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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18
A Common Error.
The Same Mistake is
Made by Many Sum
ter People.
It's q common error

It's q COMMON error
To plaster the aching back
To rub with hnimentS rheumatic joints
When the trouble comes from tire Kidneys
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kidney ills
And are endorsed by Sumter citizens.
Mrs. q. E. Bostick residing at ll8 S. NfaIn
street says: II suffered greatly for some
time with pains across my }Oins. in my limbs
and dull heavy aching in my leins. The
pain in my limbs was sharp and shooting
sometime in one place and then in another.
When would sit for q while and get up tO.
walk it would strike me in the knees and
then the ankles SO severe Us to make me cry
out thought it was rheumatism and was
doctoring for that but after rubbing with
everything knew OF and trying blood puri-
fers etc. did not notice any apparent bcne-
fit. Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills very highly
recommended by well known citizens went
TO Dr. A. ]. China drag store and obtained
a box The resllt Of their use as directed
was very gratifying indeed. The aching in
my back ceased. | 90 not have the shooting
pains in my limbs and for the past TWO or
three months have been free from the
trouble. must say Doan'> kidney Pills
brought about these results"
For sale by al dealers Prize 80 cents.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. Y. Y. sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name DoaN's AID take no
substitute
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RETALIATION, NOT PROTECTION.
MIR. Chamberlain Wants Great
Britain to Get Even With Those
Nations That Would Take all
and Giys Nothing.

Birmingham, England, May 12.-
Joseph Chamberlain made his frst
speech since his return to England at
q meeting of the Liberal Unionisss'
Association here tonight, and received
ma. lifcent reception.
After paying tribute to the late
Joseph Powell Williams, member Of
Parliament for South Birmingham,
who died last February, .M7. Cham
berlain plunged into his fiscal policy.
He said the question could not be
disposed Of by waving old rags or by the
gathering of Wogn-out cans, but that
it would remain until it was Do longer
a question, but a fact. The Unionist
party, he said, was pledged to the
policy of retaliation, and already the
seal agitation was having its effect.
He had met eminent business men
abroad, who had said that if his poll
cy was carried out they would be
obliged to remove their business to
Great Britain. Mr.. Chamberlain said
there had been less dumping recent
ly. but he could not rest satisfied un
til his fiscal policy became effective.
He said he wished ne could have re-
ferendum tomorrow on the question,
which he believed would be favored
by large majority of the people. a
general election would not come soon,
but it would comse in reasonable
time and might 60 against the Union
lists. Perhaps, however, the cause
would not suffer if the scene should be
changed, Mr.. Chamberlain said, and
new piece produced, which would
soon be hissed of the stage.
Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN spoke for an hour
and half, devoting his speech almost
exclusively to his proposed fiscal pol
icy. He repeated most Of his former
arguments and appealed tc the patri-
otism of the people for the preserva-
tion of the Empire.
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Hester's Cotton Statement.

New Orleaps, May 13.-Secretary
Hester's weekly cotton statement is
sued today shows for the 13 days of
May decrease under last year OF 10. :
O0G and a decrease under the same
period year before last Of 33, 900.
For the eight months and l3 days OF
the season that have elapsed the ag-
gregate is behind the same days OF
last year 595, 900 and behind the same
days year before last 301, 900.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 48, 639
bales, against 1884 for the same
seven days last year and 70, 735 year
beofre last.
The movement since Sept. 1 shows
receipts at all United States ports to
be 6, $40, 773 against Z, 4S8, 322 last year.
Overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern
mills and Canada 9S7, 322 against l,
O29, 636 last year. Interior stocks in
excess of those held at the close oil
the commercial year 154, 40 against
43, O45 last year. Southern mill tax
ings /, 593, 600 against 1,609, 499 last
year.
The total movement since Sept. l is
9,575, sos against 10, ITO, 502 last year.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 3S, 476 against 78, 432 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea
son 1903, 422 against 6,356, 937 last
The total takings of American mills,
north, south and Canada, thus n1s ia! ia,
for the season have been 3, GA, $40
against 3,629,O21 last year: Stocks
at the seaboard and the % leading
southern interior centres have de-
creased during the corresponding pc
riod last season Of So, l35.
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last croE
and the number of bales brought into
sight thus far from the new crop, the
supply to date is 9, 743, 3o4 against
10. 3s5, 576 for the same period las
Cp0r
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Growth of Chattanooga.

C. ". Holbrook writes in the Chat
tanocpa Tradesman that "a new in
dustrial era for Chattanooga has be-
gun. Statistics show that manufac-
turing industries in Chattanooga IN
1903 increased their business II per
cent. To provide for this increase,
81. 800, 900 were expended in improve
nsnts. New industries were estao-
Iished to the amount Of 81, 0O0, COO; or,
In other words, Chattanooga manufac-
tnring industries augmented their cap
ital by an amount exceeding 81. 800, GOO
IN one wear. In 1902 the total value
sof the manufacturing interests OF
Chattanooga was over SIS, c0O, GOO. At
fine close Of 1908 this val0e was over
she, 900, 600. In manufacturing growth!
Chattanooga surpassed any CITY OF
aooal size n the United States, thus
de nonstrating Chattanooga leader
sFiD in southern progress. In little
more than twenty-five years Chatsa.
noopa has made a development OF
wf;ch few cities in the country can
f,oast and which has placed her in the
frst rank as an industrial! center:
The city has population OF over
40 O11: over 100 churches; ten public
schools: large university; two pub.
1;c libraries eight banks, with total
denosits of nearly sS, 900, 600. The
manufacturing interests are centered
IN voodworking, ironworking, Hour
and erist mills, manufactures OF clay,
textiles. coal and coke, cement, tale,
slste. medicines, beers and liquors,
leather tanneries and Large number
~ others. The ;obbing interests OF
sha city are represented by over hfty
wholesale and jobbing houses, handl.
inc groceries, hardware, agricultural
implements, leather, lumber. produce
LIQUORS, dry goods and clothing, drug
gists' supplies, confectionery, furnl-
fnre cigars and tobacco, etc. -
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Sour
StO m &C II

No appetite, loss Of strength, nervous
ness, headache, constipation, bad breath,
general debility. sour risings, and catarrh Of
the stomach are all due to oindigesthon. Kodol
cures indigestion. This new discovery repre-
sents the natural juices Of digestion as they
exist in a healthy stomach, combined with
the greatest known tcnic and reconstructive
properties. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does not
only cure indigestion and dyspepsia, but this
famous remedy cures all stomach troubles
by cleansing, purifying. sweetening and
Strengthening the mucous membranes lining
the stomach.
Mr. S. S. Ball. Of Rsvenswocd. W. Va. says
" was troubled with stomach for twenty years.
Kodol cured ne and We are now using it in milk
for baby.
Kodol Digests What You Eat.
Bottles only sl.oo Size holding ~ times the triai
size. which sells for so cents.
Prepared by e. c. Dewitt & CO.. CHICAGO,
For sale by Olin B. Davis.
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produce double the quantity of oil per
annum that will be consumed by the
world. aad without doubt this con-
dition Of affairs will exist for many
years t., come. There is only one
thing fer the cotton seed oil people OF
the south to do which can save them
from absolute disaster, namely, less
insane competition among themselves
for seed, and reduction in tie cost
Of manufacturing the seed. The cost
of the raw material is going higher
each season, the markets for the oil
contracting, and competition sharper
all along the line, it has been stated
that the average price per ton OF seed
through South Carolina this year has
been something like s21. Against this
price Of seed I give the following as
the retl.rns from the products OF a
ton of seed, and the expense Of man,
featuring same. Below will be found
the quantity and the price obtained
from ton of seed manufactured un-
der the present conditions. Forty gal
Ions of oil at % cents per gallon,
SO. 20; so pounds lin; at 81 cents per
pound, s1.65; IT'S pounds meal at
eI2O per hundred, SO. 80; $40 pounds
bulls al; 80 cents, So. 46; making a
total of s22. 81. Now if we add to the
cost Of the seed s.. 25, the cost Of man
ufacturing the seed into this product.
the seed and the manufacturing will
come to- s24.25, while the actual net
returns from this ton Of seed at S22. 81
makes al absolute loss of 81. 81 per ton
on every ton of seed manufactured
under the present conditions. It is
not apparent in the above statement,
but there is an actual loss of from 70
to 100 pounds liz each and every ton
of seed, in the shape of dirt, sand.
notes, etc. This loss amounts to
about 5 per cent. i am sorry to say
some farmers know we'll how to SAND
their seed.
There is to my mind absolutely not
one ray of consolation for the outlook
of the industry. I am reminded of
the condition of affairs that existed
in Egypt thousands of years ago. We
have had our seven iaG years which IN
my opinion is to be followed by the
inevitable seven lean years. / would
suggest to the cotton seed manufac-
turers OF South Carolina that there be
organized within the State a cotton
eed crushers association which If
properly conducted would be of in
calculable benefit to the business.
We could thoroughly discuss all
questions pertaining to the industry
and its management. I am of the
opinion thet by an exchange Of ideas
among tbo managers and superintend-
ents We could materially lessen a good
deal of the cost Of manufacture and
also in the purchase and sale of the
products. This free interchange OF
ideas, and becoming acquainted and
in touch with each other would be OF
great benefit to those engaged in the
business. If I am not alone in this
opinion, let some Of the craft take
the leac in establishing crushers as
sociation in South Carolina as now
exists in Texas and some other south
ern States.
There are other things which I would
like to call the attention of the crush
ers of this State to, but as this arti-
Gle is already too long I will close
hoping TO hear from others on the sub
| ject. Alvin Etheredge.
Saluda, May 5.
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New Series-Vol. XIII. No. AZ
SUMTER S. c.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 49, 1904

of cavalry, with a mountain battery.
According to reports received the
japanese troops, who, before May
7. were in the neighborhood of Feng
Wang Cheng, were disposed in TWO
sections, the first days march to the
southwest of Feng Wang Cheng, and
the second on the lower course of the
Tayang River. The latter commenced
to cross on the same day.
"There is no precise information
yet too hand regarding the enemy's
forces which have landed at Pitsewo. :"
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London. May 10.-Earnest Terah
Hooley, whose meteoric career as a
company promoter few years ago as
tonisheo the financial world, was ar
rested i'll London today on the charge
of cons piracy to oefraud. Hooley's
colossal bankruptcy and the proceed
ings arising therefrom we're the sensa-
tion of 1893. Since then be has been
connected with various promotions,
some Of which led to Court proceed
ines. E[ooley was released today on
$40. 900 bail. Henry J. Lawson, anoth-
er company promoter, was also arrest
ed today in connection with the Hooley
charge, and is held awaiting $50, 600
bail, witch has not been furnished.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18
Whoopinc Cough.

"In the spring of 1901 my children had
whoop,pg cough" says Mrs. D. W. Capps,
Of Cappa, Ala. Il used Chamberlaiu's
Cough Remedy with the most satisfactory
re- uits | think this is the best
remedy ] have ever seen for whooping
cough This remedy keeps the cough
Loose, lessons the severity and frequency of
the coughing spells and counteracts any
tendency towards pneumonia. For sale
OK Chiua's Drug Store.
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Cured His Mother of Rhe una
tism.

"My II other has been sufferer for
many years with rheumatism" says W. H.
Howard, of Husband, Pa. "At times she
was unatle to move at all, while Of all
times walking was painful. l presented
her with bottle of Chamberlain's Paiu
Balm and after few applications she de-
cided it was the most wonderful pain re-
lever she had ever tried, in fact, she is
never without it now and is at all times
able to walk. An occasional application
of Pain Balm keeps away the pain that
she was formerly troubled with" For
sale by China's Drug Store.
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MOVEMENTS OF THE JAPS.

St. Petersburg, May 12.-The minis
try of war has received the following
dispatch from Major Gen. Plug, dated
May II:
According to information received
ON March 10 from Feng Wang Cheng.
one of the guards divisions advanced
along Hal Cheng Road, and about a
division and l,500 cavalry were to ad,
vance by the Feng Wang Cheng road
to Samatra.
"Up to the present time there has
been discovered at Kwan Tien Slen
advanceguards consisting OF battal-
ION of infantry and three squadrons
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Henry M. Stanley Dead.

London, May 1O.-Sir Henry NJ.
Stanley, the African explorer, whose
death was announced in these dis
patches early this morning, passed
away peacefully shortly after 6 o'clock.
He was quite conscious to the last and
able to recognize his wife. Before
he died Sir Henry expressed a wish
to be buried at his country seat, Fur
see Hill, Pirbriglt, Surrey. The
question, however, is being discuss
ed of b,lrying him beside Livingstone
in Westminster Abbey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18

Raleigh, N. c., May 13.-Circled
in fame Prof. DantoD, the hungarian
high diver, one of the attra ctions OF
the Goldsboro carnival, tonight shot
downwad from the little platform at
the top of his ITO foot ladder into the
tank of water and lambent fire below
but in doing SO he mace slight
miscalculation, his head and shoul-
ders coming in contact with the side
of the tank with such violence that he
died soon afterWard.
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Florence, May 12.-The second sec
tion Of train No. 200, the southbound
freight over the Coast Line, was
badly wrecked at Hope Mills, N. c..
this afternoon, and Engineer W. y.
Byers was killed and his fireman,
Arson Graham, colored, seriously in
jured. The engine, one of the large
freighters, jumped the track and
turned over. Nine pox cars we're
piled up in the wreck. All trains are
running via Wilmington and will be
several hours late. Engineer Byers
was new man on the Coast Line,
having formerly run an enigne on the
Seaboard. He leaves family at Raj
eigh.
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MISS BELLE CRANE
arrested IN PARIS.
Released at Instance of American
Consul General.
She Is a Daughter Of a Prominent Georgia
Han Who Was Reared in Sumter
County.

Paris. MAY 11.-United States Con-
snI General Gowdy recently received
; letter from an American girl saying
That She was locked up in provincial
iian without any charge having been
mad made against her. The consul gen
seraal sent report to the jail ana Sc
cnred the girls release and return TO
Paris. He then cabled to her parents
residing ct Decatur, Ca, requesting
funds for her return to America.
The girl related q sensational story.
She claimed to have been abducted
shy an American seeking to marry her
and said she accompanied him On an
Sa1tonnobile tour, was locked up in
room in a country hotel, escaped ana
was made to walk across the country
and was arrested as wanderer oy
the French authorities.
INQUIRIES made by Mr.. Gowdy's re-
nort established the correctness OF her
detention at the provincial jail ous
the story Of her abduction was NOT
Terifed, except by her statement,
which has been reduced to an atu-
dayit before the consul. The names
OF the parties are withheic, as no
legal steps have been taken against Ine
alleged abductor and owing TO the
ubsful character of some OF the &C.
cnsafions. Pending the arrival OF
funds, Che girl is being cared for by
the American Young Women's Chris
tian association
8lanta. Ga, May 11.-Invessigation
,3eyelooed the fact that the young
woman referred to in the above dis
snateh from Paris is Miss Belle Crane
OF Decatur, Ca, who went to Lon
don q year ago to give concert read
ings. Miss Crane was we'll known
here having attended Agnes Scott
Institute, a well known coliege toI
women. Her father is B. S. Crane,
VINO holds q prominent position WIth
the Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
nany. He had heard nothing from
his daughter for several weeks but
about eight days ago In response to q
cablec-am from American Consul
General Gowdy that Miss Crane was
I'm Paris and wished to return home
hs cabled 500 to pay the expenses OF
hsr return passage. Miss Crane went
60 Europe with party Of friends from
Cincinnati. She had contracted with
Mr. Angel, an American who was
going to Europe accompanied by his
wife, to give a series OF concert read
ings, but upon the death Of Mrs. An
gel she plan was dropped and Miss
Crane went to live with a Miss Les
s-ada in London. Several weeks age
she left London for Paris. The Asso-
eiated Press brought Mr.. Crane the
frst information of the sensational
incident in Paris.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18

Chicago, May 1O.-John F. Wallace,
general manager of the IllinoisCentral
Railway, has accepted an appointment
as chief engineer of the Panama Ca
nal. He will leave not later than
early in June for the Isthmus. His
successor as general manager of the
Illinois Central, will probably be Ell
ther A. ". Sullivan, l. G. Rawn or
W. J. Harahan.
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Made Young Again.

"One of DR.. Kings New Life Pills each
night for two weeks has put NE in my
teens again" writes D. II. Turner OF
Dempseytown, Pa. They're tbs best in
the world for Liver, Stomach, and Bow
els. Purely vegetable. Never grippe
Only 25c. at j. F. ". DeLoEme's Drug
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To Farmer and Stoelman.

For Farmers and Stock owners: use FL
liot's Emulsifed Oil Liniment-is the best
ever produced. You get full half pint
for 25c and you'll find it very satisfac-
tory linimep. for use in the family and on
animals. All dealers.
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One OF the greatest blessings modest
man can wish for is a good, reliable set of
bowels. If you are rot the happ: pos
eessor of such an outfit you can greatly
improve the efficiency of those You have
by the :udicious use Of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are
pleasant to take and agreeable in effect.
For sale by China's Drug Store.
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Quick Arrest.

j. A. Gu!.edge of Verbena, Ala, was
twice in the hospital from severe case Of
piles causing "a t7nors. After doctors
aud all remedies failed, BucAlen'- Arnica
Salve quickly arrested fo.sher icfamation
and cured him. It corquers aches and
kills pain. csc. at j. T. VI. DeLornc's
Drug Store.
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Sick headache results from disordered
ssomsch and is quickly cared by Chamber
lain,s Stomaeh and Liver Tablets. For
sale NJ ChIna's Drug Store.
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St. Petersburg, May 12.-Viceroy
Alexieff mas telegraphed to the Czai CIzai
announcing that the Russians have
blown up the docks and piers at Port
.Dalny, Liao-Tung Peninsula, pre-
sumably to render more difficult a
japanese landing at that point.
Later telegrams received here lndl-
cate that the whole of Port Dalny has
been destroyed by the Russians.
Over Sc. 900, 600 bad been expended
on the harbor system before the end
of 1902, and it was estimated that the
cost of completing the works would
be nearly $50, 000, 600, but this does not
in any way represent the total cost
of the erection of this great CONNER
cial port, which, with Port Arthur,
distant about twenty miles, was
leased by the Chinese Government to
Russia in 1898.
Nearly 1000 men were employed
daily on the work of constructing the
port and town. The total population
has been estimated at about 90, 0oo,
mostly Chinese, Japanese, Coreans
and Russians.
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MADE TRIP TO PORT ARTHUR.

MADE TR1P III PORI ARIhOh.
st. Petersburg. May 11.-Gen. Ku-
ropatkin has telegraphed to the en-
peror that train loaded with materl-
al from Lao Yang has arrived at Port
Arthur.
The text of Gen. Kuropatkin's dis
patch follows:
Reconnaissance between Salitszal-
pudza and Fang Wang Cheng failed
to discover Japanese troops.
GA japanese column of considerable
strength advanced from Feng Wang
Cheng May Sth in the direction of
Hai-Cheng. ulen-Cheng station is
occupied by our frontier guards and
the damage to the railroad by the
japanese as far as Sa3chilipu has been
repaired. All the zork was carried
out under the supervision of Lieut..
Col. Spiridonof of the fourth railway
battalion. This gallant officer under
took to get through to Port Arthur a
train full of ammunition, which had
arrived at Lilo Yang after the landing
of the japanese at Pitsewo. Every
preparation was made to blow up the
train in case of necessity in order to
prevent it's falling into the hands OF
the japanese. The task was called
out and the self sacrifice of the men
Of the fourth railroad battalion was
crowned with complete success.
"Shortly after 4 o'clock in the after
noon the train arrived at jim Chau
station, 40 miles from Port Arthur,
where it was handed over to Gen:
Jokoff, who Immediately dispatched
it under protection to Port Arthur.
"Lieut. Col. Spiridonof returned
on locomotive.
"After landing at Pitsewo the Jap
anese began marching toward Kin
Chau. On the night of May 10th the
forward guard, consisting of about
two regiments of infantry passed the
night on the heights above San Chill
ipu Con the railroad about 50 miles
from Port Arthur
about 30 japanese vessels are lying
north of Cape Terminal (on the east
coast of the Liao Tung peninsula be-
low Pitsewo)."