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wtOWCSOAY. OCTOBER 2. 1907. m j TUe damter Watchman was founded in lauft and the IV*? ^uuMron in 1866. The and .v>u'/?n?H now hu the ootn eireeualioa end iullaence of both of papers, end is manifestly the be?t Bag oaedinui in Samter. ??HMS^^ Itor Til I man It raining sand out West, but the Beet le not escaping his ftlatorbintr Influence, for his piano'in Washington is causing lots of trou? pe for some of the government em ftloyea ? Of the newspaper friends of or La timer are asking what has BIQOine of the Pilgrims who came over on the Witt? kind. But nobody ajeswurs. They may as well as*, where sure last year's swallows. ? ? ? . *5 A I?vudj B.*..'" hunt m lue swampa ftf Louisiana, with President Roosevelt Sjm huntsman In chief would be some? thing closely akin to naturefaklng. but We> verily believe Author Roosevelt Woulgj be equal to writing a gory ac fJOunt of his eftitgulnary slaughter of the ' Teddy'*." even If they were made an Now York and stuffed with excel? sior. see Ths Bamberg Cotton Mill held Its ua! meeting this week. The of of the company reported that the mill last year mads 42 per cent. ? sssnl-annual dividend of seven |VSf cant was paid a short while ago, ftft4 With the II per cent left houses srfU be erected. If g eotton mill located st Bamberg ftftft tanks so much money, why Bot s mill be profitable In this 8? Sumter rousts- produces too cotton for all of It to be shlp for manufacture, see Ths following paragraph occurs In ft presentment of ths grand Jury of ft county also beg to call the attention %t Sftr senator and representatives to aba Ignypii lent fund that is now a vail ftftse far road working purposes, and ?a* aar Jhdgmsnt It would be wise for tftUSa is endeavor to pass sn set levy Jauft ft two mill property tax In addl *#saa to ths present commutation tax ftLSat ths proceeds from the fund so gasaud be expeaded In each township 4JU proportion to Its taxable property." This Is a wise sad prsctlcal sug? gestion and a' similar law would be wane net a I to each and every county In Ahe State. L ? ? ? la afaj. J. C. Hemphill, editor of the ewe and Courier, a senatorial candl lor Is he merely humoring s s at his own expense that original In the mind of the versatile editor ftt the Charleston Post? Some people regard the discussion of hi* senatorial candidacy as a variety of newspaper humor, whlls others regard it as ,a bona Ade proposition. The point has reached, however, when Major emphllt should say something him If he ssrlously contemplstes ru? ng the race, a brief statement to that effect would Improve his pro* pacta, while If he has no idea of pa. tteipatlng In the free-for-all mix-up tar th?- honor of being Senator 'nil? 's colleague he would, by saying sat at rest the uneasy minds of artsl aspirants, who fear that tfts newspapers will sll support Major Hemphill and will magnify his vir? tare* to the great detriment of the aforesaid aspirants. Fay something, Hajor. for some folks are worrying. ? mm Wu Ting Fang, the smart bu'. Impu OVnt Chlnan.an la coming back to Washington as thr representatl' e of bis country. He la the most perfect typo of the Brete Hsrte Chinaman this ftouatry has ever beheld, but he fur ftlsheej lots of copy for Washington ftarreSpondtnta. and they made for hire the reputation of being a n.ach greater man thnn he Is. ? ? ? Ths fire' nvllle merchants have de berndn??: t* organise an ss?>clatlon, With a paid up capital of $12.000, for the oxpr? fs purpose of m?kln? Crecn vtlle s c dton market. It L stated that other town* have better markets and that cotton that should be sold In Oroenvllle la attracted to other small ar towns by the higher prices. It Is a tac* pr .ven by the oob't-h'-d i>i"it-, that cotton commands a higher price In Surrt- - end other towns In central and eastern South Carolina than It ftoes In the cotton mill centers of the Piedmont which section manufae tu res a great deal more cotton than It grows. The organisation of the association by the Greenville mer? chants leads one on the outside to the conclusion that the cotton mills of the Piedmont are having a depressing affect upon the local markets Instead ftf boosting prices. ? es The Clemson Experiment station has succeeded in raiding a varletv of long staple cotton that sells for 18 to It coat*. Sumter county farmers are ra?lhg long staple cotton that sells tmj%\ aloftg for 21 Is 22 cents. The Bumtef county farmers seem to have ths batter of Clemson's eel hilAl tarmer. It may be Sumter county land thst Is to be credited with the difference in the cotton, and If the exptTlmental farm wer? located in Sumter county the results might be revolutionary. Scientific seed s? l- c tion applied to long staple cotton, plus Sumter county soil and climate, might produce a staple that would rival the Sea Island product. ? ? ? It Is a mighty good thing that Comptroller General Jones was care? ful not to say anything that could be construed as criticism of the Sky? scraper whrn talking about Sumter's new Court House today and compar? ing it with the State House to the bat? ter's disadvantage. He will lose no votes for criticising the Capitol, but If he had said a word about the Sky? scraper his name would have been mud In Columbia. And by the same token It will be risky for any candi? date to come to Sumter and not 'mi rate over the new Court House. ? l ? If tho Southern Express Company 1h g ttlng ready u? Increase all rates In proportion to the recent advance In the rate on fresh meat, the Cham? ber of Commerce *would do well to open negotiations with Walter Well man to operate an air ship express service between Sumter and Augusta during the closed season for North Pole hunting. At seventy-five per cent, of the express rates he could muke enough during the off season to pay the expenses of his annual North Pole hunt. ? es A few of the fartners are beginning to think of holding cotton, and the cotton warehouse Is filling up. If all the farmers would hold the speculat? ors could not run the price down without reason or excuse as they did today, when the department of agri? culture's crop condition report show? ing heavy deterioration since last month, was made public. When the farmers learn to hold their cotton until the consumers need It the spec? ulators will be frozen out, and this thing of rr ining the price down merely to send it up again In a few days for the profit there Is in the Jug? glery will be at an end. The cotton warehouses, their use by the farmers and their Intelligent support by the banks of the South are the means of salvation for the farmers of this tlon. '. " ? ? A GREAT UNKNOWN. The Laurens Advertiser, in a lengthy editorial commenting on the announced senatorial candidates, af? ter summarising their views and past political achievements, arrives at the conclusion that none of them are big enough for the job, that none of the ambitious toga seekers, although ex? cellent gentlemen In their way, meas? ure up to he requirement* of real statesmanship. The most interesting portion of the editorial is, however, the concluding paragraph which is as follows: "We would pick a man who would do credit to South Carolina in the senate. He Is able. He is an excel? lent speaker. He is thoroughly edu cated. He is clean of tongue and hand. His life has been given largely to that kind of work which elevates his people, especially young men for which the return In money Is little more than a first class carpenter earns In a city. He is modest. One hears his name Infrequ-.-mly. lor h^ does not vaunt hlimu'f. bu. thtr?, are written In the records of this State ut? terances of his that worked mightily for the cause of good government and high norallty. Personally, we know him scarcely at all. but one does not need to shake hands with a man and slap him on the shoulder familiarly If one knows how to know. Were h to speak here In Laurens those hear ing him would not have many oppor tunltles to laugh for he has no quail flcatlons whatever for the vaudevill stage. Many would go away disap pointed because they had not heard the voice of either a fool or a dema gogue. but In the United States senate this gentleman, still In the prime of manhood, would be pointed to as a American thinker who could be trust ed to mark out the lines of a people's progress. But we shall not name him. What would be the use?" The Advertiser should name this man by all m? ans. If he Is all that the Advertiser Says he is, he is the man for the place and the unexpected might happen in the year of grace 1908. Anyhow, there are a great many people In South Carolina who aouI.I take pleasure in voting for such a man?th.y ar<> siek ami llfed of of? fice-seekers and loud-mouthed dema? gogues. AN NT AT. SETTLEMENT MADE, Comptroller General Jones Wltnemcd Settlement Between Auditor Wilder ami Treasurer Yesterday. Comptroller General Jones came over from Columbia yesterday und witnessed the annual settlement be? tween Auditor Wilder and Tisasurar Gee. Everything was found In first class condition by the comptroller general, as usual. It Is needless to say that Sumter county otli ials have i w \ '?r keeping things straight in their offices and their books will al? ways itafil InSftSCltlOfl at any time. The figures of the transfer will be given later. Work is pr ?ftres ting n!c< ly on the Court House grounds. Much ol tin4 shrubbery hai been cleared away and thlnjpi art beginning to t ike <m bo me definite sha] t. The cement p ive - ment in front of the main entrance is bring laid rapidly and the walks will probably bs ready In time for court, which mesti on the second Monday In this month. CUT THIS OUT. A Prompt Settlement. The loss on the, ginnery of \Y. K. McCoy & Bro.i burnt Sept. 19th, and Insured In the North Carolina Home Insurance Company, was adjusted on the 27th of September, and cash set? tlement made. W, A. Brown, Agt. for the North Car. Ins. Co. 10-2-lt &\v Instructions for Ginning Long Baplc Cotton. Lift prin head up making roll about half size for common cotton, gin slow? ly so as not to cut the fibres?slow tfin nlng pulls lint off the seed, fast gin? ning cuts it off. Gin should he run half as fast as for common cotton. Never put common cotton In same bale with this cotton. It is better to have a small hale straight than a large bale mixed. Be sure gin has no common cotton in it when starting to gin staple cotton. Clean out your gin head or breast. This cotton is at present bringing 2e. to 7c. per pound pre i mium, according to length of staple and grade. It should pull not less than 1 5-16 Inch In staple and gradt not lower than middling. [f this cotton Is picked as soon as it! opens the quality will be much better,' and ti?e better the quality the higher j the premium paid for it. TiOcal Cotton Market. Receipts today about 200 bales. Good middling, 11.26 (j 11.60. The bureau report caused the mar? ket to decline shortly after the open Our connections for the handling of;jng. this class of cotton are unexcelled. It an will pay you to see ready to s? 11 it. US when you are O'Donnell & Co. Millinery Opening. Ladies, you are cordially invited to | attend my up-to-date Fall Millinery Opening, Thursday, Friday and Satur day, 2d, 4th and 5th of October, 1907. j Upstairs over the Sumter Clothing Co., South Main street. Yours to please, 9-25-2t* Miss S. A. Murray. R. M. Cantey, Land and Railroad Surveying, Level? ing, Terracing, Etc. OFFICE: Harby Building, Old Court Square. 10-2-lm NEW FALL SUITS. 31 THIS SEASON'S NOVELTY IN BROWN AND GREEN CHECK VELOUR. $27.50 This Design in Men's and Young Hen's Suits in Brown Mixtures, Brown and Green Mixtures, Grey Mixtures and Black. $10.00 to $30.00. ?=THE.? SUMTER CLOTHING CO No. 5 South flain St. Sumter, S. C. A LARGE LINE OF SHOES American cCady SHOE American Sentleman SHOE Style 6002 A blucher Iocs boot patent kid vamp quarter and lace stays with dull mat top, welted io!e, perforated tip and military heel 'Vastar Toe Style 1013 Via kid blucher close edge sole, spade shank end military heel "Empire** , Toe Price $3.00 Price $4.00 Direct from the Factory. All of the newest styles?the prices are right and the wear Guaranteed. One pair will convince you of the above statement. Shaw 6 McCollum Mercantile Company, No 13 South Main Street. Sumter, S. C.