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C?T?*>)tdatod Aig, 1.1881, Cbt ?Ittcbmim utfa Sontimni ??T? OSTIEM PUBLISMINQ COMPANY, raimnv s. c. ILM per Souare ?rct insertion.11.10 tertion.19 for three months, or win bo made at redwood rata? ??iMlHtlUuM wtdeh sub prtvate tetsresta wflU bo charged ft* and trOatss of far. PRICES AID RATES. FACTS AMD FIGURES AS TO RAILWAY RATES. of Panda Hare Advaac tba TransportaUosi Sot Fluctuating In Washington. Oct. If.?The average wage* per hour In If 01 were 1.6 per cant higher than rn lfOI. The retail prleea of food during lfOf were 2.9 par cent, higher than during lfOI. The average rate per ton per mile of railroads for IIOf was 2.35 per cent, lower than for lfOI. These figures are furnished by the United States government, the decreased rates for the railroad In the recent summary of the report of the Interstate commerce the Increased tats of of retail prices of food In Its bullet** No. ft, which has just bat? earned by the bureau of labor. A farther comparison quite thor eaghly demonstrates the lack of ?f? fest of tuet u at Ion? in railroad rates epoa the prices of commodities to the imer; la other words, that the later obtains none of the benefits of taa reductions a* freight rates. Bulletin No. ft of the bureau ot labor deud Mare* 7th. if07. shows wholesale arts is ta general. no re sensitive la r?apease is changing conditions than retail prices, reached a higher level la lfed than far any year since If 10. aad that they were at their highest in December, if Od. The average of the year was VI per cent higher than for tfff; if 6 per cent higher than for lfOT. and 12.4 per cent, higher than the average for the ten years from Iff* to liff. The reports from the Interstate commerce commission not only show ?hat the average rate per ton per mile of the railroads for If Of was I. SI per cent lower thaa for If01; but tt was f.Sf per cent lower than for lff7 and 10.ft per cent, lower than the average for the 10 years from IffO to ltff; that la as railroads have declined prices have advanced. That the prices of staple commodi? ties of general need are not affected by freight ratos Is shown by the fol? lowing statement The prices are taken from Bulletin No. ff of the bureau of labor and compare the low? est wholesale price during the 17 years from IffO throughout lfOf with the average wholesale price for If Of. The sources of supply for Flor? ence and therefore, of course, for the towns and country In Its vicinity and railroad rates have been furnished by the general freight agent of the At? lantic Coast Line Railroad. Changs In the coat of men's cloth? ing Is exemplified by Indigo blue suit? ing which sold as low as fl.If per yard during the 17 year period and areraged 12 4 1 per yard for If Of. The freight rate for an entire suit of clothes from Baltimore Is but about 4 1-1 cesnts, A man's hat pays from New York freight of about i-2 cent Although men's brogans have ad? vanced from fO cents to 91.25 per pair, the freight rate from Boston doss not exceed I cents a pair. Calico and glnghame have advanced from 4 1-1 and 4 1-2 to I 1-2 and f cents per yard, but ths freight rate from New York Is at the rate of about 1-f of a cent per yard. Whether a lady's hat costs ft SO or ft! the railroad company has obtain? ed but 1-4 of a cant for bringing It from New York Furniture has advanced an easy 10 per osnt. hut the freight on a dining room salt of dining table, sideboard, als chairs aad a china closet from High Point will not exceed 14.11; on a parlor suit of sofa and four chairs from Orand Rapids. Mich., the rail? roads will have obtained II.II. and on a bedstead from High Point with mattress, pillows and covering com? plete about 11.40. Common red brick has sdvanced from f4.fl to I? II per thousand, but ths railroal company brings the brick for an ordinary f room house from nearby points for f7f. plain whits oak has sdvsneed from fit to 110 per thousand feet and tDotc April, 18M. 'Be Just an 8?M1 whit* pine boards from tlr< lo $29.76, but the lumber for an ordinary 8 room brick house from nearby points will not have paid the railroad* over lit. that la, this 8 room brick hou?-e which will probably have coat from $2,000 to $4.000 the railroads will not have obtained aa freight charge much over $tl. Flour that has been as low as $8.15 per barrel, rose to 4.27 per barrel. The freight on a 60 pound sack from Nashville Is 16 cents. Dressed beef coming from Chicago at a freight rate of 8-10 of a cent per pound, pork and pork products at 1-1 (eat per pound. Fish comes from Charleston paying freight of 1-4 cent per pound. The people of Florence aad vicinity obtain poultry and vegetables direct from the growers without paying the railroads for their transportation. When the housewife buys a 8 pound can of tomatoes she has paid to tbe railroads which brought It from Bal? timore 1 1-2 cents. The bureau of labor la Its Bulletin No. 71, shows that from the lowest point of the 17 year period the aver? age advance for the United States to December 81st, 1906. the retail price of evaporated apples has been .11.7 per cent.; of beans 26.8 per cent.; of roast beef 17.7 per cent.; of beefstske 18.6 per cent.; of wheat bread 2.8 per cent; of butter 27.6 per cent, of cheese 18.6 per cent.; of chicken 87.8 per cent.; of coffee 6 per cent; of corn meal 81.6 per cent.; of eggs 48.8 per cent.; of fresh fish 17 per oent.; of salt Ash 22*7 per cent.; of wheat flour 81.8 per oent; of lard It.6 par cent; of molasses 7.8 per cent; of mutton 88.8 per cent; of fresh pork 48 per cent; of salt pork and bacon 67 per oent; of ham 88.8 per cent.; of Irish potatoes 48.6 per oent.; of prunes 6.9 par cent; of rice 1.8 per cent; of sugar 7 per cent; of tea 7.1 per cant; of veal 86.1 per cant.; of vinegar 6.8 par oent. Compare these average advances with ths average decline In freight HAKGfS FAY* MRS, MARCUM. Check for Part of Big Judgment Re? ceived Beginning %of the End of Famous Lawsuit Winchester. Ky.. Oct. 26.?The be? ginning of the end of the most noted damage salt ever tried In the court here was witnessed by the receipt of a check by Attorneys Byrd & Jouett from Judge James Hargls, of Breathitt county, for 85.600 In part payment of the verdict of 88.008 given by a Clark county jury In favor of Mrs. Abrella Marcum for the alleged murder of her husband. James B. Marcum. This was In many respects a record breaking suit It was for the largest amount of damages ever asked for up to that time In the State. It re? quired five weeks to hear the testi? mony and arguments of the attor? neys and out of It grew two trials for contempt of court In which the heaviest punishment ever inflicted In the State for that offense was assess? ed by the juries, B. F. French being fined 85,006 and Felix Feltner fined 88.000 and sentenced to two years in jail. On account of the cost and inter? est growing out of the delays secured by Hargls and Callahan. against whom the verdict was given, the orig? inal sum of 88,000 has grown to near? ly 812.000. the remainder of which will be paid shortly by the Breathitt county feud leaders. The case was tried before Judge J. M. Benton during December, 1904, and January, 1905. four weeks being consumed In the taking of evidence, while another week was given to the lawyers for argument. Judge Lewis McQuown and J. Smith Hays, for the defendants, and Charles J. Bronston and A. F. Byrd for Mrs. Marcum, each spoke a day, while the other at? torneys spoke a half day each. Hu inter Turf Association's Horses show Up Well In First Day's Races of Fair Week Meet?The Official Reports. Two of the horses of the Sumter Turf Association won money In the first day's races at Columbia yeater dsy. Amy Worth came out first in the hslf mile dash, and Katharine Kenner took second money in the ftve-elghts of a mile dash. The following Is the official report of the two races |n which the Sumter horses won: Fourth race, half mile dash, South Carolina raised, purse 8100?Amy Worth, first; Lady Desdemonla, sec? ond; Julia B. third; Belle of Branch ville. fourth; Little Belle, distanced. Time. .50 1-4. T'he fifth race was a flve-elghth mile dash, open for all, purse 8160?Thun doerbolt, first; Katherlne Kenner, sec? ond; Essts Oreen, third; Amelia, fourth. Time, i.01 1-2. hmtm d Fear not?Let all the ende Thou Aln PER. S. C . WEDNES PROCEEDINGS OF COURT. When court convened Wednesday afternoon, the case against Joseph Colclough, charged with assault and battery with Intent to kill, was re? sumed a^nd finished. The Jury re? turned a|verdict of guilty. The case against Allen Ballard, charged with house-breaking and lar? ceny, was nol prossed. Three witness? es in this ease, who did not appear on time, were fined $10 each. Charlie Jenkins, indicted for as? sault and battery pleaded his own case and received an acquittal. Moses Crowson, charged with lar? ceny, was tried and found guilty. H. L. B. Wells, Esq., defended this case. William Howell, Indicted for house breaking and larceny, was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. A true bill was returned against Joe Colclough, for larceny from a dwell? ing house. Just before dinner recess, Solicitor Wells appeared in court, having been absent on account of illness. The following cases were disposed of this morning: William Howell, house-breaking and larceny. Guilty. Sentenced to one year on the chaingang. Pressly Witherspoon, larceny of a bicycle. Guilty. Joe Colclough, larceny from a dwelling house. Not guilty. Harrison Nlckerson, house-breaking and larceny. Guilty. Sentenced to two years on chain gang or penitentiary. All of the above defendants were colored and none were represented by attorneys. The grand Jury was discharged, having made its final presentment. The presentment was somewhat in the usual form, stating that all of the county offices were found In good condition. Also, the chaingang, jail, alms house and dispensaries. The Jury stated that It felt Its inability and incompetency to examine all of the books of the offices In such a short time and recommended that an ex perl be employed by the county to ex? amine all offices. The Jury stated that the business of court Is much retarded by the fail? ure of magistrates to Instruct wit? nesses as to the time they are requir? ed at court. They, also, called attention to the fact that several rural schools had complained that the superintendent of education had never visited them, and the jury wished to call the court's attention to the fact In order that the Importance of visiting these schools might be Impressed upon this official. The keeper of the alms house was praised for his attention to his duties. The supervisor and county commis? sioners were heartily praised, also, for their work in building the court house. It was recommended that new in? dexes for estates in the probate judge's office and Indexes for deeds in the clerk's office be purchased;; and that a clock be placed In the court room. It was, also, recommended that the legislative delegation be re? quested to have a change made in the Carey-Cothran law as to request books, that said books may be elimi? nated. When court convened after dinner recesB Thursday, the case against Joe Ferguson, colored charged with arson, was begun. R. D. Epos, Esq., repre? sented the defendant, and Solicitor W. H. Wells, the State. The case con? sumed all of yesterday afternoon and this morning, the Jury being out when court adjourned for dinner recess. Chas. D. Donaldson, colored, charg? ed with forgery, whose case was given In the Item some weeks ago, was ar? raigned and pleaded not guilty. He Is defended by L D. Jennings, Esq. The Jury panel having been exhausted and the hour arriving for dinner, court adjourned at 1.80. At the afternoon session of the court Friday, the case of Chas. D. Donaldson, charged with forgery, was resumed and concluded. The jury brought In a verdict of not guilty. It ?eems there was a defect In the Indict? ment and this weakened the case. Donaldson was re-arrested on the same charge and will be tried again. The Jury in the case of Joe Fergu? son, charged with arson, returned a verdict of not guilty after being out several hours. The next case called was that of Jonas Williams, colored, charged with larceny of money from another negro. L. D. Jennings, Esq., defended him. This case went to trial with only ten Jurymen, by agreement, as the panel was exhausted. When court adjourn? ed for the day, this case was not com? pleted. Tho court convened Saturday at the usual hour, and completed the case against Jonas Williams, which Is and aa't at be thy Country's, Thy God's ai IDAY. OCTOBER 30 stated above. The Jury returned a ver? dict of guilty and Judge Prince sen? tenced the defendant to two years la the penitentiary. The remainder of the time before dinner recess was taken up with the arguing of motions for new trials. A new trial was granted in the case of Joe Colclough, convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill, L. D. Jennings, Esq., representing the de? fendant. In the case of Moses Crow son, convicted *>t the larceny of a bicycle, a trial was refused. H. L. B. Wells, Esq., attorney for the- plaintiff. This completes the court of general sessions, th afternoon being taken up with motions, etc. Tho fall term of court of common pleas wascalled Monday morning al 11 o'clock, Judge George T. Prince pre? siding, and the other court officials in their places. There were four cases on the roster frr today and the attorneys in three of the cases asked for a continuance for various reasons. Judge Prince then excusced all of the Jurors until this afternoon at 3 o'clock with the remark that if the lawyers were not ready then he would excuse them again. He said that he always noticed that when things started off wrong on Monday morning, they went wrong all of the week, and therefore he would prob? ably be in a good (?) humor tomor? row. 7he case scheduled to be taker uo this afternoon is that of P. F. Jones vs. H. T. Edens. L. D. Jennings, Esq., at pears for the plaintiff, and John H. Clifton. Esq., for the defendant. The following have been selected to serve on the grand Jury for another year: J. F. Bland, Jr., J. H. Darr, V. H. Phelps, J. M. Culp, S. W. Young, C. E. Stubbs. There were about twenty cases nol prossed at last week's session of the court of general sessions. The crim? inal docket still contains many casee which have been continued from time to time. - The case of P. F. Jones vs. H. T. Edens was called in the common pleas court Monday afternoon and the afternoon session was consumed In hearing demurrers to the complaint by J. H. Clifton, Esq., for the defend? ant. On Tuesday the case of the Atlan? tic Coast Line vs. Mary A. Epperson was taken up and was still in prog? ress when court adjourned for dinner recess. P. A. Wlllcox and Mark Rey? nolds, Esqs., represent the plaintiff and L. D. Jennings, Esq., the defend? ant. This case involves certain prop? erty near the passenger depot. There are many witnesses to be examined and the case is quite an interesting one. The sessions of the common pleas court yesterday afternoon and this morning were consumed in hearing the case of the Atlantic Coast Line vs. Mary A. Epperson. This suit in? volves the possession of certain lands near the passenger depot. Reynolds and Wlllcox represent ^the railway, and L. D. Jennings the defendant This morning the Jury went to the depot to view the land in question, and when the Jury returned argu? ments were begun by the attorneys. THE GREAT CIRCUS. _ The Carl Hagenbeck and Great Wal? lace Shows Will Visit Sumtcr on Friday. The Carl Hagenbeck & Great Wal? lace Shows Combined, which come to Sumter, S. C, Friday. Nov. 1, present* a remarkable ensemble of j:reat acts and fine features this season. \)nnnp the most prominent being the I#Mi Rolandes. This combination of ar? tists present feats of horsemamhip superb and of the most astounding sort The Goldins are. als > marvels-; the VanDlemans are superb aerial performers and worthy of the posi? tion they occupy: the Mai <umoto Troupe have a new act that creater, a sensation everywhere; Roda Royal'! horses are among the big hits -?een; the Delno's whirlwind acrobats Is an? other feature of the ex pens! v.? kind; the Tasmamlans; Mlaco Sisters; Mil He Glnnett; Lillian Davles; George Rowland; John Swallows; Minnie Taylor; Marie Elser; Grace Clifford: Lulu Davenport and many more rep? resentative riders, are also with the Hagenbeck 8t Wallace Shows. Clowns, with many new make-ups and Jolly stunts, have the comedy end of it in charge, and it is said on every hand that the Hagenbeck A Wallace Cir? cus is the biggest and best of the year. Winter, Summer, Fall and Spring, If ailing you may be, You'll surely find a quick relief In Wolllster's Rocky Mountain Tea. ?Stbert's Drug Store. id Truth's." THE TBX # _ 1' 07 _Sew 8 SOME SCHOOLS STATISTICS. FIGURES OBTAINED FROM SU? PERINTENDENT CAIN'S RE? PORT. The Statistics Show the Amount of Money Expended for the Past Season, the Total Enrollment for the County and the Number of School* and Teachers. The following statistics are ob? tained from the annual report of County Superintendent of Education S. D. Cain, and cover the past year in the business of his office: Expended for teachers' salaries. .$20,370.60 Expended for other pur? poses. 2,705.45 Total for last season....$32,676.08 Balance on hand, July 1, * 1907.$11,000.00 . Total Income for last sea? son, Including balance from year before.$4.?.676.08 All school districts are on a cash basis. Teachers' salaries have been slightly raised. Some lady teachers receive $50 per month. Mate teach ers receive from $60 to $75. Snice the county dispensary has been in operation it has contriouted $1,408.73 to the school fund. This is 10 per cent, of the profits of tho sys? tem. The law allows 25 per cent., but by special request of the Sumter delegation in the legislature, it I is placed at 10 per cent. In this county. Enrolment for county, 7,876. Number of white schools, 49. Number of white teachers, 53. Number of colored schools, 52. Number of colored teachers, 57. The number of schools and teachers given above does not include the city of Sumter. It is under a special school district act The salaries paid to teachers covers part of the city schools and the total enrollment in? cludes the whole county. WAS BADLY FOOLED. Young Woman Engaged to a Man She Had Never Seen?Went to Mar? ry Him and Found Her Intended a Negro. i A dispatch from Valdosta, Ga., says the spectacle of an intelligent and good looking white woman com? ing 2,000 miles to marry a man whom she found to be a negro has greatly exercised the people of Lake Park, Ga. Information of the affair reached Valdosta Thursday. On Saturday afternoon there alighted from a Georgia Southern and Florida train at Park Lake a young woman who was a stranger to the people there, and who, after await? ing around the station some time, as if expecting some one to meet her ventured to inquire of bystanders If they knew Rev. J. J. Roberts. The man first appealed to thought a few moments and finally confessed that he did not know of any one by that name in the to vn. Another par? ty told the lady that the only J. J. Roberts in the town was a negro preacher known locally as "Burnt Eyed Jake," who got his name from the fact that he had lost one eye in a ftra. The lady was escorted to the Lake Park hotel by some of the sympa? thetic citizens, and it was there that she told her story. She said her home was in Vermont. Some months ago she began a correspondence with Rev. J. J. Roberts, of Lake Park, get? ting in communication with him through a matrimonial paper or cor? respondence bureau. She had become engaged to him and he had s?nt her money to pay her way to Georgia, where they were to marry. She fearlessly began the long journey, believing that her af? fianced was, of course, a white man, and one prominent In his section. After hearing her story citizens of the town went out to look for the negro, and he appeared as greatly surprised as the woman had been. He admitted that he had been cor? responding with a lady in Vermont, but thought she was a "cullud lady." He protested that he had never dreamed of his correspondent being a white lady. The citizens of Lake Park were very generous in their proffers of as? sistance to Miss Middleton, and will aid her in returning to her home If she needs assistance. Rev. S. H. Zimmerman, financial agent of the Columbia College, died early this morning in Columbia. J. F. Rountree has been arrested for the Weeks' assassination at Dun barton on Saturday. Supt. Martin has issued a circular letter to all of the county superin? tendents of education urging the ne? cessity of teaching agriculture In the county schools. E SOUTHRON, Established June, II eries?Vol. XXVII. No 14 RAILROAD COMMISSION TO MEET HERE ON FRIDAY. The Florence and Charleston Repre? sent at i\t-s to be Given a Hearing b> Regard to the Proposed New Train From Gibson to Suniter. Columbia, Oct. 29.?The railroad commission will hold a session in Sumter on Friday, Nov. 1, in order to give the business representatives of Charleston and Florence a hearing ln> regard to the changing of the pro? posed Bennettsville and Lanes trainr i from Gibson to Sumter, as told of In , the papers on Saturday. It is sup nosed that representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, of Charleston, will be in Sumter and of the business men of Florence at this meeting, May? or Rhett, of Charleston, will, no doubl, bo on hand, also. This meeting is given in justice tor the people of Charleston and Florence who were not represented at the meeting in Columbia on Friday, when it was agreed by the commission to change this proposed train so as to run from Sumter to Gibson in the morning and return in the afternoon instead of running from Bennettsville to Lanes via Florence. The following is the letter written* by Commissioner Caughman to ''Gen? eral Superintendent Anderson in re? gard to this train: Oct. 26, 1907. *Mr. W. A. Anderson, General Super? intendent, Florence, S. C. "Dear Sir: On hearing from the Travelers' Protective Association, both of Darlington and Sumter, and a num? ber of other citizens between Sumter and McColl, S. C, as to question oft putting on a train for better service ln* the Pee Dee section of our State, in/ which it was decided heretofore, aa previous correspondence from the commission will show between your company and Mayor Rhett of Charles? ton, S. C, that the agreement was? reached for the train to be operated between Lanes and Bennettsville, S~ C. Upon the showing which has heerr made before the commission this day that the public Interest would be to a much greater degree benefitted by changing the point from Lanes to Sumter, that you will arrange your schedule to run out from Sumter In the morning at least as far as Mc? Coll, S. Ch and return in the. after? noon. Yours truly. "B. L. Caughman; "For the Commission.**' However, it seems that the commis? sion has decided to give the other side a showing which is, perhaps, right. It may be depended upon that the Sumter and Darlington business men will be alert and fight for their rights as they have done In the past. BABY SHOW AND FLORAL FAIR. Interesting Entertainment on Nov. 6' and 7 by Ladies of the Presbyterian Church. The ladies of the Presbyterian Church will give a baby show and ? floral fair in the S. L. I. armory on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. t> . and 7, In the afternoons and evenings. The entertainment promises to be a very pretty one and one that will be pleasing to all. The committees are hard at work now getting everything in shape for the occasion. Besides the baby show and the floral fair, there will be refreshments of all kinds on sale and all of the other things usually found at fairs of this character. Further details will be given later, as all of the arrange ments are not yet perfected. AS OTHERS THINK. Everyone in Sumter has a Right to His Own Opinion. While everyone has a right to hi* own opinion, yet it is wise to always consider what others think and profit by their experience. Nothing makes life so miserable, or' interferes* so widely with the useful? ness of the average American, as in? digestion, and it is well for us to give fair consideration to what others think about this remarkable affliction. J. F. W. DeLorme Is positive that In Mi-o-na stomach Tablets he has anr absolute cure for indigestion and the many disagreeable symptoms that fol? low this disease, such as distress after eating, coated ongue, bad tsste her the mouth, dizziness, flatulence, ner? vousness and debility. His action In selling Mi-o-na on sr? guarantee to refund the money unless' it cures, shows plainly his belief Iba the value of this remedy. He taker all the risk, and there will be no charge whatever for Ml-o-na unless you are natisfled that it has relieved? you of indigestion. 10-30&Il-leV* Gov. Ansel says he has no idea of" removing whiskey constable* froens Charleston.