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ANOTHER RAILROAD PLAN. SAVANNAH PROMOTERS PRO JECT ROAD FROM St'MTER TO t.hiK, i liiuv. PTCifMiMNl to Hulltl a ? t l.ln?' tu <4eurgc*town via Olaiila ami Lake illy ? English Syndicate lla*?c AgmtJ t . I in-ni-ii Capital Needed to Build Railroad. In the Savannah Morning Newa ot Friday, tha following atory given out by K H. Sturgeon of that city, waa published anent the Oerogetown-Sum lar railroad: "That In a few montha a new ateam rail of electric line will be In the couraa of construction between Oeorgetown and Sumter, S. C, waa the atatement made yesterday by E. H. Sturgeon of thla city, who la the chief promoter of the project. It was also aald that Savannah cadtal la In? terested In the plan. "The propoeed route of the line la approximately 100 mllea In length, running east and weat through Oeorgetown, Wllllamsburg, Florence, and Sumter counties, drawing upon an Aggregate population of 163.000 peo? ple. The route traverses one of the finest aectlona of South Carolina, passing through rich plateaus lying between the 8sntee and the Great Pee Dee rlvera A number of small towns are located along the route, which la a'ong the old stage coach road lead? ing up the 8tate to Oeorgetown. The pnmotera also have In view a great amor.e* of virgin Umber situated along the route that could be handled to advantage with the proposed trans? portation. English capitalists, It la Mild, tbrough their Chicago brokera, have ag.eed to put $3.000,000 Into the pro? ject, but i.~ve asked auch a high rate of Interest that the promoters arc holding off from the acceptance of their contract until an effort is made to secure the money In New York. "In view of the fact that aeveral small towna along the route, among them Lake City, Georgetown, Sumter and Olanta. are interested In the project of electric lights for their sev? eral municipalities, the promoters arc conaldering the eetabltahmcnt of an electric railroad Instead of steam, and aupplylr.g current to the towna along the route. In fact, negotiations with a big electric concern are partly un? der way to carry out this plan. "It Is claimed that the cost of the construction of such a road will be moderate, as the country Is high level land with no navigable atreams to cross The citizens along the proposed Use have promleed to donate liberally In the way of locatlona for atatlona and the timber for tlea The right of way has slready been secured, it is said." Mao FARMERS' INSTITtTES. Will be Hehl at 8. J. White's Place and al Bethel School on August lath anal lSih. Dear Mr, Editor: There will be held in your county farmer*' tnatltutea on the following datea and at the fallowing placea: At 8. J. White's, rtuto 1. Sumter. Au? gust tSth and at Bethel School houae at Privateer, \uguat 16th. There will be present practical farmera In the demonatratlon work, and experta from Clemeon College to addresa the farmera on subjects re? lating to their every-day work on the farm. Theae Inatltutea are held In the intereat of the farmers. The sal arlea and expenses of theae men are paid by the tax payers of the State, and the farmers owe it to themselves |g attend theae meetings, and derive all the benefit poaaiblc from hearing ths lectures. Theae men an- public servants, anxious to serve the farm era. It la no easv task to travel from county to county, day after day and deliver sddreaaea, and to nwet bun? dred? of people Therefore, these men are entitled to be encouraged when th*y are endeavoring to perform a public service that is tilled with so mu< h promise, provided that the farmer* will simply co operate by at tm ling the meetinga, and aeek Infor? mation by asking questions that will be cheerfully and gladly unswered by all the lecturers. It la gratifying to know that the prejudice that wan aas I te Id b> the farmers against g laSJtMk men Im passing away. All of the great di^ \ rles that have been made in the intetcMt of agricul? ture we owe to m< lentltlc men. It was the ac lent Hie non who discovered that leguminous ? ropa are able to lake nitrogen from tbe air and de? pgSJM It in tbe noil, and save the farm er the moat costly of all fertilizer in? gredients; it waa the sctsattak mas who made it pagstbli for um to over I .,me to a large iegrsi the i ivagea of hog t holera by the gat al *Og cholera serum; It waa the at ientltu man Who enabled us to secure a Meed iotn that would Ki^' ? greater y-eW l,,r "' t,\ rcanon of careful se|e< tion and breeding. It Is to the entomologist and plagt pathologist I hat we Ko to a too. Igaweti mwi psaal Mseaasf are ie? atrovlng our* i ropa, it waa s? lentilh nun who Invented, and manufactured all of the Improved '..uplements for tho preparation and cultivation of the noil and the harvesting of the crop. Surely, when we realize these facts, we must respect and he willing to heed the instructions of these stu? dents of plants and the soil. So 1 plead with the farmers of South Car? olina to attend these meetings. Respectfully, W. W. Long. State Agent and Superintendent of Extension. CHEAT EVENT AT OLA NT A. Old Soldiers' Picnic Attended bj Immense Throng. Olanta. July 21.?Olanta celebrat? ed Friday her annual "Old Soldiers Picnic," and every one who has ever heard of Olanta knows what this great event means. Friday was no exception. Although the weather in the morning looked threatening, tho clouds soon gave way to the bright blue sky and then the crowds began to realize tha? a day full of pleasure was In store for them. The crowd was here, too; they came from a radius of over a hundred miles, and they came in autos, in car? riages, buggies, carts and on horse? back and on muleback, on motor? cycles and on bicycles and In every other means of conveyance one can imagine, but all came on a good time bent and had It, too. A larger gath enng of good-natured, good-looking, happy, prosperous, up-to-date people would be hard to find anywhere, and one man from a neighboring State was heard to say that at his home the impiession was that South Carolina was a place of pale-faced, puny, chill and fever-stricken people, but he had to admit that they were laboring un? der an old tlr.e impression that was anything but correct. There were no disturbances to mar the pleasure and all went well. The speakers for the occasion were the Hon. Mendel Smith and the Hon. George W. Dick, and their flow of oratory made the audience fairly tingle with enthusiasm over tho deeds of valor the grand old Confederate soldiers performed in the dark days of '61-66. A telegram was received from Sena? tor E. D. Smith, regretting that as tho tariff bill needed every Democrat at his post, he would be unable to at? tend, but that hie heart was with them. Among the many men of note were the Hon. Thomas G. McLeod, the Hon. Chas. A. Smith, lt. I. Manning and others too numerous to mention. One can notice each year tho changes that up-to-dateness brings. At tlrst these were only a sort of family reunion, now you notice the "Carnival Spirit" growing for the bal? loon man, the rubber ball man, the man who sells slangy quotations pasted on felt bands and souvenirs, gaudy parasols, etc., was here in all his glory and reaped a rich harvest. Then too, shows are here as well as the box ball man and the photograph? er, all helping to make the day a merry one. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Ttial Contain Mercury as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely de? range the whole system when enter? ing it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from repu? tably physicians, as the damaejc they will do is ten fold to tho good you cun posslbry derive from them. HaH's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and la taken Internally, act? ing directly upon the blood and mu? cous surfaces of the system. In buy? ing Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It Is taken inter sally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. -J. Cheney ft Co. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists. Pries 7&c per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti? pation. Where is the old fashioned lady who used to wear a sunhonnet and enough Calico in one plain, unassum? ing dress to make a dozen modern gownsV?Wilmington Star. Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble. When you have trouble with your stomach or chronic constipation, don't Imagine that your case is beyond help Just because your doctor falls to glvo you relief. Mrs. O. Stcngclc, Plain field, N. J.. writes, "For over a month past I have been troubled with my stomach. Everything 1 ate upset It terribly. One of Chamberlain's ad i vertlslng booklets came to me. Af? ter reading a few of the letters from people who had been cured by Chan? berlain's Tablets, I decided to try them. I have taken nearly three fourths of a package of them and can now eat almost everything that I f ant" For aale by all dealers.?Advt Crisp October mornlnga look good from this distance ? Wilmington star. Hie King of all Laintlvc*. For constipation, headachaa, indi gestlon and dyspepsia, use Dr. King's N'w Life Tille Paul Mnthulka, of Buffalo, N. Y.. says they are the King of all laxatives. They aro a b)< **lnf In all my family and I al? ways keep a box at home." Get a box and gel weii. price lac, Recom? mended by your druggist.?Advt FIGHT ON HOLL WEEVIL. Congressmen und Department Ex-1 pern Confer?Recommend That Work to Control Beet Should he Kitewrted und Congress should Ap? propriate $10,000,000. Washington, July 24.?A more ag? gressive light against the spread of the boll weevil which Is devastating the Southern cotton held was today de? termined upon at u conference be? tween senators and representatives of Southern States and agricultural de? partment ofllclals. The conference, called at the suggestion of Senatpr Itansdell of Louisiana, agreed that all the government resources should be brought into the fight against the in? sect. In the course of the discussion, Sen? ator Vardaman of Mississippi declar? ed that congress should make avail? able $10,000,000 immediately to aid the department of agriculture in its light against the pest. Several mem? bers of the congress present agreed with Mr. Vardaman. Senator Kansdell in opening the dis? cussion declared there was urgent need for an Immediately more agres sive light against the boll weevil in? stead of the indirect methods now em? ployed by the department. In reply it was pointed out that these methods thus far had proven effective and that they could be made more* so through the extension of the work. E. F. Evans, an expert of the de? partment, declared that thero was a small section in Mississippi and Louis? iana where the boll weevil could not be checked through proper agricul? tural methods. He said there were not enough men in the work to roach the vast territory involved and urged that the demonstration work be ex? tended. T ie proposal for a neutral zone to head off encroachments of the pest was only briefly referred to. At the suggestion of Assistant Secretary Gal? loway a committee probably will be appointed at an early date to consider all the phases of this proposal with the view of putting it Into operation if found feasible. Among those who took part in the conference in the oflice of Secretary Houston were:. Senators Bankhcad and Johnston, Alabama; Robinson, Arkansas; Williams and Vardaman, Mississippi; Gore, Oklahoma; Smith, South Carolina; Smith, Georgia; Fletcher, Florida: Sheppard, Texas, and Kansdell of Louisiuna, und Rep? resentatives Aberconibie and Heflin, Alabama; Sisson, Harrison, Collier and Quinn, Mississippi; Aswell, Elder, Lazaro und Morgan, Louisiana. From the department were present: Secretary Houston, Assistant Secre? tary Galloway, W. A. Taylor, Chief of the bureau of plant industry, and L. O. Howard, chief of the bureau of entomology. Secretary Houston has decided to hold another conference next week. Entomologists at the conference to? day as well as the senators differed as to the practicability of the barrier method. The entomologists who have studied the habits of the cotton pest, legal advisers and crop experts will d lac UM the various phases of the sub? ject at the conference. Senator Smith of South Carolina, author of the plan, will be present. For Cuts, Ilurns and Bruises. In every home there should be a box of Rucklen's Arnica Salve, ready to apply In every case of burns, cuts, wounds or scalds. J. H. Polanco, Delvalla, Tex., R. No. 2, writes: "Rucklen's Arnica Salve saved my lit? tle girl's cut fool. No one believed it could be cured." Tho world s best salve. Only 2Gc. Recommended by your druggist.?Advt. Even the most momentous subject appears Inconsequential during wea? ther like this.?Wilmington Star. Rid TOUT Children of Worms. YOU can change fretful, Ill-temper? ed children into healthy, happy young? sters, by ridding them of worms. Tos i sing, tolling, grinding of teeth, cry? ing out while asleep, accompanied With intense thirst, pains in the stom? ach and bowels, feverishness and bad breath, are symptoms that indicate worms. Kickapoo Worm Killer, a pleasant candy lozenge, expels the Worms, regulates the bowels, restores your children to health and happi? ness. Mrs. J. A. Brlsbin, of Elgin. 111., says: "1 have used Kickapoo Worm Killer for years, and entirely iid my children of worms. I would not be without it." Guaranteed. All druggists, or by mall. Price 2ftc. Kick apoo Indian Medicine Co., Philadel? phia and St. Louis.?Advt. The Turks have Actually Invadod i liulgurla and the old lady is on lo t knees begging the powers tor help, and none is forthcoming. Never was national hoggishness so promptly and aniph rewarded.-?-Wilmington Star. A Good Investment. W. D. Alagll, a well known mer? chant '.. Whltemotipd, WIs., bought a stock of Chamberlain's medicine so as to be tilde lo supply them to bin customers. After receiving them he was himself taken sick and says that one small bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth more to him than the cost of his entire stock of these medicines, j For salo by all dealers.?Advt. The Avenge Farmer and "Afarsarge." Harris Springs, July 23.?To write as eufllo would pronounce it, it would be "marsarge," all intended for ".Mas? ter Hodge." He was reared on a farm, Mursarge was, but since his major.;-'?he now has several grown children^ > has lived in town engaged in railroading, merchandise and insurance, but nev? er having so much as a truck patch) if you except his garden. Recently he came into possession of some val? uable lands, a lot of it badly abused in one or another way so he con? cluded to turn his attention to farm? ing. Of course he was without equipment, not having ho much as a rake or an axe. He had no money to throw away, few if any spare dol? lars, but when he went to equip that farm, he bought just what he really needed, as closely as possible, and began at once to put it, as needed, into use. In doing this he did not call In Mr. Tom, Dick and Harry, but gave it his own personal over? sight, allowing no inconvenience to interfere. It is true he began late to prepare his ground, but that was really the best that could bo done and though always in a hurry he did nothing hurriedly, but all the way through was painstaking, careful, thorough as though far ahead in his work, when in fact it was the re? verse. I have omitted to notice his lack of experience, his ignorance as to what waa best. Already it has been said he was thorough, but how so, when he was inexperienced and ignorant? In tho first Place he callod to his aid a farm demonstration agent, not any sort of a fellow but a man who knew, Mr. Williams, took him over the ground and from his own mouth got specilic directions concerning preparation, fertilization, etc. Next he subscribed for a live farm journal which he read closely and he got oth or up-to-date literature on the sub ject. Some of his land was a bit stumpy, other was in need of drainage, all this was looked after though it cost him considerable. Nor was this all, he wired in for cattle and hogs con? siderable land as pasture, planting part in rye, vetch, etc., then bought some line brood sows and a thorough bred boar. Of course he could have gotten scrub stock for much less money. As a result of buying good stock he is able to eat hog and horn Iny of his own raising. The land he planted in vetch was very thin, so he used Farmogerm on vetch, also on peas, planted in corn. The laborer is worthy of his reward, which is suit to come to those who wait. One field of corn has a present promise 61 lifty or more bushels and a smallei one hundred per acre. His harvest, the better part, tbe enjoyment of seeing real results, is coming in HOW Contrast with him the average farmer and wha*. You see his farm so poorly equip? ped that he must be continually boi rowing from his neighbors and is never able to do his work as it ought to be done. Niggardly in his expen ditures, he expects something foi nothing for he allows unsightlv hedges to occupy his best lands until the ditches, if they happened to In there, are quite tilled and the land is abandoned as undesirable and un? productive. Moreover the farmer becomes un healthy because of the numerous brooderics for mosquitoes, and he must go to the mountain! or else? where to recuperate, or else grin and endure it, the latter prjferablly, all because he was too stingy to spend a few dingy dollars in drainage. For flie same reason all his ideas and methods are antiquated because he has persistently refused to take up to-date farming journals, to invest in literature on the subject, or if he docs, he is too lazy or indifferent to read them. Everything about the place shows the blighting touch of this mean, stinginess. Tho hogs arc plnerooters and razor backs and the cows look lean and lousy for lack of care and pasturage. This is the man who finds farming a dull, unprofitable business tor the above named and other tea sons. Possibly in the outset he saw fall ? lire in it and never had any heart or willing cash to go that way. Then too lie grew Puny and pevlsh because of hookworm ami malaria and bit the management almost il not wholly, to the tenant, generally a negro. "Hoaood." 1'iisightly Face Spots Are cured by Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment, which heals all skin erup? tions. No matter how long you have been troubled by itching, burning, or scaly skin humors, just put a littlo id ; that soothing antiseptic, Dr. Hobson's lVzem.i Ointment, on the sores and the suffering stops instantly. Heal? ing begins that very minute. Doctors use it iu their practice and recom? mend It. Mr. Allemnn, of Llttletown, Pa., says: "Had eczema on forehead; Dr. Robson's Ecsema Ointment cured it in two weeks." Guaranteed to re? lieve or money refunded All drug? gists, or by mail. Trice 60c, Pfeiffer Chemfcal Co.. Philadelphia ami St. i i.ouls. ?Advt. Couldn't Walkt "I used to be troubled with a weakness peculiar to women,* writes Mrs. Anna Jones, of Kenny, IIL **Tor nearly a year, 1 could not walk, without holding my sides. I tried several different doctors, but I grew worse. Finally, our druggist advised Cardui for my complaint I was so thin, my weight was 115. Now, I weigh 163, and! am never sick 1 ride horseback as gpod as ever. I am in floe health at 52 years. CaWW WomIi*Ton>c a We have thousands of such letters, and more are arriving daily. Such earnest testimony from those who have tried H, surely proves the great value of this vegeta? ble, tonic medicine, for women. Cardui relieves women's sufferings, and builds weak women up to health and strength. If you are a woman, give it a trial It should help you, for it has helped a mil on others. It Is made from pure, harmless, herb ingredi? ents, which act promptly and surely on the womanly organs. It Is a good tonic. Try it! 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