Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BOES TO SIXTEEN CENTS. Seinant? for Spot Cotton Helps the Speculators Force Up Futures. New York, Jan. 27.-Great activity .developed in the cotton market today after it had opened comparatively 'quiet and somewhat easier under lower cables. First prices were very irregu? lar at an advance of 6 points to a de? cline of? 6 points. For the first few . minutes liquidation in the absence of bull support caused declines of about 8 to IO points on the three active months, but this was followed by a steadier tone, which became decided strength as the session progressed, so that by midday all of the active months had advanced to new high 3eveis with March selling at 15.34. May- afcl5.58 and July at 15.65. This was a gain of 34 to 38 points from the lowest of the morning and a net ad? vance of 23 to 28 points on the posi? tions named. In the afternoon the market became rather less active and it looked as if the most pressing demand had been Siled. There was little disposition to sell, however, and after easing off a few points prices were again rallied by a renewal of bull support. In the late trading March sold at 15.42? May at 15.65 and July at 15.77. The close was firm with prices at about the best net 19 to 38 points higher. Sales were estimated at 1,000,000 bales. .? Siew York, Jan: 27.-July cotton sold at 16 cents a pound on the New York exchange today. A few years ago the price ranged between 6 and 8 cents. The market opened strong at au ad? vance of 7a23 points on heavy buying of a more or less general character, that was induced by the sensational advances in the Liverpool market, where prices at one time were 23a25 -points higher. . As the market work? ed upward liquidation became in? creasingly heavy but with New Orleans buying, here, home shorts covering and outsiders buying the advance was *jot checked nntii March sold at 15.64, May at 15.90, and July at 16c. a net advance of 25a26 points. Following this the market eased off a few points, ruling very nervous. It was not until well in afternoon that ?the excitement reached its height, Around 16.15 for May stop-orders were reached and the whole list made a wild jump with July going from 16.25 -to 16.40 without an intermediate sale. This carried the active months to an advancse of 66a83 "points for the day, and at this level prices showed a gain of about 240 points or 2 2-5 cents per .pound from last week. The advance had been accomplished without any reaction of moment, At the new high level there was heavy realizing and -prices broke 20 or 30:. points but the list was soon steadied by bull support. The close was steady net 51 to 56 .points higher on the cid and 3 to 14 points higher on the new crop months. Thesales were estimated at 1,500,000 "bales. New Orleans,, Jan. 28.-The bull leaders swept the- ring off its feet this morning in the cotton market. The market opened excited on sensational favorable cables from Liverpool. A iair , amount of general buying orders was seen but late in the morning the bull leaders offered to take all the May cotton the ring had at 16.33. The purchases amounted to about 5,000 bales. The ring was practically bare of offerings after this and prices .quickly rose until March was 3S points nigher than yesterday's close at 16.02 and May 45 points higher at 16.53. New York, Jan. 20.-The opening in the cotton market was higher than last night's close with May and July above the best point. of yesterday. Trading was active and excited. The initial advance was on better cables than had been looked for and reports -that cotton was selling all through the interior last night at 15% cents for middling. It became evident, how over, soon after the opening that enor? mous profit taking was going on and prices were depressed several points from the best, after which .they were rallied by tbs firmness in New Orleans and aggressive bull support. I The rally did not hold and shortly after noon there was a rapid decline of from 55 to 65 points. The break was reported to be dn? to selling by two large commission hous? es with out-town connections, which held long cotton for southern and wes? tern interests. It was said the sales were made because of failure of cor? respondents to forward necessary mar? gins. The decline attracted a fresh demand from scattered sources and with the weaker long interests shaken out the market rallied several points on bull support. _ The close was sensational. Just at the last moment a local speculator went into the ring for all the July cotton in sight, running* that month np 16al8 or within seven points of last nigbt's.close while the other old crop positions were net 13 to 15 points low? er and the new crop months from 10 to 38 points below last night's final .figures. The d; v's sales were estimated at 1,200, COO hales. AT NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, Jan. 29.-The long ex? pected reaction in the cotton market occurred today and country longs went wild in their efforts to liquidate. Their offerings swamped the market for a while and prices went down from 45 to 86 peints. The prominent bulls were heavy buyers at the decline and even at .the lowest buying offers of a few hundred bales would send the market up 10 points. The alarm was sounded yesterday when brokers commenced to ask $10 a bale margin. It is generally conceded that the false reports concerning the situation in the far east, spread about last night were responsible for the liquidation by the weak long interest. All futures .remained bullish. The movement was light and the weekly "in sight" figures were small .er than were expected by the most en? thusiastic bulls. At one time the May options wore SO points under the highest level of the morning, but a quick recovery brought them up until? they were only 41 points below the highest level, and only 21 points lower than the close of ? yesterday. The leading bulls said the drastic liquidation had left the mar? ket in healthier condition than ever, and more open to further advance j than for several days past. ! JilL DELIVERY^ Cut Through Bars of Steel and Walis of Brick. A most remarkable and astonishing jail delivery occurred in Darlington last Monday night. Three prisoners cut through the steel bars of their cage and through the brick wall cf the jail and left for parts unknown. The escaped prisoners are John Evans and Louis Chamberlain, charg? ed with burglary and larceny, and Ed. Allston charged with arson. The former were bound over by Magistrate Boykin for breaking into the house of H. Freeman and stealing money and also for breaking into the store of T. F. Wilson, of Lamar. Ed. Allston was in jail awaiting trial for burning the barn of D. W. Harrington, Jr. The Sheriff has offered a reward of twenty-five dollars each for the arrest of the prisoners. Vigorous steps were taken to appre? hend the fugitives but with no sue cess. No blame can attach to Sheriff Scarborough as he personally attended to the locking up of the prisoners on the night before their escape -New Era. - ? i i ni IQ the Merry Springtime In the merry springtime the festive ma? laria microbe, goeth forth determined to colonize every human organism. If this arch foe has invaded your system allow us to suggest Rydale's Tonic. This remedy frees the blood from malaria microbes eliminates poisonous matter from the sys? tem, strengthens the nerve;, and restores robust health. Rydale's Tonic is guaran? teed*. Wild Animal? Ia Captivity. "Are wild animals happy in captiv? ity?" said the keeper of the zoological gardens, in answer to a question asked by a visitor. "Well, at first thought it may sound strange, but they are hap? py, and some of them are very, very happy. '.It seems to be the general opinion that when the liberty of an animal used to a free life in the wild woods is taken away the animal will pine away and die. That's a pretty bit of senti? ment, but apparently ifs all wrong. You would naturally think that a wild animal in captivity would become dan? gerous, but such is not the case. ."Take the monkeys, for instance. They look very unhappy, dont they? Why, those little imps play from morn? ing till night, and they're as cheerful as larks, excepting -when they are ill. Go in the bird house and listen to the songs, the chirps and trills, then look around for an unhappy bird. Watch the bears play and the leopards and other members of the cat tribe roll over each other like little children oh a nursery floor."-Philadelphia Press. The Strain on the Eye. There is no reason why a muscle or muscles of the eye should not be fag? ged out just as the muscles elsewhere do. Let one bear a weight ali day long, does he not attribute his consequent headache to the heavy burden he ha^ borne? It seems without elaborate thinking we could conceive of the re? sults following upon prolonged use of the eye. Nature has done all she could to protect and prolong the usefulness of the eye. No earthly architect ever yet planned a structure that would not yield, crumble and fall, and the house human, so exquisitely uplifted in curi? ous and mysterious ways, falls and re? turns to dust more rapidly and surely than need be, for the reason that we do not realize how much one part is sus? tained or overthrown by another. One tiny muscle is potent enough to disturb the whole economy, especially if inter current diseases exist in addition to "eye strain." Old Clothes* Ornament?. The rich are not unthrifty. That probably explains why they are rich. You have been told of the wealthy wives in our New York Faubourg St. Germain who after wearing a gown twice pr three times at most sell it to a certain Sixth avenue dealer in sec? ondhand clothes for about one-sixth of its original cost. Women in moderate circumstances who know this dealer keep themselves in finest regalia at a reasonable outlay. Rich men are more particular and less thrifty than rich women. They despise the "ole clo's" man and prefer to hand down their cast offs to servants to do with as seemeth good to them. But many a parlor ornament in swell houses is bought with old clothes: many a new pot or kettle in my lady's kitchen is the result of barter with the peddler. New York Press. Animal? and Second Sight. It is a common belief that many ani? mals see ghosts and future events. Kerner declares that they are endowed with second sight. This faculty is thought to be especially strong in dogs ?:nd horses. Storks are known to have ton-soon the burning of bouses on which they have boon wont to build their nests and to have abandoned thom, taking up their abode on other buildings or on trocs in the vicinity. No sooner had the anticipated confla? gration taken placo and a now house horn erected on tho same site than they returned and built their nests as be? roi Oldcxt Clock In the World. Tho great clock of Wells cathedral, in Somersetshire. England' is very nearly the oldest and certainly the most interesting of Hocks in existence. I it was: built in 1322 by Peter Light fool, one of the monks of Glastonbury j ibbey. six mile* from Wells, where it rrn for 230 years until the abbey wa? j dissolved by Henry VIII, and ?ts last i abbot hanged over tho town gateway. The clock was then removed to Wells, j where it has boon running '-vcr since. ' -Si. Nicholas. i HESTER'S Willi STATEMENT. It Indicates That the Greater Por? tion of the Year's Crop Has Been Marketed. New Orleans, Jan. 29.-Secretary Hester's weekly statement of cotton issued today shows for the 29- days of January a decrease under last year cf 146.000 bales,, and a decrease under tho same period year before last of 231,000 bales. For the 151 days of the season that have elapsed the a;; -egate is ahead of same days of last >f^r 52,000, and ahead o* same days year before last 7r000. The amount brought into si?ht during the past week has been 198,121 bales, against 261,924 for the same days last year and 259,193 year before last. The movement since Sept. 1 shows receipts at all United States ports of 5,960,270 against 5,735>356 last year; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 592,425 against 731,120 last year ; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of commercial year 381,686 against 379*022 last year, and southern mill takings 1,007,000 against 995,072 last year. The total movement since Sept. 1 is 7,942,691 against 7,890,575 last year and 7,933,619 year before last. Foreign exports for the week have been 144,740 against 219,624 last year, making the total thus far for the sea? son 4,503,360 against 4,312,133, last year. The total takings of American mills, north and south and Canada for the season this far have been 2,437,541 against 2,357,803 last year. &#*r~ Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading southern interior centres have decreased during the week 71,542 bales against a decrease during the corres? ponding period last season of 79,667. Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for tbe new crop, the supply to date is 5,110,690 agtasin 8,105,649 for the same period last year. BRADSTREET'S REVIEW OF TRADE. Efects of the Weather-General Trade Outlook. New York, Jan. 29.-Bradstreet's to? morrow will say: Weather conditions have been unfavorable throughout a wide area, and while in some instances helpful to retail trade, extreme cold or heavy snows have rather sharply j checked spring trade and retarded transportation. There is a rather qnieter feeling found in several lines of speculation and industry. An exception to this is found in the south, which section, stimulated by almost unheard of. cotton prices, is preparing for another great acreage. Rather less satisfactory reports cqme from the iron and steel trade, Southern iron is claimed to be un? changed; but northern iron is weaker, foundry grades not being iu active de? mand. The- railways are still out] of mar? ket for rails. The strain in the cotton goods j branch of the textile market increases j rather than diminishes with the steady ? upward advance of the raw material. Buyers of cotton goods have shown a disposition to trade more freely and to pay higher prices, but at all mar? kets sellers are slow to fill orders ex? cept "at value." Business failures number 242, against 230 in the like week in 1903. RYDALE'S TONIC ? A ^?AL CURE FOR MALARIA. It has rer^ntly been discovered thai the germs timi produce Malaria, breed and multipiv 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 melhod of treatment. Quinine Iron, etc., stimulate the nerves and build up the blood, but -do not destroy I the germs that cause the disease. Rydale's Ionic h;is a specific effect upon the intestines and bowels, freeing them from all disease breeding mi? crobes, it also kills the germs that infest the veins and arteries. It drives from the blood all poisonous mattel and makes it rich and healthy. RYDALE'S TONIC is a blood ?uilder, a nerve restorer, and a Malaria destroyer. Try it, it will not disap? ooint you. le Lamest ii Most Complete EstalslMt Mu Geo. S. Hacker & Son. -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, Kin?, opposite Car non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, Pnrchus* our make, which we gu?rante superior to any sold South, and thereby ??ave money. Window and Paney Glass a Specialty October 16~o 91-.C?.'?????I5R'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS ?ciLfft??K 'ur CH I CHKSTER'S ENGLISH lf_'S***???3fl ?n It.iD ?n.l ?old aiet?::ic boxem itxM J? SS: 1&3 nxi> Mu<'ribh,,n- T*k? ?. ?the?. Bera*? m l?*?*er?B? NnhitHntlon? and latin I / Jf? tloaiu ?"T of jaar Dragfut. or ?#n<1 4*. in V v* ff ?0'l',ReHerrorl.?d|Wi,",nutr.r.bTr?. \U??-/a CLUptp? U?di.?" :iu,..re, rUiLA.. VJkZ Tlie Dru jp Ha ult. Men of talent and brilliance whose mental products have pleased and as? tonished the world and women around whose fascination and charm has re? volved many a distinguished social cir? cle have fallen alike victims to this insidious and degrading habit. The false idea that better and more original work can be done by means of such an unnatural stimulus has been the ruin of many noble characters. Whether it be cocaine, morphia, aniipyiine, phe nacetin-the shameful list grows al? most daily-the fact remains that the highest mental and moral principles of the drug habitue are slowly under? mined and dragged dowe to the dust. The responsibilities of the medical practitioner in prescribing these potent remedies are. therefore, very consider? ate, while those of the dispensing chemist are hardly less.-London Medi? cal Press. On thc Menu. "What have you in the larder?" asfe ed the cannibal king of his chef. **Xot so much today, your clevated ness," explained the chef. "Nothing except a printer and an actor." "Oh, well, ?x them up some way.** The chef bowed several times and rubbed his hands together. '.What are you waiting for?"' asked the cannibal king. "Would your serenely altitrtdinous excellency deign to suggest some meth? od of preparing the two persons-some new dish, for instance, that would be pleasant to your royal palate?" "Don't go to any bother. Just put the printer in the pi and the actor in the stine." And the court jester stepped up and resigned.-Judge. An Anecdote of Ben "Wade. In the early winter of 1SG1 bluff Ben Wade, the Ohio senator, is credited with saying, "When Chief Justice Ta? ney was ill I used to pray daily and earnestly that his life might be pre? served until the inauguration of Pres? ident Lincoln, who would appoint a Republican chief justice, but when I saw how complete his recovery was and how* his.life was prolonged I He? gau to fear that I had overdone the businesvif " -L. E. Chittenden's "Person al Reminiscences." J??fi- Undertakings. "Talk about big jobs." said the cheer ful idiot while trying to look serious. "Well." said the victim wearily. "Wheeling West Virginia may be some and Lansing Michigan may be rather a big surgical undertaking, but Flushing Long Island-isn't such a .tiny little sanitary stunt."-Baltimore Amer will save the dyspeptic from many days of misery, and enable him to eat wfecver he wishes. They prevent BICH ??E?DACHE, ca-jrc the food to assimilate anti nour? ish the body, give keen appetite, DEVELOP FLESH and solid muscle. Elegantfy sugar 7*fce ?o Substitute. s-y (INCORPORATED ) V CAPITAL STOCK; S30.000.00 Business.-^hen y?u lhink of ??IES off to i school, write for College Journal ' and special offer of the Leading Business and Shorthand Schools. Address King's Business College, Raleigh, N. C. or Char? lotte, ll. C. [We also leach Bookkeeping, Shorthand, etc,, by mail.] Nov 25 GUN ANO LOCKSMITH. I take pleasure in giving no? tice to my friends and the pub? lic generally, that, having re? gained my health, L have re? opened my shop, and am ready to do any work in the line of Guns, Locks, ?ewing Machines, &c. Prices reasona? ble, work done promptly and satisfaction guaranteed. Shop removed to No. 22 West Liberty, street, two doors from Osteen's Book Store. R. S. BRAD WELL. ? $100,000.00 Capital. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK 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, - - - '00,000 00 Surplus and Undivided Prof? its, - - - 25,000 00 Total Security for Depositor?, $225,000 00 ONLY NATI0NLA BANK Ifc 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. 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. RICHER. R. L. El MUNDS, Cashier. R. D. LEE, Solicitor. BOOKKEEPERS. J. L. McCpJlatn, D. J. Winn, Jr., Oliver L. Yates. J a ly 30 -Stu Y NOTED EYE SPECIALIST TO BE HERE FOR 3-WEEKS ONLY-3 COMMENCING Thursday, Jan. 28th. Office : Hotel Jackson. First Floor. Office hours from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. DR. L E. CR [MM, Recognized Specialist in Refraction. I Dr. Crimm is a graduate of one of thc best schools of Europe and of this coun? try, and comes to Sumter well recom? mended with letters from the best known professional and business men of this State. Dr. Crimm corrects the most complicated cases of errors of refrac? tion, and guarantees satisfaction. All glasses at the most reasonable prices. Cross eyes straightened by glass? es without cutting. QONSULTATION FREE. These letters speak for themselves: Office of The Greenville Mountaineer. James A. Hoyt, Editor and Propr. Greenville, g. C., Dec. 7.1901. To Whom It May Concern: I take much pleasure in stating that Dr. I. E. Crimm has been in Greenville for a number of weeks, making two visits to this place in the last two or three months, and that lie has given entire satisfaction, so far as I know, to all per? sons who have availed themselves of his knowledge and skill as an Oculist and Optician. I am not only pleased, but benefitted by my acquaintance with a gentleman who shows such manifest familiarity with the duties of his profession, and I cordially commend him to my friends elsewhere and ali others who may need bis service. Respectful ly * James A. Hoyt. Office Supreme Court of South Carolina. Y. J. Pope. Chief Justice. Newberry, S. C., March 6, 1902. Dr. I. E. Crimm. Oculist and OpMcian. Dear Sir: I ask leave to bear witness to the excellence of the pair of eve glasses you recently prepared for me. T am sure from my own experience With your work that you understand your business. Sincerely. Y. J. Pope. Those who desire Dr. Grimm's services will kindly call at his office, as he makes no visits. CITY REFERENCES Dr.' A. J. China, Col. R. D. Lee, Maj. W. F. B. Haynsworth, Mr. W. M. G rali am. tifie Coast Line. Effective January 10, 1904. Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter. 5 15 8 05 Train 35 Florence to Augusta . Arrives " 54 Columbia to Wilmington " " *57 Gibson to Sumter " " 52 Charleston to Columbia and Greenville Leaves " 46 Orangeburg to Charleston (Tuesd'y, Thursd'y, Saturday) " u 53 Greenville and Columbia to Charleston " " 32 Augusta to Florence u " *56 Sumter to Gibson " " 47 Charleston to Orangeburg (Tuesd'y, Thnrsd'y, Saturd'y) " " 55 Wilmington to Columbia " u *43 Florence to Sumter, , Arrives Freight Trains carrying Passengers. Train *19 Sumter to Robbins, Leaves 3 40 am *24 Sumter to Hartsville " 10 00 am " *11 Florence to Sumter Arrives 1 40. pir ~] u *12 Sumter to Florence': Leaves 3 10 pm ^ u *25 Hartsville to Sumter Arrives 7 40 pm " *20 Robbins to Sumter * &rfc " 8 00 prcl|^ 20 21 25 15 30 50 8 15 9 25 9 15 am j am air am '? am ; pm pm '? pm : ' pm am Northwestern Railway. j&Train *70 Camden to Sumter Arrives " *71 Sumter to Camden Leaves " *68 Camden to Sumter " " *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter Arrives " *73 Sumter to WilsonMill ILeaves " 76 Wilson Mill to Sumter, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Arrives M 77 Sumter to Wilson Mill, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Leaves u *S9 Sumter to Camden Trains marked * daily except Sunday ; all other trains daily. For further information, apply to J. T. CHINA, Ticket Agent A. 9 00 am 9 36 am 5 45 pm 12 30 pm 5 30 pm 9 00 pm 4 50 pm 6 25 pis C. L. SOUTHERN RAILWAY Effective i\Tov. 29, 1903, Read down No 142 2 15 pm 6 10 am 11 45 am 8 30 pm 12 35 am 1 30 am 6 00 pm 8 35 pm 9 40 am 9 46 am 4 15 pm No 140 7 00 am Lv Sumter Ar ll 40 am Ar Charleston Lv 11 40 am Ar Columbia Lv 12 30 pm Ar Augusta Lv 8 15 pm Ar Atlanta Lv 5 33 am Ar Birmingham Lv ll 10 am Ar New Orleans Lv 3 10 pm Ar Spartanburg Lv 4 25 pm Ar Greenville Lv 7 15 pm Ar Asheville Lv 8 15 pm Ar Louisville Lv 7 30 pm Ar Cincinnati Lv Ar Camden Lv Ar Rock Hill Lv Ar Charlotte Lv Ar Washington Lv Ar New York Lv No 141 9 15 am 3 20 am 7 20 am Read up No 143 5 45 piA 7 10 au. 6 55 am: ll 45 pn* 4 10 pi^ 9 20 ant IQ 35 aia 9 40 air 7 05 aip 7 40 am 8 30 air. 2 00 pm 9 25 am 8 10 am 9 50 pi* 3 25 ??rt Trains 142 and 143 make close connection at Sumter Junction with 117 going Noir* via Camden and Rock Hill. Trains 40 and 41 make close connection at Ringville for Columbia and at Colom? bia with &olid Pullman trains composed of elegant Dining Cars, Pullman Compart? ment, Club Library, Observation and Drawing-room Sleeping Cars to and from Flori? da points. For full information or reservations apply to any agent or address : S. H. Hardwick, C. H. Ackart, General Passenger Agent, J. R. Clack, General Manager, Washington, D. C. Agent, / Washington, D. a W. H. Tayloe, Sumter, S. C. R. W. Hunt, Assistant Gen. Pass. Agent, Division Passenger Agent Atlanta, Ga. Cnarleston, S. C. SOUTH ERM RAILWAY THIS GREAT RAILWAY RUNS THROUGH A GREAT COUNTRY CONVENIENTLY UNITING ALL THE BEST SECTIONS OF THE SOUTH. W. A. TURK. S. H. HARDWICK. Passenger i raffia Manager. General Paccsnger Ager.:. ^ WASHINGTON. D. C. V/. H. TAYLOE, ASS'T Cen'! Pass. Agen;, ATLANTA, GA. WE RUN THE BEST VESTI? BULE TRAINS ANO HAVE THE BEST DINING CAR SERVICE