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s_ GOUHTY GORRESPOHDENGE. ... . .. ? . ? ? 15EWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPOXDEXTS. Items of Interesst From all Parts of Sumter and Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your letters so that they will ?? Teach this office not later than Tues? day morning. When the letters are received Wednesday it is almost an ^possibility to have them appear in ?-tte paper issued that day. HAGOOD. Hagood, Dec. 2.-Everything that Sumter touches turns to gold, whether or no she puts forth an effort. Folks were saying it? gala week would be a tame affair; if they go they will see how badly mistaken they were. Mr. "Weeks made the impression on the "writer once that the court house square was a i sacred place when he rode his horse over there and was arrested. But the "holy place" (?) has witnessed wholesale desecration during the carnival. After now I can ride my horse over and tieT^him to the court house steps, yes I can and yon shall see me when I do it. It is a brave woman with great hu? mor and much patience, endurance, ?and all that sort of thing who will '.allow a buxom matron of near two hundred, a comparative stranger, to rush upon, fall and wallow on, and 3*ng her publicly. I repeat all that I have said and much more when she likes Gibraltar stands unmoved and endures it all without the slightest show of fear, impatience or excite? ment. She is cultured, well bred and endures the toading with perfect sang? froid. 'Tn the soup?" A fly. Close ^akin in some respects to the toadie is tte coat tail swinger, male or female, "Imt I will not say nobler, or one can? not so think of either, but not so base as the former who never read that all men are created equal while the latter ?are little whether it be true so long as thy get the cash. Poor Verisoft 3knew both, the latter to his sorrow. These last are busy folks, hunting suc? cess, exceedingly polite, resenting the presence of one poor ?apvwh?e they are milking, but when the cow is dry "the devil may take her. Of all people the good Lord deliver me from the coat tail swinger, who in the pursuit of his -business is oblivious to every -consideration that does not contribu?e to his success. ( Jn a former article I said something about our roads. I like a spotted road when that is the best we can have, like the one from the peninsula --"to the city, but how much I would prefer a good clay road all the way iWhy can't we have that. There are ~?ew points on it where the clay is not easily accessible. I am not quarrel? ing with Mr. Seale, the major, as some of the newspapers call him, "though I think unnecessary work is done in some places. What I would asnggest is that the public turn out generally, working the roads carefully, letting tfce chaigang supplement that work. That is what we ought, what we can, I would be glad to write, what are will do. Pat said to the priest who berated Inim for his sins, "Meenister, how are the strates of Jarusalem kept so well?" "I do not know, Pat, how?" Tvery man kapes before his own door elane." We can have good roads if we will. Will we? Mrs. Mary H. Kaile had a small Ikouse, 15,000 pounds cotton seed and ^a large quantity of hay burned last night, the 30th, together with carriage ar>d buggy, barely saving her barn^. stables and dwelling. It was evident? ly the work of an incendiary, the fire .creaking out about 3 o'clock in the morning. For some days her : woods have been on fire and when put out wou'd in some way catch up again. Spent Thanksgiving on DesSau~sure State farm. All the convicts were resting up. shut in. all saw the trusties. One fellow tn there for rap: asked io bo allowed to stay out. but was refused, in the stockade which is very comfortable, they gamble, play cards, sing, dance and do what? ever pleases them. Every one is an innocent. The corn, the corn, the corn! Xever la all my life did I see such quantities. The crop of last year was considered fine, but Mr. Gardner said this year s crop was fully twice as good. Nearly ^alf available room was full with a hundred acres yet to be gathered, if I could make corn that way I feel like I would quit cotton. Hog killing has already begun there. They have forty or fifty in the penb j with seventy-five or more at large toi .Idll. They have a large !oc ot fine cows, no sheep but a lot of beautiful mule colts. They nev^er sel i them but xalse for the farm, ?saw those ter xible blood hounds andVecalied hew I felt standing by their kennel teasing -them one year ago when I felt some? thing grab my thigh. Was I not glad That it was only that mischievous W. S. Thompson. Mrs. Gardner served a most^umpt iious dinner, to which Messrs. Jen? kins, Burket and myself did ample Justice. These young gents were well satisfied with their su rou ridings whom 1 left in the merciful hands of Mr. gardner's charming daughters. I had nearly forgot to say this farm will produce one bale per acre of cot? ton. Everything, as you might expect, ?was in fine order. PISGAH. Pisgah, Nov. 29.-Oat planting ls about over, those who planted early have fine stands. The rise in cotton has caused the sale of a few bales and . it is about all sold. Miss Emutral Cooley of Darlington is visiting her sister, Mrs. Gillis. She i isa pleasant young lady and has many friends here who are always glad to see her. Rev. J. W. Kenney. Mr. H. Ii. Evans. S. B. Hatfield, Jr., and J. E. DuPre will leave on Friday for Co : lumbia as delegates to the Baptist : State convention. . Jane Boykin, an o- I colored wo? man, died here 'ast Saturday. In her life, she examplified the Christian re? ligion as few do. Joe Benton and Miss Johnson, Mr. Holland and Miss Bowman, were re? cently married by Rev. J. W. Kenney, on his place. BROGDON. Brogdon, November 30.-For the past two weeks we have been having ideal autumn weather, but this morn? ing the temperature has fallen and wraps are again in demand. Disman? tling vegetation and showers of brown leaves xell us that winter has come. The gleanings of the fields are about over. The monotonous sound of the gin has ceased, for today is Thanksgiving. Schools have closed and teachers ,children and everybody have gone to take part in the pleasures of the carnival. The fair price of . cotton this year has done much for these parts, neariy ? everyone has paid his debts and yet has something left. There is an air of prosperity, which has not been visible for some years past. Large and well fertilized crops of oats have already been put in and farmers are now beginning to cast about and arrange for another year. Our new telephone line affords us much pleasure. Tv*e are now in touch with the surrounding towns and vil? lages and the monotony of country life is much relieved. Too much can? not be said for the telephone. Miss Gritton of Laurens arrived a few dys ago and will fill out our unex? pired school term. ! . Mr. and Mrs. TratSue Barksdale and Miss Mamie Freeland are visiting the family of Mr. W. T. Brodgen. Mr. J. A. Blackwell spent yesterday in Charleston on business. MAX. Max, December ' 4.-Rev. Linwood Cole, of Cartersville, preached Satur? day and Rev. J. E. Orvin Sunday at Bethel in the absence of the pastor, who is attending the Baptist State convention m Columbia. Immediately after the service on Sunday Mr. Stroman R. Wilson, of Timmonsville, and Miss Edna Minis, of Cartersville. were married in Beth? el church by Rev. E. M. Hicks. Mr. Douglass Moore and sister, Miss Eva and Miss Bertha Pearson, spent Saturday in Timmonsville. Misses Elsie Neaves, Vivian Brock ington and Felicia- Hicks of Mot bridge, returned Saturday from Harts vill? where they had spent several days very pleasantly. Mr. W. E. Lea and son, Master James, of Timmonsville. dined at Mr. J. C. Truluck's last Friday. Beaulah folks regret the loss of Rev. Cari Barth, who has moved to West Virginia. Cards are out announcing the mar? riage of Mr. Willie Jordan of "Beau? lah to Miss Annie Kirby of Lake City. Messrs. Ii. M-. Thompson, Sr., it. M* Thompson, Jr.. sold their home place at Beaulah to parties who will divide the land in lots, a number <>f which will be sold a auction at an early date. Two bright little grandsons of her : abouts earned pennies <">n-.- day las; week by cutting wood and keeping their lips closed while running, two other grand children, who heard about it made ase of their first opportunity which was Sunday morning. Unno ! ticed they cut wood but failed to col I lect pay. PRIVATEER. j Privateer. Dec. 4.-Mr. Percy in- I gram and Miss Viola Kelly of Tim-I monsville were married at ?.30 o'clock i ? bunday afternoon at the parsonage, I Rev. T. P. Lide officiating. Mr. Ned Geddings and Miss Estelle McLeod were married Sunday morn? ing by Magistrate J. F. Ingram. Miss Elma Geddings spent Thanks- j giving at her home in Paxville. Mrs. Bland, of El loree is spending some time with Miss Daisy Lide. The young men of the neighborhood j are talking of having a tournament during Christmas holidays, we hope that they will not take it out in talk? ing. Mr. and Mrs. <i. A. Nettles spent the past wick in Sumter. Mr. W. T. l\"\b is convalescent. Mr. J. I). Osteen's barn was destroy? ed by fire one night ias* week. DURANT. Durant, Dec. 4.-The marriage <?f Mr. Early Thompson and Miss Bessie Durant took place at New Harmony church on the afternoon of Nov. the twenty-eighth. The pulpit was beau? tifully decorated with ferns and cut flowers. Mrs. William Durant, aunt of the bride performed at the organ. The bride, *handsomely attired in blue silk; came in on the arm of her sistei. Miss Virginia, and the groom with his brother. Mr Joe Durant and Miss Thompson, Mr. Lucius Harvin and Miss Lily Durant were the attendants. The ushers were Mr. Warren Durant and Mr. Marcus Plowden. The brid-?, threw her bouquet at her attendants immediately before her departure and after quite a struggle among them was caught by Miss Thompson. Mrs. Mary Muldrow and Mr. Robt. Muldrow were here. Wednesday as the guests of Mrs. W. P. Muldrow. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. McFaddin spent Thursday at Alcolu with their daughter, Mrs. Elma Plowden. 'liss Olivia Durant and Henry ! Reaves attended the marriage of Miss j Janie Ingram in Manning Thursday. DARK CORNER. Dark Corner, Dec. 2.-We are hav- j ing some cold, cloudy weather this ? [evening, and I hoped it will rain soon j and put out the fires that are burning up the forests. ."While I was in your city last Wed? nesday some one put or let out fire in Greenland Savannah, about a mile and a half northeast of where I live, which burned until Thursday evening when it came down on iny place, and had it not been for relatives and kind Iriendi it would have burnt me out entirely. As it is I suppose I lost in timber wood end litter not less than $150, but thanks be to God that it was no w^rse for it is alone through his mercy that I have a house or ear of corn on my place. This fire passed on the west of my house, and yesterday there was another fire east of me that burned up Cap Witherspoon's (a colored man that lives on Mr. Ezra Geddings' place) hay stack in about a half of mile of me. And I heard last night that the old Broughton house, in Fulton, Clarendon county was burned Thursday (the 30th) eve? ning, together wdth all the out build? ings in the yard which makes two bad burnings Fulton has had in less than three weeks. Mr. James P. Law? rence's fine, though old house, was burned on the 16th of November with all of its contents. Those were two substantial buildings, though they had been standing 50 years or over. If j there was any insurance I am not aware of it. I had the pleasure of meeting many of my friends while in your city Wed? nesday and Thursday. x Had the pleas? ure of meeting Congressman Lever for the first time. I have formel a fine opinion of him. I did not see much of the carnival, as I expected to reach your city at 9.15 a. m. and got there at 12.40 pi m. Then walked out to my brother's at Rocky Bluff, and did not get back until nearly ll o'clock Thursday morning, then I was sick, and did not move around much I saw the high dive Wednesday after? noon. ? Mr. Blanding Ardis has had some nice buildings put up here on the place he bought and will soon move back here from Paxville. Mrs. Annie Christmas and daugh? ter. Miss Agnes, of near Manning visited relatives and friends here last week and the first of this, returning home on Thursday. Have no sickness to report and I believe everything, except fire, is calm and serene ir. these coasts. -Where is your Wee Nee scribe' All right I hope. Come out Bro. Guv. un? less you have let a ninnie like me dis? gust you until you have quit to get into better society. But perhaps I will learn a little sense, now. as I have seen that r am A B. I. G. F. to at? tempt to writ?-' for the public to read. STATEEURG. ? Sfsrebnrg. Dec. 4.-Mr.- .7?.mes L Pinekney ami M>F A. N. Moore left last Wednesday to visir relatives in Charle.-rcn. Rev. W. Barnwell visited friends a: Upwood today. Mi s Kate McLure, of Chester, is fcbe '.'iia-t of Mr?. Bull. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cain, of Pine? wood, returned home today, after a pleasant stay in our midst. Mr. V.i^ly Mellette, of Ash pole, N. C., scent Sunday here with relatives. Mrs. Walk Reynolds and Master V?ar^ Reynolds cf Sumti-r, siv?nt Friday with Dr. and Mrs. W W. Anderson. Misses Imo Cunningham and Juli? anne Fripison spent several davs in Jjishopviile last week. Mrs. H. L. Gaillard ?s ti e guest of Miss Anna P. Burgess Miss 1. R. Mellette returned on Sunday from Sumter, where she ha? been visiting relatives. Mr. Harry Bull who is teaching in Chester, spent Saturday aud Sunday at home. Miss Janie Nelson returned on Sat? urday from Charles-ton. Messrs. C. C. Slaughter and .Tamps Pagan spent Saturday and Sunday at Catawba Falls. Cotton sold on the streets today for li2>o- That is not bad, but those who are holding arc hoping for better prices. The latest new county project is be? ing engineered by citizens of Fountain Inn, Greenville county. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. (Continued From Page One.) As a people we have talked much of the open door in China, and we ex? pect, and quite rightly ,intend to in? sist upon, justice teing shown u=; by the Chinese. But we cannot expect to receive equity unless we do equity. We cannot ask the Chinese to do to us what we are unwilling to do to them. They would have a perfect right t) exclude our laboting men if our la? boring men threateneJ t> come into their country in such numbers rs to jeopordize the well-being of the Chi? nese population. This government has the friendliest feeling for China end d sires China's well being. We co?di l y syrnpath z3 with the announced purpose o? .iapart to stand for the integrity of China. Such an attitude tends lo the peace of the world. The civil service law has been on the statute books for twenty-two years. Every president and a vast majority of heads of departments who have been in office during that period have favored a gradual extension of the merit system. The more thor? oughly its principles have been un? derstood, the greater has been the favor with which the law has been regarded by administrative officers. Our copyright laws urgently need revision. They are imperfect in defin? ition, confused and inconsistent in ex\ pression. I recommend that a law be enacted to regulate interstate commerce in misbranded and adulterated foods, drinks, and drugs. ASuch law would protect legitimate manufacture and commerce, and would tend to secure the health and welfare of the con? suming public. Traffic in foodstuffs which have been debased or adulter? ated so as to injure health or to de? ceive purchasers should be forbidden. During the last year the Philippine Islands have been slowly recovering from the series of disasters which, since American occupation, have greatly reduced the amount of agri? cultural products below what was produced in Spanish times. The war, the rinderpest, the locust, the drought and the cholera have been united as causes to prevent a return of the pros? perity much needed in the islands. The income of the Philippine gov? ernment has necessarily been reduced by reason of the business and agricul? tural depression in the islands, and the government has been obliged to exercise great economy to cut down its expense, to reduce salaries, and in every way to avoid a deficit. There has been a marked increase in the number of Filipinos employed in the civil service and a corresponding decrease in the number of Americans. Improvements of harbors, roads and bridges continue, although the cutting down of the revenue forbids the ex? penditure of any great amount from current income for these purposes. Tranquility has existed during the past year throughout the Archipela? go, except in the province of Cavite. the province of Batangas. and the province of Samar, and in the island of Jolo among the Moros. The Jolo disturbance was put an end to by several sharp and short engagements, and now peace prevails in the Moro province. Cavite, the mother of la drones in the Spanish times, is so per? meated with the traditional sympa? thy of the people for ladronism as to make it difficult to stamp out the dis? ease. Batangas was only disturbed by reason of the fugitive ladrones from Cavile. A year from next April the first legislative assembly for the i.-i ands will be hold. On the sanity and self-restraint <>f this body much will depend so far as Lin- future self gov? ernment of the islands is concerned. The most encouraging feature ?f the whole situation has been th.- very great interest taken by the common people in education and nie greet in? crease in the number <>f enrolled stu? dents in the public soho*-?y. The in? crease was from 300.000 to haifa mil? lion pupils. The agricultural conditions of the islands enforce more strongly than ever the argument in favor of reduc? ing the tariff on th* products of the Philippine Islands entering thetJnitcd States. I earnestly recommend thar, the tariff now imposed by the Dingley hill upon the products of thc Pi??lip pine Islands be entirely removed, ex? cept the tariff on sugar and tobacco, and that that tariff be reduced to 2? per cent, of the present rates under the Dingley act: that after Jury 1, 1909. the tariff upon tobacco and su? gar produced between jthe islands anil the United States in the products <>f each country then be provided for by law. I do not anticipate that free trade between the islands and the United States will product' a revolution in the sugar and tobacco production of the Philippine Islands. So primitive are the methods of agriculture in the Philippine islands, so slow is capital in going to tho islands, so many dif? ficulties surround a large agricultural enterprise in the islands, fa.it it will !>o many, many years before the pro? ducts of those islands viii have any .-licet whatever upon the markets OJ ile- United States. ! In my judgement immediate steps should bc tak> :i for the fortification of Hawaii. This is the most important GOOD, big "mealy" potatoes _I can not be produced with? out a liberal amount of POTASH in the fertilizer-not less than ten per cent. It must be in the form of Sulphate of POTASH of highest quality. "Kant Food" and "Truck Farming" are two practical books which tell of the successful growing of potatoes and the other carden truck-sent free to those who write us for them. o Address, GERMAN KALI WORKS, New York-93 Nassau Street, or Atlanta, Qa.-22>i So. Broad Street. point in the Pacific to fortify in ord to conserve the interests of this cou try. It would be hard to overstate t importance of this need. Hawaii too heavily taxed. Laws should enacted setting aside for a period ( say, twenty years 75 per cent of t] internal revenue and customs receip from Hawaii as a special fund to 1 expended in the islands for educath and public buildings, and for harb improvements and military and nav defenses. I earnestly advocate the adoptic of legislation which will explici confer American citizenship on all c tizens of Porto Rico. There is. in n judgment, no excuse for failure to c this. The expense of the Feder court of Porto Rico should be m from the Porto Rican treasury. Ti elections in Porto Rico should tal place every four years, and the legi lature should meet in session evei two 'years. The present form, of go1 ernment in Porto Rico, which provid? for the appointment by the presidei cf the members of the executive cour eil or upper house of the legislatur has proved satisfactory and has ir spired confidence in property, ownei and investors. I earnestly ask that Alaska be gi\ en an elective delegate. Some perso should be chosen who can speak wit authority of the needs of the Terr: tory. The government should aid i the construction of a railroad froi the gulf of Alaska to the Yukon rive: in American territory. I recommend that Indian Territor and Oklahoma be admitted as on State and that Xew Mexico and Ari zona be admitted as one State. Ther is no obligation upon us to treat tei ritorial subdivisions, which are mat ters of convenience only, as bindin -us on the ? question of admission t statehood. There is no justificado for further delay: and che advisabilit of making the four Territories int two States has been clearly establish ed. The treaty between the Unite? States and the Republic of Panama under which the construction of thi Panama Canal was made possible went into effect with its ratificatioi by the United States Senate on Feb ruary 22, 1904. Active work in cana construction, manly preparatory, ha; been in progress for less than a yea; and a half. During that period twe points about the canal have ceased tc be open to debate. First, the ques? tion of route; the canal will be bun on the'Isthmus of Panama. Second the cuesti?n of feasibility; there art no physical obstacles on this route that American engineering skill will not be abb"* to overcome without st? rions difficulty, or that will prevent the completion of the canal within a reasonable time and at a reas.?nable cost. Tins is virtually the unanimous testimony of the engineers who have investigated the matter for the gov NC-/ " ernment. The point which remains unsettled is the question of type, whether the cane.! shall be on . .??? several lo.-ks above si-a U vol, <>r at sea level with a. single ii ie mck. On this point 1 hope to lay before the congress at an early day chi findings of the Advisory board of American and European engineer?, that at my invitation have been con? sidering the subject, together with the report of the comm ss; >n thereon; and such comments ther n or recom? mendations in referen e thereto as may seem necessary. The American people is pledged to the speediest possible construction of a canal adequate to moot the demands which the commerce of the world will make upon it. and I appeal most ear? nestly to the congress to aid in the fulfillment of the pledge. What is needed now and without delay is an appropriation by the con. gress te meet the current and accru? ing expenses of the commission. The first appropriation of $10.000,000, out of the $13;").000.000 authorized by the Spooner act. was made three y ers ago. it is nearly exhausted. There is barely enough of it remaining to j carry the commission to the end of the year. Unless the c ?ngress shall appropriate before that time all work must ciase. Ti> arrest progress for any length of time now, when mattera art- advancing s > satisfactorily, woul 1 be depdoable. Theodore Roosevelt. White House. Dee. 5, 1905. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. . items of Interest Condensed and Par ? agraphed for Quick Reading. ! Miss Mabel Hearon was chosen 'queen of the Bishopville carnival. 1 Miss Hearon received 83,425 votes and Miss Leila Lesesne 21,204, and Miss Rea DesChamps 18,035. I j Tom Murphy and Nick Williams,. I two negro barbers of Union, have j been arrested for shooting W. W. ? Paris, white. Paris went into their shop drunk and broke their furniture, Hugh Creighton, the missing Wof ! ford college student, has been located in Chattanooga, Tenn. Sim Logan was shot in the jaw by James Boyle in Greenville Thursday j night. Former County Supervisor S. W. j Owens, J. E. Harmon, a. former coun? ty commissioner and C. M. Douglas, former clerk of the county board of Richland county, have been arrested on warrant issued on the instance of Solicitor Timmerman, charging them with miscounduct in office. Business men of Rock Hill are talk? ing of building a railroad ten miles ! long to connect with the Seaboard. i John Legare shot and mortally ! wounded his sister, Mary Alston, in ; Charleston Friday night while trying ! to kill his brother-in-law, Jesse i. j Alston. All parties were negroes. j !A hot supper at Moore's Station, j Spartanburg county, Thursday nighx. j broke up in a free fight ia. which Lewis j Jeter was killed and three others wounded. Miss Marj* Poppenheim of Charles? ton has been elected president of the South Carolina division of the Daugh? ters of the Confederacy. Mr. Hugh W. Fraser has been nom I inated for mayor of Georgetown to succeed Mr. W. D. Morgan, who has. , held that office for many years. I BAPTISTS AT WORK. j ? 'A Great Denomination Meets in? An? nual Convention. j Columbia December L-Toe Bap ' fists of South Carolina met in 85th ?annual session in the First Baptist j Church tonight, with the largest at i tendance-of years. President Charles* ? A. Smith asked R. J. Billingham, j secretary ot the fo*-eigu mission board Southern Baptist Convention, to read the Scriptures. The Rev Edwin Poteat, president of Furman University, preached Conven : tion sermon from the text., Zachariah, 2d chapter, first five verses, and isiah, 9tli chapter, ?tb verse. This refrers to Zachariah's third version of the restoration of .Jerusalem. The text presents timid forecast of glory to Zachariah and an orerofiwing fore? cast ro the angel. Addresses or welcome ?...ere made hy Paster Lindsay, Mayor Gibes and President Clark, ot the Cbamcer of i Commerce. ? Pr. H. A. Ba?by responded most ! pb usa ut ly. '. \\ Convention then oragnized hy reelecting Charles A. Smith presi I dent, hy acclamation. Vv. 'i. J.vb s and J. T. Hiers wen plected vice presidents, and J. L. ! Yass Treasurer. The s?ie of the lots, into which tiie Edwards property bes been sub? divided, which is advertised tod?y, will a flo rd an opportunity for rrosj ho desire to own their homes in this c ty such as will never ?;t:cur a-rair. The Edwards tract is the last lari'e body ci land anywhere near the nus - ness portion of tho city and when these lots have been sold nVre will te no more to be had. In many respects these lots are the most desirable in Sumter, being high, dry and well drained, and" advanrageously located f r residence. The roof of the Jervey House CHUgbt cn fire yesterday at b'.SO o'lock from a barning newspaper that passed tnough the chimney and found lodgement cn the shingled roof. The fire deprtment was called out, but ro hose was srretcbed, ss Mr. W. S. Granam went on ttie roof and extin? guished the flame with a backet of water. No damage was done yesterday? officer W. W. McKagen received a phone message from East over, slating that one Isaac Wells, for? merly of Sumter, bad been involved in a shotgun scrape and had wounded a negro in the leg Inquiry was mace ns to whether or not Wells was known by the officer, and upon an efhrn atne answer being giver., a search in this city for bis apprehension and arrest was requested. Accordingly officers McKaeen and Darnick took steps to find Wells, which they succeeded in doing yesterday afternoon at Epper? son^ stable. Wells was delivered lo the Kastover authorities this morn ii g to be lodged in the Richland coan*.y jail.