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BILKING THE BOLL WEEYIL
The Task That the Convention of,
Southern Farmers has Before lt.
Kew Orleans, Dec. 5.-The Nation?
al Boll Weevil Convention" to be held
at Shreveport, Louisiana, Dec 12 to
lath, and which will be attended by
* * delegates from many states both east
and west of the Mississippi River,
?has cat out for it, a task, the success
of which means the salvation, and the
failure of which means possibly the
eventual destruction or serious curtail?
ment of the South's great staple. Tbis
subject will be discussed in a far
broader and more comprehensive man?
ner than ever before in the effort to
find ways and means to check the east
. ward progress of the weevil over
Southern cotton nelda.
Preparations have been made to
have present many cf-the most dis?
tinguished scientist of tbe country to
confer with th? praciicalplanters and it
is believed some substantial benefit
will result and a device will be found
to check if sot totally eliminate the
pest whih threatens the very life of
Southern prosperity.
Planters, cotton men, spinners and
statisticians are agreed that this
season's cotton crop, favored in every
possible way by ideal weather, has
taxed the labor and the acreage of
the South to the utmost degree. The
perfect combination of circumstances,
which may not be duplicated in a
generation, has resulted in a record
breaking crop.? Undoubtedly, tbe
spinners will consume far more cotton
this season than ever before ia the
history of the industry, and jost so
long as the South continues to supply
all the cotton the spinners require no
... very strenuous or sweepingly concert?
ed effort will be made to make india,
frica or Australia big cotton produc?
ers.
The rapid encroachment of the boll
weevil, however, is having a very se?
rious effect on the confidence of foreign
spinners who, ?oeking ahead several
years, are wondering where their sup?
plies of raw cotton are to come from
when the boll weevil will have devas?
tated ail the fields west and possibly
east of tbe Mississippi, as they bave
done in Southern Texas, arid when the
American mills shall have greatly in?
creased their annual takings.
Every yea the wor rid requires in?
creased quantities of clothing, and
the manufacturers of dry goods re?
quire increased quantities of raw cot?
ton.
For a hundred years to come the
South can and will produce all the
cotton the world will require, pro?
vided the progressive ravages of the
boll weevil be checked. In tbe boll
weevil infested districts ten acres in
many instances fail to yield one bale
of cotton. Experte assert this will be
the condition of the entire cotton belt,
unless some successful method of de?
stroying the boll weevil be found im?
mediately.
Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi,
whose recent telegram. to President
Francie of tbe Louisiana Purchase
Exposition in regard to President
Roosevelt bas can sed widespread
comment, will preside over the delib?
es ti ons of the co nv end OD.
The deepest interest ia the coming
convention is being taken hy leading
citizens throughout the South, and by
the Northern and foreign cotton inter?
ests.
Success will mean much to the
Sot tb. but should the delegates fail
to find a remedy for the boll weevil
evil, it will mean notbiag less than
calamity to the cotton industry af the
South within a very few years. There?
fore many prominent mes, wbo have
given the matter deep thought, are
personally urging the various sections
of the several states to send full dele?
gations to Sbrevenport on December
12th.
Mother Be Careful.
of the leailh of jour children. Look oct
lor Coughs, Coldgj Croup and Whooping
Coogh. Stoo them in time-One miuute
Cough Cure is the best remedy. Harmless
and plea-ant. So d by O. B. Davis.
Camden, S, C. December 6.-W.
E. Boyd brought suit for 85,000
against the city of Camden for dam?
ages received in falling in a ditch and
breaking bis arm. A verdict was ren?
dered today in bis favor in the sum of
$750.. Boyd also won a damage suit
against the Seaboard some time ago
for 810.000 He was represented by
M. L. Smith, E?q.
A Certah Cure For Croup
When a chili frhow* symptoms of croup
there i-1 no?me to experiment with new
remedies, LO mauer how high?v they may
be recommended. There is one preparation
th t can always be depended npo .-. It has
bee;; in nee for many years and ha- never
h en known to fail, viz: Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Mr M. F. Compton of
Market Tf xas; pays of it, 41 have need
ChambC?la-n's Cough Remedy in f-evere
Oase* of croDp wiih my children and can
truihfo ly 88y it always gives prompt
relief " i OT sale by all Druggist*,
60V. HEYWARD WANTS NO CHANGE.
The Child Labor Law of 1903 is in
His Opinion the Solution Satis?
factory to Ali Parties.
Gov. Heyward is not in favor of
making any changes in the child la?
bor law. This is evident from the fol?
lowing letter which he wrote yester?
day to Dr. A. J. McKellway, assis?
tant secretary of the National Child
Labor association, with offices a?
Charlotte, N. C. :
My Dear Dr. McKelway: I am in
receipt of your letter of the 29th ulti?
mo, which reached my office during
my absence, and this is the first oppor
tunitv I have bad to sive it my at
I teution. It is needless for ine to tell
you that I have read your communica
! tion with great interest. The phases
of the subject you discuss are of seri?
ous import to the south, and especial?
ly is this true of South Caroliua,
where the magnitude of our cotton
mill interetss is greater than that of
j any other southern State.
For several years the question of
child labor in the cotton mills was
seriously discussed by the people of
! our State and the consideration given
"to the subject showed that its impor?
tance was fully realized. In my cam?
paign for governor two years ago I
advocated the settlement cf this ques?
tion by the passing of a law known as
"The Marshall Bill," this law prohi?
biting, the first year, all children un?
der 10 years of age from working in
?the cotton mills, with similar
resrtictions, respectively, the
second and third years, for children
? under ll and 12 years of age.
At the annual session of onr gen?
eral assembly in 1903 such a law was
j enacted and has been effective from
that time. This law is giving gener
I al satisfaction alike to mill owners and
I to ?he operatives, and no complaints
i from any source regarding its admin?
istration have.reached my office.
. I believed when the law was passed
! -and I believe now, taking eveything
into consideration-that such legisla?
tion was the best solution of the ques?
tion. I was much gratified that a law
regulating this most important ques?
tion could be so framed as ro meet the
wishes of ali those most interested in
its passage and in its results, as I
deemed it essential that the matter
should be permanently settled. I have
every reason to believe that satisfac?
tion with this law in our State contin?
ues and I cannot but think that it
would be unwise to disturb existing
conditions by increasing the age
limit from 12 to H years, as is sug?
gested in yonr letter.
While these are my convictions re?
garding this law, I must admit that
the educational aspect of your propos?
ed plan appeals to me most strongly.
Should any change be made, however,
it is my belief that such change
should include our entire educational
system, thus bringing, not only our
coildren in the mills, but all the chil?
dren in our State, under its provis?
ions. You have my full sympathy in
che important work before "you andi
sincerely trust whatever may be done
will be alike beneficial to the interest
of all concerned. Believe me,
Very truly yours.
D. C. Heyward, Governor.
DETRIMENTAL TO COTTON TR?QE.
Charleston Cotton Exchange Com?
plains of Manner in Which Gin- ;
ners' Reports are Issued.
Charleston, Dec. 6.-The Charles?
ton cotton exchange today adopted
the following resolution and sent a
copy to the chief statistician for man?
ufacture, census bureau :
"Resolved, That it is the sense of
this exchange that the method adepts
i ed this year by the census hnreau
; in issuing the report of cotton ginned
. JU instalments instead of in sum to?
tal, as done by said bureau in pre?
vious years, has been a serions D?tri?
ment to the cotton trade this season,
unsettling the market values of spot
cotton and creating erroneous impres?
sions as to the final outcome of the
cotton ginned. And it is further re?
solved that the chief statistician of
tbe census bureau be respectfully ask?
ed and requested to issue all future
reports of the cotton ginned in a
j monthly form in its entirety, as was
I his manner of doing same in the pre
j vious season.
j (Signed) "Thaddeus Street,
"Secretary Board of Directors."
j Acting Grand Secretary A. F. M.
The illness of Col. Charles Inglesby,
I grand secretary of Grand Lodge of
? Masons of South Carolina, is a t-omce
j of great regret to all of the crafr and
; to his hundreds of friends and ac
: .quaintances in Charleston and the
State, but naturally the work of the
j office must he carried on. Particularly
. is it important at this time that the |
i duties of secretary be assumed hy |
some one, in the enforced absence of
Col. Inglesby, Grand Master J. R. j
Bellinger yesterday announced the
appointment of Mr. John Harleston
of Charleston, as acting grand secre?
tary.
Mr. Harlestou will at once assume
the work of the secretary of the Grand
Lodge and will complete the piacs
. for the forthcoming session December
i 13 and receive dues, answer communi
! cations, etc. All correspondence that
j would othewise be addressed to Col. j
Inglesby should be sent to Mr. I
Harleston.-News and Courier.
A Costly Mistake.
Blunders are sometime* very expensive.
Ocrwionally life it?elf i* the price of H
mi-take, bat you'll never be wrong if you
take Dr. King's New Life hills f\>r
Dyppeppia, ft?zzine-8, Headache, Liver or
Bowel troubles. They are gentle yet
thorough. 25o. at J.F. W, DeLoriue'e l?rug
S:ore, i
SSdOBL FUNDS FROM DISPENSARY.
Comptroller General has Issued
Warrants for $276,500 Since
First of the Year.
The comptroller general recently
sent ont to the various counties
875,000.- of dispensary school money
to be distributed on the enrollment
plan. This makes a total of the year
ot 8276,454.55, in addition to the $5,
C00 for the summer schools.
February 10th there was a distribu?
tion of $13,968.74 to the various coun?
ties to supply the deficiency. There
was also a distribution at the same
time of $122,487.81. In May ?here
was another distribution of $657000,
and the sum sent out today makes
the total given above. The total dis?
tribution in 1903 was 8150,424,63 and
a cash balance of $95,703.38. This
year the only balance left will be the
money turned over from now until
Jan. 1, as it is desired to get all of
the money in the hands of the schools
at once.
The distribution by counties is as
follows :
Abbeville, $ 2,358.81
Aiken, 2,181.42
Anderson, 3,318.42
Bamberg, 1,108.29
Barnwell, 1,725.68
Beaufort, 1,807.03
Berkeley, 1,392.28
Charleston, - 3,554.81
Cherokee, * 1,268.48
Chester, 1,521.57
Chesterfield, - 1,105.26
Clarendon, 1,662.85
Colleton, 1,431.36
Darlington, - 1,672.57
Dorchester, 904.82
Edgefield, 1,643.83
Fairfield,* 1,907.12
Florence, 1,662.60
Georgetown,. 1,050.01
Greenville, , 3,435.98
Greenwood, 1,871.73
Hampton, 1,181.92
Horry, 3,484.04
Kershaw, 1,178.26
Lancaster, 1,406.35
Laurens, 2,046.58
Lee, 1,127.42
Lexington, 1,662.26
Marion, 1,872.45
Marlboro, 1,430.60
Newberry, 1,821.87
Oconee, 1,419.13
Orangeburg, 3,810.32
Pickens, 1,205.37
Richland, 2,168.57
Saluda, 1,372.25
Spartanburg, 4,242.25
Sumter, 1,712.13
Union, 1,557.54
Williamsburg, 1,763.48
York, 2,670.90
875,000.00
This Year's Cotton Crop.
Washington, Dec. 5. -The report of
the department of agriculture today
indicates a total production of cotton
in the United States in the year 1904
05, amounting to 12,162,700 bales.
The area picked or to be picked is
estimated at 30,055,700 acres, a reduc?
tion of 1,676,600 acres or 5.3 per cent
from the acreage estimated as planted.
The report says that from present in?
dications the average weight of bales
is not likely to fall below 500 pounds
net. Round bales have been included
in this estimate and reduced to their
equivalent in square bales. The esti?
mate does not include linters.
The estimated production in bales,
by States, is as follows :
Virginia 19,300: North Carolina
609,000; South Carolina 1,099,700:
Georgia 1,764,000; Florida 77,200;
Alabama 1,278,900; Mississippi 1,
538,800: Louisiana 917,900; Texas
2,992,300; Arkansas 32,700; Tennessee
343,000; Missouri 43,900; Oklahoma
246,000; Indian Territory 398,100.
Georgia Banker Disappears.
Macon, Ga., Dec. 6.-Marion W.
Potter, a young man who is cashier
of banis at Davisboro, Glenwood and
Helena, Ga., has mysteriously disap?
peared, and his books, which have
been checked up by an expret show a
shortage of something like $15,000. It
is said that the amount may exceed
$20,000 upon further examination.
A feature of the defalcation is that
al of tbe alleged crookedness in the
accounts seems to have been accom?
plished within 90 days before it was
discovered and the officials are won?
dering what disposition Potter made
of the money in so short a time.
It is thought that he did not take
with him more than 85,000.
Congressman Lever Notified of
Contest.
Washington, Dec. 7.-Representative
Lever is fae first member of the Soutti
Carolina delegation to receive a for?
mal notice that his seat in the next
House is io be contested.
The negro attorney of the Rev. C.
C. Jacobs, the negro divine, who is
contesting Mr. Lever's seat, served
notice on Mr. Lever a few hours be?
fore the latter started for Washington.
At a meeting today of ?the committee
on agriculture, ot' which Representa?
tive Lever is a member, it was decid?
ed to send a committee of five to
Shreveport, La., ro investigate the
ravages of the boll weevil cn the cot?
ton crop.
Revolution imminent
A sure higa ci approaching revolt and
serious tron?le in your system is nervous?
ness, sleeplessness, or stomach np.sets.
E'ectric Bitters willqnickly dismember the
troublesome cau-e?. It never failt* to tone
the stomach, regulate the Kidneys aud
Bowels, stimulate the Liver, and clarify the
blood. Ren d ?wn ey stems ben flit
particularly and a-1 the nsual attending
ache-* vanish nuder its searching and
thorough effectivene*. Electric Bitters
only /.Oe, and that i* returned if it don't
gave perfect satisfaction Guaranteed by
J. F. W. DeLorme, Druggist.
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Mew Treaty is Strict. Yet Objec?
tionable Features of Oid One
are Eliminated.
Washington, Dec. S.-The period of
the convention between the United
States and China by which the Chi?
nese are excluded from this country
expires today, bnt by mutual agree?
ment its provisions will remain oper?
ative until the new treaty arranged by
Secretary Hay and the Chinese minis?
ter has been presented to the senate
and ratified. From all appearances
the sentiment against Chinese exclu?
sion, of which talk is heard now and
then, is not sufficiently strong to en?
danger the ratification of the new
treaty by the senate. Should the op?
ponents of the measure start a fight
after the treaty is' presented to the
senate, with any prospect of success,
it is believed that the document
would be withdrawn rather than per?
mit its amendment by the senate in
such manner as to weaken the restric?
tions u]pon the admission of Chinese
of the lower classes.
The new treaty, it is said, will be
equally as strict as the old one in re?
gard to exclusion, but it will contain
provisions which will permit the en?
trance ?nto the United States of offi?
cials, merchants, students and other
excepted classes without the restric?
tions now imposed. A thorough ex?
amination will be provided for
through which every Chinaman now
in this country and desiring to visit
China, with the intention of return?
ing to the United States, shall be pro?
vided with a certificate entitling him
to reenter the United States within
two years from the dateof departure.
The treaty will also contain a provis?
ion permitting the United States to
establish immigration officials in
China, charged with the duty of in?
vestigating every Chinaman intending
to come to the United States. With a
certificate from such official, inspec?
tion at the port of entry would be
abolished, except as to the verification
of the certificates and identification
of applicants for admission.
HELP FOR TEXAS FARMERS.
One Bank has Offered to Carry
1,000 Bales of Cotton for a
Year, and Others May do
Likewise.
Waco. Texas, Dec. 7 -A movement
is on foot in Waco to afford relief to
country merchants and others who
have quantities of cotton so as to en?
able them to hold what they have un?
til the market regains its nonna!
le'vei.
Judge Eugene Williams tonight
sounded Texas banas with a view to
enlisting their aid in assisting all cot
ton holders, a bank of this city hav?
ing offered to carry 1,000 bales of cot?
ton for one year, advancing $30 a bale,
at six cer cent, and it is understood
that all the banks of Waco will make
similar offers.
There are over six hundred banking
institutions in Texas and if the move?
ment becomes general, as is expected,
it is believed that ample relief will be
furnished to every cotton holder in
the State who is in distress, as a re?
sult of the recent flurry.
Fire Damp Kills Coal Miners.
Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 8.-Meagre
details of an explosion in the coal
mine at Burnett have been received.
Ten bodies were taken ont at mid?
night lt is positively known that
five workmen are still in mines.
Fire damp was responsible for the
disaster. Just prior to the explosion
forty miners were taken to the sur?
face.
Bryan's Bluff Went.
William Jennings Bryan while mak?
ing his recent stumping tour found he
would be compelled to wait half an
hour or more for his train, says the
New York Herald. Taking a seat in
the waiting room, be drew forth a
cigar and lighted it Just then a por?
ter entered and, pointing to a sign
said :
"I beg your pardon, sir, but you
see that smoking is not allowed in
this room."
" Well," replied Mr. Bryan, "I sup?
pose that rule is not always strictly
enforced?"
"Ob no, sir; neither is the one
[alongside of it," said the man with
? a grin.
"Employes of this railway are not
, permitted to accept tips."
Mr. Bryan finished his cigar undis?
turbed.
Edgefield. Dec. 7.-Mr. T. B. Bail?
ey, of Ciarke's Hill, a son-ion-law of
tiie late Hon. G. D. Tillman, while
hunting on a plantation six miles west
of town fell from a tree, killing him?
self instantly. He shot a squirrel,
which lodged on a limb of the tree i
and in attempting to get it fell some j
fifty feet,crushing his skull and break- j
ing his neck.
Beware of Counterfeits.
De Witt's is the only pennine Witch Hazel j
Salve" ?write'; J. L. Tacker, of (-entre. Ala. J
have used it in my family for piles,cuts and
Burns for years and can recommend it to i
be the best Salve on the market. Kvery
family should keep it, as it is an invaluable
household remedy, and should always be j
kept on hand fo*r immediate use." Mrs. !
Samuel Gage, of North Bush, N. Ynsays: !
"I had a fever p?re on my ankle for twelve I
years that the doctor* could not cure. All j
salve and blood remedies prov d worthless, j ;
I could not walk for over two years. | ?
Finally 1 was persuad-d to try Dewitt's 1 <
Witch Hazel Salve, which has completely i i
cured rr e. It is a wonderful relief, j '.
"DeWitt'g Witch Hazel Salve cures with- j
out leaving a scar. Sold by O. B. Davie. 1
HAMMERING ON THE RUSSIAN SHIPS
Three More of the Port Arthur
Fleet Damaged Yesterday.
Tckio, Dec. 3-At imperial head?
quarters it is announced that as the re?
sult of the bombardment of the inner
harbor of Port Arthur yesterday by
the Japanese guns of large calibre,
many shots took effect on the cruisers
Peresviet, Probieda, and Pallada.
Peresviet took fire shortly after 3
o'clock and the Probieda listsd to
port.
Japan Will Send Delegates to the Hague.
Washington, Dec. 8.-Japanese
today accepted the invitation of Pres?
ident Roosevelt to participate in the
scond peace conference at the Hague.
Russia, it will be remembered, declin?
ed the invitation a few days ago.
List of the Killed.
Tokio, Dec. 9.-In the fighting on
November 30th the second son of Gen.
Nogi was killed at 203 metre hill. His
eldest son was killed at the bartle of
Nanshan hill.
Tokio, Dec. 9.-The Headquarters
Staff today published a list of thirty
six officers killed and forty-eight
wounded. The place where the cas?
ualties occurred is not given, bot it
is presumed it was at Port Arthur.
Has Seen This State.
Mr. E. J. Watson, commissioner of
agriculture and immigration, has re?
ceived a letter from a northern gen?
tleman, who once was anxious to get
away from this State, and now would
be very glad to get back.
The letter is from the vice com?
mander of the National Legion of the
Blue and Gray, who is asking about
the agricultural possibiilties of this
state and for a list of farms for sale,
with prices and locations.
"In September, 1864, I escaped
from Andersonville," he writes, "and
I passed up through Berkeley county
from a point of the Branchville rail?
road within 14 miles of Charleston,
up through Mt.Holly,thence to Straw?
berry ferry, Bonneau's ferry, crossing
Santee at Gourdin ferry, thence down
the neighborhood road to Sampit
bridge thence to Cat Island and down
th? Santee on a dugout to South Is?
land, where I remained in an old
abandoned fort until I was picked
up by the gunboat Patomska, which
was blockading off Georgetown. You
see I am interested in South Carolina.
-The State.
Another Railroad for Bishopviiie.
As will be seen from the extracts
from the Sumter papers, the survey of
the Sumter and Northern railroad is
being maae this week. The surveyors
weTe expected to each here by yes?
terday, but we presume that the bad
weather has retarded the work and
that they will reach here today or to?
morrow. " If the citizens of Sumter,
Bishopviiie and those all along the
route are aroused to the importance
of this road and throw no obstacle in
the way of getting the right of way,
the road is assured.
There is plenty of capital behind the
enterprise and if the citizens will
give the right of way they will be
more than doubly aid by the enhanced
value of their property. It is proposed
to connect with the Sea Board Air
Line at McBee and then on to Jeffer?
son and eventually to Monroe, N. C.
which will give the shortest and most
direct route to Norfolk and open up
the finest section in the state for truck
farming as well as cotton and lum?
ber. It will give us two competing
lines and that means better freight
and passenger schedules. It stands
us all in hand now to pull together.
Just where the line will run will not
be determined no til after the snrvey
is made.-Bishopviiie Vindicator.
New York, Dec. 7.-Hugh Mc?
Laughlin, for many years Democratic
leader of Kings county, died tonight
at his home in Brooklyn aged 77. The
cause of death is thought to have been
heart disease.
A Pleasant Pill.
No Pill is as pleasant and posiiive as
Dewitt's ' Little Early Risers. DeWitfs
Little Early Risers are po mild and effectives
that children, delicate ladies and weak
people enjoy their cleansing effect while
strong people say they are the best liver
pills sold. Sold by O. B. Davis.
A Frightened Horse,
Running 'ike mad down the street
dumping the occupants , or a hundred other
accidents, are every day occurrences. It
behooves eveiybody to have a reliable
Salve handy and there's none as good as
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Burns, Cuts, Sores,
Eczema and Piles, disappear quickly under
its soothing effect. 25c, at J. F. W. Delorme
Drug Store.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 6.-Dr.
James D. Barbee, a leader in south?
ern Methodism, is dead at his home
here aged 72 years. Dr. Barbee was
for a nnmber cf years one of the
agents of the Southern Methodist Pub?
lishing House.
Xo More Suffering.
If you are troubled with indigestion get a
bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and see
how quickly it will cure you. Geo. A
Thomson, of Spencer, la., says: "Have had
Dyspepsia for twenty years. My case was
almost hopeless. Kodol Dyspepsia cure was
recommended and I u?ed a few bottles of
it and it i.j the only thing that has relieved
me. Would not be without it. Have doctored
with local physicians and also at Chicago
and even went to Norway with hopes of ?
cettine some relief, but Kodol Dyspepsia j
Cure is the only remedy that has done me
any good, and I heartily recommend it. I
Every person suffering with Indigestion or ,
Dyspepsia should use it." Sold by O. B. j
Davis. i
A MATTER SF HEALTH
POWDER
Absolutely Pore
ms m SUBSTITUTE
ALMOST A PANIC ON
STOCK EXCHANGE.
Amalgamated Copper Stocks Tum?
ble in Price Result of Law?
son's Frenzied Finance
Article.
New York, Dec. 8.-Scenes cf wild
excitement occurred on the Stock Ex?
change this morning. Trading reach?
ed an enormous volume and ic was im?
possible for market evperts to give
buyers and sellers accurately. Amal?
gamated led in the toppling of the*
pyramid of high prices which have
been reached during the past few
months of the bull movement. Stocks
fell, ' in all, nearly ten points from last
night's close, selling down to fifty
nine around ll o'clock. United States
steel, common and preferred sugar,
Massonri-Pacific, Erie and Cand?an
Pacific were among the stocks that
fell with dull thuds. Lesses of a
point or two were common. Lawson
bulletins on the result of the stock
condition come hourly from Boston
and were freely circulated.
Boston, Dec. 8.-The bear raid in
copper shore market continued this
morning. r At ll o'clock amalgamated,
which clo'sed yesterday at G8y? had
dropped to 59.
Grip Quickly Knocked Out.
"Some weeks ago during the severe win?
ter* weather both my wife and myself con?
tracted severe colds which speedily devel?
oped into the worst kind of la grippe with
all its miserable symptoms," says'Mr. J.
S. Egleston of Maple Landing, Iowa.
.'Knees and joint3 aching, muscles sore,
head stopped up, eyes and nose running,
with alternate spells of chills and fever.
We began using Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, aiding the same with a dose of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets,
and by its liberal use soon completely
knocked out the grip." These Tablets
promote a healthy action of the bowels,
liver and kidneys which is always beneficial
when the system is congested by a cold or
attack of the grip. For sale by all Druggists
OVERTAXED.
Hundreds of Sumter Readers"
Know What It Means.
The kidneys are overtaxed ;
Have too much to do.
They tell aboutit in many aches and pains
Backache, sideache, headache.
Early symptoms of kidney ills.
Urinary troubles, diabetes. Bright's disease
follow.
, A Sumter citizen tells herc a certain cure.
' George W. Hancock, keeper of the jail. 27
Canal ?St.. says: "I have been down in bed
on account of my back several times and sui?
fered the most intense pain right across the
small of my back which felt just as if a log of
wood was laying on it and crushing the life
out of me and I was unable to get from un?
der it, cou.d not turn over without taking
both hands to pull myself. The kidney se?
cretions were very dark, full of sediment and
called me out of bed every little while. I
think I contracted the disease during the
war. away back in 18?2 and laying out in
all kinds of weather, exposed to heat and
cold. Since then during later years I have
suffered everything a man could suffer and
live. I used everything I could get hold of
but nothing seemed to touch it. 1 finally saw
Do ari's Kidney Pills advertised and went to
Dr. A. .1. China's drug store and procured a
box. They acted like a charm. I have used
three boxes and all Hie pain in my back has
left, the kidney secretions have been natural
and I feel A No. 1. Doan's Kidney Piils are the
best headache remedy on earth."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.
Foster-Mil burn Co.. Buffalo. N.Y.. sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and take no
other. .
Sour
Stomach
No appetite, loss of strength, nervous?
ness, headache, constipation, bad breath,
general debility, sour risings, and catarrh of
the stomach are all due to indigestion. Kodol
cures indigestion. This new discovery repre?
sents the natural juices of digestion as they
exist in a healthy stomach, combined with
the greatest known tonic and reconstructive
properties. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does not
only cure indigestion and dyspepsia, but this
famous remedy cures all stomach troubles
by cleansing, purifying, sweetening and
strengthening the mucous membranes lic:ng
the stomach.
it Mr. S. S. Ball, of Ravenswood. W. Va., says:
*) was troubled with sour stomach for twenty years.
Kodol cured me and we are now urine it in miflt
for baby."
Kodol Digests What Yon Eat
Bettles only. $ l .00 Size holding 2% ?mes the trial
size, which sells for 50 cents.
Prepared by E. C. DeWITT & OO.f CHICAGO
For sale by Olin B. Davis.