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Oc (U?httbin;m aiti Soutliron. Published Wednesday and Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTES R, S. C. Ter am I ai 11.10 per annum -In advance. Advertisement*: One 8quare fir at insertion.$1.00 Every subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. am communications which aub earv? private Intereata will be charged for aa advertisements. Obltuarlae and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed In 1860 and the True Southron In 1100. The Watchman and Southron now haa tha combined circulation and Influence cf both of tha old papers, and la manifestly ths best advertising medium In Sumter. Hon. John I.. Mcl.nurin has petered ?>ut as a letter irrltai ins latest pro* duciiou classing as silly drivel, rather than political doctrine from the wia*1* brain of u statesman. For the man wlai ?wate Um "My Degg AppeK" let* ter gaejM KftSOai years ago to father ? he open letter. whi< h is printed today. Is convincing evidence Of fatty dt o Ii- ration of the brain. It is Reith? er humorous, witty, sarcasm nor h>g n ally ? oni m\ersial. If th s is the in t that Mr. McLaurln can do he was wi ll ad\iseil u? withdrawing once anil for all from the hurly burly of South Carolina politics. And we believe that Tillman himself will conclude that he was grievously mistaken In his bellet that his one-time pupil and disciple, lattle Curly Head Johnny," is the one man to destroy Hleasism and oth? er noxious political weeds'by taking the stump In the campaign next .nim? mer. e e e <Jov. Blease has the most deep aeated aversion to the publication ol faets of any politician we have 01 H known, although practically all list professional office seekers and blatant demagogues have a similar antagon? ism to irrefutable truths. This ac? counts for his frequently reiterated denunciation, aa "bitter," "partisan," "unfair," of newspapers and men w ho record the facts of his political career or state truths that he cannot refute or explain away. This paper has ne? ver been bitter toward Qov. Bh ts \ Bjsjejaajs] insofar aa the printing of a plain, unvarnished tule of his doings mill sayings and occasionally refresh? ing the memory of our readers in re? spect to past happenings when he has endeavored to distort faets and eonfuse the issue for selfish purpose.-, is being bitter, according to his pecu? liar ideas of what constltu es bitt r BjSjggj ' I.in a.Ion t'ounty Now*. Manaing Times. Married by Judge J. M. Witulhum last Thursduy In Manning. Mr. James U (i#u?'.ingi and Miss Sall.i Ueddings of rax i'U e e e N! in i.a to.I ,v hy lb v. Mr. Pat rich, at the parsonage at Jordan. Mr. Hom y B. Farker. und Miss Kva K. White of Bb omvllle. The bride is a daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. J. N. White, and the groom t.< a son of Rev. S. F. Parker see Man) of the counties are boiling fairs why cannot CaafOadosil Tin re Is no better way to bring the people of a county t.-^ctber than to have a fair a a a Last Thursday night near Silver u colored woman by the nam of Kose Wilson was shot and Killed by Jonah lawyer at a hot supper. It is s ml th it lawyer left for parts unknown, a a e A tenant house oe< upic by John (Jordan, colored. SSI Mr. Jack Mel'iel dlsVi place five loib s west ol Manning Was destroyed S) hi" last Thursday nuht. and the ?utile conl-nts en sunned. a a a Mr. C O Wal who has been Opef< ating the ginnery at Sil ? er had the misfortune to lose hi-* plant by tire last Kridav nlghl. and a car on the railroad was al--> destroyed. We ui. d? r-Uand then- wan snmeth.ng like !??'? innurai.n the glntiei f, m ? m rarring aeetdenta itaej sonst y cogs* gatsjii .ners wall bung toe cOUItt) out Of gajsg this yea-, notwithstanding the had a load <f del.; to liquidate w In n (In \ assumbed barge of the otllee. If pervixor l?:i\ is manages to pay of the buck hsdebtcdnaea, and put I he * ii'inh on us Inesjsjia he a*111 have >\, nonstrat? d Splendid im in |gj abil? ity, and will geeervt ihs prates of th laapayofsv The kmc >.( the word ,'he" and ' liar" in the political aanipalgns la pi irti mil) every state Indicates that th< politWuirn gag i.ivmg pUhllcM) on tin biiHlmgM to whit Ihey know Og I ? . ? bei ' m liming ton si ir Chamber of Commerce. From The Daily Item, Nov. 4. The regular weekly meeting of the OlBetffl und board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce was held last evening. President J. IL Levy. <?t the Sumter Retail Merchants' was invited to meet wiC? the board at every week? ly meeting hereafter. The directors desire to nave the president ol the Intloni and all of the otlieers and i:n mbOTI thereof in the (losest pOBSl tub- elbow touch with the cummer eisJ i rganlsatlon'i efforts The Retail Merchants' Association is a very im portnnt branch of the chamber o* Commerce, nnd through this associa? tion a great deal of efleetive organls ed w<?rk is done fot the benefit of sv ? ry i iti/en of Sumter, t it> and coun? ty. lion it. p. Pelser was elected n d ? legate from the board of directors to the cuttle tick eradication confer Snes to be held under the auspices of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce1 next Saturday in the Capitol city. The directors were very much Interested in this campaign to exterminate the cattle tick, and have removed the QOamtlnS against South Carolina oat lie isonnss of the prevalence of the tick. The secretary was directed to write Hon. David Frank Houston, secre? tary of the United states Department of Af-rru ulture, and ask if the National | department of agriculture will furnish .in expert for farm demonstration i work for Sumter county, tobacco 0 il ture, curing, marketing, in particu- ! tar, The conference of teachers and ' s< hool trustees of Sumtei County to! be held In Sumter November llth and 14th was invited to use the Chamber of Commerce hall for their sessions, nnd secretary Reardon was Instructed to co-operate in every way with Coun- j ty Superintendent of Education \ Haynsworth, and the county b'mru Of education in contributing to the COmfOTt and entertainment of the visi? tors. Treasurer J. Z. Hearon reported that a new set of hooks and account.* have been opened up In the office of the managing secretary. He made a report of the financial condition of the organization. President D. P. Moise offered his as? sistance in any way he could be of us ? to the secretary and treasurer, in get? ting delinquent subscribers to the an? nual funds of the organization to pay up the balances due for 191 Sufficient funds have been promis? ed to finance the operations of the Chamber of Commerce for the entire year of 1913 if those who arc in ar rears will "come across" with the money they promised. Secretary Keardon was instructed to continue assisting in the permanent organisation of the farmers' Tobacco Warehouse, and to rush collections of IPS apital stock thereof in order :hat the directors of the warehouse may hasten the v. ork of building the ware? house. leoretnry Rsnrdon stated thai he s/ni prepared to list for Information any agricultural products or live? stock, that any one has for sale, or to take down the names of any persons desiring to pur- base any agricultural products or live st &ca\ Any farmer or .my one desirlngto purchase for in? stance, seed corn, cotton seed, pea vine hay. of Kram of any kind, or desiring lo sell or pure hi i hogs, or other farm animals, can notify the secretary w ho w ill enter this information on an I ( xchangc book. The :;n rotary does not guarantor to advertise thee* animals or agri? cultural producta Of to go around acting as selling agent, bul desires to co-operate wl h those wishing to work through his office. HEWING CL1 11 FORMED. Oakdulc School I.earns That Stitch In Time Haves Nine. Manning. Nov. ?.?The teachers and pupils of Oakdale graded school organised the Bewlng club several days ago. The name and motto adopt' ed were, the Busy Bee Hewing club, and 'one stitch in time saves nine.' rwenty-flve members aero enrolled, II girls and si v. boys. Two successful me?.tings have been held. Embroidery work will be taught by the principal, Miss Rthel Wlngnte, and crocheting by the Intermediate teaeher. Miss I .c sale Strange. The teachers hope t-? have i he pupils make a good many articles for the Manning county fair. I Three l>iiv, |OTN \dded. Three new directors were added fTuesdnj night to those already ? hos? en for the Pavings and Commercial Hank, Humtera newest banking in* StltUtlon. Th.y wer.- chosen at a meeting of I he board of directors ami are Meesra J, M. Chandler U. A. Hurgosn, nnd H? Drei s Tlndak Messrs ? handler and I'.urgess ale well known business men of this eity ami sit Tlmlal Is a prominent farmer of Tin? dal and ? well known r It Isen of Ihe county. The election of these men in us directorate will no doubt Incrense the number of friends of the m w in 11 it at ii.ii. WILL FIGHT POLICE. ?QUAD ARMED TO PREVENE PO LIC? INTERFERING WITH SUFFRAGETTES. sir Francis Vane, Veteran of Boer War, at Head or Organization? Miss Pankhurst Plays Trick on Po. lice and Makes Speech at Bath*. London, Nov. 5.?By a clever strate gem which oompeltely hoodwinked the large force of police sent to pre vent her from speaking, Miss Sylvia Pankhurst tonight was enabled to an? nounce at the BOW Paths, in the East End of London, the formation of a volunteer corps organized under com mad Of Capt Sir Francis Vane, ;< vet? eran of the South African 1 ocr war, for the protection of militant suffra? gettes and labor unionists. Miss Seelio Emerson of Jackson, Mich., presided over the gathering. Just as the meeting was called to or-, der the statement was made that the residence of George Lansbury, former Socialist member of parliament and a warm supporter of the militant suffra? gettes, was surrounded by police. The crowd rushed from the Baths and found a largo number Of foot and mounted police around Lansbury's house with a toxicab In fron: of the entrance, Mr. Lansbury arrived on the scene and was uproariously greeted as he entered his home. The lights in the house were ex? tinguished and suddenly a woman rushed from the doorway and sprang into the taxi, which, surrounded by mounted police, proceeded to liethnal Green. Then Miss Daisy Lansbury, daughter of the ex-Socialist member, stepped out, much to the discomfiture I Of the police. Meantime Miss Pankhurst entered the Baths practically unobserved. The | only disorder was caused by an at- i i tack by the women on a few reporters whom they suspected of being detec? tives. Mr. Lansbury and Sir France Vane followed Miss Pankhurst to the platform. The Peer veteran an? nounced that he proposed to establish a labor training corps. Waving aloft a huge knotted club Sir Francis said j he was prepared to use that weapon wherever he saw women injured and in labor disputes, or wherever the op? pressed needed it. The general staff of the organiza? tion will be drawn from officers whd have seen war and both men and wo? men are eligible for the ranks. Miss Pankhurst said the plan was based on the Ulster model and she expected the same immunity from government in? terference as Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster leader, enjoyed. When Miss Pankhurst left the meet? ing she was surrounded by a body* guard of East Enders nnd made her escape, after a lively battle with the police, who drew their clubs. The crowd retaliated with sticks and the i result was that several of the belli- , gerenti were injured, among them Miss Emerson, who was knocked down and bruised about the head, she, too, escaped arrest, being carried away by sympathisers. RESIGNS FROM LEGISLATURE Mr. S. O'Ouiun Having Removed to Sunder Resigns as Member ol House from Marion County, Columbia, Nov. 4.?-8. O'Qulnn has forwarded to Speaker M? ndcl L. Smith his resignation as a member of the house of representatives from 1 M;iiion county, it Is understood that Mr. O'Qulnn has moved his residence to Sumter county. Bpeaker Smith will order an elec? tion to till the vacancy as soon as pus siblc, in order thai the seat may be 1 tilled when the legislature convenes | on the second Tuesday in January,1 the 13th. Speaker Smith, who was in the city yesterday, conferred with Clerk Jas. a. Hoyt about the matter, and the clerk has written to Jas. I*. I Williams of Mullins, county chair? man of Marion, to know whether i' is desired to hold a Democratic pri? mary to select the BUCCeSSOr of Ml i ?>'<iuinn. if a prim?r)' is held, the date til- the regular election will !??? fixed so ?s to give ample time for tie" primary. This is the sixth vacancy thai has occurred in the house since the last session, the elections t<? nil the other five having been held yesterday in tie counties of Darlington, Charleston Anderson and Pakens; there being two seats Vacant in Charleston. Mi". O'Qulnn whs serving bis first term in the house, and had made an effective ami Influential member. ??Deadhead" of Ancient Origin. The origin of tin word "deadhead" takes ill back to the theaters of an elenl Rome u 11 uroadht ad. in "A History of Pantomime," gives the fol? lowing realistic explanation, He says: Persons were Instructed i<> give ap plnuse with BitlU. 'i he proficient hired themst Ivei out to the poets, au? thors, etc., and were so disposed as '.o support :i loud applause. The free gdtnlsalon tlcketi were small vory death's heads, and specimen! of these aro to ho seen In ihn Museum of Naples. SHOOTING IN KERSHAW COUNTY. A Prominent Firmer of Blanej Neighborhood Wounded?Result of Provloui Affray. Camden, NOV. 4.?Joe Simpson, u prominent farmer of the Pdaney neighborhood! was shot and wound? ed about the face and shoulder thli morning at 11 o'clock by T. C. Ses? sions, another farmer of the same neighborhood. The shooting i.; said to he an indirect result of the killing of T. <\ Sessions' brother, Henry Ses ?tons, several months ago by Mr. Simpson. Karl Simpson, eon of Joe Simpson, who tonight came to Cam I den to have a warrant taken out for Sessions, said that he and his father and younger brother and a negro were gathering corn in a Held near tin public road when Sessions rode by III his buggy. Shortly afterwards, h* said, Sessions passed Hu m again. H< said that they continued their work and that he was some distance from his father. Some time after Session: had passed the field the second time. Simpson said, the younger boy called out to his father to look out. that Ses? sions was going to shoot. No sooner had tho son given the alarm than Simpson started to turn around but was shot before doing so, the son de? clared. Mr. Simpson, who was wound? ed, ran and Session! followed him for some distance but did not fire again. MEXICAN AMAZONS. Women Doing Some Valiant Service1 on Roth Sides. Del RlO, Texas, Nov. 2.?Women of Mexico are playing a prominent pail In the warfare of the southern repub? lic, either as "soldaderas," foraging successfully for their men, or occa? sionally as actual fighters. This probably is true because the present revolution has touched indi? viduals and the homes more intimate? ly than any other conflict of recent times. Nearly every woman in North? ern Mexico has seen warfare shorn of Its theatricality because it enterec the home and left death and want. In the siege now in progress at Monterey a valued member of Gen. Paulo Gonzales' constitutionalist com? mand is Benoiita Maria Sanchez, said to be a wealthy Castillian, whose j brother was shot by Federal regulars. ! She gave up the comforts of a luxuri? ous home and begged for permission to replace her brother. A few months ago at Monclova, a son of Benora Plmental, of that city, had been senten d to be shot. The mother got into the Federal jail b> stealth and Stabbed two of the guards and rescued her son. In the Feedral ranks there is told the story of the wife of an officer who led the Constitutionalists into an ambuscade at Puerta Carmen, and, though fired upon by the maddened troops, galloped through the lines to her husband's side. When less than a month ago the Federal army of Gen, Maas occupied the Constitutionalists' provisional cap? ital at Piedras Ncgras, on the Ameri? can across from Ivigle Pass the "sol? daderas" played an Important role In the bloodless capture. A small group of them pitched their tents on the overlooking hills two days before tholi nun arrived, acting as lookouts. When the army arrived, fully COO of thest soldier women accompanied it, most of them guarding the wagon trains Which their skill as foragers bad .-luffed to bursting. A few hours alter the City was occupied, the wo. men spread supper for the entire army In the open plaza. It is said a demand for food is never refused these soldaderas. The) are expert with both knife and rifle and not slow to employ threats of death to get what they want. One of the famous women fighter:;' is Mrs. AlonSO Alanls, who recently surrendered to the Huerta garrison in! Juarez and was pardoned by the gov? ernment. She developed as a b ade, during the revolt against Madero. One night at the Insul of a picked band, she rode into Juarez, held Up the po? lice station, took all available arms and escaped to the hills. She re? mained at tit" head of her troops sev? eral months. Sah sday Business. There weit? several sales Monday, tin- in st Monday in the month, and some of the land brought good prices when sold ; t public auction. Tho following master's sales were made: Master, tract of :\\ l-i* acres for? merly owned by Caroline I'. Wells, to I.. 11. Jennings, attorney, $1,100. Master to l. I?. Jennings, attorney, 1-2 acre on road to Brick Yard. :>l'.v Master to Kate H. Weinberg, tract of ?0 ?eres in Concord township. $K8 5.00, Master to J. J. Brltton, iracl of 21 acres in Concord township, >7l'i?. Muster to Lawrence M. KoXWOrth, the "itustbr," 50 acres In count) $1,120. No 1)6? Trying. Como to think of it. ths man doesn't exist who can blow out an ilectrlo ight. SHINGLES, LATHS. 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