Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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C||t Stflattjjman anD >??^tat PnhllefMxl Wo?ueedaj ?ml fcaturuay. _ ?BT? OeTTKaCX PTJBUSHJNG COMPANY. ?umtsk, a. a ll.lt per annum? In advance. MM ?quere Orat Insertion.$1.00 subsequent Insertion.It Contract* (or three months, or ?aar will be made at reduced rate*, ail oommuai cations ?hieb sub ra private interests will bo charged Cor as advertisements. Obituaries aad tributes of reaped VIII be charged for. The Samter Watchman was found ad m lilt aad the True Southron lu Uta. Tho Watchman aad Southron ttw has the combined circular'on and fadluence of both of the o? papers. It manifestly the bast advertising la Sum tor. Irish potatoes are the quickest food crop that can be produced In the early sprli.a There Is a market for a good ninny hundred bushels In this city and the supply has heretofore come largely from Florida and the Char? leston trucking district. Sumter coun? ty should produce all the Irish po? tatoes It consumes. The curb market will furnish an outlet for hundreds of bushels of potatoes during the spring and summer, while the unsalable sur? plus can be used on the farm. Our people have never properly appre? ciated Irish potatoes as a staple ar? ticle of diet and have depended too much upon hog nnd hominy as the staff of life. The doctors huve not yet succeeded in discovering a certain cure for pellagra, but tho consensus of opinion of the leading medical ex? perts who have been lnvestigatl ig the disease Is that pellagra Is probably the result of a restricted and Ill-bal? anced dieting and that those who have a varied diet. In which Irish potatoes, peas, beans, and a variety of fresh I vegetables sre regularly included, are) not likely to develop pellagra. It i therefore seems to be a reasonable I conclusion that It will bo advantage- | ous financially and conductive to j health to grow more Irish potatoes in' this section. A large potato crop will certainly reduce the grocery bills and, perhaps, the doctor s bills also, e e e The agitation for the repeal of the crop lien law in all the Jouthern States is bolng renewed by tho agricultural press under ?h? i*ader?iHtr* of the Pro? gressive Farmer. The repeal of the' bjge law to set up as one A the es-, sentlals for the r set oration ol pros |Kftgj|M^^toutfc Carolina for many years fought over the question and it, was an Isue tn se\oral campaigns. Tho sentiment In favor of repeal formerly became preponderant and a legisla? ture was elected pledged to the repeal of the crop lien law and the repeal +Mkm duly enacted. Itut immediately a system of agricultural chattel nsprtgages was devised and put into, deration and the crop lien business continued to flourish. Thcro has tn no substantial change In the Bfrtam and If any good results follow? ed the repeal of the crop lien law we j have not observed It. The business of this section had so long boon done on credit, the I as Is of which was tho Trop lien, that it was impossible to maKo the radical chains contemplat? ed by tho repeal of the lien law. It was necessary that a substitute sys | tern of credit be provided for the i farmers and as no attempt was made i to do ihts by those who agitated for , the repeal of the lien law, the whole matter fell flat. The agitation that the Progressive Farmer has undertaken is more wisely conceived In that the de? mand for the repeal of the crop lion law is coupled with n demand for the establishment of a system of rural credits made In the m.enst of the farmers. If this pi sjl ?...-ne can bt put Into eft'..* tin r ? ? ?> 111 .?? CggMMfl fill to be of tremendous b< milt to Co small farmers of the entire South, but the whole thing hirvjes upon the sys? tem of c redits. If g practic able, work-' ' Ing system of rural credit can be de Used for Southern farmlftg conditions the crop Hen law need not be mally repealed, since it will be eradi? cated. It exhd ; n ?w only leeause It Is a necessity?a dire and opprosslv ? necessity In many inst n ne? - ?< lefAOV< this necessity by the creation of a safe and alntple ?cvstem of rural cred? its and the lien law will no longer trouble the farming Interests of the go nth put to repeal the lien law without providing a 3? .stem of rural creK?* would I" a OWI 1 of lime? this i.a* been conclusively proven bv the exp?-rlenc? o' South Carolina s< ll(M>l, THCSTFI S TO MF.l'.T f The Sumter County School Trustee Association will hold Its quarterly meeting at the < ourt house WJI Wed* n< ?day at noon. The feature ol the m -ting wip be an address by Prof, lajeco Ounter, supervise* el rural sch<?dn In South Carolina. An ln terertin? program has boeg arranged and the trustees and others mtMeOted in gdgejatji n are gar Hall] requested ?o attend. CHANGE OF RHODES SCHOLARS. Appointments for Oxford Will l>c Differently Arranged. Columbia, Jan. 1.?Tno Unlv?rsltv of Oxford announces a \ cry important change in Kg arrangement for choos? ing the holder of the Ceeil Rhodos scholarships. Hitherto scholars have been elected in all the States of the union in two successive years, none being chosen the third incurring yeai. .Thus in South Carolina J. Robertoon [ Paul was chosen in 1911' and J. Lylc.s j Glenn In 1911, while no choice was 'made this year. I'nder this plan an? other election would have come round In December, 1915, and the scholar elected would have enteied Oxford in October, 1916. The new plan pro? vides for holding <iuallfving examina? tions every October, wnile tho elec? tion of the scholars from the ellrib'.o candidates takes places also every jyenr in 32 States of the 1'nlon, while in 16 States there Is no election. Kar this purpose the States of tho Union have been divided into three groups (A. B. und C.) of 16 States each. South Carolina belongs to group C, consisting of those States which have furnished the least competition since the organization of tho Rhodes schol? arships, and for this group elections w.ll not tale place till December, 1116. for entry into Oxford In October. 1S17, and i,\ December of the latter year for en ry Into Oxford in 1918. Acordingl., while the next quali? fying exam nation will be held all j over the United States October 6 and I f, 1915, the next election of Rhodes scholars in South Carolina will not occur until more than a year kuer, 1. e., till December of 1916, and the scholar elected will enter Oxford 10 j months later still. It Is of mportance to distinguish clearly between the qualifying exami? nations wr ich are purely scholastic and not competitive or limited to any number anc\ the election of the Rhodes scholar by the local commit? tee out of Me number of those quail- j fled. Only In this election, not in the examination, Is there any ques? tion of attheltic, moral or other con- j si de rations. The sole requirements for admis? sion to the examinations are that the applicant b< unmanied, a citizen ol the United States for at least flvo years, of ag) to be over 19 and under 2?"> years oh on October 1, 1917, and that he -ha 1 have completed at least I his sophomore year at a recognized college. The quail *>ing examinations are on arithmetic, algebra or geometry, Latin grammar translation from Latin, L<->tin composition and Greek grammar and translation from Greek. The candi? date may tako his choice from certain specllied works commonly read in the l-itiu and Greek classes of most col? leges. This examination is quite fret of cost to tho applicant whereas the Uhodes scholar who Is Inally elected resolves $1, ?00 a year for three yeara and an education In the most famous university in tho English speaking world. There are two South Carolinians in Oxford on Rhodes scholarships, J. R. Paul of Charlestor at Christ Church and J. Lylcs Cl*nn of Chester at Exeter. GETS ORDER FOR ROOKS. Columbia Establishment Receives Or? der From Egypt. A Columbia concern received yes? terday from the Egyptian ministry of education at Cairo an order for 4 1 COpiOl of "Prlla^ra," bv Dr. A. Ma? re-. With Introductory Kotos by Prof. Lonibfonoi Authorized Translation by It. C. IL Lavinder and Dr. J. W. Pabcoek," whi h work was published in 1911. Bgypt has a pellairrn problem of Capital importance and the work ef i>r. Marie of Paria, lh*>ugh formerly available only in the Kreuel?, has been much consulted by English medical, officers attached to the khedlvial 3??*'-] t 1 nrnent. The esi-fulnesa of the book | was vastly enhanced by its translation into BngllSJh. an a<?Movement perform? ed jointly by Dr. Lavrnder of the United States public health service and Pr. Pabcock of Columbia, who was at the time superintendent of th South Carolina Hospital for the In s'liic. The book Is one of the most \ ihiablf on the permanent lists of The state company and from time to time or 1? * f< r copies come from fur quarters of lbs earth. Presumably the Rgyptl n government is ordering 1-1 copies of Ills English version In order thai the book may be studied by physicians In it* employ who du nod 1 sad I rt nch. On Wedding Trip. Mr. ano Mrs. dames Carroll l.i Porde, wh<? nre on their wedding trip >.? Florida and <*11?1. nre *xpected In Colombia in about len days and will be for tho present with Ihe Misses Carndl on Gervais street. Mrs. La Borde oral before her marriage Miss ..ban Julie I Daman of Htuteburg, Who has boon making hoi home in Colum? bia for some lime with her sister, Mrs I Carlisle, Tho .Mate. GET TOO MI CH TO EAT. London. Jan. 1. A curious com? plaint about loldloril' loud In the field has just been received. An olli cer Writes homo to lament the num? ber of pounds he baa a ided to hin weight in the trenches, saying he feeds almost too well without sulli chnt exercise. Napoleon, who said "An army lights on its stomach," wo 11 ? 1 be Mtonlshed at the enormous demands upon the endurance of the men in this war, for ho was never able to give his men the Strengthening food v/eil regulated armies receive nowadays. I call attention, for in. tance, to the [ Battle of Lulc Hurras. The Turks lost I because they had been starving for four days. The Bulgarians had their stomachs full. The Turks were wil? ling, but could not light and on their retreat many died of sheer starvation. The Belgians an 1 in many cases the Germans in Belgium, have been weak? ened by lack of food, although tho German system in general is excellent. But the British BOldlor has gotten his meals with great regularity. Here is a list showing what each British pri? vate receives every 21 hours: 1 1-4 in. of fresh meat or 1 lb. preserved meat, 1 1-4 lb. bread, 1 oz. bacon, 1 oz. cheese, 4 oz. jam, 3 oz. sugar, 1-2 lb. of fresh vegetables or 2 oz. dried vegetables, 5-8 oz. of tea, coffee or cocoa, 2 oz of tobacco or 50 cigarettes per week. This allowance is the result of care? ful study on the part of the scientists, j They have found that 2000 calories or! energy-making units axe required to keep a man alive if he is lying in bed without mental or physical exercise. For a man marching 20 miles a day 4,191 calories a day are necessary. The Britten soldier receives 5,000 caloric.; so he has 500 to spare. In forrrer British wars there has been enor:r?ous corruption and chaos, j and tho soldiers have often gone i hungry. Luckily, for two years before the war broke out the director of sup? plies and his staff had been studying every detail of the new method so that when the great call came the whole scheme was complete and per feet both as regards lupplios and transport. The contractor or middleman, the source of much corruption, in the old days, has been removed and the war office deals directly with manu? facturers. Acting in connection with the heal government board, tens of thousands, j of health officers all over tho world j inspect the factories and analyze the food to prevent a lulteratlon, impurity ' or had quality. Another clever device is the meth-1 Od of delivery. The manufacturer; must cend his stores to the railway wlihout knowing their destination. If this were not so he might be able to load inferior goods in ships for the continent, knowing well that the boxes would be opened up too far away for inspection or complaint. Under the new system these supplies must go to the government food depots at Liverpool, or Leads where they come Under the eyes of health officers and analyslsts. The army had large reserves of food when WET broke out but in ten days these had been doubled. A stupendous plan was put into opera? tion and it worked wonderfully. In France aad Belgium one sees tho army service OOrpI and passes their con vovs on the roads. Interminally. the motor trucks hurry from the base to the fighting lines with Tommy's daily meals. With fresh bread baked on the railways end often even With fresh fruit from the south. NO. I0C40, THEASi in DEPARTMENT. OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF TUH CURRENCY, Washington, D. C, Dec. 5, 1014. Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to tho undersigned, It has been made to appear that "The Na? tional Bank of South Carolina, of sumter" in the city <>f Sumter In the Count? of Sumter and Stale of South Carolina has complied with all the provisions of the Statutes of the United spates, required to be complied with before an association shall be authorized to commence the busi? ness of bankings Now Therefore 1, John Bkelton Wil? liams. Comptroller of the Cum ncy. do hereby certify that "The National Bank of South Carolina of Sumter," in the city of Sumter, in the County of Sumter and State of South Carolina is authorised to commence the business of banking as provided in Section Fifty-one hundred and sixty-nine of 'the devised statutes of tho United Slates. Conversion of The Hunk of South < 'nrulltia, Humter, s. < ?, in testimony whereof witness my hand and . al of office this Id I h day of I December, IU I ?? .Ii HIN SK KLT< c: W1LL1AMH, ('oinptroib r of 1 ho ' 'ttrency, i (Heal.) T111: AS l R Y I > 13 PAUTM ES T. Office of Comptroller of the Currency. N<). 10G70. Washington, i>. C, Dec. 1914. Whereas, by satisfactory evldenc? presented to the undersigned, it bus i been mad< to appear that "The Nat? ional Dank of Sumter" In the City oi ."?.unter, in the county of Bumter and Btate of South Carolina, has complied With all the provisions of the Statutes of Lue United states, required to be complied With before an association shall be authorized to commence the Ldslness of banking; Now Therefore, I, John Skelton Williame, Comptroller of the Cur? rency, do hereby certify that "The National Tank of Sumter" In the City cf Sumter, In the County of Sumter and State of South Carolina, is au? thorised to commence business of binking as provided in Section Fifty one Hundred and Sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Conversion of The Eank of Sumter, South Carolina. In Testimony Whereof witness my hand and seal of office this twenty third day of December, 1914. (Signed) Jno. Skelton Williams, Comptroller of the Currency. (Seal) Notice Teachers' Examination. There will be an extra teachers' ex? amination for Sumter county, January 15th. This examination will be held in the Court House, beginning at 9 o'clock. The questions will be based on the text-books prescribed by the State Board of Education, for the ru? ral schools of the State. J. H. HAYNSWORTH, County Superintendent of Education. Tax Return Notice. I will extend in person or by deputy at the following places and on the dates given for the purpose of receiv? ing tax returns, on all personal prop? erty, road, polls find dogs: Tindals, Jan. 6. Privateer, Jan. G. Devi Siding, Jan. 7. Wedgefleld, Jan. s. Clarer.iont, Jan. 11. Hagood, Jan. 12. Rcmbcrt, Jan. 13. Delicti, Jan. 11. Brogdon, Jan. l'. Oewego, Jan. is. IfayesvlUe, Jan. 19. Pleasant Grovo, Jan. 29. Shlloh, Jan. 21. Norwood Cross Roads, Jan. 22. R. E. WILDER, County Auditor The promoters of the new railroad between the southeastern part of the Male and .Manning have written to the chairman of the committee at Man? ning that they have made arrange? ments to continue work on the road j during the early part of the new year. NOTICE?To tobacco growers: You can get your tobaco cloth and to? bacco fertilizers for the seed bed at Ducker A Bultman. Cabbage Plants FORTY IM2LLICNS OF GENUINE FPOST PROOF PL&KTS Grown in Iba epen field pa our r,irmi nt Albany, Ga , und 0roenviUe,8.C., from r.t iot ly litjii kok fid, raid will mul.i ticticM it given naliaebanco, Wo cbasea ourIan ? ii year, thus RToluIng and OMOSMit. W ??l lp promptly, ivaraatixi fullcouut, *..c delivery, and good airona plunta. Vanotloti Early J rwy Wato-fldd. CTuirtaa. tea Wakaaofd, Baocuaaion, E?rly Dnuulumd and Flat Dab it. prfcei 5'K?f>.r St.CQ post pni'!. Py ?xprom, not Erepaid, 500 for it ):-. |?0| ?? $1.J3 \ u ??; no^toasnatti.oaporioootio.ooi iou,sjo -t 2:< per 10 o. Special prlceaoa laruolota. Rovta ana Dsrnii * oal<>n pauita at |t.S-Jp*r looj;l.? Huceplaiita, lii^ Boston btfl.Mp r Ifl >o; Strawberry plants, loading varttftlej at }j..vj per 100?a nliotvc'ii'.f" line of fruit tree*. PIEDMONT PLANT CO. Albany, da,, and C? ?ouvlll?, S. C. goatf U-.'! arvl Poilo PJm pntatfl plants tttif Vpfil lit, '.Vvllo ror wiv lllwtntad cutali>? jo vrMefc ti*M h f-ill dwcrlpUM "f on.* plttta ? fru.t BSNi 3. Sumter Moore, COTTON LQHS STABLE EXCLUSIVELY, 12:3 Washington St. Phone 585 COLUMBIA, 9. C. S?'U"1 samples from l>oth sides of hale and ! will name you lies! price for cotton landed in Columbia. V ulcanizing uur I'lre llepalr Service embodies Everything from a simple puncture to perfectly remedying the most aerloua eul or blowout In caslns or tube. V-l rqulpme-.l pitta A-- materials v Ith exacting, < Xpert care In every de? tail insure y? u Promptness, Service and Satl ifaei Ion, 11, 1oh vs 111 find a Tire Repair Plnnl equipped with every Modern ' j :< am Vulcanizing apparatus. I Columbia Vulcanizing Works 11122 Lady St Phone 1711 ATLAN TIC COAST PLANT CO., Wholesale Cabbage, Beets and Lctlucc Plants MM NE CROWN SEE") POTATOES. IR S < COBBLERS, H3JLT0N ROSE VARIETIES A SPECIALTY SELECTED UY AM ? XP?KT EffiCl ^UTAiO PLANTS. ALL VARI HE' , SOMF.THiNG^ TO W NOTHING. Young* Islaad, W. ('.. Xov. Z\. IM4. To sot started with yon wo make yon the following uffer: Send in 81.50 for 1.000 Proal Proof Uabbago (Mania, an mm In ths open air ami will stand InTHnjr: ::ruwn from the Celebrated Seed of Itolirina A 8<>n ai:n Hiorboni & Co.. tuid I will v nd you 1.0 OCabbavc I'lanU additional n.'KK. ?itd v? .1 can re|K.ai the order a- many Mumm h* you like. I ?rill giveyou ?poi*lal price*on l'otato Seed and Potato Plants laier. We want tin accounts at close buyers, large am' aoiall. We i?an nupply all. ATLANTIC COAST PLANT CO. 44 4???44444 44444444444444444444444444 4 4 44444 Ride With Pleasure and Safety And it s easy enough to secure both when your c ir is equipped with "FIRESTONE" or "MfCHKLIN'0 Tires. 'Representing the highest values in automobile tires at the most moderate prices." Sumter Motor Company, I FUME 5C6 "TRAVEL SLIPS GIVEV J. H. MeCCLLW, Mgr. 4 44444*44444444444 4 4 44,44 ???????????????????? 4 4< ?444444444444444444444 t t ? 4 Stock to be Sold at a Bargain. On Ifcndajr, January l, wo will commence and don out part of our stable business. Mules, horses, boggles, surveys, wagons, etc. will be sold -it a big sacrifice; as we Wish to devote most of our time to the Ford oar. One Kite (Ivc-gaitcd saddle horse, one ?nc pony that won prize in show, several second-hood cars. D. C. Shaw Co. e e a e SUMTER, S. C. LUUlillgo Wim) <L>1) ' May it be the more prosperous than the most prosperous year you have ever known. May you know nothing of misfortune or unhappiness duri g its progress. May you pass through it, emerging happier, healthier, wealth? ier than ever. Those arc the wishes we express for your well-being daring Ihu new year of 101 o and there? after. W 5 also take this oppor' anity to express our sincere thanks for your generous palrcmge l in the year just closed. It will spur us on to re l doubled efforts to serve you well. Conducted by the Commercial *\ Savings Hank lia> enjoyed a mom successful year and <>:i January l-t. 1011 disburses $7,135.00 n.v.-.Mx lts shareholders. We com lalSy :11- it** yon f<? become n Shareholder t'?>r 1915. M.?'??' the Ii: i payment Sutunlay, Januar? 2nd, t11. CEO. D. SHORE. President. J. K. GROS SWELL, Vice-Pi es. R. A. BRICHAM, Cashier.