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Cbt d'dtattbman anb Swtbroii friere?! at th* Postcffice at Sumter, 8. t\, aa Second Claaa Matter. V^9ananaan*aannnnM PERSONAL NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. F.rearley, of St. ?hartes, were in the city Wednes? day. Mr. Walla*-, sunder, of Stateburg, spent Wednesday in the city. Magistrate J. I,. Q His, of Uemhert, was in Harn Wednesday. Cadet Captain E. \V. Dabbs of the Citadel at Charleston, and Mr. lamtl Melt. I>abbs of the University of South Carolina, are it the city attend? ing court. Messrs. J B. MeLauehlln. E. M. Thompson and Kimbull. of Columbia, are In attendance u ton court this week. Mr. J. Frank Williams, of Stateburg, waa in town Wednesday. Mr. E. W. Dabbs. of Good Will, is In the city n attendance upon court. Dr. Frank B. Sanders, of Hagood. was In town Tuesday. Mr. T. B. Reynolds, formerly a resident of Sumter, bu: now a resident of Charlotte. X. c, was in the city this week. He stated that he had it <uit decided to come back to Sumter to live. Mra M. C. Pennal, who has been (pending the summer near Dalsell, has returned to the city to spend the winter. Miss Ellen Duval', >f Cheraw, ar I 1 in the city Thi rsday morning to Ms it her sister, Mrs. H. G. Osteen. Mra James M. Ca son and Miss grace Carson spent W ?dnesday night and Thursday in the city. Mr. Thomas H. Tati m, of Bishop vllle, Is In the city in ^tendance up? on court. Mr. W. M. Oraydon, of Abbeville, is in the city in attendance upon court. Death of Mrs. Albert Weeks. Mrs. Jane Weeks, wile of Alebrt II. Weeks, died at her home on East Calhoun Street Tuesdav night, after an illness of only foui days. Death was pronounced due to heurt failure. Mrs. Weeks has had remarkably fine health throughout her life, having never been ill In her life up to four days ago, when she was seized with her final Illness. The funeral services were held at the Cemetery Wednesday afternoon at I 4 o'clock, a large numler of friends and relatives being pre tent. Mrs. Weeks is survived by her hus? band and two sons and live daugh? ters, Messrs. Sam and Harry Weeks, und Miss Daisy Weeks. Mrs. Bunynn Hatehell. Mrs. Henry I! ach, Mrs E. . T. Windham of this city and Mrs. Jefferson of Columbia. She also leaves two granddaughters, Mrs. Dacus of Atlanta and Miss Nell Phillips. ST VT1.MI M Of Tl?e Ownership, Management, Clr < da?i..n. Etc., of Watchman and Southron. I ublished semi-weekb- at Sumter, P. C . required by the Act of August H IMS, F.di-or. H O. Osteen. Sumter, S. C. Managing Kdttor, II. O. Osteen. Sumter. R C. Business Manag? r, II. O. Osteen, Si inter. R C. Publisher. Osteen Publishing COm Sumter, 8. C. Owners: C. P. Osteen. N. O. Osteen, H O. Osteen. N. ?. Osteen, Jr., Moneta Osteen, Lee A 31 tose, I. C. Strauss, H. Is Wright, Levl Bros., C M. Hurst. Abe Itytte iherg, O. A. I?emnv>n, Nelll O'Donnell, Lew Ar Moses, W. B. Boyle, It. U Edmund*,' H. L Scarborough, K. I. Manning,. Booth Ll\c Sto? k Co., all of Sumter, S. C. Known bondholders, mortgsgsen and other security holdes, holding 1 per cent or more of tati I amount ol Ix-nds. mortgages, or ot a r securities Palmetto Budding \ I tr. \^-..( ia tl<>n, Sumter, S. C. tiamt Cock Build? ing A Loan ASSOClSllOI . Sumter, S C.. Duplex Printing Pres.? Co., Battle Crseta, Mieh., j. H. ic Urostei A Bra* Atlanta. Oa. Average number of e. pies of each Issue i t this publication sold or dls trlbute I, through ihe malls or other wim?, to paid ManetIbsrs enrlnj the s'x month* atSSSdlni the date of this statement. (This information Is re aabfed fr<>m anil] a swampers only,) H. i; i ?sti;i:\. Sworn to and *ubx. ribed before me this 11th day of November, If IS, a. m. Bin n niirn >\, (Seal) Notary Public. S. C. (My commission e> pirns at p|. a.-uire of the (;o\ernor ) I rann You will notice terms SffSTSd by Mr. II. T. Edens have been changed to I I luxh, balance In 1, - and :i years. Mu< h better This put> these tine farms In reach of every one. Sab N.ahi.r 21st. till, a Dal/ell, S. ?V l'innlx Benlly und Auction < 'o - Ads t. IUUB AT EDENS' UAaAOKi Automobile Belonging to Ncill O'Don iiell lltully Damaged. Ml* - An automobile belonging to Mr. Neill O'Donnell was badly damaged by tiro Tuesday afternoon before the lire was extinguished by the chemical en? gine. This was one case where the chemi< al engine came in very elTee ? tively. for had it not been for this, it is probable that the water from the host- would have spread the lire in? stead of extinguishing it. The fire occurred when the car was cranked in the garage. It backfired and one of the men working on the machine attempted to smother the fir*! I whb h burst out. As he was doing | this, it is understood that the driver' of the car threw a bucket of water on the fire, which only served to spread II and enlarge the flame, which s ?read all over the car. Had it not been for the prompt arrival of the chemical engine it is probable that the Are would have been a disastrous one. The damage to the car, it Is under stod, was covered by insurance. IX CIVIL COURT. Verdict for Defendant in Ilraccy Case ?Murray Case In Progress. The agM of J. U. Hraeey against the Southern Railway Company closed Tuesday afternoon. The jury, after being otlt for some time, returned a verdict for the defendant. Hraeey alleged that he was injured by the carelessness of the railway company and asked for actual and punitive damages amounting to $5,000. , The case of Mary Murray and Esau Murray againsi the Southern Railway company was the next case taken up. Mary Murray, a colored woman, al? leged that she was thrown off the step i>f the train as she was getting off at Tourney Station. She alleges that the train started off with a jerk before she could get. from her seat in the coach to the ground. She further alleged that she had not been able to do any work, but had been laid up ever since because of injuries received in the fall. $2,950 damages are asked for. TOADS EXCURSION POSTPONED. Philadelphia Boosters Have Decided, not to Conic for Visit at This Time. T>e Fifth Philadelphia Trade Ex? pansion Excursion will not come to Sumter on November l'Jth, as expect? ed. A letter from .the secretary re? ceived Thursday morning conveys the ir.formation thut the trip has been postponed until some later date, when it will be more convenient for the business men of Philadelphia to leave home. Many of them have found that they could nut get off at this time. Sumter had been making prepara? tions to m?>et and entertain the Phil? adelphia boosters during their short atay In Sumter, but these prepara? tions will be postponed now until the excursion decides to come, which the secretary says it will do. Juror Fine*I for Tardiness. Juror J. O. Williams was fifteen minutes late for court Tuesday and Judge T. S. Sease fined him live dol? lars for his delinquency. Williams stated that his clock must have been wrong, glvirg this as the cause of tar? diness. Judge Sease, however, did not look upon this as a sufficient excuse for delaying the court. Williams paid the fine. Tobacco Warehouse Notes. The Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse C unpany of Sumter will erect a ware? house in Sunder beyond the shadow of a doubt. The board of directore havo la en fleeted and preliminary prepara? tions for the re-establishment of St.inter's tobaOOO market are going on as rapidly as possible. -o-? The director! are now casting about for an experienced tobaoco warehouse manager und as soon as this man is located there will be something doing in the line ot building the warehouse. Secretary Reardon, of the Chamber <>t Commerce is in correspondence with a numtx r of reliable warehouse? men and hope! In .1 few days to have something In the shape of a definite proposition to place before the board. The first moa| Important thing Is to Interest the farmers In tin- planting of tobacco. ib>w many acres of the wi d will be planted within a rail tis of fifteen miles of Sumter is the question tobacco wareth u semen are asking the secretary. Iftrje Soft Warm I nderwcur. For every member of the familyi (except nun). Its the "Merode" and \i. ntoi" brands loo, All wool, silk ' and wool, silk and cotton, wool and i otton or all cotton iii all the dll ferent garments. The best under? wear we knou about, for if there was ?n) bet ti r we'd ba\ ? it. Mind yon tic price is in. higher lhan the ordl? nai t Ill-fit ting kinds, Behwartu I h? iter Mores .\<i i BIRD SEASON OFENS SATURDAY. Plenty of Partridge! Reported Mils Season and H?ntels Will Have Good Time. The open season for partridge shooting begins Saturday, November 15th, and as partridges are reported to be plentiful this so.;son, it is prob? able that the hunters, especially those who get an early season start will have a hunter's picnic. However, there are one or two things that the hunters should remem? ber, if they wish to avoid getting in trouble. One is that it is unlawful to hunt on any person's land without his permission and the hunter can be ounished as a trespasser, if he does so. *jnot .er thing to be remembered is that twenty-live partridges is the limit of a bag in one day under the law of this State and there is a line lor every bird over that number. It Has been reported that some of the hunters about town have not waited until the season opens, but have done some partridge hunting before the open season arrived. CAUSE AND SYMPFOMS OF HOOK? WORM DISEASE. More Than 50,000 Persons Have Been Treated in South Carolina. Hookworm disease is caused by a small, round worm which measures about half In anch in length and has the thic kness of an ordinary hair-pin. It enters the body in a stage at which it is invisible to the naked eye usual? ly through the skin, thereby produc? ing ground-'ioh, and makes its way to the intestine, and becomes full grown. The parasite then feeds up? on the blood of the host, causes bleed? ing places in the intestine, and in all probability has poisons which get into the system and may destroy the blood of the person. Each hookworm lives from 10 to 15 years after enter-j ing the body. Outside the body they live In the soil. And in turn they get 1 into the soil only through soil con? tamination with the bowel discharges j of a human being. Therefore, we have the vicious circle, from soil to the psrson, and from person to the soil. II the human excreta were properl\ provided for and disposed of, the1 dlssaas would soon be stamped out. The disease is found at all ages, in both sexes, in all classes and in both races. Mild. Symptoms: Ground-itch is the first symptom, but is of comparatively lit? tle importance. The symptoms follow? ing ground-itch will depend upon the number of worms present and the strength of the individual. Tin- num? ber of hookworms in persons infected j varies from one or two to several thousand snd mors. They do not mul-1 tiply in the body. In a mild case of hookworm dis? ease there may be no physical changes in the person indicating the presence of the disease, and there also may be no special symptoms. The person looks more or less healthy, ha* a good color, Is well developed, etc. However, In many of the mild cases, the person suffers regularly from in? digestion or dyspepsia, may have headaches, heartburn, pains in the stomach, poor appetite and a general bad feeling. Sow re. In a case that is still more severe the person infected Is markedly pale, due to the loss of blood, often sallow, face puffed, poorly developed, body and limbs showing impairment in growth; puny; abdomen prominent, suffers often from weakness, head? aches, dizziness, symptoms of indiges? tion as already mentioned, shortness of breath and palpitations of the heart. Appetite, With some poor; others ravenous. In a very severe case of hookworm disease the person Infected Is extreme? ly pale, sallow, face puffed, stunted in growth, dropsical; very weak, unfit for any effort, either physical or men ? tal; often has headaches, dizziness, great shortness of breath, severe pal? pitations of heart; palm In stomach, heartburn, and often perverted appe? tite for such things as clay, etc. These have been known as "clay eaters." It is not necessary for a person to have all these symptoms for him or her to have hookworm disease. it seldom requires over four treat? ments, given one week apart, to effect B curs, Even those severely infected become strong and well, soon regain a normal color, etc, The treatment is harmless. Anyone suffering from any of above symptoms should be exam? ined. Your county and your state Board of Health will treat you free. Asm your doctor about it. Etch tills tact Into Your Mind. A really 'smart' high east.- shoe costs no more than a nondescript, style bereft shoe, its just a matter of choosing knowingly, of wreatlng from every dollar you spend Its pen? ny most return, l^adles we do want you to know the ' Wright ami I'eters' high Claas shoes, like we know them. < die trial Will Convince you. There is ; difference. Hchwarta Greater stores. tdvt. IN COMMON I?Li:AS COURT. Case of Taylor vs. Strauss Results in Verdict for Plaintiff. The ease of Maude O. Taylor against Isaac Strauss which consumed all of Monday resulted ia a verdict in fa? vor of the plaintiff tor the land in dispute and $200 damages. The pos? session of it tract of land and dam? ages because of the removal of timber and rent were sued for. The ease of J. R, Braeey against the Southern Railway Company was in progress in court Tuesday morn? ing. Bracey sued for damages alleged to be due because of personal inju? ries ruffered, when a train was run against a car which he was unload? ing. BISHOPVILLE si; I :s BETTE] I TIMES. County seat of Dae lias Become Beautiful as Well as Good Town. Bishopvllle, Nov. 1.0.?The late Mc? Donald Furman once came to Bishop* ville on a visit and wrote up the tow n or rather his Impression of the place and began his letter with this sen? tence: "Bishopvllle is a little village, composed for the most part of beau? tiful women and ugly churches." j That was at that time very nearly correct but If he could visit Bishop Ville today he would lie able to say that Bishopvllle is a city of beautiful women and magnificent houses of worship. In public and semi-publie buildings such as churches, court house, passenger depots and public schools, Bishopvllle can boast as few towns its size can. Only in the latter is it now deficient and the builders of present school building did well for the time and with the means at hand but they fail? ed to anticipate the remarkable growth of the town and the especially marvelous demands that now* an? made upon the schools. But this is only a temporary embarrassment for it will only be a question of time when it will have a modern up-to-date group cf school buildings. Bishop ville suffered for a long time* as most small towns do with factions in every thing but it has now shaken off its swaddling clothes and is taking on the dress of a full grown city and all *of the cltlseni With one accord are be? hind everything that tends to upbuild? ing of the town. This is especially true as to the women of the city who through their Civic league have al? ready worked a great many improve? ments and are striving with success for even greater improvements. Bishopvllle has no law and order league and If things continue as at present it will never need one, the town has a splendid corps of police officers, all sober, fearless men and what Is better, men of good judgment and they enforce the law on all alike, dealing harshly with none. In the enforcement of the law the city au? thorities have the earnest and efficient cooperation Of the sheriff, magistrates and constables of the county. In fact Bishopvllle and Leo county are good plat es to live and to those who believe in and appreciate the things above set forth, she extends a hearty welcome, backed by the finest -farming section in the State, by as fine citizens as are to be found, ample banking houses which back up and help all enterprises with the necessary liberality consistent with safety. REFUGEES RETURN TO MEXICO. Americans Who Left Vaqui Valley Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, Nov. 11.? A little group of Americans departed today for their home in the TaqUl River district In Southern Sonora, 50u miles below the border. They ware among the I0t> Americans who arrived two months ago on the steamer Buffa? lo at San Diego, Cal. Already nearly one-half of the refu? gees have returned to their homes in the district. What they will find upon their return they do not know. The refugees can travel by ejR.ll only as far south as Maytorena, less than half the journey.. Death of Mrs. Yormoillo Jennings, Mrs. Vermeille Jennings, one of the oldest ladies in the county, and widow of the late John Jennings, died at her home in the St. James neigh? borhood Sunday night alter an illness of a few days. She had reached the advanced nge of eighty-three years and bad kept in remarkably good health until last Thursday, when she was stricken With paralysis. She never recovered consciousness after the Btroke. The tunes .1 services were held Tuesday at noon ;it the Sumter Cem? etery, being conducted by the Rev. J. x. Tolar of the Washington Street Baptist church. I J 1 Mrs. Jennings Is survived by three daughters and two sons, M s l'.li/a Jennings, Mrs. Robert Dlnkins, Mrs. \v. V, Lenolr and Messrs. W. H. Jen i nlngs and i\ ?>. Jennings, all of the st James neighborhood. She was a sister <?l the late R, llampt ui Yaughan. Bet racing Steps. PRACTICALLY EVERY SCHOOL IN COUNTY SEND8 ITS TEACHERS TO CONFERENCE. Morning Session Pento red by Inter? esting Address by Superintendent J. E. Swenrlngen ad Hound Table Talks Led by Prof. W. K. T?te. The Teachers' Conference convened In the auditorium of the Hampton School building Thursday for its first session with more than fifty teachers present for this the first event of its kind ever held in Mimter! County. The interest displayed by the teachers in the meeting was ob? served by those who planned and or? ganized the conference with pleasure and it Ig proable that much good m the way of solving the Probiens of e the teachers in the rural schools of the county will be done before the session ends. The lirst mooting was called 1.0 or? der Thursday morning by Superin? tendent of Education J. Herbert Haynsworth, who expressed himself as being delighted with the large at? tendance of teachers, the number be? ing even larger than was antieirated. He discussed the purpose of the con? ference and his remarks were ably seconded by Prof. S. H. Edmunds of the city schools, who extended a welcome to the visiting teachers. The teachers were enrolled, each teacher at the same time giving the school he or she represented. The address by Supt. J. E. Swenrln? gen was a very interesting one. Mr. Swenrlngen told of education in the past, the present and what he hoped i: would be in the future. His address was in the nature of a retrospective, introspective and prospective re? search into methods of teaching. H* was listened to with keen atten ion by his auditors and his talk will no doubt prove of benefit to the teach? ers In their future work. A feature not on the program was the round table talk led by Prof. W. K. T?te. This discussion was joined in by many of the teachers and was In the nature of heart to heart talk of the problems of the teachers, their aims and the proper methods of solv- j ing the problems and accomplishing! their ideas. CASES IN COURT. Dabbs Case Dropped?$200 Verdict] Against Southern Hallway?Imman? uel A Company Sued. In the Court of Common Pleas Thursday the case against Emanuel & Company was in progress when court adjourned for dinner. This was a suit brought by C. 1?. Waldrop of Due West on a note alleged to have been given him by C. L. Emanuel the lat? ter part of December, 1U11. The amount sued for was $1,000 with in? terest at seven per cent. The defense alleged that Waldrop, who at one time worked for Emanuel A Company and later was in business at Due West With a company, owed $800 in settle? ment for the business which he had bought OUt at Due West, and that Kmanuel A Company had never given Waldrop the note in question, at least with the knowledge of Mrs. Mary F. Emanuel, who was, at the time it was given, sole owner of the busincst known as Kmanuel & Company. It was also alleged that If C. L* Emanuel gave the note for Emanuel & Com? pany, he was not authorized to do so and he himself used the money which it was alleged was borrowed from the plaintiff and did not apply the same to the use of Emanuel A Company. It was further stated that if he gave the note at the time dated it was null and void, as at that time he was not in a physical condition to attend to buainesS of any sort. At the conclusion of the testimony Mr. w. M. Qraydon for the plaintiff mad*' a motion for the direction of a verdict, but the motion was refused ami the attorneys commenced upon their argumenta The case of Mary Murray and Ksau Murray against the Southrn Railway Company for $2,950 damages for per? sonal Injuries resulted in ; verdict for $200 for the plaintiffs. The case of E. W. Dabbs against C. Waiter Letts and others was dropped Wednesday afternoon because of the fact that the complaint had not been drawn up In the proper manner for the suit. This was a case agaist the Letts Itailroad for alleged trespass on the lands of the plaintiff. TO REDUCE HIGH COST OF LIV 1NG. Resolution In House Against Cold Storage < Ker 00 Days. Washington, Nov. 12. ? As a remedy j for the high cosl ol living Representa? tive McKellar, of Tennessee, today in? troduced a resolution to make unlaw? ful any Interstate shipments of beef. veal, mutton, iamb, pork, fish, poul? try, butter, eggs or other perlaha blq foodstuffs alter being kept in cold storage neue than ninety days. Pines and Imprisonment are proposed a 1 loualt lea. STORM'S TOLL OF DEATH. FIVE BIG SHIPS GO DOWN AND HUNDRED SAILORS PERISH. Laie Reporta From BUiwanl Swept Great Lakes Augment Tlie Tale of Death and Instruction?BeaHi Ooaabera Rob Bodies of Dead That Arc Waahed ft si wh o Thedford, Out, Nov. 13.?As the result of the reifm terrific blizzard and storm, five big ships are at the bottom of Lake Ontario within a ra? dius of fifty miles of this place. A hundred or more sailors were drown? ed and the property loss amounts to many millions. Twenty bodies have already been recovered from four different ships. Beach combers and ghouls are robbing the bodies, mak? ing- identification in many cases impos? sible. Crowds arc swarming along the lake shore, taking away pieces of wreckage, life preservers and other relics. Hoods Threaten Ohio Cities. Cleveland, Nov. 13.?Heavy rains today threaten a serious flood in this city and lowlands throughout northern Ohio. Akron is also threatened with a flood. REFUGEES ARE SAFE. Americans Flee From Mexico on British Ship. Pensacola, Fla, Nov. 12.?The Brit? ish steamer Alexandrian, from Liver? pool via Mexican ports, arrived here today and brought 11 refugees who fled from Mexico owing to the terri? ble conditions now prevailing there. The Americans made their way to Tampico and there took the first steamer they could find for the United States. The Alexandrian was due to remain at Tampico for ordfrs from her charterers here, but for some reason the cables of the firm were not delivered to the steamer and she came on to this port. The refugees re? mained aboard the ship which is out in the stream for the night, as she did not get up the harbor for an an? chorage until almost nightfall. Cus? toms inspectors went out and said the passengers would come ashore tomor? row. t Clarendon County Notes. Manning Times. If the weather is good there will be a large number of Shriners in Sum? ter Thanksgiving Day. The local Shriners are making elaborate prepa? rations and the very handsome pro? grams they sent out is a guarantee that the Game Cocks are goi ig to do the thing in happy style. Carry your umbrellas, boys as the dews will be heavy. A citizen of Summe?ton complains to us that the policeman of that town arrested a Billy Goat because it went on the sidewalk, and the fine was $60. If the police had pulled the sidewalk off the goat it might not have been so bad. A friend from a distant part of the county called upon us last Monday and inquired as who was the best man in the race for governor. It was a poser, and we had to tell him they were all good men, and that he could shut his eyes to take his pick and not go wrong. We did not say this idly, we meant exactly what we said, and unless chore are issues of importance it will be a pleasure to go to the polls to make a selection. Supervisor Davis went to Sumter last Thursday and appeared before Judge Sease in proceedings to have the Sumter authorities t im over to Clarendon Alex Williams the prison? er that escaped from the chaingang, and was afterwards arrested in Sum? ter for committing crimes in that county. The judge granted the order to turn the prisoner over to this coun? ty; Supervisor Davis took charge of him ami brought him to the Claren? don gang, where he will hardly get away again. "Be Kind to the Tiny Foot ? Genuine comfort can be found in our children shoes. They are the result built up on fundamentals of Atting, knowledge of children's feet foundation, and proper leathers, built by manufacturers of repute on na? ture's last. All sizes for all ages. They nre good U r we sa> so and stand back of every pair. SchwartS Greater Stores?Advt. 1STOTI CE. All patties are hereby waned not t i hunt or trespass on the lands of the undersigned. Anyone caught tres? passing will be punished to the full extent . . the law: Jno, Player, J. W. McKay, Sigmon Player, J. F. Bland, Col. a. R. Muldrow, Dr. K. M. Mul drow, J IV. Rhode?, W. D. Rhodes. W. w. Player, iv. \. Chandler, W. F. Chandler, Jim Max es, Bob Muldro.v, ) ij, Muldrow, Jr., J. B. Burnett, Rradles ?v Thomas. K. V, DesChamps, 11 nub \Vither?poon.