^^^^ - ^ -_._ PBS SCMTSB WATCBMAK, Established April, 1850. 4tBe .Instand Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at be thy Country's thy God's and Truth's. THIS TRCS SOUTHRON, _3ta >z;E_ed jone, iso Cosolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 12. 1904 New Series-Vol. XXIV. So. 2 -Br JNT. Gk Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. T8R3 S : {1 50 psr annuci-io advance. IDTIETISSIIET: One Square first insertion.. .$1 CO Bvery subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will Oe m*de at reduced rares. All communications which nubserv? private Interests will be charged for as advertiexents. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. THE BLOM RECORD OF JORK MORRISON. Desperado Whom the Courts Had at Least Twice Acquitted. Four Hen Had Died at His Hands. Spcial to The State. Camden, Oct. 3.-If John Morrison, the desperado who was put to death by a mob in Lancaster connty last Sat urday night, had lived in the days of the James boys and possessed th 9 dar ing and courage which made those men conspicuous, he would hav i been eligible to a non-commissioned office in that famous band. There seems to be no dor.bt but that he possessed the other qualities to a marked degree. Little is known of his life before he turned his back on the mountain fastnesses of his native State, North Carolina, 15 years ago, but his career during this period suggests little of peace and good citizenship on his native heath. He came across tha border bearing the brand of Cain, and the number of his victims here verifies the stigma. The facts surrounding the murder which he is said to have dene in 'North Carolina are not available, but that there was such a crime was persistent rumor long before this" last deed brought his name into promi nence. Twelve years ago he met a solitary hunter in a York county forest and slew him. This victim was fcund some days after with a bullet hole through his head, and suspicion rest ed on John Morrison. He was tried and acquitted on the plea of self-de fense. Unfortunately a gun was found beside the dead man, and this and the fact that the victim asa col ored mau were enough for the jury. 9 A short while after this he moved to Kershaw and within its environs he gratified his thirst for blood. A kindly providence saved another col ored man, a neighbor from his bullet. Fancying that he had a grievance against him, Morrison proceeded to shoot ar bim as his figure was silhou etted against the sky on a neariDy hill. This colored man bad the courage to prosecute Morrison, but aijain it was a case of white man and negro, and he went unpunished. Some time last year a party of ne groes were walking up the track of the railroad on which be lived, and he killed one. He was tried at Cam den for the morder and acquitted. He claimed tb&c they were engaged in singing vu I;: ar songs and were other wise riotous. It is stated that with bis Winchester he chased the terroriz- j ed colored men over the surrounding j country until he had exhausted his ammunition. These negroes were sc intimidated that they were afraid] to testify against him on the trial. j A short while ago, while he was en- J gaged in running the pumping engine for the tank below Kershaw, he was reported by an engineer for not hav ing water in the tank. Alfter he learned of the report be carded his rifle to meet ail trains and said openly 'that bc would use it on any who reported bim. His malignity was so patent that, when he refused to leave when told to do so by the railroad officials, engineers were afraid to stop ^ t tlMt tank for water and wore in constant dread of the trestle nearby being burned under them. When he was notified to leave by i the railroad officials he refused to do! ?so for some time, and finally when he j id go admonished them to send a coffin with his successor. it is said that he bad planned to kill j his successor last Monday but was thwarted. The circumstances sur- j roan din g the killing of his last vic- j tim are so fresh in the minds of the i peopl*- that they need no recounting ! here. I r I- - I - Modern Breastplate . Rome, Oct. 4.-Some time :kgj the I Russian Government ordered 1,000 bullet proof breastplates of the type invented hy Signor Benedetta Thc : latter reeeat y started for St. Peters- j burg to supervise the manufacture of j the breastplates, but was stopped at Munich by the Italian firm to which ?e had sold the rights to manufac- j tere, and which objected to Signor ; Benedetta's intervention in thc matter, . and he returned to Italy. The firm | had al^o undertaken ro supply the j Japanese Government with 200,000j breast plates. Now that the Russian contract bas been broken, it seems that Japan wishes to back out of its ] engagement, proposing to pay the : losses sustained by the firm through he abrogation of the contract. Broke Into His House Le Quinn of Cavendish, Vt., wa* iob bed of ti)* f ustomary hanlin !>y irvafion of (Chronic Courtipation. Wt en Dr. King's >"<" Life Fills broke into hi* h u-e. hi? t o^b e WHS arrested nun now he entirely enrrd They're^uar^orf to core, 'J'> c ^*-> *i .tel .orme V >m 8:or>. i COURT WEEK IN GAMBEN. Negro Rapist Sentenced to Be Hanged November 4. Camden, Oct. 4.-Unless there is a commutation of his seatence Aaron William, the rapist, will be hanged here on Nove.nber 4, the next. Some time last June the people of this county were thrown into a state of excitement by the report that a negro man had ravished a respecable white woman near Boykin station on the Southern railroad. Aaron Wil liams, a colored man in the employ of Mr. John Langley, whose wife was the victim, was accused of the crime and arresta" several days afterwards, he not having m^de any effort to escape. Rumors of possible lynching reach ed Sheriff Trantham ard he reported the matter to the governor, asking that the Kershaw Guards be placed under his orders. This was promptly done and the prisoner was carried to Columbia under the escort of the Ker shaw Guards for safe keeping in the penitentiary. There he remained until last week when he was brought to Camden to stand trial. The case was called this afternoon about 5 o'clock, and at a little before 7 o'clock the jury returned a verdict of guilty, and Judge Purdy sentenced him to be hanged on November 4th next. All the morning session was consnrn ed in preliminary arguments in the case of the State vs. J. E. Gillis for the murder of McRae Whitaker. An effort was made to throw out the jury on the ground of its having been improperly drawn. Judge Purdy has taken the point in to consideration stud will announce his decision tomorrow morniug. Should the decision be adverse to the moving attorney a motion for a chang of venue will follow. Assistant Attorney General Town send was here today in consultation with Solicitor Thurmond and Secre tary Stackhouse cf Clemson college over the alleged violation of the fer tilizer laws. Warrants have been is sued for the arrest of the party selling the fertilizer and he was present with numerous expert witnesses to take care of his case, but the solicitor an nounced that he was not prepared to give out the bill to the grand jury. SUICIDE IN mm. W. L. Latham Drank Poison rather Than Go io the Penitentiary. _ Camden, Oct. 4.- William T. Lat ham, who has been confined in the county jail for several weeks awaiting this term of court, committed suicide this afternoon at about 0.30 o'clock by drinking two ounces of lysol, a pois onous disinfectant which bad been given him to use on his wound. When foaind he was in the last throes and made no statement to any one. Some, mr-ntbs rgo ho met a Mr. Red mond on the streets anna ri red several shots at him, one of them striking Redmond but was deflected by a but ton. The matter was dropped on con dition that he leave town, but return ing a short while ago he was incarcer ated. Yesterday his case was called and he was convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill. Sentence had not been passed on him. He was a eon of the late Mr. S. B. Latham and a brother cf Mr. Wade H. Latham, who died last week. The de<-eased was 38 years old last month. He leaves .a wife and three children. Many Mothers of a Like Opin ion. Mr?. Pilmer, off Cordova, Iowa, says: "One of my children was subject to croup of a severe type, and the giving of Cham bargain's Cough emedv promptly, al ways brought relief. Many mothers in this neighborhood think the same as do about this remedy and wael no other kind for their children." For pale by China's Drug Store. ? i-p i i -- A Specimen of Sen. Hoar's Elo quence. From the Congressional Record. Mr. President, I know how imper- j fectly I h&ve stated this argument. I j know how feeble is a single voice j amid this din and tempest, this de- j li ri nm of empire, it may be that the j hattie for this day is lost. But 1 : have an assured frith in the future, j I have an assured faith in justice and j the love of Ilbery of the American people. The stars in their curses i fight for freedom. The ruler e? the I heavens is on that side. If the baffle i today go against Lt, J appeal rn :nn- j other day, not distan? and sure to come. I appeal from the clapping *.rf hands and the stamping of feet and (Li brawling and the shouting to the qui char her when- the fathers gatfe red its Philadelphia. "I appeal from the -pirit of trade vc i the spirit of liberty, -j appeal from 1 the empire to the republie. 1 appeal from th*' millionaire, and the boss, and the wire-puller, and th<' manager, to ti) - statesman of the older time, in whose eyes a guinea never glistened, who lived and died poor, and who left to Iiis children anil cou nt ry mer. a good name far better than riches, i appeal from the present, bloated with mate rial prosperity, drunk with thc lest of empire, to another and a bttter Z * I appeal from the resent to the futon and to the past. " CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. fhe Kind You Have Always Bough! Bears the rf .S/SJ^T Signature of Lf af7^& 4 M DESPERATE ROBBERS IN FLORID! Frank Duncan Turned Over to Alabama Authorities. His Wife Advised Him to Com mit Suicide. Ta vares. Fla., Oct. ~>. -Frank Dun can and his partner "Kid" Stafford were convicted in the circuit court today of blowing the safe of the Lees burg bank, and were sentenced to the penitentiary for 15 years-the full limit for that offense. Sentence on Duncan was suspended and he was turned over to the Alabama authori ties to be taken to Birmingham where he was convicted of the murder of two policemen and sentenced to hang. When captured the prisoners were well armed and a bottle of nitroglycer ine was found in their possession. They claimed that the bottle contain ed medicine, but Detectives Ahn and Badiker this morning placed some of its contents under a stump and blew it to atoms, startling the town with tlie explosion. When the prisoners were taken back to jail and they, with the sheriff and detectives, were standing in tho corridor, Duncan drew from his pock et a bottle of nitro-glycerine, raised it alof and with an oath said : ~" "Tarn us both loose, or we will all go to hell together.'* Detective Ahn leveled his pistol at Stafford, who sank to his knees and begged him not to shoot. Duncan gave up the bottle out of consideration for Staf ford. Duncans' wife came from Tampa yeterday and advised him to kill him self. It is thought she smuggled the bottle of nitro-glycerine to him. She left last night and did not attend the trial. m MARKSINO MOSE tun What is Said in Darlington About the Removal of the Two Mur derers to the Peniten tiary. * Darlintgoo, Oct. 5.-As announced in a special to The News and Courier from Columbia, published this .'norn ing, Mose Ham, who was sentenced for life last Saturday afternoon, was carried to the penitentiary yesterday by the sheriff. Sam Marks was also taken along with Ham, although he was sentenced to be hung on Novem ber ll, and would be just as safe here as in the penitentiary. Why "Marks was carneed off is not known in Darlington, unless an ap peal is to be made for a new trial or a commutation of his sentence, and if such is the case it is kept quiet. No movement has so far been made pub licly for a new trial or a commutation, but it is a fact that the verdict did not meet with the approval of every body, although that is nothing un usual in such cases. Tlie jury that tried Marks and Flam was composed of men of honor and in tegrity, and it is not likely that the Governor will interfere with the ver dict. Certainly there was no undue dispatch of the negro. Sam Marks, to the gallows, when tlie brutal manner in which he ended the life of Hill Langston is considered. There are no new developments in the case Berlin, Oct. 0.- -General Von Tro tha. Commanding The Geramn force operating against The rel>el Hert-ros j in German southwest Africa, this j morning cables that he has quelled j the rebellion and is now pursuing ! the remnants of tut- insurgents. If troubled with weak digestion try Cham be lain'* Stomach and Liver Tablets. Tiiey will do you good. For sale by Chi UH".- lirai/ Store. I J - 0 ? -I ! Antwerp, Oct. 7.-While some sol I diers were filling a large sheel at St. j Mary's fortress today th . powder es ! ploded and on*- officer and ten mc: i were killed. Good Kor Chi ki rea. ! The pleasant to take M nd harmless One j Minute Cough Cure give instant relief in all cases of Cough, Croup atid La-Grippe because it doe-? not pa>.- little daughter had an almost, fatal ni ">:ck of wi io ) pi Hg cough and bronchitic." writ**!-Mrs. VV. K. Haviland, of Armonk, N. V. "b*tt, when all other remedies failed, we saved 1M r lift* with Dr. King's New Dis cowry. < Mir nit ce, who had Conni mp* i ou in an nd* an ced stage, ? Iso t sed this won derful medicine and today ulie is perfect ly well.*" De-j.r.ate throal and lung OJ.-- , (M-r-j yield i r. Kind's New Diccovery - H- to no other mediciu< on earth. Infall i He f. r Con^h- and Coldi .'..><; and 1 rn ! i>o*tI s guaranteed !,v j. i\ vV. DeLorme. j 1 rial i .;'les ire-. ! J I'lttsiiurg, ( cf.. 7. It is rep- rted ! < that the Wheeling Kxpress on the j i Panhandle. Road was wrceked at Har- 1 lin Sta'iou .-nortly before 9 o'clock ( his morning. A special train left ..' immediately for the scene in answer to < a call for physicians. The fireman 1 in sait! t;i lie killed and a number of i pa senge re aro reported serioush injur- < ed. i MIES ONWARD MARCH. A General Forward Monement of the iaps Expected Soon. Constant Skirmishing Between the Jap Cavalry and the Russian Cossacks Shows that the Two Armies are Nearer Together.-The Rus sians Have Received For ty Thousand Rein forcements. St. Petorburg, Oct. 6.-11.50a. m. Official advices from the far East given out ti)is evening describe series of skirmishes on the southern front of Gen. Kuropatkin's army, the only importance nf which lies in tho fact that thc Japanese are shownig a dis position to press foward and feel out the Russian positions. Gen. Mistchen ko!s Cossacks in every case drove back the opposing forces. The activity of tho Japanese out posts is doubtless intended to screen movements of their armies, and. Therefore, may be regarded as precur sory symptoms of final preparations for an advance, which probably will be gin within a week. A special messenger lias brought to thc Emperor Gen. Kuropatkin's full report of thc battle of Liao Yang. The messenger, who submitted to an interview, declares that tho main army is concentrated at Tie Pass, and that it is not likely Gen. Kuropatkin will make a determined stand at Muk den. Gen. Grippenborgs, recently appoint ed to the command of the second Manchurian army, will be received by Emperor Nicholas at. Peterhof in the morning. It is understood that thc third divis ion of the guards stationed at Warsaw, is under orders to go to the front, and this, with the second division of the guards and the rifle brigade of the guards stationed in and around St. Petersburg, will make altogether about forty thousand guards who have boen ordered ro the Far East. There were recurrent rumors tonight of th fall of Port Arthur, but they have not the slightest foundation. London, Oct. G.-A dispatch to the Central News from Chet'oo, dated :2.00 a. m., says a big naval battle was then procoeeding outside the harbor of Chefoo. It is thought the Port Ar thur fleet made a sortie to roach Che foo and that they encountered the Japanese squadron. A later dispatch says the firing ceased at 4 oclock. Mukden, Oct. G. Tl ie Japanese army on tho Russian southern front has been reinforced. A reconnaisance by six Russian squadrons yesterday revealed the fact that a small Japa nese infantry detachment had advanc ed to the vicinity of Saliochez. Some hours dcsultery firing followed, end ing in tho retirement of both sides. Several spuadrons of Japanese have been discovered to the South. Brisk skirmishing resulted in thc retiring of the Japanese, who left their dead, the Russians captured a large lot of ammunition. Harbin refugees who have succeed ed in reaching here declare that the garrison at Port Arthur has taken thirty thousand rifles and ammunition from Japanese soldiers who have fallen in attacks on that strong hold. Theatre of Next Battle. Tokio, Oct., ti, p. m.- -It is evident that the country which is embraced by an irregular triangle, the apex of which is "fie pass, with the base run ing from Mukden to Fustian on the ?upper reaches of the Hun river, will soon be the theatre of extended and ?extensive military operations The Russians apparently are using Tie pass as their main base, and an constructing a aeries of defer.si-s to shield it from the south and the east. Two roadways approach Tie pass from the south. One of thtse road ways is tfie main highway irom Muk den. nd \be other, which is smaller, starts at Fushan and winds through a hilly country. Nineieen miles north of Mukden is the town of Vilu, th' southern and eastern approaches to which are sheltered by sharp ridge>, offering a natural prctec ion. It is rei>orted here that tho Russians are strongly intrenching in these ridges and are erecting semi-permanent forti fictions. The Vilu rver which is shallow and is fordable, runs through the town. The Kassians :tre r^pcrtod to bo for tifying tho right bank of the river be tween Vila and Tahaitun, 15 milt- to the northward. Several lines of ridges cross the road and it is said that the Russians are erecting works on many of th se eminences between Tahaitun and Tte pass. For some seven miles rhe rountry, generally speaking, is Mst, although commanding the road way from the eastward is a hill 1.000 metres in height which the Russians ?ire fortiff'ying. A range ot' hills Hanks Tie pass on the eastward. Th ' Russians are holding Fushan with a heavy force and it is believed "hey are erecting works along the road from that place to Tie pas. . This defensive work if the Ruoians j ind the disposition of their fore j 1 strengthens the belief that Gen. Kur- j ipatkin merely intends to retard Field ; Marshal Oyama in his crossing of the | rlun river and to give battle, on the 1 ;round which he is now hurriedly for- > ifving. j 1 St. Petersburg. Oct. t' . I p ni. -1 Lieut. General SaUharotr semi-; the 1 ollowing report: "Tue>day passed {' juietly. There has been no change ! < n the situation. Several skirmishes j ; lave occurred at Hun l\>v between i i >ur out postsand four companies nf I iapanese infantry and one squadron <;f . < .avalry Our force at first retired. J1 ut on the arrival of cavalry reinforce- i i wents, an outflanking movement was 1 - rdered which compelled the .lapa- 1 lese TO retire to Tadusampo with . * considerable loss. In the evening a detachment of Cossacks approached within four of versts Yentai Mines. The Japanese position was fully re connoitered and the loree then return ed, having lost but one killed and three wounded. Two Japanese were taken prisoners." Yladivostock, Oct. 7.-It is report ed here that Gen. Kuropatkin is very ill and that since the Russian reverses at Liao Yang he has been unable to personally conduct the operations of the Russian Army. Tokio, Otc. 7.-It is reportedthat four Russian war sops have been dam aged by the Japanese firing at Port Ar thur. One of them is said to have been completely wrecked. Attacking From Four Sides. Tien Tsin, Oct. 7.-A junk which arrived here today from Port Arthur reports on the day it left the Japanese were renewing the assault from four side simultaneously. The Japanese are meeting with heavy losses around Port Arthur. Berlin, Oct. G.-A dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger, from Mukden says: "Gen. Kuropatkin has expressed a firm determination to avail himelf of this favorable season of the year for military action. Everything points to a coming revenge for Liao Yang. The officers and men hope that the period of retreats is past and that they will be led against the enemy. The Japanese undoubtedly intended on September 27 to attack in three columns from the colleries at Yentai, along the Imperial read, but desist ed when they discovered that the Russians fronting them numbered 00,000." The correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger gives a summary cf the ostensible strength cf the opposing Japanese armies, which, according to his calculations, aggregate 144,000 infantry, 6,500 .cavalry and 64S guns. IO DIE FOR KILLING HIS WIFE. Law Will Bring One White Mur durer to his End if Governor Heyward Does not Interfere. Seneca, Oct. 6.--The case of Hoyt Hayes for the murder of his young wife on May 26, 1903, is now in the hands of the Governor. At his first trial on July , 1903. the jury was un able to agree, after remaining out twenty hoars. In November last year his ease was tried again and the was convicted and sentenced to hang on Jauary 15, 1904. The ease was rhen appealed to the Supreme Court, which affirmed the action of the lower court, and he was then resentenced to hang on October 14. On Tuesday James P. Cary appear ed before Judge Dantzler, at Man ning as one of Hayse's attorneys and there prcsentd the arguments in favor of a commutation of Hayeses sentence to life imprisonment, but the Judge declined to make any recommenda tion to the Governor. Messrs. Cary, Stribling and Shelor were closeted with the Governor several hours yes terday asking for the commutation and making efforts to prove that he was convicted on circumstantial evienee. The Governor, however, declines to say anything at present, but he is considering the case. A petition is before him signed by over a thousand persons asking him to give the commutation in favor of Hayes. On the other side a petition is also before him asking him not to interfere, to let the law take its course. This petition is also signed by about a thonand persons, including a majority of the jurors who convict ed Hayes. It is said that Solicitor Boggs wil not interfere in Hayes's behalf, but will ask the Governor to 1er the law take its course. There is very little hope for Hayes, and no doubt he will be hangeed at Walhalla on Friday, the 14th inst. He is in the County Jail at Walha! la. il is attorneys, however, are woik ir.g hard to get the commutation, but ir is believed that the Governor will let the law take its coarse. It is rumored through this section that Solicitor Boggs will resign as solicitor from this circuit if the Gov ernor interferes with the execution of the sentence. A Love Letter. Would not interest you if you'je looking for H guaranteed Salve for Sores, Burns or Piles. Otto Dodd, of Ponder, Mo. writes: 'T suffered with an ugly sore for a year, but a box of Buckleu's Arnica Salve cured me. h's the best Salve on earth. 25 cents at DeLorme's Drug Store. Chicago, Oct. 6.-Three chilrdeu playing in the barn of their father, Fred Harmoring, near Palatia. Ills., yesterday afternoon found the body of their eighteen year old sister. Minnie. Only fifteen minutes before the girl had left the house. In that short rime some one had attacked her and ;i ter a desperate struggle strangled her to deaath. Large posses of farmers are searching the district for some trace of the murderer but have been thus far unsuccessful. The feeling runs high against the brute who ki 11 the girl. - MULI ? - ? - - Testimony ot*a Minister. Kev. -Ino. S. Cox, of Wake, Ark., write ;. 'For 12 years 1 suffered from Yellow Jann lice. 1 consulted a u um ber of physicians iud tried all kinds of medicines, but got io relief Then 1 begun the use of Klec :ric Bitters :u:d teri that 1 mn now enred >f a disease 1 hal had nie m its gra.-p for welve ears." If you want ;i reliable uediciiif for Liver aud Kidney trouble, "omach disorder or general debility, get ilectrif Bitters, it's guaranteed by J. F. V. Del.orme, prion only 50 ceuts. FUNERAL OF POSTOS EB GENERAL lt was Attended by ai! the Pomp and Circumstance of Officialdom. Washington, Oct. T.-Officials of the government and representatives of foreign powers gathered reverently at 3t. John's Chnrch at ll o'clock'this morning to do honor to the memory 3f late Postmaster General Payne. Owing to the limited capacity of the church, admission was hy card only, and every pew in| the anditorinm and balcony was filled. By executive proclamation the departments had oeen ordered closed from 9 until lp. m., and thousands of government clerks stood in the church yard during the ceremony. The funeral party consisting of the family, members of the Cabinet and eight uniformed letter carriers who carried the casket, left the apartment at the Arlington Hotel shortly be fore the hour set for the services and walked to the church. President and Mrs. Roosevelt, who proceeded them by a few moments took the front pew on one side and Mrs. Payee Dccnpied the corresponding pew on the Dther side. The floral offerings were magnif ient., including one from the Y\Thite House hot houses, arranged by Mrs. Roosevelt, personally. The hearse was escorted to the Pennsylvania station after the service and tho body sent TO Milwaukee. The train left" at :j.on p. m. One of Marry. ii. A. Tisdale, of SnmmertOD. S. C., suffer ed for twenty years with the piles. Spe cialists were employed and many remed ies used bnt relief and permanent good was fonnd only in the use of DaW;tt?s Witch Haze-! Salve. Thia is only one of the rn?.ny, many cares that have been ef fected by this wonderful remedy. In buy ing "Witch Hazel Salve it is only necessary to see that you get a genuine DeWitt's, made by E. C. De Witt & Co. in Chicago, and a cure is certain. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Saive cares all kinda of piles, cuts, burns, bruises, eczema, tetter, nngwer?:., skin diseases, etc. Sold by Olin B. Dav;-. Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 7.-John Mitchell, Pesident of the United Mine Workers will he here Ocr. 14th to confer with the coal operators of Kentucky and Tennessee districts with a view to settling differences be tween them and the men and looking toward the resumption of work. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. No one who is acquainted with its good qualities can be surprised at the great popularity of Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy. Tt no: only cures colds and grip er' fectually and permanently, but prevents these diseases from resulting in pneumo nia. It is also a certain euro for croup. Whooping cough is not ih-.ngercus when this remedy is given, lt contains no opium or other harmful mbstance and may be given as comfidently to a baby as to an adult. It is also pleasant to take. When all of these facts are taken into consideration it is not surprising that peo ple in foreign lands, as well as at horre, esteem this remedy very highly and v:-rv few are willing io take any other airer once using it. For sale by China's D~z Store. A Case of !t. Many More Like It In Sumter, The following ease is bul ' no of many simi lar occurringdaily in Sumter. Ii is an easy matter to verify its correctness. Surely yo eannot ask for latterproof than such a con clusive evidence. Eolias fiudgius. gardener ami farmer, c'rll known in Sumter and virility,says: "I suf fered for eight or ten y. ars from lumhug > in my bat*k so had that ! <*onld no? get out -of bed at times. There was no strength in my back and it aehed constantly. When I mov pd abound a 1 ink would strike mv right linross the small of my bnvk .inst, likes HW^IK* .it Icking ;i knife into i: Ttie secret ions ;': .: . the kidneys were dark colored snietledsTri n-_ ind contained a sediment besides eausfr g niv to get up several times during t in nigh.*, i .ould not t>egin to tell yon 'be number o remedies ! used but nothing did me much rood ii '.til I procured Poan's Kidney rills ni Dr. A. J. China'sdrng store. The lirsi t'.-w loses bellied me and since raking t in- pills ] lave not bad any trouble with my kidneys .md the pains disappeared from mv '..ACL fou are welcome to the use of my nanu me who can endorse what ts claimed fort ht** .epiedy." For sale by all dealers. l*ri *e .\ 'V;IK ."oster-AIitbnrn Co., ItutTaj . N. Y.. Lgents fur the United Stat *-. Remember the name Poan's and T i ) subst itute ; - DeWITT'S WITCH HAZEL, SALVE THE ORIGINAL V Well Known Cure for Piles, Jures obstinate seres, chapped hands, ec ema, skin diseases. Makes burns and scalds air.less. We could not improve the quality paid double the price. The best salvs lat experience can produce or that money an buy. 'ures Piles Permanently DeWitt*s is the original and only pure ar.i ermine Witch Hazel Salve mace. Look fer ie name DeWITT on every box. All oth^.-s re counterfeit, PREPARED BY E. C. DeWITT & CO., CHICAGO For sale by Olin B. Davis.