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IMlblUlie?! \\ edue?.,! i > mid Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER, 8. C. Terms: fl.00 per annum--In advance. Advertisement*: One Square first Insertion.91.00 Bvery subsequent insertion.SO Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub eerve private Interests will be charged far as advertisements. Obituaries aid tributes of respect will be charged for. The rfumter Watchman wss found ?d In 1890 and the True Southron In 1999. The Watchman and Southron Oow has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, and hi manifestly the best advertising medium in Samter. ? -? With the Information now at hand it seems a fact beyond dispute that the construction of the Sottile bridge across the Couper River at Churl sal on would be disastrous to the future commercial development of that port and aUo an incalculable injury to the entire State of South Carolina. An> thing that damage, the port of Charleston and prevents the develop? ment and utilization of its natural ad? vantage* does not concern Charleston and Charleston business ?.;en ahme, for what d...s barm directl> to the b'jMn, interests ol Clsnffleasesi dam? ages the business Interests of every cltIlten of the State. If the port of Char: ston is bottled up and ship? owners ami importers and exporters have to seek another port the people that Charleston should naturally Serve as a port will have to pay high? er freight rates If Charleston Is bot? tled up by this bridge across the Cooper River it will not be made the terminus of the Clinehtield road and it Will never become, a.s now Seems certain, the giva t coal port of the South Atlantic Another point, and this touches Samte; directly, If Char? leston is bottled up. Ihe Seaboard will not extend Its line to that port and Sum '.er will be the loser thereby. The bill authorizing the construction of the brfllge was slipped through the Senat? while Senator Tillman was not lo? king and before the people of Charl ^;.>n had time to make known their objections. I'he facts being known d. mem berg ad the House ? the same error us v ?ngre>sman Lever she dd k lo ?>a ottom of the mat ter and s?e to it that the interests of bis constituents are not jeopardized. l ho South Waking I p. Wilmington Star. The South is making wonderful pro? gress but It has to wake up In m.niy reipei (?. our resources as s.. many and so varied that it is difficult to tind the men and the capital to make Us progress more rapid than during the past few years. We cannot d ? ? v? ry thlng at once, but there are some things that we should do with oil de? ls* One is to utilize our raw material at h< me and not send It away to be manufactured ..ml re'urmd 1.. u- as hlgh-prne-l finished products We have been sending away our OOtloa seed meal and feed stuffs from oui cotton seed oil mills Instead* of keep? ing them el home and converting the South into the greatest galtk and stock raising country on the face of the globs. We have often declared that .\? should k?ep our fe, d tuffs at home md turn them into meat. Sut? ler and cheese. I ?ur cotton seed all mti!s ?um out the best stock feed la be found in the world, and yet v,e al? low hose In cold fOBntrtOi m Uneri ca an I Kurope to use it : ml gMtUS us engst . eenaanati fat Ihe more import unt 1 n -do t p: o l te is Tb. Msnstos Chronicle lelli us thai Texas is g? mg to pro te e what th M.r has preached for rears ?egi tha? piper The Panhandle and West Te\.i> ??- k ia.s?rs hive taken the . n'li. itttput of cottonseed <? ?k? from d mill* el gorlhwesl Texas Th? > : e |olng to feed their stock with M " 0.r When North Caro? hne and ihe ? gtlri 1 outh, follows ihe le.oi al ineoc whs Teaans we will noi neu ? ur seel from Ksnsas City and r?,.r 1 nth r from Ihe Noi 1 k and West. Th* re are some Mmuv thai We ought to de g Ihnnl waiting nay h?ag?i and afM is ?o rais. stock and cattle In ihe country that is be*1 suited fof II Tit t g m ||n Souih. where Ihe hi t feed s' ag >? art prod at ? d, a ht re Iber?: ire two figfsgi produrlng seasons, where ursea grows two le IhrtM months loni . , 11, in ... . g p. re el a, and where th. Winter?* R] k. |t . - ? r .0 stock end rattle and molt e nnotnlcal f??r Ihelr Shaw .v M ' 'olbim M? 1 ' ' ? al e a# . rlhdng Ihel9 a hits goods sale le begin W. Ire da . L'Jiel Read ihelf sd. In this issue - Advt BALKANS HOLD FAST. DETERMINED THAI OTTOMAN PORTE SHALL MOT DELAY ?SETTLEMENT. Riseutlwl Thal itcchad Pasha Has Been instructed to Tr> to Bring Powere m to lave Moslem Umpire From Humiliation of Surrender to London? Jan. |0.?The Balkan plen? ipotentiaries who are awaltlttf the Turkish ropl) do not attempt to eon* ( Ota] their impatience and linn de termlnation to prevent Turkey from postponing settlement of the war longer than ? week. Meanwhile, un official oonveraatloni have begun among the allies regarding their in? ter-Balkaa delimitations. i>r. Daneff, b. ad ol the Bulgarian delegation! and the Greek premier, m. Veneseloa, were sngroooed la this task today. Ai no agreement yet hai been reached con? cerning Saloniki, the Qreeki hope to have no difficulty In retaining the town when the Bulgarians get Ad? it tnople. Reehad Pasha received a long cipher message from Constantinople this afternoon and it is asserted hi was InetrUCtOd to confer with Sir Ed? ward Grey, the British foreign sec? retary, with the object of obtaining direct intervention b\ the powers un? der the form of mediation, or in an? other way If more acceptable, so that Turkey might be spared the humilia? tion ol ceding Adrlanopls at tirst hand. Reehad Pasha, aooompanled by Tewflk Pasha and Oaman Nliaml Paaha, visited tin- British foreign sec? retary but the nature ol Sir Edward Grey's reply has not been disclosed. The meeting of the national as sembly at Constantinople has been postponed until Wednesday and the porte'i reply to the note of the powers will be presented after this meeting. The general impression is that the Turkish government is weakening with respect to the demands of the allies. a Bucharest dispatch says it !s expeeted a settlement between Bou manla and Bulgaria will be effected before Febraury I, by an agreement providing for rectification of the fron? tier. Boum.mia. however, will not get as much as she wanted; but Bul? garia will cede some Ol the forts in the neighborhood of Si'istria but not the town itself. Full power to dec are the resump? tion of hostilities aga.nst Turkey was telegraphed today to i>r. s. Daneff. leader of the Bulgarian delegation! and his Colleagues, by the Bulgarian prtmlefi J. s. Ouechoff, who told them to exercise it whenever In their opinion further peace negotiations became useless. The Bulgarians have discovered they were completely misled as to con Idttiona prevailing in the beleaguered j Turkish fortresi of Adrianople ami consequently have decided that a prompt change In their policy is nec? essary. Two weeks agu they were in formed thai the fall of the fortress I could be expected hourly, but a recent council <?t war held at Mustapha Pa? sha under the presidency of King Fer? dinand came to the conclusion that Bhukrl Pasha, Turkish commander In ' Adrianople, had economised supplies to BUCh an extent that the garrison would be aide to resist perhaps fur several months more. Bhukrl Pash i, it appeared, deluded the Bulgarians by false reports spread by supposed deserters who reached the Bulgarian lines drawn around the city. Commanders of the Bulgarian forces now know the truth and Bul? garia has determined to force a solu j tlon so as to put an end to the heavy expenditure and permit the men un? der arms, who comprise virtually all , the able-bodied male population of I Bulgaria, to return to agricultural work. Otherwise it Is feared the mxt harvest will be lost. The next meeting of the ambassa? dors of the European powers at the British foreign oillce has been post? poned until Wednesday, owing to the absence from town of two of the am? bassadors. The Servians have decided to pre? sent tomorrow to the powers a memo? randum which they have drafted, de ?nT?)1{1 their desires in regard to ter? ritorial changes arising out of the war. Bervla will ask to be permitted to oc? cupy permanently the eastern part of the district of Xovipazar, bordering <?n the Servian frontier, and also the en? tire region eastward from the river Drln, to Lake Ochrida, as well a< the fortress ol Monastic, which the Ser? vian troops captured from the Turks after a severe light. CHANGE IN RAILROAD. Consolidation Of Lines Will Help Sumter and Vicinity. Florence, Jan. 20.?It has been re? ported for some time that the South Carolina Western would purchase the Charlotte, Monroe A Columbia road and operate it in connection with the line now running from Florence and Bumter, to McBee. That it will cer? tainly be completed very soon to Mon? roe and (five a through line from the West over the Seaboard and its allied hue.-, to Charleston. This report has been confirmed and the consolidation has taken place and W. a. Creet h, who was for a long time the efficient representative of the new r< ad in Florence, has been made train master of the neat and compact little system radiating out from Hartsvllle to all parts of this sec? tion of the country, McBee ami Jef? ferson. Bishopville and Bumter, Dar? lington and Florence, and soon to La ir.a: and Tlmmonsville. NEWS FROM MAYESVILLE Little Frances Mayes Bitten by a Supposed Mad Cai?Rev. R. L. Urler, New Pastor of Presbyterian < liurch, "Pounded" by Townspeople ?Improvements on A. C. L. Station ?Other Matters. Mayesvllle, Jan. SO.*?Rev. R. Orier, tin- newly-elected pastor of the Presbyterian Church, has assumed charge <>i* the work hon-, preaching several Impressive and Interesting ser? mons during the past tWO Sundays to large congregations. He has made a favorable Impression upon all who have met him. The members of the Congregation and the town general ly "pounded" him last week with lib? eral donations of groceries and oili? er household necessities. Mrs. Grier has boon unable to move to Mayes? vllle yet on account of sickness, but is expected to arrive sb >rtly. At a meeting of the congregation on Sun? day- it was decided to repair the church building at once and a com? mittee was appointed to look after the work. Rev. J. P. Attaway. the new paste of the Methodist Church, has filled his appointing nt here twice and has, also, made a favorable impression both with his preaching and his pas? toral work, it is hoped that his pas? torate here will result In building up the Church, which Is rather small, and that ins Influence will be felt in the town generally. Miss Frayser of the Winthrop Col? lege faculty spent a day here last Week, delivering two lectures, one In the morning to the school children and one in the evening to the patrons and the public generally. Her ad? dresses were heard with much Inter eat and it is thought that her work Will accomplish much good. Her sub? ject at night w as "How to Live Right." Miss Bailie Hamilton, of Dillon, one of the teachers in the Mayeaville school, has returned to her post of duty, after being detained for several weeks on account of an operation for appendicitis. a cat, supposed to be mad, bit little Francis Mayes, the youngest son of Mrs. B. w. Mayes, on Saturday. Dr. C, E3. King treated the wound at once and sent the cat's head to Columbia to ascertain If the cat had rabiea. In? formation was received yesterday that it was not thought that the cat was afflicted with hydrophobia, but that a guinea pig had beea Inoculated and any serious results to the pig would be made known at once. The Atlanta- Coast Line lias fur? ther improved the appearance of things around the new pass* nger sta? tion and further work will be done in the way of building up the walks and streets around tin- property. The new seats und lights for the waiting rooms have not been received yet but are expect, d to arrive at any time. The recent visit of the deputy lire insurance commissioner has had the result of causing s large number of Hues to be torn down and rebuilt ac? cording to the regulations. The in? spector made a thorough trip through the business section <>f town and doubtless his visit will result In som< good to all concerned. Miss Qlgnllliat of b'eneca has been visiting Miss Fannie Chandler for the week-end. Miss i.eiia Durgess of Manning la visiting her sisters, Mejpdames (*. N. Sprott and R, F, DesChampe, Rev. W. B. Chandler of th? Colum? bia Theological Seminary spent Sun? day with his mother, Mrs. Minnie Chandler. Mr. R. Goldman, who has been en gaged in business here for several years with the firm of Goldman & Co., has s? Id out his interest and gon ? North. Mr. Duncan Jones of Columbia is visiting his brother, Mr. J. C. Jones, and als?., relatives in the country. Quite a number of Mayesville peo? ple are contemplating visiting the National Coin Exposition in Colum? bia. NO IN At (.1 HAL BALL Time-Honored Custom Dropped Tlii< Year. Washington. Jan. 20.?The time honored inauguration ball?the cli? max of the ceremonies incident to the Inauguration <>f president of the United States?will not be given this year. In compliance with President? elect Wilson's wishes, the Inaugural committee, at a special meeting to? day, unanimously decided to elimi? nate it. The commttee also decided a pub He reception at the capltol or else? where, as suggested by Gov. Wilson, as a substitute for the ball was not within its jurisdiction and if one is held congress must appropriate and make the necessary arrangements for it. The committee took the position that the proposed reception would be im rely ? governmental function, under tie- control <.f tin- joint congressional Im igural committee. Jn a resolution Adopted, howevt r, the committee an nounced 11,;it it would co-operate in every way poaalble with all arrange menta for the successful Inauguration < f i fee preeTdent -el< et The members of the joint congres? sional committee on the inauguration ere Senators Crane, liacon and over? man and Representatives M? Kinley. Eincker and Gannett Senator Crane I de- lined today to express an opinion , regarding the proposed reception, stating that the matter had not been officially placed be fore the committee. Tue suggested reception met with the hearty approval of Representative 0 < Kinh y Gov. Wilson wishes, in the event of there being a public reception March 4, that Mrs. Wilson and the Misses Wilson should not be expected to attend. Thin information was con \ e ed to the inaugural committee having in charge the .aaugural cere? monies. Examination for Kural Carrier. \ civil service examination was held at the Court Uouas Saturday by , the local civil service board for the position of rural carrier. There were four applicants to take the exemina i tlon. The position to be filled is a rural route from Mayesville. All of the banks in the city were cb sed Monday as it w;us ke pt as Lee's birthday. _ There will be an extra communica? tion of Claremont Lodge, No. G4, A. K. M. at 8 o'clock Tuesday night. January Hist for the purpose of con? ferring the M. M. degree. All mem? bers are requested to take notice and govern themselve-s accordingly. After Radium. The ML Painter field of South Aus? tralia is a wonderful place for the oc? currence of rare minerals and a com pa y has been recently formed to ro? wer radium from the earth. We Have Li Line of the Mollnc implements on liand conflating of the followIng! Hlu?> r.irti turn plows and middle lm<Kers, Moiine Gottnn and corn planier?, 10-18-20 inch Disc harrow-. Captain ividd Cnltivatora, one and two Inane nngpoaea, etc. \ full line of baggie*- unirhia-, hariic-s. hor-cs and mules. Ternu and prices right. igfg Ford automobiles and Ford parts. D. SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA WHITE GOODS SALE Our doors will open Wednesday, 22nd, at 8 o'clock with a selec? tion of White Goods That will Astonish You. This sale will la^t Four Days, closing Saturday, 25. ggg pair < hlld'? Camb Taut? Tucked ?ad Hematite! led, aale Price He. 1 Lot If in WhltO riaxon. 25c. Quality at.I9e i i.oi M in. White Piaxon, 10 to |5c Quail t) at.18c WIIIII. Ql Il ls. s.'h Qualiti a i.lac ll.aa M Tu.? gl.2a M ??.us* 8L7? " .I1.S9 *2.2? 11 ".11.oh gg.25 M ".?2.41 m i) nii i i i s, ISlM at.19c 72x90 N (. Hcani at.59c 11x90 No Henin.ih<> hi iM No x. .im III.?i!?e MM I I I \ (?. 9? I Hi ou ii Mule Price.19c 10? I Brown Silk? Price.91c Bleach Hale Prk?e.21c to. i i.i. m h. sak' Price .28i 3,800 \ .ii i'?. worth 10c i<? 75c per dos al. 15c I,900 >?u. I in* n ToiK'hou luce, I In ."? Ill, \\ hie, all nl Sc id. EMBROIDERIES. l Lot o to 17 in wide, your choice l k? I Lot 27 in r.-iti.\ Flouncing, 75c value at.19c I Lot 27 in Bab) Flouncing |1.00 Quality at.79c i Lot t in Flouncing for La? dles' dresses, 75c Value at. . . . 19c i Lot 27 in Baby Irish Flounc? ing s* l .00 Value si.09c I Lot i ) in Buby Irish Flounc inn. gl.SO \ ?lue al.gl.19 1 l ot Vllovcr Swiss and Nain Kook, 75c \ nluc at.15c I Lot \ I lover Swl? and \ain -?m,Iv. gl.25 \ 11 lue al.88c ULI It'll Lt >N<j VIA ? I II. ,'ti in. Soft IMiiInIi M !-;'.< Qual? ity til .I l-lo 110 in Poc Mill 11. salt- Prlct1 lit. .8c i ruse son PinUli, N?? Nullit' Bi .'.r> in. ViiiilroM'oauiii, Sale Piiee .n l-J ENGLISH LONG CLOTH. 30 in. Chamois Finish 12 I-2c Value at.tOe l Lot 18 in Wido, by the hoU Only. Sale.79c 1 Lot 38 in. Wide, by the holt Only, Sale.|1.29 ENGLISH NAINSOOK. 30 in. Vory Fine Quality, IHc Value at 1 Ic; 22 l-2e Value at I 7e: 25c Value al.21c i Lot 30 in. White Madras in Stri|H?H and Cheeks, Sale Price. |0c 1 Lot Check Dimity short Ix'ngtliH at.9c l*ritlo t?f the West Batiste ami Lawn 15c QlUllll > al.12 l-2c 20c Quality at.18c 25c Quulit) at.21c I Loi line t and). lillisll llll ? n. short lAMlgtllS, I5c Value at He Mi in I top. 20e Value at.15c 27 in. White Lawn. Sali- Price 5c, U 1 - If and he. I I ..i Pongee, 20c Quiillt) at I le 30 in t'anib ill.9c Lonsdalc Caaah at.n 1-2 Lonsdals Naiit>?>ok at.12 1-2 Cotton Cofdaio] 25c Quality at.2to 30c Qualit} at -Mr; 25c Quality at 28e 27 in Ratine t loth, 25c Value at IgC 27 in. Lima Cloth, 25c Value at. l'Je 28 in. Rep. 25c \ alive at.I9c 27 in Bcngallnc, 15c Value at lie WHITE LINEN. Ml of our 35c Qualit) at 10c Quallt) at. M ?? ** . Mc M ?*. 75c ** ". 00 in Lim n s| ? ?in- nt 27c . . lie . .JSc . ISe . .ti?e ?VJe llltt va \ LINEN 27 in Cnk?n LI ? (i. 3g in. Warranied all Linen .. 3g in Into, a>l Limn. 3g in. Linen t i ash. 30 in Ramie i Mien 30c tonality at 30 in Wim? ? iil Linen 50c. Qualit) al. s Ho/. Coli?tu COrduroj and itcp. skirts 0e lie 23c 2 so 21c Sac as, I For lack of room in our Store we will postpone our Sale of Muslin Underw ear until a later date. SHAW & McCOLLUM MERCANTILE CO