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" ifEONtSDAY. ?lCtlJBER 2. I9?oT Th? Suinter Watchman wai found? ed In litt and th? True Southron in 1*4* The Watchman and Southron aow haa th? combined circulation and BafluHin o of both of th? old papers, and 1? manifestly the beat advertising hum In Sumter. 1? BRYAN AN ISSUE?. msvUilugum <*?*rtlps Hay He Is Not Beit It la Barl/ to Make Predic Itl th. J co I a mi dv ca re rn th hi P1 P< n( in Washington. Nov. SO.?There 1? one leading question for discussion among the advance guard of Democratic con? gressmen who have arrived in Wash? ington for the opening of .he session oaxt month. "Will Bryan ever again Be a candidate for presidency?" is the qftery th??y propound, and endeavor to answer. The consensus of opinion is that h? will n<>t. the igh thore are not lacking Democrat.-* whose ialth in the ultimate triumph of the peerless lead? er i* i'oi shaken. There la properly speaking, no such thing now as an anti-Bryan Democrat, though there were plenty of them be? fore the Denver convention placed Mr. Bryan st the head of the Demo? cratic ticket. But Mr. Bryun is no Banger an Issue dividing the party, so there may b? discussion of his future ? nd the party's future without any Mtterneaa entering. Even Mr. Bry on's most ardent personal admirers are able to consider the matter calm? ly, and not a few of them are of the present opinion that the Nebraskan cannot hope again to be his party's choice for president. Of course, three .years fro.n now. when the 1912 nom? ination becomes a live issue, they may line up srlth Hryan. and there is no jiersonal disloyalty In their present tendency to critical analysis. There is no attempt by Mr. Bryan's friends to minimise the significance of th? fact that the candidate for pr?si ?Jent ran so far behind so many o the State and local tickets, both ?osrth aad south. The election o Democratic governors In a number o northern states, the remarkable dls parity between the votes of Bryan and Chan ler In New York, and the fact of Democratic losses and Republican gain* la the south on the presidential tickets. Is accepted by Democrats as meaning that Bryan was weaker In November than his party. No one can < demonstrate, of course, that any other Democrat could have polled a larger vote for president, but the fact was - established that Mr. Bryan ss the presidential nominee was not able to poll the full Democratic vote. N ? other candidate for president. It Is as ?ewrted. ever fell so far behind the to? tal vote oast for other candidates of his party. A critical examination of other presidential elections might shew this assumption to be wrong, trat Democratic members of congress Ar? generally accepting It as true. Already there Is discussion of pos? sible 1911 candidates, and It Is only natural rhst the Democrats who have been elected governors of northern states should come In for considera? tion. . It Is recalled that the only Democrat elected to the presidency since the civil war came into promi? nence from having a/on the governor? ship of New York, and a governor? ship hai In other instant? s proved a stepping-stone to tne presidency. U ?v. Ji 4in ton of Minn* sota. ol course. Is to be reckoned with, as h? had the largest following thl ash!* from that of Mr. Bryan. Jud son Harmon, w-io won the Ohio gov ernor?hip. already Is being b > ?med and Indiana Democrats are tellini their party colleagues to keep an ey on Thomaji R. Marshall, who defeate ?Jim'" Watson for the governorshi of the Hoosler State. Marshall's norr Instlon four years hence. It Is declare* would make Indiana safely a Demi oratlc Htate. and that would assure comfortable start toward a pluralll of ?dectoral votes. It must not be assumed, howevc that there Is any disposition to fat Mr. Hryan out of the Democrat party or out of Its councils. It Is re ognlsed that he will continue to be i aggressive and Intluentlal leader, ai It I* recognised also that any action ltl'J which would tend to humlll.i Brysn would Invite certain dlsast No I no, rat would have the sllsjhb i I ?nce of success in 1'.?I _' who w objection;* i>l?' to the great mass Democratic voters who have follow Mr. Ryan so enthust.Mt ieally to thi elef * Ma, it |b btBsrtd Mr Bryai win ree*T alar the fact that. however, unw ranted It msy seem, there Is so gr smi amount of prejudice against 1 within the Democratic party that oev-r car. attain the i -- i l-n >. having been honored thr* ?? tine s * th ? oBBjBslBon he will Join enthus ttcslly and energetically In th. supj ?of some other man four years fi new. No one believes Mr. Bryal going to surrender his OOBJvigtli cither fur hi* own advantage or the sdvantage of his party, but there Is a sufficient recognition thoso prlncljl s In the platform 12. his frlendg declare, he is not i man to sulk. Democrats are very hopeful that o years from now a Democratic ngresa will be elected. They point the fact that In the last two con? cessional elections the Republican ?Jorlty in the housn has been ro iced, and they count on enough dla tlsfactlon as a result of the coming vision of the tariff to wipe out the argln the Republicans will have In ie 61 ?t congress. It bas been the story of tariff legislation that the irty passing has suffered at the jlls, and Democrats contend there is ) reason why the legislation of next ?ar should prove an exception. COTTON LEVELS UNCHANGED. luct nations In Prince* During Past Week in Narrow Limits. New York, Nov. 27.?Net changes in rices of cotton have been small dur fig the past week. Conflicting in uences have kept the fluctuations .lthln narrow limits. Wall street and utslders, at the South, in New Eng? end and at the West, particularly at 'hlcago, have bought, partly on a scale [own. This with enormous spinners' akings and exports, the latter in two lays amounting to uearly 200,000 ?ales, :tnd a generally Arm tone In th pot markets at the South have con ributed to support prices. Also as a ;ery Important factor general trade ?as Increased, things are improving in lie dry goods business all over the :ountry, print cloths have advanced at Fall River and Providence and finally :hc recent advance In the stock mar? ket has not been without a certain in? fluence. At times some falling off in receipts, too, at interior towns has not been without Its effect. Decem ber here Is at a premium of 24 points over January, even on notice day Spinners' takings have been on a scale far in excess of the corresponding period lest year. The things which the market has had ' to contend against during the past week are briefly these Continued large receipts at the ports In spite of some falling off at the in tenor towns, crop estimates running In some cases as high as 14,000,000 bales, the fact that the average estl mate by the members of the NewYork cotton exchange is .13,321,000 bales persistent selling by large spot houses who are understood to have sold De cember and January freely, mainly with the view as most people here think of preventing the shipment of large quantities of cotton to New York. Futures here have recently o the whole advanced more rapidly than spot prlcea at the South. The weather at the South, moreover, has continued in the main favorable and, rightly or wrongly, the tendency of late has been to Increase the crop estimates. However there has been persistent buying for a rise, lud by Wall street houses on the Idea that the cotton business Is bound to Improve with trade all over the country. Including stocks left ever at ports and Interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop the supply to date Is /4l,3S0.07tf. against 4.756.:M1 for the same period latl year. W. J. Bryan has been Invited to de? liver an address before the Y. M. C A. In Charleston. A negro was killed In Alken count> by John Wright, a white farmer W right surrendered to the sheriff. ( has. F. McGregor, representing th? Singer Sewing Machine Co., at (Jaff n?'y. has been arrested on the charg< of breach of trust. P i I. > a ly r, id Ic c? ? ? A4 in ite er. ras of red ree '?g ar? ea t ilm he Mid Ith las ?oit oru i is HIH. M \ if of of John Waiden, foreman of the Cas pair Stone quarry In Lexington coun ty. was killed and three negroes In ured by the explosion of dynamite. WANTED?Purchasers for seven milch cows with young calves. Berk shire Ollts safe In pig by splendl sire. E. W. Dabbs. Mayesvllle, S. I R. F. D. No. 1 12-1. Item L I W & I 2t. MASTKH S SALE. ly virtue of a Decree of the Cou of Common Pleas for Sumter Counl In the State of South Carolina, In t case of The Enterprise Bull Ing and Loan Association Sumter. S. C, against S Harmon Union Reformed Met "-II-1 ehureh. I will sell at public ai tion, |o the highest bidder, at t Court House In the City of Sumt in the County and Statt- aforesaid, ?sJS Day in December, lltos, bwl the 7th day of said monthi during I Usual hours of sale, the following ? ?ai I bed raal estatSi to wit. All tli.it lot of land located at South, i t i ontoi of Blook "A." be! lot ,\((. 4 on a plat madl by H. sfOtaSi surveyor, said plat recorded the olllce of the C. <\ ('. 1?., for Sil ter County, in Book '(>. (). 0." page ?:??;. 'i he said lot of land is uated in Suinler County, in suid St; and Is hounded on the North by No 6 on said platt Baal by ? South by Calhoun street ,,t,d Wait lot No. 3; being the lot of hind c veyed by W. M. Oraham to the foadaal by Deed rocordsd In said tiee, in Book "W. w. w.", paga i Terms of sale: Cash, purchuset pay for papers. H. FRANK WILS<? 11-11. 3t. Maa arkansas RIVER rooming. .Isens Planning to Divert Course of Streuni to Save Property. Pine Rluff. Ark., Nov. 30.?Fearing at the already weakened banks of e Arkansas river would be unable withstand the pressure of the water ien the full force of the present rise ached Pine Bluff, It was decided at mass meeting of citizens held here day to divert, if possible, the channel the river by the cutting through of narrow strip of land where the river art.* a "horseshoe bend" several lies north of this city. This plan, if iccessful, while leaving Pine Bluff vay from the main channel, would imlnate. it is believed, the danger of i overflow which would cause the estructlon of a large amount of roperty. MASTER'S SALE. Ey virtue of a Decree of the Court f Common Pleas for Sumter County, l the State of South Carolina, In the ase of Ceclle F. Schwerin against Jdward Hilton and W. T. Andrews, I ?ill sell at public auction, to the lghest bidder, at the Court House n the City of Sumter, in the County nd State aforesaid, on Sale Day in )ecember, 1908, being the 7th day of aid month, during the usual hours f sale, the following described real state, to wit: All that tract of land in Sumter 'ounty, near the City ott Sumter, In aid State, bounded North by lot sold o Marion Wilson, and measuring on hat line one hundred and fifty feet; >n the East by land of Sarah Vaughn, ind measuring thereon seventy-five eet; and on the South by land of Vlary J. Vaughn; and measuring :hereon one hundred and for? ty feet; and on the West by Public Road leading from Sumter to Mary J. Vaughn, and measuring thereon one hundred feet, be said dimensions a little more or less; said lot of land being the same conveyed to Edward Hilton by Sarah J. Vaughn by Deed dated April 6th, 1905. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON, 11-11. 3t. _Ma8ter."| MASTER'S SALE. Ey virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the case of Maude C. Solomons against j. Wesley Gamble, Augusta i. Solomons, Selina Pollock and H. D. Barnett, i will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Court House in the City of Sumter, in the County and State aforesaid, on Sale Day in De? cember, 1908, being the 7th day of said month, during the usual hours of sale, the following described real estate, to wit: 1. All that lot of land In Provi? dence Township, County of Sumter, State aforesaid, containing thirty-five acres, more or less, being lot No. 9 on a plat made by B. H. Boykln, dated January 8th, 1900, and recorded In "Book T. T. T., at page 417, in the of? fice of the Register of Mesne Convey? ances for Sumter County; said lot be? ing bounded North by lot No. 7 on said plat. East by land of Seale, form? erly of Edwards; South by lot No. 10, and West by lots No. 16 and No. 17 on said plat. All that lot of land lying, situ? ate and being In Providence Town? ship, County of Sumter, State afore? said, containing forty-six acres, more or less, being lot No. 10 on a plat made by B. H. Boykln, dated January 8th, 1900, and recorded In Book T. T T.i at page 417, in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyances for Sumter County; said lot being bound? ed on the North by lot No. 9 on said plat; on the East by lands formerly of Edwards, now of Seale, on the South by lands of Brownfield and [?rat] Belk. and on the West by lands >f Captain Rrowntleld, and by lot No 17 on said plat. All that tract of land situate lying and being in the County o: Sumter, State aforesaid, containing forty acres, more or less, and deslgnat ed as lot No. 17 on a plat of the Fur man Hill Place, which plat is record ed in the office of C. C. C. P., for sah County in Book T. T. T., at page 417 said tract of land being bounded a follows, to wit: on the North by lot numbers 16, 24, and 25 on said plot on the East by lots numbers 9 and 1 on said plat; on the South by lot N< 10 on said plat, and by land c Brownfield, and on the West by lan of Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser t pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON, UI nil :it. Maste 11 I M \stkk s sAid . n i Ey virtue of a Decree of the Cou of Common Pleas for Sumter Count In the State of South Carolina, in tl case of Marion Molse against Ma thew M. Geddls, Clara Geddls, E ward J. Geddls. as Trustee, and in 1 irt own right, Anna Paul, Walter Will Ly, Geddis. Robert Geddis, Arthur Ge he ?Iis, Jerome H. Geddls, Eavola Ptl d- Edna Paul, Matthew McKenzie Pa f Joslah Paul, Annie Paul. Bert It. Poult Lorenzo Paul. Edward h- Geddis, Clara L Geddis, Marcus Ge 10- dis. David Geddls, Luether Gedd he Henry Geddls, William Waiter g? tr, dis, and B. W, A. Hultmnn. doi on business under the name und Stylt iig Ducker & Bultman, and Z. B. Wt h*' er, I will sell at public auction, le- the highest bidder, at the Co Hons.- In the City of Sumter, In I the County and State aforesaid, on B log Day in Deeeinber, lDOS, being the ' 1). day of siid month, during the us In hours of sale, the following desci im- ed real estate, to wit: at All that tract of land In Sum sit- County, in said State, contain ite, eighty acres, adjoining lands of Sei lot en Moore. Herbert Pitts, Edward i ?; dtrtOOi und lands of others. Also t by tract of land In said County and St (?n- containing sixty acres, adjoin De- lands of J. Singleton Moore, Jai of- QallUChtti lands of Scriven Mo 170. and others. * to Terms of sale: Cash, purchaset pay for papers. I, H. FRANK WlLSO> iter. 11-11. 3t. Mas lXI) FOR HEXT?I have a twojt horse farm and two one-horse farms for rent on the Mnnaghan es? tate, with comfortable dwellings and good outbuildings. Xeill O'Don nell. tf BW GRIST MILL?I have installed an up-to-date grist mill at my gin? nery (fork of Providence and Stateburg road.) .Guarantee as good table meal as anybody's water mill. Leave your corn to be ground when you go to town. ll-25-4t w&s J. H. Myers. AHM FOR HEXT?A two horse farm with all necessary outbuild? ings, three miles west of Sumter. Address "Farm" care of Item. Dec. 2-2t. DR. J?IIX II. MORSE, Grad. University of Penna. VETERINARIAN. Office: Smith's Stable. Office phone. 172. W. Liberty St. Residence phone, 12. ll-16-3m?i&w MASTER'S SALE. By virtue of a Decree of the Court f Common Pleas for Sumter County, 1 H the State of South Carolina, in the aae of Marion Moise against Ebene er Wells, the Equitable Building and -oan Association of Sumter, S. C, diguel Bofill, Pringle Brothers, M. iornik, trading as M. Hornick and ; Company. J. A. Schwerin and Finken- ; Tordan Company, I will sell at pub? ic auction, to the highest bidder, at he Court House in the City of Sum er, in the County and State afore ?aid, on Sale Day in December, 1903, >eing the 7th day of said month, dur ng the usual hours of sale, the fol- { [owing described real estate, to wit: j (Parcel a.) Those two lots of j land in the City of Sumter in said L'ounty and State, bounded on the North by Haynsworth Street, on the East by lot of Ella Hughson and lot of E. Wells (Lot "E") South by lot running East and West, and West by lot of Ella Hughson marked "D" on a plat of lots purchased by E. Wells from Ella Hughson the lots mort? gaged being "B" and "C" on said 1 plat; and the said plat is recorded In the office of the C. C. C. P., fori Sumter County in Book O. O. O. at page 731. (Parcel b.) That lot of land in the City of Sumter in said County and I State, which is designated as lot "E" o'n a plat made by W. L. Lee, Survey? or, on December 31st, 1900, recorded in Book O. O. O. at page 731, said j lot being bounded on the North by land of Lizzie K. Hall; on the East by Salem Avenue, on the South by a street of said City; and on the West by lot "B" on said plat. Said lot measuring one hundred and thirty six feet*on its Eastern line, and has a depth of two hundred feet, more or less. (Parcel C.) That lot of land in said City, County and State, bounded on the North by lot of Corine A. Levy, and measuring thereon two hundred and forty feet, more or less, on the East by Church street, South by lots of J. C. Whittaker, and D. W. Cutti no and West by lots of A. D. Harby and D. W. Cuttino. (Parcel d.) That lot of land in the City and County of Sumter in said State, bounded on the North by land of J. Haynsworth and M. H. Yeadon; on the East by lot of J. T. China, South by Haynsworth Street, and West by lot of Marion Moise, and measuring on its Northern and South? ern lines fifty feet, and on its Eastern and Western lines two hundred feet. (Parcel e.) That lot of land In said City, County and State, located on North Main Street, bounded on the North by lot of Jas. McDowell, East by Main Street, South by lot of Mrs. T. S. Moise and daughters, and Wi st by lot of Marlon Moise. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON, li-il. 3t. Master. MASTER'S SALE. Ey virtue of a Decree of .ihe Cour of Common Pleas for Sumter County in the State of South Carolina, in th< case of Enterprise Building and Loai Association of Sumter, S. C, agains Elizabeth Robinson and Equitabl Building and Loan Association o Sumter, S. C, I will sell at publi auction, to the highest bidder, at th Court House in the City of Sumtei in the County and State aforesaid, o Sale Day in December, 1908, beln the 7th day of said month, during th usual hours of sale, the following dt scribed real estate, to wit: That lot of land in the County ( Sumter, in said State, located i Shannontown, and bounded as fo lows: North by land of LeGrant] Thomas; East by land of Phoel Mack; South by land of Bella Pie son; and West by a Neighborhoe Road; being the lot conveyed I Elizabeth Robinson by Mrs. E. Nettles, and W. A. Mcllwaine. Terms of sah': ('ash, purchaser pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON. 11-11. 3t. Mast* MI-WEEKLY NEWS AND COL"- lot BIER. gr< - wo Splendid Newspaper That Gives the in News Of the Whole World?Club u Kates With the Watchman and of Southron. pa Beginning with February 1. 1909, dr I combination price of the Watch- it in and Southron with the Charles i Weekly News a^d Courier will be ised to $2.25 a year. Two months main in which new and old sub- be ribers may take advantage of this pr is splendid combination at the pres- tv it price. $2.00. Send in your orders ec >w. Think of it a little. For :he w nail price of $2.00 you get your own ?unty paper once a week and a vice a week neyspaper that covers le news of the whole world both ir one year. Published every Wed ?sday and Saturday, each issue <>f I le Weekly News and Courier con- ' lins all the news of importance, not nly of the day of publication, but of II the intervening days. The cream the Associated Press News?ih? ?atest newsgathering agency In the rid?and all important happenings South Carolina are give l, as well as iking editorial a: tic.es ani storks one kind end another. It hag de rtmehts for me:!,, women and chil ?n. it ?? a cUan newspaper, and it is a home newspaper. 12-2-tf .?u t Little News. Did you know E. T. Keardon has en nominated as a contestant for a ize in the i-tate contest with nearly renty thousand votes already pledg Give him your support as ;ie al ays works for Sumter. CASTOR IA lor Infant? and Children. Ihe Kind You Hate Always B night Bears the Signature of ?aaaaaaaaeaeas 5 ? 0 0 9 U 9 ? 1 Kl ru 8 as Suggestions 8h f? (0 f? ftl I? Of From our stock of Men's excellent Garments, cor? rect Headwear and choice Haberdashery the most ap? propriate Christmas irffts, it is possible to make, can be chosen : Bath Robes, $6 to $10. Rain Coats, $10 to $27.50. Gloves, 25c. to $4. Suspenders, 26c. to $2.50. Umbrellas, $1 to $7. Mufflers, $1 to $3. Suit Cases, $5 to $16.50. Neck Ties, 25c to $1 50. Make your selections early, while the picking is the best. Better now than later. ftt Tie 1. J. Phone 166 aaaaaaaaaaaaa&aaaaaaaaaaaa ANOTHER LOAD JUST IN OUR THIRD. Choice Horses and Mules. We aro selling them cheap on ?rood terms and they are going. I you aro In need of anything in horses mules, wagons, buggies, building ma? terial or harness, call on us and wc will endeavor to please you. Heaped fully, booth-harby live STOCK OO. HOME MADE MEAL. Use Home Ground Meal and Avoid Pellegra. We have installed a first-class mill for grinding Meal, Grits, Etc., and are prepared to grind for the public. Will grind at any time you send a peck or more. Our outfit is run by electricity and it is no trouble to start. : : : . : : : Send Your Corn to the Power House and Have it Ground While You Wait Sumter Ice, Light & Power Co.