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?t?iS ?NO EDINBURGH. DR. BROWN VISITS PARIS AND SCOTLAND. He Tells Somewhat of His Experi enees But Reserves The Better Part Till a Later Date. Edinburg, Scotland. We are now, Mr. Editor, in the 3and of Capt. Jno. Reid, where they roll every r and aspirate every h. It was my purpose- to write a syndicate letter from* this point to friends at horne, hut alas, all my good purposes have failed me. We are traveling now with a grip and shawl strap only, and in preparing my trunk for for? warding it to Liverpool to await me there, my writing material got into it by mistake, and in an hour's walk on Saturday evening. I failed to find a Btore where I could get carbon and tissue paper, such as I used in my former letter making. The result is '?hat I -must curtail my epistollary .effort and give you the balance on my ?turn home. We had a charming week in Paris, and saw much of its glory and beauty. We spent a day among its cathedrals, a day or two in its palaces, a day among its tombs and a day at Ver? sailles. Some of our party fell in with Paris, and some fell out. I had the pleasure of being chaperoned for several days by a Sumter girl Viss Laura Mood-who is now Mrs. Schneider, and to whom we are now under lasting obligations. This paper would but poorly suffice for me to tell of the excursions we took to? gether. One afternoon while strolling along the Rue St. Honore, I saw a familiar face among the moving thousands. I turned and touched the lady on the sleeve, and it proved to be Mrs -Toomey and Miss Bright, who were stopping at the Hotel Regina near by. The next day, these two < ladies kindly called on us at the Hotel St. James, and give us a detailed account of their European rambles. You Stave no idea how pleasing it is to look upon a face from home when one is in a vast world of passing strangers. We are now in Edinburg. Yester? day was spent in the mountain country to, the north-the Trossachs. By rail and stage and boat on lakes high in the land of the sky, we visited the haunts of the Lady of the Lake. We saw the tumbled down bouse where Rob Roy got his wife, the cave which he used as his moun? tain home, and many a spot glorified by Walter Scott. Today we are going ont again to visit Melrose and Abbortsford, where Scott lived, labor? ed and died. ?.. hraf usoe ntla ostum tsta y-eA Yesterday was a day too full of charms, journeying over bare moun? tains, green and lovely, from which 'the trees had been cut well nigh a thousand years ago, leaving them open and caked to the heaven above I held in my hand half the time an abstract of Scott's Lady of the Lake, and was almost willing to believe 3 could find her footprints upon the borders of Lake Katrine, as our boat bore us northward around the liase of Ben Lomond, the tallest of the uncovered mountains. But I am writ? ing this poor letter before breakfast, sand a man should not overtax his en? ergies on an empty stomach. I am coming back home to tell my people from the pulpit of all these surpass? ing glories of sea and mountain. About a week more is left to us tiefore we sail towards home. That time will be spent in Ireland, the land of our citizens Reardon and Galla? gher. Our itinerary will carry us from tbe Giant's Causeway in the north to Cork in the south, so that we shall take in the whole of the Emerald Isle. Its shores, as we passed then: .in our good ship were greener than xtbe green waves of the sea, and, I am ?nre a trip through its chief places of ^?feuerest wil be no mean privilege. 1"be wag, when asked what is raised tn Ireland, replied, "Disturbances an-3 jpcl?cemen for American cities." it *w?i be my high privilege ro investi? gate this matter and hand in my re? port later. This country is full of Americans. Tbey throng the cars and boats and "betels. Even in France I heard as much English as French. The ali ^devouring American is everywhere. ."Me is Europe's principal means of .subsistence. How many time?> I have -wished we had here some American : baker shops, American boot-blacks -and American Pullman cars. A little '.American ice would also serve a good purpose in Paris, where it is sold at five cents per pound, and found only as rarity. Here in Scotland ice ls not needed. Yesterday I wore a winter suit and a spring overcoat, and even then felt that a little fire would not be out of place. Even now as I write the "head* of my house" when at home, lies in bed, wrapped in blankets, and wondering how she can make her morning toilet without a fire. We have had a jolly party and a gladsome journey. It has rained but one day upon us, and that was wniie on the sea. Soon we shall turn our eager faces towards home and the setting sun. C. C. Brown. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Waterworks Bonds to J io Delivered io Purchasers-Open House? to Be Leased. The City Council held a regular meeting at five o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Present: Mayor Geo. .W. Dick, Aldermen R. F. t?aynsworth, H. W. Hood, anE W. Hurst and R. K. Wilder. Absent from the city, Aldermen H. D. Barnett, P. P. Finn, C. G. Row? land and W. G. Stubbs. Minutes of July 27th were read and confirmed. A letter was read from Mr. Ne i il O'Donnell complaining of the bad condition of East Liberty street and asking that it be macadamized. ' Tb? Clerk was directed to inform Mr. O'Donnell that Council has ordered the work done and it will be done as soon as possible-and at an early day. An ordinance to prevent the ob? struction of ditches and drains was r?ad, adopted and ordered published, under a resolution unanimously car? ried, dispensing with the second read? ing. The Mayor and Clerk were duly au? thorized by resolution to borrow one thousand dollars from the First Na? tional Bank for necessary current ex? penses, and to give therefor the city's certificate of indebtedness in required form. The Clerk reported that the city water works bonds had been approved by the purchasers, and the following resolution was adopted unanimuosly. Be it resolved, by the Oity Council of Sumter, S. C., that authority and direction are hereby given to the Mayor and Clerk and Treasurer of said city, to attach their signatures and the seal of the city, to bonds of the said city amounting to one hun dred-and sixteen thousand dollars, for the pu rose of purchasing the water works of the Sumter Water Company as determined by the qualified elect? ors of said city on April 26tb, 1905 : And to have their signatures printed in fae simile upon the interest coupons of the said bonds : And to de? liver the said bonds, when duly ex? ecuted as law requires, unto the pur? chaser to whom chev may have been awarded by the commissioners of pub? lic works of said city. " The Mayor stated that the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company has requested council to forbid the use of bicycles upon the grounds of their passenger station yard, and the fol? lowing resolution was duly adopted. Bs it resolved, that hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle upon the walks of the Atlantic Coast Line passenger station yard in the city of Sumter and any person violating the provision hereof shall be subject to tue penalties pre? scribe! by the ordinance regulating the I cse of bicycles, adopted September Sth 1903. I In view of the fact that the present j lease of the Opera House expires on the 1st day of September next, the Clerk was directed to advertise for bids for a new lease. On motion of Mr. Hood it was decided that future bids for the Opera House shall be re cieved hereafter in January. The leases running as now from September to September. The Clerk and Treasurer's report for the month of July was referred to the finance committee together with several claims against the city. Council then adjourned. WORKING FOR THE SOUTH. Tlie Valuable Advertising That the Southern Railway is Now Doing. Mr. M. V. Richards, land and in? dustrial Agent of the Southern Rail? way at Washington, D. C., has writ? ten Secretary E. L Reardon of the Chamber of Commerce that the Southern Raiway will make exhibits of Southern resources in the territory traversed by its lines at several State Fairs in the north during the fall season of the current year, and in addition to the litertare published by the land and industrial depart? ment of the Southern Railway des? criptive of the towns and cities along this line of railway which will be widely distributed at these fairs, the agent will be in a position to distribute to advantage attractive printed matter descriptive of farms which may be represented by real estate {agents along the lines of the Southern Railway. The Southern ailway is doing'every thing it can through its land and in? dustrial agents to build np town and country along its lines. Mr. Richards bas invited Secretary Reardon to send a good supply of printed matter stowing the advantages of Sumter and Sumter county, which has been done. Real estate agents who have good farm lands for sale sould get up a printed descriptive list of same and forward a good supply to M. V. Rich? ardson, Land and Industrial Agent, Southern Railway, Washington, D. C. as soon as possible, as their agents start out soon on their advertising tour of the country. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce has been dis? tributing thousands of pamphlets through the Southern Raiway about Sumter and Sumter county which are of interest to the home seeker, manu? facturer, truck grower, live stock raiser, dary men, poultry breeder, tourist, or sportsman. These pamph? lets give information about location, climate, water, health, manufactur? ing possibilities, railroad facilitis, merchandising, financial affairs, agri? cultural products,-fe field crops, and truck and amounis produced and cost of production, prices of land per acre, and the many other" attractions of Sumter and Sumter county. Fiendish Suffering Is often caused by sor?.'.--, ulcers and cancers, that eat away your skin. Wm. Bedeli, of Flat Rock, Mich., says: "I have used Bucklen's Arnica Salve, for ulcers, sores and cancers. It is the best healing dressing I ever found." Soothes and heals cuts, burns and scalds. 25c. at all drug? gists; guaranteed. WHITEWASH APPLIED. Sumter Shuts Out Camden in a l ast Game-Green's Pitching and Sanders' Homerun the Fea? tures. From the Daily Item. Aug. ll. The Camden rooters yesterday a^ter the game wore an expiessin of hope? less misery. It touched ones' heart to look npon stich a scene. Judging ?rom ttie rooting on the grand stand and on the sice lines, it was evident that they bad expected another il to 5 preformance; butin forming their conclusions tu*y had grievously omitted to conside the nuz? zling proposition in the form of Wal? ter Green, the little southpaw, with the benders. Since bails bas be^n layed in Sum? ter, the oldest of the fans cannot remember having seen a more credita? ble or effective exhibition cf pitching. The first four men that faced Green went back to the bench without knocking even so mach as a foul ball, and so it continued throughout the game unril the number of strikouts numbered fourteen. He had a stock cf benders of a varied assortment, he mixed the-ra up pretty generally and put them over with such speed that the Camden batters were completely at bis mercy. The two little scratch hits that were gotten off his delivery, were made by DePass, one of which was au easy chance and could have easily been taken by either Lawrence or Sanders; but, as both tried for it, they stopped in the field and looked at each other while the ball hit the eirund. Another sensational feature cf the game wes Sanders' home run in the sixth inning. There VT ere two strikes on the batter, wnen he rapped the ball ever left field fence, and made tbe circuit to the great pleasure of the fans. Weatherly played his usual ?ood game, and Stafford and Lawrence came in opportunely with good hits, both of which scored two runners. Holland, also did good work with the stick. Duraut is a good pitcher, and if he had received th:; support that was given Green the score would have been much smaller. However, in the fourth and the seventh inning be yielded four hits each, wbich netted a total of six runs. Mabry is a hard and consistent worker, an did bil in bis power to keep tne score down. He coached his team well dnriug the entire earne. Durant, E., and DePass played well in the infield; Durant gota very difficult chance. The game as a whole was exciting and thoroughally enjoyed. Score, Camden-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Sumter -0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 * -7 LINE-UP. Camden Sumter. Mabry c Earle Gunter . 1st Kolland Mo-eley 2nd Knox DePass ord Cantey Durant, Ed., ss Weatherly Young, rf Lawrence Miller cf Sanders Flowers If Staffard Dorant, R., p Green. Summary: Hits, Sumter 10; Cam? den 2. Errors, Sumter 2 : Camden ii. Struck ont by Green, 14; by Durant 5. Bit by pitcher's ball, Mabry, Weatherly (2). Base on balls, off Green 1 : off Durant 1. ? Umpire, Mr. W. J. McKagen. Scorer: Mr. H. P. Meses. CAMDEN VICTORIOUS. From the Daily .Item, Aug. 12. Sumter emerged undismayed from the white wash barrel yesterday. It was hot that our team was outclassed, for neither succeeded in securing au earned ruo ; but their defeat may be justly attributed to the inability of the locals to connect with the delivery of Flowers, and costiy errors by Weath? erly at short, which were the approxi? mate cause of the two runs secured by the visitors. However, Stafford, who was playing left garden, had an excel? lent apportnnity to cut off one of the rans at the plate. Sumter has a splendid batting team, but the boys just had an off day and they coold not get their eye on the boll. See what they will do to this same Flowers in the game next week. Sanders has been up against Cam? den very frequently lately, and in the great majority of these occasions Lis reputation as a pitcher has suffered, consequently the Camden team was inspired with the confidence of being able to rap him out, which they did with eminent satisfaction. He was re? placed in the box by the reliable little Stafford, who held the hits down for the remainder of the game, while Sanders went to Staff jrd's post of duty, way back in the sassafras bushes. As indicated by the close score, the game was a good one; but it is seldom indeed that the spectators at any ball game have to sit and witness a pro? longed and disgusting exhibition of beefing, lasting fully three quarters of an hour. A few more similar oc? currences would simply kill ball in Sumter. T&e umpire should never have allow? ed it: it was the general opinion of those who saw the game, that he sboflld have made his decision, stuck by it, ordered all players to their posi? tions and off the field, and benched those who failed to obey. That is the only way to have good ball. It is not the writer's'purpose to lay the blame at anyone's door: those who saw the game can fix the repsonsibil ity o:i whomsoever they please. An amusing incident of the game was the hoodoo mat seemed to follow Miller ot the Camden team. He fan? ned three times, reached first once on an error and was thrown out at second, and when running for Flowers, was caught napping off first, all of these caused him as much dis? pleasure as it pleased the fans, for Miller is a Sumter boy. The particularly brilliant play of the day was made by Knox at second, who scooped in an almost certain hit, threw out the runner at second, who killed the hatter at first. While the game was being played it was a fast one. Score : ('amdeii-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0-2 Sumter- 00000000 0-0 LINE-UP. Camden Sumter Mabry c Earle m Ganter ist b Holland Moseley 2nd Knox DePass 3rd Cantey Durant, E., ss Weatherly Young rf La..-reece Miller cf Phelps Durant, E., If Stafford Flowers p Randers Stafford and Sanders changed posi? tions in tte 5th inning. Summary : Earned runs, Sumter 0: Camden 0. First on bails; off Sanders 1. Left on bases, Sumter 2, Camden 3. Struck out by Stafiord 1; by Flowers 4, by Sanders 2. Hits, Sumter 2, Camden 5. Error?, Sumter 3. Camden 2. Passed balls, Earle 1. Hit by pitcher Mose? ley. Umpire Mr, J. W. Brunsen. Scorer, Mr. H. P. Moses. Delegates Appointed. President John M. Knight of the Chamber of Commerce bas appointed the followng delegates to a:tend tbe meeting of commercial bodies and real estate agents in Columbia on August 17tb : R. I. Manning, R. F. ilayns wortb, E. I. Reardon and H. G. Osteen. Presiden: Knight will also at? tend the convention. DANCE AT PROVIDENCE. Tlie Last Dance o? the Season at thc Pavilion. The last ?ance of the sun mer sea? son will be given at Provdence Springs pavilion on Thursday night August 17th. The dance will begin at 7 o'clock. The managers have engaged the Second Regiment Ennd for the occa? sion, and have also contracted with the Northwestern Railroad to run a special train to accommodate tbe crowd from this city. The special will leave the depot at 4 p. m.. and will return from Providence alter the dance. A large crowd is expected and special arrangemnts sre being made to have the most enjoyable affair ot the season. Any who may wish to spend tte day at the Springs cen go out on the mcrui.jg train and returr on tbe regular afternoon train or on the special affr tee dance for the special round trip fare. Cotton Burned. " Seattle, Wash., Aug. 10.-When the Kanagwa Maru left Kobe on her last voyage to Seattle there were more than 80 ships either at the docks of that port or lying in the offing await? ing their opportunity t) discharge their cargoes which for the most part consisted of cotton. This commodity, according to Capt. wale of the Kcn agwa, is crowding every warehouse along the water front of Kobe and is cveiflowing into the fields which ex? tend back from the town. Snortly bel'or? the departure of the Kanagwa fire started in this vast amount cf cotton, and before it coule be extinguished had destroved some 20,000 bales. Cant. Wai* states that the loss was scarcely noticeable to the casual observer, and tt;at the space which tbe humed cotton had take was Siled almost immediately by other bales which were discharged from tbe ma>>y ships. The greater part of this cotton is America i product, although a small port:OL1, is from india. A Warning to Mothers. Too much care cannot be taken with small children during the hot 1 weather of the summer months to guard against bowel troubles. As a rule it is 'only necessary to give a child a dose of castor oil to correct any disorder of the bowels. Do not use any substitute, but give the old fashioned castor oil, and see that it is fresh, as rancid oil nauseates and has a tendency to gripe. If this does not check the bowels give Chamber? lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and then a dose of castor oil, and the disease may be checked in its incipiency and all danger avoid? ed. The castor oil and this remedy should be procured at once and kept ready for instant use as soon as the first indication of any bowel trouble appears. This is the most successful treatment known and may be relied upon with implicit confidence even 5n cases of cholera infantum. For sale by all druggists. DEALERS IN HARNESS, SUDOLES, UP ROSES. iii WHIPS. REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY. ll East Liberty Street. May 17-tf. :- OR. J. H. HAYNSWORTH -: DENTIST. 10?2 N. Main Street, over Knight Ts Book Store. Hours 8 to 2.30 ; 3.30 to 6. Phone 210. is m ?on Uniform excellent quality for OVCr a quarter of a Century has steadily increased the sales of LION COFFEE, The leader of all package coffees. Lion Coffee is now used in millions of homes. Such popular success speaks for itself. It is a positive proof that LION COFFEE has the Confidence of the people. The uniform quality of LION COFFEE survives all opposition. LION COFFEE keeps its old friends aad makes new ones every Cay. IION COITEE bas even more than its Strength, Flavor and Qual? ity to commend it. On arrival from the plantation, it is carefully roast? ed at oar factories and securely packed in 1 lb. sealed packages, and not opened again until needed for use in the home. This precludes the possibility of adulteration or contact with germs, dirt, dust, insects or unclean hands. The absolute purity of LION COFFEE is therefore guaranteed to the consumer Sold only in 1 lb. packages. Lion-head on every package. Save these Lion-heads for valuable premiums. SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE WOOLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio. WHISKEY : MORPHINE I CIGARETTE I ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO ti A BIT. ! HABIT. ,' HABIT. I HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute cf S. C. 1329 Lacy St.. (or P.O. Box 75) Colombia, S. C. Oonndei.t:al correspondence solicited 11. BOH Frost ?. t B?SIMil. Sec. 8 Treas The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, m*&* Capita! 5iock $50,000^^^** Wholesale Grocers, Fertiliz= ersand Farmers' Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox &*G-ibbs 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 I Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. Reduced Prices on Real Estate. Cotton has fallen in price and with its fai! comes business depression in this sec? tion. Have several tracts ot land on which the prices have been reduced in conse? quence. Now is the time for the man with money to buy. The depression is only temporary and with the rally will come a profit. 1 ter, new 5-room house and new barn, with btables for 4 horses. Frcm $3,0(0 to $2, 500. 450 acres in Clarendon, four miles from Summerton, 200 acres cleared : reduced ed, well tenanted ; reduced from $lo to j from $7,500 to S6.50C. $12.50 per acre. I Also several others tract reduced in 108 acres, 75 cleared, 6 miles from Sum- j similar pioportions. Cai! and see me. Can offer some good investments. R. B. BELSER, 105 acres, 50 acres cleared, foar miles from Sumter. New honse ; reduced from ?35 to ?25 uer acre. 1014 acre?, ll miles from city, 500 clear Attorney at Law Court ?auare Real Estate Broker Phone 12 mltlantic Coast Line. Fffective June 19, 1905. Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter. Train 35 Florence to Au^ct la Arrives 5 15 am " 54 Columbia to Wilmington 44 8 10 am " *77 Florence to Sumter " 9 20 am *57 Fajettevi.'le to Sumter " 9 20 am " 52 Charleston to Greenville Leaves 9 31 an, " 46 Orangebnrg to Charleston (Tuesd'y, Thcred'y, Sarard'y) " 9 35 am " *78 Sumter to Lucknow Leaves 9 ?0 am '* *77 Lucknow to Sumter Arrives 6 CO pm " 53 Greenville and Columbia to Charleston M 6 30 pm " 32 Augusta to Florence '* 6 30 pc-. " *56 Sumter to Fayetteville ** 6 50 " *7? Sumter to Florence Leaves 7 10 pis " 47 Charleston to Crangeborg (Tuesd,y,Thnrsd*y,Satu?-,y> ? ? 20 pm ' 55 Wilmington to Colombia ** 9 35 pm " 78 Sumter to Eishopville Leaves 9 50 am " 77 Bishopville to Sooater Arrives 6 00 pm Freight Trains carrying Passengers. Train *24 Somter to Hartsville Leaves 8 15 am " *19 Somter to Robbins Leaves 10 00 am " *20 Bobbins to Sumter ?Arrives 7 30 am " *25 Hartsville to Sumter Arrives 9 10 ppr Northwestern Railway. Train *70 Camden to Sumter Arrives 9 00 aia " *71 Somter to Camden Leaves 9 36 am " *68 Camden to Sumter " 5 45 pm " *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter Arrives 12 30 pm M *78 Sumter to Wilson Mill Leaves 3 30 pm " *69 Sumter to Camden " 6 31 pru Trams marked * daily except Sunday ; all other trains daily. For further information, apply to J. T. CHINA, Ticket Agent A. C. L.