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at Um? IM^mce at Kusster, 8. C., mm Henod ?ls*? Maltas NEW I KIIS} MI N IS Wltherspoon Bros. Furniture Co.? Beware! Booth -Ifarby Live Stock Co.? Lime, cement. PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Marcom arrived In the city Thursday from their bridal trip in the North. Mr. D. H. DesChamps, of Elliotts, apent Friday In town. Mr. J. B. Flahburn. of Little Rock, Ark., is spending; a few days in iho city with his brother, Mr. A. O. Fish burn. stf, E W. Lurbs was in the city on business Friday. Mrs. O. E. Bruner, Miss Emma Bruner, and Master Evans Bruner, left Thursday for Norflk, Va., from which place they will sail for New York via the Old Dominion. Misses Paulino Blending and Ella McPadden left for Saluda Thursday. Rev. T. J. Clyde, who has been vis? iting Mrs. W. A. Clyde has returned to his charge at Rome, S. C. Mr. J. M Woodley of Summerton, was In the city Friday. Misses. Bertha and Alice Wanna maker have gone to Maycsville to visit friends. M.iv II irv'.n and Kathleen Boitl? k have returned from Wrlghts vllls Beach. Misses. Latta Lee and Elizabeth Lucius returned to their home at Elliott Friday morning. Mr. Julius Cooper left Saturday for Poughkeepsie, N. Y., where he will take a course at the Eastman Business College. Mrs. Harold C. Smith, of Green? ville, Is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mra W. H. 8cott. Master Graham Bowman has re? turned from a visit to relatives at Darlington. Mrs. R. W. Law and children, of EVllott, are visiting Mrs. Nash tn Bread street. Mr. D. M. Bradham and family, of Manning, passed through the city Saturday, en route to their home af? ter spending several weeks In the mountains of North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. N. Broughton and children, of Plnewood, passed though the city Saturday en route to Sullivan's Island. Mr. Wm. McCutchen ?\nd family, of Wlsncky, passed through the city Saturday on their way to the moun? tains of North Carolina. Mr. William Strange, of Wedge field was in the city Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. S, Cantey. of Summer ton, were in the city for a short while Saturday. Mrs. C. K. Rabb and Mrs. H. Is Witherspoon have returned to the city after visiting relatives at Beau? fort. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Singleton spent several days In Columbia last week. Mr. Julius Watts, of Mayesvlll1, ap??nt Friday in the city. Mr*. Selma A. Daniels, who has been visiting Mrs. H. G. McKagen. has returned to h"r home In Dar? lington. Miss Ceelle McKagen has gone to Camd. n to spend the rest of the summer. Miss Eden J. Siddall has returned from New York, where she has been taking a course of study under Mad? am Von Klenny. an eminent \olee teacher of that city. Mr. Isaac Schwartz has r.one to New York on business. Mlss?s Pauline and Edna Epper? son returned last week, after several weeks stay at Wilmlngtor and Wrightsvtlle Beach. Mrs. B. G. Pierson and Mrs. bell* Mayes have returned from Hender sonvllle. Deputy Sheriff Sykes has return? ed from his vacation spent at Wlnns boro and Bldgewsy. Mr J. J Wescott. Jr.. has returned from Glenn Springs. Mrs. I?. W. Cunningham and chil? dren of Parllngton are visiting Mrs. Dove on W. Hampton ave. Mrs. Annie Lowry has gone to Sa? luda. N. C. Mrs. Elma Epps has gone to Sa luda. N. C. Father Kennedy has returned fron? s trip to his old home In Ireland. Miss Sue Duffle left on Monda\ for Columbia, from which place she will go to Chester. Miss Gullle, who has been visiting Mra W. J. Crowson. has returned to her home. Mr at Ii. Purress. a prominent merchant snd farmer of Wedgefleld. was In the city Monday. Mr Eugene snd Miss Innls Cuttlno have returned from Horse Shoe, N. C. ftrv M. W. Hook, who Is spending his vacation at Columbia, was in the city Sunday to fill his regular ap? pointment at the First Methodist church. Miss Myrtle Dorn, of Bossard Is visiting Mrs. Sam Newman, of Zoar. Miss Carrie Burkctt has gone to Columbia to visit friends. Mr. John Brearly returned to his home at Wisacky Monday morning. Mrr~and~Mrs. R. L. Wright spent Sunday on Sullivan's Island. Mr. Hall Ramsey, of Wedgefleld was in town Monday. Mr. J. L. Barrlneau left for Kings tree Monday morning. Mr. S. Y. Delgar went to Mayes vllle Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Haynsworth have returned from Wrightsville Beach. Mr. Wes. Bradford went to Sulli? van's Island Monday morning. Mr. David Moore, of Savannah visited friends in the city Sun? day. Mrs. W. O, Diekson of Darligton, is visiting relatives in the city. Miss Natalia Norm?n returned to the ciy Sunday night from Walhalla, where she spent her Vacation. Mr. A. Gillon Fishburn has gone to Sulllvans' Island for the week. Mrs. Charles Medltn, of New Or? leans is visiting her mother Mrs* Rabb. Miss Katie Manheim went t > Co? lumbia Saturday where she will spend some time with relatives. Mrs. D. P. Williamson has returned from Columbia, where she has been visiting friends. Mrs. George E. Bruner and Master Evans Bruner, Miss Emma Bruner and Mr. J. D. Bailey, who left Bum ter on Thursday last for New York, have arrived at their destination, af? ter a stormy sea-voyage, and are the guests of Mrs. Bruner's sister, Mrs. W. E. Burghart. at "Noisy Hall." Boyd Hill. Stapleton. Staten Island. Miss Lessle Jones of Brogdon, is in the city attending the teachers' sum? mer school. Mr. D. P. Kelly returned to the city this morning from Henderso:?\ille, where he spent some time. ? ? a Mr. Gregg Wright has gone to Sul? livan's Island to spend several days. Miss Alta Emanuel, of Borden, was in the city today to meet her guests, Misses May and Eva Blackwell, of lli rtsvllle. aas Messrs. Frances and Robert Black well are vlsting their brother, Mr. Willie Blackwell at Alcolu. aas Mr. T, M. Crosswell, of Dalzell, was In the city today. ? as Miss Essie Ilyrne, of Walterboro. who has been visiting Mrs. Nash, left this morning for Charleston. a a s Miss Margaret Law, of St. Charles, is visiting Miss Mamie Nash. aas Mr. Aiken Carr, of Spartanburg, is visiting Mr. Willie Burns. ? as Rev. M. W. Hook returned to Co? lumbia tills morning. aas Misses Lizzie Whittaker and Annie Btsekwsll are visiting relatives ir I'll ?rence. ? as Mr. E. T. Brsdlatord went to Alco? lu this morning. S S ? Mr. W. G. Stubbs left this morning for Spartanburg. ? ? i Mr. Pierce DuBooo, of Bishopviiie. is in tin- city to play with the Sum ter * toltogians, ? i i Mrs, W. D. Burns and daughters ha e gone t<> Bp i i tanburg. ? es Mr, * 'has. Lucius, of Elliott, is in the city i.?day. sea Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Singleton have font to Spartanburg. ? i i Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Murchison, of Charleston, were In the city a short w hile today. ? ? I Mr. F. N. Goosman, after a pleas? ant stay In the city has returned to his ROOM in Boston, ? OS Mr. S. 1. Till has returned to Sum tor after spending the week-end In Manning. ? ? . The Hon. Allen c Brmdham ami wit", of Manning, passed through Sumter this morning en route to Wrightsville Beach, N. C. ? ? ? ''apt. J. A. James, of Summerton. spent Uli day In the city. SOS MtSI L*nS Holladay, of Orangeburg. is the guest of MISS Holds Brown. OOS Mrs. i: r P trrott Miss Alice Dick son, and Mlflfl Mabel Booth left to? day for the mountains "f North Carolina. s s s Mr. ? 1 >. Cooper left this morn? ing for MsysovtllOi where he will stay for several weeks during the absence of his brother, Mr. J. W. Cooper, who with his family will be on a trip North. They will visit Washington, Niagara and other points of Interest, tea Mr. H. C. Parrott leaves this af? ternoon for New York, where he goes to purchase his supply of holiday goods. THE TERRIBLE BATHOLlTE. Molten Rock That Bares Upward Through the Earth's Crust. Batholite is a term invented by the great German geologist Eduard Suess to describe the gigantic Intrusions of molteu rock which, accordiug to him. bore their way upward through the crust of the earth from the "eternal depths" below, cutting through the strata and folds of the mountains very much as a white hot solderiug iron may be thrust through a plank, burn? ing its way across the grain of the wood as if It were cheese. These batholites lurk deep in the earth, where the temperature is thou? sands of degrees, and gradually melt their way to the surface above them. Generally they issue In the form of tremendous domes of hot rock, tower? ing up to mountain heights and often giving birth to volcanoes. When a batholite. as sometimes happens, does not reach the surface Its root opens In a network of Hsaures, lava pours out and a whole group of volcanoes appears at that point. Suess has recognised Hie remains of many cooled bat homes on uiriotis parts of the earths surface, and no says that the consolidated ? r.w oi tin* earth, even at the pre**oul day, nmv be exposed to these mighty iutt'ttsi n from below. The bnthoiltes bring up with thetn many metals from the in terior of the planet, and rich mines are often opened In the dikes that are thus formed. Suess describes the rock about Bon I der, Colo., as an ancient batholite, which covers 5,000 square kilometers of surface. But there are others still more prodigious in extent. Sometimes they have been worn down nearly to the general level, but near Elkhorn the old batholite yet towers up to an elevation of 9,000 feet above the sea. The diamond dikes of Bouth Africa have thus been thrust up from the profound depths of the earth, where there exists a laboratory of na? ture In which she performs what seem miracles to the petty Inhabitants of the planet's surface. The face of the moon shows us most clearly what batholites are capable of. The vast circular plains ringed with steep mountains, which muke Its sur? face so marvelous to look upon with a telescope, hnve. according to this view, been farmed by intrusion** of colossal batholites. and Suess calls them by the startling name of "sme'tlng fur? naces'?furnaces thousands of square miles In extent?in which the frame of that little world has been melted and dissolved like a snow bank lying In the path of a flow of molten Iron. And If we could remove the sedi? mentary accumulations of ages from the face of our world, says this aston? ishing German savant, we might find now hidden under our feet a network of the seared skeletons of ancient batholites, grander than any on the moonl?Garrett P. Servlss in New York American. OCEAN WAVES. Curious Facts About the Irregularities of the Tides. To the ordiuary landsman tides along the coast are most puzzliug. lie has been taught that the tides rise aud fall twice in the twenty-four hours and that this depeuds in some myste? rious way upon the moon. But when it occurs that in his travels he sees a spot along the shore where there is no tide at all he Is at a loss to ex? plain the phenomenon. To be exact, there is ouly one ocean in the world where the tides follow the moou with absolute regularity. This is the great Antarctic basiu, and the reason is that there and there ouly is to be found a sweep of witter en? tirely uninterrupted by land. The enormous wave raised by the moon's attraction courses round the world south of Cape Horn aud the Cape of Good Hope with absolutely nothing to break it. In the northeru hemisphere great masses of land interrupt the tidal W?ret and. combined with the shal lowness of inland seas, cause them to perform antics that seem most strange. The depth of water has much to do with tidal irregularities. Out in the open ocean, when the tide is abyssmal ?that is, about 5,000 fathoms?the ?peed of the waves is amaziug. Where the depth decreases to live fathoms the tide travels at a comparatively slow rate. In England, for example, which is surrounded by narrow, land broken seas, the result is that the Britons get some of the most terrible and danger? ous tidal races and currents. The most formidable is the whirl? pool between the island of Jura aud Scarba, on the west coast of Scot? land. This is known as the "Caldron of the Spotted Seas." Here is a race running at a speed to be matched ouly by n mountain torrent. The force of a heavy tidal current pushing up a wide mouthed river causes what Is termed I "bore." The most striking example of this tidal feature is seen 00 the Amnion, a moving wall of wa? ter thirty feet high and reaching from bank to bank rushing inland from the ocean.- New York Tribune. Th? Old Master. Mistress- Has anybody been to see that old oil painting i bought? Mary No, ma'am. Somebody called to see the old master, but I said he was out. ?London Scraps. Without tact you can learn noth ing.?Disraeli. BAGGING E TIES r HE season is near at hand when the producers of the Tfleecy staple will be looking around for the where? with to cover it. Farmers are to be congratulated 777777777: on the fact that bagging and ties will cost them but ? " " " '" little more than it did when cotton was selling at six to eight cents, and there is no article of merchandise in which they invest, that pays them a handsomer return. We carry a full line in all weights in New Jute and Sugar Sack Bagging also New Arrow Ties We have a veryq choice grade of second hand Jute bagging put up thirty yards to the roll. It is the best of its kind we have ever seen, full standard 2 pounds. Price 5 cents per Yard. This is especially suited to ginners who furnish bagging and ties and gin for special price. It will pay you to get prices on other grades be? fore placing your order. OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT. Is well stocked with cotton picking necessities: 500 bags of rice at 2 1-2 cents per pound up. 350 barrels Flour. We are selling a good flour at $5.00 per barrel. 25,000 pounds Bvfts s-nd Plates. Meat is very much cheaper than it was. 4 00 Bags Meal and 200 Bags Grits np HOSE who contemplate engaging in the mercantile business * during the Fall and Winter months will do well to get our prices before buying, as there is no larger stock from which to select, and our prices will always be found as low as the lowest. O'DONNELL & CO. A STORY OF MEISSONIER The Painter's Two Breakfasts With ? Stingy Art Patron. MeissonJer once got acquainted with t Parisian grandee, very wealthy, very .*ond of posing as an art patron, but slightly penurious. One day Meisso nier, breakfasting with the grandee, was struck by the beauty of the tex? ture of the tablecloth. "One could draw upon it," he remarked, and, suit? ing the action to the word, he produced a pencil and made on the smooth, snowy nap a wonderfully able sketch of a man's head. The particular table? cloth in question never went to the wash. The "economical swell" had the head carefully cut out of the dam? ask and hastened to frain > and glaze his prize. A few weeks afterward Mcissonler again breakfasted with his patron and found by the side of his plate at the corner of tb.3 table assign? ed to him a neat little sheaf of crayons and holders, with a penknife and some India rubber. While the guests, at the conclusion of the repast, were enjoying their cof? fee and cigarettes the host saw with delight "from the corner of his eye" that Messonier was hard at work on the tablecloth, this time with a su? perb little full length of a mediaeval halberdier. The party broke up, the guests departed, and the "economical swell" rushed back to the dining room to secure his treasure. But, alas, the painter had for once shown himself as economical as his patron! He had made disastrously good use of the pt j knife, and one corner of the tablecloth was gone, halberdier and all! Bismarck on the Throne of France. Bismarck on the throne of France! Bismarck was once spoken of lr that connection, and by Napoleon too! It was during the detention of the de? throned emperor at Wilhelmshohe In 1871, when Napoleon and some mem? bers of his staff were discussing the probability of Napoleon reascending the French throne and news of the do? ings of the commune was brought in. "Horrible?too horrible!" exclaimed le petit empereur. And then after a long silence he re? sumed, "I know a man who if on the French throne would be master of Germany In six months." "His name, sire?" asked his nephew. Prince Murat "Bismarck," replied the emperor as be turned on his heel. A Curious Barometer. A curious barometer Is said to be used by the remnant of the Arauca nlan race which Inhabits the southern? most province of (.'bile. It consists of the castoff shell of a crab. The dead shell Is white In fnir, dry weather, but the approach of a moist atmosphere Is Indicated by the appearance of small red spots. As the moisture In the air increases the shell becomes entirely red and remains so throughout the rainy season. A Fine Distinction. A small boy in the village school when writing a composition on "Quak? ers" wound up by saying, "Quakers never quarrel, never get into a fight never claw and never scratch." Then he added. "Paw is a Quaker, but 1 really don't think maw is."?Delinea? tor. Where He Bluffs. "Does Bliggins ever bluff when he plays cards?" "Never until he gets home and ex? plains where Ire has been."?Washing? ton Star. Pride All Around. "I'm proud to say." boasted the man with the large stomach and the im? mense solitaire, "that 1 am t uever wasted any time read in* poetry.4* "Well," ventured the gentleman with the seedy clothes and the high brow, "if the poets were asked they would probably agree that they were proud of it too."?Chicago Record-HeraId. She Hadn't. Patron (to busy waitress) ? You haven't any sinecure, have you? Waitress?Sorry, sir. but we just serv? ed the last order.?Boston Transcript Mr. S. Murray McLeod has been 1 ? lected cashier of the People's Bank, [ and the location of the bank will be selected in the course of a few days. The James Adams' Show gave a good, clean performance last night ! whic h was attended by a very large crowd, who evidently enjoyed the programme immensely judging from their applause. -o A scrub team, composed of boys from this city, went to Wedgefield this morning, where they will play a game of ball this afternoon. The candidates for county offices are at Shiloh todav, telling the voters why they should be elected. -o The Stimter Collegians have gone ! to Summerton to play a game this afternoon. -o A number of fans have expressed themselves as being pleased at the prospects of having one more series of ball games here before the season c loses, and especially with the Char? leston hoys, who are sure to have a strong team. Second mill is being visited by crowds who enjoy swimming. Two bales of new cotton have been shipped to Charleston from the low? er part of the State, but there Is no prospect of new cotton on the local market within the next two weeks. TO GATHER IN SPARTANBURG. "Boys in Gray" From This City WM Join Comrades in Spartan City. From The Daily Item, Augus 15. A number of the few remaining Confederate veterans in this city ani county will leave tomorrow to Joii their comrades at Spartanburg, wher< the State reunion of the Confederate Veterans of South Carolina will b< held this week. The first session of the reunion wil be called to order Wednesday morn? ing at ?0 o'clock in the Harris Ihca tre, the ipunion programme being concluded Thursday night with the ball given in honor of the maids of honor and sponsors. Along with the Confederate reun? ion comes the Red Shirt Men's re? union, with Col. J. W. Strlbling, of Pendleton commanding. The delegates from Camp Dick An? derson, of this city, who will attend are Messrs. W. M. Graham, Perry Moses. W. H. Epperson and Rev. J. B. Wilson. Among others who will attend from this city are: Capt. J. J. Wescott, Mr. J. Diggs Wilder and Mr. T. B. DuBose. Death. Edmund Shaw, colored, who has, for about thirty years, been a faithful servant of Rev. C. C. Brown, acting also as sexton of the First Baptist church, died Saturday night, aged about 60 years. He was always faith? ful in dischargeing his duties, and will be missed by the entire congre? gation. Several months ago the city pur? chased a steam fire engine at a cost of approximately >5,000, but so far as the writer knows this expensive apparatus has never been put into service. Is it to be put into service at all. and if so. when? It begins to look as If a "whirl? wind" campaign will be needed to col? lect the balance of the first instal? ment now due on the Y. M. C. A. SEED RYF?Just received shipment Rye seed for fall planting In cat ton and for winter grazing. Booth Harby Live Stock Co., Sumter, S. C. 8-t-4t TKI ,E< iR A PHY?We are unable to supply the demand for competent operators. Three months com? pletes you under our expert man? agement. Positions guaranteed, or no tuition charged. Write for cata? logue. Charlotte Telegraphy Scrloel Charlotte, N. C, .. 8-8-ltawk-4t