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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE, WKWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. of Interest Prom oil Parts of get and Adjoining Counties. MOT ICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your Utters so that they will Teach this office not later than Mon a\ay when Intended for Wednesday's and not later than Thursday Saturday's Issue. This, of course, ?lies only to regular eorrespond In ease of Items of unusual value, send In Immediately by II, telephone or telegraph. Such re stories are acceptable up to the ir of going to press. Wednesday's ir Is printed Tuesday afternoon Saturday's paper Friday after av ?* - P18GAH. Piagah, April 21.?Cotton planting tf about finished, about half Is np. Oats are suffering for rain. Corn asoks well. Mrs. T. U Cole went to Tlmmons Stile Monday to visit relatives. She returned yesterday. She lost a broth? er not many days since. Rev. T. U Cole went to Sumter yesterday Mr. A. P.. Ratfleld, Sr.. Is gradually Sinking from weakness. Tour correspondent "Sober" ought so know that It is wrong to put temp? tation In the way of weak people ap*l had ae the poor drunkard. To pun teb the drunkard and let the man who sells It to him go free. Is not ac sordlng to the equity of fair people. Let alone the teachings, of Holy Writ. fl. OCR 8UMMKRTON LETTER. Vmrm Work Progressing Well?FUh l fas; Plcnlca a Great Feature Now? Tree Oagtasjeo lairtaewry* Hasehall ?sat Other New*. ?ummerton, April 26?Until re eaatly very little rain had fallen in tilts section of the county for several weeks; but with the cool change on ?atunlay and yeeterday there came sjsough to greatly benefit the crops, sjsi dens, and newly worked streets, la spite of the dry weather, however, eur farmers have been going steadily forward with their planting. *nme awve so long completed their cotton planting that It Is up to a good stand, tuwo Just finished, and others now In ths process. Her has the seeming need of rain any discouraging effect upon the enthusiasts of our community, the weather be whit it may. rare fees a day pass without various parties be In* neen en route to one of the many fish ponds of shrroondtng neighborhood. Sum* on lane have easy access-to sev noted nshlng resorts; some are ewer. faithful to the favorite- picnic ?round?Scott's Lake?others more tsterestrd In the sporting feature go ae Prince's Pond, and atlll others pre fas to try their luck at the more se tuuded Shell Landing. So far this ? the"* appears to be enough In the pends to auppty all parties; those not so fortunate as to pro the fine old Santee brim, may aswsys count on getting a share of the ?awch. goggle-eyes, and mawmouths. We have In previous letters men? tioned the Interest that la being tak em In poultry raising In and around ?usnmerton. An Illustration of the oars with which this Industry niuet be ducted may be shown from an psrlence that Mr. A. Plumor Bur recently had. Through his caro and great Internst Mr. Burgess rarely ts with misfortune, and has al ys been unusually successful. Last week, however, during his absence one day. the boy wh >. had been left mt work around the lncu:.'?or, under? took to regulate the heat, thereby eausing an abnormally high tempera? ture. As a result many <?f the eggs failed to hatch; and Mr. Burnous wo* forr?d |s SSSM sl I ratal orders for ths fataal chirk*. It was stated some time ago that plan* were being agltat* <l for a third rural route from the Surnmerton of? fice. This was not granted l?y the g*? ? ht i'i department; l<ut through the in 'umentallty of our postmns tsr. Mr. i; r . a mrnMeraMe extension of route No. 2, ha* been ds to take effect June 1st, of this r. With the addition of a few miles the mut? will Include quite a nunv bor of families who h i\ e heretofore been without the freo delivery To eui farmers It la especially Inconven tent to e?nd to town f.?r mall, and tax-y will no doubt gladly welcome tho ?dally mall service. The Rt. Rev. Alexander Ouerry Visited tho Episcopal Parish of this town on Tuesday last. Ho held ser Ytee at 11 o'clock, assisted by the resident minister, Mr. Wallace ('nrna han. The blahop'a annual visit la al? ways looked forward to with general Interest and satisfaction; and all those who hearp hla splendid sermon on | Tuesday were. If possible, more than < svsr Impressed with his forcible de- I lieory end simple and strslghtforward - argument. Bishop Ouerry has a I large f amily connection' In this sec-1 tion of the county, and Is himself a native of Clarendon. On this visit he stopped with his uncle, Col. D. W. Brallsford. The three games of baseball be? tween the Denmark and Summerton High Schools played here last week resulted in a victory for the local team In every instance. Owing to Den? mark's previous victories, the third of this series was the deciding game, and was by far the best of the throe play? ed on this diamond. There were quite a number of substitutes playing on both sides, but from all appear? ances they were well matched. Until the ninth Inning tho seoio stood 2?2, when a run made by Henry Lanham broke the tie and gave Summerton the game. Summerton's pitcher and Denmark's centre-fielder did the Btar playing of the game. On Friday afternoon the local team went to Manning, where a game of seven Innings was played; owing to the approach of night, the game could not be finished, leaving the unbroken tie of 1-1. The young people took ad? vantage of this trlpAver than by flay? ing "Joslah's Courtship" in the Lev! Memorial Institute that evening. They eeem much pleased with their warm reception, and report the realization of qu'ts a'neat sum for the ball team. W. R. Coskrey Is fast getting rid of his present stock; and his dry goods manager. Mr. L. T. Covlngton, left on *5aturd;iy for northern markets where he will buy a new and up-to-date supply. Dr% ?V. R. Mood, a prominent phy? sician of this place, attended the meeting of the State Medical Associa? tion In Charleston last week. Dr. Julius Mood of Sumter was In town for a short time on Saturday. y We regret to hear of the Illness of Mrs. W. A. Avant; she was taken this morning to the Mood Infirmary In Sumter for treatment. Mrs. (>. Mr Belser, of Columbia, has be?n on a visit to her son. Mr. R. Hugh Belser. We arc always glad to see Mrs: Belser back to her old home. Mr. Algy Rose of Sumter, spent yes? terday with his sister. Mrs. A. F. Doty. Mr. (J. J. Cantey is In Columbia at? tending the session of the Supreme Court. Mr. Cantey has two clients to represent, during this session of the Court. Mrs. R. R. Briggs l^ft Friday for a visit ,to friends and relatives in Co-4 lumbia ajid Clinton, S. C. Confederate Pensions. Clerk of Court Parrott has received the check for the pension money for Sumter County Confederate Veterans and Is now paying out the money. O. J. Marklo, a clerk In tho war de? partment, who was released In 1892, has filed a claim for $50.000. against the government, alleging, that the persecution to which he was subject? ed In consequence prevented him from studying hard enough to get a degree, by which he was to prepare himself to make a living with hie pen. If you are going to patch up a quarrel, don't hunt for a needle In a haystack. It Is a difficult matter to get a rep? utation on tho strength of what you are going to do some day. It doesn't pay to cry over spilled milk, or to crow over It, either. It's only when they can't beg, bor? row or steal that some fellows will go to work. When a girl Is eighteen she Im? agines that every love letter Is the xlwmce agent of a marriage certifi? cate!. When- Ignorance Is Miss 'tis folly t^ ho one of those follows who know H all. It sometimes happens that a fel? low get* 1 ropUtaUOfl f??r genius sim? ply aooaaaa he u< tao lasy to work. You can't always tell a belle by her rings. Virtue that hns never been put to the test is a poor asset. Industry Is the watchdog that k<? \ s the wolf from the door. As a rule, the man who boaatl thai he has never mado un enemy doesn't amount to much. It Is Just as well to put off till to? morrow tho worries of today. He who takes advantage of the weakness of others doubles his own strength. Dally New York Cotton Market. Open High May 10 JVJ 10 58 July 10 41 10 ?O Oct 10 18 10 35 Dec lo 17 10 24 Tone?Steady. Low Close 10 M 10 r><! 10 41 10 47 10 18 10 22 10 15 10 21 Mark Twain Caught Out. A poet, a pair of trousers across bis knee, sat In bis attic trying to thread a needle. "The proper way,** he said, "is to hold the thread still and push the nee? dle toward It or to hold the needle still and push the thread toward it Mark Twain says both ways arc right Then he says they are both wrong/' Takln? down "The Prince and the Pauper," the poet rend: "He did as men have always done and probably always will do to the end of time?held the needle still and tried to thrust the thread through the eye, which Is the opposite of a wo? man's way/* Then the poet, taking down "Huckle? berry Flua," read: ** 'Bless you, child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to tt Hold the needle still and poke the thread at it Thafs the way a wo? man most always does, but a man al? ways does t'other way.' * Who Would Want to Be a Lama? The lama pilgrims among the Tibet? an Hindoos, as they pursue their moun? tain pilgrimage*, literally measure off the distance with their bodies. The distinguished traveler Sven Hedin. writing of his discoveries in Tibet in Harper's Magazine, describes them as lying down full length on the ground, making a mark on the road, rising and stepping forward to the mark, once more to fall full length. One such walking Journey as tbX says Dr. Hedin. equals thirty ordinary ones. Among the lamas also are to be found those who immure themselves tn a dark cave for life, food being passed In through a passage or hole under? ground. Should the dish be one day untooched those outside may know that the sacrificial prisoner has died? seated, since all good lamas must die seated, in the wooden frame which was fashioned for him when he was entombed, _ UfMrWsS. There was some ? peculation as to whether the Instrument would benefit the old gentleman or not. One was holding the ear trumpet, while anoth? er waa explaining its use and showing old Mr. Borrows how to hold it to his eat, "Bay something to htm through it, Joe,* said one to the other, Now. Joe had long watted for an op? portunity to reach Mr. Borrows' ear. Bo, speaking very distinctly into the trampet, he said: "You've not paid me that sovereign you owe me yet, Mr. Borrows." But the old gentleman put the m etrument down, with disappointment on his face, and they could see It waa a failure even before he had time to any: "That thing's not a bit of good to meP And he sighed, but bis atgh was not so deep an that which came from Joe ^London Express. Talking Down. The superintendent of a Sunday school class m Philadelphia recently called upon a visitor to *say a few words" to the eines, the members of which are mostly children of tender age. The visitor, a speaker well knowr for his verbose and drcumlocutot mode of speech, began his address as follows: "This morning, children, I purpose to offer you an epitome of the life of St Paul It may be perhaps that there are among you some too young to grasp the meaning of the word ?epitome.' 'Epitome,' children, b m tts signification synonymous with ay rKs^eJl^Phlladetphia Ledger. E apt set ve Diamonds. A curious fact about diamonds Is that it is not nneommou for the crys? tals to explode as soon as they are brought np from the mine. Sometimes they have hurst In the pockets or the warm hands of mtcfrrs, due to the ef? fect of Increased temperature. Large stones sre more likely to do this than small onea. Valuable stones have been destroyed rn this way. To safeguard them some dealers plnce large dia? monds in raw j Kita toes for safe trans? port from South Africa, Nonreversible. Lang?Didn't you tell me that you made yourself solid with Mrs. Vane by asking her if she was herself or her daughter?couldn't tell them apart, and so on? Strang- I did. What about tt? Lrfing?Why, I tried the same gag with the daughter, and it didn't go for a cent?Boston Transcript _L A rjselee* Ts>?*??4. An English manufacL^rer at pottery Is tho subject of a Joke told In the Liverpool PostN While on a continental tour ho purchased a Sevres vase for some hundreds of pounds and brought tt home most carefully. Thinking that the foreman of his works might gather a hint from the design he called thai gentleman tn and showed him the treas? ure, ''HOW do you like ttf' he asked. The foseman took the vase in his hand, turned It over end returned it with the brief reply, "I don't think X can learn much from it" "Why not?" asked ths manufactures. "I don't like telling you, sir." "Ootne, Out with It" "Well, l designed that vase myself. It Is a foreign Imitation of our own work and is worth ?6 at the outside." Hit Fears Reallsee*. "My heart Is in my mouth. I am afraid to hear yon answer." "You may well be. Mr. DoUbwy," re? torted Ethel. "I never could marry a man whoso heart was not in tho right Placer * If a man is worth1 knowing at all he Is worth knVwlng well. ? Alexander Smith. FARMERS Don't let this chance pass by?you save enough in two plow? ing^ to pay for :: :: A Wool&rd's Cultivator Harrow Come and See It. It won't cost to see one work. A. A. Straoiss ? Co. 25 North Main St. FIXE ART EXHIBIT. A Large and Costly Collection of Beautiful Engraving**, Etchings. Water Colors, and Old English Prints on Exhibition at the Sumter Rook Store. Mr. W. E. Jones, the well known art dealer of Baltimore, who has for tho past dozen years or more, male an annual visit to a few of the larger cities of the. South, Is now in Sumter for tho first time and has on exhibi? tion at the Sumter Book Store the largest and most beautiful collection of fine etchings, engravings, old Eng? lish colored prints, and original water colors that has ever been shown In tril^ city. Mr. Jones will remain in the city only today and tomorrow, and those who are Interested in works of art should not fail to visit the. Book Store while these pictures are on ex? hibition. A collection of pictures such as Mr. Jone3 has, is seldom to be seen outside of a few of the larger cities. Included in the collection art many pictures by the world's greatest artists, reproduced by the greatest er gravers and etchers. Among the famous artists whose work Is represented In the collection are Sir E. Landseer, J. L?. E. Meis sonier. Lord Lielghton, Sir Alma Ta dema, Rosa Bonhelur, Sir J. E. Mil* lais, Geo. Romney, Peter Graham, VI cat Cole, B. W. Leader, Frank Dick see and others equally as well known in the world of art. Some of the original etchings arc by the following artists: Axel Ha ig. Herbert Dicksee, Paul Hellue, Theo Chouvel, Hedley Filton, Brunet De 1 nines, Mauve, Delaillc, Bartollozi and others. Mr. Jonet who expects to make an? nual visits to Sumter will take pleas? ure In showing his superb collection to all who visit the store while the pictures are on exhibition and a cor? dial invitation is extended to all who ere interested. The annual visits of Mr. Jones to the larger cities of the South are regarded by artists and art connoisseurs Of thOSS cities as notable events Mid his show rooms are si ways crowded by those who love and appreciate the work of the masters, and who r.ish to keep posted on the intest and best work of the great en? gravers and etchers of the art cen? tres of the world. When the people Of Sumter become acquainted with Mr. Jones and his exhibit they, like? wise, will look forward to his visit! With pleasant anticipations and as an opportunity to enlarge their knowl? edge of art and toVultivate their artis? tic taste. Cherokee boasts of having four gen? erations, 6very member of which live in one bouse, and, what is still more remarkable, there has not been a death In the family. Mr. W. W. Tracy is the head of this remarkable fami lly. His daughter married Mr. J. H. l'ently. Mr. and Mrs. Bently had one child, a daughter, who married Mr. J. T. Harmon. Tho Harmons have three boys. The three families and four generations live happily together In one house at Grassy Pond. AN IMPORTANT MATTER. Now Ls the Time, to Do Something to Get Rid of the Musquito Nuisance. Mr. Editor: The Civic L*eague deserves a great deal of credit for its efforts in the direction of keeping the city clean and in the removal of unsightly ob 1ects from the streets and private premises, but it would be a good idea for the members of this organization to use their Influence in behalf of a movement to exterminate the pesti? ferous and disease-spreading musqui? to. The only excuse for the presence of this sleep-disturbing pest In Sumter is the indifference and ignorance on the part of a majority of our citizens, and tt Is against this indifference and Ignorance that the writer begs to make a respectful, but at the same time an emphatic protest. There is no denying the fact that the crusade against the musquito will cost a good deal in the way of trouble and re? quire the expenditure of $400 or $500 in money, but it will be time and money well spent and will give a very large return in the way of health and comfort- The weather,Is, for a good many nights during the summer, too warm for comfort, especially dur? ing the hours devoted to sleep, and when to this Is added the discomfort of a net around the bed or screens at the windows. It simply means slee;>, if obtained, without any refreshment. This ls especially bad for children who ought to spend about half of their time In bed, and this ought to mean for them refreshing and health? ful sleep, but thus Is Impossible when It Is necessary to have a net around the bed to protect them from the musquitoes. Every place that holds water should be cither filled in or drained and if this be impracticable, covered with kerosene oil which will very quickly kill tho larvae of the musquito. But even when this is done there are other breeding places and these should he sought out and the cause removed. Shallow surface wells, old tin cans. <?r any vessel that will hold water, holes in trees and sagging gutters make ideal breeding places, and when it is mentioned that a half pint of stag? nant water will furnish enough mos? quitoes for a whole neighborhood, the necessity of looking after these placet is very readily seen. In examining the Magnolia trees on the Court House grounds the writer found a hols in one of them that was full of water and a large number of mos? quito eggs. The hole was filled up. but this Is only one out of a good many hundred In tho city. The filling Of these holes would not cost a great deal, and in addition to destroying the breeding places of the mosquito. It would he of great help to the trees themselves, If the work Is properly don?\ by keeping the rain wa/sr from diluting tho sap and ultimately bring? ing about the death of the tree. This makes work in this lino doubly im? portant, for It would not only exter? minate the mosquito, but help the trees at tho same time. As for the sagging gutter pipes the owners of the buildings should be compelled to repair them. Tho writer has been informed, but as he had not made a personal examination he can t vouch for Its accuracy, that the septic tank swarms with mosquitoes, and i:' this be true it ou;-"bt to i> ? screened or ?j treated with kerosene oil. If every householder would Join in a war of extermination it would be of great help. Let them examine their own premises* removing every old ce.n, pet or bucket that has been thrown aside and that holds water and whe i they ~ have done this they can tfc^n, with? some show of consistency touch up the council, board of health and health officer for not doing their part. The writer begs to say in conclu? sion that this article Is not a criticism of anyone, but rather a suggestions^ believing as he does that if his sug-f^ gestions are carried out the mosquito will soon be a thing of the past in Sumter. If, however, no efforts are made in this direction the charge of inexcusable carelessness can very just? ly be made against both those in au-^ thority as well as the private citizens!w for It will be sacrificing health and comfort to save a comparatively small amount of trouble and money. W. D. WOODS. Sumter, S. C, April 24, 1909. THE dfciGAN COMPLETED. The New Pipe Organ of the Kpiscopal Church Accepted. t Vi a. ~ The new pipe organ in the Church of the Holy Comforter has been co pleted and turned over to the churc It was used on Easter Sunday and the Sunday following though .1 had not been completed and tuned. H was completed about the middle of last wreek and the congregation were de? lighted with it last Sunday. The or? gan was built by M. P. Moller of Ha gerstown, Md., who Invites special at? tention to the full round diapasons of which there are six, While the del k ate flute and harmonique tones are not to be overlooked. The organ con? sist of eight hundred and twelve tones, while the pipes are in sires*| ranging from eight feet long and ten* inches square to fiw-e'ghts of an inch long and three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter. The pumping devices arc run by a E&0S1 water engine which runs so smoothly that it cannot be de? tected even when the softest stops ate In use. 4 The rain Sunday came in good time for the <Mt crop. One more good rain within the week would be bene/ ficlaL The Sumter High School baseball team will play the team from the Or Sngeburg Collegiate Institute next Pi Idsy afternoon at the local park. This team defeated the local team when they played in Orangeburg and the game Friday is bound to be in? teresting. ,1 The matchmaker doesn't always set tho world on fire. Many a girl is flighty who isn't ex? actly an angel.