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mEXPECTS PROFITS. ISLAND KM PI RE LOOKS FOR? WARD TO OPENING OF PANA? MA CANAL. Will Increase f.tport Trade?To I so All Water Route to East Coast of Unerk arm ? Outlet for Surplus ^??, nil at !<>?!. Tokio, Oct. 21.?Japan expects to make long strides In her foreign com? merce as a result of the opening of the Panama Canal. The ports on the eastern coast of both South and North America are at once opened up to her export trade, and everything possible will be done to find narkets there for Japanese goods. The present trade routes from Japan to Kumpel ii ports by way of the Suex Canal will not be affected by the oper? ation of the Panama route. Japanese steamers will contlrue running by way of Suea, for they are thereby en? abled to pick up freight at many ports on the way In China, India and in the Mediterranean. Hence it haa been decided here that it will be un? profitable to divert steamships to Eu? rope by way of Panama, as no freight can be delivered or obtained in the long atretch across the Pacific. But new lines of steamers eventual? ly will be sent to New York and to the eastern coast of South America, where Japan hopes to find big mar? ket? for her china and lacquered ware, her straw mattings and straw braids, as well as her teas, and at the same t ne increase her markets for raw i .!*. Another Important result of the opening of the canal will be the di? version of much of the freight which now la tranaported to p-jlnta on the Pacific. Slope of the Uni.ed States, and thence shipped by rah to Eastern States. A considerable economy in freight charges will be effected by either dispatching his merchandise direct to New York from Japan by steamers, or aendlng around from San Francisco, after Japanese steamers have called at the Pacific metropolis. An exhaustive study of the effects of the Panama Canal on Japanese maritime commerce, both for the prea ent and the future, has Juat been com? pleted by the Ministry of Commerce The department's experts figure that a 10 per cent economy will be made hy shipping direct to New York by steamer, instead of sending It across the continent by rail from the Pacific Coast. It is unlikely, however, that any change will be made in the man? ner of shipping raw allk, of which the exports to the United Statea amounted to 957,000,000 last year, as on account of interest charges merchants will de? sire their payments aa quickly as pos? sible. At the aame time the lower coat of freight will enable Japan to Import from the United States more raw cotton, machinery arm 'ocomo tlvee. Another Important benefit to Japan will be that of permitting her to send direct to ItrazlI, and later possibly to other countries, Japanese emigrants who are expected to go to South America In Increasingly large num? bers. Five thouaand '.laborers were aent to Brasil last year; 3,000 were tranaported in the aprlng, and an ad? ditional 3.000 or 4.000 departed In September?all to labor in the cc ~ee field* of Brasil. The steamers car? rying theso emigrants now Paea by way of the Sues canal. They will go by Panama ae soon as the new water? way la opened. The Japanese government is now considering the queation of increased subsidies for Japanese steamship lines, which would permit the building of additional steamers for the Panama route. The three great Japanese com? panies are the Toyo Kisen Kaisha. the Nippon Yueen Kaisha aid the Osaku Rhoaen Kaisha. All of these concerns are now building additional vessels, most of which ar I destined for the Increased commerce to Kuropean points. If, as seems likely, the gov? ernment will Increase the subsidies, it is probable that steps will be taken to lay down ships which will suil to new markets In the Western Hempls phere. J To sum up the situation. Japan ex? pects to benefit greatly, In a commer? cial sense, from opening of the Pana? ma Canal. As years go on, she expects occupy an increasingly Important place In the Western markets and hence a greater gOgattOOl In the world's commerce M.mui.n luring Is atead ily developing In the industrial centres of Japan, and the empl easily can aupply additional WOrM in.uk.-is. In creaaed exports ine.m ir creased gold auf plies, and gold is th- metal Jf pa 1 needs to tilll'l up aid slnii|;!ht'ii herself at home, and to Cftre for the growing wants of an in* reusing popu? lation that is already ?;??.? M,t#0, The population Is atigmentiuK re^o larly at the rate of 000,000 u year. .Many of then.- \.nie will find homes In Korea; some will go t ? Manchuria, and gOtM lej H'orrnosii. and still many ihers will Und employment In I he growing factories of the ?mplre. The Panama canal looms up as a welcome solution of Japan's economic problem. It promisee Increased merketa, and It TUTO CLUB EXHIBITS. MANY COUNTY AGENTS ARRIVE TO KAU DISPLAYS AT STATE FAIR. Mi? Edith Ii. Parrot t, State Agent, Much Flensed with Showing Made by Clubs. Miss Mary Lemmon Tells of Trophy Cup. Columbia, Oct. 211.?Miss Edith Parrott, State organizer of the Girls' canning and poultry clubs, is very optimistic over the prospects of the exhibits that the girls who belong to the various clubs will show at the coming Stut^ fair. The primary ob? ject of the tomato club is to advance domestic science and from its study a few years back in growing tomatoes ulone it now includes the canning, rtudy and growth of vegetabels, fruits and poultry with explicit instructions in the making of wines, Jellies, acids, preserves, pickles, peppers and mis? cellaneous sweets. The general management of the club Is governed by advice from Win? throp college and the United States department of agriculture, and it is through the aid of these that the club has grown so phenomenally in the last year or so. Ten of the young women who have been chosen by their county c?ubs to be representatives are already in Co? lumbia. They are Mrs. Dora Dee Walker of Barnwell, Mrs. Lizzie F. Harlee of Florence, and Misses Mary Lemon of Sumter, Grace Dell James of Bishopvllle, Mary Eva Hite of Aiken, Bertha It. Lechner of Beau? fort, Wll Lou Gray of Laurens, Eliza? beth Dlckson of Darlington, Minnie Esther Itoyall of Charleston. There are six more representatives to come, making a total of 16 counties to piac . finished products on exhibit at the State fair. Two years ago there were only 10 counties which were vitally interested in this work and at that time the term of study was four months, but now there are affiliated clubs in If counties. The term of study is a minimum of six months while in some counties study con? tinues throughout the year. Of special interest is the work of the Barnwell county club. Mrs. Dora Dee Walker is the county agent. The members will exhibit a number of ar? ticles that they have canned and will display samples of their jellies, pre? serves and pickles. Mrs. Walker's recipe for canning pimentos has been accepted by the government and she says that the Barnwell county club is now Belling goods to the Winthrop and Clemson colleges. Miss Mary Lemmon of Sumter said last night that a largo sterling silver cup would be awarded to the girl in that county that had the best exhibit, and that there were already 4 0 girls who had sent in spcimens of their work in the hope of winning the prize. The business men of Sumter contrib? uted the necessary funds and it is thought that the award of this prize will be an annual affair. At a meeting of the representatives last night it wa^t decided which of the girls from each county should be in? vited to the banquet that is to bo held at the Jefferson hotel Thursday night of fair week. Two girls are to be in? vited from each county, a total of 32 and invitations and letters of instruc? tion were sent to them last night. It Is thought that most of them will accept. RAW FOOD CANCER CAUSE. Professor Metclmlkoff Also Assert** There Is Nothing in The Heredity Theory. Paris, Oct. 21.?Professor Metehnl koff announced this week S discovery in connection with the search for a cancer cure which, in his opinion, is more important in its consequences than Noguchi's discovery of the rabies microbe. The savant who is respon? sible for the latest progress of the medical science is Professor Fiblger, of Copenhagen. Professor Fiblger, after a long series of studies, has been able to reproduce true cancer experimentally. Pro? fessor Metchnikoff explained that tu? mors which heretofore have been in? oculated in rats and mice in experi? mental work have been grafted on the animals. Hut these grafted can SSJff de not possess all the character? istics of true cancers, Which OSS only BS found In the experimental cancer given directly to a rat by independent means devised by the l'anish baCtsr? iologlHt. Two facts Stand out prominently from the experiments of Professor Fiblger: First, a convincing pi oof th.it en nee? is ? microbe disease, and SSOOnd. that it is transmitted cxtcr nnlly, Professor Met< bnikotT points out that the earner which FlblfSf studied smonf rats Is one of the forms of the disease most to be feared, as it beert I Very marked resemblance to human t sneer. In discussing these will carry to South America great numbers of Japanese, who are un? able to Und the me,ms of livelihood el honte. experiments the noted French savant said: "It has been my unswerving belief COY the lust 1& years that cancer pene? trates Into the body l?y means of raw food. The frequency of cancerous growths on the face has become a thing of the past since the use of soap has become more g -neral in the country districts. This hygiene of tin face should he applied to our illges tlvo tubes, as it is from them that all the evil comes. "Hereditary cancer is a myth. It cancer finds several victims in the same house anil in the same family it is because their hygiene is equally bad. "The only and sure wr y to protect oneself from cancer is to eat nothing raw. The precautions are elementary and do not cause great inconvenience. Take, for instance, the case of fruits, or to be more precise, bananas. Be? cause bananas are protected by a thick skin many persons Imagine that this fruit is free from microbes. Now, it is a well-known fact that in order to ripen bananas must be affected by air germs which reach I he pulp of j the fruit after traversing the peel Protecting it. And that is the reason why, at my home, bananas are always scalded. 1 plunge them for a miaute into boiling water and the fruit loses none of its exquisite flavor. "All knives, forks and spoons used in my household are passed through the flame of a Dunsen burner, and I toast my bread to destroy the microbes which might have settled on the sur? face of the loaf. 1 have barred all raw vegetables from my meals. I nev? er eat strawberries and I advise those who like them to plunge the berries for a minute or two into boiling wa? ter." SIMTER MAN IN WRECK. Columbia, Oct. 23.?C. F. Schwerin, of Sumter, was slightly injured in yesterday's Seaboard wreck says The Record this afternoon. Mr. Schwerin said he considered the escape of the mail clerk little short of miraculous. JAMBA BROWN LOSES EYES. Brother of J. X. Brown off This City Huh Eyes Cut out In Fight. . James Brown, a brother of J. N. Brown of this city, was the sufferer of a terrible misfortune Saturday night in a free for all fight at Hlythe wood. The particulars have not been heard here, although communication was had by Mr. W. B. Boyle with tho hospital in Columbia, where Mr. Brown is being treated. He learned from the nurse and a letter written to persons here that one eye was gouged out and the other cut in two by a knife or some sharp instrument. The sight will be destroyed in both eyes. Mr. .J. x. Brown, a brother who lives here, is now in St. Louis, and has not heard of the affair. The News and Courier contains the following particulars concerning the affair: Columbia, Oct. 20.?Logan TJran non and William Trapp, two young white men, are being held by Rich land County officers In connection with an unusual case. James Brown is in a local hospital with both of his eyes out. Physicians said today that the eyeballs had been cut out or gouged out by some one. He is totally blind and is considered to be in a critical condition. According to the Richland officials Brown lost his eyeballs in a general tight In a gin house near Blythewood, in the upper section of the county, Saturday night. Brannon and Trapp were arrested in connection with the affair. A preliminary has not been held. "The two men, Brannon and Trapp, have been placed in the Richland County jail pending the outcome of the injuries to Brown. 1 do not know yet what charge they will be held on," said Sheriff McCain, of Richland County, today. Reports reaching Columbia today were to the effect that there was a general fight Saturday night in a gin house, which was part'.cipated in by Brown, Brannon and Trapp, and in the general mixup some one pulled out the eyeballs of Brown. Richland officers are investigating the ease. SENSATION LOOKED FOR. Columbia, Oct. 23.?The railway wreck of yesterday may bring out a sensation at the hearing before the railroad commissioners, so it is re? liably stated. 1.1.1. Sanders. OF HAGOOD, Has Postponed H i s Und Sale Indefinitely. JAMES DAVIS PARDONED. (o)iin)i)i;i Fireman Receives Clem* eney at Hunds of 'iovenor. Columbia, <>< t. 2'.i.?GOV. Kleasc tbis afternoon pardoned James Davis, the Columbia fireman convicted yes? terday before o local magistrate of breach of trust and sentenced to a j tiue of $2f> or thirty days. Davis claims he held receipt from the uros ecutrlx for th? amount of money coi lected for her l?y defendant. The , official pardon papera say that the receipt is on file. In the Governor's i office. Climb! (I Don't stand still and watch the others getting ahead of you?Climb! (f The way to climb is to ha ve a bank account and keep it growing. 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