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l.WD (OK FA HM SCHOOL. Pastor of New York Prepared to Of? fer Sexcral Hotwired Aeres Iii North Carolina. New York. Mareh !?.??Uev. Dr. (.).h< ir rlayWOOd, pastor of the Baptist Chureh of the CoVSJUUM Ol this <it\, announced this afternoon that he was prepared to offer several huu dr. <l acres of land on the lowvr hor? der of the middle Piedmont section of North Carolina as the ground and foundation for a school of farming for hoys. Details of the plan were not made known, hut it Is supposed, pss i I'd there Is a sufficient financial support had. that the scheme is to transport thither city horn boys and boys of the landless classes of the South. ru States to tit them for a life as practical farmers. POPP. To RECEIVE ItOOSEVELTS. III? Eminence Docs \?>t Wish, How? ever, Repetition of Fairhank? Inci? dent. K>in.\ March 14.?Arrangements have been made for the Pope to re? ceive the Roosevelt family In au? dience on April 5. The Pope said he w? aid i>e pleased to receive Col. Roosevelt, hut Intimated that he trusted there would not be a repeti? tion of such an Incident as marred the visit of Mr. Fairbanks to Rome. If Mr. Roosevelt's engagements will permit, ho will be Invited to lun? cheon at the American College. I?l \KH ll\TS ELECT COMMITTEE. Minority Member? of Rules Commit? tee Chosen Without Frlclton. Washington. March 24.?With scarcely the semblance of a struggle the Democratic members of the house tonight elected the four minority members of the enlarged rules com? mittee as '.ollows: Champ Clark, of Missouri. 125 estse. Oscar I'nderwood. of Alabama. 102 votes; Lincoln Dlxon. of Indiana, 99 votes; John J. Fitzgerald, of New York. 98 votes. There was a long list of candidates who received scattering votes. Rep? resentative Slayden, of Texas, receiv? ed s9, the highest number given to an unsuccessful candidate. The total vote of the caucus was 140, which required 71 votes to elect. The expected fight on Representa? tive Fitzgerald because of his attitude on the rules question at the beginning of the present congress, when he, with 13 other Democrats, left the leader? ship of Champ Clark and voted with the Republicans, materialized early In the meeting, but failed to accom? plish any definite result. Representative Sims, of Tennessee, headed the faction which opposed the selection of Flt/geral 1 and Introduced a resolution proposing to instruct the Democratic mem hers to support a resolution to provMs for the election ftp Mm hssjss of i eosasntttse to select all of the standing committees for whl< h power o >n is now vest? ed In the BS* r. The maximum strength sho\? a l v the followers of Mr. Sires was i '!>. which they polled agnlnt ? motion to adjourn. The Sims res. n n did not come to a vote hy i s -?ff adoption of a motion to p IfSSnrS kefOffS ho had an opportu? nity to get It up for consideration. Is "Sonny" UaJfcSl the Initiative cr the referendum. ttoo i;<ward. Sioo The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all Its stages, and that Is Catarrh. Hall s Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be? ing a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Ca? tarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces o fthe system, thereby de? stroying the foundation of the dis? ease, and giving the patient strength by I'ullding up the constitution and ssslsting nature in doing Its work. Th. proprietor! save so much faith In its curatke powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that It falls to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CIIKNKY & CO., To? ledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 76c. Take Hall's Family Fills for consti? pation. 3-4-lm. The fur trade of the world makes use yearly of more than 1,000,000 cat skins. COUGHS* Tll\T HANG ON, 'Cooghs that start In the fall and hing on until spring are sure trouble nrecders unless checked and cured. Bronchitis, pneumonia and consump? tion are the direct result. Foley's v and Tsj cures the cough, stops the hard breathing and heals and soothes the Inflamed air passages. Re? fuse substitutes. Slbert'l Drug Store. t'snally the Cum?. Did your wealthy old uncle leave many heirlooms?" "Oh. yes. A new heir looms up almost every week."?Smart Set. ?Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are safe, sure and reliable, and have been praised by thousands of women who have been restored to , ... ? ?. ftj(j and by W. W. LAWYER'S PHONEY FEE. Hank Cashier ami Treasurer Expert* Took It. A noted lawyer ol one of tho South? ern States, famous not only for his brilliant mind anl legal ability, but also tor his rigid code of honesty, Used to tell this story on himself, says Tho New York I b raid. Boon after the elvll war the judge was called on to defend a man ac eused of passing counterfeit money. The Old lawyer after investigating the matter and satisfying himself that the man was innocent of any intent to do wrong and had only paid out money which he had received in gooa faith, undertook the case. When the ^ase came up for trial the jury was so Im? pressed by Judge -'s plea for his client and his explanation of the cir? cumstances that a verdict of not guil? ty was rendered without delay. Tho acquitted man was very grate? ful to Judge -, and after thank? ing him profusely for getting him out of the ugly scrape, said: "Judge, I'll never forget wha* you've done for me, and some day I hope to be able to prove wy gratitude; but the only thing I can do now is to pay your fee, and I'll pay whatever you ask. How much It is?" "Well, I think about $1,000 will be fair," replied the judge. "That's fair enough, sir," agreed the client, "but, judge the only money I've got Is the same kind of money that I have been prosecuted for spending. Some of that money Is good and some of it is the counterfeit that was worked off on me, and I don't know t'other from which. Now, I will pay you $1,500 in the bills that I have got and you do the best you can with it." As there seemed nothing else to do, the judge agreed to this, and the client paid him $1,500 In bills and left him. The judge took the $1,5' 0 to his hank and explained the circumstances to the cashier and asked him to take out the bills which he as an expert pronounced good. The cashier did so, and the judge deposited the ac? cepted bills to his credit, and then taking the package of doublful money to another bank he made the same explanatior and request of the cash? ier, the bank receiving on deposit the money, which as experts, they pro? nounced good. "And do you know," said the judge, "after 1 had visited six banks I had got rid of all the money except five $20 bills, which all the banks had agreed were counterfeit, and my fee In the ase instead of being the $1, O?? which I originally charged the man netted -me $1,400, and I've al? ways had a suspicion that if there had been a few more experts in the town I would have got rid of those last five $20 bills." "What became of the tive bad 20s?" some one asked the judge. "I'm not sure," replied the old law? yer. "My wife asked me for them and shortly afterward she made a trip to Washington. When she re? turned she showed me a brand new hundred dollar bill, which she said she had got at the United States treas? ury?but I never asked her any ques? tions. I knew the Treasury Depart? ment had experts, too." GETTING READ1 FOR FIRE M B JPi TO I" It N A M EN T. The 1'.lection Is <)\er ami the Com? mitte?* Has Ilcgun to Raise Hund. The matter of providing for the Plremen'l Tournament. Which is to be held here in June was undertaken by th. Chamber Of Comme rc e at it!*. recent meeting. An active committee on finaiu SS was appointed, and now that committee has begun to raise the fund necessary, It Will take be? tween $1,109 and $1,600 to entertain the firemen as th? y should be enter? tained, it is something of a job to raise this amount, but Bumter has al Ways maintained a reputation for do? ing things right. If it is done in Sumter it is done right. The convention of the tire nghtera of the State in our midst is an e'vent oi N>mc Importance, it will he an advertisement for the- city, if it he done in the proper manner tho ad? vertisement will be good, but if it is not. Sumter will suffer in the future for it. When the- rommitte?, comes to you give them ail the* encouragement you ? "> Now-, do not forget that en? couragement eloes pot come from words and half promlsei alone. The greatest encouragement comes from deedl rightly elone?. it has been suggested that bicycle ra< SS be held at the .same time. This i ould be don.- very well. fe>r the lire p i rades and races w II] not take aii the time. WORTH A HOLLAH A DROP, ?Fred Fatchens, Mnnllus, X. Y. writes:?"For a le?ng time I wns af fecteel with kldne?y trouble which Caused an almost constant pain In mv bae-k and Inflammation In my Madder. Other remedies did not even relievo me, but two fifty cent bottles of Fedey's Kidney Remedy ce?mpletely cured me and I have ne>t had any symptoms of kidney trouble fe>r over two years." Sibert's Drug Ste>re. WAR 'HING LI A ; 1SL ATION . Representatives of Farmers' Union Keep Close Tab on Congress. Any lingering doubt as to the won? derful national power of the Farm? ers' Union, says a Washington dis? patch to tho Atlanta Georgian, has been dramatically dissipated. Tn shoals and battalions, from represen? tatives and senators, Republicans, democrats and insurgents, letters in reply to the congressional poll insti? tuted by President Barrett of the Farmers1 Jnlon are rolling in. His secretaries and assistants here are literally swamped by the inundation. Old politicians, veteran campaign i ers, do not remember anything in re | cent history approaching the signifi? cance of the spectacle which repre? sents the congress of the United States eagerly anxious to get on the band wagon of an agricultural or? ganization boasting in the neighbor? hood of 3,000,000 members. Today President Barrett sent out to Farmers' Union papers 100 letters I from every shade of congressmen, including reactionaries and progres? sives. Accompanying these copies is an introduction, in which he states that this is merely the first install? ment and that others are to follow until every congressman has either been heard from in public or definite? ly located as refusing to commit him? self. It will be remembered that Presi? dent Barrett's original letter put six leading questions to congress, in? quiring its attitude toward the fol? lowing issues: 1. Abolishing gambling in farm products. 2. Securing, without delay a parcels post. 3. Securing, without delay, postal savings banks. 4. Securing, without delay, more stringent legislation along the line of restricting foreign immigration. 5. Securing the defeat of the pro? posed central bank. 6. More liberality in national ap? propriations toward agricultural pro? jects. Manifestly, it is impossible to ouote the letters going out today to the Farmers' Union papers. President Barrett, however, estimates that 90 pt*- cent favor abolishing gambling in farm products: that 95 per cent favor a parcels post, the preference being that such a system si first confined to rural free 1 routes; than an overwhelm jority favor postal savings bo some form, provided provitiun la made to keep the deposits in the home localities; that practically all congressmen heard from favor rigid restriction of foreign immigration; that 8 5 per v.ent are opposed to a central bank; that virtually all favor greater liberality In congressional ap? propriations toward the farmer. In the statement preceding the copies of the congressional letters, President Barrett, while encouraged by the splendid showing made thus far, "refrains from celebrating" the passage of the masures, because of the possibility that all of these promising congressmen are not in earnest, and because of the ability Of "a few powerful men controlling tin* house and senate" to "emasou late" or "entirely annihilate" legis? lation at will. President Barrett concludes by announcing that at the end of the session the entire proceedings of the watch upon congress, including the Individual records of the members, will be published in a sort of "Doomsday Book" form, and supply not only every member of the Far? mers' Union, but as well every farmer in America, declaring that millions of American farmers not formally affiliated with the organization are in sympathy with its purposes and cam? paigns. Rural free delivery costs $37.000.000 annually. It saves American farmers $488,000,000 yearly In unnecessary trips to and expenditures in towns, besides giving them daily produce and weather reports. It has advanced farm prices at least $750,000,000, or 25 per cent to 40 per cent. There arc 41,000 routes, covering over 1,000, 000,000 miles a year and serving 20, 000,000 people. Of manufacturers In the United States 30 per cent, get their mall by rural service. In sev? eral cities 900 per cent, of recent gain In newspapers' circulation is due t > rural free delivery. ?Medicines that aid nature are al? ways most successful. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy acts on this plan. It loosens the cough, relieves the lungs opens the secretions and aids nature in restoring the system to a healthy condition. Sold by W. W. Sibert. Twenty million false teeth are sent to England from this country every yea r. A TIMELY PROTECTION. * Everyone knows the after effects of Iju Grippe are often more danger? ous than the disease. So often it leads to pneumonia, which a weakened heart action makes fatal. La Crlppe coughs that strain and weaken the sys? tem yield quickly to tho healing and strengthening Qualities of Foiey's Honey and Tar. Slbert's Drug Store. POISON THAT KILLS PEAR. Mysterious Concoction Defies ln\esti? mation, of Scientists. Curari, the vegetable poison with 1 which the Indians of the Upper Ama? zon tip their hunting arrows, remains a mystery in its composition after 100 years of investigation by scientists. Tiie Indians will sell it for its weight , in silver, but will not reveal the plants j from which it is derived. Not long j ago a professor in a German univer- j sity was sent to the Amazon wilder- j ness for the express purpose of dis COVtrlng the secret, for curari or urari, as it is otherwise called is now thought to l>e of great value in medicine. The professor lived two years in Indian villages, and while he was permitted to witness the boiling of the "witches' broth," which lasted several days, he could not tell what plants went into the brew. Returning from his baffled quest down the Amazon with a quan? tity of the poison, the professor was met by another traveler, Dewey Aus? tin Cobb, who had got possession of a native blow gun. The latter tella how he put some of the professor's curari on some of his blow gun ar? rows, which are like toothpicks feathered with cotton, and tried it! on a buck deer in the forest. "After a deliberate aim our hunt? er fired," says Mr. Cobb, "if I may j use such a word for the little puff, j scarcely heard by us, and entirely inaudible above the rustling corn I leaves at the distance of the deer. The animal gave a slight start as tt felt the prick of the arrow on its flank and turned partly around, snif? fing the air for a scent, and looking about as if searching for the insect that had bitten or stung it. Detect? ing nothing, it stood still and un alarmed. At the end of a minute, or a minute and a half, at most, Its head dropped a little, as if it was sleepy. "When the hunter saw this he arose and stepped out in plain sight. The deer turned his head and looked at him and moved forward, not away from him a few steps and stopped. It showed no fear, but simply curios? ity. After another minute the pro? fessor and 1 arose, and all three walked quietly to within reach of it It made no movement to run away, but watched us intently, and shifted its position a little. Its movements seemed perfectly easy and natural. Absence of fear was the only observ? able rhanee. until at the end of three J minutes more; then it lay down, not fa illug, i>l:t. ;is naf ralli as a cow >r ! sheep -hen read for sb dp. I "W< all ai proi died Its side, and the huntei iaid .l Lai: ! on er. It looked up at him, but showed no resentment or fear. Even its breathing seemed easy and natural, which surprised me, as I had heard that death resulted from paralysis of the lungs when caused by urarl. At the end of ten minutes, though, it opened its eyes when touched, its breath became shorter and slower. Eighteen minutes after it was struck by the arrow it was dead.?National Oeorgraphlc Magazine. Stomach Dead Man Still Lives. People who suffer from sour stomach, fermentation of food, dis? tress after eating and indigestin. and seek relief In large chunks of arti fiicial digesters, are killing their stomachs by inaction just as surely as the victim of morphine is deaden? ing and injuring beyond repair every nerve in his body. What the stomach of every suffer? er from indigestion needs is a good prescriptlln that will build up his stomach, put strength, energy and elasticity into it, and make it sturdy enought to digest a hearty meal with? out artificial aid. The best prescription for indigest? ion ever written is sold by druggists everywhere and by J. F. W. DeLorme, and is rigidly guaranteed to build up the stomach and cure indigestion, or money back. This prescription is named Mi-i na, and is sold in small tablet form In large boxes, for only f>0 cents. Re? member the name, Mi-o-na stomach tablets. They never fall. Booth's Pills, best for liver, bowels and constipation. 2." cents. 2-8-18-W-3-30. ?Fully nine out of every ten cases of rheumatism Is simply rheumatism of the muscles due to cold or damp, or chronic rheumatism, neither of which require any internal treatment, j All that Is needed to afford relief is the free application of Chamberlain's Liniment. Give it a trial. You are certain to be pleased with the quick relief which it affords. Sold by W. W. Slbert. The Mills Place near Mayesvllle, fine dwelling, as good land as any, 14 horse farm open, a real bargain, price an acre, terms easy. Lot saw Umher and wood can be sold readily. Don't wait or you will iul>s tbe real Real Estate Ilarpain now on the market. Possession Jan. 1st, Small payment down secures this ele? gant plain at Ion. Also A Lot of City property, at asacrlflce for qnlck sale. J. J. BRITTON, JR. REAL ESTATE KW N MAIN ST. PHONE 395 The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per J* sonal supervision since its infancy. f-cZccA4/li Allow no one to deceive you in this* All Counterfeits, Imitations andM Just-as-good" are but Experiments that triile with and endanger the health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment? What is CASTORIA Cast or i a is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare* goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and aHays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and iiowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* Tho Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The KM You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TNI ?(NTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY STRICT. NKW YOUR. CITY. Butte s Drug Store, 5 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C. YOU REACH THE RIGHT SPOT for superior building materials, when you call at McKiever's. We can fill the bill every time. Whether it be sash, doors, blinds, rough or dressed lumber, we can give you estimates that for quality and prices can't be 1 eaten by anyone. The Sumter Door, Sash & Blind Factory, J. W. McKeiver, Proprietor. Dealer In? Pure Drugs and Medicines, CHOICE PERFUMES AND FINE TOILET ARTICLES, COMBS AND BRUSHES, PATENT MEDICINES AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, A FULL LINE OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO. :: :: :: :: :: OUR MOTTO: PURE AND RELIABLE GOODS. Our stock is complete and we cheerfully solicit your patronage. :: :: :: Remember That One Dollar in the Bank does more work than Five in your pocket. It is our business to make money work. Deposit your Dollars with us and watch Sumter grow. ^ Bank of Sumter. Banking. The Farmers' Bank and Tru Offers unexcelled banking facilities courteous treatment and wants you business. :: :: :: :: ;