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' uWi MEAT Ml MUOJONB ARB TRYING TO Cil'KKS HI8 OBJECT. _ v m Thssngttt That if TaR Doe* Not Rm on the First Ballot Roosevelt Wss Msssssede the Convention. the From the Bute. Washington. May t ? One Mr/ T. Roosevelt, the moot sudscious as ones of American politics. Is which has yet appeared upon Rene of American do lit Ich, Is patytng his head Just st present with . Iha eaaae vtstt,vvigor, and personal en Jeysaent with which he has ever play eel the fasse In which hs has sat now eaaehisly since he left Harvard re es a hoy. And. ss hes always the ease, all those seve those 1, ho has hy one Used, ead several mil Ihres el thess. ere guessing what he a fee;. For that he w after some ter see owe personal f lory end t It to oary e emell of hfc dapee which ques It Is e safe conjecture. Judging hy saw sent! menu sapresaed here essjguag holh Democrats and Bepubll eea* both friends end foot, that tWe te saareely e man la Weshlng Paa wast deep down la him conscious >JW>?> *>ehi absolute co ?fide nee thst M9Mmm wonderful T. B. Is not seeking ; aesRher terss ee president end that alt hie vernal expressions end hie f manlpelatton of federal pa oatwsrdly la the asms of TOjft for the presidency Is really for gjTnfVe eomlaatloa ead not ale own. ?m Not a few tadeed think that Taft erf*, really he nominated, eot because Mrs preeeeaat has beea slncsrsly wish* tag It bat because^ for on< e la his Ufa the bej wire-puller let the sttua i Row get eat from under his control. Jfeey tale* that Mr. Rooee/elt. with gpWb4 asusl clstrvoyeecc. as ? in ths eagtaeliig that Toft fn Ohio wee an a spjespsslsattty, ee In very truth he sp *( paare to be. and that tale being seen la; bhe Republican leaders by ths ttaaa the convention meets they will eRg Parese] to drop him. Meantime. Vi 'O/hole Repobllcaa machinery as as the eeatissent m the tarty try. having Taft, has aeon upon aay other, f Le? there Is a one bat are those hero end throughout the country, (heir Mass bctag sohosd here, who Hi beifeve that thje R the way It ill pea out M at m Paet s~er*ly eeiuoaed st gR aow that If Taft lei ot nomtneteg oa the tap! ballot, Roosevelt will he the nominee ^hRsj wRp do got beawve, fr at ere rat that ration stsmpsds gUw has almsst superhasaen fere* -eghji, go gat new deny that "Tpft or' ? Ig tear laevtUbU eoacroslon of the asFs^eef esatter, ead eot saaay hsre iLsmgaj realty taiak that If Boossveit te aasgeeaeaU he will decline. Rat, set the other head, the belief topos? gioirau thoagh act by any < PJllaa anas law as. that whether Mr. . Mani'inlt wests It or not ead wheth? er ho has beea eafeulating otherwise ?g> got Hr. TaR win be nomlnetsd ask the ?est ballot la the Bepubii gag oom sells ? R takes but e bare geeJigR) te nominate, differing in palp reegeet from the Democratic ( eaaeeatiea whore a two-thirds vote m ^fgagJii There win be llf dele* e^peep in the Republican convention. To got the nomination Taft must havs 4tl votes. Ths Nsw York Herald1? Washington bureau, which is mors aearly reliable thee sny other su gaoillj In ths country, givea Taft up to this time s "probable" rote of egTI, with 120 others marked "Boose ^holt'f apparent strength." The Tsft bureau here gives all sorts of things. ? casJromg all torts of things, aome absurd and some not. some true snd soeae wholly without foundation ex ? ?opt In ths wishes of ths boosters Ppad ths policy to deceive the public oad make a pre-convsntlon stampede Taft Their figures cannot be re? lied upon et all. snd as several news? papers sre In the hnblt of publishing figures without question, it csn thst they might succeed In AtdW stampede. Anyway. Taft has ^% g a long lead shssd of sny other ?0 ididate that the other* hsve prac ci ally given up their personal fight delsgatss for themselves and havs tod 'or ths purpose of preventing instructions after the manner of the gJ|ohn?on boomers In th* Democratic party. In ths hops that somsthlng might happen shout convention time, a dead-lock, for Instance The "slllss." as those who hsve gone Into the snti-Tsft coalition sre called, have a bureau here In charge -^p0 Mr. K B. Johns, an Ohio newspa ?per man, Who devotes himself In the mal.) to the very arduous work of correcting the felse figures snd to counteract the false Impressions ss to ths dslegats situation put out by ths Taft bursaua here snd through payut ths country In other words. Kohns Is the representstlve of a sort of en sntl-Tsft boom. Row. ths particular game Mr. Roosevelt Is playing at this time in order to strengthen his hold upon the pooular Imagination Is none less than to make urgent demands upon congress for certain measures which tha Democrats have been fighting for and which, by the Williams tactics of constantly nagging at the Republi? cans In the house, the house Demo? crats have made then.selves the chief exponents of. Roosevelt is not so particular as to whether these meas? ures paas, but by sending message after measage to congress he spars for position and every time he makes a move he puts the Republican lead? ers in the house who really do not want to pas* these reform measures deeper and deeper into a hole. Many Republican members who have been allowing themselves to be led blindly by their bosses. Cannon, Payne and Dalsell. are at last beginning to real? ise that when they go back to their peopl* In the coming campaign they must have some better excuse to give for their dereliction than that the speaker, and the speaker's two lieutenants, would not let them vote on the meaures which the people want. And they are getting uneasy about It, uneasy enough to get up a petition for a caucus, in which caucus they will make an organised demand that their bosses let them have a chance to make a showing before their constituents Already, therefore, Mr. Roosevelt has brought some re? sults, for he has made It i ppear at least to his hoot of dupes throughout the country that he is the one man in the party to whom they can look for reforms. /Where is somebody else who would drive the Republican members Into doing what ths people want? The answer la plain: Nobody, anlese he be a Democrat It again ap? pears, as the brilliant Carmack of Tennessee declared on the floor ?' of the senate near the ?lose of hjs Illus? trious career In that body, "You must nominate Theodore Roosevelt or give os book our platfcrm." Mr. T. R. knows a thing or two about the situation. \ Zach McOhee. Hk - DECLARES THAW INSANE. Acting Superintendent of Mmttenwaa Denies Allegation of/Harry's Law? yer, j f Poughkeepsls. N. Y., "May 5.?Dr. Amos T. Baker, acting superinten? dent of the Matteawan State Hospital tn hie return today to the writ of aalieae corpus obalned by counsel for Harry K.v Thaw, denied the allega? tion in the petition of counsel that Thaw is now sane, and alleges on contrary that Thaw is insane. Dr. Baiter hag had Thaw under obser? vation during his confinement In Mat teawn following the trial for the clay? ing of Stanford White. Itfstrlct Attorney Mack, of Duchess County informed the Associated PreaV tonight that he had been advised by J office Morse ha user that the number of ixpsrt witnesses to he called would he limited to five on each aide. Justice Morschauser's decision to Malt the number of expert witnesses on each side is taken as an Indica? tion of hie Intention to have the Thaw proceedings, when they are resumed here next Monday, conducted expedl tlo utly and without extravagant ex? penditures of the public money. -:- v Personal. If any person suspects that their kidneys are deranged they should take, Foley's Kidney Remedy at once ami not risk, having Blight's disease or diabetes. Delay gives the disease a ?tr >ng*r foothold and you should not delay taking Foley's Kidney Remedy. Sibert's Drug Store. SOLD COTTON FOR NINE CENTS. Farmers of Summerton Became Weary uf Holding. Summerton. May 5.?Some of the farmers here who have been holding cotton, becoming weary of the wait for higher prices, sold about 136 bales a few days ago at 9 cents. For most of this cotton they could have realised 11 or 12 cents some time back. Valued Same as Gold. ? B. G. Ste%art. a merchant of Ce? de r View, Miss, says: "I tell my cus? tomers when they buy a box of Dr. K ng's New Life Pills they get the worth of that much gold In weight. 1*. afllcted with consumption, malaria or biliousness." Sold under guarantee at Sibert's Drug Store. 25c. In every clime Its fame is heard, Its name has spread from sea to sea. But not guprlsed If In any other world You're made to take Rooky Moun 1 tain Tea. (liegln now. Sibert's Drug Store. ManZan Pile Remedy, price 50c. Is guaranteed. Put up ready to use. One application prompt relief to any form o* piles. Soothes and heals. Sold by 8 berts Drug Store. Your stomach churns and digests the food you eat: If foul, torpid, o out of order, your whole system suf? fers from blood poison. Holilsters I I>eky Mountain Tea ke? ps the x .?mach in perfect condition, making you well and happy. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. Sibert's Drug Store. Don't attempt to forge ahead by forging another person's name. THE FARMERS' jfBIEtiOS. DISTINGt ISI1IID MEN WHO WEHE II EHE LAST Fill DAY. Brief Sketches of Secretary Wilson. Hon. C'harlr* S. Scott and Dr. B. T. Galloway, Who Acoonii>aiilcd Mr. LcWer to Sumtcr. Congressman A. F. Lever, to whom Sumter owes the visit of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, Hon. Charles S. Scott and Dr. B. T. Galloway referred to these genjtlemen as follows in an Interview which he gave the press on Monday: , "Secretary Wilson has spent a large part of this long and distinguished life in a study of agricultural condi? tions, in Its broad and comprehensive sense. In his efforts to make farm life prosperous and happy, through the instrumentality of the great de? partment over which he presides, he has been eminently successful. He is regarded everywhere as a man of wide information and of unusual amount of practical' sense. As a member of the committee son agri? culture, I have been thrown Jn inti? mate contact with him, and have had occasion to discuss agricultural conditions with him, In the South many, many times. He recogAizes the almost unlimited possibilities that we have for successful agriculture and Is deeply Interested in our efffcrts to supplant the old Idea of farming with the more modern and practical one. He Is! a strong believer In diversifi? cation and general husbandry as the true basis of real successful agricul? ture in the South. To all of our in? terests I have found him sympathetic and willing to use his great depart? ment in their behalf. I am sure that the greet crowd, which I know will greet him at Sumter, will be pleased with his straightforward manly way of expressing himself and with his v'v dent sincerity toward the agricul? ture of the South. "Congressmen Scott, of Kansas, is chairman of the agricultural commit? tee of'the House, through which the appropriations for the Department of Agriculture are made. Mr. Scott (has had e long service In Congress, and has for many years been a member of the agricultural committee, which has given an opportunity to accu? mulate a large fund of Information with respect to the agriculture of the entire country. In my service with him on the committee I have found him at all times very favorable to all propositions looking to the advance? ment of the South'* interest I do not think that I have ever made an effort for the South In the committee, where the real work Is done, that did not have the support of my good friend Scott It Is a great pleasure to me that he is to meet the people of my district and State that he may have^ a better Idea of the wants and the problems touching their agricul? ture. It puts him In better position to deal with the problems that come before our committee, and I am sure that he will become even more liberal In his views toward them. "Dr. Galloway is the chief of the bureau of plant industry and is, in many respects, the ablest man In the Department of Agriculture. He has grown up with the department, (hav? ing been connected with It over 20 years. As a scientist I do not think that he has an equal, and he Is in addition to that, an executive of very great ability. He has immediate charge <V the work in the South. His bureau Handles the matter of plant breeding. It supports the tea farm at Plnehurst and has made It a com? mercial success. He is in charge of the drug farm in Florence county and Is making It a success. He intro? duced upon the rice lands of the lower part of the State the Japanese rush from which the ca-called Jap? anese matting is made, and he ex? presses himself as hopeful for the success of this Industry and it was his bureau that developed the long staple cotton at Columbia, and has found a cotton resistant to wilt pre? valent in several counties of the Stute. He Is in charge of the farm demonstrative work under the im? mediate direction of Dr. Knapp. These are a few of the lines recently in? augurated by him In South Carolina, and his visit Is for the purpose of coming into direct contact with the full operations. He will visit the various establishments of the De? partment in the State while on this trip. "These are the men that I am bringing to Sumter to talk to the farmers of South Carolina. That this visit is to be of great benefit to the State I have no doubt, and that every farmer who attends will be re pa'd is equally no matter of doubt with me. I hope to see a largo audi? ence Of practical. Intelligent, progres? sive farmers from every section of the State. The Interest that this visit hai aroused Is very gratifying to me, and Is an evidence of the reawaken? ing <d our people along agricultural lines.*1 Advertise your wants and stoi wondering how you are going to gel the thing you so much desire "^'v PRESS ASSCX'IATIOX MEETING. New.s|wpcr Men of the State to Have a Bully lime at Gaffney. Xewberry, May 6.?President E. H. Aull of the South Carolina Press as? sociation has about completed ar? rangements for the proposed outing of three or four days into western North Carolina after the meeting of the association at Gaffney. It is pro? posed to leave Gaffney Friday morn? ing, June 19, in a special train and go via Marion, arriving at Asheville about 1 o'clock in the afternoon. ? In speaking of this trip President Aull said today: "I Understand the scenery Is some of the finest to be found anywhere in this country and all of our members know something of the scenery in and around Ashe? ville. I suppose a great many of them, like myself, may have been to other sections of the country, but have never seen the beauties of the landscape which are right at our own door and I feel that a trip of this kind will be pleasant and give our members an opoprtunity to see some of the beauties of the mountains in western North Carolina and at the same time will be restful and inex? pensive.' "Arrangements have been made with Mr. J. L. Alexander, manager of the Battery Park hotel, to entertain the party Friday night at a nominal price. Mr. Alexander writes that he is a South Carolinian himself and will take a personal Interest in giving to the South Carolina Press association the best that his establishment af? fords. "It is proposed to leave Asheville some time during the day of Satur? day, June 20th. and run over to Hen dersonville, where lunch will be serv? ed by Mr. S. F. Wheeler, proprietor of the Wheeler hotel and himself a South Carolinian. "In the afternoon of Saturday the party will be taken to Lake Toxaway, arriving ther*? about .-unset. Arrange? ments have been made with the pro? prietor of th< Toxawa) inn to enter? tain the party fn>4n Saturday evening until Monday morning 'hen we will return to Hen lersonvllle and back to Spartanburg. This rill give us two nights and all of Sunday m this beau? tiful Sapphire section of North Caro? lina and a restful Say at Toxaway inn, which over:? oki Lake Toxaway. s- "The actual ex p. nse ot the entire trip, including ch" ?rlng of the train, will be about $11 trip* will not be taken unless a manj u 50 desire to go. I would be pleaaed to know not later than th .?.ier part of May of the number who 'eslre to Join the party so arrangement! may be made for the special truln and the hotel notirV!" IMMENSE FERTILIZER SALES. No Indication of Reduction of Cot* ton Acreage, Judging From Increas? ed sale of Fertiliser. The campatgn for seduced acreage in cotton may be effective , in South Carolina, but It is apparently not re? sulting in a decreased business in fer? tilizers. The amount of fertilizer sold is usually taken as an index of the amount of cotton planted, but of course, this is not a sure index, as commercial fertilizers are used to a great extent under ther crops, and especially is the use of fertilizer large with the Willtqmson method of corn growing, which Is being put Into use generally in this state. For every ton of fertilizer sold in this State the manufacturers pay a tax of 25 cents, which produces the principal revenue of Clemson College. Last >jear, from January 1st, 1907, to December 31st, 1907, the amount of tax paid In this State was $150,983.81, representing the sale of 603,939 tons.' Up to May 1st, 1907, there was paid In the sum of $131,468.48 for the fertilizer tags. Unvalued Advice. Surgeon General Rlxey was talking about his recent statement concern? ing the harm that cigarettes do sail? ors. "Lot them defend the cigarette as they please," he said; "whenever I hear these defences I think of the sick horse and the turpentine. "Tom met Bill on the road one day. " 'Bill. I want a word with you,' he said. " 'Be quick, then," suld Bill. 'I'm in a hurry." " 'What did you give your sick horse the other day?* " 'A pint of turpentine.' "Tome hurried home and poured a pint of turpentine down the throat of his own ailing nag. which at once grew worse, and in an houjf was dead. "Then Tom, disgusted with Bill s veterinary ability, sought him out. " 'Why. Bill,' he said, 'I gave my horse a pint of turpentine and It Uli 1 - ; ed him.' j " 'go it did mine.' said BUI."? Washington Star. Not even her best friends will con? tend that Mrs. Gulntns. of Indiana. MEETING OF CLUB WOMEN. Second day of the South Carolina Fed? eration. Greenville, May 7.?The second day of the South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs was crowded with business and pleasure. At the morn? ing session several interesting ad? dresses were delivered. Mrs. Fant of Anderson, chairman of the depart? ment of forestry and civics, read a report of her work during the past year, which showed wonderful growth. Mrs. M. F. Ansel, as first chairman of the Industrial school, was called to the platform and was warmly wel? comed. She told of the progress of the work on the industrial school and of the probability of Its being ready for occupancy In September. Miss Poppenheim of Charleston made a plea for the federation to work for this cause, saying that the men had already done their part and the wom? en must not fail in their duty. Miss Mary T. Nance, president of the Rural School Improvement asso? ciation, made an interesting talk and paid a splendid tribute to the work of Mrs. A. F. McKlsslck, the retiring president. Mrs. Emma Fox, author of "Fox's Parliamentary Usages for Women's Clubs," was introduced to the federa? tion. She gave by use of the black | board a practical demonstration re? garding the precedence of amend? ments and motions. Her talk will prove of great value to the mem? bers. . After a short recess for luncheon, which was served In the music room of the Greenville Female college, where the sessions are being held, the afternoon session was called to order. ; (The most Important business trans? acted at this session was the election of officers. Mrs. M. P. Grldley of Greenville received a large majority for president on the first ballot and the election was made unanimous. Mrs. Grldley declined the office on the ground that her health would not per? mit it. It was generally regretted that she could not serve. Mrs. W. B. Burney of Columblatwas then elected president for the ensuing year. The other officers chosen are: First vice president, Mrs. Lewis W. Parker of Greenville; second vice president, Mrs. George Gibbon of Charleston; record? ing secretary, Mrs. Vance Davidson of Rock Hill; corresponding secre? tary, Mrs. Elwood F. Belli of Blacks borg; treasurer, Mjs. Mitchell Lev! of Sumter; auditor, Miss Dargan of Stateburg. Sumter was selected as the next place of meeting. ' Tomorrow morning there will be a meeting of the board of directors, after which Mrs. Fox will deliver an address on parliamentary law. The federation will adjourn during the forenoon tomorrow. A very notable social feature of the federation was the afternoon recep? tion given today by the club women of Greenville at the Sans Souci Coun? try club, in honor of the visiting dele? gates. Refreshments' were served, and there was music by an orchestra. The guests numbered about 300 in all. I This was the last social compliment of the meeting given in honor of the I visitors. HIGH SCHOOL AT SUMM ER TON. Unanimous Vote in Favor of Higher Education. j Summerton, May 5.?In accordance with the law governing the establish? ment of high stehools, an election was held here on the 2d Instant to deter? mine whether this' school district would avail itself of the opportunity offered -under the said high school act. The result was a unanimous vote in favor of the high school, there being 67 votes cast. Summerton is thoroughly alive to the matter of the education of her youth as Is attested by the above election, and the fact that there will be completed In time for the fall session a modern school building at a cost of between $18. 000 and $19,000, the same being the proceeds of bonds issued for that purpose. WU HOPEFUL FCR CHINA. Says Moment She Bcomes Strong Enough Far Eastern Question will bo Settled. New York, May 5.?Picturing the progress of the Celestial Empire to ward Western civilization. Wu Ting Fang, minister of China to the United States, in an address on the "Awaken I ing of China." at the Civic Forum at j Carnegie Hall tonight, declared that the moment China becomes strong enough after her awakeaing, to pro ? tect her sovereign rights, the Far Kastern question will have been solved. Minister Wu was introduced I "as the foremost of the new effort I in China," by Gen Stewart L Wood ford, chairman of the meeting. A little want ad does much and i costs but a few cents. It is one of the ways of make** a quick and sure i profit w*i%% ?> ... >'? i.*? ?*. PROSPERITY CONVENTION. A Coni inii 11it-aI ion That Will Be Read With Interest by the 'iTfrvellns Men. I - ? New York, April 20th. 1908.| ^ To the T. P. A.'s and U. C. T.'s: V Dear Sirs and Bros.: There is to be a great Commercial Travelers Interstate Prosperity Con? gress held in this city on the 14th and 15th of August next. Comptroller Herman A. Metz, who Is an old-time member of the United Commercial Travelers and Travelers Protective As? sociation, has been made President. This Congress has been inspired by a desire on the part ot the member* of these two organizations, which, have branches in every State of tha Union, to endeavor as far as in their: power to restore confidence and tradai which is so shaken in many sections-. The conclusion these traveling; men have come to Is, that if they cant only bring their members from far and near together and demonstrate convincingly that prosperity In ita true sense really abounds In this great land, that the present stagnated con? dition of trade is due directly to lack of confidence, they can induce their customers to take a more optimistic view of business and start again tho wheels of industry and thus en? courage far and near to do likewise. The idea is to make the Com? mercial Travelers the real Advance Agents of Prosperity. They intend to have their membere entertained by speakers from the* most influential business men, so that those who come to the Commercial Travelers Interstate Prosperity ' Con? vention will leave in a more opti? mistic frame of mind, and that' be? fore long their business will be re? stored to the normal volume, if it does not break all records. \ S. C. Mead, secretary of the Mer? chants Association of New York, haa written Mr. Metz to say: "It gives us much pleasure to advise you that tho Association will be delighted to place its facilities at the disposal of the Convention, offering for the holding of the Convention the use of our Auditorium, our largest room. The plan in view, in holding the Conven? tion, appealed very strongly to tho. Executive Committee in considera? - tion of the subject" William McCarroll, president ot the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, wrote to say: "I am certainly with you in a 'propaganda, of prosperity/ and believe that tho Commercial Travelers are the men to reach. I shall be happy to be wlthv you at the Commercial Travelers In? terstate Prosperity Convention and. make an address on such phase ot the topic as you may think* best for me to speak on." Thirty-four Commercial Travelem organizations have already written to say tkey will take part and send rep? resentatives. We will be particular? ly glad to have the organization yoa represent do the same. J WILLIAM H?GE. / Secretary. Commercial Travelers Interstate* Prosperity Congress. ' Kissing the Bride. T At a certain church it is the pleas? ing c-tstom at a murrlge fi r tho clergyman to kiss the bride after the ceremony A young lady who was ibout to be married In the church did not relish the prospect, and In? structed her prospective husband when making arrangements to tell the clergyman that she did not wish, him to kiss her. The young bride? groom did as directed, says Judge. "Well. George," said the young lady when he appeared, "did you tell the clergyman I did not wish him to> ki.>s me?" "Oh. yes." "And what did he say?" "He said that in that case he would charge only half the usual fee." i Economics. " 'Tis true my bathing suits comes* high,'/ Quoth petite Millie Snow, "But all my evening gowns are most Ridiculously low. "I eat no more than does a bird," said she; But when she rose and from tho table went, The landlord scowled 'neath h^n brows. Said he "I guess the ostrich was the blrdl she meant " ?Judge. Negro Killing at Chester. Chester May 19?John Chisolm was killed here last night by Guy Atkin? son In a fight about a woman. All parties concerned are colored. At? kinson fled but will probably be cap? tured this afternoon'as the police are i 'ose on his trail. *lt is a pity to see a person neglect? Indications of kidney or bladder trots* ble that may result in BrigtU's dis eaee when Foley*S Kidney Remedy wtli correct Irregularities and strength? en these organs. Take Foley's Kid? ney Remedy at the first sign of dan? ger. Slbert's Orug Store.