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C|y BHjpijfl jScutbron. HI at Ibe Pcstofnce AC Suniter, S. C i ss Second Class Matter. PERSON A? XKWS, Mr. K. S. Welch. <?! Lee ? ??unty, w i i In towr Monda\. MtfM The.? Stukrs returned to the elty Monday night after a stay in Charleston. Mr. N. s. Mt-Lctul. of Oswego, was a visitor to the city Wednesday. Mrs. D. C. Mlddleton. of Qolds bore, N. C, im Visiting her son. W IV Middleton on West Hampton Avenue. CHICKEN' TiriKF AT WOHK. LloOdhoamto llroiiglit from Colum ? bia to Catch Thieves. Monday night chicken and turkey thieves were busy plying their trade as a number of chickens and turkeys were missed from some of the fowl houses in town when their owners awoke Tuesday morning. Mr. H L. Tisdale wua one of the heaviest sufferers, the thief having practically robbed him of all his chic k sna He was so anxious to catch the thief that he wired over to Columbia for *the bloodhounds which came in on the morning train. They were tak? en to the chicken house, but made p >or headway in trailing tho thid or thieves. However, MaJ. W. L. Lee, about 9.30 that morning, discovered one of ths chicken thieves in the meadow back of r.t* house and nabbed him be? fore the man. who was busily ar? ranging his chickens to bring them in? to town to sell, knew he was near. MaJ. Le* caught the man, but he found he had caught a Tartar, for the negro fought fiercely against be? ing brought Into town. However, Maj Los brought him some distance, when ths negro succeeded In getting away. Ths police were at oncu notified und chase was given, bur the negro mailt good his escape, although tho dogs were put on his trail. They were un abls to follow it ard gave up after some time. Altamoat Black, one of the negroes on ths street force, was arrested for riding on the sidewalk with a bicycle, and it was supposed that he was charged with theft, but there was ap? parently little evidence against him, the only evidence being the fact that ths dogs had trailed him after he was taken to the place where MaJ. Lee had1 found tne thieT. ' 34a chickens were found In a big box. at the place where Muj. Lee caught the thief, two of which were identified by Mr. Tisdale as his. I'p to noon the owner of the others bad not been found. Foods That are Harmful to Children. The Woman's Home Companion in Its \>ecember Issue carries on its cam? paign for "Better Habies'" by publish? ing an article entitled 'How tC Make Habits Better." ay i?r. Heget h. Dsn ostt a New \ >r\ expert on children's disease*. Following is an extract from the article on the subject of food fof* children: "The indiscriminate eating of indi? gestible food, such as many adults eat, Is a practice t.? l?o run dem ned. Fried food of any kind, with the e vc? ? pt ion or stsak or chops, is harmful to the child because the fat with which it is fn< i is cooked Into the food and surrounds the particles of which it is made up. so that the digestive Juices cannot act upon them. Most children are allowed too many sweets. Kemembor ? that, eva-n though they are given a restrict? ed amount of candy, cake, and deserts, they will got enough sugar in POiac form. In the course of a week, to sup? ply all their needs. This n-suuti-.n of sweets ought not t<- \>r a hardship If the chdd is fond of fruit. ImUhI of giving a piece> of cake or can?K between sneak* a? even Iat dessert, an SPple. pear, or pea< It will please Mm rast as well, and will be beneficial Instead) of harmful. l . i s..me veal mothers PjsWI held Iks erroneous ld<tm that raw fruits ure difficult to dlffSSt. ?yhi* is not true II ike fruit is neither gre#n n-.r over-i ipe. it the Child b i f)'.t sufo< lent teeth vsitb \\hi? ?> to ChSS it the fruit should hi liven In mashed or scrap*.I petal s.? that pa ?? ?t*i pai lid will be swallowed ''ladlscrlminate eating is not the only error in .1 child's diet. Tin- over rsrefui PMllMf o??? astoaally pose l" the other ssjifassa in endeavorins 1" plan ? healthful ? 11? t fbf h? r < hihl For Instance Mo- gsjgj M,,t albew PB] thing but milk mil eesaatl throughout .the laeaad paar, f..r fear ihat solid food esnnot be digested. This I o k at m* ltd food reallv d<.n h um. I?-. .-ius> when the seeene1 teat al life k re v hed the chlbl Ih rnii< b more bk.- Hi. adult than (Imi i. the first fi h. and food which appro o h. < Ike adult diel should be begun. It la it this limt that the mother PJeSBl SSSds tin* <i. | list to guide her ' Governor Jtleuse has appoint, | eight new pjaan aatdsaa pmong them being Ii w I ?fj sad .1 u pt r M. Pmith . 'i Lee county* CITY COUNCILJEETIHG. OWNOn l>F.cil>Ks to MUfl $:?o> 000 Cm HALL HUN US. Vehicles MM net Urn-roach In (IN Area or Kim o\ or Hos???\ um Ixt of Matters Transacted at Short Sc> ggggj At ? short sess.on of council Tues? day night a number of matters of nn?re or Nss importance to the city were transacted. The most Inn ortant were the decision to issue $20,0#0 City Hall bonds and the decision to warn \? htrles to keep out of lire areas. A request for more pay from tbe po? lice department was deferred for ac? tion. The minutes are as follows: Application was made by C. M. Watson, Marion, S. C, for the position of Health Officer, but there being no vacancy at this time, his letter was tiled for future reference. Request was made by A. Newell for annual license to tako photographs on streets, instead of daily license of one dollar, and refused. The question of reissuing $20,000 Ciy Hall bonds maturing January 1, 1914, was considered. Council de? cided to offer these bonds at 5 per cent for ten years, giving preference to the present holders if they desire to purchase them at par. Mr. Robertson was authorized to publish the rules governing tho pas sago of vehicles at llres. He sug sted inspection of buildings as re? quested by the Insurance Commission? er of South Carolina with a view of fire prevention and a probable lower? ing of insurunce rates. He staled that complaint had been made to him of the unsanitary condition of certain premises of Mr. Qeo. F. Epperson on Sumter street, due to inadequate flushing, and advised that Mr. Ep? person be required to install automatic flusne" unless conditions are improv? ed otherwise. Request of the police force for In? crease of pay was discussed, and ac? tion deferred to next meeting. Mean? while the Manager was requested to ascertain the number and pay of po? licemen In other cities of the State. Dressmaker's Salary $00,000 a Year. In the Woman's Home Companion, j the.e Is an interesting account of! Mme. Paquin, who Is at the head of tho most famous Jressmakiny estab? lishment in the world. . F jljowing if. an extra? t from the article: "If anybody is qualiibM to explain the mysterious processes by which fashion in dress are Imposed upon tho ^orld, It must be tho head of the Kr? at Parisian House of Paquin in the Rue de la l'aix. Those who are Im? polite enough to discuss such mat? ters, say that Madame Paquin may bo thirty-nine, always with the apolo-l getic qualitieation that she looks at least ten years younger. Rut all agree that she is charming. There is HO doubt of the etllciency with which she dominates the greatest dressmak? ing establishment in the world. Mad? ame Paquin assumed "the dictator? ship of the realm uf Fashion,' as tho phrase-makers will have it, in De? cember, 1907, upon the death of her husband, that Monsieur Isador Paquin who was very properly decorated by the Minister of Commerce for his ser? vices to France through his pre? eminent genius in his art. Mon? sieur Isador Paquin was an-unknown clerk of the Paris Rourse, and his bride was an equally obscure little j dressmaker at the time of their mar? riage, about lltl, :?ut shortly after they set. up housekeeping, a wealthy patron established ihom m a dress* making business, small but in an ex? cellent location. At that time the (real artists of fashion were wont to hold th? motives coldly and myster? iously aloof from their patrons. The newcomers In tile Held adopted an opposite policy. Monsieur, a born diplomat and far-sighted business man, > on u". handSOmOi and suave, and Madame, charming and tactful, were always accessible and aiwa>s courteous. Buch qualities, supple? menting unquestioned taste and orlga unlit., proved so compelling that b> tiiM end of i doaen yean the annual inn.no- of the house of i'aquin was about four hundred thousand dollars, Today it is probably far in SICOSI Ot that figure, Aside from her interest in the establishment, Madame i'aquin llraWl a sal ii > of sixty thousand * I??1 - Inrs. Tin- detail of business is enor* mnua a small army is employed no! onl> ?n designing! experimenting! and maklngi but also in scouting fof new ideas to be modified <t exaggerated, Then there are the "mannequins,1? who exhibit the costumes In the showrooms, not to speak of persons of f;ir more consequence who wear the latest i rentlonx oa the ?' ige or nt the ra< es." gioo.ooi rire in Petersburg?? i r teratotirg, Va . n*??v. 2?.? U vcn? stein Hrother's four-story bulldlnti I was ion uv d tod iyj loss *U>0,OOU. FLAMES CAUSE Loss OP ABOUT $20,000. Threes l Udldings of Standard Com* pony Practically Doatroyed De spite Department*! Work. Charleston! Nov. 15.?Pire early this morning swept the Standard Gro cery company'! three wildings at 314. King street, destroying a one-story warehouse in the rear Of the premises, ravaging the interior of a two-story building between that and the main building and damaging the rear rooms of tho three-story front structure., The stock and lixture* in the three buildings are ? lued at $35,000, while tho insurance carried on the property IS between $19,000 and $20,000. While the exact amount of damage sustained has not yet been determined, it is estimated that it will not greatly ex? ceed $20,000. BIGGEST FARM'S BIG WAYS. Uankin Property in Missouri, Makes $100,000 Profit in a Year. New York Times. Near Tarkio, Mo., is the largest tillable farm in the United Statos the property of four children of the lato David Uankin. It contains 23,000 acres and last year there were un? der cultivation 14,000 acres in corn 3,000 each in wheat and oats, and !??? 500 In alfalfa. At $125 an aero the land alone is worth almost $3,000, 000. The profit on the entire farm for one year recently was $100,000. The farm makes a specialty of cat-j tie, for which practically the graiu grown is used. Five thousand cattle were fed on tho farm last year. It] was. a theory of David Uankin, and it is beng adhered to in ?he opera? tion of the farm today, that many I farmers sell too much raw material and not enough of the finished pro-| duct. To an Inquirer he said once, I "I find it prolltable to feed corn, and j I gain an immense amount of fertiliz? er. Tus I leave my farm as rich as 1 found ?t.'' Horses and mules are not permit? ted to grow old bn the Rankin farms'. Bvery year a sale is held there whero every hofSS and mule thsit has rvach ed a respectable age is disposed of. Practically every year the stables are filled with a fresh population of work animals insuring the maximum of efficiency. At the List sale 357 horses and mules were sudd and the proceed! Of tne sale netted more than $25,000. Buyers come hundreds of miles to Tarkio to a tend these sabs. No manufacturing concern in America keep! closer tab on Its busi? ness than do tho Rankin farms. In a little Office about 12 by 14 feet, In the rear of the First Nl tional bank of Tarkio, two clerks and an adding machine are busy with books from one year's end to the other. Tin farm is divided into 10 ranches rang-' ing from G4o to 4.7fio acres. Five ranches are operated on a partner- 1 ship basis the owners furnishing the land against the labor of the part? ners. A record of every transaction on the farm is kept at the central office. 1 Not a pound of soap, not a box of matches is bought without a requisi? tion, signed by the foreman if the farm is operated directlj or by the partner if tho farm is operated on the partnership plan. Bach f< reman and partner must submit a monthly re- I port, which is virtually an inventory' Of the wholo area and stock an ' machinery. When the books are bal? anced at the close of the year a statement is made just bj complete as any business corpora ion could submit. The farm is not as large by more than 2,000 acres as it was when Da? vid Rankin died In 1909. one thou? sand acre! were sold last summer and 1,000 acres a year ago. one of the axioms of David Rankin w is: "Never sell the farm." But the h irs of Mr. Itankin are trying to make the farm more compact, so that it sen be oper? ated with greater economy. Eventu? ally it will probably be reduced to about 15,000 acre! and dlvbled among the lour heirs, j RM if the Missouri far n acreage has been reduced the los> has been made up In other states. The Uankin estate recently bought 1,600 acres of land mar Liberal, Kan., and aboul D, 000 acrei near <I'Nelll, Neb. Not One Yet. ,\k the young man was taking leave for the night, bis voice, as he stood on the plassa, rose passionately In the still air. ".fust one*'1 he said, "just one," Then the young girl's mother In? terrupted, culling from b? i i iMlroom w I n doW ! MJU t one'' No. it uln't |tllte that yet, but it's t lose on to 12, so I think Ye'd best be goin' JUSl the same " - Philadelphia ledger. Thoiy is n flourishing for tsl sc1kk>) in the Philippines, and 28 neu were I ' j gratluutt d w ah ihe i law of in13. PAROLED PRISONER ARRESTED. - ONE OF BLEABE'S THANKSGIV? ING PETS NABBED HY UNCLE SAM. _a Notorious Yo?ginan Arrotod by I'nit - od stales Deputy Marshall as He steppe?! Crom Door of Penitentiary . Charged with Postoflice Robber* in i I Alabama. I. .Columbia, Nov. ?Samuel K. 1 \Viiiiams who was among the con vv ts paroled by Governor Blease foi i Thanksgiving was arrested today by j Deputy United Stales .Marshall J. L. ..Adams as soon as he was released ? from the prison on a warrant charg \ ing Williams with postoflice robbery in Alabama. He was committed to I the Richland jail, In default of a $1, ! 000 bond, to await a preliminary ex-j ! examination before United States! Commissioner R. Beverly Sloan. The warrant on which Williams was arrested was sworn out by Postofflce ' Inspector Gregory, before Assistant i District Attorney Young, in Charles? ton in 1908, he being at that time | I United States Commissioner. Samuel K. Williams, also known as Jas. 1*. Kelley alias "Oakland Sam? my," was serving a sentence in the Statt' penitentiary for safe cracking in Charleston county, when released by GoV. Blease On parole. THE .TAPS ARE READY. Military Man Declares We Are In prcpurctl for War With Mexico. Stating that the military men of the United States are "holding their breaths atul marking time for the Mexican situation to adjust itself, a retired .rm;- officer made the un.* j qualified statement yesterday that Ja? pan was waiting for the inauguration of a hostile move on the part of the United States forces to show its hand. ! says the Baltimore .'.an. In addition, ho added, tho Amori I can army is at a disadvantage by its small numbers of less than 100,000 and that if Mexico Is to be subdued Properly it will take live years or longer, and will also mean putting at least :!00,00Q troops into the ?eld. | I "That means," ho. continued, "that fdr'slx months we will be badly han? dicapped. For our force, with its. peace footing-, is wholly instiificent to eof>e with the Situation, and tho re*I ciuiting of the additional men means that for six months we can depend only on (he men now enlisted. "You see, you can't make a soldier merely by putting a gun on his shoul? der and a sling of cartridges around his waist. He i reds most of all re? peated discipline. And it Will lake fully six months ,to round tho nun into anything resembling efficiency. Our campaign in Cuba proved that. In the charge at San Juan there comparatively few volunteers partici? pated. All were ready and willing enough, but they just dropped in tin lr tracks through sheer lack of train Ing. It was only the number of those men who could be fearless and reck? less under any circumstances that filtered in among the regulars in the! charge. "it was no reflection on the volun? teers that they dropped from the charge, it was simply a question of not enough discipline. "Now, taking for example, six months for tho bringing of the addi? tional 200,000 men to a stage where it would be safe to take the Held. Of course, the men could be taken to the front but the loss and waste would be fearful. "In those six months the force of an enemy, well disciplined and always under military control, could work havoc. It would be a slaughter. "Japan Is just Itching for the op? portunity to get a footing ( n this suit . She wants the Philllplnes and the Sandwich islands, and Mexico seems about the la-st outlook for her on this side. I don't think she will hesitate a minute In showing her band If the tr aide with Mexico does not adjust. Itself, and war should come. Incidentally, the officer called par? ticular attention to the apparenl lack of sufficient data, and knowledge of the Mexican layout. He compared the situation with the Spanish w ir. "We dldn'l know a thing about Cuba," he said, "wlvn we went to war with Bpaln. We were absolutel) at s?-a win ii it came to previoui infor mat I on of the ground we would have to light over. "The nearest approach t ? this ad vunce Information was ;i rude lead pencil sketch of the land we were expected to cover when wo made n landing in Cuba. Where the maps 'h id boon obtained I don't know, but when we landed .?i Slboney and Dal ' ?imIii were wero helpless, for the maps) \\ . rC V\ "I I bless. ?Trails and toads and little (owns were shown on the sketch, bill they musl have been drawn haphazard, for we could re o h no common Junction between the map and the country be? fore us and bad to throw the sketches away.' He Inferred a pro? I It itlty similar '/situation would be met with In ;* Max lean campaign, lor until the trouble began In the -spring of lsTO, when the first mobilisation was made along the Rio Grande, no thought ?-<f a possible imbroglio With Mexico was contem? plated or considered. As a conse? quence no topographical information had been obtaine; in the country, and Blnce the mobilisation it has been ob vlously impossible to obtain the de Blred information. His implication is that the Ameri? can forces. In the event of a cam? paign beyond the Rio Grande will be in absolut?- ignorance of the layout before them, and as th j country is an especially mountainous one, will be, accordingly, at a serious disadvant? age. The officer asserted as his firm opinion that Japan in taking action would act as .she had done with Rus? sia. "Russia, of course, had been hold? ing off Japan through diplomatic means for some time, but when the opportunity offered for a strong blew Japan didn't hesitate about the eti? quette of the proposition and pitched right in. "She is a country that cannot be depended upon to do as our moro civilized nations. If she sees a chance she'll take it. etiquette or not." Miss King Wins 1'aliner Prize. Miss Annie Inez King was Tuesday given a diploma and a medal for hav? ing completed the Palmer manual of penmanship. The medal wm offered by Mr. rainier, the originator of the Palmer system of writing, to the pu? pil who first received a diploma in tho Palmer system of writing. The medal was awarded by Prof. S, H. Edmunds in chapel Tuesday m irnlng at the Girls High School. Miss King* is in the third year high sc hboL ' OTTOX SEED MEAL?Per Sale at a bargain, or exchange for cotton seed. If you act quick. C. P. Osteen, Sumtor, s. C. BEACHY LOOPS LOOP. American Airman Twice Describes Cir de in Air. San Diego, Cal., Nov. 25.?Lincoln Beachy, the aviator, late today looped th?> loop twice in the air above North Island. Starting at a height of 2,500 feet, Beachy dropped straight down? ward into the first loop and immedi? ately turned over again into the sec? ond, afterward landing. At no tirr.c seemingly was there any loss of con? trol. 8UMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally By Ernest Field Cotton Bayer, Sumter, Nov. 26. ' . 1 Good Middling 12 3-8. Strict Middling 12 5-8. Middling 12 1-2. ?* - Strict Low Middling 12 1-8. Low Middling 11 1-8. I Staple cotton nominal. * ? ? New York Cotton Mar tet New York, Nov. 26. Open Close. Jan.12.82 12.84 Mar.12.90 12.93 May.12.86 12.87 July.12.74 12.76 Aug.12.50 12.50 Oct. 11.93 NoV. 12.87 Dec.12.90 12.94 Geo,H. Hurst, UNDERTAKER AND Prompt attention to day or AT OLD J. D. OUAIG STAND, Ml V. Main Street. Day Phone Mi. Night Phone Mi* Thanksgiving. *'Thunk*givlng" is not a day; its a habit. Id order to be thank* ful on Thanksgiving clay, wc must learn HOW everyday in the year. There are some simple rules. Walk on the sonny side of the street: live in the best room in tho house; think about your l'lUI Nbs, not your enemies; talk about your good lack, not your bud; Hunk with The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. Those are some of the ways of acquiring the spirit of CHEER. FULNESS, which is tho only soil in which the flower of "thanks giving" will grow. OUR OFFICERS ARE NEVER TOO BVSY TO ADUM WITH YOU ON THE FIX YX Ol Ali SUBJECT. IF YOU HAVE A PROPOSITION WHICH NEEDS FINANCING, OR WANT A LOAD FOR YOl'K PRI? VATE BUSINESS?COME IN AXI> TALK IT OVER. THE TALK WILL BE IN OOXIT DENCE, AND IS LIKELY TO RE. MI/I IX YOU GETTING HELP. NEW ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. Bank of Sumter Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder We're told, but a good portrs.ilof the ahttwioae will keep tin* moilles 11.mi more \ ivtil?and comfort many n lonloy hoar of srpar.itiou. lYetnakan Kpecitvlty of Portretuie, endour Ptudio is cxcepttoamllv equipped for line portrait work. \If! ^ t~ - _ +m+* Thc Mat? Who Know. Portraiture, Sell* ww l lllliS II Picture Frames and does Kodak f inUki \? ? ? *s ma a*e 10 , SOUTH MAIN STREET.