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For
Croup
Tonsilitis
and
Asthma
A quick and powerful remedy is needed to
Sloan's Liniment has cured many cases of crouD It arifi at , tac H °* crou P-
applied both inside and outside of the throat inbreaks whe "
duces the inflammation, and relieves the difficulty ofbreath P ‘ cgm ' ^
Sloan’s Liniment
Boston, Maaa.
JOYNER’S ^JOYNER'S
GOV. SMITH TO TALK WAS AN EVENING OF
TO THE FARMERS
At Agricultural Code
Next Wednesday.
SPECIALS.
10 yards beautiful figured and floral
bordered lawn
DRY ROODS.
Governor Hoke Smith will address
the students of the Third District Ag
ricultural College, and the citizens
generally of Sumter county, at the
college on next Wednesday morning at
11 o'clock. His topic will be "Agrlcul
tural Education.”
The address will be delivered In the
assembly room of the college. It is
probable that It will be crowded. The
lovernor is a powerful speaker, has
given much thought to the question of
education along practical lines, and
his speech will undoubtedly be full
of valuable suggestions and of deep
Interest from beginning to end.
The governor will arrive on the
morning train from Atlanta. A com
mittee will meet him at the depot. A
committee will later escort him • to
the College and In the afternoon he
wlll.be taken to Andersonvllle In an
auto and be shown the Wir* monu
ment.
At night the governor will attend
the third annual dinner of the Board
RARE PLEASURE
Opening Night of library!
Delightful Success
12 1-Jc full dt-inch white coat suit
lineene. Very special at .. 8 l-2c yd.
50c value In beautiful tO-Inch voile
in black, blue, brown at yard .. 29c,
25c lovely Imitation Panama In
while, blue and pink at yard .. .15c.
15c swell coat suit lineene In stripes
dots, checks, borders, at yard .. 10c.
11.00 children barefoot sandals in
tan. Sizes 5 to 11, at pair 50c.
*1.00 children's nice patent leather
slippers In sizes to 2's; per pair 75c.
*1.50 ladles dress slippers In tan
and vici kid, patent tip, pair .. *1.00.
*3.00 Men's tan, patent leather, gun
metal oxfords, now at pair .... *2.00. ’
*2.00 men's extra fine peg
““Sf. 1 *“ h lts numerous electric
lights, filled with an audience that
largely represented the culture of Am-
a ,tage aett, ng that con-
tejed the idea of a sylvan scene with
Its ferns and trees, the auditorium of
the Carnegie Library Tuesday pres
ented an exceedingly attractive ap
pearance. it was an auspicious open-
for the building that Is designed
to play so Important a part In the In
tellectual life of thq community, and
to become, In all likelihood, an import-
fni /actor In Its development along
the higher lines of life. "
It was an audience that was keenly
appreciative of the delightful enter
talnment that had been prepared, a
. 2L ? aes, betlc presentation of one
of Shakespeare's most charming com
edies. Handled effectively In every
way, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream”
proved a continued delight. The read
er, Miss Carolyn Cobb, of the faculty
of Lucy Cobb School, at Athens, prov-
ed a most sympathetic Interpreter of
the spirit of each of the characters.
Her sweet clear voice, under admir
able control, capable of quick and
numerous changes, was used with
telling effect. It Is a severe test of
elocutionary ability, the rapid transi
tion from one character to another, the
carrying of the story from one role to
a ?°.t i and only an artlst ,s capable
Nervous Women
I j “ e ^ ous > tired women, we recommend Car-
I it a woman’s medicine. It acts specifi
cally on the female organs and has a tonic: building
I effect on the whole system. It contains no harmful |
bein S a P 111 ® vegetable extract If you
I suffer from some form of female trouble, get Cardui
at once and give it a fair trial. 1
TAXI
CARDKl
It Will Help You
I trr JWy* .°* rdner » of PadncaK, Ky., tried Cardni and writes:
I “I think Cardtu is just grand. I have been using it for eleven years.
II am 48 years old and feel like a different woman, since x Iiave been I
I taking it I used to suffer from bearing down ains, nervousness f
I “d sleeplessness, but now the pains are all gone and I sleep good.
II highly recommend Cardni for young and old.” Try it; 1
AT ALL DRUG STORES
. of Trade and will speak to the bus!
7c beautiful flowered lawns, yd 4«c p 688 men of Amerlcus at that time. .
12 I-2c beautiful flowered lawns' The Board of Trade will meet to-1 a "°* h f L and only an artist is” capable
yard me’ nlght ,0 reeelve the report of the S',™"* u successfully. That Miss
7 >- 2c " g »t spring calico, yd" 5e! and of^e” *Xro?Thlr
12 l-2c lovely white lawn, yd .. 10c. 1?! " ,a “ to » the <Hnucr on next unusual powers of dramatic expres-
15c beautiful dotted Swiss yd 10c ’; edne8day night. It Is also probable I **°n. The audience was carried from
12c linen finish chambray ’ yd W' *? at a re P rMen < a ‘I'e of the company !'®2 e l ° ac ® ne without a marring dls-
10c good sofe chamtay/;.? ^ ‘ b ® » a '- ■«« li^heSS
Ilk: spring dress ginghams, yd 8c. I o- . e ^... aPP ** r befo !' e the board, jand the dramatis peraonae Miss Cobb
15c pure brown linen, yd
SLIPPERS.
pants, here fo rpalr
15c nice lace stripe hose
black at per pair
. *1.50
tan nr
.. 10c.
me I Gov ' Smith comes to Amerlcus nt| was Impersonating, and although with
25c lovely Pols de Sole yard 19-' , the ,nvltatlon of the Agricultural Col-°f the accessories o
75C run 50-Inch wide mahalr yd «cfo ^ufdTnu^ wit '*7'* ^X^rl^n^o^ fob
25c table oil cloth, yard .... 15o.l „ r . 8 d,nner w,th a view to jewing the drama as It unfolded but
securing his presence at its annual ,a appreciating all of the subtle points
■ social function. °f humor, the play of wit, the sweet-
1 n ** 8 of *he many tender gems of sen-
PABKER IS GIVEN THIRTY DATS I dinettes* that'arise from "one'imrson
• I reading a play In which a score of
Or Soaked for Fifteen Dollars For charac,ers have their parts were con
m ”- iss tar: swar-ss:
P.,1 Parker [Hid aileen hone, lo|dkMton',howed l 'bo.r h, wd|”kn./cobb
* ’ " most
the
75c children’s slippers, pair .. 50c.
*1.00 children’s slippers, pair 75c.
*1.25 tan or black oxfords .. *1.00
*1.75 tan or black oxfords .. *1.50.
*2.00 tan or black oxfords .. *1.75,
tot* 112.50 tan or black oxfords .... $2.00
■-M tan or black oxfords .... $2.00 raraer paid nrteen bones tol cla, >on showed how well Miss (
*3.00 tan or black oxfords . *2 50 tbe clty c,erk yesterday In lieu of a J’** 1 *U»talned the trying and r
*3.50 tan or black oxford. I sentence of thirty days unon the i”'’- 0 . 1 /?? 1 “ 8,gned *» her In
114-116-118 Cotton Ave.
army ranks fell
TYItli 77,000 Men, No More Applicants
Will Be Reernlted.
or uiacs oxiorus .. *2.50. v “‘» ("mu., in uei
*3.50 tan or black oxfords .. *3.00 Ben,ence ° f thlr,y <Ja J ra U PU“ the I i7e*nln«'« l eTtortotolJ!!!!
*4.00 tan or black oxfords .. *3.60.1 8tre * t8 for crueIIy beaU “* his wife. The musical accompaniment was In
Paul Is a muscular Senegamblan and I keeping with the reading. Mias Annie
can swing an axe-handle with great- J fay Bel1 had given to this the earn
est facility, but he chose his wife's ElL t I5l2! ng „ that . characterizes all of
baek rather than the woodpile for hi!
handle stunt. Parker, It was said, I the ensemble effects were superbly
cruelly beat up his wife with an axe- ™ ndered - Beautiful In themselves,
handle, and for this family diversion lim 7*!? an “Position of artistic
„ h ! r. 80aked f0r 115 ° r th,rty daya |to «K!S;ce ere iXhX“in-
strumental music and the solos and
choruses there was a finish that be
tokened the careful training that had
hce n In progress for a month. That
the audience was charmed was but i
natural tribute to those who have giv
en so much time and thought and
effort to ensure the artistic success
W. A. JOYHER.
Americus, Ga | Ion the gang.
to make room for young men who I
are known to be of good character
and are anxioua to enter the army for[
a long period of service.
Gets
New York, April 14.—For the first. WANTS LARGE TRACT OF LANDS
time since the Spanish war the United I ■■
States army la recruited up to its I Amerlcus Real Estate Dealer
full strength In all of Its branches,* Large Order.
and In every recruiting station In New *
York. Brooklyn, and Jersey City | That lands In the vicinity of Ameri-
there Is prominently displayed on the cua are In great demand la evidenced
bulletin boards a notice signed by the "
adjutant general of the army ordering
the recruiting ofllcers to confine them
selves, until further orders, to the re-
enliatlng of honorably discharged sol
diers.
According to some reports, the
Increased enlistment that has brought
CASTOR IA
For Infant* and Children. - - _
The Kind You Hava Always Bought ft !°<e=e^r 8 Ss
B- ’he P ” bab,e - that -• A ^ d,u "’
0t ' ^ | roore
Bears the
Signature
Americas Delegates to Meeting
Mission Society.
Nights Dream.” with Mendels-
s musical setting has never been
more adequately Interpreted by ama
teur* In any city of the South than It
.was last night. It was a notable suc-
ofl cess and well worthy of the event that
1 It celebrated.
After the entertainment the recep
tion was held In the library on the
( CU» are in great demand la evidenced M ra. A. O. Miller, president of the e° n . be ' d ,n th ® “brary ®" g be
by the frequent inquiry from Inves-1 Woman'. Missionary 8ocletv of .hJ”” 1 n . 00r ; P® ,ce . De waa a charming
tort for lands In larsa hrvti»i Amnm* n x-. ^ one, In both fireplaces there was n
tor. for land. In large bodlea. Among ^ ° fireplace, there wa. ,
the latest Inquiry of this nature la « . .. « L h ’ ,th U P ' ? r, f h L fl . ame ' glv,ng a home-llke ef
i . _ I Gartner, Mrs. C. P. Hammond, Misses I that was very Inviting. Rukb
once made by an Eastern Investor, who Marle , nd EmmIe Morgan , eft yC Hter- , we [®.! ca i. ter ? 1 about “>« floors, com-
be» written Mr. F. B. Arthur, the h.v for Thnm.aviiia . Ifortable furniture Invited the lounger,
wellknown real estate dealer, for a .t.m con«nZ! if ,h f". d ‘J 8 ? 011 ? 1 I ’ lanta “>? c “‘ "ower. gave *
larxe tract Thl. investor t o o “ve“tlon of the society. The freshness and color to the rooms that
from 1 « , ,,, , . want* meeting will continue through the wer ® pl***lpg to the eye. Every chan-
— from 10,000 to 15,000 acres, to be week nnd 8U bj ec ti of interest hear de,,er blared with lights. When to
the army up to Its full strength of devoted to fruit raising and farming | nK unon migsionarv wort .m b88 /* Ibis was added the gayety of life, the
77,000 men. was due to bard times, 1 purposes, the land to be located with- discussed y W belkajeldoscoplc effect produced by the
v... - _ . | uiscussoa. ladles gowns, the hum of bright voices.
but this Is denied in part by the ofll
cers. They admit that many men
undoubtedly fell Into the ranks as a
result of financial depression. but
say that the majority are young men
who have gone Into the army as a
career. The number of rejected ap
plicants In the last fifteen months In
dicates that this is true, and that those
who wanted to enlist because they
could get nothing else to do were
for the most part refused by the ofll
cers In charge of recruiting stations.
Many of the recruits are mechanics,
some are engineers, others are from
commercial vocations, while a good
number are stenographers and ship
ping clerks, according to a statement
made by an officer on duty here.
The army la getting rid as fast as
possible of all undesirable men, so
In reasonable distance of Amerlcus. |
Such demands evidence the fact that
this section of Georgia Is greatly fav
ored b.v Investors.
o-"—, ssuus ui urifiui voice*,
{be constantly moving and changing
throng, the picture of animation aud
brightness and color was most agree-
A Judicial Error.
MEET AT MT. ZION CHURCH.
Conference Held There on Saturday I met and we^ome^the^hmidreds *'of
and Sunday. | visitors as they passed by the llbrar-
Ian’s desk. All parts of the main
- HssjrA’ssw gg
the Mt. Zion and Lealle charge will bel waa of one accord, an outburst of
held at ML Zion church on next 8at-| gratlflcat, °n that Amerlcus baa a
—.... - - - - - 1 building so complete In Its equip-
JfSSf MAY SEE
THE LIGHT AGAIN
Pomeroy. "Boy Eiend,” in
Dark Gell 33 Years.
Couldn’t Say No.
(Charleston. (Mass..) Dispatch to New
York American.)
After-33 years* solitary confinement,
Jesse Pomeroy, the “human fiend”
may again see daylight.
Pomeroy waa a steel-eyed boy of rpittshur* Pn.t v
17 when the world declared him dead -what's the mrttef? Dw’the i •, .
and locked him behind the door, of try^ip yo^ barb0 '
' ZrTo “ l mu 1 " Itwa8n,t th0 barber, » 7
of 50. From 17 to 50 he has known treated a friend to a hair-cut and he
nothing but darkness and solitude. Insisted that I have another with
The men who bore witness against him. I couldn't refuse."
him. the attorney who defended him
his mother. Mrs. Pomeroy, a broken
and frail woman of close to 80, who
still lives In Weymouth, where Jesse
was born, never misses a visit.
Every mother of a prisoned son
thinks him Innocent. But none believes
It more devoutly than Mrs. Pomeroy.
‘‘My son Is a martyr," she says.
"They told him that I waa accused of
his crimes—that If he didn't confess
to them I would hare to go to prison.
He confessed to save me—because he
loves me.”
the Jurors who called him guilty, the
Judge who sentenced him to death, the
governor who saved him from the rope
—all are dead.
Nothing to Boast About
(Kansas City Journal.)
fun h . e wto! , wh ell,h p Cen,ennlal W “ la |o a ®' B “muto^ HremZ^;
^ « e “, r W ,8W day -| 8lvlng “>« largest Democratic gain la
Occaxlolani / T' | the November election should not feel
Occasionally stories come out re- too much elated. There were
gardlng Pomeroy, who killed children, competitors.
The prison authorities deny these
these stories. No one else knows. I. __ . _
Once a day a Jailer slips his food | LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
through a alit In the darkened cell
and peers In to make sure that his I 1 T-l I HON TOR CHARTER,
prisoner hasn't died during the night. I GEORGIA—Sumter County
Breaks In HI, Sanies, Year,. I County?* 8UPer,0r C ° Urt ° f Said
Once a month the prisoner's mother j Russell^I. w! Reddick, W?nf Patter-
—<he only person In the whole world| 80n > B. W. Warren and M. C. Hawkins
who thinks him Innocent—talks and an , d ““dates shows:
weep, w'th him through the bar. for ated and 11 Tbo°dy°po^onT,-
an hour. . I the name of (The People* Drug
Once a year the governor of Massa-l 8t 1 0 ™T> for a period of twenty years,
chuaett. and the prison commission w 2 45!, p , r i’l llege .? f 1 re ? e " aI ; „
walk through and store curiously all hundred dollars?*]^ of* which" Is^u”
the prisoner. Occasionally Chaplain scribed and more than ten per cent
Barnes visits him and talks to him th,,,on ' '* ’“ M •-
A Poor Weak Woman
As she i, termed, will endure bravely and patiently
■— '1 give
•Sonic, which a strong man would give way under.
The fact is women ire more patient than they ought
to be under such trouble*.
Every woman ought to know Chat she may obtain
the most experienced medical advice frn if charte
and in absolute confidence and privacy by writing to
the World's Diipensary Medical Auocistion, R. V.
Pierce, M. D., President, Buflslo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce
has been chief consulting physician of the Invalids’
Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y„ (or s^^h
many years and has had a wider practical experience
in the treatment of women’s diseases than sny other physician in this
His medicines are worid-limous (or their astonishing efficacy.
The most perfect remedy ever devised for weak and deli*
cate women Is Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription.
IT MAKES WEAK WOMEN STRONG.
SICK WOMEN WELL.
The many and varied symptoms of woman's peculiar ailments are fully let
forth hi Plain English in the People's Medical Adviser (1003 pages), a newly
revised and up-to-date Edition ol which, cloth-bound, will be mailed fret on
receipt of 31 one-cent stamps to pay cost ol mailing only. Address as above.
(New York Sun.)
The Judge aollllqulzed: . ... ...—, u.uu uiui,. uu next sat-1 — * -wm ui« Americus nos a
T could have married Maud Muller I urday and Sunday, Rev. J. B. John- bu,ld,ng *? complete In Ito equip-
with wheat at *1.25.’’ he cried. «tone and other preachers will be In «. a'pMat^ncV'whSe 'the 1 "'^?.^
Herewith he went out and kicked attendance. On Saturday dinner will I life of the community can be atImulat-
hlmself. | be served. Rev. M. B. Ferrell, the I ed and ,ta mental expansion accelerat-
pastor, invite* everybody to attend I ® d ' Congratulation* were showered
Woold Put It Wise I the services. I l\P on tb# ff*nttemen In whose bands
“ “ " ,,e | ' | Hie property rests as Its custodians.
(Atlanta Constitution.) I „ j Tbe effect upon the public mind
„ .... „ Even Then. was such os to abundantly Juattfy the
The New York Sun say*: Mr. Bryan hope and the belief that the support
Somebody should The end of the world had come at lost Wl " accorded ,be library will
f Chautauqua tec- n„r at IaBt >| *»o In every way commensurate with
1 But Oabrlel stood Irresolute. I the superb character of the building
Mankind awaited the trumpet blast, | and ,be Important part It Is designed
And still he didn't toot. *0. p,ay ln tbe f “*“re history of Am-
' m %TlrT rta r be8aD; ”' da ' gb t when the tut of the
Why this delay? What does it visitors to the building had departed
mean?” The opening night had been In every
“I’m waiting,” said Oabrlel, “for theE“i’ ect a complete and signal aur-
man 1
Is disappearing.” __
us send the Sun a bale of Chautauqua lec-
u tore programs.
With the motion picture machine.'
FOR
CATARRH
Ely's Cream Balm
Is quickly absorbed.
Cltss Relief at Ones
It cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased mem.
bran* resulting from Catarrh and drive*
llestorw
_ ■ tb ®rfot 1? Paid In. They desire the
n«. r u
roy s sunless years. and dollars, and that there be no ln-
And now relief may come. A bill I d * v * du »l liability except In the extent
will be introduced ln the present aes- 0 . “J?,? ld st . oc, 5 8 “ b8 erlP«ons.
..on of the legislature It la aimed at Amerlcul^S! C'LffeJrl th!
Pomeroy—allowing all prlaonera to| r| 3 bt to establish branch stores else-
— tUBUglI18 work In the daylight and with their " b * re 1 ,n the state. The object u
throng, the picture of animation and fellow-prisoners. ^ *“*? to tbe «tock-holders.
' rn,i.k„ d t . the business shall be the operatlnn of
| This boon Pomeroy nu long craved. I a general drug store.
Just to see the daylight, to aee people I They desire to buy, sell, own and
and talk with them—It's all be has “ ,i®, “l 11 Bu £ h art ‘ clea 118 are usually
ever uk«l. He has refused to work T'^e? d^.re to^righ? 8 t o s^' and
unless he could work with the other be sued,, plead and be Impleaded, have
prisoner!. I and use a common seal, buy and sell
tb. JU m.. What mTTV 8 ,0day only Iand'takc ^s.^'or'I^geTdeedu.
the prison officials know—and they I other evidences of debt. To make and
won't tell. “You may see all there to| , 2 1 to . r ®o by-laws, and, generally to do
be seen In Charlestown prison,”1,5L .„5 g !.i?,? 1 ldent ? nd necessary to
cien ftrMi-no , 1 tho successful conduct and manage-
Oen. Bridges, the warden, uys, "ex- ment of tho business In which they
cept Pomeroy.” shall engage. w. T. LANE. T
At 13 he was usaultlng and tortur-l To* 1 Petitioners,
ing boya of 6. He wu put In a re-1 „
formatory, where after three years, he IGEOROIA—Sumter County,
waa released on parole. I I, 8. a Heys, Deputy Clerk of tha
A little while after, by his own con-1hereb^cerMf^.h. 0 / f^ ld G ° unty ' do
mt| l0 v hi* “ ,aulted and butchered foregoing application tor Charier la"2
little Nellie Curran, and burled her| true and correct copy of the oricinal
body In the cellar of her j| ‘ ,n «* «« "*• •
At 17 he was found guilty of slaying I , *®*' Dept.ljlmk^C
a 5-year-old boy in Boston. The law, I
outraged, called him unfit for freedom RECEIVER'S SALE,
or even human association. HI. long Will bo .old before the Court Housa
term In prison began. (door between the legal hours of sals
Vagaries of a Cold.
7, 01 ! c *" never be quit* cure where a
™ ld . I* Wing to hit you. In the foil and
winter IMniy nettle In the bowel*, pro
ducing a severe pain. In the summer It
HXXn,Jl va yo Ji „" l,h diarrhoea or
summer complaint Do not bo alarmed
torment youreelf with fear* of ap-
K llfi* S °. r tofiammatlon of the boweto
at the tint elgn of the pain or cramp
to*?, Pypr D*vf Painkiller In warm!
water and relief will come at
. Tb fre la but on* Painkiller. Perry
no .T put up to * Urge «c.
well as the reguUr Me. aloe.
Reads In Seven Languages.
T»,
Chief Consumer.
------ uvuio vj 1 saie
on Saturdny, April 24th, 1909, the fol
lowing described turpentine l.-xses
„ ., .«•«»• Qltison * McDonald:
With all his perverted and degener-I.Boaae of A. B. Croxton, datctl Feb
ate Instincts. Jesse Pomeroy Is an In-117,2; J ?, # , 8 ' for ,'hreo years; lease of
intellectual man-oven brilliant. He
haa read every one of the 800 books In of J. P. Cannon, dated on or al^S?
the prison library, and half a thous- F ? b - ,7,h > 1°°8. tor three years; each
and more belonging to ChanUlnl° f -J~ d lea8e ® 1 tonrlaf turpentlno
Dnrnoff tr* 4. « .. . . I HjhtS OH pTOpCI ty loCtltod in 27tl> J
Barnes. He . In the original the I District. Sumter County. Ga lying and
word* of Latin, French, German, being near still formerly occupied by
Spanish. Italian, and Arabic auth-1 Gl i“ son & Mc0 °nald.
ore. having learned all these languag- undfrTrder of's^rioTcouri^m«!
Iter of \\. A. McDonald vs. G. w. Gila- I
OmIEK: tb S? ,n “O’® IW’nclInvr This April |