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A SUPPOSED PIC POCKET Mr. W. P. DuBose, of Shiloh, Bound Over for Trial. Prom The Daily Item November 8. The story of the exchange of $200 for $195 has been told and retold with variations and additions time and again, until the public mind has be come excited beyond normal conditions and many things are told as facts that existed, if at all, in fancy only. Pick? pockets are to be hurried off and sub? jected to the severest punishment that the law allows, but the rights of inno? cent people are to be guarded most zealously. One J. M. Mathis was on the ground ' occupied by the carnival company this -morning, and while watching a fakir plying his trade he felt some one jostle up against him. A pickpocket must have been the first .thought that entered his head; on turning around he saw next to him Mr. W. P. DuBose, of Shiloh, whom he accused of the crime, and caused him to be arrested. A warrant was sworn out, and the defendant was taken into custody by Officers Weeks and McKagen. At "the preliminary investigation it j was brought to light that the pocket alleged to have been attempted to pick by Mr. DuBose contained no money at all; buz on the testimony of. Mathis and his two brothers, who claim to have, seen DuBose run his hand into*the pocket, feeL all around in it, and lift up the coat of the prosecutor. Recorder Hurst stated that he felt that ' he should send the defendant up for trial to the cir? cuit court, inasmuch as there was some evidence to go to the jury. Mr. Hurst, however, showed clearly his belief as to the guilt or innoncence of the accused when he fixed the bond at $200, the smallest amount permit? ted by law. If he had believed the defendant guilty or even a member of the light fingered gentry, the bond would have undoubtedly been $1,000. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the while system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physi? cians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.t Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mer? cury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Chenoy & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for con? stipation. Nature Needs But Little. ?Nature needs only a Little Early Riser now and then to keep the bow? els clean and the liver active, and the system free from bile, headaches, con? stipation, etc. The famous little pills "Early Risers" are pleasant in effect %nd perfect in action. They never gripe or sicken, but tone and strength? en the liver and kidneys. Sold by all druggists. THE "BOSS" COTTON PRESS! SIMPLEST. STRONGEST. BEST THE MURKAY SINNING SYSTEM Gins. (Feeders. Condensers, Etc. GIBBES MACHINERY CO. Colombia? S. C. Tis Larpt ai Most Complete MDli?Beit South Geo. S. Hacker & Son ? ? r: \ ? mm . PH Crt -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, Moulding & Building Material. office aad WftreroorD3, Kincr, opposite Ger non Street, CHARLESTON* S. C, PnrrijH^ our ranke, which we ?ruaras** snpericr to any eoid Son tb, and ?bc-reDr save money. WkdoTT and Fancy Blass a Specialty Ocicber 16 - o More Men Needed. The esteemed Sumter item marks: "But there is room for many n cotton mills in South Carolina the State will not be really prospei until, there are mills to spin weave all of the cotton crop gT< in South Carolina. When all of magnificent water powers of the S' have been developed it may be t there will be room in the State mills to spin ail of our own cotton ? a .part of that grown in other sta If it is profitable to carry cotton the way to England to be manui tured it should be profitable to m ufacture here at home a part of forty thousand bales that are m keted in Sumter each year." Already the South Carolina cot mills spin and weave almost as mi cotton as is produced in South Car* na, but th? Item very wisely sugg? that our weaving and spinning sho not be limited by the production our farms. But will the Item kindly inform who shall operate the spindles a looms. Even now, in nearly ev Southern mill, some of these are i and unless the margan of profit 1 tween raw material and manufacti ed goods is abnormally great, no n can earn a profit unless "the wh mill runs." In the language of manufacture. "If you have 50,C spindles, your profit is on the 1; 5,000 or ,10,000; the work of the ol ers pays expenses. To build more mills in South Ci lina until we have more people is install spindles and looms to look and idle, there is little romance the spectacle they present. ' Already the demand for men ? ceeds the supply. It must be met t fore we can create a demand for mc men and anything that the Item c do to help along in this task will of service to the State.-News ai Courier. The State Immigration Bureau w established to bring the men need in_ all lines of industry. England filled with thousands of unemploy* workmen , who are starving becau they cannot obtain work, and mea should be devised to bring the m< who want work to the field whe workingmen are needed. Tobacco Prices and the Foreij Outlook. "A steadily growing home COJ sumption during the past four yea has increased prices for tobacco ar benefitted both the grower and mai ufacturer, while diminishing e; ports and affecting the merchant ii i juriously," says Tobacco Leaf. "Tr ?universal demand has increased sui plies, and while no single country hi thus far threatened to become a riv; to the United States in the productif of tobacco, yet the aggregate lei grown in other lands is thrice oi own output, and is increasing. moi rapidly than ours. England, Franc Germany, Spain, Austro-Hungar; Italy, Bosnia-Herrezgovina, Greec< India, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Cochi China, Japan/ Canada, Mexico, Br? zil, British South Africa and Austro lia are doing excellent experiment? work. Trade with new and growin countries, such as Canada, Britis South Africa and Australia is grow ing. steadily, but with the other land it is gradually declining. The chane in Great Britain is due to fiscal an economical causes, and is undoubteo ly temporary. But with Belgiurr Germany. Italy and Netherlands it i due to higher prices for our leaf an. a larger supply of cheap leaf fron other countries. A strong movemen is at work looking toward the restric tion of crops and a consequent in crease in prices. This means a large profit to the farmer and a gre'ate cost to the domestic consumer; it als< means an increased cost of export to bacco and smaller exports from th< United States. The consumer is pow? erless. He must pay what the hom? market demands. But the foreigne] is in no such position. He refuses l?. buy American leaf, and fills his ware house from other countries. This ii not the only evil. Smokers are crea tures of habit, and when they ar? weaned from one tobacco and in duced to use another instead they sel? dom go back to their first love wher the opportunity again presents itself.' mm iiii mm - Croup. * A reliable mericine and one thai should always be kept in the home foi immediate * use is Chamberlain'; Cough Remedy. It will prevent thc attack if given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after thc croupy cough appears. For sale by all druggist. Sells More of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy than of All Others Put Together. ?Mr. Thos. George, a merchant at Mt. Elgin, Ontario, says: "I have had the local agency for Chamberlain's Cough? Remedy over since it was in? troduced into Canada, and I sell < as much of it as I do of all other lines 1 have on my shelves put together. Of the many dozens sold under guaran? tee, 7 have not had one bottle return? ed. I can personally recommend this medicine as I have used it myself an11 given it to my children and always with the bestresults." For sale )<y jail Druggists. NEW YORK ELECTION. McClellan and Jerome Win-Hearst Polled Surprisingly Large Vote. New York, Nov. 8,1*50 a. m.- Re? turns at this hoar are complete in Greater New York io the mayoralty contest with the exception of 51 elec? tion districts, scattered through the city. The vote on these returns gives McClellan (Dem.) 221,815, Hearst (Municipal Ownership) 218,657, Ivins (Repub. ) 132,317, a plnrality for Mc? Clellan of 3,158. Returns indicate that George B. McClellan, Democrat, is reelected mayor of New York by between 3.000 and 4,000 plurality, over W. R Hearst, Municipal Ownership, and that Wm. T. Jerome, independent, is reelected district attorney by about 8.000 over James W. Osborne, Democrat. Democrats Carry Ohio. Columbus, O., Nov. 7.-At ll o'clock tonight tbe Democratic leaders in this State claimed the election of Pattison and the entire Democratic ticket by substantial pluralities while the Republicans simply refused to concede such a claim, insisting that the returns wexe insufficient at that hour to indicate anything except that the vote had been very heavy and that the amount of scratching had made counting very slow. ORNGEBURG'S NEW TRAIN. Coast Line Officers Decide to Put on Another Train on the Pregnalls Road. 0ran2eburg, Nov. 8.-The Business Men's league today entertained Messrs. J. H. Wharton, B. L. Caugbman and J. H. Earle, railroad commissioners; General Superintendent A. W. Ander? son of the Atlantic Coast Line, and probably 40 prominent business men and farmer?, all representative men living on the Creston & Pregnalls branch of tne Atlantic Coast Line, and as a result of this gathering arranged satisfactory railroad sche? dules over the branch. Heretofore it was necessary for peo? ple living on* this line-and tbree fourrhs of whom transact the majority of their business in Orangeburg-to spend two nights in Orangeburg on each trip, hut as a result of the con? ference held today, General Superin? tendent Anderson agreed to put on a train leaving Pregnalls in the moruing bringing these people to Orangeburg and making the return trip in the afternoon. There was considerable discussion as to the best schedule the railroad coold put on and after much talk the SChdule just referred to was agreed upon for a term of two months. If it is dembstrated that the majority want to come to Orangeburg and the sche? dule gives satisfaction it will be con? tinued, but if not it will be changed to suit the wishes of the majority. However, it was clearly demonstrated that the majoriv want this schedeuie and no change is expected. After the conference the visitors were invited to partake of a sumptuous dinner prepared by the Dauebters of the Confederacy and other pleasing attentijns were shown during the day. Prehistoric Giants. Giganticskeitons of prehistoric Indi? ans nearly eight feet tall, have been discovered along the banks of the Chotank River., Maryland, by em? ploi ees of the Maryland Academy of Science. The remains are at the Aca? demy 's building, iufFranklin street, where they are being articulated and reisored by the Academy expert John Widgeon, colored. They will be placed on public exhibition early in the fall. The collection comprises eight skele? tons, of which some are women and children. They are not all complete, but all the larger bones have been found, and there is at least one com? plete specimen of an adult man. The excavations were in progress ' for months, and the discovery is consider? ed one of the most important, from the standpoint of anthropology, in Maryland in a number of years. The remains are believed to bj at least 1, 030 years old. The formation of the ground above sud the location of the graves give evtry evidence of this. During the excavations the remains of camps of later Indians were re? vealed. Tnese cojsisted of oyster shell r?eaps, charred and burned earth and fragments of cooking uten? sils. These discoveries were made fully ten feet above tbe eraves which contained the gigantic skeletons. There have been other discoveries in iMaryland of remains of men of tremendous stature. A skeleton was discovered at Ocean.City several years ago which measured a fraction over seven feet six inches. This skeleton was interred in a regular bnrjing mound, and beads ma ufactured by white men were founo opoo ir.. This dead Indian was probable <-ne cf the tribe mentioned by Capt. John Smith, who, in July, 16u8 made a voyage of exploration ot the Cheas peake Bay. In speaking of Indians in the his? tory which he subsequently wrote, Capt. smith said of this tribe, call? ed Susquehenocks; "But to proceed, sixty ot these Susqueba Snocks cane to us with skins, bowes, arrowes, targets, beads, swords and tobacco pipes for presents. Such great and well proportioned men are seldom seen, for they seined like giants to the Eng? lish, yes. and to the neighbors, yet seemed an honest and simple disposi? on, and with much adoe were re? strained from acorinu us as gods. These are the strangest people of all these countries, bot!) in language attire, Tor their language it may we?! become their proportions, sounding from them as a voice in a vault." Pirating Foley's Honey and Tar. ?Foley ?fe Co., Chicago, originated Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy, and on account of the great merit and popularity of Foley's Honey and Tar many imitations aro offered for the genuine. These worthless mutations have similar sounding names. Beware of them.' The gen? uine Foley's Honey and Tar is in a yellow package. Ask for i; and re ufse anv substitute. It is the best remedy for coughs and colds. Du? rant's Pha.**nacy. Food Drunk. Mr. Thomas A. Edison, genersllv admitted as a " eon ins, " says rb at Americans eat entirely too much, f?e also say s that we sleep too much. As to being a."genius" all of ns know that being a "genius" is the art of taking infinite pains and a capacity for hard wo:rk. This Mr. Edison knows how to do and what be says is very true, but the average workman could hardly live on the few ounces of food which Mr. Edison says he allows himself. Intemperance in eating is a great evil no doubt. "People eat nntil they become stupid." says Mr. Edison and again he tells the troth. Some who do this seek relief by using pa? tent nostrums and get themselves in far worse shape than ever. Tbe proper amoujit of food is an individual pro? blem, but tbe man or woman who goes at the problem in a conscientious way, will bardlv err. It is not well to dwell too much on the matter of food. Too much thinking about one's physical system is unwise and will bring about disorder?. This is a fact beyond dispute so the person who en? joys best health is the one who gives his time and attentiou to outside and better things. This rule, however, does not mean that we are to eat and sleep without rule or rote or thought of what we take in our bodies. Good, pure wholesome food must be eaten and at regular intervals and not too much of it. That seems about as near the best advice as our best physicians give us.-^partanburg Herald, Songs Such as These. "Everfybody Works But Father" was the name of a song which caught our eye in a S lop window the other day. "Go on and Coax Me" stood next to "Keep a Little Cosay Corner in Your .Heart for Me, " and "Come Along. Little Girl, Corae'A?ong, " was the neighbor of "She Waits by the Deep Blue Sea." We are never quite sure whether to smile at these urso phisticatd expressions of humor or yearning. Such sentiments, whether expressed with crudity or refinement, are the side of nature on which the world is most alike." One touch of vulgarity," said Whistler, "maks the whole world kin," and Sir Edward Fry said-the other day that " what? ever popularizes4It is true that an audience full of Aphroditse is moved to tears by such a phrase in a melo? drama as "Death before dishonor." A gallery of thieves could be made to applaud sincerely " Honesty is the best policy." Lothario eau feel his heart expand at "There's only one girl in the world for me." But the greatest artists also appeal to these" universal yearnings as strongly as to the dis^ crimination of the few. The Greek dramatists pleased the ordinary mau, and Shakespeare's tragedies are stronger with the gallery than with the stalls.^ There is nothing more popular in the world than familar moral sentiment, but it loses none of its popularity by having distinction and beauty added|to familiar truth. Vul? gar, after all, in one of its older mean? ings, signified merely what was com? mon co us all, and to accept that and turn it with its beauty to the light is the highest thing thai art cando. Collier's for November 4. Miles Brockington, a negro guard on tbe Florence chain gang shot and killed Elliott Williams a uegrc prison? er Thursday morning. The shooting was in self defence. The promoters of the concection of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton road, which was to be built to Charleston, have organized an invest ent company to take over and hold the valuable terminals which they acquir? ed, with a view of turning the water front property over to the new road. The property is valuable and the pro moten are certain that they will lose nothing by their investmeur. "ihe sites are valuable and are certain to be in demand by any railroad which comes into Charleston. Man's Unreasonableness * Is often as great as womans. But Thomas S. Austin, manager of the Re? publican, of Leavenworth, Ind., was not unreasonable when he refused to allow the doctor to operate on his wife for female trouble. "Instead,** he says, "we concluded to try Elec? tric Bitters. My wife was then so sick she could hardly leave her bed. and five physicians had failed to re? lieve her. After taking Electric Bit? ters she was perfectly cured, and, can now perform all her household du? ties." Guaranteed by all druggists, price 50c. Mr. Henry A. Heiser, Jr.. a prac? ticing attorn*y in Xe?; York, and son of Mr. Henry Heiser of Charleston, was seriously injured by an elevator esr tailing from the fourth story to the basement. Son Lost Mother. ?"Consumption runs in our family, and through it I lost my mother," writes E. B. Reid, of Harmony, Me "For the past five years, however, on the slightest sign of cough or cold, I have taken Dr. King's New Discov? ery for consumption, which has saved me from serious lung trouble." His mother's death was a sad loss for Mr. Reid, but he leamedd that lung trou? ble must not be neglected, and how to cure it. Quickest relief and cure for coughs and cold?. Price 50c. and $1. Guaranteed at all druggists. Trial bottle free. G. B. Burhans Testifies After 4 Years. .?G. B. Burhans, of Carlisle Center, N. Y.. writes: "About four years ago I wrote you stating that I had been entirely cured of a severe kidney trou? ble by taking less than two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure. It entirely stopped the brick dust sediment, and pain and symptoms of kidney disease disappeared. I am glad to say that I have never had a return <>f arty of those symptoms during the four years that have elapsed and I am evidently cured t<> stay cured, and heartily re? commend Foley's Kidney Cure to any one suffering from kidney or bladder trouble." Durant's Pharmacy. THE GINNERS' REPORT. Census Bureau Issues Figures on Cot? ton Ginned. Washington, Nov. 8.-The census bureau issued a bulletin today show? ing that up to Nov. 1, 6,483.646 bales of cotton had been ginned in this country. Round bales are counted as half bales. The figures are the result of tele? graphic reports made by agents of the ceDSus bureau from all the cotton growing States. Owing to the fact that no report was made on Nov. 1, 1904, comparative statistics are not available. The last previous report for the pcresent year, showing results to October 18, last, gave 4,940,728 bales. The figures, according to to? day's bulletin, for the various States are as follows : Alabama 815,457, Arkansas 211,113, Florida 48,218, Georgia 1,302,390, Indian Territory 135,722, Kentucky 305, Louisiana 231,249, Misissippi 510,077, Missouri 14,1816, North Caro? lina 438,821, Oklahoma 144,839, South Caroilna 822,140, Tennessee 100,247, Texas 1,692,248 and Virginia 7,479. Gov- Heyward has been asked to par? don John Martin, a negro who was convicted of murder in Beaufort county in 1895 and was sent to the peniten? tiary for life on the jury's recom? mendation to mercy. Martin was ac? cused of killing a man for the purpose of robbery and with having burned the body. The petition to the gov? ernor recites that the evidence was circumstantial aud that there is grave doubt of the negro's guilt. Master's Sale. By virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter county, in the State of South Carolina, in tho case of Ulrica Dinkins, executrix vs. Kershaw Nelson, Master H. Frank Wilson sold at public auction the fol? lowing described real estate to wit: All that piece, parcel or tract ot land, situate in Sumter county, con? taining four acres and bounded on tho north by lands of John Bradford, east by right of way dividing it from landa of T. D. Chandler, south by the publio road, and west by right of way divid? ing it from lands of Samuel Newman, Also all that lot or parcel of land lying and being in the county of Sumter, containing ten acres, more or less, bounded north and northeast by lands bargain?d to be sold to John Ryan by T. D. Chandler, and west by lands of L. W. Folsom and T. D. Chandler. The above described tracts of lane! were purchased by L. D. Jennigs, at? torney, for $800. Hr. Charles Hammonds, of Fort Mill was preparing to move and in packing up his household goods came across a bottle of carbolic acid, which he threvv through an open window into the yard. His littie daughter, playing in the yard, saw the bottle fall and, picking it np, drank it. Her parents soon discovered that some? thing was wrong with her and sum? moned physicians. In spite of all the efforts of friends and physicians the little girl died in less than an hour, g mm** vasa ' f?S?iilI ^!^ Kind You Have [iWagj^^l Always Bough! 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Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox & Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest cash or time prices on all lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, And invite your investigation before making your arrangements for another year. Come to see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banking I Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. WHISKEY ! MORPHINE! CIGARETTE I ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO HABITS. HABIT. I HABIT. HABIT. Cured bj Keeley Institute of S, C. 1321) Lady St., tor P.O. Box 75) Columbia. S. C. CoB?identir.l ccrrtupondecce solicited