The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 27, 1916, Image 4
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?*w ana the eommned elreulatlo i and
hUslnnM Of Both of tho old papers,
an* Ii msalfoottj the hoot advertising
hi to in tar.
It waa stated one day this werk, in
tho Atlanta Georgian In an article on
the cotton market condition, that
traders mid the spot market wax dull
and Inactive, owing almost entirely to
"the stubbornness of farmers and
country merchants, who had cotton
and till not sell It on the declining
mallet." This is the sort of stubborn?
ness that will save the situation and
fores the cotton buyeni to pay the
value of cotton. The statement that
"ottoo has declined $16 a bale on the
New York Cotton Exchange since
Thanksgiving does not mean that the
farmor who Is holding a bale of cotton
hen lost twenty-rive dollars. He still
has tho cotton and It Is wortti as
much now on It was on Thanksgiving
The Tiills will need th s cotton and
need It badly before tho next crop Is
on the market, and they will p?;y v. hat
It la vorth to get It. It is to be hoped
that the farmers and country rier
chanti will continue stubborn.
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Tht often repeated aid generally
accepted statement that tho negro
race na a whole la shiftless and has
no conception of the meaning of
thrift la not by any means true, and
It Is believed, without reservation,
only try those who do not know all the
facta A majority of negroes are
prone to Improvidence and live from
hand t o mouth, spending all that they
sank? as fast as they get it. but winen
tho small earning power of the aver?
age negro Is considered, It must be
by any Coir minded In vest l
teaT there la not much margin
pkxfm food tind
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?Mee>
fm) little loft, no matter
meagrely they live. But, despite
those sondttlona, the neavoes of the
South have accumulated a v?u
amount of property In the 'fifty yeirs
since they were emancipated. This
accumulation represents hard work
and a degree of thrift that compares
favorably with the attainments of any
other race. This comment is sug?
gested bry the announcement a few
days ago that the People's Pharmiiey
Christinas Saving fund, conducted by
by Dr. C. W. Blrnle. colored, for the
psgroes of Sumter as an auxiliary c f
the Christmas Savings fund of the
Nation il Bank of Sumter, had thts
week distributed among Its share -
holdem the sum of $10.450. This
large ?tum represented the weekly
saving* of the negroes of Sumter in
one year. It represents the dime*,
quartets and half dollars laid aside
each week from small wuges by ne?
gro raon, women, boys and girls.
Considering the earning power of the
negroes of this city, over and above
the absolute necessities It Is a re?
markable achievement, and proves
that quite a large percentucre of the
negroes of Sumter are thrifty und are
acquiring the saving habit. They may
spend the greater part of these snv
Ings during the holidays and much
of this may be spent foollnhly, but If
they do waste In a few days what
they have spent a whole year In sav
Ing, they are no worse than a major?
ity of their white neighbors. Tie
People's Pharmacy Chrlitmas Sav?
ings fund Is a concrete demonstration
that alt negroes are not sMftless and
absolutely without any conception of
the meaning of thrift.
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Pres? lent Wilson's note appealing
to the belligerent powers o give se?
rious consideration to the mutter of
ending the war as speedily as pos?
sible is a remarkable document?one
of th < greatest productions from a
literary standpoint that he has Issued
since he has occupied the White
House. Those who merely glanced
througl it yesterday as they scanned
the news columns of their dntly pa?
per, should read it carefuly and
thoughtfully. It is forcible, concise,
clear, and as an example of English
compoaltlon there Is nothing lacking.
The English language Is a wonderful
vehicle for the expression >f thought
and Woodrow Wilson Is one of the
master-craftsmen.
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England seems disposed to lake of?
fence at President Wilson s sugges?
tion that the belligerent nations
make an effort to agree on peace
terms end end the war as epssalrj as
possible. Tho basis 01 this resentment
is found in tho British sensitiveness
on the point the people of the United
States and other neutrals have, after
long waiting, arrived ut tho conclu?
sion and now are giving expression to
the belief that there is no hope of the
war being ended in the near future
(save by a peace agreement on give
and take terms. England and her
allies have shown no ability to end
the war by conquering Germany and
the failure of Germany to overrun and
I subjugate the allies in the early days
?f the war when they were unprepar?
ed makea It certain that she will never
be able to dictate the terms of peace
as the unquestioned autocrat of Eu?
rope. Under present conditions the
war seems destined to drag on interm?
inably, with nothing gained save the
increasing slaughter of men and the
waste of Europe's wealth and re?
sources. England resents bitterly any
intimation that she is not mistress of
the seas and therefore the arbiter of
the destinies of Europe and the world,
consequently there is no cordial re?
ception for President Wilson's sugges?
tion that the time is opportune for a
peaco conference.
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It is time for both the democrats
and republicans to put a ban on the
public building pork barrel. It is a
scandal assi an extravagant waste of
public raoaey.
a a e
The people of South Carolina spend
about half their time demanding im?
provements, extensions and enlarge?
ments of government service, all of
which call (or greater and greater ex?
penditures of public money; and the
other half in howling about high tax?
es. If we would make up our minds
to be content with things as they are,
there would be no need for higher
taxes; but if we insist upon the enact?
ment of laws calling for more and
still more modern improvements, such
as good roads, better jails, reform
schools, modern and efficient public
schools, larger pensions for Confed?
erate soldiers, and a dozen other pro?
gressive nsaaaurss. then taxes must be
higher, far ail these things cost mon?
ey. The darner for improvements
and the howl when it comes to pay?
ing the bill show a lack of sense as
well as a niggardly spirit. Why can?
not the general public, aa well as the
Individual, realize that we cannot get
something for nothing?that we have
to pay for what we get, that the bet?
ter things we demand and the more
comforts we enjoy the more we will
to pay.
^-could see Christ^
JjjMMJ^yee of a child and en
into the spirit of the season with
the feeling of youth, they would en?
joy the holiday season more sincerely
and truly?and the children around
them would have a much happier
Christmas. The pleasures and joys
of childhood are enlarged and render
od more delightful when shared with
others, especially when a sympathetic
parent or friend forgets the years
that separate them and becomes, for
the time, a child again.
ASKS FOR BETTER ROADS.
llagood Taxpayer Complains of Con?
dition of Road Between Myers Store
and City.
Editor Tho Item and Watchman and
Southron:
Living almost out of the county and
heing but an occasional visitor to the
city of Sumter, I have felt that it
wasn't fair to criticise, recognizing
that there was no comfort in com?
plaint, no remedy in grumbling. I as
well as the most of ray country
friends have carried the burden
through a period that we hoped would
be limited, but we now feel that it la
time for relief and take this means
of asking our next supervisor to give
us u good road from Mr. J. H. Myers1
store to Sumter that is now almost
Impassable and is profitable only to
automobile repair men and spring
sellers. Is our county so poor und
city so unprogressive that they WOIt*t
us a business proposition give us fou:
miles of good road leading into our
county seat
Several from here have asked Mr.
White, our next supervisor, to march
the county chalngung through our
town if nothing else, so we could at
least say that they had been seen here
ohce in the past five years, but we art
all willing to recall gladly this request,
and endure nur roads that should be
better if you will give us the four
in.Um from Myers' store to Sumter
We are ull proud of our county seat's
progressive spirit, it is now a city
beautiful witli the paved streets, but
give us a chance to see it witheu: the
tour miles of jolts that we havo to
endure to reach it. Trusting that this
will be taken by all concerned as it
is sent in the friendliest spirit and
that it will at least put our peopt* to
thinking and help to give us four
miles of gool road.
a Small Taxpayer,
llagood. Dec. II,
Svliooner Gael Down.
Halifax, Dec. 2li.?a large, uniden?
tified schooner was lost off Darmouth
Point ah aboard are believed losti
JAS. H. CHANDLER DEAD.
WELL KNOWN AND HIGHLY ES.
TEEMED SIMTER CITIZEN
PASSES AWAY.
Death Occurred Sunday Morning in
Hospital at Baltimore, Where He
Had Gone to Rest ui>?Funeral
This Morning at Presbyterian
Church.
The whole community was sad?
dened on Sunday when the news of
the death of James H. Chandler be
came known over Sumter and the
surrounding country, where the de?
ceased had lived all of his life and
was known by nearly everybody, and
highly esteemed by all who knew
him.
Death came at 8.25 Sunday morning
at Shephard and Platt's Hospital at
Baltimore, where Mr. Chandler had
gone about two weeks ago for rest
and recuperation from a run-down
condition and nervousness, following
bereavements in his family. While
at the hospital he contracted pneu?
monia which with a complication of
troubles hastened his end. He was
attended by his son, Dr. James J.
Chandler and other physicians, who
did all that was possible for him,
but their human remedies were with?
out effect, when a higher power call?
ed.
The body was brought from Balti?
more and arrived here Monday morn?
ing at 11:15 o'clock. Dr. Jamss
Chandler, son of the deceased, and
Dr. W. M. Shaw, accompanied the
body to Sumter. On its arrival it
was met by a large concourse of
friends and relatives, who escorted
the body to the former home of the
deceased on Church street, where it
was viewed by many of those who
had known and respected him during
his lifetime. ,
The funeral services were held
Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at the
Presbyterian church of which he was-]
a ruling elder, the services being
conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. P.
Marion. The exerciss were short* j.
but deeply impressive. The body was
interred at the Sumter cemtery. and
many beautiful flowers covered the
grave. A large concourse of friends f
and relatives attended the funeral
services at the church and followed
the body to the grave to pay their]
last sad tribute of respect to the der
ceased.
Mr. Chandler was a native of Sum?
ter and spent all of his life as a resUT
dent of this city. He haa tor many
tfears--besjeeone of the leading ei
sens of the town and haa done much
to building It up into a better tow
and community. He has been in t
clothing business since young man"
hood and has been one of the leading
merchants in this line for a number
of years. At the time of his death he 1
was president of the D. J. Chandler!
Clothing company. He was also asH
8ociatod with other business concernsI
and public works. He was president
of the Security Building and Loan
Association, a member of the Y. M.
C. A. board, a member of the Sumter
City School board, and interested in
numerous other public enterprises. He
served two terms as an alderman on
the city council, but declined to offer
for re-election. He was a member cf
Game Cock Lodge, K. of P., of which
he was Past Chancellor Command?
er, of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A.
F. M., and of other orders.
Mr. Chandler married Miss Rosine
M. Jennings of Sumter, who survives
him. He had tw,o sons, Dr. James J.
Chandler, of Bay View Hospital, Bal?
timore, and Norman C. Chandler,
who has been with the Second regi?
ment on the border, but arrived here
last night, and one daughter, Miss
Tereasa Chandler. Two brothers sur?
vive him, Rev, John C. Chandler of
Columbia, and Mr. C. W. Chandler of
Wed gefiel d.
Wheezing in the lungs indicates
that phlegm is obstructing the air
passages. Ballard's Horehound Syr?
up loosens the phlegm so that
it can be coughed up and ejected.
Price 25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle.
Sold by Slbert's Drug Store.?-Advt.
$100 REWARD.
A reward of One Hundred ($100)
dollars will be pad by this company
for the n \>prehension and production
of sufficient evidence to convict per?
son or pcrsoiAwho maliciously tam?
pered with switch, which caused de?
railment of our train No. 5*5, at Itocky
Bltlff, Sumter County. S. C, No. 4
Mile Post, between Sumter and Os
wego, Wednesday night, December
20th, Itlf,
W. II. NEWELL,
General Superintendent.
Atlantic Coast Una Kalroad Co..
Rocky Mount, N. C, Dee. 21st, 1916.
Deep-seated coughs that resi
dinary remedies require both exter?
nal and internal treatment. If you
buy a dollar bottle of Ballard's Hore?
hound Syrup you get the two reme?
dies you need for the price of one.
There is a Derrick's Red i'epper Por?
ous Piaster for the chest, free with
each bottle. Sobi by Blborfs Drue:
Store?Advt.
Marriage Ltoens* Stcoord.
Licenses to marry have been issued
to Tom Brewer and Miss Ellen Bryant
of Manning; Lawrence Edwards, Pat?
rick, and Miss Mildred Higgins.
Camden. Licenses to negTO couples
were: Jacob Williams and Roaa
White, Mayesville;! Charlie Wright
and Nancy Harvin, Tindal; Sampson
Dow and Levy Joscy, Sumter.
Sickly children need White's Cream
Vermifuge. It net only destroys
worms, if there be any, but it acts as
a strengthening tonic in the stomach
and bowels. Price 25c per bottle.
Sold by Siberfs Drug Store.?Advt.
NOTICE OF SALE OF COLLATER?
AL.
Notice is hereby given that the un?
dersigned will, on the twenty-eighth
day of December, 1916, at twelve
o'clock, noon, sell at public outcry
to the highest bidder for cash at the
usual place of sale at the Court
House in the City of Columbia, S. C,
the following securities, viz: Twenty
eight shares of Southern States Sup?
ply Company, a corporation doing
business in Columbia, S. C, there be?
ing three certificates for the same, one
for eight shares, being certificate No.
8, and two for ten shares each, num?
bered 5 and 7 respectively; the shares
being of the par value of one hun?
dred dollars each: Also seventy
shares of the capital s*ock of Gulf
and Atlantic Insurance Company, a
corporation de'ng business in Colum?
bia, S. C, the shares being of the par
value of ten dollars each, and evidenc?
ed by seven certificates of ten shares
each, numbered respectively 345, 346.
347, 348, 349, 350 and 351.
The said shares of stock in the said
corporation will be sold to satisfy the
debts and interest to the undersigned
hank /for which they have been as
slgnd and pledged, the debts being
past due and payable, and default
having been made in the payment of
the same.
The National Bank of South Carolina,
of Sumter. By C. G. Rowland,
r ' President.
i Children take Ballard's Horehound
Syrup willingly because it tastes nice.
There isn't a better remedy anywhere
'for children's coughs, hoarseness and
bronchitis. It's a good medicine and
easy to take. Price 25c, 50c and $1.00
per bottle. Sold by Sibert's Drug
Store.?Advt.
Twice Proven.
If you suffer backache, sleepless
nights, tired, dull days and distress?
ing urinary disorders, don't experi?
ment Read this twice-told testimony."'
Ji't\ Sumter evidence?doubly proven.
W. M. Folsom, proprietor dry
goods store, Main Street, Sumter,
says: "My back ached nearly all of
the time, and if I made a quick move
sharp pains started through me. Af
tor sitting down for awhile, I had
to* lift myself up by force. The
kidney secretions were discolored,
and full of sediment. Doan's
Kidney Pills relieved the backache
and pains and I could rest much bet?
ter." (Statement given March 17,
1908.)
On Jan. 11, 1915, Mr. Folsom said:
"The benefit Doan's Kidney Pills
brought me has lasted. Another of
my family has since used them with
good results."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy?get
Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that
Mr. Folsom has twice publicly rec?
ommended. Foster-Milburn Co..
Props., Buffalo, N. Y.?Advt. 31
Fcurtburn is a symptom of indiges?
tion. Take a dose of Herbine in such
cases. The pain disappears instantly.
.The bowels operate speeedily and
you feel fine, vigorous and cheerful.
Price 50c. Sold by Sibert's Drug
Store.?Advt. _ _
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HOLLY WOOD CAMP?No. 19, W. O.
W. will unveil the monument erect?
ed at the grave of Mr. C. H. James
in the Sumter cemetery Sunday, De?
cember 31st at 2:30 o'clock. Dr. S.
H. Edmunds will be the orator of
the occasion. R. S. Hood, Clerk.
Tax Return Notice
I will attend in person or by deputy
at the following named places and on
the dates mentioned, for the purpose
of receiving tax returns for fiscal
year 1917, on all personal property,
polls, road and dogs:
Tindals, Thursday, Jan. 4.
Privateer, Friday, Jan. 5.
Ivevi Siding, Tuesday, Jan. 1).
Wedgefield, Wednesday, Jan. 10.
Claremont, Thursday, Jan. 11.
llagood, Friday. Jan. 12.
Hemhert, Tuesday, Jan. 16.
Daltell, Wednesday, Jan. 17.
Brogdon, Thursday, Jan. 18.
Oswego, Friday, Jan. 19.
Mayesville, Tuesday. .Ian. 22.
Pleasant Grove, Wednesday, Jan. 23
Shlloh, Thursday. .Ian. 21.
Norwood Cross Roads, Friday. Jan.
25.
R, E. WILDER,
County A11?Iiimi
To The Planters
of Sumter County
j We want you to call upon us before you <[
t buy your Fertilizers this season. 31
? We can and will save you money. I ?
? Fertilizer materials are higher propor- y
j tionately than mixed goods. J [
|| It will pay you io talk it over with us be- J J
J [ fore you buy. ! I
\l Respectfully, |
|| HARBY & CO., Inc.,
I SUMTER, S. C.
ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS TO JOIN
THE 1917 CHRISTMAS SAVINGS FUND
Join today, do not put off for any
reason, you might neglect to do so at
all and then your Christmas will be
lacking in that most important respect
?ready money for all of those many,
many demands.
You get interest at 4 per cent on
your money from date?if something
happens so that you cannot continue
your payments, you get back what
you paid in, we have no annoying fines
to discourage you in your efforts to
save.
Watch Our Ad Tuesday Explaining
Our Different Classes.
The National Bank of
Sumter,
sumter, s. c.
"Where Your Savings Grow/'
The National Bank of
South Carolina
$1,071 307.25 LEADERS
Oil" steady growth tolls the story
?New accounts each day?The largest
bank in this section ol the State.
Safety first, Preparedness all the
time. Your patronage we want.
C. G. ROWLAND,
Pres.
H. L. McC3Y,
Cashier.
THE OLD RELIABLE
Extends greetings to its numerous friends and
patrons, and wishes them every happiness
That Christmas Can Bring.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
The Oldest Banking Institution in the County