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A CHEAT GENUS. A Mm Ulm Sells Promisee to Teach MumIo by Mall. A i-reat salesman, who ought to be draw ng a salary of $10.000 a year, and rummlaelons on the side, from some big corporation, has been wast? ing Ills valuable time and talenta on a pleiyune business In the rural dis? tricts of this section of the State for the list few months. This man Is h genlu? In his line. If reports of his succeoe and achievements In his chos? en 04 Id be true. Hs has done a big busin. m% on a small scale, but the fact tiat he has dona anything at all with t ie proposition ha haa been hand? ling 11 proof positive of hie genius. This |-enlua alleges that he represents a Col reepondence School of Music, which la located In a far Wettern State, and by his persuasive tongue and hypnotic power succeeded In con ?tacts g many people that It is not Only |>oealble, but far easier to learn to play a piano, organ, violin, mando? lin, giitar. or any othtr Instrument, by co'reepondence than under the in? struct ton of an ordinary music teach? er. The whole course of Instruction Is given by mall and when the course bat r> o completed, the pupil is giv? en a long distance examination, also by mi dl, and a diploma la granted. It doea not teem possible that such a proposition would receive a moment't strloui consideration from any man or w< man of sufficient Intelligence to accumulate the price charged for tilt co'reepondence course of instruc? tion, tut many people not only con? siders* t It but gave up their hard earned dollars after listening to the eyren voice of the agent. It la dif? ficult to make up one s mind which to a< mlrt moat, tht gtnlut ot the ? an who can tall a promise to tea h instrumental music by mall or tht gullele** trust tnd tympllclty of the good people who were persu? aded tnat they can be taught to play a plan > or violin by correspondence. TUET PREDICT DEATH FOR TODD uts Declare His Ten* Mile As? cent Is Perilous, New Tork Herald. Experienced earonauts are discuss? ing wl b much interest the recently annout etd - plana of Prof. David N. Todd. of Araherst College, to make a balk on aatntloa of 10 miles In his project to establish communication wfem at planet Mars. Prof. Todd ex ?noctf lo make the daring flight In September, and Leo Stevens of New Tork la now constructing a large balloot of special design to be used la tht scientific work. Man who have devoted their lives to ballooning say It has always been regard ?d as Impossible for a man-car? rying galloon to reach anything like an altr.ude of 10 miles, and that even if tht balloon would rise to that point the atmosphere would not sus ta>a hitman life. There are at present no authentic record) of the highest altitudes reach? ed by balloons, and It Is hoped that Prof. rodda experiments. If they do not hin c more, will Inspire new Intoi e*t on both sides of the Atlantic and open the way for Important scien? tific discoveries. Aeronauts say that at a certain al? titude the air becomes so thin a^a light hst a hydrogen-filled balloon caTylfg the necessary weight of a enaket and a man will no longer rise; thereft re to -ire above that point - camea impossible. The weight of the tlr on theVarth la one and two-tenth 0>nces to the cubic foot. At 3 I I mllea lrom the earth it weighs only sit-ten hs of an ounce a cubic foot, and it has been figured out that at t-n miles the weight of the atmos pher? would be lees than fifteen one hundredths of an ounce to the cubic foot, snd that a balloon carrying more than the weight of tht gas en? velope could never reach that point. WHY SO WEAK, Rhine) Trouble* May be Sapping Tem Life Away?Sumter People Have Learned This Fact. When a healthy man or woman begins to run down without apparent cause. l>ecomee weak, languid depress? ed, suffers backache, headache, dizzy spells ?nd urinary disorders, look to the ki'lneys for the cause of It all. Keep the kidneys well and they will keep you well. Doan's Kidney pilli cure si k kidneys and keep them well. Here Ii guml r testimony to prove i?. Waller M Folsom. Iii Ramptofl Ave.. Sumter. S. ('., says: "For ?om time I .?uffered from a dull pain thr >ug|| my loins nnd when I mad.- h god ien movement, sharp twinges darted through me. After slttlm: |< r a whll* I became *o stiff and len?j th M I found It dlftteult to regau artet position. "he secretions from my kidneys were very unnatural and 'ootatred a heavy sediment. Loans k ney Pills, which i procured at China ? dm* store, *",,n gave me the desired relief. The bakache ami pains vanleh< d. the kidney secretions be? came natural and I could rest well. 1 havs no hesitation In recommend? ing Doin ? Kldnev Pills as th?-y have given ne satisfactory results." For salt by all dealers. Price 50 eenta. Foeter-Mllburn Co., ituffalo. Ne / T >rk. sole agents for the Inlted tu tea. nemomber tht name? Doan's? and take n< other. No. II. IMPRISONED AFTER 33 YEARS. Aged Man Sent Back to the Georgia Prison to Serve Out a Ten-Year Sentence. Atlanta, Ga., May 25.?Walter H. Holcomb, 75 years old who confessed that he escaped from prison in 1877. was brought here today from Rabun County, Ga., preparatory to being taken to prison to serve out nine years of the sentence he is alleged to have fled from 32 years ago. Hol? comb was sentenced to 10 years for theft. He said that he went West after his escape and returned to Ra? bun only a short time ago, thinking that his white hair and beard would prevent him from being recognized. He returned to his Georgia home to live on the proceeds of a modest in? come, the results of saving during his long freedom. INJUNCTION IS REFUSED. Trading Stamp Concern's Manager Loses on This Motion. Columbia, May 25.?The Supreme Court today rendered a decision In favor of Columbia's nrohibltory li? cense against the Sperry and Hutch? inson trading stamp concern, refusing to enjoin criminal proceedings against the company's manager, Mr. Lusk. The court did not pass on the merits of ths case, and ths case will go back when Mr. Lusk Is fined. The case is of great Interest to municipalities throughout the State. I i DIRECTOR NORTH RESIGNS. Head of Census Bureau Gives Up His Job. Washington, May 26.?8. N. D. North, director of the census, has ten? dered hla resignation to President Taft and it waa accepted today. His resignation is a direct result of his recent controversy with Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel. The following statement in connec? tion with ths case waa given out at the White House: "Director North tendered his resig? nation as director of the census. It was accepted, and the name of Mr. E. Dana Durand, now deputy commis? sioner of corporations, has been sent into the senate to succeed him. Mr. North's resignation was baaed on the ground that, on account of conditions existing and likely to continue, his administration of the census office would not probably be successful." It had been supposed up to within the last few days that the controversy between Secretary Nagel and Director North had been amicably adjusted. The friction between the two contin? ued, however, and at last Secretary Nagel put the matter squarely up to President Taft, saying that either he or Mr. North would have to leave the service as existing conditions between them were Impossible. Director North held to the belief that the census bureau was an inde pendent institution and that he was responsible onlq to the president. A congressional enactment put the cen? sus bureau under the department of commerce and labor.* however, and Secretary Nagel felt that, in spite of the great powers conferred by con? gress upon the director, that official should be subordinate to the cabinet officer in charge of the department. It waa because of this friction that Director North finally was forced to step out. Those defendants in the Savannah naval stores cases should let the fines be assessed, pay them and go right along and do it over again. That's the popular route of the trusts. ?Brunswick News. ?Many of our citizens are drifting towards Bright's disease by neglect? ing symptoms of kidney and bladder trouble which Foley's Kidney Rem? edy will quickly cure. W. W. Slbert. Three negro men have been arrest? ed in Marlon County on the charge of killing an unknown negro. ?Everyone would be benefited by taking Foley's Orino Laxative for constipation, stomach and liver ttouble, as it sweetens the stomach and breath, gently stimulates the liv? er and regulates the bowels and Is much superior to plils and ordinary laxative*. Why not try Foley's Orino Laxative today? *W. W. Slbert. At a country fair out In Kansus, says The Argonaut, a man went up to a tent where some elk were on exhi? bition and stared wistfully up at the sign, "I'd like to go there," he said to the keeper, "but it would be mean to ?o In without my family, and I can not afford to pay for my wife and ttVoatefSj children.' The keeper star? ed at him In astonishment. "Are all these your children?" he gasped, "?very one." said the man. "You wait I minute." said the keeper, "I'm going to bring the elk out and It t them see you all." ?To avoid serious results take Fo? ley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign of kidney or bladder disorder such as backache, urinary Irregularities, ex? haustion, and you will soon be well. Commence taking Foley's Kidney Remedy today. W. W. Slbert. NEW CANNING PROCESS. Department of Agriculture Uns Per? fected a Simple and Effective Meth? od. Washington. May 26.?Congress? man A. F. Lever's desk in his office is literally filled with cans of bean?. beets, squash, etc., world without end. This comes of the fact that he is a member of the Committee on Agriculture and is the chief champion of a strict enforcement of the pure food and drugs law and of the idea that preserving powders and the like are unnecessary in the canning busi? ness. The Department of Agriculture has Just issued a bulletin giving a very simple method by which all fruits and vegetables may be canned In the farm home and kept through winter and this Is to be done without the use of preservatives. The cans and jars on Mr. Lever's desk represent the ef? forts of the Department of Agricul? ture to convince him that Its method Is not only simple but effective. He is thoroughly convinced. The process for preserving Is the work of Frank Breazeale, an Anderson boy and a graduate of Clemson College who has been In the Department of Agricul? ture for several years and who has made good. Breazeale Is a confirmed dlspeptic?as lean and cadaverous in appearance as the congressman whom he Is Interesting in his work. He Is a vegetarian as much so as Senator La Follette, who is also greatly inter? ested In his process. It is because of the fact that he Is a vegetarian that he has fallen upon this plan of pre? serving fruits and vegetables. The only thing In It is a glass jar and an ordinary tin can or clothes boiler. Corn, English peaa, string beans, okra, in fact all vegetables may be kept with their original color and flavor. The method consists in steaming the fruit or vegetable in a closed vessel for one hour each on three successive days, this completely sterilizing It, killing all germs and other things. The cause of decom? position Is a germ or bacteria and as soon as these are destroyed, the veg? etable will keep Indefinitely. The adoption of this method not only leaves no excuse for the use of pre? serving powders, against which Mr. Lever and Dr. Wiley have fought so hard during the recent session of con? gress and which are undoubtedly harmful In their effects upon infants and invalids and are used to cover up unsanitary and unclean methods and cheap and rotten materials, but It en? ables the house-wife to make use of every vegetable raised In her garden and of all the fruit from her orchard and the expense is practically noth? ing. The department has issued a bulletin, being simple in its get-up and these may be had by applying to members of Congress. It is farm? ers' bulletin No. 359. Mr. Lever has been allotted 15,000 of these and any one who Is interested In his crusade for pure food, may have one by writ? ing him a postal card asking for it. Naturally, the surviving Armen? ians are being blamed for the butch? eries from wihch they escaped. That's what they get for escaping.? Philadelphia Ledger. It Is never safe to pursue an In? quiry too far In the dark?the pur? suit may end In the capture of a skunk.?Charleston News and Cour? ier. The steel hand is wearing a velvet glove In handling the metal schedule in the Senate.?Washington Post. The term "standpatter" Is becom? ing obsolete* in view of the proceed? ings in the United States Senate.? Philadelphia Record. Mother Frances Kavier Cabrinl, superior general of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, has Just returned to this country from Brazil, where she recently opened a college for the higher education of women. This is the fifty-eighth institution es? tablished by the order in ^wenty seven years. The institution includes colleges, schools, hospitals and or? phan asylums. William w. Lilly, a young white man of Columbia, has been arrested on the charge of seduction and bigamy. A matron of the most determined character was encountered by a young woman reporter on a country paper, who was sent out to inter? view leading citizens as to their poll tics, says the l'ni versallst Leader. "May I see Mr. -?" she asked of a Vttrn-lOOklng woman who opened the door at one house. "No, yon can't." answered th?> matron decisively. "But I want to know what party ho belongs to," pleaded the girl. The woman drew up her tail figure. "Well, take a good lo..k at m.-," she said, "I*m the party hi belongs to!" *Coldi that hang on weaken the constitution and develop into con? sumption. Poley'i Honey and Tar cures persistent coughs that refuse to yield to other treatment. Do not ex? periment with untried remedies as delay may result In your cold settling on your lungs. W. W. sibert. THE POWER. OF WATER. Those who look Into the future with ! prophetic eyes predict that an age of water-power is dawning. They point wisely towards the great water-power developments already completed or in course of construction all over the world, from the rivers of Maine to the canyons of California, from Alas? ka to Argentine and from the Kash? mir Valley in India to the outlet of Victoria Xyanza in Africa. And they back up their arguments with the statement that coal will be exhausted early in the next century and that mineral oil and natural gas will van? ish with the coal. Amid all this prognosticating and arguing arises a host of questions about this water-power, which is to keep us from freezing in the next cen? tury, to turn the wheels of our indus? tries', to prepare the food and to run our vehicles. Every stream of running water, from the trout brook sporting through the farm meadows to the largest riv? ers, is capable of producing more or less power. A hundred years ago, when steam-power was still in its in? fancy, water-power was quite exten? sively developed in this country, but the steam engine, with cheap wood and coal fuel quickly , reached the practical stage and the old "over? shot" and "under-shot" water wheels were abandoned. Up to a few years ago it was not practical to develop most water-power because this power had to be utilized on the spot and very naturally the very best water falls were located in the wilderness, scores of miles away from the sea? ports, the railroads and the cities which needed it. But the invention of the electric transformer changed all this and made it possible to transmit this energy for hundreds of miles without serious loss. The power of water is greater than any one without experience can im? agine. For many of us have, when in swimming, struck the water a sharp blow with the flat of the hand, or. when learning to dive, struck the wa? ter flat instead of head first, only to learn that the liquid offered consider? able resistance. A stream from a fireman's hose will knock a man down. The jet from a nozzle in placer mining in the West eats away a large piece of land In a day and toys with great boulders as If they were pebbles. There Is a story of an eastern blacksmith who went west and made a bet that he could knock a hole through the jet of one of these nozzles with a sledge hammer. He lifted his arms, swung the sledge and came down on the ten-inch stream with a force that would have dented an anvil. But the let, never penetrated, whisked the massive hammer out of the black? smith's hands and tossed It several hundred feet away Into the debris of gold-bearing gravel beneath a crumb? ling cliff. There is a power plant near Du range, Colo., where a United States cavalryman one day thought he had an easy Job in cutting a two-inch stream with his sword. He made a valiant attack. The result was that his sword was shivered in two and his wrist broken. A little thinner Jet of water de? scending 1,600 feet to a manufactory at Grenoble, Spain, and traveling at the moderate speed of 100 yards a second, fractures the best blades of Toledo. If It were possible to surround a battleship with an inch sheet of wa? ter of sufficient velocity it would ward off the largest bomshells better than the best steel plate. Water-power represents heat ener? gy. The water Is drawn up into the clouds by the heat of the sun and de? posited on the distant mountains in the form of rain. This water spends this acquired energy in racing down? hill, back to the sea. Water wheels are but devices to catch and ultl?ze this energy, which ordinarily is wast? ed on the unmoving rocks and stones. Water acts as a moving power, either by its weight, which is over sixty-two pounds to the cube foot, or by its pressure or impact. The power of a fall of water is equal to the weight of its volume and the vertical height of Its fall. To compute the power of falling water it is necessary to multi? ply the volume of flowing water in cube feet per minute by its weight, 62.5 pounds, and this product by the vertical height of the fall in feet. Thus a stream of water when flowing o\er a weir five feet in width by one foot in depth and having a fall of 20 feet, develops 37.91 horse-power. It is easy enough t > wier a small stream. A rough plank dam is made between the banks. One end is fixed with a slide so the rectangular aper? ture can bs widened until the water How.-; just a foot deep over the edge of the topmost plank. Knowing the width of the aperture in linear feet one can figure out the number of cu? bic feet of water flowing in the stream per minute. In larger streams the (low can only be computed by sound? ings for depth and using floats to de? termine the How. But the water-power of a stream must not be computed at a time when the stream is swollen by heavy rains, because the horse-power will not be there during the summer season when rains are not so plentiful. A large number of streams, whose sources are in snow-capped mountains or in great swamps, maintain almost a constant flow the year around. Others get very low during July or August. To secure a reliable and permanent source of power in a small stream which runs low during the summer, it is necessary to build storage reser? voirs to store up the water, which usually runs quickly to waste after a heavy rain, so it can be used when needed. Swamps and snow-capped mountains are in themselves storage reservoirs. It is possible in these days of scien? tific research to determine very accu ratly the amount of power available in any given stream. Weiring the stream during the summer months will show its average flow. A transit in the hands of a surveyor will quick? ly show the number of feet of fall available for any distance. The sur? veyor can also ascertain the number of acres in the water-shed, and, by writing the weather bureau at Wash? ington, the average rainfall In that section for the season can be deter? mined, showing just how much water goes to waste in the spring freshets and just how how large a reservoir would be needed to store that water for use during the dry months. Then anyone with a head for simple figures can determine the amount of power available and the probable cost of the equipment. So important is the development of water-power in this country that the General Electric Company and other large electrical concerns maintain a large staff of engineers whose duties are to examine prospective water power developments for enterprising men who plan to harness the rivers and streams. The building of dams in rivers and streams is a very sim.^e matter now, compared to what it was a few years ago. All the new dams are made of concrete. Rough board forms are constructed where the dam is needed and the concrete is simply mixed and dumped into the mouHs and allowed to harden. These dams do not cost anywhere near as much as stone ma? sonry and can be erected in a com? paratively short time. It is argued that the destruction of the forests has impaired the water-power of the country. This is true to a certain ex? tent in that the forests formerly acted a* storage reservoirs, or giant sponges, which held the water back and kept the streams from sudden rises during heavy rains and from becoming very low when it rained not at all. This damage can be remedied by construc? ting artificial reservoirs. Water wheels of the very latest pat? tern are now made in all sizes from the little fellow which fastens on the house-top to drive the sewing ma? chine, to the giant turbine capable of turning Niagara's thousands of horse? power into electricty for Buffalo, Ni? agara Falls, Rochester, Syracuse and Toronto. The water wheel Is connect? ed so as to drive an electrical genera? tor which changes the energy Into electricity so It can be used for pow? er light and heat Of course, one hears a great deal about the water-power developments at Niagara and along such rivers as the Hudson, Susquehanna; the Kern and Feather rivers in California; the Wenachie, Columbia, Yukon and oth? er large streams where thousands and thousands of horse power are avail? able, but the smaller cities and vil? lages are harnessing the smalls treams for light and power and even the farmer is slipping an electric bridle on the meadow trout stream and bring? ing the six to ten available horse? power to his house and barn to do the work about the farm and to give him the comforts of the city in his rlural home. Matthew Wilson, of Dysart, Iowa, claims to have invented a process of welding copper and steel. He also Sayi he has welded two pieces of cop? per as solidly as if they were molded. He exhibits in his shop there a ham? mer, the handle of which Is of cop? per and the face of steel. He can be seen pounding an anvil any day with this hammer. He says his process of welding Is the first in the history of the world to prove successful. George Arnold, of Bosham, Sussex, England, who celebrated his ninetieth birthday surrounded by his child: en, grandchildren and great-grandchild? ren, has been a member of the choir o" Holy Trinity Church, at Boston, for eighty yours. R. A. (Mark, a young man of Bates burg, has been bound over to the fed? eral court on the charge of stealing $26 worth Of stamps from the post Offlce there. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP and EXTRANCE EXAMINATION. The examination for the award of vacant Scholarships ir Winthrop Col? lege and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on FrkUy. July 2, at 9 a. m. Applicants must be not less than fifteen years of age. W*?en Schol? arship* are vacant after July 2, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for Scholarships should writ', to Presi? dent Johnson before the examination for Scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are w^rth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 16, 1909. For furth? er information and catalogue, address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Hock Hill, S. C. W. & S. to 7-2-09. Fly Guard. Why let the files torment your^. horse? We have a liniment which will keep files, mosquitos and all bit? ing insects from biting your stock. Price only 25 cents for a pint bottle. O'DONNELL & CO. 5-25-4t. R. E. Toms, a goverment expert on road building, is building an experi? ment roadway in New berry County. In all The World of Pianos You will never find a piano Just like the artistic Stieff There is an Individuality about the Stieff piano all Its own. That beautiful singing, son? orous tone, wondor3U8 volume and perfect action, place it in a sphere above all compari? son. \ Why should any one buy an inferior piano when they can buy the artistic Stieff or Shaw piano direct from its makers? The price is with? in reach of the most econo? mical buyer while the grade l* beyond competition. Don't take chances of buy? ing a cheap or medium grade piano. Write SUeli:. Chas. M. Stieff Manufacturer of the Artistic Stieff, Shaw and Stieff Selfplaye:: Pianos. SOUTHERN WAIIEROOM 5 W. Trade St. CHARLOTTE, - N. C. C. H. Wilraoth, Manager. (Mention this paper.) $2.75 ?TO ? And Return. $4.05 ?TO ? And Return tail), S, [.. (For Myrtle Beach.) ?VIA 16 M LlD6 Tickets for sale for al! trains each Saturday and fur Sunday forenoon, trains commencing Saturday. May 29th and continu? ing to Saturday. Sept. 4th, 1909, limited to return Monday follow? ing d;.te of sale. An excellent opportunity to visit the famous Seashore Resorts of South Carolina at a minimum cost. For information, call on Ticket Agent, or write. WJ. CRAiG, T. C, WHITE, Pas, Traf, Mgr. Gen. Pas. Agt WILMINGTON, N. C.