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COAST LINE STOCKHOLDERS. Annual Meeting This Month in Rich? mond-Steady Growth o? Traf? fic--Shapnient of Perishable Goods. Tbe seventy-first annual meeting cf the s?ockhoiders of the Atlantic Coast Lire Railroad Company will be held in Richmond on November 21st. There 5 are approximately nine hundred share? holders, the total stock outstanding is 45,706,700 whjch shows an average holdi'-g of S5,07S. Preliminary figures giviug famines for the fiscal year ended Ju fie 30th have been published. The pamphlet report to stockholders, however, to be submitted at the annual meeting will give in detail the progress made dur? ing tbe year. Its J seventy-first year was in every respect the best the At-. lantic Coast Line has had, says the j Richmond Times-Dispatch, it earned ? 5 per cent, on its preferred stock and j 20.66 per cent, on its common stocky. I The-"gross earnings increased 8.11 per j cent, compared with 1904, and its j freight traffic was more than 7 per J cent, better than it was in 1904. The average mileage operated last j fiscal year was 4,520 miles against 4.- ? 292 in 1904 and 4,139 in 1903. Great j progress was made in extension cf j - passenger service and increased facili- j V ties for the rapid transportation of j perishable freight. A large part ct' j Atlantic Coast Line freight trame ; consisted of perishable fruits aod ! vegetables, which require an expensive j and exacting service. This explains j why the cost of operating is not r*- ? duced more rapidly. The operating j expenses for the fiscal year 1905, aggre- 1 gate S14,189.768 compared with $12.-i 827.093 in 1904. The management increased the charges for maintenance of way and structures 12. SI per cent, over 1904. ard ?for maintenance of ?quipement 20 53 percent., while the total increase in the cost of conducting transporta? tion was ll. 09 per cen ts. As heretofore explained, the increase in the cost of conducting transportation may be all, or nearly all, charged to the growth of its traffic in perishable fruits and vege? tables. The increase in charges for maintenance of way and equipment may be considered satisfac? tory in that it shows a liberal spirit on the part of the controlling inter? est. Tbe company stock liability is about ?10.750 per mile of road, aud its bond? ed indebtedness approximately $19.000 per mile. ^Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell* and completely derange the while system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physi? cians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney fe Co., Toledo, O., contains no mer? cury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get i the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio/ by F. J. Chenoy & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for con? stipation. A Disastrous Calamity. . *It is a disastrous calamity when you lose your health, "because indiges? tion and constipation have sapped lt away. Prompt relief can be had in Dr. King's New Life Pills. They build up your digestive organs, and cure headache, dizziness, colic, constipa? tion, etc. Guaranteed at all druggists; 25c. THE "BOSS" COTTON PRESS! SIMPLEST. STRONGEST, BEST THE MURRAY GINNING SYSTEM Gins, Feeders, Condensers, Etc. GIEBE5 MACHINERY CO. Columbia, S. C. -MANUFACTURERS OP_ DOORS* SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite Car non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, ?mT* Purchase oar make, wbicb we guarani! superior to aoy sold South, and tberebj pave money. Window and Fancy Slags a Specialty October 16-o FELL TO ins DEATH. Robert Veno, a Slack Wire Artist Fell and broke His Neck in Vadesboro. i An unfortunate accident, resulting in the death of one of the attaches of Van Amburg's circus, occurreo dur ing the Performance of the show here Monday night. The victim of the accident was Robert Veno, ? slack wire artist, av.? a tine looking, attrac : t)ve young fellow. Veno was the slack wire performer ! who did his stunts on the wire nearest the entrance to the big shew, aal was, well up in his line. One of bis diffi? cult feats was to waik back and forth over the wire with a tow sack over his litad, and it was while going thiough with this trick that the dis? tressing event occurred. The direct cause of the accident was probably a fight that occurred between a number or young men of the town and some of the employees of the shows. As Veno was in the act of placing the sack over his head his attention was diiected to this fight and just as the sack obscur? ed his vision be lost his balance an J fell to the ground, a distance of seven feet, striking on his head and one shoulder. The unfornnate young man was immediately removed tc she dress? ing room of the circus and it was at once apparent that he was badly hurt. Dr. ?5. ll. Bennett was summoned and'after he had made an examination he gave it as his opinion that Veno's neck was broken and advised that he be carried io a hospital. Fortunately the S.30 train fer Charlotte was de? layed and the wounded man was plac? ed on a stretcher and carried to the I depot in time to catch this train. He i was placed in one of the coaches but died before the train reached Char? lotte. Before hf? died Veno asked that he be brought back to Wadesboro and buried as near the scene of tue acci? dent as possible. This was not doue, however, and we have not been able to learn what disposition was made of his remains. Veno, we learn, leaves a wife and yenng child who live at Aberdeen, Miss.-Messenger and Intelligencer. THE APPOINTING POWTER. A Story of President Grant and an Obstinate Subordinate. General Grant's generosity to his foes, his many private and official kindnesses to the widows and orphans of Confederate soldiers, is an old tale, bat it bears repetiton in TSP form of an incident which Helen D. Long? street gives in "Lee and Longstreet at High Tide.* The widow of a Confederate officer applied to the postoffice department to be appointed postmistress in a small southern town. As she heard nothing of her application, she went tc Wasb intgon t'j press it. She was unable to move the authorities at the postoffice department and was about to 20 home in despair wbeu a friend suggested that it might; be worth while for her to see the President. With much effort she summoned conraKe and appeared at the White House. The president leceived her in a most friendly manner and after hear? ing her story took her application and write a strong bet brief indorsement cn the back of ic. She hurried in tricmpb tc the pestoffice department. The officiai to whom she presented the application frowned and pondered ove* it for some time and then wrote under the presidents' indorsement, "This being a fourth class office, the president does/not have the appointing power. The application was hauded bac* to her, ano site went away in deep dis? tress and was again preparing to re? turn home when another friend told her by all means to take the paper baok to the president, so that be might see how his indorsement had been received Ween the President r ad it he wrote under the last in? dorsement, "While the president dees not have the appointing po wer in this office, be has the appointment of tee po*tmaster general," and. summon? ing his secretary, President Giant directed h.m to accompany the lady to the department and ia person deliver ber application to the postdater gen? eral. She received the commisicu before she left the office. Bilious Attack Quickly Cured. *A few* weeks ago I had a bilious attack that was so severe I was not able to go to the office for two days. Failing to get relief from my family physician's treatment, I took three o1 Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and the next day I felt like a new man.-H. C. Bailey, editor of the News, Chaplin, S. C. These tablets are for sale by ali Druggists. Roosevelt's Tour South. New York, November 2.-The im? portance cf President Roosevelt's re? cent trip to the Scuih was today com roented on by Morris K. Je-up, presi? dent if the New York Chamber of Commerce, at a rneetini; of that body. Ht* said that this trip bad done more to c-tnent the kindly v lotions between the North and South than anything else that has happened since thc close cf the war. Mr. .Jf-sup asked (ne Chamber of Commerce to s nd resolutions of com? mendation to the Pre.-ident and was himself appointed to communicate the views ot the Chamber < n this subject to the President. Sells More of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy than of All Others Put Together. *>Ir. Thos. George, a merchant at Mt. Elgin, Ontario, says: "I have had the local agency for Chamberlain's Coughs Remedy ever since it was in? troduced into Canada, and I sell as much of it as I do of all other lines I have on my shelves put together. Of the many dozens sold under guaran? tee, ? have not had one bottle return? ed. I can personally recommend this medicine as I have used it myself anu given it to my children and always with the bestresults." For sale by all Druggists. j WORLD'S FAMOUS ACROBATS. j - Aerialists and Equestrians to Be Seen . in Ringling Brothers' Wonder? ful Circus. j Ringling Brothers' bave gathered I together the flower of the acrobatic, aerial and equestrian world-:J7? men of brawn and muscle and agility, who are seen in wonderful physical culture conceptions, and women of I beauty, grace aud skill in acts of dar img that seem beyond the possible. Their exhibitions of strength and dexterity on the numer?os stage?, in the rings, upon the backs of mettle? some horses, and far up in the aerial enclave 'midst a net-work of trapeze and h jrizontal Oars, justly bring them the title of "the physical marvels of two hemispherse. " Always alert to secure the newest and greatest, tbe Ringling Brothers, whose immense circus will exhibit in Sumter, Friday November 10, present this year a thrilling European acrobatic novelty in the famous six Glinsecrettis, now r-ppearing for the first time in America. Their marvelous exploits were the sensation of European capitals and are thrilling Ringling Brothers's pa? iren.s daily. Their acts are distinctly unique and original, and make them preeminent even in the greatest col? lection of acrobatic celebrities ever appearing together in a circus perfor? mance. Tho Colini-Cairon_ troupe, Dacoma fatmlv, the Rio llrotbers, the Fortune Brothers, Frank ("Up? side Down") Smith, Alvo Trio, two Melros, Mille El Salto, MODS La Hirt and tlc gr^-at Dracula, the De Veaes. the Yiyili?Fishers, the.Jackson family and the Kauffman family are in this unexcelled classification of the world's greatest performers. CIRCUS CELEBRITIES. Wonderful Assembly With Ringling Brothers This Season. In the nrogram of Ringling Broth? ers' World's Greatest Shows are al ; ways to be found the most distin^uish I ed equestrians in the profession of circus ring. With these great shows this season are sixty or more of these experts, many of them appearing in this country for the first time. The four Bedins, premiers of the world and Gilbert Eldred, are foremost among these and perform marvelous new acts in bareback riding. They have exhausted the tricks of bareback riding, and to see four performers work together on the back of a single horse is a bewildering privilege never be? fore offered by circus enterprise. Two of the Beini family are budding young girls, charmingly pretty and graceful. Pre-eminent among tbe best of the greatest assembly of world-famous equestrians are Albert Crandall, Orrin Dsvenoit, tbe Hobsons, Rhoda Royal, Lulu Davencrt. Reno McCree. May Davenort, Madam Royal, Frank Shadle. John Age, A lev Lawanda, the Wil? ton?, "Horace Webb, Nora Satterfield and Nellie Showers. The menage acts introduce beautiful conceits in hors?? education, and inspire a delight of cherished remembrance to all lovers of the aristocratic in boise breading. These high-spirited and pure-blooded animals act with an intelligent sense of things almost human, and present a profitable lesson in the study and education of the horse, lhere are. 650 horses witn Ringling Brothers' great shows, and never before in the historj of the circus has so many niiih-ored and beautiful s-pecimens come under the ownership ot one management. This der?arr.;ent of the wonderful .circus is iu progressive keeping with the growth and tremend? ous size cf every other part, which united make- Ringling Brothers' World's Greatest Shows tower amaz inely above sll circus exhibitions of today or any prevocs time. WHISKEY IN MARION. Drummers There Receiving Orders From People. Columbia,. Nov. 1.-Tin people of Marion county have written to the governor in regard to the selling cf whiskey in that county after the dis? pensary had been veted our. The letter was received from G. P. Penny, who sjys that the people are trying to en? force the Brice l*w, but the whiskey agents, representing fortign houses, are all over the country and art.* do? ini? a big business. The governor could do notbinu under the cicuumstances as the law gives an agent, representing a foreign whis? key house, the right to take orders. The following opinion given by As? sistant Attorney General Townsend some time ago was sent Mr. Penny: Sentemher 4, 190."). Mr. .Ino. T. Fant, Wh i rm i re, S. C. Dear Sir : Answering your ltttei of the 2Sth I beg to say that the fctate law cannot prohibit drummers or salesmen from solicting criers hi this state for the sale of liquor by non resi? dents in another stat, to be shipped j into this state for deliver}, as soeb transaction is purely one cf interstate commerce, gover which this state has no control. The. sale in such case is not complete until thc delivery of the goods and the state has no right to seize intoxicating liquors ^o sold until after their ai rival in the state and de? livery to the consignee or purcbsser at whiuh time only they may heroine to the stale law : and are then liable to seizure if held by the consignee for other man his personal u.-e. Voui s respectfully. W. H. Townsend, Assitsant Attorney. in Time of Peace. *In the first months of the Russia Japan war we had a striking example of the necessity for preparation and the only early advantage of those, who, so to speak, "have shingled their roofs in dry weather." The virtue of preparation has made history and given to us greatest men. The indivi? dual for any emergency. Are you prepared to successfully combat the first cold you take? A cold can be cured much more quickly when treat? ed as soon as it had been contracted a nd before it has become settled in the system. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is famous for its cures of colds and it should be kept at hand ready for instant use. For sale by ' all Druggists. SOME POLITICAL ASPIRANTS. Parties Whose Xanaes Have Been Mentioned in Connection With Campaign. Mr. W. W. Brace, member of the legislature from Marlboro conrty, was in the city during the fair and an? nounced his candidacy for the office of adjutant and inspector general. Col. J. C. Boyd has also been announced officially It is said that the friends of Col. Henry T. Thompson and of Maj. Lewis W. Haskell are urging each of these gentlemen to enter the race. Col. Bruce was assistant adjutant general under Gen. Jao. Gary Watts. So far but two names have been mentioned in connection with tbe office of secretary of state. Cd. M. P. Tribble of Anderson and Col. E. H. Anil of Newberry. Col. Tribble announced his candidacy two years ago but withdrew from the race. Fair week did not develop as many political booms as usual, for the poli? tical situation is decidedly awry and many are afraid to declare themselves before te legislature meets.-The State. The Carnegie hero fund commission, according to a Pittsburg, Pa., dis oatcb. made public last Monday even? ing the result of its investigation of a large number of cases which were supposed to entitle the participants to recognition, under the hero fun pro? vided by Andrew Carnegie several years ago. Ten awards were made for i eroes in widely separated parts of this country and Canada. Among them tbe following : Wade H. Plum? mer, aged 15, on May 7, 1904, on Lvnch's ".-iver, near Lamar, S. C., saved a companion.. John M. Gibson, aged 19. from drowning after a des? perate struggle. The commission awarded him a silver medal and $600 to be devoted to educational purposes. Mrs. Saide L. Crabbe, age 35, of Coopers Landing, Va., lost- ber life on February ll, 1905, while attempt? ing to save from drowning Ralph Young, colored, aged 19, a laborer, Mrs. Crabbe is survived by her hus? band, Charles, a son aged nine, and three small daughters. The family is very poor. The commission awarded a bronze medal and appropriated 81,000 to be expended by the executive committee as it thinks best for the children. Miss Anna Margaret Cun ninham, aged 20, va nurse at the Sav? annah, Hospital, Savannah, Ga., was awarded a bronze medal for her part in the attempt to save from drowning, on May 26, 1900, Walker Cntts, aged 21, an attorney of Savan? nah. The postal receipts for the fifty largest cities in the United Statfs dur? ing September aggregated .$6,513.500, against 85,907.203 for the correspond? ing month in 190-1, or an increase of 10.26 per cent. The r- cent report on the subject shows that Portland, Ore., ou account, of the exposition there, liad the heaviest percentage of increase. Likewise St. Louis, Mo., shows the greatest percentage of decress-71, be? cause of the hign record mnde during the exposition a year ago. The heav? iest decrease under normal conditions was at Dayton, O!.io, and the heaviest increase at; Rrooklyn, N. Y , with Los Angeles second. The receipts or the five largest cities were as fellows: New York, 81,391,713: Chicago, 81, 095,237; Philadelphia, 8446.265; Bos ton, 8415,821; St. Louis, ?293.704. "I Thank thc Lord!"* * Cried Hannah Plant, of Little Rock. Ark., "for thc relief I got from Buck? lers Arnica Salve. It cured my fear? ful running sores, which nothing else would heal, and from which I suhTere*1 for five years." It is a marvelous healer for cuts, burn-; and wounds. Guaranteed at all druggists; 2Sc. ml& o ? ? ? ?CL*1 - Mr. J. J. Britton, Jr., has ocen rec? ommended for appointment as a ruber of the county board of co.i tr*., vice Mr. Silas Meilett, .".>i*?i.-?.?. G. Ti. Burhans Testifies After 4 Years. *G. B. Burhans. of Carlisle Center, X. Y., writes: "About four years ago I wrote you stating that I had been entirely cured of a severe kidney trou? ble by taking less than two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure. It entirely stopped the brick dust sediment, and j pain and symptoms of kidney disease j disappeared. I am glad to say that I j have never had a return of any of ! those symptoms during the four years J that have elapsed and I am evidently I cured to stay cured, and heartily re- j commend F<?lev's Kidnev Cure to any I I one suffering from kidney or bladder trouble." Durant's Pharmacy. Danger In Delay. Kinney Diseases are Tao Dan? gerous for Sumter People to Neglect. i Thc great danger of kidney t roubles is thai ! they get a Arm hold before the sufferer rec- ? ognizes them. Health i> gradually under- ; mined. Backache, headache, nervousness, j lameness, soreness, lumbago, urinary trou? bles, dropsy, diabetes and Bright's disease ? follow in merciless succession. D.>::'i neg? lect your kidneys. Cure iii'- kidneys with the j certain :md >af>- remedy. Doan's Kidney Pills, which has <">u< d people right here in Sumter. ?i. A. Betts, well-known fain er. living two \ miles north eas? of Sumter, says: "I believe Doan's Kidney Pills which 1 procured at Dr. j A. .!. China's drug store art- a good kidney remedy. For a number of years I had a hard time with my back and every cold \ caught settled in ruy back and the pain felt just like rheumatism and would just lay tn?' up. I I could notsit for any length of time in one j position or attempt to tum over in bed with? out the sharp pain striking ruc and making rne yell right out and I had to take hold of some? thing to support me when I got ?mt of bed. The kidney secretions were irregular, un? natural and at night too frequent in action. I used lots of remedies and took doctor's ? medicine hut was just the same after I used | them as before. 1 was told about Doan's Kid- j ney Pills curing other people so I went and! got them. They helped me immediately and1 since then the nain has left me. my back is ! strong and the kidney secretions do not both er me. My health is greatly Improved in every way and I give Doan's Kidney Pills the credit" For sale by all dealers. Price. :">0 ferns. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. X. V.. sole agents for the United States. Remember the name- Doan's- and take no other. '.)6 There Was a Limit. An Irishman one day went into tho shop of a barber to get shaved. At? ter being properly seated and the I lather about half applied the barber I I was called to an adjoining room, j The barber had in the shop as a pet a J monkey, which was continually imi- j tating its master. As soon as the lat? ter left the room the monkey grab? bed the brush and proceeded to fin? ish lathering the Irishman's face. Af? ter doing this he took a razor from its case and stropped it and then turned to the Irishman to shave him. "Stop that!" said Pat. "Ye can tuck the towel in me neck and put the soap on me face, but, begorrah, ye father's got to shave me!" Governor Heyward appointed W. E. Lavendar magistrate at New Zion, Clarendon county, to succeed J. S. Sellars, resigned. The county delega? tion recommended the appointment. Governor Heyward has acctpted an invitation to attend the opening ex? ercises of the carnival in Orangeburg on November 15th. COLUMBIA'S PICKPOCKETS. Could Not Give $1,000 Bond So \Ver& Committed to Jail. Columbia. Nov. ?.-Joe Schultz^. J. W. Parker and Joe Beckwith, the pickpockets who were arrested at thc; fair grounds with $500 on them ju?t after they had buried fifteen pocket? books, v.ero given a preliminary to? day, with the result that they were committed in default of $1.600 bona each. The evidence was mainly contained in letters from fair visitors claiming to have lost various amounts. These were: L. C. Clinkscales. Abbeville, robbed at Union station of $20: R. T_ Maybin, Chester. $20; S. Spiers. Orangeburg, railroad ticket: Benj. J. Gault. Union, small change. The marked 50 cent piece lost by L. B. Jones, of Edgefield, was pai<3. out by the arresting officers for hacki fare. Mr. T. J. Murray has been commis? sioned treasurer of Dorchester county.. -.VT-s-'?vVSA^Vi^ 0 Wi^w^^r^^^w^m^ wm Tbe Kind Yon Have Always Bought, and ^rliicli has been in uss for over 30 years, has borne the signature of rf . and lias been made ander his per L^T ??(/rfli^l^ sonai supervision siseo its infancy* v&?3r^3; *'&/>C&?4r? Allow no one to deceive yon in this. Ali Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good*' are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of infants and Children-Experience against Experiment* : vf hat Gestor?a is a harmless substitute for Castor OS, Pare* gorse, Drops and Soothing Syrups* lt is Pleasent, 16 contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee, it destroys Worms and allays Feverishness, it cures Diarrhoea and Wind Celie. It relieves Teething Trouble.*, cure^ Constipation and. Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleeps The Children^ Panacea-The Mother's Friend* GEFiUSNS ars tho Signature of. ALWAYS Tho Fl &?Ju%) ill 7V 1 LL-jjz 'j ni ri Cl V 5 Du u?iiL In Use For Over 30 Years, THE CGNTAUR COMPANY, 77 HURI'AV GTi"*tL?T. N?W /CTK CiTV. -contains everyt?iing required by nature to j create rich life-giving blood that will build j up the brain and nerve cells and give to the J human "being real energy, which is always j visible where perfect mental and physical health exists. Checkers costs $1.00 any? where^-or sample bottle FTee. Write today. Checkers Mcilcicu Company, Wlnston-Salcm, N. C. ^?H?'lM!iJlWI' KMMl> 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 4 Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. WHISKEY I MORPHINE j CIGARETTE I ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO HABIT. I HABIT. i HABIT. I HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1329 Lady St., (ov P.O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited