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?2 SENSATION AT^STTHVUJIK. Body of $? B. Smith, Who Died Sud? denly in Columbia Exhumed. Discord Among Hie School Management. Smithville, March 8.-We now have two sensations here that will attract the attention of the whole State ior the next few days. The sudden death of Mr. C. B. Smith in Columbia was published in your paper last week. It was stated here that the cause of death was heart failure. When the remains were brought over for burial, there was such little information given in regard to the coroner's inquest, the doctor's examination and. the passing of the bodyly the railway authoriti es that it began to be whispered about that all was not right. For some reason the requirements of the law ia such cases ?Lad not been complied with. This susgncion was strengthen? ed bv conflicting statements, so much that the family secured the services of DR- H^' B. - Brown, of Manville,-and Dr? In. H. Peebles - of th ie .place to hold a post mortem examination. Tba body was dug up yesterday. NO bruises were fonnd that conld have, caused death. . Tba heart appeared toi be normal and in a healthy condition, so . the cause of death is to be deter- j mined from the stomach, which has been sent to a chemist sor analysis. What his decision will be is now the j exciting theme of discussion. It was stated in your paper a few day since that Mr. L B. Marsh h vi resigned the principalship of the school here. This is a mistake, for L the ^boaTd of trustees after procuring f sufficient evidence of his unfitness ior j the position, asked for and receive j his resignation. This created such a stir among the people and caused so much division that two members of the board hastened to reinstate him, j which was don? on last Monday. This, of course necessitated the imrr.e date resignation of Mrs. W. Fra ak Smithy the assistant teacher. The reinstatement in the. face of overpowering evidence and in viola? tion ol the school law casts a reflec? tion upon the original action of the trustees that is not only demoralizing to the- school, but to the whole com? munity. ? , The sick folks are all improving. The hauling of guano still goes on. Farmers are taking advanage of the nae weather to do their plo wing and : plant their gardens. Mr. Joe AUbright and family have returned to Smithville from Remberts to live. : ' Mis. rW. J. Hatfield is very ill at her home. jffl The marriage of Miss Madeline Hatfield and Mr. E. W. Smith, an? nounced to take place on last Sunday, j took place on Saturday. ; x / . L-J. ; C. L. Kirkley. . - m ? i iv? - State of Ohio, City of Toledo, ) Lucas jConnty. ) Frank J. Cheney makes bath that he is senior partear of th? firm of F. J. Cheney & Clo., doing: business in the ?5ty of Tole? do, ^County and State aforesaid, and tr.at| said firm w?i pay. the sum of one hnndr ed dollars for'saeh and every case of catarrh thaJLcannot be cared, by ^tihe use of . Hall's j Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney.. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, ?. D.1S86. A. W. Gleason, ' Notary-Public Hall's Catarrh Cure is. taken, internally, and acts directly on. the bicod and muecas surfaces of the system. Send for testi? monials free. > ' F. J. Cheney & Go^ Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists, 75c . Tak? Hall's Family Pills for constipa? tion. Feb 18-lm ? A Dinner Invitation. After a hearty meal a dose of, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will prevent an attack of indigestion. Kodol is a thorough di pest? ant and a guaranteed cure for indigestion, dyspepsia, gas on .the stomach, sour iis-; inge, bad breath and all stomach troubl?e. N.^???ns, : Lesbos; Ky.," says : ; "I ?an - testify to the efficacy of Kodol in the cure of-stomach tiouble. I was afflicted ?^th stomach trouble for fifteen years and hi.ve taken.??x oottte&cof ?your KodoL Dyspepsia Cure^ which entirely cured me. The ;?x bottles were worth $L,~00 to me." Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will digest any quantity of all. the wholesome food yon want to <3at while your stomach takes a rest-rec?b? rate? and grows strongs This wonderful preparation is justly entitled to all of its many remarkable eures. Sold by all drug It is Serious. Some Sumter PeopJle Fail to Realize the Seriousness.* The constant aching of a bad back. Toe weariness, the tired feeling, The pains and aches of kidney Ape serious-if neglected. Dangerous urinary troubles folio A Sumter citizen shows you how to avoid them. Mrs. O. E. Bostick, residing at 118 S. Milln street, says: *T suffered greatly for some time with pains across my .loins, in my liri bs and a dull, heavy aching in .my loins The pain In my limbs was sharp and shooting, sometimes in one place and then in another. When I would sit for a while and get up to walk it would strike me in the knees and then the ankles so severe as to make me cry out. I thought it was rheumatism and was doc lor mg for that, but after rubbing with every? thing I knew, of and trying blood purifiers etc, I did not notice any apparent beni fit. Seeing Doatfs Kidney Pills very highly rec? ommended by well known citizens I went to Dr. A J. China's drug store and obtained a box. The result of their use as directed vas very gratifying Indeed. The aching in my back ceased. I do not have the shooting pains In my limbs and for the past two or three months I have been free from the trou? ble. I must say Doan's Kidney Pills brought about these results." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Fos ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole age ats fortheU. S. , . Remember the name- Doan s- and take no other._;_13 Land Surveying I will give prompt attention to all calls for surveying, platting, terracing hill sides draining bottoms, drawing Mortgage Titled, Probating, &c. BANKS H. BO YON, D. Oct 19-o Catchall, S. C, I r mf( MES BF FERTILIZERS. Privilege Tax Indicates that Farm? ers Will Use Largely this Year. Colnmbia, March 9.-The sales of fertilizers appear to. be increasing. Io the eight days of March the State treasurer has recevied over $$17,000 from the tag tax agaisnt $7,600 last year. This shows an increase of near? ly $1,000 a day. For the months of January and February there had been a marked falling off, and now it is probable that the month of March will nearly offset the difference of 833,000 between the months of January and February cf last year and the same months this year. Indeed it is quite probable that Clemson college will receive royalties nearly as heavy this year as last year, when the total reached $118,000. The actual figures from the privi? lege tax are as follows : 1904. 1905. January, . $35,008.90 $ 16,865 February, 45,789.50 40,656.50 $80.798.40 > 857,5215.0 The total for January, February and the first eight days of March, 1904, is $88,427, and the total for the same period cf the current year is $74, 441, a difference of $13,986 more for last year than or this year. Bat on the first day of March the difference was $33.000. Whether these sales mean that the farmers will use more ferti-1 lizers on a smaller acreage or wheth? er they will use fertilizers in inten? sive farming on land used "for other farm products is not known, but the figures show that fertilizers are being sold jin great quantities this month. In two days the V. C. C. Co. sent in check? aggregating ?5,000. At the rate cf 25 cents per ton tb is would represent 20,000 tons of guano. By the Tonic Route. The pills that act as a tonio and not as a drastic purged are Dewitt's Little Early Risers. They cure headache, constipation, billionsness, etc. Early Risers are. small, easy to take and easy to act-a pafe -pill. Mack Hamilton, hotel.clerk at Valley City, N. euys ;. "Two bottles cured me of chronic constipation." Sold by all drug? gists. Mr. Frank McLean sent in his resig? nation as dispenser to the county board, and Mr. H. H. Pate "of Ashland has been elected dispenser. He took [charg? last| Mondays-Bishopville Vin? dicator. For an.Impared Appetite. Loss of appetite always results from faulty digestion. All that is needed is a few doses of Chamberlain's, Stomach and [ Liver Tablets; They will invigorate the stomach, strengthen the "digestion and give you an appetite like a wolf. These tablets also act as a gentle laxative. For I'sale by all druggists. Ali the member's of President Roose? velt's cabinet tookee oath ;of office [Tuesday." v^ Pleasant and Harmless. Don't drug the stomach to cure a cough. One Minute Cough Cure cuts tbe mucous, draws the inflammation out of the throat, lungs and bronchial tubes, heals, soothes and cures.- A~ quick cure for croup and whooping cough. " One Minute Cough Cure relieves a cough in one minute be? cause it acts first on the mucous membrane right; where^ the cough troublesr-?n the throat or deep-seated on the lungs. Sold by all druggists1. New York, March 'S.-Russell Sage who is ill with a bronchial attack^ is reported to b? resting well this morn iisg. ? Safe Cough Medicine for Children. ? . In buying a cough medicine for children never be afraid to bu7 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There is no dar.ger from it and relief is always sure to follow. It ia especially valuable for colds, croup and. whooping cough. For sale by-all drug? gists. . 7 ' William Simms and Dock Moore are being tried in Darlington for the muir dero f Jim Young in July, 1903. There is a heavy criminal docket this term. A Destructive Fire, j To draw the fire out of a burn, or beal a Lent without leaving a scar, nae Dewitt's Witcfc Hazel Salve. A specific" for piles. Get the genuine. J. L. Tucker, editor of tiie Harmonizer, Centre, Ala-, writes : "I have used Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve in my family for piles, cuts and burns. It is the best salve on the market. Every fam? ily should keep it on hand." Sold by all I druggists. ^ v . . v James Trice, of Danville, Ark., has c?nfess?d to murdering his wife and three children. ? His excuse for the crime was that he found it impossible to ^support his family. Champion Liniment for Rheu matism. Chas. Drake, a mail carrier at Chapin ville, Conn., says : "Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the champion of all liniment*-. The past year I was troubled a great deal with rheumatism in my shoulder. After trying several cures the storekeeper here recommended this remedy and it com? pletely cured me." There is no uee of any? one suffering from that painful ailment when this liniment can be obtained for a small sam. One application gives prompt relief and its continued use for a sbort time will produce a permanent cure. For saie hy all druggists. Mrs. Amanda Fuell, of Wpecnngo, Indiana, died of the grip last Wednes? day. She was the largest woman in Indiana, weighing 500 pounds. STARTLING MORTALITY. Statistics show startling mortality, from appedicitis and peritonitis. To prevent and cure these awful diseases, there is just one reliable remedy, Dr. King's New Life Pills. M. Flannery, of 14 Custom House Place, Chicago, says: "They have no equal for Con? stipation and Biliousness," 25c at J. F. W. DeLorme, druggist. The Fight of the Farmers. The success of the movement of the Southern Cotton Growers' Association depends largely upon the cotton planters of the-South. Without organ i izatinn on their part and their earnest and actve co-operation with the pur? poses of the movement it will fail. < With anything like unanimous agtee ment among them it will succeed to their great advantage, and to the ad? vantage ^of ever ether industrial enter? prise in tbe South. The importance of the present movement cannot be exaggerated, and as it is of vital con? sequence to the general prosperity of the South it deserves the sympathetic approval of all the people of the South, whatever their place or occu? pation. Tbe farmers, bankers, mer? chants, manufacturers aud all tbe rest of our people are interested in the preseut organization of the cotton growers. The first step towards making the movement a success depends upon the cotton planters themselves. There must be a large redaction in the acre? age devoted to the cotton crop. - In 1904, 32,000,000 acres were devoted to cotton cultivation, and the result is tbat at the end of a season which opened aospiciously and closed with disaster there is a surplus of about 2,000,000 bales of cotton over and above the quantity required for con sumption,and this over sopply must be carried to the new year and ought to affect the plaDS of the cotton growers in pitching the . next crop. As soon as it became known that the South had prodnced 2,000,000 bales of cotton more than the spinners of the world could take the price oi the staple dropped from about 9^ cents a pound to 6% cents, or very near the actual cost of production. Of th6 farmers this year plant approximately the same acreage in cotton as they did last year, with a normal season there will be another excessive yield, which added ^o the 2,000,000 bales now car? ried over to tha new year in excess of the world's requirements, won ld bring the price of the staple below the cost of production, and impoverish not only ^h? planters but affect disastrous? ly the entire business interests of the South. The cotton growers have the game in their own hands. All that they have to do is to keep down the production by limiting the acreage. If the acreage should be reduced about 25 per cent in comparison wiith the acreage of 1904 we shall have this year 24*000,000 acres devosed to the produc? tion of this one crop, and a yield of between nine and ten million bales which with the surplus of 2,000,000 bales carried over this year would be sufficient to supply the needs of tho world, and cotton would bb again in active demand and at a price which would give the producer a profit on his work, and would promote the wel-% fare of the industrial and commercial interests of the South. Keeping the pcroduction carefully in and the cot? ton planters, with the co-operation of the bankers and merchants,- would then be able to control the price of the staple and save the Southern country^ from the disastrous effects which have followed ihe manipula? tion of the crop by gamblers and spec? ulators all over the country. The reduction of cotton acreage would enable the farmers to devote more time to the production of grain hay, tobacco and other crops, and to cattle and stock raising, and in this way would make them independent of the grain growers and cattle raisers of the West. The labor supply in the cotton fields is not sufficient to har? vest successfully more than nine or ten million bales year; and the reduc , tien of the acreage would relieve tbe j labor situation in the South mat er ia 1 [ ly, and the plantings of food crops I would make the farmers independent j of the rest bf the world. The reduc? tion of the cotton acerage means in? creased profit to the cotton growers on very acre planted in the staple. Xo reduction in the cotton acreage means absolute losson the year'swbrk. Reduction in the cotton acreage with a proportionate increase in the acre? age devoted to grain and other food crops means a reduction in farm ex? penses, with a greater capacity on the (part of the farmers for the improve? ment of their lands. The crux of the whole matter is in the reduction of the cotton, acreage, and all other related questions will adjust them? selves to the newer an better and more prosperous condition of South? ern agriculture which would in this way be brough t about. We cannot too strongly urge upon our farmers the vital importance of the movement which has been started by the. Southern Cotton Growers' Association. It does not pay to grow cotton and sell it for less than it costs to raise it. We noghi to have learned that much by this time, surely, in the experience which we have had in recent year, and we trust that all the farmers in South Carolina will join in the work of the Cotton Growers' Association, which means so much for the prosperity of this and other Southern States.-News and Courier. If it is a bilious attack take Chamber? lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick cure is certain. For sale by ?all druggists. INCREDIBLE BRUTALITY. It would have been incredible bru? tality if Chas. F. Lemberger, of Syra? cuse, N. Y., had not done the best he could for his suffering son. "My boy," he says, "cut a fearful gash over his eye, so I applied Bucklen'? Arnica Salve, which quickly healed it and saved his eye." Good for burns and ul? cers, too. Only 25c at J. F. W. De Lorme's drug store. The spring tournament of the Aiken Gun Club will open March 20. THE COLONEL'S WATERLOO. Col. Jojm M. Fuller, of Honey Grove, Texas, nearly met his Waterloo, from Liver and Kidney trouble. In a recent letter he says: "I was nearly dead of these complaints, and, al? though I tried my family doctor, he did me no good; so I got a 50c bottle of your great Electric Bitters, which cured me. I consider them the best medicine on earth, and thank God who gave you the knowledge to make them.'" Sold, and guaranteed to cure. Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Kidney disease by J. F. W. DeLorme, druggist at 50c a bottle. INSURRECTION IX PHILIPPINES. Reconcentration Methods May Be Re< established-Habeas Corpus Sus? pended. Washington, March 9.-An open in snrrectior is officially declared to exist in the provinces of Cavite and Batanzr s, Luzon, Philippine Is? lands, and writ of habeas corpus in these sections has been snspended by order of Civil Governor Wright at the request of General: Corbin. Twelve hundred regulars have been hurried to the sroubleous sections and unless immediate improvement follows it is proposed to re-establish the re concentration methods of three years ago. Murder and arson are becoming every day occurrences and mest hor? rible atrocities have been committed. Natives who betrayed the plans or whereabouts of bands of Ladrones had their lips cut out and legs hamstrung. Other terrible mutilations were ad? ded and victims hardly recognizable as human beings have been sent back to their homes as warnings to their fellow Americanoes. Meanwhile insurrectos hava maintained in Manila and Cavite bodies of women who spy upon authorities and in al? most every instance give ample notice to men in the bu3h of any intended raid. STRIKES HIDDEN ROCKS. ?When" your ship of health strikes the hidden rocks of consumption, Pneumonia, etc., you are lost, if you don't get help from Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. J. W. Mc Kinnon, of Talladega Springs, Ala., writes: "I had been very ill with Pneumonia, under the care of two doctors, but was getting no better when I begun to take Dr' King.s New Discovery. The first dose gave relief, and one bottle cured me." Sure curer for sore throat, bronchitis, coughs and colds. Guaranteed at J. F. W De Lorme's drug store, price 50c and $1. Trial bottle free. - lill The, handkerchief factory at Whit mire, recently chsirtered by the sec? retary of state, is in successful opera? tion, engaged in the manufacture of handkerchiefs. A Chicago Alderman Owes His Election to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. "I can heartily and conscientiously re . commend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for affections of the throat and lungs," says Hon. John Shenick, 120 So Peoria St., Chicago. "Two years ago during a polit- | ical campaign, I caught cold ki er heing overheated, which irritated my throat and I was finally compelled to stop, as I could j not fpeak aloud. In my extremity a friend advised me to use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, I took two ?oses that afternoon and could not believe my senses when I found the next morning the inflammation had largely subsided, I iook several doses that day, kept right on talking through the campaign, and I thank this medicine that I won my teat in the council." This remedy i?for sale by all druggists. The 14-year-old daughter of Mr. William Salter, of Ward's, was burned to death Saturday. Tutt'sPilis % stimulate the TORPID LIVER, strengthen the digestive organs, regulate the bowels, and are un? equaled as an ANTI-BILIOUS MEDICINE, In malarial districts their virtues are widely recognized, as they pos* j sess peculiar properties in freeing the system from that poison. Ele* gantly sugar coated. Take No Substitute. Weak Hearts Are due to indigestion. Ninety-nine of every one hundred people who have heart trouble can remember when it was simple indiges? tion, it is a scientific fact that all cases of heart disease, not organic, are not only traceable to, but are the direct result of indi? gestion. Air food taken into the stomach which fails of perfect digestion ferments and swells the stomach, puffing it up against the heart. This interferes with the action of the heart, and in the course of time that delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.. Mr. D. Kauble. of Nevada, O , says: I had stomach trouble and was in a bad r?ate as I had heart trouble with it. I took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for about four months and it cured me, Kodol Digests Waat Yon Eat and relieves the stomach of all nervous strain and the heart ol: all pressure. Bottles only. $ 1.00 Ske holding 2 Va times the trial size, which sells for 50c, Prepared by E. C. DeWITT & CO., CHICAGO. For Sale by all Druggists. ? The Largest ai Most Complete Es?list Sectil Geo. S. Hacker & Son. .-MANUFAOT DOORS, SASfl, BUHOS; Moulding ?? Building Material. office and Warerooma, King, opposite Can ?. . non ?ft'?st, no\ 13 CH ARIJE3TOA\ S.} C.% . , rV ?& PnrcQft?f! our "hi?k?, w h feb' we guaran it superior .to any said 'South, and. C50 thereby save money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16o A The Kind You Have Alwaj'S Bought, and which has been in ase for over 30 years, "has borne the signature ot and has been made ander his per ?45^*"^" sonal supervision since its infancy?? Yt t'CCttJu?i Allow no one to deceive yon in this?. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good99 are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of infants and Children-Experience against Experiment* What is CASTOR IA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. Ife contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worm? and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wini Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation: and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates, the* ' Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep? The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of Tne Kind You Haye Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THC CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 MURRAY STREET. NSW YORR CtW. MORPHINE j CIGARETTE I ALL. DR FC AMD TOBACCO HABIT. I HABIT. HABITS. WHISKEY HABIT. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1329 Lady St., (or P.O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited AN OPPORTUNITY. . .'."-:;r . ; v.'i. We are now offering the magnificent plantation known as Shady Side, containing 750 acres, situated 3? miles West of Sumter. This place has a nice 8-room dwelling, thirteen ten? ant houses, and a fine orchard. In fact 'tis an ideal, home for you. Better see us about it. WHITE & MCCALLUM, Real Estate and Insurance Agents, PHONE NO. 143. S?J?ffTSB, S. C." OfFICE NO. 18 S. MAIN S!? f The First of the Season. . . . . : . .- i?i ?: ic ?2ZO? : :? . .. &?? .Hit, nf ?i inn sr A choice car load of Jiors?s J^;|n,b^^; mules just received and need sefc - ing. Among them are soni^l^fk nice drivers, some good smootib^ii;'. . . fuU made work horses a?d?U f?t^ 1 1 nico mules. All young and sound. I will appree^tfc ? l?bk from you whether jm^^Wk^Y^ to buy or not. : hu. ^?omd . #??2 , j ir.;:: K8/-?0 3 >}:?<.:' 'idi %0 e??ii&? Respectfully, f ; ? ;? : .. \ ?'.*)'ililliv.y lin:-. xlii::i???i>o ??ht vr?i? A. D? H?RBY. .. ! *.?:?*;..: Yfi.lt i? .8fQarj3d?J o? a.-?: xo 8?C-i Q?S? ib.33I3f3?9 oU?yJ '{ti HO?j&t ls vtetfi hr.: 1 - . ?i< Car horses and ni ules due to arrive Friday ??Sd Bought in St. Louis, at the World's Fair, conceded to be the largest horse and mule market in the U. S. If you want a ! J good selection see this bunch before they j are picked over. li . : ? Several choice drivers and family broke harness horses. . . , Ten (10) smooth young mules. J3outh Carolina Rust Proof seed \oats, the heaviest on the market, 65c per bushel. ; fe/U ; no XS', .' iO H$i . : j J:- ::U ti ru? . 1 .-....?'.?;' . ?ixrc-' . V e?i ,.' uttore? ku ii .. . ii.- ?: .;. . . .. Booth Live Sto? fm