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COOK V8, PRARY. Over Discovery of Pole Growing Warm. " Copenhagen. Sept. 7.?One of the moat remarkable results of Comman? der Peary's rivalry with Dr. Cook for the discovery of the pole Is that Dr. Cook's profits from the enterprise are likely to be largely Increased. He re? ceived today offers for his books and I lectures at twice the figures previous? ly tendered. One American of th? highest standing cabled terms almost startling, and far beyond any 1 sum hithert" paid for such works. Dr. Cook is likely to sccept this offer. ?The controversy Is beginning to grow warmer here. Commander A^peary's statemant Is accepted as true. / but there Is a following very faithful to Dr Cook. He lectured before the Geographical Society tonight, added little to the information he had al? ready given out with reference to his expedition and repeated the declara _th>n of hit intention to withold de Ptalls until the publication of his book. The king and queen, Prince George of Greece and hit consort and many of the members of the royal family, together with a large gathering of the most prominent people in Copen r- hagsn, this afternoon witnessed the Presentation to Dr. Cook of a gold medal by the crown prince, ami list? ened to the explorer's lecture after? wards. Standing in front of an immense map of the Arctic region, which was f surmounted by the Stars and Stripes, DO. Cook outlined his progress to the North Pole. Introducing the explor? er, the crown prince said that his re? ception In Greenland and at Copen? hagen showed the way the Danes ap? preciated his wonderful exp' it. The X grtnee then begged the honor of pre Wanting to him the medal of the Geo? graphical Society. "It Is too early.'* said the explorer. **to give the general results of the ex? pedition. Time Is required to digest the work of polar effort Tou have ?not allowed time in Copenhagen. This ^northward dash has occurred to the i minds of men for more than 800 years. Slowly and sursly the ladder of ladders has fteen climbed with va? rious degrees of success. Experience eras gained and each expedition prof? ited by the misfortunes of Its pred f^reeaors. The failure of one exp? dltioa led to the success of subse? quent efforts." The explorer cleared up the doubt about the lowest temperature record? ed, which he reiterated was, 81 de? grees below aero, Fahrenheit. He said mfkw had no doubt that the observa? tion* made would prove that he had beep, on and around the tOth degree. "I .have been within a circle, a kilo mstrs la diameter, of where the pole Is situated," exclaimed the eplorer. r**I am satisfied that that is quite suf? ficient for practlcsl purposes. I will say no more until my book Is pub? lished ' When shosvn the dispatch which said that Commander Peary claimed to be the flrst to reach the North i Pole. Dr. Cook said: "Commander Peary, of course, can say whatever he wishes. I am not ac custnmed to Indulge in controversies. I All I have to say about Commander Peary is that if he, says he reached the North: Pole I bsl|e>if h*. reached the North Pole," .-"-\ STATE BOARD TO(t HEAR PRO TESTS. l<k|te>r FJectlon Question and RaUedgc County Question to In' iNvkJed Friday. j ; Columbia. Sept. 8.?The State ? ?>itd of Canvassers will meet again on Friday at 11 o'olock to give snother hearing to the contest over the Aiken liquor election, and to give it hearing to the protest of the ad itea of the new Rutledge Counts tgatnat the decision there that, that election wan null and void and that, therefore. Rutledge County failed. The Alken situation is Interesting snd a bit exciting. The State board remanded the case to the county board with instructions to give n hesrtng to the Prohibitionists whose protests had been thrown out on ? demurrer. ?Tour complexion as well as your temper If rendered miserable by I disordered liver. Hy taking Chamber? lain's Storn o h and Liver Tablets you can Improve both. Sold by W. W. Slbert Rev i?r Frederick s Whistler. elghty-fiv? iv.ih old. tin- "marrying paiH..n.' died in Toungstown, <>. ii paralysis. For years in- held I rs Bbgjfd f??r gaarrtasjss performed In ti? it \hart of th* rountry. Ills \ ail\ .\ - vage was l.ooa couples, it i-< declar (d that he hai performed more than .000 marriages. ? M > pe.-ple <I#? 1111*? ? I h?? nis> 1 . ?? , I\ allying "'It will iv. ? i i \va> w h'-n tl ley notice symptoms of kidney ind f b ladder trouble. Thla Is u mistake. T like K'>ie\ v Kidney Remedy, and ? op t tu- drain on the vitality. it c ires eh?-. ' rheumatism, kldru-y ajul bladder trouble, ami in ? U ery trace of pain, weakness, and uri ni.yy Iroubls disappear, sibert's Drug MR. JAS. SPROTT INJURED. Well Known Citizen of . Manning, Painfully Hurt In Runaway. Manning, Sept. 7.?Mr. Joseph Sprott, cashier of the Dank of Man? ning, while out driving yesterday af? ternoon, was thrown from the buggy and painfully Injured, though it is thought that hia condition is not dangerous. Mr. Sprott, with two Of bi-t little girls, was driving a spirited horse, which became frightened gt some ob Jeet near the road and shied violent? ly, locking the front Wheel ground a telegraph pole, and broke loose from the buggy. Mr. Sprott and one of the girls were thrown out. This child was not i.'irt and the other remained in the buggy. The speaker's Disgrace. At the afternoon session of the pro? hibition convention the delegates, among whom the women greatly pre? dominated, were extremely enthusias? tic Qv*r the cold water issues; and every rosolutlon In fu.-thertVACc of the prohibition cause was upheld aggres? sively and unanlr.iously. Toward the end of the session the speaker of the day was annonunced. This gentleman had recently return? ed from abroad, where ho had been : ecu pe rating from his arduous work in behalf of temeprance. Smilingly acknowledging his tumultuous recep? tion, this speaker at once plunged in? to the pleasant events of his foreign trip. In the midst of this interesting nar? ration, a lady delegate from a rural district sprang to her feet, her eyes biasing. "I protest against such goings on as this!" she cried, glaring at the nar? rator. "It's a shame. I?". "Sit down!" "Let him proceed!" "I won't sit down!" declared the irate delegate, sending a scornful glance at her fellow members. "I say it's a shame, a disgrace and a de? plorable thing for that man, who poses as an apostle of temperance and a hater of glnshops, to stand up there and deliberately tell us that on his way across the Atlantic he spent many delightful evenings In the ship's saloon'"?Brooklyn Life. A Problem for Teachers, A banker going home to dinner saw a $10 bill on the curbstone. He picked It up. noted the number and went home to dinner. While at home his wife remarked that the butcher had s^nt a bill amounting to $10. The only money he had was the bill he had found which he gave to her and she paid the butcher. The butch? er paid It to a farmer for a calf, the farmer to the merchant, who In turn paid it to a washerwoman, and she, swing the banker a note of $10 went to the bank and paid the note. The banker recognized the bill as the one he had found, and which to that time hag paid $50 worth of debt. On careful examination he discovered that tho bill was counterfeit. Now what was lost In the transaction and by whom? ?Not a minute should be lost when a child shows symptoms of croup. I hamberlain's Cough [Remedy given as soon as the cnfld becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough ap? pears, will prevent the attack. 8old by W. W. Sibert. The prohibition law, as it now stands, the work of the State-wIders. so-called, but really the former state dispensary supporters, does not strike us as bring Intended to promote pro? hibition. On the contrary, we think it was Intended to create a revulsion of se-.itlment in favor of liquor, and we think It very well calculated to serve that purpoag. Among the ten? ,of thousands of people who are op? posed to the indiscriminate sale of li<p?or. there are thousands who rec? ognize and believe that liquor has certain legitimate uses. These peo? ple include many who feel that they can without Inconsistency take a drink of liquor when they wart it. and they insist on that privilege. Whether they take liquor or not. they are unwllllnu to give up the right to have it about them so long as it ll to be Kotten. All people who stand lor r? ?1 temperance recognize this situation, and no wsll?balanosdIrlend of temperancs is disposed to disre? gard it We think the preset;! SCl v\.is passed without very careful con? sideration, gad while ws would like la nes it -t ind, it' ws believed it pos? it of enforcement, v do no! he llevt it possible or enforcement, ?nd are think it should be re? vised to the limits ?>? reason, else it v. mi soon enforce the return to lbs Indiscriminate legal sale of Mquor, a condition thai has been shown con trarj to the welfare <?? tin- people. Torkvllls Bnqnlrer. GO \\ Kb it Rush. ?Tb< demand fof timt wonderful Stomach, Liver and Kidney cure, Dr. King's Nee Ufa Pills la astounding, gtbert's i>m?r store say they never saw the like, Ms because they never f;iii to cure sour Stomach. Conation ?ion. indigestion, Biliousness, Jaun? dice, Bleb Hi idache, Chills and M <? ,. only Hi Blbert'i Drui store. Looks Like Hold-IJp. We are not particularly Interested In It, but It seems to us that the citi? zens of Columbia who have the pro? gramme for Taft day in their hands, are making a mistake to have the president deliver an address out al the fair grounds Instead of from the State House steps. People outside of Columbia will know in advance that there will be but slim chance of ever getting to the fair grounds and v - seeing and heaping the president then will be practically no chance at all, Then the idea of forcing them pi nay the admittance fee and the fare out to the grounds looks like an effort to take an undue advantage. T-ie street car fare to be sure is small enough, but the cars cannot handle the crowds. We found this the case two years ago when we visited the lair, and we do not know that the chances are any better now than they were then. The congested condition of affairs at the gate was such as to make many feel that if they could ever get away from the fair grounds Ihey would not be caught back there again, and now to have the presi? dent make an address there and force the people to go out to the grounds with the hope of getting u il'mpse of him and possibly hearing him will not meet with general fav? or we hardly think. However, so far as we are concerned it will make but little difference. Under the circum? stances we would prefer giving our room to some one else, but then there will be lots of people whil3 not approving the arrangements will un? dertake the trip. It's Colmbia'8 af? fair, and we will be content for Co? lumbia to have her way about lt.?i Wateree Messenger. Grandfather Mountain. "Messrs. Hugh and Donald Mac Rae, of Wilmington, have made the State very much their debtor by pre? senting Grandfather mountain as a gift.' This great peak, towering out boldly from and above its surround irgs, affords one of the finest views anywhere. The Tonahloasee turn? pike? built by the Messrs. Mac Rae, runs along the monutain side, and other circumstances conspire to ren? der Grandfather comparatively ac? cessible. This acquisition, as our Ra? leigh correspondent has noted, fol? lows the splendid gift made some time ago by Mr. George W. Vander bllt of one hundred thousand acres lying over two thousand feet above sea level. State parks and magnifi? cent State parks at that, are becom? ing a reality before the eyes of the present generation."?Charlotte Ob? server. Geo. Manvllle Fenn, whose death In bis seventh-ninth year is reported from London, was an industrious and successful writer of novels of the sen? sational sorb the total number of his books coming to more than 100, be? sides 1,000 or so short stories for boys and magazine sketches. WARNING. ?Do not be persuaded into taking anything . but Foley's Honey and Tar for chronic coughs, bronchitis, hay fever, asthma, and lung trouble, as it stops the cough and heals the lungs. Sibert's Drug Stone. The hose wagons were called out Tuesday night about 8 o'clock by afire alarm sent in from Box 37, corner Liberty and Lev! streets. The alarm is said to have been rung In by a negro man, who ran off as soon as the bell began to ring. ?Don't waste your money buying plasters when yon can get a bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment for twenty five cents. A piece of flannel damp? ened with this liniment is superior to any plaster for lame back, pains in the side and chest, and much cheaper. Sold by W. W. Sibert. The horse attached to the delivery wagon of the Sumter Grocery Co., took fright at an automobile Mon? day afternoon and breaking loose from the hitching post in front of the store, started on a wild runaway that resulted in the demolition of the wagon. The horse ran down Hamp? ton avenue to Washington, down Washington to Liberty. Liberty to Council and down that street for s< V eral squares and back to Libert > to Sumter, Sumter to Hamtpon and down Main until he collided with B mule and was captured. The street was erowded when the horse struck Main and the people had to do some lively dodging to get out of h\< way. Serving continuously in one fa? mily for thirty-seven years, Miss Bertha Btelnberger, seventy-seven years old, was the recipient of many congratulations recently marking anniversary of August 1852. when she entered the service In Now fork of the family <u Isaac Kurt/, of N't w York. 'Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is today the best known medicine In u*? for the relief and cure <d bowel complaints, it cures griping, diarrhoea, dysentery, and should be taken at the first un? natural looseness of the bowels, n I* equally valuable for children and adults, it always cures. Sold by w. W. Blbert. 7. ! J> BIG PROFIT IN OASTOR BEANS. A Crop or South California Which Yields $100 Per Acre. A novel industry, yet one which' is said by its owner to be very remun? erative on small capital, has been quietly carried on in southern Cali? fornia for some time by an elderly German rancher, who brought the secret, if secret, it can be called, from southern Europe, when he migrated westward several years ago. Castor beans are the sole crop grown by the German, and for their growing he uses nothing hut bare, semi-arid valleys and gently eloping hillsides, on which, owing to lack of water, nothing else will grow to good advantage. He supplies, of course, only a small part of the castor beans in use in the world, but his is believ? ed to be the only ranch of its kind in California, if not In the United States, much of the oil being prepared from the seeds of the wild shrubs, which grow in great profusion in some parts of America and Mexico. When the beans were sacked and weighed, all the small ones having been culled out in the winnowing pro? cess. Brass discovered that he had between four and five tons of as fine beans as could be produced anywhere in the world. For these he received 5 cents per pound, almost $100 per acre from his five acres, The work done on the beans had been all his own, with the aid of one horse, and had been performed at spare times from caring for a large barley field, which he owned. The beans were so much more profitable than the barley that the thrifty Ger? man the next season set out fifteen more acres to the oil producing shrubs. From these he has consist? ently, during the the eight or nine years since that first experiment, re? ceived an Income averaging $100 per acre. At times of great yield, appar mtly when the castor bean producers of other parts of the world were un? loading big stocks on the market, prices have gone down, but Mr. Brass has never received less than 3 cents per pound for his beans, and, during one or two years, the price went as high as 6 cents. The demand for the beans is always good, and Brass be? lieves that a field of 100 acres would be more profitable than 100 acres of alfalfa, one of the best paying crops of southern California.?Technical World. HEALTH AND BEAUTY AID. ?Cosmetics and lotions will not clear your complexion of pimples and blotches like Foley's Orino Laxative, for indigestion, stomach and liver trouble and habitual constipation. Cleanses the system and is pleasant to take, Sibert's Drug Store. Some of Dr. Cook's critcis are dis? posed to discredit his exploit on the gfOSind that he had taken so small an equipment with him. What do they want? That he should have been ac? companied by a brass band??Dur? ham Sun. TESTIFIES AFTER FOUR YEAItS. ?Carlisle Center, N. Y., B. Burhans. writes: "About four years ago I wrote you that I had been entirely cured of kidney trouble by. taking two "bottles of Foley'S Kidney Rem? edy, and after four years I am again pleased to state that I have never had any return of those symptom* and I am evidently cured to stay cured." Foley's Kidney Remdey will* do the same for you. Sibert's Drug Store. Dr. Sarah Dolley, of Rochester, was elected honorary chairman at I Che meeting which the women mem? bers of the American Medical ASSO c+ntion held a few days ago in New York for the purpose Of devising mens of educating the public in the prevention of disease. Dr. Dolly was the second woman in this country to take a medical degree. CASTOR IA Pox Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always bought Bears the Sljf S/Srf+^T' Signature of (^ia>V^Cc7ci<<^ Onion \ % ? ? We have just received a shipment of Onion Sets. Now is the time to plant them for an early crop. 10c Quart Red and White W. VV. SIBERT. Telephone 2S3. - s S. Main St. 1 alcohol 3 per cent. AVcgclablePreparationforAs similatiiigiheFootfaiKl Regula ting Uic Stomachs andBoweisof Infants/Children lTomotcs Digpslion?hecrfid ness and RrotContains neither Opim.Morphine norMioeraL Not Narcotic. ?eape of Old DrSMUJWSEIl P?npkin Seed" JbcSauia + JbxMUSdts AuuSeed* Wnn Seed" Ctorifltu Suqsf ? Apcrfect Remedy for Constipa? tion , Sour Sto raach.Dlarrtm Worms .Comru^kwsfewriso ness and Lo SS OF SlEEP. Facsimile Sigoamre of | I NEW YORK. 1 For Infants and Children, The Kind Yon Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Atb months old J5 Doses-33Ctjm Exact Copy of Wrapper. in Use For Over Thirty Yeers CASTOR TMS umM MIM?T, new ?9** o?n?., , Birimie s Drug Store, 6 W. Liberty St. Sumtbr, 8. C. -Dealer In Pure Drugs and Medicines* CHOICE PERFUMES LAND FINE TOILET ARTICLES, COMBS AND BRUSHES, PATENT MEDICINES AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, A FULL LINE OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO. :: :: :: :: :: OUR MOTTO: PURE ?ND RELIABLE G000S. ii Our stock is complete and we cheerfully solicit your patronage. : AN AEROPLANE IN ELHJtlT is always a source df grta*t Interest ? *#? ? ? * to the public, and where to get the .? . ? . ? highest quality of doors, sash,.,pltyids etc., at the lowest prices . interests 1 those about to build in Humter.. The* high quality of our* materials will ap? peal to builders when they learn our prices and get estimate for their en tire building from The Sumter Door, Sash & Mind Factory . J. W. McKeiver. ? * ? * Propr:etor. Our First Car Horses ? Mules WILL ARRIVE MONDAYJUSPT. ITH. COME and see THEM, YOUR KIND WILL he ix the shipment. I St Al stock or VEHICLES HARNESS, BUILDING MATERIAL AND ALL KINDS oe eeei). ?9 BEST LIVERY IN SUMTER. SUMTER, S C. IN. G. OSTEEN, JR., Dentist. 18 West Liberty Street-Up Stairs. Hours-8.30 to 1-P. M?2 to 6. Office Phone?No. 30 TT ouse Phone 382