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Published Wcdnesduy and Saturday. ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTEK. S. a Ter nut: L $1.19 per annum?In advance. Adver Usements: One Square nret insertion.$1.00 Bvary aubsequent Insertion.(0 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub Serve private Interests will be charged for aa advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect still be charged for. The Humtf Watchman was found? ed In MM end the True Southron In 1IIC. The Watchman and Southron ?ow has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, aad la manifestly the best advertising Stadium tu Sumter. ITII-: BABY s|H>W. The baby show that is to be held In connection with County School Day la not something new und? r UM sun. hut it is an innovation in South Carolina. "Better Baby" shows have been held in Iowa, where th plan was originated, for several years and a number of other States have followed suit. This rational and practw al t..11? \ show has aroused great popular in? terest and has been productive of much good wherever held. Stouter County by taking the lead In this State In the nation-wide campaign for strong? r. healthier and more nor? mal babies in doing a work that is to be commended. The feature of this baby show that stands out most prom? inently In the fart that It is the baby Itself that counts?not the clothes it wears. John Oilliam. the negro porter in Governor Blesse s office, set up in bus? iness as pardon broker, but was not sharp enough to get away with it. Ha received ten doll.us from a negro wo? man as a fee for using his influence to procure a pardon for the woman's sou but made the mistake of giving flu woman a re. ? ipt Th?- only crime of who h <?.Jlam is guilty Is acting as an attorney without having been a?luut ted to the bar. a a e If the Japanese succeed |n proving thn? fh*?- nr" - ? f M rotten r! Sjftd then %?re entitled t< cTllsenshlp tn Asaeeky will fallfornlaiut adopt tie pee*?ey of nullification or tit they ?ereile. The?.- id. ttme-w?>tn doe? anktaa would come In mighty handy theae days for dissatisfied States. ? M \\s Ht<?M \VI IX.f i ll I.D. Crops in Mlddleton Township Will be Large This Year?Hall Storm. Wedgeneld. April 14.?Rural p?? lirrman Norria made a raid on the crap ahootera on Saturday afternoon and brought quite a number up who were released on bond. After years of waiting It aeems as if we arg at last going to have a good roud from here to Cain Savannah crossing, which will then give us a good road to Sumter. it. is hoped thut a per? manent road wdl be built and not patched up in places as was done on the road lea?ling south from here With g??<*| seasons Mlddletoa iowa? ship ought to make a big cotton crop this year. I. inds that have heel lying idle tor years are umlcr culti? vation this year and then more fer? tiliser lias been shipped in her<> than ever before. What bus Income of the great An deraon-Itock Hill l'lan ."' It looks as if It had the life ??f the average New Year resolution. Most of the farml-rs have good stands of corn and some report cot? ton coming up. The oat crop has be* n damaged ? onsiderably. a hall ?torn passed about one mile baton here this afternoon, but list Stonsi were small and did tot do much dam? age. Th?? many friends of Ju?lg?- W. J Heese are sorry t?. h? ar he Is suf? fering fi??m an atta- k of grippe 0OSJ? tru< ted w hile attending SOSjffi I?r. r*. M I?wight haves tosaortni for itoek mil to attend tin- meeting of the State M? ?h? al SM? i?t>. a petition is i.? ing stfcnhtted ben soliciting fumls f?.r the '?? to tit <?f the Western !b?o.| sufferer*. Mr J M I ?a\ im ns h>. l as b. . n ?tudxing telegraphy under Mr T ti Chaplin has t< - | t? ?I the ageiic\ with UM A L ?t llemini. Mrs. W. J N??rris Is spending s.?m? - time artta raiminai at Hartavllle. O ir frn ml ami neighbor, the Sum i. r Hess ans assnjni ? gam nen sesei for printing it" paper. ..?!?? like th? Times has. and has f??und it BS gnat an advantage in tin BJMMtSf "? letting OUt early enough t?? catch th?- mail leaving thia ? ttv h> th. aftsmOOSW Tb? Item has done well in forging ahead and preparing f-?r the front? Sjsjd development of its town, for all of the.4e towns are going to gn.w an grow first .In lh? yeai-M that are cm Ing - I I a- m ?? Time*. FARMERS' UNION NEWS Practical Thought* for Practical inrmers. (Conducttd by K. W. Dal???, Pres? ident 8. C. Furniers Union.) The Kn In.I 1 oiifcience for l.dtica thm in the South. i _ This |s a wonderful mooting. The onl) dmwbnclt It ihoro are so many good tilings one cannot begin to take them in. How i wish we could hav< with im at our shunter County Union meetlnga Mr B. M. Towsley and Mr. .hm Caldwell of Minnesota. If they dhi got wak?- up the farmers of Sum-i tot County?then an earth quake would not move them. Mr. Towsley*! prepared speech this afternoon was almost like a sermon. I must try to get it for publication In the Farmers Union columns. * * * Tonight the speech of the evening was by Mr. F.xall of Texas. He is a most forceful speaker ami made a splendid impression. see We. the South Carolinians, have a time in selecting the places to go to hear the things we are most interested In. There are Mr. It. M. Cooper and Mr. L. L. Faker from Lee county. Miss Mary Lemmon and myself from Sumter, Mrs. Kvans (Gen. James' daughter) and Miss Dickson. and Superintendent of Bdueation Stokes of Daillngtnn: Prof. T?te. Mrs. T?te and l>r. Mitchell Of the Universitv; Capt. W F. Gonzales of the State. Dr. Rlggs and Mr. Tarbor from Clemson Col hge; Dr. Johnson and Prof. Weeks of Winthrop] Miss Mary Russell of York County; Miss Mary Frayscr of the Hardleraft work in the schools; Mr. Snell and Mr. Frampton from Charleston; Mr. BlUott from Winns boro and several others. ana I have met Peter Randford, pres? ident Texas Farmers' Fnion; Mr. Kldeny of Tuscalona. Ala.. J. Z Green of North Carolina and sev? eral others that are familiar figures in the Farmers' Union meetings, e e o I OA Bradford Knapp heartily ap? proves of the Sumter county Farmers' to put an expert mar ?rgaagftSf for co-oper g in the Held in Sum II i hope to work out the nlth him before I return. I find others like jim Caldwell of Minnesota the most puoeeaaful organiser of the Northwest and who goes to Fumpe to study the banking systems, favor? ing governmental aid to teach marketing and cooperat nm. g a a M ny of the hig guns I has e not even aeon to know them, i trust by the end of the conference, I may be able to write a more interesting let? ter about its proceedings. K. W. I?. Richmond, Va. TWO YKAHS SI ARC II RFWAKDF.D Wife of Spartaiiburg Doctor Locate*I in San Francisco. Bpartanburg, April ?A tele? gram received here tonight from s.a?. Pranclaco, Cal., states that the po? lice there today arrested the fm.it.v Wife of Dr. J. W. Keames. of this city. She waa found working in a depart? ment store and supporting hei six year-obi boy. claims she loped With an affinity and wants her extra? dited to South Carolina on a charge of adultery, the telegram says. SI ? asserts she left home because of her husband's Intolerable cruelty. The San Franciseo police can lind no proof that she came there with an;, man and believe her story. Mra llcaaic* disappeared two*years ago from Henderaonvllle, N. C, where she was spending the summer, and at the same time J. Rogers McCaslan, an insurance agent, who lived at the same boarding house In Spartaiiburg ?t which the Reames family resided, disappeared. They were aocuaed by j Dr. Reemea of sloping) although ahe I prof eased an aversion for McCaalan , She look her little son with her and in. Reames has been searching for her ever since in an effort to rccovei the child He is s el to have es haueted almost all his resources and t<> ha\e been working Intel) as a drug clerk at Winston-Sahm Mra llcamcs' famll) h > ? s in New her n county. i i it 11LISI it tit m i'it I mh:d. it was mated at te a C U freight ; hpot Thur.H<i.i> morning that the fei I ?lllae'i sadpsnents for this season wer* I now practically at an end There w.im in oeraaional < if load in. but for the most part all fertiliser bid been el end) received b) Ihe farmere. The I rathe In commercial fcrtlllaej! his spring it WUS stated was unusual \ heavy< beim- heavier than la*t yeat mil as henv) as in ItlL althougl ihe shipments bandied through her. were heavier than mii> previous \< ii POPE HAS RELAPSE. Ills CONDITION is SERIOUS BUT \()T DESPERATE. Physicians Mold Oik Hope or Recov? ery Hut His Strength Cannot With? hold Repeated Attacks?Pnoumon ln Has Developed from Influenza. Rome, April 15.?Once again there has been a sudden change for the worse In the condition of Pope Plus X? It is Changei such as this that have repeatedly transformed the feel? ing of optimism regarding the popes ? very into one of grave anxiety, In the knowledge that each recur? rence withdraws something from the forces of the holy father. Notwithstanding the reassurances oi Prof. Marchlafava, a careful watch is being kept in th<> Vatican and there is doubt that the "satisfactory gene-1 ral condition" of the pontiff, as re? ported by the doctors, is borne out by the facts. The temperature of the pope, Which throughout almost the whole day re? mained at 97 degrees, in Itself indi? cating depression and weakness, rose in the early evening'to 100 and later to 102. The bronchial symptoms, which at the morning examination Were found to he diminished, pre? sented new and grave features this evening. The affected zone on the left side of the chest was further congested, with a possible area of con? solidation?one of the signs of pneu? monia?and the sounds within the bronchial tubes were more pro? nounced. The attending physician ordered a special bacteriological examination of the sputum to ascertain Whether it contained infectious matter and the nature id' detrius that threatens to block up the lungs. The darkest reports are being cir? culated, one being that the pope is at the point of death and that Father Agostlne Plfferl, an Augustlnlan monk, has been ordered to be in read? iness to luing to the patient the last communion, this being the preroga? tive of his office. This appears to be an exaggeration of the situation, although undoubted? ly the pope's condition is much worse, as lie did bot take sufficient rest today and overexerted himself, as he had done on previous occasions. This re? sulted in general prostration, increase in temperature and inability to retain nourishment, even the very lighetest. FIRES itAt.lNt; IN FOREST. Flumes sweeping Through C us tee County's Woods Said to be Worst in Section's History. Deadwood, s. D? April 16.?The forest lire raging in t'uster county is said to be the worst in tin* history of the Black hills. The iir?> is 20 miles long ami one mile wide. Two troops of cavalry from Fort Meade have gone to the scene to assist in lighting the nr.-. The town of Buffalo (Jap is said to be in danger. Turn out to Fight Orand Rapids. Minn., April 10.? 1. t ry aide bodied man in tin- town has been summoned to light a forest ' e sweeping towards their homes on the La Prairie road. Chamber of Commerce Notes. All members are urged to at once send in the postal cards notifying the entertainment committee whether or no tin y will be at the annual banquet Wedn : day night, April 23rd. At this time only 78 replies have been received, it is necessary for the com? mittee to know in order to advise the caterer, * * * Almost every day Inquiries regard? ing the practical working of the Sum ter city Manager plan reach the Chamber of Commerce direct and through the office of the City Man? ager. Many of tin ?so are from Public Libraries, but most of them come from eines and towns that are con? sidering the City Manager plan. e a a Mayor Oibbes of Columbia will be the guest of the Chamber of Com? merce at its annual banquet next week. As he is taking a post grad uatc course at tin University and has io be in the lecture room at B o'clock the following morning. Mr. Qlbbcs will be called on early In the even? ing in order to permit him to take tin &.J10 tram home to Columbia. ?me Much Enjoyed. The informal dance given in the. Armory Hull Tuesday night proved a most delightful uffair. There were about llfteen young ladies and a large number of young men present during the evening to enjoy the dancing. The music was furnished 1?) Mian Tilling bast's orchestra and was as good as l could i" w Ished t or. Among ihe visiting, young ladles at [the dam ?? were Miss Harnes, Heilder sin; Miss Lucas, Wulterboro; Mi?w 'nrnes, Hlshopville; Miss Tobln, AI ?endale; Miss Paul The dnn< lug comment?-.I soon af I lel t he pla j and continued until I [10 OFFICERS ELECTED FOR YEAR ?-PK. WESTON CHOSEN PRES? IDENT. Florence ScourcH state Convention of Modlml Association for Next Year ?Interesting Sessions ut 65tll An? nual Melting at Rock Hill. Rock Hill, April 15.?The 66th an? nual meeting <?f tin- South Carolina Medical association is in neasion nt this place, the first meetmg in this connection being that of the state board of health. This meeting was held in the directors' rooms of the Peoples National bank ami those pres? ent were: Dr. James A. Hayne and Dr. \v. M. Lester of Columbia, i>r. W. I W. Dodson of Greenville, Dr. W. Kg-1 gleaton of Hartsivlre, Dr. Robert Wil? son. Jr., of Charleston, Dr. l>. B. Fron tis of Ridge Spring. Dr. C. C. Cam-! brell of Abbeville, Dr. W. J. Burdell of yigoff and Dr. B. A. Hlncs of Seneca. The board met as the execu? tive' committee of the State Medical association and unanimously re-elect? ed Dr. Robert Wilson, Jr., of Charles-, ton as president and Dr. Janus A. Hayne as secretary. Dr. Wilson has held the office continuously since the organization of the executive com? mittee about six years ago. It was decided to hold a special meeting in Greenville May 19, to 2 1, when sessions of the Municipal Health congress will he held at that place. There are in the neighborhood of 1*00 doctors in attendance at the meet? ing and those who could not he ac- i j commodated at the hotels have been j assigned to private homes. Each delegate, upon arrival, was given an official badge, an old gold pin. the State seal of South Carolina being Inscribed thereon, and with white ribbons, with the Inscription "South Carolina State Medical as? sociation. Kock Hill. S. C, 1913." This was voted by tin- members of the association as being by far the pret? tiest badge they have ever had. The first regular meeting of the association was held last night in the Masonic hall over the National Un? ion bank, at X o'clock, this meeting being the legislative body of the asso? ciation. Numbers of matters of Import? ance fame before this meeting .among which were the following recommen? dations from the State board of ex? aminers, whic h were adopted: "1. That the medical practice act he so c hanged as to permit two exam? inations annually, one the second Tuesday in June ami the other the second Tuesday in November. "2. That sections and parts of sec? tions providing for temporary llcenaei and junior curriculum be Stricken out. '"'.. That members of the hoard shall receive for then services $."? per day and f> cents per nine, as is now the basis of pay to the members of the general assembly of ibis State." <>ue of the strongest papers that has been presented to the association was one read at this meeting by Dr. William Weston of Columbia on "Health and Public Instruction," in whU ii he strongly impressed the fact that compulsory education was essen? tial, but that it WOUld be almost im? possible to have compulsory education without compulsory medical examina? tion. After th" matters of business had been passed on, the election of of? ficers was taken up and Dr. William Weston of Columbia was elected pres? ident, with Dr. J. K. Miller of Kock Hill, Ural vice president: 1 >r. W <>u/.ts of Kdgcfuld, second vice-presi? dent ; I >r. J. H. Miller of < 'loss Hill, third vice-president; Dr. E. A. Mines of Seneca was re-elected Hecretary trcasurer and editor of The Medical Journal. ESSAYISTS AT COMMENCEMENT Young Ladles Who Will Take Part in Exercises. A few days ago the girls of the graduating class held a meeting at which representatives from the class were selected to participate in the commencement exercises. The young ladies chosen by their class-mates to represent t hem were: Wolds of Farewell, Miss Lily Gregg Words of Welcome, Miss lassie Walsh. Class Statistician. Miss Mayme Ed? monds. Essayists: Misses Ethel Green, Kita Schw?rt/, Frances Klanding, IOucebia Shulur, Gladys Hurst. TO CSE MOVIES. Department of Commerce to Show It* Ai il \ i t i* ? Thus. Washington, April I 6 Moving pie. tures are to show what the depart? ment of commerce is doing tor the people of the United states Heere? lurj Itedtleld decided toda) that such a system of education would be ol ?.?Hat value, both to his department and to those interested In its work lb- appointed a committee to confei with n New York moving picture con eel |l. The Man With an Idea ?? Is the man who gets along well in this world. There is no hetter idea to be found than the Savings idea and a DOLLAR will start you at The Peoples' Bank FORWARD! Always in the FRONT RANK of our line and prepared for SERVICE. If you are NOT a patron you SHOULD be one. The Farmers' Bank & Trusft Co THOSE SONGS YOU LOVE TO HEAR WHAT ABOUT THEM nil irlEY ARE JUST A LITTLE SWEETER IF THE ACCOMPANI MENTS ARE PLAYED ON A WINTER & CO. PIANO. THE PRINGLE PIANO CO. CAN TELL YOU. LAND LIME. We arc prepared to furnish this product at prices that will enable every farmer to use it. We have a very low price this year ?z*A nothing will do your land more good, especially run down lends, or low and sour land. It is necessary for all leguminous crops ?UCh as Alfalfa, clover, vetch, peas. etc. Get our prices ir. car lots or In smaller quantities. Samples on request. BOOTH-HARBY LIVE STOCK COMPANY, SUMTER, S. C. Seeking For Health ? I ?t?l you ever think i?l the fact that sound teeth arc Just as much a purl ot k.1 health as ;i good digestion. In fact you can t have good ligestloti unless you have sound teeth and keep them properly attended to l..t in-, t'ourtney attend to youi teeth ills when m Bumter. Treat ??-"t aimolutelj painless. Tlljtllatflalll *Mn?* Ii I . Sumtcr Dental Parlors, DR. C. H. COURTNEY, Prop. OVKII ^11 \W A MeCOtiLl'M S Moni:. " ik Aai tlAill . ?