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NOT A MURDER. / - Outside Comment on a South 'Care Trial. It would be interesting Jknow whether it is possible ^assent in a South Carol court any case which WOT be declared murder provic the defendant could comma a few hundred dollars for 1 conduct of his defense. - Aiken, S. C., Lee Green,, yoong white farmer* was qmtted last week of the m ^der of Abram Surasky, a Je ish neighborhood peddler. The evidence showed tl the peddler had called . Green's house in the course Ms regular rounds and TV killed there. Three loads "buck shot were firod into 1 head and back and his ski was battered to pieces with J axe. After the killing, Gre went to his nearest neightx a negro named Henry Dra ton, carrying his gun, and I tween threats and promis induced Drayton and his wi to return with him and he to scour the blood st?ins fro the floor of his house. I also tried hard to indu Brayton to help him bury tl body, but there the neg ? balked. He testifies that I jeplied: "Mr. Green, if I pi my hand tin that man, I'll ? in as bad a fix as you ar ; > and I wouldn't do it for thousand dollars, " whereupc Green unbraideSL him bitter] .for lack of friendship an neighborly feeling. The tyt negroes gave evidence whic bore the stamp of truth. The ?Z said that on the way betwee their house and Green's th murderer told them wit ( brutal frankness the story c /> Ms crime. He said he she the peddler in the back an? ; then "let him have" the ott er barrel. He failed, ho^ ever, to inflict an immediate! fatal wound. The poor, tei rified, humble creature fla into the hoiise, Green follow lng him reloading his gui Cornered in the house, Suras ky fell, but lifted himself t his knees and begged for hi life. "I'll give you. everything Tve got," Green told the ne groes, Surasky said, "I'llgiv you the clothes I've got 01 me. I've got; little children. '' He was trying to pull o? his coat and offered it to sho? Jiow earnest he was in hi? promise to surrender every thing when the beast sho; him again, and that failed t< IdlLhim, seized ail axe ano crushed his head into frag ments. Then he took th< body into the woods near bj and hid it there temporarily turned the peddler's hors* loose in the road and dragged This wagon into the bushes where it was out of sight. He got in money from the bod} $3.50 in silver coin, which he showed the negro, who testi If fled xhat he exclaimed: "My God, Mr. Green, did you kill a man for three dol lars and a half?" . Greens defense was cor roborated by his wife. It wa* to the effecj that when he re turned home from a mill he found surasky in the act ol assaulting his wife, and thal when h$ interfered the ped -dler attacked him with a knife. Certainly a more pre? posterous defense never was submitted to the intelligence of twelve good and true men. The idea of an inoffensive, middle-aged Jewish peddler, with a family of his own, who lived not fifteen miles away, had been making his rounds In the neighborhood for months and was as well-known as the mail carrier, attempt? ing a violent assault on a young woman of twenty and then rushing at her husband trith a knife, the husband iiaving a double-barreled gun in his hands, is as crude and mid and impossible as the dullest and most ignorant mind could devise. Yet, the I jury accepted the defense and acquitted the prisoner in the face of the fact that he "dad made no report of the tragedy, had left the peddler's . body lying concealed in the woods four or five days, was detect? ed by white, men who found the hors? astray, /recognized it and tracked it back to Green's house, and after the discovery had fled and re? mained in hiding until the sheriff got on his trail and caught him in his fathers corn crib. Shavings from the floor of Green's house showed stains of Surasky's blood and confirmed the story told by the negroes as told to them by Green, that the peddler had fled into the room in the final effort to prolong his life a few seconds. ^ The Hebrews at Aiken in? terested themselves in the case of their unfortunate humble fellow and employed an array of talented counsel to aid in the prosecution. The evidence was overwhelming and ap pears to have been well pre? sented, and we cannot doubt that the arguments were able; but the prisoner's friends had rallied to him gallantly, and he, too, was represented by able counsel. So he went home triumphant, officially stamped as an innocent and law-abiding citizen. So far as develops, the only sufferers outside of the murdered man and his family and friends are two'negro witnesses. In consequence of their evidence given at the coroner's inquest they found themselves unsafe and were forced to leave their home. They are living in the town of Aiken and hardly dare to go beyond the line for fear of the vengeance of the friends of the injured Green. One of them found employ? ment with a local Hebrew merchant and of this fact counsel for the defense made much. Possibly that very fact caused the intelligent and conscientious jurors to wave aside all the direct and circumstantial evidence wh ich established one of the foulest and most horrible murders ever done.-Richmond News Leader. Piles Upon Top of Piles. Piles upon top of piles of people t ave tke Piles, and Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve cares them. There are many diffeient kinds of Piles, bjrt if you get the gemine and original Witch Hazel Salve made by E. C. De Witt & Co. of Chicago, a cure is certain. H. A. Tisdaie, of Summerton, S. C., says, "I had piles 20 years and De Witt's Salve cured me after everything lilse failed. "Sold by O. ?. Davis. Thirty Chinese hats, illustrating the head coverings that are worn in China to distinguish the rank of ;he wearers, are exhibited in the Palace of Liberal Arts at the World's Fair. Cured of Chronic Diarrhoea After Ten Years' Suffering. "Iwish to say a few words in praise of Chamberlain's Coue, Cholera and Diar? rhoea Remedy," says Mrs. Mattie Bur,je, of - Martinsville, Va. "1 suffered from chronic diarrhoea for ten year* and d ir? ing thai time tried various medicines without obtaining ar y permano-1 relief. List summer one of ny children vas taken with cholera morbu0, and I procured a bottle of this remedy. Only two doijes were required to give her entire relief. I then decided to try the medicine myself, and did not use all of one- bottle bef or?' I was well &nd I have never sines been Tocbled with that complaint. One can uot h&j too much in favor of that won- j deriul medicine." This remedy is for sale by China's Drug Store. To Blow Of Mountain Top. Evanstown, Wyo., July 7.-Next week one of the greatest blasts ever exploded in the construction of the Unon Pacific will be shot off hy the Utah Construc?on Company, which is building a cut off east of this city. The new line will run directly through a mountain and this is being tunneled for the purpose of planting 500 kegs of powder, which is expected to tear away the entire top of tine mountain above the railroad grade. A large crowd will go from this city to witness the spectacle of blowing up a mountain. Biliousness is Dangerous. When tre bile is not fl >win? freely into the bowels, it is taken up by the blood and is deposited in all part? of the body. Ev? ery important organ, in fact, every tisane of the body, e^en to the skin layer, are affected by the poipon ladened bile, lt saps the energy, dulls the brain, weakens the lungs and kidneys and invites disease germs. It affects the heart, stomach ar d bowels, causing marked functional dis? turbances that may result in disease. A bilious or jaundiced condition of the sys? tem is very dangerous and should be cor? rected at once. Rydale's Liver Table's speedily care biliousness. They act spe? cifically on the liver, bile bladder, bile duct and the bowels. They never fail to cure, liver and bowel troubles. Price pe r box, containing 50 tablets, 25c. All dealer:?. Last SpUitr if 1812 Edward Noyes, a Drummer Boy Under Andrew Jackson, Who Also Served in the Civil War, the Oldest Living Veteran, Says DUFFY'S PURE HALT WHISKEY Has Kept Him Strong and Healthy Past the Century Hark. " Mr. Noyes, the hero of two wai?, a soldier whose life has been written np all over the country, although 10? years of age, states that he feels as well and strong today as he did 40 years ago, and recently made a ^^^gv trip from Unity Corners, N. BL, to Chicago J?r^^?^ without suffering any hardship. A drummer hoy in the vrar of 1812 and a Jt?fc^^-vi teamster in the civil war, as he was even then %| too old to serve in the ranks, Mr, Noyes has /isfi=??S^T bad a most eventual hie. He remembers jtefPiMp^ w with great vividness many of the historical X&%&J?G^$ \ figures of the last century, and gratefully \nF?????&\ ? attributes his marvelous vitality and won ? ?fT^Tv^Hl/ derf ul old age to /rfiH, DUFFY'S F?RE 4 1 FU Lr WHISKEY. l-l \ \ \ v*h?m ?ys?-"An old man's life can be a * / ) \ f / happy one if he is well,, and I have been just / / r \ as active and strong up to a few years ago as i 1 I was during the war in the South. My family and friends are all gone, but I am cheerful and hope to live some time yet. I was born in what is now Unity Corners, N. H., in 1797. I had been pretty weil all my life, but sickness came upon me during the last 20 years. My doctor told me it -eras ol?, age, and gave me Duffy's Pure Malt "Whiskey. I am taking that medicine now, and it is both medicine and nourishment to me. I cannot eat a hearty meal the way I used to, but Duffy's keeps me up and going. I would not be alive without it." EDWARD NOYES. Old age is happy when it goes hand in hand with health. Hundreds of men and women who ha je passed the century mark are kept alive and well today bjtthe use of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. It was . *^ UEO ??1R?9 \1 Ml*WHS ?ft Bit 15a and so it is theirs. An absolutely pure dist3 lilu M Kl la Y m EUI til RC Jationof malt, without fusel oil, it is recognized ???w ?"?vivilili by the government as a medicine. This is a guarantee. It is a tonic-stimulant recommended by physicians of every school, a boon to the weak and worn, to the weary and depressed. It arrests the progress of physical de? cay, strengthens the heart, relieves the aching head, gives to the limbs their old time vigor and clears the brain. It enriches the blood and nourishes the vital forces, and in this way drives out disease and promotes health and longevity. Doctors call it "a form of food already digested," as it agrees with the most delicate stomach. If you wish to keep strong and well in old age take a tablespoonful three times a day in milk or water. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey cures coughs, colds, consumption, bronchitis, grip, catarrh, asthma, pneumonia anil ail diseases of the throat and lungs; indigestion, dyspep? sia and all forms of stomach trouble; nervousness, malaria and all low fevers. Used exclusively in over 2,000 hospitals. _ Be sure you &ak for DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY. It is th? only abso? lutely Pore Malt Whiskey which contains medical, health-giving qualities and the i only Malt Whiskey recognized hy the government as a medicine* DUFFY'S PUKE MALT WHISKEY is ?old ia sealed bottles only," nearer in bulk. Look for the trade-mark-the old chemist-on the label and see that tho .eal over the cork is unbroken. For sale at all Dispensaries in South Carolina. or direct, $1.00 a bottle. DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO., Rochester, N. Y. W. ?. BOWMAN, Prest. C. W. BOSfllMER, Sec. & Treas. The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, gg-u.rutex?, g. C. ---Capital Stock $50,<000~*~ Wholesale Grocers, Fertiliz? ers and Farmers' Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox & Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest cash or time prices on au lines of Groceries, Fertilizers ?nd Farmers' Supplies, Andfinvite your investigation before making your.arrangements for another year. Cometo see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banking I Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 3d door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. GENUINE PERUVIAN GUANO, NITRATE OF SODA, nURIATE OF POTASH. Are Headquarters. ra 7 9> -Ll ? ? S 19.50 Pays the Railroad Fare from ? SUMTER, S. C., to the World's Fair, St. Louis, and return." On June 14th, 16th, 21st, 28th and 30th the Atlantic Coast Line will operate Coach Excusions to ?vt Louis, Mo., at the above rate, for ticket^limited to ten dajs including date of sale, endorsed "Not good in Parlor or Sleeping Cars."; Rates for Season,Sixty Day and Fifteen Day tickets and any other information as to schedules, sleeping car rates, etc., will be furnished with pleasure by any ticket agent or the undersigned. H. M. EMERSON, W. J. CRAIG, Tjrafiic Manager, Gen. Pass. Agent, Wilmington, N. C. ?6r &e&e&e cc eeoc cc cc cc cc cc cc eric cc -cc <.> VJ ? % SOUTHERN RAILWAY | WE RUN THE J THIS GREAT RAILWAY RUNS THROUGH A I BEST VEST?- j % GREAT COUNTRY ?y|? j li CONVENIENTLY UNITING ALL THE BEST SECTIONS I ?_OF THE SOUTH._ AND HAVE THE | I - V/-ATTS ^S.H HARDWICK BEST DINING Hi Passe^jsr Fiaffic Manager. oeners! Passenger Agent, ? WASK.WCTOK. D. c. CAR SERVICE '.^ Vv' H. TAYLOE, Ass't Cen'! Pass. Agent. ATLANTA. GA. Prominent Georgian Shot Down. ' Augusta, Ga., July 6.-A special to The Chronicle from Washington, Ga., says : Mr. Blakey Sutton, one of the largest farmers of Wilkes county, this afternoon shot and killed Dr. Robert I. Walton near Danburg. Dr. Walton is a brother of Dr. J. H. Walton pf Atlanta. Sutton came immediately (to town after the shooting and gaye himself up to the sheriff.' He refuses to talk of the affair more than to say that Dr. Walton drew a pistol on him at his front gate, when Sutton emp? tied the contents of nis pistol into him killing Walton instantly. A prominent Texas farmer has appli? ed for an injunction to prventthe gov? ernment entomologist carrying the Guatemala ant into the Texas cotton fields. His reason for this action is that this ant has a severe sting and that the negro cotton pickers who go for ?the most part barefooted will be driven from the field.^ . The Centre of Life. We live only by the food that is digest' ed and assimilated, hence the stomach is the "centre of life." If the stomach is weak, the body will be proportionately weak. Strengthen the "centre of life" by using Rydale's Stomach Tablets. They digest the food and rest the stomach They act as a tonic to the digestive organs and help nature restore them to health. These Tablets are ruaranteea to relieve at once and speedily cure indigestion and dyspepsia. Trial size 25 cents. Family j size containing 2 1-2 times the trial size, ; 50c. ill dealers. South Carolina Military Academy, j ONE VACANCY in the State Benefi-1 dary Scholarships, is to be awarded on i competitive examinations, for Sumter j County. k Blank forms cf application should be applied for at once to Col. C. S. Gadsden, Chairman Board of Visitors, or the County Superintendent of Education. These ap- j plications, FULLY MAD? OUT, must be in the hands of the Chairman on the 1st j day of August, in order to receive atten- ! t?o. C. S. GADSDEN, Chairman Board Trustees. July 6,19C4. 4t EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. At a meeting of the Executive Com? mittee of Sumter County, held this June 21, 1904, it was ordered : That, there shall be four campaign meetings held in the county, the pres? ent campaign, to wit: At Privateer on Fridav, August 12, | 1904. At Shiloh on Friday, August 19, 1904. At Dalzel on Tuesday, August 23, 1904. At Sumter, C. H., Saturdav, August 27, 1904. The following is the list of assess? ments made by the'committee : Candidates for Congress, $15 each. ? Solicitor, 810 each. Clerk of the Court, $25 each. Sheriff, $25 each. Treasurer, $10 each. County Auditor, $10 each. Supt. Education, S7.50 each. House of Representatives, $7.?0 each. Magistrates, $5 each. Coroner, $5 each. That the above assessments shall be paid by all candidates on filing their pledges, and all pledges shall be filed with the Secretary of the Committe? at Sumter, CH., S. C., ny Thurs? day, August 11th, 1904 at 12 m. That the Executive Committee do meet at Sumter, C. H., S. C., on Sat? urday, July 30, 1904, at ll a. m., to appoint the managers to conduct the primary election and arrange for the same. Corect Attest : E. W. DAB BS, H. L. B. WELLS, Secretary Committee. All county papers please publish. June 21. Orangeburgr, July 6.-A few days ago two negroes were drowned dp. Santee River near Lone Star, in tins county. Charles Wren and George Thompson were taking some hogs across the river to a pasture in a boat, and it seems that the hogs became unruly in tue boat and in the scramble the craft was capsized. Both cf the negroes are said to have been good swimmers, and they strcuk ont for the Orangeburg shore; but before reaching the bank of the river both of them went under and were drowned. THE WORLD'S FAIR AT ST. LOUIS, MO. Is brought within easy reach by the low rates offered by the ATLANTIC COAST LINE Season. Sixty Day and Fifteen Day tickets now on sale. For rates and other information call on anv asent. or write, ft. M. EMERSON, W. J. CRAIG. Traffic Manager. Gen. Passenger Agent. . Wilmington, N. C. THE CHAMPION STUMP PULLER The Strongest, the Simplest and most economical of all Stump Pullers. Try it before you pay for it Guaran? teed to pull your stumps or no pay asked. Write for Free Booklet giving terms and prices. The Champion Stump Puller Go., 6-8-x COLUMBIA. S. C. NERVALQINE, THEJGREAT HEADACHE AND NEU? RALGIA. CURE. A sure and prompt cure, every package guaranteed. For sale by Sumter Drug Co., Olin B. Davis and all Druggists. May 4-3m. Anyone sending a sketch and description moy qnickly ascertain our opinion free .whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica? tions strictly can?dential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest atrenoy for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in thc ( Scientific ??can, A handsomely illuftrnted woekly. T irrpst c:r cnlatio.i of nn> F-VJ .ti;!" Joy mai. 'J <>n.is. $:> & rear: four months, $>.'-? Sold i.yail newsdealers GUN AND LOCKSMITH. i I take pleasure in giving no? tice to my friends and the pub ! lie generally, that, having re? gained my health, ? 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 prompt y antf satisfaction guaranteed. ^hop removed to No. 22 West Liberty street, two doors from Osteen's Book Store. R S. BRADWELL.