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C|[t ff?latt^man anb ?out|jioii ?hrtdlshsl Wmniidii Iii s^orday. _ ?BT? OHriOLV P?B-USHi JO COMPANY. ?UMTKM. S. a |L?t per ? an um?la edveace. '_ mj.bjissiitsi De? teuere Am insertion.$1.00 ??ery subsequent Insertion.10 Ooe tracts f?r Um month*, or teetrer will Im atede ftt reduced r?tet. all eoeemun ofttlone weich sub eeeee >Hv?u iniereete will be ob arced fee* ae adverttoaxteaux Obituaries and tribute* of reepeet ?Hfl be charted .for. The Sum tor Wat ub man was found ei hi tilt and the Tree Southron In lite. The Watohman and Southron ?ew has the combined eirculation and seta ease ef both of the old papers, and m saaalfeeUi the beet advertising ??Hiss hi Senior. The demand tor first class high? ways connecting :he different sections of the State is growing so Insistent that the enactment of the State High? way Commission law Is but a matter of time. The legislature will begin to feel the pressure pretty soon and will find ways and means to give the people what they demand. There is a demand for a short and convenient route to Columbia from the eastern part of the State by way of the old darner's ferry crossing of the Wa teree. and an equally strong demand for a shorter route to Charleston aerees the Saatee in the vicinity of Nelson's ferity. The Garner's ferry road would be of some benefit to the town and county of Sumter, but of greater benefit and convenience to all of eastern South Carolina and would be truly a State highway. The proposed highway to Charleston would, likewise, be of great benefit to everybody living east of the Wateree and Saatee rivers and she uld be built and maintained as a Sta e high? way. Prom a strictly utilitarian point of view, we believe the proposed road across the Santee would be of more value to .Jumter than the Garner's ferry road. Since it would open up a larger trade territory, to this city, at d for this reason Sumter should show an interest in the efforts to se? cure this road that are being made by the people of Clarendon, Wflliams burg. Orangeburg and Berkeley ceantles. A first class road to the Sojstos river below Summerton and a flj^SS^oeA ferry abridge aerees the Wleetrlc power In unlimited quan? tity and at a la wer rate than Sumter has heretofore been able, to obtain would be e great thing for the com? munity, and the people of Sumter heartily endorse the movement inau? gurated by President Belser, of the Chamber of Commerce, to Induce ei? ther the Parr Shoal* Power Co. or the Southern Power Co. to enter this city. An abundance of cheap elec? tric power is necessary in the build lag up of an industrial community, and it Is along manufacturing lines that Sumter needs to be developed, e e e The first cost of the Danish West Indies is $25.000.000 and no one can estimate how much they will cost the United States eventually, for tho main object In buying them from Denmark was to obtain the most de? sirable location on the Carribbean sea for the establishment of a great na? val base. The construction of a grea; navy yard and Its fortifications will call for the expenditure of many mil? lion dollars and the annual expense of maintenance will run Into the mil? lions. But It ie a necessary expense, for the Panama canal must be Ade? quately protected. e e e If Villa succeeds in gaining com? plete control of Northern Mexico, as he a?*ema likely to do In the near fu? ture, there will be no need to continue negotiations with Carransa respect? ing the patrol of the border. The United State? will be forced either to fight Villa or make terms with him. e e e The advocates of a large standing ermy are taking renowed hope from the alleged failure of the Natlon.il Guard to perform tho required ser? vice satisfactorily. A regular army of thoroughly trained professional soldiers would undoubtedly be more efficient and effective In a sudden emergency than any other military force that could be organized, but ?t Is Impossible to maintain an army sufficiently large to meet any need that might arise. No matter bow large a regular army this country might have, it would be necessary to have a large trained reserve to call on In the event of war, and to ha\e this there must be some system akin to universal mlltary training. Mili? tary experts claim that a standing army of professional soldiers doos not fit in with a reserve composed of dt Isen soldiert? and that a nation mu ?t rHy wholly upon Its regular army or SMOBfd It altogether and build up an army of tiuined citizen soldiers. ALTAMONT MOSES MEMORIAL A PERPETUAL LOAN FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. The Widow and Children or the Late Altamont Moses Establish Loon Scholarship Fund for Ilencflt of Boys and Girls of Sumter County as a Memorial of Ills Service as a Public Official. The subjoined letter addressed to the City Council and County Commis? sioners is the first public announce? ment of the intention of the fam? ily of the late Altamont Mones to es? tablish a memorial loan scholarship fund to help Sumter county boys and girls to obtain an education. The plan as outlined In the letter shows that the fund will be perpetual and that it will grow from year to year and prove an increasing benefaction to the boys and girls of Sumter county. No more appropriate memoral could be erected to perpetuate the memory and good works of Altamont Moses than has been devised by his wife and children. During his life-long resi? dence in Sumter he devoted .his time and abilities to the service of the community, and the town never pos? sessed a more unselfishly public spir? ited clrteen nor a truer friend to the cause of education than ho proved himself to be whenever the oppor? tunity presented itself. In honoring his memory his family are carrying on the good work that was char? acteristic of his active labors whilst amongst us7, and this is the most fit? ting and enduring memoral of a use? ful life. The City Council of the City of Sum? ter, The Board of County Commission? ers, Sumter, 8. C. Sirs: As a memorial to my hus? band, Altanmont Moses, my children and I have decided to establish a loan scholarship fund, the Income from which shall be used,to help Sumter county keys and girls to obtain an ed? ucation. That this fund may be best handled, and, as far as humanly pos? sible. Its usefulness perpetuated, we propose that an eleemosynary asso? ciation be chartered, which shall handle it. To this end, we are anx? ious that each of your honorable bodies should aid by selecting two members of said organization. Our plan Is: That the Interest from the Investment of the fund shall be loaned annually to a Sumter county ,efl*aUiUtnt adorations I pur poses, the loan to be made always where the association thinks will be most effec? tive. The borrower is to give his or her note for the amount borrowed,' to be paid as soon as the borrower is able. No note Is to bear interest while the borrower Is a student, but is to bear simple interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent, per annum after the period of study is over, and until paid. All repaid loans are to be reinvest? ed or reloaned as the Association deems best. That an association be formed for this purpose to be chartered under the name of the Altamont Moses Scholarship Loan Fund Association, and to consist of throe members here? in named; two named by City Council, and two named by the County Com? missioners, and their respective suc? cessors. All members of the asso? ciation shall serve without compensa? tion. That City Council name two mem? ber, one for a torm expiring July 1st, 1918 and one for a term expiring July 1st. 1919; that the County Commis? sioners name one member for a term expiring July 1st, 1918, and one mem? ber for a term expiring July 1st, 1920. I hereby name Herbert A. Moses for a term expiring July 1st. 1920; Hcmy P. Moses for a term expiring July 1st, 1919, and Arthur S. Harby for a term pxplrlng July 1st. 1918. That at the expiration of the terms of the mem? bers originally named and elected, their successors be elected for the term of three years from such expira? tion. That should a vacancy occur during a term, it shall be filled for the balance of the term. That City Council and Its successors, shall till vacancies or expirations of the memberships originally elected by It; that the Board of County Com? missioners, and Its successors, shall fill vacancies or expirations of tho memberships originally elected by it; that expirations or vacancies among tho three memberships named by us shall be filled by the remaining mem? bers named by us, and their succes? sors. That upon the occurrence of a i vacancy, the association shall call at? tention of the electing body to such vacancy; that, if necessary, attention shall be culled a second time, and if the electing body shall refuse or neglect to dll the vacancy, or expira? tion within six months after such sec? ond notice, then the Association shall fill the vacancy or expiration. That, In the future, should condi? tions so arise that, for a space of live years, there Is no use of this fund un? der the provisions of this letter, the association shall divert the fund to the use of some public or charitable purpose, the name of Altamont Moses still to be retained. Should the asso? ciation fail at any time to carry out the provisions contained in this letter, then the fund, with all accruments thereto, shall be dividrd among the heirs at law of Altamont Moses, upon petition to some court of competent jurisdiction, and by order of the same. Upon the formation of the associa? tion as outlined above, I shall trans? fer to it, as an endowment, the sum of one thousand dollars. In closing I beg to say that although my late husband was always most in? tensely interested in everything that pertained to the good and the ad? vancement of Sumter county, yet its educational progress was especially dear to him. He was very active in organizing the present public school system, of the city; was on the first Board of Trustees after the organiza? tion, and used often to remark that the very best legislative work he ever did in his nineteen years in the gen? eral assembly was in helping with the passage of the bills creating this system. We ask that your honorable bodies take cognizance of this plan, if so you will, and that as soon as possible you will elect members to the proposed association, so that the organization may proceed. I am yours very truly, (Signed) Octavia C. Mosej. Sumter, S. C, Jan. 1, 1917. THREE CHILDREN APIECE. Must bo Raised by Every Married Woman if Population Is to lie Maintained. New York, Dec. 28.?Every mar? ried woman capable of bearing chil? dren to maturity if the population is to be kept up and not increased, it was declared here at a meeting of the, American Genetic Association by Dr. Robert Sprague, of the Massachu? setts Agricultural College. Of the graduates of our women's colleges he said only one-half ever marry and "the average number of children per graduate is leas than one." The meeting is being held by the association as one of the affiliated organizations taking part in the 69th convention of the American Advace ment of Science. The present convention is said to represnt the largest aggregation of scientists ever assembled at one time. It is said that jfrom 7,000 to 10,000 ftcVexAVfo-wisu ana wtiama wie Lutf** REGIMENT OF SLAVS DROWNED. Finnish Steamer Strikes Mine and All on Board Perish Except Fifty. Berlin, Dec. 29.?Via SayvlUe).? The Finnish steamer Oihonna, of l> 070 tons, with a regiment of Russian coast artillery from the Aland is? lands on board, struck a mine and sank in a few minutes, according to a dispatch to the Frankfurter Zei? tung from Copenhagen. All on board with the exception of fifty persons are said to have been drowned. The steamer was bound for Hcl slngfors. In addition to the men lost 1,000 horses went down with the ship. According to the same source, an? other liner plying between Abo, Rus? sia, and Marihaam, likewise struck a mine and a large number of persons who were on board are missing. Tho accidents, according to the newspa? per, arc attributed to badly anchored Russian mines belonging to the Fin I nlsh Bay mine fields." TO IMPROVE ASHLEY CHANNEL. Wnr Department Recommends Work at Charleston. Washington. Dec. 29.?Improvement of Ashley river, at Charleston, S. C, was recommended to congross today by the war department. A depth of 24 feet with 300 feet width up to tho Standard wharf at an estimated cost of $200,000 for the first construction and 510,000 annually for malnten once, was proposed. The project is conditioned upon local contribution of one-half of tho first cost and tho furnishing of a suitable place for deposit of tho dredge material. The liver loses Its activity at times and needs help. Herbine is an ef? fective liver stimulant. It also puri? fies tlie bowels, strengthens digestion and restores Strength, vigor and cheerful spirits. Price f>0c. Sold by Btbert's Drug Store.?Advt. Pair Weather for Week. For South Atlantic and East Gulf States: Generally fair weather will j prevail except that rains are prob ! able Wednesday or Thursday. It will ' be moderately cold first half of week, hut warmer after Tuesday. Any little wound or abrasion of the Mesh occurring in cold weather that is not promptly treated becomes a bad sore and is ditlicult to heal. Ap ply Ballard's Snow Liniment at once when sueh accidents happen, The wound heals promptly and soon does nway with the annoyance of a band age. Price |Bc, 50c and $1.00 per bottle, Sold by Blbert's Drug Storv Advt. Pruning und Training Grapes. Clemson College, Dec. 28.?The scuppernong and other muscadine grapes arc so well adapted to our State that most people think they do not need any care or attention. For best results the vines should be planted 30 feet apart in rows 10 feet wide, and trained to a three wire trellis. One or two year old vines are the best size to plant and should be cut back to 5 or 6 buds immediately after planting. As soon as the vines begin to run they should be tied to trellis. The trellis should be constructed with the lirst wire 2 feet from the ground, the second 4 feet and the third 6 feei. The canes should be trained in a fan shape over the trellis. The usual method is for one cane to be trained straight up the center and two canes on each side. Cultivate shallow and frequent In order to keep down weeds and grass. Every year the vines should, be pruned lightly by thinning out in November. This keeps the vine in a vigorous healthy condition. If the vines do not make satisfactory growth a little stable manure spread around the roots and dug into the soil will cause the vine to grow vigorously. The old over-head arbor system does fairly well, but the trellis sys? tem is very much more satisfactory. The vine is easier to cultivate and It will fruit much better. For further information write to Horticultural Division of Clemson College. Lame back may come from over? work, cold settled in the muscles of the back, or from disease. In the two former cases the right remedy is Ballard's Snow Liniment. It should be rubbed in thoroughly over the af? fected part, the relief will bo prompt and satisfactory. Price 25c, 50c and I$1.00 per bottle. Sold by Siberfs Drug Store.?Advt. Keeping Stable Manure. Clemson College, Dec. 29.?Stable manure should never be hauled out on field where it will not soon be mixed with the soil; nor should it be piled out in the open, for much of the fer? tility will be lost by leaching. If the manure cannot be placed on a fieM that is to be planted shortly, it is best to allow it to accumulate in the stall, being careful to keep the stall dry and well littered. Corn'stover, wheat, oat or rye straw, leaves or pine straw can be *\iaed -*or tttte*. Resides e?hwdTbtatt' the liquid manure and saving it for the plants to use, the litter adds fertilizing material? of value. It is a good plan to use as much litter as possible for bedding; for by being mixed with the animal manure it is more readily decayed. Much waste material can be made into good manure in this way. The stalls should be fairly deep so that they will hold all the ma? nure which accumulates between times of planting the various crops. The animals will pack the manure by tramping, and It keeps best when packed. It should be mois?, but not wet, and should be protect? ed from the sunshine. A dry, hacking cough is hard on the lungs, often causing them to j bleed, Ballard's Horehound Syrup is a healing halm that quickly re? pairs damage in the lungs and air passages. Price 25c, 50s and $1.0t> per bottle. ."-'old by Sibert's Drug Store.?Advt. Marriage License Record. A license to marry has been grant? ed to Harry E< Grant, Union Springs. Ala., and Miss Lucy Salvia, Myrtle Beach, S. C. Colored couples secur? ing licenses are Willie Davis and Marie Williams, Sumter; Charles Ladson and Lizzie Perry, Brogdon; Warren Dow and Dora Jackson, Sumter; Richard Sumter and Katie Robinson, Sumter. Heartburn, indigestion or distress of the stomach is Instantly relieved by Herbinc. It forces the badly d< gested food out of the body and re? stores tone in the stomach and bow? els. Price 50c. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store.?Advt. 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: Tlndals, Thursday, Jan. 4. Privateer, Friday, 3 a. 5. I^evi Siding, Tuesday, Jan. 9. Wedgefleld, Wednesday, Jan. 10. Claremont, Thursday, Jan. 11. EfagOOd? Friday, Jan. 12. Rembert, Tuesday, Jan 10. Dalsell, Wednesday, Jan. 17. Brogdon, Thursday, Jan. 18. Oswego, Friday, Jan. 19. Mayesvllle, Tuesday, Jan. 22. Pleasant Grove, Wednesday, Jan. 23 Shlloh, Thursday. Jan. 24. Norwood Cross Roads, Friday, Jan. 25. R. E. WILDER, County Auditor. To The Planters of Sumter County We want you to call upon us before y?u buy your Fertilizers this season. We can and will save you money. Fertiliser materials are higher propor? tionately than mixed goods. It will pay you to talk it ever with us be? fore you buy. Respectfully, HARBY & CO., Inc., SUMTER. S. C. [ You Need Money for Next Christmas. Her - is \ An Ea8y Way to Get lt f ( A Sure Way to Have it Join Our Christmas Savings Club which i starts December 18,1916. In Class 5, pay 5c the first week, 10c the 2nd week, l5c the 3d week and so on for 50 weeks, and we will give you a check or a bank book with credit therein two weeks before Christ? mas for $03.75., plus 4 per cent, interest per annum. Or in Class 2, pay 2c the first week, 4c the 2nd week, 6c the 3d week,,and so on for 50 weeks, and we will give you a check or a bank boo c with credit therein two weeks before Christ? mas for $25.50, plus 4 per cent, interest (per annum. Or in Class 1, pay lc the 1st week, 2c the 2nd week, 3c the 3rd week, and so cn for 50 weeks, and two weeks before Christ? mas we will give you a check or a bank book with credit therein for $12.75, plus 4 per cent interest per annum. You may join Clasa 50 and pay 50c each week for 50 weeks, making a total of $25.00, plus 4 per cent, interest per annum. You may join Class 100 and pay $.1.00 each week for 50 weeks, making a total of $50.00, plus 4 per cent, interest per annum. You may join Class 200 and pay $2.00 each week for 50 weeks, ? ? ma4&tg- ?fcAeta.l ot V1W.4Q,-~*A?s--4-^g? s^ufc. VaXcc^rt. *msv i num. Payments Must be Made Every Wetk, or May be Made in Advance. t Can you think of an easier way to provide monjey for Christmas? Join yourself?Get everyone in the family to join. Show this to your friends and get them to Join. I The National Bank of Sumter, SUMTER, S. C. "Where Your Savings Grow/' Your Boy's Xmas Gift. Last Christmas his father gave him a Bank Book with a de? posit in it of $10. Today he has in his account $178.50?every dollar beside* the interest he earned himself. He is 14 years old. Before last Christmas he had never put by a dollar. Let's start your boys with Christmas Accounts this year. $1?$5?$10 does lt. May we make them out for you? THE PEOPLES BANK. We pay 4 per cent, interest in our Savings Department. THE OLD RELIABLE Extends greetings to its numerous friends and patrons, and wishes them every blessing the New Year Can Bring. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK The Oldest Banking Institution in the County