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CHRISTMAS <J The Christmas Season draws nearer and nearer every day, and the time in which to choose Christmas gifts grows shorter. (f It's always wise to make selections early when you can do so leisurely and satisfactorily, and while the picking is at its best. <| We are in splendid trim for Holiday trade, showing just the things that Men and Boys are always delighted to receive as Christmas Gifts. A FEW ITEMS Smoking Jackets, $5 to $12. Bath Robes, with slippers to match $6 to $8. Mufflers, 50c to $3. Suit Cases, $3 to $15. Trunks, $4 to $18. Fancy Vests, $1.50 to $5. Pajamas, $1.00 to $2.50 Gloves, 25c to $5. Silk Handkerchiefs, 25c to $1. Linen Handkerchiefs, 15c to 50c Silk Umbrellas, $3.50 to $7. Neckwear, 25c to $1.50. Sweaters, 50c to $5. CLOTHING HEAVILY REDUCED! Its better for us to STAND A LOSS than to coats. Raincoats and Trousers will be sold at Our whole stock of Fine Garments is yours to pay us the balance. BEAR IN MIND! W( jck over until next season. All Men's, Boys and Childrens Suits, Over ?NE-THIRD OFF. rom. The goods are marked in plain figures take one-third off the price and ) our Clothes at our ONE-THIRD OFF PRICES. Nothing Charged at Clearance Prices. Strictly Cash ! tt? The 1> .1.4 I mller < lot hing Co. Pubh^ncd Wednesday and Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING CU?ifPANY SL'MTER. S. C. Terms: fl.'O per annum?in advance. Ad v or 11>? m 11 e n ts: One Square first insertion.$1.00 Svery subsequent insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. Ali communications which sub ?ervp private interests will be charged for .?? advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of resptct win ! ; charged for. fhe ?Vinter Wat^htntn w<?. < ! ?und ?'? ; ?>?'??> and th- True itbnon i.". jv.c The Watchman And southron n->-v \\ - tn* combined c;r til tion and InAuel** :i t?oi!i 0( the ?. I pipers and ? T.aiilfestlv th* best Ivcrtiatng m**. ji<i in Sumter TI KK1V OB HV/7. \IU>. The fifty million dollar offer of th? New York bankers to finance South ern cotton, appears in every light thai we have viewed the explanation a made by the promoter* of th* plan, i parallel case of the old story of tin White man and Indian who want hunting and agreed to meet and di? vide fame. When they net the In- i dlan had a turkey and the white man a buzzard and th?* white man pro? posed that he w<?uld take the tur1- > and the Indian th.> buzzard, or tin Indian the buzzard and he the turk< ' . They call it ? "COttog holding" plan, but th?? cotton In to be turned over by the farmer to the gyndl< who will ' hold" It?a. least (1 is out of the reach or control of th?? far mer. It appears to b the intention of the syndicate to put the cotton in the channels of trad.- just as if it was gold, and the effect a III !??? just the opp "??>? to the farmer storing and holding it at home or in a ware? house. For taking possession of tho far-I mer's cotton and .sampling, grading, etc. they want $1 per bale, and they pay him $25 for the cotton. The syndicate has the U3e of the cotton and the farmer the use of the $25. each vithout interest until the final settling day, to be named by the farmer, up to January, 191?. The .syndicate wants one-fourth of the profit on the sale of the cotton. Whether that means the difference between the $25 and the proceeds at sale or not is not made plain. Two ether options are proposed: one the farmer 1.? to pay another dollar and the syndcate not share in the profits; or, the farmer pay fixed monthly charges for storage of fifty cents per mr'nth for the first two months, and twenty-five cents per month after that until the settlement date. When ths' farmer can store and insure his cotton it home for twenty-five cents per month at beginning and tift^t*:i cents afterwards, this appsars unreas? onable, -sp.-cially when the syndicate does not say the cotton will be stored ::nr! held off of the market. The whoK thing look* too much Ik.- a turkey and buzzard proposition to aspect any sensible farmer to g*? Into the arrangement. if Presidenl Watson of the Cotton Congress cannol *r<a ? b.-tter arrange? ment than that -to submit to his con stltuenta he had better try In som< p) c? i financiers Interested who are really friends of the cotton grow? ers i nd who will l ml money on Southern warehouse receipts for cotto i a t-.ail) ttored and held off of the markst na thai Is ths only way the law of supply and demand can he mads t<. work for the farmers' I. Ths young ladles or the cl \ ir Kettle^, up a b-ap \vai dan< 6 f" Tusads v svenlng, Decemi*ei 11 which Is expectsd to I.ne -f th most Interesting holiday t. itlvl ths year. Th? ?1 i n< ?? SJ ill !??? glvei the Armory Hall and ill the youni ladlss of the county and i Ity are In vited to attend. Admission for all La dies will be one dollar. fit. WOODMEN I K HKS. I\ J. Bass Btoo Command? er of Oakland -77?Boost Club Meets?1 Mayesville, Dec. 12.?At the regular meeting of Oakland Camp, No. 277, W. O. W. held last night, the follow? ing officers were elected to serve for the coming year: Consul Command? er, F. J. Bass; Advisor Lieutenant. H. L. Thomas; Banker. T. B. Fort; Clerk, J. C. Jones; Escort, G. A. Simpson; Sentry, J. A. Baker; Watch? man. J. W. Boyce; Managers, E. L. Wingate. W. T. Cooper, If. D. Boy?e, Oakland Camp is in a most satisfac? tory condition at present and all of IU member^ are working together en? thusiastically for a still larger and stronger camp. With the above list of able bfflclaJs for the coming year the camp should prosper and bscoms very popular In every respect. The Tuesday Afternoon Book Club met this afttrnoon with Iss Minnie Chandler. The session Wits a most pleasant one In evsry a ay. Miss Chandler makes a most charming hostess ami the large attendance >>' memb< ra of the club certainly passed a very Tib I lining and en.joyabb af ternovn. T*js contest consisted In colorl v pictures, each meml>er ad? ding a different color to a picture, This a/as a very amusing and In! cr? esting contest. Miss Brockington of Monnlng was fortunate i" drawing the prise. Delightful refreahm nti jell) and cream with frull cake and hoi chocolate were strved In a very pleaslna manner at a table decor? ated In Christmas dress. The nexl meeting of the club will be held 'Abb M Iss N'etta (?oi betl on Tu< sd i) aftei noon. I ?? eml <-i -*'>. The fallow|ng attract Ive s oung 11 dies ars spending the s/ees with Mb Pan nie Chandler al hei handsome home on Ralem Rtreel Misses Pur I) ol f*u inter, Otgnlllial of Benin i ton ..f Manning. Iflaa SSoulean Anderson of Florence \ islted Msg Hattle II laal night, attending Ihe "at home''of Miss Fan nie Chandler. Misses Zoulean Anderscon and Hat tie If ayes left tonight for Florence. Miss Beck Reid, of St. Charles, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. G. Thom? as. A MAY CABLE LETTER SKR. vier. _ i System Installed by Which Messages Can l>c Bent from Here to Europe. Thf Western Union Telegraph; Company has recently installed a new table letter service in its otlk'e in this and other Cities throughout the Country by Which telegraphic mes? sages cum !>e sent directly from here to any place in Europe. The prices i charged by the Western union Com? pany f?T sending these messages is reasonable and is very convenient for those who need t<> use sueh service. The system is divided int.? mail ?nd cable transmission and telegraph? ic and cable transmission. By the first lystem the letters can be avail? ed from here to .Ww York, from where they are sent to London or Liver].I by cable and transmitted >?u by mail. The telegraphic and cable transmission convoys the mes? sage f 'om here to New York at the regular telegraphic rate whence the l< tter Is transmitted to London or i. rp< i i by cable and from there on to other European cities by telegraph. The cost by mall and cable transmls Ion will be $1.50 for a twenty-word letter and by telegraph and cable j I '?" divided as follows: Bumter to Nev York, 50 cents, Sew fork to Llveri.I, eahle charges, $1.50; Liver i.I or I.' ndon to Home, $1 20, mak? ing the total IS.30. ah of these cable lett< pi re ? ? hing i rlnlght will be dell< ver n o ning -t I h ? second d rj rter; for example, If filed twelve Monday nlghl the will be delivered H dnewda: Ing. i the there* UNDER ARREST FOR TRAIN ROB BERT; Three Held I? Charleston and Tim**? in Atlanta Suspected of Com pHcUr. Charleston, Dec. IG.?George Ueau reguard. William Spencer and C. K. Irby, all white, arrested at Ashley Junction, just outside of Charleston, this evening, are being held in the county jail here on the suspicion thai ihey may be the men who, held up the Coast Line flyer near Hardeville on Tuesday morning. Beauregard, who is short and stout, and Spencer, who is tall and thin, appear to an? swer to the meagre description of the train robbers. Postoftice Inspectors have bean notified and will look the men over. Arrested In Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga.. Dec. 18,?Three men, j suspected of having I.n implicated In the hold-up of an Atlantic Coast! Line train, near Hardeevllle, yester-j day, were arrested as they got oft a { Central ol Georgia train here this morning. They had come from the direction of Savannah. The men gave the names C. D. i Gibson, Edward Gibson, the former's; brother, and J, U Putman. The flrst two answered the description <?f the robbers who held up the train. They are being held at police headquarter! awaiting further advices. They deny they are the men want? ed tnd declare they were in states-! boro, Ga., are farmers from Bullock I county, Ga., and were on their way) t.i i >u iton, Ga., t<? t Ml Putman's J father. TT?. ? hi. sts Acre made on Inform a* lion of the 'rain conductor, whose J - Ions w er.- aroused, to The Police Court. Th< i ? b only one ease in the po? ll . court Thursday, Krank Gibson, alias Prank ?;illis. was up for vagrancy and for non pnj menl ot street taxes. He was tin. .1 {1 '< or '!<> days on one charge Marriage Licence Record, Dan Cupid seems to be at work among the negrtes these days for there are several of them to visit the eleTk of court's office almost eVery day. Tho following have l>een grant? ed licenses: Ifoses McDonald, Oswego, and Ad die Leila Jenkins of Providence; Na? than James and Grac? Cabbage-stalk, Oswego; Harrison Bwlnton and Jennie Wright. Dalsell; Charles McGainey and Mary Tisdale, Sumter; and Clinton Motel and Lordna Hayns? worth, Tourney. Haraoa-riii'athcH Oyster Supper. All tike regular and Irregular mem? bers of tli?' Baraca and Philathea flasios of the First Baptist church, and Invited friends, are cordially in? vited to meet at the church at N o'clock Thursday evening, December 2lst. to enoy a big oyster supper. Preparations are being made for a large number, because we are ex? pecting you t<> come. WANTED rO RENT?By the month. plough season or year, or w ould buy it' cheap, a few mules or horses. Wire, phone or write .1. H. Aycock and Sons. Wedgefleld, s. C. WANTED?To aid In the cause Of more and better steck, i am of? fering some choice young sous bred to full Berkshire sire, at very little mere than pork prices. Some writer In his article which settled the price question said' "Plant some hogs." 1 am offering seed Pius. B, W. Dabbs, Mayesvtlle, S. i\ I o|t SALE?I>lxl( Will resistant cot? ton need, m ob this year on land that blighted I ?I year l,MIO pounds ?I . I cotton to th< aero, Address I ? R, Cokdough, Oswego B, C. 1 2 -1 f. WANTED?-To buy at onc< severed carloadi 1-foot pine, oak and slabs, apply Commander's Sumter, S. C.