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s THE CUBAN SITUATION. The Situation Gives the Administre ?ion Much Concern-Cuban Fae lions are Bitter. Washington, March 5.-One of the most serious problems confronting the National administration is the situa? tion in Cuba. The people of the isl? and are divided into factions and torn by violent dissensions. That they are incapable, under prevailing condi? tions, of self-government is dawning oe the mind of American statesmen, "but just what the duty of America is j toward them is a question yet unsolv? ed. The Cubans themselves have a pride in self-government but the bet? ter class of them believe that it would be the better ' policy for the United States to maintain a protecto? rate over the island, perhaps for a -considerable time. In a way, this opinion is voiced by the Havana Post, in disucussing the suggested increase of the Rural Guard of Cuba to 10, O00 men. The Post says : "The proposition to increase to 10, O0O the army of Cuba will be as full of peril to Cuba today as it would be to arm the Moros in the Philippines with modem firearms. It will mean ~war and bloo'dy riot. If they under? took to increase the army in the United States in proportion it would make an army of 210,000. Would the people stand for such a thing? Let Congress try it and see." This proposition to increase the Rural Guards has met with violent opposition from the conservative ele? ments of the island's population. Temporarily, at least, the plan has "been abandoned, partly beca.use of the expense in carrying it into exe? cution, but principally because of a .doubt as to the loyalty of troops re? cruited under the present conditions. No doubt exists that there is a pow? erful element in Cuba which favors not merely a protectorate of the Uni? ted States over the island govern? ment, but absolute annexation of the island to the American government The advocates of annexation maintain that only through annexation will it oe possible to establish an absolutely stable and efficient government on the island. This feeling is voiced in a statement made today by a careful observer of Cuban affairs. "No doubt exists as to the growing sentiment among the intelligent and progressive Cubans in favor of per? manent American control of the isl? and's affairs. A protectorate, under "which the American government "would exercise a supervision of Cu "ban matters is advocated by some, ^>ut.j^l^Jj^sSr^^ater numer of con? servative thinkers believe thar abso? lute annexation of Cuba to the Uni : ted States is the only genuine solu? tion of the trouble which now faces ns. They urge that the destiny of -Cuba is couoled with that of Porto Otico and that the United States ought to proceed along the sam t lines to -ward Cuba as it followed in Port> Hico. Such a policy would insure a stable government in Cuba' and un? iter its administration, the island would be developed in a way not possible under any other form of gov 4ernment.'V Secretary Taft shortly will visit Cuba further to study at close range the situation as it has developed since J the . American government found it j necessary to intervene to prevent se- j lions trouble. It has been the in- j tention of the American government ? to withdraw the troops from the isl- j and about the 1st of next July, but i the decision to do so is only tentative, j Whether the decision is to be carried j into effect or not will depend upon j the conditions as they are found by ? the administr?t ion at this time. Ev- \ .erv encouragement will be given to ? the Cubans to establish a stable gov- j crament for it is well understood that neither President Roosevelt nor Sec- [ retary Taft desires to extend the American occupation, but they do noe propose to leave the island until they are assured that riot and revolution -will not be precipitated on the island government that may be established. How's This? We offer ?100 reward for any case of catarrh tjat cannot 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 believe him perfectly honorable in all business trans ictions and financially able to carry out any obligations coade by his firm. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter? nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for con? stipation. (1) Mr. Geo. M. Seignious, of Orange burg, died Thursday. .The winds of March have no ter? ror to the user of of Dewitt's Carbol ized Witch Hazel Salve. It quickly heals chapped and cracked skin. Good too, for boils and burns, and un ronbi ffry best piles. Sold be re by druggists STEVENS FELL DOWN. Canal Engineer Tried to Run Over the President and His Bluff Was Quickly Called. That the man who undertakes to bluff the President of the United States does so at his peril is the opin? ion of all who have learned the in? side facts concerning the sudden sev? erance of John F. Stevens' connection with the Panama canal, a severance of relations which proved quite as surprising to Mr. Stevens as it did to senators and others interested in the canal. * Mr. Stevens, doubtless reflecting on the cordial approval of his work on the isthmus expressed to him per s^iially by the President and in the President's special message to con congress, and on the further fact that the President had so recently desig? nated him chairman of the canal commission, to succeed Mr. Shouts, made the unfortunate error of over? estimating his importance to the great enterprise and assumed to dic? tate terms to the President present? ing his own resignation as the alter? native, with the result that the Pres? ident promptly accepted the resigna? tion so proffered. The history of the things which led to Mr. Stevens' separation from the canal work, as revealed to certain Senators and others, is as follows: On January 24 Secretary Taft announced that, Theodore P. Shonts having re? signed, John F. Stevens would be ap? pointed chairman and would con? struct the canal. On January 28, the bid of W. J. Oliver having been fdund unsatisfactory, it was announced at the White House that Mr. Oliver would have ten days in which to per? fect his bid. On January 29, ihe Pres? ident received a cable dispatch from Mr. Stevens-^saying that Mr. Oliver was not congenial to hun and that were the contract awarcied to Mr. Oiiver he (Stevens) would resign. The President took no action, on this message and the next mail leav ; ing Colon brought a letter from Mr. \ Stevens to the President, the like of I which was probably never addressed to a President of the United States. In terms remarkable for their didacticism and dictatorialness, Mr. Stevens informed the President of j his displeasure at hearing reports that Mr. Oliver had said in an inter? view that he would be pointed to as the man who built the Panama Ca? nal. The chief , engineer assei ted that he had perfected the organization on the isthmus and had excavated more material in the previous thirty days than had ever been taken out before; declared his unwillingness to have any one receive the contract for con? structing the canai, his determination to share the glory with' no man; de? clared with considerable emphasis that he did not propose to be dictat? ed to or cross-examined by any com? mittee of congress or hampered by the petty legislation of men far less familiar with the subject than him? self, and finally warned the President that unless his wishes were complied with the government would forfeit his services ?? chairman and chief engineer, his warning being couched in terms, according to those who have read his letter, which clearly demonstrated his conviction that the President would regard his resigna? tion as quite the greatest calamity which could befall the canal. To say that the President was amazed at the tone and character of the communication is to describe his feelings mildly. However, the execu? tive laid the letter away, after re? reading it, ,and tried to dismiss the matier from his mind until the next morning. Then he consulted with some of his advisers, and finally after reading Stevens' letter over twice more, he cabled in substance as fol? lows: "Stevens, Panama Canal Zone: Your letter received, and resignation accepted." Mr. Stevens has not since been heard -from. To some persons who suggested to the President that Mr. Stevens' letter was explicable only on - the ground that he had been affected by the magnitude of nis work and that his nerves had suffered from residence in j a tropical countrj', the President said that he now proposed to commit the j work on the isthmus to the officers of | the engineer corps of the army. "Then," the President is reported to hove said, "if the man in charge suffers from an enlarged cranium or his nerves go to the bad, I can order him north for his health and fill his place without confusion or explana- j tion." Found at Last. *J. A. Harmon, of Lizemore, West Va., says: "At last I have found the perfect pill that never disappoints me; and for the benefit of others afflicted with torpid liver and chronic consti? pation, will say: take Dr. King's New Life Pills." Guaranatced at Sibert's Drug Store. Seven members of tho sophomore class have loon suspended from the University of South Carolina for haz CORTELYOU STOPS GRAFT. Abolishes System by Which Railroads Have Profited $5,000,000 a Year Congress Would Not Act. Washington, March 4.-OJI.: of the last official acts of George B. Cortel you as postmaster general was the issuance of this order: "That whenever the weight of mail is taken on railroad routes, the whole number of days the mails are weighed shall be used as a divisor for obtain? ing the average weight per day." For many - years it had been the practice of the postoffice department in determining the a?erage daily weight of mail carried by railroads to use as a divisor of the total weight only the number of what the law termed "working" days; that is, six days in each week instead of seven, Sundays being omitted, although the amount divided included the Sunday weights. It is the custom to weigh tAe mails every four years for ninety successive "working" days. The weight of the mails carried on Sundays being in ! eluded, the total number of days the mail weight actually was taken ag? gregated 105. Instead of dividing the j total for the 105 days by 105 to ob? tain the average daily weight, it was divided b:* 90, the number of "work? ing" days. i -"This system was of immense ad? vantage to the railroads, as by it their average daily weight on which they were paid by the government was in? creased : materially. It was charged in the house last session that the rail? roads profited $5,000,000 annually by this rule. Much criticism of the sys? tem was made in and out of congress, but the railway mail officials stood squarely on their interpretation of the law. Hereafter, under the order of Mr. i Cortelyou, if a railroad carries mail seven days each week its average daily weight will be determined by the inclusion of Sundays in the di? visor. If a road carries mail only on the six working days, the divisor will not include Sundays. This system, it is believed by Mr. Cortelyou, will in? sure absolute fairness both to the railroad and to the government. Efforts were made in congress at the session just ended to stop the practice of the department, but the house would not consent to the inclu? sion of such a provision on the postal appropriation bill. BIG FIRE AT ALCOLU. Hotel, School and One Dwelling De? stroyed-Empolyes Inconvenienced. Manning, March 5.-The hotel, school and one dwelling at Alcolu were destroyed by fire this afternoon. This property belonged to Mr. D. W. Alderman . and was insured, it is thought. The fire was caused from a defective flue. This will greatly in conveniece the white employes of the D. W. Alderman & Sons company, as the majority stopped at the hotel. *"In 1897 I had a stomach disease. Some physicians said dyspepsia, some consumption. One said I would not live until spring. For four years I existed on boiled milk, soda biscuits, and doctors' prescriptions. I could not digest anything I ate; then I pick? ed'up one of your almanacs and it happened to be my life-saver. I bought a 50c bottle of Kodol and the benefit I received from that bottle all the gold in Georgia could not buy. In two months I went back to my work, as a machinist, and in three months I was well and hearty. May you live long and prosper."-C> N. Cornell, Roding, Ga., 1906. The above is only a sample of the great good that is daily done everywhere by Ko? dol. for dyspepsia. It is sold here by druggists. Dr. Woodrow's Will Probated. Columbia, March 5.-The will of the late James Woodrow has been filed and probated and his widow, Mrs. Selie B. Woodrow, has qualified as executrix under the will. The will was drawn in 1871 and was witness? ed August 10, 1871, by the late Dr. J Leighton Wilson, th- cel? ebrated naturalist; by the -e C. D. Melton, of the lumbia bar, who drew the mst! ment, and by the Rev. T. P. Bell, Baptist minister, now editor of tl Christian Index, of Atlanta. Dr. Bell is the only witness to the will now living. The instrument is very brief and merely declares that all of the testator's estate, including all real and personal property, is bequethed to his wife. While Dr. Woodrow was a very- wealthy man it is understood hat he had given to his children much of his property in his lifetime. Worked Like a Charm. *Mr. D. X. Walker, editor of that spicy journal, the Enterprise. Louisa, Va., says: "I ran a nail in my foot last week and at once applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Xo inflammation fol? lowed: tiie salve simply healed the wound." Heals every sore, burn and skin disease. Guaranteed at Sibe-t'j Drug St?.re. THE CHILDREN LIRE IT KENNEDY'S LAXATIVE ?*/*VS 7 f- "?5' CVF^T ; TS THE FARMER'S WIFE Is very careful about her churn. She scalds it thoroughly after using, and gives it a sun bath to sweeten it. She knows that if her churn is sour it will taint the butter that is made in it. The stomach is a churn. In the stomach and digestive and nutritive tracts are performed pro? cesses which are almost exactly like the churning of butter. Is it not apparent then that if this stomach-churn is foul it makes foul all which is put into it? The evil of a foul stomach is not alone the bad taste in the mouth and the foul breath caused by it, but the corruption of the pure current of blood and the dissemination of disease throughout the body. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery makes the sour and foul stomach sweet It does for the stomach what the washing and sun bath do for the churn-absolutely removes every tainting or 'corrupting element. In this way it cures blotches, pimples, eruptions, scrofulous swellings, sores, or open eating ulcers and all humors or diseases arising from bad blood. To aid in healing old sores, or ulcers, Golden Medical Discovery. That thia apply Dr. Piercers All-Healing Salve is absolutely true will be readily proven to them while taking the n Golden Med- to your satisfaction if you will but mail ical Discoveryn to purify and enrich a postal card request to Dr. R.V. Pierce, the blood. Buffalo, N. Y., for a free copy of his Dr. Pierce's AU - Healing Salve is booklet of extracts from the standard cleansing and pain relieving. It de- medical authorities, giving the names stroy8 the bad odors arising from sup- of all the ingredients entering into his purating, or running, sores and puts world-famed medicines and showing them in the best possible condition for what the most eminent medical men ox healing. the age say of them. The" All-Healing Salve "is a superior " dressing for ail open, running, or sup- vures Woman's Weaknesses. purating, Sores or Ulcers. For healing We refer to that hoon to weak nerv open wounds, cuts and scratches it is 0?S> suffering women known as Dr. unsurpassed. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. If your medicine dealer does not have Dr. John Fyfe one of the Editora! the ...All-Healing Salve" m stock mail staff 0f THE ECLECTIC MEDICAL EE 50 cents in postage stamps to Dr. B. V. VIEW says of Unicorn root {Helenios Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., and you will Dioica) which is one of the chief ingre receive it by return post. diente 0f the ?Favorite Prescription" : In treating all open sores, or ulcers, ?A remedy which invariably acts as auter boils carbuncles and other swellings, it lue lnvfeorator * * ? makes for normal ac is important that Dr. Pierce's Golden gvlty of the entire reproductive system.? ur J: r>? u? ^l.^ ._+.^+iTT He continues "In Del om as we have a medlca Medical Discovery be token persistently ment which more fn??y ^svers the above to purify the Dlood and thereby-remove purposes than any other drug with which I am the cause of the trouble. It is in the acQuainUd. In the treatment of diseases pe blood that the CTeat battle of health has ?T?^'? to be fought. The ulcer and the sore for this remedial agent." Dr. Fyfe further are simply the scarlet flowers of disease, fa7?: J The following are among: the leading ?T?+U ~?v? Anrrrr M^rvyi indications fer Helonias (Unicorn rcotX Pain with roots rannmg down into the blood. or aching in the back, with leucorrheai These roots must be eradicated or the atonic (weak) conditions of the reproductive disease will break out afresh. ? Golden S^ans of women, mental depression and ir Mediral Disrovprv" cleanse?? the blood Jtta?mt^ associa ted with chronic diseases of meaicai Discovery cleanses tue Diooa ^e reproductive organs of women : constant of all foul and poisonous accumulations, sensation of heat in the region of the kid pushes out the dead and waste matter, ner| '* menorrhagi a (flooding), due to a weak RTt? rhnq Tiri?>q the entire life torrent ened CO^Mon Of the reproductive system; ana taus purines tue entire nie current, amenorrhea (surpressed or absent monthly Disease m the flesh must die out when periods), arising from or accompanying an it is no longer fed by foul blood, abnormal condition pf the digestive organs "Golden Medical Discovery" effectively ?L?Sta ??^iStt cures disease m the flesh by curing its abdomen." cause in the blood. If more or lesa of the above svmp I? vdu) have bitter, nasty, fool taste BBp Rr? 555S 555553 wnT1 rvj m yob/ mouth, coated tongue, foul Egjggfij *hfln tak? Drr Keg?|jEagaSr breath/are weak and easily tired, feel iteTreflcripp^ one of the leading in deposed and despondent, have ire- gyfijtffl flf wkt IftJ/npm 5SE nr. Qumt headaches, dizzy attacks, gnaw- ra|onJftfi? &m tuft fflfw*! prnnf rttrfi nt ingV distress in stomach, constipated it most faithfully renreaentfl or IWgul/r bowels, sour or bitter ol Golden Seal root another promi rising^fifer eating and poor appetite, nenfc ingredient of ? Favorite Prescrip- ? these T^ifhptoms, or any considerable gon," Prof. Finley FJlingwood, M. D., of \ numb/r/of them, ind?cate that you are Bennett Medical College, Chicago, says : suffering from biliousness, torpid, or I*1* te an Important remedy^ disorders of ? hu ffier with the usual accompanying ^l^S^^ijigSSa? indi|fetion, or dyspepsia and its attend- Pierce's Favorite Prescription ant derangements. Vr ? faithfully represents the above named I The best agents known to medical ingredients and cures the diseases for science for the cure ol the' above syrup- which they are recommended. ioms-ana_conflitiongT as attesten uv tue Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are" the writings of leadTng teachers and nracti- original Little Liver Pills, first put up tinners ot all the schools of medical by old Dr. Pierce over 40 years am. Dracyce^nave been skillfully and har- Much imitated, but never equaled, moniously combined in Dr. Pierce's Easy to take as candy. HOW COULD IT BE OTHERWISE ? After years of Honest Endeavor to please our Customers, is it any wonder that trade comes our way? We call your special attention to our stock of Builders' Hardware, Plows and Plow Material, Farming implements. Variety greater than ever, and prices are right. The ardware Co :IS THE PEOPLE'S BANK: Does a General Banking Business, allowing interest 4 per cent, per annum, compounded quarterly in its Savings Department. Centrally located and con? servatively managed. We invite your patronage. C. G. ROWLAND, President. R. F. H AINSWORTH, Vice President. R. L. EDMUNDS, Cashier. J?ttantie ?J?as? JLime. Time Table No. 1- Effective January 6, 1907. Schedules of trains arriving and leaving Sumtes Train Train Tr^in Tram Train Train '1 rain Train Train Train Train Train Train Train Train Train Train Train Train Train Train Train Train Train * 35-Passenger-Florence to Augusta, leaves Sumter * 54-Passenger-Columbia to Wilmington, leaves Sumter 24-Mixed-Sumter to Darlington, leaves Sumter * 57-Passenger-Gibson to Sumter, arrives Sumter * 52- Passenger-Charleston to Greenville, leaves Sumter 46- Passenger-Orangeburg to Charleston, leaves Sumter 2-Passenger-Sumter " Lucknow, " " 331-Mixed- " Robbins, " " * 79-Passenger-Fayetteville " Columbia, " " 1-Passenger- Lucknow " Sumter, arrives " * 78-Passenger-Columbia " Fayetteville, leaves t; * 53-Passenger-Greenville " Charleston " " * 32-Fassenger- Augusta u Florence " " * 56-Passenger-Sumter " Gibson " " 47- Passenger-Charlesion " Orangeburg " " 330-Mixed- Robbins " Sumter arrives " 25-Mixed-Darlington * 55-Passenger-Wilmington to Columbia leaves " 7>)-Passenger-Camden '* Sumter arrives " 71- Mixed- Sumter " Camden leaves u 72- " - Wilson Mill " Sumter arrives " 73- " - Sumter " Wilson's Mill, leaves " 68- " - Camden " Sumter arrives " 69- Passenger-Sumter " Camden leaves " 5 35 am 8 Cl am 8 15 am 9 25 am 9 31 am 9 35 am 9 45 am 10 09 am 11 14 am 5 50 pm 6 10 pm 6 30 pm 6 40 pm 6 50 pm 8 20 pm 7 30 pm 9 20 pm 9 44 pm 9 00 am 9 35 am 12 30 pm 3 30 pm 5 45 pm 6 30 pm Notes-All trains marked * daily. Others daily except Sunday. Note-No. 32, Augusta to Florence, is through tram ; Sumter to Florence and will not step at local stations. J. T. CHINA. Ticket Ai A - II III ll I HIM I 11 Kl I ^BBBBWMBMBWWBHWWB^MI III ? ?W? - v ^./..v. "STW ; |DIIT^K??>WfITO* FOUI? Slakes KK???JS as? Bladder K>ofri Stare?? Cc?a&i Preve?is ?ceso?fc?a } BARGAIN FOR PRINTERS We have one 8 Point Simplex: Typesetting Machine and about 450 pounds of type that will be sold cheap for cash or on time to responsible person. In good order, but discarded to make room for Linotype. Also one 6x9 Job Press, in good order and now in daily use, but to be displaced by & larger press. Also one 2 h. p. Gasoline En? gine. Osteen Publishing Cb. Garden Seed. This is the gardening: season. We have a fofl supply ot the best test ed garden seeds. For years L?HDRETH S SEEDS Have been recognized as the best. Let us sup? ply you. DeLorme's Pharmacy Drugs and Medicines. | Weak Hearts Are due to indigestion. Ninety-nine of every one hundred people who have heart troub?? can remember when it was simple indiges? tion. It is a scientific fact that all cases of heart disease, not organic, are not only traceable to, but are the direct result of indi? gestion. All food taken into the stomach which fails of perfect digestion ferments and swells the stomach, puffing it up against th? heart. This interferes with the action o4 the heart, and in the course of time mat delicate but vital organ becomes diseased. Mr. D. Kauble. of Nevada, O .says: I had stomach, trouble and was in a bad state as I had heart trouble with lt 1 took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for about foi? months and it cured me, Kodol Digests What You Eat and relieves the stomach of ali nervous strain and the heart of all pressure. Bottles only. $ 1.00 Size holding 2tt times the trfa? size, which sells for 50c, Prepared by E. O. DoWlTT ii CO., CHICAGO, For Sale by all Druggists. Eczema and File Cure. COLT Knowing wbat it was to suffer,! Ill LL will give Free of Charge, to any afflicted a positive cure for Eczema, Salt Rheum, Erysipelas, Piles and Skin Die?* eases. Instant relief. Don't suffer long,-** er. Write F. W. WriiLIAMS, 4(X) ManhsW? tan Avenue, Nev York. Enclose stamp. 10-3-ly_ ! CH ICH ESTER'S ENGLISH ENNYROYAL FILLS ". _ Orfcfaud and Qntj Genuin*. i SAFE. A Ut) J reliable. Ladle*, ui D for CHICHESTER^ ENG1 in KZD ind Gold metallic boxes. ! vith bine ribbon. Take no other. ] I Otaferen Subatitutlon* Md_ tioni. Boj of jaar Drsgyisv or send 4c fit stamps for Partiealan, Testimonial* and "KelleTTor Ladle*,?*? uu*r, bj rt^ tara MaU. 10.ooo Twtimonlali. Sold tar i Drug-ns. Chi eh ester Chemical ?W yentl": thia paper. ttadiasa Sooare. PHi LA.. We promptly obtain ?. S. and Foreign 13ecd model, sketch or photo of iirrentioE fox f free report on patentability, lor iree book, te?PTRADE-IIARIS W I Opposite U. S. Patent Office \ WASHINGTON D.C. ? KILLTHE COUCH AND CURE THE LUNGS W!ra Or. King's lew Discovery /CONSUMPTION Price FOR I OUGHSand 50c & $1.00 lUOLDS Free Trial. Surest and Quickest Cure for all THROAT and IJTNQ TBOUB LES, or MONEY BACK ?tos>& t?a? Go-a.?2? axa cl Heals ltixaga Por a dear complexion take ORINO Laxative Froit Syrup Pleasant to take Or?no cleanses the sys? tem, and makes sallow blotched complexions smooth and clear. Cures chronic constipation by gently stimulating the stomach,liver and bowels. Refuse substitutes. Price 50o*_ HOLLISTER'S Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets A Busy Medioine for Busy People. Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vigor. A specific for Constipation, Indigestion. Live 3nrt \idnev Troubles, rimples. Eczema, Impure Blood, Bad Breath, Slu??ish Bowels, Headache and Backache, it's Rocky Mountain Tea in tab? \(>t form. .?? of?nr<? a box. Of?nn?r>p mada ft?