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S60TH G1B0UH? COLLEE. -.V K. Centennial Gelebraiion, January m, 1905-History Before the War. The centennial of the opening of the South Carolina College will be celebrated on the 10th day of January, 1905. The centennial of the charter * ing of the college was celebrated De . comber 19, 1901, in Charleston, during the Exposition. The chief object- of this celebration, as emphasized at. the time, was to lead up to a worthy celebration of the true centennial of the life of the college in January, 1905, when it is expected that hun? dreds of alumni from all parts of the county will be present in Columbia to signalize on? of the most notable events in the history of the State. The establishment of a State Col? lege, conceived by John Rutledge, was recommended to the Legislature by Gov. John Drayton, in November, 1801, and was carried successfully ' through, that body,by H. W. DeSaus sure, afterwards Chancellor, and until his cteath, in -1839, a bulwark of strengni to the South Carolina Col? lege. 3Jhe Governor, in his message, referred xo the advantage of an insti? tution supported by public funds: "the means could not be wanting cf inviting and providing for learned and resnectable professors in the various branches of science, ' ' and the need of a common center of education in the State.: "The friendships of young men would thence be promoted and strengthened throughout the State,and our political union be much advanced thereby." The "charter" of the Col? lege, ratified December 19, 1801, bears ia* simple title, "An Act to Establish a College at Columbia," and is sign? ed, "John Ward, President of the Senate," "Theodore Gaillard, Speak? er of the House of Kepes9ntatives." The object was thus set forth in the preamble: "Whereas, the proper edu? cation of youth contibutes to the pros -inerity of society, and^ ooght always to be an object of legislative attention : and whereas, the establishment of a college in a central part of the State where all its youth may be educated, will highly promote the instruction, the good order and the harmony of the whole community." The chief pro? visions of th Act were the following : "That his Excellency the Governor, nia Honor the Lieu tenant-Governor, the honorable, th? President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Honse of Representatives, the honorable the Associate Judges of the Court of Equ? ity, shall be, ex-ofScio, together with Gea. Charles C. Pinckney, H. W. BeSaussure, Thomas Taylor, the Rev. 2>. E. .Dunlap, the Rev. Mr. John Brown, of Lancaster, Wade Hampton, John Chestnut, James B. Richardson, Dr. isaac Alexander, Henry Dana ~Ward, the Rev. Samuel W. Yongue, William Falconer, and Bart?ee Smyth,* ? " The Trustees of the South Carolina College," "and shall draw "out of the treasury of this State the sum of fifty thousand dollars, to be appropriated to the purpose pf erecting a building of brick or stone, and cov? ered with tile or slate, suitable to the accommodation of the students of the said College, and suitable for folly carrying out the education of the said students, and for the'ereetion of such ether buildings as may be> necessary Sar the use of the said College. " The Comptroller is authorized "to pay -over to said trustees the sum of six thousand dollars, yearly and every year, to be appropriated to the pur? pose of peying the salaries cf the fac? ulty of the said College, and for the fortber support of the same. " * ' That.. the said trustees, with the concurrenc? ct the commissioners of Columbia, shall be empowered to make choice of uny square or squares, yet unsold, in the town of Columbia, for the pnr "pose of erecting said college, and the buildings attached thereto, having strict reference to every advantage and convenience necessary fer such, .insti? tution." With the small beginnings bet exalted aims the College was opened January 10, 1805, with the Iresident and one other professor (two more professor rs being secured dur? ing the session),and with a few stu '"?en?s. numbering is six months twen? ty-nine. The first student enrolled was William Harper, afterwards the distinguished Chancellor, and the first graduated (ia 1806} was Anderson Crenshaw, of Newberry County, aft? erwards tne distinguished Chancellor nf Alabama. The President, from 1804 to his death, in 1820, was Jonathan Jfflxcy, a native of Massachusetts* who, at 24, was President of Brown University, and later succeeded Jona? than Edwards as President of Union College, filling each presidency with brilliant success, and still ranked by each institution as one of its greatest presidents. He was a Baptist pr?cher, and already "at the North be was re? garded as unrivaled in the pulpit."His students, Pettigra and O-Neall, in ?fier years, pronounced him the great vest of orators. The monumnt stand? ing in the center cf the College camp Tas was erected to bis memory by the Clariosophic Society. Up to the War the history of the College and the history of the State ?ere one ; during that brilliant half century almost all the distinguished men of the State and many of tb? leaders of the Southwest were gradu? ates of the South Carolina College, Congressmen, Senators, Judges. Gov? ernors. When the War came, students sad alumni rushed to the defense of their State, and whether from Sontb Carolina or from other States, eigh? teen of ber alumni rose to the rank of general. All know Hampton and - Butler and Mart Gary and John Brat? ten. T. M. Logan and A. C. Has? kell divided the honors of the class of 1&6?, and in less than four years com? manded regiments or brigades. The academies which then flourished in the State were founded by alumni of the College, and one of the youngest of taese teachers before the War is today tiie revered Nestor of the profession, Br. James H. Carlisle, of Wofford. Has Sold a Pile of Chamber? lain's Cough Remedy. I have sold Chamberlain's Cough Rern esly for more than twenty years and it has given entire satisfaction. I have sold a TP&a of it and can recommend it highly. JOSEPH MCELHEKT, Listos, Iowa. Yon w?ii fiad this remedy a good friend when doubled with a cough or cold. It always affords quick relief and, is pleasant to take For sale by China's drug store. mum MEAT STRIKE ENDED. President Donnelly of the Butch ers and Meat Cutters7 Union Admits Defeat and De? clares Strike Off. Chicago, Sept. 8.-The strike of the butcher workmen, which has demoral? ized the meat packing industry all over the country for the last two months, was officially declared off to? night by President Michael J. Don? nelly, of the Amalgamated Meat Cut? ters and Butcher Workmen of Ameri? ca. This morning Mr. Donnelly tele? graphed the members of the national executive committee asking their con? sent to an announcement of the end of the . struggle, and tonight, having re? ceived favorable answers from all, he decided that the strike of the mem? bers of his organization would end at midnight. The strike of the members of the affiliated unions at the stock yards, who quit work in sympathy with the butchers will officially be called off tomorrow morning at a meeting of the conference board of the allied trades. This was decided upon at a meeting of the central body of the allied trades held tonight. . The general body was at first in favor of continuing the strike, but Mr. Donnelly, who was present, announced that the men were defeated, aad that in order to save his union from being entirely disrupted he would order his men to return to work in the morning, no matter what course might be taken by other unions. As the other unions had no grievance of their own, but bad gone on strike to aid the butchers, there was nothing left for them but to follow the lead of Mr. Donnelly, and they too decided to call off the strike as far as they were concerned. Chicago, " Sept. 10.-Thousands of the old employees of the packing houses appeared at the stock yards this morning to apply for their old places in accordance with the terms arranged "by the peace committee who settled the great strike. Fearing a clash with the strike breakers, the police were massed at the yards in an effort to maintain order among the thongs of thousands of pushing, el? bowing workers. Many were put to work at once, while others were pro? mised work at an early date. New Paper Money to be Velvety. Geyer's Stationer announces tliat "the days of i^he crisp bank note are numbered. Instead of being crisp, the money . which the government Bureau of Engraving and Printing will here? after turn out will be soft and vel? vety, if important experiments which are cow being conducted in the pres? ence of Treasury officers for the pur? pose of demonstrating the advantages of novel chemical treatment for paper prove satisfactory. The result of the adoption of the new secret process will be to revolutionize a portion of the work connected with the printing of the paper money of thc United States. . Uuder the new procesas it "will take just sixty days less time to manufacture a bank note than under th?, present method. The chemical solution not only renders the paper soft and velvety, but it also makes it non shrinkable. By applying it to Jap? anese napkin, that article becomes as soft and pliable as a tissue of silk. The chemical preparation acts as an antisceptic and preservative. When ap? plied to old documents it seems to knit the fiber together and prevent further decay. Under the present process of printing paper money the paper has to be thoroughly soaked in water. While it is in this soaked cendition one side of the paper is printed. The sheet is then placed in steam room and kept under a high temperature fer thirty days, the time necessary for the ink to dry. The sheet is again soaked as in the first instance and the reverse side of the bill printed. The thirty day drying process then has to be re? peated. In cases, where a third impres? sion on the bill is necessary, w h ich is required when the printing is done in two colors, the wetting and drying process has to be repeated for a third time, and another month is tims con? sumed in its production. Besides the delay of this process, the wetting and drying rot the fiber of the paper, and although it is 'starched' to give it toe crisp appearance, the starch soon wears out and the bill becomes limp and worn. In printing bills on paper that has been treated by thc new pro-, cess no wetting is necessary. The ink loses none of its lustre when applied to the paper as under the old process, and is thoroughly dry within forty eight hours after the printing is done." What Is Life? In the last analysis nobody knows, bnt we do know that it is under strict law. Abnse that law even slightly, piin result?. Irregular hving meass derangement of the organs, resulting in .Constipation. Headache or Liver trouble. Dr. Ring's New Life Pills quickly re-adjnsts this. It's gentle, yet thorough. Only 25c Rt J. F. W. DeLorme's drug store. The Charlottesville Tragedy. Charlottesville, Va., Sept. S.-At G o'clock this evening the seven repre? sentative business men comprising the coroner's jury investigating the Mc Coe morder case returned the follow? ing verdict: "We find that Mrs. Fannie C. Mc Cue came to her death by a gunshot wound in the chest inflicted by J. Samuel McCue, her husband."' ''The verdict might have been re? turned Monday at tne conclusion of the evidence taken on that day," said a member of the jury after tbe result was announced. "We had vir? tually made up our minds at that time. It is the hardest duty I have ever had to perform, for I am a ]>er sonai friend of McCue." What's in a Name? Everything & in the name when it comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E C. De Wit t& Co. of Chicago, discovered some vea.* s ago how to make a calve from Witch Hazel that is a specific for Piles. For blind, bleeding, itching ard protruding Piles,, eczema, cuts, burna, bruises and ail skin dise-se-. De Witt's, Salve h*s i o e.jnal. This ha* given rise in nume ous worthless counter f^its. AsK for Devitt' -the ?ennh;e. Sold by O. B. Davis.^ When the Kidne ous waste matter fr circulation to everj trouble, stomach tro corrects irregularity CURED OF Mr. Robert G. Burke, Elnora, Sar trinity of telling what magnificent CURE after having tried other advert? it I had to get up from 12 to 20 times e with dropsy and my eyesight was so across the room. In fact, I was so ba was urged by a friend to try FOLEY' ders, and before I had taken the thin other symptoms of Kidney trouble. I all thought I was going to die. Every the name of the wonderful medicine has tried it has failed t o bc benefitted g5? io: m eui Mosquitoes in Mexico Drive Woman Insane. .. * San A atonic-, Texas, Sept. 7.-A J SDecial to Tte Express from Mazatlan, \ Mexico, says : A plague of mosquitoes ! is reported from tbe town of Eldo- i rado, this State. The insects are said to be of extraordinary size and appe?r in swarms at night. One woman, it is reported, bas been driven insane by the attacks of mos? quitoes and two infants have died from the - poisonous effects of their bites. The people of She towns have appeal? ed to the State authorities for aid and the authorities have asked for experts from the City of Mexico. The plague seems to be confined to the town and vicinity, the insects coming from a nearoy swamp. A Tail Stalk of Cotton. There was brought into the office of The State yesterday a stalk of cotton which was taller than any thing of the sort tbat even the pro? verbial "oldest inhabitant" had ever,' seen in 4 * these parts."' The plant i measured 9 feet and 6 inches in height and was big 'round accordin'. This phenomenal stalk was from a field of 120 acres belonging to Mr. S. H. Sanders of Florence county, and there were many more such specimens iu the same field. The cotton is of the King variety and was stimulated to its present growth by a dose of 1200 pounds of fertilizer per acre, in which 200 pounds of nitrate of soda were included. Mr. Sanders is said to be in doubt as whether he will pick his cotton with the assistnce of a hook and ladder company or by means of a force of monkeys, who could readily swing from limb to limb. Some of his neigh? bors have urged upon him the greater profit of having the tract cut for tim? ber.-State, Sep. 8. Bank Report Called For. Washugton, Sept. 8-.The Comp? troller of the Currency has issued a call for a report on the condition of the national banks at the close of bus? iness on Tuesday, Sept. 6th. Col. E. J. Watsou, commissioner of immigration, is preparing for publi? cation a record of all the desirable lands listed for sale with bis bureau. There are now over 400,000 acres available for the purpose of colonizing settlers. Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 7.-Bur glars made a raid in Yadkinsviller Yadkin county, N. C., last night. They, hiew open the safe of County Treasurer J. A. Logan in his store and secured between 88,000 and $10, 000. The safe in the postoffice was also blown open. Postmaster Mc Makie reports that over $410 was stolen. The burglar secured tools from a black? smith shop in the town. County Treasurer Logan offers a reward of $2,000 for the capture of the burglars and money. Read all This. You Xever Know the Moment When this Information May Pf o ve of Infinite Value It is worth fon si do ruble to any el<Uen of Sumter to know how to be cured of painful, annoying and itching piles. Know then that Doan's Ointment is a positive remedy for, all itchiness of the skin, for piles, eczema. etc One application relieves and soothes. Head tins testimony of it* merits: Wm. Scott. Florence, merchant tailor, re? siding on West Evans Street, says. "Doan's Ointment cured me of itching hemorrhoids af ter everything else had 'ailed. I could not tel] you all the remedies I tried, but none of them did me a particle of irood. and it was nothing hut that infernal torture which at tim?>s almost set me crazy. I could not sit still on account of the irritation and agony, and nothing I could get save me any relief. 1 heard about Doan's Ointment and thought it might help me a little a> I bad heard so much about what it had done for others, but I was not prepared to have it stop the Itching all at once, but it did. I could hardly believe it. lt was such .; relief Lo be able to sit down and rend tin- paper or KO to bed and sleep without the awful buming and aching, and ii seemed almost too good to 1>e true. You can put me down as a friend of Doan's Ointment." Plenty more proof like this from Sumter people, fall at Dr. A. J. China's drus ?tor?' anti a*k what his customers report. For sa!?- hy all dealers. Price ."?0 cents, j Foster-Mi Ibu rn Co.. Buffalo N. V.. sole apents j for the F. S. Remember the naree-Doan's.-uud> take no I other. >ys fail to perform their fun< om the blood as it passes 1 j part of the body, derang .uble, sluggish liver and a h< ss and cures Kidney and I BRIGHT'S DISEASE. atoga Co., N, Y., writes:-I aro glad to have an oppi results I have had from using FOLEY'S KIDN1 sed medicines s.nd several physicians. Before I beg ach night to relieve my bladder. I was all bloated impaired that I could scarcely see one of my fam dly used up that I had given up hope of living v/he: S KIDNEY CURE. One 50-cent bottle worked wc 3 bottle the superfluous flesh had gone, as well a's Viy friends were surprisedythat I v/as cured, as th few days some one comes from miles away to lei that cured me of Bright's Disease, and not one ti [. Two Sizes, 5? G MTER IO] MACHINERY V COLLETE EQUIPMENTS A SPECIALTY. CATA- g X> EST| LOGUES <^V.%|^?% MATTS PRICES y^-^p MUTED APP-'- FEHL >?? iv CATION ^^S^^^^^* ENGINES. BOILERS, GINNING MACHIN? ERY, SAW MILL AND WOODWORKING MACHINERY, SHINGLE AND LATH MACHINERY, CORN MILLS, CRICK MAKING MACHIN? ERY, KINDRED LINES GIBBES MACHINERY COMPANY, Colamba, S. C. Estal?rt M Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF BOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. oEce and Wirerooms. Kine, opposite Cal ooo Street, CK ARLESTON? S. C, PnrcbasH our make, which we euarra*, superior to any eoM South, aaJ thcrebt ?ave money. Window and Fancy Giass a Specialty Octobe: 16 *? SUN AHO LOCKSMITH. i I take pleasure io giving no- j tice to my friends and the pub-1 lie generally, that, having re- j gained my health, I have re- j opened my shop, and am ready to do any work in the line of Guns, Locks, dewing j Machines, &c. Prices reasona- ? ble, work done prompt y and j satisfaction guaranteed. Shop removed to No. 22 West Liberty street, two doors from Osteen's Book Store. R. S. BRADWELL. THE CHAMPION STUMP PULLER The Strongest, tl ie Simplest and most economical of ail Slump Pullers. Try it. before you pay for it. Guaran? teed to pull your stumps or no pay asked. Write for'Free Booklet giving terms and prices. The Champion Stump Puller Co., ?-8-.x COLUMBIA. S. C. - A. THENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &C. Anvone ?cntUnu a sketch and description ma? ;ul< kljr ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica? tions atrictly confidential. Handbook on Patents nent frc*e. Oideit ajrencf for securinp patents. Patent? tak?n ti:r.iu?h Munn & Co. receive > rr rial notice, without charge. In the Scientific American. A handsomer llmstratad weekl*. T.nnrest eir roixtkM of any iwipt'ticc journal.. Term*. & . ear : fOOT motivad. 1U ?oidLyal) TiewMt?nler*.' T"^*fo*'w-RewYor* . .-. . .*-.<.<>. V\, F S'- Waefcti?fiM?i?. D. C. ?ES CAUSE ONE-THIRD OF THE TOTAL DEATHS. ?tions properly by not straining out the poison through them, the poisons are carried by the ^ing the different organs. This causes heart ost of other ills, all due to deranged Kidneys. 31adder diseases in every form, tones up the whole system, and the diseases that have ?? resulted from disordered Kidneys disappear, up because the cause has been removed. Com g menee taking FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE jg at the first sign of danger. Do not risk S having Bright's Disease or Diabetes. ents and $1.1 mmmm BY W i BOWMAN, Prest ?. W. BOSHAMEB, See. & Treas. The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, Sumter, S. C. --Capital Stock $50,000--T Wholesale Grocers, Fertilize ersand Farmers' Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox (fe^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. , Come to 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. GENUINE PERUVIAN GUANO, NITRATE OF SODA, nURIATE OF POTASH. HARBY & C Are Headquarters. World's Fair, St. Louis, .VIA Best Line. Choice of Routes. Through Pull? man Sleepers and Dining Cars. Stop-overs allowed at Western North Caroli? na summer resorts and other points. Low excursion rate tickets on sale from Sum? ter, S. C., as follows : Season tickets, $38.65 Sixty-day tickets, 32.25 Fifteen-day tickets, 26.25 For full infoi mation or Word's Fair literature apply to any agent of Southern Railway, or R. m HUNT, Divisi ii Passenger Agent, Chariest>u, d 0.