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ffce Watchman and Southron BfcbHaised Wednesday and Satur day by Osteen Publishing Company, Simrter, S. C. Terms: %$2.Q0 per annum?in advance. Advertisements: d^J^are^ first insertion .-$1.00 Jivary subsequent insertion ? .50 Contracts for three months or linger will be made at reduced rates. /All communications which sub 'private, interests, ?will oe e&&cged for as advertisements. ? ^ituarles and tributes of re ${p*?ii:'Will be charged for. ' ?i?P^? Sumter Watchman was ^eS in 1850 and the True >n-in 1866. The Watchman Southron now has the com L. circHlation and influence of old papers, and is man best advertising medium InSttitfter. ~ffif?Ti ; ? . - ? Tim RATE CUT. ~ The Eastern railroads have an noUnce? their acceptance bf the fstg cut "ordered by the Interstate ^^^^ttnerce Commission. The rest, somewhat more strongly op :ar? expected to follow suit, ^rais*. is wise. The cut is by no m^ans drastic. In fact, it amounts W^nst&erabry less than it is gen understood to be. The 10 per 'cent, reduction covers only of freight that were not af by th* last set of rate reduc Its actual effect, therefore, " to be no more than a 5 r ? cent, cut on the total volume J^?road freight. ;>5^"ife generally agreed that the ? fsSf?iett stand this without seri 'COT;i"bes "during the summer months, mlarty when counteracted by ? cuts announced and expected, ytuki the increased volume of ij?^^tiit, the fall will easily make ^?Bfe.temporary loss of income. 'Os&kR&L STORAGE FOR CROPS -'Sapp?se the government were* to f&BovSr Thomas A. Edison's sug^jes tien;-^or\ agricultural relief, build ing warehouses ai) over the coun fry in which the farmers could their products and, giving ifceni ere?it for half its value. How wo?lff ft work out? rr^^ry-Sc-ell for the farmers, in all/ probability. They would be *?>ld their crops for higher . ;Bixt it would certainly re ^^re^pdiriy strict control on the ;^4Bt''ot;the government to hold the jjTfii' system down to legitimate keep the organized farm ^Ki-cf/tke "nation from erecting a ^igxicnltural monopoly, with ? i ater possibilities of oppression any from which the public suffered- Prices would be but they might be #fci!ized at oppressively high level^ : 'MsOy 'iS this were done for the iarming introstry, would there not be a demand for similar govern ment help, in tiding over other in and enabling them to store products, at the expense of nation, jn time of over-produc br slack demand ? >"0 SOOfER DTTLLSBSS, flftitaeSs' is~ usually expected to be.?'"dull in the summer. Naturally is* an expectation of more *the|usual dullness after a ^fi^jwniter. It is pleasant, there ap&JtQ: find a competent business '?tfM!^it$ announcing that very ^Pp?^ the approaching summer will mot bs/duli at all. P^Hfe is moved to this hopeful view ey many considerations?the boom "In^fcBe building and automotive in 3f&$iies, the steadily increasing IffeKB^nient in nearly all Hnes, the mpti?n of buying by farmers, rising of stock market prices, renewal of suspended dividend pay ments,' the deflation of railroad tables and the great merger move rlaifnt In the country's leading in J$ti^6"ies: * The enthusiasm for inirgers alone indicates a wide . spread beBef that a new era oi J?^fasess activity is beginning. if business is destined to be real ly" good during July and August. ?riainly there can be no doubt as to whit is going to happen in the -?~~_ ifel>EPARF>fEXT OF DEFENSE 'President Harding is reported as -f^oHbg a pian of cabinet reor ganization along business lines wirfeb deludes, as itr. most striking iisCm, ti*e merging of the War De -^rtxaerst and the Navy Depart ^?ent.' These two would constitute a single department covering the ?#hoie field of national defense. It Js 'said to recommend itself from t?e practical experience of Great Britain and other foreign powers, ?ae well as from the testimony of A^?ricari business experts based on similar handling of private enter prises. ' The idea has been discussed for years, but there has never appear ed to be so much chance of its adaption. The president is expect ed to submit the matte r to rohgressC which alone can authorise the change. " ' There -would be one cabinet offi cer instead of two, a "secretary of national defense",, with the-opodfie work of each'branch of the depart ment att ended to by ?nder-secretary for war and another for the navy It would make no great change in the routine conduct' .of the de partments, but they* would be more closely' co-ordinated. The recent war showed the need of such co-ordin?t?m. The army and navy are obliged to act togeth er in war, and ought' to act togeth er' likewise in peabev for efficiency and economy both, instead of going their separate ways, overlapping in functions, duplicating effort, com peting for appropriations and being at loggerheads half the time on questions of policy. ,; _- ? ? ? THE KAJSEB'S^SOUIi. - ? ? Admiral Von Tirpitz's'announce ment that the former Kaiser is go ing crazy on rehgioh is* quite cred ible. ' It would"'be a natural deve lopment. Wilhelm's mind never was well oa^ajsced," and he always had a strongly 'religious bent. , Only too well' remembered are i his grandiose , sermons and pro -phetic revelations during the w^ar. in which he seemed to identify God wholly with the Hohenzoiiern cause, as an "any** some where hear equal . to* Wilhelm: himself. Indeed, - with his absolute monarchist and "di vine right" theories, Wilhelm often seemed to confuse his'own identity with that of the "Deity. ''. That "ally" seems to have desert ed Wilhelm'in his "hour of greatest need. Wilhelm thinks s?, at any rate. His God was a God of battles, not a God to be wbrsl?pped _ in pi ous humility."": In ' the castle " at Doom, therefore,, exalted egotism has given way" fo 'gloom and" de spair. There are rid battles to be ? .. . . - ...' ... .. < fought at Doom, except those of WflhelnVs 'inmost'' heart, and it seems to be very'dar* there.' There need' be' ao further talk of '?punishing the war criminals." The supreme war criminal, at least, is getting his punishment. A SOCIALIST REVTVAL? The Socialist party announces that it is going to wage a fight in every congressional district in the United States-this year.* The lead ers are hopefuL A statement is sued from New "Fork says: j 'H")ur reports mdic?te a wfdef spread' Socialist*sentiment, ?s well as indignation among the masses of workers over the failure of the ; Democratic ' and Republican ' par jties to deal effectively with the un i employment problem, the wave of ?wage reductions and the shortage of homes.'" t These signs of life are interest i ing because of the obscurity into j which American Socialism has fall ! en since it polled "NHKOOO votes in j the 1912 presidential campaign. During the war the growing move ment suffered almost a death blow in public esteem as a result of the espousal of the German cause by the Socialist organization. It has 6hown no convincing sign of re covery sfoce " "armistice. To unpleasant war memories has been added the disillusioning effect of the Russian experiment. Millions who once felt more or less friend ly toward Socialist ideas have learned a lesson, from the conspic uous failure of Marxism as applied by Lenine and Trotzky. Can it be true that the revulsion and indifference are vanishing, and Socialism! is becoming a word to conjure with again in America? It is hard to think so." As for the r??asons given for the alleged revival, surely Socialists should be able to see that unem ployment has been an economic problem of worldwide scope, which they themselves have hot been ablej to solve; also that wage reductions j i were inevitable, in a time of neces-1 |sary deflation, and that one of the; j chief causes for the shortage of gnomes has been the insistence on high wages on the part of the very workmen to whom the Socialists j make their chief appeal. Commencement Notes j Commencement . of the High I School wiJI take place on the even j hags of the sixth and seventh of jjune at & o'clock in the Academy - of Music. As is customary, ? seats ' will be reserved for the parents of j the graduates. The boxes on the j left will be reserved for the mem j bers of the City Board of Educa I tion, and for City Council, and for ?those who are-to present the med j als. As is customary, an admission I of 25c will be charged to defray the expenses of the Opera House, j and to provide, a ?mall fund for va j ried equipment for the different I school buildings. It has been the ? custom for a good many years not j to have any presents sent to the ! stage. This has proved to he an I excellent custom and will continue J to be observed. CettoniOtttkfefcr Very Uncertain Increase in Acreage Placed at : 1A .Per Cent.?Weevils Are Spreading New York, May 31.?The Jour nal of Commerce will say in its is sue of tomorrow: Generally unfavorable weather throughout the cotton belt during the month of May tended to pre vent any further Increase in acre age. According to . estimates of nearly ;1,600, competent and trust worthy, correspondents ; of this journal .under an average date of May .24, the increase in acreage is now placed at. 8.4 per cent, asj against 11 per cent indicated last month. This showing compares weil with -that of June 1, a year ago,; at which time a reduction of 27.9.per cent was reported, but is a disappointment to those looking for ;a large, -increase since it indi cates approximately 28,747,000 acres planted. With the exception of* 1921, when there was a dras tic cut to 25,598,000 acres, it is the smallest acreage in several years. In 1920, 35,504,000 acres were planted in .1918, 37,207,000 acres, and 36,0 acres in 1916. Large ?acreages were planted in the years 191.3?-and 1911,. amounting to 37, 45?,000 and 36,681,000 respectively. The next smallest to the present estimate was in 1915, with a total ot 32,10 7,000 acres. Just what may be expected from this acreage, is a much discussed topic, and estimates. - range from 8,000,000 bales to as high as 12, 500,000 bales, although, at this time, such estimates are manifest ly little more than guesses, espe cially as planting is not yet com pleted. Following the govern ment's method of calculation the indicated yield will be about 9, 564,511 bales, based on the final official estimate of acreage which compares with an actual production of 7,962,530 bales last year, 11, [329,755 bales in 1911. 12,040,532 bales the year before that, and 16, 134,930 bales in the high, record year of 1914. However, it is be coming increasingly evident, ?s pointed out in our last report that this crop will be quite as difficult to guage as its immediate predeces sors. Notwithstanding the lateness of,the season, which now averages, i fifteen days late for the entire belt, farmers in many sections,.are plant ling and replanting steadily in a de termined effort to obtain a stand. Should the weather clear, it would I undoubtedly mean a considerable larger increase in acreage than is now apparent. On the other hand, ? the. cloudy, showery conditions of the past few weeks persist, pres ent, estimates may have to again be reduced. As to percentage condition the i outlook is more encouraging and the average for the, belt is 71.8 per cent, as against 68.8 per cent last year and 68.0 per cent in 1920. It, however, compares with a ten-year j average of 76.6 per cent, and with-i the two exceptions just noted is the j poorest, since 1907, at which , time a'per cent condition of 69.0 was j reported. In: the corresponding! month of 1919 percentage condition' was estimated at 78.5, and in 1918 21.2; for the year 1913 the condi tion figure was 80.5 per cent andi 83.8 per cent in 1911. A careful persual of the month's returns leaves little room for doubt that the chief cause for lowering! instead of adding to the estimate of acreage is the extremely unfavor-' able climatic conditions encoun-j tered thus far. Complaints from practically all parts of the cotton belt have been either of intermit tent showers or heavy, continuous rains accompanied after by unsea sonably low temperatures and here and there hail and wind storms. To this must be added the overflow from the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers, also in part of Texas ad jacent to the Brazos, which has re sulted in the flooding of thousands of acres of valuable cotton lands. Large areas .of the valley sections are still under water, and it is an open question as to whether these conditions can be remedied in time to plant any cotton at. all. Farm ers in those parts are said, wher ever the land is at all workable, to be planting a second and even a third time, but there is beginning to be talk of the possibility of hav ing to abandon large tracts of this flooded ground unless the situation improves radically in the next week or two. AU this seems to add materially to the weevil menace. Many cor respondents are extremely pessi mistic on the subject and assert that enormous losses are almost in evitable. At present writing nearly all indications are for greatly en hanced weevil damage, partly be cause of the lateness of the crop and partly because infestation is earlier than usual this year. In some parts of Georgia it is reliably reported that the pests are already attacking: jroung cotton. On the other hand, farmers are likely, as a result of the more profitable prices for the staple, to use evory possible moans of combating the evil. Opinion seems qu-ite general that the weather will continue to be the determining factor of the cot ton crop, both as to the acreage planted and the final yield. Should the cloudy, showery conditions of the last two months last much longer the chance of a larger pro duction will be materially lessened. If the weather clears as seems al most certain after so long a period of precipitation, it is not too late to make up for much of the time lost. A factor which seems very generally overlooked amidst the present flood of dismal reports and still more gloomy prognostications, is that cotton is essentially a wa ter-plant, that it can stand a great deal of moisture without actual de terioration and that a few days of warm sunshine would completely change the outlook and effect wide spread improvement. The excellent subsoil moisture which is present nearly everywhere should insure a good taproot and thus make for quick growth and good fruitage and a greater degree of resisting power for possible heat and drouth in the late summer. .Moreover, considerably more fertilizer hns been used this season than last. Labor is plentiful arid usually j working well at much lower wages, and last, but not least, bankers, owing to the Improvement in the demand for cotton are evidently more disposed to finance cotton planters in their operations. Thus it seenu< not altogether unreason able to look, weather permitting, for better results than some cor respondents just' at present deem possible. ? ? ? ' - To-day's Best Jokes and Stories Early Training. A pious old deacon attended a weekly prayer meeting, where he fell asleep. Presently he was called upon to lead the meeting in prayer. When his wife nudged him in the ribs, the old deacon grunted: "Darn you Betsy, get up and light it yer self."?Exchange. Cave Man. He seized her in the dark and kiss ed her; I For a moment bliss was his. ["Oh," he said, "I thought it was L my sister!" She laughed, and said, "It is** ?Exchange. Death Rattles. j They say jazz is dead. We-thought j it was dying from the weird noise j it made. I .. . Our PtsxzHx^ Language. Four year old Dorothy listened i attentively while her mother tele I phoned a grocery order. The last item in the list was a new one to. her. And she inquired: "Mama, did you send for some corn starch ?" . "Yes, dearie." "What for? Is you goin' to laun der your corns?" . . ?Exchange. Such Ignorance. A lawyer was conducting a care in court, wherein one of the wit nesses, a negro, confessed to being engaged in a crap , game with the. defendant. Immediately the law yer said, "Now, sir, I want you to tell the jury just how you deal craps." "What's dat ?" asked the witness, rolling his eyes. . "Address the jury, sir," thun dered the lawyer, "and tell them just how you deal craps." "Lemme outa heah?" cried the witness, excitedly. "Next thing Ah know dis gemmcn's gwmeter ask me how Ah drinks a ham sand wich." Wasted the Best. "I want you to teach my son a foreign language," said a lady to a teacher of languages. "What shall it be, madam?" the teacher replied. "Would you like Polish, Gzechoslovakian, Armenian, or perhaps even Arabic ?" , "Well," mused the lady, "which is the'most foreign?"?Exchange. "And? now," said the monocled gentleman who had borrowed 'a match from the traffic cop, "I sup pose you would like to know who ram?'! "Sure." "I am Sir T. Willy Rockinghorse, Knight of the Bath, Knight of the Garter, Knight of the Double Eagle, and Knight of the Golden Cross." "And I," said the . cop, "am Jas. Murphy, tonight, last night, to morrow night, and every other night."?London Answers. Brains. A. "moonshine" .vender was ar rested . in Omaha? Police Judge Wippick made him this offer: "If you drink a glass of your own hooch I'll turn you free." 'Til go to jail," the bootlegger decided quickly. There always were more real brains behind the bar than on the brass rail side when it came to ? liquor. j A negro preacher called at the ! county superintendent's office and applied for a job to teach school. The superintendent began his examination, and asked him to make a sentence with the word "epistle" in it. The negro with his pen and tablet began but looked embarrass ed. The superintendent finally dis covered the negro was making no progress and asked what was holding him up. He said nothing in particular, and the superintend ent then asked if he knew what an "epistle" was. The negro scratched his head and said he thought he did. He said ain't an "epistle" an apostle's wife? . An editor wrote a southern Mis souri subscriber, named Bill Jeff rey, advising him that his sub scription had expired. A few days later the editor received his own letter, across the bottom of which was scrawled, "So's Bill." A man "butted in" at a wait ing line before the railroad ticket window at New York and the men who were in a hurry glowered. "I want a ticket for Boston," said the man, and he put 50 cents under the wicket. "You can't go to Boston for 50 cents." returned the ticket seller. "Wcl\ then," asked the man, "where can I go for 50 cents?" , And each of the 14 men in that waiting line fold him where he could go. In going through a drawer con catining some old papers yester day, we found a copy of an old newspaper dated April 3. 1775, which you will admit is going back some. The name of the 3heet was The Mercury, issued at Newport, and as large type on the front page proclaims, "printed by Solomon." Although rather hard to read on account of the old time spelling, the ink is still.a3 legible as ever on all of the four pases. At the bot tom of the lost page we find fur ther information regarding the publisher in a line which reads, ''Newport, Rhode Island. Printed and published by Solomon South wick, in Queen Street, near the Middle of the Parade: where may be had all kinds' of blanks -com monly ufed in this colony." We gather from this that Sol omon was right in the swim in those days, "right in the middle of the parade.' . Another interesting article re garding a runaway slave reads: "Ran away on Tuefday Iaft, from the fubsriber at Newport, ? mo latta man, named Mofes, about 4 feet 7 inches high, ? fhort' well fet fellow, of a yellow complexion with a bufhy head of hair, fome what different from a negro, fpeeks exceeding good English, and had on, when he went away, ? new felt hat and a blue cap, a red daffi great coat, a green ratteen jacket and a thin cotton one underneath, a buck fkin pair of breeches, a light colored pair - "of worsted stockings, and fhoes about one half worn; whoever will apprehend faid Mai ?tto and deliver him to the fubfcri ber, fhall have a "reward of four dollars, and all neceffery charges i paid by John Dennis." ."John" was sure putting out a ..description of the runaway. We fonder if they ever caught 'Mofes.' The Competitive Drill - . , .... Very favorable comment has been made upon the excellent showing made by the eighteen boys who participated in the competitive .drill that was held last Friday af ternoon. Men who have been wit nessing .the drills for a good many years agreed that this was one of the best in every way that they had ever seen. The four boys who stood at the end of the competi tive drill were on a perfect parity and the judges named them to par ticipate in the exhibition drill on the first night of commencement. After this had been determined, these four boys continued the i competition to determine who is the best drilled boy in the bat talion* as shown by the several competitive drills. This has been determined; but the name of the .winner of the medal will not be announced until at the end of the exhibition drill. This exhibition I drill will continue for exactly ten . minutes. It has been found nec essary to make this change on ac count of the fact that the drills of the past few years have become so prolonged as to cause weariness among the members of the aud ience who were not intimately in terested in itKe result of the contest. j The four boys who will give the I exhibition drili on Tuesday evening are: Morris Averbuck, Charles "Crorabe, Alva Spann, .and Sam j Wells.. , " . .. COTTON MARKET NEW YORK COTTON. . Testdys Open Higb Lew Close Clog* [Jan. _ ..-19.93 26.02 19.79 19.81 20.15 March _ _ 19.82 19456 19.67 19.67 19.97 Jirfy_20.50 20.52 20.20 20.25 20.63 Oft... _ .20.25 20.25 20.03 20.08 20.41 Dec_20.85 28.18 19.94 20.00 20.25 Spots 40 off, .26.75.. _ . NEW ORLEANS COTTON. I Testdys Opes "High Low Close Close Jan. . .19.28 19.42 19.22 19.22 19.61 March _ .19.00 19.18 19.00 19.02 19.34 July_20.12 20.24 20.05 20.09 28.50 Oft. - - -19.68 19.71 19.48 19.54 28.08 Dec.. _ .... 19.25 19.52 19.23 19.34 19.75 ' Spots 12 off. 20.38. Washington, June 5.?A bill au thorizing Secretary Weeks to ne gotiate the sale or the .lease to Ford of the Muscle Shoals prop erties, under the terms of the offer made by Ford was amended by the house military committee to elimi nate the Gorgas plant and will be Introduced soon in the house by Acting Chairman McKenzie of the committee. -5*t- v m; REUNION AT RICHMOND Confederate Veterans Will Be Granted Special Railroad Rates Richmond, Va., June 1.?All members of the United Confederate Veterans, Sons of Confederate Vet erans, United Daughters of the Con federacy, the Confederated South em Memorial Association, ? sponsors and maids and matrons of honor who come to Richmond for the Confederate Reunion, June 19-22, will have the privilege of traveling at reduced rates of fare. General Jo Lane Stern, Chairman of the Reunion Committee, has completed negotiations with Southern - trans portation systems whereby the vet erans and accompanying members of their families may travel at the rate of 'l cent per mile. Members of affiliated organizations will be given the' beneiit of the round trip to Richmond and return at the rate of a one-way fare. The city is making preparations to entertain not less than 5,000 of the surviving 45,000 Confederate soldiers, although this number of visitors will be increased several times by the presence of the Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy, other affiliated organizations ajid sponsors. The opening date for the actual reunion of the veterans, is June 20, although the Sons and members'of the Confederated Southern Me morial Association will start their program one day earlier. AH of the' organizations will close their meetings simultaneously, or on June 22. Preparations have been Com pleted to take care of the veterans in fine style. I Many will stop at the hotels, others will be the guests of relatives' and friends, but the ma jority of them will be comfortably accommodated in private horned and at reasonable rates. The cost of lodging and breakfast in private homes will range from $1.25 to $2. Dinner and supper, with the com pliments of the city of Richmond and Commonwealth of Virginia, will be supplied Confederate Vet erans on June 20, 21 and 22. In formation about accommodations may be had by addressing Major B. B. Morgan, Postoffice Box 685, Richmond, Va. The' program of exercises and entertainments indicates that this will be one of the most elaborate reunions in the history of the United Confederate Veterans. One of the most impressive features dur ing this reunion will be the laying of the cornerstone of a monument to Matthew Fontaine Maury; the "Pathfinder of the Seas," and one 1 cf the heroes of the Confederate j Navy. ? - j AUGHTRY GETS FIVE YEARS Columbia, June 1.-?Theodore W. Aughtry, oh trial here for the mur der of Silas Gladden last April, had a verdict of manslSughter-with | recommendation to mercy rendered this morning after the trial jury had been out all night, and he was sentenced to serve five years in the J state penitentiary. He is sixty-1 three years of age! The killing arose over'a dispute between the Aughtry and Gladden families of the interchange of a ta ble and a dishbbard. Aughtry pleaded self-defense. . Judge "W. H. Townsehd, presi ding, fixed the bail of Aughtry at $2,500 in case his attorneys de sired to appeal. - ^ .> A QUART OF WHISKEY FOR ONE DOLLA R. If we could advertise and sell a quart of whiskey for one dollar our store would be over-run with customers. But we are not in.the whiskey busi ness- We have a very large stock of staple and dependable merchandise, in Men's and Ladies' Ready-to-Wear, Dry Goods, Shoes, Headwear, Underwear, Hosiery and Notions, and we can under sell anybody in this section, because it was taken over from the TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY under a composition settlement. We need the money and we need the room and will sell regard less of value. SALE STARTS THURSDAY. JUNE EIGHTH : AT THEvOLD STAND OF THE BATTERY 33 S. Main St Sumter,S.C. .LOOK FOR THE YELLOW FRONT. 4 Coopergtion^of: City and County One of the greatest pieces of con structive work that has been done by the city schools has been the welding together in strong bonds of friendship the people of the city and the country. For years the boys and girls of the country have been attending the city schools. The High Schools now have in the country a' large number of gradu ates and the result is that the tie between the city and the country has been made very strong. It is difficult in Sumter county to stir up any general feeling of antagon ism between the city and country. The pupils below the High School are required to pay tuition fees. They are allowed to attend the High School free of charge be cause provision is made by the State of South Carolina. This pro vision is not adequate, and an earnest endeavor was made in the legislature to double the tiution ap propriation allowed by the state for High School students not residing in the district. This fight was vig orously led by Senator Davis Mo ise of our own county, and it is strange that the majority of the legislature was unable to see the wisdom Of such an appropriation. If the legislature" wishes to benefit the whole citizenship of the state it could not be more justly done than by making an 'appropriation that would take care of the High School students from the rural dis trictsi 'The benefits are'obvious; in the first place the primary ' and elementary schools of' the" county will be able *to give a great deal more attention to the pupils of the elementary grades, if they do not have to devote any of their time to the High "school ptfpils. One illus tration will serve to make this clear. A few years ago a teacher who had a school within two miles arid a half of Sumter came hv one day to consult with the superintend ent of the city schools. She said : "This is my problem: I bav* 22 pupils in my isehooi. 19-in the pri mary and elementary- grades, and three in the High School. On ac count of the subjects that the pu pils are taking in the High. School I am forced to give one-half of my time to them, while the other ? 3 9 simply sit and wait for me to get through with the high school stu dents." The: superintendent sug gested that she should go to the county superintendnet of education and the trustees and ask pennission to send into the city schools the three high school students whom she had been teaching. Thiss per mission was readily granted, and the result was that for the rest of that year she could deVote 100 per cent, of her time to the remaining 19 pupils. One strong reason has already been mentioned: cementing the cordiality between the country and the city. There are other reasons, but.these two are enough to con vince thinking men that the state legislature could not make a wiser appropriation than to provide for the education of the non-resident pupOs in the High Schooi. In ? the .primary .and elementary, schools the-pupils are so distributed as not to necessitate - the employ ment of additional teachers, In tbH High Schooi there are over 75- pu pils ? from schools outside of the district of the city of Suznter. This, number will become larger -from year to year; and the. state-legisla ture s<?eing that this condition pre vails la every county'of the State, of Soutth .^Carolina w? <most as suredly ? make the necessary appro priation, N. .~i IN ARGENTINA Buenos . Aires. June 5.-?Eighty persons are believed to have perf ished in t3ie sinking yesterday of the steamer Villa Franca on the Parana river near Posadas,- where the river fSorms the boundary be tween Argeintina -and Paraguay. , ??? ? ? m .? , uxiYESRSfrr of south % carolina Entrantce Examinations Entrance. exa minations - to, the University of] South Carolina wi? be held by the County Superintendent of Education at the County- Court House, Friday, July 14, 1922, at '9 a. m. - -V-; \'i The University -offers varied courses of study in science, litera ture, history, law- and - business? The ? expenses are moderate and many opportunities for self-suppo^ are afforded. Scholarships are available. For, full* particulars write to President W.S. Currell, University, of South Carolina, ? Columbia, S. C. - WANTED?Country hsm? sXttp: pay best prices. Ducker & Bult man. UNDERTAKING ? oyt ? . ?? IS N. Main Street Motor Equipment KELL ER?NS?N Licensed Embalmer. Night Phoae 798-L. . ? "i ? ? ? . ? ? r ???? Your friends have retired from the .hard labor of patching tires. *V?'*v -" '? ? .... \ . '*\?t*? ? ? ' ' ' . . ? - " . . ; ?4 Why don't you now while this sale in going on, yon will have to as the weather is getting hot. 1920 1922 ;Pr*ce Price Price 32x3% Plain Tread X.$24.66 -? $ 9.O0 33x4 Plain Tread _.__ 35.35 < ' ? ? 13.00 32x3% Chain Tread. 26.75 $ t?.15 12.77 32x4 Cham Tread.87.40 25.40 1?.*4 33x4 Chain Tread.S9.25 i 20.75 17.94 34x4 Cham Tread_ 40.10 27.33 1S.1S 34x4% Chain Tread. 53.25 80.20 24v20 u3c?, Chain, and Nobby Tread, all fully guaranteed by ?. S. Hre Coitfpany. J. H. McCOLLUM 202 South Main Street s . Sumter, S. a ????????^?^?040??000000?OOt??00'l?tOOOfO#ftf ?00 The National Bank of South Carolina Of Sumter, S. C. The Most Painstaking SERVICE with CO URTEXT Capital $368,000 Surplus and Profits $500,000 STRONG AND PROGRESSIV? Give off the Pleasure of Serving YOU. ^ The Bank With the Chime Clock. C. G. ROWLAND, Pres. 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