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NEWSTf SOUTH CAROLINA , * Latest News of General Interest That j j Has Been Collected From Many Towns and Counties. ; Washington.?Wm. T. Hendrix has ifceen appointed rural carrier at Stone- j fcoro and Hugh Wall at Barton. Columbia.?W. C. Burriss of Anderson tvas appointed a member of the 1 hoard of supervisors of registration jfor Anderson county vice W. A. Fant, 1 deceased. ] % j Union.?The Union County Drainage ( commission, created by a recent act of the legislature, has just been organized for the purpose of improving J the lands of this county through the , cleaning out of the streams and deep- , - Hn*them' Washington.?Representative Lever J Is the recipient of a number of invitations to deliver agriculture addresses at various points throughout the ' country. These engagements are being accepted by him upon the condition that they do not interfere with , his congressional duties. Columbia.?The Ricniand board of county commissioners has approved the preliminary drawings of Hamby & Rorke, architects, recently selected, for the new county jail building, and the work will soon be out for estimates. The jail will be located on the southwest corner of Hampton and Lincoln streets, near the new city hall. Florence.?The Survivors association of Florence county met in its annual picnic recently at Howe's Spring. The attendance of veterans was not as large as had been hoped, but there were many friends of the veterans and enough young people to make the occasion a very lively one. The annual 5/ " address was made by Lieut. Gov. Chas. A. Smith. Columbia.?More than mere local interest attaches to the South Caroling Conference for the Common Good, to be held "in Columbia on August 6 to 7, for this is an experiment already being watched by the progressive citizens of neighboring states, and one that is sufficiently charged with ambition to spread to all parts of the Union. Orangeburg.?By an almost overwhelming majority, the vote being 270 .for and 68 aaginst, the city of Oranegeburg adopted the commission form of government, to be administered by a board consisting of the mayor and two commissioners. The election came at the close of a hard campaign for the adoption of the plan. Chester.?Magistrate Lee Carter of Halsellville township, after waiting for bis turn, which rolled round in five years after his request was sent in, received 100 black cat fish and 100 black bass. He turned them loose in j Sandy river at Sandy River station, i He also requests the people not to take them from the stream as in a few years they will all weigh from j five to 40 pounds and that there will! be thousands of them. Washington.?Congressman Johnson has sent a telegram to the citizens' committee of Spartanburg that Surgeon General Blue, public health service, will be glad to give them a hearing any time they will visit his on pellagra. Mr. JohnsoD instroduced a bill . in the house asking for the appropria- < tion of $300,000 for the purchase of a 1 site and erection of a hospital at Spartanburg for the treatment of pel- j lagra. Chester.?The city council has creat- j ea some excitement nere oy young to j f.rst reading two city ordinances that j fill mean, if passed to a second read- j :ng, that Chester will face an ice fam- } ine. The first ordinance is a shot at ; the drivers of the ice -wagons and it I provides for a fine not greater than | $100 or less than $5, or 30 days on | the city streets, if they fail to give just weights. The second ordinance is in the same direction. Shelton.?At a meeting of representative citizens of district No. 1, held in ' Feasterville school house on July 16, it was resolved to agitate for the im- I provement of the schools f centralizing ! trict with the purpose of centralizing the facilities at some convenient and suitable point and there building up a rural graded school. This district is especially fortunate in that it has, at Feasterville, property to the value of about $3,000 from an endowment for school purposes, and five acres of land. Columbia.?John Boyd, a negro, was .granted a parole during good behavior. He was convicted at the June, 1913, term of court for Clarendon county of obtaining goods by false pretense and was sentenced to eight j months' imprisonment upon the pub- j "lie -works of Clarendon county. Yorkville.?At its annual meeting i on July 10 the Clover Manufacturing j company declared a dividend of 10 per cent. This i:-; certainly a remark- i able showing considering the great i injury to the iri.'i property caused by the tornado . ich swept that section last August. Washington.--Congressman Byrnes fliea wim me J IlLtjl 1J 11 * III TZ l x., r. | commission the complaint of Mr. l<ip- j man of Ridgeland against the Atlantic j Coast Line railroad, claiming exces- ; sire charges of mileage between Ridgeland and Savannah, Ga. Saluda.?All arrangements for the reunion of the old soldiers of this j county at this place on July 26 have I been completed. Capt. E. A. Perry, J chairman of the local committee, has the assurance of at least two distinguished citizens and prospective can-; didates for governor being present and making talks on the occasion. I j Sporting I f fiiiinminnmnninniiuiiHiiiHiiuiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiininiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiii^ In Sam Langford, the negro pugilist, arrived at San Francisco from Aus- a tralia after an absence of nearly two years, Matches were hard ior him to u find when he left, and they look no more plentiful now. fc m a scneauled ten round bout at 0J Clovis, N. M., Carl Morris, of Oklahoma, knocked out Marty Cutler, a ]? Chicago .heavyweight, in the second a round. Morris was the aggressor from the start In administering the knock- ^ out punch, Morris broke Cutler s nose. ^ Fielder Jones, president of the Northwestern League, admitted that R tie had been offered $25,000 to manage ^ the Boston Red Sox. He will not accept, he said, and added:?"There is mother American League team in the field for a new manager." Leonard "King" Cole, former star In the Chicago National ranks, and now with the Columbus Association , ?' team, pitched a no-hit game at Mil- j waukee. defeating the locals 3 to 1. | i d - * ~ r< Unsightly Face Spots 1] Are cored by Dr. Hobson's Eczema f( Ointment, which heals all skin eruptions. No matter how long you have a been troubled by itching, burning, or s Bcaly 9kin humors, just put alittle of fchat, ?r?nthinsr antiseDiic. Dr. Hobson's ? Eczema Ointment, on the sores and ? the suffering 9tops instantly. Healing n begins that yery minute. Doctors use it in their practice and recommend it. t Mr. Alleman, of Littletown, Pa., says; 4 "Had eczema on forehead ;^Dr. Hob- 1 son's Eczema Ointment cured it in two ^ weeks." Guaranteed?to relieve or money refunded. All druggists, or by ^ mail. Price 50c Pfeiffer Chemical Co., Philadelphia and St. Louis. The Har- j mon Drug Co. adv. \ ' 1 Willing to Arbitrate Dispute. J New York. ? The Eastern railroads engaged in a wage controversy .fi indicated their willingness to leave with the Board of Mediation and Con- > ciliaton, the decision as to which j questions are to be submitted for { arbitration. In a letter to leaders of trainmen, the conference committee of managers said it seemed "that ] th immediate difference of opinion relating Jo the points to be submitter for arbitration is a matter to be c considered by the Board of Media- 8 and Conciliation." ^ ^ t c A Good Investment. ! 5 W. D. Magil, a well known mr- c chant of Whitemound, Wi~., bough!- .i stock of Chamberlain's medioine s , as v to be able to supply them ?o cus- j tomers. After receiving them ue was v himself taken sick and says that one small bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, 5 Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was A worth more to him than the cost of 4 his entire stock of these medicines, f For sale bv All Dealers. adv. c "" * ( Rebllion in Southern China. I rc&lilg, vaiua. x uc anuauuu V. brought about by the rebellion in the j Southern Provinces of China has improved somewhat regarded from the northern point of view. Fewer sol- 1 diers have deserted the government of Provisional President Yuan Shikai than had been anticipated by the ^ authorities. Heavy fighting is expect- a ed at Kieu-Kiang in the province of t Kiang-Si after the lull folowing the t recent defeat of the southern forces at Hu-Chow in the province of Che- s Kiang. Sallow complexion is due to a tor- ' pid liver. SIMMON'S RED Z LIVER REGULATOR purifies and strengthens the liver, regulates the bowels, J sweetens the breath and restores the j ruddy hue of health to the cheeks, j Price large package, $1.00; small size, i 25c. Sold by All Druggists. adv. ] ? Amcn^ifl Commission Starts Home. Queenstown.?Sixty-one members of the American commission on agricul turai organization, co-operauoii auu rural credits, who have been investigating the systems of farming throughout Europe and the British Isle sailed for New York on the Cedric. The commissioners said they were highly satisfied with tbair tour. ? 2: DON'T use a cough medicine containing opium or morphine. They constipate the bowels and do not cure, only stifle the cough. Examine the label and if the medicine contains thess harmful opiates refuse it. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound contains no opiates is healing and soothing. Har rarlxr K II UII mug V/V/. ?v.,. M Death of Mrs. Kohn. I % Mrs. August Kohn, wife of August I Kohn, the well known newspaper and | business man of Columbia, died last & week at her summer home on Sulli- 1 vans Island and was buried the fol- | lowiug day at Columbia. Mrs. Kohn was a good woman and | enjryed a large acquaintance through- ? out the State. She was a woman of ? high idea's and christian character ^ and spent much of her life in charita- I ble and other good works. & We sympathize with the husband $ in his sad hour of bereavement. I ? < The agonizing discomfort and sense i cf suffocation that accompany hay ? fever and asthma may be greatly al- < leviated by the use of Foley's Honey , and Tar Compound. It has a soothing effect on the muens linings, and re- f lieves the gasping and tickling seDsa- jj tion in the throat and bronchial tubes. ( Harmon Drug Co. adv. ^ MM???Mi????i ininiiuiinttmunniiuHiiiiiiniiiiiRHniiniitnitiituinuniiHHiuifiiiHtinii^ General 1 aniituauumnimniiitniiiiiiiiiitiiimiiiniMUHummiimiiiiftfTTtniiiiJiiiiitn Damage from storms in Ohio is eatilated at $3,000,000. Paul S. Reinsch, of Wisconsin, was sleeted as Minister to China. Thaddeus Kerns, an aviator, was illed at Chico, Cal., when the engine I his biplane exploded. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lid off 500 men employed in their lachine shops near Baltimore. The trolley car company at Lexing)n, Ky., agreed to recognize the union lerefore ending the strike. A second fire in the plant of the ochester (N. Y.) Union and Adveriser, caused a loss of $30,000. A mob of whites drova out a numer of Japanese laborers living in box ars near Steamboat Springs, Col. A rock dredge established a record y removing 13,700 cubic yards of arth from the Panama Canal in one av. Private Buckley, of the army service j etachment at West Point, was ar- j BSted on charge of murder committed j a Oklahoma. Ten destitute widows appeared heare Judge Klenert at Paterson, N. J., nd presented petitions and affidavits s claimants under tve widows' penion act A bill providing $500,000 for a new itate prison to take the place of Sing >ing was introduced in the Legislaure, following a message from Goveror Sulzer urging such action. Herbert Johns, charged with the aurder of Miss Alice Crispell, victim f the Harvey's Lake tragedy, was reeased at Wilkes Barre, Pa., on a tabeas corpus writ. The steamship Senator arrived at leattle, Wash., with $700,000 in gold ullion from Nome, Alaska. A dog saved the life of two-year-old ! fithel Herman, of Fayette City, Pa., j rhen she was attacked by a copper- ! cnalrfl IVMU The New Haven Railroad directors iccepted the resignation o? President Charles S. Mellen, to take effect as loon as his successor is named. Charges of laxity, inefficiency and >olitical favoritism in the New York Lssay Office have been made to Seo etary McAdoo. There are intimaions also of actual dishonesty. lid Your Children of Worms You can change fretful, ill-tempered ihildren into healthy, happy youngters, by aiding them of worms, tossing, rolling, grinding of teeth, rvinor nnt while asleeD. accompanied ~~v " * rith intense thirst, pains in the stom"li and bowels, feverishness and bad ireath, are symptoms that indicate rorms. Kickapoo Worm Killer, a feasant candy lozenge, expels the ?orms, regulates the bowels, restores "our children to health and happiness, ilrs. J. A. Brisbin, of Elgin, 111., says: | T have used Kickapoo Worm Killer j or years, and entirely rid my children >f worms. I would not be without it." Juaranteed. All druggists, or by mail. 3riee 25c. Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co., Philide'p'oiaand St. Louis. The larmon Dreg Co. adv. . . rHE BEST MEDICINE INTHE WORLD "My little girl had bloody dysentery rery bad. I thought she would die. j Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Di- ! irrhoea Remedy enred her and I can | ruthfully say that I think it is the ?est medicine in the world," writes drs. William Orvis, Clare, Mich. For ale by Ail Dealers. adv. Recover Millions Worth of Oil Lands. Washington.?Wm. Denman, of San Francisco, was appointed a special assistant to Attorney General McReylolds to prosecute pending and pro- 1 ?osed suits to recover the govern nent's title to millions of dollars ; vorth of oil lands in California, Wyoning and other western states. 0^^ Th 'iff Wonthlj ,:?.\0 i door sei Poverty On wl ily be a< J. T. COLEMAJN MKr. Charleston, S. 0 THE PRUDENTIAL INSURAN Incorporated as a stock compa FORREST F. DRYDEN, President, g?| and are now ready to serve our L ^ Shoes at the lowest prices in jp (3) points we were careful in selec FORT AND SERVICE. We will < shoes and guarantee every pair. (Farmers' Medium and VI I E. P. & F. % 1710 MAIN STREET. Advice to the Aged. Age brings infirmities, such as sluggish bowels, weak kidneys and Madder and TORPID LIVER. TutfsPills have a specific effect on these organs, stimulating the bowels, causing them to perform their natural functions aa in youth and IMPARTING VIGOR ?. to the kidneys, bladder and LIVER. They are adapted to old and young. Hookworm Hunt is Systematic. rv?iiimhia ?That the state board of V^UiUiilWiU. A 4.?.v V~.V health is thoroughly systematic in its efforts to reach the people is indicated by the methods employed by the director of rural sanitation, J. LaBruce Ward, M. D. When the assistant physicians in this departuent go into a county to make a survey and administer the hookworm treatment, letters are sent to all school trustees, rural carriers, country merchants, postmasters, physicians and county officers, asking co-operation in bringing the treatment to the attention of the people. When the public schools are in session letters are sent to all the teachers, and through these literature is sent directly into the homes. In each cohnty in which a survey is made the directors establish five dispensaries, that the treatment may be eas{itr o^noccihlo tr> nprsnns in the re ?I.J uvvuwwtwtv Vw r ? _ motest parts of the county. There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than a>l other diseases put together, and until the last few ' years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many yeais doctors pron-Htnceti it a local disease aDd prescribed local remedies, a :d by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, prouounce.l it incurable. Science has proven Catarrh to be a constitutional disease, end thorefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the ouly Constitutional core on the market. It is taken internally in dose9 from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They off *r onj hundred dollars for any case io fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address: F. J. CHENEY & Co , Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists, 75c. lake Hall's Family Pills for' cousti no firm adv. No Election in Kershaw County. Camden.?After carefully checking over the petition presented him by the advocates of the dispensary, asking for an election in August, County Supervisor M. C. West finds that the list falls short by 40 or 50 names of having the necessary one-third of the qualified voters as required by law, and, therefore, will not ofder an election. The original petitions, which were circulated In all parts of the county contained 1,075 names. These lists were carefully checked over and there were found names appearing on the petitions twice, some of the petitioners were not qualified voters, others' names were illegible, and some names of persons who were non-residents of the county. Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble. When you have trouble with your stomach or chronic constipation, dou't imagine that your case is beyond help just because your doctor fails to giye you relief. Mrs. G. Stengele, Plainfield, N. J., writes, "For over a month past I have been troubled with my stomach. Everything I ate upset it terribly. One of Chamberlain's advertising booklets came to me. After reading a few of the letters from people who had been cured by Chamberlain's Tablets, I decided to try them. I have taken nearly three-fourths of a package of them and can now eat almost everything that I want." For sale by All Dealers. adv. e Prudential f Income Policy is the parating Comfort from ich side will your famFter your death? ALFRED J. FOX, Special Agent, LEXINC.ON, S. C. CE COMPANY OF AMERICA, ny by the State of New Jersey. Home Office, Newark, N J. f " We Have f Received our |& Spring and m m Summer jp SHOES ij exington friends with the best all styles and leathers. Three (BR itirjR this stock: STYLE, COM- & Dnty show yon good solid leather ^ fork Shoes a Specialty.) If! A. DAVIS % COLUMBIA, S. C. m BARGAINS THIS WEEK! ^ ^I goods and guaran teed to satisfy. If you have never worn a pair of KORRECT BS^f? SHAPE SHOES : Sailings & Armstrong New BrooKland, t. More Goods for Same Money, Same Goods for Less Money. 4 ? ?? * ? ? Columbia, S. C. 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If its arrwing the ffamily evry' 1725 MAIN STREET Pnmn onrl I vy ciiivx tr Columbia, S. C. T'r ^ _ . ? y , C. 0. BROWN & BRO.. ' | 1730 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. 0. || |j Is where you can find one of the best stocks of j. OF ALL KINDS | | DOORS, SASH, i BLINDS & GLASS J LIMB AND CEMENT. j j CABINET MANTLES. sj Call or write for Prices. |