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of both of the old papers,
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Where 1 ducutlon Fulls.
All over the country, at ever-in?
creasing cost, we are constructing
splendid Udldings for the service of
primary and higher instruction of all
the children and young men and wo?
men. We are training teachers from
the scholastic standpoint, and are try?
ing to make the schools serve 'n a
better way the Individual prepara?
tion for Industry, commerce, and agri?
culture. Hut we are almost wholly
falling to utilise the educational sys?
tem for the specific training of citizens
In their various duties us such. The
eonsequence is that the standards and
methods of our political and organized
life are lower than those of our private
life. There Is perfect consistency be?
tween the Ideals of those who glori?
fy peace, and the aims of those who
would train every American boy to
be ready to help maintain peace in any
time of emergency or danger. We are
not getting anything like the social
and public values that we ought to be
reaping from our Investment in schools
and education. Scholarship la not
popular In our universities and col?
lege*. Athletic life furnishes no prop?
er outlet, because It is vicarious and
quant-professional. A few young
gladiators monopolise the athletic ac?
tivity of our Institution??, and the vast
majority are tsught t> look on and
yell for the malnteance of college or
school spirit
Thus our sreat Institutions, though
mor* und gtifsj costly |g their a;>
peli.ummtx an?! maintenance arc pain?
fully ?w?re that they are not pr iJuc
Ing tho results that ought to be mani?
fest, Many of their xtudenin?a pos?
sible majority?cannot write a well
phrased or correctly spelled letter.
They do not know Bible, or Shakes?
peare, or Charles Dickens. They
ans not capable of reading the editor?
ial page of a good newspaper. This
criticism does not apply to all, but
to what In at leaat a good many large
Institutions must Include fully half of
the undergraduates. It would be un?
just to locate blame In any specific
quarter. The faults He deep In our
current life, snd are widespread. There
are great resources of worth and of
power latent in those very youths who
do not And themselves absorbed In the
study of textbooks, or held to discip?
line by the sternness of the football
coach. Hut there Is a gospel of social
and public duty, accompanied by cer?
tain practical applications, that might
be used to bring out the e.irnestncHH
and personal worth of thousands of
these young men. They should be
strongly Impressed with the gravity of
the Issues of this momentous time in
which we live. Without much If any
additional burden to the taxpayers,
every one ..f these students of high
schools, normal schools, colleges, and
universities could he so taught and
trained a* to be well prepared to exer?
cise many of the ususl. and some of
the unsual. duties of citizenship. Such
training would i>enef)t students In
their health and morals, would give
them a finer sense of private as well
as public duty. and would furnish
th?-m with various kinds of practical
?sparlenee and knowledge that weuhl
redound to the welfare of our political
and governmental life.?Review of
Reviews for September.
W. C. T. 1'. Minting*.
The members of the Women' | Chris?
tian Temporance Union of jsjnstcf
ounly will hold their meetings and
declamation ggsjtggtl at various places
In the county, as follows:
Bethel Bchoolhouse, Privateer,
Thursday. Sept. 9, at M p. tn.
Onwcgo, Methodist church, Friday.
Bept. 10. at 8 p. mi.
Imlzeil. Methodist church. Sunday.
Sept. 12, at 11 a m.
Hethe*da chim h, llanood, Sunday.
Bept. 12, at 6 p. m.
Revolt In Yucatan.
Washington, Bept. fi.?Another se?
rious outbreak Involving a revolt
against Carran/.a for the tOSJtrel or
Yueatan. wn reported today by Unit?
ed States Consul Canada, at Vera
Pros. Six hundred Carran/.lstas at
Progre?f?o mutlned, killing the newly
appointed governor and a few others.
Government Will Ruck the Hunks;
Now Will steaks Bark ike
Farmer.
Tho cotton nituution Is clearing and
brightening every day. The effect of
England's contraband order had been
fully discounted in advance and pro?
duced no further depression.
Now the clear-cut message of Mr.
Harding of the Federal Reserve board
und the ringing letter of President
Wilson make another point perfectly
f laln. That point is that the govern*
i o>nt is going to back the banks and
It demands that the banks back the
farmer. President Wilson's vigorous
("eclaration in behalf of low Interest
rates on cotton loans Is especially no?
table.
The thing to do is for farmers in
every neighborhood to organize, for?
mally or Informally, and lind out Just
what the local banks will do. Last
year It was repeatedl. stated by the
minority of bankers who were willing
to lend money on cotton, that few
farmers applied for such loans. Let
not that be said this year. We must
keep the crop from being rushed to
market at present prices, and that
means that farmers must avail
themselves of all the cooperation af?
forded by banks?for many owners
must have advances in order to meet
pressing obligations. And remember
this: It hurts prices just as much for
your neighbor's crop to be rushed to
market as for your own crop to be.
Consequently we should have neigh?
borhood action everywhere, with the
stronger farmers joining to help the
weaker ones.
"If It were only twelve months later
and our Federal Reserve banking sys?
tem were In operation," Secretary Mc
Adoo said to the writer a year ago,
"we could handle this cotton situation
without any trouble.' That system
Is In operation now, it is on trial, and
the United States government posi?
tively asserts that the banks can
finance the crop?and at reasonable
Interest charges?if they will. It's up
to the system and the banks. And we
appeal to them to see that aid is ex?
tended?not primarily to the com?
mercial and speculative classes, but
to the man at the bottom, the man
whose sweat and labor actually pro?
duced the cotton. And unless such
aid Is extended, It Is only fair to say
that somehow or other we are going
to get a system that will recognize its
duty to agriculture as well as to com?
merce, manufactures and transporta?
tion and that the whole agricultural
South will at oflCS mo?" With hurt -
eunc-llke fore* io an abb >Jutely ne*
.1 |g banking;\\.gre*hi .i Fann?
er.
An Appeal to Citlaens.
We are engaged in a supreme effort
to rid the State once and for all of the
evil effects of the sale of liquor. The
approaching election is the most im?
portant which this State has held in a
quarter of a century. It is of the ut?
most Importance that every citizen
should go to the polls prepared to
cast his own ballot, and also prepared
to give his time and his energies and
his best judgment to obtaining a full
attendance of his neighbors at the
polls on election day.
In i'ohaif of the moral welfare; In
behalf of the physical welfare of the
present and future generations of the
State; and in behalf of the financial
prosperity of our -State, we appeal to
every citizen to register his own con?
viction and to make the majority
against liquor so great that there
may be no doubt as to the real senti?
ment of this State, and as to the
power and influence back of the en?
forcement of the law after it is voted.
(Signed) Steering Committee for
South Carolina.
Heath.
Mrs. Sallie E. Hlandlng. widow of
the late Major O. Hlandlng, died on
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, after
an illness since Saturday afternoon at
5 o'clock. Mrs. Hlandlng was 7S
years of age. The funeral services
were held from the residence of her
son, J. 1). Hlandlng, No. 18 South
Sabm Avenue, at 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. Hlandlng Is survived by two
son-. Messrs. W. U. and J. D. Hland?
lng, and tWO daughters, Mrs. J. R.
Nettles and Mrs. R. D, Bradford, all
of this city.
Heath of a Little One.
Wm. Henry, the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. I,. S. Wilkerson. died Monday,
August l#tk, and was laid to rest
Tuesday morning In the city cemetery.
Tile little fellow had been a sufferer
aim oat the whole of bis short Ufo. in
his homo-going heaven Is made the
more attractive to the stricken par?
ents. To the bereaved parents friends
aalend since rest sympathy, May the
God <>f all comfort sustain them in
this their dark and trying hour.
The I nlucky I"h.
Honolulu, Sept. .">. The three sub?
marines of the r group remaining
sine?, the loss of the f-I were put out
of commission today When the Ameri?
can steamer Supply crashed Into Ihs
ItOtlllS While docking here. The ves?
sels damaged were the f-i, i*'-~ and
If-3.
SOLDIERS SHOOT BANDIIS.
RETURN PIRK ACROSS Till?: RIO
GRANDE.
Lc*s of Hunger Now l?y Cooperation of
Carranza Authorities In Withdraw?
ing Troops.
BronwHville, Texas, Sept. 5.?Two
Mexican bandit! were shot today by
American soldiers who returned the
Mexican's tire across the Rio Grande
at Cavazos crossing, about 40 miles
above here. At the same time the
gravity of the situation was some?
what relieved by the active coopera?
tion of Carranza military authorities
who removed Carranza troops from
the river bank at Cavazos crossing.
Several troop trains arrived here
today, the beginning of a movement
which will increase the United States
border patrol to 4,000 men.
The troops which arrived today, the
Fourth infantry, will be stationed at
Fort Brown here, the Twenty-sixth
infantry moving to Harlingen, 25
miles north of this city, and within
quick reach of all the distrurbed area.
Col. Robert I* Bullard, in command
of the border patrol, has established
his headquarters at Harlingen, Col.
A. P. Blocksom taking command of
the troops here.
Maj. William Hay, chief of staff of
the department of the south, also ar?
rived today.
One Carranza officer and a civilian
are known to have been killed in
yesterday's fighting at Cavazos cross?
ing. At least a dozen other Mexicans
were seen to fall during the fighting
and were believed to have been killed
or wounded.
Only one American soldier was
wounded. His injuries are not seri?
ous.
Today's engagement was brief, the
Mexicans, believed to have been part
of a band which last week looted
several stores near Mission, Texas,
retiring after two of their number
were wounded. The Mexicans open?
ed the light by firing on an Ameri?
can soldier stationed in a tree to ob?
serve movements on the Mexican
side of the Rio Grande. None of the
Americans was wounded.
Earlier in the day a detachment of
Mexican troops assembled at the river
crossing but they, were withdrawn
when Col. Bullard reported t heir
presence to the Carranza consul here.
Col Bollard said today that last
night's order cailng all troops at Fort
Brown to Quarten was Issued to
have a force quickly available to lend
to points along the railroad near
BrOWMViUa wnere it had oeen re?
ported Mexicans were cutting wires
and railroad bridges were threatened
with damage. The night passed with?
out any incident which necessitated
ordering out the troops.
AMERICANS UNDER ARMS.
Stand Ready to Meet Any Emergency
That May Arise on the Hortler.
Washington, Sept. 5.?All United
States troops on the Mexican border
were under orders tonight to be In
readiness to meet any emergency.
War department officials said extra?
ordinary vlllgance had been ordered as
a result of repeated raids In American
territory by Mexican brigands and sol?
diers and renewed reports of prepara?
tion for an organized invasion from
across the Rio Grande.
As long as the Mexican raiders con?
tinue to appear only in small bands
it Is understood they will not be fol?
lowed Into their own territory. Offi?
cials indicated that the American
commanders would not hesitate to
pursue the enemy until they wen?
completely routed should there be
anything like an organized invasion
of the United States.
Persistent reports that some of the
Mexican raiders who have been slain
wore Carranza uniforms and that
there is a concerted move by some
Carranza leaders to arouse Mexican
sentiment against the United States
brought a denial tonight from Eliseo
Arredondo, Carransa'i coniidential
Washington agent.
The Pan-American conferences
may meet this week. They now are
awaiting Gen. Carranza's reply to
their appeal for a peace conference.
CONFERENCE ASKED FOR.
Carranza Commander Wants to Talk
to FuiiMon.
Washington, Sept. 0.?The com?
mander of the Carranza forces at
Matamoras has asked for it conference
With the American commander in tRat
vicinity, Gen, Funston reports today.
He proposed to confer on the Interna?
tional bridge.
In the Police Court.
The following cases were disposed
of in the police court Monday:
Johnnie llelcher, exceeding speed
limit in Automobile, forfeited bond of
Henry Robertson, non-payment
of streel taxes, $5.00 or 10 days.
J. D. Drown, non-payment of street
itaxes, bond Of $5.00 forfeited.
GREEK PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS.
Adopts Stringent Law Against Contn
baiid and Takes Kccess Till Octob?
er 28.
Athens, Sept. 5 (via Paris).?After
passing a stringent law against con?
traband, congress adjourned until Oc?
tober 28. Premier Venizelos made no
statement regarding the foreign policy
his government will pursue.
The pressure of the allies on Greece
regarding territorial concessions to
Bulgaria apparently has slackened. In?
terested diplomats declare it is now
up to Greece to act.
BOLL WEEVIL IN GEORGIA.
State Entomologist Culls for Quaran?
tine.
Thomasville, Ga., Sept. 4.?The
first cotton boll weevil has entered
Georgia, State Entomologist E. Lee
Worsham announced here late today,
after a conference with Ge-jrge H.
Smith, of the Federal board of ento?
mology. The weevils came from Ala?
bama, Mr. Worsham said. Very*few
traces of the pest have yet been re?
ported.
Athens, Ga., Sept. 4.?State Com?
missioner of Agriculture J. D. Price,
who reached here today on a State?
wide tour, received a telegram from
State Entomologist E. Lee Worsham
asking that be re-establish quarantine
against the boll weevil in the extreme
southwestern counties of the State.
The message stated that the weevil
had been found as far as Boston, in
Thomas County.
The quarantine was raised only a
few weeks ago. Commissioner Price
said that fresh precautions will im?
mediately be taken.
LOST?About tvo miles from Sumter,
near Charleston railroad, two set?
ter puppies, four months old. One
brown and white with brown ears;
one white with light tan spots. Lib?
eral reward for return to E. B.
Lowry, at the postolflce.
POSITION?As manager of farm
Has had 20 years experience. Can
furnish best of recommendations.
J. H. Dohrman, Sumter, S. C, R.
F. D. 4.
FOR SALE?Farm mowing machine,
in good condition. Will accept
wood in part payment. Persons in
reraated see w. T. Hall.
A RI7ZZI 11 YE SEED?Now is the
.me to plan!. rye for early win ? r
'razing and OUtting, Abrusgl rye J
-j better than the ordinary variety,
making a quicker and more lux?
uriant growth. Raised from pedi?
greed seed. A limited quantity for
sale. C. P. Osteen.
WE ARE permanently located at
Baker's o?d Infirmary, prepared to
examine eyes, fit and furnish glass?
es. Lenses duplicated and frames
repaired. Highsmith Optical Co.
CHICHESTER SPILLS
ladies I
Atk your Drvjrglat for CHI-CHES-TER s A
diamond BRAND PILLS In Red and/A
Gold metallic boxes, sealed with Bluet OJ
Ribbon. Tau no other. Bay of t.hf v/
DraairUft and Mb for CHI-CUES-Ttli S V
DIAMOND BRAND PILLS, for twenty-five
yean regarded aa Best,Safest, Always Reliable.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
time rrucRYWurrP worth
tribd b>Cn I nnLr.c tested
The Best
FARM
In the World
FULLER-JOHNSON
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THE BAILEY-LEBBY CO.,
MACHINERY & SUPPLIES
Charleston, S. C.
J. Sumter Moore,
COTTON
LONG STAPLE EXCLUSIVELY'
1218 Washington St. Phone 585
COLUMBIA, S. C. '
Send samples from both sules of
bale and I will name you bent price
for cotreu landed in Columbia?
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11 At The Peoples Bank?yes. So as to make it easy for
!! the farmer we receive deposits by mail. It enables
him to carry his account in a Safe Bank?he enjoys
complete secrecy?and he need lose no time in driv?
ing into town.
From several Post Offices we now receive
deposits by mail. Drop us a postal and
we will tell you how to Bank here by Mail.
THE PEOPLES BANK
1905 1915
The National Banltjof South
Carolina?
RESOURCES $825,000,00
Largest Bank in Eastern South Carolina
See our last report. Your neighbor's bank. Why
not yours. It pays to patronize.
C. G. ROWLAND, President G. L. WARREN, Cashier
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"A ROLL OF HONOR BANK."j
CAPITAL^
$100,000.00
EARNED PROFITS
$125,000.00
THAT'S WHY
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Lumber, Lime, Cement,
BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY
AND FEED OF ALL KINDS.
Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Go.
Successor* to Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. and CentraliLumtxtr Co.
Geo. Eppereorv'e Old Stevnd Opp. Court Houtt
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Fertilizers for Fall Grain.!
ACID PHOSPHATE
ACID AND POTASH
AMMONIATED FERTILIZERS
AGRICULTURAL LIME
World Conditions Demand that Your Grain Crops
Should be Largely Increased Another Year.
Now is the time to make your prepa?
ration. Crops cannot be grown with?
out plant food any more than farm
animals, can be expected to work with?
out food.
We have the plant food for your crops and are pre?
pared to make prices for any quantity wanted.
jjj If you are not a customer of ours become one now.
HARBY & COMPANY,
I SUMTER, S. C. Cotton and Fertilizers.
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Scarborough's Ginnery !
This Ginnery has been thoroughly overhauled for
this season and is now in first class condition to turn
out work and serve the public. Your patronage so?
licited.
Highest market price paid for Cotton Seed. L
Swift & Company,
W. BALLARD, Managei.
Sumter, S, C. Cor. E. Calhorn) & Green Sts. Phone 28