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IKE RAILROAD SITUATION. VOL, THOMAS WILSON IXTF.KKST Fl> IN IU Il.DINO NKW ROAI? TO I \ K I CITY VIA OL ANT A. *pe< ubition und SnrndM? Itelutlve to the nil* I Working Out ot The Sca hoard'H Plan? ?ml the Construction of the Sumtcr-t iinrleston Lxten ??iou. The announcement last week that the Bonsai syndicate had completed all arrangements to extend Its rnil rot.u from Andrews in Georgetown county to Churleaton. and had se? cured from the city of Charleston ? franchise and the pledge of a right of way through the elty to the termi? nals on the water trout, which the! Seaboard Air Lin* und Clinchneid, road have owned for several years, the syndicate on Its part giving a fctftl of 1150.000 to the city of Char? leston to have the railroad completed { and in operation within eighteen months, served to revive the waning interest In the railroud situation in Nurnter and there hss been much In? quiry us to the prospect of the exten? sion of the Sou'h fJHu1>Sjt Western ftallrnad to Charleston, as was de ? lured to he the plan when the road ?ras built to Sumter last year. Many people have jumped to the conclusion that the building of the Bonsai road to Charleston from An? drews I* equivalent to a positive dec? laration that the Seaboard interests have abandoned for all time the pre? viously expressed put-pose to build fr??m Sumter to Charleston and to make this road the trunk line of the system from the west to tide-water. ?'there, who profess to be better In? formed, placo no such construction on the Charleston announcement, but. on the contrary, assert positively that the Homutl syndicate Is proceeding with carefully worked out plans for the development of a well articulated railroad system that will open up new and undeveloped territory and bring business to the Seaboard sys? tem. They claim to be assured that the Andrews-Charleston line is not an alternative route, adopted In lieu of the one-time talked of Surnter-Char leston line, hut merely one part of the general pi th.tr the syndicate finds expedient to develop before taking up the Sumter-Charleston line. The Charleston-Northern It. It-. Is a link In the line that the Seaboard has plan? ned to give that system a through I route from the North to Charleston. I while the line that is to be built from Humter to Charleston will give the shortest route from the west to tide? water, since the preliminary surveys show that a line from M:Hee to Char? leston, via Sumter. is at least twenty miles shorter than th< lino from McBee to Charleston via Florence and Andrews. It is elao argued that the Numter-Charleatnn l.'ne will Intersect the Andrews-Charleston ine at Straw? berry, and the fart that the Andrews line follows the route Vtt Strawherry, ts almost proof positive .hat the orig? inal plan to build an air lino from Humt#r f" <'nar.eston Is merely held In abeyance, for the tim* being, and that the Andrev s line Is being built to conform to the general plan. It Is further said that the recently built orargeburg railroad from North, on the Seaboard, to Orangeburg is part of a plan to build k through line from t'olurvhla to Charleston, which will he shorter than any existing route be? tween the eupli.t! an?1 Charleston. The orangeburg road is to bo extended in orungeburg to Klloree. and thence southeast to connect with the Humter-Charles'ton line, somewhere mar Furgeson. All of this may be mere speculation or supposition, but there are eontri bullng eir< um*tmiu , * that give ground for belief that th. j>l tit will ultimately ?within the next (wo years?work out somewhat as outlined it is to bi hoped thai the ktaSjl Will mate) mll/.e I i > nnt.i would benefited an<i the ccuntry to the SOIIth 0| us would be opened up und given facilities that] it has long nee led. somur, <:!*nta. Luke City. Lay.ng aside speculation and guess? ing. It la of more Interest to make an announcement that has substiintl.il Joundalion >Uid is of pro isbly eurh consummation. For rial year there hiiH b. mm h di* usaion of the desirability of a railroud from this elty to shiloh S?d ?M.tnti. and varl otia plans hu\e been SllggSSJtsd, The most promoting, ami the one that for a lime uppe.in .1 StSSgSptM le of being carried to ssjsjtsjsA wus tht . ssjvsfsiM of the Ilettn l.uml-ei road into n OOS*? tnercial railroad ami its extension from Its present i.-nullius, mai Qoodj? a II. in lower Silem. to Sbiloj, am) Olanta. and building of an SStSnalOtl into thla elty. in the SVSfH thai the A'luntW CSjSjSj lane would not un dertske to operate is as a bruin-h Hue, The seheine fell through and ROttllng ever SjgSJM of if. save a eoulerence ?I two betweett .1 number of I > a si nem men of BsjSntSf arid Mr. Belts, the owner of the Metis mills . 1 nd lumber rond. The cause of the failure of y prommlng 11 plan fof ?M bst smK ' Of suuatsr s transportation facilro Bttal Iii? development of a large and' prosperous trede territory was clue; largely to a lack of substantial In? terest on the part of those who were ahle to handle a proposition of thll magnitude. Now, however, the plan to build a n.ihoad to Shiloh and Olanta has been revived and the announcement is made on the authority of Secretary Reardon of the Chamber of Com? merce, that Col. Thomas Wilson, pres? ident of the Northwestern Railroad, has become greatly interested in the plan, and, after a careful investiga? tion of the possibilities of the propos? ed road, has come to the conclusion that it would be of more importance to Sumter and this section of country than any other that could be built at this lime, and. what is of still more ' Importance from a practical point ol view, it would prove a prolltable in? vestment for either the Atlantic Coast Lino or the Northwestern Railroad. Col. Wilson is of the opinion that the road should be extended to Lake City, instead of stopping at olanta, as was originally talked of when tho Betts proposition was under consideration. Col. Wilsen is not only interested himself, but thinks he has succeeded In interesting the Atlantic Coast Lire authorities. Col. Wilson states that his Interest Is so great and he is so satisfied with the practicability ami profitableness of the proposed road that he Is prepared to guarantee to recommend the project to the Atlantic Coast lane, and. in the event thut tho Atlantic Coast Line does not cure to take hold of the proposition, ho Will entertain the Idea of building a brunch line of the Northwestern to Lake City. Tills statement, which Recretnry Reardon says ho makes on the au? thority und with the consent of Col. Wilson, amounts almost to a guaran? tee that the road to Lake City will be built in the near future, for It Is remembered that when Col. Wilson ?;ot ready to build the railroad to Camden he went ahead and built it without any beating of drums or long winded preliminary discussion. The ! Camden road had long been desired by Sumter and had been discussed for > ? ars without any result, but Col. Wil? son investigated the project, found it to be a good business proposition and proceededd to build it. Now that he says that he has investigated the pro? posed Sumter, Shiloh, Olanta, Lake City road and Is satisfied that it is a good thing and is willing to guaran? tee his endorsement of it to tho of? ficials of the Atlantic Coast Line, or to consider tho building of it himself, it Is almost certain to be built and In operation at no distant day. SKI-:KS FUNDS FOR SCHOOL. Rev. Will Katllff of RennettsvUle Asks People of Sumter Aid for. Rescue Institution. The Rev WNl Ratllff, colored, of Uennettsvllle, S. C, is in the city this week and will be here for several days asking aid of the people of Sumter for his United States Rescue Industrial School for colored children, which he established at liennettsville, S. C. several years ago. The school, he says, is doing much for the benefit of colored boys and girls, in training them up In the right way of living when without i:s aid they would prob? ably become bad citizens. It now has within its walls forty-one colored chil? dren. Tho majority of these are tho ones Juv* nll<. courts would have to contend with, although BOmc are orphans and Some are outcasts, all of whom ura taken care of by the school, which Is kept tilled to Its capacity. The board of directors of the Insti? tution Is mude up of some ol the best WhttSj people in the PeS DOS section of the State, many of whom are well known throughout the state. Rev. KatlifY asks that any contributions for tho aeool he asm from here to Mr. t. it. MeLaurln at Bennettsvllle, S. C, tin irenatirSf of tin- institution, liven to i1 r. c. < ? Brown ol thin t?? \>i- forwarded to the troagu er, This achool hna In oharge two amnll boyi from this city who got in trouble here several yenra ago and air being taught at the school. T \Y I: N T Y - O N i: 1 \ 1 > I CT I: I >. - Charged With Misuse of .Money in Politico. Bowling ?Ilten. Kv., Nov. 1?.. ? In dlctmenta charging tin- unlawful use of mosK y In recent elections In thla county were returned yesterday und today against si\ prominent polltlolanH Indictments charging vote-selling were returned ngedust ig other persona The grand jury will continue Inves? tigations ff?r several days, other In? dictments are exp? < ted, Nervous ami Sick Headaches. Torpid iiv#?r. constipated bowel? ?<?oi disordered stomach are the au ten of these headaches. Take Or. Klnaj'a Ni w Life mis. you win !>?? ? .1 hO* quickly you will get re ttmulate the different Or? gana to do their work properly. No better regulator f?>r liver and bow* Take md Invest in a box to d 'v -\t .ill druggi ta or by mall H. t : 1 l< n a < 'ft . Philadelphia And ?St. Louis.?Advt. CARNIVAL TURNED DOWN. Directors of ('I mm bor of Commerce Demanded Guarantee Which Carni I val Manager Refused to Gms so t urnivul is Ail Off. At I meeting of the board of di rectora Of the Chamber of Commerce held at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, It was decided to make a contract with Mr. J. B, Better, Of the Wright Brosi Aviation Company and the lien Krause Greater Carnival Shows for ex? hibition in Sumter, provided that cer? tain terms of the directors be Inalated upon, whereby the Chamber of Com-' merce would receive guarantees that a stipulated amount of money will be [received1 by the commercial organiza-1 ; tion. The matter of the contract was re ferred to the president and the secre-^ j tary of the Chamber of Commerce, i Mr, Bergor, over the long distance phone last night, and again this morn-j ing, said he could not see his way ! clear to meet the demands of tho di? rectors. So the proposed aeroplane and the carnival are "up in the air" so to j speak for the present. Unless the commercial organization can be assured of financial benefits for its cooperation and endorsement the directors will not have anything to do with either Mr. Merger or Mr. Krause. Fo ?ble-Mindc<lnevs Increasing, In the October American Magazine [Arnold L (iesell writes a most inter? esting article entitled "The Village of a Thousand Souls." It contains the results of a thorough investigation of the 220 families that make up a cer? tain real village located in x prosper? ous farming district in the Middle West. Tho name of the village is . withheld from publication for ob? vious reasons, but the author of the article, who Is u Yale teacher, assures tho reader that the village described I?; not exceptional or unusial ia any ' way. On the other hand it is typical. The investigation was ci.r.Med clear buck through a whole jceneration ? thirty-three years.) Out of a total , of 20 families, thirty-seven families show feeblo-mindedness in one, two, three or four Individuals. This is a proportion of sixteen per cent. Thir I ty-six families reveal alcoholism ?a , proportion of sixteen per cent. There 1 is found definite Insanity in twenty two families?ten per cent, in thlr j ry-four families are found eccentrics. Toward the end of his report the I author makes the following com? ment : "Only the rankest pessimists and ! believers in noninterference will con I dono the increase of feoble-mided ntss and insanity which is occur? ring everywhere in the villages of the land. We need not wait for the per? fection of the infant science of eugenics before proceeding upon aj course of supervision and segrega? tion which will prevent tho horrible renewal of this defective protoplasm 'that is contaminating the stream of village life. "The social reformers have all these years accepted tho stream of life as I thoy found It, and, as Havelock El I ? I 'Iis says, 'while working to oleanse the banks of the stream made no at? tempt to purify the stream itself.' j The solemn facts of heredity must now be respected. Environment 1* the leHser half. The Village of a ' Thousand Souls has no factories; is in a region of surpassing beauty, with ! ample air. space, sunshine. The op? portunities for play and physical de-! j velopment of children are almost I ideal; educational facilities are free. I gjVen with the large number of sa? loons, the conditions of life are Im? measurably superior to those of the tenement districts of crowded cities; ! and yet, in spite of these onviroii i mental advantages, 26 per cent of a series of 220 local families show the taint of either insanity or feeble-j ! mindedneaa "A good high BChool principal can by h'.s Influence elevate tin* tone of i tho whole town; but no principal or1 teacher can by patient work after; SChOOl BaVSi restore, or make over a feeble-minded scholar, a philan? thropist by founding a library or clubhouse ma) add greatly to the hap? piness of this village. No one who. j has Uv< d It ng in one Village has tailed I to notice the atrong environmental In? fluence* both of educational Instltu 11 on a and inspiring individuals. Yet heredity remains the greater half. "The banks oi the racial river <?t life should be beautified and ennobled by all thai the willing handa of man can rear and contrive; but those benefactors who labor now through science and wise legislation to purify the very Springs of the dying and ll\ mg stream will be thrice blessed by the generations unborn." rain in iPu u ami Rheumatism ?Torment thousands of people dally? Don't be one of these Buffer era when for so little coal you can get well ml of the cause, l ob y Kid? ney Pills beglu their good work from th<? very llrst dose. The) c a n bo direct an action on <h?- kidneys and bladder that the pain ami torment ol backache, rheumatlam and kidney trouble Is soon dispelled. Slbert'fl Drug Slurs.?AU\t. TUBERCULOSIS OP CATTLE. _ Clemson College Extension "Work? South Carolina Experiment station. PrtJM Bulletin No. 130. (Dr. M. Ray Powers.) Tuberculosis of cattle Is not as prev? alent in the Southern States as in the Northern and Western States where j climatic and other conditions are! more favorable for its spread. How- j ever, this disease is present among Cattle of South Carolina and Its pres-; ence cannot be ignored. This disease' is of importance not only to the pro? ducer of milk, but to the consumer, In as much as milk from tubercular cattle is a menace to public health, especially to the health of children. Clemeon College Veterinary Divis? ion has for several years been testing; herds where the presence of this dis ate was suspected, but has now planned to extend this work to in? clude the testing of dairy and pure bred herds, when owners desire such a test and are willing to observe the 1 necessary sanitary measures to pro- j duce and maintain herds free from tuberculosis. This work It not re i quired by law, therefore tests will i only be made in counties where com ! petent veterinarians are not available. I Theas, tests v ill be made at such times BS other State work permits. No charge will he made for the veterinar? ian conducting this test. The form of agreement that will be required of each owner is given he low : Clemson College Public State Work. Veterinary Division. AGREEMENT. I In consideratio of the testing of my herd of eatle by Clemson College Veterinary Division and the assist? ance of said Division In enabling me : to produce and maintain a herd of ? cattle free from the contamination of tuberculosis, 1. (P. O. Address.) of.owner of said herd of cattle, comprising. (Number and kinds over 6 months old) (Number and kind under 6 months old) do hereby agree as fol? lows: 1. I will cause all animals which react to the tuberculin test, and which also show other marked symp? toms of tuberculosis, to be appraised and slaughtered In accordance with the laws of South Carolina. I 2. I will cause all animals which J react t? the tuberculin test, but which I show no other evidence of tuberculo I sis to be appraised and slaughtered in accordance with the laws of South Carolina, or I will cause such ani? mals to b i removed from the herd j and portion of the farm upon which ! the healthy animals of the herd are maintained, and will cause these dis? eased animals to be segregated from the healthy animals, and thereafter! they sh^U remain so segregated. 3. In all cases where the milk . from such segregated reacting cows is > to be used lor any purpose whatever : X will cause the said mlik to be ster-j ilized. 4. Segregated reacting bulls ma> be used for breeding, provided they are held on leash and are not per? mitted to leave the premises reserv? ed lor their use, and provided the t healthy cows bred to such bulls are not unduly exposed to intected prera-i ises or to other diseased cattle. 5. I will cause the young from [segregated reacting animals to be rc-i moved from their mothers at birth J and will not permit the said young1 to suck their mothers. 6. Any ? part of my premises con? taminated by reacting animals will be submitted by me to a Prompt and thorough disinfection under the di-! rectlon or supervision of the veteri? narian conducting the tuberculin test.( 7. All cuttle owned by me, both healthy and tuberculous, I will mark In such a manner as to enable their Identity to be retained and I will not change the location of or slaughter any tuberculous cattle except after duo and timely notification to tho Veterinary Division of Clemson Col? lege, Stating the exact nature of the Change Of location, or the exact date, name, and address ol* the establish? ment at which the animal or animals are to be slaughtered. H. 1 will add no cattle to the said herd which have not passed a. tuber? culin test administered by a veterinar? ian authorized by the state lave stock Sanitary Official of the State in which he resides or by a veterinarian ot the r. S. Bureau of Animal Industry. D, I will comply with all reason? able sanitary measures which are in? dicated by the proper official! ot the stute wherein my loud u located) or by the local board of health under whose permit 1 am disposing of dairy products. i<?. if any cattb- in my herd react to the tuberculin test, I agree to co? operate in subsequent tests ol my herd according to ibis agreement, at Inter? vals not sooner than nix months and not later than on i year, until at least one test is made which Indicates that my herd is entirely fr<.t tubercu? losis. IL 1 agree to pay the actual trav? eling exponsel of the veterinarian con due.mg those tests. (Tuberculin, etc.: to be furnished without cost by Clemson College Veterinary Division.; 12. In witness whereof 1 have sign? ed this agreement this.day of.one thousand nine hundred and. (Owner of herd.) (Address). . j .? ?? .i Witness:. It is hoped that *his extension of the Live Stock Sanitary Work o> (.Memsen College will encourage j Boards of Health in the various town.* j throughout the State to pass ordl-j nances prohibiting the sale of mitt, from cows which are not tested and found free from tuberculosis. Such ordinances are now in force in several I of our larger cities, but smaller towns; I and cites have not adopted similar or-1 dlnances, presumably because such I towns have no veterinarian on their I boards of health or practicing in their j ! communities. Health officers, dairy- 1 ! men, and owners of pure bred cattle can obtain blank applications and' j agreements for this test by writing to j I the Veterinary Division, Clemson I College, S. C. VARIATION IN COTTON PRICES. Time for Farmers *o Investigate Cot* ton Marketing. Progressive Farmer. Gaffney 13 3-4; Marion 12 7-8! A difference of seven-eighths of a cent a pound or $4.37 per bale, in cot? ton of tho same grade on the same day, between the same hours, in two towns of about tho same size in the same State! That's the story contained in re? ports furnished the Progressive Farm? er by the secretaries of the Cham? ber of Commerce of the towns refer? red to for Monday, November 3, be? tween the hours of 10 and 2, in re? sponse to a special request sent out from our office?a story calculated in? deed to make all cotton growers "sit j up and take notice." ! Why such a wide difference, the J same day, in the price of cotton of ; tho same grade in any two towns whatever. And shall the conditions that make such a difference possi? ble continue to exist? These are vital questions to the farmers of the Caro? linas and every other cotton-growing State. There were just eighteen replies to our request for cotton growing prices as shown by the following table in which "M," stands for middling; "O. M" good middling and "8. M." strict middling: M. G. M. S M. Oaffney, S. C. . .13 3-4 Wadesboro, N. C. ..13 1-2 13 5-8 13 3-4 Anderson, S. C. . .13 3-4 13 3-4 13 3-4 Rock Hill, S. C. 13 1-2 Raleigh, N. C. ..13 7-16 13 11-16 13 3-4 Spartanb'g, S. C. . .13 1-4 13 1-2 13 6-8 Con way, j S. C. . .12 1-4 13 3-8 13 1-2 Wilmington, N. C. . .13 3-8 Wilson, X. C. ..13 1-4 13 3-8 13 3-4 Chester, j S. C. . .13:30 13:30 13:30 Kershaw, S. C. . .13 3-8 13 1-2 13 D-S Sumter, SC. ..13 3-8 13 1-2 13 6-8 Burlington, X. C. . .1J 1-4 Stateevllle, S. C. . . 13 13 3-8 14 1-4 Bonnettsville, j S. C. . .13 1-8 13 1-4 Florence. B. C. ..13 13 1-8 II 1-4 Goldsboro, X. C. ..13 13 1-4 Marion, S. C. . . IS 7-8 13 1-8 13 1-4 Additional disclosures made by a comparison of the above table are that Oaffney and Anderson, ranked first, Wadesboro second, and Rock Hill third, In the prices paid for cotton the day of our investigation; that Spartanburg, less than thirty miles from Gaffney with many cotton mill smoke stacks visible every mile be? tween the two cities, paid from one half to one-fourth cent less for the cotton sold in her local market that day; that Wilmington, a large seaport town, paid only one-eighth cent more than Burlington, a small Interior town; that Bennettsvllle, the county s.Mt of the best cotton growing county In South Carolina, paid from one eighth one one-fourth cent less than Con way, the capital of the independ? ent republic of Horry; that Goldsboro and Statesville paid three-fourths cent less per pound for middling than Gaffney, while Spartanburg, Bennetts vilie, Conway, Wilson, and Burlington Were one-hall cent or more less; thai In Rock Hill, Burlington, and Wil? mington only one-grade was report? ed to us. Sp.its tlm same day In Xew York were fourteen cents at 2.4 6 ten points J ?wer than the previous day. These figures abundantly demon state the truth of our contention that individual farmers, the Farmers' i Union, and other farmers' organiza? tions should all get busy to find out just what are conditions in their local markets, in Charlotte the other day the farmers agreed to pool their cot? ton one day and raised the price from thirteen and three-quarter cents to fourteen cents?an illustration of what united effort can accomp'lah. A TIME FOR YOUNG MEN'. Columbia Man Says they Should Help Put Good Men in Office. Columbia, Nov. 13.?The duty, as he sees it, of the young men to take their part and do their best towards the work of electing men to public of? fice in South Carolina was outlined by Mr. W. C. Patrick, formerly of Bam? berg, but now of Columbia. Mr. Pat ; rick knows nothing of politics in the practical meaning of that terra, has never held an. office and never ex 1 pects to hold one, but he thinks that ; the young men who are in business I should take more interest in those who ' represent the people. In other words, ! Mr. Patrick has no political axe to grind, but speaks as the representa j tive of the thousands of young men, , who he points out owe a duty to their State, to see by their vote that the ! principles of true Democracy and the j principles on which this government la j founded shall continue. "A candidate should be weighed to j determine the amount of his integ? rity," says Mr. Patrick. "In U\\s : day of factionalism, when personali? ties are being dealt in to such a great degree, that which is most important ! in a man's make-up is overlooked. ! Honesty of purpose and fearlessness j in discharge of a public duty should ? be placed above all else; the cons'1 eration of a friendship, purely on the grounds of friendship, is a bad policy. "It has been the custom of the young men in the past to defer more ; or less to the opinions of their eld \ ers and superiors in a business way and thereby has the old order of I things been continued. ! "Today the time is ripe for some 1 young man morally clean and above I reproach to step into the breach and take up1 the tight and carry it on to 1 victory for cleaner, purer govern ! ment It does not necessarily mean ! that a young man should enter into a ; political campaign in order to make ' his influence for the common good felt, but his daily life nd the influence ! which he exerts over his companions : and friends should be such as to in j fluence them to occupy higher ground and take a larger interest in the com? mon weal. "A young man of this type, without a political past and with no ques? tionable record to be eited on the ! stump, is badly needed In South Car? olina today. Instead of factionalism and bitter personalities let him raise the battle flag of righteous and con? structive government, and pitch the political light on the higher issues so splendidly exemplified by President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. A young man imbued with these principles would, in my opinion, win a sweeping '< victory in South Carolina and lnaugu : rate a new and higher order of things, the need of which is so greatly felt in our State today . j "The young men of South Carolina ; owe It to themselves to take a great? er interest in civic righteousness and see by their votes and influence i.hat only men of Integrity and strength of purpose be selected to fill the high and honorable offices within the gift of the people. Let them begin at the ground works, commence with munl | cipal government and proceed on , through the county, State and National governments, and be sure that every vote they cast is against the dema? gogue and in favor of the candidate who has the true interest of the peo? ple at heart." That the young men of South Caro? lina are more interested today in poll tics than ever before Is evident from ? the talk which one hears on streets and in places of tusiness. Almost In every instance in this State, where a young msn has entered the race for the legislature or other office, he has been elected, and Mr. Patrick tonight pointed this out as proof of his state? ment that this is the time for young men in the Palmetto State. Beware of ointments for Catarrh That 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? table physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you ean possibly derive from them. Halt's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O., contains no mercury, and is taken Internally, act? ing directly upon the blood and mu? cous surfaces of the system. In buy? ing Hall's Catarrh Cure be surs you get the genuine. It is taken Inter? nally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists. Price 76c per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti? pation.