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The April Smart Set. In the novelette which opens the April Smart Set Grace Macowan Cooke has struck an entirely new note in fiction. It is a story of the West saturated with the atmosphere of ^p;hat art of our ccnntry and so photo? graphic in its depiction of ranch life that it will take high rank among the best tales of that class; yet it is .; more as a character sturdy that "The Red-Headed Women" will win praise. The heroine ia the most original the most human the most refreshing woman who for a long time has stepped from a printed page. There is no ader who will not be fascinated by ? vagaries and interestd in her re? markable career. The shore stories in this number .cover a wide field. First of ail there * is a wonderfully graphic tale by a new g* writer Julia Lawrence Shafter which she has called "A Realists'. In it with consummate art, she anaylzes ^./the intricate character of a forlorn ^criminal who has become a subject of - infcrest for a novelist in search of ''copy." This story alone would make any magazine worth while but there are other excellent tales, nota? bly by William R. Lighten, who tells how a dead love was resurrected in "'The Shadow of a Shadowby Mrs. ? Henry Dedney, who writes a powerful ^paSnglish story cf 1838 in "The Swift '<?'. Ships;" by Arthur Stringer, who goes to the Canadian frontier for the scene of "In the Dusk of the God? dess;" by Guy Bolton, whose wit sparkles in "The Sign-Painter" by Inez Haynes G?lmore, who contri botes a delightful love story, "The ijgods of Hunger," and by H. G. ^5>wight, who wrtes a charming story entitled "Susannah and the Elder." Bliss Carman has contributed an essay to this number, "On Having Known a Painter," wherein he again imeals himself as a wrter of exquisite prose. . * The poetry is far above fine average pf magazine verse, and is written by djjnch favorite authors as Edith M. .'thomas. Clarence Urmy, Zona Gale, l?&idison Cawein, Arthur Davison Pc?e, Nannie Byrdl Turner and Gouverneur Morris, the latter supply? ing another instalment of his inimita? ble verses, "Below Stairs." The April Smart Set maintains its . own which standard of excellence, and ?p?s remarkable fer the note of variety ~which it strikes. The Delineator for ApriL April being' an important month in the fashion world, the April Delinea >r is primarily a fashion number, rataining au elaborate portrayal of tihe Springr styles and the latest fash? ion news. IQ the literary portion of themagaizue the first installment of a new serial story by Albert .Bigelow Paine is an item of note. It is called "The Lucky Piece; a Story of the . Mountains," and promises well from the early chapters. *In "The Rights Aof the Child,V a new serial feature, it xe annunced/ Dr. Grace ??. Murray wil?fdiscuss every phase of the care of children; the first paper on "The Coming of the-Childe " contains in? formation it has never before been presented in -popular form and will be of great assistance to young moth? ers. Another series, "Little Sketches Travel," opens with an intimate ^Sescrlption of the chi laren of Oberam mergau, later to be known to fame as the actors in the Passion Play. . Amateur collectors will be able to gain much useful information from an article on lustre ware by N. Hudson Moore, and Gustay Kobbe contributes a very interning paper, strikingly ^illustrated, on "The Stage and the ^Second Self." Short stories by Virginia W. Cloud and Elmore E. Peake are other4 features, in addition to pastimes and tales for children by L. Frank Baum, Grace MacGowan Cooke and others. The domestic columns are of particular interest and ably edited. Pleasant and Harmless. Don't drug the-stomach to cure a cough. One Minute Cough Cure cuts the mucous, draws the inflammation out of the throat, lungs and bronchial tubes, heals soothes and cores. A quick cure for ero op and whooping cough. One Minute Cough ore relieves a cough in one minute be? cause it acts first ou the mucous membrane right where the cough troubles-in the throat or deep-seated on the lungs. Sold Dy all druggists. Last year the flames licked up $200, 000,003 of good money in the United States, the biggest loss in the history foci the country. Leaving out the Balti ^jhnore conflagration, the record beats anyt?iing in recent years, with the exception of 1900, and almost equals that. January opened with a record "' .. of 132,000,000. August was the month of lowest losses, the total fire waste being $9,300,000. Four conflagrations -Shelby, O , Baltimore, Rochester and Sionx City-destroyed $7?,700,OOC fe worth of property. The record for the - year shows that in the summer months there is a decreased liability to fires. Champion Liniment for Rheu? matism. Cha?. Drake, a mail carrier at Chapin < ville, Conn? says : "Chamberlain's Pain pj?aten ia the champion of all liniment*. The past year I waa troubled a great deal with rheumatism in my shoulder. Afta.? trying several caree the storekeeper hero recommended t?os remedy and it com? pletely cured me." Tho re is no use of any . one suffering from .that painful ailmen t when this liniment eau be obtained for a tfimaU som. One application gives prompt belief and its continued use for a abor & time will produce a permanent cure. Fo : sale by all druggists. EXPERIENCE f?TENTS TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS AC. Anvone sending a sketch and description may qnlokly ascertain, our opinion free whether an invention is prowabJy patentable. Commnnloa tlons strictly eonadentiaL Handbook on Patenta sent iree. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Mann & Co. receive vpeC'-al notice, without charge. In the Scientific American. A handsomely f!ln!?rrat<?d w<?pkly. I.n'vestjrtr ?nlation of any scteotkic j>;:r;i:.!. Ti?raui a year; f our montha, ? i. Sold Dy all ^cwwiosier^ Brunen Onkc 25 F SU Wasfi.n?,;^n, D. C WORKING FOR SUMTER. Swretary Reardon of the Chamber of Commerce Has Interested South? ern Railvray The following letter shows an in? terest in Sumter by the Southern rail? way, which is appreciated by the peo? ple of Sumter. Mr. Thackston is interested in es? tablishing a factory for canning sweet potatoes and has certainly struck the right man for ' information when he seeks the opinion of our very suc cessul farmer, Mr. A. C. DuRant. . SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Office of the Land and Industrial De? partment, Columbia, S. C., March 1 i, 1905. Hr. E. I. Reardon, Secretary Chamber of Commerce, Sumter, S. C. ' Dear Sir-I desire to thank you for jour letter of? March the 11th ??.nd hope you will keep me advised from timeto time of any enterprise that you may desire to locate, giving me the names of the parties so that I ]nay bring to bear upon the influence of this department I can assure you that every effort will be made to locate such parties as you may interest in your town and that they will not be .liveried to any other point. As soon sis you have received from the - press, i:he pamphlet referred to, please send me a supply by train service through our. agent at Sumter so that I may for? ward same to the generaloffice at Washington to be distributed among :he several agents of this department. [ note that you state that there are :?ne deposits of clay suitable for the manufacture of brick and tile located near Sumter. If any of these deposits ;ire on the line of the Southern rail? way and you can give me full particu? lars, I will take pleasure in calling ?same to the attention of parties who are now corresponding with this de? partment making inquiries for loca? tions. Will you kindly give me the post office address of Mr. A. ?. Durant? I wish further particulars from ' him about the yield of sweet potatoes, his method of cultivation, etc. Do not hes? itate to write me about any matter of interest to your town. Yours truly, T. -B. Thackston. H- ? ? -i THE FARMERS' MEETING. Mr. E. D. Smith Has Accepted the In? vitation for April 3. -. Eagood, S. C., March 15, 1905. To the Farmers of Sumter and ad? joining conn ties : Now that we are assured of the presence of Senatdr McLaurin and E. D. Smith, Esq., with as a' Sumter on the 1st Monday of April, let ns see to it with might and main that it is the largest, the most representative, tho most enthusiastic gathering of farmers ever seen in South Carolina. The "Game Cock" county don't believe in doing things by halves. Everything is on the magnificent scale ali because she has as her county seat one of the livest, most thriving -cities in the country. So, my month is ope?, who will close it? 1 have brag? ged on your city so mnch that I just can't help it It is a disease I have contracted, BO pardon me. No, I am not pursuing John's tactics, and don't need to with Sumter; I know who I am fooling with. They know a good thing when they see it and are a'host in a good cause. It is not nec ! essary that I beg, but I will jnstfask I them to lend ns farmers a helping hand; they know much better than II can tell them. Here sud now I pause to thank God ' devoutly and reverently for the suc? cess the association is having, j If any wish to know wh&t John's ? tactics were I will tell them D. V. ! tire first Monday in April. Till tnem adieu. * H. C. Bethea. Columbia, S. C., March ll, 1905. Mr. H. C. Bethea, Bagood, S. C. Dear Sir: Your letter addressed to E. D. Smithj^Esq., has been referred to this office a reply, on account of the great volume of mail Mr. Smith has received. Mr.-Smith has instructed me to say that he will accept with pleasure yonr invitation to address the farmers of your county on the first Monday in April. Wishing you every success, with kindest regards I remain Yours very truly, Farncis H. Weston, Secy, of So. Cotton Assn. S. C. Dvn. 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 sale by all druggists. New York, March 16.-Six persons were in juted in a rear end collision of two trains at Ninth Avenue and Seventy Second street, * on *the Elevated road this morning. A green motorman is said to have been respon? sible for the crash. Two seriously in? jured passengers were removed to the hospital. 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 T>r. King's New Discovery for Consumption. J. W. Mc Kinnon, of Talladega Springs, Ala., writes: "I had been very iii 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. MRS. STANFORD NOT POISONED. Such is the Opinion Expressed by Friends from San Francisco, Who Made an Investigation in Honolulu. Honolulu, March 15.-Dr. David Star Jordan, president of Stanford University, and Timothy J. Hopkins, of the board of trustees of the uni? versity, have signed a joint statement regarding the death of Mrs. Stanford, in which they say: "In ocr judgment, after careful consideration of ail the facts brought to our knowledge, we ar? now fully convinced that the death of Mrs. Stanford was not due to strychnine poisoning nor to intentional wrong? doing on the part of any one. "We think that death was due to a combination of conditions and circum? stances; The conditions were some? what aggravated by the presence of i strychnine and other drugs in the medicinal capsnle and possibily also by the presence of the small amount of strychnine contained in the bicar ! bonate of soda. "The occurrence of this strychnine in the bicarbonate of soda has not yet j been explained. The fact that it was ! in excess of usual medici ual propor I tions suggests that its presence was : due either to the error of a pharmacist J or else that the combination was pre I pared for tonic purposes. The detectives express the opinion that the verdict of the coroner's jury to the effect that Mrs. Stanford died of strychnine poisoning was not justi j fied by the evidence presented. DOMINGO TREATY SHADY The Creator of Panama Mixed up in Santo Domingo Affiair . Washintgon, March 16.-Senator j Morgan occupied practically the en-1 ; tire time in the discussion: of the San- j ? to Domingo treaty in executive ses? sion of the senate tcday. He made a ! sensational speech in which he ? charged that Wm. Nelson Cromwell of New York, who was prominently j conuected with the sale of the Pan I ama canal property to the United States, was the prime mover in a j scheme to influence the United States in the financial affairs of the Domini? can government. He asserted that Mr. Cromwell was actuated by a desire to frustrate a plan of a Mr. and Mrs. Reeder, natives qf Alabama, who are operating under the name of Reeder syndicate, to get cerain concessions from the Dominican government, and to promote the interests of a syndicate he represented, which, it is alleged, holds a mass of claims against the Latin American republics, including a large part of the debts against the Dominican govrenmeut. The alleged disclosures were debated all day and the senate is divided as to whether Senator Moragn made a case. The Democrats insist that he did, while the leadem among the Republicans declare that the charges were made up of a mass of matter which con I tained no conclusive evidence that Mr. Cromwell had used undue influence. The speeches were made behind closed doors. Senator Morgan held his audience to the conclusion of his remarks. The tentative programme of the senate contnues to be ad ou rn ment without date on Saturady without permitting the Dominican treaty to come to vote. It is probable that it will be recommitted. Among the senate leaders today a new plan was advanced in regard to Santo Domingo, but it deals with the next session of congress. It has been suggested that if the whole matter is allowed to go over a joint resolution might be passed by congress to authorize the president to do the very things that are propos? ed by the treaty. If this course was pursued a majority vote is all that would be required to place the entire matter in the hands of the president. It is' understood that the pian found favor when it was suggested at the White House by senators who called there today. Senator Morgan in his speech said that he knew the Reeders well, and I that the were the original concession I aires in Santo Domingo and a treaty had been drawn up between them and the Dominican government which the Reeders were to present to this gov ; remuent for consideration. This treaty, he said, was interferred with ? by Mr. Cromwell, who, the Reeders charge, induced the Morales govern? ment to nullify it under promise that the United States would deal directly ' with Santo Domingo. It was charged that Mr. Cromwell represented a number of claimants whose securities would be advanced in value if the United States took charge, and that his agent represented to President Morales that Mr. Cromwell was re? sponsible for the formation of the government of Panama and the Uni? ted States would do for Santo Domin? go as much or more than had been done for Panama. When this argu? ment waa made, according to the Reeders, the Morales government threw ovet the alleged agreement with them, and started the negotiatons with the alleged agent of Mr. Crom? well. It was then that Mr. Crom? well, it was alleged, induced Santo Domingo to ask the United States to administer the customs affairs of the island. During the discussion Sena? tor Moragn . repeatedly referred to a treaty negotiated by the Reeders, which he said "bad never seen the light of day" because of the interfer? ence of Mr. Cromwell's representa? tive. Senator Platt of Connecticut said that he did not want the discussion to go any further until that treaty had been produced. Thereupon it was sent to the secretary's desk by Senator Morgan and read. It is de? clared by Republican senators that the treaty gave everything to Santo Do? mingo, concessions to the Reeders, and practically nothing to the United States. These senators subsequently declared that charges based upon such a document were not entitled to con? sideration. Senator Foraker defend? ed Mr. Cromwell, saying that he knew him profession?lly and believed him incapable of the acts charged. At the same time he said that the documents presented by Senator Mor-; gan should be presented in order that all senators might have a chance to ? examine them. . COTTON GROWERS' NEWS.. County President Stuckey Reports Progress Being Made. Sumter Daily Item: I will thank you to sayto the public through your paper I am in receipt of both telegram and postal card from ex-Senator Jno. McLaurin accepting the invitation extended to him ty res? olution of our last county meeting of the Cotton Growers' Association to be present and address our next meeting on sales day in April.^Mr. E. D. Smith and Mr. F. H. Hyatt have also been in? vited. I have no reply as yet from Mr. Smith. I send you herewith two letters late? ly received, one from Mr. Hyatt and the other- from Mr. Weston, treasurer and secretary respectively of the State organization. Let me add I have heard Mr. McLaurin speak at our recent state convention and he states facts not politics, that will certainly inter? est any man interested in the south, who will come out to hear him. I do not belive there ever was a business proposition made to the southern peo? ple equal in magnitude and import? ance as the present one, which every man with the smallest amout of mother wit in his head admits at once must succeed if the south will only do what they are asked to do-what they are expected to do-and with no sac? rifice as I understand the situation. Respectfully, A. B. Stuckey. President Sumter County Cotton Growers' Association. Columbia, S. C. March 13, 1905. Mr. A. B. Stuckey, President, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: I am just in receipt of yours of the 11th, enclosing check for $46.67 collected from Sumter county, for which please accept many thanks. I am glad to hear that everything is moving along so smoothly and that you are getting your county well or? ganized. Of course I could expect nothing else with a man like yourself at the head of it. We are getting remittances from' quite a large number of counties, and I hope that we will get enough money to push the work. If we could get each county to give $100, that would give us money enough for some time to send out such literature to push the canvassing for the present. I note what you said in regard to the invitation to Mr. Smith and Mr. Mc? Laurin, as well as myself, to be with you on the 3d* It will be impossible for me to come on that date, as I have promised to go to Bennettsville, but will try to arrange for some one to be there, as I feel that it is very impor? tant. The subject should be agitated as much as possible. Of course you will be on the ground, and no doubt will do your part in pushing this mat? ter. Hoping that I may have the oppor? tunity as well as the pleasure of ad? dressing your people at some future day, I am yours very truly, F. H. Hyatt, Treasurer of the Southern Cotton As? sociation, S. C. Division. Columbia.S. C., March 14, 1905. Mr. A. B. Stuckey, President, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir-We are trying to complete the roll of the secretaries of the Cot? ton Growers' Association throughout the State and would be very much pleased if you would furnish us with the name and postoffice address of the secretary of your organization. It gives me pleasure to inform you that the greatest amount of interest is being manifested in this movement throughout the entire state, and I feel confident that this is the great? est movement ever inaugurated in the south. If we lay before the peo? ple of our state intelligently the ob? ject of our organization, it will certain? ly have the support of every true Southern man. We may encounter dis? couragements, but the need of such an organization is so great that it must come; and we will live to see the day when it will reflect the greatest cred? it upon those who are giving their time and energy to this organization. I congratulate you ?n behalf of this division on the work you have already done and bid you be of good cheer: for great will be the reward of your labor. Always feel that I am glad to serve you at any time. I sent you by mail a day or two since copies of the Constitution and By-Laws. If they have not reached yeu please notify me and if you desire more I will for? ward them to you, immediately upon your request. Yours very truly, Francis H. Weston, Sec. of So. Cotton Ass'n, S. C. Div. 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 lifter teing overheated, which irritated my throat and I was finally compelled to stop, as I conld not F peak aloud. In my extremity a friend advised me to use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, I took two doses that afternoon and could not believe my senses when I found the nest morning the inflammation had largely subsided. I took several doses that day, kept right on talking through the campaign, and I thank this medicine that I won my seat in the council." This remedy is for sale by all druggists. CITY COUCIL MEETING. Several Important Matters up for Consideration Last Night. Council heh! a meeting Wednesday, March 15 at 8 o'clock p. m. Present-Mayor Geo. W. Dick. Al? dermen H. D. Barnett, P. P. Finn, R. F. Haynsworth. H. W. Hood, C. G. Rowland, W. G. Stubbs and R. K. Wil? der. Absent-Alderman E. W. Hunt. Minutes of February 22 were read and approved. Mr. I. H. Moses, general agent of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., stated that he had appointed a solicit? ing sub-agent for the company and this sub-agent had been requested to. pay license, which he thought, should be covered by the general agency license, especially in view of the large additional tax paid by the company on business. The council directed that sub-agents not located in the general office should be required to pay the license. Major Marion Moise, representing the Sumter Iron Works, asked for them an exemption from all taxation for five years, as they have organized with increased capital for the purpose of manufacturing boilers and wood working machinery. A resolution was .adopted granting the exemption on the .money and property to be used in man ufacturing, but requiring payment , on the usual property tax and license on blacksmith and repair shop depart? ment. Major Moise renewed the request made at the meeting of February 22 for the privilege of connecting a waste pipe from a steam laundry with the Oakland avenue drain. Council re? fused to grant the privilege, as ic would be a violation of the city ordi? nance on tnt* subject, although Major Moise offered to give good and suf? ficient bond to keep the drain open and to save the city harmless from any possible damage. Major Moise complained of frequent violation o?" the ordinance prohibiting the a-.m of bicycles on sidewalks of paved streets. A letter was read from Health Of? ficer E. L Reardon calling attention to the necessity of enlarging Turkey Creek canal from Main street to the Charleston, Sumter and Northern railroad. The matter was referred to the committee of public works for consideration. A letter from Witherspoon Bros., & Co., requested that they be Ex? empted from mercantile license on goods sold by them as jobbers for shipment out of the city. The request was refused on the ground that such ! exemption would be an unauthorized discrimination. An offer was made from W. R. Henderson of the Mill Stable Co., to sell to the city at a bargain a chemical engine and hose wagon combined was received as information. The Sumter Bottling Works was granted exemption from tax on goods made and sold by them. Offer of H.- J. Harby to sell to the city the 10 foot alley east of No. 2 hose company building for $1,000 was referred to Messrs. Rowland, Stubbs and Haynsworth to consider and re? port. Mrs. Andrena Moses, agent, re? quested that a part of the city in? surance be placed in her companies. Referred to the finance committee. Rev. H. H. Covington, Mr. R. I. Manning and others of the Episcopal congregation came before the council to ask the privilege of rolling their church building from its present lo? cation on Main street as far as Cal? houn street. Mr. Manning stated that the removal would be made in May when business is dull. This could be done in six or seven days, going one block a aay. No damage will be done to paving or trees and arrangements will be made with the telephone and electric light companies in regard to wires. Should council refuse the re? quest the building would be practically a total loss, which the congregation can ill afford. The request wi? grant? ed, the following conditions beng im? posed: (1) The city to be saved from all loss or damage which might arise in any way; (2) streets to be repaired if injured; (3) the removal to be made under direction of the street .?ummit tee, with such restrictions as uiey find necessary and prudent. The clerk reported that Ui?*er his construction of the resolution adopted February 22 he had paid Officers Weeks and Barwick for time lost from sickness. But the police committee construed the resolution differently. He asked council to decide the ques? tion that a certan ruling may be es? tablished for his future guidance. The payments made by the clerk were ap? proved and it was ordered that here? after claims for sick time of officers i shall be decided by council in each case as it arises. The clerk stated that two strips of land conveyed to the city on February 10, 1905. to be used as streets had not been so used, and former owners T. B. Jenkins and others ask that council reconvey these strips back to thurn. They having given other streets in lieu of them. The following resolution was therefore adopted unanimously: "Whereas. T. B. Jenkins, Alberta S. Jenkins. K. P. Jenkins, Leila E. Wright, did by their deed of February 10, 1905, convey to the city of Sum? ter three certain strips of land for use as public streets, and "Whereas, by subsequent changes none of these strips will be nee-led for the purpose aforesaid, except the one strip extending on Dingle street west? ward. Now, therefore, be it "Resolved, That the mayor and the clerk of the city of Sumter are here? by authorized and requested to re convey the two strips not so needed back to T. B. Jenkins and Alberta Jenkins, they appearing to have been the owners thereof. The other parties to said deed having been interested only in the Dingle street extension. The committee of public works re? ported that the work of extending Salem avenue to Oakland avenue is completed The street force is now claying Hampton avenue. They rec? ommend that the pond near Walsh residence in southern .part of the city be drained with terra cotta pipe, the old wooded drains having rotted away the pond was overflowing. The com? mittee was authorized to lay the re? quired pipe and have the work done. . Mr. Barnett stated that Mr. P. Moses, Jr., would donate land on Warren street to widen the sidewalk if council will set back th? fence. The offer was accepted. The special committee to whom the rental of the opera house store was referred were granted further time. Mr. Barnett, for the police com? mission, filed report of lights not burning and stated that repairs on Officer McKagen's bicycle had been made for seven dollars. Mr. Rowland, of the water works committee, reported that he, with the mayor and Mr. Haynsworth, had vis? ited Philadelphia and ' conferred with the American Pipe Manufacturing ?r Company in reference to purchase of their Sumter water system. The company had consented to sell and make the following proposition. We will agree to sell the plant of the Sumter Water Company at any time within a period of six months with the understanding that after the first six days from date hereof (March 4, 1905) we shall have the privilege of withdrawing this offer by giving 30 days notice in writing-the price to be paid us to $116,511.65 with the un? derstanding that all expenditures that may be incurred for improvements be? tween this date and the time when said property shall be turned over to you will be added to the price made. The proposition was discussed at length and the following resolution adopted, Resolved, That if the city of Sum ter ever intends to own its water works now is the time to buy. The clerk was directed to write to cities operating their own water plants and ascertain their experience there? with. . . *. \ The clerk's report for^ebruary was referred to the finance committee, as also were the following claims: T. B. Fraser, $15.00;' Sibert's drug store, $2.75; DuRant Hardware Co., $5.63; Mulford Co., $99.68; Booth Live Stock Co., $5.50. Council then adjourned. i ILLUSTRATED LECTURE. Sumter, S. C., March 15, 1905. We, the undersigned, evangelical I minister of Sumter, S. C., cordially invite Dr. Ii. W. Tracy to hold a series of meetings with us and to de? liver a series of illustrated temperance lectures. , . CC. Brown, F. M. Satterwhite, T. B. Epting, P. F. Kilgo, H. B. Browne, - Matthew Small. By the Tonic Route. The pills that act as a tonio and not as. a drastic purge, are De Witt's Little Early Risers. They cure headache, constipation, billiousness, ?tc. E%rly Risers are small, easy to take and easy to act- a pafe pilL Mack Hamilton, hotel clerk at Valley City, N. D., says : "Tw.> bottles cured me of chronic constipation." Sold by all drug? gists. mm -i 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. 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's 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 COLONEL'S WATERLOO. Col. John 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 mo. I consider them the best medicine on earth, and thank God who gave you the knowledge to make them.'" Sold, and sruaranteed to cure. Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Kidney >isease by J. F. V.'. DeLorme, druggist nt 50c a bottle.