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J?et Ose Mere Claimer. In the search for .light on the school .boase question, Mr. E. A. Bram was requested to say what his views are. He has done sb to the fol? lowing effect : Mr. Bram, what experience have yon had as an architect and builder? "Fifteen years as head draughts? man in numerous architects offices building contractor, and architect. 1 have constricted several sehol build? ings* among, them South Case School, ~ veland, Onio, valued at $40,000. I was supreintendent of new school buildings ic the same city; also su? perintendent of construction for the W. J. Rainey Coal & Mining Co., of McOonnelflYiiie, Pa." . 'Have yon visited the High School Building while in process of construc? tion?" .*I iave at least: 12 times on differ? ent errands? and on invitations from Mr. Johnson, the foreman." " If yon nave seen the criticisms of j ?jie plans and architecture which from time to time have appeared in the n?wspapers will you please say what you think of them, basing your reply on your observation of the plans and architecture?" " I put some of the criticisms down as a lot cf cheap talk, and the wrong j way entirely, to start to criticise any building, unless yon . were better ac? quainted with general construction plans, ?c. The architecture is good. X know of nothing that could be done to make ita more practical and con? venient or better appearing school building. It is a -credit to Sumter. " "Have you at any time been denied the privilege of entering?" *;?evsr, I was always a welcome visitor." "Please givens your opiuion of that building, the work as a whole." "The work as a whole.is good, rather substantial- in comparison with .the work in this part of the country. The plaster, is as good as I have ever seen. The carpenter woik is very . good. The.brick work is rough, but very substantial and strong. "The price for which the building is to be constructed is . twelve thou? sand dollars, Is there margin for large profite at.those figures?" "I was acompesitor for.the contract for the bailaling and, thereof re, I am very well posted on this question, having estimated it. at least three times. At twelve thousand dollars there is a profit, of 6 per cent, which is very small for such a building." "The fears pf of some; people have ; been aroused concerning the safety of the structure. Is there any cause for apprehension of danger?" "There, ?s .not the least danger, I would be safe in saying 'that it is one of the safest buildings in the State, outside of an iron structure." As to the Interviews. In the above interviews the quality as well asthe quantity of "light".given t inrist be considered. In this case the pi ct ur* presented is one often seen in a court heuse where there is no lawyer on the other side In this case, we have the Secretary of the Board, a lawyer of large experience, asking his wit v es ses- "leading" questions. And the fitnesses are both "interested" parties-both of them have had nice eon tracts" from the graded school contractors. Is it any wonder that som*? favorable testimony is brought oat ? Several months ago we asked Mr. McKiever to express an opinion for us for publication^ He declined, saying that be had a contract to furnish doors, sash, &c^ for the contractors and therefore preferred not to ?alk. Of course he could not talk in a case like that and we assured him that it would be unreasonable in us to expect him lo. Mr. Johnson could hardly be expect? ed to lind fault with bis own work. Hardey! Mr. McKiever thought quite natu? rally that the mai erial he furnished was good aud we believe it was, but eur charges were aimed at the fram? ing stuff,-not the finishing . material He'thought.-the "jacking up" of the chimney was ari unusual proceeding for a new building, and so do intelli? gent people generally. Mr. McKiever thought the contrac? tors would not come out on the win? ning sid?* at all. If the margin was as clos*n< This we can readily under? stand tlie use of inferior lumber and coarse work. Indeed a man is almost excnsahlejn literally "butting"out in such a case. Mr. Johnson is an'employee in charge of w<?rk on Hie building, and, ?f course, ni us t be mor<- or less biased. We have stuck a ph), though, in what ?4e sajs about the ? racks "have cracked all they are g<:i? ir to." No cracks are visible now, bur watch! And even this witness says of the sortar joint* "some a little more' than |?nis ot ao inch. if it is really desired ro remove all doubt,call in a '.Uninterested'party. ' E. F. MILLER. Vigil School Building Accepted. Sumter, S. ? ., Feb. IS, 1004 The City Board of Education met at 5 p. is. Present : .Commissioner E. C. Haynswort Vi. chasrmau, A. B. Stuckey, XeiH O'Donnell. Stipr. S. H. Edmunds and Oom. M. Moise. Absent, (Join. J. A. Mood. Two letters from Architect C. C. Wilson were read. The iirst reads : - aI have made a careful inspection of Che High School Building to-day, and ?nd it is not yet quite completed, but as far as it has gone the work is very satisfactory. There are several minor items to be completed or changed, all of which are conceded by Messrs. De Leon & Lopez, but I think if you will reserve three hundred dollars until these matters have been attended to yon will have ample protection. I am not in a position co issue a certificate to-day as I have no memorandum with me as to the balance due under the contract. The gasoline engine iscracked in the J cylinder head and could not be put in J operation to-day, so the test was not completed. This will have attention aa soon as the work is finished." On motion Com r's Stuckey and O'Donnell the Board ordered payment accordingly to DeLeon & Lopez. The second letter reads as follows : "I ?ave made a careful inspection of the beating and ventilating- plant in High School Building to-day, bvt owing tb the fae: that the cylinder bead of the gasoline engins is cracked it eoa?d not oe pat in service and DO test could be made. As tar as I CJ tell with actual measurement *?f t volume of air handled and the tempe atures attained, the plant is safisfa tory, and I see no reason why y< should not assume charge of it and u it with the understanding that whi you assume risk of any danrige to tl plant you do not in any way impair tl guarantee." The Board informally discussed wi Mr. DeLeon the criticisms of his wor recently published in The Freema and received his assurance that x work was all good and safe. The Board then adjourned. As will be seen from the above tl Board has accepted the building ar paid the money for it. We belier they have made a mistake, and con ..*entlv await results. Time will tt the tale. v E. F. MILLER. Buteo Vulgaris Bapfisticus; o The Common Baptist Buzzard. Rev. C. C. Brown in Biblical Record? Bateo means buzzard. Hence, guess, we get the expression the bo; use on the street : "You are a bute ! Of this I am not .certain, and hem make no positive statement. # Of lat I am becoming more careful in makir statements. . Hawks, falcons and such like belon all to the buteo family. The ' bute -vulgaris Americanus is noted for i silence; the Baptistieus bird is note for its noise. These beasts, if the be, as found among Baptists, are < three kinds-in the form of a man, i the form of a woman, and in the fon of ah editor, who is supposed to h impersonal and hidden behind hi editorial "we." Wherever founc they are all in the same business, an fill the high office of denomination! j stink-toters, scattering all manne ! of filth and ill-smelling flavors. A buzzard on a tree indicates tbs something is dead or is supposed to b dead in that neighborhood. He'll s; all day waiting to light upon a carcass but has no delight in any living thing The Baptist buzzard plays a simila game and is glad to hang around place where he- hopes to be able t pluck up some sort of filthy1 thing t carry away. In gotd news he has n pleasure : but in matters that are ; little off in tone, h.e rejoices. H longs to be able to fly away and brini others of his kind to plunge with hin i.ito the dirty hole he has found That any one is prospering or napp; brings no gladness to him; but i there is a cloud in the air and a rumo of hard things, then the Baptis buzzard is in his glory. He is willing to go miles away from his course t< look upon a scene like this. Th< Baptist buzzard on the editorial tripot cuts quite a figure, and gets upa larg? and loathsome odor. He delights ii spreading around pious ?expression! concerning the rascality of hi.1 brethren. He does this in a might] holy way-for the good of the denomi nation, of course ; but he does it, al the same. Like a genuine bu r.zard. he'll go miles out of his pathway tc satisfy his appetite, when once he gets the bare scent of a scandal; and whe: he gets his bloody beak into the hor? rible filth, he rejoices to spread il around-for the good of the denomina tion. We should not havo to go a thousand miles away from South Car? olina to see the bird at work some? times; but may be it will be best foi us not to individualize. We hear rn mors of the flight of these birds in Kentucky and Arkansas, and also io Taxas. They are not known so well by their flight as by their smell. The Baptist buzzard loves to hover over the dead and sometimes fae is al? most willing to commit murder in or? der to prepare a corpse for himself. He is not in his element unless there is something dirty somewhere in the neighborhood. He has a strong stom? ach, and can take in anything. The editorial buzzard offers a free forum to the filth slinger. He boasts that his colums are open to all. Let all come in. As Whitcomb Riley put it in his Hoosier dialect, "None air de? nied'at knock. " But he prefers the incomer to,bring something with him -something that has been picked up in Aceldama-not on Olivet. His maw is capacious, and no sort of* ecclesias? tical carrion can dull the edge of his appetite. Ile glories in his high call? ing of stink toter. Commonplace items of interest or of no interest are accepted, and published,? but. if the contributer can put in a few sugges? tions of filth, some mild insinuations against a good man, or tell of some poor sinner's unlucky fall, or prefer charges against one in office, secretary of a board, or other officer, then the editorial stink-slinger dips his quill to the bottom of his ink-stand, squalls to the office '' deviP that quiet must reign for the space of a naif hour, whirls around on his one-legged stool, looks smilingly through the open window, and feels assured that high heaven approves of his editorial poilcy of giving the news from the churches. Sometimes the Buteo Baptistieus strikes up with a piece of carcass that is very small, but very tough. This givts him opportunity to display his special gifts. He clutches this m his long, filthy beak, and goes around with it, nor will he let it go. He may make the discovery that the news he has been retailing is a lie, and his one, great boast is that he loves tho truth; but this item has been giving him so much satisfaction that he cannot afford to drop it, and so he goes on lying, even after he knows that he is lying. This is the distinguishing peculiarity of tho Baptist buzzard.' Week after sveek, he parades the same choice morsel. Ir it decays in his beak, he likes it ali the better; if it j were really clean and sweet, he'd ? drop it. He likes things about him to be rich and fragrant. This is the Bnteo Baptistieus which word should be divided into two, and emphasized on the last syllable violently-thus Baptisti-Cuss. At Associations and Conventions, one will be apt to find this Baptist bird. He will pose out under the trees, in search of news and subscriber. He wants to mak6 a newsy paper. He enlarges upon the free forum idea. He avows that one can say what he pleases through his columns. His policy is open. If out there under the trees or just behind the corner of the church house, he can run up with some decayed morsel concerning charges against a man-rumors whispers-he is at once all aglow with fervid interest-especially if these rumors be connected with some one be I does not like-some one who does not i take bis paper, or some one whose self-respect will not allow him to de? scend to the low level of debate with this Baptist bute. 0, the infamous varmint! How long shall we be compelled to endure him! Howlong shall the good men who are trying to lead our Boards be subjected to the attacks of these bloody-beaked and unsavory 51th slingers! How they sicken us!-these maligners of the brethren-these deal? ers in filth ?nd lies-these lovers of the unclean, all, too, under the guise of piety, with a voice whose holy tone is set to deceive even the elect. No one is free from him, no one is immune from his attacks. The very presence of the buzzard has come to to indicate the presence of filth, and so this buteo Baptisiicus, by merely hanging around you, by his repeated insinuation and innuendo, leads others to suspect the existence of evil. The higher a man stands in the esteem of the world, he greater the glory in pulling him down, and so it has come to pass, in some sections, that it is really dangerous to I have the b re theron love and confide in you. I am glad to know that in ali the j South we have but few birds of this bad breed-these filth-slingers and stiuk-toters. I hope the day may speedily come when even these may die from an overbate of their own choice food. What use they will make of their whining tones and slobbering piety in the world to which they are going, I don't know. And But I believe I'll wind up /vith 8 story. An Irishman was put upon trial, and asked if he was guilty, f?e said, "Not guilty, your honor, not [guilty." He was then asked, "Are you prepared for trial?" "O no," he replied, "I don't care to bother you to try me. I don't want to put you to that trouble. I would just as soon go without it!" "But yon must bs tried," said the' judge. "Well," he said, "I am ready." So they called Tim Rafferty. The Irishman looked at him, and watched him as he wa? going to the witness stand. "Your honor," said he, "is that man going to be a witness against me?" "Yes, I believe so." "'Well, then, your honor, ' -nlead guilty, for I want to save Tirr rafferty's soul. '' If nc we hear -a Happing of wing in the forest, you may know that have aimed well, and that some Baptist buzzard has been hit. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablet ? -Unequaled for Constipation. Mr, A. H . Kaue, ? prominent druggist ol Baxter Springs, Kansas, says: Chamber tain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are, m my judgment, the most superior prepara don of anything in use tcday for consti? pation. They are sure in action and with ao tendency to nauseate or gripe. For sale by China's Drug Store. Frank Aspin, a miner, at Hazelton, Pa., fell a distance of 325 feet in the mines tho other day and escaped with his life. He was climbing a slope when he lost his footing. Fellow workmen who witnessed the fall were dumbfounded when they observed Aspin rise and walk away. The only injury he sustained was a lacerated face. Nearly Forfeits Bis Life. A runaway almost ending fatally, start? ed a horrible ulcer on the leg of J. B. Or? ner, Franklin Grove, Bl. For four j ears it defied all doctors and all remedies. But Bucklen's Arnica Salve had no trouble to cure him. Equally good for bams, bruises, skin eruptions and piles. 25c at De Lorme's Drug Store. Poet Riley on Hi? Xative Hen'.Ii. Several years ago James "Whitcomb Riley returned to his native town. Greenfield. Ind.. for the purpose of giv? ing.;! reac'-nir. ibo proceeds ol* which were for some charitable purpose, lt had I " 11 many years since he had vis? ited the old town, and as the affair had been well advertised people poured in from all sections of the county. ?tiiey arrived on an evening train. The "oui band" was ;?t the station to meet him. The poe; was put in a low necked car? riage with a reception committee, and. headed by the band, a procession was formed el* citizens, and they paraded the business streets. A very old man leane:! up against tho Gymcnd House, a hotel <;f Riley's day, and as the car? riage passed he squinted one eye and out of the opposite corner of his ?r.outh said, "i've seen the time in \\i':< herc burg when they would have got a brass band to jrit Jimmie Riley out of town/*-Cleveland Lender. An Arith met lcd Wonder. If twelve persons were to agree to dine together every day, but never sit exactly in the same order around the table, it would take them 13.000.000 years ai the rate or' one dinner a day. and they would have to eat more than 479.000,000 dinners before they could get through all the possible arrange? ments in which they could place them? selves. A has only 1 change: A, I'., 2: A. I?. C, o': four letters. 24: five, 120: six. 720: seven. 5,040; eight. 40.320; nine. 3G2.S00: ten. 3,62S.S00: eleven. 3&91&80D; twelve. 479.001,600. The Tomb of David. Thc tomb of David, king of Israel, is still pointed out to travelers in rales tine and. despite its age. is in a re? markably good state of preservation. David died in 101."? ii. C. and was bur? ied tn the "city of David." His tomb became the sepulcher of several subse? quent kings and one of the sacred places of the kingdom. It stands on Mount Zion, at Jerusalem, just outside of the citv wal!. When You Have a Cold. The first action when yon have a cold should be to relieve tba lungs. This ia heft accomplished by the free use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Thia rem? edy liquefies the tough mucus and can?es its expulsion from the air eella of the lungs, produces a free expectoration, and opens the secretion. A complete cure soon follows. Thia remedy will cure a severe cold in lesa time than any other treatment and it leaves the system in a natural and bealty condition. It counteracts any ten? dency towards pneumonia. For sale by China's Drug Store. NUMBER OF ASSESSORS REMAINS THE SAME. Senate Refuses to Have One from Each Judicial Circuit Instead of from Each County. A very radical bill was killed dur? ing the morning session of the senate. This was the special tax committee's recommendation to have the members of the State board of assessors come from each judicial circuit instead of from each county as at present. The debate was somewhat lengthy, Senators Dean, Blake and Brice speaking against the bill and Senators Mower and Manning for it. As the speeches made were more or less technical, Senators Dean and Manning were later asked for statements of the arguments against and for the bill. Senator Manning said, defending the bill: "It was to be expected that opposi? tion would be offered to tbe bill. It touched a sensitive nerve. Tbe condi? tion existing when the tax commission was appointed exists now, and that condition briefly* stated is that the State is spending annually more than the annual revenues. One of two things was necessary, either the appro? priations must be reduced to the re? venue increased. A careful analysis of ali conditions reveals the impossi? bility of materially reducing expendi? tures and certainly not sufficiently to bring the expenditures down to the present revenues, so that the commis? sion decided to provide for increased revenues from additional sources cf revenue for immediate relief, and to make such changes in existing laws as will give greater pquality in assess? ments. This bill looks to greater equality in assessments, and the pres ent working of equalization was shown to be ineffective and the inequalities in assessments glaring, at?d the pro? posed change would give a small busi? ness body a practical, business way of dealing with the matter, remove local influence and give authority to the board to inform itself of Values in the different counties, so that some uni-' form system of assessment could be reached. " Senator Dean, who moved to inde finately postpone the bill, said: "It would men in its practical en? forcement taxation without representa tien. It proposes to reduce member? ship on this important board to one from each judicial circuit, whereas now each county has its own represen? tative who is supposed to know some? thing of values in the county he repre? sents on the board. "Under this bill, if it Should become a law, what could the member of the State board from the Eighth circuit, if he should reside in Oconee conuty, know about valuation in Greenville county and vice versa? So far as the expense of operating this tax machin? ery is concerned, this Dill offers no re? lief ?or, where it reduced them embers, it increases the term cf service and allows unlimited mileage charges and in my opinion would be more expen? sive than the present plan. "Speaking for Greenville county, I know that she is jealous of lier right to direct representation on this im? portant board. The State. The Siberian Railroad. The Railroad Gazette observes that while some journals of western Europe will have it that Russia is so well pleased with its Siberian Railroad that it is preparing to build another across the desert of Gobi to Peking, some of the Russian journals say that it would be better off without the Chinese end of the railroad already built. A writer in what is perhaps the leading Russian newspaper'affirms that the expenses of this road will De $4,000,000 to S?,0C0,000 more than its gross earnings; that the maintenance of steam navigation on the Amoor ?n connection with the railroad nets a loss of about $1,000,000 a year: that interest on the capital invested will amount to $7,500,000 to 810,000,000, and the military protection of the road will cost $5,000,000 to $7,500,000 altogether $17.500,000 to $22,500,000 a year just to keep thc railroad going. Adding the expenditures [for improv? ing the road, for building and main? taining the Pacific ports at Port Ar? thur and Dalni, and the cost of keep? ing a navy on the Pacific coast, he reckons that Russia will be poorer bv $40, COO, 000 to $50.000,000 a year be" causc of the railroad. Panama Elections. Panam?, Feb. 16.-Dr. Manuel Amader was unanimously elected first president of the republic of Panama today. Dr. Pablo Arosemena, Domingo Obaldia and Dr. Carlos Mendoza were elected to fill respectively the positions, of first, second and third "designa? dos," Great preparations are being made for the inauguration of tho president which will take place on Feb. 20. CONSTITUTION ADOPTED. Washington. Feb. 16.-Minister Bunau Varilla, the minister from Panama, has received word from the minister of foreign affairs that the constitution adopted by the convention called for that purpose was officially promulgated by the junta today, lt now becomes' the organic law of the republic of Panama. Another Case of Rheumatism Cured by Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Tho efficacy of Chamberlain's Pain Balm in the relief of rheumatism is being demonstrated daily. Parker Triplett, of Grigsby, Va, says that Chamberlain's Pain Balm gave him permanent relief from rheumatism in the back when every? thing else failed, and he whould not be without it. For sale by China's Drug Store. It is said that President Roosevelt spends more than his salary. Let him get out and give a chance to 6ome other fellow that's not so gay.-Wi 1- i mington Star. Mysterious Circumstance. One was pale and sallow and the other frosh and rosy. Whence the differenco ? Hhe who is blushing with health uses Dr. King's New Life Pills to maintain it. By gently arousing the lazy organs they com- j pel good digestion and heed off constipa? tion- Try them. Only 25c. at J. F. W. De Lonee's. DIVORCES RARE iN CANAD! ? Their Publicity and the Extreme j Difficulty of Obtaining Them. _ ? In Canada there are hut two things which can dissolve marriage: death and infidelity. An applicant for di? vorce must act nuder the provisions of a law marked at every step by the i most rigorous limitations. If a man, j or a woman-for the requirements are j the same-wishes to secure divorce inj Canada he must resign himself at the outset to publicity. Publicity, | absolute publicity, is an essential to divorce in the Domain: there is no j such thing as securing a divorce on ! the quiet. A formal notice, couched in the prescribed form of law, an- j nonncing intention to apply for di- j vorce, giving the names of applicant and accused, with the around of ac? cusation, must be inserted for six months ia two ne wspapers published in the town or city where the applicant resided at the time of separation. A similar notice most also be printed in the Canada Gazette, the official organ of the Government. No Court of law in the Dominion of Canada has anything to do in grant? ing divorce, no Jadge on any bench has authority to consider any case in which the marriage contract is to he annulled, though he may in certain matters hay whether a marriage has bi:en solemnized or not. To obtain divorce in Canada thc applicant must go to the Dominion Parliament. It is in the chamber of tho divorce com? mittee o? the national Senate tbat he must appear who sues for divorce. The divorce committee, consisting of nine members, has full power. It can perform all the essentials of a Court without being a Coure. Its object is to get at all the facts, not to consid? er some and suppress others It is not bound to any set cf mles or by pre? cedents. Prior to the consideration of the application by the divorce committee is petition to Parliament, signed by the applicant, must be presented. The Senator in charge of the private hil] for the divorce, cn the presenta? tion o? the bill to the Senate, must also produce the proof of the service upon the respondent of the notice of the intended proceedings. Follow? ing this the bill authoring the di? vorce is introduced and receives the three readings 'essential to all pro? posed bills. Th'?se divorce bill?, in addition to the preamble which sets forth the facts upon which the en? acting clauses are based, set forth the follov?ng essential paragraphs: (1) That the marriage is hereby dissolved. i'2) That the petitioner may contract matrimony as if not previously mar eed. (3) That the children of such remarriage shall have the same rights as if thj? first marriage had never been .-olomnized. After the second reading the bill passes to the divorce committee, when the applicant for divorce must appear and present his own case. At the con? clusion of the committee's considera? tion the b:\ as recommended by the committee is returned to the Senate, where that body must pass upou it as a committee of the whole. When this is done the bill receives its third read? ing and passes to the lower house of Parliament. Should it develop on mature consid? eration by the lower house that the divorce has not been fairly granted, this body may refuse to pass the bill. The Senate is a check upon the Senate committee and the lower house is a check upon both committee and Sen? ate, When the bill has been properly en? acted it goes to the Governor General of the Dominion, the highest official in Canada, for his signature. He has the power cf veto, but it is a power seldom exorcised ; it can only be exer? cised, indeed, on the advice of his ministers who must be .members of Parliament,, and who are responsible to Parliament for all his acts. If there be those who find that they cannot live longer together in peace, they may elect to live separately the rest of their lives. This separation may be secured through any Court of competent jurisdiction. The chil? dren, if there be any, may be disposed of as seems for their interests, and the husbands may be required to provide a certain sum in alimony. In this way the two become as com? pletely separated as though they had never been married. They can, of their own will, without any process of lav;, resume married life, but until then they aro to all intents and pur? poses unmarried. Eut neither one may remarry to another party, no mat? ter how long tiie separation continues. Under the parliamentary law of j Canada the divorces in a generation J have not averaged over three a year. In Nova Scotia, Now Brunswick Prince j Edward's Island and British Columbia, containing relatively but a small por? tion of toe whole population, divorce Courts are still permitted, but the Scriptural ground is the only valid one for divorce. During thirty-four years the divorces - granted by the Courts in theae provinces have averag? ed only h trifle over six per year, and it is probable that tho number would have been reduced to the average of the Dominion proper if the Parlia? mentary law were in force in these provinces.-Thc World Today. . rn JO -- Koanoke, W. Va., Feb. 17.-A special to the Times from Bluefield, W. Va., says: Mrs. C. McDay, of Mc? Dowell county, last night emptied the contents of a double-barrelled shotgun into the body of a man who was trying to force an entrance to the McDay home. The dead man's name has not been learned, but it is said he was a farmer who had been ejected from the McDay house earlier in thc night. He returned, made serious threats and attempted an entrance, when he was fired on. Tho woman bas not been arrested. A Cure for Kczema. My baby had eczema so bad that its hoad waft a solid mass of scabs, and its hair all carno out. 1 tried many remedie?, but none seemed to do any permanent good until I used DeWitt'fl Witch Hazel Salve. The eczema is cored, tho scabs are gone and the little one's scalp is perfectl) clean and healthy, and its hair is growin" beautifully again. I cannot give too mucn praise to Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Wank Farmer, Bluff City, Ky. in buying Witch Hazel Salve look out for counter? feits. DeWitt's is the original and the only one containing pure Witch Hazel. The name E. C. DeWitt <fc Co. is on every box Sold by Olin B. Davis. is removed in large quantities frcm the soif by the growing of crops and selling them from thc farm. Unless the Potash bc restored to :nc S1 fil, good crops can not ccn r\ tinue. . . -. rr~ afile facts gat;;-J . . \ col. rom i ?M? i ^':',.C*J^ AVr^J^? records of accur-1 ^1fr???!^V?L in recht i m r.sr'l sofls.andtveui.lJ ; '."iSg&? . v--^Jfe. ho glad to send a \ /; Charge to any-1 ^ write lor :t. i GERMAN KALI V/ORKS, Sew Vorl? '.?:? N?..??IU Stree*, or Atlu:;ta, Via. -^c ??rosc S?? / WelinveTTt-t- i| ea a little b >o ! J THE SUMTER S?VINGS eil. . HORACE BARBY, President. . I. C. STRAUSS, Vice-president. GEO. L. RICEER, Cashier. I Capital Stock, $25,000 j Liability of Stockholders, 25,000 Aw i Sir xvi . i femmes TO TAKE CARE OF MONEY -the saviug? of all classes of people-is the reason for the existence cf The Sumter Savings Bank Ano* this duty is performed with satisfac? tion to all concerned. Money is absolutely safe here and every doliar.deposited. bo it principal o? interest earnr 4 per cent per annum. A small sum will open up au account and seccrc a bank book. Begin to gav* now. Interest payable quarterly. ffe WanP- Young Mea TO QUALIFY FOR. GOOD POSITIONS GUARANTEED IN WRITING. ?00 FREE SCH0LAKSHIPS OFFERED GA.-ALA. BUS. COLLEGE. MACON. GA Dr. E. A. EARLY, DENTIST. Phone No. l?a Office over Buitrean Bros.7 Shoe Store. Office hours 8.30 tO 1 ; 2 tO 5. nov25-iy Land Surveying I will give prompt attention to all calls for surveying, plaiting, terracing hill sides, draining bottoms, drawing Mortgages Titles. Probating, ?fee. BANKS H. BO Y KIN. D. S" Oct 19-0 Catchall, S. C. THE BANK OF mi?% SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depository. Capital stock paid ii, ' $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. RHAM?^ vice-President. Cashier. Jan. 81. i ^ UV promptly obtain U. S. ard foreign ^ i 6:-Md model, sketch cr photo cf invention iorf f freo reoorS on patentability. For free book, \ $ Opposite U. S. Patent Office DeLORflE'S PHARMACY, 23 South Main St. Open from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. ; Sunday, 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Having consolidated my two stores, I will be pleased to see all my customers at the above stand, where I am better pre? pared than ever to serve them. Your prescriptions will be called for and delivered. Phone 45. Full line of Drugs, Garden Seed and Cigars. Your patronage solicited. Call bell for night work.