was King Milan of Servia. One evening, while they were all gathered about the supper table in the' hunting lodge, Milan told this story : "I had not been long upon the throne cf Servia," said the king, "before my secret agents brought me the details of A plot that had been formed against my life. The con j spiracy embraced so many men in military and civil life that my ad ? visers were very much alarmed and I wanted nie to cause them all to be I summarily" removed. I replied that it j was not the business of a king to de? populate his kingdom, and if I execut? ed every man who joined a plot against me it would not be long before I had no people to ruie over. "According to the plans of the con? spirators, I was to be put out of the way by means of poison. An annual ceremonial banquet was soon to be held, and one of my aides-de-camp, Ool. Blank, whose duty it was to hand me a golden goblet of wine, was to see that ' tlie cup -contained the proper dose. Declining to accept the advice of my ministers to make immediate arrests, and telling them to leave the whole matter in my hands, I went to the banquet. At the proper moment in the ceremonies the aid-de-camp came up to me, extended the golden goblet and made a very pretty speech, commending my reign as a blessing to the Servian people, and wishing me many years more of health and hap-' piness. "I took the goblet," continued Milan "and held it aloft a moment while I gazed about the banquet hall. You may imagine, gentlemen, the tension of that moment. Probably a third of the people in the room knew that the wine was poisoned, many of the conspirators being present, as well as those of my trusted people wnp had been informed of the plot. As I looked into the eyes of the hundred men who sat watching me, it seemed to me I could distinguish the friends from the foes, though it was not difficult to tell which were in the majority. Probably I was the calm? est man of them all, for I knew all thai they knew, and something more besides. " 'Nobles and gentlemen of Servia,' I exclaimed, xit gives me great plea? sure to receive this mark of affection and support of my people. It is with the happiest feelings of good will io all and love for our dear country that I drink to your toast' "At this juncture I touched my lips to the golden goblet and watched with keen interest the involuntary shudder that ran around the room. Pausing theo, without having tasted the wine, you may be sure, I resumed : 1? 1 Upon second thought, I will not drink this toast myself. I see around me scores of my loyal officers, ministers and friends. There is one among them who has given me such marked proof of his devotion that I now propose to pay him the unusual honor of asking him to be my deputy and to drink this toast'in my stead.' "So saying, I turned to Col. Blank, the aide-de-camp, and would-be regi? cide, who stood by my side, and hand? ed the goblet to him. In his eyes I could read his thoughts : He had been betrayed, his plot was known to me ; he had his choice between drinking his owrr poison or being executed by my orders before daylight. He hesi? tated a moment, but only for a moment, then he bowed to me and to the -com? pany, and drained the cup to the last drop. A few moments later he fell dead at my feet "And that," concluded the king, "is what I call the death of a gentle? man.. He took his own medicine with bravery worthy of a better cause." Chicago Times-Herald. Menaces to the Peace of Europe. "The Suez Canal has been a disturb? ing influence on trade, social relations, and politics," says Emily Crawford, in Everybody's Magazine. "It stimulated the ' land hunger' of France by drawing her nearer to Madagascar and Indo-Cbina. The Hovas and the Indo Chinese have as little reason to bless the name of de Lesseps as the Egyptian fellaheen who dug the Canal under lash of taskmasters. Indo? China, where the working-classes are on a far higher plane of thought and sentiment than those of Europe, has been virtually enslaved by the French conquerors. What remains of Siam is threatened with foreign domination. We may look forward to the Trans Siberian giving rise to another uni? versal trade-disturbance. "This will be the eas?, too, with the Euphrates Valley railway. The German Emperor intended to be the sole boss of this line, which was to transport German colonists. A densely peopled empire that has been increasing its population at the rate of 800,000 a year can spare enough subjects to bring the whole of the Euphrates Valley into cultivation. But, just cow, it would be imprudent for Germany, single-handed, to at? tempt to stem tlie power of Russia in that part of the world, much less to bar her way to the Persian Gulf. Great Britain, acting alone, could not safely work a railway concession to that sea from the Mediterranean. Nor could France. The three powers will have tc pool the scheme; closely united, they can succeed." Fearful Odds Against Him. Bedridden, alone and destitute. Sach in brief was the condition of an old sol? dier by name of J. J. Havens, Versailles, O For years he was troubled with Kidney disease and neither doctors nor medicines gf.ve hin relief. At length he tried Elec? tric Bitters. It pct him on his feet in short order Rnd now he testifies. 'Tm on the road to complete recovery." Best on earth for Liver and Kidney troubles and all forms of Stomach and Bowel Com? plaints. Only 50c. Guaranteed by J. F. W. DeLorme, Druggist. NEBRO POLICEMAN'S COOLNESS. Desperado Said : "One of Us Must Die/7 and He Acted Quickly and Effectively. Special to The State. Charleston, Aug. 25.-Policeman S. E. Hutchinson, colored, last night shot and probably fatally wounded James Anderson, a desperate negro criminal. The shooting occured at Grant-park, in the suburbs of the city: a resort frequented by negroes. Hutchinson was on duty at the park to preserve order. About ll oclock Anderson who was drinking, under? took to clean out the dance hall. He attacked a negro woman, knocking her down with a beer bottle. Hutch? inson was called inside to put Ander? son out of the pavilion. Anderson drew a Colts revolver, saying this is a good time for me to kill you, and covered the policeman with his weapon. Hutchinson turned as if to walk away, and, drawing his own weapon he aimed it at Anderson, or? dering him to drop his gun, but An? derson advanced upon the ocffier. "One of us must die," said Ander? son, as he cocked his pistol Knowing Anderson to be a dangerous negro, having killed three men in his life, Hutchinson fired, the ball entering Anderson's head. He fired a second time with like effect. The wounded negro was brought to the city and sent to the city hospital. His chances for recovery are slim. "ass* HINDIPO W^^^^^k RESTORES VITALITY THE " ?i* o** of Me. GrREAT .sou? _ ?JTRENCH REMEDY produces the above result ik in 30 days. Cures Nervous Deb??y.Impotency. Varicocele, Failing Memory. Stops all drains and Josses caused by errors of youth. It wards off In? sanity and Consumption. Young Men regain Man? hood and Old Men recover Youthful Vigor. It gives vigor and size to shrunken organs, and fits a man for business or marriage. Easily carried in the vest pocket. Price FO PTC 6 B?xes $2-5C by mail, in plain pack-?Jll (j I 0? age, wit! ^Witten guarantee. DR. JEAN CHARRA, Pa?i8 China's Drug Store. 30 YEARS' INEXPERIENCE TRADE WARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &C. Anvone sending; a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica? tions strictly confidential. Hand book on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken tbrouph Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American A handsomely illustrated weekly. Lnr?est cir? culation, of any scientilic journal. Terms, $3 a year; four months, $L Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN & ta?"?*1* Nw York Branch Office. K25 F St. Washington. D. C $100,000.00 Capital. THE FIRST NATIONAL BINK of Sumter, S. C. THE Comptroller of the Currency hav? ing approved the increase of the Capital of this Bank to ?100,000.00, depositors now have as security for their deposits : Capital, - - ?100,000 00 Stockholders' Individual lia? bility, - - - 100,000 00 Surplus and Undivided Prof? its, ... 25,000 00 Total Security for Depositors, ?225.000 00 ONLY NATIONAL BANK IN CITY OF SUMTER. Largest Capital of any Bank in this section of South Carolina. Strongest Bank in Eastern part of this State. Interest allowed on deposits to a limited amount. . i BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A. J. CHINA, President. NEILL O'DONNELL, Vice President. H. D. BARNETT, R. D. LEE, G. A. LEMMON, JOHN REID, E. P. RICKER. R. L. EDMUNDS, Cashier. R. D. LEE, Solicitor. BOOKKEEPERS. J. L. McCallum, D. J. Winn, Jr., Oliver L. Yates. July SO-3m Up To Date * And convenient Optical Parlors kept open the year round over De Lorine's Pharmacy, 21 S. Main Street, hy DR. Z. F. HIGHSMITH, Eye Specialist. All difficult repairing promptly done. Feb 4-0 Tie Larpt and Most Complete % U?Wml Ml Geo. S. Hacker k Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOQBS; SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building ? Material. ?fficetmd Warerooas, King, oppos? Cas non. Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Purchase oar make, which we guaras:* superior to any sold South, ac? thereby pave money. Window and Paney Glass a Specialty October 16 -o A PAINT SHOP kept by a practical painter of 30 years' experience, where can be got Lead and Oil mixed any color, also Ready Mixed Paints and Paints for different use, such as Floor, Roof, Iron, Tar? nishes, Bronze, Sandpaper, Put? ty, Gold Leaf, Dry Colors, Calso mine, etc. I want some work painting and upholstering. I will paint your house, Kalso mine or paper the walls cheap, for while at work I am very apt to find a Sofa, Rocker, or Sideboard that needs scraping and varnishing, also upholstered. I have some pretty colors in Morocoline, Hair Cloth, Mohair Plush, or I may find a Car? riage or Buggy that I will paint for ten dollars and give you a set of harness free, or paint the buggy for five dollars and no gift " Buggy tops $9.00, ttted Dil Wheeis, steel tires, painted and put on ready for road, SI0.00 per sett. Shafts, paint? ed and trimmed, ?2.00. Agent for Council's Self-lu? bricating Axles. Office in Curtis Houses, No 326 South Main street. H. B. CURTIS. Phone 196. I paint sign?. The hammocks being sold by H. G. Dsteen & Co., haven't a superior in Sumter, at the price. mm t WHISKEY $1!: BALLON. We claim to be the Lowest Priced Whiskey fi o use. We really sell whiskey as low at ?1.10 per gallon, and mind yon, distilled whiskey-not a decoction of chemicals-but, of course, it's new and under proof. ''Casper's Standard" 10 year old whiskey is a liquid joy ! It is actually produced by honest Tar Heels in the mountain section of North Carolina ^ by the old time process. Every drop is boiled over open furnace wood fires,' in old style copper stills, in exactly the same way it was made by our grandfathers a century ago. First rate whiskey is sold at ?5 to $6 per gallon, but is not any better than "Casper's Standard." It is the best produced and must please every customer, or we buy it back with gold we are incorporated under the laws of N. C., with an authorized capital of $100,000.00, and the People's National Bank and Piedmont Savings Bank of Winston-Salem, N. C., will tell you our guarantee is good. This old, honest, mild and mellow whiskey is worth $1 per quart, but to more fully introduce "Casper's Standard" we offer sample shipments of this brand at half price (packed in plain sealed boxes), 5 Quarts $2.95, IO Quarts $5.00, Express Prepaid Anywhere in U. S. 'All orders and remittances (in stamps, cash or by check, etc.,) as well as requests for confidential price list must be addressed as follows : W. S. CASPER CO., Winston-Salem, N. C., U. S. A. MAIN OFFICE ANO WAREHOUSES : Nos. 1045-46 Liberty and 1,3,4 and 5 Maple Sts. SPECIAL RATES JPOR^SEPT^fflBER Those who have not yet taken their summer vacation had better do so now, and get their systems in good order. Don't Neglect Your Health. A few weeks now may save you many weeks of sickness later. ' ATTRACTIONS. Fine, Bracing Climate, Beautiful Autumn Woods, Splendid Orchestra, Excellent Fare, New Double Track Ten-pin Alley, Pool Table and THE BEST MINERAL WATER ON THE CONTINENT. ' For further particulars, address The GLENN SPRINGS CO. GLENN SPEINGS, S. C. LOW ROUND TRIP RATES - VIA ATLANTIC COAST LINE, -FROM SUMTER, S. C. $14.20 Washington, D. C., and Return : Annual Convention Grand Fountain United Order True Reformers-Tickets on sale Aug. 30th to Sept. 2d, 1903, inclusive, with return final limit to reach starting point not later than Sept, 10th, 1903. A special Validating Agency, under the charge of Joseph Richardson, special agent, will be located in the station, 6th and B. streets, Washington, D. C., and will be opened one hour before the schedule time of depar? ture of each train, August 30th to September 10th, in? clusive. On those dates no other Agent in Washington will be authorized to validate the return portion of these tickets. $16.15 Baltimore, Md., and Return : Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows-Tickets on sale September 18th, 19th and 20th. Tickets must be deposited with Joint Agent in Baltimore immediately upon arriva1, and upon payment of $1.25 at time of de? posit limit will be extended to leave Baltimore not later than October 3rd, 1903. J. T. CHINA, Agent. W. J. CRAIG, General Passenger Agent