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ttk oflluciiuuii an* ^outbvon WttUSDAV. AUGUST 5. 1908. ^"he report has gone forth thai Cole fee, B'^ase will receive a majority of votes in Sumter county, but this ;n rumor Is probably somewhat ?rated. The attitude of the n voter In Sumter county is one Indifference toward both Ansel Ulissi and If there was a third of character and ability I**; the campaign on a definite )rtn ?Ith a reasonable guarantee tld not part company within a taw ossatlis. Ansel nor Blease would twcaev? sassy votes In Sumter county. kft\ Ansel has been s candidate for Qovsrnor three times end on a dlf platform each time. sf r. iss likewise changed his views Its* and may do so again, al? ls making considerable ongdtal not of Mr. Ansel's proneness %b ehaape hie views to suit popular Mr. Blease has a number sad aggresaive support itsr county, aa he had two and they are working for Mr. Ansel's campaign is i of Itself, hence the Blease that Is heard la Sumter county silence that is worrying of the governor. Never the votes are counted It ^Srtn probably be found that a majori ^ af the people of Sumter county fee Aaael. The silent vote Is that elects or defest? a can? ts Burnt er county, and Indies are that the silent is for An Wstisnal Budget Is Prepared. BWvtew of Review* QpogTssm holding the pursestrlngs, haa determined the national disburse? ments for the Asral year of It0s-lt0?. ?? *S<rwrgly adjourned with a world hwOord for voting public money, pud the executive and administrative su sjsaritios are dutifully certain to soore % www world record In spending the tofcsreoeaented total. This annual Ohapter la budgets r-ads large In every Stna It was ss ambitious in Hs be Ojanrng sa It has been In Its ending, procedure was begun last Sep when official by official, *-u treaa by bureau, department by de hsttnast, contributed to building up OJss booh of estimates, till it compns fad TOS broad page* of federal print, the secretary >t *Jie treasury. In isuhor, dispatched wagou leads cf aents to the ?Niplt ?I, they formal and official notice 11.1 ??.000.0*0 would, he of Congreas at that session lists In anoe of the nations' Probably a more val? es* the Treasury was nev ?ejg* goods sod ugsua the national strong %om aiullSjSlii aad were supported by majorities. The ten I dollar stems grew Into hun id-gostar Items. Mil wars piled upon millions, heed af all watchdog- warning, until gee towering total of ten fig solitary and alone among the peak? of Government expandi? ere* reached. Treasury offi are at a losa for descriptions will brine the Ml I Ion-dollar term the average mental grasp, ssa will require every penny customs. Internal taxes, and sopsalis*. It will also drain is quarter billion reservoir of St Is almost one-third of all ?y la the land, more than half value es* all the cargoes and car of annual exports, and only OS ??? set ?esa than the value of all ftwporto. A bl'llon of money In ity-<to)lar yellow backs woul.i rh over seventy tons. Compactly it not the Washington mot it. they would make twenty-five rale pile*. 560 feet high, reach g from the monument's foundation Ha T?ry top. To count a billion sll r ewillara. the beat treasury expera' ig eight hours every business tould require a century and years more. Where wir 1b\a money go^ It was* approptt atovoagh fourteen great supply ?*Orv mors or leaa arbitrary ifS-atioas. The disbursement*. may be roughly grouped In o Brand divisions, as follows: Postal eervlr*.$226.000.000 BJIHan sjorvkse. 600.ooo.ooo Oth?*r government service 22Ti.ooo.000 ? Review of Reviews. lies for the Kidneys. SOdays il gl. guaranteed Plneules act dl on the kldnevs and bring re to the fhst dose to backache, kidney and bladder trouble, bark, lame back, rheumatic purify the blood and invigorate tftsa entire system. Bold by Slbert tPr* g Co. t %%. McLauchlln. Rsq . solicitor of ke Third circuit. Is In the city on bus a laxative Cougn S\ ru for as>d otd is prompt relief for rwwup, hoarseness. wh ? >plnn Owntty lasatlve. Guaranteed wy ttbert Drug OS 7-l-2in f ?r piles will n >t be *OBSSssaory If you use ManZon Pl> ly, guaranteed. Price 60c. Sold I hart Drug Co. 7-l-2m Mr. Bryan * Prosperity. There is a material difference be? tween the new Bryan und the old. In 18?* Mr. Bryan went to Chicago un? heralded and unsung, not even pro? vided with credentials to the con? vention which afterward nominated him, but merely at the head of a con? testing delegation. Many stories have been told after the fact of carefully laid plans for his nomination. There were no such plans. Gov. A'tgeld. who has been credited with arranging the coup which resulted In the nom? ination, was. In fact, the last of the strong Isadora in the convention to yield to the demand for It. But this year the new Bryan roes to the con? vention with two-thirds of the dele? gates either Instructed for him or per? sonally devoted to hi* cause. The Bryan of 189*1 was ridiculed very unjustly for his poverty; the Bryan of 1908 la attacked very un? justly for his wealth. But I remem? ber well that In '96, when some of the assertions that ho had been un? able to earn a living for himself in the practice of the law stung him somewhat, he showed me his account book for the first two years of his practice as a stranger In Unco'n. The records showed a rather singular suc? cess for a young and almost un? known lawyer. Mr. Bryan has al? ways owned his own home. In 96 It was an attractive and not too small a frame house within the town limits of Lincoln. Some people then sneer? ed at him because he did not live in a style more becoming a presidential possibility. Today they sneer because, with advancing years and as the result of Indomitable energy and the utili? zation of his mental power, he has built himself a beautiful house out? side of the city of Lincoln. In brief, while the first Bryan was by no means a pauper, the new Bryan is prosper? ous, but his prosperity has been coin? ed from his own brain and is in no way dependent upon speculation, In? vestments, or legal retainers from trusts or monopolies. Such prosperity as he has today comes from hard work on the lecture platform and from a weekly newspaper which he founded and to which he gives all the attention which it Is possible for a man continually traveling to devote.? Review of Reviews. Bryan a Much Traveled Man. The simple but not unsuccessful country lawyer of Lincoln has since 1898 become one of the most widely traveled men living. But this new strength of today?not his Intellectual but his political?strength. Is derived rather from his travels within his own country thsn from those expedi? tions which hsvs taken him to the ends of the earth. Ever since his tirst campaign Mr. Bryan, with the com? mendable purpose of providing for his family and advancing the cause which he typifies and represents, has follow? ed the business of a lecturer. In this honorable calling, In which, by the way, he was preceded by such men as William Lloyd Garrison. Henry Ward Beecher, James Russell Lowell, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and 1 joined today by such public men as Senator Beveridge, Senator La Fol lette. Senator Tlllman, Representative Champ Clark, and former Senator Dubols. he has not tn rely achieved a competence, but has been able to visit every nook and corner of these United States of ours. The Bryan of 1896 knew Washington, for he had been an efficient congressman there. He kr.ew the Mississippi valley, for he had early taken an active Interest In the development of waterways?to which, by the way, the president is now committed?and had attended all the conventions held to further th t cause. But he had not traveled from Portland, Me., to Portland, Ore.; from Fernandlna. F'a., to Santa Bar baru. Cal. He had not dropped into scores of small towns in every' State and made himself known to the mil? lions of people who today flock to ?hSSf him whether he preaches on IBS "Prince of Peace" or delivers n pVdtleal speech on the principles Democracy. The present-day Bryan Is known to a million men where the one who cume somewhat nervously it first to that historic rostrum In Chi Sag/0 In 1896 was known to scarce a hundred. Probably no man In the United States, not even the president himself, has ho wide a personal ac? quaintance and ?o many followers who are not merely loyal, but some? times to a degree fanatical as he. And his following has been built up without the aid of any patronage, State or national; with no offices to give, no favor to dispense. And that It is a continuing following has been shown by the way In which during the last year, or more properly, during the last four months, the prominent politicians of the Democratic party who are not wholly admirers of Mr. Bryan's attitude have been com pel !? d by their constituent* to concede |o him delegation after delegation, until his nomination now seem* assured. K? view of Us visa h FOR SAI.K?One S H. P. gasoline en? gine Patrbunks make. Price lilt. 11 Domasll & Co. s-5-4t i GOOD MONEY IN GROWING MINT. Government Expert Offen Some Yuliiuhie Slight tt lone. Columbia. July 31.?"Do you know I believe money could be made in this section raising mint for the market? The bars and hotels of the North WOuid be glad to contract for it at good prices, for Juleps and mint sauce." This somewhat unorthodox remark may startle some good prohibitionists, und as Frank Stanton has declared that the South is going dry, it may seem ur timely to advocate the organi? zation cf the mint industry in South Caroline., but at any rate the remark was made by a very practical young n;an, who knows what he is talking about?knows from the agtlcultural and commercial standpoint, not the Bibulous viewpoint. The speaker was Mr G. L. Stewart, who is now with the department of agriculture at Washington In the division of hor? ticulture, but who was formerly with the Southern Railway's industrial de? partment and at one time, several years ago. was stationed at Colum? bia for several months. Mr. Stewart Is a specialist on musk melons, and he was talking about what could be done in this State and section with fruit and things of that sort when he made the more or less startling remark quoted above. He did not start off with that remark, however. He had Just sai l that there was money in raising water cress, which is greatly in demand as a table delicacy, and which can be produced on the lime? stone si.reams that are not infrequent In this State. Then he mentioned mint a? another possisbilltv of profit. A third thing out of which our peo? ple cou d make money Is early apples, said M r. Stewart. There Is a great demand for early apples, and he thinks they cou'd be raised without trouble In this section, especially along what is known as the Ridge, a famous fruit section, a'-i even above Columbia, around Rldgeway, which ;s on the same sand ridge as Ridge Spring, between Columbia and Augusta. Speaking of this section, reminded the talker that the peach industry on the Ridge is struggling for existence on account of the ravages of the San Jose scale, although Mr. Stewart de? clares that formula for a remedy Is easily obtainable from the department of agriculture. He thinks it is cer? tain that the scale was introduced in this peach section by nursey stock. The scale is very prolific, and radical treatment is necessary to stop its spread, but it can be done. Mr. Stewart, as has been stated, is a specialist on musk mo'ons. He has recently given most 0* his time and attention to the marketing of the crops, bringing the producer and buy? er together, and iooking after the commercial feature of melon produc? tion as well as of the other fruit and melon crops. He has an agricultural education with a commercial training in the railroad business and is, there lore, fit :ed well for this sort of work. Musk melons, says Mr. Stewart, can be produced to great advantage In this section, and the marketing is a comparatively easy proposition, as the demand is great. The principal mel? on sections in Colorado and Califor? nia have soil similar to this region, sandy, while the temperature is much higher and the rainfall so slight as to require irrigation. It is the Rocky Ford section of Colorado and the Im? perial Valley of Southern California which are the greatest producers of musk melons. However, during the last year Tennessee showed the great? est Increase In production, and Do than, Ala., and Huntsvllle, also had large Increases. The market suffered this year from overproduction appa? rently, but as a matter of fact Im? proper packing Is responsible for a large amount of the loss on me'ons. They are shipped In crates, through which the melon partly protrudes, causing It to speck. The California growers first wrap their melons one hy one and then pack them In crates, which do not permit any portion of the melon to protrude, and they get the best prices for their product, it Is estimated that there were 60,000 acres in musk melons in this county this year. Few persons know the difference between the musk melon an the cantaloupe. Mr. Stewart, when this question was put to him, stated that cantaloupe would probaly always be the commercial term used to describe both varieties, but that in reality the proper name Is musk melon. The cantaloupe Is the small variety, and ribbed or gobu'ar, while the musk melon proper is screened, so to speak. The most important considerations In planting and growing musk mel? ons, says Mr. Stewart, are to secure good seed and to plant not near other melons. If the musk melon Is plant near cucumbers or watermelons they will mix, and the product will bo the blend of the Afferent melons, as it were. They must he kept separat t' be kepi pure. Mr. KteWSli knows a good deal mors shout musk melons that it would be profitable for the farmers of South Carolins to know, but he could not Impart It all to an amateur. The farmers should take advantage of their opportunity to hear Mr. Stewart and his colleagues at the farmers' in? stitutes now being held in different sections of the State. Jas. A. Hoyt. TIGER ATTACKS CIRCUS ATTACHE Romeo, a Eine Bengal, Lacerates Both Arms of Boy. Charlotte News. Five bloody tiger c aw rents in his arms, reaching from above the elbow to the palms, was the fate of Boyleston Mi ls, a carnival attache, at Spartan burg late last night. Soon after his ferocious attack the tiger was brought to Charlotte. Romeo did the sanguinary- work? Romeo, caged from out of a Bengal jungle in India. The victim is an Abbeville, N. C, boy, who lately went with the Johnny J. Jones Greater Ex? position shows, which are now in this city. Disregarding warnings which are always given to new employes, that It is dangerous to expose one's self near the large cage. Mills last night leaned his arm up against a bar of the cage in which stood Romeo and his mate, both beautiful specimens of the royal Bengal breed of tiger, the fiercest animal living. "A lion will kill only when he is hungry," said Keeper Wilson to a Xews man today, "but a tiger will kill for the pure love of killing." Boyleston Mills was feeding the ani? mals of the menagerie as the shows were packing up preparatory to com? ing to Charlotte after the exhibition at Spartanburg. Mills carelessly, as stated, leaned an arm against the bar of the tiger cage. Instantly the arm was in the grip of the tiger Romeo. Like a flash of lightning the spotted paw had shot through the space between the bars, and the arm of the unfortunate boy was drawn Inside the cage, the tiger rending it with his great paws, the smell of blood making him angrier ev? ery moment. The boy thrust the other hand into the cage in order to free the bleeding arm from the grip of the furious mon? ster of the jungle. The tiger at once c'utched this arm also, and with his great talons gripping tight into the flesh, pulled the arms far into the cage, alternately tearing long, bloody rents in each. The cries of the boy, and of the other attendants who saw the plight of the young man brought Capt Cur ley Wilson to the spot He tells this story of the affair: "As soon as I heard that there was trouble about the tigers' cage I seized my pistol and ran to the spot. I thought that perhaps some of the animals had got out of the cage. As soon as I saw what was hapepning I ran to Romeo, pointing my pistol at him and shouted to him. He knows my voice, as I constantly perform with him in the cage, and he released his grip of the boy's arms and retired, growling, into the cage. "But not before he had torn five great trenches in the flesh of each arm of his victim, extending from above the elbow to the fingers. The whole bottom of the cage was flowing with blood and the boy's clothing was saturated with it. We at once sent for a physician, Dr. Maddox, and he took Mills to his house and kept him there last night. We sent a man back there today to see after him and have him taken to a hospital. The accident occurred only a few moments before our train was to pull out for Charlotte. "How big are a tiger's claws? Well, you know how a cat's claw looks? Just imagine a cat's claw magnified until it is as thick as a man's index finger. Crook that finger on your hand and then Imagine what such claws could do for human flesh." Romeo and his mate are now in Charlotte, as the carnival in the open lots back of the South graded school opens tonight. Capt Wilson and Ro Rieo do stunts together In the cage. Mills' people live in Ashevll'e. ?One application of MaiyZan Pile Remedy, for all forms of piles, soothes, reduces Inflammation) soreness and itching. Price 50c. Guaranteed. Sold by Slbert Drug Co. 7-l-2m CASTOR IA For Infant? and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought MILL SITUATION DECIDEDLY BLUE. Believed Thut General Oration of Operations to Piedmont Carolina la AlHHit to Begin. Charlotte. N. C, Aug. 2.?The tex? tile manufacturing situation in this sec? tion is decidedly blue, nor do mill met know where and when it will end. The big Smith-Draper mills, it is learned today, will shut down tomor? row. While it is given out that the shut-down will be only for a week, well Informed mill men understand that It will be for a much greater oe riod. It is believed that the cessation of operations by this company will mark the real commencement of a general closing down of mills in Pied? mont Carolina. Four big Spartanburg mills closed down last week and only one of the dozen mills in Charlotte op-' eratlng full time, the others being shut down completely or running part j time. I The Smith-Draper mills are five in number, having a capital of nearly $2,000,000 and employing several thousand operatives. They manufac? ture white sheetings princlpal'y. Four months the situation in the cotton goods market has been serious and grows no better. Prices are low and there Is little or no demand even at the bottom figures and for months the mills which have been running have simply plied up manufactured goods in their warehouses. While the mills which have been on part time it has been merely a matter of keep? ing their otherwise idle operatives to? gether and the operations have been conducted at a loss. THE COTTON CHOP'S CONDITION. Government Reports. Note Improve? ment. Over. Lust Mouth and Last Year. Washington, July 31.?The average condition of cotton was 83 per cent, on July 25, as against 81.2 a month ago, and 75 a year ago, today, ac? cording to the report of the depa*1 ment of agriculture given out today. The condition on July 5, of previous years was 82.9 in 1906, 74.9 in 1905, and 81.4 for the past ten years. The condition of cotton on July 25 and the ten year averages respectively by States follows: Indiana 90 and 93, North Carolina 89 and 81, South Carolina 84 and 80, Georgia 85 and 81, Florida 85 and 84, Alabama 85 and 81, Mississippi 86 and 80. Louisiana 83 and 82. Texas 82 and 82, Arkansas 86 and 82, Tennes? see 88 and 84, Missouri 88 and 84. Oklahoma 66 and 65. The residence of Mrs. C. B. Rogers at Blngham, S. C. has been destroy? ed by Are. The building was 102 years old. FOR SALE?Nice second hand parlor organ for $35; easy terms. See Sumter Book Co. 7-6-tf AUGUST 14th. FROM Sumter, S. C. -TO? NORFOLK, VA. ) to nf) (For Seaside Resorts) j" *0.UU Wilmington, N. C. I *R Rfl ( Wrightsville Beach) f J?.JU CON WAY, S. C. j $55Q (Myrtle Beach) THROUGH PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS ON TRAIN No. 82 direct to Norfolk, arriving Norfolk 7:30 A. M , August 15. Tickets limited to return on any train until September 1st, 1908. Make up your party and go. Atlantic Coast Line For rescrvationd or any infor? mation write W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Pas. Traf. Mgr. den. Pas. Agt. WILMINGTON. N. C. CANDIDATES FOR UNITED STATES SENATE. I beg to announce my candidacy for the United States Senate in the approaching Democratic primary. a.nd I respectfully solicit the support of the Democratic voters of this State. K. G. Rhett. FOR CONGRESS. I announce myself as a candidate for Congress from the Seventh Dis? trict of South Carolina, and pledge myself to abide the rules and regula? tions of the Democratic primary. ? A. F. Lever. FOR SOLICITOR I hereby announce myself a candi? date for Solicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit in the ensuing Democratic pri? mary. J. B. McLaughlin. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for Solicitor for Third circuit, subject to action of the Democratic p-imary. Philip H. Stoll. FOR THE HOUSE. Friends of E. W. Dabbs hereby p.ace him in nomination for the House of Representatives, subject te the rules of the Democratic primary. We feel tha* the farmers for whom he has labored, *n and out of season, are entitled to one "".apable of represent? ing them. His interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the county, eminently qualifies him for the posi? tion. His Neighbors and Friends. FOR CLERK OF COURT. I hereby announce that I am a can? didate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court of Sumter county, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratic I party. L. L Parrott. FOR TREASURER. I hereby announce myself as a can? didate for Treasurer of Sumter Coun? ty, subject to the rules of the Demo? cratic party, and solicit your supprrt. B. C. Wallace. FOR MAGISTRATE. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for re-election to the office of Magistrate for the Fifth Magisterial" District of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Wm. J. Rees. The many friends of Mr. Ho.ace Harby herebyrplace him in nomina? tion for the omce of Magistrate for the Third Magisterial District, located at Sumter, subject to the rules oi the Democratic primary. Voters. I hereby announce that I am a can? didate for Magistrate in the Sixth Magisterial District of Sumter County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. I J. L. Giliis., ! I hereby announce that I am a can ? ! didate for Magistrate from the Sixth Judicial District of Sumter County, subject to the action of the Demo? cratic primary. W. R. DuBose. i i_ ' I hereby announce myself a candi? date, subject to the result of the pri? mary, for the office of Magistrate of . the Sixth Judicial District of Sumter County (Rafting Creek and Provi? dence townships). J. L. Jackson. FOR CO. SUPT. OF EDUCATION. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for County Superintendent of Educaton for Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party, and solicit the support of my fellow citizens. H. W. Cuttino. FOR SHERIFF. The friends of Maj. Wm. H. Seale hereby announce him a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter county, subject to the result of the Democrat? ic primary. Major Seale has served Sumter county for years as Supervisor to the great satisfaction of the entire county, and in bringing him forward as a candidate for Sheriff we feel as? sured that his conduct of that office will be equally satisfactory. Many Voters. I hereby announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. W. H. Epperson. FOR SUPERVISOR. I hereby declare my self a candi? date for the office of County Super? visor, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. If elected, I will honestly and impartially discharge the duties of that office. P. M. Pitts. THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST COMPANY. CAPITAL PAID IN.$120,000 SURPLUS. 25,000 STOCKHOLDERS LI ABI LITY... .120,000 PROTECTION TO DEPOSITORS, $265,000 Does a general banking business; safe and conservative. Special care aud attention given to trust funds in oar savings department, where we allow 4 per cent interest, compounded quarterly. No accounts too large or too small to be accepted iu this department. Parties baviug funds seeking absolutely safe 8 per cent investments and those wanting money on first class real estate colls teral will find it to their interest to call on ns. 2 r. Q. ROWLAND, President r. r. HA YNsworth. Vice-Pres. R. o. PURDY, ' ... R. J, BLAND. (Attorneys R. L. EDMUNDS. Cashier. Pineules 30 days' treatment for $1.00. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. For the Kidneys? Bladder and Rheumatism. RELIEVES BACK-ACHF