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HlLIIN'S PENSION MATTER. Ai.it? ii? iii \v i < n i l t i ions m;. ?.IN WITH 11MO PKMF.Il'MS. RH< < i of Artlou Taken by Interest ? I Party Include* Abandonment of Action Before Supreme Court to T?mt Constitutionality of Act. Columbia, Oct. 24.?A compromise effected by tbe City of Charleston, represented by Mayor It O. Hhett; Insurance compalncs. represented by Mr A. T. Smyths, of Charleston; the Firemen's Association, represented by : CAhlef Louis Behrens, of Charleston, and M. B. fAanders. chief of tbe tire departmen'. at Greenwood. and the Atterney General's office, the agreement reached being approved by the Insurance commission, was announced this afternoon, whereby tbe so-called "Firemen's Pension Act. does not go Into effect until the present year, and the case In the Su? pra.ne Court to test the constitution? ality of the Act is abandoned. The effect of the compromise is I l nder a previous construction of the Act. the insurance commission, acting under the advice furnished from the Attorney General's office, want ahead and collected about $S00 on the 1909 premiums. (1 per centum oa the premiums In towns huvlng f 1.000 worth of Are apparatus,) but tbe Insurance compute* then said they would attack the constitutional? ity of the Act In the Supreme Court, whereupon the agreement was reach? ed that this csse would be abandon? ed If collections were begun only on the 1910 premiums. Th s Is not the first adventure the "Firemen's Pension" Act has had. Whin the Act waa passed by the General Assembly, Charleston attor? neys appeared here and asked that the Oovernor withhold his signature, it being contended that the Act was unconstitutional. After the Act was signed there was raised the question is to when It should go Into effect. Tbe Insurance commission had not done anything toward collecting on tbe 1909 premiums, because It ap? peared that the Act. having been passed In 1910. would not refer to tbe 1909 business, and also because there wss not apparently, any way la ascertain definitely all the mat? ter* t"? the i i" nnrnb -'th r sjg*d to Ihm y.u "J'fj, it being nsos s*u\ for lp fa . iran? e aompalwaa, uadvr ire .< * . ;u i ? ...i <n>: ^ of book* Jol ? if h ecui ,\ ? i h .j, ? aao n o none for 1909 (before the ?et was passed.) Hut the firemen, urged principally by chief Behrens, argued that the Act should affect the 1909 business i also. Then the Act was taken to the Attorney General fer construction. Assistant Attorney Qenersl Deltruhl nnnounced a ruling later, snd the 1909 premiums were eellected upon by Commissioner Mc Msster. acting under the advice of tbe Attorney General's office. Recently Commissioner McMaster was ssked whether It would suit him te have the case In the Supremo Court abandoned and the Act af? reet only the premiums commencing with tin present year (the reports thereon to be made In October.) Pre? vious to this there had been a con ferece between Mr. Smythe repre? senting Insurance companies, and the Mr* men. Mr. MeMastor again rsferre i the matter to the Attorney General's office. The compromise was agreed upon, but not before Com? missi e> i McMaster had written Ms\i>r Uhett. of Charleston, and ask? ed 1 ? l h- ther It would be accept sbl it c t The Mayor replied taet ? r aas done by the com? mission would be all right. The re? sult Is tile compnunise announced this afternoon. \ XFW DEPARTURE. Ceunte In Sunday School Pedagogy at *-ouI Ii Carolina t diversity. Columbia. Oct. 2*.?The course In KubI'v sebool pedagogy being given at the Cnlverslty of South Carolina Hi apprec iated '?/ Sund ly school teachers in this city. Judging by the attendance Pfiff, Wardlaw Catter? ies pan tin ftfat lectun Mai other lectures u||| be given during the fall sad wlnti r The St .te Sunday school association b ?s expressed apprecia? tes of the course. The two Newb?rry I lot els have been fined $10 each for failure to nut In fir?? escapes now s mis.' W#? offer 0m Hundred Dollars Re for sny csse of Catarrh that saanot gg ssjfed by Hall's Catarrh fMre F I ciiBNKY A CO., Toledo. O. We, the undersigned, have knovsn V. J. ''heney for tbe lost 16 years, and Pi him perfectly honorable Is all b'Mln. Iraaaadtlossi and ffnan elally able to carry out any obliga? tions made by bis firm. WALDINO, KINN AN A MARVIN. Who|??^ade DfUgglgta, Toledo, i ). Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter? nally, acting directly upon the blood snd bsV SJ| surfaces tf ihr system. Testimonials sent free. Price 76c. per bot'l*. Hold by all Druggists. Take Malls Family Fills for con sstaatlon 10-4?Sgg, DEDICATION SEK VICE. Iliblo School Room of Wasldngloii Street ( him h or Christ Will Hi Dedicated Suntluy, \o\. Wlh. l. Hi Mci'hhIi, ..r Clnoinna.il, ohi.>. General secretary of the Ara< lioan Christian Missionary Society. will dedicate the Bible school room of the Church of Chirst. whleh faces OH Calhoun Street. 08 Sunday. Noveril '.er Kth. it is proposed to place a beautiful aditorium on the corner, that will be a credit to the aggressive spirit and progress of Sumter. when the membership is Increased to such an ? xtcnt as to Justify the demand. When the auditorium is erected, the present building, main floor and basement, will be divided Into class rooms for Bible school work. Mr. McCash Is a dedicator of national reputation, und has dedicated build? ings from Maine to California. He will arrive in the city on Friday. November 4th to attend the sessions of the State Missionary Convention, at which time he will speak in the in? terest of American Missions. Good Road* Notes. our sister county, Orangeburg, will send eighty delegates to the State? wide good roads and drainage rally at Alken next Wednesday. Secretary Keardon has received notice of the formation of the Orangeburg Counts' Good Roads and Drainage League, which has a membership of nine hundred. Thirty-two counties of this State have organized an 1 will be represent? ed at the Alken redly. Sumter County has no good roads organization as yet. But on Monday night Executive Committee-man R. L. Wright will endeavor to organize Sumter, and every citizen of Sumter who is in favor of good roads and drainage should be at the meeting at City Council Chamber at 5 o'clock. Sumter County should n**,: a good sized and representative delegation nt the Alken good roads and drainage rally next Wednesday. The officers and members of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, the county and city officials, and all wide-awake citizens of Sumter must turn out for the good roads and drainage meetinK Wednesday even? ing. The ejttsens f Alken have pre j par* . ? ry ? 'ahi rate . ?. a Bg i lertaiumeat for the delegate! to the ill Ja.* ?uu? itoaus ana Drainage League meeting November 2nd. The Alken county fair will be In full blast at the time. Automobile parade, automobile hill climbing, automobile mystic races, seeing the midway at the fair grounds, recep? tions, automobile sight-seeing tours and other attractions in connection with the fair will be the good luck of the delegates to the good roads ral? ly. CopL Bogardus Again Hits the Bull's Eye. ?This world famous rifle shot who holds the champtonsh'' record of 100 pigeons In 100 consecutive shots Is living at Lincoln, 111. Re? cently Interviewed, he says: "I suf? fered a long time with kidney and bladder trouble and used several well known kidney medicines, all of which gave me no relief until I started taking Foley Kidney Pills. Before I used Foley Kidney Pills 1 had severe backaches and pains in my kidneys with suppression and a cloudy voiding. On arising In the morning I would get dull headaches. Now I have taken three bottles of Foley Kidney Pills and feel 100 per cent better. 1 am never bothered with my kidneys or bladder and again feel like my own self." Sold by Slbert's Durg Store. W. J. Arnett .a merchant of Wlnns boro, was seriously Injured Thursday tv hla automogile turning turtle while going at a high speed. ?It Is in time of sudden mishap or accident that Chamberlain's Liniment can be relied upon to take the place of the family doctor, who cannot al Srayi be found at the moment. Then It Is that Chamberlain's Liniment is ne\er found wanting. In cases of sprains, cuts, wounds and bruises 1 namberlaln'l Liniment lakes out Ihi soreness and drives away the pain. Sold by W. vt. Sibert. CARLISLE REFUSED NEW TRIAL, <ou\irted Former Nowborrj Banker to he Sontemisl Today. Greenville. Oct. 25.?After argu m< nts by attorneys for the defence and prosecution, this afternoon. Judge Brawley refused the motion for a at a trial In the case of Milton A. < ?rl sie. convicted last week on five OOUatS of an indictment alleging mis? application of the funds of the Nat? ional Hank Of Newberry. of Which be wax for a number of years president. I'tissing of sentence was poitoned until tomorrow morning, at the re ?po st of the defendant'! attorney. Mr. BloaeOi one of the attorney! for the defence, was RO| present, the motion being argue.i bj Mr Domlnlck, Among the principal grounds for a new trial was the handling of tie jurv by the deputies, after the case bad boon turned ovar to them, glv Ilug them opportunity, it was claimed. j b? converse with others while eating. S?ME FIGMitS OD COHN. CLEMSOX EXTENSION WORK? ARTICLE XXIII. iiou. 1: J. Watson Tells About the (uu\uli of Corn in this State. in an address upon the occasion of ths meeting of the Farmers' Con? gress held at Clsmson College dur? ing the tirst two days of September pf this year the Hon. K. J. Watson gave poms ligure.s on eorn that are well worth the study of the farmers t?l the South. The average yield of corn per acre has increased in South Carolina from 7 bushels in 1900 to 16.7 bushels in IfQf, as against 37 bushels in 1900 and 35.9 bushels in 1900 in Illinois, in farm value per acre South Caro? line corn has increased from 4.4 8 to 15.03 in a like period as against 11.84 and 18.67 for a like period in Illinois. In farm value per bushel the Carolina has increased from 64 cents in 1900 to 91 cents in 1909 as against 32 and 52 cents in Illinois. If the Illinois farmer can raise corn and grow rich at these values how much better opportunity have the farmers of the South to do even better. In addition to the corn we raised last year we spent six million dollars for corn and corn products, a great deal of which was of very question? able feed value. The man who sold us this corn and the railroads to? gether cleared 39 cents a bushel or m arly three and a half million dol? lars. We can produce corn as cheap or cheaper per bushel than this same corn cost to produce; so we not only paid out this prolit, but lost the ad? ditional profit from the growing. Then too had this corn been grown hero all of that six million dollars would have remained here as a per? manent asset. ,, That these facts are being realiz? ed by the farmers of the South Is evidenced by the steady increased acreage planted to corn and the in? creased yield per acre. We are learn? ing that it not only pays to plant more corn, but also to give that crop better cultivation and attention than we have heretofore done. We are beginning to realize that while cul? tivation and fertilization are import? ant factors in determining our yield, vet the factor of blood and inherl io play no small part. With wledgo has come a closer at to the detail of corn raising ?ding. Hut while in the South a number of men have been giving these points thought and work, yet to a large extent each has worked along independent lines. Each man has tried to hew an independent road to success for himself, forget? ting that much more rapid progress could be made If he joined with h'.s neighbors and all pulled together. The womt fault with the average farmer Is this very thing of going it alone. He breaks his land with a single horse, does all of his culti? vation w'th the single horse and one furrow and pulls his crop to market with his one horse. He has become so accustomed to the one horse Idea that he himself has never learned to work In double harness As It will pay him In breaking his land to com? bine with his ne'ghbor and plow double, so it will pay to combine with some neighbor in this effort to increase hiB corn production, it was with the idea of affording an op portun'ty of this doubling-up process that the South Atlantic Corn Expo? sition, to be held in Columbia. S. C. December 6 to 9 inclusive, has been planned. Steps weer taken by this end last spring at the time of the meeting of the Corn Breeders' As? sociation, when the State Legislature was asked to assist such an enter? prise and responded liberally by an appropriation of one thousand dol? lars. In making this appropriation there a'as but one string tied to it an.', that was that four thousand more should be rased by other menus. This same At t placed this fund undoi the control of a board, consisting of the State Commissioner of Agricul? ture, the President of the Corn Breeders' Association, the Director of the Agricultural Department of and the Superintendent of the ESxtt nslon Division of Clemson College. This hoard, organised by the election of Mr. a. i>. Hudson, President of the Ci rn Ureeders' Association, as Pres? ident. Public spirited men both it home and abroad were appealed to for help and nobly have they re? sponded. The one thousand dollars with Which the exposition was start? ed has grown until now there is the magnificent sum of ten thousand dol? lars offered in prizes. Not content with helping South Carolina alone the exposition has been expanded until It now includes the two neighboring states of Georgia and North Carolina. Liberal premiums are offered tor the best corn of different varieties both In display, in lots of ten ears und in? dividual ens first for each county, then each district in each state, mid finally these are brought into com? petition with the other states. The best ten ears of com that ll on ex? hibit from these three states?those that win the grand champion sweep stakes, will take off about four hundred dollars. This certainly ought to bring out ten good ears. The other premiums .ire proportionately liberal. The commission asks every farmer in the three states to help it make this first attempt at a Corn Exposition the success it so richly deserves There is probably nothing that will have a greater effect or give the corn industry greater im? petus nor is there anything that is of greater educational value. The object of the exposition after all is purely educational. Its object is to learn what good corn Is and how to grow it. Here will be assem? bled the best corn of the three states, a study of which cannot fail to be of immense value to all who are raising this staple. In addition to this means of Instruction there will be held dally, under th * superv ision of the Extension Division of Clemson Col? lege, a Corn School The personnel of this school will consist not only of Clemson professors, but will be reinforced by the services of a num? ber of the greatest corn experts of the United States. This Instruction will be trie to all who attend the ex? position. Let us all unite In making this the first Corn Exposition of the South the greatest success. For in? formation and preriium list apply to A. I>. Hudson, Xewberry. S. C. Prof. D. N. Harrow, Supt. Extension Work and Farmers' In? stitute. Capt. Garden's Funeral. Tile remains of Capt, Hugh Rich? ardson Garden,' Cue prominent New York lawyer whose death occured at Bouthport, N. C, Tuesday, and whose body arrived here last night. were body . rrived here Thursday, were buried in the cemetery here Friday at noon. A large number of friends, some of whom had known Capt. Gar? den when he was a young man and others when he was a dashing artil? lery officer* were among those who were present to pay a last respect to a brave spirit. The funeral services were held at 11 A. M.. at the Church of the Holy Comforter, Rev. 11. H. Covington reading the services. The active pall bearers were: H. C. Haynsworth, E. C. Haynsworth, W. B. Upshur, D. M. Blanding, Percy Smith, D. M. Dick. R. K. Wilder and R. E. Wilder. The honorary pall? bearers were: Col. R. C. Richard? son, Perry Moses, S. F. Flowers, W. F. Rhame, and W. S. Dinkins. Among those In town to attend the funeral were: Mr. a. G. Furman, o Greenville, a nephew of Capt Gar? den; Col. J. E. Muldrow and Mr. Joseph Nettles of Mayesvllle, and Mr. W. M. Reid .of St. Charles. A Reliable Medicine?Not a Narcotic. ?Get the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar In the yellow package. It is safe and effective. Contains no opi? ates. Refuse substitutes. Sold by SIhert's Drug Store. ALL TIRF.R OUT. Hundreds More In Sumter In the Same Plight. Tired all the time; Weary and worn out night and day. Pack aches; side aches, .Ml on account of the kidneys. Bust help them at their work. A citizen shows you how: Mrs. W. A. Clyde, 219 E. Liberty St. Sumter. S. C. says: "I can highly rec? ommend Doan's Kidney Pills as they proved of great value to me. I suf fered dull, nagging backaches and distressing pains through my loins and the kidney secretions contained -.- dlment and were scanty In passage. I did nor rest well and in the morning I felt tired and languid, having but j little strength or energy. 1 finally ! procured Doan's Kidney Pills at I china's Drug Store and since using them I have been free from backaches i no] in> kidneys are normal. For sale by all dealers. Price ol> i ;ent* Eoster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo ! xew York, sole agents for the United I .fates Keiuember the name?Doan's?and I Can be Placed in the Jewelry we Sell You We are receiving every day : some of the newest and exclusive designs in sterling silver, cut glass 1 and novelties, which we offer for ! your most critical inspection. Our prices will .tlso prove to your liking. W. A. Thompson, Jew ?der and Optician. G S. Main St. Sumter, S. C. THE PEOPLE S BANK, The New Bank Capital $50,000.00 Mukes Its how to the business public soliciting tlx-ir fa\<>rv, offering lt*n facilities to as-.w then In business or handb? ills! r crops. Wu ere located *it No M W. Li batty Birect. <-a 11 and ser us. i pen an account with um et d mm bow <nsiiy we < uo do business together, tjc^sr* Money Loaned on Cotton at Six (6) Per Cent. TAKE IT OFF, YOU WILL. WANT THAT MONEY SOME DAY. TUCK ITAWAY IN THE BANK AND LET IT CROWAND fwWlK FoR you. One hundred dollars it 5 per cent, compound interest, will in 40 )ears, amount to over $700; in 70 years, to over ?3,000; in 100 years, 10 over $13,100; and in 200 years, to over one million, s^ven hundred and twenty-nine thousand, three hundred dollars (ii,726.300.) Money grows if you will let it. We pay liberal interest consistent with safety 4 per cent. MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK. First National Bank OF SUMTER. > ?? '?www t*.w ?' m The Prosperity ?L Bank Increases with the prosperity of the surround? ing country. The interest of the people is our interest. We are working for you and re? spectfully solicit a share of your business. Our organization is up-to-date and we have the facilities for giving you the service that you want. The Bank of Sumter The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. Established 1905. Capital Stock and Surplus.5 165,000.00 Protection to Depositors. . .285.000.00 Its Board of Directors have a combined wealth of more than. 2,000,000.00 Centrally Located, Conservativeiv Managed, it invites Your Business. . he 9 c?h 0an HER 318 (Ul Stop put tint: your funds in MocUs and bonds, bunks eta. where they .in %\ the mercy prn? Orally ? f the management of the company or Institution. Put your funds where they will t arn asahstsntlel return with ?bsolute safety, vir : No. 200 South Main St.. Lot SO by 208, eight room dwelling, all modern . con? veniences, good >arn and stable. No. Sil 8 Main St., Lot 60 by 80S, 8 room dwelling, all modern conveniences. This is Main Street Property and very nose la. No. SSI W, Hampton Ave., nie*' six room dwelling. No.9 North Salem Ave., nice six rOOU cottage. We have ?ome very cbolce country property for sale, that is worth^investi gatlng. would be pleased to show yoa any or ail. nv ? prli-cs sad terms, apply to SUMTER REAL ESTATE ? 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