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Cj^iSi&cjTmpart? J?fr?jiT0iL gohnViftpd - Wednesday and Saturday _^ ?BY*? OSTEE5T PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER, S.O. Terms: : > 81.5G per annum?in advance. Advertisements. One Square first insertion ..$1.00 Every subsequent insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AIT : comtnunic jtions which sub serve private interests will be charged Y>r as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect Will be charged for. The Sumter "Watchman was found ? in 1850 and the True Southron in IS66. The Watchman aud Southron now has the combined circulation ami influence- of both of the old papers, and'is manifestly the best advertising medrum in Sumter. TEACHERS NEED GOOD HOMES. . ft: -V - There are to be more teachers in almost every school district, and they are to be better paid. With the promise of higher salaries it has not proved difficult to get? the teachers. Now a new problem arises. "Where shall these teachers live? ' In one city the problem is so acute that the superintendent has appealed to the public through' the daily pa pers, asking that persons who pos sibly^can take the teachers into their homes shall^egister at school head quarters, dfc NO teacher who lives in a dark^, un comfortable place and who is fur nished with food of inferior quality can do as good work as the one more fortunately situated. And it may be easily that mapry a difference be tween teach er and pupil which reaches serious proportions might have been avoided haci the teacher come to her work from a cheerful, place and a good breakfast. i Teachers are human. They are af fected by exactly the same things which affect the rest of the human race. Yet in their hands lies a task requiring the finest tact, the greatest ability and an almost superhuman pa tience. No class, then, needs more than the teacher the surroundings which shall increase rather than detract from mental, spiritual and physical well being. Airy community which has for its goal the best possible educa tion for its children will not overlook the importance of comfortable home life-for the teacher. SPENDING FOR SHOW. Why is it that stores seem filled to i day, more than ever before, with flimsy, flashy articles, instead of me more useful, durable things that for merly made up the bulk of their stock? According to a drygoods writer who discussed - business conditions with the Retail Credit Men's Nation al Association in the recent conven tion at St. Paul, it is because the pub lic demands that sort of t&ing. "Men who used to wear cotton shirts and overalls and women who aised to buy wash dresses," he re ports, now want silk shirts and geor gette dresses. Women, in dress goods, want the sheer materials? light, flimsy stuff, with lots of. style. VA credit manager of stores in Louisville, Ky., Rockford, 111., and St. Paul tells me that girls working for the railroads are buying dresses costing $100 to $150. While;a $100 dress of today- could doubtless have been bought two or three years ago for $60 or $70. these same girls or their elder sisters felt, in those days, that they were doing very veil in ded if they bought a $30 or $40 dress. This demand, he explains, has its effect on the store buyers. They nat urally load up with such stock. Then the minority who want the more modest, substantial goods find it hard to get them. This is indeed a severe arraignment of public taste. It is well known that the rich have been squandering thvir war profits as lightly as they wore gathered. That sort of extravagance, however, is not so serious a matter, j except for the envy and imitation it invites. The really serious thing ;*?! for the general public, which is never particularly well off, to insist on hav ing things for show, rather than use, and squandering its money to get them at a time when the world is fuH of bitter need and it is desirable, above everything else, to get down to a sound, reasonable basis of living. What we need is the production and distribution of necessaries, not of luxuries. It is not only the mon ey spent on flimsy gauds that is wast ed. The human energy used in mak ing and selling them is wasted. And the world at present has no energy to spare. THE POSTMAN'S LOAD. The National Association of Letter Carriers, at its recent convention, adopted a resolution asking the de partment to limit the amount of mail for one carrier on any trip to 40 pounds in residence sections and 50 pounds in business sections. This certainly sounds like a reason able request. Fifty pounds is a pret ty good weight, even for a husky man to carry for any distance, and apparently many carriers have been. obliged to lug around a good deal i more tlan that. Postmen were nev- j er intended to act as pack-horses ThiSj request is merely a mild hint; of what the postal employees in gen- j eral have been up against in the last] two or three years. Carriers and j clerks have almost without exception j been overworked. The secretary of j their national federation recently tes-j tided before a congressional commit-j tee that while there had been an in crease of mail handled in many post offices amounting to 80 per cent or more, the number of clerks handl ing it had actually decreased. Over time, he said, had more than doubled in the last six years. Every postal employee seems work ed to the limit, as any citizen may j discover for himself by a little ob : servation or inquiry. This might bej all right if the carriers and Clerks were .paid as well as workers of their ability and loyalty in most other lines of employment. Put they are not. The government is admittedly hard put to it to pay the war bills j and meet current expenses, without taking on **ny more obligations. But surely, if any class of public employees deserves well of Uncle Sam, it is the! men in the postoffice. THJE COAL MIXERS. Representatives of the United Mine Workers of America renew their dec laration that there will be a strike of ; bituminous coal miners throughout! the United States on November 1. un-j less their demands are granted be fore that time. I This is an astonishing position to | take, in view of the fact 'hat other j big labor organizations have nearly i all acquiesced in the general truce | suggested by the government, in order to increase production and giye thej public authorities a. chance to see! what they can do to lower the cost ; of living. It is especially astonishing to the! general public when the miners' de mands are scrutinized. Along with a liberal increase of wages?which may quite possibly be deserved, provided! prices remain at their present level? they are asking for a reduction of working time to six hours a day, five days- a week, making a total of only j 30 hours a week. In view of the world's need for fuel, and for all the goods for whose | manufacture fuel is required, in viewj of the honest effort being ? made by the president, congress and State and municipal authorities everywhere to lower the cost of living, and in view of the patriotic, co-operative spirit j shown by other labor unions, this de- j mand seems nothing less than out-! rageous. The coal miners propose j throwing a bomb into the machinery of American industry at a time when it is functioning poorly enough, and when nearly every other party con cerned is trying to improve it. It cannot be possible that the rank j and file of coal miners will sanction so destructive and unpatriotic a plan, i -jj11 f_._ Marriage. On Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock. September 3rd, If-lO. at the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Mooneyhan, the daugh- j ter of Mr:*. C. 'G. Mooneyhan, Miss I Sarah Frances Drafts was married to | Mr. Raymon Pinekney Skinner, the j son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Skinner.; all of whom reside1 at Elliott. South; Carolina. The ceremony was per- j formed by their pastor. Rev. William J Alin Henderson. Immediately af- i ter the ceremony Mr. Raymon Pinck- j ney Skinner and his bride, Mrs. R. P. Skinner left Elliott, S. C., in automo bile driven by his older brother, Mr. Wardlaw Skinner, for Florence, S. C, for the purpose of catching the early train Thursday morning for Wash ington, D. C. Death. - Mrs. Bessie William:-:, wife of Mr. | D. L. Williams died at 1 o'clock Sun- ! day morning. Mrs. Williams was a! native of North Carolina, coming to j Sumter about, two ears ago. Last j fall Mrs. Williams had the influenza, I from which she never fully recover-j ed. The funeral services will b-e held ! at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at j the home of Dr. Baringer, 4 11 West! Hampton Ave. The funeral services will l>e con- ? ducted by Dr. John A. Rice, pastor j of the Trinity Methodist church and ! the interment will be at the local ! cemetery. Cotton Weights. _- i On Saturday the public cotton ' weighers weighed 24C bales of cot-j ton. This is a slight increase on j the previous day's weighings. Geographical. 1 j "Papa, where is Atoms?" "Atoms? I dont* know, my boy. i You means Athens probably. "No, I mean Atoms?the place; where everything is blown to."?| Awgwan. Love's Strategy. Percival?"Gosh! Isn't it raining I" Pansic?"Never mind, boysie; take father's umbrella. then perhaps he won't so much mind your coming1 back."?-London Mail. Cotton Market [ LOCAL. P. G. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer. (Corrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon), j Good Middling 28. . Strict Middling 27.50'. Jdiddjing 27. Strict Low Midling 2*. NEW lORK COTT?? MARK KT. Yes'rd'y* I Open High Lo\r rto?e Close Oct . . 2S.30~2S.S5 28.00 28.93 28.30 ] Dec . . 28.45 29.20 2S.1S 29.19 28.55 j Mch . . 28.35 29.25 28.28 29.35/28.60] "Chas. Fairchild & Co." j NEW ORLEANS. Mch . . 2S.36 28.91 27.9H 28.1)5 2S.35 j Oct . . 2S.70 28.98 28.00 28.84 2S. 15 j Dec . . 28.15 29.01 28.00 28.83 28.25 j Frank II. Barrett. Marriage Licenses. White?W. Hamp Flowers of Sur.? j ter and Carrie V. Watts of Sumter. | Colored?Manuel Haynsworth jf, Wedgefield and Eliza Colclough tfj V.'edgeficld. rat-snap KILLS RATS Also mice. Absolutely prevents odors from carcass. One package proves this. RAT-SNAP comes in cakes?no mixing with other food. Guaranteed. 25c size (1 cake) enough for Pantry,) Kitchen or Cellar. 50c size (2 cakes) for Chicken House, coops, or small buildings, f $1.00 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage build- J ings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's j Drug Store. O'Donncll & Co. and Du- | rant Hardware Co, Sumter, S. C. death sentence j imposed on hun; Paris, Sept. 5.?George C-aston i Quinn, charged with having betrayed I Edith Cavell to the Germans, wasj condemned to death by the court mar- | tiah i no more rats or mice after you use RAT-SNAP, j It's a sure rodent killer. Try a pkg. and prove ^t. Rats killed with RAT SNAP leave no smell. Cats or dogs { won't touch it. Guaranteed. 23c size (1 cake) enough for Pan- j try, Kitchen or Cellar. 50c size (2. cakes) ..for.. Chicken House, coops, or small buildings. $1.00 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's! Druj Store. O'Donnell & Co. and Du- ! rant Hardware Co. Sumter. S. C. Gelma. Ala., Sept. 6.?General C. i W. Hooper, stnte commander of the. Confederates "veterans died here this morning. / kills r^ts and mice?that's RAT SNAP, the old | reliable rodent destroyer. Comes in cakes?no mixing with other icod. Your money back if it fails. 25c size (1 cake) enough for Pan try, Kitchen or Cellar. 50c size (2 cakes) ..for . Chicken j House, coops.i or small buildings. $1.00 size (5 cafcesj enough for i all farm and out-buildings, storage! buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's \ Drug Store, O'Donnell & Co. and Du-j rant Hardware Co, Sumter, S. C. actors strike now settled; _ AH Theatres Will Be Immedi-j ateJy Reopened j New York. Sept. <;.?The actors* strike h.'is been settled and ail the theatres arc to be reopened. rats die j St? do mice, once they eat RAT SNAP. And they leave Ho odor be hind. Don't take our word for it?i try a package. Cats and dogs won't i touch it. Rats pass up all food to get RAT-SNA P. Three sizes. I 2."e size (1 cake) enough for Pan-! try, Kitchen or Cellar. 50c size (2 cakes) ..for.. Chicken! House, coops, or small buildings. j $1.00 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage i buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's! Dru^' Store, O'Donnell & Co. and Du- j rant Hardware fv>. Sumter. S. C. LOST?Two hound puppies, four; months old, one white with spots! and red ears: other red with white, ring around neck. $5 reward for! return to Julius Cantey, Pells Mill. BEEHIVES AND SUPPLIES?I have! lately received a few Georgia made i hives and frames?s and 10 frame size. Also on hand sections and: foundation for comb honey. N. G. j Psfr-en. 220 W. Hampton Ave. ?EESWAX WANTED?Any quantity large or small Am paying best j cash price. S*-o mc if you have any. N. G. Osteen. DELC04.JGHT ' The corapJ^.tj Electric Light: az& ?o'""" '.''i-.v-l. I i Saves time and labor.- increases farm efficiency,?Pays Cor itself. T. M. BRADLEY, Phone G49-L Sumter. S. C. COTTON m FERTILIZER KHH1ITS 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 STORM WARNINGS ARE SENT OUT Tropical Disturbance Off Florida Coast Washington. Sept. 8.?Northeast storm warnings have been raised from Jupiter to Fort Myer, Fla. GO TO THE RESCUE. Don't Wail 'till, It's Too Date?Fol low the Example of a Sumtcr Cit izen. Rescue the aching back. If it keeps on aching, trouble may come. Often it indicates kidney weak ness. If you neglect the kidney's warn ing, Look cut for urinary disorders. This Sumter citizen will show you how to go to the rescue. Mrs. L. L. Gage. 207 W. Oakland Avenue, says: "A short time ago I was troubled with pains in the small of my back. It felt as thourh some one were sticking pins and needles! into me. Headaches and dizzy j spells bothered me and specks seem- j ed to float before me. My kidneys j acted very irregularly and I was in J bad shape. Doan's Kidney Pills had j been used in our family for years, so i got some at DeLormc's Pharmacy.?( I certainly must say Doan's positive- ? !y relieved me of kidney trouble." Price GOc, at all dealers. Don't i simply ask for a kidney remedy?get; Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that j Mrs. Caere had. Foster-Milburn Co.. j Mfgrs.. Buffalo. X. V.?Advf.- 77. KELLh 0*DONNJ>LIi, President ? j THP FIRST TiATlOr!AL BATsT ig ?(? ' 5... - {53? wHtftOilLfi - it t k .?-'.'u<; ?yti..c?j) [JsjVsX O. L. YATES, Cashier Liberty Bonds, We regard Liberty Bonds as the best investment in the world and ad vise our friends not to part with them. We are writing this* for the reason that we have heard of some sales ne ing made below the market value. Wc keep a list of daily quotations, and will take pleasure in telling you what they are worth. See us before, selling. The First National Bank sumter, s c. ***** ?H'frK**** ^'WWH fr????* ******<'******** i .51']"'. sea Bank of Scoih Carolina; f of Sumtcr A "Roil of Honor Bank" Is one, with surplus and profits in excess of capital, thus giving tangible evidence of Strength and Security. Of the 25,000 banks in the U. S., only one in ten occupies the proud position. \ We Arc Among the Number C. G. ROWLAND, Preside it. F,' E. HiNNANT. * Cashier. -J t 1? a d it The newest Suits and Coats have just arrived bringing with them the most authentic news of approved styles, favored materials and ?onin ar trimmings; Am mm p. .Both Coats and Suits insist on the straight lines. Coats have rebelled against the old idea that to be warm they must be bulky. Th is year Coats of warm soft fab rics iVil straight from shoulder to hem. 1 ~r-T *? -r?T?n Whatever else a Suit does it must remain straight and simple as witnesseth the group of Suits in our win dow.