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?FEILER GIVES MILLION. M < > IO I KiHT THE HOOK WOKM. Head of Standard Oil. Anxious to Aid Warm-hearted People of the South, Who Have Been 111* Hosts, Pro? vides PuimIm for Establishment of Commission foe Eradication of So. called "Ij?i/ Disease," Which Has Made Such Inroads on Vitality of This Section'* Rural Population? Selects Edueatora and Medk-al Men To Take Charge of Campaign. New York. Oct. 38.?A gift of COe.OOO by John D. Rockefeller to fight the hookworm disease was an? nounced at the office of the Standard Oil Company here late today. A doaen well known educators and scientist*, selected largely from insti? tutions of learning In the South, where the parasite le prevalent, were called in conference with Mr. Rockefeller's representatives at the Standard Oil Company's offices at 26 Broadway last Tuesday and at that meeting Mr. Rockefeller^ desire to organise a commission to carry on a campaign against the malady was discussed. At a result of this discussion "the Rocke? feller Commission for the Eradication of the Hookworm Disease" was form? ed. The members of this commission Ss selected by Mr. Rockefeller Is as follow*: Dr William H. Welch, professor of pathology in Johns Hopkins universi? ty; Dr. 8. P. Lexner, director of Rockefeller Institute, for Medical Re? search; Dr. Chas. W. Stiles, chief of the division of seology. United Stater public health and marine hospital service, discoverer of the American species of hookworm and the preva? lence of the diseases in America; Dr. E. A. Alderman, preiddent of the Uni? versity of Virginia; Dr. Davis F. Housman, chancellor of Washington University. St Louis; Prof. P. P. Clax ti-n, professor of education In the Uni? versity of Tennessee; J. Y. Joyner. State Superintendent of education In North Carolina and president of the National Educational Association; W. *H Page, editor of The Worlds Work; Dr. H. S. Frissell. principal Hampton Institute; Frederick T. Gates, one of Mr. Rockefeller's business managers; Starr J. Murphy. Mr. Rockefeller's counsel In benevolent matters; John D. Rockefeller. Jr. In calling these gentlemen together for Tuesday's conference Mr. Rocke? feller addressed to sack a letter point? ing out his Interest In relieving the human suffering caused by the hook? worm parasite, especially because, he said. It had been his pleasure to spend a portion of each year among the warm-hearted people of the South and he welcomed the opoprtunlty to ex? press appreciation of their many kindnesses and hospitalities. The members of the commission, In framing a reply to Mr. Rockefeller's offer of $1,000,000, said the proposi? tion met with their heartiest approba? tion. Two millions of our ptople are Infected with this parasite." they ad? ded. "It Is by no means confined to one class; it takes Its toll of suffering and death from the intelligent and well-to-do as well as from the lern fortunate." The correspondence In full was as follows: Mr. Rockefeller wrote to the con? ferees): "New York. Oct. 21, 109. "Osntlemen: For many months my representatives have been Inquiring; Into the nature and prevalence of hookworm disease and considering plant for mitigating Its evils. I have delayed action In this matter only un? til the facts as to the extent of the disease could be verified and the ef? fectiveness of its cure and prevention demonstrated. "The wide distribution and the se? rious effects of this malady, particu? larly In the rural districts of our Southern States, as pointed out by Dr. Stiles, have now been confirmed by independent observations of other dis? tinguished Investigators and physi? cians as well as by eduactors and pub? lic men of the South. "Knowing your Interest in all that pertains to the wellbelng of your fel? low-men and your acquaintance with this subject, I have invited you to a conference in the hope that it may lead to the adoption of well consider-( ed plans for a cooperative movement of the medical profession, public health officials, boards of trade, churches, nchools. the presa and oth? er agencies for the cure and prevent tion of this dlaease. " if you deem It wise to undertake this commission, I shall be glud to be permitted to work with you to that end and you may call upon me from time to time for such sums as may be needed during the next five years for carrying on an aggressive cumpaign up to a total of $1.000,000. ? While It would be a privilege to go in any movement which offers as? surance of relieving human suffering. It Is a peculiar pleasure to me to feel that the principal activities of your board will bs among the people of our qthern State*. Ijt has been mv pleasure cu ts spend a p g?v '?^?SHS?*! I each year in the South and 1 have (MMN to know and to respect greatly that part of our country and to enjoy the society and friendship of many of Its warm-hearti d people. It will therefore be an added gratification to me if in thffc way I may in some Hteae ure express my appreciation of their many kindnesses and hospitalities. "Very truly, "John D Reckefeiler." The reply, signed by all the mem? bers of the commission, was as fol? lows: "New York, Oct. 26, 1909. "Mr. John D. Rockel eller, New York City. "Dear Sir: Your generous offer to pay such sums as may be needed dur? ing the next five yearn up to a total of 11,000,000, purely on a scientific and popular campaign fo~ the eradicating of hookworm idsease has our hearti? est approbation and we accept your invitation to administer this trust with a keen appreciation of the opportuni? ty that you give us to do a great pub? lic good. "We have today taken steps for or? ganization and incorporated for prac? tical work and have named this board 'the Rockefeller Commission for the Eradication of Hookworm Disease." "The hookworm parasites often so lower the vitality of those who are affected as to retard their physical and mental development, render them more susceptible to other diseases, make labor less efficient, and in the sections where the malady is most prevalent greatly increase the death rate from consumption, pneumonia, tyhpold fever and mi'.larla. It has been shown that the lower vitality of mul? titude* long attributed to malaria and climate, and seriously affecting econo? mic development, is, in fact, largely due in some districts to this parasite. "The disease is by no means con? fined to any one class; It takes its toll of suffering and death from the high? ly Intelligent and well-to-do as well as from the less unfortnuate. It is a con? servative estimate that 2,000,000 of our people are Infected by this para? site. This disease is more common and more serious in children of school age than in other persons. "Widespread and serious as the in? fection is, there is a most encouraging outlook. The disease can be easily recognized, readily and effectively treated, and by simple and;' proper sanitary precautions successfully pre? vented. "The undertaking proposed by you Is therefore not only full of promise of great benefit but is emlently defi? nite and practicable. "We desire, individually as well as collectively, to thank you for this op? portunity to be of service to our fel? low men; and we enter upon our task with a deep sense of the responslbllty laid upon us." Earthquake In California. Redding. Cal., Oct. 28.?A violent earthquake shock was felt at 10:45 o'clock tonight Houses trembled and sleepers were awakened. It waa declared the shock lasted 10 seconds longer than the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. The earth? quake was felt at Chlco and as far north as Orand Pass, Ore. No se? rious damage was reported. Mileage Test Csse. Chsrleston, Oct. 28.?The case brought by W. S. Schlrmer to test the legality of the mileage I ook regula? tions of the rallroed, requiring the surrender of mileage and the secur? ing of a ticket on which to travel, re? sulted today In a mistrial in the court of common pleas and the case Is no nearer a solution than it has been all along. It is understood that the 1ury stood evenly divided on the question of damages, and, unable to get a ver? dict the plaintiff and others interest? ed with him in breaking the regula? tions of the railroads will have to try again. If a verdict had been gotten, it Is pretty certain anyhow that the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com? pany would have appealed. ?Croup is most prevalent during the dry cold weather of the early winter months. Parents of young children should be pfSpared for it. All that is needed s a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy* Many mothers are ?ever without It In their homes and it I.as never disappointed them. Sold by W. W. Slbert. ?C A Painless Death. A teacher In the faetory district of a New Jersey town had been giving the children enrneHt lectures upon the poisonousness of dirt. One morning a little girl raised her hand excitedly and pointed to a boy who seldom had clean hands. "Teacher," she said, look quick! Jimmies commltln' suicide! He's suckln* his thumb." NO ( ASK ON HPJCORD ?There Is no case on record of a codgh or cold resulting in pneumonia or consumption after Foley's Honey and Tar has been taken, as It will stop your cough and break up your cold quickly. Refuse uny but the genuine Pol r*i H' ? v ? ?,,"! t . In h ) How package. Contains no opiatei en.] \* Sule und sure dlb' rt'a Drui! 81 POLITICS IN EDGEFIELD TOLLMAN, SMITH AND LEVER M AK E SPKECII ES. Tinman Remarks That He Can Not Say That He Will be n Candidate For Reelection, Edgefleld. Oct. 28.?Senator Smith Congressman Lever and Senator Till man, in the order named, spoke at the fair grounds to a large audience here today. Mr. Smith first made a strong plea for an intelligent education, an edu? cation that would go to the root of matters and for a strict observance of law. He declared that the farmers held the point of vantage for correct? ing the troubles from which they had been so long suffering and could con? trol the price of cotton by putting brains into their business, especially In the way of scientific farming. He told of the burdensome tariff and how he had In the senate tried to reduce It, standing for the Democratic prin? ciple of protection for revenue only. He closed his eloquent remarks by congratulating the county on having so creditable a fair. Congressman Lever was at his best and made a ringing speech, full of practical advice along the line of rais? ing the necessities at home and having cotton as a surplus crop. He said that the "living" question was hard. The farmers can control the price of cotton in the future, and the solution of the matter was for them to produce everything at home that was consumed in the making of cot? ton. Mr. Lever declared himself a friend of Clemson College, but thought there was a lack of real sympathy on its part to the farmers of the State and that it was not meeting their needs as it should along the lines of scien? tific education. Senator Tillman spoke with all his old-time fire. He briefly reviewed his political experience of the last 25 years and declared that he had given his best brain to the service of the State, that he had three more years to serve in the senate and could not now say that he would offer for reelection. He defended Clemson and said that the trustees were doing all in their power to find one who could fill the president's chair with satisfaction and meet the different conditions and du? ties demanded by the postion. He de? clared that if it was obstructed by other members of the board in carry? ing ouk what he thought was for the good of the college, he would then ap? peal to the legislature. He defended his position for voting to place a duty on coal and raw iron, and said that no one could question his Democracy. He gave the editor of The State a rap for criticising his recent votes on the tariff. He called upon the farmers to arrange for their own protection and closed by complimenting the fair managers on the splendid showing made. The day has been a red-letter one in Edgefleld's history. The Wolrld Wants Strong Men. What the world wants is men made of the gritty material that Peary and Cook are made of, the material which comes up again and again and wrests triumph from defeat, says Orison Swett Marden In "Success Magazine." Six times did Peary try to realize his North Pole vision. How many men are there in this country who would have tried the seventh time? Not one in thousands would have at? tempted It even the second time. Twice before had Cook tried to reach the North Pole and once the South Pole, but neither failure, suffer? ing, nor the pleadings of friends Could wean him from his North Pole vision. A man who had the grit when a boy to peddle milk and do all sorts of things in order to earn money to study medicine and become a doctor, a man who had bulldog grit and a dreamer's willingness to take chances, could not easily be turned back. It is ever the man who cannot be weaned from his aim that makes history. The real test of character is what a man does after he falls. What will he do next? What resources, what ins ventiveness, will his failure arouse in him? Will it discover new sources of power, will it bring out reserves, double his determination, or will it dishearten him? There are varying degrees of persis? tency. Some men sart out with great zeal, but turn back at their first de? feat, while failures only enhearten others, call out their reserves, and make them all the more Yesolute, de? termined, to win. For some men ev? ery defeat is a Waterloo, but there is no Wuterloo for the man who has clear grit, for the man who persists, who never knows when he is beaten Those who are bound to win never think of defeat as final. They look upon It as a mere slip. They get up after each failure with new resolution, more determination than ever to go on until they win. I ?Poley's Honey and Tar cures [eougni qufokij strengthens the lungs .?? i ?*>tpels <? Id . 'let y h m. luine In a yell >w package, Blbert's Drug Store LIVE WIRE INJURY FATAL. Graduate of Clemson Moots Death ttt Great Fall**. Chester, Oct. 28.?The body of Hugh C. Riser. 1908, graduate of Clemaon College, who died at Great Falls yesterday from the effects of in? juries sustained by comiRg in contact with a live wire in the transformer house of the Southern Power Com? pany, passed through Chester this morning enroute to Whltmire for bu? rial, accompanied by the father of the deceased, G. C. Riser and several friends. The young man who linger? ed for several hours bore his suffering heroically, and until the end came showed himself anxious that his mother be not informed of his terri? ble Injuries, as he feared the shock would be too great for her. NURSES' CONVENTION ADJOURNS Siimter Selected as the Next Place of Meeting?Same Officers Elected. Charleston, Oct 28.?After a suc? cessful convention of the South Caro? lina State Nurses' Association, which began in this city on Wednesday af? ternoon last, the convention adjourn? ed sine die yesterday morning. At the business meeting, which was held yesterday morning in the chapel of the Roper Hospital, the same offi? cers were elected to serve for the en? suring year. They are as follows: President, Miss L. V. Jones, Charles? ton; secretary, Miss Leila Davis, Sum ter; treasurer,' Miss Agnes Coogan, Charleston. The association accepted the invita? tion extended by the City of Sumter to meet at that place next year. The closing feature of the convention was a lunch at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday about noon. Woman?What Will She Re? But in the last generation, a change has come over the spirit of Eve's dream. She is beginning to ask ques? tions, questions about Adam, ques? tions about herself. Is it necessary because things have always been one way that they must be forever so? asks Inez Haynes Gillmore, in "Suc? cess Magazine." Is there any reason why Adam should always have the open life and she the closed one? Why does he continually beg her to be an inspiration to him and yet con? tinually withhold the chances of de? velopment from her? Ought he to be the final judge, anyway, in matters that concern herself? And touching this matter of so-called masculine vir? tues?are they really Adam's sole property? Is there after all any sex in virtue or vice? Is Adam omnis? cient? Has he not always patted her on the head for the possession of what was only negative virtue any? way? Has he not always praised her for the absence of vices that she has never had any opportunity to devel |Op? Adam tells that women are nat | urally good because-well, because I goodness is a womanly virtue. But in I her secret heart Eve knows that she is no more ."good" in that old sense, or in any new sense, than Adam. In fact, she is beginning to suspect that it is a very subtle business finding out what is "good" or "bad" anyway. Suppose Eve should find that virtue and vice, abstract qualities of all kinds, are sexless? Suppose Eve should come to the conclusion that there is no sex in originality, inven? tiveness, creative impulse, perception of beauty? Suppose she should find out that Adam maintains the mono? poly of these star-qualities only be? cause he lives in an Adam-managed world? Suppose she were to find out that circumstance, not sex, develops them? Suppose it occurs to her to compel similar circumstance for her own growth? Suppose? What was it the Man from Mars said? "It will not surprise me when she emerges from the vase, if she turn out not a dwarf, but a genie." ?Young Gtrla AB| Victims of headache, as well as older women, but all get quick relief and prompt cure from Dr. King's New Life Pills, the world's best remedy for sick and nervous headaches. They make pure blood, and strong nerves and build up your health. Try them, 25c at Sibert's Drug Store. The negroes had a high-heel old time at Taw Caw church last Sunday. Several of the Manning coons came away with bruised heads. We are told that whiskey was openly sold near the church and there were several rueu ses, as a result. We are told that all up and down the Santee river road blind tigers are reaping a rich har? vest. We hope there are no prohibi? tionists engaged In the traffic, either directly or indirectly. But If the re? ports are true there is much liquor being sold.?Manning Times. ?A Scalded Roy's Shrieks horrified his grandmother, Mrs. Maria Taylor, of Nebo, Ky., who writes that, when all thought he would die, Buck len's Arnica Salve wholly cured him. Infulllable for burns, scalds, cuts, corns, wounds, bruises. Cures fever sort . bolts, skin eruptlona, chilblain*, chap] >d hands, Boon routi Pils* 2 Si? tu Sibert's Drug Btvre, Mind Over Maller. "Much may be done," said the Acute Observer, "by an authoritative voice. Xow. if a man says to a dog, 'Come here!' with a note of absolute authority in his \oice, the dog comes im mediately." "Yes," said the Traveler, "I've no? ticed it. And it is especially marked in Oriental peoples. W hy, when I was in Khalisandjharo, I heard a man say, With that authoritative note in his tone, 'Oh, King, live forever' nd immediately the King lived forever." ?Success Magazine. ?This is to certify that all druggists are authorized to refund your money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure your cough or cold. It stops the cough, heals the lungs and prevents serious results from a cold, prevents pneu? monia and consumption. Contains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse sub 'itutes. Sibert's Drug Store. A CA HI) Itsalixiii. During one of his presidential trips. Mr. Cleveland, accompanied by Secre? tary Olney, arrived at a town in a hi avy storm, and they were driven from the station with hailstones rat? tling on the roof of their carriage, A A brass band, undismayed by the weather, bravely stuck to its post and played the welcoming airs. "That is the most realistic music I have ever heard," remarked Mr. Cleveland. "What are they playing?" asked the Secretary of State. " 'Hail to the Chief,' with real half ?Many school chib'ien suffer from constipation, which is often the causa of seeming stupidity a*, lessons. Chain? let'ain's Stomach and Liver Tablets a?-e an ideal medicin.? to give a chti?. for they are mild and gentle in their tfleet, and will cure even chronic cm stination. ??' ?f For <s*\p>1 Finnin uns, V/1 kJClI V/ ? in the Following Sized Tracts One Place-.-.-300 Acres. One Place.-.?.-.? 76 Acres. One Place-ic 5 Acres. One Place..-.366 Acres. One Place?.357'Acres. One Place._183 Acres. All of the above within six miles of Sumter on good public road. One Place.277 Acres, three miles from Wedgefield Two Places_100 Acres each, near Privateer, S. C. Three Places.40 Acres jeach, near Privateer, S. C All at prices that are right. For particulars, see SUMTER REAL ESTATE & INSURANGE CO., Sumter, - South Carolina THOUGHT? Takes form in action ; repeated actions become habits,?The Cash Habit, If acquired now will make easy the rainy day when it comes. Start a bank account with us now and get the cash habit. First National Bank, sumter An Irishman Describes a Savings Bank as a place where you can deposit money to-day and draw it out to? morrow by giving a week's notice. We don't ordinarily require any notice for the withdrawal of funds in this department, as experience shows that money put there usual? ly stays in till it is really needed, and then goes to fill a niche. If you are not a "Savings Hank Habit" man you had better become one. We can help you. fig Bank of Sumter. Mrs. Housekeeper, Mr. Farmer: Feed Cyphers Foods to your chickens. Makes them lay ; gives them health. Phone or write us tor LAYING, FORCING, SCRATCH, CHICK. FOODS. 1JRIT. SHELL, ANTISEPTIC NFST EGGS, FOOD HOPPERS, WATER FOUNTS, BEEF SCRAP. If you are thinking about an INCUBATOR? Lay aside any ideas you may entertain. Buy a CYPHERS and be satisfied. A. A. Strauss & Co. jg xt Street.