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\. t iA'latcti?um mb 5>:utbroiL ?? WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1909. ? Bmw?iI at Use PosxoaVe at Suratrr, S. C mm Second Cine* Matter. gPLJI.I. i .? L ? ? PKKHONAI*. Mr J F. Bland, of Mayesvllle. was a towa on business rriday. Mr J. E McCutchen. of BlahopvlUe. aa In the city Thursday. Mr. and Mrs C. F. Moses, of Savan h. (I*. apaat Saturday with . APamont Moses. Mr^ Moses Is the tat son of the late Frank Moses. c v aa well known In Sumter. r Z. T. Cook returned to hU te In Bateaburg Saturday af a vlatt to his son. Mr. Wilbur ook of this rtty. , Mr. J. D. Wtnn. Jr.. of BlahopvlUe. rant Friday night In the city. Mrs. fella Tuomey has returned bosne from Philadelphia after a its* a? several months in Dr. 8. Wler lltehell's Hospital. Her many friends rill be glad to know that her health Mas greatly Improved. Miss Blanche Hoffman, of Roches ?r. N. T . Is visiting her aunt, 'Mrs. BUa Tuomey 4 Mr. Thomas M. Bradley, of Spring im. la lo the city. Mrs. H. D. Geddings, of Washlng en. D. Cm la the guest of her aunt, ire. B. M Mlkell. Mrs. J. B. Smoak. of Orangeburg ?letting Mr. and Mrs. s. R. Smoak, ft v Mr. K A. Brown, secretary of the almetto Stenogranhsra' Association id court stenographer. second Iron It, la In town on a visit to friends ad relatives. Mra, Selm* Daniel, after spending tsae time In Virginia. Is visiting her star. Mra. H. O. McKagen. Mlas Ethel Lever, of Columbia, pant Friday and Saturday In the city ? the guest of Mrs. Alfred Bryan. Dr. K R. Wilson . returned Mon *my from a business trip to Char Mrs. J. W. Miller has returned to smngvburg after a pleasant visit to Ir. aad Mra. S. R. Smoak of this city. Messrs. Mark Reynolda, Oeo. D. I bore, R. L Mannlnr. H. O. Osteen ad Rev H. H. Covlngton. want to I eertanbui g on Monday as dele the Church of the Holy to the Annual Council of Mien La* lb* Isanaan, of Manning, awnt Meatday ls> too ?It. . Mr. A i>. Stack, of P'nrwo.id, wi.m . Tommy Btghrvm went to Man Bag this morning on business. Mlas Theo Thomas has returned to as city from a visit to Hartavtlle. Mr. T C. Halt, of Qslnssvllle. Oa., returned home this morning after a i brief visit to relatives In the city. | Miss Hosa Wood returned to her home in Camden this morning after I visit to Miss Mamie Neal of this city. Mr. Jos. J. Plowden spent yester? day In Manning with his parents. Miss Alta Emanuel. who has been attending school at the Convent re? turned to her home In Borden this morning. Miss Owynne Dick, of Columbia, re? turned this morning after a very pleasant visit to Miss Carolyn Dick. Mr. Fred Lesesne, of Manning, was In the city today. Miss Frederick Ansel, of Columbia, 1* visiting the Misses Wilson on Broad street. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Ryttenburg re? turned yesterday from Savannah, where they have been on a visit for tbo past few days. Mr. Fred Wllllford went to Colum? bia today oh a vllt to his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelias Moses, of Savannah, have returned home after a very pleasant visit to Mrs. Alta mont Moses. DEATH. Mr. Walter A. Bailey died at his home. Blaney, Kershaw county, on Sunday evening, May 9th, after sev? eral weeks Illness, aged about 66 years. He had been an Invalid, con? fined to his home from rheumatism snd spinal trouble, for about fifteen years, but until hla recent fllness had otherwise been In fairly good health I and unimpaired mental faculties He leaves a widow and several grown children. Mr. Jack D. Bally, who has been for the past year the Daily Item's linotype operator, is one of his I sons. Sumter Has Her First Joy Ride. Early Sunday morning when every? body was In slumberland Chester Wil -son, employed by Mr. C. L?. Stubbs as ( cook, stole out to the automobile house and decided to take a spin around the block before his master j arose. Chester hsd been up late Sat 1 urday night, and the effects of tho night before had not worn off and naturally he was feeling his spirits. Chester started up Washington street and before he had gone a block be? came aware of the fact that the ma? chine was beyond his control and the i.ext Instant lie dashed Into the resi? dence of Dr. B. B. Breeden. resulting in the demollshment of the handsome new Reo to a certain extent. Chester er? aped uninjured but somewhat scb<ra4, ? Mr. stui o* intended 40 take a trip to r.Ishepv. lv through ths count's .-'n hi morning, but wng It<fr?a*peA??U to *#ow**ij?*w ~..i.l necesssry repairs were made. Where Ignorance Is bliss 'tis folly I > he one of those fellows who know t all. THE CUILLOTINE. It Wat Not Invented by the Man Whoce Name It Bears. In a book published by Hector Flelschmau in Germany the story of the origin of the iustruiueut of execu? tion which was DA mad for L>r. Guiilo tln in the days of the relgu of terror is flatly denied. "There Is uo truth in the story, so long believed," be says, "that the genial old physician invented the mac bine whicr. was named for him and by means of which he is said to have lost his life shortly after Its adop? tion. Gulllotln, In keeping with the spirit of his time, proposed on Oct. 10, 1780, that all offeuders, regardless of their birth or station, should be dealt with alike by the law. und six mouths later he proposed to the government that convicted murderers should be beheaded by means of a simple appara? tus. The mechanism of which he and oo one else had any idea at that time was spokeu of as the 'simple appara? tus' by the humorists of the day, and the phrase was used to make its pro? poser ridiculous, so that when a ma? chine finally was adopted the wits of the time nacied it guillotine. The gov? ernment, evidently recognizing the val? ue of the suggestion, asked one An? tonie Louis, a eurgcon at the Salpe trlere, to devise a machine and later gare a similir order to a carpenter by the name o:f Guidon, who offered to construct an Instrument for decapita? tion for 5,060 llvrea. This woe consid? ered too high a price, and the contract was given to a German cabinetmaker by the name of Tobias Schmidt, who received 824 livres for the accepted model Id 171)2. Schmidt made guillo? tines for all the provinces, and the in? dustry brought him a moderate for? tune, which he proceeded to squander In Paris, while Dr. Gulllotln, who nev? er had anything to do with the making of a machlre which bore his name, continued to pructice his profession quietly and unostentatiously In Paris until he died there on March 20. 1814." Eloquence of the Welsh. Here is a little story of an English? man In Wales: "On the comparative qualities of the English and W*!sb tongues let me tell of the Welshman who saluted me In the Welsh. I was compelled to confess ignorance. 'Ah.' he said, turning fluently enough to English, 'you should learn the Welsh: My wife was English, and she can apeak conversations now quite well.' "I acknowledged my shortcomings and admitted that 1 had always under? stood the Welsh to be a remarkably eloquei.t tongue. 'Yea, yes, It iss so,' said the native. 'In Welsh a man can express exactly what be means. As for the KugUnli, 1 ru!l It not a language at all?or ly p dialect "'Von haf noted that an Englishman or u foreigner l.i speaking his language wave* his bunds and amis about to help i or the meaning of the words, but a Welshmau who can speak Welsh well he has* no need to move" his hands. In tue Welsh he can say all that he means/ "?Chicago News. A Better Test. "That man is so honest he wouldn't "teal a pin," said Mr. Goode. "I never thought much of the pin test." answered Mr. Cayenne. "Trr htm with an umbrella." PAYING FCR A MEAL It Was Worth About a Shilling to Pick Thos-j Bones. Colonel Ebenezer Sproat of Revolu? tionary fame was born and bred In Mlddleboro. Mass. He was always fond of a joke and was quick to seize i an opportunity to Indulge his propra* I slty. as the followlug incident illus? trates. His father, also a Colonel Sproat. kept a tavern. One day while Ebenezer was at borne on a furlough three private soldiers, on their return from the seat cf war. called for a cold luncheon. Mrs. Sprcat set on the table some bread and cheese with the remnants of the family dinner, which her son thought rather scanty fare for hungry men. He felt a little vexed that the defenders of the country were not more bountifully supplied. The sol? diers, after satisfying their appetites, asked him how much they should pay. Ebenezer said he would ask his moth? er. He found her In the kitchen. ''Mother." he said, "how much is it worth to pick those bones?" ''About a shilling, I guess," she an? swered. The young officer returned to the sol? diers and, taking from the barroom till 8 shillings and smiling genially upon them, gave each man one and with good wishes sent them on their way. Mrs. Sproat soon after came in and asked Ebenezer what he bad done with the money for the soldiers' dinner. In apparent amazement he exclaim? ed: "Money! Did I not ask you what it was worth to pick those bones, and you said a shilling? I thought It little enough, for the bones were pretty bare, and I handed the men the money from the till, and they are gone." Mrs. Sproat could not find heart to reprove her favorite son for this mis? interpretation of her words, and then she, too, loved a joke, and so, after an instant's glum look, she laughed and said it was all right Had Seen Them All Before. Once while James Whltcomb Rlley was visiting a towu where he was booked to give a reading a committee called to take him In a carriage over the city. In acknowledging the com? pliment he said: "I'll go with you, gentlemen, provid? ed you promise that you will not show me the new courthouse, the new town hall, the new bridge, the new school building and the new Jail, for I've seen tbem all a hundred times in as many towns, and they invariably wear me out before the time arrives for the curtain to rise on the evening enter? tainment" The Right Bone. "Fred, dear, I feel it in my bones that you are going to take me to the theater tonight." "Which bone, darling?" "I'm not sure, but I think It's rra wishbone!"?Kansas City Independent Apprehensive. The Heiress?I want to be loved for thyself. Count de Broke (apprehen? sively)?My dear lady, Is there any pos? sibility of this being a case of mistak? en Identity??Illustrated Bits. Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.?Shakespeare. w u - W- v^ljvr wyv WHJSI l^JVJ </pJ C^jVJ C"JO C{JO Aged, Old Men? You may classify yourself anywhere you please, either by years or by your taste in clothes styles; we have Hart Schaffner ? Marx clothes here for you ;Bwhatever age or taste you go by. Young men especially flwill find here the very snappy styles which they like to wear; a little extreme, maybe,) but they like 'em. The other more conservative styles are here, too; all-wool fabrics, right tailoring, fit, and style in models. You want these clothes; we want you to have them. Suits $18 to $30, Suits of Other Good Makes $10 to $25J ! This Store is the Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes. Phone 166. Sumter, S. C. ?V ?- I? ? II II. ? Hill?.? II?. Renders the food more wholeson perior in lightness i The only baking pt made from Royal Grape Cream o THE OPSONIC TEST. What It Showed the Man Who Smoked a Great Deal. His friends knew that he would rath? er miss half an hour of a play than cut short his after dinner cigar, and they were astonished when he an? nounced that he had quit smoking. "What's the trouble?" he was asked "Opsonlc test," he replied gloomily. "What in the world is tbatr "I've been run down of late and feel? ing pretty blue. As there is consump? tion in my family, I consulted a spe? cialist He said I didn't have the dis? ease yet, but he would tell me what my chances were of getting it We are constantly breathing tuberculosis germs, he explained, but healthy blood has the power to destroy thorn. So he took a drop of my blood and inocu? lated It with a certain number of germs. In half an hour he examined it under the microscope and found that only half as many germs had been killed as should have been the case. Normal, healthy blood is said to have an opsonlc test of 100, so my test was only 50. He advised me to build up my strength by sanitary living?lots of fresh air day and night, plenty of sleep, wholesome food and moderation In work and pleasure." "Where does smoking come in?" "He said that tobacco had an ex? traordinary effect in decreasing the power of the blood to destroy germs, j Some men who smoke a great deal ? have an opsonlc test of zero?that is, their blood has no effect whatever on germs. I am fond of my cigar, but when a specialist levels an opsonlc test all cocked and primed at your head and says. Tobacco or your life,' what are you going to do but throw up your hands?"?New York Tribune. The "There w< said one of speaking of "who didn't and wouldn t let tne rest of us sleep. J Whenever we dropped into a doze they came around and shook us till we were wide awake again." "And you had to submit, I suppose, for they constituted the majority?' "Yes. They were n rousing majority,* said the hollow eyed Juror, with a i>en slve attempt to be facetious.?Chicago Tribune. Sagacity Recognized. "Our forefathers who framed the constitution were men of mighty In telligence." "Yes," answered Senator Sorghum. "I am sometimes tempted to believe that they knew as much about the con? stitution as some of the lawyers who have since Interpret od It "- Washing ton Star, ? . ... Art Improvement. Mrs. De Riehe (showing her home to Mrs. Windfall)*? What do you think of my Venus de Mtlol Mrs. Windfall-* Ain't It a shame bow careless aervsnt* are! Rut rouldn't you glue the ju*ms or sfftilnl - Tuck. sotutefy T?re ie and su uid flavor. 3wder f Tartar. ?'MOTHER'S DAY" CELEBRATED. Novel Movement Launched a Yi Ago In Philadelphia Becoming Pop? ular. Philadelphia, Pa., May 9.? "Mothers Day," the day set apart to honor "the best mother who ever lived?our own," was celebrated hero today by men and women in every walk of life. Everywhere the white carnation, chosen symbol of the new celebration, was to be seen. The movement for the establishment of "Mother's Day" as a world-wide holiday was originated in this city by Miss Anna Jarvis, whose mother died four years ago. To-day was the second official celebration of the day. Miss Jarvis has been notified that the Governor of seven States, as well aa moyors of cities In all parts of the world, have officially recognized the establishment of the new holiday. She has received word from Rome. Tur? key and Japan, telling of the adoption of the Idea in those countries. Observed In Nebraska. Ohama, Neb., May 9.?Mother'! Day was generally observed In Ne? braska and especially in this city. White carnations were mostly In evi? dence. A donation of several thous? and, made by Hery T. Clark, a local philanthropist, were sold on the streets by two hundred young women for the benefit of a child-saving Insti? tution. Mr Hnrrv "Foot* n theatrical man .>:' I ?1 11 putation --rived in the ci\ f last night Mr. Foots it wllj ?< re> mexnbered pi vofitad '?lumberlatteV* here about thi e y?ar**ego ander the Foote will in all probability present another production in the city at an early date. I have with me now a first class en? graver. We can engrave plain, scrip or monogram, while you wait. We hove felt the need of being able to do this work for some time, now we have It. We will be glad to sell you any article and engrave it or engrave anything you have. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler und Optician. Nc 6 S. Main Street, Phone No. 333. 5-10-tf?I & YV. WANTED?TO stt! lay horses (and carriesS If Co ired) for the reason that I v V. fc? ou; of the city during th' : immer. The qualities of my h<^- l i*"4 rste?fBti they are not afira! I ? \ut ?mobiles or trains. Will Mil . Leap -or cash or approved paper. Neill O'D^nnell. 5-4-4t. ^rrrMM^^^^^MMWjjBSSSW Special Sash for special purposes are right in our line. Indicate to us your wrnts, size, etc., and we'll make you prices as agreeably satisfactory as the quality of our materials, m kings, etc. THE mm D90R, SASH MB BUM FACTORY J. W. McKeiver. - - Proprv I ! LIME :: CEMENT HARD WALL PLASTER, SHINGLES, LATHS, ROOFING, Fire Brick and Clay; Stove Flue and [Drain Pipe. . : . Building Material Generally. . :. ^ HGRSeT^OW, BOS tNlf MICKEN FEED. ^ Horses, Mules, Vehicles and Harness as Usuai. We still have some Milch Cows on hand. BOOTH H?RBY LIVE STOCK COMPANY, SUMTERi :: :: :: S. C.