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Wednesday ami fetuurdaj ?BY? PTJBItlHHINQ COMPANY. aUTMTKR. a. c |?f Term. : IM* per er.uurn?In Advance. J it On* Square tret lneertioi,.11.00 ty subsequent insertion.60 Con t mete for three m on the, or eiger will he ?ade at reduced rates. All communications which sub private interests will be oharfed das? aa advertisement*. Obttuarten and tribute* of respect Ml ha charged for. The gumter Watchman was found? ed la lift and the True Southron In Mid* The Watchman and Southron smw has the combine* circulation and aaJtueooe of both of the old papers, %ad la manifestly the best advertising la Sumter. Charleston Is the only part of the kta that la making a fight against the proposed State-wide prohibition. That It Is a losing light even the Charleston people must recognize, and the contest they are making be? fore the legislature Is probably mere? ly a protest and for the purpose of placing themselves on record. A State* w id a prohibition law will not be enforced In Charleston, no serious effo.t will be made to do so, and until there is a radical change In the sen? timent of that community It Is chim? erical to hope or Imagine that the en? actment of prohibitory law will alter the liquor situation in the least. The other sections of the state will have a certain measure of prohibition un? der a State-wide law and it la to be expected that more or less effort will be made to enforce the letter of tho . law, but Charleston will continue to be wet and liquor will be sold by the ! drink and otherwise, as It has been j In the past. The exemption of Char- ! leeton from the provisions of the State-wide act. leaving that commun? ity to handle the liquor problem a? , It seems best to the people of tho city 1 will, probably, not be considered by the leaders of rrohlbitlonlsts. since this concession would be regarded by . them as a compromise of principle; so; there Is nothing to look forward to but the continued disregard of the li? quor laws by Charleston. A* a prac- 1 tical solution of the problem It would probably save troube and friction to exempt Charleston from the State wide law, but making stringent re- I strict ions prohibiting the shipment of liquor frgm Charleston to other sec? tions of th< State. This would satisfy I Charleston, but not the prohibition? ists, and the outlook Is for the enact? ment of a '.aw that everybody knows, in advance ?f Its enactment, will bo a dead letter In Charleston. e m m The cottcn acreage reduction law will be repealed by the legislature, and the cot' on farmers will be left to work out their own salvation without help from the State. If the farmers, or any considerable percentage of them, are determined to continue growing cot'.on for sale on a glutted market at a price below tho cost of production they will be the chief suf? ferers and will pay for their folly by complete bankruptcy. The most un- I fortunate feature of this state of af fairs Is that the balance of the farm- j ers and all other lines of business will suTer In consequence of the prolonga? tion of the business depression that will continue In the South Just as long as the supply of cott m exceeds the demand. The farmer who turn* his attention to other crops and makes a Ivlng by-so doing wir, be wire and fortunate?he probably will make no money for a year or more until be adapts himself to new crops and new j conditions, but he will, at least. ' escape the certain loss that will be the portion of those who rttempt to produce cotton under existing oondl- 1 tlons. COYtJTKS Sl?Iti:\l> HYDDOIMIO 111 A. Hundreds of < attic Hilten by Itnbld I Wild Animals. Washington. Jan. 27.? The spre| 1 ? lng of rabies by Infected DOyotl ong cattle grazing in I hi national forests has assumed a grase gag ' according to a report received by the forest service from the district for? ester In charge of the forests In Washington and Oregon. Numerotl t?>wn*hlj?s In eastern Oregon. It .s re? ported, have ordered that .ill dntr? be mum h d est those that have bet i. bitten by rabid oajrOtes develop hy? drophobia and attack humans Of do? mestic animals. Kfforts are being made by th<- -tat. authorities of Oregon to -.top the spread of h> drophohla by this 10 SO IM and nlTh ? r-i ? ?.' tbe f'-i< st SOfVlOa gfS cooperating In attempts to kill off tb. ( 4ai i n ? no coaaty alone a h>s; of three hundred head of < attIs < h irged t<? r ibid < oyotcs. Steel Vo- k Decline*. N ? N . - I., Jan. Jv -t- el <"im:iii. opened at f. rl v-three. R grof if on? points. THE NEWS OF BGYFT. O L. Klrkloy to Leave Sniittivlllo to Cio to McClciluuvllle? Personal News. Egypt, Jan. 27.?For two months now we have hail rain, rain, rain? ind then some more rain. It has N>een too wet to plow any slnco the lew year began and the roads are In Mich a condition hauling is almost impossible. Rut the farmers are not j worrying about the hauling. Farm- i trs that used 20 to !>0 tons of fer- | tlllzer last year will use this year 5 to 10 tons. If the cotton States out t leir fertilizers as much generally as our local farmers expect to, many factories will be out of business. The board of stewards of the St. J>hn's church met Monday at 1.30 to tiansact some church business. Rev. J P. Attaway, the pastor, is much lUed. Mr. L, A. White has ben sick for several days with lagrlppe. Messrs. J. TV*. Weldon and L. H. White spent Tuesday in Bishopville. Mr. W. D. White, who for the past two years has lived In Georgia, has ; returned home again. We welcome him home. Mr. H. H. Cason who has held a 1 position in Savannah, Oa., has re turned to this fair "Egypt" of ours to I make his home. Messrs. C. H. Peebles, Lern Roykin and W. T. McLcod were in Camden Saturday. The oat crop is looking fir e consid? ering the severe cold and rain we have had. Mr. C. L. Kirkley. who foi several years has been the popular merchant at Smithville, has moved tc McClol- I lanville. We regret to give him up, as he will be missed so much. Mrs. Ada James, one of the ma I trons at the Episcopal orphanage at Yorkville, la spending her vacation j with her father. Mr. J. W. Weldon. Most of the cotton has been sold from this section, but the cotton seed is still on hand. The farmers seem to expect a good price for them. GRAIN ELEVATOR AT FLORENCE. _ Chamber of Commerce Is Racking and Urging the Enterprise. Florence, Jan. 27.?The Florence Chamber of Commerce has hud sever? al representatives of grain elevator buildings here within the past week, and the prospects for such an enter? prise in this city are looming larger every day. The absolute ignorance of 1 the people of thic section in regard to the handling and marketing of grain has caused them to be very slow In taking steps to supply a grain market fer the crop that is expected, and the fear lest after the money is invested in such a plant, cotton will go up to such a point that every farmer will go back to raising the old reliable crop. > A great deal of interest has been manifested In tho enterprise by the farmers and business men, both class- i es being very anxious to see a renl : market for grain established here. Tho proposition will include handling \Vt stern grain for the mills o':?.bltsh ed in this section when the loc.rl grain is not on the market. The ele? vator will buy and s.dl, clean and sack for farmers and store grain of all 1 kinds, ami will probably handle seed, ami grind and sell feed for stock. I The Indications are that the eleva? tor will be in operation in time for the corn crop, at least, and possibly in time for handling the wheat that of fers for sale, there being a great deal 1 planted hereabouts and some of It will have to be sold to the mills. One large farm near the city has more than 9) acres in wheat. A great deal of oats have been planted also, and much of that will have to be sold. The merchants who handle corn and feed stuiT look forward with a great deal of interest to the establishment of the grain elevator as being a great aid to them in their business as well as to encouraging the constant in? crease of the grain acreage in the c ountry. The early marketing of the crop appeals to every one, it bill > money in soon. Florence's business men look < a this enterprise as one of the most Im? portant stops taken hereabouts In some time, and the business men and farmers from other communities arc looking to Florence to handle the crop and keep the market open. talks TO sheriffs. Iintern? r TfUs I aeli He Must Enforce the Law. Columbia, Jan. It, Oov, Hlehnrd i Manning Continued 10 b ? a Very bus; official yesterday. Many visitors call? ed at the dli? ?? to dlseuss Various matters. More than l" sheriffs have sailed during the week and the chlei eXOeUlIVS I as made it plain that he expects every peace officer In Ihe State to do hli full duty in the matter of law enforcement. Roto n VTItson, Jr., If. D? deai of the Med <ai Colli ? ,,? Mouth Caro? lina <d i'harh iton, called t<> dli i several matter* rieveral eetttlons for pardon have been received, bul action has not b<-r?. I lake* in any ea c. PHILOSOPHV OF "JIAGOOD." I ntnn wit lug Account of a Trip lo ray CltOVllle and a ilarablo of till1 "Mord Times *' Rembert, Jan. SI,??We inn over t-? Fayettevlllo, then out across tho coun? try ahn ?st midway between there and) Wilmington. Mad heard of Fayctte vllle ilnce childhood and like others had ny cpinion of the place-, a tri low passenger* by way of preparation said "YOU will kind it a One "Id town.'* ."?'trolling around wo Inquired of a la? dy about the place and she requested that wo go on up that same street and WS WOUld OOmo to Hay Mount, the most beautiful part of the city, whence we could get a very good view of the place. How Wf were Impress? ed? Why doubtless Fayelteville is a tine old town, but the old nearly eclipses the line. The country we visitet , part at least, is excellent, farming land, uncleared for the most part and so undeveloped) Com? manding labor is the one problem, plenty of negroes and plenty of whites to develop tho country, but they have depended so long on Um? | her and tar and turpentine that they ' have almost ceased to tickle the soil. Two other industries that operate against farm labor is gathering whor tle berries and dog tongue. "That is alright " you say, ' if it pays." Yes, but the other fellow gets them off your kind, while you sweat in the | field. "I'd stop that," you sav. Easier said than done. Py the way we were in one place where it was said that the way they determined the ages of chil-! dren w la by the rings on their legs made each year by the water, while j they pi ?ked berries in the bottoms. ; There ;:.re some fine people there In J some communities and they have ex- j cellent s chools. Are times hard there? j Times are hard the country over. a gentlerr in fron Minnesota whom I( Chanced to meet assured me they I were foi ling the pinch out there very sensibly. If this pinch make-? us | farmers act sensibly it will ho a bless? ing In disguise. There is no reason why wc Should not raise pork and beef for market. a friend of the j writer owning seventy-live acres of j land has cn hand tifty cattle and in a recent letter ^tid he would milk eight cows. He raises hogs In proportion. In that same letter, speaking of the loss of a tnie hog, he said: "We have plenty o* meet.'' Does he feel tho pinch? No. What then Is the trou? ble with tho average farmer in these diggings'! Many years ago there lived near Lick Log township a citizen, in? telligent, Ingenious, but he ton much loved the stuff which gave Lick Log its name, and came to want. His wife, rcamd delicately, was forced to dig to support a growing family. While s,. employed one hot summer day, she called to her spouse, lying back In the shade to come and assist her, saying It wan pleasant out there. '*ButH he replied) "No, no, you can't fool me; that sun's hot." There's the trouble. Had the lazy lout lis? tened, he might have heard a lark from some stnmp or twig saying "Las- | ziness wl) kill you," and some of us would not have to go fur to hear the selfsame words. Hard times! Go to work. The extreme cold of awhile ago has hurt sonic oats badly. Mrs. J. L. Jackson Is visiting Mrs. Droh urn o?.' Wedgefloldi "Hagood." I \i:\V COtNTY ELECTION LEGAL. state Dot rd Reverses Greenwood County Hoard in MoPuflle County Project?-Case GOOS to Supreme Court. Columhll , Jan. 28.?After an ex tended hearing yesterday, the State board of -amassers reversed the Greenwood county board of canvassers and declared that tho election for the establishment of Mctnjme county bad been legally held. The hearing was begun at noon In the office of ;he secretary of Mate and the arguments were concluded last night at '> o'clock. 'We reverse 1 the action of the county board and declared the result of the election In fnvor of the new County," sad lt. M, afcCown, secre? tary of state and chairmen of the board of c;m vasscrs, after an executive s< BSloil Of t lc beard. McDuflle county Is to be mado up from Greenwood, Abbovlleand Edgo lieid counties. Following the election several weeks a^ ., when the move? ment for the new unit was carried, an appeal was taken to tho Greenwood county board. Tl e cans, of the new county was presented yesterday by lt. H. Welch of Columbia, F, Kanon Grler of Greenwood represented the count) board, There wai a large attendance at the hearing and much testimony was presented, "We will certainly carry tin case '<> tlx- supreme court," said Mr. Orler. ( Columbia, .Jan. 27, Clow Manning this afternoon personally Inspected the Hate Hospital for ihe hi nine H< was accompanied by Dr. A. l\ ifor rlng| lie* rtheleney expert Invcstlga [tor, TUEASt 1 * V I >EPA RTM1 :N 1*. Office <?f Comptroller of the Currency. i" ; < ?. 1 <)?Mi). Washington, D. C, Doe. 2:;, IW4. Whereas, by latUfaciory evidence presented to tho undersigned, it has Ibeen mnio to appear that "The Nat I ional Conk of Sumter" in the City oi Is,!Utter, in the comity of Sumter and ^ute of south Carolina, h;ts compiled with .tH the provisions of the Statute? bf the United states, required to be Complied with before an association shall be authorised to commence the I jatness of banking; I Now Therefore, I, John Skclton I Williams, Comptroller of the Cur? rency, do hereby certify that "The I'ntlonal Rank of Sumter" in the City i ^ of sumter, in the county of Sumter I nd State of South Carolina, is au? thorized to eommenco business of linking as provided in Section Fifty ent Hundred and Sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States. I Conversion of The Rank of Sumter, louih Carolina. j In Testimony "Whereof witness my Land and seal of olFiee this twenty ? third day of December, 1914. j (Signed) Jno. Skolton Williams, Comrtroller of the Currency. (Seal) NO. 1A00?. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. Washington, D. C, Dec. *?, 1911. Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has bcon 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 1'nitcd 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 flank of South Carolina of Sumter," In the city of Sumter, in tho County of Sumter and Statt? of South. C arolina is authorize.1, to comme. io the business of banking as provided in Section Fifty-one hundred and sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Conversion of The Rank of South Carolina, Sumter, s. c. In testimony Whereof witness my hand and seal o%f office this fifth day \?f December,?19U. JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS, Comptroller of the Curency. (Seal.) Rocky Bluff Notes. Rocky Bluff, Jan. 2 7.?We are hav? ing real bad weather, have had very few good days this year. Farm work Ufl at a standstill and has been for some time on account of the heavy rains. The roads are in such Lad con? dition that nobody docs much travel? ing, except where they have to. I agree with "Hagood," it was very kind of Mr. Osteen to remember chose who write for his paper, on New Year. One can work so much better when they feel that somebody appre? ciates their efforts. The young folks have been having a good time this winter, there is a party somewhere; nearly every two weeks. The best one was at Mr. Sumter Watts' and was enjoyed by all of the young folks of the neighbor? hood. Mrs. J. J. Hatfleld spent last week With Mrs. W. II. Hatfleld at Provi? dence. Mrs. A. Andrews and Mrs. W. F. Raker spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. L. L, White. Mr. Mayes Watts, of Sumter, spent Sunday at his father's, Mr. Sumtor Watts. Mrs. Wells, of Privateer, is visiting her son. Mr. W. R. Wells. Mexico city, Jan. 28,?Gen Palafex, minister of agriculture. Is In supreme military command today. The civil administration Is be ing conducted by Mildster of Justice Qomex. Following itlu- departure <d Provisional President I Garxa the city Is culm. The poople are awaiting the expected arrival of Carranza troops under Gen. Obrcigon, without any sglns <>f panic. President Car/.a has gone t>> Contreras. , Will cure Rheumatism, Neu? ralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic ' Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old Sores, Tetter, Rug-Worm, Ec? zema, etc. Antiseptic Antuiync, used internally or externally. 25c -Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Prompt Attcntlor to Day or Night Calls AT J D. Cralg C id Stand, N. Main Phones SQj%, REPORT or THE CONDITION No. 10070. - Of tlio National Dank of Siimtcr, at btimtcr, In the State of South Caro? lina, at tlie Close of Business? Doc ember SI, 1911. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts.Nit.tll.tt overdrafts, secured, None; unsecured. -,o72.37 < nds, securities, etc., on hand (other than stocks), including premiums on same.$8,00t.0t Ponds, securities, etc., pledged as collateral for State or other deposits, < r. s. postal savings excluded... None 8,000.no All other stoc ks, including premium on same. 15,956.23 Banking house, $75,102.84; furniture and fixtures ..$15,549.42 90,052.20 Due from approved reserve agents in central reserve ClUes. .23,645.97 Due from approved reserve agents in other reserve Cities.43,193.59 66.839.56 Due from banks and hankers (other than above. 34,206.23 Outside checks and other cash items.$5.5S2.92 Fractional currency. 414.54 5,997.46 Exchanges for clearing house. 7.449.9S Notes of other national banks. IS,430.00 Lawful money reserve in bank: .Specie.2,892.25 Legal-tender notes. 2,977.00 5,869.25 * Total.$871,206.38 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in .. $200.000.00 Surplus fund. 50,000.00 Undivided profits.$24,628.47 Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid. .14,546.76 10 081.71 Due to banks and bankers (other than above. 2.35 Demand deposits: Individual deposits subject to check.182,648.86 Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days 4.214.40 Cashier's checks outstanding. 477.69 187,340.95 Time eleposits: Certificates of deposit due on or after 30 days.3,135.95 Deposits subject to 30 or more days' notice. . . 69,045.42 72,781.37 Notes and bills redlscounted. 10,000.00 Bills payable, including obligations representing mon? ey borrowed. 341,000.00 Total.$871,206.38 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, ss. I. Bernard Manning. Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to tbe best of my knowledge and belief. BERNARD MANNING, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2Tth day of January, 1915. It. L. Edmunds, Notary Public.Correct Attest: jr. P. BOOTH, HENRY P. MOSES, CHAS. L. CUTTINO, Directors. DEMAND "TEXACO" OILS ? GREASES - GASOLINE And your car will show its appreciation of your good judgment by giving better service. SUMTER MOTOR CO., PHONE 506 Dcn'i Forget io A<k for Trav I Si ps 116 S. MAIN ues. Mr. Tobacco Farmer, it is time you were getting busy and getting your crdtrs in for what Flues you will need. I have a large stock of Flues on hand at the following prices: 16 Foot Sets Complete. $12.50 18 Foot Sets Complete $13.50 20 foot Sets CsmpSete - - - - MM I will not open my shop until the first of April, but you can write me at Sumter and leave your orders. My shop is at the same old place as last year, at the Seaboard Depot. s \\T I mm <n* Slimtei\ I. King, s.c. Lumber, Linie, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors t<> Bootb-Herbi Live Stuck Co. ted Ci ntral i.umhtr Co. G?'o. F.rr<.-rsor\'s Old Stund Opp. Court Mouse ATLANTIC COAST PLANT CO., Wholesale Cabbage, Beets and Let luce Plants MAINE (HOV.N 5???n POTATOES. IR S ? C3BBIERS. NOULTON ROSE VARIETIES A S"1! Cl U1Y j i1 LECfCO UY AN I XPFRT $Wit ? POTATO PLANlS. ALL VAHI TIE'. SOMETHING FO? NOTHING. Vouhsu Inland, s C. Nov. IM4, To got started wit It you we nial?e yon t lie following uflTcr: r-?? n<i us t|.st for l.coo i F?o*i l*roof i-ahlmito PlnntK, Kr?*w.i ilia i*t*'*i air and will kIhimI fret'simc; grown from i in-iVIohniU'd 9vei\ of ltohrin:i Si S.mi and Thorliom A <"o.. and I will m*ihI you |.0.4H'ahha?r Pints additional 1*1? I * I ?'. and yon ran repeat l lie ??i ?I? i r\>? many 1 loaea ns you like, I will give you *mvial prWv?* on 1'otatn >???.??! and Potato Plaut? lator. We Waul tin accounts at close I nyrra, large an?1 small. Wecan aupply all, A Tl.W in ( .> \-T PLANT CO,