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?jjc<f?htc|)uian;m;) ?outi)r1m. Publt*l?cd WeUueMday ?od Saturday. ?BY ? 0ST?EN PUBLISHING COMPANY SU MTBR, *. C. Tessas: ? l.*0 per annum?in advance. Mm One Square flrat Insertion.II.09 ?vary subsequent Insertion.60 Contract* for three moo the, or learer aril) ha made at reduced rates. ?II nommut drat ton* which sub? serve private interests will be charged fee as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. * The -am:, r Watchman was found ad In U6M aud the True Southron In The Watchmen and Southron now has the combined circulation and Indues** cf both of the old papers, and Is manifestly the beet advertising medium In Suinter. W s*msa*****a*****B*w The Lousisna Lottery was a great thing for bustn?? in New Orleans and milttsne of d i,m poured In'o the <*' " to the enrichment of the few who wero on the i nurds end made Sae wheels go round. But It was ft ?tSeeous l:~-tilu?i a and was finally de j the force of public sen? timent. The race *xack gambling game te no better than the old lot? tery swindle. In ttome respects much worae, and should be destroy? ed, of course the men who fatten? ed on the old lottery spent millions to save their money making maehln". They owned many newspapers, nub aiSsScd those that were purch.t*able and mwss???*. others by influence that they were a his to bring to bear I i ft*. sorts of channels. They BnwSSM ? politics, making and tin making am itlou* politicians whom inuy could use to further their ends. The sltssy paw of the monstrous c'.d frau'* bad Its me~k on business, ooll tsrs and soelety In Lou Isis na and even In Washington It was a power. Tet It had Its champions among** honest, decent men. whose vision was ob? scured by the plea that It was good for business and that the lottery Send*1, whose money swelled the Sood of gold that pour?d Into New Orleans every month, really suffered no wrong since they would squand? er th*ir money so**!* other way If the lotlery did not get It. They could not Sse the **rlhi f-?r the glltW of the Seid. But theie were others, who. Jty'/not Par'x Mtlng Is the swUMte ng the brents. werA fully mr ntsant Of the nature of ;he l>i.slim?*i* and ksew that the men who were running It were fleecing the public unmercifully, debauching the people'* moraf* and corrupting th? body poli? tic, and still countenanced It and lent the weigh: of their Influence to bolster up the gsms. Something like this will come to psss In South Caro llna. especially In Charleston and Co? lumbia, if this race track garnio gains a foothold, and lbs great ma of people who do n?>t bow down be? fore the "Idle, rich sport loving clan*' snd ho*#? who punder to thnlr taste and habtt?. should b* on their guard. Mow ts the time to destroy the race track evil before It becomes firmly en? trenched snd Intimately affiliated with bujdi % ./...?> rh%>. nrr\ O^.f lb* d Mar ? ? ? air i ? ???* ? i> tH* l?e. >?? ?>e0 ? of,m yml real psavtsh at New Orleans and said soene herd ihlnga ftWui ?b.? South and the Southerner* who have pre sum Ad to criticise <the syndicate'* plan Of m^n'oulatlng the cotton market. It a* ? o- >rt?inV* tf"' in ? s>" ?u ? ?" ned SSrcetvr th< re -r ?? of the plan, if It re**4, ??*?, * '?? 11' ?ml ?? o i work out t?. in- l?..n . .f ?otton jtt ' ut Mr Stayton ha?* # Sd th wn.i a policy if he hop. eonvln< e the South that the plan Is nd. safe and advantageous to the h. ss wH! a* aasuredly profitable to the syndicate. If the South may Bot venture to criticise a plan that require* the gr<-*ers of cotton to haa v million dollars I sjsjfI, then it is well # trace.* nt the atSfJal i ' ?f to do wKh Mr. ' t se whom h<? NSSS" sent* If the plan nimmt stand the. f Investigation and honi^t crin N I* an excellent thing to leave eeverely alone. However. If Mr. Stay, toa and hie friend* are sincere In th?dr protestations of Sjaemlditp foi the South snd really desire to sid the farm*?m to obtain a f*lr prl- e for the remainder of Ins <?. it.,r> crop. ;he way I* . leer for them .? i|o so. They have only to lend ISO.urto.o M as ion war- n, t?e certificates at a fur rats of interest and the hunks of Ihe South *nd tho firm.' < 'ii.-ms-: *?< will do the r?*t. With thh? cottOS Situativ held of the market, ihe price will advance and tho*.v? who de sire to gamble on the New York Cs*s In Bat hange will he sh|* to make * killing lh.i.i .ion ,, ?h' Sta>too plan Is that It requires the cotton farm.m to assume all the risk, fur? nish ii the money end pav the eysdkate a tremendou Ji-IVlle*.- .f doing so. up the fanner will share the profits with tho syndicate, If it goes down the farmers will suffer all the los?, while the syndicate will have a nice profit on the transaction In Ihe $1 a bale they collect in advance from the farmers. Mr. Stayton's New Orleans speech sounds like the plaint of a man who has been detected hi sharp practices before he could get away with the plunder. lt'? talk about Southern hospitality In this conn-. t ion is silly, for this is a business prop? osition, not a pink tea or similar so? cial function. ? I I The anxiety of Cel. Roosevelt to explain away at this juncture his shady deal with Harriman who raised a corruption fund of the Republican candidates in 1904 can have but one Interpretation. He is camping on the trail of the Presidential nomination and seeks a clean bill of health to present to the people who do not now accept everything he says as gospel truth, or regard him as the person? ification of every civic virtue. He knows that he will have to show them before they will vote for him again. ? et The ponies make slow time slosh? ing through the mud in Columbia this week, and the jockeys and book? makers are about the only ones who see the races, but the pool rooms and race track gambling jolnU all over the country run full time at high speed every day. The little track at Columbia is a small part of the big game. ? ? ? If the officers of the State Fair Association are responsible for the race meet in Columbia and are shar? ing in the profits derived from the proceeds of the pool room gambling Incident thereto, they are doing the association an injury that will bo hard to repair. ? * I The New Orleans cotton meeting has endorsed the Rock Hill plan and an effort will be made, it is presumed, to prosecute a vigorous campaign x'or the reduction of the cotton acreage throughout the cotton belt. This movement is primarily for the bene? fit of the farmers, but as the indus? trial and commercial welfare of the entire South is indissolubly bound up with the success or failure of the cotton crop .the men of all callings should unite to carry forward the campaign to success. This does not met", however, that the merchants, bankers and other business men should hm> eAlfed upan or expected to conduct an?t finance tho campaign. The farmer-. 'h-'nsVves who \\ il* be the ones most benefit d should ?1?> their share r>t the work and bear a fslr Share of the expense. If the far? mers will lend to the acreage cur? tailment movement their support, the next cotton crop will be sold at a profit and the returns for all that they may sp?nd In money and labor will be Immediate. They should not sit down and expect the merchants and bankers to wage and finance an Industrial war for the cotton grow? ers' salvation. They have the strength, the Intelligence and the means to work out their own salvation, but the fact that the business men of the South are anxious to aid in every saaatalfl way makes success more ( ertaln. IN 'I il? ??.?IM ? \ ??i R i 4 .?ih'.J. . ?* Hint I4<|IH>I? * lt*i'* I?ej?>? The police are keeping steadily af? ter the gamblers, vagrants and bile tltcers and occasionally they have on? or more of them up for their offenses. f..ltowlng caaes have been tried hii ng the past two days before Re ler Lee: oosier Dozier, Isaac Jackon, Jas. ton. Willie I losward. Marcus Bos sard. James Rose, gambling. These defendants wero represented by Mr. J. H. Clifton and the city was repro nted by Mr. D. D. Molsc. The Jury which sat on the ease found the de? fendants not guilty. Lou Is.i Loney wait tried for Sellin ?shNkev and eonvlcted on each of thre.- f ounts which were held against her. She was given $100 or 30 days on each charge. KM King was also arrested for sell? ing whiskey, hut was released on ball of $100. pen,ling trial. A. N Fri. r*..n. Jr.. was up for stealing from the person, but his case was continued until later. Hewnru of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the wnw of smell snd completely derange fhs whole system when entering It ?hroush the mucous surfaoes. Such articles should never be used except ? n prescription* from reputable physl ?tnnn. as th* lamase they will do Is ten fold to the good you can poasihly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh f"ure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney * I 'o.. Toledo. O., contains no marvury. md Is taken Internally, acting dlrvct up'.n the blood and mucous sur? ges of the system. In buying Hall's 'starrh ('ur<? be sure you get the gen Ine It ?* taken Internally and made m Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney * Testimonials free. I t>> DruKRlM* Price 75 per Hirtm COLLEGE STUDENTS COME HOME Muny Bojri and Qlrll From Various Institutions Homo for die Christ. MM HoJIdsya, The eoent si the pawng?r atstlon on Friday was an unusual one, for it is seen only twice each year, when the hoys and girls return home front the various institutions of learning 1,1 spend holidays at home with 'heir parents and families. This morning the crowd on the train from Columbia was larger than usual and the cars seemed so packed that it would have been impossible to have gotten another person on them. There were Clcmson boys. Davidson hoys Carolina hoys and boys from many oC schools and colleges throughout the State. At the same time all who were on the train were not boys?not by any means. There were at least three coaches filled with the blue clad Win? throp girls. All seemed bent on hav? ing a good time and despite the fact that most of them left last night be? fore they had time to go to b^d, they did not seem worried for loss of sleep. There were many friends and rela? tives of the boys and girls at the sta? tion to meet them, and the passenger station yard was crowded as it sel? dom ever gets to be. At ten, when several trains come and go, the yard was still packed and jammed with incoming and outgoing students and their friends and the many other per? sons coming or going home to spend Christmas. Up to last night the pas? senger traffic had been exrtemely light for this season of the year, but then it set in hard, and has * been heavy all today. Among the boys and glrl3 to come home for the holidays were: Win? throp, Misse*? Adele Pitts, Franke Le sesne, Alice HUI, Louise Carson, Susie Dick, Innls Cuttino, Genevieva and Carita R?ndle, Teresa Chandler, Irene and Agnes Bryan and Margaret Cheyne, Sarah Herlot, Evelyn Fr?ser, Anna Brown, Mary and Fanny Mel lette, and Eleanor Hughson. Davidson: John Duffie, William Winn, Quay Williford, Alfred Scar? borough, Wilfred Shaw, Ervin Shaw. Shepherd Nash, Earle Rowland, Eugene Jones, Pierson Dick. Ftirman Fitting School, B. K. De Lorme. Clemson: Irvine Richardson, Tho? mas Siddall, Mellette Pitts, Leon Le (?rand, John Jonen ^oiiet?'- for Women! II aas Martie iw-'c. An?!. 1 layiMWort-.. Sue n?:f fi*?, Paulina BlandtnSi Elianbeth .c....j K-, Qeitruda Knlght. Carolina: Noble Dick, Cralg Hurst, Raymond Schwartz. Robert Purdy. Washington and Lee, Julian Schwarts and Oeorge Shore. Real Estate Transfers. Deeds of the transfer of property have been left at the office of the county clerk of court to be record? ed: i J. L. McCallum to The Sumter Hos? pital Association, lot and buildings on Sumter street, $2,200. U D. Jennings to D. R. McCallum. Jr., and E. W. MeCabum, 47 1-2 acres In Providence township, $1,175. Vre \1 T. AffeOelt M**ei*t ?c \y i eok< vv. 'J' a>a i k, Effug m Lkyonett, Bettle fVycoek, and *?om ? vtngton :.. ?}, T. M? ; id their in i lereat In tenet ot ou acres, An Alarm at Sight. That strikes terror to the entire household is the loud, hoarse and metallic cough of croup. No mistak? ing it, and fortunate then the lucity parents who keep Foley's Honey and Tar Compound on hand. H. W. Cas relman. Canton, N. Y., says: "It is worth Its weight in gold. Our little children are troubled with croup and hoarseness, and all wj give them is Foloy's Honey and Tar Compound. 1 always have a bottle of It In the house." Albert's Drug Store. Street Car Gallantry. Cosmopolitan Magazine. Lafayette Young, for a while Sen? ator from Iowa. Is authority for the following account of an incident on a street car In Des Meines. Th ear was crowded, and mostly by women who were bent on shopping. When all had been seated the three or four men who Indulged In the 1 ixury of s< iits looked nt one another as though to any "Wo are next to get up." In fact, throe women get on at tho next stop, nnd a business man rose to offer his seat *.o one of them< w ho was young and very pretty. "You are a Jewel," the latter seid? smiling as she thanked him. "No madam. I am n jeweler." he *;ild "I St?t Jewels." And now he Is married to that lady. "iir-d on Barth." This is the verdict or it. j, Kowell, Trac, y. I?.. w ho bought Foley's Hon? ey and Tar Compound for his wife. "Her case was the worst 1 have <>\.r eeen, and looked uu,. a iura ease of consumption, Her lungs ware sore and she soughed almoal ineeenently and her voic,. was hoarba smi weak. Poley** Honey * ti<i Tar Compound SHOOTS GIANT CRACKER <>\ STREET. W. B. Cos tin had ihe end of Iiis fore-finger and the hand between the forefinger and thumb split open short? ly before live O'clock Friday after? noon when a ffiant firecracker explod? ed in his hand at the corner of Main and Liberty streets. The explosion was terrific ami at? tracted a bit? crowd In a very short space of time, among which there were many who made some severe criticisms about letting such a man have such a plaything on tho streets. Costin was at once taken up to Dr. W. E. Mills' office where his wounds were dressed. Later on he was able to leave the office, but suffered con? siderable pain from his wounds. Costin had the cracker?a giant of its kind, about six Inches in diamet? er?on the street some time previous to the explosion. He carried it up to several persons and asked them if they were afraid of it. telling some of them that he belived that he would shoot them. He h.dd a lighted cigar close to the fuse of the cracker and most of those whom he approached hurried off. Some thought that the cracker was one of the toy crackers without powder and did not mind his approaches. However, he ap? proached the cigar to the fuse once to often and it went off in his hand. Costin claimed that he thought that the cracker was a toy cracker and not filled with explosives. He had gomo hard things to say about the clerk at Phelph's store, who he alleged sold him the cracker. CHRISTMAS GIFTS DISTRIBUTED. All of Saturday Mr. L. I. Parrott, chairman of the Christmas distribut? ing committee, and his able corps of assistants were as busy as bees gath? ering honey, but in their case they were the dispensers, for they were occupied In taking the gifts purchased with the Christmas offering of last Sunday to many of the children and older folks In the city, who without these gifts would have only a poor Christmas. Friday the committee met In the grand jury' room and at once set to work making- out packages and fill? ing up the many baskets which had to be sent out. The members of the committee were busy all day long preparing the baskets with the toys for the children and good things to eat for the children and the old< r folk* in the. family. There were I great many of ?h^ bankets to be pre l .'r. d and it IVKS not a small job, however, th< commttte vent to their work with a will and did not stop until they got through. This morning orders for groceries were left at the varioiiH grocery stores In the city which will he sent out sometime to? day. The committee placed their packages on wagons and Mr. Par? rott took them out to distribute them. At each house he stopped at he left an order for a load of wood, a nec? essary which will come In handy these cold rainy days. Many hearts were made glad and many homes were made brighter and happier for this beautiful custom which originated many years ago and which has been observed for nineteen Ohristmases: "Mv wife would hove b*xn in . . ? today,*' wrftei 0. H. Brown, of Muscadine. Als . ' >t 1* hi ; not ?? ?? .v.. . .. &*nts ?> Di*HrOvery. -.? was down in her bed, not able to get up without help. She had a se? vere bronchial trouble and a dread? ful cough. 1 got her a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery, and she soon began to mend, and was well In a short time." Infallible for coughs and colds, its the m?st reliable rem? edy on earth for desperate lung trou? ble, hemorrhages, lagrlppe, asthma, hay fever, croup and whooping cough. 50c. $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store. If we keep on having automobile accidents, the automobillsts may have the legislature pass a law requiring pedestrians to be more careful.? Greenville News. A Des Moines man had an attack of muscular rheumatism in his shoul? der. A friend advised him to go to Hot Springs. That meant an expense of $150.00 or more. He sought for a quicker and cheaper way to cure It and found It in Chamberlain's Lini? ment. Three days after the first ap? plication Of this liniment he was well. F<?r sab? by all dealers. Tlo> best place for a woman to carry her money hi her stocking, ac? cording to police Commissioner Dougherty of New York. The com? mission has issued a warning to women Christmas Shoppers against pickpockets, advising the women to hold tightly to their pocket books II they don't like the stocking method. We wish to -all your attention to the fact that most Infectious diseases mob n*4 whooping cough, diphtheria and scarlet fever are contracted when the child has a cold. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will quickly cure ? cold and greatly lessen the danger of contracting these dtaeasea This ram* sdy is famous for it? cures of colda It contains na opium or other nir ,. ..... ? - mAmmm *? n ?.?.o.i m um: not for i Won'i Make "Side Show** hin*?, Wreck, Washington, Deo, IS.?Efforts to authorize the sah- of the hull of the battleaalp Maine to private parties, who desire to exhibit ii at various ports of the United BtateM and charge admission fee to visitors, were de* feated in the House today, The urgent deficiency bill carryinv an ap? propriation of $250,000 to complete tha work of raising the Maine, after a hard fight, passed the House with? out change. It was admitted in tha debate that offers approaching $1 no,000 have been received from exhibition inter? ests for the rear portion of the hull, which can be fitted up with a bulk? head and towed from Havana to the United States. Marriage License Record. Many of the darkies in the county are giving away themselves as Christmas gifts, probably as the cheapest hut mo3t handy thing which the\ ;ojId give. As one of them ?stated. 'He didn't know whether to give his girl a watch or diamond ring, so he just give himself instead Of them other things." However, there is much marrying in colored circles these days and has been for the past week. The marr'age licenses issued Friday and Saturday went to: Nathan Pierson and Minnie Smoot. Privateer; James Oshourn and Eliza Grade McCord, Hagood; Nelson An? derson and Lucy Felder, Wedgefield: Ernest Potts and Daisy Orvilla Mack, BrOgdon; Wilson Sharper, Pinewoo?1 and Blanche C. Butler, Tir.dal; Joe Jones and Hagar Dwyer, Wedgefield; A. J. McDonald and Martha How? ard, Darzell; Zacariah McKeiver and Lavlnia Adamson, Hagood; William Boykln, Boykin, and Minnie Jasper, Hagood. County Teachers' Examination. A special examination will be held on Friday, January 12, 1912 for those desiring teachers' certificates, and those teaching without valid certifi? cates. This is a special concession by the State Board of Education, and those who fall to comply need not expect special favors, for the duty of the County Board is- to carry out the law. J. Herbert ! ? ns/erorth, Co. SupL of Cd. 12-11 -1 tawVV Lightning Killa VVw. In 1906 lightning kineo only 169 people in this whole country. One's chances of death by Lightning are lees than two in a million. The chance of death from liver, kidney or stomach trouble is vastly greater, but not if Electric Bitters be used, ae Robert Madison of West Burlington, la,, proved. Four doctors gave him up after eight months of suffering from virulent liver trouble and yellow jaundice. He was then completely cured by Electric Bitters. They're the best stomach, liver, nerve and kidney remedy and blood purifier on earth. Only 60c at Sibert's Drug Store. FOR SALE. Having decided to discontinue our farming we will sell at private sale until sales dav in Januars* On cai?* cows and calves, 9 head of sheep, 3 5 brood sows and pigs, Berkshires. 1 Berkshire hoar. All farming Imple? ments consisting of one, two and three horse plows, cultivators, disk and smoothing harrows, mowing ma? chines, seeder, reaper and hinder, wagons and harness, corn, fodder, hay and oats, one hay loader. J. J. HARBY & E. H. MOSES. For any information call on E. ii Mose?. Electric L'.ght Plant. 1 2-2*>-2taw Foley Kidney Pills. To.nic In action, quick in revsults. [Will cure any case of kidney or blad? der disorder not beyond the reach of medicine. No need to say moro. ; Sibert's Drug Store._ J STOLEN Alt STRAYED From my place, on the 24th of December, one Dark Bay Mule, Reward for return or Information. Jim Andrews. Tindali. S. C. WANTED?A young man with small family to take charge of 4-horee farm mar Sumter, None but hard worker need apply Telephone 17 5. C, H. Du Rant. FARM FOR SALE OR RENT?Nut having time to look after the f irm wo will sell or rent any part of it to desirable parties. J, j. Harby and E. H. MoSOS. 11-20-ttaS FOR SALE?Dlxta Wilt resistant col ton aeed, made this year an land thai blighted last year 1,600 pounds of seed cotton to the acre. Address R. B, Cololough? Oewego, 8. C, i f.-tf. WANTED?To buy at once several carloads l-foot pine, oak and slabs. Cured in Hin Own Home To Greenville. B. <:. Dr. J. P. K. Proprietor Of the Riverside ?!< mpany tdis the way f< fellow townsmen to be cured o n<?y and bladder ailment* as he seh was cured. "I wteh to stat 1 have bee*i a practicing ph) i>nd druggist for over ar> year: h i s sold and administered kidney preparations, and Foley Dey Pills are superior to any 1 over used and give the quicke, moat permanent relief." ? Drug Store. ? ? au .1 i .u DOING THEIR DUTY. Scores) of Romssr Readers are ing tike DmVf of the Rhine; To alter tne blood is the k i' duty. When they fail to do this tl neys are sick. Backache and many kidney i low; Doan's Kidney Pills '?uild ui kidneys. Sumter people endorse our i Mrs. J. L. Nunamakcr, 161 street, Sumter, S. C, says: "1 Doan's Kidney Pills to be a t of merit and I am willing to mend thenv About two year: ) I got a supply of this preparati hi ? China's Drug Store, when I w fering from backache and symptoms of kidney complaint relieved and benefited and I h ? na further need of a kidney m It gives me pleasure to tell hov tidal Doan's Kidney Pills ha\ to me." For sale by all dealers. P cents. Foster-Milburn Co., New York, sole agents for the States. Remember the name?Doan take no other. l? IK3 YOUR XMAS-SHOPPING I AND AVOID THE RC6I THE LASH* FEW DAY* We have the goods at prlc thai will suit you. New and latest iiitgmgj in Jewelry, rlngw in all Mfthm I - bracelets* lockets, La Valiers, n gram fobs made while you wt brellas, parasols* toilet sets. In. plated and genuine Ebony, n iOOTO and military sots* Hawkes out glass, sterling silver and plated tL ware, from the smallest pieces to the large chest, We engrave any mtftele beogKI without charge any design, w'.uh you wait. Every article sruaranb > know w hat <?el) Is eood. W. A. THOMPSON, Jeweler awl Optician. 6 S. Mile St. Sinter, % Tax Returns for 1912 Sumter, S. C, Dec. 11, 1911.- . tlce is hereby given that 1 wi. il tend in person or by deputy I following places on the days ir. ed, respectively, for the purp receiving returns of personal p ty and poll taxes, for the nsca; commencing January 1st, 1912. All males between the ages of 18 and 55 years, must make retui . yj t.> whether or not they are Mt*1 Mai rtei i'l Si-.-.,. uU*s dany. January 4. WedgeAeld, Thomas' St >r. . 1 January 5. Claremont Station, Tuesday 9. Hagood. Wednesday, Jan. 10. RembertOi Thursday, Jan. tl. Dalzell, Friday, Jan. 12. W. T. Drogdon's Store, M< Jan. 15. Mayeavllia (Barnetvo Bi Cuesday, Jan. 16. Pleasant Grove. Wednesday, IT. Bhlloh, Thursday, Jan. 18. Norwood, Crom Roads, i I Jan. 19. Oswego, Monday, Jan. 21. All persons, whose duty it M make returlns, should be pron , meet at those appointments. I turns must be made before Ft 1912. R. E. WILDE1 Aud r. ley Us W! fl? Do tor Tb eytmr toefcnctif, ?tret tr kinWeyt, rect rfiularitlon, up t >ut tlaauaa, elim sxoesa aric thatw-wvv, ?^^umatjgJP. * vent Blight's Disoaaa and /tf a? bates, and restore hemlth