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RnUIng ( oils. r _ The 1stlowing Is a prhe farm re? port made by J. W< FtUflgfl for the Southern Rurallst: I have had most exp? rlence and best lurk raising mules a.^d will write of what 1 ha\e don,' with one mare. Thirteen years ago I traded a HUN horse for a four-year-old mare and went to raising mules. She has rais? ed ten mules and one horse volt. It being a mare, making eleven head In all. I bred her neon after I traded for her and she has missed raising I volt only one year slnee. I sold the first f r ii'.o.oo at six years old; the second, a yearling past, for $7 0.00; the third died, when altered, worth $75.00. The next pair 1 sold at three and four past for $500.0.. 1 have the other six head, the mare five years old. worth $150.00. four year old mule worth $200.00; one pair two and three year-old worth $100.00. The little colt, three weeks old .worth $40.00. I am a farmer and was renting land when I trailed for this mare .but I bought me a small place, you might say without a house on It. and owed $400.00 on the land; looked like it would always take the crop to live on; but In due time Old Maud rais? ed that $400.00 pair of mules and paid our place out and we took the $150.00 mule and built us a house. She worked In every crop since I owned her. Had It not been for those mules I don't see how I would have paid that little place out. Now I have sold and bought a larg? er place. I owe $1,100.00 on it; I want to see what ?dd Maud and the young mare can do In helping me out. I have five mules to begin with. Here are what all of the coits are worth. I think I have put a reason? able price on the ones I now have. The tlrst four sold First.$150.00 Second. 75.00 Third?died?worth .$75.00 Fourth and fifth one pair.. .. 400.00 Total.$625.00 The six I have left: Young mare worth.$150.00 Four-year-old mule.$200.00 Pair, two and three years now 250.00 Yearling.100.00 I.fttle colt. 40.00 Total for all.$1.365.00 Thf- m?rr? BlSrWJrl fine* waU und 1?? fat and wb-rk m>w. i think 1 haw had the best of hfl V ? uh IMr. f?Ut think It *hows v hai suiy good mar" csn do when properly looked sftSf, i nave some hogs and OOtUs. bul they sre never ss carefully looked af ter as Old Maud. ?"It cured me," or "It saved the life of my child." are the expressions you hear every day about Chamber? lain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This Is true the world over where this valuable remedy has been Introduced. No other medicine in use for diarrhoea or bowel complaints has received such general approval. The secret of the success of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Is that It cures. Sold by W. W. Slbert. \(T QCICRf/Y. V Has nocn Dangerous In Sumter. Do the right thing at the right time. Act quickly l.i the times of dan it Packnchc Is kidney danger. Donn's Kidney Pills act quickly. Curs all distressing, dangerous kid? ney Ills. Plenty of evidence to prov* th Is, Mrs. Charles Browning, 101 E. Ca? nal St.. Sumter. S. C, says: "For some time my kidneys were disordered and the secretion from these organs became unnatural. 1 also suffered from dull, nagging back? aches and had distressing pains through my loins. My head ached constantly. I could not rest well and In the morning I felt tired and lan? guid, since using Doan's Kidney Pills pro,aired at China's Drug Store, I have been free from backache, am able to rest well and tho kidney sec? retions are regular in passage. The ? la< h? s have ceased and I feel bet? ter In every way. 1 give Doans Kid m > Pills the credit for this improve no nt." For sale by all dealer*. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllbum Co., Buffalo, Now York, sols agents for the United States. Remember tho name?Doan's?and take no other. No, J?>. Foley Kidney Pills Whit They Will Do for You They will cure your backache, strengthen your kidneys, cor? rect urinary irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate the excess uric acid that causes rheumatism. Pre? vent Bright's Disease and Dia? bates, and restore health and strength. Refuse substitutes. W. W Mi l II I Mr. b\llin<;i:k s sx\ki:-kill ix<; CAMPAIGN. ? I intended to km smno rankes!" exclaimed Beere tary Ballinger with b snrdontc smile when he was on the witness-stand before the Congress? ional Investigating Committee. The snakes" ur?< the men in his depart? ment Who have failed to "stand by him." When Olavis unearthed th Cunningham olnlntfi Glovli wns promptly discharged. When Klrby t.dd the farts In regard to the pre p n ation of the Infi letter of Vindi? kation. Klrby was discharged. Now Mr. Ball Inger has set abOUt the work Oi driving from the Government ser? vice thOM wh?> gave testimony that was unfavorable to him. He has sum? marily discharged Horace T. Jones. Jones was the special agent of the Land Office wto collected consider? able evidence tending to prove the fraudulent character of the Cunning? ham coal-land claims. He was sum? moned by the investigating committ? ee, was compelled to testify, and, though every effort was make to brenn" down his testimony, it stood the test. This testimony Involved Ballinger and his friends. Baliinger orders the dismissal of Jones. The Director of the Reclamation Service and the Chief Engineer dis? agreed with Mr. Ballinger on many points. They questioned the truth of some of his statements. It is un? derstood that both officials will be re? moved. But the Ballinger snake-killing campaign by no means ends with those he regards as his active 'ene? mies." It extends to officials who re? fused to aid In his defense. Prof. Joseph A. Holmes is regarded as the ablest expert In certain features of mining and mine-rescue work in this country. Congress created a Bureau of Mines in order to extend the not? able work In which Professor Holmes has been engaged for several years, and no other man was thought of for the first chief of this bureau. Holmes takes no interest whatever in polities. He refused to take sides or to be mixed up In any way with the Bal linger affair. He spent his time In attending strictly to business. Holmes was the co-worker of Secretary Gar field and Glfford Plnchot In the pre? vious administration. But he failed to rush to the rescue of Ballinger, and the Secretary of the Interior is do? ing everything in his power to hu? miliate Dr. Holmes and appoint an l chief of the Bureau of Min. a lllnger Is sorely taxing the of the American people. His >n the witness stand and his course since that time show clearly what manner of man he is. It Is not the Joneses and the Glav ises of this administration who de? serve removal, but the Ball Ingers, the Dennetts and all the kit and crew of servile underlings who sneeze ev? ery time the Secretary takes snuff. In spite of all the "vindication" that whitewashing committees can fur? nish. In spite of all the letters of "ex? oneration" that friendly attorneys Can draft and the President sign, the bond Of Balllnger himself Is demand? ed by the p. ,,pie of the United States and Mr. Taft will bo forced to recog? nize that demand, or still further SfSnhCW and disorganize his party.? Baltimore Bun. A Good Way to I so Ifyomci. Besides breathing through the In? haler a lew tlmei I day, many ca? tarrh sufferers write that they lind Inhaling Hyomel from a bowl of steaming water each night before re? tiring a great aid In curing stubborn eases. Try it; it's very simple; gives quick relief and makes you breathe easier. Mil a bowl half full of holing wa? ter; pour into the water ? half tea Bpoonful Of Hyomel, rover head and bowl with a tOWOl and breathe through n ?se and mouth the medicat? ed antiseptic and healing vapor that arises. This method relieves that stuffiness at once and makes your head feel elear. You can get a bottle of Hyomel at druggists everywhere or at Del.orme's Pharma? v f t only ?"<? cents. Ask for evira bottle Hyomel Inhahnt. I'.at bear lU mind If you want I Hyomel Inhaler you must buy ? com? plete outfit Which only costs $1.00. But as stated beforei if you already own an inhaler i bottle of Hyomel malS ''Ut It rents. Hyomel is guaranteed by druggists ? rrywhere and l?y Deforme'* Phar? ma? y to eur? catarrh, sore throat, roughs, colds, res.- fever, ssthma and j croup, or money ba< k, Trj It on that I gen? rous basis. 1-11 -*jo ?w. r..i;,. The Conservation of Knturt**s Itesour? res. 'Applies a< well to our physical ? l< ii to material thing i C J, Bud . Washington, Ft, i. realised his condition, und took warning before if was tOO l ite. I fe -^.vs: "1 suffered severely from kidney trouble, the dis? tant being hereditary In a ir family. I have taker) t*.?iir bottles of Poley's Kidney Remedy* und bow consider myself thoroughly cured, This should I I a warning to all nof to 1)4 gleet tak? ing I'olry's Kidney Remedy until it Is too late." Slbert's Hrug Store. Forecasting The Xext CongroM. From present Indication! the next I national house of representatives will be Democratic. The signs point un mlstakably In this direction. But the majority by which the Democrat! will i ontrol the popular sssembly is quite another thing. If the table Which has recently been completed by some of the more en thuslastlce propheti is verified by re? sults, the Democrat! will carry 221 districts and the Republican! 1GG dis trlctl in the fall eleeeions, giving the former an emphatic majority with which to organize the next house and to choose the next speaker. According to this forecast the Democratic congressmen will he dis? tributed as follows: Alabama 9, Arkansas 7, California 3, Colorado 3, Conneticut 1, Deleware 1, Florida 3, Georgia 11. Idaho 1. Illinois 10, In? diana 8, Iowa 3, Kansas 2, Kentucky 9, Louisiana 7, Maine 4, Maryland 4, Massachusetts 6, Miehgan 2, Minne? sota 3, Mississippi 8, Missouri 14. Montana 1, Nebraska 3, Nevada 1, Xew Jersey 5, New York 19, North Carolina 9, Ohio 9, Oklahoma 4, Oregon 2, Pennsylvania 7, Rhode Island 1, South Carolina 7, South Da? kota 1, Tennesseee 8, Texas 1G, Vir? ginia 9, West Virginia 2, Wisconsin 3. Total 224. The Republican! w ill be apport? ioned in the following manner: Cal? ifornia 5, Connecticut 4, IlllnlOS 15, Indiana 5, Iowa 8, Kansas G, Ken? tucky 2, Maryland 2, Massachusetts* 8, Michigan 10, Minnesota G, Mis? souri 2, Nebraska 3, New Hampshire 2, Xew Jersey 5, New York 18, North Carolina 1, North Dakota 2, Ohio 12. Oklahoma 1, South Dakota 1, Tenn? essee 2, Utah 1, Vermont 2, Virginia 1, Washington 3, Wisconsin 7, Wy? oming 1, Total 1G6. Solid Democratic delegations are given to thirteen states: Alabama, Ar? kansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, South Carolina and Texas. Solid Republican delegations are conceded to only seven states: New Hampshire, North Dokato, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wy? oming. New York's delegation will be di? vided Into almost ecpual halves. In view of the fact that in the pres? ent house the Republicans have a majority of 56, it will require some? thing of an upheaval to give the Democrats a majority of 58; but upon such an outcome scores of enthusias? tic Democrats are counting. Even the opposition virtually concedes de? feat. With th senate Republican how? ever, it will be impossible to effectu? ate any Democratic legislation along radical lines, but reform measures can be passed by the house and responsi? bility for defeating them can be put upon the party in power.?Atlanta Georgian. Another Horace Mack. Horace Mack, who has been em? ployed as porter by DeLorme's Phar? macy for the past eight years and who also runs a public hack has been very much annoyed and worried re? cently by the fact that another negro of the same name has been arrested for various infractions of the law and is under indictment for trial at the next term of the Court of General Sessions. Some people have jumped at the conclusion that DeLorme's Horace Mack has fallen into evil ways and have asked him about being in? dicted. This Horace wants everybody to know that he is still working at the same place and is in no wise con nectod with the Horace Mack, who is under Indictment. Beared Into Sound Health. ?Mr. B. P. Kelley, Springfield, 111., writes: "A year ago I began to be troubled with my kidneys and blad? der, which grew worse until I be? came alarmed at my condition. I suf? fered also with dull heavy headaches and the action of my bladder was an? noying and painful. I read of Foley Kidney lulls and after taking them a lew weeks the headaches lieft me, the action of my bladder was again normal, and I was free of all distress." Blbert'l Drug Store. Don't Neglect Your Eyes-= call and have our optician examine I ..our eyee if they are troubling you; by having this done you may not have ! to wear them long. But to continue I straining them may necessitate you ? wearing th. m your lifetime. ? mr opli> a! p irlor is lifted ?Ith I every device for thoroughly examln ! lug the pye, \\v have installed a leiisc grinding planl and do our own , lense grinding und drlllng; carry s I stock of compound lense frame mountings and optl< 11 goods, ? IVe can IUI your prescriptions at I once properly; nil work guaranteed. (Iraduate opl i- Ian In ohargi . W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optician. Rom 133. ? No. 6 S. Main St.. Fumou* Church Reopened. Mexico Record. In tho reopening of the old Ense nanesa Church on Callie de Donceles, formerly Cordobanee, one of the rich- ! est and most valuable gems of art work was restored to public enjoy- ? ment. This chur h \ as among the prop? erty confiscated by the State at the time of the constitutional reform movemc nt and the separation of chlurch from state in Mexi ro. it wan later conditionally restored as a house of Catholic worship ,and in 1 Sot con? demned again by the government for the purpose of enlarging the federal district and palace of justice and civ? il courts building. The church was constructed about 175 years ago out of funds donated by a wealthy Span? ish countess and placed in charge of the religious order that conducted the Ensenanoza convent now used by the federal courts. In addition to the handsomely carv I ed high altar, a rich piece of work i in cedar overlaid with pure gold leaf and reaching to the top of the nave, I I are ten side altars, equally as hand- ! somely carved and also overlaid with ' Ine gold. Very little, comparatively, 1 of the wall space is left uncovered j by these massive gilded furnishings, \ and this space is oil paintings, some j of the rarest works of art of the kind in Mexico City, Including one or two 1 genuine masters. On account of the rare value of those decorations, and their unique I Character as the only church decora- ' tions of the kind in Mexico, Secretary i of Finance Limantour some time ago took steps to have the temple restor? ed to the religious authorities, sue- j ceeding in having the plans for en- j larging the court buildings over that j site. The keys were turned over to the archbishop of Mexico who in turn placed the church in care of Father Francisco A h ares has had workmen employed cleaning the altars and paintings and otherwise renovating the temple, and when it was opened for service May 31 it formed perhaps the richest and most pleasing church interior in the republic. ? A Dreadful Wound from a knife, gun, tin can, rusty nail, fireworks, or of any other nature, j demands prompt treatment with Buck len's Arnica Salve to prevent blood polgOB or gangrene. It's the quick- ; est, surest healer for all such wounds | ! as also for Burns, Boils, Sores, Skin j Eruptions, Eczema, Chapped Hands, Corns or Piles. 25c. at Sibert's Drug Store. AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULTS. Headquarters For Hay, Grain, Rice Flour, Ship Stuff, Mixed Cow Feed and Chicken Feed. We Sell Lime, Cement, Shingles, Laths, Fire; Rrick, Acme Wall Plaster, Drain Pipe, Etc. Our usual assortment of Horses and Mules. And a full stock of Buggies, Wagons and Harness to select from. Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. Sumter, South Carolina. FOR RENT. I F you desire to make a change see us. We offer the following desirable residences at reasonable prices : No. 204 West Liberty St., 8 room house, mode'n imprvm'nt 20.00 No. 24 Haskell St., 8 room house 20.00 No. 504 W. Hampton Ave., 10 room house 20.00 Corner Salem and Hazel Sts., ?i room house 7.00 Hazel St., near Salem, 4 room house 7.00 No. 107 W. Liberty St., 4 room house 8.50 No. 101 S. Salem Ave., 7 room house. 18.00 Cor. Hazel and Chestnut Sts., 7 room house 14.00 Four 5-room houses on Haynsworth St., each 7.00 No. 9, S. Blanding Ave., 9 room house 15.00 Two 5-room houses N. Salem Ave., at 8.00 We have several nice houses for sale close-in. SUMTER REAL ESTATE * INSURANGE GO. Sumtcr, South Carolina. BANISH THOSE;GRAY HAIRS! . Kill the Dandruff Germs?Stop Hair Falling Thousands o! mothers are looking younger.?Their gray hairs are gone. The natural color has come back, and with it a new growth of soft, glossy, luxuriant hair. Why should you look old before your time, when you can look years younger by using YVYETH'S s?GE^SULPHur HAIR REMEDY - Dandruff Cured Three 4 applications removed J all the dandruff and left my scalp clean, white and smooth. I Wm. Croak, Rochester, N. Y.l It Is Positively Guaranteed to Restore Faded and Gray Hair to Natural Color If other ??so-called" Restorers have failed, don't give up hope. but*glve WYETH'S] SAGE AND SULPHUR HAIR REMEDY a trial. You run no risk. . If it is not exactly as represented, your money will be refunded. PROFIT BY OTHERS' EXPERIENCE Grew Hair on a Bald Head jf For two or three years my hair had beeil falling out and getting quite thin until the top of my head was entirely bald. About four months ago I commenced using Sage and Sul?' Gray Hair Restored My hair was getting quite gray and falling out rapidly and I was troubled with a terrible itching of the scalp. My head was full of dandruff, v. hich fell upon my clothes and kept me continually brushing it off. While on a visit to Rochester I heard of your Sago and Sulphur for the hair. I got a bottle and used it. A few appli? cations relieved the itching, my hair stopped fall? ing out and gradually came back to its natural color. It is now a nice dark brown color, Boft, glossy and pliable Several of mv friends want to use it, and I want to know what you will cbatge me for six bottles of it. MISS E. A. ROSS. Charon, Mercer Co., Pa. phur. The first bottle seemed to do some good I and I kept using it regularly until now I have f used four be'.tics. The whole top of my head is fairly covered and keeps coming in thicker. I shall keep on using it a while longer, as X notice a ccostant improvement. STEPHEN BACON, Rochester, N. Y. A I 50c. and $1.00 a Bottle?At ail Drug* s II Your Druggist Docs Not Keep It, Send Us the Price in Stamps, and We Will Send You a Large Bottle, Express Prepaid t Wyoth Chemical Company 74 ^E^SKf" : POH SALE \M> ItECOMMEMUCI) BY W. \Y. SIBERT8 DRUG STORE