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Advert?s men?. \Vii<?n Cleopatra., wis** old $rlrh Got gay *iut> flight and drank a pearl, AU frag?! folk cried oat, "For I sb am ?t.!" Bat marveled at her. just the same, A:;d she was right and she was wise To thus g*t in and advertise. When Cheops made his subjects bid On contracts for a pyramid, He got a tomb welt worth a kiug {Though not a very useful thing). But he was right and he was wise To thus get In and advertise. When old Diogenes.began Pot hunting for an honest man His chances for success were slim ; < But folks.began discussing him But he was right and he was wise To thus get in and advertise. When Dr. Johnson made a spree Of forty-seven cupsof tea . He surely showed his savior faire By having Mr. Bosw?ll there But he was right and he was wise To thus get in and advertise. Tis sad, but it is trire, the sam?, vThat those* who fill th? Book of Fame Have left their records, more or less. Through some tremendous foolish? ness, Yet they were right and they were wise . To thus get in and advertise. Blame not the ac'ress out of funds Who plans to lose her diamonds; Blame not tho millionaire who capers To get his actions in the papers; They've little ?o immortalize, But they at least cari advertise. -Life. From Cottonwoods Springs. . <From the Cottonwoods Springs ; Correspondence to Mevico, Mo., Leader.) Col. Frank Sanneb'eek wants Capt. Kanaly to call at his store and take that old valise away. It is *'haunt ed"&ndhaa already caused much annoyance to Amos Jenkins. "Peg? gy" is dealing in horses very exten? sively. Ho will shortly own Carrie JXation, now the "property of H. C. Tamer. Iiis said Barney Hooten wants to "buy a ?ne farm and will look around for a housekeeper. ' Barney is so *shy. George Mat bias's best girl is quar? antined and George was out to see us Sunday and dipped his bill to re? vive a drooping spirit. It's awful TW&en one cannot see his girl three or tour times a week. We are sorry to learn that our old friend, Virgil Miller, ran up against some poisoned oak and is now suf? fering from its effects. He is awful :6ore. Dave Hollopeter is.coming back to "Mexico. Dave is a man you don't .asee every day. Wish the Mexican band would meet him at the depot, ?Come on, Davy, the boys will give jrou the glad hand. Every Town Has. -? liar. A sponger. -A smart alec. ?A gU'% who giggles. -A w^atfcer prophet. -A weigh bor hood feud. A woman who tattles. A man-wbo knows it-all. One Jacksonian democrat. More loafers than it needs. A boy who cats ap in church. A few meddlesome old women. A "thing" that stares at women. A widower who is gay for his age. Some men who make remarks ?front women. A preacher who thinks he ought & > run the town. A few who know how to run the .affairs of the country. A grown young man who laughs -every time he says anything. A girl wno goes to the postoffice ??very time the mail comes in. Seor*?* of men wi?h the caboose of ?heir trousers worn smooth as glass. A man who grins when you talk and laughs aloud after he has said .something.-Ex. Not Her Class. "Not Tar from Willow Grove lives a .young farmer whop" fine stock of ?torses are admired i.v all who see ithem. The other day a friend, au <araaf?*ur, catted on him in search of V**umlhit?g fast." "There," said the stock farm own ??r, pointing to an animal in the finid, '.there, sir, is a mare rhat could trot lier mile in three minutes, were it not for one thing." "Indeed !" said the friend. "Yes," continued Mr. S., "she was 4 vea rs old last spring, is in ???od condition, looks welt, and is a fi'Kt r*te mare, and she could go a ut if? in thre? minutes wer?- it not for ?>u? thing." "What is it?" was the query. '"That mare," insisted tbe owner, * ;s in every way a good mare. 1 m-:>rk ker three or four days a week. She trots fair and square, and yt there is one thing thar prevents her from going a mile in three minutes." "What in the name of thunder is .t?" cried the friend, impatiently. "Weli," replied the other, quietly, "the distance is too great for the time."-Philadelphia Ledger. The philosophy of the Reverend Samuel Jones may not be ciothed in .elegance, but it is certainly expr?s sive..... Hear bim: uOnce I was young, but now I am old., and I have never seen a giri that was unfaithful to her mother that overcame to be worth a one-eyed button to ber husband. It is the law of God. It isn't exactly in the Bible, but it is written large and awful in the miserable lives of matty misfit homes. I'm speaking for the boys this time. If one of you chaps over come across a giri that, who with a face full of roses, says to you as she comes to the door, 'I can't go for thirty minutes yet, for the dishes are not washed,' you wait for that girl. You sit right down on the door step and wait for her, because some other fellow may come along and carry ber off, and right there you lose au angel. Wait for that girl and stick to her like a burr to a mule's tail." An Occasion for Shakespeare. We do not now recall the exact circumstances under which Shake? speare penned those immortal words, .'What fools these mortals bel" We rather think, however, if he were living now, and could observe the farmers of this section paying $200 for mules that they could have raised for less than $100 and then buying rotten corn to kill them with when they could raise.sound corn to preserve them, that this would be an occasion for him penning the same words again. Surely the people will some day come to their 6eiises, raise their own stock, and the food to feed them on.-Fairfield News and Her After Moore. (A long time after, too.) You may scent, you may cleanse The big gift as you will. But the scent of the coal bil Will cling to it still, -The Commoner. Latest Arrivals From Limerick. A certain young man of great gump? tion 'Mengst cannibals had the presump? tion To go-but alack, He never came back ; They say'twas a case of consump? tion. -Yale Record. There was a young Chink from Pekin, Who tried to talk English like sin, For whenever an "r," His progress would jar, He pronounced like -eil, as in . -Lynn." -Harvard Lampoon. Thers was a young Theolog. Rev. VVho preached till it seemed he would Nev. His hearers thought thus; "There resulted a fuss "Mamma," said five-year-old El? mer, who was tired of staying in the house, "come out in the back yard and play a game of foot bail with me." "I can't play, dear," replied the mother. "Huh !" exclaimed the little fel? low, scornfully, "That's what comes of having a woman for a mother." The late Senator Hanna had a keen nind and in contests of wit he was seldom defeated, says The New York Sun. There is a certain Cleveland lawyer whom Senator Hanna liked to tantalize, though the two men were really good friends. At a ban? quet in Cleveland Mr. Hanna nod? ded toward this lawyer, and said: "Gentlemen, you see Brown there? Well, I was tn Brown's office yester? day when his client in that contest ed will case called to square ac? counts. The client stood out in the hall and handed his bill in to Brown to be receipted. 'Come in,' Brown called to him cordially. But the client shook his head. 'No, thank vou,* he said, 'you'd charge me for reut if I did.'" Little Maggie had been to the dentist's to have a tooth extracted and this is how she explained the proceedings: "The man grabbed hold with a pair of big tongs and pulled his best, and just before it killed me the tooth came out." During his recent visit East, Wil? liam Jennings Bryan was the guest of the students at the Union Theo? logical Seminary, New York, says The Kansas City Star. He w*nt with the boys to their rooms, and. throwing aside temporarily ?ll thoughts of bimetallism, indulged in Jokes and reminiscences of his boy? hood days. Finally the conversa tioti turned on athletics and outdoor sports. The boys expressed surprise at Mr. Bryan's well developed mus? cle. "What kind of exercise d'? yon take?" asked one. "For the last five or six years my principal exercise has been running," /;e replied., "What kind of running. Mr. Bryan?" "For oflfiee," was the laconic re? sponse. Entertainment of the Little Workers. From The Daily Item, April 14. A fairly good audience assembled in the Opera House Tuesday evening to witness the performance advertised by "The Little Workers" of the First Methodist Church. It is an exceed? ingly difficult matter even with grown up folks to present such an elaborate programme in an orderly and attrac? tive way where there are so many participants. The difficulties are multiplied whea the performers are children-many of them little tots of six and eight years as was the case in this instance. Notwithstanding all disadvantages every thing went off smoothly and with credit to the chil? dren and the ladies under whose direc? tion they wera trained. The exercises consisted of pantomimes, tableaux and sones illustrating Bibi: jal andreligious scenes and incidents. Some of these were beautiful, vivid aud impressive and were rendered in a natural and graceful manner. The costumes and stage settings were tasty and appropri? ate throughout. The proceeds go into the church building fund. George johnstone to Defend Gillis. From The Dai?y Item, April 14. It is stated on the best authority that Col. George Johnstone, of Newberry, has been retained to defend Mr. J. Ed. Gillis, who is now in the Camden jail for the killing of McRae Whitaker at Boykins Station last Saturday. Col. Johnstone has already taken ac? tive charge of the case and will apply for bail for Gillis at an early day. It is stated that Hos. M. L. Smith, of Camden lias been retained by the Whitaker family to assist the solicitor in the prosecution of Gillis. Nothing Equal to Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for Bowel Complaints in Children. "We have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy in our family for years," says Mrs. J. B. Cooke, of Nederlands, Texas. "We have given it to all of our children. We have used other medicines for the same purpose, but never found anything to equal Chamberlain's. If you will use it as directed it will always cure." For sale by China's Drug Store. NEW COUNCIL SWORN IN. I Mayor Dick and Newly Elected Alder? men Take Charge of City Affairs. _ City Council held a regular meeting 8 o'clock p m., Thursday. Present Mayor A. B. Stuckey, Aldermen W. B. Boyle, D. J. Chandler, G. W. Dick, W. H. Epperson, E. W. Hurst. Absent-Aldermen G. F. Epperson, P. P. Finn, J. A. Schwerin. Minutes of March 29th were read and approved. Mr. Boyle for Committee of Public Works reported that there were some matters in their hands which would have to go over to the new Council for completion. Mr. W. H. Epperson reported that the drinking fountain had been remov? ed from Osteen's Bock Store to the corner of Liberty and Sumter streets and that the painting contract for the hose wagons would have to be referred to the incoming Council. The Finance Committee reported that the Annual Report of the Clerk and Treasurer had been examined and found correct. Thev returned claims of C. R. Myers, 86.50 and W. S. Rey? nolds, $30.00, unapproved for advice of Council. Both were ordered paid. The annual report was considered a good showing by Aldermen Boyle, Chandler and Hurst when the large improvements which have been made ; payment of insurance for 3 and 5 years' and no increase of the floating debt, but rather a small decrease. The re? port was ordered published. J. H. Clifton, Esq., presented claim of Mrs. Powell for compensation for taking care of a small pox patient two weeks, during which time her house was quarantined and her family de? prived of the opportunity of making a living. Council ordered that she be paid 850.00 and $3 50 for a mattress which had been burnt. An invitation was read from the National Good Roads Association for the Mayor to attend their meeting in St. Louis, May 16-21, and to appoint five delegates. On motion of Alder? man Dick, Mayor Stuckey was authors ized to attend the meeting as the offi? cial representative of the Council, the city to pay for his round trip ticket. Report of the Chief of Police for 15 months-January 1, 1903 to April 1st, inst, was read and received as in? formation. The Clerk presented returns of municipal election of the 12th inst, whereby the following Council were declared elected to serve the coming two years : Mayor, Geo. W. Dick. Aldermen, H. D. Barnett, P. P. Finn, R. F. Haynswortb, H. W. Hood, E. W. Hurst, C. G. Rowland, W. G. Stubbs and R. K Wilder. All members of the Council elect were present except Mr. Finn. They subscribed the required oath of office and entered upon the discharge of their duties. In retiring, Mayor Stuckey expressed his appreciation of the honor he had enjoyed and the hope that the incoming administration would have a harmonious and progres? sive term. Mr. S. H. Edmunds presented to Mayor Dick a gavel on behalf of the working men of Sumter in an appro? priate speech to which the Mayor re? sponded in a few well chosen words. The Mayor read an address in which he outlined the duties and desired policy of the new Council. He ap? pointed standing committees as fol? lows : Committee of Public Works-Alder? men Haynsworth, Wilder, Finn and Rowland. Fire Department-Aldermen Hurst, Hood and Wilder. Finance-Aldermen Rowland, Bar? nett and Hurst. Committee OQ Police and Sanitation -Aldermen Barnett, Stubbs and Hood. Election of policemen and other offi? cers was postponed to next meeting. A letter from the Mayor of Camden offering to buy drinking fountains was referred to the Committee on Public Works with power to act. Mr. Rowland presented an ''Ordi? nance to Establish a Recorder's Court" which was read and after some dis? cussion adopted and ordered published under a resolution dispensing with the rule which requires two readings. Claim of J. D. Craig for 83.50 was referred to the Finance Committee. Council then adjourned. MAYOR DICK'S INAUGURAL A Concise Outline of thc Progressive Policy to be Pursued During His Administration. Gentlemen of the City Council : In assuming the duties of the office, to which my fellow citizens have elected me, I feel keenly the attendant responsibilities. Each of you, also, must feel his share of the borden. In our hand3 is placed the interest and welfare of our city for the coming two years. Upon our judgment and ability to manage affairs depends largely tbe progress of Sumter for the immediate future. Let us hope tb at the movement will be steadily onward and upward. To this end I trust our deliberations and our actions, our words and our deeds at all times will be well tempered and harmonious. Honest differences may sometimes arise; let them be adjusted in a spirit of friendship and goodwill, remember? ing that the majority rules. In the despatch of business there is nothing more essential than punctuality. Let each of us, therefore, try to set an example in this respect to the others that will prove worthy of emulation. Nothing is more harrowing to the members of a deliberative body, es? pecially where so much depends upon the action of each, as the conspicuous absence of that constituent. Let our debates be pointed, concise, and con? ducted in a parliamentary manner, and when our meetings shall have completed their work, let ns listen to the readings of the details thereof by the clerk that no mistakes may go forth uncorrected. Our interests are all the same, they are identical. Our purpose should be to do our best at all times for the greatest good to the greatest number, with the resources at our command. We have as you know, to confront us, a floating debt of about 87,000.00. This of course, is to be regretted, but when we realize tb?* valuable improvements represented by this debt we cannot regret the expenditure of the amount in excess of our income. By careful and economi? cal management we can repay this debt and not be compelled to take any back ward step either. Oar streets and drains have been greallv improved, and shonld be not only maintained bnt still farther im? provements in that line pushed as rapidly as our means will allow. I desire to call attention to our Opera I House, with reference to safety in ' case of fire. Adequate fire escapes, with ample exits to same should be provided. I recommend to your con? sideration the plans now before the Council for this purpose. We may never need fire escapes, but in the event we shonld, the question of cost would not receive a thought. The life of one little child, lost for lack of this precaution, would be of more value tb&u the means necessary to pro? vide for safety. Suppose we should have, on the other hand, even on a small scale, such a horrible holocaust as that of the Chicago Theatre of December last. The very thought is terrifying, but it is not impossible. This matter should receive attention before the School Commencement sea? son is upon us. Realizing its im? portance and at the same time appre? ciating the vast amount of work that is now on hand for the standing Com? mittee on Public Work, with your consent, I will refer this to a special committee of. three to examine into and make reports at our next regular meeting. Of the Committee on Pub? lic Works I ask that you will at an early date test the pressure of cur Water System. Complaints of defec? tive service have been frequent, and we. should see to it that we get what we are paying for and what the Water Company claim they desire to give us. Ample protection is what we should have and we must be satisfied with nothing short of it. Being an advo? cate of Municipal ownership of pub? lic utilities, I sincerely trust negotia? tions for the purchase of the Water Plant may be opened in the near fu? turs. Read the contract carefully, study the cost of the Plant, see the enormous rentals we are forced to pay-with the knowledge of the fact that these rentals are ever increasing in an inverse ratio to the amount in? vested by the Company-acquaint yourselves thoroughly with an opinion of Messrs. Lee & Moise, Attorneys, upon certain matters pertaining to the system. We do not court litigation, but we must have the protection for which we pay. The development and progress of Sumter depends, in a great measure, upon owning and con? trolling its Water System. Turkey Creek, the principal drain? age of our city demands our immediate thought and action before the sum? mer's heat. It should in my judg? ment be widened and deepened. This conclusion is arrived at not from mere conjecture, but from a practical study of the canal from one end to the other, and I am glad to say that the survey just completed by Maj. W. Lo ring Lee, upholds me in every particular. The result would be beneficial to the health and comfort of our citizens. Being a county drain as well as that of the city, the county officials through Supervisor W. H. Seals, made a lib? eral proposition which, being already accepted, should now be acted upon in this very important improvement. The Police and Sanitary Committee should familiarize themselves with conditions and requirements coming nuder their special attention, and thereby be enabled to give intelligent, active oversight to the matters placed in their hands, and insuring the maintenance of the high standard of efficiency and discipline heretofore at? tained. Do not lose sight of the fact that this committee is as important as any we have, and the rigid en? forcement of our'Hygienic ordinances suggested from time to time by that very important adjunct to our city government, the City Board of Health, will redound to the good of our citi? zens and to your own glory. Study the condition ol affairs at our cemeteries and after consulting with our Board of Health, make such re? commendations, as in your judgment seem best, for the abatement of certain nuisances complained of at those localities. Having the keeper of the cemetery vested with police authority, is in my judgment essential to en? forcement of Sanitary laws, especially that concerning interments. Too much cannot be said of the re? sponsibility of the Committee on Fire Department. It is your duty at once to take an inventory of the property of this department, noting conditions of same, and from time to time, mak? ing such suggestions and recommenda? tions to Council as will prove benefi? cial, not only to the protection of pro- j porty, but to the lives of those fire? men taking the hazardous risks so common at conflagrations. The Finance Committee will find a good work in their hands if they guide us safely and judiciously, permitting every possible advance and at the same time saving the city's credit unim? paired. One thing more that I must em? phasize as deserving of immediate attention, is the.City Clerk's office. Gentlemen, this office is a disgrace to a civilized community. It should be enlarged to meet all requirements and it should be fitted up with fire-proof receptacles for the large amount of books and valuable records now on hand and constantly increasing. It should be furnished respectably at least and in a manner to create favor? able impressions upon citizens and strangers who necessarily call there on business. Before closing allow me to suggest for the benefit of progressive Sumter that to the Bureau of Vital Statistics already established in connection with the Department of Health, we add a Bureau of Commerce for the collection and distribution of commercial and other statistics to be sent out through the recently appointed Commissioner of Commerce and Immigration of the State of South Carolina at Columbia, and in any other ways that may adver? tise our city and county. This duty to be assumed by the Health Officer without extra compensation. I desire and expect your hearty sympathy and co-operation, and if at I times I make mistakes, I ask you to feel kindly and charitably towards me. They will be mistakes of the head and not of the heart. Asking God's blessing and guidance for each and all of us, and thanking you for your kind atttention and considera? tion, we will now proceed to bnsiness. Bishopville, Lee county, April 12. -At the municipal election today the following were elected : W. Kennedy Cross well, intendant; Manton B. Mc Cutcben, James A. Durant, Jacob D. Hill, B. Hart Marshall, wardens. THE CITY ELECTION. th3 Vote Was Small. But Everybody Voted the Straight Ticket. The regular city election came to a quiet end at? o'clock, p. m., Tuesday, April 12, without having developed throughout the day the least interest. The total vote cast was 153. Of this number 151 were cast by whites, and 2 by negroes. When the managers came to count and tabulate the vote they found that each and every ballot contained the names of all the candi? dates nominated in the primary of two weeks ago. There was not a scratched ballot in the lot. The managers there? fore reported that Geo. W. Dick for Mayor, and H. D. Barnett, P. P. Finn, H. W. Hood, E. F. Haynsworth, E. W. Hurst, C. G. Eowland. W, G. Stubbs and E. K. Wilder for Alder? men, the nominees of the Democratic primary, were unanimously elected by a vote of 153. DR. N. Y. ALFORD HURT. Thrown From Buggy by Runaway Horse, Near Wisacky. From The Daily Item, April 14. Dr N. Y. Alford, of Wisacky. one of the best known and most " respected citizens of Lee conn ry was seriously injured late yesterday afrerncon by being thrown from his buggy while bis horse was running away. The acci? dent happened about three miles from Dr. Alford's horne and he was not found until several hours after he was injured. He was then removed to the nearest house and phyiscians sum? moned from Bishopville. He respond? ed to treatment and rallied quickly, and this morning he was able to be re? moved to his home. While his injuries are quite pain? ful and to some extent serious, he is not as seriously hurtas was current? ly reported this morning and he is ex? pected to have a safe and early re? covery. NEWS AROUND MAGNOLIA. Dots of Local Interest Gathered by Occasional. Magnolia, April 14.-There is a crowd of boys inj this piace^wiio are just growing out of knee-pants, and they are pressing the young men who have, by virtue of their age, had ample time to show their hands, for their places among the girls, and the marriageable single men, fully realiz? ing that theirs is the age of "get your partner," or, possibly forever take a back seat are rushing into matrimony, thus fleeing from the youngsters whose pants are growing longer every day. Mr. S. Dudley Moon, one of Mag? nolia's wide-awake young merchants, left here on last Sunday morning, and landed back here last evening with his bride from some point in Georgia. Last night the boys gave them an cid fashioned serenade. There was truly "Music in the Air," and those who failed to wake up when the signal for the opening cf the serenade was given, by the cannon-like report from two old anvils, certainly missed a treat-a rare treat. Some of the musical instru? ments were old tin pans, tin buckets cow-bells, dinner bells, powder cans, clevis irons, boards and horns-old time horns used in slavery time, some? where. The instrumental music was rendered by Prof.-'s string band, and under his direction, which con? tinued for about one hour, and then the soft, sweet vocal music was sub? stituted, which floated in the air like sweet fragrance for sometime after the band had dispersed. There ?9 pienty of ammunition for friend Dudley's followers, and their tim? is close on. Tommie McIntosh will be looked after when be and bride arrive Saturday night from Charleston. Hon. E. D. Smith, Dr. Tarrant and Messrs. J. A. Thomas and Dargan Stokes returned last evening from a fish fry on Black river, and complain this morning of having no appetites don't wonder. Col. J. A. Ehame is making some improvements in the appearance of his residence under Contractor S. T. E. Wilson. The lands, being unusually well prepared, and in readiness, cottonseed planting is being pushed this week. An unusual quantity of fertilizers is put in the ground. Mr. S. C. Kil? patrick is using from 1,200 to 2,000 lbs. to the acre, I am told. The measles is spreading slowly in and around this place, but it seems to be a mild type. Our graded school is. all that a body could expect, which speaks well for the teachers and trustees. The small pox scare can now hardly be realized. The truth is, nearly every little eruption of the skin now a-days, is magnified into this loathe some disease, and people are unneces? sarily frightened. ?tr. S. D. Moon, above referred to, i.:.d Miss Kate H olsen beck, of Eden ton, Ga., were married at the latter place on the 12th inst. The happy coubie have our best wishes. In the near future I expect to be able to re? port about four marriages in this live little town. The little "ex-knee pant" don't mean to tamely submit to any obstacles being in their paths lead? ing to matrimony. Mr. James G. Stokes is making ex? tensive preparations here to conduct a wholesale business. Mr. Jno. F. Hawkins, our move ahead livery man, keeps Magnolia live? ly testing and driving his new stock around. O. Evangelist Small at Jacksonville. The meeting at the First Christian Church still grows in interest, and the large commodious house is filled to overflowing. The greatest meeting in the history of Jacksonville, eighty additions to date, with thirteen last Lord's Day. Bro. Small will soon como to Orangeburg where preparation bas been made for a great meeting, a tabernacle having been constructed to seat 1,000 people. Bro. Colyer the pastor has a large chorus in training. Bro. Small will come to Sumter after the Orangeburg meeting. The plea for the unity of all Christians is re? ceiving the gravest attention from the thinking people. * The hammock season has arrived. A large stock to select from at Osteen's Kook Store. must have a sufficient supply of in order to develop into a crop. No amount of Phosphoric Acid or Nitrogen can compen? sate for a lack of potash in htQ/* fertilizers [for grain and all other crops]. We shall bc glad to send free to any larmer our little book which contains valu? able information about sci! culture. GERMAN KAL! WORKS, Xcv7 Vcr!?-!1" XSMKtil ^tr-ii-t. or . h.:-.. - 9. -?:2 .? Broad St. j# THE SUMTER SAVINGS III. HORACE BARBY", President. I. C. STRAUSS. Vice-president. GEO. L. EICF.ER, Cashier. Capital Stock, $25,000 Liability of Stockholders, 25,000 ra?ais TO TAKE CARE OF MONEY -the saving? of all classes of people-is the reason for the existence of The Sumter Savings Bank And thi3 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 up an account and secure a bank book. Begin to sav? now. Interest payable quarterly. TO QUALIFY FOR GOOD POSITIONS GUARANTEED IN WRITING. Kfifl PBEC SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED VUW I nCC WRITE TO-DAY TO GA.-ALA. BUS. COLLEGE, MACON, GA Dr. E. A. EARLY, DENTIST. Phone No. 190. Office over Bultman Bros.' Shoe Store. Office hours 8.30 to 1 ; 2 to 5. nov 25~r ly Land Surveying I wiH give prompt attention to all calls for surveying, platting, terracing hill sides, draining bottoms, drawing Mortgages Titles. Probating, ?bc. BANKS H. BOYKIN, D. S-, Oct 19-0 Catchall, S. C. TKE BANK OF SUMTER. 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. HAYNS WORTH, President R. L MANNING. W. F. RH AME, vice-President. Cashier. Jan. 31. Send model, sketch or photo of invention iaiM 'free report on patentability. For free book, f Howt?SeeureTD Arte ll AD Sr* 0 write' Patents and S ftM?L-ft?ttfmO to GA5N0W!. 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 Seed and Cigars. Your patronage solicited. * Cal? bell for night wjok.