The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 13, 1913, Image 4
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8UMTEK, 8. C.
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Cvery subsequent li sertion.&u
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longer will be made nt redu< ? d rates.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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<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
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14 North Mahi St
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Stimtcr, S. C.
For any $22.50 SUIT
OR OVERCOAT
FOR AMY $30 SUIT
OR OVERCOAT