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RAAMUSttKN (X)NHHMH STORY. Rspsau Assertion of Hin Confidence Ca Dr. Cook and Rotte vee In Truth of Diary. Copenhagen. Oct. 15.?Knud Ra< museen. the Danish explorer, whose name has been closely associated with the North Pols controversy, ar? rived here today on the government steamer Hans Agede from Greenland. Questioned .as to his views on Dr. Cook's expedition he repeated tho statement made by him In a letter to his wife that hs confidently believed Dr. Cook rsachcd the pols. Hs sa<i ha had seen Dr. Cook's diary and could not believe It false. Rasmusssa will rsturn to Greenland neat spring and will proceed to Ktah. where he hopes to meet the two Eski? mos who were Dr. Cook's sole com? panions on the latter part of his jour? ney. COTTON GINN ERA' REPORT less Crop Very Short aa Compared WHh ltoa Decrease Is 7*0,575. Washington. Oct. 15.?Ths census bureau today issued a report showing that l.f 11,591 bales, counting round bales aa half bales, had been ginned IT sen the growth of 190? to October It. as compared with 6.296.16? tor INI. 4.410.158 for 1907 and 4,931.011 for 1901. The report showed that 513.616 bales had been glnnsd In Alabama, as compared with ?94.104 In 1901: 117, ?41 In Arkansas, as compared with 147.44? 14,017; In Florida, as com? pared with 14,017; 1,111.7000 In Geor? gia, as compared with 1.119.11t; 144, tfl In Louisiana, as compared with tft.ttt; 191.414 In Mississippi, as compared with 111.199; 151.245 in North Carolina, as oompared with 17t.Hl; 119.170 in Oklahoma, as compared with 132.556; 622,270 in South Carolina, as compared with ttO.tTS; 191.190 In Tennessee, as compared with 111.071; 1,172.111 In Texas, as compared with 1,047,79t, and 19.799 In all other states, as com? pared With 23,623. In this report 17,864 round bales were Included, as compared with 118, ttO for 1909. 97.967 for 1907, and 111.144 for 1901. The number of sea Island bales included was 16,230, as oompared with 11,011 for 1908, 18. TTI for 1907 and 1.091 for 1906. The bureau announced that the in? dividual returns of sinners had alter? ed the report of cotton ginned to Sop totnber 15 so that the corrected num? ber of bal?s ginned to that date was ^Bt,160. DOCTOR HELD FOR MURDER. Alleged Kley er of Miss MlUman to be Tried. Detroit. Mich.. Oct.* 25.?After Chauffeur Jos. W. Leach had testified In police court this afternoon that on the night of August 27. he drove Dr. George A. Frltch from the physician's office to Ecorse Creek, where the doc? tor threw into the water three sacks which they had taken from hla office, Dr. Frltch was held for trial In the Recorder's Court on the charge of manslaughter In connection with the death of Miss Maybolle MlUman, or Ann Arbor. Miss Mlllmsn's body was found In three sections In sucks in Ecorse Creek, and the lower Detroit Liver early in September. The body bore evidence, the police and county physi? cians were satisfied, that a criminal operation had been performed or at? tempted. At the conclusion of Leach's cross examination Attorney Lodge, for Dr. Frltch, made an unsuccessful attempt to have the complaint dismissed on the ground that the evidence necessary to establish the manslaughter charge had not been presented. EXCURSION TO CHARLESTON. On Areount of the Visit of President Taft. For the above occasion the Atlan? tic Coast Line offers very low round trip rates to Charleston from Sumter, Flort.tce. Hardeevllle. Young's Is? land. Ehrhardts, and Intermediate Points. Tickers will be sold for trains scheduled to arrive Charleston by 5.18 p. m. November 5th. limited to return until the following day. Mr. Taft la due to arrive Charles? ton Friday afternoon November 5th and will meet and address the people that evening, thereby giving every visitor sn opportunity to see and hear him. Inquire of M. F. Dukes, Agent Sumter, S. C, or any Agent of the At? lantic Coast Line for Information as to rates schedules and other pre? liminaries. W. J. CRAIO. T. C. WHITE, Pas. Treffe Mgr. Gen. Pas. Agt. WILM1NOTON. N. C. Ralston Roberts Coffin, who was ths youngest man who ever rode In a varsity boat at Poughkeepsle, and a member of the Columbia football team of 1899, which defatsd Tale, died recently in New Tork. MACK DROPS BRYAN? Democratic National Chairman Said To bo Grooming- Harmon for Neat Race. Buffalo, N. Y.. Oct. 26.?The Na? tional Monthly, edited by Chairman Norman Mack, of the Democratic na? tional committee gives considerable space in Its November number to an article by Judson Harmon. Governor of Ohio, in which he bitterly assails the Republican Administration at Washington on account of the new tariff bill and other alleged political iniquities. Governor Harmon was the principal speaker on "Democratic Day" at the Texas Stats Fair, on October 6, and his address there, taken in connection with his article In Chairman Mack's National Monthly, has given rise to the statement In political quarters In close relation with Mr. Mack, that the chairman of the Democratic national committee has dropped William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, as a presidential possibility and Is now engaged In grooming Governor Harmon for the Democratic presidential nomination In 1912. YOUNG MAN FATALLY HURT. Mr. R. U Smith Thrown From Hand Car Near Kutaw Springs. Ferguson, Oct. 25.?A very sad ac? cident ocourred Saturday night on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad track near Eutaw Springs. Mr. R. L. Smith, of Tennessee, was thrown from a hand car and Injured Internally and died In Eutawville Saturday night. Mr. Smith was going from Ferguson to Eutawville on a hand car worked by four negroes, and when the party came to a very sharp curve In the track, near Eutaw Springs, they struck a heavy piece of timber, which had evidently been placed there by some very heartless person with evil Intent. The speed at which the car was going, combined with the sharp curve, caused the car to be thrown from the track. Mr. Smith was thrown from his seat against the ties, causing his shoulder to be broken. The no* groes were also thrown off, but tbelr injuries were very slight. earmark's Beautiful Tribute to the South. The following is an extract from Carmack's famous speech which Is said to have won him his seat in the United States senate: "I speak, sir, for my native South. It IS a land that has known sorrows; a land that has broken the ashen crust and moistened it with its tears; a land scarred and riven by the plow? share of war and billowed with the graves of her dead, but a land of leg? end, a land of song, a land of hallow? ed and heroic memories. "To this land every drop of my blood, every fiber of my being, every pulsation of my heart Is consecrated forever. "I was born of her womb, I was nurtured at her breast, and when my last hour shall come I pray God that I may be pillowed upon her bosom and rocked to sleep within her tender and encircling arms." STABLFA BURNED IN MANNING. Fire SupiMwed to Have Started From Cigar. Manning, Oct 26.?The large stables belonging to R. D. Clark were burned today about noon. In these buildings were stored some corn and hay and farming implements, which were also destroyed. Buildings were Insured for 6400; none on the con? tents. There are a number of resi? dences surrounding these stables, being burned, and would very likely which were at one time in danger of have been but for the good work of the fire company. It is supposed that the Mrs started from a lighted cigar or cigarette. A Story Is told of a well known money lender of Louisville who lost a pocketbook containing several hun? dred dollars In bills, not long ago, say* The I^oulsvllle Times. It was two weeks before his "lost ad" brought results. One murnlng a man entered his office, said he had come In response to the "ad" and ask? ed the money lender to describe the property. The description was satis? factory and the finder threw the wal? let on the table. "There it Is," he said, "please count the contents and see if the money is all there." The money lender, elated to And his pocketbook, carefully counted the bills. Then he took a piece of blank paper and for five minutes figured studiously. Turning in his chair he remarked: "Yes, the money is all there, but 1 guess you owe me seventy-five cents Interest." It's hard to convince a man that he Is the real thing when a bigger man has him down. Reward lor Honesty. DI3ASTROTJS FLOOD IN MEXICO. - Cloudburst Does Incalculable Damage, lu State of Tobaseo. Mexico City, Oct. 26.?An estimated loss of five million of pesos, includ? ing crops and fine hard woods, two I lives known to be lost, and many others, it is feared, sacrificed in the I floods, hundreds of homes in country and town washed away and thousands of head of cattle drowned are the known results of the disastrous cloud? burst and storm that broke over the State of Tobaseo yesterday, following twenty-one days of incessant rain all over this region. Rivers are out of their banks, towns are inundated, thousands homeless and no relief is yet in sight. * From north to south, extending across the State from the Mescalpa and the Qrijalva rivers, which takes the two names after forking near Hulnaguilto to the banks of the Us maclnta, which for a short distance marks the boundary between Chia? pas and Guatemala, the entire coun? try is a total waste. Only the high mountains villages and) plateau farms escaped from the terrific onslaught of the waters. Five hundred families are home? less in the city of Alasta alone. Oth? er cities and towns inundated are: Jalapa, Tlacotalpam, Tlapa, Santa Rosa and a number of smaller villages along the Mescalpa River, while the south border of the State of Jonu? ta, Palisada and Santa Rita in the valley of the Usumacinta River are badly damaged as the result of the flood. A total of thirty-two and a half in? ches of water has fallen in the State in three weeks, which is the record, for water fall in thirty-two years. A large part of the lower section of San Juan Bautista Is under water. 'The Barrio of Santa Crus has been totally depopulated and the water is three and four feet deep in many houses. Temporary lodging houses have been fitted up by the authorities of San Juan Bautista and more than a thousand people are being.fed and lodged at the city's expense. So com? plete la the inundation of Santa Rosa that it resembles the arm of the sea. Streets, parks and gardens are inun? dated by three feet of water and the population is living on roots, shiver? ing and strving, praying for the wa? ters to recede. Jalapa suffered heavy losses on ac? count of flood and many Indian huts have been destroyed compelling the occupants to seek relief from the town authorities. Similar conditions prevail at Tlacotalpam and Tlapa. Reports from the interior state that the storm accompanying the heavy lain was the most destructive known in the section in years. Forests jof mohogany and cadar were uprooted by the force of the wind and rain, and thousands of trees washed away. Cattle ranches also suffered heavily, stock being drowned as the herds fled from the big rain and were wash? ed iijto the treacherous streams. Every crop in the State traversed by the storm is thought to be destroy? ed, while thousand of acres are un? der water. The State Government is assisting the stricken citiea and It is likely the Government will send out an appeal to the Federal Govern? ment for aid. HOW THE DRUG MAX "STUNG." Mixed Up a Few Things For 10 Cents; Cot 50 For It. (From the Philadelphia Telegraph.) Dr. Charlie Hearn, of Swarthmore, always has a new joke to tell, and in his latest a prominent advertising man of this city was the victim. The latter had a touch of indigestion, and, meeting a doctor who was a friend of his upon the street, asked him what to take for it. "A little bicarbonate of soda, a few drops of aromatic spirits of ammonia and some water," advised his medical friend. "Write it down, will you, Doc?" asked the advertiser. The doctor did so. The man went directly to a drug store, Dr. Hearn says, and asked for five cents' worth of bicarbonate of so? da and also five cents' worth of aro? matic spirits of ammonia. The drug clerk got them for him and was wrap? ping them when the purchaser pulled the prescription blank from his pock? et. "Say," ho asked, "this just says put them in some water. How much ought I to use?" The druggist leaned forward and took the blank. "I ll fix it," he said, and disappeared. A little later he came back with a bottle, labeled. "I added the water," ho said, triumphantly; "60 cents, please." "Fifty cents," roared the customer. "You said it was only 10 cents! Do you usually charge 40 cents for a bot? tle of water?" The druggist frowned. This is a prescription," he said, "and we never put one up for less than 50 cents." And the customer, whispering "stung!" left the shop, wiser and poorer by 40 cents. Send us your j b work. DR. FR?SER HAS ACCEPTED. Will Become Head of Theological Seminary?(Has Resigned as Pastor Of Staunton, Va., Church. Staunton, Va., Oct. 24.?Rev. Dr. A. M. Fraser, for 16 years pastor of First Presbyterian church here, ten? dered his resignation today to take effect in December, 1910. After repeated calls he has accept? ed the presldncy of Columbia Tholog ical Seminary, Columbia, S. C. He formerly in South Carolina. Dr. Fra? ser is one of the best known and most influential preachers in the Southern Presbyterian church.-^-Baltimore Sun. The Craving for Drink Not Inherited. Alexander Lambert, M. D., in "Hope for the the Victims of Narcotics." printed in "Success Magazine," says: The cause and effects of alcoholism form a vast subject about which much truth and many falsehoods have been written. The falsehoods have done more than a passing harm, for they have caused in the minds of the ignorant a disbelief in the truth, and the strict truth displays a terrible picture. The use of alcohol is the most common and wide-spread of all the narcotics, and unlike morphine and cocaine it may be indulged in modestly without ever being taken to excess; but, also unlike morphine and cocaine, when used even in modera? tion it may cause pathologic changes in the body, and when taken to excess invariably produces degenerative changes in the various viscera. Alcohol has a curious selective ac? tion, and as individuals react differ? ently to equal doses, so, too, do in? dividuals show different pathologic changes from equal indulgence. The brain and central nervous system, or the heart and arteries, or the liver and kidneys, may each separately bear the brunt of the alcoholic poison. Thus the brain and nervous system may entirely escape the poison, and the individual die of cardiac or other visceral degenerations; or the brain and nervous system may become early degenerated and the viscera escape, and the chronic alcoholic live long years, a nuisance and a curse to his community. Unfortunately, when al? coholic excesses are committed in the youthful, formative period of life, the brain and nervous system are the more prone to be affected. The man who indulges in alcoholic excesses is like a man who recklessly signs sight drafts which he never expects to be cashed in, but when overtaken with acute disease or accident these drafts are cashed in with pitiless insistence. The effects of alcohol do not always remain confined to the generation which commits the over-indulgence, since idlacy, epilepsy, moral danger* acy and weakened, unstable mentality are more often found in the children of alcoholic parents than in those of I non-alcoholic parentage The actual thirst or craving is not inherited, but the weaker moral character which is bequeathed easily gives way t*o any temptation and quickly forms habits of excessive indulgence. Tommy Tuff seemed particular)' obtuse that morning, but "dear teach? er" was determined to make him un? der stand, says the Catholic Standard and Times. "You say you own a dog Tommy," she said. "Then you have a quadruped, don't you see?" "No'm," replied Tommy. "But I explained to you a moment ago that any animal with four legs was a quadruped." "Yes'm, but Buster lost one w* hisn't flghtin' a trolley car-" TO REBUILD RAILROAD. Contractors Who Will Improve Line From Florence to Wadesboro at Work. Florence, Oct. 26.?The Ferguson | Contracting Company, which was award* 1 th*- contract lor the recr.Ud Ing of the Cheraw and Darlington and the Cheraw and Salisbury Rail road from Florence to Wadesboro, N. j C, a distance of sixty-five miles, has | established headquarters at Florence, and has secured offices In the Mason? ic Temple building, second floor. Mr. Robert C. Chase, of this city, is in charge of the office. The contractors are now at work securing material and securing and organizing their help, after which ac? tual work of grading and constructing will begin. It is stated that the work on the road between Florence and' Cheraw will not need very much grading ex? cept at what Is ? known as Berkley's grade, about two miles south of So? ciety Hill. At that point the reverse curves will be cut out entirely, and the grade reduced to a minimum. The line will be run ?.irect'y through the old mill pond that the old line runs around, which necessitated the reverse curve. Another matter of importance wHl be the entrance and passing through Cheraw, Darlington and Florence, at which points considerable changes trill be made. On the Cheraw and Salisbury Road, between Cheraw and Wadesboro, it Is stated that very nearly five-eighths of the road-bed will be new entirely, at some points the new road-bed will be very nearly a mile away from the >hl. and some of the towns that are now on the railroad will be left high and dry a mile away. What Shall We Do for the Old? In Germany, in Denmark, in Aus? tralia, and now in England, a new policy has teen adopted toward the old. The pall of fear which has hung over the hungry, naked old men for centuries is lifted, says Walter Weyl in an absorbing article in "Success Magazine." To every man who has labored in his lifetime a pension is granted, and whether he contributes to this pension dlrecetly and compul sorlly, as in Germany, or indirectly through his labor, as in England, he receives in his old age a fixed weekly stipend which is not dishonoring or rooted in charity. The pension paid by the German or English State to its old is as much a reward of labor as is the wage which is found in the weekly pay-envelope. Old-age pensions are not the end, but the beginning of the problem. A pension is a good thing, but It Is not so good as the chance to work. When i by preventing child-labor, industrial accidents, remediable illness, stock watering, and other wholesale spolia? tion not only of city workmen, but of j farmers, professional men, and men I an*1 women of small property, we 1 shall have struck at the root of much of our senile poverty, we shall have made the drawing of old-age pensions i a universal right which will be only occasionally exercised. The pension will be opened to all who need it, but the need will be less. If our civiliza? tion is to 1-e worth while, the solution of the problem of poverty in old age will eventually be found in prevention quite as much as in cure. If you would be happy, let your memory go and cutlvate your forget tery. BOY'S PRIZE CORN CROF. A Bascom Usher, of Bright* Hie, Marlboro County, Grows 1521 1-8 Bushels on an Acre In Coolest-?In? terest Aroused. The reports of the resulte obtained) hy the several contestants .participat? ing in the State Cereal Grower0' Con? test are beginning to reach ibe ?fflce of the department of agriculture and the showing that ig being made In? dicates that wonderful resuh? have been obtained in the matter of intelli? gent corn growing during this past year. The State commission H *r?> ranging its prizes provided for a priae for boya and permitted the boys par? ticipating in the State contest to also participate in Dr. Knapp's Ui?Med States Farm demonstration work con? tests for school boys with a free trip* to Washington as one of the prises, The first boy's report to reach Ce*a missioner Watson has delighted bins beyond all measure as it comes freu? a Marlboro lad, residing in Brlghts ville township in Marlboro county and shows a production of 152 1-12 bush? els on one acre, which is far'better than any result obtained by any grown up farmer in last year's Mate contest. The first prise then having; gone to a production of 137 3-8 bush? el* Not alone is the total result one of value, but the report shows that tae> lad used seed that be obtained from* the winner of last year's State res test. Furthermore, the manual show? ing every step of cultivation, applica? tion of fertilizer, etc., has been kept in the most creditable manner amdl the boy obtained bis result at a total1 expense of $55, and sold His crop in? cluding seed and fodder for $335, all of the seed being sold for seed pur? poses. The boy's name is A. Bascom Ush? er. Commissioner Watson states * bushel of this corn in the ear will be placed on exhibit at the State Fair irs the field crops department. It is interesting to note. In this regard that the Drake world's record of 1889 on a single acre was . 255? bushels and the Tindal, 1906 world'* prize yield was 182, the second prize being won with 131 bushels. It Is also interesting to note that he Tindal crop was raised at a total expense of $56.25, and his total receipts from the? crop were $423.00. A GREAT FEATURE. Of the South (Carolina State Fair at Columbia Will be the VU4t of Pros Went Taft. The Atlantic Coast Line announces* very low round trip rates from all points in South Carolina to cover the above occasions, tickets to be on sale October 31 to November 6 inclusive, with return limit to leave Columbia up to and including, but not later than, midnight of November 8, 1909. Tickets will include admission to the fair and transportation to and from Fair Grounds on local trains of the A. C. L. which will make frequent trips. Saturday, November 6th, will be TAFT DAY, When the President will meet andf address tne people at the Fair Grounds and review the Military and Civic Parade. Inquire of M. F. Duke Agent, Sum ter, or any Agent of the Atlantic? Coast Line, for information as te? rates, schedules and tickets. W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Pas. Traffic Mgr. Gen. Pat. Agt. WILMINGTON. N. C. BULBS U L B S We have just re? ceived a implete assortment of the m o 8 t desirable Etulbs, and would be pleased to have you inspect them. DUTCH ROMAN HYACINTHS. Charles Dickens, Rose. Gen. Pelissier, Deep Scarlet. Grandeur a ' Merveille, Blush White. Ozar Peter, Light Por clain, Blue. ROMAN HYACINTHS. Early White, (extra se? lected Bulbs.) Early Light Rose. Early Blue. A VERY POPULAR MIXTURE. Adopted for bedding and outdoor planting and can be used for pot culture. Consists of Rose and Pink shades, Pure White sorts, Dark Blue and Purple, and other shades. These are single and double. SINGLE TULIP. Artus, Deep Scarlet, Chrysolora, Golden Yellow. NARCISSUS. Large Trumpet Narcissus. Emperor, IViianih Primrose, Trumpet Uolden Yellow. Perianth. Snow White, Tri? umph Rieh Yellow. Empress, Golden Spur, ^MYiil5r Trumpet Major, ? >u, tout Sibert's Drug Store. SINGLE VARITIES OF NARCISSUS. A splendid mixture, consisting of many fine varities, and none of the undesirable kinds. Certain to prove satisfactory.