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DISASTER THREATENS PARIS. FLOOD SITUATION IS RAPIDLY BECOMING DEHPKRAT1YE. Populous Section of tlie City Win be Inundated If the Seine Con tinnea to Riee, an Conditions Indi? cate?(Food Becoming Scarce and Are Soaring. Parle. Jan. 24.?The situation re? sulting from the floods Is faat becom? ing desperate. The premier and min? ister of the interior made this declar? ation tonight: All conditions Indicat? ed a further rise of several Inches of the river Seine, and the cold rain, ?arh'ch aitt 11 contlnuea, la cauatng in? tense suffering among those who have been rendered homeless, with lit? tle prospect of relief. . M. Mlllerand, mlnlater of public work a, after a tour of Inspection, said that if the rif? continued nothing could prevent a deplorable dlaaater and the fleedlng of ths most populous truarters in Paris. Parts Is threatened with en Imme? diate and complete tie-up. The atop of transporta haa ralaed the of food, which are becoming The authorities aasert that drinking water is assured, but thsrs la no water for the industrial services which are practically suspended. At midnight the waUr was less than a foot from the arch of ths Pont de I'AJma. Ths other bridges are not la suoh danger, unles a bargs or some other craft Is swspt against thsm The hag sewers In the Place du Havre and near Place de la Madeleine burst ten'gfct. threatening the foundations of the houees. Part of Rus Lasars threatens to cave In and the whole street has been closed. Ths tunnels 'of the subway now undsr construction are needed. The Orleans terminus Is a vast pool and the engineers fear that the tunnel may collapse. M. Leplne, prefect of Paria, la di? recting the ealvage. which la being done by soldiers In auto-boata at the ria* of their lives. All the factories above and below Paris are closed and thousands ef persons are out of em? ployment The province, so far as It is pos? sible to aacertk.n through the defec? tive communications, show Improve * Stent In conditions. At Tours Sur? name eight houses, and at Juvigny, Ween houees collapsed. A hundred houses at Chalons threaten to fall. NTULR THE DOGS. Columbia. Jan. 21.?After consider? ing third reading bills last night ths homos took up Mr. Harmon's bill re? quiring owners of dogs to keep thsm ^confined and to provide a tax on the animals came up. Mr. Harmon and Dr. Wychs called attention to the spread of rabies and the necessity for protection of the public. Mr. Rldgell also favored the bill. Mr. Wright opposed a bill that If ho thought was toe far-reaching. Mr. Rldgell favored striking out the assessment of dogs. Ths object was to protect the people, he thought 1. W. Ashley thought that musaltng dogs might make ths animals go mad. On a division vote the bill was ^passed by a vote of 41 to St. ths roll <all being demsndsd. The bill ss amended reads: "That It shall be unlawful for own? ers and keepers of dogs to allow same to run at large unless said dogs ars safely muss ted: Provided, Said mus ale may be removed when said dogs are being used for the hunting of game of any kind, or when attended by, or In personal charge of, ths own sr or agent of the owner of auch dogs. Any one violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a mlsde i gaeanor and upon conviction ahall be V fined not less than II nor more than IUI, or Imprisoned for not less than one day nor more than SO daya. "Sec. I. That all arts and parta of acts Inconalatent with this act are hereby repealed." S TWO NEGRO CHILDREN PERISH. Horn? of Colored Farmer In Flor ence Reduced to Ashes. Florence. Jan. 24.?The dwelling house of Jamea Illchardaon, an Indus? trious colored farmer, who lives on the plantation of Mr. H. E. Currln. about three mllea north of the city, was destroyed by Are about 11 o'clock Saturday night and two of Richard eon'a children, both boys, one four end the other five years, were burned \ to death In the building. Ktchurdson. bla wife- and two of his neighbors were sitting In the front part of the house and heard one of the children crying that the house was on fire. When ho Investigated the matter he found the back portion of the house In flamea. He made a desperate at ^'tempt to save the children and was badly ourned about the head and face In doing so. but his efforts were of no avail. In addition to the lona of hla two children, dwelling and household ef? fects, Richardson lost 1125 In cold * c*ah. which be had atored away in the houae ?K^MHsstnal''; SITE OF SODOM AND GOMOHHAH AIho the Volcano Tlmt Destroyed '1 lie in?Cave Whore Dot staged. Ellsworth Huntington, head of the revert Yale expedition to Palestine, dec ares that he has verifUvA the III? ble story of Sodom and Gomorrah. "Hundreds of pages,," ha sa>ii <n Harper s Magazine, "have been writ? ten to prove that the story is a myth, or that the ancient towns were de? stroyed by the bursting forth of oil wells like those of Texas or Baku, which sometimes are Ignited and burn for days. Other hundreds of pages have been devoted to proving that Sodom and Gomorrah wer* or were not at the north end of tha Dead Sea, and th;?t they were or were not buried under the saline deposits at either end of the lake. "Among recent writers there seems to be a tendency to believe that So? dom and its sister town were prob? ably located at the south end of the lake, where the name Usdum is thought to represent Sodom, and where Arab tradition now locates the ill fated cities. The means of their destruction are believed to have been the oil wells mentioned above. This* rather unsatisfactory conclusion has been adopted largely because it has been supposed that no volcano is lo? cated In euch a position that It could have borne any part In the etory. "According to the story in Genesis, Dot and Abraham were at Bethel, ten miles north of Jerusalem, when their herdsmen quarreled and they decid? ed to eeparate. 'And Dot Ufte 1 up his eyes, and beheld all the Plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere, before Jehovah dstroy ed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Jehovah, like the land ot Egypt, as thou goest up to Zoar. So Lot ohoee him all the Plain of Jor? dan.' "Then the story goes on to the time when 'Jehovah rained upon So? dom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven* while Lot fled to the near town of Zoar. He did not stay there long, tut went out of Zoar and dowtt. in the mountain?in a cave. "Having freshly read the etory and having looked over the strong argu? ments for locating the towns eouth of the Dead Sea and for believing them to have been destroyed by something In the nature of bituminous out? bursts, I was taken by surprise when I visited the little ruin of Suwelmeh and picked up bits of genuine scori aceous lava, while the sheikh who aeted as guide told the story of So? dom as the story of Suwelmeh or Su welm. The name may b< a corrup? tion of Sodom. "I went into the mountains at once from Suweim In order to see where the lava came from. As we climbed the lower hills the sheikh noticed thet 1 picked up black pieces of lava and broke them open. " 'Don't bother with these,' he said. 'Up here,' pointing south east, 'there Is a whole mountain of black rock like that.' "Not two miles from Suweim, along the line of the great fault which separates the Ghor from the plateau of Moab, we found the mountain, a genuine little volcano of very reecnt date geologically. From It flowed a sheet of lava which made the small headland alrea ly mention? ed between Suweim end Qh u weir. The name Ghuwelr Is believed by many students to be a corruption of Zoar, although It may also be an Arabic word, tfce diminutive of Ohor, meaning1 "little Valley/ "A late eruption of ashes from the volcano may easily have wrought havoc In a town located near Su? weim. On the other hand Ghuwelr Uee In euch a situation that It would be protected by intervening hills. "The present ruins of Ghuwelr doubtless date from a time many hundred or even one or two thou? sand years after the days of Abra? ham and Lot. There is one work of man, however, which may go back to the period of the Patriarchs and which may have played a part in the Biblical narrative. "Near the head of the valley which leads eastward from Ghuwelr up to? ward the plateau of Moab we discov? ered a carefully excavated cave among the mountains at a place call? ed El Ghuttar. between Abu Heesen and Beth Peor. It If about 20 feet long and 15 feet wide, carefully hew" ed out of the limestone above a spring. Two windows look down the wadl toward Zoar. and a door with a rock cut through t<> bad off the water of rains has been so located that it can be reached only by climb? ing a precipice by means of six or eight little niches cut in the rock <?r by Climbing down over some difficult Hepa In the rock above. "Nowhere else in this region It there known to be an artificial eave upon Which any auch care has been bestowed sj upon this. The discov? ery of the cave, together with the volcano and the tradition of SuwH men. supplies all the elements of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah In ex actly the location where the Biblical account would lead one to expect them. "The supposition that the climate of past times was different from that of today disposes of the difficulty which has arisen from the Scriptural reference to the fertility of the land. On the whole, the result of a strictly geographic study of the region tends to show that the Biblical account IS OOrrtOt almost exactly as it stands. The fact that students of the highest ability have been in such doubt as to the location of Sodom and Gomorrah shows how Imperfectly the Ghor and the shores of the Dead Sea have beer, explored." NEGRO SLAIN IN CLARENDON. Homicide at Colored Church Satur? day Morning. * Manning. Jan. 24.?Information has just been received here of a hom? icide that took place Saturday near Workman, in the eastern section of this county, when Jack Smith was shot and instantly killed by his fath? er-in-law, Anthony Burgess. The parties were all colored and the ahooting is said to have been the out? come of some family differences. The shooting occurred at a colored church, where a number of people had gathered to clean off the burying ground. At the inquest held yester? day It came out that Burgess cam* up with a single barrel shotgun, re? marked to Smith that he had been running over him long enough and fired, the charge going clear through the head. After firing the shot Bur? gess disappeared and cannot be found. The others present made no attempt to detain him. A pistol was found on the person of the deceased, but there Is no evidence that he at? tempted to use it. Preacher's Plain Talk. J. Pierpont Morgan, Robert Fulton Cutting, John Seely Ward, Jr., Henry W. Monroe, W. E. Curtis, Charles E. Brown and other men of large means and high standing in New York prob? ably got one of the surprises of their lives Sunday morning, when they heard Rev. Hugh Brickhead, rector of St. George's Episcopal church !n Stuyvesant square, scold his congre? gation for tardiness in attending ser? vice. He spoke right out on what he calls "exclusive Christianity." "I want to talk to you about a very personal matter," he said, as his eyes swept the pews. "I entered at one minute of 11 o'clock and not half this church was filled. It Is irreverent for you not to be on time. You should remmber that at 11 o'clock on Sunday morning you have an ap? pointment with God. I hope in the future you will bear this in mind. This morning the first half of the service was disturbed because so many were late." Dr. Brickhead also told the opulent members of his congregation what to. do with their money, advising them to throw it away. He said: "I have been examining figures concerning the pay rolls of 2,000,000 employes in the great mills and have found that their wagea run from $2.50 to $10.48 a week. "There should be no poor, for there Is enough In this world for every one, even allowing some men to have large fortunes. "My friends, when the eye of God is upon you, you will be glad to throw money away. "It la not right that some should have more than they want or need while ethers suffer. It must result harmfully In some way to those who possess it. "This excluslveness of Christianity, a parody on God, Is due to you. And yet.1' he added with fervor, "you are saying to yourselves, 'I will not change It; I do not want to change It "How would a pewed church ap? pear In the sight of God, who says of?every one, 'These are my people?' "And God Is with you all the time; He is in this church; He Is knocking at your hearts, which you close against Him. "But the day will come when we must all pass before that all-seeing eye. We will say, 'These are my brothers, but I did not know it until now.1 "A list of the opportunities Which were yours will be before you, a fid then you will say, 'Now I know,' but It will be too late. "How sad are those words, 'Too late!' " ?Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is not a common, every day cough mix? ture. It is a meritorious remedy for all the troublesome and dangerous complications resulting from cold in the head, throat, chest or lungs. Sold by W. W. Sibert. Prof, J. II. Carlisle of Greenville has commenced suit against the Greenville Traction Company for damages In the sum of $20.00. The plaintiff alleges he was knocked down by a car last November. ?The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Cham? berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They do the work whenever you re? quire their aid. These tablets change woakness into strength, listlessness Into energy, gloominess Into Joyous ness. Their action la so gentle one don't realise they have taken a pur? gative. Sold by W. W. Sibert. Lucy's Way. One day as grandma was sewing beside the window the attention of her little five-year-old granddaughter was suddenly attracted by the white hairs in her grandmother's head, and climbing upon a hassock she began to pluck out the whitest ones. "What on earth are you doing. Lucy?" ex? claimed grandma. "Oh!" replied Lucy, "I am just picking the basting threads out of your hair, grandma." ?Have you a weak throat? If so, you cannot be 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's Cough Remedy at the outset you will be saved much trouble. Sold by W. W. Sibert Farm Loans. Loans negotiated upon improv? ed farms, payable in annual in? stallments. No Commission. Borrowers pay actual cost of per? fecting Loan. For further i* ' r mation apply to JOHN B. PALMER & SON. P.O. Box 282, Phone No. 1085. Office Sylvin Bitig. COLUMBIA, S. C. 12-8-2m. TAX RETURNS FOR 1910, OPFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER CO., SUMTER, S. Cm Dec. 3, 1909. Notice is hereby given that I will attend, in person or by deputy, at the following .places on the days in? dicated, respectively, for the purpose of receiving returns of real estate, personal property, and poll taxes for the fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1910. ' Tindalls, Tuesday, Jan. 4th. Privateer, (Jenkins' store,) Wed? nesday, Jan. 5th. Manchester, Levi's, Thursday, Jan. 6th. Wedgefield, Friday, Jan. 7th. Claremont Depot, Monday, Jan. 10th. Hagood, Tuesday, Jan. 11th. Remberts, Wednesday, Jan. 12th. Dalzsll, Thursday, Jan 13th. W. T. Brogdon's Store, Friday, Jan. 14th. Mayesville, Tuesday, Jan. 18th. Shiloh, Wednesday, Jan. 19th. Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, Jan. 20th. Oswego, Friday, Jan. 3 let. All persons whose duty it Is to make returns should be prompt to meet me at theee appointments. All returns must be made before Feb. 20th. 1910. J. DIQQS WILDER, Auditor for Sumter Cj. 1-2-S-1-21-10. 0 The Ballot. ? M TEX VOTES FOR M ? ? M M. ? JS Address. sn U m S District. ? ? ? )f Subject to rules of The Osteen Publishing Co.'s Contest. Void ^ ^| after February 5th. ? ? ? ? HIIIHIIMIIHIIHKHKIIllklKUII S THE FIRST NATIONAL, U old mm. m M M ? Once you open an account with .: 1? J J is seldom closed?for we give you the best facilities to be * H had for the handling of your banking business. We want ? \% new business?but never lose sight of the old. Come and H see us. ^ V Capital, Surplus and Profits, $184,000.00. * J STRONG-SAFE-CONSERVATIVE J DR. N. G. OSTEEN, JR., DENTIST. 18 W. Liberty St. -:- Phone No. 30. OFFICE HOCRS 8 TO 1. 4 2 TO 8. HORSES, MOLES. BUGGIES, WAGONS. HARBS, BUILDING MATERIAL, Lime, Cement, Acme Wall Plaster, Shingles, Laths, fire Brick, Clay, Stove Flue and Drain Pipe, Etc t#_^_ % r^^i^ All kinds, Hors, Cow, Hog nd Hay and Grain?Chicken FeccL SEED OATS, WHEAT, RYE All BARLEY. A car load or a single article. CoTm and sec us, if unable to do so, write, or phone No. io. I El BEST LIVERY IN SUMTER. sumtes. sc. Try It on Your Chickens! WHEN you start to raise chickens don't get the "FEVER" for ten minutes. If you want to produce more eggs, and then make up your mind to give your chickens something to make them produce the desired results, don't, for the love of humanity, spend 76c on the animals, and lose all interest in the matter, besides the 76c. When you make up your mind to do a thing, either ''DO IT NOW or don't waste time thinking about it, This is egg-laying time. Your chickens will produce PRO? FIT if you give them some attention. If you were to read of the THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS made by parties in the chicken and egg business you would be astonished. We handle the celebrated CYPHERS' FOODS AND HESS REMEDIES. They need no introduction to the users *f Sumter County.i TRY SOME scratch food, laying food, beef scrap, Gk shell, TAr,i?A hess pav^a We will cheerfully direct you h?ft to use this it Vou will ^ a11 see?"s A few hens properly fed will product all the eggs vow need. uCP 1 ?rset ?tne?fact we sell eggs too. WHERE QUALITY REIGNS'