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FIDS TO 8?L0 BOTTOM. Arrangements Mads to Store in Columbia-Banks Will Advance 30 Per Cent., of Value. Columbia, Feb. 24.-President ?L 3>. Smith, of the Cotton Grow? ers* Association, issued an ad? dress today in which he calls on the county organizations to ap poHit their chairman and three other members to at once ar? range with the local banks for lidding cotton. If arrangements cannot be made locally the cotton may be shipped to Columbia where 80 . per cent will be ad? vanced at -6 per cent. Those de siring to ship Columbia should consult" the convention commit ? tee F. H. Hyatt and F. H. Wes? ton. W. H. Mc. RilLRU?Q RATES. Senate Committee Wishes to Make an Investigation During Recess. Washington, D. C., Feb. 24. The senate committee on inter? state commerce has adopted ? resolution, which will be submit? ted to th? senate, providing for an investigation by it during the summer recess of railroad rates and ali kindred questions. The committee appointed a s?b-com mittee consisting of Senators Kein, Foraker and Carmack to draw up tiie resolution. \DCAUGURATION Washington, T>. C., March 4, 1905 The Direct Route is Via. Atlantic Coast lane. _______ Special rate of almost one fare foi" the round trip. Tickets on sale Marci 2 and 3 and for trains to arrive ir Washington before l p. m. of March A with final limit returning March 8, ?905. Ey depositing ticket with special agent, 1202 Pennsylvania avenue final limit may be extended *?o March 18; 1905- This will enable you to take ad? vantage of the low round trip rate;) ?hestw?en Washington, New York, Bos? ton ajid other points combining busi? ness with pleasure.- The rate from: Sumter to Washington, D. C., and re-1 .turn is $14.24. For further information call en your nearest ticket agent, pr write, H. I*. Emerson, T. M., W. J. Craig, G. P. A., W?mington, N. C. POSTOFFICE HOURS. 'The Sumter Postoffice Has Issued tbs Fellowing Schedule of the Arrivai -and Departure of Mails. . Mails Arri re. . "Florence and north 5.20 a. m. Columbia and west 8.15 a. m. Charleston and south 9.25 a. ra. BennettsviUe and Darlington 9.20 a. Summertcn 12.30 p. m. Ohmden 5.45 p. m. Columbia and west 6 .25 p. m. Augusta, Orangeburg, south and wed: 6.30 p. m. Wilmington and Florence 9.25 i?. m. Rural routes 5.00 p. m. Star route Sumter to Mannville 7.2 0 " p. m. Mall Closes. Florence. Wilmington, Charleston and north 7.45 a. m. Columbia, north and west 8.45 a. m. Bishopville and points between S.-.l a. m. Camden and points between 8.45 a m. Summerton 2.30 p. m. Charleston and south 5.00 p. m. Florence and north 5.00 p. m. Darlington. BennettsviUe and Bish opvill 5.00 p. m. Columbia, we?t and north 8.00 p. :n. Orangeburg and Augusta 8.00 p. All rural routes 8.45 a. m.; Star route. Sumter and Mannville S.00 p. m. IJOW Rates Via. Southern Railway.. The Southern Railway gives belDW a few special low excursion rates to the following points: To New Orleans, La.. Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola. Fla.-One first-class fare plus 25 cents for the round trip from all coupon stations. Tickets on sale March 16, limited to March ll, ?005-may be extended to return March 25th, 1905, account Mardi G;*as. To Washington, D. C., Presidential Inauguration-For civilians rate one first class fare plus 25 cents for the round trip from ail coupon stations. For military companies and b:*ass bands in uniform accompanying them in parties of 20 or more on one ticket, at one cent per mile, plus arbitrages. Tickets sold March 2 and 3, limited March 8, 1905, but may be extended March 18, 1905. . -y low rates to other points now hern railway is the best hove points; operating and dining cars on I ' apply to any or W. HUNT, . Agent, Charles ATTACK ON VLADiVOSTOOK. J apanese Reported to be in Vicin? ity of Russia's Last Stronghold. St. Petersburg, Feb. 24.-Gen. Kuropatkin reports that he has received word that twenty Jap? anese torpedo boats and one warship have been sighted off yiadivstock. It is believed that the presence of these boats may j presage the opening .of the naval S bombardment of Vladivostock for which the garrison has been . preparing for two weeks spast. St. Petersburg, Feb. 24.-A dispatch from Huanshan states that the forward manouvres of the Japanese south of Mukden still continues. The Russian out? posts are falling back. TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. Hore Amasia gr to tlie Outsider Than to the Victim. A most perplexing and absurd typo? graphical error tried to find its way, but unfortunately was captured on its way, into the columns of Harper's Weekly. At the time of the union of the Astor, the Tilden and the Lenox libraries I wrote a long and hurried paper of several columns in length con? cerning the three institutions and their founders. The journal was to" go to press early on Saturday, and the arti? cle was not'?finished until very late on Friday night The messenger boy took it to Franklin square the next morning very early, and by the time of my ar? rival at the editorial rooms the long, wet galley proofs, unseen as yet by pro? fessional proofreaders, were ready for inspection. Printed on different press? es and/in different rooms, they came down in an irregular way, without se? quence, without head or tail. I skipped from paragraph to paragraph, from subject to subject, in a most confusing manner, the printer's devil standing impatiently , at my elbow, the typeset? ters crying.for "revise," and all went swimmingly along until I came to the following remarkable sentence: "New york perhaps has never fully realized until this day how greatly it has been enriched by the receipt of the vest .buttons of James Lenox!" -Why "vest buttons?* I had no rec? ollection of writing anything about Mn Lenox's vest buttons or about any buttons of any sort belonging to Mr. Lenox or to his library. And I could not remember in the haste of composition what I had. written. But I certainly had hot mentioned vest butt ons, which could in no possibility have any con? nection with the subject in hand. At last in despair "copy" was sent for, when it was discovered that Mr. Len? ox's "vest buttons" were "the vast be? quests" of that generous, public spirit? ed gentleman! Still I find myself quoted as picking up many "earnest persons," instead of "honest pennies;" as taking a "dog" instead of a "day" ont of my vacation; as being possessed of a coach and four and "a gold gallows" instead of "gold galore;" as "aiming from the train" instead of "arriving on the train;" as "arranging myself? instead of "array? ing myself in a golf suit;, as driving and putting "gold balls" instead of "golf balls;,, as making the cook "gar? bage" instead of "garnish" the dish with parsley; as making" the dairymaid "charm the butter," when her business was to "churn the butter," and finally as speaking of a friend as being "slightly dead" instead of "slightly deaf!" *i can understand the dairymaid, as being willing and ready to "charm the butter," but again I ask. Why "vest buttons?"-Laurence Hutton in Critic. >.otice-Lavers who have bric-rs tt be published should consult us foi prices Af they want first class work. Osleen Publishing Company. ? Gentle Knock. Those who" are in the habit of arriv? ing home-in the early hours and finding their doors and windows locked and their-4"folks" asleep beyond the power of the doorbell to awaken* tl#m will find comfort in a.new recipe for their relief oiTered by the New York Even? ing Tost. A mun who had banded the front door and rattled the knob for nearly an hour appealed to a policeman to help him break a pane of glass or open a window. "It isn't necessary," said the police? man. "I'll wake up your family." He walked np the street to a pile of building material and brought back a piece of board about five feet long. This he slammed fiat sided against the side of the house with a tremendous whang. "I guess that'll rouse 'em," he said. "You see, that sort of a blow sets the whole house to vibrating and makes the folks inside dream of dynamite ex? plosions." He had hardly uttered tue words when a front window opened and a head appeared. "Oh. officer," gasped a woman's voice, "what in goodness' nane was that awful noise?" Florida-Cuba Via thc Atlantis Coast 1 Line. During the cold months a trip to Florida-Cuba via the Atlantic Coast Line would be just the thing to make life worth the living. Supeib trains, excellent schedules and tickets whicn offer every advantage puss'Me for a pleasant and attractive trip. For f.:ll information or pamphlets call on your nearest ticket agent, or write H. M. Emerson, T. M., W. J. Craig, fr. P. A., Wilmington, N. C. $2,000,000 FIRE iii HOT SPRINGS. Most Destructive Fire in the South for Years. One Hundred Business Houses and Two Hundred Homes Destroyed Many Lives Lost. Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 25. A fire started at 2:30 o'clock this morning and destroyed six blocks in the city up to 7 o'clock and was still threatening to de? stroy the greater part of the city. Te fire department is han? dicapped by the lack of water supply. The fire is now raging in the south end residence district. There is a strong gale blowing from the south. Many business houses in Central avenue have been dynamited in order to save the north end of the city where the hotels Eastman, Arlington, Park and the government res? ervations are , situated. Among the buildings which have been destroyed are: Grand Central Hotel, Lee House, Court house, county jail First Baptist church and Columbia Hotel. The fire started from some un? known cause in the Grand Cen? tral block. Fifty prisoners in the countp jail have been march? ed to the new jail. Government troops and police have been cor? doned about the devastated dis? trict. At 9:35 the fire is still raging in the residence district. More than 100 business houses arid 200 homes have been de? stroyed. Thousands of people are homeless. The loss is esti? mated at $2,000,000. Several persons are thought to have perished in the conflagration, but the raging fire is so intense that firemen and citizens are unable to search among the ruins. The loss of life will reach a large number, according to Sheriff Williams, who says that many small hotels which were filled with guests werejdestroy ed. ' *'* * At. 12 o'clock the fire was un? der control. The estimated num? ber of dead is 25. Five hundred are homeless. WORKMEN STARVED OUT. The St. Petersburg Strikers Have Been Whipped Again, St. Petersburg, Feb. 25.-The correspondent of the Publishers' Press, after a car?ful investiga? tion, has come to the conclusion that the strike movement which was renewed several days ago has generally subsided. The workmen's funds are exhausted and the men are starved out. The strikers are resuming work wherever it is possible to do so. In many cases the strikes have been transferred into lockouts. THE WARSAW STRIKE. No Sign of Let Up in Crisis in Poland. Warsaw, Feb. 25.-There is no sign of a let up in the crisis arising from the strike of the railway employes. The only se? rious trouble this morning was the destruction of the railway station at Marki by the strikers. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. I Items of Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed for Quick Reading. Col. James L. Orr, cf Greenville ! is critically ill with erysipelas. H. L. Skinner has been elected dis ! penser for Darlington to succeed Gor ? don Wilkes, who died last week. A freight train was wrecked at Dy ! sons, on the Southern Railway, j Thursday. A number of cars were j smashed but no one was killed. j Tbe privilege tax income for toe ? State np to February 23 was 847,614. j ?or the same time last v-ear the in j come to Clemson College from tbe ! privilege tax was $74,293.90. For the I month of January, 1905, the income ! from privilege tax was $166.315, and I for the month of January 1904, tbe income was $35,088.90. There is some uneasiness among the numerous Republican officeholders in Charleston and elsewhere in South Carolina on occount of the latest order of President Roosevelt notify? ing the officeholders that they can not retain their federal commissions if they occupy political positions. I Maj. A. H. Mowry, for 13 year postmaster of Charleston, died Wed? nesday night after a short illness at the age of 52 years. The dispensary at "Pendleton, which was burned several weeks a^o, wiil be reopened. There was some opposition from the people residing in the neigh? borhood of Clemson College who claimed that the students from that College obtained supplies there, but the authorities denied this, and the people of Pendleton desired the dis? pensary because the revenue therefrom does away absolutely with any town tax, making Pendleton the only town in the State where there are no town taxes. James P. Odorm was acquitted of the charge of murdering B. H. Hembree in the Spartanburg court Friday. Kimmie Munday and Dock Reid, two white men, were convictedof steal? ing a cow from a nergn in the Aiken court this week and sentenced to the chain gang for one year each. As a contribution to the fond for the orgniztion of cotton growers the V irgin ia- Carolina Chemical Company has sent a cheek for $1,000. The ac? companying letter states that the company is thoroughly ' in sympathy with the movement. $500,000 for the University of Virginia. Washington, ?eb. 21-The Post to? morrow will say : "It was reliably reported in Wash? ington last night that Andrew Carne? gie had offered to give $500,000 to the University of Virginia on the condi? tion that the authorities of the insti? tution would raise a similar amount from other sources. Mr. Carnegie's offer, it is stated, was made several days ago, and will be accepted. Efforts will be put forth immediately in behalf of the University to secure donations to make up the fund. It is not anticipted that there will be any difficulty in procuring the amonnt stipulated by Mr. Carnegie in his endowment." New Road for Hartsville. Hartsville, Feb. 2a-It is with a feeling of pleasure that there is heard renewed talk of the early building of the 12 mile line from here to the Sea? board at McBee. This would put all the daily papers and nine tenths ot all the mail here by this route and would be a great boon to this com? munity in that line alone. And were the Jefferson extension completed to Monroe this place would have a most excellent outlet for travel and freight. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. Washington, Feb. 25.-The Presi? dent sent the following nominations to the Senate this morning: To be Rear Admiral Captain Albert S. Snow ; to be Lieutenant Commannder, Lieutenant Charles H. Hayes; to be Collector of Customs at Mobile, Ala? bama, William F. Tebbetts. THE STATEHOOD BILL. Sent to the Conference Committee on Motion of Senator Beveridge. Washington, Feb. 25 -Immediately after the convening of tbe senate this morning, at 10 o'clock Senator Bever? idge renewed his motion to send the Statehood bill to Conference.. It was over this question that Senator Mor? gan, Democrat, of Alabama, lest evening announced his intention, of talking in opposition. This morning, Senator Morgan, briefly announced Lis position and permitted the bill to so to conference as requested by the house of representatives in a special message a week ago. The chair ap? pointed ss Confrerees Beveridge of In? diana, Nelson, of Minnesota, Bate, of Tennessee. -? mm . > > ? g?* - Rule on Public Buildings. A huge petition containing the names of a majority of the House, Republicans and Democats alike, was offered to Speaker Cannon yesterday, with a request for a rule to give the public buildings bill the right of way in the House. Three hundred names were affixed to the memorial, pre? sented by Chairman Gillet, of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. "Uncle Joe" smiled vague? ly, but ur ade no promises. Very little encouragement for the consideration of this bill has been received, and no apparent change in the situation could be observed after the Speaker had been formally ap? pealed to. A caucus bas been suggested, but with the suggestion'' came another that it would have to include Re? publicans and Democrats,and t iis was regarded as somewhat unusual.-The Post, Feb 22. St. Petersburg, Feb. 25.-Three strikers this morning assasinated Kcdnartovicb, Chief of Police of Baku. The assassins escaped in a vehicle which was awaiting them. L| OVERTAXED. Hundreds of Sumter Readers Know What It Means. N The kidneys are overtaxed; Have too much to do. They tell aboutit in many aches and pains Backache, sideache, headache. Early symptoms of kidney ills. Urinary troubles, diabetes, Bright's disease follow. A Sumter citizen tells here a certain cure. Geoige W. Hancock, keeper of the jail. 27 Canal St, says: *T have been down in bed on account of my back several times and suf? fered the most intense pain right across the small of my back which felt just as if a log of wood was laying on it and crushing the life out of me and I was unable to get from un? der it, could not turn over without taking both hands to pull myself. The kidney se? cretions were very dark, full of sediment and called me out of bed every little while. I think I contracted the disease during the war. away back in 1862 and 1863 laying out in all jpnds of weather, exposed to heat and cola. Since then during later years I have suffered everything a man could suffer and live. I used everything I could get hold of but nothing seemed to touch it 1 finally saw Doan's Kidney Pilis advertised and went to Dr. A. J. China's drug store and procured a box. They acted like a charm. I have used three boxes and all the pain in my back bas left the kidney secretions have been natural and I feel A No. L Doan's Kidney Pills are the best headache remedy on earth." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N.T., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other. 03 Cabbage Plants. From the best tested seeds. Now ready for shidment, large, strong, healthy, these plants are grown in the open air and will stand se? vere freezes without injury. Early Jersey vv akefield Large Type or Charleston Wake held, which are the best known varieties of early cabbages, also Henderson's Succession, the best large, late and sure header. Augusta Early Trucker, also a fine ty pe of late variety, featly packed in light baskets. ?1.50 per M : for five thousand or over ?1.25 per M, F. O. B. express office. Special prices made on larire lots. Chas. M. Gibson, Y0U17GS ISLAND, S. C. Dec. l-i-3mos. Plodding together through the sand. Here, then is the old situation which has been dear to mankind, young and old, since the days of Robinson Ci usoe-a shipwreck, an uninhab? ited island. Defoe found one single human being: sufficient for his purpose; nowadays a man and a woman are preferred; we must have a "love interest."--New York Mail and Express. j '"r^Tnniin'r'"""iri aggggw arr Ilerc is a story filled with the swing cf adventure. A beautiful girl and a gallant gentleman-who for the time is disguised as-a waiter on board a ship in tropical seas-are shipwrecked, and of all the guests and crew of the ill-starred vessel they two alone survive. On a desert island, filled with all sorts of hair-raising dan? gers, these two fight for their lives against dreadful ? odds, and incidentally, they karn together the alphabet of love. There are no dragging intervals in this vol? ume; from the moment of their landing on the island until the rescuing crew find them there is not a dull moment for the young people-nor for the reader ei? ther, for that matter.-New York Times Saturday Book Review. he Wings of the Morning Will Begin in Our Next Issue CORN FIELDS ARE GOLD FIELDS to the farmer who under? stands how to feed his crops. Fertilizers for Corn must contain at least 7 \j per cent, actual Send for our books-they tell why Potash is s necessary to plant life as s and sent free, if you Whee to-day. GERMAN KALI New York-93 Nassa .>? Atlanta, Ga.-22j? Scum ?rosa ot. 'KW A 1,000 e yfcvni/ Young Men TO QUALIFY FOR GOOD POSITIONS GUARANTEED IN WRITING. 500 FREE scmli?XT*T GA.-ALA. BUS. COLLEGE, MACON, GA WE WANT ALL INTERESTS MACHINERY TO HAVE OUR NAM ? BEFORE THEM DURING 1905 Write us stating what kind of MACHINERY you use or will install, and we will mail you FREE OF ALL COST A HANDSOME ANO USEFUL POCKET DIARY AND ATLAS OR A LARGE COMMERCIAL CALENDAR Gibbes Machinery Company, COLUMBIA, S. C. A STOCK OP HORSE POWER HAY PRESSES TO BE CLOSED OUT AT SPECIAL PRICES ?an ""PILLS -Only Genuine. I.FE;iilw?ysrel?ble. Ladle*,askDTBM?* for CHICHESTER*S ENGLISH in and Gold metallic boxe?, sealed I with blue ribbon. Take no other. Refuse I I>anzerone Snb.tita?on* sad Imita? tion*. Boy of 70er Dnggbt, or ?nd 4e. ia ?ump? for Particular*, Testimonial? and .?Relier for LaU?Z?m Utter, bjTc turn M nil. 10.OOO TentimooiaU. So Vi br . -J DrujoieM. Chichester Cheaileal Xauzion thia raper Madison ?cuit-?. PHI L t., pC $100,000.00 Capital. THE FIRST MTI?ML BANK of Sumter, 3. a THE Comptroller of the Currency hav? ing approved the increase of the Capital of this Bank to $100,000.00, depositors now have as security for their deposits : Capital, - s - $100,000 00 Stockholders' Individual Lia? bility, - - - "00,000 00 Surplus and Undivided Prof? ite, - - - 25,000 00 Total Security for Depositors, $225,000 00 ONLY NATKJNLA BANK ls 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, Gr. A. LEMMON, Jv>HN REID, E. P. RICHER. R. L. EEMTJNDS, Cashier. R. D. LEE, Solicitor. BOOKKEEPERS. J. L. McCsJmm, D. J. Winn, Jr. Oliver L. Yates. 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 a Saving Bank Department. De? posits of ?1 and upward received. Inter? est allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, oavable semi-annually. W. F.*B. HAYNSWORTH, President. R. I. MANNING, W. F. RHAME, Vice-President. Cashier. Jan. 31. THE SUMTER SAVINGS BANK. HORACE HARBY, President. I. C. STRAUSS. vice-President. GEO. L. RICF.ER, Cashier. Capital Stock, $25,000 Liabilitv of Stockholders, 25,000 Every Facility For the transaction of business is afford? ed those who deposit their money with The Sumter Savings Bank, Ini portant papers can be drawn up ?nd 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 at the rate of .? per cent per annum. Si.00 will open an account and secure a bank took.