Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cfct 95latcjman airt jSontJton. fnbUshed Wednesday and Saturday. ?BT? COTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY. I f ?MTEK, a C, (r MUrt par annum?in advance. Square drat insertion.fl.OC ?rary aabaaquent Insertion.SC Contracts for three months, ot fester will be mads at reduced rstes All communications * hieb sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as i dver Uements. Obituaries and tributes of rsepeci srUl bo charged for. Too timtsr Wstchmsn wss round? ed m lilt end the True southron li Ills. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined clrculstlon end of both of the old papers. Is manifestly the best advertising la Bumtsr. John j. McMahan of Kichland In? troduced yesterday a resolution pro? viding gaff the submission to the peo? ple of i constitution amendment as follows: "The right of suffrage is hereby ex? tended to every white woman possess? ing the qualifications prescribe ! by the constitution as conditions to tnc right of suffrage of a male person Provided. That no woman shall be re? quired to pay any poll tax; and pro? vided further. That the general as? sembly shall have power ^nd author? ity to provide separate boxes and polling places lor women in some or all of the polling precincts of the State." The amendment does not go far enough. It should Provide Further. That special ballots for women voters be furnished, same to be printed on colored paper, the shades and tints of same to be selected so as to be In harmony with the prevailing modes, and to suit the individual preferences of the women voters. The color scheme might, also, be carried out by having the separate ballot boxes ap? propriately tinted. a e e The Investigation of the State Hos? pital for the insane proposed by Qov. Manning is so practical and business-like that no one bad the hardihood to publicly object to It or raise A voice In opposition. We ven? ture to say. bow ?vi i tnst N Death the surfe- H i?.rf.? Is squirming and futlU gnnshlng ??' teeth. Gov Man? ning's method of attacking '<?'' i asjgjg* Mat aas puuwu the state years was so simple, direct aid ef? fective that It disconcerted those who have heretofore made the asylum a football of polltlce and patronage. The Manning Investition will get down to facts snd leave out personalities und partisan politics. see _ i The shipment of a cargo of food? stuffs to Oermany In an American ship when registry Is unquestioned coincident with th ? shipment of a car? go of cotton to Germany In an In? terned German ship whose right to American registry Is In doubt looks suspletoua. Foodstuffs are conditional contraband and subject to selxure, while the carrying ves*?.l would not be eeteed. Cotton Is not contraband and will not be seized while the former German ship will be seized by the English. The two shipments have the appearance of a frame-up to Involve the United States in difficul? ties with the allies. The United States should be more than ordinar? ily careful snd cautious In handling, this matter, until It Is positively known who Is hack of these suspicious shipments to Germany. It may be a cleverly contrived scheme by Ger? man agents to create friction between England and the United States for the ultimate benefit of Germany, a e e In the boll weevil sections of Loui? siana, Arkansas and Mississippi pea? nuts have been planted for several years with success and considerable profit as a substitute money crop for cotton. The yield of peanut hay is quite large, practically as many tons an acre as peavlnes and the hay Is as good or better than peavlnes. The yield of peanuts after the hay crop has been harvested pays a profit on the entire crop, the demand having been greuter than the supply for a number of years und the prices aver? age high. In some sections where the farmers b ive gene Into hog rals Ing on s large scale, thev do not dig the peanut.s hut turn the hogs in the fields ifr? r th? I ? rn r ut. In Kastern North Carolina and Virginia where the soil Is similar to that of this sec tion of South Carolina, peanuts have been a staple crop for many years am*, the fanners are said to be making money, especially wh?ue peanuts are plant- d as a second <Top efter early truck. It Is possible that permits might prove u profitable crop . county in a substitute Tu t ?.f the cotton crop It Is ecr ihut it win pay*to pines' sasnsgii lets to fatten tne hogs raised for ?jo. I Jut If Louisiana and SjgetsBVppa farmers have been making gOy OafcYennuts since the boll wce -tU hrceejfchi' i uiUilin.ut of the cot Ska. ~ ton acreage there is no good reason to suppose that peanuts would not be equally profitable in the cotton belt of South Carolina. ? * * There are In South Carolina several hundred salaried officials whose oath of office require them to tntOfOt the laws, apprehend law-breakers and, see that llWf are brought into court for trial. The officials to whom ref? erence is had are the sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, rural policemen, constables, and policemen of the cities and towns. They are, in number, sufficient to make a better showing in the enforce? ment of law and suppression of law? lessness than trey have in recent years, and now that they will have the support and Encouragement of a chief executive who stands for the orderly enforcement of law and the suppression of crime, they should turn over a new leaf and do their full duty. It is admitted without argument, that in recent years sheriffs and other of? ficials have had little encouragement to spprehend and prosecute criminals, since they have been turned loose on the public as rapidly as convicted and sent to prison; hut a new order is at han 1, the people of the State have, by their ballots, placed in office a man pledged to enforce the laws and punish the lawless, and the public conscience has revolted against the reign of the criminal classes. Public sentiment is becoming aroused and officials should be the first to take the hint that laxity in enforcing the law will not longer be a popular policy for them to pursue. How to Guard Against Pneumonia. In the Better Babies department in the Tebruary Woman's Home Com? panion there appears a new service offer* d to mothers, mothers-to-be, and social workers. It is filled with prac? tical ruggestlons of great value and in? terest. From this service, appearing in th?? February iusue, is taken the following advice as to how parents and others can guard against pneu? monia both for themselves and for their children: "February is the month when pneu? monia is busiest and deadliest: In Chicago and New York last February mors han one thousand persons died of pneumonia. "Pneumonia is now classed by phy? sician* as a preventable disease. It is an Infectious dust-disease, due to e*>rn. ,v lirti ? n U i '.uv I.!. .. it.; pure air. * Pn? BBsonls forms tiv!\e srn n tip-y In savon tils ted schoolrooms! alert*, intones, Louies, aiid movu.p plcture theatres. "Dry sweeping and dusting put germs in circulation. Moisten your broom and dustcloth when cleaning. Wash t.nd dry both when your task is done. "Dry air dries out the mucous mem? brane or lining of the nose and air passages, leaving them susceptible to infection and colds. I f you have steam heat 01 a hard coa burner in your home, f.lways keep a pan of water on the radiator or the back of the dove. "Pneumonia is sometimes the result of a neglected cold. Treat a cold promptly. "When your children have colds, do not done then* with soothing syrup, cough syrup or patent medicine of any sort. Olvo castor oil, keep the child in the house, and if the cold does not get better send for your doc? tor. "Colds can be 'caught* from a kiss, a common drinking cup, or a handker? chief or towel which has 'coen used by someone suffering with a cold. "Adenoids or enlarged or diseased tonsils furnish a lodging place for germs. Children who are subject to colds should be examined by a physi? cian?If possible by a throat special? ist. "If you have a cold, do not kiss your child, en. Whep nursing, bathing and dressing your baby, protect it from infection by tying a soft handkerchief or piece of old linen over your mouth. "Teach your children to protect themselves ft om cold-contagion by avoiding their little playmates who cough, sneeze, have a rash, or a sore throat." MsSISS of Sehool Klcctloii. Notice Is hereby given, that on the .Mb day of February (Tuesday) a School eb'etion will be held in Sum ter Sflhool PsStrlCl No. II for the purpose of votinu ons nnd one?hnlf ( l 1-2) mills for sehool purposes. Voting will tnk?- plaee at Andre vs Bros/ store at o*wego, between hours of * o elo 'k A. M. and I o'clock J*. If. Only nunllfled electors holding regis? tration sertlflentss and paying either reul SStntS or property tax will be al rOWOd to rO|0| by law. Bs order Rumter County Board of Kduen ion. s? w. amnii:\vs. Chnlrssni of Trust ins, shunter School lustriet No. If, New York. .1; n. lt?.? Itain and sb ? t storms are sweeping tin- coast from Maine to tin* Carolinas today. Two women and two nun fell and srefs killed in Men York this morn* ing, How the War Lbokl Jon The interview pub! i d Sun yesterday with Lb t. von Falkenhayn, the German of war and chief of s' ? ?1 I man armies, undoubted!) gt* present point of \lev hit j and probai>ly states the in rnal tion as sincerely as It military conditions. After rci even the military experl n i more in doubt as to Ut** result o ids stupendous struggle thm he db fore, and that is sayin;; a go il for ntnpartisan milltar? ; have been rather cai. fron lirst about making pr< ttctions as to the length of tl conflict i . outcome. The Ignprtitt! which includes most newspap< fluctuar.es in opinion fi im d ly ti but even hit? eonclusbin I ? iav< "a string" tied to them and r< guarded by an "if." .But, aftei II, his predictions just now are ab reliable as those of the expei can so this is a case in which e\ body is walking in a C er tail de of darkness in which we an let with conditions such we have n er known before. In | word, man's guess just now seems to l>< about as good as another's. A week or two ago there appet to be a considerable probability that the German resistance would begin to give way in a few months under the tremendous pressure of their enemies. Lord Kitchener's laconic declaration that "the war would begin in May" was properly interpreted as a state? ment that tho allies would be so strongly reinforced along both the eastern and western fronts by that time that they would be able to begin an offensive that would push the Germans into their own territory. The British, according to reports, havo been drilling a million men in their instruction camps, and by May should have in the field the most formidable host ever assembled under the Brit? ish flag. Russia can gwell her forces by two or three million men, or even mere, if she could equip them. By May, therefore, the allies are likely to have an almost incred ble swarm of soldiers on both fronts, and to this probability two weeks ago there was added the likelihood thai Italy and Roumania would soon fall c n \ustria's flanks anc. aid in pulling ( own Ger? many's ally. But since then the earth? quake ha* put Immediate rar oat ? r ltajf*fl he d, and Roumanle Is not am to m ?vc Without her. Since trier. too, fh^ Gi rman defence, e/blch ed weaneuing In Alsace, has b< n ' converted into active ana destructive aggressiveness and has swept back the allied lines and blocked their plans. On tho Russian frontier the battle line advances and recedes front day to day, but Austria is still tin conquered, and an immovc.ble Ger? man army continues to occupy Rus? sian teritory. General von Falkenhayn states his side of the case fairly which he says: "Our present situation is ex? cellent. We have no cause to com ? plain. We have carried the war into the enemy's country on both fronts; we are still there after five months of war." Those are facts which cannot be disputed. So far the allies have spent their strength in vain in the er fort to drive the German armies back. As to the future, will they be in any better relative position in May? The only way in which Germany can he beaten is tc overwhelm her by vastly superior military forces, or to starve her in submission. The former meth? od, if practicable at all, Will require a great deal of time. The allies can put their millions in the Held, but Ger? many, too, still has millions In re? serve, and even if her armies are driv? en back to their own countiy two or three times their number may lind it impossible to sweep over their elab? orate and scientific system of fortified lines. As to starvation, the process probably will be equally slow. Ger? many has not yet begun to suffer for want of the necessaries of 1 fe. With as much food as she needs and a sup [ ply of men running into the millions, it will be hard to force her, except at enormous sacrifices, even out of the positions which she holds In the ter? ritory of her enemies. The strongest chain, however, is only as srong as its weakest link. Austria is Germany's weak link. Whether that gives way or not de? pends very considerably upon Italy and Houmania. If they should throw a million men into Austria, as they could do between them, without strip? ping themselves of troops, Austria would be likely to come down with a crash, and that probably would put Germany on the defensive, But there may be a weak line In tho allies' chain too. Great Britain cannot afford to stop lighting, but may not Russia grow tired, or be willing to cry quits, If she can reach a compromise that will pay tier nearly as well as war? Something may fciVO way at an) mo? ment, either in alliances or in mili? tary strength, that miiy all >r the whole situation, but at present it looks like an Indetlnlte deadlock.? Baltimore Bun. The streets have been scraped up into fairly good condition bjp the use ol the split log drag. TR EASURY DEPARTMENT, of Comptroller of the Currency. NO. 10670. shington, D. C, Dec. 23, 1914. ereas, by satisfactory evidence - nted to the undersigned, it has : made to appear that "The Nat Bank of Sumter" in the City of niter, in the county of Sumter and of South Carolina, has complied wttii til the provisions of the Statutes ths United States, required to be >mpU*d with before an association lull be authorized to commence the i ss of banking; ? %v Therefore, I, John Skelton ins, Comptroller of the Cur ?. do hereby certify that * The r' . ?aal Bank of Sumter" in the City -umter, in the County of Sumter Mate of South Carolina, is au ;; ed to commence business of ig as provided in Section Fifty hundred and Sixty-nine of the d Statutes of the United States, inversion of The Bank of Sumter, Ith Carolina, i Testimony Whereof witness my : and seal of office this twenty I day of December, 1914. Signed) Jno. Skelton Williams, Comptroller of the Currency. (Seal) NO. 10060. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. Washington, D. C, Dec. 5, 1914. Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has been made to appear that "The Na? tional Bank 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 before an 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 is 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. rston of The Bank of South I 'arolinu Sun r, S. C. In testimony whereof witness my I and seal of office this fifth day ! >< (c mb< r, 1914. JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS, Comptroller of the Curency. (Seal.) THE SECRET OF SUCCESS. (?eniiine Merit Required to Win the Peoples' Confidence. Have you ever stopped to reason why it is that so many products that are extensively advertised, all at once drop out of sight and are soon for? gotten? The reason is plain?the ar? ticle did not fulfil the promises of the manufacturer. This applies more particularly to a medicine. A medi- j ?:inal preparation that has real cura- i rive value almost sells itself, as like an endless chain system the remedy is recommended by those who have been benefited to those who are in need of it. A prominent druggist says "Take for example Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a preparation I have sold for many years and never hesitate to recom? mend, for in almost every case it shows excellent results, as many of my customers testify. No other kid? ney remedy that I know of has so Urge a sale." According to sworn statements and verified testimony of thousands who have used the preparation, the suc? cess of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact that it fulfils almost ever> wish in overcoming kidney, liv? er and bladder diseases, corrects urniary troubles and neutralizes the uric acid which causes rheumatism. You may receive a sample bottle of Swamp-Root by parcels post. Ad? dress Dr. Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y., and enclose ten cents; also mention this paper.?Advt. Tax Return Notice. 1 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? el ty, road, polls and dogs: Tlndals, Jan. 5. Privateer. Jan. 6. Lev! Siding. Jan. 7. Wedgefleld, Jan. 8. Claremont, Jan. 11. Hagood, .lan. 12. Itembert, Jan. 13. Dalsell, Jan. 14. tirogdon, Jan. i"?. Oswego, Jan. 18. Mayesville, Jan. 19. Pleasant Qrovc, Jan. 20. Shiloh, Jim. 81. Norwood Cross Roads. Jan. 22. R. E. WILDER, County Auditor. A FASHION EXPERT REPRESENTING McCall Patterns AND PUBLICATIONS Will be at our Pattern Department Thursday, January 28th, To explain to the ladies of Sumter the unequaled merits of these cele? brated Patterns and Publications. ?Come and learn about the FORTH? COMING FASHIONS. ?Do not fail to visit our store on this date. FREE McCALL DOLL PATTERN -FREE Every little girl who calls at o u r Pattern Counter January 28th will receive a dainty McCall Doll Pattern free. All are welcome ?each Pattern is for a complete doll dress. Shaw 6 McCollum "The Commercial Savings Fund" Conducted by the Commercial & Savings Bank lias enjoyed a most successful year and on January 1st, 1915, disbursed $7,155.00 uniong its shareholders. Wo cordially invite you to become a Shareholder for 1015. The first payment was due Saturday, January 2nd, 1015. ;5 GEO.D. SHORE, J. K. CROSSWELL, R. A. BRADHAM, - President. Vice-Pres. Cashier. New Corn Mill 1 1 have installed an electrically driven corn mill of the most improved pattern, jjnd am prepared to do grinding for the public. This mill turns out meal and grits of the best quality. N. G. Os?een, Jr. ffiS{T? 'VT I i TTVTvT? TTTTtvt1 Ttt Tv%'TTTVTl 1 ATLANTIC COAST PLANT CO., Wholesale Cabbage, Beets and Lettuce Plants MAINE GROWN SEES) POTATOES. UPS? COBBLERS. HOUITON ROSE VARIETIES A SPECIALTY SELECTED BY AN k XPLRT SWfcEl POTATO PLANTS. ALL VARIETIEf. SOMETHING FOR. NOTHING. Youngs Island, S. C, Nov. 23. 1914. Touel KtarttHl with yon we make you flic following offer: Send us fi.;?o for l.CQO Krobt Proof* l ?baue Plants, kmv.i In Ibe open air tnd wrtll aiiuid freedn*; noon from the I'eleonitcd reed of llolgiua & Son and Thorbom A Co., and I will send you 1,0004'nbbaitu Planta additional KUKK. and yen ran repeal tin- order as many tlrm-s m youltke. 1 will Kl ve you special priree on Potato Seed and Potato IMants later. We want the account* ot clone buyers, iarge and small. Weean supply all. ATLANTIC! (TOAST PLANT CO.