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**O?IUlMHl WodUOsdtt) Mllll SMluntttJ. ?-BT? OSTEEN' PUBLISHING COMPANY. gUMTEH. S. C, y Terms: f ll.lt per annum?In advance. AdfcrilMeuicnts: Um Square flrat Insertion.fl.OU ?very subsequent Inaertlou.&0 Contracts for three month| or longer will be made at reduced rates. Ail communications a bleb sub? serve prtvats Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of rsspect will be charged tor. Tea Sumter Watchman was found? ed In 1110 and the True Southron In lift. The Watchman and South-on aow has ths combined circulation and Influence of both of ths old papers, sad Is mtolfastly ths best advertising oaedlam la Sumter. The outstanding lesson that the existing financial crisis In tbe cation States teaches most forcibly ?* the folly of furndng on credit. Hut for the load of debt that over", ardens the cotton crop there would be no acute distress ami the country would not be clamoring for relief by the fcdcr.il and State governments. The farm? ers aro not alone to blame by any means-?they have accessories before the fact In the banks, sepply mer? chants and fertilizer dealers who have been n^t only willing but eager to rnako advances with cotton as tho basis of credit. Our whole system of business und IIname has been found? ed on cotton and still more cotton. The farmer who could give reasonable assurance that he had the laud and the ability to produce cotton could obtain credit and the more cotton he could produce tho bigger line of I credit he could obtain. Credit and i j Cotton have dominated the Smith nie?' the farmer who produced no cotton' could obtain little or no credit and was perforce compelled to do busl-j nese on a cash basis. A big cotton j crop w 1th tho price anywhere above' ten cents, meant a living and some profit to the farmers and big business and profit for the bunks, the mer? chants and tbe fertiliser dealers; but when the bottom drops out of the cotton market thore Is profit for no-1 tmly and the farmers have cotton and debts but mighty little else. Cot? ton Is a good thing, it is tbe founda? tion of the prosperity of tbe Smth.1 I but then It Is possible to have too much of a good thing, especially when It hi obtained by stretching the cred? it of the South to the breaking point, see Tbe legislature Is playing with fire when It endorses the Issue of $25,000,-1 000 of State bonds to be traded for cotton at ten cents a pound. If cot? ton Is worth only six. or six und a-haii cents a pound on the open market the bonds that are traded foff tbe cot? ton will not be worth any more than the cotton they represent and tlM State stands to lose about six mllll >n dollars, In addition to the intc v*st, on the transaction. The only thing that the bond bill has to recommend It Is' that It must be submitted to a vote of the people before It becomes S law. We cannot believe tho people of tbe State will endorse g wild-cat financial scheme of this sort. There Would be some excuse for a bond Issue to rulso money to be lent on warehouse certificates, at a low rate of Interest, the amount so loaned not to exceed the present market val? ue of cotton, suy $30 a bale; but the socallcd liankbead scheme to issue bonds to be exchanged for cotton at the arbitrary price of |ag cents i pound Is. to say tbe least, wild and reckless financing. unless tlmro is coupled wltti It the absolute < ertainty that the cotton crop throughout the South will be curtailed .'t ! iod IWU? thirds for the next two years, e e e The war In Europe has knocked the props from under the cotton mark? t and paralyo d business In the BOUth< but it is ia>ing the foundations lor a great !m>oiii in building of warsh the makin ; of rides, cannon and rapid lire guns. and the . If ie? Una of military aeroplanca Thert are said to be sompiasall n In all things and tbe professional soldiers and sali? ors ami those who profit by malt n and selling arms and ammunitions ar<* < senlni in f<?r their Inning, m n great fortan? a ill be mndt IS 111 United stutes within ti,< neat t> n years by iiriny an?' navy ?'on tractors. The clamor foi a gfOntet na\y Ond for the nation in aria-;, with ev? i ' ? Had mas between I he ages of I' and to. u trained s*d?llcr ready In I up nftSO at a moment's gotlee, i USl ? '.liming. Alr?a<ly bills an being ill tio<iu?ed in sossjress le provide for gtsnl arsay Umt will nttlnsntely eon j 1st ??f perhaps. ? million and a-hall t? two Indlbn men ?>n a pea t foot In ,.;?h tin* mnjnrlty ??f all nbte-bodlei (iilsenn of military ? ? eg Ihe r gefs/t n?t- Tne erj of "In lime n p< oe prep.?rc for war i betng i i in nil s? ' tb n i of Ihe ? aintrj ind a i?? n,e nr\t ?sajseae af congr* .vein we shall see a determined ?frort mn |a enact n peesjenmsaf for the in ntlon of a greater navy ihnn this coun? try ever dreamed of before end the organization of an army modelled on the Buropean plan or sufficient else to OOpfl with any army or combina? tion of enemies that might attempt to invade this country. The dream of naiveren! peace based upon common sonst .mil a recognition Of internat? ional equity has faded away and the public mind hi reverting to the Ger man idea of an armed trUCC with all the world, Ailed with great war camps, * * * The members or the legislature arc a generous set when it Comes to ?pending public money. Note tlii paragraph in the report of Tuesday's) session: '"The house passed a reso jhltlon providing that the compensa? tion of Us three deceased1 members for the special session be paid t ? their widows." I!y what process of reasoning do the learned law-maker-! arrive at the conclusion that decoa>' >! members are entitled to compensatio for an extraordinary atmlon of the 1 legislature'.' Perhaps they did not reason at ail concerning the matter but, in a casual manner voted to give away tooo of public money in or del that they might enjoy the feeling that they are open handed, generous, lib? eral fellows with hearts full of sympa they tor tho afflicted. We wonder1 U above resolution provides, also, for tho payment of mihagc and stationery allow ance to the w blows of deceased members? Might as well pay fo*' miles not traveled and stationery aot used us for services not remit red. a a e The various bills before the legisla? ture looking to the total elimination of tho cotton crop or the curtailment of acreage all have something to rec? ommend them along with objection-; able features but *ho proposition for fixing the number of bales that may' i bo produced per plow is as Impossible as it is nonsensical. A farmer ma> plan to produce live bales per plow and a bad season may redact' the yield to two or three bales, while on tho other hand a favorable season, such as that of lull or 11)14, may in? crease the yield to six to eight bales. Is a farmer to be penali/oTl for the Vagaries of the weather'.' Who is to keep tub on ?he farmers to ascer? tain how many bales he succeeds In producing per plow There would bo sutlicient dltllculty in making th" ?-acre per plow plan effective, but the 6-bale per plow plan is impossible. ? ? * The Texas legislature has voted down the cotton elimination and curtailment plans by an overwhelm? ing majority and will leave it to the cotton growers of that State to de? termine for themselves what they will do in respect to reducing cotton pro? duction. With Texas assuming this position the legislature of South Cm> lina may as well shut up shop and go home. All admit that cotton pro? duction must be reduced if this year's crop and the crop of next year tire to find a market at u price approximat? ing the coot of production. AH ad? mit that it is worse than folly to go on raising cotton at a dead I OSS. AH admit that there will probably bs a market at profitable juices for all grain that can be produced next yoar. Therefore each farmer for himself is in a position to decide what la should do in the circumstances. Those* who have lost money on lids year's crop will loso more money next year If they plant cotton on the same scale as heretofore. If they plant much cotton and lose much money it will be their own fault and they will have to take the medicine. If they plant little notion. It is a gamble, pure and simple?they may make money or they may los?, according to Ml* slic of next ytar's crop and the condi? tions then existing in this country and Kurope. If tiny plant no cotton th? y may make money on Mains or they may not. but at the worst they will have something thnl they tan eat themselves and feed to thelv livestock, n* they pluni no cotton they will bs contributing their shave toward elim? inating the surplus of cotton thai no.** burdens the world's markets, and paving the wny for ihc restoration o' normal conditions in the cotton mar kct. A small crop, or no cop. next yoar will enable the demand t ? euteh up with the supply. Tie- farmers know all the lads that the legislature does and they are as well l|Uallfled t. apply the remedy as the legislature Tie y must work out their own sahn t;...i regardless of the legislature, en pet i illy since neither the Htate leg i Inture nor ronures* npitenni t<? able to do anything; for them. \\ Ml T\\ HILL lOOITKI). Washington, <?et, IS. My n vole o lid to ".j the bouse ndopled ihr eon fere nee re|w?rt on ihe war lax bill thl uft ens n, Kot lee. All per tons n re bet eby v i rm d in to enter Upon In bind HOjUlrrels u ot her Maine, the I wds of \l I A. I Hntindcr* and id hers, adjolnlm land ? ?f i be Knntei Itlver Cypress I.umts ? . money, W. I.. Hnttitdi r ?. Agent? sTonv of hush gcardb. How They Mol tlio Cliarges of the Gonna im and RenuliHMl Them. Havre, <><:?. 20.?Thii is the story, as it lias been told, <>r the way in which the Irish guards at M-, met the charge of three German cav? alry regiments and emerged from the encounter with undying -lory. ii is the story of what those saw who wert1 not themselvcu In the dring llnCi and who awaited with appre? hension and wonderment tho collision between the grey hordes of the Kais? er's horsemen und the thin, but un? swerving line ol I rl Ushers In Khaki, who, with bayonets fixed, made ready for their onconmotng, These game Diitlshcrs had jovially shouted their adieu to French troops who had been retired from their Immediate neigh? borhood, and In the brief Interval be? fore the crash came the watchers eould see officers walking up ami down thfl lines, cracking jokes with their men, and otherwise assisting to maintain their excellent spirits. 1 am told that when the German cav? alry was only L'uo yards away one man momentarily put down his rille and begged a cigarette from a com? rade, w ho h he coolly lit, Then they "prepared to receive the cavalry," and did it In better order ami with much less excitement than if they had been about ti? witness the finish of a st. Legar. Three regi? ments of German cavalry splendidly horsed, splendidly equipped, (barged a regiment of Irish infantry. The men w ho had been joking and smok? ing rose up to meet them, a brist-! ling bulwark of giants holding weap? ons of steel in steel grips. For a few minutes there was an awful Chaos of horses, soldiers grey and soldiers yellow, glittering lances and bayonets, the automatic spit of machine guns, the Hashes of musketry., Amidst it all the men in khaki stood Immobile, Grimly, and without budging, they threw hack at tlie bay? onet's point, in utter demoralisation. I the troops of the Kaiser, the men | who terrified the peasant villagers of.\ Belgium and Prance, They wanted something to put on their i .inner, and their casualty list will show that, "if blood he the price," they achieved their aim. French soldiers tell me that, rising' from tlie ranks of the Irish, just be? fore the Crash came, there reached them the strains of songs they had. never heard before. A French soldier, hobbling along with a bandaged face, and a bullet in his back, ventured to repeat from memory the beginning of a tune which T made out to he that of "God Save Ireland," and 1 have gathered that "Whistle to me, said I," was another of these strains. The generosity Of Mr. Thomas At? kins earns for that adaptive gentle? man tributes of surprise and admira? tion from the French Boldiery. He wants to give everything away?Iii.; jam, his canned meats, and many oth-| er delicacies w herew ith he is provided* He believes in sharing with Ids "pals.", In a Cafe, tlie landlady said to me. "We like the Bnglish soldiers, but the Scott iah and Irish are not good men. Tin y Won't pay for w hat they have." j Now, this was a slight on men of my own race and 1 asked the good pa tronno what sum she had lost by rea? son "f their faulty commercial h> BtlnctS. Twelve francs, i ,\as told, represented the total. ??Tin a; bald I, "l will pay you your twelve francs," and l was about to d?? no wh'r.i some French soldiers who h id boon drink? ing j11 the restaurant stool op and said, "No, you won't. If Ihli be true that tin- Irish and Scotch uu not pay their bills, it la true alsj thai they do not run when tho Krupps are turned upon them. They are Cooler than we, and tho Germans fear then.." After that, the landlady, whose husband was lighting at the front, refused to take my money. And now something about tho Beamiest side of tho war. Those of us ;>t home who. thanks to out glor? ious navy, know nothing of what war means, need, perhaps, u reminder such as a visit to the Continent will quickly give them, l saw some la* diei today, ladles who lately held places in provincial society like or.,' own ladies of the manor, destitute ane" bee; im: their bread. Tin- war has ruined them. It ha. made them line up with the children o* the gutters in order t ? broad, liemember this, and, while hoping that Knglatld will remain us sale to morrow na she is today, remember thai every one of US has his par! t play in nssurlng that safety. i,U ense to I imlsi liners, The State. Klghteen out of 2:1 applicants pass? ed Ihe examination he'd bj Ihr State board ni embalming, nccordlng lo an rmtmuncoment v?stcrda> by .lame": A. I 'a; i.e. M. I? , i . olllclo member of Ibe board, Th ? cm inlne.tlun was held n Columbia, itctohcr It, Vmottg those In puss Hie examlna* ilon successfully Is F, T, Melnvall a ihls rlty, with ihe .1. I'. Crnig Fur I ulture i o. WAll! i used t?? love the day-dawn so, I'd wake and watch her wings, But now I shudder when she comes, Well knowing what she brings, 1 used to love the hush <>f night. Cut now i only know *T1j then the whole world shrieks aloud, It's Litany of woe. When dawn (lames up the crimson east, It Is not dawn to nie, It Is the bloody flag of Death That waives ..en fea the sea. When darkness falls up< n the West, 'Tis not that night is nigh., It is the sable pall of Death That falls when nu n must die. When Life comes by on joyful wing, Or love from near or far, They do but mock and lure us on There is naught else but war! When God sits by with folded hand And lets men work their will, It is that Fear and Greed usurp ; flu- place God used to (ill, When fearful passions loosened are Xot even God can calm, The earth must run with tears and blood, Ere nations will disarm. And so the bloody day comes on, And I know over there Long hours ago nun marched to death, While We slept tree from care. The star-lit night and Life and Love Are here for you and 1, While over there a countless horde Of men go forth to die. And so when dawn flames Up the Bast It is not dawn to me, It is the bloody Hag of death. That waves across the sea. ?'Harriet Kershaw Llcdlna. Our Fourth Race Meet. The race track will be merrily In our midst once more and for the fourth time before Christmas, and thence until nine days of the new; year. On the tenth a new adminis? tration will be inaugurated at Colum? bia. It Is a delicate tribute to the outgoing administration that the rac? ing folk are paying In closing down their track with the end of Its term. On motion of Senator Slnkler of Charleston? nd greatly to his honor that the action was Inaugurated by him?the general assembly of South! Carolina has called upon the attorney general of the .State to proceed against the race track even under the prevail-! Ing regime. The attorney general does! not need this admonition to take ac? tion nor can he be compelled by it. The legislature can neither move hlm| to nor halt him In the performance of ids prescribed duty. But the form! of the resolution adopted by the gen- ) eral assembly has Its value, tvhlch will be enhanced, when GoV. Manning takes office, by orders to the legal au? thorities that will at last put to the lest the authority of the laws of South] Carolina when they come into con-1 diet with a sporting enterprise. Meanwhile in Charleston, we are talking about a tourist hotel, it is u good time to think of thai when we are thus near the possibility of clos? ing finally the gates of Palmetto Park, i Certainly there is no use to think of opening the one until the other is1 abolished. As a mere matter of bus? iness?for there ha?; been no incen? tive to discuss the question on any ground of law or morals?the main? tenance of the race track that has been with us each year of the past four years, must be regarded as an ul-l ternative to a first-class tourist ho? tel. IlaClng towns can't expect to bo tourist towns. The kind of tourists that are worth while won't stand for even ;i few days of the association that WC have borne and boomed for weeks at a time during the past four years.?Charleston Cost. I'Oll S\I.F.?60t) bushels latest im? proved I tan croft oats: limited utnount of Abrussi ami home grown rye. Apply W. L. Saundcrs, Sum ter, It. i". I So. 3 for prlct b and particulars. IHt, IIItillSMITII?optometrist, will not lill his regular appointment here next week, but will be here m Claremont Hotel again Thursday, October 20th. Geo H. Hurst, I D?detikir wi Eminlmer. Prompt attention to Day or Night Calis, IT I. 0. Crslfl CM Stand. ;N. Main Phones X'? i Wallace & Moses AGENTS OF The Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York. PHONE 577 122 S. MAIN ST. POWERS CARPET CLEANING AN!) RIG CO. Tito motit modern mcl lies! c<|uippr<l plant in Uio r'tste r<>r and carpel cleaning. Utir Maturing process tuskis youi *:?r i?? I l?M>k new. < v i p? i? altered and re* made. Out of town work stives prompt attention. We irettrti n our rcs*k to he the urst. Write f.>r est luatcs >t:ii i.i^r t Ik; i|uslit y and >!/.?? ot ntf?. Powers Carpel Cleaning anci Rug Co., WGS??T Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. SuccottOM to llooth-Harby Live Stock Co. and Central Lumber Co. Gf-Oi Epparson's Old Stand Opp. Court House Artistic Photgraphy Our pictures will work wonders in improving the appearance of your home. They will retlect your taMo ami rettnement and will irive pleasure to yourself an well as to your friends. Von are cordially invited to call and sec us. WINBURN'S STUDIO, m s. main BMSHMBBBBSSBSSSSBSSBl SMBBBSBmSSSSSSSSSSBBBSBMBSBSSSSSSMBSWMMBMBSSBmi Garages, Automobile Owners, Garages Have a largo stock of Wheel Pollen, Automobile Jacks and Non-Gran Bronze Cored Bars for Bushing!. COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY, 623 W. Gervais St., Columbia, S. C. Jk m f x ? ^ .jl. o 5 -TO ? z I Orangeburg County Fair w I Orangcburg, S. C. t _ _ I $ Tickets on sale November 10th to 13th inclusive, f limited to return to November 14th. Corresponding rates from other points. Make up your parly and go. I Atlantic Coast Line Standard Railroad of the South. O. V. PLAYER, Ticket Agent. 2.00 Round Trip Rate to Columbia, S. C. -VIA The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF THE SOUTH Including Admission Into Fair Grounds October 23rd-29th Inclusive On account of The St;tto \|rxi?*ultliral rim! Mechanical 1'alr, the VTLAXTlt' COAST LIXK ItAll.ltOAIl. Tlie standard Kaihoad of I he South, has placed into cileet this very low round trip rate to Columbia. Our patrons and friends uro Invited to take this opportunity to visit I lie Capital, and to participate In tili? mo>t Interesting; and Instructive event. Tickets on snle Octoi cr 2:lrd-2t)tli Inclusive, snd for trains ar? riving Columbia nil lo and liOtll, I'll I. limited i< littninu to reach lllinhln 12.511 l\ M.. IMoticr in. !udim; train No. :,t. arriving (n orljrlunl starting point not later than midnight of Xovetnher 2nd? 1914. Children Itctwccn agt?s of r> and 12 years, halt' fare. Spend a dai with old friends at Till PAIR. W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Pass. Traff. Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt. WILMINGTON. N. C. I V_