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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, ISC4. Th? Sumtar Watchman was founded in 1850 aud the Trite Southron in 1S66. The Watchman and Southron now has the com? bined circulation acd influence of both of the old pape, s and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter, We publish today & list of the colored citizens of Sumter who have voluntarilycontributed to the Fall Fes? tival Fund. The Central Finance Committee solicited no contributions from the colored merchants and other colored citizens, but Kev. J. C. Wil? liams, pastor of the A. M. E. Church collected from among the colored peo? ple the sum of $41.50 which he today ^ turned over io the treasurer of Vie j Festival committee. He said that the colored people; who contributed did so to show their interest in a public enterprise, undertaken for the bene? fit of the entire community and as a testimonial of their, appreciation of the friendly and harmonious relations existing in Sumter between the white and colored people. The contribution was accepted in the spirit in which it mas tendered and it is needless to say that coming as it didi th?* the action of the colored people who contribute to the Festival fund is genuinely ap peciated. The Fall Festival has already been a paying investment to S urn tar. The advertising that has been done has been well done, and the ns me and enterprise of this city has been brought directly and prominently be? fore the people of South Carolina and a half -dozen other States. Every traveling man who visits this city spreads the news far and wide and likewise every new arrival brings the story of the widespread talk of the Festival that we are to have next week. Sumter's Fall Festival is known not only throughout South Carolina but in all parts of North Car? olina and Georgia, and there will be visitors here next week from even more remote States. The Festival was suggested and promoted to adver? tise Sumter and it has already accom? plished its purpose. A3 an advertis? ing investment it bas proved a great success. The Daily Item has secured the ser? vice of Mr. W. fl. McCaw, formerly connected with The State as Colum? bia correspondent and he will give 4he readers of this paper a full and ?reliable news se vice from the capital of ?he State. Mr. McCaw is a newspaper ssan of ability and experience and he .can be depended upon to give the ^readers of this paper all the news ITOSX Columbia that is fit to print. As soon as our nev machinery in binding a Linotype of the mest im? proved pattern, a folding machine etc., which is now at the depot can be installed the Daily Item will be en? larged to eight pages and our readers will be given as large and up-to-date - afternoon paper as if published in the State. The installation of thc new equipment will require some days, but when we shall have gotten everything in working order, we will have a plant second to none, and the service that we shall give will be full, com? plete and up-to-date in every respect. Eventhing seems to be coming Sumter's way. Among the good things that are assured for this city in the near future are the big fertilizer factory of the Virginia-Carolina Chem? ical Company, the Sumter Foundry and Machine Works, the Conway and Sumter Railroad, the .Sumter and "Northern Railroad, from this city to 3?cB*jf* on the Seaboard Air Line, a $10,000 Steam Laundry, and several other enterprises that we are not at liberty to mention specifically at-this tsaae. Sumter ?3 certainly coming, and it is destined to be a big city. We are confident cf this, and while we cannot go as far as a preminger railroad official did a few weeks aeo wheo advising a capital st of anoth? er State to invest in Sumter, spying that Sumter would be a city cf the size of Atiesta within ten years, we are satisfied mar Sumter will bare three times its present population, business and wealth when the next censes is takes. Sumter is coming. v Daring the next year or two we may expect to hear of a considerable num? ber of Southern Democrats, of more or less notoriety, being converted to Re? publicanism. The result cf the elec? tion on November 8th insures the con? tinuance of the Roosevelt policy for at least four years more, and that policy holds out the hope of reward of a sub? stantial nature to Democratic rene? gades, who pubiically proclaim their longing to affiliate with the Republican party in the South. The loaves and fishes will always draw a certain crowd, and the South has not yet ar? rived at that happy state where none of her politicians and place hunters hold pelf above principle. Commissioner Watson's report on sheep raising in South Carolina is a striking tribute to the Josh Ashley type of staetsman. The cur dog is more valued in this State than sheep because the dog owners out number the sheep raisers tes to one, and be causo the lawmakers think of the dog j owners' votes -whenever a iaw to ! protect sheep comes up in the Legis ! lature. Some of the editors of influential , Southern newspapers are vigorously ! combating the suggestion that Sontb i ern Democrats should hereafter exer? cise a controlling influence in shaping the policy of the party, should frame the next platform that is adopted and should name the next Presdential can? didate. The opposition to the sugges? tion is based upon ?he assertion that the predominance of southern influ? ence would make of the Democracy a sectional party. This does not seem to ns to be a proper view of the mat? ter at all. We believe that the day for compromises and subtefuges for policy's sake has passed with the Demo? cratic party. That policy has been followed with distastrons results, and it is time for the Democrats to disre? gard mere expediency and return to sound and imperishable basic princi? ples of democracy. We believe that the South is today the only section of the country holding steadfastly true to democratic princples,and that the real statesmen of the South are alone qualified to shape aa direct the policy of the real democracy. The spirit of true democracy is not altogether dead in the North and a party whose ground work js democracy, pure and simple, would have more success in winning j converts that section than the Dem? ocratic party of compromise and politi? cal policy has met with in the past. Gov. fleyward's vote in Oconee county v indicates that his action in commuting the sentence of Hoyt Hay? es was not condemned by the majority of ii. J voting men of that county. These Oconee men who demanded his resignation must feel lonesome in their own county. The Fall Festival was formally and officially opened yesterday in the presence of some thousands of visitors, who arrived early, and practically the entire population of the city. Four days of merrymaking and in nocentamusement were auspiciously in? augurated with a trnly beautiful floral parade that won the admiring plau? dits of the people. This was but a foretaste of the long list of entertain? ments that have been provided for. Sumter's guests, and each day, it is hoped, will surpass the previous day in the attractiveness of the entertain? ment That our guests are welcome was made evident by Mayor Dick in his address, but it may be added here that a hear? ty welcome awaits each and every vis? itor and that each individual citizen of the town has constituted himself a committee of one to look after the comfort of the city's guests. To all who come a welcome is extended and the longer they stay the more cordial will they find the hospitality of the Game Cock City. This is Festival week. Sumter's decennial celebra? tion, and the latch string is on the outside. THE TILTING TOURNAMENT. Gallant Knights Mounted on Spirited Chargers Tilt for the Honor of Crown? ing Queen of Love and Beauty. The telling tournament in which all sections of Sumter county were repre? sente by gallant knights mounted on spirited chargers, was held on Dingle street yesterday afternoon, beginning at 3.30 o'clock and was concluded anent 5.30 o'clock. Mr. A. B. Stuckey was chairman of the committee in charge. Mount? ed ou a handsome charger, he mar? shalled his knights before the grand stand; at the tilting grounds he in? structed them in the rules of the con? test, and bade them to acquit them? selves like men, remembering that the world would be dead but for friendly rivalry. ' Sixteen knights entered the list as ftdiovvs: Bianding Durant, T. O. Sanders, Richard E. Durant, Charlie Durant, A. L. Ardis. Warren Moise, R. li. Ervin, J. D. Sbirer, J. D. Truluck, J. Ezikel Trnluck, J. W. Boykin, E. E. Spann, H. P Brown, J. M. Brown, M. B. Wilson, S. P. Oliver. Burlesque knights: Peter May, Jr, Waltei Folsom, Wesley Burket, W. V. Wilson. The prize winners were: First prize, R. E. Durant, $50 in cash and suit of clothes, contributed by the D. J. ! Chandler Clothing Company ; second prize, J. D. Shirer, 825; third prize, for most graceful rider, Warren Moise, $15; fourth prize, for most ludicrous burlesque, Peter May, Jr., $10; fifth prize, for second best burlesque, Walter Folsom; sixth prize, third most successful knight, T. O. Sanders, a pair of shoes contributed by the Sumter Clothing Company. Miss Louise Durant was chosen queen of love and beauty by Knight J. W. Boykin, who made the b6st score of the unmarried knights. The maids of honor were: Miss Alma Stanseil, chosen by Knight Bianding Durant and Miss Burdett, chosen by Knight A. L. Ardis. The judges at the tournament were : Messrs. Boyle, Wilson and Temple. HAGOOD ENTHUSIASTIC OVER THE FALL FESTIVAL. He Distributes Bouquets With a Lavish Hand-Sumter and Sumter People are Highly Complimented. Hagood, Nov. 22.-"What are you talking about?" "The Festival." Where are you going?" "To the Fes? tival." That is all the talk where one goes now, and very largely through your efforts, Mr. Editor. How you have worked and strugled with oppo ! sition, amid discouragements. Un? daunted, undismayed, you labored on here and there gaining friends for the movement. The longer ydu work? ed the more the matter took hold on you, the more you saw in it. Then, as a man with a mission, yon started ont with ten fold force "We must have the Festival," is what yon said, what you made others feel. Soon others were there to keep the bridge with you, to champion the cause. To con? ceive of your success, and by "your" I mean the friends of the Festival, one has only to learn how the idea has taken hold upon ?he public, how from end to end of the land it is the talk. Thisvery advertising, though the people were to stay at home, will do Sumter an immense amount of good. That she is a live town with a great future be? fore her people are fully convinced by the very success of this advertsing. Some years ago I attended the funeral of a woman and one after another men got up and told the good things they knew about her till I was fully impressed that no ordinary person lay in that grave. This wholesale advertising, everyone speaking good, is bound to have its effect. Now that I have begun, Mr. Editor, I fear you will have to call me down, but do it in a nice, genteel way. I am not going to say, however much I wonld wish to, that every man in Sumter is a gentleman, but there are, and to the manner born, of pure unadulterat? ed virility, hard common sense, business tack, and push there is no lack. At the bar, in the pulpit, in the couLting house are men whose record, already made, the city may well be proud of. One of them (Dr. C. C. Brown) tells how an Arab, own? ing lands, through longing for dia? monds and precious stones, sold his possessions that he might be free to search for these treasures. He died, as the phrase goes, "unwept and un? sung" in a strange land. The man, who came into his possessions, while watering his ass at the brook that flowed by his door, was attracted by some brilliant stones that lay in its bed, which proved to be diamonds of the first water. The citizens of Sumter are not dis? satisfied; they know a good thing when they see it; they have confi? dence in the future of their city, and are content to do mining there, and judging the future by the past are as? sured of success and prosperity. Hagood. Stateburg Items. Stateburg, Nov. 22.-Mrs. Temple Frierson left on Friday to visit rela? tives in Summerton. Mr. O. W. Wiilliamson, after an illness of five weeks at Mr. H. L. Muldrow's was taken to Dr. S. C. Baker's Infirmary for treatment on Wednesday. Mrs. Gordon Bradley, after a very pleasant visit to Mrs. Charles Pinck ney, has returned home. Mr. Harry Bull spent Sunday at home. Miss Hallie Saunders has retrned to Hagood after a pleasant visit to Mrs. George M. Saunders. Mr. H. D. F. Wiilliamson spent Tuesday with Mr. H. G. Muldrow. Mr. Frank P. Burgess spent Sun? day at home. Mr. J. Singleton Moore and Mas? ters Dessaussuro and John Moore spent Saturday and Sunday with rela? tives here. Mr. John H. Burgess spent last week in Sumter The Fall Festival commences today. There will be a very large crowd from this part of tbe country down, but most people will go down for Thurs? day. May every success attend Sum? ter's Festival. Tli?cicr ra y 'm satire. Thackeray created quite err?neo^? Impressions cf himself by often ::idul?i ing lu irony in the presence of people who were incapable of ?nderst?udim lt. One curious instance which he gave was this: Thackeray had been diuinc at the Garrick and was talking in th? smoking room after dinner wi rh van ous club acquaintances. One of thc?, happening to have left his cigar ea* at home. Thackeray, though d&Hkin the man. who was a notorious inf; hunter, good naturedly offered hin: on? of his cigars. The man accepted th? cigar, but, not fiuding lt to his likiiii: j hal the bad taste to say to Thackeray i wl say. Thackeray, you won't mind in? j saying 1 don't think much of thu cigar?" Thackeray, no doubt irritated it the man's ungraciousness and bear lng in mind his toft hunting predilec? tions, quietly responded, "You oupht to, my good fellow, for it was given me by a lord." Instead, however, of detecting the irony, the dolt iramedi ately attributed the remark to snobbish? ness on Thackeray's part and to thf end of his days went about declaring that "Thackeray had boasted that h? had been give? a cigar by a lord." Thanksgiving. The President of the United States bas in compliance with an honored custom appointed Thursday, which is mest heactifully and appropriately call? ed Thanksgiving day. An occasion i when the citizens all over this Chris? tian land shall publicly own before our Great God and Father our thank? fulness for is bounteous goodness to? ward us. A ^time when with a desp sense of gratitude we kiss, as it were, that Divine and Kingly and which has scattered around us so much of blessing. We of the South are pe? culiarly indebted to The Great Lord of the harvest for the abundant fruit? age of all that was sown. Our great staple crops have gladdened with their generous yield our hearts and given an assn race of comfort and support. Cold and frozen must be that heart that can contemplate unmoved this benign exercise of tender care so abundantly apparent all around us. When with humble hope we committed within the furrow the seed upon whose success all our earthly succor depended who, caused that helpless seed to burst its seed coat and come forth? Who sent the early and later rains wherewith to freshen this now plant of living green?Who brought back daily the warm sunshine which made for ns our bread in this mysterious growth? what Divine Hand fashioned that'boll aud made it shed that texture, anwer ing the olden question where withal shall we be clothed? That Divine eye, as it surveyed all that had been thus done as on primeval creation saw that it was good. Is there no respon? sive throb of gratefulness in our hearts? In the face of all these varied mercies doe3 asimple prayer of thanks to the Great Source from whence they all flowed suffice? Is there not almost a tinge of meanness in letting that he all? Shall we like the miser, selfishly count over our gains and hug them to ourselves? It strikes us our Thanks? giving, to be true and sincere, to reach np to its highest meaning, should let our gratitude find expression in some tangible form of benevolence. Indeed, it seems to ns, the crucial test, whether we be true men and women in this matter cf thankfulness, lies just here. That fire which warms the heart with a conscious sense of .grati? tude is not from above, ifjit refuses to allow us to share the loaf with a less favored brother. From all these or? phanages around us comes the earnest cry for help-those from whom a mys? terious Providence has removed lather aud mother and for whom no heart can refuse a feeling of sympathy. That same mysterious Providence, which bereft these little ones of their earthly support suggests to your hearts this Thanksgiving day to pinch from your bounteous loaf something for them. We cannot imagine a nobler or holier observance of the day than a generous remittance to these or? phanages. It seems to us such charity would kindle within our souls a spirit like unto that which filled the breast of Him by whom these blessed homes for the orphans were erected and ever kept np. Do not allow the mere mechanial trouble of such an act blast the high and generous impulse. The same benign influence which wrought for us the earthly increase kindled within your soul such a resolve. Let us then, as we contemplate the abuudance KKPOBT OF THU CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BINK, OF SUMTER, S. C., At Sumter, in the State of South Carolina, at thc ciose of business, Nov. 10. 1904. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, $280.738 ll Overdrafts, seenred and unse? cured. 47.190 93 U. S. Bonds to secure circula? tion, 25.000 00 Premiums on U. S. Bonds, 406 25 Bonds, securities, etc.. 32,000 00 Banking house, furniture and fixtures, 3,000 00 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents), 36.741 61 Due from State Banks and Bankers, 14,033 28 Due from approved reserve agents, 25,607 43 Checks and other cash items, 1,803 55 Notes of other National Banks. 1.500 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents, 1,794 72 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz : Specie, 34,240 00 Legal-tender notes, 12,000 00 46,240 00 Redemption Fund with U. S. Treasurer, (5 per ct. of cir? culation,) 1,250 00 Total, $517,305 88 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in, $100,000 00 Surplus fund, 20,000 00 Undivided profits, less ex? penses and taxes paid. 16,404 40 National Bank notes outstand? ing, 25,000 00 Due to other NationalBanks, 10,472 82 Due to Trust Companies and Savings Banks 3,473 C6 Individual deposits subject to check, 341,955 60 Total $517,305 88 State of South Carolina. / gg County of Sumter. \ I. R. L. EDMUNDS, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. R. L. EDMUNDS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of Nov. 1904. GEO. L. RICKER, Notary Public. Correct- Attest : A. J. CHINA, ) H. D. BARNETT, - Directors. G. A. LEMMON, ) Nov. 23. 1904. with which we are blessed, round ont, with some like act to which we have ailaded, the day. It seems to us our grateful hearts could yield no richer ? mirage-no worthier of the day-nor more acceptable to Him to whose boDor and glory ihe day is de? dicated. III? Occasion;:] Wish. "Why ?O?I'? yon ever want to go to a wedding?" snapped MK Enpeck. "I don't believe you've been to a wed? ding since yon-attended your own." "No," mildly responded Mr. Enpeck, "I haven't. And." he added softly to himself. "1 sometimes wish 1 hadn't attended that one."-Philadelphia Bul? letin. 3Ierely Wished to Know. "Miss ['assay." he said, "there is something I have for some time wish-? ed to ask you." "Oh," she gasped, "I'm so glad-that is, 1-1 mean, is it anything person? al?"-Chicago Record-Herahl. What May Be. Passenger (on ocean liner of the fu? ture)-Will you please direct me to my stateroom? lt's No. 727. Clerk It's about half a mile aft. Take trolley car on starboard promenade.-Chicago Tribune. Remember that your neighbor i3 con? stantly taking an inventory of your blessings and wondering what you can possibly have to worry about.-Atchi son Gloh^. v Thou my friend, would like to know Why fair twin roses blush and blow In baby's cheeks? I'll tell thee. Thev're nourished by "TEETH IN A." See! "TEETHINA'' (Teething Powders; Overcomes and Counteracts the Efi'ects of the Summer's He*-4" Aids Diges? tion, Regulates the Bowels and reliev? es much suffering and dread. Nov. 16-^t. C. P. OsteervM, D. OFFICE HOCRS 9 to ll A. M : Telephone No. I'TO. Ri-idc-no; tele? phone No. 254 j Office at Mood-O^teen Infirmary, 4J2 S. Washington Street. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. OOTOTT OP SUMTES. By Thos. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, W. G. S. Seymour made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration I of the Estate of and effects of Sebas-tiau [ V. Seymour, deceased, j These are therefore to cite and admon j ish all aDd singular the kindred and ! creditors of the said Sebastian C. Seymour, late of said county and state, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H., on Dec. 1st, 1904, next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 16th day of November, A. D., 1904. THOS. V. WALSH, Nov 16-2t Judge of Probate. TAX NOTICE. THE COUNTY TREASURER'S office in Court House building will be open for the collection of taxes,.with ont penalty, from the 15th day of October to the 31st day of December, inclusive, 1904. The levy is as follows : For State 5 mills: for Count 3*4 mills: Constitu? tional School 3 mills; Polls $1.00 Also, School District No. 1, Special, 2 mills; No. 2, 2 mills; No. 3, 2 mills; No. 4, 2 mills; No. 5.'(Mid? dleton) 1 mill; No. 14, 3 mills; No. 16, 2 mills ; No. 17, 1 mill ; No. 18, 2 mills. A penalty of 1 per cent, added for month January, 1905. Additional penalty of 1 per cent, for month Feb? ruary, 1905. Additional penalty of 5 per cent, for 15 days in March, 1905. Oct. 26.. T. W. LEE, Co. Treasurer. F^cil. f. . . . Festiva 1 Next week we are to celebrate the growth and prosperity of Our City. And this is a matter in which we take an es? pecial pride, as there are few business houses in the city that can show greater growth than ours since the last fes? tival. We are largely indebted to our friends in the surround . ing country for this pros? perous condition, and we extend to all A HEARTY WELCOME To make our stores their headquarters when they come in next week to take part in the fes? tivities. Those who have any shopping to do will find it io their advantage as usual to do it with us, as we have made abundant prepara? tion by ieplenishing every department for the occasion. O'Donnell & Co. The Dixie Stalk Cutter-Wagon Attachment. Parties desiring A Good Stalk Cutter will find "The DIX IK" to be made of the Best Pennsylvania Steel and guaranteed not to clog and to give entire satisfaction. Our machines can be found at S. M. Pierson's livery stable, <> and ?> S. Harvin street. The Dixie Stalk Cutter Co., Sumter, S. C.