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MV IBOUT LE6ISLITURE. MKMBKHN PLAN Nl'MF.HOl s | IM.KAMI RK TRIl?M. laon Talk to largely I or IH?U Mart la Approaching Cam Will lie No More With Urn law at Pres u?-h Talk About Clfnwm Columbia Jan II.?The preaent legislature promisee to go on record aa tha "J?ngstere." Already invita? tio ne have been accepted from the three State institution! moat talked of, Winthrop. Clemson and ".he Cita? del. It looked very much us If the L conscience of the leflslstor hsd been tooeaed just sbout sc hard as hlc heart by the Charleston Invitation, ?verybody wantc to go to Charleston, yon could hear that on every hand. Seen Uncle Josh, the famous "cltl sen." was mors than willing to lay I down the onerous duties of atatee niaaahlp and hearken to the call or the. said sea wavee, which are only sad on occaslone. Notwith? standing that ths members felt that they had already accepted about aa amaay Invitations aa they ought to I accept. Charleston la irresistible homaver everybody saye that thsy hare a better time there than they hare any right to have while the people ere expecting them to be doing the public asrrlcs. It has often been remarked before |[that tha legtelsturea take ons yssr to get started, end ths next year do nothing because the members feel thai a new body wilt be elected In the suninaer and the new body ought to ma ths responsibilities thst had marked out for ths ons about Caspire. Tbl? dlapoaltlon la rather In thle year. Probably more weald be accompliehsd If a legisla? ture were elected for only one sitting, biennial sessions were held. No legislature wants to plunge Into vesaUous problems, tha members k want a year to consider their reepon* * stall ill ee. and than they dsclda to shift them. If they wsis elected for only one term, biennial sessions bt. tag held, the State might be the gainer in many Unas, each legisla? te** would try then to do something ^werta dalag In stralghtsnlng out our Mi edge podge lawa. That dispoeltlon. however, may be encfe^iered of advantage to the wet PiaHUii mis year, because it will ?J#0stt to their advantage In keeping Oaf taste-wide prohibition bill from ^fsJlftng through so easily. It Is sl? aty said that a great deal of the and bluster that has been made and la to be mads will be the poll Man! thunder that will re-echo from thd tall timbers next summer. tl Is generally conceded that the .present legislature will do no more Pta Interfere with the course of bual by prohibiting ths crop mort. From careful Inquiry It Is gathered that there has been practi? se attempt made to adjust bus to tha new conditions, but alto ftjreffcer to the finding of some means T*f doing business the sams old wsy Is spite of the repesl of ths lien law. In many sections It Is said there is no appreciable change In the condi? tion of things, la others It la said that Is bor conditions ars better, and In others It la said that the landlord Bann and does control the renter to a considerably greater degree than he did before. These conditions seem ts prevail In those sections where the crop hss not been so abundant The real effect of the repeal of the lien law will not be aeen until after Hat fall settling up from tha crop I now being planned. It la not unlikely that the proposed measure for oreatlng an educational oo ram las ion to revlea the laws of tha ?tale will pass. It Is grstlfylng to these who have been trying to ehow ^the neceestty of this thing so long, * to nets tha general awakening of the on this subject, end when the awakee the people cannot alsep. The eatabllshmant nf dlatrlct sgrlculturai schoola Is another mat? ter which la promlelng lit the eyea of . these Interested in It. There will r probably be aavaral Important amendmenta made to the education? al laws this year. . nd among them will be more uniformity In the mat. ter of the scholarships granted by the ntate and the requlrementa of the beneflclartea. It la being earneet ly urged that the beneficiaries of the Citadel serve In tha Htate mllltln Iff stsad of teaching, or aa an alterna? tive. County boarde. It Is urged, ahould have a fund for general work, end msny Important changes nre t suggested, from a constitutional amend " tnent recasting the winde found? ation of the syatem and the estab? lishment of S general educational fund, on up. All of theae mallets will he considered by the Commla alon, If appointed, and most of them will go over for that reason. The publication of lies letter of Dr. Meli of Ctemeort to the Investigating committee haa been the subject of very general Convrsat on the la<t two or three days, it la understood thst It gave great eatlsfo tboi In some qusrtera, for the complaints made i there in certain matters. The main I points in the letter have been touch? ed on In this correspondence, they have been bubbling in the trusteo meetings, and boiling over has been Imminent at ttmna. The constant reader will recall not long ago, when the Meli M In um C introvert y became public, that meml)ers of the board threatened furtrer exposures of methods of the board, and If President Meli had not made public these matters they would all have come out In this session of the legis? lature anyhow, It will cause a de? termined renewal of the effort to wrsst the Institution from the con? trol of the Melf-per petuntime board of trustees and put the whole thing un? der the control of the Htate; and to accomplish thst v*rlous plans are suggested. One of these plans Is "starve them out U you cannot smoke them out." Another matter In the formative state Is a proposition to make those who want a new county bear the bur? den of the formation. This tax on such counties as Aiken, Bdgefield, Marlon and othera has been working as a leaven in this direction a long time and It will probably result in the passage of such an act at this session, while its proposition would not be "stepping en any ono's toes." The Price of Prlina Donna Fame. The first year ibroad had been a total loss to our rrima donna. Owing to her and her mother's sxperlence In those foreign surroundings, their outlay had been Double its actual re? quirement. In the three years fol? lowing, save and scrimp as they might, money had melted like snow In Nurmy places. The father, tolling In hl? office overtime, stinting In the homo, selling a lot or two; an earlier InveNtment thut old age might be leu hleuk, m>nt all to feed demands thut seemed Insatiate. With the prospective debut, there came fresh demands and htKKcr ones* I ('out urn en must be boiiKht, and better gowns were needed for rehearsals thun the shabby makeshifts thut their wardrobes furnished. The two walk" ed miles und bargained endlessly, only to return to the first shop visit? ed, after vuln search for that elusive being, the reasonable Paris dress? maker. This debut role was but a single one; with a longer engagement In several operas, ten or a dosen gowns would be needed, some of them de? manding reckless outlay. The salary on which she was engujeed to sing at the foremost Institution of Its klbd In NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS. We the undersigned barbers of Sumter do hereby agree that on und after February 1st our price for shav? ing will be 16 cents. This advance In price has been ren? dered necessary by the advance in salaries of workmen, in rent, fuel and everything else, and It is impos? sible to pay expenses at 10 cents? the price In effect for the past flftoen or twenty years. (Signed) ft. K. HROWN, J. T. EDWARDS, LEVAN St ROBINSON, W. H. STRANGE, A. O. COOPER. 1-13-W. & s. until feb. 16 Franc??, the Grand Optra, was thirty dollars a month. Not to meet the situation meant the sacrifice of ev erythliiK that had Rope before, and at the very doorway of achievement. In her ecstatic hopefulness for good thing" near at hand tho mother grew lmputient at pessimistic complaints from home. Even the house had been mortg:;?;?d to supply them with funds. What of It! Thousands, tana of thousands were Just ahead! Ev? ery day brought new and wilder en cnuruKomcnt to ambitious. In the Russian army the deutb rate each year is almost equaled by the number of desertions. EST ATE OF 8AMITKL HAUIN, Dec'd. Kxeotttor's Kale of Personal Property Py order of the Judge of Probate for Sumter County, 8. C, I will of? fer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder, for cash, on Monday the 24th day of January, A. D., 1910, at the late residence of the deceased, In Manchester Township, in said County at 11 o'clock a. m. The per? sonal property of said estate consist? ing of one 1-horse wnRon, nno 2-horse wugon, two mules, two cows, 2 calves, 14 hogs, one lot of corn, cot? ton seed, fodder, peas, potatoes, su? gar cane, hay and a large variety of agricultural implements, 1 harness* geur, etc. ISHAM MITCHELL, Executor. Humter, 8. C, Jan. 8. 1910. W & 8?4t?2t wkly. Don't Miss Uli? GPOAl iM'inoiiNtrHtlon KaJe of 10) c (.lasM-M und Sportarten Ol von by Tili: HOPKINS OPTICAL CO. or Baltimore, Md., nt the Kuinter Drug Store, No. 20 S. Main Kt. ?TAIL DELIVERY AT CAM DEN. rive of the Thirteen PHnoiioth In Comity Prison R^capc, Camden, Jan. 1R. Thin evening about 4:30, several of the prison.'!* In Jn'l overpowered the Jailer, Joh? Hoone, and made their escape. Flv* of the thirteen prisoner* escaped. They were Kllerhe Thomas, with a number of aliases, charged with fraud In taking orders for a Chicago house which he claimed to represent: Milton Hanks, convicted of larceny and awaiting the uctlon jf the Su? preme Court In an appeal; Hum Green, house-breaking, and another j negro named Truesdale, charged with. house-breaking. Truesdale wus re? captured an hour later by Mr. John L. Team. Fields and Hanks arc white. Jailer BOOflg was pretty bad ! ly used up. He Is an old Confederate Veter in and stood to his post of duty I falthrully. A blanket was thrown I over him and after beating h'm the I Keys were taken from him. Immigration in Venezuela In 190S was 1,110] emigration, 3,970. Don't MIhm the (.rent Demonstration Sale of Kyo Ola***** and S|,?ootaelcH Olvcn by THE HOPKINS OPTICAL CO. Of Baltimore, Md., at the Sumtcr Drug Store, No. 20 8. Main St. On tho fa rinn of England last year there were 1,494,089 h?rnen employ? ed. Don't MImm the <.n>ni Demonstration Hul? of 10)0 OlftHfHV mid SprwtaHe* <?lven by LOB HOPKINS OPTICAL ro. of llaltlmorc, Md., nt tlio h .unter Drug Store, No. 26 S. Main Ht. NOTICE! To any person holding tickets: I will have another drawing on Saturday, Jan. 22, At 8 p. M. The number that has been drawn for Diamond Ring is 2273 If not called for by Sat? urday night, another number will be drawn. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optician, SUMTER. S. C. NEW 1910 (NOW IN STOCK) MODELS SPECIFICATIONS: ENGINE WEIGHT Font cylinders cast in one piece. 3 3.4 inch bore and four inch stroke, making what is known as a slow speed long-stroke engine of high power. Full 20-horse power. MODEL T? It 10 HOADHTEK. Complete with Top, Wind Shield, Speedometer, Out Lamps, Horn and Tools. aa.io.oo DKLIVKHKD. MODI 1 T?HMO t ot IT,. si.ioo.on DBLIVBHHD, Kfttra IPnly for Summer I'm; $160.00, WHEELS Thirty by three and a-half rear, and thirty by three front. Tires usually last three to five years on a Ford, a result of light weight.1 Wheel Base? One Hundred Inches. Body? Any style body as shown in illustrations. Equipment? All open models equipped with Tops, Wind Shields, (ias Lamps, Speedometers, 1 lorns, Tools, Ktc. Prices Delivered Roadsters, - Touring Cars, $ 950.00 1,000.00 Touring Car weighs 1,200 pounds ; Runabout weighs 1,100 pounds. MODUL T?1010 SURREY. Completo with Automatic Wind Shield, Do Luxe Top, Oaa Lumps, Speedometer, Horn and Tools. $1,000.00 DELIVERED. I tear Seats Detachable. MODEL T?1910 TOURING OAR, Complete with Automatic Wind Mitleid, DeLuxe Top, Q|| I*limpH, S|.domttor, Horn and Tools. ?m. mo.oo DELIVERED. T. B. JENKINS, GENERAL AGENT. FOR. SOUTH CAROLINA.