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CITY SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT. The annual closing exercises of the city schools always prove interesting and attractive and the audience last "Wednesday night, as usual, taxed the seating capacity of the Opera House. Last evening the exercises consisted cf the annual contest for the declaim tr's medal by the boys of the Tenth giade. and the prize drill cy a picked squad from the school battalion. The exercises vrere interspersed with mu? sic by the Second Regiment Band and Prof. Schumacher, which added mach to the enjoyment of the large audi? ence. The prize drill was a line exhibition and each member <-e ne picked squad acquitted himself .uh credit. The contest was close and the process of -elimination required time and the nicest discrimination on the part of the judges. The prize was wo:: by Wyndham Manning, who made a per? fect score. He has drilled for the prize in the picked squad each year fer five successive years, and his per? severance was finally regarded The declamations by the Tenth 'grade boys were excellent: Their de? livery was good, enunciation clear and distinct and showed the result of careful: training and hard work. The programme was as follows: Invocation. Music by Band. Prize Brill by Picked Squad. 'Awarding Military Medal. Curtain. Music: Band. Declamation: Hubert Green-Spar? tacus to the Gladiators. Declamation: Henry Reaves-Scene at the Natural Bridge. Music: Prof. Schumacher. Declamation: Hamer Lawrence South Carolina Vindicated-McDuffie. Declamation: Clarence Kinard The New South-Grady. Music: Band. Declamation: Fred Nash-Stone avail's Funeral. Declamation: Wyndham Planning The Murderer's Secret. Music: Prof. Schumacher. Declamation: Harold McCoy-A distinguished Northern sympathizer's tribute to Lee. Music: Band. TWENTY-FOUR GRADUATE. The largest class in Lhe history of the city schools received certificates of graduation on last Thurs? day night at the closing ex? ercises of the High School. The class numbered twenty-four-seven? teen gil ls and seven boys. The Opera House was packed from pit to gallery Tnth interested spectators, and not? withstanding the size of the audience the order was perfect from beginninig to end of the exercises. The order of exercises was as fol? lows: . Invocation-Rev. J. p. Marion, Jr. Song-When Life is Brightest. Words of Welcome-Miss Daisy Burgess. Song-Voice of the Woods. Criticism of ' Girls-Miss Margaret Bryan. Music--'liq nd. Criticism of Girls-Miss Marie De Lorrne. Song-When th? Fragrant Roses Blow. Criticism of Boys-Miss Jennie Chandler. Song-Come where the Blue-bells Ring. Awarding Medals-D. A: R. and D. D. C.-Mark Reynolds. Esc. Waltz Song. A Retrospect-Miss Louise Yeadon. Music-Prof: Schumacher. Presentation of Diplomas-Supt. S. H. Edmunds. Music-Band, Awarding Deciaimers' Medal-Rev. J. W. Daniel. Music-Band. The medal offered by the Daughters of the Revolution was won by Wynd? ham Manning, whose essay on Gen. Thomas Sumter was selected by the committee as the best on that sub? ject, i The Daughters of the Confed? eracy medal was awarded Miss Louise .Yeadon, for the best essay on Gen. Wade Hampton. The Deciaimers' medal offered an- ' nraily by Mr. W. F. Rh was awarded to Henry Reaves. . Following the presentation of di? plomas by supt. Edr??nds. Mr. R. I. Manning- interrupted th^ regular or? der of the programme for the purpose of presenting to Mr. Edmunds a handsome gold headed cane <>n be? half of the patrons cf the schools as a token of their appreciation and hear? ty approval of his invaluable services and of his efforts for the advancement of the educational interests of the city cf Sumter. Mr. Manning, in his pre? sentation speech, aptly and happily expressed the sentiments of all of the patrons of the school, whose children have come under Mr. Edmunds' influ? ence during th* formative period or; their lives, and while Mr. Edmunds was doubtless well aware that ho has always hud the entire confidence and the hearty support of th* parents of the school children, this public testi? monial of the esteem in which he is held was most .gratifying and touch fed him deeply; The music by th* Second Regiment Band and the violin solos by Prof. I Schumacher were fsatures of the pro? gramme that were greatly enjoyed. The papers read ty the young la ; dies of the graduating class were well ; written, happily expressed and amus ! ing. and received the hearty applause . that they merited. Class of IOC7. "j Prunson, Wyllie Eurtelle; Erysn. ? Margaret Louise; Burgess, Margar, t ; Hamilton; Carson, Louise Dickson; ?Chandler, Lillis Jane; Cuttino, Henrl ?etta; DeLorme, Anna Marie; Gentry, j : Esther Virginia; Green, Hubert; |^ Jones. Hattie Lou; Kinard, Clare1, c i I Alonzo' Lawrence, George Hamer; Manning. Wyndham Meredith; Mc : Coy. Harold Lucine; Murray, Esther ! Anne: Nash, John Frederick; Osteen, : Eunice Esther; Owen, Dorothy BIu ? mar: Randie, Genevieve; Reaves, j Henry Lide; Spann, Janie Rickborug; j Stack, Lucile; Walsh, Jennie White jbead; Yeadon, Susan Louise. I_ - 1 The closing exercises of the Lincoln I school were' held in the Opera House ; Friday night with a large audience j piesent. j SOLDIERS GO TO JAMESTOWN. ! .'_ ! Col. Thompson Issues .Instructions About the Trip. j Columbia, May 30.-The captains of the 2d regiment. South Carolina National Guard' have received from Col. Henry T. Thompson, command? ing the regimen:, a letter giving full instructions and information about thc ijroposed trip to Jamestown for ; South Carolina day on- June 2S, at I which time it i?v. proposed that the ! regiment, and perhaps also the 1st regiment, shall remain at the exposi- ' tion in Camp for several days, the : trip taking the place of the regular! annual encampment.' The arrangement by which the j troops are to be carried to the exposi- j tien is that the cost shall not be more to the State than it would be if the regiments went into camp at Colum? bia or some other place. This means that all of the members of the regi? ment, officers and men alike, will j h?ve to forfeit their pay and that j each individual will moreover have to j put up $4.50 to defray his expenses, j This point Col. Thompson makes per- | fectiy olain in his letter referred to. ! He states that this .$4.50 will cover all expenses of the trip, except the | Pullman car for the officers. No j horses will be taken from here. ."It is the present intention," says j Col. Thompson, "to leave South Car I dina on the afternoon of the 23th, ar- ] riving ai Jamestown next morning in,' irme for breakfast.'' The S4.50 above, mentioned does not therefore include j supper for the 26th, and Col. Thomp-1 son suggests that the men have lunch- j es for thai meal. "Returning." says j Coi. Thompson. "we will leave i Jamestown on the afternoon of July 1 ."th. so that the men will reach their j home stations fo> breakfast on the I mc ming of the 6th." That is pro-] j vide i thc trains are run with military j j promptness. As th ?y will need sup- ! j per on the return trip, travel rations : w;01 be provided. ? Each company will be allowed a j maximum of 40 enlisted men.. Gen. j j Royd has agreed to pay all of the j transportation and to allow subsist-j [ ence and to pay for four days, j Ther^ will be no charge for admis- i sion after the first day. Col. Titornp ! son has calculated that $4.59 sub ! scribed by each man will bring ?he i j total sum available to SI li 42.04, I which will cover all the expenses and also provide tor certain other con? tingencies. If any of this fund ;'. left after the trip it will be divided out j j equally, but Col. Thompson om.pha- j sizes the fact that it will not be safe i for any man to c-*?unt on having any j .portion of "this $4."^ returned. The exposition authorities allow no ! cooking on the grounds and all will i eat at a restaurant. There will be a j c?"'t for each man and the tents have j floors so that the boys will be Quite j comfortable. The individual baggage i of each man will consist only o? his j bl .iket and clothing. I Tonight. ! *Tf y<.n would enjoy tomorrow take ! I Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver j ' Tablets tonight. They produce an j ! agreeable laxative effect, clear the | j head ?'i?>] cleanse the stomach. Price ! 2T> cents. Samples free at DeLorme's i Pharmacy; ' ANOTHER EXPOSITION. Work Begun on Alaska. Yukon and Pacific Exposition. Seattle, Wash., Jun- l.-A message from President Roosevelt was the im? portant feature of the address of J? hn Barrett, director of the interna? tional bureau of American Republics at the ground-breaking ceremonies of the Alaska, Yukon and Pacific Expo? sition her- today. The president sent "sincere greetings" and declared the exposition marked Seattle's entrance into prominence as a world-recogniz ed metropolis, and said that Oregon, Washington an California, by "team play" would become a power in legis? lation, finance and commerce. *If you will make inquiry it will be a revelation to you how many suc? cumb to kidney or bladder troubles in one form or another. If the pa? tient is no* beyond medical aid, Fo? il y's Kidney ''ure will cur?-. Tr never disappoints. Sibert's Drug Store. COTTON PRICES JUMP. ! - ^alcs Yesterday Estimated at Ono Million Bales-Crop Prospects Dis I as trous. i _ j New York, May 31.-The cotton 'market was active an dexcited during today':; session with sales estimated j at 1,000,0'JO bales, which represents ; thc b:ggest3 day's business for : months past. B g advances were r. ado in prices ar.d at the best Octo : l;er sold 50 points above Ike closing |of v7ednesd- y, a gain cf $2.CO a bale, j Tha ch'sa was off from tho best, but steady at a nat advance of 2i to 34 ' poinU. I The opening was firm at an aJvance ?of 15 to 37 points on covering and j l ull support, promoted by the flrm : ness of outside markets over tho local ? holiday and the strength of Liverpool j tais morning. Ead weather was also ! rt porte d e ver the belt, rain being , mere or less general and heavy in j son.e places, arid there were number i less orivate advices from the south i ; claiming disastrous new crop pros ' neets. There was heavy realizing at the initial advance, and during the middle of the morning prices eased off about li to 14 points from the best, but rallied again later and sold above 12 cents for ali the active new months. Conditions, private reports ct which place the average condition at 63.4 per cent, against S4.6 per cent., the officia! report of the govern-: rneht last year, helped this advance, and there were also rumors that very important short interests were cover? ing. October sold at 12.04 and Jan? uary at 12.21. Toward the close re? alizing was very ( heavy, but there seemed to be good support on a scale' down. Southern spot markets were strong and generally higher, a max ?imum gain of 5-Sc. being reported in one market. Receipts of cotton at the ports to? day 7.$37 against 0.774 last week and 10,870 last year. For the week 50.000 against 54,432 last week and 7S.90S last year, and at Houston 901 against 1,264 last year. Spot cotton closed steady. 4t"> points higher: middling uplands 12.9'">: mid? dling gulf 13.15; sales 3.700 bales. Fu? tures closed steady. ( Every Man His Own Doctor; ?The average man cannot afford to employ a physician for every slight ailment or injury that may occur in his family, nor can he afford to ne? glect them, as so slight an injury as the scratch of a pin has been known to cause the loss of a limb. Hence every man must from necessity be his /Cwn doctor for this class of ailments. Succ-ss often depends upon prompt treatment, which can only be had when suitable medicines are kepi at band. Chamberlain's Remedies have boen in the market for many years and enjoy a good reputation. Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel com? plaints. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough. Chamberlain's Pain Palm (ari an? tiseptic liniment) for- cuts, bruises, burns* sprains, swellings, lame back and rheumatic pains. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for constipation, biliousness and stomach troubles;* Chamberlain's Salve for diseases of the skin. One bottle of each of these five preparations costs but $l.2~>. For sale by DeLorme's Pharmacy. BIRMINGHAM NEXT YEAR. ' Confederate Veteran?; Will Meei in Alabama Town. Richmond. Ya.. June 1.-The Uni? ted Confederate Veterans will meet in Birmingham, Ala., next year. *I will mail you free, to prove mer? it, samples of my Dr. Shoop's Restor? ative, and my booh on either dyspep? sia, the heart or the kidneys. Trou? bles of the stomach, heart or kidneys, are merely symptoms of a deeper ail? ment. Don't make the common er? ror of tre.!'.*'ng symptoms only. Symp? tom treatment is treating the result of your ailment, and not the cause. Weak stomach nerves-the inside ! nerves-mean stomach weakness, al ; ways. And the heart and kidneys as .-. li. have their controlling or inside nerve. Weaken these nerves, and you I inevitably have weak vital organs. Here is where Dr. Shoop's Restora : rive has made its fame. No other j remedy even claims to treat the "in ! side nerves." Also for Moating, bil-, j iovirene.--?;. bad breath or comploxi^ji. I use Hr. Shoop's Restorative: Write me today for -ample and free book. Dr. Shobp. Racine. Wis. The restora? tive is sold by Sibert's Drug Store. The Kaiser Wilhelm Strikes Bottom in New York Harbor. New York. May 29.-The hig liner Kai-er Wilhelm der Grose' grounded near Sandy Hook last night, but was floated at high tide today and pro? ceeded toward her dock. ' Plies get quick and certain relief from Pr. Shoop's Magic Ointment. Please not.- it is made alone for idles, and its action is positive and certain. Itching, painful, prot uding or blind piles disappear like magic by its us-. Large nickel-capped glass jurs 50c. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store. Tho Atlantic Coast Line has de? cided t.. build a passenger station at Florence that will cost $50.000. ( <>Iie ?uni Diarrhoea. '"Pains in the stomach, colic and diarrhoea are quickly relieved hy the use of <"hamb?-rlain's Colic. Cholera and Dinrrhoea Remedy. For sale by DeLorme's Phar m a c y. FLOTJK UP 33 3-3 PEU CENT. i Traders DeWare Advance in Real i ? li? at Small-Plenty in Elevators. j Chicago. Mu- 30.--Millers o? :hc ' northwest have taken their cue from ! the bulls of the Chicago board of 'trade and ihe price of dour, f-'lowing j wheat in the ia: tr r's ino re or -ess Sc ; titious advance, has climbed frons j S4.?0 a barrel to .50 :i barrel-y?ster . day's figure-in about 30 day?. This j is an increase ot 33 1-3 per cent: and ? is creating havoc in rho schedules I maintained by the baker\ Prominent, members of the board ! ot trede charge that there has buen ?little advance in the pr?c-? a ? .real I wheat, that the increase nus ii?zn the result of manipulation and doctored reports, and that it was all -?n paper. They point to the fact that grain cie vatOrs are full of wheat; with practi? cally no shipments, which is held to be fairly conclusive evidence that the j big-millers are able to gat all the ! wheat they want at figure- safely un? der the fancy prices attained or. the ! local board of trade, j "The current price of 'lour is a i conservative one, c.">nsi hvria.g tho ? v heat advance." said a represehtarive iff the Eckhart-Sv.-an Milling Compa-v j ny "I don't think the paulie is pay : ing an extortionate price, by a good ideal. Dollar wheat cost* morey" . Tetter Cured. *A lady customer of ours had suf? fered with' tetter for two or three years. It got so bad on her hands that she could not attend to her household duties. One box of Cham? berlain's Salvo cured her.' Chamber? lain's medicines give splendid satis-? faction in this community.-M. H. Rodney & Co.. Almond, Ala. Cham? berlain's medicines are for sale by DeLorme's Pharmacy. Strikers Make Mnrd?rous Attack on Strike Breakers at Cleveland. Cleveland. Ohio. June 3.-A riot occurred today in the yards of the American Shipping Company, where a strike has been ip progress for sev? eral months. A patty of strike break- ' ors were attacked by strike sympa- ; thizers as they reported for work. Stones were thrown, clubs used and one man. a foreigner, was shot. A number of strike-breakers wer* seri? ously hurt. CASTOR IA For Infants and Ciiildien. The Rina' You Hays Always Bought Bears the Signature of COTTOX LEAK SCANDAL. Statistician Holmes. Who Sold Bulle? tins. Placed on Trial. Washington. June 3.-Edwin S. Holmes. Jr.. formerly assistant sta? tistician of the agricultural depart? ment, was today placed on tnal in the criminal court. Holmes, with Fred'k A. Peckham and Moses Haas, of Xew York, were indicted in 3 905 for conspiracy in the "cotton leak" scandal. Holmes will eb tried alone as the government has been unable thus far to extradite the other two. The indictment charges conspiracy, whereby t'ae cotton bulletins of the department of agriculture were used in advance for profitable Wall street speculation. *W. a. Ward, of Dyersburg, Tenn., writes: "This is to certify that I have used Orino Laxative Fruit syrup for chronic, constipation, and it has proven, without g doubt, to be a thorough, practical remedy for this trouble, and it is with pleasure I of? fer my conscientious reference.*' Sir bert's Drug Store. L G. Hart, recently appointed as? sistant postmaster at Charleston to su co--ed the late Ralph Elias, has as? sumed cha rere of his duties. _\_ ? I i ??irju-tsms III . ? j - 'ii -? i .utan-l ack Gives Out. P.!entv of Sumter Readers Have This Experience Voa tux the kidney?-overwork h :. - Tney can't keep ap ?i- ooa aaa; ..strain The back gi'-'rs out- it sches and pains : Urinary trcnbl<-- -ct* ia. Dcn*t wai; louder-tai-ic Doan's K'dmy Piiis. Sumter people iel', yon how they act. J. A. Burgess, clerk and bookkeeper, resid? ing ot 0.7 W. Liberty Street >ays: r>ly bade basbeen in a bad condition for a number of years, At times it was so weak 1 could not. get al ?out and there tva? a constant dull pair, across the loins. The secretions from the kidneys were all out of sorts, very '.?ark and contained a bric!: dust sediment and were too frequent in action, disturbing my rest at ? night. My eyes watered terribly and pained, considerably. I saw Dean's Kidney id;is and . heard iii--::, spoken so highly ut that 1 pro? cured them at Dr. A. J. China : drug store. I may say that the result of their u^e very much pleased me. for ? toi* a hundred per cent, better, tie.- pain in my back left, my I eyes stoppea watering and my eyesight im proved while tho kidneys were regulated and : I could sleep ali night without bavin? to get up. Doan's Kidney Pills acted like a ci) arm ' on me and I cs.: recommend them." i For sale ty..di dealers. Price ?0 cents. ' Foster-Mil bi u Co.. 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