The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 15, 1916, Image 3
I The
BattU-Cty
oho not thought of that ho
AAktd hereelf aecuelngly
Way ha* tho not aant its call tor
tola -001 AcrOAh tho hint loaf afo?
The* thoro cant hack to her mind the
words of tho mountain man when ho
had brought It or or and had lmltatod
tho Haver battle-call.
"Dost never Blow thet unleeien ye
lor start hell. When them calls
out scroet the mountains every
r thot km tote a gun's got tor
git up An' eome"
If evor there had been a time when
every Havey elould come it wan this
that flmo IgM anse'e head once more
em tho cmshkms and wont to tho man
tea. Htm, standing tn tho door, she
atew akmghrtath.
She set tho horn to her Hps and
Mow. Out across tho molting vague
nose of tho dim world floated tho three
UM hmsts gad tho three short ones,
flhe waited a Pntlo whUe and hlew
Again..v That signal could not roach
Anse Harey's own house, bocause tho
" goad It echoing hack la a
wave of sound. It would he
ard to the east, gad After a
enget hack to her waiting
low sad distant, yet very
?Answeu?.
from tho house of Milt Me
Juanltas heart, torn and
as It was, leaped, for Ahe
tor tho first time m the
of maa tho Haver call to
boon hoard And was being
br a nhiof of tho Mefirmrs,
aa fast aa horses could carry
gad hig mea would bring sue
later, whoa tho mountain
unrolling la miracles of
and tender color, young
And his escort flung
to*
wag weeping incoherently
over gm h visible Agare and crooning
ig It oa a mother stnga to quiet s
wakegjg child, Agst oa tho floor ot her
gtoo mV A jAlope of paper reddened and
Ahe cried out, "got Brother
aas*;?got him quick 1- and Ahe waved
the place of smeared paper la the
Kneeling with her oa the floor, Milt
took tho license from her hand, And
when ho AAW what It was ho shook
T? Afraid," ho told her grevely
Tm Afraid hit's too Ute. Ho hain't
hardly Hra"
"dot Brother Anse/' Ahe insisted
wildly. "Qot him quick. I'm going to
Be his wife," Her voice broke into a
deem sob as she added: "If I can't he
anything else, I'm going to ho the
Widow Haver."
And whoa Brother Anse came he
go and Anse still Alive, smiling faintly
Up Into tho face of tho woman who
sat with his head in her lap.
Tm sorry." oAld tho missionary
simply, "that yo hain't got a preacher
thet kin marry yo with duo ceremo
niee. But I reckon I halnt never been
gladder tor do nothln' la my life
only io km git wett."
"irother Anse." Juanlta Haver told
him. aa oho put a hand on each rough
shoulder, "I had rather It should be
you than tho Archbishop of Canter?
bury."
I
CHAPTER
[R X)gj(VI.
People In tho mountains still talk
of how. while Anno Havey lay on at
white cot in the little hospital, young'
Milt McBriar set out toward Peril. Ho
stopped tor a moment At tho house of
Bad Anse Havey, and within twenty
minutes tho hills were Doing raked.
Young afUt killed a horse getting to
Job McXash's cabin on Tribulation
And Jeb killed Another getting to
Peril. Then from Lexington came two
rturgeone aa fast aa a ipecial train
x>uld bring them, And, thanks to
dogged life ?park, they found Anse
idavey still lingering on tho margin.
Whoa they removed him from the
operating table back to his cot and
ho opened hie eyes to oouoclousneea,
tho sun was coming through the shad?
ed window, hut oven before he knew
that, ho aaw her face bending over
Mm And felt cool fingers on his fore?
head.
Aa his eyee opened her smile greet
?d him. sad ehe brushed hie lipe with
her own. Theo, In a tone of com
laand. she said: "You mustn't talk.
The doctors say you may get well il
you obey orders and fight hard, lu
partly up to you, Anse."
Once more there hovered arourl
the man's lips that occasional boyish
siallo.
"I reckon." ho sold slowly, "they'll
htve the hell of a time klllln' mo
B)wt" Thon ho Added In a tone of
? ore grlmnoes: "Besides, there's A
score or two to ?< ttle."
Tho girl shook tier heed And smiled.
Her fingers rested caressingly on the
jjyya hsUc that .Xi? qtbt hig XtfahggiL
^o, Anse," ?ht^dia him. ^ settled'
most of them myself."
Bven the detachment of the murder
squad that hod phvyed Its part In the
woods and started tor Peril before
the flte tamed back did !4ot reach
their destination, bat scattered into
the hillsides. When morning brought
the news of their attempt :hey tried
to make their escape serosa the moun?
tains to Virginia.
But there was s trim and relentless
system about the movement of two
poecee that set out to comb the tim?
ber. Daring to approach no house for
food, the fugitives united and took up
their stand In a stanch log cabin
which had been deserted, sad died
there, grimly declining to surrender.
Of course the railroad came up Trib?
ulation and crossed through the notch
In the mountains at the gap, but the
railroad came on terms quite different
from those which Mr. Trevor and his
Ilk had planned.
One day there rode sway from the
college s gay little procession on Us
way to the MoBrisr domain. At its
head rode Young Milt, and on a pil?
lion behind him, as mountain brides
had always ridden to their own
houses, sat Down McBriar. That was
some years ago, and nt the big log
house there Is n toddling, tow-headed
young person now whose Christian
name Is Anse Havey, though his fa?
ther insists he is to be ultimately
known as "Bad Anse" McBriar.
One autumn day, when the sir was
as full of sparkle as champagne, and
the big sugar tree Just outside the
hospital window was flaming In an ec?
stasy of color, Miss Dawn Havey
opened her eyes on the world and
found It acceptable.
Jeb McNeah was riding through the
country that October seeking election
to the legislature.
He drew his horse down by the
fence.
"Anse." he said In his slow drawl,
"it's a pity she's n gal now, hain't it?"
Anse shook his head. "1 reckon,"
he suhl, "she's got more chance to be
like her mother. Her mother made
these hills better for being here, and
besides?"
He looked cautiously shout and
dropped his voice, as if speaking of s
forbidden subject, yet into it crept s
note of pride, "Besides, young feller,
hare you got any more notches on the
stock of your gun than she has 7"
THE BND.
Busy intervals.
"The women st this resort seem to
pots on the bench all any and dance
nil night"
"I don't think so."
-Why not?"
"It requires considerable time to
dress for either performance and dar?
ing test time, I venture to ssy, they
are sot risible."
'? iT . *? ,V --*
SHOULD COLLECT COTTON PACTS.
Washington, March 9.?Representa?
tives Lever of South Carolina and
Buchanan of Texas todsy made a
vigorous effort to amend the legisla?
tive appropriation bill so as to en?
able the department of commerce to
greatly enlarge its machinery for the
collection of Information relative to
cotton and cotton goods by providing
that statistics as to 'he production of,
consumption of and demands for cot?
ton goods in foreign countries
be collected from time to time and
publication of these facts be made
known.
Mr. Lever urged that cotton was the
principal export crop of the country
and that 60 per cent, of it was con?
sumed by foreign countries and inas?
much as the publication of produc?
tion lr this country was made it was
no more than right that we make
every -.?ffort to make equally accurate
statistics of consumption, or as he ex?
pressed it. "the game of the cotton
trade thou Id be played with the curds
on top and not under the table."
The amendments offered after a
long discussion were held not to be
In order on the legislative bill.
Both Messrs. Lever and Buchanan
some time ago introduced separate
bills on this subject and they hnpe
that they may get a favorable report
from t.he proper committee later In
the seueion. Today they were trying
to stampede the matter by making
the bills a rider on the appropriation
act.
TTLLMAN IS JUBILANT
Washington, March 9.?Senator
Tlllman was jubilant this afternoon
over raving his government armor
plate factory bill made the unfinished
business of the senate. This is tak?
en generally to mean that tho senate
will ps.ss the bill. It was recalled to
Senator Tlllman by a colleague In the
senate, as a coincidence, that the
South Carolinian's first big fight at
the capltol was over the armor plate
question, and that his bill proposed
at that time encountered opposition
from the same senator who opposed
It todt.y?Oallingcr, of New Hamp?
shire.
Marriage license Record.
Licenses to marry have been Issued
SS the following colored OOOplOS!
Kdward Boyd and Jano CJllllard,
Sumtct; William Pringle and Tena'.i
Huynsworth, Privateer; Windsor
Witherspoon and I/Hin Brown, Sum?
ter; Bolsey H. Murray and Lucile
Rock, Sumter; J. R. Allen, Wil?
mington, ana Florence Cato, Mayes
vlllc.
_?-?- ?'? '? i 1 ??mm* mmm uir> ?
I Uses and Abuses of Fertilizers
By Prof. R. J. H, De Loach, Director of Georgia experiment Station.
2. INTELLIGENT USE OF FERTILIZERS IN GERMANY.
The Second of n Series of 8lx Articles.
All state institutions have fostered the fertiliser trade since its origin
In the early fifties. State organisations of all kinds hare taken a lively
part in the building up of the trade, and in later years the states have taken
it for granted that the trade is profitable to farmers and merchants alike,
and hare therefore framed laws to regulate its manufacture and sale. In
every state where fertilizer is sold In appreciable quantities laws have been
passed exacting certain requirements of the manufacturer, as to analyses,
grades, etc. Besides the trade, over-ambitious, might forget its obligation to
the consumer and otter for sale inferior material under the name of fer?
tilisers. We may say without fear of successful contradiction that the
states themselves are largely responsible for the rise and volume of the
fertiliser trade.
It has long been recognised that Germany leads the world In many
lines of science. This is perhaps true in regard to the use of fertilizers in
early years. Germany discovered that mineral salts applied to growing
crops increased the yields Immensely, and gave time and study to the under?
lying Causes, and has suggested to the other parts of the world many valu?
able lessons on her findings. Von Liebig, through his studies and lec?
tures on modern agriculture, has made .known much of the work of Germany
In the early history of the use of commercial fertilisers. Liebig says that
Kuhlmsn, s German agricultural scientist, applied salammoniac to a meadow
in the years 1845 and 1846, and found that on a hectare (2tt acres) he gath?
ered 8,140 pounds of hay more than on the same kind of meadow where he
did not use the salammoniac. He secured this result by using about 200
pounds of salammoniac to the acre.
In commenting upon this Von Liebig has the following to say: It is
quite certain, that in the action of the guano, which produced the crop next
highest after the Chill saltpeter, an unmistakable part was played by the
ammonia contained in it. On the other hand, however, the experiments
with carbonate and nitrate of ammonia show that a quantity of ammonia,
or nitrogen, equivalent to that in 20: pounds of guano and employed under
the same conditions, was almost without effect."
Fertilizer Experiments In Germsny.
A little further along he says: "Tue most recent observations on the
comportment of the soil towards the food of plants show how slight is the
knowledge we possess of their mode of nourishment, and of the part which
the soil, by its physical condition, plays in it. The comportment of the
salts of ammonia, of chloride of sodium, and of nitrate of soda, towards
the earthly phosphates in the soil, may perhaps assist Us in throwing
some light on their action, or one of their actions, on the growth of plants."
This statement was made because it was always found that when common
aalt was added to certain mineral manures, greater yield was obtained,
and Von Liebig came to the conclusion that, this was due to the relation of
this added material to the liberation of potash in the soils.
Only a short time after the war between the states the German pot
ash beds were discovered and by rapid leaps and bounds this material gained
In favor with planters as well as experimenters. The necessity for find?
ing a combination to liberate the potash in the soils was now removed
and thorough ,t is faction was found in the use of the nitrate of soda and
the potasL jaits, and here the industry stood for a long time. Liebig does
claim, however, that Tribasic phosphate of lime crept into the formula and
was found efficient. This fact is very significant and happened to be dis?
covered by a constant study of the use of the nitrate of soda and potash
salts. Liebig thought that these two plant food materials had the oower
of dissolving phosphoric acid in the form of earthly phosphates, and these
In turn added greatly to the yield of farm crops.
Germany's Crop Yields Greater Than Other Nations,
We have here many hints of what afterwards really developed to be
facts?namely that the three great elements Of plant food that should be
applied to the soil for good crop yields are phosphoric add, ammonia and
potash. For many years these three elements have been the essential
elements of plant food in a fertiliser formula.
Today Germany applies more mineral salts per aero to her crops than
any other nation In the world, and partly as a consequence gets higher
yields of farm crops than any other nation. It is significant that these
two facts are so closely related, but it must be remembered that Germany
has learned the lesson of good tillage?deep plowing, the proper use of
vegetable matter in the soil, and the dangerous practice of continuous
cropping with any single crop. It is also to be remembered that the lands
on which the most money can be cleared without any kinds of fertilisers
ore the lands that will give greatest psoSJsi with fertilizers.
ROSTER OF CASES.
For the Court of Common Plea* for
Sumter County, Spring; Term.
The Sumter Bar Association met at
the office of the Clerk of Court un?
der call of President R. D. Lee, Esq.,
on March 13th, 1916, and prepared
the following roster of cases to he
tried at the spring term of court:
Monday, March 27th.
3. Stern Trading Company vs. J.
K. MoElveen?McLeod and Dennis; J.
H. Clifton.
8. Nock Metropole vs. H. G. Met?
ropole?J. H. Clifton; L. D. Jennings.
13. Leroy S. Davidson vs. F. E.
Thomas and W. B. Thomas?Blakeney
and Williams; Purdy and Bland.
14. H. Delbert Player vs. Ella
Player, et al.?Geo. D. Levy; L. D.
Jennings, B. F. McLeod and H. W.
Whltehead.
15. V. R. Dink ins vs. Insurance
Co. of North America?L. D. Jen?
nings; J. H. Clifton, Smith, Hammon
and Smith.
Tuesday, March 28.
16. William Tucker vs. Susan Deas
?John D. Lee; A. S. Harby.
It, S. C. E. Joye vs. Shaw and
Plow den?L. D. Jennings; Davis and
Wideman, J. H. Clifton.
22. E. C. Love vs. C. E. Jones?
Geo. D. Levy; L. D. Jennings and R.
D. Epps.
23. Southern Cotton Oil Co. vs.
LeRoy Welly, Adm.?L D. Jennings;
Lee and Moise.
Wednesday, March 29th.
24. Levl Bros. vs. A. C. L. R. R.
Co.?L D. Jennings; Mark Rey?
nolds.
25. Austin Nichols and Co. vs. E.
W. Hurst?Lee and Moise; J. H. Clif?
ton.
26. John Burrown vs. H. Harby, et
al?Purdy and Bland; H. D. Moise.
27. The Bank of S. C. vs. W. If.
Qraham, et al?Purdy and Bland; J.
H. Clifton.
30. Einstein Bros. vs. A. J. Jones
?Geo. D. Levy; J. H. Clifton.
Thursday, March 30.
32. American Agricultural and
Chemical Co. vs. W. G. Pierson?Lee
and Moise; J. H. Clifton.
33. W. A. Bowman vs. H. J.
I Harby and F. C. Hubbell?J. H. Clif?
ton, Purdy and Bland; Lee and Moise,
L. I>. Jennings und I). W. Robinson.
34. Robert L. Jones by Guardian,
vs. E. W. Parker, ct al?J. H. Clif?
ton; L. 1>. Jennings.
35. Farmers' Loan and Trust Co.
vs. S. E. James and C. S. James?
Rufftn and MeGowan; ?
Friday, March ?1st.
I 36. Wllhtrn Fertilizer Co. vs. Pet
er Anderson?Lee and Moise; J. H.
Clifton.
39. Geo. T. DesChamps vs. J. I.
Case Threshing Co. et al?L. D. Jen?
nings; Dorman Thompson and M. W.
Seabrook.
40. Phillips Patterson Co. vs. N.
W. R. R. Co. of South Carolina?A. 8.1
Merrlmon and M. W. Seabrook; John
H. Clifton.
42. F. A. Bultman vs. M. B.
Bultman?Geo. D. Levy; L. D. Jen?
nings. ,
Saturday, April 1.
43. Hartsvllle Fertilizer Co. vs.
F. B. Sanders?Lee and Moise; J. H.
Clifton.
44. Hartsvllle Fertilizer Co. vs.
F. B. and A. K. Sanders?Lee and
Moise; John H. Clifton.
45. Frances M. Anderson vs. Fi?
delity Mutual Life Insurance Co.?-Jj.
D. Jennings; ?
46. Archie China vs. H. C. Cut
tino?'Lee and Moise; L. D. Jennings. |
47. Jenncttc Garner vs. Friday |
Kershaw?H. C. Haynsworth and R.
Schwartz; Lee and Moise.
Monday, April 3.
48. M. V. Sanders vs. A. C. L. R.
R. Co.?L. D. Jennings; L. W. tac
Lemore.
'49. A. J. Andrews vs. A. C. L. R.
R. Co.?L. D. Jennings; L. W. Mc
Lemore. ?
50. High Point C:\sket Co. vs. Roy
al Undertakers?Lee and Moise; M.
J. Frederick.
52. Thomas Wilson, Trustee vs.
Mrs. Leila H. Parker?Purdy and
Blend L. D. Jennings.
Tuesday, April 4th.
53. Thomas H. Thropp, Receiver
vs. E. W. Vogel?Lee and Moise; J.
H. Clifton.
54. American Agricultural and
Chemical Co. vs. W. A. James?Lee
and Moise; M. J. Frederick.
55. Adalalde Mclntosh, et al. vs.
Theodocia R. Kolb, et al?M. W.
Seabrook; A. S. Harby.
66. Geo. F. Lee vs. Ralph Hill and
W. H. Shelly?M. W. Seabrook; R. D.
Epps and L. E. Wood.
Wednesday, April 5th.
57. Mrs. R. H. Merrill vs. Emma
E. Thomas, et al?Lee and Moise; J.
H. Clifton.
58. Annie H. Peebles vs. Sumter
Trust Co.?A. B. Stuckey; Lee and
Moise.
69. Bogin ?. Trlppett vs. June E.
Nettles?L. D. Jennings, John H.
Clifton; A. B. Stuckey.
60. Orlando D. Kelly vs. R. C.
Tomllnson?A. B. Stuckey; J. H.
Clifton.
Thursday, April 6th.
,01. Louisa Sanders, ad RIX. vs.
Sumter Trust Co.?A. B. Stuckey;
Lee and Moise.
62. Seiina E. Wilson, et it vs.
Magnolia E. Moseley, et al?A. B.
Stuckey; ?
66. B. R. White vs. W. J. Jackson
L. D. Jennings; J. H. Clifton.
66. F. A. Reams vs. T. B. Lawrence
-L. D. Jennings; J. H. Clifton.
67. B. R. White vs. W. J. Jackson
?L. D. Jennings; J. H. Clifton.
Friday, April 7th.
68. Geo. F. Lee vs. W. H. Shelly
and E. R. Taylor?It W. Seabrook;
R. D. Epps, L. E. Wood and J. H.
Clifton .
69. Chas T. Lewis, et al. vs. Julia
G. O'Neal, et al?J. H. Clifton, A. B.
I Stuckey; F. A. McLeod.
70. Frank Robinson vs. A. C. L.
R. R. Co. et al?L. D. Jennings, A. S.
Harby; M. Reynolds.
71. Frank Robinson vs. A. C. L.
R. R. Co.?L. D. Jennings, A. S.
Harby; M. Reynolds.
Saturday, April 8th.
72. V. B. Corbett vs. Southern R.
R. Co.?L. D. Jennings; Frank G.
Tompkins.
73. E. M. Joyner vs. A. C. L. R. R.
Co.?L. D. Jennings; M. Reynolds.
74. Winnie Baker, et al. vs. Penn
Sumter Lumber Co. et al?A B Stuck?
ey; Lee and Molse
75. Geo. D. Shore and Bro. vs. R.
C. and M. J. Wactor?Geo. D. Levy;
: "Resolved, That no cause shall lose
its position on the calendar by reason
j-or We same not being reached and
[called for trial on the day assigned,
hut such cause shall stand In regular
order to be called for trial when the
same. Is reached in due course.
THE CHAUTAUQUA AND THE
LYCEUM.
Interesting Information Concerning
the Approaching Chautauqua.
The following letter from Mr. Har?
rison of the Red path bureau at Chi?
cago will be of great interest to many
of your readers. I will say that we
: did' what we could to get the Chau?
tauqua. here at an earlier date; but.
the. .bureau found it impossible to
make an earlier date without inter?
fering with the schedule of the other
cities on the route.
Respectfully,
S. H. Edmunds.
The letter from Mr. Harrison fol?
lows:
"T?uT letter of Marsh the 3rd has
been, received. I am glad indeed to
note the course that you have Arrang?
ed for your Lyceum for next-year-.0
You have selected standard attrac?
tions and that is always wise. Al?
though every company must start
some time and every lecturer must
have his first date, when you can se?
cure attractions that have been work?
ing for three years or more that is
the most desirable of all.
In regard to your guaranteeing
your attractions to your patrons, the
Red path Bureau has established for
the past ten years the policy of guar?
anteeing its attractions. If, in the
judgment of the committee, the at?
traction has been a failure, we will
send free of all expense another at?
traction, with the understanding that
this attraction be given free to the
season ticket holders.
,In regard to the date of the Chau
tau qua for Sumter: The latest revis?
ion of our route, after consulting the
needs of the cities as a whole, and
the urgent necessity of accessible
railroad connections, makes it neces?
sary for us to place the opening of
the Sumter Chautauqua on May 22nd.
We have a superb program, as you
will readily admit, as soon as you see
it. Our music as a whole is much the
best that we have ever given and the
lectures are up to the same high Red
path standard. With Madame Julia
Claussen, the Swedish contralto, we
I are able to offer a week of magnifi?
cent, high class attractions.
I note what you say regarding Dr.
Kline and we aha 11 do our best to
give him to you. 1
Assuring you of our cooperation In
making Sumter's Chautauqua and
Lyceum most successful,
Very truly yours,
H. P. Harrison,
Manager.
WOULD MOBILIZE AT STYX.
South Carolina National Guard Has
Orders in Event Force Is Needed.
Columbia, March 13.?"We have
heard nothing from Washington,"
said Maj. J. Shapter Caldwell, assist?
ant adjutant general, when asked
yesterday If the war department had
given any intimation as to whether I
National Guardsmen are to be order?
ed to the Mexican frontier for pa?
trol duty. Dispatches from Wash?
ington stated that the National Guard
organizations of the South might be
called out.
The South Carolina National Guard
Is In a relatively high state of effi?
ciency. There are. about 1,800 men
and officers in the infantry, coast ar?
tillery and naval mllltla, subject to
call for repelling a foreign Invasion.
If the guardsmen should be called
out, the State camp at Styx would be
used as a mobilization point for the
State.
SUMMERTON OFFICIALS ELECT
ED.
W. IL Anderson Chosen Intendant?
Family Reunion at Col. O. C. Soar
borough's?Dr. Capers Commis?
sioned as Postmaster?Mclamdon
to Hold Revival Meeting?Death, at
Davis* Station.
The town election passed off here
very quietly Tuesday, yet a great deal
of interest was shown. There were
two candidates for Intendent and 11
for Wardens. A list of the candidates
and the votes received is as follows:
For Intendent, W. H. Anderson, 65;
H. H. Meddlin, 42; for Warden, J. M.
Plowden 61, L, B. Davis 65, W. I>.
McClary 65, H. C. Carrlgan 67, F. W.
Josey, 27. J. G. Senn 27, J. Q. Mathls
26, W. C. Williams 16, Fred Barnes
24, H. P. Troy 36. C. B. Davis 23.
From the above ii will be seen that
Mr. Anderson was elected Mayor, with
Messrs. Plow den, McClary, Carrigan,
and Davis wardens. All business men
of our town, and it is safe to predict
that progressive administration will
be the result of Tuesday's election.
There was a family reunion at the
home of Col. O. C. Scarborough Sun?
day, It being the birthday of both Mr.
and Mrs. Scarborough, and it is said
that they had everything imaginable
to appease the hunger and thirst of
the thirty-odd guests present.
Among the out of town relatives
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Rutledgo
of Florence, Mrs. A. L. Asbili, of
Ridgeviile, and Miss Margie Scarbor?
ough, who is now teaching school at
Florence.
Dr. Ellison Capers has received his
commission to be postmaster at this
place for four more years. Dr. Ca?
pers has been postmaster here for
the past ten years, and is a very effi?
cient officer, and it can be truly said
that this appointment will meet with
the approval of all the patrons, un?
less it happens to be the ones who
wanted the job themselves.
.Dr. Leon Fischer is in Charleston
this week on business. It is rumor?
ed that Dr. Fischer is expecting to
engage in business in that city some
time in the near future.
Mesrs. J. W. Broadway, J. R. Ea
don, and J. M. Rowe left here Tues?
day afternoon for the lower part of
Williamsburg county on a land pros?
pecting tour. While we mean no re
flectic on that county, they perhaps
want to start a peanut farm, and if
they make a failure would like to ha
as Tar from home as possible
1? jvety probat le that the Rev?
Baxter F. McLendon will begin a re?
vival meeting at this place at the
Methodist church Sunday night. This -
revival was scheduled to take place
last October, but on account of the
rush of business at that time it was
postponed with the understanding
that he would come during this spring.
Mr. McLendon is well known In this
county, having previously held sev?
eral very successful meetings at the
different places, and will be weclom- .
ed here by all the good and right
thinking people. While it is not ex?
pected that he will come here with
kid gloves on and ease the people's
conscience, but to deal with sin with
gloves off.
Miss Clara Tennent, who is teach?
ing school at Fort Motte, spent last
Saturday and Sunday with her pa?
rents here. ?
Mrs. Jim Blackewll near Davis*
Stattion, died last Thursday night and
was burled Friday at Bethlehem
church near the Station. This is the
third death in this home in the last
few weeks time, caused by typhoid
fever.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES.
Inquiry for Flavinc or Flavin.
A Chicago business concern writes
the following to the Sumter Chamber
of Commerce:
"Can you give us the names of any
individuals or Arms who can supply
Fla vine (or Flavin) wh'ch is a pow?
der used in the manufacture of dye
stuffs? We are In the market for
quite a quantity of this material, and
knowing that It is obtained largely In
your State, we would more than ap?
preciate being put in touch with any
porties who can supply same." Any
parties able to supply this demand
will please notify Sumter Chamber of
Commerce.
Mr:ir.::"T and Cooper.
Idle tales arc being repeated and
denied In some of the newspapers of
the up-country to the purport that
supporters of Mr. Cooper have assid?
uously Sent It abroad that Oovemor
Manning has lost popularity. The
State has no information about them,
but it risks nothing in asserting that,
so far as Mr. Cooper is concerned, his
methods will be manly and clean and
that he has said nothing about
Governor Manning that he would not
say In public. Furthermore, The
State would require Indisputable proof
before entertaining for a moment be?
lief that Mr. Cooper has entered into
any sort of unworthy combination or
trade inimical to what he believes the
?public Interest. Sensible people will
be Slow to believe anything discredit?
able to the political methods of Man?
ning or Cooper.?Tho State.