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m WIDER HNS. i ki im \PPIv\RS CONFIDENT OF SARATOGA VICTORY. AmunuMW of Supporters Prompt* Statement That Majority Over sin rtnati ut Republican Convention Will be One Hundred?Long Con? ference) at Sagamore Hill?Expects EmlorMroent of Taft Administra? tion?Posalbt* State Candidates. ?yster Bay. N. Y.. Sept. 22.?The otter rout of the 'old guard." by Theodore Roosevelt at the Republl raa 8tate Convention, in Saratoga was predicted today, by Col. Rooee v?R himself. At the conclusion of a lone; conference it Sagamore Hill to? day, w'th half a dosen of his lieu? tenants. Col. Roosevelt said: "I think I may be reasonably safe tn saying that we shall have 100 ma? jority." Reports from all parts of the State ware received at Sagamore Hill to? day. Otto T. Bannard, of New York; IJoyd C. Orlscom, president of the New York County Republican com? mittee; J. F. Cracke, of Brooklyn, naval officer of the port: Wm. F. <'alder, of Brooklyn; Controller Wm. A. Prendergast, of New York city, and Herbert Parsons, Mr. Orlscom's i rede mW?tft nnnlfnl down from New York late In the afternoon, for a He il survey of the field of battle. All through the fight, which begnn with the Sherman Incident ,the Col? onel has refused to express an opin? ion as to the outcome and none was expected from him today, hut the representatives convinced him that it was all over, but the shouting. Un? less some unexpected reversals do come, he was positive the Republican organisation would be forced to gree ground before the "progres? sive/' when the test came at Sarato? ga next week. Hla estimate of 100 majority was concurred in by the others who attended the conference. The attitude of {fie Roosevelt forc? es towards the Taft administration was outlined by Mr. Bannard. Attltode Towards Admliiistratlon. "In my opinion,' 'said he, "the Sar? atoga convention will adopt a resolu tlea strongly endorsing the adminis? tration of President Taft. In accord aaee with the President's expressed wish, the mention will be made of an endorsement of the Administration wtll ome from delegates friendly to Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Orlscom. Mr. Bannard's statement, coming directly after the conference, was taken aa a plain Indication that Mr. Roosevelt had agreed ?wlth the others on this programme. Mr. Orlscom said that he had VSrnorM mod n*w? *<* QTlinora Tf'll ?*! reported to Mr. Roosevelt." he w?4. ' th^? trii r" hnd been several accessions to our ranks, among them delegate* from Dntehnea c. 1 Mont? gomery count lef. There may be more. "Mr. Roosevelt will be temporary ehalrman. There Is no question about that. We shall have a majority of more than 100 delegates." Col. Roosevelt said that the names of several candidates were gone over once more, but that no agreement on them had been reached. The plat? form also had been discussed, but It had n<>t even been tentatively out? lined, aside from the understanding that It would be "progressive." No Slate Arranged. m understands that hi* forces plan to go to Saratoga without a ?late, to And at t there what a ma? jority <-f ?hc delegates want and to settle upon candidates and a plat? form in accordance with these wishes. i .! Roosevelt said from the bo etanlng he had asserted he was trv ing to find out what the people of New York State wanted. He dls clalmc l our Idea of attempting to force his own Ideas on the Con? vention In his speech at Syracuse last week .he pointed out, he had outlined In a general way his own liens a? to the programme. What would be the nature of the plank - direct nominations, he had no |do i but he felt that such a plank wnubt ? plaoed In the platform. What form It would take wool ' depend upon the desires of the dclr* \\*-n Mr Parsons mild that an effort would he mad I t . force a roll call of ex-r- ieiefjnta to the Convention In the refg for t?>mpornry ? h ilrman. He explained that it we pfwpont4 to put everv man on record "for all time." . ?ther for or ngalnst Col. Koos? ? -dt Itv rb, no thod ?,. lleved. Roosevelt's majority would gain from the rank-? of th<? trlmnwn Don't Hrrnk TWmii. ?Severe Meatns on the vital or? gans, like strains on genrhlnery, ennes break-downs. You ?*?n't nwr-f c( stomni h liver, kldnev* bowel? or nerve?? without gerinnt dnntref ?? voiiM? If. If von are we?k or run down, or under strnln of nnv kind take Kle? trie Bitters the matchless tonic m <dh Inc. Mr? .T V. V;?n de Sand?-. ..f Klrkland !!l WTHen. "That I did lot ^re.ik down, while end urine a m????t sever strain, for three months, I? dw wholly ro Mteetrle Hitters" c??e tb'm nn-i enter henftli and stren"'^ Hntl ' ? II -n paoftteety psanrnnteed, 6'?e ?r Mbort'i Drug Store. New Agricultural Campaign. Into the old fatalistic idea of farm- j ing come the experimenting optim? ists of the United States Department of Agriculture with the idea that sea? sons are relatively unimportant. Na? ture is bountiful, but the age when she acts as a fairy godmother to in? fant humanity disar reared with the test tube and the experiment field. It is not enought to plaw and plant. There are ways of plowing and ways of planting and the good returns fol? low the best methods. Purauing this idea, the Investiga? tors have discovered a few of the simple and practical methods and have demonstrated that a corn field which produces, twenty bushels to the acre under ordinary methods will produce twenty-five bushels with careful selection of seed. By improv? ed methods of preparing the soil the yield can be increased to thirty bush? els. The correct use of fertilizer or a good crop rotation system will add another five bushels to the yield und | a scientific method of cultivation will bring the product up to forty bush? els, thereby accomplishing th<? im? portant economic feat or placing two corn pones In the oven where only , one baked before. They have made farming a busi? ness, in which the profits can be forcast with as much accuracy as In ; any other business. It is their belief , that the season is an unavoidable factor to farming is a myth, Just like the aged idea for potatoes, having eyes, should be planted in the dark of the moon so that no light would lure them above the ground tu Waats their strength on a luxuriant grewth of valueless vines. They have proven that the inherited depravity of seed and soil and season can be overcome i and the bad season Is a condition of farming Just as much as it Is a con? dition of the weather. For years the Department of Agri? culture has aided In the maintenance of experiment stations in every state j but the new missionary campaign ' carries the inatuctlon into the homes of the farmers themselves. The tests and demonstrations are carried on not on government land, but on the land of the farmer, and the woric Is done by him under direction of the government agent. The missionary campaign centers In the south central states ,wher.? I? i Is most needed, and In a hundred j communities a miracle of transfor? mation has been worked, not only in production of better crops, but In the optimism that follows. The move? ment In each community usually starts with a school house meeting championed by the commercial club or the progressive business men from the covuty seat Tb. Importance of' i bette* framing methods is discussed j tnd the plan foi tin eats dlshment lot experiment tre< i to be cultivated, ? vernmeat l \p? rts Is told of. The farmers are! urged to devote from one to .five , acres for this purpose. They are ask- j ed to take nothing for granted, to betters nothing that they do not s<>e I and to follow only the methods which : through their own work on the ex? perimental tract prove successful. Throughout the season the experiment department agent who gives expert ' instruction as to the cultivation of the crop*. Sometimes the farmers of a com? munity meet him at one of the dem? onstration farms or at a general meeting held at the school house. Hero the farm missionaries borrow i an idea from the revival meetings of the country districts and the ex? horting talk of the lecturer Is follow? ed by an experience meeting. in which those who have been convex- j ed from the dark belief of haphazard ; I farming to the true light of sclent!- j fie agriculture tell of their change of j faith and the attendant result. At a recent meeting of this kind In Alabama a lanky cotton planter aros?- | to say: "I was born in a cotton field ? and bis?- worked eottOfl on my farm! for more than forty years. I thought no ens could tell me anything about; raising COtton. I bad usually raised j one-hall ? bale on my thin soil and I thought that was all the cotton there Wai In it in one season. The demonstration agent < aim along and wanted me to try his plan en two acres. Not to be contrary I agreed, but I did not believe what he told me. However, I tried my beet le de as he said, and at the and of the year I had a bah- and ? half t ? the acre on the two acres i bad worked hla way and a little over a third of a bale on the land i had worked my way. You could have knocked me down with a feather, This year I h ive a bale and a half to the aere on my whole farm. As a cotton planier I am just (.lie year old." Last year Dan H? Roea* of Carth? ago, Texas, one of the reform farm* era, mad* |]| bushelfl of corn on nf leen icr , of land and seventeen oalea of ? niton on I he mme area* 'tla years wort giving him a profit of $l.n?.n. y. t he did not have any rain from Ma] I:'. to August 15?a drought period aupp ? i t . make a ?ucceesful crop Imnoi Ith!? itis neighbors' crops were po pvnnll Mi it on.- hun? dred of tb. m had to .. ure their med from him.- Prom "Reforming the the Bad Seasons," by Carl Crow In Technical World Magazine for October. The Com mission Plan. The Charlotte Chronicle has taken up the fight for a commission form of government for that city. It has never been agitated, but Tho Chronicle has been taking an inven? tory and has finally come out for It good and strong. The Chronicle sums up. results in five cities that have tried it and prints them, namely, Qalveston. Houston, Leavenworth, Kansas, Des Moines, Iowa and Cedar Rapids, of the same State. Cedar Rapids had a population of 28,000 when its last census was tak? en. We quote results in that place as summarized by The Chronicle: Bonds were retired and Interest paid thereon amounting to a total of $61,980. A new fire station was erected; all city buildings were put In good re? pair. Public work of all kinds was done on a large scale and well done. The receipts from the police court increased from $75 to about $700 per month without an increase of arrests. J License tax was impartially col? lected. Milk and meat inspection laws were enforced. I Five patrolmen were added to the city police force. Gamblers were driven from the city. The social evil was segregated and put uner severe restrictions. Defective paving was rejected; contracts were held to the specifica? tions. Cash discounts were taken on all city bills. Interest was collected on city bal? ances In banks. The city's credit was established at the highest standard, i Compliments from citizens were given immediate attention. Civic pride was awakened. Business methods were Introduced in all departments of tho city govern? ment. The growth of the city was largely accelerated. In Des Moines. a city of 75,000 the advantages were greater. We quote: The city's net loss in the last year of the old government was $134,610. 62, the net gain in the last year un? der the new charter was $48,439,10. a total saving of $182,949.65. The tax levy for city purposes in the last year of tho old charter was 38.7 mills (on 25 per cent valuation established by law); the first year under the new charter it was 36.4 mills. Public Improvement to the value of $357,755.50 were made during the first year under the new system. Municipal expenditures were held strictly within the city revenues, end? ing the practice of piling up yearly deficits, to which almost the entire city bounded debt was due. Street lights, formerly costing $75 to $95, were reduced to a uniform rate of $65 per arc per year, and the moonlight schedule was abolished, insuring better service. The streets weer kept noticeably cleaner; the alleys in business sec? tions, never before cleaned at all, were now thoroughly cleaned. The wages of men with teams were increased from $3.50 to $4.50; those of day laborers from $2 to $2.25; much better service was requir? ed. Work done by contract was I to the lowest bidder, without mam pulatlon. Friendly, but mutually self-respect? ing relations between the city gov? ernment and public service corpora? tions were established. City politics were entirely divorced from state and national politlca. Private enterprise and public spirit were remarkably stimulated; over $400,000 was raised for public pur? poses by citizens in two years. A great Coliseum, new Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. buildings were provided, etc. The city formerly notorious for "divisive strife," became notably har? monious. ???Can be depended upon" is an ex? pression we all like to hear, and when it is used in connection with Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy i* means that it never fails to cure dirrboea, dysen? tery or bowel complalnta. it is pleas? ant to take and equally valuable for children and adults. Sold by w. W. Blbert, Cblpraunka are growing longer fur in anticipation of a very cold winter, '?tit .Joe Cannon's bunch of spina< b stands pat.?-Pittsburg Sun. \ Reliable Medicine?Not a Narcotic. ?Mrs. F. Marti, st Joe, Mich., aaya Foley'a Honey and Tar saved her lit? tle boy'l life. She writes1 "Our lit? tle boy contracted a severe bronlchal trouble and as the doctor's medicine did not cure him, T pave him Foley'a Honey and Tar In which I have great f?iith. it cured the cough as well as the choking and gagging spells, .and he rot well in n short time. Foley'a Honey and Tar bus many tlmea anv ed ua much trouble and we fire never without It In the house." Bold my Hlhert'a Drug Store. FIRE DESTROYS n .-f ANT HOUSE. Negro Horn irick Yard is Burn ! Ground. One of tl" ? lar.t houses at the brick y ve property of Mr. Irving ?, was totally destroyed b lursday after? noon. There wei :he inmates at home when curred, and it is not know wh r It was struck by lightning or whe.her it was set on fire in some other manner. As soon as they saw that the house was on Are a nunber of the laborers at the brick yard ran to the scene and attempted to save some? thing from the house; but the fire had by this time gained too much head? way, and the house was totally de? stroyed. OFFERS BET AGAINST CENSUS. Savannah Man's Letter Says Figures are Incorrect. From the Washington Herald. Th^re Is a man In Savannah, Ga., who is eager to wager $15,000 to $5, 000 that Atlanta has not 154,000 pop? ulation, as recorded by the 1910 cen? sus report. Director Durand received the letter yesterday from the Georgian, whose name he conceals, but if any cltisen of Atlanta wants to take up the bet as a matter of city pride, the name will be revealed. The letter reads as follows: Mr. Durand, Census Bureau, Wash? ington, D. C.?Dear sir: Referring to figures given out by your bureau as to the population of Atlanta, Ga., I stand ready to wager $15,000 to $5, 000 that the abofe city has not 164, 000 population, and furthermore will wager $5,000 even more that she has not 125,000, and if I am offered 2 to 1, I will bet she hasn't 110,000. I have lived in the place, I am sorry to say, and up to the present time, I never heard of a booster of the place who wasn't a liar?even census tak? ers do not state facts about the place. The surpris'r.?: feature of their fig? ures is that they didn't put their fig? ures at a mlllion---and I am a Geor? gian by birth at that. If I owned the State, I'd make some other State a present of Atlanta, so as to rid the rest of the State of the biggest lot of liars on earth. Yours truly, Irrigation Project Surpass*** AH Pre cedent. The ten-million dollar government irrigation project in New Mexico, which will store 650,000,000 gallons of water, und inundate 180 square miles of territory, is described by Ii. W. Thavis, in the October number of Popular Mechanics. H,e says: "Having just completed the Roose? velt dam of the Salt River irrigation project In Arizona, the greatest en? gineering feat of the age, at a cost of nearly $9,000,000. Uncle Sam will now turn his attention toward the con? struction of a great resorvoir at En gle, connecting two diversion dams, one located at Leasburg, the other 120 miles north of El Paso, Tex. "The Engle reservoir and its di? version dams are intended to har? ness the waters of the Rio Grande River and be of far greater magni? tude than the Assuan dam of the Nile River, Egypt, now reputed the greatest irrigation project in the world. The Engle reservoir alone will hold twice as much water as the Nile River project, will be 48 miles In length, and reach an average width of nearly four miles, varying from three to six miles. In it will be stored approximately ; 650,000,000 gall >n8 or 2.000,000 acre-feet of wa? ter. The entire flow of the Rio Grande for three years will be rqulr ed to fill the reservlor. The cost of the Engle dam will reach far more than $10,000,000 when completed." The Gratitude of Elderly People. ?Goes out to whatever helps give them ease, comfort and strength. Foley Kidney Pills cure kidney and bladder diseases promptly, and give comfort and relief to elderly people. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store. It Is not Insurrection of ignorance that are dangerous, but the revolts of intelligence.?Lowell. j *Mrs. Jacob Wilmort. Lincoln. 111., found her way back to perfect health. I She writes: "I suffered with kidney trouble and backache and my appe? tite was very poor ax times. A few weeks ago I got Foley Kidney Pill?? and gave them a fair trial. They gave me great relief, so continued till now I am again in perfect health." Sold by Blbcrt'a Drug Store. j Well, It Is true, as near Boologlsts assert that the horse has less gumption than any other domestic i anlm.ii. horse aense becomes a nature fake.?Indianapolis star. When Merit Wins. When the medicine you take cures your disease, tones up your system :i n-I makes you feel better, stronger and more vigorous than before. That Ih what Foley Kidney Pills do for you, in all cases of backache, head? ache, nervousness, loss of appetite, sleeplessness and general weakness th it is caused by any disorder of the kidneys or bladder. Bold by filbert's Drug Store . mwmmmpe9 BIG HAUL OF BOOZE. Six Gallons Seized by Deputy Sheriff Sykes Thursday Afternoon at Cane Savannah. One of the biggest hauls of booze made in some time by any of the offi? cers was nw.de Thursday afternoon at Cane Samnnah by Deputy Sheriff Sykes, about six gallons being seized by that wide-awake official. The deputy had been to Columbia Thursday on business, and when re? turning on the Coast Line train, which reaches this city about 6 o'clock, he noticed a negro, Edward Keith, had with him two conspicuous crocus sacks, fixed up as if they con? tained Ice. The officer expected, however, that they rather contained something which could be used very satisfac? torily with ice, and so when Keith attempted to leave the train at Cane Savannah with his two sacks, he was nabbed by Mr. Sykes. The sacks proved to contain six gallons, one quart, one pint and four half pints of booze. Mr. Sykes brought Keith and the liquor on to this city, and he is now jail to await trial. COPY SUMMONS FOR RELIEF (Complaint Served.) The State of South Carolina, County of Sumter?Court of Common Pleas. H. D. Croswell and J. K. CrosM'ell, Plaintiffs, against R. M. Ives, Eliza? beth E. McLeod, Adelle McLeod, C. H. Ives. Maria J. Langly, Martha A. Smith, E. J. Kelly, A. P. Moses, Re? becca D. Jennings and W. M. Ives, Defendants. To the defendants above named: You are hereby summoned and re? quired to answer the complaint in this action of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office In the City of Sumter, S. C, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclu? sive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plain? tiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated July 30th, 1910. To the Defendant, C. H. Ives: Take notice, that the Summons and Complaint In this action, were filed In the office, of the Clerk of said Court on the 20th day of Sep? tember 1910. L. D. JENNINGS, Plaintiff's Attorney. 9-20-ltaw-6 wks. ?Your complexion as well as your tamper Is rendered miserable by a disordered liver. By taking Cham? berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets von can improve both. Sold by W. W Sibort._ ONLY ONE. Tho Record in Sumter Is a Unique One. If the reader has a "bad back" or any kidney ill and Is looking for re? lief and cure, better depend on the only remedy endorsed by people you know. Doan's Kidney Pills relieve quickly?cure permanently. Sumter citizens testify to this. Here is a case of it: P. R. May. 115 E. Liberty St., Sumter, S. C, says: "Two years ago I was injured and as the result my kidneys became disordered. My back ached severely and I had such acute pains through my loins that I could hardly move. I tried liniments and several remedies but did not re? ceive relief. My kidneys were also I w-ak and the secretions from these I organs contained sediment and were irregular in passage. Since using Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at China's Drug Store, the backache and lameness has all disappeared and my kidneys are more normal. I feel fifty per cent better and it therefore gives me pleasure to recommend Doan's Kidney Pills." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 I cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, j Vow York, sole agents for the United , States. Remember the name?Doan's and take no other. No. 25. SO That every buj er can make a good selection we have arranged our ? FURNITURE DISPI \Y i So that tli style wanted the de? sign, etc. can I) ? compared with I others -each group enables you j to buy right ensuring satisfaction with the purch ise also to c< in ? pare prices w it Ii tlu* si \ les. Kine furniture it. i l Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co. Negro Farmer and Has Mi: i< tiled by Lightning Thursday AI ooeov While driving a hay raV field, on the Manning road, afternoon, Jack Pearson., a ble negro farmer, and t which he was driving, w struck and instantly killed nlng. Pearson's farm is Just o Northwestern railroad, wh *>.e railroad is crossed by the < of Manning avenue. When tLw u^<m* came up in the afternoon he was in bis field attempting to get all of his Lay in before it could be rained by the rain. He and his mule were struck by the sharp flash wblch came Just after the storm began, and both were instantly killed. ? There were no marks left on Pear? son's body excepting a cut on bis head. It Is thought, however, that this was caused by his falling from the seat on the rake. Pearson, was well thought of ly white and colored, and many expres? sions of regret have been heard at his death. ?Chamberlani's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is today the beet known medicine in use for the re? lief and cure of bowel complaints. It cures griping, diarrhoea, dysentery, and should be taken at the first un? natural looseness ef the bowels. II is equally valuable for children and adults. It always cures. Sold by W.\W. Slbert. Politics is the science of exigencies. ?Thoedore Parker. It Saved His Leg. ?"All thought I'd lose my leg." writes J. A. Swensen, of Watertowa, Wis. "Ten years of eczema, that 16 doctors could not cure, had at last laid me up. Then Buckien's Arntea Salve cured it, sound and well.** In? fallible for Skin Eruptions, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Bolls, Fever Sores, Burns, Scalds, Cuts and Piles, tie at Sibert's Drug Store. Are You Looldnq for n Position? We can offer you good Paying Employment that you will enjoy and at home. Write to-day \ddrtst The Butterick Publishing Co. Butterick Building, New York, N. Y. 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