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ROOSEVELT RIBMT FOR DUCE.
Declares Men Guilty of Rape
Should Suffer Death.
Washington, Aug. 8.-President
Roosevelt has declined to interfere in
the case of John W. Bnrley, the negro
confined in the jail of the District of
Colombia under sentence of death for
toe erime of assault, ,the victim hav
ing been a little girl four and a half
years old. President Roosevelt made
the following statement :
"White House,
^Washington, Aug. 8, 1901.
'The application for the commuta
tion of sentence of John W. Burley is
denied. This man committed the
most hideous crime known to our
laws, and twice before he committeed
crimes of a similar, though less nor
ri ble( character. In my judgment
there is no justification whatever for
paying heed to the allegations that he
is not of sound mind, allegations mr.ie
after the'trial and conviction. No
body would pretend that there has
ever been any such degree of mental
unsoundness shown as would make
people even consider sending him to
an asylum if he had not committed
this crime. Under such circum
stances he should certainly be esteem
ed sane enoegth to suffer the penalty
.for his monstrous deed. I^have scant
sympathy with the plea of insanity
advanced to save & man from the con
sequences of crime, when unless that
rime had been committed it would
hav3 been impossible to persuade any
responsible authority to commit him
to an asylum as insane. Among the
most dangerous criminals, and espe
cially among those prone to commit
ailis particular kind of offense, there
are plenty of a temper so fiendish or
so brutal as to be incompatible with
any other than a brutish order of in
telligence ; but these men are never
theless responsible for their acts ; and
nothing more tends to encourage
crime among such men than the be
lief that through the plea of insanity
or other method it is possible for
them to escape paying the justv penal
ly of their crimes. The crime in
.question is one to which we largely
owe tut existence of that spirit of
lawlessness which takes form in lynch
ing. It is a crime so revolting that
the criminal is not entitled' to "one
particle of sympathy from any human
being. It is essential that the punish
ment for it'should be not only as cer
tain but as swift as possible. The
jory in this case did their duty by re
commending the indiction of the death
penalty. It is to be regretted that
we did not have special provision for
more summary dealing with this type
of cases. The more we do what in " us
lies to secure certain and swift jns
tice in dealing with these cases, the
more effectively do we work against
the arowth of that lynching spirit
which is so ful* of evil omen for this
people because it seeks to avenge one
infamous crime by the commission of j
another of equal infamy.
The application is denied and the
sentence will be carried into effect.
(Signed) "Theodore Roosevelt."
Ttse Conway and Marion Railroad.
Saturday a large force of hands un:
der the immediate supervision of Mr.
F. A. Burroughs himself was at work
laying track to the warehouse at the
Gulley, in order to complete the con
nection at this point. Everything is
being put in order to start building
the road to Marion and after the pro
per surveys are made work will begin
in earnest on the main line.-Conwav
Field Aug. 10.
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B. Davis.
Chicago, Aug. 9.-A mother and
her three children were killed and a
number of other persons seriously in
jared in a collision tonight between a
west-bound Baltimore and Ohio local
passenger train, known as No. 17, and
a Chicago and Erie freight train at
the Brighton Park Railroad crossing,
at Western avenue and West 39th
street
Suicide Prevented
The startling announcement that a pre
ventive of suicide had been aiscovered will
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despondency invariably prectde suicide
and something has been found that will
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RIIUiOlD OIS STER.
Mofe Than One Kindred Passengers
Lose Their Lives,
Three Cars Fell Through Trestle
to the Bottom of a Roaring
Torrent on Missouri Pa
cific.
Pueblo, Col,. Aug. 8.-The wreck
of the World's Fair Flyer" cn the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad near
Eden, seven miles north of Pueblo,
last evening proves to have been one of
the greatest railroad disasters in the
history of the country. T^o crowded
passengers and a baggage car were
engulfed in the torrent that tore out
a trestle spanning Steel and Hollow,
otherwise known as Dry creek, and,
so far as known tonight, only three
of the occupants of the three cars es
caped death. Fortunately the sleep
ing cars and a diner, completing
the train, remained on the track at
the edge of the abyss and none of
their occupants was killed or injured.
How many perished probably never
will be definitely ascartained for the
treacherous sands were drifting over
the bodies. Searching fcp the dead
was begun about midnight on an ex
tensive scale and still is in progress
tonight. All corpses found were
Brought to Pueblo and placed in four
morgues he^e,. At 8 o'clock this eve
ning 76 bodies had been recovered and
of these 50 had been identified. Dur
ing the day bodies were recovered ali
the way along Fountain river from
the scene of the wreck to this city.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon two bodies
were taken from the stream at First
street, Pueblo, more than eight miles
from the point where the disaster oc
crued and it is probable that some
may be recovered even futher down
stream.
Pueblo, Colo., Aug. 9.-Organized
searching parties scoured the. Foun
tain river banks for miles today in the
hope of finding the remainingl bodies
of tbre victims of Sunday night's
wreck at Eden. Late tonight the to
tal number of identified bodies recov
ered was 73, unidentified dead, 3.
The list of those reported missing
has been growing ali day and has now
nearly reached 40.
Way Delay Church Union.
New York, Aug. IL-Fears are ex
pressed by leading Presbyterian di
vines o this and other cities that
the decision just handed down by the
House of Lords in the Free Church of
Scotland case may militate against
the carrying out of plans for the union
of various-denominations in this coun
try, plans which were expected to cul
minate successfully in the future.'
A union of free Church and the Uni
ted Presbyterian Church wae effected
fonr years ago. The union was opposed
at the time by a handful of ministers
of the Free Church, who carried the
case into tjbe House of Lords. The
latter body "has now decided the case in
favor of the dissenting ministers and
has awarded to them the entire prop
erty and funds of the Free Church of
Scotland, aggregating nearly 55,000,
000.
The result of this case, say leading
Pj esbyterian ministers berfe, shows
that in the church unions now con
templated in America the greatest
care must be exercised as to the legal
side of the procedure, lest the minor
ity who oppose the union, as in Scot
land, may come into possession of all
the church property.
Among the unions now being dis
cussed in this country are the Cumber
land Presbyterians with the Presby
terian Church in the United States of
America ; the Reformed Dutch Church
with the Presbyterian Qhurch South,
and the Associated Synod of the south
tfith the United Presbtetrian Church.
From Steam to Electricity.
Buffalo, N. Y. A ag. IL-The Van
de rbi Its are said to be ' planning to
,equip the entire West Shore Railroad
'with electricity and to adopt this mo
tive power for the Niagara Falls <fc
j Lewiston branch, the Rome, Water
I town & Ogdensberg and the Oswego
! branch of the New York Central.
The plan as outlined calls for the con
struction of a power house at Niagara
Falls to cost 824,000,000.
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This disease has lost its terrors since
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy came into general use. The
uniform success which attends the use of
this remedy in all cases of bowel com
plaints in children has made it a favorite
wherever its value has become known.
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plosion of a stick of dynamite under !
a car of the Tazeweil Electric com- ! '
pany, at Tazeweil, Va., this afternoon, j
a dozen or more people were placed in ?.
jeopardy of their lives. The dynamite ' j
was put into the flange of the track <
by unknown persons and when the ex-! \
plosion occurred the passengers, nam-: i
ering abbout half a dozen ladies and j
about as many men, were panic strick- j
en, but no one was injured bejond be- (
ing severely shocked.
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B RUSSIAN FLEET.
Fort Cannot Held Out Much Longer,
and Ships Fies While They May.
MEARS FORTRESS' EARLY FALL
Believed That They will Attempt
to Mn Vladivostok Squadron,
but Report of a Severe Bat
tle is Current, and They
May Have Failed.
London, Aug. ll, 2 p. m.-A dis
patch has been received,by the Japanese
legation here from Tokoi that the
Xussiar- fleet has been driven back
;o Port Arthnr. No particulars have
peen relived.
Tokio, Aug. IL-The Russian fleet
emerged from Port Arthur Wednesday
md a severe engagement with the Jan
mese fleet lasting all day took place.
Che Japanese destroyers attacked the
Russians at night. The results of the
engagements are unknown. The Rus
sian battleships Retvizan and Pobieda
vere sean outside Port Arthur this
Thursday) morning.
; London, Aug. ll.-The Tien Tsin
jorrespondent of The Standard says
;hat 3,000 Chinese bandits attacked
;he Russian camp in the Tieh pass on
\ugust 2. The Russians wore taken
maware and had many killed. They
(Iso lost a quantity of ammunition
md supplies.
JAPANESE ^ERE TOO SLOW.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 10.-Again the
manee of a decisive battle between
jren. Kuropatkin and the commander
if the Japanese armies seems to be dis
appearing. According to a statement
ssued by the general staff tonight.
ins are again falling over a wide
irea in Manchuria, with the prospect
)f impending operations, but even more
m port ant is the information reaching
;he Associated Press tonight from an
exceptional source that the Japanese
mee more, have delayed too dong.
3en. Kuropatkin has now withdrawn
;he bulk of his army safely north of
Liiao Yang leaving only a strong rear
juard line southeast of Liao Yang to
contest the advance when it comes.
According to this information the
Tapanese have about 300,000 men rn
;he armies operating against Gen. Ku
ropatkin, rendering it too hazardous
!or him to risk a general engagement.
The general staff has no information
nearing on the reported presence of a
large force of Japanese at Paithuho, a
place that cannot be located on avail
able maps. The report agrees, how
ever, with the general tenor of the in
fo r/nat lon received by the Associated
Press and here given that Gen. Kuro
patkin is already retreating nortli of
Liao Yang.
ESCAPED FROM PORT ARTHUR.
Chefoo, Aug. ll, 7.30 a. m.-A Rus
ian torpedo boat destroyer entered
ZJhefoo harbor at 5.30 o'clock this
norning and reported that six Russian
pattlesMps, four cruisers and half of
the torpedo boats escaped from Port
Arthur yesterday morning. A torpedo
boat destroyer left Port Arthur last
sight, bringing in five passengers who
stated that the Japanese fleet is pur
suing the Russian and that a battle on
5he ope n sea is expected.
BIG GARRISON AT MUKDEN.
London, Ang. ll.-'A.correspondent
pf The Daily Mail who visited Sinmin
;in, which is on neutral Chinese ter
ritory about 30 miles from Mukden,
eables the following under date of
August 10:
"There is an enormous garrison at
Mukden, reenforcement^ having arriv
ed very rapidly.
"There are no Japanese north of the
ity. A force of some strength lies
me 25 miles to the south and there
s another Japanese army five miles east
pf Lio Yang. "I learn from a relia
ple source that the main Russian army
aas fallen back on Chiutsn." '
Vladivostok, Aug. ll.-Preparations
ire besng completed here for the re
eeption and protection of the Port
\rthur squadron. The departure of
;he squadron from Port Arthur is gen
erally interpreted to indicare that the
liege of the fortress is entering on its
inal stage, as the programme has re
peatedly been announced by the Asse
nted Press for the squadron to leave
is soon as the situation at Port Arthur
pecame desperate.
Jit is believed that the purpose of the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Rye
hitelni in going to Chefoo was to
otify Admiral Skrydloff of the sortie
)f the Port Arthur squadron in order
;hat Le may dispatch tue Vladivostok
iquadron from Port Arthur.
ALIGHT OF FLEET CONFIRMED.
St. Petersburg, Aug. ll, G.08 p. m.
-The admiralty has just received
"rom Viceroy Alexieff a brief dispatch
)fficially announcing the departure of
;he Port Arthur squadron. It does
lot give details and doubtless was the
lews communicated to the admiralty
py the captain of the torpedo boat
lestroyer from Chefoo.
ST. PETERSBURG ANXIOUS.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 12, 3.07 a. m.
3ublic anxiety regarding, the fate of
;he Port Arthur squadron which has
reached the highest pitch, remained
inrelieved when the people of St.
Petersburg retired tonight.
The reports from Tokio and Chefoo
)f tho sea fight which followed the
lepar;nie of the squadron are so con- !
neting and inconclnsve that a strong '
hope exists that the Russian ships
succeeded in breaking through the
Japanese fret. Indeed it is rumored
lare tonight that the admiralty has
received information that the squad
ron has passed beyond the Shantung
promontory (which would bring the
squadron at least 150 miles to the
southeast of Port Arthur and in to
the Yellow sea. )
Although unable to confirm this ru
mor the Associated Press learns that
the family of Lieut. Smyrnceff, an
officer of the battleship Czarevitch,
this evening received a telegram from
him dated at Tsingchau today. The
messsage contained only two words,
"Alive, embraces." Tsingchau is 160
miles southwest of Ghefoo in the pro
vince of Shantung and is at the en
trance of Kiauchau bay.
TWO RUSSIAN SHIPS RETURN.
Chef oo, Aug. IL-The Russian
squadron left Port Arthur in response
to imperative orders from Vice Admi
ral Skrydloff.
A semi-official telegram reports that
th Russian battleships Pobi da and
Retvi^an have returned today to Port
Arthur. Three Japanese torpedo boat
destroyers are now outside this harbor
watching the Russian torpedo fcboat
destroyer Ryeshitelni, which still
flies the Russian fl g.
ASKOLD AND NOVIK GOT AWAY.
Chef oo, August 12, 9 a. m.-The
Russian protected cuisers Askold and
Novik and one torpedo boat destroyer
entered the Kiauchau bay last night,
Thursday, and exchanged salutes with
German vessels.
London, Aug. 12, 2 p. m.-Des
patches have been received here from
reliable sources confirming the state
ment that the Russian fleet had been
scattered by the Japanese-, and statins
that the Czarevitch had been sunk,
and most of the Russian warships
driven back to Port Arthur.
It is feared here that the seizure of
the Russian cruiser by the Japanese
at Chefoo will cause international
complications.
Great Enthusiasm in St. Petersburg.
The Birth of a Son in the Royal
Family Causes More Rejoic
ing Than Would the Saving
of Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 12, 2.30 p. m.
-A son was born to the Czarina this
afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the mother
and child are both doing well. The
city is wild with enthusiasm, as it is
an event cf the greatest importance
to th Ttation, securing an heir in the
direct line to the throne.
Ex-Governor Chamber lain.
Perhaps the most notable contribu
tion to the race issue, at the south,
is a recent elaborate essay published
by ex-Governor Daniel Chamberlain,
a northern man, a union soldier and
once, in reconstruction times, Gover
nor of South Carolina. Mr. Chamber
lain is confessedly one of the most in
tellectual men in the United States.
He is a horn New Englander and has
the superior culture of that section.
He was Governor of South Carolina
when negro suffrage was universal and
carpet-bag deviltry rampant. He cer
tainly understands the situation if any
Northern man does. He soon compre
hended the infamy perpetrated upon
the south, and, once convinced of it,
made honorable and noble amends, so
much so, that, for many years, he has
been highly regarded and appreciated
by the people cf the Palmetto State.
In his essay, he tries, with admirable
logic, illustration and argument, to
convince reasonable northern men that
the best thing they can do, for them
selves, the south and the country, is
to let the south solve her problem in
her own way, and that the less the
north, in or out of congress, ( interfer
ed in the matter, the sooner would the
question be determined fairly and just
ly all around.
We feel confident that this appeal of
the ex-governor will be fruitful among
the younger men of the north, but
may not be acceptable. to the older
ones, who still insist that the Puritan
idea of equality is the right one, aud
that it is the duty of Praise-Gnd-Bare
bones to force his will and his con
scince and his isms on other people,
by some assumed divine right. For
tunately, the Puritan element, be
cause of race suicide, which even Mr.
Roosevelt condemns, and which is more
sinful than slavery ever was, is dying
out. "The descendants of the Celt are
trampling on the graves of the Puri
tans," as Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stan
ton predicted. A. more tolerant people
"are inheriting the land as a promised
inheritance to those who increase and
multiply. Governor Chamberlain is
right. The negro never had a worse
enemy than the old abolition crew and
the pol tica* jackals who followed in
the wake of the war lions. As long as
tbe pestilent fanatics and busy-bodies
of the north intrude imperatively and
hysterically or designedly in this mat
ter, the more acute, disastrous and
deplorable it will be. The south is
disposed to do justice, but the busy
bodies frustrate and anger her. The
south is as humane as the north and
appreciates just as well the fudamen
tal principles of the brotherhood of
man : but she must meet issues as they
are and not as the Puritan dictates
them. If the New England fanatics
and their political allies, in and out of
the White House, will just mind their
own business, solve their own pro
blems rind let us at the south attend
to our own affairs in our own lawful
way, it will be better for all concern
ed, white and black.
f] We trust that Governor Chamber
lain will not speak in vain to his own
people.-Augusta Chronicle, Aug. 10.
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F RKER NOTIFIED.
interesting Ceremonies Held In
Rain at Rosemount-The En
thusiasm Great.
Esopus, N. Y., Aug. IO.-Judge Al
ton B. Praker today received formal
notification of his nomination for the
presidency of the United States 8s the
candidate of the Democratic party,
and in accepting gave public expression
for the first time of his views on the
issues of the cmpaign. The notifica
tion was brought to him by Represen
tative Champ Clark of Missouri as
ch irman of a committee representing
every st_te. and territory in the union.
Mr. Clark in a brief speech informed
the candidate of his nomination and
presented to him a formal commnni
'cation signed by the committee.
Standing bareheaded during a brief
lull in the rainstorm which had lasted
since soon after daylight Judge Paik
er accepted the nomination and set
forth his views in a speech thatevok
j ed frequent and hearty applause. He
spoke for a little more than half an
hour.
The ceremony was held on the lawn
at Rosemount, under the trees at, the
north of the house and was attended
by upwards of OOO people, the larger
number of whom came from New York
city with the notification committee on
the steamer Sagamore. The company
included many Democrats of national
prominence as well as a large and re
presentative delegation from Tammany
hall.
RAIN MADE CROWD SMALL.
There would have been a gala day
gathering from Kingston and vicinity
where perhaps the judge is best known
but the rain had been so heavy and so
continuous that few local people ven
tured forth.
It was at first decided to hold the
ceremonies on the Sagamore, owing to
the storm, but the protest of those
who wanted Judge Parker notified at
his own house was so vigorous that
at the last moment the little platform
erected on"the Parker lawn was hast
ily decorated with flags and the cere
monies were held there according to
the original plan.
During most of the time occupied
by Champ Clark's speech the rain
was falling in a steady drizzle, but it
'stopped entirely just as Judge Praker
[began his address and held off until he
: finished. c
Representative Clark was speaking
and Judge Parker was standing bare
headed without shelter when a man in
the crowd called : "Somebody hold an
umbrella over Judge Parker. ' '
A number were immediately offered
bat the judge refused them with a
courteous wave of his hand. "'Justice
for all, special privileges for none,
said Mr. Clark and the spectators
.showed their appreciation of the sally
by a shout of langhter.
RAIN CEASED.
While Judge Parker was speaking
there was no need of shelter. The
rain stopped and not a breath of air
stirred. In the stillness every word
could be heard distinctly to the far
thest borders of the crowd.
It is icng years since Judge Parker
has been heard in a political speech
and to most of his hearers he was ab
soutely new in this capacity. They
heard him with a keen interest, not
unmixed with curiosity. The ad
dress was delivered in the clearest
tones, in a voice seldom raised above
the conversational pitn.b, but perfectly
audible, nevertheless. His . enuncia
tion was distinct and his delivery ex
ceedingly deliberate. He used few
gestures, making his emphasis almost
entirely with Iiis voice. He adhered
to the text of his written address,
with the wording of which he appear
ed perfectly familiar, though be held
a copy in his hand and followed it
somewhat closely with his eye while
speaking.
The speech was heard with closest
attention and applause frequently
punctuated it. The" candidate's audi
ence awoke to a high pitch of enthu
siasm when he spoke of so-called mil
I itarism and imperialism.
NOT OF ROOSEVELT'S MAKING.
"Ours is a world power," said he,
"a_d as such it must be maintained,
but I denv that it is at all recently
that the United States has attained
that eminence. "
When he enunciated this principle
there came a burst of cheers that
caused the speaker to wait a few
minutes before he continued. P.is
pledge not to accept a second term if
he was elected aroused instant inter
est, which increased to marked en
thusiasm when the speaker went cn to
explain his position. Then the crowd
seemed to yield to the force of his
reasoning and at the end of a particu
larly telling period toward the close of
the speech it gave the candidate the
greatest demonstration of the after
noon. It looked as though every man.
woman and child in the throng sur
rounding the platform had a small
American flag and as they cheered the
waving flags almost concealed the
occupants of the stand. The speaker
waited for the applause to subside and
then made his few concluding remark*,
finishing his address at six minutes be
fore three. He began his address at
2.18 p. m.
As Judge Parker spoke his closing
words the band struck up the Star
Spangled Banner and from the deck of
tho yacht Sapphire in the river below
a number of bombs were fired in salute.
These busting in t!~e air released
parachutes from which were suspendt
ed the national colors. Later there
were whistle salutes from the steamer
Sagamore, John Pierce's yacht Sap
phire and August Belmont's yacht the
Scout, which brought Former Senator
David B. Hill from Hyde Park.
After tho ceremony all crowded up
eagerly to shako the candidate's hand
and to congratulate him upon his
speech.
The reception was coutinued on the
veranda until after 4 o'clock when the
company broke up and the vistors re-.s
turned to their boats and trains. i
BABLWS OH B LL Pli ERS
SEB OUSLY INJURED.
Team Going to f cGa l Were in
Wreck Near Lumber.
Bennettsville, Aug. IL-There was
an accident on the Coast Line between
Robbins and Lumber about noon to
day which has probably cost the life of
one young man and seriously injured
two more. The Darlington baseball
team was coming over on the acommo
dation freight to play at McCall.
Four of the boys were on top of the
caboose when it jumped the track
and turned over. Geo. Williams, or
Thompson, was thrown forward on
top of the passenger car. The others
were dashed to the ground. William
McLean of Cheraw was the most seri
ously hurt. His ankle and thigh
were broken, lower bowels torn and
a severe contusion caused over eye. J.
Whit Wilcox of Darlington had his leg
dislocated at the hip. The shoulder
of Fred Stem of Darlington was dislo
cated and his face bruised. Nobody
wa^inside of the caboose.
One of the team, H. E. Rowe, of
Hickory, N. C., a medical student,
administered morpine to relieve the
boys' suffering while the train was
bringing them to Bennettsville. It was
raining when the train reached here
and they were placed on a wagon and
brought to the Marlboro hotel in the
rain, umbrellas being held over them.
At the hotel several physicians dress
ed their wounds and set the broken
and dislocated limbs.
McLean has not recovered from the
shock and there is little hope of his
recovery. He is to be taken to the
Coast Line Hospital at Rocky Mount,
if he recovers sufficiently. A special
train came over from Darlington this
afternoon bringing relatives of the
boys, physicians and others.
Darlington, Aug. 12.-Fred Stem
and Whit Wilcox, the two members of
the Darlington baseball team who
were injured in the terrible accident
.that occurred between this place and
Bennettsville yesterday afternoon,
were brought over here last night cn -
a special train r.nd taken to their re
spective hornea . Both of these. young
men are doing as well as could be ex
pected at this writing.
William McLean of Cheraw, the
young man who was so badly injured,
could not be moved and was left in
the care of physicians ^t the hotel in
Bennettsville, who thought his condi
tion very critical. This morning the
good news came from Bennettsville
that he was much better, having rest
ed quietly during tH night.
A special train passed here at 4
o'clock going over to Bennettsville to
take the unfortunate young man to
Sumter to be treated at^the infirmary.
The young man's friends at this place
hope for his recovery.
The accident will probably end base
ball at this place for the rest cf the
season at least.
Spartanburg, Aug. . 12.-Thieves
broke into the Arcadia mills store last
night and stole about $25 worth of
goods. No attempts were made at safe
cracking or money drawer rifling. No
clue has been found to the guilty par
ties.
Comforting words.
Many A Sumter Household^
Will Find Them So.
To have the pains and aches of a l>ack re- -
moved, to be entirely free from annoying. -
dangerous urinary disorders is enough to"
make any kidney sufferer grateful. To tell'
how this great change can be brought about
will prove comforting words to hundreds of
Sumter readers.
W. Ii. Kitlam. Florence, machinist at the
Coast Line Ti. K. repair -hops, says: "Doan's
Kidney Pills did me more good than any oth
er remedy I ever used. They cured nie of a
very lame back and a bad attack of headache
f m wh^-h I suffered for a long while and
could not find anything to relieve it. Several
times could not work on account of my
back, and the dull, heavy pain took all the
strength out of my back so that I could not
use it. could hardly stand up straight, much
less work. The kidney secretions were
strong, dark, thick, and like liver when left
to stand. I used different remedies, but
without any beneficial effect at all until I
got Doan's Kidney Pills. I was very much
surprised at the result obtained from their
use. My backache left me. tnt kidney secre
tions cleared up. the strong smell left them
and my back became stronger than it had
been for a long time. I give all the credit
for these results to Doan's Kidney Pills."
Plentv more proof like this from Sumter
people." Call at Dr. A. J. China's drug store
and ask what his customers report.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Fos
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo. X. Y.. sole agents
for the Fnited States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and take
no other.
DeWITT'S
WITCH HAZEL
SALVE
THE ORIGINAL.
A Well Known Cure for Pifes
Cures obstinate sores, chapped hands, ec
zema, skin diseases. Makes burns and scalds
painless. We could not improve the quality
if paid double thc price. The best salve
that experience can produce or that money
can buy.
Cures Piles Permanently
Dewitt's is the original and only pure and
genuine Witch Hazel Salve made. Look for
the name DeWITT on every box. All others
are counterfeit, PREPARED BV
. C. Dc WI TT & CO., CHICAGO
For sale by Olin B. Davis.