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PublUlnst \Vedue?daj ?ml -nturaay. ?BY? osti:kn rrniiisiiiNG company. MUMTfiK, 8. C. 1 rr 11 ?.: I I*.10 per annum?to advsnos. Advertisements: One Square flrat Insertion.fx Of ?vary lubeequenl Insertion. Contracts for three months, ?>i longer will ba made at reduced rales. All comraunleati jus which, sub sarve private Interest! will be charged fee as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of rasptft will be charged for. The Sumter Wab.-hman wa* fou*<d si la 1160 and the True Southron In litt. The Watchman and Southron aew has the combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, and Is manifestly the beat advertising medium In Sumter. CITTINt. tOKN roll SILO, lni|MMlMnt to Hate Men and Teams ]:iM>uuh to Keep Machinery Coin v. ?. oUMautl y Clcmaon College. Sept. 11.?Silo filling time Is nt hand In many parts of the State and. for the heiu i t of these who are having their first ex? perience with the silo and those V ho are not quite sure they base St? n fill? ing It properly. Ch-mson t'olkgo is iasuiiiK a few simple ?Inas lions whh It. carefully ohs'rscd. will ena.lde one to till a silo* economically ami properly. The most important p. int ii. tilling a silo la u make sure Im fore h tml that there wiP oe enough men und teams for cutting, hauling, feeding, distributing, and other operations to keep the sllo-tilllng machinery work? ing all the time. It Is when a man a.lowa his engine to stop every few hours nnd has to start It again at much trouble that sllo-hlling be cemea Irksome and expensive and the only way to avoid this is to deter? mine In advance the number of men and tt' iiri it \\?U reunite lor the Wi.rk and to keep the machlru ry go? ing constantly. Another Important item in mgklni silage la hauling the corn to the I It A farmer who has his sllapo corn Held at a long distance from the > lb will realize his mistake when he conies to his hauling. Silage con. should always I o planted as near as possible to the barn. A big labor suver In hauling is the low-down wa g??n. It Is surprising h?.v muoh more easily the work is done- w h? n I he men ?iu not have ti? lift Oio cum to a great height to load it Into a high-wh< eled wagon. Low-down \v:i',niis may he bought Cheaply or may be made without trouble. For directions, see Bulletin 571 of the De? partment of Agriculture, The time to harvest corn for slls re is when the ear is dented and the shuck begins to turn brown, or shortly before the com is fully ripe, In lllling the silo with an ordinary blower, there is ? tendency for all the larger pieces of the ear to fall in one place, while the stalk and !es win i?e blown p little further OTef, It is best to have a dlstrlb utor attached to the blower, but if m n-> is had, a man should he in the ?110 with a fork to distribute the grain well OYOT the surface. There slmuhl also be men In the silo to pack the silage around the walls Instead of letting it accumulate in the mid? dle. 1'nless one does this the silage will spoil if tho air enters, These two men should tramp and pack the silage well. On completing the filling of the si'.o, the top layer should be made thoroughly wet so as to form an air? tight covering and prevent the spoil? ing of the silage for a greater depth than eight inches or a foot. There will bo a slight] loss in the top layer of silage if it is not used Immediately. i One need not wait a day after com pletlng the filling before beginning to use the, silage. Have You Hauled Down Your Klag Under a caption similar to the above The Item llnds an editorial in the Augusta. Oa.. Chronicle Which Is of interest to advertisers and the public generally. As the Chronicle is Oe)i of the solidest. most conserva? tive and most successful newspapers in the South, the Item herewith re? produces its views in order that local business men may see them. Here is what the Chronicle has to say: This is September lirst?the begin ging of fall. With the advent of the first fall month, begins the rush of cotton to market, and the consequent quicken? ing of the trade pulse here in the South. Hut this year is different from al? most any other year that most of us here in the South have experienced - BttTOpe is at war. And the South*! cotton has suddenly depreciated in pries as a result. Just how long this situation is to last, no man knows. But there are some things about the situation that WS do know, and one of these is that none t>!' us ran afford to help make n ba<l matter worse, The Chronicle lias not been disposed] to minimise the situation; from the very outset, as everyone knows, we have dealt In perfect frankness With the public, We have refused to Indulge In whol? ly insincere and utterly celiish appeals to the Imagination and credulity of our readers; parti-ularly those who have something to sell, and therefore,' something to advertise, We haven't dealt in "hot air' pre? dictions of "ihe greatest fall trade on record;" or anything of that sort; be? cause we feel and know that if there ever was a time when the public, and especially the business people, had a right to expect perfect candor and fair, dealing from the press it is at a time, like this. Otherwise, many may he! led into doing wrong and costly things merely through lack of information,; er because they have been deliber* ateiy misinformed, The Chronicle, for one, does not want to bolster*up Its own business to the injury of others; therefore, it can-1 not do and say the things that some j newspapers have been guilty of in or? der to "create business"?lor Itself, Hut there are somethings we can say about the present situation, as it upplies to almost every line of busi? ness?there are a few exceptions, maybe, for the time being?which we think may prove helpful all around, one of these was stated above?don't help to make a bad matter worse. In Other words, put your best foot forward. If possible, stir up a little more energy. Don't he downcast, or disheartened. Nothing was ever gained that way. As someone has well expressed it, "deserters never win." This is the time of all times to try a little harder than ever before. When, your boat is going against the current you pull a little stronger on the oars, don't you. Above all things, broaden your bus? iness policy, rather than narrow it. We don't menn by "letting out more cord," but by keeping the wheels of business Well greased?so that a heavier load will pull lighter. lit as liberal ail along The line as?well, "as you would he done by." It won't be so very long before things begin to right themselves. In the meantime you want to be right there on the job; and if you keep pull? ing hard on the oars, you will, prob? ably, lind yourself a little further along than you were when the cur? rent set In against von. Anyway, you Will be a whole lot further along than the fellow who stopped pulling. You know that, don't you ? Along this same line, wc find some mighty good advice to merchants and business people generally In so prac? tical, yel thoroughly progressive, a trade publication as the hardware age. Head some of those business pro? verbs; they will do you good, and may serve to cheer you up a bit, If you need it: These are days when men arc men. The craven hearted are sulking and falling back?they are finding excuses for going to the rear?they have no stomach for a fight?they are licked. The real men of America are going about their affairs?they have given Up their vacations, they are on tin firing line of big business, and their courage and patriotism are in evi? dence every Ifour of the day. They are not lying down?they are standing up and they will maintain and Improve our place in the sun of commerce and industry. The way to locate the real men of business these days is to listen to their talk and to sec how they act. The real men of business have not pulled down the Hag?they have not cjuit advertising?they have not called in their salesmen?they have not lock? ed the factory door. Yes. thev have in many instances "pulled their belt straps a little tight? er." They have perhaps curtailed a bit here and there* as they mobilized their working forces and reserves?and gained greater efficiency thereby. Dut haul down the (lag and lie ?"fown! Never! This publication Is ready to aid ev? ery real merchant a" 1 manufacturer '?? ho nails his Hag to tin- mast of progress and patriotism, The advertisers In this and every is? sue of this publication are Hying their flags. The advertisement of a business is the outward, visible sign that it la alive. it Is worth while showing your ad? vertising ting now?there Is more than ordinary value in letting people know that you are he re and will stay here ??on aggressive merchant or a manu? facturer of today?tomorrow- and next year. When the advertising Hug disap? pears, ho Who hauls it down ad nuts that he was a merchant of yesterday. We are dealing with men of today and tomorrow. Yesterday is history. This is the time for Commercial Courage, and not for Commercial Cow? ardice. Miss Willie Delgar has returned to the city from a visit to Latta. U You can open a Bank account in this progressive Bank with One dollar. 1f When you receive your bank book show? ing your record of deposits?your hand will clasp one of the best friends you have ever made. You make your own friends but we w ill help you make a Bank account, which is a friend, always ready at your call and to it you are under no obligation. 4 Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings. ? BANK OF SUMTER ESTABLISHED 1889 Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Booth-Harby Live .Stock Co an.! Central Lumber Co. Goo. Epperson's Old Stand Opp. Court House THE FALL FASH T HE Fall Fashions are now fully set and we are now offering our trade Clothes of unusual merit. (| Better fabrics, more artistic designing, the limit of skill? ful Tailoring, and Perfection of the Fit are the features in? teresting to Men who enjoy wearing Better Clothes. We are showing the Conservative Models for Conservative Men?and the limit of style in our Suits for Young Men who want good taste and Swellness combined. Two Button, Three Button and the Double Breasted Models. (*m Mm**9* M to.. ? .. . I : JA ?>'.!. The Suitings are new and beautiful never were finer, and \J * our Prices fair as they always are. Suits $ 10, $ 15, $ 18, $20, $30 H _ II u ft Phone 166 5 S Sumter, S. C