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MFJklt VN MAMHTr? HLAtlr. mimk.imI of Complicity In Train Wrv< and llobbory oC Mouda) Nsjht. Brownavtlle, Texan. Oct. 22.?A de? tachment of the Sixth cavalry late today tired on and killed two sup? posed Mexican bandits who were crossing the Hlo Orande 12 miles up the river from here. Both MexbMJ wer? armed but the bodies were not recovered. Two Mexicans are held by the sher? iffs depsrtment here under suspicion of being Implicated In the train wreck of Monday night when several Ameri? cans were shot by Mexican bandits. A A. Brown, mayor of Hrownsvllle, today called a meeting of represcnta tlvea from towns In this section to be hold Saturday to consider the bor? der problem. Mayor Brown tonight ssld no reprisals are contemplated by the proponents of the meeting. RECEPTION VT MANSION. Governor and Mrs. Msnnlng Invite People of snue Columbia. Oct. 12.?Governor and Mrs. Ktehard I Msnnlng will tender a reception to the people of South Caro? lina on next Tuesday night, from 9 until 11 o'clock. They extend a cor dlsl Invitation to every white cltlzon of the State to come to the Mansion that night between the hours nnmed and meet and mingle with the people from other parts of the State. The only Invitations Issued are through the newspapers, as it would be manl testly Impossible to mall out formal Imitations to every white man, wo maa and child In Mouth Carolina, for all of them sre Invited and all are urged to attend the reception. It la believed that this public recep? tion st the people's house wilt be at? tended by thousands from all parts of the fttste who will be attending the State Fslr and Harvest Jubilee. The whole tbrng will W Informal and Governor and Mrs. Manning want to see all the people. Thoroughly democratic In their taste?, the Governor and his wife make Ideal hosts and everyone who sttends the reception will feel thor? oughly *e home. It Is believed that this public reception at the governor's msgaion will be a pleasing Innovation f.?r lair Werk visitors and they will show their approval by attending. I - GROW MICH LONG STAPLE COT? TON. i _ r of Lee ami Darlington Counties Hrll of Fine Prhv Secured for Crop. Columbia. Oat. 11.?L. M. Lawson, ex-Stuto senator from Darlington county, was In. the city today and ws#i very anthusiatsUo over com mor? els It conditions In his section. "With cotton bringing 20c per pound, what la there for us to worry about," he ssld. Darlington Is indeed fortunate In being one of the leading countlca in the Stste (n the production and marketing of tobacco during the coufse of the summer, and then the longj staple cotton season comes In. "What percentage of your cotton brtgjgs 20 cents?" Mr. Lawson was asked. "Really, very little of It fetches that figure," he answered, "but a bo et 76 par cent, of the cotton of l>arPngton Is long staple and nearly all of that brings, over 1!) cents and much of It over 19 1-2." Thos, O. McLcod, former lieutenant a governor, and now a leading attorney of f*e? county, came over from Blah opvMIe today on business. Governor McS/sod ssys thst he has quite a lot of ton* ataple cotton and that It la a source of gresw gratification to him. He has been getting a high price for norne of It. The cotton and seed ' brines ss high an 1116 per acre. Ho declares, however, that all land 1? not suited to thla kind of cotton growing, and that tho land thut produces tho best abort staple la not always suit* 1 , to the production of the beat long W staple. FLEE FROM SUPERTAX. <ioUl Companies Move Offices From I?ndon. < ?ct 22.--The new hud .t. which provides for a sup? rtax of 60 per cent, on the profits of all British companies, slready bus caused the re? moval to the United Rtat.s of the heasVjusrtera of several companw . representing South and Central Amer? ican gold mines. Mining men h e anssrt that unless the tax In reduced, thla movement will become so great that Now York, Instensl of Lensfog will become the mining capital or tin world. The tendency to reuu>\e h?,u|.mar? tern to the Fnlted States la becoming proi nunc? I th it mlmng Inti rests lore are bringing presnun fn l>< u <>n the chancellor of the eachagjgsW to have the supertax modified in faVOf of gold mines. Licenses to marry hav< bei n Issued Providence Anthony and Sarah Smith, Shlloh. und to Fl Allst..n, Claremont, and Laurlnn SlnKlet<o> Dgdnall, HTKEKT PAV1NU MATERIAL. Ctt Isens Who Pay tho Hills Should Take mi Interest In the Matter and Nut bet Outsiders Name the Mu? ter kali Editor Tho Dally Item: I note that the citizens of Sumter ?ire being circularized in the interest of brick paving by those who wish to create a local sentiment in bebalf of brick and that you recently published an article in which tho secretary of the brick association endeavored to m ike it appear that the present activ? ity in connection with paving, was brought about by results obtained from tho brick streets already in Sumter. Of course tho brick streets have nothing to do with the present de? mand for good streets all over this town. If the said streets had been paved with any other material, the demand for more paved streets would have been Just as great. In other words tho brick had nothing to do wit! tho case, and tho brick people arc try?.ig to sell brick streets on the strength of a demand for better streets. I am collecting data from cities having all kinds of pavements, and havo Just received a letter from Mr. J. E. Jones, a prominent cit.zen of Xenia, 0? who writes as follows: "Wo have In our city about $165, 000.00 worth of brick paving, and about $65,000 worth of asphalt, and have more under construction, about $76,000 worth of asphalt, in all about $131,OvO of esphalt. I consider brick better for durability than asph.alt, but asphalt more deslrnlrte for residence streets than brick. The main thing in cither kind of paving Is to have it properly constructed, and money spent for honest supervision is the least ex? pense you will get the best returns on. After a long and thorough dis? cussion and Investigation of the best and most desirable material for pav? ing a residence street, of tho resi? dents of the three streets now being paved, about 75 per cent, were in fa? vor of asphalt, as indicated by pe? titions circulated, if you wish for a set of our spechicatlons I will send them If I can get one." F I have other and similar opinions from other towns that have gone through this same experienco. The whole proposition is easily settled by getting tho experience of others, and considering those who want a little comfort in their homes, as well as those who desire to save a few pen? nies In annual repairs. A gentleman, resident here, has suggested to me a plan most excellent for cutting down the expense of any kind of paving, and that is on most wldo streets, such as Church, tho street could he "parked," that Is a strip left unpaved down the middle of tho street, which could be planted with trees, or made into grass plots. This would reduce tho total amount of paving by 25 per cent to 36 per cent. There may be some technical ob? jection to this kind of pa ing, which I have not looked into, but the sug? gestion Is certainly worthy of con? sideration. Is it true there is no interest dis? played in the kind of streets put down In Sumter? and that the general public who must pay the bill, seem to be in? different and leave the matter to out? siders, who discuss it and attempt to work up a sentiment, which may be hard to down, when the contracts are ready to let? Often whon citizens of a municipal? ity do not get good water works, flro department, police, paving or any? thing-else controlled by the civic gov? ernment, it is because they do not take the trouble to go into the matter as thoroughly as they would a private business proposition. Anyone who wanted to build a side? walk, for which he had to pay all the bill, would be intensely Interested In getting the best possible Job, at tho least cost, nnd would endeavor to get all the details, but whr the city gets ready to spend a couple of hundred 'thousand dollars, tho matter being everybody's htlStnuas. very little prac? tical thought Is given the matter, by the taxpayers, who must pay the billu. Yours very truly, H. R. VanDeventcr. Sumter, Oct. 'J". t\ D. C. Convention. Han Francisco, <?ct. 2:*..- Dallas ami Ashevllle are leading in the light for next year's Daughters of the Con fed < ?racy convention, Ashevllls will probably win, The Daughters pledg? ed themselves to work f?>r the Jeffer? son D.i\ls highway, the propose! bouta uii through the Southern States from the Atlantic Coast t ?eg 1 ?Je n, There will be mi organ recital b) Prof, ds Launay ai ihe Church n tit> Holy Comforter somet me in No send er. The date will be announced later. There will be a small entrance feel out of ill proportion Is Ihe ran treat in stof, f,,t those lortunit anoogti to he?r this finished muslelm Y ho. as Is ..ell l.no vn, is the glue, organist of Trinity Church, Columbia. Hl UTAIN TO PAY FOR COTTON. Hoard of Trade Arranges to Make Fin? al Settlement for Staple Bought. Washington. Oct. 22.?The British Board of Trade lias arranged to make final settlements for all American cotton which it has bought and which is not covered by sales contracts. The price to bo paid will be the market value at the port of shipment on the date of shipment, and contracts of tho same date will be used as a guide in arriving at the price to be paid. The action Is one of the conse? quences of the British order placing cotton on the contraband list and the d( termination of the British authori? ties to support the market against the effects ?l that action. A NEW ORDER IN COUNCIL. England Prohibits Export of Cotton Products. London, Oct. 19.?A new order in council has been gazetted prohibiting from today the export of any cotton product whatever, with the exception of cotton lace and cotton waste, ex? cept to allied countries In Europe and Spain and Portugal. M'CCTCHEN IS NAMED. To he Appointed Postmaster at Blsh? opvllle. Bishopville, Oct. 21.?M. B. Mc Cutchcn received a telegram from Congressman A. F. Lever this morn? ing stating that ho had concluded to recommend him for postmaster at this place, vice J. Ed. Stuckey, who is not an applicant for reappointment. There were several applicants for the appointment and Congressman Lever spent Monday and Tuesday here this week getting the general view of the patrons of the office before making his recommendation. Mr. McCutchen is one of the town's best citizens. Ho Is magistrate at this place and his ap? pointment will no doubt give goneral satisfaction. I ALL SUSPECTS RELEASED. No Warrants Have Boen Issued In Charleston Riot Case. Charleston, Oct. 22.?Henry Brown, E. it. McDonald and four others who were arrested following tho Cohen shooting were released today by or? der of Circuit Judge Smith, because no warrant had been Issued against them. All troops have been dis? missed except one company. WILL PAY FOR COTTON. (.rent Britain Makes Substantial Con? cession to Cotton Owners. Washington, Oct. 22.?Great Brit? ain will pay the market price for all cotton seized, according to a cable? gram from Consul-General Skinner, at London. This is the first substan? tial concession Great Britain has made to cotton owners. It Is believed it will be followed by the announcement of further concessions to American shippers and importers. KILLED IN AUTO COLLISION. Fatal Accident to Young People Near Sei ma. Alabama. Selma, Ala., Oct. 22.?Katherlne Cameron, the seventeen year old daughter of the superintendent of the Southern Railway, and Bryan Warren, aged elghtoen, of Montgomery, were killed, and three others seriously wounded when their automobile col? lided with another machine near hero last night U. D. C. Election. San Francisco, Oct. 22.?The Daughters of Confederacy elected Mrs. Cordelia Odenheimer, of Mary? land, president general by acclamation Into Thursday afternoon; first vice president, Mrs. J. H. Stewart, of Los Angeles; second vice president, Mrs L. M. Bnshlnsky, of Alabama. In the Batten Vourt. Edward Poole, disorderly conduct, postponed. William Franklin, violation of aut? omobile ordinance by exceeding the -peed limit, bond' of $10 forfeited. Hattle Nelson, petit larceny, $10 bond forfeited. Wilson's Wedding Bay. Washington, < ?ct. 23.?The Thanks? giving holidays will BSC the Wedding [of Mrs. Gait and President Wilson, ac eordlng to close friends. No official Linnouiicemenl has been made but the [fact thai the president has made no [engagements after Nov< mber 18th and hat his relatives are making arrange [meats to be here Ihe last hall' of No? emi" r |h significant. Those who feel so satisfied with iresenl conditions in the cotton mar? ie! and P?ok toward the future with Mptlmlsm should pause to consider vhat would have I.Il the situation tow if weather conditions in Texas tkJahomn and adjacent States had not ? revented the production of a normal iop on the acreage planted. south Carolina can raise mules Unnecessary for State to Send Away Large Sums for This Product Annually. -, n BIG DRAIN ON RESOURCES Money Now Spent For Mules Would, Purchr.ao Good Draft Mares From . Which to Obtain Mules?Points on Care of Maro and Colt?Home Raited Mules as Good at Any, The tremendous outlay for mute power on the farm can <be eliminated to a largo extent In South Carolina* j Already a considerable number of far ' mart In the state are raising their moles at home and if this policy Is adopted by. all the state's farmers, the large annual drain on the state's re> sourcet for this product will be stopped Invested ?a brood mares, the amount usually spent for males would purchase large, well-bred draft mares of the right type for producing mules. The cost of raising mule colts on the farm to an age at which they can be pot to work is albout $90 each, when, even every item in the process if charged against him. Thla amount sounds large, hot the fact Is that moot of ft is charged against things that are not missed on the average farm, since the colt canbe developed large? ly on pastures and produr to of the tana that would probably not be mar? keted m any other way. Mares selected for mule raising should be of draft type, with Quality, and should weigh about 1,400 pounds, though smaller mares are used with good results for producing mules of light weight. If mares are bred to foal in fall, when work on the farm is usually lighter and fall pastures are good, they need lose very little time during the year from their work in the field. Light work is beneficial to a brood mete even up to the time of foaling, and the resultant colt it stronger and more thrifty 'because of it, provided the mure has been proper? ly nourished with succulent feed for a few weeks before foaling. The average period of gestation, or time between service and foaling, is about 840 days or 11 months, although this varies somewhat in both direc? tions. ..With this information, a farm? er can have his mare foal at about the proper time. The pregnant mare's grain ration should bo proportioned to the amount of work she does. About three weeks before foaling, wheat bran should be added to her feed, the proportion of thlB being gradually increased and other grain proportions decreased as foaling time approaches. Her food should be altogether free of moldy grain or woody fodder or straw. An essential point is to give the mare in foal a large, roomy box stall. After foalrng, mares should rest for about two weeks before being put hack at work. Give the mare and her colt as much pasturage as possible, with the addi? tion of bran and grain while the colt la young. Care and attention are es? sential to mature the colt to proper size and grain should be given to it regularly with its pasturage or clean hay. Do not let a colt follow Its mother on the road or hi the Held. Do not let a colt suck while the mare is overheat* ed. Always let the mare cool off first. That mules can be raised profit? ably in South Carolina has been dem? onstrated by several farmers In the state, who save the expenditure usual? ly made for mule power and claim for the home-raised mule many advan? tages over Its Imported competitor. Write to Sidney 8. Rtttenberg, Clem son College, for an itemised statement of a comparison of mare and mule. JOHN a WILLIAMS, Livestock Demonstration Agent, Clemson Agricultural College. LETTERS TO CLEMSON. I In seeking Information or help from Clemson College? farmers should ad dress the expert or officer In whose line the point In question is, when* ever possible. This will avoid delays which are sometimes costly. This is especially true of ouch matters as in? sect pests, plant diseases and animal diseases, which can spread so rapidly. In outbreaks of hog cholera, farmers should either communicate immediate? ly with the county demonstration agent or with the veterinary division of Clomson College. Merely address? ing the college will get a letter to its goal eventually, but sometimos delays which are dangerous como about. It is a good plan for a farmer to keep one of the experiment station bulletins always at hand, as In the front of each of these bulletins will bo found the experiment station staff, which will nervo as a directory to any one wishing to write to the college for in? formation. The summer of 1915 was the moat successful for sjlo-buiidhig that South Carolina has ever had. There Is much yet 4o be done in this line, however, and U, is to be hoped that this year's record w^ll bo far exceeded next year A BOUQUET FOR THE ITEM. W. I). Woods Congratulates the Item on its Twenty-first Anniversary. The writer trusts that it is not too late to extend his warmest congratu? lations to The Item on the completion of the 21st year of its existence, and to wish for it a great many more years of usefulness and honor; for the writ? er verily believes that it lias not only reflected credit upon its editor but also on the people of Sumter who have given it their support and sympathy. A newspaper in the hands of an intel? ligent and conscientious editor is, with the exception of the pulpit, the greatest po' er for good, in the com? munity, and not only this but is the terror of evildoers and its influence in keeping this element in check cannot well be overestimated. Just about the time that the Item was launched into existence the writer was conduct? ing a paper of his own, and has some knowledge of Its ups and downs, prin? cipally the latter, and is sure that if the people of Sumter could realize what a struggle it was for the Item during the early years of its existence they would give it a much more cor? dial support than it is probably re ceiving at the present time. During the writer's career as an edi? tor the Watchman and Southron, then edited by the present editor of the Item, was one of the first exchanges that received attention and its finely written editorials read with the pleas? ure that one only feels when he is sure that they reflect the real opin? ions of the editor. W. D. Woods. Darlington. A Credit to Sumter. Camden Chronicle. The Sumter Daily Item celebrated its twenty-first birthday Monday by issuing a 30-page anniversary edition. The big paper is full of illustrations of Sumter business houses and indus? tries, and history dealing with Sum? ter and Sumter county. It is one of the best editions ever, gotten out by a Carolina paper and is a credit to Sum? ter. Occupying a prominent place in this edition is Zemp's Pharmacy, man? aged by Dr. Marion Zemp, formerly of Canulen. An Interesting Review. Lancaster News. Tho Sumter Daily Item celebrates its majority this week by issuing a splendid Anniversary Edition, in which it sets forth by descriptive articles and numerous cuts, the ad? vantages of the "Game Cock City." Sumter is generally recognized as one of the most progressive cities In South Carolina and The Dally item has been a large contributing factor In its development. Helped Sumter's Progress. Journal and Spartan. The Sumter Item issued Its 21st anr niversary edition yesterday and it was quite creditable in every respect. The Item has had a hard struggle but has won out. Its anniversary edition con? tained a most interesting review of its struggle for existence in its early i years. A Splendid Rooster Edition. York News. , The Sumter Daily Item last week celebrated its 21st birthday by is? suing a splendid "booster" edition. The edition gavo much valuable In? formation about Sumter and re? flected the progress of the town and county. We hope that The Item may live to seo thrice twenty-one birth? days and the* double that. A Newspaper of Character. Columbia State. The Sumter Item celebrated its 21st birthday a few days ago by Is&uing a special edition of more than ordinary merit, and we are reminded: that The Item began publication in days when Sumter was, by comparison with its present commercial Importance, a struggling village. The price of cot? ton in 1894 was not such as to inspire an attempt to publish a daily news? paper in a town of three or four times the size of Sumter. The Item has survived because it has had brains, courage and character behind it, and it has been a potent, indoed, we may ?ay an indispensable factor in the Steady growth of one of the most l|beral and enterprising cities of South Carolina. Hubert Ost eon has de? served the success that, he has won, and Sumter will practice thp wiser kind of self help by continuing and enlarging its support of The Item. Illustrations Tridy Interesting. Blshopvllle Leader and Vindicator. Tile Sumter Item issued on October 1 I a mammoth edition giving a splen? did write up of Sumter s marvelous growth in the last twenty years. Its illustrations showing the old and new Sumter are truly interesting from both business and sentimental stand? points. The older citizens at once will recognise the contrast and the value Of this handy work and the splendid advertisement of Sumter. We con? gratulate the publisl.t rs upon the success ot the laborious and final achievement of such a reliable, and satisfactory edition that shows up Sumtcr and Sumter county's mate^al progress from every standpoint. -^- I FLORENCE PRESENTMENT. (.rand Jury Makes Severn Criticism of County Officials. Florence, Oct. 21?The presentment of the grand jury containing the re? port of the expert accountant whp ex? amined the county offices has been given the public. Thla report shows that Florence has suffered very much, through the laxity of the county offi? cials in practically every office The special committee considering the condition in the court hou.se says in one paragraph; "In a general way we would like to state that, using the expression of the comptroller general of the State, 'the financial conditions in Florence county as. handled by the officers, are the worst in the Staje/ We do not believe that these condi? tions come from any dishonest purpose on the part of the officers, or from ignorance, but from negligence, or maybe incompetence." The sheriff and treasurer are criticised sharply for. the conditions of the executions, there being at the time of the report near? ly sixty-five thousand dollars worth of executions in the sheriff's hands, and only nine per cent, of the executions of this county being collected. The treasurer is criticised for carrying as cash unpaid checks which had attain? ed venerable age. He covered all of these Items from his personal re? sources, he is criticised for lack of at? tention to his office, the cleric of court is criticised for laxity in his records which do not show fines and change collected. The auditor is severely criticised for incompetence in his book-keeping. The supervisor Is criticised for not having an inventory of the county's property, but his books are well kept in regard to money ex? pended. Mr. Muldrow, clerk of court, replies saying that the book-keeping in his olfice is an inheritance, and that the items desired by the committee; could have been shown If the investi? gators had asked him for explana? tions. Mr. Darr pleads his own con? tinued sickness as his excuse for fail? ure to keep up his office records. The entire court house is very much,stir? red up, as are the people generally, who have always contended that Flor? ence had the best county officers in the State. The sheriff and treasurer are already hot after the delinquents and they are going to clean up things, this fall with special deputies. Al? ready a large amount 01 delinquent jtaxes have been collected. I SWEDES GROW ANGRY. Indignant at German Attack on Their Submarine. j Stockholm, Oct. 22 (via London).? Swedish newspapers express Indigna? tion at the attack by a German arm? ed trawler on the Swedish submarine Hvalen off Ystad yesterday. The newspapers state that tho weather was olear and that the vessel's flag was easily distinguishable. Additional details were received to? day. These .eports state that the German trawler fired several* shots, and then hoisted a signal of Inquiry as to the identity of the submarine. On learning of their error, the Ger? mans sent officers to make an apology and give assurance that compensation would be made. REV. T. L. COLE RESIGNS. People of Pisgah Regret Exceeding? ly That he is to Leave Them. . Rev. T. L. Cole resigns as pastor here and will take up his work in the near future in the upper part of. tliis State. The resignation of Rev. T. L. Cole was handed in at Pisgah church on Sunday morning, October 10th, which came as a very unpleasant Incident, to' his many friends In this section. H?x has been pastor of this church for about ten years, during which time he has lived in our midst tho greater, portion of, and has gained the friend? ship of the community. He has given as much of his time as possible to the cause of saving souls, thus setting an example which, no one would regret following. We regret that the timo for his de? parture Is near, but we feel that It Is best else he would have never con? sidered leaving. However, we fear wo will long for his return. He has our very host wishes for success in the work which he will aoon take up, and though he will soon be absent from us, we feel that his prayers will remain with us. The November Review of Reviews will contain an article, written by Mr. Leon M. Green, on tho military fea? ture of the Sumter schools and the re? sults of military training of school boys. The fact that a magazine of the standing and wide circulation of the. Review of Reviews prints <i special ar? ticle concerning a distinctive feature of our school system is a compliment to the schools and the, most valuablo advertisement that this town could ob? tain.