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GOVERNMENT s\ll> TO UK ON TRAIL OF CORPORATION. These Report*. With Poor ItuluMrlfd Condition*, (mum- Sovero I.o>s In ??rlec of stork*. New York. Sept. II,?It was re? ported today on excellent authority that the matter of duwoh!ng und re organising the United Scutes Steel corporation lit receiving the earnest attention of the department of Jus tlce and legal representatives of tho so-called "billion dollar trust." There Is ground also for the assertion that the steel corporation is making s strenuous effort to meet the demand) of the governmert. but by reason of the complexity of the situation little headway has yet been made. Informal conferences were held during the day. but nothing of a positive character was dene. E. H. Oarr. rhslrman of the board, declin? ed to gtsstssg ths status of affairs, and Frsmis Lynda Stetson, ths cor gerat? i. i iTeneral counsel, would neither affirm nor deny ths 'report that negotiations looking to a volun? tary dissolution are In contempla? tion. ? To those who have followed the r operations of the corporation since it* Inception the work of disinte? grating and reorganising the largest Industrial combination ever organis? ed represents a task of gigantic pro? portions Many of the subsidiaries ^. which helped to make up the cor? poration have lost practically all semblance of their original selves* and In the opinion of dispassionate observers It would be well nigh im? possible to restore original equali? ties. It is a matter of common knowl? edge thst a large part of the $500, ?00.000 common stock originally rep? resented little more than bonuses, or water. On the other hand. It has, been idmltted by government Invest tsators that much of this Inflated value has been replaced in recent r'years by money taken out of earn? ings. In fact, the report of the de? partment of commerce and labor has practically fixed upon a value of $5 ) for tie common shares because of the millions put Into new construe ^ Uon. Setterments, depreciation, etc. ? Quite apart from the legal obsta? cles which are said to beset the path >f th.rpormlon. It Is evident that trade conditions are distinctly ad? verse. For ths last three months ? uch new business as the company has received haa been at marked ^ concessions. This. of course, is ^ equally true of the many Independ? ent companies, but the latter have had a distinct advantage In that heir wage schedules were generally lower than those of the big corpora ions. Intimations put out from va ??^ lous quarters during the week point learly to a "liquidation of labor" in rfteel and Iron. beginning perhaps 1th the steel corporation. Officials f the latter company have Issued no figures dealing with the extent of aerations st the more Important ^tw lants but advices from Pittsburg. Chicago and Cleveland Indicate busi? ness at thoss centres la smaller at its time than at any period since i ths first quarter of the year. The common and preferred shires f ths United States Steel corpora ions were subjected to severe attack ^ n today's stock market by teason of ?he various rumor-* affctlng the cor? poration. On sales approximating S7I.00O shares, or almost SO per cent, of the day'* total transactions, the common stoc k registered a net of more than five points, while he preferred shares, with sales ex? ceeding 10,000, declined alirott ss much. In uoth In lances new low records for the year and even a long? er period w* i llshed. Dealing In steel stocks and allied fk industrials c >mpb-1?? iv SA ershsd?rl ? d m the rest of the list which at first, was only slightly affected. loiter, however, the entire list yielded un d.-r the pressure upon these stocks. ? ?Th#re Is mo-* ' .\\rrh In this SSS> ?ftIon of tre SOUntry than al. sUeSt I eases put IStfStllSf mil untlj the last few yearn was supposed to be Incur? able. Ft i great many years doc? tors pron >unced it ? local discuss and prescribed local remedies, and by con? stantly fidllng to cure with local treatment pronoun, ad It Incurable. svi*r.~e tas proven catarrh to be a constitutional dteeese and therefore IjfT requires constitutional treatment. Hall's < starrh ore. manufactured by F. J t h*nev 4 Ctk, Toledo, <>hlo. la th* only constitutional cure (?n the market It Is taken Ir t*rnally In doses from 10 drops to a teaapoonful. It acts dltsctly on the blood and mu? cous eurfa~ea of the system. They of? fer one hundred dollsrs for sny case Alt falls to cure. S. rid for circulars and testimonials. Address T J CHEN ET * COn To? ledo, Ohio Sold by Drugglets. I Taks Habe Family I'lUe for eooirtl pat ^ It is rMastfSd in this l itv that tW there ks s mov.- on foot among rhe *nt* ?>f Mechanl^s Into Sumter county, i? at a petition Is n >w he I and thst a suney PROUDLY CARRIES "EMBLEMS" TO BDQD1KLD FARM. Purchase Implements In Columbia, Removing- Wrappings when Start? ing on Homeward Trip ? Senator More Interested lu Agriculture Than Polities?Will Run Again if Health Permit*. Columbia, Sept. 2^.?Senator ^Ill man spent today in Columbia on j personal business, passing most of the time with his friend, Dr. Bah ? ock. He returned to his home at Trenton on the af'.ernoon train and carried with him two real pltch forka The senator bought the pitchforks uptown and had them sent down to the union station for him at train time. They were wrapped up in pa? per until they were unrecognizable, and when he told Dr. Babcock what] was In the bundle the doctor insisted, they outght to be unwrapped anil carried openly by the senator, so thej paper was taken off and Pitchfork Pen toted tha two pitchforks home on the train without any conceal? ment. Two of the Senator's friends, Congressman Lever and Mr. R. I. Manning, happened to be present andi assisted in the opening up of the characteristic packages. It was seen that the tines were tipped with gold snd the Senator was twlfted about hoisting the gold standard against which he used to proclaim eloquent lv In the days of "1* to 1 or bust." But the Senator is very much more Interested these day's In pitch? forks agricultural than pitchforks political. The news that there will be at least one candidate to oppose him for re-election. Col. W. J. Tal bert do-.'h not seem to have disturb? ed him at all. Senator Tdlman ex? pect* to make at least a few speech The Senator enjoys meeting the people, and only the strict orders of his physicians and of Mrs. TUlman, who has always been his chief ad? viser, havo prevented him from go? ing around more this summer. It s his determination to offer for aj ourtl term In the Senate. That may be s?t down as certain. If Senator Tlllman is re-elected, or| re-nominated In the 1912 primary, | lie will on the 4th of March. 1913, begin his fourth term as Senator from South Carolina. Having served ms Governor from 1891 to 1895, he fvas first elected to the Senate in 1994 to succeed Gen. M. C. Butler and took his seat on 4th of March, lsy5. He was re-elected again in 1900 and again in 1906 both times without opposition. Col. W. Jasper Talbert formerly congressman. has announced he will be a candidate for senator next year, no matter who eis? runs. Governor Blease has an? nounced that he will be a candidate for Senator If Senator Tlllman Is not In the race; otherwise he will *eek re-election as Governor. THE SEABOARD SURVEY. Surveying Corpse of South Carolina Western Railway at Work Between Bishup vi He and Sumtcr. I Krem The Pally Item, Sept. 23. The surveyors who are locating the route of the Soutn Carolina West? ern Railway are now at work be? tween Blshopville and this city. They eroded Scape O'er Swamp, south of Mnnvllle. Friday afternoon and Sat? urday were working between the swamp and M?-< h mlcsville. The line of the present survey crosses the swamp hack of Mr. R. I. Manning's place, but does not run through his land, passim? back of It. It will probably cros* the back part of the M nanlcsvllle plantation. The linos now being surveyed may not be the rout*, that ?he road will follow, for It is the preliminary survey and other lines will probably he run before the POOd Is finally located. It Is expect? ed 'hi t thi surveyors will reach this city sometime next week . TO ME sold tor division. Tbf Plantation of th<- Late w. j. Do Rant six miles from Sumter. its (?+#) hundred acres upland and two I > aorOt swamp, with valu at b? hardwood, raluaMo 7-room res lieJsM and good nut-huildlngs. pure art eol ai water. very productive I.in.Is. Will bo gold in Whole or tri part. Fol in mi apply to T. P. BRVKION, or jamks RSAVBfl, May.'svllle, S. C. R. y, | >. No. i. V-27-Itnw?2t Common Colds Must Im? Token Ne lor unless cured they sap the vi? tality and lower the vital resistance to more serious tofaotlon, Protect your children and yourself by the prompt uso of Fol^y'i Ih.noy and Tar Compound and not? tte quick and declotve results. For coughs colds, croup, whooping rough, bronchJtle and affections of the throat and cheat and lungs It Is an ever ready snd rains r?* rsn p.*v tiouMly. THE VERGE OF PANIC. STotK GAMBLERS HAVE EXCIT? DIG DAY. Wall Street Crazed by Humors of Dissolution of Steel Trust and Market O\cr\vheliiiod With Setting >rdcrn?Nearest Approach to Heal Panic Since Northern Pacific Cor nor Ten Years Ago. New York, Sept. is,?The stock market was overwhelmed today 1?) a wild outburst of selling, which for a time resulted in demoralization anil swift depreciation in market val? ues. Alarm at the reports of ap? proaching dissolution of the United Ratet Steel Corporation resulted in an enormous volume of selling by holders of the corporation's stock in all parts of the country and In Eu? rope. The defeat of reciprocity in the Canadian election contributed to the unsettlement of the market. Not since the panic which grew out of the Northern Pacific "corner" t -n years ngo has such a convulsion in the stork market occurred. Wall street was in utter confusion. Offi? cials of the Steel Corporation main? tained their silence and the situation remained virtually unchanged. The only fact which stood out from the confused rumors and opin? ions was a definite ste* ment from Attorney General Wicke;sham that no arrangements for the dissolution of the corporation had bton made, and that no such action had been proposed to the department of Jus? tice. This ^ut an end to1 the widely circuited 'eports that the corpora? tion had proposed a plan of dissolu? tion to the department of Justice, with the Idea of averting a dissolu? tion suit. Persons in close touch with the situation said that the cor? poration's officials had formed no definite procedure. At the conclusion of a day of ?tress and turmoil, Wall street was completely In the dark as at its be? ginning. The scene on the ffoor of the stock exchange during the height of the excitement was almost unpre? cedented. A Dreadful Sight, to H. J. Rarnum. of Freevtlle. N Y.. was the fever-soro that had plag? ued his life for years In spite of many remedies he tried. At last h< used Ducklen's Arnica Salve and wrote: "It has entirely healed with scarcely a scar left. " Heals burns, bolls, ecxema. cuts, bruises, swellings ?om and piles like magic. Only 2f "mts at Slbert's Drug Store. SIGNALS OF DISTRESS. Sumter People Should Know How to Read and Heed Them. Sick kidneys give many signals of distress. The secretions are dark, contain a sediment, Passages are frequent, scanty, pain? ful. Backache is constant day and night. Headaches and dizzy spells are fre? quent. The weakened kidneys need quick help. Don't delay! Use a special kidney remedy. Doan's Kidney Pills are for sick kidneys, backache and urinary' dis? orders. Sumter evidence proves their mer? its. F. G. Copleston, 8 E. Bartlette street, Sumter, S. C, says: "I have taken Doan's Kidney Pills and have found them to be a remedy of merit. Backache and pains across my loins annoyed me and I knew that my kid? neys were at foult. Doan's Kidney Pills, which I got at China's Drug Store, brought me prompt relief and in return I give them my heartiest endorsement." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New Yurk, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 6 =n ? ?n 1 h re m ?JaUp "13 " fa rS *4 if3 A aac ri ?' *<iiu .'*' "for t\yi b ?x*J ' . im /V ??..%. ??;?.. ? .? .. i l| m >**?/ / io ?. (. ? .. : ?. ? * r, * a lit, 'it*-* i ; !?? 1 ' J ?IM* ?' V - ? it i :t?, t??,MftjM2Bf, ? 'HfPJ ,f n^w ? j t ? \r Slit t 3 I Pills What They w1u Do for Yost They will cure your backache, strengthen your kidneys, cor? rect urinary Irregularities, build op the worn out tissues, and eliminate the excess urio acid that causes rheumatism.' Pre Tent Bright'a Disease and Dia? betes, and restore health and atrentrth p*f?-.?* SIRKin'S DRUG ViOKJK Running up and down etairti, sweeping and bending over making beds will not make a woman healthy or beautiful. She must get out of doors, walk a mile or two every day and take Chamberlain's Tablets to improve her digestion and regulate bet bowt'la For saU by all dealers. NOTICE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Executive Department. I'.y the Secretary of Btute, Whereas South Carolina Western Railway, a corporation duly charter? ed under the laws of South Carolina by certificate issued by the Becretar) of State March 29th, 1910 and by certiticate of amendment issued No? vember 10th 1910, have tiled with me as Secretary of State a petition for an amendment of charter authorising said corporation to build and operate additional lines of railway or ex? tensions therof as follows; "A line beginning at the town of Hartsville. in the township of Harts vilie, in Darlington County, and ex? tending partly through the snid town of Hartsville ac.d township of Harts? ville, and through the township of Swift Creek, or the township of Clyde, or both, and partly through the township of Lydia, in Darlington County to the village of Lydia, in the County of Darlington; thence through the said village of Lydia and township of Lydia, in Darlington County, and through the township of Cypress In Lee County, and partly through the township of Bi^hopville, in Lee County, to the town of Bishop vllle, in the township of Bishopville in Lee County; thence partly through the town of Bishopville and the towmnip of Bishopville in Lee Coun? ty, through the townships of Mt. Clio and Mechnnicsville. in Lee County, and through the township of Swim? ming Pens, in Sumter County and partly through the township of Sum? ter, in Suinter County, to and through the City of Sumter, in the township of Sumter, in Sumter County, to a point two miles beyond the City of Sumter, all within the State of South Carolina. Also a line beginning at the vil? lage of Lydia, in the township of Lydia, in Darlington County, and ex? tending partly through the said vil? lage of Lydia and township of Lydia and the township of Philadelphia, or the township of Lamar, in Darling? ton County, partly through the town? ship of Timmonsvllle. In Florence County, to and through the town of Timmonsville. in the township of Timmonsville, in Florence County. fo a point two miles beyond said town of Timmonsville, all within the State of South Carolina." And wriereas under said amend? ment the said corporation will have power to condemn lands for rights of way, extensions and the erection of depots, yards, shops or other buildings necessary or convenient for th? use of said corporation. Now therefore, this is to admonish all and sngular parties at interest that they show cause, if any they have, before me. in my office in the City of Columbia, S. C, on the 12th day of October A. D. 1911, at 12 o'clock M., why said supplement or amendment to the charter of the aforesaid South Carolina Western Railway should not be granted. It Is further ordered that this no? tice be published in some newspaper in each of the counties of Darling? ton, Lee, Sumter and Florence once a week for four weeks prior to the date named herein on which cause may be shown and said amendement granted as prayed for in the petition. Given under my hand and the seal of the State, at Columbia, this the 15th day of September A. D. 1911. Beal of the State of South Carolina. R. M. McCOWN, Secretary of State. Bept. 19?a. 60 YEARS' f EXPERIENCE IgglSNS ? ? ??? M6HT9 &C. Anysnfl ' 1 '? * . Imsr'^ttowi n?it*iki7 k?' " ('?" '' "v r- ? U#i intention !? ?? ?? '.'?'ii , linnsMtttl y ? ? li'U i.t.. . '.,.?;*' i'M I'll fit*) test free. "'' *' Tr?"<*) ??? ? .:. ?? ? >. HstSntl lakvM t.'-."t?rl cv? IWUdVl I Miel i> ??'?'?!, w ?iout c.? " -*. ths M%Ms4 i t\ J a itiVl IVm9e \ tan tit' '?.?? ' ??? r i vr * -'v. f p--? ri ?nlaUtin i miv ?Mtennso ?-u 'i .t jro.vr: : iti n \ . .?>/ reu r?'wO'.? SKI LL-me a<i U G H ? ^BSSSMStSSSS ? i n rmuof *. rfv r*. a^C. l.S v Im A?. THW Kl AM?; 3" 1 i' \ " ? ? ? A ft * ' ". I?. ? ? " .': ej ?? A Conservator of Business Energy YV\' hear much today of the matter of oonaervatioru Fore?t conservation; water and stream conservation; eoU conservation. Those are all gn*at material resource*. But the greatest re? source of any nation or community lies in the energy and char? acter of its people. The Bank of these modern tinea stands out pre-eminently as a conservator of business energy and time? that energy which utilizes and directs all the materla.1 resources. Are you availing youraelf adequately of this great potentiality in your business. We offer you the services of an Institution which is up-to-date in every respect and cordially invite you to become better ac? quainted with ua. The Bank of Sumter ESTABLISHED 1*99 LUCK. Does it frighten you to turn the salt over or break a looking glass or have a bird come into the house, or turn back after you have started somewhere? Yes, you say, I am afraid I will have bad luck. Bad luck! What is luck? Eh? There is no such thing in existence as luck, good or bad. This is one of the devil's lies, one of his scarecroks, to make you believe his other lies. What we call "luck" is nothing but good manage? ment and pluck, "git up and git," on our part. I never saw a poor, good-for-nothing sort of an ignoramus in my life that wasn't a strong believer in Some mysterious something he called luck, good or bad. What you need to do is to think, use your mind, think out what you.wan* to do, and go and do it in a systematic way. Don't depend on the foolish Idea of luck. Don't sit down and wish some rich person would die and leave you a fortune. If you do you will probably starve to death, un? less some sane person takes pity on you and feeds you. Put your trust in the Lord and go to.work, and He'll take care of you. If you sit down and trust to "hick." the devil's lie, you ought to starve, and not one ought to pity you. Don't be supersititious. Be sensible, and look at things In a reasonable, sensible way. If a rabbit runs across your path it is nothing but the rabbit is go? ing somewhere, just as you.are. Go on and attend; to your busi? ness in a sensible way and do your banking at The Peoples' Bank. THIS IS GUARDS THAT IS WHO MONEY U . S. nat. ] :bank| Our bank being a National Bank, places ut under Gov eminent Supervision, and guarantees safety to every de positor. We refer those who have not d?ralt with us to those who HAVE. Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank Fir^l National Bank OF SUMTER OWN YOUR HOMEe Every mau should own his home. He makes a better citizen, respect! himself more, and had more of the respect of his fellow cttitens. You often hear it stated that it Is cheaper to rent, but is it? When you have your own home you saw money to help pay for it that would be otherwls frittered away. At the end of a few years you own something. Watch the fellow erho rente; at the end <>f the same period he generally owns nothing. Fur? thermore when you have your own home you gel the benetllt of the enhancement In value, you get more satisfaction out of liv? ing in your own horn*, you create In your children that love and respect for home that it never posslbletft a rented home. Aren't these things worth while, enen thought it appears at first to cost more than to rent? Think the matter over and com? around and see us. We have some extra nice homes for sale at present. 5?W*frv R. B. Belser Co. 26 1-2 N. Main St. R. n. BELSER. ERNEST FIELD. LIME. CEMENT. tjfUfrsW? TToxr Priin Rice Flour. Ship Stuff, Bran. Iia>, Vildiu, Mixed Cow and Chicken Feed. Horses, Mules, SlS?e??' Wa*,m> ant1 No Order Too I-nrgp Or Too SmalL Booth-Harby Live Stock Co.