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r lad Saturday. _ ?BT? oerrsus publishing company. ?UMTBR. a. C [ par annum?In advance. Ii laaettlon.fi.oo subsequent lnjartloa.60 Geatmete for throe months, or ftsssjer will be made at reduced rates. All eoeamuaJcatloiie ?hieb sub ?area Betrete latareeta will be oaarged ?er aa adver Ueementa. Obttaaxlar aad tributes of respect Ml he oaarged for. Tae tasater Watoamaa was fouud ed sa lilt aad the True Southron In Visa Watchman aad Southron ia the combined circulation end ef both of the old papers, fast as saaarfeotly the beat advertising la Sumter. The South Carolina delegation in the House of Representatives having voted as a unit for the Hobson pro hlbltlon amendment, many of their constituents will confidently expect them to line up solidly In support of the State-wide prohibition movement that Is now brewing In this State Will they do it? e e e When the English. French and Kus slana Invade Oermany in force it will he seen how the German people will relish the application to themselves of the Sherman theory of warfare which the Germany army has prac? ticed In Belgium and Northern France. The ruthless devastation of the coun? try, the execution of civilians by the wholesale on flimsy pretexts, the seiz? ure of all food supplies, leaving the non-combatants to starve, will not seem to the Germans as merely an In? cident of systematic and successful warfare. If the allies should serious? ly and mercilessly set before them? selves the task of exact retaliation when they cross the Rhine they could not be blamed, but there would be more charges of atrocities than has ever emanated from Belgium, e a a The trouble with the United States navy la not the amount of money spent on it during the administrations of Roosevelt and Taft but the pre? ponderance of the part of the sum total of the appropriations assigned sa profit to the ship building trust the armor plate trust and the other bene? ficiaries of the Republican party. If the army and navy are deficient in strength and lacking In equipment the responsibility rests on Roosevelt. Lodge, Gardner and the others of that Ilk who havo controlled the policies of the government and dic? tated the expenditure of the many millions of arnvy and navy appropria? tions that thev now charge have been wasteo In the past fifteen years. The navy is not the only department of government that has suffered un? der the blighting Inluences of the old party of special privilege and graft and It will take th* Wilson adminis? tration more than two years to bring about a general clean up and Intro? duce methods of economy and effi? ciency. a e e If Santa CUus was as much of a tight wad as some folks we have heard of he would have all the Christ? mas trees, toys and doll babies se? curely locked up In a warehouse and refuse to pay the debt he owes to lovlng-klndneas. sentiment and child? hood until the war panl: Is over, era The policy of the government of China In stamping out the opium evil In that countr> by Imperial edict has been praised by all classes of Amer? icans In the most extravagant terms, even the brewers, distillers and saloon keepers having joined In the chorus, tut when it Is proposed to give tho people of ho United States the op? portunity to issue an edict against the liquor evtl in this country through the ballot box there Is a chorus of condemnation from the Interests that gro*v rich in pandering to tho vice and weakeness of the people. The opium growers and dealers of China and India raised a similar outcry against the destruction of the profi? table opium business, but the disin? terested American onlooker valued their arguments at thtv true worth. The representatives of the brewers and distillers in congress are fight? ing a losing battle and the liquor evil Is in a fair way to being placed on trial In the court ef Net -??ort, for the people unders* ill the arguments agnlnst he pro? hibition amendmer I of all the people are i s- "dal In? terests whose prof bu hws< that works evil to BJ1 IS danger of being wl ne Heb? ron amendment n... ovl ?.?II prob ghtj not?win through to victory in the present congress, and Hobson himself will almost certainly not win ?he seal of his political ambition to attain which be \h riding the pro? hibition wave us If it vere a hobby horse, but the sentiment against tin Ihiuor evil Is growing s?? steadily an I so strongly that the political powVI of the distillers and brewers will be wiped out in the near future by the edict of the sovereign people. Then there will be a state as near total prohibition of the liquor traffic as is humanly poslble. BILL FETZER TO COACH. Red and Black Gets Well Known Player to Teseh Baseball Team. Davidson, Dec. 22.?The announce? ment by the college authorities of the agreement of Willi, m McKenzie "Bill" Fetzer to coach 3 ..vidson's athletics for the coming year was greeted with great enthusiasm by the entire stu? dent body. Fetzer is a man well known in Virginia and Carolina ath? letic circles and Davidson is to be congratulated on securing his services. He takes the place of his brother. Bob Fetzer who led Davidson through one of the most successful football seasons on record. The team tasted defeat only once during the entire season and tallied a total of 2 L? 7 points to their opponents 32. David? son has a wide awake alumni athletic association and it is responsib: for a large part of the success of the past season. Bill Fetzer is a graduate of David? son, class of ltOf.. While there he played on both the varsity baseball and football teams 3 years and was picked for the all South Atlantic half back in the latter sport. Since leaving college ho has been connected with practically all of the teams of the Virginia league in the capacity of either player or manager. He was also for a time with Charlotte later with Anderson in the Carolina Association. He finished the season with Connie Mack. He holds the rec? ord for the longest hit ball in the Virginia league. Retiring from professional baseball he took up coaching at Fishburne Mil? itary academy, having an Interest In that school. For the past two seasons BUI has been conducting Camp Sap? phire In jftsatein North Carolina near Brevard and directing the athletics of that camp. Fetzer's strong point In the coach? ing line is the developing of young pitchers. Several notable instances of his efficiency in this line are Moran, the Washington and Lee star south? paw, who Is now connected with the Buffalo Feds. "Watt" Efind, anoth? er Washington and Lee star now pitching for Roanoke in the Virginia league and many other college pitch? ers of less pote. The prospects for a winning team in baseball next spring are exceeding? ly bright. Eight of their last year's team returned, vis: Crayton, Somer vllle. Chiistenburg, Watklns, Stough, Brown. Walker, and Kluttz. The only weak point seems to be a scarcity of pitcher. They report an abundance of fresh material and with the now arrivals after the holidays and Fetzer's efficient coaching It Is expected that the old "Red and Black" team will make as good a showing on the dia? mond as they did this fall on the gridiron. The German Press on the War. (From a Letter by George Stone-Al cock in the Living Church.) I was In Bad Wildungen, Waldcck, practically a prisoner for four weeks, and saw only German newspapers. At first, when England declared war on Germany, in consequence of her inva? sion of Belgian territory, the papers said: "It was well known before? hand that this step would bring up? on us the enmity of England, which we regretted; but it was a military necessity." But this explanation did not meet with the approval of the people. Very generally, the aristoc? racy, the middle classes, and the peas? antry thought and said that tho vio? lation of Belgian nuetrality was a great mistake. It was most neces? sary for tho government to have the peopu at one with them in this tre? mendous conflict So about ten days after tho fall of Liege, the papers 'said: "Now there is no longer reason [for socrecy, and wo announce that there were French and English offi? cers in the Belgian forts, preparing for an attack upon Germany. We have known this to be the case for a long time, but before war broke out wo could not object to It, but after? wards we had to consider it a flag? rant violation of neutrality." Now all the civilized world. ex? cepting the fJerman people, knows this to be utterly untrue; but the <;ri mans believe it, and the effect of this belief was to unite them with tho policy of the government, to the I last man, woma" and child; and now they are firmly cot vine ed that there was a plot to fight r.gainst their coun? try, that she is only defending her s? if in this war. t.nd that Kngland was ehiefiy to Idarm for it. And their hatred towards the English has be OOniS malignant, venomous, and, 1 mas say. almost diabolical. Those familiar with the eastern m stletoe only hav e no idea of the gfsal losses due t > this parasite in the forests of tho west, where it conn's i oxt to fire snd Inserts In I he amount of aagsags done. ILE BEG AX WITH ONE ?10 PIG. Now Mr. Simmons Expects to Sell $1,000 Worth of Livestock and Meat Next Year?You Can Make a Start the Same Way. I have been reading everything I could lind bearing on the position we farmers have found ourselves placed In, trying to find if there was any? thing that would lead us out of the woods, so to speak. First, the government was going to lend us money on our cotton. Later it was our State; the State was going to buy the cotton at nine cents per pound. And now last and least I must say, is the $135,000,000 syndicate. So going all over this It brings you back to where we began, and to the same conclusion I came to several years ago. Thai conclusion is: More and better livestock |a the only solution of the problem. But when we come to this conclu? sion, we are still up against it. Where are the funds coming from to buy with? Well, hoping my experience will be some Incentive to others, not to go and do likewise, but to go and do better, I will give it as follows: A few years ago, owing to a very wet year, I found myself in the hole, i having made a very short crop of cot? ton, but a fine yield of corn. Seeing j an agricutural journal offering $10 for the best article on corn growing, I submitted an article and won the $10. Now, what should I do with the $10? I had 40 holes to drop it in and it would not fill any, so I decided to buy me a registered gilt and see what I could make out of same. I bought a Duroc-Jersey, and later bought me a sire of the same breed, and began raising and adding to from time to time as I would sell and could afford 11 until I have eight sows of this biccd and two sires of the best blood lines. Lately have added to my herd sev? eral Berkshires, as I occasionally found some customers partial to this breed. Have. also bought me some Red Poll cows and a bull, and traded for some mares, and am rais? ing colts for sale each year. I have sold $500 worth of breeding stock, pork, and products in the last 12 months 1 *om my hogs, and hope to increase thh; to $1,000 in 1915, as 1 only intend planting 35 acres of cotton in 1.915 instead of 85 as in 1914. Hen< 3 I shall have more time to attend to my livestock in the way of growing the proper crops foi tl em. and I find to be a gtlocessfnl farmer, one has to kn< w whal I grow, when to grow, gnd wha f( r a balanced ration for y growlni stock. I fenced 94ft a half dozen or more small fields and have them planted at present as follows: Abruzzi rye and rape, oats, vetch, rape and clover; one planted early in September, rape, vetch, rye, crimson and bur clover; oats in another to hog off when ripe; Later will p ant other crops, so as to raise them without going in the barn for much of their feed bill. This is on a rented place, and here? tofore have been forced to put in a larger acreaire In cotton to meet the heavy cash rental, but have rented on a different basis for 1915, viz: So many bushels of the different kinds of grain. This is the dan most land? owners are following here now, and it is much better than the former. D. J. Simmons, Florence County, S. C, in Progressive Farmer. Marriage License Record* Yesterday was another rush day at the office of the clerk of court, especially with the colored people. White co\. pies securing licenses were: R. B. Huhbard and Miss Gladys V. Hurst, Sumter; A. J. McLeod, Suiri ter, and MlSS Edna Ross, Rembert. Licenses to colored couples were: Henry Cook, Oswego, and Adoline Johnson, Sumter; Paul Johnson and Alma K. Nelson, Wedgefield; Jeff Nelson and Winnie Owens, Sumter; Pave Singleton and Abbie Wilson, Sumter; Her.ry Olden and Carrie Gayle, Sttao >urg. Additional Christmas Contributions. The following has been added to tho list of Christmas donations al? ready published: ClOSSnail A Co.. 2 barrels of flour. Previously acknowledged.. ..$611.87 Miss Martha Sutherland.. .. .75 E. L. Wlthtrspoon. 10.00 A log raf containing one million feet of Cedar, said to be the largest ever floated on the Pacific, recently made the trip from British Columbia ta Puget Sound. It was 100 feet long and 70 feet -vide; It stood 16 feet out of water ami 10 feet under. The banks of the city and the of flees Sl the court house have fallen in line and all will be closed on Saturday, sa well as on Friday. The Co?t Sale In Sumter. At the srhwartz stores begins Monday. Millinery and bats at 1-" prlee. t'loaVs, suits and dresses at 1-l' price. Vom nre invite.I to attend ?AU\t. AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT. Aged Negro is Killed by II. R. Van Deventer's Car. From The Daily Item, Dec. 23. Ned Edwards, an aged and decrepit negro, was fatally injured Tuesday afternoon on North Main Street In front of Knight Bros. Book Store, the verdict of the coroner's jury today being In effect that Edwards had come to his death by being struck and run over by II. II. Van Deventer's ear, which was going at a slow rate of speed and that the killing was purely accidental. The evidence at the inquest this morning was in effect that the negro had started to cross the street, when he was struck by the car or fell un? der it. Some one called to Mr. Van Deventer, who stopped at once and backed off the body, which was lying under the body of the car. One ne? gro testified to having seen the cpj. t hit the negro, while no one else saw the accident. Mr. Van Deventer stated that he had not seen the man and did not feel any shock, if the car struck the I man. He stopped when some one called to him and found the man un? der the car. There were no signs on the car that it had struck the man and it is possible that he might have fallen, as he went to cross the street in front of the car. The wheel did not pass over the body, which was stretched with its feet to the south under the body of the car. All wit? nesses testified to the fact that Mr. Van Deventer's car was going at a slow rato of speed and that there was much traffic, with vehicles lined up along the sidewalk. Immediately after the accident, Mr. Van Deventer picked up the old man and carried him to the hospital, where he urged that everything pos? sible be done for him, but in spite of this treat. ? nt the old man died early this morning. He also made efforts to communicate with members of j the man's family and offered to pay all expenses. He expressed his deep regret at the accident today, saying that it was the first thing of the kind which had ever occurred to him. Visit Sumter Next Week. The Schawrtz stores begin their cost sale on Monda.".?Advt. Virginia uses more wood for boxes and crates than any other State, fol v,?, ? fey ? TIllinois, Massa ? . . nd t.'ali -nia, in the order \m Bl Sale it Sumter. Its the cost sale at Schwartz Bros. Everything throughout entire store goes at cost. Coat suits, dresses and cloaks at half price. Sale begins Monday morning, lasts for G days.? Advt FOR SAEE?Duroc-Jersey pigs, reg? istered stock, four months old, $15 each; $25 per pair. Also limited quantity iron peas. T. S. DuBose. Jr., Oswego, S. C, R, F. D. No. 1, Box 58. MEN Cured Forever By a true spe? cialist who possesses the I experience of years. The right kind of experience ? d o i n the same thing the right way hundreds and perhaps thou? sands of times, with unfailing permanent re? sults. Don't you t link It time to pet the rieht treatment? If you desire lo consult a j reliable long-established specialist of ? vast experience, come to me and learn j what can ho accomplished with skillful. 1 scientific treatment. I hold two medical diplomas and certificates by examination and other requirements from the hoards I of medical examiners of 14 states in the Urion, together with over ~0 years' ex? perience in specialty practice. I success? fully treat hiood Poison. Varicose Veins, Ulcers, Kidney and ltladder Diseases. ! Rheumatism, Gall Stones, Paralysis Dis? charges. Files and Keetual Trouble, Stricture and all Nervous. Chronic and privat?; Jiseasesof Men and Women. Examination free and strictly confi? dents!. Hours: u a. m. to 7 p.m. Sun? days, 0 to^. Call or Write DR. REGISTER, Specialist, 600 UNION NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, COR. MAIN AND GERVAIS SIS.. Columbia, S. C. Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Prompt Attention to Day or Night Calls; AT J. D. Cralg Old Stand. N. Main Phones Sight 201 ATLANTIC COAST PLANT CO., Wholesale Cabbage, Beets and Lettuce Plants MAINE GROWN SEED POTATOES. IR SH COBBLERS. HOULTON ROSE VARIETIES A SPEC A'J SELECTED BY AN EXPERT SWcEl POTATO PLANTS. ALL VARIUIEf. SOMETHING FOR. NOTHING. Tounga Island. S. ('., Nov. 23, If 14. Tojnt atartsd with you irsmalce you the following uffer: send us ?i.r>o for i.coo Frost Proof Cabbage Plants, ktow.i ii tbe open :dr and will stand freectas;; grown from tbe Celebrated seed of Bolelna A Bon and Tborbooi & Co.. and I win s?nd yon 1.0 0Cabbage Plants additional FUEK. and yon can repeat the order as many limis as yoa like, [will giro you special prices on Potato Seed and Potato Plant? later. We want the account* ofl close buyers, lar^e aaC small. We nan supply all. ATLANTIC COAST PLANT CO. ROOFING-ROOFING-ROOFING I $3.00 PER SQUARE ? F First-class Galvanized Corrugated cud V-Crimped Roofing in 6, 7, 8 and ! 10 foot lengths. sticks 10 cents per square extra. Only required with V-CrimpedRoofing. COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY, 823 Gervais St., Colombia, S. C. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Rooth-Harby Live Stock Co. s id Central Lumber Jo. Geo. Epperson's Old Stcvrvd Opp. Court House THIS BANK Is a Member of the Federal Reserve Banking System of the United States. THE soundness and ability of the bank and the CHARACTER OF THE MEN behind that bank are investigated before the United States Government will allow a bonk to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. Once a member of the Federal Reserve System a bank is one of the VAST ARMY of responsible banka which STAND TOGETHER for each other's protection: and the U. S. Gov? ernment at Washington, 1). ('., through its representatives on each Federal Reserve Bonk Hoard supervises and assists all member banks Your monev is absolutely safe in our bank and YOU CAN GET IT WHEN YOU WANT IT. The First National Bank OF SUMTER. Capital, Surplus and Profits Nearly - - $230,000.00 MTTTTTTTTTTT?TTTTT?TT?T?TT?f?*TTT?TTTTtT??tTTtTTTt? Have You I Joined our Savings Club yet ? Not too j late, but join to-day, before you for- | get it. THE PEOPLES BANK j ? ??>???????????????????????? ???????????? M.U.M? mwtttimttttmmtttttttm^^ Opens Monday, Dec* 21 Christmas Savings OF The Bank of Sumter ?In 1914 we had 999 members. ?We paid out $17.499.68. ?We want more members and increased savings for 1915. The War and Hard Times is no excuse for not joining our club, it Is a Reason For Saving! ?Those nickles and dimes will be needed next year. This club is an excellent plan to make you save. Come in and join with the other hundreds who will not be in want next year. The Bank of Sumter ffiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiii<HHHmniiiiiinmiimiiimiiiiii