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? WMt?EBFUL MEHL Some of the Marvelous Proper? ties of Radium and the Uses That May Be Made of lt. A writer in the London Times Las an interesting article deal? ing with . the practical uses to which radium can and may be put. He laments the fact that there ?ris nc sign chat the chemical industry HJin England has yet awakened ru rue Eppossi bili ries. In Germany and France jadium is being successfully produced mi a manufacturing scale. The de? mand at ?15,000 an ounce is far iv ex - tsess of the* ;supply,. whereas in England it is neither being produced nor its manufecture attempted. Some of the most hopeful and most important uses of radium" are in the Seid of medicine. Physicians and doc? tors complain of the impossibility of .regulating the character of X-rays so as to repeat; with certainty any desired result Radium gives a . beautifully consistent and uniform supply of rays. Instead of the cumberons focus tubes, nearly as large as a foot ball, and ?he manifold errpensive items of the X-ray outfit, a glass tube, somewhat smaller than a tooth pick and containing from . ano-tenth io one Sf th of a grain, of ra ?am, has already been successfully employed ia cases of cancer, since the little tube can Joe inserted in cavities no larger titan the nostril. In a great many cases in which it was impossible to uss the X-rays, radium has been readily employed, as is shown by the following case at Charing doss Hospital. A rodent can? cer of the nose which had recurred after an operation and had been un? successfully treated by the X-rays was subjected to a short exposure of rad? ium. Four exposures, given at inter Bprals of a few days. In three weeks the diseased part was healing well, and in sir weeks after two further exposures the cancer disappeared completely with oat leaving any visible scar. Similar success in treating an otherwise in? curable cancer was reported from Vienna last. week. The fact that radium enclosed in a Jead box an inch thick and brought -near a person in a dark room causes the same feeling as a flash of light on l&e retina, even when the eye lids are tightly closed, and that the . same sensation is experienced by the blind, is attracting the serious attention of medica] men, and the succeessful treatment of many other diseases than cancer may be confidently expected in the near future. The greai; problem of the application of radium for illuminating purposes belongs to another class, that is, it would be perfectly practicable if the supply of indium was somewhat more abundant -fchan a.v present A small, fraction of an ounce of radium proper? ly employed would probably prove to be a good light snfhcient for several rooms, which, at any rate during the present century need never require renewal. As a grain of radium throws forth from ten to a hundred million projectiles per second, the light avail? able from a grain would probably equal several candle power. Other conceivable applications of radium to supply other forms of energy besides light belong to still another ' class so fal' as can be seen at present, and will only become applicable if the available supply of radium is increased -beyond what seems just now possible, for it cannot be expected that such a very radio-active element will ever be? come very abundant. Radio-active elements are spontaneously breaking up,_ and th s small quantities of radium which are found in uranium minerals from which it is extracted must be re? garded as the amount that has surviv? ed 'the disintergrating process which has probably extended through the geological epochs of time. It is there? fore not to be expected that a much more abundant source than pithblend, which probably does not contain -J&QIQ thaa 1-lOjOOO percent, of radium will be found. Still another class covers the possi? bilities of radio-activity which are l awaiting further steps of scientific knowledge before they can materialize The most striking fact of radio-activi? ty is its^uaalterability. Radium con? tains an immense reservoir of energy, sufficient to maintain its continuous powerful radiations for many cen? turies; but all attempts to increase its activity -or make it supply its .energy at a faster ratet have signally failed. If it is ever possible to ac .complish this 'and to concentrate the output of energy which is now being dissipated over several centuries into the space of a few days or weeks, then there is not the least doubt of the re? sult. Prof. Rutherford, from his own experiments and those of Dr. Currie, has calculated the energy stored np ia one grain of radium as being suffi? cient to raise 500 tons a mile high. An ounce, therefore, would suffice to drive a 50 horse-power motor -around the world at the rate of 30 miles an hour, The."possibility of being able in the ruiure to control and store the edergy of radium and to liberate it for use as required at any desired rate is the most interesting feature of the radio? activity &t the present time. If it were ever possible to do this with radium, it would almost certainly be so for uranium, and thorium, which can be produced by the ton and prob? ably contain no less stored energy "than radium, but evolve' it at a vastly ?lower rate. Our fathers busied themselves in Bpeculaticg as to what would become of use when the world's coal supply was exhausted A single step of science is all that is needed for that problem to be answered in a manner beyond the dreams even of the scien? tific novelist, but it must be con? fused that science holds out scanty prospects of its fulfillment. Two Boys Executed. Lexington, Ky., July 24.-Claude ^O'Brien and Earl Whitney, boys in years, whose faces indicate nothing of the criminal, were hanged here at 8 o'clock this morning for the murder ?? A. B. Chinn, who was a wealthy merchant and an ex-Confedrate sol? dier. The boys, who were but 17 years dd, met their fate calmly and said they were ready to die. Chinn was Jailed during a pistol fight between Asa Chinn, son of the murdered man sod O'Brien and Whitney while the latter were attempting to rob the Chinn home last October. Asa Chinn was wounded, but recovered. j Style in Typewriting. It will come as a surprise to many people to know that there is a greae deal of character in typewriting. Wert half a dozen operators to use the same machine, paper and actual words,- each printing off a dozen sheets, and were all these to be mixed np indiscrimin? ately, a practiced eye could distinguish each operator's work instantly. In a recent law case, [where a lengthy typewritten document of many sheets was in question, it was alleged that one of the papers included had been substituted for another sheet. Al? though to a casual eye all the sheets seemed to be the work of one hand, experts showed that the spacing was quite different, especially between the end of one sentence and the beginning of another, and on the substituted sheet the new paragraphs began in quite a different position on the lines, and the letters. were shaky instead of upright and firm, and the punctua? tion-the. crucial test-was wholly different. The experts were unable to trace the person who had done the bogus type? writing,* but they agreed that it was a young woman and only a beginner at typewriting; that she was nervous, not very strong, and that her educa? tion was only moderately good. The writer of the other sheets com? prising the document was defined, from tht, evenness, correctness and firmness of the typewriting to be an experienced operator. Lake Biitler, Fia., July 18.-A ne? gro tramp named Adams, who assault? ed ? negro woman near this place a day or so ago, was captured last hight by a mob of negroes and lynched in Santa Fe Swamp. His body was cut into shreds by the mob and severely dis? figured. The lynching was carried out by negroes entirely. Sparfcanburg, July 22.-Last night two negroes, Hub Flack and Dock Jones, had a fight Flack strcuk Jones on the head with something that dazed him. He walked to his home and little was thought of the affair. This after? noon about 5 o'clock he died. Con? stables have gone out to arrest Flack. Nothing definite is known as to the cause of quarrel or what the blow was given with. Havre, July 22.-A large proportion of the cargo of the General Trans? atlantic Line's steamer La ?Bretagne, which sailed for New York, consists of cotton which has been re-shipped to the United States on account of the American speculation in that staple. Assistant Chief Constable Howie has resigned his position from the force, but it is not known yet who his succesor will be. Howie, it will be remembered, w?s chief constable in Charleston but was afterwards transferred to Beaufort, from which point he resigned and went to Chester. St Louis, July 22.-Upon orders of walking delegates, about 150 men, structural iron workers and roofers on the machinery building at the world's fair grounds, are on strike, their claims being that workmen building the elevated track are not union. A fight ensued resulting in the non-un? ion men fleeing for safety. Several men were hurt, Jos. Meyer's skull being fractured. Police restored quiet and the strikers were forced to leave the building. No arrests were made. Columbia, July 21.-Judge Gary this morning rendered a decision in the case of Brookshire vs. the Farmers Alliance Exchange, ordering that a re- ' ceiver be appointed for the fund now on hand, about $17,000, or that bond be furnished for twice the amount in? volved until this fund is distributed. The attorneys for the Exchange have ten .days in which to reply and, there is little doubt but that an appeal will be made to the supreme court. New York, July 22.-Gerald Jordan, s promoter, -who gives his age as 42, and his wife, Laui'a, twenty years younger, made two attempts at suicide last night and today. Mrs. Jordan says that they came to an agreement ta kill themselves last night and swal? lowed laudanum. The poison did not take fxill effect; and at neon the couple drank more of it. Mrs. Jordan ap? parently relented after the second dose and called a doctor from the ground floor, who summoned an ambulance. Mrs. Jordan recovered rapidly. The man was slower in responding to the treatment. It is thought that both will be well enough to be arraigned in the Police Court tomorrow. Jor? dan is from the South. His wife says he has lost everything. Our vice consul-general at Berlin reports to the State Department a new invention relationg :o rapid telegraphy that is undergoing a practical test, the results of which should receive due consideration in the United States. The system is known as the Rollah Virag rapid telegraph, and after a careful examination at the Polytechnic institute at CharlDttenburg it was shown to the emperor and empress of Germany about the middle of last February, It was decided at this visit by the chief of the German postal sjitesi and other influential persons that th? ii?w system would be given a practicaljtest on the line between Berlin and Konigbarg, which is some 710 kilometers (44734 miles) long. The results obtained with the new system are considered mosi; satisfactory, as it has been demonstrated that 40,000 words per hour cun be transmitted under the most varying conditions. The imperial telegraph service has decided to introduce the system on the busy line between Berlin and Frank? fort. Montgomery, Ala., July 20.-Fletch? er Turner a white man, in the United States court, pleaded guilty today to the charge of holding Glenny Helms, a negro youth, in peonage. Turner was fined $1,000. Turner was tried on the same charge last week, but the jury failed to agree. High Point, N. C., is one of the most flourishing and prosperous towns in the South, and yet it never had a bar room or a dispensary, which is proof positive that prohibition does not injure business. High Point has more furniture factories than any town in the South, and there are not less than fifty factories of various kinds, in which more than 1,500 workmen are employed. No Pity Shown. "For years fate vas after me contin? uously" writes F. A., Gulledge, Verbena, Ala. "I had a terrible case of Piles caus? ing 24 tumors. When all failed Buck ten's Arnica Salve cured me. Equally good for barn? and all aches and pains. Only 25c at J. F. W. DeLonue's Drug "Store. FOR PRESERVING EGGS. A German Process, of Dipping . Them in Silicate. ConsulGeneral Guenther at Frankfort reports to the State department that experiments conducted in Germany show that it is possible to keep eggs fresh for any length of time by simp? ly immersing them in a 10 per cent so? lution of silicate of soda, commonly called, ''liquid glasss." This pro? duces the formation of a coating "which renders the egg perfectly air tight. The eggs so treated retain their fresh taste for many months. The best proof of the efficacy of this treatment has been furnished by the fact that such eggs, after having been I kept for a whole year, were hatched, ' and the chickens were strong and j healthy. The consul general says the preserv? ing solution is best prepared by dis? solving one pound of liquid glass in four quarts of cold water. The eggs are then immersed in this solution, which should be kept in a glazed earthenware vessel, and the eggs are kept in the solution for a short time. If one of these preserved eggs is to be boiled, the shell must be first perforated in order to prevent cracking. State Press Association Will Go to Mountains. The State Press association has about abandoned its projected trip to Denver and will wait until 1904, visiting the world's fair at St. Louis on the way. This year it xs probable that the scribes will go to Blowing Bock about Aug. 51. President Aull will make a preparatory trip about the 4th and study the situation. Mr. A. B. Andrews, of the Southern and Mr. L. T. Nichols of the Caro? lina and Northwestern have made sat? isfactory arrangements with the Press association regarding transportation, and the editors will see the mountain glories this year, instead of going to far away Colarado. The same courtesies heretofore extended will again be offered next year for the Denver trip. -The State. Elliott's Emulsified Oil Lini? ment Is the best Liniment on the market for use in the family or on animals. It is very soothing, very penetrating, relieves quickly and heals in an incredibly short time. Try it you will not be disappointed. Large bottle. Price, 22 cents. For sale by all dealers. English Mills Cannot Secure Raw Cotton. London, July 24.-Replying to a question in the house of commons to day Gerald Balfour, president of the board of trade, said 700 cotton fac? tories in Lancashire were working on short tim? and 360,000 operatives were i affected. This was due to the de? ficiency in raw cotton. The question j of cotton growing in the British em? pire, in order to create a supply out? side of the southern States of America, was receiving consideration and the board of trade was prepared to give any practicable help to those interested in the matter. Rydales Elixir. Th2 new scientific discovery' for diseases of the throat and lungs, acts upon a new principle differing greatly from the old style Cough Medicines which are compos? ed chiefly of wild cherry and tar, which do little more than stimulate the lining of the iiroat and lungs. Rydales Elixir strikes at the root of the trouble, it kills the mi? crobes that cause throat and lang diseases. It removes the cause and hastens recovery by helping nature restore the diseased or agns to health. For sale by all dealers. WATTERSON'S CANDIDATE. The Courier-Journal presents its compliments to Mr. William Jennings Bryan of Lincoln, Neb., and makes The Commoner a present of all its old articles upon Mr. Grover Cleveland of Buzzard Bay. Taken in a heap, they make a lot of good stuff, though we say it as ought not to say it. We have no further use for them however, and as Mr. Bryan seems to be opening an active campaign against the only living ex-President-nay, the only Democratic President since Gibbs, was hung and Hec . was a pup-he should be ashamed of himself-they may be of service to him. Anyhow, he is wel? come to them. The Courier-Journal accomplished all it set out to accom? plish when it established the fact of the Ceveland candidacy. It has now before it the one ambition to live to see Grover Cleveland, Jr., President of the United States.-Louisville Courier-Journal. A Good Liver. A bad liver means a bad breath, bad complexion, poor digestion and often constipation. A good healthy active liver means a fine clear skin, free from pimples and spots, bright eyes, buoyant spirits, m other words good health. Make the Liver healthy and keep it healthy by using Ry dales Liver Tablets. They act specifi? cally on the liver as a mild stimulant ard tonic, arousing it to activity. They gently stimulate the muscular walls of the bow? els and intestines and thus assist nature to restore a regular habit. For sale by all dealers. Charlotte, July 23.-The stockhold? ers of the Clifton (S. C.) cotton mills today decided to increase the capital from one million to one million three quarters, the increase to be divided into 7,500 shares. The mills were wrecked in the May floods. Is Indigestion a Disease ? The best medical authorities say that in? digestion is not always caused by a dis? eased stomach, but may result from a "dis? ordered liver, constipation, excitement, etc. The cause is of little consequence when Rydales Stomach Tablets are taken, as they never fail to digest the food, check fermentation, free the stomach from ir? ritating acid* and an excess of gas. They relieve at once. Belching. Heartburn, Sour Stomach, Fullness after Eating, etc. Ry? dales Stomach Tablets have a specific ton? ic effect on the stomach and organs of as? similation and are guaranteed to cure the worst forms of stomach trouble. For sale by all deale s. He Was Easily Satisfied. Money lending proves quite profit? able to some people in New York. A man by the name of Aaron Block, a money lender of that city, has been indicted by a Jewish rabbi charged with usury. According to Willaim Pechner, a former confidential clerk employed by Block, who will appear as a witness, Block's profits on in? vestment of 610,000 last vear amounted to $26,000. The secretary of state hes issued a charter to the Myakka company, a concern having $500,000 capital, with offices'.in Charleston. The company will do a lumber and 'naval business, having bought up large tracts of land in. Florida for the purpose. Among the corporators are D. W. Alderman, of Alcolu. L. D. Simonds and W. E. Huger, of Charleston. FREE SAMPLE Of "THE STORY OF 7ZY LIFE AXD WOEK," Bj Booker T. V.'as?iugton. Send us your narre and address. "U'e TTS^C you to have a copy of thia autobiography of the greatest living Negro for the purpose of In? troducing it In your r ^ community. It la a ^ remarkable seller, big profit; CtOnts are ink? ing from ?4 to S ! 0 r^r day,- / Will you Intro? duce lt -by selling or getting U3 an crest? If so. send at once for a sample. ; j. JU. NICHOLS ts C?-? Atlanta, Ga. Selling Price $1.00. 915 Austell Building. ^?-s HINDIPO W'^^f?k RESTP VITALrTl X^?WT?'^^ - uREAT 3c? _ WENCH REMEDY produces thc above result ?" in 30 days. Cures Nervous Debility, Impotency, Varicoccie, Failing Memory. Stops all drains and Josses caused by errcrs of youth. It wards off In? sanity and Consumption. Young Men regain Man? hood and Oid Men recover Youthful Vigor. It gives vigor and size to shrunken organs, and fits a man for business or marriage. Easily carried in the vest pocket. Price CA pT? 6 Boxes $2.50 bv mail, in plain pack-Oy (j I O.age, w?t.v written guarantee. DR. JEAN CHARRA, Pari* China's Drug Store. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &C. Anyon9 sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica? tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent i ree. Oldest agency for securing patents. " Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Unrest cir? culation of any scientific Journal. Terms, ?3 a year ; four months, ?L Sold by all newsdealers. MUil&Co.3618T^ New York Branch Office. 635 F St. Washington. D. C. WHISKEY $11 GALLON, ? 1 We claim to be the Lowest Priced Whiskey House. We really sell whiskey as low at $1.10 per gallon, and mind you, distilled whiskey-not a decoction of chemicals-but, of course, it's new and under proof. "Casper's Standard" 10 year old whiskey is a liquid joy ! It is actually produced by honest Tar Heels in the mountain section of North Carolina by the old time process. Every drop is boiled over open furnace wood fires, in old style copper stills, in exactly the same way it was made by our grandfathers a century ago. First rate whiskey is sold at $5 to $6 per gallon, but is not any better than "Casper's Standard." It is the best produced and must please every customer, or we buy it back with gold we are incorporated under the laws of N. C., with an authorized capital of $100,000.00, and the People's National Bank and Piedmont Savings Bank j of Winston-Salem, N. C., will tell you our jruarantee is good. This old, j honest, mild and mellow whiskey is worth ?1 per quart, but to more fully introduce "Casper's Standard" we offer sample shipments of this brand at j half price (packed in plain sealed boxes), 5 Cuarts $2.95, (0 Quarts $5.00, i Express Prepaid Anywhere in U. S. All orders and remittances (in stamps, j cash or by check, etc.,) as well as requests fo:r confidential price list must I be addressed as follows : W. S. CASPER CO., Winston-Salem, N. C., U. S. A. MAIN OFFICE AND WAREHOUSES : Nos. 1045-46 L iberty and 1,3,4 and 5 Maple Sts. j WHISKEY $li? GALLON. Delightful Beverage, Invigorating, Healthful, Containing the Mineral Ingredients of Glenn Springs Mineral Water. Glenn Springs Carbonated Mineral Water a delightful table water, and positive cure for dyspepsia. Gives immediate relief from indi I gestion. For sale by J. F. W. DeLorme, The Sumter Drug Co., A. J. China, and the Sumter Phar? macy. May 27 SPECIAL LOW WEEK END RATES From points on the Atlantic Coast Line to Seaside Resorts, tickets on sale Saturday, good returning including; Monday fol? lowing, attractive schedules, un? surpassed service. SUMMER TOURIST TICKETS To Mountain and Seaside Resorts limited for return passage to Oc? tober 31st, on sale until Septem? ber 30th The following week-end rates apply from Sumter to points named : Charleston, S. C., ?3.85 ; Isle of Palms, S. C., $3.85 ; Sullivans Island, S. C., $3 85 ; Waterloo (Harris Springs,) $3.95 ; Georgetown, S. C, $3 ; Glenn Springs, S. G., ?4.10 ; Greenville, S C., $4 65 ; Spartanburg, S. C., $4.10. For full particulars, rates, etc., call on Ticket Agents, or write, W. J. CRAIG, H. M. EMERSON, Gen. Pass. Agent, Trafile Manager, Wilmington, MT. C. ? i And convenient Optical Parlors kept open the year round over De Lorme's Pharmacy, 21 S. Main Street, hy DR. Z. F. HIGHSMITH, Eye Specialist. All difficult repairing promptly done. Feb 4-0 FIRST NATIONAL BANS OF SUMTER, STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE? POSITORY, SUMTER,' S. C. Paid ap Capital.$ 75,OW 00 Surpius and Profits - - - - 25,000 QO Additional Liability of Stock solders io excess of their Stock. 75,000 CO Total protection to depositors, $175,000 CC Transacts a Genera! Banking Business. Special attention given to collections. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 aod upwards received. In terest allowed at the rate ot 4 per cent, per annncn, on amounts above $5 and not exceed? ing $300, payable quarterly, on first days o? January. April, Joly and October. A. J. CHINA, E. L. EDMUSDS, President. Cashier BUN AND LOCKSMITH I take pleasure in giving no? tice to my friends and the pub? lic generally, that, having re? gained my health, I have re? opened my shop, and am ready to do any work in the line of Guns, Locks, Sewing Machines, &c. Prices reasona? ble, work done promptly and satisfaction guaranteed. Shop removed to JNO. 22 West Liberty street, two doors from Osteen's Book Store. R S. BRAD WELL. The Larpst ai 1st GtapMe Sift Geo. S. Hacker & Son. -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite Cas non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Purchase oar make, which we guarani superior to any sold South, and thereby f^ave money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16-o A PAINT SHOP kept by a practical painter of 30 years' experience, where can be got Lead and Oil mixed any color, also Ready Mixed Paints and Paints for different use, such as Floor, Roof, Iron, Var? nishes, Bronze, Sandpaper, Put? ty, Gold Leaf, Dry Colors, Calso- ' mine, etc. I want some work painting and upholstering. I will paint your house, Kalso mine or paper the walls cheap, for while at work I am very apt to find a Sofa. Rocker, or Sideboard that needs scraping and varnishing, also-upholstered I have some pretty colors in Morocoline, Hair Cloth, Mohair Plush, or I may find a Car? riage or Buggy that I will paint for ten dollars and give you a set of harness free, or paint the buggy for five dollars and no gift. Buggy tops ?9.00, fitted on Wheels, steel tires, painted and put on ready for road, $10.00 per sett. Shafts, paint? ed and trimmed, ?2.00. Agent for Council's Self-lu? bricating Axles. Office in Curtis Houses. No 326 South Main street. H. B. CURTIS. Thone 196. I paint signs.