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INVENTORY W Tili: NATION'S WKALTH. Uncle- man Will Hoon IU\* r.ihuusl lu- Returns of Ills Rf*>ur<VH. Washington, Sept 4.?The first re? turn? to the national conservation commission show that Uncle Sam Is making tine headway with hie Inven? tory of natural resources. It Is per? haps a bigger job than he at first euspected but Indications are that he Is going to get through It In good time. Very likely It hat cut short the vacation plana of some of hie best helpers, but there has been no com* plaint. Hie oorpa of Investigators, statistician*, experts and eclenttsts knee buckled down closely to the work all summer. e Inquiries have been going out from thin and that government office by the thousand They have gone to epeclal agents In the Bold, to the government stations hero and there, to bureaus of statistics all over the oountry. to country clerks, to township asseesor* to manufacturers, to lumber dealers, to railroad and steamboat companies, and to farmers. The chiefs of the government bureaus have boon want? ing; to know about lands?farm lands. ?Users! lands, about crop production; about and uveruow lands; about ir aheut aasig**' m?how lax tho use of our Inland waterways has gag tho reason for tho de tho soot of wator traffic as compared with tsb frond rotes; the use of water power and Its possibilities; a host an phases of tho forests and of timber ggsT Iganhert about how much of aslntnai era have loft and the probable duration of the mineral sup gly, and about livestock and game This h> onty the most hurried kind of general sum-up of ths "Schedule of laqolrtss** of ths national conser? vation com mission. Jost whst It really li can bo seen only by study? ing a copy of this most unusual doc umoat tho "Schedule." on which Un? do gam Is basing ths first Inventory ho ever attempted to make of hie nat? ural wealth. It can be obtained by * writing a Isttsr to Thomas R. Shi pp. secretsry of ths national conservation commission, forest service. Washing loa, D. C. Tho conservation com also goto out "Bulletins of which show just how rapidly tho conservation movement, at ths Whits House confer of Oovsrnors. Is going forward. _> also may bo obtained from the grace the Oovsrnors end the great national organisation have ehown so groat an Interest In the conservation , of resources ths movement has spread all over ths United States. New State conservation commissions ars report? ed to the national conservation com? mission at tho rats of three or four a week and largo national organisations ara rapidly coming forward with con? servation committees of their own. Tho conservation movement may be' raid aow to bo firmly established. All tho government bureaus ars rapidly pushing work oa ths Inventory of re tourcee In order that a preliminary report may bo mads to ths national conservation commission at Its meet tag In Washington. Tuesday. Decem? ber 1. One weak later, Tuesday. De? cember I, ths Oovsrnors of ths States and Territories, or their representa? tives, will meet |n Washington with ths commission. Alrsady. slthough tho Invitation has not yst been issued, tho Oovsrnors of some twelve or fif? teen Stste snd Territories have an? nounced their Intention to be present at the meeting. Among these ars Ooveraor Freer, of Hawaii and Oov sraor Hoggs rt. of Alaska. That the conservation movement la absolutely nonpertlsan Is shown In ths vigorous declarations In the plat? forms of both lending political par Use In favor of conservation of nat? ural resource*. Mr. Bryan, who spoke at the Oovernors' conference, has de? clared himself strongly In favor of conservation and Mr. Taft. In his speech of scceptance, went on record as an advocats of the movement. It Is s question on which the American Federation of Labor and the Nation? al Aasoclstlon of Manufacturers agrse. Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States have written President Roossvelt expressing un qualified approval of the movement to aavs the nstlon's naturol wealth, and Cardinal Olbbons. Just before leaving to be present at the Pope's Jubilee In rtome. iave out a strong statement as to the duty Involved In making pro? vision for future generations by tak? ing care of the resources of the coun? try The work of compiling the great msse of material resulting ffegj the Inqulrlss sent out by the different government buresus will undoubtedly he ons of greet responsibility und one requiring expert knowledge and pecu II ir ability. For this task President Roosevelt has selected Mr. Henry Gannett, of Washington, D. C.'asslst ant director of the Cuban census. Mr. Oannett. who la one of the best known men In the government work at Washington. Is Just now finishing ths compilation of the census of Cu ba. At the conclusion of that, by di? rection of the President, he will de? vote nil of his time to the compilation of the ntitnrlil OOUtCtSd to make up the first Inventory of natural re? sources ever attempted In the United States. GREAT POLITICAL CHANGES. Partisanship, Onto Rampant, Has Vanished Altogether. From the Kansas City Journal. The r residential campaign this year shows In clear relief the tremendous changea that have taken place In American politics in the last decade or two. So far at least the present cam? paign has been the quletes* ever known, utterly lacking In the fierce partisanships that have characterized most national political contests in the past. Everywhere may be found wide? spread evidences of an apparent apathy amounting almost to Indiffer? ence. Thla state of affairs la in strong contrast to the bitternees of political feeling that formerly prevailed throughout the country for a hundred years or more, In the days when th< Whigs and Democrats and after the civil war ths Democrats and Republi? cans fought over their political con? victions, especially in presidential years, with a fierceness of partisan isal and energy that almost rocked the republic on Its foundations. Men now living remember well when politics entered deeply Into even social and business affairs and a Re? publican viewed a Democrat as little better than a public enemy, a traitor, or at least politics1 conspirator against the welfare of the nation, and vice versa, a Democrat returned this par? tisan suspicion with such vigor that he would hesitate to allow his daugh? ter to wed a despised Republican. Men of both the great political par? ties worked with feverish energy In presidential campaigns and became so wrought up over the elections that business suffered and was neglected the country over; and when the elec? tion returna showed the defeat of their party nominees, many men almost gave way to despair and doubted ths future safety and stability of the re? public. In view of the present political las? situde and the remarkable quietness of the situation, it is hard to realise how great are the changes that have taken place within the past few years, how men who twenty years ago were ready to fly at the throats of their political opponents now view political contests with perfect equanimity, alnO more, with actual Indifference, as though they had no hand or duty to perform in the matter and no Interest la the outcome. CHANGES IN COTTON GRADING. Revision Committee of New York Ex? change Makes Alternations in Grade DtaV New York, Sept. 0.?The revision committee of the New York cotton exchange at' Its meeting today made the following changes In grade dif? ference!: * Strict good ordinary, 162 points off middling Instead of 160 points off; good ordinary. 250 points off Instead of 200; low middling, tinged, 225 points off Instead of 150; mid? dling, stained, 100 points off Instead of 125. The differences will remain In fore* until the next meeting of the commit? tee on November 21. A Reasonable Request. The young man and girl were standing outside the front door having a final chat after his evening call. He was leaning against the door post, talking In low tones Presently the young lady looked around to discover her father in the doorway, clad in a dressing gown. "Why, father, what in the world Is the matter?" she inquired. "John." said the father, addressing himself to the young man, "you know I have never complained about your staying late and I'm not going to complain of that now; but for good? ness' sake stop leaning against the bell push and let the rest of the fam? ily get some sleep."?Chicago Jour? nal. DR. LINDER ON TRIAL. Case Against Union Physician Who Killed NcgrcMM H< In* Heard. Union, Sept. 9.?The trial of Dr. W. L. Under, a physlclnn of this city, who last K give Baker shot and killed a negress named Lu? y Llpsey, who had In the previous March made an at? tempt on his lifo, was begun today. For a while his life was despaired of. but he recovered. On her trial the woman pleaded Insanity. She was found guilty and sentenced to two years In the Penitentiary. She appealed to the Supreme Court and while the case was pending she was shot by Dr. Un ? der. The evidence today tended to show that Dr. Linder shot the woman in self-defence. The case probably will go to the Jury tomorrow. MB, BAITER TELLS OF FLOOD. I 'M'ii:' Conditions in tin- Wnteree sec? tion to Rave liecu Very Bad In? deed, Mr. J. \v. Bau? r, section director f,f Ihl Weather bureaui has gone int the ttppor part of tin state on a trip of Inspection of . the damage caused by the recent floods. From Camden yes? terday he writes the state: "in is 8 6, when the Wateree river reached its previous highest water, an old settler congratu ed a hea\y loser by the flood that he would be exempt for 25 years as these visita? tions came not oftener than once In that period. The old settler was mis? taken, for in a few months another freshet occurrred with almost as high water and two years later anoth? er freshet swept the valley with, how? ever, not so much water. "The old settler was right In the main, for after 1888, 30 years were practically axempt, except for mod? erate floods, that Inundated only the so-called 'bottom lands' and not harm? ing the slightly higher and very fer? tile 'second bottoms.' It may be that each generation shall be called on to pay Its tribute of toll and labor to the fury of the flood, 'lest we forget.'I "The sweep of the waters must have been terrific down the fertile valley of the Wateree. In the main channel the waters were loaded with whole trees, logs that were seemingly too large for loggers to handle but which, In the rush of the current, were borne along as lightly as bubbles. Their lightness was Illusory, for when the water had risen to the bed of the tall bridge, these same loL became resistless, battering rams, before whose on? slaught the structure moved off its piers as a feather in a gale. "It Is said that this flood demon stated to a number of planters that they owned 'river lands' that they knew not. "To determine the full extent of the damage done by the flood would re? quire a census of every person own? ing, leasing or cropipng lands; on each side of the river, a task that has not been done, and will not, making it necessary to estimate from the known to the unknown. A careful Interview with many, and it Is believed, the principal losers in the vicinity of Cam? den, In which exaggerated losses were carefully eliminated by the gentle art of sympathetic squeezing out the truth alone, and by comparison with the area affected by these Interviews to the total area flooded, leads me to the belief that the losses In Kershaw county will amount to not less than $150,000, and not over $200,000. These comprise all the Items as for? mulated under the Watson-Bauer plan of flood damage reports. This Is a very conservative estimate, the wild ones running up to $500,000 and opti? mistic ones to about $100,000. "A careful measurement by the rllver observer, Mr. W. C. Brown, and by comparative measurements made by others, at Its highest stage reached the unprecedented height of 39.7 feet at 3 p. m. of August 26, 1908. The date and time are given so that per? sons down the valley may use. the data to determine the rate of flow of the crest of the flood, so that they may In the future make provisions accordingly."?The State. Wise Words, Many years ago, when your grand? mother and grandfather went to school, they had reading and spelling leisons very much like ours today, onty now they seem to us "old-fash lontd." Here are some of the sen? tences from their old English spell? ing book: It li wiser to prevent a quarrel than to avenge It. He is always rich who considers himself as having enough. Sincerity and truth Mfre the foun? dations of all virtue. ^ He can never Have a true friend who is often changing, his friend? ships. There Is no real use in riches, ex? cept in the distribution of them. By taking revenge for an injury, a man is only even with his enemy; by passing it over he Is superior. It forms no part of wisdom to be miserable today, because we may happen to become so tomorrow. Which do you think you prefer, the old-time reader, full of advice, or yor own pretty book, with its wealth of stortas??Washington Star. Su inter Drug Co., Sum tor, S. C. *For prompt relief In cases of weak back, backache, inflammation of the bladder, urinary disorder, kidney troubles and rheumatic pains, there Is nothing as good as DeWltti Kid? ney and bladder Pills. The effet* of these pills Is shown In a very lit\)? whlle. In fact, you will feel bettet the next morning, as they act prompt? ly. They are antiseptic. Be sure you get De Witt's, We sell and reeonv mend them. Sohl by all drugtgsts. FALL 1 ?08 STYLES IX "WALK-OVEKK." THE SUMTER CLOTHING CO. GOMPERN CONTEMPT CASE PUT OFF. Trial Postponed for Two Weeks by Gonld. Washington, Bopt. i?.?The i"gai pr ceedlngs against President Samuel Gompsrs, Secretary Frank Morrison and John Mitchell, of the American Federation of Labor, in which they were charged with contempt of the Supreme Court of the District of Co? lumbia on account of acts and utter? ances apropos of the Judgment of that Court directing them to cease publish? ing the name of the Buck's Stove and Range Company in their "We don't patronize" list, were virtually post? poned for two weeks after a brief hearing today. Justice Could, of the Supreme Court, presided. ' The postponement was taken at the instance of counsel for the Stove Com? pany and In opposition to the express? ed wishes of Mr. Gompers and his as? sociates, who complained of delay as expensive and unnecessary. It was stated on behalf of the company, however, that it would be necessary to examine witnesses as to the issues made by the petition and the answers, and Justice Oould saying that he saw no necessity for great haste, and urg? ing the desirability of affording both sides a full opportunity to be heard, granted the request He appointed an examiner to take testimony, gave each side thirty days and announced his willingness to sit in the case after the facts shall have been ascertained. Judge Alton B. Parker took an active part in presenting the defence of Messrs. Gompers, Morrison and Mitch? ell. He took ocacsion to indicate that he had not sanctioned the application made in behalf of his clients for a Jury trial, and in behalf of his fellow counsel, as well as for himself, with? drew that application. He made an earnest plea against the postponement of the case. The taking of testimony will be begun next Friday. Seaboard to Go at Auction. The Seaboard Air Line, now in re? ceivers' hands, will In all probability be put up and sold by the United States court the latter part of Feb? ruary or the first of March. It is un? derstood that a number of improve? ments of the property will be made before the sale of the road. Anticipating a sale, it is reported that a quiet but steady fight for fu I ture control is being waged by two rival factions?the one headed by John Skelton Williams, and the oth? er by Thomas F. Ryan, who is leader of the Interests who were in charge of the road when it was placed In the hands of receivers. No definite information can be se? cured as to the Intentions of the Wil? liams faction, which is said to be working quietly, waiting for a move by the Ryan interests. The latter are said to be equally as silent, await? ing some announecemnt of the plans of the Williams forces. In this connection it is reported that plans are being made by E. H. Harriman to secure the Atlanta and Birmingham division of the line, which will give him a direct outlet to Atlanta for the Illinois Central. While Harriman owns the Central of Georgia from Birmingham to Savan? nah, the Atlanta and Birmingham division of the Seaboard would give him direct entrance into Atlanta.? Waxhaw Enterprise. His Dream of Buried Wealth. For a week past Thomas Wade, a prosperous farmer in Tuckahoe dis? trict, Henrico^ County, dreamed each night of a burled box bulging with gold in ingots and ancient coins. The spot where this treasure was secreted was indicated unvaryingly in his dreams by an old stump, which he recognized as being on his farm. Yesterday, with the assistance of constable I. H. Henly he went to the place indicated in his dream, and after digging for several hours his shovel struck the traditional "hard metallic substance." Believing his dream of wealth real? ized Wade fainted from emotion, but the constable nursed him back to consciousness and then the box was unearthed and examined. It con? tained three big copper cents of an? cient date and four fishhooks.?Rich? mond Correspondence Washington Post. ?A salve good for anytnivg where a salve can be used?that's DeWltt's C'arbolized Witch Hazel Salve. It cleanses thoroughly, keeps the pores open and heals quickly. It is good for anything where a salve Is needed. It coo's and soothes and Is especially good for piles. We sell and recom? mend It. Sold by all druggists. As the moon and earth light ?ach ?Ner because they face a common sun, mo shalt thou give God's reflect? ed llMjt to other souls In present need, a\] thou thyself shalt see Cod's light in (heir face when comes thy hour o\ darkness ?W. E. Barton. D. D. A nature fa^r jH a woman who uses an old stock>,g for a rat. RAILROADS MAY OWN MIKES. COMMODITY. CLAUSE OF HEP? BURN LAW SET ASIDE. Federal Circuit Court for K?stern District of Pcnnsyhunra DlillllSQfS Government Suit Agaiust Anthra? cite Coal Carrying Leuen, Judge George Gray Writing the Opinion. Philadelphia, Sept. 1C.?Declaring it to be drastic, harsh and unreasona? ble and an invasion of the rights of the States, and therefore repugnant to the Constitution of the United States, the Circuit Court for the Eastern dis? trict of Pennsylvania today dismissed the suit of the Federal Government to enforce the commodities clause of the Hepburn Railroad Act against the an thractie coal carrying railroads of this State. Judge George Gray and Geo. M. Dallas filed opinions dismissing the suits, and Judge Jos Bu fington dis? sented, but did not file an opinion. The commodities clause prohibits rail? road companies from transporting In Inter-State commerce any article or commodity manufactured, mined or produced by jthem or under their au? thority. A penalty not to exceed $5, 000 is provided for each violation. The case was argued in June, Unit? ed States Attorney General Bonaparte delivering the principal argument for the Government The effect of the .commodities clause, if constitutional, would be to confine the mining of an? thracite coal by the railroads for use in Pennsylvania only, or compel the railroads to sell all the mining prop? erty they are interested in, either di? rectly or indirectly. It Is almost cer? tain that the case will bo appealed di? rectly to the L'nited S:ates Supreme Court. The principal opinion was written by Judge Gray, who as presi? dent of the anthracite strike commis? sion, has -an intimate knowledge of mining of hard coal and of many ramifications in the ownership of coal mines. Judge Dallas said in hit) opin? ion that it cannot be denied that the commodities clause was enacted "not actually for the regulation of Inter State commerce, but really to coerce the conformity of Int*a-State busi? ness with a policy approved by Con? gress." DAME NATURE'S .PART. How the Production of Monsters is Kept Down. By George K.elso. The discussion on "mlsmatlng" Is enough fb provoke a smile on the face of Nature. That estimable dame has her little hobbies the same as the rest of us, and her pet fad being the main? tenance of the average she accom? plishes her purpose by making ex? tremes meet whenever they appear. The vast majority of tall men, for in? stance, mate with women of medium height or under, and the tall women (except in comparatively few cases, about the medium height for a man) marries a man of her own height or slightly beneath It, and there is over? production of neither giants nor dwarfs. But this principle governs Individ? ual selection not only through anat? omy but through tempermament and mentality as well. The grouch mar? ries the angel because he needs her In his business, and the good natured. easy going, manana type of man mar? ries a woman whose motto is "No backward step" and who stands con? stantly on guard at his spinal col? umn to see that he doesn't sneak in a couple when she isn't looking. The individual of "purely specula? tive" tendencies, already mentioned in this discussion, simply conformed to this law, whether he knows it or not when he picked out a "pure'y practi? cal" wife. She la hfs ballast, and in all probability if he threw her over? board he'd perish of starvation be? tween the clouds and the stars. I know Just such another couple, and perhaps a little incident from their experience will illustrate the interdependence that erists in such a match better than any abstract argu fyin' can. They were wa'klng along the street one clear, cold night last winter. The beauties of the sky thrilled him. "How wonderful the stars are,*' he remarked. "Yes," she replied, her eyes on the sidewalk, "but you'd better not step on that Ice." She cllpepd his wings, but saved his neck. Of the 4SO.000 British schoolboys to whom Lord Roberts' letter on the harmful effect of smoking has been read by the Rev. J. M. Dryerre dur? ing his anti-smoking lectures. 4.r>0.00o have p'edegd themselves not to sm<>kc until they are twenty-one years of age. "WALK-OVERS " FOR HOYS AND MEN. THE SUMTER CLOTHING CO. THE LIEN LAW FIGHT. What WtH the Kewty tSectsd latmv IK) With the Iseue? Columbia, Sept 13.?The bill of Mr. Richarde to repeal the lien law passed the House by ? \?>t?> of 75 to 7 on the 24th of January, 1908. Of he 75 memben who voted to pass he Richards bill, 23 arc rctnrnocT, tad of the 28 Who voti <1 against tho. bill eleven arr returned. Mr. Rich? ards is back and will again fight for repeal of the lien law. but of thosfe who most strongly opposed his btll? Messrs. Carey. Harrisen, Rucker and? Karris are also back to fight out the issue. Last January the Senate see-sawed for several days on the lien law and. although the repeal bill did not pass, it is not exactly easy to tell just how the Senate did stand on the matter? Senator Crouch had a bill looking to> the same end as that of Mr. Richards* but there was a difference of opinion in regard to the prohibition of mort? gages on growing crops, and on thin point the voting in the Senate shifted considerably. The Crouch bill waa> first rejected, being laid on the tble by a vote of 17 to 11, with several pairs, and then the Richards bill, which had come over from the House, was taken up. The Richards bill, on February 13, was laid on the table by a vote of 15 to 14, including pairs* but the bill wa - later resurrected and! the vote was a tie, 13 to 13, Lieu? tenant Governor McLeod casting the decisive vote against the bill. The final vote on the bill was cn> February 14, on Mr. Holliday's motion to lay the bill on the table, on which the vote was 10 to 18, including pairs. Of the thirty-seven Senators who voted on this roll call twenty-eight are again members of the Senate, and of thin twenty-eight 16 voted against the bill and 12 for it, as follows: Against Repeal Bill?Appelt, Bass* Bates, Carpenter, Earle, Graydon, Laney, Otts, Rogers, Smith, Carlisle, Black, Williams, Weston, Walker, Gib-, son?16. For Repeal Bill?Christensen, Hardin* Harvey, Kelley, Mauldin, McKeithan* Sullivan, Townsend, Johnson, Hough* Clifton, Sinkler?12. Mr. Griffin, who makes the twenty ninth Senator to retain his seat in that body, is not recorded in this Toll call. Of the three members of the House, who become members of the Senate, Messrs. Croft and Johnstone voted for the Richards bill, and Mr. Spivey against it, so that of the 29 Senators again members of that body and the three promoted from the House, making 32 in all, 17 oppose -epeal, 14 favor it, and one is not recorded. The, ten new men will decide the question. The Bloody Fourth. The American Medical Society ha* Just finished a compilation of the cas? ualties resulting from last Fourth of July celebrations. According to these statistics the total number of deaths and serious injuries resulting from the celebration of that day amounted tc* 5,623. These are appalling figures, indeed. They may not be absolutely correct, but if there is any error It is, that the figures are not large enough* The pl.ysicians making reports of these accidents were not required by law to do so. It is probable that a number of cases were not reported^, bt It stands to reason that no reports* of accidents were duplicated or thar*. casualties were Improperly charged?, to this account. So if the report is* not accurate the error has been ire not accounting for all the accidents from this cause rather than the re? ports exceeding the number of cases. This is a fearful sacrifice for our country to make as a celebratlors even of such a glorious anniversary as July 4th. A Speedy Cure for Constipation Piliousness, Dyspepsia, Indigestion. Liver Complaint*, Tired Feeling, End TanM is the Mouth, Bad Complexion, Nervonaneee nod all disaasss of the Stomach, liver and Bowel*. "tuoodlne Uvcr Plus" act gently, yet thoroughly upon the bowels, liver, stomach and digestive organs. The pi 11*. in old and chronic cases of constipation and indigestion, act at once, without griping, nor do they leave any unpleasant after-effects, nor form a constant habit of purrine produced by other cathartic remedies. ??Bloodlne Uvor Pius M restore the deranged and torpid liver to its normal condition and healthful action. Remove and pre? vent constipatioo by securing a natural and regu? lar operation of the bowels, and relieve those un? pleasant symptoms which attend a diseased or morbid condition of the liver, stomach and bowels. To assist in attaining this end, the following sag. gestions are offered. REMARKS. Everyone who uses pills for their actum on the liver, should know that large doses rarely prove as satisfactory as small ones. Large do?ee simply purge and pass out of the sys. tem, usuil leaving the bowels constipated, and seldom removing the cause of the trouble, or im? prove the general health. On the other hand, small dotes develop the alterative effect of the medicine, do not irritate or constipate the bowers, but gently stimulate the liver and prevent the accumulation of bile by directing its flow into the proper channels. Therefor* it is advisable to com? mence by taking not over one or two pills at bed tune and increase dote as necessary. Portland, Mb. Gknts : ?I find your " Bloodine Liver Pill*" the most effective pill I ever used. They csase no griping or conatipative after ettcct as most liver pilU do. Yours truly, MRS. AM ADA RICHARDSON. Bloodine /Liver Pi 11* 25^^boX. 5 bOXvTJ 1.00 bloodine Ointment cares Piles, 50c a boa. 1 Sibert's Drug Store, SPECIAL AGENTS.