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If be dolatcbm:m ^oiitbroit. Patdlshcd Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UUTBR, 8. a Term*: $1.19 par annum?In advance. Advertisements: One 8quars first Insertion.$1.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.. .. ,*o Contracts for three months, or loafer will be made st reduced rates. All communications which sub ssrve privets Interest! will be charged for as advertisement* Obituaries) and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter WVtchman was found? ed In SSO snd tbs True Southron In lttf. The Watchman and Southron now hra the oomblne>1 circulation end InlueaM cf both or the old papers, and Is manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. n i ? _ 80LTII CAROLINAS CHOP. (niton Ginned Prior to September ? Ex< ee<ds of i.um Year by 19,907. Number of bales r f cotUm ginned i? ountlng round as half bales) prior to Sept ''in I)?m LT, County: 15)13 1912. Abbeville. 2,039 2,347 Alken. 10,716 7,910 Anderson. 4,408 4,141 Hamberg. 7,509 4,90o Barnwell. 17,785 11,109 Heaufort. S99 360 Berkeley. 1.853 989 Calhorn,. 5,956 3,894 Charleston. 1,019 253 Cherokee. 577 416 Chester. 3,589 3,304 Chesterfield. 4,577 5,921 Clar.n I n. 9.324 0,053 Oelasssa. 3,957 2,402 I'arl uk on . . . . . . 4,394 6,506 Dillon. 6,294 7,995 Dor. better. 3.726 2,359 Kdgeneld. 4,877 3,318 Falrtleld. 2,456 2.681 Florence. 7.310 6,222 Georgetown. 402 323 Greenville. 1.173 876 Greenwood. 3,027 2.917 Hampton. 5,841 3,757 llorry. 620 364 Jasper. 1,234 827 Kershaw. 3,872 5,043 Uincaxtcr. 1,479 2,436 I.Aiirv?nc*. . -7 . . ' I |*S. . 7.942 r.ttl Lv iSJKgloa. |g I i,41s Marnm. 3.7U6 1.071 M irlhoro. 7^1' l .?.?;'".? .>ewoerry. 3,719 4.945 Oconee. itS 130 Orangeburg. 18,576 11,699 1 kens. 196 66 Kichlnml. 4.594 4.008 Saluda. 2,516 2.394 Sparenburg. 2.504 2.030 -lUiTT. 9.226 7.127 fnion. 707 ?'.H7 V. Illlumshurg. ... . . 4,234 2.982 York. 2.372 2,911 T,.tal. 193,318 174.251 F\1.I. Wl \TIIKIt roit THIS Ul I K Fair Sklos ami Bracing TempgMs lure. S*ys V\ cut her Man. W ?.- ? ...>. ? ? t. I - - 1 ?; t"g ml . snUH r ndtb generalis fair si es era promised the greater pa?-t el me wouj.ki-i ?f the eomli h weel b] .0 weather mreau. "Temperature* will average near or below normal and precipitation will be generally light and local expect In the N.-rtb PacttP States, where nun? will l?o frequent," the weekly bul? letin says. "The next disturbance of Import-, Ms e |g cross the country will appear In the far West Tuesday or Wednes? day, cros? the Middle West about Thursday and the Kastern States Fri? day or Saturday. This disturbance will be attended by rains and be ? gad by a gsnetnl rise In temper? ature. It Will be follow "d ?>v run sid, r.i?.i\ saMef sreather, which win make Its appearance In the North? west ahesM w. ?ii, ulajr. There gre go Indications at present at ? disturbance In Ibe West Indtes." Oslaibta, Oct i'?.?T. ? Browder of Manning todn> had esgtence I om rnut? I from two .sir* to $50 line or two / ars. He wan SeUVtCtOd *i UM' sault and Lattery with Intent to kill. There was a general tight and others were fined $f?o. says the cornnunta tion papers. The Family Cough Medicine. Trt every home there should be a bottle of Dr. King's New Ph overy. r' ndy for Immediate use when any ?SSjatsjf of the lamllv ontra? ts a sold or a cough. Prompt use will stop th.< spread of sickness. S. A. Snd, of htsaoa. Mich., writes MMy whole fimdv depends upon Dl King's New tHaeovery as the best SOSSjb and < old gseaictae hu the world. Two itc bot? USS ' 1 r? 11 me of pneumonia." Thous? ands of other rarnllles have been equally beneilied aad depend snltrely HSgg Dr King's NeW Discovery t< ? ore their coughs. ?o|ds. throat and lung Ifessutsa Kvery gwst helps Price Its ami $1 on. All druggists. 11 ? Barnten I Co., pbllndslphls 01 hi. Louis. - Ads I. SINTER'S NEWEST BANK. ( OMMIIU I AI AM? SAVINGS BANK OMAN ISHIl WITH CAPITAL MOCK OF $25,01)0. A. L. Lesesaal tteeted Presldgnt, J. K. I ro?iswoll Vi< c-President and It. A. Bradham, Cashier?Will Begin Business on South Main Street In Near Fill uro. Probably within Two Weeks?Stoek Already SiiUm i IIknI, hut SoiiM' Held out for New Stock? holders. The Commercial and Savings Bank is the latest addition to the banking institutions of this city, its Organiza? tion havng been deeded upon Mon? day evening at a meeting of parties in? terested. At that time it was decid? ed to organize the bank, the capital stock being tlxed at $25,000. The fol? lowing officers were chosen: President A. L. Lesesne; vice-president, J. K. Crosswcll; cashier, K. A Pradham; el airman board of directors, S. M. Piiison; attorney, R. Dozier Dee. These with the following gentlemen will compose the board of directors of the bank: 11. N. Forester, P. M. Parrott. J. Z. Hearon, P. M. Brown, J. 11. Myers, C. J Lemmon, J. Clifton Brogdon, T. B. Jenkins and H. P. Moses. The bank will begin operations in the immediate future, probably with lu ten days or two weeks, all arrange? ments for the opening hu\lng not yet been definitely decided upon. It Is known, however, that the bank will have its quarters located on South Main Street. All of the stock of the new bank has been asked for, but those In charge arc holding out a numbe;- of shares in order to Increase the number of stockholders The stock tf the bank will be divided into 1,000 mares at a par value of twenty-five dollars, the first installment of forty per cent of the mbaerll tlons being due today. The rest of the money for stock will be paid in monthly installments of twenty per cent. Sumter already has flvo hanks and , a trust company with a total capital stock of $800,000 and a total capital and surplus of $1,140,000. The newt bunking institution is expected to do' a good business and gradually in? crease Its eu pltal, as these older In? stitutions have done. Sumter has plenty of ro >m for this new instltu i n . d the business men of Sumter cesa for It In the future, as the present institutions have n the past. All of its officers well known business men of this, city and under their direction it is very pr< bahle that the bank will dd a good business. YI F.LI) OF TOMATOES. Miss Clara Xorrls of Wedge floh I Makes ltceorcl Yield for State. Miss Clara Norris, one of the to? mato Club girls living at Wedgefleld, on her 'enth of an acre this year made a new record yield of tomatoes in this State Miss Clara gathered t rot i her tomato garden live thousand, one hundred twenty-three pounds of tomatoes from her plot, six hundred forty-seven MCfC than was grown by Miss UlUe Mae DuBoet of Aiken. who up to this year held the record yield for this State, she having grown l. I 71; pounds of tomatoes on her plot. Miss Lemmon la very much en counujed by this record of one of her tomato elUb llrll und expects to en? ter this new record for the State from this county at the State fair. How? ever. Miss Clara ?1 ill not can all of her i tomatoes. A big part of them went for] hone ooiururnption and many of them were sold direct from the garden by the energetic young lady. Another young lady who deserves praise for work In the tomato (dub is Miss Fanni? Prescott of the Concord locul tomato Club, who has sent in for a place in t M exhibit to be sent from this OOUnty t ? the State Fair thirty varieties of canned and preserved fruits and Vegetables, which is proba? bly as great variety as any other girl Will get up fof exhibition. Miss Kuger la Moore of Oswego still holdl the record for canning the greatest number of cans Of tomatoes for I his ( ounl v. Miss Lsmmon states that several of the clubs are making lin?' I lowing In their reports, Bvery member of the Concord Club has made her report and all except one member of the Oswegb Club has reported, Reports from the Privateer, of Bethel School, club are expected this week. Reports have been received from members of other clubs also. Miss Lemmi n Is Still at work getting up her exhibit for the State Pair, which bids fair to be an ei< silent one? >he will In the exhibit have on dis Play the trophy cup which will be given the eluh making the best rec? ord, which Is being contended for by several of tin local rluba To Charter Town. Surveyor Pslmer ol Sumter Is mak? irvey of Turhevllle with s view of mahtng it an Incorporated town, \ charter will soon be applied for, I Manning Tinten NEW GUY MANAGER ELECTED william F. ROBERTSON OF URSENvilli: TO COME to aTMTER as its active EXECUTIVE. Was Offered Position Two Years ago, When Present Form of Government Was Decided upon?Will be Here on November First to Assume Du? ties or New Office?Visited Sumtor Two Years Ago when He Delivered The Elks* Memorial Address?Is Good Man for Position, Says Wil? mington Star. That William F. Robertson of Greenville will come to Sumter to assume the duties of City Manager on November the first is the an? nouncement made by Mayor L. D. Jennings Friday morning. Mr. Rob? ertson is the same man to whom the position WSJ offered two years ago, when it was first decided to have the City Manager form of government for Sumter, but at that time the of? fer made him to bring him to Sum? ter was not sufficiently attractive and he declined for personal reason to accept the offer. Some time ago Council decided on , again offering the position to Mr. I Robertson and this time the offer was made more attractive to him. He ac- j cepted the position at a salary of $3,- J 300 and will corrie here ready to car rjr on the City Manager Plan of City Government to the best of his ability. Mr, Robertson comes highly reeom mended. He is a recognized engineer 1 of ability and good all-around business man. He is now engaged In business at Greenville, where he has been for two years. He was formerly a resi? dent of Wilmington and other places in North Carolina, although he is a native South Carolinian, having been born and raised at Yorkivlle, S. C. Mr. Robertson will be remembered here by the Elks and their friends for ( the Interesting memorial address which he delivered to the local lodge \ of Elks at the memorial services in 1912. At that time he met a number of the people of Sumter upon whom he made a very favorable impression. Tho Wilmington Star of November 7, 1912, has the following to say of the good work which Mr. Robertson has done in that city: Sumter's General Manager. The thrifty city of Sumter, South Carolina, has adopted a new form of government, as announced In The Star a few days ago. Government by a mayor and aldermanic board has been abolished, and the city's affairs have been plac ed in the hands of a general manager. Thus Sumter becomes a mu? nicipal corporation with one chief head who is responsible directly to the people for his acts. The Star, without reference to the new ayetem of government or fiscal management, desires to congratulate Sumter upon the selection of its gen? eral manager. That ofiicial is to be Major William F. Robertson, formerly! of Wilmington and later a resident of t Charlotte. Whatever may be Sumter's j form of government, we'll warrant j that it will be sale in the hands of Major Robertson. Of course, it is better to simplify tho forms of city and county governments in the inter? est of economy and efficiency, but, as The Star has often said, the success and satisfaction of any plan of gov? ernment depends more on the man or the men ..ho administer it than it docs upon the plan. The most ef? fective gun in the world is only that much metal if it hasn't got the right sort of men back of it. Sumter, therefore, is fortunate upon her se? lection of Major Robertson, and if there is virute in the plan that city will have a manager who will dem? onstrate it to the satisfaction of the citizens of the "Game Cock City." The Major] brings to his duty the fine equipment of integrity, Intelligence and energy. Re Is a man with broad grasp and initiative, and he has both the courage and ability to play a lone hand in conducting the affairs of the South Carolina city. Ws know Sumter's general mana? ger. He lived in Wilmington several years and was superintending en Igneer of the clarendon Waterworks Company of this city. In the first pla<e. he is an engineer of fine ca? pability and experience and In his work Sninter will have the advan? tage of ins technical knowledge as well as his broad Intelligence and loftiness of purpoae, More than that, the Major is a good spieler and can do sumter's talkin? when she needs it on occasion, lie is a good writer, and it his job is not too much on one man's shoulder he can do a pub? licity turn as Well as the next one. in fact, Bumter has about! he best all-round general manager thai we Know of, and if he can make Sumter ns popular as he Is himself, it Is sure to bo a likeable as well as a fortunate < ity, We don't think this is too much to s.?y about u man who deserves more than has been said here, We are simply giving tin?thai Is the i Ma |or his due, u YUAN ASSUMES OFFICE. IN TUB PLACE OF CHINESE KM PEROR8 PRESIDENT TAKES OATH. Amid Brilliant ami Dignified Cere monlea the First President of the Chinese Republic is Inducted into Office?Throngs of Eminent Chi? nese Attend Function. Peking. Oct. 10.?Yuan Shi Kai was today inducted into office aa first president of the Chinese republic. The ceremony of inauguration was sur? rounded with Kastern brilliance, at? tended by throngs of distinguished Chinese and foreign officials, diplo? mats and military officers and took place in the interior of the Tai-IIo palace, in which many of the Ming and Ching emperors had beeen crowned. ? The choice of the palace of inau? guration was a further encroachment on the sacred precincts of the em? peror within the Forbidden City. The southern half of its extensive inclos ure was open to the guests who tra? versed hall a" r hall and court after court towards the present residence of the little dethroned emperior. The ceremony was enacted in the vast building called the Tal-Ho Tien or Hall of Supreme Peace, which sits high up on triple terraces of marble and is decorated everywhere with dragons and imperial gold. It was here that the emperor formally re? ceived New Year's greetings from the Munchu and suzerin princes. The Chinese officials present, as well as priests of the various relig? ions, wore garments of colored silks of many hues, but the members of the Chinese parliament were dress? ed in Western frock coats and high hats, which they had adopted as their official costume. Many of the natives of Turkestan, Tibet and Mongolia and also some of the Chinese and Man chus appeared ill at ease in their som? bre garb. The chiefs of the foreign legations were carried to the cere? mony in chairs. Yuan Shi Kai wore a blue military uniform. He read his declarations, which were tantamount to taking the oath of office, from the dragon dias of the emperor over which republican flags had been draped. After the delivery of the inaugural address the president, surrounded by the members of the foreign legations, reviewed 10,000 troops, equipped in modern uniforms, from the front of a pagoda of the Forbidden City. Extensive precautions, both police and military, had been taken for sev? eral days, as It was feared that some Chinese rebels who .had cut off their queues might obtain access to the ceremony, disguised as Japanese. It whs not possible for the authorities to limit the number of invitations sent to the Japanese legation without do? ing the same in other cases and for this reason it was decided to reduce the number all around. In spite of these precautions it was found that the rebels had succeeded in tainting the loyalty of the chief of Peking mounted police. This was discovered in time and he was arrested. He confessed that he had been bribed to assassinate the president. President Yuan Shi Kai, in his in? augural address, avowed his inten? tion of maintaining a firm and steady policy. "The first principle of a stable government," he said, "is a clear defi? nition and promulgation of its legal systems and the establishment and maintenance of public order. After this, in compliance with the require* ments of time and circumstances ef? forts should be made to unite the people in their march along the path of progress." The president admitted his prefer? ence for conservative rather than ex? treme radical methods. He referred to certain restrictions which hitherto had not allowed a free hand for the advance of the nation's Interests and asserted bis intention of introducing erforma one by one In present condi tloa in Chian. Yuan Shi Kai then emphasized the need for capital and the necessity of education, especially of technical education, In order to promote china's Industrial resources and for the de? velopment of the natural assets of the nation. Atter his inauguration Yuan Shi Kai received Princo Pu Iain, former president of the national assembly. The prince <>n behalf of the emperor, the imperial family and the ManchU people, offered his congratulations and assured Yuan Shi Kai of Main hu good will and cooperation. Fire at Paxvllle. Manning Times. A narrow escape was made last Sat? urday from a serious conflagration al Pa wille when the Kinner\ of Mr. J. H. Hicks caught fire, and about two thirds of a bale was destroyed before the Art was extinguished. Had it not been for the timely work of l be crowd that happened to be at the gin tin whole plant would have been reduced to ashes, and other property In lh< vicinity would have been rtostroye? also COULD SCARCELY WALK ABOUT And Fo r Three Summers Mrs. Vin? cent Was Unable to Attend to Any of Her Housework. PIeasa.it Hill, N. C?"I suffered for three summers," writes Mrs. Walter Vincent, of this town, "and the third and last time, was my worst. I had dreadful nervous r eadaches and prostration, and was scarcely able to I walk abcut. Could not do any of my ; housework. I also lad dreadful pains in my back j and sides and when one of those weak, sinking spells would come on me, I would have to give up and lie down, i until it wore off. I was certainly in a dreadful state of health, when I finally decided to try [ Cardui. the woman's tonic, and I firmly believe 1 would have died if 1 hadn't taken it. After 1 began taking Cardui, I was greatly helped, and all three bottles re i lieved me entirely. I fattened up, and grew so much stronger in three months, 1 felt like an? other pei*son altogether." Cardui is purely vegetable and gentle acting. Its ingredients have a mild, tonic effect, on the womanly constitution. , Cardui makes for increased strength, improven the appetite, tones up the rer vous sy.item, and helps to make pile, sallow cheeks, fresh and rosy. \ Cardui has helped more than a mil. ion weak wc men, during the past 50 years. It will surely do for you. what it has done for them. Try Cardui today. j Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladles' Ad? visory Dept.. Chattanooga, Tenn., for Special In? structions on your case and 64-page book, "home > Treatment for Women," sent in plain wrapper. J-65 We are Now at CWemont Hotel Remainder of Week Oat work combines that of both Oc ulist ami Optician In examin? ing eyes, prescribing ami making glasses. Our IB years' experience In this work ?paakl for itself. Our serviec is satisfactory. Our charges are reasonable. Help Us to Help You Save Eyesight, lime and Money We devote our undivided attention to this work, thus insuring our patrons highest eflieieney combined with beat possible service. Dr. Z. F. Highsmith, EYESIGHT SPECIALIST. The Big Show in Sumter. Thursday, October 23, 1913 Howe's Great London Show Full of Honors and Wonderful Triumphs of its Long, Cony querng Tours of the Continent, and presented on a Scale J cf Colossal Magnitude and Lavish Expenditure. ! never known before ir. this country. THE TR AVELINO ^gn^Bil^fi^^ BRIMMING OVER AMUSEMENT _*%\\\ Stfehi WITH SENSATION " OP THE DAY. 9 20 CLOWNS 50 LEAPERS 100 ACROBATS KENTUCKY HORSES! 250 MORSE* PEOPLE* The Dublin Grays* The Black huaaare* -The Marvelous Eddys* ?40NA?CHS SUPREME IN TKB A.V.L'SENONT REALM. fc The Royal Yeddq Japanese Troupe And 200 Other Great Acts. DOUBLE MENAGERIE Containing Wild Animals from Every Country. THREE BANDS OF MUSIC. .ROYAL ROMAN HIPPODROME^ Many times the BlgRest nnd Most Bewildering Production! ever in America Most Stupendously Stirring Spectacles thai Human Eyes Ever Witnessed. ottAND FRfiB STKUfci lt*i WZ AT 10 A. M.