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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. OWHY LKTTEH8 FROM OUR SI'F: CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. of Interest Frt>m all Parts of ami Adjoln';*g Counties. JfOTICB TO CORRESPONDBNTS. II your letters so that tst y will this office not later than Mon when Intended for Wednesday'* m and not later than Thursday Saturday's issue. This, of course, only to regular correspond In case of items of unusual value, send in Immediately by telephone or telegraph. Such stories are acceptable up to the of going to press. Wednesday's is printed Tuesday afternoon Saturday's paper Friday after PISOAH. ih. Nov. 8.?The exhibits of ison and Winthrop Colleges at State fair were very creditable to Institutions. The work of the ler children on pioneer work good and showed careful study. was some fine stock on exhibi? ted some improvement on ma but as a whole the fair was f+ like it has been for a number of The attendance was larger the receipts were larger than In or probably ever before. Co came In for its share of the re for the street cars were full to raring all the week and could handle swift enough the large Good order was manifested all around. Only a few drinking men emaai be seen and they were gentle seam enough to behave themaelves. It Id be well to keep out falker as a good many were bit. When shows what he says he has got. tt la all right, but not otherwise. president's reception was very rul by the large crowd. Hts :h was along agricultural and lie lines and advocated country as best for the people for sev reasons. His remarks were con itlve and made a good Impression mm hid hearers a? fair and honest. No mmmht his Southern tour will convince Mas that the people of the South are than he imagined them to he. paid a compliment to the ladles I closed by thanking the people for cordial welcome they gave him. Taft Is not an orator, but has a pleasing personality. The detec who are the body guard of the president take no chances about his petting hurt as their watchful eyes, ily to be seen, see every move of the crowd. Columbia was very pretty at night mm the people had a lively time. The folks became young again and the pretty girls romped ?and laughed and played Innocent pranks on the people mm their heart's content. Mr. T. W. Hawkins. Sr.. who has quite ill Is some better under the rul treatment of Dr. C. 8. Brltton. sv. 8. B. Hatfleld has been sick, got well enough to All his ap paisHment yesterday. Mr. John Shiver attended the fair and Saturday. He says he had ehs? time. An old man said the girls of to gr were not as pretty as they were test he was young and his wife gave sa a swet smile for saying it. But all seriousness. I doubt if there Is State better than South Carolina all that makes a fine people. A peo aChat has ever been to the front In sr and peace and whose high re for citizenship has not been sur b) any State In the Union. DALZKMj. Dalsell. Nov. 8.?We are having wes.ther now for planting the II grain crops and the work is ressing nlcdy. A good large Te Is being planted in oats and some wheat, which we trust will prove a profitable experiment. Very Mttie cotton remain* in the field now te pick. It has very near all been gathered and sold. The cotton seed rket at Dalcell remains lively. We some are offering $31 per ton for them now. If prices go much higher the. people will sell all and there will ha none left to plunt next season un? people will <*e|| and run the risk of buying when the planting season las on for I have seen them do so Several from here attended the fair la Columbia, among those who at teatded were: Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Se nmn. Mr. 8. F. Moony. Mr. T. M. Croeewell. Ml- Ethel Stuckey. Mr. Mrs. O. E. Martin. Messrs. A. C. >n. and C. J. (lallllard. It was jmmr correspondent's pleasure to see mmm hear President Taft In Columbia Saturday He ass In fine spirit, rh a little hoarse It seemed. He >ked as If he was getting his full pa of the good things of this life. >ry one seemed to b? enjoying themselves over there. I hear no complaining, and Its a pleasure to ga wher? the people behave nicely. Mtea Kstelle Alord, assistant teach? er of the Dalxell school was taken sick on Monday last and had to go home. Hope she >v111 .soon be well again. Rev. F. G. Whltlock has bought a new automobile and is now making last time on Win round of churches. Mrs. Fannie Osteen, of Privateer, is visiting relatives anl friends here at present. DARK CORN RR. Dark Corner, Nov. 6.?Well Mr. Kilitor as you set up my last squib, a' least the Dark Corner, I will cgain enter your sanctum with my prettiest bow. There is nothing of an inter? esting nature In this neck of the woods at this time. Farmers are nearly done gathering their,, crops. There is some few that have not got ail of their corn In. But there is but little cotton in the fields. Potatoes turned out (where dug) fairly well. And cane promises very good. No sickness, no marriages or deaths to report. And everything is calm and serene. I spent the first part of the week in your city in attendance on court and had a pretty busy time of it. As there was but two cases tried to a finsh. and one started (Hunter against Alfred Owen) that was never carried out, and one set for next Wednesday, and I am on it, besides being on two of the others. And I am forced to wonder what the lawyers have got against a poor old Rebel like me that they put me on every case they can when I am on the Jury in your city. It surely seems as if they have a spite against poor simple me or they would have shown me some mercy. But they sure kept me and Dave Dick together from Monday morning until we left on Thursday, and I suppose we will have to be togethr next Wednesday to try Barton Levan's case. I beg leave to return thanks to our worthy Supervisor Peter M. Pitts and his kind wife, Mr. and Mrs. George Just Brown, Mrs. Hampton Xorris and others for their kindness while in your city. May all of their shadows never grow less, but may their paths grow brighter daily until it burst into that eternal day. Mr. T. H. Osteen of the "Syca moi' j" has built a nice ell to his house. And Mr. F. J. Graham has the brick hauled up to put up a new chimney to his house on his place In this corner. Well. Mr. Editor, I shall try and claim my space somewhat oftener. OUR SCMMKRTON LETTKR. Summerton, Nov 8.?According: to the frequent assertions on the part of the farmers of this section the cotton crop In this locality is about "done;" and consequent!} they were prepared for a decline In price. There are, however, some few who are storing and holding and the recent sudden drop will no doubt frighten them somewhat. There are still others who are awaiting a price propitious for settling contracts made in the sum? mer at 10 and 11 cents. It is very certain that all can not be satisfied, anl it is to be hoped that all will be in some way benefitted by this sea? son's high prices. Mr. W. E. Ulmer, a merchant of North, S. C, who owns a valuable piece of real estate on Main street here has come to town with the in? tention of establishing a business here. Until he can build Mr. Clmer will rent a part of the Summerton Mercantile building recently occupied by the Farmers* Bank & Trust Co. At the instigation of Mrs. Ellison Capers and Mrs. J. A. James a meet? ing of the married ladles of the town was held at the home of Mrs. James on Friday afternoon for the purpose of organizing a book club. The Sum merton Book Club was accordingly formed with Mrs. T. J. Davis as pres? ident and Mrs. E. M. Tisdale as sec? retary and treaurer. This club is nominally a circulating library but essentially a social club which shall enable its members to meet together periodically for mutual entertain? ment. Capers & Co. have employed Dr. Wilson, a successful druggist of Cam den, to succceed bis brother as pre scriptlon clerk. The latter resigned on account of ill health. Much interest is being taken in the coming marriage of Mr. Wallace Plowden to Miss Josephine Hall, both of Manning. Mr. Plowden while an employe of the Summerton Hardware Co. made many friends in this com? munity, and Miss Hall is known as an occasional visitor to Summerton. The Summerton graded school was given holiday on Friday In order to ?Jford its students the opportunity of attending the State Fair. Of the corps of teachers, Misses Harper, Plowden and Blackburn were among those at? tending. Rev. and Mrs. J. N. Tolnr were vis? itors In Columbia during the fair. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Richardson at? tended the fair. Mr E. E. Rembert. of RembertS, drove down thl? morning In his tour In n ear ?in business. Mr. W. D. Frierson is in town to? day. Col. (). 0? Scarborough spent sev eral days In Columbia during fair week. Mr. F. P. Burgess and Smith. cotton buyers of Manning, were in town on Saturday, Dr. and Mrs. L. K. Howie alter attending the music festival in Char? leston returned home last Monday evening. Appealed to His Pride. It was the most obstinate mule in the lot and refused to enter the car I of a train held up at a little wayside station. Threats, cajolery and blows were aliV.e useless. The mule refused to budge, and the slant of his ears told those of the passengers who were fa? miliar with mule ear talk that where he was he intended to stay. Then the aged African who was trying to load him in said in honeyed tones: "Whuffo* yo' behave dis way befo' all dose strange people? Why, ye' fool mule, doan' yo' know dat dese people will jes' believe dat yo* neber done trabeled befo* in all yo' life?" The long ears lost their aggressive slant, and the beast went sedately up the inclined plank with the air of a man entering a drawing room car for the first time and determined not to betray the fact.?Exchange. Apple Crop Is Short. New York, Nov. 8.?New York com? mission men today completed their com r.Uution of appli crop reports a.id es? timate the total for the country at approximately 23,000,000 bushels. This compared with 25,450,000 barrels in 1908. This is the third year of in? different apple crops, and the totals named fall far short of such seasons at 1906, 1904, and that every memora? ble bumper crop, 1896, whieh is still discused as a high water mark in the conventions of fruit growers and dealers. Kins; Manuel on Tour. London, Nov. 6.?King Manuel of Portugal, with his, suite, will leave Lisbon tomorrow for Madrid and will remain in the Spanish capital several days, according to advices received in London. From that city he will trav? el incognito to Cherbourg, whence he will leave on the Victoria and Albert for Portsmouth. On arrival there he will be met by the Prince of Wales, who will escort him to Windsor Cas? tle, where His Majesty expects to ar? rive on his twentieth birthday, No? vember 16. The festivities at Windsor will in? clude a gala banquet and a great hunt Afterward King Manuel will go to London, where he will reside at Buckingham Palace for four days. La? ter he is to proceed to Paris and stay there, Incognito, for about a week. The Effete Toreador. A writer in "Success Magazine" says: The bull-fight of Spain is doom? ed. It is not proposed to abolish it by law because such an enactment might cause a revolution, but restric? tions are being imposed, and a new law forbids introducing into the ring for the second time a bull which has once killed or injured a matador. Bull-fighting has come to be a dang? erous trade, and since it is manifest? ly impossible to prescribe rules of eti quiette for a bull while he is being slaughtered, it is evident that the "no? ble sport" has reached the beginning of the end. Anyway, if we are to believe a writ? er who describes the sport in a Paris magazine, bull-fighting is not what it was in the good old days. The pro? fession of sticking rapiers into wild bulls Is sadly degenerating, the fine traditions of the past are vanishing. Formerly bull-fighters had a pride in their work; they were miracles of dex? terity, they were "Napoleons of tauro? machy." Now every village lad thinks he is a mute, inglorious toreador and the fatalities are becoming more nu? merous than on the Spanish railways. We suggest to our Spanish neigh? bors, if they must have their bull? fights, that the animal have his front legs tied together and his horns cov? ered with plush, while the matador be armed with a gatling gun and fuse of nitro-glycerlne. With proper precau? tion bull-righting may be made a safe and pleasant diversion for young and old. The average yearly expenditure of a pupil in the public schools of this country is given as $28.35 in the re? cently published report of the com? missioner of education. In 1870 it was only 115.00. Nevada has the highest yearly expenditure, $72.15 a pupil, followed by New York with $51.50, Montana with $49.40 and Cali? fornia with $4 0.29. In the South the expenditures range from $6.37 for South Carolina to $20.36 for West Virginia. The new State of Oklaho? ma spends $15.79, New Mexico $19.46, while Arizona with $40.41 spends $5.16 a pupil a year more than Okla? homa and New Mexico combined. One-third of the States spend from $25 to $40 a pupil. The fact that one fourth spend less than $15 and one fourth spend more than $15 is nn In? dication, says the commissioner, of the nreat variety in support of public education, and, I believe, in the op? portunities afforded for school train? ing in our various commonwealths. KILLED IX ARKANSAS. Son of Mr. \\. H. Scale Meets Death By Accident at LeechvIUe, Ark. Mr. W, H. Scale received a tele? gram last night from Leechvllle. Ark., informing him that his son David W. Sealc had been accidental? ly killed at that place. The telegram gave no other information, and as yet no reply has been recived to tele? grams sent last night and this morn ? ing asking for full particulars of the accident. David Scale was the sec? ond son of Mr. W. H. Seale and was 27 years old. He left here three years ago and had been living in Mis? souri and Arkansas most of the time. His body will be brought home for burial. Funeral notice later. MRS. STETSON EXONERATED. Former Head-Reader of Christian Science Church In New York Vindi? cated. New York, Nov. 4.?Mrs. Augusta A. Stetson, formerly head-reader of the First Church of Christ, scientist, in this city, was exonerated today of charges of "mental malpractice," in the report of a special board of in? quiry presented to a congregation of 2,000 persons at a long and stormy meeting in the big white stone church on Central Park, West. The exonera? tion of Mrs. Stetson was endorsed by the members of the church, but a por? tion of the board's report, which con? cerned Virgil Ostrickler, her successor as first reader, who had appeared in Boston as a witness against Mrs. Stet? son, was referred back to the board of inquiry for further consideration. Among the charges against Mrs. Stetson, the most important were, in effect, that her teachings had tended to disloyalty to Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, founder and leader of the sect, and that Mrs. Stetson had been guilty of mental malpractice in bringing Christian Science to bear upon people who did not welocme it, "by hypno? tism, mesmerism and similar meth? ods." The report of the board of inquiry, which came after four weeks examin? ation of witnesses, the taking of 1,000 pages of testimony and thirty-five sit? tings of the board was a complete ex-' oneratlon of Mrs. Stetson and a de? claration of loyalty of the New York church to the mother church in Bos? ton. The report says: "These false reports were engender? ed and developed by malicious animal magnetism, which is the opposite and the opponent of Christian Science, and they were circulated by persons who did not properly protect themselves against aggressive mental suggestion, as enjolrfed by our beloved leader. Seaboard Reorganization. New York, Nov. 6.?By order of Judge Lacombe, all the receivers' In? debtedness of the Seaboard Air Line Railway Company was called for pay? ment today. Series A. B and C of the receivers' certificates were paid today, the money being furnished by stock? holders and the underwriting syndi? cate in exchange for $18,000,000 of adjustment bonds offered at 70. The road was taken out of the hands of the receivers this week and turned over to the company. 7 The order of the court also directs the issuance of new securities and the recording of new mortgages and agreements, and says that all out? standing certificates and other obliga? tions of the receivers are to be ad? judged a lien on the property uncil paid. The court reserves the right to renew possession of the road if the Indebtedness is not paid. The receivers' certificates are to be paid by Blair & Co., of this city, and the Continental Trust Company, of L'altlmore, and they are to pay In ad? dition $700,000 two-year 8 per cent, notes of the company, all overdue .in? terest, the first mortgage 4 per cent bonds and outstanding promissory notes amounting to $2,488,583 with interest. Effective tomorrow, the Seaboard Air Line is to have a new passenger train schedule, which will greatly im? prove the service between the North and South. According to the estimates of the census statisticians the superfluous citizen for whom the delegates to the national conference of women workers at Boutheea, England, tried to plan a happy future numbered 1,344.668 at the middle of the present year. The problem of the superfluous woman by no means troubles every towr In Devenport, for Instance, there art 881 women for every 1,000 men. In Bar rowln-Furness 828, and in Rhondda only 825, while the feminine element Is In a minority In other Important centers of Industry?tne city of Lon? don, Southwark, Woolwlck, Poplar, Stepney, West Bromwlck, St. Helen's, etc. The superfluous woman makes h?-r home In pleasanter places?in health resorts on the south coast, in i Hath, the eity of fashion, and In the j royal borough of Kensington, where there are 1,5 57 mo wen to every 1.000 men. in Bournemouth the disparity between the sexes is even greater, the women numbering 1.7 00 to each 1.000 men. HOOKWORM IN CALIFORNIA. Little Parasite Imfiortcd With Lnl?>r ers From the Hawaiian Isluiuts anil Oilier Place* in the Fast?Why Col? onization Has Been Failure. San Francisco, Nov. 4.?The hook? worm disease has been brought to San Francisco from Hawaii, and the Orient and hundreds of cases hitherto unex? plained, of dejection, laziness and sup? posed lack Of moral initiative are now attributed to the inroads of the little parasite. Dr. Herbert Gunn, who is directing the campaign against the disease, said that he had treated more than 100 cases here and reealled one death. The disease had not been known to exist in California except in rare in? stances until four years ago. A colony of laborers, born in the West Indies, came to this State from Hawaii and 45 per cent were found to be serious? ly affected. Sugar planters, the doctor declared, had Imported thousands or laborers into Hawaii from the West Indies, where the hookworm runs riot among the laboring classes. Their languor, due to the ravages of the worm, made their colonization in Hawaii a failure and the laborers began to drift in small bands to California. He declared that in addition to the islanders many soldiers of the Philip? pines and travelers and business men from the Orient have returned affect? ed with these small vampires. FAIR SOCIETY MEETS. President Mobley and Secretary Love Re-elected. Columbia, Nov. 4.?The annual meeting of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society, held tonight, was extremely interesting because of the large attendance and the discussion, which took a wide range on the fu? ture of the society. The Fair Society is now in its forty-second year, and there are a large number of members who wish to make it an association that will attract people from all over the South. President Mobley tonight outined some of the ideas in his an? nual report. There was no objection to the re-election of John G. Mobley, of Wlnnsboro, as president. This is Mr. Mobley's third term in office, and he has devoted much time to the work in his department. The nobination was made by Thomas C. Hamer and seconded very enthusiastically by a number of members. Mr. D. G. Ellison, of this city, was unanimously elected treasurer, suc? ceeding Mr. A. Gamewell Lamotte, of this city, who has served the society for a number of years. Mr. J. M. Can tey was unanimously re-elected assist? ant secretary. For the position of secretary there was a contest Mr. A. W. Love, who has been in the sendee of the society in that position for sev? eral years, defeated Mr. Paul V. Moore, of Spartanburg, nominated by Dr. S. T. D. Lancaster, of Spartanburg, who received 91 votes and Mr. Love received 95. The following vice presi? dents were elected after some discus? sion as to the manner of their nomin? ation, the order named representing the respective congressional district A. T. Smythe, Charleston; O. M. Watson, Ridge Springs; T. J. Klnard, Ninety-Six; J. D. W. Watts, Laurens; T. L. Buelow, Ridgway: D. A. Spivey, Conway, and E. C. McGregor, Colum? bia. The election of the executive com? mittee was placed in the hands of a nominating board, and the following were elected: W. G. Hinson, Charleston; B. H. Boykin, Boykin; R. L Manning, Sum ter; J. A. Banks, St Matthew's; J. N. Harper, Clemson College; B. Harris, Pendleton; R. P. Stackhouse, Dillon; J. T. A. Ballew, Mountville; L. J. Browning, Union; T. C. Hamer, Ben nettsville; J. M. Kirvin, Darlington; Paul V. Moore, Spartanburg; S. J. Summers, Cameron. There was some discussion on a proposition to allow the use of the athletic field to the college football teams of the State without ? fee. This matter was finally referred to the exe? cutive committee. There were com? mittees appointed to dtaw up suitable resolutions on the deaths of former members of the society. A report will be made on deferred matters at the meeting to be held in February. A committee WOg appointed to re? vise the constitution of the association, which will make report at the Febru? ary meeting. Trip Down MIssJssippl. Washington, Nov. 8.?Members of the Waterways Commission, who spent the summer Investigating the rivers of Europe, will begin an in? spection of the Mississippi at St. Paul today. Thr preliminary report of the commission will he ready by Januar) 1 and will consist principally of a comparison of the waterways of the United states and Europe, touching upon navigation, Irrigation and clari? fication. The commission expects even? tually to cover the whole subject o water transportation in the United Stat.s. Senator Theodore E. Burton is chairman of the commission. t LEM SON-CA KOLIN A <, \MU. Timers Won by Narrow Margin Where They Expected 0\erw helming Vic? tory. Coumbia. Nov. 4.?The Tiger 1? Krinning in his camp tonight Tin Go mecock is strutting, too. Six to nothing tells the story of the might , conflict between the two today. And such a surprise this was! With the Odds uBaindt the Oarnet and Elack and a brilliant victory pictured before hand for the Clemson team it was practically a conquest for the Garret and Black. Almost to the last of the first half Carolina held Clemson to a 0-0 score. Then came the one touch-down of the game. And the second half was the greatest see-saw ever witnessed on the field of many battles. Up and down the field on kicks, frequent holding for downs made this half an even break with defensive football the word throughout. Billy Hanckel, Clemen's star end. 1 y a brilliant end run of 46 yards, plac? ing the ball within easy distance of goal, enabled Clemson to deefat Car? olina. Hanckel was given the ball to the end of the first half after Clemson had used every effort to score, and his great run placed the ball nine yards from the opponent's goal. Robb tak? ing it over easily and kicking goal. The scoring ended here, contrary to all expectations, as it had been pre? dicted that Clemson would walk away with her lighter rivals to the t' <e of at least 40 to 0. The feature of the game was Caro? lina's bril lant defensive play. Noth? ing but cold nerve could have kept the heavy Clemson eleven from run? ning up a large score. Time after time the little Gamecocks would break through Clemson's heavy line and stop the plays before they got started. Belser's great work for Carolina at full-back was phenomenal. He was down the field under every punt and took part in every play pulled off. He was Carolina's only ground gainer, and although there was little ground gained by the Gamecocks it was Bel ser who did the greater part of it. In the second half Carolina had her best opportunity to score, when Belser got under a punt, and after a fierce tackle recovered the ball on Clemson's 20 yard line. gl Today's game was perhaps one of the hardest fought contests ever seen on the local gridiron, and will make an epoch in football history. Clemson expected an easy victory, the Game? cocks themselves anticipated a like outcome, and the result was a surprise ( to everyone. Carolina was in the game to prevent defeat; Clemson was in to win. The game was character? ized by sheer pluck on the part of Carolina, and their great stand against the famous Tiger eleven will never be forgotten by those who witnessed the same today. Carolina's strong point was solely in her defense. Never once did she gain the required ten yards, and had to punt for distance. Clemson had to resort to the punt twice after time, but area more successful In her gains. Carolina used line plays solely in her attempt to gain, only once trying a forward pass, which was unsuccessful. Clemson, on the other hand, relied chiefly on her end men mixing in an occasional forward pass. Capt. Ham? mond did the punting for Carolina, and Capt. Bobbs and White for Clem? son, honors being divided, both do? ing creditably. DROWNED IN COLUMBIA. Remains of W. N. Elder, of Colombia. Missing Over a Week, Recovered. + Columbia. Nov. 6.?Shrouded in mystery is the death of W. N. Elder, whose body was found in the Canal this afternoon. For more than a week ?since Wednesday of last week? had Mr. .Slder, an old man, been missing from his home. The family has searched the country trouud, but no trace of him could be found. At. 5 o'clock this afternoon 04M of tin city water-works men saw romething floating In the water of tho Canal, about twenty feet from the new wa? ter-works bridge. Upon Ctaaof cx aminatio. be found that it was the body of a man. The coroner \va-' sum? moned and later the body Identified a that of Mr. Elder. The body was not decomposed very much, but the coro? ner stated that he thought it had been In the Canal fully as long ;i> Mr. Ri? der was missing from home. HUNTER KILLS COMPANION. Deplorable Accident Occurs in And r son County. Anderson, Nov. 6.?A deplorable ac? cident occurred at Iva. Anderson County, late yesterday, when Earte Kelly killed Welker PameU, his inti mate friend, The young men were re* turning from a hunt, when Kelly play fully pointed his gun. which he be? lieved to be unloaded, at Parnell and pulled the trigger. The load entered the young man s face? tearing anrey the lower part and breaking the neck. Death was instantaneous. Both young men are members of wel1 known families, and Kelly is gr el striken. No anest has been made.