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liOV. UI.F.ASF FF.SfcNTS BEINCi \r i IA C XI.1.FI? AN AN UtTHlST. Il> Mad. a ll<>( speech to a Crowd l<argel> <i oiii|h?mmI of Please Sup? porters?Joins, llowcxcr, II.Ml Many FrlcmU In Ihr ( nmil?Made Idling Attack on Please'* Kerord. H tinpt'-n. Jill] 11.? N?> I ii-" i i murk ever fvll from the Hps of a t?a n vhu carri? d R whi e skin." ThM WU? a typical sentence rom a rcpl> made at the MMa < mi pa I n meeting hero today 1-y (?.... l:lease to an alleged declaration l ;. Judge Ira It. Jones at flarnpp n in Mar. Ii that OOV. Please wan an anar. hist." The Governor claimed that Judge Jone? had also classed a* anarchist* all those who had ro'ed f< r Please. Judge Jones had thus I ra.nh d as marehists. said Oo\. I'.lease, 56.12a w hite Pemocrat of South Car dina. The backers of Please were described by the governor as being not anarchist*. but the "ere.mi Hid choice of Hull's pOOplS ill the Palmetto State." and he sal I that these same men were going to give Judge Jenes 'the most damnable defe.it ? .t put i f) candidate" Augu 17. Hampton county. polling ut 1.700 votes in the prmaries. gave Please a majority of about ltd over Featherstone two vears ago, and though about 300 '-otes were lost to the cpunty re ently through the cre? ation of Jasper county, it had heen ex? pected that the distribution of ap? plause at the met nr: mae today would Indicate considerable Please strength. probably superior i> th showing for the opposition. This eg> P? k tat.-m 1 as i u st \ gd hj UtS ev ent Friends of Judge Jones, however, do not concede the county to QOV. Phase thin year. Persistent heavy rainfall and a thunderstorm, thoifgh they drove the people first from the court house lawn to a pavilion within tlm court house SSJgggft and then to the audi? torium of the graded school building, did not appreciably lesen the attend? ance on the rmctlng or the degree of Interest exhibited. The crowd gave all the candidates in orderly and at? tentive hearing The only speaker who was interrupted was Oov. Please, and such Interruptions as were made While he was speaking came from his own partisans. Hearty appliiise was given Judge Jones by a large segment of tne audi? ence, but the greater \olume of cheers was for Please. Judge Jone* declared that no mer? cenary motive, no selfish ambition, no 111 will or malice had Induced him to enter this race, but rather a burn? ing desire to l?e of service to his State In what he regarded as a great crisis ! In her affairs. IMscussinu various matters In which he thought reforms could be Introduced he said he be? lieved it fea*l?de to . a . Lihlill Bid for highway construction and to adopt the Terreai ryotera of 'ami title reg? istration. There Wai great m ed. he j said . ? i statu'.- w l.i? h w.. iid pro? tect the workltigniat) by modifying the ggsjasj on law dels fiats which now kaseasstf him in recovering compensa? t*?"i f? r iii.iustiiai Injurtee, the de? fense?. i ? in? th? fellow servant rub', ssw n ol contributors negligence Hnd the doctrine ol assumption <>f risk He noun! hare taxation re? duced !.. tin- minimum consistent with elften t . government it was in a lack ot nVlenej that ihe admlntetra? tton of (Jen Blesse wai moat strik lna'> tb ?? h nt. The ce no h. tnld. I Its baek on Ihe nifjsjei 1 to < spls n everything 'Tak. ihe logirt r" out ?.f his speech." si.d Judge Jones mi there is not' i?. : in i? it .in ? rate play on ?b? i oi -t t r- ?? ? in I. i man nature v hi? h Oov, Please mad< when h. . ight t.. pa a i him ?? II In office ly gngjgesilsgj that dnsgg-r I d ? ? ? rr.? .?..Miiii ' ? n 1 1.? ?J..\ Please was not Ingenuous In Ii tr . d. I .v; .1 I i i ?... , I ... .? n , n??t i?s "bit.ns" that ?h- governoi deM? rlb? d Co in w In i. I ? . b) - h"i a trust, e ,.f the Sta- .die?. f,,r in gre? i .1 ? align bUI I j-d ; Jones charged furthermore that the governor hud tried le hai th. St its i ? torn at ?I i fl) a litt? jarojlhf nog loeated t Florence) ea? Inhllehed on the sain i ?? n as ?he r? fofmafnej t> i i. in 1.. \ tiiKion ? onnti He hard ilso \ .?te.i .? hrst a Kalle? I . laldlsl |hs Confcd erat?- horns and had ?>p|.I the pelt slonlng of Confederate grhloWf nt tie Hire of **. Judge Jom i i Mli uh i th< go H nog's claims of >??>,,..n **ll I irut H y#?u c.?n Mio. corn I ikln ? II fron ttie iruuu )| ..f \. mi I ? i . al v i I" ? tb. IsefgOi M is 111 ? lim? that mi i *.?>. money by sttntljtg the m a. m givea the to- ith i . ? : Issvj th. hild " JudHi Jon* - i Ida alt d al body can lllllf He can not answer hlrtself." Scoring the governor* parch It n< - ord, Judge Joins said the State w.is treading on the t rink of g volcano when It j chief executive encouraged disrespect of law and let It be known that criminals might easily procure pardons. "Don't." he sanl. "ih n't for Qod'l sake, put the criminal In the iaddle; rather lei iij make punishment iure and certain ? nd leact our i hltdren ? e> 9ft ncs and obedient b Wll Mi\ l \MP\K.\ 1TM>. MaaVcriptlon Fund started at Bank of Siimter for Democratic < andi dJatra A subscription "und for the Wll son*Maraha 1 ] campi Ign ha? been com manned at the Bank of Sumter and ail peraons Interested in the cam? paign and the success of the Demo? cratic party are Invited to deposit th?ir subscriptions for the fund at that place. Already there have >een quits a number of subecrlptlons and consider? able interest has been shown in the raising of ? fund to carry on the nec? essary campaign In arde? that the party may meal with sue. ess in Oh general election next November. Subst ription funds are being raised in many places In this state and ail over the I'nited States and the fund is growing rapidly, hut it can never be tOa large, ;is Governor Wilson Is op? posed to large subscriptions and sub? scriptions from corporations sach as finance the Republican campaign, it is up to the commoi people, the masons^ to subscribe ami help Wilson and the idemocratic pa ty win. The C otton Situation. wuh nothing left of i c rop of 16,? . . bale- on July I d. the cotton men aft in a <iuandr\. They have not >et gotten through talking ol the surplus that will be carried over be? t?re ihey an confronted with n short? age. Some put the surplus at 1,500,? got; otiu r- as high as >,00i ,oot) which presumably will be- left on hand at the end of th?- season to be added tO 110x1 veal's clop. Here is the way tiny tlgure it: Tin > count on 10*000,.? bales, pos Sibly 11,150,000 hahs; consumption 14..'.'en., perhaps 14,1*00,000 bales, smtriag s surplus of from 1,750,000 to 1,0000,000 bales, Th ?*e that re y upon the correctness of these calcu? lations Will And themselves sadlv mis t.iken at tiu wlndup. Cor the great crop of 1011 has practically disap? peared ami Itter? will i>e no surplus ht curry over. The crop of Itll amounted to l?V 000,000 bales or over undoubtedly, ihs ginnen reportj show this, cut tin latter part ol the clop w.is so badly damaged by the I .athei that at hast one million bales should be substract ?d from tin- it mount it the estimate in order to arrive at ? comet conclu- I ?Ion, Twenty or even twenty-five poi cent n ight i ?? I'o iail.ril as tbt amount of tin loss front Waste thai a large- portion of the- crop was sub? jected to. however there l*t no criterion lu uo by for the crop Is unprecedent? ed. Moreover ubout t50,0Ofl hales a'ove th. noiinal an sold to have been gained froni this rop ' > the pre-'edlng one Kstlmt Ins. the eonimerclul crop .it ! ? goo.ooti hl< h, whei rt duced by | the l< ? I rein da magi hj 11,? weather ! i' v? il! no nun! tu na i ? I ban 14,- ! ? . ha I. th ? goei Into t lot h. Consumption 1 - outsti iped nil tin e.?rl> est lav ? Japan itone taklnu more than lun.u?n hales In excess of t \t r. Ian. pt . re ntrles liM -? -locked op ' ? e \ im a merit an ? otioti un?l it ? i : \tn?'i'le<ir i ; ? i. lh< i I In hand I'M ? II M II in- '?? it if aliv i ? lion of iht ? . op 11 still in th< hands ol tb< | 11 mi ? . . hti h more than I.is* J ? kUl ii"t as much .. th. fi vertigo, During tut previous year ?I.' . i Ii v ol ? ill ton tin mlgh prices prevailing proving too gnat an Inducement fui then lu bold tb? i| ? OttUtt. The -b-w uf. ? n.t inl Mid r 11? - that ?h. silppl) i- i???-?? x m ,i |j exhausted. The v 1st hie .- ipplj ? oi i t. - this ? earrj ? ei Wit Ii I in oflh hi i reports I l i" grt< ill -il a I i.iir, a ? MhOM nr.- ' reiluetlon in > it ige of ->? . n per cent f HARRY (i. PAPPAH DEAD. Prominent fircek In Huuiti r Colony Died Friday Morning. Friday n <? nlng ihortly after three o'clock, Harry O. Pappaa, one of the prominent members of Bumter'i Greek colony, died at the Humter hos? i?it;.i after an Illness of several weeks, Hairy." as he was familiarly known t.? his i. an) friends and patrons in this i ity. was a genera] favorite atn<>ng the Greeks and others here. He was Just thirty years of age, and had been In this country about five years, ten months of which time he spent In Humter, He came to Ameri? ca from sparta. Greece, where his fithe- and other members h> family lived. The bod) was embalm? ed by Mr. Geo. H. Hurst and shipped from lure this morning t< New York, where it will be reshlpped to spart? to he burled ;'t his old home, where loving hands can tend ins grave, The father of Pappaa is a pro? minent man in his own country, being a silk manufacturer of repute and la engaged In various kinds of en? terprises, He |a reported to be worth at least $200,000, and has a son. B brother to Harry, also a prominent business man in his home town. Son e of Mr. Pappaa' friends here stated that we.-kiy he got letters from his father and other members Of his family hogging him to return home, but the call of the wanderlust bad come and its command was t??.? strong to be disobeyed, Harry preferred to stay In America and go from one place to another. At one time his fa? ther Induced him to enlist In the Greek army, so anxious was he to have his son stay In his home coun? try, but at the end of his term of enlistment, Harry would stay no long? er, While in Humter Mr, Pappaa and Mitchell Paturls conducted the i>i\ie Cafe, at which place Harry's familiar flgure will he missed in the future. THE PARKER LETTERS, Interesting Civic War Documents Mr Parker, the Writer la of l>al sell, Humter County. Alderman J, E. Parker has received fr..,,, Mr. H, H. Hood. of Char hate a tin box containing 175 let? ters written by Mr. Parker's father, Bit l'ark.r. and brother, VY. P. Parker, during the Civil war while the brothers were <>n the battle fields. The letters W elf w ritten to Capt. K. Parker. Mr. J. B. Parkers grand? father, ah are In as good condi? tion as on the day they were writ? ten, some written with lead pencil h. ing as legible as ever, deaplte the fact that they are half a century Ohl. Mr. Parker noted In -? Charlotte paper several days aim the fact that Mr, Mood had the letters and would turn ihetn over to any member of the Park.r family upon Identification. II. at on< e wrote to M r. 1 lood, t it - Ing an Instance in one ol the letters, he had heard his father tell about: the time wh< n he assisted In carrying Gen. Joseph K. Johnston off the held after h< was wounded. This was proof enough for Mi Hood and he at once expreaaed th< letters In the tin bos in w hieb l h< y have been k, pi for } . .us. M r. Pat ker state - that hi does not know how tin- let? ters caira Into th. possession of Mr. II.I who wrote that he had had tht in ioi aboi i eight years. dpi I !: Parker who wrote n ma Jorlt) of ilie loiters, is still a hale cltlxeii of Humter and has fourteen1 :\ uu rhlldrcn, nine hoy* and four j it M j .1. \\ I 'a r !?.? r wd! ahoi t Iv \ 1 hl* ratio r n nd < urrj him th< package ? l letti l*s. Th. letti v bespit - i ? ln? valued hlghh h> tin 11 rki r family tor sen? timental reasons, tin va luabli as historic il do. uu. lit - The) an us : ?, \ . ! written und -how a keen insight mio tlu* Innet pollticul phases 1.1 tht Civil war as well as into the u nit, i) ih iii - ol thai time.-?Uock Hill lit i ila. HowV Tills? \\. offi r ? 11 imdved I >ollai - rt< \s urd for ni y e ise of i 'atari h i iial cannot In cured 1 !> Hall's <' itarrh i 'uri I ? .1 ci eno) a t v.? i oh do, i ? \\, hi Unit? rslu ned, h \ e It n ?wn I'. .i t h, I,, j for t he l ?st t?'? yi ira. nd I ? lleve him pel fei I ly honorable In all hualnopf tranaactlons and ii nnnclall) able to t arry out ;mv ohl gallon made b> his 111 in. Satloit il llnnk <?! ? 'onum I ce. Toledo, t . Hall's Catarrh Curt Is taken In? ternally, netina. direct I) upon tht blood and mui i-ii^ surface of th? system. Testlmoi Prlt. IS ? ? Ills pel i Ii., I 'litiice ol a llii*>haiul i Executive Committee Meet, The county executive committee met todaj and arranged the plans for the candidates to speak at va? rious places in the county previous to the August primaries. Tin- first meet? ing ?'t' the campaign will be held at Shiloh on August 7th. Tlu- assessments of candidates and other matters of Importance were at? tended to. In The Police Court. The following cases were tried in be police court Saturday: Edna Wilson, assault and battery, I is missed for lack of prosecution. 1 dna Wilson and Ella Alston, curs-' n.j and t reating a disturbance, Ella jo\ >7.."u or 15 days on each charge, .vhile Edna was dismissed for creat ng a disturbance and lined .>7.?u for ursing. G. A. Brown, Jr., drunk and disor? derly conduct, $0 or 10 days and $10 or days on the two charges, re specth ely. William Samuel, riding bicycle on forbidden sidewalk, $5 or 10 days. Janus Vaughn, petit larceny, steal? ing cr< 'Sties, $10 or 20 days. Ost a Fair, creating a disturbance and d: nker.ness, $U> or 20 days on each cha i ue. Mali Carriers Will Fly. This is an age of great discover? ies. Progress rides on the air. Boon we maj see Unedle Sam's mail car? riers Hying iti all directions, trans? porting mail. People I ike a wonder? ful interest in a discovery that ben? efits th. !:,. That's why Dr. King's New Discovery for Coughs, ('olds and other throat and lung disease* is the most popular medicine in America. "11 cured me of a dread? ful cough," writes Sirs. J. F, Davis. Btlckney Corner, Me., 'alter doctor's treatment and all other remedies had failed.'' Excellent for coughs, colds or any bronchial affection. Price T.Oc and $1.00. Trial bottte free at Bibert's Drug Store. Dr. Carl B. Epps, whose former home was Kings tree, Is now located in Sumter. He- has offices over De Lorme's Pharmacy and Is residing with his brother, Mr. R. D. Epps, X. Main Street. ! ?r. Epps wln> has just finished a year's hospital work at K?per, Charleston's City Hospital, Is il graduate of the Medical College of South Carolina and also of the Uni? versity of Smith Carolina, and the Bonht Carolin? College of Pharmacy. Rub-My-Tism will cure you. NO REASON FOR IT. You Are Shown the Way Out. There ean be no just reason why any reader of this will continue to suffer the tortures of an aching hack, tho annoyance of urinary disorders, tho dangers of serious kidney ills when relief is so near at hand and the most positive proof given that these Hid can be cured. The follow* ing Is convincing proof. Mrs. J. i >. Hathcock, 1518 Croat -ai. et, Georgetown, S. ?'., says: Dean's Kidney Pills did me more good than any other remedy I ever used and 1 am grateful to them. 1 Buffered ter? rlbly from bai kache and pains In my kidneys and some* days I was unable to get around. X ? position I assum? ed was comfortable and 1 also had a great deal ed alinoyatue from my kidneys. After using several reme? dies and getting no re'leaf, Doan's Kidney Pills were recommended to me ami l not a supply. After taking ?.nis remedy, my kidneys became nor mal and l felt well. I can certainly speak highly ol Doan's Kidney Pills." (Statement given March 23, 1908.) i 'oufiriili d Proof. (>n January l -'. loll, Mrs. Hath? cock said: "l willingly confirm my former endorsement of Doan's Kid? ney Pills, for the bent-tit I re elveo from their use htm he >n permanent, I have bad no need t.i a kidney med? icine since I B," For hale b> all ?1 sal >rs Price ??' cents. Foster Milbui n Co . Buffalo New York sole agents foi the United States. Remember the name?Coin's ami take- n?. ol lu r. No. '-? .... ?_ mm CHE LaValllere*. the lewelry fad of the season these dainty ornaments have strengthened their hold on the popu? lar fam y. and deservedly so, The slender golden chains and sparkling pendants make a charm finish to i turns of the previllng style. We have a nice fresh stock ?-; these In all the different stones gold betid, necks, lockets, belt pins and mesh I ags, and mnsiy othei pieces of l< w elry. that will make an ideal gift for grad t de. . Mir ontlcnl pni loi : - lilted up < oni W. A. Thompson, .t I \\ I II II \NH 01*TUT AN On West Liberty Steet. The other day two huh- lad I were "butting heads" o\ *r a Chinese pussle. They anally solved it to their satisfaction, e/hoa along came boy x<>. :; with this poser: "it" a boy of seven saves Seven cents a week for .-even years, how much money would h.'-? have at the end of this time. As none of them knew how to Agure Interest, the only solution was by opening a savings account at the Peoples' Bank. So the Peoples' i'.ar.k has three new savings dep. >slto rs. The Peoples' Bank. GEORGE H. HURST Announces that he has secured the services of Mr. J. K. Wilson, of Columbia, Tenn., an experienced fur? niture man and funeral director and embalmer, and is better prepared than ever to serve you day or night. We solicit your patronage, and appreciate same. George H. Hurst 202 N MAIN STREET Day Phone 539 :: :: Night Phone 201 The Fir^l National Bank OF SUMTER. After paying the regular semi-annual dividend of four per cent, increased its Surplus to $100,000.00, thus making its working Capital $200,000.00. In addition to this, it has a comfortable Undivided Profits account. With a Surplus equal to its Capita! Stock, and an Undivided Profits account to provide for any possible loss, there is no institution in this section of the State in which your money is safer, and none in a better fi? nancial condition to take care of the requirements of its patrons. WfE WILL WELCOME YOUR ACCOUNT. OUR ENLARGED Board of Diredto R. 1. Manning, 1>. L>. Moise. J. A. Mood. ?.'. 31. Hurst, \\ . S. Muming. c. L. Cnttlno, I). K. McCallum. Jr. T. X. Griffin, Ja*. Reaves. V. I>. ffarby. w. r. shaw, H. P. Moser-. R. F. Hayns* H. J. McLaurn. Jr. K. C. Itaynsworth, c. t. Bfsgana, R. .S. Hood. R. B. Belser. b. V. Began, S. .V. Flarvin. b. Walsh, J. p. Booth* The Bank of Sumter 67-64 LINiE, CEMENT, ^v?" "BICK- DBA? si, , * , ,. v?? Rice Fioar. Baiu statt'. Bran. I lay . 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