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STATEMENT or iIm> Ownership, Management. Cir? culation, Etc.. Itcnulred by the Aet of Avfiiftt 21. IfltV t'f the Watchmun ami Southron, published at Humter. H. C., seml-week l>. for i n tober t. CM 7. MTaTK 09 MUm ' Ali? ?Lina. omnty of Sumter. Ifefore me. a notary public In and I i the Stute and County aforesaid, personally appeared It. G. Osteen, who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that ho is the manager of the Watchman and R< uthron and that the following Is. t ? Um b??nt of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the own. mh>p. management, etc., ot the aforesaid publication for the data, shown in the ah ?vc caption, requir? ed by the Act of August 24, 1012, cm- \ bodied In Section 4 4 :t. Postal Isiws snd Itegulstions. printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: I. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor* and business managers are: Publisher, Oste.n Publishing Co. tun trr. v. C. Editor, II. O. Osteen. Sumter, 8. C Managing Editor. II. O. Osteen. Suinter, 8. C. Business Manager. II. U. Osteen, 8uinter. S. C. t. Tbst the owners aro: Osteen Publishing Company, Inc., C P. Ostern. N. O. Osteen. II. Q. i steen, N. O. Osteen. Jr., Monota i stsen. Lee A Molse, I. C. Strauss. It. I* Wright. Levi Bros, C. M Hurst. Abe Kyttenberg. O. A- Lena toon, Nelll ?? bniiiu-li. Islff & Mo? ses. W. B. Boyle, It. L Kdmunds. H I. Scarborough, lt. I. Manning. Booth Live Stock Co. All of Sum? ter. 8. C. S. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and StfcOf security hold? ers owning or holding 1 per c? nt. or mors of tidal amount of bonds, mort? gages, or other securities are: People's Building at Loan Associa? tion of Sumter. 8. C. 4. That the two paragraphs next above, gi\ing the names of the own? ers, stockholders, and security hold? ers, tf sny, contain not only the list of gsoeliheldafi and security hobt> as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustees or In any other fiduciary re? lation, the name of the person or cor poiHtlon for whom such trustee Is uct'ug. in k.iv.n. also that tho said two paragraphs contain statements sm ?rnrlng affiant's full knowledge ami bePef as *o the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders snd security holders who do not ap? pear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and acourlths in u lapa< it . gihog th in that of a bona fide owner: and this attlu it has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has any Interest direct or Indirect in tin said stock, bonds, or other securities than ss so staled by him. ft. That the average number of eop es of euch Issee of this publica? tion sold or distributed, through tb? mstls or otherwl e. to paid subscribers during the six months preceding the date show n abo\ e is i Tin? information is required from dally publications only.) II. O. OfTftUUi ' Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd day of October, 1917. C. W. IIb'KS. (Seal) Notary Public, H. C (My commission explree at pleasure of he Governor > OltCs Nur^? HejN.rt Our Civi. I., inif N-ir^o w.is n.m- i gratified with her spring and sum? mer work. She had only three ty? phoid cases during tho spring an early summer, very few cases of co lit s Thu dis. ive Is on the deereio ? among; the poor babies In Sinnt? . The otist ? ? 11 H a I rases wire nt?M,l\ ii; evidence, IH during the summer months All this, mothers and ba? bies sot along nicely with the exeep llo i ?>f one Infant who w 11 bottle fed 11 lief at the age of two months. our tubercular work has greatly lim-iH.-d es pee | illy among the no groe?. This does rot show that this dUAMse Is or the increase, but that Wt are getti ig on BOtftSl with the wr rk of discovering them. We have mii .plied sheets, gowns, milk, groe< - rie?. Siedl, me. alcohol for rubbing an I sputum rupst In one instnm I paid $20 per month for boa id for tbree months, after that time the .?i oty agreed to pay $lo per month on tlw bill an i for the l ist three months Or Brunson of the Orace Bsptiftt chinch paid $3 per month on SSM* bill. ??n August 3d our nurse went I for a ihre.- a. I \ o itlon to th mountains of North Carolina. W K-^e h't two w< mil she ?nhstltUl *d s graduate nsjfsjl fat ? vook, Our ir.g her vacation, tin- president Ol tie ?Plvlr league looked ?ift?r can's, send Inr two rhlldn n to tlw hospital, om a i-hlbl having ronvulslons. and tb other a typhoid gSjSSV ??w. BBSJi h ??? our regi?t. run nur i t orts several easss or typhoid sines fjer return to the rltv With only on? . i . ptiof. the wen- children. In ? ?' mont every Instance I hi le (uses have ?ti **lvip I where thej drli pttfflfJ w ? ter. .n ur ist. iVtit Jurors Who Will Serve Daring ? Second Week of Court. L. S. Jennings, I. S. Kkhanlson, W. M. Folsom, Win. M. Sanders, J. C? l'awkina, 1". IV Cuttino, S M. Pierson, I ;??<>. 1>. Shore, T. S. luayton, I K Nettles. .1 :i. MeOoltam, W. Ti Carr. J. s Moor??, w. i:. Koii?, M | .loscy. ? Ii. Tis.l.ile, 1 I i (?Ii Scott, T L Kohn. J. It. Goodman, lt. C. Forester, 13. C. Chandler. 1>. J McKiever, I.' W Scale, C. S. Anderson. T. 11. Newman, J. W. (?dorn. D. J. Hradham, J. C. Stukea, Nelll O'Donnell, II. <I. MOtTO? ,1. Henry Turner, II. W. Flake, T. B. Iteynohls, J. T. Green, .1. M Chandler, H. W. Harhy. A FINK SHOWING. Many Graduates of the Sumtor High S< Imh)I Go to College. <>f the elass that was graduatevl froen tin- I I ii'h School 1 ist June the fol? lowing are now at COllOgO. This is I r< ry line shouiriK and well maintain' the reeord that Sumtor has made li f ending her hoys and girls to institu i kNM ot higher learning. The list of names of the student and tiie insitutions are given helow: Miss Tora ISagnal. Winthrop. Kotiert Imaumont, Carolina. Miss Margaret Hlanding. Winthrop Ke.uiedv BOW WH, the Citadel. Graham Kowmnn. Wofford. Thomas Koyk. Wofford. Miss Zoli r.ntton, Coker. Miss Lucille Hrunsou, Winthrop. Miss Mary Brunson, Winthrop. Miss Dorothy liurus, Winthrop. Mian Annie Churchill. Winthrop. .Miss Frances Iieljorme, Winthrop. Miss Carolina Dick, Winthrop. Howard Jones. Carolina. Lawrence Kirven. 1'i esl>yterlan COl lege of South Ca rolina. Mims Carrie Marshall, Winthrop. Rot* rt MottOtO, (insi.n. Mira F.mma l'm< kmy, Winthrop. Mfcni lassie Nash, Flora MT>nm.l< College. Minis Pitts, Cl-mson. Mi s Marie Price, M'Feat's Lusines I 'ollege. BlIlQIU Purdy, Wofford. M It \\ i i 111 KafTleld. Winthrop. Miss Onrollna Rlehnrdaoni Win throp, Samuel Sanders, the Citadel. Charles Sh:i\\. the Preobyterlai Collego of South Carolina. Kathrys Stuhhs, Converse. Henry Thomai. Carolina. Mai ion Du Kant had his arrange inents made to go, but his hrother wero di nted for the army. James Dick, who has a hrother a <adli g- . will go next year. In addition to these names HUgl R] in from the Thir<l Year of ih High School wo i a scholarshii> t Clems.m and Kd.vard Krogdon of th ('lass of lit 1??, who stayed out a yens h;-s gone to 1 >a\id ,on. V. M. C. A. Notes. The Young Men's class will hem: Monday ntfjhti and the work in thl class will he more strenuous than th buaiiKMi men*a elaaa boon tin youn men I :,em ral thing are more nc tive, ggtle and stronger than th km .ih ? men. Pasketball will tak the pia<c of Volleyball In this- rial and there is ahsolutely no excuse wli; ovary young man In gumter betwec I he ajrea oi li and II should not k< IntO Ihla (lass and huild up the*., health and an ngth this winter. Ther r nothing elea In the world that e/U make a young man fool better thai i Rood e orl out, howor hath end ? .i iuh down. Do not forgot Mon I i\ night at S.lfi this c lass will star' 1 m lull force, so be present. \V> v id i i ? elect the eaptalne for the i ? bnakctball teams this night, and I tie Aral gamei of the league eeaaoi ?rill he played the following Th?r d i n ht. \\e iff going to beghi right nwa; n prepare thlngH for the \>\k mysti ngue win. h is to he bold .'?I the Y. M ? ? A on November 14. This was I eiv big thing last year gild thi- yen going lO he even a larger Affair. .i w 11 I Huh an, Jr.. I ')w iieal i dreetor. Optimistic Thought A woman who hits never been pretty Lots BOrOJ heeu youug. I (ioi> ADMINISTRATION CAM? PAIGN. Organiz-ation Perfected to Make a Thorough Canvass of Sumter Coun? ty. The Bumter County Council of De? fense hni boon drafted into the ser? vice Of the United States Food Ad? ministration, and Tuesday at Its meeting the folOWlng citizens of Bum j ter county, men and women, were Icofklrmad as the appointees of tin Sumter County Committee of the Na? tional Food Administration to serve in the county wide campaign to en? list six thousand households in th< conservation of wheat, beef, pork, mutton and lUgar, The captains and eommitteemen nd committee won en are expected to M CVS Without any protest or excuse as the country needi their services. Bach school district captain is em? powered to appoint as many lieuten? ants as be may need to assist him and ? ach lieutenant is authorized to sign Up a.s many workers as may he neces? sary to make a quick and thorough canvass of the county. They are respectfully requested to immediately signify their acceptances (>f their assignments as the National Food Administration and the Bumb r County Council of Defense have not much time at their disposal In ar? ranging for the big drive between ?>? t -'1st and 2Sth, full particulars of which will DO published from day to day in the newspapers, and Informa? tion will be sent by mail notices to all captains, lieutenants and eommitte? Chairman Sumter County Commit? tee of the National Food Administra? tion, A. C. Phelps. County Campaign Manager, it, (5. Osteen. Assistant County Campaign Manager, 11. a Moses, Publicity Campaign Manager, F.. I Heard on. Captains- Will select their lieuten? ants. Captains for School Districts, Sumter, county and city: Sc hool District No. 1?Thos j. Kir vin, Eastern District, R. F. D. Sum Ur; C. L Cuttino, Western District, r, F. D. 2, Sumter. School District Xo. 2?Robert Jones, R, f. D. 1, Sumter. Sc hool District No. I?Rev, William Haynsworth, R. f. D. 2, sumter. School District No. 1 ?F. M. Coul? ter, R, f. D., Wedgefleld, BchCOl District Xo. B?Dr. M. L Parier, Wedgefleld. School District Xo. is?W. L. San? ders, K. f. D. '.5, Sumter. School District Xo. 7?J. II. Myers It. f. D. 4, Sumter. School District Xo. s?j. a. Rennten, Rombert. School District Xo. 9?Alex. BUT roughs, R. P. D., Dalsell. School Dstiict Xo. hi?-c. j. Jack lOn, Horatio. Sc hool District No. 11?C.eo. Mabry. r. F. D., Daliell. School District Xo. 12?s. w. Tru in k. R, i\ i)., Lynchburg. Sc hool District No. 18.?Isadore m. Truluck, Lynchburg, r. f. d. School District Xo. 14?T. B, Minis. r, F. D., Lynchburg. School District Xo. 1.".?j. 11. Wil? son. Ii. f. D., Mayesvllle. School District No. lt>?W. D. M - i.cod. Oswago, School District No. 17?Ward Xo. 1 ?WV B, Upahur; Ward No. I?H. llarhy; Ward No. .".?11. A. Moses; Ward Xo. 1?W. H Shelley. School District Xo. IS ?H. H. Crim? son, Mayesvllle, School District Xo. l'j? W. F. 11 DuHose. Providence, K. F. D. School District Xo. 20?W. W. Cun? ningham, r, f D? Lynchburg. School District Xo. 21?11. M. Mc Lauiin, Wedgefleld, School District No. 2 2?j. W. Od ?m, r. f. D., Mayesvllle. School District No. 2:t?Stanyarne .burroughs, K. f. D? Oswego. City of Sumter. Committee on cooperative Bodies ind organizations. Societies, Public ?Officials, Schools, Etc.?Dr. s. H. Ed? munds, r, o. Purdy, L. D. Jennings. Committee on women's Organisa? tion?-Mrs, Nina Solomons. Mrs. H. M. .'tuckey, Mrs. John It. Sumter, Mrs. B, H. Moses, Mrs. r. 8, Hood. Comittce on I'atriotic School Meet? ings? L D, Jennings, .1. ?f. Kolb, E. I. Reardon, J. H, Haynsworth and >? ii. Edmunds. Auxiliary Committee to Organize 'olored Householders of County?R. w. Westberry, Chairman; Prof. c. A. Lawaon, Dr. c. w. Rlrhle, Rev. J. P. Poster, Rev, J. w. Moultrle, itev. J, I Starks, Rev, [. D. Davis. Food Administrator i>. r. Coker has wired to chairman a. C, l'beips Invi? tations to the folOWlng ladies and .cntienu n of the Bumter Count> Po ? Administration campaign to meet him <t the siate Council of Defense moel Ii.: in Columbia tomorrow: County Cnmpnlgn Manager ii (1 ?Steens Assistant Campaign Maua:;. i .\. Moses, in-, s. Ii BSdmunds, Hon .. i> .i. nnlngs, Hon, U. <? Purdy. Mrs mo.i Solomons. Mrs M \l. RtUCkey, i .lohn r, Bumter, Mps. i: 11 Mo ??M. Mrs I: S. Hood, Publicity Cam palgn Managet f. i Reardon, MANY MEN REJECTED. Heavy Percentage of IMsqualiftcattou for Physical causes at camp Jack .soil. Camp Jackeon, Oct. l.? Bight hun? dred end ?fty men, who reported at Camp Jackson for service in the na? tional army from the States of North und South Carolina and Florida, With the ihst and second regiments of selectmen, have been physically dis? qualified for .service and have return? ed home. The percentage of re? jections at present is more than 10 per cent, and all the men of the sec? ond increment have not been examin? ed. Tnc report On rejections given out by .Maj. Adna li. Chaftee, divisional adjutant, without comment, alter they had been compiled by Col. J. Malcom Graham, show that all of the men J who had ke en SO far examined from certain counties in South Carolina I had been found physically unfit for service In the new army. Five men from Florence county, S. C, have he en examined and reported upon and all live were exempted. Six were examin? ed from Dillon county, S. C, and all six exempted, Two men from York county board No. 1 have been examin? ed and both exempted. The exemptions of the men from some counties in the three1 States mentioned do not reach 10 per cent, hut an average exemption of 10 per cent, on the two increments is made by some counties having had more than 10 per cent, of their quotas dis? qualified. Brig. Gen. Charles H. Barth, com? mander of the Slst division, refused tO make any comment upon the mat? ter of exemptions. Following are the counties :n South Carolina in which the percentage ol exemptions is heavy: South Carolina. Exam- Ac- lie County? Ined. cepted. jectcd Alken.G 1 ' Berkeley.19 4 II Charleston .city. . .24 20 1 Cherokee.?l 41 K Chester.40 33 1 ....*.. fohw allevryy ?o\ emental Chesterfield.?i 42 1 Darlington.13 8 I Dillon.I ? < Florence.5 ? I Oconee.49 ss 11 Columbia (city). ..33 27 1 York No. 1.2 ? ! York No. 2. 29 22 I The Way Out. Regrets from insurance companies as to the determination of Insurance Commissioner McMaster not to seel re-election have been conspicuous- bj their absence. But, that is a tribute I to his worth. Nobody can blame hin I for not wanting to continue in an of flee Which has been unable to accom I pllsh what people expected of it. 1 Ujj not Mr. Me.Master's fault that fin i insurance charges are being increase , in this State. The lire insurance companies of this country are ver\ , powerful and they do not hesitate t use their power to the Uttermost t< create dissatisfaction in any State thai attempts to really regulate then mehodl of doing business Within itl bounds. Each time a State is driven to abandon an attempt at regulation J the insurance trust finds it easier i< stave off regulation in any other Stat< in which it Is proposed. The best 1 proof that the insurance trust be? lieves that it has South Carolina whip? ped to a fra/.zle is that so soon after ' being readmitted to this State it feels strong enough to make a big raise in the already high lire insurance rates of this State. The people are kicking at the raise, but we doubt that the legislature will dare tackle again the tack of regulating, really regulating, the lire insurance business in South (Carolina. The one way out of being robbed by the trust through extortion j ate rates is to greatly increase? the number of mutual lire insurance com* ! panics operating in South Carolina ; Some of these have been most notabls successful and have provided safe am. satisfactory lire insurance for then members at a much lower cost tha>) that exacted by the trust. Hundred. more of these mutuals ought to be formed. They will not only lower the cost of tire Insurance?they will decrease the amount of money gotni out of the state to buy something thai can be provided at home, stock com" pany rates always arc lowered hi fttfttea In which the mutual insurance iiie a makes much headway. If it If useless to look to tho legjalature for relief, the people can provide relict , or themselves by forming mutuals. i Iroenvlllo Piedmont. Solitude Has Its Value. Proofs of growth due to oolitudc arc endless, Milton's greatest work was dorn? when blindness, old age and the death of the Puritan government forced him Into completes! seclusion. Beethoven did his best work in the sol? itude of deafness. Bacon would never have been the great leader of seien ttflc thought hud not his trial nnd dis grace forced him from the company ol a grand letinue und stupid court to the (solitude of his owu tu um. GRACE FACES CHARGE CXDERI WAR TIME ACT. The Posteofltae Department May Deny Charleston American l sc o: .Mails. Washington, Oct. J.?-John 1\ Grace, editor of the Charleston (15. C.) Amer? ican, appeared before the postofhci authorities today to answer charges of printing matte r in violatie n of the espionage act. He was cited to show cause wiiy his publication should not j be denied second class mall Privileges. The decision was deferred. Grace's ease was one of many tin postotliee department is hearing con? stantly since the espionage act was passed, a number of newspapers and magazines have been denied second e .ass privileges and In some instances individuals issues of publications haw been denied the privilege of the mails altogether. Innumerable complaints from throughout the country that have reached the postofHce department charging publications with printing treasonable and seditious matter, have led officials of the department te> con? clude that the public is the best cen? sor. The public, officials saiel today, usually sends into the department matter that might be questioned even before the department's own staff dis? covers it. I). A. R. Notice. The- following circular letter has been sent to the members of Sumtor's Home Chapter, D. A. It. Any I>. a. It.'s in Bumter not membe rs of this chapter are asked to come to the' 1 ied Cross headquarters to sew with them on Wednesday afternoons. Bumter, S. C, Sept. I2!>,i:?i7. Bumter's Home Chapter devoted all its time at the first fall meeting to a discussion of War Belief work, who a work is being done by D. A. R/s ev? erywhere. Th<? sum necessary to care fe>r a French orphan fen* one year. I:'.<;..")(), was elonated out e)f the chap? ter funds, it was decided not to holel 1 social meetings this- year, but instead to ask each member to give ten cents a month to be used in War Relief 1 work. As this is purely voluntary, the' i members are asked to bring this sum ' to the' meetings or to semel to the 1 treasurer, Mrs. a. c. Phelps, or te> the regent, as otherwise it cannot be coi > lecteel. ! The urgent need for lied Cross- gar? ments was eliscussed, and the chapter voted to meet on Wednesday after noons at the Heel Cross reborn to sew. Every member is uregd to come on I every Wednesday afternoon possible ' for as long or short a time as oppor? tunity affords, to assist in this work. The chairman will be there from P? o'clock on, and we ask all to come', te> Stitch, baste, rip. sew on buttons, en do whatever we ran. How wo might add to the cemifort of our hoys was talked oft and will be discussed me>re' fully at the October meeting. Hoping to see you Wednesday afte-r non, Yours truy, Katherine Moses. Regent. Paxville News Items. The regular annual business meet? ing of the W. C. T. U. was held at the Methodist church on Tueselay after non. Mrs. \V. H. Keels read a leaflet, " Esther anel Her People." Plans were etiscussed for the community fair to be held here on the 31st. The follow? ing officers were elected for the com? ing year: President, Mrs. J. H. Broad? way; secretary, Mrs. W. li. Keels; treasurer, Mrs. W. T. C.unter; Flower Mission, Miss Jessie Curtis, Medical Temperance, Mrs. F. S. Godding*; White ltibbon Recruits, Mrs. T. W. Gunter; Medical Contest, Misses Lea tha Edwards, Barle Perritt ami Alice Broadway; Christian Citizenship, M iss Annie Bradham. Miss Hattie Herlong left on Satur? day feir her sohool near Eugoff. Eiout. Harold C. Curtis was here for the past week-end to see his mother, Mrs. S. E. Curtis. Miss Loraine Latham of Sharon is here Visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Minis, jr.. before returning to her school in Williamsburg county. Rev. A. S. I^eslcy, pastor of the* Me thodist church, preached a strong sermon on last Sunday morning, em "Christian Citizenship," by invitation of the Woman's Christian Temperance union. His hearers we-r<' muedi pleas? ed with the discourse. Rev. Lesle y u very popular with the Paxvllle people, Irrespective of denomination Married on Monday last at Man? ning by Juelge' YVimlham, Mr. Daniel Reynolds ami Miss Bsale Ar?; is. The-.\ will make their home' in the commu? nity. 4 Mrs. Thomas Durant of Blltotts is here em a visit te> her daughter, Mrs W. H. Keels. Miss Bmlly Broadway bit Sunday tet resume her school duties near K Inga! roe, Mr Connors Davis of Charleston was lu re- for a short while I * ?* week to see his relatives. Auto-Intoxication Causes Death Do you V now why you have fcick headache, diabetes, meuralgia, rheu? matism and liver or kidney troubles? It's Because you are being poisoned by products of your own body. Your organs cf elimination are not woi Ic? ing properly; V?'aste material that should be th "own out is being retained to poison and intoxicate your gvstejn* That could :iot happen If ch>. ?? WftM were kept <pcn with Granger Uvof Regulator. This splendid luo-parution is purely vegetable and non-alccii-lie. Demand Gri.ngcr Liver Regulator at. your drug ftore?25c a box?and take no other. Xbnrt if nothing "just as good." The Inhuman < haraoter of the Gcr maii i ivaskm of Belgium. The real Character and the inhuman ( (FoOt of the German Invasion were brought home to us, and made pain? fully clear t > ur eyes and our henrtn, by the am; King trade spectacle of the flood of refugees pouring out of Belgium. It began !? lowly. When the quaint frontier towi of Vise, surrounded by its goose-farms, was attacked and set on lire on Augus 4, there were many families from the neighborhood who lied to Holland. When Liege was captured on the 7th after a brave de? fense, and its last fort fell on the 15th, then were more fugitives. When Brussels was occupied without resistance on the unth there were still more. As the invasion spread west? ward and southward, cnpulting city after city in widening waves of blood, the tide o' terror and tlit^ht rose steadily. It reached its high-water mark when Antwerp, after the Ger? mans had pounded its outer and in? ner circle of forts for nine days, was bombarded on October 7 and cap? tured on the ISth. Nothing like that sad, fear-smitten exodus has been seen on earth in mod? ern times. There was something in it at once lateful, trembling, and ir? resistible, which recalled De Quincey's famous stor/ of "The Flight of a Tar? tar Tribe." No barrier on the Hol? land border could have kept that Hood of Belgian refuse? out. They were an enormous flock of sheep and lambs, harried by the werewolf and fleeing for heir lives. But Hoik nd did not want a bar? rier. She stood with open doors and arms, offering an asylum to the dis? tressed and persecuted. I do not believe that any country has ever made a better record of wise, steady and true humanitarian work than Hollaad made in this mat? ter. It is not necessary to exagger? ate it. Naturally, Belgium and Great Britain bors by far the largest part of the final cial burden of caring for the refugees. Regular subsidies were guaranteed for this purpose.?Dr. Henry Van Dyck. American Ambas? sador to Holland in Scribncr s Maga? zine. liagood News and Views. Rembert, s. c, Sept. ::o.?Mrs. Alex. sfoCabe of Washington, D. C. who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. T U. Moody, is in Columbia. Miss Francis Moody is in Columbia. Miss Edna Davis of Charleston, S. C, Is spending some time wdth rela? tives and friends. Mrs. S. W. Allen and Mrs. W. , J. Spencer are again able to ride out. Arnericam do not love hurry. Cotton will soon be harvested. The crop is light. Quite a lot of line molasses has- been made in the community. Another year will sec more planted. This is as it should be, We can't expect to bo independent until we produce all tho foodstuff possible at home. There is promise of a large crop of sweet potatoes. We fear fall :rish po? tatoes are very ordinary. No one has any garden to speak of, owing to the long drought. Mr. W. X. Sanders is getting on fairly well. "Hagood." Wood's Seeds - ? Rosen Rye The most vigorous grow? ing and productive of Seed Ryes. Stools out better, su? perior quality of grain, and destined, in our opinion, to take the place of all other Rye. Wood's Fall Catalog Gives full description nnd informa? tion, and aUo tells about the best SEED WHEAT, OATS. RYE, and Other Seeds for Fall Sowing. Write fo<* Catalog and pctcos of any Seeds required* T. W. WOOD Ci SONS, SKKDSMFN, - fclSMmi, Va.