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J> fl?lautawn an? ?out|)nm. Y, NOVCMbER 20. 1907. The Wmmttr Watchman was founded in i ft** Um TV** Soutkron in 186?. The and Soutkron mow htm the com I flntttUoD end influence of both of bj? aid peoere, end is manifestly the best medium in Homier. Will Oov. Ansel be scared cut of the senatorial race by Mr. Martin's threat to eat him alive tf he dares to eeatur* in? see *T%o entries for the senatorial hur dUe race are as follows: Asburv C. lAllsoer. office holder. John J. Dargan historian. C. C. 81mma, son of hlsto Vftaa. O. B. Martin, politician. It is in be hoped that the lls^ la not yst an replete ess O. B. Martin's announcement of lue candid at-y for the L'nltew tUte*! aenate surprised everybody, ar.d has at* people to gue?*ing a', h.s tnotlvo. Tue iiobdlvn is. does Mr. Mar?n en tar the race with ths hop* of election. *?r doee ho be so nie * candidate solely to scare Oov. Ansel >u< f the race, if jbis. ar. falling in that, to be In itlon t > contribute towsrd his g? ? ? ? r. Martin's off-hand onslaught on Latimer la too much of a good filing for the first shot out of the gun ts> be taken seriously. Ansel is Mar* tin's meet, and if the governoi enters tbe race. Letlmer and Martin will be gnuftd cheek by jowl against him. ? * * .^J Pr?sident Roosevelt has not lifted bas rote? since hta speech at Nashville mad the country la none the worse off. ? ? . "The spirit seems to ,be enovlng Mr. Feat hermt one, of Laurens, to VMS once la far governor of South Carolina, can t blame him if he really wants office, for as a political proposl prohlbitlon la becoming as pop nowadays as ths dlspennry was m year* ago. We noted the following significant dispatch In yesterday's papers: / ^Maskagee. I. T.. Nov. 11.?The Patterson Mercantile Co. Saturday stfght received by express from New t York i10o.s00 in currency to be paid for cotton to relieve the financial sit elation." This goes to prove that the New York bankers can provide currency ""gor cotton-belt correspondents when tfeey are minded to do so. It shows aJeo that money la plentiful when It heedet tr? pay for cotton it pres? ent prices, but that it is scales when It le reede I to adv MH ? i > farmer* on *ebjOttse certificates. We have no bt New York odttld Did u'Uld > gLi Ujr furhtsh all the money required to i*ay for and move ths cotton out of the country. But providing funds to enatile the South to hold cotton for bbrhsr prices Is an altogether diffsr I mui proposition. . . . The Blsoksburg Chronicle has sue ided for lack v/f support. The pub announce that they 'tare been ilng at a toss all the while in of better times after a while; cave at last been reluctantly to the conclusion that it Is no We regret to record such a de* irrten t. but we are not surprised. 1* a large portion of the public always feels the necessity of an it newspaper, but which too of? fal la to recognise the Importance supporting ths paper that tries to that necessity.?Torkvllle En r. The above summarise* the situation a nicety, fn Sumter, for instance, there was no dally paper there d be a clamor for one that could rd all ths way to Oeorgia. and would probably be mass meet and chamber of commerce cau - and committees going around tseHclllns fund* by popular >>ubscrlp ag they do for baseball und Important and absolutely nece* municipal enterprises?to start tally j a per. But. having a dally per. Sumter has never given it the pport t*iat Is needed to make It a truly representative of and table to the town. Our exptri wlth a dally paper in Bumb-r ex li.g over a period of thirteen year* that Instead of being a money bar It has been s constant drain other departments of the business, month* out of the year the dally money maker, but owing to the that B majority of the merchant* sot advertise at all and a ma of those who do bvy adYert!*tng de so by tits and starts, there a guod nUMt* month* in the year We provide a dally paper for ter at conslderaole loss. But a a balance Is struck at th? end the year the balance is always on i wrong side of the ledger, and the Ht earned In other d -parttnent* of business go to make good the #a Tbese are facts?what do tlv Ibflc spirited eitlen* of Bumter who Mere tktt Sumter should hive a yap* r think of th-?m? see | baseball pitcher wrapped a negro way man and thtncairbd him to jail at Camden the other night. We have always thought hasebaH players could make themselves useful If they would try."?Anderson Mail. We sus? pected last summer that Anderson people were not up on baseball, and the above editorial paragraph from the Anderson Mail confirms us in the belief that Anderson has much to learn about the great national game. The Idea of speaking of the great Sid Smith as ? a Laseball pitcher." Every? body that knows anything about base? ball knows that Sid Smith is a star sec? ond baseman and an even greater catcher and hitter. PONT HOARD MONEY. The one thing that has been m >*t patent in accentuating and prolonging the panic in New York, has been the withdrawal of money from the banks and hoarding it by individuals. There Is actually more money in the coun? try than there waa three months atjo, but ao much of it has been withdrawn from circulation by ignorant or easily alarmed persons that therA Is not suf? ficient in sight to transact the business of the country. There is today ample funds in Sumter to tram act the ordi? nary business of this city and county, but If those who possess this money were to withdraw It from tha Lanks and hoard It or house or keep it in their pockets the business of Sumter would be paralysed. In addition to the money now on deposit In the banks there are thousands of dolfars in the hands of the people? a hun? dred here and fifty there?that they do not need for Immediate use that should be deposited in bank. It would be safe there and would be an im? mense help in the present emergency in relieving the situation. Every dol? lar that Is deposited in the local hanks strengthens their position and enables them to extend more help to the farmers who are holding cotton. Hoarded money does the hoarder no good and is an Injury to the county. Put It in the bank where It will be safe and where It will do good. The Right Spirtt. The advertisement of the D. J. Chandler Clothing Co., contains just the sort of talk that all of us need. The panic is a thing of the past, and although the South has not felt It at any time as seriously as New York and other northern cities, there has been more or less apprehension and this fear of consequences has reacted on business. The South Is all right and is In reality In better condition, than ever before as the advertisement above referred to tersely and forcibly points ? ut. R1YKK 1M> HARBOR CONVEN? TION. Sumter Chamber of Commerce Asked to Send Two Delegates. Secretory Keardon, of the local chamber, of commerce, has received the following letter: Georg? town, S. C, Nov. 15, 1907. Secretary and Treaaurer, Chamber of Commerce, Sumter, 8. C. Dear Sir: Recently the president of the chamber of commerce of this city mailed a letter to your body call? ing attention to the "Eastern Carolins River and Harbor Convention" to be held here on Nov. 26th and 27th, and requesting that you send two dele fate* to represent your city. You Mil please see If thla request has been complied with and If not, have th< m appointed and send me their names at your earliest conve? nience. Hoping that your city will not fall to be represented and that I may hear Crom you early neat week. I am I Yours very truly. H. B. Springs, ? Secretary and Treasurer. The ihove letter is self-explanatory and the Chamber of Commerce will, no doubt, take action at once and ap? point the delegates to this convention, which Is a very Important one. Any -ictlou luoklng to the develop? ment of the rivers and harbors of South Carolina la undoubtedly of Im? portance to the people of the State and all of the cities should send dele? gates to this convention and thereby help in the movement to increase the resources of this State. ?xxrroN SEED PRICE?. Within the Past Few Weeks Seed Have Declined From $22 to $12. The price of cotton seed a, few weeks ago an! now furnish a striking Illustration of how a staple commodity may fluctuate in price. Darin? the month of October seed were in active demand at 121 $v $22 a ton, while to? day the current quotation is $12 a-ton. Two reasons are given for the tre? mendous decline in price, viz: the de? cline in the price of oil and the stringency in the money market, but neither one nor the other or both to? gether seems sufficient to warrant a decline of nearly BO per cent In price In no short a time. Particularly when the price of meal Is stationary at $28 a t >n. Some mills are offering to exchange meal for seed at the basin of two tons , of me.il for three '.ons of seed, but even this does not seem -to be a good trade for the farmer as three tons of seed ought to be more valuable as fer? tiliser than two tons of meal. At the present time and prices the farmer who has seed would do better to put his seed in a compost heap than to sell them. It Is a fact, demonstrated by ex? perience, that those farmers who nsver sell seed but return to the land all seed grown on it improve their lands more rapidly and produce larger crops *han those who habitually sell the seed. ? A case illustrative of this was call? ed to the writer's notice a few days ago. A negro tenant farmer on a large plantation on which the rule against the sale of ctotton seed has been rigidly enforced for years, plant? ed twenty acres in cotton this year, and up to last week he had ginned 23 bales of cotton and expected to pick one or two more bales. That is a pretty fair crop and shows that the land Is in a high state of fertility. .SKxStVf DIED FROM PISTOL WOUND. Jury of Inquest Over Body of Will Coots Say Bullet Caused His Death. From The Daily Item. Nov 14. The inquest over the body of Will Coots, colored, who died on Tuesday afternoon an account of which was given in yesterday's issue, was re? sumed this morning, and after hear? ing all the evidence obtainable, the Jury returned a vordict that the ne? gro came to his death from the effects of a pistol wound received at the hands of a person unknown to the Jury. Dr. Archie China performed an au? topsy on the body of Coots and found the bullet lodged in the brain with a large amount of pus formed around It. The shooting cccurred last Au? gust and this negro lived In this con? dition until Tuesday. He was treated at a hospital here and discharged some time ago. Coroner , Flowers communicated with the sheriff of Clarendon, where the shooting Is alleged to have taken place, in regard to the death of Coots. The sheriff said that he was Informed that one Raymond Jones did the shooting, but he could not be located. Te murderer of Coots may never be brought to Justice. FROM THE PINE WOODS. Hyomel's Aromatic Air Is Guaranteed to Cure Catarrh or Cost Nothing. The Price of Cotton. THIS is the all-absorbing topic of discussion at present, not only among farm? ers, but me chants, bankers and professional people, for they are all i?ter ested in it. Never before in the history of the South, was there such an ef? fort being made to control the price of cotton by those who produce it, and they are certainly receiving the moral and financial support of every one who is in a position to pid them, and we sincerely hope the outcome will be a victory for the farmers. We are naturally very much inte ested in this matter, as "we have a great many friends who are in this fight, and to three we wish to say that we will pern it them to c^se the amount due us by note payable March l>t, bearing interest at 8 per cent and se? cured by warehouse receipt for cotton on a basis of ten cents per pound but we must insist on the cotton being put in the warehouse, as we will need the receipt as a colla? teral to assist us in raising money. No prudent man should keep cotton on his prem? ises without being insured, and the charges for storing and insuring in the warehouse is less than the iusurance alone would cost on the plantation. Should the orice reach a point before March 1st, at which any of our friends m'ght want to sell, we will al? low them to anticipate their notes at the same rate of interest we charged them. We will also accept warehouse receipts on a basis of ten ont9 per pound as collateral se? curity for giods, as there nray be some of our friends who need Winter weariug ap? parel but do not care to part with their cotton on a basis of the present prices. We do not make this offer to encourag e the holding of cotton and we are not venturing an opinion as to what it is likely to do. Every farmer will have to exercise his own judgment, which is a9 good as any one. The more experience we have with cotton the more forcibly are we impressed with the saying of Henry W Grady on the sub? ject, "Cotton is a fool, it never does what people expect it to do 99 Those of our customers who wish to accept this proposition we waut them to act promptly. If they are going to hold cotton we must insist on it being put in the ware? house for we cannot use cotton held on the plantation as a collateral to assist us in meeting our obligations O'Donnell ? Company. 13?^^o**?P(?'{3t! * Supervisor Seale received twelve new members for his chaingang from the recorder's matfnee Monday. This bunch included the two coloied wom? en who were convicted of gambling along with the men. The women will not be put on the gang, but were plac? ed in Jail where they will be given sewing to do. Floods the body with warm, glow? ing vitality, makes the nerves strong, quickens circulation, restores natural vigor, makes you feel like one born again. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents. Sibert's Drug Store. master's Sale. When using the Hyomel treatment, the air you hreathe Is like th?t on the mount tins Inch abo\e ?ea level whets I By virtue of a decree of the Court ?of Common Picas for Sumter County, ' in th i vState of South Carolina, In the the pins v.I fill the air with uro- ( as.. of <- s> wiillan ? sgainst Jamei malic healing that gives health and jj spears i will sell to th< highest strength to those suffering from di**! bidder, at public auction at ths court ease of the re?piraioiy oigaus. | House in the City of Sumter in the Breathed through the neat pocket j county of Sumter and State of South inhaler that comes with every outfit, j Carolina, on saleday in December, the healing balsams of Hyomel reach . 1907, being the second day of said the most remote air cells of the throat, j month, during the usual hours of sale, nose and lungs, destroying all ca- the following described real estate, to tarrhal germs and giving quick relief j wit: # The condition of the streets is bad. and everyone can see that, but there is no use is paving them or repairing them until after the sewerage Is put in, so say the folks whA know. Have patience and Sumter will have a good sewerage system and good streets, too. Two good assets. WANTED TO SELL?Another lot of two million Cababge Plants, or more, raised on our farm; now ready to set out, at 20c per hun? dred. Less by the thousand. Eu? gene Hogan & Son. 11-12-2W DR. JOHN H. MORSE. VETERINARY SURGEON. OFFICE?111 1-2 W. Liberty Street Office ,r,hone 471. RESIDENCE?214 N. Main Street. ResideneA ?Ph^r^ 75*. 9-26-?n FOR RENT?A five horse farm, known as the Holiday tract, near Privateer Station. Geo. D. Shore. -13-4t Estate of David Reese, Deceased. ALL persons having claims against I aforesaid Estate will present the same ' duly attested; and all persons in any way indebted to said Estate, will make immediate payment to TOM REESE, Administrator. Nov. 20?2t Estate of James D. Blanding, Deceased. The undersigned hereby give notice jthat they will apply to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on Decem ? ber 6th, 1907, for a final discharge as [ Executors of aforesaid estate. R. C. BLANDING. D. M BLANDING, 10-31-41 Executor* ' and cure. Hyomel has performed almost mi? "All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situated, lying and being South raculous cures of catarrh, often re- j of the City limits of Sumter, S. C, in storing health In chronic cases that had7 given up all hope of recovery. Its best action la at the start of the dis? ease, when the breath Is becoming of the State and County aforesaid, bounded on the North by lands of C. G. Rowland; East by lot of James W. Williams; South by Earl Street; West fensive and when discharges from j by Lot No. 22. Said lot having a unl the nose, droppings in the throat and j form width on its Northern and frequent sneezing or spasmodic ' Southern boundaries of fifty feet; unl coughlng begin to make life a burden. At the first symptom of catarrhal form length on its Western and East? ern boundaries of one hundred trouble, use Hyomel and see how ? and twenty-five feet; said lot Is dcslg qulckly you get relief and cure. nated on a plat of building lots of C The complete outfit costs but |1, j O, Rowland made by John R. Hayns? worth, dated November 18th, 1901. and recorded in the office of the R. M. C. for Sumter County In Book V V. V. at page 688, being Lot No. 21. Being I the lot conveyed to me by C. G. Row Start winter in a healthy condition, j land by his Deed bearing date the be free from disease. Hollister's ! 22nd day of November, A. D., 1905. and is sold by J. F. W. DeLorme, un? der guarantee to refund the money if it does not give satisfaction. 11-19&21&W Rocky Mountain Tea, the most relia? ble preventative. Nothing so sure to keep you well. 35 cents, tea or tab? lets. Sibert's Drug Store. Terms cf sale cash. Purchaser to jay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON, 11-13?3t Master. Just Received Carload Horses and Mules, MULES AND HORSES. o Second carload just in. Assorted sizes, all young, sound and well broken. Suitable for all purposes. Every Horse and every Mule sold is ^guaranteed to give satisfaction. Prices right and terms to suit. See me before you buy. Wagons, Buggies and Harness all guaranteed, always in stock. I can save you money on these. A. D. Harby, West Liberty Street. 'Agent for Milburn Wagons and Moyer Buggies, the best that money can buy. % JOHN DEERE All-Steel One-Horse Plows, Two-Horse Plows, Three= Horse Plows, Cotton Stalk Cutters, Disk Harrows, Spike Harrows, Corn and Cotton Planters. REflEMBER There is no casting to break, con sequently they are the BEST. Booth Live Stock Co, Sumter, S. C. 9-4, 'l>7-3ui Hold Cotton! Why sell your cotton for less than its value when you can store it and borrow, money on the receipt to meet your obligations? Sum? ter Cotton Warehouse receipts are bankable collateral and merchants will extend credit on them. : : :-: :-: >: Why put your cotton out in the weather to deteriorate in grade and depreciate in price from $2 to $6 a bale and run the risk of fire when for 20c. a bale per month (25c. for sin? gle month) you can be fully protected ? With your cotton stored in the Sumter Cotton Warehouse you are free of anxiety of dam? age by fire or weather ; and provided with good collateral for the banks,% if you need money, you can hold for higher prices. See us at once and store your cotton. b 10-23-lm R. F. HAYNSWORTH, Manager.