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? |}t8?tatc|jmun aifi *outj)rou Publi*lie?l Wrdiiemtay and Salurduj ?BT? OeTTEEX PrilLISIUNCi COMC-LW IMIW 9TUMTHJR, a C ll.lt peg annum?In advance. One Square gggfl lnsertioa.91.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.6t Contracts for three mon ts, 01 fenger will be mads at reduceu rates. All communications which sub? serve private interests will be ehergee ss advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of rsspec. srtll be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found - sd in 1110 and the True Southron b 1190. The Watchman and Southron ss>w has the combined circulation ano Influence of both of the old papers and Is manifestly the best advertising gasdtnm in 8u inter. Hon. Joseph T. Johnson of s^i- tan burg, for several terms a member of congress, has been \> > n i m e m h d for appointment as Judge of the Western district and will undoubtedly re? ceive the appointment. Mr. Johnsou was re-elected last fall to serve MM sr two-year term In congress, begin? ning March 4th. 1915. and his ac? ceptance of the Judgeship will neces? sitate a special election in bis district to name his success.?r. Th,s election will cost a considerable sum of mon? ey, which the people will have to pay. If Mr. JSjSBSSSSg Is not appoint? ed and the Judgeihlp Is given to aorrs other competent lawyer, no election will be necessary and the ?fate will be relieved of the hen expense of the special election. The people voted for Mr. Johnson In good faith, expecting him to serve out the full term, unless pro\ uhmtlally re? moved. If It had been known that he would resign to accept a better job before his term began, few people would have voted for blm and a gengresamun who would have stuck on the job would have been chosen. In the circumstances It would be a fair proposition for Mr. Johnson to pay the expenses of the special con? gressional election. If he prefers tho Judgeship to the job as congressman that the peopie of his district gave him at his urgent solicitation. There should be some provision in law to care for cases of this sort. When a office-seeker is elected to a position he should be required to serve out the term, unless removed by provi? dential causes, or If he resigns for purely personal reasons to accept a better Job, he should be required to Indemnify the State for the expenses of the election to select his suc? cessor. A public office should not be made the stepping stone to a better paying job at the expenses of the public. see The French have seiied and con? fiscated the Dacla. the former Ger? man steamship, which was Interned at Gah'eston at the outbreak of tie war and subsequently purchased kg an American citlxen of German an tecedents and transferred to American registry. All the circumstances con? nected with the purchase and change of registry of Dnotg and her dispatch to "Europe with a cargo of cotton for Germany lead to the conclusion that the whole affair was a frame-up to make a test case to settle the status of Interned German vessels. The ca*e has now pn.v d Into the hands of the Officials of the United States imvern ment for settlement with the French government. Tin ostensible owner of the Daria sueree led admirably in making a test case und If It was his own money that he paid for the Pa? cta he paid a big price to satisfy his curiosity. He may feel that the mon? ey was well spent. If the Pacta case results In serious friction between th? United States and France. 1 III W UV IM PAKTMI .XT. Office of Comptroller of tho Currency. NO. 10670. Washington D. C. Dec. 23, ldll Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to tho undersigned, It has been made to appear that "Tho Nat? ional P. mk of Sunder" In tho City of s.imter, in the county of Sumter and Bute of South Carolina, has complied with all the provisions of tho Statutes of the United States, required to bo compiled with before an association shall be authorised to commence tho business of banking; Now Therefore. I. John Skelton Williams. Comptroller of the Cur ency. do hereby certify that 'Tho \atlonal Hank of Sumter" in the City cf Sumter. in the County ?>f Sumter end State of South Carolina. Is au? thorised to commence bu.'lness of 1. inking as provided in Seeth.n Flftv cne Hundred ami Sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Conversion of The hank of Sumter. south Carolina. In Testiuumv Whereof witness my Jiand and seal g| office this twonty tblrd dsy of December, 1914. (Signed) Jno Skelton Williams, Comptroller of the Currency. (Seel) FIRE SATURDAY NIGHT. iuim>i\<; o\ HAMPTON ayt; IUI Dl sTItOYID, HI T AD .lAi 1 :nt pkopi :ht y \v\s SAVED, L<xs l.stimatoo at Aliout ?2.."?00 with Insurance of si,:.ih? on shop uiul slight Damage to Residence ? Several Automobiles llurncd. Fire at about 7.30 o'clock Saturday evening destroyed a building on the corner of Hampton Avenue and Sum? ter street which was need by the D, C. Shaw company as an automobile garage and repair shop. At the time that the place caught tire, there were six or seven cars and a number of horses and mules in the building. The stork was moved out, but several of the cars were burned and a quantity of automobile supplies. Mr. Shau stated this morning that he estimate 1 his loss at about $2,500 with insur? ance of $1,500 on the automobil - and supplies. He also had insur? ance of $1,000 on the building, which was practically destroyed. The cause of the fire is not known as there was no Are in the shop at tin time. It is supposed, however, that it caught from a spark from the chim? ney of the adjoining residence, the wind being from that direction. The residence, which was owned by Par? ry Moses. Jr., was damaged on one side to a considerable extent, the loss being covered by insurance on the building. There seems to have been some de? lay in the sounding of the fire alarm and this gave the fire a big start, tho whole building being In a blaze when 1 the alarm rang. It was by excellent work that the Are department saved the adjacent residence and buildings across the street, which caught from the heat but were extinguished. The firemen did some fine work. Another alarm came from the same fire later on in the evening, a blaze having started up again, but this tire a.i lily extinguished. REVluHUBB show INCREASE. Washington, March 6.?Govern? ment revenues have begun to show slight increase, due largely to the usu? al spring import business with con? sequent enlarged receipts from cus? toms. The treasury deficit, which a few weeks ago was in the neighbor? hood of $85,000,000, has fallen to about $80,000.000, and In the next few months there may be a further reduc? tion. Although treasury officials are loath to make any predictions when such unusual conditions prevail, the experiene of years has taught them to figure on 'ncreased receipts from customs from about March 1 until the end of the fiscal year in June. If the j increase is sufficient to keep the pres- J ent deficit at a standstill the income j may possibly wipe it out entirely. The time for making income tax return has expired, but it will be weeks he fore treasury officials are able to esti? mate how the tax is to act as a reve? nue producer this year. Secretary McAdoo has estimated that about $80.000,000 would bo re- j ceived from this source, but condi? tions have changed materially since his estimate was made. So far the emergency tax law has faib d to live up to expectations and the postoffice department is running behind its usual business. Calcula? tions made at the dlreetion of Mr. M< - AdOQ of revenue and expenses have differed widely at different times. The question of issuing Panama bond has not been decided upon, but it is thought tbat if there is ;i deficit Mr. fcft tdOO will not hesitate to use hH authority to put out such an issue. Honor ItUM for Providence School. First tirade. Fre.l Ho,lgo. AI i \ i i i lodge, l'v? l\ n Hodge, 11 i sk? l Hodge. 1 by ward Osteon. \dwinced First tirade, (laynell Davis, BscossJ (?ratio. Wylle Davis, l'inokney < >steon. Third tirade. Susi,. May Hodge, Transit Hodge, Fourth tirade. J. Ti Bfeejdoa, Kay llodge. SUth tirade. Qreee Hodge, buejle Hodge, Alma I lateen, Retha Hodge. Ninth tirade. Finest Ard. Tenth tirade. I Hudle Hodge, Marriage License Itceoid. A license to marry has been grant? ed Mr. c. 1, Oalllard of Bauteil and Miss Helle Yates of Providern ??. Ucineei to marry have also been granted Crown Williams, gnd Mi? - d<- Moody, Horatio; Willie Peterson and laiia Davis, Mayesvllle; Ned MUon and Alice Curtis, Dorden, An Imprint. There lies on your life the imprint of a ha ml. Door friend, you know whose it is! it has guided and led you through all the years, Of trial, of sorrow, perplexity, cares. What your life is today you owe to that hand. Your heart "swells with pride" at the name. On "the narrow way" it leads many day after day. The troubled, the oppressed, the sin? ful and they That are seeking "the Shepherd's fold." oh, the beautiful hands that reach down to lift The unfortunate ones on the way! Oh, the tired hands worn out in this service that will hold The golden crown "on that day!" Oh. the hands that rock cradles, Oh, the hands that have toiled, oh, the hands that are bony and horned, Oh, the dimpled white hands in ruf? fles of lace? j They can all do service for God! A child's hand may give a cup of cold water. That can become a "living stream." A hand, black or white, can point to' the Savior. To the One who died for men! To impress other lives should be our aim? > Hearts are as plastic as clay! Let us stretch willing hands to any in need, For the world Is in need, today. Sumter, S. C. N. M T, I l>aily Directions for Carl in ir Chickens. Rock Hill, March 4.?The follow? ing directions are given by E. A. Kimball, in charge of the Winthrop College poultry plant: Give fresh water da?y. emptying out old, and add a pinch (enough to color water) of potassium perman? ganate in pail. Refill at noon if nec? essary. Clean droppings daily if weather is warm. Take care in entering pens not to frighten the birds. Scatter grain in litter twice a day. Feed sparingly of green cut bone at noon. Cutter must be carefully cleaned after every cutting. (Very important.) Watch dry mash hoppers and refill when necessary. Pick up eggs at r < I mark on end with date; and turn once a day ' night, lie very careful in handling of I eggs; watch out for cold weather to protect eggs. Lock up houses at night and see that all birds are in. Let birds out, that have runs, I dally, except when raining. Watch out daily for sickness and j isolate any suspected bird. I Fce'd bread at noon by soaking In water; add enough dry mash to mak i crumbly, and feed In troughs daily, very sparingly. ! Don't overfeed. Because it means death. I Be regular and try to be system? atic in chicken work. COTTON VARIETY TESTS, There Is a Wide Difference Between the Best and Poorest Cottons. The cotton variety tests ior the year 1119 at the test plats of the Georgia State College of Agriculture show re? sults that should interest the cotton grower. Thirty-one varieties were grown and the results estimating the value of the cotton at 19 cents per pound and the seed at $l's per ton In gross revenue, are as follows: Poulnot ? ^12C.T0. Brown's No. 1# $m.70; j Cook's Imperial, $104.90; Butt's Im? perial, $104. GO; Brown's Wonder, s 104.10; Cleveland's Big Boll, $99.99; Langford's Imperial, $98.35; Triumph's Big Boll, $9?;.25; Long Shank, $95.40; Broadwell, $93.35; Christopher, $91.90; Williams, $89.90; Jtowden, $88.70; Money Maker. $ss; diclo Sam, 987.35; Cleveland, $85.40; Hlte's Early, 186.80; Jackson Limbless, $82.55; Rexall, $79.Sit; Texas Burr, $79.40; Money Marker (seed from a different grower from one mentioned above), $78; Culnepper, $76.70; Bramlett's, $75.50; Llverly s Early, $76.45; Cli? max. $78.20; Peterkln, $69.90; Cur? tis, $61.96.?Progressive Farmer. Poulnol cotton is a limby. vigorous growing, big boll variety, fruiting heavily; the bolls forming very close together. Fntirely free from all plant diseases In our crop of 1914, Our seed were obtained direct from Ath? ens, (la., for 191 i crop. A limited amount of seed for sale $1,00 per j bushel P, o. is. Sunder. (J, p. I Isteen Co.?Advt. Warrensburgi March 6,?Every building of the Mlsourl Normal school, excepi dockery gymnasium was burned today. The loss is a half i million. N! G 39 SOUTH MAIN STREET I ..OF.. 1 39 SOUTH MAfN STREET OUR c motto IS THE ^0TFXTK>S 1 THURSDAY, MARCH 18th, 19.15 Lec County Assessors? Columbia) March 1.?Gov. Manning ha? appointed the following- town? ship assessors for Lee county Bishopvllle?J. P. Kilgore, it. W. McCutchen, W. R. Kennington. Cyprem?W. J. Du I Jose, J. Wallace Davis, L. R. Parnell. Ionia?E. P. Rodgers, J. W. Davis, F. J. Boy kin. Eynchburg--J. D. Clark, P. W. Frierson, W. W. Player. Mechanicsville?x. s. McLeod, J. P. Wilson, Jr.. 11. L. Skinner. Mount Clio?F. a. Atkinson, J. J. Shaw. R. F. Smith. Spring Hill?J. V/. lac. T. M. Han? cock, L. S. Vinson. St. Charles? D. L. Shaw, E. C. Mc? Coy, E. L. Cooper. Stokes Bridge?J. J. Fields, T. W. Folsom, E. H. Hearon. Turkey Creek?Geo. M. Hall, E. S. Newsom, L, S. Holland. Also the following appointments: W. B. Turner, township assessor j for Silverton township, Aiken coun ty, vice H. M. Cassels. Luther Shellhouse, township as? sessor for Windsor township, Aiken county, vice Henry Shellhouse. Real Estate Transfers. A transfer o'. real estate has been recorded from BID ? Howell to M. An? na Epperson, lot on Walker avenu< , $50.00. WANTED?To buy six purebred i i I ington pullets. Must be Address, giving price ption to "Buyer," care Daily Item? POVLNOT COTTON SEED?A limby, vigorous-growing, big boll variety, fruiting heavily; the bolls forming very close together. Stood first in production and value of crop in test of thirty-one varieties at Georgia's State Agricultural College in 1913. Seed obtained by us direct from Georgia for our 1914 crop. En? tirely free from all plant diseases In our crop of 10M. A limited amount of seed for sale at $1.00 per bushel F. O. B. Sumter. Cash with order. C. P. Osteen Co. - SEED COHN?Improved varieties. Seven Ear, a very prolific variety, j having from 1 to 0 cars to stalk. The X. C. Agricultural Depart? ment 1912 report state! this corn made highest yield of all va? rieties tested. $3 bushel. $1 peck. I Williamson, grown from Coker'fl Pedigreed seed, $2.00 bushel. Cash with order. C. P. Osteen Co., Sum ! tcr, S. C. ; Vulcanizing > Our Tire Repair Service embodies ( Everything from a simple puncture to I perfectly remedying the most serious cut or blowout In cas'ng or tube. I a-l equipment plus A? materials with exacting, e.rpert care in every de? tail insuro you Promptness, Service and Satisfaction. Here you will find a Tiro Repair Plant equipped with every Modern Steam Vulcanizing apparatus. Columbia Vulcanizing Works 1121! Lady St. Phono 1711 I TrffiBAILm.EBBYCa ^A ROOF//V& CHARLESTON, S.C. J. Sumter Moore Cotton LONG STAPLE EXCLUSIVELY 1218 Washington St. Phone 585 COLUMBIA, S. C. Would advise planting a few acres from select seed. ?L -?fe#PJ i:) M i only wheH converter ,/Mi/into dollars Iii / ? ;.-*5 ? by useful/ effort: and? part of the^ 11 Smm the Bank ^?K&?J! '?I money put; 0 6?'>6-?? 8 1 1f We extend a welcome to^every man who works hard for his money *to come in and learn the many advant? ages behind a banking connection. H We want such men to make this Bank their Bank and you can easily do it if you will save just a little of what you earn. Don't be backward about coming in with a small begin? ning. $1.00 starts you. ''4 PER CENT INTEREST ON SAVINGS' I The National Bank of Sumter s ESTABLISHED 1839 ???????????Mi f X s rme To have good intentions about saving?but good in? tentions only, won't get you anywhere. Begin the actual practice of saving to-day at I The Peoples Bank. Save That Extra Dollar If your wages wore rut ono dollar a week you would manage to J ?ci along all right; nor would you miss the extra dollar you so of ton have lefl over. SAVE THE EXTRA oai.iah. Start nutting your money in y ir Savings de|>artmenl and plan to wive a certain amount out of it every week s wages, . ? Don't discourage yourself with the thought that savins is a |J hards)lip, for it Is easy efter you once get started. y Wo pay l |ier cent interest, compounded quarterly on savings j? J DEPOSITS. i* I The Commercial & Savings Bank, :: GEO. D. SHORE, J. K. CR05SWELL, R. A. BRADHAM, President. Vice-Prcs. Cashier. jj ^????????^^???????t ???????????????? Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors n> llooth-Hsrfoy i (vr Stock Co. und Central Lumber Co. Geo. Epperson';, Old Siivrul Opp. Court House