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Cfct ?latt|jnun and ^outjjrott MMM Wedrtasds/ sail 8aiurd*\j. ?BT? ?TUN PTJBU8UINO COMPANY. tUMTEIt, 8, a On tquars arut idntUoh.n.oo i>n subaequsnt Insertion.50 Contracts tor three mouths, or Sauger wlil be mads at reduced rates. AH aassmanieations a hi eis sub ?errs art vats interests will be ohargsd fee as ad"ertissmsn:s. ?bttaarles and tributes of respect wall be eaargsd tat. Tma tumtsr Watchman eras fouud e* ta 111! aad the True toataron la is fa. Taa Watebaun aad Southron envw aas the eomblaed elrealatlon and aaftusaos of both of the old papers, aad ? manifestly the best advertising ? itlurn la tumtsr. At least two months ago. when the question of paramount Interest throughout the State was the drastic reduction or the total elimination of the cotton crop, w? took occasion to direct attention to one phase of the subject that was generally Ignored, vrs. the problem of providing for the thousands of farm laborers heretofore dependent upon the cotton crop for employment. At that time not one of ths politico-farm economists and financiers would give this subject con? sideration, snd the general disposition was to brush it aside as a matter of f\.?nor importance that would auto? matically adjust itself. Several energetic sdvocstes of one or the other of the numerous plans to valorise, or Mnsnce, ths unsalable cot? ton crop, through the aid of the fed? eral or ths Stats government, took occasion to protest strongly against slds Issues bslng brought Into the dis? cussion of ths big subject of holding ths present crop snd eliminating that of next ysar. They declared that the farm laborers would be taken care of In dus season, and that It was a very Insignificant phase of the prob? lem snd offered no difficulties. As ths tlms for solving this so-call? ed minor problem has drawn uen^er a change In ths views of thoughtful men Is perceptible The labor problem Is looming up as a big ons thst seriously complicates the distressing situation, financial snd otherwise, that ths farmers and business men of this State are facing. Ths curtailment of ths eetton crop and the scarcity of mon? ey work together to decrease ths de? mand for labor, and. as yet. no prac? tical plan for finding employment for those who sre dependent upon day labor for dally bread has been sug? gested. The pinch of necessity has not yst been ser.ously felt, but It will be bsfore the si inter ends, and con? ditions, we fear, will be worse In the spring. It Is true thst s larger to? bacco crop will, in s measure, take the place of cott >n as a means of fur? nishing work for the day laborers, but this crop will not give worX to all of those who need it. There is s world of work that ought to be done on ths majority of farms in the way of improvements, such as ditching, re? moving stumps from the fields, build? ing pasture fences, repairing dilapi? dated buildings, but there is not the money on hsnd or in sight to pay for this work, and the farmer who is in a position to mske work to furnish a living for his dependent laborers is fortunate and a public heenfactor. Ne? groes snd white farm laborers are said to bs moving into the towns and cities expecting to find work, but tr.ere In not employment in the towns for those slready there, and thoo>? who leave country are making thin condi? tion worse. They will be better off among the people who know them and have heretofore given them em? ployment s s s The Germans wero expected to tske the aggresive on Innd an?! force the fighting while to England was as? signed ths role of taking the initial at sea. Only in the wild imaginings of the pro-Oermana w is it predicted thst the Oerman warships would brsve the great sea power of Great Britain and attempt to take the war to England's coasts. Uu? just this has happened, the only aggressive naval actions of the war. save In Isolated and compsratlvsly unimportant Instances have been Inaugurated by the Oer msns. Todsy comes the startling news thst the Oerman fleet. Ignoring the Urltlsh North Hea squadron, reputed to bs the strongest naval unit ever as? sembled In the history of the world. Is bombarding the coast towns of England and Inflicting tremendous damage. The world has been led to believe that the German fleet was securely bottled up at Kiel and Wtl helmsaven and that the mighty Mrltlsh fleet, strung out ne-oss the North Sea. stood as an Impregnable bulwark pro? tecting the shores of England from attack. The Englishman's dream of security ass rudely shattered when the German fleet began the bomb.n l ment of Hartlepooi. Scarborough and Whlthv st n o'clock this morning. The news despatches say that the Uriitled Inhabitants fled In frenty and panic, while their homes, shattered and fired by German shells, went up In smoke. As they fled Inland for safety the thought uppermost In their minds was "Where Is the great British fleet, whose duty It Is to protoct England from attack by sea?" The MsrUs was mot over when the last reports were received and the final result may be a complete Brit? ish victory and the destruction of tho Germar fleet that made the daring raid on the English coast, but, be that as It may, the Germans today scored heavily on the English and the laurels of the British navy have been dimmed. If the Germans can? not be bottled up In their own ports, If England towns cannot be protected against bombardment and ruin, what service docs Britain's fleet perform? e e e "Every arm of the service Is ener? getically employed to protect the English coasts." Another case of locking the door after the steed was stolen. The inference is that "every arm" was not heretofore "energeti? cally employed," and, In consequence, England mourns the death of more than one hundred and eight of her citizens. see The Curb Market opened this morn? ing and the results were satisfactory to both sellers and buyers. There is reason to believe that the experiment1 will prove a success and that the Curb Market will become a permanent institution. A try-out of several months will be necessary, however, to prove that the farmers will bring their produce to the Curb Market regularly and that the housekeepersj will patronize it in sufficient numbers to maintain it. ? e e It Is easy to believe that England Is a veritable hornet's nest today and that even the cricket players and pro? fessional foot-balllsts are ready to en-, list to flght for England. A mad man who is Sens thoroughly scared is a dargerosjs enemy?and old John Bull; is now holli mad and sacred. Ger? many has raised up against herself an enemy twice as dangerous as she ever had before. e e e Kecent developments in Mexico lead one to believe that the American pro? moters of strife in that country have not given up hope of forcing the Unit? ed State into armed Intervention in that country. They will never rest so long as there Is any hope of having the American army stationed in Mex? ico to guard their mines and oil wells, see Every seaport that has a naval sta? tion is a strong sdvocato of a bigger and still bigger navy. But they will have hereafter to dodge around the stock argument of the invincibility of England's greatest of all navies and the inviolability of English soil. Aj few modorn fortifications armed with , long range guns would have been of more benefit to Scarborough, Hartle pool and Whitby than the great Eng? lish dreadnaughts. The forts would not haw* been wandering around in the North sea when they were badly needed. MV AUTO. My auto, 'tis of thee Short cut to poverty? Of theo I chant. I blew a pile of dough For thee two years ago, And now you quite refuse to go, Or won't, or can't. Through town and countryside You were my Joy and pride? Ah, happy day. I loved thy gaudy hue, Thy nice white dresss so new Now you're down and out for true In every way. To thoe. old rattlebox, Came many bumps and knocks? For thee 1 grieve. Frayed are thy seats and worn. Hadly thy top is torn, Whooping cough affects thy horn, 1 do believe. Thy perume swells the breeze. While go *d folks choke and wheeze, As we pass by. I paid or thee a price 'Twould buy ?i mansion twice, NOW everybody's yelling "Ice?" wonder why. The motor has the grippe, The spar.? plug has the pip, And woe is thine. I. too, have suffered chills. Ague and kindred ills. Endeavoring to pay my Mill Since thou wert mine. Gone Is my bank roll now. No more 'twould choke tho cow. As once before. Yet. if i had the yen. So help me. John?amen. I'd buy myself a car ngain And spend some more. Mal Hone, Csmden Chronicle. Itnv Now at 1-2 Price. The Sehwart/. stores are giving you the clniu e now to get your coat snit, clonk or dress at 1-2 price. Don't de? lay. Schwartz thfOS. Advt EMDEN'S MEN ACTIVE. Forty of Crew, Left on Cocos Is? land, Take to Sou Again and Men? ace SI lipping. Manila, Dec. 16.?Forty men from the German cruiser Emden who were left on the Cocos island when the Australian cruiser Sydney forced the Emden ashore and destroyed her, have captured a collier, mounted two maxims on her and now are raiding commerce in the Pacific, according to a report received here. I The report came through offlcer3 of the British steamer Malacca, just ar? rived at Jolo, and has not been con? firmed officially. I The men of the Emden had gone ashore on Cocos island to dismantle the wireless and fled when the Emden I was destroyed. Headed by Lieut, von Mueck, they left Cocos island with a commandeered schooner and plenty of provisions, together with their own 0 armed launch and two boats, accord? ing to the report. When they captured the collier is not stated. The Malacca reports that she steam? ed to Jolo without showing lights at night. Waste In America. "We are an unduly extravagant people; and the lesson of the hour is economy, to add as little as possible to the heavy burden of credit which the country is now called upon to bear. Let us save every dollar we can against the day of investment op? portunity just ahead of us. This is best for the individual and for the country as a whole, as we will have no financial help from Europe for years to come?and great development j work will need every dollar that can be saved."?Ray Stannard Baker. Now is a particularly good time for U3 Americans to consider earnestly the necessity that is laid upon us to con-' serve our resources of all kinds. One of the Belgian delegates who called on President Wilson recently was greatly astonished at what he saw in this country of the reckless use of our opportunities. He said: "On our ride to Chicago we saw hundreds of miles of fertile lands lying fallow. We saw orchards and fields' with ungathercd products rotting on the ground. We saw miles of young trees being destroyed by Arcs started by engine sparks and left to burn un? noticed. Everywhere the farms and residences were di"?*'*'! hv wnnden fences that contain -: *no igh tum i to build the homes i r at npiro. "The waste of Ameriei 11 not on fined to materials. Kevei can ft Eu? ropean believe the magnitude ot wast? ed labor in America unless he visits the cities. Hundreds of thousands of men, whoso energy might be applied | to production, remain in enforced idle? ness. "In the country, wasted lands; in the cities, wasted men. On the trees and plants, ungathered food; In the centre of population, hungry people. Those are the economic elements of American life. Why do not the states? men here address themselves to bring? ing about an adjustment that will cure these evils? "If any Country In Europe had such bounteous natural wealth, such limit? less land area lit for cultivation, and such unused labor energy, it would be quickly transformed into prosper? ity beyond dreams. Why In Belgium even our dogs work. Every city lot is cultivated and most of our garden 'ruck Is raised on less ground than Americans waste in unused back yards." Undoubtedly there are answers to some of these criticisms from this foreign observer, but we must plead guilty to being wasteful. It Is probable that tho great Eu? ropean war will result in more thrift in the United States nationally and individually. There are several rea? sons for this belief Every citizen In America will feel the strain of this crisis, and most of us will be disposed ,to retrench and to intrench ourselves I by putting mors money into the bank as a reserve fund and for in? vestment purposes. For many years after this war all tho savings of the people of Europe [probably will go into tho securities of i their governments which will need to do somo tremendous borrowing to ? pay the costs of the vast struggle. So that littlo capital from Europe can be expected for a long time to help American development, as it has in the p.*?st. We must finance ourselves. I ndoubtedly also there will b^ a igreat after-the-war immigration to America from the European countries. This Inflttl will contain many who. both from training and necessity, are thrifty and in the main they will be a desirable element in our population. Quite possibly we can learn some valuable lessons from them.?T. D. , MaeGregor, l ire In Atlanta. j Atlanta, Dec. 1 *?.?The Klyea Aus tell store. Tripod paint company and Harbour elgar stores at the corner of Edgewood and Pryor was burned this morning. The loss Is $75,000, Fire? man Berryman was seriously hurt. TAKES COTTON ABROAD. Steamer to Carry l?.ooo Hates to Genoa. Savannah, Dec. 11.?The Norwegian isteamer Hermion will sail within the next few days for Genoa, Italy, with the largest cargo of cotton that has left this port this season for tt foreign country. The Hermion's cargo will consist of 18,000 hales of cotton. Her cargo, if sold in this country, "would be valued at approximately $720,000, but because of demand for the staple In foreign countries at this time its value will undoubtedly be consider? ably more. The Hermion is one of seven steamers in port loading cotton for foreign countries. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. ; Co rrected dally by Ernest Field. Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 7. I Strict Middling 6 7-8. Middling 6 5-8. Strict Low Middling 6 1-4. Low Middling 5 3-4. Staple Cotton, Nominal. New York Cotton Market. Opening. Jan. .7.12 July.7.64 Oct.7.95 New York Cotton Market. New York, Dec. 17.?Cotton dull, two and three lower. March, 7.32; May, 7.48. Ladies! Tills is for You! Come here now and pick from our entire stock of coat suPs, cloaks and dresses and pay just 1-2 price. Tills places before you the Schwartz great stock of pick from. W. want you all to share in this sale. Sehwartl Bros. Advt. S muter Comes Sixth. According to the census report of the department of commerce, Sum ter with 45,14 2 baies of cotton comes sixth on the list of counties in South Carolina out of a total of 1,230,239 bales of cotton ginned up to Decem? ber 1, 1914, 69,514 bales more than were ginned in 1913. The counties ginning more cotton than Sumter are: Orangeburg, 71,709; Spartanburg, 60,588; Barnwell, 64,677; Marlboro, 53,245; Anderson, 49,050. Ten coun? ties last year ginned more cotton up to December 1"t th^n this year. .\ oe i our Cl ancc. Ladies wt yrointj o put on sale nov oi fruit. k . coat suits at 1-2 price. The stock is still quite ex? tensive and selctions can easily be made at this store. Cloaks and dress? es also go at 1-2 price. Schwartz Bros.?Advt. Horse Strayed. One roan horse strayed this morn? ing from lot. Please notify Schwartz Bfpos.?Advt. RAILROAD FARE FREE! For the first 20 students who enroll I In our college) by January 1, 1013, we j will pay railroad fare FREE to our j College. Why not save this amount? You can. 1 Write its by return mall for full particulars. Write today before you forget It. MAC FEAT BOWEN BUSINESS COL? LEGE, Columbia, S. C. FOR SALE?300 bushels Texas rust? proof seed oats, at 65 cents per bushel, f. o. b. Forden, S. C. Apply Emanuel & Co. MEN I Cured Forever I Hy a true Kpe I ctalist w bo I possesses ths I experience of I years. Tin* j I right klud of I experience ? II d o 1 a I the f I samt tiling ' I the rlKht way II hundreds and I perhaps thou I saudsof times, II with UTifailing i I permanent re I Milts. luuj't 11 you think It I time to gel ? the right I treatment? If you desire to consult, a I reliable long-SStabl tidied specialist of I va>t experience, come to me and learn I what can be accomplished with skillful. I scientific treatment. I Isold two medical I diplomas ami certificate* i?y examination j I and other requirements from the boards I of medical examiners of 14 states in the ) I D>|on. together with over -0 years' ex , ? I perlenes in specialty practice. I tuccess I fully treat blood Poison. Varicose Veins, I IT leers. Kidney and bladder Diseases. ? I Kbeumatlsm, (fall guinea, Paialysls ids I cliurges, Piles and ktectual Trouble. I stricture and all Nervous, Chronic and I private Jlsessosof Men ami Women. I Examination free ami strictly conti I dental. ll"Urs! V S* m. to 7 p.m. Sun- j 1 days, y tou*. I Call or Write DR. REGISTER, Specialist, I 606 UNION NATIONAL BANK BUILDING. I COR. MAIN ANO GERVAIS SIS.. Columbia, S. C. Close 7.26 7.81 8.08 ATLANTIC COAST PLANT CO,, Wholesale Cabbage, Beets and Let uce Phnts MS I NE GROWN SEED POTATOES. IR S i ClEttLCflS. H3ULTCM ROSE VARIETICS A Iff Cl - LTY St LECfEO BY AN ?XPcRT SWie' POTA 10 PL* NT S. ALL VARI TIE , SOMETHING FOil NOTHING. Vounjfs Island. S. C.. Nov. 23. If?:4 To grt started with you we make you tits fallowing offer: Beod us |LM for l.COO Frost I'roof Cabbage Plants.gtOWu 1m the open air and will stand freezing; grown from the Celebrated teed of BolfIna ft 8<hi ana Flmrbon & Co.. and I ?rill s-nd you 1.0 0 Cabbage Plants additional RtKE and yon run repeat the orUer as many ttmes as you like. I Will give you special pi itva on Potato Boen and Potato Plants later. We want the accounts ot close buyers, large am' small. We nan supply all. ATLANTIC COAST PLANT CO. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL FUNDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Booth-Harby Live Stock Co *nd Central Lumber Co. Geo. Epperson's Old Sta^nd Opp. Court House ttStttttttStttttttSttStSSSttSStttttttSS^^ THIS BANK Is a Member of the Federal Reserve Banking System of the United States. U nr^HE soundness and ability of the bank and the CHARACTER OF j THE MEN behind that bank are investigated before the United **? States Government will allow a bank to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. Once a member of the Federal Reserve System a hank is one of the VAST ARMY of respon d le banks which S'rANl) TOGETHER for each other's protection; and the U. S. Gov? ernment at Washington, 1). C., through its representatives on each Federal Reserve 13ank Board supervises and assists all mcm!)cr banks Your monev is absolutely safe in our bank, and YOU C AN GET IT WHEN YOU WANT IT. The First National Bank OF SUMTER. Capital, Surplus and Profits Nearly - - $230,000.00 JMSMM mi DECEMBER 7, 1914 The National Bank qf \ South Carolina RESOURCES $800,000.00 4\i compounded quarterly in our Savings Dept. 5i on Time Certificates of Deposit. Strong, conservative, progressive. We appreciate our old friends, and are contin? ually seeking new ones. We want your ac? count. C. G. Rowland, Pres. G. L. Warren, Cashier J * ???????? 4 ??????????? ? ++ ???????? ?????????????????? $43.65 T0, HAVANA AND RETURN Via Key West to Tampa, Thence Steamer to Havana (Rates Cover Meals and Berth on Steamer) Tickets on sale January 7th, limited to return Jan- + uary 25th 1915 Children at Half Fare. For any de- t tailed iniormation write to MR. F. M. JOLLY, Traffic Agent, Wilmington, N. C. VIA THE I Atlantic Coast Line f "The Standard Railroad of the South" LO. V. PLAYER, Agent, Sumter, S. C. ?^???????^^?????<s>e^eeeo><^>>e<j^ee^ee^#eee^e^ Holiday Excursion Rates Tickets on sale December 16th to 25th inclusive, and December 31sr, 1914 and January 1st. 1915, with final limit Jan? uary 6th 1915. Between all points on the Atlantic Coast Line and Connecting Lines. Atlantic Coast Line " I he Standard Railroad of the South ' O. V. Player, Agent, Sumter, S. C.