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Entered at the PostoflSce at Sumter, S. C, as Second-class flatter. I PERSONAL. Mrs. J. Frank Duffie and little son, Frank, of Chicago arc the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Osteen. . Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Reynolds left Thursday for Atlanta where they are to visit their son, Shelton. a student . of Georgia Tech., and their daughter, Mrs. E. G. Sory. Mrs. Lillie Dorn left Thursday night for a visit of several weeks in >- Atlanta. Mr. ar.U Mrs. J. J. Williams are attending the music festival in At lanta. Mrs. O. V. Player and children mo tored to Florence Friday P. M., to visit her mother, Mrs. C. E. Wheeler for a few days. . Mrs. Carl Jones of Columbia has been the visitor of her brother Mr. Robert Plowden. Mrs. Dozier Lee and children left this morning for a visit in Charleston. Mrs. S. R. Abbott returned to Sum ter Sunday after a short visit to rel atives in Hopkins, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Aughtry have returned to Sumter after .a pleasant visit of several days in Columbia Rev. W. H. Barnwell, of Wilming . ton, N. C, a former rector of the Church of the Holy Cross, Stateburg, was in the city today. A Most Important Meeting. f .With reference to Secretary Rear .don's call for a mass meeting of citizens of Sumter and Sumter coun ty next Thursday afternoon. May 5, at Z o'clock in the auditorium of the girls' high school, to discuss the pres ent" business condition of the com munity, and if possible to And some means of alleviating or curing this condition, T wish- to say?that this is no or dinary meeting of the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce for the pur pose of boosting business in general, a "get together meeting" so to speak. It is an earnest call by about forty of i the business men of Sumter and j Sumter county to the balance of the business men and women of this com munity to come together on this oc casion in an effort to organize a pow erful and effective working force of the entire community to correct as far as possible present existing busi ness conditions. The Chamber of Commerce will not have a banquet, a smoker, or any other form of entertainment to in duce our business men and women to attend this meeting-for we feel that conditions and the necessity of cor recting them are ample reasons why every loyal son and daughter of Sum ter c :?unty in any way connected with its business interests should attend. So important did those forty citi zens consider this meeting, that by unanimous resolution it was decided j Jiat we would ask the mayor of the city to declare a holiday from 3 p. m. for the balance of the day so that all Sumter city business interests might attend, and at 3 o'clock in the day so that all the county's business men and women might conveniently at tend, and get home by bed. time, for this is not a meeting called for 3 p. m., with the expectation that in an hour or so some, will begin to say "you must excuse me, I have an engage ment, etc." but that all of us stick to the problem until something tangible and effective be worked out, even if it takes all summer. .My fellow citizens, the business in terest of this community is at stake, will you lend a helpful hand and put yourself to the task of correcting ex isting conditions? . If so do not fail to attend this meeting. E. S. BOOTH, President Sumter County Chamber of Commerce. Death _ i - Mrs. LuTa Pool, who was accident ally shot by her husband, Mr. Willie Pool, while he was defending her from the. attack of k rabid bull dog, died at the Tourney Hospital Friday night at 11:30 o'clock. The tragic accident occurred two miles from Pax ville at the home of Mr. Pool at about 8 o'clock Wednesday norning. A bull dog, which seems to have gone sud denly mad, had attacked Mrs. Pool and Mr. Pool had rushed to the de fense of his wife, bringing with him his Ao caliber army rifle. He struck the dog with the butt of the gun and was swinging the gun back when it went off. The bullet went entirely through.the thigh of the wife making a fearful wound. Mrs. Pool was brought to the hospital on Wednesday night and the amputation of the leg found necessary. The body of Mrs. Pool was sent to Davis Station on the 3 o'clock train Saturday afternoon at which place the funeral services were held. Mrs. Pool was 23 years of age and leaves several small children. The coroner's jury viewed the body Saturday morning, but the inquest was postponed until Thursday. Death. Rock Hill. May 1.?The Rev. H. W. Bays died here early this morning in his SOth year. The aged minister passed away at the iome of Dr. W. G. Stevens. Dr. I "ays was one of the best known and most beloved Metho dist ministers in. South Carolina, hav ing served as presiding elder at Charleston, Columbia, Rock Hill and oiher points. Funeral services will bo held here Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Bay's wife preceded him to the grave two years ago. We've jh.eard that women are not accurate at hitting the mark with a : evoiver but we notice they can hit their husbands. But maybe 'tis be cause so many husbands are easy marks!?Evansville Courier. An optimist is a man who sees only the sunshine; a pessimist is one who Searches vainly for the moonshine.? Roanoke World News. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Make Exceptionally Pleasing Attractions A double entertainment feature was l arranged and presented Friday night at the auditorium of the Girls' high school and was witnessed by a grati fyingly large audience. The little play "Mrs. Wiggs of theN Cabbage Patch" and the Wax Worjts exhibition of Comte D'Espere were personnelled by members of the Camp Fire Giris as sisted by high school boys. The boys and girls taking part in these plays had worked hard with their parts and truly their efforts were well rewarded for the little plays presented on last evening were in ev ery way a finished product and a glowing success. Four' acts were required to pre sent Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. The plot of this little play is too fa miliar and well known to require, giv ing. The cast of characters who took part in the play were: Mrs. Wiggs?Ellen V. Stuckey. Jimmy Wiggs, Family Support? Alva Spann. Asia, Family Artist?Nancy Booth. Australia, The Tearful?Mildred De Lorme. Europena, The--Youngest Wigg? Pearl Reames. Billy, The Optomistic ?- Francis Kirk. Miss Olcott, The Xmas Lady?Marie Bultman. Robert Redding, A Benefactor? Henry Ligon. Miss Kazy, A Neighbor?Mamie McCollum. The Sunday School Brigade. The Blue Birds. The entire cast of the play did splendidly but possibly especial men tion should be made of Miss Ellen Virginia Stuckey upon whom the greater portion of the burden and the success of the play rested. Comte D'Espere's Wax Works comes all in a class to itself and just what is its classification is difficult io determine. Play, exhibition, show or whatever name it may go by it was an entirely pleasing and highly \ delight ful demonstration. Sandy Owens who took the part of Comte D'Espere was truly a star. This boy was en tirely at ease from his first entrance I upon the the stage and not for a xao ; merit did he falter but in manner creditable to anyone he acted his part admirably taking off a "Comte"' (as per our idea of the typical). The Comte was introduced to his audience by Mr. Dessausure Edmunds who told of the marvelous successes which had followed in the path of the exhibitions given by the Comte of his wax figures. The wax "dolls" were arrayed in semi-circle upon the stage which made a beautiful picture as each was dressed in some picturesquely repre sentative costume. As each figure was brought to the stage front by the heavy porters, Alexander and Na poleon, and wound, they each went jerkily through their required role, causing many ripples of mirth to spread around the audiences. The following is a list of the wax dolls in the order of t'-\rir appearance: George W'ashirgton?Charles Wmy. Cherry Blossom?Mamie Tucker. Beautiful Doll?Helen Commander. 20th Century Athlete?Jack Wright Queens Mary and Elizabeth?Edna. Boney, M?idred Brunson. Two Angels?Armida Brunson, Nell Ard. The Old Maid?Dorothy Heath. The Dude?Bert DeLorme. Alma Gluck?Rita Herriot. Minnehaha?Mamie McCollum. Charlie Chaplin?Charles Cuttino. Theda Bara?Nina Jenkinson. Red Cross Nurse?Florence Hurst. Sailor and Soldier?Eldridge Ken nedy, Ernest Friar. Bo Peep?Mildred Wactor. Porters, Alexander and Napoleon? Jimmy Burns, Blanding Upshur. Electric Iron Cause of Fire. The fire department was called Thursday night at 10:30 to the resi dence of Mr. W. O. Courtright on S Salem Avenue to assist In putting out a small fire in one of the rooms, which was caused by an electric iron which was left with current turned on. Buckets of water were used on the fire and it was put out in a very short time after its discovery. The damage consisted of the loss of an ironing board, a library table and several pieces of linen. Confederate Pensions. Judge of Probate Thos. E. Rich ardson states that he will be ready to issue checks to Confederate pension ers as soon as a warrant for the mon ey arrives from Columbia. There are two hundred names upon the Sum ter county roll and the board has di vided them into three classes: There are 75 in class "A," who will get $90 each; 97 in class "B," who will get $47.30 each, and 28 in class "C" to whom $23.64 each has been assigned. Some counties are apparently making a better showing than this, but it all depends upon the number in class "A"-to whom the largest amounts are assigned. By this morning's paper we see that the judge of probate in Charles ton county will begin to issue checks to pensioners on Monday morning, May L'nd. Negro Arrested While Operating Still. Maziah Prince, a negro living about three miles from Sumter on the place of Mr. Henry Harby, was arrested on Saturday morning by Deputy Sheriff H. <".. McKagen and Rural Officers Newman, Boykin and Norris, after being caught red handed brewing bis own. Prince had rigged up a still out of a 20 gallon milk bucket, with troughs and other necessary connec tions, and had the still bred and the whiskey running out when he was caught by the officers. The arrest was made at about 11 o'clock in the morning. Fifty gallons of mash was found in a tobacco barn near to Prince's house. Prince was brought to Sumter "and is now in the jail. COLUMBIA HIGH TAKES GAME \ Sumter High School Loses By Eight to Two Score The Columbia High School baso ball team yesterday defeated the Sum ter High team in a game of ball call ed at 4:rid at the Fair Grounds. Trou ble started for Sumter in the second inning when James of Columbia smashed out a. terrific- drive over the center field fence. Four runs were made by Columbia during this inning some of which were due, however, to errors on the part of Sumter. The seventh inning netted the visiting team four aditional scores. Sumter was scoreless until the eighth inning When Weinberg placed the ball over the fence at center, field making his homer and bringing in one man who was occupying a place on base. Shaw for Sumter made several spectacular catches, one catch in particular was made from an al most impossible chance. The game yesterday held nothing very exceptional in store for the ball fans. Ethredge who pitched for Co lumbia could only boast of a speedy j straight ball, Edwards for Sumter pitched a steady and a mighty good game. Score by innings: Columbia . . .040 000 400?S 14 3 Sumter . ..... 000 000 020?2 5 6 Batteries: Ethredge and James; Edwards and Wheeler. Furman Glee Club Entertained. "Jest and youthful Jollity" was the keynote of the informal reception ten dered the Furman Glee Club Thurs day evening, from 6 to 8, by Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Rhame, at their home on Salem Ave. The house was beautifully decorat ed througout with. Furman colors, Masses of purple and white petunias and festoons of airy purple and white tulle gave just the proper gala attire, and so genially responsive were the Greenville boys to the warm hospi tality accorded them that all entered heartily and at once into "the spirit of the festive occasion. Those as sisting the hostees in entertaining were Miss Nell Rhame, Mrs. R. K. Wilder, Miss Elizabeth Hepburn, and Mr. Du Pre Rhame. Very popular throughout the even ing was the vinecovered porch where Mrs. E. H. Rhame, Jr.,. presided at the punch bowl. Charming music was rendered at intervals by Mrs. E. J. Shaw and Miss Augusta Cuttino. The refreshments consisted oi a de lightful sweet course in which the Furman color scheme was carried out in every detail. The favors were pur ple and white sweet peas. Those enjoying this delightful en tertainment were: Misses Mary Ad da-Booth., Ohie May Barnum, Reba Spann. Juanita Pierson, Augusta Cut tino, Inez Carr, Juahita Lawrence, Eva Chandler, Margaret Beaumont. Lilly Folsom, Adri? Du Rant, Helen China, Daisy China, Bmmie Osteen. Esther Osteen. LouisetQuarls, Elinor Hargrove, Elizabeth-Hepburn, Mrs. E. J. Shaw, Mrs E. H. Rhame. Jr., Mrs. R. K. Wilder, Messrs. G. H. Hill, G. H. Schafer, C B. Allen, B. M. Moore, H. J. Howard. M. E. McMana way, M. F. James, B. K. Humphries, C. O. Lamoreux. J. D. Poteat, J. A. McLeod. DuPre Rhame, L. P. Adams, J. P. Richardson. C.-'B. Graves, B. J. Perry, J. X. Lamb. J. C. Henderson, and '"Red" Burdette. - Scucit News. Troop No. 1 of Sumter had a regu lar meeting on Tuesday night. We decided to have, a hike on Fii day afternoon. We will leave Friday afternoon and come back Saturday morning. We discussed the trip to Florence. The board showing the evolution of the American flag made by the Wild Cat Patrol looks fine. Th scouts have been helping in the milk campaign this week. They have also been putting up American Legion posters, and have cleared the plot around the monument rq the Confed erate Dead. The Scoutmaster announced that we would have an inspection before we started ci the hike. The Court of Honor met on Thurs day and awarded the following merit badges, Scout Sam Harby, Civics. Safety First, First Aid to Animals, Cooking. Plumbing and Art. Scout Louis Lyon, Electricity, Cooking. Chemistry, Personal Health, Public Health, and Safety First. Marion Moise, Acting Scribe. A Correction. In reference to article published in The Item on Wednesday relating to the escape of a convict from the jail yard Tuesday night, April 26th, beg to announce that certain state ments published are in error. First as to the privileges accorded the trusties, I beg to say that .the privilege allowed this particular trus ty were not in excess to any accord ed other trusties, either on Sumte* county chain gang or any other chain gang. Unfortunately we are forced to have trusties. Second, this prisoner had no fur ther access to the property of the chain gang than that legally war ranted any prisoner. In justice to all concerned I state that carelessness in. the handling of prisoners is not tolerated or practiced in any degree on the Sumter county chain gang. ? .1. B. Jeffords. County Engineer. Marriage License Record. - The following couples have been ! issued marriage licenses: ! I. C. Mahoney and Judith Jones of ; Sumter. j Willie Cooper. Dalzell and Cherry Carter of Sumter. Bossie Pringle and Katie Thompson j of Sumter. Sam Western and Mary Alstone of riaromont. Isaiah Johnson aad Neu la Cain of I Mayesville. "* ? PROCLAMATION Whereas a number of business men of the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce at the meeting held on April 28, 1921, have called a meeting of the merchants, farmers, bankers and other business men of the city and county of Sumter, for the pur pose of discussing the present situa tion and to consider methods of sys tematic co-operation and organization , to solve as far as possible and* as quickly as may be done the problems confronting our agricultural and gen eral business interests and the mar keting facilities thereof, and any oth er questions of importance that may arise, and Whereas these men have requested me to request the merchants to close their stores at 3 o'clock p. m.f on Thursday. May Gth, in order that all business men. including their em ployees, might have an opportunity of attending this meeting, Now, Therefore, in compliance with their request, I do hereby sug gest that all places of business in the city of Sumter do suspend business at the hour of three o'clock in the af ternoon of Thursday, May 5th, in or der that all business men and all em ployees of this city may be able to at tend the meeting herein referred to, and as far as possible help to dis* courage the pessimistic spirit that now exists among the people and change it into a more optimistic spirit and try to help each other co better the present conditions. L. D. JENNINGS, Mayor. Police Dots. Ernest Ford, a negro boy who was released from the county jail on bond on April 12th, again faced Recorder Harby in police court this morninc:. Ford had been placed in jail and was awaiting trial at the next term of court for the breaking in and the theft of goods from the D. J. Chandl er Clothing Co. Ford's sentence this morning road $60 or 30 days for each of the two charges of vagrancy and gambling. After the expiration of his term on the gang, his papers will all be fixed for a few more additional charges, for the circumstances under whic'.t he was arrested yesterday afternoon can surely not be accounted to his good name. Ford was arrested by Police Officers Chandler and Carr' gan after being found under a build ing in the rear of the express office. The police department had been no tified earlier in the afternoon by the proprietor of .the Cash Dry Goods store that an attempt had been mads! to break into ,that store. As it hap pened the proprietor was in the store at the time this thief chose to make his haul and heard him as he worked at the rear window. The thief was frightened away when the proprietor opened the rear door of 1 the store and made good his escape on a bicycle which he had purpose ly placed close at hand. His coat and hat. which he had removed before go ing to work, on the window, were found close by and these were iden tified by the police as the property of Ernest Ford. Later on in the af ternoon Ernest Ford was again in the back lot looking for the coat and hat and when arrested at about 6 o'clock on Sunday afternoop was found to be without these two articles of clothing. When asked about them he stated that he had pawned them to a negro boy.but was unable to give the name of the alleged boy. Ford had done good work on the window before his work was discovered. The blinds had been pried open, the sash taken out of the window and a huge lump of coal placed between the inner iron J bars of the window. Twelve I Littles and a Button. Mr. R. J. Alexander has the latest honors for the snake hunt of this sea son in so far as we have been able to find out. Mr. Alexander ran over a mammoth rattler while he was mo toring to ramden on Wednesday-and partially discapitated the old fel low. He stopped the car and put the finishing touches to him with stick and club. Twelve rattles and a but ton will aid the adept in "snakeology" 1 quite materially in his estimate of the number of years this old rattle snake had been an inhabitant of our planet. I NEW YORK COTTON. Last Month Open High Low Close Close Jan. ...13.95 14.37 13.95 14.29 13.99 Mch.. ..14.22 14.66 14.22 14.63 14.26 May. ..12.12 12.70 12.12 12.65 12.19 July. ..12.65 13.13 12.65 13.09 12.71. Oct.. ..13.34 13.80 13.33 13.74 13.3S Dec. ..13.SI 14.23 13.77 14.16 13.84 Spots 50 up. 12.90. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Last Month Open High Low Close Close Jan.. ..13.70 13.80 13.70 13.80 13.33 Mch.. ..13.61 14.10 13.61 14.08 13.63 May. ..1 1.80 12.26 11.80 12.19 I?.85 July. ..12.2S 12.70 12.25 12.64 12.28 Oct.. ..12.S7 13.37 12. S7 13.32 12.88 Dec. 13.22 13.70 13.22 13.6S 13.20 Spots 25 up, 11.50. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January. S.59 March. 8.67 May. 7.S3 July. S.14 October. 8.42 December . 8.55 TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. The regular state teachers' exam ination will be held at the court house on Saturday. May 7th. begin ning at fl a. m. and closing at 6 p. m. Teachers must bring paper, pen and ink. All teachers holding special per mits must take this examination if they expect to teach again, as no sec ond permits can be issued under any circumstances. Third grade certi cates are not renewable. By order of the State Board of Education. J. H. HAYNSWORTH. County Superintendent of Education. The Chicago bank casfrier who bag ged five out of six automobile bandit* should be made Ambassador to Mex ico.?Washington Post, The Precocious Cucumber. -_ Many gardeners complain of hav ing- no luck growing cucumbers. It must be admitted that the life his tory of the '"cuke'' is rather a tem pestuous one for it is subject to more kinds of bugs, blights and myster ious ailments than any other plant in the vegetable, garden except its close relatives, the squashf-s and melons. An early start with cucumbers is one way to get the better of some of i the troubles. As the cucumber can- j not be transplanted with any degree i of success it has to be treated a little ] differently from the ordinary vege- ! table. The seeds should be sown edge wise in individual pots about the mid dle of April. Paper pots sold by ani seed house are satisfactory, as they are cheap and unfold away from the ball of earth so the plant may he transplanted without disturbing the roots. . .: With a running start, the plant is j better able to- withstand the early at- ! tacks of beetles- and can be sprayed readily or dusted with some of the common insecticides sold for the purpose. The cucumber needs a light soil and if the soil is heavy it should be lightened by mixing in sifted ashes or sand. It also likes a couple of fork fuls of meanure buried beneath it to furnish fertility and hold moisture, for with its liking for light soil it also j likes moisture, a combination hard to arrange in the ordinary garden. Granted that the. cucumber flour- j ishes and escapes the ravages of in- i sects which an industrious gardener should be able to control, it often fails to produce enough cucumbers to pay for the energy devoted to it. . In most cases a precocious infant is to blame. Often the first blossoms will- produce j a fruit far in advance of the others, f The strength of the plant is thrown [ to this solitary "cuke" and the rest j fail to get a start. If a precocious I cucumber appears before there are any further signs of fruits forming, | pick it off. A Lavender and Rose Edging - Dwarf ageratum and the dwarf! .bedding petunia Rosy Morn form opei of the most pleasing color effects for solid beds that can be planted. The lavender and rose combination*?is al ways harmonious and both are a sheet of bloom from early in the summer until frost. Both are easily raised from seed. They should be planted a foot apart or even as close at eight inches, the j agertums standing closer planting ! than the petunias because of the com pactness of their growth. The lobelias of the dwarf compact! ! types give sheets of deep glowing blue | I or lighter shades and their myriads of j J tiny flowers" almost nide the plants. ! Another pretty little . blue ? annual j for edgings is the Swan River daisy, Brachyome. The portulaca or rose moss is an annual that w-ill give a show of flow ers during the entire season. Its tiny silvery seeds need only, to be sprinkled on the soil where they are to bloom. This plant will not germinate until the temperature suits it, but there need bet no worry about it for it will appear in its own good time and makes an ex^ cellent edging. It should be thinned to at least six inches apart and in a short time it will cover the soil. it must have full sun. Recons?Tiction of French Industries, j Paris, April 11?Subscriptions have just been opened in Paris for one of the largest private loans ever floated here. The amount is 800,000,000 francs. The loan is isued by a group j of coal mines and iron industries of the north of France and the pro ceeds are to be applied to recon struction. The interest and p?ncip&l are guaranteed by the indemnities due ' the companies of the group under the law passed by the French parliament assuring companies and indlvidauls compensation for all war damages. | The floating of this loan enables the companies to continue the restor- j ation of mines and reinstallatioh of iron works pending the payment of reparations by Germany, without fur ther burdening French government fi nances. EXPRESS ROBBERS SENTENCES' Thirteen of the Employees Looted Express Company Go To Pen Maeon, April 30.?Thirteen tchtiary .sentences were imposed fines assessed on the thirty-six d? fendants . convicted and five plead" ing guilty to alleged conspiracy to rob merchants and the American Railway Express company of goods valued at a million dollars while the company was under government con* trol. .. ; Marslial T'<h Gets Much ?SaiL Paris- April 12?Marshal Focfc' says that one of his great regrets is that he has not time enough to prop erly digest the big mail he receive*, Like most men of his conspicuous po* sit ion he gets daily a batch of cor* respondence that keeps his aids busy; sifting the trivial and eccentric fro-flfj the important and interesting. Friends and enemies alike wftta him profusely and their letters rust; the whole gamut from ecstatic adu lation to frenzied vituperation. This morning he received a dozen letters and as many packages from the same, person, an American. All were regia* tered. The American must fcavs known that this class of mail gets first attention by the Marshal's sta??? Nearly every mail brings a lettsg from some pro-German in America inviting the Marshal to have himself hanged or to go to the place of fir# and brimstone. By every mail some-* one sends him an ode or a song writ* ten in hl3 honor. -jM Mothers write him informing him that they havs. named the finest baby in the world after him, and American fathers send word that they wou! have taken a good drink in his hon or on some anniversary or other hat hot the United States gone dry. Authors ser*d him th^g^l^ks inventors ?o:wavd de^ft^tion? wonderful new er.ffir.es ojHfestruc??^ or schemes to suppress warT^*"''"" The Marshal's advice is asked all the subjects with which he says he is least familiar. V/hat has amused him most-lately was a post card received from ?aa Francisco with the photographs flSfi two pickaninnies and the Tnscztp?O? "Here's Young America." A meeting of the County Board Equalization was held at 11 o'clock Thursday morning in the auditor's office in the court house for the pUF* pose of hearing appeals from various Boards of Assessors. ?,Ther? were; present at this meeting?: ? Metssr*,: E. E.-. A'ycbck, Chairman, ? ofrlMiddle*" ton township; F.' M.. ?' C o u It er;Mas*j ehester, T. S. Stuckey, Stateburg,>.3!?: M. Rogers, .Rafting Creek; ^Maiipa. Dorn,. Providence; S. A. Harvin,-Pri?' vateer; Robert Muldrow, .May* J. K. MeElveen, Shiloh;'G. honey, Concord, and W. M. Graham of Sumter.' ? ? - EVER WATCHFCli A Little Care May Save Many Sm*f?Q3 Readers Fnture'Trouble'!' . - i Watch the kidney7 secretions. See that they have the amber huS of health; } The discharge not excessive or i&t frequent; Contain no "brick-dust like" s&jjk. ment. Doan's Kidney Pills are especiajly. for weak kidneys Ask your ueighborv Let a Sum?er citizen tell you hQ^S they work. W. T. Hall, blacksmith. 22$ Satoof Ave., Sumter, says: *'I was glad ttf recommend Doan's Kidney Pills, foe they have been of great benefit. There was too much uric acid in my system and I was bothered a great deal with my back. When I bent over, it was difficult for me to straighten up. X heard of Doan's Kidlney Pills being such a good remedy and I used them* It only took one box of Doan's p& make me feel a whole lot bettet*' ?;' fi.Oc at all dealers. Foster-MUhUfS^ Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. ?-r3?; NEEEE G'DOXNEIX President ARCHIE CHEVA Vice Prestdent aii. TASBB. What Can We Do For You? Our ambition fcr to mal;? this a bank of real personal service. Our facilities are such that we can probably be of great help to many of our friends whether they are patrGBS of this bank or sot, and we wfefh Ch?m to feel at liberty to call oa oa s& vSf siDfie, and it will be a pleasure to r?a?* der them such service as we can. A glanc? at our last statement 1? proof that a great many are us&igr our Savings Department for the- "Rainy* Day". Why not you? First National Bank Sumter, S. C. ^MMHMHMH<?IHnH?IIHIItllimMHMII The National Bank of South Carolina Egg MXI BAM f 9 of Sumter, S. OL Capital o3e0,086 Surplus aad F.-of?a $286,000 Stronc asd< The Most PalMtaMng UCUV10B withGGUKXESX Give as the Pleaa&re of ft* flat TOO The Bank of the Rank; and File a 6. ROwTtUO), Pi?H?1 ROWLAJTD,