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RANGERS PATROL BORDLR. riFTKEN Vb U i: OFFICERS TO COVER HOO MILES. t.o\ Colquitt Order* Entin* Force Out to IV?Me?i Otiten* From Cat tlo 'Ihlove-*?l*rvvciit International Complications. Auatin. Texas, March 15.?The en? tire force of Texas Hang?'*, totaling St present 15 nu-unted inen was as? signed to dut\ en the SOD miles of Mexica'. border today with the ar? rival of tWSJ rangers at Kuymonds vtil?. Texas, in response to an appeal from S3 persons there, for protection against cattle thieves and marauders. Along with news of the rangers' disposition, Oov. i?. U. Colquitt made public a lengthy list of the Texas bor? der troubles on which his appeals for more po\s*r to protect the boundary have been based and which explain** the nature of the rangers' activities. These incidents show the rangers as peace officers, not as an armed power which might cause the United States government embarrassment. Many of these incidents are compara? tively petty crimes, not included with? in the scope of neutrality laws and outside the police paths of United fttates troupe on border patrol duty. The records indicate that the rangers sometimes stop crimes before it has proceeded to the stage of internalonal complications. The timely arrest of a cattle or a horse thief before be hus had time to escape into Mexico has warded off more serious consequences, such as the killing of demente Vergara, tin American, which grew out of horse' Stealing. The records also indicate that while many of the lawbreakers have come across the international line In raids from Mexico, some mls ehief makers have been residents of American territory In sections where the Mexican population Is large and have used Mexico as a refuge. One source of extreme vexation has been Inability during the pasi three years to secure extradition of Any of j these marauders, whether originally from Texas or Mexico. Gov. Colquitt today estimated that In this period there hsve been 200 to 300 sue cases 1a which the State has made some sort of attempt to get tho accused .beck to Texas without success in a single Instance. The safe refuge offered in Mexico has tended again to develop the old tlme Western had man along the bor dr. The sending of rangers to Ray mondsville was based on a petition as? serting that "for the oust few months cattle thieves have been depredating and several murders have been com? mitted. " With this petition, another signed by 28 persons and making the same charges, was made public to? night from Texastlan. Texas. Hanger Capt. J. H. Hughes, who brought t^ese petitions to Austin three days ago after a personal investigation, said that an American named llowell had been killed and that several Mexu an i. names unknown, were also slain; the killings were alleged to have grown out of depredations by persons who took refuge In Mexico and that IhS petitioners believe more pollOS pro? tection wtuhl allay tie troul.l. Kt - mondavtll* and Sebastian are in the Rrownsvllle section. near l.yford. Texas, where rangers were fS)Ht Mar? b 1 In re?pon??? to an i. ppeal sixneil 1 y 47 persons. Fob petit on made the charge of several killings and each is believed to cover the saue- Incident* mBWI OF MAYFSVILLK. Ma\esville. March II,?The large snd modern ginnery of R, J. Mayes,, Jr. was destroyed by lire On Monday afternoon shout I o'clock, Tins building was built only last summer and used just otu season. The ori? gin of the tire Is unknown but it is ruppoeed that someone must ha\I been loitering around the premises end dropped a cigarette stump or n Steh. There had been no tire ah Nil the place for seve ral weeks since the v.inning season closed. Luckily, the Wlllf was blowing in the right llroc tion and none of the nearby build* Ingl were in danger. Mr. Mayes will rebuild on the same site. The hauling of fertilihers seems to he the order of the day and judging by the quantities carried out of town, there will be just as much used this year as ever, if not more. All farm work is retarded on account of the wet weather but some of the planters expect to plant cotton next week provided the weather permits. Tobacco barns are being built all over the county und there will un? doubtedly be a large acreage in the; weed this season. The snow and cold has not injured the young plants in the beds according to all reports. Miss Sallie Burgess of Clinton has' been visiting relatives here for sever ul days. returning to Clinton on Wednesday. Mr. LuetSB I. Strauss of Sumler Uffll in town today on a business trip. Miss Mamie Burgess of Sum merlon is visiting relatives bete. Mr. Charles Hembert, who is at? tending u business college in Colum? bia, spent the week-end with rela? tives here. Mrs. Adrian Miller and daughter of Augusta. Uu., are on a visit to the former's sister, Mrs. W. W. Gardner. Messrs. Im I. Parrott and H. L. Scarborough of Sumter were in town last night attending the institution of the Masonic lodge. Mius Kmma Mayes, who is teaching at Eastover, spent the week-end With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Mayes. Mrs. Steele and daughter, Miss Hosa, of Yorkville, who have been visiting Mrs. Minnie Chandler, have returned h< me. t .iNT DKNV IT. If llils Had ll.tpiH-ncd Elsewhere In? stead of Stunt er You Might Doubt It. The average man is a d> obter. This is not surprising?the public have been humbugged so frequently they nre skeptical. Proof like the follow? ing will stiind investigation. It can? not be disputed. C. H. James, salesman, 304 Coun? cil St., Sumter, ft C.| says: I had kid? ney trouble and the kidney s ecretions caused me much annoyance jy pas- - Ing too frequer tly. Backaches and sharp pains across my loins kept me in misery and I couldn't rest well, in the morning when I got up, my back was so lame and sore that I could hardly straighteti. If I got Up quickly after sitting. sharp twinges datted through me. A friend told me about Doan's Kidney Pills. They removed the trouble ami made my kidneys nor? mal. 1 willingly Confirm my former endorsement of Doan's Kidney Tills given some years ago, for they made a permanent cure." Price 50c. at till dealers. Don't ?Imply ask for a kidney remedy?gel Donn'S Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Janus bad. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffslo, x. v.- 4r, TESTING SEED CORN. ANY FARMER C AN MAKE OWN U ERMI NATION TESTS. l ull Explanation of How to Make Tests at No BlpeilM and in Short Time?Hrings Larger Yields. Clemson College, March 16??Every farmer In South Carolina who plants r.orn should begin selecting his seed for planting at once, is the advice of Prof. W. L, Hutchinson, of Clem son College. Prof. Hutchinson urges every fanner to make a germination test of his seed, which numerous ex? periments have proved beyond a doubt will result in a large Increase In yield, An ear-to-row test with seed that has been tested for germi? nating powers will be sure to pay a farmer handsomely in future crops, but even if he makes only the germi? nation test this year, he is likely to have his yield increased from five to ten bushels an acre, at least. The test is so simple and requires so lit? tle time In proportion to result that there is no farmer in the State wtu? cannot make it. The average farmer In this State selects his planting ears by sight alone, picking out the ears which ap? pear sound. Unless he is an ex? pert and has had training in corn judging, this method is not of great value to him. What he should do is to select his best looking ears and then put these through a germination test. After selecting the best looking ears, arrange thein side by side on planks, driving a tenpenny nail after ?.very tenth ear. The cars should then be left until after the germina? tion test is completed, except when thep are taken out one by one for the purpose of getting kernels from them. One of the simplest and best meth? ods of testing || the use of a sawdust box. Use a box about two feet squaro and four inches eleep. Kill the box to within an inch and a half of the top with sawdust, well packed. Select a piece of white cloth a little larger than the box and mark this off In two inch squares with a pencil, numbering enough of the squares to tell the num? ber of uny of them without trouble. I'y leaving outside rows vacant all around the box, there will be about one hundred squares. Tack the cloth inside the box no that it rests (Irmly and smoothly over the saw? dust. With the box near at hand, take the ears from the plank one by one. Select from each ear six kernels, tak? ing them from different parts of the ear and no two fre>m the same row. Place the six kernels from ear No 1, in square No, l on the cloth, ;?nd so On with all the ears. Kernels Sthould be laid with the germ side up. Put each back In its place on the plank. When each square in the box, ex? cept those in the otuslde rows, con? tains its six kernels, sprinkle water into the box until the corn and saw dUSt are thoroughly moistened, tak? ing care not to disturb the kernel. Then place a dry white cloth careful? ly ov< r the kerm is and another cloth on top of this one. Finally, cov? er the top cloth with sawdUSt until t he bos is level full. Keep the box in a fairly warm room, having it undisturbed for se? ven days. Then catch tho ends of the top cloth and raise the cloth careful? ly from the box. This will take off the t??p layer of sawdust without disturb" mg the corn. Raise the second cloth. Still using great care, and it is then Wanted! Laborers to work in Planing Mill, Lumber Shed and Lumber Yards at Alcolu. Good wages to good men. Apply to Jeff Barfield, Jim Graham, W. E. Hodge, or to R. J. Alderman, Gen. Mgr., D. W. Alderman & Son. possible to read the tests. See whic h I kernels have germinated well and which have germinated poorly, if square No. 1?> shows poor germina? tion, go to your plank and take out ear No. 1G, throwing it into the feed pile. Do this with eac h ear a hose kernels show poor germinating pow? ers. TY i ears left on your plank will then he good ones and you are ready lor your planting. It' you do not so cure a good crop you can feel certain that it was not th<- fault of the seed. Use one box for every one hun? dred cars. If desired, however, a larger box may he used. But that described above is the most conven U nt size to handle and should satis? fy the needs of the average farmer. The Lime to make this test is real? ly in winter, when the ears which turn out well are stored for planting , in spring. However, if it was not done . in winter, there is still ample time to make the test now, and the farmer Who makes it has the unanimous opinion of all the experts that it will , bring him rich profits. .Seldom has a development of great? er potential benefit to this city and county been undertaken than the pro? posed independent railroad from Sumter to BhilOh and Olanta, of which preliminary survey is now being pro I moted by a committee of the Cham I her of Commerce. The first thing 1 necest-ary to be done is to raise about $1,000 to pay for the preliminary sur very, and it is confidently expected that the money will be contributed by fifty or sixty enterprising business men who *have the foresight to see that an investment of $20 eac h in this enterprise will be profitable to them individually and to the community. A railroad to Bhiloh would turn many . thousand dollars of trade to Sumter that now goes elsewhere and would develop ono of the finest sections in the State. Mr. J. H. Thomas, of Berryvllle, Va., is visiting the family of Mr. J. P. Jenkins. BATTLE AT TORREOH. | FEDERALS CLAIM A SWEEPING VICTORY. HiierUi Official* Make Official An noiuicemciit Predicting Early Over? throw of Rebel Power. Mexico City, March ?Govern mcnt officials today made public the following announcement: " The gov? ernment army has won a sweeping i victory over the rebels m the vicinity of Torreon. Sen. Ilucrta's troops will soon drive the rebels from powei und restore peace throughout the repub lie Battle Still Continues. City Chihuahua, March 16.?A des? perate battle between constitutional? ists and federals has been raging near! Hernie Jlllo for twenty-four hours. A federal troop train was blown up ? by dynamite. It is reported that two hundred were killed on the train. Wire reports are strictly censored but) it is rumored that the constitution-! allots have gotten the worst of the; lighting thus far, but that the bat? tle is continuing today with unabat? ed fury. ?WOVON T DO," SAYS VAIL. President of American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Says Unde Sam Couldn't Adequately Handle the Business. New York. March 16.?That gov? ernment ownership of telegraph and telephone lines would be a disastrous experiment is the warning sounded by President Theo Vail of the Amer? ican Telephone and Telegraph Co.. in his annual report published today.1 ' The experiment would be disastrous! principally because- the average post? master is not fitted by experience or training for telegraph or telephone business .and in many cases this bus? iness would be secondary to their grocery, drygoods, or notions?their principal business," Mr. Vail says. YD .MHO KILLS HUNDREDS SOTIIER TERRIBLE OUTBREAK IN JAPAN. Allowing Seven; Ea it Inj mike Volcano Pours Oat Hood of Lava Destroy? ing Villages Hound About?Eight Hundred Perish and Thousands Left Elosndess, Tokio, March if;.?Following a severe earthquake the volcano Asama Yamab is belching forth lava streams today, burning and destroying Vil? lages for miles around. The govern? ment today estimates that eight han dred have been killed and thousands of others are homeless. Earth trem? ors arc continous today. Stafford-Boykin. < hi Saturday afternoon Miss Rosine Stafford, the daughter of Mr. F. B. Stafford of Dalzell, became the bride of Mr. H. L. Boykln of Bishopville, the ceremony being performed by the Judge of Probate, T. E. Richardson, in his office immediately after the li ( ense had been issued. The bride and groom both have many friends In Sumter and Lee counties who wish them much happi? ness. How's Tills? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re? ward for any case of Catarrh that lunnot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable m all tiustness transactions and fi? nancially able to carry out any obli? gation made by his firm. National Bank of Commerce, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in? ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surface of the system. Test.monlals sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Drugists. Take Hall's Family Pills for con? stipation. See them on our counter. Every Woman ?whatever her size or age?ought to see these new styles. If you have not seen them, this is for you?do not wait; pick your style now?shape your figure in natural lines, for your Spring and Summer Gowns will look so much better if fitted over a new Warner. NOW ? WOrd about the new Warner Corsets. Simple, pliant, elegant and durable. Long or short skirts, medium low or topless?esch corset is a perfect example of corset designing and making. There IS the same sweeping guarantee with every corset?made to shape fashionably, to wear?not to rust, break or tear. This regardless of the model boned or boneless?it may se?m to be boneless; nevertheless it will shape, it will support the form, it will wear. TRY IT-TEST IT?AND YOU WILL APPROVE OF IT EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED?SI.00 to $5.00 A new showing of Spring Suits and Dresses this week. McCOLLUM BROTHERS, The Store That Gives Cash for Premiums. **nf