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fU SUNTEH WATCHMAN, EotahtJ i tmoltdated Aug. 8.188 Cbr AM Jtcbman airt Southron. PaMsshail Wednesday and Saturday ?BT? ?STEM ?UftLISHMQ COMPANY iUMTER, 8. a ll.lt per annum?In advano). on^?^p^VtBnlWB00Bt0 * am Insertion.fl.Ot Insertion.60 tor three month*, or ? made at reduced rates. AU communications which sub prtrete Interests will he charred PltmeH? and tri AMU Ml I LEE. . SUm OOtJRT HOCHK AT BISHOP ?IUiB DEDICATED. Justices Otmy aei Words, the Bon. R. 8. Wanes?, Jnda-ia WHsnn and Gary mmm H. F. Wilson, E. C. Dennis and T. J. Ktrklaad Take Part In Ihn of Use Now Temple of Jas Blshopvtlle. March 11.?Monday March It. hi expected to be the great? est day In the history of Btahopvttle and Lee County, the occasion being f the dedication and formal opening of the magnificent new court house. For weeks the town and community has eagerly anticipated this great event. Elaborate preparations have been made and for three nights the build? ing has been beautifully lighted, the pride of every cttlsen who looked epon it. The eaerolseo wll begin with the laying of the corner-stone with Ma? sonic ceremonies, closing with an ad? dress by Grand Master Mlehle. At 11 II the dedication services will open In the court house, with an in vocal Ion by the Rev. H. R. Mure hi eon. Immediately after this the obarj s to the grand Jury will be made by Jud#e Ernest Gary, the presiding *'Jafjpj. II hi matter of universal that Judge Gary will prnsldf \ at tleee ceremonies because of his Inten et and encouragement when the mnttfr of building a court house was being agitated The speakers of the day will be In trodurod by it. W. McLendon. of the Blshti prills Bar. and chairman of the court house commission. The presen ? tatlor of the keys will be made by W. A. James of the court house com mission and following this will be the eddrtesee by Associate Justices Eu geae B. Gary and C. A. Woods, Judge J. 8. Wilson, of the Srd circuit; Gov? ernor Ansel, the Hon. R. S. Whal.-y. aptaaer of the house of representa? tives; the Hon. H. F. Wilson, repre? senting the sumter Bar; R. C. Den? nis, representing the Darlington (Jar: T. J. Klrkland. representing the Cam den Bar. The motion to adjourn will ho made by Senator B. F. Kelley, rep? uting the Bishopville Bar. At t o'clock ths members of the Bar will entenaln the distinguished guests at dinner at the Du rant hotel. The court house Is situated almost at tht corner of Main street. In one i of the mo?t commanding spots in ? town, and though set back far enough to avoid the noise Incident to dally business, is convenient to ths hnglnoss men of the town. \ id architecture the building par? taken of the clasoslc Doric and Cor In thin n style, combining the strength of the former with the beauty of the latter. It Is bulk of the finest pressed brick and the foundation Is of solid ?tone In the front are four massive stone columns and four pilasters. The county records will be placed In vaults In th< fire-proof department, to which especial care has been given. The rec? ord fibs as now arranged are one story high, surmounted with a gal? lery, around which Is a desk shelf. In ths future .his shelf will be used for the examination of records when It becomee necessary to add another story to the files. There Is space in this room for the addition of many tiers of records, so that Is said that the records of a century may be placed In the above manner. A spiral I stair a In this gallery, and will niuk? It so that any record may be eastly attalnsd and examined without botaf removed from the fire-proof space. Th? offices of the board of coiitmlH elon. the treasurer, tho sheriff, the auditor, pr ?t?ute Judge and the super? Intendent of education are on the ftrdt floor. They sre protected by fire? proof window-, tnd nr? In ke? pln?( with tho needs and dignity of each office. On the second floor 1a the c*Mirt room, the Judge's private room, the stenographer room, the consulta? tion r>om, all easily accessible to the members of the Bar. At the front of the building, In dl ?la o t c fym a n a n 0 'Be Just end Foar not?^Let eil the ende Thon Alms't at he thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." 8UMTER. 8- Ost WEDNESDAY. MARCH 24, 1909. tje*? THE New ??* Our Premiums. ON another page will be found our Premium List for agents who solicit subscrip tions for the Twice-a-Week Watchman tc Fouthron Every article in the list is useful and the best of the kind and price to > e had. In the matter of premiums we are practicing what we have been preaching for years?patronizing home industry by purchasing the premiums from Sumter mer? chants. By pursuing this policy, we are keeping our money in circulation at home and at the same time guaranteeing that our premiums are first-class articles. By sending out of town to some mail order house we might get these articles cheaper, but we do not believe in that way of doing business. We want to know what we are getting and who we are getting it from, but the principle is the most important consideration after all. We believe in preaching and practicing the doctrine of patronizing home enterprfles, and thereby helping those who help us. If every man, woman and child will do the sarne thing, South Carolina will be a * better State, Sumter will be a bigger and better town, with better and more pros? perous merchants, better and more prosperous workshops and factories and bigger and better newspapers and printing offices, in the latter of which we are most directly interested. This is the point of the whole sermon. Take the hint and get to work as an agent for the Twice-a Week Watchman & Southron. By so doing you will help yourself while helping us. You will also be helping your neighbors by inducing them to subscribe to the best county paper in the State. Osteen Publishing Company ?iL*. ^ rect access to the grand Jury room, is an apartment for women, comfort? ably and very neatly furnished. The petit Jury rooms are placed in ma zantne floor and are reached by stair? ways leading directly from the right and left of the Judge's bench, and may be entered only by this way. The space betweeen these rooms is specifically Intended for sleeping apartments for the Jurors in the case of long deliberation. Each Jury room is comfortably fitted up and If sepa? rated from the court room by several doors and one story of building. The court room is the most attrac? tive part of the building. It is well lighted und thoroughly ventilated. In design 1: is Colonial. The walls are tastefully decorated, the walnscoating Is marble, with cornices and pi laste .v. beautiful In effect. The bar rail, the Judge's desk, the Jury boxes and wit? ness stand are all worked out in metal, and though decorated! are sub? stantial. The floors within the bar and bench are covered with the best cork carpet, while that leading to the main entrance are covered with rib? bed rubber. The stairs leading to the Jurors' rooms have treads of ribbed rubber, fitted with brass strips. The court room outside of the bar Is equipped with opera chairs and has a seating capacity of three hundred, the Incline floor making any seat de? sirable. The floors of the corridor, portico and terrace above the base? ment are of art tiles, and all of the halls have walnscoating of several feet. This Is of heavy one-inch thick tile, red imported, and in effect is attractive and durable. The base of the first floor is marble, while all basement floors are of concrete and cement. The trimmings throughout It done In part In oak, finished in weathered stain, and pine, flnishe'ln like manner. All plastering Is attrac? ts ??, painted and artistically deco reted. Outside cement walks lead up to every entrance, and the square has been beautifully laid off. and will be planted In shrubbery and grasses. Perhaps the court house is most Im? posing fr-.rn the front approach. The MepM or? of gtanlto, with massiv? Hi ? x . ? . .-ri , ?i Hide, each of which i* lurmouated i Ith heavy sleetrotler. At ihs from doot are four pilestsr? and foui large stone columns, wii'i the eall haleony Immediately over the main dOSf. At ? ich end of the build? ing are Stairways leading to the sec? ond floor and the basements. In de tails the bullding U a thing of art and beautv. The terra coUa cornices, th^ face brick work, the large balconies on each side of the building, each contribute to Its finish. Tho members of the court house commission have wrought well for their county, and are receiving the approval of the citizens. Mr. R. W. McLendon, as chairman, has given his close personal super? vision to every part of the work, and has not spared time nor service to see that the work be of the best order, and, completed, it might stand the most critical test. The members of the commission are: R. W. McLendon, chairman; W. A. James; A. M. Lee, J. *\. Thomas, J. R. Segars'. It is expected that every part of the county will be represented on this oc? casion, and Bishopville Is prepared to entertain the largest gathering of its history thus far. Among the disting? uished visitors will be: Governor M. F. Ansel, Judge Ernest Gary, Asso? ciate Justices E. B. Gary and C. A. Woods, Judge J. S. Wilson, of the 3rd circuit; the Hon. R. S. Whaley, Ex Judge R. O. Purdy, the Hon. R. I. Manning, the Hon. M. L. Smith, the Hon. H. F. Wilson, Senator T. D. Mc Keithern, Major Marlon Moise, R. D. Lee, Solicitor P. H. Stoll, E. C. Den? nis and T. J. Klrkland. COUNTIES WANT TO BORROW. Sinking Fund Commission Has Re? ceived Applications for Loans Ag? gregating $316,000. Columbia, March 20.?The State sinking fund commission has applica? tions from the various counties for about $216,000 in loans. Nearly ev erty county in the State applied to the commission for money, many of them being on account of damage-* done by the Hood. In addition there were also applications made by sonn4 of the townships in each county for other loans, but the commission d< Oldod that the counties should be sat I Dod llrst. and should there be a bal? ance the townships will tb< n got their money. From the large amount ap? plied for by the comities it is doubt? ful if then* will be anything left for the townships as the money is coin In,1,' in slowly this year. The rale of Interest paid by the counties Is T? per cent, and counties applying after the first of March, un ib r law, are not considered. This cut out a number of counties. NEW TARIFF LAW. REVISION MEASURE INTRO? DUCED IN THE HOUSE. The Bill Provides for Maximum and Minimum Rates and While Many More Changes are Made It Is Diff? erent In No Important Respect From the Dingle y Tariff Law? Believed It Will Produce More Revenue Than Present Law. Washington, March 17.?The long awaited tariff bill was presented in the house today by Representative Sereno Payne of New York, chair? man of the ways and means commit? tee. An increase of $40,000,000 to $50,000,000 In the annual revenue of the country, will, it Is estimated, re? sult from the changes proposed, mak? ing a total of about $300,000,000. The bill contemplates downward revision with maximum and mini? mum provisions which impose an av? erage maximum duty of 8 per cent, in excess of the present tariff. The recommendations made by President Taft?that an inheritance tax be pro? vided and that a limited amount of tobacco and sugar be admitted free from the Philippines?are included in the bill. The measure also provides for the issuance of Panama canal bonds to the amount of $40,000,000 to reimburse the treasury for the ori? ginal purchase of the canal and re enacts the provision for the issue of treasury certificates, the amount be? ing increased from $100.000,000 to $250.000,000. The bill was referred to committee. Some of the salient features of the bill follows: An additional duty of 1 cent per yard is placed on mercerized cotton fabrics with a small additional duty on lappets and an increased duty on stockings fashioned and shaped whol? ly or in part on knitting machines. Coffee is on the free list: tea is tax? ed 8 cents per pound, and 0 cents when brought in from Other than the producing country, Iron ore Is <>u tile free list, a re? duction from tili- present rate of 40 cents a ton. Tiic duties on manufac? tures of iron and steel are materially reduced. Hides are on the free list and duties on manufactured leather are reduced, ami shoes are reduced i" per cent. Lumber and timber duties are cut In half. An inheritance tax is provided, es? timated to bring in $20,000,000. ' There is to be reciprocal free trace with the Philippines, with a limita? tion on the amount of sugar arid to? bacco annually to be imported. Re? ciprocity with Cuba continues. The internal revenue tax on cigar? ettes is increased from $3 to $3.60 and from $1 to $1.50 per thousand. Beer and whiskey are not touched Nails, wire, hardware, tools, etc., are reduced. Sugar Is reduced 5-100 of a cent per pound. The cheaper grades of wool are re? duced. Tallow, cotton seed oil and works of art more than 20 years old ai^ placed on the free list. The tariff on boots and shoes is re? duced 40 per cent, and other leather manufactures in proportion. The pot? tery schedule remains about the same, but the duties on window and plate glass o:' the smaller sizes are in? creased, while the duties on the larg? er sizes are reduceu. The tariff o:i wool of the first and second class, used principally In clothing, is not disturbed, but on wool of the third class, known as carpet wool, it is re? duced onthe cheaper grades. The rec? ommendation for placing wood pulp on the free list and reducing th<? duties on print paper with certain restrictions, made by the Mann com- j mittee of the house, are Incorporated in the bill. The duty on refined sugar is re? duced 5-100 of a cent a pound and on dextrin 12 cent a pound. A re? duction of ) cent a pound is also made in the duty on starch, with the exception of potato starch. Zinc ore is assessed 1 cent per pound for tlu zinc contained. The tariff on pig iron is reduced from $4 to $2.50 per ton. Tlie principal increases are mad< in the duties on lemons, COCOA and substitutes for coffee, coal tar dyes, gloves and coated papers and litho? graphic printn. The new tariff bill is mad,- on a maximum and minimum basts, a the provision that the maximum rst< i are not to go into effect until days after the passage of the bill. Recip? rocity provisions are contained In the] paragraphs a<s< ssing duties Oil hitu- j mlnoUS coal and coke and agricul? tural imp'' meats, by Which these ar? ticles are given entry five of duty when Imported from countries which permit the free importation of th articles from America. E SOUTHi:<>N. Established Jone, IM* tries?Vol. XXIX. So t> MB. SWEARINGEN S Utt, , THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. Says He is Opposed to Compulsory Education?Would Let Each Com? munity Settle the Matter. Columbia, March 20.?Mr. J. EL Swearingen, the new State Superin? tendent of Education, who is a man of decided views and originality, he not an advocate of compulsory edu? cation, as It has been urged on the legislatures of this State by its ablest and most persistent adherents. Mr. Swearingen is a local optionist when it comes to -compulsory education. "What is the sense," said he today, "of enacting a general compulsory education law in this State when there is no way that can be worked out now of providing the proper schools for the children after you make provision for compelling then* to attend school? The school statis? tics of the State show that in some or the counties the average school term is eleven to twelve weeks, In spite et* the fact that there are plenty of chil? dren of school age to attend. Some districts in the State are financially i _ and otherwise ready for such a sys? tem, but others are not, and it would be foolish to forc?? the system era those sections not ready and which* do not want it. "I favor ? local option system. A. law should be passed allowing any school unit or aggregation ef units, aggregation of districts, or townships/ or even counties, to choose the sys? tem by vote. And each of these units* should have charge of enforcing the law and arranging the details of the system, providing the finances by lo? cal taxation. Richland. I should judge, would be ready for such a sys? tem, and possibly some of the upper counties." "I certainly do rot advocate a com? pulsory system fcr any class," said" he in answer to another question, "It has been argued that compulsory ed? ucation should be provided for the** mill pepole to tr e exclusion of other" classes" of people.- I think such a law would be a discrimination that would? not only be unjust but very unwise. The mill mangements would oppose it and the consequent friction brought' about would result in more harm* than good. The only real difference there is in this State between miltf people and people who live on the farms is that the former live togeth? er and the latter separated. For prac? tically all the mill operatives in tbia State come from the farms." Mr. Swearingen ccmies much nearer" being a compulsory education advo i cate than his predecessor, Mr. O. B. Martin, but it is a far call from the ideas of Mr. Swearingen to those of the compulsory education advocates ? of the State generally. Mr. Swearin I gen likes the North Carolina and Vir . ginia laws on the subject. JUDGE PRINCE IIX. Stricken With Paralysis in Right Side ?Physicians Are Doubtful. Anderson, March 21.?While dress ing for breakfast this morning at 8:w o'clock, Judge George E. Prince, judge of the Tenth circuit, was strick en with paralysis, which has affectedr' his entire right side. His condition tonight is considered quite serious byr the attending physicians, but they are not able yet to give out any opinion as to the outcome of the stroke. Judge Prince has been circuit judge for one term and was elected at the recent session of the general assem? bly for another term. He is 66 years old, and up to now has teen in excel? lent health. He was out yesterday and did not complain. Tonight Judge Prince is able to articulate slightly and is able to move slightly his right arm and right leg. H?* is scheduled to. open court at Abbeville tomorrow morning, but Chief Justice Pope and Gov. Ansel have been advised of hi?* inability t > be present. d:i:d from ovrr-hakxxg. Alleged "Tattler" Hang hy Ankle* FfOtn Tree und Dies, Indianapolis, fad., March 21.?Of ftcers today began an investigation of the death by hazing of Charles Stfrr son, a pupil of the White School, in? White County. fftlneoa. it is allogeeX was Strung up by the ankles to a sap? ling mar the school and left hangln* so long that he died | few hours after he Was taken down. Several ISJaOaaaTV Of the school had been driven awav I \ unruly pupils, a few days ago ru new teacher was employed. Ho was more determined Hum bis pfrodejofg* SOTS and whipped several rebellion* boys. ThSOi castigated pupils alleged that Stinson tattled, and thus caused, their humiliation.