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f RESIGNATION OF PETERS. Actions of the Vice President of the Southern Cotton Association De dared Not to be in Harmony With Organization. ? Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 10.- Harvie Jor ,'r dan, president of the Southern Cotton association, today telegraph Col. E. S. Paters, vice president of the associa? tion, demanding his resignation, Pres a ident Jordan said : * "I have wired Vice President Peters ^demanding his resignation and have suspended bim as an officer of the Southern Cottou association. The public ntterance of Col. Peteistborugh the press, as vice president of the as? sociation and his action in Washington clearly indicate that he is not in har . mony With the present efforts of tLe association concerning the full and complete investigation of the bureau of cotton statistics and other divisions of the department of agriculture. - Before taking definite action I desired the endorsement of the executive com mittee. I wired the information to each member and of 19 replies, 18 em? phatically authorized the demand for 1 is resignation. Five members of the committee were absent from home aud could not be reached." Gol. E. S. feters was elected vice president of the association at its or? ganization by tbeNew Orleans conven? tion last January. His home is at Calvert, Texas. e---' BLUE LAWS ENFORCED. You Can't Buy Soft Drinks in Charleston on Sunday, But Whis? key is for Sale. Charleston, Aug. 7.-The police f*5eourt docket was clear today of cases of storekeepers being open on Sunday. The orders were issued for -a close ob? servance of the law and the fruit ci? gar and sodawater establishments which were found, open yestrday wera instructed to close their doors, and no cases were made out for the violation - of the old Sunday law which has been ^.resurrected upon the demand of the labor union that the clerks may have the day off. It did not comport, how? ever, with good morals that while soda water, fruit and cigar stores were forced to shut np, the blind ti? gers were all in full blast, profiting at i the expense of the establishments a which v.ere closed. Charleston is a pretty wide open city with a turf room and gambling establishments in full operation and the blind tigers doing a good business, but when Sunday comes the police force the stores of the least corrupting influences to suspend busi? ness, while the others do business as on other days of the week. How's This? We offer One Hundred .Dollars Re ;\ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and r believe him perfectly honorable in ali ' business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Walding,. Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Curt? is taken in fL ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bo-iis. Sold by all druggists. Take Hail's Family ?ills for Con? stipation. July 18-lm A Smooth Article. .When you find it necessary to use salve use Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It is the purest and best for sores, burns, boils,' eczema, blind, bleeding, itching or protruding piles. f Get the genuine Dewitt's Witch Ha? zel Salve. Sold by all druggists. A number of white men have been refused registration certificates in Sa? luda county because they could not read the constitution. Peculiar Disappearance. J. D. Runyan, of Rutlerville, O., aid the peculiar disappearance of his ainful symptoms of indigestion and biliousness to Dr. King's New L?fe Pills. He says: "They are a perfect remedy for dizziness, sour stomach, eadache,. constipation, etc." Guaran? teed at all druggists', price 25c. To Ailing Women A Little Sound Advice Will Help MaDy a Sufferer in Sumter. . No woman can be healthy and well if the kidneys are sick. Poisons that pass off in the urine when the kidneys are well are re? tained in the body when the kidneys are sick. Kidneys and bladder get inflamed and swol? len, crowding the delicate female organs nearby and sometimes displacing them. This it the true cause of many bearing-down paLas. lameness, backache, sideache. etc. Uric poisoning also causes headaches, dizzy spells, languor, nervousness and rbumatic pain. When suffering so, try Doans Kidney Pills, the remedy that cures sick kidneys. You will get better as the kidnevs get better, and health will return when the kidneys ar** well. Let a Sumter woman teli you a?x>ut Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. O. E. Bostick, residing at 118 S. Malu street, says: "I suffered greatly for some time with pains across my loins, in my limbs and a dull, heavy aching in my loins The pain in my limos 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 oui, I thought it was rheumatism and was doctor? ing for that, but after rubbing with every? thing I knew of and trying Wood purifiers, etc, I dia not notice any apparent benefit. Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills very highly rec? ommended by well known citizens ? went to Dr. A. J. China's drug store and obtained a box. The result of their use as directed was 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 nee o free from the trou? ble. I must say Doan's Kidney Pills brought about these results." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster - Milburn Co., Buffalo. N\ Y., sole agents for the United States. Ilemem_ber the name-Doan's-and take no other. ^-v^ 34 BOLD BEER DISPENSERS. They Ignore Orders of State Board and Continue Serving Drink on Premises. Columbia, Aug. ll.-Beer dispensers in practically every county in the state are still stubbornly ignoring the circular now issued to them from the state board of dispensary control con? cerning the selling of beer on t^e premises, and the board this week adopted the heroic measure of pass I iDg a resolution giving them one week ! in which to comply with the law I along this line or have the supply of ! beer cut off. "The county boards are responsi? ble," said Director Boykin to me to? day, "tor the fact that the dispensers j - have not complied with the law with I j regard to requiring requests blanks to ! be signed as well for the continued ! disregard of the law by the beer dis? pensers as to drinking on the premis? es. These county boards have the re ; gulation of these matters, and it is their fault that the law has not been I obeyed. ' "If this thing is kept up, if these county boards continue to let matters run as they have been doing, I for one propose to send in my resignation to Governor Heyard as a member of the state board. "lt is not right to hold us accountable for the misdeeds of the county boards appointed by the county j delegations." j Hr. Boykin added that according to his interpretation of the law the beer ! dispensers should also require request blacks to be signed, and said he wonld introduce a r?solution to this effect at the next meeting of the state board. If the request blank requirement is extended teethe beer dipensaries thes-e will be radically affected, as their sales are so rapid at such places as the ? Isle of Palms that the business would ; be materially reduced in the rush times. Mr. Boykin is looking particularly after the Columbia beer dispensaries, which he admits are still violating the law. He says Chairman JeC: May of the Richland county board bas promisea "im that the Columbia beer places will cease allowing drinking on the premises within a week. Mi. Boykin says that if this is not done net only will the supply of beer b? cut off but the county delegatioon will be requested by the state board to name a new cdunty board. New county boards will be asked for throughout the state where the old boards con? tinue to ignore the resolutions of the state board, says Mr. Boykin. The activity of the state board is likely not uninfluenced by the interest? ing proceedings of the legislative in? vestigating commission at work in Spar tanbury, and which is to sit nest in Columbia, and by the further fact that elections are pendine in eighteen counties on the dispensary question. McCaw. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. items of Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed for Quick Reading. A eommissiou was issued the Sumter Fair Grounos Association, vrith $5,000 capital, and also to the Sumter Auto? mobile Agency, with S3,OOO capital. j Twenty-seven varieties of cotton are ? being experimented with on farms near Columbia under the supervision of Dr. H. C. Weber, of the United States department of agriculture and accord? ing to an official report made on them in the past few days all are doing well. Nearly all of' it is the long staple variety and it is demonstrated that it can be grown successfully in this section of the country and with considerable profit. It has just been discovered that neither the auditor nor the treasurer of Richland county have been commis? sioned by the governor for their new terms, to which they were elected in the last primary. The matter was probably overlooked by the delega? tion and only discovered a few days ago. As a result the bonds will have to be renewed and the commissions is? sued as soon as the governor returns. The interesting question that will araise will be as to the data cf the commissions and whether they will hold only from the first of the year cr until September of next year. Bids for the construction of the Co? lumbia Water Works were opened Tuesday. There were about thirty bids, the highest being S1S4.000 and the lowest 8153,694.40. A company with $150,000 capital has been organized in Anderson to devel? op 5,000 electrical horse power at Hatton Shoals, on the Tugaloo river. Sam Wiley, a negro burgler, "was killed while robbing the store of W. M. Patrick in Fairfield county Satur? day night. A South Carolina Life Insurance company will be oganized shortly with $100.000 capital. The plans for the organization are now being worked out and the directors will be announc? ed in afew days. A special election will be held in Rock Hill August 31st to choose a suc? cessor to Mayor Hull. George Hunte, Julian Rinehart and John Charles, colored have been com mitted to jail in Aiktn for burning another negro's house. J. L. Corley, was acquittd of mur-1 der in Edgefield last week on the plea of self defence. Thomas Lamb, a tinner formerly of Florence, killed Alice Owens in Wil? mington, N. O., Monday night. The Brice law election petitions in Williamsburg county, have been signed by more than a thousand voters, which insures the holding of the election. Nothing on thc Market Equal to Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This fact is weli known to druggists everywhere, and nine out of ten will give their customers this preparation when the best is asked for. Mr. Obe Witmer, a prominent druggist of Jop? lin, Mo., in a circular to his custom? ers, says:."There is nothing on the market in the way of patent medi? cine which equals Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. We sell and recommend this preparation." For sale by all druggists. ssas A PALL OF GLOOM. Death of Archbishop Chappell Sad dens the Fever Stricken Cres? cent City. New Orleans, Aug 10.-The result of yesterday's cleaning up holiday was several thousand barrels aird box? es of rubbish which are piled on the streets. They are being carried away, but it will take three days to dispose it all. The fever is still spreading and the city is over bung by a pall of gloom on account of the death of Archbishop Chappelle. The funeral will be held Saturday in the Cathedral. Twenty-six cas^s are reported from Patterson, La., but no deaths, have occurred there. There have been two deaths and five new cases here so far today. The Journal and Its "Dispensary" Ads." The Spartanburg Journal confesses to bavins received a sum of money, said to be 8280 from persons "person? ally interested in the retention" of dispensaries in Spartanburg county and elsewhere we print the Journal's explanation ^ and defence of its conduct. The Journal printed "matter, consisting of com? munications from dispensary support? ers, facts and arguments in favor of the dispecsary as against prohibition, taken from other papers and from in teriews with dispensary leaders. Not a line of it was editorial and not a line .of at was writteu in our (the Journal's) office, or by anybody con? nected with this paper. It did not influence cr modify the course of this paper one iota." Briefly, the Journal holds that, out? side of the editorial columns, there need be no distinction in the manner of printing and presenting matter that is paid for and not paid fer. If the dispensary argument is printed in another part of the paper from that given to editorial discussion, it holds that the public is not entitled to be put upon notice that the matter ap? pears in bought space, and not in space reserved by the editor for matter of his own choosing. Thus the Journal contends by implication that the news columns of a newspaper may be sub? ordinated to a particular public ro pri? vate interest for a money considera? tion, -and that the readers are not jus? tified in expecting to have the facts presented without purchased color. If, for illustration, the New York Herald, a j arnal of world-wide infla ence, is printing dispatches today sole? ly in the interest of the settlement of the Eastern question to the advantage of Japan, and if it is printing these to the exclusion of the Russian side because Japan is paving the price, the readers of the Herald have no grouna for complaint. This would ne a mild extensicn of the Journal's theory. The absurdity of the Journal's de? fence is patent in the statement-SD patent as to be pathetic. It claims to have warned the public that it was printing this matter as advertising in an editorial, in the course of which it said: "This matter is not ahvajs marked advertising, as we do not wish to .-eem to discredit it, but it is sim? ply offered fer what it may be worth to the reader."' This means, if it means anything, that the matter would have been di.-credired in the eyes of the reader had it been accom? panied with a notice that it was paid advertising. The journal was wil ling to conceal the true source of the matter in order to enhance its effect. Behind every word printed in a newspaper there mu?t be responsibili? ty. J.( the words appear as advertis? ing, the reader places it directly upon the advertiser, but if it appear as other than advertising, responsibility, not otherwise manifest-, is inevitably plac? ed upon the newspaper. This respon? sibility varies in degree. The reader, for example, will attach more respon? sibility to a newspaper when it nrints a communication over an assumed than over a real signature. The responsi bility for an utterance may be divid? ed, but it cannot be escaped. All this, we think, is axiomatic. The idea that "editing" ceases with the editorial page is, of course, wholly enoneous. No two newspapers present the news in precisely the same way. While usually the endeavor ia to print the news without bias, the impress of the individual mind upon it is never abseut. The News and Courier could adopt a positive and aggressive editorial course every morning on its editorial page, and, if it desired, more than counteract its influence by manipulation of the news columns. Indeed, it is quite possible that all newspaper often achieve as much by what they refuse to print as by what they do print. The plain duty of a newspapers is to print advertising matter wth un? mistakable signs, either in the pat tern of the type or bv an express statement. We take -t that the Spar? tanburg Journal was paid a higher price for inserting the matter without the signs than it would otherwise have received. The price paid for the omission of these signs was not a price paid for advertising. If the people of South Carolina are not to know when they are reading a paid advertisement or a disinterested ex? pression in a South Carolina paper, then the South Carolina press bas come to be an agency to degrade rather than to uplift. We disclaim any special interest in ? his Spartanburg incident The fact that a newspaper has unblushingly distorted and confused the office of the newspaper has seemed to make ad? visable the eatement of principles I doubtless self-evident to persons of average intelligence.-News and Courier. Indigestion Cured. ?There is no case of indigestion, dyspepsia or stomach trouble that will not yield to the digestive and strengthening influence of Kodol Dys? pepsia Cure. This remedy takes the strain off the stomach by digesting what you eat and allowing it to rest until it grows strong aggain. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure affords quick and permanent relief from indigestion and all stomach troubles, builds up the system and so purifies that disease cannot attack and gain a foothold as when in a weakened condition. Sold by all druggists. BRITISH SPINNERS WILL FIGHT. President of Soul hern Cotton Asso? ciation Says They Hope to Crush That Organization. Atlanta, August ll.-Mr. Harvie Jordan today gave out the following: "A recent meeting of the [interna? tional Cotton Spinners held at Lon? don, England, on August first, indi? cates very clearly that the producers are to be bitterly fought by the spin? ners during the next three months. At the meeting above referred to for? eign spinners were advised to buy no more cotton for 90 days except in such cases where the raw material was absolutely needed. The effort will be made to depress the: cotton market here by reducing the de? mand for the raw material as far as possible in order to break down the present movement of the farmers to demand fair prices for their staple. The present plan of the foreign spin? ners, it now appears, is to crush the Southern Cotton association and its efforts at the opening of the fall sea? son and force the farmers to sacri? fice their cotton on a depressed mar? ket brought about by combination and concert of action among the spinners and "bear" speculators. Every imag? inable device known to human in? genuity will be brought to hear to depress prices during the next four months. Association lo Fix Price. "The Southern Cotton association will meet at Asheville, N. C., Septem? ber 6th, and at that time will fix a minimum price on the present crop which will be fair and just to both the producers and spinners, based upon a carefully prepared report on the con? dition of the crop up to August 25th and the estimated percentage of yield, as compared with 1904. W7hen this minimum price for spot cotton is fix? ed by the represe.itatives of the differ? ent States on September 6th at Ashe vill. every producer of cotton in the south will be called upon to stand by the action of the association and force thc consuming world to pay a fair price for the staple. There will be no surplus of raw cotton from the crop of 1904. What is left over un? consumed on September 1st will be only a small reserve stock. The mills aie now consuming 270,000 bales per week and the demand for cotton goods is enormous at high prices. The farmers are in good financial share to protect their staple and are amply able and quite willing to finance the situation. Must Stand Finn. "The producers have just won a notable victory in the face of the largest crop ever produced in this country and by concert of action forced prices up from 6 cents in January to 10 cents on July 3d. en? countering each day the most intense opposition. "The present crop indicates a short yield compared with 1904. while the consumption of cotton will go for? ward unabated for the next 15 months. Present prices for spot cot? ton are not high. They represent only a small profit to the producers. "If the fight must come it will be forced by the spinners and will be met by determined and effective op? position on the part of the produc? ers. The crop of 1905 must not be sacrificed. Let every man measure up to the highest standard of south? ern manhood and do his full duty. The mills have got to have our cotton, and if they want to stop buying at present prices we can stop selling and see whose corn crib and smoke? house will last the longest. On the eve of the crisis which threatens the south the southern press is earnestly called upon to publish this article and comment upon the same edito? rially. The farmers all over the south are rapidly organizing and the association has no fear of the final outcome in the struggle which lies just ahead. Very respectfully, "Harvie Jordan. "President Southern Cotton Associa? tion." Sickheadache results from a disor? dered condition of the stomach and is quickly cured by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablet?. For sale by all druggists. The wife of Si Nelson, colored, was killed in Newberry county Tuesday. - -i mm A little fore thought may save you j no end of trouble. Anyone who j makes it a rule to keep Chamber? lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand knows this to be a fact. For sale by all druggists. E. W. Livingston, of north Orangt burg couDty sold the first bale of new cotton in Columbia on Thursday. They Appeal to Our Sympathies. The bilious and dyspeptic are eon stant sufferers and appeal to our sympathies. There is not one of them, however, who may not be brought back to health and happiness by the use of Chamber? lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Th?se tablets invigorate the stomach and liver annd strengthens the diges? tion. They also r?gul?t 1 the bowels. For sale by ai! druggists. Mm m I The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which bas been ia use for over 30 years, bas borne the signature of m,- and has been made nn?er his per t\? jtJ&ffl-f-^^, sonal supervision since its infancy. ^uzrv/t /'G?C/UM Allowno one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but? Experiments that trifle with and em lancer tl?e health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Caster Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing" Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, 3Iorphine nor ether Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind 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 He Kind Yon toe Always Bought in Use For Over 30 Years. THC CENTAUR COM PA Nf, 77 MURPAY STREET. NEW YORK C?TY. Ironing made easy. It does not heat the room. Heats the irons hot in three minutes. Keens the irons perfectly clean. Pays for itself in a very short while in the saving of fuel, j The price is only ?2 00 You should have one by ail means. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. For sale by the Burns Hardware Company, or it can be pro? cured from the factory. SnOOTHING IRON HEATER CO., C. M BEST, Patentee SUMTES, S. C. SB /fi IL/^BP^ this amount, if R EWARD to contain any Alcohol or the minutest particle of Morphine, j Opium, Cocaine, or any other dangerous narcotic drug. Checkers is I perfectly harmless and only contains sufficient concentrated California 1 Orange Wine and imported Oporto Port to preserve the medicinal I properties of the formulary and render the scientifically prepared I Cod Liver Oil (which it contains,) palatable and agreeable to the I weakest stomach. Checkers cures Stomach, Liver, Kidney, Nerve and Blood Diseases, Catarrh, Bronchitis, Coughs and Colds. Neuralgia, Rheumatism, La Grippe, Heart Disease, Indigestion, Malaria, Chills and Fever, Nervousness and General Debility. It checks Consumption and is a good medicine for all Female Complaints. Get one of the , large dollar bottles to-day, you may forget it to-morrow, and the disease will obtain more sway by delay. Sample free-if you write. Checkers Medicine Co., Winston-Salem. X. C. AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULST. The Reason Why We Sell Our $6.00 lue Flame Oil For Is our business. It is your business to get a $6 Blue Flame Oil Stove for $4.50.