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GOOD BLOOD PAYS.
The Lesson That the Western Stock
Show Association is Trying to
Teach

There Is an old saying in England
among stockmen that "the bull is alt
the herd" This is as true as any old
saw ever uttered, but the stockmen
of this country are still learning this
fact by experience. The main object
of the National Western Stock Show
Is to educate the stockmen of the West
TO the fact that there is good profit in
good blood and in order that they may
profit b. the lesson In practical way
the association has enlisted the assist
ance of the Pure Blood Record Asso-
citation to provide n few really choice
animals In the various breeds that can
be sold to western breeders at a low
price The public sales to be held at
the stock show in Denver during the
week OF January 18th, are selected
from the best herds in America and
are sold not for the purpose Of making
n big profit. but to Introduce the breeds
into the West. The buyers make their
own prices. The animals are selected
by n committee and are not only typi-
cal of the breed they represent, but are
choice individuals.
The American Shorthorn Breeders
Association will offer in this sale about
fifty-five head of choice young bulls,
from such herds as those of F. w.
Harding OF Wisconsin, n. P. Clarke. t.
J. Wornall & Sons. c. E. Lee lard q
Son. d. r. Hanna, Carpenter & Ross or
Ohio. A. C. Shellenberger W. A. For
sythe. II. NJ. Hill, Henry Stunkel, Chas.
Wells & Son. B. n. Newly. Fremont
Watts.
These names are well known to
Shorthorn breeders through the whole
country and they represent the best
of the Shorthorn herds Of America.
The Hereford Association is arrang-
ing a sale of choice things fully equal
to the Shorthorn offerings. The very
best breeders and herds Of the country
will be represented. The same may be
said of the Galloway breed and of the
Aberdeen Angus.
This feature of the big stock show Is
the business end and the annual dis
persal of these we'll bred cattle through
the West means millions to the live
stock industry of this section in the
future.
The new building for the stock show
is completed. 1t represents an invest
ment of 100000 and will comfortably
seat over 5000 people. The big arena
will be constantly occupied with
stock during the week of January 18th
23rd and the indications are that the
show will be the greatest ever held
West of Chicago.
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memories. l am not aware Just when
lost consciousness. My first sensa-
tion was that some one was looking
intently at the back Of my head
Then a soft. purring, voice said
"Mr. Carlton Clarke. Mr. Richard
Dudley and Mr.. Paul Sexton, l be-
lieve; DIR. Withersbee is at your serv-
ice."
When I awoke to consciousness
some one was alternately swapping his
fingers in my face and roughly shak-
ing me. was in pitchy darkness, and
the air was chill and clammy.
Sexton, I'm ashamed of YOU" said
Clarke's voice through the gloom.
You are particularly easy subject.
I should have given you some lessons
in resistance"
"Where are we? What has hap
pened? Where is Dudley?" asked, in
breath.
"Dudley is here. He recovered be-
fore you did," answered Clarke. fact
which Dudley's voice confirmed. I'VE
seem to be in some sort Of an ouhli-
ette. of that dear DR.. Withersbee."
In single file We made the round Of
our dungeon. We found It to be about
II feet square, walled with masonry
which dripped dampness, and doored
With cement. On one side W came upon
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liable, l trust, than you suspect. IL
will however take time and labor 10
develop 1t. imagine 1t may take us
to the Pacific coast. Are you pre-
pared to take such a trip?' -.
"At once, II necessary. Oh! we snail
find her, shan't we, Mr.. Clarke?"
The body already had been prepared
for burial, and Clarke did not ask 70
see It. The pine box he glanced at
lust long enough to read the hctitious
address. The trunk also he passed
with a look. When he came to the
zinc case, however. 1t riveted his at
tention. He examined closely every
seam and corner OF It.
Clarke decided upon q trip to the
Pacific coast.
When we finally reached the end OF
our long journey and succeeded In 10.
eating the town of Etteso, we found
a little hamlet numbering about bO0
souls, Across snug harbor shone
the broad expanse Of the Pacinc.
After some search we located the
nrivate ssnitarium Of DR.. Clinton
Withersbee, man known to Clarke
To be q villain Of the deepest dye. we
entered room In Withersbee's asy'
lum.
what I have next to relate has been
pieced together out Of . blur OF nay
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Monaqamy Amona Animals.


For ages the beasts have been crop
ing for an ideal form of marriage"
says Ernest Thompson Seton In the
January Century in his story of Dom
ino Reynard of Goldur Town." the his
tory of a noble silver fox with defin-
ite purpose. "All the schemes of hui
man reverts they have tried, and all
found wanting but one. The only plan
that has satisfied the highest require
ments is pure monagamy. This is the
wedlaw of all the highest kinds. The
love-time fever passes, but another
bond remains. The love-fire of the
foxes had paled little with the wan
ing of the hunger-moon. but a more
abiding sense had supervened. even as
the sunset red on the hills may seem
more generous fire than the soft red
OF the granite; but one is there in splen-
did moment, the other forever and
evermore. Love and friendship men
call them; and though the flickering
red light blazed so bright at times, 1t
was the pale rock red that gave its
color to their lives. Domino and Snow
yruff were not only mates. but were
friends for life: for such is the way OF
the noblest beasts. such is the way OF
foxes"
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door the height of my head, l
being the tallest of the party. From
the rivet heads we judged it to be of
plate steel and it closed into steel
frame set into the masonry in man
ner which offered no entrance for the
point of pick had we had one at
hand. The absence Of any keyhole,
bolt or lever showed that 1t was never
intended to be opened from the in
side.
At last, after wait which seemed
an eternity, heard a soft football
outside Of the door. Then iron bars
clanked and grated. l heard the
hinges creak and the door swing SLOW
ly open. A dark form framed in the
doorway was outlined through the
gloom. Then 1t stepped into our
midst. My hands shot to his throat,
which was cold and clammy as that
of a corpse. There was no resistance.
I heard Dudley wrenching the Ian.
tern from his belt. At Clarke's com.
mand I released him. Dudley was
about to strike the light when Clarke
shouted: "Quick, Dudley: the door!"
We emerged on the rugged side Of
hill overlooking the broad expanse
Of the bay.
Lying nat ON my back on the saad,
my heart tugging and thumpins. ny
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specjaI Holiday Rates.

The Colorado & Southern will make
a special rate of one fare for the round
trip to all points in the state. Tickets
on sale Dec. "a and 25 and Jan. 1
and in addition, from all points to Den
yer and return Dec. 9th and 2sth
Final limit January 4th.
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Never Had sparrows.

The teacher of a geography class had
just finished explaining how the Eng
lish sparrow came to be imported into
this country.
THE sparrows ate up the worms, all
right, but now we have the sparrows
on our lands. Which would you rath-
er have, Max, the sparrows or the
wolms?"
81 don't know: | amt never had
The Bohemian.
Many a vain woman has tried In
vain to get q husband
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Chamber Of Commerce Smoker.

The Chamber of Comemrce is pre-
pairing for the big rally and smoker
70 DE held on Thursday the 18th. I'm
portant matters including the election
or officers are to be brought up. The
committee in charge would like to
nave every business man in the citv
ana county present, but cannot issue
a general invitation as they would not
know for how many to provide. And
one not now member of the Cham
Der VINO wishes to attend and to ioin
may easily do so by handing his
name to Mr.. d. r. MlCallum, Jr., or
Mr. III. A. Moses of the committee.
or TO Secretary E. I. Reardon. Every
one is welcome
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Tho Christmas Burden.

This is the time when you ought to
take thought of the other man. The
way to 10 it is not to take advantage
of him. The matter of advantage is
not always obviously one Of money,
though 1t amounts to that in the long
run. Hours of service mean money
ultimately to the individual whether
1t shows in dollars or strength.
You can serve your fellow man now
ny not taking undue advantage of
him in the matter of time. When 1t
comes 20 the rush days-and they
are beginning now--it will be an easy
matter to take advantage Of a great
many People, for nearly all of us
serve some one or some many. Don't
overwork your employees. Don't over
work the shop people.
Don't throw useless burdens upon
your friends or your servants. They
VIII have enough to do. Be good
natured Be courteous. And remember
that what you give now will help TO
make a merry Christmas for the 9TH
or person. That thought ought to
help make a merry one for yourself.
The Delineator for December.
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A MURDEROUS ASSAULT.
MIR. X. II. Ardis Attacked and Seri-
Ously Injured by Unknown Negro.

Mr.. r. r. Ards, who works for the
Pine and Cypress Lumber Co., at
Rocky Bluff, was attacked by a negro
while on his way to the mill from this
city Wednesday afternoon. He was
walking on the railroad track and
was about 1-2 miles from town
when he met a negro man. Just as
he passed. the negro turned on him
and struck him on the head and back
with a railroad spike, inflicting a
number of painful wounds, three of
them on the head. After knocking
him down the negro drew a pistol and
shot at Mr.. Ardis, but did not hit
him. The attack was evidently for
the purpose Of robbery as the negro
took a suit case which Mr.. Ardis was
carrying.
Mr.. Ards did not recognize the ne
gro and up to this time he has not
been captured and so far as is known
no serious effort has been made to
apprehend him. The sheriff was no.
titled of the assault on Mr.. Ards.
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Do Not Give For SeIf-GIory.

Giving is part of the service of the
Master. The giving of time. effort
and money are included in every
Christians obligation, John H. Con-
verse. President of the Baldwin Lo-
comotive Works, says in The Delin-
Gator for December. The proper and
best methods of giving are those for
the benefit of our fellow creatures,
and should be accompanied, as far as
possible, by personal interest and
sympathy. The objects are number
less, but the motive should be the
good Of others and not the glorifica-
ton Of slef.
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DR.. b|GHAM CAN'T Be FOUND.
GEORGETOWN SHERIFF SEEKS
FOR HIM IN VAIN,
Avant, Who, With DIR. Bigham, Was
Convicted of Manslaughter at
Georgetown Recently for killing
Young Mrs. Bigham. Gives Himself
Up, But the Husband is Apparently
Missing-BOnd of Each Was Fiji
teen Hundred Dollars.

Georgetown, Nov. 1O.-From de-
velopments within the past few DAYS
1t seems likely that Dr. G.. c. Bigham.
who with w. B. Avant was convicted
at the last term of court of man.
slaughter for the killing Of Mrs. Big
ham on Murrel's Inlet, will yet escape
the penalty of three and a half years
hard labor in the epnitentiary, i'm
posed by Judge Watts. The notice of
appeal made by the defendants attor-
ney, j. w. Ragsdale, not having been
filed within the ten days allowed by
law, Solicitor Wells wired Sheriff
Scurry to apprehend the convicted
parties at once, they being out on a
$500 bond. On Saturday Ayant.
learning of his being wanted by the
sheriff, cam to town from his home at
Harpers and surrendered himself. He
is now in the county Jail. Sheriff
Scurry wired Sheriff Burch, of Flor
ence county, to arrest DR.. Bigham
Immediately, but from information so
far received it seems that he cannot
be found. The surmise is that he has
fled the State.
There seems to have been some in
consistencies in the bonds required by
Bigham and Avant. When the men
were first arrested on the warrants is
sued by the coroner, the bonds were
fixed at $500 each, being later raised,
at the instance of the solicitor, to $2,-
500, under which amount they appear
ed for trial. After conviction and sem
tence the men were turned loose un-
der a bond Of only $1,5OO, each pend
ing the result of an appeal to the Su-
preme Court. 1t is said that as DR..
Bigham's family are well-to-do, the
forfeiture of the bond is of small con-
sequence.
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DEATH.

Mr.. John Alexander Brown, aged
eighty-four years, died at 1920
o'clock uesday night, Nov. 9th at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. H. j.
Hicks of this city.
Mr.. Brown had been in failing
health for some months, but owing to
his remarkable energy, was confined
to his bed for only a few weeks. He
served through the four years of the
Civil War, was sergeant in the Ninth
cavalary regiment Of South Carolina
under Captain Skinner. and was new
er afraid Of duty. After the war,
most of his life was spent in the San
tee section of Clarendon county. The
body was inferred Wednesday after
noon in the cemetery Of Andrews
Chapel in the neighborhood Of Mr..
Browns old home. He is survived by
six children, Mr.. ]. A. Brown, Pax
Vile; Mrs. A. L. Dyson, Columbia;
Mr.. d. w. Brown, Mrs. H. S. Dollard,
Mr.. c. A. Brown and Mrs. H. J
Hicks, Of Sumter.
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10 MAKE THE "RIBBON" SAND.
WICH.
It h Easily Made and Is Especially
Appropriate During the Christmas
Holiday.

An unusually pretty sandwich is of
the ribbon" variety. To make 1t cut
five slices Of white bread about half
an inch thick. and spread each with
softened sweet butter before slicing It
from the loaf. Trim of the crust from
the slices and shape the latter into
squares OF even size. about three by
three inches.
Lay each slice. buttered side up,
upon patstry board. Spread the
first one with cream cheese rubbed
smooth with minced parsley and
cress, the latter previously sprinkled
very slightly with lemon-juice: cover
the next slice with a thin layer of
smoked tongue freed from skin and
gristle: strew the third with riced
yoke OF a hard egg seasoned with
salt. pepper. and a bit Of dry mustard
and put a layer OF smoked salmon or
Of rosy ham on the fourth slice.
Pile the slices one upon the other
evenly. and In order mentioned. and
top them with the fifth slice laid with
the buttered side downward. Wrap
carefully in cheese-cloth binder
which has been slightly dampened,
ana weight with a book for an hour
or so.
When ready to serve. remove the
cheese-cloth and divide the little
brick into thin slices, cutting down
ward with keen-edged carving
knife. The result will be a square
formed of half-inch strips OF bread
pressed together and crossed by lines
OF green. red. yellow and pink. A
different style OF ribbon sandwich Is
made with a number of slices OF
brown bread and OF white bread pill
ed alternately. each slice previously
spread with cream cheese blended
with finely-minced nuts. and overlaid
with a crisp leaf OF lettuce. When
sliced downward the sandwich shows
n pretty medley OF brown and white
crossed with hair-lines OF light green.
The Delineator for December.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


Among those who attended the Taft
Ball at Florence Monday night were;
Misscs Theo Gregg. Lula Cooke Boy
kin and Kaytie Clark; Messrs. seman
Richardson. Henry p. Moses. Elisha
Carson. Ed Haynsworth. James Gra-
ham. Eugene Ware. Geo. ID. Levy and
G. Capers Smith.
Miss Marion satterwhite left Tues
day for Bennettsviile to attend the
Matheson-Andrews wedding at p.
m Wednesday at the home of Mr.. A..
J. Matheson.
Misses Ida and lola Jackson. after
spending the summer at Henderson
Vile have returned home.
Messrs. c. L. stubbs. w. A. Thomp-
son. J. II. Cunningham. T. b. Jenkins
and w. Y Spann are attending the
automobile races in Atlanta.
Miss Ethel Cohen, of Charlesto
II visiting Miss Jessie Noise, on War
rem street.
Mr.. Robert Cooper. Of Mayesvllle,
was In the city Thursday.
DIR. c. w. Harris. of Elliott, was
I'm fhe city Thursday to attend III
Horse Stow.
Mr.. Paul Friar. of Florence. is
spending sometime in the city.
DIR. L. H. Snyder. of Camden, was
In the city Thursday and acted as one
Of the judges at the Horse Show.
Miss Hallie Kirvin. of Darlington,
attendeS the Horse Show.
ar. M. f. Heller. of Kingstree. was
one Of the judges at the Horse Show.
Miss Pringle. Of Charleston. is the
guest OF Mrs. Geo. d. Shore.
DIR. M. 8. Kirk. of Hagood. spert
Thorsday In town.
DR.. Robert Wilson. Jr., of Charles
ton. wal In the city Thursday to at
tend . meeting Of the County Medical
eeclsty.
nessrs. T. .. and A. X. Sanders, of
6atood. wsre In the city Thursday.
Mr.. Ralph Hill has returned from
Atlanta where he attended the auto
mobile races.
Mrs. b. b. Farris has returned to
the city from an extended visit to
friends In Florida and Is stopping
with her daughter. Mrs. w. c. Wise,
on Church street.
Miss Ruth Mccullough. of Darling
ton. is visiting In the city.
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The Sumter High School football
team played in Florence Monday,
their opponents being the team of the
Florence Presbyterian High School.
The game was fast and scrappy ex-
hibition and the Florence boys made
a game and determined effort to put
the ball across the line and break
sumter's record of never having been
scored against. But they couldn't do
it-Sumter was too strong for them
and knew too much about football.
me sumter team had everything and
while the score was not as big as
some OF those piled up last year, the
Game Cocks were we'll satisfied with
10 to 9.
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typhoid fever, and she could not
make up a regular report, as had
been her custom.
Mrs. Sylvester Rleckley, of Ander-
son, gave a recitation, watch capti-
waited her audience. The open ses-
sion then closed with responsive read
ings from the d. A. r. ritual. The
delegates and the local members were
then tenderd an elegant reception by
the faculty Of Lander College.
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d. "A. II. MEETING AT GREEN.
WOOD.


American Revolution in Session.
Greenwood, Nov. 10.--The South
Carolina Daughters Of the American
Revolution began their 18th annual
conference in real earnest this morn
ing with the first business session at
the Knights Of Pytfias Hall, over the
National Loan and Exchange bank.
Following the business session lun-
cheon was served by the ladies of
Robert A. Walker Camp, U. d. c.
Immediately afterward the ladies and
some local Daughters as guides left in
carriages for a ten-mile drive to the
old Star Fort, near Ninety-Six. It
was threatening rain, but the ladies
said they were willing to brave the
weather to get to put their feet on
such historic soil. After a visit to the
old fort, they were driven back to Nine
ty-Six and were rendered a reception
by the ladies Of Ninety-Six at the
home Of Capt. w. H. Frazier.
The conference opened Tuesday eve
ming at $3.50 o'clock in Waller Hall,
Lander College. The conference was
called to order by the State Regent,
Mrs. r. Moultrie Bratton, after which
America" was sung by the choir and
the audience. Then followed respon-
sive readings from the D. A. R. ritual.
This was an impressive feature and
was greatly enjoyed by the audience.
Mayor Kenneth Baker then extended
formal welcome in behalf of
Greenwood. Mayor Baker was ex-
ceedingly happy in his remarks. He
welcomed the ladies most cordially
and referred to the noble work they
have done and wished them God-speed
in their future labors. He was fol-
lowed with formal welcome in be-
half Of the Star Fort Chapter by the
Regent, Miss Louise Fleming. Miss
Fleming, who is an ardent D. A. r..
and who has the right to be, as her
ancestors were most prominent in
the American cause during the Rev
olution, put into her address of well
come spirit of sincerity that was
noticeable.
Lander College chorus then sang
with feeling and spirit that noble ode.
carolina" The young ladies were
all attired in colonial costumes. The
response to the addresses of welcome
were made by Mrs. Louise F. Mayes.
of Greenville. Mrs. Mayes is a woman
of much culture, and she was much
complimented upon her address.
Then followed a violin selection by
Miss Annie f. Aunspaugh, Of the mu-
sic department of Lander College.
Mrs. r. ID. Wright then EXTENDED
greetings from the U. d. c.. of South
Carolina. Mrs. Wright is a very fore
ible speaker and held the attention of
her audience closely, and was most
happy in the blending Of the patriot
ic spirit OF 1S61-65 with that Of 1916.
Mrs. Robt. d. Earle, Of Columbia,
then sang a vocal selection, Birds Of
Spring" and her encore was "Cava-
liera Rusticana." Mrs Earle has
charming voice of much sweetness
and power.
Mrs. r. MOultrie Bratton, State Re-
gent, did not read a regular report.
She said she had been in feeble
health for some time, recovering from
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Mr.. w. H. Scale received a telegram
Wednesday giving further informa-
ton concerning the accidental killing
of his son David w. Scale at Leach
Vile, Ark. The telegram stated that
David was killed by a limb of a tree
falling on him while at work for a
lumber company at Leachville.
The body was taken in charge by
Manila Lodge, A. F. NJ, of Jonesboro,
Ark. the nearest Masonic Lodge, and
embalmed. The body reached this
city on the $3.50 train from Augusta,
Thursday. afternoon and was TAX
en- directly to Mr.. Scales residence on
Broad street The funeral services
were held at the house at 1890
o'clock Friday morning and the inter-
ment at the cemetery.
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President Taft, who passed through
this city Mnnday afternoon at $50
o'clock, en- route from Augusta to
Florence, made a brief stop at the de-
pot and, from the rear platform Of
his special train, addressed the three
or four thousand people, who had
gathered on the station grounds to
greet him. When the special pulled
into the station yard the entire place
was massed with people who had
been gathering for more than an
hour. At the point where the train
was to stop the Sumter Light Infan-
try was lined up on either side Of the
track to keep back the crowd. The
band struck up a lively air as the
train stopped and the immense crowd
cheered enthusiastically and cordial
ly. President Taft came promptly to
the rear platform, accompanied by
Gov. Ansel and other members of the
party. The local committee of re-
ception, headed by Mr.. r. 1. Manning
boarded the train and after exchange.
of greetings, Mr.. Manning welcomed
the President to Sumter and intro
ducd him to the crowd. President
Taft spoke for perhaps five minutes
and had not quite concluded his re-
marks when the train pulled out,
forcing him to cut his speech short
and bow his adieu to the crowd.
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MARRIED.

AT the parsonage of the First Bap-
tist church on Wednesday evening,
Nov. 10th. Miss Marie Jenkins and
Mr.. j. t. James were married. Rev. C.
{. Brown performing the ceremony.
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Mr. L. G.. Spigner, who is emploved
by the Building Supply Company, in
advertently put his hand into the
joiner Wednesday and had his thumb
cut off and the first finger badly lac
Grated. Almost the same accident
happened to him about a year ago,
when he lost three fingers Of the 9TH
er hand. "a, ..p sl .,tyx9g