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IRVIH BtLSER GOES TO OXr'QR? CAROLINA tiRABUATI. \VI\n SCHOLARSHIP 1<> KNOLISH t MVERSITY. Niim- i I ho-.- Who Were I <111-i11? I - ed for Appolntm Mit and Passed iho Preliminary Kta oil nation. Columbia, Doc. 21.?Irvln atehssr, of Summ? rt. n. was awarded the scholarship to Oxford unlvlrsity by the cot iniiM* ?? ??u awards wbieh m. t at Flirn hall at the University of South Carolina yesterday. The scholarship Is good for four years and pays all expenses of the holder dur? ing that time. Mr. Heiser will SSltSf Oxford teber. Mr. Belser graduated at the Uni? versity of South Carolina with honors last Juns. In September he entered Tale university, where he h since been a student. The committee on award was com? posed of Pro ].. it. Chamberlarw of of the University of South CircMnn. Frof. Thomas della Torre of the Col Icye of Charleston and President Har? row of the University of Oeorgla. Thoft-e whose namss were consider? ed for the appointment sere. In ad? dition to Mr. Heiser. J. R. Paul of Charleston, a graduate of the C?>1 sge of Charleston, and C E. Richard? son of Sumter .a graduate Furman un I varsity. These wero the success ful men In the preliminary exami? nation held In October, which was entered by graduates of several of tJhe leading colleges of the State. Ths awsrd yesterday, however, was not msde on the grade of this exami? nation hut only ths college standing aad records of the competitors were considered. Mr. Belser has ths congratulations of his many friends In Sumter where he Is well known, he having been for several years a student at the high sehool from which he graduated In the class of 'Of. ?"I had bean troubled with con? stipation for two years snd tried AH of ths best physicians in Bristol. Tsnn.. snd they could do nothing for see." writes Thos. E. Wllllsros. Mld dlehoro. sty. "Two packages of Chamberlatn'a Stomach and Llvsr Tablets cuisd me." For sale by all osalera CHILD LABOR BILL DRAWN UP. Teats live Bill to Teat Natanre of Leg? islature while Blease Is Opposed. Columbia, Dec IS.?In vlsw of the well known attitude of Oovernor-elect Blasse In ths matter of compulsory education aad child labor laws, It a1ll so Interesting to not) what the legla latsrs, soon to convene In Columbia, will do In the matter of legislation. A strong body of men met In Columbia aast weak and drew up a tentative child labor bill, which will be pre? sented to the general assembly. It la proposed gradualy to raise the age liar It. The newspapers or the State, or a number of them, are ndvocatlng ?sore strongly than ever a compul? sory education bill, and it remans to ho seen what ths legislature will do with the various matters of this kind. Mr Blasse Is emphatically opposed ? > compulsory education. Ranks ?? Kare Thing New. ?"I'll never be without Dr. Klng'r New Life. Pills again.'* wrltss A. gftilngeck. 147 Elm St.. Buffalo, N. T "They cured me of chronic c??n Ss*>ttloQ when all others failed.' Unequaled for biliousness, Jaundice and debility, tec at filbert's Drug ?tors. Tee most read this If yea want the he neat t, ?J. W. Oreer, Greenwood. La., suf? fered with a severe ease If lumbago The pains were so Intanas I war forced to hypodermic Injections fot rlelef These attacks atarted *1th a peia la the ansll of my back which gradually became fairly psrslyslng My attsatlea was attracted to Foley'a statiner Remedy aad 1 am glad to aay after using thte wonderful med arln.. ! *m no longer bothered In any way by my old ensmy lumbago." W. W. SI beet. Mrs. Mary Nance Daniels Christ? mas letter is full of food for thought aad action by every one. But possibly the mothers with little ones st their losses will road this exquisite g? m with more real b?art-felt emotion than any one else. And who but a mother can tell the beautiful rtor\ gfl the Habe of Bethlehem, the little Lord Jeaua asleep in ths manger, with all lta tender pathos! Or who eaa make the true Christmas spirit so real to the little minds unfolding to the light of knowledge as the mother when she rroona to sleep her chil? dren, and with song and story pilots their little sleepy heads to the Isnd as? aod! In after years what memories so dear as these twilight hours Sian mother's fancy gave the Mills eyes real glimpses ot Heaven. The horre with su? b memories n ??? hlenard gboee nil SS |Mh SSsi Ihf bo? and gdrls that go f? rth from p ?? ??? homes, g ? oo| to hlSSS !'.?? "I ? ?: YV IK ?When yauf feet ? ? ret ' aad poor hndj rlltr ?t through fr> ? ? ' I doe* sff Cb*S - '? bathe your feel Is hsM s it< t I afi r i going t?? b?-d mm \oo jir?* slssosl eer? Sain t?? WPfd "ff a s*?? r? '-.II Fol gale by sll dealers. CTT\ WATER SUPPLY, Kc*ull of Chemical and Bacterial \nal>?ts Hy Dr. Parker. The following correspondence that passed between the Water Works Commission and Dr. F. L. Parker, Jr., chemist and bacteriologist, of the State Hoard of Health, of Charleston, rOgpQOtlllg the reeent contamination of the city water supply will be found Interesting, but not alarming, Mnct, according to l>r. Parker's last analy? sis and report, the contamination has passed out of the water and it is now as pure and free of contamination as heretofore. Charleston, S. C, Dec. 9, 1910. Mr. W\ W. McKagen. City Water Works, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir. 1 enclose report of analysis of sam? ple of water received from you on the 3rd lnst. Should have given you an earlier report but have been out of the city. The bacterial analysis shows no in? dications of sewerage organisms, and it appears that the contamination of the water is not due to access of sewage, but the chemical analysis Indicates a condition that Is not at all desirable, and the cause of the mark? ed change in the water, which is usually very pure, should be carefully looked into, and I am sending you sample bottles for additional samples which It would be better to collect after you have found the cause ot contamination, ??.^ think that same Is removed. As I am not familiar with the con? ditions, and have not inspected Wellt, I don't know just what to advise In this case other than a careful sur? vey of all of the conditions surround Ing wells. After hearing from you or conferlng with your Board of Health, I shall be In a better position to suggest what Is best to be done. In meantime, advise that you do not alr.rm citizens by publication of this analysis, until I have heard from you and Board of Health. Very truly yours, F. IParker, Jr. M. D Sumter. S. C, Dec. 15, 1910. Dr. F. U Parker. Jr. Chemist and Bacteriologist, Charleston, S. C. Dear Sir: Your letter and analysis of the 9th lnst. have been received and noted with much Interest. The change In the water had been observed by many people and we have been try? ing to find the source of contamina? tion without success I think. We own 30 acres of lana around the pumping station which Is plant? ed In green corn and hay for city mules. Some people think street sweepings, stable manure and com? mercial fertilizers used on the land Is the fause of the contamination, al? though we have been led to believe such contamination impossible. We have a system of 9 driven wells all of them connected together, two of them are over four hundred feet deep and the others are from 35 to 50 feet deep. The surrounding land is sandy and has a strata of clay 20 feet thick between the surface and the strata from which the water flows Into the wells. This is the under? standing we have of the geological formation. Our City Engineer informs us that there Is a cypress pond with no out? let of at least 100 acres about one miles north of the station. This con? tains water only In wet seasons and dries rapidly, by absorption chlctly. Farther away in the same direction ire other ponds of the same sort, probably 500 acres of such lands in three and one-half miles of the wells, dlrecty up the water shed, we think. We think this pond water Is causing tht contamination. On the other hand we have had a dry fall nnd, according to his theory, these ponds would b( without water now. und dry nearly all Of the past 60 or 90 days. I would he glad to have you obtain by question any further Information which would be obtainable that would i e of service. We are very anxious to find out and remove the source of ?ontamlnatlon and solicit your con Inued Interest and assistance. Very truly yours, City Water Works, W. W. McKagen. Charleston, S. C, Dee. 20, 1910. ,r. W. W. McKagen. City Water Works, ?snutor, B. c. I tesaf Sir: i am in receipt of your letter of 1 Ith a ml note eontettts. 11 is lit for me lo express an opinion to the conge of the contamination . ally reported, n< I am led familial >h, and have not examined the lo? ' iv. From what you say, i think pro) aide that the ponds may be < nise of the ? ontamlnatlon, im I i contain mote grater at this sea* ? than yon think unless you base mined them, :' the manure used on the land hat een thoroughly ploughed In and Ihe Ids under cultivation, there r imht tu no contamination from this Source, though the Olay stratum, 20 foot that you speak of would be Im? permeable to water, and would not act as a lllter, but cause the seepage to pass along more or less restricted lines through cracks and crevices. The analysis enclosed fhOW that the samples submitted have undergone a marked ( bange, and that the contami? nation has passed <?ut of the water and resumed normal. The analysis also shows that the deep well Is purer than the shallow well. The shallow well containing more chlorine and ammonia, as well as nitrates; the lat? ter indicating a certain amount of natural purification. Kindly let me know if you have no? ticed any change In the water from which these samples were drawn? Am sending copy of report to your Hoard of Health, and ask that you re? quest them to look Into the matter. The opinion of physicians familiar with the conditions would be of great assistance to me; and being on the ground they will probably be able to locate the trouble. Very truly yours, F. L. Parker, Jr. M. D. It is a source of satisfaction to know that our drinking water is pure and uncontamlnated for the time be? ing, but as the cause of the recent contaminated condition has not been ascertained 'or explained, it is a cir? cumstance that the people of Sumter cannot view with any feeling of satis? faction. Until the cause of contami? nation haa been found and removed no one will or can feel safe in drink? ing the water and it is to be hoped that the Water Commissioners and the Hoard of Health will spare neith? er effort nor expense iji locating the troubb- and removing It. Our water supply must be above suspicion. THK TRl'F. SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS What the Hay Should Mean to Vs, and What It Should Inspire us to Do for Our Country. (By Mrs. Mary Nance Daniel.) This morning at I sit by a warm oak lire, almost on the eve of Christ? mas, the question comes to mind: What will Christmas, 1910, mean to our rural homes? Will it be a sea? son of mad revelry, or will it be a soason of thoughtfulness, of sane ob? servance of the anniversary of the one great event in the world's history for the past two thousand years? Will It mean joy and gladness, a smile for the unfortunate, a helping hand for the needy, a benevolent spirit among all mankind?in short, a season of Inspiration towards better living and serving; or will fie sprit of the Christ Child be excluded by a spirit of aim? less carousal? I want all parents who read these words to all around them the little lives that brighten their homes and explain to them the real meaning of Christmas. Tell the children why the civilized world celebrates the season with glad heurt, and breathes sym? pathetic kindness towards all man? kind on the day that brought to earth the little boy Jesus. Tell them what progress the world has made in noble thought and action since the hearts of Joseph and Mary leaped for joy at the birth of their child in the manger of Hcthlehem. It does not require a great amount of wealth for Christmas to mean what it should to the rural home. Ofttlmes money defeats the real spirit of Christmas. Happily, the country home is spared many vices that infest and menace life in the large tit ley. I am glad to believe that but few country parents would suffer Christmas desecrated by their loved ones as is true among many ot the wealthy Of our large cities With the delightful pure air and bright sunshine of our country home, with an unprecedented return from the South*! staple crop?with peace and plenty on every hand?the coun? try Rrssldi should be a very happy place at the close of this good year. Think again and again of the enor? mous yield the your has WttnSSSSSd, of the satisfactory returns for all farm producta, of the snug bank ac? count to begin the new year with, and remember the Author of all these blessings. Hut do not leave the Impression with sny that these blessings are complete within themselves; they en? tail additional responsibilities, The man with ten talents has more to use and mote to gather in order to meas? ure up to bis Lord's requirements tbatt has the man with but one talent And so, this present prosperity of our rural Southland calls aloud for a new girding ,to the end that It may occupy the important niche in the Nation s life which circumstances' de? cree it should. We need the best en? ergies of the ten-talent man, and we Heed the best energies to t be otie talent man; we teed the hesl effort of everybody willing to do a man's part, towards banishing Ignorance and promoting Intelligence. The rude, uncomfortable schoolhouses, with rude furniture and ruder teachers, must give place to comfortable build? ings with modern furniture and com? petent InstrUCtorSi Competence, not GOV. BLEASE'S INAUGURATION. HE WILL BE SWORN IN JANUARY 17TIL oath Will be Administered by Mag? istrate Dunbar, of Barnwell, In? Staad of Chief Justice Jones, at Request of Mr. Blease. Columbia, Dec. 21.?Governor-Elect Blease and Lieutenant Governor-Biet t Smith have agreed on Tuesday, Jan* liary 17, as the day they will suggest to the legislative committee in charg* Tor their inauguration. The legisla? ture meets January 10th. The oath of Office is to he administered to Gov. Blease by Magistrate Dunbar, of Barnwell. Ever since the Inaugura? tion of Wade Hampton, who was sworn in by the late Quitman Mar? shall, of Columbia, then a Richland county magistrate, the oath of of flee has been administered to the in? coming Governors by the Chief Jus? tice of the Supreme Court. MANGLED BY FALLING TREE. O. V. Foglo of Orangcburg has Flesh Torn From Ills Leg and Suffers Horribly. Orangeburg. Dec. 20.?O. V. Fogle, a prominent citizen of Livingston sec? tion of this county, met with a pecu? liar accident Friday which caused great suffering and may prove serious. He was cutting down a tree, when suddenly the tree broke off above his head and fell straight down beside him. The jagged end of the tree scraped along his right leg from the hip down and tore the flesh away in large strips clear to the bone. Mr. Fogle's suffering was intense, and as soon as possible he was taken to Columbia for treatment. At the last accounts he was getting along as well as could be expected, although it was feared that the surgeons will not be able to save his leg. Ends Winter's Troubles. ?To many, winter is a season of trouble. The frotst bitten toes and fingers, chapped hands and lips, chilblains, cold seres, red and rough 9klns. prore this. But euch troubles fly befere Bucklen's Arnica Salve. A trial convlnoee. Greatest healer ef burns, bolls, piles, cuts, sores, ecae ma and ssrr 'ns. Only 2*c at Slbert's Drug Store. kinship to trustees or patrons, must determine what teacher is to be em? ployed. The $60 competent teacher must be recognized as cheaper In fact than the incompetent one at $15. The school grounds must be looked after and beautified, the schoolhouses must be painted, the school made fit to ive in and calcu? lated to inspire worthy ambitions in the impressionable minds of the children, If Indeed such is to be the result. It is all right to utter a prayer of thanks for the rich blessings of the past, and this should be done in all sincerity; but the force of that prayer should be felt in renewed ac? tivity towards better things, nobler striving for the beckoning future. We must be up and doing if we are to fill our proper place In the lfe of the Nation. The time has struck high twelve for the noblest possible action against the malefactors of ig? norance to the end that they may be relegated to the rear and intelli? gence enthroned in every avocation in the great New South we love so well. I have no patience with leaders of private or public life who would do less than their level best to Inspire and lead every man, woman, boy and girl to the expending of his or her best effort In the proper sphere to? wards the fullest development of our Nation's life. We call It a Christian Nation. If it is to remain this In fact, as in name, we should at this particular season fan into tlame the patriotic spark and pass its light on down through the years to our child? ren as a great legacy. Count your blessings over and over again; forget the little things that went wrong during the past twelVS-month. Think of the good health you have had, of how the broad acres have yielded up their bountiful st?>re, of how storm and pestilence have passed you by, of the little ones you have been entrusted to train for a worthy part In the Na? tion's life, of the parents still left to counsel and protect you from the rough world outside; and when you have done all these things, get down upon your knees In a truly thankful spirit and utter the fervent prayer of your heart. and resolve to make 1911 a better year than 1910. If my readers will hut enter Into the real spirit of Christmas, the heart will be glad, the life ennobled and instead of unholy revelry and dissipation. \ne will have a Chlstmas reflecting the superb virtues of the "'brist Child and be inspired for tin I" ckonlng tasks of a glad New Year; and the country homes will have delightful taste of real Heavenly joy I wonder bow many will have tbi. joy. Let's all try for It,?Progressiv? Farmer. R?HME STATE BANK EXAMINER. Governor Names Predni Assistant Examiner lo Succeed Olles L. Wil? son. Columbia, Dec. 21.?B. J. Rhame, of Sumter, was today appointed State bank examiner by Governor Ansel to succeed Giles L. Wilson, resigned. The appointment is to tak?- effe ; on January 10. The appointment of Mr. Rhame, who is the present assistant bank ex aminer, was made on the recommend* atlon of the executive council of the South Carolina Banwers' Association. Giles L. Wilson recently resigned the oilice to accept the position of nat tonal bank examiner. ?When you have a cold get a bet? tle? of Chamberlain's Csugh Remedy. It will soon fix you up all right and will ward off any tendency toward pneumonia. This remedy contains no opium or other narcotic and may be given as confidently to a baby as to an adult. Sold by all dealers. J. L. Sanders, his , 22-year-old daughter, and his 4-year-old grand? daughter, Irene Overton, wero all murdered on Monday by a negro al? leged to be Nathan Montague, who after killing the father and grand? daughter, assaulted the daughter and then cut her throat and burned the house to hide their dead bodies and conceal his crime. The negro was taken to the 1a.il at Durham to pre? vent lynching. Saved From Awful Death. How an appalling calamity in his family tvas prevented is told by A. D. McDonald, of Fayettville, N. C. R. F. D. No. 8. "My sister had con? sumption," he writes, "she was very thin and pale, and had no appetite and seemed to grow weaker every day, as all remedies failed, till Dr. King's New Discovery was tried, and so completely cured her, that she has not been troubled with a cough since. It is the best medicine I ever saw or heard of." For coughs, colds, lagrippe, asthma, croup, hemorrhage or bronchial trouble. it has ns equal, 50c, $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store. Lewis Evans, a negro, was dared to shoot his pistol again after having shot it one time in the house of anoth? er negro at Branchville. He refused to take the dare and shot again striking Barney Wesley, another ne? gro just above the eye, killing him. Evans then took to flight. Wants bo Kelp Some One. ?For thirty years J. F. Boyer, of Fertile, Mo., needed help and couldn't find it. That's why he wants to help some one now. Suffering so long himself he feels for all distress from backache, nervousness, loss of appe? tite, lassitude and kidney disorder. He shows that Electric Bitters work wonders for such troubles. "Five bottles," he writes, "wholly cured me and now I am well and hearty." It's also positively guaranteed for Liver trouble, dyspepsia, blood dis? orders, female complaints and ma? laria. Try them. 50c at Sibert's Drug Store. The boys of Orangeburg county are already organizing with the inten? tion of making more and better corn next year and incidentally of taking prizes at the South Atlantic Corn Ex? position. GOOD WORK. Done Dally In Sumter. Many Citizens Tell of It. Nearly every reader has heard of Doan's Kidney Pills. Their good work In Sumter still continues, and our citizens are constantly adding en? dorsement by public testimony. No better proof of merit can be had than the experience of friends and neigh? bors. Read this case: Walter M. Folsom, 192 Hampton Ave.. Sumter, S. C, says: "For some time I suffered from a dull ps.ln through my loins and when I made a sudden movement, sharp twinges dar? ted through my body. After sitting for a while I became so stiff anl lame that I found it difficult to regain an erect position. The secretions from my kidneys were unnatural and con? tained sediment. Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at China's Drug Store, soon gave me the desired relief. The backache and pains disappeared, my kidneys became normal and I could rest well. I have no hesitation in rec? ommending Doan's Kidney Pills as they have given me satisfactory re? sults." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co.. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name--Doan's and take no others. No. 27. w. M. Francis, conductor in charge of the Southern train No. 44 died of acute Indigestion on his train while It was speeding from Greenville to Au> gusta. The body was taken on to Augusta where Francis lived. CASTOR IA For Infanta and Children, The Kind You Have Always bought Rears the ST? y/jT^ZT Signature of L^.J-/X7&7c*Ufc Take Care'. ?Remember that when your kid"*^ noyn are affected, your life is in. *> danger. M. Mayer, Rochester, N. Y. .says: "My trouble started with a sharp shooting pain over my back which grew worse daily. I felt sluggish and tired, my kidney action was irregular and infrequent. I started using Foley Kidney Pills. Each dose seemed to put new life and strength into me, and now I am completely cured and feel bet? ter and stronger than for years." W. W. Blbert. All of the trains were considerably late Tuesday, most of them being at least an hour behind their regular schedule. Their lateness was prob? ably due to a setting in of much holi? day travel. A Simple Safeguard for Mothers. ?Mrs. D. Gilkeson, 226 Ingles Ave., Youngstown, Ohio, gained wisdom by experience. "My little girl had a se? vere cold and coughed ?lmost con? tinuously. My sister recommended Foley's Honey and Tar. the first dose I gave her relieved the inflam? mation in her throat and after using only one bottle her throat and lungs were entirely free from inflam? mation. Since then I always keep a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar in the house. Accept no sub? stitutes. W. W. Stbert. . . HUNT'S . . . LIGH1 l\iI INIG is the one unfailing sclentifc dressing which instantly relieves and |n imanriltlf cures all hurts, cuts, burns, bruises, sprains and wounds of every kind. Pain leaves at once because the air is excluded, ami the oil covering acts as artificial skin. The quick? est, fastest healing oil known? HUNT'S LIGHTNING OIL. 25 cents and 50 cents bottles. All Druggists Always A. B. RICHARDS MEDICINE CO., Staan, Texas Sold By SIBERTS DRUG STORE. THEY ARE VOTING IN Ikon's Iis VOTING CONTEST. VOTE FOR YOUR CHOICE. The following h*ve been nom? inated: Miss Lula Cooke Boy kin, 641 Miss Moneta Osteen, 152 Miss Emma MooJ. Ill Miss Grace Brogdon, 446 Miss May Lee, 268 Miss Lila Darnell, 286 Miss Kathcrlue Bostick, 8S4 Miss Marie Du Rant. 130 Miss Ollie Delgar, 152 Miss M. Mellett. 27? Miss F. Chandler, 74 Miss Maude Stuckey, 28 Miss Helen Thames, 84? Miss Hallle Mason, 1* Miss Mary Brltton, 101 Miss Julia Dargan, 42 Miss Iva Bell Hughson, 62 Miss Erllne White, 243 Miss Virginia Harby, ?2 Miss Helen 3roughton, 268 Miss Mabel Randall, 52 Miss Sada Seay, 28 Miss Epperson, 60 Miss J. Owens, 78 Miss V. Thomas, 152 Miss Alice Moses, 53 W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optician. 6 S. Main St. Sumter. S. CL Holiday Buying. For the family gathering at Xmas time you'll want the near furniture? now is the time to make your select? ion from our unexampled display of Fine Furniture An unexampled offering of choice pieces?buffets, sideboards, dining room furniture, odd chairs?a show? ing ..f lire Morris chairs, etc.. for gifts . omplete suits from best manufac? turers In the latest style, period fur? niture, etc. Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co.