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MoXROK IS LOCATED, Hi-fated Strapper Read In Almost Eiatl Spol Where Collision Oc? curred. XorfolK, Vs. Jan. 31.?The revenue cutter Onondaga at 9 o'clock this morning located the Old Dominion steamer Montoe which was sunk in collision with the Merchants' and Min? ers' steamer Xantucket Friday morn? ing. The steamer lies sung 24 miles southwest, one-quarter south, of Win? ter Quarter lightship, almost in the ex? act spot where the collision occurred. Fifteen feet ~of her mast is visible above the wgter. A red light was placed on the mast tonight to warn passing vessels of danger. The wrecking tug I. J. Merrltt, is standing by the spot where the ship went down. She has two divers op board, who will make the effort to go down to the* sunken steamer tomor? row, weather permitting. E. E. Palep, assistant general man? ager of the Old Dominion Steamship company, today said that even' effort would be made to recover the bodies believed to be on the steamer. He said the vessel would probably be blown up. ST?U) MAY RlTN. Solicitor Hag Not Decided as to Can? didacy, Manning, 'Feb. 1.?While attend? ing court hare this week Solicitor P. H. Stoll of ilngstree was asked if It was true, asxrumored, that he will be a candidate for congress from this dis? trict this year. He replied that while he hsd the matter under considera? tion he had not yet decided what course he would pursue. He said he had been urged by a number of friends to enter the race, and had been promised such cordial support that he was seriously thinking about It, but he is not yet prepared to make any announcement. While So? licitor Stoll does not live in the con? gressional district In which Claren? don county is situated, yet from his long service'as solicitor In the T^ird circuit he has many friends here who feel an interest any political aspira? tions that he may have. MOSAIC DISEASE IX TOBACCO. , _ Plants Afflleacd Should be Removed ? From the Field. Washington, Feb. 3.?A serious dis? ease to tobacco plants, which often greatly damages the crop has been carefully studied by scientists of the Department of Agriculture. The de? partment has just issued an extensive report describing the nature and symptoms of the disease and such methods of control as have been found effective. Careful experiment has shown that certain insects spread this disease, aid in greenhouses, plants screened with fine cloth and fumigated with a nicotin paper were kept from it. In the field, the only method of control at present avail? able seems to be the prompt removal of all plants infected with the dis? ease. Laborers In the operations of worming, suckering, and topping to-j bacco plants may readily communi? cate infection from diseased to healthy plants, for If healthy plants are brought in contact with the sap of diseased plants the malady is apt to develop. This Is in addition to the spread of the discus* by insects, and ,' as the infection is so readily carried it is obvious that afflicted plants are always infection centers so long as they remain in the field. The methods of fumigation tried in the greenhouse experiment proved so successful that the question of their application 4o the seed-bed is now under consideration by the de? partment. The keeping of the "mosaic"' infection from the seed-bed seems a most important means of controlling its introduction and spread in the field. In so far as outbreaks of the disease may occur directly in the field the matter Of successful control probably will be found to be exceed? ingly difficult. This is a matter still being Investigated by the department's seien tlste. The development o' the mosaic die-! ease, commonly spoken of as "Calico." In tobacco plants produces very notice-' able changes in their appearance. "The blossoms of the plant an* often dis? torted; the leaves may be dwarfed,! distorted and blistered and are always i moie or less mottled; frequently the I entire plant is dwarfed. In VerTJ young plants St the two-leaved or three'leaved stage, and in much larger,' plants. In the rosette stage, the first' visible symptom of the disease usual-1 i\ appears as a slight downward curl lag and distortion "f the smallest. Ia*j asrmost lea> es The new bulletin regarding this die easo can te> had free on application] tu th?? department >>t agriculture- at Washington; i> ?'. The bu let in In No ? V I 4') .it the Department series and to entitled "The Mosel? Diana.I T? bat uo. * -.??? . i INVESTIGATE HKKUV S CONDUCT. Redfiekl Directs That (Charm Prefaiiad Against Captain of Nan tucket. Washington, Feb. 2.?Secretary j Hodfleld late today directed that Charges of negligence be preferred against Capt. Osman Berry of the Merchants' and Miners' steamship Nuntuckct, which collided with and Ksnk the Old Dominion liner Monroe, wJth a loss of 41 lives, off the Virginia coast last Friday. Investigation of the charges will I be entrusted to the local board of in? spectors at Philadelphia, with instruc? tions that testimony be taken and ai decision reported. This action followed a conference at the department of commerce on a report from R. E. Tapley, the depar c- j ment's inspector of hulls at Xorfolk, Va. The secretary announced that evi? dence brought out by the inspector's preliminary inquiry held on board the Xantucket while that vessel was I making her way into Xorfolk witn ! the Monroe's survivors aboard "tend? ed to show that there was negligence on the part of Capt. Berry." He added, however, that it would be "quite im? proper to pass upon that question at this time, further than to decide that there is sufficient evidence to require that charges be preferred against Capt. Berry, and that the question of his innocence or guilt be made the subject of further investigation." AUTOMATICS READY, BUT WITH? HELD. Pistol* Will be Issued When .Assur? ance Is Given of I*Toper Care. Sharp criticism as to the manner of caring for military property by the National Guard of South Carolina is conU Ineu in a letter to W. W. Moore, adjutant general, staff of the chief of staff of the United States war department. The letter of Gen. Mills follows: "1 am directed by the secretary of war to advise you that a supply of auto? matic pistols, calibre 45, with the nec? essary appurtenances, have been pur? chased and set aside for issue to the troops of your State when the present unsatisfactory conditions as to care and accountability for property have been Improved to an extent that will warrant these new and expensive arms being placed in the hands of the troops. "These supplies were purchased from funds appropriated by act or congress approved March 3, 1911, and will be Issued without charge to the allotments to your State under section 1661 of the act of May 27, 1905." RADIUM COULDN'T SAVE HIM. Plucky Fight Against Cancer Proving Futllo. i Baltimore, Feb. 2.?Congressman I Robert O. Bremner of New Jersey, who .iad the entire supply of radium possessed by Dr. Howard A. Kelly and valued at $100,000, placed In a cancer last December, Is dying. It was announced tonight that complica? tions had arisen and death was a mat? ter of only a few days, perhaps hours. Mr. Bremner rallied this morning frcm the weakened condition of yes? terday and insisted on working on a bill he has before congress. This af? ternoon he called his brother, Lelth F>remner of Richmond, Va., to the bedside and, telling him ho realized tho end was not far off, requested hir.i I to take charge of the Passaic Dally I Herald, which he owns. I When Mr. Bremner consulted Dr. i Kelly in December, it is understood neither Pr. Kelly nor his assistant, j Dr. C. F. Burnum, ever had been san? guine about a cure, but the congress? man's optimism was communicated to all with whom he came ir contact. Only a few weeks ago Mr. Bremner went out riding with his wife and his sister, and when the carriage return? ed to the sanitarium he alighted and walked up the steps and to his room] unassisted. About four years ago he began to feel the pain of the cancer, but thought it rheumatism. In a few months he learned its deadly nature. Physicians in this country and Europe tried In vain to cure him. J Mr. nrcmner'fl election to eonRresKj was accomplished while he lay in bed ill. He did not make a'Speech. Th"1 election is said to have been a tribute, to his pluck. On the ni?ht before electlonl President Wilson, then ?t >v? ernor of New Jeraey. waiting to hear whether h?- was to be president of the United States, is said to have visited PaSaalC and to have made a speech; r<>r Bremner. Mr- Brem net ts j native of Kei?s, ( Caltnesn, Jlcotlend, whence the fam? ily emigrated to Canada when he xttt a youth. His mother, Mrs, Alexander) Brenner, L? living In Camilla, Canada. The Beat Caagh Medicine. "1 have used Chamberlain's Cough Itemedy ever since i have been k<. Ing house," says L. C Harnes, <d Mai bur.v, Ms I consider it one ol the best remedies i ever used, My chil? dren hays sll taken it and it worki ilka i rh?rm Foi oolds and whoop ing QtMtgh it Is eat silent " For isle bj ^ji dealare\?*AdV\i i DRIED FRUITS AS A DIKT. Farmer's Wife May Add to Variety of Dally Fare by Using Tlieru Alone or in Cakes, Puddings, and Confec? tionery. I - Washington. Feb. 4.?Fresh fruits are divided into two classes, "flavor fruits" and "food fruits," according as they are valued for their flavor or as a food, according to the office of Nutrition Investigations for the Unit? ed States Department of Agriculture. Those that are 80 per cent or more water fall under the drat classifica? tion (apples, pears, peaches, and most of our common fruits), while those containing le** fall under the latter (bananas, grapes and flg9.) The food value of a pound of dried fruit is, of course, much greater than that of a pound of fresn fruit. A pound of the latter will yield an average of about 6 ounces dried, but the amount of water in the original fruit is nO( guide to the food value of the dried product. The main change which takes place during drying is the loss of water, but other changes also occur. Very often the right degree of heat pro? duces changes not unlike those which occur during natural ripening on the plant. In some cases the crude fiber which forms the basis of the plant structure is reduced in amount or softened. Much of the starch is changed to some form of sugar. The change in flavor is due partly to the proportionate in? crease of sugar from loss of water and to absolute increase from chemical changes. To determine which of two fruits is more economical, not only must the cost per pound be known, but the amount of bodily fuel that makes for energy and protein (muscle-building material) a pound of each would sup? ply. One must also consider what ex? pense is required to prepare each for the table. Grapes commonly cost less a pound than raisins, but a given sum spent for grapes will buy a smaller amount of nutritive material, since the proportion of water is much higher than In the raisins. On the other hand, low-priced fresh j fruit is sometimes as economical a? a somewhat cheaper dried fruit, since the latter would require sugar and fuel to make it ready for the table. Attention should also be directed to the extent of inedible material. Numerous studies made of nutritive values by the office of Experiment Stations have shown that dried fruits may be termed an economical article of diet. Fruit products in general contain little protein, but as sources of energy, derived almost entirely from their sugar, dried fruits are de? cidedly cneaper than meats and com? pare favorably with dairy products. They are. however, more expensive than cereals and starchy vegetables, such as dried beans and potatoes. Under no circumstances should fresh and dried fruits be thought a luxury, since they supply the needed nutritive material as an Integral part of the diet, besides adding to the at? tractiveness of the daily fare. If they are to be eaten raw, brands made and marketed in a cleanly way should be obtained. ? The amount of dried fruit produced in the United Stats increased 57f> per cent between 1899 and 1909. Califor? nia produces more than four-flfths of the yearly output. According to a very rough estimate, each person in this country consumes on an average 5 or 6 pounds of dried fruit a year. The value of the product rose from ! between four and five millions to over I twenty-one millions In 10 years. The i average wholesale price, however, has not advanced with the increased de? mand; on the contrary, it has drop? ped from about 5 1-2 cents to about 4 1-2 cents per pound. Dried frultr are especially useful when the supply of fresh fruits is limited or where storage space for fresh fruits is lacking. Besides being used alone, they may be mixed into cakes, puddings, confectionery, and other dishes. Thry afford a nutritious! and economical way of securing a va? riety of diet, which is often overlook? ed by the housewife. CANDIDATE FROM CAMCOUX. st. Matthews, Feb. 2.?Mr. George ' W. Fairly, of f'pper Pine Orove town* fihip. this county, was In town today and formally announced his candi'l dacy for railroad COmmhMlOl er, au 1 says that he will not only i>o ready for the start when the Mag falls, but Will be in the race to the finish and expects to Win. When asked for his1 platform he said that the only plank he cared to give out now was that he Is tor the little man against the big one; that the railroads and tin otM ciais have been dickering too much with the \hl\ interests while the poor man has had no show. Mr. Fairly served in the house from Orangsburg county and whs one of the commissioners of tin- new Pelhouti county appointed bj <b>\ \i,-*? -1 fot getting the machinery in order, He is a well-to-do and successful farm? er. ?s aggressive and knows how to ?ulj y Hpude a ipade. FARM EXTENSION BILL HEARING. Agreement for Last Vote Today on Lever Measure Prevented by Jones, Who Wishes Oblige in Distribu? tion of Funds. Washington, Feb. 2.?Debate on the Lever agricultural extension bill today neared a close in the senate, n agree? ment for a final vote tomorrow being prevented only by an objection from Senator Jones, who wanted further discussion on his amendment to ', provide specifically that State colleges for negroes shall be among the edu? cational institutions to share the ben? efits of the measure. Senator Cummins' efforts to make Improved acreage instead of rural population the basis of distribution by States of the proposed experimental and demonstration work was defeat? ed, 40 to 16. An amendment by Senator O'Gor man proposing to strike out the pro? vision for permanent appropriations was defeated, 31 to 17. Senator Smoot's amendment speci? fying that present exeprlmental and demonstration work conducted by the department of agriculture should not be impaired by the bill wag accepted. IX THE POLICE COURT. Number of Alleged Blind Tigers Tried by Recorder. There were several blind tigers or alleged blind tigers to be tried in the police court on Monday at noon, sev? eral of the cases being trlel and some of them being postponed for Jury trials later on in the week. Peter Curry was arrested on the charge of storing whiskey on Sunday by J. D. Chandler and Julian 3eale. The case was postponed until Tues? day. John Raeford was arrested by J D. Chandler on the charge of trans? porting whiskey. His case also will come up later. Wash Moore, Jr., was arrested by Officers Owens and Forbes on the charge of transporting whiskey. He plead not guilty, but was found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of $75 or serve 30 days. Annie Whitfleld was charged with storing whiskey. She forfeited a bond of |50 rather than como to trial on the charge. WRECK OX THE COAST LINE. I Fireman Killed, Engineer and Con? ductor Hurt. Tampa, Fla., Fob. 2.?Passenger train No. 85, on he Atlantic Coast Line, from Jackson vile to Tampa, was wrecked at Lundy th s afternoon. The engine and six coaches left the track, demolishing the engine, baggage car and tender, and damaging the coach? es. Charles Stanley, negro fireman, was killed. Engineer Tolar and Con? ductor Burt were among the more se? riously injured. Real Estate Transfers, J R. D. Lee, et iL, to James Williams, lot in county, $45. W. J. Frierson to J. F. Player, j 84 1-2 acres in county, $2,200. ] William O. Cain to S. D. Cain. 175 acres of "lied Oak" plantation on Bethel public road, $5 and assumption of mortgage on land. Master to J. J. Britton, 10 acres in one tract and 24 acres in second tract, $50. W. M. Brown to Carrie Louise Brown, 38 acres in Sumter township. ?? A. D. Harby to J. E. King, 4 lots on Charles street, $3,000. Master to Middleton and Com? pany, 30 acres in Manchester town? ship, $125. W. Scott Burkett to Hestor H. Burkett, l? acres on Sumter-Stato burg public road, $100. B. W. A. Bultman to O'Donnell & Company, Inc., 15 acres in Provi denc township, $91.0G. Elizaboth A. Player to H. T. Good? man, 35 acres in county. $650. B. L. Harris to Mary O. McCoy, 17.2 acres in Sumter-Swlmming Pens road, $430. 11. T. Edens to Julia V. Beck. <:0 acres on Pocataligo Swamp, $1,700. Musldora I. Colclough to Eliza M. Pick, 4.1 ?irre? on Sumter-Heriot Cross j Koadfl road, $.100. Eliza M. Dick to Theodore Scott : Du Pose, Jr., -. ?> acres at Heiiot Crow i Itoads. $2?i(?. Davis (J. Brown to Louis, Adolph, j Arthur, Abe and Edward Ernstein, thren lots in town of Hembert, f*H and other considerations. ' Robert Sumter to H. W. West ber? ry, 35.2 acres in one tract and 4 acres in second tract. $."? and other consid? eration. i D it. IfeCaltum to .1 L MeCallum, lot on Chestnut street. $450.00 MeCallum Realty Company to .1. I.. McCallom, two lots on Chestnut stre?t. $7R?, Don't tv? llrliove It. Some sa) that chroote constipatios cannot be cured, Don't rou believe ?t Chamberlain's Tablets have cured sitters --why not vou" Give them a trial. They cost only s euarter, Kar i:ui? Ijn all dealer* ~-A4s t. ITEMS FROM THE UNIVERSITY. _ What the Students and faculty Are Doing at ilie Stau* Institution. University of South Carolina* Co-i lumbia, Feb. 4.?The mid-year ex-1 amlnations at the University of South 1 Carolina ended Saturday, January 31. All students arc anxiously awaiting the announcement of the outcome. The second term began Monday, February 2 with the largest enroll? ment in the history of the Univer? sity. During the past week there were additional registrations In every de? partment of the University. Among the bulletins recently issued by the University which have attracted j wide attention are those by Prof. Reed J Smith on "The Participle and Infi? nitive in-Ing," and Mr. George II. Ed? wards, Jr., on "The School as a Social Centre." Among the recent lectures at the University was one given by Prof. Lomax of the University of Texas on "The Cowboy Ballad." The lecture was a charming presentation of a thor? oughly interesting subject. Prof. Lomax was secured through Profs. Smith and Davis, who attended the meeting of the American Folk Lore Society in New York. Class baseball will begin in the next week or two. Immediately upon the conclusion of the class games for the championship the regular varsity practice will begin. Captain E lens and Manager Latimer are expecting a successful season as there are more men from which to pick a team than ever before. The students are availing themselves of the opportunity to witness the workings of the legislature, and daily curing spare hours many of them may be founo. in the halls of the j State House listening to the debates of i $ general assembly. Considerable interest is being man? ifested in the proposed merger of the College for Women and the University of South Carolina, which is now before the general assembly. The students of tho University aB a whole look with favor upon the move. The University Y. M. C. A. has an? nounced a schedule of notable speak? ers for the coming months. One will be heard each Wednesday night. The University students are afforded and avail themselves of magnificent op? portunities to hear gifted speakers. NEGRO WOUNDS THREE. Sam Canghman Shoots Two Men and a Woman?One WU1 Die. Camden, Jan. 30.?Sam Caughman, i a negro, shot and seriously wounded three other negroes near here this afternoon. One of the wounded ne? groes, Thompson, will not sjrvive while the other two will recover. A negro named Thompson, his daughter and Damon Clayburn were tho vic? tims of shots from Caughman'e gun. The affair occurred on the plan:ation of Melvin Hill, three miles east of Camden. It is said that the trouble began with a fight between Caughman's wife and Thompson's daughter some days ago. The case was tried in a magis? trate's court today and the Thompson girl was acquitted. This Is said to have enraged Caughman and after receiving a shipment of whiskey this afternoon he went on the warpath. Thompson and his daughter were shot while standing in the road. Clayburn was not involved but was shot as he was at work In a nearby field. Bloodhounds were secured from Co? lumbia and followed Caughman to a swamp where he 1? now sought by of? ficers and people of the neighborhood. He is said to have announced a de? termination to defend himself against attack and he is known to have a shotgun and a box of shells. How? ever, no further bloodshed Is ex? pected. Store at Jordon Roblw?. j Manning Times. The store of Mr. C. F. Rawllnson at Jordan was entered some tims last Wednesday night and the safe robbed of $670.00 In cash and some jewelry.; Mr. Rawlinscn locked the safe when he closed his 9tore, and the next morn-i i ing he discovered the back door open and the safe unlocked, an examina? tion showed that the money and some j Jewelry hf.d been taken and checks and other valuable papers not mo? lested. It is evident that the person who entered the store wan familiar with the premises and Mr. Hawlln son's movements. It is also evident that the theft was not the work of safe crackers, as the sate was not In jured. How is Your Holler .' It has been ?dated thut a man s Stomaoh is his boiler, his body is his engine and his mouth the tire box. Is your boiler (stomach) m good work? ing order or Is it SO weak that It will not stand a full loud and not able is supply the needed energy to your engine (body)'.1 If you hare an) trou? ble with year stomaoh Chamberlain's Tablets will d?> you good, They strengthen and Invigorate th? stomach and enable it io do Its work naturally M.inx very remarkable eure.? oi stora* jib trouble have been efi'ected by a. For aftlg Uj ali d<\u.i-- All I AWAIT BREEF FROM SPEER Webb Announce* StMpoaakNi of Ac thlties in Connection with Investi? gation of Jurist. Washington, Fab. 2.?Chairman Webb of the subcommittee of the house judiciary committee, charge! with the investigation of charges of official misconduct against Federal Judgo Emory Speer of Georgia, today announced that activity in the case had been suspended to await the fil? ing of a brief on behalf of Judge Speer, which will be received within three weeks. It is probable thst no report on the case will be made to the house for six weeks or two months. CORNSTALK BORER ACTIVE. Federal Experts Find Green Oats Bug Busy Also?Suggestions to Farmer*, Philip Luginbill, federal entomolo? gist, and A. H. Beyer, his assistant, are working toward the extermina? tion of the cornstalk borer and the little green bug that destroys oats. Mr. Beyer has recently returned from an extensive trip that included many towns in the eastern part of Georgia and the western part of this State. In almost every field that ho visited, most noticeably those around Macon and Greenville, he found that both of these pests hod done and were doing a great amour t of damage. It is urged that the farmers practice fall plowing, and V. hat has not been done, the most effective means of de? stroying the corns:alk borer is to roof out the stalks. In case of oats, a drag or roller should be used to crush the crop down. With the warm weather that is now all over this section of the country ^the various bugs are getting in their work and if definite and cer? tain methods of extermination are not j used the crops this year will be se* I riously damaged. The early completion of the public road from this city direct to Shiloh is promised by the County Commission? ers. Work on this road was started eight or ten years ago by building the causeway across Black river?the moat expensive and important link the business men of the city con? tributing a large amount to induce the county to undertake the work. Sev? eral other links have been constructed from time to time, but the section be? tween McBride's and Shiloh has been left to the last. The completion of the road will reduce the mileage from the Shiloh section b\ several miles and will be a great convenience to the people of that portion of the coun? ty as well aa of benefit to the business of this city. The opening of the Shi? loh public road is tue next best thing to the building of the proposed rail? road to Lake City via Shiloh and Olanta which would follow practically the same route as it is almost an air line and passes through a section that is greatly in need of railroad facilities. Methodist Ministor Roronuttsands Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Rev. James A. Lewis. Mllaca. Minn., writes: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been a needed and wel? come guest in our home for a num? ber of years. I highly recommend it to my fellows aa being a medicine worthy of trial in cases of colds, coughs and croup." Give Chamber? lain's Cough Remedy a trial and we are confident you will find it very ef? fectual and continue to use it as oc? casion requires for years to come, as many others have done. For sale by all dealers.?Advt _ MEN Cured Forever By a truo spe? cialist who possesses the experience of years. 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