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"Tbl ttkitcbrcin and ?jutbron WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1910. Kn irr im I At the Po?tolII<'e at S ?unter, S. C. ?? Seeonri i la-n Matter. i PERSONAL Miss Ortrud?. Hurkhardt. ol Staple ton. N. T.. ts visiting the Misses Pultmun'i. Mr. M. D. DeLorme, of Greeleyvllle nu In towh on business Friday. Mr. J. F. WlUlsms. of Stateburg, who has charge of the farm demon? stration work of the Department of Agriculture in Sumter County, was In the city Friday. Mr. W. McD. Green, of Mechanlcs vtlle, was In tewn Saturday on bu*?i Mr. L. C. Page, of the State was in the city Saturday. Mr. B. J. Pringle, traveling Repre? sentative for the Fisher Piano Co., Is In the city on a visit. Dr. and Mrs. Robert 8. Beckham. Jr . who have been spending the past few days with their parents. Mr. and Mrs, WUlle L Brunson. on Harvln street, returned to their home at Pttowood Friday night. Miss Nettle Beatty. of Charleston. Is on a visit to Capt. and Mrs. Frank Klrkland on Oakland avenue. Messrs. Bartow Walsh and W. R. Parker left Monday nltfht for Green? ville to attend the annual meeting of the Grand Chapter R. A. M. Mrs. C. 8. McCullough, of Darling? ton and Miss Annie McCullough, of Winthrop College are In the city for the McCullough-Lawson marr'nge. Mr. C. A. Ellcrbe, of Hagood wits la the city Monday. Mlea Ara May Coleman, of Ridge way. Is visiting Mrs. Samuel B. Mit? chell, on Broad street. 9 Miss Male Whitney, of Wilming? ton. N. C is visiting Mr. snd Mrs. P. P. Finn on South Harvln street. Dr. Oeo. W. Dick, who has been con? fined to his bed with grip for nearly a week, was able to be up/Monday. Mr. Claude E. Hurst who has been under treatment in a Richmond. Va., hospital for the past month, returned home Saturday night. He has con* valeoced rapidly after a most serious operation and if he has no backtet will be out again within a few days. Frank P. Cooper *?ead. Wllllamston. Feb. 7.?Frank P. Cooper, who has been 111 here for some time, died at It. 16 this morn? ing, heart failure being the cause of hie death. Mr. Cooper came here for his health. About t o'clock yes? terday afternoon heart failure set in, and the end came early this morning. The remains probably will be taken to Charleston tomorrow. Mr. Cooper, who was about 60 years old, was well known through? out the state. He was a native of Sumter county. He was first In the ?ervloe of the Atalantlc Coast line railway. Later he was connected with The State, as traveling solicitor. From the State he went to the News and Courier as circulation manager. For the past two years Mr. Cooper has been engaged in truck farming In Charleston county. Mr. Cooper was prominent In Knights of Pythias circles, being chancellor commander of one of the largest lodges of Charleston. He was chairman of the grand lodge commit? tee appointed to erect a memorial to the late Dr. Thornwell. Mr. Cooper is survived by his wife, who was Miss Stella Smith of Anderson, daughter of Capt. William Smith; a son, W. A. Cooper of Gr jen vllle, and a daughter, Mrs. M. M. Salley of Greenville. He also leaves a brother, R. M. Cooper of Wisacky. As a result of the protest of the Crvlc League and Interested cltlaens, the Tree and Park Commission sus? pended the work of removing the oak trees on South Main street Sat? urday morning. A final decision as to the disposition of the trees has not been reached and the suspension of work Is only until the Commission has a meeting, with all members present, st which time it will be de? cided what Is to be done with the trees. It Is a pretty good guess, however, that the trees will not be removed and that the cement side? walks will be built around them. The meeting called for Friday by President E. W. Dabbs, of the County F^rfrer's Union, to organise the Sum? ter County Boys Corn Club wa.? ad? journed without the organisation being perfecte I, as the meeting call? ed by County Superintendent of Edu? cation for the same purpose will be held next Saturday. Mr. Cnln hn-? met * Ith greal encouragement In his campaign to organise the Boys Corn Club and he has mor* than twenty enrolled already. He hopes to have at least fifty present at the meetlnK nest Saturday. The prizes to be offer? ed are expected to aggregate not less than $500.00 and the boys who win prises will be richly rewarded for their labor. DEATH. Mrs. M. J. Wehl?, widow of the late Sumter Webb, died Saturday ufb-r ?'M)u, and the Interment was nt the eemetry at 4 o'clock Sunday ai'br !.n. Mrs. Webb Is survived by I son and a daughter, Mr. W. H Webb a d Mrs. J. P. Andrews ot this elty. Death is claiming many victims from rmong our people for with 'he morning came the news that SJIa.s Melle? Sr., had passed away during Thursday Bight He had been in lad health for two yeurs, but the imm d iate cause of his death was paralysis of the brain. The attack came last Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock, which rendered him unconclous until ':he end came. Mr. Mellett was 63 years old and lived his whole life in Suin? ter County. For the last ten years was a resident of this city. He leaves a wife, three sons and four dau?h ters to mourn his loss, beside.1! a large numer of relatives and friei ds. The funeral services were .held at the eemetry Saturday morning at 11.30 o'clock. MKS. (VNKILL ILL. Mr. and Mrs. \elll (VDonncIl Hust? en to Charleston on Social Train. From the Daily Item, Feb. 7. Mrs. Anna O'Xlell, wife of Mr I* Arthur O'Neill, of Charleston an I a sister of Mrs. Neill O'Donnell, of this city, was stricken with apop!exy Saturday night and her condition Is so serious that her recovery has almost been despaired of. She was striken between 10 and 11 o'clock in her apartments in the Charleston Hotel. Mr. O'Neill found her lying on the bed unconclous when he re? turned to the room after an absence of less than an hour and when the physician, who was hastily summon? ed, arrived he pronounced the at? tack apoplexy. A message received early this morning stated that she had not regained consciousness and that her conditions remained practi? cally unchanged. Mr. and Mrs. O'Donnell received a telegram yesterday morning inform? ing them of Mr*. O'Neill's Illness and aa there was 90 way by which they could reach Charleston until right, Mr. O'Donnell immediately arranged for a special train which was made up here. The special left here at 11 o'clock and It had a clear track all the way to Charleston and made a quick trip. Mr. and Mrs. O'Donnell were accompanied by Mrs. W. H. Epperson and Mrs. Andrena Moses. THE MILEAGE BILL. Poet G.t T. P. A., Hold Special Meet big and Adopt Resolutions. Post Q., T. P. A., held a special meeting Saturday to take actio 1 on the mllegae book bill that Is now be? fore the legislature. The purpose of the proposed law is to require the railroads to pull mileage on the rains. Instead of requiring purchase! s of nV'egae books to exchange mileage for tickets at the regular ticket offices. Post O. adopted strong resolutions in support of the bill and callli.g up? on the members of the legislat ire to use their Influence for and t:> vote for the bill. A committee of Post Q., mo: with the legislative delegation to-day, presented the Resolution, and l acked them up with a strong preset tation of the traveling men's case. The traveling men are deeply Interested in the passage of the bill an 1 they will spare no effort to carry their point. A Choral Club. A choral club for women wtll be organized on Tuesday afternoon, February 8, 1910 at 4 o'clock. All Interested are cordially Invited to oe at "The Savoy" promp-ly at that hour. * Attendance that afternoon does not necessitate ^mbership. The course of study will embrace deep breatchlng exercises, tone placing and chorus work. Further Information can be obtain? ed from Mrs. Chas. Kingman. Mrs. Lucy Rogers, Miss Bessie Ingram, MIsh Pauline Epperson or Mi? Lola Brown, secretary. Unchanging Sport. The sport of deerstalking Is still the moet natural and most neirly al? lied to the huutlug of primitive man that Is to be found Id the British Islands. The dlffereuce between the actual buotlng of the hungry I let and the stalking of the owner of a modern deer forest Is little more than the weapon.?Field. When He Feels fcafe. Bacon?A man feels more secure wheu his views are Indorsed by oth? ers. Egbert?Especially so If the man Id questlou I* a baseball umpire.?Von kern Statesman. Out on Top. Fuddy?Did you ever notice hat successful men are generally ba \'i Duddy?Certainly. They cum? out ou top.?Boston Transcript. CANNON THINKS DEMOCRATS WILL CONTROL HOUSE. Taft lias Orated Press Censorship over Department Nrm?The Fmrcfl ami Polly of Bo-Called Beef Trust Prose.ait ions. Special to The Daily Item. Washington. Feb. 7.?"Listen, now, boys, while I make my ninety seventh vow that I have no Inten? tion whatever of retiring! Of the vast multitude of insinuations that have come from my enemies, the ItASt deserved of all Is that I will surrender when I have not been lick? ed." So spoke "Uncle Joe." But, as he spoke, there was a certain merry twinkle In the eye which seemed to indicate that your sly "Uncle Joseph" either had his lingers crossed or something concealed up his sleeve. And to make the situation more complex, even as Mr. Cannon was speaking as above the word was being passed out by his friends that "Speaker Cannon will positively not run again; this is authentic." This latter statement carried with it the declaration that "Uncle Joe" had decided to throw his support to Mar? lin E. Olmstead of Pennsylvania. What is "Uncle Joe's" great secret? What is the mystery that this political Sphnlx If 1910 is holding from the public? These vexatious questions ar? worrying more than a few politicians of all parties. Does "Uncle Joe" really Intend to try for | the Speakershlp again? Is he to be1 an Issue In the approaching Congress? ional campaign, or Isn't he to be? It Is as plain as day that some one has been crossing the wires on the public. And not one of the reaction? aries seem to be the least bit anxious to clarify the atmosphere as to "Uncle Joe" and the speakershlp of the next Congress. "The gentleman from Illinois" goes on repeating he will not retire, (with a sly grin for each deposition), while the Speaker's stool pigeons continue the monotonous chant: "Uncle Joe will not run again; this Is authentic! Uncle Joe will not run again; this is authentic!" In the mean time the Congressional elections are drawing nearer and nearer. I The truth is that "Uncle Joe" does not expect to succeed himself as speaker. But he does not expect to be defeated by Republicans. Speak? er Cannon has seen the handwriting on the wall, and Is satisfied that the next House of Representatives will have a Democratic majority. Speak? er Cannon's own word is the author? ity for this statement. Not long ago, while riding in a Pullman, the Speak? er was overheard by the wife of a prominent Republican insurgent who was sitting opposite him, to express the opinion that regardless of wheth? er the new tariff law was really a good law of a bad law, the people had decreed that It was a bad law, and that a result of this adverse pub? lic sentiment the Republicans must temporarly lose control of the lower House. This statement of the speaker's, if you will turn It over a few times and examine closely, is the milk In the "Uncle Joe"?speakershlp cocoa nut! It explains everything. If the* next House is Democratic, and a Democratic speaker is elected, it will not be a personal defeat for [ "Uuicle Joe, but a party defeat. But should Speaker Cannon admit now that he wtU not try to succeed him? self, It would be an undeniable ad? mission of personal defeat at the hands of Republicans, and would be so heralded before the country. Such a blow would be more than "Uncle Joe's" egotism could easily stand, especially when it is taken in? to consideration that the Speaker, along with the President, Senator Aldrlch, Boutell of Illinois, Scott of Kansas, and others?really believes that he Is a statesman of the Abraham Lincoln type and seriously expects to be recorded In history as such. No doubt sly old "Uncle Joe" has the situation figured out^ about right. If he abandons the leadership of the House now, he loses everything. By holding on, however, he retains the minority leadership In the next House even If it is Democratic in complexion, and with a Republican senate, this situation will be worth con8lderablo politically. Also, by holding on, "Uncle Joe's" political record remains Intact, and his name Is saved from consignment to the gutters of political refuse. President Taft Is gradually but systematically establishing a cenor shlp over government Information. One department nfter another is being muzzled. The consorlzation Is being done as secretly as possible. It has Just become known that in an Official order dated Nov. IT?, 1009, and signed by George Otli smith, di? rector of the rolled states Geological Survey, the following was issued ai one of the new rules to be enforced against representatives to the press: "Kule 2. That no Interview Shall be granted without securing from the person soliciting the same b premise that he will, before sucmitt Used the Wori? over No otiicr article of human food has ever received such em? phatic commendation for purity, usefulness and whole* someness from the most eminent authorities* Royal has always received the highest award when exhibited or tested in competition ing the material to his publication office, present a copy of the manu? script to the directors for approval; and further, that in case of any such promise is violated, the incident shall be denied to the person guilty of such violation." So far as known, nothing so drastic as this in the way of press censorship has ever been attempted before in America. Th last government "prosecution" of the beef trust in Chicago was farcial, as all those newspaper scribes who were on the scene will testify. Though there was plenty of evidence to show that the trust had conspired to regulate the price of meat, every newspaper writer on the job had been given "Immunity baths," and that in the end the case would be thrown out of court. This proved to be the fact. One of the Incidents of the trial was the placing of a $100 bill in the overcoat of each news 1 aper reporter covering the case. '1'ne matter being called to the alt ant* ion o'l the court, Attorney Brown, one of the counsel for the packers, arose and explained that the money had not been distributed with the de tive to influence in any way the at? titude of the press. "We simply in? tended the money to be a sort of Christmas present for the boys," said Brown. Federal Judge Hum? phrey appeared convinced the money was fciven in a true holiday s?pirr.. FLYING ANIMALS. The Bodies of All of Them Are Com psratively Smell. When you Increase greatly the size and the weight of any moving body, whether it be traveling on the ground, floating through the air or swimming under the water, you alter In a most serious way the proportionate effect on the moving body of what Is called "friction." It is a noteworthy fact that there are no large flying animals?large, that lj to say, as animals go. It is tru. that there Is a great range In tue size of flying animals, from the minutest flies up to the condor vulture and the albatross. But the bodies of those birds arc 0DHII. not larger than that of an ordinary dog. and the stretch of the wings Is ouly about ten feet, while their weight In proportion to size is reduced by great internal air sacs, which extend even Into the bones. Even when we examine the records of "extinct monsters," among which are some huge creatures as big in body as the biggest elephants of today and longer by reason of their' great lizard? like tails, we And no Instances of very big flying creatures. The extinct group of the flying reptiles?called pterodac tyles because the wing was supported by an enormously elongated finger?are mostly small creatures, not bigger than eagles and usually of less size. The largest known had an expanse of wing giving eighteen feet from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other, but its body was a little thing, not bigger than that of a swan. This is the lar? gest pair of wings known, and we must remember that in these larger pterodactyles and birds the bones are thin walled, hollow cylinders filled with air, so that these creatures are not only small, but have a small spe? cific gravity.?Sir Ray Lankester in London Telegraph. Wells In India. The question of wells in India is complicated by the coexistence in each community of two castes?the purer Hindoos and c onds on the one hand, the weavers od the other. No weaver may draw from the well of the Hin? doos lest it bo defiled, nor will the Hindoo drink from the hands or the well of a weaver. Thus It becomes nec? essary either to dig two wells or to depute a certain number of the Hindoo element to give water to their less ex? alted fellow villagers. Too Much Like Work. The happy mother of a seven-months old baby, whose chief business seems to be making a noise in the world, was paying her sister a visit, and the other evening young Master Harry, aged seven years, was delegated to care for the baby while his elders were at dinner. So he wheeled it back and forth, forth and back, the length ot the library, giving vent to his senti? ments by singing, much to the amuse meat of the family: "Geo srhla, I'm Klad I'm free! No wedding bells for me!" ?Ladies' Home Journal. TWO MORE CASES. New Sases of Small Pox Near Bos sards. Rut In Lee County. Two more cases of small pox have been reported to the health officer of Sumter near the Bossards case, but In Lee county. One of the re? ported cases is that of a white man and another a colored woman. Numbers of people from the im? mediate section of the reported cases do their trading in Sumter. So far not a new case has developed in the Sumter county side of the infected territory, but it is not too late yet for a number of cases to develop. So far about 360 people have been vaccin? ated around Bossards and the vac? cinations being about 95 per cent j successful, the disease has been j knocked out In a measure by the , prompt action of the Sumter county j commissioners in quarantining and by enforcing vaccination near the Yates ^ase. Health Officer Reardon directs at j tention of boardinjt house keepers In I Sumter to the Importance of seeing , that their boarders have been suc i cessfully vaccinated within six years. He says there are a number of re? cent comers to Sumter who have 1 never been vacclm.ted. And that if 1 boarding house keepers permit un vaccinated Individuals to stay at their houses and a case of small pox occurs the boarding house keeper will have bo clalrn upon tl^e city for the, use of the house as a pest house. Numbers of clerks in stores have either never been vaccinated or have not been revacclnated In from ten to fifteen years. The health officer asks the cooperation of all merchants In seeing that their employees are vaccinated. How harsh it sounds to hear a man criticise your pet hobby! Every farmer in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties should aid and encourage his son to join the Boy's Corn Club and compete for the prizes offered in their respective counties, the State and the United States De? partment of Agriculture. The prizes are well worth winning, but of far greater value to the boy and to his community is the educational benefit he will receive from the training in scientific and economic farming. Another Car Load. Received on Monday Feb. 7:h. another carload of fine horses and mules. There are some extra nice horses and mules in this lot. Shaw and Drake. w 2t. I 3t-2-8-10 Barn and Stables Burned. Hagood, Feb. 6.?The barns and stables belonging to the Misses Eller bcj were destroyed by fire night be? fore last. Included in the loss waa a quantity of corn, hay and fodder, two valuable horses, two wagons, a fine Jersey cow and a lot of harness, plow gear, etc. Nothing was saved form the building, the fire occurring about 4 o'clock in the morning. The loss will amount to fully $2,500. There was no insurance. It is thought that the fire was of incndlary origin and so great is that belief that the governor has bean requested to offer a reward. This, li the second fire of the kind to occur In this neighbor? hood within the last four months. ? . .i n ' > Send us your Job work. FOR RENT OR SALE?My farm ou the White's Mill road I M miles from town. Good dwelling, new barn and stables and tenant hou*e on the place. Possession given at once. Nelli O'Donnell. 1-17-tL O'DonnelUCo. Sumter's Big Business : : : UR various stocks which were badly broken dur? ing our past great sale are again filling up. If high-class Merchandise at a moderate price is wanted, don't forget, YOURS TRULY, 0'Donnell*Co.