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II ENTROSIASTSC MEETING. HHJl'N AO AI X ST "WHEAT WHITE PI.AOUE." 1mb Meet hilf Itritt In (null Heu-o ITsusrr Aasplec* of the l>ep*rti?w?i.t SS* Health of South 1 aroMna Frdcr utfcm of Wunien ? Clubs. The ma?t* mooting held at the cojrt noti**> Monday night under the an** rs of the department of health of South Carolina Federation of ?men * Cluha was attended ?>y about hundred people, both while and and the great fight against eloett woe regun In a very en-> tie and e&rncwt manner. Mrs. H. W. Brail, chairman of the eve department for the State of >uth Carolina. preMdod and ?tated object of the meeting and the werk that the federation pro to undertake In dealing with grant white plague." Her ad was very Impressive and the enjoyed the clear end con saanner tn which she spoke on a ?f such vital Importance, talks en the work and it* Im use were made by the following: B. Boyle. Mr. H. I. Man Miss Antonia Gibson, city nurse. Sr. B. m\ Booth. *<ev. C. C. Frown, D. ?>.. Bsv. J. P. Marion, Mrs. Alva i. and si tso by Dr. C. W. Btr Dr. C. W. Maxwell, the color *-ejd physicians. As te the plan of the work and **Ba beet mean* of raising funds short dntbs ware made by Mr. Neill O Don [mm% Ounty Bupenrlor W. H. Seale. De. Cksx W. Dick. Postmaster Qeo. D. JBsrre end City Clerk and Treasurer ? CL M. Hurst. Much good should rest!It from the end a great movement has dottbt been launched In a very beet manner. U A a KX1EHTUN3HENT. to Give Pleasant En Ahnst Feb. tV-THe Main D. A. R/s are busy arranging an entertainmont to he given Feb. ltd. Rehearsal9 are al? ia progress and something fresh delightful may be expected. The features of the occasion will be by small children. Goose Piay." small children. Leboy. as "Mother Ooose." **0bJutrfly Drill." by Isrgsr girls, and W*ejMody on "Bextotte" from ? Floro m$t*r TOO MVCH FOR CANNON of Hefner 10 Let FnreMrry Hill Come to a Vote. \_ Washington. Jah. 29.?It was learn I tonight that ftpeaker Cannon has In on the Appalachian Park bill "SBM that bo Informed Representative JMfcsn today that he would no longer out against Its patuage and would let H rome to a vote. The reason assigned by the speaker der not opposing the bill further Is Mbit the combination of Intinstsin the BJsw England States and the South urns too strong . ft Is a signal victory for Rcpicse.it SftKe Lever. GOGH A FT EH %ie?ICMs. Il.turnrt Does Us Work In Cur* . In DsBUtTi natural way of curing disease always the scientific way, and tin tlfte way of curing catarrh Is the te way. with Hyomcl. Catarrh is a germ disease and can %S eur-* I only by u?ring Hvorncl. the BKntimm*. that reach"s and devtrcyi catarrh at germ*. Br*ath#*d through the neat pocket that comes with every outfit, Hyoniel medication reach*? tb > remote air cell* of th\c tios*\ ylng them ano peventlng their sat ?nd ?unge, k? ing after tho ca germs wherever present, de? h. thu* curing the dlnec.se. J. F. W. DCLorme sells Hyomcl un m a gnssrsntee tc refund the mone> It doe* not give satlafactlon. Be* ? Its u?e it once. The co*t of a gdete < o tu is only $1. jiddjtdrw This May Interest You. ?Not one Is Immune from kidney sable, co just remember that Fo ?e Kidney Cure will ?top the lrr?-g' BBMrttfteu and cure any case of kidney sued bladder trouble that Is not b.* fseid th-> rer.ch of medicine. filbert's' Store. police of Col tmhla made SO sr ?atarday. The Jumping Off I'lm o ?"Con-mmptlon hsd me in it* grasp, sod I hoi iitnio*t rt ached the jumping sdf place whon I wan advised to try Bhr. King's New I?l?-eo\erv; :m<1 I wunt *? say rlaht now. It *aved my life. Improvisiert began with the first tattle, and after taking one d sen bottles I was a well and hnppy man again " keys Oeorge Moore, of Orlme?. mm A. N. C. As a remedy for coughs colds sr.d healer of weak, sore i and for preventing pneumonl* _ Discovery Is supreme. 60c. and Bt nt dlborfs Drug Store. Trial hot mm free. . . <+ > si?-? ? FI I IK CHIEF'S MONUMENT. About $1. 000 To He SjmmU For Suit? able Memorial To Lute C hief W. 8. Graham. - The movement lo erect a monu? ment to the memory of Fire Chiot' Graham, who lost hlo life in thoxdis nutrous flre on S. Hurvin street about a ycu ago, is progressing well. A beut $1.000 will be spent for this tribute to the late chief's rmm>?iy, nubsertb.d b;' the citizens and fire nun of Sumter. Of this sum $500 was donated by Delgar No. 3, i.1 squad, of which Mr. Graham was foreman for so many years. When ?this famous fire squad went out of business several months ego. the squad offered its horses and wagon to city council for a stipulated sum with the understanding that $!0'J would bo appropriated towarls this mcnumont to tin* former loreman and chief. The citizens of Sumter have contributed about $500 and it Is not at all unlikely that more wlil be donated. The death of Firo Chief Qrsham was one of the suddest trag? edies ever occurlng in Sumter. He was for years'an enthusiastic flreman, fon man and chief. He was one of tho most deservedly popular voung men of this city. Williamson Corn Growing We have been asked to give the Williamson method for planting corn. This Is the Kystom which has revolu? tionise,; corn growing In the South and br night wonderful possibilities toefor* the farmers, Thi directions have been repeatedly published throughcut the Siuth, but there are ><l hun ireds and thousands of farm?"' era who do not know about it. In the directions given the use of fertig '???er Is on a v? ry liberal plan, hut the groat increase in yield makes it easily printable and consequently there 1? no reason why it should not te followed. i In thes days of labor scarcity (hart Is nc use in working six or ten acres', cf land to secure what can be grown on one acre. Especially Is th's true ' when the same amount of fertilizer thut is us' d on one acre will be ap? plied to the six acres. Because a farmer has Idle land th?r-3 is no roa? st n why he should cultivate it at a loss just to say he has so many acr<ss under*euli?vaiion. This will soon he a tbng of the past, Just as >th< r old ttvnga have p.o?>ed' r way. ltrook your land deon and if day It i.i harrow ll well. Ij?y off your rows five feet wide and pojil in thv water furrow. f\>. not im any fenilhwr at time of plantirc. \ Plant your corn thick?from 4 to , 12 Inches according to the strength ' cf your reft-aul according it the1 amount of fertilizer you prcp?*se tu i te around vour corn as a side ap ? pueath n. Ti moke a large yield you must have the nuinh?r of stalks per acre to give you tho required num? ber of <ar*. 9 You oan uHlvnte this c >rr. as Ittita jou, ?Ith wc i dei. harrow cvUlvalor <v with sc >oter and scrape. Iv"a would plow it twice a id thin und ho.* once. You can he guide! by the con? dition of tho corn and your supply of labor. At third pi -wing, from June j ISch to July llth, when your cam thows sign* of preparing to taw! and to make Its sheet take 200 pounds (titon seed tr.enl.200 pounds acid phosphate and 4d'? pounds G? rman Kaimt n.'x mud put 10i> p >vnds on { each tide of this corn, following with vour .|m?w to mix it In the soil and t3 cow? it. If you prof *r uee 800 pc i.nds cf ftgdjj mixed fertilizer You can \ary this amount to suit y.iur wl*hcs. Put to get an>th'rg like a fair yield, plant thick, wc w? uld Merer use . thon 6od pound*}, rt?t your corn * rther apatt in drill say 1?'? to ?4 inches. 'J For last working put in 100* lbs. nltate of scda on or.e side. Sow your reas, snd tuMvfcte \ery shallow so ns not to break your corn roots. Many a crop !s dombgtd by deep plowing when corn nr. at this stage but never by stlri 'tig the soil shall ?w. By f ?I itwlug this me?hod you sou make from 40 to 100 bushels per acre, last according to y<n-r proficiency in car lying the details, The value i?f the plan lies in three things: 1. In breaking p ur land di?r. nr.d in pihfttlng In the water furrow so as to resist drotnh; 2, In r in? the V rn thick and ihu? having the required number of ears, and 3 In i Utting the fertl' r.er in abundance at t..e Hum the stall's be? gin their effort to produce the "ar? thus the full fort? of thr pfeift f>od In put into the ears and Is n >t wasted in growing stalk. nor has it been leached away. |u other words, you feeo the stalk at earing time, and >ou g? t the greatest eoaalbU ?mount r-f con by so doing The higher the grade rf fertilizer the morn soluhU j 1?. Is?the better y??ur results ?The trouble with most eon gh rem? edlee Is that they constipate. Kenne? dy'.* Laxative Cough Syrup acts gently hut promptly on the bowels and at the same time It stops the cough by soothing the throat and lung Irrita? tion. Children like it. Sold by all druggists. ADVISED TO HOLD COTTON. Mr. Wocxlley Estimates Crop at Less Than 11.000.0(H) Holes Repent* HI* Former Counsels. To UtO Editor Of the State: On Dec. 10 las', and again on the 28rd. I gave out BORIS figures for publication estimating tin* cotton erop of 190" to be less than 11,000. 000 haloa As i hove ???en nothing ?tnoe that time to cause me to change my views in tho matter and basing my estimate on the figure* given below, which are taken from the bureau of the census (bulletin 761 1 now estimate the total cotton crop of 1907 to be 10,320226 bales ex? clusive, of Unters: m m ?a m S5 i o I ?op p c-i ?*? o a-1-3 co ? co ? a v? -o B ? ? 35 o Q i I *? a. -? n epos CO 00 ? Q 2 os co to Qo! ^ ? oo as s* op. c-i15 W ? ? M tc. D g* it H Bjojepfi' ?? 00 ?** CO * 5 sl & vi co SB ? a *4 ep fid f- fcu ? Q> 2 a 55 S ? _ o Ton will see from the above table that the largest crop on record was produced In 1904, when there reman? ed to be ginned of that crop after Jan. 16, 5.1 per cent, or 683,737 bales, which, if added to the amount to Jan., 16 this year, would indicate a total corp of only 11,021,343 bales, but we cannot compare.with the crop of 1904 for there were ginned 12,767,600 to Jan. 16 oX that.year, compared with [ 10,337,606 or 2,429,994 bales less gin- j ned to same dato of this year. And it; is reasonable to suppose that a large crop, like that of 1904, male more top crop and could not be gathered as fast and picking completed as\ early as would bo the case with a small crop. | The nearest comparison that we oan<| make is with the crop of j905, gsl there w? vc -ginned to Jan. 16 of that i! year only 347,971 bates loss than to!| . same date of this year. And as there I remained to oo ginned uf that crop igCjer Jar., 16. 4.8 per cent, or 505,471 ;j added to 10.JC7,060 already ginned i this year, would indicate a t??al crop ; 'of 10,843,077 bales. But by the law] of av?rages for the lafl four years 1903 and 1906 Inclusive, no report tak ?n in 1902, we find that there remained to be ginned after Jan. 16. an aveci I ogo of 4.9 pe r cent of 582.660 hales. And should there remain the same av? erage amount to be ginned after Jan. I 16 this year, added to 10,337,606 al? ready ginned to Jan. 16. we will make a total crop of 10,920.266 bales, ex ? elusive, of linters. There were ginned 322,06 4 bales of , Unters in 1906. x j There were ginned 230,4 97 bales of , linters in 1905. I Thore were ginned 245,937 bales of linters in 1904. I Thre? were ginned 195.752 bales of linters in 1903. j There were ginned 196,223 bales of ? inters in 1902 I Farmers, I advised you in my letter I cf Dec.23, to hold your cotton. I now '? think this good advice and see no I reason to change my views. J. M. Woodley. Dalzell, S. C , Jan. 27, 1908. Keeping Open House. * Everybody is we lcome when we fcei good; and we feel that way only when our digestive organs are work? ing properly. Dr. King's New Life Pills regulato tho action of stomach, liver and bowels so perfectly 'one can't help feeling good when he uses iheso pills 25c. at Sibert's Drug Store. Capt. L. E. Parier, a well known citizen of St. George, Is dead at his home. He was a Confederate veter? an. ?King's Little Liver Pills wake up lazy livers, clean the system and clear the skin. Try them for bilious? ness and sick head ache. Price 25c. Sold by Btbert Drug Co. 12-l-3m John Smith Shot and Killed his Wife at Clinton. It is said that Smith was under the influence of cocaine, \ einhhorlinod favorite. ?Mrs. E. 1). Charles, of Harbor. Me, : peaking of Electric Hitters, says: "It I? a neighborhood favorite here with u.s." it deserves to la- a favorite ev? erywhere, It gives quick relit f |n dyspepsia, liver c unplalnt, kidney de? raiigement, malnutrition, nervousness, i weakness and general debility. Its I action on the bio.ni, as a thorough pu j ritier. makes it especially useful as n , spring medicine. This grand alter? ative tonle Is sold und?r guarantee at I ilhelt'l Drug Store. 60c. WINDY BILL. A Well Known Citizen ill .Many Towns Whom Von May Have Hut. Do you Know Windy Bill? You do not have to live ir New , fork. Chicago or Kan Francisco lo be? come acquaint ": with the airy gen* ; tie man. Every town has a tVlndy i liiil, and the smaller the town. the more wimiy nie Pill, Wmdy Ldii is never a native and to ihe manor born. Ho is always u mar who has traveled far and wide?very Car and very wid? ? and he has lived long enough In this Wicked and unvo j racious world to know thai it requires a VOry cut-,' lie to puss current fori ?truth, But Bill is an artist in lying, or thinks he is, which QOUies to the \ srme thing in hin Imagination, al- J the Ugh others may not be so easilv ' hoodwinked. Bill is either a monu? mental ltari with an enlarged concep? tion of the gullibility of the average street corner convocation, or a patri? arch whose longevity makes Methuse? lah's nine hundred and odd years look like thirty cents. If you keep tab on Bill's line of talk you will ar ilve at the conclusion that he -started living B. C. and has lived at least five years In each and every town of any si/.e or notoriety from Ninevah to Oklahoma City. According lu L'ill he has had a fln ger In every pie that was ever com? pounded and he can tell you the In? side facts of every great event in the world's history from the launching of Noah's ark to the beginning of fighting Hob Evans' cruise to the Pa? cific. He knows more about Alexan? der's conquest of Asia than Alex, ever knew and If you whisper the name of Alexander or say Asia in a casual wry he will toll you nil about it in the strictest confidence. He drew the working plans by which Romulus built the walls of Rome. He built the beats Julius Caesar used to trans? port hU legions when he invaded Brit? ain. He whispered Into the car of Christopher Columbus the secret of the rotundity of the ear*th and piloted the Santa Maria tc a safe haven lit San Salvador. He helped Washington cross the Delaware, discovered V?ld in California, advired Lincoln to free the slaves, charged with Teddy up Son Juan Hill and is now directing the work on the Panama canal?sub rosa. Despite hl3 B. C. achievements Bill is still an active Mid very busy body and takes an officious part in ail pub- ; He affairs. He speaks out In every public meeting and is never at c loss for wcrds an I ad dee drawn from ids iihaginary experience. He knows all about it, from Brnhmiui-mi to Chris? tian ?dtonet or the first Olympiad to lost year's, bus. eb .ill recoid. Windy Till is a great o\d hoy and what ? he I don't know was bun out of th. blue- ' back speller when Bill started t ? school |n the fall of tr.'.o B. c. Bill can plan a suspension bridge, n r>ky*acrnpcr or, a Sunday echoed picnic; v,e can run a 1 jcomot ivo, an automo b..c ari l a newspaper; he is the prop? er man to manage a city, a ha sehn 11 team or an old maids* convention. Bill is the proper ?tult every mipnte or' the day?he says. Do you :-r?ow Windy BlUTi ?DeWittv. Carbcllsed witch Hasel Salve is; the best for cuts, burns, boils, bruises and scratches. It Is especially good for piles. Sold by all druggists. The annual meeting of the South Carolina Live Stock Association will be held In Columbia, February 6 and 7. Bnjfertng and Dollars Bavert. **E. S. Loner, of Marilla, N. Y., says "I am a carpenter and have had many severe cuts hoalel by Eucklen's Arni? ca Salve. It has saved me suffer? ing and de>llars. It Is by far the best healing salvo I have ever found." Heals burns, s^rcs ulcers, fever sores, eczema and piles. 2Co. at Sl bert's Drug Store. George Kirkland was shot !r tha chin by Police Officer Brltt, of Bam well. It is said Brltt was forced to shoot Kirieiand. Ask Yourself the Question. ?Why not use Chamberlain's Pain Balm when you have rheumatism ? Wc feel sure that the result will he prompt and satisfactory. One appli? cation relieves the pain, and many have be*n permanently cured by Its use. 26 and 50 cent size. For sale by all druggist** -e? Yon might as well try to get to Eu? rope on a treatise on navigation, as to get to heaven on a system of the? ology. *At times when you don't feel lust right, when you have a bail stomach, take something right away that will assist digestion;4 not something that gill stimulate for a time but ome Ihlng that will positively do i..e v ry work that the stomach, performs un der ordinary and normal conditions, something that Will make the food di? gest. To do this you must take a natural dlgcfftant like Kodol for dvs pepbla Kodoi is a scientific prepara? tion of vegetable acids with natural dlgt sta.nt ; and contains the same Juices found In a healthy stomach Bach dose will digest more rnan 'i - 000 grains of food. It is sun- to af? ford prompt relief! it digests what you eat and Is pleasant to take. Sohl I by all druggists. ^Vegetable Preparation for As? similating the Food and Regula ling the StomaLhs and Dowels of 1Ntt\NiS /( HILI)KKX iTtMnotesTHgcstion.Checiful ness and Rest.Contains neither Optum/Morphine nor Mineral. Not Narcotic. ]\unpJcm Scetl Alx.Senna * JfrnkUUtlh Anist Sceti * Ihmtrmint , mCaH>mtmkS?dm* fkrmSmd a perfect Remedy for Cons lipa lion. Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsio ns Jeverish aess and Loss of Sleep. Tac Simile Signature of NEW YORK. Alb muullis old N 1 S exact copy or wrapper. CASIORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the a Signatare of Id Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA TM* CCNTAUR COMPANY. NC? VOMK CITY. SKINNER IRON WORKS For Everything in the ?machinery line. t PLUMBING, STEAM-FITTING AND :-: ALL KINDS OF MILL AND ENGINE REPAIRING AND MILL SUPPLIES. FOtlNDRY work a SPECIALTY. -CASTINGS ALL SIZES AND PATERNS. Manufacturer of the Famous SKINNER Portable SteeJP Cages for Chain Gangs. -.- * Edgar Skinner. PHONE 141. SUMTFR. S. C. * - ? pi ; T^v; , ... urn Mr r&r, wcwcAaaarwaslr. Have a Happy New Year With s the Happy Plucky Pixies. "Here's"to 11)08, may it be the happiest year of your life go far" the New Year toast of the Plucky Piaies to you. :: :: Ht You can start the year right by resolving to bay at our store. We will ' not disappoint yon. Our goods were bought for people wita a wealth of good taste, but not necessarily so in money. Consequently our at? tractive prices and liberal terms : To be happy, tade with tis. Try it and see. : : : : Carolina Hardware Comp'y. N. G. OSTEEN, JR., Dentist. 18 West Liberty Street - - - - TJp Stairs. Honrs:-8.30 to 1-P. M?2 to 6. Office Phone?JS o. 30 - - - House Phone 382. FirePotection Cheap -o When once your buildings are painted with GIBRALTAR PAINTS, (in ALL COLORS ) Great protection id afforded from fire as tested here Oct. 26th by a house set on tire that had been painted intdde and out with these wonderful h*re-resisting materials. Hundreds were witness to this tost of lire Reside affording greater protection owing to its fire-resisting qmlities, Gibraltar Paint is more durable than any other paint as it resists the sun heat and wears longer. Best thing made for painting single, tin andiron. W hy not use Gibraltar Taint when fire-resisting, reasonable in pric3 an more durable that otkeri ? -FOR SALE BY Durant Hardware Company, 10-28? 3m SUMTER, S. C.