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rvBunafo company. ffjxraB, a a advance. tloa.$1.0* I bwertloa.It for thjee m on the, or made ot reduced rotes. which sub Will be charged a> ?od tribute* of respect tor Watchmen wms found 1U? SSM tue True Southron In Tue Watohsaovi sad Southron sm tu* oesabiati olrealatloo aad at the old papers, taa heat advertising The moat that can be said for John *U MoLaurin'e open inter In reference to hie contemplated resignation of the office of warehouse commissioner to that ho has an inordinate opinion at has own Intellectual s pertorlty, po? litical perspicuity aid financial abil Hy?aa the old negi-o once said of Senator Bailey of 1 exas. "He sho' do taoommead heaoK highly." As to U* wtodom or unwisdom of the eerrj severavce of hi i connection with the istate warehouse system there oaa tie but one opinion, it seems to us. Ha ihould make goed his promise to raeign and make room for a man who will devote all his tt ne and talent to the haatnosa side of the State cotton wart ho nee system. This Is what Mr. Mr. MoLauria pledged himself to do whan he was elected, but which pledge ha signally failed to keep. He has net only persistently played politics sod every trick known to pollti to convert tht warehouse sys? tem Into a political machine fcr his awa advancement, b it became u vio? lent partisan In the factional fight that we* in progress In the State this year. The only salvation for the warehoaee system la to get It out of petitle* tod keep it oit. and to do this Mr. Melaurtn win have to be rotten lid of n et of all. We do not agree with the Qreen tftle PUdmont that Mr. MoLaurln made a mistake when he announced ?Um t* taalga?it to. the moot position as Warehouse commissioner be ouvae Manning Inst?id of Blease won out In Che recent pr marten Few men la Soath Carolina hive more brains thai McLaurin. even If once In awhile\| he 4 oea act as if b ) were devoid of thai v. He Is aa uutsual combination. Though a dree me \ a man of big vision, he la also an eminently practi? cal business man. It took Just such a combination to In* ugurate the State warehouse system, i diearner to see Its i>oeel bill ties and a practical busi? ness man to so shap; the operation of the law as to p*t actual and worth whl e roeults. But, like most dream? ers, McLaurin some times acta on Im puhs rather than mason, and then is whin he seems to need a guardian. %Fe think his announcement of In teal ion to resign mjst be due to im? pukoe rather than roason, for there Is no i*eea)n in It W * do not think that a difference of optclon between him serf and the gwveri or is warrant for hie resignation. H< was not appoint? ed warehouse commissioner by the governor and does not have to run the system to suit the governor In order t > retain hit position at the head ol the system. When he was making speeches Ir this section ot the State prior to the opening of the campaign, he rightly told the people that their vital Interests were more deeply Involved In the selection of membe*e of the legislature than In choice of the governor. That has al? ways hi en the conte ntion of this paper. And the legislature not the governor controli the destiny of the warehouse system. The fight for the governor? ship did not conti ol the selection of members of the legislature. In this county, the two rice* Were, as they should be. separate and distinct. We do not believe any of the legislators ao far nominated 1n this county are oppoeal to the 8tate warehouse sys? tem. Some of them are very much in favor of It and war t It broadened out so as Io do much more good In the way of helping farmers. There in one more place in the Qrecnvillo dele? gation to bo filled and at lotst one of the two candidate for that place has unequtvoeully declared for the re? tention and Improvement of the State warehouse system. What Is true of Oreeni tile Is true of other foun' We believe McLau-ln misunderstands Manning's position on the warehouse question. But. ev? n If Manning were determined to des roy the warehouse syaterti, It would be Mclwiurln's duty to stand by It In R flxbt to tho finish His resignation w II weaken the sys? tem in whatever ight It may be the center of in the serai on m of the coining legislature. Whtn McLaurin was campaigning In this section, he had the right idea, that the fate of the State w arehouse system was to be determined by tJie outcome of the legislative and not the gubernatorial election.?Greenville Piedmont. There are probably several hun? dred Democrats in Sumter county who voted in the recent primary, but are not registered and cannot vote in the general election. The registration books will be open for the last time before the general election on Mon? day, October 2nd, and every unregis? tered Democrat should on that day secure a registration certificate and qualify to vote in the general elec? tion. ?'??>? No man should be permitted to vote in a primary unless he is registered and qualified to vote in the general election and some day the party rules will be amended to this effect it Is to be hoped. e e e Old man Jasper Talbert, who rode into notoriety and office on Ben Till ?n's coat tail, but soon lost his place at the pie counter, and has been made with Tillman ever since he lost out, at colling Tillman names and threatening to tell what he knows of the devious political bypaths of the reform era of the early nineties. His revelations might have been interest? ing twenty years ago, but a belated post motten of this sort is worthless. Talbert has been dead politically so long that most' people had forgotten that he ever made a noise in South Carolina. a a e It may sound like foolishness to keep repeating the assertion that Sumter county should got into the dairy business and establish several cream routes, but it is a proposition that cannot be successfully contra dieted. No permanent success can be made in farming without live stock, and there Is more money and quicker measy to be made selling cream to lea Cleinson College creamery than In emy ether form live stock' in? dustry that is nov. pen *n - South Carolina farmers. There is money to be made in raising beef cattle, but it Is slower and requires a larger in vestment;. i Ixeal News from Itembert? Rem bort, Sept. 25.?*?ev. James Russell of Chester has come and gone. Always, when ho comes Into Mtti&JM IS booked for at r= sermon. end when the >intinent to made somewhat In ad, vance la rge congregations assemble to hear him. He has many warm friends and ad? mirers nmong us and It is no surprise that at least two dlnings, one by Mrs. J. R. Atkinson of Hagod, one by Mrs. H. C. Bethea, were given him. Prof. Harold Langtry, principal of the Rembsrt school, wtll begin work next Monday, September 25th, with one assistant. Prof. J. B. Jackson returns to his school In Macon, Ga., this week. Mrs. r. R. Moody Is In Columbia j with a little sick niece. Messrs. R. E. Atkinson and W. H. Freeman spent a day in your city this week. People generally are pleased with the price of cotton, and are turning it loose as fast as they can. This we believe to be a mistake, as we believe the price will be much higher a little later on, as it should be when you consider the short crop and the high price of everything else. With the scarcity of labor and the high price of foodstuff we are ap? proaching a period of great destitu? tion among the laboring class. \ The flour mill here Is running on full time, and is getting more than it can grind, people twenty and twenty five miles away patronizing it. Its produce Is perfectly splendid, and it gives sn excellent turn out. We arc glad our people are planting wheat; it means much to our country. Quite a large quantity of hay, usu? ally In good condition, has been and Is being harvested. This will help the farmer a lot whose corn and especially his fodder was short because of the protracted rains in the summer. We hear of a lot of malarial fever around. This was to be expected af? ter so much rain. It begins to look now as If we are to hav?: u very early fall. The Dutch weather prophet predicts a harder winter than last. There Is general complaint among our farmers that the pea crop is short. "Hagood." WILL ANSWER HUGHES. Shadow LaWfl, Sept. 22.?President Wilsor has completed his reply to Judge Hughes' charges against the admintstration. The president will deliver this speech tomorrow after? noon before New Jersey business men. The president will deal specifically with Ihe attacks upon the sight*hOUr law. The president conferred with Edwin F. Sweet, Democratic gnbor* nntorial nominee in Michigan, and discussed politics in Michigan. Prepare fur a Fall Garden, jWf Clemson College, Sept. 21.?A small amount of time and labor spent In the preparation and planting of a fall garden will bring valuable returns, aside from the pleasure of having fresh vegetables for the table during the dry winter months. Following is a list of vegetables that may be in? cluded in the fall garden: Beets?Sow the seed the last ' of September. The plants will stand the winter and produce beets for early spring use. Cabbage?Good plants of t&e Wakefield variety, If set now will f< heads before the cold weather, slight protection both cabbage and collards will carry through our worst winters. ^ Kale?Seed sown during Septem? ber will produce an abundance of greens during winter and early spring. Siberian curled is a good fall variety. Lettuce?Sow Big Boston variety for a supply of delighttul salad dur? ing fall and winter. With slight protection firm heads can be pro? duced. Mustard?Mustard will stand any amount of cold and seed sown ing September will furnish greens throughout the fall, winter, and early spring. Onion?White Pearl Is' a splendid variety for fall planting. Sets of this variety will furnish bulbs and tops during the winter and early spring. Seeds may b sown from September 20 to October 15. Garden Peas?Plant during 4he month of November for the earliest spring peas. Alaska is a( good Va? riety for fall planting. Radish?Long white Spanish or some of the other varieties of Win? ter radish will remain in good con? dition throughout the winter. Sow seed the last of September. Rape?Though commonly sown for pasture, rape seed sown 'inj September will yield excellent wftt- ? ter greens. 1 Spinach?One of our most delight? ful vegetables. Seed sown the hurt of September or early part ot Oe? tober will produce greens through-J out the winter until late spring. 1 Yellow ccmplexlon, pimples &n< disfiguring blemishes on the face or body can be gotten rid of by doctor* ing the liver which is torpid. Har? bins is a powerful liver correctsntf It purifies the system, stimulates thftjVl-.] tsl organs and puts the body In, vigorous condition. Price 60c. Uj giUVK'S D> ug ?tt. jj*-AdH. Ft tils on Street, R. Mood Brown, a well known man about town, this morning was sud? denly taken ill on West Liberty street and fell from the sidewalk to the street, losing consciousness for a few j minutes from the fall. He was at once placed in an automobile and taken to his room at he Eagle's Club. It was supposed that the attack was brought on by Indigestion. Later in the day Mr. Brown was said to be getting along nicely. He.re? covered from the attack and fall and was In no pain and thought to be on the road to his usual state ot health. When the bowels feel uncomfort? able and.' you miss the exhilarating feeling that always follows a copious! morning operation, a dose of Herbine will set you right in a couple of hours. If taken at bedtime you get Its beneficial effect after' breakfast next day. Price 50c. Sold by Stbert's Drug Store.?Advt. Public Notice. Notice is heerby given of a school election to be held in Middleton School District N*>. 5, Saturday, September 30th, at Aycock^B store, between the hours of 7 o'clock A. M. and 4 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of voting an extra levy oil one and a-half mills, for school purposes. Only qualified electors, showing tax receipts and registration certificates, and who pay either real estate or per-1 sonal property tax, may be allowed to vote, by law. By order Sumter County Board of Education. A. E. AYCOCK, Trustee, School District No. 5. Take Herbine for all disturbances in the bowels. It purifies the bowel channels, promotes regular move? ments and makes you feel bright, vigorous and cheerful. Price 50c. Sold by Slhert's Drug Store.?Advt. Notice. The hooks of registration will be open on September 28th at Mayesvillt. S. C. S. J. WHITE, Clerk. Check a cough or cold in the lungs before it dovolps a serious case. Bal lard's Horohound Syrup is an effec? tive romod] tor all soreness or con? gestion in the] lungs or air passages. Price 8ftc :>0c and $1.00 per bottle, hold by Bloart's Drug Store.?Advt. The Mayesvtlle school has been,shut down for a week, owing to a ca,8D of I Infantile paralysis In the town. MIGHT IIAVK BEEN PARALYSIS. Dr. L. A. Riser Examines Cause of Negro Baby's Death ut Concord. Following the death on Friday un? der suspicious circumstances, an ex? amination was made Saturday evening by Dr. L. A. Riser of the State board of health into the cause of death of the ten-year-old child of Eugene Da? vis, colored, which was thought to have had infantile paralysis. As the child had been buried when Dr. Riser reached the scene, it was im? possible for him to make an exami? nation and he could only judge of the cause of death from the reports made him by its parents. Dr. Burgess of Sumter, who saw the dead child, stat? ed that he did not consider the case one of Infantile paralysis. However, as the Concord school house was within a few hundred yards of where the negro lived, Dr. Riser set a strict quarantine over the place, refusing to let the parents, the only negroes living in the house, leave or anyone to visit them for the next two weeks. Arrangements were made for providing food and water for the negroes during this time. i ? The Weeks Wrcatlicr Forecast. South Atlantic and East Gulf States ?The week will be one of generally fair weather and moderate tempera? tures. There are no indications at this time of a disturbance in the West Indies. BETMUNE FOUND GUILTY. Tried for Killing Clarendon County Citizen. Bishopville, Sept. 22.?Willie Be thune, colored, was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a Lee county jury here today for killing Mr. G. B. Mims, a prominent citizen of Clarendon county, In tho public road ,four miles from Manning, on Feb? ruary 21, 1909. The jury was out only fifteen minutes. Notice of Teachers' Examination. The regular fall examination for all persons desiring certificates to teach will be held In the Court House at Sumter Friday, October 6th, beginning at 9 o'clock. The questions will be taken from the text books taught In the public schools of the State. r-?-r-?t^MupAxxmmw^. County Superintendent of Education. Swellings of the flesh caused by in? flammation, cold, fractures of the bone, toothache, neuralgia or rheu? matism ean be relieved by applying Ballard's Snow Liniment. It should be well rubbed in over the part af? fected. Its great healing and pene? trating power eases the pain, reduces swelling and restores natural con? ditions. Price 25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by Siberfs Drug Store.? Advt I Geo H. Hurst, hartatt Sjj Ert*l??. ?r*Niot Attention tt D*v er M If lit Cell? AM D. Crsti OW Stsne. ft. U*tn Phone. REPORT OF CONDITION OF The People's Bank, Member Federal Reserve System, at Sumter, In iwj.,,^ State of South Carolina, at The Close of Business on Sep. 12, 191?. RESOURCES: ~~ ~ 1. a Loans and discounts.....$328,691.13 Deduct: 0 Notes and bills rediscounted.50,934.93 277.766.2a 2. Overdrafts, secured $516.06; unsecured, .$860.54 l,376j69 4. Bonds, securities, etc: e Securities other than U. S. bonds (not including stocks) owned unpledged. 1,000.00 6. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent, of subscription. 3,550.0?) | 7. a Value of banking house. 15,049.73 8. Furniture and fixtures. 5,653.21 10. Net amount due from Federal Reserve Bank . 4,580.13 11 a Net amount due from approved reserve agents i u\ in New Ydrk, Chicago, and St. Louis.6,229.59 b Net amount due from approved reserve egents in other reserve cities..' .. 3,551.37 9,780.96 12. Net amount due from banks and bankers (oth? er than Included in 10 or 11). 12,580.77 14. Other checks on banks in the same city or town as reporting bank. 284.11 15. a Outside checks and other cash items.864.72 15. b Fractional currency, nickels, and cents.126.43 991.15 16. *Notes of other national banks. 2.675.00 18. Federal Reserve notes. 1,000.00 19. Coin and certificates. 4,737.80 20. Legal-tender notes. 300.00 24. Other assets, if any, Revenue stamps on hand.. 98.24 Total. $341,413A0 LIABILITIES: 25. Capital stock paid in.. _. $100,000.00 26. Surplus fund. 19,000.00 27. a Undivided profits.$7,196.02 b Less current expenses ,interst, and taxes paid 2,224.68 4,971.34 34. Dividends unpaid... 100.00 Demand deposits: 35. Individual deposits subject to check. 88,043.11 38. Cashier's checks outstanding. 181.36 Total demand deposits, Items 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, and 42 .88,224.47 Time deposits (payable after 30 days or subject j ject to 30 days or more notice) 4 3. Certificates of deposit. If^jttJ u 45. Other time deposits .. . *MfftsY| ? Total of time deposits, items, 43, 44 , and 45 .. 79,118.09 /( 49. Bills payable, including all obligations ^present? ing money borrowed, other than rediscounts .. 50,000.00 Total. $841,413.90 54. Liabilities for rediscounts, including those with Federal Reserve Bank ... 50,934.93 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter. I, S. M. McLeod, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. S. M. McLEOD, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of September, 1916. C. W. Hicks, Notary Public. Correct?Attest: j. L. D. JENNINGS, __ _^ _R. K. WILDER, F. DT kNlGHT, Directors. _I_gg?_!_m_ ) ????^?????^?????rt iiiiiiiiniiiiMiiiiiiiniiiMiinniMiiiMiuiniMinMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMniMMiiiiiiiiii1 HOSPITALITY In our business we carry out. the idea of old time hospitality. We welcome to this Bank all who have financial matters they de? sire to discuss with us and place our advice at their command. Our Officers endeavor to render themselves accessible to all, and the mcst humble person is welcome to call and see us. Necessarily our advice and suggestions are always along conservative lines, consistent with the Ideals of Conservatism established and main- * taincd by this Bank. leulnl ' This Bank is open to all who desire financial assistance with proper security. THE PEOPLES BANK. TTtuiiiMiniiiimmmni.nun in i n u n n i nmm 111 inn u.111 mi iiniirTTTTrrrmTTi To The Farmers of Sumter And Adjoining Comities If you have confidence in the market, and wish to hold your cotton for higher prices, we are in a position to make you an attract? ive rate of interest secured by warehouse receipt. The First National Bank