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OMB HIGH LOOK POOR. NRW YORK ENTERTAINS mOVTB AMERICAN MILLIONAIRE Swarthy-Looking Magnates Take Uie Costliest Suttee In Ho?eis n* Eas? ily Ah One Rents n Hall Hod rooni. vHenry Tyrell. in the New York World > if you observe a saffron-colored stranger leaning against one of the old bronse Ilona in front of Stevens House st Howling Oleen, smoking a corn-husk clgarotte and inquiring in Spanish where the aubwuy runs to, don't be too hasty in 9lzlng him up as en impecunious European immigrant seeking his fortune in the cold Wes? tern world. He may be s tin mine monopolist from Bolivia, with poHsesaions footing up to $100,000,000 ut lowest estimate. Not every swarthy loking individ? ual who buys mangoes and alligator pears from fruit stands in South Wil? liam street or breakfast in some ob? scure hole-in-the-wall restaurant with a Latin-American name, where they have frljoles and chill con came, Is necessarily actuated by motives of economy or unacquainted with Pel monlco'a He la quite likely to be a rubber magnate from Brasil seeking (In vain) for what he considers a decent cup of ? ? aTee or perhaps a sugar fultan who could corner a good part of Cuba's 1*18 crop of 2,300,00 ) tons of the sweet stuff. The average New Yorker, indeed, would be simply astounded at a detail? ed statement of the number of widely known or Influential persons from Central and South America and the West Indies who are almost dally coming Into town, with wcrld-famoua political or military recorda or count? less millions of money behind them or stupendous commercial propositions up their sleeves without ever getting the glad hand or a "welcome to our city." Here, for Instance, is Senor Don Au v eto R Legula, es-president?also ? ? led-presldent?of Peru, stopping Uli his two sone at the Ritx-Carlton this week?-and not a Peruvian flag In sight, nor the national anthem played by the orchestra in the palm garden so that you'd notice it. gen ore Dickinson, bello of Buenos Ayree and one of the wealthiest wo? men of South America, has also look? ed in upon us. Being the daufhter of 1 States parents, though herself In Argentina, the senora did not pass quitt unnoticed or unintervlew ed. She sin i, Your New York In grand, magnifi? cent?but 1 love Argentina. You estl nrxte me worth $40,000,000? 1 hope we have ae much aa that?but I don't know. You must ask my husband. ' Gen. Enrique Terry, special envoy of the Chilean Government, comes With the important mission and huge governmental appropriations of In? creasing trade relations between Chile and the United States and with plans for the immediate establishment of ; bureaus of informat on and exhibition for the products of the Republic of Chile in New York, as well as for the products of the United States in Santi? ago de Chile. Senor Simon Ituro Patino. the "Tin Plate King" from Oruro. Bolivia, will be remembered on Broadway un? til and long after he returns from his trip arounc* the world?and he Is due here again in time for the opening of the Panama Canal. Senor Patino slipped in on a fruit steamer and put up so modestly that Hudson Maxim and Robert Lee Dunn, of the Pan-American States Associa? tion, got lost In the crooked down? town streets trying to locate his hotel. "Come up Broadway with us and see some oi the rest of the town," they proposed after they had finally unearthed him. Patino, a sturdy, keen-eyed, jovial boy of 4 5, who spoke nothing but Spanish and had never been so far away from Cochabamba before, went along cheerfully but questlonlngly and had the time of his life. They took him to the Knickerbocker Hotel. It appealed to :?im Instantly, although he was frank enough to own up that he had never been In a passenger elevator before, except the kind that go up and down mine shafts. Picayunes, New Orleans Picayune. A baby may be the sunshine of the home, but more often It Is the storm center. "To him that hath shall be given." A full house generally gets all the chlpa The bill collector says there may be a lot of nice people on earth, but he doesn't meet them. Have you ever noticed that nearly every fat woman wears her dross too short in front? A woman can truly be said to have her ups and downs when she runs up bills and runs down her neighbors. It may be because love is blind that somo women can't see that the but? tons are off their husband's shirts. Many Prizes 00 to Loo County. Hishopville Leader and Vindicator. Mr. L. L. Baker, Division Farm Demonstrative agent dropped in to see us last Monday and was enthusiastic! over the show that Lee eounty made at the State fair notwithstanding she: had no regular county exhibit. He had in his pocket a review of the I premium list und awards made to Lee county exhibitors. In the State corn contest conduct? ed by E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture and industries, of the five prizes offered by Carolina Insurance company and a handsome trophy cup Lee won the cup and three prizes. In the Girls' Tomato ctnning clubs there were five valuable prizes won by the Lee county girls. In the prize; offered local agents for the Girls' To? mato club making best showing Lee; won seconu prize of $50. Several I blue ribbons were won ty the girls; and boys and farmers of Lee. C. W. Josey of St. Charl?s who won the silver trophy cup thi s year, has Won first prizes as follows: For best display of cotton, one ton high grade, fertilizer; for best live stt Iks of cot-] ton. cash $6; second best display of! corn, one ton high grad.j fertilizer, lift Josey was the first farmer in' eastern South Carolina, according to one of the agents of the farm demon? stration work, to commence work un ? der the direction of the national de? partment's agents. At thit time he wus heavily In debt and had his home mortgaged. He is now out of debt, has money in the bank, condtcts his af? fairs on a cash basis, all at< the result Of making more of each crop plant? ed per acre nt less cost and winning many handsome prizes in .noney and cups. Ho Is a living demor stratlon of what scientific farming will do for the farmer. L, L. Baker says tr at the first man he approached after being ap? pointed to his position as "arm dem? onstrator was C. W. Josey. He took up tie department's plan at once and with enthusiasm and has ituck to it ilnoa, Mr. Charlie McLendon won 12 blue ribbons besides several gooc prizes of ? fered by merchants of Columbia, among them were a parlor rifle, a tine pair of ladies' shoes, a bolt of bleach? ed sheeting and other small prizes. In addition to the prizes, he sold ?115 worth of chickens Being one of the yo n f. est coun? ties in the State, Lee ccunty has made a splendid record. It Is understood that another Ice plant will be put in operation here next year by one of Sumtcr's enter? prises. BUY AT HOME. Patronize Home Merchants and Home Industrie? and You Save Money and Help Yourself. Following up the line of argument in yesterday's Daily Item about pat? ronizing home enterprises it might be said that Sumter merchants rent stores, employ hundreds of men and women who rent houses, buy clothes, meats, and other necessities of life. These merchants and their employ? ees also purchase many thousands of dollars worth of chickens, eggs, truck and farm products from Sumter county farms. Every dollar spent with a Sumter merchant helps to extend the recipro? cal trade relations between city and country, and between people in town. Every citizen of Sumter county stands a chance of getting back a patt of every dollar spent at home, wheth? er with the farmer or the city mer? chant. Two instances have occurred lately in Sumter which demonstrated that home merchants can sell just as good, and in most instances better, goods for the same or less money than the mail order houses which some peo? ple believe in. A farmer went to a local jeweler and said "I am about to order u watch. If I could get this watch in Sumter for within two or threo dollars of v * at I am about to pay I weuldr rather pay a little more and keep the money at home." The lo? cal jeweler asked about the watch to be ordered and the price. He thon told the intended mail order custom? er to look in his show case at watches marked in plain figures. The identical watch, in every respect was marked j for fifteen dollars, Just what the mail order house charged. The local jeweler sold the watch, gave a writ? ten twenty-year guarantee, which 1? a guarantee worth having, not only because of the reliability of the local 1 Joweler, but because the local jeweler has to "make good" in order to ma'.n tain his business reputation among Sumter county people with whom he does business. Another man, this time a Sumter city man, took a watch to another lo? cal Jeweler to be repaired. Said the Jeweler "this is not the watch you pur? chased from me some time ago?" "No. said the watch owner, "I ordered it from Chicago." "What did you pay?" Said he, "I paid two dollars more than you offered me as good if not better watch for. I don't know my? self why I did it, except that two other men working the Bamc place I ?MR ordered watches and got me to go in with them. Now I am compelled to bring this watch and pay \ou for re pairing it or regulating it. Had I pur? chased this WG.tch from you I wouiJ either pet another watch or you wouid keep up repairs at your expense IM* \ der your guarantee." These two instances can be proved by two local jewelers and the two cus? tomers. ARCTIC EXPLORERS HEARD FROM, Canadian Expedition at Northern? most Point in Alaska. Ottawa, Ont, Nov. 6.?Stefansson's Canadian Arctic expedition has been heard from at the northernmost poir.t of Alaska. At the geographica? ?urvey offices today it was announced that advices received by mall stated that the Karluk, the Mary Sachs and thi Alaska, bearing the explorer and hia party, passed Point Barrow August I, 16 and 20, respectively. The expedi j tion, learning from the natives that no lot had been reported, hoped to reach j Hereschel Island by August 24. All o*> board the three vessels were well, It was stated. STREET CARS STOPPED. Trouble in St. Augustine Over In? come Tax. St. Augustine, Fla., Nov. 6.?-Be? cause the St. John Electric company neglected to pay its income tax to the city, all Its cars were stopped today I by the city authorities and service suspended. Today's conference between the j mayor and officials of the street rail* wya company failed to result in a j settlement, and tonight police still were on guard at the car barns. No cars were operated today, and none may be run tomorrow. Another con? ference between the mayor and offi? cers of the car company iu to be held I early tomorrow. McMANIGAL t*EEKS SAFETY. Witness Against Dynamiters Going to South America. I Los Angeles, Ca.l., Nov. 6.?Jail of* ; ficials today received instructions to ship to Tampa, Fla., all the effects of ? Ortie E. McManigal, confessed dyna? miter and witness against the afcNtv : mara brothers and others in the dy , namite conspiracy. McManigal was re ? leased on Monday. It Is said that Mc > Manlgal's destination is Havana, I whence he will go to South America. CURED BY THE KNIFE. Two Prisoners Relieved 0t Monti Defects. Benton Harbor, Mich.. Nov. 6.?Two prisoners sent from here to Chicago by Circuit Judge Bridgeman to under? go operations for the cure of moral delinquencies, today faced the court "I am a man now/' said George Corbet as he stood erect Before the operations his shoulders sagged. Hi* eyes were clear and he looked sound, morally and physically. Clarence Chappell, the other, had pleaded guilty to burglarly and was known as a ring leader. "I bei eve 1 am cured," he Had; "I want to lead a decent life." ? . .-i n imini i-1 BRIDGE TEETH By this work the den? tist is able to fix per? manently between the teeth left to you artific? ial ones that are perfect in appearance and use? fulness. See Dr. Court* ney. He makes this work his specialty. Have an inspection. Get his opinion. Sumter Dental Parlors, Dr. C. H. Courtney. Prep Over Shaw 4 MsCsltun. V Greelyville BUSINESS SCHOOL Individual Traltlng fir lip Hi Btrto. XVI coarse of all Bngllaa ems Shea ? shorthand, typwrlUsg sad beet* keeping offers unsurpassed opportu? nities to the youths of roar county at a very reasonable price. Boars can be obtained In town. For parti? culars address, J. M. JERVEY, GREELYVILLE. &. C v_/ LET US FIGURE WITH YOU ON YOUR Pal! urniture We have the largest and best assorted stock of Furniture and House Furnishings, including Stoves and Ranges, in Sumter. And besides, you will find the prices are right too. That means a few dollars saved on your household needs, and an extra dollar always comes in handy. Do you know you can buy Quality Furniture at this store for the same money you would pay for inferior goods elsewhere, and you know it always pays to buy the best Besides all this, we are giving away with a $50 or more cash purchase an elegant 72-piece Dinner Set free of charge, or a 42-piece one with a $35 purchase, and you can take our word for it that it's fine china. The best way is to come and see for yourself. Cherry Bros. Carolina FumitUre CO. Cherry Bros. 18 N. MAIN ST. Sole Agents Globe-Wernicke Elastic Book Cases. SUMTEIC, S. C.