Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES. The secretary of the Chamber of Commerce has requested Senator Till? man and Congressman Lever to use their influence in having a mail clerk put on the train from Orangeburg to Lanes via Sumter and from Lanes to Orangeburg. Mr. Lever has written that the postoffice department now has the matter under consideration. It is up to the Sumter merchants now ?to hustle fer the Pee Dee trade. The schedule will be convenient for people above Florence to do their trading at Sumter, as they will have nearly nine hours in Sumter, whereas they will have to travel forty miles further to get'to Columbia, and forty miles returning, making eighty miles more traveled to reach Columbia than Sumter, not counting railroad fare, and: the fact that they will have sever? al more hours to trade in Sumter than in Columbia. Sumter is the natural trade centre for Eastern South Carolina. We have a variety of goods, plenty of wholesale and retail houses, the best and most convenient schedules for coming to Suinter ive the^morning and returning in the evening. Our dry goods, shoe, gent's furnishing, - millinery, grocery, hardware.and other establishments are the equal of any in the State and our v foundries, door, sash and blind facto ries^ahd other factories can turn out as much and as good material, as any in the State^ So the people of the Pee Dee will do well to visit Sumter for business. The Sumter merchants must hustle to extend their trade territory- They must advertise in. the newspapers, back up the Chamber of -Commerce and put traveling representatives on the road, A first class, well suported daijy newspaper, and a hustling Chamber of Commerce make a good ? combination when, it comes to build? ing up a town and increasing the trade of a place. k OFFICER OWENS INJURED. Collar Bone Fractured While Making Arrest. Officer A. D. Owens of the city po? lice force had his collar bone broken whale making an arrest at the Atlantic Coast Line depot Wednesday. The police department received a message from the authorities at Orangeburg requesting that a negro, whose de? scription was given be arrested if he endeavored to pass through Sumter that morning. Officer Owens Was detailed to cap? ture the fugitive from justice and met the train with that object in view. Af? ter making inquiry he proceeded to ef? fect the arrest of a party who was pointed out as the man wanted. The man was on the platform of the coach and when Officer Owens grabbed him, he made a desperate effort to escape and in ithe scuffle both ?men fell from the platform to the ground. The fall resulted in fracturing the collar bone of the officer. The negro arrested was the wrong man. Not if as Rich as Rockefeller. .If you had all the wealth of Rock? efeller, the Standard Oil magnate, you could not buy a better med? icine for bowel . complaints than Chamberlain's^ Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The most emi-. nent physician cannot prescribe a bet? ter preparation for colic and diar? rhoea, both for children and adults. The uniform success of this remedy has shown it to be superior to all oth? ers. It never fails, and when reduc? ed with water and sweetened, is pleas? ant to take. Every family should be supplied with it. Sold by all druggists. W. S. Chandler, who has been a member of the county board of control of Sumter county, resigned recently, but has withdrawn his resignation "until matters at Mayesville dispensa? ry are adjusted." Sciatica Cured'After 20 Years of Tor ? tore. .For more thn 20 years Mr. J. B. Massey, 3322 Clinton street Minneapo? lis, Minn., was. tortured by sciaica. The pain and suffering which he endured during this time is beyond compre? hension. Nothing gave him any per? manent relief until he use Chamber? lain's Pain Balm. One application of that liniment relieved the pain and made sleep and rest possible, and less than one bottle has effected a perma 11s, Minn, was tortured by sciatica. The or rheumatism why not try a 25-cent bottle of Pain Balm and see for your? self how quickly it relieves the pain. ^For sale by all druggists. The home of Mr. T. R. Ard at No. 216 East Liberty street was entered Wednesday by a burglar while no one was at home and the place rob? bed. A gold watch, a pistol, a can of ; syrup and some bread were found missing. The thief left no clue by which he could be traced, and there is little probability of his being caught. Sore Nipples. ?A cure may be effected by applying Chamberlain's Salve as soon as the child is done nursing. Wipe it off with a coft cloth before allowing the child to nurse. Many trained nurses use this salve with the best results. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by all druggists. BETTER PASSENGER SCHEDULES. Another Passenger Train Put on By the Atlantic Coast Line. The Atlantic Coast Line has decided to put on a local train from Elrod, N. C., connecting with train No." 51 at Florence for Columbia. This will give people from Marion, Mullins, Dillon and other points in the Pee Dee sec? tion an opportunity to come to Sum? ter in the morning by connecting at Florence with the Florence and Luck? now train which leaves Florence at 7:30 a. m, and arrives at Sumter at 9:15 a. m. Passengers will be able al? so to connect at Sumter as usual for Columbia, Charleston, Camden, Bish ^opville and other points each morn? ing. Heretofore people from the great Pee Dee section were cut off from trading in SumJter on account of the fact that the train from points above Florence did not connect with the morning train.ipr Sumter, and passen? gers had to come to Sumter at 9:20 p. m., and lie over at Sumter all night and spend the entire next day here in order to do their trading and also lie over in Florence again at night on the return trip* in the evening. Now pas? sengers from as far north as Elrod, N. C,'may come'to Sumter in the morning, arriving .here at 9:15 a. m., have ali day to do their trading and return at 6:30 in the evening. This new train will .be put on May 27th. The Columbia and Sumter Chamber of Commerce co-operated with the people of; the Pee. Dee section in se? curing this most convenient passen? ger transportation arrangement, and the Sumter Chamber of Commerce one year ago induced the Atlantic Coast Line to put on the morning train from Florence, which will soon be the means of" opening up a large and veryt valuable trade with the Pee Dee sec? tion. Mr. D. Perrin Smith, superintend? ent of the Hamer Cotton Mill, has worked very hard for this train for many months, and Chairman J. H. Wharton, and the other railroad com? missioners have done all that they could to secure this train from Elrod, N. C., through to Columbia via. Flor? ence and Sumter. ?It is possible to obtain relief from chronic indigestion and dyspepsia by the use of Kodol for Dyspepsia. Some of the most hopeless cases of long standing have yielded to it. It ena? bles you to digest the food you eat arid exercises a corrective influence, building up the efficiency of the di? gestive organs. The stomach is the boiler wherein the steam is made that keeps up your vitality, health and strength. Kodol digests what you eat. Makes the stomach sweet-puts the boiler in condition to do the work na? ture demands of it-gives you relief from digestive disorders, and puts you in shape to do your best, and feel your best. Sold by all druggists. A postal clerk has been put on the Wilson and Summerton train and the people of the section traversed by that road will now have better mail service than they have ever had before. A Mountain of Gold * Could not bring as much happiness to Mrs. Lucia Wilke, of Caroline Wis., as did one 25c box of Buckler's Arnica Salve, when it completely cured a run? ning sore on her leg, which had tor? tured her 23 long years. Greatest an? tiseptic healer of piles, wounds and sores. 25c at Sibert's Drug Store. Some of the finest cabbages raised in this State are grown on Mr. Sam B. Mitchell's farm near this city by Mr. Mitchel and Mr. D. J. Auld. They are large and heavy heads and show the adaptability of this county for cab? bage culture. Was Wasting Away. *"I had been troubled with kidney disease for the last five years," writes Robert W. Watts, of Salem, Mo. "I lost flesh and never felt well and doc? tored with leading physicians and tried all remedies suggested without relief. Finallly I tried Foley's Kidney Cure and less than two bottles com? pletely cured me and now I am sound and well." During the summer kid? ney irregularities are often caused by excessive drinking or being overheat? ed. Attend to the kidneys at once by using Foley's Kidney Cure. Durant's Pharmacy. The $200,000,000 mortgage given by the Southern Railway to the Stand? ard Trust Co.. of New York, is being filed for record with the clerks of court of the several counties in South Carolina in which the road has lines. Fortunate Missourians. ?"When I was a druggist, at Livo? nia, Mo." writes T. J. Dwyer, now of Graysville. Mo., "three of my custom? ers were permanently cured of con? sumption by Dr. King's New Discov? ery, and are well and strong today. One was trying to sell his property and ; move to Arizona, but after using New j Discoverv a short time he found ii I unnecessary to do s<>. i regard Dr. ; King's Xew Discovery as the most I wonderful medicine in existence." ! Surest cough and cold cure and throat j and lung healer. Guaranteed by Si- I bert's Drug Store. 50c. and $1. Trial ! bottle free. AID FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS VOTED BY PARLIAMENT. Canadian Offer Refused By President Roosevelt Accepted By the Recon? struction Committee. San Francisco, May 8.-Mayor Schmitz elicited applause by reading the following telegram at a meeting of the reconstruction committee today: "Toronto, May 8. "The Canadian parliament voted $100,000 for the relief of San Francis? co which was declined by President Roosevelt. It is still awaiting accept? ance. Will you take it if offered di rect? Please rush. "Toronto Daily Star." James D. Phelan, chairman of the finance committee, was asked to an? swer the message at once in the af? firmative. Reporting for the finance commit? tee, Mr. Phelan announced that the subscriptions from all sources up to May 5th, make a total of $4,000,392, This did not include $500,000 now held by the chamber of commerce of New York city awaiting the plan for re? habilitation of San Francisco. A Half Million More. Washington, May 8.-The president today transmitted to congress a letter from Secretary Taft recommending the appropriation of an additional $500,000 to meet conditions at San Francisco. The president's letter of transmittal to the senate and house follows: "I herewith transmit a letter from the secretary of war in respect to the situation as to the army supplies at San Francisco. This letter contains appendices showing the supplies which have been transmit?-fd to San Francisco and their cost and sets forth the necessity for an additional appro? priation of $500,000, which I recom? mend be made at once. "Theodore Roosevelt." Last year this time this town was fighting mad on the ice question be? cause ice was selling at 60 cents per hundred pounds and you had to ac? cept, without question, the weights. You paid for twenty pounds and got, perhaps, fifteen. Now you are getting ice at thirty-five cents per hundred and receive full weights. Isn't it just a bit unreasonable, if not silly, to kick up a row because you get fourteen pounds of ice delivered for 5 cents and can't get ten pounds delivered at the rate of thirty-five cents per hundred? Unless you want io go back to paying sixty cents or more it will be wise to be reasonbale. If you want more for your money, go or send to the ice house or factory and get twenty pounds for five cents. The Mutual. Ice Factory is dependent upon Ibcal support for success, as its output is not great enough to command outside business, and if the people of Sumter do not support it they will thereby show that they prefer high prices for ice. The United States Circuit Court at Richmond, Va., has affirmed the de? cision in the case of J. P. Kirvin vs. the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Com? pany. . War Against Consumption. ?Ail nations are endeavoring to check the ravages of consumption, the "white plague" that claims so many victims each year. Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds perfectly j and you are in no danger of consump tion. Do not risk your health by tak- ] ing some unknown preparation when Foley's Honey and Tar is safe and certain in results. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar and insist upon having | it. Durant's Pharmacy. The School for Teachers. The following is the faculty of the Pee Dee Summer school: Hon. O. B. Martin, superintendent. J. W. Gaines, assistant superintend? ent. Supt. Frank James, Spartanburg schools, Geography. Dr. D. D. Wallace, Wofford College, Civics and History. Supt. E. L. Hughes, Greenville "schools, lecturer on Geography. Supt. Jno. A. Thackston, McColl schools, Mathematics. Prof. W. F. Scott, Welsh Neck High Schools English Grammar. Supt. N. Toms, Darlington schools, Latin. Prof J. W. Thompson, Winthrop College, Pedagogy. Principal D. L. Rambo, Sumter .schools, Sight Singing. Miss E. Wilburn, Teachers' College, New York. Drawing. Miss Thursby, Teachers* College, New York, Manual Training. Supt. J. L. Mann, Florence schools. Lecturer on Pedagogy. Miss Jessie McKenzie, Florence schools. Primary Methods. Miss Mary pope. Greenville schools. Primary Methods. There will be a number of lectures by prominent educators throughout the session of the school. The school will open JUJU- 1 and close July 10. Board for the four weeks is $12.00. You should send in your application now for a room. J. W. Gaines, Associate Supt. Hurtsville, S. C., May 1, lt?06. CHANGED THE FORMULAS. Little Booze Now in Some Patent Medicines-Tax Brought the Change and More Drugs Placed in Well Known "Remedies/' Washington, May 5.-There has been a great transformation in the for? mulas of some of the most widely ad? vertised patent medicines of the coun? try in the last six months," said Com? missioner Yerkes, of the internal rev nue bureau, to your correspondent, in talking about the orders he issued last fall placing certain medicines in the c^ass of liquors so far as license from the government is concerned. Some of the medicines that our grandfath? ers and fathers had an acquaintance with are no longer the same prep? arations except in name. Booze is no longer the chief ingredient in many of them and they are not warranted to produce drunks in prohibition commu? nities, which Commissioner Yerkes says had been their greatset consum? ers. More than six months ago Commis? sioner Yerkes had samples of certain patent medicines forwarded to him by his agents through the country. He found that many of them were little more than straight whiskey, contain? ing so little medicines that they could be drunk in copious quantities by the sick and diseased without any more ef? fect than to take away a case of "blues" and bring on lively animation. All such medicines were at once placed upon lists requiring the pay? ment of special taxes the same as straight whisky, both the manufactur? ers and retail dealers having to pay whiskey licenses. There has since been a great scramble to alter the for? mulas so as to meet with the objec? tions of the United States and escape tax liabilities. One by one those med? icine manufacturers who had stimu? lated the public with alcohol and not with medicine have changed their compoundr until comparatively few remain on the black list. Commissioner Yerkes gives notice that his agents will* frequently send in samples of the revised medicines for analysis to discover whether the alcihol bug is cutting too prominent a figure in their make up. He declares that there must be absolute adherence to the formulas filed in his office. An instance bf the change in the formulas is shown in the case of a medicine of many years standing that has just been permitted to escape spe? cial taxes. It had about 60 per cent, of alcohol in it prior to six months ago and was guaranteed to put the stomach in prime condition when tak? en before, after or between meals. There is not a man, woman or child in the United States abl to read who has not at some time heard or. read of this preparation. The manufacturers have made millions from it. The amount of drugs has been increased so as to bring it within the classification of a medicine and not a beverage and a goodly quantity of ipecac has been added so as to produce sickness in the event of an attempt to take doses of it too often. It is stated that ipe? cac has been added to a number of the preparations. This insures a bad case of nausea with every attempt to bring on a jag. Commissioner Yerkes says that pat? ent medicine drugs in some parts of the country had become a menace to the morality and health of the people, and he believes the change that has been wrough will be a good one all along the line. The medicines that have been added to most of the prep? arations are harmless, and this is es? pecially so where the dose has been reduced. *Not a thing harmful in One Min? ute Cough Cure, but it relieves a cough quickly, cuts the phlegm. Healing and soothing. Sold by all druggists. All the railroads are preparing pro? tests against the assessments made by the board of assessors. The Perfect Way. Scores of Sumter Citizens Have Learned lt. If you suffer from backache, : 'There is only one way to cure it. The perfect way is to cure the kidneys. A bad back means sick kidneys. Neglect it, urinary troubles follow. Doan's Kidney Pills are made for kid? neys only. T. H. Bobo, employed at the cotton mill, Orangeburg, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills did me more good than any other remedy I ever used. "My wife also used them for backache with the same ?rood results as I obtained. I don't know whether lar hack was worse than mine or not but lx>th of us had been ailing for some two or three years, and at night we tried rubbing on liniments, coal oil. t-urpen tire. etc.. but the old pain came back ajrain and nothing we could do seemed to help ns until I got Dean's Kidney Pills. Since using the pills we are like different people for the backache disappeared. Doan's Kidney Pi!l> arc a wonderful remedy, and are worth every cent they cost." Plenty more proof like this from Sumter people. Call at Dr. A. J. China's drug si ?re ami ask what his customers report. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mi I burn Co.. Buffalo N. V.. sole agents for the C. S. Remember the name-Doan's and take no other. 33 The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which bas been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per fflj jf js sona* supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Props and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other 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 You Haye Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THC CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY STREET, M CW YORK CITY. JUST RECEIVED Another Car Load of HORSES AND MULES. Booth Live Stock Co. W. A. BOWMAN, "Pres. ABE RYTTENBERG, V. Pres P. G. BOWMAN, Sec. & Treas. The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, &^&&*&*Capital .Stock $50,000******** Wholesale Grocers, Fertilize ersand Farmers' Supplies. 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 I MORPHINE j CIGARETTE ! ALL DRUC AXD TOBACCO HABIT. I HABIT. ? HABIT I HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1 :>._".? Lady St., (or P.O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C.] Confidential correspondence solicited