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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. wkwsy i t rn us from out spe? cial corrfspondfnts. of Interest From all Parts ol nf r ami Adjoining Counties. HOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your letters so that they will reach this office not later than Mon? day when Intended for Wednesday's Sapor and not later than Thursday for Saturday's Issue. This, of course, applies only to regular correspond? ence. In case of Items of unusual news value, send In Immediately by mail, telephone or telegraph. Such asw? stories are acceptable up to the hour of going to press. Wednesday's paper Is printed Tuesday afternoon and Saturday's paper Friday after 8TATEBURG. Btateburg. May 4.?Mr. H. R. Sco fleld. of Columbia, spent several days last week, at the Oen. Sumter Mem? orial Academy. Mr. Henry Frleraon. accompanied by his friend, Mr. Dunlap. has been visiting at "Cherry Vale." the homo of the Frlersons. Miss Annie O. Keels, of Rembert, spent the week-end with the Misses Dargan ut the Oen. Sumter Memorial Academy. The young folks of the neighbor? hood gave a delightful picnic at Ruggs' Lake on last Saturday. There was a large crowd present and all seemed to en^oy themselves thorough? ly. Prof. Ira W. Williams, of Colum? bia, spent Saturday and Sunday with the Dargans. Mrs. A. C. Butler has rc orned home after a pleasant visit in 3lshop ville. Miss Sarah Dargan has been spend? ing a few days at home. Miss Emma Frlerson, of Columbia, spent 8undsy at "Cherry Vale." Mrs. Shannon, of Camden, is visit? ing Mrs. Emma Cantey. Miss Sarah Dargan returned to Co? lumbia, accompanied by her flster, Miss Theodosla, to attend the Music Festival. BROGDON. Brogdon. May 3.?The agricultural prospects for this section of Sumter county so far are not at all encourag? ing. The lovely weather of the month of March caused early planting, but the cold dry winds have prevented the germination of seed and farmers are having a hard time getting their cotton up. Many have planted the second time, while others are still hoping for a stand. Corn is doing tolerably well, but the oat crop Is al most a failure. Early vegetables are coming In. and t>ome are enjoying strawberries, but take It all In all, the outlook for farmers and gardens is not bright, to say the least. Rev. J. R. Fund.Tbiirk has resigned the pastorate of Oraham and Provi? dence churches and will leave shortly for a new field. Mrs. F. A. Wells, of ?ummerton nee Miss Susie Hrogdon, visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Brogdon recently. Mr. and Mrs. Oraham McDonald, of Lane's, are visitors In the neigh? borhood. Misses Smith and Jones have c'os ed their school and left for their re? spective homes. Miss Jones to New berry. S. ('., and Miss Smith to Lyn h burg. Vs. MAX. Max. May 5.?Mr. and Mrs. Robert M\ Klveen. of Cad >s. visited relatives about here recently. Mr. J. T. Klrby. of Columbia, was on a visit to this section recently. Mrs. Mary E. Ruddln. of Gibson. N. C, was the guest of her nephews. Dr. R. I. and Messrs. J. L. and W. G. Moore last week. The ladle* of < Manta Missionary So? ciety will give a bazaar on the old sol? di, r* pl< nl ? grounds In Olanta next Fridas ? w<nlng. The proceeds will be sdded to the fund for the erection of a Baptist church In that town. A laymen's meeetlng was held lust Sat'irii. it \i/.ip th ' hup h, Olanta. and at I'.ethel Sunday. Speeches by Lulet. Gov. M< Leo.i. Dr. Covlngtnn. Hon W. <*. Davis, and Hon. C. A. Smith wer?- greatly enjoyed by large crowd*. Rev. W .1. Truluck. In the absence of th?> pastor, conducted the funeral of Mrs. Percy Carmon at UetfcjOi re? cently. It was said that during the four years of the civil war. while her hus? band was In the army, she looked *cll to the ways of her household and supported hers* |f and ehlld by culti? vating CYOSJC and was modest ;ind pleasa nt. The \v.|*i Min school closed yes terdav. Then, will be \ plonk at that s? hooi boose Baturcl ijr, A gentle rain f. II here for several hours last night. IN >XCORD, ? 'oneord. May 5.?After tiler show? er of rain everything N fresh ami growing. Still it's \. ry OOOl today. Mr. I?. L. Smith and son visited relatives at St. Chnrle* last week. ? * Lou Hodge and Lula New man \ i>iit*-<l the c ity last WNk( also Mr. 1). H. Newman. MMM Hen Brogdon and Joe \v. rtz were In town yesterday. Last Sunday Dr. Durant, of Sumter. was on his way to see his lather when his automobil? got out of flx, and had to hire a team to take them hack to Sumter. Qood many from around here will Attend the plonks at Elliotts tomor? row. Little Miss Alice Josey has return? ed to her home in Sumter after a Very pleasant stay with her grand mother, Mrs. Josey of his place. Messrs. Otis Plttman, Eugene Jos? ey and Aruthur Hatfleld were in thtl i-immunity last Sunday, from Rocky Iduff., The health of this community Is somewhat improved. IIAIIi AT SVMMEUTON. (ieese and Chickens Are Killed by 'Hall Stones and Crops Are Utterly Destroyed. Summerton, May 6.?A severe wind and rain storm swept the lower sec? tion of this county yesterday after? noon. News has Just reached here that to the south of Summerton, on the Santee river swamp, the rain was accompanied hy a terrific fall of hail and the destruction of all crops and vegetation was complete. The stones were very large, strip? ping the trees of their foliage and in many Instances geese and chickens were killed. Many house roofs were hadly damaged. It has not heen pos? sible so far to determine the area damaged, but the path of the storm appears to have been from two to four miles wide. All crops in the sec? tion visited will have to be replant? ed. Some fishermen unable to reach shelter were bady bruised by the fall? ing hail. Ilallcy's Comet Seventy-Five Years Ago. Abraham Kallnski Is a resident of Paltimore, Md. His antecedents are sufficiently disclosed by the bare men? tion of his euphonious name; but he is entitled to special consideration by virtue of the fact that he is probably the oldest man living today in the United States. Recently he passd his 116th mile stone and for one of his patriarchal years he is in excellent health. When Halley's comet last visited this neck of the universe Abraham Kalinlskl was a man in the prime of life and hence the impressions which he retains of the celestial wanderer are still most vivid. The peasants of Russia, according to this revered father in Israel, were completely unnerved by the appear in* r of Halley's comet; but we will let the old man tell his own tale: "It was on a Sabbath day that the bright star was first seen," the old man began in Yiddish. "We were in the synagogue. and as I looked through the window I beheld a bright ball of lire. In a few minutes we Were on the street looking skyward with deep and benign revereiu e. Some niii> shouted that Qod was not satis lied with the OOndVOt Of the inhabi? tants of this mundane globe and would destroy all. We ran to the syn? agogue." At this juncture Mr. Kalin sk; i talking and for a longtime sat in deep thought. Mrs. Kallnski, who, by the way is only 50 years old, approached the chair and patted him OH the shoulder. "Near Roddyshnl ml, the village In which I lived, there had been slight earthquake," continu? ed Mr. Kallnski, "and It struck us that the two events were warnings from the Almighty. We returned to the synagogue and prayed that we be not destroyed. We saw the blaze of fire for sev ? imI u. . ks, and in our country the end of the world was expected mo? mentarily. There was much talk and ipprehenslon and business was on tlrely suspended." Probably there are few men alive today who retain anything like as distinct a recollection of Halley's comet as does this old Russian Jew. and what he says upon the subject poeeeeeei considerably more than passing interest. Playground stock will never pay any direct < ;isb dividends, but the In? crement of pui-lie health, public mor? als and civic development will mean more than money, Even K rmit seems to have become in Indistinguishable part of the gen? eral background effect?Washington Ibrald. Character is the result of ? system of stereotyped principles.?Heine. A Dakota man says hogs are high because they are scarce. Judging from the Increase in price during the past month, somebody must have made s big killing, New v.-rk Republicans ere but.tier for ? leader. Leaders are born n >t made. Furthermore, the d??g that bit the census enumerator was not the only creature with teeth that was tempted. ADVISES WHERE TO LOOK FOR THE COMET. A Word to Those W ho Have \ot Yet Seen the Clestlal Visitor. Editor Times?So many people wished to see Halley'i comet and did not know where to look for it, f!i it 1 have written out a few plain directions whereby they can easily lind It. For the benefit of those Florentine! who have riot yet seen our latest ce ?ottlal visitor?Halley'i comet (so cal'.od after the celebrated Dr. Hal ley, who first successfully predicted its periodic return) we will give a few directions whereby and one can easi? ly locate it. About 4 o'clock a. m. near the Eastern horizon are to be seen four stars of about the second magnitude. These stars form what is astronomically known as the Great Square of Pegasus, the Flying Horse, these stars forming a nearly perfect square. Not far from the lower right hand or Southeastern corner, may be seen a bright, very white star, and by looking steadily at it for some time, a thin, hazy, cloudlike tail of consid? erable length can be seen streaming away towards the southwest. A line drawn parellel to the tall, and con? tinued for enough East would touch the sun. Most of our star gazers have mistaken Venus the Queen of the morning, who shines now with the greatest brilliancy and is distant only about nine or ten degrees to the southeast. So much has been published in the newspapers concerning the possibili? ty of the necleus, or head of comet, striking the earth and the near prob? ability of the earth's coming in con? tact with the tail of this one, that many of our colored, (and some white) citizens, have become unduly alarmed. Should such a catastrophe occur, this beautiful earth of ours, so re? splendent with energy and life would be crushed and silent and lifeless and mankind would cease to exist and go down to the "tongueless silence of the dreamless dust." To those alarmed, we will remind them that He. who holds the waters of the mighty deep In the hollow of His hand and whose immutuble law holds the giant planets in their cease? less course around their central sun, will not forget us and we shall sleep calm as an infant slumbers, confident that all Is well.?J. K. Steele In Flor? ence Times. Speaker Cannon has been studying a set of burglar tools. If he leaver politics, of course it will be necesasry to have some other gainful occupa? tion in view.-Philadelphia Ledger. For a man who has done nothing wrong it takes Ballinger a long time to explain.?Charleston News and Courier. WILL DEMOCRATS CONTROL? ALL-ABSORBING QUESTION NOW IN NATIONAL POLITICS. House of Representatives Now Made Up of - m? Republicans ami 175 Democrats?Where the Democratic Increase Must Come From?Lend" era Already Speculating as to Places On Committees?"Down With the Tariff." Washington, May 4.?The political checker board all over the country never presented a more interesting game than at this time. From Maine to California the game is going mer? rily on, and will not^ end until the re? sult of the Congressional elections in November have been made known. The chief question being asked in connection with the playing of this great and absorbing game is: "Will the Democrats get control of the next house, and will they be able to maintain it if they get it?" Where are they to get the men necessary to ov? ercome the present Republican ma? jority of forty-two members, which now exists, and will the expected gains be made in New York, Penn? sylvania and other Eastern States or will they come from the West? As constituted at present, the Na? tional House of Representatives la made up of 391 memebrs?216 Re? publicans and 175 Democrats. Democratic leaders in the house say that while they expect the increase in members from that party in the next Congress to be elected generally from both the Eastern and Western States, they would not be surprised to see several of the Southern States, name? ly, Virginia, Tennessee, North Caro? lina and Georgia increase the number of Representatives irr the house. North Carolina, it is said, may in? crease the number of Republicans from that State from three to four; Virginia from one to two, Tennessee from two to three or four, and Geor? gia, possibly, swap a Democrat or two for a Republican, due to local condi? tions. I A close analysis of the situation as viewed by these Democratic leaders at this time is this: the present Re? publican majority is to be cut down, for the simple reason that whether or not the Aldrich-Payne tariff is re? sponsible for the present high cost of living, wage earners are inclined to place the blame of this high cost on the present administration. In other words, north of the Mason and Dixon line and east of the Rocky Moun? tains, where the people are closely allie? in various commercial interests and enterprises, a general alarm has j been sounded to ring the death knell I of any party?Democratic or Repub? lican?which is responsible for pres? ent conditions. In the States near the Canadian herder, where wage earners and workmen see the effect <>f the tariff! In such a way that food stuft may be I bought just across the Canadian line considerably cheaper than on the American side, big gains in Demo? cratic strength are to be expected. New York will, according to the min? ority leaders in Congress, show slight? ly reduced Republican majorities. Slight cuts, but enough to give a good Democratic majority are to be made In nearly all the other States, with the exception of those mentioned in the South and in Pennsylvania, in which latter State it is said that the "machine" has things so fixed that little Democratic headway is expect? ed this year. So firmly are the Democratic lead? ers assured that they will have con? trol of the legislative machinery in the next house that already there is a considerable amount of skirmishing going on inside the minority lines by members, who, by reason of seniority, would be entitled to committee chair? manships. There has also arisen the question of dividing important com? mittee places between Dmocrats from the North and those from the South. In the present congress, Southern Democrats largely predominate, and there is little possibility that they will be outnumbered in the next congress, even if there is a political upheaval in the congressional elections. Champ Clark, as speaker of the next house, will be beset by sectional demands. If he follows invariable precedents, he will recognize sectional lines in so far only as they relate to the propor? tion of Democrats from the North and South. It will be a comparatively easy matter to take care of the Southern Democratfli but In handling those from the North another and more difficult propostion will be encounter? ed. Men like Fitzgerald, of New York; Sulzer, of New York, and Rain? ey, of Illinois, all of whom are lead? ers in the minority side of the house in the present congress, cannot be ig? nored, neither can the claims of their friends, whom they are expected to bring into the next house and place on the Democratic side from their own State, be Ignored. "The effect of the prsent ariff?that is the present high cost of living? will be our target when we get into the field during the next month or SO," said a member of the Democratic campaign Congressional committee. today, "and unless all signs fail we, will entirely overcome the present ; majority of forty-two and place a I neat balance on the Democratic side of the next congressional ledger." "We employ no men with whis? kers," say the Illinois butter makers. But they must employ ladies with long hair. About all that is left of the "con? servation" policy is the Administra? tion's almost frantic zeal to conserve Ballinger's face.?Kansas City Times. DUNCAN BELLINGER DEAD. forme* Attorney General Parsed Away at Home. Columbia, May 5.?George Duncan Bellinger, former attorney general of the State, died at his home in Shan don last night at 9:15. His fatal ill? ness had been brief, although Mr. Bellinger had been in ill health for iuite a long time. His general health had appeared to be improved by a stay at Hampton Springs, Fla., and his friends were to? tally unprepared yesterday for the announcement that he was desperate? ly ill with blood poisoning. The ma? lady made rapid progress and at 9:15 last night he passed away. Mr. Bellinger has lreen a resident of Columbia ever since he entered the office of attorney general, and upon re? tiring from office he made his home here, entering into the practice of law and meeting with much success. He had many warm and lasting friendships, and his death removes one who had become a devoted and loyal citizen. Mr. Bellinger had many of the elements of a great public character, and had he been less of a man and more of a compromiser, he might have gone high as a public of? ficer, perhaps to the United State? senate. But with the fearlessness which was his greatest characteristic there was a hatred of the mean and the low, and his candor and boldness were also proverbial. He was regarded generally as a skillful advocate and a man learned In the law, but his first great hold upon the people of South Carolina was when he prosecuted the "Brox ton Bridge" case. White men of Col leton county were charged with a se? rious crime and they threatened all? sorts of retaliation if Mr. Bellinger should prosecute them. Mr. Bellin? ger, attended only by a newspaper correspondent who was a close per? sonal friend, passed gallantly through that memorable trial, and the next summer he bravely faced the same desperate men In his campaign, even though it were tempting violence at their hands for him even to appear in Colleton county. Small of stature, he was the very embodiment of gameness, and while not of a quarrel seeking nature, yet his bearing was enough to convince malefactors that he was not playing at the law. As attorner general, he handled a number of important and difficult cases, among them the charges against W. A. 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