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LEGISLATURE III SESSION. (.IM KM. Mill \ OIK.\\I/J I> T?>l? \> \ I Nn( ?N I OK IOKTY HAY SESSION. Home of tin- Kl.rihc KoHlttou* Will IU? Balloted l |m?n?Senate (mhciim l**l Night. Jfltlmbst, Jan. 10.?The general assemt K *f Souih Carolina will be conv?n. ?1 odav at noon. The lec? tion of OsVosrs In each body will he entered B| on and p?gh*P* the organ Isatlon will be completed In time for Governor * message to be read to? ts*. Ths message is said to bo short? er than usual. In fact all of, Oov. Ansel's messages have been short. In the senste the deliberations will he called to order by Thos. O. Mc Lsod. the retiring lieutenant gover? nor, who will pn-.dde over the senate until the formal Inauguration of his Successor. C. A. Smith. The house will be called to order by Jas. A. Hoyt. the former clerk. It was stated last night that W. F. Stevenson, form? er speaker, would be chairman of the eommlttee on the whole and that Prank B. Oary. another former speak? er, would nominate Mendel L. Smith of Camden for speaker for the en? suing term, a position which Mr. gsnlth also has niled. In ths senste there appears to be gas oontest for clerical positions ex? cept thst of sergeant at arms. Fred be hum pert of Newberry, who has ggfesd for a ifumber of years is being Opposed by Col. Hough of Chester. M If. Mann of St. Matthews, clerk of the senate, haa no opposition. W. g. Stokes, resdlng clerk also has a fair field. In the house there Is a contest for clerk. Jaa A. Hoyt, clerk for the last two years. Is opposed by J. Wil? son Olbbes, for seven years assistant elerk unuer Clerk T. C. Hamer. Each candidate has strong endorsements In the manner of resolutions passed by former legislstlve bodies, and each eandldats Is fitted by training and experience. Mr. Olbbes was the Co? lumbia correspondent of the Charles? ton World snd later held reportorlal and editorial positions on other news? paper* Mr. Hoyt has also had ex esassWe newspaper experience In Oreenvllle snd In Columbia and Is editor of the Columbia Evening J. 8. Wilson sergeant at arms of the houss Is said to have an opponent In N. H. Stan sei I of Barnwell whom Mr. Wilson defeated several years ago. Mr. Wilson under the sets of the last legislature, has renovated the hall of the house of representatives and has Installed beautiful new furni? ture. The senate chamber has a new carpet. For reading clerk of the house there are two candidates. McQoaan Simpklns of Edgefield snd Eppes of Oreenvllle. Mr. Simpklns has been a member of the legislature. M. L. Smith, who probably will be elected speedier without opposition, said to*t night that when he had se? cured enough pledges of members to ensure his election he began to look ? r.nmri f,,r n atertal for the standing corrfmlttees. \^h?le he will not materially alter existing conditions on ossnmlttees yet he will try to show attention to committees which tn ths last few years have been com? ing forward in their importance. For instance the committees on agricul? ture snd on commerce and manufac? tures demand the appointing of the rsry best men, on account of the prominence of the high subjects im? plied In the names of those commit? tees. He Is not prepared to state who will be the chairman of the com? mittees, but he claims to have disre? garded personal friendships in trying to set the best men. He has tak?n a census of the members of the house, knows who sre farmer* and who are members of other professions, in fact h#? knows their campaign speech* | snd other details which assist him In making sn estimste of their value. Last night UsS holdover member* of the senate held a caucus snd de tided on s?*v?Tal matters u Imi" snce In executive session. Senator Maubiin of i lie will he presi? dent pro tempore and chairman of the finance rommlM* *?-, Senator Cht lists of Spartanburg will be chulrnmn of the Judlelary committee and Sena? tor Appelt of Clarendon will be cha'r man of the committee on railroad I Prof. Muensterherg says that the regular taking of artificial . ? t may become ax unwholesome a gsjbtfj as the r**gulsr use of light alcoholie Lever. ?k ? >.??!.? t<. Sw.-.llrth e.wu nasties, as ho phrases It. may be as bad ss slavery to cigars. To wand>r through the SO an try on a fine day K he says, an Inspiration, but to n* * I | walk with mechanical regularity is in evidence of bad training. fu'odortslng half i million gallons of s*<wage p day bv electrolysis, kill Ing all bn< terla and leaving a clear li? quid carrying, only a trilling sediment of Iron salt*. Santa Monica, t'al.. has solved the sewage disposal problem that SOnfronf i aU 1 itics. infantile paralysis. No Occasion For Fante Regarding The Disease, Sayn Doctor. (From the H0Hte.11 Transeriot.) Infantile I'aniU'is" was the sub je< t of the first of a series of popular lectures on no <li< al subjects, given by It. K. W. Lovett at the flarvard Medical v, bool. BlghtOOn lectures will he given on succ< Sundays until April 3a. There was a good attend? ance. l>r. l.o\ett denied the truth of the popular inipression that infantile paralysis is a new disease of a myster? ious nature, highly dangerous and widespread. He stated that it was known as early as 1774 to an English physician, Michael Underwood, and accurately described in I Hit;, it is a summer disease, appearing in June, increasing till the end of August and disappearing in December. He said that while the. disease is known to be communicated by germs, the germ it? self cannot be d? teeted, as it is too small to be seen by any mlcroscrope. Nevertheless, experiments with mon? keys have shown that probably a se? rum will be eventually found tnat will either prevent or cure the disease. At present. Dr. Lovett said, it is not certain exactly in what way the germs arc carried about and communicated to healthy children, but many cases of communication have followed visits of healthy children to houses where there were sick ones, other cases have followed visits of well people from houses where there was sickness to houses where there was not. It is a fact, too, said Dr. Lovett, that birds or domestic animals have been found In a large proportion of the families where Infantile paraly sis occurs, and there is good reason for believing that such pets in the house may be responsible sometimes for the appearance of the disease; or It may be due to some insect, but Just what kind cannot be guessed at yet. Dr. Lovett urged that till more Is known of Infantile paralysis parents protect their children by keeping them away from other children who are afflicted with Indefinite ailments, and by not allowing them to go to miscellaneous gatherings where dis? ease germs might be communicated. "Thore Is no occasion for the panic that exists In many minds," sale} Dr. Lovett In conclusion. "Common-sense precautions to protect your children and common-sense view of the situ? ation after a study of all the facts a%111 save an immense amount of wor? ry and dlscomrort. Lend any aid you can to Investigations being conduct? ed and report to the State Board of Health any facts that seem to you of Importance or to need investigation." For Housekeepers. Hamburg steak Is so often taste? less that It has fallen into grave d Is r- pute, but It can be made a de? licious thing with proper care. Care? ful housekeepers insist upon the butcher chopping the meat freshly for them, or if they buy the lean beef and themselves put it through the chopper. When it is ready stir into a beaten egg, a teaspoonful oi onion juice, salt and pepper to taste and a pinch of mace. Mix well, mold into flat cakes, dredge with salted flour set on the ice for an hour, roll again in flour and fry in lard. When the old ways of cooking potato.-s pall, beat two cupfuls of mashed potatoes to a cream with milk, salt and pepper and two table spoonfuls of melted butter. Beat three PVpVftjsi^t and whip them into the potato mh 3SV Have a butter? ed frying pun heated, turn the omelet into this and cook until set; turn out Upon a hot plat'er. FOf the Sunday night Hiipper noth? ing could be niceY than deviled lob? sters. To make, take two c:ips of lobster meat cut Into dice. Reserve the coral, rubbing it to I paste with butter and lemon juice. Heat two tablespoonfuls of butter In a sauce? pan add the lobster meat, highly Ml mm d with paprika, KrOBOh mus? tard, 10 drops of tabasco, or double the quantity of Worcestershire sauce, ami salt. As soon as It bubbles turn in the coral paste and let it come Just to a boll before serving. I*l< kb'd oy.-t is are also excellent for this meal, at which is served n iMilly a somewhat hotefogoneoui collection of dishes. Hrlng a quart Of oysters with their liquor to the bolls Immediately remove the oysters and drop into a large glass jar. To lh? ItquOf add six whole cloves, six WllOtt p? ppercorns. six blades of mace, brok< ti into bits, a small red p? pper. a eupfnl of vinegar and a lit? tle celery salt. Roil up once and P"ur immediately over the oysters. Keep in i dark place until wanted. To snablc ? person lo massage hlav seif without asotatance there has b SB patent, d hi apparatus lo be fas? tened to a wall, adjustahlo to any height, in which a wheel \sith leather oersted1 balls os the ends of the SpoheS Is rotated by cranks and sult ? able gears. SENATORS OPEN O? LORIMER. DECLARE that BISECTION OF IL LiNoisw was invalid. Indiana and Oklahoma Senators Have Contest as to Which Shall Be? gin Attack?Beverldge First sub? mits hu Minority Report, After which Owen Delivers Speech? Doth Arraign Manner of Lorlm *r\s EllCtlOB and Oppose His Holding lest Washington, Jan. 9.?Senator Bev? erldge today submitted to the Senate his minority report, from the commit? tee <>n privileges and elections, in which he declares that the testimony .n as oonelusl <? that "far more than enough bribery was practiced to in? validate the election of Senator Lorl-, mer." The tight to prevent Senator Lori mer from retaining his seat was open? ed with a contest between Senators BeveridgS and Owen, of Oklahoma, both of whom contested for the right to fire the first gun in the same cause. Mr..Owen ^'as first recognized. He presented a resolution similiar to that which Mr. Beverldge had incor? porated in his minorLy report. It was read, as Mr. Owen was prepared to speak upon it, when Mr. Beverldge demanded the regular order, which was the introduction of morning busi? ness. The Vice President ruled that the Owen resolution was of highest importance and that Mr. Owen, hav? ing been recognized, had the right of the floor. Promptly appealing from the Chair, Mr. Beverldge was sup? ported by a majority of the Senate in his contention that tho Owen resolu? tion would have to He over one day under the rules. This permitted Mr. Beverldge to submit his report and have it read In the open Senate. The position taken by the minority report Is that there were seven tainted votes shown to have been cast for Senator Lorimer and Is in line with that of Senator Frazler, who dissented from the sub-committee report filed In the case. The Beverldge report goes further, however. It says: "But those seven votes, which un? der the statute and the precedents are enough to Invalidate this election, were not all the tainted votes cast in this transaction. Tho testimony shows that at least three additional votes were cast?those of Clark, Shep pard and Luke." Tho report says that Sheppard and Clark did not confess, and Luke could not because he died before the In? vestigation, but "the evidence convicts them of having the plunder at the same time, place, from the same hands and for tho same consideration as their fellow members, who re? peatedly testified to having received it, and who were afterwards shown to be In possession of it." After all morning business had been concluded In the Senate, Senator Owen again gained the tloor and made the speech which he attempted to de? liver earlier in the day. A scathing arraignment of the man? ner In which Mr. Lorimer was elected \>aa made by Mr. Owen, who assert? ed that the testimony taken by the sub-committee which investigated the case showed that at least ten votes of the iU3 received by Mr. Lorimer should not have been counted. Other Senators, who are known to oppose the retention by Mr. Lorimer of his seat, have claimed that more than seven votes were tainted. The ten votes condemned by Mr. Owen and the reason assigned by him for Iiis belief that they should not have been counted were as follows: Senator D. W. Holstlaw, who con? fessed that he received money from Senator John Broderlck; John Brod? erlck, because of his refusal to testify in the investigation, on the grounds that his testimony might incriminate him; Representative h. j. c. Becke msysr. Who confessed to an alleged agreement With Minority Leader Lee O'Neill Browne, and to receiving mon? ey from Representative H. K. Wilson; Representatives Michael S. Link and Charles A. White, who confessed that tiny received money from Browne and Wilson; Messrs. Browne and Wilson, because of the testimony of others that tiny handled the al? leged corruption fund; the late Rep? resentative! Charles S. Luke, because of his presenes In St. Louis at the Ilms of tin- Corruption fund was said to havs ben distributed, and the fact that be was known to bavs received a sum of money at about that time, for which his wife was unable to ac? count; Representative Joseph B. Clark, nn h?? nn as also at St. Loius at about the *amj time, and because of conversations with ethers about the alleged corruption funds, and Repre? sentative ib niy A. Sheppard, who is said to bavs agreed to Note for Lori? mer because of the I it'er's promise to prevent the appointment of certain men as post m isters. 'i he testimony of these men, or thai of Others In relation to their conduct, aus analysed by Mr. Owen st great length, ami he said that, in his opin? ion, the record of bribery and cor? ruption set forth by him could not be broken down "on the theory that tie men who received the bribes were un worthy of belief of their confessions and their testimony against the bril" givers was unworthy of credit." He contended that the tissue of Lubstan tlal and circumstantial evidence in the case made it impossible to resist the belief that the confessions were substantially true. Under the circumstances attending the election of Mr. Lorimer by the | Legislature of Illinois, Mr. Owen said j he believed it to be his duty to the! people of Oklahoma, to the Senate of the United States and to the American people to move the Senate to declare the "so-called election of Mr. Lori? mer void, on account of the corrupt practices used in the election." School of Agriculture. Professor I). N. Barrow at the head of the farmers' school for Clem son college will establish a corres? pondence school for teachers and all farmers who wish to take the course The only expense will be postage and the text books. He makes this state? ment: "The basis of study will be the text if book recommended by this division. Arrangements have been made with the publishers by which these hooks will be furnished students taking this course at a discount from the regu ! lar price. In addition ,to the text I books, leatlcts further amplifying the ! subject covered by the text book will j be sent upon the assignment of the sson. Upon recepltfl of an applica? tion for enrollment in the course the party will be forwarded a certificate of membership, the name of the text book to be purchased and the num er of chapters covered by the tlrst les? son together with such additional pamphlets as may be issued upon tho subject of the lesson. When the student is prepared for the recitation and notifies this office to that effect, a list of examination questions will be sent. These will then he answered by the student and returned to this office. Upon receipt of request for examination blanks upon a given sub? ject the assignment and sheets bear? ing upon the next lesson will he for? warded. When the answers to the questions are received, they will be gone over carefully and such as are not correct will he indicated by stamp? ed hand upon the margin with the page of text book upon which the correct answer will be found. When the student has made the corrections the paper will be forwarded again to tills.office?such replies as are still in? correct will be corrcted and the pa I per returned to the student for final perusal. There Is no pescribed time In which the course or even the les? sons should be completed, but this division reserves the right to drop any student who is unreasonably tardy in pursuing the course. "There is no desire on the part of this division to derive any revenue from the course. The work and time of the force of the division will be given freely. However, there will be considerable expense in printing, pa? per and postage. The college will as? sume ihe first two items of expense, but thinks it but fair that the stu? dents should be willing to pay the cost of postage. To this end each application for enrollment must he accompanied by a check or order for the amount of one dollar. This fee will entitle the applicant .o the whole course. In addition to this fee the student is expected to provide him? self with the text books rec< ^~iend ed by the division." Soli, tillage, fertilizers, plants, fun? gus disease, fruits, all domestic ani? mals, forage crops, grases, legumes, and the dairy will be some of the sub? jects taughi. The initiation fee will he $1.00 and the cost of the four text books used in the four divisions of the Course will be $5.38. For a circular giving particulars write D. N. Harrow, Clemson college. Work of improvements has been commenced on Caldwell street, which lately has been perhaps the worst Street 111 town. The work is muph needed and has been for some time. A portrait of George Bernard Shs jt at the Albright art gallery reminds an English writer of the Morning Post's description of Shaw as "Our mocking English theologian." Mr. Shaw not long ago sent Tolstoy a copy Of "Blanco Posnet." Tolstoy, In ac? knowledging the gift, is said to have rebuked Mr. Bhsw by saying that "ths problem about God and evil Is too im? portant to be spoken of In jest." Brain drill with the fingers is the latest recommendation to those who would !'<? efficient, it Igtnot a system of massage that is recommended, but simply the regular use of the bands. Tie Knots, sew, do fr? twork, anything and everything, in fact, that calls for ?manual Iklll if you want to have in? active, r<s ?uro fui and \ersatHe brain, people are toi.i. The truth of this statement Is said to ii?i in the fact that In every manual act the band is directed by the brain. Every act re arts upon the brain, strengthening and stimulating it. fit* im? ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. AVegetable Preparation forAs sirailaiingiteftodandfegife ting Ute Stomachs and Bowels of Infants /Children Promotes DigcstionJCheerni ness and Rest .Con tain s ncitfer Opiuni .Morphine nor Mineral. Not Narcotic. Xrc&ofOlJIk-SAMJinTimi PL*m*mS*d jMx.Sama * JkhttUS?h AuteStt? * rwWwm wmwm itbmmyHm Fhmr. Aperff ct Remedy for Corona? tion , Sour Stowarh.Dlarrhoca Worms jConvulsioiis.FcverisIr ness and LOSS OF SLEEP. FacSim?e Signature of GAST?A For Infants rvA Children* The Kind You liavs Always Bough! Bears the Signature of NEW YOHK. In Use For Over Thirty Year s Atb months old 35D0SES-3JCCNTS ???raraeed under the Kxact Copy of Wrapper. Tmb ocntaub %omp?.Kv. ntw von? cm. r YOUR BANK ACCOUNT; OUR DESIRE. Your Satisfaction; Our Pleasure Your Need; Ours to Supply Let's Tai* it Over THE PEOPLE'S BANK. Capital $50,000 12 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C THE bank of sumter SUMTER, S. C. Capital and Profits $140,000.00 'Time and Tide Wait for no Man." But the Farmers' Bank & Trust Company is always waiting v\ i111 the* goods. Having the largest capital Stock of any hank 111 the county, and a steadily increasing surplus, its prepared to take care of you and wants your account. The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. Garden Seeds We have just received a large stock of Fresh Seeds for your garden, and would be pleased for you to come in and supply youi needs. Now is the time for planting CABBAGE, LETTUCE, SPINACH. MUSTARD, AND GARDEN PEAS. PARSLEY, RADISH We also have a complete selection of Onion Sets, Mail Orders Solicited. Sibert's Drug Store, w. w. mm, PHONE 28a. 8 S. MAIN ST.