COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
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NOTICE TO CO R' < K s PONDB NT I.
Mail your lattara ao that they will
fiMb ihm odea not later than Ifon
0*j whan intended for Wednesday's
pap sc and cot later than Thursday
for Saturday'? asses. Tata, of course,
epptlss oary la regular sornepond
ssce. Is eaae of Mesaa of u a usual
asw? value, eead hs Immediately by
snail, tstephone or tstograph. Suoh
aewa stories are aossatasls up to ths
hour of going to press. Wednesday's
paper Is prlated Tuesday afternoon
and Saturday's paper Fetday aftar
DARK CORNER,
Dark Cornsr, Aug. 19.?W* are
still having hot dry weather la this
corner. Altough we had a pretty
fair rain here on the 3rd of this
month and a shower last Monday, th?
I4ih. not enough rain fell to wet the
land. 1 never before, heard of so
many wells drying up. Nearly every'- j
body has hed to dig th. ir well* d p. r.
The fish are dying In Mr. John W. |
Osteen's pond and In Dr. R. B. Kur
man's fish ponds, aa the water has
become stagnant. It Is sure a serious
time.
Cotton Is opening \ ery rapidly. A
lot of It will open before It matures.
Cotton pleking has commenced in this
corner. I have heard that Daniel
Tentlon. a colored man who lives on
Mr. Bob Ardls' place, has picked out
the first bale In this corner for this
season. 1 think the OOttOI STOg w ill hg
light in this neighborhood. I bs
llsve more corn v 111 be gathered here
than was last year. 3ome farmers
have gathered fodder while others
have not.
Well. Mr. Editor. I read your cdi-'
aerial on Manchester making the tie
rote In the bond election. It is not
the first time Manchester has turned
the tide In an election. Ask Capt. E. ?
Hoott Carson h< ? it was with that
forty-sevsn box. Ws be but a feeble j
folk, yet Manchester has never been [
found wanting. I have been con?
nected with the Manchester Demo?
cratic club since 18*8. when It was
first organised. Dr. Willis A. Ram?
sey was president and Daniel J. Ly
nam. vice-president: Marlon Sanders,
clsrk. I have b**n a member ever
'gfeaee, except v. htle I belonged to the
Greenback party, (for which I am
sorry. > Hut the old man has had to
quit the rial', although he and J. I
M. Tlndal are the only two that 1
know of that are living who were
members when the club was organ-,
tsed.
Hare Is my reason for quitting the
club. Last August at th?- primary
election I wan chairman of the board
of managers for this < lub. By ggggg
means several names of voters who
had been In the habit of voting at'
that place had been dropped from the
mil. As a law-abiding man. I there?
fore aonld not let them rotgfc They j
got warm in the eoHar, < ttfggd
around and wanted to take the old
man out. So I Just gtepped down and 1
out. Though it is hard to be treat- j
Od the way I was after all I have
don*? for the old clui?. I walked six
miles in th?? rain In 1ST?; to vote for!
Wade Hampton. Yet I rggaagghaf
the old song ' kenn mt . r while yog
are y-ung. That the ggf to you will
come, that you will be old and In the
way."
1 thfnk Mr. T. H. Jenkins* letter
waa a hard hit. I ?f anggej gg don't
hit me. as I voted fgf gggjgg but to I
nay a man Is a fool Jus' because he ?
ma see things hs I do is going
too far. This Is a free land to vote'
as one pleases and. as for me. I al- !
low n<- ni.in f.. dl' tat?? to me how I
shall \ot. \n>\ ggfOOVer. thu one
wh. gggggl trv to do so would be one
of Mr J-nklns* Ignoramuses.
"H ird Ttgaag,**
Nof. We . id i goo,i ?di wer of
rain here yesterday evening, and I
nav* Iffsmed that the lightning killed
a fin?' essg belonging lo Mr. Aebnry
folgst at pum wood.
HEM It Fill
Itsmtwrt. Aug. 21.?Thre. weeks
ago The Iteek-Ilarlb'? Company. ? on
tracted with Kennedy Brothers of
fluroter to build them an up-to-date
geodern store natu in th?? new lowi
of B? iu?>< rr. The store is 100 foet
long. 10 feet wide, with glaaa fronl
It will r?* painted Inside and out. well
ventilated with 10 transom lights and
the shelving wIi I be built and ar?
ranged for am i? < ? pnytaaenl and will
bs art 1st l< ill\ d-? -r-i?. ?1 Inside, mak
tag It very attractive. Wh?>n com?
pleted the store will t.t.f the I
equipped modern stor?-s to b.
? n on th ? rnllro id fr on Sumt? r i ?
Ohmden. Mr. C. O. Beck, the presi-'
dent gf thH firm his Just returned
from th* north'vri market! and whlb?
there pur? hased a < ?rnpbde line f-.r
every department.
Feollng the ne#d of a ginning
plan' here, the farmers held a me. ? -
Ing last Friday and In Ah rt order or?
pjMtiBtd ? Joint stock oornpany to bs
known M The yormoro1 Ginning Com?
pany, capital stork $3,000. Mr. C.
C. Boca of Iran tor woo olootod pros*
ahnt. ii. Ci MoLood tries-prssldsnt,
w. c. Hartlot ssorotary ana troMuror?
A ?harter ROI DOOfl applied for and
all the mai him ry was purchased in
Sumtcr and an OfiOff WOl wired the
fa< lory for shipment at once s<? the
long wanted gtnneiv at ROOIOOrt
will he in operation In less than 3?
days
Among th?- other new enterprises
OOfV nml.ru,iv is the large spacious
sales Stahles of Harrv McLeod? Thli
building will face Hagood street and
will, when completed, add greatly to
this part of the town.
Mr. W. II. Freeman is now sawing
lumber to ere? t a double store on the
corner of Main and Hagood streets. .
lad Mr. Willie Vincent will soon1
? mm. nr.- building a nice store on
lOWOf Main street. S. LSS Young I
will furnish his blacksmith and re?
pair shop this week and when all j
of these stores are completed our:
town will have quite a eitytied ap?
pearance. This Is without doubt ono
Of the best towns In eastern South ?
I arolina for a bank and I am sure as
soon as the stores and other buildings ;
kr. t up our bank will open.
Among other enterprises to make
this town a 01100011 is a neat drug?
store here and the first man to come
will make his "jack."
I hear that several neat residence s
will go up here by the end of the
coming year. Should some one de?
cide to build a boarding house for
the accommodation of the < h rks and
traveling men it will certainly pay.
This section of Sumter County has
been blessed this year with good
rains and the cotton crop is unusual?
ly good and every one is looking for
a good business here this fall.
PRIVATEER.
Privateer, Aug. 23.?We have 1000
having line rains for the last few
days. While its too late for cotton or
corn It will benefit the hay and pea
crop. Corn is very good in this writ?
er's estimation. Cotton will make
about 60 per cent of a full crop. Xono
has yet been ginned here this sea?
son, but in a few days the gins will
be running on full time.
Mr. L. II. MOON and family, of
St. Stephen.*, spent the weck-enfl at
Mr. K. W. Rivers/
Mrs. S. A. Harvin is visiting In
Manning.
Miss Ina Mellette, of Chadbourn, N.
Oh and Miss Nell Ramsey, of Atlanta,
are visiting Miss Talulah Ramsey.
Mrs. O. A. Nettles and children
are spending some time at St. George
and Cottagevllle.
Mrs. L K. Mims, of 8t. George, is
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. E.
W. Rivers.
STATEBURG.
fttsaburg, Aug. l'3.?Mr. EdmundI
Murray of Columbia has been visiting'
his aunt, Mrs. ?'harlotte NolSOl, fori
s. \ ri al d;.> .
Mrs. J. A, Carlisle returned to Co- !
lumbia 00 Saturday after visiting her
parents. Col. and Mrs. J. J. Iiargnn.
Ifloosi Miry Pagan and Bdwlna I
MoColloUgb, of Shelton. returned
holBS Ol Monday, after a visit of
SOTOfal Sfahs to Mrs. James Pagan.
.m re k. n" Prlorooi has gone to
I
?"In rlOOtOn for a stay of | few fTOOl I
witn Mrs. J .T. Prierson.
Misses Theodosia and Hessle iVir
?01 |1YS a delightful house party
I ist w? e|<. The guests WOTO Miss? -
Matth- and Cornelia PloWdol and
Miss il.-len Thames of Manning.
M ? an, s. O, Pkrwdon, Edgar iVsloon,
Edward wheeler of Clirondon ind
K. M Jenkins of St. Charles.
Th. .,. young people had several en?
tertainments given in their honor.
Oi Tussdiy svonlng ? moot snjoyahle
dllOS VfSJ uiv si at "< 'berry Vi I
r..r Mrs. Paean's guests and the house
Pirty guests. I >n Wednesday even?
ing the Mlss.s h.iiL'an entertaln.-d
tholr lUSStS in a Oharrnlni manner.
\\ | oard party.
Messrs w. d, and ii. v. irlorson
??[?.nt Sunday at "Chorry Valo."
Mra Toung Btueksy and children
"f BastOVOI an visiting Mr. and Mr
T S. Stuckoy.
Mr. Janns Pagai hai SjOOS on a
basil S0| trip t?? P.efinettSVille. to
Spsad ? SfOSSl or ten da vs.
Mrs. T. II. Rogers returned to
DarHlgtOl on Thursday after a visit
of several weeks In our eominunlty.
Mr. John Anderson? of w.-st point.
Miss., spsal several days this woes
with relatives here.
Miss Roborts Dargai lias gone to
Colatabtl to visit her sister. Mrs. .1.
A. Carlisle.
The people of < ni r IStgtlbortl I
had a \?rv enioyaldo day at the pi
nie on the l Ith of AttgUOt?
Cottoi Is lol conilni oi the mar?
ket rapidly llthough the Balds' are
white in some sections of the coun?
ty.
'I b.- swallow* are attracting ? great
d?a' i.f attention every evening now
as thoy OtfOll ov.r the buildings on
lag sail slds ol Mali itrool propavs
tory to dropping hito the ohlmioy
below for their nightly rt?st.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DE
CIDE8 TO ACCEPT SECRE?
TARY MeKEAXD'8 PROP?
OSITION.
\fry Successful Meeting Hekl in
dumber ??f Commerce Hail?Bun?
ter Merchauta to Tnke industrial
Trip?Mr. Manning Makes Report
ol' Mis Trip.
The meeting of tin- Chamber of'
Commerce Wednesday was a very sue-1
ceeaful one. it was decided at the
meeting that Bumter would accept
Mr. A. W. McKeand'e proposition to i
advertise this city by means of mov?
ing pictures, and it was alao decided
that an industrial trip should he tak?
en by the people of the city some
time during next May.
The time of the meeting was taken
up In various speeches and a report
from Mr. Ii. i. Manning of his trip
to I'.nstcn and the Various features of
the trip and convention that moat ap?
pealed t<> him and impressed him.
Mr. Manning also told of how the
si heme of advertising by means of
moving pictures had come up at Jhc
convention and it had been ehown
by the ?nies of the weal which had
tried this kind of advertising that it
paid. Another Speech that was list?
ened to with much interest by those
preienl was tha.1 made by Mr. Ed?
ward U Riehe ?>i' Baltimore.
In the absence of the president of
the Chamber of Commerce. the
meeting was called to order by Mr.
A. V. Bnell the secretary, and Mr.
Bnell presided throughout the meet"
ing although Cr. Raker came In later
during the evening. Cigars were pas-j
cd around and lighted, after which
Mr. Bnell Introduced Mr. Rleha. Mr.
Riehe made only a short speech, but
he was heartily applauded when he
finished. He said thai he had come
to Bumter expecting to find a poor
town, but that he had found a rich)
one. He said that it would be a
bard thing lor him to make the peo?
ple of Baltimore believe that this
town was as well off as it had turn?
out to be when he had Investigated.
He WSJ surprised to find 10 many
nice residences and he had had no
idea thai there were any factories in
the city until he arrived*here. He had
thought that all of the people of
Bumter were farmers and depended
entirely upon farming for their ex
hHenoOi but he had found this to be
Incorrect. He thanked the people for
the kind reception which they had
given him and he hoped that they
would certainly come to Baltimore
when they took their trip In order
to set forth the advantages of Sum
ter before the capitalists of that city.
He would be glad to do anything that
he could to help the people here in
getting better acquainted with the
pe,.pie of Baltimore.
Mr. Bnell stated thai the Chamber
of Commerce was actively at work
neu and thai ill Of the committees
bad been organized and were ready
to do any work that came in their
line, He complimented the work of
the Highway Committee In its recent
ht for the bond Issue and good
roads throughout the county and
especially Mr. It. B. Belser, the
chairman ?>f that committee, who
had led the tight. He stated that he
was now trying to get statistics for a
pamphU t snowing Bumter'i resources
and he asked the aid of the mer?
chants aad manufacturers In getting
up the data that was t<> go in this
pamphlet. He wanted to know how
mans persons were employed by c odi
business house In town, how much
that house paid out in salaries, how
much business was done by each
house, and all other BUCh figure* so J
that he could gel an aggregate <>f the
whole for the olty.
Mr. Bnell then stated ?bat it had
been suggested that the people of
Bumteri principally the business men,
take an industrial trip to Rlohmondi
Baltimore) Philadelphia and New
New York, in order to Und ">'lt about
other cities so that methods applied
there could be used here for the
benefit of Bumter. He naked that
others express tb. ir sentiments about
the matter, especially as to time and
place to be t letted.
Mr J, K. Crosswell stated thai he
thought that the trip would be a good
thing and that he for <>ne favored it
and would like to go on it. He
thought thai May would be the best
time for the trip.
Mr. D, w. Cuttlno ais.. thought
thai the trip would be a good thing
and he w is strongly in favor of
having it sometime about the middle
Of May.
Messrs. It. I. Manning ami B, K
Rowland thought that the trip ought
to result in good to the Olty and.
although their business wag got con*
cerned in auch a trip, they wore of
the opinion thta M.iy was as good a
time as any.
Mr. McKelver though thai ti<? trip
W IS a good scheme St It was what
they did not know thai they want?
ed to find out about, and he thought
Ihey would probably find out > great
many things by means of the trip.
Mr. Q, A. Lemmon thought thai the
10th of May was the best time to set
out on the trip, Mr. L, i>. Jennings)'
wanted to know about the trip, how
expense* would be mot. etc. Mr.
Knell stated that the plan waa to get
three Pullman's from the Atlantic
<'<?ast lam- people. The trip would j
cost $14.50 for car faro, plus other
necessary expenaea. Bach person
would pay their own expenses. He
thought th.at the trip, which would
last for about a week, would cost ,
somewhere around $50 for each per
son. After some more discussion it
was moved and carried unanimously
that the chamber of Commerce fa
vored the project and that the trip I
should be taken some time In May, j
11*12.
Mr. R, I. Manning was then call-;
ed upon to make a report of his trip ;
to Boston, as the repreaentative of
tie- Bumter Advertising Club. He
started off by saying that as he had
spent the money belonging to the
Chamber of Commerce and had spent
mors of it than the committee had
reckoned on, although he had not
yet secured that money, he thought
it was Incumbent upon him to tell
of what had been done on his trip.
He told how the South Carolina
delegation had secured ihe election
of Mr. McKeand on the executive
committee of the association, how
they had done all in their power to
advertise South Carolina and to bring
before the people of the convention
tho great natural advantages to be
found In this State and the undevelop?
ed resources, both land and water
power, which were to be found here.
He told In a pleasing style of inci?
dents that happened during the con?
vention and how pleased the South
Carolina delegation were with the
convention. He tald that they had
gone In with the people of Texas to
i ring the convention to Dallas for its
next meeting. <-ould not See how
the convention COU)d fall to bring
about good to the people of tile
South, especially to South Carolina.
! Mr. Manning then went on to tell
about the plan that had been formed
on the boat whereby South Carolina
might be advertised by moving pl< -
tures which ware to be displayed in
New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago
ami poeslbly Pittsburg. Chattanooga
and Louisville were two other cities
where the pictures could be exhibit- j
ed also. He said that this kind of
advertising had come In for its share
of discussion at the convention and j
the people of the west, where it had,
been tried, stated that it was a pay?
ing way to advertise. He said that
if it paid there, he did not lee why
it would not pay the cities of this
State also to advertise by this means.
It was something new for this section
of the country, and he did not see
how it could fail to bring about in- j
terest in this section among
the people of those sections where j
the pictures wa re exhibited. Mr. Mc?
Keand had worked Up the plan which I
had been given to the public through
the press. Mr. McKeand thought
that if 15 cities could be secured to
go Into the scheme with Charleston
that the cost would be small and the
advantage great. The cost of 200
feet of films for each of the fifteen J
cities would be $450, Mr, McKeand'a
plan having In view the securing of
8,000 feet of film* for this Suite.
Mr. Snell went over the same
ground aa did Mr. Manning, telling]
how all of the details of the work
would be gone over and how they
would work out under the supervis?
ion of the advertiaing committee.
Mr. Heiser thought that this kind of
advertising would not pay unless ,
there was more advertising along the
same line to follow it. He thought
that the moving pictures might In*'
terest the people, but something ought
to be done afterw.irds to cement this
interest and bring the people here to
see how things were'. Several others
thought about the same thing. That
if the advertising by means of the
moving plcturea was all that was to
be done it would not amount to
much, but if it were followed up by
other and well Selected advertising
it would mean a great deal to Bum?
ter,
Mr Abe Ryttenberg offered the
Academy of Music free of charge
for use In showing the picture films.
He said that he would furnish the
tickets and the only expense attach?
ed would be for that of an operator.
Mr. Sn.-ll suited that only $100
world be paid down when the pic?
tures were first shown and the other
part of the money would be sent in
seme time thereafter. He thought it
a good scheme as part of th*' people
of this State did not know anything
about the people in other sections
and by means of the films the various '
sections of the state would become j
better acquainted with each other.
Mr. Jennings wanted to know what
were the conditions of the finances of
the Chamber of Commerce, In order
that the body should not pledge mon
ov that they did not have.
Mr. Snell said that aomethlng like
$4,000 bad been promised the Cham?
ber of Commerce and of this amount
more than half had been Colle< ted.
He thought thai there was now In the
treasury something over $2,000, al
though he had not had charge of
that work.
Dr. Baker stressed the importance
of the people finding our what w is
in their own State, giving illustrations j
of what he had recently oeon In
Georgetown. He also pointed outj
tiuir tin- kind <>f people wanted here i
m ttlers was not the kind that now
ow ned a largo area of the coast lands
and kept this land entirely as game
preserves and allowed no develop?
ment <>n it.
Mr. Crosswell stated that at first
he had not been pleased with I he
method of advertising by means of
moving pictures, but after listening to
the discussions which had been held
during the evening, he had changed
his mind In favoi <>f the scheme. Me, |
therefore, moved that the proposl- j
tion as submitted by Mr. McKeand
be accepted. This motion was pass*
ed unanimously.
Mr. R. 1. Manning stated that he
had received letters from a citizen of
Olanta who had promised to con?
tribute $5,000 towards the securing;
of the Seaboard Air Line, If some
way could be procured for that road
to take ovev the Retts Railroad. Oth?
er citizens had offered to contribute
liberally if convenient connections!
could be made with Sumter. TheS'' ;
letter.' had been received from both 1
Turbeville and Olanta*
Mr. Bnell stated that there was
soon to be a revision of freight rates
by the railroad commission and that J
if there were any who knew that
Sumter was discriminated against inj
any way he would be glad to have'
tinse persons let him know of any
specific instances as the committee
was getting ready to have something
done along this line, and the co
I
operation of the buiness men of the
town was required if anything den
nite was to be done.
Mr. R. B. Belser stated that he had
Kotten Supervisor Pitts to promise to
build the road between Sumter and
Summerton as far as the county line
and he bad also Secured the promise
of the Supervisor of Clarendon Coun?
ty to build the road as far as the
county line in that county. This
would mean much to the merchants
of Sumter as it would give a large
so ti,.ii of Clarendon county access to
this city. He asked that the Cham
hi r of Commerce and business men
of the city encourage the supervisors
of both counties in this undertaking.
EIGHT MILLION GALLONS.
Tremendous Increase in Consumption
of Whiskey.
Louisville. Ky., Auk. 13.?In the
last twelve months the consumption
of liquors broke all records, and the
people of the United States consum?
ed over 8 million gallons more of
whiskey and over 113 million gallons
more of beer in the fiscal year end?
ing June 30, 1911, than they did in
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910,
is the announcement of the National
Model License League. which has
just received the official figures from
R, ES. Cabelli U. s. Commissioner of
internal Revenue.
The total consumption of distilled,
spirits for the year just dosed wasl
134*600,193 gallons as compared with!
a consumption of 126,384,721 gal?
lons in the previous year.
The total consumption of beer for
the fiscal year of 1911 was 63,216,851
barrels or 1,969,722,381 gallons as
compared with 59,644,775 barrels or
1,845,888,026 gallons for 1010.
The combined increase |g 121,
049,823 gallons which represents an
Increase Of I.? gallons per capita,
using census figures. The total per
capita consumption is now 22.2S gal?
lons.
The highest previous consumption
of distilled spirits was for the year
1907. The slump that followed that
year continued until 1909 and then
took an upward turn to the present
apex.
Following the receipt of the CoRI
missioner*o telegram. T. M. Qilmore,
President <>f the National Model Li?
cense League, issued the following
statement:
"The Commissioner's figures con?
stitute a terrific Indictment of the
prohibition movement as a failure
and a farce. The movement that has
spread prohibition over more than
one-half ?>f the map began in 1S93.
At that time the per capita consump?
tion of liquor was about 10 1-2 gal?
lons, and now after all the 'whitening'
of the may by the Anti-Saloon
League it is 22.2;? gallons. if the
prohibition movement had not
been checked In the past few months
it WOUld be difficult to put an esti?
mate on the Increase that would
have been caused by adding to the
territory in which the people buy In
wholesale i.?ts ami consume accord*
Ingly.
\ artlaman or Williams.
Writing to the Richmond Times?
Dispatch, a cittsen of Mississippi de?
clares thai Vardaman made a good
uo\ >rnor and Is till right generally.
lie adds: "Senator Williams could
DO) be elected Constable tomorrow."
It is not likely that Senator Williams!
will run for constable but it is clear
that a condition which promotes the
election of a Vardaman would noi
in- favorable to the selection of a
Williams,
PRICELESS PICTURE
STOLEN.
World Famous "Mosul Lisa" Dlsap
pea rn rroui Paris Louvre.
Paria, Aug. 22.?The art world was
thrown into conaternatlon today, by
the announcement that Leonardo Da
Vtncl'a masterpiece, "Mona Iilsa." or
as it la popularly known, "La Jo
conde," had mysterloualy disappear
ed from the Louvre. The famous
painting htjng in t.i?? place of honor
in th?- Baton Carre, and not a ve/stige
of clue was left by the person or
persons who took it to aid the de
tectlvee and police in trying- to trace
it. A search of every nook and cran?
ny of the Louvre, from roof to cellar,
only Wrought to light the valuable
frame in which the picture hung and
the glass that COVOred it. Those were
intact on a back stair ase.
Some persons believe that a prac?
tical joke has been played, but never?
theless the Government has at work
its entire force of detectives in an ef?
fort to recover the painting. "Mona
Lisa." is one ?.f France's gioalesl art
treasures, ranking; with the sculptur?
ed Venus De Mllo and "The Victory
of Samothrace," and MurtlkVa paint?
ing, "The immaculate Conception."
Th<- painting was not missed until
noon today, when visitors to the Mu?
seum, among whom were hundreds
of Americana were quietly informed
that the gallery1 was about to he
closed for the day and requested to
leave. Aft. r that time no one was
.admitted.
NT. Caillaux, minister of justice, was
Immediately apprised of the disap?
pearance of "Mona Una," and after
a hurried conference with M. La
pine, the prefect of Paris. M. Le
pine set off for the Louvre, accom?
panied by M. Hammard. chief of de?
tectives. Reinforced by the entire
staff of defectives, they remained un?
til night industriously searching the
Louvre for the missing masterpiece.
The most remarkable feature of
the case is that the picture appears
to have been taken early yesterday
rr >rning. without its absence being
remarked until noon today.
George c-nedite, acting curator of
the Louvre, is inclined to be of the
opinion that the removal of the paint?
ing is the work of a practical joker,
pointing out that such a world-fa
mous art treasure would be a white
elephant in the hands of a thief, as
it would be utterly impossible to dis?
pose of it. At the same time, how?
ever. M. Pohedite does not abandon
the hypothesis of theft.
The first searches for th. painting
have proved fruitless. The unter
secretary of State for fine arts has
lodged a charge of theft against a
person or persons unknown with the
minister of justice, who has appoint?
ed a magistrate to immediately open
an investigation.
"Mona Lisa" is one of the world's
famous paintings and is held price?
less. At one time, it has been stated,
the Pritish Government offered $ re?
turn,000 for the work, which was re?
fused. It is the most celebrated por?
trait of a female in the world. Its
most striking characteristic is thv>
smile. Da Vinci's model was the
wife of Francesco De L Giocondo, a
IMorentine of the fifeenth and sixteen?
th centuriea. When Da Vinci paint?
ed her. she was about 30 years old.
The subject is shown seated in a low
( hair,, on the loft arm of which she
is leaning. The gown is simple. Dark
hair, waiving loosely, drapes an oval
face with expressive eyes and aquiline
nose. About the mouth is reen the
sweet smile, which has been the chief
characteristic in making the painting
famous. It is said that Da Vinci, in
order to bring this effect, had mu?
sicians, singers and jesters near his
subject to amuse her as he painted.
ESTATE or JOHN W. GATES.
Greni Plunger Left Property Valued
at Prom Thirty of Fort] Million.
New York, Aug. 23.?John W.
<;ates, whose funeral took place here
today, left an estate valued at from
thirty to forty million dollars, accord?
ing to former Justice Gildersleeve.
who drew Gates' will. The bulk of
the estate Is loft to Iiis widow and
his sou. Charles G. Gates.
The beneficiaries also Includes rela?
tives, friends and former employees,
the total amount of whose legacies
will aggregate about $1.000.000 in
bequests ranging from $1.000 to
$ 200,009.
A BROOKSCOUNTY FARM
1,000 acres?600 acres in high
state of cultivation, balance in high
grade pine timber land?red pebbly
soil with a stiff clay sub-soil. 'J acres
in boaring I" ans one I room two
story dwelling, plenty of pood tenant
houses; pure healthy water; located
within -' i--' n lies et one of the best
;,.\ui^ m South Georgia. This is a
' >a rga in.
SALE
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