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SSS?TE8 DISTRICT CONFERENCE. 4fe!??i?$t$ Now in Session in Bishop ville. Bisbopville, May 25.- The ^Sumter 3>astrict Conference of the M. R Chnrcb, South, convened with the church at Bisbopville this afternoon, liy the 25ih, H. B. Browne, P. JB. ia the chair.. After an able sermon, subject, '^Universal Redemption Wrrogbt out "iy Christ;" text,"Who gave Himself a ransom for all ;' . 1st Tim. 2:6, fol? lowed by' an impressive communion service, the roil was called by Rev. 33* O. Cantey, former secretary,1 who i sas then reelected to that office. The Presiding Elder was empowered 4? appoint the various committees, which will report at this conference save, that on public worship, which comprises himself, the pastor in i charge and Dr. R. Y. McLeod. . The hours of meeting and adjourn-; aaent were fixed, being for morning : ?rom 9 a, m., to 1 p. m., afternoon 4 ' p. m., to adjourn at will. There will ; he a sermon br address every night. It was determined that the bar of th? conference should be to the rear of j ?he fourth pew from the front After -a nappy address of welcome by the j pastor, replied to in fitting language j A. N, Bronson of Manning Con- ; ??rence adjourned to meet at the hour ; appo|nted tomorrow. The Presiding Elder'announced that ] .Bishop Duncan was expected Friday, i to remain through the session of the j conference. ' '>?'?:;. Hagood. j .?THE SECOND DAY'S WORK, j Dsshopville, May 26.-The District j Conference met in its morning session j at the hour appointed, the presiding elder in the chair,' and was opened by john with a prayer service. The different charges were called t ?on to report on missions, foreign and j .domestic, when it appeared that the -district showed a marked advance on last year and that more was now on hand than was collected for these claims in 1902. It was . money they talked about from start to finish, but cooney, for the spreading of the gospel. There was calculation that was not cold there was a "grasping, griping . spirit; not cruel, born of love, "bom from above, anti as they talked tbe 'vast field of the world sweeping before them, their hearts kindled with a 5 warmth that glowed to enthusiasm, their bosoms heaved, their eyes grew dim, their cheeks moist. "Will you sneet all claims in full?" "Yes." Oed grant that we may come with a -aarplua. Of the $31.10 assessed fer missions $23.02 are in hand now in cash. ' Promptly a 12 m. , Rev. R. 'H Jones ascended the rostrum and' preached ca "Christ the Light of the World :" lils text being John 12.46, with which the morning session closed. ' . The following charges reported ou\ ce missions : Bishopville, . Camden Hills, Manning, New jZion, Pine? wood, Providence, Richland, Santee, Sumter 1st and 2d. The afternoon, the devotional ser? vices being conducted by tbe Presid? ing Elder, was devoted to hearing re? ports from the various charges on ed Tscaticn, spirituality, literature finances, sabbath Schcol, ch uren os and parsonages. Only a few reported, but these showed a healthy and growing condition of the church. The report cn miss:ors was read and adopted with little discussion. - The night session was devoted to the cause of education, female in particu? lar, and was ably addressed by Dr. j jDnncan, agent for Columbia College j for Women, and Rev, R. H. Jones, at! the close cf which a collection in cash ! *ud snbscriptiens, amount unknown, was taken. Dr. Duncan, who is from L .Virginia, has undertaken to raise fifty : thousand dollars for this instiution to ne added to ^ that amount already in hand, and Reports very favorably. Bishcp Duncan is here. l?3gocd. I THIRD DAY. ..Bishopville, May 27.-At the appoint? ed henr tbe morning session of the Sumter District Conference met, Bish- . -op Deneen in the chair, and he con- j -ducted the devotional exercifes. He continued the call for reports from the ; vatious charges net already heard from into tbe afternoon s^sioo, all of which, as was stated of i- pcrt- render- ; .cd yesterday, showed th^fc a healthy' ?Stateof affairs obtained throughout the district j Early in this session Rev. W. A. j jBodgers, agent for the Advocate, was -permitted to speak. Ho steted that the paper, besides excbang<-s and su- ' pexanuaies, hsd six thousand five : hundred subscribers. Counting the ! 'hundred pledged, him by the pastor?, ? ihc increase cf that periodical in ' the district to cate this j ear ;s fifty . per cent better than last. Bro. Wharton, cur orphanage mar, presented that cause, and so forcefully that of the sixteen orphans whose scp-, pert waa> not pledged by churches, j charges or individuals, ni:?e were1 tafeen, a most excellent reperd. Promptly at 12 m., thc Bishop ar^e and after reading the 144 Psalm, de Irvered a most excellent address ca ; worldliness. The afternoon session was consumed j ia hearirg reports frcrn charges not ! as yet reported, from committee on J ^Quarterly Conference Journals, and ?in voting on the place of n^-xt assem- : ??age. Manning was selected. \% night, Rev. J. W. W?lling, bf the Brazil Mission Conference address- j ed ns on Mission, Brazil in particular. ; A collection was taken for the Gran- j "berry College. Hagood. ? . ii i ifc- ix 4 I mm A - <- -.:- ?USE- FOR 3??? JLz ^AL 2r?L X <?L ? It has re ~-n?y be-n (Sscovered tba' ?e^ermsi ...: produce Malaria, creed -.md muitip. ; <u the intestines and from ibere spre**-- throughout the system -Cy means v he blood. This, fact ex? plains why^ Malaria is hard to cure by the old fhelhod of treatment. Quinine Iron. etc.r stimulate the nerves and build up the blood, but do not destroy *he germs that cause the disease Xydale's I onic has a specific eiTecl -v&on the intestines and bowels, freeing them from <?11 disease breeding n-i rr?bes. It RISO kills the germs thaf *-??est thc veins and arteries, it drive? inxn the blood all poise nous matte? Sgs? makes ll i ich and healthy. / JAYDALE S TONIC is a blooc Jn?der, a nerve restorer, a:id a Malaria" roy???. Try it, it ?vi?l not disap - A GREWSOME MESS. i ! - ? Hrs. Wolfe's Recir?? For a Good Wa? ter For Consumption. f Mrs.* Wolfe, the mother of tlie great general, kept a comprehensive cookery book, still preserved, at Squenies Court, Kent. One of her recipes was for "a good water for consumption." "Take a peck ot&arden snails," says the pre scriptioni "wash them in beer, put them ^n an oven and let them stay till they've ; done crying; then with a knife and fork pick the green from them and beat the snails, shells and all, in a stone mortar; then take a quart of green earthworms, slice them through the middle and straw them with salt, ?ben wash them and beat them, the pot being first put into the still with twe handfuls of angelico, a quart of rose? mary Cowers, the:) the snails and worms, then egrimony, bear's feet, red deck roots, barberry brake, biloney, wormwood, of each two handfuls; one handful of me-tumoric and one ounce of saffron well dried and beaten; then pour in three gallons of milk; wait till morning, then put in three ounces of cloves well beaten, hartsh rn grated; keep the still covered 3ll night; this done, stir it not; distill it with a mod? erate fire. The pa tientan ust take two >: oohftils st a time."-London Chroni? cle. ' ' Courage of a II erse. "Horses painfully contend on the race track for victory out of their own na? tive courage and ambition-not under punishment, for, as a rule, the coura? geous horse will "stop" or "shut up," as the technical phrase is, when whipped of spurred ut the finish of a race. In California some years ago a running horse broke one of the bones in a fore? leg near the close of a heat, perhaps seventy yards j from ' the wire. He faltered for a moment and then', re? covering himself by a mighty effort, struggled cu and won the heat prac? tically ca three legs.-Country Life In America. 1 Sq Great Difference. Bilker-My sakes! Here's a story o? a" man going to marry a woman ho doesn't: know! Enpeck-That's * noth? ing. The only difference between him and the others who marry is that this fellow isn't deceived to the point of thinking he knows her. - Baltimore American. Utely to Do So. "We had known each other slightly," said Miss Evvy- Waite, "but never to j speak to until on? day while out skat? ing I fell down quite near him, and"- ? "Ah. yes." replied Miss Pepprey, "that broke the iee, of courser'-Phila delphia Press. i - j HI? C. O. D. Delivery. "You delivered your speech in a man hi r that was most timely and effective." j "Yes." answered the political orator; j "I had to be particular about the de livery nf that speech. It was aC.O.D transaction."-Washington Star. Tbe Delimits of Xudlty. I cling to that peri?ps fanciful theo? ry that no primitive iu^?h?c? o' man is altogether lost. It is mo?iuYd. ampli? fied, refined: that is ali. With all cur culture we are barbarians still. Man is a clothed savage. And new and again he delights ia doffing the cloth? ing and returning heartily to savagery. Hew delightful the-fool of the briny ?breeze and the boTstyrous wave cn the bare pelt! Mr. Edward Carpenter rails at the. ? think, eleven hivers of clothing that interven-1 between our i skins an J the airs of heaven. Walt Whitman reveled in his nude sun hath. What a treat, too. sometimes to get away from .the multicoursed dinner and to bite downright audibly into simple food in the fresh air and to lap water noisily from the brook! Well, wa'king perhaps is the primal in? stinct, ancient as Eden, where the Lord God walked in the garden in tht coo" .jf the day. And if my theory is cor j rect walking will persist till in recov- j ered paradise man walks with his j Maker again. Xo mechanical contri v | ance fer !oi-o2sotlon will extirpate the j tribe_of tourists, of those who walk from love of walking.-Arnold Haul C3in in Athletic. XW?morora ?>?e Waste. The uiili??riGU of what formerly were j icr-Nidered waste products and :Iie res j urreciion of materials from a used up ? state to a new condition cf service-. ? ableness have in recent times leen de- j veloped to such a degree of complete- ! aess that we are scarcely prepared to ! admit that anything is e ver ii recover- ! ably lo?t. in this respect we believe j In the conservation of materia.! just as j we have long been taught to believe 1 ia the law of conservation of energy. From a purely practical point of view, however, some things certain!;, may be so completely lost to further use that their loss may weil bc considered abso? lute, and one of these is the metal Josi ? in the. wear cf railway rolling stock I brasses. Fer.*-the speculator in copper | values, the promoter of a copper "cor- j nor," to use the broker's cant, the cop- j per which has gone into railway I brasses need have no terror. It is not likely ever to be available again in full measure, lt is dissipated so complete- j ly, in part at least, that its practical ' recovery is not likely lo receive much j serious consideration. From the best j available deductions on the subject it | appears that 5 per cent of the annual j copper production of the world disap- j pears in this way every year.-Cass i er's. N. G. Osteen, Jr.,! SURGEON DENTIST, OFFICE * No. 18 W. Liberty St., (Over Osteen's Book iSto-e ) ' SUMTEE, S. C. Office hours, 9 to 1 30 ; 2 30 to 6 A Mr. Dana ?. Ro cn 74 w. 8 intensely from P ??risy ? ... Diifiy's Pure Mali Wh?s Gained 25 Pound cir.2 During 1 Mr. Bose iras stenographer to Mr. C. 3 President Son-hern Pacific Railroad, and Crocker, President of the Strathern Pacific '. He was Tas Attorney for the Southern large estates in the same capacity in the cit; vital forces; it makes digestion perfect, and nourishment it contains-. It is invaluable sickly children. It strengthens and sustai and longevity, makes the old young andke and is the only, whiskey recognized bv the G< Be sure you ask for DUFFY'S PUR] lately Pure M alt Whiskey which contain only Malt Whiskey recognized by thc go" DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY j or balk. Loo te for the trade-mark-the < seal over the < ?rk is unbroken. For sale at all Dispen: or direct, $1.00 a bottle. DUFFY I m i i\ 'H A M M ' M . TN r lil ? ?nnini iv-f?^j?: *>V'V ?J--? j ) ? ' M i Without MHS?C is Hkc us&o your cmg so?e cScr GOOKtiNG ? ? ? o I ? o o COMPOTE z?? io h i "S?ST AS GOOD" AS i dil W&ea YOB Can Get, TH2 F?GEST VEGETABLE FAT ON THE MARKET i m fm WESSON COMPANY ^SAVANNAH, 0> - THE WOELD'S PAIE, AT ST. LOUIS, EEO. fs brought within eas}- reach by tbe love rai?-> offered by t J ie ATLANTIC COAST LZ?:E Season. Sixty Day and Fifteen Day tickets now i ?ri sale. Tor rates an:l oil.ir information call on any agent, or ? rile. \\ M. EMERSON, W. J. CRAIG. Traffic Manas -r. Gen. Passenger Agent. Wilmington, X. C. . ii PIT" IS IT ! 'PIT PARTIES" are tb* rage "PIT" is the most laughable and excitmg Game ever in? vented for an INFORMAL GOOD TIME. Laughter, fun and ex -citenient for everybody. A ?? EW SUPPLY AT H. G. Osteen & Co. 5th St, New York City, Suffered and Pneumonia; He Used ?key and In a Short Tima s.. His Only Msdi "hst Time Was P. Huntington and to Mr. J. E. Gates, Vice later was private Secretary to Hr. Chad.es Railroad of California. Pacific Railroad, and also looks after several 7 of New York. *I was suffering from a severe attack of eumonia, had pleurisy in my side,, and had arrh very badly. I was unable to attend to 7 business, and was under the doctor's care, t did not seem to gain strength or improve, d kept getting worse. I heard of Duffy's re Malt Whiskey and decided to try it, as 2lt I could not be in any worse condition, as i doctor had given me up. I commenced ?ng it, morning and evening, andsoon gained ?25 pounds I had lost. Am now in perfect alth, thanks to Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, hink it a wonderful cure. I am now able to end to my real estate and insurance business.' ' na Amasa Bose, 74 West 85th St., N. Y. City. \000 doctors prescribe and 2,000 hospitals i Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey exclusively, buffy's Pure Malt Whiskey cures coughs,, ds, consumption,grip, bronchitis.pneumonia i all diseases of the threat and lungs.- It is absolutely pure, gentle and invigorating mulantand tonic, builds up the nerve tissues, ?es up the heart, gives power to the brain, engtn and elasticity to the muscles and rich? 3S to the blood. It brings into action all the . enables you to get from the food you eat the i for overworked! men, delicate women and' ns the system, is a promoter of good health eps theyoungstronsr. It contains no fusel oil avernment as a medicine. This isa guarantee. E MALT WHISKEY. It is tire only abso 8 medical, health-giving qualities and the rernzaent as a medicine. is sold in sealed bottles only, never in ?ask >ld chemist-on the ?abel and see that tho saries in South Carolina, ?ALT WHISKEY CO.', Rochester, N. Y. Excursion Rateo via the Atlantic Coast Line. Nashville, Tonn.-United Confederate Veterans Reunion. June 14th-16. 1004. Kates one cent per mile distance traveled, plus 25c. Tickets will be sold June 10th to 15th. inclu? sive, with final limit to leave Nashville re? turning June 18, 1904. Tickets must be offici? ally stamped by Joseph Richardson. Special Agent. St, Louis, Mo.-Louisiana Purchase Exposi? tion, May 1st to November 30th. 1004. Season Tickets on sale daily. beginning April 25th and continuing during the period of the Exposition, with final limit to leave St. Louis. December 15th. 1004. Rate, SO per cent of the do"bl^one way first class fares, plus 25c. Sixty day tickets to bc sold daily. l?eginning April 25th and continuing during the period of the exposition with final date to iea^e St. Louis, returning sixty days in addition io date of sale, in no case to exceed December 15th, 1104. Rate, one and one- third fares, plus 25c. for the round trip. Fifteen day tickets, to be sold daily com? mencing April 25th and continuir-g during the period of the Exposition, with final limit to leave St. Louis, fifteen flays in addition to date of sale. Rate, one fare plus $2.25. Coach excursions, (tickets not good in Par? lor or Sleeping cars), to be operated from points on this line in the States of North and South Carolina. May 0th and 23rd. Limit of coach excursions to be ten days, including dat?? ofsale. Rate one cent per mile distance traveled, plus 25c. Validation of tickets. Return coupons re? quire validation by joint agent at St. Louis, at Union Station. World's Fair Grounds, Transportation Building: World's Fair Sta? tion opposite Main Entrance; No. 429 Oliver Street: No. 13 North 7tb street. For rates and other information apply to any ticket agent of the Atlantic Coast Line. H. M Emmerson Traffic Man Wilmington; N C W .?. Craig, General Passenger Agent. A GOOD CHANCE To Jem Your Comrades at Nashville, Tenn., June 14-16, 1904. On account of the Confederate Veterans Reunion the Atlantic Coast Line will sell round trip tickets to Nashville. I cnn., from Sumter at rate of Si 1.30. Tickets on sale .lune ICth to 15th. inclusive, limited to return to leave Nashville, June ISth, 1004. , An extension of the final limit to July 18th. 1904. can be obtained by depositing tickets with Jos. Richardson, >pceial Agent, Nash? ville, Tenn., between the hours of S a m. and 8 p. m., June loth to 18th, inclusive, and upon payment of iee of 50 cents. Schedules and other information will be gladly furnished. H. M. Emerson, Traffic Manager, "Wilming? ton, N. C. W. J. Craig. C encrai Passenger Agent. Wilmington. N. C. Eow to Make Money. Agents of ei'hcr sex should today write I Marsh M sufi; curing Co., 5'?8 Lake Street, Chicago, fur cuts ?nd particulars of their handsome ALUMINUM CAUL? CASE ? v.ith jour name engraved on it and filled with 100 Calling or Business Card?. Ev? erybody O'.cers them. Sample Case and 100 Cards, postpaid, 40c. This Case and 100 Cards retail at 75 ceuts. lon rave only to chow sample to ^cure au cider. Scud 40c. at once ior case and. ICO cards bt-fore rome one gets ahead of you. Sept 16-8m T i.. . ._ ^ ' -r ? ?y. , - S. ???JI. J <?|?5 rr?, WsS<. 8 ?* ik-.?.-.?i^'^Lf SJ S jg Jsif ?I s 'fe ? A * h d vs K^*<3aSr?wftWfe fatal* rf?&?S?fc'* DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &C Anvone sending a pketob and rtpscrir>t5on rnrv qalck?y ascertain or.r opinion free whetber an Invention : > probably paten fable. Cotntnunlea tionsstricily confidential. Handbook on Patenta Bent free. <>!>iost ?cen? v for securing p?tent3. Patents t?!ct;n throucb Muna & Ce. rec-ji7o fpec'-Gl-fiSiicc, witnoMucbi fire, in tua 4?' if ? rv< - U k- - - tvv-if ,*. A nan isomely IT h *i ? w? vir. F-nr^ext r.l~ C?icX i>.;i o? ?iv p. L } '. v-f-T: tour iso?tiia, a!. :-^iio/?.;' ?'.-.i;? rs SUH ?ND LOCKSMITH. I take pleasure in giving DO- ? tice to my friends and the pub- j lie generally, that, ha" ing re gained mv health, I have re- j opened my shop, and am ready ? to do any work in the line of Guns, Locks, dewing Machines. &c Prices reasona? ble, work dore prompt y and satisfaction guaranteed. -hop removed to No. 22 West Liberty street, two door? j from Oteen's Book Ptore. K S. BRAMWELL. ^^^? ... W. ?. BOWMAN, Prest. C J. IBSUIEI. Sec. ?Treas. The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, Sumter, g. Q. --Capital Stock $50,000--<~ Wholesale Grocers, Fertiliz? ers and Farmers' Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox & Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest cash or time prices on all lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, And invite your investigation before making your arrangements for another year. Cometo see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. PERUVIAN GUANO,' NITRATE OF SODA, . fl URI ATE OF POTASH. Are Headquarters. <c^aagir,?~? ygr^.yoy^ II HIM mun tw & ss h : Let's Speak Frankly : . g Xx Those who think they can afford it, pay the "advertised T? ~2 price." Those who are not sure, investigate and calculate the 2#T IV cost. For example: Take a typewriter. 8100 is the "stand- . TV SV* ard price"-well advertised, "i et we all know there is not one . ?T X hundred dollars' worth of value in any machine provided IV A equal merit can be had at less price. Waste lias no place in ~T the scheme of success. ^ ^ I The Chicago, $35, | ?0 is the best machine at any price. a.:d i:i purchasing it you IQ save5t?. For sale by s Jg SJ H. G. OSTEEN & CO., h II 15 W. Liberty Street - Suinter, S. C. || tl ll ut jiijuii *? i II w i nwimwJJw--awi-?tot