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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01
RETURNS FROM war ZONE,
CHIEF OF STAFF BACK FROM
MIXICO.
Gen. Scott Reports to Secretary Ian
sing-Will Tell Secretary of State
Of Recent Visit to Troubled Coun.
try.

Washington, Aug. 29.-Gen. Hugh
l.. Scott, chief of staff of the army,
returned to Washington tonight from
the Mexican border, where for sew
eral weeks he has been doing special
Work for the state department in fur
therance of the Pan-American peace
| plans. He will discuss the results of
his efforts with Secretary Lansing to-
morrow.
Gen. Scott's first mission at the Dor
der was to confer with Gen. Villa and
settle difficulties arising from the
seizure Of property from the foreign
merchants at chihuahua. The general
also discussed with Gen. Villa the
Pan-American proposal which Villa
has accepted.
Since that time the nature of Gen.
Scotts negotiations mas not been dis
closed. At one time it was reported
he sought to get in communication
with Gen. Obregon, Carranza's chief
IN the neid. Obregon responded to
the American appeal that Carranza's
answer would be his.
No disclosures have been made here
as to the next Pan-American step.
There will be no meeting Of the con-
ferees until Carranza's reply to the
appeal for a peace conference in
neutralized territory has been re-
ceived. Carranza's agents here say
the reply is expected tomorrow or the
next day. Gen. Carranza is expected
to be at Mexico City tonight or to-
morrow.
Official dissensions of the Carranza
faction are eagerly confirmed by Villa
adherents and vice versa. Villa fol-
lowers today had no doubt of a re-
port circulated today that some Of
the members of Carranza's cabinet
had revolted. Carranza adherents
secuted reports that Villa had CEN
tralized fighting force Of formidable
size at Torreon to meet Obregon's
army.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01
"WAR CARGO" CEMENT.
Is. and .. Investigate After S17.21S.S7
Is Claimed for Damaged "Muni-
HOns."
Baltimore Sun.

Baltimore Sun.
Through investigating a claim for
$17,21S.S7 made, it is said, by means
OF a letter, covering the loss by fire
or portion of an alleged cargo Of
munitions of war, supposedly consign-
ed to the allies, the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad has discovered that the
cargo consists of a number Of boxes
of cement and sawdust.
The incident which formed the ba-
Sis of the claim happened some weeks
ago. AT Clarksburg, w. Va, prepara-
tions were made to route the car,
which had been packed by persons
claiming to be acting for the allies
and who were thought to be forward
ing munitions to seaboard ports for
transshipment. The car was moved
with safety over the Baltimore and
Ohio to this city. Upon it's arrival
here 1t was sidetracked in the Curtis
Bay yards and while standing on the
sidetrack fire was discovered inside
the car.
Several Baltimore and Ohio en-
ployes who chanced to be near broke
open the door and extinguished the
iiames "A fuse was found near the
| boxes, it is said.
Shortly afterward It is said, the
Baltimore and Onto was informed
that the persons making the ship
m'nts were claiming that the cargo
had been damaged by fire to the ax-
tent Of more than $4,000.
The railroad company investigated
and found the real value Of the car.
so.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01

From The Daily Item. Aug. 26.
located

From The Daily Item. Aug. 26
Miss Annie McNair Graham died at
O'Clock this morning at the Toum-
ey Hospital after a long Illness aged
~ years and five months. She was
the daughter Of the late Col. James
ID. Graham and Mrs. G. u. Graham,
and was born and spent her entire
life In this city. For more than
hfteeen years she taught in the city
schools and was one of the most ef-
hctent and generally beloved of the
teachers In the primary department,
and when she resigned two years ago,
on account OF Ill health. there was
great regret among all the friends
and patrons Of the school. She was
a woman OF marked ability. broad cul-
ture and endowed with a genial and
sympathetic disposition that Won the
friendship and love of old and young.
Her death brings sincere sorrow to a
wide circle In Sumter, for few women
had a greater number or more sincere
friends.
She Is survived by her mother, two
brothers. R. ID. Graham and ]. ID.
Graham. two sisters. Mrs. Henry G,
Hill and Mrs. j. II. Clack. and a num-
Der OF relatives in this city and coun-
ty,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01
To CHANGE INSURANCE. RATE,
Lower Hate on Small Package and
Those of Larger Value Taken.


Those of Larger Value Taken.
Changes In the rate OF Insurance on
fourth class mail matter will take ef-
feet throughout the United States on
"Wednesday. September LIST. Packages
OF small value will be taken cheaper
than heretofore and the office will re-
eeive packages for insurance up to
one hundred dollars. where nifty was
the highest value which could be
placed on "A package before the new
rates go into effect
Fourth class postage. or merchan-
disc. will be accepted for Insurance as
follows: for value OF $500 or Less 3
cent rate. for value between $500 and
$500. 5 cent rate; for package val
ued between $500 and $1,000. 10
cent rate; for package between $50. 90
and 500. 25 cent rate. These new
rates will go into effect on Wednes.
day. September /. 1915.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01
PITCHER USES BOTH ARMS.
Wins DOuble-Hcadcr-Hu Game
With Each Arm.

AS a matter Of economies. Pitcher
French, Of the Maysville, Ky, team is
"a wonder, unless he happens 10 draw
/ the salary of two pitchers FOR his one
man services. for he has two winning
arms, says an exchange.
Your time to pitch today" the
manager will say to him.
(Which arm shall I warm up?" he
will ask.
And il the opposing team happens
to be weak against left hand pitchers
French will pitch lefthanded, and if
they are weak against righthanders,
he will use his right arm, because
he Is just as good with one arm as
the other.
Recently there was a double-head-
er scheduled at Maysville. and French
was about the only twirler in any
kind of condition to work that day. so
in he went in the first game as a left
handler, and won 1t, 6 to 2, keeping his
hits well scattered. Between games
French limbered up his right wing
and went another nine innings, this
time with his reserve arm, and the
team behind him won that game, too,
IL to z.
He struck out only one batsman
during the afternoon, but he also
walked only one man. This story is
authentic. the Lexington Herald pub
fishing it in an account of the games
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01

Some active work on the marketing
problems OF South Carolina farmers
is now heing done. Fred w. Holman.
market agent of Clemson College and
the United States department of az
riculture. Is devoting his attention to
several practical problems. This is
the first time that the farmers OF
South Carolina have had a market
specialist working in their interests.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01
WILL ENLARGE FLEET.
Company Plans Big Business

San Francisco, Aug. 2S.-The Toyo
kisen Kasha, which, with the retire.
ment Of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company, becomes the only steamship
line carrying passengers between this
port and the Orient, issued a state
ment today saying that it's recent pur-
chase Of the Pacific Mail liner Per-
sia was the first step in the e.. large
ment Of our fleet"
"As soon as possible we will build
two or three liners and until they are
completed four Of our liners in the
South Atlantic trade will call regu-
larly at this port" said the statement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01
Reports on the live stock situatio

Reports on the live stock situation
coming to Clemson College indicate
that South Carolina will feed NOR,
cottOnsecd meal and hulls this yeal
than ever before in the States history
Furthermore, there will be more win
ter pastures this year than i'm any pre-
vious year. With good supply o
feed, there is no reason why SOutf
Carolina cannot raise beef cattle sue
CessfuIly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01
PruSsian losses Large.

Amsterdam. Aug. 2S (via London)
The Prussian casualty lists from
No. 3O2 to No. 800 give the names OF
1925 killed, wounded and missing
according to the Nieuwe ROtter-
damschee COurant. Total Prussiar
losses published up to August "a
amount to l.740.S36 killed, wounded
and missing, says the paper.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01
In The Police Court.

Charlie Ellerbe was arraigned i'm
the Recorders Court this morning on
the charges of nOn-payment Of street
tax and vagrancy lie was found
guilty on both charges and given So
or 10 days on the first and $50 or 30
days on the second.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01

The horse show in October and the
poultry show in November are two
events which are being looked for
ward to by many with authorizations
of much pleasure. These attractions
are expected to draw many people
from surrounding towns and country
to Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01
Marriage.

Mr.. j. Wilson Mcleod and Miss
Mary a. Dawkins. the former Of Pine
wood and the latter of Camden. were
married ON Sunday by RI. L. Scarbor-
ough. clerk Of court. who issued them
q license.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01
Coal Strike Spreads.

London, Aug. 2S.-The Wclch coal
miners refused to obey their leaders
orders to return to work. Ten thous-
and more struck today. making forty
thousand now out.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-01
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.

ton Buyer.
Good Middling 7-8.
Strict Middling 3-4.
Middling SIS.
Strict Low Middling s 1-2.
-
Low Middling SIS. -.
Staple Cotton, Nominal. !
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-19
Is.

lie Comte de Sabron. captain of French
cavalry. takes to his quarters TO raise by
hand a mOtheress Irish terrier pup. and
names 1t Pitchoune. He dimes with the
h1arquise d'Esclignac and meets Miss Ju-
liza Redmond, American heiress. He is or
dered to Alsiers but is not allowed to
cake servants or dogs Miss Redmond
taxes care Of Pitchoune. who. longing for
ms master. runs away from her. The
tnarquise plans to marry Julia to the Due
de fremont. Pitchoune follows Sabron to
Aigiers. dog and master meet. and Sabron
gets permission to keep his dog with him.
The Due de fremont finds the American
nelress caprlcous Sabron. wounded in
an engagement. falls into the dry bed of
2 river and Is watched over by Pitchoune.
Aiter horrible night and day Pitchoune
leaves him. fremont takes Julia and the
mlarquise to Algiers In his yacht but has
DOUBTS about Jula's Red Cross mission.
after long search Julia gets trace of Sa-
Oron's whereabouts. Julia for the mo-
ment turns matchmaker in behalf OF Tre-
mont. 1ammet Abou tells the Mar
qulse where he thinks Sabron may be
tound. Fremont decides to go with Ham,
met Abou to find Sabron. Pitchoune finds
village. twelve hours Journey away. and
somehow makes Fatou Ami understand
his masters desperate plight. Sabron is
rescued by the village men but grows
weaker without proper care
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-19
CHAPTER XIV.
The Meeting.

Under the sun, under the starry
nights fremont, with his burden, jour
neyed toward the north. The halts
were distasteful to him, and although
he was forced to rest he would rather
have been cursed with sleeplessness
and have journeyed on and on. He
rode his camel like Bedouin; he grew
brown like the Bedouins and under the
hot breezes, swaying on his desert
ship, he sank into dreamy, moody and
melancholy reveries, like the wander.
ing men of the Sahara, and felt him.
self part of the desolation, as they
were.
What will be, will bel" Hammet
Abou said to him hundred times, anc
fremont wondered: "Will Charles live
to see Algiers?"
Sabron journeyed in litter carried
between six mules, and they travelled
slowly, slowly. fremont rode by the
sick mans side day after day. Not
once did the soldier for any length OF
time regain his reason. He would pass
from coma to delirium, and many
times fremont thought he had ceased
to breathe. Slender, emaciated under
his covers, Sabron lay like the image
of a soldier in wax-a wounded man
carried as votive Offering to the
affairs of desert warfare.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-19
Dry Prospects.

One hundred years of continuous
rainfall records have recently been
completed in New Bedford, Mass, and
serve to disprove thoroughly the com.
mon belief that the climate is not so
good as 1t used to be. Only half as
many dry periods occurred in the last
fifty years as in the first fifty years;
so that the records really are a warn.
ing for that section at least, to expect
more dry periods in the next genera.
ton. The recent decades have been
fortunate above the average, and con.
seQuently the next few decades are
quite likely to pay the bill.
The records were started in 1914 by
Samuel Rodman, and continued by him
until his death, In 1876. His son then
kept them until his death, In 1905. For
more than ninety-one years the rain.
fall was carefully recorded for exactly
the same spot in the same yard. The
chief engineer of the state health de.
partment has now completed the hun.
dred years of figures by obtaining the
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-19

that old man when We love each 9TH
err | had never known il until then.
I'VE were only children, but he
grew suddenly old. l knew it then,
said Madame de la Maine intensely, Il
knew it then"
She waited for q long time. over
the face of the desert there seemed to
be nothing but one veil of light The
silence grew so intense, SO deep; the
Arabs had stopped singing. but the
heart fairly echoed. and Julia grew
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. her eyes the cara
van she waited for seemed to come out
of the moonlit mist, rocking, rocking
the camels and the huddled figures OF
the riders, their shadows cast upon the
sand.
And now fremont would be forever
changed in her mind. A man who had
suffered from his youth, warm-heart-
ed boy. defrauded Of his early love. II
seemed to her that he was charming
figure to lead Sabron.
"Therese." she murmured, won't
you tell me?"
Ihey tnought l mad gone TO Deo,
said the Comtesse de la Maine, "and l
went back to my room by little stair.
case, seldom used. and found myself
alone, and l knew what life was and
what it meant to be poor"
But" interrupted Julia, horriaed.
girls are not sold in the twentieth
century"
They are sometimes in France, my
dear. Robert was only seventeen. His
father laughed at him, threatened to
send him to South America. We were
Victims"
ut was the harvest moon," con-
tinued Madame de la Maine gently,
"and it shone on us every night until
my wedding day. Then the duke kept
his threat and sent Robert out OF
France. He continued his studies in
England and went into the army of
There was a silence again.
Il did not see him until last year"
said Madame de la Maine, after my
husband died."
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-19
SMALL SAVINGS MEAN MUCH
Better for Youth to Shave Himself
Than to Receive 1000 Guineas,
Says Wise Man.


A wise man said $50 years ago that
IL was far better for youth to learn
to shave himself than to receive gift
of one thousand guineas.
The man who shaves himself every
tnorning saves great deal of time and
also the income of good $1,000 bond
for that day.
The man who cuts out one ten-cent
cigar every day saves at least the divi.
dend on IL shares of railroad stock
One less drink of ordinary whisky
day would pay for the bread of two per-
sons for that day.
Uncle Sam will carry letter for
you 10000 miles for what you paid for
that one Turkish cigarette you are
smoking.
II you had five morning newspapers
sent to your home you would grumble
Al your own extravaganza. That sin.
gle cocktail before dinner costs you
-oee thar twice as much.
@uasell Sage insisted that the easiest
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-19


her stallion, and flew away like light.
and it was Julia who first drew rein.
"Therese! Therese! We cannot
go any farther!"
LADY," said Azrael He drew his
big black horse up beside them. I'VE
! must go back to the tents"
Madame de la Maine pointed with
her whip toward the horizon. 1T is
cruel! 1t ever recedes!"
Tell me, Julia, of Monsieur de
Sabron," asked Madame de la Maine
abruptly.
There is nothing to tell, Therese."
"You don't trust me?"
DO you think that, really?"
In the tent where Azrael served
them their meal, under the ceiling of
Turkish red with its Arabic charac-
ters in clear white, Julia and Madame
de la Maine sat while their coffee was
served them by Syrian servant.
"A girl does not come into the Sa-
hara and watch like a sentinel, does
not suffer as you have suffered, ma
chere. without there being something
to tell"
1T is true" said Miss Redmond,
"and would you be with me, Therese,
if did not trust you? And what do
you want me to tell?" she added
naively.
The comtesse laughed
"Vous etes charmante, Julia!"
81 met Monsieur de Sabron," said
Julia slowly, mot many months ago in
Tarascon. saw him several times,
and then he went away"
"And then?" urged Madame de la
Maine eagerly.
He left his little dog, Pitchoune, |
with me, and Pitchoune ran after his |
master, to Marseilles, flinging himself
into the water, and was rescued by
the sailors. wrote about 1t to Mon
sieur de Sabron and he answered me
went into battle"
And t ats all?" urged Madame de
la Maine.
That's ALL" said Miss Redmond.
She drank her coffee.
you tell love story very badly,
ma chere"
is it love story?"
Have you come to Africa for char
ity? Voyons!"
Julia was silent. A great reserve
seemed to seize her heart, to sti1e
her as the poverty of her love story
struck her. She sat turning her cof-
Teaspoon between her fingers, her
eyes downcast. She had verv little
to tell. She might never have any
more to tell. Yet this was her love
story. But the presence of Sabron
was so real and she saw his eyes
clearly looking upon her as she had
seen them often; heard the sound of
his voice that meant but one thing
and the words of his letter came back
to her. She remembered her letter
to him, rescued from the field where |
he had fallen. She raised her eyes to
the Comtesse de la Maine, and there
was an appeal in them.
The Frenchwoman leaned over and |
kissed Julia. She asked nothing more
She had not learned her lessons in
discretion to no purpose.
At night they sat out in the moon
light. white as day, and the radiance
over the sands was like the snow
flowers. Wrapped in their warm Gov
erings, Julia and Therese de la Maine
lay on the rugs before the door of
their tent, and above their heads
shone the stars so low that 1t seemed
as though their hands could snatch
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-19
CHAPTER XIII.
Two Love Stories,


III 1t had not been for her absorbing
thought of Sabron, Julia would have
FeVeied in the desert and the new ex-
periences. AS it was, its charm and
maslc and the fact that he Travelled
over it helped her to endure the inter.
val
In the deep impenetrable silence she
seemed to hear her future speak to
der. She believed that it would either
De wonderfully happy one, or hope.
iessly withered life.
Julia, cannot ride any farther!"
exclaimed the comtesse.
She was an excellent horsewoman
ana had ridden all her life, but her
riding of late had consisted of a can.
Ter In the Bois de Boulogne at noon,
ana 1t was sometimes hard to follow
julia's tireless gallops toward an ever
disappearing goal.
Forgiv" me-" said Miss Redmond.
and brought her horse up to her
friends side.
1t was the cool of the day, of the
fourteenth day since fremont had left
aigiers and the seventh day of Julias
EXCURSION. fresh wind blew from
the west, lifting their wells from their
teimets and bringing the fragrance of
The mimosa into whose ..canty forest
ihey had ridden. The sky paled to-
ward sunset, and the evening star,
second in glor.' only to the moon,
hung over the west
Although both women kl.ew per-
fectly well the reason for this excur.
zion and its Importance, not one word
had been spoken between them of
Sabron and fremont other than a
natural interest and anxiety.
They might have been two hospital
nurses awaiting their patients.
They halted their horses, looking
over toward the western horizon and
its mystery. 'The star shines over
their caravan" mused Madame de la
Maine (Julia had not thought Therese
poeticaD. "as though to leae them
home"
Madame de ia Maine turned her face
and Julia saw tears In her eyes. The
Frenchwoman control was usually
perfect. she treated most things with
mocking gayety. The bright softness
of her eyes touched Julia.
"Therese!" exclaimed the Ameri.
can girl. "It is only fourteen days!"
Madame de a Maine laughed. There
was break in her voice. only four.
teen days." she repeated, "and any
one of those days may mean DEATH"
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-19
Scandinavian Housekeeping.

In Scandinavia the peasant WON.
en- who worked all day in the fields.
have had theiI fireless methods Of
cooking for long time. While break.
fast was cooking, the pot containing
the stew for dinner was brought to
boil then placed inside second
pot, and the whole snugly enseonced
between the feather beds, still warm
from the nights occupancy. Some Of
these women had loosened hearth.
stone and a hole beneath,
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-19
CHANGE
Quit Coffee and Got Well.

A woman's coffee experience is in.
teresting. "For two weeks at time
have taken no food but skim milk,
for solid food would ferment and cause
such distress that I could hardly
breathe at times, also excruciating
pain and heart palpitation and all the
time l was SO nervous and restless.
From childhood up / had been q
coffee and tea drinker and for the past
20 years I had been trying different
physicians but could get only tenn.
porary relief. Then read an article
telling how some one had been helped
by leaving off coffee and drinking
Postum and it seemed so pleasant Just
to read about good health decided to-
try Postum.
Il made the change from coffee to
Postum and there is such a difference
in me that I don't feel like the same
person. We all found Postum deli
cious and like it better than coffee. MY
health now is wonderfully good.
AS soon as I made the shift to
Postum got better and now my trour
bles are gone. am fleshy, my food as.
Stimulates, the pressure in the chest and
palpitation are all gone, my bowels are
regular. have no more stomach trouble
and my headaches are gone. Remsm.
Der l did not use medicines at all
Just left OF coffee and used Postum
steadily" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereal-the original form
must be we'll boiled. 15c and Csc pack.
ages
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
oissolves quickly in cup of hot water.
and, with cream and sugar, makes q
delicious beverage Instantly. SOC and
60c tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocera,
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-19
Things That Have Been Condemned
,,.o hn fro.,a .,..

Things That Have Been Condemned.
If we banished from our tables all
the commodities which - like pota.
toes-have been condemned in print
our diet would be decidedly monote
nous. Food faddists are most aggres.
sive persons" Henry Labouchere once
complained I'm my time have known
them preach that we should give up
meat, tobacco. alcohol, soup, starch
tineluding bread and potatoes), salt
tomatoes, bananas, strawberries and
bath buns. ! have also witnessed
movements for giving up boots, waist.
coats, hats, overcoats, carpets, feather
beds, spring mattresses, cold baths
linen clothes, woolen clothes, sleen,ny
more than six hours. sleeping less
than nine hours and lighting flres at
the bottom"