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'Mir Mlatc?man anb ?outbron. ? WEONCSOAY, iULY 28, 1909. Eatorod at the l*oetofflce at Sumter, 8, C. ae Seeon d Claas Matter. u. - . PERSONAL. Mr. s. M Nabero formerly of Flor ewe. S. C.. havlna accepted a posi? tion with Mr. O. T. Meade In this city will move his residence here Prof. J. N\ Htrper. and I). N\ Har? row, of Clemaon College, spen* the day in Sumter. Mrs. 8. B. Oandy. of Darlington, is visiting her daughter. Mrs. J. A. Mld dletnn on Calhoun street. Mr. Howard Mlddleton, of Atlanta. Ga., Is spending a few days with his brother. Mr. J. A. Mlddleton on Cal? houn street. Mrs. Q. J Williams snd little daughter have gone to Lancaster for a few weeks stay. Miss Ulrica Dlnklns has returned home from a Islt of several weeks to her n/phew. Mr. T. Waltes Dinkens In New York. Mies Emma Bruner has returned to the city from her month's summer holiday. * Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Mlkell are spending a few days with Mr. Mlkell's mother. Mrs. F M Mlkell. Rev Ml? kell I* now minister of a large church In Nashville. Tonn. Mrs. A. C. Rmanael of New York City who has been visiting her sister, Mrs, Altmount Moses left Saturday for Sullivan's I-.land where she wt.l be the guest of Mrs. 'Marlon M< lee. Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Stuckey and children went to Sullivan's Island Saturday. Miss Armlda Moses left this morn Miss Armlda Moses left Saturday foif a week's stay on Sullivan's Is? land. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Loyns went to Charleston Saturday for a few days vhit to relatives. One of the parties going to Sulli? van's Island Saturday morning con? sisted of Mrs. C. W. Dwyer. Miss Jen ale Walsh and Miss Lorraine Sessions. Mrs. H G. Hill returned from Wiightsvllle Beach Saturday. Messrs. Fusene Wilder. J G R "Wilder and Frank Patton wei.t to TlmmonsYllle Saturday to assist She T'mmonsvllle Bund Ht a picnic and dance. Mrs. E. W. Molse. Miss Jessie MoSse and Mrs Agnes Bogan returned Sat? urday from Sullivan's Island. Mrs. H. J. Harby and son Hal re turned from Sullivan's Island Satur ?ay. _ Mrs. R. S. Hood and Miss Clussle HxhI left Monday for a few days ?kilt to Sullivan's Island. Misses Marguerite Dukes and Ruth B^llver, of Orangeburg. and Miss Sndle Desportes, of Rldgeway. are visiting the Misses Randies on Wash? ington street. Prof. W. S. Schumacher returned Saturday afternoon from New York. D*. B F. McLeod. of Clio, is spend? tag a few days In the city. M,r. Churles Plnckney. of th? A. C. 1* R. R.. forrel eft Monday for a business trip to Montlcello. Fla. Mrs. H. L Tlsdale and Mlsii Susie McKinney have gone to Hendeis u N i' . for a few weeks pleasure trlr M I i Kund.il left today for a week's business trip to Montlcello. Fla. Miss Edna Randal left Mo.may for a visit eo friends at Fla* Rock. N. C. Mr. I*?wls McCullough left Monday |gf Beaufort, S. C. Mrs. R. L Aright left Monday morning for Beaufort,, 8. C. Mr. Frank Patton left Monday for Flat Rock. N C, to spend a week ^t his home. Mrs T. B Reynolds and children, of Florence, are visiting Mrs. L. /dams on Ouklnnd Ave. Hnoons-Baldwin. Invitations have been Issued an? nouncing the marriage of Theo lv.nl daughter of Mrs Sarah P. Thomas, *o fir. Vernon Baldwin. Wednesday af? ternoon. Aug. 4. 1909, at 3 o'clock, at home In Hartsvllle, S. C They will fee St home afte- Aug. 15. at 24 Ken drlck strssst, Su-nter. id: vrii. Mrs. Margaret Shillings, of Charles t >n, S. 'V. died at the home of her ?>n. Mr. August! Snllllngs, In this city Sunday afternoon about 5 o'clock. The funeral services were conduct"*! Monday afternoon at 6 p. m. at the Lutheran church, by the pastor, Rev. II. H Kohn, after which the remains were Interred In the city cemtery. Mrs. Shilling was a native of Wash? ington, l>. i si,., was quite old when tier death came, being 72 years snd 1 months of age. j To a depraved taste, sweet Is bit? ler?Spanish. In Honor of Judge Hudson. A large number of lawyers and oth? er prominent men of Sumter, assem? bled at the station Friday evening at 6:30 o'clock, and placed a floral tribute on the bier of the late Judge Hudson, while his remains were awaiting the Bennettsvl'le train. The following gentlemen Trum Ben nettsville came to this city to meet the funeral party, and accompany the remains of the honored jurist to Ben ntllsvlle. Judge C. P. Townsend, Sheriff J. B. Green, H. H. Newton, Esq., Col. Ktiux Livingstoa, S. J. Mclntyre, Esq., W. P. Breeden, Esq.. F. J. Hollis, Esq., Dr. Klnney, L. Strauss, Esq., and Sen. T. I. Rogers. The funeral services and inleimeni occurred at Bennettavllle Saturday. Four carloads of Sumter people went to the W. O. W. picnic at Cain Savannah Thursday, besides the large number that went by private convey? ance. Everybody reports the finest time of the saason. The crowd was large, the day pleasant, and every? body left with the hope that the af? fair will soon be repeated. SUMTER WOMAN AT AN ENGLISH CELEBRATION. Miss Ellsabetii Wilson Is Taking Part In the Historic Pageant Going on at Bath, England. Bath, Eng., July 22.?A dosen charming young American women are taking attractive part in the histori? cal pageant being held here this week. The tableau which is most applauded Is that in which the Amer? icans appear. Each day at the close of the pa? geant, which reproduces events in the history of this ancient city, "Lady Bathe" enters, accompanied by a sword bearer and pages, robed in cloth of gold, and takes, position on the steps of a temple. Then appear the twelve young wo? men from the United States, each rep? resenting a city or town named Bath and the State in which it is situated. They are: From Iii lion is, Miss Sission; Ken? tucky, Mils X. C. Dubois; Michigan. Mlas Fred.i Harte; Missouri, Miss L. Dubois; New Hampshire. Miss Haze' McLane; Ohio, Miss Mlnta McKins trv Hew York, Ml i BS i Hernlman; North Car o Ilm v ? i? ward; Penn? sylvania. Mrs. Edwaid Henshaw; M; Bli beth Wilson; j Nilfcol; Maine, | Miss M. P. Clifford. All are clad. In silvery gowns draped classically ?Ike the robe of the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, and each carries 4 her State's coat of arms. Led by her? alds and pagea carrying banners they approach, make filial obeisance to the figure typical of the mother city and join in her train. The Americans have made them? selves extremely popular among the citizens. During their stay they are guest* of the residents and find it im? possible to accept all the Invitations extended to '.hem. Garden parties are held dally in their honor, and they have been the guests at many lunches and dinners The Marquis of Bath was their host yesterday at his coun? try residence at Longleat, and today Mr John Dickens-PolndS)r entertalnd them. The citizens will give a ban? quet at the Gulldhal In their honor them. The citizens will give a ban tend a battle of flowers at Sydney Gardens. Several thousand Americans are at? tending the pageant.?N. Y. World. DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED by local applications, as they cannot n ? h the diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one way to cure deaf? ness, and that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lin? ing of the Eustachlan Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it Is entirely closed, Deaf? ness is the result, und unless the in? flammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing but an in? flamed condtlon of the mucous sui faces. We will give One Hundred Dollars f"i any case of Deafness (caused by eatarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. Send for circu? lars, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold )?> Druggists, 75. Take Hall's Family Pills for con? stipation. 7-4-lm A I Witt Model. Tooter?Seen our new baby? Chuffer?No; but have you seen mine? I tell you he's a model chili'.! H<? Tooter--How old Is he? Chuffer?He's eighteen months old now, and? Tooter?Huh! Well, mine's a 19G9 model.?Cleveland Leader. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Tfet Rind You Han Always Bought Bears Lhe Blgaatuie of NAPLES. By c. c. Brown. The following communication of historic interest, from Dr. C. C. Brown, who is now in Europe, will he read with interest in connection with his recent letter to this paper from Switzerland, and which was written just after this one here was printed. The Item is indebted to the Baptist Courier for this clipping. It cannot be denied that Baldeker'a Guide Books are highly valuable, full of information, and almost indispen sable to the tourist; but ?e and his collaborators are all Germans, with a strong leaning towards a sort of de? structive critcism. Over many places and things of interest, whose historic genuineness cannot be disproved. Baldeker casts a suspicion of doubt, simply because the facts about the place or thing cannot be proven to a demonstration. Stoddard In his lec? tures and Burton Holmes in his Trav? elogues are not so sceptical, and dayJ by day I rejoice over the fact that I have read and made copious notes from these books. Yesterday, after leaving Posillppo. we drove on to Pozzuoli. If the apos? tle Paul had not gone there, 2000 years ago, it might never have occur? red to me to go there yesterday. The town of 15,?00 Inhabitants is situated on the northern and eastern point of the land at the mouth of the Bay of Naples, and it is eight miles away. Out in the sea, east or a little south? east from Pozzuoli, lie three islands? Ischia, the largest, is a small moun? tain, rising precipitously from the Mediterranean; next is Proclda, and I then Mlseno. A little southwest of I Posilippo lies a small, rocky island I known now as Nisida. The son of J Lucullus owned a villa here, and here I Brutus fled, in B. C. 44, after he had j killed Caesar. Here also Cicero vislt I ed him, and here he took leave of his I wife Portia on his departure for I Greece. Shakespeare has outlined this pathetic parting, and I refer my j readers to that gentleman for further I instruction. But Pozzuoli?that is the place 1 I am now seeking. Luke says, in de I scribing Paul's journey to Rome. "On J the second day. we came to Puteoli, I where we found brethren, and were J intreated to tarry with them seven J days, and so we came to Rome." Con I ceiving of the Bay of Naples as a horse-shoe In shape, Pozzuoli is the northern or upper point. In Paul' j day, It was the most important com I mtroial city in Italy, and the prin? cipal depot of traffic with Egypt and the East. At present, it Is a town of about 15,000 inhabitants. Just be I yond the suburbs is the crater of th? I half-extinct valcano of Solfatara. I from numerous Assures in which va I pors and gases still ascend. Puteoli I Juts out into the bay, and there is a J small quay on each side, offering pro I tection to ships; so that one who walks along the edge of the bay could j not be far from the place of the apos I tie's landing. Just ahead of him, on I an elevation of rock, he saw the great j amphi-theatre for Roman games. In I its ruins today, It is magnificent and inspiring. It is 472 feet long by 384 j feet wide, while the arena proper If 236 by 138 feet. It provided seats for I 30.000 spectators. We walked through I the subterranean passages and chain - J hers, the prisons where captives were j held until sent into the arena to light I and die, the dens where wild beasts I were kept, which opened into the are I na above. A water oonduit is still I seen, by means of which the whole 1 of the arena could be flooded, when I naval combats were to be presented. I During the reign of Diocletian, many j Christians were here thrown to the wild beasts, and torn limb from limb "to make a Roman holiday." The I large cell or jail in which they were I kept until called out to meet death in J its most horrible form, is marked by ? large marble tablet. Many tradi I tions concerning the martyrdom of I Christians centre about this place, such as that we find about Januarius, whom the lions refused to tear, and j it was found necessary to kill him j with clubs. i Not far away from the amphithe I atre. Paul must have looked upon the temple of Serapls. This filled a square court of one-third of an acre. I The court is still surrounded by tho I remains of 48 massive granite col I umns. The portico rested on six Cor I lnthlan columns, three of which still remain. All of these columns are j worm-eaten, showing that at some time In the past the whole plot of land has been below the sea. One ex? planation I* that the Solfatara volcano erupted about a thousand years ago, and the land sunk below the sea lev? el; another Is that the low place of j the temple was once filled with sea water and used as a fish tank. At any rate, the worm holes In the col I umns are there. j The fact that Paul landed nt Pu? teoli is still a blessing to the inhabi? tants. Thousands of tourists visit the place annually, and each one of them pays a franc at the amphitheatre, or lunches at a restaurant or sleeps in a hotel. If Paul had never landed there the town would have no special his? toric Interest. Every one who visits Naples feels called upon to ride around the bay _?.??MumillMllIHIll KIIIIIIIIIII' Hot Weather Clothes. Men's Pure Linen Two-piece Suits $5.00. Made by Leon Godchaux Co., of New Orleans, who have the reputa? tion of making the best Linen Suits in America. They were bought to sell for $7.50 and $8.50 per suit, but we have too many and are closing them out at $5.00 Per Suit, j Wash Suits For SmaJl Boys v We have a nice line of Wash Suits for small boys; Sizes 3 to 6. * Made by the famous "Mother's Friend" people who make nothing but fine goods. ?2.50 SUITS, NOW.$2.00 $1.50 SUITS, NOW.$1.00 $2.50 SUIT, NOW.$1.50 $1 SUITS, NOW. . .. .. *.75c j Terms Strictly Cash. mTk i f handler. pa U. J. Llothing HJ., ( Phone 166. - Sumter, S. C. over the road that leads to Sorrento, and now and then we come upon one who tries to describe the thing; but i must be excused. I am sure I could rive no adequate idea of the delight? ful excursion. The road leads by the sea, now on a, level with it, now a hundred feet above, beside lovely vil? las, the homes of the wealthy, through olive groves and orange groves, the trees now laden with gold- I en fruit, and finally brings one to Sor- | t rento, a beautiful town of five or six thousand inhabitants, where we lunched on a terrace a hundred feet above and overlooking the waters of the bay. J But Pompeii?what can one say that has not been said a thousand times9 It was destroyed in A. D. 79, Aug. 24th T he excavations, I guess, ex? tend now about 1,000 yards in one direction by 800 in another. The city was a mile and a half by two miles. The remaining portions are being slow? ly excavated. A little tramway, with ^mall cars and a two foot track, car? ries away the ashes. There are no indications, as far as I could see, that the city was ever burned by fire. It lies as far from Vesuvius on one side as Naples seems to lie on the other. The cone of Vesuvius, which we as? cended, and from which the smok? is still rising, is a sister cone to the me which destroyed the cities. As said above, Pompeii was not destroy? ed by fire. The lava dust, blown by currents of wind seVeral miles through the air, deluged the city. The impression made upon me is that the houses were thus covered about as high as the first story; the upper portions were not covered, but the city was deserted, and the upper parts of the houses wasted away. I say this because all the houses?or a large number of them?seem to have been preserved up to the second story, and all above that is gone. If I am fly? ing in the face of history and the facts, I beg pardon. I am only writ? ing of the thing as it impressed me. The widest streets are about 25 feet, but 12 feet is the rule. The Pom peiians seemed to live on good terms with each other as neighbors, as the houses are all contiguous, the east wall of one house serving as the west wall of another. I entered the former home of my old friend. Sallust, and from that got my best idea of an an? cient Roman dwelling-place. The pic? tures are cut on the wall?the dif? ferent rooms?that is, the dining room, bed rooms, servant's rooms ami kitchen (with brick oven) are all easily distinguished. The eompluouni and the imploium?that is, the place for the rain water to come in through the roof and be caught and collected In the yard below?arc all In there. The mosaic tloor. made of bits of stone or minerals a quarter of an inch square, was wonderful to look at. The floors remained in perfect order as long as they were covered by the lava dust; but exposed to air, they are . Lime, Cement, Shingles, Laths, Acme Plaster, Fire Brick, Drain and Sewer Pipe, Building Material of all Kinds, Cow, Hog and Chicken Feed, Hay, Grain, Horses Mules, Buggies, Wagons and Harness. Wholesale and Retail. :: :: :: :: :: :: M-M lilt M Co., BEST LIVERY IN SUMTER. SUMTER, S C. h? pinning to break up. At the corn- j ers of a number of streets are water fountains, whose stone curbs are worn by the hands of time who came to them for water. Xow and then step? ping stones across the streets are found, and the rough paving stones show the ruts in which vehicles once ran. I am inclined, however, to be? lieve that only hand carts were used, as the stepping stones are so high and wide that horses could not well get over them. The stores of the wine merchants abound, each having a marble counter with 10 or 20 gallon terra cotta jars inserted. So too th? store of the man who dyed cloths; each has its great caldrons set over and into brick furnaces for boiling the articles to be dyed. But why con? tinue this snsipid narrative? Let one conceive of a town of brick and stones houses, with narrow streets the whole broken off at the first story, and he will have a general idea of Pompeii as it now stands, if ho W*ll allow to almost each hOUS* an open court in the centre surrounded by stone or stucco columns. The pert of the house on the street was for business, and the rest for residence. The rooms on the street were rented ( ut. It was customary to rent one I part of the house to merchants or oth I ers. and to live in the other part. This rule still prevails. 1 am writing this letter in a house, two stories of which are rented f<?r boarding hous?s while anotner story is occupied by the j family of an Italian prince who own-s the property. I ah the treasures found at Pompeii are stored in the museum at Naples. To see the ruined city gives one but half an Idea; to see the collection in the museum gives the other half Pots, beds, pans, water vessels, statu? ary, loaves of bread, egg shells, pic? tures from the walls, and a thousand articles which tell of their manner of life and customs are carefully stor? ed at the _:reat museum. I hope all the readers of this letter will come to see this museum; then they will see why I do not write more fuPy and give a better idea of things. 9 TRUTH TRIUMPHS. Suniter Citizens Testify for the Pub? lic Be net it. A truthful statement Of a Sumter citizen, given in his own words, should convince the most skeptical about the merits of Doan's Kidney Pills If you suffer from backache* nervousness. sleeplessness urinary disorders or any form of kidney ills, the cure is at hand. Read this: E. W. Vogel. B. Main St., Sumter, S. C.i says: "I had severe pains in the small of my back for several years and whenever I attempted to stoop, my suffering was intensified My back became very weak and on several occasions I was forced to give up my work. My family pftysician treated me without giving me any re? lief from the awful pains in my back and I then tried every known remedy on the market but still failed to be benefited. I at last read a testimo? nial regarding Doan's Kidney Pill? and was so much impressed that I procured a box of this remedy at China's drug store. After taking the contents I was restored to good health and for that reason heartily recommend Doan's Kidney Pills." I For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Dean's?and take no other. No. 5? Mi* llotinosHCy. There was a young lady in Tenn., \\ hose name was Sophronia Henn.; Growing old and infirmer, She was oft heard to mirmer: "I wisht I had wan av thim Menn!** ?St. Paul Dispatch*