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as* Mum la 8uinter.
Judge Jonei talked at Hampton as
If he Intends making an aggressive
campaign. The time and conditions
cajl for an aggressive fight and It Is
to be hoped that Judge Jones will be
able to hold his gait to the end of
the race. Having set the pace he
must have the speed and stamina to
endure until the race has ben run,
else he will be an also ran. As
things now stand Judge Jones has
our beat wishes for success In his
ftght for good government.
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What sort of primary would Col.
Roosevelt conduct In the Southern
States? Would It be confined to Re?
publicans who are qualified electors
or would any man who claims to be
a Republican be permitted to cast his
ballot?
? a a a
Mr. Perklna seems to have under?
taken to play the Harrlman role in
this Roosevelt campaign. He has ths
reputation of being a very practical
man In both finances and politics
and ought to he able to wo-k In har?
mony with the atar actor before the
election and, also, afterwards. In the
event of Roosevelt's election.
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The first incident of the old dl*
pgsjgej v eommlaalon Investigation was
the presentation of another Ananias
certificate of profletency to Oov.
Blesse. Ks-Oovernor John Gary
Beams muklnr ? pre?m?nt*t?or If
this thing ke.-p* up Oo I*lea?e will
be challenging tVddv Roosevelt for
the t?.>r 1 d"a championship.
801TII K)tal FOUND.
Amu mbten the Norwegian fix
plorer Succeed*.
mrlstlsnla, Norway, March 8.?
Two local newspapers today received
dispatches from Capt. Roald Amund?
sen announcing that he reached th
South Pole on December 14, 1911.
The dispatches were sent from Ho
bart. Tasmania, where Amundsen ar?
rived yesterday.
The dispatches read: "Polt reach?
ed Hth-17th December." This evi?
dently means that he remained three
day* In ?he vicinity of the Pole,
probably for the purpose of taking
accurate otservailons as to his po?
sition.
l:? .? ctnga over ('apt. Amundsen's.
sucCess in reaching the Soutn Pole are
widespread. The feeling of the peo?
ple was voiced In the storthing by
President Frederik Konow, who said
"We can't begin our day's work
without expressing our thankful Joy
and the admiration and pride with
whh I we. are all filled kg the news
that t'.ipt. Amundsen and his com
fades have reached the South Pob
and planted the Nnrwcglgg Mag there.
**Ws sre pr??ud In the thought that
thsse men sre our fellow country
men. snd that they have on., gasjgg
succeeded In covering the natu?' <?f
Norway with ab?-y "
Th. Storthing tin n telegraphed to
Capt Nrrundnen at Hot.art. Taa
mani i. it? warmest greetlnga and
thanks.
Nrs York Cotton Market.
N. g York. March 11.
? >pen Close.
March.10 in |u. t ; ?t
May.IM1 I fell rM
July .l*>.*i IMI
Aug. In.sl? ?3
October .10.71 ih.To? 71
i d a) ady.
uvi kpool m xiiki^t.
I I fpsj I March 11.
? ?pen OltMf
Keb. f.m
Mar. ft.577
Mar' >i \ i ril . . .?ftf#~?fl Ml
Apr?May.R77 ?77?* 5*8 ?i
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Jim*' Jagfj . . . 677? Is
Majgnd hrm.
I SJI a I Mai mri
to;.. ) i ?14 mhldllng
Sheriff S-urry sd Georgetown died
Sunday aftsf a long Illness.
FARMERS'
UNION NEWS
Practical Thought* for Practical
Partners.
(Conducted by E. VV. Dabbe, Pres?
ident 8. Ci Farmers Union.)
Soiu? Random Thought*.
l^ast week 1 made a very lnterest
in< \lsit to ClrmMon College at tho
invitation of President Hlggs, who
gave me every opportunity in the
limited time that I had at my dis?
posal to see the practical every-day
workings of the college. My only re?
gret was that 1 did not have several
days more to stay, for I would have
liked to attend the agricultural class?
es.
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There is no question that the agri?
cultural side of the college has not
been developed as highly as the me
'hanlcal Dr. Higgs nays the me?
chanical equipment is is near perfect
rf It can be made, and that it is his
?im tt> now make the agricultural de?
partment as near perfect as possible,
gag
The recent meeting of the State
Farmers' Union commended the col?
lege for its arrangement with the
United States Farm Extension work,
and also advised the college to pay
more attention to trucking for a
two-fold purpose: to supply the table
fare of the students with a moro
wholesome diet, and to enlist the stu?
dents In a more diversified agricul?
ture.
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on these subjects of a diversified
agriculture, and varied and more
wh?de..orne diet, we bad a long and
?tarnest conference, and 1 feel sure
the suggestions of the State Union
will bear fruit. I have since con
fern d with Mr. Manning, one of the
trustees, and find he Is heartily In
sympathy with the idea of the State
Union: that the Clemson farm should
be so conducted as to give a concrete
example of the value of Its teachings,
so that we can say to the farmers of
the State: this system of agriculture,
which we advise and teach is proved
on the Clemson farm and in the
(Memsen dining room, both practical
and profitable.
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In the matter of the establishment
??f a chair of scientific marketing, I
fear w? will have no easy task. It Is
looked upon as an unknown quantity.
In fact Its teacher will have to "blaze
the trail." Prof. Morrison, the teach?
er of political economy, came up to
me immediately after my remarks to
the boys and the faculty, and said he
would take pleasure In teaching it, if
I would Just show Mm what to teach.
Whether new text books will be need?
ed or not I can not any without time
to read th?>se now in use in teaching
political and domestic economy. Hut
I am inclined to think there Is enough
In print to make a g?>od beginning
when It Is culled, classified and ar?
ranged In proper sequence. In fchl
hands of the right man. whose heart
as well as head, is thoroughly awake
t<? the needs and the possibilities of
such a chair, it would soon command
rh. respeet of all educators. and
fill a want that has long be SB felt in
a vague sort of way. ami is now be?
ing thoroughly realized.
ess
S? nat< r Smith writes me. Am de
llKhted to know you are going to agi?
tate the question of marketing. This
h n been n??glected too long.'* I will
take the matter up with the authori?
ties of other colh-ges gl I have time
to < mfer s Ith them.
sei
in Anderson I found they are bo*
ginning to establish ;< produce sa?
change under the leadership of the
farmers4 Union snd with the co-op-1
oration of the Board of Trsde. I was
asked to give them the hem-tit of mir
experience in Sumte? fat publication
but ?lo not know when I will have
time. In my lulkx at se\? ral plaosi In
the county I gave them some of lbs
points te he stressed* Ons will bear
repeating to my readeri here in
Burnt er county: it is the statement
?o* Hro, Brogdon, "You cannot nm ?
produ< ? e\< hange without prodw Si"
? Mir people mUSf groW the stuff he
fore it . m be midi? Mi. Morgan of ths
Florence Hoard **t Trade, when i waa
there Issl S.ilnnhy, laid great ItrSM
upon thli point, snd tried to ?how me
that I hol "the earl iM'fore the
horse."
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Another point i gave tb m from
Uro. Brngdon's experience that must
be avoided, it li "Do not sell :? 11 you
can by peddling over lown< snd
then expect the exchange lo soli the
baten* for you al gnougti higher
pries t.rei Ibe commission." And
i |old 'hem how one good brother
sold .1-* mucb cane syrup as he could
and delivered it ground town si SO
cents the I ilhoi. snd Wien h? left the
!dosen or more cans, he oould not iell.
YUAN INSTALLED PRESIDENT.
INAUGURATION tKHBIOMKS
FORMALLY HELD BEFORE
CROWD.
Many Forcigliera in Attendance but
l-? nations Were not Represented.
Peking, March 10.?in the new for?
eign office today Yuan Shi Kai waa
formally Inaugurated provisional
president of the republic of Chin" in
the presence of a great gathering of
delegates, provincial envoys, military
and naval oflloerf and other prominent
personages. Many foreigners attended
the ceremony, but the legations were
not represented.
Yuan Shi Kai, who was in military
uniform, read a declaration promising
faithfully to develop the republic,
observe the constitutonal laws and
retire when the national assembly
names a permanent president. The
jeremony was solemn?almost pa?
thetic and typical of China's transi?
tion.
Mod of those who assembled were
attired in uniform or European dress.
The only touch of orientalism was the
presentation of the scarfs to Yuan by
two yellow robed Llamas.
TUNU KWAX REPORTED CAP?
TURED,
Famous Pass Said to be in Hands of
Governor of Province of slum.
Peking, March 10?A report has
reached Peking that Teng Kwan, the
famous pass on the borders of Shen
Si and Ho Nan provinces, has been
captured by Gen. Sheng Yun, governor
of the province of Shen Si before
whom, if the report is correct, the
provinces of Ho Nan and Chi Li are
now open country.
The report says also that 1,000 re?
publican cavalry and Infantry have
deserted to the Imperials under
Sheng Yun and that a large part of .
the republican army in the north is
showing strong symptoms of reaction
and may be seriously affected. i
If the report is true it is probable :
that the difference between the aorth
and the south will be brought no |
nearer a settlement because of the ,
Inauguration of Yuan Shi Kal.
TOOK OATH FRIDAY.
Private Ceremony Preceded Official
Inauguration.
Peking. March 10.?Yuan Shi
Kal privately took the oath of office
on Friday, after which the assembly
notified him of Its acceptance of Tang
Shao Yl as premier. Dr. Sun Yat
Sen, the ex-president, appears to have
wearied of the strain during the last
two months. He says than when the
cabinet is appointed he will retire to
his old home at Kwang Tung to rest.
If the rural policemen prove as ac?
tive and efficient in Sumter county as
they have in some of the other coun?
ties where the system has been tried
they will not be a source of expense
but will, while suppressing lawless?
ness realize enough In the way of
fines to pay their salaries.
with the exchange to sell for him, j
put the price at 10 cents. And it was
?Old too, after a few weeks and net?
ted him four cents more on the gal?
lon than his peddling did.
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This question of marketing is a
l?\o one. it is being given more con?
sideration ail over the state than ever
before. The people realize as never
before the need <?f diversified farming,
ami Ihey see disappointment and may
be loss. |f they do not plan to mar?
ket wisely the crops they hope to
grow, Along the line of the Alcolu
railroad and in many other localities
where I have been, truck of various
kinds will be grown, a great deal
<>f it for shipment; but whether for
shipment or f<?r the local market ,
without a system of selling, organised
by, and run in the Interest of. the
growers, ii will noi be successful,
sea
I I found great anxiety at Clemson
about the fertiliser sales. I had not
been with Dr. Kiggs live minutes he
fore he ask. d me w hat the farmers
are doing I tohl him. if they act
conservatively and for their best in?
terests ihey will not us.- over .*>?? per
cent of the amount used last year. He
I said liny Would surely <io better
than thai. "Today the ta\ 'ag sales
were ~<~> per cent of the same date
last year.'" and at th ? oloSe Of the
next day, he reported to me that the
-ah hud Increase d I" 80 per Cl ol ..s
compared with same period last year.
Dr, Sloan, the treasurer's greeting to
me was- "l hope you bring u? good
news about money." And I hoi to
reply that "if the farmers are true to
i h. ir ..w n In t -i.t ?res!?, It will he bud
: hows from yont at indpolul Dr. Sloan,
for tlo \ ought nol In use over BO per
cent as much as thej did last ? r."
a a a
J ?ober matters ol Interest will heve
in He over for another i' ue.
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Dicks et al. \s. Dicks Cl ul. in re Dicks*
Will.
The state
in the matter of the late will ami
testament <>t Hansom Dicks, deceased,
ex parte. Ransom Dicks, et al., pe?
titioners-appellants, vs. David Dicks
et al., r< spondents.
Bffects of unreasonable delay in
perfecting appeal from probate court
to circuit court.
Defore Judge Bhipp at Sumter, sum?
mer term, 1911, court of common
pleas.
Opinion by K. C. Watts, A. J.:
Ftansom Dicks died in 1900, shortly
after his death, two of his children,
Ransom Dicks, Jr.. and Rose Willis,
presented an alleged will to the judge
of probate and the same was proved
In common form, the alleged will be?
ing filed October 11, 1906. This al?
leged will devised all of his property
to these two children. Subsequently,
on October 31. 1906, David Dicks,
Kate Rrunson and Abrams Dicks,
three children of the deceased, peti?
tioned the judge of probate praying
that the court require Ransom Dicks,
Jr.. and Rose Willis to prove the said
will In due and solemn form of law.
Thereupon, due notice was given by
the judge of probate that he would
require said alleged will proved in
due and solemn form of law on Au?
gust 15. 1907. Nothing was done in
pursuance of this notice, and a rule to
show cause was served on Ransom
Dicks. Jr., and Rose Willis why they
should not be attached for contempt
In not proceeding to prove the said
alleged will in accordance with the
order of the Judge of probate. After?
wards, about March 7, 1908, an action
was commenced in the court of pro?
bate to prove the alleged will in due
and solemn form. After taking tes?
timony and hearing argument the
judge of probate, on July 1, 1909,
made his decree adjudging and hold?
ing that the said alleged will was a
forgery and refused to admit it to
probate. On the same day a formal
written notice of the filing of the de?
cree was given to Ransom Dicks, Jr.,
and Rose Willis. On July 8, 1909. tbe
appellants served notice of appeal and
grounds thereof, upon the respond?
ents, stating that they intended to ap?
peal from the court of probate to the
court of common pleas for the county
of Sumter. Nothing further was done
to perfect the appeal. The appellants
filed in the circuit court a certified
copy of the record of the proceedings
appealed from, or the grounds of ap~
peal or the proper evidence, that no?
tice had been given to the adverse
parties according to law. The appel?
lants having taken no steps whatever
to perfect their appeal, and five terms
of the court of common pleas for
Sumter county having passed since
the notice of intention to appeal was
served, the respondents served on the
appellants, on February 28, 1911, a
notice that they would move to have
the said appeal dismissed. Upon hear?
ing the motion upon this notice, Judge
Shlpp dismissed the appeal, and af?
firmed the judgment of the court of
probate.
From this order of Judge Shipp
Ransom Dicks and Rose Willis ap?
pealed.
The supreme court held:
ROYAL
BAKING POWDER
Absolutely Pure
The only Baking Powder made
from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar
NO ALUM, NO LIME PHOSPHATE
"It is unnecessary to decide wheth?
er or not it was necessary for ap?
pellants to tile a certified copy of re?
cord and procedtngs, etc., appealed
from before the next stared Session of
the said court of common pleas, a<
tar such appeal la taken, But we do
say that this must be dene within a
reasonable time, and to let five terms
Of court convene without doing this
is unreasonable. Notice was given on
February 28, 1911, that on March SO,
1911, a motion would be made to
dismiss the appeal. Th?i motion was
not heard until July 20, 1911, and
during all this time and at the bear?
ing, no effort was mads or urged by
the appellants to be relieved under
section 3159 and 349, code of laws cf
South Carolina, volume 2. and there
was no error on part of circuit iudge
in dismissing appeal.
"The judgment is affirmed."
Eugene B. Gary, C. J , C. A.
Woods, A. J., and D. E. Hydrick con?
cur. Justice Eraser did not sb in
this case.
L. D. Jennings, attorney for ap?
pellants; Lee & Moise, attorneys for
respondents.
BIO FIRE AT EHRHART.
Damage Will Amount to About $200.
000.
Ehrhardt. March 10.?The loss
caused by the fire which almost en?
tirely destroyed the plant of the
Hacker Manufacturing company here
last night will reach approximately
$200.000. The loss ahme to the Hack?
er plant is about $150,000. Tne fire
started at 7:45 o'clock Friday night
in the dust room of the planing plant
of the Hacker plant and spread rapid?
ly to the other departments. The
water tank was destroyed which se?
riously hampered the tight against the
tire. The plant was insured for
about one-fourth of its value.
The Carolina Gin company was de?
stroyed, entailing a loss of $6,000.
Nine freight cars loaded with mer?
chandise on the Atlantic Coast Line
yards were destroyed, causing a loss
of probably $30,000. The platform to
the depot was burned. Twelve bales
of cotton on the platform were burn?
ed.
No one was seriously injured by
the tire. Jason Sender, a workman,
in trying to rescue some of the tools
from the burning buildings of the
Hacker plant was badly burned by
the explosion of two tanks containing
gasoline.
An engineer of the Atlantic Coast
Line railway ran his engine through
the ilamcs and saved six box cars on
a siding near the fire.
The lire was under control at 12:46
o'clock this morning.
Nil ill IK REMAINS A MYSTERY.
st; i \<? Clue to Account For Death of
Little Andrew Jackson?K? an a t?<I
WIU be Ottered.
Florence, March 10. -There is no
clue to the identity of the murderer of
lltt'.e Andrew Jackson, the 8-year-old
boy whose body was found in an At?
lantic Coast Line freight ear last Fri?
day afternoon by a searching party of
Boy Scouts. The little fellow was
last seen alive about 6 o'clock Wed?
nesday afternoon. His dead body
1 ore marks which led the authorities
to believe that he had been choked
to death after being struck on the
I ack by some blunt instrument.
Wild stories and theories as to how
little Andrew Jackson met his death
are rife in Florence, but absolutely no
clue has yet been found which would
seem to lead to the murderer. One
story has it that the boy was run
down by an automobile or wagon,
badly hurt and choked to death to
conceal the person responsible for
I the accident, but the mark on his
back was of such a character that it
is said it might have been caused by
carrying the body for some distance
after death had already occurred.
Today Gov. Blease wired T. S.
Burch, sheriff of Florence county, to
ask if he thought it advisable to offer
j a reward for the capture of the mur?
derer. The sheriff replied that he
would be glad for a reward to be of?
fered. The amount of the governor's
reward has not yet been announced.
In addition H. K. Gilbert, mayor of
i
Florence, has offered a reward of
$100 for information leading to the
capture of the man who committed
the crime. This was the largest
amount Mayor Gilbert could offer
without the authority of the other
members of city council It is un?
derstood that the r
sidering the matter
reward.
It is certain thoug
offered by Mayor G:..
creased, as a collection is being taken
up among the citizens of Florence,
which will be added to the reward al?
ready subscribed by the mayor.
Mr. R. M. Cooper, Jr., of Wisv.ky,
passed through the city Saturday.
XOTTCF.
The registered Jack, Blarney, Jr.,
will stand the season at Booth-Harby
Live Stock Company's stables. He is
sixteen hands high, black, weighs
eleven hundred pounds. Liberal
terms allowed. Sumter Jack Asso?
ciation.
WAS 16 t.
"Feed Dr. Hess Stock Tonic on Three
MonthsTe^t at Our Expense."- -Dr. Hess & Clark
4
Th'.s is what Dr. Hew & ( lark write us. and vre stand ready to make good that guarantee to the
letter.. II U doesn't pay. return to us the empty packages and we will refund your money.
Ceeding Dr. Hess Stoek Tonic i> just like applying fertilizer to the noil. Fertilizer makes the soil
yield: l>r. Ile>- Stoek Tonic makes the digestive organs convert more Feed into growth.
Sometimes 50 per cent of the food a heedtliy animal eats is found undigested In the manure, if
lhi?- wasn't true, how COnld ire fUtCII our hogs on the COTO that passes through the other stoek undigest
ulv rYcdtng medical Ingredients \\Hi reduce this waste. Beery medical writer in the ssalverse <i>?* so.
Having a part of the wasted nutrition by IliereOMlug digestion i? known as the Dr. lle>v* Ideal of
Block feeding. Get this idea Arm!) in ><>ur mind. Do not allow the system to waste half of >our feed_
haw a part of this waste, livery particle you gave meant* protit t?> yourself.
_Hundreds of Herds made Immune from the J)
So-called Hog Cholera Epidemic by Feeding Dr. Hess
^s== Stock Tonic. ==^
Dr. He** ?v Clarke are having hundreds of lettvrs from stockmen all over Ihc corn i- it tliai ere
-axing their herds from the ravage of the Hog Cholera Epidemic h> feeding Dr. If cog Stork Tonic and
disinfecting Hi.- pens and sleeping quarters with Dr. Ileas Dip ami disinfectant,
PoilltrV P in- l-l^-i lH lo cupe ?I* ?. makes lien* lay. u hns
I 11111 I I jf L llll""4l 1^1^ *l Mir slime growth ami r-g producing DuieU li ;l- Dr. Hess Stock
I Toiile, no. extra egg will |Nt) for all llie I'an-a re.g a lien rots for Iiiree months,
i in ?tum ion-. Killer Kills bice.
A. A. STRAUSS & COMPANY,
? PHONE NO. 85. SUMTER, S. C JJ