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? br (Mattbnum an) ^outbron. ^ G ? Published Wednesday and Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SiTMTBR, 8. C. Terms: $1.(0 ptr annum?In advance. Ad vertlsemenui: Oae Squat* first Insertion.$1.00 Bvery suesequor.i insertion.50 Contracts fcr three months, or loafer will he made at reduoed rates. All communications *vhlch sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed la 1850 and the True Southron In 1186. The Watchman ai.d Southron now has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. The order of Judge Sease reducing the verdict from $20.000 to It.646 la the Black vs. The State libel suit is a Step in the right dim ton but does not go far enough. He should have set the verdict aside and ordered a new trial on the broad grounds that It was not Justified by the facts or the law. and was contrary to the public Interests. If a newspaper is to be debarred from legitimate criticism of the acts of men who are, or attempt to make themselves, influential fac? tors in governmental affairs, State, county or town, then the press will become colorless and \aim less. The verdict against Tin- State in the MM! rase, in our opinion, was the result of political prejudice, and. so far as we are able to Judge, the criticisms which formed the basts of the action were not llbelous and were Justified by the facts and attendant curcumstances. see There should be a Clean-Up psj] race a week Instead of once a year Then the town would be kept mo b r ately clean. see Woodrow Wilson takes hi* Job se? riously and Is making both House and Senate realise that ampalgn pledges are of binding effect. e ? * Sun.ter is still being advertised from one end of tie i miry to the other on account of the City Manager Commission form of government. Scarcely a day pas**** without the re? ceipt at this office of one or moro pa part containing a. dele* usually edi? torial, en the Sumtsr plan. In ore ruUI ?nis week '* to were papers from Washington. Texas, Iowa. Ohio, Wis? consin and New York. This is wide? spread publicity, and two y. ars fr? BJ now. if the manager plan has proved a success, Sumter will continue to receive the sort of advertising that cannot be bought with money, but Is the most vafuabb as BjreH as the saoat desirable. see The man who knocks his town has neither the sort of faith that moves mountains nor the Industry that makes all things wltnin reason possible. Sum tor's continued growth hi die to tie comparatively few knockers and the large number ?f work- i . ;uiihii;' le t cltlssnshlp. Hope, faith und bard Work make a town and we have all three In Sumter. ArTV*tcd for Gambling. Two raids were made on negro biers on the edge of town Sun y by Itural roll? einen New man and Morris. As a result all negroes wert: arrested who are now out cn bond or in Jail awaiting trial before Magistt it Wells on the charge of gambling. First, three negroes. Davidson llob e n, Prime Halliard and Jim LeWlA were arrested on Manning avenue, ju*' outside of the elty limit*, while en? gaged In the Interesting game of five ep, the stakes being for keeps. The se? gfsd raid was made on Sec? ond lied and White stieel where 'b .? negro youths w?-re p|,?> ing craps Tin play er? were Houston Johnson. Wattes Anderson and Anderson Tunmons Charlie DsjVtj was Sj|m urnsted for b"ing drunk and disorderly. Would You Like to Know Where you run g?-l the best shave, hair cut at other l h <oi ial BJPSjrfcl. Its right opposite tin- I'o^t olb< e |>rop in loda \ and b arn u Is?u I our c\? ? II? lit ssjgi leev The Sumter Shaving Parlors, Dan P. Mosely. Prop. serious apprehension prom WEAKNESS or II EMM . OondYesoe Calls on Hoi] Father?1 i gnwalnsj of iiiood Canoes t?rmtest llMM?TlmaglH (hid Pneumonia Mm i?o\oIo|mmI ? Tempers t urc Riem at Midnight ? Physicians siui Hopcfal?Dalit II? Censored by tVgdri Btorotary? Romt, April IS.?aii Indication! point to I ha utmost gravity of the Popa'l Condition* At midnight the f< \ i md cough wore giving cause for .'t. it alarm. The impression had gained ground that the trachea] bron Chlth had developed Into pneumonia. While not absolutely denying this. Pro! Marchlafava said: "AI Ihe' pres? ent time it could aot properly be called i nennst nla, but with trachea] bronchi sometimes the lungi do not fun - tlog properly. Probably the resistent .md rohttst bare of the Holy Father tnay overcome thi-! danger. Meanwhile erg can make the statement, which j must give rise to great hope that the condition of albuminuiia has disap? peared." In the two bulletins issued. one In the morning and one in the evening, tlu? Tope s condition was at! forth ai hopeful, but it has been learned that the bulletins S| prepared by the at? tending physicians, have come under the censorship of the Papal Secretary of State. The explanation is now giv? en that Drs. Man hiatava and Amici embody in their bulletins all the de? tails with reference to the pulse and respiration in addition to other patho? logical conditions. These bulletins are submitted to Cardinal Merry del Val, and when they reach the public they lack what the Papal Secretary consid? ers unnecessary and undesirable for publicity. After midnight there was an In l rease in the temperature of the pa? tient and the tact that a large Quan? tity of disinfectants had been brought into the sick apartment was consid? ered as an Indication that the bron? chi til had developed Into pneumonia. The Monk Vi\es y Tuto, brother of the Cardinal who has been for some time the confessor of the Pope, enter* Sd his room and remain, d there 15 minutes. It is Supposed that he con? ed the Pontiff. Extraordinary measures were taken late at Bight by the Vatican nuthori s. The entire Vatican gendarmerie was on duty, patrolling both within and outside the apostolic palace. \t the same time the Italian Govern? ment organized a special polite ser? vice around the Vatican. Great alarm was occasioned about 11 o'clock when the Pope, during a Strong access of coughing .emitted a quantity of blood. Those present thought he was dying and rushed for a do ior and Cardinal Merry del Val. The latter, on reaching Ihe bedside, restored Calm, saving that probably the pope would feel great relief M the presence of the blood was doubt? less due to the rupture of small VOI ? Mis In the throat. Then was another alarm yesterday afternoon That occurred ;?t Bt Peter*a a hundred polish pilgrims, led by their Bishop, were within Ihe Basilica whoa they heard the sound of many i bells. Thinking toll was the an-, nounoenieal of the death of the pope, they gathered around the bishop and Intoned prayeri for the dead. Dr. Amid, in a statement made last night prior to the extremely seriou* c nii'.ion which uroae, said; "The condition ol Ihe Pope is grove, but aot alarming. We can overcome the present crisis. Then if he follows the doctor's advice he may live some years more. ??The great at relapse was due to the reluctance of the Pi ntlfl to submit ?trlctlj to medical regimen The mo- i meid he lOaai better he wishes to re? sume his ordinary occupations, whi h cause 10*4 of Strength and great dan? ger " SHOOTING at pink wood, l.cnlc Mitchell Killed by His Wile Wednesday Mghl. Plnewood, April 11.?Again murdet has I.e.-n eommllted In the limits ol town. This lime all parties are colored. u nie Mitchell, ? farm haul . n.ployed by Mr. R M Johnson and living hi an out-house in the rear or b.> emplo) era1 yard, was shot sometim? during Wed newt ay night -md died thl morning at - o'clock. The weapon used was 1 sine.i.? barrel shotgun and Ii Mipp?ee,| |q have been loaded v I I ! Number I shot, as a pistol hall and a loaded gun shell showing sign having boon snipped on twice and load* d with Number I bhoi '\a-- found under Ihe pillows. The gun w - reshly oiled up and was u ed with death dealing aim The deceased was shoi lust undci the leatt ami the shot and Wadding. went in as the point ol the gun was only about live feet from him a'hen til ed. i le W BS a deep \\ h, >f) hol I I il wife confessed lo having shot him wild has been sen! |o lall Dl Manning. BROOMS UNO HANDLES. \ UNIQUE INDUSTRY RECENTLY ESTABLISHED l\ nils CITY, Broonui and Handles of Ml KIimIh Be? ing Manufactured bj Tin- Kumtcr Broom and Handle factory on East Libert) Si reef?Extent of Business, The Sumter Uroom and Handle Fac? tory Is a vt ry Interesting and unique industry which lias been recently es? tablished in this city and Which is now receiving orders for products from all over the Eastern part of this country and as far as England. Tin plant is situated on Bast Liberty street and is not a largo one, employ? ing only gbout a dozen nu n, but i< turns out a first class product as good as thai of the same Kind turned out anywhc re and for which the manu? facturer finds a ready market. A visit to the plant is interesting. especially when one sees the ma? chines at work and sees how the va? rious handles are made and the brooms sewed together. At the Sum? ter Uroom and Handle factory* all kinds of brooms and till kinds of handles are made and are sent out as finished producta to the dealers over the eastern part of the United States. The broom corn, the straw from which the brooms are made is receiv? ed largely from Oklahoma in bundles of force hundred pounds. At the fac? tory it is dyed, combed out and then cut into the proper lengths and th< straws separated according to sise and sewed together by machinery into brooms. The factory turns out about thirty dozen brooms a day when in operation now, although this output will be enlarged as the demand for the product Increases. The handles are Rtgde of ash. maple ami gum and are cut into proper Sise and length; on lathes built lor the purpose. The timber is shipped to the factory by the owners and is gathered from all part; of the State, where it Is sawed int? square sticks from which the handle: are made. Some of the various kinds of han? dles which are made are axe, hoe. rake, hatchet, sledge, machinists, pick axe, edse, hammer, chisel, broom, mop, cant hook, plow, plow steaks and chair backs and rungs, and va rious kinds of products of the sann ( lass. Most of the handles are mach cf ash, gum and maple; although some of those required f<<r heavlei work. BUCh as axe, hate he ti cant hool\ handles, etc, are mad < >ak is also used us 1 kinds of hard ft'uod. In the distribution i the area covered is hr order for axe handles has been receiv? ed from Liverpool, England (Uber orders have been received from places all along the Atlantic states as far north as Massachusetts, and from Ohio in the central States. It will thus be sei n that tie re is a big demand for the products already, although the factory has been in operation only two months. In Connection with the factory then Ii s?n opening into a new Held pointed ? nit to enterprising farmers. This 1? an undeveloped Meld in this section although it is thought that it would prove a paying investment to the ex? perimenter* This is the growth of broom corn, the straw of which is necessary In the manufacture of the brooms. At present this straw is shipped in from Oaklahomn and other distant points, although it COUld vt r\ easily be grown here. Seed and in? formation as to tile culture of th? plant can l"' easily obtained by any one who wishes to try the experiment. In speaking of the disposition of his products Mr. Dug China, the man? ager and owner of the factory, stat? ed that it was a peculiar fact that. although his product was better than much of that shipped in here and although it is sold at the same or a better price, he was unable to dispose of it at home. For some reason or other the loc il dealers did not buy the home product, although it was to their advantage- to do so. The "Better Baby" Contest New Pea lure of County School Day. .Mr. Editor: Tin- authorities have decided to have a "Better Baby" contest on School Day. As I understand it beau i y will not count, but there will be i score card and the baby that makes he high? st number of points w ill be lie prise winner. Just as pigs, poul? try, butter, seed corn, etc., are judged K) will the babies be examined by ex iertS and the ones coming nearest to perfection will be awarded the prizes. First, $5.00 gold medal, second $2.50 diver medal. But better than the prises will be die opportunity for mother.1; to have heir babies examined and if there ire any deficiencies have them point ?d out, and the dieting and treatment suggested thai will help to make them (row into perfect specimens of healthy childrt n. i have never made a speech to an ludience thai had many mothers and ihildren in it without calling atten? tion to the most Important crop ol ill?the annual crp of babies, soon to be boys and girls of the community. \nd urging upon the fathers and mothers before me that they owe it to the future of our country to give his best of all crops the proper en? vironment and the best possible con litlons for growth, physical, mental Moral and spiritual. This contest 1 good beginning fot better he future for these little where recently I read an [ eard a speech that called re of the child," that ev? erywhere men and women are iStUdy j Ing child nature and child life as never before In the history of the ! world. I think it was in a sermon, ' and 1 wish I could re< all it to give a I Wider circulation to the beautiful truths so descriptive of th?- progress of the titms. Tetter colleges, better i high schools, hotter primary schools, better play grounds, better homes, a I better start in life. When we fath Stubborn Case "I was under the treatment of two ejectors," writes Mrs. R. L Phillips, of Indian Valley, Va., "and they pro? nounced my case a very stubborn one, of womanly weak? ness. I was not able to sit up, when I commenced to take CarduL I used it about one week, before I saw much change. Now, the severe pain, that had been in my side for yc,js, has gone, and I don't suffer at all. I am feeling better than in a long time, and cannot speak too highly of CarduL" TAKE The WomansTonic if you are one of those ailing women who suffer from any of the troubles so common to women. Cardui is a builder of womanly strength. Composed of purely vegetable ingredients, it acts quickly on the womanly system, building up womanly strength, toning up the womanly nerves, and regulating the womanly system. Cardui has been in successful use for more than 50 years. Thousands of ladies have written to tell of the benefit they received from it Try it for your troubles. Begin today. Write io- Ladtet* Adviwry Dept. Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Charfinooira. Tcra, lor Sptcuil JnstncUons, and 'A-iMge book, " Home Treatment for Women." sent free. ) U ! Your Checking Will Ik? welcome at ilihi bank whether it be large <?r small.Every ? !?> ip and accommodation consistent with ?oiind hanking will ,\ Miirlug i|ulck and accurate Ker%lce. tii%r nur hu*liM?M*-||kc ladle) a la ini|un\( your luiuncial condition, <cc il it docMi'l lilt Finsl Natio Jank X ROYAL Baking Powder is the greatest of modern time helps to perfect cake and biscuit making. Makes home baking pleasant and profitable. It renders the food more digestible and guarantees it safe from alum and all adulterants. iTs and mothers have brought as much science to the rearing of our children as We have to stock and plant breed? ing we will have done much to ban? ish disease and remove misery, an<* to increase tin efficiency of the hu? man racv. if tho addition of a few grains of corn or wheat to each stalk means as much toward the feeding of the human family as the plant breeders say, who can measure the increased happiness of the human race? by rea? son of being well born, and properly nourished in the days of babyhood, childhood and youth? When Miss Frayser suggested this Contest to me, and asked my co-oper? ation. I said. "Sure, it is a very prac? tical way to Improve the most im? portant crop grown on the farm and as President of the Farmers Union I take pleasure in commending it." I am pleast d also that the first such contest is to be in Sumter county that holds an env iable record i'or progress, E. W. Dabbs, President State Farmers' Union. The local civil service board held a rural carrier.' examination in the post office Saturday, there were seven ap? plicants. The route goes out from Item bert. County School Day will be held on April 2f?th at the Court House. It is expected that the contests on this day will attract an even larger crowd this year than ever before. Heginning Monday night, 14th inst. there will he a ten days union service In the churches in PineWOOd.?Man? ning Times. Card of Tlmnks. To the President and Members of Dick Anderson Chapter, U. D. C. The very pleasant duty of extend? ing to you the thanks of our camp for the elaborate dinner given the Veterans on the 9th inst. "has devolv? ed upon me. Hest assured fair Daugh? ters we will carry with us to our last oay the fondest recollections of the noble spirit that has prompted you not only on ihis but on other occa? sions to so kindly remember the old Veterans, In the name of Camp Dick A nderson I thank you. Very respectfully, E. Scott Carson. Adjutant. .Marriage License Ileoord. A license to marry was issued Fri? day to Charlie Hicks and Emma Mar? tin of Buinter. 1 r^wrndfA parJ.?aM \f. (?> 3o*.x: jo - * 3.00 "Wear-Ever* THE aluminum utensils that save many dollars in the long run, besides being neater and easier cleaned than ordinary enamel ware. A new assortment just re? ceived from which you can fill every re? quirement. Come and let us show you. DuRant Hardware Co. WE SELL LIME, CEMENT AND PLASTER. sttmwwwwmmnnm? LAND LIME. We are prepared to furnish this product at prices that will enable every fanner to use it. We have a very low price this year and nothing will do your land more good, especially run down lands, or lew and sour land. It is necessary for all leguminous crops such as Alfalfa, clover, vetch, peas, etc. Get our prices in car lots or in smaller quantities. Samples on request. BOOTH-HARBY LIVE STOCK COMPANY, SUMTER, S. C. 'few' Remember This thai lo enio> really good health %9M must have sound teeth. <>nr baidaesa is to make >ou mjo) god health by pro|torli living your teeth, Sumter Dental Parlors, DR. C. H. COURTNEY, Prop < >\ i i; sil \\N a Met OLLI *l> s i??II i . Ittl