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Cbtf?Haltbmanai? Soutbron. Published Wednesday aud Saturday. ?BT? DsTKIN lir.I.lsJIIMi COMPANY. IUMTER. S. C. Terms: ?1.10 par annum?In advice. Advertisements: One Square first Insertion.$1.00 Evsry subsequent Insertion.50 Contracts tor three months, or longer will be made at reduced ratea. All communications which sub serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect ?111 be charged for. The Sumter Watchman wss found ad In 18*0 and the True Southron In lift. The Watchman and Southron sow has the combined circulation and tnduence cf both of the old papers, sad la mtnlfestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. Nor PARAULKL cask. There has been considerable criti? cism by some of the newspapers of this State of the action of Governor Please in peiH.-nally delivering a message to the bouse of representa? tives. Some of these same newspa? pers have hcirtdv commended Presi? dent Wilson for saying to congress in person what he had to say."?New berry Herald and News. Put there was a great difference in the manner and method of delivering a message by President Wilson and Oov. Please. President Wilson read a carefully prepared gg)d Well consid? er, din w ith policies prlnciph s, wM ?OV, Please de? livered a wild harangue, dealing onl> la personalities directed at his person? al and political enemas Wilson de? livers culm dispussionute messages; Blesse ieMvered .i demagogic tir.ule. Congressman J. Willard Hagsdale j has given notice through the press! associations that he will make a, speech in the Hvuse In opposition to ?? repeal of the section of the Pan fggga Canal a? t granting free tolls to aerie an coastwise ahlpplng. Prea tecnt Wilson is, doubtless, terribly upset. see SfOJg] rep..rt from Mexl? o that 1 cret treaty has been gjgfjotlgtid ? a Japan and Mexico by which panese company is granted the to colonize a large SQOtlOSl of ?r California, and that Huerta i upon this agreement t ? obtain ojpport of Japan against the 1 States. In the event cf Amer intervcntion. Is Just what is Beetled to set off the Hot son fire? works again. The gentlemen from Alabama will want to Immediately merrimac all the ports of the Pa? cific coast as an einer*? to v measure for the protection of the United Statea from Invasion by two or threr million Japanese until two or three dosen dreadr.aughts can be built and manm i to wipe the Japanese navy from the seas. see Senator Tillman has carried his point and the senate chamber will no longer be used as a smoking room when the senators go into executive scsion. Secret sessions will, perhaps, he less frequent in the future, since they will mean work and not a quiet smoke. e e e The plan to build a railroad from this cit> to the Shlloh section of this county, and thence to < donta. has been revised ami a movement Is well under, way to have a preliminary survey of the line made In tue near future. The plan to have the sur? vey made is entirely a local under? taking, and If the preliminary shows that the road can he built at a rea? sonable cost. a determined effort will be made to build it. This city needs a psdsfSJeVd to Shlloh and that section needs bettet transportation facilities, therefore the busness nun of Sumter and th?? people g| Shlloh and the entire section between the two places should work together to build it. g| I I It \<? I. I'l l! PIRK AT GUS QOW? ? io n Mansion < inning l?o??s of $'.*??. ooo?Militant Placard* Scattered About. i . / <;i iagow. March I It ? -Suffragettes today burned an untenanfed gSOOBlon at St. w irf-n The b.>.?? was |LP>,M<)n Suffraic. tt - pi o rd* wwfi sectored about th*? premises. As the ton-. f,,r the horse show ap pr hes nno-e ami more interest is being manife,!. I m It. IHtOWtly about three thoiiM.mil envelopes wee distributed bv the .iS'H.n.lt I'HI to be used b\ business firms for tho pur? |m*s?' or ad-.? rtiHing the show through out the mil rounding onintrv. The e were most greedily sought by people here and WOPS sn'-edi ly dsSpOOSd of. Many sgsjswHeo Isars oeeg roe erred here concerning the show and If Is nrohiiblo that there will BO numerous and handsome eshlblts ut the show. ADVICE OH TOBACCO PLANTING. Mr. Pepper Tolls rnrnurs How to Prepare So?!?Wilt Give Oilier Ad- j vice. Tho Chamber of Commerce is still! SdVOItiotag the approaching horse show in Sumter April 7th, 8th and I ?th, und otherwise cooperating with f Secretary George n. Shore, and the directors of the Sumter Horse Show Association. * * Sj The romiiHivi.il organization is also actively engage 1 in assisting the tobacco war?'house directors in pro? moting tho tobacco industry. Mr. T. it. POPPST, the lessee and manager of the warehouse, writes that he is! prepared to give any information in! regard to the transplanting of tobac- j co plants, culti\ation, etc., to any j CAM who will address him at Win- j Hh.n-Salem. or who will write tho I Sumter Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Poppet has mailed out to hundreds j Of farmers whose names are on file in ! Its] Chamber of Commerce, printed! inlorniation about tobacco culture as the following circular letter indi ( ur.s: Dear Sir: Having made arrangements with thi Farmers* Warehouse Co., of Sum? ter to run the warehouse in that Pia? ?? during the coming season, we take this opportunity of advising you of the importance of pushing your i'lants and planting as early as pos? sible so aa to have them well started In the Held before the dry spell which usually comes the latter part of April or tl first of May. For tho benetlt of those who have never planted tobacco before wo would advise laying off the rows about 3 1-2 feet apart with about 2 1-2 feet between the plante .using from 700 to 800 pounds of fertiliz? er to the acre. This seems to be the usual rule with tobacco planters but of course you know the strength of your land and can better judge the amount of fertilizer than we. By planting as above the tobacco is of a finer quality than If planted too far apart, which makes a rough non desirable tobacco. Do not plant in low marshy places as this also grows a coarse tobacco. Good yellow sub? soil land is better adapted for grow? ing a fine quality of tobacco. Any advice that you may desire in regard to growing or curing tobacco, we will gladly furnisr. Hoping that you may have every success with your crops, and with best regards. Your* very truly, (Signed) T. It. Popper. IMG DAY AT DALZELL. Servoral Hundred Attend Farm In? stitute at ITogrcssdvo School. There were several hundred In at? tendance upon the farm institute at the DalSell School Tuesday, when Mr. W. W. Long, head of the farm dem? onstration work in this State. County Demonstrators Khlott and Williams' and others were present to speak on the in portanco of agriculture study, in the rural schools and other mat? ters relating to farming. The meeting was a most success? ful one from every Standpoint. The local committee had aroused much1 interest in the coming of the farm experts and had gotten the big STOWd together for the occasion. Many of the farmers an 1 patrons of the School brought out dinner for themselves and the visitors with them and a big picnic dinner was served at tho I school, this being a delightful fca? ture of the occasion. Dalsell Is one of the most pro? gressive sehools In the county and with ltethel, Oswego and other h< lo'ols is conducting a three acre eSperintental station farm In con? nection with the school, this being looked after by Mr. Sani 1\ Moore. County Demonstrator Williams coop* States With tin- SOhOOll In their ex? perimental w<?rk, noting under the di root Of of farm extension work, Mr. Long? Who is the head of BUOh work in this State. Interesting talks were made and much good probably SCOOmpllShed bv tho visit of the farm experts. Wednesday the visitors spent the day at Bethel, another of BlimtCT County's progreselve consolidated ?ehOOlSj which was probably the first h< hool In tin- state to conduct an sap< rimental station in oonnectlon with its regualr curriculum of studies OfSlSt supper ?t QSWOgO, The Oswego School Improvement Association will meet and have oyster supper at school houas on Tuesday e\ enlng, Mar? h 17th. Transfers of Real Estate. Barnsrd Manning, trustee, t?> R W Mursl. Ill acres m one tract and 81 acres In second tract, $?>,tf>.v R I* Wright to Henry P, M< iw?? lots on Wrlghl street, tl.ooo, WHITE CENSUS OP CITY. V. If, ('. A. Hoys Cooperate with In fttUution in Securing IX^iml In? formation. Xo, it was nut information wanted so as to know who wi re liable for the federal income tax. Nur was it an ?ndeavor ot ascertain who went to church so that the City Council sonld paag an ordinance requiring ?verybody to go to church on Sunday. It was to guin information for the T. M. C. A. and the churches of the city, that a census of all of the white people of the city was taken Wed? nesday afternoon between the hours of three and six o'clock by members of the intermediate department of the Y. M. C. A.i forty-six members of which department kindly gave their services during that time to se? cure the desired information. Four things wa re wanted and were partly secured by the boys during the afternoon. Unfortunately there were a number of families which were very Indifferent and others which were even antagonistic to giving the information asked for, and this pre? vented a full census report. How? ever, those families from which the desired information was not secured, from one cause or another, will he visited again at some time in the near future and again asked for the in? formation, when it is hoped to have a complete census. A record of the homes was kept for this purpose. Tho four things wanted were a cen? sus of the whit^ population of Sumter, a school census showing the number of children between the ages of six and seventeen, inclusive, a Y. M. C. A. census, showing the number of malen ten years old and over, and a religious census of the city. The canvass Wednesday showed 3,4*3 white persons in Sumter. This is estimated to be about seventy per cen: of the white population about thirty per cent being the proportion from which reports were not receiv? ed. Ta take tho census the forty-six boys were separated into pairs, each ' of, them being given a convenient J section of the city to canvass. The time appointed for them to start out Wgg 3 o'clock and by four minutes after 3 every one of thorn had se? cured his blanks on which to get the information and was out on the. Street on his way to his block, or blockg. The boys did their work ef? ficiently and are to be much prais? ed 1'or their efforts. The secretary of the Y. M. C. A. wishes to thank those who assisted the boys by giving the information Sgked for and the uniform courtesy shown them. C larendon County News. Manning Times. Died at his homo at Summerton Monday morning, Mr. David Beau-; regard Davis, aged about 5?) years. The dee eased was one of the most substantial citizens of that section of the county, a farmer by calling, and; a successful business rnun. He leaves! a Wife and several children, and sev? eral brothers. Hon. C. M. Davis, of Summerton, T. Morgan Davis, and J. Albert Davis of Manning. Besides a sister Mrs. Fannie Sprott of Spartan burfi. The funeral took place at Sum rnervon yesterday. Monday afternoon the dwelling house of Mr. T. C. (iambic, of New Zion, came very near being destroy? ed by fire, and but lor the timely and faithful efforts of the New Zion fire department there would have been no chance, however, they man? aged to save the property with but little damage. The friends and the community generally rejoice at seeing Chariten. Du Rant, Esq., so far recovered from his recent extreme illness as to be uble to be out enjoying the beautiful sunshine. He spent a considerable time out riding yesterday. The small pox situation has about cleared up in the Home Branch set? tlement, and services w ill be resumed j at the Home Uraneh church at once. ? Farmers Attention! Wo have a heavy supply of 4> Farm Implements and Sap- ^ plies on hand, a lot of which we will sell practically ? AT COST. 1 If you need anything in this ? lino, see ||g at once. O ? Sumter Hdw. j Co. * ? South Main Street * ioee-eeoeeeveee-ee*********^ PLANTERS ?AKUWCUMtt UV >?= AND PHOSPHATE CO. I CHARLESTON, 5.C 1 cwwnuMutaBKm. S AVWL "*OJl*QO too% & ?moot* > t47% r roufViDMxafu v.o* iVTM?JOi.miwTi? 3d?*.; ' "O?UCtTMfWD_JSm K 200 LBS. PLANTERS STANDARD rcKnuzn PHOSPHATE Ca 'charleston fl?C >???? Planters Peiiilizer^&^Phosphate Co, Mo&Modem and Thoroughly Equipped Fertilizer Plant lathe South We maintain the highest standard cf excellence in the manufacture of Planters Fertilizers, Our trade-mark on every ba? is a guarantee that you are getting the Best Fertilizer Made* To produce increased yields, fertilizers must contain?. PHOSPHORIC ACID?AMMONIA?POTASH In Buch proportions that it furnlshcG available and soluble supply of plant food at all times. Farmers all thru the South testify to the great results scoured from tho use of these well kiwy ? Thousands of known brande-?- f 200 LBS. PLANTERS iTMFOmUZER I SSBJNCTtRC&rt 1? AMD I ?5 PHOSPilATE CO. I I . --t^utrji ^Mivjii??HQ 9 W MTfKZl , ?.?^ B ? wjiv.towmmu txot H ? pousimlnnotci Planters "Cctton and Truck Fortifier".7-5-5 Thmtcra "Soluble Guano".8-3-3 Planters "Standard Fertiliser".9-2-2 Planters "Special Cotton Fertiliser".8-4-4 Thry vrill prodeco larger crops, enrich the soil and mac'.e it :-r>oro productive for future crops. Ask our agent cr write us direct for iafor mation about tho boot fertilizer for your land. Planters Fertilizer & Phosphate Company, Manufacfrurcr? Charleston, So';tii Carolina "VVo use only tho best C Phosphate Ftsn Ccra;\ BIochL TsnkaffSj German rotaai^, etc. Mill:* *S,'i*%\L?.''+ ^ ? mmMimi I YOUNG STRAIN?Single Comb White Leghorns. From several hundred raised past season selected 25 for breeders. Cock birds same strain unrelated. Free range, eggs $1.50 per 15; $8 per 100. Pecania Poul? try Farm, Davis Station, S. C. BEESWAX WANTED?Cash paid for good clean wax. X. G. Osteen. FOR BALE?Dixie Wilt resistant cot? ton seed from cotton which made a Coo weight bale per acre. Price $1.00 per bushel. E. D. Colclough, Oswego, S. C. ?-i PLANTS FOR SALIC?Lettuce and pansy plants, also sweet olive cut? tings well rooted. The pansy plants are fine and well grown and will be sold at reasonable price. 316 W. Hampton Ave. Cured Forever :: H ' My :\ true spe? cialist W li o possesses the experience of y ears. The right kind of i xperlen? ?? ii <? i n g i h ?? same thin b t tie rigid s ay hunuredi at a perbapilbou Hands of times, with unfailing permanent i e suits. don't you think it time to pa i li ?? r i n ii i treatment? if you de?ire to consult a rcliable long-established specialist of rast experience, come to ms and 'earn what can be accomplished with skillful, scientific treatment I l "id t wo medical diplomas and certificates by cxamlnatii a and other requirements from the boards of medical examiners of 14 states In the U**-ion. together with over 20 year*' ex perlcnce hi specialty practice. i ?ucces* fully treat Uiood Poison, Varicose Veins, Ulcers, Kidney and bladder Diseases. Kheumstlsm, (Jail Stones, I'sralysls ids charges. i i:?'s and Kectual Trouble. Stricture and all Nervous, chronic and private lis- a-.es of Mi n end \Voiai n. Examination free and stjrlctiy confi? dents! IP urss B a. in. to 7 p, m. Sun? days, '.? to Call or Write I DR. REGISTER, Specialist, 503 um: \ NATIONAL 0<NK BUILDING, COR. MAIN AND GERVAIS fit., Columbia, S. C. This is Your Invitation To visit a drug store where polite attention out! pure goods are the things carried in stock. Drop in any d y to see us ? leave your bundle here Then when you arc in need o f anything that comes from a drug store, buv of us ana get the BEST. Hearon's Pharmacy, 11 s. Mil Si. Sumter, S. C. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Dooth-Harby Live Stock Co. and Central Lumber Co. Geo. Epperson's Old Ma.r\d Opp. Court Houso -? ' Many People Know Us? Others do not?to the'Jater 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 I 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. Firsft National Bank t U. S, DEPOSITORY t ? ? ? ? ? ? ???? 4+4 I The Open Road ! (Au account St a good bank 1a the V open i"on?i to prosperity and business m stability. Wo InvltO you to bt>tx>ine a ? patron of w 1 he Peoples' Bank ^ttm:;u:tmn:m;t:m:ti!tntrtmrtmumm^umtumummmti:??i? I I Desire and Ability? While it's only righteousness that cxalteth 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 Ono Million Dollars.