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Cht ??htcbnum uirt Routinen. Published Wednesday aud Saturday. ?BT? OSTEEN l't ni.IMIINO COMPANY. IUMTER, S. C. Terra*: $1.10 per annum?In advance. Advertisement*: One Square Orr* Insertion.$1.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All ccn?:r.unlcatione which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of raspoet will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed In 1850 and the True Southron In lift. The Watchman and Southron low has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, and Is mcnlfestly the be?t advertising medium In Sumter. STATE TEACHEHS TO MEET. Fifteen Ihm In ?I l.\|H>ctoil at Annuul < < nwnth n to lie Held in S|vartan buri:?< Mlu ei Spartanburg. Feb. 17.?There is every Indication that tlftcen hundred white hMcher* <?f South Carolina will attend the annual convention of the State Tt ;u h< i s' association of South < 'arohna. who h will bo hi hi in this h I'j to 21, thus breaking all former re? ords of attendance Up? on this convention. Every effort is be? ing made by the oPkers of the us ?gelation to formulae a program fof the sessions which will have sonn - thing of Interest for every teacher, and a ' i r-rtcd movement is on foot to have an mun> gf tin- teachers of tin State as possible, be In actual at t> udance upon the convention. A bm.Is.,me trophy is to be awarded this >ear to tbe r.c.nty whi h shows the largest percentage of Its h-ach ern In actual iHemlan upon the iventloa. The day sessions and departments, et* Iks of the convention w 11 be d ut Wofford CoUCSJOj the even . aeealons at Converse Collet" On tbe evening of Friday, the '.orb, the < ben vv II be the guests of the fuc y ant student* of Converse college at a reception to be given at the col <e immediately following a short ? ening session. Headquarters of the nvtntion will be at the GrcstUUH ho I. sltuuted conveniently to the union ition und the business and educa mat sections. In making effort to have all the embers of the convention attend the salons, the association olhcevs are dnting out the many advantages in? dent upon the ndngling of the teachera, the exception a adilreaaes which will be made by prominent ed? ucators, and the ideas and Inspirations which will undoubtedly follow from such a gathtfl?g li is the hope to make the association more powerful tn its fundumentg] purposes, those being the improvement of the Hom? berg In the aeience and art of teach? ing; creating and promoting public Intercut in their cause of education; elevating the standard of the profes? sion; and procuring auch legislation aa shall be conducive to the highest | Intercut* of ?he *< hools and colleges of the State. The mcmh* rshlp of the u*mh atl.-n has Oeen growing rapidly for the pa ? f? w years; now the big aim of the oftlcera la to have th* member* all attend the sessions, as well an to increase the membership. Spart m'.urg i.s lonkmg forward to tbe ? convention with much Interest, and her business and professional citizens will ext? ml i hearty welcome to the teachera The association embraces the fol? lowing auxiliary organizations, whbl will meet with the main body, and which will ha\c special programs of their o*n Association of town and city auperintendents; A. K. Hanks. Columbia, prescient; Association of county ; npei intendeiit?:. S. M. Cbirk aon. Columbia, president. Association of Elementary nrhools; Miss Helle l>un'?ar. Timinotis\ Mb-. president ; s-tio.d improvcm nt Aaaoetatlo-.. Mum Eva llitt, Alken. president. The olll eera of the as.-,.ithm are; A. II Oaa<p>e* president. A. li. Kheit. Cliar lenton. nrst v n e pr? sl.b nt; Mrs iiat tte Brown, Kock Hill, second Vice president; C. V. Ilauffei, BsaasMe vllle. treasurer. b T. H ik? r. Colum? bia, aecretury; It. C Hurts. Oiccn Mlle. K. I Fisher, Columbia, mem? bers af ? nee ittve eosneatttee* Some g| the important ?letalis of the proKI.-m I..r the meeting will be Annin im oI In the m xt few days by Mr Oasuue. president of the associa? tion, v. In. has charge of this feature Utile t.iii ? areel af an Itrfnl < ? Ml. t*ii years m.r little girl bad nn ?v. rui cold I hat settled on her lungs. - says Mra Wm. Qalbralth, m imhui v> I * an e were greatll sporfied sboul her condition she had h pigalaAeat croup) cough that clung tn her despite all our treatment, un? til t got a bottle oi Chamberlain's Cough Heruedy, Tin ? preparat on i" I . , ,| ttiat dreadful cough ami uhol ing and effected a poaifiVH cure In the i .iiirie of a few days' lime." I ?ulv by alt dealers.?Ad\t. WOULD tax motor CARS. Author lMiniates That ICfSlSM Will IbtfM AI)otit Sixty-lit c Thousand Dollars. Columbia, Feb. IS.?The Lllcs l)ill fixing SS annual license of $3 and $10 en automobil? s, the fOOg to be used for building swd maintaining the roads in the counties in Whloh they are raid, Wai tak? n up I y the house yes? terday morning gad paaaed to third reading' Mr. I^iles said that the bill uild raise approximately $G5,000 for a ?pedal roadWuad. Mr. Heisor said he was in favor of an automobile license, provided it WOUld give good roach;. He said ihat the mag bill did not guarantee good mads. Mr. Heiser spoke in favor of Um creation <?f i state highway com? mission and offered to amend the Llles hill to this effect. Mr. Sturkie of Calhoun opposed the hill on the gTOUndi that it was "class legislation" and would result in dou? ble taxation of automobiles in those counties which already collected a li cense from them. Mr. Hoyd of Spartanburg spoke against the Heiser amendment to the LUeg bin, Mr, Barawatl spoke in favor of the bill with the Heiser nmondmcnt. The Heiser amendment was re? jected. The White amendment fixing the annual license fee for automobiles of over GO horsepower at $10 was In < orporated in the bill. The house igIStd to substitute the sanitary and drainage commission for tho board of county commissioners in Charleston eounty for the purpose ofl dire Ot lag the expenditure of the nu lomoblle licenses. Tho Llle8 bill as amended was pass? ed t? third rtadtag - t'NIVKKSITAY MAYS NOTES. Lecgate Cades y. m. C? a. Auspices? Track Athletic*?OLier Items. Columbia. Feb. 18.?The students had the privilege of hearing the sec? ond of the series of lectures given under tho auspices of the University Y. M. C, A. in Flinn Hall Wednesday' night, at Which time F. W. Cappel! mann. Law, till, delivered an ad dn.-s upon ' Law as a Profession." Tie- stUdenta turned out in full forci to hear. Mr. Cappellmanni who was known while in college for his ora? tory. The manager of the Track Team has announced that the University will meet Wofford college In Spar? tanburg, Manh ?0, and upon the team's return it will go to Davidson, N. C, to meet Davidson college. Dr. Heed Smi h, Professor of En? glish at the University, has published in the January issue of the South At? lantic Quarterly a long article en? titled "Popular Etymology." Teams from Xewberry, Wofford, the Citadel and Furman have an? nounced that they will compete in the state Track meet which is to he held at tho University during Faster week. The Liw School has reached the hun? dred mark. This Is the largest at? tend..!! ?? In the history of the Law ?Chat I The law students are hopin? thai thi legislature will provide bet? ter quaften fat t lem another year. The University basketball team won from the Ci gdol quintette by a erg of 24 to 15 last Saturday night in the Ualveretty gymnasium. The University plays Uurman in Columbia Saturday night. The students who Intend studylag medicine after graduation havo or ganlaed aa Aeeculaplan society, The editors "f the darnel and Black? the annual of the University of South Uaro?nn, rue getting all ma? terial ready for the publishers, so as to have the annual out on time this . .-ar. The University will this year. a. IsretoforCi celebrate in a Utting manner Faster week, Each year the students participate In this spring celebration with greater sest than dm out the pre* edlng year. The Literal*) Societies have resum? ed Work alter tie- examinations. DO YOl K 1:1:1? BUKST or. Do You i\h i lalceaated la Bee> keeping? In either case plsase send your name and addresi <>n a postal card to the undersigned at Slimier, S. C. 1 will be glad lO mail yotl a catalogue in. price list of Use Keeping Bup plls tor 1914, and also to give other information lhal may be dealred. Honey Is the most diealthfUl and aUtrltloUS SWeef to be obtained. It is already In form let assimilation, and can bo eaten by delicate persons Those who cannot eat cane syrup without trouble usually have no stomach trouble ftom eating honey. There urn tons of honey going to waste aii around tig ever) year, that would he gathered by a few colonies Of bees on every fa; in. TIlOSC Who have fruit trees should keep bees le insure an ubiindana n> e of fruit, as the bees pollinate the frull blossoms N (J. 08TKE.V OLD NEGRO BUNCOED. NefTOei Gel Away with $37 of John Muck's Money by Means Of Old (iame. John Meek, an ohl negro from Brogdon, was the victim of two younger colored men through an old confidence game on Wednesday morn? ing by which he was buncoed out of , $o7 of his hard earned money, all ?hat he had saved and which he had been keeping in the bank. The tWC negroes began talking to Mark on the train from Hrogdon to Btlniter Wednesday morning and evi? dently were satisfied that he was a good person on whom to work their trick. They got off the train with him and started up town, when one of them discovered a purse contain - I ing a hundred dollar bill. As they wer i all friends they decided to di? vide the money, hut of course no one had the/change. They persuaded the old man to draw his fund of $37 from the bank in order to aid in the division. One of the men went to the bank with Mack and, when the mon? ey was drawn, asked him to let him I have it a minute, when he would re dollars. The rest of the day was turn with the share of the hundred spent by Mack in searching for the ! tWO men and Thursday he was still looking for them, but with no success up to ii o'clock* The police were aiding in the search, but it Is supposed that the two men had left town WlthO'lt telling anyone where they were going. (.odd Negro Dead. Tindal, Feb. 14.?Henry Smoot, a well known and highly respected col-! ored citizen of Privateer, pf sed away on t>tc 13th inst. after a brief ilinee? of pneumonia. He was (53 years of! j age February 1st. He belonged to1 the late Thos. H. Ostoen. After the war he remained with his old master until the hitter's death and has lived on the old place almost all of his life, He was an earnest Christian, a member of the Baptist church, a peaceable citizen and an honest and reliable man, and ay such was respect? ed by all of his many friends, both white and colored. Hence it often became hie task to assist in adjusting differences r?".i In many wi?ys to smooth cv. r rough places b< twe m the rai ? s and to otherwise proglol thk pe..' l oi the community ?to w wh'ch ii was a pleasure to:* him u perform, and at which he wa-> usually I I successful. He was always ready to befriend any one and by his death both the white and colored people of this community have lost a friend whoae place will be hard to All, He Ig survived by his wife and nine chil? dren. a (ifKxi cough Medicine for Children. Convincing proof of the rare cura? tive properties of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy came from Mrs. Mary Faw cett of (Irinneil. Iowa, who says: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy help? ed my little boy ? great deal when he had whooping cough. !t b a good medicine." For sale by all dealers.? Advt BUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Daily By Ernest Field, cott??n Bayer? Sumter, Feb. 19. Qood Middling 11 5-8. Strict Middling 13 1-3. Middling 13 3-8. BtrlCt Low Middling 13. Low Middling n 3-s. . Strict Good Ordinary io 7-s. Staple cotton 13 to 11. New York Cotton Market. New York, Feb. 1!?. (Opening Close. Mar.11.10 13.3G Muy.11.98 11'" July.11. S4 11.S9 Oct.11.43 11.45 Dec.1151 11.53 CHICAGO PRODUCE EXCHANGE. Chicago, Feb. 19. Wheat May.9 11-3 1)4 1-3 (lata?Mas .. .. .99 7-s 89 7-s Ribs?May.11.57 LI.88 Chronic Constipation Cured. "I had been troubled with chronic constipation for two years and tried ail Die beat physicians In llriatol, Term., und they could do nothing foi me. Two packages of Chamberlain's Tablets oured me," writes Thos. 18. Williams, of Mlddleboro, K>. For sale by all dealers. ?Advt. ELECTION BILL i'Assi;s si:\.YH:. Columbia, Feb. 17. The senate this afternoon passed the bill glvlnH Sumter county the right to hold an election on tho whiskey question In May nd amended the bill by adding Kerahaw county to the provision;. Phe bill created an Interesting discus alun. Senator Carlisle opposed the in? clusion oi Kerahaw county. The final Vote was 22 to 14. The hill has gone to tllO house .side. Si.k Headache. This i.-. usually caused by a disorder of the stomach. Take a good dose of Chamberlain's Tablets and lonior< row you will feel all right. For sale all dealers Advt, safe? FEI Properly nsed, with careful preparation of land and thorough cultivation will produce? 90 to 95 Bushels oi Corn or?1 to 2 Boles of Cotton to fee Acre Planters Fertilizers contain Phosphoric Acid, Ammonia and Potash in right proportions to supply the plants with necessary nourishment from start to rrratiuity. Planters "Cotton and Truck Fertilizer".7-5-5 Planters "Soluble Guano" .8-3-3 Planters "Standard Fertilizer".9-2-2 Planters Fertilizer & Phosphate Co. Manufacturers Charkiton, S. C. We use only the best 3. C. Phos? phate, > ?>h 8crup, blood, Tft?k* age, Cierman Potash, etc r Ask our agents about our brands. Write us for prices and information. Trade-Mark oil every bag your protection. MILTON CARLISLE PARDONED. President Wilson Order? New berry Banker's Release. Newberry, Feb. 16.?Sheriff Blease received a telegram this morning from Attorney General McReynolds at Washington aaklng him to release Milton A. Carlisle from jail, where he' was Undergoing a sentence of one year commuted from live years. Mr. Car-, lisle was immediately released and went to his home in this city, lie was j much affected by the executive clem-' ency, which he was not expecting. Mr. Carlisle was convicted in the' I nlted States court in Greenville some years ago of violating the federal banking: 1,'iws while president of the National bank of Newberry, and was sentenced by Judge Brawley to live years in the Atlanta prison. After the' conviction was confirmed on appeal to the court of appeals, President Wilson commuted the sentence to one year and permitted it lo be served in ! the Newberry jail instead of the At-j :anta federal prison. Mr, CarlisU entered u] n his sen-i tence Ati si I, 1913. An j ppeal was j mtfd< for :?? . pi al being' baj . ; . ? ,ced age, j ? 13 >eais and in feeble! health. The clemency extended by the president in this case will meet j with general approval, considering all the circumstances of the case. _ MARSHAL IS ADVISED. j Attorney General Orders Release of Newberry Mau. Charleston, Feh. IG.?There was in? terest here today in the receipt by United States Marshal J. Duncan Adams of a telegram from Attorney General McReynolds announcing that President Wilson had pardoned Mil? ton A. Carlisle of Newberry and that ho should be released at once. Mar? shal Adams wired the Newberry aher Iff to liberate Mr. Carlisle and advised Mr. McReynolds to this effect. The 0X-bank< r was serving a sentence in tin- Newberry jail. The story of his trial, conviction, ai :>e:ils and com? mutation from live years to one year is familiar generally over the State, the fortunes of the aged Newberry' financier having been closely follow? ed. * Dissolution of Partnership. I The firm of Chandler & Jordan, of. Wedgefleld, S. C, has dissolved part* nershlp by mutual consent; Harold Chandler will remain in business at the same stand.?Advt. v . NG strain?Single Comb White Leghorns. From several hundred raised past season selected 25 for breeders. Cock birds same strain unrelated. Free range, eggs $150 per 15; $S per 100. Pecania Poul? try Farm, Davis Station, S. C. I1EE8WAX WANTED?Cash paid for good clean wax. N. G. Osteen. for SALE?Dixie Wilt resistant cot? ton seed from cotton which made a Boo weight bale per acre. Price $1.00 per bushel. F. B. Colclough, Oswego, s. C. PLANTS for SALE?Lettuce and pansy plants, also sweet olive cut? tings well rooted. The pansy plants ati- line ami wa ll grown and will in- Bold a.t reasonable price, ilit? W. Hampton \ve. i ?? II iii III hjj I i Geo. H. Hurst, I N DEBT AUER AND EMHAO&KIi Prompt attention to dar or night aalle, .? ?? :> i i>. PRAIA aTA?O, <?S S Main Btreoi. Pltotte >\> Niirtu Thon' t* v. Blacksmith and Wheelright and General Repair Work ?mr^^mmmmmm??? ?w?n? ?mi ?> M ?mi?? ? m ? ?m?Ki???r^?? Horseshoeing a Specialty, - - 75c for 4 Shoes Up-tO-date equipment and work guaranteed. Give me a trial order. J. E. Stoudemire, At present in II. W. Cooper's old stand?after M;vdi 1st at J. D. Shlrcr A Co.'s building on East Liberty street. r. s.?WE BUILD L()(i CARTS. Simpkins* Prolific Cotton. Puts the farmer at an advantage because he is first in the market with his crop. E ARLIEST COTTON in the WORLD m*mmmm.mn?i -~ ^ mwm -^i. 'M^waWSBSS-MMB MBHSMiMtMKnaMeaSSSBMnSSaaMSSMSSSSMI Ninety Days From Planting to Holl. Grows mere Cotton to the Acre. Supply is Limited. Order Quick. The Only Genuine Sold in this State. W. H. Mixson Seed Co., - Charleston. Solo Distributors Tor South Carolina. Also All Other Seeds. Write for Catalogue 44 ?4* 44~f4<44444++444+4-4 4+44 MHMMIMMIMlMMj 4- ? Increase Business in 1914? ! Increase your annual business by apply nig modern financial methods. All things being equal 1914 should be your most prosperous business year. Plan for noth? ing short of this result and base your plan on the check account system of this bank. Fix?t National Bank J U. S. DEPOSITORY r ? r4*44~r44+4+4 4e*4444 44 444 4+4>4444++~r4~4+4+44+4+4~r ... ... ... ... ............ ... ... ............... ... -?-....?................... ... ............ r .._.?.....?..?.... Vi V "1 '* 1 '1" ?? V VVi i A * TtV V rV fTTTTTTVVV% TT\ TVTTVii Many People Know Us? Others do not?to the later we say "make it your business to find out about the SECURITY offered by this bank?ask about our Officers and Directors"?any depositor will give you information to be depended upon. Then, start your Check? ing Account with The Bank of Sumter! mtHt?emt?HiMi.""""'MftlllinillMflMllttlMltlHIIIIIMIIIIIIIIlHfimmmTTmiHn b Desire and Ability? While it's only righteousness that exalteth a nation. It's the desire and ability to protect and please its pa? trons that makes a bank. We have both. The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. Resources Today Between Seven Hundred Thousand and One Million Dollars. ft ttmttffittfflfflttm?"*^".ihiiiiimiiiuhhhh."TTTTTTfTHIHItrrl