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A BUTTER FAMINE. Scarcer ana Higher Than at This Sea? son in the Last Nine Years. The county is threatened with butter famine, C. W. Fentress & Co., among tbe largest dealers iu butter and cheese in this section, state that they have advices from New York to? day that batter stocks are practically exhausted, the storge supplies being completely, out, and the country now being dependent upon fresit butter, the'direct product of che cow. The greatest quantity of the best butter is produced in the West and the long, cold winter just passed has resulted in draining tbe product of the creameries. The lesnlt is that the best batters are quoted in New York at 33 to 33?4 cents wholesale, tb is being the highest point reached for this seasoa of the year since 1896. Butter renovating factories: are clos? ing down all over the country for want of stock to work with. The i situation is practically one of famine until th is year's butter prodnct strikes the market The situation should he ^relieved in three weeks.-Norfolk Landmark. Mob Law Effects in England-Sir Hiram Maxims's Views. Sixty years ago England," said Sir Hiram Maxim recently, "had'every? thing her own way. The greatest com? mercial and the greatest manufactur? ing country in the world, the superi? ority of English work at that time was appreciated everywhere. England has lost her relative position in the world sot altogether on account of in effecive laws, but rather on accoont of the laxity in their execution. Sup? posing, for example, that the nation encouraged manufacturers to the same extent that they have encourag? trade unionism. "Suppose that there were stringent laws rigidly enforced that a British subject investing his money and build? ing a factory could be protected from mob violence, that every English manufacturer was free to enter the market and purchase labor at its mar? ket rates, and that in case of dissatis? faction and a strike he was still free to enter the labor market and employ such men as he saw St without any interference by strikers. Suppose, too, that no bardens or restrictions had been put on manuacturing that were not applied to the cultivation of the land. "Then we should have had three factories,, in England for every one that we now have, and perhaps four times as much would be paid for labor throughout the United Kingdom. Under these conditions Germany and the United States would not have bad a walkover; England would have still been" ahead, and this could have con? tinued until we had a population of sixty millions. Everything, includ? ing capital, climate, skill, supply of labor, geographical position, and means of transportation, was extreme? ly favorable, and the one factor which defeated them all has been and is the criminal laxity in the execution of the laws. The laws as a whole are scums, but we have allowed their place ?to be usurped by mob law. "I assert this in a most positive manner, and there is not a man in England today, be he labor agitator or other, who can deny that during the last twenty years mob law has been the determining factor in nearly all labor disputes. We have resorted to mob law ; and our position as a manu? facturing country is. suffering in con ' sequence. " ? It is expected that the state will borrow for the payment of pensions about $175,000 if not more. The total appropriation for pensions is $200,000, and the state now has on hand in the general fund about $147,000. Of this amount however, about $47, COO will have to be taken out for running epxenses and a large amount in May and June, while July is interest mooth, a very large amount will have to be token ont to meet the interest on the bonds. There will be very little left after this is gone, and as a re? sult the loan will have to be made at the usual time and for about the usual amount. If grand juries don't quit indict? ing the beef trust we will have to quit eating beef in this part of the country. Each indictment is followed by an increase in the price of fresh meat-Bichmond Times-Dispatch. No sympathy will be wasted over the failce of the gamblers who1 have attempted to comer "May wheat," The more complete their downfall the greater will be the joy of the bread eat? ers and the breadwinners in every nook and corner of the Union.-Phila? delphia Record. Uniform excellent quality Century bas steadily increasec Hie leader ol all lion Coffee is now used in millions of homes, popular success speaks for itself, positive proof that LION COFFEE 1 Confidence of the peo The uniform quality of LIO COFFEE survives all opposi LION COFFEE keep? Its old frica acw cacs every day. ]M COFFEE has even than ifs Strength, Flavor and tty to commend it. On arriva the plantation, it ls carefully ed at oar factories and sci packed in 1 lb. sealed pac! and not opened again until n for nse in tbe nome. This pre? the possibility of adulteratio dost. Insects or andean hai HON COFFEE ls therefore ga Sold only in 1 lb. packages. a_x,_V?_,_ Judgment of Hold-Up Man. "Weli," asked St. Peter, ,?wbo are t you?1' ? "Don't'you know me?" returned the [ applicant for admission, according to i the Chicago Reccrd-Herald. "Surely i ray nani9 must be a household word j up here. I am Hardy Skinner, the ?great philanthropist." "And what did you philanthrope?" asked the saintly gatekeeper. "Me? Graciou?, I thought you peo? ple kept a set of books ard had every? body's record. Weil, I'll tell you,"l gave way more than .$11.000,OOO-yes sir. just gave it to the people by fur? nishing them witli art galleries, ii ? braries, hospitals, colleges and that j sort of thing. " j "Well, well," said St. Peter, "that j was a lot of money to give away. How much was yon worth when you died?" "Oh, I couldn't tell you exactly, but I'd estimate it conservatively at about $500,000,000." "When! And how did yon get it?" "How did I get it?" replied the spirit of Hardy Skinner, rubbing its transparent hands together in the old satisfied way that had been natural to bim in the flesh, "why, I got it through my great ability as a captain of industry. I got rebates from rail? roads, violated the laws in perfectly respectable and ingenious ways, forced my competitors out pf business by re? ducing my products* away below cost where there was opposition and charg .ing ten times more than was fair ! where there was nobody to buck against me. But you know that sort Lol thing is perfectly legitimate in bus ! ines?. Yes, you mustn't overlook that fact. My method yon see, was a nec? essary outgrowth of commercial expan? sion. It was a natural development due to modern conditions." "I see. Yon forced other people to j give up whatever yon saw fit to take from them and denied them the right ; to engage rn the kind of business you [ were conducting-." "That's putting it rather rough, it seems to me. Still, we'll admit, for the sake of the argument, that it was as you say. Think of the money I gave back! Aha, there's where I fixed myself up for glory in heaven, eb? Think of a man giving 81,000,000 to-" "Excuse mea moment," said St. Peter, till I find out what that spirit wants. Come, what is it?" "Please let me in," said a repul? sive looking shape as it approached the gate. "Who were you and what did you do to deserve admittance?^' "I was a hold up man-but wait till I tell you about it. I never Tobbed a fellow of all1 he had without eiving him back a dime or quarter to get home with or to secure lodging for the night." "What," asked St. Peter, turning to the spirit of Bardy Skinner, "would you do if you were in my place? Do you think I ought to let him in?" "Let him in certainly not! The wretoh deserves no pity. What did the return of a quarter amount to when he had taken away $40 or $50 from somebody who may have had it? He ought to roast for 27,000 years." "Good,' replied St. Peter, "you are a wise judee, aud you have saved me the necessity of considering your own case further. " ? "Wha-at" screamed the spirit of Hardy Skinner. ''Yon don't mean to-" But there was a flash and then a whirring noise as of something heavy dropping through space, after which St. Peter turned to hear the pleas of other applicants. A'Scientific Discovery. " Kodol. Dyspepsia Care does for the st om ach that which it i< unable io do for itself, i Kodol Dyspepsia Cure supplie? the natural juices of digestion and doss tie work of the stomach, relaxing the nervous tension, while the inflamed muscles of that orzan are allowed to rest and heal. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and enables the stomach and digestive organs to transform all food into rich, red blood. Sold by all druggists. For some reason-or none-most peo? ple have hitherto looked upon the i Germans as the most inveterate, smok ? ers in the world, although few will i be surprised to learn that the Dutch ; are a little ahead of them as comsum ers ot tobacco, since pictorially a Dutchman is always associated with a pipe. But none will be prepared to hear that the Swiss smoke 50 per cent more than either, still less than the Belgian who- burns more than double as much as the Dutchman. Wilmingaon, N. C., April 26-The Kev. Harold Thomas, assistant rector of St. James church and rector in charge of the chapel of the Good Shep? herd, declines the call to the Episcopal church at Florence. bborn Things for over a quarter of a i the sales of LION COFFEE, L package coffees. more Qaal 1 from roast? surely cages? ceded slades n or contact with germs? dirt? ads. Hie absolute purity of aranteed to the consumer? Lion-head on every package, is for valuable premiums. RS EVERYWHERE 0OLSON 3PICE CO., Toledo, Ohio. STORM IX UNION. Cotton Mill Badly Damaged and One Person Injured-Two Churches Razed. Specal to The State. . Union, April 2r?.--About 6 o'clock this afternoon a terrific storm raced here for ten miuutes and in that time great damage was wrought, and that many lives were not lost i> miraculous. The only person injnred wns John Campbell. aired 20, an operative cf Union cotton mill?, who .was badly bruised abo-^ the forehead and burt internally by the falling waHs. The greatest damage was done to the spin? ning room on the fourth floor of Union mill No. 2, the southern <md of which was blown in for over 100 feet and a big strip of the roof torn off. The many children corking there only escaped with their lives by fleeing whenthey saw the windows beginning to fall in. Eight spinning frames were injnred. The damage ts esti? mated at $5,000. In the heart of the town the Bethel, ?. M. E chrucb, valued at $1,500, and the Presbyterian chapel, worth ?1,000, in the eastern suburbs, at Monarch, one mile away, were both totally demolished and another color? ed church was lifted from its pillars but not badly damaged. Many small buildings and fences were destroyed but the principal buildiugs, residences and other large mills of the city were uninjured. No damage was done at Buffalo. THREE NEGROES HANGED. Negro Criminals Travel the Hemp Route North as Well as South. Pittsburg, April 27.-A tripple hanging occurred in the jail yard here this morning, where there were hanged at 10.22, Walter Obey and Charles Jackson, both negroes. After their bodies were cut down, Charles Miles, also a negro was brongbt in and at 10.35 was also banged. All three were hanged for tbe murder of Ivan Klnzor on "May 8th, last, who was first robbed on a lonely road and then killed. All three made written confes? sions. GROVER CLEVELAND Pays a feeling and Eloquent Tribute To His Dead Friend. Princeton, N. J., April 27.-Ex President Grover Cleveland, who was a life-long friend of Joseph Jefferson, said today, in speaking of the veteran actor: "lt is difficult for me to speak of Mr. Jefferson. He was so closely my friend, his, delightful traitfc were so manifested to me m confidential inti? macy, and my love for him was so great that bis death causes some to feel like a mourner whose sorrow should be silent. "All knew my friend's professional supremacy, and his conscientious service in professional work ; many knew how zealously he defended dramatic art and how completely he illustrated the importance of its cleanliness; many knew how free ho was from hatred, malice and all uncharitableness : but few knew how harmoniously his qualities of heart and mind and conscience blended in the creation of a honest, upright, sincere and God-fearig man. 'I believe that in death he has reach? ed a world where the mercy of God abounds, aad 1 know that in the world of me the sadness of his loss will be felt the most by those who knew him bast. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re? ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Wal ding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure ls taken inter? nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for con? stipation. April 18-lm Low Rates to Charleston, S. C., Via Southern Railway, May 8-13, 1905, on account German Rifle Club, May Festival and Golden Jubilee. Attractions-The Famcus Bicketts, greatest Acrobats in the world, secur? ed at the largest salary ever paid to Aerial Artists. The D'Acos tbe most sensational act ever given in America, iucluding Mlle D'Acb the human electric light sensa? tional and thrilling. Greatest event of the kind that has ever been given in Southland. Schuetze Park converted into dream? land, excelling in. brilliancy beautiful Luna Park. Rate one fare plus 25c (minimum rate 50c) from all points in South Caro lia. From Augusta and Charlottee. Tickets sold May 8, 9 and 10th, with final limit May 13th, 1905. For full information apply to any Agent Southern Railway, or R. W. Hunt, D. P. A., Charleston, S. C. Brooks Morgan, A. G. P. A. Atlanta, Ga. W. H. Tay loo, G. P. A., Washing? ton, D. C. The will of George B. Carhart was filed for probate in Brooklyn, N. Y., yesterday, says the Harford Times. Mr Carhart, who died at the age of 93, was in ' 60s president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, and at the time of his death was a director in the Union Trust Company. The real estate is valued at $21,000,000 and the personal estate is SI, 000,000. Amory Sibely Carhart about ajson, gets the bulk of the estate. Many bequests, from $45,000 down, are made to nephews and nieces and and others. Xo Rebates, but Handsome Sums for | Letters. Writing abone Gaj-e E. Tarbell, the j controlling force in the controversy within the Equitable Life Iusurance Society, I. S. Grim relis a significant j srory of Mr. Tarbell's early life, j When Mr. Tarbell besan writing in surance for the Equitable Society in Chicago years ago he had marvelous success. It is told of him th2t he in? vented the "letter of introduction" method cf petting around the pro? hibition against; the snaring of an agent's commission with the policy helder. "I cannot offer a rebate to yen." be would say to the man from whom he was trying to get an applica? tion for a ?i00,000 pol i cy ; "but, if you will take this policy. I will pay you 8100 apiece for ten letters of in? troduction to men of as large means and of as much importance in the community as yourself. It is a per? fectly fair price for nae to pay you, because the letters will make it possi? ble for me to make very much more than I pay you for them." Filipino History Study. "I was sitting one afternoo7i in a lower class room of the normal school, where out-of-town pupils are given a preparatory course before regular ma? triculation. Some fifty boys and girls about 22 years old were reciting Uni? ted States history. The lesson was on Capt. Smith and his first Virginia set? tlers, and related to their greed for gold and their oppression of the In? dians, and their final obedience to Smith's demand that they plant corn and potatoes and beans for themselves. A bright-eyed youngster sitting in the rear, having obtained permission, ask? ed very respctfully: " 'Where did they obtain the seed?" " 'From the Indians, of course,' said the teacher. " 'If the Indians disliked them so and wished them away, why did they give them the means to stay?' he ask? ed. " 'Probably the English bought and paid for it,' the teacher said; but the boy persisted. " 'We learned yesterday that the Indians had no money and no use for it, and that they did not care for the gold or how much, the English took with them, if they would only go away. ' " 'Well, I don't know how they ob? tained the seed,' the teacher replied. 'I only know what the book says, thai they got it.' "I myself do not know,' the boy said, mest politely. 'But I saw a picture in which Capt. Smith held au Indian by the throat, with a pistol at his head, saying, "Your money or your life!" I myself do not kuow that it was true. I was only think? ing of-of the Philippines.' 'There was a sparkle-a glint-in many dark eyes, a^d dark lips were smiling, all round the room, as the boy sat down. It was nothing. And yet, as I sat with Dr. Beattie, the superin? tendent, in his private office afterward I couldn't help remarking that if be purposed to pursue the history of the United States with those children he ought surely to provide expurgated editions."-Willan French in the North American Review. A Creeping Death. Blood poison creeps np towards the h?art, causing death. J. E. Stearns, Belle Plaice, Minn., write:; that a friend dread? fully injured his hand, which swelled up like blood poi?onir?g. Bucklen's Aroica Salve drew out the poisin, healed tte wound, and saved h:.s life. Best in the world for burns and sores. 25c at J. F. W. DeLorme's drug store. ? W ll I ?. Hot air is all risrht in some things, but when you make a hot air prop? osition to the business man it be? hooves you to make good or else he will seek other quarters for results when he wants them.-Selected. MM I ll M Terrific Race With Death. "Death was fast approaching," writes Ralph F. Fernandez, of Tampa, Fla., de scribing his fearful race with death, "as a result of liver trouble and heart disease, which had robbed me of sleep and of all interest in life. I had tried many different doctors and several medicine?, but got no benefit, until I began i;o use Electric Bit? ters. So wonderful wa? their effect, that in three days I felt like a new man, and today I am cured of all my troubles." Guaranteed at J. F. W. DeLcrme'6 drug etore; price 50c. Lawrence O'Neill and Robert Kick meyer two white boys have been arrested in Charleston for seriously stabbing a negro. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the Very Best. "I have been ueing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and want to say it is the best cough medicine I have ever taken," eay<s Geo. L. Chubb, a merchant of Harlan, Mich. There is no question about its being the best, a3 it will cure a cough or cold in less time than any other treatment. It should always be kept io the house ready for instant use, for a cold can be cured in much less time when promptly treated. For sale by all druggist?. While it is not unusual today for a woman to be a success'n.I medical prac? titioner, it is most unusual for a woman to have a record of anesthetizing 2,000 patients wi th ont an accident, says the Hartford Times. Snch is the remarka? ble credit due to Dr Leora Johnson, of the State University of Iowa. After taking a post-graduate course in the London (England )JUniversity Dr John? son was made acting assistant to the gynecological clinic in London Homoe? opathic Hospital, and has the honor of being the only woman ever admitted to the classes at St ThomasHospital with? in its history of aboul; 800 years. Strictly Genuine. Most of the patent medicine testimonials are probably genuine. The following no? tice recently appeared in the Atcbison (Kan.) Globe: "Joe Tack, a well known en? gineer, running on the Missouri Pacific be? tween Wichita and Kiowa, lately appeared in a big one,with a picture,and when he was m this office today, we asked him about it. He says he had terrific pains in his stomach, and thought he had cancer. His druggist recommended Kodol and he say6 it cared." Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di gests what you eat and cures all stomach troubles. Sold by all druggists. a 'ne Kind You Have Always Bought, and W???CI? has beca ia use for over 30 years, lias some ino Signatare of and lias been made nuder ?iis per? sonal supervision since ?t:*> iaiYincve Allow no one to deceive you in this. Ali Counterfeits, Imitations and "?ust-as-good/7 are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment? What is CASTOR IA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops aud Soothing Syrups, ?t is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency* It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend? GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Ha?e Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THC CENTAUR COMPANY, TT MURPHY STREET NEW YOUR CITY. WHISKEY I MORPHINE 1 CIGARETTE I ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO HABIT. I HABIT. | HABIT. I HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1329 Lady St., (or P.O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited JMltnmtie Coast JLine. Effective Jan. 8, 1905. . Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter, Train 35 Florence to Augusta Arrives 5 15 am " 54 Columbia to Wilmington u 8 10 am " *57 Gibson to Sumter " 9 20 arr " 52 Charleston to Columbia and Greenville Leaves 9 30 am " 46 Orangeburg to Charleston (Tuesd'y, Thursd'y, Saturd'y) '.' 9 25 am " 53 Greenville and Columbia to Charleston " 6 30 pm " 32 Augusta to Florence " 6.30 pm* " *56 Sumter to Gibson " 6 50 pm " 4? Charleston to Crangeburg (Tuesd'y, Thnrsd'y, Saturd'y) " 8 20 pm " 55 Wilmington to Columbia " 9 30 pm " 78 Sumter to Bishopville Leakes 9 50 am " 77 Bishopville to Sumter ' -Arrives 6 09 pm Freight Trains carrying Passengers. Train *24 Sumter to Hartsville Leaves 6 30 am 44 *19 Sumter to Robbins v"v . < Leaves 10 00 am " *20 Bobbins to Sumter . Arrives 8 00 pm " *25 Hartsville to Sumter ^ Arrives 7 40 pm Northwestern Railway. Train *70 Camden to Sumter Arrives 9 00 aw " *71 Sumter to Camden Leaves 9 36 am " *68 Camden to Sumter " 5 45 pm " *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter 'Arrives 12 30 pm " *73 Sumter to WilsonMill Leaves 3 00 pro " *69 Sumter to Camden " 6 25 pm Trains marked * daily except Sunday ; ail other trains daily. For further information, apply to. J. T. Ticket Asrent A. C. t? Webster and the Brandy. Mr. Webster's fondness for brandy gave one of bis important clients a very bad twenty-four ?ours. He was called to Philadelphia to defend the Goodyear rubber patents, and the head cf the firm met him at the station. When they had entered the carriage he at once turned to Mr. Webster and referred to one feature of the evidence to be presented in the trial on the following day* "I speak of it,. Mr. Webster," he said, "as it has a peculiarly important bearing on the case, and I thought yon might sot have understood its significance." Mr. Webster, who was looking dreamily ont of the carriage window, was recalled to a consciousness of his clients' presence. He yawned, and, settling back against the cushions, remarked : "I've always hoped IJJmightsome day come to Philadelphia, because I've been told that there is no place in the United States where they, serve finer brandy. When I came away from Boston I said to some of my friends, 'Boys, I'm going to find out about that Philadelphia brandy and if I find that it really is the best I shall have made a useful trip.' " Several times Mr. Goodyear tried to draw his distinguished attorney's at? tention to the particular point at issue, but he never seemed to take the slightest interest in it. The brandy j of Philadelphia was apparently the i only topic that interested him, and always recurred to it. Mr. Goodyear left him somewhat ' brusquely at his hotel. When he re? turned to his office his story was any thing but inspiriting. "We've gota man who is supposed to be the 'great? est lawyer in the United States, and the only subject in which he takes auy interest is Philadelphia brandy!" That night, though, Mr. Webster worked in his room until after 2 o'clock occasionally walking the floor and marshaling his case into battle array. His pleajthe next day was one of the most impressive utterances in its power and logic, and the case, in? volving hundreds of thousands, was given to the Goodyears. The silver watch worn by Capt. Meriweather Lewis on the exploration exbebition 100 years ago through Ore? gon to tbe Pacific, and which waa be? lieved to have been stolen from him, has been found. An old lady in Wes? ton, W. Va., claims to own the j identical timepiece, and will exhibit it at the Lewis and Clark | Centennial. A negro boy 16 years old was shofc to death by another negro in Hampton conn ty Wednesday. Saved by Dynamite. Sometimes, a flaming city is saved by dynamiting a space that the ?re can't cross. Sometimes, a cough hange on so long, yon feel &s if nothing bat dynamiter would cure it. Z. T, Gray, of Calhoun, Ga., writes: "My wife had a very aggravat? ed cough, which kept her awake nights. Two physicians could not help her; so she took Dr. King's New Discovery for con? sumption, coughs ana colds, which eased her cough, gave ber sleep, and finally cured her " Strictly Fcientifiic cure for bronchitis and l3grippe. At J. F. W. DeLormers drug store, price 50c and $1.00; guaranteed. Trial bottle free. However, it is hardly a "square deal" to the lid to go away and leave? Taft sitting on it.-Milwaukee Newrs. Willing Witness. There Are Many More In Sumter. Gratitude makes thousands of willing wit? nesses. There are many grateful people in Sumter. The testimony of friends and neigh? bors, of people you know, is evidence beyond dispute. Read this statement made by a Suruter citizen : B. B. Breeden, the well-known dentist of 4 N. Main street says : "I have used Doan's Kidney Pills and experienced relief through them. I think they are good and I cheerfully recommend them to those suffering from kid? ney complaint and its effects, such as back? ache and difficulty with the kidney secre? tions. They seem to have a direct, immediate and permanent action upon the kidneys. My back caused me considerable trouble and misery which was aggravated by standing on my feet much. My back became tired and pained me greatly across the loins. I obtain? ed a box of Doan's Kidney Piils at Dr. A. J China's drug store, and1 since using them I find my back does not trouble me at ail. though it is some months since 1 used the pills.'' For salo by ail dealers. Price. 50 cents. Fos ter-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y., sole agents for tin- United States. Remember the name- Doan's-and take no substitute. 3>