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SOUTH FACING TIMBER FAMINE. SUPPLY IS RAPIDLY BEING EX? HAUSTED, HAYI4 LUMBER MAN. La* k of Foresight During the Lam Twenty Years Responsible?ITkvh are Already Very High and Still Riaing ?The time Is surely coming," said a lumber dealer at the Charleston Hotel yesterday, "when the South will face a lumber famine. Alreaiv the prlcee on all kinds of lumber Mr* very high because of the scarcity of the supply, and it will be only a question of time when the buyer will be taxed prices for lumber which h? will regard as exorbitant, but which will only be the logical outcome of the situation." The lumberman was not prepare 1 to state whether the high prices of lumber will have any effect on build? ing operations throughout the South. He admitted that small builders would undoubtedly be made to feel the sit? uation keenly, when it arrived, and It would not be surprising, he stated, If rents should also take a good long ct'mb up the ladder of prices as a result. Espeolally rapid Is the consumption of the timber supply In the South? east, he stated, and as soon as the lumber concerns have used up the r holdings In other parts of the South, the Northwest: will have to be drawn on to furnish building material and fuel for this part of the country. That the situation Is appreciated to Its fullest extent by the lumber con? cerns In this section of the countVy la evident from the fact that over 10 per cent of all the timber lands In the South Is said to have been bought by them. As a result lumber on the stumpags has taken an sereoplanlc flight, and timber on private lands Is being held on to tightly by Its ewners. The) swift and certain falling of the lumber supply In the South Is attributed to the heavy demands made on it during the last tw nty years by all parts of the United States Large lumber concerns In the South, flushed with the success ef the business which they were doing throughout the country. thr< w eautton and foresight to the winds and filled orders Involving billions of feet of the best timber In the South? land. Hundreds of shiploads of lum? ber were sent to every port on the coast and own to foreign lands, and as a result the South Is at pres? ent facing a famine, with barely enough timber left to supply the He mend for the next few years. It Is stated by Charleston lumber concerns that their business at pres? ent Is not very brisk, but that It will undoubtedly pick up during the spring month*. They do not de? ny that the prices of lumber Is sour? ing and will keep on going up be? cause of the scarelty of the supply and the gread demands* made for It. Michigan wet pine, or white pine. Is at present worth from $90 to 9126 per thousand feet, and the changes are that even greater prices will be demanded for this Important ma? terial In the next year or two. The hievtest orders of Charleston lumber concerns are at present being receiv? ed from New York, Philadelphia ?.nd Boston.?News and Courier. WHEN YOU NEED ?Foley's Orlno Laxative. When you have that dull, heavy, feverish fcel liig. accompanied by constipation. When you have headache. Indiges? tion, biliousness, pain In stomach and bowels, then you need Foley's Orlne Laxative. It moves the bowels freely and gently, and thoroughly clears the intestinal tract. It does not gripe or nauseate and cures constipation. Sl berfs Drug Store. TAX RETURNFOR 191o!~ OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER CO., KUMTER. 8. C. Dec. 8. 1909. Notice Is hereby given that I will attend. In per*on or by deputy, at the following places on the days In? dicated, respectively, for the purpose of receiving returns of real eatite, personal property, and poll taxes for the fiscal year commencing January 1st. 1910. Tindalla, Tuesday, Jan. 4th. Privateer, (Jenkins* store.) Wed? nesday. Jan. 6th. Manchester, Levl's. Th-ir?day. Jan. 6th Wedgefeld. Fndey, Jun. 7th. Clsremont !>? pot. Monday, Jan. 10th Hax ?,?.|, Tuesday. Jan. 11th. Kembert*. Wednesday, Jan. 12th. Daliell. Thursday, Jan 13th. W. T. Ilrogdon's Store, Friday, Jan. 14th Mayesvllle. Tuesday. Jan. isth. MM) Wodnesday. Jan. 19th. ' > Riads, Th?rs lay, Jan. 90th. Oswego. Friday, Jun. 21st. All persons whose duty It is to make returns should be prompt to ?Met ?ne at Itsfae appointments. All returns must be made before Feb. 20th. 1910. J. DtQflM aii.i?i:k, Auditor for Sumter C t. 1-2-6-1-21-10 SUPERVISOR, OF RURAL SCHOOLS \V. K. T?te Will Be More l*romJneiit la Ediicatkmal Work. The department of education Is soon to receive a strong addition by the appointment of W. K. T?te, as? sistant superintendent at Charleston* to the position of State supervisor of elementary rural schools. This posi? tion la made possible by the liberal? ity of the Peabody board and the Southern Education Board. The establishment of city and State systems of public education wan for many years the great aim of the trustees administering the will of George Peabody, who in 1867 gave IS,500,000 to the cause of public edu? cation in tue South. Next in order the Peabody undertook to foster nor? mal schools in the 14 Southern States. The great work accomplished In South Carolina by the Winthrop training school, now Winthrop Col? lege, has been liberally supporte d by this board, and the recent endowment of $1,000,000 set aside for the G?orge Peabody College for Teachers at Nashville forcibly emphasizes the purpose and practice which the trus? tees have consistently followed. The latest experiment Introduced by Dr. Wyckllffe Rose, agent of the Peabody board, Is a direct effort to Improve school conditions in remote country districts. This work has proved so successful in Virginia and North Carolina that the board has deemed It wise to introduce it also into South Carolina. A trained school man w'Jl be associated directly with the State department of education, and will devote all his time and ener? gy to the rural schools of the State. The man selected for the work is well known to the profession In ev? ery county. Coming to South Caro? lina upon the invitation of Julian Mit? chell, at that time chairman of the board of commissioners of the city schools of Charleston. Prf. T?te is throughly identified with the educa? tional Interests and development of South Carolina. His work in the Mem mlnger high school, In several State summer schools, and on the State board of education Is well known and fully appreciated throughout the State. He is the retiring president of the State Teachers' Association aid at the recent meeting in Columbia made a forcible presentation of the con? nection between education and good citizenship. When first approached with the of? fer of the position as State supervisor of elementary rural schools, he made this characteristic reply, "A man with frontier blood In his veins is irresist? ibly sttracted by the difficulties and manifold opportunities of this new work." Prof. T?te will do lecture work In the university and perhaps at Winthrop College. It is probable that the trustees of the unlve: slty will make him professor of elementary education thus giving the students in the pedagogical department the ben? efit of his ability and experleni* in their preparation for act've duty In the school room. The girls a; Win? throp will also be afforded a, like op? portunity to hear Prof. Tate's lectures, If his duties in the country schools do r.ot require all of his time. Ihe thanks of the educational de? partment are directly due to Dr. Rose and Gov. Ansel for securing from the Peabfdy board an appropriation of $2,700 for this work, and to Dr. S. C Mltebeh for his assistance In se? curing $1,000 additional from the Southern educational board. These appropriations will enable the State supervisor of elementary rural schools to visit any community with? out imposing any expense whatever upon trustees, teachers, or superin? tendents. His work Is intended to reach communities unable to secure skilled supervision and suggestions In school improvement. Prof. T?te will enter actively upon his new work during the coming summer and is to be the right arm of the State depart? ment of education.?The State. ?LaGrlppe pains that pervade the entire system, LaGrlppe OOUgl that rack and strain, are quickly cured by Foley's Honey and Tar. Is mldly laxative, safe and certain In results Slbert's Drug Store. Simply a Matter of Taste If you want eye glasses that will be? come y?uj. as well as prove beneficial, come to ???. Y?>u win find our prlcei are no higher than elsewhere, y? t we *:iv<- you better service Gradu? ate Optician In ? b?rge of our opti? cal parlor*. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler ami Optician, Phont: 333. - - No. 6 S. Mdin St. POLITICAL POT IS BUBBLING. NEWS AND GOSSIP ABOUT TIDE CAMPAIGN THIS SUMMER. Whiskey Question, Will, as Usual, Play an Iiiipx)rtant Part In the Gubernatorial Race, it Is Expected ?New House and a Half New Sen ute Will Constitute the Next Legis? lature. Columbia, Feb. 7.?In the closing days of the General Assembly the po? litical pot bubbles a little more than ever. As the summer time draweth nearer and nearer those whose eyes are centred upon Gubernatorial hon? ors are watching the turn of political events, and are framing their plat? forms and basing their hopes there? on. i If there Is one man in South Caro? lina who can tell today with any de? gree of certainty who the next gov? ernor of the State will be, he de? serves to be ranked with the prophets of old. Even more so than In the days when there were grave political Issues before the people, Is the task of "picking the winner" difficult. It must always have something of whiskey In It, this South Carolina platform. For generations this ques? tion has vexed South Carolinians. Yet fresh in the minds of politicians and others Is the State dispensary fight, then the establishment of the county dispensary system after "he old State dispensary had passed away. Then came this new wave?prohibi? tion. Although no governor has gone into office upon the billows of that heavy sea?It so appears to be?It has been a platform more than once. And again it will be. During the approaching campaign, In so far as whiskey and alleged ab r.tenance from It are concerned, there will be three platforms supporting candidates as follows, as the situa? tion appears today: 1. A prohibition candidate. 2. A local option candidate. 3. A high license candidate. Just at this stage of the game those whose caps will fit the above bid fair to be: C. C. Featherstone, prohibition candidate (announced) R. I. Man? ning, local option; T. G. McLeod, high license. In addition to these three upon spe? cific platforms, Cole L. Blease, of Newberry, will be In the race with his usual vigor. F. H. Hyatt, of Co? lumbia, has also been mentioned by his friends for the race. However, only two men have come out official? ly and they are: Cole Blease and C. C. Featherstone. John G. Richards, of Kershaw, has also been urged to run, but so far there has been no definite announcement from him as to whether or not he wuld be in the race. J. Fr?ser Lyon, attorney gen? eral, had pressure brought to bear that he run, but It Is stated by his friends that he will not be in the ringe? In this Interesting line-up of pos? sibilities for the Gubernatorial battle there ought to be some developments of more than usual import. The prob? ability of the withdrawal of at least one of the above named candidates, if not two or three, will only add to the stiffness of the conflict In the summer days when the running will be the hardest. From the county papers come va? ried opinions as to the race. And it is in the county papers that very of? ten can be found the so called "voice of the people." The Times and Democrat of Or? angeburg says: "The race for governor this year will be between Featherstone and Manning. The latter will win, be? cause the prohibition wave Is subsid? ing. Featherstone has waited too long. He could have beaten Gover? nor Ansel In the last election when the people were wild on prohibition, but they have cooled off now and will vote for Mr. Manning. Paste this in your hat, and see how near we have come to guessing the next governor's name." The above Is just one of the many expressions that have been made on the poltlcal situation. Some of the county papers are supporting the pro? hibition candidate, and some of them are noncommittal, and others, while supporting no particular candidate, are advocating a business adminis? tration.? News and Courier. * \ n attack of th. grip Is often fol? lowed I \' a persistent cough, which *. many proves a irroat annoyance. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has 1 sen extensively used and with coo,] success for the relief and cure of this cough. Many cases have been cured after ??n other remedies had failed. Sold by W, >v. Slbert, Hereditary tendencies .".re danger? ous Mr. Hnm has failed in the pack Ins business because in- broad ned out loo fast. Brooklyn ESagle, Won't Need a Crutch. ?When Editor J. P. Sossman, of Cornellous, S. <'.. brlused his leg bad? ly, it started an Ugly sore. Many salves and ointments proved worth? less. Then Buokien'i arnica Salve h< aled it thoroughly. Nothing is so prompl and sure for Ulcers, Hoils, Burns, bruises. Cute, Dorna Bores, Plmplei Begems, or Piles. 25c at Blbert'l Drug Store. XC MORE QUICK LUNCH SIRENS. Plain Girls Have The Call In Chicago Restaurants. Chicago, Feb. 8.?"No pretty girls need apply." This is the determination the managers of the quick-lunch restau? rants have reached in considering the problem of engaging waitresses. They admit it only in the depth of their own Inner consciousness or un? der pledge of inviolable secrecy, for to announce it openly might cause a strike and a riot compared with which the labor disputes that in the past have raged in the stockyards would look like child's play. No girl would consent to remain at work if it was known that her homeliness had been her passport to the posi? tion, and hardy and rugged as the race of quick-lunch restaurant mana? gers may be, none would dare face his waitresses after announcing such a business platform. But the fact remains the day of the pretty wait? ress is over in this city. The managers have come to the conclusion that the pretty waitress, once considered a drawing card, is really a detriment to the place in which she is employed. It is hard on the pretty girls, for the rep.l fault lies not with them, but with the men who like to bask in their smiles. But the logic of the situation, as argued out by the1 managers, is un? answerable. Men come to a quick lunch restaurant to eat quickly. If they are served by a pretty waitress, experience shows, they spend prec? ious minutes in "jollying" her that ought to be devoted exclusively to sinkers and pie. The result is that the quick-lunch becomes slow, the service generally becomes dilatory and poor, and customers take them? selves out of the way of temptation to waste their time by going to some other place where the waitresses are merely waitresses and not sirens as well. "Our patrons prefer the plain girl" said one proprietor, "though they may not know it. They come here to eat, and our reputation is built on quick service. All the 'please-glve me-some-angel-food' foolishness Is done away with when the plain girl comes to serve them. Patrons will simply say 'Gimme a bowl of half and half and an order of pigs' feet and onions,' and the plain girl ans? wers 'Yes sir,' and away she goes. We will serve twice as many custo? mers, and they will be better s.?t!; ?led In the end" How Germany Manages Her State Railways. The State railway systems of Ger? many are managed upon two general principles. First, they are to serve the general Interests of domestic and external trade, and second, they are it thow a satisfactory profit. The Prussian railway administration in 1908 lowered its regurhr freight tariffs for 64 per cent, of the traffic, in or? der to serve the exigencies of trade, especially export trade, during a pe? riod of commercial d presslon. The government Is in a position in Ger? many to influence the whole machin? ery of trade and transportation as no other government in the world con do, and this fact must be taken into account when other peoples think of competing on equal terms with the Germans in the far East or in South America. The administration of the railways, telegraphs, telephones, mines, and the public doma'ns by the State {s possible only through trained civil servants. The efficiency of State managed mines and factories in com? petition with privately owned enter? prises in Germany comes from the character of the bureaucracy. This permanent civil service is one of the greatest glories of Germany, and one of the most powerful of reasons up? holding the monarchical principle in <i semi-autocratic form in Germany. The Prussian bureacracy, the model of the other German States, is the crea? tion of the Hohenzollern family dur? ing three centuries. It had been de? veloped and improved under all the etllclent sovereigns of the Hohenzol? lern line, such as the Great Elector and Frederick the Great, and it has been a principle of the private policy of the Hohenzollern family to rule through a body of civil servants, whose place in the State is as honor? able as that of the army, or perhaps it would be more just to say as rank? ing next to the army. The non-par tlsan administrative body, with its own disciplinary courts for cutting out of the public service any member who uses his official position to fav? or a private interest, either his own or thai of another, has kept the civil service up to b code of honor thai can be compared In the United States only to the codes regulating the army and the navy.?From "Mon? archical. Socialism in Germany" by Elmer Roberts In the January Scrlb lief. ?While it Is often Impossible t<? prevent an accident, it Is never Im? possible to be prepared- it is not be? yond any one's purse. 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