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MM! INSTRUCTION COURSE. t MM College Offers Deinonstrs tkn? tu Pmce* Showing Most Inter The Division o( Animal Husbandry and Dairying of Clemson College, through Its co-operative agent of the Dairy Division of the Unltftd States Department of Agriculture is offer? ing to hold severs) ons-day dairy In? struction courses in sections of the State that ars manifesting Interest in this Uns of work. Tire coumes will consist of churning and butter making demonstration; ex? plaining the u?e of the cream separa? tor snd the Babcock test, with talks on marketing dairy products, raising cslves snd care snd feeding of the horns cow. This work is to stimulate interest tn farm dairying, making of bettsr batter on the farm, and in ths general care and improvement of the farm cow. The work will be sim? ple, practical, and adspted to sections in which it is held. Only a limited number of courses can b# conducted, and places showing moftt interest will rectlvs first consul < ration I should be glad to hear from all parties Interested as soon as possible, so that a definite schedule may be made oi;t st an early date. Very respectfully, R. H. Mason. Dairyman. nesnson Coliegs. Nov. 34, IMS. ARMY AND NAVY MEET. (Kid* on Young Sailors on Account of Ts?r Good Record?Rig Crowd Hxp?wt*d New York. Nov. 28.?With the rtvai teams and ths advance guard of spectators already in quarters for ths Army-Navy football game here Sat? urday, this city has taken en ths un? familiar aspect of a college town tn honor of the big athletic contest. The traasfonnatlon began with ths arrival of ths naval and military acad? emy elevens, substitues and coaches, ths middles reaching herr last night and ths West Point cadets this fore? noon. Every succeeding train brought a fresh quota of brilliantly uniformed and gowned humanity to add another tint to ths color picture, and tonight even the most blase New Yorkers realised that something unusual was about to haps**, While the sailors snd soldiers have met upon the gridiron 17 times since UM. New York never has been ths atsns of the game, and both guests and host are preparing to make the most of the play in Its new setting. PANAMA CEI.EUHATE* ANNIVER? SARY. Ninety-two Years Ago Spanish Yoke Was Thrown. Panama, Nov. 38.?While looking forward to the opening of the Panama canal err 1 soticJpatlug a great Is? ert*?* .a fctr *Jr*uJy assaMlsteSftV piuaperlty, Panama today observe*! tho ltd anniversary of her independ? ence from Spalr. It was the last of ths Houth American colonies to shake off its European rule, when, in No? vember. MM, It declared Independ? ence from tiaaia. It then became for s tl>ae the de? partment of the Isthmus of the new Republic of Colombia, but its history for many years continued to be one of ?trifft until 1903, wiien Independ sac* from Colombia was effected. Borne of the mile stones in Pana? ma's history, after the independence from Spain in 3 821. are the comple? tion qC the r-iusma Railroad in 1856, the start of the constrjtcton of tho Panama Canal in Ufcl and treaty with the United States In 1904. giv? ing the United States the right to build the Psnama Canal, and through which Panama virtually became a protsctofsts of the United States. Stl/TAN OF TURKEY lAJHESL supreme Court of New York De? cide* Against Him. Nsw York. Nov. 28.?-The Sultan of Turkey today was a losing litigant in th* appellate division of the Supreme Court of New York. Ills Highness r*ed to recover 110.000 from the e9 taift of Itovhannes Tavahanjlan, a wealthy Armenian rug dealer. Mur? dered in thin city in 1907. This sum srsii left to TavMhunjlan'a mother, vho di?d before receiving it. Because she Jled Intefttat*. in Constantinople the Sultan claimed \n*> nwney. Ths suit was iat ided against hlra by ths Supreme Cuuit and the ap? pellate division today ufTlrmcU the de? cision. i.UM.MMilt 087 MORO. p. I. Frank W. Carpenter Hrst Civilian E*w utlve. Manilla. P. I . Nov. 3*.-Frank W. ,.rr.'?M . ? ?? ii-tai v ??f ?b?> Philippines. vsuh today appointed ssjvefpof >>f th?- province oi Mejfo Mr. 8jhrt>**nter huc? ?o ds Britf. Oen John J Pershlng. He is tho firnt ? f )Han governor who hss ever h**1d ..fi.? |u the province of Mori*. LEE WILL HAVE FAIR. L. linker, Count* Denionstratni. and Other* Succeed In Effort to flare Display at Bishop vi lie. Blshopvllle. Nov. 27.?The effort made some time ago to organise a county agricultural fair failed for various reasons but It will not down in the hearts of quite a number of men, and especially to be commended lor his efforts along* this and other educational lines is L. L. Baker, coun? ty demonstrator for the department of agriculture. He has with the assistance of other enterprising men of this county se? cured a large building in the city and will on December 6-6 hold an ex? hibition displaying the work of the girls' tomato clubs and the boys' corn clubs and show the two trophy cups and ribbons won by Lee county boys and girls at the National Corn show and State fair. The State department of agriculture will have on display at this show their pure food exhibit and will have experts in attendance to demonstrate everything In a manner to be understood by all. It Is hoped and believed that this will arouse sufficient interest in the ? county fair to make It a certainty and to enable the promoters to organise on a firm business basis, not only as? suring the success of the fair but Its permanency. Lee Is fortunate in having wide awake hustling representatives In tl>e agricultural department and in having their itinerary so arranged that they can do a great deal for the direct benefit of the people of their home county. COTTON SEED OIL PRODUCTS. Lever Will Introduce Bill to Hare ?tatfclica Furnished* Washington, Nov. 26.?Representa? tive Lever said today that he la pre? paring a bill which he will Intro? duce In Che next few days to require the government experts to publish statistics showing the amount of cot? ton seed oil products on hand, in? cluding refined lard, following the precedent already set with regard to crude oil. Mr. Lever remarks thai government statistics now show the details as to the source of supply of cotton seed oil and related products, but do not give the same informa? tion as to conditions at the purchas? ing end. I SLIDE MOVES FTRTHKB> CucArarha Develops Fresh Move? ment Which CJenea Channel. Panama, Nov. 28.?The Cucaracha aride today developed a fresh move? ment downward, nearly closing the channel whkh has been maintained through ths slide for the past six weeks. This channel has been suffi? cient to allow tugs and launches to pass. The tug which went through this morning scraped for several hundred feet. A further movement of the slide probably will result In the complete blockado of the chan? nel. One of the dredges has been moved cut of the tone of danger. HIGHWAYMEN IN NEW YOKE. Automobile of Insurance President Held Up. New York, Nov. 29.?Three mask? ed men early today held up the au? tomobile of Cornelius Doremus, president of the Germania Life In? surance Co., In Pelham Parkway, se i curing loot valued at over two thou? sand dollars. A young lady who was In the car swooned when the robbers tore her rings from her lingers and I ears. HUNGER STRIKE WINS. MbH Forbc*-Robertson Released Af-1 I i ter Refusal to Eat. Birmingham, Eng., Nov. 28.?Miss Forbes-Robertson, a sister of Sir Johnson Forbes-Robertson, the actor manager, has been released from prison. She was sentenced November 24 to a term of two weeks on a charge of smashing a window on the occasion of Premier Asqulth's vls't to Birming? ham in July, and immediately went on a hunger Strike, Her condition be? came such that her release was con? sidered advisable. land Sale a Success. Manning Times. The laud sale which took place last Saturday at Trinity resulted in bringing fine pftcei for the Etnanuel place. Mr. Emanuel had IftO and .1-10 acres cut up into parrels and sere lots, one of the lots brought IS 10, This lot was situated at the Trinity cr<?n?? roads, and the Whole KO nettjf aggregated $13.000. The purehusers were J. M. Graham. It. K. Thompson and J. A. Weinberg. The property Including a considerable amount of Has averaged about $06 I "i acre, The noting truct. contain? ing ?nmathtng o\i.r |t ggrag, ?Md for Uboul $ 1 tO Bet **< I ? EXPOSING THE GRAFTERS. Cougi'CH.Hman Charges That Manu? facturer** Have Outcast uusly Roh baU Government. Washington, Nov. 28.?Charges that private manufacturers have "overcharged the government out* rageously" for war munitions and that nearly a million dollars were saved on the single contnxt amount? ing to only two million which was given the Frankfort Arsenal of Philadelphia In a statement Issued today by Congressman Tavanner, of Illinois. He advocates the extension of government arsenals and the man? ufacture by them of all government munitions. He asserts the govern? ment can thus save fifty per cent. PRAISE FOR SUMTER, Chartaston Nobles Kay People or Sumter Are About the Finest In the World. News and Courier. "Freeh meat to right of them, Fresh meat to left of them."? j Song of the six hundred Nobles. i Stories of fresh meat In plenty for the hungry' and camel's milk In abundance to aid the thirsty across the burning sands of the desert were brought back to Charleston yester ! day morning by Nobles of Omar I Temple, returning from a revel In the ) Sumter oasis. More than six hundred Bhriners were in Sumter Thanksgiv? ing for the annual fall pilgrimage of Omar Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Special trains poured the Shrlners and their ladies Into Sumter for the big event, the feature of which prov? ed to be the parade at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The feature of the parade, it is un? derstood from Nobles who crossed the hot sands in safe return, was the wild ass of the desert carried to Sum? ter by the Charleston delegation, con? sisting of one hundred-odd Noblen under the leadership of Illustrious Potentate Julius E. Cogswell. A spe? cial train carried the Charleston Bhriners, who got into the Union Sta? tion at 4.30 o'clock yesterday morn? ing. Two special cars carried 28 Shrlners from Savannah, coupled to the Charleston special. "We had a great, time," said a returned Bhriner enthusiastically, "and so did the la? dies in the party.'1 Too much could not be said by Charleston 9hrinera who enjoyed it of the generous hospitality of Sum* ter. Homes and clubs were thrown open to the visitors; the people of the place took an Intense intereet in the activities, and turned out for the parade in force. - ASKS RIG SUM FOR ARMY. Estimate for War Department? Ten Millions Greater. Washington, Nov. 27.?Record breaking estimates for army appro? priations today were laid before con? gress by the war department. Secre? tary Garrison transmitted to the house his estimates for the military establishment during the next fiscal year, aggregating $106.000,600. which Is roundly $10,000,000 greater than the figures submitted a year ago for, the army bill. The house committee immediately will begin work on the army bill with hearings on December 3 at which Secretary Garrison and the heads of the various branches of the army will be called upon to explain the proposed Increases In expenditures of the array. RIGHT EYE SPLIT OPEN. D. R. II u [Tin es, of Greensboro, Pain? fully Injured. Greensboro, N. C, Nov. 28.?Mr. D. R. Huffines, a large property owner In Greensboro and also a large farm? er, had his right eye split open yes? terday afternoon while looking after the building of a bridge near his county home. Robert Rick, who was working with him, was using an adze to drive spikes und Mr. Huffines was at his back, when in striking Mr. Huffines' eyo was cut. Mr. Huflines may lose the sight of the eye, as a part of it had to be removed by an oculist. THAW FILES ANSWER. Objects to Being put In Sheriff's Cus? tody. Concord, N. H., Nov. 28.?Harry K. Thaw today tiled in the United States district court his answer to the peti? tion of the State of New York that Sheriff Drew be made custodian of the Hatteawaa fugitive with authority to deliver him to the New Yotk official under tho extradition warrant issu?"l by Gov. Fclker. Action on the war? rant was stayed by habean corpus proceedings' instituted by Thaw. Thaw set forth that custody under the extradition warrant would be il? legal and oppressive becaUBt based on an unconstitutional statute und an order of commitment without trial. In effect he declures It Is wo se than santenoe la penal servitude, in that it tgOludei Hie possibility of exSCfUttVf ulettieitof und pardon. SHOTGUN INJURES HUNTER. Hermett Kplgiier, Agoil Twelve, Loses Three Finger* Through Bursting of 1 Barrell. When Hermett Spigner of Lexing-i ton county fired his shotgun while hunting yesterday afternoon, the bar? rel of the gun exploded and tore off three of the lingers on his left hand. Hermett, who is about 12 years old, lives with his father on a farm live , miles from Brookland. James D. Moorehead, If. D., who attended the lad after the accident, had him taken to a hospital in Columbia, where he was resting well last night. BANKERS BACK HUERTA. Dictator Holds All Night Session With Lending Rankers and They Agree to Support Him. Mexico City, Nov. 28.?After an all-night conference between Dictator Huerta and leading bankers the lat? ter today pledged themselves to sup? port the Huerta government. It was announced this morning that all gov? ernment obligations falling due De? cember 1st, including interests on the bonds of the National railway will be paid. The announcement has caused great surprise, since much for? eign capital Is Invested in Mexican banks. HOSPITAL NEEDS MONEY. Will Have to Stop Pellagra Fight Un? less Patients Pay or Legislature Gives Appropriation. Anderson, Nov. 25.?That the Pel I lagra hospital at Spartanburg will be compelled to close its doors unless parties are able to pay higher prices for treatment or unless the next gen? eral assembly will make a liberal ap? propriation for the support of the hos? pital was brought out in the paper of Dr. J. 1m Jeffries of Spartanburg, read before the annual Convention of the Fourth District Medical association. Many interesting addresses marked the convention which closed tonight with the selection of Seneca as uhe next meeting place. More than 76 delegates from Anderson, Greenville, Pickens, Oconee, Spartanburg and Union*were present. The election sf officers resulted as follows: Dr. J. O. Banders of Anderson, president; Dr. J. Im Bolt of Pickens, vice president; A. D. Cudd of Spartanburg, secre? tary and treasurer. EIGHT HOUR DAY SATISFACTORY * Naval Officer RccommcAtls That Reg? ulation Bo Made Effective In AU Navy Yards. Washington, Nov. 28.-?Declaring that the eight hour work day law in the navy has proved satisfactory and will soon become tho universal law Solicitor Edgerton of the Navy De? partment in his annual report urges that the la wbe made immediately affective in all shops and navy yards. BIG COMPANY FAILS. New York Real Estate Securly Com? pany Bankrupt. New York, Nov. 2i.?The New York Real Estate Security Co., which, with tho exception of the Asior es? tate, is the biggest holder of real es? tate in New York City, failed today. An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the United States district court against the company which has offices at 42 Broadway. The com? pany owns t* ^nty-flve million dol? lars worth of property in Manhattan and ths Bronx. James Rosenberger was appointed receiver. No statement of liabilities or assets Is made in the petition. The company was capitalized at $4,000, 000 when it was formed in 1908. Tbe December American Magazine. The most Interesting contribution to the December American Magazine is a wonderful Christmas story entitled "Miracle Mary" by John A. Moroso, a New York newspaper man, in which moving pictures turn out to be the means of proving an innocent man's alibi?thus saving him from a long term tn tho penitentiary for a crime which he did not commit. David Warrteld, the celebrated ac? tor, writes in the same number an In? teresting account of his life. Peter Clark Macfarlane writes another ar? ticle in his series entitled "Those Who Have Come Back"?stories of men and women who, disgraced or failures at forty, have recovered their powers and becomo useful, respected mem? bers of society. This month Mr. Mac farlune's article is entitled "The Ma? donna Frnm Whltechapel," and is the account of a lost woman who sav? ed herself. Fiction of remarkable vitality and interest is contributed by Arthur John? xon, Hugh S. Fullerton, Frank Bark ley Copley, Henry Wallace Phillips and Inee Haynes (Jilmore. Humor? ous contributions are contributed by George Fitch, Stephen Leacock and James Montgomery Flagg. Tlw "In? teresting People" department and 'The Interpreter's House" are up t?? lhuir usual standard oi excellence. i FLAN TO IMPROVE FAIR. i - Demonstration Agents Meet Oflldals of Society^?Propoee 70 New Mem? bers. Columbia, Nov. 26.?Plane for im? proving Lhe agricultural department of the State fair were discussed yester? day between W. W. Long, State agent i for the United States farm demonstra : tion work, and I). F. Eflrd, secretary ; of the South Carolina Agricultural i and Mechanical society. The plan for j the demonstration workers was laid j before the officers of the fair society j for consideration and a definite an ! swer is expected following the next I meeting of the executive committee. ! G. A. Gu.guard, member of the com j mittee, was present at the conference yesterday. "We submitted the proposition for an exhibit at the fair," said Mr. Long yesterday. "If the offer is accepted, we will aend an agricultural display from all of the 44 counties. The coun? ty demonstration agents will be in? structed to gather the material for the j displays during the year. Then the I girls' tomato clubs from a score of i counties will send exhibits. Wo ex | pect to have 70 booths at the next ! State fair. These booths will be 12 I by 16 feet and will occupy all of the wall space in the large steel building. There wll also be a display from the mill villages where J. L*. Carberry is I j conducting some interesting demon? strations. "The exhibits will pertain strictly to agriculture and the progress of the State along this line will be shown in an adequate manner. I expect to se ' cure cold storage space in Columbia. Next spring and summer and in the early fall the county agents will gath? er the fruits, vegetables and other products of the farm to be sent to Columbia and placed In the Ice house until the next fair. The three grow? ing seasons will thus be represented at the fair. The trucking district will be well represented." ? CAROLINA WINS DEBATE. University Defeats Davidson on Ros? trum. Davidson, N. C, Nov. 27.?The Uni? versity of South Carolina defeated Davidson college in a joint debate tonight. The judges decided unani? mously in favor of the university, which w jus represented by M. A. Wright and J. 8. Dudley. The query was: "Resolved, That the commission form of government should be adopt? ed by the cities of the United States." The university upheld the affirmative. This is the third joint debate in which Davidson and the University of South Carolina, old rivals in the : realms of sport and oratory and scholarship, have engaged. In the first, held two years ago, Carolina won the decision after one of the most brilliant oratorical meetings ever held in South Carolina. Last year the University was less fortunate, the Presbyterian debaters getting the de? cision. Thus the debate tonight, which was the "rubber," was of spe? cial interest to college men through? out North and South Carolina. UNKNOWN MAN DEAD. : Stranger'?* Body Found Behind Store in Florence, 1 Florence, Nov. 26.?A white man whose name cannot be found out but who has been stopping in the city for some days, asking for help, was found dead on a porch In the back lot be? hind the store of Mr. Rainwater, in North Evans street yesterday after? noon at a late hour. The find was made by Mr. Charles A. Buchheit, who summoned the po? lice and the coroner. The body was still a little warm when found, and from appearances it is thought he died of apoplexy. The coroner held an in? quest and the Jury's verdict was In ac? cordance therewith. Being unable to locate his home, or his family tho body was given a de? cent burial in the city Potter's Field this afternoon. NOT A WHEEL TURNED. Southern Railway's Dead President Honored. Washington, Nov. 28.?Not a wheel turned on the entire Southern Rail? way system from 11.00 to 11.05 to? day, business? being suspended for five minutes out of respect to the late President Finley, whose funer? al service was held today. Throe Coons at a Shot. Times and Democrat. Last week a group of six, consist? ing of Messrs. Jacob Shirer. Arthur Stoudenmlre, Ed. Btoudenmire, Thos. Shirer. J. D <"hirer and N. H. Stoud? enmlre. went on a short camping trip on the Santee. One night while out hunting a lew miles below Thomp? sons' landing, one of the party tired up a persimmon tree ut some 'coons, and three of them fell at the first shot, und one more after two other shots. This was an effective shot, as two of the 'brer wvre dead and tho oth?r i??.oil' uui. ! WIFE WELCOMED TO CT HA. - Mrs. William E. Gonzales Cordially Greeted on landing to Jots. Hus? band. Now York, Nov. 28.?According to a special cable from Habana, Cuba, today, Mrs. William Elliott Gonxalea, wife of tho American minister to j Cuba, arrived there last night and was the recipient of extraordinary courtesies at the hands of the Cuban ! government. The officials of the stats department welcomed her aboard ths steamship in behalf o* Cuba and pre? sented a bouquet of roses to her. Ths treasury department issued special orders to the customs officials not to inspect her baggage and accordingly Mrs. Gonzales' landing was mads I most expedient and comfortable. SAUXDERS MCOT QUIT. U. S. Court Stops the Publication of His "Down Homer." The Publishers' Auxiliary say/: W. O. Saunders, editor of Ths Down Homer, a monthly magazine is-" sued at Elizabeth City, N. C. plead? ed guilty to a charge of sending ob seme matter through ths mails. Judge Connor, before whom the case was to be tried suspended judgment upon the payment of the costs of the case and upon condition that the publication of the Down Homer be ceased. This case has attracted wide interest, it was first tried at Elizabeth City and resulted In a mis? trial. It was then removed to New bern. There were two counts against the defendant: One in regard to an article concerning Governor Blease of South Carolina, another a poem on the origin of sin. The defendant pleaded guilty only on one count. Saunders was required to give bond in the sum of $200 for his appearance before federal court at Eliaabeth City for the next two years and show that he has not resumed publication of The Down Homer. TO AVOID YELLOW FEVER. Surgeon Gen. Blue Takes Steps to Protect Gulf Coast. Washington, Nov. 28.?Uurgeon Gen. Blue, of the public health ser? vice, took active steps today to pro? tect the American Gulf coast against yellow fever reported by unofficial sources at Puerto Mexico, the north? ern terminal of the Tehuantepec Rail? way. Five cases and one death are re? ported and many deaths there are sus? pected of having been due to fever. Tho same advices state the British consul at Puerto Mexico has been in? structed to concentrate all British subjects in that vicinity. SAYS GOD IS RESPONSIBLE. Centenarian Thinks Mode of Living Doesn't Figure. Newark, N. J., Nov. 28.?On her 100th birthday anniversary today Mrs* Margaret Kiddney received from Irving Fisher, professor of political economy at Yale, a letter asking her to inform him to what habits and circumstances she ascribed her longevity. "How foolish he is," exclaimed Mrs. Kiddney. "I'm not responsible for living so long. It is God who has made me live so long." Personal Newa of Egypt. Egypt, Nov. 24.?The lathering of crops with a few of tho farmers is about complete, while the majority ot them have a good deal of cotton in the field and labor seems to be scarce. Miss Gertrude Pickett of Longtown visited relatives here recently. Mr. L. H. White spent the week? end at Rembert. Mr. W. T. McLeod spent Saturday in Caroden. j Mrs. T. EL Smith, accompanied by I her father, of Longtown, spent the week-end with her sister, # Mrs, J. R. McLeod. Miss Eva Britton left Tuesday for Kershaw, where she will be engttged in teaching school. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McLeod spent Saturday in f . uden. Mr. and ' s. J. W. Weldon spent the day 1? Bishopvllle Saturday. Mrs. L. A. James is visiting rela? tives at Rembert. Rev. R. C. Morrison was installed as pastor at New Hope Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon by Revs. Forbes of Bethunc and Legster of Bishopvllle. Rev. Forbes preached a very effi? cient sermon after which the cere? mony took place. Mrs. C. 8. Britton with Mr. F. O Peebles spent Wednesday in Cam den. Miss Lillie Lee j8 spending the week-end with Miss Rosa Trueadale. Miss Sadie White returned home Saturday, after a pleasant week's stay with relatives and friends at Camden. One of the shallow wells at the pumping station has been sunk low? er and the flow of water has been very much Improved by the work.