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t^hlAabed Wednesday and Saturday. ?BT - 08TEEN PUBLISHING C6MPANY 8UMTSR, S. C. ? l.tt par annum?In advance. A4 hi Uiaausutn; Square first Insertion.fl.Ot subsequent insertion.60 Centracto far three mouths, ar aatar will ba made at red jeed rates. All communications whisb rub re private interests will ba charred tat na advertisements. Obituaries and tribute* of rsopsot wiil ba chargod far. The Snmtet Watchr.tan war found? ed In litt and tbt Trot Southron In lift The Watch mit n and Sooth ran atw hat tbe combined ohtmlatfoa and gagusaca cf hath of th* old papar*. at aaanlfaatby tha beat advertising lium In Sumter. AS TO ROAD WORK. The criticism by the Grand Jury in its final presentment at tbe Fall Term of court, of the work that has been done on the public road* of tbe county baa excited comment and discussion in many quarters. There are some who arc of the opinion thru the criticism of the Grand Jury was timely snd justified by facts snd con? ditions, but there are many others who hold that the criticism was not Justified and thst the condemnation of tbe road work was too sweeping snd unqualified. In this connection It is pointed out that the Grand Jury has not bean consistent in its opinion la the matter of road work, or that it has completely reversed its position since It msds Its presentment ut the rummer term of court. At that time tha work done on the ruads under the direction of the County Board and Supervisor was as heartily commend? ed as it Is now condemned. The fol? lowing extract from the two present? ments show that there hss been quite a change in opinion by the Grand Jury since July: (Bntrmot from presentment of Grand Jury. Summer Term. July 8, 1112.) "A committee of the Qrand Jury tnsoacted the public roads of the eounty. bush n eg] trtog the Bead u and .od the same ery sat tri':' '?rv. and WS re * m? mend le th* Court' Begca I I I WitllUur ktit* ??l?, 04Mi ?? uu?*ottwi that they do issue series of bonds for said purposes." (Extract from presentment of Grand Jury. Fsll Term. October 16, 1112.) "Tour grund Jury is of the opinion that a great deal of money is spent tnjudtclouslv on the public roads of our county by reason of the fact that the road buddlag Is not of a perma? nent nature; we are of the opinion that more scientific methods should be used In the construction of roads, and to that end we suggest to our Legislative delegation that they have the lew changed, so as* to do away with the office of t'ounty Supers isor. end devolve the management of the County affairs upon a Hoard of Coun? ty Commissioners, of seven members, to he teegted by th?* people, two of whom to be from the Itv of Sumter. and the other fl\*? fPOgl i he County at large, and that this Hoard of County Commissioner* do i I? t or appoint ? > il.'.tit <i\!l engineer. to have igestt sanol tlei oi the road buiidmte laroaghoai Ilse eoenty This etui sssgtaeef lo take the elect of Um Tounts Sup< We hop. thai poll. \ of the I'miniv I'.oard in per fectimr the roads radiating frotfl ?ht city of Sumter will be continued. and 'In this wuy gradually OOVet the i out ty ' _ Heft wi lt i^ HAPPY. VW ju*t wish that our good b.oth Sto ll aral ? '>?'<. I of gOthtei h id been h**re this uiornitik when a l-uggy load of tilts canned tomatoes from tbe Kloren? e ? ounty home cannery of Mr K. s*. Hurch were ?.fing de? livered to i purchaser. The mana gers of thin cannery are the most skill, d labor than an be had. and as citizen*, are worth more money than Snell aUd osteen coubl count in a month, because- tluv were the \ery bright daughters of Mr. Itun h, and they have put up ? SjOUgh tomatoes and peaches anil ith?'r things to bear the Baltimore market if the) Wgated to This in one .?f our ggggertes and we have a lot 10ft of them We have Mrs Tom Mafllet to thank f-?r that, she 11 worth i whole Chamber of Commerce herself. The-, cans of good things were s* Ming at a price that put thern to the consumer at the same prl< e is tend for pact BJ hou*? *.I- and Mism-s F.ng?nia and Kat. tiefe -mi getting something for ISMtgoeotvOS out of the sale."? Flor? nee Times A . ,! . S> light* d ?bat Hro. Aver Is feeling St gOgd OtTOf the ItOCSSS of home canneries and we most root en ? hat w ? ii '"Mil ? hat ? n \ io ?i 11. it Sumter county has not as many as Brother Aver intimates there an in Florence. But we are not downcast, since Sumter folks are canning fruits and vegetables for home con? sumption ami a few cans over for sale. NnXt year there will be more home canneries when the tomato clubs are thoroughly organized. And, in ad? dition, the big cannery will be in op? eration turning out canned goods by the car load to supply the local whole? salers and those of Florence and oth? er neighboring towns. Buggy loads of canned tomatoes are good but car loads are better and both are best and that Is what Sumter is after all the time. The attention of the farmers of Sumter county is directed to the open letter of Chairman II. L. Scarbor? ough of the Chamber of Commerce committee on Farm Improvement. To carry to a successful conclusion a campaign of farm improvement the active co-operation of a number of progressive farmers must be secured and to this end the committee is now directing its efforts. The corn show on November 19th is a preliminary step whjch the committee hopes will prove interesting and helpful to the corn growers of Sumter county and that will lead to county-wide move? ment for better corn, better methods of culture and much larger yields. These results can be obtained if the farmers become imbued with the de? termination to make the largest crops of the best grade of corn at the last possible expense. The foundation ot succeas in corn growing lies in seed selection and the corn show on No? vember 19th is designed to Instruct those farmers who are willing to pro? fit from Um experience of special? ists and to aid them to select the best seed from their own brops for their own use. see A member of the Grand Jury in discussing the recent presentment of that body with special reference to the 1 recommendation that a county engi? neer be employed and the duties of the Supervisor be devolved upon him states that, being fully acquainted with the sentiments of the Grand Jury, he feels safe in asserting that there was no intention to criticise Supervisor Pitts unfairly or to reflect on his management of the affairs of the county or to condemn the meth ptrueiio;. ?,r puwv roaot ctranu j Ju-? ? * . ? i inii i ' ellevlng U al *~j? i a marked and satisfactory improve? ment of the highways of the county under his administration and that under existing conditions he has done all that could have been expect? ed of him or any other man in the sane position. But the Grand Jury is of the opinion that road building calls ft r the supervision of a experienced read ? nglneer who has had special training for that particular line of w >rk, and the recommendation wan bused on this conviction The system w is t ondemned and not Supervisor Pitts, the man In charge. This state- 1 rr.ent tends to mitigate the con? demnation of the road work that has been dona and SXnlatnS the apparent bibl criticism of Supervisor Pitts. TO disk i ns ( Hop MARKET1XG. stat?-. i??lober 11. The president of the state Farmer-' union ami s. j. Ktrby, president of ins Florence count) union, were in Columbis resterdu) on ihelr wuy to : n? hjburg, Va where they will at? tend at Id o'clock this morning a (onfsrence composed ol representa? lives oi ?hr Partners' union ..t ,tii the ?be lobaOCe growing Stat? s to plan for k better system "f marketing. While in the < Ity Pre eldsnl i tabbs gave out the following letter In ref? ? , I n< e to col ton: "For live weeks I he sctlon of the National Farmers' union on cotton pries has been kepi out of the press, last it be charged that cotton prlcei want off in consequence After con? sultation \Aitri prominent members of the order we ur< publishing t<> ihs World that after mature deliberation the National union ?-.um- to con* <iu ion ih.it based on th.t ..f pro ductlon ami us relative value, mid? dling upland cotton >s worth i : cents per pound, ami urged us members ami ail growers of cotton to do aver) thing In Ihelt power to secure 'his price. Do not let any 'beat raid ?tsmpede yog now. i?<. not pay any attention to the statements Ihnt mas in mads th.it rotten went down or the publication of this advice. Cotton Is noin< down because the growers, aie not acting in concert? because, while -oin. b.mks an lending monej cotton, the-. nr< nol heurtll) ur? Ing then customers to hold 'A tribute to the po\Ne? ol otiMlii tat Ion nas paid this morning- a h< n, on tf*c train lo Columbia, a promlneiii bunker tmd merchant of ihe Pee Dee, .b.hn Meftweon of Tlmmonsvllle, said to tin- writer thai llu bunks In his town it1 d not made an) louni al fl per cent, on cotton becau ?? there was no demand Thai if there were a de? Miami, I e bad no doubt it would be THE COTTON MARKET. DATE OF ITUST KILLING FROST IS PROBLEM OF WEEK. The Conans Bureau Will Issue Rei>ort on Ginning luito in the Week. New Orleans, Oct. 20.?The weather will keep the cotton market on the anxious seat this week. The bulls hop* for frost and the hears hope it keeps away. Much now depends on the date of the tirst killing frosts of the season. There is a large per? centage of plants that would be se? verely damaged by seasonably cold weather, while many bolls will open if frost holds off for a week or two longer. Killing frost this week w?>uld gl\e the bulls a temporary advantage in the market. Frost on the map any morning of this week would cause a quick spurt and heavy covering of the short interest. Continued b: ght and warm weather would result in steady selling pressure from the shorts, who already are convinced that this crop is well up toward the 15,00a,000-bale mark. The census bu? reau will issue a report on the gin? ning of the crop up to last Thursday on Friday of this week. This report will probably cause some selling, for it is expected to be bearish, although the trade has paid no great amount of attention to it as yet. It will have to take some interest in it this week and probably Will as soon as the tirst of the private bureau estimates are out. War news and reports concerning the spot demand will be influences that have possibilities in them, but either would probably not have much weight against strong weather devel? opments. ROOSFA'FXT GOES HO UK. Leaves Chicago Early Monday Morn? ing. Chicago, Oat 20.?The advisability of permitting Col. Roosevelt to de? part tomorrow morning for Oyster Hay was debated at length today, and not umil after his physicians bad held a consultation tonight did they decide definitely that he might do so. He will leave for New York at 8.08 a. m. Although Col. Roosevelt's condition -> ((.^."ohniit t Vit? nav It insisted that both ot these develop? ment! were to be expected, and that there was in them no cause tor alarm. The bleeding, it was explained by Dr. Alexander Lambert. necuwarily ac? companied the discbarge of serum, which is part of the healing process. Or. Lambert also said that any pa? tient who bad been in bed for a \seek WOtild suffer from nervous exhaustion and that Col. Roosevelt needed only to have absolute rest. Since Col. Roosevelt had to be shot ami lost part of his anatomy what I pity it could not have bevn from his lip Instead of from his ribs! ? Florence Times. intt. So far the loans had been at USUaJ rates. "There is no uns tor me to enter into an argument to prove that rotten is Worth 15 cents, based on the laws Of trade. The fact that it is now bringing 10 l-l! cents on the heels of i 17,000,000 bah crop, and in the face of the predictions ol another big croPi prove conclusively that all we ta ed to do to win is to draw tin- lines of organization tight and strong. It i- up to tin- people who make toe cot? ton and the banks and merchants of the South. It will not go up, but will go lower, if you cont nue to supply tin- demand at falling pricea "The Farmers union has done its duty. Ate we to make the light un? aided? Or will our people as one man lake the only action that will save million! ol dollars to our section? Iloii! cotton and hold it tight ami trong. \\ i do not need conventions, nor llreworks, nor patent remedies. With tie- money from tin- cotton al? ready sold at !<? 1*2 t ents toll 1 -2 cents, the extra staple money ami the tobacco money, South Carolina banks can llnanee every remaining bale 'till lln- COW! (*omS home." " in this connection 'he state presi? dent gave out tin- following letter Which Is but a sample of the letters from th? banks of Mumter, and tiny are dall) making cotton loans at pet <ent to their customer! "Your communication of the 15th received and m reply will .stat. that I feel iure 'hat tin- bankt of thii clt> will be it'It- to furnish Ihe amount of money promised your committee to tin fat mers on i h? a < otton in ' he warehouse this rail, l see no reason wh> this bank will n<>t be aid, to fur? nish it>; full 'i1 otn as promised to yout commttti ??. "I hope that tin f.. ling lo hel| tlie farmer will extend over lh< ? ti lire countr> as H Is tri this rltj "<; .v. Lemmon. President 1 Mty National Hank DIAZ AT VERA CRUZ. LOYAL TWENTY-FIRST GOES OVER TO REBEL, The Soldier* in Garrison Did Not Re? turn the Fire of Their Comrades. Vera Cruz, Oct. 20.?The soldiers of the Twenty-first Mexican battalion garrisoning Fort Uluoa, located on an island in the local harbor, have re? volted and joined the revolutionary forces of Felix Diaz, it is announced tonight. The gunboats I3~avo and Morelos opened fire on the soldiers killing several and wounding others. The soldiers of the garrison remained inert, refusing to return the Are of their comrades. The situation at the island is especially serious, as Fort Uluoa is also used as a penitentiary. Until the tire was opened by the Bravo and Morales following the de? sertion of the garrison at Fort Uluoa it was difficult to understand the at? titude of the gunboats. Commodore Azueta, commanding the warships still loyal to the government, kept I his gi.ns and searchlights trained in? cessantly on the city, allowing no communication between the boats and shore. Felix Diaz continues to regard his chances for a successful revolution? ary movement through optimistic eyes. He today declared that the offi? cers and crews of the gunboats here are with him and that Commodore Auzeta himself had promised to join his forces, only changing his mind at the last moment before the Diaz movement was openly launched. When asked why his shore batter? ies did not tire on the federal war? ships, Gen. Diaz replied that this Aas wholly unnecessary. He felt that it would be extremely foolish to disable V ? boats which he feels certain will enlist in hb' ' ause shortly. He de? clared he daily sent the crews water, provisions and money. Gen. Diaz further believes the gun? boat Progresso, whose whereabouts has not been publicly known today, shelled and took the important port of CoatJBscoalcOS, which is also the northern terminus of the Tehaunte pec railway. He said the local gar? rison was left in command of the rebel Col. Cuevara. N Today Gen. Diaz sought official recognition for his propaganda by the tt??r.?a ??nt?? government. He said he ant svupoiim ?????* a& ^....^ A mately 2,000 men entitles him to | proper recognition. When asked if he expected an en>~ gagement with the Mexican federals Diaz replied in the negative. Many federal chiefs, he believes, are about to join his forces and others are too much in sympathy with his cause to offer him battle. At least, he said, he does not expv l a clash with the federals today or tomorrow. The revolutionists now hold all the strategic points within the city with 1,000 seasoned soldiers, who have de? serted to the Diaz banner, and sev? eral hundred volunteers. The- federal troops occopy a position ten miles beyond the outskirts *>f the city, thereby cutting <>ff communication with the interior. Foreigners in the city are anxiously looking forward to the arrfcval of tin- United states cruiser Des Ifolnei and another American gunboat which are expect? ed at any moment. A German war? ship is also expected to join the other foreign vessels in the harbor. The French Portuguese, Spanish, Ital? ian and British consuls, realizing the gravity of the situation, have urg. nt ly .abled their respective governments to send protecting gunboats . After a conference with the federal commanders outside the city Gens Beltran and Veldes, during which th? extreme peril of the situation was discussed, the consuls returned to the city. Gen. Valdes informed the con? suls that he would notify them to? morrow whether conditions warranted h hasty departure of all foreigners f r ?re Vera < 'ruz. Sl'MTKR wins ANOTHER. High school Hoys Defeat Bennetts* villi? Team by Score of 19 to 7. The Sumter High School f"ot ball team Friday afternoon defeated thu Bennettsvllle team on their own grounds iu A fast and snappy game by the sc ore of II' to T. The game was featured by the use of the forward pass by the Bumter Im vs, the pass being used frequently ind always for good gams The boys returned to the city very much elated over their victory and confident thai t hey < ould do even better should l hi > piny the Bennettsvllle team a second time. They are now confldenf In t hi Ir chances In n game \\ It h I >ar llngton Marion or some of the strong* I oi high schools of this section of the ' State. Messrs i.. I Pun otl and L>. D. Molsi v\ ? ii to I llshop*, lllo Monda) I morning t.. attend court al thai place. GOOD ADVICE FROM EXPERT INVESTIGATORS. Ik'tter Scvd Means More Corn of Higher o^iaiio?Increase In Value ?>f one ivr Cent For Buabel Means 1*5,000,000 Added Annually to Income of Farmers ? Rules Pre scribed by C. I*. Hartley in Charge of Corn Investigations. I'. S. De? partment of Agriculture. Some idea regarding the economic importance of corn may be had by a realization that in the United States it exceeds in acreage, yield and value, wheat, oats, barley, Max, rye, buck? wheat and potatoes combined. An increased value of 1 cent per bushel would mean an additional in? come to the farmers of the United States of twenty-five million dollars, while an increased production of but one bushel per acre at 50 cents per bushel would add fifty million dollars annually to the national wealth. In addition to its magnitude, Khn crop is Importal t because of the wi4e range of industries in which some por? tion of the corn piant plays a more or less important pan. In fact, it may almost be said that there ia no indus tryl Into which some product or by? product of the corn plant does not en? ter. Therefore, any conditions which efXeet the production of this king of I crops are of interest to every citizen of the United States. Ea.ch spring many farmers discover j?when it is too late?that their seed corn either fails to germinate or pro? duces but a weak growth. They either pay high prices for available seed which may or may not be acclimated and adapted to their conditions, or by means of laborious tests they may pick out such of their seed as will 11 least "come up." The corn crop of 1912 is now prac? tically made, and the time for select? ing seed for 1913 has arrived in the Southern sections and will reach even the latest sections of the United States some time in October. Unless suffi? cient seed corn is selected at the right time in the right way, there will be the same deplorable situation next spring?again when, it is too late? as there has been at each previous planting time. With very few exceptions the best possible seed may be selected on the may provide himself with an abund- | aiue of seed of the highest produc? tivity, for planting in 191 J. The process of seed selection is of too great importance to be conducted {incldently while husking, and in many localities if selection is delayed until husking time, the vitality of the seed will have already meen injured by an early freeze. As soon, therefore, .as the crop ripens, go through the held i with hags and husk the ears from those stalks which have produced best without having had any special ad? vantages, such as space, moisture or fertility. Late maturing plants with ears which are heavy because of an excessive amount of sap should be ignored. In the Central and Southern States, other things being equal, short, thick, stalks are preferable. These permit of thicker planting, are not so easily blown down, und are usually more productive than slender ones. The ten? dency to sucker is hereditary. Other things being equal seed should be tak? en from stalks having no suckers. I The same day that the seed corn is gathered, the husked ears should be j put in a dry place Where there is good circulation of air, and placed In such a manner that the ears do not t< uch each other. If n<? previous arran*:?' ments for caring for the seed have been made the ears may be suspended with binder twine, tying them about two inches apart. The twine will sup? port fifteen or twenty ears. if this method cannot conveniently be followed, tabu s may be Improvised by pi icing boards across boxes or bar? rels. These boards should be dry and not too wide, and should be spaced one or one and a halt Inches apart. The seed ears can be put on these tables, using care to have them spread out t<- Injure a go..vi circulation of air among them, it \n?i be advisable to move the ears a couple of times at intervals of about two days, when tirst put on tin tables Whichever method is used, the seed should be placed in a shed or build? ing, ha inp a good circulation of air. und whole it will be protected flotn tain and excessive cold, as well as from rats and mice. Ho not store leed in a cellar. The driest cellars are too damp ami do not afford a free circulation of air. Do not store the seed in a room in which there will i ?? vapor to cowdense on it and prevent its drying, as in a barn over stock, or an outhouse us<?l for wushtug et< it s<? d corn is to?. d properly it should be thoroughly drj Inffomthrci weeks In the South to eight week* in the North, and If kepi drj it will be safe fr< m injury except by insects and v? tmin. In the North the ears may I s Left where they w ere dried, in re? gions w here seed corn is damaged hy weevils or grain moths, it should be packed as directed in Farmer? Bul? letin 415, entitled ".Seed C??rn." I'.y the proper selection and care of seed corn, as outlined above, the yield may be greatly increased with but a slight additional expense. Increase* of 18 bushels per acre, due to properly preserving the seed, have been obtain In every phsoe of present day agri? culture the tendency is toward effi? ciency. The days of large profits un? der profligate methods have peSOOd, and there is no cheaper or easier way of increasing the profits from the farm than by properly selecting and caring for your seed corn. FROM BARBKR TO PROFESSOR, _______ I S. A. Poet* of Oreenvillo Called to I California to Accept Portion in t'nlversity. 1 Greenville, Oct. 18.?It is believed here that the assertion may be safely ventured that Greenville is the only city in existence, certainly on this 1 , continent, that has had a citizen call ' ed from the avocation of barber to a professor of Latin in a college or university. In 1884 S. A. Poetz came to Green i ville from the Black Forest region of Germany, soon after the arrival in this . city of Prof. Adolf VonFingeriln. who taught at one time in Furman university. Prof. VonFingerlin Is now in California, and he has called Mr. Poetz to join him in hie university I work there, knowing him even as a young man to have been proficient in *_t'n. I S. A. Poetz was the first white bar I ber to open for business In Greenville and probably the first in South Caro? lina. As a young man he came to this city and for years in his leisure he has 1 pursued his linguistic studies, until | now at the age of 40 he is said to be one of the most proficient men in Latin in this country. During his cit? izenship here he gained the confi? dence *?f everyone. The Vounth's Companion For 1913.^ The Youth's Companion appeals to every interest of family life, from me ui iiui gin s colleges. twit. The Companion does not surrender these readers whon they have entered the more SCrtOUs paths <*# life. Mothers will welcome the page for little chil? dren and the weekly doctor's article. Fathers wdi Und the Importaart news of the day as it is, and not as it is rumored Co be. The entire house? hold will appreciate the sketches which t<>treh gently on common foibles or cartcassire eccentricity, in short, for less than four cents a week The Companion brings into the home dean entertainment, pure inspiration, line idea-is. increase of knowledge. Names rarely seen in tables of con? tents will be found in the c?mpan 1 n's announcement for it*13 which will he seat upon request?with, samples of the psper, to those not fa? miliar with it. Every new subscriber for litl will receive all the issues for the remain? ing seeks of Itll; also. fret?. The Companion Window Transparency and Canlendar for DO*.!, in rich, translucent colon?the moot beautiful Of all Companion souvenirs. Th? Youth s Companion, 144 Berkeley St.. Boston, Mass. New ?ttbecriptloBJS received at this office. KXRAYED?One red pointer dog, "NiK."' ami OSSs black sitter dog, "Black.*' Reward it returned to J. D. White. STRAYER?Near st. Paul, S. c. one bay mar?' mule last Sunday night. Please send any Lnformatlon to c. M Martin, vVedgefb Id, s. c. Foit KALE?Lm.it? d number ot Rhode [eland Beds and White Leg? horn;? All fine stock. If taken at once will sell cheap. .1 s. Hodge, ni w. Hamilton. Phone elf. WANTED?At once I.ords, \ fool cold WOOd and slahs. dt\, if possi? ble. Address Sumter Retail Lumber Co., Sumter, s. C? Phone M. LIME?N't agricultural lime, but shell lime properly ground ft 1 ag? ricultural purposes and ready for use; m even weigh! sacks, bf Vera g Platt Co. Orders solicited and promptly filled. Thos s. Sumter. PLW I \ I ION FUR Ml I- i "Shaw Place, three and one-half miles from Itishopville, containing ons hundred sixty .ores. Over one hundred thirty-live acres now ? ui livatcd; yearly rental of nearly seven hundred dottera, in good community, one mile ol school and neai Mt Klon Chut h. Address T. E Cooper, s*. char