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TINDAL V?. SCRLETT STIRB CLAR F.VDON COCJNTY. The Manning Ttrar? Describes Grcat eet ftAsfeuato Battle Kver Kwmn In ' CWrmluK County?-All About a FaanRy fright Over Land. i? The court of common pleas wound up Saturday. th? Jury was dismissed fc Friday when It rendared vcrdh i In the case of Helen Tindal et al v<. R. A. Sublet! et al. This case began Monday morning and. notwtthstand ! tag the Incesaant work of bar and bench It took up the Week. It was hard fought from start to finish, and the arguments on both aides were of an exceedingly high brder. Col. R. D. Leo of counsel for plaintiffs In o>m meriting >n the evidence, to use a oaramon expression, roasted the prin? cipal defendant. Rev. R. A. Sublett se? ts rely. It wts ab excoriation that fair ? ly etaaled with Invective, ridicule and a io re fat denunciation. comparing him to a serpent that had crawled Into the confidence of a once happy an contented family, and by hi* wllea tocaptsd an Infirm and demented eld woman to convey valuable property to klm for a nominal turn, which de? prived the grandchild ran of this old lady of their rightful Inheritance. ? Colonel. Lee'a denunciation greatly augmented by hla acting, his manner, aa much, or more than hla tobesoo sauceroratory wss very effective. All of the) lawyers In ths case made good arguments and It was a treat to wit? ness this the greatest forensic battle ? rnver eeea in the Clarendon Court The Interest In the case as well as life attendance grew greater every ?try. The people of the Summert?n section seemed to have made the range of ths Tindal i their own, and ware hare dally In large numbers. The intanstty of Interest together with the partisan versions discussed pub itrty pseama Infectious* and the sen Pmeaff spread over the town to trie eat teat that people la Manning* who had no pwnlble Interest In the case nor arre they In any way connected with the parties In interest' worked themselves up to a fever beat, and proneunoad judgment without know ham or caring about the merits of ihn case. The ladles of the town were as dalaplf Interested ss the men, and wees constant In their sttendance; they setmsd to enjoy the cross exam ' mattoaw by counsel, and especially ;wl?eu 4 wttnesa became dlscomfltted by an error In an answer to a trick 1 aaiaHnu propounded. There eras aar array of witnesses on both ?Mies, and to laymen It did ssem as at Stacks of matter Irrelevant to the Issued waa allowed to go to the jury, be cases, after all the contention had . at last to resolve Itself do- n to whether the Jury believed the maker \pf the deed was competent at the time she signed the Instrument, and It ' so did she understand her set. It was conceded by both atOs that the prop? erty belonged to Mrs. Sarah Tlndul, and If her mind was good, and she understood what ahs was <? >ing when she made a deed of the property to her only Irving child, then regardless of sentiment, or whether the old lady wss just to her grsndchlldren or not the deed la vslld.1 but on the other hand. If Mrs. Tlndal was soi Inrtrm that her mental faculties *|ere de? ranged to the exetent that she was not competent to understand the meaning of the transfer, end would got have conveyed *.he property aa she did If her mind eras sound, then her act was Invajld, and n* dsed void. The suit v ai to"* set aside a deed made by Mrs. Sarah Tindal to Mrs. R. A. Sublett. conveying s valuable tract of land containing 530 acres ad? joining Summerton. The sum paid for the land waa $7.800 ?oured by a mortgage payable one year after the death of the maker of the. deed. The purpose of having the payment to become due after the death of the grantor being to have tho cash de? rived from this sale divided smong ths heirs of Mrs. Ssrsh Tindal. and It Is obvious if this grantor was men /tally sound that her main purpose was to sell her property to her only living child, Mrs. R. A. Sublett. for a leea price hun It would hsvs been sold to s stranger. There was a whole lot of extraneous matter lugged Into the case, which could only hsve a tendency to complicate the caae and confuse the jury. Public sentiment was strongly In favor of the plaintiffs, and has been ever vinoe the cass ami started over a'year ago. The evidence oi b it Iaide? wss strong snd m Is saslly *?*en how i*ople can con*c ontlously wife, on the merits of the case and reach different conclualons. Men and wom? en of character gave testimony fa? vorable to each side, some were of the opinion that the grantor was mentally Incompetent to make h deed, and these were borne out by Dr. W. R. Mood who hsd at time* attended the lsdy In question, and Dr J. A. Mood of Sumter who h;?d n? \ . r *??. n her but gsve answers to hyp -tie tlcal I questions, while thos- who WRdogaed the deed. Rev. M. A. Connors and Mr J. D. Rutledge. tto-tltled that h*?r Matt* tsl condition was good, und Mr^ 1.1/ ale Rriggs. a lady of exceedingly keen perception, testified ss to having vi* Red Mrs. Tindal before her death an 1 Elk that her mental faculties were clear and sound. Therefore we say there Is groat room for different concluhious. The court submitted to the Jury the following questions and they were answered as indicated: 1. Was the sum of seventy-five hun? dred dollurs $7000) mentioned In the deed and referred to in the complaint and answer herein, far below the ac? tual value of the plantation describ? ed In said deed at tho time of the ex? ecution thereof? Yes. I. Was said price grossly inadequate?^ Yes. t. What was the tract of land de? scribed In the complaint reasonably worth at the time of the execution of said deed? Fifteen thousand dollars. 4. Was Mrs. Sarah Tindal so enfee? bled by old age and physical infirmi? ties that she did not have mental ca? pacity sufficient to understand what she was doing a't the time she execut? ed said deed? Yes. (. Did the defendants exercise un? due influence on Mrs. Sarah Tia/lal, and did they thereby obtain the ex? ecution and delivery of wid deed? Yea Acording to the verdict of the Jury the plaintiffs won, snd if this verdict stands, contmlssloners will be appoint? ed to partition the land, and there will also be an accounting for rents, pro? fits snd Improvements. A new trial was Ranked for and ar? gued. Judge Prince reserved his de? cision, but the matter is not ended by any means, the case will go to the supreme court for review where. In equity causes, the law and the facts are considered. Should the supreme court sustain the verdict the Tlndala win. but in case the verdict is not sus? tained a new trial will follow, and the whole matter thrashed over again, and Clarendon county put to the expense of another long trial. ' j The attorneys for the plaintiffs were Davis St Weinberg, Lee & Molse, Haynsworth St Haynsworth. Defend? ants. Bellinger A Welsh.* Purdy (k O'Bryan. R. J. Bland and Charlton DuBant Judge Prince after hearing motion for new trial intimated that he would refute the motion, hut would hold been his decision until he (had time to look up some authorities. We can safely predict a new trial win not be granted by the trial Judge. The defendant's attorneys havs confidence In their ultimately winning the case, badge Prince's charge was over an hour long, and If there was any In dlactlon of his leaning .to one side or the other we could not detect it So far as we were able to Judge It wu fair. Impartial, strong and* full of le? gal lore. The balance of the term was occu? pied by taking out of ordere, hearing appeals, etc.?Manning Times. Afflicted With Sore Byes for 31 Years. ?I have been afflicted with sore eyes for tS years. Thirteen years ago I became totally blind and was blind for six years. My eyes were badly in? flamed. One of my neighbors insist? ed upon my trying Chamberlain's Salve and gave me half a box of It. To my surprise It healed my ?.yes and my sight came back to me.?P. C. Earls, Cynthiana, Ky. Chamberlain's Salve la for aalo by DeLorme's'Phar? macy. / SCMTEH BAB IN MANNING. - Manning Time* Complains That sum Ut I??wver* Monopolize Court Pro? ceedings In Manning. On last Saturday our court was monopolized by the Sumter bar, and aa a result a great many cases were continued. We do not think it exact? ly fair to Clarendon litigants, and the legislature should enact some law to I make these lawyers shinny on theJr own side.?Manning Times. CAHL HAirS SECOND TRIAL. Much New Evidence to be Introduced Tending to Clear the American Lawyer In Letpslc. Lelpetc. Germany. Oct 12.?With his attorney filing lengthy pleadings to set aside the trial court's verdict and their hearing, necessitating fight? ing the who\e case over again on ap? peal, the trial of Carl Hau, the Ameri? can lawyer, who was found guilty of murdering his mother-in-law. Frau Molltor, and sentenced to death, be? gan today. Much new testimony will be offered, tending to clear Hau. ?You never have any trouble to get children to take Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. They like It because It tastes nesrly like maple sugar. Ken nedy'a Laxative Cough Syrup la a safe, sure and prompt remedy for coughs and colds and Is good for ev? ery member of the family. Sold by all druglgsts. LIEBKNECHT SENTENCED. Socialist Leader Found Guilty of Treason In Writing Hook. !*dpsic. Germany, Oct. 12.?Dr. Carl Liebknecht, the Socialist leader, was today found guilty of treason in writing his gated pamphlet, "The Carat af Militarism,/aad was sentenc? ed to eighteen months' Imprisonment in a military fortress. ? n*o home is s<> pleasant, regardless of the cemforts that money will buy. when the entire family Is In per? fect helath. A bottle Of OrlnO Laxa? tive Fruit Syrup seats 50 cents. It will Bars SVSry men her of the fandly of combination, sick headache or stom? ach trouble, sibert's Drug store, REV. E. Ii. PATTON, D. I)., LLD. PlelUlgnllllCd South C arolina Educa? tor Dead in Washington?Onoo Was President ol' l.rsklno. Washington, Oct. 9.?Dr. Edmund L. Patton, SI y<ars of age. formerly president of Erskine college, and ot West Tennessee college at Jackson, Tenn., and ofr 16 years professor of languages at the University of South Carolina, died last night at the Ma? deira Apartment house, 711 Twenty second street, after a brief illness. I>r. Patton's wife and two sons, W. Eu? gene Patton, a clerk In the war de? partment, and Lieut. Commander J. Br>'^>n Patton, U. S. N., with whom he has made his home since his re tiement in 1898, survive him. Among Dr. Patton's fermer pupils are Charles A. Douglass, J.'Altheus Johnson, J. J. Darlington, and W. O. Bradiy, who will act as pallbearers. Funeral ser? vices will be held at the home of Rev. H. Waddell Pratt, pastor of the Sec? ond Presbyterian church, tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Dr. Patton married Miss Mary Bry son of Columbia, Tenn., sister of the late Rev. John Bryson, at one time pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Columbia.?The State. ?If real coffee disturbs your stom? ach, your heart or kldreys, then try this clever coffee imitation?Dr. Shoop's Health Coffee. Dr. Shoop has closely matched old Java and Mocha coffee In flavor and taste, yet it has not a single grain of real coffee In It.' Dr. Shoop's Health Coffee Imitation is made from pure toasted grains or cereals, with malt, nuts, etc. Made In a minute. No tedious long wait. Tou will surely like It. Get a free sample at our stbre. Levy & Moses. Dirt has been broken for the build? ing of the Lee county court house at Blshopville, ?To check a old quickly, get from your druggist some little Candy , Cold Tablets called Preventica. Druggists everywhere are now dispensing Pre? ventica, for they are not only safe, but decidedly certain and prompt. Preventlcs contain no quinine, no laxative, nothing harsh nor sickening. Taken at the "sneeze stage" Preven? tlcs will prevent pneumonia, bronchi? tis, la grippe, etc. Hence the name, Preventlcs. Good for feverish chil? dren. 48 Preventlcs 25 cents. Trial boxes 6 cents. Sold by Slbert's Drug Store. ?MB ' The Baptists of Union will Invite the next State Baptist Convention to be held In that cltv. They Make You Feel Good. ?The pleasant purgative effect ex peri en cd by all who us Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, and the healthy condition of the body and mind which they create makes one fqel Joyful. 'rice 25 cents. Sample free at DeLorme's Pharmacy. The revenue district of Georgia will be merged mto the district of South Carolina, the , prohibition law in Georgia causing this action. Out of Sight. "?Out of sight, out of mind," is an old saying which applies with special force to a sore, burn or wound that's been treatod with Bucklen's Arnica Silve. It's out 6f sight, out of mind and out ot existence. Piles, too, and chilblains clsapptar under its healing influence. Guaranteed by Slbert's Drug Store. 25c. ' W. P. Anders, a well known (Citizen of Plckens county, is dead at his home. ?Henry E. Jones, of Tampa, Fla., writes: "I can thank God for my pres? ent health, due to Foley's Kidney Cure. I tried doctors und all kinds of kidney cures, but nothing done me much good till I took Foley's Kidney Cure. Four bottles cured me, and 1 have no more pain in my back and shoulders. I am 62 years old, and suffered long, but thanks to Fbley'j Kidney Cure I am well and can walk and enjoy myself. It is a pleasure to recommend it to those needing a kid y medicine." Slbert's Drug Store. i The Atlantic Coast Line will put on a new train between Bennettsville and Charleston next month. Quinsy, Sprains and Swellings Cured. ?In November, 1901, I caught cold and had quinsy. My throat was swol? len so I could hardly breathe. I ap? plied Chamberlain's Pain Balm and It gave me relief in a short time. In two days I was all right," says Mrs. L. Cousins, Otterburn, Mich. Cham? berlain's Pain Balm is a liniment and Is especially valuable for sprains and swellings. For sale by DeLorme's Pharmacy. An attraction at the State Fair this yetar will be the automobile races. A Rational Treatment* for Catarrh is one that soothes the inflamed and congested membranes and heals and cleanses without "drugging" the affec? ted parts. gives Quick and perm an etil relief from Catarrh, Colds aft. "i WlS '>i the membranes of the n wj ar 1 throat, "Wo Cuarantt e Sati sfactlofii Buy a 50-cent tulxj 1 j Mosp.na fron MULDROW'S nur?; BTORE. and Ket your money luck Ifnoi satisfied stemple tube and Booklei 1 . mail ioc BROWN MFG. C O . ?I. Louli, M?. Orevnvvillu, Tenn Um Rotation of Crops, The farmers read a groat d al about rotation of crops. They don't pay much attention to it in the Southern United States, but when they do they | think the result has been accomplish? ed in changing from cotton to corn, and from corn to cotton. Farmers of extraordinary foresight think they have more than accom? plished it when they add oats or cow peas to the rotation. Very few of them ever think of adding cattle as one element of the rotation but as a matter of fact this is the most impor? tant feature of all. If the farmer would set apart a certain strip of land and grow cotton on It one year and another strip of land and grow corn on it the same year, and on aothcr strip grow peas, and* on still another atrip maintain a large herd of beef cattle or dairy cattle, and then in succeeding years swap these strips around, he would commence to get the f?ll value of his land and his energies. The cotton farmer would of course never think of abandoning his cot? ton ? crop one year ago to grow corn for the sake of rotation, but the ro? tation can be accomplished each year by dividing the farm up into different sections as above described. ? The cattle crop is a somewhat new proposition for the cotton planter, but it is a most logical one. A large number of cattle can be maintained throughout most of the year on a comparatively small area with the ordinary surplus farm products with? out much extra care. In the few months of the year when these crops are not available the farmer in the cotton region is especially blessed on account of being near to oil mills, where he can buy cotton seed meal and hulls, which make the most val? uable feed stuff known. All the while that these cattle are fattening or [/producing milk and butter they are also enriching the land and by con? tinually moving the cattle pens from one portion of the farm to another, the value of the land can be al? most infinitely Increased. ?Trial catarrh treatments are* being mailed out free, on request, by Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis. These tests are proving to the people?without a pen? ny's cost?the great value of this sci? entific prescription, 'known to drug? gists everywhere as Dr. Shoop's Cae tarrh Remedy. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store. Eleven gallons of whiskey and ten dozen pints of Schlitz beer were pour? ed in the street gutter in Anderson. [dp Hie Horse No article is more useful ?bout the stable than Mica Axle Grease. Put a little on the spindles before you "hook up"?it will help the horse, and bring the load home quicker. MICA AXLE GREASE wears -well?better than any other grease. Coats the axle with a hard, smooth surface of powdered mica which reduces friction. Ask the dealer for Mica Axle Grease. STaNUMO ML COMPANY liaesssSai. jgs? eMaMMa^gsanssnsaeMsV Stop! DON'T SELL YOUR LONG STAPLE COTTON - BEFORE WRITING US - We can get you the best prices and full values for all your grades. Give us a trial shipment and see for yourself -:- -:- -: Charleston, S. C. The first handlers of Long Staple Cotton in the best Southern market." Aug. 28, W-10t FOR SALE. Farms in Fairfield County. A county that has health and where a tract of land can be bought reasonable. Write for our list. -THE KcCants Real Estate Company WINNSBORO, S. C. tept, 4. WOT '-tin A Woman's Health ? * Is a heritage too sacred to be experimented with. For her peculiar and d^Hcate anYi^nts only medicines of_ known composition and which con? tain n\ alcc*jQP^u^cotics, or other harmful or habit-forming drags? should BG^uplt^c??^ The one medicine which fulfills all these require^ ments is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription?a remedy wuh a record of over forty years of cures to recommend it j a remedy, the makers of which print its formula on every bottle-wrar.ner^nml n*-L ,: j?_s complete? ness and correctness under oath; a remedy devwedand ad^^ed to worn* an's delicate | constitution by an educatecf physician?an experienced specialist in woman's diseases; a remedy, every ir,;rredie:?t ot which has received the written endorsement of the most eminent medical writers of all the several schools of practice for the cure of woman's peculiar diseases; a rejnedy which has more bona-fide cures to its credit than any Qther sold by druggists for woman^s special, requirements. It is not given away in the form of "trial bottles" to be experimented with, but is sold at a fair price by all dealers in medicines. Delicate,weak, nervous women should I feeble women generally, Dr. Pierce'* especially ahrm the use of alcoholic medicines which, from their stimulat? ing and exhilerating effects may seem, for a time, to do good, but which from the inevitable effects of the alcohol in shrinking up the red corpuscles of the blood are sure to do great and lasting harm in the long run. Besides they beget a craving for stimulants which is most deplorable. Only invigorating and nerve strength? ening effects can follow the use of this famous medicine for women. It can not possibly do harm in any state or condition of the system. It has been carefully adapted to woman's needs by an experienced physician?a specialist in their diseases. It makes weak worn an strong and sick women well. If a woman has bearing down, or dragging pains, low down in the abdo men, tor pelvis, backache, frequent headaches, dizzy or fainting spells, is nervous and easily startled, has gnaw ing feeling in stomach, sees imaginary floating specks, or spots before her eyes, has melancholia, or "blues," or a weakening disagreeable drain from pel vie organs, she can make no mistake by resorting to the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It will invigor? ate and tone up the whole system and especially the pelvic organs. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Perscription is a scientific medicine, carefully devised by an experienced and skillful physi? cian, and adapted to woman's delicate system. It is made of native American medicinal roots and is perfectly harm? less in its effects in any condition of the female system, ' As a powerful invigorating tcnic,"Fa? vorite Prescription" imparts strength to tba whole system md to the organs distinctly feminine in particular. For ov^r-worked, "worn-out," run-down," .*.eb":t.\te'*. teachers, milliners, dress -.al;c"-, ???emstrer^s, "shop-girls," h- e^wvp(>M. nnrafnf mothers, and Favorite Prescription is the greatest earthly boon, being unequaled as an appetizing cordial and restorative tonic As a soothing and strengthening ner? vine "Favorite Prescription" is un? equaled and is invaluable in allaying and subduing nervous excitability, ir? ritability, nervous exhaustion, nervoua. prostration, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, St.Vitus's dance, and other distressing^ nervous symptoms commonly attendant upon functional and organic disease of the uterus. It induces refreshing sleep and relieves mental anxiety and des? pondency. No woman suffering from any of that above symptoms can afford to accept any secret nostrum or medicine of un? known composition, as a substitute for a medicine like Dr. Pierce's Favorit? Prescription, which is of kkown com? position and has a record of over forty* years of cures and sells more largely* to-day thai, ever before. Its makers* withhold no secrets from their patients, believing open publicity to be the very best guaranty of merit. Dr. Pierce invites all suffering women to consult him by letter free of charge* All letters of consultation are held aa strictly private and sacredly confiden? tial and all answers are returned in plain, sealed envelopes. Address: Dr. R. V. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel and Sur? gical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets eure con? stipation. Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure the esase and you eure the disease. One "Pellet" is a* gentle laxative, and two a mild cathar? tic. Druggists sell them, and nothing is "just as good." They are the original Little Liver Pills first put up by old Dr. Pierce over 40 years ago. Moeb imitated, but never equaled. They are> tiny sugar-coated granules ? easy to take as candy. Dr. Pierce' 8 great thousand-page fllna trated Common Sense Medical Adviser will by sent free, paper-bound^ lor 2? one-cent stamps, or eioth-boami sssrSK stamps. Address Dr. Pierce as above. THE Bank of Sumter. Capital, $75,000 -:- Surplus, $47,000 (A Does General Banking Business. Four Per ffl Cent. Interest, payable Quarterly, on Deposits in Savings Department -:- -:- -:- -: PROMPT AND COURTEOUS TREATMENT GUARANTEED. RICHARD I. MANNING, President. MARION M01SE, W. F. RHAME. Vice President. Cashior, SKINNER IRON WORKS v For Everything in the MACHINERY LINE! PLUMBING, STEAM-FITTING AND ALL KINDS OF MILL AND ENGINE REPAIRING AND MILL SUPPLIES. FOUNDRY WORK A SPECIALTY. -CASTINGS ALL SIZES AND PATERNS.? Manufacturer of the Famous SKINNER Portable Steel Cages for Chain Gangs. Edgar Skinner. PHONE 141. SUMTER, S. C. Held Up and admired by all are our earrlt and buggies. 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