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WORK OF LEGISLATURE. HOI -1 si STAINS IILKASK'S VETO oi MJBD1GAL ACT. Vote stosxt SO to 3:i. Ncti*n*?ry Two. thirds I at king by Narrow Margin. ?Yc<* C'nnfrremv Ko|Mirt on Appro prmllnii |i ]| t.l '(>(. ?I uml MniMin? Ord#?ml F.nrolh'd?C?mIc Adoption Bill Cilvrn sv<*ond Heading?Prop? osition* from Orahani to Abandon Hinder) Mill ( oiitrOct Columbia, Fab. St.?The house to? night sustained Governor PdeaWa veto of the A< t providing for the medical Inspection of school children,, the vota being 60 to 33, not the re? quisite two-thirds. There was con? siderable discussion of the matter, following a divided report from the committee. Mtsars. Have, Miller and Wyche wanted the bill passed over the vsto? and Messrs. Sawyer. Turn bull and Harris thought the bill should fall. I>r W\(h.? argued for the passage of the Ml', over the veto. The trus? tees are merely given discretionary power to have th*? examination*. The examination Is mado In the presence ?f the teachers. IT Is bill has the endorsement of the njedical profes The mercer M'M-r of the railroad commissioner was allowed $900 and en Inspector was allowed the railroad ?commission. salary $1,800. The gams* warden's traveling; oxpentes were cut to $600. The Code I? to be mailed direct to everyone entitled to It. One thousand dollars was voted to repair the boilers In the State House and $1 500 [or repairs to the Governor's Mansion. The $10,000 for the Corn Exposition Is to be expend? ed by the commissioner of agricul? ture who m to report how It was spent. Thore was a deficit of over $3,000 by the State board of health provided for; $3.000 was voted for repairs to the Confederate Infirmary; $5,000 wee voted to the dispensary investi? gating committee. If so much be accessary; $15.000 was agreed upon lor permanent Improvements at the Fnivcrrtv of South Carolina, to be expended In the discretion of the ernst??es; $1,000 was granted the State Colored Fair and $5 000 was voted f>r a m*nuwiewt to nr. J. Marlon Sim*. Authority was granted to bor? row $110,Oav to ? *rrv out tha pur ?**?.!?0 ioastt*uilonal. The State levy resaa^i at ; z -1 ? , The free conference report was agreed to and the general approprla Hort hftl has gone to the enrolling de? partment Chairman Brown'ng clearly explained ea<h point before, the conference committee and how it had been settled. 1'r Vender Horst called up the Code to pass It. The committee want? ed authority to make the best con? tract, for the publication of the Code with noter. Index and comments. The Code, as reported, and to be revised ?*? 'ae f .ndtng committee. Is declar? ed th* law of the Htatf. The Code Is to be annotated and revised hy the leglslitlve committee, together with the Coda commissioner. The bill adopting rhe Code was given its sec end reading tonight. The entire Code WM not read, of course. This Is nil clearing the d*cks for adjournment Saturday some time. The committee, consisting of Messrs. Crosson. Daniel and Tlowrnan. reported thiit It had a proposition from Cupt J M 'iraham. on Which he would ahandon hi* pr. *.-nt con traet for comht lahor at the hosiery mill, dipt Oraham made u,, propo* ettlon First, "with ?? ? >>h pavment of forty thousand dollars ($1 Snd be atSSwed to uoik thI contract s? now in foeee let the specs of fix (?> months from the first da\ f Mar??v islt. to Aucust It, Itjt, if SO much be necessary, for th purpose ef * ding up my present eontraf ts Of r I- old and > in s hought. Pr i? .*1tlon 2. ' Kor a title deed to the "Id illspetisarv pmpOfty, lltUOt d rn !???? <'ltv .if Coltimb a, and be at* lowfd the same time as above for winding up present contracts, if so muvn he necessary. I nder ? Ither of ?n?? above proposition. | agree to work the la''or under the * uu ? terms as und- r the present contra? t. (Signed i .1 M Oraham." Th* rep??rt will he eon*id?-t?d to? morrow. Th?- Moo udopted resolution pro? viding for the ? I ?? tl.f eoinmiHsloii ere f??r the state warehouse plan to? morrow at BjSJOOs The Mouse adopted Mr. Mastpie'y resolution fixing t??morrow (Friday) f??r loeal adjournment. The resolution was s?uit the Senat? where It Is expe. led to h?- amen?l?'d fixing Saturday for adjournment sine die The commlssbm form ??f govern ment I ? 111 was again igreed upon. it has be n r ' .'Ihd to nmetid th?? pn? vle'on as to Sumier and I Is said Humler Is now satisfied. Th report whs olopteo" and the bill riKaln order? ed ratified. This was the -<??? "inl or third lime the hill h id been Ol I t' I enrolled. The H"'?s and - its r?ti tied Acts at two sessions tonight. RECESS DEBATE IN SENATE. Ito?*o|utlon Fixes Adjournment Sine Die Tor February 21?. Columbia. Keb. Ii Ii.?After over two hours of discussion, in which the whole question was threshed out und much political talk was indulged irt, the Senate amend' ti the House reso? lution to take a recess until May 2 s, so as to make i; read for adjourn I!. nt sin.' die on Kehruary This is the date for the final adjourn? ment as far as the S mate is concern? ed, and they showed decidedly that they were opposed to the May recess. In vain the proponents of the May recess argued for the necessity of adopting the Code and hearing the report of the dispensary Investigat? ing committee. The Senate decided this was not sufficient reason for the May recess and fixed Fehruury 29 as the date for final adjournment. The resolution was returned to the House, for action hy that hody. and tonight the House non-concurred in the Senate resolu? tion as to adjourning sine die next Thursday. Mr. Stevenson then sug? gested that he House m'ght want to idJOUra on Saturday and that It might be well to let the matter re? main open. Mr. Ashley thought the Mouse had hetter arrange to go home Saturday. The House simply non-concurred in the Senate's resolution as to ad? journing on the 29th and left the matter open. The House can. there? fore, take the adjournment resolu? tion up at any time. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEM? BERSHIP CAMPAIGN. Mr. Bartow Walsh and Mr. Henry Mom*, Captain* of Blue and Red Teams Respectively. On March 4th, promptly at 9 a. m. will commence one of the hottest merbershlp campaigns Sumter has ever seen. A political campaign will not be In It. Captain Walsh has se? lected Messrs. W. B. Upshur, W. S. Jones, H. S. Hood, Lucian Strauss, J. j D. Shirer D. M. Dick, S. R. Chandler, J. R. Clack, Julius Wescoat and S. M. McLeod as his lieutenants. Cap? tain Moses has chosen Messrs. D. R. McCallum, Jr.. A. J. Stubbs, W. B. B b, d. ww 9. h Chandler, j a. McKnjgbt, j. f. Plann, j. w. Jackson, C m Hurai And George Bicker as lieutenants, [mme&teteh An tl'" 1 h" strikes nine inese forces will divide up and go out for recruits. They will be armed with membership applications and as fast as a gentleman is signed up he will become a member of the team which has secured him. It will be his duty .o at once get busy and do llke wl e. signing up others and so on. The campaign will last for five days and It Is certain that no one will es? cape. The Chamber of Commerce Is purely a voluntary organization of th ? citizens of Sumter and Is work? ing for their best interests. No favor Is shown. T. ry man, l'.tle or b,g has the oppoitunlty of express? ing his views. The majority rule. Bvery nion In Sumter is expected to work for Sumter. Kv ry man gstl out ..f a community just w hat he puts into th it e.immunity and nu more. If b?t One man Is working for the de. w 'opnont of Sumte? alone. Sumter it hardly develop very fast but if .'.on meu will ?ach do their part and give a little of their tlmI to the bet? terment of their home community, the result must be certain. What are you doing for Sumte? Are you sro?klng le make it a better pines In which to live? Suspicion begets sus p'den. Trust, trust. A community that pulls together. WO?kl together, grows and d. veiops. At the Cham? ber ol t'omm.-ree all interests meet and work for ?oie OhJOOl alone. The man who has not secured results from |hs Chambe? Ol Commerce. Is the man who has n t used the Cham her of Commerce. If Voj are in business, if you are living In Sumter. you have, however, in spite "f yours, it*, eseursd some re suit tie r. from. Kv. ry additional dol? lar spent i'i this city must soono? or late? benefit you indirectly if not dl rectly, Bvery Improvement In living conditions or etvk affalra, must uiti mately result to the hen fit of every i It Isen, Sumter cati and Sumter will he heard from as the years go on but SVery citizen must do his duty lit the up-bullding and up lift of the city. How'n This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Si ward for any cane of Catarrh that e?nnot he cured by Hall's Cnt'.rrh Cure.F t CHRNRY A c<> Toledo, o W? the undersigned, have known ' ' i Cheney fo? the last ii yeers, and believe him perfecctly honorabis In sii buetness Iraasaolloni, and nenn? olalty side to ca??y out any oblige* M?ns aaadS t?y his firm. Welding, Kin nan A- Marvin. Wholesale Drugglsta Toledo. 0 Hall'i Catarrh cure u taken inter nniiv. noting dlreetly upon ths bl.1 <ind Riueoui su?faoes of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price. ,:,<?. per bottle. Sold by nil druggist". Take Hall's Fsmlly Pills for eon* ?tlpatlon. * In The Magistrate*! Court. Joe Goodman took a warrant out Friday morning in Magistrate Well3* office against. Frank Johnson for fail? ing to transport whiskey from Good? man's house to his restaurant Johnson claimed that in crossing the railroad track the receptacle in which the liquor was heing carried was jolted over on one side and broken. Goodman wanted Johnson to pay for the value of the liquor which was wasted. but Magistrate Wells held that as the breaking of the jug was an accident Johnson was not liable for Uumages. Here is a message of hope and good cheer from Mrs. C. J. Martin, Boone Mill, Va., who Is the mother of eighteen children. Mrs. Martin was cured of stomach trouble and constipation by Chamberlain's Tab? lets after live years of suffering, and now recommends these tablets to the public. Sold by all dealers. -3 Fti-Ht I .> tirlppc, Then Bronchitis. That was the case with Mrs. W. S. Bailey. McCreury, Ky. "My wife was taken down with a severe altack of la grippe, which run into bronchitis. She soughed as though she had con? sumption and could not sleep at night. The tirst bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound gave her so much relief that she continued using it until she was permanently cured." How OOld Affects the Kidneys. Avoid taking cold if your kidneys are sensitive. Cold congests the kid? neys, throws too much work upon them, and weakens their action. Se? rious kidney trouble and even Bright'* disease may result. Strength? en your kidneys, get rid of the pain and soreness, build them up by the timely use of Foley Kidney Pills. Tonic In action, quick In results. Slbert's Drug Store. Major Hemphlll . Is pursuing his campaign of "anything-to-beat-Wll son" to extremities. He is now sug? gesting that Senator E. DuRant Sm'th, of South Carolina, take thought to himself of being a candi? date for the Democratic nomination. ?Charleston Post. Almost Lost His Life. S. A. Stld, of Mason, Mich., will never forget his terrible exposure to a merciless storm. "It gave me a dreadful cold," he writes, "that caused severe pains in my chest, so it was hard for me to breathe. A ?eighbor gave me several doses of brought great relief. The sootoi said 1 was ??n the. verge of pneamonia, but to COnttgUS with tho Discovery [ did so and two bottles complete!) cured me. ' Use onlv this QUlck, safe, reliable medicine ioi vougiiet, colds, or any throat or lung trouble. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Slbert's Drug Store. Au Epidemic of Coughing Is sweeping over the town. Old and young alike are affected, and th< strain la particularly hard on little children and on elderly people. Fo .ey's Honey and Tar Compound is a quick, sale and reliable cure for all coughs and colds. Contains no opi? ates. Mr. J. \V. Jackson reports having had i very narrow escape Thursday afternoon when the ground caved in Under bis car on Salem avenue. He ft it the earth give way and put on more speed and had he npt been go itiK at a good speed at the time it is probable that his car would have gons down Into the lode which was made behind It, As It was he was barely able to pull out, after con* ?iderahle damage bad been done to his car. He Won't lamp Now. Ne more limping for Tom Moore Of CoehreiC, Oa. "I had a bad sore on my Instep that nothing seemed to help till 1 used BUOKien'S Arnica Salve," he writes, "but this wonder ful healer soon cured me." Heals old running soroa ulcers, boils, burns, cuts, bruises, eczema or piles. Try it. Only l!.r) cents at Sibert's Drug Store. WELL DESERVED. The Praise That ComeM From Thank? ful Blunter People. One kidney remedy never falls. Bumter People rely upon it. That remedy is Doan's Kidney Pills. Bumter testimony proves it ah wayj reliable, B, T. Windham, 20 IS. Calhoun street, Sumter, B, C, saya: "i am confident that Doan's Kidney Pills aro an excellent kidney medicine and act just as represe ited My kidneys did not do their work regulurly and i s/ai innoyed by loo frequent pass? age! of the secretion. There was lameness, soreness and pain m the small of m) back ami I bad other ?ymptoms of kidney complaint, Doan's Kldne> Pills, which I gol at China's Drui store entirely relieved me ind acted as :l tonic lo my sys? tem." l or sale by ill dealers. Price -r,u rente, Foiter-Mllburn Co., UufTalo, Now, York, sole agents for the United States, Remember I he name i loan's and take no other. No. 20 SEW NAMES FOR CORN (LI B. Hoys from Rembert, Stateburg and Oswego Join Hoys' Corn Club. Superintendent of Education J. ii. Haynsworth secured a number of names during the past week of boya anxious to join the hoys corn club. Up to the present time about fifty boys have joined the corn club and those interested in securing names are quite pleased with the success of their efforts in getting boys to en? gage in this Important work. The new names added to the corn | club membership are, Rembert: Rodney Chandler. Arthur Brown, Jerry MeDeod. Bntton Ross, Daniel MoLeod, Willie Brown, Samuel Young, Henry Harllee, Wylie Jenkins. State burg: DeWitt Clark. Parker San? ders, James ^ompson, Clyde Clark. Oswego: O'Dell Dorn. Do you know that more real danger lirka in a common cold th <n In ? ' 'ther of the minor ailments? The infe wey 'is to take Chamberlain'* tough Remedy, a thoroughly reliable preparation, and rid yourself of the ?old rs Quickly as possible. This remedy Is for sale by nil dealers. Marriage License Record. Three couples from Shiloh came in Thursday to secure marriage licences, two of them being married in the court house by the clerk of court at their request. The couples were: Issae IfcCray and Almelley Smith. Osbours Hlekson and Hattie MeCray, and Peter James and Mary Mattie Levy. A Warning Against Wet Feet. Wet and chilled feet usually affect the mucova membrane of the nose, throat nnd lungs, and la grippe, bronchitis or pneumonia may result. Watch carefully, particularly the chil? dren, and for the racking stubborn '?oughs give Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It soothes the inflamed membranes, and heals the cough quickly. Take no substitute. Sibert's Drug Store. Owing to the fact that it was rain? ing hard at the time that the high school conference broke up the idea of taking the visiting teachers for an automobile ride was abandpned. Shocking Sounds in the earth are sometimes heard be? fore a terrible earthquake, that warn of the coming peril. Nature's warn o>rro ovo kind That dull naln ?r ache '.n ths back warn-- you ths Id nays need after*tn n if yo 1 w .uiri escape those dangerous maladies dropsy diabote >r Bright*! disease. Take EJIectrb Bitters pt once and see backavhe by ami ati > lngs return. "My son received great benefit from their use for kidney and bladder trouble," writes Peter Bordy, South Rockwood. Mich. "It is cer? tainly a great kidney medicine." Try lt. HO cents at Slbert's Drug Store. -im ."ii ? Accidents Will Happen And when they do?they hurt. HI NT'S LIGHTNING OIL is the one Instantaneous relief and eure for all wounds, bruises, sores, cuts, sprains and abrasions of the skin. It forms an artificial skin Covering, excludes the air instant? ly, btopa pain at once, There arc many oils, hut none like HI NT'S The action is different, and the effect ms well. . . HUNT'S . . v |"V I & LIGHTNING UIL Always have it in the bouse. Take it with you when you travel? you never can tell when III NT'S LIGHTNING OIL may Im? most needed, -."ids and ftOCtS bottles. For Sale by Slbert's Drug Store. A. B. Richards Medicine Co. Sherman, Texas. *Q_?S I Many a Man N ;i critic because he likes to be contrary, You can contrary to t he wishes of y 0 u r friends and neighbors and sometimes get the i ? st ()i them ; hut 140 ( antrary to the dictates < f nature and you al ways ^et the worst oi it. If Nature Says Spectacles, Whj, Spectacles it must be. Nature WOfl't ac <. c| t 1 u s t Spectacles though; ihey must be right Spectacles We can gi> e the kind nature demands, and ?>ur prices ;ii c right, ton, (ii aduate 1 ijdician in >. harge. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optician. Bit "Cardui Cured Me^ For nearly ten years, at different times, Mrs. Mr 7 Jinks of Treadway, Tenn., suffered with womanly trout js. She says: "At last, I took down and thought I would die. I could nots!:ep. I corldn't eat I had pains all over. The doctors gave me up. I read that Cardui had helped so many, and ! began to take it, and it cured me. Cardui saved my life! Now, 1 can do anything." TAKE Tho DU I Woman'sTonic If you are weak, tired, worn -out, or suffer from any of the pains peculiar to weak women, such as headache, backache, dragging-down feelings, pains in arm, side, hip or limbs, and other symptoms of womanly trouble, you should try Cardui, the woman's tonic Prepared from per? fectly harmless, vegetable ingredients, Cardui is the best remedy for you to use, as it can do you nothing but good. It contains no dangerous drugs. It has no bad after-effects. Ask your druggist He sells and recommends Cardui. Write to: Ladles' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn., tor Special Instructions, and 64-page book, "Home Treatment lor Women," aent tree. J 54 SECURITY, It's Importance. Every depositor, when choosing an institution with which to transact financial affairs, wants, most of all, absolute protection? certain security?for his money. 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