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?|? tUotcI)mnn mb f?outljron. CSB SUMTER WATCH KAN* Established April. ?S50, 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims t at be thy Country's thy God s and Truth's. THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established Jone, 1S'> CosoHdated lug. 2,1881, f|? ^attira at? Snu??jr??i Published Srory Wednesday, -BY l>2r. C3t. Osteen5 SUMTER, 8/ C. TBRMB : ^1 &0 per sanara-io sdv&noe. A.DTXBTI8BKBHT: \Axa Square first insertion..,...............^ Cd Sv?ry subsequent insertion. .50 Contracta for three months, or longer wi I. oe made at rede ced raros. AU communications which ?ubserve private interests will be charged for aa ad verilearen ts. Obituaries and tributes of respecte ?iii be :t-ar?ed for. O?LTIttTIMB DRUBS. New Government Experiment in This State. Writing from Ebenezer, in Flor? ence county, Mr. R. S. Pettigrew tells of important government experiments now being conducted "at that place. The department of agriculture, divis? ion of botany, sent Mr. Benton Young, having decided to make a series of experiments here that may mean much, not merely for Florence county and South Carolina, but for the en? tire South. Mr. Young's mission was to inaugurate these experiments, the success of which will mean the intro? duction of a new and profitable indus? try in the South-the cultivation of drugs. The initial experiments will be con? ducted on the plantation of Mr. J. W. King, a representative farmer, four acres of land being employed for the purpose. The following are the plants being tried: Cbenapodium anthemehticum {wormseed), datura stremonium {allied to "jimson" weed), paprika and capsicum pepper, senna cannabis indica, (Indian hemp), \ black and white opium poppy, digi? talis pureaurp {foxy night-shade). The seeds were all planted last Thursday under the personal saper vision of M? Young. The soil, a light, sandy loam, similar to that ? adapted to bright leaf tobacco culture, was enriched by stable manure, cotton seed and commercial fertilizers. The plants will be cultivated by hoe and plowed-require skilled labor. The experiment will determine the adaptability of soil and climate, ex? pense of culture and output per acre -in a word the profitability or unpro fitabili?v\>f the projected industry. The department has contemplated making these experiments in the South for some time, but it was at the instance of Mr. Young, who knew the alluvial soil and salubrious climate of his native State and connty, and their wonderful possibilities, that this locality was selected for. the purpose. Some of the plants, all of which have valuable medicinal qualities, and find a ready sale, are imported ; others are produced to an extent in this country. None are grown for market in any southern State, with the possible exception of one or two species indigen? ous to Texas. All of the plants are cut in the creen state and cured in 12 to 24 bouts. Some will be cured in the shade, and others in tobacco barns. Should the experiment prove sue cessful, and a new industry be estab? lished, it will have an important bear? ing upon the southern labor question. As skilled labor is absolutely re? quisite to success and less tillage is required than for most southern crops, a certain class of labor will be exclud? ed and the result may prove far reach? ing. 6001 FOB BALTIMORE. Rockefeller Presents Johns Hop? kins Hospita! With $500,000. Baltimore, April 6.-John D. Rocke? feller has given to the Johns Hopkins hospital the sum of $500,000 and the amount has been accepted by the board of trustees of that institution. The income of the hospital was seriously affected by . the destruction of many bouses belonging to it in the recent fire, upou which there was inadequate insurauce. The express purpose of Mr. Rockefeller's gift is to restore that income to its-original proportions, which will enable the hospital to keep up the great volume of charitable treatment which it has maintained in the past. A Cure for Headache. Any cuan, woman or child suffering, from headache, billionsness or a dall, drowsy fcolin^ shonil take one or two of Da Witt's Little Early Riser? night and morning Taese farnon? little pills are famous because tbey are a tonic as well 3$ a pill. While they cleanse the ey ?tem they strengthen and rebuild it by their tonic effect npon the liver and bowels. S >ld by Olm B. Davi*. Spartanburg. April 5.-J. B. Liles, president of the Fingerville Cotton Mill, is now receiving a shipment of cotton from India. It is the short staple variety and in good condition. The price paid at port was $11.75; freight to Spartanburg, 80 cents. If the cotton is as good as the cotton of this country, it will be a saving of $."> a bale to the mill. Sciatic Rheumatism Cured. "I have been subject to sciatic rhenma ti m for years," says E. H. Waldron, of Wilton Junction liowa. '*My joint? were "stiff and gave me much pain and dis? comfort. My joints would crack when I Rtraightened np. I used Chamberlain"* Pnin Balm ana have been thoroughly cored. Have not had a pain or ache f-om tb* old troTsble for many months, it is certri riv a most wouderfnl liniment." For sale by C?iina's Drug Store. CONSTABLES SHOO! CHARLESTON lil. M. S. Sullivan Was Perhaps Fa? tally Wounded-Fight was at Mt. PIsasaant. The Accounts Conflict, the Con? stables Claiming That Sulli? van and Two Negroes Assaulted Them. Special to The State. Charleston April 7.-M. S. Sullivan, a lineman of the Postal Telegraph company wae shot and seriously, per? haps fatally, wounded in an affray with State Constables J. T. Owens and5 C. T. Hudson, which occurred last night on the steam launch Hornet, between ll and 12 o'clock on the cove beach at Mon nt Pleasant. The shooting grew out of the capture of contraband liquor which Sallivan was conveying from the Clyde wharf to a storehouse on the water front. Two negro men were with Sullivan at the time, one of whom, it is said, was also wounded by the constables. Their names could not be learned to? day, for neither has been seen since the affair. Both negroes fled from the boat, it is said, when the shooting commenced. It is not positively known which constable shot Sullivan. At the St. Francis Xavier infirmary this morn? ing, Sullivan, it is alleged, stated that he was shot by Constable Owens and that the negro was shot by Constable Hudson. , Snllivan is thought to be in a criti? cal condition. He was brought to the city this morning about 3 o'clock and sent to the infirmary. An operation was performed upon him and it was found that the ball had passed through his left arm, en? tered the side and perforated the intes? tines in six different places. The bullet was not located. Constables Hudson and Owens arriv? ed in the city this morning at 3.30 o'clock with 19 gallons of whiskey, which they had captured from the Hornet, Sullivan's launch, haring hired a' row boat at Mount Pleasant and rowed the goods over to Cnarleston. Chief Constable Holmes was im? mediately notified of the shooting of Sullivan and the capture of the liquor. Chief State Constable Hammet was informed of the shooting early this morning by Constable Holmes and he is'expected in the city tonight to make an investigation. Constables Owens and Hudson, acting upon the advice of Constable Holmes, surrendered to Sheriff Martin about ll o'clock this morning and were sent to jail to await furner developments. The State's representative called at the St. Francis Xavier infirmary this morning to secure a statement from Sullivan concerning the shooting, but owing to his condition the physicians declined to let him be interviewed. AG effort was made to learn the names of the negroes who were with Sullivan at the time, but nothing could be learned of them. The State constables did not know their names nor what became of them nor had the police any information as to their identity. Constables Owens and Hudson, when seen this morning at the headquarters of the constabulary force, declined to talk about the affair, but referred the reporter to Chief Holmes, who made a statement concerning the shooting and what led up to it. ~ Chief Holmes said that his mon had for a long time suspected that contra? band liquor was being loaded by. boats from the Cldye wharf, carried to some point along the river front and deliver? ed to wagons. Last night Constables Hudson and Owens were on duty on the water front and saw Sullivan and two negro men loading a launch with liquor from the Clyde wharf. His men were in a small row boat and they boarded the launch. Sullivan, instead of delivering the goods, put ont toward sea. How far out they were carried, he said, he did not know. Finally the constables com? pelled Sullivan to turn back, but in? stead of coming to the city the launch was headed for Mount Pleasant, where it was beached. T!ie constables then took charge of the launch and commenced to unload tbe whiskey, when they were resisted by Sullivan and the negroes. The con? stables then met the attack by drawing their pistols and firing. Immediately after the shooting one of the constables went off to telephone the chief of the affair, while the other went to get a rope with which to tie the boat. When the constables returned the launch was gone with the part of the cargo that had not been unloaded. Constable Holmes said his men could net tell him what became of Snllivan and the negroes. His men then hired a row boat and brought 19 gallons of whiskey to the city, which they had captured from the launch. LEFT SULLIVAN ALONE. -Another account states that after the firing the negroes ran away and left Sullivan alone, that a resident of Mount Pleasant, who was attracted by the noise, learning of his wound, went to find Dr. Bowen to attend him bot on returning found no trace of Sullivan or his boat. It is also said that Sullivan brought the launch | across the bay by himself, and, land? ing at his wharf in the city, chanced 1 to meet a friend, who pssisted him to his house, and not until then did he i secure medical attention. It is said that he told his wife that he was only i wounded in tbe arm, as he did not i wish to alarm her but he told other i members of his family that he was shot in the stomach, and they called for a physician at once. { Sullivan is reported to have said j this morning that he had run into the . cove with the purpose of delivering < the liquor to the constables, seeing < that he was in their power, and that after landing the officers abused him and one of them seized an oar to strike him whereupon he and his men offered resistance and the shooting resulted. According to this story Sullivan said that Owens was the one who shot him and Hudson had fired at one of the negroes. The liquor, it is understood, belong? ed to several wholesale dealers who had imported it by the steamship line from New York, but could not secure a delivery of it in safety at the com? pany's wharf, because of the vigilance of the constables, and had engaged Sullivan to land it for them.. MORMONS MAKE DECLARATION. They Reaffirm the Position of Church Against Plural Marriages. Salt Lake City, Utah, April 6.-The 74th annual conference of the Mor? mon church came to a close today. According to a custom of the church, the church leaders, includnig the first presidency, the apostles, presidents of the seventies and patriarchs, who nominally hold their positions only from conference to conference, were sustained by the raising of hands in the great open meetings of the follow? ers of Joseph Smith. A notable feature of the closing ses? sion was the official declaration by President Joseph F. Smith on the subject of polygamy. The statement follows : "Inasmuch as there are numerous reports in circulation that plural marriages have been entered into, con? trary to the official declaration of President Woodruff, of Sept. 26, 1890 commonly called the manifesto which was issued by President Wood? ruff and adopted by the church at its general conference, Oct. 6, 1890, which forbids any marriage in viola? tion of the law of the land, I, Joseph F. Smith, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, hereby affirm and declare that no snell marriages have been solemnized with the sanction, consent or knowledge of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and I hereby announce that allsuch marriages are prohibited and if any officer or member of the church shall assume to solemnize or enter into any such marriage he will be deemed in transgression against the church and will be liable to be dealt with according to the rules and regulations thereof and excommunicated there? from. ' ' This statement received the full en? dorsement of the church members assembled, who unanimously adopted the following resolution, introduced by Apostle Francis M. Lyman: "Resolved, That we, the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat? ter Day Saints in general conference assembled hereby approve and endorse the statement and declaration made to this conference, conerning plural marriages and will support the courts of this church in the endorsement thereof.'' CAMPAIGN FOR" CONGRESS OPENS IN THE SECOND. Mayfield, Croft, Williams and Patterson Speak in Saluda Their Respective Lines. Saluda, April 6.-The congressional campaign opened here today. The four speaker were In good trim and a re? presentative audience y ?ted them in the court house. State Senator Forest presided. Mr. S. G. Mayfield spoke on ques? tions of state and had perfect atten? tion. He went over his record of 12 years in the State senate, his work as chairman of the judiciary committee, made a special point on trusts, flavored highest prices on farm products, tex? tile goods and southern laborer's wages as a farmer. He met Mr. Williams' argument that he (Williams) was the only simon-pure farmer in the race by stressing the fact that Willaims had been carrying on the biggest business in the State, the wholesale liquor trrade. Mr. T. G. Croft repelled personal attack as to congressioual precedents since 1897 of giving $5,OOO to the widow of a deceased member. He spoke on the tariff, trusts, the Republican cam? paign, rural delivery, etc. He favored appropriations for roads and threw "bouquets" at Saluda and thought Edgefield had been allowed by Barn? well to have congressmen long enough. Saluda had helped in the overthrow of the carpet-baggers in '70. When Mart Gary sounded tho tocsin they took up the echo. He made out au opposition case to trusts, expansion and imperialism. > Mr. L. J. Williams paid chief atten? tion to his record as chairman of the State dispensary board and told why he would not remove the dispensary from Saluda. Hr -poke plainly about J. M. Hair, a Newberry man, having been imported to campaign against him by one of the candidates. He favored reducing the army and navy and so reduce the pension list and retired officers who could not fight, ile showed that the rural free delivery system was a Democratic measure but Republicans had shown partiality in dispensing it. Mr. J. O. Patterson had no apolo? gies to make. He had a record he was proud of and asked pay for it in congress. If elected he would be a business congressman and not a flowery speech maker. He would stand in with Republicans and instead of wor? rying them would say, "You fellows 1 ?teal for your section, now help mc < jteai for'ray people. " i .'I have used Chamberlain'* Stomach < md Liver Tablets with most satisfactory J .asults,'' says Mrs F. L. Phelps Hjuston, < r/exas. For indigestion, billiouaness and sonstipation these tablets are most ex- I ?lient. 1?or sale by China's Drug Store, i ?LL QUIET OH THE YALU. Smal! Skirmishes Occur With Few Casualties. St. Petersburg, April 6.-"All is quite on the Yalu," is the report which Gen. Kachtalinky telegraphed April 5 to Gen. Kuroptakin, who for? warded the message to the Emperor. The report added that an exchange of shots occurrred between Russian cavalry and Japanese skirmishers near Wiju. The Russians sustained no losses; five Japanese were killed. The number wounded is not known. The stores of a Russian village near Yongampo, (south of Wiju, on the Yalu River, ) Corea, have been wreck ed and burned by a detachment of Japanese infantry, nambering three hundred men. Gen. Kachtalinky also reported that opposite Tnrmitchen, on the island of Maturzeo, on the Yalu River, some Russian volunteers had a skirmish with a Japanese outpost from Wija. There were no casualties on the Rus? sian side. Six Japanese were killed. Russian secret service agents report? ed that the Japanese intended to at? tack New Ch wan g yesterday. On account of the mining of the river and also in expectation of prac? tice firing from the fort merchant ships are not using the lower reach of the river. Gen. Kondratovitcb, the Russian commander here, who has been praised on account of the order and cleanli? ness prevailing at New Chwang, says he is now prepared foi1 a Japanese at? tack, which it is evident the other au? thorities also expect. The command of Gen. Kondrato? vitcb embraces the seout patrols west of the Lia River and also the troops in the districts south, including Kai Chou, and north, including the rail? road and Hai-Cheng. The troops now here are of a better class than when the war opened. Gen. Kondratovitcb is opening a new hospital at New Chwang. The relations of the Russian authorities with the foreign residents here are improving, and the adminis trator proposes to consult and co? operate with the foreigners for the protection of neutral lives and inter? ests. EXPECTED BATTLE NEAR ANTUNG. Shanghai, April 6.-It is not be? lieved that the Russian troops between A ntung and Chin Tien Cheng (about ten miles north of A ntung) comprise the main Russian force, and conse? quently the engagement which is look? ed for at or near these places will prob? ably not be decisive, but only a fore? runner of large operations. The Russians are constructiong in trenchments at several points on the Yalu and Turnen rivers. These in trenchments. however, arc not yet completed, and if the Japanese succeed in forcing their way past one line of defense it would give them a distinct advantage and make it more difficult for the Russians to concentrate and oppose them. The ice on the Yalu is melting .rapidly and the muddy roads make promptness in military operations most difficult ORGANIZATION OF JAP FLEET. London, April 7.-The Daily Tele? graph's Seoul correspondent says he learns from a Japanese sailor, who participated in the attacks on Port Arthur, that thy Japanese fleet is divided into seven squadrons. Four of these are watching Port Arthur, the fifth patrols the Corean ports and sixth and seventh cruise between Vladivcstock and North Japan. Two torpedo boats were much damaged in the engagements, but otherwise the fleet was little injured. The damages to the Japanese cruisers ?Iwate and Yoshi ne have been repaired and the vessels have joined the fleet. The Daily Telegraph's Wei Hai Wei correspondent, cabling under date of April 6, says that Russian war ships are patrolling the Gulf of Pe Chi Li, and that the London Times steamer was stopped and searched thirty miles outside of Port Arthur toady. The Standard's Tien Tsin corres? pondent says that Paul Lessar, Rus? sian minister to China, has protested to the Chinese Government against the presence of a Japanese instructor with the Chinese army, which he re? gards as a violation of neutrality. London, April 8.-The brief dis? patches from the seat of war in the far east appearing in the London news? papers during the past few days have all been of a cursory, stereotyped char? acter, indicating that an active cen? sorship is prevailing there, and adding nothing to the information contained in the dispatches of the Associated Press. This applies particularly to points under Japanese control; but from the Russian side also it is evi? dent care is being exercised to prevent the news of operations leaking out. The Japanese fleet continues cruis? ing not far distant from Port Arthur. The Standard's Chefoo correspond? ent announces that a steamer which arrived there Thursday sighted Japan? ese warships off Wei Hai Wei. The correspondent at Seoul of Thc Daily Telegraph cables that a corre? spondent at Gensan has telegraphed informing him that it took him six days to travel 183 miles from Seoul to Gonsau owing to the state of the roads. RUSSIANS WANT TO HOLD AN? TUNG. St. Petersburg, April 7.-While the first Hue of defense against the Japan? ese advance from Corea is a strong position, selected by Gen. Kuropatkin near Feng Huang Cheng, it is believ id the Russians intend to hold out as long as possible at Antungf which jommands the Pekin road. The place bas many natural ad van :ages for defense. Gen. Kuroki's j irmy, according to Russian advices, j is strang ont along the road between Anjn and Wijn, its advance being severely impeded by bad roads, which ! make it difficult to posh forward the supplies, _ which are dragged by cooliee, requiring eight days' march f.vom Chyon-Ju to the Yalu. For 70 miles the river is 500 fathoms wide and at Yongampo it is ice-laden and barred by islands, whence the Rus sian sharpshooters can harass the Jap? anese advance. The Russians have entrenched themselves heavily near Hai Cheng to block tlje progress of the Japanese in case they succeed in landing at the head of the Liao Tung gnlf. SAFELY ENTERING THE YALU? Tokio, April 7.-A dispatch from Seoul, Corea, says that the Japanese supply steamers are safely entering the estuary of the Yalu river and are land? ing their cargoes at various points on the Corean shore. It is presumed here that the movement of these supply steamers is covered by Japanese gun? boats. If this is true, the Russian forts erected upon the Chinese side of the Yalu river are evidently not effec? tive. According to reliable Corean reports the American mines at Unsan and the English mines at Gwendolen are safely guarded by detachments of Japanese troops. JAPS CROSSED THE YALU. Chicago, April 7.-A special to The Daily News from Tokio says : Reliable reports were received here today from Seoul to the effect that part of the Japanese fighting line has crossed the Yalu and established itself in strong positions there at several important points. SQUADRON OFF THE PORT. St. Petersburg, April 7, 6 p. m. The admiralty has received informa? tion that a Japanese squadron had been cruising off Port Arthur since yester? day. Paris, April 7.-The Russian naval plan for retrieving the reverses at Port Arthur and Chemulpo has been com? municated to one of th6 embassies through official channels having access to the highest naval authorities at St. Petersburg. The plan is explained as follows : Russia recognizes that Japan now has preponderating naval strength in the far east. Therefore, it is essential to reverse the present Japanese pre? ponderance. This will be attempted by two distinct moves. First, urgent efforts will be made to have a naval concentration at Port Arthur, the Baltic, Red Sea and Vladivostock fleets joining Vice Ad? miral MakarofTs command, if possi? ble, and thus giving the combined fleets preponderance over Vice Admiral Togo's. Second, it is foreseen that it will be difficult and probably impossible to effect this concentration, as Admiral Togo may intercept the Baltic fleet before its arrival at Port Arthur. In that event the Baltic fleet, which is comparatively small, will attempt the perilous task of engaging the Japanese fleet, in the hope of disabling some of the Japanese ships and tims reducing the Japanese effectiveness. According to the Russian calculation the Baltic fleet may suffer annihilation in such an unequal combat, but it will have served a valuable end if it is able to cripple a sufficient number of Japanese ships, to reduce Admiral Togo's naval strength' below that of Admiral Makaroff. The foregoing information is not part of current speculative report, but comes from creditable, official sources as being the determined Russian plan. The authorities at Washington will receive similar information, shortly. Paris, April 9.-The St. Petersburg correspondent of The Echo de Paris says that Admiral Makaroff went ont from Port Arthur this morning, a Japanese squadron having been sig? nalled, as in the offing. It is rumored, the correspondent says, that a sea fight took place but nothing concerning it is officially known. St. Petersburg, April 9.-The Vostoony Vestik's Harbin corres? pondent says everything shows that on account of unpreparedness it has been decided to operate on the defensive. It is believed that the Japanese will never pass Mukden. In anticipation of the cutting of the railroad, the correspondent says, families south of Mukden have been ordered north. He adds that the rail? road guard has been supplemented by volunteers armed by the government and drilled by army instructors. Troops travel 45 versts an hour going to Liao Yang, according to the corres? pondent. BUYING MORE SHIPS. Paris, April 9.-The St. Petersburg correspondent of The Echo de Paris says that a French agent is negotiat? ing for the sale of Argentine warships to Russia, which is determined to have a superiority over the Japanese fleet by the end of July. The people of the United States eat up $l?O,OOO,(XX) worth of candy in a y?ar, and there are nearly r>,000 fac? tories making it, with a capital of 838,000,000. Are You a Dyspeptic ? If yoa are a dyspeptic you owe it to yourself and your frinds to get well. Dys? pepsia annoys the dyspeptic's friends be? cause his disease sours his disposition as well an his stomach. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will not only cure dyspepsia, indi? gestion and four stomach, but tbis pal? atable, recoustructive tonic digestant strengthen-? the whole digestive apparatus and sweetens the life as well as the stom? ach. When you take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure the food you eat is enjoyed. It is digested, assimilated and its nutrient prop? erties appropriated by blood and tissues. Bealth is the result. Sold by Olin B. Davip. MURDER IN HEW YORK. Chase of a Man who Seized a Woman's Pocketbook-He Shoots Two Men Before He is Captured. New York, April 7.-In an exciting chase of a highwayman, who had snatched a yonng woman's pocketbook at 34th street and 2d avenne today, two men were shot, one being probably fatally injured, and a large crowd that gathered, after the highwayman was captured, made a demonstration as if they would kill him. The man, who gave his name as John Kenny, grabbed the woman's pocketbook and knocked her down when she struggled to retain it. He then tried to escape on a mov? ing car. Joseph Corn, 26 years old, overtook Kenny at the comer of 3d avenue and 34th street and clinched with him. In the struggle Kenny fired two shots, one striking Corn in the arm and the other in the abdomen. Kenny then jumded up and ran. E. B. Johnson, Jr., of Woodside, L. L; next overtook the fleeing man and jumped on his back, * carrying him to the ground with Johnson on top. Kenny still held the revolver in his hand and pressed its muzzle close against Johnson's face and fired. The bullet passed through Johnson's jaw. Before Kenny could fire again a police? man grasped the revolver. By this time several hundred persons had gathered around the struggling man and cried loudly that he be lynched. Other policemen appeared ?nd Kenny, who was bleeding from a blow on the head, was hurried to the police station. The Best Family Salve. Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve gives instant relief from burns, cures Cuts, bruises, sores, eczema, tetter and all abrasions of of the skin. In buying Witch Hazel Salve it is only necessary to see that you get the genuine De Witt's and a cure is cer? tain. There are many cheap counter? feits on the market, all of which are worthless, and quite a few are dangerous, while Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve is per? fectly harmless and cures. Sold by Olin B. Davis. New York April 6.-For half an hour traffic on lower Broadway, near. St. Paul's Chapel, was blocked today by a small fire in the new subway, the volumes of smoke that poured through the few openings to the street, driving pedestrians away and making difficult the work of the firemen, who were called out in large force because of the location of the fire. Telephone and telegraph service was badly crippled as a result. Good for Children. The pleasant to take and harmless One Minute Cough Cnre gives imm?diats re? lief in all cases of cough, croup and la grippe because it does not-pass immedi? ately into the stomach, but take? effect Tighe ?.t the seat of the trouble. It draws out the inflammation, heals and soothes and curss permanently by enabling the lungs to contribute pure life-giving and life sustaining oxygen to the blood and tissues. One Minute Ccu^h Cure is pleas? ant to take and is good alike fer young and old. Sold by Olm B. Davis. Nature Tells You As Many a Sumter Reader Knows Too Well When The kidneys are sick Nature tells you ail about rf. The urine is nature's calendar Infrequent or too frequent action : Any urinary trouble tells of kidney ills Doan's Kidney I'ills euro all kidney ills Sumter people testify to This Elias Hudgins, gardener and farmer, well known in Sumter and vicinity says: "I suffer? ed for eight or ten years from lumbago in my hack so bad that I could not get. out of bed at times. There was no strength in my back and it ached constantly. When t moved around a kink would strike me right across the small of my back just like someone stick? ing a knife into if. The secretions from the kidneys were dark colored smelled streng and contained a sediment besides causing me to get up several times during the night, I could not begin to tell yon the number of remedies I used but nothing did me much good until I procured Doan's Kidney 1'ifis at l>7. A. J. China's drug store. The first few doses help? ed me and since taking thc pills 1 have not had any trouble with my kidneys and the pains disappeared from my bael,. You are welcome to The use of my ?ame as one who can endorse what i* cl aimed for this remedy." For sah'hy all dealers. IViee 00 cents. Fos? ter- Mil hum < Jo., Buffalo, N. Y., *>le agents for the United States. Remember the name Dean's and take no substitute. 7 Weak Hearts Arc due to indigestion. Ninety-nine ef every one hundred people who have heart trouble can remember when it was simple indiges? tion, ft is a scientific fact that all cases of heart disease, not organic, are not only traceable to, but are the direct result of indi? gestion. Ail food taken into the stomach which fails of perfect digestion ferments and swells the stomach, puffing it up against the leart. This interferes with the action of :he heart, and in the course of time that ielicate but vital organ becomes diseased. Mr. D. Kauble. of Nevada. O.. says: } had stomach rouble and was in a bad state as } had heart trouble vith ir. I tooic Kodol Dyspepsia Ctrre fer about four nonths ar.d it cured me. Kodol Digests What You Eat md relieves the stomach of all nervous Urain and the heart of all pressure. 3ott?es only. $ 1.00 Size holding 2% times the trial si7e, which sells for 50c. ?repared by E. C. DeWiTT & CC, CHICAGO. For sale by Olin B. Davis.