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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY W*. 1910. RHEUMATISM Rheumatism is In reality an internal inflammation; a diseased condi tion of the blood colls which supply the nourishment and strength necessary to sustain our bodies. The disease is caused by on excess of uric acid in the blood, which comas from indigestion. we r.k kidneys, constipation, and other irregularities of the system. This uric acid produces an inflamed and acrid condition of the blood, and the circulation, instead of nourishing the different portions of the body, continually deposits into the muscles, nerves. Joints and bones, the irritating and pain-producing acid with which it is filled. Then follow the painful and torturing symptoms of Rheumatism. \Ve do not claim for S. S. S. that it is anything mors than a first class blood purifier, and that is Just what i3 needed to cure Rheumatism. S. S. 8. goes into the circulation, and by neutralising the uric aci 1 and driving it from the blood, effectually and surely removes the cause of Rheumatism. 8.S.S. strengthens and invigorates the blood so that instead of a weak, sour stream, causing pain and agony throughout tlio system, it becomes an invigorating, nourishing fluid, furnisaing health and vigor to every portion of the body, and permanently relieving the suffering caused by Rhoumutism. S.S.S. is purely vegetable and will no: injure the most delicate system. Book on Rheumatism and any medical advice free to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLAHTA. GA STOCK PERISH IN FIRE STARTED BY FIREBUG. Torch Is Applied to Carter Barn Here. Ten Mules and Horses Die in Flames and Feedstuff Lost. CONVICT WAS SHOT AS HE TRIED 10 ESCAPE Load Buckshot Hit fugitive Zebra Here. Eight fine mules and two horses, six hundred bushels corn, besides hay,. , , oats and other feedstuff, together with Ree " S b ? t . “ ‘ ,UnCtUre<1 hl * Simon Humphrey, a negro convict, was shot down yesterday morning by one of the guards as he attempted to escape from the chaingang. The gang was at work when Humphrey was seized with a sudden desire for freedom and Jumped the game. Only one buckshot, it was said, struck the the commodious barn on Mr. J. C Carter's home place near Amerlcus, were consumed by lire at an early hour yesterday morning. The fire was discovered shortly before mid night. and was too far advanced to permit of the release of the mules and horses, whose cries of pain and agony could be heard above the roar of the flames. The barn was n large and well built one, and beside the livestock | contained about six hundred bushels corn, besides hay, fodder and other feedstuff sufficient for the year’s work. Tlie property loss is between $1,000 and $.".000, quite likely, and is complete, as it is understood that Mr. Carter had no insurance upon It. This is the third barn burned near Amerl- cus by incendiaries recently, all of them Involving great loss of live stock and property and not one of them Insured. - neck and stopped him very effective ly. The exact nature of the wounJs Is not known, and there is a possi bility that the negro may recover. Humphrey was doing a term of one year on the Sumter county gang for forgery. The wounded zebra was brought back to the city for medic il attention. EAT YEAR COMING ON GEORGIA FARMS Cold Weather a Boon to Agriculturists. oiirrr.uiY of chabi.es t. BltOADFIELD OF SUMTER. I Atlanta, February 16.—Around tho I edpartment of agriculture there Is department of agriculture there abundant optimism regarding tho on the state has had in years. Not only is every Indication so far I favorable for a record-breaking fruit crop, but in every other respect, agriculturally, it Is foretold that this is going to be one of Georgia's fat test years. Hopes are based almost entirely on BROADFIELD— Charles Thomas liroadfleld, Jr., was born in Sumter ( county, Georgia, November 23rd, 1883, 1 and was killed in the great wreck on tho Southern railway, near Greens- boro. N. C„ December 15th, 1910, and ,ho 8 f er “>' and continuity of *'a. burled In Amerlcus. Ga„ from tho ‘ :oU * h,ch effectual ly kept back the sap and buds, un , til now even should warm weather ' woo them forth. It would carry them First Methodist church, December 17th. In childhood he was remarkable ... , for kindness, gentleness, sunniness of forwar< > to that P" 1 ?' 1 ° r ,prlnB disposition and obedience to parents. wfie nthe danger practically will havo Being of an ambitious order of mind. Passed, ho left home when but fifteen year. Commissioner T. O. Hudson finds ot ago to try hla fortunes In the ‘he fruit trees hold well back all ■worl.l. over tho state: the condition is lie secured employment with the Practically the same In tho southern Vlrglnia-Carolina Chemical Company ln the northern section, and was still In their employ at the Not only Is the situation favorable time or the fatal wreck. He soon for fruit, but the freezing weather established with h’.s empowers a rep- has given the ground a mechanical utation for truthfulness, energy, so- working over and breaking up better hrlety and skillful work, and so he than could have resulted from any rose rapidly in grade of employ- amount of plowing, niont. Agriculturalists are expressing the At his death though but twenty-six hope that the cold weather will con- years old he was first-assistant chem- tlnuo Just a little longer now. and 1st for the company and aa such they will be ready for real «Pri»g visited regularly all the plants of to come and do Its worst. Conditions [the great corporation. up to date are *’* that can b ® hoped Despite his prosperity and the for. presaging O orgla’s most pro- duties of his office, he wag ductlve year. I icver weaned away from home folks _ land the Christian country home, and DWELLIXG OX COLLEGE STBI.tr whenever possible he visited It. and BOUGHT BY DU. IIOIYELL in his absences sent many loving j ■ remembrances. T. I. Gate weed Ilesldcncc Is l’nr- After his father’s death last spring eahsed Yesterdnjr. he told his mother that he would ■■ gladly undertake the education of Mr f. F. Gatewood made a sale [her Sister, giving her every advantage, y Cst crday of his former residence on Indlng up with a course at Wesleyan c 0 n e g 0 street, next to the new parson- ollege at Macon. To this he looked agc ot pi ra i Baptist church The wward with Pleasant anticipation. , mreh aser la Dr. S. F. Howell, of Cut off In a moment, he left no the Howell-Prather Drug Co., and ly ng words, but letters from his who rcnM , V ed to Amerlcus recently “Plover*, from officer* of the com- from i^-on*. The residence contain* ‘any at the different plants, from eIght an< l at the price—$3,250 omes | n various states where he _ (g # very desirable purchase. ^topped on his rounds! all testify j to his integrity and uprightness, his niHYIilEK OF TAFT WILLIAMS «weet spirit and kindness, and of IS DEAD IX JIOXKOE Influence for good he left behind *?• , , . 1 Another Yetrran of the Civil War ro have imen cut off so early snd Paste* Away, tragically | ( Indeed aad, but God; I the noweth beat and doeth all thing* i Capt p jj_ williams rsoelvsd r * n - 1 commend the widowed mother [ telegram yesterday apprising him ot »d the loving brothers and slater* to: .. dMtb of hlf brother, Beni (‘Some , the death of hla hrotner, Reuben Wll- nnd the word of HI* grace: j ||f|m . at his hqjne In Monro* coun day we'U understand/" • ^ ^ deceased was U year* -t ' J. W. WESTON. 1 ^ aQd #n# tour brother* who 'fought tor-the Confederacy, and ot — A bunch that wins la generally bad Capt wuilama, of Amerlcus, • collecting. | akmg (urvtrea. Mr. Reuben Will lams HONEY™!®: r'STOWBVE ’““tJBwsr TRIANGULAR RAGE SEEMS IN SIGHT. Senatorial Scrap May Be a Lively One Three Favorite Sons of Sumter May Enter * Field. Sumter county may have a decided ly hot and interesting triangular sen atorial scrap. The entri-s In It. as the political horoscope Is now read, will doubtless be: Jarreit Wilson. Crawford Wheatley. J. E. Sheppard. Neither of these well known citi zens has as yet announced himself as a candidate In prospect, hut their friends are eager for them to get into the field in the near future, are assuring them of their continued sup port uutii the polls are counted, and the outlook Is such ns to Justify the belief that all three will shy their castors In the ring and proceed to give Sumter one of tho most exciting political scraps she has bad ln many years. All three of the prospective candi dates have had legislative experience and each of them has made good in that capacity. It is not often that a county has a trio of Us former law makers entered 1 na senatorial race. In this instance each candidate is popular ln addition to having an ex cellent record and with their friends enthusiastic and hard at work the fin ish would be hard to predict Some of Mr. Wilson's friends are claiming that the senatorship is due th country at this ttm. the last Sum ter county man to fill it being a city resident. There was a time when In the election of the representatives, In fact It still exists, by a tactlt under standing one of the legislators sent to Atlanta come from the city and one from the country. This has never been acknowledged as an established rule with respect to the senatorship, however. As Sir. Wilson has many friends ln the city and will probably get considerable support here, If he runs, no stress will probably be laid on this point. Judging from the current gossip tho legislative race this year will awaken decidedly more Interest than aliy have ln the past two elections. No one is yet talked of for the house. Farmer legislators do not seem much Inclined to run again for the house. Messrs. Taylor and Dykes deny that they have nny hankerings for a sec ond term. It Is probable that the number of candidates will be quite limited, and the house race will sink Into Insignificance beside that for the senate. A STEADY DRAIX Sick Kidneys Weaken the Whole Body —Make Yon III, Lnngnld and Depressed Sick kidneys weaken the body hi-ougb the continual drainage of life 'lvlng albumen from the blood Into the urine, and the substitution of xflsonous uric acid that goes broad cast through the system, sowing the ecds ot disease. Loss of albumen causes weakness, langor, depression. Eric poisoning causes rheumatic pain, nervousness, nausea, cricks ln the back, gravel and kidney stones. The proper treatment Is a kidney treat ment, and the best remedy Is Doan’s Kfdney Pills. Great Amerlcua cures rove It A. A. Wlllet, of Amerlcus, Os., says: Doan's Kidney Pills in my case lived up to representations. I was a suf- erer for some years from a dull pain n the small or my back and at time* fter sitting, I could hardly regain an rect position. The kidney secretions ontalned a sediment and were other wise unnatural. I used a number of remedies and also rubbed my book slth liniments but did not receive nny relief nntU I procured Doan's Kid ney Pills at Dodson's Pharmacy. Since using them my back la stronger and ny kidneys are ln a normal condi- lon. You are welcome to use my ame aa an endorser of Doan's Kidney 'Ills’* For sale by all dealers Price 5® cents. FOster-Milbnrn Co., Buffalo, dew York, sole agents for the United lutes. Remember the name—Doan's—snd ake no other. Bev. L W. Williams Testifies. Ray. L W. William*. Huntington, W. Va.. write* na as follow*: “ThI* la to certify that I used Foley's Kidney Remedy for nervous exhaustion kidney trouble and am free to aay tnat Foley’a Kidney Remedy will do all that yon claim tor It” Sold by all DrnggtsU. There are almoat aa many ways for * woman to us# up stale bread as there are ways for a love affair to get aide-tracked. ' ■*!.*< fti tesw * .i c: til JOHNSON IS KILLDNEI COLLISION OF TRAINS. FIVE HURLED TO DEATH IN GRASH 0E TRAINS Americas Man a Victim of Trains Collide on Georgia the Wreck. An Amerlcus man, Elam John son, was among the victims of the terrible crash of passenger trains on the Georgia Southern railway, going to his death with many others, thus hurled Into eternity without warning, in one of the worst disasters of the year. Mr. Johnson was serving aa flag man and quite probably aboard train No. 5, the “shoofly,” from Macon to Valdosta, as more were killed aboard that train. The news of the death of the young man was wired his relatives here 9 o’clock yesterday morning. Mr. Johnson was about 24 years of age, unmarried, and for several years had been ln the railway ser vice as baggage master, flagman and In other capacities. He was the eld est son of Mr. Steve R. Johnson, ot Amerlcus, and only a short time since visited the family here. MRS. TILLMAN GETS HER GHILDREN Supreme Gourt Returns Them to Mother. (Special to Times-Recorder. - Columbia, S. C„ February 15.— Mrs. Benjamin R Tillman has won the contest for the custody of her child ren. By a decision handed down by the state supreme court this morn ing, the children are taken from the custody of United States Senator Tillman, their grandfather, and re turned to their mother. LITTLE CUll'KEX FARM IX HEART OF CITY Faithful Hens Keep Busy Laying Eggs For Mr. Carter. An up-to-date chicken farm Is be ing established right in the heart of the buslnes district of Amerlcus. It is small, to be sure, but It Is modern in every respect, and perfect model for those who may seek to engage in the poultry business on a moro extensive scale. In the yard alongside his laundry Mr. W. C. Carter has had built a poultry house with three runs that would be hard to beat as a model. Wired completely, so that nothing can get at the chickens, with ample grounds for the runs, well sunned; with accommodations as comforta ble as even the most pedigreed hen could ask for, the little yard presents most attractive appearance to the passer-by, especially to those who are yearning for fresh eggs and line fryers.- Out of a total of 35 hens Mr. Car ter is getting two dosen eggs a day now, and the number la more than apt to increase as spring comes on. With current prices this makes the venture very very profltable. And If the market for eggs takes a tumble theer Is satisfaction In gathering the fruit from the nests every morning thata Is well worth paying for If the chickens fall to prove a remun erative Investment. This section Is said to be peculiar ly adapted for the poultry business, but no one has ventured to engage In It in any extensive way. Perhaps Mr. Carter's experiments may be pro ductive or such result* as to lead others to Imitate him on a much a.Iarg^ scale. MISS AGNES ELKINS ATTEMPTS SUE. Niece of Senator Elkins Shoots Self. (Special to Times-Recorder.) Kansas ‘City, February 16.—Miss Elkins, niece ot United States Sen ator Elkins, of Wsst Virginia, shot herself today In a room at a local hotel. Physicians heller* she has a chance for life. A not* found on a table in the room wher* the deed wan commuted, reed: "I am tired of Ilf* and have no home or friends.' CASTOR IA For Infanta and Children. Till Kind Yon Hail Always Bought Bears the Signature of mm Southern. Many Killed and Others Fatally Injured in Headon Collision. (8pecial to Times-Recorder. Macon, Os., February 15.—Five per sons were instantly killed, eight fo rlornly injured and a score slightly Injured when passenger trains Nos. 2 and 5 on the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad met head on last evening at 5 o'clock nineteen miles below Macon, and near Bonlare. The deaed: XV. J. Yates. Macon, engineer Jraln No. 5. Flagman E. R. Johnson, Macon, for merly of Amerlcus. Conductor I. B. Ingalls, Macon traveling as passenger. Conductor Dupree, of Kathleen, Ga., traveling as passenger. One unknown white man. Seriously Injured. Leroy Fuss, engineer train No. 2, badly cut on head and chin. Robert Williams, colored, mail clerk, Macon, hurt in back. William M. Elder, Worth, Ga., bruised In back. W. L Wheeler, Wellston, bruised about trunk. J. F. Blount, Orangeburg, S. C., traveling saleaman, painfully hurt about head. George Bernhart, uagman, painfully hurt on head. W. H. Carson, newsboy, cut head. Loretta Putnam, colored, badly hurt ln head and side. Orders Were Misread. Train No. 5 Is a local running be tween Macon and Valdosta. No. 2 Is a Jacksonvllle-Macon train and carried a heavy passenger list. It Is stated that the wreck was caused,by tho crew ot train No. 2 misreading orders to meet train No. 5, the “shoofly," at Blnalre. A wrecking train and n relief train were sent out from Macon as soon as the news of the disaster reached the head office of the road. The re lief train reached Macon at . 11 o'clock, bearing the bodies ot the dead and injured. M'om:in Aid Injnrcd. Both engines, the mall and baggage car and two day coachei were com pletely demolished. The trains were not running at a great rate of speed, but they met on a curve and the en gineers had little chance to prevnt th accident. The wreck occurred In a dismal swamp and passengers describe the cries of the wonnded and dying as most pitiful and heartrending. Sev eral hoars elapsed before medical aid reached the scene. Many women pas sengers bound the wounds of ths In jured with bandages torn from the'r clothing. The body of Engineer Yates was found burled beneath his engine. It required some time to remove the de bris so his body could be extricated. The job of tax receiver ot Sumter county show* up at the court house with a magnitude equalling that ot Halley’s comet, and already three pairs of eager eyes are fixed upon It with other \anxlous aspirants out ln the dark, just waiting to he urged to break into the race.' Judge W. R. Speer, the present in cumbent, Mr. J. P. Ralford, who for merly filled that position, and Mr. John T. Howell are the three as pirants for the office. And a lively three-cornered nice it Is going to be. Judge Speer has held 'the office two terms very acceptably, as did hla predecessor, Mr. Ralford, both ot whom have a host of frlenda who have already rallied to their sup port for the office. The places of tax receiver; school commissioner‘and treasurer are tho only ones In wbloh opposition has developed. Capt “Pat” Williams, for several yean treasurer, la again a candi date, to be sure, as Is Mr. Edwin F. Bell, whose announcement ap peared yesterday. For county school commissioner- there are two aspirants, Supt. W. Si. Moore, who haa filled the office most acceptably, and Mr. R. E. White, ot the faculty ot the agricultural col lege here. For the other county offices, thoth ot sheriff, clerk of court, tax col lector and coroner, there Is no op position as yet, nor Is there very- likely to be any, It would seem. The I primary at which officers are to be nominated is Just one month off from this date. There Is yet time, of course, for other candidates to get Into tho game, and the race may yet assume a live lier aspect. $12,000 IS PRICE PAID FOR FARM IN SUMTER ENGINEERS BEGIN A SURVEY ON FLINT. To Be One of the Largest Plants in South. | Mr. H. S. Marshall In charge of the corps of engineers and archltecta of the D. G. Zelgler Company, ar jrtved In Cordele Tuesday to begti surveying the grounds on the Flint Iriver near Warwick which Is located about ten miles from Cordele, with a view to building a dam acrosa the Iriver for one of the largeet power plant* In the southern states. The plant Is Intended to furnish lights and electricity for manufacturing purposes to all ot the small town* within a radius ot fifty miles of Cordele. The total expenditure In es- |tabllshtng this huge enterprise. If It 1e carried out. Will reach consider-1 lably above a million dollars. The magnitude and Importance of this proposed Industry Is commanding more attention than any other like en terprise In the loath. Large manufacturing plants can be established In the small towns reach ed by the power from the plant and their advantages will be tho same In this respect as If they wero located on tho river. It U the Intention ot the promoters, they cay, to take over the power plants now operated In the towns with a view to better ser vice and cheaper rates. It will re quire about ten days for the sur- y thelr work and e cnotract for y BIGBUNGH OF ENTRIES FOR PLACE AT TEMPLE Three irt the Gontest for Receiver. Same Lands Cost $6,000 Six Years Ago. Twelve thousand dollars was thot round price paid by Mr. Charles Hogg yesterday for a small farm of three hundred acrea lying three or four miles east of Amerlcus. Tho prop erty was owned by Mr. E. L. Bell and was formerly known ae a pari of the Heys plantation. Forty dollars per acre was the price paid yesterday. The farm lies well and Is In a. fine state of cultivation, hence tho price paid for It by the new pur chaser Is not at all high. But in Its sale Is reflected the rapid appreciation In land values In Sum ter county. A few years ago Mr. Bell paid $20 per acre for this same farm, or $6,000. At that time—K was before- the days of good roads fat Sumter- county—the price was considered rather steep, although the Invest ment proved en excellent one for Ur. Bell In more ways than one. | It has netted, him a handsome amount In rentals each year, and in the sale yesterday he exactly dou bled bia money. Some time ago Mr. Bell purchased the Arnold Godwin place of 400 acre* live miles west of Americas, snd one of the most attractive homes 4n Sumter county. He will have tho residence fitted up with all modern conveniences, and will go there to re side ere long. Sumter county boasts many beauti ful homes, and this one will be among the moat attractive and com plete In every way. SENATOR TILLMAN IS TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL. Gondition Considered Very Serious. (Special to Tlmve-Recorder.) Washington, D. C., February Senator Tillman, of South waa taken suddenly Ill f the capital today ai arried into a room mployes. He was his home, where he n care of physicians, considered serious. Tbs re Is danger In canght In a corner t