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Cfct f?Hatejjman aiti ?outjjron. PvbiTkOKHl Wedue-*l?y and Saturday. ?BT? OSTEEN PUH?ISUING COMPANY. SUMTER. 8. a Turras: ?1.19 per annum?In advance. Advertisements: One Square flrat Insertion.91.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.10 Contracts for three months, or fencer will be made at reduced rates. ?11 communications which sub aarre private Interests will be charged far aa advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect arlll be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was fouud sd hi 1819 and tho True Southron In 118a. The Watchman and Southron low has the com Dined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, and la manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. In 1895 after llvo years of the bit? terest sort of factio',..l strife In Sum? ter county, It was Richard L Man? ning who played tho leading part in allaying strtf? and uniting the good people of tho county In the support of a non-partisan delegation to the Con? stitutional Convention. This delega? tion which was elected by an over? whelming majority was composed of three representative Conservatives and three representative Reformers. From that day until the rlselnto pow? er of the strlfe-stlrrer, Cole. L. Hlease, Sumter county was free from faction? alism and partisan strife, and men were elected to the legislature and to county offices on their merit and fit? ness for public service. Throughout his public career Richard I. Manning has stood, as he did In 1895, for good government and has ever labored to allay factionalism and destructive partisan bitterness. He has been the friend of all law-abiding citizens and In public matters has known neither friends nor foes. Ho has worked for the good of the State. nee The cotton fields are white with cot? ton and if it is not picked promptly and housed it will soon be damaged and will lose one-fourth or more of Its value. The farmers are eager to har? vest this crop, the fruit of this year's labor, but there is no market for the few bales they have been able to pick and gin and they are practically without money to pay the cotton pick? ers. Unless some means are found, a* tl found quickly, cotton picking will be entirely suspended. The farm ens cannot harvest their crop without money to pay the pickers and few of thegi have any means of obtaining it until they can find a market for their cotton or are able to warehouse It and borrow from the banks. The sit? uation, as we understand It, is becom? ing dally more serious and It be? hooves tho, business inen und bunks of this city unite to devise some means to tide the farmers over their difficulty. This county is not bank? rupt, far from It. with Its big cotton crop and aoundant yields of other staples, md it Is heartsickenlng to think of the distress and hardship that is before us for the lack of mon? ey to enable our people to realize up? on the actual wealth that they pos? sess In their crops now ready to be harvested. As a matter of fact Sum? ter county was seldom. If ever, in better condition or actually more prosperous than it Is now. AM that is needed ht the money, the medium of exc hange to keep the v. heels of commerce moving*. ? - START 111 Y A BALK* PLAN. The board of direc tors of the Retail Healers' Association will meet at the Chamber of 'ommcrcc rooms this af? ternoon to devise plans for carrying into effect hevo the ? buy ? half of cot Ion" schern-.? which was started in Atlanta, and whuh Is spreading over the South. The matter will be fu'.ly ilis< ussed and plans for the exei utlon of the Mam gone into. Immediately after the meeting the hoard of directors ot the Chamber of Commerce will meet to discus much Met enase ot other plans for aiding the farmers In the present emergency. W AMK.D?J on to know hat I am in Sumter it th? Cluremont Metel ev? ery Wednesda> and Thursday, pro? pared In examine eyes .,tul tit glass es. i>r. '/. t Htshamlta, Optoma? trist and ? HjM.V Inn. Vulcanizing ' t ?ur Tire Rrpiir Service embed le* Brasjihlag from s simple puncture t.. porffeUj re sue dying the most serious t ut or blow-mi in caslni or tube, A -1 equipment plus A-- matin 11 with saaetlag, ? inert care la every d< ?.ill lasSSH V'u Promptness. S< r\i< ' und Salisfon..n. H? 11? - aa ? in Sad .? T.i- Repair Plant equipped with ever) Modern sti um Vulcanising spparulua Columbia Vulcanizing Works I Iff Lud) s| IMioue 1711 t OTTON ( ONt.lU SS MEETING. Interesting Talk Made by I. v. Strauss ?Need of Dlvcrsying Stressed? Meeting to lie Held Next Saturday. From The Daily Item, Soot. 5. The Sumter county branch of the Southern Cotton Congress met toda> at the call of the president with on? ly a comparatively few persons pres? ent, hut these were all Intensely in? terested in the subject, the marketing of the present Cotton crop and the planting of other crops than cotton next year, when the cotton crop would be red need ?fty per cent. An Interesting talk wat made by Mr. I. C. strauss, who stressed the Importance of formulating plans now for the crops which would be planted next year instead of cotton, so that ar? rangements could be made for market? ing them, and the providing of a sup? ply of seed to plant the new crops. The secretary called upon each of ?he school districts to report. but only one district had organized and made its report, this was school dis? trict B um bee two. The other districts were asked to holJ a meeting tit the earliest possible opportunity and to make plans to canvass the district before nexj Saturday, when the meet? ing which was adjourned today would re-convene and reports be received from each district. This action was taken upon motion of Mr. Strauss and it was decided to print circulars and distribute them at the polling places on next Tuesday rotifying farmers of these meetings a ul the meeting in Sumter next week. Mr. Strauss in his talk suggested that there was comparatively little that the farmers, the bankers, the merc hants and the government could do now to dispose of the 1914 cotton crop at any advantage to the farmers, but now was the lime to make plans for another year. The bankers and business men were willing to help and would hel|>, but they must know be? fore hand what to expect. He em? phasized the absolute necessity of fifty per cent reduc tion of the cotton crop and the formulating of plans for next year. He stated that a grain elevator might be needed and would have to be built, seed had to be se? cured and the farmers had to lx? taught what to plant and how to raise the new crops. He advocated plant? ing grains and raising cattle, as the salvation of the South. Mr. Strauss' remarks were well re? ceived and were seconded by rebarks of Mr. J. Frank Williams, county farm demonstrator. Mr. Williams suggested that if provision was not made at once for the securing of the necessary seed to plant, that the price of seed would advance to almost pro? hibitive prices and they could not be secured. Mr. Moisc asked Mr. Wil? liams to accept the position of head of a committee to Investigate the mat? ter of securing the necessary seed and to appoint his own committee. Mr. Williams also advised the plant? ing of more sugar cane next year. Several others Joined in the discus? sion and the meeting was a very in-i teresting one. Shortly before two] o'clock the meeting was adjourned until next Saturday. Mr. K. 1?. Heiser told of the cotton conference which had been held In Columbia and the decision reached at this meeting for the benefit of the farmers. Mr. Q, A. Lcmmon was called on and told what his bank wus doing and WOVM do. It could take care of Its regular customers and would get something over $00,000 through the Ablrb h-Vreeland emergency act, would go to aid the farmers. He stated that the new bank system would go into effect shortly and this would i bring further aid to the farmers, through its workings. Cotton is bound to bring a good price later; hold yours and Insure it with the Citizens' Insurance Agency, B, Haynsworth, Mgr.?Acht. This it s prescription prepared especially lor MALARIA or CHILLS &. FEVER. Five or six dotes will break any cste, and if taken then st s tonic the Fever will not return. It sett on the liver better than Calomel sod does not gripe or sicken. 25c lo Itepair Work get* ju>t as careful ami accurate attention lu re ns a big j<?i?. our expert repairer can tlx jour broken Jew? ftfj or Watc h hi a manner that will gl\e you pcrttcrt sati-fac i Hon. W. A. Thompson, JEWELF.lt AM? OPTICIAN, ? s. a ii." lumps Give*. ? FINANCING COTTON CROP Sumter Shoe Factory Suggests Plan for Holding Cott >n and at Same rime Keep Wheels of Trade Moving. The following circular letter ans '?ecu mailed to each customer of Witherspoon Uro?, Hhoe Mfg, Co, (the Sumter shoe Kactory.) it suggests u i practical plan of llnnnclng n part of the cotton crop und preventing busi? ness Stagnation? ll' all the manufac? turers and jobbers.who do business with the merchants of the cotton belt would unite in this or some sim? ilar plan the business depression that is settling down on the entire South WOU|d be swept away and the threat? ened financial disaster that over* shadows all lines of buslnes would be averted: Witherspoon Bros, shoe Mfg. Co. Sumter, S. C. Sept. 1914. "The great Importance of the farm i er holding his cotton i 11 warehouses at this time, cannot be too stronglyi emphasised. We believe It is up to the business men of the country to encourage him to do so. Our salesmen will go out immediate? ly With a full line of our men's and boys' standard screw work shoes, to take orders for spring delivery, and one of them will get to you as early as possible; you will save ti little or? der for him, which will be very much appreciated both by the repre? sentative and ourselves. In the mean? time, if you are in need of any sizes to ? 1111 In, let us have the order by mall. You must n(jt have the excuse that the farmer has not sold his cotton, for that is all right?encourage him to hold it; instruct him to put it in the warehouse; have it insured, get a warehouse certificate on which you will leian him $:I0 for each bale of cotton, at G or S per cent. The mon? ey he will use to pay his account With you and buy more goods. In turn, you will make out your noie, attaching the cotton receipt as col lateral, and get the $o0 from your lo cal bank. If your loral bank cannot accommodate you, when your accounl with us becomes duo, you will send us your note for, say thirty, sixty or ninety days at 6 per cent per annum, (blank to be furnished by us), to which you \\ ill atach the cotton warehouse receipt us collateral, on which we will be able to borrow from nur local ha. <s, which can be renew? ed from time to time until the cotton can again be used in foreign coun? tries. By this means farmers will be able to get seme money on their cotton w hich will e table them to pay their obligations and live, also will enable you to do business, and hep us oper? ate our factory. In other words, put $:;o per bale into circulation, which probably would be as much as if the cotton was thrown on the market all at this time. Of course the interest on the mon? ey put in circulation, would be paid by the farmer, but it gives him the op? portunity to hold his cotton for ten, twelve, or may be fourteen cents per pound, whereas to throw it all on the market at this time, it might not bring six cents per pound. Jf the1 war lasts until next spring, it will be easy to Influence him to plant a mueh smaller crop which will make the sur? plus of this year very valuable. In a time like this you will be call-i Pd on by the farmer to furnish a shoe that Will represent economy. You ran offer ours with* the full confidence that they will till the bill, especially our best slu es?all are good value. By all means urge tho farmer to hold his cotton and when in need of i good work shoe, remember the "(lame Cock Line." Awaiting tho opportunity of serving rou further, to mutual advantage, we are, Yours very truly, Witherspoon Pros, shoe Mfg. Co. By B. L. Witherspoon, President , COULD SCARCELY WALK ABOUT j And For Three Sommers Mn. Vin? cent Wat Unable to Attend to Any of Her Housework. Pleasant Hill, N. C.-"I suffered for three summers," writes Mrs. Walter Vincent, of this town, "and the third and last time, was my worst. 1 had dreadful nervous headaches and prostration, and was scarcely able to walk about. Could not do any of my housework. Halso had dreadful pains in my back and sides and when one of those weak, sinking spells would cotte on me, 1 would have to give up and lie down, until it wore off. 1 was certai.dy in a dreadful state of health, when 1 finall: decided to try Cardui. the woman's tonic, and I firmly ? I believe 1 would have died i! I hadn't taken it. After I began taking Cardul, I was greatly helped, and all three bottles re* lieved me entirely. I fattened up, and grew so much stronger in three months, I felt like an? other person altogether." Cardui is purely vegetable and gentle acting. Its ingredients have a mild, tonic effect, on the womanly constitution. Cardui makes for increased strength, improves the appetite, tones up the ner? vous system, and helps to make pale, sallow cheeks, fresh and rosy. Cardui has helped more than a million weak women, during the past 50 years. It will ourely do for you, what it w*as done for them. Try Cardui today. Write to: CMtunoeca Medicine Co., Ladles' Ad? vjj.ory Dept.. Chattar.oogra. Ten.-.., for Special lw \ ttructiont on your case and 04-page book, "home i Treatment for Women," sent in plain wrapper. J-tbS zw? Tue Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, ga. Easy fl?*^ n FOR Cotton Insurance 1 1 B M :: g h ii H * > :: :: H Wallace & Moses :: ? i y .. *? ?. m | Ii H 122 So, Main St. Phone 577 Sumter. S. ( U 8 Ii? HEWS FBI OH Mr. Felix Steide Hears From His Partner in the "Fatherland." Interesting, because they bring di? rect messages from the Interior of ih ? German empire, in tin- news censored war /one. are u number of, \?> st il cards received of late by Mr. Pcilx Steide, a native son of the "Father? land." The writers of the cards, Richard Stelsner, Mr. Steide's bust ncs8 partner, who was <>n a visit to his native country when the war broke out, and other friends of Mr. Steide In Germany, all stress the point that enthusiasm among the Germans Iis unbounded, and, as an illustration, say that a number of very young men who volunteered for service 'md were not accepted, committed suicide in their chagrin. Mr. Btelxner is a nat? uralized American cltlsen, and was Informed by the American consul that j he could return if he desired, but 'chose to remain and cast Iiis lot With , his country. I Directly referring to the war situa? tion. Mr. Steide's friends write that. I up to August 13th, the Germans had suffered no serious loss; that up t<> this date, also, the English had not made a single attack on the Germans. Germany has ten million men in the lield already, according to Mr. Stetde'a I friends and every young fellow from .he age of 17 years up is Volunteer* Ing for service. A girl friend, writing lo Mr. Steide states that .she was at n popular summer resort when tlio war broke from a clear sky, and that in n< time, the place was Mmoat de serted. sin stated further, tnat along With hundreds of other German girls, she hud volunteered for the Hcd Cross [service, hut on account of the flood of uppltcdtlons ahead of her, her offer was temporarily rejected. In closing. 1 she stated that she "hoped to have j better ha k next time.'* Mr. Richard Btelxner, who is now ; lighting for his country, (his last pos? tal card advising that he would go to the front on August Hist) is well known here us one of the owners of the New York Dakery, and has made many friends here. Sumter having been his home practically ever since he tame from Germany to the Unit id States. 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