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GRAFT IN WASHINGTON. k\<>\ ? VII.S TO slll l> I.K.IIT ON mi M KfH? I \plaln-. Haie I miHK Ii.?n?s?*crctur> of Stale I'iihIihvs Sau>factoi> statement a* to Payment of $.">,00t) to Senators Son. Washington. June 14.?intiniati >u of docte>ring the now famous iJ^y j portrait voucher, a ctmsequent lively controversy between Secretary Knox and Chairman HamMn of the house investigating 8 ?mmlUee. and testi? mony of Distributing Officer Morrison'.* white messenger that he found the voucher on the door near Morrison's deck after the archives had been ef? fectually ransacked, foatured today - state department Investigation. Correspondence between | tary Root and Consul General Michael at Calcutta Indicated that the myste? rious difference between the amount paid to the portrait painter was ap? plied to emergency accounts, proba? bly ?'hlneste matters, according to Mr. Michael. The exchange between Mr. Knox and Mr. Hamlln blew >ver quickly. Mr Morrison probably will be called to explain how the voucher happened to be among the "crumpled envelopes" near his waste basket at the close of the day's work long after the search for the document has been on. The secretary explained to the sat? isfaction of tb commltte the pay? ment of 55.000 to Frederick Hale, son of Former Senator Eugene Hale of Maine, for service In connection with Canadian boundary negotiations. Mr. Knox produced the sections of the treaty of If08 which authorized ne? gotiations with Canada to establish the line through Passamaquoddy bay. Mr Hale was employed for this work, performed his duties t"> the satisfac? tion of Secretary Hoot. a.id Secretary Knox approve i the payment of $5,000 a fesr weeks after coming Into con? trol of the state department. A* to the vouchers signed by Albert Roeenthal, the portrait painter, call? ing fir 12.450. of which sum Rosen thai got but $850, Mr. Knox could give no new facts. He only knew that ho had started a search for It as soon as he heard about the case, and that ???an h failed to reveal any trace of the voucher or letters supposed to be with it. A week ago. said Mr. Knox, Mr. Carr. chief >f the consular bureau, I rought the sou.-her and papers to him. saying they had been found on the floor of I >i ?hursing Clerk Morri? son's office. Dig you make inquiry to lind out re?" asked Chairman Hamlln. "I did." said Secretary Knox, "and cjuld learn nothing. AU I know about the whole case is embodied in this voucher and lbs. papers attached to It. At this point Secretary Knox added a new element to the mystery. You will be Interested In another receipt from Mr. Kos. nthai that Is attached to the SO pert*H he said to the committee. It was signed Jan? uary 28 1904. and 1.? for $790, with a notatl n that $?0 for the frame of Secretary Day's pie-ture had been paid to a Washington picture dealer." Mr. Hamlln grabbed the papers. "Where did this second receipt come from?" he demanded. "I found It with the piper-., that is all I know of It." said Secretary Knox. The members of the committee up? on exajn'rtatiori found that it was not actually dated January 18, 1904, but read: "Received January lv, 1904, the sum >f $::?<? ?? With an explanation "f the purpose. Mr. Hamlln said he believed then was something wrong about the re? ceipt. He Intimated that he believed It had been fixed up. at least as to the explanation written In ink ae r<?s* th? bottom after the present Investi? gation began. ' INJ you mean tha? you suspe. t some one in th.? st,?t.- department Is guilty of c .mmlttlng perjury?" de? manded Seer, tary Knox with heat, "There Is bjo Intention to rehVet on you persona 11 < , Mr. Se? n-tary. " re? turned the ehatrman. "but 1 em strongly of the opinion that this was prepared .ift. r thi-? ln<-ulrv began." "Then pOU think that Mr. Puscn thal ha-* writ'.-n a' L <s* part of the re. etpt sine, the time Indicated in It?" a?ked Mr. Knox. Mr. Hamlin replied that he th .tight It Win a eurlous reeOtfS ami that le intended t prob?, the circumstances la the bottom. "I will w? \< one su? h an Investiga? tion." Bale! Mi Kno\. ami If you ein corroborate you theory and can show that any ?n?- in tie st.it.? department was cognizant of sieh an act. there will be Some \aeane|so in the depart? ment." Howard Bangston, the messenger In I ?HMirsing Clerk Morrison's ofltce, who found tin- envelope containing the \otleher >n tin poor of |he di burning dhVer's office, after the whole department had been ransacked for l! was then put on the stand. He said h?? found the envelops mceig a lot of crumpled ones by Mi. Morrison's waste basket. YOUR REASONABLE SERVICE June 25 "What tftti the Lord rtquire of thee, but to do fUMtly unit to low mercy and to tculk humbly urith thy Oodf ~\t\cuh 6:8. HO could ?nd fault with these requirements? Who could say that in setting such u stnndurd for ills creatures the Almighty required too much? On the other hand, how could we imuglne a Just and loving Heaven? ly Father requiring less than is kere stipulated. God's law, variously stat? ed, always amouuts to the same thing. The statement of It, as given to the Jews at ML Sinai, embodied in the Decalogue, corresponds with this statement, as does also the presenta? tion of it set forth by the great Teacher, haying. "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God w 11 b all t by mind, soul and strength; and thy neigh l>or as thy? self." Many of us. after confessing with SL Paul Prophet exhorting to re I hat the Divine pen fence. Law is holy and Just and good, have been surprised to find that that which our minds heartily approve, we are unable to obey?to the full. For thlr ty-flve hundred years the Jews have sought to keep that Divine Law. un? der the promise of eterual life for so doing, but none of them have been able to gain the prize When as ? nation they realize their Inability, and not sooner, they will be ready to receive at God s hands, as a free gift through the Redeemer, the forgiveness of their violations of the Divine Law. And then, under their New Covenant (Jer 31:31; Heb. 8:8-13), they will have Messiah's as? sistance in regaining that perfection of mind and body and a "new heart," which will enable them to obey In every particular the Divine Law. That blessing, which is soon to come to natural Israel, under Messiah's Kingdom and the New Covenant, will be extended through them, as the nnt nral seed of Abraham, to every nation, kindred and tongue. In harmony with the Divine promise made to Abraham. Analyzing Our Subject Applying this principle of Justice to our words, it means that we should not si>euk evil of either friend or foe; that we should not even Insinuate evil. It means that we should not tell un , necessarily what we know to be the i truth. If It would harm our neighbor, I disparage him and discredit him in the eyes of others It means that we should love our neighbor and his Inter? ests as we love our own, and should defend his Interests and guard them as carefully as we would our own. Justice. In order to thus operate In our words and deeds, must operate In our hearts?in our minds "As a man thiuketh. so is he." If he thinks un? kindly, ungenerously, unjustly, he will find It Impossible always to avoid un? kind, unjust, unloving words or ac? tions. "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." It fol? lows, then, that to do Justly signifies absolute righteousness In thought, In word, in conduct This none of us arc capable of. The nearest approach to this Is the perfect or Just Intention of the heart, covenanted by all those who become followers of the Lord Jesus Christ The intentions and good endeavors of these are accepted of the Father. To Love Mercy All recognize mercy as a very proper, a very desirable quality. All realize their need of Divine mercy. All should know that the Di? vine purpose is that only those who show mercy to others will themselves re? ceive mercy at the Lord's hands Many, however, while admitting all this and while Reeking to prac? tice mercy, do not lore it. Rather, The ruined city. ?Wf lo? venge? ance, and are merely constrained to mercy by the laws of the laud, public sentiment and the Word of (led. Time and ft gall] this has been shown In the r;is?. of ly nchltl gs. Mobs f?UV?? gathered for the mflletion of punish? ment, glad of an opportunity for set? ting atldf tucrcy and letting loose Jus tire, in they might express it Ami in those Bobs have been many guilty Of perhaps SS great crimes as the OOS who was mobbed. "<>, consistency, thou art a Jewel!" Walk Humbly With Thy God In a word, those who are just and merciful are very apt to find them selves possessed of a spirit of pride, a feeling of superiority to their fellows, a hindrance to their having ? humblt walk with Uod Those nmst humble toward the Almighty are frequently those who bars hid great sins and great weaknesses, which have helped to humble them Thus the great Apostle, St. Paul, was *sn to retain i measnrt of visual ?s as ? reminder of the tlms was ? persecutor of Cbrlsi lurch which Is HU Body." Work will be resumed on the Y. M. c. A. building in the Deal future. NEW INVENTION in SUMTER. .Mr. J, \. Epperson Has Invented New Acetylene Light Which Will Prove Chen per and Durable. Something new In the way of In volitions for Sumter will soon be put on the market by Messrs .1. a. Bpper on, the Inventor, and a. .1. Ard, a plumber of this city. The invention is an acetylene independent gas ma? chine and will be manufactuered in this city. Mr. Bppi rson, tin- inventor, is the son of sheriff W. ii. Epperson of this county and is an electrical engineer of Ability. Ho is. besides being the inventor of this machine, interested with Mr. Ooo. S. Jackson also of this city, in a new improved hydraulic ram which Mr. Jackson has invented. The machine which Mr. Epperson has invented la an improvement on^ the old style acetylene gas machine and Is guaranteed to prove very much' more durable, less complex and decid? edly h ss dangerous than the old ma? chine, it is to he manufactured ->f heavy galvanised iron and will last al? most a lifetime, if kept properly and cleaned regularly. J The lights will he of the same candle power as former lights of the same kind, but will cost considerable less. The cast of the lights is ap? proximated to he about one-fourth of a cent per hour for each light. The carbide, which furnishes the gas for the lights, can he secured easily at a small cost and will have to he chang? ed every six weeks or tw > months. The machine will also have to be cleaned at these times. By means of a security appliance. which is a part of the Invention, the danger which was formerly run In aandling the machine is considerably lessoned and operation Is at the same time made simpler for the person tending the machine. The machine is. or will be when put on the market, the cheapest of its kind and can be - cured by all farmers Who desire good light, when they are unable to I get electricity. ' The machine is mainly for the use i f farmers who live on their farms, and the light created is the best and cheapest light which they can secure. (The Installation of the machine will coat approximately $50 to $G0 and it . maintenance consists in replenishing it with carbide and having It cleaned occasionally. The fact that It Is made >f heavy galvanized iron warrants iU durability, and the makers of the machine feel assured that It will last at least fifty years. in order that the mcahlne may be put Into service as soon as possible arrangements have already been com? pleted for having it manufactured In Sumter so that the home farmers can first scene Its benefits. Mr. A. J. Ard and Mr. Epperson will establish a department in Mr. Ard's Plumbing shop for the manufacture of the ma ' chine and expect to begin operations during the coming month. a number of orders have already I been put in for machines by farmers of sumter, Clarendon and Lee coun? ties, but nothing has been made pub? lic about the machine before this be < ause the patents had not been se? cured, and were not until a few days ago, ANOTHER AITO AGENCY. Mr. J. Iff, Harby Secures Stale Agency for the Ohio Cars. A to w comer Into the auto row of Sumter. is the Ohio sales Agency, of South Carolina, to be handled b) Mr. .lack M. Harby of this city. The new company has a contracted selling agency for twenty-five cars f >r the 'first year. Although practically un? known heretofore In the state of Bouhl Carolina, the "Ohio 40*' cars are very well known in the State of Georgia, down Bast, through the middle, the South and the far West. Mr. Jack Harhy's demonstrator will be an Ohio Torpedo model, similar t> the one which has been seen on the streets of Sumter for the past ten days, and which, according to Louis a. Prince, of the 1 mlo Mot >r <?ar Company, of Cincinnati, has receiv? ed more unasked for commendation that, any other car thai he has ever shown about the country. 'i her.- are sixty-seven Ohio cars in the State of Qeorgla, and a car if this make captured the "Round-8tato-of Oeorgla-Tour" of lasi (October from Seventy four cars, a distance of about 1.273 mile.**, from Atlanta around tin' Slate to Atlanta. The Ohio was me of the eight (Hidden Tour cars to natch Chicago with the original whee'.s, axles, and power-plant Intact. The ohio Mud-Hen waa the (IrsI car to cross the American Continent from New York to Sin Francisco, >ver ihe Southern route, covering -1. ."> 7 7 miles with a load of 6,048 pound-*, with but three puntcures and two blow outs. Tics car has the reputation of being the flrsl car to cross the Qreal Ameri? can Desert from I'll >enlx, Arizona to i.os Angeles, Cal., without adding one drop of water to the r'diato'. An Ohio during the first nine days of the historic Munsey tour of lost June, never added one drop of water to the radiator, and being in the starters hands was subjected to severe service. CHEROKEE'S "WILD MAN" DEAD, Shunning Society, John 8 tarne* Lived 10 Years In Woods. Gaffney, June u.?One of Cher? okee County's greatest curioaties is n ? more. "Wild John" Starncs, oth? erwise and better known as the "Wild Man of Cherokee," is dead. it became known several days ago that Starnes was sick and a party Went in search of him, going down in? to the most secluded portion of the county, where he lived, and finding him. He was brought to the county home, near here, suffering with pneumonia, and was kept there until Saturday night, when he died. "Wild John" has long been a cu? riosity. Many have gone into the forests In search of him, only to he disappointed, while there are some i few who have seen and talked with him. He had been living the life of a hermit for smethlng like 4 0 years. It is stated that when a young man of some 20 years Starnes for some reason became mentally unbalanced and tock to the woods. He construct? ed a hovel of goods boxes, a very in adequate shelter, and there he has dwelt for the last 40 years. Many con? jectures have been indulged in as to what caused this strange action, but it is supposed that he was disappoint <d in love and took this action, al ? hough it has he?-n rumored that Starnes was the man who accidental? ly shot Stonewall Jackson and that this unbalanced his mind. He w-as as shy as a deer; hard to get a sight of and harder yet to talk to. One time, when sick, he was taken to the home of a relative, but as soon as he regained his strength he hied himseli hack to his hovel, win-re he barricaded himself and defied those Who wished to take him, ev.n as a hunted animal brought to hay. Good homos have been offered him time and again, hut all to no avail. He utterly shunned society. When taken to the c >unty farm it was much against his will and he caused no little trouble while there. He would not stay in the bed and as soon as the attendant's hack was turned would leap out and huddle in a corner with his hands clasped and head bowed. He pleaded with the superintendent of the home with tears in his eyes to let him out on the ground to die in peace. The h ?use and its covering seemed to have af? fected him most deeply. Saturday night the end ca.me and "Wild John" i I Is no more. The Pardon Mm. A c ?mpllatton made shows the fol? lowing as to pardons, refusals and < ommutations from the Governor's office: T<?tal petitions presented.284 Pardons granted1. 6 I Pardons refused.S4 Sentences commuted.31 Paroles.72 Not acted on, including petitions I in hands of Judges and S?> | llcitors at this time. 63 in the records it is shown that :'. 362 notaries public have been com missioned during the present admirils- | tratlon. At the rate for commissions [ Of $2 each the amount of money tak- \ I en In up to today is $6,724. It was stated Friday In the ac? count of trials in the police c >url that Geo. Robinson had been tried and fined for disorderly conduct The Geo. Robinson who lives on Robinson itreet asks that it be stated that he was not the man in the case. The uniform success that has at? tended the use of Chamberlain's Colic, Ch?dera and Diarrhoea Remedy has made it a favorite everywhere. It can always be depended upon. For sale by all dealers. The Hartford Courant Is mixing its Felders. The Atlanta lawyer usually regarded by the Governor >f South Carolina as one of "my enemies" is not the Felder lately reprimanded by Judge Speer. Atlanta bristles with Felders.?Columbia state. Whooping cough |j not dangerous when the cough if- kept loose and ex? pectoration easy by giving Chamber? lain's Cough K< medy. It ha- been used in many epidemics of this dis? ease with perfect success. For sale by all dealers. 'Ph.- recent warm weather already has sent a large number of people out from the city to Pocalla during the afternoon and even'ogs, to take in the cool breeses of that place and to en? joy ;i splash in the lake. Wins l ight For Life. it was a long and bloody battle for life that was waged by James B, Merdhon, of Newark, N. .1., of which he writes: "l had lost much blood from lum; hemorrhages, ami was very weak and run-down. For eight months l was unable to work. Heath seemed close on my heels, when i began, three weeks ago, t ? use Dr. King's New Discovery. Bui it has helped no- greatly, it Is doing all that you claim." For weak, sore lungs, obstinate coughs, stubborn colds, hoarseness; la grippe, asthma. hay-fever or any throat or lung trou? ble its supreme. 50c and $1.00, Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Slhert's Drug Store. Broad Street Property. The future of Broad Street Property I? good. This lectloe is going to be the residence Kectton of the city. A street railway Byttemla t.ound to come in the next four or five years. snd with its construction Breed Street Pro? perty will doable and treble in value. The T. W. McCallum property. consUtlng of a six room house, servant house, barns, Mai le>. all necessary out-buildings ?od* l-J a.-res of land, is One of the most attractive propositions in near-in property hi that section. For the next SO days we can offer ? special price on this property. Canyon realise an opportunity when it is offered, or only after it is passed ': R. B. Belser Co. Real Estate Brokers Sumter, S. C X. H. ?Funds of S200, $500, S800, Si,000, $1,500 and $2,coo to loan on real estate. Extracts From a Diary.?22 MY FRIEND THE BANK. The People's Bank has cartainly been a good friend. I have received encouragement in every effort made to get ahead. By advice from the officers I have made and saved money. 1 have received loans. I have also been refused loans, but in that case ?ome defect in the plan was pointed out with the result that the refusal saved me from loss. My credit is good now. I have bank? ed there for years. I can borrow when I need help, but on the whole I carry enough ready money to always make investment when opportunity offers. I still consult an officer before paying out my money. THE PLACE TO BANK IS WITH THE PEOPLES' BANK. A BANKS GUARANTEE. The depositor feels that he is justly entitled to some sort of protection when he deposits his money with a bank. We want our depositors to feel secure or we do not care for their account. Every dollar 01! this bank's capital stock stands as a guarantee that the. depositor will be paid In full and promptly. Every dol? lar In our surplus fund is a like guarar.tee. Not only that, but every stockholder is liable for double the amount of the stock he holds as an additional guarantee that depositors will get their money. More than that. Every officer, director and stock-hold? er in this bank feels that he is personally responsible for the con? fidence reposed In this bank by its depositors. They take pr'de In the irtegrity and ability of thl^ bank to meet its obligations. We are conservative with our loans, careful about our reserves, and our aim is to guarantee security and merit confidence. THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO. THE WORLD LOOKS DIFFERENT TO THE ^ > MAN WITH * ^ MONEY mfhe t HE KNOWS HE 15 Secure CHARLES M. SCHWAB, the threat steel magnate, bank? ed the big money he made when President of the big stet! corporation. Now he owns steel works of his own. YOUR employer will trust you more, and promote you, if you save your money. Make OUR Hank YOUR Bank. We pay liberal interest consistent with safety 4%. Fir^i National Rank, SUM TER, S. C. Making Bette Anybody ought to make good?making better is what counts. We continuously strive to Make Better. The Bank of Sumter Established 1889