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. ?PattWiea Wednesday and Saturday -_ ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY S?MTER, S. C. Tern*;: 81.50 per annum?in advance. i . . ? .1... Adrertiseiiients. One Square first insertion .. .. $1.00 Svery subsequent insertion.60 . Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AH communications which sub serve private interests will be charged .tor as advertisements. Obituaiies and tributes of respect Will be charged fer. ?;. The Sumter Watchman was found ed in 1850 and the True Southron in 1*66. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medlunainS^^ m. . A.Michigan hotel man says he has .touhd that when men don't drink, they spend more for food. Which .&>esn*t exactly harmonize with the argument, soberly put forth by some anti-prohibitionists, that men whp are used to having drinks with their meals can't digest their food without them. * *? * * Londoners protest once more against the playing of music written by^. German composers. Maybe they axe right. Still, German music was the least offensive thing about Ger many. And most of the German com posers had a proper contempt for Prussia. * * * r ?,<?''. Anyway, the United States doesn't want to sign the treaty wtih any men tal reservations. If there must be ?reservations, put 'em on paper. * * * > The federal. treasury department is going to issue a new $100 bill. "What's that to us?" you say. Oh, it will provide convenient small change when you go to the meat shop or the grocery store. * * * "Life" -wants to know what has be come of the "poor workingman" who used to say every Saturday night, "Well, thank goodness, I still have nay job." Maybe he has developed into the employer who says, some Saturday ?nights, "Well, thank goodness, my men haven't quit yet!" m * * ^Speaking of aircraft designed for hbstile operations, and particularly i ,<the heavier-than-air type, what is 1 more effective than a mosquito? .* * ? ? ^The English are objecting to the profanity in American movie films. ?Maybe they think they have better peofanity of their own. THE ESTIMABLE BARTENDER. Bartending has never stood especial- I ly high in public estmation. But perhaps the estimate has been wrong. Hear what Dr. H. Pierce Clark, New TSork neurologist, has to say in praise of the profession: "Abolish the saloon if we must, but keep the bartender. He is generally a good fellow, and far better educat ed, as a rule, than the patron. When the saloon passes, the loss of this gen ial friend will be felt by multitudes of light tipplers throughout the country-*' . The "education" of the typical bar tender :may be called in question by those who choose to. apply academic Standard?; but certain it is that he is generally an expert in his knowledge of human nature. And that, accord ing to many philosophers, is the highest form of knowledge. iThe metropolitan nerve specialist need not be so disconsolate, however, 4jyeir the prospect. The bartender is not going to vanish from the face of the earth. Communities that have al ready gone dry have found that the good ones keep right on serving the public, and very largely the same public at that, as waiters or as dis pensers of soft drinks. In one or two States that have recently sworn off. most cf. the bartenders are said to have remained right in the same sa loons, using their old time skill in handling near-beer, ginger ale, etc., and conducting themselves with all their accustomed geniality. There is no need to be pessimistic. Good things are seldom lost, even in reform waves. "EDUCATING" A NATION. A libel suit brought by Henry ijord against the Chicago Tribune has resulted in some instructive revelations about human nature, publicity and the power of money. \ Mr. Ford sued the Tribune for call ing him an "anarchist." The alleg ed offense was committed in an edi torial printed in criticism of the man ufacturer's spectacular anti-prepared rtess propaganda, before the United States entered the war. It develops on the witness stand that Mr. Ford has only the most hazy idea as to what constitutes an "an archist." His ideas seem just as hazy regarding preparedness, mili tarism, socialism and almost every sys tem of public thought or question of public policy connected, 'directly or indirectly, with the war. Anyone who has read his testimony must have been astonished at the witness's strange lack of information regarding current events, his ^self-confessed ig norance of history, his curious pro cess of thought, his self-contradic tions, his manifest incapacity to un derstand what has been going on in the world. All this need never have attracted comment except for one thing. Hen ry Ford set himself up as a teacher of the American people. More than once, on the witness stand, when ask ed why he had entered upon that big publicity campaign?which he admits was conducted entirely by a special writer whom he employed and gave carte blanche?he replied: "I wanted to educate people and' teach them to think." Now, nobody questions Mr. Ford's! pre-eminence in his own line. In his i capacity as a manufacturer he has filled a great material need and per formed a big service for mankind. But automobiles are one thing, ana war and history and public affairs in general are something else. Mr. Ford was sincere. He need not be condemned too harshly. But in the light of recent developments, what a farce that anti-preparedness drive was! And yet, how dangerous! Publicity is power, perhaps the greatest of powers. Money nowadays is power largely because it confers the ability to wield publicity on a big scale. What could a Ford or a Rockefeller not do if he were to de vote all his millions persistently to exploiting some wrong cause? This is a peril against which the public hereafter must protect itself. ABOUT MEXICO. It is just as well to keep cool about Mexico. It may be necessary to adopt more drastic and decisive meas ures toward that country; but let there first be a definite,' detailed marshalling of the facts. There is no question that conditions are pretty bad down there, that there is much disorder, that the Carranza government has fallen short of its duty, that American citizens have | been abused and kilted. These things! have been going on for years. The question is, whether conditions have grown any worse, and whether tha situation is hopeless without Ameri can intervention. The worst thing about the whole business is that it is so difficult to tell what is truth and what is fiction, Mexicans are notorious liars. Some times Americans sojourning in Mexi co lie, too. There is always an insis tent propaganda conducted by Amer ican business interests who want in tervention. Every now and then a new campaign of anti-Mexican pub licity breaks out. Almost any news item from Mexico or the border, how ever innocent or veracious it appears, may have been "doctored." The p.i pers feel obliged to publish such "news," because it seems true; but they cannot tell. As for the recent crimes against Americans in Mexico, while many of j them have "been oT such a sort that j the United ^States is bound to take! cognizance of them, others have been plainly such irresponsible acts of in-1 dividual bandits as occur every day in this .country. Possibly intervention is necessary j and inevitable. But there is no rea son for blind haste. The American people have just emerged from one war. Do they want to plunge right into another? That is a question which every American who iS just ly indignant at Mexican outrages; should ask himself. If there is to be another war. let the nation be perfectly clear about i the mater beforehand, and go in with its eyes open, being sure of its' grounds, knowing that there is no other way and ready to stand the con sequences. PREYT2NTOKIUMS. Prevention rather than cure is now the chief aim of health and welfare workers. Pursuing this idea, the health service of. New York City is es tablishing "Preventoriutns" at acces sible places in the most congested dis tricts. Over in Brooklyn, wh*-re a host of poor and miserable people are crowd ed into little dwellings along the wa ter front, old barges have been press ed into service, and here the workers or the mothers bring the children regularly to be weighed, to breathe a breath of clean, sweet air. and to get milk if they need it. Any child who is properly nourished and kept in good condition until he is twelve has a fair chance of growing up to be a healthy member of so ciety, though of course he must not be abandoned to starvation and disease even at the mature age of twelve. But the little one who by the time he has attained his twelfth year is un dernourished and sickly, has little chance ever to become strong. In such a case society finds itself bur dened with a sickly charge, and like ly as not a criminal one, for the erim inal tendency develops all too easily in the warped, and underfed body. Whether it be regarded from the standpoint of finance, of health, hap piness or morals, the Preventorium manifestly would be an asset in any community. Report of National League for Wo man's Service. A total of 49,171 pillow slips made for the hospital trains in France and $50,526 raised for \-arious war organ izations, is the report of the South Carolina branch of the National League for Woman's Service, which was organized in Columbia. June 6, 1917. For the year 1917-1918. Mrs. Rich ard I. Manning was chairman; Miss Jane E. Evans, organizer; Mrs. T. C. Pope, publicity chairman and Mrs. Fitzhugh McMaster. treasurer. For the past year Miss Jane B. Evans was chairman; Mrs. Richard I. Manning, vice chairman: Mrs. Alexander Long, publicity chairman and Mrs. Fitzhugh McMaster, treasurer. A vast amount of war work was ac j complished by the league from I branches all over the State. Some of I the special activities of the league j were the making of pillowslips for j hospitals, community club work, co operation with the Red Cross, co-op eration with the Liberty Loan com mittees, cooperation with the War Savings committees, co-cperation with the food administration, foreign relief and the adoption of French or phans. Mrs. W. A. Harris, chairman of the Abbeville branch, reports $815.00 to tal amount raised. Mrs. E. E. McFadden. chairman of Chester branch, reports $1,300. Mrs. Richard I. Manning chairman of Columbia branch, reports $18,540. Mrs. D. M. McEachern, chairman of Florence, reports $5,892 and the adoption of 100 French orphans. Mrs. J. A. Perry, chairman of the Georgetown branch, reports $1,400. Mrs. W. L. Gassaway, chairman of the Greenvile branch, reports $11. S61.SS. Mrs. D. G. Scott, chairman of the Kingstree branch, reports $931. ? Mrs. E. L. Parkinson, chairman of the Laurens branch, reports $1,000. Mrs. Hugh MeCollum, chairman of the Lugoff branch, reports $165. j Mrs. C. A. Woods, chairman of the I Marion branch, reports $800. Mrs. Aleander Long, chairman of the Rock Hill branch reports $2,423, The league of Rock Hill also assist ed in raising $2,000 for the "welcome home" of the Rock Hill men and it has taken an active part in the bond issuf for a memorial to the soldiers. Sumter, Edgefield, Trenton, North. Allendale and Shelton also contributed to the community club work.?Co lumbia Record. DAYS OF DIZZINESS. Come to Hundreds of Sumter People. There are days of dizziness; Spells of headache, languor, back ache; Sometimes rheumatic pains; Often urinary disorders. Doan's Kidney Pills are especially lor kidney ills. Endorsed in Sumter by grateful friends and neighbors. "Mrs. E. B. Elam, 316 W. Liberty St., Sumter, says: "About six years ago I had quite a bit of kidney trou ble and I felt pretty bad. Headaches ! bothered me so that I could hardly j stand up and dizzy spells annoyed me I so, I thought I would fall over many times. My nerves were all unstrung and I would jump from the least fright. My kidneys acted very irregu larly and I knew they were in bad shape. Finally, I heard about Doan's Kidney Pills and started taking them. I must say, Doan's positively cured me of all kidney trouble and 1 haven't been bothered since." Price 69c at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a. kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mrs. Elam h.id. Foster-Milburn Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N. Y.?Advt. (7ij Jake Butler, who is accused of hav ing shot Saul McDaniel. at DuBose Cross Roads last week, was arrested Friday and committed to jail. OUR eyes comprise our body guard watchmen uppn whose vigilance depends our every step in life. If use or ;igo has impaired their Usefulness we will make for you a pair of glasses that will allow them to resume their accustomed keenness of vision. COTTON HIS FERTILIZER MEROK?NTS if you have cotton to sell, see us, it will pay you. If you have fertilizer or fertilizer materials to buy it will pay you to see us before you buy, Cash or approved collateral. 9 West Liberty Street C. D. C. Scholarship. Dick Anderson Chapter. United Daughters of the Confederacy desires I to assist a worthy descendant of a! Confederate Veteran towards obtain-! ing a college education. Any descendant, boy or girl, of Sum ter, who can not otherwise go to col- j lege may obtain information about j this scholarship from one of these of- i fleers of the chapter: * Miss Armida Moses, president. Mrs. YV. L. Erunson. vice president, j Mrs. R. C. Williams, secretary. Mrs. C. L. Wray, treasurer. Miss Jennie Walsh, historian. Mrs. M. H. Flaum, registrar. ! i Notice to The Public. The members of Bethesda Sunday i School will serve an ice cream sup per at the residence of Mr. W. H. iFreeman on August 8, commencing at 4 P. M. I The funds will be used to purchase j a library for the Sunday school. The public generally is cordially invited I and urged to actend. Eloise Sanders. I Secretary of Bethesda Sunday School. J Mexico City, July 8.?Jose M. de la j Garza. a former president of the mu- j nicipality of Mexico City, has been j named by President Carranza Minis-! ter to Denmark his duties also ex-1 tending to Norway and Sweden. Se-j nor Garza will reside in Copenhagen, j I Paris, July 25v (P tvas)?During the; coming recess of parliament, it is said Premier Clemenceau and Marshall! Foch will draft a bill for the curtail-; ment of military service. Suintcr Over the Top. - The American and Syrian Relief! Drive went over the top last night in j a union meeting at the Presbyterian church, where the representative of Armenian Relief, Miss Elizabeth Pashayan pleaded nearnestly in be half of her martyred people. She I said. unio.. is strength, come let usi finish this job. Sumter citizens hearing the sufferings of this ancient! Christian race generously subscribed to their support. Miss Pashayan gratefully appre ciated the great American spirit made manifest in the hour of need. Pledges and subscriptions are to be paid to Mr. B. C'. Wallace, county treasurer, Court House. LOCAI/. P. Cr. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer. (Corrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon). Good Middling 34 3-4. Strict Middling 34 1-1. Middling 33 3-4. Strict Low Middling 31 S-4. Low Middling 23 1-4. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Tes'td'y? Open High Low C7o*e Close O^t . . 34.75 :b'?.00 34 40 34.63 34.83 Dec . . 35.00 35.IT 34.5S 34.83 35.02 Meli . .35.00 35.05 34.51 34.72 35.00 NEW ORLEANS. Jan . . 34.73 34.18 34.32 34.7S Mch . . "4.57 :J4.72 34.25 34.30 34.S0 Get . . 34.50 34.53 34.00 i34.13 34.51 Dec . . 34.7" 34.70 34.10 34.21 34.65 Frank H. Barrett. Optimistic Thought. To enlighten his subjects is the true province of a ruler. FOR CONGRESS I hereby announce myself a candi date for Congress to succeed A. F. Lever, resigned; and I pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary. GEORGE BELL TIMMERMAN. Mending Broken Glass Articles. ' I Tumblers, fruit dishes, lamp cfifni ! neys, globes, etc., can be mended with j the following preparation:? Take five parts of gelatin to one of a solution ! of bichromate of potash. Cover the j broken edges with this anC press to j gether, then place in direct sunlight ! for a few hours. i IMfliK COWS FOR SALE?Having I sold my farm, I am offering my en j tiro herd of dairy cows for sale, either as a herd or as individuals. This is an unusual opportunity .to j get high grade, big producing cows, i j that have been proven satisfactory j in every particular. Also dairy j equipment for sale. C. P. OsteeiV i .Sumter, S. C._ ?FOR SALE?Or will trade for dry J cattle several Jersey heifers or j young cows with young calves. E." j W Dabbs, Mayesvifle, S. C. R. 1. J WANTED?To haul your tobacco to j Sumter. Any quantity. For rates J Phone 372?J. Parrish Dray Line. j BEEHIVES AND SUPPLIES?I have lately received a few Georgia made hives and fnames?8 and 10 frame j size. Also on hand sections and J foundation for comb honey. N. G. Osteen. 320 W. Hampton Ave. I-i-;-?-; j BEESWAX WANTED?Any quantity > large or small Am paying best / cash price. See me if you have i any. N. G. Osteen-_ i-'-8-* 10 Hour Kodak Finishing ? All rolls developed 10c; packs ? 20c up; prints 2 l-2c-4c-5c; enlarging 35c up. Specialists?we do ndthing but kodak finishing. All wbrk guar anteed- to please. Eastman Kodaks, Films, Supplies. Columbia Photo Finishing Co., 5111 Taylor Street. Columbia. S. C. A big shipment of Trunks, Bags and Suit Cases. These goods are made by TL W. Rountree & Bro. They represent the f inest workmanship and materials that money can buy. They will go quickly as good baggage is very scarce. If in need of something in this line call and see us at once. in ULII Ui/VlUlll? til* THE HOME OFfHART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES