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THE EARTHLY PAHADWE. When the last little dreamer la dream tag. The laet little child le In bed; When the laat little eyelid reposes. The laat little prayer haa been aatd; Ah. then, by the side of the eleepers The mother and I*hevs our thought And we rise from our mutual kneel? ing With the teadereet faith ever wrought! i they coma to our arms In the evening , v r story and ballad and cheer, Tor the healing of each little sorrow, The drying of each little tear. says a grace for the com? fort ' f the roof that Is over our bead i the mercy that cares for and gives as :ach day of the day's meed of bread! they twine la love's tender enfolding Our necke with the arms of their gTace. r Aad they stak to the slumber of child ' hood With a shadow of smile on each face. We tall all our hopes for them over And build airy bubbles of gleam Where they walk, men aad women of splendor. i la the conquering cities of Hream! amaeaf we want them grown The nenn wish they'd Kay aa they are} la ffeaey life leads them to trtan ?hs Oa green hills of glory afar; Xa elftestes lave holds then enfolded the drear day thaw may From the beautiful valleys of child? hood. The ties that have hound them to the shadows of dusk bring them creeping For rocke by rides oa oar ki Whoa the laat little sleeper le And the birds are asleep in the We rise with our arme round each ether. la faith that Is sweater than art, And a feeling of happtaaas flooding The broad everglades of the heart} ^Apa somehow we know we are grate? ful. Aast somehow we Sad la our care A oomfort too deep for defining fa the tittle Uvea nestling there; And somehow the spirit grows strong I The heart beats In tune to the day Aad the shadows we wear as a gar* meat Fall off and are folded away! the last little dreamer is dream . ssj I Whan the last little chatterlag tongue Has lost Its lone way In the silence, The laat lullaby has been eang. Oh. then, to that hour of contentment. The feeling Is bom In the breast? That home la the gateway of heaven. I And love la the portal of rest: ?Baltimore 8un. to ft. C. TurheyvlUe. Sum tor. 8. C. Dear Sir: Suppose yoa are feeding pig* milk; how mach ?III 70a gain by watering milk a qaarter ? half F three ?gartest? 00 qcarte whole milk they sleep 80 of milk and to of water tbey eqaaal ? 60 11 more sqaeal ? 75 it ID sqaeal 0 100 ao sqaeal you are painting a house; how murn will you gala by paint b adenureied a quarter? ha'f? three quarters? 10 gallons De roe put-on $60 15 M Ki not paint 75 SO . tt m 100 40 H \ son The cost of paint put-on Is about f $1 a gallon, no matter what paint you * bay. But nobody really gets 40 gallons oa a 10-gslloa Job; so nobody reaUy pays izoo for painting a $60 job; he stop* st about 1100. Two coats of l-4-pa!nt-and-S-4-trash doesn't make a good job; nor three; nor four. 8 These lessons are useful. Tours truly mm FW DE VOR A CO F. S.?Du rant Hardwars Coo. sell our paint I HI V ER PLANTATIONS RUINED. Diets ttlon Wrought by flood* Below Colombia. Columbia. Aug. 17.?Below Colum? bia the fine river plsntatlons are -ulned. The cotton and corn being utned and much cattle drowned. Planter* who live In Columbia have >een fighting the flood for days try ng to get out their stock, but In many eases the efforts made have been futile. No lives hsve been lost so fsr is now known, though It Is not un lke!y that some of the negro tenants rave had narrow escapes. Th* - aefuat of damage done on these plan tloae will run Into the hundreds ef paaands. The Revolutionary Movement tn Tur? key. A cable dispatch from London print? ed In Wednesday morning's papers announced that the leaders of the Young Turk party will meet in Gene? va about the end of the month to dis? cuss the question of deposing the present Sultan of Turkey, and. In the event of an affirmative decision, to select a successor. The publication of this dispatch may serve to direct attention to the fact that the present movement In Turkey has been to a large extent the result of meetings held outslds the boundaries of Tur? key Itself. An Interesting account of some of these is givm in an article contributed to the Independent of August IS by Mundjl Bey, the Tur? kish consul-general at New Ycrk. This writer says that the his? tory of the Young Turkish party Is to be traced back to the times of Sultan Abdul Asia, the uncle of the present ruler of the Otto? man empire. During his reign Prince Mustaffa Pasll Pashi. who occupied many Important pos'tlons in Turkey, took with him to Purls a few bright young Turks to be educated. They soon imbibed western notions and started a Turkish weekly to propagate those Ideas among their compatriots In Constantinople, it was to these men. while still students at Paris, that the phrase "Young Turks" was first applied. Sultan Abdul Aals was deposed la slay, 1871, aad was succeeded by his nephew, aturad V, who la turn was deposed at the end of August la the same year. The latter wae succeeded by hie brother, Abdul Hamid U, the present Sultan. la December of the same year a new Constitution was proclaimed, aad the first Parliament chosen under it met la March of the following year. This Parliament was dlsssolved by the Sultan In February, 1S7I. From that time until the grant of the oew Constitution, on July 24 last Turkey pasaed through some very humiliating ?zperienoea. The prestige of the nation was weakened, abuses grew steadily greater, the peo? ple languished In poverty and the troops were badly paid. The Young Turkish party became very active ^and began to smuggle revolutionary publications Into the country* The people became enlightened and a rev? olution became Inevitable. The first alarm call eame from Paris, where, in December. 1907, representatives of the revolutionary aad progressive parties among the Turks, Armsnlans. Oreeks, Bulgarians, Jews, Kurds and all other subject nations of the Ottoman em? pire assembled In a congress. The participants pledged themselves to lay aslds all racial strife, to unite against ths tyranny of ths Sultan's absolute monarchy, and to establish a consti? tutional regime In Turney. To bring about those results they decided upon armed resistance, persuading officials and police to resign under the exist? ing regime, refusal to pay taxes, prop? aganda tn the army so as to persuade soldlere not to open fire on the people or the revolutionists, and a general Insurrection, other measures to he adopted according to circumstances. The presldsnt of this congress was Prince Sebaheddtn Bey, a nephew of the Sultan. As the result of the work of the Paris congress, secret workers went Into Turkey and found many promi? nent officials and mi Itary leaders ready to welcome the call of the con? gress and only waiting for an oppor? tune moment to put Its recommenda? tions Into effect Two of the military leaden who- favored the revolution were Enver Bey and Nlasl Bey. The anniversary of the Sultan's accession to the throne wae chosen as the date for a coup d'etat and general Insur? rection. The movement wae precipi? tated by a recent visit of King Ed? ward the Caar, when the Macedo? nian question was up for considera? tion, Ths revolutionists felt that the loss of Macedonia would mean the end of European Turkey and the be? ginning of the end of the Ottoman empire. Advised by the officers above metloned, the army in Macedonia re? volted, and an envoy was dispatched to Constantinople to demand that Abdul Hamid proclaim he. Constitu? tion. It was represented to him that unless he complied with this demand, three hundred thousand soldiers would msrch on the capital, put an end to the Sultan's rule and establish a free government. When this demand reached Abdul Hamid, Albania had a'ready revolted. Anatolia was in disturbance, the Kurds In Derslm were aggressive and general discontent was growing. Two liberal leaders of former times. Said Pashu and Kamll Pasha, were called from their seclusion, and upon their advice the Sultan proclaimed the Constitu? tion of 117ft. This document secures freedom bf religion and of the press, security of life and property and equal? ity before the law. It needs revising, and Mundjl Bey dec'ares that It has already been decided wt 1 the aftang es wiil be. In the first . ice the abso? lutism of ths Sultan will be abolished. I In the next place the thirty senators (will be elected by public vote Instead of being appointed by the Sultan. I Still another change will involve the election of a deputy by every 25,000 voters Instead of by 50,000. The writer of the article, who Is evidently a strong adherent of the young Otto? man party, entertains no fear that the Sultan will evade the promises recent? ly made by him, no matter how re? luctant he may be to perform them The skill and secrecy with ,which the revolutionary movement was carried through, doubtless convey their own warning to him. , Pellagra. A great deal of Interest is felt throughout the world In the discovery of the origin of the disease known as I pellagra, which has just been made by Dr. J. W. Babcock, superintendent of I the state hospital for the Insane, who has been traveling In Europe this ?ummer with Senator Tillman. The discovery is of great scientific I Importance, and seems to be of equal importance from an economic stand point. Dr. Babcock has noticed the pres ence of the disease In various south- I ern states, particularly Georgia and the Carolinas, and even as far west as Texas. Before his departure from America pellagra was thought to be unknown In this country, and It was some time before Dr. Babcock diag nosed it. This diagnosis was disput- I ed by many American alienists, be cause so little was known about the disease In the United States. During his travels In Italy, Dr. Bab cock had several Interviews with Dr. Pavone. who Is the head of the Ital- I Ian board of public health, and is the I recognised European authority on I pellagra. He gave Dr. Babcock facilities fori examining cases of pellegra tn Ital-1 tan hospitals, and as a result of his I Investigations, Dr. Babcock Is certain I the American disease Is pellagra. The disease is caused by eating dis- 1 eaaed or fermented corn. It Is par-1 tlcularly rife in the Lombardy die-1 trlot where. Senator Tillman has pointed out, not enough space and I air are given to the corn. The economic Importance of Dr. I Baboock'a discovery has been ex-1 plained by Senator Tillman In an In- I terview in Paria. He said that afterl the civil war the south abandoned corn growing on a large scale because such high prices were obtainable for! cotton. The south, he said, was there fore compelled to Import corn from other states which were not nearly so {favorable for com growing. Some of this corn, he said, Is dis? eased in the pith, that Is the nitro? genous part, but as the outer starchy part is still good all is ground up for hominy or meal. This is the origin of pellagra In the southern states. To stamp It out. Senstor Tillman says, there must either be a rigorous inspection of corn or the south must put up a barrier against corn grown In other states and revert to com growing Itself.?Ander? son Mall. WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO. Their Unceasing Work Keeps TJs Strong and Healthy. All the blood In the body passes through the kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys Alter the blood. They work night and day. When healthy they remove about 500 grains of Impure matter daily, when un? healthy some part of this Impure mat? ter Is left In the blood. This brings on many diseases and symptoms? pain in the back, headache, nervous? ness, hot dry skin, rheumatism, gout, gravel, disorders of the eye-sight and hearing, dizziness, Irregular heart, debility, drowsiness, dropsy, deposits In the urine etc. But if you keep the filters right you will have no trouble with your kidneys. Mrs, B. B. Seymour, living at 3IS W. Calhoun St., Sumter, S. C, says: "Prior to using Doan's Kidney Pills I had a great deal of annoyance fromithe kidney secretions, and had dull nag? ging backaches and distressing pains through m|- loins. I used Doan's Kid? ney Pills, which I procured at China's drug store and have not had any trouble with my back since. My son was also afflicted with kidney trouble, being unable to control the secretions, especially at night. Since he used Doan's Kidney Pills, he has Improved wonderfully. He Is much stronger and is able to control the secretions. 1 shall always praise Doan's Kidney Pills for what they have done In my family." For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. 61 How Smlther* Got liable*. "An so Smlthera died with hydro? phobia?" "Yes; poor chap!" "How did It happen?" "He put too much horseradish on his b<fiogna and It bit his tossjue."? Chicago News. Yes, advertise any day In the year, j liiere are 365 good ad. days in every year. A GHOST STORY. The Spectral Horseman That Visits Wycollar Hall. This ghost story Is contributed by a correspondent of an English maga? zine: "Wycollar Hall, near Colne, was long the seat of the Cunllffes of Bi'lington. They were noted per? sons in their time, but evil days came, and their ancestral estates passed out of their hands. In the days of the commonwealth their loyalty cost them dear, and ultimately they re? tired to Wycollar with a remnant only of their once extensive property. About 1819 the last of the family passed away, and the hall is now a mass of ruins. Little but the antique fireplace remains entire, and even the room alluded to in the following leg? end cannot now be Identified. Tradi? tion says that once every year a specter horseman visits Wycollar Hall, He is attired in the costume of the early Stuart period, and the trappings of his horse are of a most uncouth description. "On the evening of his visit the weather is always wild and tempes? tuous. There is no moon to light the lonely roads, and the residents of the district do not venture out of their cottages. When the winds howls loud? est ths horseman can be heard dashing up the road at full speed, and, after crossing the narrow bridge, he sud? denly stops at the door of the hall. The rider then dismounts and makes his way up the broad oaken stairs In? to one of the rooms of the house. Dreadful scroems, aa from a woman, are theo heard, which soon subside lato sjroane. The horseman then makes Ms appeoraooe at the dooe, at one* mounts his steed and gallops off. "Hts body cam be seen through by those who me** chance to be present; his horee appears to be wild with rage, aad hie nostrils stream with fire. The tradition la that one of the Cunllffes murdered his wife in that room and that the specter horseman is the ghost of the murderer, who Is doomed to pay an annual visit to the home of his victim. She is sold to have predicted the extinction of the family, which, according to the story, has been literally fulfilled/' A Traveling Man's Experience. ?"I must tell you my experience on an eastbound O. R. & N. R. R. train from Pendleton to Le Grand, Ore.," writes Sam A. Garber, a well known traveling man. "I was in the smoking department with some other traveling men when one of them went out into the coach and came back and said, There Is a woman sick unto death in the car.' I at once got up and went out. found her very ill with cramp colic, her hands and arms were drawn up so you could not straighten them, and with a death-like look on her face. Two or three ladles wers working with her and giving her whis? key. I went to my suit case and got my bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy (I never travel without It), ran to the water tank, put a double dose of the medicine in the glass, poured some water Into it and stirred it with a pen? cil; then I had quite a time to get the ladies to let me give it to her, but I succeeded. I could at once see the effect and I worked with her, rubbing her hands, and in 20 minutes I gave her another dose. By this time we were almost into Le Grand, where I was to leave the train. I gave the bot? tle to the husband to be used In case another dose+should be needed, but by the time the train ran Into Le Grand she was all right, and I received the thanks of every passenger In the car." For sale by all druggists. CUBAN ELECTION NOV. 14. Gov. Magoon at Jacksonville?Dis? cusses Affairs qf the Island. Jacksonville. Fla., Aug. 20.?Gov. Chfcrles E. Magoon, of Cuba, accom? panied by Capt. Ryan, arrived here this morning, stopped long enough to eat a hearty meal and then took the next train for Washington. "The island of Cuba," said he, "is one of the finest countries In the world, and Its industrial, educational and political progress is wonderful, and the development along sanitary lines has been marked, and Havana is now quite a clean and a healthy city. "A great deal of this new prosperity is due to the fine system of good roads, this work having been inaugurated by American enterprise. "The recent elections on tke island passed off quietly, and quite satisfac? torily. As soon as I return from this trip, which wl'l be in about ten days. I will issue a proclamation for the presidential election. "The campaign following this will be lively and spirited, but, whatever the result may be, there is no doubt that the people will cheerfully abide by the will of the majority. "Yes, I have already decided upon the date; the election will be held November 14." The work of exterminating the cat? tle tick in this county is still under way and it will probably be several weeks until the experts finish with the work. Theron Earle, of Greenville, is now working in sections of the coun? ty between Cow pens and Pacolet, He reports that he has found very few cattle ticks In the sections of the county he has^e^n over.?Spartanbuag Journal. Remember Us When You Start to Overhaul YOUR GIN. It is now time to overhaul your gin outfit and be? gin the busy season. Remember if you buy cheap material you will have trouble and lose money. We can give you the best of everything in this line. Leather Belting from 1 to 6 inches; Canvas Belting from 3 to 12, four and 6 ply; Stitched Rubber Belting from 3 to 12, 4 and 6 ply. FuU stock of Pipe. Fittings of all kinds. Lace Leather, Gin Bristles, &c Give us the first chance before yon buy. Carolina Hardware Co We Keep a Record for You. One of the advantages of having a bank account is the fact that every transaction recorded on the books of the bank in connection with your ac? count is a record to which you may have access if necessary. Snch a record often proves of great value. This bank will be pleased to have your banking business. t The Bank of Sumter. RICHARD I. UANNIN6, President. y. HOISE, V. President. W. *. RHAME, Cashtor. Profitable Farming. Much farming is not profitable to the farmer. Sometimes the fault is in the land, but usually it is in the man. Good manage? ment and proper fertilization will make a profit for the farmer on pratically any. land in Sumter County. But the profit is made with greater ease and there is more of it when the land is fertile and well drained. I am offering in a tract of 190 acres, 120 cleared, seven miles from Sumter and one mile from Oswego, a farm which comes up to the requirements to make the ?reatest profit with the greatest ease. It has a nice seven room welling, ample out buildings, several tenant houses, and other things that make the farmer and his laborers comfortable while the soil is doing its part of the work. School and railroad facilities are within a mile, buch property is not often offered on the market, and if you are looking for a nice farm this is your chance. City s*d Country |T% i> ?hj *j"\ W mf}%Wm\%Tm\ If yo? ht?e money tu Property Hendl*. q r r |T | | [^^g Real Eststs Leant. R. B. BELSER. Real Estate Broker. SUMTER. S. C. HUE IN HE* ORLEANS. PORTIONS OF THREE BLOCKS BURNED IS WHOLESALE DISTRICT. Firemen Absent at Picnic?When the Fire Fighters Arrived the Water Supply Was Found to be Inade? quate, j CANDY afi 4? 4* We have just received a shipment of Fresh Candy in all size boxes. Chocolate Cherries, in 1 and 2 pound boxes. Chocolate Almonds, in 1-2 and 1 pound boxes. We have Gibson Fruit Tab? lets in 25 different flavors. Many 5 and 10c package* of Candy. ONION SETS. New Orleans. Aug 30.?Fire which broke out in the centre of the com? mercial district here this afternoon swept over portions of three blocks, J destroying a large number of whole-' sale houses, manufacturing plants and small stores. Originating at Bienvllle and Chartres streets, the flames worked their way north as far as Conti street and west toward Roy? al, bringing about a property loss of between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 before they were Anally subdued. First Shipment of Onion Sets Just Received and We Will Sell Them Now at 10c per quart. We have the White and Red now and will have the Pearl Set a little later. Turnip Seed. We have a large f Assort? ment of Turnip Seed to Select from. w. w. SI BERT. W. W. SIBERT, Phone 283. 8 S. Main St. kill?, cough and CURE tni LUNG8 WITH Dr. King's New Discovery FOR C8?OS18 JSSfL and all throat and long troubles. QUABAVTIID SATISFACTORY OB MONET RXTT7JTDUX Blease majorities were given in the counties of Alken, Barnwell. Charles* ton. Lnurens. Newberry, Saluda and Tnion. The greatest of these was Charleston's. We have frequenUy done better for South Carolina and ourselves?and not often worse.?? Charleston Post