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Will Begin Monday Morning at 9:15 O. Clo
The Biggest and BestAnniversary Sale weHave EverPl

Thousands
cuote The OF OOand
are v1a
Sale Priced Extremely LLw than would
Remarkable Throughout
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- tFfA-t.f
Growth OF Planta

:. Among plants. after tie period a
growth In spring and summer there d
q psriod.of dormancy before the cold
weather sets in, and II plants are
maintained srtifcial]y at a high. TEN.
peraturs this dormant period persists.
Exposure to cold is needed to activats
the plant for another period OF growth.
Perhaps the liberation OF enzymes acts
on the stored starches, converting
them into sugars. or the phenomenon
may be due to q change In the per.
meability OF the cell-membrane.
Though normally the Stimulus required
Tor q renewal Of growth Is supplied
by cold, mechanical injury or a period
OF, drying may have the same effect.
The process occurs independently In
any exposed part OF a plant, so that
II one or two branches OF d plant be
kept continually warm while the other
10 subjected to the usual winter chill.
Ing, the former VIII not develop on the
return Of summer temperature though
the latter develops as usual
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oods 81 Ancient Rome.

"Qoing to Church ir Ancient Rome
was the title of a lecture delivered n
Philadelphia in Houston hall by DR..
George d. Hadzsits, who showed a
number Of views Of temples dedicated
TO- Jupiter. Minsrva, Mercury and other
gods. The number Of gods became 20
numerous In Rome toward the last,
said the lecturer, that the .,eople had
TO refer TO q catalogue. There was
one Tor sowing, one for planting, reap
lng, blnding. housekeeping and. in
fact for every trivial detail Of life.
Ritual and ceremony choked true de-
yntion. he said, and the sacrifices
prayed over by the priests were rnads
with Or without the PRESENCE Of any
enc else. Congregational devotion was
alien to the spirit Of ancient Rome.
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FINE CITY TWICE DESTROYED
Antigua, Spanish Capital 81 Central
America. The Victim ~ Fieed, Fire
and Earthquake.

Antigua, the glittering Spanish cap
ltal OF all Central America, arose high
on tha central plateau In the hsauti-
I,fpl valley Of Almocongo. It's palaces
and churches, It's monasteries and hos
pttats, it's sparkling fountains and ny
enues were unsurpassed In any part
OF the new world. while above, all tow
cred the sweeping outlines Of the
great volcanoes known as the "Agua"
and "Fuego" ('sWater" and "Fire'')
which were destined to be her doom.
For twice Antigua was destroyed, the
flrst time in 154e by a flood Of water
from THE crater of the Volcano which
vas then appropriately called Aqua !;
and the second time in 1773 by FIRE
and earthquake from Fuego. The
Spaniards. not being able q, refnon.
strate with the recalcitrant volcanoes
tn the same effective manner that was
employed in dealing with tho Indians,
other means wore rssortad to, and
these mountains were solenlnIy bap-
hzed Aqua" ana "Fuego," and taken
With due ceremony into the arms Sf
the church In the hope That they would
eschew their heathen deities and re-
form their uncouth ways. Neverths-
lesp. as j. matter Of .tsrrestrinl prscau-
| ton. the capital city, was moved -
miles distant TO q safer location, where
lids rSw asitAsted. Strange to say,
both Agua and Tuego Besu TO have
lived DIP, TO ;thsir new ,stbiNtias,
| with but : few half-heartsd attempts
at baekSli1inS. until the recent grsAt
,auskes that "a 1e17.1s iEain shattered
the fStr city OF quate atenihla.-.-Andrew
Horton Blackiston' In the South Amer
ican, AZ
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Death Of Goeths.

When the spirit Of Johann Won
Goethe passed away, March a. 1882
III Europe took note Of the event and
popdered on his last wordI: .'Let the
Light. Enter" He. WAS, venerable with
age and honors. = wise. many sided
mind. and the greatest I'oet OF Ger
many. Marck said Of him that what
he lived was nero beautiful than what
he wrote; and his life, amid ali Its
weakness and all It's sorrows, presents
a picture Of certain grandeur Of soul
which cannot be contemplated un.
moved. 81 |
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First Bale Brings
Big Price

Savannah, Ga, Aug 6---.The first
bale of cotton for the 1920-21 sea
son was sold at auction in front OF
the Savannah Cotton Exchange.
this morning. II brought q record,
price of $3.50 a pound and was sold
after spirited bidding. The. bale
graded strict middling and weighed
$40 pounds. 1t was raised by j. II.
Lindsey. of Omega. Tiff county. Ga,
and shipped to- Harry White, a local
cotton factor ~ 4sx s,% :.
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Coming before Oh.

Coming before the voters with more
than twenty years actual experience In
accounting L announce myself can
didate for the office of County Treas.
urer, and | promise loyalty and sup
port and to abide hy the rules gov
erning the Democratic party, also Of
flcient service - elected.
Z MOSES J. MOORE.
Present incumbent 3rd Magisterisl
District. y
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Two Killed in 4
Denver Riots
Newspaper Office Demolished
BY Infuriated Mob

Denver. August 6-Two thousand
volunteer policemen are expected to
prevent recurrence today of the ri
citing OF the street car strikers and
sympathizers which resulted during
the night in the killing Of, two per-
sons, and injury of "a and thousands
of dollaTs worth of property damage.
The rioting was not Under control un-
till long past midnight. Eight street
cars were wrecked and the Denver
Post newspaper Office partly demol-
ished. The officials decided today not
to call for federal troops.
Denver, Aug. 5.--One man was kill
ed and between so and Is persons, in
cluding Chief of Police Hamilton
Armstrong and eight or ten police
men, were injured, several severely,
I'm rioting ,btween striking street car
men, their sympathizers and strike
breakers tonight. Five. street cars
have been wrecked and the plant of
the Denver Post damaged by the
crowd. The dead man has not been
identified
The mob at 1890 o.. m. was gather
ing in front of the Tammany building
where the trike-breakers are housed,
but had attempted no violence. s
Th rioting started this afternoon
when two cars manned by strike
breakers were forced to stop by q mo-
tor truck, ON the track. While theicars
We're halted. a parade of strikers and
'sympathizers who had been conduct
nj hn ritx h
while committee, from theslabor as
sembiy conferred with the mayor,
reached the corner, There were one
thousand in the parade. Fighting i'm
mediately became general and has
continued almost steadily ever sine
In various portions of tn city. v -,
Denver. Aug. 6-Official circles
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MADE THEIR way TO FAVOR
Werds Banhed Etftk YAss Ago Ar
Now by 0onerAl Consent Rsoos-
nlxed as pSupsr.

Most aSwspapA1 have an index q.
purgatotippt Ia Which are listed ali
TIE stenphng woris hannih at. the
time Of it, acompilstion So, TO bad
usage, remarks q writer In the Hone
Sector. II II Amusin4 to read one at
those lfstx, drawn mp Cor 9, New York
newspxpSr 90 Yeats ago. = long dis
cardN lsk HoWnlng On such words
is aspirant bogus colliled, com
msnsa Mof begdhJ. esnpiose endorse
{for AppreFai), humbng, ignore. Jeep-
ardixs, lengthy, loafer, ovation, post.
"a {for inkormed}, predieats,: pregreas-
lns, reliable (for. strastwerhy), row
DIES. taboos talented and vicinity tfor
nsighborhood). Most Of these are now
quite respectable and would have the
freefom even Of those newspapers
which once spurned them. thus, .as
ever, do the heresies Of today become
the gospel of tomorrow. mus does
progress march,
Il happens In Language, In ,econo-
mics, In politics Tomorrow conserya-
tiyes will be found stoutly defending
the program which yesterdays radicals
drew up. Perhaps an appreciation Of
this fact Ought TO produce philO-
sophie calm. byt It ID quite as likely to
produce tenper. And vet II Is absurd
70 swear AZ the conservative man as
Il IS to dsnounce the dam IN the stean
and the brake On the engine
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For Clerk OF Oourt;

II. Ia Scarborough hereby an
nounces himself a candidate, tor re-
election to the office of Clerk of Court
for the ensuing term, subject to the
Democratic party, - - 80
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For sheriff.

Having served the -Couaty az, ,Depu-
ty Sheriff under the late Sheriff. Brad
ford. ard desiring to have my record
inspected with. a view to promotion.
I hereby anRo,nce myself as csndl-
date for the office of Sheriff of sum
ter County, subject to the rules of .ths
Demscratic Primary.
c~ JACK H FORBES.
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hereby announce myself candi-
date for reelection to the House of
representatives. $3.50. - ...-e..
s. G.. j. JACKSON.
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I announce myself a candidate for
re- election as Treasurer of Sumtep
County. subject to the rules governing
the Democratic. primary. Et
~ Sa' ,s B. C.sWAILACE
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= London August 6.--,Reports that
Great Britain has ordered the neet
to. resume the Russian blockade re-
ceiye great emphasis in the morning
papers but no official sanction is
claimed for the statement. A War
saw daily mail despatch says the Po-
lish counter offensive has hurled the
Bolsheviki back as miles on the
southern front {
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Camp Gordon
Ordered Abandoned

Washington, Aug. Scamp Cor
don, Atlanta, has been ordered aban-
doned and the fifth division ordered
to Camp Sackson, i. C.
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2 Pal ~ South Carolina. returned to
|yAphinatoh today a$ter a bries visit to
New York whore he conferred with
|some of the leaalug financial interests
with regard n, shis years cotton crop.
What the South Caruiina senator
found In New York and his remarks
upon his return here are deeply inter-
|esting apd of much value to the cot
ton people tn the South.
Senator Dial said that ne discovered
"A sincere feeling among the New York
bankers TO assist the people of the
South In securing a good price as we'll
as sdditional profitable n,arkets for
their ray cottep. There is p strong
Ldispositfol. However p efsieng the big
moneyed men 70 have the Southern
people 60 farther than the plan OF
wareho,ssing their cotton. They want
more markets abroad.
D charfston, August 6,--Two German
boys, In their Teens. were given a
hearing here today by the immigration
omcer and ordered sent back to their
country. which they left aboard a
steamship entcrislg Charleston yester-
day because they said they lacked food
at home. The two youngsters worked
their passage over very, willingly for
the yotSl given them. end are sorry
they have to return to Germany. They
we're discovered on the SHIP two days
after she sailed from Nordham. The
boys gave their names as Otto Eigen-
dorff and Fritg Kakies.
go w ..-,---- ..---------- ---7---.- =
Florence, august 6--The executive,
icommittee Of the sopth Carolina To-
,bacco Growers association met here
yestp'day and took UP many. phases
for hetterinx The marketing OF the to-
bacco crop OF this state An effort will
be made 70 letetheh the selling sea
son. II being reallxsd that the mar
skess Of this state Are open for too
short a period during the year., not
giving ,farrpers time IN which TO prop
-erly handle and market their tobacco
crop The average price Of the, South
.Csrolina crop last year was about 20
.ce9tE 2 pound sSShile That in. Worth
CarcAaa ,aHA fginla Mas ABOUT 30
cents p Mound. The reasor hfslgned
fcr the diferspcs "a RrlSs % that All.
'tohacGPs aqld lp N9f{h say9llpA ana
vtfeinia Rge sra1ed yyhue me- crop
here, Y nccessaxl]Y dpmped on the,
market during the few weeks the
warehouses are open. =
colum h,a, August Z; .s-c cAicora Col.
lsxe A. naakins p P5sparations for the.
fullest and most 'suca caSssfil year since
~ stablishinent. Sohis OF The col. /
jeGe OfficiaIs. say that the ,prospocts
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hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of Sheriff, sub
ject to the rules Of the Democratic
party. : JOHN r.. SUMTER.
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u sofpcthih6 Is not done soon to check
the ddvance OF the WORMS large part
OF his crops will be ruined.

Il ~ a r.
Twenty five tobacco Warehouses;
have failed to make their reports to
the commissioner of agriculture as to
| the amounts sold during the past
month. The time limit expired Thurs
day and yesterday telegraims were dis
patched to the warehouse dealers,
calling to ,theh attention the need for
Immediate action. rs VI
a stiff penalty Is carried in the. law
requiring all warehouses to- make
monthly reports and unless the rs
companies take steps inlme ediately
they will likely face a serious sit
uation. The July report was due by
or before August 5. The blanks were
mailed out from the department on
July 90. ..-.-,.
state banks in South Carolina now
have resources of s2os,155,344 at-,
cording to the called statement Of
their condition as of June so, issued
yesterday by James III. Craig, state
bank examiner. The statement covers
the SIS state banks, is branches and
one private bank. ~
Loans and discounts are given as
S15b, ,eSS,096 while Liberty loan
bonds owned are given as Ss.sIs,-
$685.. The total capital stock OF the
banks is s17.24S,S54.34 and, the sur-,
plus is s7,52S,S33,67 The individual
deposits subject to- check are $13,-
Goa, l4.5O. - isst ,7N 20. ~. ~, -.
The Un:sed States interdepartmenCai,
board OF social hygiene. under whose
auspices tina department Of hygikne.
was eatahiished and. maintained attic
University of south d,arolinal last year,
has eiouhled It's appropriation, per
initting- the establishment of, a full,
professorship OF physical education,
and several additions sto' the depArt-
mental faculty. This information ,is
contained in I'M announcement made,
yesterday by DIR, w. ;s. Curieli, presi-
det or the university. N.g
Spartanblrs. August s.--Twentys
five cittsens Of Camp Shello spent yes
terday here 5coaferring With commit.
tees from the chainber III commerce
ard the. local Moose l0dse with refer
encc TO ssSnrfng FOR CampobelIoJ the
proposed $1,000. geo home for aged
menberas TIE GampoIeifo. defega-
ton brought much data cone nsernifig
the adyantages offered by the CAMPO
hello h5inefai SPRINGS and it lis be-
lieyed here that Campobello will make
"a sttonk tld for the mannificent
bone. The Canpobeilo Asite lis con-,
cceded meet the requirements s,of.
tn Loyal Order OF Moose and the COM
mittee from Mooseheart. Ill, WIN Visit
Catpp9beilo Saturday for the purpose
Of Inspecting the location offered bys
the .Camnohello cittzens. ~ sfs
Rock Hill. August s-That the
South Atlahttc States Export corpora !.
tion 10 a good thing and an ofgaIi-
zation that. should have the heaffy
support Of the Industries Of the South:
Ierta states was the opinion expressed
By a number St Rock Hill business
men iaat night .after hearing Matthew
HALE; rressdehf hsS 8 corp orati0ns st
& fp5tA @ sae f3IPs epd objects e tEs
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London. Aug. Cit is Indicated
that Britain will accept the Soviet re-
ply though it is not wholly satisfae-
tory. 49,
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Chester


proaclf Of September sroftsmen are
l-begihning to think pf the, old fhaunts
cnce again and not SO many days
will elapse until the laws will allow
them TO enter the swamps and fteids
for game. Contrary. to the general
belief of those ii the ,backwoods
who are accustomed to think OF
dove hunting In August, the season
for these birds does not open this
month, but on October Is. +.
I The deer seasOn, BUCKS eoniy. opens
on September 1. only a. short time
of and also the fox season. Rails
and marsh hens, plover and yellow
legs. oil may be hunted on and az.
| ter September 1. 80 h.
Reed birds may be shot from Aug
ust f6 to November Is, inclusive, m
order Ito protect the rice crops. =,
Florence, Aug. S-Florence county
! is now beset by Two pests the army
worm and the corn ear worm, or
lcotton boil worm, and the insects
have been doing considerable dam
age. A Clemson college expert who
came here yesterday to visit some
OF the Infested farn',s advised spray.
! ing with calcium. arsenate. the boil
| weevil poison. or with powdered ar
senate Of lead. both Of these to be
| applied undiiuted. Farmers are
warned not to use a bellows. but the
hand busting machine. or pole and
[ bag" method in applying the poisons.
\ ,r 20 IN
stable Eichelberger since January i
has destroyed 10 stills. confiscated
1 3.064 gallons Of whiskey and mash;
and sent i'll cases up to the courts.
\ This work has been accomplished
\ in the eight months OF the year. Mr..
\ Eichelberger's territory comprises
1 nine counties: Florence, Darlington
4 Dillon. chesterfield, Marlboro. Will
4 llianisburg, Horny. Georgetown and
\ Clarendon. He has Just returned
A FROM Horny where he captured two
stills and arrested one man. The
/ constable expects his record this year,
/ 20 far exceed that OF last year. He
\ Twas assisted by federal officers and
| the officers of the counties In which
I ne was operating.
charleston. Aug. Sire entailins
la loss believed to exceed $25o,0o0
/ destroyed two open. warehouses and
|Fhundreds. of bales of cotton iinters
at the army supply base on the
|] Cooper river. beyond North Charles
n ton this afternoon. Col. Ralph =
Ellis. tI. 8. A.. commanding, said
4 thnt he. was not prepared to make
y an estimate of the damage.
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l. announces myself a candidate for
the office OF Sheriff Of Sumter County,
subject to the rules, Of. the Democratic
party >hr4
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hereby announce myself, eandi,
date for the office of Sheriffrin the ap-
preaching Primary electioes OF the
Democratic party In Sumter County.
subject to the rules governing s.icn
elections. .S,-
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Denver. Aug. 6-Official circles
iater expressed a fear that the riot
ing would be. renewed.
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Candidates Cards.


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Sumter. May 4th, Isa0. sly go 4,
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pr. G.. r., Pugh, president Of Co
tpmbia college, says that ap OF the
rooms In the d9Etnitorles have been
filed for the coming year and that
a waiting: list has, been ,startd. About
ESQ girls viii be Omitted at the open
ing OF the college.
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SAM NEWMAN.
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on a branch OF the main river OF
rumbez IN Peru the oyster presents
singular appearance. The river is SO
lined with trees and underhrush that
the growth nearly excludes the rays Of
the sun, and the branches that grow
downward at high tide are covered by
the flood. Thousands Of oysters then
attach themselves TO the limbs, and NJ
low tide they IRE suspended several
feet above the water. \ traveller states
that he picked two boatloads of the
marine "frut" which, though small,
were almost as good rs the oysters Of
the Chesapeake.
A similar phenomenon can he seen
or the Island Of Jekyl in the mouth
Of the Altamaha river in Georgia
Sour orange trees grow on the margin
Of the island, and the branches that
dip into the river acquire oysters IN
the manner described above; TO add
to the curiosity, the upright branches
of the tree frequently bear their nat
ural fruit, while those below are COW
cred with oysterS.-Youth's Gem
panion.
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Though Christmas seems to gain
rather than lose 10 popular favor as
the years ron by. yet it is worthy Of
note that the Christmas season has
been much curtailed from what It
originally wos. For several centuries
It began with the eve Of All Saints
day or "Hallow eve" October 81, and
continued until Caudlemas day Feb
ruary .. In ENGLAND it is now COM
pu.ed only from Christmas eve to
'rNelfth night" January G, while in
our own country It begins on Christ
mas eve and practically ends on
Christmas night. Yet even now it real
ly begins on December l6, marked in
,he church calendar, 20 Sapientla,"
from the name of an anthem sung
during Advent. .....n.. -.
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Cured HIS
RHEUMATISM!

81 am eghty-three years old and doc.
tored for rheumatism ever since ! came out
of the army. over so years ago. Like many
others. ! spent money freely for so-caled
cures and l have read about Uric Acid
until | could almost taste t. could not
sleep nights or walk without pain; my hands
were so sore and still could not hold
pen But now I am again in active husnesa
and can walk with ease or write all day with
comfort. Friends are surprised at the change.
You might just ns well attempt 10 put nut
fire with oil as try 20 ret rid OF your
rheumatism, neurits and like complaints by
taking treatment supposed 20 drive Uric AciG
on, Of YOUR blood and BODY. II took Mr.
Ashelman ffty years TO hnd out the truth.
He learned how to get rid OF the true caUia
OF his rheumatism other disorders, and re
cover his strength from '"rhe Inner Mys-
tcries." now being distributed free by an oa-
thoriiy who devoted over twenty years TO the
scientific study Of this trouble. Ii any reader
of this paper wishes THE Inner Mystcriei
of Rheumatism" overlooked by doctors and
scientists for centuries past. simply send a
post card or letter TO II. =. Clearwater, No.
$50 Street, Hallowcll, Maine Send now,
lest you forget Ii not sufferer, cut 7nt
this notice and hand this good news and o..
portunity to some afflicted friend, All who
send will receive Il l. return mail without
any charge whatever.
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colIle Fond Of Hard LInnor

\ fine collie dogs fault was that be-
took 10 drink Intoxicating drink. His
owners lived in Montreal and collie
found his way to a brewery, from
whence he returned downright drunk.
He persisted in his brewery visits;
so to keep him from. temptation he was
taken by member Of the family, who
lived on the opposite bank of the st.
Lawrence, away from brewories. But
even The breadth OF the river was not
a barrier Collie ensconees himself
on the ferry boat, visits the only at
traction that Montreal has for him.
and returns home later showing all
too padly where he has bccD.
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ANTl0nE FURNITURE

Repaired arG 0at IN nrat-olaHg oOnci'
don oy workman VINO war with An
ireg Oatnan to~ eight years. Also
IN kinda OF furniture repairing pre- mpt'
" executed.
NAPuhi VN HHNG NRV1
aNt Cauatv ~.
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SOME IRE Pu

I'VE bought new car the othel
day and when we were going up d
hill on our way home we got stalled,
90 my husband lifted the hood and
there was no engine in il. Ny hUs.
band said il had been running on TIA
reputation.