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RECIPROCITY'S ROCKY ROAD. HAITI IKVATORI IWAIT CMANCE To \TT\< k MKAftl HB, KxptMlCd iii.n HUI will be llcportcd to S'Hrtir Thur^du) and at l.oa-i Thirty op|m>?dtion S|hmk'Iics Schetl iil< ?I ? Finance Committee Chair nuiii Predict* Final Passage?Fur? ther Consideration of I.orlmcr < mm- this Week?Wool Denote in Bmm Washington. June 4.?The flnate I committees' report of the reciprocity bill to the Senate will feature the be? ginning of the third month of the ex? tra session of Congress. The hear? ings, which have continued almost a ?month, will close tomorrow or Tues? day, and on Wednesday the commit? tee will go into executive session to determine its disposal of the bill. Chairman Penrose Is confident the committee will reach a vote before adjournment Wednesday, In which event the bill would be reported Thursday. Once in the Senate, the bill will run a gauntlet of speeches and amend- 1 menu. At least thirty Senators ex- I pect to address the Senate In oppo? sition to the hill. No one counts up? on less than six weeks of debate. With the Presidential contest only a year off. there Is a general dlspo- I sltion to play for position. Despite I Democratic and Insursent Kepuhll- I ran persistence. Mr. Penrose predicts passage of the bill and an adjourn ment of the extra session before August 1. In committee the most serious con- I filet pr??hab|y will m cur over the amendment of Senator K >ot, wlth holulng the application of the agree? ment of wool pulp Imported free from Canada so long as local or pro- I vtnclal restrict! ?ns are placed upon Its exportation. As a rule, this restric? tion is opposed by Democrats and In-I surgnts and favored by regular Re* publicans. The opposition If. on the ground that It would be SOOTf dr-istic I than the present law. Friends of the Administration are urging reporting the bill without any dlficatlon. A favorable report is not expected from the committee. In deference to the President's wishes, many Republican Senators will re? strain their opposition to the extent of permitting the hill to go to the Senate without recommendation, hut they will reserve the right to oppose the measure In open Senate. The Lorimer case will receive re- I newed attention in the Senate during the week if ?ommlttee on privileges I and elections carries out the "gen- j tlemen's agreement" for the selection of s special committee of eight to I consider the case. Names of the Senators designated would he sent back to the Senate f or I confirmation, making a reopening of I the whole case possible. Tomorrow Senator Pomerone Is to I call up and speak to his resolution I directing criminal proceedings against I the officers and directors of the Stand- 1 ard Oil and American Tobacco com- I panics. Tin? Senators' popular elect on bill I is still the unfinished business of the I Begaste and will he voted eg June In the House the debate upon the I wool tariff will begin W^edresday. What the House will do after this Is uncertain. Nothing will th?n he he fore It and the ways and mean* com? mittee may enter upon the revision of the cotton schedule. Democratic leaders however, are somewhat dls pgfjgi r . postpone sctb n until the Best session. In that ca o the House will adjourn from time to time while awaiting the action of the Senate. < House committees will continue* active throughout the summer and possibly autumn. This week a spe? cial committee will begin probing the affairs of the American Sugar Refin? ing Companv. LARttE D\N<I WD RECEPTION. A feature going along with cotn men. .-m. n\ though not a pari Of it was the reception given to the grad? uates after the cornmem eim nt pr ? gi am had been completed. AH "f th. Loys not irirls of the graduating class had be. n Invited to the reception whb h was greet In tin Osteen hall. It having ?.n foutnl im? possible at the last minute to get the Armory hall, as It had beog newly painted and there was much danger ! of UM young ladies attending the re tonfjogj ruining their dresses If the dance was held In P. while ii of the members ?f the graduating < lass did not attend the reception a birg?- majority did and those who went were entertained with lee cream and oako. home of th.- graduates annoyed the dnnclng while others looked on and enjoyed I hen? eonverantl on and lee cream, x large crowd h oi assembled from Manning, and all of the maiby towns and place* for tin' daric whb h was ronrimnd until long POSl midnight. Tbn music for the oeeaston was fnr gsnhod bv the colored orehostrn and was lively and as go gg anyone could h i v i??hed for. INDEXING WORK COMPLETED. Deeds end Unrimti Indexed lYotai January i, HMM? to Preten! Time According to Cott Family Name In? dex System. The work of recording the indexes ^f the deedi end mortgages recorded in the office of the county clerk ac? cording to the Cotl Family Name In? dex System, as agreed upon with Walk. r. Bvani A Cogawell ?'..., of Charleston, has been completed, In? ?pooled and accepted and the young ladies who have been d dng the work will leave the city Wednesday. The contract to have the new sys? tem installed was made sometime last January with Mr. Thorpe, the agent ->f Walker, Bvani & Cogawell Co., and in February Misses Bobbin, Ratcllff and Wllburn were sent here by the com panv to do the work. Miss Bobbitt was placed in charge and with some assistance from ladies of the city the work was pushed rapidly for? ward to completion. Saturday mark? ed tho last day of work for the young ladles, at which time the work was passed upon and accepted. / The new system which has been in? stalled will save much tim*' to those wh-> have to look up titles to deeds and mortgages hereafter and will In time to come save the county much money. Heretofore, about every ten years all of the Indexing had to be done over as the books used became t~>o small for the number of names filed. This called for an expenditure of a considerable amount of money every ten years for the rewrittlng and relndexing of the records, which of course In a number of years amount? ed to a large sum. Hereafter the rec? ords Will b,- kept in loose sheet books which ,when they become too large to handle, can be divided into two or rmvre books, which can he easily handled. The indexing will all be done hg the county clerks and will tie done as the nanns are added to his files and the deds and mortgages recorded. The cost of the work to make tho new system was something over $1 100, much less In Itself than at any other time In several decades when the Indexes had to be rewritten. The method has been adopted by a large number of counties In this State and means a great deal of saving of time for those who have to look up the records, and of money for the county. Misses Elizabeth Bobbin,* Mary Ratcllff and Alice Wllburn, the young ladies who did the work, have made many friends while they have been In the city and will be missed after their departure. Miss Wllburn left last Monday for her home In North Caro? lina and Misses -Bobbitt and Ratcllff will leave Wednesday. Mr. J. w. McKeiver, chairman of the committee on securing manufac? turing enterprises for Sumter, stated thi.* morning that he had Tuesday raised $1.000 from four public spirit? ed citizens of Sumter towards get lng the desired site for the buggy and carriage factory which will be erected here if the city pays for the site. It Is reo.alette that the citizens nf Sumter raise the required amount for, If they do not, the city and Chamber of Commerce will fall down on the first chance to get a fac? tory plant to locate here. If the first ?ffort to set a factory here falls short, nther atempts to get such enterpris? es here will also end in failure, for It Is always the beginning that sets a standard for the town. Purpose directs energy and pur? pose makes energy.?Parkhourst. l KCl itsiov RATES VIA Southern Hallway Company. Philadelphia, Pa. Account North? ern Baptist Convention and Baptist World Alliance Congress. Tickets >ff sah? June Ith, 10th, ISth, ICth ind Ifth, Una] limit June I'Dth, till. Bxtension of final limit may be had ?V d' positing tickets and payment of Tee $1.00. until July Slat Ashevllle. N. C. Account Southern Students Conference, y. w. c. a. rickets on aale June 8th and 9th. inal limit June L'sth, 1911. Blach Mountain, N. c. Account Southern Students Conference, Y. M. '. A. Ticket! on sale June 15th and |fth, final limit June 2Mb. 1911. Char lot tSVllle, Yu. Account I'nlver dty of Virginia Rummer School. Tick its on sale June 17th, l'.'th, 20th, ISrd Jlfh. 26th, and July :;rd and Hub. limited fifteen days, unless ex? tended at CharlottefvUle, until Sep? tember SOth, 1111, Know in,., Tenn. Account Summer Bchool of the South Tickets on sale ftme nth, ISth, '.'Ith. 15th, July is\ Ith, Ith and l'.th. limited fifteen lays, unlesi extended ;?t Knoxvllle intll September SOtn, 1 l 1 . For Information as to rates, etc, ipply to Te t Agents or addii J. L MEEK, last. Oen, Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Qa, w. u, MoGEK, Division Passenger Agent, Charte*! ?n. s. c. HOW TO OBTAIN SAN ITA It Y MILK Clcmaon Extension Work?Article XLTV. Very few of the consumers of milk give much thought as to where the milk they drink comes from or un d.r what conditions it was pr tduced. So long ms it has no had color, taste, or sna il they drink and are satisfied. if the purity of milk c?uid be judged by the above standard) the milk inspector would have no work and there would be n > such office. It Is a sad fact, however, that such a standard will not hold good as milk may have no had taste, color, or ordor and yet he very dangerous to the health. Many of the outbreaks of typhoid fever, scarlet fever, dysen? tery diseases can be traced to the milk supply. What then Is sanitary milk? It is milk that is produced by healthy cows, and which is handled in a cleanly manner from the time it is drawn until it is consumed. To be healthy the cow should not only show no outward signs of disease, but should give no reaction when tested for tuberculosis. She 3hould be kept clean and her udder should be washed well before each milking. The milker should milk with dry hands and not follow th bad prac? tice of dipping the fingers into the milk while milkinp. The milker Should not be allowed to har lie tho milk at all If there should be a case of contagious disease in his home. A3 soon a3 the milking is finished the milk should be removed from the barn and at once st/alned through a good grade of cheese cloth. If It is to be sold at retail, It should be cooled and bottled. If It Is to he kept for home use, It should be put aside In as cool a place as possible and away from anything that has much odor. Milk will very quickly absorb the odor of meat, vegetables, etc., if kept near such. Especial care should be given at this season to the milk that is fed to babies and children. Much of the stomach troubles could be av >ided 'f only clean milk was given them to drink. Pro. J. M. Burgess. Real Estate Transfers. Following are the real estate trans? fers recorded In the office of the county clerk: Janle C. Wood to L. F. Wood, lot and premises on Broad street, $1,050. Davis I). Moise to A. J. Stubbs. 1-4 interest in tract of 565 and 15 acres, 13,500, F. If. l>wight to Mary C. S. Dwight. 100 acres on Stateburg-Wedgefield public road, $3.000. A. J. Stubbs to Geo. W. Baxter, lot on Bee street, $1.000. Mrs. M. C. Stubbs to Arzetta Turn? er, lot in city, $100. II. J. Harby, trustee, to W: T. Ball, two lots In Town of Dalsell, $220. J. Iceland Moore to Frances L. Moore, et al., 177 1-2 acres, $100. Hamilton C. Bland to William M. McKlveen, lot In town of Mayesville, $1,000. Master to Manassa M. Brown, 120 1-2 acres. $3,500. David James Wlnn, Jr., to A. C. Durant, lot on Hampton avenue, $1, 500. I). James Winn, Sr., to A. C. Du? rant, lot on Hampton avenue, $135. A. J. Stubbs to Davis I). Moise. lot OH Main street, $t*7.">. Delia F. MlXOn to Mrs. M. E, J. McElveen, 60 acres. $10. .lames It. Ligon to Marion Fdwards, lot in county, $200. Malinda B. Levan, et al.. to Ruth <;. Dlrnle, lot on Council street. $000. Geo, W. Kershaw to J. B. Alston. one acre on Charleston-Camden pub? lic road, $100. Master to Moses Green, lot and premises on Main (tree! $0,000. W. T. Andrews t . Willie Windham, lot on Clarendon avenue, $326. Mr. Cates, a representative of the Southern Underwriters association, was In the city Wednesday t > inspect tin fire department and water works system in the city. He had consider? able comments to make concerning th. water works system and seemed to think that a reservoir was neces* sary for h ddtng the city'a water sup? ply. Ready For Him. She made her first cake, and. wishing to "jolly" her, the husband winked tit her brother and said: "Nice cake, dear. Are you sure, though, that you used baking powder in ur "No," site said as a little smile Ilick ered around her mouth. 'I dldu't havo baking powder, HO 1 put in a substi? tute." "Ah. said the husband brightly, "and w hat was that':" "Cement, dear." said the Wife SWeet? Do you need printing of nny de scrlptlon? Come to headquarters? Osteen Publishing Co. For nearly fifty stars Osteeo snd good printing have meant the same thing in Sum? ter. MR. Woods on CITY SCHOOLS He Think* Thai People of (i<; Should V?>t<; for Extra Tax Levy. Sumter has a number <>f thing: that arc creditable to its people, bu I if tin-re is any one thing in whlcl tin y ought to take special pride, it i: tht lr pslendid, and this word is use< advisedly, graded school system, foi the assertion may be safely made tha it has very few equals and certain!} no superiors, and if they have any< thing like an adequate conception 01 what this means for them and for the future of their city, they will see tc it that there is no halt in the work 01 these schools from the lack of mon ey. After the clear and concise state? ment, concerning the needs of th< schools, made by Mr. Manning, even tax payer ought to vote for the ad ditional levy and more If It is need? ed. It will be well to have in mine that it takes years of hard, intelli gent, conscientious and oftentimes unappreciated work to build up sucr a line working system of schools, anc to let them retrograde for lack 01 money will be a lasting reproach t< the people of Sumter and a lastinf injury to the material interest of theii city. As Mr. Manning very truly ant forcibly said, in his admirable ad dreOS, "This Is an age of educatior and no town or city can afford to b< behind in this great work.' Then too it is an age of competition, and in th< race for supremacy, Intelligence wil j always win over ignorance, for i: I knowledge be power, then ignoranct I stands for weakness. In fact then is no way of computing the cost o: Ignorance, but every dollar spent foi education wdll be an investment tha v ill return a very great harvest it the way of gain, material mental am moral. Then too, it is well to remembe: that th:-re is no such thing as stand ing still and this truth applies wltl special force to educational work Notwithstanding the present fine con dition of the schools there will al ways be room for Improvement, am these improvements and advances like alT other good things, cost mon e\ and the money ought always b< forthcoming when it is needed t< carry them on. The individual wh< did not feel proud of the recentl; grduatins ?lass is a pretty bad com bination of selAshrtCse ^nd ignorance Sumter is not a l.ew place, but i town with a histor , and an honor able on at that, at J this being thi case makes It all th.? more incumben on its people to ex^rt themselves t( the utmost to advance its interests it ? very possible way, and if they wil just look out for the schools the oth or things will, in a very great meas lire at least, look out for themselves The writer takes special pleasur? i in saying that parents who wish t( lend their children to a first clasi school, that is people who live out side of the city, can do no bettei than to send them to Sumter for tht moral and religious influences there are as good as can be found in an> place in this or any other State, am they, the children, will be sure t< make friends wl ere there are s< many big hearted. hospitable ant cultured people. W. D. Woods. II ISN'T CHANGED POSITION. So State* Solicitor Otts. Replying tc Gov. Rlense. Spartanburg, June 2.?Solicitoi <>lts, replying to the letter received this morning from Governor Idea- ' in regard to Mr. Otts' attitude re? garding the agitation of a trial foi (beige Hasty, of Gaffney, on the ( barge of killing an actor In thai town at the same time he shot am: killed another, for which he was sor tenced for life and r.ntly pard >ne<! >y Governor Blease, sent the follow? ing letter to the chief executive: "Spartanburg, S. C, June 2, 1911, "Cole. L. Blease, Esq., Governor Columbia, S. C.?Dear Sir: In re? ply to yours of yesterday, encloslni copy of my letter to Mr, McCraw, 1 beg to advise it is a correct copy, l have not changed my position since writing that letter to Mr. McCraw. I have no daire to interfere In matten wholly within your prerogative as Governor. While l am n d aide tc .try murderers without witnesses, ?c b?ng as T am solicitor of this circuit 1 shall continue to do mv whole duty, Very respectfully yours, J. C. Otts, "Solicitor 7th Circuit." .lust why all this agitation ha been raised is not known, but furth? er developments are looked forward to within the nexi few days. \ big cr >wd wenl out to Poc ill lasl nlghl to attend a ptenh and In ? ?at fish stew, take In the swimming and to have tv general good time. A the summer comes rfn the crowds that go out to Pocnllfl nightly are be? coming larger and Inrger for the? realise thai it i^ a good place I i go to ami thai the bathing Is fine. The fish stews furnished by Mr. Beck ar< also about as good as they m lk< t hem. KILLS HIMSELF BEFORE WII I AS 1 ( OTTON SEED?Wood's Improved EYES. saying Wife's Love Has Lessened, Bridegroom of Two Weeks Puts Bullet in Brain. Charlotte, X. C, June 4.?With the) unexpected declaration to his bride of two weeks that she did not love' him as mueh as she did when they were married. William P. Ewart, 21 years old, secured a pistol as he re? turned from church tonight and put . i bullet throuhg his brain, dying in tantly. The tragedy occurred at the ottage <>f the young couple in taviersvllle, a suburb. Thinking her husband's remark a! est, the wife made a flippant reply ind the shooting followed almost as i in echo of her words. Karly Prolific, similar to but better than King cotton, made full crop last year after oats; also Money? maker Cotton seed. Grown on blight-free farm and ginned on private gin; Wood's Early Prolific, private gin; Wood's Eerly Prolific, $1.25 bushel; Moneymaker, $1.00 bushel. C. P. Osteen Co., Sumter, S. C. BEEKEEPERS' SUPPLIES. I have decided to keep on hand a! stock of Hives, Frames, Sections, Comb Foundations, Smokers, Veils, Gloves, Etc., for Beekeepers, and will order any goods not in stock. These goods are made by the A. Root Co., the largest and most re? liable manufacturers of Apiarian Sup? plies in this country. Catalogue will be furnished cn application. Also on hand Roots ABC and X Y Z of Beekeeping Price $1.50. by mail 25 cents additional. If you are i keeping bees in the old way, get this book, and learn to do it in the improved way. j N. G. OSTEFN, Daily Item Office, Sumter, S. C. Should be given first consid? eration when about to buy a diamond. Buy only an absolutely perfect gem. The standing of a firm should be such that when they say a diamond is perfect, you can feel confident that it is per? fect. YVe are diamond ex? perts and buy only absolute? ly perfect gems. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optician. 6 S. Main St. Sumter, S. C. Good for 25 Votes NOT GOOD AFTER JUNE *2. Tills Coupon is good for 25 Votes if returned to the Watchman and Southron office properly filled out. Name Address Additional Safety In addition to the conservatism which characterizes the gen? eral policy of this bank, a thorough examination of the assets of the institution is made quarterly by a committee of the directors and every detail of its business is carefully scrutinized before be? ing approved. The Bank of Sumter Established 1889 Extracts From a Diary.?13 PAID THE SAME BILL TWICE. I had to pay a bill today that I am confident had been settled long ago. I remember paying the cash, but I was unable to pro? duce a receipt. I see the-says that the carrying of a checking account with them will avoid the paying of any bill a second time. I'm going to open a checkng account pay day. THE PLACE TO BANK IS WITH THE PEOPLES' BANK. Savings Some. Its the boy who saves that makes the man who has. A deposit in the SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF THE FARMERS' BANKJ& TRUST CO.. -rows all the while?whether you are awake or asleep?on SUN? DAYS, week days ami all. THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO. A <M I I'LASTEN. SHINGLES* LATHS, KlttK BRICK. DRAIN PI PR I TC. LIME. CEMENT. n.iv flrain '?' ' Hour, Ship Stuff, Bran. lui\, UridHI, Mixed Cow and Chicken Feed. Horses. Mules. H.;V;,,rs No Older Too Larg,? Or Too Small. Booth-rlarby Live Stock Co. SUMTER. SOUTH CAROLINA.