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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES. Borne of the Complaints Secretary Reardon Makes Against the Atlantic Coast Line. The Chamber of Commerce has taken np the question of lighting the A. C. X? passenger station and grounds with ^electric lights, with the head officers in Wilmington. Mr. F. H. Fechtig., purchasing agent of the A. C. L. com? pany, has written- Secretary Reardon that the matter has been referred to General Superintendent A. W. Ander? son, and that "as a matter of informa? tion to you, I will say that the price Of lights at Sumter is too high, and we have made a reasonable offer for lighting and they would not accept it." The Sumter FZectric Light, Ice and :Power 'company has informed Secre? tory Reardon that this company N has made a reasonable proposition to Mr. "Fechtig, equally as low as the terms accepte! by the Atlantic Coast Line company at Darlington, and Florence, hut that the proposition made by the A?antice Coast Line to the Sumter Electric Light company was below prices which the railroad company pays at other places smaller than Sumter, and where the passenger and -freight business of the Atlantic Coast Line is not near as great as it is at Sumter. The Chamber of Commerce will try to arrange an equitable adj*.--.ment l>etween the railroad and the electric 3ight company, as the present system cf lighting the station and grounds ?*r??h. antequated and insufficient oil lamps is not only an injustice to the patrons of the railroad, but is a very ~" poor advertisement for a town of the size of Sumter. Other towns smaller than Sumter are much better lighted "np around the passeger stations, and the people of Sumter are getting very much dissatisfied with the present sys? tem at the passenger station. The lo? cal electric light company offered the Atlantic Coast Line meter rates and as it is not necessary to keep the depot and grounds lit up more than five or > Six hours during the long winter nights, and not that long during the .summer months, it does seem that the railroad is straining at a gnat and trying to swallow a whale by refusing to accept the rates offered by the local electric light company. The meter rr tes adopted by the lo? cal company are probably the lowest in the State with one exception. They -are lower than the rates in Charleston, Columbia, Anderson and Greenville and a number of other towns that could be mentioned. The service is now excellent and can not be -better? ed in the State. By the meter rate es? tablished for electric fans, the Atlan? tic Coast Line could also run electric tans in their depot for one cent per irour-and it would not be a bad idea 3or such a luxury to be installed. Sumter is not a country cross-rods place, she is the leading railroad cen? ter of Eastern South Carolina, and does more railroad and passenger bus? iness in proportion to size than any ether place in South Carolina, and the Atlantic Coast Line freight and pas? senger business at Columbia is not greater, and in fact on one or two oc? casions last fall the Atlantic Coast Line business in Columbia fell b?ind Sumter by several thousand dollars. Yet Columbia is given much better service in all particulars than Sumter lythe Atlantic Coast Lane, not oniyin lighting the station, but Sumter has heen neglected in regard to freight business and the local accommoda? tions at the Sumter freight depot are ?simply rotten. The business of Sum? ter has been materially injured by the .slipshod, indifferent manner in which out-going and in-coming freight is han? dled at the Atlantic freight depot and ?reight yards. If necessary the Chamber cf Commerce can produce dozens of specific instances to verify this state? ment. But the head offices of the At? lantic Coast Line have been brought to Sumter on several occasions and the business men of Sumter, face to ?ace, have told these officers of the innumerable instances of poor busi? ness management at the Sumter freight depot. Easiness men, .bank presidents, merchant.-:, horse dealers, and many others have written to Wil? mington, appealing for better service, and in vain. Something will have to be done pretty soon, probably through the South Carolina Traffic association, as neither the railroad commissioners nor the head officers of the Atlantic Coast Line have ever offered any re? lief. The wholesale and retail busi? ness of Sumter is going to other places because of the great and unus? ual length of time it takes, not only to get freight loaded into cars from the Sumter depot, but because when it is loaded you never know where it is consigned to, or when it will get there. Freight consigned to Eastover turn? ed up in Roland, N. C.. the other day. It takes five to seven days to get freight to Hartsville, S. C.. and when car load lots arrive at Sumter, it takes five days to get the car off of the Transfer track. It some times hap? pens that the Seaboard and Southern lines have to send men to Sumter to hunt up whole cars of freight, which have been lost in the Sumter yard. Some people say that the force at the freight depot is too small. We!!. whatever the trouble may be, whether it is insufficient force, incompetency or indifference, lack of facilities or what, it is the business of the Atlantic Coast Line to find out what the trouble is and to remedy it. Some merchams and other shippers have sought re? lief by transferring their business to the Southern Ballway, "and there are others." XEW CUKE FOR LEPROSY. Treatment Applied in Louisiana Said io be Certain of Results. New Orleans, May 30.- The hoard of control of the State Home for Lepers h - s announced to Gov. Blanchard that at last a positive cure for leprosy has been found and that three patients af? flicted with the disease for years have been discharged. All three cures have been affected in the home, it was re? ported, and eleven others are on the road to recovery. The board not only annnounced that the successful treatment had been dis? covered, but divulged the drugs em? ployed-ichthyol, chlorate of potash, strychnine, salicylate of soda, chau; moogra oil and ars?nic. It detailed also the other essential features, in? cluding daily hot baths, nourishing food and open air life, so physicians ia in all parts of the globe immediately might begin curing leprous patients. A certain cure for consumption alone could rival thc- importance cf that for leprosy, and that only because the white plague affects a much larger number of persons than dees the older scourge. Leprosy for thousands ot years has been regarded as incurable. The board of the Lepers* Horns withheld its report until certain not only that leprosy could be cured, but that the disease could be arrested at any stage. It knew two years ago that cures could be achieved in certain cases, but, determining to avoid rais? ing false hopes, waited until the treatment has been tested by patients of ail ages and degrees of the scourge. The three patients discharged as cured ranged in age from 13 to 50 years. ' In addition, the board waited until the medical men of the institution said they had arrested eight other cases showing the symptom save pigmenta? tion and three cases in which the de? struction of flesh and bone already had set in when treatment was begun. "The first case," the rep >-t to Gov. Blanchard says, "was that of a boy, 13 years old, admitted in October, 1902. He was discharged on December 1, 1904, as cured, and has been kept un? der observation since. There has been no return of any evidence of the dis? ease. The second case was that of a woman 50 years old, admitted or. August 10, 1900, and discharged or.; December 19, 1905, as cured. The third case was of a woman, 30 years; old, admitted on June 2, 1904. ,She was discharged as cured on April 25, 1906." As to the patients still in the home, the report says: "There are eight with whom the i disease has been arrested with no ac? tive lesions and no evidence of the scourge, excepting pigmentation; there are three with whom the disease has been arrested, with evidence of former destruction. Of those with the arrested type at least six are being kept under observation with the view of their being discharged after a rea? sonable period of freedom from the plague." Regarding the treatment which has brought about the remarkable condi? tions, the report says: "In 1894 regular and systematic treatment was established, comprising ichthyol, chlorate of potash, strych? nine, salicylate of soda, chaulmoogra oil, arsenic, etc. Since 1902 systemat? ic treatment has been followed and with marked results. The best have seemed to follow the treatment with chaulmoogra oil and strychnine, and the three patients discharged as cured all followed that treatment thorough? ly. "The method of treatment is one of nutrition. If a resistance can be es? tablished in the patient the disease will disappear. Leprosy is recognized by us as a bacillary disease and one on which the tissues of the person af? flicted are used as a feeding ground. Any medicine or treatment, hygiene or habit, which will change the tissues into food the bacilli cannot feed upon will help the patient to a logical re? sistance. All patients are required to I take daily hot baths and to eat plenty of wholesome food, without respect to . its being fish, flesh or flowl or vegeta i ble. and additionally it is required that I they shall spend as much time as pos? sible in the open air and sunshine." Dr. Hopkins, visiting physician tn j the home, and Dr. Isador Dyer, con? sulting leperoiogist, signed the reports to the board on which the report to the goverjf .-r was based. They expect most if n? ? all of the patients still in the institi-tion to be discharged as cured in the next few months. *If you knew the value of Chamber Iain's Salve you would never wish to be without it. Here are some of the dis? eases for which it is especially valua? ble: Sore nipples, chapped hands, burns, frost bites, chilblains, chronic sore eyes, itching piles? tetter, salt ; r>eum and eczema. Price 25 cents per j box. For sale by a 1 druggists. ! j SUMTER WINS. THE GAME COCK TEAM EASILY BEATS MECHANICS. Some Light on the Team-The Beau? tiful Work of Estridge. From The Daily Item, June 6. The first plume of the season was added yesterday to the already bril? liant attire of the Game Cocks. The Sumter boys had an easy thing of it with the Mechanics of Columbia; they won hands down by a score of 6 to 2, and it was only by the merest chance that the visitors scored at all'. The writer finds himself at a great disadvantage in trying to give an ac? count of the game, as he was not pres? ent to form for himself an idea of the merits of the game of the players who composed the teams, and he is forced to resort to the chatter of fa?dom for an idea of the pl?y. It seems to be the concensus of opin? ion that Estridge, the fly-catcher ? in left garden, was the conspicuous bright star of the game. He covered his ter? ritory in fast style, took in everything that came his way, and, best of all, he batted like a fiend. He was up five times and is credited with a three bagger, two two-baggers and a single. A lady in the grand stand was heard to say: "Yes, Tippy, he's all to the squmch." Say, what does that mean? Smith, at third base, also attracted much attention by the way he covered the critical sack. He is a little stiff yet, but when he gets into shape there will be no better player on the team. Turner's pitching gave the manage? ment much satisfaction. He pulled out of several critical holes without al? lowing men on bases to score and de? livered the merchandise in a highly satisfactorily manner. Thompson was right behind the plate to receive the goods as they came over, and every now and then he wculd throw a sample down to Phelps at second to put on one of the visitors. Earkesdale is one of the best men in the league and the proper one to general the Game Cocks to victory. He will show the fans how to play the initial sack and how to make the ball look like a pea as it goes over the j fence. Well, boys, the fans are right be? hind you, and they will be there when the pennant is won. Sumter's line-up was: Thompson, c.; Earkesdale, 1st b.; Phelps, 2nd b ; Smith, 3rd b.; Gillespie, ss.; Dunn, r.f.; Hyatt, c. f.; Estridge, 1. f.; Turner and ! Jordan, pitchers. Will Cure Consumption. A. A. Herren, Finch, Ark., writes: "Fo? ley's Honey and Tar is the best prepa? ration for coughs, colds and lung trou? ble. I know that it has cured con? sumption in the first stages." You never heard of any one using Foley's Honey and Tar and not being satisfied. Durant's Pharmacy. Do not sigh that winter has depart? ed-the hammock on the porch is just as effective as the sofa by the fire. Greesboro Industrial News. ?The sincerest tribute that can be paid to superiority is imitation. The many imitations of Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve that are now before the public prove it the best. Ask for' Dewitt's. Good for burns, scalds, chaffed shin, eczema, tetter, cuts, bruises, boils and piles. Highly recom? mended and reliable. Sold by all drug? gists. Mr. L. M. Green, of Sumter, a rising senior at the University of South Caro? lina, was unanimously elected by the Euphradian and Clariosophic socities editor-in-chief of the Carolinian. This is one of the highest honors at the university, and one that is well merited by Mr. Green's great ability with the pen. Death From Lockjaw ?Xever follows an injury dressed with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Its antiseptic and healing properties prevent blood poisoning. Chas. Oswald, merchant, of Rensselaersville, X. Y., writes: "It cured Seth Burch, of this place, of the ugliest sore on his neck I ever saw." Cures cuts, wounds, burns and sores. 25c. at Sibert's Drug Store. The case of the State vs. John Hen? derson, indictment for murder, was heard by the Supreme Court last we^-k. ? The appeal alleged error of law j in the judge's charge and error in ad- j mitting certain statements made by j the defendant while in the custody of j officers. It will possibly be a month beiore the decision is handed down. Deadly Serpent Bites *Are as common in India as are stem- j ach and liver disorders with us. For tiie latter, however, there is a sure remedy: Electric Bitters, the great restorative medicine, of which S. A. Brown, of Bennettsville. S. C., says: "They restored my wife to perfect health after years of suffering with j dyspepsia and a chronically torpid liver." Electric Bitters cure chills j and fever, malaria, biliousness, lame ! back, kidney troubles and bladder dis? orders. Sold on guarantee by Sibert's I i Drus Store. Price 50c. AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION. Many Have Made Application to Clerk o? Court Part ort. *;ut He Could Not Register Them. The failure of the automobilists of Sumter to comply with the law enacted at the last session of the legislature, which requires, among other things, that each owner of a car shall register his car with the county clerk of court and receive a number, which number shall be prominently displayed on the car, is not due to their disregard of the law. Quite a number, if not a large majority, of the automobile owners have made application to Clerk of Court Parrott for registration. He was not able to register them and as? sign them numbers, as required, for the reason that he has not been fur? nished with the proper blanks and books for registration. It is the duty of some one to provide these blanks and record books, and this official whoever he might be-has failed to provide them, and consequently Clerk Parrott has not been able to comply with the request of the automobilists for registration. As a matter of fact, the automobilists of Sumter are anx? ious to comply with the law, which they regard as just and reasonable in its requirements, and just as soon as Clerk of Court Parrott is ready to register them they will do their part. THE BLACK-LYON AFFAIR. Attorney General Yomnaris Renders An Opinion That Does Not Set? tle the Matter. Columbia, June 5.-Attorney Gen? eral Youmans today rendered an opin? ion as to the legal phases of the Black Lyon affair, touching the question of the governor's action in the premises. The tendency of the opinion is that the governor has authority to remove for the offense charged, but the attorney general advises the governor to first have the charges fully sustained by sworns proof by summoning Black to show cause why he .should not be re? moved, Black to give his side at this hearing and the committee to be also represented. The governor has not yet acted under the opinion, which reached him late. In the Supreme Court today, on mo? tion of Prof. Herndon Moore, the fol? lowing young men in the law depart? ment of the university were sworn in as attorneys of the court: J. B. S. Dendy, Stephen Elliott, J. Team Gettys, A. C. Hinds, T. M. Lyles, Paul M. McMillan, E. C. Mann, E. S. Oliver, A. R. Williamson and B. F. Wyman. How to Break Up a Cold. *It may be a surprise to many to learn that a severe cold can be com? pletely broken up in one or two days' time. The fir-- symptoms of a cold are a dry, loud cough, a profuse watery discharge from the nose, and a thin, white coating on the tongue. When Chamberlain's Cough remedy is taken every hour on the first appearance of these symptoms, it counteracts the ef? fect of the cold and restores the sys? tem to a healthy condition within a day or two. For sale by all druggists. Attention is directed to the expose of the washing machine graft that is being worked in .the state. The Very Best Remedy for Bowel Trouble. ?Mr. F. M. Borroughs, an old and well known resident of Bluffton, Ind., says: "I regard Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the very best remedy for bowel trouble. I ; make this statement after having used j the remedy in my family for several years. I am never without it." This remedy is almost sure to be needed be? fore the summer is over. Why not buy it now and be prepared for such an emergency? Sold by all druggists. FRECKLES AND PIMPLES REMOVED In Ten Days. jigjl Nadmola ralfigjft The Complexi?n JBSr Beautifier is en rr^^^^^\T?"::rr'~\\ ^or3e& by thousands JS^gf V'""7^ ~ c* 6ra-?u! ladies, and . guaranteed to?remove <-^^^^^":-.V:'a tiens sr.d restore the beauty of youth. The worst cases in twenty days. 50c. and $1.00 at all leading ?rug iteres, or hy mail. Prepared by NATION !. TOILET CO.. ? Paris. Tenn. [KILL.THE COUCH i AND CURE THE LUNGS I w T Dr. King's New Discovery /TONSUMPTION Price FOR I OUGHSand 50c & $1.00 W ^OLDS Free Trial. 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W$8.50 PUNGTURE-PROOF TIRES ?" kl Regular- Prico %B& Q iC5aS^^SE=&;_ $?B,? Olr $8*50 ^per^pair. R ?J |^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^fp^RPA:?: NOM ORE* TR OU BLE ?FR 0 PU NCTU RES. ^^SM?i^M. y?jRf ? "Result of 15 years experience in tire ^^UmwrnSmmS^^f^^^^U^^gp making. No danger from THORNS. CAC* ill " " . . ? ' TUS PINS NAILS TACKS nr <??? ASS SSI ^oUcei the thick rubber tread? Jtyo. NA1L*?, I Ay IVS Of" UL MS. I| and puncture strips "B" Senous punctures, like intentional knife cuts, can ?lg? and "D," also rim strip **HT be vulcanized like any other tire. Jfft to prevent rim cutting. TM? Two Hundred Thousand pairs now in achill use. Over W S??SoSff&S?cIS Seventy-five Thousand pairs soid last year. ? ? EASY BIDINO^ DESCRIPTION s Made in ?LA sizes. It is lively and easy riding, very durable and lined inside \ with a special quality of rubber, which never becomes porous and which closes up small punctures: J? without allowing the air to escape. We have hundreds of letters from satisfied customers stating: 9 that their tires have only been pumped up once 01 twice in a whole season. They weigh no more than, an ordinary tire, the puncture resisting qualities being given by several layers of thin, specially prepared fabric on the tread. That "Holding Back" sensation commonly felt when riding on asphalt or soft roads is overcome by the patent "Basket Weave" tread which prevents all air from being squeezed out between the tire and the road thus overcoming all section. The regular price of these/ tires is $8.50 per pair, but for advertising purpo?? we are making a special factory price to the rider of only &.80 per pair. All orders shipped same day letter is received We ship CO.D. on approval. You do not pay a cent until you have examined and found them strictly as represented We will allow a cash, discount of 5 per cent (thereby making the price 94.55 per pair) if you send FULL CASH WITH OBDEB and enclose this advertisement. We will also send one nickel .* plated brass hand pump and two Sampson metal puncture closers on full paid orders (these metal w puncture closers to be used in case of intentional knife cuts or heavy gashes). Tires to be returned J| at OUB expense if for any reason they are not satisfactory on examination. fj^ We are perfectly reliable and money sent to ns is as safe as in a bank. Ask your Postmaster. Banker, Express or Freight Agent or the Editor of this paper about us. If you order a pair or these tires, you wi M find that they will ride easier, run taster, wear better, last longer and look finer than any tire you have ever used or seen at any price. We know that you will be so well pleased, that when you want a bicycle you will give us your order. We want you to send us a small trial, order at once, hence this remarkable tire offer. IMJCTVD OlieifrC built-up-wheels, saddles, pedals, part? and repairs, atv* VIMS I Ktr\mSSf\M\??VK^%3f everything in the bicycle line are soldby us at hun the usual prices charged by dealers and repair men. Write for our big SUNDRY catalogue. nf* MB?VT MfVlWT but write ^ a P?stal today. DO NOT THINK OF BUYING ? - VU MW%?m wwfS?M bicycle or a pair of tires from anyone until you know the new and: ~m wonderful offers we are making. It only costs a postal to leam everything. Write it NOW. ? IE?0*OYOLE COMPANY*Dept. "JL" OSSlO?SOflLl When Buying' a Fence * /-.?..' The weight per rod and size of wire must he taken into consideration ; also the CONSTRUCT tion of the FENCE. Ag Heavy wires and the best galvanizing are^| always used on the AMERICAN, and the quan? tity already in service on farms is good evi? dence of its merit. The HINGE JOINT on the American allows ? for CONTRACTION and EXPANSION, to with^ * stand sudden and severe pressure from contact with animals, without bendings stays, the fence springing back to place the instant pressure is removed. The most secure, lasting fence is the AMER- ^ ICAN. Sold by ~ CAROLINA HARDWARE CO. The Chief Function of a Bank is to Receive Deposits and Loan Money We are prepared to do both in a manner satisfactory to our patrons. We are steadily adding to our list of patrons the strongest and best men in the community. If you are not already a depositor of oursj allow us to snggest that you become one. We believe you will soon appreciate the wisdom of this advice. Lean not upon others, but rely upon your own strength ; earn your own dollars and deposit them with ? 4 Lime, Cement, i AND HAIR, BUILDERS' - - HARDWARE ' All First Class Goods. The Durant Hardware Co, Ring up No. 30-That's the Daily Item's Telephone number when yon want to place an advertisement that will bring results. N. Q. Osteen, Jr., Dentist, | -18,West Liberty Street, Over Sumter Book Store. Hours : 8.30 to 1: 2 to 0. OFFICE PHONE 30. HOUSE PHONE 383 $