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The law under which the elec? tion wss held provide* tke machinery for putting the system Into op ?rat! >n and the success or fallur* of the sys? tem now depends upon the three counctlmen who ?hall ' t-?1 by gbe people at the election to be held In August. It behooves the ?itiafn* ?f Bymtrr. espec ially the taxpaylng eltlserrs. the business men and those Who are giving time, thought and means towards the development and ephullding r.f the town along all tines, to give careful consideration to the choice of the men who shall be placed In charge of the city's busi? ness. We need the very best ability Sumter affords and in making the ?hol<> the voters should disregard p.-r?..n ? I fro cd gggS and all other feelings The town needs the ser? vices of three of the strongest, fairest snd most capable business n en and they sfioul I be called ?>n to give Sumter a strictly business-like and fonnomlcal administration. It is a waste of time to discuss the selection of the city manager at this Juncture. The manager will be se? lected by the three counctlmen who sK?t 11 b : ?*d eluC- I .* At th? 11-?? \ >it u i 'i I' . a. I Zh* Igspotiani ? T?ait? r that ib< . / i ? t i 0'?|l-<?0. ,.| ' I ? < i ii no in IU be Inaugurated immediately following ' the A ague* election Is the personnel ef the new council of three. The city fteeds and must have the services of tjtree of the ablest. broadest and 2t?ost public spirited business men among Sumter s citizenship. The Bjew council will select the manager. greMcrKbe his duties and fix his sal Vx ?od if a ? eh it the right men, w geed not worry about the manager. They will see to It thai a comp, tent gnan Is selected for th< position and will knu* th. n i: he .1 .,s not a.-.k.' k.I on the Job and give lilt ?ity .uit eggsjg f??r evney dettei he r?-..i.. in gftlary. The manager's po? sition \ no j.| f,,i a lame cluck, a* worthy cttfcfeg without a Job or a clever fellow who can till any posi? tion within tb,< gift of MM public with becoming digmt. and draw th ?alary appurtenant thereto with reg? ularity iuii gesosars. Quit thinking about the m magei and the salary, aot exceeding 12.SOU p? r annum, and sonsldet the personnel of the SOtUV idl. That is the nub of the whole mutti I e * * 1 hi 'it.-t bulletin frogs. Oyster Lay fet IO th. effect that the KoUgb Bidet ha.? gall ftothmg it lbs e.ouih and Ii* now spitting lire and blowing Itnoki from hi- nostrils. m * m .\t tro pr. sent stagj* et I h po| i. al fame that Is be ng pla>ed in < 'hicago the Indh ?tioim point IllC control ef Iks Republican convention bj the Taft f >' ? ? and Ho ie o n.t <u of Mr. Tuft m .??cond term. The only hopi tin I:. ? h it d Is I he fai.i.r. f dl Iks' Inatru It 4 Taft djt i- - gute? isj stick to in. ntaehtns md ?urr> out the eedef of I hi k idert W ho h .I So efijtc o iit M lob of the st. am rotk r pi ? - If Hons veit ean browbeat litt sieak?kn< id smong ib.- Tall delegub ?start a stampede to- hi iv ret gain rentro| of i to p i rt \ iii.u lilfii'h i tu) gl lb th? nomination, h he falls to drive th. d- - egutes the w IV he w n' tin tli to go by big Mick no IgSsdS hi* ? o I. ? v Ik t ii? > r unlimited rorrupllog fund? i In abb- tu ?? in enough d It ill IWaS fi. oi Taft to saaae ? deadlock eg Iks br*t fee ballot- ikus creating ? ron? dttion out .f wlih li a combination "f gggfti and astsstef ?n\ nttg wl it h< lok^ The I'bioage Convention if? fords th. In st opportunity for nlSISfV* In? corrupt praetleal politic I in per? fected form and with the I'd off th t student* of pottttci kavs eeei i iA THE SEWER REPAIRS. Nonn* o| flic Tiling Which Ma> Be Seen on Salem Avenue?Work Pro? growing. The repairs on the break- in the sewer lines on Hauset ?trotl .iti. 1 on s.iiem a\tnue are both progressing nicely atul it is understood from the city engineer that in ease no unexpect nl s? t bfMhi oc cur the work will he practically completed in ten days, or two weeks at most. The work has now bong in operation at these two points something over two months and recently to add to the complica? tions a break has appeared in the street a few feet below where the repairs are being put In on Salem ave? nue, work which will probably have to be done as soon as the present Jobs are completed und whose extent Is yet undetermlneai On Hauser street the reinforced pipe has been laid as far as the breaks m the sewer pipe and the ditch is now being carried on up to .the next man hole where connections will be made. The work Is under the supervision of the city engineer and Is being directed by Mr. W. A. Trih ble, who is proving an efficient fore? man at this pednt. it is probable that this line and all connections will be made by the end of the week, with only the excavations to be filled in afterwards. Here there is very little seepage and the ditch is shal? low, the work belrg comparatively easy on this account The banks have been caving for some distance down and have to bt wal.ed up. but other? wise, there are none of the immense difficulties to be ov ercome which are noticeable at the excavation on Salem avenue. Here at. t?> be seen the biggest pumping station In town, not except" In* the water works station; a subter? ranean tunnel, containing waterfalls and a medium sized lake; dams rival? ling the Gatun I>am and excavations rivalling the Panama Canal. There are a great many more stub things brought to mind by a visit to the place, but one had better see for hlm elf before he determines exactly what the Work looks like. City En? gineer Lee b in (Targe of the work and it is some \>ry nice work he has t>. look after and see accomplished. The job keeps him busy and It gives him Ju-t about all that he can look after at one time. This week there were a number Ol he new excava i off the water. ?tten the water de the pumps . of the neces sary ditching and excavating has been praetlcall) completed ami the floor of the excavation covered with 00? ment on which will be laid the piping, which will be reir forced again with con r. t. . Two manholes have bOOfl Installed and the laying of the pipe the chief work for the next few days, unless some breaks occur or the sev er pipe below the work becomes stopped up sc? that the back water and sewage overflows the ditch. The laying of the pipe Is not so easy a i"! || it -? eins ai th?- dltCh is ab?>ut twenty feet deep md the water con* ?nit > seepe in from th< ground on both sides and w osalonal > the ground gtVOI way and there i.- an overflow from the Old U?O Into the ditch where the new line will bf laid. Tin- walls of the ?liich are lined with boards, well braced lo prevent any caving in. As ih? work hni t?> be dons very gradual* |y cnl> .i -in ill force of hands It 1'in ployedt but these base sufficient to do during the cb y t<? make them sie?: p S e I at night. The work for the past week has been progressing nicely and luccess? f d y . o.i f 'ondltlons prove favorable it i? posstbls that the repairs win be comph ted w thm i week, "NU I < I ll/n ' II \\\ KIN"' < \>l '.. M\-i?r> oi H< nd? r-?m\die tillTs I alb not n i I x.,|n il. Aantvlllo, x. C, June 12. A let i? - in, out all night the Jlir) in the Myrtle I ' " Mi., ru n ?b r cm? III I ! o'clock lo? ci iy returned n verdict or not guilty f a all*seven ?I 'in defendants. Tb? verdl i woii -v. ei ted v. Ith a wild demonstration i>> t crowded court room, when the prisoners und some ?>f th.ii friends shouted lor Joy and ii iped t-. thi twelve farmer Jurors s I mi the) klssi d ?ml em braced. The seven defendant i ? i, n\ . m. < .iii and i tight < r Hi ;. Meatl l< M< (fall h r ' lid. Ahm i Met ' ill. Ii. ??ig? I'.rad li ? a i.i i rnther Hon? > llradb j snd Mrs, Mask fttuifi ind Mrs, Norn I tri11 Ihi hitti i iw o ,. ? tshei IIb . \ . i?- nd? iudged not guilty und. r the four .nt? In th?- bl of Indlctmi nt, thu Laving the oi * ? i?. patcil iiuestioii who killed M) Iis Haw Kin still unanswered und Ihe whole mystery M i |fli d The Ide wails of ihi itoi erei ted on Houtli Main si r. ? f K i *rossv ell have been I proximate!) t.? ihe reouln and ihi Inside n ork v\ in hs ? ed shortly, FARMERS' UNION NEWS IhgSJlteAl Thoughts for PracUcsil Farmro*. (Conducted by K. W. Dabo?, Pres? ident a?. C. Farmers Unlen.) ?one Haiuluni Thought-. Perhaps if the readers of this col uinn will five cloee attention t?? the dip dngs from tlu- Philadelphia In? quirer ami Manchester Union they will have a clearer insight into the working of the public mind than by anything emanating from Farmers' I'nlon sources. nan Twenty and thirty years ago these ?Ubjectl that are now treated by the moat conservative journals with re? spect and courtesy, and with an evi? dent intention to contribute some? thing of value to the discussions, would have been laughed out of court. Who of us do not remember the car? toons about grangers and hayseeds? Mr the "16 to 1 or bust," or sub-treas? ury, or Oeala platform? Or "Whiskers Peffer or ?oekleai Jerry Simpson." e a a Some of the demands of those days of Starvation prices and wages may ha\e been rather wild, and vague, but the underlying principles were the same then that they are now, viz. An effort to secure justice to the pro? ducers Of the wealth <>f the world. All these twenty or thirty years men have been thinking and pondering and reasoning together, and they are now hotter able than ever before to see how uneconomic have been their crude financial and marketing ar? rangements. a a a The Ohanie in place of meeting of state i'nlon from Charleston to Co? lumbia has been already published in this paper. As much as some of us would enjoy a trip to Charlestona the Importance of securing the fullest possible attendance made li acem wise to foregu thii pleasure, ami meet at th, ? I pita 1 again. 1 am ;n receipt of letter from Mr. McK< md expressina the hope thai the 1013 meeting will 1-.' held Charleston without fail. * * * The exet utlve committee of the state i i. ? is e*orklng on the pro? gram and If tii" speakers that have been Invited ore secured there will be a teat in St re for all who run attend. E. W. l>. VALORISATION: or cotton. Philadelphia i nqulrer, < *11r esteemed contentporaiy. the Charleston News and Courier, is of the opinion that no legal obstacles In lervens to prevent the valorisation of 04 uthern cotton In much the same manner as Brazil has protected the piles of coffee* It admits ths the question of desirability is an open one. but thinks that in Some \.ay cotton < i uid he "valorised" without running up against the Sherman law. Buch a plan seems of doubtful legal \ lldity, and there are no reasons now f- r thinking thai on economic grounds' such action would be n 'ces? sary or successful. With cotton sell? ing at fourteen cents u pound the South has no complaint, especially as this year'i wo~ld crop seems likely to I..- a short one. The rest of the world is not going to furnish enough to en? d-inner the kingdom of American cot ton. A recent Survey of the foreign situ? ation has brought out some Interest? ing facts. America furnishes more than three-fourth of the total output, and In Iplte of m iny mlllloni -pent in other pi rts of the world the out look Is n< I very good. Bjfypi Is ni present second in yield, but It is not possible to Increusi the output very Inrgoty and. in fact, cotton ha* no( been tht success there which has been expected. The soil devoted to cotton hav deterlotuted. and irrig i11< ? very difficult and expensive, ? cause cotton requires litth water and oth '? ii 'tis e pr< ducts a great deal, South Africa, India, CVyhu cud other places ha\e been exploited wltl litth success. This eountrj i.- certain to continue i he hasi of supplb foi most of the w o ld and with domandt ? great n* th< > now ar.. and cert tin i?' Increase, ther< seems to h< no n< c. itslty for any arttlb ial raising ol tb< prii? I.' t \- it's ? iitput Was oxces sl5 e. I hi th. nvct ige h such that n g.I prot 11 i- made ill current prices Whnt tin South really need Is bot? |i r ? nil.. itlon of cotton s?> that h car im t ? llu yield per acre, and ilm '?.i\. land to h< 11? \ ? ?? i o to other ng rieiiltur i products, The Hoiith bus too mill it of it 4 food ft diu the Sort h it ought to r Isc dl it eat* and a sur i.lu- fot th, North, which Is gettlm i ti nary, I |||? I llllor Is \li aid < oi ii am \\ heal W llltld b. I m inded. Main lo uter I'nlon, Even while i h?? Clover a men! iv en ^ ig? d in it suit an ilnst the hobb t of a vast amount of coffee In New York city under the Brazilian valorisa? tion scheme, throughout the cotton belt ol the Southern states the story of the valorization of coffee by Bra? sil is being studied intently on ac? count of the possibility of applying it to cotton, and the usually conserva? tive Charleston News and Courier, while not committing Itself to the principle, takes the ground that the Southern States should be allowed to protect the price of cotton in the prl l mary markets by a similar plan, ii they choose to do so, even if it is nec? essary to amend or repeal the Sher? man Act, But obviously there is neith? er justice nor reason in stopping at eotton. It the valorisation scheme is a good one. the corn RtatCf should be permitted to issue bonds on vast quantities of corn, deliberately held back to increase the price; the same thing should be done throughout the wheat belt. There might he valo? rization of broom corn in one part of the country, of turpentine in anothei, and of tiaxseed in still another. There need scarcely be a limit until such time as the resources of the con? sumer should be utterly exhausted and he should sink in hopeless des? pair. GEN*. WOOD to LOSE OFFICE? Legislated Out if House Adopts He port of Conferees. Washington? June in.?The Senate today, by a vote of 27 to 24, adopted the report of the Senate and House conferees, containing a number of Antl-Admlnlstratlon provisions on the army appropriation bill. One of tin s.' provisions would legislate out of of? fice Gen. Leonard Wood, present chief of staff of the army. As agreed to. the bill would require army officers acting as chief of Staff, after March 4 next, to have at leasi ten year's ser? vice in the line, with rank below brig? adier general. The provisions war- the subject of a three-hour bitter debate. It was contended that the chief of staff re? striction was directed at Gen. Wood, and that it had been inserted by the conferees without the consent of either house. The provision also would affect unfavorably Gen. Fun ston and Col. Goethals. The House has not yet adopted the report, but probably will d<> so at once. The discussion was acrid at times. Adverse criticism was voiced against the provision creating a commission to conlder the discontinuance of many army posts throughout the country. It wars charged that in this matter also the conferees had exceeded their authority. AFFAIRS AT REMBERT. New Hope BcltOOl C'lo>o?? After Suc? cess!'!! 1 Year I nder Management of of Miss Amle Cuttlno. Rembert, June 11.?It was my pleasure and privilege to attend the closing exercises of the New Hope school of which Miss Amte G?ttin?? is the efficient and acceptable prin? cipal. h was a picnic occasion with a nice programme in recitations, etc., very wall rendered. We were pleased to hear favorable and complimentary remarks on the work Mis- Cuttlno ha- done. The- school is open lor her another year, if she wants it. We noted present from other com? munities as follows: Mr. Kdwin i.'em bert and family; Mrs, J. M. Reamei and family; Young Jenkins and oth? er.- from llemhert, Willie James, laiwrcnce White and brother, Mal come Bradley of Spring Hill, with visitors from your city, \v. are sorry to hear that Mr. I learn es is in bad health and trust he \ id soon he well again, Mrs, .1. I.. Jackson after unite a ? ? Ii? stn> with relatives at li >ath i i .u b ' n our midst again. Jenevu Spencer, just home Winthrop, goes on a visit this ? 1 to friends in Comden, S. <'. Mis lauily Creighton spent some dnys In your city Ihe past week. Mis- Kate llotnntistein ol Colunil Is visiting Miss Btully Creighton and othei friends in our community. mm harvesting Is upon us with plenty or grass, rain and work, Miss Theresa James having grad? uated il Greenville college Is at homo . \V, b< -! die expects to tttki ? po ar iduaie coin se. W are arranging f"i chlldrens' lav I let he ?da, bill I he t line ba.; n> i Im ??<! et for t he exel'el es. 'Ilagood." Keeping a Fortune. It Is otu ol the Btgnificaut signs ot the times (hat there Is an ever-lncroas ing business of "lookingafter" astatet, Insuring and dispensing incomes to the Idle heirs and the Incompetent The question is often asked, "Why should he work? His father left him rich." Tho work ol keeping a for tuno is. in roaMty, r business in Itself, and sometime* it la more difficult than the making. To be employed In that im at,, i . ts noblei than haunting Hotel lobbies ol sifting ill Club wlu dows.?New York Mail COMMENTS BY KI AIU K. Thingu Political und I dm ?I Ion til seem to IV stirring Around Tlndal. Tlndal, June 12.?Simultaneously with spiritualists stating that they have communicated with those who were lost on the Titanic Mr. J. ii. Sumter states that his vision is ob? scured by smoke and that he Is en? gaged in a tight with the devil. We were not surprised that "His Satanic Majesty" had acquaintances In Sumter but did not know that they wer?- ready to admit the fact, but when a candi? date makes the statement we have to believe that things are getting bad sure eno ' h We cannot help hav? ing some queer thoughts ,,n this sub? ject but it is not always good to tell all one thinks. Mr. Sumter is anx? ious that the record be kept straight, it seems that it still needs to be got? ten straight. This appropriation was laid on Mr. Belser. then on Messrs. Clifton and Dick, all of them trans? ferred it to the county board and it seems now that the poor and defence? less grand jury, will have the burden to bear. Now everybody knows that the grand jury's business is to Investi? gate, but not to hunt up such things as this, and we cannot help wanting to know who brought this to their at? tention, If they had nothing else to do. it does not make any difference what they get said about them, hut it will be remembered that this grand ! jury is drawn by the Treasurer. Audi? tor, Clerk, Judge of Probate and Sher? iff and If they di?! not get the ones they want< d it was no one else's fault It is hard to guess what a little more I information may reveal, but it i.s an i evident fact that those who had a j hand in getting the appropriation mad:' are ashamed to own it. so al? though^ it may have been a good busi? ness deal, the method !? not above re? proach. The eold Weather did DOt kill out the candidates for magistrate in Pli vateer, but there has been a good deal of changes, however. Mr. w. g. Wells will not run, but said that Mr. W. Ii. Thames might have his share of the pie, Mr. Thames then trans? ferred his interests to Mr. J. O. Osteen and we have not learned defi? nitely what disposition has been made of them. Mr. W. D. Allsbrooks is an affirmed candidate. We heard that he had his card in the New fork Herald, perhaps it is the Sumter Herald, we have not seen it, but gueas be knows where he put it. A new candidate, Mr. W. J. In gram. Is out, he is well known an may make a good race. He and II W. 13. Kolb organized a Sunday Schoo, at the Ingram school house last Sun? day. Mr. Kolb was elected superin? tendent. Mr. G. L. Brown has been advised to withdraw from the race as the Dog Town box will not support him. Bome of the voters told me that they thought if this is the best that Privateer can do, it will be ;t good idea to grease all of the candidates and the ottice and let the cats swallow them, it would be bad for the cat but having nine lives perhaps they could stand it. and even If it killed them it would be the best way for Privateer to gef out of it. The school question is still being agitated. The Ingram school and the Reld school we heai are both dis? satisfied. The light Is not against the Bethel school, spec ally, but against the fact that the Bethel school got so much more than its share of the township school money and now there is not enough left to run it and the other schools without an extra tax and the taxpayers do not see the extra tax will be any benefit o> the other s< hoobj and all of the other schools wain more accommodations, which it is claimed they cannot -,-t. even with n two mill tax. If Bethel is made Into a high school. "Be der." NOTICE TO THE PI*IM U\ George 11. Hurst desires by meant .1 this card to inform his friends am ihe general publh thai he i* to- long , i connected with The J. D Craij Cm nil nre I'??., but Is in the a mi lines ? ; business fnr himself at thi obi stand, corner Main' and Ca no stieets. Hi- housefurnlshing depart nu n! is compb te at atti iu live pt i?. ?? I n the uudertn king department h? i.? fully equipped, and prepared 1? render prompt service dn> und night to all ? biHSeh of trade. Duj Clo u. No. :.:?.?. Kighl Phone No. L'.ii. \\ i \ respectfully. Georg? 11. HiiyM, Purniture lb tiler, did 11 <ki i atu Km ha tun r. M i in II lid ' anal .-ti e. t ti |2 Iti-wlM Tom i'ebb r nays he in not afral ,if Governor Mease and th..t hi ad go f,, Baltimore with the reiualnde ? I |he Georgia delegation. Tha means I'Vldei will pass through Soui ?'uroliiia. Womb r if ? leorglu w ill b -mat one delegate .t large when th ,-,di call Is made???Columbia Recon Light Croat is reported in both Y.-rk and Anderson counties Monday morn? ing. Cotton wa- damaged, btl| not seriously. Candidates9 Cards. ?3 Announcements of candidates will be printed in this col am a until the ck>w of the campaign for ft. No cards accepted on credit Fur Sheets. Capt K. s, Carson m hereby an? nounced as a candidate for Sheriff at the ensuing election, having before discharged Iba duties of that office with promptness and efficiency we take pleasure in recommending htai for said office, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary* MANY VOTERS. I hereby offer myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules Democratic party. J. K. BRADFORD. Sumter i of thel I hereby announce myself a can? didate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules governing Democratic primaries. W. H. SEALE. Capt. G?o. C. Warren Is hereby announced as a candidate for the of? fice of Sheriff of Sumter county, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratio primary. VOTERS. For Coroner. I hereaby announce that I am a candidate for the office of Coroner of Sumter County, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. D. W. OWENS. For Hou.se of ReproentaUvee*. I am a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives subject to the rules of the Democratic Pri? mary. R. B. BELSER. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for the House of Representatives from Sumter County, pledging myself to abide by the result of the Bemo cratic Primary. R. D. EPPS. . I . v i iwtg'. i ? * unani? mousl ? a can I Mate far to the rules governing the Primary. We beepeak for him the suffrage of his fellow countrymen. The Wedgefleld Democratic Clul For Supervisor. I hereby announce myself 8. oar date for the office of Supervisor Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. L. E. WHITE. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for re-election to the office of Supervisor of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic pri? mary. P. If. PITTS. For Clerk of Court. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for re-election to the office of Clerk ot Court for Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Demo crattc party. L. l. PARROTT. The name ot H. L. Scarborough U presented as a candidate for Clerk of Court for Sumter County In the om ing Democratic primary election. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for Clerk of Court of Sumter county, subject to the SCttOO of the Democratic primary. JOHN R. sr.MTRK Tor Solicitor, i announce myself ? candidate for the office of Solicitor f;,r the Third Judicial Circuit, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. THOS. H. TATl'M. I hi reby announce myself | can? didate f >r re-election to the office of Solicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit subject to the rub -- of the Democrat c Primary. PHILIP If. PTOtX l or t niie,i Ktat< - Kennte, i betcia announce myscli b candl* dr. for the i "nlti ?1 States Senate, iub.ii ct to tin rub i of the I k mo< rat c i :u :> . Youi stipp? n , cd Infiuen i v ill I e iippre< la ted. \. It. DIAL I .nur. ti-. S. C. l hi i ongrr?. l herehj announce myself ns t can did t. for the nomination for Con er? .- ft' 11 the s? venth Congresslon ,il District of South ?'arolina. sub :., : to the rules of the Democrat! primary. A. r. LEVER