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COUNCIL MEETING. Kesolution Adopted Endorsing Action pf Committee on Electric Lights. A meeting of council was held Wed? nesday evening at 8 o'clock in plac" ot regular meeting of 8th instant. Present: Mayor Geo. W. Dick, Aldermen H. D. Barnett, P. P. Finn, R. F. Haynsworth, H. W. Hood, E. W. Hurst, C. G. Rowland, W. G. Stubbs and R. K. Wilder. Mr. J. L. Alnutt asked exemp- i tion from license tax on two pool ta? bles at the Hotel Sumter. He stated that the tables are operated at a loss for the benefit of the guests and are not in competition with any other pool rooms as a business. Council thought that no discrimination should be made in such matters and refused to grant the exemption. .Mr. J. Bl Cr oswell and others pre? sented a petition for an arc light on Sumter street between Dingle street and tie Atlantic Coast Line track and emphasized the necessity of a light at that point. Referred to com? mittee of public works with author? ity to readjust lights in that locality -so as to serve the desired purpose, without the erection of an additional lamp. Minutes of the October 25th were read and confirmed. t. Mr. Barnett for the police comrait teeee? reported as to claim of Mr. J. -B. Jervey for damages from falling into a drain by reason of darkness of the street on which the accident oc? curred. The committee was of tnt? -opinion that Mr. Jervey's claim should not be allowed, as he is not entitled . to damages under the circumstances, and it would be establishing a bad precedent to recognize such demands. ;The committee recommended that the salary of the chief of police be in? creased to $75 per month. The re? port and recommendations were .adopted. The committee of public works re? ported that the stone culvert at Tur? key Creek ordered by council, is be ins built, and that improvements on j .streets are progressing as fast as ma- ! t -terials can be obtained. The finance committee reported ap? proval of all claims referred to them ?except one for $12.50 in favor of the Sumter Electric light Company for ? lamp broken in trimming trees. This claim the committee declined to al? low as the accident seemed to have -occurred by fault of the company's ^employes, but advised that final ao? 'tion be deferred until the company .could be heard from. Referred to I Aldermen Rowland and Haynsworth . for adjustment as they may think just Mr. Rowland called attention to a law of the State forbidding municipal IL officers from making contracts for "work, or furnishing materiaols for ethe municipality and advised that this law should be regarded by council when making contracts of any kind. Mr. Stubbs submitted designs and prices of fire escapes for the opera . Hiouse and. his committee was author? ized and directed to purcnase and in? stall escapes to the building at a pro* posed cost of $358.00. * Mr. Stubbs submitted report from Professor W. M. Riggs, of Clemson .College, of his recent examination of the electric light system, with his ob ; serrations, deductions and recom men dations thereon. (Report omitted by direction of '.counciL) Mr. Haynsworth, as a member of the committee appointed to provide for the test of the lights, stated that they had proceeded in the matter as they understood was intended, with? out any though of being discourteus to the company or anybody else, and merely to get ? test under normal conditions. The committee thought that In justice to all parties con? cerned the test should have been j made without notice of when it was to be made. Otherwise it would nev? er have been considered a fair test In which statement Mr Stubbs con . curred. After due discussion, on mo? tion of Messrs, Finn and Rowland the following resolutions were uanimously adopted: "Whereas the council, in the interest of the community, ac? cepted an invitation to test the elec trict light service of the city; and have proceeded in what they regarded as the proper manner for ascertain? ing real conditions. And whereas un? expected resentment has been shown by some officials of the Sumter Elec? tric Light, Ice and Power Company against the methods adopted, be it Resolved, That council endorses the course pursued by its committee J and condemns the unjustifiable attack I npon one of the members of the com? mittee, on account of the manner in which the test was made. Resolved, further. That the city re- ; corder is hereby ordered to refund the fin? recently imposed upon Alder? man W. G. Stubbs for an al? leged disturbance of the peace. The clerk and treasurer's report for October was referred to the finance j committee, as also the following claims: Durant Hardware Company..$28 75 Sumter Iron Works. 4 71 Fabric Fire Hose Co.1.100 Sumter "Brick Co. 7 00 Osteen Publishing Co.14 88 Epperson, Feed & Coal Co- 90 43 Sumter Live Stock Co. 2 50 Sumter Brick Co. 7 00 Council then adjourned. FOR THE LADIES. Helpful Hints on What to Wear and How to WTear lt. Capes are quite "out of style" these days. Overdressing is a greater crime than underdressing. Wear a jewelled bracelet or two on your tightly gloved forearm. Collars and cuffs of colored linen touch up the seasonable suit of white mohair. Small handbags of gold or gilt j mesh ara the most interesting of all I the new styles of autumn. Maline is coming into prominence 'as a hat trimming. It is something puffy for the backs of hats. Rich cream velvet simply made is a suggestion that will be adopted by many autumn brides for fashionable wedding gowns. Oval buckles of pearl, two and a half inches long, come in all the fash? ionable colors-gray, blue, moss green, purple toning to lavendar, etc. Kid gloves of a brilliant brick red ?re striking and will be worn very much this fall. Tea gowns are new. They are the shade of that fragrant flower. Many of the new fur coats exemp? lifying the fad of the short sleeve, heavy kid gloves to the elbow will be worn and will, make up for the ab? sence of sleeves. The elbow sleeve is as fashionable as ever, for very dressy toilette and as often as not it is shirred down the center, giving a very dainty finish to the waist or coat. One of the newest devices in the way of lingerie ought to be widely adopted. This is none other than a silk flounce, India or taffeta, to but? ton on a white petticoat at the knee. Reds in various shades will be very conspicuous. The orchid shades will be much affected for evening wear, and the deeper shades merg? ing into plum, will be sen on the street, while blue of all shades will be equally popular. Velvet flowers and foilage are to be quite a feature of the new fall and winter millinery. American beauty roses made entirely of velvet with stem and leaves of a rich shade of green velvet, will be popular. A return to black costumes seems to be a present fancy, and now it seems imperative that every wardrobe must have at least one such costume within its bounds. These suits are intended for quite dressy affairs, and are made of net or lace over taffeta or of the various voiles, which must also, of course, be made over silk. The use of blue with black is one of the features of the season and the green? ish blues, turquoise and peacock have first place. A touch of gold, too, is considered extremely smart. Weaves of the cashmere class have supplanted the long popular voiles and etamines in feminine favor, al- ? though the latter are still worn, and collennes retain their vogue for house wear. Velvet and lace are, in nine cas? es out of ten, called into service for trimming the soft wool frock, and guimpes or chemisettes of real lace Duchesse, point, Irish, etc., are often the note of elegance upon a frock otherwiwse quite simple. Pipings of silk, embroidered bands and motifs of taffeta or velvet, supple ribbon trimming shirred by pulling threads along one edge, exquisite passemen? teries, braids plain or embroidered, bands of finely tucked silk and all sorts of self-trimmings are used upon the wool frocks. Favorite colors among the new evening dresses are pastel blue, mauve, rose-pink, the light apricot tint that has sprung into sudden popularity, ivory white and pale green. A successful dress in pale gray crepe de chene, figured in blur? red pinks and blues, was finished around the feet with a wilderness of plaited frills edged with lace. Above the flounces came a heading of pale green ribbon, the beautifull sheen upon which was almost white in the high lights. The bodice had a round decolletage, with embelishments or lace frills. There is quite a vogue for yellow in many connections. Yellow white for pretty nearly all purposes, except lingerie: and there are whole coats of this fascinating fabric in yellowish tinge to be worn with skirts of white broadcloth or white chiffon velvet. The vogue of the embroidered waistcoat increases daily, and mar clever women are at work embroide ing these vests which, if handsom j give much cachet to any coat < I cloth, velvet or even fur. The en j broidery is done upon silk, cloth ?: j velvet, and the waistcoat may sho throughout its length or only at to I or bottom, or not at all save whe j the coat fronts are thrown bael Sometimes girdles and cuffs are en broidered to match the waistcoat. TV have often mentioned the increasin demand for gold or silver in such err broideries, and indeed in all trirr mings, and this tendency shows n sign of abating. Particularly lovel results" are obtained by the introduc tion of dull gold or silver threads in to the weaving of creamy lace an also by embroidering the bolder fig ures of a lace design in raised gold c silver. A popular fancy of the moment i to cover an old silk dress with tw shades of chiffon. A gray glace si! shading to rose pink that was cover ed first with rose pink chiffon an then with a thin quality of a littl home dressmaker. The hem of th pink chiffon is bound with silver gal loon and the waist is finished with ? girdle of pale rose silk. Another even ing dress which is off conventiona lines is a gray chiffon in a deep ton mounted over a white silk dress, pref erably, from an economical stand point, one which has done duty. Th collar in one of the new directoir shapes which frames the head in be coming fashion is made of the chiffoi inset with medallions of yellow lac< traced with gold sequins and gol< thread. The dyeing of passe whit< satin for wear under chiffon also car be made successful, gray and viole being shades that take well in thi? fabric. The new black evening dres? is having an immense vogue and on< of the prettiest of the thin, black fa? brics is chiffon striped with velvet The printed* chiffons in blurred, soft colorings massed together, are par? ticularly happy when printed on s black ground. Flowery designs ir colors sprinkled over black net mak( quite as lovely and perhaps more sub? stantial evening gowns than the chif? fon. m i . ? m - ? ?Mothers every where prais? One Minute Cough Cure for the suffering1 it has relieved and the lives of theil little ones it has saved. A certain ' cure for coughs, croup and whooping cough. Makes breathing easy, cuti out phlegm and draws out the inflam? mation. Sold hy all druggists. G. B. Burhans Testifies After 4 Years. ?G. B. Burhans, of Carlisle Center, N. 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 pain and symptoms of kidney disease disappeared. I am glad to say that I have never had a return of any of those symptoms during the four years that have elapsed and I am evidently cured to stay cured, and heartily re? commend Foley's Kidney Cure to any one suffering from kidney or bladder trouble." Durant's Pharmacy. Son Lost Mother. ?"Consumption runs in our family, and through it I lost my mother," writes E. B. Reid, of Harmony, Me. "For the past five years, however, on the slightest sign of cough or cold, I have taken Dr. King's New Discov? ery for consumption, which has saved me from serious lung trouble." His mother's death was a sad loss for Mr. Reid, but he learnedd that lung trou? ble must not be neglected, and how to I cure it. Quickest relief and cure for coughs and colds. Price 50c. and $1. ! Guaranteed at all druggists. Trial bottle free. The merchant or the town that re? mains quiet /and expects things to "come that way" will stagnate and dry up. This is the age of hustling, pulling, advertising. If there is any? thing worth getting we may be sure there are many actively making the endeavor and the length of the pole that gets the persimmons is measured by the strength and activeness of the hands wielding the pole.-The State. In Time of Peace. i ?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 and 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. HEY WARD'S PROCLAMATION. He Calls Upon South Carolinians to Give Thanks. j n be past year has been marked by j even increased blessings to our state ; and to our country. Our higher privi I leges as a people have been added to I and our practical blessings have been more abundant than fer many years. These can only come from the Giver of all good and in this spirit we should give thaanks to God for His mercies, His leve. Now therefore in accordance with the proclamation of President Roose? velt, and because of the gratitude which is in our hearts, I, D. C. Hey? ward, governor of South Carolina, do hereby appoint and set apart Thursday, November the thirtieth, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer to be observ? ed by all the people of this state. Upon that special day, refraining I from secular pursuits, let us with [thankful hearts lift our voices from altar and from the fireside of home in gratitude to Almighty God for His beneficent and bountiful gifts. Let the grateful remembrance that should constantly abide in our hearts and lives find, on this day, voice of prayer and praise to Him whose guidance and whose care are never lucking. Let all public offices and private places of business be closed and let all assemble in their accustomed places of worship, there to give thanks for blessings un? numbered. Aud may the beneficence of God to us as a people and a nation serve as an example in ministering unto the needs of those among us to whom, the blessings of life have not been j vouchsafed as unto others. May the i day breathe the spirit of fraternal: love and may its lessons guide us np- ! ward iu the paths of civic righteous-1 ness and individual concern for the j welfare of our fellow men. Given at the Executve Chamber at i Columbia this sixteenth day of j November, in the year of cur j Lord one thousand, nine bun 'L.S. ) dred and five, and of th?. Inde? pendence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirtieth. D. C. Heyward, By the Governor, Governor. J. T. Gantt, Secretary of State. M. J. MORRIS CAPTURED. M. J. Morris, a white man, was ar? rested several months ago on a war? rant issued by Magistrate Harby for disposing of proprrtv under lien and for oDtaining gooa- ur der false pre? tenses by representing that he had property that he nt v. r possesae? ai.d giving a mortgage on it. He was committed to jail, but was released upon Mr. H. T. Edens giv? ing bond for bis appearance at the approaching term of the Court of General Sessions. He failed to appear, and upon the request of Mr. Edens, Judge Watts issuco a bench warrant for his imme? diate apprehension and arrest. Mr. Edens was in a fair way to have his bond estreated, so he employed a de? tective to locate Morris, with the re? sult that he has been captured at Smithville, N. C., and is new in jail at that place, pending the issuing of requisition papers for his removal to this jurisdiction. Obtaining these papers will necessi? tate a delay of possibly two weeks, aud if Morris will return willingly to this state, his prosecution will not be as energetically cendncted, as if he demands all legal rights to get him again within the boundry of South Carolina. "I Thank the Lord!" * Cried Hannah Plant, of Little Rock, Ark., "for the relief I got from Buck? lers Arnica Salve. It cured my fear? ful running sores, which nothing else would heal, and from which I suffere(1 for five years." It is a marvelous healer for cuts, burns and wounds. Guaranteed at all druggists; 25c, Represetative Mogan has a high license bill np his sleeve which he proposer, to introduce at the next ses? sion of the legislature. The high license saloons will sell more liquor than the dispensaries, and they will not yield as much profit to the towns and counties. Wherein does Mr. Morgau think high license will benefit the people?-Anderson Mail. Nature Needs But Little. * Nature needs only a Little Early Riser now and then to keep the bow? els clean and the liver active, and the system free from bile, headaches, con? stipation, etc. The famous little pills "Early Risers" are pleasant in effect and perfect in action. They never gripe or sicken, but tone and strength? en the liver and kidneys. Sold by all druggists. Solemn warning is given by the curator of the Alhambra, in Spain, that the seven hundred-year-old palace is falling to pieces. The ancient home of Spain's Moorish Kings bas with? stood both earthquakes and fire. The French soldiers blew np eignt of the towers and tried to level the entire fabric. It .is the great age of the l.uilding which is thratening it with destruction now. Don't Be Deceived. *Do not be deceived by counterfeits when you buy Witch Hazel Salve. The name of E. C. DeWitt & Co. is on ev? ery .box of the genuine. Piles in their worst form will soon pass away if you will apply Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve night and morning. Best for cuts, burns, boils, tetter, eczema, etc. Miss H. M. Middleton, Thebes, 111., says: .'I was seriously afflicted with a fevei ore that was very painful. Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured me in a few days.** Sold by all druggists. Let Common Sense Decide Do you honestly believe, that coffee sold loose (in bulk), exposed to dust, germs and insects, passing through many hands (some of them not over-clean), "blended/' you don't know how or by whom, is fit for your use f Of course you don't. But LION COFFEE ls another story. The green Denies? selected by keen fudges at the plantation, are skillfully roasted at our fae? tortes, where precautions yon would not dream ol are taken to secure perfect cleanliness, flavor, strength and uniformity. mr From the time the coffee leaves the factory no hand touches it till it is opened in your kitchen. Ibis has made LION COFFEE the LEADER OF ALL PACKAGE COFFEES. Millions of American Homes welcome LION COFFEE daily. There is no stronger proof of merit than continued and increas? ing popularity. "Quality survives all opposition." (Sold only in 1 lb. packages. Lion-head <Jn every package.) (Save your Lion-heads for valuable premiums.) SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE WDOISOH SPICE CO., Toledo; Ohio. "ALL OVER." That's what the turkey says. When he views the beautiful crowns, such as fit on teeth, he knows it's ''all up" with him. Thanksgiving day will be his end. Prompt Attention : Good Ser? vice. G. R. Barringer, DENTIST. Keep the Cold Out By buying one of our many styles of Beautiful Heaters. They are great fuel savers. Come and see our large stock of Cook Stoves and'Kanges. We have the right prices. PARKER, ] SMITH, ! LEFEVER, ! FOX, J GUNS. And a large assortment of other makes of Guns that should please the most fastidious^hunts man. Use our celebrated Paint : De voe, New Era and Hammer, and wear a continual smile of satis? faction. The Durant Hardware Co. See our Mammoth line of Stoves and Ranges. High quality and right prices. P. S-AU parties holding keys to money box come in and try them. The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. Capital Stock $60.000. -: Undivided Profits $4,000. C. G. Rowland. Prst. R. F. Haynsworth, V. PrsU R. L. Edmunds. Cashier. Deposits ?" ept. 30, end of 2d quarter after organization, $170, 436.45. Liability of stockholders, ia addition to ^pital stock, ?60,000. A general banking business. Solicits your patronage and guarantees every courtesy con? sistent with aood business meth? ods. ' j 'jip ?j= .: 1 J I i ' -- \ ii ffflt? ? jjjP ] s-^o J_i j J ssw WE GUARD OUR PATRONS' INTERESTS m^mmmm_ TO THE MERCHANT: If you haven't Red Meat Tobacco in stock, write the factory-we will supply you direct. --. ?? ^SFjjj^ ^^^^ ^l^;^^^^^^ J^^- ^^^^ |^j^=^-.TO THE CONSUMER : ??~-?| fi\ -''"-.y. ^ ITO ANY CHEWER cf tobacco who wi?! cut . . t and mail us this rv erl! ;cnic;:?; . mail him s card which v ill entitle him to one sc > .