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C|jt ^latcjjman ani ^ontjjrou Pubilehed Wednesday and Saturday. ?BT? OeJTKEN PUBLISHING COMPANY ii MTKR. a a ? pee annum?In advance. Artrestlsecneata: One Square ft rat Insertion.$1,00 Kvery subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three months, 01 Jotter will be made at reduced ratea. All communication which sub? serve private interests will be charged for aa advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect SfUl be charged for. The gum er Watchman was fouud ed m 1IS0 and the Tine Southron In lift. The Watchman and Southron new has the oombtaed circulation and taSoenoe of both of the old papers, tad la SMaifestly the l>eet advertising saedrem la Sumter. The farmers are doing their part to make the Cui*> Market a success, and the numbers regularly bringing countr, produce to the market on the regular market days is steadily in? creasing. Quite a large number of housekeepers, comparatively speak? ing, are taking advantage of the curb market to purchase household sup? plies from the producers, but. to be perfectly candid, the majority of the housekeepers are not patronising the market aa they should. Up to this time the fanners have been able to eell ea< h market day practically ev? erything they have brought In and they have been vjell pleased with the curb market experiment. The news of the success of the trl-weekly mar? ket days has become wide spread and the number of country wagons and the quantity and variety of produce on the market Increasing steadily each week without a corresponding Increase in the number of buyors thore Is Imminent danger of there be? ing a glut of produce on the market. If this condition arises the farmers will quit bringing produce and the curb ma.-ket wll. be a failure. There are hundreds of housekeepers who need the artlchni offered for sale on the curb market and they can save money by making their purchases from ths farmers. The curb market will help the farmers by providing an oul!et for their surplus produce, but It will be. If proj tiy utilised. gr*at#?r benefit i* the residents ?C the', t ?\* n U is up to the b?c Bekenners 10 i make use of a SJgOd IhSsg to aeakf a] dollar go as fur a* possible to obtain fresh wholesome food and to reduce the high cost of living. see The formal Inauguration el an ac? cidental governor for a five-day t?rm may appeal to t?ie members of a leg? islature enamored of formality, fuse and feathers, but to the plain every? day cltlsen It seems to be merely of? ficial foollshneoe carried to the nth power. The pump and parade at? tending the administering of the oath of office by the chief Justice Sfl the Supreme Court. In due and solemn form for the second th..o within two days was quite as ridiculous as the delivery of a formal Inaugural ad di tea by the five-day governor to a leglalaturo that Immediately adjourn? ed for the remainder of his brier term of office. Such performances contribute to the gaiety of nations but do no. augment the reverence and respect of the masses for the leg? islative, executive and Judicial depart? ments of the government, ail of which were participants in the gravely solemn farce. e e e William Jennings Brytn has hoM his place as a popular idol in a most remarkable manner through a long term of years in spite of defeat In two presidential campaigns and other un? toward political circumstances. His hold on the people has been due to ths general belief In his personal Integrity and purit) of purpo.se. Ho has been the Idealist hi politics when character has been above reproach, and hia enemies have never been able to find a Joint In his armor. This fan Domingo scandal, his pernicious activity In Sg ling SJOOd Jobs for, po lltlcal workers und his standing sponsor for some of the grafters wrto are being smoked out by Investigation of San Domingo graft t?; Is fair to re? sult In his undoing and leave a .smirch on his reci .d. Bryan is either 1 ft a tight place or there has been a fram<> up of \\hl< h he Is a victim. see The raee track gamblers, perhaps, had warning thai <b.\ Smith would be at the hi Im of -'.i it. for ti\? days, and. being t Trilled quit their nefari? ous business to escape the condign and Immediate punishment that would have been meted out to them. Of Course they never once considered that Mease's term would end at 1J o'clock noon. January 19th and made their arrangements to close ?he!r race track before that date Smith was the bogle man they were afi of. e e e That Indianpolls BJ.tl is Still Worrying the It publicans and Hull Moose remnants. They can't find the answer. WAlt ON HIGH PRICKS. Government Begins Vigorous Effort to Copt* With Food Situation. Washington, Jan. 16.?The United States government today began a vig? orous effort to cope with the food price situation. The department of justice under instructions from President Wilson was seeking to determine whether any illegal combinations are back 01* the sudden rise in prices, and the de? partments of commerce and agricul? ture were compiling figures showing the amounts of foodstuffs in the United States and recent increases in prices. Legislation giving the president power to stop the exportation of food? stuffs whenever necessary and other bills designed to lower prices were discussed informally at the capitol but there were no indications that anything along this line would be done during the present session of congress. No Information leading to ths be? lief that Illegal combinations had forced up the price of wheat and flour has yet been received, officials said, but United States district attorneys everywhere are undet orders to fol? low up every clue A marked Increase in exports of foodstuffs recently is shown in com? merce department reports. Exports of wheat ..u reas >U from 9,403,856 bushels in July, 1913, to 26,357,254 bushels In July, 1914. The total value of all foodstuffs exported during the eight months ending with August, 1112. was $69,909,487, which figure increased to $148,309,957 in 191? and dropped to $126,4v 1,070 in 1914. During September, IMS, 11,971,163 bushels of foodstuffs wer*? exported and in September. 1914, 25,869,10o bushels. The price increased ma? te rinMy. In November, 1913, wheat valued at $3,4M,S.19 was exported and In No? vember, 1914. $2:1,820,097. The to? tal value of foodst iffs exported dur? ing the 11 monthfi ending with No? vember, 1912, was $140,531,790, which increased to $191,6( 5,810 in 1913 and to $253,073,4 4 4 last year. Th" Nimble Dollar. % contributor ft) tfce Tt^cVlnpbam 1 (N. C.) Post, In a t ccert Issue, gives ?<>: ?? sound sseelbh aefrtee nneni ths prcurt unusual sondttlons existing in the ?-ourtry, and ti>? advice given would go a long way towards relieving . conditions, if acted upon promptly. The Post writer presents what he terms an absolutely accurate state? ment of six days work of One Hun? dred Dollars. Here it is, in para? graphs: "January 1st, borrowed from bank by the planter and paid to his mer? chant who mails it to his wholesaler. "January 3rd, received by whole? saler and mailed to manufacturer. "January 6th, received and mailed by manufacturer to parties he owes for raw material. , "vanuary 6th, received by seller of raw material and paid to his bank for borrowed money. "The original bank made a loan of $100, to the planter a payment of $100, the retail merchant a payment of $lo6\ the wholesaler a payment of j $100. the manufacturer a payment of i $100 and the raw material man a I payment of $100." Thus It Is shown that In six days that $100 has done the work of $600; hus paid $500 of Indebtedness and Is as good as it ever was, ready and willing to do the earn- work every other six days. What a world of re? lief would come, if the people of this country would only do their duty to themselves and to each other and keep the money moving. One dollar In the liquidation of an honest obli? gation will perform the functions of six perfectly good dollars, if used promptly and wisely, as suggested by this correspondent of ihe llocking ham paper. Tax Iteturit Notice. I will attend 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 and dogs: Tindals. Jan. 5. Privatei r, Jan. ?'. Lev! siding. Jan. 7. ITsigSisli. Jan. 8. t'laivmont, Jan. 11. HagOOd, Jan. 12. ft inbert, Jan. II, Diily.cll. Jan. 1 I. l'-rogdon, Jan. II. Oasrego, Jan. is. Mayes\ die, Jan. 1!>. Pleasant Grove, Jan. 20. Shiloh. .Ian. II. Norwood Cross Roads, Jan. 13, Ii. Iv WIGDHK. County Auditor Marriage I.ben Itocord. a license to marry has been granl cd to Oeo. Bradley and Kndle Vales, j Oswego. A SOCIALISTS VIEWPOINT. Would Have Exory Man Carry a Pis tol and Would do Away with Militia Georgetown, Jan. 1 1.?John C. Gibhs, candidate for lieutenant gov? ernor on the Socialist ticket at the re? cent election and a leading organiz? er of the Socialist party in the State, hopes that now the militia has been disbanded it will be done away with permanently. Moreover, he would like to see a law passed making it obligatory on every male citizen of voting age to carry a pistol. In an interview he said: "If we can get along without the militia for six months, why can we not get along without it permanent? ly? Nobody fean any disturbance that would' call for military activity during the next six months, or at any time in sight. There is nothing in sight warranting the maintenance of the costly State military establish? ment. If the thing is useless, why keep it up? "And just here I would like to ad? vance an idea that is entirely my own. The records of crimes of violence in the State show that the onti-pistol toting laws of the State are practical? ly worthless. They are as fierce as blue blazes?on the statute books; but they arc weaker than water in prac? tice. Look at your court records for proof. Xow, why would it not be an ex? cellent plan to repeal all of those worthless anti-pistol lawn and replace them with laws making it mandatory that every man of voting age should ! carry a pistol of not less than 32 cali? ber? I honestly believe that if every man 'packed a gun,' and that if every? body knew that his neighbor, friend and 'vis-a-vis' was armed to kill, there would be fewer shooting scrapes and fewer killings. People would bo a whole lot more particular in what they .said and did. And then some of the j avenues for official chicanery and I graft WO did be closed, and court ex- ' penses would be reduced. "I think the governor has done a good thing In wiping out the'State ml- ' litia. It will afford us at least a six- I months' object lesson, illustrating the j fact that the militia is not needed and ! is a useless burden on the taxpayer." J Where It Conies From. This comes from the South: 'The Southern farmer gets up at] the alarm of n Connecticut clock, but*] tons Chicago suspender* Detroit] overalls, and washes bis face with Cincinnati s< ap tn i Ponnsyt1 ;i >an He then sits down at a Grand Rapids j table and eats Chicago meat and Indiana hominy, fried in Kansas lard, cooked on a Kalamazo range. "He goes to his stable and puts a New York bridle on a Kentucky mule fed on Iowa corn; plows a farm cov? ered by an Ohio mortgage with a Syracuse plow. "When bedtime comes he reads a chapter from a Bible printed In Bos? ton, says a prayer written In Jerusa? lem, Then crawls under a blanket made In New Jorsey only to be kepi awake by u. North Carolina dog?the dog Is the only home product on the place. "And then he wonders! He cannot see why he does not make money rais? ing cotton." THF SECRET OF SUCCESS. Genuine Merit Required to Win the I ?copies' Confidence. Have you ever stopped to reason why It Is that so many products that ere extensively advertised, all at once drop out of sight and are noon for? gotten? The reason is plain?the ar j tlcle did net fulfil the promises of the manufacturer. This applies more particularly to a medicine. A modi-i jcinnl preparation that has real cura? tive Value almost sells itself, as like an endless chain system the remedy Is recommerded by those who have been benefited to those who are in need of it. A prominent druggist says "Take for example i>r. Kilmer's 8wamp?Root, a preparation J have sold for many years and never hesitate to recom? mend, for in almost every case it shows excellent results, as many of my customer- testify. No other kid? ney remedy thai I know of has so , la rge a sale." According to sworn statements and verified testimony of thousands who , have used the preparation, Ihe suc? cess of i>r. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due ? ? the fact thai it fulfils almost every wish in overcoming kidney, liv? er and bladder diseases, corrects urnlary Iroul les and neutralizes the uric acid which causes rheumatism. Von may receive a sample bettle of Rwamp-ltoot by parcels post. Ad j dross Dr. Kilmer ft Co., Illnghamton, W V.. ami enclose ten cents; tilge mention this paper.?*Advl. COLDS & LaGRIPPK ?> or 6 closes 060 will break any CSSQ of Chills & Fever, Colds & LaGrlppej it nets on the liver better than Calomel and docs not i jjripc or sicken. ?Yicc 25c. Just the Thing For the Outdoor Girl TheN ew Tamo Shanter Hat We have them in the six most popula shades BLACK, 3 Blues?"ALICE" #K * FarVi BROWN, "NAVY" H% b ^aciI GREEN, LIGHT *?J " All Other Hats at Reduced Prices. We Announce the Continuance of our business at the same stand and will, as usual, be able to show for the Spring the new? est shapes and shades in women's headgear, in a varied assortment. The Misses Wilke: 33 W. Liberty St. Sumter, - S. C. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Office of Comptroller of the Currency. NO. 10670. Washington, 1>. C, Dec. 23. 1914. Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has been made to appear that "The Nat- j ional Dank of Sumter" in the City of Samter, in the county of Sumter and State of South Carolina, has complied with all the provisions of the Statutes Of the United States, required to be complied with before an association shall be authorized to commence the lusiness of banking; Now Therefore, 1, John Skelton Williams, Comptroller of the Cur? rency, do hereby certify that "The National Lank of Sumter" in the City cf Sumter, in the County of Sumter and State of South Carolina, is au- I thorlzcd to commence business of j banking as provided in Section Fifty ons Hundred and Sixty-nine of the P.cvised Statutes of the United States. Conversion of The Pank of Sumter, foutll Carolina. In Testimony Whereof witness my bond and seal of office this twenty thlrd day of I smb? r, * Blgnt ?) Jno. Skolton ns, Comptroller of : ency. (Sc:ll ) NO. 1O0C0. TR RASUR V DEPARTMENT. OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. Washington, D. C, Doc. 5, 1914. Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has boon made to appear that "The Na-1 tional Pank of South Carolina, of Sumter" in the city of Sumter in the County of Sumter and State of South Carolina has complied with all the provisions of the Statutes of the United States, required to be complied with bet?re un association shall be authorized to commence the busi? ness of banking; Now Therefore I, John Skelton Wil? liams, Comptroller of the Currency, 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 b'< authorized to commence the business of banking as provided in Section Fifty-one hundred and sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Conversion of Tho Hank of South Carolina, Sumter, S. C. In testimony whereof witness my hand and seal of otlice this fifth day of December, 1914. JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS. Comptroller of the Curency. (Seal.) ??mmm -c????mmmmmmmmm ' Vulcanizing Our Tire Repair Service embodies Everything from a simple puncture to perft ctly remedying the most serious cut or blowout in casing or tube. A-i equipment pins A-- materials with exacting, expert care in every de? tail insure you Promptness, Service and Satisfaction. I Hire you will find a Tire Repair Plant equipped With every Modern Steam Vulcanizing apparatus. Columbia Vulcanizing Works 1129 Lady St. Phone 1711 J. Sumter Moore, COTTON I LONG STABLE EXCLUSIVELY. ' I2i8 Wa bington St. Phone 585 COLUMBIA, S. C. - Bend samples from both sides of bale and I will numo you best price Ibroottoti landed in Columbia. New Corn Mill 1 have installed an electrically driven corn mill of the most improved pattern, and am prepared to do grinding for the public. This mill turns out meal and grits of the best quality. N. G. Osfteen, Jr. SSK?T? ^p4MlMi"SM{"S"I"X*'l"S"l,ar* ATLANTIC COAST PLANT CO., Wholesale Cabbage, Beets and Lettuce Plants MAINE G?OwN SEEn POTATOES. IR S-I COBBLERS, HO'JLTON ROSE VARIETIES A SPECIALTY SELECTED by AN fcXPERT-SWcEl POTATO PLANTS. ALL VARI TIE?, SOMETHING FO? NOTHING. To Profit from t get st Proof he Cu ?<?. i liu a ? Youngs Island. P. C Nov. 23, 1914. art od with you we make yoa tho following offer: send us $1.50 for l.coo Uabbage Plants. gro*.i In the open :dr and will stund freezing; grown iebrated seed of Botglna k S^n ana Tborbon k Co.. and I will send you !" . uddlM'VTii an*1 yo.in weeat-thenraeeaa mnnv times as will give you ?i>? iHl prl ?nnl'otetn *?* ? ?? md Pi * nt.? Planta later. We vniutaol clo*e t;u.?era, laranC ?<r, all A e ean sopply ATLANTIC COAfcT PLANT CO. Members have already been enrolled in the Xmas Savings Club bsmsbbsmbmsbmbsb AT THE The National ank of Sumter a* It is the desire of the* officials of the bank not to receive any more memberships after 2.00 o'clock Saturday afternoon; so if you have not joined, wc would be glad to have you do so by that time. a I Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber Si Supply Co. Succcuora to llooth-ll.rhv U?? SWl. Co.??,l CmM 1 umh? Co. Co. Kppor.oi\'. Old Stand 0pp. Cour? Hon..