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FAMOS SHOULD BEWARE. Ni:V YORK KYNDICATE PLAN NOT SAFE. Ii 1? Not a Holding Plan K-r tlu? Benefit of tue Cotton Growers Hui ? speculative Schorn? that Will Depress The Price Still More ?ml Erirteh tlw S)tulkato. The proposition of tho 'Syndicate of Hankers" to advance the fanners ? IS.00 per bale on cotton, charging fl.oo for "handling, etc." giving the farmer three-fourth* of the riae in price above tne market on the day the cotton was turned over to them, and putting the cotton into the ordi? nary channels of trade, presents somo interesting possibilities. If the English language means anything, "putting Into the ordinary channels of trade" means, of course, ?ailing It. Say cotton is selling In Sumter on the day the "syndicate" takes it ' t nine cents; the farmer turns It over to the Syndicate at five cents; he gets $25.00. The Syndicate 'put* It Into the ordinary channels of trade" and takes down $4 5.00? $20.00 more than is advanced the farmer, and In addition pockets the dollar for "handling, etc." It en then buy the cotton on the Exchanges potting up this dollar of handling money to cover the first twenty points of marglna The Syndicate Is thsn at no more expense until the farmer gets ready to sell, unless It should have to put up some more of the 120.00 surplus aa marglna In case of a drop. When the farmer says sell, tt disposes of tttt contract, and turns over to ths farmer three-fourths of the profit above nine cents, also the 910.00 margin between the five cents advanced and the market price on the .lay It was "put into the ordinary mannels of trade,"?less, of course Iii? dollar for handling. i In other woYds, the Syndicate pro? poses to advance $50,000.000, which would handle 2,000.000 bales of cot- i ton. It puts these bales on the mar? kst and takes down $f 0,000,000. re- , tmburslng itself for ths money ad- < vaneed to the farmer and having forty million- of the farmer's money j to use until the farmer gets ready to sell. The $2.000.000, of handling money will buy that many bales "on I the boarda" If cotton should go much below nine cents, the syndicate ( night fose ths use of some flf 'ho forty millions of the farmers mon-1 ?y. ?f ma fa.-mer decides to; sell at U*h than etna cents, ? ada alt ^ttte ''as; If It g^es abt.vo nlnt rents ths syndicate gets one-fourth of t?ie profit. I The farmer could rVJlow tie samel seethed on his onn account to con-? sldembly better advantages. If he sells his bale at forty-five dollars he ?aa advance himself twenty-five dollars, put the other $20,00 in a savin** bink in his own town where i H will do himself and the commun? ity goo<t, und by next August It will have earned the dollar to pay him? self (he handling money, unless cot-' I shesjM go down and he has to put It up 11 protect his margin. If gotten should go up he would got all ; the profit at an expense of fifteen j cents per bale aa commissions to t ie 1 cotton exchange broker. Hut what would be the effect on ! t^e market of "putting Into the ordi i ary chaanH* of trade" 2.000 000 bale*) of cotton b?donglng to those who are now holding, in addition to the distress c m. | hat too if the ajsjpgteets should de-ldo to use the forty millions of the farmer's money to I ' o. m irk, i in addition to ?he tremendous blow thet the 2.000.000 ba!*?? would give It, with the end hT vtsOJ of buying easts' PloPS contrt'-ts f or ?h<?mso|ve* at c onsid? erably below nine cnt.i? If#?r ? in SumtT. the banks nr* sd\.?: 'e* s?vn cents a nrd on Cotton and ^c co?t ?n held off of the market In ?Mr sheigeaf, safe? ty Injured wh*>re It cannot ic*t Into thr gpdlnarv chnn? ?s of trade. Tb firmer mn go ancl look it his swttor If he w'sh s :<?. and there :?? no tr i 1 i? I? b,.?nu th <r? when b#- * isjtj it. Th MtllWSJ ? f t vo rnlUh n oales on ?he mnrkot at thl* time, taken from those a ho Int md to hold for blvrher prP would absolutely break the bar* of ?1 h dding m ?v*Mio'it find would pro! 'My tUmtSSM all enr.ro'. * of r tttag ahoee nine eesjfj for this crop l'u f>? ?f r this cotton his been put Into tb.> ordtnarv channels of trad**, what serurPy has the f ?rrn? r for Ib.- ???)- r twen'v il'.|l:irs that his rotfon brought on the day that Pjg ? rned 'I ? ' ? r to the syndicate ThS syndic it' o "bt decide leave the bulls ^nd t.eiirs to fight It out and ? ? rm*. t- ? ? gSJ over to the Congo to to flsbt lions?with forty million* to pnv . i ? nsr*? w'th. Tho opportunity that has ber n outlined above seems to attractive, he . er th \\ this last ron'lnr. ?" v 1 gel proh iM \ The con* lusl'tn of th? whole mat ? r who i m *hould hold, end seer] f rmcr should o->e less Per v Itor Dally Item: tlllier and plant less cotton next year. It Is the opinion of this correspon? dent, that the less the farmers have to do with speculation on the cotton exchange, either indirectly through this syndicate of New York banks, or directly on their own account, the sooner will they becom? ndependent Of the Imaginary causes for reduc? tion In prlco that the "Bear" on Wall street hatches up for his own pro? fit. It is a lamentable feel that the gfi-atest influence at present against the price in cotton are the selling orders sent to New York from the South and every cottm exchange bul? letin shows this to be the caso. HUGH C. HA YNS WORTH. FLAMES SWEEP LUMBER PLANT I lamp to ii and Branch vi He Company's Property at Hampton Destroyed? liOsH Estimated at $20,000. Hampton, Nov. 22.?At 9 o'clock this morning fire was discovered in the dry kiln of the Hampton & Branchvllle Railroad and Lumber Company here, a;id within one hour the entire plant except the saw mill ' had been consumed. The loss is estl i mated at between $20,000 and $25, ! 000, with no insurance. The origin of the tire is unknown. The tele? graph wires were burned and com? munication from Charleston on the ; Charleston & Weetern Carolina rall I way wan delayed for four hours. Sl'MTER LOOKS LIKE A WINNER, Gamecock City's Spirit Impresses Secretary McKcand. Commercial Secretary A. W. Mc Keand returned to Charleston yester? day afternoon from Sumter, where he was the guest of honor a. the semi-annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday evening. Mr. McKeand made a short hr con? cise address to the Sumter bubmess men, which was well received. ? 'The city of Sumter," said Secre? tary McKeand yesterday after his return, "is up and doing things. Its business men and commercial organ izatl ns have determined to make a hustling and growing industrial cen? tre of their city, and if they con? tinue their efforts along the lines they are now following they are bound to succeed in a mighty short space of Urne." One gfsjutn l ft ad sixty-sever busi? ness m? n of the dltle -:t; .-n^fl out to the amoker lei I Ml Tuesdaj evening, saiu beerOlarj ,uLivt?i.u. It was brought out that the entire membership of the Chamber of Com? merce was now 267, and that the or? ganization had a cash balance of over $1,900 on hand with which to ' >rt its year's work. Among the new industries brought to Sumter through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce during the past few months are a buggy factory and a *ns plant. Several other enterprises aro In view. The good roads commit? tee of the organization was instru? mental in the construction on eleven miles of new roadway. U has been determined to engage the r.ervioes of ? competent civil eugtnesf for this ? of work. Hon. R, I. Manning, 1 Irman of the Qomotittea on r;ii| roads, reported on the negotiations 1 >twten his committee and the Boa* board Air Line and two Independent i6s\ vhicb ar< now building into Sumter. The committee on advertising rec? ommended that ths advertising fund for til COmiul vear be expended ?tang tine,, different lines, for idvortlatng at horn ?: advertising the retail attractions of the city; and ad* >erllslig Bumtsr In other portions >: S ate and country, ope of the most interest im- reports' M made by the committee on legls Isttoa whlefc strongly reoomraendid DOganilSglon form of government for Bunter, The report was adopt* ! ,ind the Sumter Chamber of GOBV m ?res placet ItSOlf on record as bo Ing a'.mo?;t un anlmously In f-v? of the ? nmmlasfc n form of government, Beporls were also' made l>y ths farm Improvement quarters, progrntum * committees and others. Addresses i were made ??>? Beers tary MeKeand, President Baker? President Dahl s, of the state Farntsrs' Union and Beere* tary A. V. Snell, who only recently ! nrsuno d chafgi Of $?< managerial ; d?'sk <?r ths Chamber of Commerce, I having been brought to Bumtsr from I Oklahoma City.- N' us and Courier, I November 2:t. \ I Ullsrr'i Vc?x< ai.ee. Would have fallen <?n any on ? who itta kod ths soa of Peter Bondy( 1 f South Recks.l. Mleh., but he was power leal bofors attacks Of Kidney trouble, "Doototi could not help Mm." he wrote. H9Q at piHt we gave him Blectrlc Bitters and he improved wonder fully from taking six bottles. ftp U.. ?.?-?t Kidney medicine 1 ever mw.M Baekaehe, iir#vi feeling, nerv nSSS b?e* of Sppetlle, warn o kidney trouble that mfiy end In dropsy, die bet oi or Bricht*??, dlseass ? Beware; Tai.? BJeetrtc Bitters and Ins safe, Beery hottli Run |b rt'i i XfUf Wore. SEMiNiLE GRAFTERS APPEAL GARLINGTON OBTAINS A STAY OF SENTENCE. Judge .iont*s Grants Order staying ?Vmimtsjr Until November 25th When Arguments Will Be Heard by Supremo Court. Lancaster, Nov. 23.?Christie Benet of Columbia, representing the de? fendants John Y. Garlington and J. Stobo Young, former officers of the Seminole Securities company, both of whom were convicted about a year ago in the Richland county court on the charge ol* breach of trust, appeared before the chief jus? tice, Ira B. Jones, today at cham? bers and obtained from him a stay of remittitur until the third day of the ensuing term of the supreme court, which convenes Tuesday, No? vember 28. The boy's appotite is oflon the sourco of amazement. If you would j have such an appetite take Cham? I berlaln'l Tablets. They not only I create a healthy api>etlte, but I strengthen the stomach and enable it i to do its work naturally. For sale by ! all dealers. FELL INTO JOHN D.'S CLUTCHES. Washington, Nov. 22.? Alfred Mer ritt, of Duluth, Minn., the first presi? dent of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railroad, who styled him? self a "lumber jack" unacquainted with the methods of the Money Trust, I told the House Steel Trust investi? gating committee yesterday that through loans of less than $1,000,000 from John D. Rockefeller he had lost his holdings in the Missabe Iron Mines and the railroad properties, now owned by the United States Steel Corporation, and estimated to be worth today as high as $700.000. 000. Merritt declared that he was induced through F. D. Gates, Mr. Rockefeller's secretary in charge of charitable work, to put up all his holdings so collateral for loans from Mr. Rockefeller In 1892 and 1893. One loan was for $4 20.000. Others were for various sums. Gates, he said, wns a Baptist preacher In whom he had confidence, and who assured him that by placing a call loan he would not be pressed and that he would bo taken care of. The witness related how, two months after he had put up his col? lateral with Mr. Rockefeller during tho nnnlc of 1*93 Rockefeller called the loan, - Ina; him t.\ nty-fourl hours to rate* 1420,000 .md that, be- j ing unable tc raise tht money, he] ami iii< brother lost their property.] no auMuueu mat >ir. Rockefeller offered him an opportunity to buy his property back within a year, but declared that the oil king told financiers to "keep hands off" and that he was unable to raise money anywhere. Don't waste your money buying strengthening plasters. Chamberlain s Liniment is cheaper and better. Dampen a piece of flannel with it and bind it ?ot Iii? affected parts and It wiil relieve the pain and soreness. For nalo by all dealers. A long, long, long time ago a com? fnlttoe was appointed by the business men of Sumter to Investigate sites for a ? OUntry club. It st ems that the c mmlttee have had time eno igh to obtain Inform.ition and make a im? port. ' t Is a pleasure to tell you thai Chamberlatn'i <'ough Remedy 1? the beel cough medicine I have ever ' write* its. Hugh Campbell, of Lr.vonta, Oi "T have used i witn ill my children and the result; have ->*-u htghl] tlefnotory*" Foi sale ? \ ..ii dealei i Jon ad l Friday ev mlng after being don f< r three days foi ?' ' hearing of equity cases. t Im t ince was done dur ? ?* th< salon of court. 'j k Parker, 2021 No, iOtti St.. Ft Smith, -,rk., says that he h.oi taken mam Kinds of kidney medlolne, but did not get hotter until he took Fo? ley Kidney Pille No matter how lonr yon have had kidney trouble, you wl I Und quton and permanent I " lit by tho nee of Poley Kidney Pills start taking them now, 8lbert's Drug Store, roughing at Night M uis loss of sleep which is bad I"- anyone Foley*i Honey and Tar Compound stops the cough al once, relieves the tiekiimr und drynsss In the thront and heeli ths Inflamed membranes. Prevents a cold da rel >p|n< into bronchitis or pneu im IC Keep always In th* hOUSS. Refuss substitutes. Blbert'i Drug Store. Thursday afternoon Mr, Nelll O'Donnell's automobile ran Into b tree on Oakland avenue and was bad? ly damaged, ?There oeuld be no better medicine than ' bamherlnln's Cot rb Remedy My children were nil sick with whoop? ing rough <>na of them a/as in bed, had ? high fever and was coughing up blood. Our doctor gave them Chain berliln'n Cough Bem.-dv end th" tlrvt 1 He !>? ssd them, nd thres bottles cured them." says Mrs r. a. Donald For sale bT COTTON CROP FIJTTKKN MILLION. Memphis Paper Estimates Tliis State's Product for ion at 1,58g,. ooo Bales?The flgurco. Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 23.?The Commercial-Appeal tomorrow will publish its annual forecast of ths cotton production for 1911, estimating the tield growth at 16,046,000 bales, This is exclusive of Unters secured at cotton oil mills and what are term? ed an "repacks." The estimate by States follows: North Carolina, 96,000; South Car? olina, 1,583,000; Georgia, 2,071,000; Florida, 83,000; Alabama, 1,561.000; Tennessee, 4 03,000; Mississippi, 1, 160,000; Missouri, 76,000; Arkansas, 940,000; Oklahoma, 1,000,000; Texas, 4,188,000; Louisiana. 386,000; All others, 30,000; I nited States, 15, 045,000. WILL BOMBARD NANKING. Wu Ting Fang Issues Warnings to ?foreigners in District. Shanghai. NOV. 23. . (9 A. M.) ? Wu Ting Fang, director of foreign affairs, has notified the consuls that the bombardment of Nanking will begin shortly. He warns them to withdraw their respective countrymen from that district. Preparation for Attack. Nanking. Nov. 23.?The revolution? ary forces are making rapid prepara? tion* for the bombardment of Nan? king. These will be completed with the arrival of ten warships on the way to this place and an attack will be made on the city simultaneously by land and sea. A small body of Gen. Chang's Im? perial scouts last night tore up a sec? tion of the railway four miles to the south of Nanking. Prior to this the railway had been considered in neutral territory, and had rot been interfered with. Within the city walls 11.000 men held a strongly fortified position. They are said to be well supplied with arms and ammunition, but they are poorly provisioned. The former Chinese minister to Japan, Tsao, who is a warm person? al friend of Chang's has been endeav? oring to Induce him to surrender, but Chang is obdurate. Tsao has not yet given up hope of winning over the Manchu general. The latter has at least stopped killing those who have cut off their queues, ' ? * ^ 4 ^fM*^C <ib"h?It^<? th'"> Chinees and athsra within the city that they ere eafe. Ho aiso has guar?j anteed protect on ? Red ?'. r. .???. Is your husband cross? An irri? table, fault finding disposition is often due to a disordered stomach. A man with good digestion is nearly always good natured. A great many have been permanently cured of stomach trouble by taking Chamberlain's Tab? lets. For sale by all dealers. Sale of Unclaimed Express Matter? On Saturday, December 16th, 1911, the Southern Express Co., will sell at Publis Auction to the highest bid? der for cash all unclaim -d Express matter that has been on bund six months or longer, H. H. LUCAS, Agent 11-1 4-ltaw-4t Backache, Headache, Seevoueaeae. md rheumatism, both In nu-n snd women, mean kidney trouble* l>o not allow it to progress beyond tiu> reach of medicine but stop it prompt? ly wen Poley Kidney Pilla They regulate the action of the urinary or? gans. Tonic in action, quick in re Its. Slbert'i Drug store. Capt. Drake r Darlington did a fine business selling and advertising patent medclnes Thursday and Mr. Qaffney, the horse auctioneer, sold a number of horses during the day. N-!v??? . |i -h Trouble. If all people knew tbn; neglect of constipation won!.; result in severe Indigestion, yellow ktundlos or viru? lent liver trouble they would soon take Dr. King'? New Life Fills, and end It. ?s the oniv m fe way, Real for bil? iousness, he. . *. die, dyspepsia, chills i nd debility. 2Sc at Blbert'i Drug Store. Jupiter PIuvlus delayed bis visit for twenty-four h >urs s he had been re meet d to d i towe\ er, bis visit Friday was i acceptable as it might have ' fing *ast sum? mer For ? ugh ? ? 1 nose and tick line |n ths throat, hoarseness and all Q< ughf and colds, take Polsy'l Honey and Tor Compound. Contains ??> opiete? .Albert's Drug Store. There were a number of out-of town visitors at the play Thursday night. Balked at Cold Steel. "1 wouldn't let i doetor cut my fool off,*' said H. d. Ely, Bantam, Ohio, "although s horrible ulcei had i.n ths plague of my bf<x for four I years Instead I used Bucklen'a ar? nica Salve, and my foot w s eooi I completely cured." Heals burns ! bolls, sor m, bruises eosems pimples, I corns. Surest plls cure 25c at Slbsrt'l Drug Sioro. BARGAIN D.W NOTES. What Some of the Merchants Say on ike Subject of Bargain Duy. Said one clothing man in talking over the sales which he had made on Bargain Day, "The sales in my store Were the heaviest cash sales made in live or ten years and probably th< heaviest which have ever been made." He was. it is needless to say, pleased with Bargain day. ? * * Another clothing man stated that his sales were entirely satisfactory and he thought that Bargain Day 0light to be instituted as a regular thing from now henceforward. ? * * Still another Clothing man said that he had got as much as he had expected and some more, so he ought to have been satisfh d. ? 9 * The drygoods men grumbled be? cause the day did not. last longer than other days and because they did not have clerks enough to wait on the customers. One drygoods ma. stated that every person who kicked on the results of Bargain Day as not suc? cessful should have his name con? signed to the top of the Annanias Club. He further stated that his store had done all that hey could with tho force of clerks which they had on hand, but if they had had more clerks they could have done more business. He thought that Bar? gain Day should be a standing in? stitution. ? es Still another stated that he had hurt the feelings of some of his good customers because of the fact that his clerks were not able to wait on them and they had gone out of his store unserved, because the clerks were too busy to wait on them, s s s Another stated that they had had as good a trade as they had ever had, and the only trouble was that the trade did not last longer. And so it went on down the line among the drygoods and clothing men. They were well pleased with the success of Bargain Day and hoped that it would be made a permanent institution. The trade was good everywhere among them and in many there were more customers than the clerks could wait on. ess The grocervmen on the other hand ?? ?i!u not make uch bargains >nd, therefore, they did noi :.??! much business :is the Irygoods M?ns and' clothing Btor s but at lb same tims ins) ...it. a ^v.^?^ ..... . ?lus . fied with the results of the advertis? ing campaign which had made Bar? gain Day a success. * * * The furniture stores, the hard? ware stores and the other stores of all kinds also reported a good trade and representatives from each of these kinds of stores stated that they thought Bargain Day was a suc? cess. ? * * Twice a year was set by many as the number of times each year when Bargain Days should be had. see Mr. J. H. Levy, president of the Re? tail Merchanta* Association, stated on Friday that he considered Bargain Day a big success. He said that the money which was spent all came from the surrounding country and was k'-pt here. He thought that the city council should pass an ordinance re? quiring a license of |l,0o6 on all circus parades which, as they did rot help trad.- or the city at all, but on the Other band did do much harm by taking thousands of dollars off With them when they wont,?money which otherwise would be spent in the town and which would stay in th< county. He thought that two Stated periods should be appointed as Bargain Days and that real bargains should be sold on those days. # * * Much praise v as bestowed upon Secretary Snell by many of the mer? chanta and Others who were talking of Bargain Fay on the Streets today for his efforts which bad rendered Bargain Da> the success that it was. * * ? \ letter, typical of ths opinion of] the majority of the merchants in the city aa to the results of Bargain Day, has been received by Secretary Sii? il of ths Chamber of Commerce which la given /out for publication. The letter follows: Mr. A. V. Stvl!, Be rotary, Dear Sr: \\v deem it not out of order to state t.? you that we are satsfled with th ? r? sups of yesterday ? Bargain Day. Our business o\ ceeded our ? cpectattons and to us Bargain Day was a success. W ? are glad that thr ough your ef? forts- the day was ma le possible and successful, and trust action will be ? i i establish s perman? 1 Bai In Day To this end all should ?.I . te. Yours truly, ?TiJW H ? RDWARE CO. V'c.tntet A Hail Carrier'b Load. Seems heavier when he has a wuk back and kidney trouble. Fred Dueh ieu, mall carrier at Atchlaon, Kas., ftuya: "I have been bothered with lodney and bladder trouble and had a severe pain across my back. When? ever I carried a heavy load of mail, my kidney trouble increased. Some Due a^o, 1 started taking Foley Kid r. y Pills and eince taking them I have gotten entirely rid of all my kidney trouble and am aa sound now txs ever." Slbert's Drug Store ? ?nc of the attractions of Bargain Day was the Rowland buggy which was placed on a wagon and taken up and down the streets. Th. buggy is on? of the first products of the Company nod attracted considerable 1 attention. This buggy is now on ex biblttop at Boyle's stab lee. A Household Medicine That stops coug8 quickly end cures .?olds is Foley's Honey und Tar Com? pound. Mrs. Anna Pessar, 2526 Jef ? "Mon St., So. Omaha, Neb., says: "1 can recommend Fogy's Honey and Tar Compound as a sure cure for COUgtlS and colds. It cured my daugh? ter of a bad oold and my* neighbor, Mrs. Benson, cured herself and her whole family with Foley's Honey and I Tar Compound. Everyone in ouri neighborhood speaks highly of it.'1 Sihert's Drug Store. THE TRUE TEST. Tiled in Sumter, it Has Stood the" Test. The hardest test is the test of time, and Doan's Kidney Pills have stood It well In Sumter. Kidney sufferers ^an hardly ask for stronger proof than the following: C. H. James, 304 Council stree . Sumter, S. C, says: "I had kidney trouble and the kidney secretions caused me annoyance by passing too frequently. Backache and eharp paint across my loins kept me in misery, and I could not rest well. In the morning when I arose, my back was so lame and sore that I could hardly straighten and If I got up quickly after sitting, sharp twinges darted through me. A friend told me about Doan's Kidney Pills and deciding to give them a trial, I got a box at China's Drug Store. Their use as directed entirely removed my trouble and since then my kidneys have been normal. I consider Doan's Kidney Fills a most excellent medicine for the back and kidneys." (Statement giv- 9J en March 17, 1908.) A Lasting Effect, When Mr. James was interviewed on Januory 9, 1911, he said: "I wil? lingly confirm my former endorse? ment of Doan's Kidney Pills, for they made a permanent cure in my case. You are welcome to continue the publication of my statement." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United Stat a Remember the name?-Loan a?and la s bo other. No. 5 *;<:*A ~> -0 YPARS' i -.k?s?: t \'A ft 1 C< svr.tr.HT?e>e, ? ik:? ?' ? ? w <??- f^/ll L ,1 i iu*srt?tly< ' *niw ?? .t fat*. 1 ?' ? * s? ? ; ? .>??':[? .*r:t?.-.?,? ..?? . i:.r.> ? . ?. .<- twtm t ? . flfl ~?flO. "? ; ?????*.%.? .. v hi JyV! S i I a I <' ?v 11 ?> Wee# its r ?, . ? :* a ?* t'?.??.* m .. k - ? ? ? ? - ?. EP* ; \ i . / :?? i , _MtfUHU < & Q# MOitid Fol What They Will Do for You They will cure your backache, strengthen your kidneys, cor? rect urinary irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate the exce ss uric acid that causes rheumatism. Pre? vent Bri?ht's Disease and bates, and restore health strength. Refuse substit SI BERT'S DRUG STORE I ml /V-v* I Bet * P W ' ? \