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*- -.-----i-?- --? Pa* SU3ST?B WATCHMAN, SstaMtafead April, 1850? "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's. THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established Jose, 136 Cosolidate? tag. 2,1881. SUMTER. P C.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1904. New Series-Vol. XXIV. .-BT \ SUMTER, 8. C. TEEMS : $1 50 per ann am- ia advance. ADVISTI3EJ?IET: x^ne Square first insertion.............$1 40 livery aubaeqoent insertion......... 50 Coatracta for three months, or longer wili 5e m*de at redaee? rates. All communications which subserve private ctereste will be charged fer as ad ver tremen ta. Obituaries and tributes of respects teal be charged for. I8E?T BATTLESHIP UflNNEfl. The Conneticut, the Strongest Fighting Machine in the World" Takes the Water Tectay. New York, Sept. 29-The battleship Connecticut left her ways at -11:16 this morning in the presence of 15,000 people at ' the , New Fork if?vy yard. The launching was most successfully carried out. The battleship almost took the (mai? den dip in the sea without being bap? tised in campaign, f?er sponsor, Miss Alice Welles failed to b'eak the christening bottle as the vessel fled down the ways. -A Sturdy jacky stand? ing ou th? bow of tho sb-p seeing -the failure to smash the bettie, seized the cord cn which it hnng and with vigor? ous blow broke the bottle on the ship's bow. as she was about to enter the waters. Polio wing tfee iaunching a luncheon'was served to Itwo" hundred invited guests. Qn the grand stand there were many guests including , Major General Corbin, Ganeral Grant, General Cfcaffee, ?Rear Admi? ral Cooper. When ?he battleship Connecticut is completed she will be the'most powerful fighting engine in the United States espy. A comparison with the best ships of other cations shows that the Connecticut could sacre than hold her own is battle against any other ship in the world. She is the only first ciass battleship.' ia t?e navy that has heim batik at a Government navy yara^- The Texas, a second class bat? tleship was ballt &t the -Norfolk navy yard, cut was never a complete suc? cess? 'A- sister ship of the Connecti? cut, the. Louisiana is being complet? ed irj J?^ Xewpo? News Shipbuilding Company. The two battleships which are idensicai in every particular, were authorised by aa act -of Congress ap? proved July I, ?963. There bas been a race between the Newport News Com? pany and New York Navy Yard to see which could complete the vessel first. The Louisiana was launched a month ago, but the Na?y Yard men claim, that the Connecticut bas?a lenght at load water lice of -?50 ?eet.an? an ex? treme breadth of "75 feet 10 inchs. She will have & displacement of 1&000 tons and a trial speed at sea of 18 knots, fier armasses* exceeds that of any battleship io the navy while.her defensive armor is the keavies t. Oar Cerpration Senators. Republican policies are determined, in many of the! most important -as? pects, by asmali coterie in the Senate. jj The king of this group is now-connect? ed, by th? marriage of their children, with John D. Sockef?l?er, with whom, besides, fae has had dose business relations for maay years. The man who, although cot the leader of the hunch, is its ablest member, .is .a statesman who has in many ways.good ideals, bat woo receives ?50,000, a year as attorney for a railway, was helpedfcinto politics by the railroads, an has been in their employ as Hobbyist. Another member, also with" rouen to his credit, bas been a lobbyist and a party boss. A fourth is a man of 'ev? ocation, a'itistorisn, buta partisan-of the mo** n nd i lured brand. The Sen? ate controls legislation and baillies the House. These men control the Senate and divide power with the Ex? ecutive. Money, therefore-ia its modern fighting form of corporations -is unmistakably over-represen ted in Republican legislation. Business ag? gregations ought to be represented. Everybody's interests should bare a nearing-the rich as well as the poor bat the trouble is the rich are grossly over-represented. If the Democrats are the party of confusion and no policy, the Republicans are the party ! of the ducat's stamp.-Collier's for I . September 24. .A dispatch from Gheraw says: Oo | Saturday Mr. Ross Mn Hoy, a pop- j Alar yoong man of Chesterfield, was ? severely stabbed in the neck by John i Evans, an uppish and dangerous young j cegro, who attended the Biddle School j at Charlotte. Evans bas been released j fey the town autnorities upon payment, or $23 fine. He will probably be ar-1 rested *nd tried at the next session of j court, which convenes on October] 10. - Malloy is not dangerously cut, j but painfully so. Mr. Smith Oliver, county superin- j tendent, who was cut at Rubv by Mr. j W. N. Rateliff on Thuisday, is not j gettin? along so well Dr. Cooper says j Oliver is doing as well as could be ex? pected nader the circumstances, but tie is in great danger. Ratcliff bas not been arrestes*, and as yet no pa- j pets have been made out against him. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Iii KM You Have Always Bugbt Bea?? the- /*at TRAIN WRECK HEAR LATT?. One Coach Smashed to Atoms Another Spilt in Two. Through Freight Crashes Into Rear End ? of a Passenger Train-Fortunately no One Was KilfeaV-Enajneer Pearsall Probably Fataly Injured. Dillon, Sept 27.-Last night at Latta, a station six miles below here, through freight No. 210 crashed into the rear end of the Latta branch train, completely demolishing two' passenger coaches and probably fatally injuring Engineer Pearsall and painfully injur? ing two passengers^ The accident oc? cured about 10 o'clock just as the Latta branch train was leaving he yards on its journey to Clio, fifteen miles away. There were five passengers in the two ^coaches, andr that any of them es? caped with their lives is little short of miraculous. The rear coach was re? duced to a heap of kindling wood, <wbile the next or / second coach' was split in twain from end to end. In the confusion which followed . it was impossible to tell just how the wreck occurred. Following its night? ly custom, the Latta branch, which is a combination freight and passenger train, had backed up on the main line, preparatory to going ont on the Y on is outward-bound trip. The sev? eral freight cars next to the engine had cleared the main track when the through freight appeared on the crest of a high hill, only two hundred yards away, bearing down on the slowly-mov? ing coaches at probably forty miles an hour. Engineer Pearsall says that, owing to tlie heavy fog which envelop? ed the track, he did not see the red lights on the rear coach until within one hundred feet of the ill-fated train, and that he hardly had time to re? verse his engine and apply the emer? gency brake before the crash came. He was hurled from his cab into a ditch several feet away, where he was found unconscious some time after? wards. Several heavy chains weight? ed him down, and it is feared that his injuries, which are internal, are serious. The several passengers in the two coaches did not realize their im? minent danger till it was over. A car? penter by name of Bauch, who was on his way from Newberry to Clio, was tnrown through the top of the coach, and badly cut and bruised about the face and body. A friend sitting in the same seat with Bauch was thrown fifteen ? feet through an aperture and escaped without, a scratch. S. 0. Thompson, district manager for the Southern Bell ajad Telephone Company, with, headquar? ters at BennettsviHe, was hurled un? dera heap of debris, and reci ved sev? erely very painful, though not serious, injuries. Mr. Thompson was badly bruised about the month. None of the other passengers sustained any injur? ies, although their ecsape from a hor ' rible death was narrow. The engine plunged through the first coach, which was completely demolish? ed. The second coach, a combination smoker .and baggage, was split in twain, the huge freight enigne stop? ping under the heap of debris, about ten feet from the front end. Had the impact been great enough to have car? ried the engine throng*1 the entire length of the coach, the three passen? gers in the end would have been un? doubtedly crushed to death. Ther track was cleared right away and to? day all trains are running on time. MAGISTRATE YOUMANS ACQUITTED. After Remaining out Six Minutes the Jury Returned a Verdict of Not Guilty. ' Manning, Sept. 29.- The trial of Magistrate Yoamans. charged with vbe killing of John R. Keels, which has been in progress here since Tues? day morning, was concluded this aft? ernoon. After remaining out six min? utes the jury returned a veridct of not .guilty. Great Fire in Lisbon. Lisbon, Portugal, Sept. 29.-The ?commissariat departments and military stores at Lisbon were destroyed by fire ?today. The loss amounted to $3,000, - ?0d0 dollars. j Two Negroes Hanged in Philadel? phia. Philadelphia, Sept. 2?. -James O. W?ebb, the murderer of his wife and efe i id, ,and Samuel Archer, who killed a policeman, were hanged together in the county prison faeie this morning. The dsop fell at 1M9. Both were negroes. A special from Winston .Salem, X. j C., says: One of the most borribie tragedies in the history of Forsyth County, oc? curred at 1 o'clock Monday morning at KernerviJle, this county. Louis F. j Carmichael, a carpenter by trade, aged j 6? years, killed his wife aged 50 years, ; seriously wounded his twelve-year-old j step-daughter and then cut his own j throat with a razor and shot himself I with a pistol. One of Many. H. A. Tisdale, of Summerton. S. C., safFer- ! ed for twenty years with the piles. Spe j cialists were employe'! and many reined- \ ies used but relief and permanent good j was found only in the of Dewitt's Witch Haztl Salve. This is only one of the many, many cures that have been ef? fected by this wonderiul remedy. In buy? ing Witch Hhzel Salve it is only necessary to se? that yon get a germine DdWitt'*, made by >2. C. De Witt <t Co. in Chicago, and a cure is cfriaiu. De Witt*? Witch Hazel Sarre care* all kinds of piies. cuts, burua, braise?, e^?nw, tetter, ringworm, ukin j?sawe?, ei? Said by Olin B. Dav?, i STATE HOUSE DOME STILL UNDER FIRE. Commission Does Not Accept Re? port of Mr. Kort Berle, and Has Employed Other Ex? perts. Columbia, Sept. 29.-"The commis? sion not having been satisfied with the report of Mr. Kort Berle upon the dome of the State Boase, had it ex? amined by other experts, who confirm? ed the report made by Mr. C. C. Wil? son as to the safety of its condition. The commission, therefore, has decid? ed to do no farther work on the State House than what is now contracted for, the plant for heating and ventila? tion, and will make a fall report to the legislaure of the reason for not carrying on the work." The statement above was given to the press last night by the committee ap? pointed by the legislature to provide for the completion of the Sate capitol. This commission was to contract for snch repairs as might be found neces? sary and to install a new heating plant. The members of this commis? sion are: Senators J. Q. Marshall and Geo. H. von Kolnitz, Jr., and Repre? sentatives Altamont Moses, C. J. Colcock and S. T. D. Lancaster. The commission met yeserday, in? spected the extensive arrangements for installing the heating apparatus, an<K seemed to be pleased with the work. No statement in regard to any proceedings of the commission could be secured from any of the members exxcept the above quoted official an nouncemnt. > This will come as a sorprise to the people of South Carolina. The com? mission asked Gov. Hey ward to get an expert to decide between the conten? tion of Mr. C. C. Wilson that the dome of the State. capitol is unsafe arid the claim of Mr. F. Pi Milburn that it is safe. Gov. Hey ward com? plied with the request of the commis? sion and asked the .secretary of the .treasury to send one of \his best men here. Mr. Kort Berle was designated to look over the work at the capitol. His report, published some time agc, was favorable in every particular to Mr. Milburn and contained a number of sarcastic references to the calcula? tions of Mr. Wilson, The commission based its appeal for expert inspection on the ground that it was desired to place in the main lobby of the building a handsome steel ceiling to take he place of the one put in by the contractors under Mr. Mil burn's directions: It was declared by Mri" C. C. Wilson, the architect em? ployed by the commission, that the dome of the capitol" is now resting on imperfect support, and to add the weight of the steel ceiling would be to increase the probability of tbe dome falling. ^ The report of Mr. Berle was receiv? ed with di?favor by the commission and evidently with distrust-and* it appears that other experts have been called i?.- The identity of these par? ties is unknown, but the members of the commission evidently rely upon tfceir ability to judge the work, for they announce that they will not pro? ceed with the work of putting in the ceiling. As four of the member of this commission will be in the legisla? ture next year it is quite probable that there, will be some interesting de? velopments.-The State. Columbia, Sept 29.-Gov, Hey ward j yesterday received the resignation of Mr. G. F- Parrot, who has been; treasurer of Lee -county and k*s ac cef -ted the position of general manager of the Lee County Manufacturing eoaapany. Gov, Heyward will not ac-1 cept the resignation before the 14th ! o? October in order io give the comp? troller general's ctffioe time in which to make the formal settlement Mr. \ T. C. Perrin, who received the nomi? nation for treasurer for the next two. years, will be commissioned for Mr. Parootfs unexpired term. Paris, Sept. 3fo.- A special train from Paris to Harte was rifled -of raluahl?? last aigbt. The robhery came to light tot?ay. Ninety-one bags; containing United States mail and a: large qst*ntity of valuable papers and articles were <*ot open and valua? bles taken. The exact less is not known bot is esti2nated thar the thieves obtained booty worth a vast amount. Chief of police K. X. Westbrooke of Albany, Ga., is on ferial in that city for horsewhipping Rev. Len G. Broughton, D. D., thc sensational preacher of Atlanta vbo made dam? aging charge- against Capt West? brooke in aa address delivered in Al? bany. Moscow. Sept 28.-Leant Sergius Tolstoi, the brother of Count Leo, is ! dead. He was the very acthiibesis of Count Leo. residing on his estate in lordly style and living the life of a veritable self-induisent epicure,, while his brother, clad in homespun, leads the Hie of an ascetic. Count Sergius had two daughters, who are passionate admfrers of their uncle and who?e ideas they adopted in refusing to.mar? ry, one of the:n selecting a coachman as her mate. Clio, Sept. 2S.-Jeff D. Eden's gin house, willi 12 bales of cotton, two fine gins with presses, was burned this evening. The property was in? sured for one-fourth of its value. - H ?rni- - - Can You Eat? J. B. Taylor, a prominent m??rc7K?:t ?>f <.-/hrie-Mnan, Tex , snvs: "1 could no: i*at because of a weak stomach. ? ??-s? all strength ?iud ran down iu weight. Ali that money could do ?VHS doue, bat all hope of rec ?very ?*:.;> i ~hed. Hearii?*: of ?.orne vouderfr.l eures tffected by n>e of KodoL Dr^ptu-sin (.'ure, concluded to try it - Tue fti>t bortie benefited me, and aft? er taking four bottlei*. I sm fully restored to ray usual rtrtngth, weight and health.7' Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you ?dbsand cures. Sold hy Olin B. Davis. TROUBLE FEARED IN DARLINGTON. At Requast of Sheriff Scarborough the Darlington Gaurds Were Ordered Out by Governor H ey wa rd. Columbia, Sept. 29.-Gov. Hey-" ward last night received from the sheriff of Darlington a telegram sug? gesting that the Darlington Guards had better be ordered out to protect the person of Sam Marks,1 sent back to Darlington Tuesday to be tried on the charge of having murdered Mr. Hil? lary Langston. Gov. Heyward is not disposed to think the people of Darlington are full of vengeance that they would not let the law take its course, especially as the crime was committed but a short time ago and the trial will be a speedy one, in due course of law. But in or? der to give the prisoner all possible protection, he complied with the re? quest of Sheriff Scarborough. The night of the negro's arrest it was reported that there might be a lynching, and the Darlington Guards were ordered- out, but there was no evidence of a lynching party having been formed. The negro was taken to the penitentiary for safe keeping and was released to deputy sheriffs Tues? day on the warrant of Solicitor J. M. Johnson and Sheriff Scarborough. Last night Gov. Heyward received the following telegram from the sheriff of Darlington county. Darlington, Sept. 28. Governor D. C. Heyward : Out of an abundance of precaution I suggest that you place the Darilngton ; Guardsjsubject to my order if it meets your approval. I propose to use every means to protect the prisoner while j he is in my custody. G. P. Scarborough, Sheriff. Gov. Heyward replied: Sheriff G. P. Scarborough, Darlington. Your telegrm received. I have in? structed Capt. Cox to hold the Dar? lington Guards subject to your order. D. C. Heyward. To Capt. Cox Gov. Hevward wired : Capt. R. E. Cox, Darlington. Sheriff Scarborough has wired me that "out of an abundance of precau? tion" he wishes the Darilngton Guards placed subject to his orders. Consult with him and carry out his orders in case it is necessary to pro? tect the prisoner. D. C. Heyward, Governor. Gov. Heyward reached Capt. Cox over the long distance 'phone and was assured that there was no apparent danger. The Darlington Guards were ordered to the armory and Capt. Cox gave verbal assurance that be would do all in his power to protect the pris? oner.-The State. BOODLE ALBERTO ARRESTED. Grafters Came to Grief in Buffalo New York. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 29.-Seven members of the Board of Alderman or previous members were arraigned before Justice Kenedrick at IO o'clock this morning, charged with bribery. They were Henry Moeset, J. Thomas Harp, Orren F. Pierce, present alder? man, and Edwrd C. Beiser, Louis G. Roedel, Henry G. Schneider, John G. Busch, former alderman. The arrests are the Tesuit of a lively cam? paign aginst boodling, which has been conducted ltely. S1D0TJN0 AFFRAY IT MANSE'S. ?nelflan Shot in the fleck and An? other in Arm. Holly Hill, Sept. 29.-A family row occurred at Vance's near Hoily Hill, yesterday between Elvin 'Smith, his I two sons, Tom and John, and his son I in-law, Cass Stoutamire. Stoutamire I shot at Elvin Smith, missing him, the shot entering thc neck ot' John, the young son of Smith, who had run I between the two. Tom, an older son of Smith, then took up the quarrel and shot at Stoutamire, wounding bim in the arm. Neither is seriously woanded and holli are doing well ac this time Sueding Gc?lapsed in Chicago. Chicago, Sept. 29.- A flat building at Ashland avenue and Fifty Fifth street owned by Alderman Thomas Carey collapsed this morning. Ambu? lances have been summoned and it is supposed a number of the occupants were injured. Senator Hoars Condition. Worcester, Mass?. Hept. 29.-The following bulletin was issued this afternoon on the condition of Senator Hoar. "Senator Hoar is no better this morning, he failed through the nifcht. He may live through the day or may not. " Savad IVo From Death. j1 "Our little daughter had an almost fatal i 1 attack of whooping cough and bronchitis." ! j writes Mrs. W. K. Haviland, of Armonk, N. j < Y., "but, when all other remedies failed, we i < saved her life with Dr. King's New Dis- j f covery. Our niece, who had Consumption I 1 in an advanced stage, alto used this won- ! f derfui medicine and today she is perfect- i j ly well.'' Desperate throat acd lun^ di?- ; f eases yield to Dr. Kind's New Discovery i as to no other medicine on earth. Inf ail : - * ble for Coughs and Colds ."Oe and Si CO t bottles guaranteed by J. F. W. DeLorme. t Trial bottles free. ( SENATOR GEORGE F. HOfiR DEAD. End Came Quietly After a Period of Unconsciousness That Had Lasted Several days. . Worcester, Mass., Sept. 30.-George Frisbie Hoar, senior United States senator from Massachusetts, died at i his home in this city at 1.35 o'clock this morning. The end followed a period of uncon? sciousness that had continued since early Tuesday and came so gently that only the attending physicians were aware of the e"act moment of dissolu? tion. The attending physicians despaired of the senator's' life six' weeks ago, but such was the vitality exhibited by their distinguished patient that even they were surprised and the public was at times led to' cherish a faith in an ultimate recovery. On Sunday last, however, all hope was abandoned after a last unsuccessful attempt to administer medicine and nourishment. Brief lucid intervals were followed by longer durations of unconsciousness until Tuesday morn? ing when the venerable statesman sank into a state of'coma from which all effort to rouse him proved fntile. There were present at the bedside when death came the senator's son, Gen. Rockwood Hoar, his daughter, Mary Hoar, and Dr. Warren R. Gil? man. The announcement of his death was conveyed to the people of the city by "he tolling of the church bells. Senator Hoar had been in ill health since last winter and towards the close of the last session of congress was frequently absent from tbe senate. His last appearance in public life was several months ago when he made an informal afternoon address on the oc? casion of the presentation to the city of some copies cf Stuart's portraits of Washington by the Daughters of the Revolution. The Funeral Arrangements. Worcester, Mass., Sept. 30.-The funeral services over the remains of Senator Hoar, who died this morning will be held in the Church of Unity, this city, Monday next at 2:30 in the afternoon. It is probable that Rev. Edward Everett Hale, the first pastor of the church, of which the deceased was a life long member, will officiate. The body will be buried in the family lot at the side of his wife, who died last December.' , KEEPING PACE WITH DEMANDS. This Will Be Truly a Greater State Fair-It Begins on October 25th Ample Arrangements. The State Agricultural and Mechani? cal Soci?ty purchased one hundred acres of level land in the southern part of Columbia last spring: on -which, to hold its annual South Carolina State Fairs. This change was made neces? sary because the old grounds were too small to accommodate the large num? ber of exhibitors and visitors who an? nually attended the great fairs, and the buildings were no longer suitably for the purposes for which they were built. On the new grounds there is room for everything and for every? body, and they are more conveniently situated to the transportation lines than the old grounds were. The dis? tance is less than a half mile from the new union depot, and the grounds are reached by several fine roads and by the street car lines, and no trouble will be experienced in handling the large crowds that are sure to visit Columbia. Visitors will find everything brand new this year. The buildings are all modern in construction, large, airy, and com? fortable, all one story, with numerous exits and wide aisles. One building is devoted entirely to the handiwork ot women, and is set apart from the other buildings so that the fair sex may en? joy themselves without interruption. Another building is devoted to the agri? cultural exhibits and implements, and another to the commercial exhibits. Then, the poultry building occupies a very prominent location and is very large and roomy. ?The live stock barns are so arranged that all visitors can safely and conveniently pass through all of them and see all the stock at any time, and the management specially requests that visitors avail themselves of this opportunity. The regulation mile race track is lo? cated in the southern" part of the grounds, and is a beauly. The races may be viewed from the Fair grounds if it be preferred to do so, but a large, comfortable grand stand is located at the finish of the home stretch, where the races can be viewed to much better advantage and with more comfort. The Quarter stretch is not separated from the grand stand, as was the case on the old track, but all are combined under one inclosure, thus increasing the social part of the meet. The Midway or Pike is located near the main entrances, and will be filled with all the modern sh?ws and attrac? tions, with wares from very part of the world, and with people from every part of the world. The athletic grounds are located just opposite the Midway, on the other side of the entrance. Here will be played two excellent games of football during Fair week. .The railroads have offered very cheap rates on account of the first Greater State Fair, and they will run most convenient schedules from all sections of the State. In view of all the attractions that have been ar? ranged for. there is no risk in saying that the large crowd of last year will be doubled this fall, and that^t^is great gathering will be more easily ac? commodated than in any former year. Every one ought to attend the only big fair and social event in thc Cause of Lockjaw. Lockjaw, or tetanus, i* canoed by a bacil? lus germ which exist* plentifully io street iirt. It is inactive so Inns as exposed to Iheair. bat when carrie l beneath the skin, is in the wounds caused by percussion :aps or by rusty nail*, and when the air is ?xclarled the perm is roused to activity iud produces the most virulent poison mown. Th**e gerar* may be defctro^ed md all dswiret nf lockjaw avoided by ap iJyina ChatnK*?-*rna?s Pain B-ilm freely as oon as the i ..ii?v is received. Pain Balm s an antiseptic au ff eic se* cuts, bruises ind like injuries to heal without raatura ion and in one third the time rfqm'red by he usual treatment. It ia for sale by China's Dreg Store. _? I PATHETIC SASE B MANNING. A Little Boy Sentenced to the Re? formatory for Stealing When Hungry. We have attended upon the courts for a number of years, but never in all of our experiences have we'ever witnessed a more pathetic case than one tried last Monday, did we have the time and space, we think there is enough material in the case ta write several columns, and weave a story which would be heart-melting-and also be an object lesson to the boys now growing up. Here was a young man named Willie Smith of fair in? telligence with a bright handsome boy 13 years of ag.e the son of Smith's sis? ter, and whose father was a railroad engineer that met his death in a col? lision ; the little fellowfs name is Har? ry Palmer, both hailed from Augusta, and claimed to be mill operatives, and both have mothers living in Augusta. These two, uncle and nephew, left Au? gusta in search of work, first going to Columbia, finding tho mills crowded, they went to Sumter, that mill was shut down, they then pulled out tramping for Orangeburg/ At Rimini the little fellow broke into the depot, as he says in search of food, finding none, he picked up some clothing be? longing tn the agent; the elder one had gone to sleep on the platform and waking np he missed the boy, called out for him, and was answered from within, Smith go up, went into the waiting room, looked into the window and finding the boy inside ordered him to come out; when the boy came he had in his hands the bundle of clothes. Smith asked what he was goh'i; tc do with them, and be said "I am going to trade them off for food." Smith grabbed the bundle and threw it back, in the room, and made the boy come out. This in ^effect is the story of these two tramps, and their story im? pressed us and many others as being true, while there are others who be? lieve the elder has made a scape-goat of the boy and the story was a piece of shrewdness to clear Smith and se? cure a light sentence for little Palmer who pleaded guilty. The jury piz si have been impressed with Smiths de meanor as they found thim "not guilty." Solicitor Wilson, believir.,g the boy a victim of the man, appealed to the Judge to make his sentence as light as possible. The Judge in passing sentence, told the little fellow that he would send him to the State Reforma? tory and if he behaved himself he would recommend a commutation of the sentence from one year to a short? er time. The little fellow received his sentence with very little emotion, not that he did not realize its meaning, for he is remarkably intelligent for his years. After sentence was pro? nounced npon : little Palmer, Smith broke down and wept bitterly.-Man ningiTimes. King Alfonso to Jake a Wife Carlin, Sept. 29.-It is reported that the betrothal of King Alfonso of Spain and Duchess*Marie Antoinette of Mecklenburg-Schwerin will shortly be announced. The Dutchess is twenty years of age and is a cousin of the ruling Grand Duke of Mecklen? burg-Schwerin. !t is Serious. Some Sumter People Fail to Realize the Seriousness. The constant aching of a bad back. The weariness, the tired feeling. The pains and aches of kidney ills. Are serious-if neglected. Dangerous urinary tron?les follow. A Sumter citizen shows you how K> avoid them. Mrs. O. E. Bostick, residing ar. Us >. Main street, says: "I suffered greatly for some time '?vitil pains across my loins, in my limos and a ?lull, heavy aching in .ray loins Thu? num in my limbs was sharp and shifting, sometimes in one place and then in another. When I would sit for a while and jre? up to walk it would strike me in the knees a.'d chen the ankles so severe as to make me cry oat. ? thought ?f. was rheumatism and was doctor? ing for that, but after rubbing with every? thing! knew of and trying blood purifiers, etc.. ? did not notice any apparent benefit. Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills very highly rec? ommended by well known citizens I went to Dr. A. J. China's drug store and obtained a 1M).V. The result of their use as directed was very gratifyinj; indeed. The aching-in un? bar!, ceased. I do not have the shooting pains in my limbs and for the past two or three months 1 have been free from the trou? ble. 1 must say Doan's Kidney Pills brought al)out these results." For s:i le by all dealers. Price 5? cenI os ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo; X. v., sole agents' for the U. S. Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other. |3 Easy to take ar.d easy to act is that famous little pill DeWitfs Little Early Risers. This is dus to the fact that they tonic the liver in? stead of purging it. They never gripe nor sicken, not even the most delicate lady, and yet they are so certain in results that no or.e who uses them is disappointed. They cure torpid liver, constipation, biliousness, jaundice, headache, malaria and ward off pneu? monia and fevers. PREPARED ONLY ?Y E. C. De WI TT & CO., CHICAGO . Don't Forget the Same, J arty Risers For sale by Olin B. Davis.