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TSV S 2KTZB WATCHMAN, Established April, IS50 fc3e -Inst and Fear not-Let all the Ends then Aims't at be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's.' THE TRUE SOUTHRON, S tabiiBhed June, 1S6 Cosoii ated Ass. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. G., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 17, 1904. Sew Series-Yo!. XXIY. 3 o. 3 tte (Hakte Son ko , SUMTER, S. a TBSXS : $1 50 per sc nam-in advance. ? DY XSTI S S XE KT : 3ae Seriare first insertion..,.-.$1 CO very subsequent insertion... 50 Goa tracts fer three months, or longer wiK ne made at reduced rates. , All comtuanications winch subserve private interests will be charged for as ad vertieaseats. . Obituaries and tributes of respects will ibe sb&rged for. 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. A Summer Cold. A t-ammer cold is not only annoying but if not relieved Pneumonia will be the pro hable result by Fall. One Minute Cough j Cure clears the phlegm, draws out the in- j lamination, heals, soothes and strengthens j the lungs and bronchial tubes. One Min- i ute Cough Cure is an ideal remedy for i the children. It is pleasant to the taste : and perfectly harmless. A certain cure ; for Croup, Cough and Cold. Sold by O. | 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 interest many. A run down system, or despondency invariably prectde suicide and something has been found that will prevent that condition which makes sui cide likely. At the r>t thoairht of ^elf destruction take Electric Bitters. Itbein^ a great tonic and nervine will stren^t^en the nerves and build up the syattm. It'a Also a great Stomach, Liver and Kidney regulator. Only 50c. Satisfaction nar aateed oy J. F. W. D Lonna Druggist. HEHLE il FM 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. Cholera Infantum. 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. For sale by China's Drug Store. j Richmond, Va., Aug. 9. - By the ex- j 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. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. fha Kind You Ilaire Always Bought Bears the SW y/f/, "T"" Signature of Cm\Z ^nT^ J^C mi mm IBINDONED 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. I find nothing better for liver derange- ! ment aud constipation than Chamberlain's ' Stomach arid Liver Tablets.- L. F. And rew-, Des Moines, Iowa, tor Sale by China's Drug Store. 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. 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