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Cbtf?Rahbman an) ?outbwii ? 11 Publish. d Wedne-di) and Saturdu). ?BY? OSTI I \ PIIU.IMIIM. t OMP.WY. 8UMTEK, 8. C. Terms: ? $1.10 per annum?In advance. Advertisement*: One Square nrst Insertion.$1.00 Cvery subsequent li sertion.&u Contracts for three months, or longer will be made nt redu< ? d rates. A'.l communications which sub? serve private Int?, rests frlfl oe charged t'or as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect ?111 be charged for. The fiumter Watchman was fouml ?d tn ls^O and the True Southron In lift. The Watchman and ?OOthrOB Sow has the combined circulation and ftafluence cf both of the old papers, end Is manifestly the best advertising medium In ?BfStSf? The government , \\u i ts may pn>v beyond th? shadow of a reasonable doubt that goed ordinary eotton Is n orth intrinsically wry little less than good middling. Put what benefit si ill the producers of cotton derive from thla demonstration of a fact, unless the consumers of cotton and dealers in cotton can b?> persuaded to buy cotton strictly according to staple and not according to color. See The annual i a * mm ??? ->f llo ?*har leston Uaclng Association is in full blast at Palmetto park, just beyond city limits of Charleston. The fact that there is a law against race track gumblmg Is not regarded in Charles? ton any more seriously than the law against the wie of liquor. The Law and Order League, of which much was expected, appears to be a use? less organization with neither power nor influence to suppr? ss lawlessness. ? as The capture of Mexico City by Zapatn would not Improve the status ? f .iffairs n .Mexico, for he is a ban ? 1 |M bas Pen Si 1 |f u uh S>> |< i und all constituted authority for years. The tur.ooll and disorder that luve prevailed in Mexico during the! '?aat three or ioor >cars have under? mined what little rcsprct for law previously existed and have placed a premium on law les-aioss. Xapat.i, having won t <>n .ol-ra de prestige as , . ? ?..,? ettreetad to brigands capture Mexico fity tn* re will btt In au* probability, ai carnival of loaUni thai hat- not been eurpaeeed etnce ('<>it?/ overthrew Monteeirme, I * * if etghty*four pet cent ??f the cot? lou < r -I? had been ginned prior to December isi Ihie year'e crop will be about 1 l,##t\*#t bah s, but it' ninety I?r cent had bean ginned at thai dot ? the erop will bo ibemt 13,890,000 bubs, |?*?r the paet eeven yean the ginning prior to December let aver i 98.1 par cent of tin* total crop, bm last j-rar's ginning prior to i? ?? cember Ist was 17.1 per cei of the entire crop, The problem is to figure < ut ihti jrear'i erop, if condition! throughout the cotton states approxi? mate the condition in this section, a greater per e<mtnge of thr crop was ginned prior to Dt 'ember lit this year than last and th<? entire crop will be let! than thirteen ami a hall' mil? lion babs?ami this means a stronK market gnd higher prices next iprlng. a a a The Mexican eongreai eaye thai Huerte is to continue in office nine months longer^ i>111 if his arm) is not, strt UK enough t<? eay the same thing with force of arms he will be on th< run lon| i? I* re eummor. * t * I The (Irace-Whaley COngretalonal contest will amount to nothing morel than the Wfiatllng of a |o| Of very dirty linen In public, The remedy foi the condition! existing In the First District is not to be found In Wash llngton i>ut at the source of corrup? tion, The prosecution and conviction of :t ft w score bribe givers and vote Hellers would have a wholesome and purifying site* i that not ling else COllld. sss The egg boycott that the house wlvei of the large cities of the north and east have instituted is punlshii ?? the retail dealers severely and may ultimately be U it by tin- c<dd stor* age monopolists, but for the present only the little fellows arc bring hurt. * + * All the murderers, burglars and house burners left in the penitentiary arc preparing to hang up thoir stock? ing Christmas eve. Tin y hope Santa Claus will bring them pardons l it His ca^o Exactly. "When father was sick about six years ago be read an advertisement of Chamberlain's Tablets in the papers that tit his case exactly." writes Miss rgaret Campbell of Ft. Smith, Ark. "lie purchased a box of them and he has not been sick since. My sister bad stomach trouble und was also beenfltad by tliem." For sale by ill dealers ? Advt St M I LK COTTON MARKET. Corrected Da?y I$y Kr not flcl? Cotton Bayer. Sinnt er, I ?eo. 1 1. Good Middling 12 7-8. Strict Middling 12 3-4. Middling 12 5-8. Strict i low MIddllng 12 1-1. Low Middling 11 6-8. Strict Good Ordinary li 1-8. Stapl cotton nominal. New York Cotton Market. New York, Dec. J I. Open Close. Jan.12.85 12.88 Mar.18.98 12.07 May.12.!?:; 12.1>0 July.12.S2 12.SO Doc.L1.08 i;;.<>4 California Woman Seriously Alarmed, "A short time ago I contracted a severe cold which settled on my l?ngs and caused me a great deal of an? noyance. I would have bad coughing spells a.n<i my lungs w< re so sore and inflammed 1 began to be seriously alarmed. A friend recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, saying ?h ? had used it for years, i bought a bottle and it relieved my cough the first night, and in a week I was rid of th<> cold and Borness of my lungs, ' writes Miss Mario Gerber, Sawtelle, Cel. For Bale by all dealers.?Advt SURETY BOX I) l'OR PEEPLES. Attorney General to Appear nt Court' for Acrid* ntal Kilting. Columbia, Dec, s.? a surety bond In the sum of $1,000 was arranged late today for *he rtppearance of At* tornoy General Thoa H. Peeples at the January term of court, when he will bo tried for involuntary man? slaughter growing out of hie ac i dentatty killing a negro cook at the' Bike* Home Saturday night. Assistant Attorney Oenerol Fri d if. Dominick appeared before Coro m r Bcott this evening and secured the issuing of the bond. Mr. Peeples has been very much g-'eved over the ehooting. Many expressions of sym? pathy from all parts of the State have come to him. How to Bankrupt the Doctors. A prominent New York physician says, "If it were not for the thin stockings and thin Boled shoes worn by women the dorters would probab? ly be bankrupt." When you con? tract a < old do not wait for it to <ie velop Into pneumonia but treat It at one?. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is intended especially for coughs and colds, and has won a wide reputation by its cures of these diseases?. It is mopt effectual and is pleasant and sale to take. For rale by all dealers. . ?Advt 1 hunks of Kliriners. i Editor Daily Item. The Sutrtter Shrine Club begs that through your columns, will ex? press t<? the good people of Bumter its appreciation of the courtesies ex ti nded by the people of Sumter to the 8t8 of the Shrine (.dub, to wit, the Nobles of Omar Temple on Thanks ?T'.Mng l>ay, Itlt. Tin Shrine (dub thanks all of the people of Bumter, and especially the ladies of Munter for the courtesies shown to its visitors and for the ast slstance rendered us In entertaining them. if you will be good enough to do i his for us we will feel greatly in lebted to you. .? The Sumter Shrine Club, By I. C. Strauss, Committee. Sumter, Dec. 6th, 1913. Head the Schwartz Ad. It's ssome hat news for you to act upon.?Advt. Cured of Uvea* Complaint. "I was suffering with liver com? plaint," says Iva Smith of Point Blank, Texas, "and decided to try a 25c box <>f Chamberlain's Tablets, and am happy to say that I am completely cured and can recommend them to every one." For sale by all dealers. ?Advt. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SALE?A PRE-CHRISTMAS == HAT SALE You can get your pick NOW, at End of the Season prices. For 5 Days we offer you the chance of buying any Hat in the Store at 1 -2 Price. A rounding up of the best Millinery sea? son we've ever had. Some Swell Imported Models are here and others too. Come Quick! ~1-MSli:??,^, irWk;tr+m<W .. SUMTER., C?Ol Illicit l9 o? S. C. FOK ANY $18 SUIT OR OVERCOAT FOR ANY $27 SUIT OR OVERCOAT Dp m 11 I HIE PR All 5JO 1 lb <f Our Great Semi-Annual Sale is now on. As we must lose, we lose to good effect. We cut prices so deep that the Clearance Sale should soon be over. Come early and get first choice. Note these ^acriice Prices: Wen's 39.09 Suits and Overcoats Wen's 22.5G Suits an?! Overcoats Men's 18.00 Suits am! Overcoats Men's 15.00 Suits and Overcoats wlen'S 12.00 Svits and Overcoats Men's i?.O? Suis and Overcoats 20.00|| Boys' 15.00 Suits and Overcoats 10.00 15.00 H Boys' 12*00 Suits ami Overcoats 8.00 12.001 Boys' 10.00 Suits and Overcoats 10.00 ! Boys' 7.5? Suits and Overcoats 8.00 II Boys' e.00 Suits and Overcoats B.Bb h Boys' 4.50 Suits ar.ii Overcoats 0.B5 5.00 4.00 3.09 Same Discount, One-Third Off on all Suits Overcoats, Raincoats and Trousers for Men and Boys, Nothing Charged. Everything Strictly CASH. KMWW ?*U.im im* .is ?. 4 i t ? t) 14 North Mahi St l?H?icr #1 ? Stimtcr, S. C. For any $22.50 SUIT OR OVERCOAT FOR AMY $30 SUIT OR OVERCOAT