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sjshsm cm?, ?aW?Vg> WILL COST ABOUT wllliy Vartertalte* km itio?hom* y*^11 Showing Hit eae*M Week bW f?o nfmm Ka. Years. Dec. 11?A bill Will at this seoet >n of congress far taking i ha tilt can Which, It ta estimated, will coat 3.ete. BUlt tor Ulla ceu a*** haw* besn prepared by Director atgfth. and hava been Introduced la jpiWf? la*aut aad senate, PJatual work of takln? the oensu* **?** April li though the ef population ace* not aatU April, mo Here eaumaratjon haa been 1. Thle chance will af ah owing great gain of cities like New aad Philadelphia. Dft Mavth eajre that the eummer ta attract In May. and aaanaa le delayed until 1? the enumerators will find . , ***g*i hooeea. ** ?Bat ceaaoa 100 supervisors ^(SlaV paaffjftu jed. It la proposed to Ml* *H supervisors for the thir peepAh eenewe. The bill provides that ft see supervisors shall be auth ssr|M te begin work en July 1. ltot aw fhgg das sunmeratlon districts can i>e v huJ oat aad their geographical ?flgfclgt dearly , denn ad and eorutJnis a* ja every local I ty. w?th a view to fga> iegisullua of oastselens and er rem Mr. Marth says his will make sgk sjgkjil te have high-class men do aaapnaed aa swpervleorc and te tiuV gtani fee past a minimum cempensn paea mf $1.140 a year. The super vle oew ?*% te be apportioned by the pre*. t#*a\am ?aal aa far aa practicable and boundaries ef the su aMetrtets are to conform tc of the coffigreaalonal wtll be one supervisor for Q*pajpf Mew York who wUI be paid a salary approximating; lt.000 a pear, la most cases the supervisor ta ta be pa|d a eoaapenaaUon based JSjnai taw poejlatlon ef hie district ^Ya*> appropriations for the nth league taken in life waa tis.in, tojfct Mr. Werth aaste an appropriation *14,eee.eee for the ceneue of per eaptta coat of the first In' MM waa $01111. pew eaptta eoet of the can Ittt waa ? $1.11*0 Mr. aot think there will be re the per eaptta cost th? thirteenth eaasunj p*heve sre n??e ?25 eMaaaVasB|ge>t> sd ta the census ??frlco. About 1.100 C- te wdl be required for the thlr ia otuauj v i4 propoeed also that ttgsre shall be 45.040 enumerat orp, fggfsed of 46.000. the number em gsa^aW?? !??? This Increase in the of enumerators t* made nec hy the desire to complete the el eaumeration In a shorter pe than heretofore. To rule end. the district* win be reduced 4. etc to l.ooo populatlen. Ia all 1.000 Inhabitant*, the enu le to be completed within after April If. Ia lePs there waa a grand scram per eeasu* patronage. Bach aen ?t*r and representative waa permitted as nominate a limited number of Jertsf The nominees were then sub aUtted to a sort of non-oompetltlve f*aaet nation which waa conducted by he onVtaai of the census office. If |av? nominee proved utterly unsuita? ble he waa aot given an appointment, vet If there seemed to be doubt as to ?a eeallAoatlon? political Influence lad a material beating en hie re ten 'Jew or dismissal. Mr. North aays that he thinks It gwlU he possible te compile the etatls ^p* of population In three or four taw after the close of erumera It Is estimated that an additional appropriation of $1.909.000 will be WQulred If h k dsslred that a cen ^ as of Porto Rico and the Philippines hail he taken In connection with the numeration In the States. AMERICA 70 YEAR* AOO. ^ have Were Very Www of the Modern ta Use Th<*n. her Everybody's In ttli the American people were ee. bat they held m their hands the nd tools of slaves. They had to la ^ ?f and ewsat In the fields, with Use " ude Implementa thut had been pro iced by ages of slavery. For two ?neratlons the sickles, flails en 1 ooden plows, with which they had ted to build up * proMperou* repub S. had hsld back agricultural prog .?? L#t us try to reconstruct men rffjp the American of ti?oee days. BcaMrpeiese wer.* not then u nation? al characteristic. The few men who dared tc ?ugg?-st Impr'vem^nt-* w? re persecuted ss enemies of soelct>-. The first Iron plows eere ?ald to poison ,?11. The Ami railroad was torn hip The first telegraph wies wert V Ut The flrst sewing machines were msehed. And the first man who sold oel in Philadelphia waa chased from the 1UU as a swindler. Even the railway wee a dangerous toy. The telegraph was mill a dream In the brain of Morse. John Dec re had not Invented his steel plow, nor Howe his sewing machine, nor Hoe hl? printing press. There were no ktoves nor matches, nor lamps. Pe? troleum was peddled as a medicine at IIa bottle. Iron was $75 a ton. Mon ?y was about as reliable as mining stocks are today; and all the savings m all the banks would not now buy ih? chickens In Iowa. The total expense amounted to no more than we paid last year for dia? monds and champagne. Chicago was a twelve family village. There wae no W?st nor Middle West. Not one grain of wheat had been grown in Minneso? ta, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Washington. Nevada, Idaho. Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Arlsona, Wyoming, Oklahoma or Ttxaa FACED DEATH ON STEEPLE. Hung IfeliJce? In Midair at the Top of a 100 Foot. Steeple for Al .moet Three Honrs-?Firemen Res? cued Him From His Perilous Posi? tion. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Arthur O'Donnell, New Rochclle, N. f., a steeplejack, hung helpless In mid air from the cross at the expee of the 290-foot steeple of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdts. Do 1 loft road and Hamm avenue, 8. E.. for almost three hours ^Thursday while firemen tried in vain to rescue him with long exten? sion ladders. Almost overcome with the cold O'Donnell was finally brought to earth ifter the crew of hook and ladder 3 had chopped a hole through the church steuple and entangled the rope. supporting the boatswain's chair he Was slung In. O'Donnell was carried to the sixth precinct station, where he was revived by the use of restora? tives. O'Donnell began the task of climb? ing the 20U foot steeple at 10.80 a. m. to gild the huge cross that sur? mounts the structure. Over two hours \nd a half elapsed before he reached the top. Sitting on the swaying chair he then attempted to hoist up the canvas shield he had rigged at the base of the steeple to prevent the Told leaf from blowing away A heavy gust of wind wrenched the rope from his hand. Quickly loosen? ing the rope that lowers the chair. O'Donnell tried the long descent The chair stuck. Try as he would, O'Don? nell could not release It While the heavy gale benumbed his ringer* and sent the heavy chair sway? ing fr*im side to -side, O'Donnell work? ed desperately, to free the entangled ropes. A small cross 90 feet from the ground had been caught In a loop of the heavy line and held fast Every attempt mode by O'Donnell to shake ihe W op loose only seemed to tighter the knot. Despairing o| being able to free himself from his dangerous position O'Donnell began to signal to a crowd of men who were watching his at? tempts to free the knotted rope. Aguln and again h > waved frantically foi help. A loud shout finally attracted the attention of Patrolman Hill. Hill at once summoned hook and ladder No. 8. The firemen placed long extension ladders against the steeple, but they were far too short Two of the longest ladders were ?pllced with rope*. When they wem iilaced against the st.-eple they could ?iot be ht-ld In place. "Try sliding down the rope," wa> the message signalled to the man bunging In midair. He answered with a negative shake of his head. I Firemen then climbed the narrow stairway* up into the steeple. The top landing was fully 40 fett below the place where the rope was on tangled. A long ladder soon placed a fireman tfhere he could wle*d his axe. In a few minutes tho crowd in the street that numbered over 8,00<? saw his head and shoulder* emerge from a hole. While the firemen steadied the ropes O'Donnell managed to lower himself to the ground. Hla face and hands were blue with the cold and ho wa* almost exhausted Nei.rlng the earth the rope slipped from h a fllngers. The firemen managed to stop his too sud? den descent A Cord. ?This is to certify that all druggists are authorised to refund your money If Folly's Honey and Tar falls to cure your cough or cold. It stops the cough, heals the lungs and prevent0 serious results from a cold. Cures la grippe, coughs and prevents pneumo? nia and consumption. Contain* no opiates. Th?- genuine is In ? yellow package. Refuse substitutes. Sl bert's Drug Store. Couldn't we express the- grip some? where else, hotted oJ parrying it iround with us?- N?\v York Mall. ?l?i you h IV?' h'lckitchf Mo-tslon all\ , or "'stitch* s" In |||f ' \< . am? om et I roes An you feel ail i irod out srtthooi ambition and without energy" *f "(Mir kidneys are nut <?f order. Take DeWitt'i Kidney and Bladder pills. They promptly relieve back? ache. w?-:ik hack. int1arnn< i?|.u of the Madder nnd weak kidneys. Sold by all druggists. PRETTY TUR!. DISAPPEARS. NEW BitOOKLAND WROUGHT UP OVER THE MATTER. Miss Gallic Shannon Disappears on Sunday Afternoon After Angry In? terview With Her Supposed Suitor. Columbia, Jan. 1.?New Brookland, Columbia's thriving suburb to the west Is wrought up over the disap? pearance of one of its prettlept girls, Miss Sallie Shannon, tho 19-year-old .laughter of Mr. D. H. Shannon. Miss Shannon is a teacher in the Sunday school of the .Irookland Lu? theran church. On Sunday afternoon it 4 o'clock she was with her class as usual. Afterward she talked for some time with a young man who has been paying her marked attention, and It is understood that the inter? view terminated in anger. At 6 o'clock Miss Shannon walked down toward tho long bridge over the Con garee, leading to the foot of West Ger? vais street, this city, und that is the last time that her friends have seen her. ? The suicide tneory is rejected by those who knew her best. Her home is pleasant and her disposition sweet and notably even and well-balanced. She has been especially interested in her Sunday school class and has shown no signs of worry or despond? ency. Miss Shannon is of fair complexion, with blue eyes and dark hair. She is of small, trim figure, being 5 feet 3 inches in height and weighing about 130 pounds, and would be described as a very pretty fand graceful girl. Sunday afternoon she was wearing a vhlte shirtwaist and medium length, blue skirt, with a long gror coat, banded with brown at collar and cult. There was a ring set with a stone on her righthand, a plain ring on her ?eft. Miss Shannon's parents are heart? broken and almost frantic over their laughter's disappearance, and arc causing Inquiries to be made for her in every quarter from which informa? tion might come. MIbs Shannon is a sisterjof Miss Daisy Shannon, of the Columbia hospital, and she has othei -elatives in the city. Any news of Miss Shannon's whereabouts will be rratefully recoived by the distressed family. Information regarding her will be promptly transmitted to the 'arr.ily If telephoned to the Record's Brookland bureau ('phone 1514) or if >therwise given to Mr. W. R. l*owe, the manager of tho bureau.?Colum? bia Record. WILL SEARCH FOR BODY. Oongaree River to be Dragged for Body of Mite Sallie Shannon Who Disappeared on Sunday. Columbia. Jan. 2.?High water has prevented the examination or the Tongaree river by the friends and rel? atives who are searching for the pret y girl, Miss Sallie Shannon, who dis? appeared Sunday evening from hei home in New Brookland; but th? freshet i* receding now and Us soon \s u suitable stage Is reached the ?earcher* will start out in boat*, ex? amining the banks and bed of the liver from the Gervais street bridg* downward. ?If a cough once gets Into your system it acts on every muscle and Ibre of the body and makes you ache ill over. It especially affects the In? testines and makes you constipated, so in order to get rid of of a cold thor mghly and without delay you should not take anything that will tend tc constipate. Kennedy's Laxative Cough -Syrup acts upon the bowels and there? by drives the cold out of the system. It contains no opiates?it Is pleasant to take and Is highly recommended for children, Sold by all druggists. WAS PELTED WITH EGGS. Minister Denounced Women Who Danced as Questionable diame? ters. Evansvllle, Ind., Dec. 30.?Enraged because he said in a sermon last night that women who danced were of questionable character, the Kev. Ernest Sweeton, a Holiness minister, who claims St. Louis as his home, was tonight assaulted on the streets of Newburg. Ind., near here, with eggs and clubs. The eggs came with such force that he was knocked do Vn and several men beat him with clubs. It Is said in* assault was made by the husband* and brothers of women assailed In last night's sermon. From the Antilles. ?Chamberlain's Cough Remedy benefits a city councilman at Kings? ton, Jamaica.?Mr. W. O'Reilly r"o garty, who is a member <>f the city council at Kingston Jamaica, West Indies, writes as follows: "One botth of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ha got '1 effect <>n a cough that was giving rue trouble ami 1 think I should ha\< hi -n more quickly reih ved if i had continued the remedy. Thal ?t erat beneficial and quick Ii ? olle^ ;nu m< there is no ?i?>ui>t and H i ; my Inten? Hon to obtain anothet bottle." For sale by DeLorme'i i 1 acy, The young folks bear wltnesi t'? the fact that 've f?nhl 'I along San Ul ("laus knows nothi I about flnan otal flurries or ready ney strtngen Oisg. ?Washington H? r -M. NO INJUNCTION AGAINST GEOR? GIA PROHIBITION LAW. Cases Will be Heard in March?Every District In the State Dry and Sa? loon People are Preparing to Close Out Business. Atlanta, Jan. 1.?The most notable feature of the first day of prohibition in Georgia was the refusal of Judge W. P. Newman, In the United States circuit court, to grant an injunction pending litigation which would pre? vent the putting into effect of the prohibition law. Papers In the case were filed late Tuesday on behalf ol two breweries, one in Chattanooga and the other in Cincinnati. Judge N'ewman simply riled a memorandum reading as follow;?: "After careful consideration an in? junction pendente lite wil not bt granted. This being true it is unnec? essary to call on the defendant? to show cause." The lawyers for the plaintiffs in the case told the Associated Press that tho decision of Judge Newman did not have the effect of throwing the pro? ceedings out of court, but that the cause would come up in the regular order of business, and it was expected that it would be ready for trial In \bout two months. T In the meantime prohibition is in effect in every district of Georgia. Notwithstanding predictions that the enforcement of the law on the first day of the new year, which is a recog? nized holiday in all parts of th> State, would bring about disturb? ances there was not the slightest disorder. The saloon men in Atlanta evidently believe that the legal aspect of the situation will not have the effect of putting them back fnto business for they were busy today ripping out fix? tures and carting their goods to store? houses, or to railroads for shipment to States where liquor is allowed tc be sold. Under the law the defendants in the action against the prohibition bill will have until March to demur or file an answer. This leaves the whole mat? ter in abeyance until that time. 25,000 SIGN PLEDGE. Largest Teneecrance Movement Any One Business Concern Ever Knew Culminated Wednesday Night. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 1.?Probably the largest temperance movement any one business concern has ever known cul? minates on the Northwestern railroad tonight when a temperance pledge, signed by 25,000 employes beomes affective. An effort is being made to have every employe on the road pign the pledge. The movement originated among the railroad employes themselves and not among the officers. Three months ago when the North? western began cutting its force to a winter basis, every man discharged was a drinking man, the teetotalers being retained in their positions. At that time it was announced that the road had Inaugurated a policy always retaining the non-drinking men. As \ result the drinking men, who re mainlb with the road have decided to lujt, and during the last month pledg? es* have been circulated all over the 7,000 miles ^of the system. The moruter pledge will be sent to the president of the road, as soon as allWhe parts are assembled. It Does the Business. ?Mr. E. E. Chamberlain, of Clin? ton, Maine, says cf Bucklen's Arnica Saive. "It does the business; I have used it for piles and it cured them. Used it for chapped hands and it cured them. Applied it to an old sore and it healed it without leaving a scar behind." 25c. at Slbert's Drug Store. MITCH BEER GOES TO WASTE. Revenue Collector Empties 2,300 Bar? rels into Sewers at Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City, Okla., Dec. 3 0.? Twenty-three hundred barrels of beer valued at $17 500 belonging to the Vew State Brewery were today pour? ed into the sewers of this city by Uni? ted States Internal Revenue Collector Charles Howard. The brew was com? pleted after Oklahoma became a State. The Stale authorities would not per? mit its sale and shipment from the State. Senator Tillman spoke in Oran'ge burg on Wednesday on ''The Rae Question." ?When you want the best, got De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve It Is good for little or big cuts, bolb or bruises, and is especially recom? mended for piles. For sale by al lrugglsts. The big fire In La mar caused a losi -f $12.000 with insurance of only $1. 000. *lt will be unnecessary to k> through ? painful, expensive opera ?l<?n for Pili s if you use ManZan. Pu ip in a collapsible lube with nosszl? ready to apply, For any form ? Piles, price 10c. Sib rl Drug <'?>. 12 l-3m. If the hospital ship Is t?? !?<? com manded by a doctor, why should not a coal dealer he appointed for th colliers??New York American UOOSEVELT USES HARSH LAN? GUAGE IN CRITICISING RES? IGNATION. Says Admiral's Conduct Was Unseem? ly and Improper in Tliat He Re? fused to Obey Orders of Superior Officer?Intimation is That Naval Officers Are Not to Have Opinions. But Do as President Say*. Washington, Jan. 5.?President Roosevelt's attitude on the question of the command of the hospital ship? in the navy, which reeulted in the resignation of Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson, and, incidentally, some caustic observations on that incident and the controversies among the naval officers and their adherents as to de? tails of naval construction and meth? ods of training, were made known to? day, when Secretary Metcalf gave to the press two letters from trie pres? ident addressed to him on these sub? jects. In the first of these letters, Presi? dent Roosevelt, without mincing words, condemns in unmeasured terms the act of Admiral Brownson, de? claring it to be unseemly and improp? er. The question as to which Admiral Brownson took issue with the navy department, the president declares, is one as to which there can be entirely legitimate differences of opinion, but he adds, "there is no reason for dif? ference of opinion as to the gros* impropriety of the admiral's conduct in resigning sooner than carry out the orders of his superior officers in such a matter. The officers of the navy must remember that it is not merely childish but in the nighest de? gree reprehensible to permit either personal pique, wounded vanity ?r factional feeling on behalt of some particular organization, to render them disloyal to the Interests of the navy a ad therefore of tho 20Uiltry as i whole." Regarding the controversies in the navy the president admits there al? ways are and always will be defects u correct, both in the construction Of the ships and in the 3rgani?.atim t f the department, and in the actual drill of the fleet. It is well he says, rnut these defects be pointed out. but it is also well that they should be pointed out without hysterical exag? geration or malicious untruthfulness. He scathingly rebukes those guilty of exploiting them in grossly exagger? ated form in the fancied interest of. an individual or clique of individual? >r for the sake of supplying material !o newspapers. Because of "so much n.isrepresentatlon and exaggeration ' the president has asked Secretary Me ".calf for a statement as to the ex A$*t facts concerning which there has :>ien dispute, desiring particulars the opinion of Admiral Converse, for? merly i hlef of rhe navigation hur**?, who because of his high professional attainments and standards of con? duct on duty, the president says, b peculiarly fitted to give judgment. The president's second letter to Mr. Metcalf is an argument to sustain his decision to assign medical officers t? the command of hospital ships H? recalls an order of the navy depa t nent of Dec. 12, 1900. made, by Sec? retary Bonaparte, directing that hos pltal ships be placed under commam of x medical officer. Such ships tin president therefore directs ?hall here? after, unless otherwise uireaed t: c?.n&rers, be placed under the contro and trmmand of medical otKoere, ?h*ii navigation being exclusively controll ed by a competent sailing master an< civilian crew, the sailing master hav? ing the complete resp-ittfttbllPy for ev? erything connected with the naviga? tion of the ship. "Hospital ships should be maintain? ed in time of peace exactly under tht same conditions as in time of war,' declares the president; "the systenr has been tried in the aimy, and tried in foreign navies and has worked without a hitch." Admiral Brownson was shown th< president's letters today by a repre? sentative of the Associated Prtss and asked if in view of the fact that Mr. Roosevelt's side of the subject had been stated in these communica? tions, he would not feel at liberty to lay something in his own behalf. "Not a word," was his prompt reply and this attitude he maintained to all in? quiries' for nis views. The admiral lias eonsistently declined to say any (hing for publication in 'he whole matter. Accompanied by a friend Admiral Brownson left Washington this after aoon for a trip to South Carolina, w u re he expects to Indulge in duck Bhootlng for the next week or 10 days. ?To st->p that pain In the back, tha tiffnese of the Joints and muscle ake Pineules. They are guaranteed Don't suffer from rheumatlimi back iche, kidney trouble, when you g< ?0 days' treatment for tl.00. A slngl lose tt bed time proves their merit lei them today. Sold by Slber* Drug Co. 12-l-3n Oov x ii ?i vrlil ittend :> conferee ? r,,i . rnors to be h< Id In Wash mixt??' In May. < \n-i 1 acts Ilk* : multice draws out Inflamatlon an ,i ..?? Antiseptic hraling. For < b " ped hands, lips, cuts, burns. Sold by Slbert I>rug Co. 12-l-3m "PROVE BEFORE CONDEMNING.** What the ' Leader and Vindhmtor* Says of DNpensary Business he BLshopvllle?Some Figures. "The dispensary here took in ob the three days previous to Christmas* ihe following amounts: Saturday, % 859.60> Monday. *S6.02 Tuesday, j 1,329.20 Making a total of $3,074.82 "The school fund for the last full quarter amounted to $1,600 and the dispenser tells us that the present quarter when footed up v/ill exceed that. "Last year the whole amount re? ceived from the old State dispensary was $90o. This Item alone shows what intolerable stealing was goin*r on in Columbia, for we never got back half what *he county dispensary earned. "There 1? an effort beHg made now by Charleston and seme of the old advocates of the dispensary, to break, up the county dispensaries and gi,ie instead high license 01 prohibition. "We hope our representatives will not be lid into my such clap tra;* propositions and let well enough, alone." ?Bees Laxative Cough Syrup for coughs, colds, croup and whooping; cough grows in f ivor daily. Mothere should keep it on hand for children. It is prompt relief to ci li la gently laxative, driving lean md phlegm from the syst? Immediate relief. Guaram by Sibert Drug Co. Annie May Farria, daughter of J. P. F?rris, a well tnown citizen of Hampton county, was agcidently *shot and killed by a young man who was shooting at a target. ?Ring's Little Uver Pills wake up lazy livers, clear the system and clear the skin. Try them for bilious? ness and sick head ache. Price 25c. Sold by Sibert Drug Co. 12-l-3m SECRETARY FARRELL'S RULING. Of Great Interest to the State Loaguo Team*'?Can Columbia Now Claim Richardson and McLanrin? The following is taVen from the Co? lumbia State: Secretary E. B. ITouseal of the State league has received a letter from Spaldlng, 'asking about the State league for 1908. Secretary Fan ell of the 'Nauomil issociatlon has made a tentative ru V ,ng that the Sumter clul and tb4 >ther teams in last i 81 us league win hold on to the from the s? asun of lt07. V rlly, iro )aseball situation is ?nt." CASTOR IA for Infants and Children. The Kind You Han Always Bought Bears the Signature of REMEMBER Our stock is large* and nmre complete than ever before, and we are pre pared to handle a much larger business this com? ing year than ever. Vt ould be pleased to have you corce and look when yott need anything in our line. ? W. W. SIBERT. ? Phone 283 - 8 S. Main Street. LEE & McLEI LAN; Civil Engtneeis and Land Surveyors. Office : ? Haiby Building, old Oourt Square, Sumter, S. 0. l-l-6m Rheumatism I have found a tried and tested cure for ? matisral Not a remedy that will straighten distorted limbs of chronic cripples, nor tum w Browths back to flesh again. That is impos nt I can now surely kill the pains and pan this deplorable disease. In Germany?with a Chemist in the City of Darmstadt?I found the last Ingredient wtSn which Dr. 8hoop's Rheumatic Remedy was made a perfected, dependable prescription. Withoag that last ingredient I successfully treated many, many cases of Rheumatism; but now, at last, it und? ionuly cures all curable cases of this htivtofam much dreaded disease. Those sand-like grannlaa wastes, found in Rheumatic Ulood seem to dissolve and pass away under the action of this remedy aa freely as does sugar when added to pure wafcMw And then, when dissolved, these poisonous wastes freely pass from the system, and the cause at Rheumatism is gone forever. There is now a* real neM?no actual excuse to suffer longer with? out help. We sell, and In confidence reconunsaa Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy SIBERTS' DRUG STORE.