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Cbt <R>t;iitbm;w anil ,$outbroiL WMMMl Wednesday and Saturday. I -ET? (WKKN Pi HUSHING COMPANY. IUMTBR, 8. a r ??> II.It par annum?la advance, AdiiiilBBsaisrts: Oae Square first Insertion.$1.00 ?vary subsequent Insertion.10 Contracts (or taxes months, oi Vonger will be aiads at rsduced rates. Ail communications *hb h sub ssrvs private Interests will be chartsd (or ae sdvertissmsnta. Obituaries and tributes of respect srUl bs oharged (or. The Sumtsr Watobmsn was found el la lilt and the True Southron lu lift. Tbs Watchman and Southron Bow has tbs combined circulation end taflaaaoe s( both of the old papers, aad la msntfsstly tbs best advertising asadlem in Sumtsr. Weekly Weather forecast, j - Issued by the T. S. weather bureau, Washington. I>. C. for the week begin nloc Wednesday. May 21: Por South Atlantic and East Gulf States: Pair weather will prevail, except that occasional day thunder? storms sre probable In Florida pen? insula. Temperatures will be normal or slightly above. HARVEST IN THE SOITII. StMCKcMJoiiM for tlie Pro|>er llatidlliqc of Wheat and Oots?Cutting for Hay and Cutting for Grain. The department has sent out to Its agents throughout the South sugges- : Uons for the proper handling of wheat ; and oats in this region. Where it is l sxpected that the entire crop is to be t fed on the farm, and especially in \ neighborhoods where threshing ma- 1 chines are not readily available, It is < recommended that both the wheat and < oats should be either cut for hay or else tied Into medium-sized bundles I to bs fed in the straw. ] If intended for hay, both wheat and l oats should be cut when the grain va? ries from the "milk" to the very soft 1 dough stsgs. At this time the stalks < will be mostly green or Just beginning I to show signs of ripening below. Af- I tsr cutting they should be cured and 1 bandied exactly as any of the common > grass hays. Under favorable condl- 1 '?'?na the h<?y will then have a 'right, ereen color. If the cutting is delayed until the grain Is in tho full dough 1 stage the hay will be dry. hard, and 1 Bleached, and the feeding; value dl- ' mlnlshed. 1 It Is Intended to feed the grain In 1 the straw, tho cutting should be put 1 off until the grain has reached the hard dought stage and most of the ' stalks have taken on a yellow color. Fnder favorable weather con llthms the grain will cure sufficiently for 1 storage purposes In six or eight days if put up in carefully made round 1 shocks of nine bundles each. Includ? ing one cap bundle. Near tho coast, 1 where frequent rains aro to be expect? ed st this season, grain should be put In small shocks, containing only six bundles, and loft uncapped so that It will dry out quickly after a rain. It la unnecessary to tear down and spread thes* small shocks after rains, as it sometlmse is with larger ones. The bundlfn. of course, should be shock? ed immediately In order t>> avoid the possibility of loss from bad B*J nie | When the crop Is grown not for feeding purpose* hut for sale or for seed the cutting should be postponed ntill further until the grain has pass? ed the hard drought stage. If It is permitted to become dead ripe, how? ever, the quality Is not so good and the loss from .""battering considerable Where the self-binder can not be used the cutting may be done a little earlier than otherwlso. The grain shocked In the munner already men? tioned, should be b-.t in the field un? til It la thorouanly cured and then threshed without delsy If no thresh? ing machine 1? available at once, the grain should be either stacked or stored In a barn during the interval. ? ?n Ninall f;irms when- storage space is not abundant it will prohahly pay ^ the farmer to sell the grain as soon is It In threshed. Wtlb the exercise ? f a little cooperation be may arrange Mth the neighbor* to make up a suth dent quantity to ship out as a SB I ti id. If this Is done tho freight car can be oa'led direct from the farmers' wag? on. It is Important to remember, however, that the car should bo load rd without delay In order to avoid demurrage charge*. Wheat and oats should not '.. lo.tded Into the Maine cai union* It I* absolutely nocosary. Mix? ed shipments of this kind can n?>t ho hwndled to good advantage in tho mar Bet. In tho cn*e of oats It In also possi? ble to dispose advantageously of the crop by shipping It In hug* to grain hrokern Bf f.I dealer* in nearby IQSJSJSJI When this Is done, however, it Is of gre,?t importance to have the oats cleaned and of unllitrm duality. One hundred-pound bags are probably the most satisfactory. When those sre shipped Into another Stall the \ I'ederal law r?JUiftl that the net ht i>f grain in the bags he marked upon them. Kach bag should contain the (|uantlty indicated by the marks on the outside; that is. if the hags are marked "100 pounds" they should I'"ntaln 100 pounds of grain, actual weight. MM M) sl MTI0R M<>NEY IN SUM TKH. Mail Order Houses I'ay no License or Other Taxes. They Contribute Nothing to Ktuntcr'a Sup|M>rt, So Snys the Cham her of Coninicrcc. The man who makes his living in Sumter and sends his money off to a mail order house for Roods that can be purchased at home is helping to build up other communities at the expense of the purchaser's home town. Patronizing mail order houses Is ?ending your money ahead of your hoy and building up other distant cities that will appeal to your hoy when by patronizing home enterprise you help to build up a city that will furnish employment for your boy In his home town. Is It not much better to help your boys and girls and other Sumter boys and girls to make a living in Sumter by spending Sumter money in Sumter to help creato bigger business and methods of employment, than to help to make your boys and girls loave home because there Isn't sufllcient business to keep them here under the Influence of their fathers and mothers, and under the more wholesome homo Influences of their home town and churches? Charleston mercanticlc establish? ments" have entered into a compact whereby a jrreat many Charleston merchants will practice what they preach about "patronizing home en? terprises." They are to give Charles ion merchants, wholesale houses, fac? tories, Job work establishments, Char? leston men and women, and every Charleston enterprise and effort pref srence. Ksegdng our home raised boys and girls at femur by furnishing them em I i ymrnt, and keeping the boys and firls of ?umter county on the farm t'Ullds up home raided civic pride, home raised public spirit, it keeps up that family and community pride and Interest. Spending Sumter money in ihimter has something greater behind It than mere commercialism. It means keeping your boys and girls for yourselves, for your community. mm ?r.n* 0 dollar tn Chlcaeo, sY'v York, and other big < itiea you ire preparing the way for your boys ?nd fciris t-? ha e your home. Hoi]' to iieoj* our boys und girls in our home town to build up Sumter. These boys ind girls are too valuable and sacred to trade off to other communities. The mall order houses of Chicago, New York, and other distant cities do not pay one cent of license or other taxes to do business In Sumter. Mail order houses rent no stores or houses In Sumter, they give no Sumter men und women employment, they do not help to provide public schools, paved streets, water for drinking and for fighting fires, they don't contribute one cent towards keeping up the Sum? ter fire department, police force, or health department, they contribute not one cent to build and maintain our churches, Young Men's Christian Association, they have no stock in any Humter enterprise. Sumter's business establishments do all these things. They have to. Mail order houses give absolutely nothing to Sumter. Mail order houses in Chicago and New York do not pro? vide a single voter to help elect a Sumter county or Sumter city jofllcial to ofllcc. Sumter's mercantile houses do provide these voters. The mall order houses of distant cities don't even send a man or woman ?>n the road who might leave a dollar or two in Sumter hotels. They don't tVtl puTCkaSl their postage stamps in Sumtor. They give Sumter nothing that Sumter merehants give Sumter. Sumter's merchants and working men and women give liberally to every charitable, church, civic improve? ment, commercial or other effort. Therefore Sumter's business estab? lishments should have the first op? portunity to show you what they can sell you. If Sumter's business houses haven't what yott want they will order It tor you as cheap or cheaper than you e t u order It. A man is robbing himself, his wife Hid Children, ami his community, every time h?* needlessly semis a Sum? ter dollar out Of Sumter. He is de? priving his public schools, churches, and his county und municipal govern? ment or money th.it is needed every time lie .\.istes a Sumter dollar by aeodleeol) buying from mail order houses. This applies te every man and wo? rn in in Sumler county Keep Sumter county money in Sumter county as muck nnd us long as you can. Columbia, May II,?-Qov, Mannlnii and the State Itoard ?'f Charities made an Inspection of the state Hos? pltnl for the I neons today. They wer?? accompanied by tin- leglalative com mltee ami mipt Williame, Tonight the hoard a*lll ideel nn assistant see* i etary. si'MTER (orxTV FALL snow. rtlllbtC of Commerce Will Takt' Lead in Organizing tho Sumter County Poultry Association?What Hotly Has Done. This commercial organization was behind the movement for the Bumter Truckers' Association, the Sumter Live Stock Association, the Sumter To? bacco Warehouse Company, the Sum? ter Curb Market, and is working h^rd to have Sumter made one of the col? lecting and shipping points for the four cattle districts to be established in South Carolina by the United States Department of Agriculture. If the poultry association is formed and sufficient interest is manifested the Chamber of Commerce will take steps towards putting on a big poultry exhibit in this city next fall. In connection with this proposed poultry exhibit it is also proposed to have a combination agricultural and "made in Sumter" exhibit at the Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse. This warehouse is 100x200 feet and will house a very creditable exhibition of the agricultural, manufacturing, and domestic science activities of Sumtcre county. v The live stock association will he asked to participate also as there is ample room near the tobacco ware? house for a live stock exhibit. The nucleus of a county fair will be estab? lished by using the tobacco ware? house and the lots adjacent thereto for the county exhibition^ or "expo? sition' 'as our managing secretary pre? fers to call it. The Hoys' Corn, and the Girls' To? mato Clubs will be called upon to take part, and the domestic science depart? ments of the city and rural schools of Sumter county will be requested to participate too. Altogether speaking the proposed "Sumter County Expo? sition" looks good on paper and will look better, if it materializes. THE STREET PAYING PETITIONS. Meeting With Success In Circulation Among Free Holders. Secretary Reardon reports splendid progress with the petition he is cir? culating for freeholders to sign to or? der an election to decide the Issue Of $225,000.00 bonds for paving the streets and sidewalks under the abut? ting property taxation plan. The freeholders are signing very willingly, there being practically no opposition to the bond issue among '.he freeholders, that is comparing the| number who here signed to the von ?mall number who have declined to affix their signr.tures. j1 Judging from expressions of ap? proval from the hundreds of voters approached who are also freeholders, and from expressions from many voters who are not real estate own? ers, the secretary believes that the p oposed bond issue will be carried at the special election by an overwhelm? ing majority amounting to practical? ly a unanimous vote in favor of the abutting taxation plan of paving. It is very evident that the free? holders and voters, and taxpayers generally are very anxious to have the streets and sidewalks paved as soon as possible. Many think that the paving of Bumtcr*S streets and sidewalks will have a great tendency to increase the progress and prosperity of Sum? ter, and that the lack of decent side? walks in so many streets and por? tions of streets is a considerable draw? back to Sumter's progress. From a sanitary point of view the paving of Sumter's streets will mean much also. Muddy, foul smelling streets are not conducive to good health. When the streets are paved tho drainage will be greatly improv? ed, the value of the property on pav? ed streets will necessarily be greater, and tho general apearance of Sumter will be wonderfully improved upon. All of these benefits appeal very much to the average Sumter taxpayer and voter? The signing of the petition to order an election on tho abutting property taxation plan of street paving does not bind the signers to pave or be in favor of having their streets paved. Tile petition merely authorises the qualified voters, by a majority vote at the special election to say wheth? er those property owners who want their streets and sidewalks paved un? der this abutting property taxation plan?shall have the right to do so. There is absolutely nothing jom pulsory brought about by signing this petition. Unless a majority of the property owners on any block or entire street request their street or sldswalk paved under the abutting property taxation FOR BALE?Billion Dollar draw seed. Planted after oats will make two heavy cuttings of hay. Also make* good pasture. Feck enough to seed one ;u re. $4.00 per busheli R, P, QUIesple, Hartsvllle, s. C. DR. IIK.MSMI I II, OITOMETEHIST. is here every Saturday and Monday to examine eyes and lit glasses. Hlgbsmlth Optical Co., 106 West Hampton Ave, (linker's Old ln? Armary, plan the .sidewalks or streets will not be paved. By granting authority through tho signing of this petition to hohl an election, freeholders merely ^ive to those of their fellow citizens who wish to pave their sidewalks or streets the opportunity of doing so under the most equitable, democratic, and fair street paving method known to mod? ern municipal government. The long terms and easy payments given under the abutting property plan to those who pay one-third of the cost appeals to hundreds of prop? erty owners who realize that under no other plan will they have their sidewalks or streets paved, at least not for many years under present financial conditions'of the city govern? ment from ordinary revenues and tax? ation. Hie Clean up on Suits. Begin! tomorrow at Schwartz's. Se? lect from entire stock and pay just 1-2 price.?Advt. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally by Kniest Field, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 8 3-4. Strict Middling 8 5-8. Middling 8 1-2. Strict Low Middling 8. Low Middling 7 1-2. Staple Cotton, Nominal. New York Cotton Market. Opened. Close. January.9.83 ?.97 July.9.23 9.:: 7 October.9.60 9.72 December.9.80 9.9 1 Be Prompt Please! Our entire stock of coat suits, in Bilks and wool, go on sale tomorrow at 1-2 price. "NufC sed." Schwartz Bros.?Advt. Following the receipt of orders from Chief Sumter, the policemen made several attempts to each up with places which were violating the Sun? day closing ordinances, but only one violator was arrested. The coat suit sale at 1-2 price be? gins at Schwartz's tomorrow. 08 suits you'll have to pick from. Come early. 'Schwartz Bros.?Advt. The wheat crop is almost ready for harvest and the reapers and binders Mill be running next week The fe* water mills In the county equipped to make flour v ill toon be overrun With ''Off. DR. PHIFER,'" ? " Makes F ain Fly WA NTS TO SF.E YOU In Regard to Your Teeth BY MY PAINLESS METHODS I HAVE FOREVER REMOVED THE OREAD OF THE DENTAL CHAIR, DO YOU KNOW THE SERIOUSNESS OF ACHING TEETH, DECAYING TEETH, ABSCESSED TEETH UPON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM? Many of the ills of lifo are caused from had tooth. WHY DELAY? I can put your teeth in perfect condition at small cost . For the next 15 day*, to introduce our work in sum. tor, we will do work at the following prices: $15 00 GOLD DUST RUBBER PLATE.$7.00 $10.00 MAROON RUBBER PLATES.$5.00 BRIDGE WORK.S5.00 Per Tooth Our Gold Dust Rubber Plates are the lightest, most Sanitary, most Durable plates known, i [filng in i .Klil. Silver, Cement, 50 cents up. This is ait opportunity to get your teeth put in proper condition at prices that are within the reach of all. I use only the BEST MATERIAL and guarantee* to satisfy. All work done absolutely without pain. Chane see your yourself and Ik* convinced. Bring this Ad with you it is worth $i.oo on your dental work. Our Motto: Your Money's Worth or Your Money Ruck. Dr. N. G. Osteen, Jr. Dental Office, PHONE 30 18 W. LIBERTY STREET PALM BEACH SUITS T I HE Palm Beach Suit is the coolest of cool Suits. A modern creation but a Suit that is meeting with universal favor for extreme hot weather. <I The fabric is a mixture of Linen and Mohair and the Suits are well Tailored in the lightest possible manner. Coats of regular cut or made in Norfolk style. The Trousers have cuff bottoms and belt Straps. $6.50 $7.50 to $8.50 Take a look at these comfortable, ideal hot weather suits. A great many patterns to select from. D. J. Chandler Clothing' Co. THE Telephone 166 North Main Street