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;UTE FIMNCES SIPE. 1ANK FA AMINUl IIOLLKMAN MAKK8 A 8TATKMFAT. Hanking Institution* Kt?|iort?-d I? tr lu a splendid Condition?Mr. Holle men tnvnr* Clearing House OtvtMrete*. Columbia, Nov. I.?Mr. Lse O. H<?1 pjgnan, the State bank examiner, was eery much pleased to learn yeaterday ?Jt the action of the South Carolina omnkei V recommendlnf the Issue of ePsnrlng house certificates by Colum horn and Charleston. **! believe thai It will five us the sjhjuolatlng medium we need Just mow,** he said, "and therefore will re Brre the situation entirely. I have no hesitancy in saying that the banks mt this 8tate are In splendid condition tend there Is not the slightest danger no* any trouble.' The guarantee of the of tho Charleston and Columbia would bo behind such certlfl and of course this Is all that is to make tho paper Just as val aa government money. hanks In other sections have taking? the currency away and in r to move tho cotton and In fact enough for tho ordinary ev busin ess It may become neces to make currency more elastic. >re. I am very much ploased tho action of tho bankers, and thai the Columbia an* Charles Ina hanking Institutions can see their wav clear to comply. panic In the country will be within It days. I believe that en nro getting easier now. but it ho fully 10 days before confidence And that is all ths panic confidence/' 7 AsTTOMATIO TYPEWRITER. la Dancer of Losing aa Account of This Wonderful I tho U.bor-savlng devices of oentury. the comparatively recent a of ths automatic typewrlt hlne which Is Intended to bo with a phonograph attach st for dictation, bids fair not only "revolutionise the precept systems work, bat to rob as wetf vihou of young women of phrfkable loymeat. This asw machine as hod by a writer In the Circle fMdpaaloe would seem to combine hu Intelllgenoo with hitherto an n accuracy and rapidity of ment. This n achtue, the Invention of a Oaitonbus man, will produce any nsjmb- r of letters In the original form. It Will fill In name and address, and srnl do tho work even more accurately tho ordinary operator. Most r kable Is the spsed with which are turned out. hundreds of ? %vo been written by this In In s few seconds over a min Tho statements sound preposterous, ant the accomplishments of this won ll machine have been proved, while the model that is at pres? eat actually at work perform these wonderful feats, another model, in eearoe of construction, will eliminate entirely the stenographer and trans? cribe, from dictation, a business man's snail without the slightest attention further than that of turning on the rtrlc current The machine will ? tlcally break the circuit and working when all of the letters have been written. In appearance the machine Is not unMko an ordinary typewriter, except for the fact that It is somewhat larger than th*? more familiar models. When It Is In operation the keys strike ngainst the paper In frr.nt of the pla? ten exactly the tame as though U was being actuated by the finger move ment* of a human operator. Th" speid obtainable Is from ten to fifty times as fast ss that acquired by a Btoeographer. and It will write b??th from left to right and right to left. This, in s measure, accounts f??r th? wonderful speed acquired. The move nseot of the carriage Is thus In both directions, and while it writes the halt to right line forward, the next Uno to written backward, providing a itlnuous line movement. Line* may be Justified like type. Is Impossible on sny typewriter todsy but with this machine It possible, and may be done as easily accurately as when the lines are ?tted to run unevenly at the it-hand margin. Names snd addresses may be led at will. A circular letter to Titten to any number of people be put on the machine, the light Ich connected with tho motor, the current applied, and It will write un? til the vork Is d<?n. Wh?u the last tetter Is finished a rneehanh al devlei will ring a bell and the mechanism will stop Tihs fe,?t ahUM hj wonder? ful In Itself, and has never hsfOfi been accomplished. With this mi ehlne every letter Is an original and aetualty typewritten letter. The other model machine iVii |H being completed, and that carh I have proved to be practical I- Svi n more astounding In Its performances than the first. With this a hu Iness gnan may dictate his letters Just be fore he goes home at night, turn on the e'.cctrlc current, and the next mo.jitng come down and find all of Kal letters v ritten and ready for Big nature. A de\lc? similar Ifj appear? ance to the phonograph, except for jlhe fact that It twes a paper record in dead of wax or rubber, receive! tho impressions of the conversation di? rected toward It. This la recorded a*) It goes al-?ng. and when the record is placed on the transcribing apparatus, the machine writes the same way a stenographer would, except for the fact every single portion of the letter Is perfeot In every particular. This latter device Is still in the experiment? al stage, although it has been proved that it will work, and the inventor Is at work perfectolrg it at the present time. Inventors and manufacturers have been striving* for years to devise some means of producing circular letters having the appearance of originals, but they have always fallen short, al? though there are a number of devices on the market now for producing fac simile work. The great drawback to the moat Improved devices has been that in order to get In the name and address It la always necessary to In? sert the letters In a typewriter after they are written, and to fill In the aame. The difference in the density of the color of the ribbon and the Im? possibility of lining up the letter and the address perfectly have been a give-away In most cases. Besides, it has been alow and very expensive. This new device solves every problem, and goee further In making every let tor an original. besides handling letters, this ma ohlne will also automatically address envelopes dr wrappers in tho same way, and In addition to doing the writing, will feed itself automatically and keep count of tho letters, envel? opes or wrappers as they go through. ?Louisville Courier-Journal. A DARLINGTON MEDLEY. "Hagood" Writes of Various Things From Blind Tigers to Funerals. Darlington, Nov. 4.?Darlington la a dry town?only In name. But there is not much whiskey sold here, pure end unadulterated. There la stuff sold as whiskey that la almost innocent of the spirit. Borne time ago the au? thorities (?) ran down fourteen blind tigers?not much of a Job, If they were blind, but they have more eyes than anybody or thing about the town, so it is said. There is no such thing as coming upon their blind side. With tigers at largo, blind or no, Darling? ton is a fearful place to live in. "The best people in Darlington are In sympathy with them." That is ut? terly falas. But let me teach you a :ng. Evidence gotten tip! by a town Is not available for tha courts, but ther.by bungs the tall. Do you see it? Yet. sir, It Is a fact that the au? thorities (?) here "ran down" quite a number of blind (?) tigers. The carnival Is here, and crowds of people are In attendance. Some day we may seo tho unrighteousness of it all. Who pays the fiddler? Ther? has been only one case of scarlet fever here, and the pat I nt is now well. Dr. Bethea has been seriously 111 with quinsy. He is recovering slowly. On Sunday, Nov. 3, Darlington laid away In his last resting place old "Daddy" Brown, a negro who served In the Confederate war as a drummer, elso in the Spanish-American war, eotwlthstanding he was rejected on account of age. and at the time of his death was drummer of the Darlington guards. Parties who attended his fu? neral say the procession was Immense, the whites being fully as numerous as the negroes, Mr. Fulton, Presbyte? rian pastor and chaplain of the guards, taking part in the exercise*. Burial according to the Masonic rit ual. He was laid away ns a soldier, three shots being bred over his grave. He was never an> thing but a Demo vial. Any negro who will can go and do likewise. ' Much cotton is'being held here for better pric???. Hagood. A llnrd Debt to Pay. ?"I owe a debt of gratitude that can nevef be paid off." writes Q, S. Clark, of Westfleld. Iowa, "for my rescue from death, by Dr. King's New Dls covery. Both ungv were so seriously affected that death seemed Imminent, when I commenced taking New Dis? covery. The ominous dry. hacking cough quit before the first bottle was used, und two more bottles made a complete cure " Nothing has ever equaled New Discovery for coughs, colds and all throat and lung com? plaints. Guaranteed by Slbert's Drug Store. 50c and $1. Trial bottle fre> Senator Christensen of Beaufort is In favor of letting the dispensary law stand as It is. ?When the stomach, heart, or kid? ney nerv?? get weak, then those or? gans always fall. Don't drug the ^tomach, nor stimulate the heart or kidneys. That Is simply a make? shift. Get a pre?erlption known to druggists s very where as Dr. Shoop'f Restoratlvs, Th" Restorative. !-< pre? pared eapressly f><<- these weak Inside nerves fMrrnuthen tii ae nerves, build thorn up with !>'?? Hhoop's Restore* tlvo-- tabl' ts or II |uld-~and see how quickly iieip a in come. Free sample tr-M SOUl <>n request by Dr. Shoop, Ita StftS, W'i-v Your health Is surely worth this Simple test. Slbert's Drug Stors. KVMTER MAY HAVE WHOLESALE BAKERY IN NEAR FUTURE* Suuitor Buk cry CotnpMly Propose to Establish ? First Clus* W holesale ! Baking Establishment in Tills City ?Concern Has Strong Backus. With Mr. ('. W. Klngmail ka gen oral manager) the Burnt* r Uakerv Company !:as np< nod an up-to-date bakery on Live Oak street It will pay anyone to visit this plant an?! see for then !ves what a neat and modern baking plant ha>- hi en in? stalled at thla phtoe, All VJhII ts are cordially welcomed by Mr, K:ngn-.an and his expert baker, who comes from New York and has studied the business from beginning to end in the largest bakeries of this country. That this man knows his trade cannot be doubted when anyone sees him at work and then tests his products. The bakery is fitted up with all of the most modern mixing and baking equipment and is a model for clean? liness. An immense Middleby's port? able tile oven has been installed and the amount of bread, cakes and pas? try that can be cooked in this oven and the short time taken to cook them would astonish anyone. Every? thing is run by electricity in this plant. Housekeepers need no longer go to the ?tores for products that are pre? pared by New York concerns, or oth? er places, for everything delicious known to the baker's trade may be obtained hero. The baker employed by the Sumtcr Bakery Company turns out, in addition to superb bread and rolls, all kinds of fancy pastries such as macaroons, kisses, lady fin? gers, Napoleons, cream-puffs and nu ^merqiis other varieties of delicacies But this Is not all. This concern h backed by some of the strongest business men of this city and they in? tend to enlarge the business at an early date and eventually operate a regular wholesale baker)', such as is conducted in the larger cities, both North and South. All varieties of bread, cakes, crackers and fancy goods will then be turned out and Sumter will have an enterprise of which it may well be proud. All that Is necessary" now is the supoprt of the public in this enterprise and great things will follow. Sufficient capital Is behind it to insure success and this city may soon see a great business in operation that will mean much to? ward tho development of Sumter. This i.-> but another step forward In the commercial and industrial strides that this city Is making. MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEETS. Doctors of Sumter County Held In? teresting Meeting at Hotel Sumter Thursday. The Sumter County Medical Asso? ciation held an Interesting meeting at ^he Hotel Sumter on Thursday. Dis 'cussions on subjects of Inten st to the "mods" were Indulged in and routine matters were disposed of. Altogether, the session was both: pleasant and profitable to those in attendance. The following physicians were pres? ent: P\ M. Dwifht I* M. Parier, Wal? ter Cheyne. S. C. Baker, H. M. Stuck ey and F. K. Holman. A delightful supper was served In the hotel dining room after the meet* Ing was udjourned.i Letter to H. W. Bradham. Sumter, S. C. Dear Sire This is short: Every Job painted Devoe takes less gallons than of any other paint. If not, no pay. Yours truly, 56 F W DEVOE & CO P. B.?Durant Hardware sells our paint. ?The Postmaster oi Gasconade, Mo.. Daniel A. Bugh, says of DoWltt's Kid? ney and Bladder Ptlls,"l am doing so well, and improving so fast in health, ?hat I cannot say too much for your Kidney and Bladder Pills. I feel like a new man." DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder PUll are sold by all druggist's Greenwood is holding a floral fair which Is so far a grand success. ?Chapped hands are quickly cured by Applying Chamberlain's Balve. Price 25 cents. For sale by DeLormes Phar? macy. Eleven thousand people attended the Sparten burg county fair Wednes? day. This is Worth Remembering. ?As no one Is Immune, every per? ron should remember that Foley's Kidney Cure will cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that is not beyond the reach of medicine. Sibert'e Drug Store. FootST B. Hamilton, a native of Columbia, died In Bluefleld, W. Va., on Sunday. ?The finest coffee substitute ever made, has recently been produced by Dr. Snoop, *f Kaclne, Wis. You don't hart to boil It twenty or thirty min? utes," says the doctor. "Health Cof? fee" is really the closest coffee Imita? tion ever yet produced. Not a grain of real coffee In It either. Health Coffee Imitation Is made from pure toasted cereals or grains, with malt, nuts, etc. Really It would fool an expert?were he to knowingly drink it for coffee. Lovy St Moses. MINISTER GIVES OUT INTER? VIEW THAT IS REASSURING. Declares That Important Causes De? mand n taming Fricdship Between the United State? anil Japan?Sen? timent of Japan is Stated. Tokio, Nov. 7.?The oniciil silence so long consistently maintained by Japan on the subject of the relations of the United States and Japan in connection with the persistent re? ports of friction, was broken today by an Associated Press interview with Minister of Foreign Affairs Hayashi. He prefaced his statement by ex? pressing the hope that a sincere pro? nouncement by the foreign minister of Japan and its publication through the Associated Press would prevent further misrepresentations and finally result In discrediting those who are constantly circulating false and harm? ful reports. He spoke not only as a foreign minister but as representing the sentiment of the entire cabinet and the public. Minister Hayashi then said that the relations between Japan and America were as smooth and cordial as ever and the cause of civilization as well as community of interest demanded their lasting peace and friendship. That full weight may be given the Interview, it is proper to state that it was granted by the foreign minister only after lengthy consideration of the propriety of an official statement at this time. His pronouncement con? firms the views expressed to the As? sociated Press on every hand by poli? ticians, newspapers men and others. Minister Hayashi admitted that the Immigration question was the most serious matter and was uppermost in the public mind but he was positive that it would be settled without fric? tion. Already it pr^cilcally has been decided. One thing certain is that the Japanese government is not solicitous for the' Immigration of its people into any country. During the Interview Minister Hayashi said: "The only thing causing doubt la the mind of the public here Is the im? migration question, but far from be 'ng unduly excited, the people of Ja? pan are satisfied to rest the case, in full confidence that it will be adjusted in a manner worthy of both nations, by the fair-minded people of America, who have earned the name by a pre? eminently just and liberal policy in the extreme East during the last half century. According to reports from various sources dealing with what Is called the Japanese situation. It appears certain that a portion of the press of the United States, bent on representing an ultimate conflict with Japan is inevitable and in order, apparently, to subserve this special purpose, events of trifling importance are magnified Into matters portending grave consequences. Facts that can be explained are commented on and called into question on some far-fetch? ed, impossible hypothesis, and th* un? initiated public gradually is led into the vague belief that the relations of Japan and the United States are any? thing but cordial and smooth. These misrepresentation; are incomprehen? sible and we are unable to explain them except, upon the ground ot* finan? cial nature. Appendicitis ?Is due in a large me . :ure to abvse >f the bowels, by employing drastic purgatives. To avoid all danger, use only Dr. King's New Life Pills, the safe, gentle cleansers and invigora tors. Guaranteed for headache, bil? iousness, malnria and jaundice, at Si bert's Drug Store. 25c. HIDDEN DANGERS. Nature Gives Timely Warnings That No Sumter Citizen Can Afford to Ignore. Danger Signal No. 1 comes from the kidney secretions. They will warn you when the kidneys arc sick. Well kidneys excrete a clear, amber fluid. Sick kidneys send out a thin, pale and foam/, or a thick, red, ill-smell? ing urlnf. full of sediment and irreg? ular of passage. Danger signal No. 2 comes from the back. Back pains, dull and heavy, or sharp and acute, tell you of siek kidneys and warn you of the approach of dropsy, diabetes and Bright! dis? ease. Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys and cure them permanently. J. L. Holds, residing at 221 Cheeves street Florence, S. v?., says: "Doan's Kidney Pills which I useu for kid? ney and bladder trouble have greatly benefltted me. I was very badly hurt on the railroad a number of years ago. had my back sprained, and I think my kidneys were badly hurt at the same time. Mr. back got well enough for me to get around, but be? ing paralyzed from my hips down I am unable to walk. 1 have suffered greatly with backache during the past eight or ten years. The secretions from the kidneys were In bad condi? tion, very dark colored, full of sedi? ment and accompanied with burning pain. I used numberless remedies, but none of them did 'me any good until I read about Doan's Kidney Pills and sent to a drug store for them. They gave me relief. The kid? ney secretions cleared up, the burn? ing sensation left me and I do not suf? fer from the terrible backaches, T attribute these satisfactory results en? tirely to the use of Doan's Kidney Pills. You are welcome to use my name as an endorser of the claims made for them." Plenty more proof like this from Sumter'people. Call at A. J. China's drug store and ask what customers report. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Itemember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 51. iHiiiit'iimmtmii i,iitii!'!iiiwwii?inMmiimiii < m. il.llll.llll'lll?l'tl- ?HMihHM'MrH.'.H.!).|' t. II II ??? I'' :-..! AVegctablc Prcparationfor As? similating ?teToodandRegula ring ttic 5 toma?hs and Bowels of Im ams ( hildhkx rVomotesTH^cstion,Chccrful ness andHesLContiiins nri?w Opnim JMorptrine nor Kmprnt. Not Narcotic. &*1 A perfect Remedy for Constipa? tion, Sour S tomach .Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions Jevensh OBS5 and LOSS OF SLEEP. T&cSunik Signature of NEW "YORK. AI b inoiil olil Dosi s - J |Ci >is EXACT COVrVT VBAPTEB. C ASTORIA' For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought * Bears the Signature of In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA ?mm ?sin??? mmmnt, new tOOO ?mr. SKINNER IRON WORKS For Everything in the MACHINERY LINE. PLUMBING, STEAM-FITTING AND :-: ALL KINDS OF MILL AND ENGINE REPAIRING AND MILL SUPPLIES. FOUNDRY WORK A SPECIALTY. -CASTINGS ALL SIZES AND PATERNS. Manufacturer of the Famous SKINNER Portable Steel Cages for Chain Gangs. Edgar Skinner. PHONE 141. SUKTER, S. C. v. ooeiaeaaoOei THE of Sumter. % Capital, $75,000 -:- Surplus, $47,000 (h -,> a Does General Banking Business. Four Per Cent. Interest, payable Quarterly, on Deposits in Savings Department -:- -:- -:- -: PSfliSIPf UNO COURTEOUS TREATMENT GUARANTEED. RICH?RD-I. MANN1N8, President. MARION "MOISE, Vice President. W. F. RHAME, Cashior, Are flore Delicious When Cooked in one of our Lisk Sanitary Self-Basting Roasters. This roaster ta fast commanding the attention of the best cooks as a great labo '-saving device. We claim that it will save one-half the labor in cooking and 23 p>r cent in the wei^ru of meat over any other roaster made In fact it is the only u -to-date Self-Basting Sani? tary Roaster in the market. Makes tough meat ten? der and juicy and retains all its flavors. No basting, no waste. Nothing to watch but the clock. "LISK'S;" That's it. The Durant Hardware Co. 1 FARMERS BANK 111 M CO. IS THE PEOPLE'S BANK. Does a General Hanking Business, allowing interest 4 per cent, per annum compounded quarterly in its Savings Department. Centrally Ircated and con? servatively managed. We invite your patronage. 0. G. ROWLAND, President. R. F HAYNS WORTH. Vice President R. L. EDMUNDS, Cashier.