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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. aTE\\s\ I.I n ; ? s kkom OVH SPE Q 11 (oum:sniM?i \ rs Items of Interest I'tohi 'ill Part?, of .Milliter Mild \'I joining l'<Mill>l - NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, ?lall your letters M that they will roa?h this tftlee not later than Mon stai when lidended fOf Wed rus. lay's Stper and not Inter than Thursday for Saturday'.. Isuu??. ThK of course'. Applies only to regular correspond ?00?. In case of Items of unusual sows value, send In immediately by snail, telephone or telegraph. Such ?owe stories ore acceptable up to the Hour of going to press. Wednesday's paper Is printed Tuesday afternoon aaad Saturday's paper Friday after? noon. REM BERT. Remhert. July 7.?We are still having the rains. This makes the fifth week of heavy-washing rains, which have done the farmers up, so to speak. Our rolling lands are bad? ly washed up. and the bottom lands are drowned out. The old corn crop Is past the day of grs/?e. and I don't think on an average that there will be over fifty nor cent of a corn crop made. Cotton Is very small and red, and some fields are grassy, while others are clean of grass, though small. We understand that our highly esteemed friend and neighbor. Mr. Harllee. of Remberts, has accepted a position as general manager of a large mercantile business at Carters ville. for Palmer ft Co., and will leave us today to take charge of the husiness. We trust that he may be successful and satisfied with hts new work. Children's Day at McLeod's Chapel will be observed on the fourth Sun? day of this month. The program for the same has been given out. and the pastor of the church will address the Sunday school on that day. The health of the community Is very good. The meeting of several days, which was to hare been at Swift Creek church during the third week of this month, has been postponed on account of the busy time with farm IU?L Max. July 7.?The annual reunion of the children, grandchildren and their families of the late Mr. and , Mrs. Reese Tomltnson was held at | Mr. John Tomson's In June. A book with names of those present, and a write-up of each would make interesting reading for the coming generation g| th.? family. The Fourth was enjoyed hy a party from Olanta and about here, at Hud-em p'idge, on T ynnhgl rl\er. wn.-* went with good dinner, b e I cream, lemonade. hammocks and bathing suits. The friendly shelter of an open house was occupied to 1 spread dinner. I Watermelons um sear-e. Hy strenuous efforts, farmers ke. p crops dean of gr Miss Leslie ( its) of Georgetown 1 visiting at !>r. T. H. Kelley's. Mr. Klrhy Wirdums, who has been visiting h rs about here, will tsave for hi* home In Tampa. Fla., Friday morning. Mr John Nettles and family, from Texas, are visiting his parents and ?th*r relatives. Mr John Carraway. on the Man? ning road, recehed a telegram Mon? day morning from t'olumhta, hear? ing; th?? sad news that his daughter, Mrs. M< Swain, was extremely ill. Mr. A. II. Truluek has a son \*i sick srHh fever. Rev. E. M. Micks and wife. ar:? keeping five of their gr I ml. hlhlren. ? Their nether. Mrs. J. M.-F.Ucen. of I Evergreen, has typhoid fever. fYMACKY. Wls.u ky. Ju!, 1.?Tho dally show? ers eontinm with unabated zeal, and farmer* are hlue over the condition ?f their crops, v..th no hope of mak? ing even a half (Top. Another Fourth of July has come and g 'ii' eg I Ike*! nr.- many enjoy? ing the pleasures of lifo now who will not live to see another. The day was spent MUh'tlv and ph-asantly here. Mr Myron Smith and Miss Soli MoCneekeos spent tksj Fourth with friends and fetattVOS In Summ* rt?>n. Mrs. Sallle Rowell and her little nephew. C.pHand S#-iv. <,( 1,| unit.la . are visiting n lathe* ktfe, Miss Matilda Peay, of Chester, who ha* heen sf?endlng some time with her school mate Mi*- Maude Will lams, isjft for h? r keens yesterday a< comp ml" I ?.v Miss Maude. They will spend 1 t'. w days in Columlda with friends and relatives. Miss Ckara Tsrhocoisjk, of Oolnav bU. Is \|siting at Mrs. J. Nelson Scott's. Mrs. W. II Shin r and farnlK. of Htshopvltle, wer?? in our midst this week A party was given at Mrs. M. L. Williams Thursday evening in honor of Miss Peay. It was alrgely attend od and the young folk* had a hsppy time with nie* music ami different games. Mr. Myron Smith drew the prize from one of the games. ReV. Mr. IV.isly. pastor of l.ynch burg ami ts. Lukei church, preache i an nhle sermon at tie- Ivnnhoe school house last Saturday evening to a largt control itton. SAI.I.M. Salem. July II.--Tin- -Itli waa only nboerved here by the hired col orod DOOple ThOM Of that race who had crops, used good judgment and worked on as usual, hut thos? In contra* t. in many instances, ob? miUfl the 4th and a part of the Jth, one day not being lUfllelent Later on their attention will he called to another observation with a cypher on the right. Your editorial in a recent issue of UM Item on Judge Memminger s charge to the jury as to what con? stitutes storing liquor is to the point, and makes criminals of perhaps a bigger per cent of the citizens of the "Game Cock" than you claim. The voters must feel proud of the boys whom they sent to the legislature and who received a big salary for the work they did to find that they were enacting law to make crimi? nals out of themeelves and the voter too. If this law is enforced to the letter, the candidates won't have much trouble In looking up the deur voter. All that will be necessary will be to find out where Supervisor Pitts has pitched camp, and there they will all be bunched, receiving their reward for past favors. It is not the writer's purpose to uphold liuoqr selling or drnking, but what is the use to pay men, and vote for them besides, to make such iniqui? tous laws that cannot be enforced. While a few unfortunates may be brought to the bar of justice, or in? justice, which ever it may be term? ed, there are thousands of men and women, equally as guilty as perhaps these unfortunate few, that go scoti free, while our constitution guar? antees equal rights to all. There Is kept in most every home, and among the best people in the county some whiskey, wine, or other intoxicants for medicinal use, who by this wise law are criminals, and equally as guilty of storing liquor as the party whose home is raided, and a small quantity found. This is a big problem that con? fronts our people, and places them somewhat between the devil and the deep blue sea. It seems that some? thing will have to be done, and if those who placed us in this predica? ment can't unravel this net work they have so kindly thrown over us. the next best thing to do is to tr? and get some one who can. and h t us know where we are at, and dri.t ing to. mo AH, Pisgah. July ll.?The efforts to put new life into the old corn by the uns of sods resulted In ? failure gen? erally, it was too far gone to revive Except In smal gpota the corn crop is ? dismai failure. Bomi lali COM RIM] do well. Cotton win come out soms it the seasons are all right, but the crops as a whole are not good, and we had Just as well come to the conclusion that so far as thU section of the State is com . rned. it will be no trouble to gather what li made. Largely sowing of oat* next fail will be the beat for the farmers. There is no crop more sure or more profitable than a good oat crop, Bev 1 ral made line crops this year and Nront feel tin- shortest go much in the corn c rop. Mrs. Alice Ent/.minger ami child? ren, of Columbia, arc hen visiting relatives and frlenda Master Cooley Qlllii returned from Darlington Saturday, aitcr a week's Unit to his grand father. Capt. J. J. Cooley, lb reports S tine time, Mr. lohn M. Hawkins, who has been quite sick, is bettor. Messrs W T. Hawkins ami J. T. Watson went to Bumter Saturday. A few years ft go Camden got the trade of this section. Now Sumter gets the lion s Shan of it. Cause bet? ter bargain* Butt meat sold in Cam den at 12 1-4. and in Sumter tue I same time at 11 .5-1. That tells the story. The dog titfht at Ueno seems to 1* a sweet morsel in the mouths -.1 many people, to their shame. it is commendable, thai the au? thorities in many places will prohil.it the showing of the pictures of that diagram eful affair. The '.vric. in Bumter, is both In? structive and amusing, and is con? ducted on a high plane, so far as the writer has ever seen. To ex? hibit pictures of that disgraceful af? fair at Reno would be demoralising to my the least. Sumter city has done inanv things for which she should be justly proud, but there are two things that stand prominently in the front, viz: the building ami malntalnance of her tine schools, ami the recent rnmpaign f'? ore. f a Toung Men's Christian I 04 tatlori ball All hon,,,- to all Concor and In thai fine enterprise, it will he like a marble monument to their memory that will last through? out the ages. COTTON CHOP liOKQITiQN DISTINCT SET-RACK EXCEPT f N TEXAS AM) OKL VHOMA. Sen Orleniim Paper Says Cain Mas Proved Vory to Farmers. ? New Orleans. July in.?The Times Democrat win tomorrow publish the following summary based on reports of its special *? rrespondenta concevn Ing the cotton crop of 1910. "Tin' reports Indicate favorable progress in the Btates of Oklahoma and Texas and distinct deterioration throughout the remainder of the belt. "In the West the fields as a rule are clean and well worked. A gen? eral rain would prove beneficial. "East of the Mississippi river and in the States of Louisiana and Ark? ansas continued and excessive rain? fall has multiplated the farmers' dif? ficulties, resulting in deterioration ov? er large areas ,and greatly increasing the importance of seasonable weath? er henceforth and of a late frost. "There has been some abandon? ment of cotton acreage, but insect activity appears to have been largely confined to previously infested dis? tricts. Our Summertou Letter. Summerton. July 11.?In noting the fact that more favorable weather conditions for the past few days have enabled the farmers of this section to make some headway iu working their cotton, one is apt to make use of the old proverb, that they "are makig hay while the sun shines"; out lest the wrong interpre? tation be put on this, perhaps we had better merely state that they are putting forth efforts to rid their cotton of some grass, which the con? tinued rains have kept growing. Let the cotton crop prospect be what it may, it must be admitted that splendid corn can be seen on a great many farms, and we doubt not but that the prize winner of the one acre yield will be found residing in this locality again. To the farmer who is a typical farmer, his cotton crop is not his all. and when he rills his barns with corn sufficient to sup? ply his animals and then has 500 bushels to sell, with an equal propor? tion of hay and other farm products to dispose of. He will still be far from the poor house when he turns In his 7 5 per cent of a cotton crop. With labor in such demand upon the farms, the work being accom? plished on the streets within the town limits might have been an im? possibility had it not been for the successful co-operation of the Coun? ty Commissioners with our Town Council, The chalngang has about completed some excellent Work up? on the eaatern portion of Main street, which now affords good sn trances from ever) side into Sum merton. The work put through by the present administration on tic streets Ol the town is one of the man) things that Bummertonlana must Congratulate themselves upon. The Bummerton Telephone Com? pany) recently organized, has had ft r several days a corpse of work? men placing posts, and installing a new switch-board. This is a busi? ness conveniencs long hoped for, the present system being merely a make-shift. The central office will i e l.-rated in the upper story of the brick building owned by the Bum? merton Hardware Company, where much more commodious quarters can be had. Mr. A. i>. Cannon, highly respect? ed citizen of this place, died at his home last night at 9 o'clock, after an Illness of about two weeks Mr. Cannon was employed as manager of the saw mill operated by Messrs. J. A. and W. A. Richbourg He is sur? vived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. Misses Meli," Plowden and Aileen Howie, of Manning, are the guests of Dr, and Mrs. L. K. Howie. Miss Bmma Mood, of Sumter. Is spending a few days at the home of her brother, Dr. W, R. Mood. Mr. and Mrs. H. IV Troy leave today tor a trip to the mountains of North Carolina. LOST Mis HOME. R?*sldeiK?e of l>r. James M< l . Dick Struck hy Lightning. i mi Hi.- night of 4th of July, dur ? ing a severe thunder storm, tin- beau? tiful home of Mr. James McFaddin I d. U. of Salisbury, Maryland, was struck by lightning and burned t i tin ground. He was in Delaware ?t th?- time with an ill patient, and did not Know of his (>r the danger of those dearest to him, until he re? turn.d home to bud it in ushes. Hin wife and children were unhurt, and sin- took . barge <?i everything, They did md even know that tin- home had been stt'in k until some tun 'phoned to her. As the fire ran all over the house, between the floors And ceiling, it is supposed the elec trlc wires must have been struck and set Uro to the whole building. Cxeessive Damaging CnLK S <>5 HORSES \M> MUM2S Clcmsoii Extension Work?ArtlHc XIV. (inc of the most common aivl alarming diseased conditio ns oc? curring in horses and mulea la that of colic. The term is a very loose one, being generaly used to denote i any abdominal pain, whatever, and ' it may readily be inferred that ti therefore occurs In a great variety of diaeaai a. it is, however, only nec? essary here to consider it under two heads, vis; spasmodic colic, and colic due to Impaction or obstruction of the bowels. Spasmodic colic is probably of the most frequent occurance and con? sists of a violent contraction of the mucles of the intestines causing in? tense pain. It is usually brought on by giving large amounts of cold wa? ter to a horse over-heated; by expos? ing such a horse to chilling pains af? ter a hard drive; sometimes by giv? ing a heavy feed of green succulent feed; and in horses that are predis? posed to it, a sudden change of diet may be all that is necessary to bring on an attack. The condition is recognized by the horse suddenly showing symptoms of intense pain following some of the causes above mentioned: stamping violently with one hind foot; looking around at the flanks with an anxious expression; sweating; lying down suddenly and rolling in agony, and with occasional periods of freedom from pain follo'wed by similiar at? tacks. Colic from impaction, as the name indicates, is a condition in which there is a partial or complete stop? page of the bowels, and may be brought on by overloading the stomach when in a tired out con? dition and particularly with dry, in nutritious feed. A faulty condition of the teeth may also be a predispos? ing feature on account of imperfect mastication of the food. This condi? tion is accompanied by constipation and the animal shows evidence of a continuous dull pain as compared with that of spasmodic colic, moving stiffly, lying down occasionally apd groaning due to absence of violent movements. It also runs a longer course usually than spasmodic co? lic. While it is always advisable to con? sult a qualified veterinarian when possible, this is frequently impractic? able on account of small number of veterinarians in this State, and every horse owner ought to have some in? telligent idea as to how to recog? nize and treat the condition, j In spasmodic colic it is evident that a sedative or narcotic treatment should be resorted to in order to overcome the violent contraction and relieve the pain. One of the best remedies is fluid extract of Cannabis Indien, or Indian hemp given in doses of six drams by the mouth. This brings on drowsiness and as a rule by the time the drowsiness has worn off the colic has disappeared. Another good remedy is chloral hyd? rate given in doses of one oun<e dis? solved in a pint of water; or if a hypodermic syringe be available, two grains of sulphate of morphine may be dissolved in a little water that has been boiled and allowed to cool and injected under the skin. With impaction colic, entirely dif? ferent remedies are needed, the ob? ject being to unload the intestines of the offending material. For this pur? pose live drams of aloes dissolved in a quart of h< t water and conjoined with one ounce of oil of turpentine and one dram of fluid extract of nux vomica may lie given or if this is not conveniently at hand, one and a half pints of linseed oil may be giv? en, and if there is evidence of much pain three drams of Cannabis indica may also be given. Copious rectal injections of soap suds are beneficial also. These remedies will usually suffice, hut if more drastic treatment is necessary it should be entrusted to a veterinarian. Much can be done in the way of prevention and by referring to the causes mentioned the methods of prevention will suggest themselves. DR. E. BARNETT, S. <'. Exper. Station Veterinarian. Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers of real es? tate have been made recently: Mrs. M. c. Stubbs to T. E. Turner, lot in Sumter county for $?>.".. Mary A. Cuttlno to Harry \v. Cut tino, 150 acres in Sumter county, for 11,500 Shlloh Baptist church to H. D.and .1. K. Crosswell, lot in city ot" Sumter, for $??,70r>. R. C. McFadden to Trustees of Shlloh Baptist church, lot in city of Sumte!-, for $1. II. Von Oshen to w. J. Btoudemlre, on.- half Interest in l acre in city of Sumter, for f7?;o. Caroline I >. Brohun to T. i>. Bro hun, hu in town of Wedgefleld, for $6. M Von Oshen and .1. 1). Shlrcr to H H, Hugglns, lot In city of Sumter, for fc?60. A High Honor. An English lord was s guest In a > ertain home, and his hosts were very anxious t< show the highest respect to their distinguished visitor, says ? vvrit< r in Mack's National Monthly. The best food in th" market was serv? ed at the meals, and the conversation was plentifully Interspersed with "My Lord" this* and "My Lord" ih.it., In obsequious tones. in the morning the hostess, wish? ing to sond some warm water to his lordship by her 10-yes.r-old son, in? structed him thus: "Now, Charles, kno-k at the door of his room, and if h? asks 'who is there?' you must answer, 'It is the hoy, my lord' ". Charles proceeded up stairs and knocked at the guest room door, and the visitor asked from within, "Who is there?" But the child, overwhelmed by the responsibility of his errand, became confused and replied, "It is the lord, my boy!" WILL RETURN FROM BOSTON. Miss Rudd to Issue Bulletin on School Work. Columbia, July 10.?After a stay of one week in Boston in attendance up? on the National Education Associa? tion convention, Miss Elise C. Rudd, the held agent of the School Improve? ment Association, will return to the State during the present week. She will attend several of the coun? ty summer schools during the sum? mer. She will shortly issue a bulle? tin, giving an account of the work that she has accomplished since tak? ing the position of field agent. CORONER'S VERDICT DROWNING Men Charged With Killing of Cleo S tarn es Released. Columbia, July 10.?The inquest over the remains of Cleo Starnes was held today and the two men held #or her drowning wTere released. The tes? timony showed that the woman was drowned and not killed, as was at first supposed. The two men held were Louis Nea ly and Bookter Martin, Bookter Mar? tin was married to the drowned wo? man. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that the w oman came to her death by drowning. OLD CONFEDERATE DESTITUTE. ? Petition for Old Soldier's Readmit - tance to "Home." _______? Columbia, July 10.?A petition signed by sevral Charleston citizens, asking that F. Douglas Walker, a Confederate Veteran dismissed from l ' the South Carolina Confederate ln j lirmary, be readmitted, will be pre? sented to the board of commissioners of the infirmary. Mr. Walker is in destitute circum? stances and wants to avoid the alms house, which will lie his only alterna? tive if his petition is refused. PLAY AT D ALZ ELL. ateurs of the neighborhood, assisted and Amusing Drama. There will be a play at Dalzell Friday night, 15th Instant, by ama tuers of the neighborhood, assisted by friei.ds from other places. Th? proceeds of the entertainment will go for the benefit of the Dalzell Methodist church. The pubile is cordially invited to attend the en? tertainment. POST OFFICE BUSINESS LAST YEAR. Splendid Increase Over All Proceed? ing Years. The postOffice business for the year ending June 30, shows a very gratifying increase over the business done last year, and shows further i i that Bumter's beautiful new post I office, which is nearing completion, is urgently needed and is being built none too soon. The figures below speak for them themselves: Business tor year ending June 30, 1910, $27,556. r.usiness for year ending June 30 1909, $25,14:?. (Jain. 1? 1-2 per cent. r.usiness flve years ago, $10,207. Business ten years ago. $8,779. There has been a gain of more than 200 per cent in ten years. If the Democracy had any affirma? tive program or any coherence of purpose, something could be said in behalf of a change, but in its present condition ascendency would mean ill-defined ami more or b-ss irrespon slble obstruction. The country has no time to waste on that. ? Boston Transcript. REARDON GOES TO CHARLESTON Secretary Heard on left for Char; Ustoll Mond;;;, to attend the GooJ Road-- Rally in that city tomorrow Before leaving he stated that th( wl 1 I c an important meeting of tht Exei utive com mitte and the Smokei committee at the ofib e of President Jennings next Thursday evening a| (..:50 o'f'lock to make arrangement for the quarterly smoker of th? Chamber of Commerc e next week. The meml>ers of the Executive committee are as follows: R. I. Man* j ning, Chairman; E. I. Reardon, D. R McCallum, Jr.. C. G. Rowland, Dr. J. A. Mood, S. H. Edmunds, Nelt I O Donnell. J. W. MceKiver, H. J. \ McLaurin, Jr., H. Lee Scarborough; Ex-offieia President Jennings. Smoker Committee: W. W. McKa gen, Chairman; L. I. Parrott, J. H. Levy, L. E. White, H. G. McKagen. ? The secretary states that the chamber of commerce is in a healthy condition and that some new mem? bers are coming in, and that he has succeeded in rounding up a number of delinquents on the annual dues list. He has promises of a number of new members and intends during the next few weeks to devote all of his time toward increasing the mem? bership and putting new life into the organization. The financial condi? tion of the organization is very good as nearly every member has paid up his dues and those who have not have promised to "come across" soon. The recent whirlwind campaign for the Young Men's Christian Asso? ciation appears to have put some ginger into Chamber of Commerce circles, also and stirred up the "Sumter Spirit" generally. The un? excelled success attending the Y. M. C. A. effort has demonstrated that there is nothing impossible in Sum? ter if we only make up our minds to "get together" and stay together for the good of Sumter. A COMMON-SENSE COURT. Decided That Type Error Did Not Af? fect Law's Intent. r a 3 (From the Kansas City Star) A Kansas statute defining embes zlement was printed with the word "estate" for "state." It provided pun? ishment for an "estate, county or city" officer who should misappro? priate the money intrusted to his care. A lower court held that as the* word "state" was not in the Statute? it was not a crime in Kansas for State officer to embezzle funds. But the Supreme Court of the State verses that ruling. It holds that the>* clear intent was to prohibit and pen? alize dishonesty by State, county and city officers and that the printing of the letter "e" before the word state was simply an inconsequential error of the printer. "All hail the Supreme Court of Kansas. This court does not believe that the illiteracy of a typesetter or clerk should prevail over the mani? fest morality and common sense of a great people. This court actually does not offer a premium to the igno ! ranee or dishonesty of a print shop I or a prosecuting attorney's office. In ! some sister States all an attorney for a defendant has to do is to get some stenographer or copyist to leave out of a statute or an indictment such a word as "the" and the highest courts in those Commonwealths wTill hold that the trial has been fatally defec? tive. Not so with the court at Tope ka. BUYING MOUNTAIN CATTLE. Rook Hill Men Will Fatten Twelve Car I-oads for Market. Special to The Daily Item. Columbia, July 11.?Alex Fewell, Rock Hill, has bought twelve ca-H loads of cattle?315 head?in the mountain coves of the section border- * ing on North Carolina, Virginia arid'~ Tennessee, and will have them ship? ped October 10 to Rock H1H to be fattened and marketed. , In this deal Mr. Fewell represented a syndicate composed of Messrs. T. L. Johnson. J. F. Reid. J. T. Roddy*^ J. G. Anderson, W. W. Miller and himself. ELECTION FOR LIEUT. COI*ONEL. Two Aspirants for Position Vacated By OoL Llpeeoeah. Columbia. July 10?An election has. been ordered, to be held Thursday for lieutenant colonel of the 2nd regi ment, to succeed Col. Charles T. Llp scomb, who has recently been elected colonel. There are two candidates in the field so far, Major Ca 1 der B. Yeadon, id the 2nd infantry, from Sumter, and Major Patrick Drew, of Gen. Jones* stafT Insurgents are almost inconsolable because Mr. President and Theodore didn't come to blows. I>ast winter's bluffs are withering under this sum? mer's events.? Ptttfthurg Gazette Tlmee.