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suee?on DESCRIBES mmi rn nmi Report Received From Dr. H. 0. Wilsen, of the Vicksburg Bloody Modera Naval I Methods. Washington, May 18^-Never since Iihe development of the modern iron clad has the medical department baa .so perfect an opportunity to study the terrific effects on shipboard of modem nsavy gun fire as that presented in the . short and fatal struggles for life of Bft^he Kassian crews of the Variag and ??orietav-and l;he department has been H^aiting w&b she greatest interest for the report cf Dr. H. D, Wilson of the Vicksburg. This was received to<?ay by Surgeon General Rixey and is said to be of the greatest value, not only for the techni? cal lesson it teaches but, also as con? clusively sustaining the statements made by Commander Marshall of the Vicksburg as to the tender of assist? ance to' the Russian crews. The re? port bearing on that is as follows : "Immediately after, the Russian cruiser Variag had returned from the Wk. ??bt with the Japanese fleet, and had jHfoanchored, I was directed by the cap Rsais cf tb?s ship (Vicksburg) tego on HJRcard and offer to do anything possi MSpIe in assisting to take care "of the WET wounded. The Russian commander fr accepted the offer and -:requested me to go below where the wounded were be? ing carried. 44 The medical officers from the French, English and Italian ships were on board at work, they having arrived before me as their ships were Vy anchored mr ch nearer the Russian ?T. xship. :-v Eft ';On deck were most of the dead as ?Ba. they had been instantly killed at the Aguns; below the wounded were being ^rcared for, each medical officer select? ing a convenient place to dress them. It was impracticable to do more than s apply dressing of a most temporary na? ture as there were so- many-cases need? ing immediate attention, and also k was not known but that the Japanese * would resume the fight at any time as the Russian ship had not surrender? ed when she returned to the inner harbor. . I No attempt was made tc perform operations and as soon, as dressings were applied the wounded were put in boals and 'taken to soma of the foreign ?bips as the Russian Captain intended to leave his ship and sink her. I offered to send any wounded on board lbs United States ship Zafiro (which was in port) as the commanding otScer of the Vicksburg had directed - me to proffer her services for the wounded. "The offer was declined by both the captain and the executive officer, they j informing me there waa sufficienfc room cn the other warships. "I taink th* engagement showed that it was impossible to attend the wounded during an .engagement be? tween modem' ships? unless . the num? ber of medici attendants is tremen? dously increased. Wih the t present allowance the wounded would be obliged to take entire care of them? selves until the fight was over. " ioho Shan? Williams and Tom There is no better story teller ic Congress than the Hon, Jobs Sharp Williams, the leader of the minority, and when be was here last week with - the rivers and harbors committee he S and Congressman J. F. C. Talbott, who is one of bis closest friends, kept a boatful of people laughing with ^ their political yarns. One of these, told by Mr. Williams, m^ cortcemed the late Speaker Thomas B.Reed. * ' "One day." said Mr. Williams, "I met Mc Reed coming out of the cloak % ? room and he said to me in that pe? culiar drawl of his : * Williams, what? ever makes you such a bitter parti- j san?" " 'Weil, Mr. Speaker, that's pretty ! good coming from you, isn't it?' I ? replied. . j ?.* 'Never mind me,' he replied, 'but why are you such a bitter parti- i san V ""'Well, PH tell you, said I 'You j know I never saw a Republican until I was 38 years old and I can't get ' used to them, somehow.7 ' ' He looked at me reproachfully and j walked away without another word." St? -Baltimore Sun. Triplets 80 years old celebrated their j birthday a few days ago in Hillsdale, Parish of Upbam, near Moncton, N. 6. The three have lived in the same place all their lives. They are Rich? ard, James and Deborah DeBow, the children of William DeBow. A num? ber of relatives and friends waited on j the triplets and presented them a | pnraa of money. The triplets are all In good health and appear to have a good chance of reaching the century mark. . _ An Opea Letter From %the Ch?.pic, S- C.. ?Cews: Early in the f pring my wjfe and I we*e taken with dia.-TUoea and so severe were the pains that ve called a physician who prescribed for 5?, not hi* medicines fai-ed to give any j relief. A friend who had a bottle of ?Chamberlain's Colic, Choiera and Diar? rhoea Remedy on hand gave each of us a dcse and weat once felt the effects. I pro cnred a bottle and before U3:ng the entira -content? we were entirely cured. It ? is a wonderful remedy and should be found in every-household. H. C. Bailey, editor. ! Thi-i* remedy is for sale by China's Drug i Store. The Republican party always as- I ?urnes the responsibility for the pros- j perity' that at times blesses the coan- j try, but there is a very large class of -voters who would like some explana- j tion as to why the cost of living has \ increased so much while wages remain ? ?bout stationary. The Republican | hurrah about prosperity will not arouse the enthusiasm of that class of citizeus to a large extent.-Colum? bia Record. Made Young Agiin. " 'ne of Dr. King's New Life Pill* each ni^ii for two week* has* pct me ia my *feenV agaiu" write* D. H. Tar ier of De.-p?}t;)wi; Fa. They're the b?;t ia #V.e w>rli for Liver, Stomach, and Bow? els Pa-cly vegetable. risver ^tipe. O-. - '_..> ? at J. F. W. D?Lor ne> Dru* ? WEEVIL TO GUI HALF OF THE C9TT8B. Entomologist Hunter Predicts tts Ravages-lt h an Enormous Multiplier. Washington, May 18.-Some signiS cant official nredictions regarding the ravages of the cotton boll weevil are made in a report soon to be issued by tbe department of agriculture and written by W. D. Hunter, who has charge of the entomological part of the boll weevil investigtion in which half a hundred experts are now en? gaged. Mr. Hunter says that conser? vative authorities agree that unless contingencies at present unexpected occur, the pest soon will cause an in? crease in the price of cotton through? out the world. . By living within the fruit of the plant the weevil is well protected from any poisons that might be applied; 1 it occupies but 14 days for develop- j . ment from egg to adult and the prog- j I eny of a single pair in .-a season may reach 134,OOO,OW individuals ; it adapts j itself to climatic conditions and is j remarkably free from parasites and i diseases, all combining to make efforts I at control difficult. The report estimates that the pres-, euee of the weevil practically doubles the area of land required to produce a bale of cotton and that the weevil caused the Texas planters a loss of about $15,000,000 ia 1903. Assuming $500,000,000 as the value of the normal cotton crop of the country Sr. Hunter says the probable ultimate damage when the pest has become spread .over the entire belt would approximate $250,000,000 annually, providing noth? ing were done to check it. Planters^ however, are adopting changes in methods that, tend to so much damage. The reports predicts that the weevil eventually will be dis? tributed all over the cotton belt, ad? vancing into new territory at the rate of approximately 500 miles a decade and it probably always will be as de? structive in a series of years as it has been' in Teaxs since 1894. The report suggests that the probability of. its being_ carried to West Africa or else? where abroad is cot at all remote In case the seed happens to be sack? ed or even shipped in bulk there is nothing to prevent the weevifs from being carried long distances on ship? board as they are able to adapt them? selves successfully to climatic condi? tions. It is pointed out, however, that the danger could be avoided by fumigation or by leaving the seed sacked in store rooms, isolated from new cotton for a year previous to ship? ment. rnmrn THEORY. Bishop Turner Declares That White is an "Unnatural Pallor" in the Caucasian. Chicago, May 18. -"God never made a white man. In the beginning all men were black, but in their^wanders ings on the earth many of them have become bleached. And in their un? natural pallor many of these bleached men, all of whom were made black at the beginning, now look with con? tempt and indifference-often with prejudice and hate-upon their broth? ers, the v negroes, who have retained the cosor that God gave them. " Such was the declaration of the Rev. H. M. Turner, senior bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, in an address in Quinn chapel before one of the sessions of the church's con? ferences. The chapel was packed with negroes who are leaders in the relig? ious work of their race, and all ap I plauded vociferously. "What we negroes need is more ed? ucation," continued Bishop Turner. " We need not only the varions schools now under control of our church, but we need proper instruction imparted. We should write books of our own, poems of our own, scientific treatises of our own, in harmony with our color and our race. And don't learn songs like ' Wash Me and I Shall be Whiter Than Snow,"-a song that I would not tolerate sung in my presence. "Ido not want to be misunderstood, though, and. I will say to the credit of the white man-whose race is at the same time the meanest I ever saw and the best-that in whatever our race tries to raise itself as a general rule he will help cs." The Cradle. ^ Peter ?o?per bad fifty-five years o? domestic happiness und morning fire building. Mr. Cooper was sn ingen? ious ma?. When ix eradlo became nec? essary i i his home, as was sometimes the ca?* years ago. Peter rigged a self corking cradle, with a fan attachment. Afterward he patented the device and acid the patent. There were many op portumlios ''in those days." The E.oser. "He's what I cali a '?rood loser.'" "ile didn't seem that way to me." '-Why. I saw bim lose $150 at pokei lase nigh*, ami he didn't kick at all." - "Pm:ny! Yon should have^heard him today when he drooped a half dollar ?rid it roiled down tSie culvert."-Catho? lic Standard rind Times. Qn?ek?.v Solved. "Y< s. Tor a year ami :i half she was in cTonht ::s to whether she loved him ??wiijrli to marry him or not." "And hov.- did she succeed in finding out?" "There was another ici ri who ?rot to ceiingas if she wanted Wm."-^Chicago rte?ord-Hera?d. Tile Mean*. '>ld Lawyer-Why do you feel 1 bi? t y.-wv client will lose his case"; Have yon exhausted every Ricans at yon;- dis? posal to Young Lawyer No. but I have ox sa:?.-'"?I ntl Tli?? moans at lu's disposa:. r??.?e:>ntcnt. "You're discontented.''' "Yes." "Why?" "Well. I've noticed that the content ed man doesn't often get ahead in thin w oft d." -Chicago f*n*t. GUTTING OUI POOL ROOMS. ND More Western Union Turf Re? ports to be Sent-Regular Messages Excepted. New York, May 18.- Following Ms action of yesterday in discontinuing to ali subscribers in this city a report of the racing at various tracks in this coantry Col.^ Robt. C. Clowry today notified the -^general superintendents of the company ?t New York, Chicago Allanta and San Francisco that the collection and distribution by the Western Union Telegraph company of horse race reports would be discontin? ued forthwith. X^!8?9 The effect of this order is far reach in ? and will result in the discontinu? ance of what has been called the rac? ing department of'the Western Union company. ! This department has col? lected and distributed racing news from all the various tracks in the country to subscribers. Hereafter the compnay will transmit only such massages concerning races as are regu? la rly filed with it for transmission. The executive committee of the Wes? tern Union had a brief meeting today at which were present Chauncey M. Dspew, Morris K. Jessup, Russell Sage, Samuel Sloan and Jacob H. Schiff. President Clowry ^reported his action and the executive^commit tee approved it. The New York Telegraph company, which also is accused of "aiding and abetting" the service to poolrooms^ advised Police Commissioner McAdoo today that it would at once remove tlie telephone wires fro.m the east Forty-second street house which was raided yesterday and which was said tc have been ,;the headquarters or "oentral" of a chain of poolrooms. Further, the company promised to see that both wires and instruments aie taken out of the subsidiary places -poolrooms which received accounts o? the racing from this " central. " J?PiHEsT EMPIRE Was Founded by a Chinese Medi? cal Student Who Feared Death. One of the traditional accounts of ti e origin of the Japanese Empire mentioned by the famous Jesuit trav? eller, Pere de Charlevoix, refers to the emigration thither of a Chinese colony-under rather peculiar circum? stances. Sinosikwo ascended the throne of China in th? year 26 B. C., and at once entered on a career of cruelty and tyranny. He was, never? theless, most anxious to enjoy the privileges of his position for as long a period ns possible. For the purpose of endeavoring to obtain some specific agent by which tie duration of human life could be prolonged be dispatched trusted mes? sengers and explorers into all coun? tries with which be held any commu? nication or of the whereabouts of which he could obtain any knowledge. Taking advantage of the circum? stance?, one of his medical attendants -who was-living in hourly dread of,? si dden sentence of death-told the Enperor that he had learned that such an agent existed in the juices of a plant which grew only in the islands which now form the Japanese Empire. The plant in question was also reported to be one of so delicate structure and sensitive nature that if not plucked wi th pure hands and special precau? tion it would lose all its mysterious virtues before arriving within the limits of the Chinese Empire. It wus suggested that 300 young men and the same number of girls-all of spot? less physical health and moral purity - should be selected to proceed to Ja pan for the purpose of procuring a sufficient supply of the precious plant. The suggestion was promptly acted on. The medical adviser patriotically volunteered to conduct the expedition himself, and the offer was accepted. The expedition embarked as speedily as possible for the Japanese islands, bit not one of its members was ever seen within the bounds of the Chi? nese Empire again., The previously unoccupied parts of Japan were rapid? ly populated with a race more fresh and vigorous in body and mind than th* average inhabitants of the .land of the Celestials itself ? The medical chief of the expedition, of course, created himself king of the country and soon, had a magnificent palace erected for his residence, which he called Kanjoku (i. e., "grande mai? son, semblable auxcieux.") We are fu rther told that the Japanese mention the historic fact in their annals; that they point out to visitors the spot on which the medical founder of their empire landed, and also show the ru ins of a temple which was erected in his honor.-American Medicine. :? St. Louis, May 18.-United States Senator A. C. Latimer of South Car? olina, author of a bili pending in con? gress providing for government ex? penditure for improving roads, open? ed today's programme at the Good Roads convention with an address on "National Aid." Quick Arrest. J. A. Gulledge of Verbena, Ala., was twice in the hospital from a severe case of piles causing 24 tomors. After doctors and'all remedies failed, Backlen'? Arnica Salve quickly aiested further iDflamation and cured him. It conquers aches and kil.s pain. 25c. at J. F. W. DeL >rme's Drug Store. New Orleans, May -IS -Attorneys for heirs of Mrs. Amelia Nequez, an eccentric old widow, who died about two weeks ago, broke open an old safe in her late home today, under ore er of the Court. In the safe they fon nd gold, . silver and currency amounting to more than 840,000. Mrs. Nequez had lived a simple life and had been hoarding the money for forty yes. rs. O. B. Davis does nat hesitate to recoinmenl Kodol ' Dy:;j??p'ia Care to his friends rind cns toners. Indigestion causes -nore il; health ! thia anythisg else. It d?rangea the s?iom- i ac'i und brings on all manner of disease, j Mod >i Dy*pep i i Cur?- digest*? what you eat. cures i.- .li-ron, dyspepsia and alu stomach oVc>.-it?r*. Kodol w;ri:>t only a perfe ;t dige*t.i .t Yrit -t ti*?oe i>u?iikrnj ? tonic as vc)!. R ju'wed bealrh. perf-et str<?mg;h and i.i?reamed vitality fvllpw its use * STEMMERY BURNED IN FL0REN8E. lt Had Just Been Repaired After January Fire. Special to The State. Florence, May 17.-The Enterprise Tobacco stemmery was barned here this morning about 3 o'clock. This was the best equipped and built stemmery in South Carolina. The building, which had just been com? pleted since the fire in January when it was damaged considerably, cost the company S16,000. It was insured for $10,000. Chas. A. Gregory, who had the plant leased, lost>about 81,000 in fix? tures. He had no insurance. The fire was undoubtedly of incend? iary origin. This is the second big fire Florence has had in the past few weeks, the Pee Dee warehouse having burned in the same Way a few weeks ago. Raleigh, N. C. May 19.-At Trenton, N. C., at 1.36. this afternoon Alfred Daniels, colored, the murderer of F. G. Simmons, the father of United States Senator Simmons, of this State was hanged for his crime. Daniels said nothing on the scaffold except that he had oeen forgiven for the deed. New York, May 19.-All grades of refined sugar were advanced 5 cents a hundred pounds today. A Startling Test To save a life, Dr. T. G. Merritt, of No. Mehoopany, Pa., made a startling test re? sulting in a .wonderful cure. He writes, "a patient was attacked with violent hem? orrhages, caused by ulceration of the stomach. I had often found Electric Bit? ters excellent for acute btomach and liver troubles so I prescribed them. The pa? tient gained from the first, and has not had an attack in 14 months." Electric Bitters are positively guaranteed for Dys? pepsia, Indigestion, Constipation and Kidney troubles. Try them. Only 50c. at1 J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store. mm i % ? - Charleston, May 19-The first and only casualty of the Confederate reun? ion occurred this afternoon in the cap? sizing of a small catrigged sail boat between Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island and Fort Sumter, resulting in the drowning of J. D. Carmichael of Dillon and J. W. Harmon of Lexing? ton. J. H. Bond of Lexington and another man from the same place had a narrow escape, being rescued in an exhausted condition, requiring medi? eval treatment at the army hospital on th 3 island. Advice to the Aged Age brings infirmities, such as gish bowels, weak kidneys and der and TORPID LIVES. have a specific effect on these organs? y titillating the bowels, causing thea to perform their natara! functions ss in youth and IMPARTING VIGOR. to the kidneys, bladder and LIVEfc **sey arc adapted to old and yoang. fer CHICHESTEK'S ENGLISH 1? KZD *n-t OttTd aeuUle boxM. M*1?I jrtth blue ribbon. lake no othar. Rcfiue Pncerem ftatotltaUou Mil Imito* tums. Bar of jonr D-a*gt?t. er wgd 4*. ia ?2M&**r*> Testimonial *n4 **R*n*f tor Lodi**," in Itt**. 67 rc tom 5Jnil. lc.O00 r<>uinio(iit.U. ?b> ?il Druici'u. r>irK,..,^r ( ??^C.;^,: tv., I p ai Most Sp Geo, S. Haeker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS* SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. .Scij ?nd W-irerooms, Kiog: v>pposi;e Cfit DOD Street, CHARLESTON. 2. C? ,,J83r* t*c.c< t;***- oar m.:*e. <*h!ob wc {rnnraatc mpi?or r v ?nv so?-i So'jib, ?.nd ?her?r>: ?nye ro?>npy Windon and Paney 5k?3 a Specialt; f)< iij\>pr ?fi i $100,000.00 Capital. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Sumter, S. C. THE Comptroller of the Currency hav? ing approved the increase of the Capital of this Bank to $100,000.00, depositors now have as security for their deposits : Capital, - - $ 100,000 00 Stockholders' Individual Lia? bility, - - - '.00,000 00 Surplus and Undivided Prof? its, '- - . - 23,000 00 Total Security for Depositors, $225,000 00 ONLY NATI0NLA BANK IN CITY OF SUMTER. Largest Capitnl of any ?ank in this section of South Carolina. Strongest Bank in Eastern part or this State. Interest allowed on deposits to a hmi^ed amount. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A. J. CHINA. President. NEILL O'DONNELL, Vice President. H. I). BARNETT, R. D. LEE, G. A. LEMMON, J.jrlN KLIP, K P. KICKER. R. L. ECM?NDS, Cashier, a. D. LEK, Solicitor. BOOKKEEPERS. J. L. McC.'J?aoa, L. J. Wkm, li., ! Oliver L. Yate*. July 30- 3m * ! ?Vvigelabie PreparaiiortfbrAs I sim?ating UoFoodandBeguia lii?g the Stoinaclis and Bowels of W?t??/t'Hi C? RET? Promotes DigeslionjCheerful , ness and Resr.Con?ains neither ; Opium.Morphine nor "Mitral! ]STOT 3?ARC OTIC 72ecyxcfCZd?rS?ItUZLPITCHEi! Puny Jem Seed'' ?bcSotna * RcckeUe Sails - Jk?szSetd * /icpertr?nt - BiCar?icnaleSoda,* ? Cffoififd Sh?ar "tMalarjre^n flavor. } Aperieci Remedy ferConstipa ? Hon, Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions .Feverish? ness and Loss OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of NEW'YORK. A t b rn ? a t h s > ol C? V J5 Dosi s-'15Ci MS EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Ham Always Bough! Bears the Signatare of ver hirty Years Southeastern Lime & Cement COMPANY. CHARLESTON, S. C. Building Material if ai! kinds. High Grade Roofing "RUBERaiO." WPS5T Feb " o ' / \ , WHISKEY j MORPHINE! CIGARETTE I ALL BRUC AND TOBACCO HABIT. I HABIT. j HABIT. ! y HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1329 Lady St, (or P.O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solieifsdt .ff fan fie Coast Effective April 17, 1904. Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter? Train 35 Florence to Augusta Arrives 5 15 am ? 54 Columbia to Wilmington 8 10 ra? w *57 Gibson to Sumter 9 20 air u 52 Charleston io Columbia and Greenville Leaves 9 21 aa? " 46 Orangebnrg to Charleston (TnestfyjThursd'YjSatnrd'y) w 9 25 am " 53 Greenville and Columbia to Charleston M 6 20 ps " 32 Augusta to Florence " 6 30 pm " *56 Sumter to Gibson ' w 6 50 pm " 47 Charleston to Orangeburg (Tnesd,y,Tharsd,y,Satard,y) a 8 15 pm " 55 Wilmington to Columbia ** 9 25 pi?. Freight Trains carrying Passengers. Train *19 Sumter to Robbins, Leaves 3 40 am tt *24 Sumter to Hartsville tt 10 00 am u *11 Florence to Sumter Arrives 1 40 jar " *12 Sumter to Florence Leaves 3 10 pi:* " *25 Hartsville to Sumter Arrives 7 40 pm " *20 Robbins to Sumter . M S 00 pir Northwestern Railway. Train *70 Camdan to Sumter , Arrives " *71 Sumter to Camden Leaves " *68 Camden to Sumter " " *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter 'Arrives " *73 Sumter to WilsonMiil Leaves " 76 Wilson Mill to Sumter, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Arrives " 77 Sumter to Wilson Mill,Tuesday,Thursday, Saturday, Leaves " *69 Sumter to Camden Trains marked * daily except Sunday ; all other trams daily. For further information, apply to 9 00 au 9 36 aa 5 45 pm 12 30 pm 3 SO pw 9 00 am 4 50 pm 6 25 pm J. T. CHINA, Ticket Agent A. C. L. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SCHSDULiE Effective Apr. 17, 1904. Read down No 142 No 140 No 141 2 15 pm 7 00 am Lv Sumter Ar 9 15 am 11 40 am Ar Charleston Lv 3 20 am 11 40 am Ar Columbia Lv 7 20 am 12 30 pm Ar Augusta Lv 6 10 am 10 55 pm Ar Atlanta 1055 Lv ?0 55 11 45 am 5 30 am Ar Birmingham Lv 5 20 8 30 pm ll 10 am Ar New Orleans Lv 12 35 am 3 30 pm Ar Spartanburg Lv 3 30 1 30 am 4 55 pm Ar Greenville Lv 4 55 7 15 pm Ar Asheville Lv 8 15 pm Ar Louisville Lv 7 30 pm Ar Cincinnati Lv 6 00 pm Ar Camden Lv 8 35 pm Ar Rock Hill Lv 9 40 am Ar Charlotte Lv 0 45 am Ar Washington Lv 4 15 pm Ar New York Lv Read up No 143 5 45 pm 7 10 am 310 pm 6 55 am ll 45 pit 4 10 p? 9 20 am 10 35 am 9 40air 7 05 an* 7 40 am 5 30 air. 2 00 pm 9 25 air 8 10 9 50 pm 3 25 pm Trains 142 and 143 make close connection at Sumter Junction with 117 going Noun via Camden and Rock Hill, and No. 118 for Charleston and Atlanta via Augusta or Co? lumbia. Trains 140 and Ul make close connection at Ringville for Charleston and Colum bi ?., and Et Columbiawith solid Pullman trains composed of elegant Dining Cars, Prll mao Compartment, Club Library, Observation and Drawing-room Sleeping Cars io Hud from Northern and Western points. Fer full information or reservntions apply to any agent or address S. H. Hardwick, C. H. Ackart, (T^neial Passenger Agent, J. R. Clack, General Manager, Washington, D. C. Agert, Washington, D. C. W. H. Tay loe, fr irater, S. C. R. W. Hunt, distant Gen. Pass. Agent, Division Passenger Agent Atlanta. Ga. Charleston^. C.