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JOHN DOE IS CONSTABLE. OOVNTY COMMISSIONERS AP POINT FAMOt'K GENTLEMAN TO OFFK I Board of County Commissioners Art* In Semdon Toda>?New Roads Re Injt Opened?Blame Probate Judge For Not Having Indexing Bone? Routine Matters. From The Daily Item. May :i. The Board of County Commission? er* are in session today. Those pres? ent were Supervisor Pitts and Messrs. F. E. Thomas. John I. Brogdon, E. T. Minn, and W. J. Young. The minutes of last meeting were t i\d approved. There being no unfinished business, the regular bus? iness was taken up. A petition was presented to have ttn road from Rembert to W. H. Freeman's continued to the Camd? n and Sumter road, a distance of about one mile, the property owners to give all rights of way. It was decided that this road be made a public road provided the prop? erty owners will gran' a right of way of not less than twerty feet wide and put the road in good traveling con? dition with the reed h""'1" The matter of the road leading from Bordens to the Sumter and Camden road by Turkey Ford was taken up. and the petition filed with the board October 4th, was granted, provided the property owners grant to the county all rights of way for road, not less than twenty feet, and put road in good traveling condition with road hands. At the last meeting of the board Supervisor Pitts was Instructed to write Governor Ansel regarding the special constable for Sumter county. This correspondence was read. Mr. Pitts' letter to the Governor was as follows: "At the last meeting of the Coun? ty Commissioners for Sumter county, It was deemed advisable that the spe? cial constable for the enforcement of the prohibition laws should from time to time be changed with your consent. I therefore, write to ask that you would permit us to suggest the name of a new man for the purpose as often as In our Judgment the one In office becomes so well known as to render his services useless in that direction. Mr. Grady informed us that he had asked you to release him on May 1st. next. Prior to that time we will suggest another man to take his place if you consent to this agree To this Governor Ansel replied as follows: "I have your letter of 9th lnst. with reference to special constable for Sumter county. In reply will say that Mr. Orady has sent in his resig? nation to take effect on May 1st. Af? ter that time I shall be glad to have any suggestions that the County Commissioners of your county may make with reference to the matter." Petitions were read from several Individual* ajklng to be appointed to the position of special constable. It wss the sense of the board that it i would bo unwise to appoint any one j to the place who had I lrculated such a petition, as It I) desirable that the holder of this position be unknown whlU- It was moved and, carried that John I e be appointed! and Ids n ISM be forwarded to the Governor for approval and appoint ment It was decided t ? purchase an add Ing machine for the use of the coun? ty It we: moved and carried that the Supervisor take up the matter of the! court house grounds and attend to them :i? hi* Judgment suggests. It was decided to raise the per ?11? mi p r -apita for the Inmates of the alms house to 35 cents per day. It was decided that the Supervisor ?lake some arrangements with the Clerk >f Court regarding copying old plats, after he has consulted the county attorney. it was decided to exchange the old typewriter In the Clerk's office for a new one. It was levsd and carried that a communication be sent to tho fore? man of the grand jury stating that as to ttv matter of the new index books tor the Judge of Probate's office, that the Judge of Probate had been au? thorized to purchase said books and find oat what the cost of making copy of th.? old would amount to, and that they would authorize the work bring aessa end that the only reason that work had not bo been dono be? fore was that Judge Richardson has ?egleeted to hi ve same attended to | Th- report mi Special Auditor Wright wax read and accepted. The beard then adjourned to meet at 3 o'clock. VYh dioubl the TaTt administra? tion . i. ? i r t ovecwhlemlng defeat In j ih? November elect lone by trying la muk.- the emeriesb people eeeept the Ptvne Aldrlch tariff.*?New Tork YV ? I Tte i rope are de ad. Long Uve the rop ---New York M m!. Mr. \Vl< K. rsham h doimj th. whistling whllo tho boys pass through tho woods. JONES AND THE JUNGLE. Promises to l'ut the Lion's Rcputu tion on tin- Hllnk. What's the matter with this Buf? falo Jones person anyway? He's crabbing a perfectly good African game?DM that has kept space writ? ers in cakes for years?not to speak of one eminent person who has been burning up words at a dollar per hol? ocaust for some months past. It isnf clubby in Jones to go cheering through the jungles, roping lions, running the BJ brand on them, and then turning them loose to lick the hot spot. It not only puts the repu? tation of the king of beasts on the Blink, showing him to be a harmless brute who can be tied up as easily as a $1 eajfi but it destroys a tradition. The next mighty hunter who goal al t< r IM TUmbo record Will have to t? ii it to a phonograph, No other audience would stand hitched. There may and there may not be a moving picture end to Buffalo Jones' Jungle exploits. A perverse and sus plolom generation is apt to suspect something of the sort. But even if there is the facts are not to be dis? puted. Here is a man of sixty-six years, whose life has been spent in the hardest of all occupations?that of cattle ranching in the west?who can barely eat $4 or $5 worth of food at a meal, and can hardly stick on a horse more than thirty-six hours at a stretch?going into the African jungle, and roping, tying, and brand? ing all sorts of wild beasts with the ime unconcern that he would show in venturing into the milking pen at home. The chances are that when he gets back it will be discovered that he hasn't had occasion to crack a cap \" a ferocious animal during his trip. Lion hunting will be displayed by him as a milk mild and sedentary oc? cupation, to be recommended for in? valids and children. That's Jones' point of view, any? how. He used to be warden of the V* llowstone Park and found that the grizzly bears?protected by law in the park?were annoying tourists by re? fusing to pose for photographs. So Jones took a large elm club and went out and chastised the bears. He had to tie them up to trees for the oper? ation, not because they were danger? ous?to Jones?but because he hated to chase bears on foot, every now and then reaching a retreating rump with a wallop. And when any one sent in an order for a mountain lion, Mr. Jones went out and got the lion with a string. Just threw a noose around his neck, kicked him in the slats a few times, and rode the lion back to a camQk -All his life he has dealt with wild animals In prefer? ence to tame. There is more fun in it?for Jones?not the animal. A fine, breezy person is this mas? ter of the rope. Born In New Eng? land, he left for the west as sojon as he conveniently could. In 1885 he got an Idea that some one should pre? serve what was left of the buffalo. In one day's ride he roped and tied eight calves. As the wolves were fol? lowing him looking for a light lunch, he left an article of apparel with each calf, knowing that the followers would suspect a trap. Hi would have caught nine calves, SXCt pt that he COUblnM pry loose his earring. That was the only garment he had left. He h is a ranch down on the Colora? do river where he raises buffaloes, oaa gad sandstorms in equal pro? portion. Now and then he sells a cattalOi tOO?the product of a cross between the domestic cattle and the buffalo. When he went into the busi? ness buffaloes were a drug at $100 each. Now they are worth $1,500 and he has cornered the market. He Isn't happy out of the saddle. He is ail tanned leather and struc? tural steel, He isn't a showman or a p??et or a faunal naturalist <>r a four Rush, Ha Is just a cow-puncher with a bug on catching bad beasts With a string. He doesn't like to kill, for he believes that all animals fear death?and. anyhow, it's more fun to catch 'em alive, If lie had any business faculty he would long ago have been at the head of some sort of a MTOOSy west show with a box Office annex. I !?? has the show as it is. but in- furnishes his own audience. Note and then some dyspeptic mil? lionaire \isits him in the sand, and Uvea on grub that would choke a hash rmo bine, and come back tan ned ami hearty to tell what wonders Jonei ;.ompllshea Some one else has |o tell, for Jones won't. He has a tine vocabulary, but he rarely uses it. Arlsona Is hot enough) anyhow, It is in?t that he la coy or shrink? ing. He Just doesn't choose to talk. He won't visit the Methodist church, cither, when lie comes back. For a different r ason, New York < Hobe. The preside nl of Harvard is a skep? tic in regard to Plymouth Rock, ii he doesn't mind, the Mayflower de? sei nd iat i a ill be I i ndlng on him, Peace is liberty in Iranqulllty, Cicero. Noae of the storm bulletins from the bltasard-rldden South tell how fared the mint crop |n Kentucky, A MOST FIENDISH ACT. Scoundrels Put Telephone Pole Across Road Presumably for Auto? mobilist?. Monday night as a party were re? turning from White's Mill on bicycles they came upon a telephone poll that had been pulled across the road about a mile from the city limits, on the best strip on the whole road. The poll had but recently been put in the road, for these same parties passed down the road two ox wagons going from the. place where the ob? struction had been placed. There was no evidence of the wagons hav? ing gone over the poll, or driving around it. It had evidently been placed there after the wagons got past the place. There was a fish fry at White's Mill, the participants going out in automobiles. It was about time for them to return and it is presumed that the obstruction was placed in the road for them. The party or parties guilty of such hellish acts are too mean to live and too wicked to die. They should be hunted down, however, and put In Mr. Pitts' good road class for the re? mainder of their lives. They are too dangerous to be allowed to go at large. ROBIN COOPER'S TRIAL IS SET FOR NEXT JIXE. Carmack's Slayer Will Face Jury For The Second Time on 21st of Next Month. Nashville, Tenn., May 2.?The trial of Robin J. Cooper, charged with the murder of Former United States Sen? ator E. W. Carmack in this city No? vember 9, 1908, was today set for June 21. Young Cooper was con? victed In the criminal court and the case was recently reversed by the Su? preme Court. Traction Lines Coming. Just how long it will be, cannot be definitely surmised; but there is ev? ery reason to believe that it is only a question of time and not a very long time at that, until the whole Pied? mont section will be covered with a network of traction lines that will connect all the important towns. This is the logic of the present operations of the Southern Power Company. This company is now driv? ing more than a hundred mills, and furnishing the power for thousands of smaller enterprises and that it should take up the transportation question is so natural that It is hard? ly reasonable to look for anything else. Mr. W. S. Lee, first vice president of the Southern Power Company, was in Yorkvllle this week on court busi? ness, and while here, a representative of The Enquirer had a pleasant talk with him about things in general and this transportation proposition, espe? cially. Mr. Lee was not talking for publication, at all; but in response to a question as to whether Yorkvllle would probably be included in the proposed lines, gave out his general view of the situation about like this: "Of course, you can see from the magnitude of the investments of the Southern Power Company, the com? pany is looking to the future rather than depending upon the present for its profits. The nusiness in sight now is not nearly sufficient to justify the tremendous investment that is being made. The country must develop and the Southern Power Co. rec? ognizes that it must, help In this de? velopment, which it proposes to do. Naturally, the first traction lines will be between the larger towns and over the most promising routes; but work once started will continue until all the towns that are now connected by power lines art- connected by trolley lines, and Yorkvllle will come in with the rest. But, of course, the power company is not going to do all this work alone. The general plan Is to make a partnership of the enterprlss and ask the public to come in with subscriptions Of Stock. The power i ompany would not feel warranted In undertaking the whole work alone, but prefers to have the local public Interested In exactly the same pro? portion with Itself." Asked as to whether the Southern power C< upany would probably try to in> rease the rate it is asking for power en the expiration of tiie pres? ent contracts, Mr. Lee smiled good naturedly, und remarked that the company has adopted standard rates for power and is selling to everybody ? n exactly the same basis. He was perfectly aware of a fear on the part of the public thai there might be an attempt to squeese somebody; but he ivas rather amused at it than other? wise, Are wo nol Southern people \? ith you and of you, and arc we not uakinic for youi n wist a nee and sup? port lust ii' ? we propose to give >on our assl Ian and support? Well, \\e are not afraid of our fel? low <iii/eiis and our fellow citizens are not afraid of us." Yorkvllle En? quirer. Home the turnery of the Infinite < fhs nning, A CASE OP SUICIDE. So Says the Coroner's Jury In Case of Charley Poole. At five o'clock Monday afternoon Coroner Flowers empannelled a Jury and an inquest was held over the body of Charley Poole, who died at the Sumter Hotel at 3:30 Monday afternoon. The following composed the jury: P. B. Leonard, foreman; L. W. Jenkins, A. E. Elliott, Sam New? man, A. H. Moore, H. A. Raffield, H. C. Parrott. J W. Jackson, J. C. Cop? er, Len Kennedy, W. T. Miller, J. L. Barrlnaau, F. O. Jennings. The first witness was Dr. W. E. Mills, who was called in to attend the deceased. He testified that he was called to see deceased at the Sum? ter Hotel about 5:30 Monday morn? ing, May 2nd. He was suffering with pains in stomach, shortness of breath and severe vomiting. He stated that between one and one and a half hears before the doctor's visit that he had taken the entire contents of one bottle of Deaman's antiseptics, by dissolving them in a tumbler of drinking water and then drinking them. He stated that he had been up most of the night on the hotel piaz? za, had made up his mind, expecting the tablets to kill him In about ten or fifteen minutes. He refused to let the physician do anything for him on his first visit. His severe vomiting at first brought on hemorrage from the lungs, which lasted for some time. He gradually weakened until about 3:30 in the afternoon when he died. It is the opinion of the phy? sician that death was caused by pois? oning by bichloride of mercury. Mr. D. K. Hagler testified that he went driving with deceased on Sun? day, and to see his mother, and that he was not under the influence of liquor and seemed to be in good spirits. "Charley Poole told me," he said, "that he had come back to make up with his wife." Mr. Poole and his wife have been separated for about a year. It seems that his health and the fact that he was unable to perfect a reconciliation with his wife preyed upon his mind ti!l he committed his rash act. The jury's verdict was that he came to his death by taking biehlor dle of mercury. The remains of Mr. Charley Poole were buried in Sumter cemetery on Tuesday, the funeral services being held at th? home of Mr. C. F. Mc Fadden, and at the grave. MKS. W. T. ROWLAND ENTER? TAINS. Honors Her Guests From North Car? olina. On Tuesday afternoon of last week, at her home on Broad street, Mrs. W. Thomas Rowland entertained a num? ber of friends at "Hearts" in honor of her guests, Mrs. Walter W. Rowland and Mrs. S. K. Rowland, of Hender? son, N. C, and her sister, Mrs. A. J. Stubbs. n. ;*ie guests wre greeted at the front door by Mrs. Charles Rowland, ar 1 the hostess, who then introduced ? hem to the visitors. Miss Gussie Hood, in her usual graceful way served delightful punch in the hall. Tables were placed for thirty-six. The house was bcautifu' |y decorated with red roses. Excitement ran high over the bame, the first prize being carried off '?;. Mrs. W. S. Schumacher, a hand some box of paper. The second prize, a beautiful picture, was won by Miss Elizabeth Wilson, who very grace? fully presented it to Mrs. W. W. Rowland. The consolation was award el to Mrs. Oscar Leake. After the game beautiful lace cen? ter pieces were placed upon the tables and delicious refreshments were served by two of Sumter's love? ly young girls: Misses Nancy McKay and Pauline Blending. Mrs. W. W. Rowland has vlslt< d Sumter before and her many friend* were pleased to meet her again. Mrs. S. K. Rowland added greatly to the ph asure of the afternoon with her sw< et voice, singing several beau? tiful selections, accompanied on tha piano by Mrs. Alston Stubbs. The informality of the evening made it one of gr".it pleasure, all present declaring Mrs. Rowland an ideal hostess, and the visitors m< st ( harming ladies. The following ladies were present. Mesdames W. W. and S. K. Rowland, of Henderson, N. C.J A. J. Stubbs, C. <;. Rowland, J. R. ('lack, George L. Kl? ker, C. L. Stubbs, Georg3 D. s'n-re. T. /.. llearon, W. s. Reynolds, J, \. Schwerin, deVeaux Moore, ii. S. ii.I, W. E. Mims. Ashley Mood. C. P. ? ? t< en. .J. M. Knight, Henry McLnurin, < l ?? ar Leake, H. H. Cov Ington, Grenville DeLorme, w H. lu grin; Isaac Schwartz, Perry *, .r ?. C. '!. Mason, i:. K. Frier 11 izel Sanders, J. W. Jackson, John Ore n, C. B, Stubbs and Misses Nancy Mc? Kay, Pauline Blanding, FJizabeth, Martha and Mary Wilson, Pauline Marths and Mary Wilson, Pauline I>a\is. Emma Boyle, Virginia Harhy, Gladys Sadler, of Baltimore; Guln slus. of Wisconsin. C08T1N CONTRIBUTES $100 MORE Main Street Must Bo Paved and All Offender* Are Called Upon to Help. William Beauregard Costin was tried before Recorder Hurst Tuesday morning for transporting, storing and selling whiskey and forked up $100 fine. This is the second offense of j Costin?the second time he has been caught H seems that a fine will not break him, nothing but a chaingang sentence. There is suspended against Costin I a sentence of three months or $100. J This sentence will become in force now as soon as the matter is brought to the attention of the Solicitor. The sentence was lighter than it would have been if Costin had not wept so and gotten the sympathy of the court. Chief Bradford told Costin Mon? day that he knew he was selling whiskey and he could convict him with negro testimony, but that he did not like to convict a white man on that kind of evidence. Costin will very likely have to an? swer in the State court for selling whiskey also, as the special commit? tee from the grand jury to look into the whiskey business here, know of this, and they will likely make out a case against him. INVENTED HYDRAULIC RAM. Mr. George S. Jackson Makes a Great Improvement on Useful Machine. For ten years Mr. George S. Jack? son has been working on a hydraul? ic ram and at last has a machine com? plete that he thinks will fill the bill. He has one of his machines installed at Mr. C. T. Mason's fish pond. It Is a machine much simpler than any? thing yet put on the market and consequently is much more durable and can be put in at a less cost. Mr. Jackson will have his device patent? ed. He hopes to be able to manu acture the rams right here in Sum? ter. All who have seen the new ram at work pronounce it a decided suc? cess. ONLY' FOUR COMPLAINTS. That Is the Record for Taxpayers for Sumter Township. From The Daily Item, May 3. This reporter stated last week that the County Board of Equalization had been hearing complaints all day Fri? day. Now as a matter of fact there were but four who entered com? plaints against the raising of their taxes by the township Board of As? sessors. Several came before the hoards, but when the matter was ex? plained to them they were satisfied and made no complaint. It is remarkable and further dem? onstrates that Sumter spirit of pull? ing together when such radical changes as were made by tho asses? sors met with but four kicks. It is a fact that a great many kicks came from the country districts where the property is returned much below the city property. The city property is returned at an average of 50 per cent, above the country property. At the meeting yesterday there was a considerable raise in some of the country property. Mayesville township, or instance, was raised about 4 0 per cent. It is still below that of Sumter township. The county hoard has done a great deal to help in the matter of equal? izing property by bringing up the rest of the county nearer to the standard of the city. At the next equalizinr four years from now there should be no difficulty in getting all the prop? erty on an equal footing and let every man carry his part of the burden of the government. A great deal has been said about "tax-dodging," from the facts before the board now it seems that the mat? ter was not so much the desire to dodge taxes as the lack of informa? tion as to how to make returns, a standard, as it were. The fact that the kicks were so few bears this view out. Took Them at Their Word. "Any article removed from the window." was the notice prominently displayed at an outfitter's shop. At? tracted by it. a supercilious person entered the shop and asked to be al? lowed to Inspect a particularly vivid tie in tin1 front row. The salesman having disarranged the window and brought <>ut the desired object, the supercilious person remarked: "Rather loud, isn't it?" "Well, somewhat striking, agre< i tiie shopman. "l though! so," replied the visitor, as he turned to have the shop. "It offends my taste. You needn't put it back. Good day!"?Dundee Adver t ls< r. We cannot attempt to define th. exact !?- laf Ion >?!' the mint julep t enthusiasm for the Democratic tick > t. but it must be a' out 72 degree; , loser tban thai of brother.?Hons ton Cost. FIGHTING MOSQUITOES. Health Department Doing All That Can Possibly Be Done to Prevent Them Coming to Sumter. The citizens of the western part of the city are petitioning City Council to close up the ditch than runs from Salem Ave., through the DeLorme property and out into Green Swamp. That ditch is a breeding place for mosquitoes, and the little pests were a nuisance in that vicinity last year. The health department is doing all that can be done with the equipment to prevent a reoccurrence of the | mosquito pest this summer. The health officer was out yesterday put? ting disinfectants in the low and stag? nant holes. In some places where there was doubt as to the presence of mosquitoes he sent the water Off for analysis, and where reports In? fi i ated that the larvae was present he is giving his special attention. It is a hard matter for one man with a wheel and a helper on foot to lo ?k after the premises in the city, see that tin cans are not allowed to He about and breed mosquitoes, and then look after the low places. Think of trying to eradicate mosquitoes fr< m Saratoga branch, Factory branch, Green Swamp, Grier's Hun? dred, Calhoun street, Green street. East Liberty street, Cemetery ditch, Factory ditch, Hauser street, One Mile branch, and the numerous other ditches and mosquito breeding places with the present equipment. Sumter has an efficient health de? partment, and is taking the lead in the State in the matter of public health. A little more equipment is needed, though. Imprisonment Preferred. "Judge," said the prisoner, "I would like to ask a few questions before I enter my plea." "You have the court's permission," said the judge. "If I go on trial," said the pris? oner, "do I have to sit here and hear all the hypothetical questions asked by the laweyrs?" "Certainly," said the judge. "And hear all the handwriting ex? perts?" "Of course." "And follow the reasoning of the chemistry and insanity experts?" "Ve-v probably," said the judge. "Well, then, judge, I will enter m/ plea." "What Is it?" asked the judge. "Guilty!"? Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. Statesman La Follette looks in the mirror and thanks goodness that he can recognize at least one pure and honest United States Senator.?Des Moines Capital. USCH'S Golden Seal Stock & Poultry Medicine an ideal remedy for Horses, t ows, Mules, Bogs, Sheep IV and Poultry. Never falls to give relief. Acts direct? ly on the liver. Every Stock and Poultry raiser should have a can handy for use when ..eeded. Sold by druggists and dealers. 1 rice 25c, 50c and $1.00 a can. 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