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C Ijt ?tcbnuin nrti $out[)un. Fabllshed Wednesday and Nuturduy. ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTKR, 8. C. Terms: $1.60 per annum?in advance. Ad vcrliaemcnl*: Ob? Square nrst Insertion.I1.0U Bvsry subsequent Inaeition.60 Contracts far three meet**, or longer will an made at red used rates. All oesnm ?ideellen* which sub serve prtwate interests will be charged far as sdrertlsesaent*. Obituaries and tributes of respect will b? charged far. The Kumtfr Watchman wan found ed In 1*60 and the True Southron In Uli The Watchmen end Southron a** the combined circulation and Nene? cf beth Of the old papers. is manifestly the bent advertising dtum la Snmter. And now comes Hu*) Evans and on oath depoeee and si ears before the grand Jury of Newberry county that he refused to accept, l acelve or use for his own benefit $260.000, lawful money of the United 3tates, offered and tendered him by one Thomas B. Felder. This Is assuredly a year of surprteea see The Charleston race track promot? ers are to become public benefactors. They announce that propose to give away a n<- trough bred stallions for di - hroughout the State, the object betr.< *?> Improve the stock of horse? U h Caro Hea. nasse revin? Gently a eery protn-ible gp* ?moters can offer to be so ust be In the same class as th *negle library and the Rex nda tlon funds. Will th re? gard the distribution ace horses) as adequate i for the evils of race track 'n Charleston and Colnmbl ? 9m Col. William JenLlngs hoodoo, is still the only peerless Having wrecked the i n party two or three tlmee re " > played ths role of Jor.ah on ? Munt to the West Indies. He % the -vr"sie. however. ? ? ? * For an arttvs ?Mmitdste for Unlt? d ???*?-? - naU Uncle Jnn\ *r Ta)? ert Is Keeping might*' ? ilet. ? ? ? /? ?/h*re I? some talk o* est ?Mishi g a canning latency to supply hon snand for canned vB#etabiss) end it would require t fairly large llshtnent to do th 's?but th* and '?nly serious obstacle to eeee of the proposed enterprl uncertainty aa to the ?' vegetable*. Whenever the are ready 10 enter into cc devote a psrt of their r ' i vegetables for a cannery he no difficulty in ert plant here under the mi an experienced man. A not be established until eured sueplv of vegeta ?iit oo Franor '< is. At a genera* rule Ike roads In an? a^sjsssd t>?ncn toari ate tarred at the ?,.';!< i ? i ? ' I I. in p i or der ? if ti.' Iatssni I has fco bcou .r, al though excellent in ' maea derailed roads. !? of little or no value where car lines exist and paved street crossings Intersect the roads in every direction, as tarring cannot be carried out oo stones The authorities, basing their act?jn on the well known hygronietrical prop set I es of oommoj salt, have made a test of its value lr laying tha dust Twenty yards of roadway have been sprinkled liberally with salt and then watered freely If the results are sat ssfartory salt will be used throughout the town of Havre. It being Impose! ble to tar the majority of the streets as they are paved with rouga stone blO' V. H Traveling Near Iskt Chad. There sre native towns not remote the Lake t'bad region of Interior Africa where a white man's life Iss/t worth s f.? k* I Lieut Hoy? Alexrn der. Its' -bitbh explorer wai |SJ| to dea*h In or*> of them recently it AletJinder snd hi- Portuguese collector one .lose, had encamped un der a tree || - nSJtlklftl of Taraa. B\iu lest] ? ? -..founded by a band of re lit > One. a mere ?tripling 9 mi si ot the llsctensnt h jtheea fell upon hi- ? Pot figucse toss ed si its to the natives, and wh:! ? i > -tie i.foresting tbem selves in ihem Jos? leaeped to his sad die and * "aped Peculiar lotset. There Is a peculiar Insect, found In the Malay peninsula and smiles' the "l?utern fly." which lr remark ibb? fof its wings It was only after several specimens had been cap' ur, ,) bj i pvan naturalise and brought a est for careful asni I 'ha* M was die rovered that n ( urlons projection on the fror.- of rh? Itr* sTl SO. -1 I kiml of nose with s croase In It, was |] leaping oraan When b?nt b*Cl 1 the sbdonien snd suddenly release ? ?end* !?? ib'le creature fiyit g -Har? per s Weekly OUR XMAS OFFERING! Big Reduction on All Clothing From December M until the 24th Our entire stock of Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats and Extra Trousers will be sold at a uniform discount of =-== 20 Per Cent . This offer simply means that you will have the opportunity of buying all of this season's styles in Suits, Overcoats and Trousers for Men and Boys at a small advance above Actual Cost. It will pay you to call on us. The prices are all marked in Plain Figures. Nothing Charged at Cut Prices?Stridtly Cash \ THE D. J. CHANDLER CLOTHING COMPANY, Phoi/e 166 * Sumter, S. C The split log drag has not yet been operated on the streets of the city, | hut it is probable that it will be about the time that the streets aevd to be built up again. He* to Be immortal. Only one cell animals which have no differentiation are immortal and never grow old Physical, immorality, death? less ycii'h la possible, but you must be an infusorian or a yeasi plant to attain it. and one wouldn't even be a clam or a jellyfish for the price. The process has no limits any more than it has beginnings. Life 1h Just that, one-third dying that two-thirds nay live, whether It be the single cell or the body - Dr Woods Hutchinson la Hampton's. Test That Failed. Jean la a very matter-of-fact tot ot three summers. Her motJicr one day. white holding In her arms the wee baby alster. who was very delicate, re marked: Dear me. she looks so .a!' a breath would OlOSJ her nway " .lean taking a long breath, puffed It sudden ly into tne tac-? of tht littl slater, and. Rtenpb | back, waited a moment In silence Thjn in | disappointed tone ^he kp.id: "Well, why don't you go"' Naturally Filtered Water. An Knglibh umurallaf. who has ex? plored the mountain ranges of the Malay peninsula, reports that In sev cral species of bamboo the hollow In ?? .-nodes ?the parts ol the stems b0> SOOfl the loinis are stored with Ii ? quantities '?f naturally filtered water He also dtSOOvOrod two spe? cies of lenis, growing on trees whose thick. H?hl storm sre nikd with gal? leries tunneled by ants, the ferns thus formlr g living nsatl for the ants. Narrow Tscape. A dornt U hci vai t it Market hrny ton had narrow saoap< during a re cent thumb ratorm Tb? -Irl had re Ufed io b? d leaving the window open and an n!unn clock on a chair n ar the bedside She f as awakened by the sniell -I burning clothing, and found ? i i th 11 bluing fcte1 plwH''! ? no,*> ?:. iyb ihe deck and Ignilsd tin ? . I lie ClOtbeS of Hie bed tn I hit II IiU ? |tflg SfOfi ?'?,l<> ?ut . I lag The key. George Studson De Lano'x tenure OH Mexico at the ChfUrtiai) Church Tuesday night was iooerYiBg of a much larger audienut than it had, for it was interesting from start to finish, ax\d much of the history of Mexico wa? learned by those who attended it. Mr. DeLBAO j is a good speaker and his audience urea veil pleated. "Stint" and "Stunt." Stint is a good word as a noun. As a verb it means something not quite I eo pleasing Do not confound it with stunt, however. A stunt Is something quite useless. It Is the horse-play of the mountebank, and has nothing in common with honest, productive labor A stint is the warning to the wise that something demands to he accom? plished i a goad to the laggard that time is on the wing?Atlantic Myth :>?-?frrrinq the S?"1 lamander. N' ??? :?? -i Mam ?uier- are nretty much like frr.g' nmi roads, oely they bays a tall and tool1 like Heard, and then in *ouu breeds the pair of btnu leg: ire imaM and in ethers lacking. Balamam ? n often fei Into old rotten leg Rod d nul on the tire run out Without being hurl In many cases, be> Muse they are more or less damp and may not actually pass through much Bra Hut loll, think a ISjiajSander is light g| home in the fire NfW Ufa 'or X Ray? It || c : : I Kl ' r*al ' be X rays have been lUCCeSfcillll) applied in r'ranee to the detection ui uduitsrationu ol lood. where tin adulterant* conslai oi some kind oi mil ? ral matter i he lood to he examined is reduced to powder and spread tnlnl) upon uiasa An X ray photograph 01 the flaaa reveals iba preitnco ul the mineral pnrtlcleii by the failure ul ttiej lays lo penetrau them as they penetrate tneother eon Itituenti oi the powdered 'ood Bronco is Unbroken, Broooo menus almply en unbmheg horse, be- Ii thoronglibrt.?] t>r mongrel. Most think them a bad soiry breed aj compared lo old Bngll h thorough* bradi and dray itoeki Let m ihlnk not, for ice wild horsei Ihemselvei were thoroughbred Bpaniah and Ara> 1 It seems that "Uncle Sam" has fol? lowed a metlaod of getting1 the wa? ter from the roof of his building to the street that might well be fol? lowed by othex persons owuing build? ings on Main and other streets. Let the water run from the gutters un? der an iron grating to the street and many people! would be spared, the in? convenient e of getting their feet wet every time they pass the buildings during a rain. 7' i " Jf l C"tOp*Jt\ Th^ o t ? p t:y i I ring's its OOlor lilt? ' Me < i eleon It would ? ? ? ? receti studies of the errette e ?!,. th# cclo | igment whereby .* ' mj tn 's ef fee t< d i. ? c ? c . >? es in its sMti is f i v "e- 'M i^h are n?i.:-ei;;.. *'b t . h d *>" nerves. Bhould ? 1 ? 't ? ,'olnxod a <riyh ' f >e phenomo not; is :*ni< ..via to blush? ing.- -Kan Some Oil Spauter. The man.moth gusher of the Pear son oil interest* In rhe Potrero de Llano field, Etnte of /era Cruz. Mex.. was recent)) allowed to perform for 2<* mipntefl roi ofllclsla ef the Texas com? pany Hfl rhe Uul# Mining Refining Company, according: to the Mining anal Bckeutific egrets '."he gate valve was opened foi rb< fhsl time since tine w M ? i i ?> . hi under control, and- a column oi oil Bfy?u mto the air to a ?eight of I'.'n ft <?? Thi Bow was estl? mated ai JiMt.oos barrels d;>ily With the p< ?. ihi pvei pt in of the Doe Bo cos gtwhir, n'Mch burned on', the Potrero It thi greatest in tho history of the oil Industry Qocd Priron Faro* if a tu-1 in sK'd I Kronen prison! be correct the woi;d 1 la that 'here nre un> people U U i u b tic v.n official return of the uecessarl sand luxuries I supplied 1? 1J3 io 1 he prtaon depart Blent sh?.\. ihn . In ;" is no st int. Among tl 1 edl I 1 d are 84,000 tablet! ' l : coletf, 17,000 k ' grammes nl tiutrri K.oon kilogram) oi coffee, v I *1 0 eggs n< a laid court* . 50.ooti 1 ilost 1 nl.o s oi' Boh sausage, i,0( <> cht 1 - *, 200 graninii 1 ol ?p 1 rib 1 . aiid ten i! that v\? lt !i! of ? '1 ? : IWet is A ?ramrot is ,>. irl; - . pounds THE PEOPLES' BANK The main asset of a bank is the confidence of the p; blic. Like any Other institution, it flourishes best in the sunlight of publicity. THE PEOPLES' BANK It seems that l?dier* and gentlemen a?ko are doomed to wade through rtvulets of water every time they walk down street after a heavy rain? fall. Dainty ahoes, delicate feet, and wet silk Btocklngt are matters of small importance, however, wh?-n mention of a matter touching the pocket hooks of the pro pert) owner mad*'. . . The Building Bupply ? pany'a plant has installed a new ale c mo? tor to take the place of or ateam engine a sign of i alveneaa of the enterprise ad? vertising sampalgn of th? *umter Lighting Companp In behalf of the electric motors and the energy of that company's manager, seems to be bringing results, this being the third or fourth motor to he establish" ed lately. Cotton receipts were extreemly I liuht Tuesd ty owing to the rain. The best price paid for cotton was l:St, I i t wasto your money buying tthonlng piaster*1. Chamberlaln'a ent Is Oheaper and better, ?en a Place Of flannel with It and it ovrr the affected parts and it relieve th* psin and soreneea ;rtlo hv nil ^^M^l **T* FRUIT TREE KOTICE. Parties having ordered trees from the Concord Nursery through the un? dersigned, are notified that the trees are here ready for delivery. They will pi iase come as soon as possible for their trees, at Shaw & Drake's stables, i ornor Baaater street and Hampton avenue. H. A. BROWN, Agent. 12-1 -It. The boy's appetite Is often the Si urce of amaeement. If you would have such an appetite take Cham her Iain's Tablet* They not only create a healthy appetite, but strengthen the stomach and to do its work naturally. F I all dealers. The erat weather Is piny with the cotton which is st fields. One termer stated cotton had already turned 1 the rain and that new It wa turning black and beginning "It Is a pleasure to tell Chamharlaln'i Conch neme beet cough med louse 1 I used," s/rltes rra Hugh Cai Lavonia, C>w. -,T have tise all my i hlld 'en and the re* been highly anlhatbiilniy *'