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CO LABORERS WITH OOD. WiHtwtah lv?D?o. iL 99. Has* ft m\ th* fmMh; fmH prm mum mtm; <W ?trong M? t Owrtmthtmits sei. II. ^kTKin MI AFT 8 PR A TBK for Js I^Ll ruse Ism and the holy Inter I ^| sets centered there continued / for mo11the before the answer sodden!j come. The sing, whom be ?erred ae confidential secretary, made a banquet, tbe queen being present as well ss Nsbenunh and others. Kvery body wee smiling and Joyous, attired B their ills* snd Jewsla bat tbe Kim; noticed that hN trusted secretary had a sadness which showed through bis geaUee. rinding that he wee not ill be ?aid that It must be a trouble of heart and inquired ss to what It wee. It wee a dangerous momsnt for Nohn aa I a a. for tbe hinge of that time ware quite aoto era tic east eaprt eJooe The and hoas might bare been construed to mean s toes of In? terest hi the king nod bis afbtre. or a hundred things disapproved for euch an occasloo of rejoicing. N e b s m f a b's prayer instantly went op to Oed for wled ?m to know how to answer, for he did not receive the wisdom at once, although he had prayed beforehand He anew that the Almighty could ? bis desires of heart, ottered or Kpraaned. He received the needed wisdom for a wise and soccessful re? ply which did oot offend the King but enlisted his interest Ho told the Kin?: that bis aadueee of heart waa because the home of hla fathers waa ruined. The result was that the King appoint ed him special governor of Judea with full authority to attend to the work and to call upon the governors of aur rounding provinces for eld If neces? sary Wisdom Shewn by Methods. That Nebemiah waa a wise man and no mere dreamer was evidenced in the practice 1 methods be employed. A men of weeltb. be probebly financed hla own expedition, aside from the ret? inae of soldiers, etc.. furnished by the hM?t A fonr months' journey brought them to Jerusalem. He perceived the necessity for great caution, as enemies were on every hand aa anxloua to binder them na he waa anxious for success. Nebemiah joined in tbe work with the others, bis accompanying servanta participating also. Hla spirit of aeal was an Insplmtlon to the discouraged pw9r>te. who took hen^t and hope begnn thrive Then came discouragement and opposition from the enemies. Ths higher the walls grew tbe more dlftl cult It was to place the stones and mortnr. and the more stones ;>ui:r into the wall the fewer suitable ones re? mained amongst tbe rubbish It was a time of testing of fsjth and loyalty to Ood. Trials and diincuJtle* are permitted to SSSss to sll of OotTa people for Just such The overcoraer* are devel tbroUfcb various experience* for the Divine service. "Stand Fast In ths faith." It may be asked why Xehemlah'a fallbfuloess nnd courage were tested, and wbst reaard waa hla. We reply that a reward of character-develop Bent follows every good endeavor. The reward of thus* who lived faith fully In Nehemiub's time differs essen? tially from the reward of the faithful amongst the foilower* of Jesus. Tbe letter are promised a share with the Master In Hl* glorious Messianic King dorn. Teer get, little Mock, it U your Father'* go.nl \ lesgBfO to ^[\v you the Kingdom.fg him that overeometh will I grant to alt with Me in SiJ throne." But Nebemiah conld have no share In these Kingdom promises beenuae be lived before the call to tbe Kingdom? before Tente , t He and others of bis time who displayed faithfulness end loyslty are not personally men? tioned by Ht I'uul in Hebrews xi. but tbey are undoubtedly included in the list Of them the Apostle declared. "They bad this testimony, ttint tbey pleased (?od." Rt Paul ?k-ehirea that tbey will receive their reward?a share in tbe sarthir phase of the Kingdom, after tbe Church shall tlrst have re? ceived her share with the Hedeetner In tbe heavenly phase of the Kingdom, for "they without ns shall not he made perfect, (?od having lu reserva? tion some better thing for us "?He? brews tl. BJMQ Bt. Tsui's words In our text teech the seme great lesson of the necessity for cbsrscter development on the part Of ell wbo ?ilght hope to ho heirs ot Ood snd Jolnt-tKirw w'th Jesus Christ tbelr I ; Tbey must watch as well I Sn t*ray. the? must "stund fust in the fslth" against the various opposition I Sf the world, ths flesh a ir U eary They must acquit themselves tike men. "strong In th.- lord and bj the power ?f Ills might" They niu?? be strooglj dsvfb ; . i I trials, dlth eultles snd obstacle* overcome. Nimtmtmh folk ii BS> Mr. Walter McCoy, of OSWego. was In the cit> Thursday morning. ROCK RTLL PLAN WORKS. Over 75 Per Cent of Farmer? Have Signed?Plan la Urged for Cotton Belt. Rock Hill, Nov. 23.?The campaign Inaugurated In this section by the Rock Hill Buggy company of send? ing paid canvassers in automobiles to personally secure pledges from the farmers to reduce cotton acreage by 40 per cent and hold present cotton for 13 cents, b is resulted in over 75 per cent of farmers in territory cov? ered signing. In a few days arrange? ments will be complete for putting the plan into operation in other town? ships. In the meantime J. Whltnor Reid, State secretary of the South Caro? lina Farmers' Union, has heartily In? dorsed the Rock Hill plan and called upon local unions throughout the State to take It up and press It Into operation In every county. While this Stats Is being canvassed the matter Is being taken up with C. S. Barrett, president of the National Farmers' union, and with President E. J. Wat? son of the Southern Cotton congress, with a view to pressing the work Into operation throughout the cotton belt, Mr. Barrett has been asked to meet J. O. Anderson of this city at Colum? bia for a conference with Mr. Wat eon. NEW ROOKS AT LIBRARY. Civic League Library Adds a Xumhci of Latest Books. The new books that have been h(M ? ?<? to the Civic League library \re as follows: The Iron Woman, by Margaret t)e 1 and. Jennie Gerhardt, by Theodore Dreiser. Peppy, by Cyrlthla Stockley. A Likely Story by William De Morjran. Blood of the Arena, by Belasco Ibanez. Tho Fruitful Vine, by Robert Hert? ens. The Ride of the Ab?rnathy Boys, by Miles Abernathy. The Oraln of Dust, b> David Clra ham Phillips. The Ne'er Do Well, by Rex Beach. Strawberry Acres, by Grace Rich? mond. The Lighted Match, by Chas. n. Buck. ROYAL ARCH OFFICERS. Annual Election of Rculah Chnpcl Held Thursday Night. At the regular meeting of Beulah chapter R. A. M. held on Thursday night, the following officers were elected to serve during the ensuing tr: W. R. Parker, Excellent High Priest. S. M. Mcl^od, King. r Do* SU, Scribe. K. A. Bradham. S? < r- tary. BJUTtOW Walsh, Treasurer. J. A. Parrlsb. ('apt. of Hosts. II. K. Vnndervort. I'rin. Sojourner. J. C. Cooper, Royal Arch Capt. 1 II. F.. Scarborough. Master 3rd \ eft I II. P. Moses, Mast.-r 2nd Veil. Junlus Parrott, Master 1st Veil. w. s. ft gam eg, sentinel. J. P. Marlon. Chaplain. Den.li of Mrs. G. J. Brown. Mrs. Susan Brown. the Wife <>f ...r. George J. Brown of this city, died Saturday shortly before noon at her resident ?? Ofl Hampton ave, after .hi Umeei of about two weeks, the H kl 11 penrs old and had been mar ! 17 y -;i rs fQStOTdgT. Mrs. Brown was before her mar? riage, Man Busen Richardson, of Pulton, Clarendon county, she was i eetrea of timt county and had iiv td la Bumtst for about sixteen years Bhs If surviv-d by her husband and ihn ? daughters and one son. Her surviving children ami Mrs. j. i.. Nunnamaker, and Ml sei Roberta and Bust* Brown, and Barauel Q. Brown, all of Bunter, she also h aves Iwo half brethera, Messrs, ?. B. Mo ie of Vineland. N. <\. and C, W. M< 1:.f Manning. i The funeral s. rvic. s were held tb- residence at the corner of Bumter Street and Hampton avenue ?nd ths body wai taken la Man? ning for interment In the family I urylng ground. BMI Bines ike mall irnnafei station at .ths pas ngef station has been dis contlnusd persons wlahlng la mad !? tterg on paaslnf trains have bad to j go to the depot and generally Wall : for an indefinite length of time for j th ? train lo come in order to mail letters, < ?r they turned their l< It?rs over to Mr. Ii. g. McKagan, the ! i i n-r11?i: poiic?? oflBee? stationed ;>* Ithai place, if itept wsre laken lo .have a mail boi placed ai Ike station which could be robbed b] Iks mall eb ilcM i f p.tssim; traliiM as has been recently don,, in Columbia ;it tb ? Seaboard depot, the business peopb of Bumter would bs much aeeommo? d it'd u lt?i \ ery little fr. Iii lo QSJ I M pari af ?>? u tlarks BEATTIE FINALLY CONFESSED. wife murderer pays pen ai/ty of creme. Written Statement Given Out After, words? News of Admission of Guilt Makes Whole City Gasp?Slayer Goe* to Ills Death With Unchanged Stoicism. Klchmond, Va., Nov. 24.?Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., went to hla death at dawn today the self-confessed mur? derer of his young wife. The confes? sion was not made public until four hours after he had paid the toll exacted by the law. He maintained to the end the remarkable nerve he had exhibited since first he was accused of killing his wife on the lone Mid? lothian turnpike on the night of July 18. His last expression was a sneer when he observed the chair that was to launch him Into eternity. The confession was made public in , the rotunda of a down-town hotel by the Rev. Benj. Dennis, one of the ministers who had labored with Beat tie to repent. As a matter of fact, it was acknowledged by the minister i that Beattie first admitted his guilt' November 9, the day after he enter? ed the death cell and before the fruitless appeal for a commutation of the sentence was made to Qov. Mann. It was not until yosterday that he would agree to its being put In writing for his signature. Then all hope with Qov. Mann was gone. The extraordinary document follows: "I, Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., de? sirous of standing right before God j and man, do on this, the 23rd day of November, 1911, confess my guilt of the crime against .mo. Much that was published concerning the details was not true, but the awful fact, without I the harrowing circumstances, re? mains. For this action I am truly sorry, and believing that T am at peace with God and am soon to pass into His presence, this statement Is made." I Beattie's confession was followed by this statement by the attending ministers: "This statement was signed in the presence of the two attending minis? ters and is the only statement that can and will be made public by them. "Mr. Beattie desired to thank the many friends for kind letters and ex- ! pressions of interest and the public j for whatever sympathy was felt or expressed." I Beattie's attitude throughout the trial and the imprisonment that was anded only on his death was a study for a psychologist. He read the news? papers avidly. Every reference to his cr.se and to the fact that he was go? ing to the chair without acknowledg? ing his crime in the hope of saving bis aged father further sorrow', ac? cording to those who were with him to tho end, seemed to afford him su? premo satisfaction. Apparently he gloated over the notoriety his crime bad brought him. Bven after his eonfeaelon bo main? tained his air of bravado. What had m:i?,. November 0 i.n considered stoicism now is recognised as cyn? icism. His remarkable nerve seems to have had its basis and support in the knowledge that he was being ap? plauded as a men of Spartan courage and Inflexible wi'i. Th?? secret of hi.*> confession was held Inviolate by tbe ministers until today. Not even the broken-hearted father knew of Its existence, friends of the family declare. Not until four hours after he had been pronounced dead In the death chamber In State's prison were th.' murderer's attorneys cognisant that be had made a clean breast of his guilt. Party Tako Cojnmandery. A party of six young men from this city wont to Orangeburg Friday afternoon to take the Commandery al that place Friday night. Those in the party Were .Messrs. O. H. Folley. Junlua Parrott, h. C, Parrott Q, E. Haynaworth, Jam I ntcCutchen, and R, A. Bradham. After the degree was conferred the convention was served with a bountiful supper, The p ?raona In thla p if'- win he among those to go from here to Spartanburg Ion Thanksgiving day to he Initiated into the oi(h r of Shriners. The party returned to the city Saturday morn? ing. Reel Estate Transfers, i Tb?' following transfers of real es? tate have been recorded dui:o?? ,.!?.?? I ist Week Jas, Ft, Llgon la Louvinla Ha-ity, lot i In oounl $7 H. T. IM I) to T. Franklin < 'arlisle nd Mary J, Carlisle, plota of 76, 15. iu*i r?-ia acres lit separate loi In county. |7(600, \V. II. Rues (o Martha end Stephen .lames, interest in lot in county, 11.00, lt. I?. Lee, et al., as executor;, to Adrian.i McQulller, 1-L' acres In i 'roviden e lownehlp, $ I Uf>. Sallle t leddlnga to Robei t J, 1 o ddlttfi . ; Tea In county. |400, o |). 1). Mola -. lot on broad atr< ??5. JOHN GARLINGTON RETURNS. Rack In Colombia After a Visit to Laurens. Columbia, Nov. 24.?"We have no statement to make at this* time," said Christie Benet, attorney for John Y. Garlington, following a conference yesterday. Mr. Garlington returned to Columbia yesterday from his home in Laurens. The remitlttur of the supreme court will be sent down Thursday, the supreme court having affirmed the verdict of three years given Gar? lington by the Richland county court. He was convicted in January, 1909, on the charge of breach of trust in connection with the Seminole Securi? ties company. It is expected that a pe Ition will be filed with the su? preme court asking for a stay of the remittitur, pending a motion to re? consider the case. U. D. C. MEETING. Mrs. C. E. Graham of Greenville Heads State Division. Greenwood, Nov. 23.?With the se? lection of Charleston as the place for the next meeting and the election of officers, the 16th annual convention of the South Carolina division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy came to a close late this afternoon. The officers elected for the next y??ar are: President, Mrs. C. E. Gra? ham, Greenville; first vice president, Mrs. St. John Allison Lawton, Char? leston; second vice president. Miss Alice Earle, Columbia; third vice president, Mrs. E. J. Burch, F.orenco; fourth vice president, Mrs. J. L. ICQ j Whlrter, Jonesvill; recording secre taiy, Mrs. C. J. Milling, Darlington; corresponding secretary, Mrs. W. B. Owens, Clinton; treasurer, Mrs. M. J. Perry, Lancaster; registrar, Mrs. J. A. Furton, Newberry; recorder of cross? es Mrs. W. H. Flowers, York; audi? tor, Mrs. John McCue, Orangeburg. The retiring president, Mrs. August Kohn of Columbia, who has served so efficiently and graciously for the past two years, was presented with a magnificent bouq 2t of white and red roses; late this afternoon as a small I testimonial of the affection and ap I preclatlon of the convention of her splendid efforts and services. Mrs. Kohn held the convention to the busi? ness of the programme yesterday with the result that yesterday's ad? journment found the convention en? tirely through with the programme for Wednesday as arranged and a lit- j t-e to spare on today's work. Mrs. Harriett P. Lynch, chairman of the I historical committee, was unable to I be present, owing to illness. Her re? port was read by Mrs. Kohn. The I historic conference this morning missed the chairman in the work be? fore the convention. Hop- rts from Darlington, from the scholarship committee, from the South Carolina room in Richmond, on r ?covery of the State ting and from committee on president's recom? mendations were the features of the morning session. State Of Ohio. City of Toledo. se. LjuOSS County. Prank J. Cheney makes oath that be is senior partner Of the firm of F. J. Cheney * Co., doing buemena in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that s??M firm will pay the sum of ONB HUNDRED DOL? LARS for each and every case of Ca? tarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall*S Cataarh Cure. FRANK J. CHEW BY. Sworn to bafors me and subscribed In my presenoe, this 0th day of De? cember, A D., 1?S6. A. W. OLBASON, (Seal.) Votary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken inter , aaily, and acts directly on the blood j and mucous surfaces of the system, [ Send for testimonials free. :\ J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O. s..;u i?y all Druggists, 76c. Take Hairs Family Pills for con? stipation. OPTICAL BARGAINS. Our Optican will examine your eyes Free of Charge and fit you with Glasses, if yon need them, at Bargain Prices, mi November ~!>rd only. All work guaranteed at our ()ptical Parlors. W. A. THOMPSON, i jeweler and Optician. 1 6 S. Main St, Sumter, S. C. CLEMSON COMMITTEE INSPECT SITES. Three Members of Committee Present ?Mr. Rawls to Come Later. Tho Agricultural Committee of the Clemson Board of Trustees met in Sumter Friday morning and were taken in automobiles out to the various sites which were offered for the Clemson experimental station, which Is to be founded In the Pee Dee section of the State. Tho mem? bers of the committee at the meeting who went over the sites were Messrs. R. I. Manning, ^nalrman; J. E. Wan namaker and W. D. Evans. Mr. B. W. Rawls was absent, but ho will come here some time before the meeting of the committee and inspect the sites. i This committee met at Florence on the evening of the 21st and since that time have been over sites in the vicinity of Florence, Cheraw, Marion, Darlington, Bennettsvllle and other places. There are still several more sites to be inspected before the com? mittee holds Its final meeting and de? cides upon a recommendation to be be in?do to the Clemson fioard of Trusteea \ There were four^sites in this vici? nity which were offered for sa,le to the committee for use v as an experi? ment station. The statron will need to have at least 200 acrea\ln the site and must have easy access\ to anVJ from railroads. \ - \ The chamber of Commerce is\ on a firm foundation and if it shall TPS coive the substantial support anlf hearty co-operation of the business men of Sumter it will put in motion a agencies that will douole the popu? lation and business of the town with? in ten years. Why should the melon growers of the Southern States worry about freight rates to the North? Verily, the cullud pussuns of the South can take care of every melon grown, pro? viding a demand greater than the supply.?Charleston Post. Cotton brought 9:25 on the local market Saturday. The receipts wera over 600 bales, being more than on any day for some time. Buy Your Fertilizers From Wulburn Fertilizer Co., Charleston, S. C. We make the best grades of all kinds of Fertilizers. Can furnish testimonials from best farmers in Sumter Coun? ty. For information apply to L. D. NETTLES, Local Agent and Traveling Representative SUMTER, S. C. GEORGE H. HURST, UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER 124 N MAIN STREET Day Phone 539 :: :: :: Night Phone 201 Atlantic Coa^l Line The Standard Railroad of the SoutJ> Ramafieh the "Xa tion's Garden Spot" Through tue Stat<s of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carol dm, Georgia, Alabama and Florida FOUR FAMOUS TRAINS "NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SPECIAL" (January to April); "FLORIDA AND WEST INI IAN LIMIT? ED," 'TALMETTO LIMITED" AND 'CO 1ST LINK FLORIDA MAD,." Din Lng Cars? a la carte Berv All year round through car service from Now York to both Port Tampa and Knights Key, connecting with steamships to and from Havana. 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