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cardinal mm- i cier arrives Famous Belgian Prelate Landed at New York Tuesday New York, Sept. 9.?Pardinal M?r der, Belgium's gallant churchman, arrived. here today bringing 10 America the thanks of his country. As he stepped for the first time on Amer ican soil he was asked for ai message to the American people. "I can only say, 'Thank you." he replied. "What else is there for me to say?" " Cardinal Mercier speaks excellent English. Daylight was fading when the ?nited States army transport North ern. Pacific steamed slowly to its pier im Hoboken. Long before it docked "?he watchers on the wharf had- caught 'sight of the tall, black figure stand ing on the bridge. A great cheer went up and the cardinal doffed his tri ccrner beaver hat and bowed agtin a-nd again in -answer. - ? iAs the transport was warped to its moorings the cardinal left his post on the1 bridge-and moved down to the ipw;er deck where hundreds of re turning 'soldiers were roaring their i joy-over their homecoming. The sol-: dlefp -fell back quickly and left a! fqpace at the rsN where the cardinal j Stood until the ship had docked. As soon as the gangway had -been j run up Mayor Hylan and the official Welcoming committee, Archbishop j Hayes and a number of other church ? di^itaries, who had accompanied j fh> transport up the bay on the police j beat, Patrol boarded her and effi- i ciliy welcomed the guest of the city j alid nation. The cardinal was then; escorted from the transport to ihe Patrol on which he was taken across the; river and thence by automobile, to Archbishop Hayes' residence. The transport had been welcomed \ to her ?oVk by the band of rhe em- j barkation department playing 'Hail, ? Hail, the Gang's*all Here," and kin- j dre.d tunes which were presumablj'. better known to the returning dough- j ,fepys than to the famous prince of ; the church. As. the cardinal stepp vd on to" the j dock, however, there was a pause and j then the band -swung into the stirring \ strains of "La Brabanconne," the \ magnificent national anthem of Bel- j giuin. As the strains fell on the ears j Of the. aged prelate a radiant smile crossed his face. With ? i .veepmg - bow he drew himself up to his tull imposing height and remained stand- j ing thus until rhe playing had j \ finished. .On his way across the Hudson he; turned to Archbishop Hayes and x-' pressed his astonishment that nis ar- ? rival in America -should be heralded I in such a manner. "Oh. ch," commented the arch- j bishop, "all America loves Cardinal { Mercier. Tou will ^ind. -that out. * Cardinal Mercier will go. to Baki-j more tomorrow to visit Cardinal Gib- j :? boas with whom he wiii stay some- j ' -'?:? .:- . ;-<iays. Afterwards he will return to j New York und later visit-'? VU?Ariy an! i Boston. I His Western tour ending >n No [yember. ?> will briiig Iiis American v;.yii I to an end. ! Belgium's beloved spiritual prince. , guardian of the welfare of 2,500.^00 ' Roman Catholics in the little king j dorn whose first fierce resist.*nc. j stayed the German avalanche. Curdi ; hal Desideratus Wfercier, was born ? n ! November 22, 1851. in Brain d'Al i leud. a village only a few miles from ; famous Waterloo. ! New York, Sept. 10.?Cardinal Mer : cier is the guest vof Archbishop Pat rick Hayes. He declared that his j mission is to carry a message of love ? and gratitude from Belgium to t:?e t American people. I j Cotton Market j i_'_ LOCAL. . j * P. G. ^BOWMAN. Cotton &b?er. I (Corrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon) ! Good Middling 28. i Strict Middling 27.50/ Middling 27.. Strict Low Midling 25. I aim \*mn txrrro* mamvpt. Yea'td'y '??????n tilgt bftvr i'Tfwe Close! Oct . . 28.20. 28.87 28.05 28.77 28.60 1 Dec .. 28.55 29.14 28.40 28.91 2S.86 ] Mch . . 2S.60 29.27 28.50 29.02 29.03 | / "Ohas. Fairchild & Co." i SEW ORLEANS. Mch . .28.40 29.03 28.40 28.78 28.60; Oct . . 2*7? 29.02 28.30 28.65 28.60! Dec . .28.65 29.00 28.20 28.65 28.55' **Mrs. Reach Tells How She Got to j Know Rat-Snar.* "Have always feared rats. Lately. noticed many on my farm. A neigh-! bor said tij just got rid Of droves with j RAT-SNAP. This started me think- i ing. Tried RAT-SNAP myself. It j killed 17 and scared the rest away." J RAT-SNAP comes in three sizes, 25c, ; >0. $1.00. Sold and guaranteed by] Sibert's Drug Store, DuRant Hard | ware Co., and O'Donnell & Co.?Advt. I _;_._! i X'ot a 'Colyiun. - j ' Did you see Trajan's Colamn when i you were in Rome?" "Read it every 'morning."?Boston : Transcript. * "It Must Have Been Dead at Least 6 Months But Didn't Smell." "Saw a big. rat in our cellar last Fall." Writes Iiflrs. Joanny, "and bought a 25c cake of RAT-SNAP, broke it up into small pieces. Last j week while moving we came across the dead rat. Must have been dead ' six months, didn't smell. RAT-SNAP is wonderful." Three sizes, 25c, 50c. j $1.00. Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's Drug tSore, DuRant Hard- j ware Co., and O'Donnell & Co.?Advt. | FARMERS MUST NOT FAIL NOW Organization is the Only Thing That Can Save Cotton Crop The following letter containing in formation not heretofore published from Hon. U. R McDeod, Stute man ager of the South Carolina Division of th<- .American Cotton Association, to Secretary E. I. Reardon, ot the Sum tor County Division, contains some very startling information which .vir. Reardon takSs the liberty of publish ing because he says he feels thai if the Sumter county farmers, mer chants, bankers, and professional men and the employees generally, all of whom are vitally interested in the price of cotton know these facts it will cause all of them "to sit up and take notice." Now that the New Orleans confer ence has definitely fixed a minimum price for cotton every interest in this county should immediately get busy backing up the association: "I wish tb congratulate you on the sp'endid work you have done in youi county. Some of the county chair men have advised that a few of their townships or school districts have not. up to this time, done good work. If you think it will do any good, 1 will write the members of these com mittees-urging them of the import ance of the work and if you wish me to write them, please furnish me with their names and addresses. "If you and your committees knew what is being done by the interests antagonistic to the cotton association to break up or prevent the organisa tion, all of you would work night and day to make the organization a suc cess. They are writing articles for the farm papers on other-subjects and attach to the article a personal letter to the editor.^ These letters are in geniously and shrewd\y worded ap-_ parently for the purpose of creating a doubt in the editor's mind as to the men who are trying to make the organization a success for the good of the producer. Since the bear raid some people in New York are writing thousands of letters to the producers of cotton purporting to be friends of the pro ducers urging them to sell their cot ton at present prices, as the price of cotton would go lower. "While these Jetters are in the name of friendship. ii is a part, in my opinion, of the hear raid. They sold a great deal of cot ton last spring for October delivery, and are using every means in their, power to force the price down to en able them to buy cotton somewhere near the price at which they sold" it to deliver on their contracts. If you fail to get: practically every whit* man in your county into the organ ization, and many other counties fail to do the same, the organization would be a failure, and if it is a failure, 1 believe you will see fifteen cent cot ton before January 1st. "Every township and county should The- Wagon of Today and Tomorrow - i.ii ?r.m^ Ctudebaker 4 auto" track wagons?be ^tio on most country roads ' auto" track is already , cstsUished W c Ixliove that every dealer who sells wagons will soon be handling nothing but "auto" track wagons because there will be no demand for any other kind. Wo are handling them now because a rapidly in creasing number cf wagon users appreciate their advantages, Even before the advent of the auto mobile it was hard for the user to know what width of wagon to buy because so many different kinds were used, forcing him to ride the various ruts and ridges instead of tracking smoothly with all wheels . in a uniform rut. _ , Today the automobile, with a standardized width of 56 i?ches, makes the track on practically all of the 1 country roads. Studebaker 4 auto" track wagons fit this track, riding smoothly in the ruts, avoiding wear and tear on the wagons and demanding less exertion .from the horses. If you own an automobile it iz only common sense to have wagons that will track v/itfc it. On the other hand, why jar your automobile out cf ccornission by forcing* it to pudi over the riits made by your own wide track wagons? If your neighbor uses auto track wagons you cannot anbrd to spoil the roads for both cf you with wide track. IZyop, buy Stude baker "auto" track wagons -he's bound to log it the same way. It's a fifty-fifty proposition. "Auto" track v/agon standard ization has come to stay because it iz appreciated by wagon users as the most sensible thing wagon manufacturers have done in many years. Come in and find out anything yo;i want to know about Stubebaker ''auto" track wagons, W. B. BOYLE CO, SUMTER, S. C. 1011 And yet the 'Royal Cord' pos sesses amazing buoyancy and life, That's the secret of this famous tke's success. Hardihood that ineasi many extra miles, combined with tfee luxury of easier riding. Let us p?t 'Royal Cords' on your car* They are the utmost in equip ment?the finest tires in the worjd Royal Cord*. am of the five We know United States Tires are good tires. That's why we sell them. ?Anchor Auto. Co. Sumter Motor Co. W. C. Rogers, BishopviJIe. . ?B. C. Gillis & Co.. Rem bort. W. C. Plowden?New Zkm. (Farmers Supply Co.?Pfuewood. T. E. COOPER. St. Charles Robert Baker. Silver. D. H. Skinner.. Elliott. Goo. M. Hall, Lucknow. I. X. Griffin, Lynchburg. !>a!zeil Mercantile Co.. Dalzell. H. Ij. Thomas?Mayesville W. B. Davis?Smninertoii. Auto Sales Co.?BishopviJIe. The D. & G. Motor Co., Suminertonr S. C W. H. McCathen-Woodrow-Providenee if. tu Giflis & Co., Rembert. Anchor Motor Co. Wedgefield' Mercantile Co.?Wedge field. go into permanent organization as soon as possible, but this cannot be flone until all the counties finish their membership canvas?:. The plans for (taking care of distress cotton cannot be matured until permanent organ ization is effected, therefore, tlu counties that are slow about the mem bership canvass are holding back the organization of the companies to take j rare of distress cotton and if t'hey jhold back much longer, it will be too late to take, care of much of it. I hope you* will see to it that your County is thoroughly canvassed, if it is not already canvassed. It will ex pedite our work materially if you will send in the memberships you i now have on hand with check to eov- 1 er dues, rather than wait until you] make you^Hnal report. i "vre must not fail. It is up to: you and your township or school dis trict committees to say whether the organization is to be a failure or a j success. * "I again urge you to let me hear1 from you by wire at our expense on receipt of this letter, "Yours very truly, "B. F. McLeod, "State Manager." "P. S. Tour membership quota is 1,200." Read What U. S. Dept. of Agricul ture Says About What Two Hats Can Do. According to government figures, two rats breeding continually for rhree years produce 3f.!),709.4S2 indi vidual rats. Act when you see the I first rat, don't wait. HAT-SNAP is Che surest, cleanest, most convenient exterminator. Xo mixing with other nods. Drys up after killing?leave? no smell. Cats or dogs won't touch sr. Sold and sruaranteed by Ribert'? Drug Store, DuRant Hardware Co.. ?nd O'Donnell & Co.?Advt. Cotton Weights. The public cotton weigher? nn -.ounce thru on Monday only Al bales if cotton were brought to be weigh d. This is a decrease of about 200 ;ales from \h\\ of Saturday. The ew platform, which is nearlng com pletion is rapidly being tilled with cot >n ready for shipment to other -joints. i Spend a $1 on Rat-Snap and Saved the Price of a Hog.*' .lames McGuire, famous Hog Raiser ? f New Jersey says. "1 advise every armer troubled with rats to use RAT "XAP. Tried everything t>> get rid of ?.is Spent $1 on RAT-SNAP. Fig ired rats it killed. s:iv>'d the pricp ?f t hog.' RAT-SNAP comes in earke 'orm. No mix ins:; with other food, "ats or d?>gs won't ttoneh it. Three ?izes, 25c, 50c, $1.00 Sold and guar 'nteed by Sibert's Drug Store. Du ?-:ut Hardware Co.. and G*Donnell & CO.?Advt. RAT-SNAP KILLS RATS Also mice. Absolutely prevents I odors from carcass. One package ! proves this. RAT-SNAP comes in j cakes?no mixing with other food, j Guaranteed. ? 25c size (1 cake) enough for Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar. i 50c size (2 cakes) for Chicken House, coops, or small buildings. $1.00 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage build ings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's [Drug Store, O'Bonnell & Co. and Du rant "Hardware1 Co. Sumter. S. C. I Washington, Sept. 11.?Weather j bureau reports show that the tropi? cal storm is about two hundred miles southeast of the mouth of the Mis sissippi and two hundred miles south of Pensacola, with movement still to j wards the northwest. Glasgow. Sept. 11.?The trades un ion congress ny a close v->te declared against the principle of direct action. KILLS RATS and mice?that's RAT SNAP, the old reliable rodent destroyer. Comes in. cakes?no mixing with other food. Your money back if it fails. 25c size (1 cake) enough for Pan try, Kitchen or Cellar. ... 50c size (2 cakes) ..for.. Chicken House, coops, or small buildings. $1.00 size (5 cakes) enough *d* all .farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Sibert^s Drug Store, O'Donnell & Co. and :Du rant Hardware Co. Sumter, S.-X& Tiie national Bank st Seoth Mn of Sumter A "Roll of Honor Bank" Is one, with surplus and profits in excess of capital, thus giving tangible evidence of Strength and Seeurtty. Of the 25.000 banks In the U. S., only one in ten occupies the proud position. We Are Among the Number i C. ?. ROWLAND, Preside.it. Ft E. HiHWANT. Cashier. NELLL O'DONNELL, President \ '*? ?. 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 be ing made below the market value. W?\ keep a list of daily quotations, and .J will take pleasure in telling you what they are worth. See us before selling. The First National Bank SUMTER, S C.