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SOME STRONG MEN. long Them 6sing Senator Manning and Representative Moses, of Sumter. Columbia, Feb. 22 -The General Asxem has completed ;ts labors for 1004. hnv uSrAdjourned sine die Saturday nisrht. >oking back over this sesxio n and the last it is quite plain that this Legislature ?R as far from bei ng radical as any that has "been elected ior ten years. The House is composed ol un average set of citizens, men used tc work and nxed to business, and there are few arnon?? them of brilliant parts or at? tainments. Such men as Mr. Altamont Moses, of Sumter, chairman of the ways and ^ means committee: Gov. Vf. L. Manldin. of Greenville, Mr. T. S. Itainsford, of Edgefield, Mr. T. T. Williams, of Lancaster, Mr. Huger Sinkler, o? Charleston-these and pothers like them have by reason of their long public service and intelligence Wt their im press upon legislation. Then there are men ot few years aad more limited experience who have come to tfee front within tine last four years, among them being Speaker Mendel L 4smitb himself, who makes a good presiding officer. Mr. B. A. Morgan, of Greenville, one *: or the most influential men on the floor. Mr. ; Horace L. Bomar, of Spartanburg, one of the clearest thinkers and strongest speakers. Then there are the quiet members, such as Gen. W. E. James, of Darlington, Capt. J. Hampden Brooks, of Greenwood, Mr. E! H. ^ Aull, of New berry. Mr. Cornelias Colcock. of Beaufort. Mr. Jeremiah Smith, of Horry, whose influence is of ten felt. The Senate ^contains some very strong men who have had large experience in pub? lic affairs, such as John C. Sheppard, pf Sedgefield, Robert Aldrich, of Barnwell. S. G. Mayfield, of Bamberg, J. Q. Marshall. - of I itfehland, LeGrand Walker, o? Georgetown,. *Geo. S. Mower, of Newberry. Younger men who are listened to attentively when they j *peak are T..M. Knysor. bf Orangeburg, Ii. ?. Manning, of Sumter, E. B~ Mciver, of Chesterfield, D. E. Hydrick, of Spartanburg. Some of these will go out bf office this year ^**nd a*few will not offer for re-election.-J. H. :in Greenville Mountaineer. TS S?FFR?SE UwiT??L?B?ai^ Supreme Courtoff he United States Huies Oat ?ase for Want of ^Proper Jurisdiction. Washington, Feb. 23.-In the su? ie court ol the United States to? an opinion was handed down by Justice Day in the case ol Jackson Giles vs. the Board of Registration of Montgomery county, Ala., dismissing j the case for want of jurisdiction, no federal question being involved. The case involved the suffrage . claims of ? the new constitution of Alabama. This provision was attacked on a dis? crimination against the colored race, of. which Giles is a member. The effect of the decision is against Giles. After setting ont the contentions of the plaintif" in detail? Justice Day -said :' "Now it is perfectly settled that un? less a federal right has been set np and denied in the State court we have no right to review its decision, and after a very careful' examination of this , matter and a due appreciation of the gravity of the charge made as to the political action of that State, we see no ground to distinguish it from the universal mle as applied in this court affecting writs of error of this kind." Justice Harlan dissented. . Nitrate of Soda Higher. The Oil, Paint and Drug Se porter points ont that "?be tendency of prices for nitrate of soda has for y some time been to a higher level, and this has of late been accelerated by the preparations for war on the part of Russia and Japan, the latter eoun "try having made liberal purchases in England anJ other markets in antici? pation of extraordinary requirements in the event of actual war. This has > tended to reduce the visible supply in . Europe, which is now exceptions'ly small, the deliveries during January alone having shown au excess of 15. 000 tons over those of the correspond? ing month of the year preceding. All this; of course, should not directly affect Condi tiona in this market. The % war and the conditions abroad, how? ever, have a direct influence on the primary markets, which have not been slow to benefit .by the condi? tions, prices on the west coast having been advanced since the commence? ment of hostilities in the Far East. Another influence of the war is seen in the advance ht freight rates, and > this, of course? affects the cost of the cargo., The conditions have also tend? ed to cause increased strength in the market and have fully confirmed what we said in a previous review of the situation. The high prices which have prevailed has prompted consum? ers to pursue a conservative policy, i and their purchases have for some time been for current requirements <rely, consequently their supplies are small." It 8aved His Leg. ?. A. Dauforth, of LaGraiiga, Ga., suf? fered for'six months with a frightful run? ning sore on his leg; but writes that Buck >'len*? Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five : days. For ulcers, wounds, piles, ivs the best salve in the world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cts. Sold by J. F. W. DeLmme, druggist. Columbia, Feb. 24.-Gov. Hey ward announced last night that he had ap? pointed Mr. E. J. Watson commis? sioner of the new department of the State government-the bureau of com? merce, agriculture and immigration. To those who know Mr. Watson, and they are not few, this is assurance thiat Gov. Heyward is determined to see that the department shall be a success. Mr. Watson has been tried in work of a very similar nature and has been found eminently fitted for the work and for the responsibilities. j Do You Want Strength ? If you want to increase your strength you must adi to and not take from the physical. In other words, the food that you eat must be digested, assimilated and appropriated by the nerve-, blood and tis? anes before being expelled from the intes? tines. Sodol Dyspepsia Cure adds to the physical. It gives strength to and builds up strength in the human system. It ia pleasant to the taste and palatable and the only combination of digest&n'.s that will digest the food and enable the system to appropriate alt of its health aa i ?rrt?ngtb-giving qualities. Sold by Olin B. Davi-. Harbin, the Metropolis of Man chuna. One of the most timely contri b?tions Ito American knowledge o present condition- in Manchuria i 1 that furnished ny Consul Miller, who, writing from N) neb wang on Decem i ber 5, giyes a very interesting descrip? tion of the great efforts which Russia ? has made and is making to turn the ! one-time Chinese province, of Man ? chnria into a distinctively Russian ! dependency. Especially interesting i are the reproductions of photographs ! of'prominent featnres and buildings ! in the wonderful city of Harbin, which has been termed the Moscow of I Siberia. Its growth from practically I nothing to a population of 60,000 in j three years makes its history read ! like that of an American city, which ! its position as a river town, railroad j center and manufacturing point cer ! tainy does not lessen. As the real military center of Russia's eastern empire today/ it seems destined to at? tract the public eye* for some time to come. Consul Miller'^statement that the building.of Harbin is one of the greatest achievements in city construc? tion that the world has ever witnessed seems well within bounds. The building; of Vladivostocjk, Port Arthur and Dalhy has demonstrated Russia's power and purpose to rule the great domain of which she became possessed in 1900; but in the build? ing of Harbin she has given notice of her intention to become an active in? dustrial force in the affairs of the Orient. The city of Harbin is locat-: ed on the Sungari river, at the cross? ing of the Siberian Railway on its way to Vladi rostock, 350 miles to the eastward. From Harbin there . runs south 600 miles to Port Arthur the Chinese eastern branch of the great railway. It is the geographical center of Manchuria; but it is more than that. It is the flour milling center -with a daily output of 4,000 barrels -of a country wh|eh for hundreds of miles on either side produces all kinds of cereals? tobacco, hemp, vege? tables and soum fruits. Minerals, particularly coal, and iron, are found on all sides, and immense forests of timber surround it. It is distinctive? ly a Russian city, and none but Rus? sians and Chinese are permitted to own land, build or engage in perma? nent enterprises. ; There are 40,000 ? Chinese there, and the balance, ex? cept about 700 foreigners, are Rus si an s. There are no Americans. It is the chief railway center of Manchuria, the headquarters of the civil courts and the cfiief military post. Consul Miller says $15,000,000 has baen spent there in building what is called an ad? ministration city, and this may well be believed after an examination of pictures inserted in the report of rail? way shops, hospitals, commercial and technical schools, clubs, hotels and bank buildings, in addition, there is the old city and the river or busi? ness city, all built ol brick manufac? tured on the spot Elegant residences and a theatre are among the struc? tures now under construction. Flour milling, brick making, liquor and beer manufacturing, meat packing and sawmills are the leading industrial en? terprises. The country tributary is said to produce the cheapest wheat in the world, and besides is rich in all other farm products, cattle, sheep, furs, ?hides and wooL Harbin really seems a Atting place from which to manage and supervise Russian invest? ments in Manchuria-valued at $257, - 000,000, all made wihtin the past three years. Consul Miller's view of the future of American ti ade in Manchuria does not harmonize* with the optimistic opinions widely held as to that vast country being a future great market for our goods. He points out that Russian efforts to supplant as in the cotton goods, kerosene, flour, lumber, canned milk and butter trades are steady and increasing. Given a fair Seid and no favor, he thinks Ameri? can goods would win ; but with politi? cal banking and transportation advan? tages all in the hands of the Russians, hope of growth in American trade is baseless. Just as they obtained a monopoly of the Persian trade in cot? ton goods, they can drive American goods out of Manchuria. He looks for Russian oil from the Black sea ports to supplant the American pro? duct. In the manufacture of flour they are favored by nature to an extent which our people do not as yet appre? ciate. Active competition by Man? churia flour and wheat may be looked for in all Oriental markets. Siberian butter has won the market in Man? churia and will shortly compete in the other countries. Our condensed milk trade, a rapidly growing one, will - probably suffer. Russian railway regulations now pro? vide-that ali railway material shall be purchased at home. An opening for agricultural implements exists, but German, Austrian or Danish machi n^y seems to hold the field. The con? sul says that with not one American citizen or trader in Harbin, with Rus? sian oil, cigarettes and flour selling where American goods once sold, the outlook for American trade in Man? churia, and, of. course, ultimately in all the eastren country, appears rather depressing. Finally, Consul Miller says : "A study of conditions :n Vladivo stock, Harbin and other districts is not particularly encouraging to the idea of extension of American trade in Manchuria in any line that Russia is prepared to supply. A knowledge of the earnest intention of the Russo Chinese Bank to press tin sale of Rus- j sian goods, a slight insight into the ! methods and determination of Russian ? railways to find a market for the pro : ducts of Russia, and the interest dis? played in developing resources aloug their lines for Russians and Chinese only, taken in connection with the natural wealth and resources of the country, do not favor the hope that under a Russian regime our trade in Manchuria will be as large as it was before. If we take into further con? sideration the fact that the Russian government-by subsidies and bounties and through its banks and railways is engaged in industrial and commer? cial persuits as a government, and j calculate the cheap food, cheap and re? liable labor, and the vast mineral re- ! sources that she will have at lier com - 1 mand on the Pacific, the question of , the Manchurian market becomes com? paratively insignificant, and we find ourselves face to face with the greater problem of tho market? of all A.via. " Bradstreet's Weekly. F<ywer gallon.-: \rear* louder; D?ro?. Windy Weather, This. The late William C. Whitney used to relate a conversation that he heard in his youth between two Connecticut farmers during his student days at Yale. "These two old men," he would be? gin? "always were contradicting and deriding one another. They were friends: they liked to get together; but all their talk was made up of sneers and scoffs. "One windy March day they1 fell into an argument on the question of nigh winds. They disputed bitterly as to which of them could remember the most windy day. *. "The younger of the two said : " 'Well, Josh, I mind the mornin' o' April four, in the year '03, when 'twuz so all-fired windy that it took the crows two hours to fly from the ten acre lot to their roost by the green barn-a fly o' less 'n a mile.'' f 'Shucks, William,' said the older farmer, 'I mind days so windy that the crows had to walk home.' " New York Evening News. Mary Suggests New Use. Tkvo servant girls not long from the Emerald Isle went over the Brooklyn brid?e Sunday, arm in arm, and afoot. They appeared awestruck at everything. The constant passing and repassing of the trains, the panorama ot river scenery the immense stretch of houses and the grandeur of the upper bay-everything /was taken in, and i they stood for a moment and looked on ? in open-eyed wonder. . "Well," said their escort proudly, although he had arrived in New York only three months ahead of them, "this bates Ballymaescathery, Mary, I don't it?" and he puffed viogorously an interstate cigar. "Indeed, thin, that's thrne, Jim? my, 9 she answered earnestly. "An' what do you think o' thim?" he said, pointing to the giant towers of the great structure. Mary looked up exchanged solemn whispers with her girl companion, and then replied ; . "Shure, Jimmy, a vick, wouldn't that be an iUig?nt place to dhry clothes up there!"-New York Daily News. Happy, Healthy Children, Any child can take Little Early Risers with perfect safety. They are harmless, never gripe or sicken, and yet they are so certain in results that robust constitutions requiring drastic means are never disap? pointed. They cannot fail ito perform their mission and evesy one who uses De Witt's Little early risers prefer them to all other pills. They cure biliousness. Sold by Olin B. Davis. A Yankee opened a store in Birming? ham, next door to an Englishman in the same line of business. Thereupon the Englishman put up a placard reading "Established Fifty Years." The American responded with one reading thus: "Established Yesterday; No Old Stock." Advice to the Aged? Age. brings infirmities, such as sin; gish bowels, weak kidneys and der and TORPID LIVER. have a specific effect on these organs, ? *i ...'tating the bowels, causing thea to perfonu their natural functions as in youth and IMPARTING VIGOR_-. to the kidneys, bladder and LIVES rs%?sy are adapted to old and young. le Largest ai Most Complete Estais?! M Geo. S. Hacker & Son, co Vi s 3 m ?H -MANUFACTURERS CF DOORS] SASH, BUNDS; Moulding & Building Material. .thee and Warerooms, King, opposite C>r DOD Street, CHARLESTON* S. C* ^SF* Pnrrbaflp oar make, wbicb we guareote 3ap?rior to aoy sold South, and thereby nave money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16 -o. m CH ICH ESTER'S ENGLISH f^WROYAL PILLS ,__Orl*ln?l and Only Genuine. ATE. AIWBM reliable. Ladle?, wk Dnjcjritt for CHICHESTEIt'S ENGLISH in 1L2?> ?n<l Gold metallic boxe?. lealed with bin? ribbon. Take BO other. Refute ?anceroBS Substation, and Imita* tfnn*. Bay of rnar D-u?jrUt.. or ?>-n<i 4c. in .ttrar.?i Kr Pafrienlam. Te?ilmoniaU ?ed "Keller for I.oJies" T utier, by rt tnrn Mall. IO. OOO t?.ttntoDi>l?. S?'-i bj . . *" I>r"SR"??. CMehe*t*r Chemical Co., Xtatlon Oui j,a?.er ftfadUon -?j??..?. I'll j I.A.. P>! 8UN ?HO 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 No. 22 West Liberty street, two doors from Osteen's Book Store. R. S BRADWt?LL. Needed No Advice. It was a balmy spring afternoon. The foliage on the trees never looked more beautiful, and truly the Wissa hickon was A place for the aesthetic in nature. It was Sunday, and the stillness of the Sabbath pervaded the entire atmosphere. All the environ? ment^ ?vere conducive to quiet and rest, to beauty and serenity. Calmly seated on the stump of a tree, a little fellow had thrown out a line into the rushing waters and was anxiously awaiting a first bite. Slowly and apprehensively a lone woman was seen coming up the east side of the creek. Beholding this denizen of the woods at his work, she pounced upon him. "Little boy," said she, "I have lost my way. Can yon tell me the road to Maonayunk?" "Yes'ra," chirped the fisher. "Keep right on up this road, an' you'll cum to it." Then, not satisfied with having fonnd her direction, the interlope? began again : "But I say, little boy, don't yon know this is Sunday?" "Yes'm." "But don't you know yon shouldn't fish on the Sabbath?" "No, ma'am." "Well, then, here's my card. You come around to my house, and I'll teachfyou the road to heaven." ?"Ah, go 'long; you don't evan know the road to Maonaynnk-"-Phil? adelphia Telegraph. -j -- A very eminent New York Republi? can attended Senator Depew's recep? tion in Washington Friday night, fir? ing of the crowd, he went to a corner and sat down. A friend came up and they talked of men and things. "Is Elihu Koot going on the ticket for Governor in New York?" asked the friend. "I hope not," said the very eminent Republican. "We will have enough trouble with Roosevelt with? out putting his Boswell on the ticket. " Without, Music is Eke onto your using some other * o COMPOUND said to be JUST AS GOOD" AS 4-* matma i When You Caa Get? PALMATINA THE PUREST VEGETABLE FAT ON THE MAUST' THE WESSON Q$mm\ SAVANNAH. OX A $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 Depositors, $225,000 00 ONLY NATIONLA BANK lt? 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. RICKER. R. L. EDMUNDS, Cashier. R. D. LEE, Solicitor. P00KKEEPER8. J. L. McCpJlum, D. J. Winn, Jr, Oliver L. Yates. July 30-3m .ii, Hr..i..,u iiii.ivr.. '..iimuiiini.ituir^iwiii!i>i?i>i>UiiS??uwi.i.-? "i" ? fiSt AfcgetablePreparationforAs- m similatingilieFoodand?egula- M tog the Stomachs and Bowels of m Promotes Digestion?heerfuH I ness and Rest.Conlains neither Jj Opium,Morphine nor "Minerai, m NOT ^NARCOTIC 72eapt ofOUJJrS?KUELPITCHEIi Pimplan Seed' v ?fix. Senna * . \ RockdUSdis- I AdrxSeed *? \ 1-M ft&tmdnt - , fl Bl Carbonate ?oda,* ? M ff?npSeed- \ Clmi?td Sugar I h?hieTynmrlavor. ) ? A perfecl Remedy fer Constipa- 11 Hon, Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea m Worms .Convulsions ?Feverish- S ness and Loss OF SLEEP. M Facsimile Signature or NEW YORK. EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. At b mon Jhs old ^lWs-^Cl.NIvlfr Por Infants and Children. oBassBBaoinanDEaBEiBHDBanun the Kind You Have Always Bough! For Over Thirty Y&ara^ THE CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YORK C!TV. *lti<m tic Corni Line* Effective January 10, 1904. Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter Train 35 Florence to Augusta Arrives 5 15 am ** 54 Columbia to Wilmington " & 05 asir " *57 Gibson to Sumter " 9 20 a? " 52 Charleston to Columbia and Greenville Leaves 9 21 iim " 46 Orangeburg to Charleston (Tuesd'VjThursd'yjSaturd'y) " 9 25 am " 53 Greenville and Columbia to Charleston w 6 15 pm " 32 Augusta to Florence " 6 30 pm " *56 Sumter to Gibson " 6 50 pm w 47 Charleston to Orangeburg (Tuesd'y, Thursd'y, Saturd'y) " 8 15 pm " 55 Wilmington to Columbia M 9 25 pm u *43 Florence to Sumter, Arrives 9 15 am 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 " *25 Hartsville to Sumter Arrives 7 40 pm " *20 Robbins to Sumter " 8 00 pm Northwestern Railway. Train *70 Camden to Sumter Arrives 9 00 am " *71 Sumter to Camden Leaves 9 38 am " *68 Camden to Sumter M 5 45 pm " *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter Arrives 12 30 pm " *73 Sumter to WilsonMill Leaves 3 30 pm v u 76 Wilson Mill to Sumter, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Arrives 9 00 pm " 77 Sumter to Wilson Mill, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Leaves 4 50 pm " *69 Sumter to Camden M 6 25 pu? Trains marked * daily except ?unday ; all other trains daily. For further information, apply to J. T. CHINA, Ticket Agent A. C. L. SOUTHERN RAILWAY Effective Nov. 29, 1903. Read down . No 142 No 140 2 15 pni 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 ? 33 am Ar Birmingham Lv 8 30 pm ll 10 am Ar New Orleans Lv 12 35 am 3 10 pm Ar Spartanburg Lv 1 30 ara 4 25 pm Ar Greenville Lv 7 15 pm Ar 8 15 pm Ar 7 30 pm Ar 6 00 pm Ar 8 35 pm Ar 9 40 am Ar 9 45 am Ar 4 15 pm Ar No 141 9 15 am 3 20 am 7 20 am 6 10 am ll 45 am Asheville Louisville Cincinnati Camden Rock Hill Charlotte Washington New York Lv Lv Lv Lv Lv Lv Lv Lv Read up No 14a 5 45 ppr 7 10 au 6 55 am ll 45 pa 4 10 JHS 9 20 am 10 35 am 9 40 arr 7 05 ax? 7 40 a?ft 8 30 a* 2 00 pm 9 25 aa: 8 10 am 9 50 pit 3 25 p* Trains 142 and 143 make close connection at Sumter Junction with 117 going Nor** via Camden and Rock Hill. Trains 40 and 41 make close connection at Ringville for Columbia and at Cola*'* bia "witn solid Pullman trains composed of elegant Dining Cars, Pullman Compa;?? ment, Club Library, Observation and Drawing-room Sleeping C&rfl to and from Flori? da points. For full information or reservations apply to any agent or address S. H. Hardwick, CH. Ackart, General Passenger Agent, J. R. Clack, General Manager, Washington, D. C. Agent, Washington, D. O. W. H. Tayloe, Sumter, 8. C. R. W. Hunt, Assistant Gen. Pass. Agent, Division Passenger Agen* Atlanta, Ga. Charleston, S. C. Why not take a trip this winter through Florida to CubaP This beautiful State and Island has been brought within easy reach by the splendid through train service of the Atlantic Coast Line, the great throughfare to the tropics. * Winter Tourists' Tickets are now on sale to all points tit Florida and to Havana For rates, schedules, maps, sleeping car and steamship accommodations write to W. J. CRAIG, G. P. A., Wilmington, N. C. "What to Say in Spanish and How to Say It" sent to aay address upon receipt of a two-cent stamp.