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OO?NTY OOBBESPONOENOE. XEWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. Kerns of Interesst From all Parts o? ; Sumter and Adjoining Counties, MAGNOLIA. Magnolia, March 2.-Farm work in this section was resumed last Monday in good earnest, and. so far, contin? ues most favorable. Hauling guano is is order now and the wagons are in possession of the town. The reduc? tion in cotton acreage doesn't seem adapted to that farm, or class o? farmers, who had greatly reduced their cotton acreage a year or more ago. Now and then you meet with a farmer who has been planting from 6 to 12 acres to the plow for the past two years, and he doesn't easily be? come reconciled to the idea of furth? er r?duction on his part Well, it is impossible to devise a plan that will please everybody, but he should s wal? low bis dose like a nice little fellow. Kev. Mr. Barth, Presbyterian evan? gelist, is preaching a series of sermons at the Lynchbure Presbyterin church. Iiis sermons are forceful, edifying and entertaining, and the congrega? tion is impressed with his seeming sincerity. Quite a crowd of witnesses, in the case of the State against Mr. J. 6. Stokes, for violation of t^e dispensary law, weat from this place to Bishop . ville Monday last t? attend court, bul; ali returned Tuesday night, as the grand jory found "no bill." Among; those who went, were Col. J. A. Shame, Dis. Darby and Tarrant, jt?essrs. T. N. Griffin, M. L. Mc In tosh, Lee Kilpatrick, J. F. Mat? hews, J. M. Wilson, C. T. Quick,, and several others. Mr. J. F. Mc latosa, Sr., suffering from an attack gippe, was badly disappointed, and fcad to remain at home. Bro! Bronson, Miss Clark and the other sick ones are better. This com? munity never before has been so afflicted with severe colds, bot all the cases yield readily to treatment ;* MANCHESTER Dark Corner, March 4.-News io asearly unobtainable this 'week, as everybody is trying to put in all the work- they can these good days we lia ve been having. Farmers as am general thing are behind with their work. Some are about ready to plan!; others have hardly commenced to plough. Some have planted their corn. Mr. T. Douglas Weeks and sister 3&iss Mattie E. visited their sister Mrs. Wash Scott, at Cane Savannah last Sunday. Mr. Jim Kolo, of Ramsey visited W, J. Ardis last Sunday. Mr. J. B. McIntosh, Jr., and family visited his father here last Saturday. Mrs. W. J. Ardis visited Mrs. Tabbey Lackey last Sunday. Mrs. J. H. Geddings, of Pinewood, -visited her brother, J. E. Johnston here yesterday. ? Mrs. H. C. Scott, of Ramsey, visit ? ed her mother, Mrs. J. B. McIntosh last Wednesday. Mr. James H. McLeod is potting in ?ice repairs to his dwelling, new shed '^oorns, &c. The president {Mr. J. Mack Kolb) of Manchester Democratic Club, has called a meeting of the farmers, bot 2 wfcite and colored to meet at the Greenland Savannah school house tc - morrow the 4th at ?3 o'clock, p. m., for the purpose of organizing and electing delegates to the meeting to be held in Sumter on March, the 6th. ! Mrs. S. A. Tr Lackey whom I men? tioned io my last letter as being sick, is still suffering, but is a little better. Mr. W. W. Weeks, of Pinewood sfc?l continues very sick. No other sick to" report. Every thing else is calm and serene. - - _ T\&t. ?-" _ PTUYATEEK. ?rivateef4 March 6.-The good! v -weather the past week has put new energy into the farmers, and as 1 they all have plenty of labor, preparations for planting are progressing rapidly. While only a few signed the pledge to rode ce tne cotton acreage 25 per seat all say they have reduced to acme extent. A tenant ou Mr. G. A. Nettles' ?lace ?ad hi's barn burned Wednesday hf carelessly buming trash too near ame building. Mr. S. A. Harvin has been quite sick with grippe, but is now convales? cent. Mrs. E. W. Rivers bas returned home after spending some time at Silver. Mis? Edna Ramsey spent Saturday ia Colombia. Mrs. F. G. Rivers spent Sunday with her parents. Miss Katie Clark, of Sumter, is spending this week with Mrs. Jenkins. TINDAL. Tindal, March 6.-There was nb preaching at Providence church cn Jest Sunday 00 account of the illness of Rev. J. D. Hoggin's son Frank, of Greenville. Mr. J. P. Richardson spent last Saturday in Sumter. Mrs. Mary Winkles continues to "ae very ilL Miss Annie Doliard, of Manning visited Miiss Bessie Hodge on last Saadsy. The health of the communiity is sot very good, la grippe seems to be -taking the rounds generally. Mr. E. ?. Hodge is spending today ia Sumter. Mr. Sam Osteen is planting about iva acres of Irish potatoes on his farm l?ro, and as the farmers need new en? terprises the results will be watched olosely. DALZELL: ^Dalzell, March 6.-This is one of ?fee finest sections of the Game Co 2k county. Ic fact, few places in tbe whole state can boast of a more desi r able locality for a home. Ten miles above Sumter, with a railroad running through the most central portion of .it, six. times a cay. Depot convenient to all, seven stores, express and telegra ph affin?, and telephones io nearly every .40Bse, we are kept ia touch with the whole civilized world. We have as fine farming lands as y ou would fiad anywhere. Health unsurpassed. Society the best. Shis has become such a summer ie? sort, that our churches can scarcely accommodate the crowds who attend them in summer. Pure water from gashing springs, and fine wells. First class schools, and best teachers. Three churches, all nearby-Presby? terian, Baptist and Methodist. ; ' Preaching from one to three times nearly every Sabbath. In Bro. Bailey, I Mitchell, and Felder, we have three ; as consecrated Christian minister as ever belonged to a Presbyterian Synod, Baptist Association, or Methodist Conference. We love our preachers, and are proud of them. i We have fine clay roads, all leading : to hospitable homes. - We have also some of the finest, and ? most extensive farmers around-Capt. ' Wiilliamson, Messrs. Burrows Col? clough-who has bought the old Gaillard homestead, and resides in this > spacious ante-bellum mansion with > modern improvements-J. M. Woodley, i one of our largest up-to date planters, with ali things modern about him, and whose watchword is ever "Excel ! sior." Also our young friend Marion Moore, who in a single day by the death of his noble father, WSST changed from a light-hearted happy boy, into a thoughtful earnest man, and left with a mother and large family of brothers ana sisters to care f or. ; vBut Marion, is one of our finest young men, and we feel sure he will be equal to the emergency. And O, the pretty girls ! and nice young men! what, times they have together. They ali know how to work too, and are strong- and healthy. And life seems a happy *keam to the boys and girls of Dalzell. We have only one doctor, and he is so petted and spoiled, that he might well feel he could count for a half dozen at least Nowhere would you find finer turn? outs than are seen at all our churches. New buiildings going np all the time. We extend a welcome hand, to any good people, who may wish to come among ns. And will give them the opportunity of buying fine lands, In as fine a section as they could desire. KEMpBERTS. Kembert, March 6.-The farmers of Hafting Creek Township held a meet? ing at St Matthews School house-last week and elected three delegates to the County Convention to be held to? day in Sumter. The delegates to the Cotton Growers Association were H. C. McLeod, W.gC Harllee and W. M. Cohen. It was very$ gratifying to note the harmony that existed, as a few of the small farmers contended that they had already f reduced their acreage and could not comply with the 25 per cent reduction, but as the New Orleans constitution made no dis? crimination, the pledge was presented to them to join and I am happy to say every one present signed and paid his initiation fee and the meeting was a grandi success, and I hope every Township willgrespond to this great cause and not let the Cotton Growers Association be a failure. Mrs. S. Lee Young has returned j home from/_a visit to her mother in Columbia. "? j Miss Florida Thompson and Mr. Bryan Hudson of the/Beulah section visited friends in the Kembert neigh? borhood on yesterday. I am sorry to / note an unusual amount of sickness in this community at this time; HAGOOD. Hagoiod, March 6.-In a canvass of I Rafticg^Creek township ninety out of ! the hundred we have approached are pledged to reduce their cotton one fouth, aud we have good reason to believe they will do it. If faithful work is doneAin all the cotton belt the desired end will bs attained. Let the canvass of'every township go on till it is finished. How any sensible and fairminded mau cac withhold his name from the pledge I fail to see. Our farmers are behind in their work, the land in some places being too wet. The country is overrun with measles and grippe, ali of a severe type, and whole families are reported to be down , with the one or other. Judson Barfield, a nephew of G. W. Wingate is reported to be quite low with consumption. His mother died in this community some years ago of typhoid fever, leaving himself and three other boys all under age. Miss Inez Meetz was called home by the unexpected intelligence of the death of a nephew, the fourth member of the family in two years that have died. Hagood. WISACKY. Wisacky, March i.-We are having very pleasant weather now, and farm work is progressing very nicely, farm? ers are looking more cheerful. The health of the community is very good at present, except a few cases of grippe among the colored folk. Mr. Tom Smith, of Sumter, was in the neighborhood last week on busi? ness. We learn that he intends operat? ing a saw mill at Magnolia, and float timbers down Lynch's river to his mill. Miss Maudie Williams attended a very pleasant musicale in Bishopville a few evenings since, given by the mu? sical class of Miss Maggie Keels, who teaches music in town. Mrs. Eva Smith and Master Harry, formerly of this place, but now of Greenville, are visiting her mother, Mrs. K. J. Williams. Mr. H. Scott, of Sumter, was in the neighborhood a few days since, visit? ing relatives. Mr. M. L. Williams has raised a number of very fine hogs and will butcher some in a few days. DURANT. DuRant, March 4.-Miss Maggie McFaddin spent a few days with friends in New Sumter last week. Many friends and acquaintances of Dr. W. J. Pringle attended his funeral at Concord on Wednesday.' There were a number of colored people present to pay their last tribute of respect to one who did a great deal to alleviate their suffering in days gone by. Mr. Robert Muldrow was in the neighborhood on Tuesday. Kev. W. J. McKay had recovered sufficiently from the grippe to fill his appointment at Concord on last Sun? day. j Mr. Spann, of New Sumter, was here ? for a short while on last Friday. ? Mrs. Gray visted Mrs. DuRant this j week. The Item for the past two weeks j has been very irregular reaching here ? four or five days behind. Monday's pa ! per has failed to ccme this week. DALZELL. Dalzell, March 4.-About a dozen new members were taken in the Pres? byterian church here Sunday at the close of a revival meeting conducted by the Rev. Mr. Barth, assisted by the Rev. J. C. Bailey, the pastor. On Tuesday night last Miss Grace Carson gave a Colonial party in hon? or of Miss Cobb, of Asheville, and Miss Moida Hodges. The style of 1775 was adopted. Misses Maud and Blanche Aman spent last Sunday in Dalzell. Mr. Hamliton Boykin has just re? turned from a visit to relatives at St. Stephens. Miss Louise Gillespie, who teaches the Dalzell High School, is having her school house painted, which will be quite an improvement to it. There was a church meeting of the members of Horeb Baptist church Thursday afternoon. Farmers have commenced work now, and the ringing of bells, and early rising is the order of the day. Orange blossoms will be seen around here in the near future. How pleasant it is to read the let ?ters of the correspondents of the Daily Item and hoar from dear old friends in different parts .of the country, we would scarcely ever hear from otherwise. Friends of our childhood, and early life, bound by sweet memories and ties of affection, which no time can obliterate, nor sever. SMITH VILLE. Smithville, March 4.-Mrs. Z. L. Bradley has been quite sick, but is now improving. .Mrs.,T. C. Robertson has been very ill, but is now much better. Mrs. Iola Y. Baker, of Bishopville, who is with her sister, Mrs. C. T. Ev? ans, has jbeen sick, but is now better. On last Monday Messrs. C. T. Ev? ans, J. T. Munnerlyn, T. M. Bradley and C. L. Kirkley were in Bishopville on business connected with court Your correspondent, on account of be? ing a little deaf, was excused from serving as a petit juror. Mr. Knight Barnett, of Mannville, was in our village on business last "Wednesday. Mr. W. Frank Smith is having' his new hous? rolled higher up the hill and will have several more rooms added to iL A little colored child about about S years old died on Tuesday from the effects of burns she received over two months ago. The infant child of Turney Reynolds was burned to death and this little girl, the child of H. A. Johnson, of Sumter, in trying to save its life was herself burnt. Cards are out for the marriage of Mr. Elias WT. Smith and Miss Madeline 'Hatfield tomorrow (Sunday.) Mr. Clifford B. Smith, who has been living for some time at Branchville, Ala., but more recently working in Lexington County, S. C., was found dead at his boarding house in Colum? bia last Thursday morning. His body, accompanied by his brother, Mr. Con? nor Smith, and his room-mate, Mr. Haskell, was brought over and buried at St. John's church yesterday, Friday afternoon. The young men here are at work trying to organize a lodge of the Woodmen of the World. So far they have met with considerable enc.jur risiement. STATEBURG. Stateburg, March 6.-A beautiful Colonial party was given on the even? ing cf February 28th by Miss Grace Elliott Carson at her residence, "Homefield." The guests, attired in Colonial style, made a very stately and imposing appearance. The rooms were festive, and lovely with red, white and blue draperies and flags. The guests provided with tablets and pencils, were asked to write as many words as possible in ten minutes, using only the letters occurring in the name "George Washington." Mr. J. E. Gaillard of Sumter won the prize, a handsome "George Washing? ton hatchet." The consolation prize fell to Miss Cobb, At twelve o'clock the guests were invited in to a most delightful supper. The supper table was appropriately and charmingly decorated. Each guest received a hatchet, tied with cherry colored ribbon, to bear away as the souvenir of a very delightful evening. Imme? diately after supper, the gracious colonial dames and their gallant cav? aliers danced the Virginia Reel. Then came the time when adieus must be said very regretfully in this case. Miss Carson's party was partic? ularly pleasant and successful. The following people participaed. Misses Charlottte Cobb, Maud Hodges, Roberta Williamson, Hall, Janette McLure, Anna Burgess, Grace Carson, Mattie De Vaux, Louise Gillespie, Emmie Parker and Mrs. W. D. Carson, and the following gentle? men: Messrs, R. M. Cantey, Henry Frierson, James Pagan, L. R. Wil? liamson, Harry Parder, Algy Alston, Chandler, Scott DuBose J. E. Gail lard, W. D. Carson, Stanyane Bur? rows and Dr. Foster. Miss Janette McLure spent Satur? day and Sunday with Miss Hallie Saunders at H ag cod. Mr. H. D. Moise of Sumter, spent several days last week in this com Miss S. R. Nelson spent'last week with her aunt, Mrs. Templa Frierson. Mr. W. D. McKain was the guest of Mr. George M. Saunders on Friday and Saurday. Miss Agnes H. Burgess is spendiiug several days in Sumter. Mr. H. L. Pinckney is at "Oakland" for a short stay. Miss M. K. Anderson returned to Summerton on Thursday after spend? ing two weeks here. Mr. F. P. Burgess spent Sunday at home. Miss Crosswell of Bishopvilie after a pleasant visit to Miss Stuckey, has returned to her home. Mrs. R. M. Can tey and Miss A. N. Burgess were the guests of Mrs. James Pinckney on Sunday. SALEM. Salem, March 7.-There is a move? ment on foot to establish an R. F. D., route here in place of the Star route that is now doing the service. While we get our mail promptly near? ly every day by the Star system, and generally on schedule time, if the R. F. D. system will guarantee us fewer miscarriages of our mail, we are in for it, first last and all the time. We get oar mail by rail to Mayes ville. Then by bicycle to this point, and from box on road by a special carrier who lands it safely on goat back. Occasionally he and his "billy" have a tussel, first one and the other comes oat second best, lt is a pretty even draw with them, but at present "Billy" fis one ?ahead. This is a pretty picture with the rider's feet from two 'to three inches from the ground and billy in a sweep? ing gal Hop. Cotton seed are going up and down the rows on seme farms, and on others they are going up and down the road. Each has his notions as to which is the most profitable road for them to go. Guano traffic is de? manding much attention at present. Some are through hauling, while others have not bought. This section will not curtail, acreage as others are speaking of doing. This act looks like cutting a stick to crack their own heads with. Hon. T. B. Fraser spent Tuseday here on professional business. No. 110 Lodge, K. of P., will have an oyster supper on Thursday night next. At each meeting of this lodge new members are coming in. Its growth is steady and substantial and will soon rank among tte big lodges. Will tell more of the cyster business in our next, if we don't get too fall for utterance. Farm work is much retarded by some kind of epidemic among the colored people, very few s9em to escape it. But most of them survive it. MAGXOLLY. Magnolia, March 7.-A few of our citizens are still working on the Sat? urday night's two crimeu, perpetrated in this place. The work ?s progressing in a most quiet manner, and we look for some developments later. The peo? ple are satisfied that the assault and burning of the house were done by one and the same person. Everything points that way. The people (white) of this town are much wrought up over the matter, but are law abiding. The burned house belonged to the A. O. L. Railroad Company. Andy DeBose, a poor unfortunate castaway, died very soddenly last Monday morning about 2 o'clock, un? der seemingly suspicious circum? stances, so much so, that at the citi? zens request, an inquest was held by our Magistrate over the dead body, and while some of the testimony was contradictory, a verdict of death from natural causes, was rendered. Poor Andy died as he had lived, and will never be missed. These, at a glance, seem, like cruel words, but the writer feels fully justifiable in using them. A wife survives him. There is still mach sickness around, but many of the sick ones are better. Old Mrs. Pigate is improving, having had pneumonia, and ber many, many friends are delighted as well as very thankful. Old man, Frank McIntosh, is ont again, and the old fellow looks used up. Prof. Branson speat Saturday and Sunady at his father's ia Florence. Steps are being taken to have this town incorporate, and the lines are being run today. There is a regular channel through which everything must go-and so it requires several weeks to consummate this matter. ELLIOTT. Elliott. March 8.-The farmers are surely having a fine time for prepar? ing their lands-no rain in nearly two weeks, and such nice spring-like days. Vegetation is beginnig to slow up and flowers are bursting into bloom, i have heard of no one around here who has begun to plant except gar? dens and truck patches. There is lots of gripep all over the country, almost every family is be besieged with it, but. most of the cases are improving now. There is a considerable smallpox scare, it, or something that resembles it, is scattered everywhere, and if it it is the genuine article there will bc plenty of nurses for the nest crop. We have a good opening at Elliott for a physician, as there is none nearer than four miles in any direction, I am glad to see that Roosevelt has appointed a negro as revenue collector of New York and trust that he will make all appointment of that color for the north. I am sorry to say that Mr. H. C Des Champs was very painfully hurl by a runaway horse in North Carolina some days ago. His foot was badly mashed. LOOKOUT'S SMITHVILLE DOTS. Smithville, March o. -We have had one more good week to work and the farmers, judging from the ringing of bells have made good use of the time. We are badly behind with our farm work and? it will take hustling to catch up. There is a great deal of sickness in oar community. Mr. W. J. Hatfield is seriously ill. Miss Madaline Hatfield and Mr. E. W. Smith of Smithville were mar? ried on the 5th inst. We wish them a long aud happy life. Mr. Editor: We notice that your Smithville correspondent has misre? presented the Smithville High School. Mrs. W. Frank Smith has never been elected principal of that school. Mrs. Smith, who was the assistant, was asked to carry on her work throughout the unexpired tenn, "but" the school having become dor? mant in less than a week, and the school being closed by Mrs. Smith, then, the board of trustees realized their mistake in accepting Prof. T. B. Marsh's resignation, and have re? instated him as principal teacher again. So the great ? cause of educa? tion will again be conducted by Prof. T. B. Marsh, who is an able teacher and a high tone Christian gentleman. We notice an item in your valuable paper, entitled, "Of Interest to Knights of Agriculture. Now, Mr. Editor, baing a member of the Knight of Agriculture and carrying a policy of SI,OOO in the same, and believing that I am able to read and understand what I read, I must say that the clause re fered to by the writer, is not half as misleading as his item, or his inten? tions to mislead was. The concern, as he termed it, is a fair and square concern. In all benefit policies the policy matures at $50 per year per SI, OOO, for twenty years, after which the full face value of your policy un? der the company contract becomes due in case, of disability or death, and it does seem to me like anyone with common sense could easily understand a clause like that, seaforth in simple and plain English. Still we often come in contact with people who want the whole world, tied up in a shawl strap for ten cents or less. Now, if these community benefactors could expose (to use the writer's language) some of these concerns which take several fines for nothing, then they would benefit us, but oh, no, that would injure me or my employer and you know we want to get all we can out of thes? fellows. There is noth? ing, absolutely nothing misleading in that, but that fellow over yonder, that there agent, why he is misleading -he purposely allows you to overlook this thing, oh yes.^but you hold, just wait, yes wait, I'm going to load one of these shells with dust, rags and chewed wind and I'll let her flicker, and watch me if I don't blow her up. Oh, yes: Tiie Knights of K. of A. Lodge will meet at Pisgah the last Saturday of each month. --???< ELECTION IX SUMMERTON. Substantial Business Men Chosen to Direct Municipal Affairs. Special to The Daily Item. Summerton, March 8.-The town election held yesterday resulted as follows: Intendant-R. B. Smyth. Wardens-S. M. Colclough, C. M. Davis, T. S. Rogan, H. A. Tisdale. An unusually large vote was polled and while there was a great deal of in? terest manifested the election passed off with no very serious disturbances. The new council is composed of good business men. Mr. Rogan, the incumbent, declined to be a candidate for re-election, but was put in council. Mr Smyth has gone up from warden to intendent and if the town continues to grow he may be a true, true, mayor yet. The incoming council wiil have some interesting business before it, such as a reassessment of property, a license tax and the building of a new? town hall and guard house. The old council goes out with credit to itself. KERSHAW COUNTY. Camden, March 6.-On the 5th inst, we had the pleasure of paying a short visit to the Rembert section of your county, spent a very pleasant day at the hospitable home of Mr. W. C. Harllee, one of your county's best ci ti zan s. Mrs. Harllee, who was well known as Miss Mamie Young, is one of Sumter most excellent ladies. While quite unwell Sunday she made the day very pleasant for us. In looking over Mr. Harllee's mail we werelvery much impressed with the general improvement of the Watch? man and Southron and Daily Item. Was impressed with the vast amont of county news-the most we ever saw in a county paper-which is the life of any paper. As a correspondent to your paper for several years, we decided to give you a few items from Camden, As a farmer, our first thought will be of the farm. Farmers are organiz? ing and pledging themselvs td reduce the cotton crop 25 per cent, and also redace the f?rtilizer bill. We don't take mach stock in the over-produc? tion theory, when half of our popula tion are in rags. Yet we think it profitable for each individual farmer to reduce for his personal benefit, re? gardless of what his neighbors do. Or, in other words, if he knows he is the only man in the cotton belt to reduce, it will pay him as an individual to make less cotton and more "hog and hominy." If this be true why care what your neighbors do? It is a waste of time and expense to work 20 acres of cotton to make 10 bales, when you can make 10 bales on 10 acres, witb half the expense. We have, by deep plowing, and good cultivation, increased our crop from 14 to 18 bayles per plow, with plenty of corn and grain to run the farm. Perhaps we will some time give our experience on deep preparation, which is the secret of successful farm? ing. CAROLINA COLLEGE NEWS. South Carolina College, March 5. The South Carolina College examina? tions for the first term are over and the marks have been published. Aa A is always the case the Sumter boys*! did well and upheld the record which the former students of that county made. There were manv interrup- ? tins during the first term! The prin? cipal interruption was Centennial week, during the first week in January. Bat from now till June there are but one or two days during which work will be suspended. The jj students have started to work hard *3 since "exams" and will make up for '? - the time lost during the first term. Athletics will not be forgotten. Since foot ball season the athletics have been almost neglected except for running contests. But soon the base ball season will begin. The boys are practicing hard every afternoon. ,4 ' Last year Carolina's baseball term ^ was not up to its standard owing to the absence of a coach. But this year Manager Billy Earle, of the Colum? bia team, has been engaged and we shall no doubt have a winning team. About fifty men are trying for the team and every afternoon the Athlet- J ic Park is the scene of busy practice " under the direction, of the coach. Carolina will play abo?t fourteen (14) hard games this year. Five games will be played on a trip into North Caroilna. Then we shall play in Edgefield, Augusta and Charletson on second trip. The rest of the games w:ll be played here including one with the University of Virignia. * The class base ball games have been played resulting in a victory for the Juniors. On Thursday the Juniors played the "Fresh" resulting in a victory for the Juniors. On Friday . the "Sophs" beat the Seniors. Then on Saturday the "Sophs" and Juniors played. The Juniors beat by the ?j score of 5 t 3. J They will have possession of the ^ beautiful Trophy Cup until their class is defeated. These class games tend to promote interest in the athletics and to bring out new material. The two literary uocieties, the EupLradian and the Clarisophic, re? sumed work last Saturday night. ^ They had adjourned until after a( "exams." This ;phase of college life ' is very helpful to the student as it gives him confidence . in himself and trains him to think quickly by prac? tice in oratory and debate. The Euphradian Society will hold a de? baters and declaimers contest next Friday evening in the College Chapel. m S. S. 'J STRIKES HIDDEN ROCKS. *When your ship of health strikes x the hidden rocks of consumption, Pneumonia, etc., you are lost, if you don't get help from Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. J. WT. Mc- * Kinnon, of Talladega Springs, Ala., i writes: "I had been very ill with Pneumonia, under the care of two doctors, but was getting no better when I begun to take Dr' King.s New Discovery. The first dose gave relief, and one bottle cured me." Sure curer for sore throat, bronchitis, coughs and colds. Guaranteed at J. F. W De- j Lorme's drug store, price 50c and $1. Trial bottle free. A fire occurred in the grocery store of D. E. Hinson, Camden, Saturday night, but was extinguished before mucii damage was done. The total loss was estimated, to be $700. The building was the property of W. B. Burns, of this city. INCREDIBLE BRUTALITY. It would have been incredible bru? tality if Chas. F. Lemberger, of Syra- - cuse, X. T., had not done the best he could for his suffering son. "My boy," he says, "cut a fearful gash over his g eye, so I applied Bucklen's Arnica " Salve, which quickly healed it and saved his eye." Good for burns and ul? cers, too. Only 25c at J. F. W. De Lorme's drug store. _ STARTLING MORTALITY. Statistics show startling mortality, from appedicitis and peritonitis. To * prevent and cure these awful diseases, there is just one reliable remedy, Dr. King's New Life Pills. M. Flannery, of 14 Custom House Place, Chicago, says: "They have no equal for Con? stipation and Biliousness." 25c at J. F. W. DeLorme, druggist. j THE COLONEL'S WATERLOO. Col. John M. Fuller, of Honey Grove, Texas, nearly met his Waterloo, from Liver and Kidney trouble. In a recent letter he says: "I was nearly dead of these complaints, and, al? though I tried my family doctor, he J did me no good; so I got a 50c bottle of your great Electric Bitters, which cured me. I consider them the best medic* ne on earth, and thank God who gave you the knowledge to make them.'" Sold, and guaranteed to cure. Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Kidney Disease by J. F. W. DeLorme, druggist at 50c a bottle. J