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f Jjtf?htcbman an5) ?oul?run. Puhluh. ,i \Y*'.|iie?tlii) Mini Saturday. ?BY? llSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTEK. S. C. I e-m-. $1.60 per annum-?in advance. Advertisements: Om Square first insertion.fl.00 Every subsequent insei Jon.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will he made at reduced rates. All communcaUons which sub? serve private Interests will be charged fee as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect wlU be cbarged for. The ^ureter VV?. chman wih fbaad ?d In 1110 end the True Southron In lift The Watchman end Southron now has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, end Is manifestly the best advertising medium In Sflrrnter. Representative Remhert. af Rlch Isnd has Introduced a bill providing for a tax on water power leveloped from navigable streams in this State. The tax la to be 20 cents per horse power per annum on power sold in this State and 30 cents per horse pow? er sold in other States. The argument Is all In fas or of the proposed law and objection can be expected to come only from water power corporations and their i ; i. tentative* The water powers In navigable streams are the property of the State, and the individ? uals and corporation* who utilize them and obtain a profit from alte? trical development should share this profit with the people whose tenants they are. ess Woodrow Wilson Is winding BP his career as Governor of New Jersey, toe mother of monopolies, as a prac? tical trust buster. His work In New Jersey Is forewarning to the trusts of what be will try to do to them when he gets into harness in Washington, e e e Senator Ttllman has side-tracked the Sottlle Cooper River bridge schema and the probabilities are that the plan is dead. At any rate, the effort to railroad it through corgress with? out giving the opponents a chance to be heard, has been scotched. see Two-cent railroad mileage appeals to people who desire something cheap regardless of quality, but what most per pie d m.tnd oi tl r .i ... i ?et? tsr afsd su-f<.r paeseager if the ratlro ids can afford tq gUc be' t*r strvle. pi *? n? rat. and refu- t., ,1 It the] should bg for ? d Iiist ot all to Improve the service; then If they are still making unreason? able profit on passenger business the rates should be reduced. see The Sumter County Hoard of Edu? cation. ;n . ?i-ope utlon with the farm demonstration Work of the Depart? ment of Agriculture and Winthrop College, htta iiri,iiu-- d to employ a County agent to organize tomato clubs, teach domestic science and super Vise extension work in the rural school. This agent will work under the direc? tion of the State agent of the f irm demonstration bureau and Miss Edith Parrott of Winthrop college, the di? rector of girls' stahl in South ?'aro Una. The work will begin Febi nary 1st and will be prosecuted through? out ih?? year, the agent having been ? mplo;, ed for lo r fell term with a holiday of only one month out of the fjtrelvr. this holt I lo l?e taken when It will Interfere bast with the work. Miss Mary l*mni"n, of Lyn?-hburg. who has been ele, t? d ounty agent to inaugurate the work. was recom? mend*. I f> lh< pdettioi bf President J.iha ta S4 W.ntbrop and Miss Edith Tarr. tt She n i g:\id iate of Winthr p College, where she completed the normal and domestic science courses. Slli? e .i d .at.. I: >le ba> had four Vears successful . IpS/Th M I ai u teach? er m rural ?> hon'.s and at the time of her ebation was t.-a hing in the high pehoel department ot ihe Lam If school* An effect eatsaalai avet ? P red of tbr . no n'tis. v as made to find an experienced lea* her, atiutpped by < duration and * Sporte? e. * ml also Malowed with the othei necessary aaailflcatlonsi succeed In this aar? llculai line ol educational work, and m m . i mat ? ? i I n illy i honen? ?in?- sh?. was recommended bv both in Johns* n ami Ml i l*urroM as tht p, rs. Ii best suit, d to the w- I k W la aoaM he secured. Much <s sine t< from tht woik. bot Ii Ihe result ol th? ayeterautlcnl is chlni ol dornest!? s< kagK m eonneettoa with the tomat? clubs and from the Mlpervihhlg of lie , it si in...is by an eaporlew ed lea< h i r. The sejeeees of the work, hos t\.r. flog reis in i large insanure up ,,,, hi.p. i iimi of t?o? trustee i,f,,i pntroi - ol ,k- schools and MI I sattana il ould have the hearty at eearaflomi at ? ? ill ? ha ire Intereat , d hi the npbull ling of I he publl sch<Ht| system ? KS s. i itor THIman's repl t ? (lo Hb use. Pk<- the nieeaagi thai pr??vo1 rd it. ad '* r othing I? '???? v. el fan ? the commonwealth, nelthei does tend to Improve public morals. If CO* sage and answer contain nothing save the MttOf personalities emanating from tii*- envenomed mlndi of men who believe ?'ach other to he scoun? drels. * * * The Federal Government, at the recjuesi of Burgeon Genernl Blue, has decided to appoint ? committee of scientists to determine what is "pure wntor" and t> tix a itondnrd. The committee should procure a sample Of Sumter water at the outset ana thereby simplify their Inborn, chemists and bacteriologists having officially declared that Bumter water is pure water. ana The National Corn Exp >sition in Columbia ii.m w? ?'k offers an except? ional opportt tiity <> advi rtiat Bum let in an effective manner and the plans of the Chamber Of Commerce to in s the oe( asion to the best advan? tage Miould Iecei\ e tie uniP d sup? port of the Individual members of the orgalaatlon, Sumter should send a large delegation not only for the purpose of advertising the city and count> but to see the greatest agricul? tural show ever held in the South. ana <>ne would think there had been bitterness enough between State of? ficials without trying to stir up a row between the presidents of Winthrop College and the University of South i Carolina ana The Legislature is incubating an? other Booh of investigators. The trouble with legislative investigation in this State is that they seldom get auyw here. ? e e Secretary of State Knox says that Uncle Sam has a perfect right to re? mit tolls to American ships using the Panama Canal, while former Secre? tary Root insists that to do so would be dishonest and a scandalous breach of faith. FARMERS TO GROW TOBACCO. MayesOlle Farmers Will Plant Large Area in New Crop?Market in Town. Mayesville. Jan. 23.?The tobacco growing Industry is to be revived in this section after lying dormant for a good many years. The farmers are being interested in planting tobacco and quite a number have already un rtahen prepartloai for cultivation of h ?p during the present season, obable that a good many more ? gia operations in the near fu tbat there will be quite an ? acreage of the weed in this Immediate vicinity, Mr. F. J. Pass, a native of the to? bacco growing section of Virginia, but for several yeurs a resident of Mayes? ville, has undertaken to Instruct the farmers in the preparation of the badl and the planting of the seed. The planters are fortunate In having his expert advice >n the subject for most of them are new hands at the busi? ness Among the larger farmers who are preparing to plant the weed are R j Unrig Jr.. j. Et Ifayea w s. ? handler, and M. C. M a y e*. the lat t. Inning Mr. I'.ass as a partner. There Is no doubt but that this va? riation of planting some crop besides so much cittnn win prove beneficial in more ways than one and that next I on still a large acreage Will be giv? en over to the weed. Mayesville is to have a m irk? t too. The old wan-house and priSS houses have boeg based for S term of three years by Mcsern J R, M. Motley al Danville, Va.? and J. i'. McElveea of this eounty, both sxperlenced to coonieta Theas enterprising bual? Hees no n no an to have as good a market lore as anywhere else ami hope to build up a great industry in this section which several years ago promised much but for some reason languished away. The success of a tobacco market her.- grill mean much for Mayesville In her march of prog? ress which she has been making for tl pa t i w year.1'. Old Charcoal Burner. The rbarcoal burner may still be found, an I thai wlthlg 30 miles of Ixjn doa This writer knows a charcoal burner Who lias carried on his am '.out trade for 40 years In St-rrcy and Sus? sex Y >u come suddenly upon tho piled dome of fine earth on hearth or in woodland and near It Is his neatly constructed hut <?f withes, torn and heather, with its rough corner i*>sts and little door. There le lives during the whole pe? riod of the calcining process, keeping a shar'? lookout to see that Inquisitive pass*: shy do not oust) an injuring stick Into th?* mound which might re? sult In a sudden burst of flume and the ruin of that parti' ular lot of wood. This ina nis his own ma 'er; he knows his market! and ha makes a decent living a cuiioua, solitary life-but ha kaows nil about tha birds London Chrontt le Well Expressed. '"That mat! ll not I rerj rood lo? gician, but be Is a in? i Impressive talker." '?Yen,' replied Senator Bor* ghum; "he is bni the musicians re far lo as i p rfortnt'i ih mow tern nannanenl than leehn qua " PLANS FOR CONVEXTIOX. Rev. J, I'. Marlon, Chairman of Gon oral Committee; Mr. (?. \. Water? man* Secretary?Committee Ap potntmenui?Plan? Outlined. Definite plana were iai<i Tuesday night for taking can- of the South Carolina Sunday School Convention n.'Xt April. The tirst step was the permanent organisation of the Sumter Oeneral Committee by the election of Rev, Mr. Marion as chairman and G. A. Waterman as secretary, after which it was directed that the churches should provide the committee on quartera Qeneral Secretary Birchard of the v. m. c. A. was made chairman of this Committee, and the pastors and superintendents present designated the following commltteemen from the Several churches: C. M. Hurst, Trinity Methodist, BartOW Walsh, first Baptist; B. P. Btoudenmlre, Lutheran; W. A. Weathers, Christian; J. W McCoy, Broad Street Methodist; J. i. Felder, Washington Btreet Bap? tist; H. L. Scarborough, Presbyterian; the member from the Episcopal church to be named later. The chairman of the general com? mittee, with the president and secre? tary of the Chamber of Commerce, were designated an executive commit? tee to tin other sub-committees and direct the pre-convention work in general. The secretary reported the tender of the opera house by Mr. Katten? berg, at actual cost for lighting, cleaning, etc., and the offer was gratefully accepted for the main meetings, with all churches avail? able for subordinate meetings. Mr. Birchard was requested to pre? pare 8 statement apportioning to each church the number of delegates it should provide for, on a basis of 600 delegates distributed according to the enrolled strength of each church. The secretary reported having tak? en up with the Southeastern Passeng? er Association the matter of special rates to Sumter for delegates to the convention. News and Views of Pisgali. Plsgah, Jan. -0.?Plowing has com? menced on many places, and work Is going on very well. Labor is scarce and palace prices are asked by hands way above any protit in it to the or? dinary farmers. As usual a number of negroes hire to one man, get an advance on their work, repeat the same as many times as they can, then skip to parts unknown, and the farm? er has the loss to bear. The oat Crop looks \ery promising. For ? wonder potatoes have kept well this season so far, but they are scarce and peas are also searce. It is hard to say yet what Staple crops will be planted, but l see or hear of no effort to Increase the acreaee of cotton. Writers may say what they please, but the success of the farmers lies in their own efforts to better their con? ditions and every effort should be m: de by economy. 1 know this is a fast and extravagant a?;e and most people ward to live beyond their mean* and many at other peoples exi?ense, by buying what they don't need and can't pay for, We have an extravagant state government. Mon? ey is voted and wasted on many ob? jects of no benefit to the state, con? sequently1 taxes yearly increase until the\ are becoming burdensome. A bird's eye v iew of the legislature shows that it is composed of a very ordinary looking net of men, and i guess their Intellects are on s par with thHr looks. In tits Supreme Court, ? diui' Justice Gary and Judge Watts look like they have for years except they look a little older. The rast look mote like the men of this day. Judge Fr?ser looks solemn in his seat. The liquor shops are well patron? ised and bushe ss is at high tide. Just J Stand mar and watch the men vo In and corns out and yon will readily s< e where the big dispensary figures eotnt from. 1 have be n told by lots j that a heap of this Florida whiskey Is j half water and it don't make them j ; feel gOOd. j \\'e have scone sic kness of different | kinds, i hope as spring cones the aevere epidemic of rolds and grippe j Will pass oft'. News is scarce In this section, Peo I pel seem to have settled doWn to a i , , ] qtliet life. 1 Itev. s. 1'.. Hat field and bis exc< I I lent famll) have moved from Borden I back la-re and are occupying the old Rhame house, Their many friends I nre glad to have them back again. To all runaway counl?*s l want to tell I hem that we now have three min? isters le re und they can always find one of them .it home to make them I happy, an let them ci me, the more the merrier _.- ~ ?. Big White <.I* v;de The Sumter Dry floods Company announ< s h 1 la a hit< goods h il< com nu n< Ina Mond? y I he '.' 7th. Ince it ? is m Idom thai i lie -o! town diop p. ri u> I a ' hale e t.' a'!- n I -|>e. |si sales, ii is eofisidri tr of this lirni I give tlii-- llmeh notice to the i mi trade vi-. OTTOMAN PORTE si I s Fl'TILITY Ol' I I UI NI K EFFORTS TO HOLD EVROPEAS TER? RITORY. Probable That Moslem Empire's Concessions to Allies Will Bring Agreement In About Six Weeks. \ou Considering Indemnity. London, Jan. 22,?Plenipotentiaries of the Balkan kingdoms are Im? mensely pleased tonight over the de? rision of the Turkish grand council at Constantinople to accept the ad Vice of the powers. While it had be? come increasingly certain in the past 48 hours thai the Turkish elder statesmen were prepared to face the bitter fate that ends the empire's history as an European nation, it was hardly expected they would register their decision so quickly and so def? initely. The porte'S reply to the joint note of the powers will be handed to the ambassadors and the remainder of the negotiations leading to the sign? ing of the peace treaty are expected to be an anti-climax. One crucial point of differences remains to be settled in the question of indemnity. The allies propose to levy a heavy penalty upon the de f< ated nation. They speak of $200, Oo'bOOO as an adequate sum. Their minimum is an amount equal to the Turkish debts attached to the terri? tories which they will annex under the treaty. The Turks are likely to contest the indemnity strongly, and the bankrupt condition of their country furnishes them with a potent argu? ment for an appeal to the powers. Negotiations over the settlement of minor questions and for the taking over of the conquered provinces will occupy a considerable time, and it will be some weeks before the treaty is signed. M. Xovakovitch, the ex-premier of Servia, said tonight: "The Turks seem flnaly iO have recognized the faculty of reasoning, but why today instead of six weeks ago, as they must pay what our four armies have been costing us all this time. We have not yet set down fig? ures for the indemnity, but we have practically decided on what basis it is to be calculated and how iL is to be divided amonvr the allies. "Each Balkan state w ill take as a basis the number of soldiers it put in the field, averaging the coet of each soldier during the time the army was on a war footing. "Tlie sooner Turkey concludes peace the less she will have to pay, The powers must help us in this questlt n also as the indemnity will be employed to pay the share of the Ottomr debt falling upon us pro? portionately to the territories we ac? quire." Dr. Dnneff, load of the Bulgarian delegation. expressed satisfaction when congratulated upon the prob? able peace settlement, but he was of the opinion that the negotiations would drag along for several weeks more. Premier Veneselos of Greece said that he expected the decision. a*s Turkey hail no other reasonable al? ternative. Ile said: 1 ran not believe that tin* powers will complete their work .without showing themselves generous toward Greece, as they have been toward Bulgaria in the matter of Adrianople by permitting us to keep those isl? ands which were conquered by Hel? lenic blood and annex the others, provisionally occupied by Italy, for military reasons, as Premier Qlolittl Officially proclaimed." M" MA HAN CASTS STATE'S VOTE. Columbian Deposits South Carolina Elector's linllots With the S?vfeta; > of ti.o Senate. Washington, Jan. 23. ?South Caro? linas ?bei,,.-..! vote lor Wilson and M ".shall was brought to Washington today ! y John J. McMahan as the messenger recently chosen by the State electors for the purpose. Mr. McMahan gol lor. rails this morn? ing and Immi diatelj gol in touch with Senator Tillman and other members of the South < arolina delegation. After announcing his arrival and the ni l at pleasure it gave him to bear j tu tlie national cupitol the Wilson and Marshall vote, he railed upon the sr retary of the senate, Informed him of hi-- mission and deposited his precious burden in accordance with the law. This duty done, Mr. McMahan visited the senate and hous< and at the latter place saw a mild fllihush r in charge of Mr. Mann, mlnoritj leader, against the Lincoln memorial bill. However, this did not interest him as much as i peeing ihe members of the South Car? olina delegation ind viewing the va | i inih points "i interest around the i ? apital. Literal. "Did >oil t ;i plain rook as I gsl.i el you, my deal '1 couldn't Inn ?? ;ott< n ope niuc? plalin . tu) AMil WOHLE \\ ILL <??I National Council \ppro\c* Cioveni meitt's l>c*c*l^l??n in Throw i? ??-li" on Tlie Mercy of iIn- Powers. Constantinople, Jan. 22.-?T?rke; today submitted to the will ol the powers. The grand council of the Ottoman empire declared In favor of accepting the proposals of Kurt pe for a peace settlement betw<? n Turkey and tiie Balkan allies. As formally announced, the grand council "approved the government's point of view, declared its confidence in the sentiment of equity voiced by the great powers and expressed th?j wish to sec their promises ; ml pro? posed assistance effectively realized." It also asked the government "to exert all its efforts to insure in tlio future the safety of the country and the development of Its economic in? terest. The question submitted by the Tur? kish government to the grand coun? cil today was: "Should tin recommendations con? tained in the note of the ESuropeaa powers be accepted or rejected?'.' The government frankly confessed itself In favor of agreeing to the sug? gestion made by the powers and after a slight discussion the assembly de? cided almost unanimous in agree? ment with the view of the govern? ment. Tomorrow about noon, there? fore, the Marquis Johann de Palla vicini, Austro-Hungarian ambassa? dor and dean of the diplomatic corps at Constantinople, will be handed a note in which the ? Ottoman govern? ment agrees to the proposals embodied In the joint note with n gai .1 to the cession of the fortress of Adrianople and the future disposition of the Aegean islands and places itself in the hands of the powers. A meeting of the council of min? isters will be held tomorrow morning before the final step is taken. The joint note of the powers ad? vised Turkey to cede Adrianople to the allies and to leave the fate of the Aegean islands to the powers for fu? ture determination. In return the powers promised their benevolent support as long as Turkey deferred to their counsel. The meeting of the grand council, which was fraught with such, grave importance, was of brief duration and its decision in favor of accepting the views of the powers was almost unan? imous. The sultan gave an audience to the assemblange collectively with the grand vizier and the shcik-ul Islam. The members of the council were groupe i according to their pro? fessions, the military officers, civic officials, senators and ulemaa form? ing a distinct group. The note of the powers was read, after which Xazim Pasha, the minister of war, explained the military BltUtation and the min? ister of foreign affairs made a state? ment of the general situation. At a conclusion of a statement regarding the attitude of the government, the grand council registered its decision. The note handed te the porte Jan? uary 17 by the European ambassadors called the Ottoman government's at? tention "to the grave responsibility it would assume if. by resistance to their counsels, it should prevent *ne re establithmeat of peace. it would have only itself to blame if the pro? longation of the war had, as a con? sequence, to put in queetion the fate of the capital, and perhaps to e xtend hostilities to the Asiatic provinces of the empire." The powers called Turkey's atten? tion to the fact that ifter the con elusion of peace it would have need of the moral and mate! ial support of the powers to repair the evils of the war. The note pointed out lhat the Tur? kish government could count on the efficacy of the benevolent support of the powers only so long as it deferred to their counsel, inspired by the gen? eral interests of Europe and Turkey. Tbc? powers advised Turkey to con? sent to the cession of Adrianople and to leave to them the fate or th< Aegean islands. denning? McNcal. A marriage coming as a surprise to many of their friends was that of Miss Leuna L. Jennings and Mr. Elobert B. McNeal of this city. The marriage took place In Columbia about 2 o'clock in the Methodist Church parsonage. Mrs. McXeal Is one of the teachers at the Washington stret'l school and Mr. McNcal Is engagi d In business with the Cherrj tiros Furniture Com? pany, itot h have the liest wishes of their many tri? mis in the city. The happy (aide and groom returned to Sumter Monday iti. Me-,in and will make their home here. Head Tin ir III? Id The Suuit< r I m \ I ; nds Co* an nouncement b too imi?ort ml n ? v? nt to slight. Wh> not att< nd, and s i\? what \ on cat \\\ l, \,. n ? w new Kord < are oi I \d i SINCE TIKE OF GKAMDMA Rc.Tiarkable Changes Effected in Dress and Social Activities in Fern- i inine Wcrld. The modern society woman has a multitude of expense b that her giand mother never even breamed of; her vi^iis to the masseuse, the hair dresser, the chiropodist, are a neces sary part of her grooming today. While grandma tucked her switch guiltily away in the drawer of her dressing table and could not be bul? lied into the admission that she used powder, tod ly her granddaughter un? hesitatingly admits that she wears false braids and curls and that the soft glow of health on her rounded cheek was skillfully applied by a "perfect wonder" of a beauty doctor. Social affairs have increased in num. : bei as well as in variety, and this 1 has brought about a great change in I my lady ? wardrobe. Our grandmoth | ers talked about their 'best dress" ' and "best Lat," the up-to-dato lady speaks of h^r bridge gown, her dinner gown and her dancing frcck. She has not one gown for dress up affairs, but 32 or 15. She has an appropriate out? fit for each occasion. Not only must the gown bo suitable, but all tne ac? cessories, Including hat, wrap, gloves, shoet\ veil, jewelry and even lingerie must be in absolute harmony. When one stops to consider that the woman who is "In society" does remarkably well if she keeps within $100 for a year's supply of gloves,, some idea may be formed as to the> amount which she j-oenus tor suck items as tailored subs, baU gowns and. furlined evening wraps. ANIMALS' EYES ARE MIRRORS Reflected Light Is What Causes Them to G'ow in Dark, Not Occult Agende?. It is well known that the eyes of ani? mals glow like coals in the dark. The reason for this is commonly believed ^ to be because there is phosphorescent I matter in the eyeballs. There are many, too, who attribute it to some weird occult agencies. But it is all perfectly natural. The \ight does not come directly from the ?yes of the anima but Indirectly. That 1b, it is a> reflex d light. Let an ^ animal come out of the forest and ap? \ proach a camp fl- e. His eyes glow like two balls of flro. This is because his eyes are mirr >rs and reflect the light while the rest of him is in darkness, making the spectacle ail the more won? derful. If you go in a dark room with a j light the animal will look directly at *j the light Then his eyes will reflect that light The case is somewhat similar to the way the moon borrows light. The moon itself is an opaque body without any inherent luminosity, and conse? quently it has no power of emitting * light of its own. But when tha shaftf i of light from the sun fall npon the sur? face of the moon they are reflected back, and it is the sun's light that brightens up the surface of our celes? tial nightly attendant and makes it vis? ible to us. - ^ Fellow Feeling. An advertising man of Cleveland was going home ore night in a street car. It was late and the man who sat next to him began to talk. "What business are you in?" he asked. "The advertising business." "Is that so! I used to be in the ad? vertising business myself. Quit it, though, and word Into the rag and old bottle business; got a horse and clean up my sixtv every month." There seemed to be r"thing for the advertising man to say, so he said it "Yes," continued the talkative man, "1 was in the advertising business? was a sandwich man for a clothing store for six months! Say," and he leaned over, confidentially, "ain't it hard work when the wind blows?*'? Saturday Evening Post. Arsenic Found In Vegetables. Arsenic has been found as a normal constituent in man and an'mals. and now Drs. Jadin and Astrug, two French biologists, show that it may be derived from edible plants ani fruits. They examined thirty-nine vx'gctabie substances, and obtained arsenic from all. the quantities ranging Iren 0.03 part por million in the leak to 0.25 pan per million in glmonds and beans. Other vegetable matu rs, containing arsenic are the common ?abb age. tho turnip, the potato, cultivated mush? rooms, black truffles, Japi ness rice, red haricots, white ots, gray peas. s;.lit peas, lentils, arllchoksja, salsify, chicory, lettuce .? ? In ich. green peas, celery, carrots, arstercn us, cauli? flower. Wild asparagus, hazelnuts. Al? berts, chestnuts, apples, pears, oranges pineapples and banaivas. Fottc-d Roses, There was i time when KagMshmen could eelebra s Bt i eorgo*s day by feasting on *es as wel1 as wearing them. Old Ca okery books abound in recii cs Into which rose ie*ves eater. One writer teils how to make pot | ted roses *'! tir^t pound same of tho I mos I fragrant roses in ? mortar; then I take the brains of birds and pigs well bailed and stripped of every par tlcle Of meat. I then add th? yolks of seme eggs, some oil, a little cordial, some peppci and some wire After having beaten and mixed it well to? gether, 1 place I? nv+r a slow tire. When this dish - brought f" table the mosi delicious frsgrance issues forth, covering the gu< wltb delight." Ever) good housewife in the seven? teenth century made rose? ? whlcfc was used for flavoring fo J.