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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. rawsY LnrnQM mom our spe? cial lHIMlllPi >H IIMH'll - |BM of Interest From nil Parts of! Sumter ami Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your letters so that they will reach this office not later than Mon? day when Intended! for Wednesday's paper and not later than Thursday for Saturday's Issue. This, of course, applies only to regular correspond ence. In case of Items of unusual M?f value, send In Immediately by mall, telephone or telegraph. Such aewa stories are acceptable up to the hour of going to press Wednesday's paper is printed Tuesday afternoon and Saturday's paper Friday after MAX. Max, April 7.?The sad news of the death yesterday morning after a few days Illness of Miss Violet Young, of Columbia, comes to relatives here. Mrs. B. M. Truluck was called to the bedside of her mother. Mrs. S. K. LaCoste of St. Charles, last week, who was sick and has since died. Mrs. M. P. Truluck slowly Improves from a serious Illness. Mrs. B. A. Smith is very sick. Mr. B. C. Truluek went to Tlm monsvitle today. Messrs. J. C. Truluck and Payne will go to Sumter tomorrow. Mr. Hall Martin, of Spartanhurg. late of Mexico, is calling on one of our fair teachers tonight. This waa not one of the fortunate sections that had good rains yester? day morning. Farmer? are waiting for rain be? fore planting cotton. WISACKY. Wlsacky. April 8.?The prolonged drought continues from which the oat crop and gardens are suffering very much and farmers are right much hampered in their* work. Lots of young corn will soon he ready for the plough and farmers are busy planting cotton, and many have finished and are needing rain to bring cotton to a stand. They are giving more careful attention to planting and farm work In general than ever before, and are also taking a deeper interest In stock raising than they ever have. Picnics are becoming more and more popular as spring advances and flsh frya are being enjoyed by many. The health of the community is not good. Mr. J. H. Ledlngham. who was ex? tremely ill two weeks ago is hav? ing a very slow recovery. There Is much sickness among the colored v^olks. \ Misses Sadie MeCutche n and Flor rte Mae Smith, of Hlshopvllle. were in our midst a few days since. Mr. F.dlt<?r. \\ e .ijoy reading the newsy Item ...u send us dally. It F.MIiritT. Rombert. Apr' 7.?Mr. Jesse B. Jackson, who graduates this session at the South < ar .Una I'nlverslty paid a flying visit |0 OfnT community this week. Mise Mary Emily Crelghton came home to be present at the marriage of Miss Lizzie James. Our little friend. F.dward Jackson, a patient sufferer, la quite sick. Dry. dry. although the weather bu? reau held out the delusive hope of rain for Wednesday. As announced In your valuable pa? per. Miss Elizabeth James and Mr. John Henry Komanstcin were mar? ried m\ BaMMSJia < hur<h Wednesday, April ?th. by Rev. J. N. Wright. It waa a beautiful and Impressive cere mon v Some of our people have planted cotton while the rest are trying to pet reads The health of the community Just now Is excellent. AUl o \m, \, lo collide. J. i Man, Hero or Memphu. bases Control of Biplane?Crash?? Down t'pon \uto. MemphU. Tenn.. April 10?Losing control of tt Curtlss biplane which he was operating at a height of 7.r> feet. j. C. Mara plunged downward with terrlftV speed Into the fle'ds of the aviation course here lato today, alighting on top of u seven-passenger touring cur in which were seated three women and two children. The canopy top aref the touring car aaved :ho llv??s of Us occupants, only one of whom was slightly Injured. The blpl.me w.i, smashed Into bits, and Mars w*a caught under the wreckage but escaped with no In? juries wors*? than a badly bruised and wrenched knee and a slight cut on his chin. In the automobile when the nero ptane crashed Into It were Mrs. Ed? ward Hitter, Miss mm Bitter, Louise Ritter. Mrs. Wllmer Smith and child, all of this city. Mrs. Ritter was the only one to be Injured, recevlng a slight cut on one shoulder. ADVANCE population SCHED? ule. The OfJMHM BVMl Intends I nt rod no- j nm nn Innovation in Census-raid? ing Methods in Certain Largo Cities. i - i Washington, April 11,?Bach head of a family in a number of large cities will receive, a few days prior to April 15. when the United States Cen? sus begins an "advance population schedule." containing all the ques? tions which appear In the official pop? ulation schedule t?> 1 e carried by the us takers. These advance schedules are to bo filled in by the heads of families or. in their absence, by other members of their families, and the schedules will be taken up by the enumerators during the progress of the actual enu? meration. This action on the part of the Cen? sus Bureau is a complete innovation and an important advance in Ameri? can census methods of obtaining a count of the population, and the bu? reau authorities expect It to prove of great practical and scientific value. It insures greater-" accuracy and completeness in the returns, as the heads of the families, who are gen? erally the most reliable sources of In? formation, are themselves given suffi? cient opportunity in advance of the enumeration to examine deliberately and to answer exactly the census questions. In past censuses it was the case usually that the head of the family was absent at work when the enumerator called and reliance had to be placed on other members of the family, frequently servants or child? ren, or on neighbors, none of whom can be classed as dependable infor? mants. The advance schedule will also un? doubtedly prove of great assistance to the enumerators. It will enable them to perform their ''work more expedl tlously and agreeably, and will lessen the number of cases involving repeat? ed calls by them. It is the Intention of the census authorities to confine the present scope of this auxiliary method of pop? ulation enumeration to the large cities which, in the past, have contained the greater number of absentee heads of families. In a communication to the "Head of the family," printed on the back of each schedule, Census Director Du? rand states: "In accordance with the act of con? gress approved July 2, 1909, the enumeration of the population of the United States will begin on April 15. An enumerator will call at your house, or apartment, for the purpose of obtaining the required Information concerning all persons belonging to your household. It '.s necessary that you should prepare the information in advance of the enumerator's visit. Please, therefore, answer all the ques? tions contained on this advance schedule for each member of your household and preserve it so that it can readily be given to the enumer? ator when he calls. By doing this you will not only aid greatly in the work of securing an accurate enumer? ation of the population but will prob? ably save yourself much trouble, since If you do not do so, a great deal of your time will unavoidably be tak? en by the enumerator in securing the information he must obtain, and he mav have to call on you several times. "This schedule! as Mied in by y\ u, should be given to ttu enumerator when he calls. As he has been given detailed instructions, which it has not been possible to put on this sched? ule. Concerning the exact manner in whi h oneh question should DC an? swered, it will be nsusssnrjr f<?r him f.> is<> OVO? the answers with you or srith some member of your family for the purpose of making BUOh addition or changes as are called for by his in? structions. All such additions and Changes Should bs made by the enu? merator on this schedule or on his Otnoia] schedule before hi leaves the bouse, The SdvanCi schedule, wheth? er filled in by you or not, should then, In all cases, be given to the enumer? ator to be forwarded to Washington with his official schedule upon which the corrected Information for all fam? ilies in his district has b? en written. "lb ad the President's proclama? tion on the schedule, which emphati? cally states that you can not possibly bi harmed In any way by giving in? formation to the census." Another section of tho back page of the Schedule is devoted to brief in? structions to govern the head of the family in filling the schedule. A third section contains the complete text of UtS President's census proclamation. shipping COTTON TO PATTEN, English Ream Rending the Fleecy staple to Tiik Country. \'ew York. April lt.?The steamer Baltic which arrives hen* today brought over l?Ttl bales <?f cotton fr.-rn Liverpool, This Is the second shipment of the present movement brought nbout In *n attempt to break the Pottos bull comer in May cotton, Ten thousand bales arrived last week and r.0.000 In all have been engaged for shipment. FARMER ADDRESSES TEACHERS. I Conference for Education in the South After MllCh Talk Adjourns For Another Talk-tost Wxt Year. Little Rock, Ark., April 8.?Declar- | ing that too much attention is paid to theory and hook learning and not enough to practical farming, C. S. Barrett, president of the National Farmers' Union, vigorously attacked agricultural schools in general and the r methods la-fore the Conference for Education In the South today. Mr. Barrett'! address was a feature of the closing day's programme of the conference, which adjourned late to? night to moot in Jacksonville, Fla., next year. In the opinion of Mr. Barrett, who spoke before the agricultural section of the conference, all but a very few of the schools of agriculture in the South turn the mind of the young man to the city Instead of holding him to the farm. At the outset Mr. Barrett declared that he had never attended an assem? bly more anxious to do good. "But," he continued, "you don't know the fellow you are trying to help. If one fifteenth of the money spent in try? ing to uplift the farmer was spent in the right way, it would accomplish 15 times the result. I have had ten times the opportunity of any man that ever lived to study the farmer, and I am just beginning to under? stand him." When the time allotted to Mr. Bar? rett expired a quick turn to another subject prevented replies to his re? marks. Several of the delegates were on their feet, but toe programme was not Interrupted by debate which in? dications were would have develop? ed Into a rather acrimonious discus? sion. The State organizers and prominent ^yorkers of the School Improvement Association also met this afternoon and heard reports on progress from various States. One of the features was an address by Dr. Branson, pres? ident of the State Normal school at Athens, Ga., who declared that the fault with education In the South is that the cities are skimming the very cream of the country population, and also becauso the process of disposi? tion and accumulation of land has gone too far in the South. "One out of every two farms in the South," he declared, "is occupied by a tenant in three out of every five in eight Southern States. The process of disposition and accumu? lation has gone farther here In 40 years than in England In 800 years. The State high school inspectors and State superintendents were other sections of the conference which were In session during the afternoon. The latter adopted a resolution providing for the gathering of educational data In the Southern States in order that a clear study of situations may be made. Dr. S. A Knapp of the United States department of agriculture, Dean S. L, Russell of the University of Wisconsin and D, B. Johnson, president of Winthrop College, South Carolina, were among those who ad? dressed the agricultural section this1 afternoon. MOTHER'S ACT OF BRAVERY. Kicking Her Life, RcsCUrod Child From Burning Building? Bpartanburg, April S.?Mrs. Martin L. Manna rushed Into a burning building this morning with sack cov? ering her head and saved the life of her young child. The youngster was playing with matchi s in a barn \ hen some dry hay caught lire, and before he could get out, the entin building was enveloped In flames. The mother, who was working in a near? by garden, rushed to the scene and saw that the child would be burned to (bath unless prompt action was takt n. She picked up a sack and covered her head, defied flames and, rushing in. carried the lad from the burning building. Neither the child nor the mother was hurt, save a few slight burns. It was a heroic act, and displayed :i true motherly love. REVENUE TAX ON SOFT DRINKS. Revenue Agent Gives Notice That Dealers Must Comply. Columbia, April 8.?It Is very prob? able that Sumter drug stores and all others selling soft drinks, will be sui Ject to a revenue license tax, if all are not now paying it. The internal revenue department, under the administration of Mr. A. J, Yellowley, as revenue agent, has served notices upon all the sofl drink sellers of Columbia that they must take out licenses as liquor deal? ers, if tiny are ualng are have used syrups containing as much as one half of one per cent. (?f alcohol. Several of the dealers in Columbia have taken oul licenses for the last two years, rather than contest the ruling, but it is possible that one or more of the dealers may take the matter to the Courts. Others have paid up rather than protest. ASYLUM COMMISSION ME F.TS. First Step in Change at State Hospital Tor Insane Made/--Dr. BabcoCk is Chairman. Columbia, April 9.?The State Hos? pital Commission met yesterday for the purpose of perfecting an organi? zation and discussing preliminary plans for the Improvement of condi? tions at the asylum by the purchase of additional lands and the erection of certain buildings. There were present at the meeting Dr. J. W. Bab cock, superintendent of the State Hos? pital for the Insane; Dr. Robert Wil? son, Jr., of Charleston, chairman of the State Board of Health; Judge It. O. Purdy, of Sumter; Leroy Springs, of Lancaster, and Dr. George B. Cro mer, of Ne wherry. Dr. Babcock was elected chairman of the commission and Dr. Cromer was elected secre? tary. The next meeving will be held on May 16. After some discussion the commis? sion decided to advertise for a tract of land not less tha'n 2,000 acres, well watered and conveniently located for hospital purposes. Offers for the land are to be received until May 14. Gov. Ansel presided at the prelim? inary meeting of the commission and called for an expression of each of the members as to the future work for the institution. This led to a gen? eral discussion of the situation. The conclusions was reached that the pur? poses of the commission were to re? lieve the present congested conditions at the hospital and to establish a fu? ture policy for the institution. It is likely that several, if not alb of the members of the commission will attend a meeting of asylum offi? cers to be held in Washington on May 3, 4 and 5, and that later a visit will be made to several asylums, both in the Northern and Southern States, for the purpose of investigating the methods employed at these Institu? tions. The commission is authorized un i der a joint resolution of the last gen I eral assembly to borrow the sum of I $100,000 with which to make the improvements. BEAUTIFUL WEDDING AT HEM BERT. Miss Elizabeth Vermeille James Be? comes the Bride of Mr. Roman stein. Wednesday, April 6.?At 12 m. it was our privilege together with a large concourse of people to witness the wedding at Bethesda church of Elizabeth Vermeille, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian James to Mr. John Henry Romanstein, of Colum? bia, S. C. The church was beautifully decorated in white and pink the col? or scheme being done in excellent ef? fect. Promptly at the hour as the soft, familiar strains of Mendelssohn, ren? dered by Miss Courtenay Atkinson pealed forth Miss Mary Emily Creigh ton advancing from the right, was met at the chancel by Mr. R. L. Gantt advancin* from the left and each crossing faced the other. Then Miss Emma Allen with Mr. Jesse B. Jack? son and after them Miss Kate Hom anstein with Mr. Sylvester Allen Then .Miss Mattie James, maid of honor, followed by the dainty little flower girls m white and pink, The? resa Scarboro and Kate Eeames each Carrying a roll of white or pink rib i?on, which they strewed before the bride, entering on the arm of her father and proceeding to the altar, where she was met by the bridgroom on the arm of his best man, Mr. '?'rank Romanstein. There under an artistic arch the man of God pro? nounced them man and wife. The bride was elegantly gowned In soft white silk and bore a bouquet of white bridal roses. The brides? maids were in white lawn, each carry? ing S bouquet of carnations. Imme? diately after the marriage lunch was served at the home of Mr. J. L. Jack? son when they went to Hagood where, amid showers of rice at 2:15 p. m. the happy couple hoarded the train for Columbia, their future home. They were the recipients of num? erous and valuable presents. Dry in New York. New York, April 10.?Not since the day when Theodore Roosevelt was commissioner of police has New York been so dry o?t Sunday as today, Drinks were to 1 e had, of course, but tbe drought wan neverthelss evident nearly all over the city. The police, beginning last Sunday, are obeying to tbe letter Mayor Gaynor's order of "hands off, no excise arrests." P.nt with slips prepared by the district at? torney's office they started in looking for evidence of liquor law violations, in conjunction with officers of the State excise department. This, to? gether with general uncertainty of things, made the saloon men cautious. Mr. Shand for Mayor. Columbia, April 8.?The Hon. R. W, Shand, the dean of Columbia's Bar, Is this afternoon nominated, In a petition signed by 12? business men, for mayor, under the new regime. The election is on the 9th of May. TO DEVELOP STOC K RAISING. How the Southern Railway is Work inpr to Encourage the Raising of Food and Stock. Atlanta, Ga., April 7.?"The South as a Profitable Field for Stock Raid? ing" Is the theme of the April issue of the Southern Field, the official or? gan of the land and industrial depart? ments of the Southern Railway, the. Mobile and Ohio, the Georgia South? ern and Florida, the Alabama Great Southern, and the Cincinnati, New ( Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroads. Advance proofs which have just come from the press indicate that this is? sue, thousands of copies of which will be placed in the hands of desirable settlers now living in the north and west, will preach a great sermon on the opportunities for profit in the stock business in the South. The leading article tells of the great awakening of interest in this industry In the South and the opening of a mammoth packing house in Atlanta is pointed out as an indication that the movement for the South to raise its food at home is now well undc way. Well written articles fully il? lustrated tell of the northern or west? ern farmer is assured that by com? ing South he can procure cheaper land with a climate giving practically twice as much time for work in the year and still pursue the kind of agri? cultural industry to which he is ac? customed, instead of having no alter? native but to raise cotton. Wire grass Georgia and the section along the line of the Augusta South? ern railroad come in for a consider erable share of attention but no sec? tion of the South is neglected and though the raising of live stock is given chief attention all branches of Southern agriculture and industry are touched upon. This magazine which is published under the direction of Land and In? dustrial Agent M. V. Richards is a great booster for the South and all readers are assured that any one in? terested in the South will be given the fullest information on application to the department's headquarters in Washington where facts and figures concerning any section of the South are to be had at a moment's notice and a permanent exposition of the South's resourses is maintained open to the investigation of any one. CORRUPTION IN DILLON ELEC? TION. Latter to Attorney General Lyon Will Result in Investigation in New County. Columbia, April 9.?Fraud by the use of liquor and money in securing votes in the recent election held in the new county of Dillon is charged in a letter received by Attorney Gen? eral Lyon from a citizen of that coun? ty. The letter says: "We "have just had our first elec? tion in Dillon county, and while we had hoped that it would be a clean one, regret to say that it was one of the dirtiest I know of, and there are a few things that came up thet I would like to have your advise me on. I have been reliably informed that at several of the precincts both liquor and money were used freely. In fact, I have understood that at one of the precincts two parties were arrested and have made sworn affi? davits that they were given liquor and money. One of the parties states that he knows of several voters treated as he was. 1 have understood further, that men were carried to the polls so drunk that it was necessary for them to be bodily supported. Would not a condition like this not only lay the parties liable to prosecution, but throw out the poll? /nother case brought to my attention is this: One of the cotton mills here has a vot? ing precinct and the voters are con? trolled entirely by the president and the superintendent. In fact, I have understood, and am free to say that I believe it, that if the operatives re? fuse to vote as the president and su? perintendent directs, they are promptly dismissed. "This same precinct counted the votes with closed doors and would not make known the result until cer? tain other results had been announc? ed. These are conditions that exist here and if it is possible to not only throw out those polls what were so rotten, but bring the guilty parties to justice, I shall be glad to have you advise the course of procedure." Attorney General Lyon has taken contents of the letter under consid? eration and will make a thorough in? vestigation. THOMAS F. WALSH DEAD. Multl-Milllonatrc Succumbs to Growth On Lungs of Long Standing. Washington, April v -Thomas P. Walsh, the millionaire mine owner, died at his home here tonight at 11 ::h> o'clock. Death was due to a growth on the lungs due to an injury received yes lungs due to an injury received years ago when Mr. Walsh was a miner in the West. Although the "Silver Min? ing King," as Mr. Walsh was known, has been ill for the past three years, the end came unexpectedly. PATTEN'S $2.000.000 LOSS. CotUM Hull Says He Is In Fight to Finish Without Considering Small Matter. New York, April 7.?Although Jas. A. Patten of Chicago is quoted as having said that he was here for a tight to a finish" in the cotton mar? ket the expected activity on the ex? change was not in evidence today in the early trading. In fact, it was a. day of calm. Neither the hulls nor the hears made any show of fight, but both sides were in arms, ready for the combat. It was what the traders call a "failing market." "I am here for a fight to finish with McFadden," Mr ^atten said to? day, referring to Geo. I. McFadden, the cotton operator. "Is it true that you lost more than $1,000,000 in the recent slump?" he was asked. "Make it $2,000,000 if you want to," he replied. "Losing $2,000,000 in this sort of a flgrt is no more to me than losing a dime would be to you. When a man has as much cot? ton coming and going as I have, he has not time to figure up how every little fluctuation in the price affects his profits. It is not worth while." STABLE BURNS IN CAMDEN. Camden, April 8.?At about 2 o'clock this afternon the stable of Dr. S. F. Brasington caught on fire and was burned to the ground. The flames had advanced considerably before be? ing discovered and for that reason it was impossible to save the building. Several surrounding out houses caught and it was only through fine work by the fire company and ex? cellent water pressure that the fire was kept from reaching far wore se? rious proportions. The stable was stocked with feed, guano and cment all of which was lost. The two horses which -were in the building at the time :t caught were taken out In safe? ty. The origin of the fire is un? known. Agricola's Rambles. Mr. Editor: This scribe in his rambles ha* alighted upon a beautiful spot called Lynchburg. This is a charming vil? lage situated in one of the most beau? tiful sections of country to be found. We read of a certain city in Italy whos( main streets are canals, with boats for automobiles. This rambler used to think e? that city as the ideal of the world, but here in beautiful Lynchburg, we have something that will beat that: a railroad for main street. The inhabitants of this picas ant village are a progressive people. They have a splendid school, two good churches and many other things which show the spirit of a great peo? ple. Here we find also a very fine farming section; composed of large and small farms, dotted with beau? tiful homes where peace and pleas? ure reign. We find the men here, with happy spirits, busily engaged with their toils, while the women sing happily all the day of "Peace on earth and good will to men." This rambler sees, occasionally in your paper a letter from Egypt. We read in the Bible where Joseph was sold into Egypt, and also that Moses led the children of Israel out of Egyp? tian bondage, and this scribe has long anticipated a visit to the country of the Nile, hut like the mirage of the desert, the object of this desire, has eluded his grasp. Since Egypt seems so near now and this is a day when distances seem short on ac? count of gasoline and electricity, hope is rekindled, and this scribe may stand, at last, on the shore of the Red Sea and view the spot where Pharaoh and his hosts were lost beneath the waves. We noted in a recent letter from that country that some of its citizens were expecting to go up to the horse show this spring. We read in Ben Hurr that the Egyptians used to compete with the masterful Ro? mans in the horse and chariot races. This writer in wandering to and fro over the earth sees a great many signs of improvement. The magi^ wand of prosperity is being waved over our fair land, and many heavy hearts are being made to rejoice. We find every where good church and school buildings. Of course there are exceptions to all rules and occasion? ally we find one of those buildings, though a bulwark of enlightenment and morality, which ought not to be allowed to get wet. but should be taken in when a shower comes on. Our village got a late start in life but surrounded as it is with fertile fields, and enterprising men and wo? men, the time may come when Lynchburg will be a great city, with Sumter tacked on as a suburb. What great and glorious dreams of the fu? ture have possessed us! The farmers are planting tneir crops and from the amount of fer? tilizer being used they must he ex? pecting a great crop. Conditions seem to Indicate that the wedding bells will soon ring in our community and two shall be made one. Lot the charming young people marry. The Rev. Mr. Hollo way will welcome them With a broad smile. AG UK'OLA.