Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cfct ?Olutt|jma)i ud $'M\)wi. #'ubiuiu .j WoUiicMda> auil Saturday. ?BT? OSTLKN PI HL IS II IN ii COMPANY. lUMTfiK, 8. C. rTerms: ?l.eS per annum?In advance. f - Adfcrtlsemcit*: oaa Square (trat Insertion.ILO? ttrmrj subsequent Insertion.50 Contracts tor three months, oi k\og?r will be made Ht reduced rates Ail communications ahlch sub y^rv? privat? Interests will be chars; sj ior as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The aumter Watchman was fouud e4 la 1110 and the True Southron in life". The Watchman and Southron ?ow has the combined circulation and 'afluenoe of both of tho old papers, ind I? manifestly the best advertising medium la Sumter. .LET COWPEAS FOLLOW COHN. Farmers should Prepare to Sow Grain Stubble to tow peaNc\t Season. Clemson College, Nov. 16.?State Demonstration Agent W. W. Long, of Clemson College, who Is now en? gaged in making a tour of the State as a Mr al course in the grain cam? paign the extension division of Clem? son College haa conducted this au? tumn, If eager for South Carolina farmers to realise the value of their cowpeas at .his time and to save all the cowpoaa they can get their hands on. The reason for U?S Is that, in order to g^t the greatest benefits from sowing their lands to grain this winter, farmers should sow the grain ntubv>le to cowpeas next year. Land ?own to oats or wheat this autumn and to cowpeas next year will be in a greatly Improved condition a year from now. Cl'jmson'a wheat propaganda will be eontinued throughout November, which is the best month to sow wheat In South Carolina. In many parts of, the State it may be sown up to De-1 c. m cr 15 with good results. Mr. Long states that all Indications are that South Carolina will have neue land sown to oats and wheat this year than ever before in tho history, of the State. Doth crops are expect? ed to bring record prices next spring. SCOiT HEADS I'. S. ARMY. To Succeed Wotlicr>|>ooii as Chief of Staff. ' Washington. Nov. 13.?Prig. Gen. Hugh L. Scott ws selected by Prt.i dent Wilsen today to the chief of staff of the United States army upon th retirement next Monday of Maj. Com. Wotherape on. The vacancy of major general cre? ated by Gen. Wotherspoon's retire? ment will be Idled by the nomination of llrig. Gen. Frederick Funston, now at Vera Crux. llrig. Gen. Tusker 11. Pdiss will be? come chief of the mobile army divi - ion and upon the retirement of Maj. Gen. Murray on April IS, 11)10, Gen. Scott will be appointed u major gen? ?ral. Secretary Garrison, making these anno'.n< < no nt.s after a lengthy c >n fcrtnee with the SeWSjdeat s:.id for i li.?' present Gen. Fine.ton would r - mail. * ' Vera Cruz. Indicating that th Ltay ot Antntt an fan 11 at ibv lit < .ii' port still was inootinuo. I pon the r. tireim nl of Va.;. < len. Carter, an Kweesabei is, r.'i.. Brig. Gen. Tanker H. Dllss also will bt*eoms major general. Mr. Garrison's State? ment uddtd: "The next three va an gftg in tin* rank of aril de r general are due as follows: First, to the in? fantry; second, to the infantry; third, to the coast artillery. The vacancies v III occur: Firs!, by the promotion of t ;, n ? ' ? H and) by the retir< - men' of (Sen. lioyb-; third. by the pro? * gaaajaei si Oen. Veott. Upon the oe? curretice of these raeaneiei I he fol? low her colonels will be promoted I mi the gangs: Henry a. Qreen? in lantrv; Willi im a. M:?na. Infant! I Frederick S. Strong, coast arltllei H PP1.1I s I >lt IUI M.I.II h\ i lib ago IfMIng Motor Truck'* and Uniform*. Chicago. N -v. IS. DttyetS for the Fiench government opened BjSSjttnV tloas here today for the pur ?haas of f' i t \ He- . USd pairs or red ti Oil ? I ><t fa im difl rent shades rot tin army. In addition contract . are to I ? n.a I* for I Ire m rl.ers t- designate the reg? iment ami company for Ihre hundrs ' thoosund liemh 1 ? Idlers. :'. presrntatlv es nf the Hrltlsh era j jib . are hers la i urehase ??? m i trucks el from thr?e to six tonn ni? ST i'y I r home il ite d? lit > i \. Hiiv no I mhn ilii. Don't borrow, bot buy au umhrell i durlag BSgae ??? Ihase rali.11 ?"? the Sumter Dr - G.i 1 yensj name nritlv p'it na it free nl Charge. Advt. dog smca FARM F.k. W. smith or GafTnoy suffers Won Injury From Supposed Rabid Anl mui. Gaffney, Nov. IS. ? J. W .Smith, an oxtcnsive farmer of Gaffney, was -'lightly bitten by a dog yesterday at his farm, which he things was suffer? ing fron r il>ies. The dog came trot? ting up to Mr. Smith at his barn and when he spoke to it tho animal at tacked him, just grazing the skin on one of his legs with its teeth.. Mr. Smith Mokod It ofT when It ran away, making its oat ape. The ac .ions of the animal were so peculiar that Mr. Smith is positive that it was mad. KLTf^nUC F.nginfs for wAu? stin's. Mi|H>rdrcunoiight California to He I :<iuipi>cd With Dynamos Like Jupi? ter's. Washington, Nov. 1 1.?The supcr dreadnough California. one of tin huge new ships just ordered for Uncle Sam's navy, will be driven by electric i motors. Secretary Daniels authorizei this type of power plant for the big tighter today. If it proves as great a success in the battleship as it has in the col'Ier Jupiter it may mean the d.splacement of the direct s eam drive in future American warsh.ps. The California will be the first elec? trically driven warship to be built for any power. The decision to install !the new system was arrived at only after exhaustive study of the perform? ance of the Jupiter. As in the Jupiter .the main power plant of the Cali? fornia will be steam turbines driving dynamos which will generate elec? tricity to give the ship a speed of at least 21 knots. A big fuel saving has resulted and also a reduction in weight from the use of ek^tricity as tho collier's motive power. NOT JAPANESE FLEET. Shli>s Reported Belonged to German Navy. Valparaiso, Nov. 13.?The "Japanese licet" reported to have been seen off the Chilean coast appenrs now to have been the German squa Iron Which is cruising near Valparaiso. The re? port that Japanese war.Ups had been seen near Puntu Carran .a was denie I officially today. Germ? n naval OmCtrs eaid Quit another >attle besides the battlo between German and British warships November 1 has taken place. The German cruiser Leipzig which steamed into Valparaiso harbor to? day was delayed for a short time on UM protest of L'nglish olP.eialu, but wus later r?"leased. Suffolk ?COM at Sea. Panama, Nov. 13.?What is bolhvcd to be tho British cruia r Suffolk ha. be >n sighted 20 milts off Colon. She was steaming with lights out. Her des- ; Unatton was not ascertained. niBI STOCK VAHDS. Diingcr of Msoaoi Is Di>!>oM"d Of, Chicago. Nov. !">.? The Union Stock Yards ami Packing house, after a lh rough disinfecting ?Irring I days Of quarantine for fool and mouth diu aase and are ready for opening to* of any danger of spreading the dls , aae nad are ready for opnlng to? morrow morning. Railroads wen notified licit the quarantine had been ral ed, effetlve at midnight, and cat tie, sue p and hod WOUld be receiv rd for i aughter subjeel to these rosu latlenat No animal may be shipped from OJt aroatlne area. Animals must be shipped In disin? fected cars and loaded from dlslu lo< ted pens. The ears must be sealed and no slope made for food or water In III focted 11 i. All anlnals shipped to <'id- ag< i , i be latighh red uithin Sfl hour No live animals will be allowed t?> leave In re. Will lmpro\e PoslnMe* The Custodian of lh? |nm lnlll< wants bids for the repainting of lh< exterior wnodworh and repairs In i? i ? ,in concrete worl about tlu i?o ,,: 1 noa, Bpeclllcatloi foi 11 ? "i I ? i I ? secured from i *? > t til ? 1' ' *'.<?? i < diore upon appllcntloi Tii" repainting ??! Hi* wondwoil of the pot loftVc will Impro ' M ward nppearunce, whh'li '?> i ? '?? < ?. dusty during the ihrci ? " ; It ???? berg in aao, The Kanter l>rj Gund I ?> I Hh ruin When II i ?????? l?? i'i ?? ' " ' ' doing aoiiW'thlnn ??? help, I hi umt??i I >i \- iloods ?*?#. m no. , 'n oi i i i .. practhal i?n ln< um ?? aim ; im ,.--u ami v I" lo h* i" 1" 1 '*1 "? " pi o..n?" Iim h|< im i " III I"' P bin i?rh ? Inn high, b. 1 Iheh ? III h , , , i . I..i i i , || |fi !? ml al l v> lll'l ? it hi ? in i ?I. int Ihr m " proj n ? it Ion in their ! i rge nd Is h > ?*t I " ?? ti?,n of same. We ranigesl Hint i?ui furnW f ft ieiels :n ? ii i ml I h< III i'l ? \? .? b ihis p!''Co <.f ::? ? i nc i nd nnvll ihemselves of i? liefon Ihr llinll , v , i| ? g, M\ l. STILLS AHE CAPTURED, OAoen of Uorry County are Very Ac tive. Conway, Nov, 11.?Bherifl J. A. Lewis and w. ii. Dradley, spet lal agent of the revenue department of tho United states government, have just returned ii> town Crom tin Fcuth ery hay section of the county, about I four miles from Fair Bluff, N. C, a'hert they rounded up throe whiskey stills, destroyed more than $500 worth Of llxturen and sor.r mash used in manufacture of illicit goods. For some time past the Feather) I-ay section of Uorry county, close to the North Carolin i line, has been noted for the number of stills op* crated therein, ami last Thursday morning Sheriff Lewis and Special Of? ficer Bradley, together with a posse, made ^ raid In that section and cap? tured three stills, one of winch they brought with them to Conway and an-1 other of winch they found In opera? tion, but the partie.; In charge lied Into the deep recesses of the bay Upon the .approach of the officers. j The Aral still the officers captured va.. hauled in a blanch near a held not far from the hay, and was made J lot copper and had a capacity of 40 gallons. The second Still Which was raided was within a mile of the first and farther into the swamp, it had! a capacity of about 60 gallons. Though not In Operation 39 barrels of sour; mash were found on skids besides ten other fermenters. The third still was found In a smokehouse In the same section with three hands of mash. The Suintcr Dry Goods Co.. are Mak ? l?g A ROW prop< sition In this issue. Our farmer friends had better read lt.?? Advt PEACE IX MEXICO. Report! Today Say That Indication* l^int to Early Peace. Aguascallentes, Nov. k>.?All Intii cations point to an early pi ace in Mexico and the Inauguration of the government formed by the convention. Provisional President Qutiores has re? ceived a telegram from Gen. Car ranaa offering to retire immediately on the sole condition that Gen. Villa also retire and leave Mexico. Gen. Villa has indicated hin acceptance of the terms and his willingness to leave the country, but he warned Gutter res against Carranxa's tricks. Tho Sumtcr Dry C ire M?i Ig A new propoaith fanner friends hn< bellet Advt. Important to All Women Headers of Tills Paper, Thousands upon thousands of wo? men have kidney or bladder trouble ami never suspect it. Women's complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder dh> i use. if the kidneys are not in a healthy condltion, they may causo the other organs to become diseased. You may Suffer a great deal with pain in the buk. bcarlng-down ftel? inu.-?. headache and loss of ambition. Poor health makes you nervous, u ritable and may be despondent; it mak< i a iy one so. Hut hundreds or women claim tha4 Dr. Kilmer's Bwamp-Root, by restor? ing health to the kidneys, proved t< be Jusi the remedy needed lu over? come such conditions. A good kidney medicine, posses* ring real healing and curative valtn should be a blessing t<? thousand < f nervous, over-worked venu n, Many send for a sample bottle ta sec what Bwamp-Itoot, the great kid* Iney, liver and bladder remedy will do for them. Every reader of this p;< per, who has not nlready tried ?. 1 : enclosing ten cents to Dr, Kilmer ????.? Co., Illnghamton, N. r.. may recclv< sample slse bottle by parcel po t. i'ou cjin purchase the regular nfty-< n! and one-dollar bottles at all druu J. Sumter Moore, COTTON LONG STAPLE EXCLUSIVELY, uiH Washington St. Phcne 583 COLUMBIA, S C. ? ud smipie* 111 on both shies of I i.j' sn< 1 ill name yon liest price I tf,i ? Ml Ion I Hull ? ! 1.1 ( ..b< >uhia I Your Best Friends 1 1 "in ib< 1 Midpoint of health hi ; m il 11 I T II, Let us In lp \oii I 11.1 ? 1 aio nt (!leilt. The Sumter i sntal Parlors Or. t. H. Coirtnai Pmm 53G The Greatest Grass Grower in America. GROW SUDAN GRASS. endorsed by armors i;i all I til St III I X $ t * t I i I T?IIK ?i>?>t wonderful grass of the aire introduced S. Agricultural Dept. Tinted severely l?y the Texas and strongly rceommend< 1 by llic K.irmots' t'onjrn* grow wherever sorirhani does from ilio Atlantic to ilie? Pacific. Makes more a'ul better hay than any other plan! known. I'nder ordi? nary Conditio!:? produces JUKI to COO lbs. of grain ua.t : to (i ions of choice bay por acre the same season. Adapted to all sorts ? (' soil and resists drought and stands rain wtll. Takes It to 4 lbs. of seed lo sow an ac:.- in drills and it* to 21 lbs. broadcast, equality ol l ay equals Timothy. and all kinds of stock prefer i; to Alfalfa, ('attic light lor the hay and poultry fatten on tliu grain. Lust spl ine the seed sold for ?'2 to H per Ib.. and all w ho grew it then expect to plant more next year. It is now selling for! i }>? i II?. and will go higher before Spring as the supply is limited We will send prepaid by parcel post pure Sudan seed for . l per l!>. in lots of 5U lbs. and under?not less than one l!>. c ?nsidered. Larger lots hy freighi cheaper. Beth r order now and bo sure of getting the seed and save money and then make more money another year. Everyone who can, should grow Sudan grass. Address MAKES mONEY WHERE OTHER CROPS FAIL ELLAGENE FARM, BOX 15, ALOISE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS Laughs at Drought! Smiles at Rain! t4^4^d^44^4^4^e)4^4?e>+e>e)4t+++4t4> >l*>* Mt>>Efr^4)+#4)e)d?*,+e>M|M It 1MtM >>+++>+>e)e>e>fj##s>s>sA^e>3 MAY STOP LOCAL TRAINS. Columnia. Nov. 12.?The railroad commission issued an order yesterday permitting the Atlantic Coast Linn railway to discontinue trains 16 and 17 between Lanes and Florence. This will leave a double daily passenger service on that section of the road. The road was also allowed to dis? continue one of the Sunday trains <>a the Conway branch bet\vc< n Conway and Chadboume, known as trains L> i and I-.". The new schdiilc Is to beI effective November 22. The Sumtcr Dry Goods Co., are Mak? ing A new proposition in this issue. Our, farmer friends had bett< r read it. Advt. -. PERFECT CON ITDEXCE. Sumtcr People Have Good Reason for Complete Reliance. Do you know how? To f.nd relief from backache; To correct distressing urinary ills, To assist weak kidneys Your neighbors know the way? Have used Doan's Kidney Pills; Have proved their worth In many tests. Here's Manning testimony. I ."ewman. Manning, S. U.i nslder Doan's Kidney Pills ?ackache and kidney rem of my family had ti lame and ochlng hack, together with kid? ney weakness. Doan's Kidney Pills Were used and they brought relief. 1 have never had need of Doan's Kld , ncy Pills myself, but 1 have often ad i vised their use, as I know what they will d t . I Trite 50c. at all dealers. Don t simply ask for a kidney renn dy?I Doan's Kidney Dills the same that Mr8. Newman had. Postcr-Milburn I 'o.. Drops.. Buffalo, N. Y. -1 I Vulcanizing Our Tire lie pair Service embodies I Everything from a simple puncture to perfectly remedying the mos' serlouv cut or blowout in casing or tube. A-l equipment plus A? material* with exacting, expert care in every de? tail Insure you Promptness. Service 1 and Satisfaction, Here you will find a Tire Repair Plant equipped with every Modern Steam Vulcanizing apparatus. Columbia Vulcanizing Works 1 l V2-2 Lady St. Phone 171 I WHEN ? BETTER Wat h, clock and Jewelry repair? ing can be done wo v. ill do it. 1 I Persoiml attention?prompt ser? vice. We lin\o a rotn|K%tcut man in charge of (his deiMtrlinent. Try its with your work. We arc better prepared than ever to . erve yon In this line. Prices tue Orot und all work guaran? teed, W. A. Thompson, J I At 1 1.1 it \ \ ll < >|?j l< f \ \ '?s. .v 11." Kftmpe Gilten. Geo H. Hurst, ! I s '.t Chill I 11 I U. Ctslf UM ! t.-r I, h * . n f ;? Dai e? i nones m M jo, Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to B<x/tli-H:irl>y I.Jvt- Stock Co nnd Central Lumber Co. Goo. Epperson'* Old Stjynd Opp. Court House The Bank of South Carolina svrcFssoit TO THEFARMER?'BANK <a TRUST CO. CAPITAL - - - $200,000.00 SURPLUS - - - $150,000.00 Interest at 4 per cent compounded quarterly in Sav? ings Dept. 5 per cent on t ime certificates of deposit. WE SOLICIT YOUR ACCQURT Will find Cuit In the arrangement of cur MEW HOME we have made special provisions fur their comfort, in edditton to a coxy X corner of tho lobby, provided with writing tnfclee ar?d comfortable ? Seat*, we have a special rot room for C:v Indies, and vre cordially lmitc them to make uee of ft. i l The First National Bank i OF SUMTER + fe?fy?ff RpoirstSn time-be [wjfjjf r ready for itrHavej d W ( j j I ] same money, inj 1 II |! |j I v the Bank.. I NIB o^*l <: The word MBankM seems to awe mnny people, they feel the .steps that lead to the inside are not intended for them. 11 Make up your mind to get acquainted with us and our methods. Make up your mind to come in. Make up your mind to have a Bank account in this strong bank, i; nakes little difference how much mon? ey ou have or earn, let us explain the wa\ to make this Bank y >ur Bank, $1.00 \s ill tart you. 4 Por Cent interest Paid on Savings. = BANK OF SUMTER i s [ AHI ISHE13 18SS> it i_ _ __