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PtJlftONAL A. W Ear sie and daughter, ef Newberry, are vlaltlnjc Mis* OwtM on Council St. Mra. O. Uttleneld. of Rocky L N. C , 1? ?pendln? a few day* tor ?toter, Mrs. R. I* James, on a Munter 8t htra Ed. Harris of Beacon. N. Y . Is her brother. Mr. I. A. Rytten Mrs. M. P. Cordes has gone to Bllt N. C. for a stay of several 8MB Captured. The Daily Item. Sept 18. rural policemen and Deputy Ja>s*i|r Masel Boykin captured an oVsor still this morning, this one be? log found In the Brogdon neighbor? hood, it ems operated by Dave Mc? Coy* a pas lag negro, In a shedroom Of IMS house, no particular precau? tion* having been taken to conceal the outfit The still, like the one Monday afternoon, was affair but was larger OJMft hotter ssade than the other and fcjMl a daily capacity of three to five gsRsna> It to estimated. No liquor woo foead on the premises, but about 40 sjaMpsMi of fermented mash, or "loaf,** as it it termed, in tubs and aSMS) store seised in the same room OS fho stflL Dave McCoy, the owner f of Mm still, was arrested and brought . ft Jail. The still was not m opera smf> when, Mm oJscers made the raid. 00* MeCoy was about ready to make ?sah was good and sour. Uon received the ofn that the ?tili had hi operation for sometime and McCoy had been doing a flour ?4 ef cotton shows a tend eOjey to acreaaoe and as soon as the fOOh of cotton to market by those who always sell It as soon ss It is fJSSSMsa, ftoordleas of the price or Mono, la over, the price probably go back to where It woo before the new cotton came on oho market Thai It is believed that OSfloa M worth more money than it to eytosjsag to shown by the large of cotton that is going into The farmers srs having a aad stronger influence on <vjfce market each year la proportion as they make use of the opportunity to warehouse their cotton and market It slowly ss the mills need It and are will log to pay a fair price for it. Cotton to aa good as money these days and theVnaa who has cotton can put It in the warehouse and the will let him have money to his debts for the asking. No man to forced to eell his cotton until he Is reedy to do so. There Is no such thing as distress'' cotton nowadays. If the small farmer and Uener only realised it IMm't i^ooget The demonstration of "La Camllle" corsets. Plttlnis by an expert. Schwarts Broa?Advt. o and Old Age* Christian Herald. A woman has declared that at 10r. to In better health and happier at any previous time In her lifo. Surely a woman who is healthy at lot ought to be happy. She would have to be happy to be healthy. None but a happy disposition could carry one thrdush so many ye s. A gloomy temperament would strangle life oaf of the body long before tho ago of ill. Two human body can no more thrive In shadow than can a roee. We live by dcetre to live. Enjoy? ment of aod seat in life are a con? stant saure* of life supply. Old age ought to be the happiest period of life, particularly for a wo? man. If ehe ha* kept her mind ac? tive and hae wisely refused to settb Into tho dull rut that people always have ready for her. she can begin In old ago to enjoy life in earnest. In oM ago there Is no more worry about tho bebte?, no more suffering for oilier a The children are drown op aod, if her part has been well done, they are a prop and a solace to her. Grandchildren are a delight without the bitter, constant worry. Two woman grown old In years shouts be at her beet mentally. She to free to indulge her taste?, enjoy u ?ood book and the conversation of genial minis Womeo retain their vitality and spirits tenser than men do. The bur? dens of life faH from them gradually, and the peace of retirement from ac? tive dutlee eornes upon them little by little and almost Imperceptibly. "In Camllle." The new lace front corset with the venttlo bark gee the demonstration next Monday. Hchwertx Bros.?Advt. ttl JOB FOI MOUTH CAROLINIAN GIVES W PLACE ON TA1U1F BOARD. Named Commissioner of Internal I lev eoue~New Pu*t Ranked as One of the Moat Important Politically Un? der the Government. Washington. Sept- 19 ?Much Inter? est was shown In political circles in Washington today when it became known that Daniel C. Uoper of Ben nettsville, 8. C, vice chairman of tar? iff commission, had left that place to become commissioner of internal rev? enue, succeeding W. II. Osborne of North Carolina. Colonel Osborne is anxious to re? linquish his post and return to his home in North Carolina and the change will be made aa soon as Mr. Roper's nomination Is confirmed by the senate. Administration officials believe that Mr. Roper's services will be of more value as Internal revenue commissioner than on the tariff board. The internal revenue commissioner ship is one of the most important posts politically In Waahington, rank? ing with that of the first assistant postmaster general, who makes many of the appointments of postmasters throughout the country. Mr. Roper showed unusual talent In . handling the office of first assistant postmaster general during the first four years of the Wilson administration, meeting difficult political situations with rare tact. In his new post he will be able to give similar service to the admin? istration. Mr. Roper formally resigned from the tariff commission today. The change was made at the solicitation of Secretary McAdoo, who selected him without his knowledge, after caif vasslng the country for a man to un? dertake Organization of the internal revenue bureau to collect the $3,500, 000,000 under the war revenue bill. Aa vice chairman of the tariff com mission. Mr. Roper's appointment was good for ten years at a salary of $7, 500 a year. As commissioner of in ternal revenue he will receive but $6.500 and his appointment is goon for but four years. His services wert practically commandeered. ? Passage of the new revenue bill will greatly Increase the importance and scope of the internal revenue bu? reau, making it one of the most Im? portant In the government. It wil have to be largely reorganized and aligned and vastly increased in per? sonnel to meet the work of caring for the new and Increased revonue taxes. Commissioner Osborne felt that a younger man should undertake the arduous work as he was anxious to rest after four years of enforcement of the intersal revenue laws. stony Ways of Measuring Stone. Because of the variety of uses te which it ?s pet la Its different forms, there Ig no uniform system of mentor* lag stone. Square feet, yards sad rods, perches, cords tad tone ate all la traded In the list. Answered to the Point ? schoolteacher recently asked her pupils to write a sentence Illustrating the use of the word "heroes." Little Willie handed In the following sen? tence: "A man set down on a chair; there was a tack on the chair. He On the Square, It Is. It Is queer they allow an expression like "the four corners of the earth" to survive after all the pains our "Jog* gerfy" teachers take to make us think ?he earth Is round.?Exchange. Net Always Weaker. We often hear of the weaker sex, In spite of which Fortune Is seldom as strong as Misfortune.?Philadelphia Record. Too Much Competition. "Now, where do you went your speech to come?" "Put me on before the celery Is served. Two hundred people eating celery In unison make It very difficult to be heard." - United States Loess Trade. Brazil exports great quantities of rubber, but buys Its automobile tires from Europe, not because European tires are beet, but because Europe hen better trade connection In Brazil than has the United States. Tsnt for the Children. A tetit in the back yard is a great joy to children: it helps to keep house and yard looking nest, for the children csn be expected and required to keep their playthiugs in the tent *hen they are told thst It Is their exclusive playroom and that they must confine any untidiness to that parUoular spot ?Today. _ L I ????~ |#| Why We Invy Others. Happy circumstances la life are like certain groups of trees. Seen from the diets nee they look very well, but go up to them and among them, and the beauty vanishes; you don't know where It can he; It Is only trees you cc And so It Is that we often envy he lot of others.- Schopenhauer. INSURANCE FUND DISTRIBUTED. Insurance Commissioner Turns $182, 426.83 Into the State Treasury for ICiglit Mouths Kliding August 31. i Columbia, Sept 19?$182,426.83 has been colected by State Insurance Commissioner McMaster and turned into tho State treasury, for the eight months ending August 31. 1917. Of] thib- amount, $69,249.36 was for what is known as additional license fee, which is divided equally between the Sta'te and the counties for ral county purposes. I A total of $31,325.84 was received by the several county treasurers from this fund for the tax months ending Dec. 31, 1916, and $34,624.68 for the six months ending June 30, 1917. The amounts paid to each county treasurer for the first six months were published when the distribution was made. The several county treasurers will receive from the State treasurer the amount which is opposite their names for the six months ending June 30. Abbeville, $412.18; Aiken, $625.92; Anderson, $1,865.15; Bamberg, $368. Ot; Barnwell, $384.89; Beaufort, $274.48; Berkeley, $60.04; Calhoun. $220.34; Charleston. $5,479.57; Cher? okee, $4444.39; Chester. $732.30; Chesterfield, $425.29; Clarendon. $480.16; Colleton, $427.38; Darling? ton, $952.29; Dillon, $362.69; Dor? chester, $282.84; Edgefleld $299.94; Falrfleld, $276.85; Florence, $1,024. 70; Georgetown, $268.62; Greenville. $2,235.58; Greenwood, $821.65; Hampton, $280.12; Horry, $225.27; Jasper, $71.10; Kershaw, $470.82; Lancaster, $451.55; Laurens, $707.05; Lee, $310.32; Lexington, $o61.S7; McCormick, $166.09; Marion, $576. 35; Marlboro, $867.56; Newberry. $591.63; Oconee, $338.58; Orange burg, $1,099.07; Pickens, $256,53: Rlchland, $3,275.17; Saluda, $150.13: Spartanburg, $2,053.68; Sumter, $1,? 249.32; Union, $697.35; Wiliamsburg $30332; York, $1098.22. Total, $34, 624.68. KNIT, KNIT, KNIT! TCvcrybody Should Ro Knitting?La? dles, Missen und Children, Uc? Busy. We have plenty of ynrn on ham", now; come and get it; no mat .* hov little you can do, it will aid in mak ing your husbands, brothers am sweethearts moro comfortable in ttv trenches. Some of them are then now and a great many more of then will be there before we are ready foi them. There is no time to be lost You have responded splendidly ai ready, but your work has only begun "tfour chapter has undertaken r great responsibility and they art looking to you to assist them in car rying it through. Neill O'Donnell, Chairman. The City Council at a special meet ing last night granted permission foi a carnival company to exhibit in this city for one week during the^ Count: Fair, the licenses being remitted 111 favor of the County Fair Associa tlon. Cotton futures took another bb jump today. Receipts on the loca' market are not heavy in comparison with other years. To Re Closed Next Wednesday. Tho Schwartz Stores, a holiday Schwartz Bros.?Advt. Mexican Mountains. The Mexican mountains are mainly of underlying granite formation. The Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary ages rocks are much in evidence throughout thei country, while tho highest ranger as we have seen, are of volcanic origin. The singular plains of Yucatan are largely of cal? careous formation, prcbably a Terti? ary limestone. One of the most plen? tiful rocks over vast areas of Mexico, and that which forms the striking va rlatlon of scenery, if the mountain limestone, the excessively hard strat? ified crystallina rock of the Lower Cretaceous period. Wind Csrrfes Bacteria. Tests made by Irish scientists have shown that the wind will carry disease bncterio 200 feet and as high as GO feet Into the nlr. Or s Bin of Potatoes. There is no reason why the spirit of mortal should be proud, unless he owns a coal mine.?Cincinnati Times* Star. I Yellow. The United States produces one-fifth of the world's gold. Excepting the Transvaal, this country far outranks all other countries In turning out the yellow metal.?New York Tel.?gram. Not the Only One. "1 don't believe the editor of th i Punk Magazine even reads tin* man'. Isjcrlptf he rejects, do you?" "I don', think Iis even . -Mids the manuscripts I. accepts." FALL NO-NAME Correct In The Sumter ci HATS STETSON $4.50, $5.00, $6.00. Every Detail ithing Company STATE-WIDE Ar i'I-TUBEKCULK>-1 SIS CAMPAIGN. Movement Under Direction of State Board of (Health, Headed by Mrs. Annie I. Rembert. Under the direction of the State Board of Health, a State-wide cam? paign will be inaugurated through a central co-operating committee, head? ed by Mrs. Annie I. Itembert, Held secretary of the State Board of Health, with regard to tuberculosis and executive secretary of the South Carolina Anti-Tuberculosis associa? tion, for the protection not only of the military camps of the State against tuberculosis, but also of the civilian population as well, and for the care and treatment of those who hnvt contracted the dread disease. This work is considered vitally im? portant during this war emergency, and it is felt that it can be more ef? fectively carried out in view of the rigid examinations which are bein? undergone and are yet to be under? gone by thousands of young men in the State, which will disclose many hidden places of the malady. The co-operating committee of the tuberculosis war problem will be composed of the tuberculosis commit? tee of the State Board of Health, the county chairmen of the State council of defense, the chairman of the Bed Cross organizations and special agents of the South Carolina Anti-Tubercu? losis association. In each county there will be a subcommittee compos? ed of the county supervisor, county superintendent of education, a repre? sentative of theicounty medical asso? ciation, the mayor of the county scat, the president of the chamber of com? merce, a representative of the wo? men's clubs and a representative of the women's defense council. Mrs. Rembert will organize these com? mittees, county by county. 8UMTER COTTON MARKET. P. G. BOWMAN, Cc?ton Buyer. (Corrected daily at 12 o'clock Noon Good Middling 20 7-8. Strict Middling 20 2-4. Middling 20 5-8. Strict Uw Middling 20 2-8. Low Middling 20. NKW YORK COTTON MARKET. Yes'dy* Open High Eow Close Close Oct . . 21.45 22.25 21.33 22.25 Dec . . 21.37 22.12 21.10 22.12 Jan. . .21.35 21.00 21.05 22.00 Newton Gets MnloneN Job. Washington, Sept. 18.?Byron R. Newton, of New Work, was nominat? ed today by President Wilson collector of customs at New York. Mr. New? ton will succeed Dudley Field Ma lone, who resigned recently because of President Wilson's position on th<" suffrage question. Mr. Newton has been an assistant secretary of the treasury for several years. The price of cotton see l has re? acted from the low level of last week and sales at $t!0 a ton are reported. I Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Entbalnw. hrompt Attention to 0a> and NliM Calls. At D . CHAIQ O d Stand. N. Mam. Phon<*: 8?55Ji STRIKE AT CANTONMENT. Five Hundred Carpenters Quit at Camp Jackson. Columbia, Sept. 20.?Five hundred carpenters' and laborers at Camp Jackson struck when notified that they had been docked for an hour, be? cause they left early yesterday. They were ordered to get their pay tomor? row morning, and then get off the reservation. CROSSES FOR AMERICANS. French Award War Crosses to Ameri 8Hli Officers. American Headquarters, France, Sept. 20.?Brigadier General Duncan und Major Campbell King, are the i first American officers to receive war crosses from the French. They acted as observation officers on advanced posts on the recent Verdun offensive Whether they will be permitted to ac ccpt the decoration is not known. The interest in the subject of good roads has not abated and whenever progressive citizens gather together they are talking ways and means to improve the public roads and even? tually to have a first class system throughout the county. The leaven is working and in time the property owners will be ready to vote a bond issue or a tax levy to build and main? tain a system of good roads under expert supervision. Rememljer Please The Schwartz stores will be closed all day next Wednesday, a religious holiday. Schwartz Bros.?Advt. N?^iX;Sixt^Six This it a prescription prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS A. FEVER. Five or fix dotes will break any case, and if taken then ss e tonic the Fever will not return. It acta on the liver better then Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c STAPLE COTTON / If you have any staple cotton, see us before selling, as we are in the market for all grades at full prices. ? O'DONNELL 6 CO.