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Square first insertion.91.M roeseqneat laeertion.f>0 itracts fee three months, or vffl be asads at red use* rates, seansa anlsatisae which sub prteate istereste wiU be charged tissue sets. and tributes of respect for. tsr Watchmen was found m 1110 and the Tree Sen thron la The W a ten mar. aad fJeathrea the eorsbined eiroulatloa aad nr* cf both of the eld papers. toaalfsstly the best advertising In 9? inter. ? ?^?IP^IiaiBassfe? ?WING HOT AND CXJLD. averal weeks the News and <- ? has been waging a vigorous campaign against the es sot of a race track in Char lasten, ad, having the united sup? port ' the church people and mor? al ?tem<*jat of the community, there was * ind for hope that ths plans atlawsd racs track gar* )lers I? mak Charleston a haven of ref ?** Id be defsatsd; but today Che swo and Courier carries ? col in a god a half news article ex a ths first racing meet, an : the schedule of events and Uet of i'rises. The editorial columns if v Metro and Courier may be OCk full of denunciations of ru rtd race track gambling every da. .. he week, but so long as ths s of the race track can ob* tain use of the nsws columns of " r for advertising ths meet and as- ag the results of ths races jdsr k ay. the editorial fulmlnatlons v ry them not at all. If ths tn aid Courier and ths other r n papers are slncsrs In their oelOr a to the setabllahment of track, they should do ex v a at they agk ths legislature ctlaw the face track- They the race track eoterprlse > h.? *m aad do more to accom i#> downfall of race track A In south Carolina by re ag to print any announcement* of Ute race meet and by ignoring iu> races wr--< re in progress thin ig man} Yuluiuof vi editor he race track is as Lm ?rsl. ?rimlnal and demoralizing i community, as ths News ?uiier has editorially de It to be, then It Is to exploit It as s matter of rhe editorial policy of the an I Courier in dealing with the k earl! and the policy of the Itor are in direct and irre ?Uab.o conflict, aad at th? present race track promoter| ha\e ntege of poaltton. Thev are (tins all the advertising necessary t the crowds oi sucker? t? i and they are not concern ad moral questions involved in id betting on rsces. If the f the Chsrleston newspapers assure fr >m discussing ;he gambling and find satisfaction nclng ratting on horse races, loters who mak<? money by >p- \ the race tri k 'vll. ?>e lib aral ided enough to make al ' a i for the blna of auch mor la aad harbor no 111 will them?so lotg ss the edit.mm their opposition to theorizing efully Igr.ore pru< t'? i\ m aaa> making their opposition ef llard words br*ak no hOfMI long as the race track can be I the money that th?> \>r .motors om the suckera will s.ilv. Irritation thst the pen In the >d Mortal columns may 'he isee trsck. to succeed and easy maker for Its owners ive pi bllclty and ?he best Ob !??? ' Is that given bv new?p:' p. in * isy print y^rda of stuff In the olumn* esploltlng the b sj off??red and the d.illy n-siiUs race!- [i. the Charleston ion pespooe to denounce the irk on one page and boost !t * es on another ? rsci ?nth tb racing In th? ai or* ? I ? .and ,m?? .tak* an ha?' eet' t. In ltn r lists Fair was a groat success t of att. iol t n< ? ?. but in Bfjief there wsa room f..r much nient. Yh - h >g. cattle and exhibits were numerous and lent quality, but the ai<rl< ul hlblt wen not creditable t ? th.? a a a <utt against the Steel Trust d bv Attorney Oeneral W mat eventually result tn image to the corporation m | the Innocent stockholders, but he.id devils of the <l ?? Hi" t Is probably a good thin< is to dissolve the trust is le t<? k i rtminal prosecution of ftsHanal responsible for the of the trust ?nd Its ijn'aw Wlckersl ni h.?* ? n t.m good a friend of the trust makers to do anything to give them personal Inconvenience. ! ' ? * The State Fair is worth many thousands of dollars to Columbia and its it has become in recent years more i of a Columbia institution than it was ] a decade or two ago the business I men of Columbia should contribute I i u gros?, deal more than they do to. j warj making it a real exposition of the agricultural resources and achievements of South Carolina. , ... j When Secretary Meyer succeeds in j his plan to abandon the Charleston Navy Yard as a government estab? lishment the progressive spirits of the new Charleston might seire the opportunity to con 'ert It into x ship? building and repairing plane. The moat convenient port to Panama and the coming emporium of commerce, when the canal is complete, will need a big shlp-bulldlng plant to care for the fleets that sail In and out of the ? ? ? If the farmers of Sumter county were assured a market for corn, oats, hay and live stock, there would be less difficulty in Inducing them to plant less cotton and devote more at? tention to other crops. Cotton is the only product that they can sell for cash whenever It Is brought to mar? ket, and until there Is a local mar ket for com. oats, hay and other staple farm products, the farmers will be reluctant to make the effort to produce more than Is needed 'or ^ home consumption and a small sur-, plus that they can dispose of by per? sonally seeking a purchaser. If the1 Farmers' Union, or the Chamber of Commerce, either, or both in con Junctlon, would formulate a plan to create a ready and certain market, at the market price, for all the ataple farm producta that the farmers have to sell next fall, ths campaign for a reduction of the cotton acreage would be more than half won. When a farmer plants a crop he wants to know where and when he can aell it for cash, and until he knows that, af? ter growing a crop of corn or oats, he can haul it to town any day he ?e? s fit and sell it promptly for cash, Jiist as he can sell cotton, he will not embark largely in corn or oar growing. Corn, oats, hay, hogs and cattle are worth money, and can t usually bs sold In Sumter, but there u sfpfStty ?n*aklng. no regular mar? ket here for these produces* 8umter bg tri are pre] *red to buy and pay the cash for SlOS.ttO worth! of cotton any day ir. '.ha year, but, v..*?u ?ou*d U> U.u rcault If even 35, 000 or $10,000 worth of corn or oats were brought here for sale? Who would buy It at the market price? It' could not be sold, except at such a aacrlflce aa to make the purchase a tempting speculation, and if the far? mers who had this grain to sell were unwilling to sell at any old price, they would be forced to haul It home again, since there are no facilities here for storing grain. Consequently I before diversified farming can be a ' sveceaft In the South there must be a guaranteed market for diversified producta. ? >.lu WBSWHS? The latest political gossip in Wash igton is that the old guard Republi? cans have despaired of electing Taft for a second term, are secretly1 working up sentiment in favor of Su- i preme Court Justice Hughes as a presidential candidate and are con- j du? ting a gum-shoe campaign in his behalf throughout trustland. If the j trusts el??ct Hughes or any other ' stand-pat candidate it wdl cost Mem as 1 much SS) or more than. Mark Han- I na spent to buy the election of Me- i Klnley. see We have received several letters fr Qgg ad\oeafes gg lyn< h law and ad- I mlrers of Josh Ashley, but om-a^d nil i are gg beswfsl ghoul disc losing their i Identity m are those who j dn a inoh ind kill m alleged criminal, but then f gg If If before the OOronef ar? rives to hold the ln<iu???<t. M ?? n who ' are ashamed to sign their names tq UN h'tte i t hey write nr.- just the sOTl of snhnowg parties who mak ? up the ?lOba that delight in lynching bees ? g ? The Chinese p* pie having decided to noih rnt/e their ancient realm* the Aril s'ep Is to .Im? ird a good deal of the antique frumpcry that has heretofore served them as a govern* rnent. \rnong th ? first to u<> Is the "Son of Heaven/' otherwise known a-? ? tb.> Kmperor. The celestial em? pire without a brothsf "j the atari on the throne will he the qua er eat of all queer things that China has pro? d n? ? d. ? ? ? The crucial 'ssue In the Charleston m tin Id pa I campaign has Just come t? > th ISrfaOSi It Is not the personality Of Mil Hyde or Col. GruCg, SOf yet I the Consolidated C,,ni pany ?-it Is j beer, if Ost, Qfgygg wins, hla elec? fl 'ti gg M ivor will go on the I.KU j as pr<?of ?Ii .t ,, campaign can be BUC? cesifully (onductsd without bssff bs? I Irg kept on tap by the ? andMates] If MaJ. Hyde grabs tb-> mayoralty the I ?efr keg. that time honor td Instltu? tlrn In all Charleston eloftlons, will be vindicated and in future will be more potent than ever. We are in? clined to bet on the beer keg, for what I would a Charleston political rally be without beer'.' It is related by one erstwhile Charleston politician that in one of his campaigns he was invited to attend I rally of his boost? ers and to furnish the beer, as custo? mary. Bowing to custom, he order? ed three kegs sent to the place desig? nated. Some hours after the time appointed for the rally he received a telephone report from the leading booster giving a glowing account of the success of the rally J and the enthusiasm of the ral- j liers?also that the beer was out. Becoming infected with enthu- j siasm himself, he ordered three more kegs of beer and hastened to the j scene to help the boosters push along j the good work, expecting to find not less than thirty or twenty-five true and tried voters gathered around the political altar. He arrived, but Im? agine his feelings when he found his Aldermanlc adversary passing a box of Cremos with one hand, while with the other he held aloft a foaming stein as he gave a toast to the health and happiness of the seven profes? sional boosters who were rallying around the beer kegs. If Col. Grace has banished the beer keg from the po? litical rally and kept It where it right? fully belongs?in the well established blind tigers?-he has worked wonders for the purity of Charleston politics and has not Interfered with the regu? lar trade of the retail tigers during this long drawn-out campaign. FARMERS' UNION MEETING. Sumter County Union Called to Meet, Friday, November 10th. A very important meeting of the Sumter County Farmers* Union will be held in the Court House at 11 o'clock, Friday morning. November 10th. All members are especially urged to be present as this will be, in many respects, the most important meeting our county organization has held. The members are requested to attend promptly In order that the meeting may be called to order at 11 o'clock. The President, who has several communications to lay be? fore the meeting, will have to leave on the 2:05 Southern train to fill other engagements, and for this rea? son requests that members be on hand at 11 o'clock sharp. E. W. DABBS. President, Sumter County Farmers' Union. Pres! ^ent Dabhs on Price of Cotton. Mr. W. W. Bradley, Abbeville, S. C. My dear Sir: Your kind letter re? ceived, and I trust Mr. Alken will be able to Join with us on his return home. I thank you for the offer of the use of the columns of your paper for presenting our eause to your readers. I am in receipt of a letter from your section of the State, some extracts from which and the gist of my reply thereto may be of interest, and will give your readers my idea of the prac? tical working of the Union perhaps better than a set article. My correspondent says: "I write to know what banks are going to help us hold our cotton. I see the big ar? ticles about French-English syndi? cate furnishing money. Bank of say they know nothing of fund to re? lieve cotton holders. I have debts, etc. I will join the Union if you show me a near-by bank that will give me practical aid." My dear sir, red only can I red show you a near-by bank, I can not even show you a far-away bank, that will aid you in a practical way, if you Walt for this aid before Joining the Uni ?n. The thing for you to do Is to join the Union. Sec that you have organised ? Union that will com? mand the roopect of the banks. Gel yur eount) organised. Ask the bunks of your county to tneel ? com* mtttee of your county Union. Pre? sent the facts of the situation In a conservative fray to your bankere, and my word for it. they will tlnd a fund. ev??n if they do not know about the fund.?or they are not worthy the names ?f banks. If they are so "moss-backed ' thai they do m>t know how to find 11 fund hi such a time as ibis, you farmers better withdraw your funds from their hidebound walls and organise your own banks. You will doubtless see In the pi - pers before this reaches you an ^??iint of ti?e meeting In Rumter yes? terday, After hearing from the delo ! gates to Montgomery and discussing Jin a general waj the situation, an-i the time that would elapse before the French*Engllsh money could be avail? able! a banker proposed that the banks of Sumter secure an extra fund of $500,000 to be loaned on warehouse certificates it si\ per cen1 interest, and In the meantime I ? take ? are of ill cotton receipts offered ti ??m. Tic qm tlon was asked, would t: e farmers us - this money? fox bj the way they h ive been selling it did not io..k like Ihej c u ed to hold, upon assurances being given th >t they w uiid avail themselves of this ; ney the hai ' n Immediately went to their directors' meetings to I jot into ? ratl< n ? 'oesary ma chinery to seere the money. As one banker remarked, "This thing must be done quickly for the pressure is now." I Some three years ago when a sim- ' iiar condition prevailed, only cotton was then at 8 1-4 cents, individuals, had not been able to effect loan*,, and bankers did not know what to do, the County Union appointed a committee to wait on the banks, and we held a joint meeting with the re i suit that from that day we had the cordial support of our banks. Our ' Union has tried to present only facts, J to do so in a conservative way, to point out to the banks our needs, and ask them as our fiscal agents to find the funds, for that is in their line of business. And we have never been disappointed in them. Almost wdthout exception our business men are willing to make sacrifices by ex? tending part of their accounts be? cause they know the profits from higher prices will go into the chan? nels of trade, and public sentiment is so strong that the exceptions are ashamed to come Into the open. Now then, my friend, and any oth? er friends who are perplexed, do not say "I will Join the Union If you will do thus or so." It is not for us to do anything for you more than to give you my moral support and point the way; this In itself is worth a great deal, especially when I can, as in thin case, show you what the Union has done and is doing in Sumter county and in other counties where It hab gone to work in a business-like way. But after all Is said and done, it re? mains for you and your neighbors to work out your own salvation. When you have once gripped the idea the progressive men of your county will soon have live local and county Unions In every county In the State that will be factors In the commercial life of their communities, and through the State .Union and its officers will exercise a wholesome influence on the entire State. I thank you, Mr. Bradley, and any other editors, who will publish this letter, for the opportunity to present this particular phase of the work to your readers. And for myself and all the officers of the Union who have the burden of this work upon us, I want to express my sincere apprecia? tion of the invaluable aid the press of the State has given to our cauae. Do not grow weary in well-doing, for, like the poor, we will always be with you. Respectfully, E. W. DA BBS. Mayesvlle, S. C. COLD WEATHER AGAIN ON WAY. Washington, Nov. 5.?Pronounced weather changes throughout the Uni? ted States are predicted by the weath? er bureau in its forecast for the week, issued tonight, which also announces that WTestern Europe is In the grip of a severe storm. "The severest storm of years over Western Europe and the British Isles," says the bulletin, "was central Sunday morning over Northern Scot? land, where the barometric pressure was 28.14 inches. It is causin/j gales and rains over waters adjacent to Western Europe and will undoubted? ly result in a considerable loss of lives In shipping In that region. This storm will move eastward over the Northern Europe the first part of the coming week. "in the United States the coming weok will be one of pronounced weather changes. Disturbances that now cover the I Cocky Mountains and British Columbia will advance slow? ly eastward and be preceded by un? settled weather, local rains and mild temperatures, the first half of the week in the Middle West and tha Southern and Eastern States; rains are also probabip, Monday and Tues? day In the North Pacific States. "Foil Wing this disturbance the pressure will rise rapidly and de? cidedly colder weather will over? spread the Northwestern States Tues? day and Wednesday and advance eastward >ver the Middle "West Wed? nesday and Thursday, and the East? ern States the latter part of the week. It is probable that this cold change will be attended by snows in the Northern states. Why Suffer From Eczema ? A ecrgi-i ''an Tells His Experience. va afltlcted with a very bad osse o? .cm.i for twenty-live years which whs in my feet, legs ami hips. Through all ibis time 1 tried different remedies and Doctor*a prescriptions, obtaining no relief until I used your III NT's CURE. < MIC box (50c) Cured mC entirely, and (bough two years have elapsed I have bad no return of the trouble. Nttturall) I . ? M ? tin' greatest rented) in tin Perkins, lanla, (.a. sntt ? 'I by ? i Shcr Store. Mantifa< tun \ it Richard m. sold bi >i tti- -????-~~? ?"~ ?- ?i Absolutely Pure The only Oaking Powder made fromRcyaiCrapeCreamofTartar j NO ALU", y.O LIME PHOSPHATE IT UK MONDAY MORNING. Home Occupied by J. L. Nunnamak er Damaged by Fire. I - Monday morning about 2 o'clock an alarm of fire was sent in from Wright street, where the residence of Mr. J. L. Nunnamaker was discover? ed to be on fire. The hose wagons responded promptly and the fire was extinguish? ed after the roof and top part of the building had been burned off. The damage was estimated at between two and three hundred dollars. While going to the fire one of the black horses started bleeding at the 0000 and had to be taken out of the wagon as soon as the fire was reach? ed. Old "Billy", although he was Injured at the fire several days ago, was sent for and had to be placed In the wagon in place of the sick horse, j which was given attention at the liable by Dr. J. H. Morse. CIVIL COURT CONVENES. The Court of Common Please con? vened Monday morning with Judge R. E. Copes of Orangeburg presid? ing for the trial of civil cases, a num? ber of which are 6n the roster to be tried during this and next week. All of Monday morning was taken up in argument to amend a case now on the roster, no case having been taken up for trial. Extra Jurors Drawn. The following extra jurors were drawn Monday to take the place of those who were excused or who were not able to attend court. J. J. Barrett, J. H. Gradyi S. R. Smoak, J. J. Kolb. I. M. Loryea, H. C. DesChamps, H. D. Barnett F. T. Mclnvall, R. I. Manning, H. N. Weoster. Cotton brought 9 cents on the local market Monday. The receipts were extremely light. rTKE AT DALZELL, Gin Hou*c Belonging to Ik)uman und Moore Destroyed. A tire originating about 10 o'clock Saturday morning; destroyed the gin house belonging to Bowman and Moore at Dalzell and caused a loss of several hundred dollars. The fire was not discovered until the roof of the building was ablaze. By hard work the adjoining building in which Mr. R. L. Burkett had stor? ed several tons of cotton seed was saved and the loss was confined to the gin house and engine room, which was adjoining the gin house. Five bales of cotton were destroyed in the fire and other cotton was slightly scorched on the outside although It was removed far enough from the fire to keep It from igniting. The Toss sustained by Bowman and Moore, ther owners of the building and the cotton which was turned, will probably exceed the 2 thousand dollar mark, especially as most of the machinery for the ginnery was dam? aged to such an extent that it will be useless in future. The persons to lose by the fire are Messrs W. A. Bow? man of this city and Albert Moore of Dalzell. It Is understood that the building was insured, although the insurance does not cover the loss. Mr. R. L. Burkett. who had his store destroyed by fire last spring, came near losing $2,000 worth of cot? ton seed which was in a cotton seed house near the ginnery. However, all of those on the scene helped to carry water and the fire was prevented from spreading. During the fire a piece of timber to which Mr. S. F. Moo-e was holding* gave way and he was precipitated violently to the ground where his head struck a piece of iron, inflicting a severe but not serious wound. Hot Supper at Owe ego. Hot supper at Oswego ?chool house, Thursday, November 9th at 8:30. Given by ladles for the church. 11-2-2U WANTED?To buy at otce several carloads 4-foot pine, oak and slabs. Apply Commander's Wood Yard, Sumter, S. C. 10-24-tf. Furs! Furs! Another shipment of Furs jus?t received. We are prepared to supply your wants in this line from a throw to a set of furs. GREYS, BROWNS, and BLACKS From $1 to $25 O'Donnell <& Co.