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HE KNEW ABOUT ' JACKPOT" COTTR.MTOK >\\s HI s| IISCIMH KD TO $10,040 To M>BIMER "Father <ircvn" Mentioned lluxtng Detcvtl?e'? ConfcHaion of Conspir? acy on l*?rt of i hicngo Paper. Washington. July 17.?The part that offletal? of the Kdward Illnes Lumber company took la the election Of Senator Lorimer to the sei claimed attention again today at the Investigation by the senate Lorlmer committee. William Burgess, an electrical con? tractor of Duluth. Minn., testified that OL F. Wiehe, eecretary of the Edward Hm?s Lumber compiriy. re? marked to him last March that he had inscribed $10,000 to a "jack? pot" to elect Lorlmer. Herman H. Tetler. president of the H. H. Tetler Lumber company of Chicago .a rival Of the fllnes company, testified th.it on the day of the election Mines said to htm that he personally had elect? ed Lorlmer. On the other hand. Henry Turiisn, another business man of Du.uth, If Inn., failed to bear out the testi? mony of Wlert H. Cook, a business associate, to the effect that (lines said to them about the time of Lori? mer's election that "old Stephenson" ? \ meaning Senator SHephenson of Wisconsin)?"after I elected htm was working for free lumber." an 1 that Southern Democrats fluctuated In their attitude. Turrtsh said he re? membered nothing about the South? ern Democrat a but heard Hlnes say that Stephenson waa undecided. During the testimony of Mr. Bur goaa the name of a priest. "Father Oreen." waa brought into the case as having received a confession from a Slot set I ve that the detective was em? ployed by a Chicago newspaper to gather "trumped-up charges against Lorimer." Tomorrow It la expected James Kelly, editor of the Chicago Tribune, ear111 bo on the stand. IIVHF.M sklltT in \i> Part* MN^'x v?w Style of I>r?**H From Street*. What has become of the famous harem skirt? Is it living or dead? Thla queetlon seems to be running through the minds of women through? out the world. The Innovation waa hooted whenever It appeared publicly In the European capitals, and Barn, which ordinarily becomes accustomed quickly to the most fantastic apparel refuted to accept It. Tne failure of the garment to ap? pear at the fashionatde ? oiir*.-s on Sunday aroused wide comment. A few women, seeklnc to attract atten? tion, occasionally dare to wear It at a rol.er rink or In a box at the theater, hut the mass of femininity avoid it, with the possible . xcepton of a few of the m?der models, which it is im poealble to distinguish from the con? vention <i skirt The harem skirt is not seen f>n &?, streets. With a vleW to solving the mystery ae to what has become of the gar? ment, a newspaper correspondent vtatted several leading costumers and even firms which tried to launch the efclrt on the market. All admitted that things had not gone well. "The harem skirt." said M. 1 ?reeoll. "waa intended merely as a house gown. If win killed by enemies who put out hid.-on* models, and It wan doubly killed by the department stores, which sold ( heap Imitations at S# francs t!6) each. The worst class of women tried to wear It. and con? sequently the better sort Ignored It. Occasionally we sell one for house wear, but I really believe It Is dead beyond h<^,.- ,,f resurrection." Hy grandfather made and tried to launch the harem skirt forty years ago." said John Worth, "but was un? successful. Then, as now, the women did not want it. It mu> eptahle to the Inmates of Turkish harem*, who reeiito- on cushions all dag long and did not go out nave when veiled and cloaked, but It dam not go |n the Occident. I consder it Mfttejg for the preeent but I bellew It to be probable that It will b? revived, say In two gears, when It may be successful. Certalnlv it In practical. If nothing else." "It was not Intended for street wear." explained a member ,.f the firm of Her hoff. l?a\ld and ?'o. "A fow fashionable wmuen are still \*.ir Ing it Indoors and it r??< ? ptIons. My wife recently \\'>re it at a roval re? ception In St. Petersburg and was much complimented The mas* of women probably will apVSf wear It, hut I believe that r. \\\\ aristo, rath women a III continue to use it for ball gowns and house gowns." ^hp latest fashb.n freak I? the **hoop *leeve." Th?? hoop is placed ,t the middle of the forearm and Its diameter Is seven Inches. Tin- sb < \ ? Is drawn In at the wrist arid SlbOU Parts letter. The Ml. Heri-t. of Iferlot. ir. visiting relativ??? In the city. MVCH WORK (.OlMi ON IX CITY. Work on Main Street Pitting?Put? ting in off Um* Storni Pipe?Ott)lug on i allioiin Mnrt uiul Work P.Lsc wlirlr. The city of Sumter is going ahead right n.?w with more Impmv amenta uiiil. ru ay than possibly have ever gone on at any (MM time in the his? tory of the town. Tho vari' Ms WOrlU underway 111 UM I>.iv 111K Of Main street, which is be? ing dom by the contractor, Qoo, \V. Waring of Columbia, under tht; super? vision i>f tio- city engineer and street committee; the laying of storm drains on Kendric k street, which will ex t. nd up and down Harvin street for WVOral bloekl and l>e earrieJ to Main street so as to take oft tin- sur? fe- water from that important ?itreet. In a way wi?rk connected with UM laying of this pipe is the ni.inufacture of it. This is being dotu> under the supervision of Mr. Bi I. Keardon ,it the foot of Corb.tt Itfllt The work of claying Calhoun Street from Washington street to Haskell .strei t which was commenced several months ago If not quite com? plete and is still under way and will i>. completed as soon as a sufficient number of laborers can be secured to put them to work upon that street. The force of laborers which was working on ('alhoun street has been moved to Hampton avenue and Har? vin streets to prepare those streets for the rock that is being moved from Main street. On Main street the rjek Is being plowed up and hauled oiT in order to grade that street for the pavement of concrete and vitrified brick which is to be put down. on Oakland avenue west of Salem avenue a new twelve-inch sewer line is being put In for use in carrying the sewerage to the new twenty-two inch sewer pipe line that has Just been completed. With work going on at all of these places at one time the city engineer and the members of the street com? mittee, especially the chairman, have I busy time looking after the work and following it up to see that it is done properly. It seems that with labor so very scarce the city has taken a larger piece of tobacco than it can well eJaaW.*1 However, a? long as the work which is being done on the streets Is well, no one will object for it is mueh needed. Sarcasm off a Woman. Milwaukee Sentinel. Joseph P. Sh. rer told a humorous experience while "automobile riding," which, he said. Illustrate:* the sar? casm which a woman is capbic of when occasion demands. \\'.- were going along at an aw? ful speed." he said. I didn't see the doff, but 1 neard his ki-yi' so I or tared Uv chauffeur lo stop, doing buck, We found an irate lady stand? ing over her (bad dog?one of the ugliest VOU over saw. "She m.-t us with a tirade Of re? marks tolling HI i ri no uncertain tetsni what she thought ol us and automobilists In general, finishing up by foiling us the murderer* of lo r dog. It was thus that 1 thought 1 would pacify her. 'Madam,' I said. I will replace your dog.' "Sir.' she said In a freezing tone of voice, ?you flatter yourself.' " Tuking Xo chances. Louisville Post. The druggist approached tht I e lestlal gate. St Peter opened MM portal for him and bade him enter Md Join the heavenly choir. "Not so fast," admonished the coin pounder of pills. "Before I go In thtn I want to ask a few questions. Have you any city directories in I Vi r idlse ?" "No," replied St. Peter. "Any remedies for growing hair on I il?l haadl and door knobs?" 'Note-." "Any soda fountains?" ' We don't know what they are." "I>o you sell stamps?' W. don't use them here." "And last, but not bast, have Voll any laliphones?" "We have not." "Then, 111 go in, for I gooff this is ie aven. all right." Modern Mathematics. - little hobbles make one harem. 4 little harems make one scar. to. I little scarcms make one starem. II starems make one tearem. Th? reason i bachelor looks gloomy is because he |j sorry be has thrown away his lima remaining single, in .oder f >r a man to be a live Wire it h accessory to be In touch with some magnetic force thai will make it live? iv for him. No woman Will permit a man to \>>> an "old stick" so long as Im ai?b to keep him stirred up. Home people don'I know w hat wom< n were made for( but Ihej were made lo keep it from g< ttlng dull,?Wil? mington stur. BERXH \ KBT's TOUR ENDS. Will OH Iboul $1*0.000 Out of $1,. 000,000 Receipts. Saiaii Bernhardt returned to this ? it> yesterday morning in her private car Bernhardt from ? 38 weeks' tour through tio> United States and Can? ada. Bhs trav? i,.(l I5t000 miles, gave 288 performances, yo of them being one-night stands, In i?;* cities, and brought In more than 11,000,000 In ?i'i.ss receipts, of whieh, it was said yesterday, her own share would he about 1360,000 clear. The famoui actress did not appear |0 be the least fatigued by her ar? duous travels, but looked 80 per cent better than when she landed in this city from the French liner Province on October of last year. Perhaps the most wonderful feotun of the trip was the energy shewn by Mine. Bernhardt in seeing the various sights of interest in the cities she visited, which included a descent Into a copper mine, a night in a bayou ?hooting at alligators, a ride through the Homestead works, and mountain climbing in the West. When asked for the secret of her health and youthful appearance Mine. Bernhardt laughed and replied: " I eat little, sleep plenty. work hard all the time, and not too rauch fresh air. 1 must work always." William J. Connor, who arranged her tour, interrupted to say: "What Madame means is that she owes her health to the grace of the good God and works like the devil." She partly understood what he had said, and, putting her hand on his shoulder, asked him to tell her more slowly what it was that had made the reporters smile. On her trip she spent the greater part of the time in her private car, where she had every comfort, includ? ing a big brass bedstead. She had It on a side track, three or four miles from the station, so that she would not be disturbed by the noise of the trains. Her rehearsals were mostly conducted In the ltrge dining room of the car. She did 41 v msecutlve one night stands without mowing the slightest sign of fatigue, Mr. Sullivan said. Her car was kept tilled with flowers. In addition to her repertoire of 10 plays, Mme. Hernhardt created "Sis? ter Beatrice" in San Francisco, where she played to $37,000 for 10 perform? ances and $9.000 for the open-air per? formance at Berkeley. After the per? formance of "Phedre" she played "Sis? ter Beatrice' In the McDonough The? atre, Oakland, which added another $4,000 to the day's receipts. One of her most delightful stops was at Fresno, where her car was taken out five miles on a siding right In the midst of a glorious valley. Mine. Bernhardt does not smoke, unlike so many of her country vom en, and does not believe In suf trace for women, because she thinks thai lo r sex Is not physically tit to goVern. She said that American women resembled Frenchwomen In their manner of wearing chic cos. tumes more than those of any other nation, an<i were therefore close to the best-dressed women in the world. ?New York limes. No Eati No Play. Marlboro Times. Perhaps the loss of two out of three games by the Columba ball team in Charleston recently may be attributed to the lack Of the "Square Meal." Down to The Kind. A grocery salesman entering a store found tin- place in charge of the delivery boy, Upon being asked where the proprietor was the boy re? plied: "1 am the winde cheese here." The traveling man departed, leaving a note for the proprietor! which the boy promptly opened. "Permit nie to suggest," it read, "that \ou are nearly out of cheese." ?BUCCeSS Magazine. Good Roads, The Improvement In prices at which lands are selling along Im? proved roads wherever they have been bullt Ii from a to lo times their former value. If this Is so, or if we are sure property will even double In value, should we not improve our principal highways at the earliest day? The Advertising Club of Sumter will be represented In Boston without ? Uestlon and Will tin re be admitted to the .National Association, The Ad? vertising Clubs Of the State are to b. associated In an organization which <vill undertake to advertise the va? rious cities ami counties connected With thli organization. It Is propos? ed to give moving picture shows throughout the country and at the varloui county fairs, showing the op? portunities and advantage! offered In thta State, When ?< letter disappears mysteri? ously, it Is a ilgn thai there Ii some? thing In it. Wilmington Star. 1?F THE Astory of deep heart ?interest in which mys tery intrigue and? ma? ting Pairis$|*#ay'" This vigorous and stirring tale if the Indian days on the Western frontier Will Appear in Serial Form THIS PAPER Don't miss it if you can enjoy reading a real good story. "One of the best Stories of the plains ever written."?You will agree with this verdict of others after reading it WATCH FOR THE OPENING CHAPTER GOVERNOR BROWN 1*11) KK.'HT. Views of Atlanta Paper on Bleasc Felder Squabble. (OLD STORAGE PLANT IN TER. Sl'M- It is hardly fair to speak of some j of the figures seen at the seashore as I bare possibilities.?Charleston News Atlanta Constitution. Governoi Brown's refusal to honor the extradition proceedings brought against the Hon. Thomas B. Felden of the Atlanta liar, by Governor Bleaae, of South Carolina, will be very generally approved. At besl t appears that Governor Blease'8 whole proceeding grows out of political promptings, In which Mr. Felder figured as a mere incident. Tin- Governor has been charging up and down the State like a roaring bull, attacking everybody and every? thing, and when Mr. Felder g??t in bis way he went at him just aa he bad done against many of the most prominent citizens of South Caro? lina. It Is now reported that the next act of this interesting drama may take place before the Legislature of South Carolina on Impeachment pro ceedings and if one-tenth of the evi? dence is gathered that the Constitu? tion hears is available, it can be tak? en for granted ibat the next session of the South Carolina Legislature will be one of the most Interesting in years, a remarkable tribute was paid to Mr. Felder by his associates of the Atlanta Bar, many of the most prominent lawyers of the City ap? pearing In ids* behalf before Governor Brown to proteat against the extradi? tion asked for by Governor Blease. The Incident leaves the Governor of South Carolina In in unenviable pre? dicament. He has made a number of unfortunate and glaring error- while in office. But this one is particularly pointed In its brazen attempt to bring Into play the machinery of o sovereign State to vent a personal spite growing out of political ?I if feren 'e. As for Mr. Felder, he emerges from Hie affair with his public credit and esteem heighten* d. Plan to Keep ikH'f in Cold Storage nd Courier, ami Ready for Delivery to Country mmmmamammamm Market. In order to keep beef fresh al? ways on hand. Mr. W. B. Boyle has decided to add a cold storage plant to the beef market which is managed by his son, Mr. W. C. Boyle. The or? der for the plant has been made and it is expected that it will be in oper? ation by the first of September. The plant has been ordered from a house in St. Louis, Mo., and while, no acceptance of the order has yet been received it is expected at any time. <>rders will be sent in for the materials for the plant by the house as soon as they accept the order and rushed here, so as to get in the plant In time for the fall trade. The mot? or which Is to be put in is a ten horse power one and the plant will be able to hold thirty grown beeves at one time. The Idea in having the < old storage plant is to have the western beef butchered and put on Ice as soon as It arrives, and kept there until it is needed for the local mar? kets. Beef Is best for eating pur? poses after it Is kept in cold storage ?>r about a week, and by the use of the storage plant, the beef sold from the market will be the best there is. Besides the sale from their own market, Mr. Boyle expects to do o ! small wholesale business In meat nmong the towns and stations in the surrounding country. The coal of the plant will be ap? proximately $3,000. it is expected that the cost <?f operating the cold storage plant will be cheaper than keeping the beef ,?u j, , . Mr. Boyle expect- thiS fall tO lUStall an elec I1 lc motor to run his uin. Pity this Government didn't have the same opinion about coal lands that i? has now, when Pennsylvania anthracite was dtsocvered.- St. Louis i Hobe-1 democrat. HUNT'S CURE Guaranteed Cure for all SKIM DISEASE Sold By Sibcrt's Drug Store. 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