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WM CORRESPONDENCE. VW ST LBTTKK8 FliOM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRE8PON DBNT8. of lAlkTOot From ?11 Ports of and Adjoining Counties. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Wall your letters so that they will this office Rot later than Tues mornlng. Wuen the letters are Wednesday It la almost an blllty to have them appear In paper Issued that day. REMBERTS. Remhcrt. Jan. 18.?Your ccrre< sjoriptlon of the beautiful high school Isjrtdmg of this school district, situated sjt Rem bort depot It has ju?t been ejMnpieted at a cost of nearly four thousand dolalr*. and was formally sjsjen pled by the school this week. first, I will say that over a year ago the taxpayers In Rafting Creek town thin, feeling the need of higher cduca tsun In this rural school district, thought the time wss ripe to make a lu that direction. It wss de to circulate a petition through the township to see If a majority the taxpayers were willing to al t bonds to be issued to the amount 11,100 to raise this money. Right . allow mo to say. that great op n a roots and It was only ths Indomitable will of the t chairman of the board of W. J. Young, that the meas gotten through By a special election whleh was Or? tho bonding of the township thirty.Ars hundred dole Irs was by an overwhelming majority bonds were told and the school was let by contract and corn last sreeh. Is one 01' the most Imposing mwA up-to-date school buildings out* assto of a town In the State. Situated mm the public read leading from Sum fssr to Cumden near Rombcrt depot, fjged our generous neighbor, Mr. B. K. Bembert. tola the land fpr this school sate at a very nominal*price. The hsjili.ii,? onntains four large class dow stairs. 11x22. with * If fret wide. The rooms are hssli ventilated with transoms and teure perfect light. mm you enter the front doo<*. on the loll Is a nice, well finished cloak room tlx lt. w the opposite side, a nice fcr wood and cool. The stair running up to the large audlto Hum. which Is a beautiful hall 42x44 flfrrlng stating capacity to ybtwt eight SnadVeri people. It is painted out tt#e White with green trimmings. In? side, the walls are cemented while tht filings and waln-contlngs are stained Vnd varnished In wood color. Th" ?upola gives a finish to the bulking and stund* in readiness for thj large aehool bell, with a United States Hag which can be seen for mile? Hosting ^ sb the bree/e The principal of the school Is Prof. Crawther. of Abbeville. He Is a gen fsvtnan jf the pighest Christian type, mm able educator and disciplinarian sjm If giving the patrvnj entire sntls fartlon. His assistant is Miss Annie Keels, a sjrmduate of Winthrop College, with ral years' experience in high ? school training. The advance ssbsbH of her pupils is wonderful and mmm has already won the confidence ejssi love of the entire school. The present board of trustees are W. J. Young. J. M. Reames andVlt. M Juane*, but Mr. T. D. McLeod and T. JL Brown have been appointed to act tn concert with the old board for thir htgh school. 1 am Informed that Prof. S. H. Bd aeunds. superinUndcnt of the Sum ear high schools, has promised to OOsne up soon and deliver an add res. so the school on education and th-? patron* of the school, as well as the trustees, are looking forward with ?such pleasure to his visit. The trustees are also expectetng Prof. Hand, of Columbia, who is the Inspector of high schools in this State, at an early date, and will later invite Iftas Nance, president of the School Improvement League in the rural dis? tricts, to come and deliver the school am address. This school district is certainly sd to the Importance of higher tlon and our board here has the rty congratulation of the surround community. WI8ACKY. Wtsaeky. Jan. 18.?Time* are very and quiet '.n his section and niwn scarce. Farmers are going on slowly with work. The heavy rains of last s*oek were a great hindrance. We are having pleasant weather -now. and the oat crop I* doing ttnolv. Mr. H. M. McCasklll has been Ith Oering tor several weeks, and Is a great sufferer. He does not Improve att all. and his friends are anxlou* nhcut him. His von. Rev. Kenneth McCasklll. and family, returned to hss work st Ivanhoe, N. C. a few days eln<, The friends of Mr. Hardy Ptjckey of Pishopville wero shocked t > hear of his sudden death on yesterday af? ternoon, tho 17th. He fell d"nd from his boggy while out driving and was assuring his home Ills wife was very Ill at the time, ar.d her friends hav\ but little hopes of her recovery. BROGDON. Brogdon, Jan. 17 ?We are havins lots of bad weather Just now, but of course acme days must be dark and gloomy. Very little farm work is being done at present. Hands seem plentiful this year and when the weath? er permits work will begin in| eavr.?st. This week has been spent by farmers in exchanging cotton seed for cotto: seed meal. Wagons pass continually loaded with seed, and in return tako back the cotton seed meal which Is on* of the farmers' favorite fertili? sers. ? The plantation *aw mills are busy at work making ?umber to be used during the year for repairs and build? ing purposes. Many are Jubilant at the Increase In the price j* cotton. Considerable at dHwiuKAps on.) pun 'pajo^s si uouoa price, no dcuht. will cause a g^nd deal to be placed on the market. We regret to lose Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Smith, who have removed to Jor? dan, Clarendon county. Mrs. J. I. Brogdon has gone to Charleston, where ?he will visit her daughter, Mrs. Y. C Porter. Mr. J. E. Brogdon, of Montgomery, Ala., was In the neighborhood this week. He retutped this morning, tak? ing with him his two little daughters. Myrtle and Alice who have been spending several months with their grund parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 1. Frogdon. Mr. C. K. N dan, of Columbia, was In the neighborhood yesterday on bus? iness. It la said that the store and contents belonging la Mr. Jamea T. Brogdon was destroyed last night by fire Mr. Brogdon resides three miles from here In the Privateer section. MAX. Max. Jan. SO.?Mr. Roy M. Moore, of Wilmington, N. C, is visiting rela? tives about here. Mrs. Elisabeth McElveen, of Pud? ding Swamp section, was here last week to get the the signature of an old war comrade of her deceased hus? band In reference to a pension. Mrs. R. Q. Moore's twin brothers. Dan and Ben Weaver, who have beet* with her for two years, left last week to reside with their step-father and their mother, Mr. and Mrs. Scverence. of Darlington. Mrs. Chandler, of Darlington, tr vis :tfrig her sister, Mrs. R. Q. Moore. The farmers are about through ex changing cotton seed for meal. An epidemic of grip prevails about here, one or more cases being In nu? merous families. Some arc serious^ rick. Rev. J. W. Truluck and family are visiting their father, Mr. J. P. Tru? luck, who has been quite sick. Mr. Elijah Nettles1 will visit his cou? sin, Mr. J_Thomas Klrby, of Colum? bia, this 'wVek. Dr. Foster Lynch and bride, of Cowards, attended services at Bethel Sunday afternoon. Farmers have salted down the us? ual amount of pork and are feasting on sausage, etc. / - TINDAL. Tlndal. Ian. 20.?The *tere build? ing, with Its contents, belonging to Mr. J. T. Brogdon. in this section, wnt> destroyed by fire on Thursday night. Mrs. Flora Hodge has returned from an extended visit to relatives In Woodruff. Mr. T. H. Harvm, of Silver, spent Thurrday fn the neighborhood. Air. and Mrs. E B. Hodge, of Sum tor, spent Sunday in the neighbor? ing.*. The health of this community Is fairly good. ST ATE BURG Stateburg. Jan. 20.?Mr. William Bamwell spent Sunday at home. Miss S. R. M-dletto, who Is teaching school near Sumter, spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Miss Eunice Saunders Is visiting her brother, Mrs. W. L. Saunders. Mr. James Simons, of Ferguson, spent Sunday in our midst. Miss Emma Bamwoll left on Friday to visit relatives near Columbia. Master Hall Ramwey, of the Sumter high school, was at home for Satur? day and Sunday. Misses Julia and Anna Burgess ?pent Saturday In Sumter. Rev. W. H. Bamwell Is visiting friends at Hagood today. Mr. J. Singleton Moore, of Sumter, Is visiting his aunt. Mrs. James Plnck ney, at "The Ruins." Prohibition Address to Bo Delivered in the Court House, j On Thursday night of this week, Dr. ?Jahn A. Brunson will lecture on the Prohibition Movement In this Stite HI* lecture will be at 8 o'clock In the court room of the new court house. Dr. Bruftson is a man of wonderful gifts*as a speaker He can thrill ah audience with his eloquence and con? vince with the power of his logic. He la fearless and determined in carrying out whet he undi rtakea, and Is one of the ' leaders In the movement against the liquor traffic In this State. Those who hear Dr. Brunson once will feel repaid and desire to hear him again. bethea's general budget. Durlingtonlun Writes of Thin;s of (?real Variety, Which Interest Some, Xo Doubt. ? I have nearly gotten out of the prac? tice of writing. For some time I have been almost continuously on th? road, sometime? in the car, at others in my buggy, and have seen all sorts of people In all manner of conditions, AJ1 proverbs are not true. For In? stance you hear It It said that It takes all sorts of epople to make the world, which is false as can be. The world would be better off without a lot of the folks In it, und could easily do without them. A business man said to me that a truly honest person was hard to find. Has the world gotten no better since old Diogenes went around with his torch. I was about boarding a train at a certain town when one suggested the purchase of a ticket; another whom I did not know, a preacher (?) as I afterwardc learned, said he never bought a ticket, either becauso if the conductor missed him he saved his ear fare, and justified himself by saying it was not his busi? ness to run the conductor xlown. Y/es, he was the exception, and not the rule. He was a rascal, as I might easily show. But is the world grow? ing no better? Possibly frcm yjur viewpoint, no, but to others, on high? er ground, yes. a thousand limes. I spoke to a man about a matter and h-3 replied: "It is none of iny business." He represents a set of folks who stand for nothing and never do anything to make the world better. No partisan, no antagonisms, no friends, or rather, a friend to none. 1 slept two nights with two little boys, brothers. The first night the younger, Ben, lay on the back? side, against the wall, and there he stayed, let Leroy kick and squirm as he would. The second he waa in the middle while Leroy was anywhere to keep out of the reach of his heels. Some day I conjecture Ben will make a man you can put your fiinger on while the other may be uncertain facilitating, in the easiest place, re? gardless of cost. A woman of some culture teaching in a certain community, never associat? ed with any one, Went to church or Sabbath school because, she said, she could learn nothing by it. Maybe not: then she could teach the people a lot. It is bad to be to poor that you ore mean, and yet there are some such people in the world. Out in the .^ountiy they fool around, defraud, impose on and beat their neighbors' beyond all endurance, then conclude when indulgence is withdrawn that everybody is mad with them, and having no stock, as a last resort to extort money from the peopie to avail themselves of the stock law. Here is another that If bought *it bet price would bankrupt a Roth? child. And what a precious thipg she or he In, dear at any price?\ bundle of nerves, very touchy, deli? cate, bcrne down by the sense that they arc not appreciated, gloomy, dis? gruntled, giwn to drink and heaven only knows what else, with whom the world is out of joint, painfully dis? satisfied with all things but them? selves, they succeed at nothing bet? ter than in keeping every body ubout them in ^iot water. Friend, If you have such a companion I urn sorry for you. The catalogue grows apace, and who says we need such people. Bad reads! I never saw their equal. From Blshopvllle to Camden, from ?Uamden to Boykin, they are almost impassable, with an empty vehicle, and if the rains continue a condition faces us that is serious to think of. And as I see it there is no remedy for It unless they brush them, quite a proper thing to Jo where they are clayed, as I know by experience. Many of our ronds have the brush suillcient whlch, when removed, would destroy lurking places for rascals and toughen the road. And thesV? brush will last, if a sufficient quantity are loid, for a ?untbe? of years. Hagood. DASKU MiL AT orakgebtjrg. What Mr. Henry W nnnnmakor Has to Say of the Situation In That City. Mr. Harrv Wannamaker, of Or? angeburg, spent several hours In the city yesterday afternoon between trains. Mr. Wannamaker. who is one of the moat prominent young business men of Orangeburg, is also a leader in baseball circles When asked about the outlook for Slate League ball in Orangeburg this summer he said that Orar.ge'.jurg would be readv with a Strong team when the season opened ?that the tans of the City ?n the I5d)8to had no intention of abandoning the game. In fact, they expect a bet? ter sea??on than ever. A new ball park Will be laid out within a few minutes' walk of the business eent*?r of tho city and the attendance will be laregr than It has been in the past, owing to the convenient location Mrs. Nora McConnell, of Albion, Mich., has Just wedded her ante-bel? lum sweetheart. whom she had thought dead for 40 years. Klah Dent, Jr., was held up in Columbia l?y two highwaymen and robbed. MISSIONARY SOCIAL UNION. Held First Medina; in the First Bnp tlst Church on Monday Aftern Jon-? Splendid Attendance?Successful Gathering Notwithstanding the very threaton lnR weather a large number of ladies interested in "soul-winning" gathered at the a\)0V3 named place tc discuss and listen to the discussion of topics vital to Mit denary Work in China. Singular as It may seen, yet for some time the laymen of the ch.irehe* have taken wry little active interest If. this great work, which was committed to them when the Master commission? ed His disciples and their vuceessors to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.. But in? stead the faithful, consecrated women of the church have been permittee' and really forced to carry out this command by organizing themselves into Woman's Missionary Societies for the inciting of interest, in this great cau^e, among their sex and the gathering from all whatever they could for the fostering of the great work ol missions. Only of late hat the laymen taken a step from a "bus inesi" standpoint in this direction, and in all the churches is this great work being taken up by active busi? ness men. At the meeting on Monday after .:<?on the social committee was on hand promptly and distributed ap? propriate little mementoes?a red (cardboard) heart with "China" on one side and some suitable scriptural \ersc on the other side. They also ptVi each a programme. The exercises were begun by a choir voluntary, 'Publish the Glad Tidings." The order of scrlptur ? reading and prayer was observed, and all sung "Jesus shall reign where'ere the sun." etc. The regular programme was then taken up and followed. Miss Mary Alice Mjchaux gave a lecture on the Geography of China. She used a map and charmed all with her clear presentation of the country from a geographical setting. She was prepared with the work shv had in hand und all we.'*, internet" ed and enthusiastic over what they learned from tho study. The "People of China" was present? ed In a forceful and appropriate way by Mrs. Jim Chandler. She introduc eel her hearers to the many peculiari? ties, habits and customs of this people as a nation and in their progress untli this time. It was highly appreciated and in all probability made her audi? ence feel that they could In a better way sympathize with the peoph. The "History and Tradition of Chi na" was excelle ntly portrayed by Mrs. R. I. Manning. -She was highly con? versant with the subject in hand and Impressed all with the history and the peculiar tradition of this, to us, a very strange nation. The last dlreusdon on the pro? gramme was "Baptist Missions tu t'hina.' Miss Mary Brunen ac quainted her audie-nCe with what the Baptists as a denomination are doing in China to evangelize her people. Her discussion was interesting not only to Baptists but to all present, because it showed what other Christian forces are operative In this land of aliens from ?:od. A chart had been prepared with a ?eprcsetitation of two hemispheres, one in the upper left-hand and one In the lower right-hand corner. The former was filled with a church ami had attached to it a miniature United States flag; the latter had a walk thtodgh it with a heathen temple gl he-ad and question mark at the foot with drawings of Chinese departing from the temple on the "Way to Life" and going where/ To this hemis? phere was attached a Chinese flag. Between the two was written diago? nally across the chart "How Far Are You From China?" At the opening of the session each one was asked to think of the question and later give an appropriate- answer. The gnawers were now had. They were maey, va? ried and all good. The president, Mrs. Epting, ex? plained, in her own effective way, th* meaning of the chart and made all to feel that they each had a part in the great work which God has given to all to do. By turning the chart around the other side shewed them hew far they ought to be from China. It was the drawing of a large red heart with the outline of the map of China so close to them that they would think daiiy of the dreadful condition of Its people and ha\e prayers go fiemi their hearts Conttnu.tlty for the spread of the Gospel. Prayer was then offered for China and all missionary agencies there, and especially Baptist missions. And the gathering was adjourned by the singing of "From Greenland's Icy Mountains," etc. All are looking forwarel with in? tense interest and pleasure to the ne^xt meeting which will be held .n the Episcopal Church on April 13, 190S. W. S. Coppleston, proprietor of a well known d>e house In Charleston, is dead at his home in that city at the age of 43 years. BASEBALL NOTES. Danville, Va., wants Puck Flowers this year. Sumter players are popu? lar with managers who are trying to get together a winning team for 190S. ? t ? It is probable that Sumter Will have several new men on the team this year to till the gaps made in the old tcuni by last year's men being drafted to higher class league*, and by sale to towns that are willing to pay the price. SOS The .South Atlantic League season opens April 4 and closes August 21. w m m Columbia is said to want Rich? ardson and McLaurin, Greenville claims to have signed Tribble and Stephens and has strings out for Ham, Danville hopes to get Flowers, Nor? folk has recalled Dingle and several other members of the pennant win? ning team are reported to be wanted by other teams. ? ? ? The baseball park will be given a thorough overhauling before the sea? son opans about May 20th. 9 9 0 Ambitious young players who want to work for a reputation as a stepping stone to the big leagues will find the Sur.Uer team the best possi? ble training school. 9 9 9 Officers of the Orangeburg Baseball Association say that there is no truth In the report that Carltcn Buesse will leave Orangeburg to manage the Spartanburg team this season. ? ? ? There is no hurry about adopting a schedule but the directors of the State League will be called to meet about March 1st for that purpose. ? s ? The team that gets Lindsay this year will have a short stop whose su? perior in that position is hard to find and ait all round player. He runs bases well and is above the average as a batter. The fans hope to see him in a Sumter uniform again this season, but he is most too good to stay in a Class D league when managers are scouring the country for high class players of proven ability. KILLS CATARRH GERMS. Sufferers Will tie Inteiested In Special Oder < f J. 1*. W. DcLorme. _ The unitsual offer made by J. F. W De Lor ma to refund the purchase price of Hyomei to any person it fails to benefit, shows his confidence in the remedy, and should dispel all doubts as to its curative powers. You do not risk a cent in testing the healing vir? tues of Hyomei. for J. F. W. DeLorme takes all the risk of Us giving satisfac? tion and leaves you to be the judge as to whether it costs you anything or not. There is no dangerous stomach drugging when Hyotr.el is used Breathed through the neat pocket in? haler that conies with every $1 outfit, its healing balsams destroy all gernu 2vcn in the most remote air cells and Quick recovery follows. If you svft< r from offensive breath, raifing of hlUOUd, sneezing fils, husk} voice, discharge Irom the noso, drop? pings from the throat, or any other | katarrhal symptoms, begin the use of Hyomei. 1-21&23&W Negro Mischief Makers. (From the Hartford Courant.) The men whom the negroes of this country have most to deal nowadays, arc not the Tillmans and Vardamana, but the professional agitators of th.dr own race and color. Some of these, we notice?Trotter, the Boston negro editor, and two or three kindred spir? its-?have now planned a national ne? gro conference at Philadelphia. April I, to make "demands" upon the politi? cal parties, u hose national conven? tions will assemble.a few months later In their call they speak of the Roose? velt administration as a"c7.arocratie regime/1 and say that !t has assumed a "notoriously hostile attidude towards citizens of color." The less the sen? sible, Industrial negros have to do with these mischief-makers and their conference, the better for them. The Reward of Altruism. Smith, the railroad agent at a sub? urban station In a western city, saved j the life of a diglnified gentlemen wait? ing for a train by pulling him from in front of a through train on an? ther track. The dignified gentleman lost all his dignity for the moment and was much confused, but not so much as to forget that something was due to the agent. Following a grate? ful Impulse, he thrust his hand into his pocket, and, drawing it forth, ex? claimed: "Man, you've saved my life; here's half a dollar." "Oh, I never take payment for a thing like that," answered Smith, as he turned to attend to the duties of the moment. "But, man, you must; you saved my life. Have a cigar, anyway."?Har I per's Weekly. ALLEN EMERSON SURRENDERS.N GIVES UP TO OFFICER ON LAST S VN Ii D.W. .y lUnvard of $1,100 HM n?ei. f.rrcrod Hirn?AaAWlin. County Mau WIki iv ill. 11 Thomas Deafer Now in Penitentiary. Columbia. Jan. 21.?To forfeit one'* freedom for life i:? an extreme pt na! hi pay f< r friendship. Allen Emerson, convicted murderer, refugee from justice, with a standing reward U $1,100 for his capture dead or alive, ^ gave himself up to the authorities of*e Anderson county and yesterday don? ned the garb of a convict at the South Carolina ponit ntiary. He was in hid? ing for five months and up to the very minute that he walked out into the middle of the lone public road in the southern part of Anderson county^ last Saturday night and revealed him? self to an officer of the law his where? abouts were a mystery to the autho? rities. He had walked for three days, coming from down in Georgia with a firm determination to give himself up and be taken to the penitentiary f"r^| life?all because of his friendship for " a certain man. Nothing less than this, he thought, could possibly set his friend right with the people. Emerson was delivered to the peni? tentiary authorities yesterday after? noon at 4.30 o'clock by Sheriff GreenJ| of Anderson county. Emerson was shaved and got the regulation hair cut and a brand new suit of stripes and was registered in the entry book as No. 17629. After bein** weighWi and measured arv a amoral Inventory registered Emerson sat down and told M the reporter his story. It was a sad^ recital: pathetic deeply impressive. He didn't tell It without tears In his eyes nor without a tremble to hi* voice, tut what In said was not with attempt to be dramatic. More Developments in Alleged Scheme to Destroy Fleet. Rio Jcnciro, Jan. 20.?There were further developments today, accord? ing to the iocal police, to the efforts^ being made to unearth the persons v responsible for the alleged plot tr? destroy part of the American fleet now In this harbor. Several arrests have been made. A band, which Is supopsed to have organized te plot, is made up of for-jit eignere. It presumably Is composed of five Italinns, one Canadian and two Geimans. John Fedher is one of the Germans. Three of the Italians have_ boon arrested here, and it is believed that the other members of the band have been taken into custody at Sao^fe Paulo. The members of the band counted on the assistance of a Spaniard nam? ed Rochero. who has lived in this city for a long time. A year ago, however* this man went insane and since then he has been shut up in a sanitarium ^ it Montovido. H A GARDEN OF EDEN. Royue River Section of Oregon Pro- . dttces Wonderful Fruit Hint Com? mands Rig Prices. Portland, Ore.. Jan. 17.?Alter ^ marketing the most profitable fruit crop ever produced in the State. Rogue River growers have begun the planting of apple, pear and peach trees on a scale that will double the crop of thli section. The record breaking prices paid in Eastern mar- 4i kets: for Oregon fruit is responsible for the planting of 7,000 acres with half a million trees this winter. Only 2,Bt'0 acres of new orchards were set out last year. Of the estimated total of new trees, 225,000 ar*? pear 17 5,000 apple, and J 100,000 peach trees. At the U-aring stage these trees in one season would produce a crop worth $3,000.000, if th.? growers received only $1 a nushel, which is far bele?w the prevailing prieres for Oregon fruit. By keeping . up the reputation of its output to the ^ highest mark the apples and pears grown In the Itogue River section now command the highest prices In home and foreign mark it>. DIRECT UPOH STOMACH. Possibility of Administering Locel 4 Treatment to That Organ. After a series of experiments cover? ing a period of many vears, a well known spectalfet "'n stomach disorders discovered that to administer local treatment to the rtomach was a pos? sibility. As a result of his study of the dis? eases of digestion and nutrition, ht prepared a prescription called Mt-o na stomach tablets that act directly upon the stomach and bowels. In? creasing their strength and power t> digest whatever food is eaten. Headache, giddiness, palpitations, heartburn, sleeplessness, flatulence, bad taste In the mouth, irritability, drowsiness, coated tongue and full feeling after eating are results of In? digestion and cun-d by Mi-o-na. J. F. W. DeLorme gives a guarantee with every 50-cent box to refund the money if the remedy does not do all that Is claimed for it. 1-22&24&W