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Cfct <KHalc|jm3n ai? ?out|)ton. if and Saturday _ ?BY? ?wTKKN PUREJSHINQ COMPANY. BUMTKR, 8. a ?Lit par annum?In advance. i . it On* iqutrt first insertion.$1.00 subsequent Insertion.10 Contract* for throe months, or will bo made at reduced rates, communications s hieb eub prtvate latsrssts will bo charged v oo advertisements. Obftnarfao and trtbutoo of rsopset Bs ho charged for. Bumter Watchman was found lilt and ths Tros Southron In Watchman and Southron tho combined circulation and Of both of ths old papers, la sagadfesftty tho boot advertising hi Sumter. Isooed by tho ?. 0. Weather Bo rear. Wasadagtosw D. 0? for th* week be? ginning Wednesday. September 29. 1111. For Booth Atlantio and Boot flulf Ststea: Haina and blab winds are probable In the East Gulf States and local ralna In the South Atlantic States the Hrat half of the week; the latter half will be fair and cooler. It Is suggeated that by adopting the plan followed In other South Carolina towns now carrying on street paving under ths abutting property asacas ment law Sumter will have $675,000 to expend In atreet Improvements Instead of $215.000. This plan is for the city to uss the proceeds of the bond Is? sue for paying the city's one-third of the cost of paving and then to sell paving certificates Issued against the two-thirds ssssssed on abutting prop? erty owners. Theae paving certificates are as easily aold as regular twenty year onds snd do not in anywlae in crsass the amount that thu property owners have to pay, as the assessment is the same in either case. The sale of paving certificates supplement the regular bond Issue and enables the city to do three times as much paving without increasing the bonded in debtcdneas of the municipality. Sev efal towns In this State have already Issued paving certificates and have ogld them if h premium ?hr eortfH eates.bearing b per cent. Interest anil payable in nnuai lust lliments. The] Tact *t hat there w a demand from proj - arty owners f >r * great .leal mcae pav? ing than the proceeds oi ||m oo.... sue will pay for, suggests the idea that It will be advisable for city coun? cil to look Into the plan followed by Greenwood. Anderaon, Greenville and perhaps other towna. one The Rerlln report that the French snd English have massed four million men on the battle front In France and Belgium Is important, if true. This fprce Is greater numerically than the Herman armies on the western front, and If It Is adequately supplied with heavy artillery and ammunition should prove Itself stronger. Thut the Ger? mans are alarmed at the new offen? sive movement or the allies la Indicat? ed by the reporta from Herlin and by the fact that they are transferring troops from the Russian battle front to France. The allies may at last be ready to take the offensive; they may have succeeded, after a year of prepar? ation. In assembling and equipping a trained srmy that they believe to be equal or auperlor In numbers and ef? ficiency to that of their enemlea. and sre undertaking to drive the German* out of France before winter sets in. If thla t>e the ease the bloodiest and most terrible phase of the great war Is now afrout to begin. see The South Is feeling prosperous again, since cotton Is selling freely f..r ite.re than t'n cents and the de? mand appears strong. It la to be hoped that we shall not feel so pros? perous snd ao Independent of every? thing, save cotton, that the planting of wheat, oats, rye and winter cover crops will be neglected thla fall In an? ticipation of planting everything In cat-oi next nprlng ' October la the month for planting small grain to make a profitable Yield Those whose memories run bacW a twelve month ahould not need to be reminded that a big cotton crop la not a guarantee of prosperity. ??????"?e^? A S|m<Hal filiform. There la a private of the S??u?h Caro? lina National Guard Who weighs IM pounds, according to a requisition re? ceived for clothing at the adiutunt general's office. His waist line mssaure la 70 Inches. The depart? ment eras asked to supply a number L'O collar The private Is said to he one of the most etil? n ut men in his company. Would fa' Plenecd To show you our boys' school suits with pair pants at $"?.00 and $7..'.?>. All wool bin serges with 1 pair pan tu. sll sixes. 4 to 1?. going at $1 no. Joseph M Chandler Advt. New Shoes for Fall & Winter We have just opened up one of the largest and most complete lines of Shoes for Men, Women and Children that we have had in several years. Ladies, if you want to have your footwear look smart and attractive this winter Dame Fashion says you must wear high top shoes. We have them in both the Button and Lace. We invite your inspection of these. Shaw & McCollum Mer. Co. FILLING SILOS. Keeping of Silage Depends largely l Pom Thoroughness with Which Fodder is Pucbed In the Silo. The Ideal time to cut corn or silage is when the kernels have passed the milk stage and are beginning to dent. At this period the greatest umount of food material can be obtained and the I best quality of silage made. The cutter should be adjusted to 'cut the corn In short lengths, with three-fourths of an Inch n* the lim? it In general the finer the fodder is cut the more easily and more com? pactly it can be packed and In conse? quence the better the quality of the silage. Influence of Thorough Packing. Too much stress can not be laid up? on the necessity of thoroughly pack? ing the fodder in the silo so as to ex? clude the air as much as possible. It is upon this one thing that the keep? ing of silage largely depends. A de? vice consisting of a Jointed pipe, or some variation of it, attached to the top of the blower pipe is at present in use for distributing the cut corn fod? der In the silo. By the use of this dis? tributor it Im possible for one man to scatter the cut corn evenly and at the same time to tramp It. Without the use of this device it is necessary to have at least one man in the silo to fork the material o\er so that it is evenly packed. Besides the saving of one man's labor, the distributor does away with the nuisance of having the loose material flying around, thus an? noying the men In the etlo? and nine lessens the danger of Ms being btruck by some foreign phjast that may save passed thr< ngh the blower. | i Iftentti iss the com foddei is so dry | when ii m i in mat .t la neesi nu add water to make up for the de? ficiency in moisture and provide for the proper packing of the silo. This water is most easily added to the blower when the corn Is being cut, and it is also more thoroughly mixed with the cut material in this way. The Top Layer. For the top layer of the silo a good practice Is to use heavy green stalks from w hich the ears have been remov? ed. This forms a heavy layer that packs well and at the same time con? tains a smaller amount of food ma-1 terlal so that the minimum loss is sus? tained if it spoils. Various methods and materials have been used for cov? ering the top of the silage to prevent Its spoiling. None have given com? plete satisfaction, but the one men? tioned above has given as good results as any, especially when the top layer was thoroughly wet down and packed firmly by tramping. The best practice Is to commence feeding as soon as the silo Is tilled. In which case there will OS no loss of silage through decay. HF.coilD FOR ENROLLMENT. Best First Day In History of Turbo vllle School. Turbeville, Sept. 29.?The Turbe ville graded school began the 1915-16 session Monday morning with an en? rollment of 91, the largest enrollment for the opening day In the history of lag school. The Kev. P. K. Rhoad read a passage of scripture and of? fered an eloquent prayer, after which America 1 was sung by the school. Quite a number of the patrons were present, short talks were made by the Rev, P, K. Rhoad, J. L. Green, r C Dennta, J. at Turbeville and the principal. The principal, 0. w. Qreen of Tur? beville. and the primary teacher, Miss Sallle I). Jones of LongtOWn, are be? ginning their fourth year's work here. MISS Jennie Steedman Culg <?f lioeW Hill, assistant In the intermediate oe partment. is beginning her second term. The other Intermediate teach? er. Miss Ernestine Dolneau of orange burg, is a Winthrop graduate and Comes highly recommended. The music department Will be in charge of Miss Nina Durden of Summit, Qa, We Invite Vou To inspect our line of men's and hoys' shoes. Priese 91.lt, |l.oe, ll.lt, tl.tt, IS.lt, M.lt, M.tt. Ud? er In Ctapp and you all know the ciapp. Ht lf.lt, Joseph M. Chan? dler?Advt. CLEMSON TRUSTEES AT FLOR? ENCE. Agricultural Committee Inspects Crops and Work at l'ce l>ee Experiment Station. Florence, Sept. 29.?A meeting of the agricultural committee of Clem son college trustees was held here to? day. The members spent the fore? noon In an inspection of the crops and experiments at the Pee Dee ex? periment station, and in the afternoon held a very interesting and protracted meeting in the parlors of the Hotel Florence. This committee is com? posed of Senator B. It. Tillman, c tairman; J. B. Wannamaker, Col. Alan Johnstone, Gov. Richard I. Man? ning, Congressman Frank Lever, B. H. Rawl, chairman of the dairy di? vision; President Rlgge of Clemson, the director of the station, Prof. Harper; R. E. Currin, superintendent. Mr. Lever was the only absentee. The members of the committee ex? pressed great pleasure and satisfac? tion with the work that was being done at the station, and with the crops and the progress of the experi? ments. Their business today was largely In the discussion of the boll weevil and its menace to this country, and means of avoiding the troubles that are due to the farmers if they have no other resources than cotton, so that they determined to make this station the centre of the boll wevil tight, especially the teaching of hog culture and crops for hogs. After the meeting the members of the committee were taken by citizens of Florence to ride over the city and to the industrial school, with which they were all very much pleased. They ire all deeply interested In the work Of the school. STORM TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN. Cyclone Along Gulf Is Advancing Northward, Says Government Bul? letin. Washington, Sept. 29.?A special bulletin issued tonight by the weather bureau said the great storm raging on the Gulf coast would advance north? ward, but would rapidly lose its in? tensity after leaving the coast. Since 2 o'clock this afternoon the bureau has been unable to communicate wph New Orleans. The bulletin reads: "The tropical cyclone tirst observed on the 22d over the Eastern Carrib bean Sea, whence it traveled westward, passing near and south of Jamaica, to the Yucatan Channel, where it changed Its course and moved north? ward, reached the Gulf coast near the mouth of the Mississippi Wednesday morning. During Wednesday its cen? tre advanced northward and at 2 p. m. it was near and south of New Or? leans, at which point the barometer read 29.10 inches. The wind was east and blowing sixty-four miles an hour. No report since that hour has been received from New Orleans. "It is probable that this storm will advance northward, but will rapidly lose Intensity after leaving the Gulf coast. Extraordinary measures for the dissemination of hurricane war ings issued by the weather bureau were taken on Tuesday, and It Is prob able as a result that the loss of life ami property was reduced to a min? imum." PRAISE FOR NATIONAL GUARD, Department Finds Marked Improve? ment in All Department*. Columbia, Sept. 10,?There has been a marked Improvement of the condi? tion of the South Carolin? National Guard (luring the past year, accord? ing to reports tiled by United States army Officers on the held Inspections at Charleston and Greenville, The inspections were made by ('apt. j. M. Graham. U, S. a., instructor-in? spector; Lieut. j. M. Cummlngs, U, s. a.; Capt. W it. Kendrlek, LT. s. a. and First Lieut. Allen B, Kempfcl. The reports on the inspections were received by the adjutant general from the war department. There was great Improvement In equipment. "This is a line showing considering the tact that the National Guard has just been reorganised," said W. W. Moore, adjutant general. WOULD RECALL COLUMBIA MAY? OR. Richard J. Person Signs Placard Calling; for Meeting to Discuss Mat? ter. Columbia, Sept. 30.?A placard calling the "qualilled electors of Co? lumbia" to meet in the Richland coun? ty court house tomorrow night at 8.30 o'clock "to consider charges against the official conduct of the mayor of Columbia," was posted at several places In the city last night. The card was signed by Richard J. Person. The question of a recall election will bo discussed at the meeting. "I have no statement to make. I may have something to say later," said Mayor Lewis A. Griffith at his home on Senate street last night. One of the placards was placed on the bulletin board of The State just before 11 o clock by an unknown per? son. "I issued one. If my name is signed to It, it Is mine," said Mr. Per? son when asked over the telephone last night if he had signed the pla? card. "That is all I have to say until the mass meeting Friday night. I did not know that one of the cards had been placed on The State's bulletin board," he added. The placard contains the following: " 'A City No Retter Than Its Offi? cers.' "The qualified electors of Columbia are invited to meet at 8.30 o'clock p. m., Friday, October 1, at the coun? ty court house. . "To consider charges against the official conduct of the mayor of Co? lumbia. "If in your opinion the charges are of sufficient gravity to warrant such action you will be asked to Indorse a petition for the recall of Columbia's mayor. "Yours very truly, "Richard J. Person. "Columbia, S. C, September 29, 1915." See Our Window Display of suits, hats and caps for the little fellows. Yours to please, Jo? seph M. Chandler.?Advt. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Daily by Ernest Field* Cot? ton Buyer. Good Middling 11 3-4. Strict Middling 11 5-8. Middling 11 1-2. Strict Low Middling 11. Low Middling 10 1-2. Staple cotton 12 to 15. New York Cotton Market, Opened. Close. October.11.70 11.81 December.12.14 12.15 January.12.31 12.31 March.12.57 12.59 May.12.75 Talking About Suits, just make it a Styleplus. Same price the world over, only $17.00. Joseph M. Chandler.?Advt. Marriage License Record. A license to marry has been issued to Mr. T. H. Newman and Miss Lu cile IfoLood, Mayesvllle. "iVc Can Giro You Extra good knee pants at 50c in blue or mixed effects. All sizes, 4 to 18. Joseph M. Chandler.?Advt. PIANO SACRIFICE i We have fine piano in a home near flnmtar. to aave coat of returning wo offer tremendoua discount and moet liberal t.-rms to first who appllea Hllthtly uavd but In perfect ronritt Ion; rood M new. big saving and aplendtd quality. Address j. I. STEWilT. lu 1007, sTUITi 6JL Geo He Hurst, Undertaker tnd Ewbilmer. Prompt Attention to Day or Night Cilia; AT J. 0. Cralg Old Stand. N. Main Phones QSm toi To the Man Who Vays $20 or More And Who Hasn't Learned to Come Here $20 has been a popular clothing price for years. Unconsciously mer? chants plan to mark a big line at $20. Unconsciously men everywhere have formed the $20-clothes habit. We have a revelation for you men < with $20 or more to spend. We will keep you from buying a suit made and sold with the object of catching "the popular price trade." We will sell you Styleplus # 17 Clothes T??rf MAM "The same price the world over." which have a definite conception behind them?style plus guaranteed quality at a medium price. Guaran? teed all-wool fabrics skilfully made? and styled by a designer whose work is nationally approved. The new STYLE PLUS models an4 fabrics tempt men no 'matter what they can afford to pay. * We can fit your age as well as your shape. Special style concep? tions for young men. Lots of men simply want to see a STYLE- *?*7 PLUSJ after hearing ?oYmuch about the quality. Glad to show you even if you don't want to buy. J. ML Chandler 16 SOUTH MAIN STREET Cm im? k? iuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillililiitt YOU CAN'T FORGET "Sweet Sixteen" The smooth, velvety drink?resulting from the per? fect blending of sixteen ingredients. Always good no w better, as the syrup has aged and ripened. Drink "Sweet Sixteen" and wear the smile that won't come off. ALL SMILES AND ONLY 5c A BOTTLE. ft?<niHtiHinniiH???int>n?ni??niinM?t?Hin???????iMn!?uiMiiiiiiii?w? Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Booth-tUrby Live Stock Co. and CentmllLumber Co. Geo. Eppererm'a Old Stand Opp. Court House