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A BfJRIMEHS PROPOSITION.
The public schools of Sumter are
no biggest and most valuable asset of
ho community and have contributed
to the growth and prosperity of
ho eJty daring the past fifteen years
nan any ether one thing that might
?O mentioned. The schools have not
contributed gri atly to the growth
at the city by attracting many families
0 Bomter, but the good work that the
chools have accomplished has ad
\wiUsed the city In every section of
1 ho country, ao that today Sumter and
law elty schools are well and favorably
Im educational circles through
?e* the United States. A scrap book
el anoagaper and inagnaine comment
m the snwnter school system, especial?
ly Use salutary feature of the boys'
I sign school, would bo a large volume.
:*ut tun greatest good that the* schools
liave acuoenpllshed Is to be found In
the rtcoVd of the boys and girls train?
ed in tho schools. In the colleges of
lads und other States and In all lines
<*? business the Sumter students have
I node good, and Judging ths schools by
their representative an unbiased opln
jem must bo that the schools are dolnv
I bo work for which they were estab
rsjtaotl and doing It excellently well.
Pbe followinir paragraph from an
ufftortal In the Columbia Record on
the subject of military training in the
motto schools gives an outside and dls
nWiriStitf view of the standing of our
**tVe observe that steps are to be
is ken to organUe a band of music
imong |he boys of the city high
isshools. That Is a good Idea, for more
Reasons than on*. We would like to
?so ths school board Institute a mili?
tary training tystsm among the boys.
It has boon a great success in the
Sumter schools. Ths military train?
ing seems to Improve the scholarship
of the boys rather than to Interfere
Ith Itr studies, for the Sumter boyar:'
nith their studies, for the Humter
boys are always heard from In after
Ufe at school and In ths professions."
In the circumstances does It not
seem to the1 pooplo of Sumter that 11
Is good business to maintain the stand?
ore) of the school system and to give
It ths financial support necessary to
care for ths constantly growing at
tendance?
Colo U Blasse Is sn apostle of the
doctrine of "safety first," and with all
bis bluster and bragging has never
the sand to risk his hide by Insult
a man to his face. Two years ago,
j nt the campaign meeting on the court
bo use square In this city, when he
made a false statement concerning L*.
D. Jennings, the "contemptible liar"
was thrown into his teeth and Jen?
nings' Ast was shaken in his face, and
all he did was to grin a sickly grin
while he swallowed the "He." He be
Herves la safety first and never takes
any risks. At Wlnnsboro Saturday,
after Oov. Manning had spoken and
had not only left tho stand but was
well on his way to Columbia. Blease
mustered courage to denounce Man?
ning as a coward and a liar and gavo
quite an exhibition of Dutch courage.
Biases baa attended forty or more
campaign meeting* with Manning dur?
ing the past sixty days, hut so firmly
does ho bellevo In personal safety that
? ho did not dare to make one single of?
fensive allusion to Manning. He pa?
tiently and cautiously waited until last
meeting of the campaign and then
waited some mor<< until Manning had
left the stand and was on his way to
Columbia before he took the risk of
calling him a liar and a coward. He
took the precaution to guard himself
against having to face Manning then
or at another campaign meeting, for
he knew full well that he could not
call Manning a llsr and get away with
out having his fare slapped. Manning
would not eut tho "lie" and grin as Is
? Blouse's habit, and Mease was playing
aafs, as he has always done, when he
threw that stunt ut Wlnnsboro. All
reasonable men will placo the proper
estimate on Mease's attack on Mun
nlng when his back was turned?It
was the act of a sneak, who dared In a
man's absence to do what ho had nev?
er had the grit to do when the man
he ttacUed was present.
KlMTER VOTERS REAR CANDI?
DATES.
Audience of About 200 on Rand Friday
Night Gives Attentive Hearing.
There wan an uudlence of about 200
persons on hund Friday night In the
court house when candidates for coun?
ty offices made their speeches setting
forth their claims upon the offices for
which they are candidates. All of
the candidates, except Candidate J. K.
McElveen, who was hoarse, were at
their best and were given attentive
hearing by voters and ladies present.
The speeches were all along the same
lines as already reported and so will
not be entered into more fully. The
meeting was presided over by County
Chairman J. H. Clifton.
In the absence of Sheriff J. K. Brad?
ford, Clerk of Court H. I* Scarbor?
ough led off, followed by Auditor R.
Eugene Wilder and Treasurer B. C.
Wallace, none of whom have any op?
position. Mr. P. M. Pitts went into
details us to the amount of road and
number of bridges in the county to be
kept up and showed what he had done
in the eight years he has been super?
visor to improve these in a manner
which would bring more trade to
Sumter and meet the needs of the
general public. He reminded hin hear?
ers of what the roads were eight years
ago when he assumed the office and
asked his hearers to compare them '
with the roads at present, taking into
consideration the amount of money
he had to spend In their upkeep. He
did not think that he should be put
out of office because he had held it
for eight years, but stated that he
did not ask to vote for him any who
did not think that he had done his
duty. Mr. I* E. White, the other can
Idate for the same office, was absent
on' account of Illness. Messrs. W. J. 1
Beale ? and Joseph R. Singleton set
forth their claims to the office of cor?
oner. Mr. Singleton recited his well
known lecture "Mother, Home and
Heaven" and read the last address of
Oen. Wade Hampton to the men of
his command.
Hl. C. Elvln Stubi made an open?
ing ?or the candidates for the Rouse
of t|tl" ?putatives, \ his speech being
alossjt the usual lines. C. L, Cuttlno
stated his platform. Magistrate J.
L. Glllls came next and was followed
by Davis D. Molse, who is seeking re?
election. Mr. Molse advocated a pub?
lic institution for the care and treat?
ment'of .tubercular patients and hop?
ed to see one established by legal en?
actment. Dr W. & MrCutchen
thoufht that tho Federal Government
had passed many good laws and that
the State should pass laws supple?
menting what the Federal Government
had done. Mr. J. K. McElveen was
not In favor of the Home for Old Sol?
diers, but desired to give each of the
old soldiers $12.50 monthly and allow
him to remain at home. He said it
would not look good to see his name
scratched, so he did not want it
scratched. /
Mr. A. K. Sanders favored the cre?
ation of a State highway commission
and had worked for it He set forth
his course during the past session of
the legislature and his platform on
other subjects.
v
The candidates for magistrate camo
last. Mr. B. P. Cuttlno spoke first. Ho
said that many of the voters of Sum?
ter county were surprised to see him
In this race, and In fact he was hlm
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self surprised to be in It. However,
he was confident "Uncle Ben" would
win. He asked the voters to cast their
ballots for the best man. He said that
in "76 he wore the red shirt and was
proud of It, but he was proud he had
never worn a red neck tie. He divided
the voters up Into three classes, those
who were swayed by every httle In?
fluence, whose votes he would appre?
ciate, if he got them; those whose
votes were for sale, whose votes ho
did not want; and those who consid?
ered the men offering 'themselves for
office and voted for the best man, no
matter whether he was a friend or
not. These votes, he said, he wanted.
J. D. Epperson stated that he had
held many public offices, but this was
the first time that he had ever asked
the voters of Sumter county to give
htm their support. He referred to his
having been constable for tho magis?
trate, a United States deputy marshal,
and deputy sheriff for four years un?
der his father and then under Sheriff
Bradford. He stated that be was ac?
quainted with the duties of the office,
Iund that he was eompentenr. to fill the
office and discharge its duties, that he
had the energy to exceute its business
promptly, und that he had the ambi?
tion to fill the office. He stated that
while he was deputy he had collected
more tax executions each year than
had ever been collected before In the.
county and that he had never gone
j after a man but that he ncromplished
j his ndsslon. He promised If elected
I to discbarge the duties of the office In
a businesslike manner and to give
such satisfaction that there would be
no kick against him when It came
time for another election, as tbc peo?
ple would know that he had "made
good."
Maglstrutc M. J. Moore, candidate
to succeed himself, stated that he had
offered himself for the office of mag?
istrate two years ago and the result
PAT
A Sensible
Comfo rlable?
that's why they're sensible.
As you've probably noticed, it is the
keen, active-minded type of man who
is particular to choose Fat i mas. If you
were smoking Fatimas, you would know
why. You would find that Fa; i mas, more
than any other cigarette are comfort?
able while you smoke and after
you smoke them.
Their delicately balanced Turkish
blend makes them a sensible cigarette
to smoke. Why not prove this for
yourself?
was known. He stated that he had b'nit I
Hp the office so that it was fit for
lodyi to come In now and that he had
discharged Ha duties in a manner
which lie had considered right and
Just. He promised, if returned to.1'
office, to continue to do his duty
fall hi'ully, as he saw it.
Rcutlr of Mrs. Susan E. Wright.
Mrs. Susan E. Wright, mother of M r.
Robert U Wright of Sumter, died this
afternoon at about 12:30 o'clock at
the residence of her granddaughter.
Mrs. W. S. Burgess, on Wright street,
after an illness of a"bout ten days, In
her 85th year. Th<> deceased is Ritr
vlvod by two sons, Messrs. R. UI
Wright of Sumter, and A. R. Wrigr ' * '
Sandersville, Qa. 1
The body will bo taken from Sumter I
at 9:30 tonight to. Mrs. Wright's old
home at Louisville, Ga., where th
funeral services and interment will bo
held at 11 a. m.
Mrs. Wright had made Sumter her
home'for about one and a half yer.rs.
SUMTER COTTON MARKST.
Corrected Pally by Ernoj t Field, Cot
ton Buyer.
Good middling in 1-4. ?
Strict middling 15. ?
Middling 14 3-4. \ ^
Strict low middling 14 1-4.
Low middling 13 3-4t \ \ ?
IfEW YORK OOTTCV W AUK12T.
Yost dj ??
Orw^n IRah Low Clpm ?Ao+
Jan . . 16.03 .03 .58 .65 91
Mch . . 1(5.18 .20 15.81 ?82 L6.<
May . . 16.35 .35 15.92 I 16 -
Oct . . 15.80 .86 .34 {.42 .7
Dec . . 16.00 .01 .52 | .63
0
Additions to the Y. M. (\ A. PaDd
The following additions to the
palgn for funds for the branch } N
C. A. or the border at. El Paso
been received: ,
Previously reported.$
it. D. Bppa.?.
J. P. Maurer.r.+ . 1.00
Mrs. W. J. McKay.,.
I .
Total. _.
r
Geo H. Hurst,
Undcrtnw tnd ERtilm
** #? pt 4th ntlon in pay
Nif M Call?
At I, 0. CrelgOM Stead. N. Hal
Phones 2"^** i
ALL OUT OP SORTS.
f?aa /my Sumte* Person Never Felt
That Way?
Feui all-out of sorts?
Tired, blue, irritable, nervouB?
Back feel lame and achy?
Perhape it's the story of disordered
ici.i a-, ya?
Had blood circulating about;
[Trie acid poisoning the liouy.
There'i a way to feel right again.
Stimulate the sluggish kidneys;
Do it with Doati's Kidney Pills.
roan's are recommended by many
Sumter people.
Here's one case:
Mrs. C. H. Waddell. 117 Kendrick
imter, says: "1 had dull pains
In ti s small of my hack, also
headaches and dizzy spells. The kid?
ney b< cretions passed too freely, caus?
ing lie great annoyance. When I
heard about Doan's Kidney Pills, I
us them and they relieved all the
ailm< .'its."
PriOJj 50c., at all dealers. Don't
?imply ask for a kidney remedy?get
Do in'i Kidney Pills?the same that
Mrs. Waddell had. Foster-Milburn,
!>. t'rops., Buffalo, N. Y. 22
(Advertisement.)
Infant Dcuth Rate Zoro at Brunswick.
! :.-;inswick, Aug. 25.?Not a single
v] itchild under 5 years of age has
died of disea in Brunswick this year,
died (*I disease in Brunswick this year,
Ipaign on child welfare conducted by
the wealth commissioner, Dr. T. F.
p Abereromhiei and his white and negr<>
di trlot nurses. The negro population
has uot fared so well, but the cam*
paigri is just beginning among them.
^ti!i;;mtat>?????ittttttiti??t???im|
I $1.60
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1 LAST EXCURSION OF
THE SEASON
h Train leaves Sumter ~:-'?'>
v. M. Leaves August return?
ing, MO 1*. M.
\v. j. CRAIQ, Passenger
t: Traffic Manager
fj T. C. WHITE,
General Passenger Agent
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GINNING NOTICE. |
; Our price for Ginning cotton is seventy five
; cents per bale. For Bagging and Ties, One Dollar
? ? per bale.
Prompt and satisfactory service guaranteed.
THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO.,
+ By A. G. FISHBURNE, Manager.
Just a little foresight insure this
stride toward success.
Deposit $2.00 a Week
In a Savings Account
with the National Bank of Sumter.
In less than a year you will have
$100 saved to which we will add
4 per cent, interest. With this sum
in bank, and the savings habit
established, financial independence
is ahead. Start this week.
T he National Bank of
Sumter,
ON THE BUSIEST CORNER IN TOWN