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A REFORMATORY WANTED. Conference to Be Held in Washington. Delegates From This State Appointed. Columbia, December 13.-There will be a conference of considerable ' <v Merest to the people of this state in ? ^ Washington on December 15. The! ?v conference is for the purpose of es- ; tablishing a Southern reformatory, j The movement was begun in Georgia t .lr; _ I '" , a few days ago and Governor Hey- j ward was asked to appoint delegates to the conference to be held in "Wash? ington the latter part of this week, when the president will be called on ' and an effort made to interest the 1 government in the project. This.^ state may secure the reformatory and , the delegates appointed today will ,go i to Washington with this *end in view. . Th?. foll owing were appointed:' Dr. J. lu. Mann, Florence. D. J. Griffin, Columbia. Hon. Niels Christensen, Beaufort, Hon. L. O. Patterson, Greenville. Thus. R. Waring, Charleston. The Citadel Board. Charleston, Dec. 12.-The annaal meeting ot the board of visitors of the South Carolina Military academy was held today, and a number of routine matters were disposed of. The busi? ness consisted almost entirely of the reading of reports. Gov. Hey ward was th eon ly member of the board who was not present. There was the usual inspection of the cadets and of the barracks. Fol? lowing the parade and review of tbe cadets, the boys were given holiday for the rest of the day. Several of ree board will remain in Charleston for the banquet of the alumni association tomorrow night. Mr. J. W. Moore, of Greenwood, was elected assistant professor Of Eng? lish, succeeding Maj. J. W. Can tey, who recently tendered his resignation. Mr. Moore is a graduate of the class of 1900, and was at the' time of his graduation the senior cadet captain. ., CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. . Kind You Have Always Bough! Bears the Signature of The old buildings of the William ton Female College may be used for the Pythian orphanage now under consideration. t The Season of Indigestion. ?The season of indigestion is upon us. ?odol Dyspesia Cure for indi gesiaion and dyspesia will do . every thing for the stomach that an over? loaded or overworked stomach can? not do for itself. Kodol digests what you eat-grves\ the stomach a rest relieves sour stomach, benching, heart-burn, indigestion, etc For sale yy all druggists. ? jChamber?^s' Cough Rem^dyi The Children's Favorite -CUBES ! Coughs, Colds, Croup and IWhooping Cough, This remedy is famous for Its cures over ' alargo part of the civilized woild. It can j always be depended upon It contains no 1 opium or other harmful drug*and may be , gi-v - ss con. *dentl7 toa baby ea to an adult ; Price 25 "ts; Large Size, 50 cts. I Largest aili Mest Cy ?staWis?ment Mi Geo. S. Hacker & Son. -MANUFACTURERS OF DOCSS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite Car non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, .^tWPnrrhase oar roeke. which we gp.araot? superior to any sold South, and thereby (?ave ason.'iy. Window and Fancy alass a Specialty O.Mooer 16 -o f| CM ICM ESTER'S E.NGLISH tafeem FILLS il?TTV Original und OP!? Genuine. >S??S.SAFE. A r.? Ladle*, WK l>r?ri? &? *^5& r?r G^CHISTEWS ENGLISH *^S?^?I?^N^V i a ?;..!> a:i i Cult! metallic boxes, ?paled ;r~--\?*v ;?lncr:hSon. T?ko no other. Refuse |rr ?fc *???l 1*?"*CC?"OO? MjbKtitution? ond Imita, j / f?j tfc4W. ^-iT of -nar ?>-'icci?t. or ??>a ! 4*. in I W J? -i.rn.pt; f - i\irticuls.r*. Tc?timont*l; Vt? io* "RoMcf for La?!!?-...*in lerer, hr rtv [J ti.rn ti^.l. i '>.<...<? i. .(|m?unk. ScWife "-. ?1 ;TM:I>-.. l!iicNf?trrf)if3ilci?tV jM&tioa J?s ;-^?r Vadiscii .a?, o, PU*JLA* .PA? THE GONZALES MONUMENT. South Carolina's Memorial of a True and Fearless Editor Unveiled Today. Columbia, December 12.-The Gon? zales monument was unveiled today with an interesting and impressive ceremony in the presence of a large assemblage, among the crowd being many distinguished visitors. The shaft is of granite and is beau? tiful in its simplicity and perfect sym? metry, typical as it were of the great editor's splendid character, his loving heart, his dauntless and mighty ?en, his ability to see in clear proportion and his strength and courage to fight, to move against the current. This j state needed him in his day, it needs j him now, it is profiting from hi? ef- ; fort in a thousand ways, he yet lives j in the beauty of his work and he has j a firmer hold in the hearts "of nis countrymen than he ever had. The shaft stands in the centre of Senate street recessed back a few feet from Sumter street, across which it overlooks the capital grounds. It ts ? within the shadow of Trinity church, ! j Sfid almost within a stone's throw of the spot where the martyred editor fell a victim to the assassin's bullet on January 15, 1903. The location is about the prettiest in the beautiful city he loved so well and helped to build and caused to prosper. The shaft is 25 feet high, the 20 foot square base it rests upon giving it a total height of 40 feet. It was built by popular subscription, every county in the State having contrib- j uted. The Gonzales Monument asso? ciation, composed of patrotic men and women of the State, was the or? ganization through which this popu? lar feeling so well expressed itself in the monument unveiled today. For the exercises today there had been erected around the stone a tem? porary stand for the accommodation of especially invited guests. About, this stood a .large crowd of citizens who had gathered to pay tribute to the lamented . editor's -worth, the members of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Knights of Pythias, the typograpical union and the em? ployes generally of the Columbia newspapers attending in organized bodies. Seated on the stand were the members of the Gonzales Monument association, members of the women's auxiliary to this association, members of^the family of the deceased, the clergy of the city and local and vis-, iti?g newspaper men. Bishop Ellison Capers* opened the exercises with prayer, after which a selected choir sang: "My Country, 'Tis of Thee." President W. A. Clark of the monument association then de? livered, an address and the monument was finally unveiled. The oration was by Dr. S. M. Smith of the First Pres? byterian church. Then came the formal delivery of the monument by. Mr. Clark to Mayor Gibbes, who re? ceived it in behalf of the city with a short but, feeling speech. The Rev. j Dr. W. C. Lindsay of the First -Bap? tist church closed the ceremony with a benediction. j The inscriptions are tasteful, ap? propriate and interesting. On the west side this appears: Erected By Popular Subscription To the Worth and Service of N. G. Gonzales, Born August 5, 1858, Died January 13, 1903. "Faithful Unto Death. On the north side the inscription "s: A Great Editor, An Eminent Citizen, An Honest Man. Without Fear and Without Reproach. His Fellow Citizens Rear this Monu ument To Perpetuate His Memory. The lettering on the other side is: Founder and First Editor of "The State." For Twelve Years He Conducted it With Signal Ability and Conspicuous Ability; A Potent Factor for Civic Righteous? ness, An Influential Factor in Every Move? ment For the Welfare of the People. I "The measure of success is not what i we get out of lifo, but what we leave j ?after it."-Editorial December 1". ! 1900. This verse appears <>n the side to j the rising sun: "God give us man! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands. Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom tnt- spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who stand before a demagogue. And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking: Tall men, sun-crowned men, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking. For while the rabble with their thumb worn creeds. Their large professions and their lit? tle deeds Mingle in Selfish trife-lo. Freedom weeps, Wrong rules the land, and waiting; justice sleeps." McCaw. Mark Twain's Best. Thc finest thing Mark Twain ever wrote wes th.- conclusion cf his speech at the dinner giver, to him by Col. Get rge Harvey, ?diter of Harper's Weekly; in honor of his seventieth birthday. Here it is: "Three-score yeais and ten ! It is the Scriptural statute of limitations. After that, yon owe no aciive duties : for yon the strenuous life is ever. You are a tinie-exp.red man, to use Kipling's military phrase.. "The previous encasement plea, which in forty years has cost yt.u so many twinges, yon caa lay aside forever: on this side of the grave you will rever need it again. If you shrink at thought cf night, aud win? ter, ami the late home coming from the banquet, yon need only one reply. 'Year invitation honors me, and pleases me, because you still keep me lu your tenu-m be ran ce, but i am sev? enty-seventy, arid would nestle in the I chimney corner, and smoke my pipe, i and read my book, and take my rest, j wishing you weil in all affection, and j that when yon in your turn shall ar- j rive at Pier ?o. 70 yon may step aboard | your waiting ship with a reconciled ! spirit, aud lay your cor?se toward the | sinking sun svith a contented heart. I The First Requisite of Beauty. ?The first requisite of beauty is a ilear complexion. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup clears a sallow blotched complexion, as it stimulates the liver j and bowels, and the eyes become right and clear. You owe it to your j riends to take it if your complexion is bad. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not nauseate.or gripe and is ver> pleasant to take. Refuse substitutes. Durant's Pharmacy. The comptroller general has raised the assessment* of the American Cigar Company, under the license law of this State from a return of $74,200 to $312,739. This raise was made as a result of the investigations made by the comptroller on the business done in this State and will result in about $136 more license taxes .being paid in. It is probable that the company will take the case into the courts. La Grippe and Pneumonia. ?Pneumonia often follows la grippe but never follows the use of Foley's Honey and Tar. It cures la grippe coughs and prevents pneumonia and consumption. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar and refuse any substitute offered. Mr. G. Vacher, of 157 Os Good st., Chicago, writes "My wife had a severe case of la grippe three years ago, and it left her with a terrible cough. She, tried a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar and it gave immediate relief. A 50 cent bottle cured her cough entirely." Refuse ubstitutes. Durant's Pharmacy. Rufus L. Prather is dead at Clin? ton, aged? 5 S years. He has long been manager of the farming interests of ? the Thornweil orphanage. Torture or a Preacher. ; *The story of the torture /of Rev. O. D. Moore, pastor of the Baptist church, of Harpersville, X. Y., will interest you. He says: "I suffered agonies, because of a persistent cough resulting from the grip. I had to sleep sitting up in bed. I tried many remedies, without relief, until I took Dr. Kings's Xew Discovery for con? sumption, coughs and colds, which entirely cured my cough, and saved me from consumption." A grand cure for diseased conditions of throat and lungs. At all druggists; price 50c. and $1, guaranteed. Trial bottle free. T. C. Duncan has resigned the presidency of the Seneca Cotton Mills. He is succeeded by Malcom Campbell of Woodstock, R. I. Failed. ?All efforts have failed to find a better remedy for coughs, colds and lung troubles than Foley's Honey and Tar. It stops the cough, heals the lungs and prevents serious *results from a cold. J. X. Patterson, Nashua. Io wa,writes: "Last winter I had a bad cold on my lungs and tried at least a dozen* advertised cough med? icines and had treatment from two - physicians without getting any bene? fit. A friend recommended Foley's Honey and Tar and two-thirds of a I bottle cured me. I consider it the i v 'greatest cough and lung medicine in ; the world." Durant's Pharmacy. j W. J. White, deputy sheriff for jSpartanburg county, has put in a claim fur $10?') reward offered by Gov. ? Hey ward for tin- capture ' of John ; Shelton, a. negro murderer. The cap I ture was effected in Spartanburg j county. (?ive Your Stomach Rest. *Xothing will cure indigestion that oesn't digest the food, itself, and give the stomach rest. You can't ex ! peet that a weak stomach will regain lits strength and get well when it i i compelled to do the full work that a ; sound stomach should do. You j wouldn't expect a sick horse to g ; j well when it is compelled to do a ? fail day's work every day in the week, j Kofi?. vsj>epsia Curr- is a perfect ?li? est.!:: <1 digests tlie food rerard ? ess of t< condition of your stomach. Relieves indigestion, belching, sour j stomach, and all stomach disorders \ Sold by all druggists. TO IMPROVE RURAL SCHOOLS. Meeting to Bc Held at Winthrop in the Holidays. Columbia, Dec. 12-Mr. W. H. Bar- j ton, assistant Srate superintendent of 1 education, came back from Laurens yesterday with the report of the . schools in that county. He will make j up the total figures m a few days. There are in schools in South Caro? lina 302,000 children, an increase^ in | enrollment of 10,000 in one year. Just j how many white children and how many colored children are attending i schools Mr. Barton could not say yes? terday. Of one thing ne and Sr.pt. Martin beth are assured-the enrollment is larger but the average attendance is falling off. It appears from this that some counties must be "padding" en? rollment lists in order to get a larger snare of dispensary profits. Mr. Mar? tin will recommend to the legislature to construe "enrollment" to mean "actual attendance." The constitution delegates to the leigslature the right to define the enrollment. During the holidays there will bean important meeting at Winthrop col? lege. At this mee'ing w?ll be dis- , cussed the improvement cf rural schools. On the 7th of December Supt. j O. B. Martin wrote to the county su? perintendents asking them to came delegates. f j Several of the county associatons have responded already and Supt. Mar ? tin has a list of 17 delegates who will ! attend and there will be others of course. j Yesterday Supt. Martin wrote to each of the delegates named: I " You have been elec ed a delegate I from-county, to the meeting of the South Carolina Woman's Asso? ciation for the Improvement of the Rural Schools, at Winthrop college, Dec 29 and 30, 1905. The meeting will be called to order at 8 p. m. Dec. 29. When you purchase your rail? road ticket, get a certificate from your agent that you paid first class fare. Bring this certificate with you in order to get iednced rates return? ing. You will be entetained while in Rock Hill. 1 We expect to refund your traveling expenses. "Please prepare a report cn the con? ditions, needs and improvements of the rural schools of your county This report should be brief-not over five minutes. It will be well to get as many women to join the association as possible. Also please let it be un? derstood that all members will be wel? come to tbe meeting, bat we can pro? vide expenses to only one delegate from each county. i "This is a great work-it has great possibilities. We expect great good to be accomplished by this meeting." ? Furious Fighting. *"For seven years," writes Geo. W. Hoffman, of Harper, Wash., "I had a bitter battle with chronic stom? ach and liver trouble, but at last T won, and cured my diseases by the use of Electric Bitters. I unhestat ingly recommend them to all, and don't intend in the future to be with? out them in the house. They are certainly wonderful medicine to have cured such a bad case as mine." Sold under guarantee to do the same for you, by all druggists, at 50c. a bot? tle. Try them today. Why So Weak ? Kidney Troubles May be Sap? ping Your Life Away-Sum? ter People Have Learned This, Fact. When a healthy man or woman begh s to run down without apparent cause, be? comes veak, languid, dep reseed, suffers bacKacbe, headache, dizzy spells and urinary di?o der<, look to the kid: eys for j 'the cause of it all Keep the kidneys we'i and they will keep 3on well. Doan's Kid? ney Pills care sick kidneys and keep them well. Here is Sumter tescimcny to prove it, J. A. Burgess, clerk and bookkeeper, resid? ing at 3i7 W. Liberty Street says: "My back has been in a bad condition for a number of vears. At times it was so weak. 1 could not jret about and there was a constant dull yuin across the loins. The secretions from the kidneys were ail out of sorts, very dai le and contained a br:H< dust sediment and were too frequent in u< nor., disturbing my rest at iiitrht. My eyes watered terribly and pained considerably. ? saw Doan's Kinney I'iJIs and heard them spoken so highly of that I pro? cured them ai Dr. A. J. china's drugstore. I j may say thal the result of their use very much pleased m?\ for I felt a hundred per cent, better, the pain in my back left, my ? eyesstoppeu watering and my eyesight inf- ? proved while the kidneys were regulated and I I could sleep ail night without having to get ] un. Doan's Kidney Pills acted like a charm on me and I can rt < ommend them." For sale hy al] dealers. Foster-Milbum ; Company. Buffalo. X. Y.. sole agents for the ; United States. Remember the name-Doan's-and take no ? other 3-2 ! SI.00 at all dealers. Sample free. Checkers Medicine Co., Wlnston-Salcm, N. C._ . Biliousness and -- -- ? Sick Headache quickly cured by _ j ORINO Laxative Fruit Syrup i as it sweetens and tones up the stomach and acts as a j gentle stimulant on the liver and bowels. It will positive? ly cure chronic constipation, j ORINO clears the complex- j ion of pimples and blotches. Refuse substitutes. Price 50o. : DUNANT'S PHARMACY. j ?!SE^^^assso3BBB^ai^mmwm?m????^ The Kin vi You Have Always Bought, and. Tvhicli lias been in use for over SO years, lias "borae tte signature of f._??.rr- and "has been made ii ?icier Ms per /y^* &tyrft'f~#~^s sonaisapervisio?i since its infancy? W ^^CA^ZC AHowno one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and "^Hst-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and enaaiigrerihe health of infants and CM?dren-Experience against Experiment* hat is Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops a^.J. Soothing" Syrups. It is Pleasant, lt ccntaics neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and nafriral sleep. The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend. . GENUINE CASTORI? ALWAYS Bears the Signature cf He KM You Haye Always Bought in Use For Over 30 Years. THS CENTAUR COMPANY. 77 HURP.Vf STREET, NEW YORK CITY. W. ?. BOWMAN, Prest. G. W. BOSHAMER, Sec. S Treas The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, Sum tex?. S. Q. *^s^##Capital Stock $50,000^^^^?* Wholesale Grocers, Fertilize ersand Farmers' Supplies, Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox & Gibbs 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. Cometo 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. WHISKEY I MORPHINE I CIGARETTE ? ALL DRXJC ?ND TOBACCO HABIT. I HABIT. ? HABIT. | HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C, 1329 Lady St., (or P.O. Box 75) Columbi?., S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited N. G. Osteeo. Jr., Dentist, -18 West Liberty Street, Over Sumter Book Store. ors : 8.30 to 1 : 2 to 6. HOUSE PHONE 382. OFFICE PHONE SO. HU UU MO TO All points east o*' the Mississippi and south of thc Ohio and Potomac rivers, via Atlantic Coast Line. Tickets for the public will be sold at one and one-third fares plus seventy-five cents for the round trip on* December 22. 23. 24, 25; 30 and 31, 1005 and January I, 1006, final return limit January 4. Tickets for students and teachers will be on sale from De? cember 17 to 24 inclusive, with final return limit January 8. 1006 upon presentation and surrender of certificate signed by superintendents, principals or presidents of the various colleges. For further information, cali on your nearest ticket agent or write W. J. Craig, General Passenger Agent, Wilmington. X. C.