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Pahltshsd Wednesday and Saturday I_ ?BT? HHHH pniiiimii.xi comp ant. ? iumtkr, a a Term-: IMi Psr annum?In advsnc.. IL 4 , *4 _ ? ilMltJMIIIWtti: fHu eVjunre flm insertion.fl.OO arvesT subsequent insertion.10 Contract* for three months* or aaaet will be made at reduced rate?. All eommunlcatlona which aub eerprivate interests will be charged Age an advertisement*. Oattusrlse and trlbotee of respect ?rill so charged for. The Sumter Watchman was foaod 01 In 1110 and the True Southron In Ilia. The Watchman and Southron now has the eombloed circulation and ftainsnes of both of the old papers, uael Is manifestly the best advertising seedless la Sum tar. PltaloViit \\ 11 "ii on National BcfciiM The SjBjn??unccincnt from Cornish, N. II.. In yesterday's Sun that the presi? dent "Is planning to make national dwfcaes one of the principal subjects In his next message to congress'' has a semi-official sound and suggests even eases than it says. In his last mes? sage to congress, wide indorsing rea? sonable measures of national prepara tiea, the president protested against turning the I'nited States into a vast military camp In doing so he express? ed1 faithfully the sentiment of the OOaatry at that time, and his policy represented all that seemed necessary then to national safety. Hut we. as well aa the rest of the world, have lived about twenty years since hut December. We had not then fully measured the meaning of tin- Kuro pean contltct. nor Its possible conse? quences to ourselves. As it has gone on. month after month, its spirit and ?lanlflcance have developed more Clearly, and most of us are now ot glnnlng^to see that we are interested In It not only commercially and sen? timentally, but vitally as possible bel Maerents sooner or later. Bven If we are able to avoid being drawn Into the present war by the suc? tion of the great struggle. It Is mani? fest that we must be prepared for what an sogry future may bring forth. No matter how the war mav end. it will ieav? iv inv 1 ' ? . .. i ternaiion.il ?oll. many dd score? un SSttlsil. m.ti.y new scores to l#e fSCK on?*l yrith. Art. r th^ -rur. what ' Weil, aitiuMti j ti*..^ i?ui.. w.eraal peace. Mr. Wilson is one of our few public men who Is not afraid to change his mind, and who Is not afraid to admit that he has changed his mind. We have all changed our minds in the last eight or ten months because we real? ise that we confront un utterly chang? ed situation. The president has had this driven home to his ' inner con? sciousness, in common with the great ma .rlt of Americans, and the dis? patch from Cornish, read between the lines, seems to indicate that he is ready to recommend defensive prepar? ations that few of us last year con? sidered likely to be nccessa The national military program will be strictly defeii-ise, but an adequate defense for such a country as this means necessarily an extensive one. 1 I have given hostages to fortune in the Panama Canal, In the Philippines and In Hawaii, and self-interest and honor alike compel us to he prepared to protect them In case of challenge. The Monroe l?octrlnc in more likely to bs called In question b> a triumphant power after this war than ever before, and ws must be ready to assert It against all comers. In a word, while wo do not know wh.if may happen he fore thin war is over, or after it Is over. It Is evident that It has greatly widened the field of possible interna? tional complications, and that we can no longer afford to continue our tra? ditional policy of military lethargy. We must look far ahead and plan foi contingencies ..n a large scale, if we would make sure of safety. It may he true that the nation is thrice arm? ed which hath its quarrel Just, but that country is a hundred times armed which has plenty of big guns and rifles ready for uss and men who j know how to use them. We are gl.id to believe the president h is I..en impressed hy the necessity of adopting extraordinary measures of defense to meet an extraordinary sit? uation. Such a change of attitude to? ward this question does not mean a ? hange in our spirit townrd the sub? ject of pence. or hostile designs against any other nation. It is simp? ly potting up an International sign hoard, hig enough for everybody to see. of "no trespassing permitted." If we had it up today, we would not have to del.at'- so many questions with Ocrmany and tireat Britain. If our coast defenses were formidable, If our navy was of the llrst class, if we could mobilize In a week an army of a million trained men. with a pro? portionate number of reserves ready to Hfep into their places when needed. Mould either or the belligerents be "kicking our hound d".; around" as they are doing now '.' Baltimore Sun. WILL HOUSE PROHIBITIONISTS iiheeden sws UfJUNOnujI pro. iMIrltlflt WILL ENLIVEN I.LEtTION. More Interest Will Ik' Cf?led and Rigger Vote Polled by Bringing of < Iih|>|h'II Case?Will Try to Have < >\orvfhclndng Majority. Columbia. Aug. y.?J. K. Brecdta, secretary in charge of the movement lor prohibition through a referendum, said yesterday: "The application for an injunction to present the referendum will do ticre to arouse prohibitionists than anything that could have been re? sorted to. This referendum idea is in the highest degree democratic, sub? mitting to the sovereign electors the question of piohibition instead of having it imposed on them without a clearly ascertained sentiment for it. It has been wholly free from politics and the whole question has been threshed out as one of business and social welfare, The electors are com I - ???ut and not irresponsible. The op? position will fail to defeat prohibition because the people will have it now, as provided, or through direct leg? islation. That Is certain. * Mr. Hreeden urges that prohibition? ist? redouble their efforts to carry the election overwhelmingly. "Let noth? ing abate our efforts," he says, "but stand together for the good of tho State. As a general proposition, it looks much like unreasonable quib? bling to assume that tho legislature may not ask the counsel and ratitlca tlon of competent electors." J. Rutledge McOee, secretary of the publicity committee of the prohi? bition movement, said last night: "There Is no doubt about the fact that the Injunction proceedings which are being asked to stop the election for prohibition will serve to put the in.li er?Mt voter on his guard. It was not entirety unexpected?for in deal? ing wtth liquor in any way, shape or form, one must expect the unexpect? ed. It is now decidedly up to those ? ho are In favor of prohibition, but who possibly were Indifferent to the measure, to become active and be sure to aid in polling a large vote. I believe that the proceedings will be beneficial to the movement. no vot Pi I ? I < >* DJBR, m rtessj Agfarj t?? Cufa Crr p trots) mi ?Soulhe-n Ct'ti Practice. Clemson College, Aug. 6.?One of the most costly mistakes of South? ern farmers is fodder-pulling. Pulling fodder not only reduces the yield of esrn but also seriously Injurie? the vi? tality of the seed for the following I ear. Kxperiments conducted in South Carolina on the Coker farm in Dar? lington county, proved that when fod? der was pulled when the bottom leaves began to turn, there was a loss of at least 24 per cent in the yield of corn. If pulled when three-fourths of the leaves were dry, the decrease In yield was about 10 per cent. P.ut this is not the only loss from fodder-pulling: Pulling fodder has a serious effect upon the next year's crop by lowering the vitality of the seed produced on stalks from which (odder is pulled. By pulling fodder, therefore, a man not only loses on his current crop, hut also damages hi. chances of producing a good crop the following year. A good authority on the subject ad? vises that If a farmer feels he must pull fodder, he should If VI at least two or three acres of his crop unpulled and from this select hi seed corn. In this way he can keep up the quality of his seed and not suffer the second loss from fodder-pulling, that which comes through planting inferior seed. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES SPEAKS. Dixie Day at Exposition Attended by (?reut Crowd. San I'ratif isco, Aug. 9.?John Tem? ple QnVN was the orator ut Dixie Day, which inaugurated Southern Sreeg at the exposition. There was tue greatest gathering of Southerners ' " ii ut the fair. \p|Mdnted to Court of Claims. Washington. August !?.?Comptrol? ler ol the Treasury Downey has been appointed to the court of claims. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Daily hy Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer. Sumter. Aug ?*>. , ? < iood Middling, I I? I. Strict Middling, I l?S, Middling. I l-t, St i let LOW Middling, 8. bow Middling;, 7 1*1, Staple Cotton, Nominal. New York Cotton Market. Opened. Close. January.Ml Ml Oetosjsr.1.41 Ml Psesmbsr.9.7r? y.71 LIVESTOCK RA18INU. Sonic Advice to Farmer Who Would Bafjta Breeding Cuttle sad Swine for Market. Clemaon College, Aug. 6.?Many requests for information have come to Clemson College recently from farm era who wish t?> enter the livestock business on a more considerable scale than ever before. Many farmers are being induced to go into livestock by the cooperative marketing plan that Clemson College has inaugurated and it la expected that hundreds will feed cattle and swine for the mid-winter and spring cattle and swine sales to he held at six points in the State next winter and spring. In reply to a man who recently wrote and asked for information as to the kinds of cattle and hogs he ought to raise in the coastal section of the State, the head of the animal hus? bandry and dairy division at Clemson College wrote: "Just what breeds of cattle and hogs you should take up is governed largely by personal preference and the. manner in which you handle your proposiiton. Of course, you under? stand that no livestock, if allowed very wide range conditions 'with little care will prosper. In fact, nothing but scrubs would result from this and it would be throwing away money to in? vest in good stock accustomed to fa? vorable environments and then to subject them to the conditions referred to. If you are rid of ticks and will fence in certain lands and get good pastures, you will be in a position to raise some good beef cattle. The breed I would suggest under such conditions is the Hereford. "Regarding hogs, of course, you realize that suitable forage crops as well as some grain is essential for suc? cess. Too often the mistake is made of allowing hogs to run under range conditions with little or no care. Suc? cess does not attend stock raising un? der such conditions. As to breeds, I would prefer the Herkshire or Duroc Jer^ey. If subjected to range condi? tions tnore or less, then perhaps the Tamwiorth would suit you. hut I can? not emphasize too strongly the import? ance of preparation for the successful raising of any kind of livestock." Fat merti are invited to consult the livestock experts of Clemson College freely about their stock problems. (Juestfons will be answered promptly >y lett? r and whenever Circumstances r?ennit., persona] visit: will he made to arms which sssnt dlfHcuii probp ,ni. Weekly Crap Siuiiuiuib For the week ending at 12 noon, Wednesday, August 4, 1915. Drought conditions became inten? sified during the week under excessive heat. All crops were needing rain, especially those in the central and' western portions. Corn, both early and late, was firing in considerable areas. .Cotton shedding increased ma? terially, but the crop as a whole has withstood the drought well. Gardens, truck and pastures had become badly parched. Wheat threshing shows continued good yields. Timely rains over most of the State at the close of the week will materially check fur? ther deterioration of all crops. THE BEST PROOF. Gtraa by a Sumter Citizen. Dean's Kidney Pills were used? they brought benefit. The story was told to Sumter resi? dents. Time has strengthened the evidence. Has proven the result lasting. * The testimony is home testimony? The. proof convincing. It can be investigated by Sumter residents. W. M. Folsom, proprietor dry goods store, 141 Calhoun St., Sumter, says: "My hack ached nearly all of the time, and if I made a quick move ?harp pains started through me. Af? ter sitting down for a while I would have to lift myself up by force. The kidney secretions wero discolored, and filled with sediment. Doan's Kidney Tills relieved the backache and pains and after using them I could rest much better." (Statement given March 17, 190S.) On Jan. li, 1915, Mr. Folsom said: "The benefit Doan's Kidney Pills brought me has lasted. Another .of my family has since used them with good results." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Folsom had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, n. y. li ^ I Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Prompt Attention to Day or Night Calls; ATI 0. CralgOld Stand, [H. Main Phones gleet tot GOOD CANTALOUPE SEASON. Wilmington Reports Heavy Shipments From Vicinity. More than 500 cars of cantaloupes were shipped North under refrigera? tion from the BennettsvlUe and Fay etteville sections, and ><,er a hundred cars from the Wilmington and Wel don Road by the Fruit Growers' Ex? press during the present season, which is just closing. There were many more shipped in open cars, and in every re? spect the season was a great success. The prices held up well and the qual? ity was all that could he desired. Mr. G. H. Hobe, local agent of the Fruit Growers' Express, said yester? day that the present season was by far the most successful in the history of this organization. While the hulk of the movement is over a few cars are still being shipped. Four cars were loaded in this territory yesterday for Northern markets.?Wilmington ?Star. Plsgali News and Views. Pisgah, Aug. 5.?Heavy rains have fallen here this week. The props are greatly revived, though old corn, is too far spent to receive much benefit. There is a lot of young corn which bids fair to make good if the seasons continue right. Cotton is holding its own very well. The crop will not be largo* A few protracted meetings are go? ing on in different churches. News from the up-country indicate the running lor governor of Hon. R. A. Cooper. If. ex-governor Please runs Mr. Manning will have his hands full. Teddy says he is going to oppose Wilson. We hope the breach in the South will heal over, so we will have a solid front as usual. FOR .SALE OR EXCHANGE ? Full blood Jersey bull calf, five months old, dam twenty quart registered cow. Will sell, or exchange for well grown heifer or young cow. Apply Dr. C. P. Osteen, Sumter, S. C. Greenville Womaits College tireeuville, S. C. Affords complete advantages for a broad, liberal education. Trains its students for lives of fullest efficiency and responsibility. Equipment, faculty, courses of study, and cultural influences are entirely in harmony with present day requirements. Administration, instruction and dor? mitory building i equipped along lbs most modern lines, for convenient, coinfortablo life and efiiclont work. Entrance requirement! upon 14-?Bit basis. High standard courses leading to B. A., B. L. and M. A. degrees. Literature, Lauguages, Sciences. Practical train Inn In Domestic Science. Basinets Course, leading to diploma. Thorough courses leading to diplo? mas in Con?err?tory of Mask, departineuts Of Art, Eiprc.iion, Phyiica I Culture, Kinde nar tea, Normal Trainin* Couise. This institution alms to afford tho bestoducational advantages obtainable at a minimum cost. For Catalogue address DAVID M. RAMSAY. D. D? Pres. Greenville, S. C. GHICHESTER SPILLS DIAMOND aT-Tr&fcA BRAND LADIES I Ask your Oruarctst for CHI-CHBS-TBR S DIAMOND brand PILLS ii Gold metallic boxes, sealed Ribbon. Takb no other. Drtifcfftti and aak for CHI DIAMOND BB1ND PILLS, for twenty-five years regarded as Best, Safest, Always Reliable. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS time CUPRYWUrRP WORTH TaiHD CVCnl Vi n El n ? tested SPECIAL M HIGH SPEED J* Sumter Moore, COTTON LONG STAPLE EXCLUSIVELY.; 1218 Washington St. Phone 585 COLUMBIA, S. C. ; Send samples from both sides of halo an?l I will name you best price for outrun landed in Columbia. Do You Need a Truss? You do no. have to send away for it. We can fit you right here in Sumter with just as good Trusses as you can buy anywhere. The fit will be right, the Trusses will be right and the price will be right. HEARON'S PHARMACY, PHONE 36 GET IT QUICK ] The University of South Carolina, 1801?1915 Columbia, South Carolina The University offers courses leading to the following degrees: 1. School of Arts and Science. A. B. and B. 8. ? 2. School of Education, A.B. 3. Graduate School. A. M. 4. School of Engineering, C. E. &. School of Law, LL. B. For students of Education, Law, Engineering and those pursuing higher graduate work, the University offers exceptional advantages. Graduates of South Carolina Oolleges receive free tuition in all courses except in the School of Law. Next session begins Sept. 21,1915. For Information Write W. S. CURRELL, President, Columbia, S.{C. A Shoe Store Without Shoes. A shoe store without shoes would not do very much business would it? And each shoe store buys its shoes from those makers who manufacture the kind of shoes for which it has a market. It must have shoes adapted to the requirements of its trade. How many men?yes, and women, too?ore trying to do business with". out a Bank Acootnat. . You can no note do a successful business without u bank aooonni than a shoe store can soli shoes with? it Stock. \ou h'vm! b Bnjnk of IVvsonnI Scrvbt?. One that take*** a hearty, personal Intcacst in you arid your individual needs. This is a liank ol i'crooual . cry ice. It giveg the ?ao*o intli\idual attention to the small depositor that it docs to the large. THE PEOPLES BANK i Bagging and Ties THE WORD PREPAREDNESS' Has gained an international reputation on account of the existing conditions in Eu? rope. We adopted it more than THIRTY YEARS AGO a Our success is largely due to it. Not only are we prepared with the necessary fur- \ nishings for the FLEECY STAPLE But anything else needed for the farm or L household. We carry a stock of Bagging and Ties in our warehouse in Charleston from which we can ship direct, thereby saving the outgoing local freight. Come in j BROTHER FARMER j And let us talk it over. You have been 1 buying this class of material as well as a large pecentage of your other requirements from us for more than A QUARTER OF A CENTURY, and each year finds us in better condition to take proper care of you, thanks to your loyal and generous patron? age. O'DONNELL 6 COMPANY1