The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 23, 1903, Image 2

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CHAMBERLAIN HAS RESIGNED. Acknowledges that his Policy of Preferential Tarit? in Favor of the Golonies is Distasteful toa Majority of the Vo? ters of Great Britain. Kr. Ri'chie and Lord George Hamilton also Resign. London, Sept 17.-The resignations of Joseph Chamberlain, as secretary for the colonies, C. T. .Ritchie, as chancellor of the exchequer, and Lord George Hamilton, as secretary for India, were officially announced this evening. It was announced also that the resignations have been accepted by the King. The official announcement was made at Downing street in a communication containing the correspondence be tween Premier Balfour and Mr. Chamberlain. Mr. Chamberlain's let ter is dated Birmingham, September 9, and sets forth the reasons for his resignation. An extremely interesting feature of the letter .is the following statement concerning a preferential tariff: "For the present, at any rate, a preferential agreement with our colo nies involving any new duty, however, small, on articles of food hitherto untaxed, even if accompanied by a re dnctior of taxation on other articles of food equally universal in their con? sumption, would be unacceptable to the mzjjority of the constituencies. However much we may regret the de? cision, however mistaken we may think it, no good government in a democratic country can ignore it. I feel, therefore, that as an immediate practical policy the question of pref? erence to the colonies cannot be press? ed with any hope of success at the - present time, although there is a strong feeling in favor, of the other branch of fiscal reform, which would give fuller discretion to the Government in nego? tiating with foreign countries for a ireer exchange of commodities, and which would enable our representa? tives to retaliate if no concession was made to our just demands." Mr. Chamberlain expresses his firm belief in a closer union of the colo? nies and th? mother country, and says he can best promote the cause he has at heart in a perfectly independ? ent position. Accordingly he tenders his resignation with the suggestion that Mr. Balfour "limit the present policy of the Government to an asser? tion of our freedom in the case of all commercial relations with foreign countries." Mr. Chamberlain declares that an . unscrupulous use has been made of the old cry of "che dear loaf," and that serious prejudice has been creat? ed. In the rest of the letter he goes briefly over the same ground regard? ing protection, as did Mr. Balfour in his'recent statement : Mr. Balfour, in a letter to Mr. Chamberlain, dated September 16, says: "Agreeing as I do with you that - the time has come when a change should be made in the fiscal canons by which we bound ourselves in our commercial dealings with other Gov? ernments, it seems paradoxical, in? deed, that yon should leave the Cab? inet at the same time that others of my colleagues are leaving it, who dis? agree on the very point with, us both. Yet, I cannot but admit that there is '"' some force in your arguments in sup? port of that course. You have done more than any man living or dead to bring home to the citizens of the Em? pire the consciousness of imperial ob? ligation and interdependence between the various fragments into which the Empire is geographically divided. I believe you to be right in holding that this interdependence should fina expression in our commercial as well as in our political and military rela? tions, I believe with you that a closer fiscal union between the mother coun? try and the colonies would benefit the trade of both." Mr. Balfour says if there be any difference between Mr. Chamberlain and himself it has been on the ques? tion of establishment of a preference in favor of colonial products. As to this, Mr. Balfour says if it involves, "as it most certainly does, a taxation, how? ever light, upon food stuffs, I am con? vinced with you that public opinion is not ripe for such an arrangement. The reasons may easily be found ,in past political battles and present political misrepresentations. If,' then, this branch of fiscal reform is not at pres? ent within the limits of practical poli? tics, you are surely right in your ad? vice not to treat it as indissolubly connected with that other branch of fiscal reform to which we both atte.cn importance, and which we believe the country is prepared to consider with oat prejudice. " Mr. Balfour says the loss to the Government by the resignation is great, and expresses his gratification that Ansten Chamberlain will remain a member of the Government. TM?, Mr. Balfour says, is conclusive evi? dence that in Mr. Chamberlain's judg? ment, as in his own, "the exclusion of the taxation of food from the cir? cumstances, a course best fitted prac? tically to further the cause of fiscal reform." A Spasm of Abbreviations. In the State of Mass. There lives a lass I love to go N. C. : No other Miss. Can e'er I Wis., Be half so dear to Me. R I. is blue, And her cheeks the hue Of shells where waters swash ; On her pink-white phiz There Nev. Ariz. The least complexion Wash. La ! could I win The heart of Minn., I'd ask for nothing more. But I only dream Upon the theme, And Conn, it o'er and Ore. Why is it. pray, I can't Ala. This love that makes me 111. ? N. Y., O., Wy. Kan. Nev. Ver. L Propose to her my will? I shun the task 'T would be to ask This gentle maid to wed ; And so, to press My suit, I guess _ Alaska, Pa. instead. 2?] ASSASSIN WANTS TO CONFESS. Gurtis Jett Said to be Ready to Confess and Implicate Many Prominent Men. Cynthiana, Ky., Sept. 17.-In the trial of Cartis Jett for the assassina? tion of James Cockrill, at Jackson, Ky., the State began its evidence. Thomas Cockrill, prosecuting wit? ness, made a sensational statement this afternoon. Cockrill ^stated that Curtis Jett's mother had just appealed to him because the friends of her son in former trials were now deserting her. Cockrill says Jett's mother says her son will tell all if he is spared from the gallows. Cockrill says he told her the case was now beyond his control, and then he learned that Jett was with difficulty prevented from making a confession today involving prominent people, and that he had said he would confess all to-morrow before he would stand trial in the pending case, and that the only chance now of preventing a confession was in a continuance oj the case. Mrs. Hagins, the mother of Curtis Jett, in appealing to Thomas Cockrill, named all the prominent people at Jackson, Ky., who helped her son in the Marcum murder trial, and said they were now deserting him in the Cockrill case. She reminded Thomas Cockrill that he and Curtis Jett were first cousins; that the same blood coursed through their veins, and her boy was not the one responsible for the death of his brother, Jim Cock? rill, and others. Thomas Cockrill says he was greatly affected by the appeals of his aunt, and he says she is telling her boy to confess all rather than stand trial.in this case as a scapegoat. It is believed that Mrs. Hagins has been advised by Curtis Jett to go to his cousin, Tom, on this mission. Revenge. The doctor's wife went to the doo:; She and the .woman next door were not on friendly terms, but the tramp did not know that "De lady next door," he said, "give me a piece of her home? made pie and I fought" "Vm sorry." interrupted the doctor's wife, "but the doctor isn't at home just now. However, there's a physician in the next block, and if you hurry he r.ay be able to give you relief before much harm is done."-Chicago Post. Sudden. Ethel-There. I've forgotten to at? tend a function to which I was invited. How careless! George-You should have an engage? ment calendar. Ethel-Oh. George, this is so sudde?? -Chicago Rocprd-Herald. There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths -Bulwer Lytton. Spoke Advisedly. Farmer Reepum-I wus told hail? stones fell over in Clay county that looked like hen aigs comm' through the air. Farmer Thrashum-I'll bet the feller what told you that never seen a hen a ig com in" through the air. ' Farmer Ilcepnm-Then you lose. He wus the main actor in that 'ere barrj 8torL?.iu' troupe.-Kansas City Journal. Quite a Difference. "What ls the difference between hens and poultry, pop?" "Why, hens, my son, are things that belong to our neighbors; poultry is fomething a man owns himself."-Yon? kers Statesman. A Good Investment. Bramble-What would you do if you had $1,000.01)0? Thorne-I'd hire a private secretary to answer fool questions.-Smart Set. Between a babbling friend and a silent foe there is small choice.-An? trim. APPLES. The apple is the classic fruit. Men? tion is made of it in the Old Testa? ment, and it is frequently spoken of by Homer and other Greek and Roman writers. The Arabian Nights gives us some notion of the esteem in which this fruit was held through the story cf "The Three Apples," where the theft of one piece of fruit was the cause of an almost; endless chain of plot and counterplot, romance and disaster. ? The value of apples as food is not generally appreciated at the present time. Chemical analysis shows that apples are rich in phosphoric acid, and are therefore very nourishing to.the brai^ and nerves. The malic acid of an apple promotes digestion, increas? ing the flow of the gasteric juice and stimulating the peristaltic motion of the stomach. One reason, perhaps, that apples are not more commonly served with meals is that persons frequently get hold of hard varieties, not thoroughly ripe, and suffer indigestion as a result of eat? ing them. Apples as rule are more di? gestible when cooked than when eaten raw. Stewed apples, not too liberally sweetened, form an ideal sance for mutton, pork, or other meats, es? pecially such as have considerable proportion of fat. The apples absorb the surplu grease and at the same time the acid of the fruit acts on the liver, assisting the digestion of the hydrocarbons in all animal food. No.other fruit blends so well with different meats, as do apples, whether stewed, fried or baked. Fried apples are excellent food, but are not quite so digestible as the stewed or baked variety. The people of New England have for many years understood the value of the apple as regular article of diet. "Baked apples and cream'-a typical New England dish-is perhaps the nearest approach to a perfect food of any combination yet devised. It furnishes in a very palatable form all the elements needed in the upbuilding and maintaining of the body, and at the same time affords practically no ; resistance to the weakest digestion. People should eat more apples. They would be healthier, wealthier and wiser, because the apple feeds the body and brain, and is a very econo? mical food.-Atlanta Journal. SUMTER BOY IN THE PHILIPPINES. Trip San Francisco and From Thence to Manila-Impressions of the Islands and Natives. 10th Company Coast Artillery, Cuartel De Espana, Manila, P. ?., July 29th, 1908. EDITOR THE SUMTER HERALD: It lias been my intention for some time to write your paper a letter, and as it is my first letter to a paper, I hope it will not find its way to the waste basket. As a good many of your readers know I am a soldier, it will not be necessary for me to tell about that. I will only give a brief description of my trip from Charles? ton, S. C., to Manila, P. I. About the first of last December my company received orders to move as soon as possible to the Philippines. We left Charleston about noon January 23, 1903, on a special train for San Fran? cisco. The trip was enjoyed very much by every member of the com j pany. There is nothing of impor? tance to say about the country in the j Gulf States, until we are in the northern part of Texas. Our route was, I think, a very beautiful one. We passed New Orleans at night, Houston Sunday morning. Houston is a very nice city, or at least I think so from what I saw of it. When we were about one hundred miles from Houston our train happened to the first accident cf any importance. The piston rod on the left engine gave away and we were delayed about four hours. The boys spent this time m chasing prairie dogs and watching the cowboys tend their herds. The northwestern corner of Texas is very rolling. New Mexico and Arizona are nothing but salt fields and mountains. These salt fields are a wonder. They are fiye thousand feet below the sea level. The ground is covered with a layer of salt about an inch thick which extends for miles and miles in every direction. Our train was about two hours crossing this valley. When we were about half across these fields we passed a salt refinery; it was the most lonesome place I ever saw. There wasn't a living thing in sight, except a few Mexicans and mules. I was told there was no water within one hundred miles of this place except what is brought in by rail. I saw my first mirage on this field. One cannot form an ac? curate opinion of a mirage from a written description, as they are more beautiful than natural water and trees. It is more like a painting than a reflection ; one can even see the ripples on the supposed water. As I haven't words to describe this dread? ful but beautiful valley we will hurry on to the mountain we see in the dis? tance. About an hour has passed and we bear the whistle shriek in a most distressing manner; the next instant all is dark and one almost suffocates, the gas is so strong, and we find we are in a tunn?l. In a few seconds we are on the side of a mountain which is covered with cactus and small trees. We com? mence to ascend to the clouds; in an hour or two we are about seven thou? sand feet above the sea level, pass? ing along at about forty miles per hour with the clouds all around us. We have supper and watch this beautiful scenery for an hour or so and then we find it too dark to see to any advantage, so we take a trip to the land of Nod to awaken in the morning to find ourselves in one of the garden spots of the States-Cali? fornia. Everywhere one looks the eye is met with the smiles of water? falls, flowers, and fruit. The moun? tain sides are covered with a thick mat of grass, which is studded with beautiful trees and flowers, and in some cases at the base is a small river of clear water, with hundreds of cattle on its grassy shores. All this is very beautiful, but I think the homes of California are the most beautiful of all. The houses, though small, are beautifully built and painted. Every one has a lawn in front which is covered with grass and flowers, and some have large shade trees about the yards. The orange groves are very beautiful, the trees are planted in checks and all are about ten feet high and very bushy. Every tree has blooms, small fruit, and even full ripe oranges on them. The lemon groves are about the same as oranges. The pineapple groves are the most ragged thing one ever saw; the trees resem? ble bear grass very much. They are about three feet high and each has a big yellow apple in its top. As we near 'Frisco the orange, lemon and pineapple give away to small truck farms which are full of all kinds of vegetables. We arrived in 'Frisco on Jan. 28th, went into camp at the Presidio. Every one was at liberty to go a'nywhere they wished, and you may imagine we did all that could be done to have as good a time as possible. We were there three days which we enjoyed very much. On the 31st of January we went aboard the U. S. Army Transport "Thomas" at noon. Among the cheers of hundreds of people we cast oft at one o'clock. The cheering, though, was all on shore as the ones aboard the ship were too busy think? ing of loved ones at home and won? dering if they would ever see that dock again. Our first three days out were very rough and most of the men were sea sick from one to six days. On the fourth day the sea was very calm and was for the bal? ance of the trip. We passed Gard? ner's Island, Wake Isle and stopped at Guam for four hours. Nearly everybody went ashore to see the sights and take some exercise. It is impossible for one to imagine how one feels when your foot first strikes "terra firma" after being tossed on the dark blue sea for nineteen days. The harbor at Guam is the most beautiful body of water I ever saw. It is in the shape of a horse shoe. The shore gradually inclines sky? ward and is covered with cocoanut palms, mangoes and other tropical trees and flowers. The harbor itself is as smooth as a mill-pond. There is a sand bar which crosses the mouth of the harbor and protects it from the heavy seas. Just behind this bar is a strip of sea weed which, when the sun shines, causes the water to be of different colors. We weighed anchor about four o'clock in the afternoon and resumed our course to Manila. Our route from Guam was the most beautiful of the ' whole trip. We came through the ? straits in the Southern Archipelago; j were not out of sight of land for about three days ; part of the time we would 1 be close enough to shore for one to ! I throw a stone from the ship to the | beach. These islands are covered : : with a thick growth of bananas, ! cocoanuts, mangoes, bamboo and other tropical fruits and trees. In ; j some places the trees are covered with flowers and in a good manyi j cases tile trees will not have a leaf on it, hut the sun cannot shine on its trunk at midday as the flowers are so thick. I remember one place the shore was very steep and was cover? ed with vines and flowers which had grown all together so as to make it diflicult for one to tell which the dif ferent flowers belonged to. It re? sembled an unkept flower garden of some country mansion. We came in sight of Manila a little after sunrise on the morning of Feb. 25th, cast anchor about one mile from shore at twelve o'clock; came ashore the next morning and was stationed in Cuartel De Espa?a. This Cuartel was used as a prison by the Spanish. The barracks are made of brick, with galvanized iron roof? ing; and are equipped with all mod? ern conveniences for soldiers' quar? ters. The cuartel is in the north? eastern corner of the wall city. Manila is divided into two parts, the wall city and new Manila. The wall city is on the southeastern shore of the Pasiag river. New Manila is on the opposite shore. The buildings in the wall city are of stone, with tile roofing. The windows are all covered with iron bars, which gives every house the appearance of a prison. The streets are very narrow, and are paved with stone. New Ma? nila is very different from the wall city; the houses are constructed' mostly of wood ; that is, in the busi? ness part of the city, but the out? skirts are constructed of "neipa" or grass. The city is lighted by elec? tricity. The two cities are connect? ed by three bridges-the . Spanish, Santa Cruz, and a suspension bridge. The first was constructed by the Spanish; the second by the Americans and the.last by a private firm who own and operate it to day. There are a good many places for one to seek pleasure, as there are three or four theaters each week and band concerts at the different parks each night. The Luneta is the fa? vorite park with Americans. It is on the bay front and has seats for nearly every one. While one sits and listens to the concert you are kissed by the gentle breezes from the bay. After spending an hour here we take a walk down the Malcome drive. This drive is the most beautiful street in the city. It extends along the beach for about half its length, then to the left and through several parks to the Santa Cruz bridge. This street is macadamized and has three rows of cocoanut palms, one on each side of the street and one between the sidewalk and the driveway. Hundreds of people can be seen on this drive every afternoon. The na? tives are very intelligent. Some of them speak English as well as Span? ish, Chinese and Filipino. Their chief articles of food are fish, rice, and fruit. My company has had less sickness over here than in the States, we have only had two or three cases of fever which only lasted for a few days. On the 10th of July we had a very sad accident to happen. One of the men was cleaning his rifle when it accidently went off and the ball struck his "bunkie." Hislast words were for his comrade. The rainy season has commenced and there is not an hour through the day but what we get a shower. Well, I guess I had better close for this time as you may get tired and never finish reading this. Hoping you and your subscribers the best of success I remain, yours truly. Corporal GEOBGE L. GRAHAM, 10th Co. Coast Artillery. MR. HARRIS WRITES A CARD. Defends His Position as to the Deceased Mrs. Boyesen. Asheville, N. C., Sept. 15.-In commenting upon the death of Mrs. Annie Stewart Boyesen, which oc? curred last week at La Porte, Ind., J. T. Harris, proprietor of the White Stone Springs hotel, at which Mrs. Boyesen was stopping when accused of the theft of $600 worth of jewelry from another guest of th? hotel, states in a communication to the press: , "If I know my own heart, nobody would be more glad than I to estab? lish this woman'? innocence. What I have done was entirely for the pro? tection of my guests, and a certifi? cate to that effect was prepared by .many prominent persons in the hotel at the time of the unfortunate occur? rence, and voluntarily handed to me. I have not found any pleasure in this affair, and I never undertook a more uupl?asant duty than that 7;hich was forced on me in the inter? viewing of Mrs. Boyesen after she had been suspected by the guests at White Stone Springs. I approached her as delicately as I knew how and stated to her that if she would give me the address of any responsible party anywhere in the United States I would telegraph them at my own expense, and if the reply was favor? able as to her character I would al? low her to go on her way and noth? ing would ever be said about it. This she flatly refused to do. I dis? tinctly told her that I did not want any publicity given the matter for I knew the tendency would be to in? jure her and me bjoth. She request? ed that her trunks oe searched and was very solicitous that we do exact? ly what was done in the searching of them. I have her request and full and free agreement in writing in my possession now. None of us would have ever touched her property ex? cept at her request. - The guests at the hotel must have had abundant grounds for the suspicion which they expressed to me, for Mrs. Boyesen had acknowledged in the presence uf five gentlemen that she was in other guests' rooms while they were all at dinner." Mr. Harris, in concluding his statement, declares the verdict of the attending physician was that Mrs. Boyesen died of Bright's dis? ease. He is firm in declaring that her innocence had- not been estab-| lished. Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 16.-Re-1 ports have been received from a few towns in the storm section not pre- j viously heard from. They show little j damage except to forests and crops. TIE VOTE ON SIDE TRACK. City Council Considers the Marvin Street Petition Once More. The City Council met pursuant to adjournment at S o'clock Thursday night with Mayor Stuckey, Aldermen Boyle, Chandler, Dick, W. H. Epper? son, Finn, Hurst and Schwerin pres? ent. Alderman G. F. Epperson was absent. A number of citizens were present. The minutes of meeting of 14th in? stant were read as information. Dr. Walter Cheyne asked the priv? ilege of making a statement in order to correct an erroneous impression which had gotten abroad by reason of his having offered his residence prop? erty to Mr. Bowman in case Council did not grant the privilege of running a railroad track across Har vin street. He said he never has nor does he now desire to sell, but in anticipation of the possible grant of the petition he had thoughtlessly approached Mr. Bo wman without having duly consid? ered the unfavorable position in which be would place? himself. His written statement was as follows: "I wish to make a statement to cor? rect a misconception which has arisen from my statement to Mr. Bowman that I was "open to a proposition for my property.'.' "While I might have received a dozen propositions, it never was and is not today my intention to sell my property if the* side track is not placed there and the property is protected from nuisances.. Mr. "Bowman may easily have taken a different view of my prop osition. My error was an error of judgment in opening the mat? ter with Mr. Bowman at all. It made me liable to be misconstrued and for that I am to blame. I positively say that the above statement is absolutely true and correct." Dr. A. J. China and Mr. J. E. Ligon continued their opposition. Messrs. W. A. Bowman and W. H. Ingram spoke in favor of the petition. Alderman Chandler proposed the following additional conditions which were accepted by Mr. Bowman : 1. "Track across Harviu street to be used exclusively for hauling goods to and from warehouse of Bowman & Co. or their successors or for business houses on the same block." 2. "No cars or engines to stop on Harvin street. " Mr. Chandler then renewed his mo? tion to grant the petition which was seconded by Alderman Dick. In seconding the motion Alderman Dick said "that when this proposition was first made he was' opposed to it, but after inspecting the surroundings and considering the situation from every standpoint he had come to the honest conclusion that it was for the best interest of the city that the privi? lege should be granted. He believes that while that section might be ren? dered less desirable for residences, that enhancement of values would be the result and nobody would be dam? aged. In addition to these reasons he has also learned that the Sumter Tele? phone Mfg. Co. will lay a track on the northern side of their property, very near Dr. Cheyne's premises and erect a saw mill, so that the people now complaining will be subjected to whatever annoyances may be caused by a track anyhow. A vote on the motion resulted as follows : Yeas: Dick, Chandler, Hurst, and Stuckey. Nays: Boyle, Epperson, Finn and Schwerin. Council then adjourned. Lee County Jury List. First week-T. N. Griffin, C. V. Galloway, E. B. DnBose, R. C. Wac tor, R. E. Carnes, W. D. Beasley, Willie J. Stuckev, J. M. Hearon, E. C. Kelly, C. B. Aycock, G. W. Redie, Frank Baker, J. A. Thomas, D. P. Dennis, S. C. Kilpatric, T. M. Mul drow, B. C. Cook, D. L. Davis, J. S. Watson, W. E. Moore, B. A. DnBose, J. J. Truesdale, J. F. Hawkins, W. D. Carnes, W. R. Shaw, R. L. Hear on, J. E. Price, W. H. Brown, R. D. DnBose, W. L. Clyburn, J. J. Brown, H. T. Watson, L. M. Crosswells J. W. Davis, J. W. Munn, T. E. Bas? kin. Second week-A J. McCoy, S. B. Pagget, H. D. Scarborough, A. L. Brown, W. W. Hearon, E. D. Reams, J. H. Ellen, T. W. Law, W. W. Alex? ander, W. L. Alexander, W. Y. Priv? ett, Perry Davis, D. L. Mathis, J. H. Carnes, Jack Hogan, J. S. Beasly, W. E. Brown, A. B. Baskin, J. B. C. Dority, A. C. Butler, J. H. Huggins, T. L. Goff, Jno. L.- Segars, W. ?K. Parnell, A. F. Shaw, G. F. Sutton, W. W. Kelly, L. A. White, W. J. Boykin, M. B. McCutchen,. L. F. Montgomery, H. P. Stuckey, W. P. Kelly, M. L. McIntosh, J. H. Beasly, P. A. Parnell, L. G. Jordon. THE PANAMA CANAL. Washington, Sept. 16.- The follow? ing bulletin has been posted at the State department: "Under date of the 14th instant Mr. Beaupre telegraphs the department of State'th at the report of the canal com? mittee passed the Senate unanimously on the first reading. Senator Perez Sopo gave notice of an amendment to restrict the executive a.bsolutiy to the terms of the proposed law." A SEAL CURE FOR M AXa A . It has recently been discovered that the germs tiiat 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 Malai ia is hard to cure by the old me-hod 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 1 onie has a specific effect upon the intestines and bowels, freeing them from all disease breeding mi? crobes. It also kills the germs that 'iifest the veins and arteries. It drives from the blood all poisonous matter and makes it rich and healthv. RYDALE'S TOXIC is a blood builder, a nerve restorer, and a Malaria destroyer. Try it, it wiil not disap* point you. HEALTH INSURANCE The man who insures his iife is wise for his family. The man who insures his health is wise both for his family and himself. You may insure health by guard? ing it. It is worth suardjng. At the first attack or ersease, Which generally approaches through the LIVER and mani? fests itself in innumerable ways ttft Pill And save your health. THE SUMTER SAVINGS BANK. HORACE HARBY, President. I. C. STRAUSS. Vice-president. GEO. L. RICEER, Cashier. Capital Stock, $25,000 Liability of Stockholders, 25,000 TO TAKE CARE OF MONEY -the savings 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 oriuterest earn.- 4 per cent per annum. A small sum will open up an account and secure a bank book. Begin to savA 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 19-0 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. I. MANNING, W. F. RHAME, vice-President. Cashier. Jan. 31. 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 and Fancy Goods to which atten? tion is invited at DeLorme's Drii? Store. > We promptly obtain U. S. and Foreign Seed model, sketch or photo of invention for< free report on patentability. For free book, < 'HowtoSecureTpjmr fiflABi/Q wrfce? 'Patentsand I IlAUlL-mMll?VO to Opposite 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 ATo. 22 West Liberty street, two doors from Osteen's Book Store. R. S. BR AD WELL.