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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
COTTON GOODS EXHIBITED.
Products of Southern Factories on
DiSDlay

Burlington, n. c., Nov. 19.-The
advancement made in the South in
the manufacture Of cotton goods, par
ticularly dress goods and hosiery, was
well illustrated in the cotton goods
show recently held in Burlington in
which exhibits were made by twenty
four cotton and hosiery mills all of
which are located in Alamance cOun-
ty.
The products Of each mill were
exhibited in booths each of which
were tended by two ladies who were
dresses made of cotton goods manu-
featured in Alamance county. The en-
tire cost of the material in these
dresses ranged from 60 cents to
$3.50, while in appearance they COM
pared very favorably with costumes
OF other fabrics costing many times
this price, and the effect made a pro-
found impression on all visitors as
showing the handsome garments that
can be made from the products Of
Southern cotton mills.
Among the products which attract
cd particular interest were fancy
dress ginghams. cotton dress goods,
shepherd checks, plaids, and crinkled
seersuckers. flannels, embroidery,
crochet yarns, crepes, crashes, ratines.
novelty fabrics with mercerized and
silk stripes, and stockings of cotton,
isle. and silk in various styles and
with wide range of color.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

Tou see your foodstuffs measured
and weighed before your own eyes
when you go and select them your
self IL you take them home yourself
you are encouraging thrift and econ
omy In your sons and daughters. III
your sons and daughters accompany
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

The curb market does not put the
Sumter dealer out of business. Oh no.
1t saves thousands of dollars for sum-
ter people which will be spent with
the local dealers for something not
sold at the curb market.
You won't find your local dealer
lighting the curb market idea. A
number are working for it today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

"A curb market keeps thousands of
dollars of local money at home in
stead of its being sent off to Florida,
Georgia. and other States by the To-
cal dealer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

A curb market has induced ladies
to personally select. from large as
sortment of fresh produce. just what
they want under competitive and uni
form standard prices. paying cash for
what they get. thereby eliminating the
credit feature. which within them
selves tend towards economy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

IL you pay cash for what you get
you can have the independent privil-
ego OF rejecting what does not please
you. and gives you the opportunity Of
going around I'm short space and
selecting that which pleases you, T.
you have "the cash i'm your posses
ion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
Curb Market Notes From
Chamber of Commerce
You Are Invited to Add Dapprove Any Statement
Made.--Discussion is What is Desired.

you to market see you, and hundreds
or others selecting and bargaining for
foodstulfs they become educated in
marketing. in choosing pure and suit
able food, in financial matters, in
economy, and in public spirit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

With afteen To fifty farmers wag-
ons ut curb market you can not fail
TO get fresh supplies at competitive
prices. You can look over produce ON
hfty wagons. on one block or less.
quicker than you can walk all around
the business section.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

hTe local dealers also are benefited
To some extent by curb market.
They can purchase the fresh unsCld
products from number of farmers
In great many instances chaper than
they can order from distant markets.
and pay exorbitant express rates. ,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
ON TIE RETIRED LIST.
Commander Parker Leaves Active
service

Washington, Nov. 2p.-Commandcr
i. ID. Parker, United States navy, of
South Carolina, has been placed on
the retired list. Commander Parnrr
is a brother of Lewis W. PARKER -.
GfccnNille and has other relatives in
the state. He entered the naval ser
vice several years aGo and has like
other South CarolinianS been Il credit
to himself and the stat" from which
he came.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

When you buy on credit you take
just what your dealer sees fit to Of
fer you. ut his prices. III your deal
er's vegetables are fresh why you get
that much benefit even though the
prices may not appeal to YOU.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

What will curb market do for
Sumter? This question might he
answered by asking What have curb
markets done for other places?'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

The local dealer would much prefer
buying home raised produce and sell
ing IL to you. because when he pays
n Sumter county farmer for Sumter
raiscd produce he keeps your money
t'ct yo' pay him I'm Sumter and the
,4cat dealer gets the money back
Sraiu, ip trade from his Sumter farm
era and custonlers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

The curb market closes at at 1890
or IL o'clock each morning. and the
farmers can sell out to the dealers in
Sumter OF peddle the unsold produce
around the city. as they do now.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03
New Colors in Modern Dress

Where the question of woman's dress is con-
cerned there is perhaps no more interesting fea-
ture than the study of color for year by year we
realize fully what immense scope there
is Tor artistic skill in this direction and what
real delight the production Of beautiful color
schemes can be.
Look back through the past decades and notice
how greatly ideas on this particular subject have
varied, says "The London Globe" Early in the
fourteenth and fifteenth centuries the dress of the
day was wonderful in it's combinations Of
rich hues than at any other time. The Renais
sance period brought with it the use of puppies
and reds, and lovely tones of green and brown
that lavishly used for the fur-edged and BE-
jeweed robes of the great ladies and the embroid-
cred doublets Of the gentlemen, while from Italy
came the exquisite brocades and stamped velvets
that were manufactured in Florence and Venice,
more beautiful in color and design than any ma
terial that had ever before been seen, and which
with all modern knowledge we still copy
faithfully and find lovely anything of pres
ent-day workmanship.
Later on came the delicate silks and satins of
Georgian days, with new tones of mauve, blue and
pink that originated in France and the combina-
ton of all kinds of soft shades, especially grays
and dull blues, that for over hundred years held
their place in favor with both men and women.
Eventually there arrived the early Victorian
era with its crude tones of red green and yellows
and the use of much black and the weaving of
dress materials that almost eyesore to
twentieth century notions, but to which all the
same we indebted for much that we admire
today.
The post-impressionism of the art world is re-
sponsible for many of color schemes today,
just as the pre-Raphaeite school originated the
cult OF red hair and the green and clinging gown.
We clothe ourselves according to the latest no
tions that advancing civilization brings in its
train, and chop and change from one theory to
another until only wonder what next"
and wait with mild establishment for the latest
freak of fashion
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03

of artistic delight. But the supply of drftwood
limited and it's evolution from fresh wood
through the action of the sun and the se. covered
n long period of time. Then it occurred to them
that the thing to do was to find a way to hurry
the process, to gain the same result by other
methods-in other words, to produce artificial
driftwood.
Finally they discovered that charred wood, with
the char brushed out, left the same result
erosion by the sea-and thereupon was born the
"sug-fnish"
Just how it was done only the Japanese them
selves knew, and they couldn't be coaxed or
bribed into divulging the secret For long time
1t was the general impression that the work was
done with acids and that the secret lay in the
knowledge of when and how to stop the action of
the acids
Finally an American, the noted Oriental scholar
and traveller, John s. Bradstreet of Minneapolis,
got on the right track. What he did not find out
in Japan he shrewdly guessed at, and upon his re-
turn to America satisfied himself by numerous
experiments that he had found the correct method.
But that was only half of the game. The other
half was to discover American wood capable
of taking the sug finish.
The Japanese sugi, which is rather soft and
easily worked. differs from most conifers cone
bearing trees in that it is not resnous according
to the generally accepted term. 1t is close grained
and when cut into fatsawed boards shows
beautiful figure. The spring growth is much
harder than the summer growth, so that when
fire is applied to a sugi board degree of heat
which completely chars the softer grain will mere
ly discoor the harder grain Then when the
burned pieces are rubbed until all the charred
portions are removed, the darkened grain Is left
standing out like embossed surface against the
lighter colored soft grain
During the worlds fair few Japanese carpen-
tiers were brought to this country to aid in the
construction of certain OF the exposition buildings
When these carpenters became familiar with
American woods, they indicated strong prefer
ence for cypress, which they stated possessed al
most exactly the qualities of texture and
workability as their native sugi
Here was Mr. Bradstreets tip He Immediately
began to experiment with cypress. and the results
convinced him that 1t was the ideal wood.
Not only is cypress free from resin and pitch
condition which is necessary to the success Of the
susi treatment but by reason of the unusual de-
gree of difference between the hardness of the
spring and summer growths, 1t presents superior
contrast after the scorchiag and brushingout
process.
The Eugi process is rapidly coming into favor as
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03

Townsend
of dinner All of which he did
delivering himself of
mind
had written
he pulled the proof
He started off something like
Gentlemen been imposed You have heard Mr. Townsend
he
Congressional Record
tell
pulled
the of speech ne had handed to
indeed The
corrected proof
fnding the corrected" proof
dinner probably firmly believe
NedTow nsend worked a a
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03

a means for producing one OF the most novel.
beautiful, economical and easily attained effects
ever obtained any wood for interior trim. Its
extreme simplicity is of the chief factors in
it's success. The only tools necessary are gaso-
line torch, such is used by plumbers or painters,
ordinary steel wire brush and small scrub
bling brush.
II selecting cypress for sug work, should
be taken to that the wood is fiat grained, with
very little edge grain and that it is perfectly dry
The only defects to be avoided splits, large
season checks and unsound knots On account OF
the slightly uneven surface it is difficult to glue
the edges of two boards together may be done
with oak, mahogany etc., and for this reason it is
better to limit paneling to twelve or, preferably,
ten inches. Another reason is that it will take
huge logs to produce very wide boards showing
fat grain figure the full width.
The torch used should have as large and
hot blue flame possible, since speed in burn
ing the wood is important. If the surface can be
charred so quickly that the heat does not go
through the board, the result will be much better
and much time will be saved The of two
torches at one time, arranged a handle SO that
the flames are couple of inches apart will also
facilitate the work.
Since the burning is for the purpose of coloring
the hard parts of the outer grain only, it is i'm.
portant not to burn too deeply. If the charring is
carried too far the soft parts will be burned clear
through to the next hard grain and the effect will
not be nearly good
The mill work should be done and the individual
pieces burned and brushed out before they are put
into place because of the tendency of the wood to
warp when subjected to the intense heat of the
gasoline hame-equaling about 1000 degrees.
Warping under such conditions is perfectly natural
and unavoidable and need cause no worry. Wood
that is considered absolutely dry still contains
much moisture ordinary indoor atmosphere,
or about y per cent The heat has the effect of
driving this moisture from the burned surface of
the wood through to the reverse side, thereby
causing a shrinkage of one face and swelling
of the ether. The result is that the charred face
becomes concave and the other face convex. By
setting the board aside Immediately after the
burning and allowing it to stand Tor two or three
days, It will re-absorb enough moisture to balance
up with the atmosphere and thus straighten cut.
1t is then ready for the rubbing process.
1t is advisable to do the burning IN narrow Two
or three Inch strips the full length of the board
rather than to start at the top and work over the
full width The one thing TO avoid is overbUrn-
ing. The ultimate color effect is not controlled
nearly SO much by the burning as by the brush
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03


The biggest weevi
which slowly
scientists But the news
wanted foliage;
the horn that destroys tobacco
fields alfalfa weevi
life
of standing
ard In the small village SO bred
value Of
n 20
n to
paralysis We maal
Economies of malar mosquitoes
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03

fiscal year Of 1915. That is the amount
carried in the agricultural bill before
congress. DR.. L. o. Howard, chief or
the bureau of entomology and Uncle
Sans champion bug hunter, has point
ed out however, that these insects
will cost the country fully 100 times
that amount in cotton destroyed; corn
and wheat and other grain crops in
jured; forests devastated; root crops
ruined and fields laid almost bare. 1t
is to stop such ravages as these that
the bureau is maintained That 1t
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03

article on the Panama canal, his first
contribution on the subject, for the
National Geographic society. In his
article, Colonel Sibert humorously
writes of the effort to rid the Canal
Zone of mosquitoes.
'In 1912 Gatun had probably the
greatest influx Of malarial mosquitoes
in it's history" he writes. "The sani-
tary department determined to locate
all the breeding places of mosquitoes
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03

paper, were it not prohibited by law
from doing So The matter Of getting
the silk fiber into the fabric is compar-
ativeIy simple, and the appearance of
these tiny shreds, often cleverly imi-
tated with fine pen, not infrequently
induces the inexperienced to accept a
counterfeit bill Of which they are sus-
picious. With the development of
photo-engraving the shady art OF
counterfeiting received big impetus.
Prior to that industry only experts
could hope to produce bills that would
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03

rubbed out with cotton waste. Varnishes should
never be used They cheaper the work and the
results are far from pleasing.
Not only is sugi-fnished cypress one of the most
distinctly beautiful of all woods interior
trim for buildings, but because of the ease and
cheapness with which the process can be en-
ployed and the pleasing and novel effects that
be obtained it's use for special furniture and in
Vulnerable small articles will undoubtedly cause
it to become extremely popular with the amateur
as we'll as the professional craftsman.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03


be liquid
He said We scientific this had be
the
of bait
full
standing
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03

other day, and as ne mad some serious
thoughts to impart, he went to the
trouble of writing out portion of the
things he really wanted to deliver to
that after-dinner audience. When he
reached Newark reporter for the
Call spotted him and asked him if he
had an advance copy of the stuff he
was about to get off his chest.
II have this bunch of notes." said
Townsend, "and that is all"
The reporter said he could take the
notes to the office, have them set up in
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03

ing. The more the soft grain is rubbed out the
lighter in color will be the general tone. And the
rubbing must be done evenly that the tone will
not vary. If the rubbing is done only with the
grain the work will be slower and the tone darker
good plan is to first go the board lengthWise
in order TO remove the black charcoal and then rub
across the grain. Under no circumstances how
ever, should there be any diagonal rubbing. One
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03
HEARD ON A RAINY DAY.

Look here. madam, you Just jabbe6 me liz the
eye with your umbrella"
I'm very sorry Here's lay fathers card. HISS
an eye doctor, and if you ny bar4s he'd e.Ys
you his Lowest rates
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03
THE SAME RESULT.

How'd you get the black eyer"
Il heard a man abusing his wife, and"
And you butted in to make him stop. Gee,
but you are chump,"
No. started 10 to help him abuse her"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03
No Secret in the Manufacture of Money Paper

THERE idea generally
manufactured by carefully
that almost
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03
Negro Used for Mosquito Bait in Canal Zone

roI sBERT A. builder of the Gatun locks the Gatun
y
locks and The Atlantic has written interesting
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03

method Of decorating wood is
interesting; it also serves to
show that as a race of COM
mercial geniuses they are
right in the front rank and
wearing bells of considerable
size,
Many centuries ago these,
keen-sighted Orientals began
to gather driftwOod from the
see and turn it to the uses
of beauty without treating it
in any way. Its embossed
like surface, due to the long
continued smashing Of the
waves and the chemical ac-
ton of the salt of the sea,
which destroys the softer
parts of the wood and leaves
the harder growth in irregu-
lar ribs, was to them a source
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03

or two experiments on small pieces
will teach all there is to know.
The work of the wire brush
leaves the board completely Gov
cred with a fine brown powder.
which must be entirely removed.
This is done by going over it first
with a whiskbroom and then with
a small dry scrubbing brush, the
latter being handled vigorously to
polish the raised surface. Cloth
should not be used to remove the
powder, as it will rub the powder
in instead of removing it.
The final finish depends upon the
taste of the operator. If the
process is completed after the re-
moval Of the powder, the board
will be softer in tone and less bril-
liant than if waxed Ordinary floor
wax, however, will bring out the
full effect of the grain. The wax
should be applied and then polished
with a bristle brush. Thin stains.
while permissible, have the effect
of darkening the wood. An excel
lent way to give color to the board
is to apply ordinary lead paint Of
= the desired color and then imme-
diatelv remove all that can be
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03
Thought He Read From Congressional Record

EVERY
Introduction Ned" Townsend
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03


individuality
clerk glance
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03
Bugs to Cost Uncle Sam 100000 in Year 1915

Bugs that that bite
adybugs anything
but ade going the federal 100000 during the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03


hank, or-horrible thought-that he had gone in for
Typography?
But don't worry. The chances are that he is
"fugi-ing" and that the board on which he is Law
shing his attention and the blue flame of the torch
e decorative panel for the dining room of his new
bungalow Ask him about, watch him work, and
very likely you will be convert to this curiously
named occupation before you know it.
For the benefit of the unenlightened who may be
tempted to look up this word in the dictionary
where they won't find tit may be well to state
at the outset that "sugiing" means the process of
burning charring wood to give it the beautiful
effect produced by the Japanese their chief
commercial wood, sugi.
The method has been employed by Japanese
craftsmen for centuries, and they have reaped
rich harvest from the sale of samples of the wood
to English and American travellers For want of
better name, these samples known in this
country Japanese driftwood." 1t not drift
wood, however as the effect was artifcialy OBJ
tanned by the use of fire, the individual pieces hav
Ing first been charred and then rubbed with rice
straw. How the Japanese came to employ this
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-04-03
N8ZR HE cU29EcSsD 5A73NTZTS R1B8ED
WITH 4 aSZ1EF N2DShr

F you should chance to discover your
friend Brown, the usually well-groomed
and sedate president of the First Nation
al bank, dressed in overalls, down on his
knees and busily engaged in scorching
a board with the flame from a gasoline
torch, would you jump to the conclusion
that he had lapsed into second child
hood, which made you fear for the
New Britain herald., 1914-11-19
COMPTROLLER DUNN
 SUBMITS REPORT
Increase in Expenses in Nearly All Departments Except State High
 way Department.

l Hartford, Nov. 19.-Advance copies 1 of the report of Comptroller Daniel P. Dunn for the year ending Septem- Der 30, were sent out today. The comptroller, in speaking of state paupers, says applications for aid were received from 1,4s1 families aggre- gating 4,00O persons.
 The financial statement shows a balance of $102,S27 on hand. He says But for the money realized from sale of bonds and from temporary loans there would be deficit of mill lions.''
 The receipts were: Balance year ago, $315, ,431; from ordinary sources $6,S14,96S; bonds, s4,OO0,O00; pre- mium on bonds $10,840; temporary loans, $690,00O; total s11,S31,240.
 In nearly all departments there was an increase in expenses.
 There was a reduction in this re- spect of $50,000 in the highway de- partment. The tuberculosis commits sion spent sS6,00O more than the year before; the river, harbors and bridges commission nearly $200,000 more anu the judiciary about 1000 additional. The operation of the compensation commission for eight months was at an expense Of $28,871.