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Published Wednesday and Saturday -_ ?BY? OSTEE8 PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTKR, S. C. i ? Terms: - . $1.50 per annum?in advance. - Advertisements. One Square first insertion .. ..$1.00 Every subsequent insertion.50 Cocrtracts for three months, or longer wiU be made at reduced rates. All Communications which sub serve private interests will be chargeu for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respeo will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found 4* in 1850 and the True Southron u is$6. The Watchman and Sou thru now has the combined circulation an ?ifluence of' both of the old paper: and is manifestly the best advertise medium in Sumter. Paxv?le Items, i - Paxville, L Sept. 20.?Misses Leatha and Nah Edwards; of Mullins, have returned after a brief visit at the home of Mrs. S. E. Curtis. Miss Leatha,. a former principal of thv graded school has accepted a simiJa: i position' in the Turbeville grade?j school. Mrs. H. S. Boyd has returned to j her home at Lamar after a visit to relatives here. Misses Pearl Broadway and Iv: treddings left this week to resume * their .studies -at Winthrop College. Miss Broadway is a member of thz senior class. ... The trustees have announced the opening of the Paxville graded schoo' for the morning- of September 30th j They desire the attendance of all pu-j pils, and the ^presence of every par- [ ent of the school on the opening day. j Miss Ethel Corbett, a Winthrop grad uate of several years experience wili fill the pt^ncipalship. Her assistant are-Misses Leila Brown, of Kershaw. Eunice Hoggins, of Hcmmingway, and Miss Jessie. Curtis of this place vsiii. have charge of some classes of lower grades as a supply. I- Rev. A. S. Lesley, of the Methodist Church, is holding a series of service here this week. He is being1 assist ed by the Rev. W. G. Elweil. and hi->J singer. Mr. Gibbons, from New 2ior. Miss LUcile Geddings left Monda ' to attend the Sumter graded school, "^he is With Mrs. *Elma Tisdale,- or N.. Main St. Mrs. Robert Barwick left Tuesday for Charlotte to be with her husband who is stationed at Camp Greene. The ladies of the Paxvile Red Cross have placed \ dry goods box at the ginnery of MrJ-T, R. Owen to receive donations of a pound of lint cotton [ from those who are willing to donate this from their cotton being ginned. The buyers have'agreed to give their samples. .'.Mr. Romie Eaden near here ha /pnsented for"the' same procedure ai his. ginnery. ;They, hope to realize a neat sum wTien this cotton is sold, v Mr. H. Cain: moved his family,to. erton last week. Their residenc will be occupied by Mr. L. Wein berg. ^ A -Letter From France. France, August 4, 191S. My Dear Sol: Your letter of July 7th received a few days ago. It was more than ap preciated.. I thank you sincerely for j your many words of cheer and com fort It is hard for you in the States to fully appreciate the value of letters of this kind to the American soldier in France. They are like water t ? a thirsty soul, or food to a hungry mouth.. I read and reread your let ter several times, and as each word penetrated my brain, my spirits rose momentarily, and I thought that the dangers and horrors of modern war fare were well worth enduring for the sake of such praise and gratitude. ? I am still in the same capacity as when writing you before. The only change I note is the increase in work. From early morning until late at night we o>lug away at our desks, and it seems that work accumulates fas ter than we can get it out to save ou lives. You can just imagine the vol ume of work there is to be don? handling the records of over a mil ? lion men. There are over a thousand"! girls and men now working in the- j office with prospects of adding that many more soon. It may be " the. soon all the men will be ousted an " girl3 take their places. By the way isn't this drive of the allies great? Today's papers giv better news than auy.yet received, li seems that our troops are victorious!;, marching on with the Huns unable to stem the tide. God grant that it wil* continue, and Germany soon be beat en to her knees. I suppose th Kaiser now realizes that the Ameri can army is no myth. Our force - j have met and beaten the Fourti. Prussian Guards, considered the best troops Germany has in the field. This bodes iP for the Kaiser's future. I they have been beaten in the early stages of the game, you can jusr draw conclusions as to what's in st?re for them later. T>id you receive my other letter'.'! Was mailed several weeks ago. How is business now? Good I hope, i You should reap a harvest this season j This will no doubt bo the banne j year of them all. on the battlefield j and in business. i Well Sol. owing to military neces- j sity, must bring this letter to a close j Will write again soon. Do not wait to hear from me before writing. Re-, member that my circumstances are not always favorable for writing let ters.. Sometimes it is necessar* tc steal a few mtinutes of the govern ment's valuable time to pen a few | lines. Maybe later, even that cannot ? be done. So just continue to write! whether you hear from. me or not j Your letters are appreciate ! morej than I can say. Kind regards and love to all the j "elks in Sumter. I remain as ever, j yours. Harry L. * Private ITarry Levinson, Co. D.. Hdqrs. B. N n. & P. O. 717. Amer ican E. F. France. Mr. Bf-n IT. IIa<win has returnoa home from the St. Elizabeth* Hos pital, Richmond, Va. j TO PREVENT LOSS OF POTATOES. : Government Has Mode? Storage House j ?Agent to Advise and Assist Far:n i ers in Storing Product Safely. - Columbia, Sept. 20.?For the pur pose of instructing producers of sweet potatoes as to the best method of housing tnem so as to prevent decay during the winter months, the bureau of markets, United States department of agriculture, now has men in the field whose duty it is to assist in stor jing the crop in such a way as to pre j vent lors. J Fred L. Harkey, assistant in mar , Acting fruits and vegetables, bureau of markets, was in Columbia yester day and talked interestingly of the plans of the government for the as sistance of farmers in storing their I sweet potato crop. Fifty per cent of the sweet potato crop in the country is lost. In South Carolina So per cent, of the crop k; lost. Most of this loss is caused by bad handling and improper storage for the winter. Mr. Harkey says that the govern ment has a model potato house. Po tatoes storedvin it will keep. He will1 J be glad to furnish blue prints of th: j potato house to any farmer free. Not i only will they be furnished free, j but any inquiries having to do with j the crop ar.d its storage will be wel comed and answered as fully as pos able. The potato house plans are foi aouses of different capacities, ranging all th-e way from a house that wilt ac commodate 500 bushels of potatois t \ house that has a capacity of 15,00V burhels. The total cost of these build inej? ranges from $200 to $300. Mr. Harkey will have his headquar ters at Clemso.i College, and all in -1 quiries should be addressed to him a j that institution. He is prepared ta j give valuable information, and wt?,?;: assist in every way possible in the J plans to save potatoes. With food stuffs mounting in price daily, ever potato saved from rot will be s much money to the farmer. ? Northern markets have not bee:" enthusiastic over the Southern potat to any great extent. In recent year the sweet potato has made same in roads into Northern markets and it is steadily growing in favor. The juicy yams are popular throughout tho; South and will be more and mor used as their value comes to be ap ?preefttTfed. In this,State there is now establish ed a factory Which turns out sweet potato flour. There is also manufac tured a sweet potato flake that is very similar in appearance to the corn flake Dried potatoes, o fa rich ?yellow ar j also being handled, The popularit j of the. sweet potato as an a~t;cle o j human food is in its infancy, ad it i growing rapidly. .Difficulty in /keeping potatoes through the winter has been met by almost every farmer in the State, an'' ;> the effort of the government U ~v. | down the loss caused by imprope storage, will be welcomed. Mr. Hawkey will be in this State until after the sweet potato crop i gathered and stored, and may be; ad dressed at --'Ciemson" College^ ~~ ~N/S* charge is attached to his services r the farmers of the State. Boy Scouts ar.d the Liberty Loan. The following letter explanatory o the part which the Boy Scouts, as an organization; will take in the coming Liberty Loan drive, has been given out for publication by Mrs. F. Munsell, State chairman of the Wo man's National Liberty Loan Com ?;:ittee. J. R. Reynolds,v County Publicity Chairman Mrs. P. S. Munsell. 17 Arcade Bldg Columbia. S. C. Mr. Dear Mrs. Munsell: The Bo; Scout organizatior has made arrange ments with the Liberty Loan organ ization that they will not work dut ing this loan as a national body, bu i will place themselves under the di | rection of the local committees. Th | treasury department is very much op j posed to the use of children eithe j boys or girls in bond selling. Th- I Boy Scouts organization is therefor registered for service, of whateve kind the local committee designates. Mary Synon, Treasure A typewriter that produces ordi ! nary manuscript and that written i; j ciailie embossed characters at th i same time has. been invented by a j Frenchman.-who was blind for a time j ARE YCU NERVOUS? Maybe There is a Cause For it Thai J You Can Correct. Many who suffer from backache j and weak kidneys are unnaturally ir j ritable. frctfui and nervous. Not on!. does constant backache "get on th. j nerves," but bad kidneys fail to elhn-1 intite all the uric acid from the sys- j tern, and uric acid irritates the nerves J keeping one "onedge," and causing i rheumatic, neuralgic pains. When suffering so, try Loan's Kidney Pills; j the medicine so well recommended J by Sumter people. Read tftis Sum ter resident's statement: Mrs. A. D .Owens. 204 S. Council St., Sumter, says: "About eight years! i ago I was down in bed with kidney; trouble and my back felt as if it wer-: j broken. I had headaches and dizzy spells, so had, I simply can't tell how i felt! 1 was nervous, too and thv slightest excitement would upset me I felt languid and wanted to sleep most of the time, but couldn't, on ac count of the pains. Finally I used Loan's Kidney Pills and it wasn't long before I was out of bed and ?ured of all ihe trouble." Trice CC'c. at all dealers. Don"' ?.i:. j)l\ ;..<k "or ?'? kidney remedy?k^: lean's Kioney Pills--the same that Mrs. Owens had. Foster-Mil burn Co.. Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.?Advt. (58) REV. F. C. HICKSOX COZVvTCTED. Gaffney Minister Held for jpisloya* ?Utterances?Tried at Kock Hill. J Kock Hill, Sept. 20.?The Rev. F ; C. Hickson, well known minister of Gaffncy. on trial in federal court here; since Thursday morning: on the charge ? j of violating: the espionage act, was [ convicted this afternoon on two .of j the seven counts of the indictment. I cf "intent to interfere with,the oper- j j ation and success of the military and i 1 naval forces of the United States" \ and "to prorate the success of the; enemies of the United States." Satur- i day morning Judge Charles A. Woods, j of the circuit court of appeal, presid- ' ng in the absence of Judge Joseph | T. Johnson, will hear arguments of i counsel for the defense for a new, trial. The case of the United . States against the Rev. F. C. Hickson was called at 10 o'clock Thursday morn a~ .-.net overshadowed in public inter est any other case docketed for trial at the present ,term of court. Evidence was brought out in the trial that Mr. Hickson had lived in Gaffpey for 25 or 30 years and that prior to that time he was.a misionary to .China; hat for several years during his res idence in Gaffney he had been preaching and practicing osteopathy and was well known as a man with pronounced opinions and a reputa tion for giving vigorous expression to his views. Several well known GatTney citi zens swore to having heard expres sion of disloyal sentiments : by Mr. '-'ickson. bringing out the allegations ?Tt ho had opposed the war and the ?ourtrv's entrance into the war, and hat following this country's deciara i;fn of war lie had continued to ex ares* these view? -.nd that he spokr sneeringlv of President Wilson. These and similar expressions the witnes? testified to having heard Mr. Kickso - utter c-n the streets of Gaffney and in the business houses of that town. SIX MONTHS FOR F. C, HICKSON Gaffney Minister. Convicted Of Disloy alty, Sent to Penitentiary in Atlan ta. Rock Hill, Sept. 21.?The Rev. F. C. Hickson of Gaffney. found guilty in the federal court here Friday after noon of disloyal utterances, was re fused a rew trial this morning by Judge Charles A. Woods and sen fenepd to serve six months' In the fed eral penitentiary in Atlanta. l\*r rlickson made a dramatic talk in th court room after he was refused a nev trial, saying that he did not care what Was done with him, that he was. pre pared for anything that would "short en his days. *'...' Rev. Hickson lived in Sumter fo several years over thirty years age Attention Colored Otimsos. v ? . -C V Th^e Fourth Liberty Loan drive be gins**^ Friday, September 27th'., ? Ev^ery man, woulan and r'jSchild is expected - to do his- or' her ? |*art, c Every telegram and' newspaper re - port from France brings the news that our boys ore putting things over the top. Let everyone do something to brin **j to a victorious close this cruel an? barbarous war, so that your hu bands. sons and brothers can return to their home and live ppily <an/ peacefully. Will you not make a-^sacrifice.'am* do your bit? Only by^acrific^ car.) we win. A house to house caf&vas' will be made by our committee. Loar your money to Uncle Sam at good in fernst, instead of spending it for ihings you can well do without. Don't forget the date. Friday, Septembe 27th. A. J. Andrews. Precinct Chairman Public Notice.. Notice is hereby given of the regu "ar fa'l examination for those per sons desiring to obtain certificates t teach in the public schools of th, county and State. The examinatio:. will be held at the Court House Sat urday, October 5th. beginning at nine o'clock. The questions will be taken from the text-books adopted by the State Board of Education tor the pu. lie schools. J. H. HAYNS WORTH, Co. Superintendent of Education, j By order of the State and Count- j Boards of Education. Tw j California bakers have pat ented a self-oiling machine that clip* j the tops of loaves of bread before th?y are baked, producing an ornamental and much better browned crust. FERTILIZER FOR SALE?We ar. going to sell all the Mea*, Acid Lime and mixed goods in stoci here for immediate shipment:, a bargain prices. Please call us be fore stock sold out. Southern Bro j kerage Co. Phone No. 89. FOR SALE)?In settlement McBriU- I estate I offer 1,000 acres Jaqm j lands, tracts 47 to 16 acres, welj located in famous Pudding Swam; j tobacco section. The four 3 017 j prize corn cl as boys of Sumte: i and Clarendon counties live one tc! eignt miles away and grow 70 to j 90 bushels on same type soil. A j nearby tract of similar unimproved ! land was paid for out of last year's; crop. Prices right and terms rea sonable. E. W. Dabbs, Trustee j Mayesville. S. C._|_ BEESWAX WANTED?Any quantity j large or small. Am paying bes1 ? cash price. See me if you have j any. N. G. Ostoen._1 i FOR SALE- f O !'. <-a>s Canti j Jackson. s?nJd?* manure: very lit II? j straw (,ai l??a?j lots ??nly. Chea t ea! and FVii ib/.er value mied hteb !>v C'^nison '"ollo^e. A. i Strauss. Sumter. S. C. MILLERS' CERTIFICATES?Can b? obtained at Item Office- at reascr. able prices in lots of 100 or more. 1 Draftsmen for Service. List of colored man ordered by th Local Board for the County of Sum ter, to report at the Court House. 9.3 a. m., on Wednesday, September 25 for entrainment for Camp Sevier, S C, under call 1320: Thomas Ramsey, Charley Mach, Shu cine Loney , Robert James, Willie Johnson, Major James, Thomas Wright, Paul Weston, Daniel Taylor, John Glover, Edward Nixon, William Jones, Francis Vaughn. General Sumter, Fred Williams, Alvester Debnam, Will Bobbitt, , Lucius Gregg. Wallie McElveen, Charley Pou, Elijah Jones, Emant'f l Miller, Eddie Richardson, James Johnson, Doc Cato, Bernit Dinkins, Walter Getter, Willie Roach, Marion Matthews, Bowman Pack, Harmon Sinkler, Harry Wells, Hannibal Weston, Hammite Gallachat, Willie Wilson, Abie Brailsford, Alva Jackson, Toby Johnson, John Hunt, Alfred Knox, David Samuels, Willie Smith, Willie L?de, Cye Brunson, Isiah Brown, Charley Andrews, John Anderson, James Western, Freddie Kennedy, David Pitts, Isaac Lewis, Eddie McKnight. Maliciah Vaughn, Cromwell Pollard, James Grant, Richard Mitchell, Edgar Ma yes, Matthew Stinney,. Jesse Burgess, William Haynsworth, Oliver Jackson, David Grant, Jerome Goodman,. Joe D. Mack,. J. M'. Love, . Wesley Montgomery, Isaac Gaillard. Clarence Johnson,: Neil Bennett, . James Chandler, Robert T. Sharpe, Steeney O.adsden, Nemiah Wells.. Hampton Colclough, I Benjamin Choice, Frank. Thompson, 1 Cotton Market 1 i - ? _ < Corrected d?i?/ *t 12 9'clucH f?oct , ?-?W.viA.N. Cotton jbU7?T. ; Good Middling 30 1-2. j Strict Middling 30 1-4. Middling 30. Strict Low Middling 28. XKW YORK COTTON MARKET. Open High Low Close Close Yes'dys Get . . 31.60 32.03 31.60 31.99 31:35 Doc . . 31.19 31.62 31.19 31.53 30.93 Jan . . 30.95 31.52 30.95 31.46 30.75 Clothing for Belgian Relief. Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock and the rest of this 'week, a commit tee will he at the store in front of the Court House to receive clothing for relief in Belgium. Those who can j deliver their donations are urgently I requested to do so; those who can not j make their own deliveries will please telephone 236, Mrs. H. M. Stuckey. i Masonic Service Flag. Claremont Lodge, No. 64 A. F. M. will dedicate a serviee flag at a spe cial, communication to be held at 9 o'clock p. m. Thursday evening. The public is invited, especially the fam ilies and friends of members who arc in the service. A feature of the ex ercises will be an address by Hon. Robert A. Cooper, of Laurens, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina. A Successful Rally al Colored Church The debt paying rally yesterday at Emanuel M. E. Church, South Main Street, went over the top. The total amount raised in cash was $3,470.SO. The rally closes next Sunday. The ser vices all day yesterday were beautiful and largely attended. The addresses in the afternoon service by Dr. R. S Truesdale and Senator R. D. Epps ' were very good and greatly appreciat ed. The music was' pronounced to i be way above the average even *rom i Emanuel Churck. j The pastor, trustees and officers i take this occasion to express their j thanks to all our members for their ! liberal response an! to the white and ! colored citizens for their help. ! The debt will be paid in full and ? the m. rtgage burning will take place : at the church Tuesday evening, Oc | tober V. All are invited. J. W. Moultrie, Pastor. ' ! I _ . { The inventor of a new eye shade i that is transparent under natural j light but translucent under artificial ; light claims that it protects the eyes ' better than most shades. ? Cold Juice. Alice was eating her first piece of : ice, wheD she suddenly exclaimed: ! I "Say, mother, the juice of this ice is j f awfnl-y cold.** "WAS M HM BbT ? NOW FEEL IHM BEtTEir MANY ARE FOLLOWING T:iIS NORTH CAROLINA BARBER'S EXAMPLE IN BUILDING HEALTH THROUGH THE BLOOD. There is one almost infallible way to get the strength to back up your ambition?build the body by build-* ing your blood. The red-blooded man drives up the steep hill of suc cess without fear or falter. The thin blooded man only totters u;>, like an automobile try'og to climb on half its engine cylinders. j If your blood ;s below par, build ? it up and thus doubi" or triple your j capacity to work, to succeed, to enjoy !life. Build your blood by nature's own ! common sense methods, regular ex I ercise, fresh air, sleep, and well -bal anced diet. If for any redson, ycu i can't maincain a diet so perfectly b_t | anced that it supplies all the needcl elements for properly feeding th* brain and body, you probably will re quire, from time to time, a safe and reliable blcod food?such as Dreco, the new herb-and-root compound? to supply the deficiencies. Dreco builds the body by feeding* the red blood cells with just the need ed elements. It builds the body by increasing the blood's power to carry life-giving oxygen from the lungs? to every cell and tissue. E. G. Gieer. the well known bar^ ber of Greer. S. C., was all run down as a result of a bad attack of ca tarrh. He lost his appetite and could not sleep. In a signed sttaement"id says he took just one bottle of Dreco, declaring 'T was run down but now^ I feel much better. I now sleep' much better and am improved inev ery way.'' He is only one of hundreds1 who have the same story to tell. ^ Dreco is just ?s good for the other members of your household as it is for you. It is pleasant to take and easily digested even by *the weaxeav system. Dreco ir- dispensed by better clas3 druggists and pharmacies almost ev- ; eiywhere and is patricularly recom mended in Sumter by _ Sibert's Drug' Store, where the Dreco" Man is mak ing his headquarters and explaining rbo rn??fHesnA to ~T1 interested.?Ad'X. Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Enftatoet Prompt Attentin to Da? an J Night Calls - At I. 0. UKAIG Old Stand, K. Wain Pk..f ?K . Oar 539 Cj We are offering the famous line of HANAN SHOES this Fall for the first time. $ This means an opportunity for you to buy the VERY BEST in Footwear. It means comfort style and durability at a time when these are most desirable. <[ If you have never worn Hanans try them once and give yourself a real treat. ^HANDLER. r*r* LOTHING wV/ The Home of Hart Schaffner and Marx Clothes