Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HEED OUR OAN SEB SIGNAL! ?top pntltaf your fuads la ?tOCSJ and Isnids. ban Us ei.', where they are at the merry practically of the manaifemeat of ihe fffaaipsSJf <>r histltutlen. I'm your funds where they will earn a substantial return with ibSQiStf safety. ylE : MO, fit Sooth Main - Lot ISJ gg* Sj|gS)% ffSOBJ dwelling. i*11 ISOOSfS ?ea FSSlsacsa.pSSi snd -?table. N ? til S Miai St.. Lot .V) by 30*. | room dwelling, ull modern OOSvesJescet TbU la Main lefSSl Properly and very MOSS in No. 381 W. Hampton Ave., nice six ro??iu dwelling. No. \> North Salem Aw . nice six room SSelSgS. W*? h.ive s..ii . \ rrv . l...!, ?-rouiitYv projH rty for sah-, t Iimt is worth Inve^ti gatlng. would be pleased to show you any or all. gv ' prices and terms, apply to SUMTER REAL ESTATE * INSURANCE CO., Farmers' Bank fic Trust Co. Bldg. Sunitcr, S. C. LIME, CEMENT, Aenie rust, r Shingles, Laths, Fire I t k. Drain IMpe, Etc. HAY, GRAIN, UteS Flour. Ship Stuff, Bran. Mixed Ce*S and Chicked Feed. HORSES, MULES, Hugglea. Wagons and Harness.?No < u der Too Large or Too Small. BOOTH - HARBY LIVE STOCK CO. SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA. ?JT TT HQ I We have Just Received Our Second D U LDj ? shipmeat of Choice Bulbs Would be glad for you to make your selections at once as they tit selling fast Sibert's Drug Store, W. W. SIBKRT, PROP. No. 8 S. Main St. : : Phone No. 283. The Third Load of Horses and Mules Will arrive Tueeday. November iSth. Nice Koad and Farm Horaea and Mulct to pleaae any and everybody. We also are offering Stalk Cutters. Disc Harrows, liraln Drills, One and Two Honte Wagons at very low figures. We have four Grain Drillt left that must be Hold before the seaeon Is over. The'S. M. Pierson Co. Surater. S. C. Birnie's Drug Store 5 W Liberty St Sumter, 8. C. Dealer In Pure Drugs and Medicines, ( H< nCB PE R KU M i s AND FINE TOILEI A R1ICLES, COMBS AND BRUSHES, PATENT MEDICINES AM> DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, A PULL LINE OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO, :: :: :: :: OUR MOTTO: PURE AND RELIABLE GOODS. Our stock is complete and we cheerfully solicit your patronage. :: :: :: DR. N. G. OSTEEN, JR., DI. VI 1ST, 18 VV. Ubtrtl Sr. -:- Phone No, M. OKI ICR HoruH S TO I ? : 2 TO r, THE WHITE NILE. Mr. Roosevelt's Description of Night on the Great African River. We had come down through the sec? ond of toe great Nyunza lakes, As we ?ailed northward its waters stretched behind us beyond the ken ??f vision, to where I hoy were fed by Streams from the Mountains of the Moon On nur left band rose the frownlug ranges on the other side of which tin1 Kongo forest lies like a shroud over the laud On our right we |mhomm1 ihe mouth of the Victorian Nile, eltve with inon BtfOUS crocodiles and its banks Innren of human Iii?- because ??! I be swarms of tiie tly wbom? bile brings the t<>r ment which ends In deuth. As night fell we en i?n?d the White Nile and ?teamed and drifted down the mighty stream its current swirled In long curves between endless ranks of plum ed papjrUS White and blue and red tiie OoatlUR water lilies covered the Ingoons ami the utill inlets among the feeds, and here and there the lotus lifted its leaves and Mowers Stiffly nbove the surface. The brilliant trop? ic stars made lanes of light on the lap* pins water as we ran on through the night. The river horses roared from the reed beds and snorted and plunged beside tbe boat, and crocodiles slipped sullenly into the river as we glided by Toward morning a mist arose and through it the crescent of the dying moon shone red and lurid. Then the sun Hamad nloft. and soon the African landscape vast, lonel}'. mysterious, stretched on every side In a shimmer? ing glare of heat and light, and ahead of us the great, strange river went twisting nway Into the distance. ? Theodore Roosevelt in Scribnor's. A DUKE'S LOVES. The Force of the Attacks Were Meas ured by His Appetite. In the late eighteenth century a Dr. Moore was tutor to the young Duke of Hamilton of those days, whom be accompanied on the usual continental tour. The duke was then eighteen and was susceptible to feminine charms. He bad just fallen a victim to the black eyes of a married lady when Dr. Moore made this report to the youth? ful peer's mother: "This is the third passion the duke baa bad since we crossed the sea. They generally affect his appetite, and 1 can make a pretty good guess at the height of his love by the victuals he refuses to eat. A slight touch of love puts blm immediately from legumes and all kinds of jnrdlnage. If it arises a degree higher he turns up his nose at fricassees and ragouts. Another de? gree and be will rather go to bed sup perless than taste plain roasted veal or poulets of any sort. This Is the ut? most length his passh n bus ever come hitherto, for when he wns at the court with Mile. Mnrchenville. though she put him entirely from greens, ragouts and veal, yet she made no impression on his roast beef or mutton appetite. He fed plentifully upon those lr spite of ber charms. 1 Intend to make a thermometer for the duke's passion with four degrees?ill greens. <2) fric? assees and ragouts. (3) roust veul and fowls. (4i plain roast mutton or beef? and if ever the mercury mounts ns blgh as the last 1 shall think the case alarming."?Argonaut. Pawning Bank Bills. "Pawnbrokers don't thiuk much of ten dollar bills as pledges." said tbe city salesman. "1 sow a mun pawn one the other day for $0.o0. When asked why he didn't spend his $10 in? stead of soaking it for a little more than half the amount he explained that he wanted to keep that particular bill. Twice before he had tried to keep a certain bill by giving It as security to , a friend who had so many bills that he wouldn't need to spend that particular one, but both times the friend got his money mixed and the keepsake was . lost after all. This time he depended I upon the pawnbroker to tide him over. j To paw n money si ruck me as a very curious proceeding, but the broker as? sured me that it is frequently done by people who attach a sentimental value to a particular bill or coin."?New York Sun. His Choice. "Yes." said the specialist, as he stood at the bedside of the miser millionaire. "1 can cure you." "But what will it cost?" came feebly from the lips of the lick man. The specialist ma fie a swift mental ! calculation "Ninety five dollars." was his answer. "Can't you shade your figure a lit? tle?" walled the other. "The under , taker's bid is much less."? Lipplncott's. I " Kept His Head. "Miss Qlddaj," began Mr. Tltnmid, "1 thought b> proi>ose"? "Really. Mr Tim mid!" interrupted Miss Olddaj, "I'm sorry, but"? "That we have some Ice cream"? "Oh. 1 should be delighted to take"? "Some evening when the went her Is warmer " Its Purpose, flow ird That's a bad cough you've got. Do you do anything to cure it? Coward ?Nope it's tins cough that wakes our cook in the morning.-11 ir per s Rasur. In Boiton. "Say. I'm n stranger In tliis town Cim you teil m< n good place t?? stop nt?" "Yes, sir Stop |u*l before the ';tt ' " - Cleveland l?ender. Pver \ mi n holds in Ms hand a rock to thron m us in our adversity ? George Rand Nothing i1? dfltcult; it Is only we who ;ire Indolent.?Haydon. SHOOTS NEGRO 1 Ol R TIMES. Dr. L. M. Able Wounds Negro Who Had Drawn a Pistol on His ia>ii er. M. Matthews. Nov. 10.?Dr. L. M. Able, a prominent merchant and I druggist, shot and wounded Jim Buyck, a negro >! unenviable rep- : utatlon, on the stret is of St. Matth- j ewi today Buyck had usfd some; very severe language to It. a. R.I Ahl.-, the aged father of the man ? who ,]\-} the shooting. When h ? I ?ras asked to explain his conduct, Buyck reached and drew bis pistol. The younger Dr. Able, standing near I y. percelvi d Iiis father's danger and lire! upon Buyck. Five shots were in ei four of which took effect. The wounds ate not thought to he of a s< rloui nature. Buyck was taken charge of and bis wounds given at? tention. Dr. Ajrle and his lather surrendered immedi it- ly to the authorities. He Saw She Saw It. As the man who writes little Items for the paper sat gcttiug himself fitted with a pair of shoes rbe other day lie saw this happen. A woman was get? ting waited on by a clerk who wore on the third finger <>f bis right hand a diamond twinkler weighing at least a carat, and a quarter. He hadn't al I ways worn a ring of that sort. It was new to him He took a great deal of pride in his new ring. Oh. how it sparkled when the light was jnst right! Once or twice be got so interested In twisting it around on bis linger with bis thumb to a position where it would be most easily noticed by the woman customer that he forgot to finish lac? ing up the shoe she was trying on. i But he had succeeded in bringing the jewel to her attention. She had a sharp, leathery, sufTragettlsb face and a disposition to speak right out on things ! "1 see it," she remarked in a refrig? erated tone. "It's very pretty and at? tractive. You wear It with a good air of abandon too. I admire it exceed I ingly. After you've finished toying with it 1 wish you would go ahead and show me something else?some? thing with not quite such a narrow toe."?Cleveland Plain Dealer. i - Weighing Machines. Weighing machines and scales of some kind were in use 1SO0 B. C, for it is said ihat Abrabanffttt that time "weighed out" 4()0 shekels of silver, current money, with the merchant to Ephron. the Hittite. as payment for a piece of land. Including the cave .and all the standittg timber ' in the Held and in the fence." This is said to be the earliest transfer of land of which any record survives and that the pay? ment was made in the presence of ' witnesses. The original form of the weighing scale was probably a bar suspended from the middle, with a board or shell suspended from each end, one to contain the weight, the other to contain the matter to be weighed The steelyard was probably so Called from the material of which it was made and from Its former length. It is also known as the Roman bal? ance and Is of great antiquity. The Spinning Mule. Samuel Crotnpton, a boy of sixteen, copied the best features of the spin , ninjx machine Invented by llargreaves and Arkw right, added to them some of his own and. after three months of anxious and secret experimenting, pro ductV. the first spinning mule, so called , bSC&UBe it was a kind of hybrid be? tween Bargrenves' jenny and Ark Wright's water frame. The raw ap? prentice lad was, however, no match in cunning for the cotton lords, who soon found out the secret of his new machine and shamelessly robbed him of the fruits of his Ingenuity. Many years afterward, it is true, they used their Influence to secure for him a par? liament ;:rant of ?5.000, but he was , then a broken hearted and disappoint? ed man. to whom the money came too late to bo of any real service. The Reproof. j It was in the midst of the football season, and the students of'Professoi Blank's class, well aware that their I lesson had been neglected, were pre pared for reproof, but not for just the way in which it came. At the end of the hour he slammed ; down his book on the TlesU and ex claimed: "Well, that's the worst recitation I ever listened to! Why. I've actually done nine tenths of it myself!" ?Youth's Companion PRIZE COHN sold) AT AUCTION. Small Sales Made to Small Crowd? Remainder Bold si Private Bale. I An auction sale of the prize corn was held on tin- corner of Main and I liberty st r? el Friday at about i "'< lock, eight bushels of the corn be ' Ing sold ;it a price ranging from 15 'to %'i per bushel, j The sale was conducted by Mr. J, i E, Jervey, and lasted for about one half h >ur. There was a small crowd t.? s, ? the seed und lew of those gathered to look ut the seed seem . .1 t>. take tun. h Interest In the sa*o. The sales were 3 bushels at $?"? ? ach, i hu hi I for |.1; and bushels for I ? eai h; $23 I elng re tllsed from the The remainder of the corn will he soi.i by private sale it a price not , less th it! .< J per bushel. GRAFT CASES COXTIXUEl>. iwyers Mako Speechen for und Xiiaiii^i (i rafters?Wlso Brand? John T. Karl) n^ A Yankee. Chester. Nov. n.?-in trial in re <;f ick-Rawltnson-Solomons for con 4|j(racy to defraud Ihe State, In con tlon with former State dispensary, rgtiments were continued today, i rosecutlon having closed yester? day and defense offering ti" testt* m my. ?. L. Abney and it H. Nel ? n spoke yesterday afternoon, re* pecttvely for prosecution and de- 1 f< nse. Today John W. Wise sp? f r defense, urging jurors to dlsre ? rd what newspapers have had to : iy about the case. ?Ther?- was not," he said "any deep laid i>'??i t<? overthrow the gov ?t'nment." ? Why." Wise asked, ?lias the attorney general brought pon Cheater County the expense <.f 111 is trial?" The speaker warmly denounced a former liquor sales- : i t? >.^n. John T. Early, w ho had test:- j fled for prosecution, styling him a "red handed, light fingered Yankee." Hy urged jurors not to convict real md ?.1 South Carolinians on the t stlmony of a Yankee. The case may go to the jury tonight. 1 leva met hylenelotia mine Is the name of a German chemical, one of the many valuable ingredients of Foley's Kidney Remedy. Hex .nethylonotetramine is recognized by m dical text books and authorities as ?i uric acid solvent and antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley's Kidney Remedy promptly at the first siga of kidney trouble and avoid a serious malady. Sibert's Drug Store. Hallet & Davis, the famous piano manufacturers of Boston, who are represented In Sumter by S. I. Till, have a novel and striking advertise? ment today. They will give away one of their fine pianos and a large number of valuable prizes to the successful competitors In an inter? esting contest whih they will con? duct. Read the advertisement for particulars and the conditions gov? erning the contest. ?There is little danger from a cold >r from an attack of the grip except when followed by pneumonia, and this never happens when Chamber? lain's Cough Remedy is used. This remedy has won its great reputation and extensive sale by lt9 remarkable cores of colds and grip and can be relied upon with Implicit confidence. For sale by all dealers. ACT QUICKLY. Delay IIus Been Dangerous in Bar _ Do the right thing at the rlgh Act quickly in the times of danger. Backache ts kidney danger. Doan's Kidney Fills act. quickly. Cure all distressing, dangerous kid? ney ills. Plenty of evidence to prove this. Mrs. Charles Browning, 101 JZ. Ca? nal St.. Sumter, S. C, f^ays: "For some time my kidneys were disordered and the secr?ti&n from these organs became unnatural. I also suffered from dull, nagging back? aches and had distressing pains through/ my loins. My head ached constantly, I could not rest well and in the morning I felt tired and lan? guid. Since using Doan's Kidney Pills procured at China's Drug Store, I have been free from backache, am able to rest well and the kidney sec? retions are regular in passage. The hi adaohea have ceased and I feel bet? ter In every way. I give Doan's Kid? ney Pills the credit for this improve? ment." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United states. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 20. WOMEN Women of the highest type, women of superior education and refinement, whose discernment and judgment give weight and I force to their opinions, highly i uraise the wonderful corrective and curative properties of Cham? berlain's Stomach and Liver Tab? lets. Throughout the many stages of woman's life, from girlhood, through the ordeals of mother? hood to the declining years, there is no safer or more reliable med? icine. Chamberlain's Tablets are sold everywhere at 25c a box. PATENTS PHOCUHEP AND DtFENDCi. I modal, drawing >i i-n- ? ?. i???????;i?n tu. ifan 111 ? ? ? ?? i? >t. pivu i w ii w to obtain patmtm t do marka, ?pyrttch .? , m att COUNTRIES. '/ Bush tlb rt with Washington save*/ '?*?<?, ff [ h :? </ ?? t ftt 11ke /*:?'. i% pit< (it and Inf lost ?: ?t.u Hce EvJ. lively. i>23 NictL itntt, epf D ? 1 Ratet Sataet ORee, WA?h I r G i ON, D. C Schedule of (?aim*. According to the present schedules the Bumter High school toot bell earn Will play two more jfames this season In Bumter, one with the l>ar :ni?t')ii High School and one with Ueurens. it is probable, however, that be* is tip s< femes, there may he oth ?i games played elsewhere than here ?y tin- team after the regular fcca *<>n ends with Thanksgiving. The present schedule Is: Prlday, November is, with Darlington; I'hanksiriv'ing, Xovemb* r 14, LSUTeSMk ?ther games may he played with I'<liter's and Florence. A Household Medicine. ?To be really valuable must show squally good results from each mem her of the family using it. Foley's Honey and Tar does just this. Wheth? er for children or grown persons Foley's Honey and Tar is best and safest for all coughs and colds. Egbert's I>rug Store. When a man la in love with one woman in a family, it Is astonishing how fond he becomes of every person connected with it.?Thackeroy. The Charm of Fine Candies is in their }>urity and freshness. It's best to be sure of both. But there's never any doubt when you buy Nunnally's? the highest grade candies made in the South and famous for over 25 years. Almost daily we re? ceive express shipments from the Nunnally Candy Kitchens. name on a ix>x assures purity, quality, delicious ness. W. W. SIBERT. Are You Looking lor a Position 1 We can offer you ?ood Pa y i n g E m p 1 o y m e n t that you will enjoj and at hi.;ne, Write tu-day ?gsjsn The Potteries* PtttjK?b:.-.f? Co. Pulteilel? B??U0tag, New York, IC Y. Foley Kidney Pills What They Will Do for You They will cure your backache* strengthen your kidneys, cor* rect urinary irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate the excess uric acid that causes rheumatism. Pro* vent Bright's Disease and Dia? bates, and restore health and ?trength. Refuse substitutes* W. W. BIBERT. AnTono sending a she rh v.* ilp?rr?r "?n i tntekly MO*rtnJn our - , a free *ncMlier n.i iuv??utt?>n e? i r<? t>? t>tv f ee: ' uhlc. O'mmimlcr. ti..ii?8trictly o.'iiililunti ii HANDBOOK < n l'?o-ut* ?ant free. Oldest utwcj '.< rmMnring patent*. Patents taken totongti Mana & Co. leastei 'pfdnl notice, etthoatCtinrge, mtbe Scientific Hnericai. A hunrtsoTi i" ntnstmt#d I o-'Ulr. 1 i -"^t ctr filial ion i t i n ImiOtla 1 ?r.rnal. 'I It *. f I ? Nctr: t.uir n ut $L SoM by all newsdealers. iVIUNN&i".?.56'0"-1*"- New York ?rutieh Uftlt . - i V S WssSlagton. I>.C