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Cbr MaUymait anb .Scutjjron ? .... "-;-r=r.a ? ?d mmm fS?Ho4fcc? a* trau**?*, r V., m H*nos*1 ( IftM Matter PERSONAL. Mr*. I<sccy McKinnon. of Kernen? dln*. Fl? .. lar In the city visiting rela? tives. Father N. A Murphy left this ? nlng for Spartanhurg to which pariah he wu recently transferred I? bishop Russell. Capt M. 8. Chase has gone to N- w ^ork. Mrs. It. F. Haymvworth and daugh? ter have gone to Florence to visit relatives. M ihm .\f|| Klnard of Clrconwod is Malting Miss Ijoulsc Carson. Mrs. A. V. Snell of Charleston, is ?pending the week-end with Mrs. H. G Oateen. Miss Klla McFadden has returned home from Little Swltserland, N. C, after a stay of several weeks. Mr. E. Turner White spent Sunday at home on furlough from Can p Jackson. Mr. A. V. 8nell of Charleston spent Sunday in the city. Mr. Walter Kennoker of Wilming? ton. N. C. spent Sunday In town. Mrs. Rsnneker has been here several d.iys visiting her sisters. Mrs. ?. P. Pitts rod Mrs. D. W. Cunningham. attss Emily Pope is visiting Miss Janl. Miksll. Mrg. James A. Gardner, of Sum tnerton Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. E Hodge on South Sumter street. Miss Madge Grossman, of Atlanta Miss Pauline Gardner of Savannah and Miss Helen Kohn. of Columbi*. are the guests of Miss Kita Schwartz for ths SchwarU-Aronstam weddlrtf on Wednesday. Weeks-Koacli. Miss Daisy Weeks and Mr. J. F. Roach were quietly married In Co? lumbia Isst Wednesday afternoon. Ksv. Khott Turnlpseed. pastor of the groom, performing the ceremony. Miss Weeks Is the attractive daugh? ter of Former Chief Weeks of thb city. Mr. Iloach is well remembered hers, having worked In the shoe de? partment of SchwarU Bros, for a nmmbsr of years. Women Tools. (From the Baltimore Sun.) It Is said that Queen Victoria, of Sweden, a Baden princess. Is respon? sible for the treacherous German machinations In Argentina. When we read list of German princesses who have been responsible for misfortune to their royal consorts, and for trou? ble In their adopted lands. It is im? possible to deny that Wilhelm planned well for the downfall of royalty throughout Europe when he managed the royal marriages of members of the German feminine aristocracy. fit UTOHS IX RUSSIA. American Agitator* Sowing Seeds of Hiso.nl in Petrograd. ! ? t I A Bolshevlki mass meeting which was harangued by agitators recently from the Unit? ed States adopted resolutions pro? testing against the Imprisonment of Alexander Berkman In the United states snd the report that he had been sentenced to death. When the Speakers scoffed at American liberty were only mlldlv applauded. A threatened demonstration at the American embassy was not carried out. The government sent troops there though the ambassador had not le'.uested them. STHIKI IN HORTON. Dork laborers Tie up Foreign Freight. Boston. Ort. 1 .--?If the strike of a thousand d?> \> ?????n Inaugurated Is maintain* I ? i n?us tleup ffl ocean goins freight Is feared. *AM" LA FOLLFTTI EX PELLF.D. Pn*u ?t fr in New York Presented In Senate. Washington. Oft 1? The petitions ..f \? ? Y..rk org.M-.tnms seeking th#? expulsion from the senate of \m I oil* M, i.h.Mri und Htone w.i i- pi e ggsjfced today and referred to the com? mittee on privileges and elections. CO%L STKIKI si III I P Ter?we-?s?-e and Kentucky Miners Mill Go to Work. Lexicon. Ky . M 1 It Is semi? officially snnoum pi that a settlement hss hggsj reached in the strike of the seventeen to eighteen thousand ca! miner* In the Kentucky und Tennessee Heids. STRIKT IN ARGENTIN Y AnnrchMk- Workmen Declare Gen ernl lte\?diiUonai \ MffkO? Muenos Aires. Sept --A general revolutionary strike has hern deelar ed by snsrch'stlc workmen, but Ho Socialist workmen refused to Join. COM> WIN U K COMINCJ, Dutch Prophet Say* Much Inclenicn; Weather Will Prevail Willi BlOCM of Prc< I pit at Ion. "It is possible now to make a fort east of winter tempei ature ami amount of precipitation for the period ending with the vernal equinox of 1? 18," aaid the Dutch Weather Proph? et yesterday. "A cold winter is indi? cated with a great deal of inclement weather which will begin to appear November 1. The amount of precipitation will make up the detlciency of about ten inches which now exists and by April 1, 1918 have an excess on record. "The forecast for killing frost on October 7, (central date) for the Piedmont section is renewed herewith This period will be preceded by an area of precipitation, followed b-, northwest winds. Severe frost may be expected south of parallel 34 on the above central date. "It is scarcely possible with much Inclement weather indicated that the winter will pass away without snow At least two snowfalls will occu: south and east of the Blue Ridg< since the old-fashioned winter is nov to prevail, and when winter will no: get mixed up so much with spring a* has been the case In recent years Summer will also be distinct fron spring and of course, the seasons wit thus begin to turn to normal condi tlons."?The State. STORM AT PENSACOL^. small Property Damage From tirea*. Blow. Pensacola, Sept. 30 (Wireless t< New Orleans).?Pensacola emerged from the battering last Friday of on< of the most territic tropical hum canes that ever struck this section with no loss of life reported up t< early today In this vicinity and with comparatively small property damage considering the storm's violence. For about eight hours Friday this cit> and nearby terr tory were at ?he nu r ey of the wind's fury, which for very brief instant reached a maximum velocity of be< w??en 130 and 140 mile: an hour and blew for sever il minute: at the rate of 100 miles an hour. The wind tleW during several tus tained periods between 80 and 'j' miles an hour. An accurate estimate of the proper ty loss was not available early today !>ut considerable damage was done along the water front to wh-i'-vea am piers and a number of vessels. mostl> of small size, were blown ashore, bu apparently were not seriously dam aged. There also was damage due t< high tides. In the city the prinnclpal damagi appeared to be conllncd to roofs porches, plate glass windows am. frailer frame structures and to tele graph and telephone wires. A territic rain accompanied tin wind and tide. The work of eloarln; up the debris, repairing broken and tangled wires and putting the cit\ back to normal appearance was be gun Saturday. The Business Pledge of fjoyalty urn Service. (From the New York World.) Half a million business men and every industry in every State of th< Union were represented In the con ventlon at Atlantic City of the Cham ber of Commerce of the United States which unanimously passed this amoni other resolutions: "Undismayed at the prospect of great taxes, facing the consumptlot of its accumulated savings, Americar business, without hesitation, pledge; our government its full und unquali fled mi [-poll in the prosecution of th< war until Prusslanism Is utterly de stroyed." The whole spirit of that rcmarkabP gathering and every sentiment ex pressed were in harmony with thi: pledge of the entire industrial plan' of the nation to the service of tin government in prosecuting the war Tell us what you want, these busines : i' n say to tho government: Name what you think will be a fair Dritt for all buyers?and we will cooperat* all along the line to see that you gei what you want with all possible ex p.-ditlon. We will hold war meeting: among th ? people at home and stir the spirit, of patriotic enterprise t<> the utmost. No such demonstration of general and practical loyalty to the American government In war has ever before ( <une from the country's broad busi ness interests Here and there have appeared balky industrial plant || mist the government's efforts t end the war profiteering. They have ? i ' ii tin- taotptlon and not the rule We may bell, ve that. in the pres? ence of this nrousement and pledge t" public service from the rank and til of business men over the land, tin i ute will cease to ha \ e even a f"\\ except ion< Or Why It Doesn't. (From the Des Moine? Register. ? Hilf the world doeni't Know how the other half pays its groccy bills. I Inn vi I a mihi-. Bditor Dally Item. Will you please a.sk some of the many readers of The Item, to give a report of the success of planting and harvesting potatoes in barrels? So as to encourage others who were not fortunate enough to procure barrels, and oblige one who is very much in? terested. J. N. Brown. Sumter, S. C. (We second the motion, and sug? gest that those who experimented in the barrel method of growing Irish potatoes tell our readers all about the results obtained. If potatoes can be grown as- easily and as profitably as alleged the public should be convinc? ed of the fact by home-grown testi? mony so that all of us may become barrel farmers next spring If the po? tatoes do not grow easily and prodi? giously, then the people should know it.) To a Potato Barrel. (With apologies to Longfellow.) Tell me not in mournful, numbers That you're but an empty dream, That the lovely vines around you Have not rootlets as they seem. The work was- real, and 1 was earnest There were visions of your gold. Now after weary months of waiting, All that's left is earth and mould. When I sought your hidden treasure, 'Twas all to help you, Uncle Sam; What I found was not a rootlet, But a wordlet which is ? (Will some of the other "bugged' Potato Karrclcrs kindly supply th< last word? Experimenter. Another. 1 I, too, need a word?-yes, just one Hut, alas; it's very hard to get, For I've been thinking long And haven't got it yet. Of the potato-producing barrel I heard with great delight: Thinking the potatoes I'd corral, Would simply be a sight. Printed directions I received? Exactly right I wanted to begin For by growing potatoes The war I could help to win. They grew fast and big? My prospects were very high? When above the barrel they ha* grown, Alas, they all began to die. 1 was not completely discouraged Hoping that there was still A chance that I would not have To pay an Irish potato bill. So a little later I went To my barrel, expecting to find Potatoes big and a plenty, But I've changed my mind. My disappointment was complete, , For not a one did I get? And for a word to express my feel? ings. I have sought?am seeking yet. I've now reached the conclusion? From experience I ought to know A thorough test goes to prove Tubers in a barrel will not grow. ?C. Notscw. A Tale of Four Barrels. (P.y P. T?te O'Hickey.) If taters in a barrel?nix Turn others to the poet's muse, Mhy may not all of us poor hicks Likewise in vcrs-e, proclaim our views. In barrels four I cast manure, Fight inches deep in each; Mixed well with loam, for to be sure The rules did thusly teach. 'Upon those mounds of fertile soil All round and round the tatera laid; And inch by inch of daily toil, By re c k of rule the game I played. I The tender shootlots upward shot, Sonic tall, some short, some me? dium. Of inward joy and happy thought My soul was full yes 'twas. b> gum. True sonn1 did die. and others wilt. Bui still were left a few. And on those few my castle built ? if pari reward for what was due. Now when the vines had shot their shoot, And clambered o'er the top; Me thought my time to gather i<?<>t For honest work, had come sure pop. Those bands upside down I turn??! And grabbled In the muck; Bui nary tatei I'll be durncd W;is I here. ( ?' sonny 1 w afl El! UcU, ThW faithful fable teaches us, More plainly than a sermon can, Por ail our pnln, and hope, hnd fuss \V ? still are Maren of tb ? RTOC 1 man. A iiYltilEL FARMER. Potatoes Grow Vigorously nut Pro? duced Nothing. Editor Daily Item. In reply to your request for in? formation as to the lUCCON of pota toes growing in barrels. I planted two barrels as per Instructions issued by the department and tended same carefully. They grew and grew and Krew and we added soil and more soil until they reached the top. They were watered carefully and after they had grown about six or eight inches above the top of tTie barrel they died beautifully. I emptied out the bar? rels and found nothing whatsoever therein in the shape of potatoes. I have spoken to several others who tried this and am yet to hear of one who met with any success whatsoever. I am afraid the propo? sition is too good to be true. Yours very truly, I. A. Ryttenberg. DEMAND LA FOLLETTE'S EXPUL? SION. I'rotcst From Governor of Minnesota Presented in Semite. Washington, Sept. 29.?The com munication of the governor of Min? nesota and the State committee of Public Safety demanding the expul? sion of Senator LitFollette from the senate was presented in the senate to? day and referred to the committee on privileges and elections. Women Asked to Meet. All the women and young girls who are interested in the welfare of the enlisted men are asked to meet in tin auditorium of V. c Girls' High School at 4.30 on Wednesday afternoon, Oc tober 3rd to discuss some plan to raise money for the Community Club for their benelit opened in Columbia. The club is under the care of th< National League for Service and they are anxious for the help of all wh? care for the boys in the ranks. Mrs*. John Sumter. Has Edison Solved It? If the great majority of Americans, and not a few million people else? where, were not prepared to believe any announcement of an achieve? ment by Mr. Edison, especially If ft involves the use of electricity, no quite as much and not quite as se? rious attention would be paid as i; how given to the story of an erratb torpedo just brought In by A eteame. arriving at an Atlantic port Which of course, must be nameless. Fo; really the doings of a single torped< that acted as if its propelling ma chlnery were out of order hurdl> supplied adequate data on which to found the large conclusion that a de !vice has been found through the use 'of which the most terrible weapon o the German submarines?the weapor Without which they would lose tht I greater part of their terrible efficien? cy?can be turned aside from its se? lected victim and made to sink harm lessly to the bottom of the sea at tin termination of its brief course. Naturally, faith in this news i> much strengthened by the eager de jsire we all feel that it bo true, am lit is not intrinsically impossible sc j to influence the steering apparatus ol ! a torpedo as to divert it from its tar t ^et. To be sure, compressed air from which torpedoes get their mo? tive power after they are launched Is 8ceminbly immune to electrh J interference, even of the so-called wireless variety. Still, after all, it I .is more credible that In some way ot ' other the detlectlon can be effected {from an attacked steamer than Is th alternative theory that the torpedo observed behaved like a sil^htly de Imented porpoise because it had heel. ? made to do so by the Germans them? selves, In order that it might be bet |ter to overtake a vessel steaming a j zigzag course. That explanation oi jwhat was seen has two weaknesses jthe one due to the fact that the Ger? mans never invent anything really new, but are content to Improve und apply the inventions of others, and the second rests on the more impor? tant fact?one less disputable by Gei? lnaus?that automatic zigzags by a 1 pursuing torpedo would not help a bit j toward overtaking a slgagginB 1 steamer. I For the time being it is safest t< suspend Judgment on this most pleas* .lug tale, hoping, meanwhile, that i: is VeraclOUS.??New York Times. Civil Service Examination. An examination will be held in Sumter October 26th of applicants for position of clerk in the Internal ltov enue Service. About one thousand positions are to he filled. Those who desire to take the examination can obtain full information from the clerk of the local civil sei vier board at tin postoffice. i Most people are paying rash, hul time prices prevail. Anderson Mail. An old reliable Life Insurance Company desires a representettve in Sumter County. Has had an agency in this state over fifty years. Addresr, P. O. Box 868 Charleston, S. C ? H ????????? +f> ?????? ( 11 in m mm Water Systems and Plumbing, also Electric Light Plants for Country Homes. I sell and install Water Systems, using either elevated or compression tanks and Fairbanks Morse & Co.'s gasoline and kerosene oil engines. Also agent for Septic Tanks. Will be pleased to go over ycur work and give you an estimate without eost to you. Get my figures before giving out your work ? I have satisfied customers in all pan s of the county. f A. J. ARD Phone 420 24 E. Liberty Stn et WILL YOU HELP? Pood Administrator Appeals to South Carolinians to Save Flour and Meat David R. Coker, United State Food Administrator for South Caro? lina, has issued an appeal to the people of the State advocating a meat? less and wheatless day for each week. The following is the appeal to th< people of South Carolina: "The time has come for our people to prove their patriotism by a little self denial. While the soldiers of oui aMies are bravely lighting and our own splendid boys are getting reads for the big push we must do our part at home to support and encourag them. "The United States Food Adminis? tration has asked every family of the nation to abstain from using wheat in any form during one day of each week, and also to abstain from the use of meat for one day. It is csti mated that 80,000,000 to 90,000.000 bushels of wheat and 2,200,000.00? pounds- of meat would be saved if the entire nation adopted this program. 'Most of our people thoroughly ap? preciate our great cereal, corn, and it would be no hardship for them to use it exclusively not only one day, but on several days of the week. Wit a well boiled hominy for breakfast, cornbread for dinner and corn muf iins or spoon bread for supper, none of us will feel the absence of biscuit or lightbread. ' "The need of saving wheat and meat is very great, and I, therefore, call upon the people of South Caro? lina to icspond to the call of the Nat? ional Food Administration and ab? stain from wheat and meat on one day of each wek." Proved His Patriotism. (From the Atlanta Constitution.) Another "sign of the times'' is ftlis from the Cleo Springs (Ok.) Times: "Our esteemed friend, William Dunkhofer, has made a petition to the court to have his name changed to John Gun and to have his daughter's changed from Wilhelmina to E pluri bus Unum." Even Washington himself was once drafted into the service ot I is coun? try. It was in 1798. long after the Revolution! and after Washington had been president for two terras ai d had gone into a well-earned re tlrement at Mount Vernon. Prance had broken relations with us. and war impended. Congress appointed Wash? ington commander of the army, and the secretary of war, carrying the commission to him. found him in the harvest Held. When Washington learned the errand on which his vis? itor had come, he said, "l am ready for any service that l can give ntj country."?Youths <Companion. Wanted Mineral Land White (lay kaolin, Fulh-rs Barth, etc. Give description, location, p ? terms, etc Address mining DE? PARTMENT OP CITIZENS CO., 616 Stephen Glrard Ru tiding, Phlladel ! phia. Important. Winthrop is now prepared to en? ter irore effectively during: the year 1917-18 into this field of Extension Work. Two people, III*. Orvillc G. Brim and Mrs. Hetty S. Browne, will give practically their entire time to the service of those who are now teaching". The following lines of work are to he developed as rapidly MB conditions will permit: 1. Study Centers. Gatherings of six o- more who wish to take up some definite line of study will be visited bi-weekly or monthly by somo member of the faculty for discussions and conferences. 2. Correspondence work both for the i urpose of obtaining credit here and for professional or general im? provement. 3. Co-operation with rural schools. Mis. Iirownc has given up her work with ihe Oak Ridge School to give her time to the working out of jyorne ru? ral problems in co-operation with a number of schools near Kock Hill. Any rural teacher in the State is in? vited to write Mrs. Browne concern? ing any topic of interest to them. 4. Professional talks and discus? sions before county teachers" associa? tions and other professional or com? munity gatherings. B, General lectures. Certain mem? bers' are available for a more formal type of lecture suitable for women's clubs, rally days, graduations, etc. A bulletin explaining more fully this field of work and giving in detail the help available will be issued soon. This will be sent free upon re? quest. We invite correspondence con? cerning any of the lines of work mentioned here. Mrs. Dcwey He>igiis. Washington, Sept. 30.?Mis. Geo. Dewe/ tonight resigned as honorary chairman of the comforts committee Of the Xa\ y League. Iff*. I ?ewey is president of the Woman's Naval Ser? vice, which recently changed its name from the woman's section of th~ Navy League because of the contro? versy between Secretary Daniels and the league. Mbsouri seems to be anxious to escape from the Stone age.?Ander Non Mail. No; Six-Sixty-Six This is a prescription prepared especially for CV ALARIA or CHILLS A FEVER. Five ar six dotes will break any case, and if taken then at ? tonic the Fever will not retern. It acta on the liver better than Calocicl and does cot gripe or ticken. 25e 1 Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Einbaut?. I rempt Attention to Oay and Night Calls. At I, ;. CRAtG Old Stand. N. Main. Phones: BfA