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CORN RH STONE OF l> ALZELL'S NEW SCHOOL fll'ILDINO LAID WITH MMllMi CKUE? MONIES HY si M i l it MASONS. Interesting Spr?he? Made Along I <l ?oath ?11 a I Li i Kfi by Messrs. R. I. Mannin? ami M. L. Smith?J. t runk Williams Tells of Need of Experiment Station?III? Crowd In Attssulanco ujnm Event Cilven tlouiiUful Dinner. Dalsall. Oct. 20.?Friday at noon the Masonic fraternity from Sumter were on tho grounds and as soon aa they could form in procession, re? paired t > the northeast corner of the new shcoo) building and there, with fitting ceremonies, laid the corner stone. The procession, followed by the speStators, then marched to a grove nearby, where a stand was erected for the speakers and seats ar? ranged for the audience. Mr. R. I. Manning was introduced s.i first speaker. He held the riveted ?/tent lor of the people for ahout thir? ty minutes with a very logical and practical speech. Ho emphasized the need of education in all Its phases. Ho touched on the literary, the moral, the spiritual and practical. He said he was glad to see the people were work? ing up to the Importance of higher and better schools in the rural dis? tricts and that the move at Dalzell was the oeginnlng of a new era along educational lines. He said the wealth of this State was based on agriculture and that was an evidence within It? self that the rural people should give the subject greater and greater atten? tion that the coming generation may be better enabled, as well as the present, to exercise the economics that were necessary to attain to suc? cess. If the farmers were educated ?Jong the proper linos, the time would soon be when Instead of pur? chasing so rnucn manufactured fer? tilisers, they would know more about rotation of crops and thereby build up their soils to that state of produc? tion that they could vastly curtail that enormous expense and would be enabled to have a better bank account. His speech was very forcelul and Interesting all the way through. Mr. M. U Smith of l'imden was next Introduced and his talk was de? livered with a k. oil deal of vigor. He spoke of the necessity of education In ?very sense of the word, how the people needed It that they inlRht know and understard more ahout things pertaining to the government; that the people should he able o see their needs and at the same time be able to make their demands in an intelligent manner, with sufficient forsc and em? phasis that their demands be heeded. He told of the vast amount of money that was being expended annually In support rf the great fertilizer manu? facturing companies of tho State and that education was tho means by which those millions of dollars could be reduced to a considerable extent. He too, told of the progress that is being made over the country in tho way of education. Mr. Smith's talk was given earnest attention all tho way through. After he got through, Mr. J. Frank Wilhams, our county farm demonstra? tor, spoke along the lines of agri? culture and the importance of an ex? perimental farm In connection with the schools wherever practical. He touched on rotation of crops, planting legumes, that tho soils may be built up. so that tho school toy, seeing those different crops and cKperirnents being put In operation will learn prac? tical lessons, that will go with him through life. Ho believes In putting what you learn into practice; if you want it to stick. Ho says the stu i> of chemistry is no good, unless you have the laboratory, where you can put to a test what you leurn. At the close of Mr. Williams' speech the meeting was adjourned and pret? ty soon dinner, which was ierved on ?"thr ground, was announced and the ??wd were treated to bountiful sup? ply. After dinner a good manj hft, having business to attend to, but a good many whih-,| away the afternoon In a social way. A k.I many who had never seen the building before, went over It and expressed themselves ms highly pb n.M. I. It all meant the celebration of the beginning of a new era. I J. C iMinbar. There U Some rlnss To Um "Wrkjk* * i'-i-im* kadie* tin* shoes. S?n< ily lmn<| mad? soft turns and welts. tVrne fry on a pair. See how they IP, look and f? I. Mom srtlv now. aren t they "different" gold only at the Schwartz .shoe spur. ?Advt. Trsde In Foreign Countries. In PSCSkjM < >untries win SOSJM into gejgnpejitlton wltt IBM ?" ?< Roods from SjeSjrj land A ri article must have merit of the bl?hest order to wot esteem In many 0)1 IBtSJM eounitie; ( h ? ? c, mi h Itemed V I the i .puhir medbdne in use for rough* and i olds bSCnUt If Ml IttS keet. For sale by all dealers. ?Advt. BRIEF 1 11 1 l? IX THAW OASE. Question Raised Whether Hoqulsltlon for Esca|H?d Lunatic Has Any Foundation. Concord, N. II.. Oot lfi.?In a pre? liminary brief in behalf of Hurry Ken? dall Thaw, to he presented to Gov. Felkcr, it is declared that Thaw has been detained under arrest nearly six weeks on a defective requisition peti? tion supported by the allegation of an indictment which never existed and during all that time no indictment has been obtained. The brief questions whether the re? quisition for Tnaw's extradition is made in good faith ami whether the Stato of New York demands Thaw's return for the purpose of trying him for conspiracy or for the purposo of reincarcerating him in the Matteawan hospital for the insane. "If it la the latter purposo which actuates New York,' the brief says, "it is illegitimate and for the governor of New Hampshire to honor the requi? sition would bo Illegal." The brief then gives what It de? clares to be the facts as to the at? tempt to indict Thaw. In conclusion the brief says: "It is open to the governor of New Hampshire to make due inquiry whether Thaw is indicted In New York; and when the facts are ascer? tained due weight should be given in considering the vital questions of the good faith of New York, to the fact that up to the present time there never has been an indictment for Thaw in New York." LOWER INTEREST FOR NEW WEST. Senate Committee Advocate Changes in Current'! y Bill. Washington, Oct. 15.?Changes In the administration currency bill that would give lower interest rates to the people of tho new States of tho West today were advocated in the senate banking and currency committee. Senator^ Hitchock, Democrat, and Weeks, Kepublican, insisted that all sections of tho new country should enjoy the same rates of rediscount under the Federal reserve bank plan. They conceded that such a system un? doubtedly would bring down interest rates in Western States where mon? ey now is earning high rates. They insisted, however, that all parts of the country wero entitled to equal benefits. The bill, as it passed the house, would permit the Federal re? serve board to tlx different rates in tho different reserve districts. William H. Hucholz, of the Omaha National Hank; N. F. Han tie Id, of the First National Hank, of Austin, Minn., and William Ingle, 01 the Merchants' and Mechanics' Hank, of Baltimore, and Senator Thomas, of Colorado to? day were before tho committee. Mr. Bucholz declared that many Nebraska bankers opposed the ad? ministration bill, as it now stands; and that many national banks in that Stato wero preparing to resign their charters and become State banks un? less some of tho desired chunges in the bill were made. A plan to issue government bonds that would be exchangeable at all times for a special form of currency was presented by Senator Thomas to the committee. Some committee members expressed the opinion that such a plan automatically would regu? lato the volume of circulating cur? rency. Mr. Manfleld, represctlng country bankers, urged tho committee to chango the bill so farm mortgages running tlvo years could he taken as security for loans by hanks. The Mil now limits such mortages to one year and ihn amount of such loans to 25 per cent of u bank's capital and sur? plus. A mild, gentle and effective laxative is whut people demand when suffer? ing from constipation. Thousands swear by Dr. King's New Lifo IMUs. Hugh Tallman, of San Antonio, Tex., writes: "They are, beyond question, the best pills my wife and 1 have ever taken." Tin y never cause pain. Prloa lie at druggists, or by mail. If. lv Ihickleri & Co., 1'hiludelphia or St. Louis?Advt. Mhii Loses Both Legs. Florence, (?ct. 1M.--??Hubert Meltun, while, about :hr) years of age, fell as ho attempted tu catch a moving freight train out of Florence this at |0f|.ri and had both legs cut uff between tie RflOi and ankle. He \v;im from Chesteitlehl cuunty and had boon i'i WofO?Ot soi ie lima, He was taken tu an Inllri.mry for treatment by a railroad phyaiclan. Ouhk Help t4i Back a ehe and lllieii mutism. ?The man or wuman who wants illllck help from backache and rheu? matism. Will Und It In I'uley Kidney Pill?, Tin y art so quickly und with such a:ood effect that weak, Inactive Kidney I that do not keep tho blood ' ban and free of impurities, are lonod up and strengthened to healthy vigorous action, Qood results follow ihelr us,, promptly, Blbert'i Drug Store. Advt. BOB KILLED IN WRECK.' * SOLDIERS MEET DKATH IX WRECK NEAR STATE LINK, MISS. Besides Dead, loo uro Injured Wlicu 1 uliro Train Falls a Dfatftnoa of 25 1 Vet on M. & Ot Railway. Meridian, Miss. Oct. 19.?Twenty soldiers were killed and more than 100 persons were injured when a spe? cial train on the Mobile & Ohio rail? road plunged through a trestle near State Line, Miss., this afternoon. The entire train fell a distance of 25 feet. The wreck was caused by the engine tender Jumping the track ubout 200 feet from a trestle. The engine was not derailed and passed over the tres? tle safely. Tho tender broke loose from the engine, however, and plunged with the baggage car and three coaches to the ground, 25 feet below. At 9 o'clock tonight 16 bodies had been taken from the wreckage and Superintendent Pigford said in his re? port he was sure four more bodies were in the debris, which will not be cleared away for 24 hours. One hundred and seventy-nine sol? diers were on board the special train. They were from Fort Morgan and Fort Baraneas. They were en route to Meridian to participate in the Mis? sissippi-Alabama joint State fair. They were under tho commaitd of Maj. Taylor. The men had been taken to Mobile early Sunday and at noon their ill-fated special left Mobile. As meagre news of tho wreck fil? tered into Meridian a special relief train bearing physicians and nurses left for tho scene. Other trains left from Mobile and Whistler, Ala. When it was learned in Mobile that a train bearing the dead and wounded was bound for that city another train car? rying more doctors and n arses was sent to meet the one bearing the vic? tims. As is usual with troop trains, the coaches were well filled and when the three cars tumbled thiougV the tres? tle the men had little protection. The dead, and injured were entangled In twisted mass of wreckage, miking it difficult to remove the dead bodies or rescue the injured. Because of the confusion due large ly to poor wire communication it 'was impossible tonight to ascertain how many of the injured wore expected to die or who they were. Tho first report of the wreck sent to the war department was that 12 had been killed, but soon after it was sent other bodies were found. Sui?er intendent Pigford is llrm in his belief that at least four more bodies are in the wreckage, but until the debris is cleared away a final statement of the casualties can not be made. Tho Thirty-ninth and One Hundred and Seventieth companies of coast ar? tillery, stationed at Fort Morgan, were taken to Mobile this mrning, arriv? ing at 10 o'clock and at noon boarded the special Mobile & Ohio train hound for Meridian where the soldiers were to participate in a fair. On the train were 179 officers and men. Belief trains were sent from Mo? bile, Meridian and Whistler, Ala. The train from here had aboard several surgeons and nurses. It was reported that the track would be blocked for 24 hours. FEARS FAR SHORTAGE. Commerce Commission Calls for Bettor Methods. Washington, Oct. 18.?Imminence Of a serious car shortage on Ameri? can railroads induced the interstate commerce commission today to issue a vigorous appeal directed to both railways and shippers to give "close attention to methods of loading, un? loading, moving and promptly re? turning to use the cars now availa? ble." Complaints received from all parts of the country indicate the danger of a car shortage. The commission be? lieves that "the present supply of cars Is sufficient for all purposes," but that it will prove adequate for the movement of all traffic offered only in the event of its being em? ployed fully and promptly. MAY LOSE HIS FOOT. C. W. Wall Badly Hurt at Manning Oil Mill. Manning. Oct, 18,?Mr. ('. W. Wall, night superintendent of the Man? ning OH Mill, Inadvertently stepped In a seed conveyor about yesterday morn? ing and had ont foot badly lacerated. He was taken on the morning train to a hospital In Columbia for surgical treatment* it was thought that am* nutation would possibly bo necessary. Mr. Wall canto here recently from Birmingham) Alt , but it is said that he is a natlVC of Marion, this State. HAD EYES UOUUEI) OUT. Columbia, Oct. 20.?In a light tit Blythewoodi near heu?, J, a. Brown had both eyes gouged, It is reported, and otlu r persons' were badly hint. KELLY. NELSON CONVICTED. V. II. Gregory Case Results in Mis? trial. Cases against Kelly Nelson and V. H. Gregory for selling alcoholic beverages were tried Wednesday af? ternoon in the Recorder's Court, the former resulting a verdict of guilty on three counts and the latter resulting in a mistrial. The case is set for Thursday afternoon. The cases against Kelly Nelson were lumped together, two being for selling whiskey and one for trans? porting. The witnesses against Kel ley were R. S. Griffin and A. D. Owens in the two cases for selling and Policeman H. G. McKagen for transporting. The evidence was that Griflln had been searched by Mr. Owens, had gone to the house and purchased the liquor from Nelson on the 3rd and 4th, the former In the evening and the latter time about 2 o'clock In the afternoon. At each of these times pint bottles were sold for one dollar each. The defense was that on the oc? casions mentioned Kelley Nelson was dead drunk and doped and therefore unable to make a sale of whiskey. That if Griflin took the whiskey it was without the knowledge of the oc? cupants of the house. Mrs. Nelson and a neighbor, Mrs. Geddings, were in the house on the former occasion and did not see the sale, both testify? ing to the fact that Nelson was drunk. It was also stated that Mrs. Nelson had ordered Griflin out of the house. There was no defonse as to the trans? porting of the whiskey, it being stat? ed that Nelson was an habitual drink? er and that he was transporting the whiskey for his own use and had a right to have it. The jury considered the case for about fifteen minutes at the close of tho arguments by Messrs. Merrimon, for the defense and J. H. Clifton, for the city, and returned a verdict of guilty on all three counts. The Recorder imposed a sentence of $300 or 90 days on the three charges. The case of V. H. Gregory was next called, and each of the live counts was taken separately. The testimony for the city was that on a certain day R. S. Gritlln had gone to tho Imperial Pharmacy and had bought from Gregory a concoction of of cherry smash, lemon extract, al? cohol and water. Gritlln testified that he had told the defendant he wanted something that would take the place of whiskey and tho preparation, was made, up for him. He had taken it to Mr. Owens, who had watched him while it was being prepared. Their testimony was that the sale had taken place In about ten minutes. Gregory admitted selling the stuff to Griffin, but stated that dt was at the plea of the latter that he had been on a jag and that he wanted something to sober up on. He had prepared what he considered a good tonic and had given it to the witness for seventy-flvo cents, really not charging as much as the medicine was worth. There was a great deal of testimony given as to the sale of patent medicines which contain whiskey or alcohol in various quan? tities, all of which were kept by all druggists according to the testimony. It was stated that preparations were made by various druggists, most of them containing a percentage of cl cohol, which took the place of whis? key. The defendant stated that he was a registered apothecary and had the legal right to make up prescrip? tions and to prescribe. The jury after considering the case at length agreed upon a mistrial. It is understood that the jury stood live to one for conviction. Most Dangerous of Minor Ailments. Of the minor ailments a cold is by far the most dangerous, not in itself but the serious diseases it so often leads to. Pneumonia and consump? tion always start with a cold. When you have a cold you are much more likely to contract the infectious dis? eases BUCh as dyphthoria, scarlet fev? er and whooping cough. Colds are easily cured, in fact, Chamberlain's Cough Remedy i.s famous for its cures of this most common ailment, and is pleasant and safe to take. Why take such desperate chances when so reliable and trustworthy a medicine may be obtained for a quarter. For sale by all dealers.?Advt. CHAMBER ()F COMMERCE NOTES. Letters oi' inquiry about farming lands in Sumter county are coining in to the office of the secretary of the ?'hamber of Commerce from all over tho United States. Inquiries have been received fron? Virginia, New Hamp? shire, California, Indiana, and other states, and one Inqulr) comes" from Vancouver( British Columbia. Home-Keeping Women Need Health and Strength. ?The work of a hon e-keeping wo man makes a constant call on her ?trength and vitality, ind sickness comes through her kidneys and blad? der oftener than she knows. Foley Kidney Pills will Invigorate and re? store her, and weak back, nervous? ness, aching Jotnti ami Irregular blad? der action Will all disappear when Foley Kidney Pills are used, Rlhert's 1 >rug Store. ? Advt. MENTIONED FOR St'PREME R EN CIL Number or Circuit Judges Among! Those Who Seek Position? Nude Vacant by Resignation of Judge Woods. Columbia, <>< t. 17.?The general as-; sembly at its next session will have to elect a successor to Judge c. a. Woods who resigned us associate jus? tice of the State supreme court on be? ing appointed by President Wilson to the Federal bench. Less has been said and written ahout this race than any previous con? test for a judgeship in the memory of political observers. One reason Is being assigned and that is the pre? cedent that it was sought to have set of members of the judiciary not being in a scramble for ollice. A few years ago one member of the bench in this State wrote a card to one of the papers saying before he would enter a scramble for the position of justice of the supreme court he would rather lose the fight. Several members of the circi.it bench have been "mentioned" for the vacancy on the supreme court to succeed Justice Woods. Prominent I among these are Judge J. W. DeVore, of Bdgefleld, and Judge Geo. W. Gage, of Chester, Judge R. Withers Mem minger, of Charleston has als^p been mentioned for the position as being well qualified. It is not known defi? nitely just Which members of the circuit bench will he nominated, but these names have been talked of re? cently. (>ff the bench mention has been made of a few prominent lawyers in the State for the position. George S. Mower, of Newherry, a member of the House is regarded as probably candidate at the hands of his friends. Mr. Mower was a member of the senate at one time and served in the old bond cases in a judicial capacity. The supreme court as now consti? tuted since Judge Wood's resignation consists of only four members: Chief Justice Eugene B. Cary, Justices D. B. Hydrick, It. C. Watts and T. P. Fraser. The term o;: ofiice of a jus t!co of the supreme court is ten years, having been increased from eight at the time tho court was enlarged from four to five members, a few yean ago, by the general as? sembly. The election of justices is with the legislature. Governor I'd ease in a message to the general as I sembly advocated direct election of . the judges. Should a circuit judge bo elected to the supreme court an election to fill his place would he held also at the approaching session of the leg? islature. The general assembly con? venes the seconod Tuesday ii Jan? uary. Nem From Dark Corner. Dark Corner, Oct. 16.?We have the county chaingang" with us and they are giving us a nice good road, which is sure appreciated, as we had pulled trough those sand beds so Ion?. They have put a new bridge across Weeks* mill swamp and will soon have the Cain Savannah road clayed to the Clarendon county line. It is said that all things come to them that work and wait, so we have been working and waiting for good roads, which have come at last. Mr. Oeo. W. Qriflln'e house (here) was broken into last Monday and rob? bed. They look a new suit of clothes, two fine shirts and twenty or twenty live dollars in cash. Mr. Griffin values his loss at about This is the sec? ond new suit of clothes he has had stolen from him in the last few years, which goes hard on a poor man with six motherless children. Magistrate Ragin of Pinewood must be something of a hustler, as he took in over five hundred and twen? ty-live dollars in fines for Clarendon county from Monday morning until Saturday noon of last week, which I say is going some. Who can beat it? Cotton picking is all the cry?too much cotton for the number of pick? ers. Cotton is turning out fairly well in this corner and the pea and po? tato crop is better than it was thought to be at one time. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Graham of Paxville visited at the Sycamores last Sunday. Mr. J. E. Johnston visited Mr. J. H. Geddings near Pinewood last Sun? day. Mr. and Mrs. F>. D. Geddings of Ramsey visited at Elmhill last Sun? day. Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Ardis of Pinewood visited Mr. L. L. Ardis near Ramsey last Saturday and Sun? day. The health of the neighborhood is good, no sickness to report. Rev. M. W. Gordon of Summerton preached a fine sermon at the Reid School house on Sunday night tho 5 th inst. Miss Eunice Osteen opened up the Reid School Monday, the 6th. The Sunday school at Reld's is get? ting along nicely, good turnouts ev? ery Sunday afternoon. Mr. T. EL Osteen is having lumber hauled to build a dwelling houso on his Weeks place, just across the road from the Sycamores. "Hard Times." ?The changeable weather of early fall brings on coughs and colds that have a weakening effect on the sys? tem, and may become chronic. Use Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It has a very soothing and healing effect on the irritated and inflamed air passages, and will help very quick? ly. It is a well known family medi? cine that gives results. Sibert 'a I >rug Store.?Advt. 'Donneil 6 Co. Don't Charge It to Me. A great deal is being said abuut the High Cost of Living, but I am not responsible. For more than 25 years I have been adding to your comforts, and while that out of which I am made is more expensive, and those who manufacture me get better paid for their services, still I am to be found today at the same old stand, and at the same old price you paid for me a Quarter of a Century Ago. You can have me in the plain or fancy plaids, all sizes. Your Friend in Need, TAR HEEL BLANKET. Ttonnell 6 Co.