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? JDlutbman :in? Soutbron Tho ^uinter VYutchm in \v;h f ?und ?4 tu fciii ??ml the True Southron in 1191. The W ih'hmin in<l > SOW hits th* c oublned circulation and ta!K nee cf both of the old and is manifestly the best gflvertistng ?feedium in Snniter. That tloNernor Ans? I || the n. tl persistent si ie-st?pper in public life was demonstrated i?ik c a rain a hen he adroitly dodged mikiii). a decis? ion between the thlrty-on ? excellent gentlemen who were eager t? s.r\e the State and the people as rail? road commissioner tor $2.loo per annum. He neatly .side-stepped the Issue and at the same time made a most excellent and satisfactory *e lectlon when he appointed On pa John O. Richards, who was not an applicant. QSSJT, Ansel might have easilv done worse, and could scarcely have done better had he picked the commissioner from amongst the thirty-one applicants. I'M KIM. tolluN itv M\< IIIN KRY. The Ni \\-< and Courier prints edi? torially a lengthy description of a cotton picking machine, sub I to have been : u \ MSSd by a Chicago man named Campbell. *ho has been w uk lng SSJ his m i1 blue for twenty-IP ?? years. It ll quit** Interesting ami in striotKe, I at the most interesting feature of the article la that the inscription ills to a dot the cotton picking machine Invented by Mr. C. T. Mason along about 1 and quit*- expensively exploited for sev? eral years thereafter. The only dlf foroju c he tu -n the Campbell ma? chine and the M.i*on picker is the means of locomotion. The Mason picker h p nded upon mule power for loconoe |..n. while the Camphel! machine k operated by a gasoline engine, and this is accounted for by thf f... t that In the HO motor h id not been devel peg, if C ' ' ?"?'o.rful auto type or gasoline motor had been available r is working on I l machine would prob., 4g have teen a practical success, tor me , oief trouhle en? countered was in the motive power, it pestled the cotton, aSsf the prin? ciple, and. also, the mechanical ar ggdsjgesnenl el Hie pletcer spindles ? pproprlated B I ge by the Cl if the editor of isires fuller Information and details rOSgStCting the Mason cotton picker, he can easily And it bg consulting the KSSSI and Courier files for the years betu e.? n llS3-9:t. during which period, If memory is not f?t fault, there were printed In the News and Courier a number of descriptions of the Mason cotton Harvester, some of the ar? ticles being quite full and technical in ' barncter. A eompirlson of the printed gSUerlptlon of the Mason machine with that recently printed of tb. Campbell picker would us of aom- Int- rest. Since the fundamental t?at nts on the Mason picker prob? at' e\| led several ye ?rs I-,' ?, any one im it p * rtv to manufacture a cot? ton i a I er. utilising the principal Of the Si . ..n p| ker. and If the Campbell p?< ? r |.ro\es a sin.-s, It will v.u !.!> have competitors in tin- field. II I II Ml I MN(. ?H Rl> W \ i.i. It s leases t- Haswa'ted to ?I. ii l*?? i. WaSS IsOfSP and Hi at I! nit, of tic I nts stallt. The reg laf monthly meetlag of the t> Te.eh r ' \ . i it ton and the I I '?.. .1 Impf I e|n lit as gaelation will be hold in lbs Ramp* ton g* Ihm i* building on next Sat ir da> || o ll At the list meeting. plaa- r I hi year wets mapped out an?i ? e. ks' me, > ?,g will sag ttmse plsns go into rfj i The meet low lot . i month iras ittended bot? ter ihas aaj other nu ting in the history f the u.?*o? iatt "is, "?d it la ho), ,| t ? ins in- ellng l??r next I it urd i> . in .s i .14 . n got larg? ? r Pi sj i;. \. Wax hope. 1 I he ITnl \er-?: e South c r dins, u III be on hauo t ; liver tii grsl *t hi* si rh :? ? lut ? on South i Mo? lina Literature." pro! Watte hope i a g*M i .r. r u isjoai ?> ? ie about aWh ? irollna in ralure. orob? It j- Ik i 1 hut Pi ' Hand, ilsti ? the i ntversicv, will be present lo de? ll\? r lbs Rmt oi hi srles oi h ? tur. OS SM i igok,\. A !nuv|. i| progi iinme uiil be in lersparsed between lbs mars serlooa ssji sets and it is probable lhat there win be otsm r psfsoaa to give short talks io the isaebstg about the work that Iba] ITS doing and whit tiny should do. An announ? emeiit of the prtSSS for the fi? id ii iv ssaressesj which will hs held In lbs spring. Will be made and I SfSjrthtSSJ eonnc. |ad with the Pteld Day saasaisSS will be discussed, and committees will probably bo appoint? ed. It Will bt ivi Ji'IhItP .1 by the out of-t?>wn t? a( In rs. that steps have b#OH taken lowardl allowing the as? sociation work t-> be counted by the County Board in the re in wing < i certificates for anothet year, and thai it is probable that the trustees will count something loaards an Increase ?alar) for the last month for all {?? chen who attend Ihs meeting i ^alar!> and keen with the Work of the association. At the same time the food done by tin- lectures and tin privilege ??!' hearing the.se well known let Hirers is something that they should take into consideration! when they are put t" some trouble t?> find i\ way t'? get to town for the lectures and meetings. i 1 ? < HOWO A T HORSE RACES. Mildred, owned by Smith mid Bult? man. Wins Three Btralgtli Heats and Gets First Money. The horse racei held at the race e .tir.se Thursday atfernoon at "J o'clock attracted ? big crowd of both tOWl and country people, all of whom went otrt la nutomobllea, bug in hacks and on bicycles, filling the park with vehicle-., to see the races and |0 cheer for their favorite i i rs and trotters. The raci i were both trotting and pacing rucrs and were Interesting from start t-? finish. Bverythlng passed off smoothly and without any of the naforsoen delays thai usually Bgake meh events ir.sonie between act>?. as it Sjere. ThS crowd was not only big, but it wan in a good hu? mor, after the g.1 Thanksgiving da net ' I fhey had arisen to go isrs was con ?letal excitement In Um rt ing w.di pleas* I'd wi iw and being pienti their trouble and e ? to the race ti e k Th iromptly at %. p. m. IfcFadden as starte ,iid Mitchell | Levi ?ntlnued, tin re bt ing nd much ex pt ta heats, while tin- r r were put in line t st. There were live l ind six entries in . i iu| as Mildred, drive1 h won ihres beat" fter the first heit1. s not pulled off.'" th" races were: i r.e Th< odors i ?u-. sanls\ the races be? sangt red in taking her < ig John, own? ed ai ing. ai Thom? as, o nd Pake and drive ilth. Mildred. own. Bultman and driv. DeodU s. own? ed b nd driven by Theo mis Rysdyke, own. ake, but taken out i because id' in jurie Th on by C, P. King n. the second, thin won by C, W, dred. a- the w Inj trson who 1**00 thfl and as C. W. Srnlt the tilth heat, the t .run. im th was the (lrsl prise whb gate receipts, Klni thtvty-flve per ? sat s and 1 Iradh y ? Itft. *r Cent of tie g ite share of the prijr.? Hot HUp|TM r, A h t supper win be 1:1 ?^ the realdencs of Mr. w. 8, Tisdale, on Ihs Plea b n Min roe \ sei en mll< 1 front this city, on Friday night, Do rembeff tad, for the |?enefl| of Lewis Chap i. There \.ni be 1 bountiful sup p'r et barbecue and other substan? ?Iiis, as Well as all tie- dellcaclei of the season to tempt the appetll . Th" public l-< in Ited to attend, help a woety cause and spend a pl< u ml , ? ? ning. m in: 1** \ m mi m 111 vr u 111 ITRE ?< / i M \ ?We |?ro%< It." Why w i t. time and mon< > ex . rlmentlng with greasj salves and I tl??ns, trying to .ire. tin- ecxemu ?. a ifi 11 oiii undernenl h th? - in ivhen 1 * Lormi '> Phat mn< . gutt nmt*< - '. win .a . !? 111 liquid prcpuratl n for ? tsrnal ose t-? rid the .-kin of the 1 in life tb if < luses the trouble? j One application will relieve lh? it' h ing and Ott? 11 linos one bottle is suf at to 1 urs a minor ? ase of e< /.? in.'. ' In over 1,004 towns and eitle? in Vm ere ta the lending druggist has tie j agency for Seme and he xn ill t. ii ynu I of the marvelous eure? mude by trila clean, sjmple treatment. SSemo i< rec? ognised as the cleanest and most popular treatment for ecsoma. pimples,, dandruff and all other I forms ol skin <>r -.- alp affection* ; whether "n Infant or grown person. I Will you try a bottle on our recom 1 mendatlon ? DeLorme'i Pharmacy, No 1 IM BUI IT> . CONTEST CLOSES, H. < . Wallace \\ in. Hull i & l>iivl? Plann i>> Superior Skill in I'cn ninnslilfi. Krom The Datl) Item, Nov. 28. The vubllclty contest Inaugurated by the Bumter branch of the Hallet | A Da via Piano Co., of Boston, Mass., B, i. 'I'll! manager, closed Saturday i f* il and the Judges met this morn? ing and made the awards. There a*ore more than three hundred con? testants, quite a number of them be? ing residents <?! other t? >\\ i.s and counties, showing that the extensive advertising the contest received had pi ?duced the desired result. The Hallet A Davis Co., through Mr. Till, offered t" give a .^jo? piano to the person writing the words "Hal lei .v.- Davis Pianos" planlly and logi bly the greatest number of times on a card or piece of paper exactly i'? * i Inches In slse. Other contestants wers offered credit certificates rang? ing in valUS from 1125.00 to $luu.00. which are as good as cash <ui tue purchase of a piano, The cards submitted, In the aggregate, are a remarkable and really wonderful ex hil it of penmanship and it will be worth anyone'! while to call at 18 West Liberty street and Inspect the cards. The following is th committee of judges: Th.- undersigned awarded the prise in wrote ill" words "Halle! & Duvin Pianos" plainly 1,027 times. Seeon i Prise: A $125 cr< Iii cer tlflcate t" Mrs. Ii. R, Camp ?eil, Sum ter, B, C, who wrote the words "H I iei & i>a\i> Pianos" plainly t>.57 I no s. Third Prlzi tificate to L. A 11 00.00 ' redll ? er? . tlhame. Sumter, S. C, who wrote the ax>rda "Hallet & Duvls Pianos" plainly 568 times. ('has S. Kingi mo re, ! iruggist. A. y\. Broughton, Asst. Cashier People*s Bank. M. i r. Flaum, M< rchant. Three cards that contained a great? er number of words than the prize winners were thrown out on account of not being sufficiently legible for the count to be verified. They were as follows: May Strange. Manning, s. e. 1,21-1 i>. R. sfcCallum, .Jr.. Sum ter, S. C. 1,206; Miss Marlon Wells, Manning. S. C. 1,071. < die card con? taining s\2 was not considered as it was 1-1?*, of an inch too large. a\ ar i ??f the judgt s have the Hallet & Davis Piano ''??.. publicity contest of November 26, 1910 in Bumter, B. C. as follows: First Prise; a $306 piano to i:. <\ Wi I lace, Bumter, B, <*.. who Take Her a box of Nunnally's Candies. She knowsjust how good they are. The gift will be deeply ap preeiated. Nunnally's name on the box is a guarantee of the very highest grade candies.?the standard of purity and goodness in the South for over 25 years. Candies reach us by fast express almost daily? your guarant. ex? quisite flreshr Rapid progress has been made in cotton picking during the past two weeks and a majority of the farmers have practically finished gathering their crops. Little cotton will bo b it in the Melds ten lays from tew. Cotton has been sold rapidly and there will 1 less in tin- hands of farmers on January 1st than there has been or. that date any year With? in the past five. There will be no surplus in the ban.!; of farmers !<>r the mills to draw >n next aum mer and conditions ippear to favor a decided advance ; i -ice before the next crop conn s i n the market. Dressed in "Muck and Vellow." ?Not "Football Colors" but the col? or of the carton containing Foley's Honey and Tar the best and saiest i cough remedy for all coughs and colds. Do not aecept a substitute but see that you get the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow carton with black letters. Blbert'a , Drug St'>ro. W. W. SI BERT. Cotton brought 14 l-l' cents on tlie local market Monday. There was very little of it sold, however. - FOR SALI:?i?ne thousand busheb best white corn, good enough foi seed, at one dollar per bushed; Ihre, first rate mules, two horses, work In double or single harness; fairly g?>od saddle galtes; three good farm wagons. some farming lm? plements. Apply s. w. Etaffleld, Mayesvllle, s. C. ll-26-tf, SEED COHN?The committee for the Boys' Corn Club has remaining on hand about fifteen bushels of the s dected corn entered for seed corn prise. Each bushel was selected with care and Is the best seed corn to be had in Sumter County. It will be sold for $2 per buslud. An j ply to S. D. Cain. County Superin? tendent of ESducath n. 11-22-81 w dfr' ytfj cf? J$i Trap 1=4 OFF 1-4 OFF Special Sale * Furs tit ()ver .$f>00.00 worth of New Furs to be put on jJ sale Wednesday, 30th, at 25 per cent off the Regular Price, 4 .** ? b .. m I lair M 'its, Sc ai fs and Ibii iv*. Is, i an* ing in price from. Marobia Lynx Scarfs, Shawls am ? Muffs fron. -c*te 2 | ( ).\ S ii .i w Ka< 1? . ?. $3.75 to 5.50 5.50 to 10.50 8.25 to 17.50 T ne $50 Set Will Gast You OnW $37.50. w J ,-n '. ? ! ?! ? ob. IS is i great opportunity w> purchase a Christinas Gift, and it will last only Four Days from WKD NKSDAY until SA HJRDAY, Now on Display in Our \\ indows, In Brown, Black and Grays. K can please the Little Girls also, as we have a nice line for children, From Si.to. 4. 50 Set i t no uu. BESUnwm : 3 SR?/ r,!W ? " ' / ?V^diete!? 1 ? V Ott receipt of your cU dress. mailed i ec Tells How to Make 178 Kinds cf Cake Cakes of all kinds for all people are best made with Royal SPEC SALLY FINE FOR LA YER GAKE i*?*f^a ? - ' : v ,? ? > ^. ?I .. ?. V ? V "s Let It Slip T* iroui our IT IT IN THENTOU will Have it ! i Wise eld BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, when he died, willed $5,000 to the city of Boston. This money was to be put out at comp? unded interest. One hundred years thereafter (in 1893) this $5,000 and the interest amounted to ?431,733? Y< >l \< MONEY ill grow if you'll let us keep it for you. We pay liberal interest consistent with safetv, 4 per cent. MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK. First National Bank 84 CF SURITER. DRIVERS, i:<> matter what they drive, uphold our harness. You're the man we are Looking for, bee use we are a i t choice in our way of turning ? iit things lor the horse ourselves. Every strap and buckle of harness we supply is inspected and tested before it leaves our doors. Price right and sc. 1- the harnc ss. THE >. M. PIKttSOX COMPANY. OI It Ii IL O c? W ] rug Store, o y: v v r o jl SUMTER, C lealer In I Pure Drugs and Medicines, CHOI K l* ER FUMES AN1> MM 11 ULE r AR riCLES, C< >MBS VND BRl SUES, PATENT MEDICINES AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, A I I LL LINE (IE CIGARS AND TOBACCO. :: :: :: MOTTO: PURE ?ND RELIABLE MODS. Our stock is complete and we cheerfully solicit your patronage. :: :: :: ?