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?DOSE mil.1 BILL. 1XKS HAT*: AT J 1-2 CKNTS AND UK V OK KS KXCUANCiK SYSTEM, o Penalty I* Permitted to be Ex? acted PYom Those Who fall to lluy Tb*ket Rrfore It ?urdlog Trains? little Opposition to Rill. Columbia. Feb. 8.?The House to ay passed Mr. M. I*. Smith's bll flx m the passenger rate at 2 1-2 cents. _ providing that no penalty should he prowded for no* buying a ticket before boarding a train. The fur provtslon Is n>ado under thin blVg, rhere miles go books are sold > mileage must be accepted by the iductor. The till seeks to revoke exchange " s cm for which the traveling men ha/e been Insisting. If the bill pasaea the Senate the legal rate for paisengets will be t 1-1 ?eats and io more. No penalty Is permitted for not buying a ticket, and mileage Is to be accepted whenever amd wherever offered by the owner. Mr. Ayer was tlmoet alone In pro? testing against suoh legislation, and em the flnaf vote, those who opposed legislation on rat sc were fearfully lasieaome. The whole discussion ap? peared to be Indifferent, and If there were any who op|?oeed restrictions for the better protection of the railroads la the handling of fares they were In mlcuoua. Mr. K. P. Smith wanted ingers required to buy tickets of ie sort before getting on a train, hut this was defeated. Mr. Ayer Opposes Measure. The House took up tn ? 2 1-8 cent rate bill and was about to rush It through when Mr. Hartwell M. Ayer amid It was time to think well of what had better be dene. The railroads had better be allowed a chance, he ar? gued. If the law requires the rail to loose money cn paasenger Inese then they must take the loss east of wages. There are appeals to dm and not to do thla or that. He thought theee mattere ought to be se? riously considered, and no snap Judg? ement should be taken. There Is a railroad commission to consider what ?a fair and Just and proper. The facts snow that the railroads spend 74 per warnt, of their gross Income for opera? tions. The 26 per cent, must go to ejtvldends. Improvements, extensions, erne. The railroads have In the last two years been spending 80, and ammetlmee 9t. per oent. of thslr gross mmoorae. He did not know If a 2 1-2 oent rate was fair or not. and had not time to go Into suoh an examination us ought to be necessary. The mat? ter should be carefully studied by those In position to study the actual emndltlona. The bill did not provide mug penalty for the non-purchase of tsafcete. Mr. Man thought the mileage sys? tem not only a nuisance, but a hum t**Jf. The railroads already have their mvmey. snd he saw no excuse for the trouble of exchanging the mileage for u ticket. He said It was an outrage so require s pasaenger to go to all this trouble. Mr. M. L Smith wanted to know this State had done to make State have a higher rate than other State. The present legal ante le three cents and he wanted to -aus It by statute at 2 1-2 cents. The eulfroe.de of their own accord offered tme 1 1-2-cent rate. R was simply re? ive to what had been done or elsewhere. The railroads, he led. did nothing except, what they to. The main object of the bill Is to require the acceptance of mileage ?trips. The rate was fixed at 2 1-2 aunts and all he wished to do was to Use the rate. He was willing for the Act not to M effect until April. It s said there urns an agreement between the State Sins] the commission* It was never smggeeted or intimated that there would be any Imposition of the nui? sance as to exchanging mileage strips "?or tickets. The first break was made by the railroads, and Imposing this requirement Mr. Hydilck said he absolute confidence in all the rsfoctor* of the Southern Railway It has all along been thought the aaileage system was held because It eras alleged to be a cheek on conduc but It la now said he railroads not suspicious of conductors. The whole mileage system Is now wrong. Mr. Ayer saw no sSi ? pass these bills, and argued that tr Is legislation was unnecessary and htUti unwise. This State was enjoying the s.im< rates as other States. Mr. Dlxon am. I th.it he wanted mo favors from any man ?>r oormorm? tlon The rnte In Oeor<la and Ala? bama was 2 1-2 eent?. ind le^nlh I 1-4 cents In North Carolina, hot by agreement It Is operating at | |?| eents. No State has a higher t?te than I 1-2 cents, and he saw no egg son why the rate should mot be fixed mi t 1-2 cents. All he wished to d ? Is to make the 2 1-2 cen rate fixed. He agreed that SVSry I <>ndii( tor wsa Insulted by the present requirement thst the mileage be "pulled" before the passenger gets on the train. Mr. Patterson asked If It was not more carelessness and Indifference on das part of conductors that was APPEL! MEASURE DISCUSSED. IS SKNATO 11 CLIFTOVS AMKNl> MKNT, NOW ADOPTED, CON? STITUTIONAL? Amendment Gift! lllght of Judge to To lloili Hue ami Imprison?Con? stitutionality and Dclamater Case. Columbia. Feb. 10.?Senator Appelt yesterday further amended the Ap pelt liquor drummer bill by increas? ing the fine for conviction of solicit? ing of whiskey from $100 as he pro? vided In his amendment to $1,000 and Increased ihe term of Imprison? ment O six months instead of one month as at first provided and also made It within the power of the trial Judge to sentence to both Imprison? ment and payment of the fine. Thl^ amendment really makes the bill of some effect as It would naturally de? ter liquor drummers under such con? ditions. The bill passed third reading yesterday, with the amendments. There has been a great deal of dis? cussion slnfe the passage of the amendment and bill by the senate as to the constitutionality of the bill. Conversation with some of the sena? tors reveals the fact that there are some eminent lawyers In the State who believe that such a bill Is uncon? stitutional and others who believe t hat either the licensing of liquor drummers or the prohibiting of them to solicit orders In this State Is con? stitutional and could be enforced In spite of the provisions oi' the int? r state commerce law. It is also be? lieved that this bill might come in conflict with the Interstate commerce act. Senator Clifton stated that he Was confident that the bill is constitution? al and would not have proposed hi* amendment had he thought other? wise. In this connection the famous Del amater .case in South Dakota is of much Interest and had considerable bearing upon the passage of Senator Clifton's amendment and the consid? eration of the bill as at first proposed by Mr. Appelt. The syllabus of this case says in part: "The general power of the States to control and regulate, within their borders, the business of dealing in. or soliciting orders for, the purchase of Intoxicating liquors Is beyond ques? tion. The purpose of the Wilson act. 21 Stat. 713, as a regulation of Inter? state commerce was to allow the states to exert ampler power as to Intoxicating liquors with the subject of such commerce than could have been exercised before the enactment, of the act which enabled States to ex? tend their authority as to such liquor shipped from other States before It became commingled with the mass of other property In the State in the sale In the original package. "Since the enactment of the Wilson act, which expressly provides that in? toxicating liquors coming Into a State should be as completely under the control of the State as though manu? factured therein, the owner of intoxi? cating liquors can not, under the commerce clause of the constitution go himself or send his agent Into an other State and. In defiance of it* laws, carry* on the business of so Heiting proposals for the purchase o such liquors. "Although a State may not forbh a resident therein from ordering foi his personal use intoxicating liquor? from another State it may for bid the carrying on within Its bord? ers of the business of soliciting orders for such liquor, although such or? ders may only contemplate a con? tract resulting from final acceptance in another State." It is this last mentioned paragraph of the syllabus upon which the claims of Senator Clifton seem to be firmly based as to the constitutionality of prohibiting the whiskey drummer: from coming Into this State. Columbia, Feb. 11.?Anti-Prohlbl tlonlsts who are now well organized under the leadership of Harris, Van der Horst, Fr?ser and others, toda> began a determined filibuster against the Richards' State-wide prohibition bill. The votes showing them to be In a minority of over two to one, but th? filibuster succeeded today In sHutlinn off debate and any action by securing a delay until the hour for the Joint balloting f<?r Associate Justice. Til-' nTohlbltlonteti tire apparentl) not fpn atiy disturbed, claiming thai the majority will for Of a vote Anally The aatl-prohlbtlon forcaa art n >i flfjfltlni; f<>r a no re temporary ml\ :n taue but are entrenc h'<l :*t a Rght to the <!?;itb. The caucus decided to earry tb?? filibuster 10 the end, |f the session has to be- Indefinitely extendi d. I '..nimbi.i. feb II. The senate kill? ed. by deciding vote of the president Mr. Wanton'! bill ol Ihe Ineuranes de* partment regarding Investigation Ol charRed that) lack of honesty. <>ti a yea ar.u nay vote to strike out the enacting words of the bill the House refused to do so by a vote of 5 to || and passed the bill. the alleged Incendiary, fires. It passed the Bass bill regulating statistics of leaf tobacco sold over warehouse floors. General Appropriation Dill. Columbia, Feb. 11.?After the joint assembly, by general consent the rtOUM tunk up the general appropria? tion bill, after reaching an agreement to limit the prohibition debate to fif? teen minutes. The members will be limited to one speech each. Some anti-prohibitionists are dis? posed to keep up the filibuster, but it can be seen now that it cannot be car? ried much farther. Columbia, Feb 12.?The first pre? liminary skirmish vote on state-wide prohibition occurred in the house to? day on the motion of prohibition leader Richards to table the motion of the other side to strike out the en? acting words. Vote was 63 to 54 for prohibition. Local optlonlsts then re? sumed the filibuster preventing the bill reaching a vote. Columbia, Feb. 12.?Senator Clif? ton's bil to provide for the appoint? ment of referees In counties in which officer of master does not exist passed third reading, with amendments. The bill providing for public cotton weighing was tabled on his own mo? tion. _ TERRY WAS MISREPRESENTED. He Says So Himself, in Letter Thank? ing Mrs. Rhodes for Denial of Sen? sational Story. Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 8.?Mrs. A. W. Rhodes of this city, who recently wrote to President Roosevelt to deny that her daughter's horse had been strutv: by the president, while riding past her in a road near Washington, today received the following letter from the president: "My Dear Mrs. Rhodes: I thank you for your letter of the 20th ult., and am glad to hear from you that your daughter denied the story that I struck her horse. Of course I never struck her horse or any other lady s horse. The whole story was so absurd as not to be worth denying. Numerous stories of this kind are started from time to time by foolish or malicious people. Occasionally I am obliged to deny them, but as a rule I find it best simply to ignore them, because deny <ng them calls attention to them and 'eaves a chance to mischief-makers to mislead well-meaning people by further repltitlons of the stories. Signed) "Sincerely yours, "Theodore Roosevelt." HOW'S THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re? ward for any case of Catarrh that ?annot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. 1 F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. We. the undersigned, have known P. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and financially able te carry out any obligations made by his firm. WALDING, KINN AN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter? nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti? pation. 2-4-lm. Cuba has dropped her pilot. Can she steer a straight course without mapping her crew??Louisville Cour? ier-Journal. WHEEZEH OR SNEEZER? Have You Heard of Hyomcl for Ca? tarrh, Asthma and Hay Fever. If you wheeze or sneeze, hawk or spit, snuffle or blow, something is the matter with the membrane of your respiratory tract, and you need Hyo mel. And you need Hyomel because It will cure you of any catarrhal or In? flammatory condition that exists. It Isn't a stomach medicine or spray, or douche, but a very pleasant, healing, antiseptic "balsam, from the eucalyptus forests of Australia. You breathe this balsamic air through a small, hard rubber inhaler, nnd it .caches every nook, corner and crev? ice of the membrane, and promptl) kills the catarrh germs. DeLonne*! Pharmacy will sell you a oomplete Hyomel (pronounced ? h-o-iuc ) outfit for $1.00. on the money hack plan. "The use of Hyomel cured Mr. Cut? ler of eatnrrh In 1904. He has strong' ly sndrosed the use of Hyomel In many Instances and we are glad to go i record regarding this marvelous ntarrh cure, and endorsing its use." Mrs A. cutler. 21?i Post Ave.. Battle I l eek, MlCh., < Vi. 11, 1 :?08. 2-:i m D w 2-17. Cures Dyspepsia. Your money back if it don't Gives im? mediate relief from heartburn, sour stom? ach, stomach distress and sick headache. 50 cents a large box at DcLORME'S PHARMACY. JUDGE HYDRIGK ELECTED. ASSOCIATE! JUSTICE DKADLOCK BROKEN OX 39TH BALLOT. Name of Ex-Gov. Sheppard With? drawn After the First Ballot Last Night and Judge Hydrick is Elected] On the Next Ballot. Columbia, Feb. 11.?On the thirty ninth ballot tonight, Circuit Judge Daniel E. Hydrick of Spartanburg, was elected to the Supreme Court bench to fill the vacancy occasioned by the promotion of Mr. Ira B. Jones to Chief Justice. It has been a long and most intersting contest, but at no time had there been bitterness or ill feeling, and Judge Hydrick's elec? tion could have been made unanimous but for the rule prohibiting changes in the ballot. After the first ballot tonight, Mr. Weston, of Columbia, withdrew the name of Mr. John C. Sheppard, and on the part of Governor Sheppard thanked the members for their loyal? ty, eulogized Mr. Sheppard for his loyalty and patriotism as a true South Carolinian, and as such he wished to withdraw his name from the contest. On the previous ballot, Mr. Hydrick had received 75 votes, 81 being neces? sary to elect. With the withdrawal of the name of Governor Sheppard it was no longer a question as to the re? sult, as the members were anxious to close the elections and proceed with other business. On the final ballot 160 votes were cast. Eighty-one were necessary to elect, and of these Mr. Hydrick received 103 and Mr, T. P. Cothran received 57 votes, practically the same vote that he had all during the contest. Upon the announcement of the vote, Judge Hydrick was declared elected to fill out the untXplred term of the Hon. Tra B. Jones, and Mr. Hydrick will take his seat on the Supreme Court bench April 1. VACCINATION FOR TYPHOID. Instructions have been sent by the War Department to all army posts in regard to the antityphoid vaccina? tion in the military service, and a call for volunteers to submit to the vacci? nation has been issued. Among the first volunteers, v It Is understood, will be the medical offi? cers and the members of the Army Medical Corps. It is expected that the enlisted men will, in the majority of cases, be willing to submit to the vac? cination after it has been demonstrat? ed on their officers. The vaccination does not cause any inconvenience ex? cept for the first few hours. This method of preventing typhoid fever was adopted after it had been recommended by a commission of well known American medical au? thorities and was brought about by the experience of foreign armies, es? pecially the British army, in the suc? cessful use of the method. The army board that investigated the method included Dr. W. 8. Thayer, of Balti? more.?Baltimore Sun. ?If you need a pill take DeWitt's Lit? tle Early Risers. Insist on them; gen? tle, easy, pleasant, little liver pills Sold by All Druggists. kkpokt of the conditio? OT THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, OF SUMTER, Kt Sumter, in the State of South Carolina, at the close of business, Feb. 5th. 1909. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, $369,098 6 ? Overdrafts, secured and unse? cured, 12,665 63 ?. 8. Bonds to secure circula? tion, 25,000 00 Premiums on U. 8. Bonds, ?75 00 Bonds, securities, etc., 21,000 00 Banking house, furniture and fixtures, 3,000 00 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents), 24 161 97 Due from State Banks and Bankers, 2,225 28 Due from approved reserve agents, 52,970 47 Checks and other cash items. t,4?0 05 Note a of other National Banks, 1,(00 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents, 1,834 55 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: Specie, 12,305 10 Legal-tendor notes, 1,000 00 13.305 10 Redemption Fund with U. 8. Treasurer, (5 per ct. of cir? culation,) 1,250 00 Total, $530.856 6: LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in, $100,000 oo S-u plu . fund, 20.0011 00 Undivided profits, le>s ex penees and taxes paid, 53,890 37 National Bank notes outstand? ing. 25,000 00 Due to State Banks and Hanke s, 730 Dividends Unpaid, R8 t> individual deposits subject to check, 88',777 00 Total $5 0,8 6 65 State of Booth Carolina. / County of Sumte:-. ) ' I, -f. L ftfoGALLUM, Cashier of th above named bank, do solemnly swear thai the above statement is true to the best of in) knowledge and belief. J. L. IftoOALLUM, Cannier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of Fei) 1009. OSO. L. BICKER, Notary Public. Correct Attest: A.J.CHINA, ) H. D BARN KIT, (Directors. N EIL O* DO NN ELL. ) Feb. 12, 1909. fa ASTORIA The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per X^-y^, Bonai supervision since its infancy*. <<C<<*44Z Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and *1 Just-as-good99 are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment? What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups* It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic* 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?The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signatare of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TMS ?CNTAUH COMPANY. TT MURRAY OTRCCT. NEW VOF K CITY. 22 A2TD -TO WASHINGTON. D. C, aETra? -VIA ? ATLANTIC COAST LINE. MM INAUGURAL CEREMONIES PRESIBEI'V^T TiFT. TICKETS ON SALE FEBRUARY 28th. MABCH 1st. 2nd AND 3rd. FINAL LIMIT TO REACH ORIGINAL STARTING POINT NOT LATER Til AN MIDNIGHT MARCH 10th. great military parade. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. RESERVATIONS. ETC.. CALL ON NEAREST TICKET AGENT OR WRITE. W. J CRM, Pas. Traf. Mgr. T. G. WHITE, Sen. Pas. igt. Wilmington, N. C. A MAN GENERALLY GETS WHIT HE GOES AFTER, IF HE GOES HARD ENDUBH. To keep an account with a safe, conservative bank, is a valuable asset to any business man. Let your money become a developer. Get interest on your savings Pay your bills by checks And when you need help in your business, your banker stands ready to help you. THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST COMPANY Offers Unexcelled Banking Facilities, Courteous Treatment, and Solicits Your Account. ? ????SaSSSBSHSHSHSBHSHHaill S A Scratch of Your Pen 5 and Your Bills are Paid. o SI * m m m * m u m m m That's all you have to do if you have a checking ac? count in our bank. It's a more convenient and a more business like method than carryiug so much curiency with you, besides it gives one a little thrill of pride to have money in the bank with which to pay one's bills. We ask you to givs it a trial. si ? ? si ? Fir^t National Bank, * SUMTER. B jjjj Capital and Surplus $173,000. Deposits $325,000. H IBHHSSIIlBliSIMMIISMllIIII The B&nk qf Sumter Solicits Your Patronage. Excellent Facilities. Farmer's Accounts a Specialty. Policy Conservative, but Liberal. Careful Attention to I depositors. BOASD OP DIRECTORS: 0. M. RURHT, H. J. If cL A URIN, .IK.. K. .T. ALDERMAN. O. G. ROWLAND, VV. S. MANNING, F.. B..HAYNSWORTH MARION MOI8E, J. A. MOOD, H. I. MANNING, JM t R. F. HAVNSWORTH. R. I. Manning, Pres. Marion Moise, 1st V-P, R. F, Haynsworth. 2d V. P. W. F. Rhame. Cashier. Barlow Walsh, Teiler.