The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 20, 1911, Image 4
CIHRIISTIMIAIS
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<I The Christmas Season draws nearer and nearer every day, and the time in which to
choose Christmas gifts grows shorter.
% 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 $5.
Silk Handkerch. fs, 25c to$l.
Linen Handkerchiefs, 15c to 50c
Silk Umbrellas, $3.50 to $7.
Neckwear, 25c to $1.50.
I Sweaters, 50c to $5.
CLOTHING HEAVILY REDUCED!
Its better for us to STA'.sfD A LOSS than to carry stock-overuntil next season. All Men's, Boy's and Childrens Suits, ?ver
coats. Raincoats and Trousers will be sold at
ONE-THIRD OFF.
Our whole stock of Fine Garments is yours'to choose from. The goods are marked in plain figures - take one-third off the price and
pay us the balance. BEAR IN MIND 1 We back up our Clothes at our ONE-THIRD OFF PRICES.
Nothing Charged at Clearance Prices.
Stroth' Cash ! W
The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.
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'sow \ ?? he combined circulation and
?nn-i- . ? f both of the old papers.
an.< i.lfafttly the beat advertiatng
??n ? . .. in Sumter
The fight over the race most in
Charleeton la growing In Interest and
the b-trtalMure will be called ueen to
<b ( 1. b*t we?n the opposing factions
Th** i r.^rscc faction oontend that
the meet will bring a flood of money
to Charleeton, take sono out and will
not do Injury to thel. morala of the
community. The an^l-race track fac?
tion baee their opnoaltlon to "the
me?t on the high moral ground that
the raid rack wilt encourage gam?
bling, den orallie and debauch the
community and attract to the city a
crowd of Idle, vlcloua and u* *eair
abb They contend that the
raring game as now conducted la
? i.| \ iciiMM und on this ac?
count ha* been outlawed and driven
out of practically all the Htntea where?
in It fnrm-rlv flourlahed Th*? ant I -
rare track h fb>n has a ?tron* gnM
? n<l It I* difficult to psreelve how the
)eglal.itur<? enn r??fuss to enact a law
ng gambling on Iba V I
? s a
Ossnml"*'?ner K. J. Wataon haa la?
te m I lengtni atatcinmle in
reference to the fifty million dollar cot
ton holding; plan, but we note that ho
ba* yet to either unequivocally en?
dorse the scheme, or, In plain terms,
condemn It. If he is satisfied the
plan Is sound and advantageous to
t ii. South, he should say so and give
his reasons for this conclusion. On the
other hav.d, M he has doubts, he
should point out the objections to
the scheme and put the farmers on
notice. His relteratfd statement that
he Is merely communicating the plan
to the public and leaving It for the
farmers to exercise their own Judg?
ment as to accepting or rejecting the
proposition of the New York capital?
ists means less than nothl.ig, and
merely affords him an opportunity
to disclaim any responsibility for the
results In the event that the scheme
turns out to be a frame-up and the
farmers, who accept the proposition,
suffer heavy loss. Mr. Watson's ac?
tivity in the matter is a quasi endorse
m*?nt of the scheme and is so regard?
ed by a majority of those who have
followed the progress of the negotia?
tions with the New York capitalists.
The relation that Mr. Watson bears
to the farmers of South Carolina di?
rectly, and to those of the entire
Sotifh ,indirectly, renders It his duty
to. have a decided opinion as to the
soundness of the plan and to make
known that opinion. As Commission?
er of Agriculture his duty is to act
In an advisory capacity and h<* can?
not well shift the whole responsibil?
ity of deciding for or against the
scheme to the shoulders of the far?
mers who have the cotton of whlctythe
syndicate seeks to gain control. Mr
Watson should show his hand; ;n?d if
tre P#|] ft Coinpan/ nyndh ate pfovt
?o ha bonofactori of ihm South be will
\> ? entitle.l to claim the lion's shai t
of the ( redlt for the successful con?
summation of the cotton holding
moi tfttMt ??n? If it r.suits other?
wise, the formen suffering honvy logs
and the cotton market still greater
demoralisation, ho should not object
to bourtni the blame. Mr. Wutann
hiis had better opportunity for unliv?
ing a thorough invttttgotlon of *h%
other person, and If he Is not pre?
pared to go on record In advocacy
of the general and Immediate ac?
ceptance of the plan by the farmers
of the South, how can he expect the
farmers to exercl3e a safe -and wise
discretion In passing upon It with the
meagre information now in their pos?
session? If he is unwilling to risk his
reputation as a safe leader of farm
era by advising them how to act re?
specting an untried plan that he
brings to their attention, then It
would seem that the safe course for the
farmers would be to hold fast to all
the cotton they can finance with the
help of local banks and avoid en?
tangling and hazardous alliances with
the New York syndicate. If they are
forced by circumstances to sell any
cotton, it Will be safer to sell it out?
right at the market price rather than
turn It over to the syndicate for v$3f>
a bale. T?y selling some cotton at the
market price?say $35 or $,40 a bale
?they may he able to hold the bal?
ance for an advancing market?and
what they hold will not be "placed in
the regular channels of titode" to
supply the demand of spinners and
further depress the market.
The Pell & Co plan looks to us?a
man on the outside?like a skin
game with millions as the stake. If
Mr. Watson knows it Is noj, a skin
game, but sound and safe, ?J^e should
tell the doubters why and*" wherein
their suspicions are unfounded.
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Mayor-elect Qrace, of Charleston,
hiis outlined a policy for his admin?
istration that sounds mighty good,
with one exception. He Is outspok?
en In all subject* except the blind
j tiger Iniquity, bill as to this his talk
mealy mouthed, He cusses out the
dispensary food and strong and
I blames the system :ind the constabu?
lary f?>r ail the crimes that the t>i*??
tigert commit agalnal law, morals an
I decency, it la plain thai under Maj
i or Qrace the blind tigers will have
free hand, ns they hai i had h >reto
fore.
set
The (rusta and other apeclal Inter
the Democrats, and knowing that the
re-election of Mk\ Taft is impossible,
are covertly using every po3sLMe
agenqy to create sentiment in favor of
the nomination of Col. Roosevelt by
the Republicans. They hope Roose?
velt may b,e aftle to save the party of
truststand thereby save them. The
t i usts have everything to hope for from
Roosevelt and- the Republican ma?
chine, for at every critical stage In
his spectacular trust busting Per?
formance. Roosevelt has been the
friend and protector of the special
Interests. He will be, in the future,
as in the past, amenable to Influence
and can be depended upon to help
the trusts to pull off Tennessee Coal
and Iron deals when big business de?
mands them. They* have learned that
the big stick is well padded and that
Roosevelt's hard word3 are alt to be
taken In a Pickwickian senssw
. . .
The announcement comes by way
of Bpartanburg that Col. Thoa, B.
Felder'? biography of Cole L. Blease
is |ti the hands of the printers and
will be published In the near futur?.
We have no doubt it will prove inter?
esting reading, but the important
point is, will it be classed1 as history
or romance by the legislature,
set
If Hon. Jasper Talbert doesn't keep
on telling the people he isn't dead
they will forget that he claims he Is
a real live one and his an idea of
grabbing Senator Tilbn^n's toga.
Cotton is too cheap and the times
arc hard for some people, but this does
not justify those who have money in
the bank In refusing to pay their
honest debts, The tight wads should
loosen up, pay their debts ami keep
the money circulating.
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peeuliar thing that ?ben
? hard and money ti^ht the
ho complain loudest and re
collectors most decidedly arc
lO draw Stated salaries und
?m regularly, good times or
somebody will kindly es
V the low price of cotton und
>...? -ifT.x-t ?h.? (li.l.t psvlng
ability of the salaried man, one of the
heretofore Inexplicable mysteries will
be laid bare..
Liverpool Cotton Market.
Liverpool, Dec. 18.
Open
Jan?Feb. . . .488
Feb?Men.M89
Mch?April.490
April?May.49 3
May?June.495
June?July.496
July?Aug.500
Aug.?Sept..502 %
So.pt?Ort.501
Oct?Nov.503
! Nov?Dec.488
Dec?Jan.487
i Receipts, 11,200.
American, all.
j Sales, 10.000.
American, 9,500.
Spots, 5.02?3 off.
Opened quiet.
Cleaned steady.
Closed
490%
4192
493
495 %
498
500%
502%
5<>3 %
504
505
490%
490%
New York Cotton Market.
New York, Dec. 18.
Opened High Low Close.
. .873 893 872 884?85
Jan.
Feb.
Mch
April
May.
June
July.
A UK'.
Sept
Oct.
Nov.
Dee..
890
908 SSS
.904 920 902
.91,1
.916
.91*
.922
9 ! s
929
925
922
93 4
925
913
916
918
922
91 k
S90?92
896?97
902?04
907?08
912?14
918
917?19
91S ? 20
926?28
92S ? 30
922
Warehouse stock, 78,697,
Certificated. 77.982.
spots, 9.4 5?unchanged.
Sales. r..7oo.
Opened barely steady.
Closed barely steady.
Port receipts today, 02.007
<?>-. intt ?*en*
63.
TWELVE THOROV ?I?UU US Dl fr
Augusta, Dec. 15.- At i thfr
morrting a racing; si le ?UU t hor*
at the Georgia-Carolina Fair Ground
was destroyed byj^fire. The loss wil
r<a* h fully $10.0?t). There were 1
horse3 burned. $i
Eleven of thentT'W'ere the thorough
hreds of George M. Burke, a prom"^
neat racing man of Wilriamsport, P.*
?urke left Augusta yeeterday ft
Williamsport to spend the Christmt
holidays with him family. He had
never left the horses before excel
for a few hours at a time. -
The cause of the fire Is unknown
j Insurance partly covers ihe loss.
j KNIGHT ACQITTTED.
j Huntsvllle, Ala.. Dec. 15.?Tl
! jury, trying John W. Knifrht, charg. *
I with fraudulent use of the mails *
connection with forged cotton hills
I lading, tonight reported a verdict
"not guilty."
The jury was out seven hours a
I tO minutes. The strain was inter
in the court room during the aft."^
noon.
WANTED?To se!ll one new ~~V.
Winkle Cotton Vcieaner, been ue d
only short while, at $40 f. o.
Wedgefleld. Reason for aellln -
I have finished using. Write J.
Aycock and Sons, Wedgefleld, S.
-p-f
FOR RENT?Shete crop, or sale.
horse farm 5 miles north Sumt?
Can get any number farms desln
Six fine young mules ard one ?
tra nice horse ft>r sale very chej
Drive In to see me after you y
this. Be Quiek. W. T. Rowland^
FOR SALE?Dixie Wilt resistant c
ton seed, made this year on la
that blighted last year l.r.OO pout
f seed cotton to the acre. Addr
B. B, Cotclougty Oswago, S. C.
1 2-fi-tf.
WANTED?To buy at once scv<
carloads 4-foot pine oak and sli
Apply Ctoninaander'i VT%od Ti
Sumter S C *n