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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
say that Mrs. SChIey has taken Pc
Nv. S. SCHLEY===Washington, D. c.

The fact is Peruna has overcome all opposition and has won it's
way to the hearts of the people. The natural timidity which so
many people have felt about giving endorsements to any remedy is
giving way. Gratitude and a desire to help others has inspired
thousands of people to give public testimonials for Peruna who
heretofore would not have consented to such publicity.
Never before in the annals of medicine has it happened that SO,
many men of national and international reputation have been willing
to give unqualified and public endorsements to a proprietary remedy.
No amount of advertising could have accomplished such a result.
Peruna has won on its own merits. Peruna cures catarrh of whatever
phase or location in the human body. This is why it receives so
many notable and unique endorsements.
Address The Peruna Drug Mfg Co., Columbus, Ohio, for free
literature on catarrh.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
Why She Rang OF.

Telephone mistakes may have their serious
sides. A man who wanted to communicate
with another named Jones looked in the
directory and then called up a number. Pres
emily came through the receiver a soft fem
mime "Hello!" and he asked, who is that"
This is Mrs. Jones"
is?"
He couldn't understand why she "rang off"
so sharply until he looked in the book again
and discovered that he had called up the
residence of a widow.-N. Y. Yorker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
Voice Culture.

II like the looks Of this bird. What
Is it WORTH"
"Only IS, ma'am, and it's cheap for
that parrot. He learned to talk by the
new method"
What's that?"
by making him listen to a phono-
graph"
Does he talk like a monograph"
Exactly, ma'am."
Il am glad you told me-. Show me
some other bird Chicago Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
what Make. stunted Pigs.

Sometimes these are caused by an in.
herited disability to make use of the
food given them, but probably more often
by conditions after birth. II they are
watched 1t will be found that the other
pigs are driving them from the teats ard
later from the trough. Having once be-
come weakened they are less able than
the other pigs to fight for their food and
have to be satisfied with short rations. 1t
is evidently a part of the plan of Nature
to eliminate the weakling as a breeder.
However. these same pigs. II given a
chance at the teats and the trough, often
develop into good sized hogs and prove
profitable. We would not, however, adj
wise using such an animal as a breeder.
The hint that Nature has given US should
be taken. We agree with her in wanting
for breeders only the most vigorous
Farmers Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
A Low Rate to Texas.

October Goth only, the NJ, X. ct. R'ywill
have on sale tickets from st. Louis, Hanni.
bal and Kansas City to Texas, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory at rate of $500 for the
round trip, final limit November 10th.
Rate Of $500 will also apply from
Cincinnati, $4,000 from Chicago. No
one can afford to miss this opportunity of
seeing the great southwestern country in the
f~ullness of its glory and prosperity. For
further particulars write George Morton,
G. P. Il T. A., M, X. & 7. Ry., st. Louis, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
Matter Of photography.

And what is your first name, Mr..
Peck?" asked the directory %canvasser.
1T was Claude before l jumped the
matrimonial hurdle" replied the scanty-
haired Peck.
Am | to understand that marriage al
tered your name?" queried the directory
mar.
"N-no, not exactly" replied the VIC
tim Of circumstances, only | spell 1t
'C-l-a-w-e-d' now."-Cincinnati Enquir-
or.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
A Doctors Retorf.

Every doctor knows the man and woman
who cultivate the habit of accosting him in
the street and in the guise Of ordinary con-
versation try to extract free medical advice.
One such inquirer greeted an eminent physi-
clan with the remark:
II hear fish is an excellent brain food, Do
you think so?"
Excellent" was the reply, "but in your
case it seems a pity to waste the tsh."-lon.
don Outlook.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
LET THIS COUPON BE YOUR MESSENGER OF DELVERANCE
FROM KIDNEY, BLADDER, AND URINARY TROUBLES.

It's the people who
doubt and b o IN Q
cured while they doubt
who praise Doan's Pills
the highest.
Aching backs are eased.
Hip, back, and loin pains
overcome. Swelling Of the
limbs and dropsy signs
vanish.
They correct urine with
brick. dust sediment, high
colored, pain In passing,
dribbling, frequency. bed
wetting. Doan's Kidney
Pills remove calculi and
gravel. Relieve heart pal
pitation, sleeplessness,
headache, nervousness,
dizziness.
TAYLoRvILLE, Miss"
tried everything for q weak
back and got no relief until
] used Doan's Pills"
J. N. LEWIS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Tried to skin me, that scribbler did!"
"What did he want::" WANTED to get out q
book jointly, he to write the book and / to
write the advertisements. turned him
down. / wasn't going to do all the literary
work!"-Baltimore News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Less Than Half Rates South. October 20.
Round trip tickets via the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad will be sold on October 20 to New
Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery and other
Southern points from Chicago INT vicinity
at rate of SIG. 90; from St. Louis. Cairo,
and intermediate points, $1,000. Liberal
limits and s]top-overs. Write JNo. M. BEALL,
A. G. P. A, NJ. &. o. r. R., St. Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Don't you think the public cares for
ington Barnes, the public cares a great deal
for Shakespeare, and seriously resents the
way some of US actors abuse him."-Wash-
iuRton Star,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Husband-My dear, don't you think
that dress a-er-trifle immodest?
Wife-Immodest! Goodness me! Just
look at the sleeves.-N. Y. Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Skids-"Did your friend, Chesterius Nc
Ranter,, the tragedian, enjoy his vacation?"
Scads-'l can't say as tG whether he en-
joyed it or not, but the public did. "-Balti-
more American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

I am sure Piso's Cure fer Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Norwich, N. Y, FEB. II, 1900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Chicago, St. Paul Minneapolis, four daily
trains via the Chicago & North-W Western
Ky.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

You cannot reach the heart with the head
alone.-Ram's Horn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Athief loves honesty as a hungry man loves
steak, and for the same ~reason--that he feeds
upon tn. o. Times Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

The trouble peddler will never lack CHS
toners in this world.-N. o. Times-Demo-
crat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

June Tint Butter Color makes top Of
the market butter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Marked Down.-Stella-''bul wnat makes
YOU think the duke is a bargainE' Bella
He is in reduced circumstances."-New
York Sun
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Power dwells with observation-disclosures.
son
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Candor looks with equal fairness at both
sides of a subject.-Noah Webster.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

George Sand: Vanity is the ~quicksand of
reason.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
TO Cure a Cold In One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

The reason you can
get this trial free Is be-
cause they cure Kidney
ills and will prove it to
you.
WEST BRANCH, Mich
"Doan's Kidney Pills hit the
case, which was an unusual
desire to urinate -. had to
get up five or six times Of
q night. ! think diabetes
was well underway, the
feet and ankles swelled.
There was On intense pain
in the back, the heat of
which would feel like put
ting ones hand up to q
lamp chimney. / have
used the free trial and two
full boxes of Doan's Pills
with the satisfaction Of
feeling that ! am cured.
They are the remedy par
excellence"
.. F, BALLARD
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

A neat appearance Of the farm adds
dollars to the market value Of each acre
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11
BRaDsTREET's TRlDE: REVIEW.
Trade and Industry Quieter on
the Whole During the Past Week
more Business Failures.

New York, Nov. 6.--E,radstreet's
tomorrow will say: Trace and indus
try is quieter on the whole. Un-
seasonable weather Affects retail trade
at many centres and conservatism in
providing for future requirements re-
ssricts iobbing trade. Relatively most
activity is found in the south, where
the growth off the cotton movement at
the high prices ruling stimulates bust
ness at many centres. in industrial
lines reports of cursailed production
are evidences of new demand not
pressing as sharply as heretofore.
Food products are easing off, and
finished iron and steel are leading the
downward movement Of manufactured
goods but signs of reawakened foreign
and domestic demand lead to the hope
that the automatic check to demand
long exercised will be removed.
Iron and steel bars are active and
western jobbers make s3G per ton by
filing orders from store rather than
from mill. Wire products are likewise
active in retail prices are not substan-
tiated, but some export business has
been done in rails for Asia. Lumber
is steady as whole thought white
pine is rather quieter.
Business failures for the week we're
216 against 14s in the same week in
1902.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11
DEATH BY LIGHTNING.
Between Seven and Eight Hun
dred Killed Each Year.

as near as may be determined, 713
persons were killed in the United
States in 1900, and between 700 and 800
are probably killed each year.. East
of the Tooth meridian thunder storms
occur all over the country, but west
of it, except in the Rocky Mountains,
the frequency of storms diminishes,
until on the Pacific coast there are
practically none.
The greatest number Of storms occur
in Florida, in the middle Mississippi
Valley and the middle Missouri Val
ley. The average number of storms in
each in 1900 was As. 35 and 80, respec-
lively. The greatest number of deaths
in any single State 1896 1900 was 1876
in Pennsylvania. Ohio came next,
with 135, Indiana, Illinois and New
York having 1874 each. AS to city and
country, the more dense the popula-
tion the less the rate per 1000, 900 of
popualtion, due, of course, to the fact
that the territory of the country is far
greater than that of the city.
Besides this, the metal roofs, tele-
graph wires, etc, of cities serve as con-
ductors. lightning rods, as usually
put up, are of no use. A tin roof with
gutter spouts leading into the ground
is much more effective. Barns with
green hay seem to invite lightning
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11
Nature Tells You
AS Many a Sumter Reader
Knows Too Well
When the kidneys are sick
Nature tells YOU all about il.

When the kidneys are sick
Nature tells you all about it,
The urine is natures calendar
Infrequent or too frequent action
Any urinary trouble tells OF kidney ills
Doar's Kidney Pills cure all kidney Ills
Sumter people testify to this
Elias Hudgins. gardener and farmer. we'll
known in Sumter and vicinity says: Il suffer
ed for eight or ten years from lumbago in my
back so bad that / could not get out OF bed at
times. There was no strength in my back
and it ached constantly When | moved
around kink would strike me right across
the small of my back just like someone stick
ing knife into it. The secretionS from the
kidneys were dark colored Smelled strong and
contained sediment besides causing me to
get up several times during the night. could
not begin to tell you the number OF remedies
l used but nothing did me much good until |
procured Doan's Kidney Pills at DR.. a. j.
China's drug store. The first few doses help
ed me and since taking the pills l have not
had any trouble with my kidneys and the
pains disappeared from my back. You are
welcome to the use Of my name as one who
can endorse what is claimed for this remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, \. Y, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's and take no
substitute.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11
Fewer Gallons (; Wears Longer.
Lynching at Pass Christian.

New Orleans, Nov. 5.-Sam Adams,
a young negro, criminally assaulted
Mrs. Peter Ladusz, at Pass Christian,
Miss, today. He cut loose the horses
from her carriage while she was stroll
ing afeld with nurse and child and
lured her from her companions under
pretence of securing the animals. He
escaped, but was captured, and tonight
a mob took him from the Jail, which
had been guarded by armed men as a
precaution, and hanged him to tree.
The officers intended taking him to
Mississippi City for safe-keeping, but
the avengers were too numerous and
determined.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11
Lee County News items.
From the Bishopville Vindicator.

From the Bishopville Vindicator.
Miss Mabel CrossWell returned yes
terday from a pleasant visit to Sum.
ter
Mr.. J. B. Talon has bought Sheriff
Smiths house and lot near the graded
school and will move into town about
the middle of December.
Mr.. L. Hardy Stuckey left last Mon
day for an extended trip to Oklahoma
to visit his aunt and other relatives
out there He will be gone about
three weeks.
Mr.. Clarence P. Stuckey, formerly
of this place but now an employee Of
the Southern r. R. company, at
Lexington, KY, is visiting friends and
relatives at his old home at Bishop
vile
Col. J. Harvey Wilson, who has
been honored so many times by his
countrymen, was again paid a high
compliment by the veterans at their
meeting last Monday. He was unani-
mously chosen commander of the camp
organized here that day. The naming
of the camp was left to a committee
who will report at the next meeting
to be held on the first Monday in
December.
Supervisor J. o. Durant and Treas
urer G. F. Parrott went over to Cam
den to have settlement with Ker-
shaw county, but the duplicate tax
book made out for Lee county by the
Auditor of Kershaw is so incomplete
that the two commissioners, Mr.. Henry
@G r. ~ II
Parrott, appointed to make this settle
ment agreed for each to get an expert
to go to Camden and check up the
books together and both commissioners
abide the result. Sumter county has
placed her claim, 81, 700 which includes
everything against Lee county, bonded
debt and all in the hands of the county
attorney for COLLECTION. Lee counssy has
no funds to meet this Indebtedness until
the Legislature meets and provides for
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11
AYe0Gk ELECTED.
Will go 10 by Majority Of Nearly
a Hundred.

Columbia, Nov. 6.-With all returns
in except two boxes Mr.. ". T. Aycock
has been elected member of the legis-
lature to succeed the late Hon. John
McMaster by a majority considered
handsome by his friends, although Mr.
Hampton made strong race and last
night the result was, in doubt. The
vote was much larger than was pre-
dicted, total of 1852 having been cast
in the precincts accounted for today
and the other two boxes will run the
total up to 1,l00. The two missing
boxes are Garners and Horrell, both
Of which were carried by Mr.. Aycock
last year. The total vote reported /:
Aycock, 567; Hampton, 485; Ay-
cocks majority, 81.
A return from Horrell received this
morning gives no figures, but states
that Ayoock received majority of one
vote.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11
GUN and L0CKsMlTH.

l take pleasure in giving no.
tice to my friends and the pub
lie generally, that, having re,
gained my health, l have re-
opened my shop, and am ready
to do any work in the
line Of Guns, Locks, Sewing
Machines, &c. Prices reasona-
bic, work done promptly and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop removed to No. %
West Liberty street, two doors
from Osteen's Book Store.
r. s BRADWELL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11
PARTRIDGE" AND NOT quail. ).
The Name "QuaiI" Applied to
North American Bird is a
misnOmer.

Attention has been called before to
strange misuse of words which has
crept into our southern speech since
the Civil war. This is the habit we
have fallen into of calling partr;dges
"quail." No one in the south, at least
no educated person, ever called a part
ridge quail before the war. The
misnomer was imported from the north
after the Civil war, and is part OF
the legacy which was left in the south
by the influx of northern visitors of all
sorts during the first few years after
the close Of the war. Strange to say,
many Of our people showed a disposi-
tion to initiate the habits Of the north
after the war, including inaccuracies
Of speech.
It would seem that the standard
dictionaries, especially the Century,
would have suficed to show that part
ridge was the correcct name of the
game bird alluded to. The matter has
been taken up by the Ornithological
union of the United States and it has,
after examination, decided that the
Bob White, which we all know so we'll,
is partridge, and that the quail is a
different bird. In the Century, maga-
zine for October Of the present year is
a very interesting article by Nj. Dwight
W. Huntington, entitled, ''Field
Sports of today. In commenting upon
the various game laws of the different
States, he uses this expression: "The
word partridge should, cf course, be
used instead Of quail in all game
laws. Since there are no quail in
North America, a conviction, under
the Ohio law, would be hardly posi-
ble.''
The Ohio statute made the same
that some of our Georgia
laws have heretofore made and called
the bird "quail.'' The last act pass
ed by our legislature on the subject,
however, uses both terms so that in
a prosecution now the jury will be
able to get the ofende- "going and
coming. Savannah News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11
Only Makes Bad Matter
Worse.

Perhaps you have never thought of it
but the fact must be apparent to every
one that constipation is caused by lack
of water in the system, and the use of
drastic cathartics like the old fashioned
pills only makes bad matter worse.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
are much more mild and gentle in their
effect, and when the proper dose is taken
their action is so natural that one can
hardly realize it is the effect Of medicine.
Try 25 cent bottle Of them. For sale BY
China's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11

lina's two of the four? Then South
Carolina furnished a temporary Presi-
dent Of the same body. When Hancock
was disabled by sickness for
year or more, Dr.. Ramsey pre-
sided as pro TEN President at
that time. The author actually
mixes the Pinckneys, Charles and
Charles Cotesworth, evidently does not
know one from the other. and tells in
all of her books have seen that the
great battle, first victory for Ameri-
can arms at Fort Sullivan, now Fort
Mouitrie, was fought on June 9th in
stead of June 28th, known in all re-
spectacle quarters of history as
Carolina Day She does not say it
was first victory, etc. say that is
needed to be told, and the correct
date given.
We are assured by Col. Dargan that
he has never spoken unkindly Of Mrs.
Lee, nor asked thatsher books be
displaced, only that they be revised
inSsome very Important particulars. y
Is the Macon Telegraph able to tell
why the picture of Gen. Nd. G. Butler,
of South Carolina, which was printed
in the Edition of 1890 is omitted from
the Edition Of 1900, and why the pic
ture Of Wade Hampton which was
emitted from the Edition of 1899 ap-
pears in the Edition Of 1902
There is no hostility to Mrs. Lee or
to her work by Col. Dargan or anyone
else In Soush Carolina. What
he has insisted upon is that
South Carolina is not fairly
treated in this book, and that no his
torical text book ought tto be permit
ted in the Schools Of South Carolina
which does injustice to South Caro-
lima. That is all. It appears to be a
reasonable and patriotic and entirely
proper position for the school authori-
ties of this State to occupy--a position
which we are sure TIE Macon Tele-
graph will approve, News and Courier
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11
J. D. CRAIG FURNITURE
COMP Yeeeeeeees&=e$=@ Y eeeese@s&=e$9
Has the Largest Stock of Furniture

Has the Largest Stock of Furniture
That has ever been in Sumter and the most
complete assortment. This stock was bought
months ago, in car load lots when all classes
of Furniture were 25 per cent. cheaper than
the present prices, hence these goods can be
sold as cheap as any Furniture house in the
south. We invite you to call and inspect our
immense stock, consisting of
Bed Room Sets, Wardrobes, Iron Beds China
Cupboards, Sideboards Safes, Extension Ia
bles. and thousands of Chairs and Rockers Pic
lures, Easles and Mantle Mirrors, Window
Shades, Mouldings, Glass, etc.
And, in fact all classes and prices too men
on Will be pleased have you call and inspect whether
you buy not.
We call special attention to Undertaking department.
which is complete in every detail Always open, day and
night. Oct l4-Jan
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11
Stomach Trouble Causes Heart
Trouble.

Heart trouble IS almost always caused
By stomach trouble. The stomach fails to
digest all the food, and the residue fer
rnents, forming excess of gas which dis
tends the walls of the stomach, causing a
pressure on the nerves and arteries that
lead to the heart. This causes the heart to
palpitate or skip a beat occasionally, or
both, which is usually very alarming, caus-
ing grave apprehensions. Rydales Stom-
ach Tablets viii prevent this trouble. They
digest the food and prevent gas from form
ing in the stomach. If there is no gas in
your stomach your heart will not trouble
YOU. All dealers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11
Fewer Gallons Wears Longer.
The Best Liniment.

"Chamberlain's Pain Balm is considered
the best liniment on the Market" write
Post & Bliss, of Georgia, vt. No other
iniment will heal cut or bruise so
promptly. No other affords such quick
relief from rheumatic pains. No other is
so valuable for deep seated pains like
lame back and pains in the chest. Give
this liniment a trial and you will never
wish to be without it. Sold by China's
Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11

Fall River, Mass. Nov. 6.-Sales on
the print cloth market for the week
are estimated at from l50, 600 to 200,-
coo pieces. Although the market for
the week shows some improvement,
Ssi,e same hand-to-mouth transactions
which have been the character Of the
trading in the local print cloth mar
kets has been continued during the
present week. The sensationally high
cotton market has reflected a much
frmer tone in the market for the
fancy goods, especially for wide goods,
which have been dull for the past
few months.