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r^Muuod Wediusdey and Saturday. ?BT? 0<i k BJN PUBLISHING COMPANY. fUMTER. S. a ?rNgnn*WU*Si ? 11.M per annum?la advance. idiMll?iniito: Ons square trat lnaartlcn.$1.00 ?v?7 ?aDuequsnt Insertion.60 ntmcta for three month*, or f.Mf will bo made at reduced rutea All ooeamunlcatlone ?hieb sub tarva prtvaU Interests will be charged tor as advertisement*. , r toartes and tributes of res pec i ttill esnsrsjed for. Th* Burnter Watchman was found? ed in left and the True Southron lu lies. The Watchman and Southron I m has the combined circulation and tnflarnen of both of the old papers, and ? inealfearily the best advertising ?' in In Bumter. THE COTTON SITUATION. P The Dally Item, Dec. 12. w the only remedy is to hold Sntl t and reduce acreage. Acreage ?? i Ion <s the sure way to valorize the present crop and come out with a whole skin." said John L. Mcl.au rm, State warehouse commissioner, ??? <lay. In duscusa.ng the cotton ?n ion. its statement follows: nsumption flgnres for cotton sh rl that all of u<* Uet August under emimated them to the great damage of th*? South. When the cotton con prsj ? met !n Washington, it was confi? dently asserted that the consumption of .\naertcan cotton would be under 1 i.OOO bales. < mmerce and Finance gives the f?< ' Ing Interesting figures from Avi? la December >. Rales ern spinners have taken 914,029 ern spinners h*ve tak .1,050.000 ta have been.1.474,000 i ? for four months and Av? days..3.739,769 Is includes August and Seo r when no cotton was moving fi want of funds and general bus parulysts. The cotton ship? ment" to Germany and Austria, It Is esiiu .ted. Will be v?ry heavy, as soon an ii rins Insurance rates are ad The cotter mills there aro r mi ujr on full tlm > with the supply ? i r.?e material so naar exhaustion cents per pound la being of fnrnd mmerce and Finance comment ing on the above figures, says that present tunings can be safely esti? mated at 1,000,000 hales a month which will be greatly augmented when cotton can be shipped to Ger? many. If this be correct, at the rate of 1,000,000 bales a month the pres? ent crop of 16.500.000 on August 1, 1915, would show a surplus of 4,500,. 000. At th< same retc of consump? tion this wculd be used up Decem? ber 1, 1915. "If the war continues frr two years and the consumption of cotton re? mains 1.000, D00 bales a month, we should be without any visible supply on August 1, 1916. This is why 1 favored total elimination >f the crop for 1915, provided all ol the cotton States acted likewise. Cotton would be advanced in anticipation of that shortage." Sayings of rh angehst M< London. "The sma lest sin builds a brick wall between you and God." "The least sin keeps the smallest prayer from getting through to God." "You say you can't live without sin. If that is so, then the devil keeps you alive." "You owe God one-'.enth. You don't begin to give, until you have touched the remaining nine-tenths." "You won t go bankrupt if you give your poor unfortunate brother a ten dollar bill. You can't outgive God." "I know from experience that this Is true." "My father Is rich. He owns the gold in the hills and the cattle on the hills; and He knows that his boy like beef : teak." Hell is filled with a lot of church members like the majority of this mildewed bunch in Sumter. Any church that thinks it is the end. Is a curse and not a blessing. The church is a means to tht end, and not the end. The churches are rot dropped down on earners to entertain people. Anybody who is decent or wants to be decent, will admire you when you preach the truth, although you riddle them when you are doing it. S You are not in the church to keep a little space seventeen inches square warm. Yoi are in the church to fight for Jesus Christ, and if you are not doing that, then you are a curse. A lot of this molly coddle, jelly fish, nambv pamby, dish-iag, soft soap, limber-twig preaching that a lot of us preachers hand out, doesn't excite one emotion for good, or bring one shadow of cond "nnation. You have got to shell the woods for God and give the devil the best run for his money ho ever hoard of. The dOVll isn't In favor of n revival; neither are some of you. Therefore you arc just Mho your old father. Whenever you And the devil on one side of a question, you will find me on the other side, individually, joint? ly and collectively. The devil stands for cursing*, and that's why I think you old huckwarts are so low -down that you would have to take a balloon to go to hell in. I plead lor a?: old time, God-sent heaven horn revival that will make the loose-tongued, lantcrnjawed old gossip shut her mouth. The church looks on the preacher as a kind of ecclesiastical engine that is going to puff, pull, blow and snort the whole business into glory. On one occasion Jesus said, *'Sit yo here," and that's what nine-tenths of the church members are doing* They are just bench warmers. The average church members wear out a dozen pairs of hold back straps, where they wear cut one pair of tugs. The churches here in Sumter are like a squirrel in a cage; a lot of ac? tivity but no progress If there is any man in the world that ought to have a move on him, it is the Christian. He ought to be like a fellow going after the undertaker to bury his mother-in-law. We have been leaders in everything that hell could suggest and the devil could concoct; but trailers in religion. In the years 1910 and 1911, it took one of the leading churches in Sum ter, with a membership of about 700 and an expenditure of about $18,000 to get two people into the church. The trouble with the men of Sum ter is, that they are making money b:- bucketfulls, and going to hell in car lots. If some of these little cigarette sucking, hatchet-faced, funnel-head? ed boys, with eyes like poached eggs and ears like the cat sails of a boat, belonged to me, there would be a head-on collision in this community. It would be a God-send, If some of these boys and girls had a good step pa or step-ma. Some of you fellows look awful mean, but you never looked more nat? ural in your life. FOR SALE?500 bushels Texas rust? proof seed oats, at 65 cents per bushel, f. o. b. Borden, S. C. Apply Emanuel & Co. VOH SALI-:?Upright l condition, 3 h. p., <? > ? Will sell cheap for cash. < ston, 3 E. Liberty St Sun ter. WHEN BETTER Watch, Clock and Jewelry repair? ing can be done we will do it. Personal attention?prompt ser? vice. We have a competent man in charge of this department. Try us with yonr work. We are better prepared than ever to servo you in this line. Prices are right und all work guaran? teed. W. A. Thompson, JEW EUER AND OPTICIAN. "S. A H." Stamps Give** Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Prompt Attention to Day or Night Calls: AT J. 0. Cralg Old Stand, IN. Main Phones ffi* toi "Educating the Children" It is generally conceded to bo the geratet?! ambition of every parent to EDUCATE THEI? CHILDREN. Is not THRIFT and ECONOMY an important branch of a Child's Education. Thcer is no better method than an account with THE SAVINGS BANK. The Commercial & Savings Bank "Start Your Child Right" C_ Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Go. Successors to Booth-Haiby Live Stock Co. and Central dumber Co. Geo. Epperson'* Old Ste,nd Opp. Court Houee Big Cut Price Sale BEGINS DEC. 18th?LASTS 30 DAYS The J. R. Kirkley Company, WOODROW, S. C. (Formerly Heriots) (OLD STAND OF R. M. AMAN) H Everything in this high grade stock of clothing, shoes, dry goods, groceries, etc. at prices cut 1-3 and more. Don't miss it?Your dollar is worth two at this sale. %J i(o IUI tXlXJ I We* V v .11 V.? ff V* <! ef * ' |f III .?."'.? ? ?>.?.. -?-?> .".?. . ... .... ,?.*????? M*?*? ?**?>>?*????M*><*Mi M MMM ? ?' ??? I ? . ???? ..,?>*.*. IHIIIMH lull TL. H ? Buy a Man's Gift at a Man's Store THE Christmas Gift you are going to seledt for "Him" will have a tone of its own?exclusive and appro? priate if you come here to do your choosing. In our well seledled Outfitting you will find the limit of good Style and Quality. We've Garments that are related to the Spirit of the Season-Clothes of Individuality and Beauty, Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats, Etc. Our Haberdashery is a choice selection of the best things for a Mans Outfitting Come to a Man's Store For a Man's Gift. We're aglow with a fine Xmas display. H Make all your Selections Early and we'll take good care of your purchase until your order is delivered. D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Telephone 166 "The Home of Good Clothes" Sumter, S. C. ?????^?????????????????^??????^ ii ? ? ? ?