The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 02, 1907, Image 4
wtOWCSOAY. OCTOBER 2. 1907.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.