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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. rw8y TJjTTTFKvS from our hpf. cial CORRESPONDENTS. fsssne of Interest From all Farts of Sumter ami Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they will fetch this office not later than Mon? day when Intended for Wednesd? y'^ amper and tat later than Thursday for Saturday's Iseu? '' his. of course, applies only to regular correspond? ence. In case of items of unusual aews value, send In Immediately by mall, telephone or telegraph. Such ?iwi etorfes are acceptable up to the hour of going to press. Wednesday's paper Is printed Tuesday afternoon and Saturday'? paper Friday after wisackt. Wlsacky. April 22.?We are having very, cool weather after the long look ad for and much needed rains. The farm work is going on very nicely, but cotton Is getting up slowly, and some planters are fearful they will have to replant. Oats suffered very much during the long dry spell, but are looking better since the rain and will yet make a good crop we hope. The gardens are flourishing and there is a prospect of some fruit in this section. The health of the community la moderately good. Miss Lottie Des? Cham ps of Wlsacky. has been ex? tremely 111 for several weeks. Her many friends are very anxious about her. Mr. Oreen DesCham ps, whose health has given way has gone to the Hot Springs in Arkansas for treat? ment. Mr. Willi? itcheon is erecting a saw mill at his home, and expects to begin work soon, there being many logs hauled there already for the pur? pose There will be an Ice cream enter? tainment at the Ivanhoe school house this evening, for the purpose of rais? ing money for a library for the school. The public are cordially ln \lted. The school will close next week with a picnic at James' Mill, and Miss Miller, the teacher, will re? turn t?> her home in North Carolina the ne*( day. Mrs. Shiver and family, of Blshop vllle. will visit relatives here today. Mr. J. S. Williams, of Cartersvllle. was In our midst a few days since. Wlsacky, April 25.?The candi? dates are beginning to show them aelvea by a pleasant smile, and a warm grasp of the hand. I hear that our present senator will not be In the race, but there are a number of aspirants for his place?a farmer, a doctor and a lawyer among the number, also a banker. According to t rv. "that money wins," the latter will get the plum, as he Is sup? posed to have the most money. Our Democratic Club met this af? ternoon, re-organi/. 1. and elected delegates to the county convention. There Is very little Interest taken In polities about here. The reeent rains have Improved the oat arapa and given the farmers an opportunity to put soda on oats, though. It is late In the season. Oats are beginning to hoad. Very little cotton Is up. and I fear much of the first planting will have to be planted over. If thev can get seecb to plant. The Slajais of corn are very good. Wheat looks well, and shows no signs of smut, so far. Mr. Willie McCutchen's saw mill Is In operation, and performs beau? tifully. This will be a groat conven? ience t<? our community, as It was difficult to g??t lumber to keep up our premises. Extensive preparations are being made for the marriage of Miss Uosle Cooper. \Nhhh will be the event '>f the season. Dots of beautiful pres? ents ar?? arriving every day. going to prow lor wide popularity. Sumter can well congratulate herself that she will fall h* ir to one of Wisacky's fav? ored Jewels. Miss Dottle DesChamps Is still very III. which tt\\*-* Kre.tt anxiety to many of h?>r friends, as she is a great fav? orite In our little town, and worthily en. HverythtaSj Is being done for her relief and comfort. < >n this account Miss Ulanche DesChamps closed her School so she could assist In nursing her sist. r The patr-ns of the P. an hoc school held an KM ?Team n< eptlon last night, from whl< h they realized $P.s. which amount will be used to buy a llbntry for the school. There are a number of cases of smallpox In and around Klliotts. all colored, except one. There were sev? en chso-s In one family and none prowd fatal. Have not heard of any deaths from this disease. Most of the cotton which was be? ing held by the farmers has been sol I at fnlr prices. Those still hold Ins ar? very anxious as to tho out? come of the villainous movement on foot to relieve the speculators. Our old friend J. E. Jervey Is among us today and looks like he might be a candidate for office or matrimony, or both. Mr. Charlton DuRant, representing the Laymen's Movement, delivered a most excellent address at old St. Luke's church Sunday afternoon t<> an attentive audience. Mr. Du Kant la an impressive speaker and seems to be an earnest worker in the cause he represents. i) ALZ ELL Dalzell. April 25.?We are having some cool weather for this season Just now and we fear the stand of ? (>tt<>n is going to be bad. Very few of the farmers have a stand of corn Most of them planted with corn planters pnd the corn was covered too shallow to come up during the drouth, consequently the stand is bud. With most of us the oat crop has improved some since the rains, but they don't look like we will make anything like a full crop. What have been heretofore known as the Providence and Scarborough Democratic clubs met at Dalzell Sat? urday afternoon and unanimously de? cided to unite the two clubs in one and also change the name to the Dal? zell Democratic Club. After so doing Mr. M. L. Moore was elected presi? dent, and Mr. A. F. Smith, secretary. After which the delegates to the county convention were elected We hear we are to have at least three candidates for the magistrate's office in this district and we don't know how many more may yet come out. Miss Estelle Alford. assistant teach? er of the Dalzell school, was called home about two weeks ago on ac? count of the illness of her father in Camden and has not been able to return as he is still very sick, so Miss Annette Jones, of Camden, has been filling her place and will continue until Miss Alford cati return. Our people here had the pleasure of hearing two fine sermons Sunday. Rev. Mr. Huggins, at the Horeb Bap? tist church on Sunday morning when he filled Rev. Mr. Wilders' appoint? ment there, and Rev. Mr. Hay, who filled his appointment at Tlrzah. On account of the district confer encc in Sumter on next Sunday, there will be no preaching at the Methodist church here. Sunday school will be at 4 o'clock at the Dalzell Methodist church, the public is invited to at? tend. The church is now completed to the painting and is very nice and we can accommodate a large congre? gation with comfort. We are glad to say the Sunday school Is moving on nicely and are very glad to see the Interest manifested In It. We need more of our young men In it. Our railroad agent says he don't know how it looks out here on Sun? day, as he goes to Sumter every Sun? day. We hope that young lady will soon tell him yes, so he can stay at home. We need his assistance and his contributions out here. EGYPT. Egypt April 21.?The dry spell was broken last Saturday night by a ?hower, Wc have had several show? er alnce. Tin- young crops ere look? ing well. Ontl are doing well sin? e the reins. Cotton planting is about o\ ? r. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. White were in ! '.ishopvllle yesterday. ReV, K. E. Sharp preached a very tine sermon at 'The Hill." Mrs. F. Q. Peeblei ?pen! Wednes? day and Thursday In Camden. Mis.-, s Irene Weldon and Dot Xapier ?pent the week-end with Mlss m Helta MeCutchen and Aline Hunter M Smithvllle. Little Alma Peeblei is -:ulte sick. we hope to i,ear of h< r recovery verj a. ion. Politic! are not being talked of mm h in Kgy pt as yet. The Ionia school will close o*i Fri Isy, April 17, A basket picnic will be given at fcfatthow'i saw mill on Ihe following Saturday. Messrs. F. Q, Peebles, and A. B. White were in I 'ishopvllle yesterday. Misses Lm lle and Eva Britton? Who bai been leaching near 'Bothunc have returned home for the summer. Mr. John MeCutchen spent Friday nltfht in "Egypt." Mr. .f. II. McLeod spent last Satur? day in Camden. Dr Carson, of Bmlthvllle, was a pleasant caller In Egypt Monday eve? ning. Ol course, the Dr. must have some attraction. Mr. L. H. White apent Monday and Tuesday In Caaadea, Mr W, T. Me Leod Is very busv, putting down his saw mill. He will have it ready for running in about a Week. Mr. J, K Filch boiirg spent Tuesday with relatives at Lucknow. i?r. C. s. Britton spent last Friday in Camden. The health is very good?only one Off two eases of sickness in Egypt. DARK CORNER. I?ark Corner, April IS.?-We have had line rains froat, cool winds and all sorts of weather this week. There was a pretty heavy hail here and just below here on last Monday evening, but i have not heard of any damage being done. barriers a ie getting along slowly with their work. Some have not commenced to plant their oottonyet, while some are through planting and have commenced to plough their corn. Some few have let out sweet potato sprouts. A negro, Ransom Cummings, who llvefl on Mr. Thomas 11. Osteen's plj? ;e was helping Mr. Osteen with guano last Thursday morning when he fell and had to he taken up and carried to his house where he died that night about 9 o'clock. It is not known whether he hurt himself or not, that caused his death. He ?Va? some fifty years old. Mr, Avln still keeps sick. I know of no other sickness. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Weeks with tht ir grand daughter Miss Nell Phil? lips of your c-lty. spent the 15th (Fri? day), at Kim Hill with Mr. W. J. Ar dig. Mrs. Wash Scott and brother, Cor bett Weeks, spent last Thursday night at Mr. John Windham's near Wedge held, returning home yesterday. Mr. A. S. Weeks was thrown out of his buggy last Thursday morning and a guano distributor on him which bruised him up pretty badly, but I am thankful to record that he Was not seriously hurt. His left el? bow was hurt the worse, but he is getting so he can use it. Some fa Sain. Well I must stop here, the bees are "swarming" and I want to send this off to the postofflce. HARD TIMKS. Dark Corner, April 26.?Every? thing is quit hereabouts. Mrs. W. J. Ardls is quite sick and Mr. Jim Mc Deod has had several cases of chills and fever in his family and C. P. Weeks is sick so 1 hear, also Mrs. Douglas Weeks is sick. I made a mistake in reporting the death of Ransom Cummings. He was work? ing for himself at his house when he fell and had to be assisted to his house by hi:; wife. Your Ph.gah P. P. said something about asking me about the band shaking. 1 think he should rise and talk out in meeting, as he has had more experience along that line than old Hard Times, as he has been there and got there while I (thank God for it) stumbled and fell before T reached the goal. Rut prehaps Riother J. E D. is like me. he knows. There is so much bad in the worst of us, And so little good in the best of us Until we have no right to talk about the rest of us. Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Rartlette, of PlneWood, spent yesterday here with Mr. and Mrs. Ren D. Geddings. I have heard that the Reid (Miss Kun Ics B. Osteen's) school will close next Thursday, the 28th. We all was somewhat surprised to hear that the Hon. R. I. Manning had withdrawn from the race for governor. He sure would have got Some votes In this corner or so I think. HARD TIMKS. MUCH COTTON KILLED. MUD Appealed to Not to Crush More Cotton Beed In Order That Re? planting May be Done. Atlanta. Ga.. April 25.?With mil-. li< ns of acres of young cotton de? stroyed by the cold weather which to? day overspread the entire cotton belt, with the unusual April accompani? ment in many sections of snow and sleet, the South has suffered its most disastrous financial set back perhapa since the Civil war. Besides cotton, young vegetation of every description suffered from the freezing tempera? tures and fruit was more or b ss dam? aged In every Southern State, except Pl?rlda. Reports received tonight indicate thai the COld snap has not abated in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, northern Alabama, Louisiana, Missis? sippi and even further west and for much of this territory a heavy frost and freezing temepraturea are pre dl ted for Tuesday morning, in At lanta and throughout the northern half Of Georgia, except near the At? lantic, the thermometer has been be? low jo degreea above zero all day. Atlanta woke this morning to And snow bail covered houses and the thermoiw ter down to 31, an exeprl ence never before recorded after the first few days of April. Snow fell as far south as Selma. Ala., Columbus, Miss., and Columbus, Ga., and in north Georgia, Tennessee and in parts of north Alabama and Missis? sippi, the fall ranged from one to four Inches. Cottonseed oil mills In this State and Alabama today were appealed to for seed for replanting purposes, and State officials implored the mills to crush no more seid until the farm? ers have been supplied, it Is doubt? ful, however, If sufficient seed can be I secured, even at then.rd prlcea be? ing offered, to n piant one-half of the ares of young cotton destroyed by the cold, \t Columbus, Ga., tonight one cot? tonseed oil mill announced that their entiie supply was at the command of the planters and would be sold for $1 per bushel. Today a carload of seed was shipped from that point to the Mississippi lelta, and many tele? grams were received from all sec? tions of the South asking for an al lotment of seed supplies. FROST AND SNOW KILL YOUNG CROP. As a Result of the Gloomy Outlook For This Year's Crop, Prices Go up With a Hush and Rulls Have Their Inning. New York, April 25.?Not sinee the big break of January last has the New York cotton exchange experi? enced so much activity and excite? ment as today. It was a time of triumph for the bulls, whose already strengthened position as regards the old crop was sensationally stimulated by reports of disastrous weather in the South, affecting the coming crop. This led to rumors that the bull campaign was to be carried on through to the end of the current season and, possibly, into early new crop deliveries, as it was in the season of 1902-'03, when, after Sully's successful deal in May contracts, Messrs. Brown and Hayne, who are prominently mentioned in connection with the present bull movement, carried the bull campaign through into July, August and Sep? tember. It is urged in this connection that even If the South finds sufficient seed to replant the entire area reported damaged, the cold snap has made It look like a lat* crop and that mills consequently will be dependent upon old crop supplies for a correspond? ingly longer period. Meanwhile preparations for mak? ing enormous deliveries in May con? tracts are steadily going forward. It Is said that the inspection bureau of the New York cotton exhange had a larger force of men engaged in pre? paring cotton for delivery yesterday than ever before and according to the official figures the stock of certificat? ed cotton at New York which was re? ported at 87,000 bales toward the end of March, had mounted up to 1 Gl,000 bales by the close of business at Saturday with predictions that be? tween 180,000 and 200,000 bales would be ready for delivery by May 1. Moreover, the May shorts have until the end of May to secure cotton for delivery on contract. So far as the market learned, noth? ing further devolped during the day In respect to the Federal grand jury proceedings against the bull clique nor were there any further disclos? ures with reference to the affairs of Knight. Yancey & Co., the Southern spot firm whose failure caused such widespread enstornation last week. According to latest estimates New York firms are creditors to the extent of ov? r ?f.O0.000. It Is rumored that those fi .'mn Which hald sold May against shipments expected here from the failed Southern house are finding little difficulty in adjusting their contracts around present prices and that they will be out little more than their actual advances, if the cot? ton does not materialise. It is re? ported that the three Knglish spot cotton men who arrived here today from Liverpool sailed before the Knight-Yancey failure was announc? ed, with a view to investigating the Firm's condition. They declined to be interviewed today. Seldom has su< h a flood of crop damage report.-, poured into the local trade from so wide an area as today and for the time being it seemed that the excitement In new crop months was over-shadowing the old crop Sit uutn n, possible legislation at Wash? ington, the government Inevstlgatton and even the Knight-Yancey failure. While the inference was that the reports of damage were more or less i \aggerah 1, they were effective In the market on the theory that the sleet, snow and freezing temperatures found an unusually large amount of cotton up for the last week In April, while ultimate damage from a new crop standing was predicted by re? ports of an Insufficient supply of seed for replanting. it was believed around the local l ing that the bull leaders were selling the near postlons at times during the day In order to prevent too rapid an advance, or to reduce their holdings, and it was the new crop which chief? ly reflected the broadening of bullish sentiment. October cotton sold at 12.94 or 57 points above the closing price of last Saturday while at the best point of today May touched 14.92 or a gain of only -l points from the closing price of last week. The market clos? ed at practically the best point of the day s<> far as the new crop was i oneerned and trading during the last half hour was probably the most ac? tive of the entire season. The open? ing advance in the New York mar? ket w:is greatly encouraged by the strength of Liverpool, which had the bad weather reports before the trail? ing here started. invitations to tho wedding of Miss Rthel Gertrude Rabb and Mr. Clarence Clifton Medltn, at Dupont, Fla., on Tuesday, April 26, have been reeclved in Sumter where Miss Rabb has a number of friends. How harsh it sounds to hear a man criticlas your pet hobby! THE COMET'S TAIL. The A. B. C. Man is Still in a Btae Funk About the Wagging of the Tail of tho Comet. To Editor of The Daily Item: When science is unable to give - reasonable explanation of any spe? cific natural phenomenon, instead of admitting that such fact is inex? plicable, it prefers often to advance a preposterous theory to account for the unknowable. At the present time the comet and its tail are subjects of general inter- , est and it may be of especial interest at this time to demonstrate the fact that a comet's tail is not composed j of gas (either poisonous or other- i wise) as is claimed by the astronom-! ers and the spectrum analysers. The tails of all comets are on the side of the nucleus opposite the sun so that in approa hing the sun the tail extends back on the path of the comet and in this postion It Is con? ceivable that the tail Is a gas given off by the comet's head and follows the head through space. When how? ever, the comet swings around the sun the tail is not behind but to the side of the comet and when the corns ' et has passed around the sun and is receding from it, the tail is pro- j jected in front of the comet. It has been observed that the tail will ai times increase in length 60 or more million miles in a few hours and of j course, it is not reasonable to pre? sume that an almost intangible gas 1 should be shot out to this distance ahead of the comet in so short a space of time. Hence it would seem to be clear that a comet's tail is not a gaseous appendage. It was a disappointment to some of the nervous people to note your | ominous silence in the matter of the question as to whether a comet does or does not wag its tail. An editor is presumed to know everything and your silence is taken to indicate that you believe that the tail wags the comet and is liable to slew the head j around in such a way as to make the head butt in and hit the earth next month. We are still hoping that the question will be answered affirma? tively and even if the tail of this Hal ley's comet has never been observed to wag while approaching the earth it is possible that we will learn ! through the newspapers shortly that other heavenly bodies have tails and occasionally wag them. You know, and we all know that Sirius, the dog star, has a tail and what we must lind out is whether or not this dog star wags its tail. In ancient times the color of Sirius was red and it was suposed to exercise a baneful in? fluence <>n human affairs. Such su? perstition no longer obtains, not be? cause the color of this star has changed as they say it has, but prob? ably because the powerful telescopes of modern times have revealed the fact that the dog star has a stumpy, or perchance a bushy tail and occa? sionally wags it. We firmly believe that if comets and dog stars wag their tails they will not fall upon us. You had better repent though and quite sending boys to collect 10 cents i" r week for the Item. Yours falsely. A. B. C. D. Sumter, S. C, April 25, 1910. Arithmetic Spoiled the Milk. A milkman whose route is in West Philadelphia, was surprised early one morning last week at seeing his best customer sitting on the front porch in the neighborhood of Forty-sev? enth street and Cedar avenue appar? ently thinking deeply on some sub? ject, says the Philadelphia Times. "Good morning, Mr. Martin," said the milkman. "Good morning," replied Mr. Mar? tin. The milkman deposited the milk on the doorstep and was about to J"mp In the wagon when the man on the porch called him back. "You must have a good deal of trade by this time," said Mr. Martin. "Yes, sir, I serve ninety-three quarts to customers every morningf." "That's quite a good deal," com? mented Mr. Martin. "But, by the way, how many cows have you?" John unsuspectingly replied, "Eight sir." "And how many quarts of milk does each cow average a day?" "Nine." "Well, then, suppose yju don'v serve me with milk hercaf?er," quiet? ly said Mr. Martin, as he opened the door and walked into the house. The man stood as if petrified, then it suddenly dawned upon him. "Eight times nine are seventy-two. I said ninety-three quarts," he figured. Kicking himself for having made r.uch a blunder, the milkman jump? ed into his wagon and drove off. The fire alarm was sent in from box 35 on Monday. The depart? ment turned out to find that a small blaze had started In the kitchen flue of Andrew H. Dibble's on South Harvin street. The blaze was exting? uished before the department reach? ed the scene. THE SOUTH'S BEST FARM PAPER The Progressive Farmer and Gazette RALEIGH, N. C, and STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI TRY IT 10 Weeks- 10 Cents We've got the kind of articles in our paper that you have been hankerin' for?not guess-work talk, but the kind that steers you right. 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