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Cheap Cotton Meant; Bankruptcy If Raid on Cotton ^utrtwb Rus Ws of South Wil be Stag? nated Itrinortf at the waut to say I tha? ha* good* bigger portico there." Mul ?j -ester day. wher ton futur>'? f|U<i another ltbi p Mr HurrlH Is n thai c it Was a centa do Ho fee to prescht Sept. 24.?"If this cotton III of the Kan r* of tiff ? ? i 1 * ?'s -4? .?'( ,1 mda\ . I 'i every business man on his shell that lh? I nil *t?ck win stay I'ominisaUmor Han in bj he niiw tha the cot tttal on hud g ?ne dpw P points during the day. not dismayed. He says Jly Is higher todsy than ag<>, and it went to 48 the summer Just past, ttent that cotton of the will go beyond ?S cwnts oejft summer, but he wishes to see the real producers enjoy the bmetlts of ttr**e high prices. wMo<e l bavv been aid enough to walch things ' xayt Mr. Harris, "the farmer t* always the one. the very fw*t man to get a liek on the heud. Me l" the man who gets jumped on und caused out when the price* ef CsmimvdUtea are high. At present it seems that the ituamutl interests of the country are, arrayed aj.alnsi. the South'* monopoly. coUoa. We hate u monopoly and they haw a cottott' famine. It is actual.^ and yet they an* trying to beat down the price of cotton. Deflation* afler our ciop is Saade and paid for by the farmer/ That's s on? sided proposition. Let US make it and then squeeze ill. Cause us to suffer ti heave An*octal less*, and our ?trvn as a whole to he ?>Hk??ni>(i fn power and Influence. That's what 'bey afe dnvlni for. Thw reaoon why they cur gtt twny ?1th so much of this kind of st iff is baraua** of our unbusinesslike ?yutem. I have presented this to ths gtat Honkers' . a* elation and others and iIh-n pru muted relief, add we must change < ?ir system ?* sav.ng all of j aar lndct*?dncsa for the year to fall PW>* i?. tweea October 18 and Iem? ber J "Kvory bear speculator in the world know* bow noch money is owed by the farmers In each County and when it tout to be paid. The speculate haw* jnr 40 years taken advantage if th* situation for they know that some Of the CottOOj haw to so on th* mark ?! ' to satisfy deSjAa, ( This Is a bad system far (lie ! u utSBttixl K ih up (o Id.ni reo?** W "Tim Is no lust me.son why cotton emd>orth yesterday 110 point* mo>*e tbail tt tun quoted to^lay. 1 am proud to se? th.it there is < iy Ib.tle cotton golivsjr on the market t o the fari ?mW that *WC*i prices are n >t Jostill d by the cdats of production and tl?v pnw oi <d !. n, i if fh's cotton crop pats out of ih? hand* of the farmers Ot the price* sooted IS day. I want to say to ths merchants that have goo Is on th?tr shHves that the bigger pin a >u if the good* will stay there, Uie people will not buy them. And t.!ie aanktm know that their de?>o*4ts will he siiiu. > TVt* prices being offere?; for e? t iatl hi day a?e t8o to $?* a tale bstow its tatrtaslc value. Tel.'I am soiry to say. there ar* seme very promiiunt is South Qareloia who ha\< * \ that 'he farmers have made a viry .?* mistake In not selling th*lr o >i ton before low. Thiyse men evldca l> k tna' r lui farmer whs holding en speculation, but he wasn't. Cottob has not sobi in the last 12 fcssa ha fee the average coat of prod ..vei th- otfti bell last year. Ml do not think that any farmer or any manufacturer ts doling wrong wfcgn th*ear are holding their products tor a *rteo above the t ost of i.1 ie tihsj. The present ctx?p haa coat tlge farmers mar* money than any ot icr J crop, and it it gets out of the hands of i he producers at a price below the of producing It. every btisin ess man hi the south is going to feel iL Will selling above the coat of pro? duction hurt the south? I will guarantee If 18 New Kins land states owned the mnnop ?ly ot ?.?ch a world'* commodity a* cotton, short stapie would be selling today lor h dollnr a Oomid. They would hold It ans) aaake thownrtd pay f??i it. . usi is they will do with the goo our ? ?t:ou i am atrarld If some of the fellows who say that 80 oonts is too high for octton had to get out and saake it and gr.ther it. they would g?jr %hmt It waa too cheap at I hoi l he committee of 100 farmers laj Tomas bus tlgu/ed that It cost 43 cetHS a pound for the l*ta crop n that state, snd I am tors that the cost in tooth ( arolUM will bO J"?t us heavy, for we have fewer boll weevils, hut more rortiUoor MHa l call upon all ( lasses of .cltlaens m our state tc a?*4st our farmers to mpo* this ? r'.sta, i' we Wnnt monev and proapertty in our state, we must help th* man who bus the raw ma terlal to t onveit IhtO that rash which mohos all lines of endeavor more aette*. l et the farmers warehouse their colton. **t the rap*tots and bor row enough to pay their pressing debt*. I am not In favor of the farm era eeading then- debts, but pay them off with wuretioiuie rsretph und let ths merehanta pass them on to the bank*. This will hold the cotton off the market and at the same time I ? business going In a fuirlv normal Tile farmers have the situation in their own hands If they Juvt refure to boooooe stampeded." Hanks in Frantv American Ranking Houses Rap? idly tfetabliahi.jo; Rranches rla, Sept. 22. Kapid developu of American hanki.ig facilities in Franca an l flu? aehthiishr.icnt *>f new brandies m desirable bustncsM looo* ttona Is attrnctlnjr public at. .nt l?>n ( a ery facility in g?v?-n the AiihtIch^, Francoia Maraal. minister of Ihiance, ?*ald In a published Interview and ?Imilar facilities are l>elng ootsjrhf and are expat* ted for Irr auch inter**'* in the United lutea. To Eliminate Grade Crossings Railroads of State Will Comply With Orders of Railroad Commission Columbia, Sept. 24.?The railroads im Hu- state ?vre preparing lO comply \,iTh th? ruceaj orders of the railroad i?>rnmisi ion ami of Auorney Cieneral Wolfe for the elimination of tlie dan? gerous ij'.i.le crossings, in many places I'!.- .tit iiin y general has been advised ?iure !!?? issued orders to the railroads to cow pi] with the commission's in itrufcU?ns, thai the roads at>d ready to comply. A wOnferencs of attorneys and of llriula of the Southern Railway was t.'M with the attorney general In his office in the capltol erday after toon, rsgarfrttttf three grade cross In .-i on the Southern, ior whKd elim ii man orders have been issued. TImae crossings are considered among tiu most dangerous In the utate and ha*. baas the cause of serio is accidents ?u i < < .m /month-. They arc the Dead Kalt' crossing, in Greenwood county; the b'reus crossing in . Union county, and MiBrloVs crossing on the line 1* tween Union and Spartdnburg <-ounties.? I ho railroads advise that the cross? ings will he elfminated as soon as the tr< hnicul details and plans for the bridges to be erected have been com? pletely worked out. National Tax Association Members of State Commission Attended Meeting in Salt Lake City rolumhla. Sept. 24.?W. Q. Querry, )i Wei I ford, and J. 1*. Derham, of Green Sea. m? inhere of the stute tax '?ommlssion, returned to the commis? sion office in Columbia yesterduy, af? ter having attended the thirteenth an? nual convention of tho National Tax fcssOf in Salt Lake City, Utah. This Is an organization of tax officials >f all the states. Both the South Carolina commissioners were accom? panied on the trip by their wives. So mi*- valuable ideas regarding the tax machinery were obtained by the South Carolina commissioners at the tia(tonal gathering, and it is likely frame ot the** will be w "ked out in South ?'nrollna in th?" future. Rapist Confesses Guilt James Washington Professed Repentence and Willingnss to Die Before Elec trocution. Columbia, S*pt. 24?,;1 am glad I I am ready to die." said James Wash? ington, the Anderson county negro, just before he paid th?| death penalty it the state penitentiury today shortly Ivefore noon and' Just after he had confessed to the crime, for which he died, criminal assault on a fourteen year old girl near Fclzer early in August. Tt> the penitentiary chap? lain the tw? nty-fIva year old negro told of the assault on tin- little girl. Just before being strapped into the death chair he told Superintendent Banders that he was sorry foi what Ire had dtfnc. but thut he was ready to die. Se said he appr<;?? latuc! what the 'su p'Mintemlent had done for him since he has been In the prison. Oil Stock SwindleTs Are Arrested New York Stock Sellers Swind? led Tubic Out of Twnty Two Million New York. Sept. 24?O'Brien and 'company, I?w 1'rothcrs and Samuel - t'.nuplM ll and <'o.. were included in HlS supplementary imlietment in tin tadOtal court alleglt*. mall frauds on. tiding twentv million dollars in connection with the sain, ol stock ot ttvsj Tuxpam star oil Corporation, which was supposed to have wells at Tamplco. Profit From Waste Washington. Sept. 24.?To develop neglected sources of public and pri? vate profit through the application of n? vv processes discovered by ?depart? ment of agriculture experts, an of? fice of d?" ?dopment work has be?m t reated by S?m-rctary Mer?'dith in the bureau of chemistry. The stuff will "'?? made ui? of engineers headed by :>nvid J. Prleo, chief engineer In the dust explosion investigations conduct? ed hy the department, who will fur? nish for tin convenience of manu? facturers m na upon raw material sup? ply, coal of production, and the uses to whieh th?' product is adapted. Lv. Uarl K Alsberg, chief of the bureau of cht miatry, sponsor of the new plan, said sueh a service was "urgent l\ needed to translate the work or tin- bnn au into terms that could bS understood ami applied by the manu? facturers ami Investor.'' Kvery year? he said, valuable dis< overies are made concerning utilii?atinn of ntanuVactur ing waste: a n?w food Is toithd, or a new dye. glue, or preservative. It will bS ib? business of the new ofllos, to gtVS -n<b dist ov< i i?-s i. ? i I appii -at I on. I,on- ISstnmv tail. Mr. Tarxan Jones was sitting down to breakfast one morning when ho was astounded to see in the paper an iunonn<'em?'ut of his own death, li?- rang up friend Howard Smith at one*'. "Halloa, Smith!" he said. "Have you SOOn the annoum ement of my death In the paper?" Yea." replied Smith. "Where are you speaking from London Week? ly Telegraph. Charges Against Cdx Republican Members of Investi? gating Committee Trying To Prove That He Received Campaign Contributions _:? Washington, Sept. 25.?The absence of witnesses halted the inquiry into tho Implied charges that Governor Cox in 191S received a concealed campaign contribution of rive thou? sand dollars from the Dayton Metal 1'ioducts company and the senate campaign investigating committee to? day turned Itf attention to the financ? ing of the Stars and Stripes, the sol? dier publication. Mrs. E. M. Park>:, the assistant di? rector of finance for the national com? mittee, who underwrote the controll? ing interest in the publication, denied on \h<e stand that the democratic na? tional committee or any members of it contributed or lent her money for ihe purchase of stock. Coiby Talks of Suffrage Says State Department Not Electioneering Washington, Sept.^ 23.?Secretary Colby, in a statement Issued tonight, accused the Tennessee Anti-Suffrage delegation which recently called on him of attempting to obtain official statements declaring the validity of Tennessee's ratification of the woman suffrage amendment in doubt because of the political effect such a state? ment might have in Connecticut arid Maryland. 'It was obviously an improper thing for me to do," said Mr. Colby's -Statement,- "and amounted to the use of the state department for anti-suf? frage electioneering." The secretary's statement was is? sued as a denial to an article in a New York newspaper decluring that tyM delegation, had said that Mr. Colby scored the ratification of the suffrage amendment, declaring its success was due to "weaklings on capitol hill." Asserting this was "utterly untrue." Mr. Colby added that the Tennessee delegation apparently sought to im? pute to him "things which 1 have never thought, much less said." "They wished me," declared the secretary's statement, "to publish some statement In which an opinion was expressed or implied that the action *of the state of Tennessee was incon? clusive and that grave doubt existed aa to the finality and legal effect of Its vote on the constitution amend? ment. On questioning them 1 dis? covered that their theorv was that it. would have a polilcal effect in Con? necticut and Maryland and might cause either one of those states to vote differently on the subject of rati? fication At they but realized that the action in Tennessee was overshadowed by doubt as Its true effect. "In other words, they wished to impress upon Conneticut that its ac-, tion was not, perfunctory and merely expressive of a friendly sentiment to equal suffrage but in view of the un? certainties which they wished to li?e g'iven official emphasis with regard to Tennesee's action, that it might be decisive as to the ratltlcation. "Tlt\v TenneaOfee legislators went so far as to submit to me a statement which met their specifications, with the request that 1 should issue it. It was obviously an improper thing for me (() do and amounted to the use of the stale department for anti-stiff rage electioneering. It required but a Mt?i tie reflection for me to perceive this and quite naturally I decided against the Issuance of any such statement." Volley Hall Supper at Y. M. C. A. A splendid supper was served last night at 8 o'clock at the "Y" dining room for all of the yojjng business nu n of the city who anticipate join? ing AB? of the volley ball teams for work and exercise this winter. There were present about thirty-eight healthy bodies with corresponding ap? petites who immensely enjoyed the following menu: Chicken stew,' Hice and brown gravy, Candied yams, Fruit salad, Hot rolls and butter, Coffee and Iced tea. Ice cream and cake. After tH|>per severnl short and en? joyable speeches were given by Messrs. Kpps, Hice. Hodges and Bry? an. Mr. C. B. Hurst acted as toast master for the occasion. The men have been divided into four classes among which much friendly rivalry is bound to exist this winter. The teams are. Beet ham. captain; W. jA.. Bryan, E. L. Brown, H. Brown. Bdrns, Crump ton, Duffle. lCpps, Guthrie, Hill, Mc Knight. Parker, Bice, Ward, White hcid, l\ Kolb. K. M. Hall, cap'.'tin; R. Andrews. A. J. Ard, Boy kin. A. C, Burns, C. K. Hurst. B. D. Hodges, In. Green. H. C. Haynsworth. B. Nash. Britchard. Riv ers, M Humbert, Todd, Shlrer, R. B. \V;?ters. J. Chandler, captain; Blandlng, W. J. Crowson. D. Doar. Ceo. Hultman. O. c. Cooper, Heidt. I>evl, McCoy, Pnrdy, I'lowden. G. Shaw, Ceo. Warren, C. H. Wilson. H. H. Williams. Duke. I. Rdwards, captain; heck. J. Bry an. H. Andrews, Atkins, D. Cnttlno, S. Dlnklns. I\ P.. Creech, E. D. Coshion, F. fain. 'A. Darr, H. M. Crowson, W. It. Levy. T. l-'olsom. II. W. McCollum. J, A. Btobbs. A trip to Charleston for a picked volley ball team was discussed and approved, which means that the team must come back with the victory. All present want to extend their thanks to the management of the "Y" dining room for the consideration and also to the young ladies who were kind enough to assist. No l\soa|K\ As SOOn as people were told to wear their last year's clothes, the price of thread nml (dot lies hrushes went up. ?Washington Star. ? OL 1 IUI et 1 ?IllJJ Examination Eleven College Men Apply For Scholarships at Oxford Uni? versity X / ? ? ! ' V -I Columbia, Scut;. 25.?Eleven young men took tiif examination for Rhode* scholarships', from South Carolina, Sat unlay morning. Announcement of the two succeasl'ul candidates will be made by the A.vsociated Pi ess from New York Sunday night. The two South Carolina winners will attend Oxford I'niversity, England, for Xpuv years each. Following is a list of the appli? cants who appeared before the Rhodes commit tee Saturday: Edwin F. Moseley, Wofford College and Emory I'niversity. James A. Duncan, University of South Carolina and Harvard Uni? versity. Joseph Lindsay, Jr., Erskine Col? lege. Joseph E. Norwood, University of South Carolina. William C. DeVan* Jr., Yale Uni? versity. A. R. Craig, Davidson College. R. K. Jackson, University of Vir? ginia. L. B. Woodson Presbyterian College of South Carplina. F. H. Baldy, Wake Forest College and Harvard Daw School. s C. B. Allen, Furmtn University. James W. Long, Fur man Univer? sity. The committee to select the Rhodes scholarship is composed of the fol? lowing members: Prof. E. L. Green. Columbia; J. L. Glenn, Chester; J. R. Paul, Charleston; Irvine F. Belser, Columbia. i Plan to Save Children Dublin Takes Drastic Action to Curt Speeders Dublin. Ga., Sept. 23?Following several ?utomohile accidents to cbrt dren. including the death of one child recently, now that the city schools have opened for the term, the City Council has parsed one of the most drastic tratflc ordinances ever put on the books here. No automobile shall drive past a school house or the block on which it Is loca ted hit a higher rate of speed than seven miles per honr. They must slow up when the block is reached and not pick up speed until it is passed. The penalty for the first violation of this ordinance Is $25 and the second $200 fine. M AR RlAt; E LICENSES. Colored? James Roberlson add Tassie Ann Wright of Wedgefleld. HagoodS News Notes. Rembert, Sept.. 23.?Fine crops the country over, fine crops on the pen? insula, but we have the boll weevil sure enough this time but not in a quantity to do much harm but may be enough for seedN And the people are not prepared. In our entire com? munity only three or four are in any measure prepared, one of whom is a colored man. That has generally been the case, where this scourge has made its appearance. Folks usually are incredulous. Yoti may send otT delegations to the infested distrh ts and they may tome back and tell us all about It but we will sit down and wait to know the worst before we act, especially if a small outlay of money and work is involved. Is it not a real pleasure to see one whom disease has tortured and pinch? ed savagely for years, especially if that one be some dear friend, In the consicous enjoyment of the fact that they are on the highway to recovery. That pleasure was mine the other day When 1 met Mrs. .Sylvester Allen. She went to Richmond and had her ton? sils removed. We are sorry to note that excellent woman and splendid neighbor, Mrs. W. J. Spencer is sick again; but from last news was recovering. Mrs. T. R. Moody who In company with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Shaw of Syracuse, went to the mountains of western North f'arolina after an ex? tensive trip to Knoxville, Tenn., is at home again much improved by the trip. And so Mies Court e nay Atkinson with Mrs. J. L. Jackson after a short stay at Glenns went to Saluda, N. C, has returned Invigorated by the brac? ing mountain air. Mrs. H. C. Bethen is at home again front Altapass where she spent a few pleasant weeks. While in jthe mountains there came to us the pleasing announcement that Jesse B. Jackson. teacher in the South Carolina University ami Miss Teresa Sanders, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Sanders, had become man and wife. No finer couple have wedded recently in Sum ter county. Douglas Spencer is attending the Suinter high school. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. I^enoir with their son Eugene dined with Robert R. Atkinson Sunday. It is rumored that Mr. J. L. Jaek sno of Hagood contemplates In com? pany with Mr. and Mrs. T. P. San? ders a trip to Houston, Texas, occa? sion. Confederate reunion. He will doubtless visit on the trip his son, Bush Jackson, in Louisiana. We understand that Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W. Sanders will also go. Charles Banders, Jr., ami Emmett Kmanuel have returned1 to Clemson. And so Dinklns' Mill has b gnome iho camping ground for more than one ."ft of young folks. This year in addi? tion to the Y. VV. C. A. of Columbia, the Camp Fire girls of Sunder and another company of young folk were there. This pro|*>rty hist year was In sad need of repairs, has been thor? oughly overhauled. and everything from wheat mill down is humming. The miller tells me the patronage of the wheat mill extends from below Wedgofield to a hove Camden. "Hagood." Harding Has Big Lead Rexall Straw Vote Shows That Republican Candidae is Fav? orite in All Northern and Western States The first bulletin of the Rexall Straw vote for presidential candidates' ! issued today, shows that Republican 'candidates are the choice of the ma? jority of the voters in all the North? ern and all thw Western states, except New Mexico. The Democratic can? didates have a majority of the voles in all the Southern states, except Maryland, which gives a lead to Hard? ing'. The total vote recorde d in the 8,000 llexall stores is as follows: Harding. ?1,597 fox . 42,018 Fourth Red Cross Roll Call Will Be Held November ? to 25, 1920 The fourth Red Cross roll call will he held from Armistice Day, Novem? ber 1, to Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1920. This is the time set for the renewal at membership in the Ameri? can Red'Cross and the securing of new members. The coming roll call will !>egin on the same day of the month that marked the close of the "signing up" period prescribed for laift fall and will extend over a long? er time by five days, the third roll call having started ort, November 2. The decision has been made by the American Red Cross to make each an? niversary of the end of the World) War. henceforth, the occasion for re? newing popular aHegiance. to the Red Cross through dollar annual member? ships. The grand objective behind the ?Fourth Roll Cat I and for all the an? nual roll catfSj for that mutter?is to Secure as nearly as possible universal riembership. The obligations of the organization, which are financed through the an? nual dollar memberships, include con? tinuation of measures in behalf of America's veterans of the World War, particularly the disabled; service for Army and Navy under all conditions; development of stouter national re? sistance to disease through Health Centers, increase of the country's nursing resources and cooperation with official agencies; continued pre? paredness for disaster relief; Home Service and community work; and completion of relieft work among the war-exhausted and disease-ridden peoples overseas. ? Ten million members are now en ! rolled under the banner of the Amer? ican Red Cross. This is twenty times the pre-war membership^of the So? ciety; and, in addition, there are four? teen million members of the Junipr Red Cross. Plvfsioh Managers and their assistants are planning to make the 1921 roll call'a more enthusiastic and a more nearly universal function than its predecessor, counting on the greater popular knowledge, founded on the practical work put Into effect during the past year, and a better conception of the peace-time program) to stimulate interest among all classes ol* the country's population. Teetotal Meeting Ends Washington. Sept. 2.">?After the morning session which was devoted to the discussion of the progress of pro? hibition in Mexico and Central and South America, the delegates to the International Congress Against Alco coholism made a pilgrimage today to Mt. Yemen, the home of George Washington. The final session to? morrow will be addressed by Rich? mond Pearson Hobson. The Greater Need. "The great question now before us," began the ponderous constituent. "We've got more questions on hand Just now than we really need," in? terrupted Senator Sprghum. "Come around with an answer once in awhile."?Washington Star. NEILIj O'DONNELL President sswrrrss ? u...aan Wwst| rue rtRST nat?onai. bank O. Ij. YATE8, Cashier P? ti< in w? to la sh nc gr wi al Needs of State Unhrf South Carolina lTniversiu Ask Legislature For $423, Next Year Columbia. Sept. 26.?The 1921 islature will be asked t<> appropria ; * 123,684 for the University, ot this jS109.000 is needed for installing hefet>? |ing apparatus in dormitories not now *'.|iut>i?'d; S91.564 is needed for re? pairs to several old dormitories; and $223.120 is needed for regular Uni? versity operating expenses next raar. The trustees have decided to put an item Of 19.not) in the University budget for the establishment of the school of public health nursing. - Fire at Asylum Laundry Building vl Raleigh In? stitution Destroyed Last Night Raleigh. Se\d. 25.?Fire early this morning destroyed the laundry build? ing of the State insane Asylum, eatis a loss estimated, a^ a hundred thou? sand dollars. The patients were un? harmed. Balloon Race Starts Twelve Airships Entered for Race From Birmingham 4 Birmingham, Sept. 25?A steady breeze from the south favored the twelve balloons, which inflated and are ready start from here late today in the National Balloon race. Tlie course mapped out is due north, but shifts of the winds may scatter th<* er.trles. Ban on Chinese Bond?; Business Organizations of Shan? ghai Refuse to Buy Latest I Peking Issue - . i Shanghai, Aug. 21.?All of Shan? ghai's largo- Chinese commercial and banking institutions have placed a l>an upon the latest issue of bends Of? fered by the Pekin government and sold for a time in Shanghai at 1 2 per cent of their face value. It waa re? ported in Chinese financial circles in Shanghai that th?> Peking government brought out $20,000,000 worth oft, these bonds after failing to obtain money for current needs from Japan or from other sources. The a'titude of the commercial and financial interests in connection with the bonds was set forth in a telearam of protest that was sent to the Pe? king government. This was signed by 62 local organizations and the Shan? ghai Street Unions, representing alt the larger trading guilds of the sea? port. In this message it is pointed out that these bonds wih in time come into the hands of foreigners who will en? force the demand that they be re? deemed at full face value. Correct. "What is meant by every cloud having a silver lining?" asked the teacher. "That's when a feller is so sick that he can't g;o to school," replied the red-headed boy in the back row. ?Cincinnati Enquirer. Parlor Competition. "How is it that Arthur never takes you to the theatre nowadays?" queried Marie. "Well, you see," her friend replied, "one evening' it rained, and we sat in the parlor." "Yes?". "Well, ever since that we?Or. I don't know; but don't you think that theatres are an awful bore?"?Tit Bits. lodern Methods in Banking We have reduced our operating CS> Uses very much by the intmduc >n of modern methods in bookkeep ?. as a much larger working force >dld be required If we still adhered the old way of doing things. A rge part of the work that was done >wly and painstakingly by hand is \v handled rapidly, and with far eater accuracy by machines. This does not mean that we are owing machines like in dealing th our patrons. * It is our intention ivays to remain intensely human. he First National Bank e National Bank of South Carolina of Sumter, S. C. Resources $l,S00,00ft. strong and ProsTasstre Most Patnstaklng SERVICE with OOSJRTRST ns Urn Pleasure of Sereins; TOV e Bank of the Rank; I and File G. G. ROWLAND, President BAJUdtt ROWLAND, Cashier ??4StMIMiM?M???<