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tyt ??aUliiimn anb Southron WEME9DAY, DECEMBER 29, 1909. The Sumter Watchman was found as) In 1110 and ths Trus Southron In lit! Ths Watchman and Southron mow has ths combined circulation and Influence of iboth of ths old papers, and Is manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. ClsVB EXPKI.? DR. COOK. j DtMlpllnca Hun for Faking the Mount McKinley Cllmh. New York. Dec. 14.?The board of governors of the Explorers' club met today In executive session and, stand? ing In silence, voted with bowed heads that Dr. Frederick Cook be dropped from the rolls of the club >c frauds practiced on Its members and on tr e public. Coming hard upon the heels of tre crushing verdict lately rendered fcy the University of Copenhagen, the action of the Explorers' club today \m the result of Independent investi? gation which in no way touch upon the polar controversy and the weigh: >f Its disapproval thus becomes cum? ulative. Preliminary to its vote of expulsion the board met to pass upon the re? sort of Its committee, which has been investigating the validity of Dr. Cook's assertion that he reached the summit of Mount McKinley. This committee in concluding an exhaus? tive report recommended that "Dr. Cook's claim that he ascended the ifsjmmlt of Mount McKinley in 110? bo rejected by the Explorers' club its on worthy of credence." The committee's rscommendatlon was based on Its finding that 'Dr. Cook had repeatedly made state? ments that have not been In accord arith the facts, and that he had en? tered Into agreement which he has foiled to k*cp and that the misstate raents and broken agresments deal not only with the matters appertain? ing to dtocovery. but to ordinary nn anclal transactions, so that no qre dence can be given to statements made by him. ?meng the oeven signatures ap? pended to the arraignment are thoae of Casper Whitney and Anthony Fl? aut, a polar explorer of note, both povoonal friends of Dr. Cook. The committee Is further explicit. In Its statement that It undertook Its In? vestigation after first apprising Dr. Cook of Its purpose, which he appro? ved In uers^o; >nd that It has dlre garded crtlrely the testimony of Kd - & iill, Jo - oak's guide, and of F**rlch Prlr* his packer, altdouah such tcs* as D*fore them, be ouooe it * . ohod ;> . cloud of partlzan content ^lon of flnanctal Interest oh the Integrity of Its! verdict. The oommitt* M a whole states that Dr. Cook of the **o*nt Is not only su unconvincing to the expert talneer but that under an. 'ys's It I ?comes In? credible, and oonclu That ho broke his agreement with hie fellow club members to suppiy fcgfl original notoo and data upon which hi* '.. > k w.m BOOST. DONT ks< < K. _I Trade Has Been Good Hut l'nddbl ilon Has Hart the Coffin ? ? ness. Mr Editor: Don't you think the Intimation in your paper of Friday, that there was any possible reason for former shop? pers of Sumter to now do their shop? ping In Columbia was a mild knock on Sumter? The Brother's Company, doing a retail furniture bualnew, has had cash salea since Nov., 15th of flfy per cent more than last year during the tame time. The credit sales, which are confined mostly to the city, have been squally as good or better than last year during the same time. Of course It pays to advertise in The Dally Item, which probably is ths reason the express company has done so much better business recent? ly. The Increased sales at the stores we have figured wns due to the pros? perity of the country, high prices of cotton etc. Probably several dollars have come In that would have gone to buy boose. The Brother's Compsny doing a manufacturing business making cof? fins and caskets has not done so well* though at this time of the year It was never good, but it might be that It hns lost some sales on account of k ths people not getting so much booze to drink. It haa been my personal ob gorvatlon that prohibition Is a blow to the coffin business. Don't knock I Sumter. E. L. Wltherspoon. An Important Condition. Five-year-old Zora had been lis? tening very attentively to the older onee talking, when one turned to her and askd, "Well. Zora, what are you going to do when you are grown?" After drawing a long breath the anawered, "I'm going to teach school If there are any kids left." ? The Delineator. Farmers' Union News ?AND ? Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by E. YV. Dabbs, President FurmerM* Union of Sumter County.) The Watchman and Southron having decided to double its service by ?eml-weekly publication, would Improve that service by special features. The first to be Inaugurated is this Department for the Farmers' Union and Practical Farmers which I have been requested to conduct. It will be my aim to give the Union news and official calls of the Union. To that end orTlcers, and members of t?\e Union are requested to use these columns. Also to publish such clip dngs from the agricultural papers and Govern? ment Bulletins as I think will be of practical benefit to our readers. Ori? ginal articles by any of o. r readers telling of their successes or failures will be appreciated and | ublished. Trusting this Department will be of mutual benefit to all concerned, THE EDITOR. All communications for tl Is Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. Mayesville, S. C. LET YOUR BOY BE AN INDIAN. Outdoor Life and Excitement Alone Can Quiet His Million Nerves. Of all the delight* of a boy's heart, camping is the dearest and most nat? ural. This desire to "camp out" Is sure to be a real Inborn longing of every normal boy between the a?res of ten and fifteen years, says Th-3 De? lineator for January. This is the savage stage In the development of the boy; when he would rather be a wild Indian or a cave-dweller than the greatest statesman on this earth. Looking out of my window on Christmas morning, upon hearing an especially loud tumult, I beheld a sight that should Inspire any one to become Interested In boy life. Across the street, among the tall weeds of a vacant lot, there moved a terrify? ing band of "wild Indians," now stealthily stalking the unsuspecting "paleface," which In this case was a stray cat; now emitting a blood? curdling war-whoop as the band made a fierce dash upon Its victim. One small urchin had received a cheap imitation Indian suit for a Christmas present, and with the gay colored head-dress denoting his pres? ent authority as "big chief," he had Immediately collected a motley band of admiring followers. He would not have changed placet with any other person on earth except to become the real Indian himself. What an opportunity was here offered for the Working out of homo-directed actlvl ty: This growing boy Is brimming ovf*r with exuberant life, as it nhown by his constant action. If he Is awake and still, he Is ill. for he has a mil? lion nerve -nd muscles to keep him quiet. Vlth him variety is not sim? ply tli gplec of life; it is his dally bread. Thus It is that rough games and outdoor life appeal to the boy THE GA Kin OF EDflH. Many Ifcelieve That the lotend of Cor? Ion Was the Hoi . I n. Millions and million*- ib ? '-\>air ChrM'.uns of the orient nd all the followers of t: Prophet Mohammed believe Ciat the Isalnd ?f Ceylon is the Garden ol Eden, iu which the human race h*St i -me to conscious? ness. Connei Ing Ceylon wUh Jndla am! til mainland of Asia Is a low lylnv an of islands nr*d sandbanks known as Adam's Fridge. In the southern part of the Island Is a beau? tiful mountain which has been known for centuries as Adam's Peak. A railroad built like the Florida Keys, road to Key West will soon run across Adam's Bridge to connect Eden with Aula, and the angels with the flaming swords who stand guard at the gate will be made to do signal tower service for a government rail? way. The high slopes of Adam's Peak are devoted to growing tea for the afternoon delectation of some daughter of Eve, who has long ag") forgot the garden, the serpent and the exile. But despite all these mod? ern improvements and developments Ceylon Is still a Garden of Eden, al? though It |i much confused as to who Is the master of the garden. Near rhe top of Adam's Peak there Is a dep-'esslon in the stono which re? sembles a footprint?<tho track left by a giant .n the form of a man. Good Moslem? and the vast majority of oriental Christians firmly believe that It Is the footprint of Father Adam when he turned to leave his paradise. Good Buddhists believe that It Is the Imprint of the bare foot of Gautama Buddha, who brought the enlighten? ment of his wisdom to Ceylon. De? vout Hindoos believe that the\ foot? print is that of one of the thousand and elgnt manifestations of the sec? ond In the Brahmlnlcal trinity. s > pilgrim* of every religion make their way to Adam's Peak to pray for the salvation of mankind at the spot where many of them believe the first sin came into the world. Twenty-five years ago Buddhism was moribund in Ceylon. Hardly a I monk could be found, the temples were given over to the profanation of the Hindus and their disgusting worship. Everybody recognized that Buddhism was dying out in Ceylon just as it had already died out in India. Colonel Alcott resolved to reform Buddhism. Enough of hid Christian training and occidental heritage re- j mained with him to convince him that "faith, if it have not works, la dead." He established a Buddhist college, in which boys and young men were to be Instructed in the ordinary branches of learning and in the pure precepts of their fathers' ancient faith. Soon after came Mrs. Carrie Higgins, also an American, who es? tablished a similar college for girln. The yellow robed monks rubbed their eyes in wonder, and then they, too, caught some of the inspiration of the western blood in an eastern religion. In this same Garden of Eden the American laborers in the Christian vineyard are also hard at work. The American mission In the north of the island is taking outcast boys and girls, educating them, giving them English names and setting them out on the road to prosperity. In Colombo there is an old Dutch I Presbyterian church, the congrega 1 tlon dating back from 1643. The present church building was erected In 1749 and is the largest and hand? somest building in the city. It con? tains the tombs of Dutch governor*, generals and admirals ?a mighty host. Its people are all "burgher:,." descendants of th> old Durch colo? nists. Whether th*- footprint on the peak is that of Adam or Buddha or Vishnu only the pilgrims care. Bm there Is no doubt that today Atnerir can Influence Is the most pol m the confused religions of thi*> ?lona. ?Springfield Union No Justice ;l ll The dlipeaW nM *??? closea' jtag? gij for It was closed I j ,v ten days before the legal there Was nothing to sell. Th( Hoard has been ready to settle ait outstanding claims and could have paid over to the County and Town the snug little sum of $9,000 or more several weeks ago, but by order of dispensary Auditor West their hands are tied In that matter. It Is now being talked In Columbia, that the winding up commission through their counsel and the Attor? ney General are thinking of attach? ing this money In the hands of the County Hoards to cover over charges that they have brought out Pgatnat certain houses in winding up the old State dispensary. Even if they have the legal right to do so, If such a step be taken It will be the greatest piece of high? handed Injustice and down right im? position that we have ever heard of. The County Board independent of any State authority, contracted liquor debts in good faith to the houses they dealt with and they are legal? ly and morally bound to pay these debts. They have the money ready and would have had them# all paid If It had not been for the Interfer? ence of Auditor West. Perhaps they want to get another loop hole to prolong the winding up of that old "Hotten Thing" and give those high price lawyers another chance for a legal grab. If we understand it right, already $")0,000 has been set aside to pay those Atlanta lawyers, and K'O.OOO has been set aside to Mr. Stevenson to pay himself and the others con? nected with him. and by the time the' UK' up and decide the matter legal status of the Wtndlng laalon attaching the funds is of the County Boards, he much left to go to the t? or liquor houses. are heartly Btck and disk any such proceedings, and - the Commission winds Dispensary with the old dll Is. the better they will pic ople.?Biahopvllle Vindicate GOLD AND TIN IN CAROLINAS. Yeilow Metal Found in Small Paying Qualities in Several Counties. In the number of its mineral spe- j cies North Carolina is said to excel j any other State In the Union, and j minerals in great number and varie? ty have been found in South Caro? lina. The gold, tin, and other min? eral deposits of a large area in the central part of the Carolinas form the subject of a report by L. C. Gra ton, published by the United States geological survey as bulletin 293. In discussing the tin deposits of this area, Mr. Graton sketches briefly the general geology, gives a short history of tin mining in the Carolinas, and describes the occurrence and character of the ore. The tin min? eral Is cassiterite, or tin dioxide, which is found in pegmatite, a gran? itic rock that occurs in dikes in a belt extending northeastward from Cher? okee county across Cleveland and Baston counties to Lincoln county. The report includes a description of the tin mines and of the methods of mining and extraction. When the early Spanish explorers came to America the Indians showed ?them rich nuggets and ornaments of gold which came from the southern Appalachian region. At the oloto of the eighteenth century gold was dis? covered In South Carolina and thirty years later It was found In North Carolina. In the year 1829 goil to the value of $3.500 was mined in South Carolina, and from that time until the civil war gold mining Mfas carried on In the Carolinas with prof? it. The total gold production of the ?eg!on .has probably been about $10.? 000,000. The gold deposits of the Carolinas are of many types, all of which are described by Mr. Graton. The dis? tribution of the gold, the genesis of the deposits, and the mining devel? opments are fully discussed, j Deposits of ores of Iron, copper, lead, monazlte, corundum, and other minerals occurring in this region are described in the report. The bulletin contains also a de? scription of the gold deposits at Dahlonega, Ga., by Waldemar Lind gren, including a sketch of the gen eral genology of the region and de? scriptlon of the veins and mines. When a Kind Act Returned Home. A Cleveland paper tells of a tram\> who came to the back door of a resi? dence and begged for shoes. Th3 mistress of the house gavs him a ?rood pair, and laid to him: "There, put these on un*1 If you want to show j our gr'1 ? $niiL ,Kli P1T - '; here nlng after a >nov pfor>. Bhu vi? :ui off our sidewalk." ?om< time after, the lady was ted early one morning by some " icraplng the sidewalk in front of the h"use. Looking out, she found that there had been quite a heavy fall of snow, and there she beheld the tramp to whom she had given the shoes, clearing away the snow from the sidewalk with an old broken shovel When he caught sight of his benefactress at the window he raised his tattered hat to her, and, his self imposed task finished, went away without saying a word or even ask? ing for anything to eat. Three times the same, thing happened during the winter, but the man never asked for compensation or food, repeats Orison Swett Marden in Success Magazine. A New York woman once invited a ragged, dirty beggar into her house, and after he had had a comfortable meal and some clean clothing she sent him away with words of encour? agement, telling him that he was made for something better than tramping; that it was a shame for a man of his apparent intelligence and good health to be retting a living in such a disgraceful way. This lady became embarrassed financially and was In sore need of money. She asked a friend where she could borrow five hundred dol? lars, but he cj.iM not r..ccommodato her, nor did he know of any one who could. Next day, to her gteat aston? ishment, a rr n, total stranger, as she thought, at her house and tol l her that n? nad h-.w\i she wac* pressed for money, and that he had come to lend her the amount oho needed. With growing s:irpr'so the asked how It was a that a complete stranger, whom she had never seen, was willing to trust her The man then explained that ne was the tramp whom, a year before, she had taken to her home and treated like a broth? er; that her kindness on that ocoa j sion had been the turning point In I his career, had made a man of him again; that he had prospered beyond his deserts, and that ever since lie had gotten < n his feet he bad been wishing for an opportunity to show his appreciation of what she had done for him. CASTOR IA For Infanta and Children, The Kind You Have Always bought Bears the Signature of Fame, Wealth and Glory?W hat Aro They Worth? Then, overnight, it seemed, a ca? tastrophe sprang at her from the ! unseen. It had come to other prima ] donnas, thi3 inevitable terror, but to her it had seemed so many years ' away that she had no need even to think of it. Her day was done. The Critics chanted it in varying phrases, caustic, eulogistic; the public refused 1 ionger to come to hear her. She felt as a queen whose armies and sub? jects had turned from her. Pride had grown so big with her that only a flout such as this would have con? vinced her that the voice was fin? ished, A tour of the outlying towns that knew her only by name, that last stand of the ended prima donna, was i undertaken. A second was ventur ed, to close prematurely in disaster, | and all was over. Then she had free time, at last. Time, too, in which to foot up the Loans negotiated upon impn reckoning. Home she had none; she eo" farms, payable in annual had never had time to make one. stallments. No Commissi. - the deep ruts worn by chariot wht in the days of Marcus Aurellus. Other highways were discovei outside the city walls, bordered w little shops, with work rooms a workmen's lodgings in the rear well as the shopkeepers' own a bod Here the country people could ma purchases at once without enteri the city. Soldiers from the August Third Legion used to congreg; i here. Th* se subur>/an districts w? bu.'-tling with activity, j Among mediocre dwellings r< certain larger, more luxuric houses, with paved vestibules i>t t front and porticos around the outsi Hug ? square b;,sins occupied them j cite of these buildings, and the roo- - I opened upon atriums paved w ; marble mosaics. Farm Loans. Children she had none. A husband on whose arm she could lean was not hers; she had unmade him into what he was. Her mother's vigilant love remained only a memory; her kith and kin, at first resentful, had grown to look with a certain pride on her zenith. The cause for this casual interest was now removed; new names took the place of hers in the cast lists; society found new idols to invite to its functions; old friends that these new ones had sup? planted were vanished out of her life.?Success Magazine. AX AFRICAN POMPEII. A Buried Roman City Excavated In Algeria. (By Rene Fage, Translated in Bos? ton Transcript from L'lllustration. Dead for many centuries, its site forgotten and its name preserved only in certain ancient writings. Tim gad has shaken off the mantle of sand that entirely covered it and come forth once more into the Al? gerian sunshine. To M. Albert Fal lu, director of the Service des Monu? ments Historlques, we owe the ex? cavation of this ancient Thamugadi, the important Roman city founded by Trapan at the entrance to the defiles of the Aures. In less than 20 yearu Tlmgad has been exhumed, and now remains to unearth the su? burbs that stretched away toward Tebessa, Mascula and Lambese. The last campaign of digging un? covered the extension of the Trium? phal avenue along an extent of near |y TOO feet, and that r.' ?*> Borrowers pay actual cost of p fecting Loan. For further inf< r mation apply to JOHN B. PALMER & SON. P.O. Box 282, Phone No. ic Office Sylvan Bldg. COLUMBIA, S. C. 12-8-2m. TAX RETURNS FOR 1910. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER CO. SUMTER, S. C, Dec. 3, 1909. Notice is hereby given that I wil attend, in person or by deputy, a the following places on the days In dicated, respectively, for the purpos* of receiving returns of real estate personal property, and poll taxes fo the fiscal year commencing Januar 1st, 1910. Tindalls, Tuesday, Jan. 4th. Privateer, (Jenkins' store.) Wed i nesclay, Jan. 5th. Manchester, Levt's, Thursday, Jan 6th. Wedgefield, Friday, Jan. 7th. Claremont Depot, Monday, Jan 10th. Hagood, Tuesday, Jan. 11th. Remberts, Wednesday, Jan. 12th. Dalzell, Thursday, Jan 13th. W. T. Brogdon's Store, Friday, Jan. 14th. Mayesville, Tuesday, Jan. 18th. Shiloh, Wednesday, Jan. 19th. Norwood'."- X Roads. Thursday. 700 feet, and that at |r* r>o(-. .t.!:v 20th. mane.-. ..<..u. ? ,. v lui 'a monumeu-? i ^wejko, .'riday, i - - ^xs>^. tal arch WM r-.aehed that reeembies \ All persons wh^'c ".^cty ic Is to the beautiful gata n" Lambeso The i make leturns f.houlJ bt Prompt to fluted Corinthian columns, the eor- | meet me at these appolntriVentsT All nices, the frieze and the entire en? tablature lay scattered about on the ground. An inscription informs us that the arch dates from 171 A. D. The slabs of the pavement still show returns must be made before Feb. 20th, 1910. ' J. DIGGS WILDER, Auditor for Sumter Co. 1-2-8-1-21-10. XMAS HEADQUARTERS The most (phenomenal values in? Furs, Handkerchiefs Linens and Linen i icccs, Men's Neckwear, Kid Gloves, Children's Hand Bags, Hand Bags, Rugs. ?and everything to make a sen sible and useful Xmas Gift at Sumter's Big Store.\