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m n n on con THK SUMTES WATCHMAN, E*taMi&hed April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thon Aims't^at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THK TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane. 1366 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881 SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2S 1897. New Series-YoL X L So. 43 Published Svory "STo?ncsda?, -BY 1ST. Gr. Osteen, SUMTER, s. c. TERMS : ?1 50 per t:nnuQi-in advance. ADVERTISEMENT: One Square first insertion.Si 00 S re rr subsequent insertion. 0 Contracts tor three months, or io'iiier wi'.! be made at reduced rates. Ail communications which subserve private interests will becbarged toras advertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. Ignorance and Imbecility. Chairman Taber Lays Bare Diseased Parts of Clemson College. i ) Ti?e Eiitor or The State : ic the latter parc of JUDO, tho com? mittee of the Stare boara of health were iosrrucrted to investigate thc c?tiso ase! type of fever at Clemson, and to reo >r: the results to the governor. Th ? was done and the report of C"?:I niittee was publish d throughout trie State. The Register of the 10th of July cootaios a statement by the trustees of C.emsoo. tc which they critiei-e tho re? port of the coromitieo, and while deny? ing certain statements ima; by them, they a?5rm additionally, "hat the exact ioaciou of C'ort:-'T? by the committee had beeo ' very c-arscry aad imper? fect." Against -professional gsnt?emcn. sen* upon ac important mission by the highest authority of tbe State, these ooaree? are grave and cannot pass un? challenged. The cemmittpe were con? tent, to determine the type of the fever, and,by request, to make whatever sug? gestions they thought best. They blamed no one, ever; by insinuation, and were very glad to be the means, if possible, of relieving the omeials of unpleasant embarrassment, it is to be geeatly regretted therefore, tha? the trustees faiied to appreciate the delicate position of the committee, and have forced them into print ic self-defence. Tho trustees claim that thc "cursory and imperfect examination made hy the Stare board of health is shown by the fact that two palpable errors are made in their report. The d-iiry which they place ander the ban, as a probable cause cf disease. wu- not built on a pond which had been Siled in In reply we beg to state, np o ti aa- 1 thority, thar the present sit< of the dairy had b:et: a bathing pond made by the Calhoun? and bad becu Siled it: with earth and had then anderdrairted. Our informant ever, point:"! out where the dam stood. There could have leen nc motive for ene deeply in? terested in the welfare of Clemson, ti? ha"--1 invented this statement, the truth cf which we had neither inclination, nor the tight tc Question. Iv. fact the statement is apparently confirmed by the character of the soil and ir* surroundings. The trustees in further d-'oia! of our resort, assert, that there is not a single privy on the =urrouudirig bills above the dairy.We were informed that the hills were ofteo used for unsan? itary purposes in place of the water closets This was found to be true. O? the hill above, and ro the north of the dairy, and at the foot of the hili within three or four feet of the sprin?. we found abundant excrement'. Vous matter. This condition of thin irs was really worse than a privy on the hilltop. On the opposite hill, at the h'.rei. there w ire two privies-one at the stable, which was visited by myself and !>r. R?ese. and the other ar. tbe ii-'tel, i-x amined by Dr. Hv?:is. Somewhat -.outoeasterly from the dairy is a dwell? ing, whe re, we were informed, there wa? additional privy. But more th a o all these, an i how ever incredible, we found -i spring .'privy?) located within the dairy. 1" .>r Iii feet from the milk and butter, a':d the room io which the privy wa? I'iaced wa- fiilr-d with offensive gas< Furthermore, from the ground without the building noxious g a?.; s wer? escap? ing, either from the pipe of rh" privy or from the sewer, which, ?.tranco to say, rans within fw o or three fe t of the dairy. We quote again fr<>?-i, thc trustees, wli-* claim that "the s-atement i- made three separate tiri!"- that the .var r closet-, should bs outside thc bar? racks, and not ir?>i?i -, and should bc detached fron: them: :.? fact, th water closets were removed from the buildinj-* r;r>r? than two years ag>>.v i?y substituting ''bat" for a- ?a? intended, thc 'vii bo changed to a simple affirmation thar wa'or closets should no* be within rh main buildings .Thc rep -rr of ti;? committee was hastily prepared nu*] il? legibly written, hence a number of typographical erros appear. The sec? ond timo the statement is made ''that water closets should be detached from dwellings," bas reference plainly and unequivocally to private dwellings, and the third time tbe statement is used to pres* the fact that water closets should be o Cached from buildings There is, therefore, no ground for the rrn;s'ees TO assume that tho cOfflfnUtee fal ?eu to reco^niz * toa* toe water c< is were detached iron; thc bsrracks by a latticed gallery 15 fcc; long. The rrus tee? tn i j? I? : have visited Clemson for o game of "blind mao's hu??,'' our not so wi? h th 3 cora n?? toe Hitherto th~ committee conSned themselves to reporting ruo sanitary de- . fects of Clemson. What shall they say j of its management 7 Shall we speak of: .ne di?t, pronounced inadequate for ; students whose physical and mental i power- sro -rased by an exhausting j curriculum arid fey the ci?v*r;rv of j miiirary discipline That tho students are required, when the r?ay's work is ; ended, to be -bur in their mom* from j an hour after sunset until bedtime, to i swelter in a oaildiog little superior, tn ; sanitary arrangements, to the Libby ! prison in Richmond? Shall we tell the public h o-.7 the students have been ? crowded like crimin?is, four io a room, i barelv large enough to affird breath? ing space for two ? Shali we tri! them thar a deep Q.i?ch, j rocking with accumulated excreta, was ; intentionally arrested in irs flow ano < subjected to me decamposing acrton or ; intense s-^iar hear, and thur the students ? wer" kept working in the iowlaccs. be sid:* i'. day by day. under toe beaming j noonday sua - a menace to :hf,ir lires? . Shat! we te;: thu* thc milch cows j -rr. ? driven d-ii'v 'brough this poisoned ?rarer, of which thev perhan1 drank, ; and which must haye splashed apon : .heir udders-in either it:star'?e. j crjoagl: to affect the milk irjuridusly ? ; Sh?!! we teil that tbs forest inter? vening between this pestiferous ditch ; and the barracks, the only protection ; for ti;.a sr aden's against the inrush of j poisonous eitiuvia. was recklessly de-j stroyed ? And that an oSeial testi?ed. of his j own personal experience, that 'he bar- \ racks were invaded by a ''horrible j sreocn : Jus' think cf ir ! Ail this right j under our noses, ar Clemson. which ' aspires to be the brightes' jewel in the j educarionai crown of South Carolin-a. Speak not of rvphoid fever at Cleo;- j snn. It cannot and must nor be ! Better the horrible inscription over the gates of ? lades than ?har of epidemic: tvphoid fever a' Clemson ! Guard rho secret-and 1er fathers and mo; hers come, and airer wea:*.' : davs and nights of ceaseless vigils an i j with bleeding hearts, carry back t ?? their nomes their o.wt; dear dead ???tgh? we not; write Snpon th-- walis ; cf Clemson that the 0f ig no- | rance is piled on the * Pelion*: of im? becility : ('??arie: R Taber, M i; . ; Chair. Com State Board of Ilea ir ii Fort Mette, July loth, 1897. Tvi)hoi(l-Not Maiana. Tba Water Proved it Be3-rond a Reasonable Doubt. Thc reporr of the Srafo board of health upon the sanitary coridirion of Clemson College and the reply of thc board o? rustees have been read by the people of the State ar large The in? vestigation, as is well knowu, was made on account of the unusual and alarming number of students who be? came il! with fever, thc alarm being sufficient t> cause the clos i?'g of the College befere the end of the session. Charleston has. of course, discussed rbi- subject in al! cf irs phases, but the iarot and most indisputable facts ir; the case only came ;>u: iast night in an inter? view with Dr Charles M. Kees, <.f this city? who was a member of the board thar visited Clems..ri. I)?- Rees was found at his reticence by -i reporter iast night and was asked if there was anything that could he said itj regard to rho marrer "There is coe si bera ble ;o be said." replied Dr. Rees "In the first place I must >ay that it was unfortucrte that Dr. Taber should have been hurried in making the report for Dr. Evans I know they waaf':: to ger it in for thc regular meeting of the Ciemsoo board on the "ttl;, i.-i- ?bis prevented irs being full and complete. A supplemental report will be prepared ar..} added that wi:l bear indisputable evidence r-.? sun sr?ntiafe ear oninons as to the nature was :n assout ne b tai a o tr,u? in vt.s iga grounds apt ut \ o c?offK one .?...:; day afternoon : here w? *.. s'iii hours or sunlight and wc dr ?.?ve a-.- u ti.-.- buildings and pren;:-' -, taking a general view o? thc buildings ar: i premises On Tuesday we examined thoroughly the grounds and surround? ings. On Wednesday we went through every buildiug on the grounds, visited the dormitories and the dairy. We left at 10.?O o'clock Thursday morn? ing. . 'Oiir unanimous o oin ios a visit was thar rh.? -"ever rheo prevaierit j w-:s typhoid-and s_ot malarial. Sob -?u?cntiv we have boolardy co s firm nd "We secured frern number of ps ti en ts, ar '.he Cc!lege ar??] iii wirri rle . -\' r. specimens et btcoa, ana m ai! bu; one we found thc1 "eaction tha? o? j typhoid fever The 'one' I meonoc ! was doubtful a? to having fever, bul he '? had t;i' :i:alaria. .rn . > - " . . fl* I f .'ivar we did ncr stop tnere. i he : water supply was carefully investigated. \ Clemson's main sappiy for the dormi- ! tories and drinking purpose* was from 3 spring, carefully housed, and this wa? ter we found t<> be pure. Two springs go to the dairy, and io the water cf I tbe largest <-f these we found i;'!r on:y ' typhoid bacillus, bur also the colon ba- ; ci i lu-, which < xi-ts only in the haman j body, [.roving beyond doubt that the ; spring bad b^en infected fron: ti;-:- ;e ;'us" of sume fever patient "These examinations of blood acd ot ; the water ?.'? re maSe by Dr. T. Pr m I eau Wbaley, wiri) the microscope, carefully, [ i' oroughly and with thc best aids : r; ir science e:sn give. '1 he bacilli wer" ; baud and cultivated-to prove their identity. Specimens fnm each test 1 haye been presorted so that me rr snit ? L'isy t e verified if there ate sti? d >ubr er s A.- ? said before, those new facts wi;: bc era bodied i:. the supplemental 1 report.;' ; S ni ?a it in " generally on tEe cono?tio^ or things at Uiemsen ?Jr. ?ves sad that malaria! feyer would t oi likely ! orisioate tnere The drainage v:;. fairly -j*--".] and th'-re were co coediri .??> to ir;GiM-e malaria While the location, venttla?vn hi.d sauirarv systems tbe buildings were by no means.per'fec'?. rbev were not bad -The News and Courier BEN TILLMAN, JUNIOR A Son of the Senator Makes Reply to Dr. Taber. To tiie Editor cf The State : I have just read Dr. Taber's reply to the board of trustees, and while 1 would prefer for one (''.der and wiser to reply to Dr. Taber, a sense of jus? tice and loyally to ruy alma mater forces me to state that lhere are state? ments made which are untrue My knowledge ol' Clemson and its sanitary condition was gained by liv ing there four years, hence 1 feel justified in giving th?- condition arel feel as though I will be taken as an? i?o: iiy. No doubt Dr. Taber "s sincere, bu? evidently his investigation was ! meagie and sortie things given as .ads wei'" hearsay However, with ? :?!l his loyalty lo Clemson, his seien ; tifie qualifications, his -ens;- of jus ! tice, he has misrepresented things I and ?. v. ho have been at Clemson for four years, seen its workings, know ! every foot of land around the college, feel qualified to reply and give the truth as to conditions there-not j from a scientific standpoint, but from I one of cominan sense. No doubt tee sanitary condition of Clemson is not what it should be, but is this sufficient ground for a venal attack upon the board, and faculty ? j Let the blame go to him responsible, ! and let the trustees, all of wh^m \ have the college's interest at heart, ' decide who is responsible. The type of lever at Clemson was : t:(.t pronounced typhoid by the at ? tending doctors They are Dis Red fearn, Wyman and Hardin Let them say how many cases of typhoid fever have been at Clemson Dr Taber says : "On the bili, and 1 to the north of the dairy, and at the' I foot of the -iii! within thre-- feet nj i the spring we found abundant excre ! metitious matter." To the nott?i of tin; dairy, and, m j fact, all ol' the dairy, is in sight ol' j two professors/ houses and a sense ol' i decency, if not ol cleanliness i though ? dare say there is no lack o? ; cleanliness there-would protect this j spot Professor liait of the dairy ; department, who is a man of ability, 1 have no doubt will in time prove this false ID- also states that lhere is a privy in th?' dairy This, tte?, ;s false, ana surely this scientific, au? thoritative oracle )U sanitary co'ndi ' lions will riot have taken a cheese . vat or some other dairy equipment i for a privy He also states that ti;" dairy was built in a pond Tho {butt ) nation, which i saw i.ie?, and, as a student, helped t<> construct, was I ..':,! in a tow place convenient to a spting, but there was ;io nomi there. The ductor wie? speaks o? Clem? son as ''aspiring t > le- the h rig h tesl jewel :n ;!:.. educational crown of ?nfii ' 'andina, also ?ii oracula: a:e! prolific -tye- pays respects with a f<-w moie rititi'ue statements !<> tie* mess aii'i barracks accommodations il- says ; " \\ hat -hali they say .>( ils management'T1 Verily, 'twere far better ti? have said nothing than t<> have missaid and he has misrepre I eented the managers-"The diet pro? nounced inadequate"-Who pro? nounced it inadequate ! Not the stu? dents, for 'tis this they flare iu the faces o' all stu ?vms of other State 1 institutions as heine* superior Fer- I haps th's scientific doctor, who mis- | takes a choose vat for a privy, could run Clemson's mess at $6 per stu? dent with belier fare, but we can't . believe it The food is clean, weil j prepared, plentiful and he who wants : more is a glutton To quote further: "Shall we toll the public how the students have been | crowded like criminals, four in a room, barely large enough to afford breathing; space for two? Xo, not I without the misstatements being cor- j reeled Why should 160 rooms not j accommodate 300 students ? During; the past term but few rooms have j contained three men : nono four. lie speaks also of : "A deep ditch I reeking: with accumulated excreta ? intentionally arrested in its Sow." Whore is this ditch . Who intention-! ally arrested it ' I have meandered ; over every foot of Clemson's soil I during a four years course and have never yet fount' this perfidious and '-pestiferous" ditch. Ask of Clem? son's students where the ditch is. The doctor of "honer and knowl? edge'1 I would not misjudge and it is far from my motive to prove him a willful falsifier, but I do say his state? ments are incorrect and will do Clemson a deal of injury unless the ! students prove that the!o is no com j plaint against food, they are satisfied with the cleanliness of the dairy, they are not afraid of the ditch, and j are ready; willing; and anxious to te- j eitler the barracks niter it has had a ; thorough cleaning Respectfully. Vt P TIT'nv ' .. .). ; i. i Ii.L.-I AN. .?j I ' i Irenlou, . . \J , ?.?uiv >. i. . *-..?.. The State's Position. Governor Ellerbe stated yesterday I j that he would certainly order seized ! : all liquors found in any place where ! the original package had been ! broken, and bv original package 'ne j said be meant the box or other cover j ing in which the bottles came. Ile ; said that he certainly did not intend j that liquor should be brought into j the State and sold unless in original ? packages and by that (erm he mentis ! that a certain quantity itt a bottle i cannot be taken out of a package i I and sold. In other words the Gov ! emor holds that each bottle of liquor ! must be shipped into the State sepa I rately in order to constitute an orig" 11:ai package, ile g*oes further than I ; mat and says mat :: bottles are j : shipped by the e:ir load packed in saw dust or paper or any other pack j lng that it must be seid that way else j the original package is broken. If | ; t?iis idea i-- carried out then the orig I i nal package people are not geing to ! : have any picnic and the Dispensary j j witt have 'little serious opposition I ! Thus it will be seen that every pos j I sibie technicality will be taken ad- j t vantage of by the State in order to j uphold the monopoly of thc business, j lt is even held that the order of Judge Simonton in the case of Moore is only a temporary injunction, that being ail that was asked for in the complaint and that, therefore, the State has another chance of having the whole thing reopened before Judge Simonton with the consequent d< lay which always attends the set? tlement of any case It is not likely that such a point will be taken ad- j vantage of. for it. would be a foolish I waste of time and money, but like a j drowning; man every straw is being' grabbed at by the Stale. STILL THEY BURN. Again the Mormon's Place of WorshiD is Reduced to Ashes. i To the Editor cf the State. On rh" night of July 3. 1S97, a DHrty ofotirlaws burned the Litter Day Spirits" church', near Ridgeway. The saints immediately went to work with the determination to rebuild : sent for j a contractor to event tho cost nf erect- I 1 it:g a brick house of worship instead of \ the little ?og one. In the meantime a ! gentleman in tl;-- neighborhood bv thc name et" Sharp received an anonymous letter from some party staling : "! understand you are going to have a Mermen house built on ymir bind. This i- to notify you r. to build a y] r?von meeting house on vnur bifid n<>r anywhere eise/- *-vitt: threats toa' ;.h v W.niid m sdi o :' bad t >r htm ;?' ie i- i Mr Saar*, i- nor a Laffer Day -I?;I! a:.U thc spirit which ie- ii"-' mar.; be a bi et !-::. a o <i mat:. Won ?tl to t ,, .: VO !;-: i ,TC of th.' kiri*! The ti)'- burning of 'he church han boori holding Sunday school under under ir. ( >n las: night it was ?aid ?ti ashes We want help te reduibi ; who wi!! re? spond o? tho call anil prove themselves broad minded like Mr. Sharp. Re? spectfully, JAS A. SMITH, Mormon Eider. Ridgeway, S. C., July IG, 1S97. Ben's Bill Passes Considered to Have No Effect On the Dispensary. Spacial to Thc- State. Washington, July !5.-Tho Tillman bill "limiting the effect of regulations of commerce between the States/' pass? ed the senate to-day without opposition or question. At "thc first blush" it was thought the bill had some remote connection with the dispensary law in South Carolina, bal with this impres? sion removed there was no opposition to the bill. One senator, in explanation of the matter, ?aid :o The State : "The bill is meaningless, so rar ss i* applies to dispenso ry conditions ia South Caro? lina, and in irs general application it is tantamount to a statutory declaration ibat the Bill of Rights is a par* of the Constitution of the United States, in the exercise of the police powers every ?rare has the power to control the liquor traffic within tiu* State, but there is nothing in the bill thar remotely sug? gests thar the existing dispensary ?aw in South Carolina is a police regulation. With the understanding tba* ir, has no possible reference to local exigencies in South Carolina, the bill *.vas allowed to Senator Fillman Icoss at i ? frere n t Iv. and if hts priva-'e view- ha? been expressed ir: the senate rhe defeat of the bili would have been certain, but ar.arr from a marked personal triumph on the tar: o? the senator, no import? ance whatever is a'tached to tue pas? sage of the bili, immediately arter the action of the ?enate Senator Till? man Haw Speaker Reed, and urged rh" report cf a rule that would bring the bill before the house. Mr. Heed prem? ised te look in*a thc marrer at once. Ir; re c. i y te Senat :r irby*? campaign statement that the passage of the Lati mer bill would perpetuate the dispen? sary system in the Srare indefinitely, Representative La timer said: "The bili simply ?eaves the disposition of the liquor traffic question in the hands of thc people, to revoke or perpetuate it as they p i e a - by thc legislative action. " - mm - ? ? . -<PHi" Buncoed by Ben Sleeping Senators Scooped by the Scope. S;.-i z:<l to The State. Washington, July 16 -..-Upon iu vest'gati m to-day I ti ad,'' said the sena* .r u'i~ri ir. ia?" night'- dispatch to The State, "that I ?rive e-?rirely mis apprehended thc scope c-f the Tillman i iq ni * hill which passed rhe se rs a te yes? terday hy unanimous consent. Ir is a sweeping, radical measure, and ? am simply amazed that ir got through the senate without Opposition.; il was re? ported unanimously hy the committee, and with other senators, as ? learn to dav. ? as>umed that the bill involved no radica: departure in sumputary legis? lation, [ts passage under the circum? stances was a most remarkable ceeur ^0."' Senator Tillman naturally is proud of the achievement, and laughed glee? fully over John Gary Evans' telegram to Representative Wilson, asking if the reported killing of Senator Tillman in Washington wa? true. News to that effect was current, the telegram said, in Saluda to-day. Tillman is very much :-.live, and will demonstrate ir. ti the exigency arises, by voting for '.he tarif: bili. The ve? hement assertion of his purpose to vote' fer the bil!, if his vote was needed, startled Representative Larimer, who protested vigorously hu: withcut avail. It has been known for some rime that the Republicans counted on his vote if his vote was necessary co pass the bill. lt is good politics, he says, to pa-? inc bili, and continue to rob thc people of the little they have Lat icier was shocked at his leader's logie The liquor bill went to thc house to day. and Speaker Reed bas promised to call a meeting of the committee on rules to consider the matter. Wheo the meeting wili be held he does not saw One member of th;> committee is a member ot the tariff conference committee, and the matter of reposting a rule for th" consideration of the bil! in the li.ou-e will not be considered tn his absence, and that mean? indefinite DOSfconem-f ri t. .1 . B 11 ? III) . -V .* . -S5>~ How . ?y Stand. Mc Lan ri II i- making the senatorial fight cr. hi-: r eerd Mayfield g :es iv ? harrie ruling a nag v. r i ; i ? r : h" cai!- "hi- merits muscle acr:. r? wade ::. and smash al! opposition. lyvan? ?ficks to low t;;r:!t and might be *oz. d un ;:- a ?rr-1 trader. .\li are reformers and agree onlv on un" point-each want? the sen? atorial job and rhis wanting the job is good latter day reform doctrine - Greenville News. -~-^mm>- . ?? ? . - Cioco, tbe 5 cent straight ri??vana Cigar, or eale by H. G. Osteen & Co. y inquiry For Irby. Let Him Tell of Els Great Works in the United States Senats. cot for p?cese To tLe Editor of The ir^re. Blaine gave to us in book form bis '-'Twenty Sears in Congress," can't irby give us his "six years iu con? gress?" Would i: nor be and interest? ing work? We suggest to him, as one of his parishioners, that he begin at once and give us his six-years career, give it to us on the stump. Wouldn't ir be fal! of interest, chapters I, 2, 3, 4. 5. und 6 of Irby's "sis years in congress ?'' New, we see thai you arc "Mr. John irby of Liureos, tel i us why ? We suggasi a few rnzestioas : I. Wti:!e a senator was be always not at bis post when noi sick, at home or absent from seme ether cause? 2 Did he not win national notoriety while there 3 Did be not beccoje renowned as a debater ? 4 In his '"great" speeches, in the place once occupied by Calhoun, was he not famous for his aoiiiry to carry facts and figures to fortify his posi? tions ? 5. Was he nor able siva s t? dem ;lish the i?: high debate ? .'; many ocea? na:, is ot senate 6. Will he not Bc.a.aure up to thc fui! s-ires mau as compared with his compeers. Harris. Ve-i, Allen. Sher? man and ?.'hers? 7. lias he no' distioguisoed h i ru fe If by his abe- and arduous services for his s etion, by the great camber of bills i:o ?oc through, hy .he tart(F schedules h( helped to shape, the number of pub? lic buildings he bad cr^ettO, e:c. ? S Is fair to parade before tho pub? lic the insinuation tba: he was absent from, the senate so much of the time that toward the close of h's term he was DO: abie to pair himself when ab? sent, no matter hov? important the measure ? 9. in view of his notorious career would net bis re-election reflect great credit upon the people of his State? By ali means !. : us hear Irby's rec? ord We "Uggest fha: ho be g i G at Winnsboro Monday and rei! tbs people boy; he stood to his po.-t ; how macy roi: caiis he answered, kow many bills he go; : brough ic -he interest of his sec? tion, how he made hims? if "cit among his associates ir; the su. ?>, how the 2oantry needs his- services, the claims he has u: on his e .- i'au nts, bow the country wii: i~ ir. danger should he be beaten, and how safe i: weald bo in his hands. Citizen. sn ir w:r?: rh : "crime of . crime of at? tempting to elect a ma- to the united States S ?nate wb ) will help brios the people of :he State together. Thc suc ces- of such a crime means the poli? tical death of Irby and his ilk. - Aiken j Journal and RT view ! Cinco Curars>re made by a firm with 4T j years'experience ar.-*, * restitution for first ? class floods oo?y. S >id in Sumter exclusive j iv hy R. G. Usteen ic Co Free Pills. j Sen.: your biro : . !S. L*. Backten A Co ! Chicago, an? <:ct ..: !r*.*e :;ample "<.x of Dr. 1 Kin ir's New Life Pi?l . A ?. . you choir merin?, i ::e? aerie: and ?ire \ .:r:i e;!.ir;; cf Constipate .?? at.'I Sick i/tria ?tn? Liver troub .:. fil invaluable. They .TC gc fee ti y fret; from every i ami :<> b*j purely ve?r?;:i weaken by their a o.e.. t<> the st-oua.-h i i',.;v. th.*? ? vs rotc. Ivecutar ?ize by .1. F. V.*. lietifir? I BUG KL ZN'S A IVA IC A 3ALVE. The be?t -"'e..- in tho w eil for Cuts Brui-e-. I"leer?. Sai: Kheata. Fever S ra Tetter, Chapj ed Liansi?, Chill hti-is, Corns i >;.h: Krr '.??ri and j . - . i : i v c I y care . .:. ?? ts :.".';.r.tntee i to r.-. . r ... ney rel m.de i. ;. F, r i v Pr J. F Pile: < r no pay r-. gire i-erfec: ?a::.-:. : rb-e C5 .* ni? . e: Absolutely Pure. Celebrated for its preat leaveniop strength and healthfulness. Assures the food against aluna and all forms ot adulteration common to the cheap braods. Royal Baking Powde Co-, Kew York.