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S??H&?'S ttiWS ?HO SOSS1F. &fhat tae Politicians and Others Find to Talk and Worry About At Present. New York, April 9.-The result of 'the Democratic primaries has caused >coiisideiri>le surprise in Democratic quarters and nowhere was the sur? prise greater than among the Tam -saanites. The vote disclosed an unex? pected weakness and will fprobably toa strong tendency to diminish the prestige of the Tammany tiger as a political pover in New York politics. The days of undisputed control seem sic be ever for Tammany Hall and the .power cf the giant organization seems lo be on the wane* The element of respectability introduced by the elec? tion of Mayor . McClellan does not :seenx to agree, with ?he organization and the latter is losing its grip on the .political situation. The recent.. Democratic primaries -were peculiar /n many respects. As ^3 rule .the outcome of an election in which two", br snore contending par? ties oppose one another satisfies at least os?'.of the contending factions, the one that came out victorious. The ?suit bf .the Democratic primaries, however, .dees not seem to be a source of genuine satisfaction to anyone. Tammany Hall is. not pleased, which ocite natural, as the result of the imaries: practically meaos a victory .for Hill, who is engineering the, Par? ir booni Murphy, the leader to Tammany is decidedly displeased ritix. the result, as it means a loss prestige, which is quite serious mder the . present conditions." The : Tammany bolters,- who favored Par? re? and placed themselves in no op? position to their leader find the oot ?e of the- primaries a rather dearly ght victory. . It might be said that it amounted to cutting off che nose to : spite the face. Mugwnmpery seldom .pays from ii,artisan standpoint. The D?mocrate outside of the' Tammany ranks,, who contributed to the success of barker, although they are making -a *braye display of enthusiasm, are ?by np means as elated over the prcs >pects~of tue future as might be as imed. It is satisfactory enough to ive the Parker boom an energetic itus, to set the ball rolling, so to say, . by securing the election of a Parker delegation, but it is a different ipsoposition altogether to saddle Hill .-as &ossupon the Democratic party of ^5Tew Fork. That is a bitter pill, the taste of which continues to linger in ^fche mouths of the Parkerites, notwith? standing their elation over the defeat <*sf the Tammany- leader. The dissections in the ranks of the ~ Tammanites are a sign of the times. ' They indicate clearly, that the great I v&Soet to resuscitate the spirit of the ?" ?greas organizaron, which for so many ryeaas bel? New York by the throat ??f^B**b iron grip, has practically failed. It is evident, that a greater man than > Murphy was required to jaiainrain^the rigorous discipline in the In unity alone Hies the strength of a party or faction. - &s soon as there are dissentions in ;'r the ranks, the organization loses not -on^y actual power, but its prestige, "w?rlch is.frequently a good equivalent for actual power. There seems to be - a decided lack of harmony of senti? ments between Mayor McClellan, Mur %p2)jAnd.t?ie powerful gambler element vaf 'tammany HalL They seem to be] cross purposes and the prospects of a compromise seem to be very remote, if they exist at all. The friends of the gamblers have /given'zr au? a broad hint to Mayor Mc? Clellan, that he had done enough in She line of reforms to satisfy public opinion and that it is about time to take into consideration the wishes and interests of bis friends, by allowing ?&tem to gently raise the lid, but the -Mayer has not shown himself parti xat&Tly eager to defer to the wishes of the green table fraternity. He has -publicly stated, that he was determin? ar?to keep the lid down as long as be ^W?S at the head of the administration -auzd that the lid would be kept down, ' before as well as after the election. ?He said, that his resolution had noth? ing todo with politics and would net be influenced in any way by political -considerati ons. The worst feature of the situation, so far as the gamblers ?re concerned, is, that the mayor real? ity seems to mean what he says. The determined efforts of District -Attorney. Jerome, to have a law ^passed by the legislature, which will - <enabis hkn of mak.ng effective war -against the gamble?* .n New York in ..general and Richard A. Canfield in vjparticular,. are met with equally de ?3ter.ii.ned efforts of the gambling fra .' ^ernity to prevent such legislation. .Judging, from past history it is not jparticnlarly ciffieult to make the New k'oxk State legislature do anything, if the. desire fur certain action is backed np.-with a well filled purse. "/3T?e gamblers, wby aie interested in 'this matter, seem to be well aware ? oe the propensity of the legislators and were not .-low in availing tnem -??elTes..oi,it. . Ic is quite openly charg -.*4sd, that a -purse, oi about a bUucr?:ti j ?"thoesand-dollars was made np between libera, to. winch possibly, a certain ^sporty --?prig, of : New York's ansto <?r*acy may. have contributed his share as&d that a representative of the knights .af ?he. green cloth was dispatched -io Albany; however-that would ?fc*o been toa conspicuous/ He was ??ent to Troy and the legislators were ..gives a hint of his presence, in thar zowa. What happened was, that a .regular procession of assemblymen -migrated to Troy and back again, ?for the sole purpose.of having a brief >t>ut remunerative interview with thc ?aforesaid representative of the sport? ing fraternity. It is believed that ^-aforesaid representative will not have -any considerable part of the hundred ?thousand dollars left when he returns to Manhattan. The district attorney - seems to'have an inkling of the things that happened' in Troy and has prac? tically given up all hope of seeing his &?Ii passed. Here is a chance for Ben Akiba to ,-fprove' the correctness of his theory. The preliminary steps have been taken recently for organizing an enterprise, 'which is without parallel in the his .Ttory of things mundane. The plan .is, to publish daily papers on board of the great trans-atlantic steamers, lit is true, papers of a more or less Jaamorous character have often been (published on board of those liners, ?set never regular newspapers, contain? ing the latest telegraphic news from ?Jh& to day. According to the p!an of the promoters printing plants, presses, editorial rooms, etc.,. in fact everything necessary for getting out a modern newspaper, shall be installed on every liner. Every day they are to receive the most important telegraphic news by wireless telegraphy, during the first three days after sailing from New York and during the rest of the voyage from London. The plan is decidedly original and it is to be hoped that it will be carried out successfully. The refusal of Secretary Taft to reopen "the hearing in the matter of the request of the City of New York, for permission to extend the North river piers sufficiently to accomodate the largest liners, is a severe blow to ? the shipping interests of the city. It ? simply means, that owing to a lack of sufficient accommodations the trans? atlantic steamship' companies will be j compelled to find more suitable dockage somewhere else. An effort I will be made to find some other way ' oat of the difficulty. John Alexander Dowie who calls himself Elijah m., has evidently not : given up ail hope of being able to con ; vert Slew York. His representatives haunt the various elevated railroads ' and distribute tracts among the passengers! Every night the car clean era find a large number of these tracts under the seats. Immigration promises to break all previous records this year. During the ; past week over twenty four thousand j emigrants from various European countries arrived in this city and the steamer lines report an unusually brisk demand for steerage accomodation for many weeks ahead. The number of Russian Jews, who have arrived here during the past two or three weeks was enormous. It is stated that the increase in their emigration from Russia is partly due to the persecu? tions, partly to the anixety of the Jews to.escape , military service. lu spite cf reports to the contrary the patriot? ism of the Russian Jews does not seem to be very great. COTTON BECOMING SCARCE. Report of Secretary Hester of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. r New Orleans, April 8.-Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement issued today shows for the eight days of April a decrease under last year of 13,000 and a decrease under the same period year before last of 6,000. For the seven months and eight days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the seven days of last year 378,000, and behind the same L days year before last 201,000. ? The amount brought into sight dur? ing, the past week has been 75,715 bales, against' 117,409 for the same seven days last year and 78,679 year before last. The movement since Sept. 1 shows receipts at all United States ports to be 6,723,755 against 7, HO, 877 last year. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 876,9C9, against 966,651 last yeart interior stock in excess of those held at the close of the com? mercial year, 219,249, against 132,974 last year; southern mills taking 1,436, - 000, against 1,423,926 last year. The total movement since Sept 1 is 9,285, 913, against-9,664,428 last year. Foreign exports for the week have been 51,214, against 103,384 last year, making the total thus far for the sea? son 5,298,589, against 6,020,294 last year. The total takings of American mills, north, south and Canada, thus far for the-season have been 3,215,101, against 3, .299,084 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading southern interior centres, have decreased dering the week 31,419 bales, against a decrease during the < corresponding period last season of 59,885. i Including the stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the ? new crop the supply to date is 9,453,- : 712 against 9,879.502 for the tame period last year. Bradstreet's Trade Review. . New York, April 8.-Bradstreet's tomorrow will say : Events of the week have, for the most part been favorable, j Weather conditions generally have , been spring-like, except in some por- \ tions of the northwest. This has in- 1 creased retail distribution in the cities, while in the country districts favor? able weather has helped farmers in their planting preparations and im- ' proved the conditions of winter wheat. ( The breaking up of country roads, ] however tends to retard the sale and ' distribution of merchandise, lumber J and other products. Wholesale and jobbing distributions have been helped ( m tone rather than in volume by the 1 improvement in weather and retail J trade. In two of the leading indus- ! tries, iron and steel and lumber the ,] resumption of outdoor spring activi- ? ties is helping distribution. \ The soft coal industry has also im- - proved now that fear of a general strike - is removed, but thousands of Iowa \ miners are idle owing to disputes. 1 Collections as yet do not reflect much if any improvement and, in common with trade itself, are es- ] pecially backward in sections of the i middle west, where recent floods have j dene damage. < All measures of trade activity prove | the first quarter to have run behind a | year ago. Failures exceed those in ? 1903 by 8 per cent, in number, though j 5 per cent, less than in 1902. Liabili- j ties exceed a year ago by 70 per cent. < and owing to bank suspensions, are < cue heaviest since 1897. ] The labor situation is better than it \ was a week ago, but still retains a j mottled appearance. ( The cotton goods demand as for some j time past, is backward, and this is reflected in curtailment of print cloth mills at Fall River and of spinnings and weaving machinery at o ther centres. Business failures in tho United ' States number 201, against 153 in the i like week in 1903. i A British expedition has been sent i ko explore Hudson bay for the purpose , Df determining whether a new grain \ route is practicable. The plan is to ; ship grain from the western portion of ( Canada, to be stored in elevators on \ Hudson bay, and shipped by water ( iuring the brief summer season in j which navigation is open. , NEW ANGLO-FRENCH TREATY. Great Britain and France Arrange Their Colonial Differences. Loudon, April 8.-The Anglo French Colonial treaty was signed in the foreign office in London today. It comprises three seperate instruments. The first instrument deals with Egypt and Morocco, the second with New Fonndland and West Africa, and the third with Siam, the New Hebrides and Madagascar. By the terms of the treaty the pre? sent political situation in Morocco and in Egypt remains unchanged, and a full agreement is reached regarding Egyptian finances. Great Britian re? cognizes the right of France to guard the tranquility of Morocco, while France will not impede the action of Great Britian in Egypt, and Great Britian adheres to the Convention of 1888 for the neutrality of the Suez CanaL The freedom of trade in Egypt and Morocco is guaranteed for thirty years. In order to insure the freedom of the Straits of Gibraltar, it is agreed tbat.no fortification can be erected on the Moroccan coast between Melilla and the mouth of the Sebu river. In New Fonndland France foregoes exclusive fishing rights on the French shore, though retaining her right to fish for bait. France obtains three concessions regarding territory in West Africa. Under the terms of the first there is to be a territorial readjustment onjfthe Zambezi, giving France access to the portion of the Qriver navagible to ocean going ships ; under the second France secures six islands, and under the third there is to be a readjustment' of the frontier line between the river Niger and Lake Tchad, giving France a route through a fertile country. In the case of Siam the two coun? tries confirm the declaration of 1896, determining its precise meaning with regard to pre-existing differences. Concerning Madagascar, Great Britian withdraws the protests made at various periods against the French economic regime there. THINKS WELL OF PARKER. Two Newspaper Talks Said to Fix Cleveland's Choice. Washington, April 6.-Interviews with former President Cleveland, in .which he virtually comes out for Parker's nomination, which appeared in two different New York papers this morning, proved the political sensa? tion of the day. While there are some members of Congress who do not think that this sort of an utterance from Mr. Cleveland will help Judge Parker's cause, because it will give his oppon? ents additional material upon which to. base their charge that the Parker movement is essentially a Cleveland movement, tbe majority of Democratic Senators and Representatives believe it will be valuable to both Judge Parker and the party in making for harmony. Senator Bacon, of Georgia, is one of these. In an interview today Senator Bacon said : "I am very much gratified that Mr. Cleveland has made the declara? tion, which indicates that, if Judge Parker is nominated, he and those who have recently been most closely identi? fied with him in political views will give to Judge Parker a most cordial support. If now those in the party who have not been recently in entire political accord with Mr. Cleveland will unite with him in an equally cordial support of Judge Parker, we can go into the approaching campaign with the greatest nope for pronounced success at the Presidential election." When asked if the declaration of Mr. Cleveland would injure Judge Parker's prospects Senator Bacon said : "Why should it hurt him? On the contrary, it should be of the greatest benefit to him, both in securing the nomination and being elected President. And it should be a great incentive to the Dther wing of the party to give equal cordial support to Judge Parker The platform ought to be direct and posi? tive, and should deal only with live issues." Senator Bacon was very jubliant as he concluded the interrview with this statement: "I feel more encouraged today than I have been at any former time." Copenhagen, April 8.-In the midst Df a family gathering of kings and queens, dukes and duchesses, to say nothing of numerous royalties of lesser degree, the venerable King Christian Sean of all tbe world's rulers, and 'father-in-law of European royalty," ielebrated today his eighty-sixth birth? day. Besides.Crown Prince Frederick and Prince Valdemar, who are resi? dents of Copenhagen, the family party included King Christian's second son, King George of Greece, his daughters, the Dowager Empress of Russia. The D?chess of Cumberland and Queen Alexandra of England, the latter being iccompauied by King Edward and Princess Charles of Denmark. ??I i ?MB--. - Maywood, UL, April 7.-Sixty-three indians in a special car atttached to the Oregon express, en route to Wash? ington to see President Roosevelt, were smashed into a mail train on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway two miles west of here today during i fog. Three of the Indians were instantly killed, three were fatally injured and twenty others were more Dr less seriously hurt. The Indians ?vere from Rush ville, Neb., and were members of the Buffalo Bill organiza? tion. The coach containing the Indians was a light day car. It was completely wrecked. The rear end of the coach ahead was also damaged. Robbed tho Grave. A startling incident is uarrated by John Oliver, of Philadelphia, as follows: ''I was n an awful condition. My skin was al? most yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, p?n continually in back and sides. Grow? ing weaker day by day. Three physisians had given me up. Then was advised to ase Electric Bitters ; to my great joy the Srst bottle made a decided improvement. [ continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they robbed the grave of another victim.'-' No one should fail to try them. Only ?50 cents guaranteed at J. F. W. TeLDrme's drug ?tore. POLICE STATISTICS. Summary of Police Court Docket for the Year 1903-04. ! During the municipal year begin? ning April 1st, 1903, and ending March : 31st, 1904 a larger number of persons ! were arrested by the police of Sumter j than in any former period of twelve ? months, reaching a total of 485, of j whom there were 358 colored males, 42 colored females and 85 white males. It is worthy of note that not one white female was arrested. The offenses cov I er a wide range of misdemeanors, but ! for convenience they have been re j duced to the following classifications : Disorderly and cursing : Colored males, 53; Colored females, 12; White males, 8. Total, 73. Drunk and'disorderly : Colored males, 58 ; Colored females, 1 ; White males, 48. Total, 107. Disturbance of the peace and fight? ing : Colored males, 98 ; Colored fe? males, 20? White males, 12. Total, 130. Gambling: Colored males, 20. Interfering with officers and resist? ing arrest: Colored males, 3; Color? ed females, 7. Total 10. Carrying concealed weapons: Col? ored males, 7; White males, 1. To? tal, 8. In addition to these, concealed wea? pons were found on 13 other prisoners arrested for other offenses. Vagrancy : Colored males 14. Nuisances: Colored males, 3. Discharging firearms : Colored males, 3. Disturbing public worship: Color? ed males, 1. Reckless driving: Colored males, 13; white males, L Total 14. Violation of liquor ordinance : Col? ored males, 1; Colored females, 1. Total, 2. Riding bicycles without lights and "scorching." Colored males, 21; White males, 10. Total, 31. Violation ot license ordinance : Col? ored males, 8; Colored females, 1; White males 1. Total, 10. Refusal to perform street duty : Col? ored males, 40 ; White males, 1. To? tal, 41. , Boarding trains without business: Colored males, 5. Soliciting patronage at depot: Col I ored males, 1. I Obstructing streets: Colored males, 3. Leaving horses unhitched : Colored males, 4. Cattle in street unhaltered. Color? ed males, 2. Blowing steam whistles: White males, 2. Digging dry well within ^2-mile of water station : White males, L Amount cf fines collected, $1,587.69. Quite a large amount of labor was done by police court convicts on the county chain gang. This labor is ex? changed for work in the city by the gang. The Farmer's Error. We presume that it is right and proper for us to extend onr apologies to the Freeman and Daily Item, of Sumter, for what we said in last week's issue relative to small pox abounding. We did not mean to tell tales out of school or to'say anything that would offend our worthy contem? poraries or that would do the city in? jury. Our information was gathered from what we heard on the streets of Samter and talked by some parties at the hotel. We presumed that smallpox did abound, otherwise it would not be common street talk We think it a mistake for the newspapers to keep silent when' such a disease exists any? where in the city A few years ago we bad one case of smallpox in Man? ning and our papers did not fail to tell the people so. Had the papers of Sumter stated the fact in the case as they should have done, we would not have been guilty of such a "false' statement. We are glad that no case abounds and that the city is in peace and prosperity.-Manning Farmer. m AHC'EHT SPINSTER. But Rich Marries a Penniless Syrian in New York. Buffalo, N. Y., April 7.-Miss Mari- i etta F. Johnson, the wealthiest spin? ster of Buffalo whose fortune is esti? mated at about half million in cash and negotiable bonds was married in New York in February to Gabriel Abukalil, a penniless Syrian from Mount Lebanon whom she often be- i friended. Miss Johnson is seventy-five. Shot by a Student. Lexington, Ky., April 8.-Coley Hayden, 19 years old, was shot at the State College Base Ball Park today by Lee Anderson, a State College stu? dent who was acting as guard at the park. The bullet entered Hayden's left shoulder and inflicted a serious wound. Police Captain Brown went to the park to arrest Ander- 1 son. As soon as Anderson learned 1 Lij mission he pulled his revolver and 1 declared he would not submit to ar- 1 rest. \ crowd of 200 State College | students backed him up in his refusal. Captain Brown rushed in before ho could shoot, however, and after a 1 tussle, he disarmed Anderson. He 1 was placed under arrest and the stu? dents made no further attempt to keep him from the police. Later he was 1 released on bonds. The State College ! and Central Univeristy were engaged in a game of base ball and Hayden : was looking on through a crack in the 1 fence. Anderson thereupon shot him ' without further words. Sv/syne Case Postponed. Washington, April 7.-The Sway ne impeachment proceedings, which has i been looked upon as the only possible i block to an early adjournment of con? gress-, svas disposed of in five minutes i by the house today, by the adoption of ? a resolution making the case a special . order for December 13, next. 1 In the meantime the judiciary com- ! mittee is to take additional testimony I in the case. Mr. Lamar of Florida ? expressed regret that this course seem- ; ed advisable. He reviewed the ca<e < brierly and acquiesced in the r?solu- . tion on the ground that it was desir- ? ahle that members should have ample ] time to become familiar with the case, I and it was also desirable to have an early adjournment of congress on j account of the fall campaign. The re- ! solation was agreed to without oppo.-i- ? tion. Bishopville News Items. At the residence of Rev. J. W. Davis March 27, 1904, Mr. P. A. Eacott and Miss Minnie G. Bell of Mannville were happily united in the sacred bonds of matrimony. ^ Married on Monday April 4, 1904 at Bihhopville by Rev. D. A. Phillips, Miss Hannie Price to Mr. Laurie Campbell. Married Thursday evening Mr. George Brown of Smithville and Miss Addie Belvin of Edwards at the home of the bride's mother. Many con? gratulations to the happy couple. Mr. Elias Mathis has accepted a position with Beck Bros. of Sumter and has given up his meat market. Hon. T. G. McLeod was called to Asheville, N. C., on account of tba illness of his brother Jamie. Miss Annie McKnight of Lynchburg and Miss Jessie Timmons of Florence are spending some time with Miss Tony Wilson. We learn from good authority that j Mr. D. C. Scarborough will be a can? didate for sheriff in the coming pri- j mary. The police have been instructed to enforce the ordinance against keeping hogs in town limits after the first day of March of each year, to the first day j of October. The Co-Operative Grange Store of this place, recently assigned all of its \ assets, which consisted principally of j accounts, to R. W. McLendon, E?q., I for the benefit and use of its creditors. This concern will pay out almost in full, and adopted this plan as the quickest and easiest way of realizing j on its accounts, and winding up its affairs. Iz has been the intention of ? the management for several years past to close out the business this year. Mr. R. W. ^cLendon of the locai bar, who was appointed Receiver of the assets of Mr. H. F. Starr of Elliott, S. C., pending proceedings against him in the Bankruptcp Court, was appointed Trustee in Bankruptcy at a meeting of the creditors at Sum? ter on the 2nd inst. Mr. Starr was adjudicated a bankrupt about two weeks ago, and his stock of goods valued at about $3,500.00, will be sold, at Elliott, on Friday and Saturday of this week at public auction. Bishopville Vindicator. Early Closing Agreement We, the undersigned merchants agree to close our stores at G o'clock from May 1st, to September 1st, 1904, Satur? days excepted. With the understand? ing that if we have au early season and business conditions warrant it, we limit the closing to August 20th. O'Donnell & Co., The D. J. Chand? ler Clothing Co., Levy & Moses, Stubbs Bros., J. Ryttenberg &, Sons, V. H. Phelps, Levi Bros., Sumter Grocery Co., W. H. Yates, L. W. Fol? som, C. F. McFadden, Burns Hard? ware Co., Bultman Bros., L. Le Grand, Ducker & Bultman, M. Green, The Minor Store, The Sumter Dry Goods Co., Sumter Clothing Co., Shaw & McCollum Mercantile Co.. A. A. Strauss & Co., Schwartz Bros., Jno. Reid, L. B. Durant, ?7. F. Jenkins, B. J. Barnett, H. G Osteen & Co., R. fl. Bigfcam, R, F. Hoyt, Cash Grocery Store, Cnttino & Chandler, E. A. Bultman, Whilden Furniture Co., Knight Bros., J. D. Craig Furniture Co., Beck Bros. Easter Elections. The following officers and delegates were elected on April 4 by the church of the Holy Comforter, Sumter, S. C. Senior Warden, J. F. W. DeLorme; Junior Warden, Mark Reynolds: Ves? trymen : R. I. Manning, Waties Rees, T. E. Richardson, J. S. Moore, Geo. D. Shore. B. G. Gibson. R. L. Cooper. Delegates to Church Council, which will be held at Florence, May 3rd, 1904: R. I. Manning, J. F. W. De? Lorme, R. L. Cooper, Mark Reynolds. Alternates: B. G. Gibson, J. S. Moore, W. B. Murray, W. R. Delgar. The Oause of the Blues. Niae times out of ten, that mental con? dition which results in depression, de? spondency-the blues-is caused by a tor? pid action of the liver. In fact tbe con? ditions de?cribed above are ut-nally the first manifestations of a sluggish liver. If the attack continues, sallowness will soon appear. The next time yon feel "blue" take Rydak's Liver Tablets. You will be surprised to see how quickly the blues will vanish and how brignt and cheerful you will feel. Rydale's Liver Tablets m?ke th? liver healthy and keep it healthy. They regulate the bowels and keep them regular. Fifty tablets for 25c. All dealers. OEMOJATIC REORGANIZATION. In accordance with the recent action of the State Democratic hixecutive Committee, the presidents of the vari? ous Democratic Clubs of Sumter County are hereby ordered to call to pether their respective clubs on Sat? urday, April 23rd next, for the pur? pose of reorganizing the clubs for the imsuing election, after which they shall proceed : To elect one member of the County Executirve Comimttee: to elect del? egates to the County Convention this day called tc meet in the Court House in" Sumter, S. C., on Monday, May 2nd, next, said representation to be one delegate for each 25 members or majority fraction thereof : the re? presentation to be on the basis of the club roll of the first last preceding primary election held in the county. Provided however, that the clubs within the city of Sumter may meet on Friday, April 22nd, for the above named purpose. A County Convention is hereby called to meet in the Court House in Sumter S. C., on Monday, May 2nd, 1904, at ll o'clock, a. "m., for the purpose of electing delegates to the State Democratic Convention to be lield in Columbia, S. C., at 12 o'clock, noon, on Wednesday May ISth 1904,, j for the purpose of electing a County i Chairman, a member of the State i Democratic Executive Committee, j and for such other business as may | properly come before said Conrven- ; lion. JOHN M. KNIGHT, County Chairman. ! II. L. B. WELLS, Secretary. Sumter, S. C., Mtrch 30, 1904. r Cotton Must Have Potash is an essential plant food which rnu ^t bc added as a fertilizer or the soil will become ex? hausted, zs is true of so many cotton fields. We have books giving valuable de? ntils about fertiliz? er . V e will send tiirtn free '.o any farmer who a?lws as for their.. GERHAN KALI WORKS, . V trie-VI' Nassau ^re;t, or Atienta, i*a.- -2;?;< So. l?rcad St. THE SHES SAVINGS BANK. HORACE HARB Y, President. I. C. STRAUSS. vice-President. GEO. L. RICEER, Cashier. Capital Stock, S25.00G Liability of Stockholders, 25,000 TO TAKJ3 CARE OF MONEY -the savings of all classes of people-is the reason for the existence of The Sumter Savings Bank An<? this duty is performed with satisfac? tion to all concerned. . Money is absolutely safe here and every dollar deposited, be it principal or interest earn? 4 per cent per annum. A small sum will open np an account and secure a bank book. Begin to sav? now. Interest payable quarterly. TO QUALIFY FOR GOOD POSITIONS GUARANTEED IN WRITING. 500 FREE SCfl0i?.?,T GA.-ALA.- BUS. COLLEGE, MACON. GA ? Dr. E. A. EARLY, DENTIST. Phone No. 190. ^ Office over Bultman Bros/ Shoe Store. Office hours 8.3*0 tO 1 ; 2 tO. 5. nov ?Wy Land Surveying I will give prompt attention to all calls for surveying, platting, terracing hill sides, draining bottoms, drawing Mortgages Titles, Prcbating, &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 CO 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 alloted at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President. R. L MANNING, W. F. RHAME, Vice-Presideni. Cashier. Jan. 31. > W<? promptly obtain U. S. and foreign PATENTS Ser.i model, sketch or photo bf invention for < free report on patentability. For free book,( 'HowtoSecureTninr ll AD if 3 ^rite' Patents and I nMUl.""IVSMlliVO to C?-5N0WI. Opposite U. S. Patent Office WASHINGTON D.C. DeLORHE'S PHARMACY, 23 South Main St. Open from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. ; Sunday, 0 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 wjok.