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W-s-- ?f..mi ii.IIB Btsfeopvitile News Items. Mr. T. J. McLeodon is petting np an elegantFtea^-po?i mtaasion -on his~ lot on Main street between Mr. Eugene McCutcbeo's new cottage and Mr. Ed. DaRanfs. .It will be one of the most imposing structures os Social Hill Miss Shea I&sChamps, who has been quite sick, h?3 so far recovered j as to be able to go to Sumter for a few days. Mm W. R. Dixon visited her sister, j&rs. J. A. Scarborough at Lanes last' week. Mr. A. 1>. Witherspoon aad family, ?. of Sumter? visited. the family bf M r. B. L. Witherspoon of our town this week. Miss Hattie Roland of Sumter visit? ed ?er sister Mrs. Harry McLeod this week. Editor E. C. Dennis of the Darling? ton New Sra was here last Saturday on professional business. Mr. J. A. Scarborough has received his commission as special State consta? ble from Chief Hammett-Bishop? ville Vindicator. Lee County Jury List Petit Jurors.-^?. K. Burrows, Her riot ; R. P. Taylor, Mechanicsville ; W. J. Bradley, Rural; J. H. Skinner, Eilaott- A. E. Corbett, Ionia; J. H. Hali, Lucknow; I*. A. White,' Smith? ville; W. F. McLeod; R. C. Richbourg, Smithville; T. P. Evans, Lucknow ; B. J?. Jones; W. E. Mathis; J. Ed. Stuck? ey, Bisfcopvilie; F. H. Brown; J. W. McDonald* Magnolia; B, L. Gibbs, Lynchbuiig; R. M. Cooper, Wisacky ; J. H. Stokes. Lucknow; W. G? Scar? borough, St Charles; A, P, Floyd, Wisacky ; M. L. Lee* Smithville ; J. K Heriot, Heriot; Walton McLeod, Lynchburg; John Hyatt* Lucknow ; E. B. Sing, Magnolia ; J. O. Outlaw, MA chanicsvilla; E. W. Register, Alcot; R. C. ??cOutchon, Bishopville; J. J. Yates; W; Wheeler, Mann ville, H. ^ Basking Bishopville. Grand J^rois.-L. V. Brown, Magno lia; E. X Arrants, Antioch ; J. L. Se? gars, Ashland; J. . W. Smith, St. iaries; E. J. Atkinson, St Charles; W, Watson, Bishopville; E. C. Me? ir, St Charles; F. E. Sparrow, An ; L. D. Saacock, Smithville ; W. ?. Birt? St Charles; T. E. Davis, Bishopville; Arthur Davis, Ionia. TO THE PUBLIC thor is* organized in Sumter, mtlythe forces of the great move? ment have been at work here and the workers are now organized into one solid Phalanx. Those in authority in aa interview had this to say. There Iare four Lafecr Organizations in Sum? ter now and a possibility -of one more. The workers are very enthusiastic over the matter and regret their delay in organizing. We think we can rely apon tho good people of Sumter for sheir support in- this our struggle for existence Eigb'?y-five per cent of the people work for a living and it is not unreasonable to suppose this. It is not our intention of making any un? reasonable demands. We shall always be open to a settlement by arbitration all our gr^ivanees that may devel? op in the future. We only ask a fair compensation for reasonable hours of work. The abolition of child labor in the mills, and the establishment of { ? strict apprentice-, system in all the trades. We have not waited on apostles of labor to come here and preach the ; 'gospel of labor. But we have come together by onr-own volition with the stimulus of necessity at our backs; Recognizing no profession above a trade we are simply citizens of tbe world. Our brethren are all ready in the field and why stand we here idle. This ?8 our position and we ask the hearty sympathy of Sumter's good \ people in our efforts to preservo our families.from the magnetic scorn of poverty and ignorance, its inseparable companion. Our methods shall always be peace? ful. We do not hate the employing class. We simply want a more equal division of the products of our labor to the extent that our families will act suffer. * A CARD. To tho Citizens of Sumter: Inasmuch as it may not be generally known and furthermore as we are mo:re than likely to be misrepresented by certain classes of people,. we take this method of. giving to the public the information that there is now an organized order of the United Broth? erhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America of both races located at this placer We do not wish it understood that we are here to demoralize the ' progressive interests of your city or to arouse ?ey strife or enmity between capitalists and labor, but we are here for the benefit of both. Giving you tb* principle of our constitution-no carpenter can * join this order as a beneficial member without the recom? mendation of a first class carpenter, otherwise be comes as aa apprentice at apprentice wages. It is not the intention to force upon the public incompetent and unreliable and irresponsible mechanics, but rather to improve the manner ?f mechanical workmanship and so estab lish a mechanical bureau whereby a contractor or builder can obtain com pe tant workmen when in need of such labor. Do not understand us to say that this organization is wholly for your benefit, nor either are we trying to make that impression upon your minds. We hope by this move to be able in the near future to receive for our honest and faithfully perform? ed labors a just and sufficient recom? pense that we will be enabled to sup? port ourselves and our families in a decent and respectable manner, hop ing that the good citizens of Sumter will view this matter with an impar? tial eye and give us the just sympathy , we deserve, before casting the tongues of criticism upon us, and saying this our constitutions are open for inspec? tion. Respectfully, J. A. Howell. Chairman Looa! Union, Sumter, S. C. The Name Witch Hazel. , The name Witch Hazel is much abused. E. C. DeWitt & Co? Chicago, are the in? ventors of the original and only genuine Witch Hazel Salve. A certain cure for cuts, burns, bruises, eczema, tetter, piles, etc There are many counterfeits of this ?aire, some of which ar? dangerous, while they ara all worthless. In buying Witch Hazel Salve see fkat the "name E. C. De Witt & Con Chicago, zs on the box and a core is certain. Sold by Olia B. Davis. S?STEB MARTINA'S SLLNESS. While on a Visit to Charieston Became Seriously lit and an Operation Was Necessary. Sister Martina, of the St. Joseph Academy at Sumter, S. C., who came to Charleston on a visit about two weeks ago, was suddenly taken sick with appendicitis. Her condition became so serions that an operation was deemed necessary. Dr. Van Tel burg-Hofman, physician of the St. Joseph Academy at Sumter, came to Charieston and performed the opera? tion, which was entirely; successful. The many friends of Sister Martina, both in Charleston and Sumter, will be glad to hear that she is now con? valescent. THE MUSICALE THURSDAY NIGHT. A Largely Attended and Very Enjoyable Entertainment. I _ A most enjoyable musicale was held at Mrs. C. T. Mason's residence on Main street Thursday evening. The spacious hall and parlors were thrown opes and afforded ample accommoda? tion to the large and appreciative au? dience, who seemed by their frequent applause as the various numbers were rendered to fully enjoy the gems which were presented. One of Sumter's favorite soloist. Mr. C. Elvin Stubbs, was the first ou the program and charmed his au? dience by singing in a clear, sweet voice a very?ntf selection. Prof. Schumacher is always good and with little Miss Eleanor Mason to accompany him their duetts on the cornet were well worthy of an encore, which they cheerfully gave. It speaks well for a town which can boast of such youthful talent. The piano and violin selections hy Mrs. Snead and Prof. Schumacher and the graphophone by Mr. P. C. Manning added much to tha pleasure of tho evening. But decidedly the hit of the even? ing was the recitation in costume of the "Gipsy Flower Girl" by Mrs. S. W. Stubbs. Her elocution has seldom been equalled in Sumter by profes? sionals. The encore was equally as well enjoyed. It would not be amiss to have such entertainments at more frequent occasions. Assignment of Pensions. The following extracts from the amendments to the pension law pass? ed at the recent session of the Legis? lature will be of interest to all Con? federate pensioners : Section 3. That from and after the approval of this act no assignment of any pension in. this State shall be valid unless the same be accompanied by an affidavit signed by the assignor and assignee to the effect that full value of one hundred cents on the dollar has been paid for the same. Section 4. That any violation of section three shall be punished as for a wilful perjury. How the Matter Stauds. Inquiry was made to-day of D. VV. Alderman & Sons' Co., in reference -to prices paid by Mess. DeLeon & Lopez for the lumber used in the High Schoo: building. A telephone answer from their mills says: "DeLeon & Lopez paid $14.50 for framing, $16.50 for ceil? ing and $1700 for flooring, and adds they bought and received the best that jur mill turns out." All the framing lumber could have been bought in Sumter at $2 00 less, but dealers could not guarantee de? livery, hence the contractors were forced to pay higher prices in order nat to delay the work.-Item,20th inst. As will be seen, the above squib has no direct bearing on the point ?t issue. True, if these figures are correct, the contractors did pay a good round sum for lumber, enough in fact to clear them of the charge of using cheap lumber. The real point at issue though, was not what the lumber cost, but was it the class of lumber required by the specifications? Was it''mer? chantable yellow pine"? It certainly was not, so our charge stands intact. If Alderman had furnished "mer? chantable yellow pine" it would have cost more money, so that really the contractors did save money by being allowed to use inferior lumber. lt seems to be admitted by all par? ties that the brick work is coarse and rough. The joints are themselves "living witnesses" to the truth of our charge that, the specifications were not adhered to in respect to their width. Our charges as to the existence of leaks and cracks are admitted to be true. The leaks- have been repaired and the cracks nicely plugged up with mortar, lt is no advantage to have cracks appear in a building, and whethrr or not they will re-appear iater remains to be seen. The "jacking up" operation ?as not so serious as we at first feared, but it is a fact that "jacking up" was done. Our suggestions as to laying cement tloor on portico and ''pointing'1 the j outside brick.joints we believe would have added materially to the dura? bility and value of the building. The building makes a handsome ap? pearance at a little distance and from what experts say is a safe one, but the large blotched pillars should be made "things of beauty" as soon as possible. With this summary The Freeman "rests" its case, feeling that it has been fair to all parties involved and has done its whole duty to the public, j -The Freeman, Feb. 26. j Working Overtime. j Eight hoar laws are ignored by t iose ! tireless little workers-Br. King's New [ Life Pills. Millions are always at work, ! night and day, curing indigestion, bilious ! ness, constipation, sick headache and all j stomach, liver and bowel troubles. Easy, ' pleasant, safe, sure. Only 2">o. at J. F. W. I DeLorme's drug store. DR. BROWN TO THE CHURCHES. ! Pastor or the First Baptist Chu?ch Has Something to Say of the Formation rf the New Baptist Associator -in? teresting Reading it Is. TO THE CHURCHES OF THE SANTEE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. BRETHREN:-It is said that on my account, four churches, some of them quite widely separated fron* others as to location, have been in? duced by leaders unfriendly to me, to take their letters and leave the Santee Association. The churches referred to are the Manning Church, the Bartlette Street Church, the Pisgah Church and tho Salem Church. Ic is due to those who know nothing of the facts in the case to state them. Two years ago. Mr. Gough, the pastor at Manning, took it upon him? self without any sort of premonition given to me by any one, to go about among some of the churches, seek? ing to induce them to vote against me at the Summerton meeting, which was then near at hand. For some reason, he failed to find a suf? ficient number of voters, and the project failed of realization. There? upon the larger part of the Manning delegation returned home, and took no further part in the business ot that session of the Association. The next year, at Sumter, Mr. Gresham was nominated for the office of Clerk of the body; but again there were not enough votes to elect him. Last year, itv November, when the Asso? ciation met in Manning, I received 53 votes out of the 83 that were cast; and that afternoon, the Sumter dele? gation, excepting myself, not desir? ing to remain in ^attendance upon what was not much more nor less than a row, and at my advice and suggestion, returned to Sumter. This aroused bad feelings in certain brethren, some of whom on a former occasion, had acted just as the Sum ter delegation acted; and therefore, on Saturday, the whole business ol the Association was sidetracked, it> order that we might hear the read? ing of the paper which is published on page 7 of the Miuutes of the As 60ciation. In discussing that re? markable paper, various explana thins were made. I myself sought to make a few; but it was manifest that explanations were not what wan demanded, and all that was said, though a bad spirit was shown by ni one, was unavailing. The Associa tiou granted to the offended brethren the privilege of publishing thapaper, and I myself voted that it be spread on the Minutes. I felt then as I do now, that\he paper itself is its own, best answerS The minority seemed1 to feel much hurt because the ma jority did not yield. Mr. Gough felt called upon? to say that I was "the only man in the ^State who would continue in office in the face of such a minority." The truth was I had more respect for the men than I haa for their methods. "The charge against me was that I was playing "boss," and this boss ism was obnoxious to some of the brethren. No other charge, however, was preferred. In fact. Mr. Gough, who was a leader in this enterprise, has said to me in letters which I have, and also on the floor of the As sedation, that against me personal ly he had no ill feeling. Then it could be only my official self that was odious to him. At any rate, nothing but a general "bossism" was ever made U9e of as an argument to show that I should be ejected from th? office of Clerk of the Association. | When I began to review the situa? tion, I came to see how they might have a shadow of foundation for the charge. I have been in Sumter a tong time. I organized the Santee Association, and sought the office of Clerk, which is the place of a ser? vant, aixl avowed that I would never consent fco serve as Moderator, which office I have refused ort three occa ' ?ions. The office of Clerk I have held throughout the history of the body, and I'll venture that nun. is one of the few bodies in the State, twenty-five years old, whose archives are intact. This has arisen from the fact that one man has kept them through all the years of the life of the body. A frequent change of Clerks generally results in the loss eventually of all papers and records. If possible, it is best for one man to retain this office for a long time, un? less he develops a manifest unfitness. For this reason, and because I hon? estly believed I could fill the office, I have gladly held ir, regarding itali the time as a place of service more than of honor. Latterly, when ten or twenty brethren, out of nearly three thousand, wanted to eject me, I refused to resign because they had not sought to accomplish their object it? a righteous and Christian way. I have always felt a profound in? terest in the welfare of the Santee Churches. It came to pass that the brethren wrote to me about almost everything. I have been directly or indirectly instrumental in getting pastors, at one time or another, for almost all the churches in the Asso? ciation, during my twenty-nine years' sojourn at Sumter. Then, besides. Sumter being so central, the Executive Board was located here, and one or another of the Sumter brethren has been made Moderator for years; so it was a truo charge that in me and in my church a large part of the executive authority of the Association was vested. But it was also true that we did not seek these honors. They were thrust upon us because of our local habita? tion, aud we did not know that any church or brother was suffering be? cause of our long occupancy of office. How we should congratulate our? selves that never once did we abuse the power committed tous! In order to gratify the malcontents and get out of their way, I freely surrendered all official connection with the Association, except the office of Clerk, which did nothing more than give me the privilege of writing the Minutes once a year, and keeping a file of them. But when nothing was left to me but this one position, I was still like Mordecai sitting at the palace gate, and the same dissatisfied few were displeas? ed at my presence. Because my Church naturally upheld me and voted for me in this matter, til whole body spiritual, as we may justly infer from that paper publish? ed on page 7 of tho Minutes, became an object of odium to the few breth? ren in question, and my people were called upon to bear the abuse along with me, which same thing they have done with some marked degree of patience ami forbearance. For t bree sessions, the meeting of the Association waa but lirtl- better than a political row. It seamed'io be merely a question of endurance, until at last the Executive Board held the malcontents to the perform? ance of their threat to Quit th? As? sociation, or c*as?* from wrangling and destroying the peace of the body. They chose to quit. Through it all, I believe it was'my duty, if not my pleasure, to retain the clerkship, and thus t> show South Carolina Baptists, for once at least, that majorities have rights as well as minorities. And so I am still in office - to serve my brethren. .Against any expressed wish from me, and in despite of the.fact that I now occupy no other official position in the Association, the brethren con tinue to write to me about all sorts of things, asking for help or advice or something of the kind ; and to all these letters now, just as in the blessed years that are gone, I make willing responses, hoping to aid the brethren to the very best of my ability. If I have been brotherly and won the confidence of the churches, and they look to me in anv way, and because of this I am called a "boss." then let it be known that I desire to remain in this good office a& long as I li ve. I *a*a anxious to have the churches know and believe that I am their servant for Christ'^ sake. Now that the four dissatisfied churches have taken their letters and gone into a new body of their own, let us have p^ace. The pur? pose of my heart is to see a general missionary appointed for the upper section of the Association, and for this I shall continue to work. I am debtor to all men. I shall pass this way but once. What I do for my brethren must be done as I go along. They can,not honor me more highly than in calling on me to serve them in any way that lies within my power. Fraternallv, C. C. BROWN. Sumter, Feb. 18, 1904. -In Sumter Herald. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Only Routine Business Was Transacted and the Proceedings of No Great Interest. City Council held a regular meeting last Wednesday evening. Present Mayor A. B. Stuckey, Aldermen W. B. Boyle, W. H. Epperson, P. P. Finn, E. W. Hurst and J. A. Schwerin; absent-D. J. Chandler, G. W. Dick and G. F. Epperson. R. D. Lee, Esq, appeared before Council on behalf of the First Na? tional Bank, and offered to renew the lease of their office in the City Hall building-which lease expires in July -at the same price as heretofore paid, $500 per annum, for another term of ten years. The committee of public works was requested to consider the offer and report at the next meeting. On motion of Messrs. Schwerin and Finn the hydrant on Calhoun street between Church street and Hampton avenue was ordered moved to North Main street between Calhoun and Warren streets; and the hydrant at southwest corner of Main street and Hampton avenue was ordered moved to such nearby spot as the committee of public works think best, its pres? ent position being considered danger? ous to vehicles. Minutes of January 27th wf re read and approved. Mr. Schwerin for committee of pub? lic works reported the purchase of one mule for $225 and the sale of a cripple mule for $65.00. The action cf the committee was approved. |A letter from the Charleston Cham bar of Commerce was read asking Council to join an organization, the object of which is to secure just and equal freigbt rates in South Carolina. A letter was read from Messrs. Lee & Moise asking that Council take some action in reference to claim of Dr. J. A. Mood for damage to his buggy by collision with another ve? hicle on West Liberty street. Mr. Boyle reported that Mr. Finn and he had visited the spot where the acci? dent occurred and found there was ample room for vehicles to pass each other safely and they were of opinion that it would be' a bad precedent for the City to recognize liability for damages in a case of this sort,caused by insufficient light on the outskirts of the city. Council decided not to pay the bill. Bids were received from several parties to paint the hose wagons and referred to the Fire Department Com? mittee with power to act. Mr. Hurst was requested to serve in Alderman Dick's place during absence of the latter from the city. Mr. Epperson reported all needed re? pairs done on No. 2 Hose Co., build? ing. The Clerk and Treasurer's January report, and a bill for $266.51 in favor of Mr, G. F. Epperson were referred to the Finance Committee. Council then adjourned. Need of Support by the State. The Militia should receive a liberal, but Dot extravagant, support f rom"the General Assembly. The present ap? propriation of eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00), when apportioned to the respective organizationb, is hardly sufficient to pay the expenses of a janitor and iights. All the expenses are paid by the men individually, who really pay themselves for serving their State. We cannot deny the fact that without a well organized, armed, equipped, drilled and * disciplined Militia the Chief Magistrate would be powerless to enforce the laws of the land, prevent riots and disorders and uphold the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth. Therefore, the citi? zen soldiery is really "a constitutional force," forming, as it were, the"great bulwark of civil liberty, and shouli receive the fostering care and con? sideration of the honorable gentlemen who compose the General Assembly of South Carolina. I Annual Report Adj. and Inspect. Gen. John D. Frost. mmm i i - - Working for Sumter. ! Washington, Feb. 24.-Represen ta j tive Lever will have a hearing before j the committee on public buildings and ' grounds on Friday to support his bill for the public building at Sumter. Dr. George W. Dick and George D. Shore, postmaster at Su.*t#r, will appear before tho committee. A Short History of Coal Mining in the United States. . In early colonial days, when every hilltop was covered with forests, fnel was plentiful enough above ground, and there was no need to search for it in the bowels of the earth. Coal minine in the United States is, there fore, nf comparatively recent origin. Mr. Edward W. Parker, who has made a brief resume of its history in his report on the product of coal in 1902, which is soon to be published by the United States Geological Survey as part cf its annual volume on "Mineral Resources," states that the earliest record of coal production in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania is for the year 1814. That ls the chronicle of twenty-two short tons of anthracite coal. The most complete record of coal production which we have is that of the anthracite region of Pennsylvania, Shipments from there began "in 1820, and since that date the records hav6 been carefully preserved. In the eighty-nine years from 1814 to 1902, inclusive, the total production of an? thracite in Pennsylvania, has amounted approximately 1,554,200,000 short tons. So far as is known, the earilest pro? duction of bituminous coal was made in the Richmond basin of Virginia. I About 54,000 short tons were produced in 1822 and the amount gradually in? creased until 1832, when it began to decline, and about the middle of the last century had almost disappeared. About that time the development'of the Piedmont region began, and for the next'thirty or forty years practi? cally all of Virginia's production came from the northern part of the State. Next to those of the anthracite region of Pennsylvania, the most authentic rceords we have of coal production in the United States are cf the Cumber lnd-Piedmont district of Maryland and West Virginia. The first openings were made in Maryland and shipments began as early as/1812. It is practically certain that some bituminous coal was produced in Pennsylvania prior to 1840, but this is the earliest date on record. The to-1 tal output of bituminous coal in Pennsylvania is estimated to have been approximately 1,251,000,000 short tons, making the entire produc? tion of coal in Pennsylvania approxi? mately 2,805,000,000 short tons. The next earliest statistics of coal mining which W6 have are for the State of Illinois. It is stated that coal was mined on the Big Muddy river in Jackson county in 1810, but there is no record of the amount produced. The mine was worked by dirft along outcrops in the bluffs. A flatboat was loaded with coal at this place and shipped to New Orleans. The census of 1840 states that"coal was mined in nineteen counties of Illinois, and that the year's production amounted to 16,968 tons. It is calculated that the total output of the Sta' has amount? ed to enarly 442,000,000 short tons. It is interesting in this connection to re? member that Father Uennepin noted in his journal in 1679 the existence of a coal mine on the Illinois river, near the site of the present Ottawa. m The first year in which any produc? tion of coal was recorded in Chio was 18^8, wnen the output was 119,952 tons. The census of 1840, and that of 1860, took note of the production, but. for the years between 1840 and 1660 no data are available. Since 1860 the records are fairly accurate. The total output of the State is estimated to have been somewhat over 358,250,000 tons. The earliest producers among the States west of the Mississippi river where Missouri and Iowa. The coal mining industry began there about 1840. The first coal discovered on the Pacific coast was in the State of Wash? ington, in 1852. The first mine was opened in Wbatcom county in 1S54. California has never taken high rank as a coal producing State, but it comes next in order in the history of early production, as an output of 6,620 tons was reported in 1861. This in? creased steadily until 1874, when the maximum output of 215,253 short tons was attained. It began then to decline rapidly, and since 1876 the industry has been rather irregular, the produc? tion depending upon many outside in? fluences. The first reported coal production for Indiana, Kentuckey, Tennessee, Alabama and Washington was given in the census of 1870, bnt all these States were undoubtedly producing coal be? fore that time. The total coal production for the United States up to December 31, 1902, is estimated at 4,860,000,000 short tons. That means that a pryamid built of this material as high as Pike's Peak (14, 108 feet) would have for its base a rectangle 1.14 miles square. If the coal were spread out over the States of Rhode Island and Connecticut it would cover both of them a foot deep. ? CoiHDMi Error. The Same Mistake is Made by Many Sum? ter People. It's a common error To plaster thc aching bark To rub with liniments rheumatic join!s When the trouble comes from the kidneys Doan's Kidney Pills cure al! kidney ills And are endorsed by Sumter citizens. Mrs. O.E. Bostick residing at IIS S. Main street says: "I suffered greatlv for some time with pains across my loins, in my limbs j and a dull heavy aching in my loins. The pain in my limbs was sharp and shooting, sometime in om-place and then in another, j When ! would sit fora while and get ap to | walk it would strikt' mc in the knees and j then tin- ankles so severe as to make me cry ont. I thought it was rheumatism and was doctoring for that but after rubbing with everything I knew of and trying blood puri? fiers etc I did not notice any apparent bene? fit. Seeing Doan*s Kidney Pills very highly recommended by well known citizens I went to Dr. A. .1. china's drugstore and obtained alHtN. The resal? of their use as directed was very gratifying indee*!. The aching in my back ceased. 1 do not have the shooting pains in my limbs and for the past two or three months I have been free from the trouble. I mus? say Doan's Kidney Pills brought, about these results." For sale by all dealers. Pricv 30 cents. Koster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. V.. sole Hgt ats for the United States. Kernender tin? r?ame Doan's and take no substitute 1 Cotton Must Have Potash is an essential plant food which must be added as a fertilize r or the soil will become ex? hausted, as is true of so many cotton fields. We have boolcsl giving valuable de? tails about fertiliz? er-. Vre vrfll send them freo 'o any farmer who asks us for them. GERHAN KALI WORKS, **' v Y .irk -9" XKflffto street, or Atlanta, ?a-- -Z2}< So. Bread St. THE SUMTER SAVINGS Ml HORACE HARBY, President. ' L C. STRAUSS. Vice-president. GEO. L. RICEER, Cashier. Capital Stock, ?25,000 Liability of Stockholders, 23,000 TO TAKE CARE ^ -the savings of all classes cf people-is the reason for the existence of The Sumter Savings Bank And this duty ie performed with satisfac? tion to all concerned. Money is absolutely safe here and every dellar deposited, be it principal or interest earns 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. TO OUAUFY FOR GOOD POSITIONS GUARANTEED IN WRITING. SOO FREE SCK0IARSHIPS OFFERED GA.-ALA. BUS. COLLEGE, MACON, G> Dr. E. A. EARLY, DENTIST. Phone No. 190. Office over Bultman Bros.7 Shoe Store. Office hours 8.S0 to 1 ; 2 to 5. nov; -ly 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. 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 06 Transacts a general banking business; also has a Saving Bank Department. De? posits of $1 and upward received. Inter? est allowed at. the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President. R. L MANNING, W. F. RHAMOK, vice-President. Cashier. Jan. 31. Send model, sketch or photo of invention ion free report on patentability. For free hool, ( 'How?oSecureTBi?C ftlABIft* ^rite' Patents and ! nMUL-ffiAn&O to < & G?5N0W. Opposite U. S. Patent Office WASHINGTON D.C. 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 ?eed and Cigars. Your patronage solicited. Call bell for night wjok.