Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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EASY MONEY MAKER. How Some Strangers Are Raking in " the Cash hy Selling Contracts to Ap? point Agent and Sell a Washing Machine. At least a dozen people have come to us and complained about the way some well dressed, glib talking strang? ers are raking in the money from seme of their neighbors and friends on a washing machine propositon. Among the number that called on us was one man who had given his note for ~ %0 payable in 60 days for a "'cc .ract" with these washing ma? chine folks. He had his .'contract" with him to our mind it is an extraor nary document. This "contract" was not sold to this man by the washing machine people themselves, but was sold to him by a neighbor and friend who had bought a "contract" to sell "contracts'* as well as sell washing machines himself from the washing machine people, for which we were informed he paid five hundred dollars. As we said above, the man -who called on us and showed us his "con? tract" gave two notes for two hun? dred and fifty dollars each for the paper. One of these notes was given to his friend and neighbor who had induced him to buy the "contract," which was his pay for inducing a neighbor and friend to invest in a "great money making scheme," and the other note was given to the wash? ing machine agent, who was present when the bargain was closed and the notes signed. The gentleman says as an inducement to get him to buy, the washing machine agent said he would advance him one hundred and twenty-five dollars in cash if he would sign the notes and that as soon as the notes were signed and the agent had them in his possession he declined to let him have any cash, but credited him with sixty-two dol ars and fifty cents on each of thc two notes which he had given for the "contract." No doubt the generous washing machine agent thought the act a very magnanimous one, but the I giver of the note did not so regard it. We read over rather hurriedly the "contract" this man showed1 us, and for which he was to pay five hundred dollars in sixty days. It was quite a long document printed in blank with names and amounts filied in with ink. It was signed by the newly appoint? ed agent and not by the washing ma? chine man himself. It has quite a number cf conditions and provisos as to the rights of the party buying and the party selling,, which we cannot recall. Take away the technicalities, we understand the document to give the man who had bought it the right to sell "contracts" and sell washing machines. He was to charge five hundred dollars for each "contract" he sold, of which amount he was to receive one half fer selling the "con? tract" and the other half was to go to the washing machine people. It will be seen that when he sold two "contracts" he would have his money back that he paid for his [ "contract." The selling of "con? tracts" is the biggest part of the business, while selling of machines seems tc- be a secondary matter. However the washing machine people get about one-third of the money for which each machine is sold by the different agents. This is about our recollection of the "contract," but as we do not wish to do any one an in? justice we will be glad to publish the "contract" in full as soon as we can get one. It will be seen that it is a mighty soft snap for the washing machine people. They scoop up the monej7 going and coming. They get five hundred dollars for every "contract" they themselves sell, and two hun? dred and fifty dollars for every "con? tract" that the man they sell "con? tracts" to sell, and so it goes. As we understand the "contract" we saw, it did not limit the buyer of a "contract" to any particular territory. He can sell "contracts" or machines anywhere in the United States, pro? vided he pays the washing machine people their share cf the money taken in. There is so much more money in selling "contracts" than in selling machines, that no doubt most of those who buy "contracts" will sell "contracts" and not bother with the machine seling feature at all. In fact this seems tc us to be the intention of the whole scheme. It is a kind of endless chain money making scheme for the washing machine peo? ple, but hov/ h-ry one can be induced to pay five hundred dollars for a "con? tract" that hus no value behind it but the "right" to sell an ordinary wash? ing machine is a deep mystery to us. Yet we understand that quite a num? ber of people have invested in this "contract," and should they meet with success in selling "contracts" the whole county will be flooded with them. To make the scheme pay every one of us will have to buy a "contract," and when we all get supphed we will have to sell them to the trees or quit business. Some years ago there wer: two sim? ilar enterprise- worked in ibis section. One was getting subscriptions for a little weekly paper published some wrhere in Florida and the other was seliing cherry trees from a concern somewhere over in North Carolina. The main feature in both of these schemes was in securing agents to get subscription ;.he paper and selling cherry tre- In both schemes each new agen?, ?vas required to send in a certain amount of money for subscrip? tions or cherry trees before he would be entitled to any benefits from his work. After that he was paid a stated amount for every agent he secured, which was about one-half tv amount each of the agents he got :.aid in the paper or the cherry tree scheme for being allowed to act as an agent for either one of them. It will be seen that each agent was self-paying be? sides paying in a goodly sum to the mt-n at the end of the scheme. It will be noticed that the "contract" selb'ng feature of the washing machine people is somewhat on the same order. After running for some time both the oiher enterprises were denied the use of the mails and were eventually sup? pressed, and some of the parties con? nected with them tried and convicted of fraud. We make no charge of fraud . against the people what are selling the washing machine "contracts," but we think it our duty to warn our people to be careful how they invest their hard earned money in them. There is no chance for them to make any? thing out of the scheme, unless they can induce some of their neighbors or friends to buy a "contract" from them, and thus entail loss upon them. Orang-.-burg Times and Democrats ANOTHER COTTOX SCAXDAL. j Congressman Ellerbe Introduces Reso? lution Alleging That Acreage Report Is Misleading and Exceeds Reports. Washington, D. C., June 5.-Repre? sentative Ellerbe of South Carolina in? troduced a resolution, today- charging that the cotton acreage report of the department of agriculture issued yes? terday, giving an estimate of 28,786, 000 acres, exceeds the amount ac? tually planted, and is not warranted j from the returns received by the de? partment from its corps of corre? spondents. The resolution directs the secretary of agriculture to furnish the house at once the tabulated sheets showing the estimate of acreage made by the seven i classes of correspondents, namely: The field agents, the state agents, the coun I try correspondents, the township cor? respondents, the ginners, the special correspondents and the individual farmers. ? Mr. Ellerbe states that he has direct and positive information that this cot? ton report has been manipulated to the disadvantage of the south and al? leges that no one of the three travel? ing agents "was in two states upon which they passed." * *A hacking cough is most annoying. One Minute Cough Cure draws the in? flammation out of the throat, chest and lungs. Sold by all druggists. A colony of Russians, consisting cf about hiry families, will settle in Fairfield county. ?If your stomach troubles you do not conclude that there is no cure, for a great many have been permanently cured by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Try them, they are certain to prove beneficial. They only cost a quarter. Sold by ail druggists. Senator Latimer will attend the drainage convention to be held in Charleston June 20th. Billy Mobley, Jr., white, of Chester county, committerd suicide Monday night by shooting himself through the head with a shotgun. Following the Flag. *When our soldiers went to Cuba and to the Philippines, health was the most important consideration. Willis T. Morgan, retired commissary ser? geant U. S. A., of Rural Route 1, Con? cord, X. H., says: "I was two years in Cuba and two years in the Philippines, and being subject to colds, I took Dr. King's New Discovery for consump? tion, which kept me in perfect health. And now, in Xew Hampshire, we find it the best medicine in the world for coughs, colds, bronchial troubles and all lung diseases. Guaranteed at Si bert's Drug Store. Price 50c. and $1. Trial bottle free. Matthew Fortner, a Baptist preach? er and student a: Furman university, has been arrested in Greenville for desertion from thc United States navy. He deserted t'our years ago. Cu rc: I ol' Brfcg-.fs Disease. ?Geo. A. Sherman, Lisbon Red Mills, Lawrence Co.. X. T., writes: "I had kidney disease for many years and had been treated by physicians for twelve years; had taken a well known kidney medicine and other remedies that were recommended, but got no relief until I began using Foley's Kid? ney Cure. The first half bottle re? lieved me and four bottles have cured me of this terrible disease. Before I began taking Foley's "idney Cure I had to make water ? out every fif? teen minutes, day and night, and pass? ed a brick-dust substance, and some? times a slimy substance. I believe I would have died if I had not taken Foley's Ki iney Cure. Durant's Phar? macy. GRAFT HUNTERS ON THIN ICE Be Dispensary Investigating Committee Took Double Pay DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. Salary Both as Legislators and as Committeemen-One for Each Day. One Member Refused to Accept. From Columbia Record. Saturday a Record man heard that all the members of the dispensary in? vestigating committee except one had drawn double per diem during the ses? sion of the general assembly the first part of this year. Not believing it possible that mem? bers of a committee investigating GRAFT would do anything of that sort about the propriety, at least, of which there could be so much ques? tion, the Record man addressed the following letter to Hon. J. T. Hay, chairman of the committee: "June 2, 1906. - "I have been informed that your committee, all of whose members are also members of the general assembly of this state, held several meetings during the recent session of the gen? eral assembly and that, with one ex? ception, the members of your commit? tee drew per <fiem pay for the same daysi both as members of the general assembly and the investigating com? mittee. It was not stated whether they also drew double mileage. "3 asked the comptroller general if these .things were so,and he replied that he was not the disbursing officer for the payment of members of your committee, but that if he were he would not give doubie pay for the tame day. "I have no desire to do anybody an injustice. I believe That the gentle mar, who gave me the informa? tion knew what he was talking about, but I do not care to give publicity to the statement until I asked you as chairman of the committee if the charge be true. If it be true, I am also willing to give -publicity in The Record to your explanation. "Did any of the memb?:? of your j committee draw per diem cr mileage in n.vetmgs held during the session o: the legislature? Dil they also cra'.v itv diem and mileage from the legislature for the same days? A prompt answer will be appre? ciated, tor. if the charge >,e true, I thirk the people of the stat? ought to fcc put in possession of i'?e fact. I have written .to the member of yuur committee who is said not to have taken double pay a request for a statement on this subject. I would like to have your answer in time to putlish with his statement." The gentleman who gave The J-lec ord Its first information of this mat? ter had stated'that Mr. Cole L. Blease, a member of the committee, hal re? fused to take double per diem on the ground that he was not entitled to :.t. So the following letter was ad? dressed to Mr. Blease: "June 2, 1906. "I was informed today that the dis? pensary investigating committee held several meetings during the recent session of the general assembly, cf which its members are also members, and that, with the exception of your? self, the members of the committee drew per diem pay both as members of the general assembly and as mem? bers of the committee for the sane days. I am not informed as to whethtr they also drew double mileage. Can this be true? If so, I think the peo? ple of the state ought to know it. You will oblige me by a prompt an? swer." Mr. Blease got his letter, too late to reply by mail, but a Record reporter saw him upon his arrival in the city and he said that he was informed and be.ieved that the report was true. The committee had discussed their right to double per diem, and, despite his protest, had expressed the opinion that they could draw pay for the same days both as members of the legis? lature and as members of the commit? tee. Chairman Hay had offered him a check for per diem for meetings held during the session of the legislature and he had declined to take it. The Reecord man met Chairman Hay this morning and asked the chair-, man if he had received the letter published above. Chairman Hay replied that he had. bt:t that he had been too busy to an? swer it; besides he did not know that he would answer it; that the commit? tee was not on trial, at least he had net heard that it was. The Record man replied that the committee was on trial at the great Unknown Friends. *There are many people who have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with splendid re? sults, but who are unknown because they hesitated about giving a testimo? nial of their experience for publication. These people, however, are none the j less friends of this remedy. They j have done much toward making it a ?.household word by their personal re? commendations to friends and neigh? bors. It is a good medicine to have in the home and Is widely known for its cures of diarrhoea and ali forms of bowel trouble. For sale by all drug bar of public opinion and that the public, which paid the committee, had a right to know how its money was spent. Chairman Hay replied that it was true that the public paid the commit? tee, but paid it very little. "Tes," replied the reporter, "but the members of the committee knew how little the pay would be in ad? vance of accepting service on it." The reporter then asked Chairman Hay did he decline to answer whether or not he or other members of the committee had drawn double pay. Chairman Hay replied that he would require time to decide whether or not he would answer and also to look up the records to see what was the truth about the matter. The reporter did not say that as Chairman Hay was paymaster of the committee and drew the checks he ought to know offhand whether he paid members per diem as members of the investigating committee for the same days on which they had drawn per diem as members of the legisla? ture; and that it ought especially to be too fresh to his own mind to need any reference to the records to know whether he himself had accepted such double pay. The reporter was not at all unpre? pared for a failure to elicit informa? tion as to expenditure of the people's money by the committee, for the leg? islature had been treated just as the reporter was; it instructed the com? mittee to make a report of its expen? ditures, which report has never been made. It is said that such a report would disclose some other transac? tions fully as interesting as this mak? ing two days in one. It may be that some further information as interest? ing as Ihe ??hove will be published shortly in spite of the reluctance of Chairman Hay to answer questions that any citizen and taxpayer has the r?ght to ask and the right to obtain an answer to. WHY IT SUCCEEDS. Because it's for One Thing Only and Sumter is Learning to Appreciate This. Nothing can be good for everything. Doing one thing well brings success. Doan's Kidney Pills do one thing only. They cure sick kidneys. They cure backache, every kidney ill. C. E. Sarton, plasterer, well-known in Flor? ence. S..C, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills help? ed my back after everything else had failed, and after I had thought my back was worn out. They made it stronger than it has been for five or six years and seemed to put a new back-bone in me. I have liad a terrible time ?with backache which was greatly aggravated by the nature of my work and at times I have had to lay off for I could not work on account of the acute pains across my loins., I could not begin to tell you all I have suffered. The secretions from my kidneys also bothered me. were very dark colored and contained sediments, being also too frequent in action annoying me during the day and preventing my resting well at night. I applied kidney plasters and rubbed my back with liniments, but nothing helped me until I read about Doan's Kidney Pills and procured them. They were just what I needed and are the best backache remedy 1 ever used. I have not haa the backache since I used them, the kidney secretions are all right. I can sleep all night without having to get up and my back is stronger than it has been for a number of years." / Plenty more proof like this from Sumter people. Call at Dr. A. J. China's drugstore' and ask what his customers report. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Fos ter-Milburn Co.. Buffalo,, N. Y., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other. 25 ALCOLU RAILROAD. DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. Effective May 1.1906. Read down Read up No. 1. No. 3. No. 2. Mixed Mixed Mixed P. M. P. M. A. M. Lv 2 00 Lv 7 45 Lv SOO Alcolu ?. 2 05 " 7 50 " 7 45 McLeod " 215 " KOO " 7 40 Harby 2 20 .* S 05 " 7 35 Durant ** 2 45 " 8 30 " 710 Sardinia 2 55 8 40 " 7 00 New Zion " 3 00 " 8 45 * 6 55 Beard 315 " 9 00 " ti 40 SelOC 4 00 " 9 45 " 615 Hudson Ar 4 30 Ar 1015 Ar 6 00 Beulah Mondays. No. 2: Wednesdays. Nos. 2 and 3; Fridays. No ! : Tuesdays. No. 1 ; Thursdays, No. 2; Saturdays. Nos. 2 and 3. All stations except Beulah and Alcolu are flag stations for all trains. F. L. COLLINS. Supt. P. R. ALDERMAN. T. M. ORINO Laxative Fruit Syrup Pleasant to take The new laxative. Does not gripe or nauseate. Cures stomach and liver troubles and chronic con? stipation by restoring the natural action of the stom? ach, liver and bowels. Refuse substitutes. Price coo. DURANT'S PHARMACY. R. B. BELSER. R. D. EPPS. Attorneys and Counsellors ai Law Phone 309. SUMTER. S. C. Harby Bldg. E??EYSXIDNEYCQRE Kakes Kidneys and Bladder Right )tff7T?^ll'lllunM?mHlinill1IIOTI?)?Mltlillli?;?'llllii:iinHiii>.ii iVegeiablcPrcparationfor As? similating ?eToodardReguIa-. ting th?.S tomadis andBoweis of IMAMS (HILJ)KKX Promote^l^sfion,aie?fuI ness and EesLCcntains neither Opnim^iorpfcine nor ?fioeiai ?OT NARCOTIC. ffk?S?t? Apcrfectflemedy forC?nsfipa tio?i. Sour Stoiiiach.DiaiT?wca, WcninsjCorrvuisionsJeverisK oss and Loss OF Sl??B facsimile Signature of NEW "YORK. CASTORIA For Infants and Children* j i ?numil II MI.> The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the ?Afb months old ? jjiDosi;s-J5Ci :>TS EXACT COPJT?F'WBAEPEB* In Use For Over Thirty Years WI CENTAUR COMPANY, NC? TOW* CITY* JUST RECEIVED Another Car Load of HORSES AND MULES. Booth Live Stock Co. W. A. BOWMAN, Pres. ABE KATTENBERG, V. Pres P. G. BOWMAN, Sec. & Treas. The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, Sumter, 3. O. mmm^rnQsLpltsA Stock $50,000*??????* Wholesale Grocers, Fertilize ers and Farmers' Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox & Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest cash or time prices on all lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, And invite your investigation before making your arrangements for another year. Cometo see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banking- ? Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2d door from the PostoffiQe. Sumter, S. C. WHISKEY I MORPHINE j C IGARETTE I ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO HABIT. i HABIT. | HABIT I HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 132'J Lady St., (or P.O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence so c ed