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?SO?ea??M< Batik-Cry KICK fcCAJtftsan Ml iin usend just at ths edge of sunj**mjL'w*h one ahfce of bin et tt to the girt the whoa picture of somber oomposition and H nrsssntsd a different aspect himself aa the young Mood facing the door, neue tor her ?pooch ye? AneV Talbott bogan. MI reeetoe yn know wlnt hit's er bout" He Hnvey lander only nodded, and Me Steady eyes and straight mouth linn did not otter their sternness of ex BO naw the etmed little gasp with tree girl rend the ultimatum of the sudden mist of spite of herself. He poshed forward * efcejr and gravely inquired: "Hadn't ye better est down, ma'am r ssao shook nor head and raised one leant which trembled n little, to brush flea hair out of her eyes. FOtsabty one wan trying to speak. I could not for the moment com? ber voice. But at last She got control, and her words slowty and earefully. **atr. Havay, 1 hare very little reason oonsideretion from you. new. It H were n question of for myself, I would die first, M lent that.- She paused and her head. "Too told me that I mil seises I earns to you. Weil. Fem posse res come to humiliate my gestt 1 guess rve come to surrender." : Baa fane did not change and he did fast answer. Evidently, thought the gtrt bitterly, she had not sufflciently tinned herself. Altar a moment ehe wont on In n very tired, yet n very ?ton am a man of action, Mr. Ha 1 snake say appeal to your man I snnaoss you've never had a that has come to meun every eb yon but that's the sort of I've hud. That little girl Dewu. wands s ohonos. *I?r little brother mi seal a sinnst. IVe tumbled myself to ensue and plesd for uhem. If you tahn them away from me you will I my school. I dont underesU yeur pohnV^now. Cull iron* are lent beg Urning to come to ms, end If yen order these to leere, the others wflB learn, too, and they won't come It will kill my school. If that's 1 guess lt'i no use even St Bleed. I know you can do it?and yUt yen told me yon worunl making at steed. yet yao toi "I reokoi hott slowlj 1 reckon," Interrupted Brother Tal nett slowly, "ye needn't bare no fear of that, ma am. Anns wouldn't do "But If yon aren't doing that." went an Juenlta 1 want to make my plea last for the sake of these children of own people. I'm ready to accept terms. Im ready to abase and ty own pride, only, 1'or God's ?, grfe thorn a chance to glow clean and straight and break the shackles at flUtcracy." ?he waited for the man to reply, but ho neither spoke nor changed expres? sion, so with an effort she went on. unconsciously bending a little forward hi her eagerness : "If you could see the way Dann has unfolded like a flower, the thirsty in tsOlgence with which she has drunk ?f what I have taught her; the way II has opened new worlds to her; I dost*! think yon could be willing to her beck Into drudgery and ig mo. She Is a woman, or soon nip be. Mr. Havey. You don't noed wessen In your fends.'* Again came the cautioning voice of the preacher in his effort to keep her away from antagonising lines. "They hain't been culled away for no reason like that, ma'am." But Juanita continued, ignoring the warning: "The other bor is too young for you Far a Time Bad Anse Stood There Regerding Hsr With a Steady and . ttoijpi Qm!*~ to use yet. Let him at least choose for himself. Let him reach the sge when he shall hate enough knowledge of both sideii to make his own choice fairly. I'm not asking odds. You have Job, and he wears your trade? mark in his race. The bitterness that lurks there shows that he is wholly your vassal;. yours and the feud's. Doeint that satisfy yon? Won't you let the others stay with me?" She broke off with s gasp. Anse Havey's face stiffened. Even now he did not speak to her, but turned toward the missionary. "Brother Talbott," he said slowly, "would ye mind waltln' out there on the porch a little spell? I'd like to talk with this lady by herself." When he had gone there was a short silence, which Havey finally hroka with a question: "Why didn't ye say all these things to JobT I asnt the letter on his say so." "But you tent It?and all the Havey power is in your hands. Jet> ^wouldn't understand euch a plea. I come to the fountalnhead. My school Is not a Ha? vey school nor a McBriar school. It is meant to open its doors to both sides of the ridge, regardless of factions.** "IHd younff Milt come there ter git i eddloationf I thought he went to col I lege down below." The question car? ried an unde mote of Irony. Juanita shook her head. "No," she answered. "He came there aa any othtr passer-by might have come, and ho hasn't come often. Let me keep tho children and he shan't come again." For a time Bad Anse stood there re? garding her with a steady and pierc? ing gase, while his brows drew to? gether In s frown rather of deep thoughtfulnetss than of displeasure. (TO HE CONTINUED.) FRFE TOBACCO SEED. _ Chamber of Commerce Has Limited Supply on Hand. The Chamber of Commerce has ob? tained a limited supply of tobacco seed which will be distributed free to those who i pply for them. BIBLE CLASS FEDERATION. Largely Attended and Interesting Meeting Hohl at Trinity ?horch. On Sunday afternoon the first meet? ing of the Federation of Bible Classes was held In Trinity Methodist church with about three hundred men In at? tendance. Addresses were made by Judge T. B. Fr?ser and Rev. R. 8. Truesdale and were heard with tho closest attention. The next meeting will be held im the first Sunday in February In the First Baptist church. The speaker has not..been announced yet Judge Fraser in his address called attention to the many places in tho church where men could render need? ed aervice at d the part they should play In the church life. Mr. Trues - dale's remarks were along the samo line. A resolution was offered by Mr. T. V. Walsh calling on the member* of the Sumtor county legislative dele? gation to endeavor to enact a lav/ eliminating the pool room evil by pro? hibitory licence. Judge Purdy object? ed to the mo .ion on the grounds that It Indicated that the members of th* olaas were willing to sanction by li? cense the operation of pool rooms. The motion v,as tabled and a commit? tee with Judge Fraser as its chairman was appointed to consider the matter and devise means whereby the pool room evil could be eradicated. WENDELL LEVI WINS RACE. Given Handsome Watch Fob by Y. M. C. A.?Brazicl Second. Wendell M. Levl was an easy win ? ner In the race on Saturday afternoon given under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association. Wiley Brazlel came second and Clement Foresman came 1 in third. Ralph Flowers and Ray Fowler were the other competitors. Levl got a good start at the shot of the pistol an.I when he crossed the goal line he was more than a hun? dred yards ahead of Brazell. The track was one and one-third miles and Levl's time waa 8 minutes, five and one-fifth seconds. There was a large crowd on hand to witness tho race, bu*. unfortunately at the last minute a number of those who had promisee1 to make MM race dropped out and the competitors dwindled from more than u doson to five.. TRIED TO BLOW lfP CAPITOL. Bomb Found by K<mh Woman on Don Steps of State Howe Hulldlnji at Boston. Boston, Jan 1.?An unsuccessful at tempt to dynamite the State House was made today. A bomb containing four pounds of explosive was attached to a basemen: door and a fuse ha*' been, lighted. l>ut the flame apparently died before reaching the detonator. Had the explosion occurred, in tho opinion of tho polliv, the building WOUld have been greatly damaged The fact that tarred rope was used as a fuse, according to investigators, indicated that the bomb was the work of a novice. A scrub wornnn discovered the DOfnfc this morning. FORD MAKES STATEMENT. SAYS THAT MEN IN TRENCHES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WAR'S CONTINUATON. Says That Party Is Procerrthig In Per? fect Harmony, Despite Statement* to Contrary, and (He Believes it Will Accomplish Good by Getting People to Talk of Peace. New York, Jan. 2.?Henry Ford, who led the peace expedition which left here December 4 on the steamer Oscar II for Copenhagen' in the hope of bring about a conference of neutral nations that would end the war, arrived here today on the steam? ship Bergensfjord. He confirmed ca? ble reports that his return had been hastened by illness, but said he in? tended when he left to come back this month. Mr. Ford declared his views regard? ing the cause of the war have under? gone a marked change. When he 16ft, he said, he was of the opinion that bankers and manufacturers of muni? tions and armament were responsible but he returns with the belief that it is the people themselves, those being slaughtered, who are responsible. The men doing the fighting have been too content to let those who rule them do their thinking and they have not taken advantage of their divine right to say for themselves what they shall do and think, the pacifist asserted. "Republics are no better than mon? archies in this respect," he said. "Even in the United States we let those whom we have elected to office be swerved from their duty. We do not assert ourselves. Personally, I have been a voter 31 years and in all that time I have voted only six times, and then because my wife made me." , Of the eventual success of the peace mission, Mr. Ford declared he had no doubt. "The movement is now or? ganized and under way,' he said. "People are talking about it, and while some critics? when people talk they think and when they think they think right," Mr. Ford's future plans with respect to the peace expedition were uncer? tain, ho said. He left the party in charge of Gaaton P. Lantiff, he stated, in accordance with his original plans; and despite all reports to the con? trary, when the party left the Oscar II, it was an harmonious as could be desired. , "The main Idea of the mission," continued Mr. Ford, "was to crystal ize into concrete form, if. possible, the various ideas and hopes for peace which prevail all over the world. The nations doing the fighting would be glad to stop if they could, I believe, but they are afraid to let go. "Those who accompanied me on the Oscar II were as fine a body of people for that particular mission as I could ask, and the interested delegates that met us at Chrlstiania were all good men. I am simply financing and car? rying out as far as possible the work set under way last year at the meet? ing at The Hague of the Women's International Peace congress. This work ultimately will bring Europe to its senses and stop the war. "II' what I have done will bring peac<3 only one day nearer, I shall be more than repaid. Every day the war is shortened will save 30,000 lives, and 30,000 lives will mean much to? ward restoring order and normal con? ditions. "Tf necessary I will again go to Europe and if it will help matters I will charter another ship. I am not doing it for personal glory, gain or advertising. I have more money now than I can use and I feel I am sim? ply custodian of what I have. It was entrusted to me by the people, some of whom are today fighting.In the trenches." Commenting on the preparedness issue in President Wilson's message, Mr. Ford said: "I am against preparedness, as pre? paredness means war. It would be better for the administration to find out first if the people themselves want armament. If they do, they will eventually get what Europe is getting now. As to other fea'-.ires of Presi? dent Wilson's message, especially with reference to trade and a greater mer? chant marine, wo are all with him on that." At the request of Secretary McAdoo, Dudley Field Malone, collector of the jport, arranged for Mr. Ford, a mem? ber of the naval consulting board, to be taken off the Bergensfjord on a .special customs cutter as soon as the ship cleared quarantine. William Jennings Bryan conferred for more than an hour here tonight with Henry Ford. Mr. Bryan declined to reveal the nature of the discussion, but said he had come to New York from Wash? ington at Mr. Ford's request. Mr. Ford denied himself to Interviewers after Mr. Hryan departed. Mr. Hryan denied that he would sail for Kurope January 4, as pre? viously planned, declaring that he has "more Important work to do here for the present." Asked what he thought of the Ford peace mission, Mr. Bryan said he be? lieved it had achieved partial success "even before it started." "The mere discussion of peace," he added, "is in itself an advantage and the presence of the peace party abroad will stimulate discussion there." Mr. Bryan said he would return at midnight to Washington, where he will address the Pan-American con? gress tomorrow. He declined to com? ment on the sinking of the British steamer Persia with an American con? sul aboard. JENKIN LLOYD JONES IN. Reports Great Meeting for Peace at Stockholm. Chicago, Jan. 2.?The following cablegram, dated Copenhagen, Janu? ary 1, was received by the City News bureau here today from Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Chicago, chairman of the Ford peace mission: "Great meeting at Stockholm. Thousands at station to bid party good-bye. Heartily welcomed to Copenhagen today. "Party united and well organized. New Year's greetings to all friends of peace." DIRECT LOAN ON COTTON. Reserve Board Permits New Orleans Branch to Try Oat Now Plan. Washington, Dec. 25.?One of the several important plans that are be? ing considered by the Federal reserve board, which is seeking to perfect the new banking and currency system of the United States, with a view of re? taining for this country after peace is declared in Europe the dominant po? sition it now holds in world finance, is about to be tested at the New Or? leans branch bank. The reserve board has granted the New Orlecns branch bank the privi? lege of purchasing domestic accept? ances based on agricultural products stored in the open market. If the ex? periment is successful the reserve board may recommend to congress the amendment of the National Bank act so that any national bank may deal in these acceptances. It should be understood that the ac? ceptance form of banking is where the . paper is directly guaranteed by the bank itself instead of by the pur? chaser of the goods. This form of banking is not so well known in the United States as that done on a com? mercial note basiB, Where the bank finances a transaction between oth? ers. Sentiment In favor of the ac? ceptance form of banking is increasing rapidly, however. Ntow Orleans has been selected for the test of the domestic acceptances innovation because that city is the centre of the most efficient cotton warehousing system in the country Tne effect of open market purchases by the branch bank in New Orleans is expected to have a prompt and positive effect upon the cotton trade throughout the South, and that all business will eventually be benefited if the- \ experiment succeeds. It was thought that cotton furnished the best opportunity for a demonstration of the stabilising influence of a scientific and up-to-date system of finance. The New Orleans bank will make a rate of perhaps 4 per cent on the do? mestic acceptances which it handles. This rate will be slightly higher than the discount rate on the same ac? ceptances which would bo handled by ordinary member banks, because in the case of the New Orleans branch that bank will have the entire respon? sibility of the loan. All other cotton territory will be interested in the re? sult at the Louisiana port. M'KISSICK EDITOR FRAT MAG AZINE. Greenville Lawyer Elected by Conven? tion of Kappa Alphas in Richmond. Richmond, Va., Dec. 30.?At the closing session of the Kappa Alpha convention and semi-centennial cele? bration here today officers for the coming year were elected as follows: Knight commander, Henry C. Chiles, Lexington, Mo.; editor of the maga? zine, J. Itlon McKissick, Greenville; grand purser, F. B. Latady, Birming? ham, Ala.; grand historian, W. B. Crawford, Kissimme, Fla.; chief alumnus, T. L, Hudert, Norfolk, Va. The next convention will be held in Jacksonville, Fla. The delegates and visitors marched in a body to Lee monument today and placed a wreath on it. STJMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dotty by Ernest Field; Cot? ton Buyer. Good Middling 11 3-4. Strict. Middling 11 1-2. Middling 11 1-4. Strict Low Middling 10 3-4. Low Middling 10 1-4. Staple cotton 13 to 16c. Marriage License Record. Licenses to marry have been grant? ed to Davis McFadden and Mary Di? vine Brogdon; Robert Smith and Kate La Hard, Wedgelield. GUI! RETURNED FOR TRIAL. NEGRO BROUGHT HACK AFTER LONG LEGAL FIGHT. Efforts to Have Alleged Slayer of J. T. Durst Returned Take Interesting C'luxractcr. Columbia, an. 2.?After eluding the officials of the law for over seven years and losing a fight of more than j one year in the Pennsylvania courts against extradition, Joe Grant, a ne? gro, has been returned to South Car? olina and will be placed on trial in the Edgefield county court on the charge of murder. Grant is charged with killing J. T. Durst, a well known and successful merchant of Johnston, early in 1906. Grant was placed In the State penitentiary last night at 8:30 o'clock. He was brought back to South Carolina by W. R. Swearingen, sheriff of Edegefield county, and Wil? liam Strum, special deputy. Sheriff Swearingen left Philadel? phia Friday afternoon with his pris? oner on the Augusta Special, due in Columbia early yesterday morning. At midnight Friday the fast train collided with a freight train at Shlpman, Va. Sheriff Swearingen was slightly bruised and did not stop In Columbia last night, but proceeded on the train to his home in Edgefield. Two guards met the train from Charlotte and escorted Grant to the State penitentiary. Grant was found in Philadelphia nearly two years ago by a negro de? tective. The detective notified South Carolina Officers. Grant was operat? ing a barber sop. George Bell Tim merman, solicitor of the Eleventh cir? cuit, armed with requisition papers signed by Cole L. Blease, former gov? ernor, proceeded to Pennsylvania, ac? companied by an officer to bring Grant back to South Carolina. Mr. Tlmmerman conferred with John K. Tener, then governor of Pennsyl vaia, who agreed to honor the re? quisition papers. Attorneys for Grant, who had been arrested pending in? vestigation, brought habeas corpus proceedings to secure his release. The attorneys claimed that Grant could not get a legal trial in South Caroll lina and that he would be lynched if brought back to the State. The case was carried through the lower courts of Pennsylvania, the federal courts and finally to the United States supreme court. The 'decision by each court was adverse to the negro. While the case was being tried in thd various courts, Gov. Tener was succeeded in office by Gov. Brumbaugh. Solicitor Tlmmerman went to Har risburg after the inauguration of Gov, Brumbaugh and presented new requisition papers, which had been issued by Gov. Manning. Gov. Brumbaugh did not refuse to honor the requisition papers, but stated that he would have to investigate the case and be assured that. Grant would be given a fair trial If returned to* this State. There has been considerable correspondence between Gov. Man? ning and Gov. Brumbaugh concern? ing the case. No announcement has been made as to whether the requisition papers have been honored by Gov. Brum? baugh. The fact that Grant has been brought back to this State would indi? cate that the papers had received fa? vorable attention from the Pennsyl? vania executive. Gov. Manning said last night that he had no statement to make at this time, but would have something to say in a few days. BIG NEW YEAR'S GIFT. Pawhuska, Okla., Ja?. 1.?Oklaho? ma received a New Year's gift of 2, 299 citizens, each of whom is worth about $30,000, when Federal Judge Henry Hudson handed down a decis? ion today holding that all Osage In? dians were full citizens of the United States and entitled to all rights, priv? ileges and immunities granted in the fourteenth constitutional amendment. The decision gives the members of the tribe complete control over their personal properties, but does not affect their real estate holdings. In handing down the decision Judge Hudson held as naught a divorcement ?vhich an Osage procured by tribal custom from his wife, holding that the Osagcs are citizens and that their di? vorces must be granted by the State courts. Lost Everything In Fire. Mr. R. T. Turner, who had just moved from Hos .Hill to the home of Mr. J. B. Stuckey, lost nearly ev? erything In the fire that consumed Mr. Stuekey's house on Christmas day. Mr. Turner says the tire broke out just before dinner time between the ceiling overhead and the roof, and the wind blowing a gale caused the house to burn up so quickly they saved but little, even their dinner and a nice turkey they had prepared were not saved and instead of a big Christ? mas feast, all had to go hungry. No insurance on anything.?Leader and Vindicator. ASSOCIATE JOSTICE LMM. EMINENT GEORGIA JURIST DIES IN WASHINGTON. Failure in Health Hastened by Threats of Pneumonia?Had Been Appoint? ed by President of Political Faith Opposite to His Own. Washington, Jan. 2.?Joseph Ruck? er Lamar, associate justice of the su? preme court of the United States, died at his home here tonight after an ill? ness of several months. He was 5S years of age and had been on the su? preme bench five years. The immediate cause of death was gradual failure, hastened by inflam? mation of one of the lungs which had threatened to develop into pneumonia. Attending physicians declared, how? ever, that the primary cause was overwork due to the arduous duties of a member of the supreme court and as commissioner of the United States in 1914 to the mediation con? ference between the United States and Mexico at Niagara Falls. Exhausted by last year's term of court, Justice Lamar went to Whito Sulphur, W. Va., in June. He im? proved until September when a clot In an artery caused him to lose the use for a time of his left arm and leg. It was some time before he re? covered from this attack, but when he returned to Washington in October he planned to return to his work on the bench In February. About a week ago the justice con? tracted a cold. His weakened heart was unable to bear the added burden of this inflammation. About 9 o'clock this morning his condition was noted to be critical. The system has ceased to throw oft the normal poisons. In the afternoon after recognizing his wife and two sons, Philip and William, he dropped off to sleep. Gradually his breath? ing grew less frequent until at 8:30 o'clock tonight he gave a long sigh as of relief and was dead. * CHARGED BY POSTAL AUTHORI? TIES. John Williams, Colored, Held for Re cepiting for Mail for Other Person. John Williams, colored, was given a hearing before Commissioner Bland this morning on the charge of fraud? ulently receipting for a special deliv? ery, letter alleged to have been desig? nated for a colored woman, Estelle Suber. At the close of the hearing in default of bail Williams was sent to the county jail to await trial in the federal court at Columbia. The alleged act is said to have oc? curred last September. It was re? ported to Postofflce Inspector Knight who took out the warant, he being a visitor in the city at this time. In? spectors Morganroth and Jefferson of Columbia division have been working on the case and on December 23rd less than two hours after Williams arrived in the city, which he left im? mediately after it is alleged that he took the special delivery letter, ho was arrested and lodged in jail. New Enterprises. Notice of an increase in capital stock from $60,000 to $109,200 haa been filed by the board of directors of the News and Courier company, Charleston, with the secretary of state. The directors propose to is? sue $49,200 of preferred stock.? A commission has been issued to B. W. Segars & Sons, Inc., of Rose hill, in Lee County, with a capital of $2,000. The petitioners are B. W, Segars and J. B. Segars. TO AILING WOMEN A Little Sound Advice Will Help Many a Sufferer in Sumter. No woman should consider herself healthy and well if the kidneys are weak. Poisons that pass off in the secretions when the kidneys are well, are retained in the body when the kidneys are disordered. If the kidneys and bladder become inflamed and swollen worse troubles may quickly follow. This is often the cause of bearing-down pains, lameness, back? ache, etc. Uric poisoning is also fre? quent cause of headaches, dizzy spells, languor, nervousness and rheu? matic pain. When suffering so, try Doan's Kid? ney Pills, a remedy that has proven effective in thousands of such cases. Let a Sumter woman tell of her ex? perience. Mrs. Annie C. Carnes, 407 Bartlette St., Sumter, says: "My kidneys were disordered and my back ached. I had headaches and dizzy spells, too. I used Doan's Kidney Pills as directed, and they cured all signs of the trou? ble. Another of my family afflicted with kidney complaint, and used Doan's Kidney Pills with the most pleasing results." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mrs. Carnes had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. 1|