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GNFRAL NEWS NOTE, Items of More or Less Interest Con densed Outside the State. The Idaho democratic state con vention instructed its delegates to vote for the nomination of W. R. Hearst. The costliest fire in the history of Danville. Va.. occurred on Monday, entailing a loss that will probably-1 reach within the neighborhood of $40. 0o0. Two young women were instantly killed by a stroke of lightning near Stratham. Ga.. on Monday afternoon. The young women. Mabel Flanagan and America McLoughlin. were in a field at work, and just in ir-nt of them was a young man. He was knocked senseless.' John T. West. a councilman of Richmond. Va., was sent to jail on Monday because he declined to give the grand jury the name of a man who offered him $i,5oo to stay away from a certain meeting of the street committee. The particular meeting is supposed to have concerned recent asphalt paving contracts. Twenty persons were killed on Tuesday by an explosion of fire damp in a coal mine near Oviedo. The submarine boat Fulton was sunk to the bottom of the ocean tor a test, remaining there for over twelve hours, and coming up on Tues day. All the members of the crew were in good condition and appeared to have rested well. Contrary to the expressed wish of Judge George Gray. the Delaware democratic state convention on Tues day by -. unanimous vote instructea its delegates to the St., Louis national convention to present the name of Judge Gray to the convention as the choice of the Delaware democracy for president. and to work for his nomination. This action was taken after one of the most stormy conven tions ever held in the state. After killing three of his children and wounding a fourth. Joseph M. Pouch, of Roselle. N. J., at one time an undertaker. shot himself through the head on Monday and died a iew minutes later. Pouch lived in a little cottage with his four children. On Sunday he killed two of them and em balmed their bodies. He took the other two up to his room with him. When the officials knocked at the door of the Pouch cottage on Mon day Pouch shot and killed his little daughter. and wounded his remaining son, who will recover. He was prob ably insane. SOUTH CAROLINA NFWS. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed in the State. In a hard-fought contest R. L. Mc-: Nally was chosen mayor of Tnioni over Mayor Macbeth Young. Jesse WV. Crapse is in .iail at Hamp ton charged wvith the murder of his cousin. J. S. Crapse, on Th"rs -' last week. The killing, it is said, grew out of a dispute over a public neighborhood road through the prem ises of Jesse WV. Crapse. which road he had been endeavoring to have dis continued. The parties are white far mers. George Caulfield was killed and Joe Myers and Hunter Sharp were wo-un<d ed by Pat Carroll, in a shooting af fair in Charleston on Monday night. which had its origin in a night be tween Caulnield and Carroll a few: minutes previously. Caulfield was formerly a dispensary constable and is thought to have been still in the employ of the constables as an in former. The state treasurer wvill in a few weeks borrow about $30o.ooo. or the rest of the money allowed by law to be borrowed any year. A loan of $20o,ooo was effected some time ago - for the payment of the pensions, and while all of this was not used the in terest on state bonds will be due soon and it will be necessary to borrowv more money. The wife and 3-year-Old child of Myers Fair. a street negro restauran teur of Columbia. were instantlyI killed on Tuesday afternoon by a bolt of lightning which descended the trunk of a tree tunder which the wvo man was at work washing clothes. Tihe mother and child were together. but they were thrown in opposite di rections from the base 'of the tree. Governor Heyward on Tuesday pardoned a near" who was. dyinig in the pnitentiary. The board of trustees of the South Carolina college on Wednesday elect ed the Rev. Gordon B. Moore, for mer president of Furman university, to the chair of history and political economy. to succeed the late Prof. R. Means Davis. EVER WATCHFUL. A Little Care Will Save Many New berry Readers Future Trouble. XVatch the kidney secretions. See that they have the amber hue of health. The discharges not excessive or in frequent. Contains no "brick-dust like" sedi ment. Doan's Kidney Pills will do this ior you. They watch the kidneys and cure them when they are sick. Jonathan \Verts. of Old Town. near Newberry. S. C.. says: -I have used Doan's Kidney Pills with won derful benefit. I had been in bed several weeks afflicted with pains in the kidneys. and there was a hea brick-dust deposit in my urine. For days I could get no rest or sleep at night. I learned of Doan's Kidney Pills and got them at my druggists Messrs. W\. E. Pelham & Son and they relieved me promptly. I believe them to be a splendid remedy and I am sure that they saved my life." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. New York. sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. Triumphs of Modern Surgery. Wonderful things are done for the human body by surgery. Organs are taken out and scraped and polished and put back. or they may be removed entirely: bones are spliced; pipes take the place of diseased sections of veins; antiseptic dressings are ap plied to wounds. bruises, burns. ani like injuries before inflammation sets in. which causes them to heal with out maturation and in one-third the time required by the old treatment. Chamberlain's Pain Balm acts on this same principle. It is *an antiseptic and when applied to 4uch injuries, causes them to heal very quickly. It also allays the pain and soreness. Keep a bottle of Pain Balm in your home and it will save you time and .noney. not to mention the inconven ience and suffering which such injur ies entail. For sale by Smith's Drug .tore. Newberry: Prosperity Drug Co.. Prosperity. When a man has a dollar he knows that he has at least one good friend. Sued by His Doctor. . doctor here has sued me for S!.T . -), eh I claimed was exces :. for acase of cholera morbus." sa:'s R. Wh'te of Coachella. Cal. "At the tr'ia he praised his medical skill and medicine. I asked him if it' was no C:-nberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhotga Remiedy he used as I had grndc reason to beli':e it was, and he .ould not say under oath that is wvas not." No doctor could use a better remedy than this in a case of cholera morbus. it never fails. Sold by Smith's Drug store. Newberry: Prosperity Drug Co., Prosperity. Jorkins-Drugged and robbed! Why don't you have some action taken in the matter? Jobson-I can't. I suppose the fel low had my permission. You see he was my' doctor.-New Yorker. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Better Than a Doc tor's Prescription. Mr. J. WN. Turner, of Truhart. Va., avs that Chamberlain's Stomach and : er Tablets ' e dor" himn more good than anything h-: could get fronm the doctor. If any' :hysician in this country was abl: to compound a medicine that would produce such gratifying results in cases of stomach troubles. biliousness or constipation. bis whole time would be used in pre paring this one medicine. For sale by Smith's Drug store. Newberry: Prosperity Drug Co.. Prosperity. He shy about trading horses with a man who allows you to do all of te' trading. Fir sick headache take Chamber !tin's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick cure is certain. For sale by Smith's Drug store. Newberry: Pros nritY Drug Co.. Prosperity. ENDORSED BY HIS COUNTY W. Boyd Evans the Favorite of the Democracy of Marion. The Marion county democratic convention adopted the following res olutions unanimously: WVhereas. WV. Boyd Evans is a can didate for railroad commissioner. Re .;1eed. That we. the democracy of .larion county, in convention assem bled. endorse his candidacy and com nend him to the voters of the state as one (ltalified to perform the duties of the office with credit to himself and fidelity to the state." The democratic voters of Kirby township in .arion county where Mr. Evans. int w a lawy-r of Columbia. was born. passed the following: NVWhIreas. V. Boyd Evans is an nounced as - candidate for railroad commissio-r: and. whereas. we. the democrat'c voters of lhe township in which he was born and reared. know ing him :o be qualined in every par Iticular to fill the office to which he aspires wlith credit to himself and honor to the' state: therefore. be it "Resolved. That we. the democratic voters of Kirby township, in meeting assembled. do endorse his candidacy, and instruct the delegates elected to the county convention to offer suita ble resolutions commending him to the citizens of this state for their sup port. Teacher-Now, Johnny, if your mother engaged two cooks on Mon day. three on Tuesday, and four on Wednesday. how many would she have? Johnny-None.-New York Sun. Worst of All Experiences. Can anything be worse than to feel that every minute will be your last? Such was the experience of Mrs. S. H. Newson. Decatur. Ala. "For three years." she writes. "I endured in sufferable pain from indigestion, stomach and bowel trouble. Death seeped inevitable when doctors and remedies railed. At length I was in duced to try Electric Bitters and the result was miraculous. I improved at once and now T am completely re covered." For Liver. Kidney. Stom ach and Bowel troubles Electric Bit ters is the only medicine. Only ;oc. It's,guaranteed by W. E. Pelham & Son. Druggists. i "Mr. Richley had nothing but praise for your work for him befpre the Citizens' Committee." said the friend. "Yes." said the lobbyist. gloomily, "nothing but praise."-Philadelphia Press. Thrown From a Wagon. Mr. George K. Babcock was thrown from his wagon and severely bruised. He applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm freely and say-s it is the best liniment he has ever used. gIr. Babcock is a well known citizen of North Plain, Conn. There is nothing equal 'tc Pain B-'alm for sprains and bruises. It will effect a cure in one-third the time required by any other treatment. For sale by Smith's Drug store. New berry-: Prosperity- Drug Co.. Prosper ty. "Are you going to the seashore this summer?" "No." answered the tired looking man. " There's no use of going myself. I can spend the money every week by registered letter."--Washington Star. Driven to Desperation. Living at an out- of the way place. remote from civilization, a family is often driven to desperation in case of accidenm, resulhing in Burns. C- ts. Wounds. Ulcers. etc. Lay in a supply of B.ucklen's Arnica Salve. It's the best on earth. 2ge at WV. E. Pelham & Son's D)rug store. Mabel-I do believe Miss Bonds is in love with that poor young lawv Clara-What a shame! And she would make such a good wife for some fellow wvho was marrying for mone-Puck. That-Throbbing Headache. Would quickly leave you, if vou if you used Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved thir matchless merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches. They- make pure blod andl build tup your health. Only 25 cents. money back if not cured. Sold bv \W. E. Pelham & Son. Drug gists Salte r HAS OPENED A VARIETY OF NEW ART AND HOUSEHOL. GOODS in the new store on east end Main street under The SKYSCRAPER& Prices down as con sistent, with good alue . A S EASONABLE U GGESTION Soda water is always''in season". Whether taken hot or cold it is a wholesome beverage, unless ren dered deleterious to health by be ing loaded with impure artificial flavorings and poor syrups. Cold Soda drawn from Our Sanitary fountain -Lacks nothing that could be Desired by the most Sensitive palats. We use Only pure juices made Direct from fresh fruits And can give any flavor. Our "Cold Soda" is always cold. THE PROSPERITY DRUG Co., Prosperity, S. C. LTI IS TH FREZR YOU ARE LOOKING FOR T TURNS EASILY, MIXES THOROUGHLY AND I FREEZES QUICK (TAKES ONLY THREE A CHILD CAN OPERATE IT. Sold By iHwRY rnw ca., F. A. SCHUJMPERT, Sec'y and Tress. Shingles! Shingles! Shingles' 200,000 Shingles just received, FOR SALEf CHE ARP also Lumber and Laths, Rough or~ dressed. Houses Built on short notice. SHOP WORK such as Mantles, Doors and Window Frames a specialty. Repairing of all kind. Shop in front of jail., Shockey E Livinigston Newberry. S. C. Cures and Prevents Disease The cause of ninety er cent of all disease is a faulty digestive an drainage systemn-the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. Let one of these organs become clogged or inopera tive, there remains in the system many poi sons that will. in time. breed disease, difficult to correct. One should never allow even a temporary stoppage of any one of these or gans-they should be kept constantly in pe ect working order. SEVEN BARKS Is positively the ideal corrective of all inter nal ailments. It is not a patent medicine, but an honest, vegetable preparation. extracted from the bark of a species oi the Hydrangea lant. Its curative properties are numerous. is a mild catartic-an alterativec-duretic, sooth-.Z. healing and tonical. An occasional dose wiil keep the whole system in perfect condition and will 'act as a safeguard against disease. Sevet Barks has been on the American market for over thirty-five years. Its distributors have reams of high aising letters from ple in every walk of life. Thousads of =am ilies are never without a bottle. The oldest friends are our best. Test it for YOurJelf Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle, and if it does not do all that is claimed, take the empty or partly consumed bottle back and get your money. One New York City druggist sold 720 bottles on this basis before. one dis satisfied purchaser asked for the return of his money. LYMAN BROWN, Pharmacist. N. Y. City. sOLD BY MAYES DRUG STORE. I. X Whout, Music is ike unt.o you ing some otifr COOKING e 0&r %0 I OMPOU said to be w.. YouI PALMA TIN~A nM PUs? V3GETABLE FAT ON 1HE MABJG2T 'TIs WESSON COMPANY Brick! BrickRI For Sale by C. H. CAN NON. It takes a pretty fine orchard. to have anything that will equal the pec cro at the summer resorts.