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STATUS OF THE COTTON WEIGHERS. Their Qualifications and Duties to the Public. The Bornerons complaint* made in this" city concerning the inefficiency of the present system of cotton weigh? ing and its inadequacy for the purpose of properly ? handling the cotton brought to this market, lias called forth the writing cf this article, in order that the people may be properly informedJof the true relation of the weighers to the public. At present, there are three (the proper number) scales on the platform where the cotton is placed before it is weighed. These scales, on account of the railroad tracks and other ob? stacles, are accessible on one side . only : only two of the three weighers are actively engaged in the weighing of cotton ; no hands are employed for the purpose of assisting in removing i tiie bales from the low, one-horse wag? ons to the elevated platform and, con? sequently, from all these disadvan? tages and drawbacks, the farmers are compelled to wait an unreasonable length of time, before they can get their cotton "weighed. The foregoing constitute the nrinci ple sources of complaint lodged against the public weighers. . By Sec 1555, Volume I of the Code of^ivil Procedure, it is provided, with special reference to the . city of Sumter, as follows: "Three public? weighers shall be elected for the city of Sumter by the County Board of Commissioners, one of whom shall be recommended by the City Council, And their term of office snail be one for a term, of two years, one for a term of three years. One for a term of four years, to be determined by lot. * * * Tlie cotton weighers shall be required to mark and number each > bale of cotton indicated by tags of buyer, and keep th a cotton of each buyer together in order to facilitate prompt shipment. *, * * The platform fer cotton weighers shall be furnished by the county and shall have a capacity pf 5,000 bales, and tile scales on the said platform shall be approachable from at least two sides.'* etc. Now tins section (1555) must be construed" in connection with section 1554, which provides as follows : "It shall be the duty of each Weigh? er to provide a platform and scales with ample facilities for handling cot? ton with speed and at a minimum cost, at which platform or platforms all cotton sold in said market or mar? kets shall be weighed. It shall be the duty of each weigher to weigh fairly and promptly all cotton sold in said market or markets, issuing his own ticket, showing the weight, of each baie or package.of cotton, weighed. * * * Each weigher, or bis deputy,' shall devote his exclusive attention to the duties of the office during the cot? ton marketing season. Each weigher shall test his scales once a month by the standards in the office of the Clerk of Conrt as provided by law : Provid? ed, that tbs county board of commis? sioners? may, for good and sufficient canse shown, 'remove any such public weigher from his office" etc. Above is a recital of the duties of the public cotton weig he rs as prescribed "by law, and- from an impartial perusal of ats provisions, it is very evident that the farmers of Sumter County are not getting the service that the law re qures. It is an unquestionable fact that each weigher should be provided with a pair of scale, and that these scales should be accessible from at least two sides, in order to facilitate prompt and convenient handling of cot? ton. In addition, besides the platform and scales, each, weigher shall be pro? vided "with ample facilities for hand? ing cottoxr%ith speed. " The present ar? rangement is not calculated to guar? antee rapidity in the handling of the cotton. It appears that it is plainly within-the provision of the code, for the weighers to employ sufficient help to assist in the unloading of the wag? ons, and thus prevent the long delays that keep the farmers at the depot for the greater portion of the day, and re? tard the cotton merchant- in the con? duct of their business. The people navet he proper remedy according to the law, so, if dissatisfaction does ex? ist, cease grumbling and file your com? plaint with the County Board of Com? missioners. Annexed to the supply bill, which is incorporated in the Acts of South Caro? lina for the year 1903, it is provided, among other things, "that each cotton weigher for the city of Sumter shall provide separate scales and employ a clerk during the months of September, October, November, and December of each year, and they shall have not less than two platforms, each of which shall be aproachable from at least two sides." The reason for the foregoing provis? ions, very wisely enacted by the Legis? lature, are apparent. The stipula? tions for the separate scales and a clerk for each weigher are evidently a part of the "ample facilities for handling cotton with speed," and if the provisions of this section were carried out the total number of bales of cotton brought to this market could be weighed in less time than it now requires. The object was for each weigher to be constantly employed in the actual work of weighing, and the provision for the employment of a clerk, was for the purpose of enabling the weigher to devote his entire time to the sole object of his public duty . The requirement for platforms is self, xeplanatory ; whether or not the weigh hers are complying with the enactment of the General Assembly ix too well known to necessitate any discussion ci the matter here. These casual remarks are thrown out only to let the public know what they have a right to expect from the weighers, and to throw a little light on a much mooted question. In Praise of Chamberlain's Col? ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. **A How me to give you a few words in praise of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy," ?ayn Mr. John Haslett, of Eagle Pass, Texas. "I suffered one week with bowel trouble and took all kind* of medicine without getting any re? lief, ?rhee my friend. Mr. C. Johnson, a merchant here, ad VIR* d me to take this rem- dy. After taking oce dose I felt greatly relieved and whee I bsd taken the third dose was entirely cure<i. 1 think you from the bottom of my heart for put? ting thia great remedy in the hands oi mankind.'* For sale by China'* drug store. Letter to Thomas Anonymous. Sumter, S. C., Dear Sir: Thomas, fewer verges; wears longer than all the other poetry I ever read and digested. Your poetry^ is bad medicine: fewer gall?os but lasts longer tha u the Astron trest medi? cine I ever took 'before. - Can't digest your theories as to physical pbenom eua; strong pin sic; homoeopathic doses. Ether-rys too much for my j brain. Can't pass- an electric street light without stopping to gaze aud gaze at rays at rays that poke out all around the electric light in perfectly straight lines. The rays are surely there and you don't ask people to take your theories about ether rays & c, on faith. Any body eau1 see the rays who looks at the electric lights. Now of course if these rays are everywhere that au electric light happens' to be placed it is reasonable to suppose that the rays must be everywhere in space 'for of course the earth is always mov? ing and yetyany electric light at any point whatever snrely reveals the ether-rays ; hence it is safe to assume that these rays extend in every direc? tion in infinitely long and slender lines from every point in space. I have laid awake a nights trying to figure out your theory of the universe being one and have been seeing ether-rays in broad daylight. I wish I bad never seen the rays around the electric lights because if I had not seen them I would never have let your ether-ray theory bother me. You see I am worried to figure ont how every point in the universe can be a centre for these ether-rays and yet how so many rays can happen to be and yet not interfere when moving and vibrating with other rays coming through other ether-ray centers close at hand or far away. There must be so many of such ray centers. I have tried to stop, thinking about the rays but can't. I have begun to try to grab ether-rays that I know are cut? ting through me and other people and everything every instant but i stop as soon, as I remember that it is no use to &rab at the rays when the atoms composing your hand pass right through the spaces made by the mo? tions of the ether-rays. The atoms that people and things are made up of are all vibrating and are separated from each other, so of course they can go right around the etherrrays when people or things move. I believe that the motions of the sun and earth shake these rays of ether that extend through all space and that this motion makes light and electricity but I would rather not have known this for Lam bothered to know where the ends of the rays are fastened. You don't say anything about this in your "Wooden Werks" and so the brains get addled in trying to get at the solution. of the problem of the uni? verse through the ether-ray theory. I bought one of your wooden books and read it several times and when the theories that you spring in the book be^an to worry me I burnt the wooden book and said I would forget about it I could not forget and so I thought if I learnt the drat book by heart I would not let ether-rays worry me so much, so I went to Mr. Osteen's book store and bought anoth? er and have almost got the theories by heart and wish there was some way of getting them hy the throat as they worry me and keep me awake at nights. If I go to the asylum you will have to pay my board there. I am all broke up. Fewer theories; wears longer. I will write you a let? ter every now and then to get revenge. Devoe and myself will fill up the" Item newspaper and the Item people can make their paper bigger to accommo dateNss and we will fill up all the new columns they can rule off for us. We are the original letter writers and won't leave any room for other peo? ple's letters.. I will hit the grit for Columbia in the morning, but I will try to retain enough sense while at the asylum to write to you occasional? ly. I begin to see ether-rays again. Plenty of ether-rays last longer than fewer ether-rays. Good-bye, Yours truly, i-'uropitapatkin, Japansy, Manchuri. When troubled with constipation try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets They are easy to take and produce no griping or other unpleasant effeci. For cale by China drug store. Oyster Bay, Sept. 22.-President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt and their family party left Oyster Bay for Wash? ington at 9 o'clock this morning aboard the Government yacht Sylph. They will go as far as Jersey City, by water, and at that point will board a special Pennsylvania train which was due to leave at 10:40 and arrive at the National Capitol at 6:]5 his evening. A Power for Good. The pills that are potent in their action and pleasant in effect are De Wit l's Little Early Risers. W. 8. Philpot, of Albany, Ga. says: "Daring a bilious attack I took one. Small as it was it did me more good than calomel, blue ma?s or any other pill 1 ever took and at the same time the effect was pleasant. Little Sarly Risers are cer? tainly an ideal pill." Sold by 0. B. Davis. Train Wrecked in Illinois. Springfield, Ills., Sept. 21.- The Diamond Special on the Illinois Cen? tral Railroad, due here at 4.30 this morning was wrecked|?a Barclay, fif? teen miles south of here. The engi? neer and fireman are dead and it is re? ported that several passengers were killed and a number of others were injured. Springfield, Ills., Sept. 21, 11.30. The wreck was the result ol a deliber? ate attempt on the part of parties un? known. The traiu was'running at a rate of 45 miles per huor. All the cars but the rear sleeper left the track. Fireman George Conkannon, I was killed and Engineer Hays fatally injured. The passengers escaped seri? ous injury. The switch lights were out, the switch battered and broken and the switch turned in su,> a way as to be bound to cause a wreck. - - i- - Has Sold a Pile of Chamber? lain's Cou?h Kemedy. Lhave sold Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy for more man twenty years and it ha* given entire attraction. I nave *olu a p le of it ?nd can recommend it bighly. J? ?KPH MCELHSNY, Linton, low?. Von will find this rem? j. a good f rieud vt hem tronbJtd with a cough or e??ld. It alwn afford* quien relief and i? pleasant to takw For gmle bv China'? t?rug store. - I PETER OF SERVIA GROWNED. The Ceremony Not Marred by Any Untoward Incident-No Royal? ties Present. Belgrade, Serria, Sept. 21.- Peter I was crowned King of Servia today. The ceremony passed off smothly with? out an untoward incident. The city is crowded but no representative of royalty outside of Prince Danilo, of Montenegro and his wife were present. The city is> elaboratedly decorated. The procession left the palace at 8 o'clock, and rode through streets lined with soldiers. King Peter rode on a black horse both to and from the Cathedral. Returning to the palace he wore the crown which weighs 30 pounds and which was made from a cannon used by Kara Georgevitch in snbdueing the . Turks in 1804. After the arrival at the palace a great recep? tion was given by the King. . Dance at the Club. The usual weekly dance was given Thursday evening in the hall of The Sumter Light Infantry. There was a large attendance, and everyone seemed to have an enjoyable time. The music was furnished by Westberry's orchestra. Those present were : Miss Isabelle Mays with Dr. Ken? nedy, Miss Minnie Sims with Mr. S. W. Gillespie, Miss Lucy Smith with Mr. H. A. Mood, Miss Nellie Mona? ghan, with Mr. Carl Mason, Miss Rosalie Moses with Mr. Geo. D. Levy, Miss Alberta Schwerin with Mr. R. S. Moise, Miss Sophie Richardson with Mr. George Dunne, Miss Sadie Levy with Mr. James Jennings. Miss Ken? nedy with Mr. Arthur Wilder, Miss Adele Dunne with Mr. W. E. Har? ris, Miss Kirkley with Mr. J. E. Gail lard, Miss Aarrie Rose with Mr. Robert Keels, Miss Eunice Bradham with Mr. Hubert McKagen, Miss Katie Moses with Mr. Alfred Bryan, Miss Lousie Moses with Mr. Leland Myers, Miss Julia Schwerin with Mr. C." F. Schwerin, Miss Daisy Pollock with Mr. J. A. Yates. Stags: Messrs. Murr Hall, Ales Broughton. R. L. Temple, Herman Myers, Elwood Myers, Clarence Myers,. R. K Gentry, Julian Levy, Warren Moise, Hal Harby, James Lenoira Wallace Brown, W. S. Gra? ham, W. H. Flowers and Dick Scott. Two Thousand Emigrants Comiug, Liverpool, Sept. 21.- The White Star Liner Baltic, which sailed today car? ried the record passenger list of three thousand. Two thousand of these are in the steerage, the last to cross at the $10 rate. Fewer gallons; wears longer; Devoe. Gov. Hey ward has pardoned H. R. Williamson white, and Charlie Snow, colored, who were convicted in Green? wood county and sentenced to the pen etentiary for five years for horsewhip? ping, J. H. Werts, white. They had served 18 months. TutfsPl stimulate thc TORPID LIVER? strengthen thc digestive organs, regulate the bowels, and are un? equaled as an ANTI-BILIOUS MEDICINE, In malarial districts their virtues ere widely recognized, as they pos? sess peculiar properties in freeing the system from that poison. Ele? gantly sugar coated. Take No Substitute. 3D02STT Flit your life away, take a les? son from the ant, not from the butterfly, and provide for the future. An Adequate Endowment Policy In the Penn Mutual Life In? surance Co. will insure peace and comfort for your old age -if you live-or will protect and provide for your family i j you die. Opportunities for good men to act as representatives. P. MOSES, JR., General Agent, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Compaq Sumter, S. C. Aus lO-ly $100,000.00 Capital. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Sumter, S. C. THE Comptroller of the Currency hav ing approved the increase of the Capita of this Bank to $100,000.00, depositors now have as security for their deposits : Capital, - - $100,000 OC Stockholders* Individual Lia? bility, - - - '00,000 OC Surplus and Undivided Prof? its, - 25,000 OC Total Security for Depositors, $225,000 OC ONLY NAT1GNLA BANK IN CITY OF SUMTER. Largest Capital of any Bank in this section of South Carolina. Strongest Bank in Eastern part of this State. Interest allowed on deposits to a limited amount. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A. J. CHINA, President. NEILL O'DONNELL, Vice President. H. D. BARNETT, R. D. LEE, G. A. LEMMON, JoHN REID E. P. RICKER. R. L. EDMUNDS, Cashier. R. D. LEE, Solicitor. BOOKKEEPERS. L. MoCpllum, D. J. Winn, Jr. ?Miver L. Yatee. ?^C^?TTM! ?jjjjj iilii!i)ii'."ii!!?'iv'..^'..:...'i ? ?.'. 9 op DROPS III,",I.";a::,,i: ,;..?..',.? ?V^getable Preparationfor As? similating theFoodandBegula ling the Stomachs and Bowels of For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bough! 'INFANT S/CHILDKEN Promotes Digeslion.Cheerfur nessand?test.Contains neither Opium.Morphine nor Mineral. NOT ^?A?C OTIC J?ctpe ofOUDrSMtUZLPlTCJER Pumpkin Seed" ?lx.Senna * J RoclitVe Sells- J AdseSeed *? \ Jhpermwc - ; BiCtabanaleSoda* j narified.Su/:fir ? perfect Remedy fe? Constipa? tion, Sour StO?wh,Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions .Feverish? ness and Loss OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signatars of EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. Southeastern Lime & Cement COMPANY. CHARLESTON S C Building Material of all kinds. High Grade Roofing "RIIBEROID." ?5? Feb io WHISKEY I MORPHINE I CIGARETTE j ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO HABIT. j HABIT. | HABIT. | HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1329 Lady St., (or P.O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited Why Waste Time Hunting a lot when you can find out everything for sale in half an hour by calling at my office and letting me drive you over town and show you. It costs you nothing. The owner pays ? me for finding a purchaser instead of hunting one himself. Have more than 100 houses and lots for sale in all parts of the city. A few samples are given below : CITY PROPERTY. Lot 57-25 lots on Broad Street and in Broad Street section. See plat. Prices $100 to $600. Lot 51-Six-room house and lot 180x195 on Council Street, next door to Methodist Parsonage, $2,250. Lot 45 -Two lots corner Calhoun and Harvin Streets, 70x218. Prices : Corner lot $600, adjoining lot $500. Lot 36-Seven-room house and lot 66il70 on Sumter Street. $3,000. Lot 29-Three lots 80x275 on Purdy Ave., nice shade trees. Cash $300. Lot 22-Five lots on Calhoun Street, 80x210. $500. Lot 14 -House and lot 82x250, corner Hampton Ave. and Sumter St. $2,250. Lot 4-House and lot.. 75x300, on Church Street. $1650. COUNTRY PROPERTY. Have desirable farms for sale throughout Sumter and Clarendon counties. Before buying, call and see what is on the market. Attorney at Law. Real Estate Broker. Are an every day possession. They don't seem very wonderful until you lose them. It doesen't make thc affliction any easier to be:ir. to know that you are to blame for not consult inj? a competent Optician in time. That probably the right glasses at thc right time would have saved them. Don't let this be your experience. Consult us in time. Z. F. Highsmith, Graduate Optician. 21 S. Main Sc. - Sumter, S. C. tan tie Coast JLine. Effective Sept. ll, 1904. Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter. Train 35 Florence to Augusta Arrives 5 15 am " 54 Columbia to Wilmington " 8 10 am * *57 Gibson to Sumter " 9 20 an? " 52 Charleston to Columbia and Greenville Leaves 9 21 am " 46 Orangeburg to Charleston (Tuesd'y.Thursd^Saturd'y) " 9 25 am " 53 Greenville and Columbia to Charleston " 6 20 pm " 32 Augusta to Florence " 6 30 pm " *56 Sumter to Gibson " 6 50 pm " 47 Charleston to Orangeburg (Tuesd'y,Thur8d'y,Saturd'y) " 8 15 pm " 55 Wilmington to Columbia 41 9 25 pm Freight Trains carrying Passengers. Train *24 Sumter to Hartsville Leaves 6 30 am " * 1 Biehopville to Sumter Arrives ii 00 am 4i * 2 Sumter to Bishopville Leaves 9 50 am " *19 Sumter to Robbins Leaves 10 00 am " ?ll Florence to Sumter Arrives 1 50 pm M *12 Sumter to Florence Leaves 2 50 pm " *2<> Robbins to Sumter Arrives 7 30 pm " *25 Hartsville to Sumter Arrives 7 40 pm Northwestern Railway.. Train *70 Camden to Sumter Arrives *71 Sumter to Camden Leaves " *68 Camden to Sumter " ?? *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter Arrive? " *73 Sumter to WilsonMil! Leaves *69 Sumter to Camden Train? marked * daily except Sunday ; ali other train? daily. For further information, apply to J. T. CHINA, Ticket Agent 9 00 au 9 36 am 5 45 pm 12 30 pa 3 00 ptr 6 25 pn C. L THE OIL MILL GINNERY is now running and will Gin all Colton for FIFTY GENTS PER BILL Six yerds New Baggirg and six New Ties to our gin customeis, 60 csnts. Capacity, 50 bale? per day. Work done with despatch and satisfaction guaranteed. THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL 00. Sept 21-1m P. MOSES, Manager. N. G. Osteen, Jr., SURGEON DENTIST, OFFICE : No. 18 W. Liberty St., (Over Osteen's Book Store.) SUMTER, S. C. Office hours, 9 to 1.30 ; 2.30 to 6. CHICH?SV."'S ENGLISH ENRYR0YAL FILLS Original and Only Genuine, i SAFE. ahnrVKliahte Lav'lev i*i Oraran fcr CHICHESTER*!) ENGLISH : ia HZ'.) awl Gold Metallic boxes, icatax ! with bice ribbon. Tiike no other, itefuao J>on?reron? Substitution* and Imito t!?nv B:iy of your Draggi.t. er ."nd 4c. uk ?umps for Partlcciitm, Tcatlmoniate ?nd "Relief for LudieV'm lauroy re. turn Mail. 1O.ouoTeMi?wolala. SoVdtK ail Druggist*. Ci . cheater Ohenfenl Co_ Vtntioa tail paper MaJUon Scuure, PliiLA.. PA. THE SUMTER SAVINGS BUL HORACE HARBY, President. ?. C. STRAUSS. vice-President. GEO. L. RICEER, Cashier. Capital Stock, $25,000 Liability of Stockholders, 25,000 Every Facility For the transaction of business is afford? ed those who deposit their money with The Sumter Savings Bank. Important papers can be drawn up and. signed in'a private room set aside for use of our clients and any information de? sired will be cheerfully furnished by the management. Savings deposited here draw interest ai the rate of 4 per cent per annum. $2J0Q will open an account and secure a tank, book. TO QUAUrV FOR GOOD POSITIONS GUARANTEED IN WRITING. '500 FREEsT^T?T*** QA.-ALA. BUS. COLLEGE, MACON, GA Land Surveying I will give prompt attention to all calle for surveying, \ iatting, terracing hill sidea? draining bottoms, drawing "tfortgages Titles, Probating, &c. BANKS H. BOYKIN, D. Oct 19-o Catchall, S. C. THE BANK OF SUMTER," SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depository. Capital stock paid in, $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 i 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. HAYNSWORTH, President. R. I. MANNING. W. F. RHA?Z, vice-President. Cashier. Jan. 31. ^* v\v- promptly obtain tl. S. and foreign 'Send model, sketch or photo o? invention for free report on patentability. For free book, 'How to SecureT? int IA A StfO write1 "Patentsand I nMUZl'lfsAniVd to GAMOW! Opposite U. S. Patent Office WASHINGTON D.C. DeLORHE'S PHARMACY, 23 South Main St Open from 7 a. m. to 10 jx 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 Call bell for night work.