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C(f S9laUbman anil ISotttjjtoii PublUlusi VttMlnrMluy And Saturduv. ?BY? OKTIuKN rVKLIKHlNU COM I'AN Y. IUMTKK, a C. Terms: li.lt pa* annum?In advance. Advertisements: ? Mos square nrat insoul >n.fl.a? ?vsry subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three moa'hi, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AH communications which sub? serve privat? Interests will be charged for as advertlssmsuta Obituaries nnd tributes of raspeci will be charged for. Ths Humter Watchman was found? ed tn 1810 and tho Tru* s u:hr-?n III atll. Tbs Watchman and Southron low bas tbs combined circulation eg ' iafluoncs of both of the oM pipers. KJDd la mtnlfostly the bent advertising medium In Sumter. Weekly Weather ronx-ast. Issued by the V. S. Weather Bureau, Washington. D. C. for the week be? ginning Wednesday. < ?etoi.? i |0, ItlS For South Atlantic and East Uu!f States: Rain Wednesday, probably continuing Thursday aloag the .south Atlantic coast; otherwise, generally fair weather will pre- ail d n rimr the week. Temperatures will be tnoib r ate The responsibility for the killing ol Sidney Cohen during the riot Ml the Charleston executive asgBsalttQi meet* Ing will probably never be definitely Used. but the studied attempt to fasten the crime on llcnrv brown has failed. The testimony of 1 >r PearHtlne, who made the poetmortem that Cohen was killed by a bullet from a .3H calibre pistol clears both Brown and McDonald, it being clearly es? tablished that they used .11 tafibre pistols In the gun light. It Is all eg. .' tha* Chief of Police Cantwell nnd other members of the police force had .38 calibre pistol*, but it has not been proved that they bred at of in the di? rection of Cohen. The killing of Co? hen I? laid at the door of an un? known ' person, and that Ig WhSM i will end. Th?> man who -?bot him Is aware of his ow g guilt, and the mem? bers of his gang probably know It also, but the facts will never get be? fore a Jury In the shape that will convince them beyond the shadow of a teases?bta dot The Si.i. ... Col oi. ? from In <-i a ?"' for ven?.ean: e u . guilt rests Up? *?n Charb-st n a , ! anna of Charleston are responsible for Ms murder, for they have permitted the lawless conditions thai resulted In his denth. * * * \w freciuently observe advertise menti In Bouih Carolina exchanges thai violate the postal laws and reg? ulntlons respecting lotteries, prise drawings and guessing contests thai are akin to lotti He*. The publication of such advertisements In newspapers and other periodicals that are s< * through the mails la strictly forbid? den and the penalty provided for vio? lation of the law la a heavy line, or Imprisonment, or both, at the option of tin- ludge. Borne day a postohicc Inspector will pick np some of our newspaper friends and they \\iii find that Ignorance of the Inw, or Inadvert a nee or cn relessn ess i.- a poor defense in the United states court. Publish < ra should acquaint themselves with ; the pentnl laws and regulations, es-1 pecially Section Is A CAM. TO PATRIOTS. lliambcr of Commerce \>ks Citiacn* of Count) and Town In Act n* Es? cort for (tor, Manning at Harvest JuhMce Parade in Columbia Sexi WfrtiicasPJj Now thai Bumter county and Bum ley city ha\c officially entered in the natural resources parada ol the Qreal Harveet Jubilee during the 01 renter State Pair, on Wednesday, October 17th, it behooves every dtlaen of Sumter county, young and Old, male and femnle, city and country, to get into the gnme with the full intention Ol hnvtng our city and county creditab? ly repress nted. The Bumtet Chaml er of Commerce, ii> tail Deal -'s' Association and Mayor U i?. Jennings bava entered Bumter COnnty to partic ipate, and to show What n r city and county have to of? fer, in the shape of natural, and other resources and advantages, To begin With the allegorical or II hast rated Bant will to a great ext? nt show the agricultural, tranaportatlon, commsrcial, edueatlonal, social, and other Indoatrial activities and environ? ment in a cond< need but oomprehen slve form as far as scenic production can possibly illustrate. But ?M Bent While beautiful and in? structive, and artistic, is not the main thing I v a Kreut deal. Civic pride, public spitit. patriotism love nf city, county and State, must b ' ? !??>?? . ..im) micji ?? .- tl an in nn ? oth i wt * Sumte] C mnty'e citusenship must train loads to fall in lit.' l>\ ?!u- side of 1 Sumter county's favorlt ??no honored son, fiov, Uichard I. Manning who I will lead the natural resources parade. Sumter has nlre idy be< n highly hon-, I orcd hy 'he friendly in' xesl ol I '? Iiun bla's business men r< pres< nted by three attempts hi one week by Colum? bia sending two of* her prominent citl-j sens at different periods, and finally winding up and cinching Sumter's co? operation last evening by sending a delegation of Columbia's business men to Sumter to offer every Inducement possible to have Bumter county take the front ranks ol honor In the lag Stute-wide cooperative and publicity fathering to be held in Columbia next w eek. KUMTUlt U II I Ii \\ I FLOAT. Committee* l'*rom Ciumccock City Com? pletes Vrraiigemonts for Reproncn ta|l< n ?n Parade. The delegation from Sumter which cam< to Columbia yesterday to confer with the members of the harvest! jubilee committee In regard to enter? ing a float in the natural resources parade Wednesday of next week let a contract for the building of a float. The Bumter committee, consisting of K. I. fltordon, I). K. McCallum, E, W, Moise, W Percy Smith and C. <!. itowland, called on Qov. Manning and made arrangements with him to handb the large number of Bumter county people who are expected to attend the state fair and harvest jubilee.?Tin State, The Bumter committee returned home last night much pleased with their trip to Columbia and highly satisfied at the success which h I met their efforts in making arrangements for having o float to represent Bumter county In the Harvest Jubilee Pa? rade. NiW SCHOOL FOR TIN DAL. LVcarly Completed?If<>t Supper to Se? cure Furniture?Cotton Picking Nearly Over. Tlndal, Oct. 19.?Cotton picking will soon be over in this section. Corn is about all gathered, and the crop will average about 60 per cent. The new school building at Provi? dence is about completed, and will he one of the best country school build> Inga In the county. The patrons ot* the school are going to have a hot sup p* r at the school house on Friday Free Until I'M". 1',; i v ? y< >u subscribed .????'Int- i ?'?!.'.. Companion f<>r I ?* I ?' "x**w \-. the time fo do i*. Il you are ml already u ! subscriber, for you will pel all th< Is? sues for the remaining weeks of 1915 free from the time your subscription with 12.Ofl is receh ed. The lifty-two Issues of 1916 will he crowded with uoo<i reading for y* un and old Reading thai is entertaining,' but nol "wish-^ashy." Reading that leaves you, when you lay the paper down, better Informed, with keener as? pirations, with a broader outlook on life. The Companion is a good paper tf> tic to ii you have a growing family ?hnd for general reading, us Justice Br< ai . once said. no other Is neces-i ?ary. j if you wish to know more of the brillianl list of contributors, from ourl ex-presidents down, who will write for the new volume In 1916, and If you wish to know something of the new stories t<<r 1916, let us Bend you free the Forecast f<-r 19 16. 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