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Mewroriai Park | Of Sumter Siitrr'i New Landscape (?ar teuer Describes the City** Gift tu Service Men ! think I ahull never' see A poem i ? ? Ii?'' r\>r M vvrnl months 'v<?Vk baa been ,m 4 iMta| on lh?> Mcipnial I'urk in guretcr and now it beginn tu look um \t U sopu would ho a um. k und not the h/Ueeraoei ul yon Thin park I >tun< i ? i.i rilndel to rem '** ut?MM?i <?ti.>im i Inn <mut? r County recognised ? r*? l ippn iated tri" mi pS**me> sacrifice miiilv by lho*e ,.f her -en* who ll?d In ?h* flreat War. 1*1 ? 111? The eft* chosen toe tins Memorial Park. h> the heart of the resldi n< ? section of the city, whih most fertun IA# i lo i?*? stands Hixt \ I reca ?fher?. arc v\ lllow pine and Water oaks, ?jeje-oUl Mve oak Ireee, goodly pecans, a grund n \. > lli.it f<>w t i s h?H?; nt'"v ill md i tree that rise* Mahtv feet above the ground with t> ink mm Mti.. . > ? I w ? ii pi i tionrd ,i- tue mast of u rue in*.: yacht Th?M?e Ireee line tin m trance avenue nml ?bade what Im to he hron.i ? v pnnsee,ot amo ?'h lawns tlmt cover lh? Mix a eres Im hidetf in the tract ttjfrvjhhery borders have been plant? ed itta! growing, living baokgrownd of fvoiurffii 11 ii been made this apvlnjr There are apruc* and pines, Mra and cedar*, hollies and wild olives, priotVolHM Sod l<m|tiatN, Japanese priv? et* and anise trees, hentitifntUy croup rd m? ?bat the houses Mid back j thst surround two sabs of the park wtll *h)h he* bidder h u ill of llvinu green Tn-ll poplar* ?f Lumber '?? notice a temporary scr< In the foreground of the shrubbery [eer<l^r-. m . - ..t Uosx'miin!,' .plant* Alt V* as and Crepe myYtlea, ^rpertcnfn itmi surumee lilac shrub-: >?er\ roees. \ureas and hvdruitgeaH, su mov iMifl abolla* p.tik Mpiccas und ihr green fs-rrlc* of the prl et? make the ' :*?lrthree for midsummer glory. Spring . will show ih" wonders of the pink (htw<i*^ ?hau whleti bei??* Im not I tie h?v? >ler White dogwoods are 0rntip?sl *<nong the ran- * -imw.\ M>ii'*P|| teja|ejet the privets, peer! hushes among the h oft leu, golden bells ard JaMfnno lit I lit ! e|*in US il t" brirag perftetual reinlm'< r of love that Hom ru?? di Mil five* oit und on gt IriK i ml ni'm iiitii'ul ami awe* t \% p b I hi ^ ear* , With Iheae Mtatel> n . . ?? the*,- had Sethe border* and flu lnh.nl ?ti? t?los of smooth shaven lawn* are to he pltnsjtnt walks n| gravel that lead to mni dtaptM) all the beauty that is t to re. lliifb .iIw.m ih>- tre*M. sei^nc ej?d niM.1."???! etch?Hl aaalnal tin sky. will flout i >ld <;ior\ :he \. rj he i I i ! oter pf thin memorial th? it m Ihey loved- the flag r?o which they fought and dted The honet? thai have been moved, the hoiieee that h?v' ised. th? i hi- i?. ?**>* Ih.tI have been rased, tin rubbish thai has Iwn bu ned. thai pas' hern h i il< d "i: l.\ n n ii .d - of |o .1 gra>lint; ami rikina atnl i oil but u I planting of these six acres h been den* In spit- ??r tnsnfci? ,ent and mi ?killed labor nnd delay In trnnaportn? i ? . <p( m ? i ' !? i ..lo d.i s to ,1 . \ th? p.i i W has grown and mum w ill be Mudv to ? prsjernted lo the people id ?he rlty There n< H?a . iJrove* in <Jeorg there are \ ictory Avenues in Ohio, there 11rmsimheresye ltoads in Cub: re are Memorial l*arkS In Maine, thvi?' n?- lb?io Tr-v in Kmm ?-, .ill letliiiK the SBPI< MOT) --i ? tt*i-1"' ?< eert Hits ThoOfl] C.i ? it ?r H unter has given to that ? it\ i link In the i ouittry'm ? b.kiu C memor 1st planitngii it Is safe tp mi?> that no rm?re beautiful Ink will be found km America Their vision of the future Mhow* this |?srk an a laeatbln? place fur the i fly. u eoinnnn.i'\ i -nter and a poteoi (?r or ;n tin eivlc. social in.d voiumunit\ lift Were will gather the peopli of the coutit\\ foi county ' en 1.1 at ions. The church and -on orn ?ni/.m|ona apc'hil ets)tag and fraternal Urtiers will gathei here ftir Ist.-n teles and garden p i Mee. The UIk?i S<-|.I la.ys and Kl.lx of the future have, here u magnifi? cent npgn air theatre In WrIWh thfey ?an stage their pa sen lit* and plays' ind hold their eummontenienl cxetM eigen The mi u Irre la urn ureud) 'pluj u\x In (ha oak trees The hirds. mocking bird*, cardinal* and woodpeckers'arc beginning lo Bttd sggdtoary there. Tin loth- children come in to play Safe frum tin- a utotuolrtjes and lltOtor cui'H that da ah tin tugtt the city's streets Her? will ???me the hnslness man. tired with the da> h work, to rest when eve? ning ooeoe*. Hare mothers will like to come and nil and se w and talk. Whlh the little IMIOS play in the swings, and aajfid plies and wade in tin- wadlni peart. Mere the hahtea will sleep in their carriages in the epol shade of ?|>. grggl oaks. Here will he the stinK plaee ol the \ouuk. tlx reet eg place or the aged. Here the yntrthl will |ea| IhelV skill on the ten Ala etoiris. here the rommunity con rertfl erlll he held and community si-iks uii: Iahe plaee. All ihla fun, be ear rbaP?on juat as tin park is Uow with the weal nml lights add* d. Hut. inert than this. I see. The vi? sion of the 1'ark to-be shows the lonn straight walk through the center end? ing in an extritra formed hy snowy columns topped by shiniig lights. Th? e columns n n aol ami del the eV . ru ecn* In a broad sweeping curve and are connected at the ha Be by a handsome baluetrade, In the center oMhe ' nrvo, nnd Ihe heart of the park is a Memorial fountain, Ihe gift of the women of feumter'a Civic League. The !i arhtte AgUfa of a Winged victory on the fountain gteama among 'he dark evergieena. und beneath it is a brdnse tahh i bearing the names of the |a>ys for whom the park Is made ami appropriate Inscriptions The ripple of the water as It spills out over the cui? into the basin arid trickles into a i itn of hhie tiles across a grassy circle and MassS itself at the ?'?ml of the broad center walk is music In the eats of ; thorn- who.T. st on the benches around J the hantln and in the half ein lv of Ihe \edia. flowers will always be in bloom around this fountain A lia eci r t and hcuutil il remembrance. O.i either side of the ex?'dra and < ounccted by it are rest ho'iaes bcuu iii'ul In line, gnaming white or stone gray, wt ?-v th ? old folks nather to sit and renninher. where the young lounge and dream ami the crov.de gather to wnteh Ihe tennis sc^ts and afterwards t he pi; yers.sy and rest. Tln*e nrebitectural features may hs\? to wnlt, the tennis courts may not t??- made this year, but even so. file SJtai See the "Hold Star Mothers and Fathers" Iis they wander here ami there in the Park ami hear them I iv 'Tor my son these trees were planted her?-. Tin? sacrifice was ncc Sgeary, It is SWeet to have it apprecia? ted " Perhaps some of these very ?h.\s am lying under the scarlet ppp l?b-s mi the Melds of Flanders, or by th< hiinka of the Maine, in the forest of Atxonne. In the woods of ('bateau Thierrv. perhaps in the hiddent depths of the deep blue sea. some in un? marked Staves, and as their patents rentegsher them In the peaceful quiet j or this beputtful memorial, that will h\? and gros hioiV beautiful as the ?,<<ms ?r<? i>>, |he tears will come ?m Idddt n to their eyes and from many fait hf In I hearts wll l>e breathed the prayer "(Uu\ hies* the men whu honor Hies ggf SjOSatL'' Julia Lester l?il!on. Heath Springs. July 2.--Thieves mads a. raid on Heath Sprlings last nfght ami carried off goods and cash Amounting to several thousand doi lam The large general stare ..r gpl .as HaJlklng and Mercantile company, drug stores of W, T. st<> SOf >v CO,, and the post office ami tin gro?en slot*- nr John pye were Ihe victim- of the raid. - Colombia. July H.?Competitive *< holarship exapiinatiotis for Clems-i:. Citadel and the University o4 geuth Carolina will be held at the county i egirt house hi each of iio- If reunites rrhiay. July to. The qtres Ilona for the as examinations have heen forwarded the respective county Isuperintendents oi education \*y the ? pectlve cidlrges. HoH Weevil Small Memphis ('ommercial. The Commercial Appeal ? estimate published Friday, placed the condiCon of Hu* cotton crop as Of June L'a nt per cent of a normal; the area planted at 96i5u9,OOI acres, un in , i .se of 1 per cent compared with ni:'. and pointed to a yield of 11. IfO.ftOfl hales. Leiters received from' correspond? ents iiiliter dates front June :J0 to June Kl lend to I he following conelusi. iih In regard to crop ?onditions. Temperatures Night temperatures Somewhat lOO low over most of the belt, particularly northern portions, hm period of high temperatures, oc O?rVoa from about June Hi to 16, with thermometer relatively high In the Atlantic*, reaching te.0 to l?p de greea, Low tempsratpros and sun* shuv deficiency in? l?ast favorable fentiiriM of 'in otherwise very favor Hblc w cal her < onultlofi', v Ruin fall?Except locally, most aeo ? ?is received light to moderate rain fan iiurlrrj the psrida. Some pom p)alnta ihat it >VfJM too dry In sections, of North Texas and of South-Cen?r*M Tcxiis. North-Central and Southeast Oklahoma, sections of Alabama and fteorgiS within a radius of about 100 miles of Columbus, tite. and the may lands Of the middle coastal plain of ih'< Carolinas? but no seriously detri? mental results from lack of moisture Weather tb-m rally Somewhat un? fa* ort hie in mans sections to about .1 ii it* 10. generally favoraidc from that date to .1 une ff. La hoi The matter of labor seem-J t ? hi a local question, governed to a large* extent by proximity to public v orks. While numerous complaints of scarcity and inefficiency and in? dependence about one out of three reports says there is labor enough, about nonnally efficient, but Wages hieb Cult'vation Tennessee, Oklahoma and portions of Texas are somewhat backward with chopping, but other Stateri ivetage well above St) per rent completed. Cultivation of second plantings have teen for the mosl pari limely and thorough. bu* nrst plant? ings in many instanced remained In the grass too long. The general con? dition as to cultivation is now fairly rcood.-but eontiniied favorable weather Ik ueedd. Appearan.if I he Plant Tlu? plant is small but is thrifty looking. BeO* on i plantings look better than the first, which. In addition to unfuvor aide -riowing conditions; were handled badly by Ih e. iiluoruing except In aoHh'4 rrhoat sections oi' the belt. t T;?P l'tool?While most reports in? dicate that there Is a good tap root, many say excessive moisture devel? oped laterals at expense of tap root. Insects?Little complaint except on account of boll weevil, which has re? appeared In almost every locality where they were found last year. While the damage go far reported Is negligible, Ihr weevil extended his In fobuhtion particularly In* the- direction of West Tia.i1'. The infested area now greattj exceeds in extent what it did at the corresponding time loot ycai and growers are fearful that it only awaits square:; and boils to l>ecome exceedingly active. <ici,e?.tl The Crop is from a few days in six weeks late and averages TWO weeks late, A quest Ion natrs sent out to Corres? spoirdents elicited the following an ?wars; taking counties as units: Was weather during- past ?0 days generally favorable or unfavorable .\?\-oralde. "el."?: unfavorable. 1 n? i?ttoi. US; -too cool, 3tf: sunshine dt Ii in' -ill; too much iVin. ss; too dry, 84; too hot. Mi. Are stands poor, only fair or excel lent? I'oor, Kl; only fair, A It; good, 101; excellent. *0. What, If any, has been the chief draWbaCk? Until start, nt::. dm pared with last year. Is prospect belter, about a- good or poorer'' Bet ter. IT'.': about as good, 1M?1; poorer r.9s. Hamer Elected President! Columbians. C. July *J. ls'-'O. K. C Hamer. of Eastovcr. was yesterday elected president of the South Caro-* lino division of the American Cor. tor. aeSoctatlon to succeed u. M. Sdixsoh of WUllaton, resigned. He was cnoaen at a meeting of the board Of directors of the association held at noon in Craven hall. [ Mr. Hamer is a progressive and suc? cessful farmer and business man of -Riohiand county, a gr?ndete of the I University of South Carolina and in I well know n all over the state. He has been president of the Rlchlafid county branch of the south Carolina, division fdr sou),- time and a member of the i " ?id of directors of the state di'vishm. He is at present at Salutla. N. t'.. with JiIh family and did not learn of his election until his! night. When told over the phone of his eectlhri he de? emed that it ctfme tP.ns a great Sur? prise to him. but ih?t as the board had unanimously tasked him to take the position he would accept and fill it to the best of his ability Mr Mlsson ?ubmltted his resigna? tion to the board, stating that he felt i it necessary io give up the position and devote more of his tittle to hM [affairs nt his home, a resolution of I thanks t" .Mr. Mlxsnn lor his -sei rloeS of the association was adopted i?\ i rialni vote, He assured the members thai he would work as hard in flu- I'tmkS St he had in the posl Hull el president. Tie high-muck-a-much oi all profl leer* was in gum ter today, He wa? m poor" negro farmer, w ho not only nl fered t<? sell bill sold Ihr common va liety of Aeld pe;.s ;t I J R cents a pin*. And worse to relate there were Idiot.t II ho paid I he price. There is | hole in ihe brick pa\in of lumter street, near the corner of Hnrnpton, thai has been gradually in i reusing In site for several months Mo.-t people who travel that way know all about It. but this report Is for offi? cial Infoimation, SPITE HOUSr* THtiRE YET Botton Building ft Bald 16 Go Back to Days of the American Revolution. What 1* believed to he one of the narrowest and oldest dwelling houses In this country Is thst st 44 Hull street. Boston. The house Is lessthati 11 feet wide and its atetltfoil is jtsid to date back to the American Revolm lim? it ry period. The dwelling, eonstntcted c?f wood snd particularly peculiar In the midst of the modern brick struc? tures'In lhat vicinity, Is located direct? ly opposite the entrance of (Jopp's Hill btp>ing ground and within the shad? ow of what once was the ammunition bsTracks of the Punish army. It it* 111 feet long, with Its entrance' on Hull Street place, which Is also so narrow that one has a 1 moot to enter the Stiey WH.v sldewise. There are three stories and an attic floor. One room, the kitchen. Is In the basemeur, and on the .street floor are the dining and living rooms. There ' is a (?edronin above those, and on tke third floor la another be/hroom. The dwelling I? referred to by North Hnders a* the *l8pUe House.'* It earned this sobriquet, gcglJtWBK to a legend that has been persistent for yeura to the effect that the original owner, a Tory, had the house erected to shot off ..?? natural light from the home of a neighbor with whom he had quarreled. AS the result of the al? leged u#plte" the neighbor, so dire leg? end goes, was obliged to keep a can? dle burning within his home. -?r? i W I?r,?h L ' ' SURELY "NOtHtNG IS N?W? Diuoveries In fabylcole Give Re? newed Proof of Truth of the Ancient Saying. f!!x thousand yenrl ago the "ladle** painted their'' ct?As' and frwe?** i their eyebrows, aecwnlltnT to I>r. K. J. ftattks, who gave so illustrated lec? ture before the photographies I snctron of the American4 Institute of rho city of Mew York, says the Evening Sun of that city. It was j 'met or Banks who "vmdueted the expvdllion Into Babylonia sod helped dig up the ruins of sofft? of Ose am ?ton* cities for which enterprise .lohn I). Hoi-kefeller contributed r*XV IHK) to tb> University *of Ohroago. in telling of "MKderi Babylonia and Its Rurled Ol ties" the arrtteologfet itad thrown upon the screen j>lr*tnrds of many Ttlnds of earthen wards fotind am dux s%B rtrlhs of the ancient nVerh Ings. one kind of "twin" vases at? tracted eepoeial arteotkm. h "That,** said the lacturer, "showg that the ladies painted tielr cbeetl and: penciled their ayebrows HrWl years ago, Jhst shout like some* ot iheai ilo rodsy. The Inside of dnh a* the cups was red, while the o<her WSf black. The twin vases were found rtl a room thst ass undovjhtediy I hottdolr of the period. Verily there k nothing new under the sun." Spread ?f Species fme of the problems thst tvvirfnortfi the rutfurallst la that of a<vnunting r<H the distrthtrtloh of 1derftH?tt1 forma 01 life through widely aeHtortrteti lheatt ties. Investigation frequently Show! thut this has be?*n accomplished In msny way* that urqfc'Sr qnlte slniphi when once discovered, although oh* wonlfl hardly have though? of them. Some Interesting facts gleaned eoh cornrng the dlsffersloii of rvbsn-waiei mollirsks Vtecount for* rhetr api>earan<f? in remere and Isolated ponds. Water fowl play an Important part in thfi work. Pucks have been known ? carry musser* attached to their feet a sort fired mile* 'or more. rllVnIvi molltisks hot fnfrequtmtly fling- to flu? toe* of wading 'birds, ImT are thu? transported for cohslderhble dis? tal, res. Penguin*. Though so much has been written about them, the penguins slwavs ex Cite fresh interest in everyone who **e* th/?m for the first time* There la eatlless Interest in watching them, (he TtlgnfRedl emperor, dlgnltled notwith? standing hie clumsy waddle, going along with his wife for wives) by his I shie, the very picture of a successful, self-satisfied, happy, uns?' jpictous I countryman, gravely bowing like a j rhitiaman before a yelping dog?the i little undignified insifter-of-faet Adel is, minding his own business in a way worthy of emu la lion. They are per: fectly adapted tp s nhrrOw round of life, und when compelled to face mat? ters out Aide of their experience they jften behave wtfh apparent Stupidity, hut arirgetiiges show a Rood deal of Intelligence*--From "The Heart * Of the Antarctic," by E. H. Sharkleton. Grober Use of *HahdkVrcM%f. ? "I'he Incorrect :tt*e of the'handker? chief fa, according to t>r. William Tornfm, ntte of the most rltVflfflc cstises of seift*? fHajyase oT the mlddlf ear, with ctmikeqnent desfhoss. TT* ??Ys fn th* IndUtiarWdt* Medtct.1 .Tout-: tiki triht the averape adult conSttier? the nostrils when he bloWs hfS nb!?>, thiis ' producing ertfUonlinnry eont prtwlflnn of the hlr In the naso pharynx. IV him be hs?i ft cold there Is In fee tlon Htid s\>?-lllng iirmmd the euata'*h Ian inhes. arid i*?e effort to expel th* fsirnpreaeed air through the eonstrlct e?1 nostrils la llketv to blow some ot the ihfeided nimuS Into these tubes i In is Waning the frmrhle. #hVfl a |N*r%ot1 has a cold he shfftlfd s ?deep oil his Aide ahd not on hJk.'h'Wek for tlurk he will establish goofi fHniie t age front the eustachluu tuhee* Mr, MbcAtte? is K 1 ... I .?-, ? Strongest *4 Governor Cooper Thinks He Will Be Party's Nominee San Francisco, .lunly 1.?"In my opinion.'* .said CIov. R. A. Cooper, chairman of tlie South Carolina dele? gation, today. "McAdoo 1? unques? tionably the strongest candidate be? fore the Convention and the indica? tions are that he will be nominated on Former (Jov. R. I. Manning, one of the .State's delegates at large, tehiark ed: "It looks like AlcAdoo. If Mc Adoo does not win 1 think John W. Davis will be the strongest candidate and I believe the South Carolina del? egation will vote for him second, choice." In the big McAdoo demonstration at the convention the South Carolina standard was carried at the head of the procession by Mis? Clara Yarbor ough of Columbia, one of fJovernor Cooper's stenographers, and then by. Congressman Richard S Whalcy. Lat? ter fhe standard was taken up on the speakers' stand by Miss Ynrborough and Delegntc W. W. Johnson of Union. To the Voters of the City of Sumter: 1 have been informed by Mr. K. O. Knight, Supervisor of Registration, that only 1'Jl voters have registered and qualified themselves to vote in the City Primary and the City General Election, in order to legister, it is necessary for you to ha\e your county registration certificate and tax re? ceipts. The county registration board t? open every dav this week, and if you have not a county registration certifi? cate, you can obtain one from them, and then get your city registration certificate. v It is very important that every one rcgiflter. because you cannot vote ei? ther in the city primary or in the gen: ?sral election without a City certl-flcate. If you have no voice in the city gov? ernment, it is your fault fo?- not regis? tering. If there should be any special elec? tions held Within the next two years in the city, you cannot vote without your registration certificate. These certifi? cates are good for two years. Do not put off until tomorrow to register?register today. the fourth or lifth ballot." 11IX. I SIKH! L. D. Jennings. TCfTV '?HP? *WO? hereabouts" ' as rpr?*4d> nihil Candidate*!' *\h> Oerlt ol -Com*, H. f* Scarborough h>rebj uounecs himself a otimltfrftte election t? Ihr offne m i^erfc W for the ensuing ten i. subject Democratic party. _?ll? IVr Tren??ree>. l announre myseff a randidi r'? '?lection Treasurer erf^? < cunty, subject to tb*? nHoS tort thf Democratic primary. B. G WAU-*A1 Coming ?K luro th> voters ^ than tvrcnty years actual espern accounting 1 anuoutr *? myelf a ?ilate for the office of Couhty Tl uicr, and 1 promise lovall} And pi.it and to a^bide'by the rule* $<! erntng the toembcrtnc' party, *ats6'1 hctOnt Service ir elected. Present incumbent 3rd Magi District - ._l_u_ I or Sheriff. Having* served the County' as Dep . ty Sheriff under the late Sheriff ?rtv j ferd. and desiring to have my record i it.:--pecied with a vie*? io promt i I hereby an noun, a myself as cai ! Ufte fbr the oWice of Sheriff of fcuj ter County, subject tr. the rules of Democratic I'riwtrj'. JACK ti. roBwn?: 1 hereby announce myself 8? S didate for the Office of'Sheriff, jeet to the rules of tWff CSrmoet party. JORK R. srilTKH.' 1 hereby announce my^gjt.a ejBJ?i* date f?r th* office of Sheriff n th? moachtnfc Primary electron tfjfil Democratic p*m> in Srim^r CoVrhly. subject to the rule? governing *a> ? elections. j c. m nunsr* Sumter, May Ht"h. It gg. . / I announce myself A^ca^aaaAe* the office of Sheriff of $uin,U*r. r^iMy Subject to the rules of the, Dcmpcjtyjit p"'5'' aarfetMaaefr REPORT OF THE CONDITION Ko. 3808. The First National Bank ofJStiihtetf At ?iimter In the State of South ? arohmv ?4 tlie ?Jleee of ttfllftlfrg^ofi Juno 30; *?2ft. ' , . i tm ? 'ym ? -.?'.>. - HI RESOURCUB?: 1. a Loans and discounts including redisco j n 1 a. . *' '' (except those shown in b and c).11.012.5 14.88 Total loiuis. . 1,612.6 Deduct: d Notes and bills rediscounts with Federal Reserve Bank (other than bank accej^aace* sold) (see Item 55a). .17,090.tu? 2. Overdrafts, securee); none; unsecured $251.33 ft* \. S. Govern men t aecnrltieft cwnel: * a Deposited to secure circulation (t\ S. bonds par value) . 66,0 Ift.ftft b Fledged to secure U. S. deposits (par value).. 7,0)9.90 d Pledged as collateral for State or other de? posits or bills payable. ?0.0)6.00 Total l\ S. government securities... 0. Other bonds, securities, etc.: b Bonds <ujJier than U. S. bonds) pledged to se cure postal savings deposits.4,8a0.00 e .Securities, other than U. S. bonds (not includ? ing stocks), owned and unpledged. 6,6<r0.06 Total bonds, securities, etc.. other than U. 3, 8. .Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent, of subscription). .. .. 8. a Value of banking house, owned and utun cumbered.37,500.00 Equity in banking bouse. ?. Real estate owned other than banking house Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank .... Cash in vault and net amount- due from nat? ional banks ^.v. .... Net amount due from banks, bankers, and trust companies in the United States (other than in? cluded in Items 12, IS, or 14)..... ('hecks on other banks In the sara?> city or town as reporting bank (other than Item 16) .... * 2oj.8* 1 117.00? 10 b 11. 12. 14. 15. IT. Total of Items 13. 14, 15. 16, and l lit. Redemption fund with U. 8. due from U. S. Treasurer .. Treasure t and 144.O60.6S 8,660.ftft 7,560.00 H.&oo.oo y ?8?.ng 4*,?i3.l.ft /?*a. -> ?,, <36.ft45.86 386.48 t 6 818 81 2,886 00 Total. .... . . . . . LIABILITIES: Capital stock paid ia. Surplus fund.".. *."... b Less current expenses, -interest, anfl laifbs paid Interest and discount collected or credited, In advance of maturity and not earneu (approxi? mate) . . .*.; , ?. Circulating notes outstanding. Net amounts due to banks, bankers, and trust companies in the United States an ? foretgfc countries (other than included in Item 2* or 8?) Certified checks outstanding . i. 33. Cashier's checks on own bank outstanding Total Items 20. 30. 31, 3$, and' 3*....' 9,400.60 Demand deposits (other than bank <b-rpo**t*) anb ject to Reserve (deposits payable Withm CO .lays. 34. Individual deposits subject to chock . Dividends unpaid .; ._. Total of demand deposits (other than bank de? posits) subject to Reserve, Items S4, 86. 86, 37, 38, and 39 .. .\ .. .. .. .. ... 366.738 78 11me Deposits subject to Reserve (pay.tde kfter 10 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice, and postal savings) ? Postal savings deposits. other time deposit* ... Total of time deposits subject to reserve, Items 40, 41. 42, and 48 ' . . . . ._. .601 lulled smtes depoeft* (other than postal savings): c Other United State* deposits. ino'uding < 6 posits of U. % disbursing offlt ytt '-.i Bill* payable with federal Reserve bank* * 1.866.620.6? >? ? . . .? 23. 24. 25. 2S. 31. 31?. 4140,606.06 i;.o.r,*o 00 It 162.7? D\6:6o.oo 41 600 00 6.767.61 266.6* 8,403.06 860.736.71. O.Oee.oo 42. 4 3. 41. ir4.66 661,642 16 66. *5 5,8ft1 ?| i:?. 2.861 61 54.000.00 81.360,^^" 64 1" ?100.00 17.ftttft.00 Total.; ? ? ? 50. a Liabilities for i-cdiscO??ta. with Federal RcaftrVe Bank ts*e Ihm Id Total contingent liabilities (55 a. b. c ;tnd ct (not including items ?n schedule 21 of reporu . STATE or SOUTH carolina. County of Sumtcr. as: , . ^ t ? l Tstes. CaJMet c* the ahore-nshied baat. do ?bUmnlT .wear that (he above statement is true to the best *t *?**Tir1 teWif t). L. TXvV-S Cashier. ?nbs< rlbed and sworn to before t?ol^;*2*J* me \his 7th day of lulv. 1*20. W . * U*?KtfJ? a m Brnnttitcn Notnrjr PwUHft). "ko. f. Mfcm?"S. oterv t). Wrof K Mreeteftft. -...... ? w ? ~w ~w w ~w y w Hf ? W fTTfT TTft >'f< The National Bank of ! South Carolina J ^rT^jflfftfES j l:?*emireee St.600.ooo \rr- ?lfAcli? vi MX rone s*d Profreealte i1- If] The MuK FalnntAklrar KKHV'KT. ^"JJEJJJSjy j with COOKTKNY |ij/pN The Bank of the Rank i^jj^ Sj^ffl and File ? ^J**??!J^y C <J. ItOWUAKD, President r \ l: I I ItpWJ.ANI). (??hier i rau crDowifiiiiU a U TATM Theodore Roosevelt Saill that: Thrift vii (?oiiiiiinn Bonoe applied to MpeniinK Mr. Roopevelt meant ii- tii.it if >y#u \\it\* common eei >? > >ii win xii\?? a liberal par cental's <?f \ ?h?' .uiiinus The pitw >h( atrlnar i?< . in the money market is the re* til of i 1.1?k of anvlnf. it is not lufi laii ? I Apply -1 little common RS? . and you ran '???lp t In sltu.i Uon. Oar eavlnfj departmehi win i.. i ?und Httraellire t*?.i n bat you enii ppare no mallei hon lltfce it mtij lai The First National Bank SUMTES, S. C.