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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28
COTTON GRADER HERE.
Representative of Bureau OF Markets
in Sumter to Grade Cotton

Mr.. Banks, the government cotton
grader of the Bureau Of Markets OF
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture reported to the Sumter
Chamber of Comerce yesterday for
duty on the Sumter cotton market.
and will be ready to cut, sample, and
grade cotton beginning Monday, Aug
ust 26th, at the quarers of the Tri-
County Farmers Cotton Markeing As
sociation, No ~ East Liberty street,
next door to the Citizens Meat Mar
ket.
His wife and three children will
soon arrive here to remain with him
during the cotton season.. as Mr..
Banks will be here until next April.
The cotton growers will do well to
have all of their cotton sampled and
graded by this disinterested, expert
cotton grader who has had years OF
experience as a grade, and buyer be-
fore entering the government service,
even though cotton is to be held and
stored for sale twelve months from
now.
Every bale of cotton is carefully
graded according to grade and length
of staple, listed in book, tagged, AMI
the owner Of the cotton is given dn-
plicate grade card of the card placed
on the bale, giving length OF staple,
grade, etc.
A farmer then knows just what his
cotton grades for either immediate Or
future sale, and he can sell it intel
iigently and secure the highest market
prices therefor.
No charge IS made for cutting,
sampling, or grading, and all farmers
are entitled to this service free o;
cost. -
In order, however, to keep a gov
ernment cotton grader on the market
the Tri-County Cotton Marketing As
soeiation has to furnish a store for
the grader, a clerk, and cotton cut.
ter and janitor. lights, fuel, etc
This of course costs something in
addition to the guarantee of one chou
;and dollars by the association to help
pay the graders salary. therefore
tke association asks that a number OF
farmers who feel inclined to do so
wiz join the association and pay one
dollar a year dues, although this is
not compulsory in order to have your
cotton graded and listed and tagged
AS this grader and the association
save every farmer WHO has his cot
ton graded several dollars PEI bale o.
causes them to get at least from one
TO three dollars per bale more for
their cotton than they would get if
they didn't know the grades Of Gheir
cotton, any cotton farmer 4 well
afford TO contribute one dolla. ia or
der that q few farmers will not have
20 pHt up the entire one thousand dol
lars.
Farmers ffem any county may have
their cotton cut, sampled, and graded
and may be members Of the associa-
tor also. .
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28

: On Tuesday of this week, the Sur
gical Dressings Department received
a special rush order from headquar-
ters. A cali FOR workers was pub
Iished, and the following day the
workroom was crowded. The next
day, there appeared in this paper a
word of thanks to those who had
helped SO efficiently. with a warning
that the crowded workroom must con-
tinue. Since then, the workroom has
been almost empty. Are you going
to help with this great duty. or are
you going to sit back" and rest be.
cause you have heard word OF
praise? 1t is hoped that this rush
order may be finished in time; but II
cannot be unless you are there every
day-every hour you can spare.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28
Haryin News and Comment.

Haryin, Aug. 22.-The deterioration
in the cotton crop in this section
since the report as of July Is is ful
ly so per cent. The your corn crol
was Of right maturity to be greatly
benefited by copious rains the latte.
Lart Of July but the excessive a5-
normal heat in first half Of Angus
aid great damage TO all crops. Tt,
banormal temperature has causeC
cotton to open immaturely and gener
al picking is in progress.
The farmers of this section viii.
greatly reduce cotton acreage anoth
er year and plant more grain. owing
to the conscription of such a large
percentage OF man power for war pur
loses. Some of the farms are a1nlos,
depicted OF man power on account ei
being drafted into the service Wit*:.
the. extension Of the age limit the de
pletion will be all the greater. There
is apparent determination OH the par
of farmers and business men to ho!d
their cotton for more equitable and
just price With the most ordinary
finished cotton products being manu-
featured on basis Of so to 20 cent
the pound for raw cotton, and the
cost per pound is 81 IA cents tt
make the crop of 1918 after careful
computation by such excellent autho-
rity as Col w W. Morrison. cottor
statistician for Herman & Wolf, cot
ton exporters, Of New Orleans, and
90 ~ r ho or0 =
600 bales deficit in the past three
years and it being we'll known that
Liverpool and New York spectators
in combination with the British
American Spinners Association have
for the past fifty years practically die
tated the cotton market Of this coun-
try, the Southern cotton g:.owel
feels and knows he should have some
equity and consideration in tht
transaction ano passing from his
hands of the commodity he produces
and to this end those who can posi-
bly, hold their cotton and cotton sect
will do SO.
Miss Sue Widemann of Wayeross
Ca, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. j. E
Brogdon.
Sam John Brogdon and Legar'
Harvin, accompar; by their sisters
Misses Lulie c-ogdon and France:
Harvin, spent the week end Will
some friends in Manning.
Mrs. Ben H Harvin has returnet
from Richmond, Va, where she ac
companied M. Harvin on whom
surgical operation was performed OF
the 10th. Mr. HarviE will undergo
second operation on the 2Sth.
Col. II. j. McLaurin. Jr.. accom-
panied by his wife and little daugh
ter, Frances. returned from Rich
mond. Va, Tuesday Col. McLanril
was operated on some weeks ago il
st. Elizabeth Hospital by DR.. .
Shelton Horsely. the famous surgeon
Mr.. West b. Banding. VINO wa
operated ON by DR.. Horsley on the 5t
inst. will return home next .Sunda'
Mr.. NJ. c. Lansford. Travellers Res
Is. c., won the Ben II. Harvin an
nual gold medal in the agriculture
courses in the University Of Sout
Carolina. Mr. Langford has prove
his genuine loyal all-Americanism y
volunteering his services to his cou1
try, and is now 4 member of Con
nanv A. 61st Pioneer Infantry, Cam
Wadsw orth, Spartanburg, S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28

we are way up in the mountains. )!
have seen some beautiful mansions
on the mountain sides, they arc re-
sorts for some Of the wealthy peo-
pie from Ile states. have also Seen
u couple of old castles which looii1
just Ike pictures
The country is beautiful here wher-
ever you so, saech nice pretty green
country.
Rut the railroads are so queer they
look ike TOYS 10 me. Ihess. people
ere really one hundred years behind
the times; 80 wonder 5hey ali want
to como to America. { don't blame
them either
When we tell the people all ou',
big towns are like Paris. they open
their eyes SO big and want TO so back
with US.
If / wasn't married l could bring
1ne.
They want us to take them for
souvenirs and everything they can get
hold Of they want tor an American
souvenir
have been in quite number Dig
towns so far and am in hopes CT
seeing Paris again before my re
turn.
Well I must close, letting you know
l am still we'll ana when spending 6
coupla of weeks in the mountains
again, will write more With lets o.
love to all, from your loving brother
Eudd.
Private Lewis a. Grow, CO. 1. slst
Inf. a. E. Forces.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Achurch, o.
Charleston are in the city visiting
relatives.
Sergt. Geo. NJ. Rauton and Private
He. .Rauton have arrived safel'
overseas.
Mrs. Laura Neal and daughter
Mrs. C. L. oderland and son have
returned to Richmond. Va. after .
visit to relatives in the city.
; Mr.. &C. II. Wood. whQ has beer
visiting his sister, Mrs. P. r. Maye
has returned to his home in Rich
fnond, Va, to enter the army.
Mr. E. W. Noise, of NeW York, is
In the city visiting relatives.
* Mrs. Neil Smith. of Rowland, N
G., is visiting Mrs. Rose jenkins.
. Capt. Ed#ard j.. Randle has arriv-
cd safely in France.
Mrs. Mary A Mcclure has received
notice Of the safe arrival overseas OF
her SON, Sergt. joseph Mcclure.
zsMr. L. Clifton Noise who went to
New Yprk several weeks ago has
joined ths Jewish War Relief Wors
and is in raining for service over
seas.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. r. l. Wallace and
Attle. daughter. Margaret. Of Atlanta.
Ga; are visiting relatives in the city.
AIRS. Sam 3. Mitchell is visiting rel !.
atiVes at RidgeWay. S. c.
Ag. 4. J.. Ard ana Harry Rgltma9p
hags nefnrgaa from 4 trip To Western
North Carolina.
Mr.. Taylor Kssls and family have
returned to ChaFleston after spend
ing the week with his mother. Mrs.
C. Keels.
Ms. j. III Il. 4I.ginbotham, of the
Bnsssa States Bureau Of Markets,
who p ia charge OF cotton grading
work in South carolina, with head
.ayaJtsra in colusubia. spent The day
s. sssWa.
aIss. ~ E.. Boiling, OF Nashville,
s4enn., Is visiting Mrs. C: r. osteen.
- H. ena Nrs. FE AZ. stuckey attend
I'd ths aeAss-stnckey marriage at
Btatssbu1E SATURDAY.
!. = Mrs Alice Lowry has returned fron
q visit TO relatives ia Alabama.
Mrs s. E. aAcCey has received a
pessage Srsu her son, sergt. Bay Z.
Nugoa a1npnncing his arrival in
Fzeace.
Me- ". J. Andrews received a
eara ssaay from her son. Alfred
saIaaserA SAYING he had landed safe
9y Syssseas.
tr. Louis Iaehicptke is visiting
Dis aunt. Mrs.. ARCHIE China. y.
Misses ellen and Louise siddall
have 1stlagnsd ffeM New 3erk where,
they spent typ months attending Co.
3nmbia University.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28
RJRLtc HEALTH CAMPAIGN.
Wen Attended Meeting Held at Pleas
ant Grove.

WeH Attended Meeting Held at Pleas
ant Grove.
Pleasant Grove School district in
Shiloh township manifested patriot
ic interest in the community uplif;
and public health meeting at that
place yesterday.
The meeting was held in Pleasant
Grove Baptist church, Farm Dem
onstrator J. Frank Williams presid
ing, and stating the objects OF the
campaign for Improvement of rura!
sanitary conditions.
Rey. r. S. Truesdale, Mrs. John
r. Sumter, and Mr. E. I. Reardon
were the speakers. Mr.. Truesdale
was at his very best and very feel
ingly, eloquently, and convincingly
showed the moral and patriotic duty
OF the people to get busy and or
ganize for decreasing preventable anc
absolutely unnecessary communicable
diseases and premature deaths.
His remarks about the moral side
of individual and public healh and
the evil results to society from youns
men leading immoral lives were very
eomprehensivey and forcibly detlv-
cred
Mrs. John r. Sumter represented
Misses Keels and Martin, The homo
demonstration agents, who were un-
avoidabty absent, and her talk re-
garding the value Of the home DEM
oEstrafaon work, the bearing that
Wholesome cooking, clean households
personal hygiene, and keeping food
from being contaminated by flies W :E+
Of great value to and much appre-
caaisd by her intelligent audience
Mrs. Sumter succeeded in interesting
the ladies to the extent that they the,
and there organized home demon
stration club with Mrs. W. w. Gun
ningham as president, and Mrs. E. "
Gibbs as secretary. The gentlemen
present promised to get busy try1ne
to Lave sanitary. fy-proof closets IN
stalled in that district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cunningham. twt
leaders for social, spiritual, and pa
triotic activities delightfully."- enter
tanned the speakers with one of Mrs
carpinghams famous dinners, ant
finished up the program and th<
splendid menu with an abundance .
ice cream and cake.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28
In tie Trenches,
Somewhere in France,
July y, 1918

y JuiE II, 12io.
Dear Sister: Your welcome letre.,
received and more than glad 20 hea:
from you. This makes five letter
I'VE received from you SO far. haV'
not answered each one for Z got three
at one time but as long as l can the
time I shall write. and you can lei
the others know how l am.
You are the only one that write
every week to me, the rest walt 4
hear from me and then answer, so c.
keep on for it makes me feel so good
to hear from. good old L. S. y.
We hardly know what 10 say o.:
account OF the censor and onli
write on one side OF the paper so h.
can cut out what he doesn't hke, 50
we just take a chance.
I would hate to see mother here
for she used to hate so to hear tfid'l-
der and this place is like thundef
storm all the time. You would thin!'
they would cut it out. during th
night but that is the worst time, be-
at times we are so tired We 80 20 sleei
and sleep right through 1t.
Once in while when big ol!'
drops near, we waken, but only roii
over and go to sleep again.
You write ME about your mas.
meetings and church. ana l am so.
ry to say I have not been to ch1fc}s
since I left the States But once an9
that was on the boat coming over,
we travel around France so much tha.
when we do strike a Y. NJ. {. "A.
is through the week. but | still say M
prayers every night.
l have not experienced the gas %e'
but we are all prepared for 1t. ca :
get my mask on in 6 seconds SO the
will have to send it pretty Iast to Se'
Us.
They say u keep :ile mask on az
length OF time IS the worst torture
the war, but njne shall staE on u
til l drop.
No American has been found dea.
yet with his mask on, they take t::s!:
! off when the torture becomes to.
great. but mine shall stay on for a:
living in hopes OF returning TO III
loved ones in L. $.
Il
while and when | get out Viii VIE
/ you more.
The rats in th- Gitches arc IS hi;
as cats. :>t night on guard you n2.'
/ them coming down the trcneh: E%'
are about TO halt them when Nou li'.'
I out it is only :; rat. II makes You &C
4 like shooting them but We d2ii / ,issi
rboCt ,t,1ce.c ,ncc..ca1.N
A nice shclvec OF gas shells ~
sailing over ut now. but can
stop writing for them. wish <,'
could experience Just ;i5tle OF tn
life-..she's a pearh. hnt all :"
have to DO i; to truss t. the Lord t
bring us through saicly and 100
: forward to the future. to see WHIT
, will bring.
We are having it quite cool here 70
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28

Dear Sister: / guess you think
have forgotten you, but l have not.
We are very busy here; we are sta
toned in the mountains and it Is
pretty hard climbing them all day
and we hunt rest whenever We can
get it.
I am climbing real mountains
now We are near the Alps, SO you
know what they are like.
That is where we have TO do our
bit.
We have been to the front already.
and put fourteen days in the front
line bitches, that is what we call
them over here.
We were in couple Of thunder
showers Of shot and shell, but God
brought me through safely so cur
prayers were answered.
It was like our noisy Fourth OF
July the few days 7 was there.
We are back again for more drill
ing, then off we go to the front
again.
I think we have Travelled almost
all over france. l will have wonders
to tell you when I return. We see
new things every day.
I will be able to speak French toe.
before I get back if we are here
much longer. I am keeping in good
spirits and will do the best can to
save my country and you.
/ haven't hit bed since arriving g
in France, just going from town 10
town, sleeping in hay mows, and III
barns in little villages.
/ surely am seeing plenty OF sights
if / only live to tell YOU about them
We drill every day here, no more
Saturday and Sunday OF and car
only strike a Y NJ. c. 4. about once
month, for we are travelling where
the American soldiers have never
been, but I will say they are al
glad to see US.
Fhey try to teach lis French, anG
we have quite a good time with them
and we try to teach them our Ian
guage.
AS soon as you tell sany Of the girls
here they don't have to work SO hard
they want to go back with us, for al
the girls over here work in hay fields
and saw mills. just like men, it is Q
shame how some of them GO have {
work
.Tou have seen pictures of the ol<
fashioned buildings with big arch
ways, well that is just what these
buildings look like, the barn anG
house built together.
You can walk in anybody's housS
without knocking and sit down q
while, maybe some Of them can un-
derstand you a little by making signs
with your hands.
After you get tired entertaining
yourself, you walk out and go to SEE
some one else. You can see foi
yoafself what the country is like bs
looking at this writing paper and this
is the best we can get here.
I have received four letters from
you so far and it surely does make me
feel fine to get letter from gooG
old u. S. A., and do keep on writing
am still well and hope you all ari
too
Give my love to all and the kiddies
a big hug and kiss and with best Ct
wishes I am still,
Your loving brother.
P1111
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28

Those who .wish 10 exercise the
right Of citizenship In the State and
National elections have until August
s1st in which to apply to the Super
visors of Registration for certificate:
Those who do not register row Will
not be permitted to vote in the gen
eral election ia November.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28

The city schools do not open un-
til the middle of September and
school boys apd girls not otherwise
employed cou. be OF great assistance
to the farmers in the vicinity of the
city by picking cotton during the neH'
three weeks. There should not be
great difficulty in organizing cotton
picking squads and enlisting the inter
est OF several hundred school chill
dren. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28
SUMTER COTTON MARKER.

'corrected daily at 12 o'clock Noop.)
P. g. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer.
Good Middling g. IA.
Strict Middling 81.
Middling 80 ga.
Strict Low Middling 2 IA.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28
NATIONAL PROHIBITION SOON.
President Wilson Not Opposed 70 Pen
ding Legislation.

Washington, Aug. 22..-The senate
prohibition leaders declared today th&t
president Wilson is Eot opposed fc
pending legislation proposing na-lon;e!
prohibition during the var. but has
suggested tine proposed FOR hecomnz.
effective. next January ist. be extend
ed. An agreement is being wofNesi
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28
LETTERS FROM FRANCE.
The War in. the Mountain District
Thunder Showers Of Shot and Shcll
Beautiful Country: People Ten
Years Behind the Times.

Somewhere in France, July {, 1918.
To Mrs. w. |. Whitehead, Sumter, S.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Open High Low Close Close

No1nen's Council of Defense.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Women's Council of Defense will
he postponed until September 4th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28

FOR sALE-F. O. B. cars. capp
Jackson. stable manure; very ltftle
straw. Car load lots only. Acheni-
cal and Fertilizer value rated very
high by Clemson college. A. A
Strauss, Sumter, S. 6.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28

ssfEsWAX WANTED-Any quantity
large or small Am paying best
cash price. See me if you 5hAvs
any. n G Osteen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28

FOR SALE-In settlement Mcbride
estate I offer LOCO acres Jaque
lands, tracts Al to Is acres, yell
located in famous Pudding SWamp
tobacco section. The four 1914
prize corn clubs boys OF Sumter e
and Clarendon counties live one to
eight miles away and grow 80 to
so bushels on same type soil. "A
nearby tract Of similar .aniEn9f9yed
land was paid for out Of last yeas
crop. Prices right and terms Esa-
sonable. E. W. Dabhs, TrpsSee,
Nayesville, S. G..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28

The second installment of Bed
Cross subscriptions are now due and
payable to r. L. Edmunds, Treas
urer at the Sumter Trust 60.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28

LOST-Black and white setter. Bob
tailed, one bad eye; answers to
name OF joe Reward. Phone
627-J. Horace Emerson, Church
Street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28

FOR SALE-Duroc pigs Of best
breeding; also a few gifts, some
bred for fall farrowing. Registra-
ton papers with each one. Glad to
take prospective buyers to see
stock. II. L. Scarborough. .
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Achurch, o,
Charleston are in the city visiting
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-20
MORE WATER
IF KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat Less Meat and Take Salts
for Backache or Bladder
Trouble -NeutraIizeS
Acids

Uric acid in meat excites the kid.
neys, they become overworked; get
sluggish, ache, and feel like humps of
lead. The urine becomes cloudy; the
bladder is irritated, and you may be
Obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night. When the kid
neys clog you must help them flush off
the body's urinous waste or you III be
a real sick nerson shortly. AT first you
feel a dull misery in the kidney region
you suffer from backaehe, sick head
ache, dizziness, stomach gets sour,
tongue coated and you feel rheumatic
twlnges when the weather is bad.
Eat less meat, drink lots of water;
also get from any pharmacist four
ounces of Jad Salts; take a tablespoon
full in a glass of water before break
fast for a few days and your kidneys
will then act fine. This famous salts is
made from the acid of grapes and lem
on juice, combined with lithia, and
has been used for generations to clean
elogged kidneys and stimulate them to
normal activity, also to neutralize the
acids in urine, so it no longer is a
source of irritation, thus ending blad-
der weakness.
Jad Salts is Inexpensive, eannot in
jure; makes a delightful e~ffervescent
lithia water drink which everyone
take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active. Druggists
here say they sell lots of Jad Salts to
folks who believe in overcoming kid
ney trouble while it is only trouble.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-20
sIs MOTORS IN REGIMENT.

A heavy artillery regiment com
pletely motorized. would contain three
hundred and forty eight motor vehicles
including trucks. h~ign-speed cars. and
tractors. all heavily armed. The 330th
Field Artillery at Camp Custer is eq-
tipped with I55 nFm. howitzers, a very
powerful artillery weapon having a
range of Z miles and considered one of
the hardest light field-pieces to mani
pulate
A famous Hot Spot Chalmers has
been converted into what is called a
Reconnaissance and Instrument ear,
and its performance and economy over
the sandy Terrain of Battle Creek has
earned it much praise from the Off
GERS in command. In actual warfare it
would he armored, and carry a special
built body on the regulation Chalmers
chassis This car, entrusted with the
commission of establishing
communication lines, maintaining fire
control and securing firing data for the
line Of batteries; above all mnst be a
machine eqUal IA any emergency. and
dependable under the most adverse cir
eEnstanees.