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aV&KD IjADY will he quaran? TINED IN pest house. ss fei Au Ex-MbWonary?For Several Days Armed Guard* Hare Been il Aroaind Um* Houae to Pro Augusta Herald. Jan. t. Discovered to b>i afflicted with Wprouy. Afra. Mary V. Klrke. an aged lady of Alken, la to >e removed from ?or hocit in the center of the town, to a email houae built three miles from AJken by the town authorities, ease he* wrought up the clti i of Alken to a high degree and several days arnted guarda have 01 duty around the houae to fjrueent the poesiblllty of contagion. On tin* point the people of Alken ?re at variance with the physicians attending the case, who contend that the ml lady la Anaesthetic Leprosy smd Is aot contagious. Ths doctors have brought to Ktrengthen their eaves a letter from the chairman of board of healtr of South Csro saying that Anaeathetlc Leprosy as not contagious. Notwithstanding this the people of Alken are determined so bake no chances and are guarding the Klrke residence, and have already Sx building the houee of deten? ts an Isolated spot away from the town, to which Mrs. Klrke will be car tied. Augusta physicians who have lasen approached by representatives ?? the Harald side , with the people trho have taken theee precautionary taaaeuroe. and give It as their opinion that this form of leprosy is con tagtoua The following letter is submitted In/ the Alken Physicians, who hsvt ? tmd the case in charge, to sustain 1 their position. The letter Is directed te Dr. Kirks, a nephew of the stricken lady aid It signed by Robert Wllklns. ?JH. C|(in.nan of ths State Board of Health of S.uth Carolina. "In reply to your inquiry in regard te the contagiousness of Anaesthetic tprosy. i have no hesitancy In say r that a patient with this disease as la no ways dangeroua to the com aeaulty in which he or she may re Mrs. Kirks was at ons tlms an mid Missionary to South Amer ssa. Mm* same to Alksn a number ml yeers ago. and buying a residence there took up aer abode and has not ilnce. Wot .hrec years Mrs. Klrke has blind. Common report has it 'that at the time, she became so af? flicted ehe gavs up hope that her mal? ady was other than leprosy, and open? ly announced that she had that dis? ease. Since then she lived alone.'at tached to her pretence of a Mrs. aVimor dson. who became attached to her and who remains in the guarded house with the stricken lady in the capacity of nurse. For the easy sev? eral y??re Mrs Klrke has been at? tended by,Dr. Croft, a local physician, who says the lady has leprosy. The evidences of so:oe disease have become more manifest during the aast several years. Since her blind? ness. Mrs. Kirks has lost the fingers of one hand and one on the other. Her limbs below the knees are with? out feeling, even boiling water mak? ing no sensation which Is perceptible to her. It Is said to be Mrs. Klrke'? belief that her limbs will drop oft be? low ths knees as her fingers have done. For several years she has made appearance on the streets, being led by Mrs. Edmondeon with her hands encased In bandages or gloves. Neighbors who bad for a long time keen curious about the lady's con? dition have recently begun to make snore searching Inquiries which cul? minated a few days ago In a report of the matter to the State board of Jwalth. The Alken authoritlea decid? ed to place the guards around the hones simultaneously with the report and the guards hsve remained there Mrs. Klrke's reeldence Is on the main street and within two blocks of the buslnesa portion of the city. Issum Is a large two-story build situated on the main street. It Is painted white with green trim? mings and It I? surrounded by an evergreen hedge. The house Is about fifteen feet from the street and has II porches on each side of the The house is in the middle of the '<?: whl-h Is well shaded and neatly kept. Augusta physicians commenting on the peruliarlfy <d the disease hs own by Mrs. Klrke's having no feel f In the parts affected, and upon kn'wledge of physicians that the la Incurable, give an in? stance celebrated In medical lore. The case waa one where a well known physician discovered he had the malady by a ddentally touching a hot lamp and finding he did n<?t feel the heat. Mr*. Klrke Is known us a most esti? mable lady, and the fears of the people of Alken are mixed with deep feelings of regret that she Is so af? fected. Mrs. Kirk* Is ?0 years old. AIvln H. Dean, a well known law sr of areenvllle. will probably make te race for mayor this year. KORKST RESERVE DOOMED. Appalachian MeMore of Great Im? portance Seem* Not Likely to Pom Congress at This Session. Washington, Jan. 8.?In an Inter? view here Representative C. P. Scott, chairman of the house committee on agriculture, which has had before it at the last and this session of con? gress, the proposed Appalachian-White Mountain National reserve Legislation, amid: "I am not convinced that the for? est* have any effect on the flow of navigable rivers. From my recent vis? it In the Southern Appalachians, I am also convinced that soil erosion is not due to deforestation, but rather to wrong methods of farming. I saw very little evidences of damage to forests by lumbering operations. The States are most concerned In this mat? ter and must act, for they are too prone to depend on the national gov? ernment for aid." The house committee has before It now the senate bill providing for the Appalachian legislation, but there is small prospect of anything being done favorable to the bill, at least at this session, as Chairman Scott is op? posed to the bill and his views are shared by Speaker Cannon. Haa Clarendon a Prohibition Senti? ment? We are Informed that a petition Is being circulated demanding State-wide prohibition; evidently the purpose be? ing to Influence representatives to vote for prohibition in the general assem? bly. The members of the lower house from this county we believe have sig? nified their Intention to vote for State? wide prohibition. The senator is not a prohibitionist, and may only vote for a State-wide prohibition bill which has a provision in It permitting counties that have not a prohibition sentiment, to vote In the legal sale. If such a bill is Introduced he may vote for it in preference to an iron-clad, whole-hog or none prohibition measure. It may be argued that a representa? tive should carry out the views of the people of his county, and as this coun? ty has given an expression at the bal? lot box which resulted in the dispen? sary being closed, he should vote pro? hibition. Thlo would be an effective argument, were it not a question of "Is there a prohibition sentiment" in Clarendon? Did the vote Indicate a prohibition, or an anti-dispensary sen? timent? A close observation will prove clearly that the people of Clar? endon are not ready to do away with liquor, the receipts of whiskey pack? ages, besides the quantity sold to Clar? endon from the dispensaries of Sum ter and Klngstree Is proof conclusive that It was not altogether a prohibi? tion sentiment which brought about the result of closing the dispensary, but there were a number of other reasons. Then too, we believe In local self government, Clarendon Is now wrest? ling with this prohibition problem. If It Is successful?decrease the con? sumption of liquor to an appreciable extent, there will be no danger of the liquor selling system being put back, even those who were opposed to vot? ing out the dispensary will oppose re? opening It, for we take It, the oposi tlon Is as sincere In opposing prohibi? tion, as the other side was in urging It, the opposition believed that pro? hibition could not be enforced. But on the other hand, should it turn out the surmise of the antl-prohlbtlon forces was correct, and the liquor sell? ing and drinking goes right on, so far as we are concerned It would be far better to be allowed to vote ourselves back, that we may be rid of lawless? ness?a condition that can only result In harm, than continue a farce. Therefore we say that under present condtlns we might favor either amend? ing the Carey-Cothran bill, or a State? wide measure with a local self-gov? ernment provision.?Manning Time. COFFEE COMBINE EXPliODED. Scheme of Speculators to Win Huge Sum Goo* Under. Washington, Jan. 8.?The plan of certain coffee speculators here and In New York, where for some time a powerful lobby has been at work to get a duty of 5 cents a pound on cof? fee In the new tariff schedule, has re? ceived a setback on account of the publicity recently given the scheme. If the Import tax were put on cof? fee the speculators, It Is said planned to rush to this country from Brasil some 5,000,000 bags now stored there, thus evading the tariff, but the prlae of the staple would have been imme? diately raised 5 cents a pount*. The government would have los' about $77,000,000 as the result of the scheme If It could have been aarrted Into effect, and the speculators woald have made an Immense fortune with? in a month. Brate Fire I Addle*. ?Often receive severe burns, putting <>ut fires, then use Bucklen's Arnica Salve and forget them. It soon drive.* out pain. For burns, scalds, wounif. cuts and bruises Its earth's greatest healer. Quickly cures skin eruptions, old sores, boils, ulcers, felons; beet pile cure made. Relief Is Instant. 2?c. at Slbert's Drue Store. NO PEACE FOR OIL TRUST. Department of Justice to Renew Cru? sade Against tho Octopus. Washington, Jan. 6.?The statement was made today on authority that not? withstanding the refusal of the United States Supreme Court to grant a writ of certlorari in the Standard Oil case yesterday, the department of justice will at once proceed with the trial of the numerous other cases pending In different districts, either against the Standard OH Company for receiv? ing rebates, or against the railroads for granting them to the Standard Oil Company, involving the same ques? tions, and which have been awaiting the action of the Supreme Court on the application of the writ. These include the cases in the Northern Dis? trict of Illinois and suits In the West? ern Districts of Tennessee, the South? ern District of California and the It ffi stated that since the Supreme Western District of New York. Court gives no reason for its denial j of an application for certlorari, it Is impossible to surmise what reasons were in the minds of the Court, and it Is well understood that the denial of a writ is not to be taken as indicating any Impression of the court of the merits of a case. Big Fine Case to be Redocketed.. . Chicago, 111., Jan. 5.?"The Stan? dard Oil Compay Is not yet out of the woods." With these words United States At tornty SImms today made his first com? ment cet yesterday's ruling of the Su? preme Court qf the United States, which prevents the Government from collecting Judge Landls' famous $29, 000,000 fine. The district attorney explained that even by fining the Standard on a basis of settlements for freights Instead of regarding each car lot as a separate offence, the Government may collect $40,000,000 from the Oil Company in fines, if convictions are obtained on all indictments, which may be renewed against the corporation. West Indian Black Republic. The two principal industries of Hai? ti are revolutions and war with Santo Domingo. Latterly there has been a letting down of the barriers which have shut off the great forests of the Interior, and exploitation of the rich natural resources by American, Eng? lish and German capital has been wel? comed. Previously visitors to Haiti in times of peace?which have been times akin to periods of industrial de? pression In this country?have found the most interesting objects tho gen? erals, the rest of the army, and the concessionaire, who might have had his preliminary training selling Indian medicine or brass jewelry under a gas? oline lamp. When there Is something doing in the revolution line, the army ma> spruce up. but once seen at one of the monthly Sunday morning parades It is something never to be forgotten. The wonder is that Klaw & Erlanger never have brought one of the provincial aggregations to the States, set It to music, and made a barrel of money out of It. About every twenty feet | there could be seen a general In a Trcen coat, red trousers, and a cha? teau bedecked with rooster feathers, tiding a diminutive horse. Between Q4 gtner Is straggled the ragamuffin "army," carrying or dragging its guns. . f some sulky private left the column because his pay of about 50 cents a month was overdue and wandered away nobody took the trouble to go ifter him. ( The concessionaire, operating ev? erything in his district that had to io with steam or elettrlctlty, made tourists his side line. He ran the ice factory, and, after he had rendered his bill for enough ice to fill., the re? frigerator on a yacht and Torced a basket of allgator pears and a bottle of native guava wine on the traveler, his prophecy of clearing up a quarter of a million in two years and return? ing to "God's country" to enjoy life would not be disputed. He came high, but his influence was worth while sometimes. He and the governor? also general?seemed to understand each other pretty thoroughly, and if you must have soft coal in order to leave port, a combination of conces sinaire and highball* would cause the governor to sell it to you from the government pile at $25 a ton. Your own crew shoveled It aboard. and there was nobody to keep account of how manv tons were taken. The Whole proceeding would have driven ? Tarn may politician green with envy. In hpJbs. however, of misgovernmetit by its politicians, Its revolations, the murder and pillage, and the atrocities attributed to voodoo wesehip, Haiti has made progress In many ways. Its capital has fine public buildings, edu? cation has been extended, and the country pays the Interest on Its bond? ed debt. Though the past has many a discouraging page, the future Is not altogether hopeless.?Chicago Kecord Herald. The "oldest ofloe boy," Just retired after 60 years of service, was too old to use ths sick grandmother sxcuee.? ~-sr W 'ryibu-e NIGHT RIDERS CONVICTED. MEANS DEATH SENTENCE FOH SIX DEFENDANTS. Remaining Two Convicted of Murder in Second Degree, With Punishment of 20 Years Imprisonment?New Trial Asked. Union City, Tenn., Jan. 7.?With a verdict of guilty in varying degrees, the jury in the night rider trials re? ported at 8.45 p. m. tonight. The 12 men found Garret Johnson, Tld Burton, Roy Ransom, Fred Pin? ion, Arthur Cloar and Sam Apple? white guilty of murder in the first de? gree, with mitigating circumstances, and Bud Morris and Bob Huffman, the other defendants, guilty of murder in the second degree and fixed their punishment at 20 years in the peni? tentiary. The punishment of the six first named defendants was left to the court and may be death or life Im? prisonment. The defense filed a mo? tion for a new trial, which was set for hearing Saturday, and which will be overruled as indicated by the court, when sentence will be pronounced. The court will sentence the six first named defendants to death. The Jury had been out since 2 p. m.t but because of the Illness of Juror Rosson had been able to consult un? til 6 p. m. There was a difference of opinion among the jurors as to the degree of guilt of the defendants, but an agreement was reached quickly. SAYS TAFT WRONGED SOUTH. Texas Congressman Defends South? ern Democracy. Washington, D. C, Jan. 7.?Digress? ing from a tariff speech in the House of Representatives today, Mr. Shep pard, of Texas, charged that Presi? dent-elect Taft did the South a se? rious Injustice when he said a fair opportunity was not presented In that section for the free exercise of suf? frage. Mr. Sheppard emphatically de? nied that such was the case and said that Mr. Taft had made himself ri? diculous. The Texas member had reached the point in his remarks where he spoke of the Southern political situation, when he was interrupted with a query by Mr. Bates, of Pennsylvania, who asked if it was not Mr. Taft'-a purpose to procure a free opportunity for the consideration of the public questions In the South. The question brought forth the declaration referred to. Mr. Sheppard added that he believ? ed the people of the South were Dem? ocratic because they applied princi? ples of Democracy that were best for the entire country, regardless of sec? tion. ??If," he said,' "they thought that Republican principles were best they would adopt them." The South, he said, evidently was not influenced in its Democracy by sectionalism or race issues, because the South was Democratic before the war was dreamed of or the race issue was a remote probability. "On the other hand," he declared, "there were States In the North that were solidly Demo? cratic before the war, that have been solidly Republican since. The charge of sectionalism could be brought against them with much more fair? ness than against the South." "Did not Congressional districts go Republican last fall for the first time, and w'as that not evidence of the fact that the solid South was broken?" Mr. Bates inquired. Mr. Sheppard promptly rejected the Idea and said that Instead of the South leaning toward Republicanism it was more Democratic today than it was fifty or sixty years ago, as there were several Whig States in the South before the war. The Whigs, he de? clared, were but the predecessors of the Republicans, but there had been no Republican Southern States since the Whig party went out of exist? ence. ?A great many people have kidney and bladder trouble, mainly due to noglect of the occasional pains in the back, slight rheumatic pains, urinary disorders, etc. Delay in such cases is dangerous. Take DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are for weak back, backache, rheumatic pains and all kidney and bladder trou? ble. Soothing and antiseptic, and act promptly. Don't fail to get DeWitt's Kidney aad Bladder Pills. Accept no substitute. Regular size 50c. Sold by all druggists. J. R. atcr.hee has leased the Pied? mont, droenvllle's afternoon news? paper, from O. Marshall Moore. Mr. IfoOhaa was formerly business man? ager of the Greenville News. * Always have Kennedy's laxative Cough Byrtip handy, especially for the children. It tastt-* nearly as good as maple sugar. It cures the cold by gently moving the bowels through Its laxative principle, and at tho snmo time It If soothing for throat Irrita? tion, thereby .stopping the cough. There Is nothing as gt>od. Sold by ail druggists. Three negro children perlHhed in a house that was destroyed by Are in Klngstree. Embroidered d Ha of various sizes are used in dainty ties. Vhe dots may be white or a color. The Kind You Have Always Bought* and which fcjj been in use for over 80 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per* ffl? J*as sonal supervision since its infancy. i<cce*40? Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good "are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment? What is CASTORIA Oastoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare* goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups* It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium* Morphine nor other Karcotis substance* Its age is its guarantee* It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness* It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic* It relieves Teething Troubles* cures Constipation and Flatulency* It assimilates the Food* regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* The Children's Panacea?T lie Mother's Friend* GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TMS ?CRT*US OOMMUT, TT ft UKRAV SHUT. SJCW TO?? OTT*. A Prize Contest Will Shortly be Inaugurated by The Bank of Sumter For the best grain crop grown during the coming year by one of its farmer customers. Watch for details governing contest, which will appear in this space. Begin the New Year By opening a bank account. We want to add 500 desirable new accounts to our present grow? ing volume during the year 1909. Confer with us. either by letter or in person, if you want banking accommodation. We always have time to listen to your wants and the facilities for sup? plying legitimate needs. THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Court Square Sumter, S. C. COUNTY BOARD MEETING. "that part of the profits of the last - quarter still in the hands of the coun Supervisor Pitts Takes Charge- -Bonds ty board of control," inasmuch as of Other County Officials Present? ed. the board of control has already paid over to the county $5,000 on account - of the last quarter's profits, leaving* When the afternoon session of the two or three thousand dollars due the County Board of Commissioners con- county still on hand. vened yesterday, Supervisor Pitts _ was formally installed in office and presided during the session. Don't Get a Divorce. ?A western Judge granted a divorce The bond of Clerk of Court Parrott ?n account of ill-temper and bad M ..??AA , , . breath. Dr. King's New Life Pills in the sum of $10,000, which was 1 WOuld have prevented it. They cure furnished by a surety company, was constipation, causing bad breath and liver trouble the ill-temper, dispel it was presented for approval and accepted. Sheriff Epperson's bond, which was signed by Individuals, was referred to the county attorney. It will be ap? proved at the meeting of the board to be held tomorrow. Bynum Walker presented a claim for $40 for damages to his horse which was Injured by falling through a defective bridge. After an exami? nation of the horse the board offered to settle the claim for $10, which was accepted by Walker. The county legislative delegation met with the board and agreed to en? dorse the decision of the board to retire $5,000 of the 15 year court house bonds and also the recommen? dation that the number of cotton weighers for Sumter be reduced to two. All routine matters that could be taken up at this time were disposed of and the board adjourned to meet on Thursday morning, at which time the annual meeting will be held. ! In yesterday's report of the morn? ing session there was a statement that may be misleading to those who are not conversant with tho financial af? fairs of the county. Reference was made to the aispensary prof ts for the last quarter still in the hards of the county board of control. To have been exact the statement should have been colds, banish headaches, conquer chills. 25c. at Slbert's Drug Store. The alleged shortage of the treas? urer of Hampton county will be In? vestigated. ?If you will take Foley's Orino Laxative ttnifl the bowels become reg? ular you will not have to take purga? tives constantly, as Foley's Orino Laxative positively cures chronic con? stipation and sluggish liver. Pleas-, ant to take. W. W. Slbert. The movement to call the newly discovered planet "Roosevelt" has met with an immense silence In the scientific world.?Philadelphia In? quirer. ?You would not delay taking Fo ley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign of kidney or bladder trouble if you realized that neglect might result in Brlght's disease or diabetes. Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects Irregularities and curesj all kidney and bladder dis? orders. W. W. Slbert. J. Henry Garrison, who killed I?ouis Williamson several months ago, has gone to Columbia to enter upon hia two-year sentence. The Salvation Army will establish a free medicine dispensary in Green? ville for the benefit of the poor.