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13 A "CORNER" ILLEGAL ? Qt FSTlON IIKOK.HT HHX>H1 UNITED STATUS SiJ'lU Mi: (OHRT, Governm< in Xppeuls From Iftecbdi.'i of h.\?rr C ourt That Attempt t> Fix Price* Thun Is Not Inegal. Washington. May 6.?Another pux Sling question ahout the Sherman antl trust law today made Its ap? pearance In the supreme court of the Vnlted States to plague that tribunal. It was this: Does a conspiracy to fix the price of a commodity by pro? curing* a "corner" constitute a vio? lation of the Sherman anti-trust law? The government ranks the Import? ance of the question along side that of the Standard OH and tobacco cases now awaiting decision by the supreme court. The latest member of the "trust" family came to the court in a writ of error obtained by the government from the recent decision of Judge Itmss of the New York federal court, In regard to the anti-trust law indict? ment against James A. Patten. Eu? gene C. Scales, Frank P.. Hayne and William P. Drown. The court dis? missed the counts In the Indictment which charged a conspiracy to "coi? ner" the cotton market. The indict? ment arose out of the "bull" cam? paign In cotton In 1910 on the New Tork cotton exchange. It was esti? mated that the alleged leaders of the campaign. Patten. Scales. Hayne and Brown, made between $10,000,00?? and $12.000.000. The case was d rcketed today as No. 1033. which means ordinarily that It will not be reached for argu? ment and consideration by the court for nearly three years. Inasmuch as the appeal of the government was made under the criminal appeals act, the department of Justice must 'dili? gently prosecute* the appeal. Con? sequently preparations are being made to hsve the case advanced for hearing early next October. The government's position in the case was stated by Judge Wgygg : be "that any combination which In? terferes with the right of the manu facturerer to purchase a commodity moving In Interstate commerce at prices determined by the competitive tow of normal market conditions di? rectly restrains Interstate commerce and violates the federal anti-trust statutes." Tbs lower court held that the gov smment s position could not he main? tained. Judge Noyes said there was no di? rect relation between prices and in? terstage commerce and that the vol? ume of shipments did not necessarily depend upon toe lowness of price. THE WINSTON-HALKM sot Til BOt'ND. Ini|*>rtant New Railroad Connect! >u Sumtcr. On May the 1st the Winston-Sal. m Southbound railway, ninety miles in length, In connection with the At Jatlc Coast Line Inaugurated through train service between Wlnston-Salem. N. C, and Florence, S. C, where cloae connections are made to and from Sumter and thereby opening up an entirely new territory already hav? ing twenty towns ond regular sta? tions with this section. The train leaving Sumter at 7:40 a. m.. dally and reaching Florence at 9 a .m. connects with the new train leaving there at 10.00 a. m.. daily and arriving Darlington 10:25 a. m.. < h-raw 1143 a. m., Wadesboro. 12:42 a. Lexington and Wlnston-S.ilem. 5:IS p. m. The return schedule Is to heave Wlnston-Salem at 12:10 noon dally and reach Sumter 9:25 p. m. W. J. CHAIG, Passenger Traflic MgJrOftf, wilwinnon, N, c, 5-4-tf? IAW. To Beekeepers.. Th^ a. I. Loot Co., Medina, Ohio, are offering a six month's trial sub? scription to Gleanings In Bee Cul? ture and a tf?a book on bee keeping and their 1911 catalogue of bee sup? plies sll for :wenty-flve cents. Gleanings In Bee Culturo is Un? loading publication of ts kind In this country. Is issued twice a month for $1.00 a year. It is handsomely printed and Illustrated. Addre?s The A. 1. Boot Co.. Medi Ina. Ohio. In writing mention this paper. \nnual lb union I nitcd < oftfed? I Vggfgggm, l ittle llock.. Ark.. Ma\ iMih. nn i '?r thi* i h igfteej the Atlantic Coast Line railroad has authorised special low rate*. May 13'h. 1Mb and 1Mb limited until Mav llrd, Ttekel emi be deposited at LltMe Ilm k. and upon payment of a fee <?/ fifty cent-*, ;it I no of de poult, limit of ticket ? an I ? tended t?>, arid Including Jim- 1Kb, 191 1. For rates and Information, applv to nearest agent, or T. C White, General Passenger Vgent. Wilming? ton, N. C HUMAN SKULL PUZZLE. A Cavity That May Hava Been the Seat of a Sixth Sense. Despite the progress of physiology tho study of the human body Is full of mystery. Some of Its well known organs have never revealed either their uses or the reason of their cftfl tlon. The part played by the spleen In humau life was discovered but re? cently. It Is now regarded as one of the principal agents In the circulation of the blood. But there are in the marvelous human organism inys terlous parts which It Is possible tint no savant, however profound his learning, may ever understand. For Instance, In the skull, behind the car? tilage of the nose, there Is a little cavity of unknown origin. Physiolo? gists believe that at one time?several thousand generations ago?it contained a gland consisting of two lobes Joined by their common base. This cavity-the delta turclca?Is, In the opinion of certain savants, the ?estige of a sixth sense which was of great use to the antediluvian ances- I tors of man. It Is believed that this little gland enabled them to see In the darkness when they had not yet learn? ed the secret of procuring light: that It was the seat of the mysterious sense of situation or locality, the pow? er to orient their course, the sense so highly developed to this day in sav? ages and certain animals. The theory Is plausible, but It is doubtful whether j man will over acquire any real knowl- j edge of the reason for the existence of the delta turclca.?Exchange. NESTS IN COLONIES. Homes of the African Grosbeaks as Big as a Native's Hut. The biggest bird's nest in the world, not excepting the 9tork'9, is built by the African grost>eak. It is really 100 nests or more bound together with closely interwoven sticks, vines and strands of coarse grass and is not built by a single pair of birds, but by a colony of them. It is of such enor? mous size that at a little distance it Is often mistaken for one of the native huts built In the trees so frequently found in wild tropical countries where man eating animals abound, and the only way to sleep in safety Is to "roost high." The birds usually select a thorn tree, probably because of the protection af? forded by the sharp, long thorns against marauders. All around the nest the roof of sticks, thatched with dry grnss, projects to let the rain run off. A deep fringe of grass hangs from this cornice like a curtain to keep out any stray drops. These great nests are added to from year to year, each pair of mated birds building on the main nest. Sometimes the nest be comes too heavy, and the branch breaks or the great mass of sticks falls to the ground, destroyed by its own weight. The grosbeak Is no larger than an English sparrow and Just as gregarious.?New York Press. Honesty Extraordinary. A traveler writing In an Italian magazine says that the Swiss canton of Tlclno Is inhabited by the most hon? est folk It is possible to imagine. In most of the Tlcinese villages, the writer aays. the oldest inhabitants do | not remember any case of thieving. I however petty, within a lifetime. Lost I objects when found must never be taken away: they must be left where they were dropped or placed In a con? spicuous posltlou so thnt the rightful owner can find his property more easi? ly. The case is cited of an American woman tourist who lost her purse on an excursiou In the Val Capiiasca. The purse contained gold coin and a Jeweled watch. Upon returning from her trip she found the purse with its contents Intact on a little heap of leaves, so placed that it could not fail to attract her attention.?New York Sun. The Parsaes of India. It was at a point near the ancient city of Surat that the Parsees first landed in India when driven out of Persia by their Mohammedan conquer? ors eleven centuries ago. Few things nre more remarkable than the manner In which this small community has re? tained its religion and racial charnc teristics unchanged during that long period. The peculiar style of head? dress worn by the Parsees Is said to km Mm ninili? rornpnlsory by the Hindu king of India when the Pnrsees first obtained refuge In that country, and they hnve used it ever since. To? day the Parsees are the leading com? mercial nation of India. Told Him In Few Words. A man once wrote to the Itev. O. II. Spurgeou. the famous preacher, saying that lie had heard he smoked and could not bt llt've it to be true. Would Mr IpWgnOfl write and tell htm if it rtal< ly irai so? The reply was: MDtof Sir?I cultivate my flowers und burn inv waeda Yours truly, C. H, Spurgoon." PuzzWng. Millions?Do iron think you will learn to lik?' your titled son In-lnwV . ? Billions i don't know, I tnu'fl toll Wnofl to plaeu him In my expense ac? count. Ho li neither tt recreation nor an tnvoatmoot, A Child Wonder. "What >i oronderfnl memory your child tins for names and foceal" Toa," replied Ihe proud mother i "She never folia to recofjnttu any nf her former ?topr'nthem.'*?Judge. True fluey consists in <o iivine to asaka tho world happier und bettor ' for our Hrlng Pliny, A feiH ??feeling makes us won* droaa kli d.?Our irk. BASEBALL SIGNS. Thsir Importance Is Much Greater Than Their Number. Among the pi lytfg wo do not use tne word "signal." With us it Is a "sign." There are not as inai.y "signs" used on 8 ball club as the public would believe. Of course the ratchet must "sign" the pitcher for every ball that he throws. That Is to prevent confusion or. as we say. to keep from "crossing each other." The catcher has a sign for a curve ball, a fast ball and a slow one. To ball players all curve halls, such as the drop and the outeurve, are call? ed "u curve." The catcher gives the same sign for any one of them. We do not call I ball that Jump? "in" a curve. Ball players do not recognize the incurve. That is called a fast ball. Any ball thrown by a right handed pitcher with sufficient speed will Jump Inward to a slight degree. The out curve and drop are unnatural curves, and the ball must he spun in an un? natural manner to get that peculiar ??break." The only other "sign" of importance is the one the batter gives to the run? ner when he Intends to hit the ball, if he wunts the runner to start as he swings tthe bit and run play) he gives blm a certain sign. There are any number of signs used for this play. Sometimes the batter gives it by rub? bing his hand over the small end of the bat Again, he may give it by knocking the dust from his shoes with the big end of the bat.?John J. Mc Graw In Metropolitan Magazine. EAST INDIAN RUNNERS. Kahars Who Can Regularly Make a hundred Miles a Day. Ordlunry Marathon races seem rath? er insignificant compared with the regular performances of a certain east Indian caste. These Kahars, also knowu as Jhlnwnrb, live in the Pun Jab, where for centuries they have acted as runners, fishermen and water fowl catchers. The men are trained runners and are said to be able to go a hundred miles a day without resting. According to Baily'8 Magazine, there is a well au? thenticated instance that Tika Ram, the son of Lalu Ham, carried dis? patches 300 miles In three days?from Mean Mil- to Moertlt. The point discussed, however, is whether the normal exertions of the Kahar post runners and the similar ex? ertions of Jlnrikisha men shortened their lives, and it appears that the Ka? hars, trained from childhood to be dis? tance runners, live to be old men. They are not only able to withstand the strain of running great distances un? der a heavy load, but thrive under It. The Jlnrikisha man. too. notwith? standing his irregular diet, excessive use of liquor and exposure to the ele? ments, lives to a reasonable age. In Tokyo when a census was taken of the Jlnrikisha mun a few years ago there were found to be more than 1,300 who were over fifty-rive years of age. Sailing Is So Interesting. The lady was reading a nautical novel. She struggled along bravely for a few minutes, but finally had to ap? peal to her husband. ?'Gerald." she said, "the author says that the boat was sailing 'wing and wing.* What does that rneau? I've been on a yacht, hut I never heard that before." ! "That means." answered Gerald, re? joicing in the fact that he, too, had I spent several hour9 on a sailing ves eel?"that means that the schooner had her malns'l out to port and her fores'I out to starboard, Ar vice versa." "Oh, I see!" cried the lady. It's Just like a chicken?a wing on each side. And now I understand why they call those little sails in the middle 'Jibs.' It's short for 'giblets,' of course. Isn't sailing interesting?"?Cleveland Plain Dealer. Ancient Architecture. Herr Knauth, the architect In charge of the Cathedral of Strassburg, has shown that the principles of construc? tion followed by the great cathedral builders of former times are identical with those used by the builders of the Egyptian pyramids and are based on triangulation. The same simple geo? metrical figure underlies all these con? structions. More than this, Herr Knnuth traces the architectural prin ciple in the formation of crystals and lnyfliWn thin forninlft! MTho luws of proportion In mediaeval architecture are the geometrical laws of crystalli? zation." Cause of the Delay. "Why i? your friend Staying so long In New York?" "I don't know--haven't heard which of the two reasons is keeping him.'" "Which of the two?" "Yes. whether he Is having too good a time to come away or has spent all his money and can't get away."? Buf? falo Express. Chronic. "One thing about .Mux. he never comes Into one's office without knock? ing." "Another thing about .Tlni is that ho never goes anywhere without knock? ing." Houston i'<?st. Self. A perfect understanding of self is a perfect understanding <?f all things, for man is the condensed whole. From such a man no p..wer is with held. A'l things arc obedient to him. ?Freedom. Fife, upon the whole, : fnr more pleasurable than painful ? w is?? wo would not feel pain so impatiently when It pomes.?Leigh Hunt. Judge j, i.. G?lls, o! Bombert, was In the cits Friday. HARD TO GET IN. The Real rangoments for Admission to nie liar More Rigid And Let* Than Half the Applicants Are Ad? mitted. Columbia, May 6.?The increasing strictness of the Bar examinations is .shown by the fact that the Hoard to daj recommended the admission of only eight out of eighteen applicants who stood this week. The follow? ing were admitted: 1. Jennings White, Hock Hill, George Lamb Built, Charleston; M. L. Marion, Chester; Horace C, Taylor, Winnsboro; Mar? ion W. Swibrook, Sumter; George C. Evans, Jr.. Rock Hill; Joseph S. Mitchell, Florence; Paul T. Palmer, Charleston. Civic League Festival. The Civic Legaue knowing that Sumter people love that toothsome delicacy known as Fish Stew, will have an extremely large pot of the best stew ever made in Sumter at their spring festival to be held on May 17th on Cooper's lot, corner Church and Calhoun Streets. The chefs are past masters in mak? ing delicious articles of diet so do not fail to be on hand. There is a hot bowl on for you. Clerk Carrier Examination. By direction of the Civil Service commission there will be held in this city on May 31st, an examination for postofllce clerks and carriers. The examination will consist of the fol? lowing subjects. Spelling. arith rietic, letter writing, penmanship, copying from plain copy, United State! geography reading addresses. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 45 years. For application forms and instructions to applicants," apply to B .R. Sanders, secretary of the local board of civil service ex? aminers, at the postoffice. Baseball at Wcdgelcld. Wedgetield, May 5.?In the first game of the season, played at this I place, the Wedgefield team defeated the team from Pinewood by the score of 33 to 3. The game was one sided, as Wedgefield had things going her way from the start and there was no chance of the visitors winning at any time. The batteries were: Wedgefield, Chandler and Moore and McLaurin and Ryan; Pinewood, Plowdcn, Cur? tis, Reynolds and Curtis. Mr. Richard Stellner has gone from here to Baltimore where he will take steamer for Germany, in which country he will remain until next August, when he will return with several persons who will be employ? ed to assist him in the New York Ba? kery. Foley'* Kidney Remedy Acted Quick? ly. M. N. George, Irondale, Ala., was bothered with kidney trouble for many years. "I was persuaded to try Foley Kidney Remedy, and before taking it three da>*3 I could feel Its beneficial effects. The pain left my back, my kidn?oy3 action cleared up, and I am so much better, I do not hesitate to recommend Foley Kidney Remedy." W. W. Slbert._ FOB BALE?At once, 22 head of fine mules. Sold cheap for cash. Apply to B. P. Pi:ts, or phone 3S4. SEED CORN?a few bushels of Prise seed corn from Boys' Corn club (Gherrlck Prolific), will te sold in small or large quantities. Apply Sumter Seed Store, M. E. Brown, Prop., 113 North Main Street. 4-25-3L MONEY MAKE*, COTTON SEED? Will pay y.ui, if you are raising cotton, if you m not posted, it will pay you to investigate. We can furnish a limited quantity ol pure seed, raised on our farm where there has never been any blight. $1.00 per bushel. Let us book your order at once if you intend to plant Money Maker. C. P. Osteel Co., Sumter. S. C. 2-1-tf will cure any skin disease, That's the price ?>f HI NT'S Cl BE, and it absoluteh guaranteed, Sold By SIBEH1 'S liltrtJ STORE, A.B. RICH AHDS MEDICINE CO.Sherman. Texas TEACHERS EXAMIN ATION. SHOOTING AT DAVIS STATION. Nino Voung Ladle. Take Teacher*' cu*e Ridceway shot l? ill* Coast*, ? \;'.minat inn. The spring examination for teach? ers was held by Superintendent of Education Haynaworth on Friday In the Court room of the court house and there won nliw young ladles ready to take the examination. The would-be teachers were allowed th"ir own time and th?- examination took up most of the day. Correction and Explanation. In the report of the funeral ser? vices of Miss Mary Wltherspoon, there were several palpable errors, d ie to poor penmanship and worse proof reading, but which the intel? ligent reader promptly detected, in? asmuch as the worda .substituted by the intelligent competitor for those intended by the writer were totally out of harmony with the contents of the article. In one instance the Julius Rldgewajr. Mannin?? Times, May .'i. A most deplorable shooting oc? curred last Saturday afternoon at Da? vis Station, resulting in Cleve ltldg? way being dangerously shot by his cousin, Julius Ridge way. Both are young men about 23 years of age. Tho injured man was hit on th? arm and in the abdomen. Doctor Stukes reached the wounded man and ad? ministered to him, and later Dr. Wil? son called to s??e him. Julius Ridge way came to Manning Saturday night and gave himself up to Sheriff Gam? ble. The young man will have to re? main in jail to await th<- result of the wounds of "Cleve." We are In? formed the trouble between these two cousins originated some time back because Julius refused to take "Cleve" to see a young lady, ai.u last Satur? day they happened to meet at the "station," hot word3 passed between them. Julius waited off, Cleve fol word "noted" was substituted for j lowing, and when he got within a "mortal" and in another "memoriz- | few steps Julius shot him with a 32 ed" appeared when the word should I calibre pistol. WTe are also told that have been "mourned." The regular j the wounded man has requested his proof reader was absent, and hi3 ' people not to prosecute Julius. substitute, lacking years of experience j _m _ in this >vork and familarity with the , It startled the World writing of our corresponnd mis when the astounding claims wer? first fell into error along with the type- made for Bucklen's Arnica Salve, setter out forty years of wonderful cures I have proved them true, and every where it is now known as the best J. M. Howell, a popular druggist salv?e on earth for burns, boils, scalds, of Greensburg, Ky., says, "We use sores, cuts, bruises, sprains, swellings. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in our eczema, chapped hand, fever sores own household and know it is excel- and piles. Only 25c at Sibert's Drug lent." For sale by all druggists. Store. FAREWELL MESSRS. CHICKEN LICE, MITES ANO . ALL YOUR KINSFOLK ! ? We Have Orderes for You to Move Kreso Dip will hold the fort. Do not wait till the lice and mites take a strong hold. Use in time and save your little biddies. SIBERT'S DRUG STORE, W. W. Sibort, Prop. 8 S. Main St. Sumter, S. C. Stem the Tide Its been said "There is a tide in the affairs of man, which taken at its flood, leads on to riches." Keep your account with THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO. And be prepared to &em the tide. Opportunity is said to knock but once? Hut you have a chance to open an account with this bank six days out of tvery week. Once you have started to sav? ing a part of your earnings, you will be prepared whenever a good business opportunity presents itself. Having a bank account helps create business ability. The Bank of Sumter Established 1889 DR. N. G. OSTEEN, JR., DENTIST, 18 W. Liberty St. -:- Phone No. 30. 1 i