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There is :a,strong effort being made in many mparts of the country, especially in the western agricultural states, to have tbe Jaw repealed. j ?Fbe chief objectors to the new sum-i m*r time plan are farmers. There arc| -factory ^workers in the cities who fa -YOr^ a-return to the old system, be cause they do not want to go to bed so early and get up so early in the morning; but in general, the criti cism comes from rural districts, ami aeems to be based on the idea that all the daylight-saving accrues to the -benefit of the hired man. -Perhaps the farmers are right on fhis-point, though it would be well to the hired man's view of it, and -to-beassured that there is no way out Of-jfche ? difficulty exeept for everybody to. return.to the old way. The- farmers, and farm workers .altogether are said to number only one-sixth of the people in the United States engaged .in gainful occupations. The majority surely ought to rule in a matter of this kind. And it must be admitted that the farmer has had his jsfefere of legislative favors. Before congress proceeds to undo .its. week, it would be well if there eeuld be some sort of referendum on the1 -subject, so as to make sure that the majority is getting a square deal Another hope of the surreptitious tipsier .;is blasted. The Supreme Gcwrt. of ^Slaiae has handed down a decision declaring that Jamaica ginger 4s,.&n intoxicant, and its sale or pos .session-in a dry State is unlawful-. -The decision is based on an analysis of goods seized by the Maine authori ties sopae months ago, which were found to contain anywhere from 2$ to So per,cent alcohol. In these higher percentage regions it seems evident enough that the judges acted discreet ly in announcing that the ginger es sence could be. and was, "used as a beverage by ordinary persons in such -quantities as to produce intoxication." ." It may require a high degree of courage to imbibe enough of this fiery infusion, at any per cent, to produce j the desired exhilaration. But the courage of consumers in dry States is generally found equal to almost any imet ' What will be do*e for stomach aches m Maine hereafter is not reveal ed. And inasmuch as the whole United States may soon be. one vast, stomach ache yearning for -g^ngerous allevia tion, it becomes a question of univer sal interest whether the federal su j>reme court will ?phold this decision. There will be ginger ale, of course. JBut what devotee of the xlyhamic lit tle bottle on the pantry shelf^whl .stoop to such futile substitution? fEhere is always the posibility of mix ing giager with wafer, or if one has .a weJlrSeasoned palate, eating out of the ginger jar with a little water for a" chaser. But the suggestion of any auch "ersatz" adds insult to injury. ?Jhere is no hope. CITY CREDITS. ' The term "city credits" is not in it self ?very illuminating; but something 4ft the sort is needed to correspond to Crural credits." Things cannot be dis cussed without having convenient ftames for them: and the thing itself, in this .ase, is forced into the field of Comment by a bill prepared by fhe "Department of Labor and introduced fci the United States senate. Tbfis measure aims to provide fed eral help for the "own-your-own home" campaign. It recognizes the erippling scarcity of homes through out the United States, especially in the industrial centers. It is based on ihe /principle that if country people have ,a right to borrow money from govern ment banks on easy terms to build homes or improve their homes, as ?they may do under the rural credit* System, city people have just as good a righ* to federal help in financing their homes. . The argument would not have been strong a few years a-go. When th* /rural credits legislation was enacted, the emphasis was put not on the need of b*tt?-r "housing in country, but ori the n-ed of increased agricultural production. Sinee> then city housing has become as serious a problem as any dffiiculty tbe farmers ever had to contend with. City homes must be developed just as farms had to be de veloped. It seems reasonable to ex pect that the desired result might be accomplished in the same way. by es tablishing a federal banking arrange ment whereby home loan boards and banks would be established every where to make funds available for city home-bulding on as easy terms as j those enjoyed by rural residents. HUNS AND TURKS. If the hypothetical man in the street has had two desires in this war clearer and stronger than others, they have probably been^these: First, that German military power should be crushed; and second, that the Turks should be driven out of Europe. The first aim has been attended to, land the peace terms laid down by the Allies seem to give assurance that Germany need be feared no longer. It is i yet quite evident what the rep ntatives of civilization now functioning at Paris intend doing with the Turks. The presumption is that the Mos lems are to be driven out of Europe, back into the remote hills of Asia fMimor whence they first , came to op press better races and foment endless disturbances of European peace. If the Peace Conference has not made a definite decision to this effect, if it is -stiIlN hesitating over the question whether or not to leave the Turk in Constantinople and on the great war terway it guards, it may expect such a roar of protest from the civilized world as will bring a quick shift of view. The Turk has had his day, and much more than his day. He never j had any business outside of Asia. With five centuries of opportunity, he j has proved himself uncivilized and I uncivilizable. Making ho progress j himself, he has steadily lowered the moral, political, commercial and in tellectual status of every country coming under his blighting sway, in the last few decades nation after na-| tion has broken away from this ignor- J ant, cruel oppressor, and blossomed forth into new life and vigor. It is time to complete this work by banish ing the Turk to his own wilderness, and keeping him there. Whether Greece assumes control of Constantinople and the Straits and ad jacent Greek settlements of Asia Mi nor, or whether the/ United States does it. or France, is a matter of com-* paratively small importance. The es sential thing is to get the Turk out of Europe and out of European affairs promptly and for ever. A recent riot at Yale was analyzed as due to "just plain cussedness oi young hoodlums." That is what most riots are. at bottom. There is gener ally a little genuine zeal mostly for a bad cause, but the bulk of the dis turbance is merely an outbreak of the "plain cussedness of hoodlums," without a quarter of the social or eco nomic significance that solemn observ ers attach to it. * * * ; Congress may change present ar rangement of the nation's clocks, but congress cannot "repeal daylight-sav ing." There is one matter in v. hioh nearly every American has a chance af self-determination. 1 * ? * Anybody would think, from Italy's behavior, that Dalmatia was a Prom ised Land flowing with Chianti and spaghetti. * * * One important matter has e?rtair?ly been concealed in current revelations e-f the peace treaty. What about Al bania and Prenk Bib Doda? * * * . A peace-gardener says it rests him to work in the garden evenings be cause the vegetables are so calm. * * * Making peace seems to be as much trouble as winning the war. * * * ? Don't drink any wood aleob-d. WHAT AUK NECESSITIES? The domestic science teacher was I addressing her spell-bound audience: j j "Every household budget." said she, ; "is divided into two parts?necessi ties and the higher life. The necessJ j ties arc food, clothing, shelter and I operating expenses. The operating [expenses.are gas. light, telephone, fuel, {soap and tin- replacement of untensils. i ; The bisher life includes savings. <*?? i ucation, religious activities, health, in t sura nee and luxuries." \\> vf is glad news lor the children i ?education is n<?; a necessity. It it ;|caij t>?- provided tor after a new tea* k<-t'b' has been bought, well and good! ;< Otherwise, down with it! But see how ?every rose has its thorn?soap i; 11 clashed among ih<- necessities. f ;j Then there is health?health be j longs to the higher life. Hence, lei t i us make no provision for health until we are assured thru there is plenty of I S041 p. I ? Of course, to a mere carping critic it would seem that health was the first necessity, and that soap was only es sential as contributing to it. while education would appear to be as vital I a matter as food and raiment. But j after all, it makes little difference lin ker what heads the various expendi I tares are classified so long as there j is a definite sum provided in the j household budget for each one. And j perhaps the classification which makes lone laugh is the more valuable, since it. also makes one think, and realize j how interdependent and important jare all the departments of family life. the dangers of sugar. The substitution of candy for alco hol is very useful. If one must be r overstimulated, the effects of doln-? j it. with sugar are far less harmful, j But there is a tendency at present to think that because candy is a val uable foood. its unlimited use cannot hurt anyone. This is far from the truth. Sugar is a useful food. So is lettuce. But ?. diet consisting chiefly of lettuce could hardly be called well balanced, j The danger in candy is the same a< j the danger in alcohol, namely the ! temptation to consume too much and j to let it destroy the appetite for (regular meals. Candy after nif;^ rftever hurt anybody. A reasonable 'amount of candy in the middle, of the afternoon, two hours or so before din ner, is a harmless and even useful "intake." But the constant and un : restrained nibbling of chocolates, or the introduction into the system of quantities of mixed candies of assort ed compositions and flavors, is likely ! to do far more harm Than good. The same holds true of ice-cream. For one thing, sugar does stimulate just as quickly and vigorously as al I cohol. Too much sugar on one da a : t . j will be followed with irritability and j jangled nerves the next day. The I children who eat too much candy are j the "cr/oss.". fretful, unhappy chil dren. The nervousness of which so many Americans complain can be overcome almost wholly by plenty of air. exer cise and wholesome diet containing plenty of green stuff. Candy works ! in two ways toward nervousness. It increases the sensitiveness of the ner vous system, with a consequent ten dency to irritability, and it takes away the appetite for the other foods ; which should accompany it. j Candy is good food. Use it freely jand comfortably. But don't abuse it. mexico or m1xico? yA nice, cool 'game for summer evenings on the porch will be crying to solve the Mexican pro!dem. The United States government offi cially recognized Carranza as the head of the Mexican Republic. But Carranza has been anything but j friendly to the United States of late. j".and his attitude toward the Monroe (Doctrine is well known. { On the. other hand. Angeles, who [heads the latest revolution, is a pro jgressive man, thoroughly in sympathy ;with the allies, hus performed im portant service for France during the war. is well known to favor stable re lations between this country and Mexico, anil it is believed could estab ! lish them. But this government can Jnot recognize him so long as Carranza j remains even technically the head of t Mexico without grave diplomatic en tanglements. Should Angeles succeed in over throwing the Carranza regime, the j way would be clear so far as Angeles j !s concerned; but alas, here enters the 'villain! The head of the Angeles j array forces is said to be none other ?than Pancho Villa, of unsavory mem l.ory. Villa, whose border raids and at j tacks on Americans in Mexico led to t'a practical state of war. and who. if ! he had been captured by the United J States army when it entered Mexico to [get him. would probably now be eith ! er a convict or an angel, j Of course if Angeles wins, ana J Villa reforms, swearing and keeping j friendship with this country, all wi" j be serene, otherwise, so far as Mex [ieo is concerned, the United States is 'like tin- man who swallowed a dollar. hHe was a dollar in and a dollar out; I and could not make, his cash balance. death still burks. One of the pathetic sights still to : l>e seen in Belgium and France is the 'posters everywhere, warning children [against playing with bombs, grenades j or odd bits ot ammunition which they (may come across in their wanderings. I There is no telling which of these i things may siil! be loaded, threaten ing death or mutilation to the child I who ignorantly handles them, j Now another distressing phase of war's aftermath has appeared to add j to the burden already so heavy in j those unhappy regions. Thousands of [horses and cattle have died suddenly 'while grazing over jands where the ! poison gases had been used. The I fumes are gone, but the poison re HARBY & CO., Inc. COTTON MO FERTILIZER NEflGtUNTS if you have cotton to sell, see us, it will pay you. If you hare fertilizer or fertilizer materials to buy it will pay you to see us before you buy, Cash or approved collateral, ? 9 West liberty Street [mains, and the sadly devastated herds [of the peasants are now reduced still j further. j If in the face of all their diseourage t fments and setbacks, these people can i I still go on. rebuilding-, farming, rais ing their cattle, it is a tribue to hu {man courage equal to anything the; j war has shown. 1 More than this, it is further evi-i ; i I oence of the far-reaching crueltv of Ithis great conflict, when .jeopie must fight against such odds long after j their country is ar peace, and it is (one more reason why the aggressive' j spirit of Germany must be brought I to dust. I George Sylvester Viereck, the well known literary friend of the Iluns. j speaks of "our sister republic of Ger j many." Maybe a republic, George, j but no sister of Uncle Sam's! * * * j The Bolshevist government in Odes [sa made a rule that no man should i have more than two shirts. Why should a regular Bolshevist have any, except possibly a ,red one to wave on ! the end of a stick'.' SHIPS FOR LATIN-AMERICA. j Chairman Hurley of the Federal [Shipping Board reports thai ships! Of ??;:i.?0? tons have been assigned to the Latin-American trade, and that] others will be added to them steadily | FORD ONE-TOX TRUCK?Place your] order for Ford Truck now. You will need it later. One or two fori prompt delivery. Shaw Motor Co FOR SALE?Four eight months' old gilts. Half Duroc Jersey and half black Essex, $ir>.0<> each. Healthy and in good condition; also one used "Alaska" make, six 7 inch hole wood or coal stove in A-l condi tion. ?25.<>0. Reason for selling, have bought kerosene stove. Ad dress C. H. Chandler. Rembert, S. C._ FOUND?About three months ago in road near DuBose Gross Roads old style gold brooch, containing lock of hair. Owner can recover by apply ing to W. D. Eraser, Sjojnter, S. C.__ FOR SALE?Or will trade for dry cattle several Jersey heifers or young cows with young calves. E. W Dabbs. Mayesvillc,_S. C. R. 1. FOR SALE?About 1.500 bushels of corn in the ear. S. M. Pierson. Phone 288._b FORdITRXCKS?We are now getting in Ford Trucks, if you want one for hauling cotton pickers, farm or other uses see us now. Shaw Mo tor Co._ j BEEHIVES AND SFPPLIE: ?I ' ve lately received a few Georgia made j hives and frames?S and 10 frame. ! size. Also on hand sections and j foundation for comb honey. N. G. j Osteen. 320 W. Hampton Ave. j (IKESWAX WANTED VA ny qua ntity large or small Am paying best cash price, anv. N. G. Se-e me if you have Osteen [f the sunlight makes your ?y?\s squint you may be suffer ing from an abnormal condition ot ilie rys. Tinted glasses maj b.- all thai you require. And it may be that your eye-muscles niv strained and thai you ne??d corrective glasses. L,-: our op tometrist test your eyes and make suv of getting tic- prop ?r glasses. f S from now on. Within six months ; can ports, to Rio de Janeiro or Buenos there will be direct steamship service , Aires or Santiago. The resulting traf instituted connecting all the principal! fie will do more than all the planning ports of the United States on the At- ? and speechmaking in the world to lantic. Pacific and Gulf ?f Mexico i make Pan-Americanism a reality, with those of Central and South j ??m^?"^f^?? NOTICE America. Many of these will be fast j mail lines, and there will be special; facilities provided for taking care of g^^j Eketion, Privateer School a largely increased parcel post trade j as well as an increased passenger j traffic. j Thtis is getting down to business.! For many years there has been talk District No. 24. Notice is hereby given of a school election to be held in Privateer School 'District No. 24 (New District), Tues of forming closer commercial, social: day June 24th .at the Providence and cultural ties with our Latin neigh-[ School House, between the hours of ?Dors. There has been. too. a good j piZh* <s> A- M- a,ld rive. <5) P- M" for the purpose of voting a special tax of four (4) mills for school, pur poses. Freight I Only qualified electors, showing and pasengers destined for South I *** receipts and registration certifi American ports generallv had to pro-[caies> and wn0 pay elther r**1 t or personal property tax, may be al deal of planning to that end. But. lit tle has ever come of it because of the scarcity of transportation ceed in short jumps, from one court i Jowed to vote, by law. try to another, instead of by through ! The Trustees will act as managers routes from one big seaport to an-? of election. (other regardless of. distance. The| Bv order of the Sumter Cou?ty growing supply of tonnage remedies jBoard of Education. Tjlis T. E. Hodge. Chairman. School District No. 24. S on it will be' possible for goods i i June 9th, 1819 or mail or tourists to go directly, j without loss of time, on big liners,! i from New York or Philadelphia orb T;vo ne?r0 tenant houses on Canal o^t^v, r\ , 0 street owned by Geo. F. Epperson, Boston or New Orleans or San Fran- . m. J , . Z-w~?+ 1 were burned Thursday morning about 7 v o'clock. Cisco or any one of a dozen Ameri DR, EDISON'S * OXFORD For tender feet' 1 A special last, constructed of soft pliable leath er and the cushion sole. If you have foot trou bles wear these shoes and forget them. We have just received a shipment. ?8.50 Pair i Shoe Dept. .I ll f ? H-??-??. -WT?l?M i akt. I ?? f TOBBACO We Have lust Received a Big Shipment Arsenate Lead J3 HUM of a specially good quality?very light and fluffy?will H spread well. We have it in 1 lb., 5 lb., and 25 lb. pack i ' S&2 t o. ?B , alp I f* a?:es. HEARON'S PHARMACY