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THE ECONOMY STORE LOUIS LYONS, Manager Sale Starts Wednesday, October 13. You Need These Goads Now?What Do You Think of These Prices ? Sale Ends Saturday, October 22. Every Article Guaranteed as High Class in Quality as to be Found in Any Store in the City of Sumter. 10c Outings. 8 l-2c f 1.00 Bird's Eye. 79c 12l-2c Percals. 10c 12 1-2 Canton Flannels 9c 10c Dress Ginghams. 8 l-2c 90c All Wool Serge. 69c 25cSheno Silk. 21c 50c All Wool Serge, 36 in. wide. 43c $125 English Longcloth 89c $1.25 Fringe Spreads. 98c J. & P. Costs Spool Cotton 4c Gold Eye Needles. 4c Dress Pins. 4c J. & P. Coats Silkitine. 4c 12 l-2c Pillow Cases 9c 50c Sheets. 39c 20c Pillow Cases. 15c 75c Sheets. 59c $1.50 Wool Fibre Rugs, size 36 x 63, Special. 98c $1.25 Ex. Jute Rugs, size 36x63. Special 89c $1.00 Messaline. 79c 10c Towels for. 8c 60c Damask. 43c 50c Little One Boy's Blouse Waists . 29c 50c Special Quality Boy's Shirts. $1.00 Outing Gowns $5.00 Blankets. 10c Curtin Swiss. $6.00 Blankets. 90c White Spreads $1.00 Overalls. 50c Work Shirts. 50c Dress Shirts. 50c Underwear. $1.00 Outing Gowns 39c 89c $4.39 8 1-2c $5.59 73c 79c 39c 39c 39c 89c Mothers We call your attention to our celebrated WHITLEATHER Rib? bed Hose for Boys and Girls. This is the best stocking ever sold. Six pairs?guaranteed for four months ?Our special advertiser's price SIX PAIRS FOR . . . . 59c Yovr Money Back If You Say So The Economy Store 14 SOUTH MAIN STREET ??t ESTATE VALUES. FARMING LANDS II AVK TREBLED IN VAJit'E SINCE 18*1. Factor? Ttuit Have. Contributed to Advance In Ilurul Heal Estate? Better Roads, Better Schools, Bet? ter Farming Methods, Increased Production ami Better Living Con? dition*. (By R. B. Belaer ) The history of Sumter county for the last fifteen years la a history of agricultural progress and community development unexcelled In any and equalled In few counties of the State. In 1903, the fire* year after Lee county is cut off from Sumter, the cotton production of Sumter county was 12,072 bale* In 1914 It was 54, 000 bales. The exact statistics for corn, oats and other staple products are not at hand, but It can safely be said that they are In keeping with the Increase In cotton production. In 190u wf'l located farm lands could be puriiiascd In this county at from 910.00 to $30.00 an acre, the same lands |Oda> ire held at $25.00 to $75.00 an acre. Long stretches of undeveloped Und lay along the public roads lending from the cl?y of Sumter in almost e\ery din rtion, except west? ward ; today this same land Is pro? curing fron? 1.000 to 1.800 pounds of seed cotton per acre, from 2f? to 60 bushel* of corn, and 20 to 60 bushelH of oats per acre, and nre now selling at from $50.00 to $125.00 per aero. Farm homes have not been built on these lands ns generally us might be ifjtre.l for the reason thai tlnir owners and operators live In the city, but still th??n? has been considerable progress In this line. Improved Bonds. Fifteen years ago the ronds leading from Humter to I'aUell and Caimbn. to Ulshopville, to Manning and to Hummerton were veritable sand Im <l for many miles out of the city; today they are replaced by sand-clay roads o\er whl< h two mules are often SSSN trotting with f ?ur bales of cotton; automobiles cm 'ravel comfortably at twenty miles ati '.nan. More than 12'> mile* of such roads have been built In the past decade. Better Keim?ls. Fifteen years nuo the one-room, one-teacher school was the rule for the schorl* of the county, to4i] many of tnese has. |IVM place In consolidated schools of two or three teachers In well bull: nicely painted centrally located m-hotd buibllugs und transportation provided for the chll Ofen living distant drain the school. The school system of the city of Sum ter has been added to and increased until it equals in training the smaller colleges of the State, and givo to its graduates training equal to that ac? quired by students completing the freshman year of the best colleges of the State. These school facilities are open to the children of the farmers of our county upon the payment of a very nominal tuition fee, and in these days of good roads, automobiles, mo? torcycles and bicycles the school fa? cilities of the city of Sumter are avail? able to an ever widening circle of our farm community. Itural Telephone System. Sumter county is fortunate in hav 'ng its telephone system home-owned. This has enabled the farmers of the county to obtain telephone facilities on much more advantageous terms than are general throughout the State and no section of the county is far distant from telephone service. This factor does much to relieve the isola? tion so often found In country com? munities. A glance at the map of South Car? olina will reveal the fact that the county of Sumter Is perhaps the best supplied with railroad facilities of any of the counties of the State. Nine railway lima radiate from the elty al? most like spokes in a wheel and no portion of the county is far distant from railroad con\-enb-nees. The At? lantic Coast Line affords an express *< h< ilule to Washington of about thirteen hours, and to New York of about eighteen hours. Should the truck and fruit industry of this coun? ty develop, as conditions warrant, this quick transportation will bo of in? estimable value. Large Itnnklng Capital. The banking facilities of the city of Sunder, which have iilways been lib? erally used for the agricultural de? velopment of the county, Approximate $1,250,000. Tew MTtCtlltUral counties ue newly so well supplied with bank? ing capital, in big crop years wh< n u beGOfnei necessary to hold cotton and other CTODS to eecure ii mir price this bank eapltn] is always nvallable to Rid the farmers and Is one of the ?rent Advantage* whleh the farmers of Sumte! eounty have over mosl of the counties of this state. Further more the banks of the Pity have long Adopted the practice of lending Ihc farmer money with which to make bis orop and s<? enable him b avoid the bitfh prices Incident to time purchas? es- und tbe lien business. I There is one otln r esset which The Snnitcr spirit. must not be omitted In sumiiilng up Sumter's advan'ages as a section in which to farm an \ that is the pro? gressive spirit of its citizenship. It is true that in this as in every com? munity there are those who do not possess this progressive spirit, but happily for the advancement of our community such citizens are in the decided minority, und it will be found that throughout the State the Sumter spirit is well known and is re? garded as synonymous with progres? sive, cooperative community spirit. This spirit accounts for the comple? tion of the tick eradication work in Sumter county, our active farm dem? onstration work, canning clubs, and the steady and rapid improvement in school and road facilities. It is this spirit which animates the Sumter Chamber of Commerce and keeps them ever working lor the ag? ricultural and material development of the city and county of Sumter; that has enabled us to make the coun? ty, only moderately fertile, one of the most productive of tho State, an achievement of which all of our citi? zenship may well be proud. Let us so cultivate this spirit that the next] decade will sec our main county roads hard-surfaced, our school system a model for the State; live stock raising a leading farming activity; pretty homes with well laid oil grounds and fenced Heids the rule and not the ex? ception; the sending out of its borders tnsteading of bringing In of oats, corn wheat; a real system of diversification practiced in which live stock furnish tho larger part of the now-pur? chased fertilizing material. Then shall we attain that degree of agri? cultural Independence and comfort Which our Climate, COll and advan? tageous location invite. Ml ST REMAIN CLOSED. No Chance for Opening Canal Now. Panama, Oct. 7.?Tho Panama oanal will remain closed until ail danger of serious slides is passed. OoV, Qoethall of the canal zone to? day issued orders to the dredging en? gineers to blast away the tops of the hills at Halliard cut to bring Into tin- channel all loose dirt and thus permanently remove the source of the slides. Qov, Qoethalfl was unable to say when the ?anal again would be in condition lor passage of ships, hut he said in- would leave November 1. the (Into to which tho canal has been officially closci unchanged. 11?' ex? pressed the personal opinion, how? ever, lhat the canal would be closed much beyond that elate. 81.Mil.K SHOULD liL XilLi;L. I The Harvest Festival ami Parade During State Fair WM be a Dig Event? Mr. LaCoste Evans, who is a mem? ber of the Publicity Committee of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce which is now actively and energetical? ly working to promote tho Harvest Festival at the State Fair, is in tho city today. The object of his visit is to interest tho people of Sumter in the Harvest Festival, the outstanding fea? ture of which will be a mammoth pa? rade representing all sections of the State. It is planned to have every county in the State represented in the parade by a iloat, and as the proces? sion will be headed by Gov. Manning and his staff, it is considered almost necessary that Sumter, his home coun? ty and city, be properly represented in the picture by a lloat and a delegation. Chesterfleldi Darlington, Florence, Marlboro, Dillon and Marion will all have iloats and will have delegations in the Harvest parade, and Mr. Evans whose home is in Cheraw and whose lirst love is always for tho Pec Dee section, is anxious that the Eastern section of the State make a strong showing in tho parade. He will hold a conference today with the otlicers of the Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants' Association for the pur? pose of presenting the matter to them. It goes without saying that Sumter should have a place in the picture and that it should be a permanent place. OFFER MAYOR FURTHER HEAR? ING? Committee win Likely Report soon on Injulry Into Dr. Griffith's Con? duct. Columbia, Oct. ?Before the citi? zens' committee reports to a mass meeting of citizens on its findings in tho investigation into the official con? duct of Mayor Griffith, attorneys for the mayor, or the mayor himself, will be given an opportunity to appear be before the committee. The committee will probably meet early next week and w ill make its report as soon there? after as possible. QUAKE IN SAN FRANCISCO. So Serious Damage Was Done by Shake Last Night. Ban Francisco, <>et. s.?No serious damage from the earthquake bist night, which shook the business sec? tion of San Francisco and was felt In tierkeloy .across the bay. Underwear. Underwear in Cotton, Merino, Wool. Etc., from Mills with a reputation for making the best?50c to $3.00 per garment. Men's Union Suits from Boys' Union Suits from $1.00 to $3.50 .SO to $1.50 Young Business Men Every young man who starts a bank account and maintains it, is doing something that will surely raise his standing in the communi? ty and show that he is "making good." At the same time the ha? bits of system, accuracy and economy developed will prove very valuable factors of success, to say nothing of being well known to a good Hank. This Hank offers you safety, secrecy and courtesy. If you have never enjoyed the convenience of a Bank account, we invite you to open one with ue. THE PEOPLES BANK Neckwear. Our line of 50c Neckwear might easily be taken for a $ 1.00 line, i