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IUMTER. S. C.
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will be charged for.
The Sumt r Watchman was found?
ed in 1860 i.nd the True Southron la
lift. The Watchman and Southron
aow has the combined circulation and
Influence cf both of the old papers*
and Is manifestly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
A naval holiday would undoubtedly
prove a step toward the world peace
that the dreamers long for and It
would. uIho. lightest th?? burden Ol tax?
ation t i.it is now grinding into the
du?t th?> pnxUn ing classes of the great
world \ iwtn The tirst cost oT the
lire adnuught? and super-dreadMUghtS
Is but a small Item in the ultimate
lull of expenses that the taxpayers
must foot. Dwry great battleship or
?niise. that \* turned out of the navy
yards, at a c ?st of ten t' fifteen mil
Hgej ieffcafl sieaV calls f(?r the an?
nual expenditure of hundreds of thou?
sands of dollars fet maintenance. In
the mad ?cr.iml.le of the great pow
ers to achuxe naval supremacy, or
to retain a r? laii\e puistion in naval
curbs. BSSg 1* not counted, or if
Counted in dit remtrded. a'Wj the pro?
ducing classes of the world are < ail?
ed upon sa h .? a i - p.r. heavier and
h? avler tuxes to build more ships and
aupport a cor *tuntly increasing nav?
al force. From all of this great ex?
penditure of money that Is WfUng
from the people they receive no di?
rect benefit .therefore the mere talk
of a cessation of warship building for
a year Is halle] with delight by those
.ho pay the tuxes. The naval holiday
des Is not por. ular with the naval af?
leers, the ahlp builders, the gun m?k?
ln, and the powder mills, and MMKM
pedal ? I.reo-.H that are glowing Bel
n the labor of the people, nd
SJMSJ a hundred arguments in ad\o
aey of greater buttleshlps und gftttft
?f them Of c >urse there are strong
irr.uments In fupport of an efficient
lavy. but there should be some end to
rn constantly n? reusing expense, for.
if (hero is not, the harden will sunn
be loo grin! lo be borne. Both EGng
mnd and Uermeny arc staggering un?
der 111?* burden that their navel rlv
air) lias impoeed upon them and ai
though the eonreei ol taxes have
been almost exhausted, the naval ;m
tfcorttles are demanding more money
each star tor bigger ships and a larger
The conditions have not yet
reaehed this pass in the United
Staus, hut ti?e naval appropriations
grow larger year by yea*r and the end
is not ill Sight. if tile experience of
the past held out any hope that the
navy would at some time reach a s ate
of efficiency and preparednes that
nn? uid permit of a halt in the program
of eonetructlon the taxpayers would
not OOmplaln of the present hurt en.
hut a battleship costing ten million
dollars is scarcely completed before
it is on ti e way to the junk heap, und
two larger and more costly vessels
must be built to take its place. It is
this prospect <>f Indefinitely Increas?
ing naval expenditures that make
taxpayer* restive and resentful.
nee
It Villa. Znpata and liuerta ktep
on the way they are going there will
he no rich men left in .Mexico, except
themselves and their immediate fol?
lowers. All the big estates SM being
oonfiecated ami the rich men who do
not th e the country are being executed
as traitoi.s.
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The annual report of Prof. W. K.
TatOi State Supervisor of Kural
Schools, should he read with care and
umh-rHtanding by every man and WO?
man who is at all Interested In the
public schools and desirous of the ed?
ucational system of the State being
mads an efllolont and an effective in?
strument for the doing of the great
and need? d work that is now not halt
done. Prof? Tale does not deal in
Vague generalities. lie has delinii"
and decided opinions as to what is
n< ? iledful to be done to prevent the
waste that is the outstanding char
u? teristic of the present administra?
tion of school affairs throughout The
State, lie makes in his report sug?
gestions that are soundly and broad?
ly construc tive. He would wipe out i
the slip-shod and Inefficient adminis?
trative system that now obtains and
build anew. The administrative sys?
tem that he suggests would, to a large
extent, divorce the schools from poll
tics, both State and local, but would
ut the same time bring them into
do ;*? touch with the people and make
the school a real, effective force for
the betterment of the community.
The makeshift school and the misfit
tea? her would become less common,
and, in the course of time, as the peo?
ple realise the difference betwcti a
.school that wasts the money of the
poople and the time of the children
and a school that accomplishes re?
sults, Ignorance and illiteracy would
become a disgrace and there would be
little opposition to school taxes or a
compulsory education law.
* * s
The House committee on elections
dismissed the charges tiled by Mayor
Grace against Congressman Whaley,
but nowhere is it recorded that the
committee expressed the opinion that
the primary election in the First dis?
trict was a lair and honest expression
of the democratic voters At this
distance il appears that the commit?
tee concluded that it would be a
hopeless task to attempt to unravel
the tangle of fraud, bribery and all
ma.nc" of corruption thai enmeshed
the primary, and that, as Mr. Whaley
Was no worse than the defeated can?
didates, save in that he was success
full no good would he accomplish?
ed by unseating him.
a is a
The use of the recall in OrangebUFg
to attempt to unseat Mayor Bryant
and Commissioner Von Oshen is de?
clared o be a partisan effort to dis?
credit these Officials, without rhyme
or reason. The petition is said to have
been circulated and signed by the
minority clement that opposed the
election cd' these gentlemen in the
lirst place, and that no act of these
Officials since taking office justifies a
resort to this drastic process to oust
them from offlcs. If this stat* ment
of the case he correct, the majority
that elected them will find it easy to
rebuke the effort of their enemies to
undo the w? rk of the election of a few
months ago. The recall is valuable to
a people who lind their city govern?
ed by corrupt or incompetent oilieials,
but it should not be used by a dis?
gruntled minority to discredit public
servants who are doing their duty.
If this is what is hac k of the Or
angeburg election, the friends of com?
mission government should re-elect
Mayor Bryant and Alderman Von
Oahen by a larger majority than be?
fore.
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The arrest at Georgetown <>f Promo
Seltzer Emsrson and several of his
millionaire guests for hunting, near
('apt. Emerson's winter home at
Arcadia, without having first procur?
ed the required hunters' license, will
be noised among the four hundred
as nil outrage inspired by the pre?
judice of the lower classes against
gentlemen of wealth and leisure. It
is the lawless conduct of men of the
FERTILIZER
rly used, with careful preparation of land and thorough cultivation V
uce*
80 to 85 Bushels oi Corn or?1 to 2 Bales of Cotton to the Acre
Planters Fertilizers contain Phosphoric Acid, Ammonia and Potash in right
proportions to supply the plants with necessary nourishment from start to maturity.
Ranters "Cotton and Truck Fertilizer".7-5-5
Planters "Soluble Guano".8-3-3
Planters "Standard Fertilizer".9-2-2
Planters Fertilizer &
Phosphate Co.
Manufacturers
Charleston, S. C.
We use only tho best 8. C. Phos
puato, hlsh Scrap, lilood, TftUk'
age, Gorman Potash, etc*
fjgggt Ask our agents about our
brands. Write us for prices
and information. Trade-Mark
on ever/ bag your protection.
Bmorson Itrlpe, who imagine that!
their dollars elevate them above the
law made for the rank and file of
people, that creates whatever feeling
of prejudice against the Inordinate?
ly rieh exists in this country. Capt
Kmerson could easily have obtained
the necessary license and enjoyed his
hunt unmolested, hut electing to dis-,
regard the law he should been
man enough to take the consequences.
But he was not a good sport. He got
mad. loaded his guests on a special
train and sped away North. There are
multimillionaires who arc good citi- i
zens. good spons ai d gentlemen, hut
they obey the laws and in all other
respects conduct themselves so un
unobtrusively that tiny never fur?
nish sensations in the divorce courts
or elsewhere.
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Col. Roosevelt having made a fail?
ure of his bull moose chase in North
America will now try his luck with
the wild hoars of South America,
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Gov. Blease says he is dead against
commission form of government. Just
another good thing added to the ^ist
of his constitutional antipathies,
which already includes ministers of
the gospel, education, impartial en?
forcement of law, OOdrow Wilson
and a free and unmuzzled press.
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The several savings funds conduct
ed by the local banks will distribute
between now and January 1st approx?
imately $3?,.000. This annual savings
funds idea which originated and was
first put into practice among the em?
ployes of the firm of Ryttenberg &
Sons about twenty years ago, has
grown year by year to the present
proportions. Next to the local build- i
ing and loan associations the savings
funds have done more to encourage
thrift among the salaried men of Sum
ter than any other thing, and the
prosperity and growth of Sumter are
due largely to the successful opera?
tion of the building and loan asso?
ciations and savings funds.
"The Rest Medielno I Ever Used.**
"Chamberlain's Tablets is the best
medicine 1 ever used for constipation,
biliousness and headache," writes
Mrs. A. W. Milne, Bt George, Utah.
These tablets are very effectual, easy
and pleasant to take. For sale by all
dealers.?Advt.
The gathering and* selling of acorns
is a new industry, in Arkansas, to
supply eastern nursery firms with
material for forest planting.
A Ranger Signal.
Hoarseness in a child that is sub?
ject to croup is a sure sign of an ap?
proaching attack. Give Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy as soon as the child
becomes hoarse and the attack may
be warded off. For sale b'y all deal
I ers.?Advt.
Bumped up Against the Kcal Thing.
"I think I have bumped up against
the real thing in Chamberlain's Tab?
lets," writes D. It. Thomas, of
Tidioute, Pa. "They do the work and
cause no unpleasant reaction." In
Cases of constipation when Pills and
saline cathartics are used, their use
is often followed by constipation, as
they take so much water out of the
system. On the other hand the effect
of Chamberlain's Tablets is so agree?
able and so natural that you do not
realize that it has been produced by a
medicine, and no reaction follows their
use. For sale by all dealers.?Advt.
RFBELS OX TIIK RAMI\A<;F.
"Come Hack" After Yeste-day's De?
feat and Loot ami Burn Two Towns.
Mexico City, Dec. 17.?Z.ipata Reb?
els rallied their forces'today and at?
tacked the government forces and in?
dicted heavy losses. They surprised
the Federals "celebrating" yesterday's
victory at Milpa Alta, seventeen miles
from the capital, captures i the town
and killed over one hundred Federals.
San Lorenzo and San Dregpro were
raptured and looted by the Hebels.
The Rebels closing in on the capital.
Cure Your Cold While You Can.
More real danger lurks in a cold
than'in any other of the minor ail?
ments. The safe way is ? to take
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and rid
yours*elf of the cold as quickly as pos?
sible. For sale by all dealers.?Advt.
Gifts Selected Here will be Sure to
PI ao e a omr IV/lon We Seu tne Tmngs Men Like?
r lease any IVAail?Things They Wear.
q A Suit, Overcoat, or Raincoat would make any Man or Boy an IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT.
% Then in smaller wares, we show House Coats, Bath Robes, Pajamas, Shirts, Beautiful Exclu?
sive Neckwear. Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Silk Umbrellas, Pullman Slippers, Suit Cases, Hand Bags
and Trunks,
B > Everything Reasonably Priced < c:
Still Selling all Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats and Extra Pants at 1-3 Off.
The D. J. Chandler Clothing' Co.,
PHONE 166 :: :: :: SUMTER, S. C.