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^^^^^^gsrssnr ^sVsghissgag gshd dhaasdksF* ??8B Pgaed PttgrtBS ___ e^stoaaafS?Sailon IM. Jean U McLiiurla says In hl? ef Hin candidacy for of laauteiiarU Oovernor: no grown man wants and aa woald have." Waat llethea think of Of the office of aa la ea proud1 a a e Mr. Metaarle. sac* ad by too State iiasoctatlon and ***** who sympathies with the pur ?aas? of that oransjlattloa, will be a Mr to the canpabjn OOe sum aaar. The people have, a vital tnter aat ra the ataraga, ans actus ana mar ef the cotton crop and when In a poUtloal caaa the personal seadldates for la etloka to tae clear of tac urttl eeaae eat of the campaign with 1 sales, prestige taaa aa haa ever had hs South Carolina. Bo hae sot hole of a big Urin* ant if aa plays als earns als they am worth ha win ha >)n la taaa say office ha wants la . MD OOTTON WXaTHBR. . ?;'!f Mae May t,?Cotton growth, by weather conoHlons ?Ana? ?ha Mat weak, the national and trap bulletin .<* the affiiaaa tSway ^anaounoatfj ^ "While ?V weather hap. been fen aralty favorable for work In the eot asa fiel'"is in the Southeastern states. It has been much too cool for tho proper germination and growth of tfce pleat*." saya the bulletin. "In the sail ts too dry also. Oat wn me are dote* assna damage in the lo Weakly sunsssary for the week end hat at It aoosv Wedneedey. May 1: Another weak of cool weather, with natlu or aa fata, has been unfa vor pjwwth of all vegetation. Oer of cotton aoed haa been n sajfdaf nastertally; planting continues. Cam is oorning -lowly to good stands, Wit vat worms are bad locally. ne~ 0888118410? considerable replanting. Wheat and oats mow effects of drought, and many folds of the latter crop are head ins short. The frosts of tho 10th have farther Increased the scarcity of tobacco plants. Native of ana quality are being i: ether fratta are generally sates are the general crop i tj IJaMlll J?*TR PLANT. of Oraageburg Says ha Enlarged. Oraagebarg TSvaatng Newa Mr. Robert H. Jennings left last II for Atlanta where he went on connected with the rebuild lag of the fertiliser plant In this city In which he is interested, and which was destroyed by fire some months ago. Plans for the rebuilding of this i lent are now being pushed, and it Is stated that It will be a considerable Improvement over the plant which was burned. Additional ground lias seen purchased i.djolnlng that on which the plant wits formerly locat? ed, and the plant will be so situa ed as to permit of sid? tracks from both the Southern Railway and Atlar tic Comet Line railroads entering Its yard. Mr. Jennings stat?s that It Is hoped that work can bo commenced on .ho plant at aa early a data as possible. POLITICS ACT? RKLIGION. to Osnearo President Wil?on In Methodist Conference. Saratoga Springs. May 3.?The fin? ance committee of the Methodist (in? ference finde that an Increase of pas tore* salaries la necessary and s\ig a budget system for the church. J. W. Anderson, a .Missouri ds le? in trod u cod a resolution censur? ing President Wilson for restoring the wina cup at State dinners. KCINiCin OH OISEIVEO DR. HAYN E TALKS ON MATTERS OF INTEREST TO SUMTER. Sajt* City Inspection of Milk and City Abattoir are Conducive to Cleaner Milk and Moat Supplies and Better Health?Remark* by Dr. How ell? Detsjhtitl Music Rendered. Reciprocity day was observed Tues? day afternoon by the various women's clubs of tho city, tho member* of which gathered In the Elks lodge rooms and listened to a most delight? ful musical program and two instruc? tive health Ulks. Reciprocity day has come to be a bUr event to the women's clubs and that yesterday was no ex? ception In Sumter. Refreshments and a social hour was the closing feature of the program. The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Nina Solomons, president of the Civic League, who presided. In a few well chosen words she stated the ob? ject of Reciprocity Day and welcomed the members of the various clubs rep? resented. These clubs were: Win? throp Daughters. Daughters of the American Revolution. United Daugh? ters of the Confederacy, Woman's Lit terary Club, the Sumter Music Club and ?e Civic League. a^saamual program* was then rend erod\ad "proved most enjoyable, the various numbers being". Opening* chorus. Music Club; vocal sole, Miss Eileen Hurst; chorus, Mu s*c Club; vocal soloj Mrs. Jullu* 82hworin; chorus, Music Club. Dr. J. A. Hayns, State health offi? cer and secretary of the State board oi health.' was then Introduced and saade a short pointed health Ulk. tie told of the organisation of the State board of health in 1st* and the work it had been doing since that time. ??? He stated that there was a great deal of misinformation spread ocaoernJng the disease of rabies. X? the examinations of the heads of ani? mal* from donkeys to monkeys, there wastage certain test and about forty' sei the heads had been found Inlssliti wHfrTabiea; He showed how theesaend had saved many lives by its lissBsaaHluta and sending out of the serein treatment, as there was no. cure for the disease once it set in. If any dog*-got sick end did not die in five days; he said, then there was1 ho d**4<r of the animal having ratios; for h ebhld not recover. He stated that ih the providing of antt-tioxm for diphtheria the 8tkte board had saved nearly eight, hundred lives, as befote the general use of the entt-tojtln, about sixty per cent, of those affected died, and since it had been brought into use, comparativ ely few die of the disease. Dr. Hayna stated that doctors worked to avoid epidemics, as they al? ways lost by them. They wanted to see the community keep in good health. , 'There are two main subjects upon which I suppose that all of you are in? terested, your meat supply and your milk supply," said Dr. Heyne. "I visited the slaughter house here three years ago upon my visit to Sumter and It was. In a deplorable condition. Today I visited it again and there has been marked improve? ment, but there is still room for a great deal more Improvement. Your meat markets have also Improved." ho stated. Dr. Hayne then went on t* tell how Greenwood, a city smaller than this, had Installed an abattoir, whore It was under the health officer's supervision and direction and the Im? proved condition brought about a* far as the cleanliness of the meat supply was concerned. He stressed the val? ue of such an abattoir to any city, saying that Sumter should certainly have one. He then went Into the milk supply question, saying that ibere was not a singe licensed dairy In the city. The dairy he had visited was a good one, bet it was not under the supervision and inspected by the city health of? ficer. He advised that the city should not allow any but licensed dairies to do business in its limits and that these dairies should be inspected daily by the health officer, who should keep a record score card of the dairies and prohibit them .from doing busi? ness, if they fell below fifty per cent., which, he said, was a very low aver nae. "You do not know what kind of milk you are getting," he said, "and you won't know, as long as there is no licensed dairy and no insectlon." He emphasised the fact that the dairies should be under the board of health regulations. He urged the organisation of an antl-typhold club, saying that he had never heard of one being organized in the SUte. but that there should be such organizations, as well as the anti tuberculosis society and such other antl societies. The fly problem, he sUted was one that could be easily eliminated, by screening of outhouses, by the requiring of property owners to connect with system, by keeping a good sewer system, and by the cleaning of sUbles once each week. He sUted that the ordinances recent? ly passed by council requiring con? nection with sewers and the screening THE Milt CONVENTIONS. NEARLY EVERY MEETING WAS MARKED BY HARMONY. Factional Lines Drawn in Few Comi? ties ? County-to-County Campaign System Apparently Still Has Many Friends. From The Daily Item, May 2. In every county in South Carolina the Democrats held a convention yes? terday, principally for the purpose of electing delegates to the State Demo? cratic convention, which will be held In Columbia on Wednesday, May 17. From the reports of the conventions It appears that a spirit of harmony characterized practclally every meet? ing and In very few were there con? gests of any consequence. The out? standing feature was the endorsement of the administration of President Woodrow Wilson In every county, some of which instructed their dele? gates to support in the State conven? tion a delegation Instructed to vote for the renomtnatlon of President Wilson. In many of the conventions the county-to-county campaign system was not mentioned, but where It was discussed, In the majority of cases the decision was In favor of retain? ing what has become known as the "biennial circus." , The Florence con? vention passed a resolution asking the State convention to permit the people of the State to vote in the primary this summer on the question of abol? ishing or keeping the present system. In many counties the delegates seem? ed indifferent on this matter. According to the report from Beau? fort the Christensen faction was in control of the convention and elected its officers and delegates, but It seems that the opposition faction withdrew and that a protest will be made before the State convention. LAKE CITY SUFFERS FRIRE. 4;:* it - JJgJl Tobacco Warehouse With Adjoln . ing Prizery Destroyed by Flames? , Large Insurance. Lake City, May 2.?The Hlal To aacoo warehouse, with an adjoining prizery, was totally destroyed by Are wljdch originated in the rear of the warehouse about 2:15 o'clock this morning. By the time the fire en? gine and reel reached the scene all hopes of saving the warehouse proper were gone and the attention of the dpartment was turned to holding the flames to the wsr<*h*>uw building and protecting the neabry residences > and other tobacco property. The loss Is very heavy, as the building was one , of the largest here, hut considerable Insurance was carried, although the exact amount Is not obtainable. This makes the third large Are that has occurred here during the past five months./ AGRICULTURAL BILL TO SENATE. Measure With Riders for Various: Farm Purposes Passed by the Low- 1 er House. Washington, May 2.?The agricul? tural bill and a rider providing a new cotton futures law, a uniform federal grain grading law and a federal ware? house system was passed today by the house. It now goes to the senate. MAY1ESVILLE SCHOOL ELECTION. Special Election to Name School Trus Mayesvllle, May 3.?The special election held here yesterday for the purpose of choosing three trustees for the Mayesvtlle school district to serve for the ensuing two years, resulted In a tie. There was little interest manifested and only four ballots were cast, each ticket receiving two votes. The result was as follows: H. Lb Thomas. 2 Votes J. F. Bland. 2 Votes lt. F. DesChamps. 2 Votes Rev. R. L. Grler. 2 Votes of out-houses was the best health or? dinance, which the city had ever passed. Dr. J. T. Howell emphasized the the fact that it was a disgrace to have typhoid, when it was such a filthy disease and could be prevented by a little work, trouble and care. In telling of the work which he antici? pates doing here, ho stated that it would be chiefly educational. The chief work, he said, would be to have sanitary closets or privies In? stalled and to abate the fly and mos? quito nuisance by the proper sani? tary measures. Ho had been very successful, In his work In Florence county, from which he had Just come, and he hoped to ho successful here. The hardest task, he knew, would be to lrtduce property owners to spend a little money in providing better health facilities among tho colored population In tho small tenement bouses on the outskirts of the ctiy. At the conclusion of his address refreshments were served and a pleasant social hour was spent. tecs a Tie. J. D. Blackwell D. R. Lide.. .. 2 Votes MAKING POOR LAND RICH. Practical 1)enumeration of the Value of Crimson Clover. Approximately 1,000 farmers from Greenwood, Abbeville, Anderson, Lau rens, Edgefield, Saluda and other counties, gathered at Hodges, Green? wood county, to see the wonderful transformation wrought on ordinary lands by crimson clover, the great work done in the past years by Bob S. Hodges, the banker-farmer of that little town, according to a Greenwood special of April 27: The meeting was planned by W. W. Long, director of State extension department, and the details arranged by C. B. Farris, county demonstration agent of Green? wood. It was a complete success in every way. The farmers came by train, trolley, automobiles, wagons and buggies. After a practical demon? stration in the big fields, dinner was had, and after dinner addresses were made by Bob Hodges, W. W. Long, Deputy Directors Barton and Stew? art These proved to the farmers present that the clover and other le? gumes are the things to enrich. South Carolina soil; that they do so with less cost and are more lasting than any commercial fertilizer in the world. Mr. Long was of the opinion after the meeting that much good had been done in getting farmers to come and see at first hand what wonderful work had been done at Hodges by Bob Hodges. On a six horse farm last year Mr. Hodges used $110 worth of fertilizer and made 15 bales of cotton t? the horse. His land is ordinary sandy land. TELEGRAPHERS THREATEN TO STRIKE. New York, May 3.?President Per ham of the Order of Railroad Tele? graphers threatens to order a strike df'the five thousand operators of the Ne*W York Central railroad, unless the ten? hour day wage is increased tomor? row. Strikebreakers have been sent to-important points, ?isaff* ???????? " Pisgah News and Views. tj jxofc _?_ ''^ifcsgah, May 3.?It is dry. The farmers are having a rest against their'will, as there is nothing to work. Corn'is in nice shape and soon cotton WllV come up, then it will be fixed up. The white men of this section are not afraid to put their hands to the plow arid don't feel it a disgrace either. P?esibly that is one of the reasons their credit 1b worth one hundred *tnts on the dollar. Of all contempt? ible people the worst are those who j won't v.orfc, iry to cheat everybody i innd Wear starched collars, as if they < ouJa < lui?n the title of gentlemen. The K<">d ladins say they have poor luck with their chickens this year. The fruit crop will be poor. Very little on tho trees. The oat crop is a failure?this is first time I ever saw winter oats fail. This will add to the farm expenses. The meeting in Camden last Satur? day in the interest of better work in the Kershaw Association was a fine success. The addresses were on a high plain. Dr. Derleaux, the State secretary, was expected Saturday evening. Quite a large audience was present. The object of the meeting was to group the churches and settle pastors in them, so they would be ! closer to their church, and this plan was adopted by a rising vote. Owing < to this meeting the two unions in the \ Association were postponed until the | next fifth Sunday. < i After a week's visit to their sister, < Mrs. A. B. Hatfield at Cassatt, Misses | IIa and Lula Baker came home Sat? urday. The Pisgah public should had an ice cream festival Saturday afternoon. There was an abundance of it for all and the little and big tots had a fine j time. Owing to the Camden meet inf the writer could not accept the kind invitation to be present. Miss 3adle Rogers, who has been vlsitinpr In the Bishopvillc section, has returned home. From indications, orange blossoms will soon bloom about here. As soon as the European war ends, this country will be full of foreigners, those that can stand 1 the test, and in a few years OUT land will be as thickly settled as J Japan, and other countries, so we will be literally crowded In our own land. The natural increase of our country by Americans will soon 1111 it up ,and I dont* see where we have any more land to be occupied. Friday, May 5th, 1860, the awful tragedy at Boykins' mill took place. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee NOTICE Jt Write m? and I will explain |[ how I was cured In 4 days of J) a severe case of Piles of forty < > years standing without pain, < > knife, or detention from busi- J ness, No one need suffer i \ from this disease when this < humane cure can be had J right here in South Carolina. j R. M. Josey, 2 Route 4. Lamar, S. C. 1 cxx n u ?>4 A. Han?some Car \ WHEN you pay several hun* dred dollars for an automo? bile, why not get a good* looking one?one that you will be proud, to own, proud to drive and proud to take your friends out: in? Maxwell owners have a just pride in the handsome appearance of their automobile for Maxwell Motor Cars have the same attractive lines, the same graceful design as the higher priced types. In addition to good looks you want, of course, a reliable, sturdy and economical car. But there is no doubt in your mind on these points since the Maxwell a short time ago established the World's Motor Non? stop Mileage Record. Any car that can run continuously for 44 days and nights, averaging 500 miles per day? 22,000 miles in all and without once stopping the motor?is bound to be a well designed and well made car. Any car that can perform such a wonderful feat on an average of one gallon of gasoline to every 22 miles is bound to be an economical car. We have such confidence in the Maxwell car and the company be? hind it that we are willing to sell these cars on partial payments? and deliver the car to you when you make the first deposit. In justice to yourself you ought to know more about the Maxwell car and our pay-as-you-ride plan. All we ask is the opportunity to tell you. Touring Car, $655. Roadster, $635 Prices F.O.B.Detroit If i HI ' - IM TAKE YOUR CHOICE. Bludwino, in tlir Hobble Skirt bottle, is marie from I'mits and Cereals. Sntanet is the new and celebrated Fruit Juice drink. Hires, the Pennine Itootboer. is made from Roots, Berries, Harks, etc., gathered from all parts of the globe. ALL ARE PURE AND HEALTHFUL. Sumter Bottling Works. Phone 84. * ? iff X>0*OO< Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, Successor* to Booth'Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Goo. Epperson's Old Ste^nd Opp. Court Horn iminiii KUU81 The Bailey-Lebby Company Machinery, Mill and Plumbing Supplies. Automobile Supplies und Accessories G. & J. Tires and Tubes VEE00L Oils and Grease