The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 12, 1921, Image 5
Entered at th** PostonVc at Sumte?,
8. C, a 4 Second-class Mutter.
Meaara. L K. ami I? F. Kirvin ro
tu mad thin morning to fllnton when
Hiey are in attendance nt IV C. to |
take up their studies again after their j
t*hljsjlmsn ? i< utlon nt home,
officer Car rtawn left thla momlai
for Coiwrni.it where he Im paying a
short visit.
Mr. J. r. Duvkl and Dr C. It. Ogles
sy are spent: lau the day in the city on
official f< vHi r. in-nt business.
Mr. A fr??d Scarborough returned
to his honn this morning after a
short visit to hin f it lo r in the olty,
Miss Ha In ? Cuttifio has returned to
Humter from '???lumi.ua where she has
be*?n spending several weeks.
Mise Marj.artt Hlneo of Florence,
la visiting it the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Chi re 1 ill on Hampton e.
Messrs. J J. Whilden nnd Clarence
Onsfud hove returned from a trip
to the up ?er nart of the state, where
they pur?:haned a herd of Guernsey
cows for he Game Cock Dairy. Mr.
Onorud a as ma never df the Player
Dairy at ShntD Side tsv? years ago.
Mr. Sheldon Reynolds who spent
the holidays at home returned to
Georgia Tech. Atlanta. (da.
Among the out of town visitors In
the city vho attended the dance in
Pumter on lust evening were Misses
Harriett Marshall of Columbia. Vir?
ginia Most ly of ttarnwell. Maud War?
ren of Granueburg and Messrs. Jake
Levy ^t L-ilsbopvllle and Lynn Folk
of Rocklnjham, N. C.
Mr. Hi1 Hard Folsom is spending
the day In Columbia.
Mre. C. C. Heck. Jr.. left this morn
Ingj for a visit of several days in
Rock Hill.
Iff. J. M. Iturgess returned to the
city this moiling from Jacksonville.
Mr. De'gar Dorn Is spending the
day in V. . Ig* leid.
Miss Willie Jones of Charlotte Is
a visitor In the city.
Misa la a sires of Charleston is
visiting Misa Mamie Chandler on
llarby Ave.
Mr. and M s. Dudly Pemlleton of
flummerton are spending the day In
Sumter.
Miss 10v i R Sires, who has been
visiting relatives In Charleston, has
returned to the city.
Mrs. R, C. Williams, of Columbia,
has returned to her home aft?;r visit?
ing her sister, Mrs E. H. Rhame, Jr..
and her paretns. Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Shelley.
Mr. E 8 McManr.s. of Kcrshaw, hns
accepted a. position with the ginger
Hewing Mn chine Co. of this city, and
expects to mal e his home here.
Misses Edna and Esther Honey are
spending; (he week end In Florence
with their aunt. Mrs. G. E. Lawson.
Miss Iva Be 11 Folsom has gone to
Columbia to spend the week end.
Ms J. E. McCoy who has been
vlsttlng relatives in the city for the
past month has returned to her
home in New u k, N. J , stopping to
visit her sister. Mrs. 8. D. Friday. Jr..
in Washington.
Mrs. V. M. AToses of New York is
visiting lira. Altemont Moses.
Misa Jennie Clarke of Carnden spent
the week end with Miss Tholma Tur?
ner on Hi oad street.
Mr. 8. 1. Til ..'turned to the city
this morning after a short absence.
Mr. H. Q. Oalloway and wife re?
turned to Dar ington this :iiorning af?
ter visiting Mrs. King on Hampton
Avenue.
Mr W? C W?df left this morning
for iHirllngtor on a business trip.
Mr. Ed. Wilson of St. Charles spent
Hunday night in the city.
Mayor L. I'. Jennings eft for Co?
lumbia this r lornlng.
Mlao Mnrv Knight left this after
n for Wnthrop College after
spending a most enjoyable vacation
at her home n the city.
Mr. G. It Baddy of Columbia is
spending the cay in Humter
Misa Moilie Bowman left fnr Csaaf
leston tod i\ * ? make a short visit to
her sister. Mrs Dean, of that city
Miss Con? Duffle la visiting in Fa
yMtevllh . N. C.
Mr. W A ROWa<as is spending the
day In Columbia.
Mr. C H I lurst. after a stay of a
few days In tic city with her. parents
Mr. and Mrs C M. Hurst, Paves tor
Florida this evening.
Death.
Man Dm Ion Dink as Mod at hoi
home on W. Lt>?? rty street at about ||
?.* lock Huturr'ny night after having
been In declining health r<>r sosnt
time. Misa Dink Ina was In her Toth
year.
The funera" services were held
from the residence at 4 30 yesterday
afternoon iral were conducted by Dr.
c. c. Brown, assisted by Dr Thayer,
The eight nephews of Mlaa Dlnkina
actssj as pall heulet -'.
Ml*? Disklm was one of ths oldoat
natu? ? dents of Sunder, having
been born and lived all her lift, in the
house on Ih.ner <>f West Liberty
and Sun ' r sirs' la, In which aha
passed nw iv. >h< taught a private
school for little ? hl Wren for a num?
ber of years und man) of her pupils
ren ? r whh affectionate recollec
tion her kind v and sympathetic in?
struct on
Kant In.U Out on Horn!
gam I.* .v s a negro of BgflJItOI
County win <vi letl aboui three
weeks ago and p iced in Jail sn the
eharw. nf Illicit whiskey distilling,
ras lei out o i 1? I Ki id i \ on u bond
Msirlage l.lc'ii rs
SjtSil.iirc license has i.n Issued
Hfl ? Hood ind Mies Virginia
|hal y. Turks, of Daisell, S. C
Um following colored con
l| vVI'herspoon ami .lose
?an.a of Buintei.
IJrrlngton and Emma
?ssrego.
\f snd Josephine Uenja
WANTS TEN
WARD COUNCIL
Mr. James I). Winn Suggests
Radical Change in Municipal
Government
Editor Doily Item:
i notice in Th.- [torn tonight. "Why
th.- lights." Yes. why the street,
lights all over the ei'.y On beautiful
moonllfjhl nights ore allowed to burn
Whlfc) eoal is to high and the old,
rattle trap at the light station can
give sueh poor torvtcc In our homes
I wrote council ealling their attention
to this waste or' public money ami
they did not notice my letter. Hut
can >ou expect any better from a
council who Ore so liberal to close a
?'rediculus old road" and give th.'
publh land away. 1 did not expect
them to return "?> land at end of j
W ? alhoun street, they allowed to
law out It; years. But just thought I
would show how fair they were. What
this city needs is a new deal. Divide
it into 1? wards and elect a warden
Brohl each ward, then the city busi?
ness will be attendee; to and the cit?
izens get justice.
. D. James Winn.
FOURESCAPE FROM
FLORENCEJAIL
Florence, Jan. 9.?After sawing |
his way through two sets of bars Fred j
Lawson. recently arrested in Charles?
ton and brought here for trial, made 1
his ercape from the county jail to- I
night about 9 o'clock. Three negro
prisoners, one cbarged with murder
tnd the others with burglary, made
their getaway at the same time.
Lawson was arrested in Charleston
?ecenily on a charge of breaking int ?
jeveral stores at Boston, this county,
lie was in the act of marketing stolen
property at the time of his arrest.
The manner employed by the fugi
ive in securing the saw which gained
lim liberty is a mystery to the au
horities. He sawed his way through
he bars of the cell and gained en
rancs to the hallway from which he
?tads his way to the open by cutting
iway the window bars.
Local authorities ire scouring the
;ity tonight in an effort to find the
?scaped men
rHE STATE'S INCOME!
Columbia, Jan. 10.?Receipts total-,
ng more than ten million dollars: ex
xnditures totaling more than nine
nillion, and a cash balance In the
?ate treasury on the last day of
920 of $l,3S:t.7TO. are shown in a
tatement of the state's receipts and
IlK.bursements for last year, issued I
oday by; Comptroller General Su- I
herland.
The total receipts cf the state gov- i
rnment last year were $10.092.939.
'ho state began 1920 with a balanc
4 $ 1 ,u7f?.r>2? In the treasury. The y
ptal disbursements during the yeni j!
ere $1),7*4.770.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN]
The Nazareth Methodist Church,'
lunday school of Olanta, 8. C, here- [I
>y desires to commend to Christinn j
onsideraiion live of their highly os
ecmed members who have lately bc
on.e residents of the city of Sumter,
tamely: Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mud nail
tnd thvlr duughter Beth, and Mr. and
tfrs. Allen Thigpen.
TbOOS churclv workers and regular
ktbuidants Well deserve the cordial
e'lowship of our >wn and people of
dher ...mmunions.
Dom- by order of the aforesaid
Sunday school in regular session as?
sembled, on January Ith, 1921.
Attest; w. A. Detts, for Committee,
Lcis.nitc Made i?i Miles Hour.
PsrlS, Jan, 9.-~Sadi Leconitc, in
Ml record breaking performance over
t four-kilometer course recently at
ViMaeoublay when he aveniged 191
1-2 miles per hour, negotiated one of
he kde.ne?ers ir deven seconds Hat.
If a little better than ICQ mlh s an
hour,
LoOOnita drove the s.c.ie Ni.-uport
machine with which he won the Uor
don Detter cup last September. He
went the vhoh distance l?? feet, from
the ground sweeping: down from a
gfSOl noight before crossing tl;c start?
ing hue each time.
? I didn't think one COUld fool OS
cold as I did *' facointe said When
asked as to his impreetdons, "the chill
went rig ?t through my bones. The
thermometer registered four degrees
below freest ng on the ground."
Poet Laureate of l.'ngluml Retained.
i.inn. Jan. Robert Bridges,
l'o.a Laureate of the British Empire,
is to remain in .hat Oflles despite a
?SggSStlOn that he be removed. HIS
fitness to do s.. was questioned the
..ther day in the housM oi commons
MortlO Bottomlsy, who asked the
Pn mler if Britain's national bard had
written any poetry OH the war. on
the declaration of peace or on the
unv. iiing of the cenotaph, and if not
"would the prime minister consider
IppOtntlnf a national poet wtlOS<
muse Was mote attuned to the soul
oi the l ?! i*i ih nal Ion."
Premier LNoyd Qoofge replied that
"So far ..s hS WSJ aware. the Poet
Laureate hoi written noting about
ths sventi mentioned, but Mr. Bridges
had written many poems during tin
war. and it was md eonsldi red nsoos
atry to maks any change.
A wag In the house raised loud
laughter by solemnly suggesting thai
Mr. Rottomle) himself should take
OVer the job
When sno in r member auggeated
that Rudyard Kipling should ha <>r
red tin poet, I here was a chorus of
No'."
Mr Bridges was appointed Laure?
ate by former premier Asdulth, hla
friend a nd admit er. in i 19,
Washington, Jan. 10.?-Thla was
decision da) in the supreme conn bul
no opinions wer.- banded down. I' Is
understood to I..- due to the illness of
Chief Justice White.
MANY HEAR
BOB JONES
Trinity Church Filled With An
Appreciative and Responsive
Audience
The splendid lecture delivered by
Uoii ,ion?N in Trinit> Methodist church
at ::::;') o'clock Friday afternoon
.vas heated by one of tin- largest of
recently assembled audiences In spito
<>r the Inconvenit'ntly chos n hour.
The main auditorium of i h.? church
was tilled to its rapacity ami the
overflow crowd was taken care of In
the Sunday School auditorium, nearly
filling it.
The speaker is one who needs no
Introduction lo a Sumter audience,
as was stated bs Leon C. Palmer,
Field Secretary <.f the South Caro?
lina Sunday School Association, in a
few well chosen preliminary remarks.
IHe stated when the responsibility of
this work was brought before him, he
could think of no one in the world
who could handle it as capably as
could the man whom they had SO
fortunately obtained and who had so
willingly given himself wholly to the
work, accepting no financial recom?
pense only rscslVlng his absolute ex?
penses.
Hob Jones met with a warm recep?
tion from the appreciative people of
Sumter showing that they had not
forgotten him since his previous visit
her. He stated that he was glad to
get back to Sumter and to be with
his friends after his absence of six
years.
Tin- apt aker cariie to sumter on a
Hying trip in interest of the inter?
denominational Sunday School Asso?
ciation. The subject of his address
was "Evangelism in the Sunday
School," and his talk was strictly in
Und with this great work. In inter?
esting speech and with his forceful
manner he brought home to the audi?
ence a great many things which will
furnish them food for rellectlon. He
stated that the religion of the Lord
Jesus Christ was the only important
thing in life, as great as is educa?
tion, this too Is secondary to Chris?
tian religion. "The world," he said,
"is now sore and bleeding and tho
only real good thing of use to it I
now is the religion of Christ." ?
His text, "So then, as we have op- 1
portunity, let us work that which 1b
good toward all men." was the true <
key note of his address. He stressed
the Sunday School above all things J
as a means of soul savinng and show- 1
cd the great importance of having !
good conscientious, Christian Sunday
School teachers. The vast majority <
of Christians today are saved instru- )
mentally by the seed Of Christianity 1
sown by the mothers and Sunday
school teachers. The great start for }
nil good is the Sunday School. The I
real th'Ti.^ of life is soul saving and I
the greatest Of QUSgtlOOS should be I
"How may 1 save a soul for Christ."
The vast good of prayer meetings
was very Clearly shown and greatly
?:trt ased. '
The address was very fine and Very 1
practical from beginning to end and i
those Who heard state that they have 1
i message never to be forgotten. Sum?
ter feels very fortunate in again hav?
ing had the opportunity of listening I
to this splSndld speaker. 1
I>ooth.
News reached Sumter Saturday
of the d ath of Mrs. Jane Purdy.
Wifg of the late James Purdy of -
Lnwrenc 'Ville, Va., and the mother of
Judge R O. Purdy. Mrs. Purdy had
itt tlned the ripe <>ui age of 9:1 years.
Little Gregory Harwick Hurt.
Qregor) Harwick, the son of Mr.
J, I?. Barwtck, while playing In the
marble yard S iturd t>' morning
accidentally tipped over a heavy
piece of marble which caught his leg
under It, breaking both of the bones
of his leg Just above the ankle. The
little boy hak been made as comfort
abb' as possible but will be confined
for some lime yet before he will be
free to romp again with bis play?
mates. ?
I d Pack Out on Hood.
A cash sum of $300 has been plac?
ed In tln> hands of Magistrate Hodge
of Tlndal to arrange for the bond P|
Bd Pack 'a ho shot bock MoLsod at
his homo early on the morning of
January Ith, McLeod it is Stated
is getting along very nicely and will
:?? cover.
Marriage LteeistCS
Marriage licenses have been Issued
to the following colored couples:
Ttufus Clark and Sally Felder of j
Sunder.
Ad.ira BSUerbSS and Wilhomena |
Nelson of Sumter.
Burlh Johnaon and Abide Person J
of Suinl r . I
RED CHOBH HOME SERVICE OF*
PICE MOVED
The u. d Cross Home Service office
has been moved from the City Na?
tional Hank Building to the second
lloor of the County Court House In
lhc offlci that had been occupied by
the County Nurse. Moving day was
the fli t oi tho month and incidental?
ly the 'us? of the year,
The eMpense of the operation of
this oftlct have been cut down con?
siderably In that the present location
Of the office does away with rents.
and also In the shuffle of the moving
the assistant of the secyotarj was
lent.
I The Secretary. Miss Mamie J. Chan?
dler, la now alone in charge of all
Of the work in both the city and the
county, which will necessitate her ad
I here nee to h fixed schedule of office
hours to be effective at once. She will
lie in the office and ready for all
i one rs on Monday, Wednesdays and
Fruhiw id the hours of ii it. m. t<> l
p. m., and ?'? to p. m, (>" Saturday
she will be open in the morning from
I || a. in. until 1 P Hb The ottlce will
I hp closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays
I for on these days the time of the
[secretary will be taken up with all
out .of t"Wu Walts, county work, etc.
HALL ELECTED
AS MESSENGER
Will Deliver South Carolina's
Vote for Presidents,
January 21th
C dumbla, Jan. to.- w. s. Hall of
Gaffney, was today elected by th?
Routh Carolina electoral college as
messenger to carry to Washington tho
vott of this state for president. Mr.
Hall will cast the state's ballots in the
national electoral college on fanuary
24th. J. S. Lightsey. Kenneth Ba
ker, J. c. Bolt, of Columbia. J. V.
Richards, of Liberty Hill; A. H. Mc
Cauley, of Chester, and R. B. Orler,
of Columbia, were sworn in as sub?
stitute members. Nine votes were cast
for Cox and nine tor Roosevelt.
COTTON LETTEK
New oilcans, Jan. 10.?The assur?
ing statement of Gov. Harding of the
Federal Iteserve Board that all dan?
ger of a general collapse had passe.I
and ?in would undoubtedly loger,
pledge with smaller ginnihgS than
generally expected, improving trade
accounts, encouraging cables and a
big advance in sterling exchange, in
flueneed a substantial advanc,? in mar?
ket today.
OlnningS to January 1st totaled 11,
559,000 bales against 10,909,000 last
year and 10,774,000 In 1019, for The '
681,000 against 612,000 la9t year and
4 93,00(? year before last.
New York reported the demand
for goods broadening, with some de?
scriptions being ordered in carload
lots, by express denoting merchants'
Stocks to be well nigh exhausted and
sales of print cloths at Fall River last
week loo,000 pieces, largest for a
period December 18th to January la'.,
long time.
Domestic and foreign cotton mills
are reported to have earned enormous |
profits d irlng past year, Fall River
mill Sdeclarlng a dividend of $9,989,- I
300 on a capital of $36,060,000, while ?
Manchester mills are reported to have
Darned a larger profit.
Exports of yarn from the British
[Sie during December were 7,700,000 |
pounds against 14,900,000 last year, of
sloth 248,000,000 yards against 393,
000,000. ! ,
Rumor has it that the National
dinners association estimates only 1
262,000 bales lint cotton were con?
sumed In the United states during
December, compared with 512.000 la9t
season. #
These developments arc a reflection
ot the dull times during the holiday
period in industrial circles and ap- j.
parent ly pretty Well discounted.
The trade is disposed to lOOg for- i
trhrd, not backward, In guaging the
probable future course Of values and
Is mole interested In the develop?
ments, denoting Improvement in the
inkncinl and trade situation and the
more en 'outraging outlook for exporta
The formation <>r the numerous prl- |
irate ex] >rt corporations and the re?
vival oi the government's war finance ,
corporation has made the export out?
look for Hie future decidedly brighter j
und haS strengthened foreign e$
chang< materially, demand sterling
advancing to $3.72 today, 8 and half
cents up on day and higher than since
July. 19 !0.
new york cotwn
Last
Month Open High Low Close Close
Jan. ...16.80 17.75 16.60 17.05 16.66
Mch. ...15.65 16.25 15.4:1 16.20 15.47 <
May ...16.60 16.27 16.42 16.22 1 ? l
July ...16.70 16.36 16.5-1 16.33 lr,.?;2
Oct. ...15.98 16.40 16.66 Hi.40 15.79
Dec. . . . 16.40
spots 11 r? up; middling 18.26.
M W OltLICANS COTTON
Lovt
Month (ipen High Low Close ClOSS
Jan. ...14.65 16.40 14.55 15.32
Mch.'. . . M.To 15.4 t 14.60 15.32
May ... I t.SS 15.65 14.80 15.63
July . . . lf..0?i la.74 14.94 15.67
Oct.. . . IB.76 15.32 16.76
Dee. ... 1 5.70
Spots 7 5 up; mid tiling 14.75.
LIVERPOOL cotton.
Close
January. 10.61
March. 10.66
May . . . . .. 10.72
July. 10.77
October . 10.66
Decem b< r. 10.62
Government Cotton Grader's Office.
The following reports give the
prices paid on the stated markets on
Januan 8:
a s l l a
M M M M M O
Bumter 15 I4H 13% IOVj 8% 6%
Col'bla lu 14 H 13 ft 10 8 6
Man'ng 15 H ft l*ft 10% s'
Bp'ville 14% 14 U lu s 6
Mr. James S, Burgcs?i of this city
and formerly with the City Drug Co.,
leaves today for Miami. Fla., where
he will act as fit\ salesman for the
c.roov-r-Stewah Drug Co., whole?
sale druggists of Jacksonville. Be?
sides hi- duties as salesman In Mi?
ami he will travel the Bahama Is?
lands, Nasseatl City and Key West.
Mr. Burgeta was very popular young
man In Bumter and his many friends
wish hint *\\ kinds of success in his
new position.
J London, Jan, 10- Dr. Robert Jares
Bliss Howard, ;< noted authorltj In
the medical world is dead.
Divergent Views.
Oirl i watching aeronaut) Oh I'd
bate t.? be coming down with that
i parachute.
( Mei. Man- I d hate lo be comln?
doa n a Ithout It. Chaparral.
Washington. Jan. 1 ?> Cotton ^in
nod pri< r to January 1st totaled 11,
559,23a runnlnn bales, the census bu?
i rea.u nnounced today.
; ? a singing nation," w< are told, "is
j always a contented nation.'' But what
I about tin other nations that have to
j sit around and listen?- Nashville
1 Banner?
RECONCILED
ATGRAVE
Hat fields Clasp Hands Over
Coffin
Logan, W. Va., Jan. I.? Capt.
Anderson (Devil Ans?-? Hatfield, one
time Confederate army officer and
Cor man) years thereafter cue of the
most famous and plctureaujtie feudtata
in the mountains of West Virginia,
who died Friday, was today buried
beaida ids sons, Troj and Elias
In the family plot ?00 foet beneath
the mountain rang. whi. li empties
Its water into th.- Big Bandy en the
one side, and the Guyandotte on tie'
other. Tin- obsequies were attend, d
by ll survivors, children almost all
of thorn, 4u grandchildren, several
great grandchildren and about T.r. di
rect descendants,
The funeral was characterized
throughout by a series of dratnatn
occurrences Before the march to
the cemetery began tin- hands of two
of the dead man's sons, long estrang?
ed brothers, wer..' clasped over tin
coffin. These were "Cap" Hatfield, |
the lather's namesake, and feud lieu- 1
tenant, and Dr. E. K. Hathe'd o*
Charleston. The reCOnc^lation was'
attended by a general demonstration i
<>f approval and sympathy* among '
those at the funeral.
As th. procession moved, the re?
storation of goodwill between th?.
brothers formed the t hief subject of
discussion and at tin- grave before
the body was lowered "Csp" Hatfield
Addressed "i nch' Dick" Oarrett, an
old preacher and friend of tin- family,
md told aim that he had 'made his
peace with God and was ready to be
baptised" whenever the minister
S/OUld say the word.
? i will baptize you boy," responded
the old i lorgyman, "in the very hov
while I baptized your pappy." To
thin "<'ap" Hatfield dramatically
raised his hand above his head In the
Attitude of solemnly vowing and de?
clared h was done with fighting,
that In his heart then- no longer
rankled malice and that if any man
sought his life blood, he would not
resist.
There was no funeral sermon by
?T'ncle Pick" but tin- Rev. Green Mc
Keeley, a companion preacher and
who by the elder man was familiarly
referred to as "my son In the gospel"
spoke briefly not on the life of
'Devil Ans? " but on "the lesson of
death."
Anderson Hatfield was born on
Mute creek, si years ago in Septem?
ber. He served in the Confederate
irmy a- p member and later as cap*
lain of Company a. Forty-fifth Vir?
ginia Infantry. Alter the war In' was
leader of the Hatfield elan in tbe
world famous Hatfield-McCoy t'eud.
ivhich ci ntinued over 16 years and in
Which men an.1 one woman died.
For years after the former feud
eader had taken up his residence on
he Mai wan crest and settled inj
leaceful existence, the Kentucky au- i
hortties* sought him. There was aj
nice on lbs head, but one governor j
>f Weal Virginia after another re
'us- d lo honor requisitions for him
md finally the effort was abandon?
ed. Joe Hatfield, one of his sons,
laid today that Governor Atkinson
was the last of the state executives
to refuse to surrender him to Ken
ucky.
Tili: LIGHT THAT FAILS.
(With apologies to Walt Mason).
I>ust night when I had gone to
rest, and was dreaming dreams SS*
rene, m: wife sin- shakes and wakes
tn.e up ami raps me on tin bean. And
Whispers, ".lohn, got up, 1 hear some
burglars in the house; turn on the
Light and gel the gun and run the
bloomers out. l left the hed with
Stealthy.tread, my mind on murder
bent, I'd show the scoundrels better
th.in u? break into my lordly tent. My
hand groped tor the light switch i
ami turned, but no light came; l swore
ii ?ms? beneath my breath. THE
LIGHT WAS OFF AGAIN. A mat.!.,
a match! I felt my coal draped
neatly '< '?>ss a choir, searched through
every pocket, but there wasn't any
there. Then blindly through I he dark
of night l fell with both my fins,
Stepped <?n a tack ami banged my
head*and mar broke both my shins.
And then friend wife spoke up and
saul. "Oh, John, you're so absurd,
come back to l?ed, call off the dogs, it
was kt< <-.?ts i beard/'
Wh? ll the dally grind is over, and
I've had the night foed 1 grab the
daily paper and light up the filthy
weed, and settle down in comfort in
ihe favorite rocking chair i?? rest and
reud; there is no need, I'm left in
darkness there.
1 drop into a picture show, at last
1 11 rid my spleen, forget dull care
and live again ihere on the movie
screen. The Villlan he pursues tin
girl, the hero trios t?? save her. he
lights ion nu n and shoots fifteen, the
guy could not be braver. Excilo
ment reigns, the rivals meet each
other in the park, when?-suddenly
the I ig I'd S go OUj ami leave us in the
dark.
Ami so u ?.?.??es from 'morn till night,
it makes me want to fight, of all
things there wer?- ever said, old Sher?
man, he was light. I've used a thou?
sand candles up and matches by the
ton. Each day we're cheered with ru?
mor; vague lhat the plant is nearly
done, hut time rocks on, for light w?*
still nly upon the sun.
Washington, Jan. 10.?-Charges that
the st.;*?' department arc making
threats against tin- Cuban govern?
ment i'? proven! iasuam <? ol a permit
for th? Western Cnlon t<? make caple
landings on the Island m ule bet?r?
the senate committee tode>3 bj Pres?
ident Carlton of th. Western Cnion
Telegru idt compun).
s _ .
Horse I eil Mho in Itlver.
I P IV. lb 11 on. u ho Ih es on the Roll?
ing t?ovk, iouwA himself in an uncom?
fortable position Jusl after a recent
heavy i -in. win n he hied to fond the
Hush Uranch. \ purl of the harness
gave .v \ md I lie horse walked out
.i mi |? him sitting in the buggy in
I the middle ol the stream With B big
rix- from the heavy rains coming
down. Frl mis. however, drove in and
i?iought him back to safety.
Fl IRMA N STUDENT
CAN NOT BE FOUND
Mayesville Boy Left Greenville
for Home, Bui Did Not
Arrive
Greenville, S. C. .Tan. s?Leaving
Greenvtlle on December 22, presum
ably for Ins home at Mayesville, ft\
C\, to spend the Christmas holidays
with his widowed mother, Kicluud
Furman. l'I y*ar old student of Fur
man university and member of the.
sophomore class, disappeared and
since that time ban given neither
ins mother nor his flie ads here any
clue as to his whevabouts.
The young man's mother became
apprehensive whoa her son did not
retmn home immediately after his
college < Insed for the holidays and
wrote to tin president, Dr. W. j. Mr
Glothlin, who Informed her u reph"
to her guerles that he had left the
campus on Wednesday l??fore Christ?
mas day along With the other stu?
dents.
Dr. McGlothlin and the authorities
at Furman are assisting the distract
ed mother st Mayesville in her ef?
forts to locate VOuag Furman. who
is her only child.
Itiehard Furman I'miiul
N? ws was definitely received this
morning from the mother of Richard
Furman, v\ho lives at lower Solera,
m ar Brick Church, that her son hud
Joined the f. s. Navy at Columbia
during the holidays and that he had
been sent North to one of the Naval
Recruiting stations.
Dublin Has in O'clock Curfew.
Dublin. Dec. 20?The 10 o'clock
curtew, lately put into effect hit Dub?
lin a hard blow. The city had accom?
modated it:;elf easily to a midnight
closing hour previously in force, but
the 10 o'clock embargo on all activ?
ity meant the complete abandonment
of all social functions in the eve?
ning. The result has been to kill all
the trade serving such events.
The great stores are almost idle,
and the managers of some of the
most popular of them say that they
are operating at a loss. There is ho
demand for new dresses.
The. t teat^es are suffering most.
At one house the first' night after
curfew, there were qnly eleven people
in the auditorium. The movinng pic*
ture houses are doing better, but they
all have to Mose ?t nine to enable
their patrons to get home before the
curfew I our. The music hall" which
used to open to two houses a night
have only one. As they were always
full for each performarec this means
cutting off half their Income.
The tramway company's cars art
now ne ii ly empty in the ev-nings
They lately raised the fares by par?
liamentary authority to enable them
to meet increased expenses, but the
drop dm to the curfew has more thaa
wiped out the additional receipts.
The r< gulatloU is declared to be Im?
posed in the interest of the public to
induce them to avoid the risks o be?
ing abroad after dark. In present
conditions, even if there were no cur
few, many people would be too timid
to leave home in the evening*.
Still there is much criticism of the
imposition of a curfew at 10 o'clock
at night, provoked by assassinations
which took place at nine o'clock la
the morning.
Report of Carnegie library for De
oosatss?
New members, It, Previously rs
ported 1,461. Total 1.474.
Number Of books lent, III. Pre?
viously reported, 31,5 7 s. Total 82.
530.
Fines and rental fees. $15.20.
M '"race Hand e.
Librarian.
The following books have been giv?
en t?? tin 'da ily hv the Civic league
Fairy Tales from the Far North, I*.
<? Asbjornsen, The Happy Prince and
Other Fair? Tales. Oscar Wilde. r\i
.bles; ami Kolk Stisrii??, Horace F.
Si-udder, Dittle Mr. Thimblcfinger,
Joel Chandler Harris, Boyhood Stories
of Famous Men. K. D. Cather, Nat.'^e
Myths and Stories, Flora .J <'ooke.
An American Book of Uolden Heeds-,
.la nies Baldwin. Good Stories for
Great Holidays, Prances] J. Olcdtt.
Old Kors? Stories, Sarah F. Braditfb.
Washington, Jan. 10. ? '/he initial
steps In the Investigation of thn
charges of profiteering in coal sale*
to the war department were taken to?
day by the department of justice. The
investigators assembled and the pre
liminan work was begun.
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?lust as Scores of Sumter People Have
Waiting doesnt' pay.
If you neglect kidney backache,
Urinary troubles often follow.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for tlttney
baekaehe, and for other kidney tits.
Sumtt r citlsens endorsn them.
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Sumter. ss\s "Lett year \ h*3 a
slight attack of kidney trouble aad
there WSS a bad tmrn through the
small of my hack. My head ached,
n \ nerves were all unstrung Sad
hi ells bothered me
v >e? ka floated before my eyes most
of the time and blurred my eight.
! My kidneys acted ll regularly Wad
I knew I would have tO do Sbme
hing Finally I bought a bo* of
Doan's Kldm \ Pills und used them.
Doan's acted like magic and after I
had nnished the box. the trouble Vlts
rtpp.-, aed 1 haven't been bo-thered
incc and it gives m?? great pleasure
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I Price SOc, at all dealers Don t
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Doan's Keines Pille?the same that
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