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iX.<?4 COHM.KKI) l\ ATLANTA. Harry Well. .?f lllriniuglinm. Strips L???| Marke! hy Purth'tM' ol 13,? H#0 \Huvt\ or 2 1-2 Carload* oi F.g|l* lf? Sell in Kastern rules at Lofty Price* A chronic bachelor, who has a west? ern expoeure room in the Bachelors' Domain, makee it one of hie principles of life to have a nip of eggnog when he rliee In the morning. But Friilu> when he looked int > the little box he heaps over next to tho washstand, he fuuriU it empty nnd bare. D.i. Min t er egg #n de place, boss.'" the n?<rro bell boy explained. , flo he took It raw, and went down the stuh-? feeling that he had mad? one <p* the first serious - mis-steps of his ?Ue. He Is as firmly addicted to ham and eggs for breakfast as to eggnog for a morn ng bracer. "Him and eggs. ' he said at the lunch counter where he has eaten ham and eggs regularly every morn? ing lor the last twenty years. The girl looked confused and went gwaj with a guilty expression. She returned with h platter of ham. but no eggs. "Eggs all out.'' she said. Hi' toyed with his ham for awhile then got up and walked away with a dised look. \ > Veit as though something; had happened to life and changed it sadly. Mechanically he went, towards a barber shop. Since thru lmm?m<rikl he has had an egg shampoo every Friday. As he clambered Into a chair, the barter coughed earibarrassedly. i have?" "Shampoo." he said. "Not an egg In the shop." the bar? ber replied. % He walked blindly by the manicure girl without even smiling, and totally Ignored the morning paper. Down the street he went, round the block und Into a grocery store. "IHnve you any eggs?" he demand - ed. the clerk shook his head. ? "AH out Tou might as well hunt tat pestle In this town today as for ?ggf. A fellow shipped away the Igst one yesterday." Corner In r.gg*?. Owing to conditions existing in the east, an effort has teen made to corner the Atlanta egg market. Har? ry rVoil of Birmingham, reached here the- first of the week and has since beta buying evtry egg In sight. Thursday afternoon he shipped awa> t 1-1 carloads, vihlch is equivalent to 11.460 dosens, or 166,320 eggs. It Is probable that such an amount of eggs was never before bough, hero. The price they wrought was between $S,000 und 11.001. And now Atlanta stands eggless. Every egg purchasa? ble has been bought, and the market. Is fairly strlppod. The commission merchants sre dependent ort ship? ments and the supply of tho retail dealers la small. Tttere h?* been an egg famine in Cincinnati, Chicago and other western cities, and speculators have bought All the eggs obtainable In Atlanta to secure the high prices existing else? where. Monday and Tuesday eggs sold in Cincinnati at 10 and 15 cents apiece, and were ecarce at that price. In Chicago the famine was Just as keen and was felt Just ss heavily. As soon ss the news of these condi? tions drifted south an effort to corner VSe entire eouthern egg market waf tegun. Eggs were bought right and left, the markets were stripped, not a one was left. Monday operations were started against Atlanta's es? supply. The last crate that the com? mission merchants poeeessed was ta? ken, even the retail market was In? vaded, and Atlanta stands today In a more egglee* condition than It haf b*en for years.' Ship* Off 1 ?6.390. By Thursday Mr. Well had bought every egg to be secured, and he ship* ped away his total purchase?two and one-half carloads, or 166,820 egg*. The number was great enough to havs supplied every resident of At? lanta with at least one egg uplece. Ae a result of the enormous num? ber bought, the wholeeale price of e?KS has advanced six cents since the first of the weak. Before the effort at cornering the market was begun, eggs were selling at about 22 ogfstf The retail price Is over 85 cents. Most ef the eggs shipped from here went to Chicago or Cleveland, but a number were aho sent to Philadel? phia.?Atlsnta Jnurnil. A cotton mill may be eatabl at Olenco, Ala., by a company whl^h has offered to put |3#t-t#l Into the enterprise, provided certain com ???? slon.a were given which Include wat. r site and other privileges. Severn I r?romlnent persons are Intereatlng themselves In the new proposition. Rumors that a new $300.000 cotton mill will be built at Fort Worth. T. \ - ss. by North Carolina men seems to hf v*ry authentic and details will pr? . ably be given out In a few days. The noiseless gun see ma to be asuc c??s, but what is mos? needed' Is a gun which will be harmless when u >t loaded.?Philadelphia Inquirer. Hakim ? Mason *u light By W!n. G. Ifajryok. 'i he bygtsrlcal ami tomawhal im peri.nent action of "The Iff onlc Chapter at Wort! fin. Texas," con nnlng the granting Of " il dc penssAlon permitting Prosidsnt-elect Taf' to DO made a Mason at s kht a< i only merited the rgDQkj of Pa 11 lpt1 Va.sti r Melish. of the < 1 and L?> U ni i >hio, hut reveals u lack of Masonic knowledge which is ? ? 11?*-x.-usahlv'" as its discourtesy Is "uu prccedented." The making of a Mason at sight la moat ancient practice, origi? nating so far beyond the dawn of re lOfdai history as to have become one of the landmarks of the o:der. Sir William Blackstone. In his commen? taries on the Laws of England, In? troduction, section 3, says: "The goodness of a custom depends upon its having been used time out of mind; or In the solemnity of our le? gal phrase, time whereof the mem? ory of man runneth not to the con? trary. This it Is that gives it Its weight and authority." And Dr. Mackey, In his Masonic Jurispru? dence, tpage 15.. "The first requisite of a custom or rule of action to con? stitute It a landmark Is that It must have existed from "time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. Its antiquity is its essen? tial element." And again: "Another peculiarity of these landmarks of Masonry is that are unrepealablc, like the laws of the Medes and Per? sians. I hay can suffer no change. What they were centuries ago, they -sti 11 remain, and must so continue force until Masonry itself shall cease exist." "They stand Ifl the way ??' Innovations controlling and check? ing them." Had the Masonic knowledge of our Texas brethren been as great as the If misguided zeal, they would prora' 1\ have escaped the Just censure of Pa-' irund Master Melish. In South Carolina the landmark* ? t enumerated In the Ahlman ftezoi.. <*nd the eighth is: "The prerogati\< of the Grand Master to make Ma sons at sight.*' But is" Dr. Mackey ?ys: "It is not to be supposed tha the Grand Master can retire witn a* ? ?fane Into a private room, ami '.here without assistance confer the degrees of Freemasonry upon him. NO such prerogative exists, and yet many believe this is the so much talked of right of 'making Mason it sight." The real mode and the Slily mode of exercising the preroga? tive 's this: The Grand Master sum? mons to his assistance not less than I x other Masons, convenes a lodge and without any previous probation nut on sight of the candidate, confers trie degrees upon him, after which lu issohes the lodge and dismisses the orethren." "If the Grand Master ha^ ihe power of granting to any QtlUM Mason the privilege of presiding ovt r lodges working by his dispensation, le may assume this privilege of pre? siding to himself; and as no one cat; deny his right to revoke his dispen? sation granted to a number of bre.h len at a distance, and to dissolve tltr lodge at his pleasure. It will scarce 'y be coptended that he may not re? voke his dispensation for a lodge over which he himself has been presiding, and dissolve the loge as soon as the business for which he had assembled It Is accomplished. The making of Masons at sight is only the confer? ring of the degrees by the Grand Mas:er, at once in an occasional lodge, constituted by his dispensing power for the purpose and over which he presides in person." In 1851 the committee on corres? pondence of the Grand Lodge of New York. In a lengthly report upon this subject, says: "We consider It one among the ancient customs of the craft; one of Its ancient usages, which having prevailed time out of mind, had become the law and a landmark, and which every future Grand Lodge was solemnly forbid? den to pass any law, rule or regula? tion, to subvert or encroach upon; which had by force of previous unage become a part of the ground work and body of Masonry, and which there Is now no authority to modify or change." Mackey. writing further on the dis? pensing power of the Grand Master, says: "Certainly If the Grand Master can authorize A., B. and C. to make Masons by dispensation, then surely he can exercise the same functions which he has the power of delegating to others. But in SZSrclSlng this Im? portant prerogatlvs, th?? Grand Mas? ter must be governed by all those principles which would apply to the Initiation of Candidates in an ordi? nary lodge unde? dispensation for, al? though he may dispense with the provisions of a regulation, he con not n .-i ??? ..s" with ihe landmarks. The Candidate must he posse* ed of all Ihe re<iui t?- qualifications! nor can h. 'nterfere with any lode..' by m?k? ln.: a eamlidat" v ho has been re.leet , ed. for he can not exercise any of his prerogatives to the Injury pf oili? er parties." The exercise of this authority by j the Grand Master has not been un l frequent in Europe, and especially in . Great Britain, where almost all of the members of the royal family, ?Vh< u Mia I ? Maaont, were initiated. pasted, and ratted at sight, in oooa llOnal lodges; hut in America it has bean of rare occasion.-?Charleston* Pott AXXVAX MEETING or ALUMNI. Oratio*tea of Booth Carolina univer? sity called to Meel in Columbia .March lihli. Harttvllle, s. c, Feb. 13, 1909, re the Alumni of the South Carolina University: At a meeting held in Columbia lOIItt days hko your executive .com? mittee decided to hold the annul meeting of our Association in Co? lumbia on Friday, March 19th, prox. Our reasons for setting this datr ?tort twofold. On that date Dr. Chas. Wt Eliot, the distinguished retiring president of Harvard University, will be In Columbia and will address our Association. No man in America stands higer in the educational world than Dr. Eliot, and his address alone should be a sufficient attraction to draw the entire body of our Alumni to Columbia on the 19th. The other important reason for holding our meeting at this time is r.he fact that our new president, Dr. 3. C. Mitchell, will be in Columbia then. Dr. Mitchell has impressed those of us who have seen something of him, as exactly the right man for the presidency of our institution. In my judgment there Is no man in the South today who better understands the educational needs of the people tnd the methods necessary for the u romplishment of results. It is Dr. Mitchell's ardent wish to meet all of jur Alumni at the earliest possible moment and to secure their cordial ?o-operation in the carrying out of .ils plans for the success of the great worl, \ hieb he has undertaken. TV 1 ? Iness meeting will be held in the c logo chapel in the afternoon. In the evening we will hear Dr. Eliot a address and later will gather informally at a convenient place where friends can renew "auld ac juaintance." Our president, acting president and acuity are earnestly Endeavoring to maintain and strengthen the present riendly relationship between the South Carolina University and the ?ther institutions for higher educa? tion within the State. To this end it has been determined to invite the faculties of all these institutions to neet with us on the evening of March 19th. I trust that the programme for March 19th, outlined above, will at? tract every Alumnus who can possi? bly attend on that date. Not many >pportunities are afforded during a life-time to hear men of Dr. Eliot's distinguished attainments. It is espe? cially desirable that you should meet and know Dr. Mitchell and be ad? vised of the plans now maturing for ihe future of our institution. It will be very useful in the promotion of *ood will and co-operation between the educational institutions ( of the State for our Alumni to become ac? quainted ?" ith the faculties of other ?olleges. Let me add that it will be a great gratification to your executive com? mittee and president if we succeed in bringing together on the 19th of March a great gathering of enthu sia8tice Alumni. I wish to urge each Alumnus to attend and to do every? thing possible to secure the attend? ance of others. DAVID R. COKER, Pres. Alumni Association S. C. U. LIVES LOST IN MEDITERRANEAN Steamer Australia und Unknown Sail? ing Vessel Sink as Result of Col? lision in Fog. Algiers, Feb. 15.?An unknown sailing vessel rammed the Belgian steamer Australia during a storm on February 12 near Alboran Island in the Mediterranean, 100 miles from Gibraltar. Both vessels foundered. The total known loss of life was 30, 14 men from the sailing vessel and 16 from the Australia. Ten members of the crew of the Australia, who had put off from that steamer in a small boat, were picked* up by the German steamer Liberia and brought in here today. Capt. Norman of the Australia, who was the last to leave his ship, tates that he left Oran on Wednes? day In heavy weather. On Friday morning the fog was so dense that it made navigation almost impossible. Suddenly a large vessel loomed up and struck the Australia on the port bow, The steamer Immediately settled and sank within three minutes. The I row had .lust time to scramble Into the boatti without fOOd or clothing. They were totted about for two dayi, during which time the boats became separated from each other, when the men i>> the captain's boat were about giving up the steamer Liberia \?as lighted and she responded to their frenzied signals. (apt. Norman estimates the total number Of victims at 41, So far as is known only 10 of the crew of the Australia, which numbered 26, were saved, and the sailing vessel was of the ( lass usually manned by 30 men, all of whom, It is believed, perished. BABTBQTJAKE8 ONLY FLKABITK* vvi en Compared With Other Calatu* ItloawTlie Bleck Plague Heads the liist mm] Claimed Altogether Sixty Beven Million Vlotlma?The Awful Reenli of Famines. It is the general opinion that earth luaket contribute the most terrible >f the worlds catastrophes, both as regards loss of life ami destruction of property, This, however, is not so. The convulsion in southern Italy killed not less than 200,000 people, and in this respect it is easily the most dreadful occurrence of its kind. The historic Lisbon earth? quake, which ranks next below it in regard to the number of fatalities, caused 50,000 deaths in that one city alone, and about an equal number elsewhere. The South American on? of 1867 was responsible for 30,000. That which destroyed Aleppo in 1822 <lew 20,000. These are the four worst earthquakes concerning which anything like reliable statistics are obtainable, and the total combined loss of life, it will be observed, did not, at any rate, exceed 500,000. But when the Yellow River burst its hanks in September, 1887, more than 7,000,000 people were drowned In the resultant great flood, which covered to an average depth of six feet a pop? ulous Chinese province the size of -Scotland. Thus, in this catastrophe, more lives were lost than In all the earthquakes recorded In the world's history. Then, again, there is pestilence. The black death killed In China, where it broke out, 13.000,000 people, in the rest cf Asia 24,000,000, and 30,000,000 ;n Europe, or 67,000.000 in all. In In lia alone, and that within the past twelve years, the bubonic plague has dain over 6,000,000 of our fellow sub? jects, and the epidemic still rages. Or there are famines, which run plagues a close second. The one that caged in Bombay and "Madras in 1877, for example, slew, 5,000,000 people, ind that which prevailed in Northern ?hina in the same year, and which ?vas due to the same climatic causes. COSt 9,500,000 lives. No! Earthquakes, terrible though they itrike the imagination as being tt the time they occur, are mere flea bites when compared with these oth sr manifestations of nature's power bo kill.?Pearson's Weekly. CRITICISE IMMIGRATION LAWS. Washington, Feb. 11.?At the con? ference of leaders of organized iabor with Secretary Straus, of the depart? ment of commerce and labor, today, criticism of present immigration law was made by nearly every speaker, in? cluding President Samuel Gompers, of ihe American Federation of Labor; Warren S. Stone, of the Locomotivf Sngineere, and President Valentine, of he Moulders' Union. Mr. Valentine declared that conditions affecting un? employed workmen were worse now than in the panic years of 1873 and 1893. He urged restriction of immi? gration. Secretary Straus pointed that the United States had international obli? gations as old as the country itself, which could not be abrogated, even when it might seem temporarily ad? vantageous to do so. ' *Tf we were to undertake that," said the secretary, "from the standpoint it amity and international intercourse, mr action might be tantamount to a declaration of war with a foreign power." Commissioner of Labor Neill, who had been called to the conference by Secretary Straus, corroborated Mr. Valentine's statements. He criticised, by intimation, the direction of the work of the division of information. Dr. Neill said that he was not in the conference "to skin anybody's skunk." He was there, he said, to state the facts, and without reference to any? body. While Secretary Straus had little to say regarding this development, he was evidently not p.eased at the atti? tude of the commissioner. The sharp issue between Secretary Straus and Commissioner Neill in their views as expressed before the eonfeience and on tributes paid to Secretary Straus, featured the ses? sion. President Gompers. speaking lor the assemblage, expressed regret that Secretary Straus was not to con? tinue at the head of tin- depart mein of commerce and labor in the incom? ing administration, and on behalf of organized labor, extended thanks to the secretary for his thoughtful con? sideration of laboring men ami their |ftt< rests. Secretary Straus responded that, in some respects, hs was sorry to relin? quish tin- work in which he had found so much luterest ami so great an op? portunity to do good. He did not pro? pose, however, to relinquish the work on!(rely, but expected to continue it as a private Cltlsen. He said hS hoped St no distant time to see tin- nati ma! council of commerce, which had been Organised through his efforts, brought Into intimate relations with a similar organization of the representath es of labor, so that the two might work for the betterment of all the people of America. MB. TAFT W D CRUM. i \i Prestdenl ill Help bis Causi by Refusing i<> Reappolnl Negro. It is to be hoped that the report that Mr. Taft has intimated a wish that the S- na.e would eoniirm the ap? pointment o; ' . am, the negro collec? tor of the port if Charleston, S. L\. s<> as to get it cut of the way before he comes Into of Ice, has no loundation in font On the couhtrary, Mr. Taft should welcome the opportunity to convince the Southern people of the ilncerity of his recent professions of friendship a/id consideration. From what Mr. Taft said while in the South this winter, the Southern peo? ple have a right to believe that he in? tends to make such appointments to Federal office in the Southern States as will be satisfactory to and entirely unobjectionable to the people with whom the Federal officials are to transact business. One of the most important of these offices is that of collector of customs at the port of Charleston. Mr. Roosevelt appointed Crum to this office early in his term, -rum was selected by Mr. Roose? velt upon any theory of fitness. On the contrary, was shown conclusi? vely that the appointment would be detrimental to the public service. More than this, it was made in de fince of the wishes of the people of South Carolina and in the teeth of their determined opposition. Not satisfied with putting this indignity upon an honorable and highspirited people during the term of his own ad? ministration. Mr. Roosevelt has reap pointed Crum for a new term, which will carry him through the adminis? tration of Mr. Taft, if he is confirmed. There is no good reason founded upon the necessity for Mr. Roosevelt to make any appointment at this time. The appointment of important officers at this late period of his official term is comparable with the midnight ap? pointments of President John Adams, which brought upon him the censure of the country. If this place is left open it will af? ford Mr. Taft the opportunity to give issurance of good will to the Southern people at the very outset of his Ad? ministration. It will give him the op? portunity to convince the South that he intends to be the President of the whole people and not a party only. It fftl) be an opportunity to deal a blow to sectionalism and to race feelings. It is now the plain duty of the Sen tte to afford this opportunity to Mr. Taft by refusing to confirm Crum. The Southern senators are entirely right in insisting in this course in or lor tof bring Mr. Taft face to face in the beginning of his Administration with a proposition which sooner or later he must confront. The threat has been made ip Senate that by persisting in trpdr present opposition to Cram's confirmation, the Southern Senators will be jeopardizing the pay? ment of certain war claims by the Government which are due to people in Southern States. But that sacrifice will be entirely justified in this contest or a principle. If the United States Government is to continue to deal with the South as if it is still a con iuered province, and to pay no respect nor regard to the wishes and welfare of the people who are governed, then it is well to know that fact without delay. For ourselves we believe that Mr. Taft has no design for dealing with the Southern States after this fashion tnd he should have the opportunitv to prove it by appointing a man for collector of customs at Carleston who will be not only efficient, but accept? able to the people who will be com? pelled to do business with him. If sectionalism and race antagonism are to end, then the President of the Uni? ted States will have to stop appointing negroes to office in the South in or? der to placate negro voters in the North. The best way to placate ne? gro voters in the North is to appoint some of them to office there; say, as collector of the port of Boston or Philadelphia or postmaster of Chica? go. One hing is absolutely certain. The solid ?outh will never be broken as long an the Republican party insults it by such appointments as that of Cram. If the Republican senators wish to promote Mr. Tafts political missionary work in the South, the wise thing for them to do is to refus" to confirm Cram's appointment and leave Mr. Taft to fill the COlleCtorship at Charleston.? Baltimore Sun. MOVING PICTURE WAR COMING. New York, Feb. in.?About too In? dependent moving picture exhibitors affiliated with the international Pro? jecting and Producing Company, mel here today to perfect plans for the campaign that the New fork Asso? ciation is to wage against the so-call? ed trust in the moving picture busi? ness, a resolution was adopted pro? testing against the proposed increase in tin* import duty on films shipped into this country from Europe, Copies of the resolution were ordered sent to the president and to the chairman of the ways and means committee of the house of represent? atives. STATEHOOD BILL PASSED. iiou a RftTOn flrtllllsssilsl Of Ariftriia And Htm MesJcoi Washington. Feb. 1.".? The long dnicdO Of Arjzona and New Mexico lor separate Statehood was rewarded today in so far as the house of rep? resentatives is concerned, when that body, under the suspension of the rules, unanimously passed tht bil. granting Statehood to the two terri? tories. Mr. Hamilton, of Michigan, having the measure in charge spoke briefly in support of it. He said it was not a party question. Poth sides, he de? clared, "were now rallying to fulfill their party pledge.'.'' Mr. Smith, Arizona's delegate, made a plea for the passage of the bill. That such a bill had not been passed before, said he, was a matter which stood as a shame against the record of congress There were eries of "Vote!" "Vote!" but the ballot was not taken until Representatives Stanley, (Kentucky,) Caulder. (Mississippi,) Cole, (Ohio,) and Sulzer, (New York.) had eulogls ?d Dei. :_-ates Smith and Andrews and predicted their early return to con? gress. Canon Fleming handed over the whole of the money he received for the copyright of certain sermons to the British Hospital for Incurables and the Gordon Boys' Home. Edison Amberol Records Are the new Records that play twice as long as the regular Edi? son Records. Thus Amberol Records can be used on your present Kdisori Phonograph by the addition of a simple attachment or gear, and you can still play the Records you have. Amberol Records not only play longer than any other Record now made, but they play better, their tone quality being licher, clearer and more delicate than has been possible in the past. Let us put an attachment on vour Phonograph or sell you an Edison Phonograph that will play both Records. W. A. Thompson JEWELER. 6 S. Main St. Sumter, S. C. PATENTS tPROCURED AND DEFENDED. ^od?*** draw ;iiic ??r photo, l'orexpeit wai-ch and ire? report. Five advice, how to obtain patents, trade marks, eopyritfatB, etc, )N A|L COUNTRIES. Business direct u ith Washington saves time% money and often the patent. Patent and Infringement Practice Exclusively. Write or come to u* at . 615 Ninth Btrwt, opp. United Statei Patent Ott<*,| WASH INGTON, O. C. GASNOW TAX NOTICE. 8c The County Treasurer's office In Court House building, will be open foi ihe collection of taxes without penal? ty, from the 15th day of October to the 31st day of December, 1908. Tht^. levy is as follows: For State, 5 1-2 mills. For County, ordinary, 2 3-4 mills-. For Sinking Fund loan of 1907, t mill. For Sinking Fund loan of 1908, 1-4 mill. For Constitutional School, 3 mills. Polls. $1.00. Capitation Dcg tax, 50 cents. Also Special School tax as follows' School District, No. 1, 2 mills. School District, No. 2. 2 mills. School District, No. 3. 2 mills, ? . School District. No. 4, 2 mills. School District, No. 8, 1 mill. . School District, No. 11, 2 mills. Schood District, No. 12, 3 mills. School District, No. 13, 3 mills. School District, No. 14. 3 mills. School District, No. 16, 2 n ills. School District, No. 17, 3 mills. School District. No. 18, 2 mills. A penalty of 1 per cent, added for month of January, 1909. Additional penalty Of 1 per cent, for month of February, 1 '.on. Additional penalty of B per cent until 1Mb day of March, 190S. when the tax books Will close for the collection of taxes fee fiscal year. lief. T. W. LEE, Co. Treas. for Sumter Co., 8. C. 10-7-mehir>,09 r KILL the COUCH and CUIftH the LUNGS with Dr. King's New Discovery FOR C8?OS48 AND ALL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES. GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY OR MONEY REFUNDED.