Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Li. KILLED IX DUEL. Karl Percy Passe* Away Under Mys teeou* (Irvuiiwitanov*?Said t<? Slave Been Shot In Duel. Parte. Dec. 30.?Earl Percy. (Henry Algernon George), one of the leading conservatives In the British parliament and formerly un? der sscretsry of stste for foreign af? faire, dlsd here todsy In an obscure hotel under circumstances which are of some dispute. Though pleurisy Is given as the cause of death by the earl's physi? cian, a story circulating which Is green credence In high quarters tells of a dispute with another Engllsh saan and hints of a duel In the out cjsdrts of Paris. Sir Austin Lee. cmoellor of the British embassy here, denounced the duel story as an Invention. Sir Francis Bertie, the British ambassa? dor, s/tslted the carl this afternoon id found the condition so alarming t physicians were called and he a few moments after. Deeptte assurance to the contrary, e rumor continues to circulate the earl was shot through his ngs by his opponent and died of wounds. It is said the two men ft England with the Intention of meeting on the outskirts of Paris. The hotel people say Earl Percy arrived in apparent good health last week. f Let s Have It. The State says: "we believe that if put to the teet w< could guess mere nearly than any other news pet in South Carolina the number pounds that the next governor of th Carolina weighs, but we are ring for the New Tear not to M The neat governor of South Ina may be a surprise to The te. if there Is anything in the re? sts that have come our way within last month, there Is going to be a great ehaklng up and suprises will eorne thick end fast. At present it looks to us as If Mr. Featherstone of Laurena, has the "coon and gone on," but there Is the mayor of the progressive city of Newberry whose friends believe will make it inter? esting for all comers. Then too, Mr, nlng of Sumter. is looked upon the logical candidate, whose appeals to ths business of the State, who law ..me t > .penehislor. that the State is sad need n Mtrong business man fee head of the government. If tjbe liquor question is eliminated from the campaign we would rather sank on Manning's chances than any of the others mentioned, but as long as liquor stands as an issue, politics rather than business, will be mostly considered. However, The State always with Its ear to the ground. Is In a better position to fuese than we are, and it would be Of much Interest If that newspaper will express its guese and not wait until It has happened, and then come out In scare headlines and say "We told you so."?Manning Times. Farm Loans. Loans negotiated upon improv? ed farms, payable in annual in gtallments. No Commission. Borrowers pay actual cost of per? fecting Loan. For further infor? mation apply to JOHN B. PALMER & SON. P.O. Box 282. Phone No. 1085. Office Sylvan Bldg. COLUMBIA, S. C. 12-l-2m. TAX RETURNS FOR 1910, OFFU'K OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER CO., lUM i KR, S. C. Dec. 3, 1?0?. Notice Is hereby given that I will attend. In person or by deputy, at the following places on the days In? dicated, respectively, f<r the purpose of receiving returns of real estate, personal property, and poll taxes for the fiscal year commencing January \ist mo. Tlndalls. Tuesday., Jan. 4th. Prlvate-r. (Jenkins* store.) Wed? nesday. Jan. r,th. Manchester. Levl's, Thursday, Jan. ?th. Wedgefleld, Friday, Jan. 7th. Claremont Drpot, Monday. Jan. 10th Hsgood, Tuesday, Jan. 11th. Kemberti. Wednesday. Jan 12th. Dalxell. Thursday, Jnn 13th. W. T. Brogdon's 8tore, Friday, Jan. 14th. Msyeevllle. Tuesday, Jan. 18th. Shlloh. Wednesday. Jan. 19th. Njrwood's X Roads, Thursday, Jan. 20th. Oswego, Friday, Jan. 21st. All persons whose duty It Is to make returns should be prompt to meet me at these appointments. All Creturn, must be made before Feb. tain 1fi? J. DN Q4 VflLDKB, Auditor for Sumter '>. OUTLOOK FOR THE YEAR. THE MA XV FACTVK E IIS' RECOHD TAKES OPTIMISTIC VIEW. Baltimore Paper Says This Section Is Joining in the March Towards Na? tional Success. Baltimore. Dec. 30.?In a survey of the bright prospects for the bus? iness interests of the South and the rest Df the country in 1910, The Manufacturers' Record says in this week's issue "With a production of pig iron now running on a basis of 31,000, 000 tons a year, as against 15,000, tons for the whole of 1908, and 25, 000,000 tons for 1907, the iron trade has already reached record figures, though the conditions seem to point I to a very much greater advance dur? ing the coming year. As yet, the railroads have been comparatively indifferent buyers of rolling stock and track equipment, "Whenever the railroads do enter the market on a large scale the de? mand for iron and steel will carry production far beyond present out? put, although existing plants are be? ing run to almost the full limit of the country's rnpacity. There has been depression in the cotton goods trade, but, on the other hand, there has been great prosperi? ty to the cotton growers, for they have been getting for this years crop a higher price than they have receiv? ed in the last 25 years. With the certainty that the world's consump? tive requirements will completely clean up the world's available supply of cotton before the gathering of the next crop, it ought to be possible to Insure that next year's crop will be sold at very profitable figures to the grower, and If the planters of the South are wise In not concen? trating too much attention upon cot? ton, such will be the result. Diver? sification of farm crops should be preached to every farmer in the South that in the coming year cot? ton may be made the surplus crop after the farmers have ra'sed their own food stuffs. "Broadly surveying the whole situation there are seen evidence that the South is Jolng in* the march of progress which the North and West entered a little in advance of this section by reason m the fact that the South did not reel the full effect of the panic a* soon as other sections did. "Here and there are striking Il? lustrations of the wonderful advance that is being made In the South. In Alabama Immense steel works and expansion of iron Industries are un? der way, but not on so large a scale as the resources of the South justify. On the gulf coast great warehousing and docking facilities are being de? veloped at some ports, but there are equally as great needs at other ports where the work has not yet been carried forward with energy. In the coal mines of West Virginia, Ken? tucky, Tennessee and Alabama prog? ress is being made, and a great ad? vance In the value of mineral pro? perties is everywhere seen. But there Is room for still greater development In mining operations and for a still greater increase In the value of coal and iron and other mineral proper? ties. The trend of population from the West is toward the South espec? ially of Texas and Florida but Miss? issippi and Louisiana and ether Southern States are sharing In some extent In this movement. This Im? migration Is small as compared to what It should be. Though Texas 1? reve'.vlng now comers from th? North and West at the rate of about 300,000 a year, It would take a quar? ter of a century at that rate to add .V000,000 outsiders to the popula? tion of the State, whereas Texas would not be crowded with 25,000, 000 people. In other Southern State3 the opportunities are as great as In Texas and the movement of popula? tion should be proportionately equal? ly as great. The Incoming of 200, 000 of the better class of people from tbe West and the Northwest will be of Immense benefit to Texas. The Incoming of not only hundreds of thousands, but of millions of the same classes lnt.> other Southern States would benefit tbe whole South and benefit everybody in it. "Kvery railroad ami every man in? terested in any way whatever in tbe material ad va nc?incut Of the South Is Interested in the supreme Im? portance of drawing population of the right character Into tin- South. And when the South fully awakens to the Importance of tins and to what it would mean to the enrich? ment of its life and the development of its material ft sonn es, t will take bold of the situation with the vigor that has made it possible to draw so many people to Texas and with the VtgOf which made possible the settlement of the We*t and that of 1 the Padfifi coast." ?Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is not a common, every day OOUgh mi\ ttrrs Tt Hi b meritorious remedy for ail the troobl si mi and dangtrous complications resulting from cold in the bead, throat, :hest oi lungs< Sold ORANGE C HOP SAFE. Small Portion KOt Yet Marketed Was Not Damaged by Freezing Weather In Florida. Jacksonville, Dec. 31.?The tem? perature has risen today generally all over the State from 10 to 30 de? grees and no further menace is an? ticipated. A fair estimate of the damage done places It far below what was feared might result from a possible long contlnuanoe of low temperatures. More than half, probably 75 per cent., of Florida's orange and grape fruit crop is raised south of an east and west line running through Tam? pa and of this 80 to 90 per cent has been marketed. What remained on the trees was not damaged by the lowest temperature recorded in this sect*on. 28 degrees above zero. What early vegetables had been planted were chilled but it is not believed that they were killed and the loss will be easily remedied by replanting. In fact, the Injury to vegetation in the Tampa section will amount to al? most nothing. Do Not Seek Trouble. One reason why so many fail, or plod along in mediocrity, says Orison Swett Marden in "Success Maga? zine," is because they see so many obstacles and difficulties. These loom up so threateningly that they lose heart to win. They see so many difficulties that they are in a dis? couraged condition much of the time, and this mental attitude la fa? tal to achlevment, for it makes the mind negative, non-crcatlve. It is confidence and hope that call out the facilities and multiply their creative, producing power. The habit of dwelling on difficul? ties and magnifying them weakens the character and paralyzes the ini? tiative In such a way as to hinder one from ever daring to undertake great things. The man who sees the obstacles more clearly than any? thing else is not the man to attempt or do any great thing. The man who does things Is the man who sees the end and defies the obstacles. Napoleon did not see the Alps, | which seemed Impassable to his generals; that Is, his confidence that he could take his army over these mountains into Italy was so great that the difficulties which seemed overwhe?ming to others had no pow? er to discourage him. I have never known a person who magnifies difficulties, who talks a great deal about obstacles, to do great things. It Is the man who persists in seeing his ideal, who Ig? nores obstacles, absolutely refuses to see failure, who clings to his confi? dence In victory, success, that wins out In whatever he undertakes. Smothered by Cotton Seed. Darlington, Dec. 30.?Tuesday night while at work at the plant of the Southern Cotton Oil company here, R. Richardson, a negro, 18 years of age, met death under a falling pile of cotton seed. He was feeding the seed to another part of the mill. The pile of seed was about 15 feet In height. ?Have you a weak throat? If so, you cannot he too careful. You cannot begin treament too early. Each cold makes you more liable to another and the last Is always the harder to cure. If you will take Chamberlain'8 Cough Remedy at the outset you will be saved much trouble. Sold by W. W. Slbert. Prohibition in Birmingham. Rlrmingham, Ala., Dec. 30.?By unanimous vote the city council of Rlrmingham has adopted the State? wide prohibition laws as regular city ordinances. Heretofore the city acted with the State laws but a decision of the supreme court knock? ed out all convictions. Many men working on the city chaingang will have be released from arrest. HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM. It Is nn Internal Disease and Re? quires an Internal Remedy. The cause of Rheumatism and kin? dred diseases is an excess of uric acid in the blood, To cure this terrible dil SSSe Ulis acid must be expelled and the system so regulated that no more acid will be formed in excessive quan? tities. Rheumatism is an internal disease and requires an internal rem? edy. Rubbing with <dls and Llnl ntenti win not cure, affords only tem? porary relief at \u st, causes you to delay tin proper treatment, and al? lows the malady to get a ?rmer hold on yoUi Liniments may ease the pain, but tin y will no more cure Rheuma? tism (ban paint will change the fibre ? of rotten woo,I. Science hai at last dlSCOV< red a perfect and complete cute, which is called "Rheumacide." Tested in hun? dreds of cases, it lias effected the most marvelous cures; we b. lleve it will cure you. Rheumacide "cads at tin- joints from the inside." sweeps tiie poisons out of tii.? system, tones up the stomach regulates the liver and kidneys and makes you well all over. Rheumacide "strikes tin- roots of the disease and removes Its cause." Tnis splendid remedy is sold by drug- j gists and dealers generally at 50c and $ 1 a bottle. In tablet form at 26c \ ami 50c package Trial bottle of] Tablet* cut by mail on receipt of prl ?e H Booklet Cr ??. Write t 11 i' >??>, t* hemli ..i (?(? Baltlraon Md, Soi.i it- i inter hy Blbert'a prug Store. | THE PUBLIC DEMANDS IT. For the moment, let passing events turn our thoughts to Commander Peary, who claims that he reached the North Pole. Regardless of the case of Cook? let us see about this man Peary, since he has shown such an ugly dis? position throughout the whole pole controversy. The Memphis Ne Selmltar propounds more questions which many of us would like to have answered. It asks: "Can he more successfully meet the requirements of the world's scientists? Did he ever get anywhere near the elusive spot? Is he, too, a humbug? Should the commission which examines his "proofs" decide that he was right there with his coon companion, his Eskimos, his! dogs and the gumdrops, will the public accept the finding? In other words, will the finding of any com? mission be decisive? There is a firm, relentless demand from almost every corner of civ? ilization that the Peary claim be thoroughly probed; that it be sub? mitted to the same scientific body at Copenhagen that rendered the opin? ion that Dr. Cook had committed a fraud. If Cook is a liar, then let Peary prove that he also is not one. The burden rests upon him to show that he did arrive at the Pole, and the proofs of his claim should be submitted to the Copenhagen faculty or to some other highly responsible authorities than the board partisan backers of Peary In Washington.? Greenville News. Where Hypnotism Failed. When Daysey Mayme Appleton re? turned recently from a party where the influence of several minds over one had been the evening's enter? tainment and told her mother how six girls with their minds bent on one thought had made a man stand on his head, another man at their silent command had tried on a wo? man's hat, and another man had tried to eat water with a fork, it put a suggestion into Mrs. Lysander John Appleton's brain. That evening when Lysander John came home his wife and four daughters sat In a circle with their hands covering their faces and their heads bowed. To all his inquiries they said nothing, and at last, fearing they had gone mad, he sent for the doctor. "We concentra? ted our minds on t \e thought that Lysander John must give us $5 each, and instead of that we have a doc? tor bill to pay," sobbed Mrs. Apple ton, "and they said It would be par? ticularly easy to work if the man's mind was a blank,?lAtchison Globe. A COMMON ERH?H. The Same Mistake Is Made by Many Sumter People. it's a common error To plaster the aching back, To rub with liniments rheumatic joints, When the trouble comes from the kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kid? ney ills, And are endorsed by Sumter citi? zens. S. C. Brown. 12 Canal St., Sumter, S. C, says: "I used Doan's Kidney Pills and they did me more good than all the other remedies I had previous? ly tried. I suffered severely from a lame back and some days was not able to work on this account. It hurt me to stoop or lift, 1 could not rest well and no position I assumed was comfortable. In the morning upon arising, my back was so lame that 1 could hardly get about. The kidney secretions also contained a dark sedi? ment and were too frequent in pas? sage. I finally procured Doan's Kid? ney Tills at China s drug stor.- and they cured me. I have not had a lame back since and the secretions from my kidneys do not annoy me. I am in good health at present and give Doan'l Kidney Pills the credit.' For sale by all dealers. Price T.O cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. _ No. 1 1. The Following Prize Tickets Remain Un? called for. Those Holding Correspond? ing Num bers will please call and receive the Presents. No. 1631 DIAMOND RING No. 1990 CLOCK W. A. Thompson. Jeweler and Optician. SUMTER, - ? S. C. ? ????????????iiiMHimiiai M T m u x X M. ? ? ? ? jpj Subject to rules of The Osteeo ^ after January 15. ? The Ballot. TWENTY-FIVE VOTES FOR Address. District. Publishing Co/s Contest. Void H for the funds our depositors : I SAFETY ? ? 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