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y Mid Saturday NO COMPANY H. O. advance. firat insertion .. ..$1.00 subsequent Insertion.. .. ,?o (Contracts for three months, or will ha made at reducud rate-* mu ideation a which sub cgftsSe interests will be charged I uelvertteeroants. aad tributes of respect for. tar Watchman wai found and the True Southron ir. Watchman and Uouthror the combined circulc tum an? Of both of the old papers. Ifcetly the best advertising Senator._ OOVTON CHOP CONDITION. tn Texas Ao* Drouth?Small Loss in Kast?Boll WcevU on li Mesa phis Commercial Appeal. The condition of the cotton crop la ?f.t per coat of normal, acordlng to reports from correspondents of The * Cosasaerelal Appeal of aveiage date of August tl. This compares with a government eoedlttoa last month of 70.3 per cent. ?1.1 on August 23. last year, and a lt-orear average of 70.1. These figure* Indicate a total crop of It.lit.00? halte, based on the gov wemcsjt method of calculating Indi? cated yield from eonditon figures. Severe rotiegression la Tecae on ac connt of drouth over probably SO to ft per cent of the cotton growing of the state constitutes the big single factor la the ah vertag for the month. The condition for the Bute of ?? per cost, of normal Is a Ices for the month ?f tl point*.t In South Central Southern and Westum Tessa ?p is a near-failure. lee* tat condition In I V i of the Mhuesstppt, due to weather ravages of the toll weevil tn Georgia aad Alabama, a Id? eal to the big Tex** loos, more than meat r ported m cen Statee and Oklahoma. In la tea, however, good tra? ft? shown Msocmn and Oeorgta, boll nreevtl are en the Increase in Missis aspnt. Louisiana aad Arkansas, and there le near rnnslSiosiais uneasinen seer the fat* of the late fruitage, el tfaoxtgh tn saaay esctions rather more cuts* In already made than is usual **' he? weevil roars. 1%S step ax a whole la still late. Seeking is making good Si early producing sections, owing to dry weather having early opening. In the north ? ef States the else of the crop greatly on the date of 15 Of mbi seany correspondent report labor it to harvest the crop, but ere a great many Indications of shortage, owing to the fact that roe* have gone north and le conscription into the new national army. * Growers as a rule will prob? ably sen freely at current values, al? though there are many sections where It fe said farmers will atop selling whenever the price dropa below 2". cento. ?tismttt oil ton uiHHtri P. O. BOWMAN. Ccuon Buyer. (Corrected dally at II o'clock Noon Good Middling II 1-4. Strict Middling 33 1-1. Middling II. Strict Low Middling 31 3-4. Lew Middling II 1-1. W1.W TOBK COTTON MARK KT. Ye**dja Once Nigh Um ISjaxe CSjex Oct . . 11.11 11.31 11.09 33.14 22.1ft Dec . .31.11 11.11 23.11 33 31 22.20 Jsn . .11.11 11.18 12.08 32.18 22.20 Col. Thomas Wilaon'a barn, about steht miles from Illshopvllle. was burned last night about 11 o'clock. Rdward Gamble waa asked to take hi* dogn over and left about 13 o'clock. The doga took the trail immediately and run down a negro named Illch erd fHckaon. who haa been lodged In the Biahopvllle jail Llckaon had come back to th? fire and when he saw the doga < n hla trail he broke away from the crowd and ran. The loa* to Col. Wilson will total about 17,000 - the barn being full o grain, hay and cotton aeod meal. Mr. Qasshes arrived homo gheejf s o'clooK ? Manning Times. Dots From nurd Times. Dark Corner, Aug. 27.?Its dry weather here thin morning. Farmers ere done fathering fodder, and cotton picking is the order of the day now. The gins have commenced to be heard in this corner. Mr. Blandtng Ardis started up his gin at Broad? way Siding laat week and la ready now to gin for any one who brings him their cotton. Crops are going to be abort here abouts, especially cotton an., peas. News la not so plentiful, so I will have to give something that may be a little stale. Rev. A. C. Corbett, of Providence, commenced a meeting here at El well's Chapel on the first Sunday night in Auguat, which ran on until th second Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m., when Mr. Corbett left ua. We had ar Interesting meeting and would be proud If Brother Corbett could come and hold another meeting for us. Bro. Wm. Haynaworth preached f us In the afternoon of the second Sunday. We are expecting Rev. Cor? bett to preach for ua at 11 o'clock a m. on the aecend Sunday In Septem? ber and Rev. Haynaworth at 4 In thr afternoon the aame day. Mrs. Kelly, wife of Mr. Ashley Kel? ly, who Uvea on Mr. J. M. Kolb'p place dropped dead from paralysis on Sunday morning, the 19th. She leaves a husband, three small chil? dren, a rwther and several brothers and alsters to mourn her death. Mrs. Kelly 8 nralden name waa Hair and waa reared near Sumter. Mrs. Thomas, wife of Mr. R. R. Thomss is and has been critically ill for several days. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Johnson arr off on a visit to Mr. Jim Mclntosh ir Southwest Manchester, the former tc try his luck with the tinny tribe. th? latter on a visit to Mrs. Mclntosh. Mrs. Jessie McLeod, wife of Mr Joe C. McLeod and Mttle son, Don of this corner, left last Friday to jo it Mr. McLeod st some point in Texas. I am glad to state that none of th boys from around hers will have t< leave on \hm first conscription. Measr B. T. Kol b and B. W. Brewer wen drawn, bat both were exempted or account of disability. I was present at the meeting o the committee of Public Safety Sat? urday the 18th, when the boll wee vtl commission made their report. 1 waa interesting to hear them tell o the destruction that Is and has beet done by that great peat of the cot? ton belt. I should havo loved to hav< been with the commission on the! hike from Montgomery to Sei ma Alabama, as I ankled over those, flft miles In May, 1888, aa I was return ing home from prison on Ship Is? land. I walked 80 miles from Belms to get to Montgomery and 80 to get from Montgomery to West Point, Gs 1 rods from West Point to Augusta arriving In Augusta about 4 p. m Friday. May 19th, from wnlch place stalked home (In Manchester town ship) by Tuesday evening at dusk May the 88rd, 1886. But we boy considered ourselves pretty goo< tram pert In those days. But I an too old and feeble to partake of th present war. Though somstimes nov as my troubles come upon me I thinl of the old song <ln the mldnlgh' watcheV "My pleasant horns has no charms fo. for ms now, And the battlefield no pain. So I will hang my harp on a wlllov tree. And I will off to the wars again." But alas. I am old and It seems t< soms I am only In their way, whicl makes It aad. aad for old "Hard TimcB." Hagood News Noten. Thrae of our aoldler boys. Ed. Mc Eachern, Fred Dunlap and Willi? Brown were In out* community las Sunday. Ed. McEachern wax vlsttlni hla father. Maatera Charles and Julian Jackso: are vlalting relatives In Florence. Mlaa Frances Moody is spending sometime with her little friend, Elols Brown of Columbia. Mrs. T. R. Moody Is away at Wash Ington with her daughter, Mrs. Ale. McCabe. A protracted meeting is in progre*> at McLeod's chapel at Rembert, con? ducted by Rar? Elsie Myers. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Freeman wer? In your city today. Mrs. Freemai carrying the Red Cross work of th ladles of this community. Mra. W. J. Spencer haa again beer proatrc.ted but at last reports was do In? fairly well. Her daughter, Mrs Palmer McClellan of McClellanvill?. Is vlalting her. Several cases of typhoid fever re ported In the community. Everything Is suffering for rah Fall garden* are unplanted as y? and fall Irish potatoes are not prom Ising. The woman's missionary society }*>ethf>Hatd church meets w'th Mrs. D <>. Mrl/eod, of Itember.. Saturday afternoon. September 1st. IjuI or Is becoming scarce account of cantonment at Columbia. Pea vine hay, for lack of rain. |a veiy ordinary. * 'Hagood." BEPORT ON INSURANCE. MEASPKF. TO HAKE AMOUNT OF INDEMNITY OPTIONAL, Government Proposes to Provide Al? lowances for Dependents of Sol? diers und Sti Horn. Washington, Aug. 29.?The admin? istration soldiers* and sailors* insur? ance, bill designed as a substitute in the future for the present pension system, was favorably reported today by a house committee. Representutiv Parker of New Jer? sey cast the only vote against report? ing the measure. He was opposed to the optional insurance feature, ex? pressing the view it would cost a tre? mendous sum of money and could not be administered fairly. The principal change made in the bill by the committe was the reduc? tion of the maximum amount of op? tional insurance a man may take from $10,000 to $5,000. Another amendment adopted provides that the allowance of a widow shall automati? cally cease upon remarriage. Orig? inally the allowance would have con? tinued for two years after the death of the husband. Chairman Adnmson said tonight the bill would be reported tomorrow and possibly passed by the hous* this week. He is tonfldent of pas? sage, but anticipates strenuous oppo? sition to it from the Insurance com? mittee and the pension committee of both houses. The bill would provide allowances for dependents of men in service, compensation for death and disabil? ity; optional Insurance for officers and enlisted men and educational and vocational trainng for honorably dis? charged men. Administration costs for the first and second years of the war are estimated at $176,000,000 and $380,000,000 respectively. The optional insurance section of the bill around which the bitterest fight will Avage contemplates the in? surance of officers and men, without distinction of policies ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 for the duration o' the war only at an estimated cost of $8 per $1,000 to the policy holder. In surance companies recently have de? clined to assume such war risks for less than $58 per $1,000. Proposed allotments for dependents of men in service would range from $5 a month upward to $50 accord ing to the number of dependents and their relationship to the man in ser? vice.. A dependent wife with no chil? dren would receive $15 a month; with one child, $25; two children, $32.50 and for each additional child $5. Up. on death resulting from injuries a widow would receive from $30 to $200 a month. Similar provision ir made for widowed mothers. Allow? ance for dlsabdities Incurred In the service would range from $40 to $20? a month. Death. _ Mrs. W. P?. Norton died at her horn near Tindal, Privateer township, or Wednesday night after several weeks illness, aged 87 years. She was th*? widow of Mr. W. B. Norton, who died January 9th last, and is survived by two sons and one daughter. The fu? neral services were held at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon and the body wa i laid to rest in the Hodge family burial ground. Mood Williams, a member of ttv engineers corps stationed at Green ville, spent last Friday and Satin day with his parents, and while her received a wire to come back to cam Immediately. They have been order ed to New York, and will in a few clays embark for France.?Manning Times. miMiiiiiiiiiiiiiMitimrmniiiMiiiiiuumt? Wo Grind Lenses, examine the ? eyes scientifically and tit eye- i glasses perfectly. t?ct us work i for you. We have all prescriptions ! on die. Broken lenses replac? ed promptly. Graduate opto- ^ mctrlst ami optlcluii In charge, jj M ?1 W. A. Thompson, | JEWELER L OPTOMETRIST. \ a .*tni:;n?r.unnnnnntHun;mir,;inmKu -,- , -?T , - COTTON ?R?DER ARRIVES. Mr. G. T. Brooks, Government Cotton Grader lor Sumter, Will Bui at the Chamber or Commerce Temporari? ly. Mr. G. T. Br?ks, government cotton grader, who has been assigned to this market to work in co-operation with the recently organized Tri-County Marketing Association, arrived in the city today, and will temporarily have his office at the Chamber of Com? merce until the store-room on East Liberty street, rented for headquar? ters by the Marketing Association, can be fitted up and furnished for his accommodation, it is expected that the hcadouarters will be ready for use within a week or ten days, but In the meantime all farmers who wish to have their cotton graded according to government standards will find Mr. j Brooks at the Chamber of Com [ merce. The success or failure of the marketing association rests not with the government agent assigned to this market, but with the cotton farmers of Sumter, Lee and Claren? don counties who sell their cotton on this market. If they join the as? sociation and lend it their influence and assistance the association can be made a most valuable Instrument for the up-building of the Sumter cot? ton market so that the farmers can be azssured at all times that they will receive the highest prices for their cotton and other products. While the cotton grader will be concerned only with cotton, the sphere of ac? tivity and service of the Tri-County Marketing Association will ultimately be much wider, for it is the purpose of the I organization to find markets for all varieties of farm produce and to open new channels of business for the farmers whereby they may be guaranted a certain market at all seasons for their products. In hand? ling cotton the marketing committee of the association plans to sell cot? ton for the farmers direct to mills and exporters in large lots and thus secure for the producers the full market price of the cotton, securing for the producers the profits that the middlemen now make on handling it in small lots. However there is no obligation on the part of the farm? ers to sell his cotton through the sell? ing committee of tho association. If he does not wish to sell In this man? ner he may sell to the regular buy? ers as heretofore, but he may still obtain the> services of the grader, if he wishes to know the grades of his cotton before he offers it for sale. ATTACKS ON GHANCEIXOR. Independent German Statesmen Ask Chancellor to Explain Position. Copenhagen, Aug. 29.?The at? tacks on the German chancellor continue, the latest being Professor Delbrueck's inquiry in the Prussian year book, that if Dr. Michaels real? ly accepts the Reichstag's peace res? olution as the basis of his peace pol? icy why doesn't he answer Premier Asquith's question in the British commons if Germany is ready to evacuate and restore Belgium. Neith? er the German nation nor the world knows what his policy Is, he declares. Working for Fair. The Sumter Business Men's Prem? ium Department for the 1917 Game? cock County fair is growing. Today the Chamber of Commerce was au thorized by Mr. 8. L. Kr&snofT, pr< dent of The Battery to offer a pi of $25 to be competed for by coloi farmers of Sumter county. The Battery's offer is for the bt individual farm booth. The be: man's or woman's outfit in thejl store?suit, shoes and hat?value $25. Applications for exhibition spaco at the fair are coming in already from Sumter business establishments, showing that the Sumter business concerns consider a county fair a good place to advertise their wares. Requests for information about the household, domestic science, poultry, and livestock departments of the fa*-* arc also coming in from city and country. Mis. W. Hammond Bowman is in the city visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Dick. FARMS FOR SALE In Sumter and Clarendon Counties. ?8 Acren on public road, three miles from Sumter; 49 acres in high state of cultivation; well drained; one four room houre. barn and stables. Splendidly located with good neighbors. Can get artesian water. 7 a Acres on public road three miles from Sumter; 4 2 acres in cultivation, and 10 acres more cleared to be cultivated next year. One four room house, barn and stables. HO Acres on public road, three miles from Sumter; about 50 acres in cultivation. Good 4 room dwelling, one tenant house, barn, stables, etc. -21 Acres on public road, three miles from Sumter, six-horse farm in cultivation this year, which can be increasod to eight horse farm next year. Four room dwelling, three temtnt houses, barns and stables. Good flowing well. Situated near good school, gin, railroad siding. an?l in a good neighbor? hood. 413 Acres on public road, two and one-half miles from Sumter, ten horse farm open and In high state of cultivation. New dwelling, five rooms, ten tenant houses, barns, stables, sheds and other outbuildings; dairy barn and equipment, with dairy herd, if desired. Plenty of wood and straw. Thor? oughly drained. About one hundred acres under fence and subdivided. Property situated like this is not often offered for sale, and if you are interested in a splendid frrm prac? tically in the city, you had better sec about it at once. 217 acres near Pinewood, two horse farm open, one house. Good land, but needs developingv Timber enough to pay for building up place. Saw mill near by. Will subdivide. I? da sired, and sell cheap. 12-0 Acres near Pinewood, undeveloped. Will sell cheap. Easy Terms To Suat Purchasers. C. P. OSTEEN, Sumter, S. C. JUST ARRIVED Our Second Car Of MULES and HORSES We have in this lot some excellent farm mules, one pair of heavy draft mules, also some good driv? ing horses. Buggies and Wagons S??? gies. Also the White Hickory and Russell Wagons. They are hard to get on account of the demand for this class of vehicle. We were for? tunate in getting a good stock bought up before the prices advanced. It will pay you to see our line before buying elsewhere. 'C* Jc We hive in stock a full line of cow, horse, and chicken feed. V tJUJo jus^ jct us know your wants ; we will supply them. o ? ? J /"^rjf-c Before purchasing your seed for another season, we w3v?v?U V>rillo would like to quote you prices. We are carrying Fulghrum. Appier. Red Rust Proof, selected. If you want to buy now. we will contract for any of the above. Also can supply you with Abruzzi seed rye and common rye, seed wheat, practically everything, in the seed line. j!j<7 We are now contracting for Spring deliveries, cot ? Cl till Awl o ton &ee(j meal, acid phosphate and nitrate of soda. 4?ritten ^iPPfl When you have any seed t0 offer' please write V^OtlvJll OCCtl or call on us for car load prices. We will en? deavor at all times to pay the highest market prices. W. B. Boyle Co. S\imter, S. C.