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m LEVEES HE?. MI*M*HIFI*I KKKAKS THROl'titl M\NKs NF.Alt t.KFI WILLK. ? lik ol County mill Part of HtmIiiiii Will >>. lllUIMlMt?'?!-HelU'yc* SIIm ?lion to Hi, South. <)r*-nvtlle, Miss.. April 1-'.?Til ing the heaviest toll of its rampage, the hluwitHppt rhrtff rl<<od smashed two levee* today at rant her Forest, Ark.. |?w and near llooeevelt. La., and tonlgct ^ Is engulflng the rieh alluval plains of several rniintln In Arkansas u ] Louisiana. Bstlill the waters of the two crevasse* Join and tin I an >ut let through tributary rtvnfi an I bayous, SAO or more s<iuar? miles of rich f irming I mil will he Hooded. |f~~*T*l prospei >wmt am scores of I Villages will ba swsmped and the lank* of those driven from their home* \>\ the flood increased by prob ,k-u\ Q00. iTV tsa* City and I*nke VHI u,e. r-Ark d l*ak?? Providence, and Tu'u . are most populous centr h the overflow will spread, n the edge of Ulchland parish, o I..- inundated, i ier Forest In Chic >t county ttrst levee to go. The secou 1 at urred near Looseveit. La., Jg*. n *,n ^SJl Carroll parish nam 1 r of the torno i president when ted in tho*e swamps sevei il go. From the Panther Forest t>r?a*. water will p? ur over the greater part of Chlcot county and that part of (>e?huft not al,ead\ Inundated ^ from the Modoc Circle crevasse of a week ago and through Fast Carroll parish. La., until It meets the water <*omlng up from the Koo??evelt brauch and spreads to Ihtrtholomew bayou lust Inside West Carroll parish. In both Instances waves driven hy a high ?wind while the le\ees were being aoaked by a torrential rain Is h> , l ^llrectly responsible for the crevasse. Beside the two breaks In the main levee the Arkansas r.ver embankment near Led Fork. Chi *nt county, gav ? ^gfev early this morning and at Divis "Tsland. Just north of Vlcksburg on the Louisiana side, the embankment was cut with the consent of the landhold? ers. The volume of water going through the gaps will, it Is believed, relieve the 1 situation to the south SM? Mil |M. ritOVKI* SKKIOt'S. 4 liarli. Jennings lN*sd From Wound m Krretved at "Krolle *? Tlmmonsvllb?. April 11.?As a re? sult of a shooting affair at a negro frolic near town some days ago, ?Oharll-? Jeunlng* died last night. TS* negro was shot In the head by John McOee Saturday night. The In ?quem ?ras held todyiy. McOee has djfhssn placed In Jail * 1'he dispute. It Is said, arose over one of the parties Involved calling figures st the dance. The other ne? gro had paid a nickel. It Is stated, to dance a set. and he claims that the figures were not called loud enough, ef This brought on a quarrel which led " to th* shooting hy kfeOee. The mat? ter ws* reported to Magistrate At fctnson ana* he had MeOee arrested. SP MTF.lt BOYS lose game, HarllilgP n High School Will*. B tu I, hl h Hard Fought t.nme. Tin* set end ganne of has ?Lull DO? iwtta Um sumter ami Darlington high school iwmi cams off Friday alter? aooa tn !>ailington. tin- loeel boys 1 >mg to- 'ante by tin* SCOrc of 4 to ."> to Darlington. Th.- game was a clean one and Wni haul f.night from start to tinish. Both Iimm neayed pnod ball and Ihs game wai an Interesting exhibit Of thi dia? mond ?port, Durani and rlnyneworth were lue stars for the local team. Du rant knoc king a home run in the tlrst Inning anil scoring three of the scores tn ithv Haynsworth pitched five In? nings nnd allowed his opponets hut on?? hit In that time. Br>wn t-dso did good work in the four innings he pitche d and was able to get I three nacker off the Darlington pitcher. reading AT manning. Attractive Program at School Build? ing. Manning. April 11.?-The members ef the School Improvement associa? tion of the M.inning graded scho )1 have arranged to give an unusually at trotiNe dime r 'Ing In the audi? torium of the sehend building tomor? row evening. Quite an elaborate pro? gramme has been prepared, consist? ing of readings, tableaux, vocal and instrumental music-, all rendered by local talent of recognized ability. After the rendition of the literary and musical programme a special feature will h?t offered, that of fortune tellng l-y a real gypsy. There will also be on sale Ico cream, cake and home? made candles of choice quality. The proceeds of the entertainment will be devoted to improving and beautifying the school grounds. The commend? able work already done In this line seems to serve as a stimulus to fur? ther ??frort on the part of the Improve? ment association. Uarnwell People. Many low places that brought good cotton or corn last year are so full of gfntSf that they cannot be planted in Mich crops this year. But they can he made to produce good rice. Farmer I. L. Attaway tells us how people used to utilize such places. A man would sow. from a boat or horseback, rice set d l.ob a*t on the water. Then ? attle WOllld be driven or horses Of riules ridden through the water until it became thoroughly muddied. In settling the mud in solution would NSgf the rice seed and the crop re i|iilred go further attention until harvest tluu. Good yields could be made where the water was not over tWO feet deep It Is stated on good authority that the city will probably have to Issue bonds to the amount of $50,000 to build a warehouse sufficiently large to house all of the oats which will be grown this spring on tho city farm. The ajgdM were carefully planted by Mr. E. I. Heardon and this is possibly the reason for their abnormal growth. Pond Plaining. Young Women wM Cartel 4M tor Mitt Myrte Engter, of **artbault Minn. She aaya: "Let ma tell you how much t-ood Cardui hit don* me. At a young girl, I always had I suffer ao nmch wtth all kind of pain, Sometime*, 1 wat > weak thai 1 could hardly stand on my feet 1 get a )ttle of Cardui, at the drug store, and at toon at 1 had ? ken a lew doset, 1 began to feel better. Today, 1 ftel at well at any ana can." Cardui WomateTonic Are yor a woman? Then you are subject to a large number of troubles and Irregularities, peculiar to women, which, In time, often lead to more serious trouble. A tonic In needed to help you over the hard placet, to relieve weakness, headache, and other unnecessary paint, the signs of weak nerves and over-work. For a 1 ate, take Cardui, the woman's tonic You will never regret It, for It wfll certainly http you, Ask your druggist about it He knows. He sells it Wrfh to 1j*1W Adtftorr !>pt. ChipKfeeoji Mtdkrto? Co.. Oattfrvx.to, Tino,. I for %*>al Mjfrwfftvu. M mp book. MA?4 Trtatmeot lor Wottciv, mm Irt*. J OS a< M V II A-l ! H, -HIV.1.1 ft latum, Kl HE WIK K, DRAIN rii'i: ki< LIME. CEMENT. 1 l#J v ( Iru'tt* ,;; 1 1 l""r- 1 *1 ''" ,tr 1,1 li<iy, v 11 ?| 111. m imit'on md Chlrktn rWil Horses, Mules, |; - *** n?> Otttf I'm. l4?rt> Or Too small. TWfh-Harby Live Stock Co. DUM 11 k. s< >U l Ii CAN ?LINA BANK EMINEM IN COURT. RIGHT OF APPOINTEE OF GOV? ERNOR TO HOLD OFFICE ms PITTED, I _ Mandamus is Asked?Expense* of B. .1. Rhnrnc Held Up to Test .Matter? Now in Supreme Court. Columbia, April l3.-r-Whether B. J, Rhsmc of Hugh Wilson Prater will 1 be State lank examiner will be set? tled by the supreme court, Associate Justice Watts yesterday signed an ordei requiring R, H. Jen? nings, the statt. treasurer, to show I cause before the supreme court on April II at lo o'clock why a peremp? tory mandamus: should not be issusd to require him to honor the draft of Check drawn by 13. J. Rhame as State bank examiner for expenses during the month of March. B, J. Rhame was dismissed seVeral days ago by the governor and Hugh Wilson Praesr appointed to his place. Mr. Khame refused to give up the ofliee. In his petition for mandamus Mr. Khame points QUl that "he is the batik examiner of the State of South Onrollna, under the laws of said State, having been duly appointed and com? missioned to the said othee and has bat n and still is engaged In the dis? charge of the duties of the said of? fice." It is pointed out in the petition that during March the expenses of the of? fice was MI.il and that the State treasurer has refused to pay this amount upon presentation of the claim. Mr. Khame is represented by W. F, Stevenson of Chsraw. it is not known who will represent the governor. Pro*, gene of small Grain Elevators. Secretary A. V. Snell of the Cham? ber of Commerce of sumter s. c, writing to the Manufacturers Record regarding plans to establish a grain ?levatOf to care for the surplus corn crop of the vicinity, says: "Every year this section imports front the West and elsewhere thous? ands of bushels of corn that can just as well be grown at home. In fact, the local corn for most purposes is far superior to that from outside. At the same time our farmers are grow? ing considerable corn, but because of the lack of a proper market, proper cleaning, proper handling and proper milling Is not attractive to the mar? ket and does not bring the price that It should. At the same time our farmers have been In the habit of bringing this corn to market here without any previous arrangement for the sale of same, and as our mer chrants must always provide in ad? vance for their supply, the farmers are forced to sell at a discount. The result Is obvious. Tiie growing of Com except for their own individual needl ll discouraged. Neither the farmer nor the local merchant can be blamed for this condition. This ! Chamber of Commerce obtained a rough estimate from cur local houses and wholesale establishments of the amount of corn and oats imported last year. This etsimate showed for corn over 50.000 bushels and about the same amount for oats. This esti? mate did not take Into account the grain imported at other stations In the county. We And that It Is comparatively easy to secure orators who will dem? onstrate the need of diversification. In fact, one would have a task to find any farmer who would not be ablo to write a splendid article on the need of diversification. We are convinced that if less breath and ink were wast? ed on this subject ami a little more energy and money were expended in erecting plants and mills to which the farmer might bring his surplus crops, and which would act as an in? centive to diversification, that a long step would be taken in the right di? rection, We propose to organize and build a small but complete elevator and grist mill at this point. The fanner will then have a central point to which he may bring his corn and oats and eiiior take away the equivalent In U'list, Or Whefe he I1I.IV Store the Same to wait a proper price and s proper market. This plant will be used as a concentration point for all grain grown In this section, and. if neces? sary, a shipping point for any sur? plus beyond the local needs, it |i our belief that if similar plants can he made to pay within a eomparatlve? ly small radius elsewhere, a small, complete plant ran be made to pay for a large section lure and in aid? ing the farmers to diversify we will' be aiding ourselves, We would ap? preciate your comments." This plan -??ems to ho a practical one, ami likely to further the < lUSC of dlvorslfb itlon in farming in the Sumter section, II otighl not to he necessary for anv community In south Carolina to purchase corn from out? nlde, South Caroline holds world rec? ords for tin- great* il crops of corn to an sere, made by men and boys, Cnp i i tin '/?. J. I Make having made 266 bushels <>f shelled corn on an acre) of ground in Marlboro county In iss'J an.i Jerry Moore having railed 228 bushels and pecks in 1910. In that year the South made its largest crop ?1,286.616,000 bushels?of <?? rn, end South Carolins raised 44,733,000 hush els. In ten years South Carolina had more than trebled Its corn production, and In 1910 was raising nine bushels more per acre per inhabitant of Btate than in 1860, The Increase In pro? duction and the records made show what South Carolina can do In corn growing, and it is only necessary to have some means as that devifed at Bcmter f<t caring for the surplus crop of the Btate to make corn oik* of its money crops to be told in other sec tlons. Hardly a year passes without some signal demonstration ol the Bouth'a ability, under favorable circumstances, to meet world requirements of agri? culture. Productivity being assured, one of the favoring condition! Ii the means enabling the grower to make tlie most of his surplus crops. Only a beginning has been made, though, in this direction. Three or four methods of warehousing cotton as a means of regulating the movement of the crop to market and thus maintaining the price are In operation. Onion-grow? ers of Texas, citrus-fruit growers of Florida, peach-growers of Georgia, strawberry-growers of North Carolina and Tennessee ami potato-growers Of Virginia have organizations designed to place the products to the best ad? vantage. There is an ever-increasing number of canneries and packing houses handling seafood, small fruits, vegetables, syrup, etc. But in all these lines, as in the case of meat packing houses and grain elevators. iSueh as that contemplated for Sum ter, only j beginning has been made. Enough has been accomplished, how? ever, to indicate the profit to be de? rived from such undertakings and the advantage in them for the whole j country struggling with the question of maintaining a food supply to meet the needs of an increasing popula I lion.*?Manufacturer! Record. Heal Estate Transfers. The following transfers of real es? tate have been left at the office of the clerk of court during the past week to be recorded: \V. T. Andrews to Hattle B, Smith. |0t on corner of Palmetto and Railev streets, $75. W. o. Thomas to Zone Bald Thom? as, two lots in "Bland Land," in town of Msyesvllle, $2 25. J. K. Crosswell to Peal Estate Holding Company, lot on Main street, $9.400. Rembert Company to D. McKaln, lot In town of Rembert, $180. Davll D. Moles to Titus Hampton, 17.85 acres in county, $680. Neill O'Donncll and S. R. Chandler to Alston J. Btubbs, lot on We3t Lib? erty street. $4,500. , Charles O. Rowland, trustee, to Thomas Wilson, lot on Main and Bnrtlette streets, $10 and other con? sideration. R. C. McFadden to J. K. Crosswell, lot fronting on Main street and ex? tending along Bartlette street to Sumter street, $25,300. J. E. Atkins to Jessie McClaiy and Emma McClary. lot In town of M iyes vllle. $300. Live Stock Insurance Insure your Horses. Mules and Cattle from death from any causa. In the Standard Live Stock Insurance Company, with W.A. Brown, Agent. At the Old, Reliable clothing Storo of the D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Phone 166. 3-30-ltaw Foley Kidney Pills What They Will Do for You They will cure your backache, strengthen your kidneys, cor? rect urinary irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate the excess uric acid that causes rheumatism. Pre? vent Bright's Disease and Dia batcs, and restore health and Strength. Refuse substitutes. ?iiAin r?a nun, si oil!.. Special in Braes (srn dish fern ami plateau bevcted plate g'a>-> mirror romplete $2.50 each. We have just received sltipment of those together with other new designs in brass ferns candle ?sticks, vases and jardiners. Pie plates $2.25 each, Cas-^iro*^ $3.00 to $5.00 each. These are new and serviceable and inake ideal wedding gifts. W. A. Thompsons JEWELER AND OPTICIAN. The Road to Success. Save Your Money The 2nd quarter starts on April 1st. W deposited on that date or up to the 10th of \ starts drawing interest from date. Come in and see us. The Bank of Sumter. We Want You to open an account with us by reason of the individuality of a service ah our own given every customer. A service that cannot be desorlbed, yet is plainly evident. This service rests largely up? on the almost silent "little things" which have come to mean greater things to those who transact their affairs with this insti? tution. The Peoples' Bank. In every Department of Banking THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO. IS PREPARED TO SERVE YOU IN A SATISFACTORY MANNER. Figures Tell. The reeent statement of this hank proves It's healthy condi? tion, it's hue of deposits .-hows tin- confidence the community has in it. AN ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK PLACES IT UNDBR AN OBLIGATION T<> PROTECT YOUR INTEREST. it Is the oldest bank in the city, and while it's policy is con lervattve, it will he found sufllclentls progressive t?> keep pace with iho mowing mercantile and agricultural conditions of tho community, 11 ln> it- \a\ H d( poa ? The Fir^t National Bank.