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PERSONAL.
Dr. and Mrs. J. Grenville DeLorm?
have returned from an automobile
trip to Jacksonville, Fla.
Miss Margaret Beaumont and Mi?
May Bianding are visiting Mrs. R. B
G?nnt in Charleston.
; ; ?;' Mr: and Mrs. C. A. . Murphy re
turned home last evening after <
pleasant .visit of several weeks a'
their old home in Newberry.
Mrs. Rowland Scaffe and childrer.
are; spending the week-end in Colum
bia. '
Miss Boucher BeLorme is visitinc
her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs
Archie China.
Mrsi ? R, K. Wilder and son, Rich
ard, Mrs. W. F. Rhame, after some
weeks of pleasant stay at Saluda, N.
C, have returned home.
Miss Marie Hammett returned hom(
this morning after spending th<
week-end in Columbia.
Dr. W. R Mills, who was commis
sioned as lieutenant several week?
ago, left on Sunday for Camp Se
vier, Greenville, S. C.
Mr. ^r. E, Sweat leaves for Charles
ton in the morning, where he has ac
cepted a position at the St. John Ho
" teL Mr. Sweat has been with the
CSaremont Hotel in this city for sev
ieral months, and his many friends re
gret to see him leave.
Mr. J. Rut McGee, manager of the
OarcMna Farmer and Stockman, o:
-Columbia, was in the city on businesf
t*-: today.
t^MMUNTTY MEETIN HELD.
War Savings and Public Health Meet
ing >at " Statebsrg Na 10 School?
'-; Much Interest in Pablic Health and
County Health Survey by Members
Horatio, Stateburg township War
Savings Club held a well attended
y. meeting at the Stateburg No. 10
SchQpl House last Friday afternoon
Mr. W. BE: Freeman, president of the
ciub presided- The interest manifest
ed in the W. S. S. work was gratify
- j ing. The good work for War Sav
ings will be kept up in this territory
beyond doubt.
The members of this W. S. S. club
decided to make this -a combination
patriotic and public health meeting,
and they succeeded well, judging bv
the interest and the attendance of
the ladies and gentlemen, as well a;
vthe boys and girls of that school dis
trict i
Dr. Sophia Brunsen, and Miss Alic
Martin were on the regular program
for public health discussions,' but Dr.
Brunson was unavoidably absent.
_having .been called to-Columbia for
the day. The members unanimously
Jnvited her to attend and address the
hext meeting on matters pertaining
to home and rural sanitation
Miss Martin however very* enter
tainingly and instructively discussed
_j3al>ywelfare features; and showed
-'xrausua! knowledge of the subject fn
- deed. She showed in very compre
hensive manner just how babies
should be dieted at certain ages, and
th.e care that should be generally ex
ercised in theij- early stages of life,
told of the diet that mothers should
partake of and also of the diet thalj
mothers should avoid in their own
and their baby's welfare.
- Miss Martin also touched upon san
itation in the-home and the method?
which modern sanitary science pre
scribes^-^preventing communicable
particularly enteric "Sis
is among ^J?Idren, care bf fflpds
to avoid eontaminffiEs?^
by d:
bearing germs,- n<
; ness, ventilation, keeping
"mosquitoes, etc. A great dea
information she disseminate
lyery- applicable to adult conservation
?of individual and public health.
By request Mr. E. I. Reardon ad
dressed the meeting and explained the
offer of the International Health
Board and the South Carolina State
Board of Health to provide five
: thousand lollars, a corps of sanitary
\ experts and inspectors, and a sanitary
i ga*0 drainage, engineer, carpenters,- il
j. lustrated health lectures by sterop
'itican, slides, charts, instructions ire
?~ ;fche public schools about how to avoid
contracting communicable and othe:
diseases of a preventable kind, in-*
spection of premises of white am
colored to show just what there might
be present which causes diseases and
unnecessary premature deaths, etc.
AR of these things if the county oi"
Sumtef will just furnish two thou
sand and five hundred dollars, and
-^promise the cooperation of the peo
ple in making the rural district:
"more" sanitary, and a better and
more desirable place in whi<-!. to live
This health survey and educational
campaign to last not less than twe
months, and longer if necessary tc
cover the entire rural districts of this
count?".
Miss Martin advoates the count:.
. health survey as an educational meas
ure, and from a humane point Of
wiew to show people how to avoif
contracting malarial fever through
certain kinds of mosquitoes and ty
phoid and other fevers and commu
nicable, diseases through flies.
Mr. C. J. Jackson being called up
on said he advocated the county
^health survey and campaign of edu
cation, and thought they should b<
"gpat on by all means.
Stateburg township is one of th<
most patriotic and progressive sec
tions of" South Carolina, its citizens
white and colored being up-to-date i?
their? ideas of suppotring the govern
meht, they stand for the best publh
; schools obtainable, and for doing
Something to make the rural district
-modern in sanitary requirements
und in all other ways which wil'
make their section more desirable ir
which to live.
'?The Soldier Who Came Back'
was produced in the Opera House las
night by a capable cast and the larg
audience evidenced its approval and
appreciation of the play and of th<
-work-of the company by enthusiastic
??applause. Young ladies acted as ush
?ers last night for the first time in th?
local theatre and they acquitted them
?elves creditably of their task.
I l'HE COUNTY HEALTH SURVEY
State Health Officer Hayne Discusse:
Sanitary Campaign in Snmter Conn
ty.
Dr. J. A. Hayne, State health of
ficer^ in talking to the secretary o
che Sumter Chamber of Commerce.
About whe visit of Assistant Surgeo:
*L: V. Zeigler, of the United State
Public Health Service to Shiloh a fe\\
days ago to investigate the cause o
j the -widespread outbreak of malaria
fever in that section during 1917 an'
11918, said that he had requested th
Washington authorities to send Dr
Zeigler there because he had lots o
experience in this State in the work
af surveying rural territory, and tha
he was glad that Dr. Zeigler hac
made such favorable impression ii
that section regarding the value o
educating the people about the his
tory, habits, and breeding places d
the Anophele. or malaria spreading
mosquito, and the great value of i
county health survey and twelv(
months cacapaign of education by ex
perts of the United States Publi.
Health Service,
Dr. Hayne has never been able t<
understand why a (progressive coun
ty of intelligent men and women
such as Sumter county is, should b;:
so indifferent in accepting the-^ of
fer of five thcusa?d dollars for the
health survey and campaign of edu
cation, when this county is only ask
ed to provide two thousand and five
hundred dollars, whiles the State and"
the national governments do .all s o<
the work, and actually furnish car
penters and other laborers to do the
work while the people only have to
supply the lumber where sanitary
ily-proof closets are erected.
The government furnishes sanit?r j
engineers to survey and show peo
ple how to orain or to oil dow places
to get rid of malaria spreading ana
ail other kinds of mosquitoes, fur
bishes expert sanitary inspectors to
inspect premises and show peoph
how to put premises in a sanit?r?
condition to avoid typhoid, hook
worm, dysentery, malaria, tuberculo
sis, -and other communicable diseases,
furnished hundreds of public health
illustrated and demonstration lec
tures* by means of sterioptican slides.
charts, and thousands of illustrated
bulletins of about fifteen different
.-cinds, inaugurates teaching cf hy
giene in public or private schools
and these free lectures and public
health meetings are held in two o.
more school house and churches n
every school district in the county
and in white-and colored schools am.
churches.
This proposed health survey em
braces other features of^ instructioi
and practical, easily comprehended
application of common sense rule
of prevention against unnecessary
disease and death.
The fact that somebody will give
five thousand dollars for two thou
sand and five hundred dollars, and
furnish trained officials and labo:
to do work would, in any other lin
tj'f legitimate endeavor be jumped
at by hundreds of people and by th<
county board of commissioners, anc
legislative delegation, and the coun
ty board of education.
If any outside organizations offer
ed two dollars for every one put up
by the county for improved high
ways, and offered to furnish in addi
tion all of the expert highway engi
neers, labor, and plans why the of
fer would he snapped up in a hurry.
But because the offer of the Inter
national Health Board and the Stat-.
Board of Health to give five thousam
dollars and furnish all necessary ex
pert engineers and sanitarians an-,
laborers is for the purpose of merelj
saving human lives and preserving
human health, why this offer is sim
fcly ignored by practicaNy' every on
n^jM-^orne of the leading negroes o
rm^ount3fc^3rjf,.o_ have raised and havi
guaranteed six ^hundred dollars tc
help raise the necessary two thou
sands and five hur.dre?g^lars.
Thousands of white^Hfca? yffit* be
benefited by such a hef MreKTrveV. the
county would be r^ut'^^^any thou
sands Of dollars richer. Wsery -year b;.
men an educational campaign, ant
the two and a-half thousand dollar,
would be returned three fold ever;
year by the increased efficiency oi
farm labor alone not to mention oth
er benefits, such as avoiding loss of
earning power, doctors and druggist
bills, lost time, and loss of time bj
individuals means lost lime by farm
animals too; yet we fi/fd no leaders
among the white people who are in
terested in getting up the two and a
half thousand dollars needed.
Other counties in this and othe
States grab at the proposition. Th<
State Board of Health is making thii>
offer a second time to this county be
cause one man here has asked for
another opportunity for Sumte
county to put up the necessary mon
ey for this great educational stum
which means so much for thousand
of boys and girls who can not help
themselves, and so much for the men
and women, white and colored of th?
rural districts. There is nothing com
pulsory in' anything the health survey
calls for. It is purely educational
and it is optional with all whethe*
Lhey do or do not do what the pro
fessional sanitarians advise them tc
do. But that an overwhelming ma
jority will gladly do so has been
proved by the results obtained in th<"
unit health surveys made in Bethel
?nd Dalzell school districts about two
years ago. A leader among th<
white people is, neeeded to start the
movement to cinch this exceptiona.
educational, health and life saving
offer.
Purdy and Shaw.
A memoria'! song in honor of the
above named gentlemen, composed
>y Rev. W. M. Caldwell. has just ar
rived in Sumter from the New York
press. Th* song is a tribute of es
teem ana lovinfr affection which South
Carolina as well as Sumter will be de
lighted to pay to two of her bravest
and most patriotic- sons. The son;,' is
on exhibition at the following places
in Sumter: W. M. Folsom Dry Coo.Is
Store, Sumter Book Store. S. 1!
Kress. Musi$ Department and William
H. Cobb Co.. Music Department.?
Advt.
NO HUN SAW HIS BACK.
Comrade of Lieut. Robert O. Ftirdy,
Jr., Writes of His Death.
The following letter has been re
ceived by Judge Purdy:
Office Division Quartermaster,
1st Division, American E. F.,
France, Sept. 9, 191$.
A. P. O. 729.
Mr. R. O. Purdy, Sumter, S. C.
My Dear Sir: Robert O. -Purdy.
Jr., has left us, but the many hour*
we spent together, worked together
md lived together will never be for
gotten. My dear Sir, he died.on the
field of honor and he upheld the
traditions of his people, and the bul
et that tended his life struck him
iull. in the chest No Hun .ever saw
his back. Yes, Purdy died,. killed in
tction oh July 21, 1918, and his death
and the death of his comrades gave
as "Soissons.
He was killed by machine gun fire,
leading his platoon across a wheat
leid. He was buried on the 'battle
field.
To the father of Robert O. Purdy.
I wish to say, Sir, your son gave his
life for his country and for a great
cause. i
You asked me to tell you about his
work in our department. It did not
seem es work when he was about
and he worked day or night, rain oi i
mine, and the more there was to doj
the better he could do it
We all messed together, and no
meal was right unless he was there.
We were niue of us: Major Francis A:
Ruggles, Field Artillery; Captain Johr
A. Marmen, Q. M. C-, U. Si A., Cap
tain Herbert L. East, Q, M., U. S. A..
Lieut. Michael McKenna, Q. M. C.
CT. S. A., and Lieutenants J. L. Peters
md H. A. Ruckel, Q. M. C, U. S. A
and the writer. Many an hour afte:
dinner we have chatted of the things
over here and the happenings at
home; and listened to Purdy tell o:
his early efforts at the bar.
We cannot give you back your son:
but we salute you, Sir, and assure you
that he will not have died in vain.
The news of his death was a grea"
shock to us all and particularly, t*
those of us who were acquainted wit!
his sterling qualities and winning
personality.
Any information that I can give
rou or anything that I can do in you
're half, do not hesitate to call on me.
I hope that it will be my pleasure
to meet your son William and tel
him about his brother as we knew
him.
Very respectfully,
, Joseph D. McKearny,
Lt. Col. Q. M. C, U. S. A.
\ Division Quartermaster
WRITES FROM FRANCE.
Governor Receives Letter From Majot
Bernard Manning.
Columbia, Sept. 29.?Governor and
Mrs. Manning have received from
Major Bernard Manning a letter from
j'rance, parts of which are as follows.
**We reached France a week age
yesterday, spent the day and -tiu
night in one ot the (with us) famous
t-feit camps, then entrained again. Af
ter two days and nights we reacheu
one of the large training camps. Wi
marched out a couple of miles and
xre now billeted in the quaintest lit
Je village imaginable.
"The trip across the channel war
very quiet * * * There were no
deeping accommodations. All the of
tcers went on the upper deck, with
nothing overhead but the stars ant.
:he moon, which made a beautifm
scene * * * From the French por;
nere the men were in freight car:
tnd officers in day coaches. You can
magine how well we slept our firs,
light here. Everybody is in high
spirits and enjoying the experience.
kfhe regiment is ? billeted in three
;c.vns, two or three miles apart, sc
this battalion is pracically inde
pendent here, and 1 am having mj
rirst experience with an independent
;omrnand. My dealings through th
town are with the mayor, in whose
house I stay. The people are kim
ar.d do anything for us. I got a sug
gestion from another officer and, with
nay orderly-interpreter a, Creole fron, j
Xew Orleans, called on the mayo,
and offered to assist his people i:.
their harvesting by turning out the
400 odd men. Their crops are full
ipe and they do aimost with women,
old men and children and some dis
abled young men. He was very ap
preciative. Yesterday in church the
priest made the announcement to his
.'look and later the city fathers heb;
a meeting to discuss the proposition
i'his morning the old fellow said that
.ts soor as the weather permitted a
resumption of harvesting he woulu
let me know how many men 'they
could use. Our men would enjoy do
ing it. They play with the children
and like the people. There is no
rSritcion anywhere.
"This musr,, be the prettiest part oi
France?it couldn't be prettier. Lit
tle vilages scattered around, loosely
built, every mile or two, some on hills
iike this one, and others snugly in
the valleys like the towns of the Firsi
. nd Second battalions. The country
has large open spaces, wonderfully
green except for strips of ripe yellow
: wheat and oats. The woods, too, are
compact and look as if they were
placed to make the whole scene per
fect in harmony and beauty. We are
about as far from the country that
started the manufacture of Peter's
milk choolate as father's plantation i
from the Game Cock City.
"Fine reports are coming in of the
conduct and lighting qualities of the
American tro6ps. They stand well in
the estimation of the others."
Notice to Coal Consumers.
i Those who* have not placed orders
' for their winter supply* of coal aiv
advised to do so at once, if tbey ex
pect to obtain any this winter. Ar
j rangement sare now being made tc
; obtain a supply of coal for Sumte)
and it will be pro rated on the basw
of orders filed. Those who have nd)
placed orders already or do not do /(
: at once will not get any coal. /
R. B. BEL^Tt.
I Fuel .Affm'/'rTrator
/ "
'WIT &LL AR??HO,
Ii A BEHEB m!
SOUTH OAROLIXLYN TELLS HOW
HE CORRECTED LIVER TROU
BLE FINALLY AFTER ALL
ELSE HAS FAILED.
The liver is the keystone of- the di
gestive tract. Just let the liver go
wrong and the effects are soon felt
throughout the body. A sluggish liv
er spells misery, distaste for food and
lack of interest in life.
"I suffered from liver trouble," de
clares T. B. Steadman, the well
known Drayton, S. C. resident. Mr.
Steadman runs an auto bus line and
is well known by hundreds of peo
ple along his route. Continuing in
a signed statement, he says: "My
stomach and kidneys al3o went back
on me. and I was greatly distressed by
constipation. I read in the newspa
pers where this herb-and-root med
icine Dreco was accomplishing so
much for other sufferers that I de
cided to give it a triaL I have taken
one bottle of Dreco and already I feel
lots better. I sleep and get my full
rest every night, my appetite is much
improved, and, take it all arcrund, I'm
a better man. My bowels are now
reliable. No more liver trouble.
Dreco certainly did wonders for me.
I have taken loads of liver medicines
I ut none reached me like Dreco. It
certainly brought results and I am
gladly recommending it to all my
friends,.
Dreco is a pleasant, natural herb
medicine, that is really wonderful in
the results it brings. It quickly
cleams out the poisons that are caus
ing you headache, bad breath, and
coated tongue. It is mitd, it never
gripes and it is a bowel tonic as well
as a cleanser and liver regulator.
Dreco is dispensed by wortn-while
drug stores and pharmacies every
where and is particularly recom- ;
mended in Sumter by Sibert's Drug ;
Store, where the Dreco Man is mak- j
hig his headquarters and explaining ,
ihe medicine to ail interested.?Advt. ;
REAL FIGHTING MEN.
Americans in France Fight Not Only
Bravely but Enthusiastically.
The following letter from this boy
soldier will be read with even great- '
or interest by many of our Sumter
people when it is known that he is .'
-he third son of Mrs. Califf. who will
e so pleasantly remembered as Miss
Ruth Tindal, of Denmark, whe spent
several years in school here and won
a host of friends during that time.
Corporal Califf was connected with
Doster Bros, and Bruce Drug Co., of
ireenviile, S. C., at the time of his
enlistment with Company C, Engi
neers, whieh was organized at Spar
enburg. He went over with the
Kainbow Division when he was in hi;
seventeenth year:
Chateauroux, France. Aug. 2C.
Mr. Dear Tindal:
I have been intending to write you
:*cr a month, at least, but it was an
mpossibility up to the .time they
sent me back here to the base hos
pital for gas. The Germans though!
hey had my number, but they didn't.
They tried for a long time before'they
could put me out and they did not
complete the job then, but boy, that
is some feeling when you get that
stuff into your system. The first
whiff tastes and smells good, but ,
just wait a few seconds and th.
nausea is awful. When that is over
your chest, throat and eyes worry
you. but I will be hack soort to try
he Boche again. If' I could tell you
half of what I saw before I left the
ront you would hardly believe it, but
vou should see the way' our boys go
into battle, the way they face the
Dutchmen." You never hear of any
of our men getting shot in the back:
t is always in front. If one walks
>ver a field where American troops
'^ave fought, the ones you see dead al
ways die with their 'aces toward Ger
many and never toward France. The
spirit they show is something wonder
ful and one of the greatest sights to
he seen is Yankee and . Frenchman
dghting side by side. iThere is no
?'Kamerad" in either of them and they
will stiele until the last. Very often
our advance was too fast for sup
plies to reach "us immediately and
when the boys found no "chow" they
inly smiled and said, "Well, boys
we'll eat monkey food (if we have it
in cur packs) and make out until
vhe 'chow' comes." You never hear
.hem grumble.
Very often I have seen as many as
ten airplanes in a scran. You can
asily see that we have the best avia
tors by the way they maneuver up
up there. They get the best of the
"Dutch" in nearly all of their en
gagements. The fact is. I have seen
a great many fights and have seen
only one Allied plane come down yet.
That may not sound exactly correct,
but it is. T have seen the Germans
come down in flames, forced to earth
?:nd "Dutch" aviators taken captive.
I guess you are tired reading all
ibout this, eh?
The nurses here have certainly been
: ne to us. and it seems that they can
HEW CALOMEL IS
WHOLLY DELIGHTFUL.
I
Calotabs. the new harmless and
nausealess calomel, may now be ob
tained at almost any good drug store.
As a liver-cleanser and system-puri
fier the new Calotabs are even more
effective'than the old style calomel,
yet there is not the slightest danger,
nausea nor unpleasantness.
One Calotab at bedtime, with a
.-wallow of water. that's all. Next
morning you awake ft-.-iin.cr tine, with
;i "nearly appetite for breakfast. Eat
what you please, fruits, acids or any
thing. There is not the slightest dan
ger nor interference with your work.
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages. price thirty-five
cents. Your druggist will refund
your money if you are not delighted -
he recommends them.?Advt.
Commodity Wholesale Retail.
Plain flour.$11.50 to 12.50 24 basis.$1.55 to 1 70
Self-rising- flour .... $11.75 to 12.50 24 lb. basis.$1.60 to 170
Corn meal .. .. .....4.25 to 4.50.5 t0 5 3_4(. lb
S;:ts..--*-525 * 5-*S~ ?.6 1-2 to 7clb.
Blue Rose rice.9 1-2 to 10c.. >. > 12 -0 v> i \?
Sugar '.SS.40 ,to 10.40...'.".'.*.'.. $Wto H.4-)
Dried Beans .17 to 18c. . .. ...... : 20c ib
Lard?pure .. .. .. ..29 to 30c lb.,... . .. ..32 tQ 3Jc
Lard?Compound .V . . . .23 1-4 to 24. i_2c lb.. _ . .27 1-2 to 30c lb
Evaporated milk (small).. $3.50 to4.25,. ..5 1-2 to 7 l-'>c
Evaporated milk .(large: . .$5.50 to 6.25. ** . . .*.* . . .. .lz 1-2 to lie
Canned Corn No. 2 .. .. $1.75 to $2.50 (different" grades) 20 to 2;e
Canned tomatoes No. 2 . .$1.60 to 1.6 5.. .'. .. .... 15 to "u
Canned tomatoes No. 3 . :$2.00 to $2.25. .....'.*.*.. ' " 20 to
Canned peas No. 2 .. ..$1.85 to 2.50 (different grades) '.'.20 to 25e
Canned pork & beans No. 2.. 1.75 to to $2.00 .. ... .. .. 17 I-2 to 20c
Canned Syrup .... ..?5.50 to $6.50 case .. .... .. ..$1.00 *o 1.15 gal.
Cheese...30 to 32 l-2c lb.........35 to 40c Ib
Butter. . .. .54 to 63 l-2c lb-..60 to 67 1-2c Ib
Bacon, Sides .. .. .. . .27 1-2 to 29c lb.30 to 33 l-2c !b
AI2 dealers should^sell flour, grits, meal and rice by the pound.
' ? ' < ICE. - - .? . V
' 7 Pounds.......5 cents
lo pounds.... ..?.. ># . .10 cents
25 pounds. .. .. .. .,.15 cenrs
50 pounds......,:.30 cents
100 pounds.? ,....50 cents
200 pounds... .. .. v., . . SO cents
FRESH FISH*
Varieties Wholesale
bullet.10 to 13c lb... "...
Salt Water Trout .. .. .. .. 17c lb... .. .}.
Salt Water Bass .. . .16 to 17c lb.
Salt Water Sheep Head.16c lb....*' \ . .*
Salt Water Brim.12 to 13c lb.. .. .. .. h
Salt Water Flounders.'..12c lb.. .... .. .,.
Drum...;' ..14 to 16c lb. .*.*.. .*/ .'. ..
Snappers .. ...12c lb..
Spanish Mackerel .. '.....22c...
APPROVED:
Abe Ryttenberg, representing the wholesale dealers.
D. G. F. Bultman, representing the retail dealers. .
Mrs I. A. Ryttenberg, representing the consumers.
Mrs. H. G. Osteen, Mrs. E. H. Moses, statisticians. TJ.%
istration; E. I. Reardon, Assistant Food Administrator,
ter Price Interpreting Board, : U> S. Kpod Administration.
Retail
. ... 15c lb.
- 20c lb.
.. .. 20c lb.
.. .. 20c lb.
.. .. 20c lb.
.. . 15c lb.
15 to 20c lb.
.*. . 15c lb.
.. .... .25c ib.
S. Food Admin
Chariman, Sum
QOt do enough for Us. We do -not see
how we can even half way show our
tppreciation. The funniest, feeling I
have had since I came over here was
Stamp selling records went smart
Saturday when Mrs. J. P. Maurer and
the day . they put me in bed betweerfPMrs. E..H.'Moses at their street
Heaps of Stamps Sold.
the white sheets, and let me eat out
of a real dish. I had slept on the
ground so long that I wanted some
rocks put in the bed so I could sleep.
The Red Cross have treated us royal
':* and that is one of the'greatesx or
ganizations there is, so when you are'
asked to give you may feel sure, that
it goes to make some soldier happy.
Tell everybody hello for me.
Your devoted brother,
WIETERS.
Corporal J. W. Califf, Co. C, 117th
Engineers, A. E. F., A. P. O. 715.
Died in Service.
table sold ?5,585.50 of war savers.
The echo of this was heard away in
.France where the boys told the Huns
about it by letting them have a few
extra bullets.
The street tables are doing good
work in reminding people that saying
money and helping Uncle Sam can be
done at the same time 'by . buying
stamps. The sellers now have a shin
ing mark to live up to and it is an
easy prediction that more good sales
will be recorded.
Xews of the death of Joseph D.
Joye, Jr., was received by relative-s
en Sunday afternoon. He entered the
navy about six months ago, and was
stationed at Hampton Roads. His
death was caused by pneumonia,, re
sulting from influenza. His body will j
ue brought to Sumter, but details of J . \:~7]:..!,: *.
the funeral arrangements have not (WANTED?Position for 1919 as over
been received. S seer of farm. Can furnish refer-.
The gasolineless Sunday was bet
ter observed yesterday than any Sun
day since the rule went into effect..
The _ people generally are falling in
line and are showing a disposition to
observe the rule to the letter. There
are, of course, a few slackers who
disregard the request of the fuel ad
ministration and do not respect pub
lic sentiment. . .:
A Rural Compromise.
ences fr?m present ^employer. J.
H. Dorhman, Sumter, S C., TL 4.
A vacationist, just returned, relates j FERTILIZER FOR SALE^tfe^-arc.
having overheard this bit of bucolic
dickering:
'"Hiram, when are you goin' to pay
me them eight dollars for pasturin"
your heifer? I've had her now i r
about ten weeks."
"Why. Sam. the critter ain't worth
more'n ten dollars."
"Well, s'posin' I keep her fer what
you owe me?"
"Not by a jugfull! Tell you what
I'll do, though?keep her two weeks
more an' you kin have her."
The cotton seed market is glutted
and the mills have quit buying. The
storage capacity of the mills and of
the local buyers is limited and ev
erything is full, consequently the
farmers will have to store the seed on
the farm until the mills are in a po
sition to re-enter the market.
The circus is coming?it will be
here as advertised on Thursday.
Men who are engaged in non-essen
tial industries will J?e required, to
seek other jobs. .Able bodied men
must fight or work to win the war.
So far as known the Spanish in
fluenza has not reached Sumter in
epidemic form.
Avoid the Hypocrite.
"A bad man is worse when he pre
fer to be a saint."??acon.
going to sell all the Meal, Acid,
Lime and mixed good^ in stock
here for immediate shipment, at
I bargain prices. Please call us be
fore stock sold out. Southern Bro
kerage Co. _Phone No. 89.
FOR SALE?In settlement McBride
estate I offer 1,000 acres Jaque
lands, tracts 47 to 16 acres, well
located in famous Pudding Swamp
tobacco section. The four 1917
prize corn clubs boys 'of Sumter
and Clarendon counties live one to
eight miles away and grow 70 to
90 bushels on same type soil. A
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,
Mayesville, S. C._
BEESWAX WANTED?Any quantity
large or small. Am paying best
cash price. See me if you have
any. N. G: Osteen._?
FOR SALE?F. O. B. cars, Camp
Jackson, stable manure; very little
straw. Car load lots only. Chemi
cal and Fertilizer value rated very
high by Clemson college. A. A*
Strauss. Sumter, S. C.
MILLERS' CERTIFICATES?Can h?
obtained at Item Office at reason
able prices in lots of 100 or more.
I RECEIVED TO-DAY
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I In this lot are all the latest numbers.
I Cjme in and hear the great War
? Songs, Rags, Jazz and Band Music,
Ask to see the SONORA Machine.
Get a "BABY GRAND."
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