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PHOBJjKM. * Comgflcio jfuecow. Ali?. It.?At a third sit of the Matronal Conference ,the railway representatives said that the 4Ka%pavtatton system of the country Sm ?ttetly dawrgealsed and unices it It will osass completely They lave warning ess would be ter a*Vd at the front, and tarn oe the country it excesses. The ex? et railway workers, I, caused a bis; part of He?. . Aleileff. former command of Hie Russian army drew the army under poorly equipped, but m warlike spirit, and tho army well supplied, but pehwned by Ill-applied Tile soldiers maintained for officers emit after the of the government rightu Re recited en Instance twenty-eight officers, twenty las toned officers, and two marched to death, while tho soldiers looked coldly on. statement of Prince Kropatlk MsMsea ?*!!l not bo proclaimed federative republic brought a con eVatien. other speakers de ngelnet a separate peace were iei. ThooghtH. 1 It tenet he disappointing Indeed to woman who thinks she has mar n ssan to real tee she has mar a thing and that thing a mere ?h tgj t. pretty miss of pretense said she a rusty cat and accidentally told ereta. An empty wagon makes a lot of Onoo there was a tailless hound (that Is the way fairy tales dry begin) about whom there hangs a tale. When he wanted a rabbit, he went to the woods, bawled a bit. trail or no trail, calling the othee dogs to the chase. Then> he eat him In the shede on interned expectation till they ran the robbtt sett of the brier patch, when ho nebbed it and stole away without |(|0HjSjdj^0hfill^t?.true story about e dawg. Hew about "The man. Men net often like the two brothers In the smithy; one did the blowing, the fh* striking are fruits; words ire only that hi false In this world below Itself In a love of show, t nature hides her lash In the purple black of a dyod mustache. That was the reason the old gray recover i ghs did er had her tall in the air. something you couldn't but Me wouldn't have done hnc* her tall been real." "flic transit gloria mumti" to a 'great measure. Only sagte* really scan. m **Fty high If you alight In a bus nerd's nest." If you fry high you may fall there be* you will never alight there. Whet often heaps our kites from Peering le some clog below. "Extremes meet" said the stump to the tree top that had fallen. "It is tree." said the top "we ar? both on the ground but i am still the full length of the tree from you." Where Is now the merry party that camped at Dinklns' Mill last T In Cam den we suppose. *A I At lest cotton begins to open, and work will be plentiful In this old end then hard timen will be Fodder pulling Is the ore er of the Some folks will run around and tell yoo to plant heavily In grain and them run back and plant nearly all la cotton. Had not the drouKht, now on, struck us we would have made nearly a full crop of cotton. Our corn is al? most splendid. "Only remembered by what I have done." "The memory of the Just is bless? ed." Tom Williams' wife Ihn tie (colored) Who lived Just srross the creek from us Is gone, dying Tuesday. August 22. and the world Is poorer. Folks had better plant plenty of fall truck, turnip*, rape, etc. How are your fall tubers coming on? Who knock* my country knoehs me Shall i Just grin while he does ht "Hagood." ai'htri \ m:i:i?s coal. Prssll. Hwltserland. Aug. 2?.? Vienna dispatches nay that the Aus? trian minister or public work* st Mti...i the chamber of deputing by saying thst the roal rrlsl? Is h+com log vital. Twelve thousand, six hun drsd miners have b??en brought Iwck from the front to work the mint, GOOD ROADS WANTED. - Tfte People Who ose tlic Pnb.tr Hood* Beginning to Realise the Cost of Bad Hoods. Rdttor Dally Item. It Sems that the trend for building good roads in Sumter county, Is taking on new life, and aa you have tasted the pleasures of good roads on your recent drive In the boll weevil coun try have also becomo an ardent ad? vocate In that line. I hope that you will keep on hammering at It until the whole county will realize Its bene? fits. I am In favor of a substantial bond issue, a special tax or anything that will furnish money to build up goo 1 roads all over the county. There Ih not another public Improvement that will be so remunerative to the people at large and bring In a larger return? to Its citizens than good roads, and no matter how large the outlay is made, provided It is used judiciously and with proper car? can be consid? ered a waste or luxury. Good roads will protect the faith? ful horse. It will lengthen the ser vlceablencss of vehicles, it will save time for the farmer and the mer? chant, it will4 Improve marketing con? ditions, it will enlarge the facilities for Intcr-communlcatlons, It will place us all In closer relations to each other, It will enhance the values of our farms and homes and win Im? prove our prosperity in innumerable ways. I have traveled on good roads and had roads, and have taken notes in ths difference' of fuels, time and wear and. tear on machinery energy and waste, and I have come to the conclusion that good roads would be worth $100 a year to me personally. There are about 1,000 automobiles In this county who are losing that much every year. There are about 7,000 or more other vehicles In this county to whom It would be a saving of from $10 to $26 per year. This sav? ing Is only from sctual operations, not considering time, convenience, pleasure and other features that go with It. There are about 660 miles of main roads in Sumter county, and I am told that good substantial sand clay roads can be built In this county at an average of $360 to $400 per mile, but taking present prices of materials and labor we may figure it at $500 per mile or an amount approximate? ly $350,000. This amount on a bond Issue at 5 per cent, on a 40 year plan would tax Sumter county about $15,000 per year for interest and re? demption fund. On a direct levy plan for t ay a ten year program of $35.000. ire could build these roads without paying Interest. Now this amount will be greatly reduced by adding to it the federal fund which is available, and the di? rect license tax of about $5,000 per year which motor vehiclos are now paying In Sumter county. By not disturbing the present available funds for road purposes, which are to be used for the general upkeep of the roads, we would have the best kept roads In the State, If not In the coun? try, and In keeping with city im? provements and Sumter's reputation. The city of Sumter has spent over $300,000 In its pavements, and I am glad to siy, you can not find a single person In Sumter that would have the old streets back by paying him three times the amount of extra taxes he Is paying The orly one that would object to improvements on account of the higher rate of taxes Is the ignoramus, tha chronic kicker, the pessimist and the slacker who always looks for somebody else to do his duties and furnish him with charity pies. A reasonable and honest person Is al? ways willing to pay for what ho gets ?his personal needs, as well as his share of public responsibilities, where he lives, enjoys and prospers. I understand, and wo all under? stand, that thore Is no opposition to good roads, the only thing remaining to be done Is to got busy and do something. Let us have good roads or shut up. You Mr. Editor, are talk? ing to the people daily through your columns, knowing their wishes and aspirations, can not you deviso some method by which wo can go to work I Instead of talking? Respectfully. S. L, Krasnoff. FOlR SONS l.\ ARMY. Quartet of Ollicers Crom Spartanburg Family. Sparenburg. Aug. 28.-?Mrs. J. A. Brice of this city has four suns in the I'nlted States army Three art serving as enptains ami one as sec? ond lieutenant. Her two eldest sons are graduates of West Point, nnd one of them, Cnpt. .Taines Brief? Is In the regular army at Fort Sill, Okla. ('apt. PresHley llrlee is Stationed St ? Paso. Texas. Capt. Charles Hrire in a Rhodes scholarship graduate, Was commissioned at Fort Oglethorpe add Is stationed at Fortress Monroe. The youngest son. laither Briee. received a commission as second lieutenant. SEED BED FOR WHEAT. | | Improperly Prepared S<ill May Result In Poor Stand, and Loss or Entire Investment, S|>oclalists Point Out. Washington. Aug. 27.?"Make the seed bod lit for the seed. Oo not 'intern' wheat worth $:: or a bush? el for seed purposes in a condition of soil impossible for germination." That precaution is urged by the United states Department of Agricul? ture on all farmers who contem? plate sowing the high-priced seed of a high-priced food this fall. To plant socd on poorly prepared land not only wastes the seed that does not germi? nate, the specialists point out, but it may mean the loss of an ontire in? vestment If a paying stand is not ob? tained. A seed bed for wheat must be firm, moist, and well compacted be? neath with a mellow, finely divided upper three inches of soil, the spec? ialists advise. If wheat is grown in rotation with oats or after wheat, the stubble should be plowed to a depth of at least 7 inches immediately after harvesting the preceding crop of grain. The ground should be har? rowed within a few hours after plow? ing and cultivation with harrow, disk, drag, or roller should be given as necessary thereafter until planting time. These operations are necessary to kill weeds, to settle and make firm the subsoil, and to maintain a soil mulch on the surface. The earl? ier the preparation of a seed bed for wheat is started the better the con? dition of the soil will be at planting time. Late plowing does not allow time for thorough preparation. If a cultivated crop precedes wheat, frequent cultivation given to this crop will preserve moisture and maintain a soil mulch. If level cultivation has been practiced, a good seed bed easily can bo prepared by disking and har? rowing after removing the crop. How? ever, if weeds aro present, It may be advisable to plow shallow, the disk preceding and following the plow. Early plowing followed by thor? ough tillage aid In catching the water which falls and In conserving this and the water already in the soil for use by the wheat plants. The firm seed? bed under the mulch thus made en? ables the young plants to make use of the subsoil waters which rise when there is a perfect union between the plowed soil and the subsoil. Sufficient moisture is thus assured for the ger? mination of the seed and for the early fall growth of the seedlings, a very importanti consideration. Plant food is also likely to be more abundant in the soil when such methods are em? ployed. If the importance of thorough til? lage were more generally recognized and proper methods of seed-bed preparation were more widely em? ployed throughout the so-called hu? mid areas, thaie would be less fre? quent losses from drought and better wheat crops would result, the depart? ment specialists declare. In this area the mistake is often made of thinking there will always be moisture enough present for a maximum crop growth, with the result that short crops often are obtained where more attention to moisture conservation would have as? sured good yields. GREEK SHIP TORPEDOED. Vessel Loaded with Grain Sunk b> U-boat. An Atlantic Port, Aug. 28.?The Greek steamship Nea-Ellas, of 3,5 lr< tons, gross, from Baltimore May 20. with a cargo of grain for Italy, was sunk June 9 in the Mediterranean by a German submarine, according to William White, a member of the crew who arrived here today on a French steamer. No lives were lost, White said, the ship was sunk by gunfire, after the crew had taken to lifeboats. They were picked up by a French cruiser and landed at Saloniki. BRITISH STEAMSHIP SUNK. Fate of Crew of the Mahla Unknown. Boston, Aug. 28.?The sinking of tho British steamer Malda, which Icf. an American port on August ID, was reported in a cablegram received here today by the Cunard line. No de? tails were given as to the fate of the crow. The Malda, under charter to the Cunard line, had made only one voy ago to this country, and was a ves? sel of 7,88 4 gross tons. PROTEST AGAINST DRAFT. Petition Presented by Yaiuainun Re? ferred to Committee. Washington, Aug. 28.?A protest against the draft law signed by nearly 1,000 residents of Webster and adjoining counties of Mississippi was presented to the senate today by Senator Vardaman and referred to the military committee. Tendon, Aug. 2:i.?Earl Gray, a former governor general of Canada ' died today after u long illness. YOItK COUNTY LYNCHING. Zell Bolln and Dick Nor man Charged With Complicity in York Lynching. York, Aug. 27.?Two more men,' Zell Bolin, white, aged 25, and Dick Norman, white, aged 23, have been committed to jail on the charge oi complicity In the lynching of W. T. Sims, the negro preacher, near York Thursday morning. The other men n Jail on the same charge are Fred Penninger. white, and Frank Twitty, Bill Sanders and Tom Sanders, ne? groes. The inquest, resumed in the court house this morning before Coroner McManus after an intermission since Thursday, was this afternoon ad? journed until next Monday in order that additional evidence may be ob? tained. No facts that would estab? lish the identity of the perpetrators of th crime were brought out at the session held today. Several members of Sims' congre? gation told of the disagreement be? tween Sims and Bill Sanders, treas? urer of St. John's Baptist Church, which resulted in Sanders' dismissal. They gave a positive and emphatic denial to the report that Sims was at any time guilty of prejudicing th minds of the negroes against the whites, stating that they had never heard him make any statement about white people of a disrespectful or hostile nature. One witness testified that he had told his congregation to "be polite and show your raising when dealing with the white peo? ple." Bill Sanders, the dismissed deacon, was represented by one wit? ness as having said that if the con? gregation of St. John's did not get rid of Sims he would get help and do it himself. Isaiah Williams, a negro, who lived a short distance from the home of Bob Burrls, where Sims was stopping the night of the tragedy, told of the departure of two automobiles in the direction of Hickory Grove after Sims had been disposed of. Williams said he followed the crowd at a little dis? tance In the dark in an effort to as? certain whether they were whites or negroes and to see if he could recog? nize any voices. He was unsuccessful in this, however, and heard only two names called, "Shorty" and "Big One." Burris declared that the crowd beat Sims, ordered him to run and then shot him, this being repeated several times, after which Sims fell and was evidently unable to rise. The widespread interest in the case was evidenced today by the crowd that gathered for the Inquest, every available seat in the court room being occupied, while the audience over? flowed into the aisles and windows. Solicitor J. K. Henry of Chester was present and heard all the testi? mony. KERSHAW TO BUILD BRIDGE. Contract Let for $03,000 Structure Across \v%tcrcc. J Camdeti, Aug. 28.?Kershuw Coun- . ty yesterday through its county com- , mission let the contract for construc? tion of a steel bridge with concrete 1 piers to Austin Bros., of Dallas, Tex? as, at a cost of $ 93,000. Frank & Pinner of Norfolk, Va., were the consulting engineers. The only other bid was a conditional bid by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Co. The new structure will span the Wateree near the mouth of Twenty flvo Mile Creek, ono mile and a-half north of the old location, necessitat? ing construction of one mile of new roadway on the cast approach. The right of way was donated by George T. Little. Tho work on the new bridge will f commence within 20 days and the entire bridge is to be completed with? in 12 months. An approach of 900 feet of creosot ed timber trestle work will have to be constructed on the east side with 1,4 2t> feet on the west side. This is ono of the most important highways on tho Washington to At? lanta Highway and tho early comple? tion of this structure will be good news to travelers over this road. WAR PROFITS TAX. Senate Finance Committee Agrees to Increase Levy. Washington, Aug. 29.?The senate finance committee has agreed to amendments carrying war profits taxes of thirty-three percent in place of the present provisions for twen? ty-six per cent. This change was to meet the radical movement^ for greater taxation of wer profits. Tin war profits taxes under the agreement will yield a third of the bill's total. Senator Shields argued that peri? odicals caused the deficit In second class postage. He Is satisfied the news? papers pay fully for the service re? ceived. A number of officers of the Train? ing Camp left for Columbia this morning and the of hers will go over on the evening train, as they hnve orders to report at Camp Jackson O' the 29th. SAW SUBMARINES BATTLE. I Hr ? ? Ship Captain Tells How British Sunk U-Bout. An Atlantc Port, Aug. 27.?The de? struction of a German submarine with all hands by a British submarine in the Atlantic ocean was described here today by the captain of a British steamer which was torpedoed by the enemy submersible. The trader, which was attacked on a voyage from this country to a British port, returned here after being repaired abroad. According to the captain, the com? mander of the German submersible attacked the British merchantman by tiring his deck guns when the torpedo failed to sefid her to the bottom. The traders' crew, who had taken to the open boats, witnessed the. arrival of the British submarine and its attack on the German u-boat, which was broken in two and sunk by a torpedo from the British undersea craft. Aberdeen, Md., Aug. 30.?Seven wore killed and two hurt when a Pennsylvania train hit a wagon load of tomato pickers going to work this norning. r Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalwer. Prompt Attention to Day and Night Calls. At 0. J. CRAM Did Stand. N. Main. Phones: Sf^Si Eveiything in the Building Line AH Kinds of Feed i - BOOTH & McLEOD. Inc. EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE Phones 10 ? 631 I A Convenience. \ A checking-account with a bank is a great ! ? convenience; not only to the business and prof es- j f sional man, but to the farmer as well. More peo l pie would keep such accounts if they knew just J how to go about it. We gladly assist those who j need help in getting started. \ THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK i The Oldest Banking Institution in the County IN TO WIN m All hats are off to the men on the firing line who are defending our country's honor with their lives. All hands are outstretched to those at home who are enlisted in the great cause of increased production and greater thrift. Our complete facilities are at the command of the business men of this community. We invite conference. The National Batik of Sumter. SUMTER, S. C. SERVICE WITH THE LARGEST RECOURSES OF ANY BANK IN THIS StCTlOA : WITH A FORCE OF EIGHT ME* TO DO THE WORK : WITH A STRONG DIRECTORATE PER? SONALLY SUPERVISING ITS AF ' FAIRS: This Bank is prepared to offer you the BEST SERVICE KNOWN T O THE BUSINESS. Die Natiotial Bank G R3V?IAND, Presided. F. E HINNANT. Cathier