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CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Resolution Adopted Postponing the Sale of Sewerage Bonds Until the Money is Actually Needed-Other Matters. City Council held a regular meeting "Wednesday evning at S o'clock. Present-Mayor W. "B. Boyle, Al? dermen H. D. Barnett, J. H. Chandler, P. P. Finn, R. F. Haynsworth, H. C. Haynsworth, E. H. Rhame and R. K. "Wilder. Absent-Alderman R. L. Wright. Minutes of May 22d were read and approved. Mr. Barnett, f:>r the finance com? mittee, reported the clerk and treas? urer'"? report for May examined and found correct; and that all claims re? ferred to them had been approved. Mr. Chandler, for the committee of public works, reported that a survey? or had been employed to take the lev? els of Saratoga branch. Mr. Haynsworth (R. F.), for the j police committee, reported purchase j of summer uniforms for the police j loree. ! A-! petition was presented frof citi-! zens, requesting the removal of the laundry from the corner of Oakland avenue and Washington street, to come other part of the city where i there will be less danger to health from overflow of sewerage.' Mr. R. F. Haynsworth stated that Health Offi- | cer Reardon had reparted that the i nuisance complained of had been abated, and conditions at the laundry very much improved. On Mr. Hayns vorth's suggestion action was defer- ; red for :he present. . Mr. Finn, of the Opera House com- j mittee, reported that the new Council Chambo:.* had been furnishel and fitted up as directed, except a hat rack, "which he was authorized to buy. Council expressed thanks to Mr. Finn for the manner in which he had pre? pared tlie Chamber. While the room is ample as a meeting place for Coun? cil., there is no provision for attend? ance of citizens and the committee was requested to remove the south? ern partition and change the office now occupied by the Health Officer into a place for comfortably seating citizens who may be present at Coun? cil meetings. A second bond was submitted by Mr. J. D. Smith deal for performance of contract as lessee of the Opera House A non-resident surety- (per? sonal) being considered unsatisfac? tory, the bond was rejected and the Clerk was directed to require a surety company bond from Mr. Smithdeal, giving him two weeks in which to furnish- the same. Report of Commissioners of Public Works for May was presented and re? ceived as information. A letter from Mr. T. B. Jenkins suggesting the use of Tarvia on the streets was referred to the committee of public works. Request of .'Ir. R. H. Bigham for a drain on Oak<and avenue, was refer? red to the committee of public works to consider and report. A request aws p.evented Lom the Board of Health ng that. council immediately repeal Section No. 60 of the City Code which forbids excava? tions in the .earth during June, July, Acgus? and September. An ordirance repealing this section was read, adopt? ed and ordered published, under a resolution unanimously adopted, dis? pensing with the second reading. The mayor reminded council of the offer made by the Atlantic Coast Line Company to allow the use of the grounds around the passenger station as-a park, if the city will take charge of it and improve it. Referred to the committee of public works to consider and report. Mr. Finn brought up the question of selling the sewer bonds voted in December, and the matter was fully discussed. Mr. R. F. Haynsworth of? fered the following-resolution, which was adopted: . '"Whereas, the * financial prospects of rthe city of Sumter appear to be such that it will be possible, by Ju? dicious management, to build a sew? erage system at this time, and pay for the same within three years, from current income. "And. whereas, it is our policy to avoid any increase of fixed expenses and bonded indebtedness of the city oeyond absolute necessity, be it, therefore "Resolved, That we do not now of lei for sale the $50,000 bonds voted by the citizens of Sumter on Decem? ber 18. 1906; but that the said bonds he held in reserve as a basis of credit, -on which to raise funds as ma" be? come necessary for the construction of the said sewer system." The following claims*were referred lo the finance committee: Sumter Brick Works.$ 8.70 "Durant Hardware Company.. 21.IS E. L. Vogel. 8.90 Craig Furniture Company.... 211.00 Ti B. Jenkins. 8.50 Booth Live Stock Company... ?,AT, Booth Live Stock Company.. 15.40 lon Ohsen & Shirer. 7.75 Whilden Furniture Company. 136.."'"; Council then adjourned. Colic and Diarrhoea. *Pains in the stomach, c^lic and diarrhoea are quickly relieved by the use of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera -and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by 3>eLorme's Pharmacy. FORTUNES TX FAT FEES. Case;? Where the Lawyer Has Got a j Million, and the Doctor Almost as ! Much. A million dollars ::or a fee! As much pay for a brief transaction as the owners of some America's largest j industries are able to make in a life time It is a well-to-do citizen in this country whose earnings through life j jr^ach $50,000. What of the man; who, in payment for a single service. ? taking only a few weeks or days, may collect as much as twenty prosperous men earn in long lives of toil? j That the day of the million-dollar j iee has come is shown by one bona hde and another partially authenti? cated instance recently disclosed. That James B. Dill :>f Xew York re? ceived a cool million for settling a steel, corporation dispute has been as? serted as a fact; that William Xelson Cornwell made $1.00 0,000, or possibiy ?2,000,000, by negotiating the sale of the Panama canal is a sub rosa as? sertion. One of the most difficult achieve? ments of the century was the selling of the Panama canal to the United States, and well-informed persons agree that even if William Xelson Cromwell did not .get $1,000,000 or 52.000,000 for it, he earned it. He even risked his life to make^ his negotiations successful. One day while the treaty was under discussion . in Washington it looked very much as if the whole project would fall through. "But one man could save it Where was Cromwell? Friends of the canal, found upon inquiring at his hotel that he was in bed very ill, ?with a temperature of 103. Yet upon learning of the situation, he arose. I drove to Secretary Hay's office, stayed with him an hour, then returned to ? the hotel and lay battling with ty- j phoid fever for six weeks. j . \ But the canal was bought. Before a senate committee Mr. j Cromwell admitted having ?received j $200,000, and said he expected more, j How much ? Only the gossip of Wall j street attempts to answer, and this places the total amount at almost $2. 0??0.0&0/ .The canal cost $40.000,000. This isn't Mr. Cromwell's first big fee. For reorganizing the firm of Decker, Howell & Co., in 1891, he re? ceived from the court $260,000. He is said to have got a $100.000 fee on another occasion. One of the deepest muddles 5n American industrial history was tht series' of disputes between Andrew Carnegie and Henry C. Frick over the transfer of the properties merged in the United States Steel Corporation. There are those who say that James P. DM!-he has sin De become a judge on the Xew Jersey bench at a compa? ratively small salary-was the only man in tile country who could have untangled the mess; that the job was worth the $1.000,00 0 he received. The group of attorneys who secured payment by the government of the j long-deferred claims of the Cherokee j Indians some time ago, amounting to $15,000.000, were allowed 15 per cent. ti the who?e. or nearly $750,000. Of this fee. it is said, a great part, went to one man or firm. A fee of $$00,000 is said to have been paid tb a Xew York lawyer, Wil? liam D. Guthrie, for breaking the will cf the late Henry B. Plant, owner of H. sy.~tem of steamships, railways and hotels. Of the $24.000,000 estate the widow's share was SS,000.000, and. as this .was tied, up in trust, she engaged counsel to secure its release, giving him 10 per cent, of her share. Another large attorney's fee re? cently granted in a court decision at Seattle, Wash., was that of United States Senator S. H. Piles, who will get $450.000 in the famous John Sul? livan will case. The estate is valued at $900.000, and two of the heirs gave deeds of conveyance to their counsel fer half the amount. Modest in all things, the city of Milwaukee, Wis., would, of course, be expected to furnish examples of mod? est legal fees. Witness these charges ! in the Schandein will case, recently closed: Frisbee & Radfield, attorneys for Mrs. Clara S. Heyl. $107.000; j Quartes. Spencer & Quartes, for the j proponents. $150,000; Winkler, Flan ! ders. Borium & Fawcett, for the con? testants, $500.000; A. W. Hard, guar? dian for the Frark children; $20,000. land George P. Miller, guardian for ! E:ick Heyl. $15,0)0. i For a single argument before the j United States supreme court, Joseph j H. Choate, former ambassador to Great Britain, once received $20".000. The effect of the argument was the declaring unconstitutionalof the in? come tax. It has been stated repeatedly that Attorney D. M. Delmas was assured pf a $100.000 fee for his werk in de I fending Harry K. Thaw. I It is not alone the law that offers j opportunities for making tremendous i sums (?uickl.*. Medicine is a profes? sion quite as rich in possibilities:. A [.Philadelphia physician, the late Dr. i William Pepper, it is understood, j charged Robert Simpson $1,500 for 1 an examination lasting about a min? ute, and Tjr. S. Weir Mitchell is said to h?ve been given a fee of $15,000 by on>' patient When America learned that Dr. Adolph Lorenz of Vienna received ! $30,000 for sotting fhe hip of little ! Lolita Armour of Chicago and later ! pay for further attention swelling his ? total fees to ST?.OOO. there was amaze : ment, and yet this would not create surprise in Europe, especially in court circles. ; When the present King Edward of England, then Prince of Wales, was seriously ill years ago. Dr. William Jenner pulled him through, and for four weeks' attendance was paid $50, .000. The physician who attended the father of Emperor William of Ger? many in his lase illness-Dr. S. Mor? rell Mackenzie-presented a bill for SI00.000, which was paid without a murmur. Prof. Zacherine of Moscow got $75.000 for two days' attendance on j the father of the present Czar. Dr. Thomas Dimsdale for vaccinat? ing the Empress Catherine I at St. Petersburg got $50,000, and a pension of $2,500 for life. A bill for $190,000 was sent by Dr. Walter C. Browning of Philadelphia to the estate of Senator C. L. Magee, at Pittsburg. Ic was brought out in evidence that Senator Magee had once declared his intention of giving Dr. Browning a fee of $1,000.000. and had added: "I intend to beat Peter Widener's record. Widener, you know, paid his doctor SSOO.OOO." A review of high voluntary fees seems to show thac the father whose child has been saved by a physician is especially liberal. Gratitude of the Chicago father to the Vienna "blood? less" surgeon was eclipsed by that of Mr. Flagler of New York, who gave Dr. Shelton securities worth $$7.000 for curing his daughter. The late Shah. of Persia paid Dr. Gaiezowski of Paris $25.000 for curing his son of an affliction of the eye. After the death of Marshall Field, the Chicago merchant prince, his physician. Dr. Frank Billings, filed in the probate court a claim for $25,000. a bill for seven days-' service. For 100 days" attendance upon the late William L. Rainey. a millionaire cork manufacturer in Philadelphia. Dr.? Samuel T. Barnes made out a till amounting to $32.000. This charge of $330 a day cannot be noted as among the modest claims of practi? tioners. That payment of large fees may be exacted even when cures are not ef? fected was shown by the recent de? cision of a French court in the case of George Crocker of California against Dr. Doyen. Mr. Crocker T'Ught to recover a $20,000 fee which he paid in 19 "4 for having hi.1* wife treated for cancer-treatment which he asserted was unsuccessful. The cr *. held that the Paris physician had done his best to fulfill the contract and that he was entitled to the $20. tf'OO fee.-Cliicasro Chronicle. *I win mail you free, to prove mer? it samples of my Dr. Shoop's Rester- j ?tive, ano my book on either dyspep- j -ia; the heart or the kidneys. Trou- ? bies of the stomach, heart or kidneys, j are merely symptoms-of a deeper aii- j .ment. Don't make the common er-, ror of treating symptoms or.ly. Symp- ! tom treatment is treating the result of your ailment, and not the cause. Weak stomach nerves-the inside nerves-mean stomach weakness, al? ways. And the heart and kidneys as well, have their controlling or inside nerve. Weaken these nerves, and you inevitably have weak v vital organs. Here is where Dr. Shoop's Restora? tive has made its fame.- No other remedy even claims to treat the "in? side nerves." Also for bloating, bil- j iousness, bad breath or complexion, use Dr Shoop's Restorative. Write me today for sample and free book. Dr. Shoftp, Racine, Wis. The restora? tive is sold by Sibert's Drug Store. DISPENSARY MAKING MONEY Or?ngeburg. June 12.-The Orange burg county dispensary board has just issued their report of the busi? ness done in the month of May and it makes a good showing. The report shows that the total cash sales for the month amounted to $13.099.-SS. which yielded a net profit of $2.632.17 for the uses of the city and county. mmmi THE KIDNEYS^ Doan's Kidney Piils Have Done Great Service for People Who Work in Sumter. Most Sumter people work every davin some strained, unnatural position- bending con? stantly over a de<k-riding on jolting wagon* or cars?-doing laborious housework: lifting, reaching or pulling, or trying the back in a hundred and une other ways. All these strains tend to wear, weaken and injure tlie kidneys until they fall behind in tlu-ir work ( of filtering the poisons from the blood. I Doan's Kidney Phis .-ure sick kidneys, put . new strength in bad backs. * j I John K. Brooks, plumber.living at !223Tav j lor street. Columbia. S. C., says: "Doan's Kid? ney Pills did me a va>t amoun1 of got ul. 1 I My back had been In a had way i for a coupie uf years. I have ' done some pretty hard work in my time and 1 think I must have overtaxed my hark, although ? tila not know it at tn*- tim?. It began to ache about two years a^<<. 1 ? would come borne ai night after a bard "dav's ! work feeling fairly well, get mv supper and ' -it around for a whin- :,rui then mv hack would begin to hurt. 1 wouidgo to "*.-,? and I would try to rest. i>ur could not find any po ! sitionthat would-.'ive me any relief and all thai night loni: th?- aching would keep up and ; I arose in th-* morning more worn oui than i when 1 went to bed. 1 bave laid off from work for days at a time and tried r?*st and ; doctor up my back. ! could find nothing to' help.until I --roi Doan's Kidney Pills, which I 1 had seen advertised. They' have done me more-good than I can tell von. >?,?,?,. ;;, B" i them Irest well at night, get up in the morn? ing feeling fresh and bright, and ! have not had a touch of backache >h:<-.- usm?? Dom si Kidney Pills." Plenty more proof like this fr<??. 5umr<v 1 people. Call ar Dr. .\. J, China's d::?_- s) ?re and a?k what h:> customers reoori. For >aie by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster->iilburn Co.. Buffalo X. Y.. ?sole abouts for che United States. Remember the name-Dean's-and take no otiier. Tetter Cured. JAPANESE REPORTS. *A lady customer of ours had suf- j -_ fe: ed with tetter for two or three Washinston officials Do Xot Credit vears. It got so bad on ner hands _ that she could not attend to her j Reports of Removal of Aoki. household duties. One box of Cham- j - berlain's Salve cured her. Chamber- ? Washington. June 17.-Little cred lain's medicines give splendid satis- ance in official circles is placed in faction in this community.-M. K. ; . , Rodney & Co.. Almond. Ala. Cham- lhe reP?rt that ^^cpunt Aoki, the berlain's medicines are for sale by {Japanese ambassador, 'is about to he De-Lorine's Pharmacy. j succeeded by Earon Kaneko. the _ ~ ' I former Minister of Justice. The opi.i A mad dog epidemic seems to "oe i . . . ; ion here is that the reports are the prevalent in Aiken county. Several ? > ..... * I result of political imagination, having mad dogs have been killed during the . . . _ originated with the Progressive party. rv;* f?'W dav* f . j The organ of that party has been crit? icising the present ambassador for *A man who is in perfect health, so ? , , . . . _ ho can do an honest day's work when alleged defeat m the &an Fran necessary, has much for which he j eisco-Japanese controversy. should be thankful. Mr. L. C. Rodg- : ers, of Branchton. Pa., writes that he , ?when you feel the need of a pill wr-.s not only unable to work, but he . , _ , _. ?i a ? - " ?A ?u,-c. ^n-r. take a Dewitt's Little Early Riser, ceuldn t stoop over to tie his ov>n J shoes. Six bottles of Foley's Kidney Sir-aI1 Pin- sxfe pill, sure pill. Drives Cure made a new man of him. He away heada :hes. Sold by all drug says. "Success to Foley's Kidney gists. Cure." Sibert's Drug Store. ?-^- -< , n,.,, ",,.".,,"mmtmtm Remarkable Rescue. ?That truth is stranger than fiction, has once more been demonstrated in the little town of Fedora, Tenn., the residence of C. V. Pepper. He writes: "1 was in bed, entirely disabled with hemorrhages of the lungs and throat. Doctors failed to help me, and all hope had fled when I began taking Dr. King's New Discovery. Then in? stant relief came. The coughing soon ceased; the bleeding diminished rap? idly, and in three weeks I was able to go to work." Guaranteed for coughs and colds. 50c. and SI at Sibert'3 Drug Store. The professional criminals of Lon? don outnumber the policemen in the proportion of three to two. Tonight. *Tf you would enjoy tomorrow take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets tonight. They produce an agreeable laxative effect, clear the head and cleanse the stomach. Price 25 cents. Samples free at DeLorme's Pharmacy. The trustees of South Carolina Uni? versity have placed football under the ban in that institution. *I'll stop your pain free. To show ! you first-before you spend a penny- j what my Pink Pain Tablets can do, I 1 will mail you free, a trial package of them-Dr. Shoop's Headache Tablets. : Neuralgia, headache, toothache, pe- j riod^ pains, etc., are due alone to blood congestion. Dr. Shoop's Head? ache Tablets simply kiJ.l the pain by coaxing away the unnatural blood pressure. That is all. Address Dr. Shoop, Racine. Wis. Sold by Si? bert's Drug Store. Several striking machinists of the Valk & Murdock company in Charles tom^have been indicted on the charge oc.asaulting non-union machinists. Paint Your House Now We have just received a solid car load of Hammar Paint which we are off:ring as long as it lasts at the old price Ow? ing to the increase J cost of raw material all pipe paint Manu? facturers have been compelled to advance ther prices, and in { order to sell this celebrated brand rf paint at the old price we purchased a car of it., s > thnt now is the time to save your mon? ey and secure a lasting paint. We also have always on hand a CASTOR IA Por Infants and Children. The Kind You Haye Always Bought ; #25? I Bears the Signature of good sr'ock of Devoe and New Era Paint, ALL FULLY GUARANTEED. . ' Lime, Cement, Hair, The DuRant Hardware Co. os ere Its guarantee! purity a Ed sterling quality are the "best reason why YOU should buy it. Guaranteed Under the National Pure Food Law, Serial No. 137. THE I. TRAGE Proprietors. OFFICES - - - CINCINNATI, O. Copy of Bcfklet "Faircus Fxir.tirgs atc Funny sui h s" >em fx te upen inquest. 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