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SECRET DIVORCES. They Benefit the Guilty. They Do Not Shield the Innocent. By Thomas Fenton Taylor. Our boasted equality means, at equality before the law, not In ?octal ?t?ndln* or In inherited wealth. Still the rich litigant must al? ways have the advantage of his purse In procuring astute oounol and In that store of subtle judicial notice which some judges may take of wealth and social position, even where some of the parties to the suit must be recreant to the responsibilities which that wealth and position entn'l upon them. So far as I know, the annals of our Idle rich Justify no such ju? dicial notice. The divorce now the occasion of your inquiry was duobt less just on Its merits and free from any taint of collusion. Still, although carried through with legal form, It Has all the earmarks of being pro? ceeded with as preconcerted. The contract of marriage is a pe? culiar contract, as It Involves a change of status of the parties touch? ing our standards of civilised living, and so It Is held to be a matter of public Interest. Divorce by collusion Is always feared and scrupulously fended against by the law. in some Jurisdictions the trial (s attended by counsel for tho public as If a third party to the suit. I recall sn In? stance of a divorce procured here on the written detailed sworn confession at the wrongdoe*. witnessed by sev? eral Important merchants of this city, where the judge In open court went Into the facts minutely and properly acted as counsel for the State. This wrong doer, though unsuspected, had seen faithless for years. The parties wore abovs suspicion of collusion, were of excellent family, but not of Inherited wealth or noted socially, ret an attempt to glide through even on this damning confession no doubt would hare met wtth scrutiny to ivhlch objection could be well taken. Where the proof necessary for di? vorce comes from third parties? maids, flunkies and others? while the parties Immediately Inter? ested are daltvlng afar In the plear it places of the earth and depend? ing, so to say. ?i their "r^nK," collu? sion should be narrowlv washed for, lest precedents might ar'je eh which collus*on might be based later. The secrecy of the court proceed Is entirely out of considerate)a the public decency; it Intends to the prur' est All rlght SAiaded people must desire to shield the Innocent members of the family Involved and feel deeply for them. Bat so far as those Innocent mem are concerned the facts sre In effect Then the persons I largely benefltted by this pres eecrecy are the very ones who deserve any public consldera but who in fact should be a-?the wrongdoers. They are. ssems. possibly subject to penalties on the other, and necesssarlly. the public, side of the court. Let justice administered with an even hand ran though the rich and mighty ; be kaown as they deeerve to bo as they really are.?New York I FACTORS WORK AGAINST THE BAiXX>N, There are three great elements that produced the ?'dry" mover -nt The Delineator for January?the organised temperance forces, the doc? tors, and the employers of labor. The temperance peopU have been the total force, the doctors the scientific, It troployers the economic. The result Is a dry belt, which Is a king absolutely new In history. Per? haps some people can remember Illing half sadly at the spectacle of the little round-faced boys of the Loyal Legion bravely marching at some W. C. T. U. entertainment un? der a big banner Inscribed "Tremble, King Alcohol. We Shall Grow Up." Well, North Carolina gave sixty thou? sand majority against prohibition In till. Xn 1108 she gave forty-four thousand majority for It. The boys had grown up. The movement against Intoxicants has changed Its name three times. First It was "temperance," then "pro? hibition." Now comes the new word, "Anti-Saloon." It exactly represents the present phases of the movement. It Is no longer dealing with Individ? uals, whether children or drunkards. It Is voting to exterminate the sa? loon; and In this movement great numbers of moderate drinkers must have joined. It Is not possible to I.ell, St that some of the majorities In the dry ter? ritory were composed entirely of total abstainers. This Is a curious and K'.gnlflcant fact. No moderate drink? er Joins a temperance society or the Prohibition party. Only total ab? stainers .entered those. But there must be thousands, perhaps millions, of moderate drinkers In the Aatl-8a? loon movement. They are not te. to? talere, but they are nntl-salooni^ts. ?< 'Inml-"rlaln's Cough Remedy never disappoints those who use it for obstinate cough*, colds and Ir? ritations of the throat and lungs. It stands unrivalled as a remedy for all throat and lung diseases. Sold by W. W. Slbert. Waited Tears. Mrs. Newell Dwlght Hlllls. wife of ths eminent Brooklyn homllete, loosed a boa constrictor In the camp of the Chicago suffragettes the other day by advising them to go home, 'fall upon their knees and give thanks to Heaven for sending them such ex cellent and long-suffering husbands "You talk of your wrongs," said Mrs. Hlllls, "but I tell you that your hus bends have wrongs a thousand times more bitter. They must work hard while you are Idle; they must find the money to piy for your vanities No wonder the death rate among husbands Is greater than that among wives. No wonder widows outnum? ber widowers In our cities." So say Ing. Mrs. Hlllls retired from the ros? trum, and the assembled suffragettes began an Indignant cackling. The af fair still engages Chicago, and will do so, no doubt, until the next carnival of cr'me. It Is Impossible, of course, to deny Mrs. Hlllls credit for her courage, but Is equally impossible to give her credit for sapler ce. In her, as In all other women, sentiment triumphs over philosophy, and emotion gets the better of ratiocination. That is to say, she is prone to take a too romantic view of the universe and to be too lavish with her sympathy. Contemplating ;he sorrows of the married man, she gives herself up to pity, whereas, as a matter of fact, he deserves no pity at all. The ut mo*,:, Indoed, that charity can de mand for him Is that the world re fraln from laughing at him to his face. The adult mm who ventures Into matrimony always does so with his eyes open. He has heard the heart breaking stories of his. married friends, he hau been favored with the solemn warnings of widowers, sod and grass, :ind his bachelor well wishers have enorted him eloquently. When, despite all these efforts to save him, he y elds to hypnotic ad vances of some scheming widow or match-making mamma and permits himself to be lured up the Aisle of Sighs, to the cacophonous music of "Lohengrin," and with a high collar around his neck and light shoes up on his feet?In such event, all sym pathy for the fellow becomes a his sing and a mocking. As well pity the wlneblbber who complains of the morrow's malaise, or the soldier who complains of wounds of the yokel who raises a cry of treachery when the adroit thimble ringer rakes in his hoard. Bradstreet's Weekly Trade Review. New York. Jan. 14.?Bradstreet's tomorrow will say; "Reports as to trade and transpor? tation show variation of price and weather cond tlons affecting sales. Retail trade In winter goods has been helped by cold, stormy weather and the usual January price revisions. A very fair volume of reorders Is re? ported by Jobbers, while the volume of ordere for spring reachln z whole" eale houses from travelere Is fa.ir^ good. "Indoor Industries stem to, be ac? tively employi d, notably iron and steel and shoe manufacturing. Best reports as, \$ yew business In Iron and steal easts from the West. Col? lections, have been Interfered with by interruption ;o crop movement and are rather Irregular, especially from country districts. 'The question of higher costs Is be? ing considered by many manufactur? ers who are rinding higher prices for new material and requesti for ad? vances In wages." A Sympathetic Listener. Adelaide's sister was playing a sad, plaintive air on the piano. Adelaide had been listening and she said to her mother, "Mama, don't you fetl sorry for that piece?" An overlooked wealth of fine tim? ber has been revealed in Papus, or New Guinea, which is practically on the equator and has an area of 300, 000 square miles. The late Investiga? tion ha? shown seventy-nine usefci woods in considerable quantities?in? cluding fifteen varieties of cabinet woods, fifteen suitable for joinery, sixteen adapted for beams, girders, etc., ten that may serve for carriage work, five that give promise as boa*, building material, four that are good for piles, and fourteen that may be applied to many miscellaneous pur? poses. ?Have you a weak throat? If so, you cannot be too careful. You cannot ?hegte treament too early. Each cold makes you more liable to another and the last is always the harder to euro, if you will take Chamberlain s Cough Remedy at the outset you will be saved much trouble. Sold by W. W. Slbert. Pride is as loud a beggar es want ?Italians. DSsVl Mgftj the GrCfM Demonstration Sale or Bye Glsjasee ami Spectacles Given by mi: Hopkins OPTICAL < <>. Of Baltimore, Md? at the Sumter Drug Store, No. 20 S. Main St. SIX AI AND CALVARY. By John Hay. There are two mountains hallowed By majesty sublime, Which rear their crests unconquered Above the floods of time.. Uncounted generations Have gazed on them with awe? The mountain of the gospel, The mountain of the law. From Sinai's cloud of darkness The vivid lightnings play, They serve the God of vengeance, The Lord who shall repay, Each fault must bring its penance, Each sin the avenging blade, For God upholds in justice The laws that He hath made. But Calvary stands to ransom The earth from utter loss In shade that light more glorious The shadow of the cross, To heal the sick world's trouble, To soothe Its woe and pain, On Calvary's sacred summit, The Paschal Lamb was slain. Almighty God direct us To keep Thy perfect law! O blessed Saviour, help us Nearer to Thee to draw Let Sinai's thunders aid us To guard our feet from sin And Calvary's light inspire us The love of God to win. How the French Make Them. Fanchonettes?Invert patty-tins and cover with puff paste. Prick, and bake in a very quick oven until they are entirely risen, though not sufficiently browned. Remove, fill with lemon filling as for lemon pie and return to the oven. These little tarts are delicious covered with a meringue and browned in the oven. A slight grating of lemon-rind in the centre of each tart is an attractive addition to the meringue and em? phasizes pleasantly the lemon flav? or. Macaroon Tarts?Mix the yolks of two eggs with one-half cupful of granulated sugar and beat until light. Roll a half-dozen dry macaroons and flavor either wifh the grated rind and juice of an orange or a lemon. Mix this with a tablespoonful of melted butter. Beat all these Ingre? dients until they are smooth and then add the stiffly-beaten whites of the two eggs. Cover inverted patty-tins with puff paste, prick and bake in a hot oven. When cool, All with mar? malade or jelly and cover with the macaroon mixture. Place for a mo? ment In the oven until the tops brown. Napoleons?Divide paste into thirds and roll each portion into a sheet as thin as possible without breaking. Prick and chill before placing In the oven. When well bak? ed, cool, and spread between the sheets of puff paste any flavored cream, ftiMsg preferred. The top should bs covered with a thin layer of oonfectloners' Icing and sprinkled with finely-chopped nuts. When ready to serve, cut Into blocks two Inches wide by four long?, So It Is. Strother was just four years old when one day he came to me and said, "Mother, I know what a dream b\ It Is what the pillow tells you while you are asleep." \ A very Important Influence upon history' must have been exerted by various forms of disease. The black death of the Middle Ages Is supposed to have had much to do with the making of modern England, the early failures on the Panama canal were largely due to malaria fevers, and the tsetse fly disease of horses has greatly hlndred the colonization of parts of Africa. That malaria was a leading factor in the decline and fall of Greece and Rome is a concision a year or two ago by W. H. 8, Jones'. The theory has been confirmed and developed by a further study of ancient writers, and it Is thought to bo pretty certain that there was little malnria in Greece before 600 B. C, and the rise of charms and other su? perstitious practices are looked Upon as possible results' of spreading mala? ria. Just before the final triumph of Roms the character of the Greeks Changed, and they lost courage and ambition, cared only for pleasure and became cruel, brutal and Vicious* ?this change being largely traceable to tht ravagSS Of malaria. That the disease soon brings loss of ' Igor and moral sense has been well proven. The effects in Rome are more uncer? tain, but malaria appears to have rsachsd the country by 500 B, C, and to overspread it before th.' md Of the republic, greatly affecting th life of the people, though it may not have been one of the causes of the f;il| of the empire. Don't Miss the Groat Demonstration sah' of Eye Glasses and Spectacles Given by tiii<: Hopkins OPTICAL co. Of Baltimore, Md., at tho Sumter Drug Store, No. 20 S. Main St. For Monument at Arlington. The following communication has been sent to the schools of the State: To Educators and Student of the Colleges and Schools of South Car? olina: The nineteenth of January marks the aniversary of the birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee, and, on that day, col? lections will be taken for the erection of a grand monument to the Confed? eracy, to General Lee, and to the sol? diers who sleep at Arlington. All persons desiring to do so, may contribute to this worthy cause; and any amount, however small, wMl help to make South Carolinas offering commensurate with the dignity of her position, and the glory of her past records. Colleges and schools contributing will please forward collections, by BANK CHECKS, to any of the ad? dresses given below. Mrs. Thos. W. Keitt, So. Car. Director A. C. M. A., Clemson College, S. C. Mrs. Jas. A. Burton, Newberry, S. C. Mrs. J. R. Vandiver, Anderson, S. C. Committee. ?Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is not a common, every day cough mix? ture. It is a meritorious remedy for all the troublesome and dangerous complications resulting from cold in the head, throat, chest or lungs. Sold by W. W. Sibert. Farm Loans. Loans negotiated upon improv? ed farms, payable in annual in? stallments. No Commission. Borrowers pay actual cost of per? fecting Loan. For further infor? mation apply to JOHN B. PALMER & SON. P.O. Box 282, Phone No. 1085. Office Sylvan Bldg. COLUMBIA, S. C. 12-8-2m. TAX RETURNS FOR 1910. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER CO., SUMTER, S. C, Dec. 3, 1909. Notice is hereby given that I will attend, in perse n or by deputy, at the following places on the days in? dicated, respectively, for the purpose of receiving returns of real estate, personal property, and poll taxes for the flscal year commencing January 1st, 1910. Tindalls, Tuesday, Jan. 4th. Privateer, (Jenkins' store,) Wed? nesday, Jan. 5th. Manchester, Levl's, Thursday, Jan. 6th. Wedgefleld, Friday, Jan. 7th. Claremont Depot, Monday, Jan. 10th. Hagood, Tuesday, Jan. 11th. Remberts, Wednesday, Jan. 12th. Dalrell, Thursday, Jan 13th. W. T. Brogdon's Store, Friday, Jan. 14th. Mayesville, Tuesday, Jan. 18th. Shlloh, Wednesday, Jan. 19th. Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, Jan. 20th. Oswego, Friday, Jan. 21st. All persons whole duty it is to make return! should be prompt to niest me at these appointments, All returns must be made before Feb. sou*, mo. J, DIGGS WILDER, Auditor for Sumter ??>? x-a-s-x-ai-iQ. NOT FOOD, BUT MEDICINE All sensible live stock and poultry rahiers understand how Important It Is to keep their stock in healthy condition. And for all the common diseases of Cat? tle, Horses, Mules, bheep. Hogs and Poultry there is nothing that gives such satisfactory results as Busch' 3 Golden Seal Stock and Poultry Medicine It is laxative In action and quickly produces a beneficial effect Vete -Inary authorities agree in endorsing this excellent preparation, So'd under a guaran? tee or money refunded. Hold by druggists and dealers. Price 25c., 60c. and |1 a can. Sample on request GOLDEN CHAIN REMEDY CO., Inc. Evans vt lie ?Ind. I your Busch's Disinfectant and Dip, guaranteed to destroy MITES and LICE on ir poultry, Wc Splendid All Round Remedy. I have used Busch's Golden Seal Stock and Poultry medicine on my stock with the most satisfactory result*. My wife also uses it on the chickens when they get droopy. Several times friends of mine have been to me as if I were a retert ? ? ? ? ' iii*. cvo as a >^ ? > 1 sw * ' 1,1 r nary doctor and asked me to see what I could do for their stock with the remedy and whenever they come for me I put the can In my pocket and go back with them and give some of it to their animals. The remedy is all right. BUR* G. Kuffln SIBERTS DRUG STORE. HHanaaaaanansaas bum *????*(? a m a ? ? * M The Ballot. TWENTY-FIVE VOTES FOR ? m m a X Address.... jj District.. jj f| Subject to rules of The Of tee i Publishing Co.'s Contest. Void jsj ^| after January 35. sw M ? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aana??bhmmas?????????????? S C A PI7TV for the funds of * ? iJAT JE> 1 I our depositors : :: : ? a a ? a Promptness in all transactions, and unexcelled facilities for handling your business in every department of banking is the basis upon which this bank, the Oldest and Largest in the city of Sumter, invites your account. First National Bank, Sunttr, S. C. S NURSES, MULES. BUGGIES, WAGONS, HARNESS, BUILDING MATERIAL, Lime, Cement, Acme Wall Plaster, Shingles, Laths, Fire Brick, Clay, Stove Flue and Drain ?\p*% Etc, Hay and Grain-? gj**^ <*"? *TJ *< SEii OATS, WHEAT, Iti AMI IARLEY, A car load or a single article. Come and see as, if unable to do so, write, or phone No. 10. SUMTER, tri [6 SUMTER, SC, "Getting Business is Just Like Courting a Girl. You must offer the right kind of goods*=and keep right on Calling. That's something you should bear in mind. We always offer the right kind of goods ; then, we are right after your account. We sell our goods at CASH PRICKS, and bills are due whenac count is presented. If you wish to establish a line of credit, call at our pffice. Succotash. 111 ?. Okra and Tomatoes.* ? Beets, . . Spinach.. Lye Hominy, (Van Camp's) .15c per can 10 and 15c per can .15c per can 15c i>er can .10c per can Cleanest, Purest Stock of Canned Vegetables and Fruit? ever offered in Eastern South Carolina. "WHERE QUALITY REIGNS"