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Pmbltahed Wednesday and Saturday. ?BY? OST EE N PUBLISHING C9MPANY 8UMTBK, S. C. Terms: 11.60 per annum?in advance. Oae Square flrat Insertion.$1.00 ?Very sabeeeueat laaertioa.60 Cosi tracts for three months, or hnsgaw will be made at reduced re tea. AJI eommuntret.cm* which sub eeri ? prtvate tntereate will be charged tea mm advertIssausnta. OMtfjartea and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Bum tor Watchman was found? ed la 1610 and the True Houtkrrn la Ifta The Watchman and ^uthrea new baa the combined circulation and l?ssjsi ? cf hath ef the old papera, end la manifestly the beet ad verMain? saadtum In Surater. TYPIFYING I T A 11. "Those who oppose the acceptance of a Oliver tray hearing; the figure of Brig ham Young and the Mormon temple it Bait Lake City, made foi the battleship Utah had another tray manufactured with the Morman pic? tures omitted and now offer it to the eeeretary of the navy aa a aibetitute. Mrs. Krna von Owen, chalrmsn of the committee opposed to the acceptance ef the Mormon tray, went to Wash ahaTtoa Wednesday In the intereat of the movement, and made pub lc a let tar aent to Secretary Meyer. In thle latter the committee says: "We beg af you t-> bear In mind that while the presentation cf the silver service to the battleship Utah may be a State affair, the acceptance of It I? a na? tional affair; that the United Statee battleship L'tah does not belong to the State of Utah but to the United States, * The proposed substitute tray le facsimile of the original Mormon design, except that In place of Brig ham Young and the Mormon temple tt bears the figure of a woman typi? fying Utah." Mrs. Brna von Owen and her antl Brtgham Young colleagues nude an tneorpffcable mistake In the selection of ? ftftrrw fyplfytng Utah. If they had eraameatfd that tray with the figure ef twenty-three women and a hun? dred or ao children they would have typified Utah and suggested Brtgham Young at one and the fame time. $uror ? um in or Us In Hual Dls av. , _ trlct*. _ It la a common complaint that the country' le without proper police pro? tection, and many caaea of violation ef the law escape punlshmem because aa one will make it his'special busi? ness to see that they are Investigated. Particularly la thla true with refer? ence to the enforcement of the liquor laws. No one has a greater right to sell liquor outside of Incorporated towns than they have to sell tt in towm la the Oswins, however, where the officer* are aa conscientious in the dlachargs of their official duties as they are here, all laws are fairly well respected, and the violations are Investigated because the police officers make It their persona] busi? ness to take the Initiative. It ought to b# the same In the country. There the aeme In the country. There eh~ura> be a rural police force In ev? ery rjanty to aafeguard the people who are at present without adequate prelection, and whose personal busi? ness It will be to Investigate every eomplaint mdged with ?.-..m. The magistrates will not move without a warrant Is placed In their hands fbr execution. In counties where they have adopted tho rurjl police system many crimes that hav* before received no attention whatever at the hands of the law are n >w be? ing prosecuted, and In many Instan? ces better order obtains. It is remmon report that liquor is hetrur sold at various points In Ker ? haw county and It ought to he some, body's business to see that is Is brok? en- up.?Camden New*. Nearer Home. The many friend* In Calden of Lieut. Calhoun fii 'urn of the Uni? ted Statin Marlr Corp?, will be pleased t ? barn Ihdfl I Ii to be sta?bne<| nearer us old home, hav ln? he.-n nrd< r- ..msferred from PH'<rif*phia to ? harleetoB on No? vember 1st.-?Camden Nuws. The number of boys who finish the high echo d ourso of the Kunder City School* Is unusually large for the number enrolled. Many think that this Is doe |g the fact that the boys' high school ha* a military organiz? ation. There ?r,? *orn.> four com? panies with regular officers. Mr. M. W Scott la the comandant at Slim? ier thl* year.?Sotuhem a> ho i New*. College girls make the test w. Just as non-eollege girls do.- Charles? ton Post. _ JACKSON IX WAR TIM KS. Mother of Soldier First Prayed Against Him, Then Fervently For Ulm. Koanoke, V'a. Newa. It, E. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans, of Richmond, has been dis? cussing Miss Mary Johnston's book, "The Long Holl." The veterans, and especially the chaplains. object to tha quantity A profanity ascribed in the book of the Confederate soldiers, particularly to General Ewell; and all seem to take umbrage at the de? scription of the personal peculiarities of Stonewall Jackson, such ae his fondness for lemons, his habit of Jerking his left hand into the air, his fits of profound silence, his reticence and his occasionally harsh discipline. It is useless, however, t > attempt to parade the Confederate Army as an army of saints. Probably it con? tained a larger proportion of earnest? ly pious men than any army in the field since Cromwell's day, but it had Its share of rapscallions and hot blooded, careless-talking, fighting men, nM always as particular in their language as they should have been. In fact, r.ome of the old scamps to this day lack circumspec? tion in their conduct and conversa? tion, and sometimes do and say things for which we hope their gray heads ars bowed in reverent contrition and in honest, humble purpose of amend? ment. As to Genend Jackson, those of us who can recall the early days of the war know that among the women and children at home there was deep distrust of him and a widespread be llef that he was a madman. This must have come from the letters from the soldiers in camp. The writer recalls that his grandmother, with two sons In the Second Regi? ment of the Stonewall brigade, had the habit of locking herself in an up? stairs room at "the Parsonage" down In Hanover county, and praying for a solid hour dally for deliverance of those sons from General Jackson. Whether the old lady really prayed for Stonewall's death or merely for his resignation was a matter be? tween herself and her Maker, but after the valley campaign her family devotions and presumably her private prayers contained very warm invo? cation fox the life and health and success of General Jackson. There is also recollection that on an occasion the fine old lady in the fervor ?>f h?r suppl.cations lost ths key to the room in which she had se cluded heraelf, and it was necrjr**r> ? re ?o\> her 'ad; ward down h lei? der from l jOeoQjd aior* window, with the assistance of two plantation hands, who, with the r.egro sense of humor, were unable to restrain oc? casional guffaws at the predicament of "ole Miss," while her daughters below were forced to crack their ribs in silent agonies of laughter: and when they, could control their vttpes to adjure hsr, in carefully modulated tones, to be careful. The descent was not of a character which would take ? prize at a hook and ladder demon? stration of a fireman's parade. We hope there will be many edit? ions of "The Long Roll" and that In the later ones some of the swearing will be omitted. General Ewell. wo are told, was converted and became a sincere and consistent Christian, and there is no need to charge u* against him the colloqual sins of his earlier days, but there Is no use In attempting to denounce as a slander t book which bears every evidence ^f being photographic In Its accuracy, In many respects, because of blemlsh ??s which can be remedied. SEABOARD LINE LOCATED. May Be Change*. Later to Line Furth? er Went?Deeds Wanted. The second survey of the line fr mi I'dshopvllle to Sumte*, for the South Carolina Western Fallway has been completed and the route taken In this survey has been accepted as that for the location of the railroad. At pres? ent the line of the road has been made out and tracts with names and acreage from each of the landowners through who?e property the linepass Si has been turned over to Mr. R. I. Mi nnlni; for deeds to be made out. There Is some objection to this line ?>n the part of a number of property holders, who are interested in the route of the railroad, and these prop* ertv owners have asked Mr. Monsal for another survev s/Ofst of the- road from here to Hlshopvllle. Tbe pres? ent survey Is east of the Sumter f.lshopville road, nnd some of the large landowners are endeavoring to get It moved farther west. Mr. W. K. Bonsai, the president <?f the Booth Carolina Western, will come to Sumter next Friday and will be token OVOf the route proposed by the landowners. ThOOs who desire to get the rOQti Of the road gOrther west can aid greatly In having this done bv etotlng their willingness to give deedf to a rii-ht of way through thlends. Punter will prohabij cs< tpe the etfOtsl tills ye i r. AS McLAURIN SEES IT. Former United states Senator I>!s r UBS re Cotton Situation. Hon. John L. McLaurin has sent the following communication to the papers on the cotton situation: "In October, 1907. there occurred a panic in the financial centers of the Fnited States. It began with the failure of the Knickerbocker trust company of New York, which was followed by the suspension of many banks in other great cities. In New York and elsewhere no matter how much money you had In the bank, you could not get a check of more than $100 cashed. Banks, corpor? ations and even private firms were permitted to Issue promises to pay, which passed current as money. The secretary of the treasury hastened to New York and placed the resources of the United States treasury at the command of the New York bankers. In many States stay laws were pass? ed, and creditors were forbidden for a specified time to enforce the col? lection of a debt. "In this year of grace, October, 1911, the cotton planters are In Just as serious a condition as were the bankers and mercantile classes in 1907. Yet I fall to see the govern? ment or anyone else rushing to their aid. Our promises to pay do not pass current as cash, and no stay law holds the hand of our creditors. "It is not that anyone wishes to injure us. Our property is certainly as safe a basis of credit as the stocks and bonds of the banker. Stocks and bonds are all based on the value that cornea from the soil. Let the produc? tion of grain and cotton stop and see what would become of securities. It Is merely worthless paper without the fruit of productive labor behind it. The difference lies in the fact that other classes are organized; the farm era are not. His assets are not avail? able shape for him to borrow money upon them. "Cotton is now below the cost of production, and unless something is done speedily the remedy will come too late for this crop. "I make this suggestion: "Let the national head of the Farmers* Union request every farm? er, both white and black, not to sell another bale of cotton for ten days. In October there are few who cannot hold their cotton ten days. "I believe that the market is in such a condition now thaf it only needs a start to have a considerable advance* "Thero is ? very lar*r?? shjort Inter? est. The wor'd is on ?hat side. f<< t the receipts suddenly m >p fr^m any jau.se Just aa the frost reason ap? proaches and start the shorts to cov? ering, and an advance of stWo and a half cents Is not unreasonable to ex? pect. "Another thing, no planter should sell his cotton to a mill under privi? lege to call for a settlement at a fu? ture date'for the following reasons, towlt: "1. It takes the mill out of the markec thereby destroying the com? petitive buying which we need to sus? tain the advance in prices. , "2. It is bad polfriy for you to furnish the capital to run another man's business, and not get paid for It. "3. This cotton Is not held off the market: It Is In the direct channels of consumption. "4. With the merger of the mills under one head It is peculiarly dan? gerous. With a reasonable supply as? sured they can stay out of the open market, depress the price, and so fix jthe amount which they shall pay for the cotton delivered under contract." DANCE CLUB ORGANIZED. Goo. L. Rlokor Fleeted Prescient? Tuesday Before ThanksgHvng Date So* for First Donee. 'lb*- Holiday Eve Club of this oit> met Thursday evening t<> organise for Itl fifth series of dances. Mr. Guo. L. Rtcker was elected i>r teldeot, and other matteif Of interest were attend? ed to. Tho (dub has been organized for five years and for each of ttioee years it has given a series of four dances. To these doncei have come many peo? ple from all BCCtl ms of this State, and all of those who have attend* d. state that the dances given by the Holiday Kve Club are the best any? where In the State. At the meeting Thursday night the following officers were elected: Presi? dent, Geo, L, Kieker; Secretary, H. P, Moses; Treasurer, 1?. I. Strauss; Executive Committee, A. L. Jackson. H. A. Moses and Abe Kyttcnherg. The dote ?>f the first dam e the Thanksgiving dance?is November 18, At present the c luh ||st Ifl full and there are ten names on the waiting list. Woman suffrage in Celif >rni:i will add to the many roneons why the en? tire f'imilv will want to go to the Panama exposition. There nre in Hum county approxi? mately 118 tea. hers. < if this num? ber fifty are white and seventy-five are coloredi CHILI) KU,1.1 i) AT REMBERT. Liu'ian James, Jr., Shot by Shelb> Wilson Accidentally. Friday about l o'clock, Luclan A. James, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. James of liemhert, was .shot and instantly killed by a rifle alleged to have been In the hands of Shelby Wilson, a ten-year old boy. The shooting is said to be accidental and the coroner's jury brought in a verdict to that effect. From what has been learned of ) the affair, it seems that Luclan and Shelby were out in the yard playing, having been sent ther* by Mrs. James. In some way the larger boy got hold of the rifle r.nd, according to his own statement, was fooling with it when it went off. The bullet struck his little playmate In the head, death being instantaneous. The rifle was an ordinary Winchester. Mrs. James then ran out of the house and picked up the little boy who she found to be dead. A doctor was summoned, but he could do nothing more than pronounce death due to the bullet wound. The occur rence was quite a shock to the whole community and the bereaved father and mother have the sympathy of their many friends. School took a recess immediately and arrange? ments were made to have a cor? oner's Inquest, which was thought best by a number of citizens who had gathered to try to aid the parents of the little boy in their sad affliction. Coroner Flowers arrived at Rem bert late at night, but found a jury and the witnesses already gathered. This work had been done by Judge J. L. G?lls as soon as it was deter? mined to hold an inquest and the coroner had been notified. The verdict of the jury was that Luclan A. James, Jr., had come to his death by gun shot wound received at the ha'ids of Shelby Wilson, and was, according to the evidence, an accident. This morning Judge J. L. Gillis rame to town to secure a coffin and make other arrangements necessary for the funeral which will be held this afternoon. The Youth's Companion In 19IS. No other paper is quite like The Youth's Companion. It takes In half a million homes where the choice of reading is made with as much care as the choice of friends. It enter? tains, it satisfies the keen zest for thrilling adventure, it is riet- w. wit and humor, and all tht while it* pur? pose is to be to every reader a help onward?never a drug backward. Among the contributors, to the ism? volume will be General Baden-Powell, the defender of Mafeking and found? er of the Boy Scouts, Walter Camp, the celebrated football coach, Hud? son Maxim, the inventor of high ex? plosives, Governor Harmon of Ohio, Perclval Lowell, the astronomer, Ja? cob A. RUs, Marlon Harland, Harriet Prescott Spofford, Rev.- I^rancm E. Clark, founder of the Society pi. Christian Endeavor, etc. The serial stories' alone, which will follow one another the year through, will be worth ll'.'.O each when pub? lished in book form. By subscribing to The Companion you get them all nnd 250-other complete stories for $1.7"?. and the Articles, Mlscellaney, Boys' Pajje. Girls' Page, Household 1 Pajre, etc. put in for good measure. Now is the time to subscribe, sending $1.75 f-?r the 52 weekly Issues of the new volume, for on January 1, 1912. the subscription price will be advanced to $2.00. Do not forget that the new sub? scriber for 1912 receives free The Companion's Calendar for 1912, lith? ographed in ten colors and gold, and aft th ? Issues for the remaining weeks of 1911 free from the time the subscription is received, THE YOUTH** COMPANION, i 14 Berkeley St.. Boston, Mass. N w subscriptions received at this office. i n up n\wm? i ppsm n gaassyjsjgai i WANTED?To buy at once several carloads 4-foot pine, oak and slabs. Apply Commander's W >od' Yard, Rumter, S. C, 10-iM-tf. . HUNT'S . . LIGHTNING OIL Is the one unfailing Scientific dressing uhich instantly relieves and permanently cures all hurts, cuts, burns, bruises, sprains ami wounds of every kind* Pain leaves at once because the air is excluded, nnd the oil covering Sets as urtiliclal skin. The qocck est, fastest healing oil known? 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It would be as foolish as trying to un hash hash. The surprising thing is not that whales are coming ashore on the Jersey coast, but that they are com? ing ashore so late in the season. An ad of this kind is too late to classify. Col. Roosevelt declares that the part he will play in the coming cam? paign will be that of silence. And what a loud silence it will be ? Charleston Post. Whose Fault Is It? The outlook for the farmers get? ting a fair price for cotton, is not en? couraging. The price they had to pay for fertilizers and labor makes raising cotton a losing business. You have , perhaps noticed that other things have not come down in pro? portion to the prices being pr.id for cotton.?Wateree Messenegr. ! The hotel situation in Sumter has ceased to be a joke of local interest only, as will be readily understood by reading the article reprinted from the Charleston News and Courier. Friday is generally a bad day for marriage licenses. Not one has been issued on that day in this county, while some have been issued on every^ other day. It looks like Sumter county people are also superstitious. In absence of peace news, it may be presumed that Italy and Turkey are still at war.?Charleston Post. Try It for a Day. Do you begin the day saying tl ?This day I will live as become^ t man. I will be filled with good c and courage. I will do what is right; I will work for the highest; I will put soul Into every handgrasp, every smile, every expression?Into all naj<j work. I will live to satisfy my other self." You think It is easy. Try it for a day ? Elbert Hubbard. ARE YOU READY ? c S B You Know the Re^l O'DONNELL 6 CO.