The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 30, 1910, Image 2
? 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 '. ?
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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
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BESUnwm
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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
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IT IT IN
THENTOU
will Have it
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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
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rug Store,
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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. :: :: ::
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