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M: ttdlaltjjuun an} ?<ratjjton. ^utftoftied Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? OSTI'KKN ItTBLl* 111N <? COM I? AX \ SL.MTI'H, S. C. Terms: ? lll.&O per annum?in advance. Advertisements, On* Square first Insertion .. ..$1.00 Kvs.-y subsequent Insertion.50 Cimtracts for throe months, or lonper will be made at reduced rates. A, I communications which sub sonrs private Interests will be charged for ta advertisement*. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. Tbc Humter Watchman was found? ed hi lstO and the True Southron in lftGt. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, and la manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. The German Propaganda. (By Wlllam English Wailing of The Vigilantes.) Why have wc permitted the Ger? man propaganda to spread among ur Its poison of hatred against the world's democracies and the germs of unreason and moral cowardice by which It had already Inoculated and st up tiled Its own peoplo? Why did we not resist this propa? ganda? For the simple reason that despotic governments can make propaganda In their own and other countries, while democratic govern? ments?being based on froedom of opinion?cannot. Against Germany'* poison gases, against her treacher? ous murder of women and children ws can and do react. Against he Intellectual and moral poisons, s far. we have been helpless. The German propaganda has con qucred Its millions of recruits throughout the world not only by iU vaat volume, its infinite repetitions and tt? Infinite variety, but also by Itr boldness. It has always been on the A?-grcsalv?. it has always claimed everything. And It has always suc? ceeded in planting at least a part o its germs of discord and unreason i. at least a part of the public's mind. Germany assumed the diplomatic offensive at once with the bcglnnim of the war. We still take the dip? lomatic defensive. And In diplomacy aa In military operations, the defen? sive?In the long run?la hopeless. We must assume the diplomatic of? fensive and keep It to the end. oi International democracy will lose the war. We must pillory the German government and that part of the Ger? man people that supports it. before the public opinion of all the earth. And we must repeat the operation and add to the damning Indictment every day that the war continues. We cannot undo the German propa? ganda In detail. This has beconn physically Impossible. We can. how? ever, point to Its frightful origin and we can lay open to public contomp and hatred all those who by aiding any part of this propaganda, know? ingly aid the German cause. What? ever other Innocont motives may be In their minds, they are accomplice* after the fact us soon as they admit they are. In any way. aiding the Oer man propaganda. They are accomplices In the moat horrtble campaign of wholesale mur d??r and enslavement the world has ever known. W hen the War Will End. Absolute knowledge. 1 have none, lint mv sunt's washerwoman's slster't son. Heard a policeman on his bent Say to a laborer on the street That ho had a letter Just last week From a Chinese coolie in Timbucto > Who said the negroes In Cuba knew of a colored man In a Texas tow:i Who got It straight from a SSfSUt clown That a mun In Klondike heard the news From a bunch of Houth American Jew* About somebody in Borneo Who heard a man who claimed to know Of a swell society female fake Whose mother-in-law will undertake To prove that her seventh husband?I niece Hag sUted In a printed piece That she has a son who has a friend Who certainty snows when the war will end. ?Exchange The Stale Hoard of Education has ordered that the regular teachers' examination will be held on Saturday f?ctoher *th. Formal notice of the time and place of examination will be riven by the t'ounty Superintend ent of Education. Hoover Has Six Rules for Eeouoniy In an article in the September Woman's Home Companion, a writ er gives Herbert Hoovers six rules for food economy. They are: "First?To save the wheat. If we eat as usual from our harvest thlr. year we shall havo little moro than enough for our own supply, but we can divide with our allies if each in? dividual makes some sacrifice by eating at least one wheatless meal a day. "Second?Wo want to save th^ meat, for our cattle and hogs are de? creasing, and we must send meat to our allies. "Third?We wish to save the fats. Wo wish no butter used in cooking less served on the table; we want less lard, bacon and other pork product, used. "Fourth?Deficiencies in food sup? ply can be amply covered by increas? ing the use of fish, potatoes, beans, turnips, cabbages and vegetables gen? erally, corn, buckwheat, rye and rice, which we will have in abundance this harvest. "Fifth?We want to save transpor? tation. To meet the war pressure fo; munitions, men and coal, everyone should consume products of local ori? gin so far as possible. "81xth?We want all to preach th? 'gospel of the clean plate'; to see that nothing of value goes into tie garbsge can. "Aside from eating an increased proportion of these commodities in order to save on the staples, It is ex? tremely important that any surplus of these commodities shall bo pre? served or well stored for winter use." What Mary Roberts Rinehart Thinks of this War. Mary Robert* Rinehart has written a great article for tho October Amer ican Magazine In which she says: "Had I been allowed to vote, I would nave voted for war. I hat* war with s terrible hatred. I fear it wttftt the orlrfging fear that only mothers know. I do not believe th ?* war is good for a country. 1 do no*, believe In war at all. "Yet I would have voted for this war, as a surgeon cuts t.o cure a sort that will not heal. "So, had we the vote, we; would give our sons, us we are doing, with a God-speed. But we would say to the government with tho strength' o our millions what now we are beg? ging fearfully, outside of the close-' doors of government. And some thing like this we would say to th< men who are representing this coun? try in the senate, the house of rep? resentatives, and the various depart merits of government: "These be our children you arr taking from us. The cause is just. I". is only right that they should go. But although they are but units to you, is us they are lifo Itself. Therefore: What will you do for them when they have gone out to fight? "Will you give them time to train or are you going to send them, un? disciplined, against tho most highly trained fighting men in the world? "Are you allowing petty jealousies to hold up the legislation wc need? Are you playing politics? Are yo* posing for tho public? Is this thin; in your souls, or only In your mouths? Are you working for tho na? tion or for reelection? "If thcro are weaklings In contro of vital situations, will you get rlii of them now, or will you wait until their blunders have cost us those wi arc giving? "Wo are giving everything wc have What are you giving, in labor, sin? cerity, high purpose and sacrifice? "You are talking to us about con? servation of food. What are you ?o I ing to conserve the lives we are put I l ting in your bands? "After all It comes down to on ?mention from the women of America ?only ten words to voice a million prayers: "Aro you ready to give our boys | fair chance? "That is not only a question. It Is a prayer, for all the mothers of th s country. Surely, dear Hod, it is- not much to ask." H has been suggested that a large I lackboard be placed in the head - ' ?tuarters of the Trt-County Marketing' Association for the use of members or the Association who have produce live stock or other articles for sale or who wish to purchase live stock, farm seed. etc. The suggestion is gocd one und should be adopted at onc< It will help to get the cooperativ? marketing idea implanted in the minds of the patrons of the CottOI Marketing Association and will help to popularize the proposed Product Marketing Association. Homter County's second quota of Hieu for the National Army consisting of 1*?7 men. have been assigned |0 the :t 1 Kth Field Artillery. The men have been ordered to proceed to Camp Jsckaon on naturday, Septem? ber ISnd, leaving on Atlantic Cons' Line train nt Mt A. M. mm V m Clothes 1 I TRUE ECONOMY True economy consists in buying the best goods available. We are coffering Hart Schaffner & Marx clithing, all wool, the c< lors tfuaraiiti ed. We uive you a new suit it" y? ur old one tioes wrontf. Don't you a^roe with us that it will pay you to buy the best? The D. J. Chandler Clothing Company Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes Copyright Hart Schaffner & Marx CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTE? Huronii of Markets Will Semi Expert to Sumter to Assist In Organising Marketing Association, When the County Council of De? fense decided last week to try to or? ganise a cooperative marketing as? sociation, with tpn thousand dollars capital to intelligently end system? atically markst in a cooperative manner, all the surplus wheat, corn oats, potatoes, cabbages and other vegetables, canned goods, hogs, cattle t utter, eggs, poultry, etc., ia fact an and all surplus farm produce, Secre? tary Reardon requested the Bureau j of Markets, of the Department of Ag- | rlculture, in Washington to send ar ?Xpert produce marketing associatior i organizer to Sumter to remain here for a considerable time to show m the way to form such an association, and to educate the farmers how tc prepare their produce for market. His request has been complied with in part, but the bureau of market? Otn only furnish several men of this class asked for during short periods of time. Herbert c. Marshall, acting chief of the Bureau of Markets writes the secretary gg follows: "The most important step you hare to take is the formation of the or? ganization. Tour lucoess or failure will depend upon tho kind <>f organ? ization that is formed, our Messrs. C. K. Hassett, Specialist in Coopers tive Organisation, ami f. s. Ruggles. Investigator in Cooperative Market? ing, will leave lor Florida the last ol this month. I would be glad to have them stop at Sumter and render an) assistance possible. "I understand from your letter, that tite purpose of the organisation is to prepare an outlet for your terri? tory for the next year. rather than for rendering immediate assistance In marketing this year's crop. If understand vow correctly, there is all the more reason why you shoo' 1 h sure of your form of organisation a' I this- time. We tue not |n a position to sen. you an expert to devote all his tinru lo educating the farmers of any dii trict to the proper methods of pre? paring produce for market. "In till probability, we will be abb to have one or more <?f our specialist! render assistance from tune 1.? time i and we shall be glad to >'<> so at ev? ery opportunity, "The manager you select I'm- youi organisation should perform as man) of these services as possible. Out , Mr. F. W. Hofman, Field Agent ii Marketing, is permanently locate.1, h j South Carolina and In- w ill give yot I any assistance In- can front t ate I "I should be pleased i" have yo*. inform me whether It is your desir? to have Messrs. Dassotl and Ruj i time assist you us- mentioned above. (Signed) "Herbert C. Marshall, "Assistant Chief.' It la now up to the special com mittec on organization of the pro? posed cooperative' marketing associa? tion to take advantage of the offers of the bureau of marketing and or? ganize the farmers of Bumter. T^ee. and Clarendon counties. That com? mittee appointed for the purpose of organization is as follows: Dr. M. L. Parier. S. A. Harvin, C. L. Cuttino. C. J. Jackson, H. C. Haynsworth. The Chamber of Coiherce is always ready to cooperate with the farmers, but it is primarily the farmers' busi? ness to iirst get ready by organization so that the machinery of the Bureau of Markets, and the Chamber of Com? merce will have something to oper? ate with. IMsgali Note and Comment. Plegah, Kept. 18.?The storm that has been Hying about on the ocean did not corns here as predicted. Cot? ton picking is- up here, it docs not open as fast as the pickers can pick it The crop generally is light and In some sandy sections and on Sandy Spots it Is nothing. Peas had the vitality taken out of them during the hot dry weather. Very little will be made. The United States has certainly un? dertaken a stupendous task to feed the fighting nations on the allies' skb. and furnish them with money and munitions of war, something that has never been undertaken by ans nation. Now if these people get s i they can't pay back it will be u. ter? rible loss to us. There Is going to be suffering hero among the poor people owing to high prices. Thousands have nothing scarcely to live on and next year will be worse. The government may get cheap goods, but the retail merchants will sell as high as they can. Those men who have run off to keep from ierving in the army should be severely dealt with. A man who IWOUld do that is a traitor to his country. Whether he favors the I war or not his country is In it and I that is enough for him to tight for it iWe have mean people here among our native population that will shirk any public duty then can. In 1876 i land Ts the storm of political buttle was fought by those who were pa? triotic. James Connor of Charleston was opposed to a straight light, but when the die was cast, he went to the front like the gallant soldier he was and did bis duty. Rvory man should I"' ready at his country's call in <!(? in any capacity what be can. Washington gave that advice and there arc none more able than he v ns to give it on w ar matters. Cnlon colored Ituptist church hi I its [innunl children's day and dinner last Saturday. While the ?luv wan bad a large number were In attend? ance. The recitations by the chil? dren were very good indeed and. ?howed good selections: und study. At the clos.? Mr. John T. Watson and J. K. DllPre spoke by invitation. Mr Watson on general Christian grounds. Mr. Du Pro on character and what constitutes formation of it. This is a large church and has many pro? gressive people in it. Several read the Watchman and Southron and keep up with the times. A good many white people attended and were interested spectators of the ex? ercises. They all received most courteous attention and all of them wish our colored friends much suc? cess in their efforts for improvement both as a church and in their many) occupations. ? I licoswax Wanted. Sec me before you sell your wax. 1 will buy it for cash at tho best cur? rent price. N. 0. OSTUN. There are broken spots in the brick ' paving on both Main and Liberty streets that should be repaired before i they get worse. When one brick Is broken and begins to crumble the hole enlarges and spreads rapidly. Trespass Notice. All persons arc forbidden to hunt or in any other manner trespass upon the lands of the undersigned in Priva? teer township. These lands are post? ed and all trespassers will be prose? cuted. J. DARGAX OSTEEX. The three negroes arrested Mon? day afternoon and Tuesday morning for operating moonshine stills will be Riven a hearing before U. S. Com? missioner R. J. Bland Friday or Sat? urday. The warrants have been for? warded to Charleston for Ihe approv? al of the District Attorney and the hearing cannot be had until the pa? pers are returned. WANTED?To base a rood 4 or 6 horse farm (with or without option to buy ne:;t fall) close to Sumter, Blehopvllle, Maycsviile or Manning. Must be good land and suitable buildings. Am able to finance my? self. Write me Roc* Hill. S. C E. B. Cook. I OK BALE?Registered Aberdeen Angus bull, four years obi, tubercu? lar tested, without fault or blemisa C. P. Ostcen, Sumter. S. C. FARMS FOR SALE !n Sumter and Clarendon Counties. 08 Acres on public road, three miles from Sumter; II acres In high state of cultivation; well drained; one four room home. Lain and stables. Splendidly located with good neighbors, fan get artesian water. 7:? Acres on public road three miles from Sumter; 12 ac res in cultivatlor, and 10 acres more cleared to be cultivated next year One four room house, barn and stables. Hi) Ac res on public road, three miles from Sumter; about ."0 seres in cultivation. Good 4 room dwelling, one tenant house, barn, stabh s,. etc. 221 AcTOS on public road, three miles from Sumter, si x - horse farm in cultivation this year, which can be Increase l to eight hor*e farm next year. Four room dwelling, three tenant houses, barns ami stables. Good llowin^ well. Situated near good school, gin, railroad siding, anj in a .^ood neighbor* hood. 112 Actes on public road, two and one-half miles from Sumter, ten horse farm open and In high state of cultivation. New dwelling, live 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 OUgllly drained. About one hurdred acres under fer.e? and subdivided. Property situated lUe this is not often offered for rale, and \? you tre interested in a splendid farm prac? tically In the c ity, you had better see about it at once. 217 ncrcs near Plnewood, two horse farm open, one house. Good land, but nee.is developing. Timber enough to pay for building tip place. Saw mill near by. Will subdivide, if de? sired, and sell cheap. 12:? Acres mar Plnewood, undeveloped. Will sell cheap. Easy Terms To Suit Purchasers. C. P. OSTEEN, Sumter, S. C.