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C||t$8atc{jman ai? .?outbron. PnbUalied Wednesday and Saturday. ?BY? OfiTTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY. ?UMTBR, 8. a Terms: 11.to per Annum?In advance. Advertisement*: One Square first Insertion.$1.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.(0 Contracts for three months, ot longer will be made at reduced rates. aii communications which sub esrvs privets Interests will bs charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect ferlll be o bar fed for. The Sumter Watchman was fouud sd In 1110 and ths True Southron in AI ft. The Watchman and 8outhron now has ths combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, r nd is manifestly the best advertising medium la Buinter. We note that sonic <>r out- ex cbanges. In commenting on the com? pulsory school attendance law, as? sume that their own communities do not stand in especial need of the law and take the position that there is no use In making the effort to have the law put Into operation In the districts that have adequate school facilities. This la a mistaken view to take of this important matter; there is not a tOWO, city or rural school district in the State In which the percentage of il? literacy is not too high. The towns, cities and rural school districts that have the best schools and best edu? cational facilities aro the ones that should take the lead In enforcing the school attendance law. A school cen? sus will prove conclusively, we feel si:tf?, that there are in every town many children of school age who are growing up in ignorance through the Indifference and neglect of their par? ents. There I? no valid excuse for this state of affairs and the law enact? ed by the legislature is the remedy. Wherever the facilities are adequate all children of school age should be required to attend school regularly. It la In such communities that the tight against Ignorance and indiffer esce Is JLo he made and won before the baclgward section can bs reclaim? ed. If these communities do not take the lead In the work of wiping out illiteracy and prove that compulsory school attendance can be enforced an ! that the reaults are beneficial, it is useless to hope for the adoption of tho system in sections where thero is now so little Interest in education that there are few schools end a high per? centage of illiteracy. When compul? sory school attendance shall have been successfully and effectively en? forced In one or more districts In every county for a period sufficiently long for the beneflclil results to show for themselves the foundation will have been laid for a State-wide compulsory education law. see There is a Joker in the compulsory school attendance law. according to Mr. WWW E. Ravenel, a member of tho gpartanburg bar. One section of the law provides that tie elections to put the law Into effect shall be held on the second Tuesday In June. 1915, and on the SSjejeajd Tuesday in June of succeeding years, while another sec? tion makes the law effective July 1st. 1915. As Mr. Ravenel interprets the law no election to put the provisions of the law into effect enn be held legally until the second Tuesday of June 1916. His construction of the law may be correct, but It is a ques? tion for the lawyers and the court to decide It is geeelhli t< hold UM view that tie- eteeUeoal gsty he hei * on the second Tuesday In June, 1915, in anticipation of the law going Into affect July 1st. since the law directs that the elections be held on that particular date. see The article that made Milwaukee famous Is up against prohibition in its own State. see Fifty-seven thousand women voter* of Chicago cast their ballots for the "wide open town" candidate for may? or and he won the nomination. Hla opponent received only thlrtv-six thou? sand women votes. A suffragist ex? planation of this outcome would be interesting. ess l.oM Km-hener announced months sgo that the war would really begin May 1st when the English army would be ready. Cut rinee Germany has thrown g cordon of submarines around England how is l#ord Kitch? ener to move his great army a er 04 the channel into France ' If Ger? many < in m imtaln the blockade F.ng land may yet < starved out and France overrun. The end of the war Is by no means In sight S * S South I'arollmi addition to the financial troubles resulting from the war has a prohibition campaign ami election to foe this year Tin gsjal lature could ha\e saved us the nuisance of an nnneeessui v campaign, the result of which is a forgone con? clusion . by enacting a State-wide law. which the number* of the lugMa turo well knew a large majority of the people of the State dcmaml. ? es Italy is still hard at work getting her army in readiness for war and Is spending millions of dollars in the process, but no one knows on which sid.> the Italians will tight If they ultimately take a hand in the con? flict. It is the opinion of military ?SP?TtS, however, that Italy now holds tlif balance of power in Europe and that the side that she espouses will win. It is for this reason that there, is great uneasiness in Herlin con? cerning the attitude of Italy. I ? I ' The reduction of letter postage from two to one cent is being agitat? ed again with considerable vigor. This is no time to create a deficit in postothee department und every rea? sonable person will admit that the letter postage is cheap at the present rate. It has occurred to us that the government could not adopt a fairer or easier plan for raising the money nein ed to make up the shrinkage of n w nues caused by the war than by increasing the letter postage to three cents. As a war tax an increase in the postage rate on letters would be as fair and reasonable a proposition as any of the special taxes levlied by the emergency measure enacted last fall. Win I* Christ the Foundation of F.\ery True Life? The human family is God s cre? ation. The whole thought of God was to have man like himself. It is said he made man in his own image. He made paradise the home for his creation, but Satan came in and be? guiled the woman a^d man fell from his holy state. It was God's plan to win man back to his home, to this beautiful Eden the home of the blc.it. The whole world of man is included in this warm, eager search, everything is bent to this end. When Eden's tragedy came so early to darken the pages? of human life, the passion of God reached out to? ward fallen men. God's heart is a passion of love. He robbed heaven of Its brightest Jewel, and sent his own son to shed his blood for the remis? sion of sin, "that whosoever believeth on him should have everlasting life." The spiritual never dying life. To live forever in heaven where he has pre? pared so many homos for us. Christ has wrought out tris salva? tion for those who believe, love and serve him, and that is why Christ is the foundation of every true life. God gave his son as a ransom for many. Everything that counts for any? thing in this life, must be built on a true foundation and no greater foun? dation is laid than that of Jesus Christ; Christ In the soul brings out all the beautliul virtues in a life. We look at a tree and admire its beauty, but the real life is hidden in the roots and we so often wonder why some people are so happy and when we stop to think it is not we ourselves that make our true happi? ness it is Christ the foundation of r every life. Wo take a life that has not Christ for its foundation it is sure to fall. That life may prosper in a worldly sense, hut if their religion is not of Christ it will all come to naught. Man proposes, hut God disposes. Seek ye tlrst the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness. 1 daro not trust the sweetest frame hut wholly lean on Jesus name." A. L. B. l>r. Fpps F.xprcsses Ills Thanks. Hdltor The Dally item. With vour kird permission I would HUe to extend sincere thanks to all IhoSS ah? aided |g making a success eC tho proMminury prohibition can p.i'.gn in Sumter county. Though thefS are others who have assisted, e/e are eepoclalty indebted to the fnt? lowing. The newspapers of Sumter l.?r tneir unfailing c uirtesy in printiuu Various notices and accounts of the work; Manager Rettenberg lor the use of the opera bouse; the speakers, Chairman, and ushers at the mass meeting;; those who circulated the pe? titions, and the numerous voters who sinned them so readily; and, last, but uoi least, those who aided in a finan? cial way. Although the legislature, both house and senate, passed by over? whelming majorities the bills calling for an election on prohibition ner.t September, and giving us the benol't of the Webt? law, the prohibition light is only weil begun. According t?? ill Indications, prohibition will win by a large majority, but, still, we cannot ? ike a nap. for the llqUOT in? terests ate wide-awake and will not allow South Carolina to pass over int? the dry column without s struggl ? Carl i'. Kpps, Committee man for sumter County Punster, reb. im:.. Marriage LsOCWSe ItCYOfVt, a license le marrj bus been grant ed Fred Davis and Maltis Williams u Ma> SCI ille. Small Grains and Alfalfa for Hogs. The irowinR of swine and the pro? duction Of pork arc industries that to? day are claiming Increasing attention throughout the Northwest. Experi? ment! with grains which may take the place of corn for feeding purposes are of the greatest interest to farmers in this region, because the small grams are often grown in abundance and form the basis of all rations. A great amount of wheat, barley, and rye is fed in the form of mill products, ami I is of course ground. In common prac? tice, also, these grains are ground more generally than corn, as they are usually much harder. The greater liability of these small grains to pass through the animal undigested shows the correctness of such pactice. Host Results with Wheat. Chief among the small grains is wheat, and it appears to be the food best adapted for long-continued hog feeding. The advisability of feeding wheat or any other grain, however depends upon market prices and econ? omic conditions. It could hardly be regarded as economical to use wheat as stock feed at the high prices now prevailing. A bushel of wheat prop? erly fed to reasonably well-bred hogs should produce approximately 13 pounds of gain in weight. The re? sults of a number of feeding tests show that there is comparatiely lit? tle difference in feeding value between wheat and corn for swine. In comparing various rations In which codi, wheat, and rye were fed alone or in combination with each other, it was found that dry, ground wheat gave the greatest returns and required the least amount of grain to make 100 pounds of gain. Wheat should be ground and mixed with :;ome supplement, such as tankage, peas, or soy-bean meal. The results obtained from a number of tests have proved this to be a good practice. Parley Produces Best Pork. In Great Britain and northern Eu? rope barley takes the place of corn for pork production, leading all grains in producing pork of fine quality, both as to hardness and flavor. Con? siderable study in the United States has been made of the value of barley as pig feed, and the results have shown that it compares very favor? ably with corn, but has a feeding val? ue somewhat below that of wheat. What this grain may lack in feeding value, however, it more than supplies in its effect on the carcass. As a high? grade pig feed it far surpasses any other grain, and this fact makes pos? sible the production of pork of the first quality in regions where barley is produced abundantly. Ground or rolled barley is best fed in combina? tion with wheat middlings, skim milk, roots, alfalfa, etc. Value of Itye. Rye meal ranks a little below corn and about equal to barley meal as a feed for swine. Rye produces satis? factory pork, especially when it is fed with other grains. It is an extremely heavy, concentrated feed and will usu? ally give best results when fed not to exceed one-third of a ration. In many sections rye is much esteemed as pas? ture, especially where the soils are rather light, and in such instances ' hogging off" prove?, profitable. Alfalfu Pasture und Hay. Since economical pork production depends largely upon the consumption uf a great deal of cheaply grown feed, the pasture should bo managed so that the forage produced will be clean, tender, and palatable. Many success? ful hog raisers prefer to use such crops SS alfalfa and clover for both pas? ture and hay at the same time. The number of hogs generally turned into a field is so limited that the usual i rope of hay are made. The newer Irrigated sections have [thousands' of acres in alfalfa which may be utilized to great advantage by pasturing with hogs. Alfalfa, while adapted to the same teritory as clover, has a much wider range of j usefulness, for it succeeds with less j rainfall and on lighter soils than clover. Where the land is to be used continuously for hog pasture for a I numbers of years, alfalfa easily star.ds I first, An acre of alfalfa will keep from 16 to 20 pigs during the summer and with grain in addition will makvj very profitable gains and a high qual? ity of pork. Alfalfa hay is often used for feeding to hogs in the dry lot. It may be fed Whole, chopped, or ground. The re? sults of live years' work at the Ne? braska station Indicate that for fatten? ing hogs the way to feed alfalfa hay most satisfactorily is without grinding or chopping, While the cost of pro? ducing pork may be reduced material? ly by the use ..! alfalfa hay, or alfalfa pasture, it is desirable to feed grain or other concentrated feed in addition. Alfalfa is too one-sided for a ration unless supplemented with grain. Ma? ture hogs, however arc maintained in apparently satisfactory condition on alfalfa alone, \m< unt of Grain Pod with Pasture. lioj^ growers differ unite widely re? garding the quantity of grain that should lie fed while on pasture. Some feed a lull grain ration; that is. all the lu?g will Consume, Others fetal a me Idlum ration, one that is equal to about 2 to 3 per cent of the live weight of the hog. Still others prefer a light ration, one that is equal to about 1 per cent, of the live weight of the hog. No definite rule can be laid down, as the amount of grain which should be fed with green pasture depends upon (1) the price of the grain. (2) the amount and quality of the pasture, and (:?) the age at which the hogs are to be marketed. However, the feed? ing of 2 pounds of grain per day for each 100 pounds of live weight will usually give satisfactory results. When the supplemental grain ration is expensive there is great temptation to place the hogs upon an exclusive pasture ration. This seldom pays, be? cause it takes as much concentrated feed in the end, and sometimes more, to fit hogs for market which have been on a pasture diet as is required for hogs fed grain while on pasture; however, mature breeding stock, or hogs which are nearly grown, can bo carried on good pasture until cheap concentrated fed can be supplied. Hogs feeding- upon alfalfa require slightly less concentrated feed tlian when grazing upon nonleguminous pasture. When a farmer has more hogs than his pasture is capable of supporting, it will bo more economi? cal to feed a full grain ration, for the more grain a hog consumes the less he will feed upon the pasture. To finish hogs for market when 7 to 9 months old it is necessary to give them about all the feed they will con? sume in addition to pasture in order to make them reach the weight de? manded by the market, 170 to 225 pounds. Hogs that are to be marketed when 10 to 12 months old can be maintain? ed on pasture combined with a light grain ration during the grazing season and fattened later. Slow daily gains will result, but most of the growth will be made from cheaply grown for? age. Croi>s for Hogging Off. In the regions where the small grains and alfalfa flourish it is also possible to provide crops that may be hogged off during several months of the busy season. The crops general? ly used for this purpose are wheat, field peas, corn, and barley. By sup? plementing well-managed ppsture with the proper grain rations and utilizing the ability of the hog to harvest grain crops for himself, the average cost of producing pork in the Northwestern States may be materially reduced. Who Are We? We are we, The Battery, Sumter S. C.?Advt. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Office of Comptroller of the Currency. NO. 10670. Washington, D. C, Dec. 23, 1914. Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to tho undersigned, it has been made to appear that "The Nat? ional Bank of Sumter ' J . the City of Sumter, in tho 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 fcjsincss of banking; Now Therefore, I, John Skelton Williams, Comptroller of the Cur ency, do hereby certify that "The National Bank of Sumter" in the City Of Sumter, in the County of Sumter and State of South Carolina, is au? thorized to commence business of banking as provided in Section Fifty one Hundred and Sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Conversion of Tho Bank of Sumter, fc'outh Carolina. In Testimony Whereof witness my hand and seal of office this twenty third day of December, 1914. (Sigi. Hi) 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 1, John Skelton Wil? liams, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that "The National Bank of South Carolina of Sumter," in the City of Sunder, 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. Conversion of The Bank of South Carolina, Sumter, S. C. In testimony whereof witness my hand and seal of ofliee tlds fifth day of December, 1914, JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS, Comptroller of the Curency. (Seal.) 6% LOANS. The Equitable Life of New York is now mak? ing loans on Residence Property in the City of Sumter. under the Home Purchase Plan At Six Per Gent==Simple Interest. Loans made for a period of ten years, princi? pal and interest repaid in monthly instalments. For full information write or see i! S. L. RODDEY. REPRESENTATIVE. 1 E *p It seems now as everything in the provis? ion line is going to be high this Spring. We are in hearty sympathy with the "Live at Home" movement that is sweeping the country. We believe a good garden will very materially re? duce your living expenses. Irish Potatoes On your table three times a day will save you many barrels of flour. To have enough to eat and some to sell depends on the seed you se? lect. To plant our carefully selected Irish Cobbler and Red Bliss Will help you forget the war. You can't plant too many. O'Donnell & Co. From Feb. l^t to March lsl: we will sell the following goods at prices shown f. o. b. Columbia, provided money is sent with order :? IRON-all sizes?2c. per lb. base. GENUINE ST1LLSON WRENCHES as follows:?6 in. 50c< 8 in. 50c; 10 in. 60c; 14 in. 75c; 18 in. $i.00; 24 in. $1.50. COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO., t23Wl:S?\SMBrAA,sss?REET' Tobacco Flues, Mr. Tobacco Farmer, it is time you were * getting busy and getting your orders 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 Complete - - - - $14.00 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. R. H. King, src