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9, f Giving U> a Square Deal. Elbert Hubbard, Marie Van Yors and writers of that stripe have heap ed slander upon the South by pictur ing what they conceived tb be the hbr rib?e coditions of cotton mills, but th tirade was so vicious that it failed to impress thinking peop?e. There was no regard for the truth, sensations be? ing more desired than that, and after .this flood of vituperation and slander i: U comforting to find another critic form the North who paints the correct picture and one which saves us from t our enemies. Miss Gertrude Beeks, secretary of the welfare department of the National Civic Federation, spent several weeks in the mill districts of Dixie and. in the New York Sun she gives her observations. There was nothing new or startling in what she said, for all of us who read know that she had the right idea of the condi? tions as they actually exist, but her story will do much toward changing the sentiment, based as it was upon the wild and reckless libels of North enr fanatics. Briefly stated. Miss Beeks finds that the mill president is humane, that he is interested in the operatives that he has established, schools, kindergart? ens, libraries and pleasure resorts, that the mill buildings are* clean, well ventilated and comfortable, and that the condition of the wage earner is far better than that of his brother who works in the fields, his remuner? ation likewise being larger. Now and then, of course, instances are noted where the desire for big profits made ire president narrow and miserly, but he has been forced to adopt the more i:beral and the more generous policy in order to secure and hold his cuota of workers. The morai tone is high. Altogether, her review is most flat? tering, and when it is remembered that she was prejudiced before com? ing to the South, what she has to say is of greater value on that account. Haleigh Times. The Status of Oklahoma. Some, persons have begun already K to refer to Oklahoma as a State. They .are somewhat premature. The sign? ing of the Statehood bill Saturday by .the president paved the way for Statehood, but the full rights and the prestige of Statehood will not be con? ferred up.m the two Territories for ten months br c .-ear. The. Tcrriiorjat government which, has beer. i;<. loree . all along, will continue to exist until ail the "?e^ess'iTy prW rhu???? ries to &tatehoc : I--- been arranged. First, the two Terriro: vs ar? zo b-? divide. ?tto districts^ Then delegates urti to hr elected by the people to meet in .G/Uthrie and draw up a constitution. .After that the constitution is to be sub? mitted to the voters for their ratifica? tion or rejection. At the same time a Legislature is to. be elected, a gover? nor is to be chosen and five represen? tatives are to be elected. The first Legislature will have the task of elect? ing two United States Senators. It is estimated that the election of a Constitutional Assembly will be held about October 1. The subsequent elec? tion-will be held, it is thought, about February 1. When the election re? turns have been counted they will be sent to Washington with a copy of the constitution for the approval of the President. If the President decides .that the constitution is republican in form and that none of its provisions are repugnant to the constitution of ethe United States and the Declaration' of Independence, he will issue a proc? lamation declaring Oklahoma and Indian Territory a State. Not until this proclamation is issued will the Territories become a full-fledged -State.-Exchange. How's This. We offer One Hundred Dollars Re w ard for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Ca tarrah Cure. F. J. CHEXTT & CO., Toledo, Ohio. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in ail business transactions, and financial? ly abie to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Walding, Kilman & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O. Hail's Catarrh Cure is taken in? ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the -system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 70 cents per bottle. Sold by all Drug? gists. Take Hall's Family Pills for con? stipation 6-lS-lm. The Salvation Army continues tc draw good crowds on the street com ? Feel Impending Doom. *The feeling, of impending doom in the minds of many victims of Bright's disease and diabetes has been changed to thankfulness by the benefit deriv? ed from taking Foley's Kidney Cure. It will cure incipien; Bright's disease and diabetes and even in the worst cases gives comfort and relief. Slight disorders are cured in a few d;?>>. "I had diabetes in its worst f<.>rm." writes Marion L^e of Dunreath. Ind. "J tried eight physicians without relief. Only three bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure made me a well man." Durant's POSTPOXE XAMIXG TICKET. Populists Decide to Xame State Ticket Six Days After the Democratic Pri? mary. Atlanta, Ga.. July 4.-Seventy-five representatives of the People's party of Georgia gathered here today, pur? suant to a call for a State convention to name a state ticket. Eighteen min? utes later the assembly adjourned to meet August 2S, six days after the date fixed for the Democatic State pri? maries, with the intention at that time of nominating a full State ticket. A resolution expressing the reason for the sudden action was adopted, which was preceded by the following 'pre? amble: 'The condition of our party is such in this State we deem it unwise to name a ticket for governor and State House officials at this time: and we firmly believe that a majority of the white voters are opposed to organized Democracy a-s it is ma ni tested by the executive committee of i hat party." LADY OX STATE TICKET. Georgia Socialists Put Out Candidates for State Offices. Atlanta, Ga.. July 4.-The Socialists of Georgia, assembled in State con? vention here today, after extending an unheeded invitation looking to a union of interests to the Pupulists State con? vention, headed by J. B. Osborne of Atlanta for governor. The other places on the ticket were filled by the following nominations. Secretary of State, Dr. Georg.* H. Ehrhorne, Augusta; tomptrol'er, Max Wilke, Atlanta: treasurer, F. P. t Branch, Augusta; schools commission? er, Mrs. M. A. Thomas. Augusta; at? torney general- J. Allen Mette, Au? gusta; commissioner of Agriculture to be appointed by the executive commit? tee. Mr. Osborne is blind and is an ora tor of unusual ability. PETS OF BRITISH S?DDIEKS. One Regiment Had Emu and Kanga? roo. Another a Snake. No less than 30 . regiments in the British army have pet animals at? tached. The dogs of the "Fighting Fifth" and "Jack," the retriever of the Twelfth Lancers, march with theil companies when on active service, and have taken part in more than one battle. The drum horse of the Sev? enth Hussars-presented by the late Queen Victoria-marches proudly ai the head of the men, with white tail and mane flowing. "Billy," the goat of the Welsh Fu? siliers, is better known, and is a very showy soldier, indeed, as he struts along in all the glory of scarlet coat, with white facings and the badge and crest of the regiment on his forehead. The Queen's Own Hussars has also a goat. A deer is the pet of the Seaforth Highlanders. "Anthony." a little dom key, attached "himself to the Twenty sixth batteiy while in .India and be? came an established favorite, march? ing, eating and drinking with the men. A pet bear was the mascot of the Gloucester regiment, but becoming ill tempered had to be shot. The Lancers of Xew South Wales have an emu and a kangaroo. "Peter." the goose, became the pet of the Gren? adiers while in Canada. The lame bird limped up to a sentry one night and held, up a hurt foot for his inspection. He attended to the wound, and the bird thereafter refused to leave the camp, so the soldiers adopted it. When the Devonshire regiment was . in India, a snake was for many months adopted as a pet, and, though poisonous, it never attempted to hurt any member of the company. When the men returned to England this un? canny pet was left behind.-Reynolds's Newspaper. A Sure Road to Promotion. Stenographer Latta has been pro? moted to the position just vacated by Assistant Secretary Barnes. If Latta is ambitious, he will lay for the first woman who enters the White House offices and bram lier with a base ball bat.-Houston Post. Maine's Legislature Thirsty. In the capital citv of Maine, rn a h?tel not tar iron! the railroad sta? tion. w;ts employed for some years befois the enactment the Sturgis law a very popular dispenser of ardent comfort: One stormy night thc train from Bangor was belated until nearly midnight, and a party of Boston m?.-*i arrived, tired and hungry. After registering, they spied a light in the dispensary, and' fond tie. "chemist" on duty, and a supply malt and spirituous fluids and some crackers arid cheese were obtained. As ?he- ordinances "i most cities in prohibition states reciuired i" o^clock closing; "Jake" was asked why he happt-iic?! to be open SM late. "Well." he replied; "we don't gen? erally, but just now t he legislature is j in session, and we have to be accom? modating to the members."-Boston ! MINERS LOST $12.0-^.000 During Suspension ol" Work. April 1 to May 15. Scranton, July 5.-Figures just compiled under the direction of the president of one of the largest coal ? companies vrith headquarters here, j show that the wage loss to mine- j workers dining the suspension of! work, from April 1 to May 15. ordered by .John Mitchell, presiden* of the miners" union, amounted to more than $12.000.000. The total anthracite shipments in April, 1905, were 5.27$. 041 tons: and for May. 1905, 6,500,15$ tons. Estimated on this basis the tonnage from April 1 to May 15, 1906. would have been more than S.OOO.OOO tons. The average amount paid in wages of labor per ton of production .in the anthracite field is $1.55. show? ing a loss of at least. $12.400,000 sus? tained by the wage earners. The $1.55 per ton does not include the salaries of superintendents, office men, or any other wage item beyond the amount paid to the actual work? ers in the mine and breaker. During the period J? idleness the men re? ceived no allowances from their union, so that when they returned to the mines after six weeks' idleness, on ex? actly the -same terms prevailing when they were ordered out, their loss of earnings amounted to over $12,000,000 net. ItCJESTYEXSKY PLEADS GUILTY. St. Petersburg. July 4.-The deposi? tions of various officers and sailors of the torpedo boat destroyer Bedovy. forming the documents in the court j martial of Admiral Rojestvensky and ' other naval officers, who surrendered to the Japanese in the battle of the Sea of Japan, in May last year, are j published. The sailors* testimony indicate that the admiral's party boarded the Bedo? vy with the full intention of surren? dering to the first Japanese ship they should encounter. Their initial act was to order a white flag pr?par?e. The officers of the staff of Admiral Rojestvensky and the commander of the Bedovy make a pitiable exhibition in trying to shift the responsibility for the surrender on each other. Admiral Rojestvensky. though he says he was dazed am>d out of his head all the time, enters a manly plea of guilty beear se he took rio measures to prevent the surrender. Saved His Comrade's Life. *"Whi!e returning from the Grand Army Encampment at Wallington City, a comrade from Elgin. 111., was taken with cholera morbus and was in a critical condition," says Mr. J. E. Houghland, of Eldon, Iowa. 'T gave him Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and believe saved his life. I have been engaged for ten years in immigration work and con? ducted many parties to the south and west. I always carry this remedy and have used i": successfully on many oc? casions." Sold by all druggists. New Y'crk, July 5.-The White Star Line steamship Majestic, which ar? rived/this morning from Queenstown, reports that on July 2 E. X. Woodruff, a saloon passenger, 36 years of age, committed suicide, cutting his throat with a razor. The body was buried at sea. He was a traveling salesman. *A sweet breath adds to the joys of a kiss. You wouldn't want to kiss your wife, mother or sweetheart with a bad breath. "You can't have a sweet breath without a .healthy stomach. Y'ou can't have a healthy stomach without perfect digestion. There is only one remedy that digests what you eat and makes the breath as sweet as a rose-anc. that remedy is Kodql for dyspepsia. It is a relief for sour stom ach. palpitation of the heart and other ailments arising from disorder of the stomach and digestion. Take a little Kbdol af te: your meals and see what ii will do for you. Sold by all drug? gists. Odessa. J'uly 5.-The Cossacks at Taganrog have mutinied and refuse io obey the commands of the officers to suppress Agrarian disorders ia that district. Tin- Cossacks furthermore joined the peasants in pillaging the estates of ocal noblemen. *Does ev 1 still, your whole life lill? Does woe betide? Your thoughts abide on suicide? You need c. pilli Now for prose and facts-DeWitt's Little Early Risers aro the most pleas? ant and ri liable pills known today. They nevei gripe. Sold by all drug? gists. A ill He Christened William. Berlin. July -The a a n o u n c em en t is made today that Mu- baby born yes? terday to crown Princess Frederick and William will be christened Will? iam, the ceremony io lake place Au? gust IL CASTOR IA Tor Infants and Children. 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A few are briefly described here : 400 acres, 200 cleared, 4 miles from Summerton. 5 settlements, per acre $22 50 ?64 u 100 " S}4 u " " 3 " 44 2000 SOO s* 300 44 ll " 44 " " .8 u " 10.00 231 " 100 " 5 " 44 Samter 4 " " 2.5.00 61S " 550 " 10 " " 44 20 u " 50.00 80 " 45 " ll 41 44 4' 2 44 44 60.00 70 44 40 44 ll 44 44 44 2 44 44 56 Of 492 44 350 44 6 44 44 ' 44 4 44 44 35.50 29i 4 3 4 0 44 3 4 4 44 Alcoln . 4 44 *4 22.50 667 44 4C0 '4; 14 44 44 Su'ter at Bordea 7 44 44 21.00 85 44 35 44 4 44 44 Sumter 2 44 '4 35 0;, Every plr.ee above is on a public road. For faller information call on or write o mc R. B. BELSER, Real Estate Broker, No. 29 North Main Street. ... Sumter, S. C. COLLEGIATE NSTITUTE Has recently closed what has been by far the most success? ful session in its history. It is a fine place to educate your boys and giris. We will gladly send you a copy of our new catalogue, lt is free for the asking, and tells ali about the school. Send us your address W. S. PETERSON, President. Jure 20-ISt-9-12 Orangeburg, S. C THE PEOPLE'S BANK. We make rm earnest effort to accommodate all Classes. Our aim is to make this in every respect the People's Hank ; a bank where all may feel at home ; a place where those of moderate means may expect the same treatment as those more favorably situated. Deposits June 30th, 1905. Deposits June 3cth, 1906, A word to the wise is sufficient. Si 10,000 S5 10,000 -i m. .n^iiii? a^^?.???... ---. ii i nani ?!? IBU nm. ^^^^^^^^^ H foMaM^ 8 ^ || ' The Bank^of Sumter Jj^ VIENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING 'AILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULST. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera & Diarrhea &medy| Almost every family has ne ed I cf a reliable remedy for colic or diarrhea at some time during the year. This remedy is recommended ; by dealers who have sold it for | many years and know its value. It has received! thousands of : testimonials from grateful people. It has been prei>cribed by phy- | sicians with the most satisfactory ! results. Itxhas often saved life before medicine could have been sent for or a physician summoned. It only costs a quarter. Can you afford to risk so much for se : little? BUY ?T NOW. i Sour Stomach No appetite, loss ot strength, nervous? ness, headache, constipation, bad breath, general debility, sour risings, and catarrh!. of the stomach are all due to indigestion. Kodol cures indigestion. This new discov? ery represents the natural juices cf diges? tion as they exist in a healthy stomach,, corr Dined with the greatest known tonic anc reconstructive properties, Kodol Dys? pepsia Cure does not only cure indigestion and dyspepsia, but this famous remedy cures all stomach troubles by cleansing,' purifying, sweetening and strengthening the mucous membranes lining the stomachs Mr. S. S. Ball, of Raverswood, V/, Va., says:-" *" I was troubled with sour stomach for twenty years, Kodol cured me and we are now using it in milk, for baby." Kodol Digests What Yon Eat. 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