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ff jjt oolatf^mafi anb ^oulljiou. Published Wedueedaj and Saturday. ?BT? OSTI IJN PI HUMUM; COMPANY. ?UM TKK. a C ll.lt par annum?In advance, i ??? Advcrtlsesiicats: Da? Square Brat Insertion.$1.00 ?vsry subsequent Insertion.SO Contracts for three months, or longer will be mads at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private Interest* will be charged for a* advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect trill be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was fouud sd in 1110 and the True Southron in lilt. The Watchman end Southron now has the omblned circulation and taflueoee of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the beet advertising medium in Sumter. Mr. ii. ? Van Deventer oontributce an Interesting and instructive article today on material fur street paving, which Is a most timely topic for Sum? ter people t<> consider and dismiss. We take It that the members of City Council and all other citizens will gladly receive Information on the sub? ject of street paving, since the city is no.?11 ?o invest s. v. r.il hundred thous? and dollars in this material and every possible precaution should be adopted to guard against mistakes. This city has had little expert.an-.? m this line and to avoid mistakes we must be | guided hy tin- MSJJ IMful experiments of other towns and warned by th? ir mistakes. The oniv improved streets we have are paved with vitrilled brick and these strets have not been in use long enoush to furnish conclusive proof of their durability under local traffic conditions, their economy of upkeep or their desirability in com? parison with other materials, to make brick the prime favorite without fuller Investigation and tlm advice of ex? perts. Mr Van I ?? > .-nter's article is Instructive and If any other reader of tin- Item has Information on the sub? ject of paving this pa pet and the public would be glad to receive It. e e e The Charleston gram! Jury buckled on the armor of righteousness and yes terday hand.d oat twenty-one true bill* against the Mind tigers. If the petit Jury will now have a realizing sense of the duty It owes to the com? munity and will a true verdict give, according to the law and the evi? dence, the conditions in Charleston will at once improve. I -a w and order will bOOdmc a fact ami not a by-word in '?>?? metropolis o! tin1 State. * i t Why the money lenders of this country should fan over Ihemeelvei lo buy the AnsloFrench war bonds thai will \ it Id at most only ?VC and a-half pt r cent is Inexplicable to people in this section of the country, where then nre almost unlimited opporuni I lei for mfc Inveetment of money at higher nites, The war bonds may be Ntfe, bul there is an (dement of chance in ?he matter that does not exist >\ hen money is put into municipal. county ot Mats bonds or In real es? tate loans, and the half billion of American money that will go into the w ir bonds Would do this country more gOOd if invested in American securi t ies. I'AILMIKS SllULLD EXHIBIT ANI? MALS. .1. Iran* Willi .in- Calls on Those Who Have PUTS lirod Animals to Send Tticni to County Horse Show. i: lit r The Daily Item. The gumter County Horse show As? sociation in putting on a livestock ex? hibit in connection with the 1U15 fall horse show, at Bum tor on October 13th. 11th. lfith. 1915, offering pre? miums without requiring any entry fie, and without charging admission t<> see the livestock exhibits, has con fem d ? very ireal favor on the tann? ers ??f Sumter county. In b? half of the Farmers* Union of Bumter county. 1 wish to express our appreciation and thanks for this mag? nanimous consideration. Charging no i im - don fee nil! give every farmer in shunter county an opportunity of hear? ing the livestock expert of Clsmson (?ollere lecture upon the merits of the different breeds. I sincerely hope that every farmer h.i\ing an animal with a pedigree will exhibit same and learn the good points Of his animal. Don't he among those who attend fairs and go about among the Ihre st<?ek exhibits stating that you have battCf animals than any present. Ther?? Is no excuse for not exhibiting in this event as the enimali in the county ggg be easily brought to town without Incurring any appreciable es> pegge, I am glad that three or four farmers have purchased some pure bred hogs, at t'-is time, so thiit they might he abb* to enter them in this show, and start the work of advertising their breeds. No man need expect to make any money out of pure bred stock unless he advertises it. And in advertising you will come In contact with others who are in the same business and you can Inform yourself concerning prices of the breeds. I noticed an article in The Daily item, of September 28th, of a farmer making Complaint to the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, and the secretary of the Bumter Horse Show Association about the low prices be? ing Offered for livestock in Sumter. It is human for a man in any business to want to make big prolit out of his business, and unless the farmers od BumtSV county inform themselves con? cerning the prices of livestock they are not going to get the top of the market. This can be done most effectively, as suggested in the article above refer? red to, by a cooperative marketing bu? reau or agency with competent man? agement whereby every cattle or swine raiser can keep intelligently informed regarding standard market prices. I have always found the Sumter Chamber of Commerce and the busi? ness men of Sumter ready and willing to cooperate with the farmers in es? tablishing good markets in Sumter, and assisting them in getting good prices for their products. These gentlemen do this because they are business men and have a live interest in the future of the city of Sumter. J. Frank Williams, President Sumter County Farmers' Union. _ DEATH LIST GROWS. Known Victims of Hurricane Now Number ? 10. Memphis, Oct. 2.?The total death list from the hurricane is live hundred and forty-nine, according to the latest reports reaching here. Persons who have penetrated the storm area are reporting other scores of dead but these Sports are unconfirmed. More than four hundred are missing in Louisiana and Mississippi. The dam? age is estimated today at seven mil? lion. Destroying stills. This month the Internal revenue SgentS working out of Greenville have destroyed 86 blockade distilleries, an average of one a day. During the past week six plants were demolished, and two alleged moonshiners were .arrest? ed. II. W, Murff and his crew de? stroyed thiaa?two in Fickens county and one on the Huncombe road? while K. Q, Meirich and his posse re? ported a like number of captures in this county. The crisp autumnal nights, they say, are line for "moon shining."?Greenville Piedmont. STATEMENT Of The Ownership, Management, Cir? culation, Etc., Required hy the Act of August 14, 1912. Of the Watchman and Southron, published semi-weekly at Sumter, S. C, Cor October 1, 1915. Editor, II. ?. Osteen, Sumter, S. C. Managing Edltor, II. ?. Osteen, Sumter, S. C. Business Manager, H. G. Osteen, Sumter, S. C. Publisher, Osteon Publishing Co., Sumter, S. C. Owners: Osteen Publishing Co., Inc. Sumter, S. C. C. P. Osteen, N. G. Osteen, H. G. Osteen, N. G. Osteen, Jr., Moneta Osteen, Lee & Moise, I. C. Strauss, It. L. Wright, Levl Bros, C. M. Ilurst, Abe Uyttenborg, G. A. Lem mon, Nelll O'Donnell, Levy & Mo? ses, W. B. Boyle, R. J.*. Edmunds, H. L. Scarborough, It. I. Manning, Booth Live Stock Co. All of Sum? ter, S. C. Known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders, holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities: Gamecock Building & Loan Associa? tion, Sumter, S. C, Duplex Printing Press Co., Battle Creek, Mich., J. H. Behroeter & Bro., Atlanta, Ga. Average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or dis? tributed, through the malls or other? wise, to paid subscribers during the six months preceding the date of this statement. (This information is re? quired from daily newspapers only,) H. G. OSTEEN. Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me me this 4th day of October, HO5. C. W. HICKS, (Seal) Notary Public, S. C. (My commission expires at pleasure of the Governor.) Boys, how would you like to have an up-to-date, first class bicycle present? ed to you for your Christmas. The Sumter Clothing Co., intends to give one away on this day to some hoy who buys a knee pants suit from them, and the bicycle is now on display in their window. They will be glad to explain the whole matter to you if you will call on them.?Advt. WE ARE permanently located at Baker's Old Infirmary, prepared to examine eyes, fit and furnish glass? es. Lenses duplicated and frames repaired. Highsmtth Optical Co. 4% ON SAVINGS PERCENT ^ PERCENT -ON Time Deposits Quarter Begins Odt. lstt. The National Bank of Sumter, ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS" Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. and Central ILumbar Co. Geo. Eppereort'e Old Ste*.rvd Opp. Court Houee 12 HORSES 15 MULES Monday Morning, October 4th, IQI5 OUR. FIRST CAR. OF THE SEASON WILL ARRIVE \% We have in this lot some nice Driving Mares and Horses; and Farm Horses, all sizes. Also pairs Heavy and Light Mules, fit for any use. % We feel sure if you will look over this lot we can show you something to please you. H We have in stock a full line of Buggies, Wagons, Harness, Farm Implements, or anything in this line. Come to see us, we can save you money. W. IB. BOYLE COMPANY.