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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-30
We've Taken a Roomer!"

we've Taken a Roomer!"
can be certain Of that. He is tall and
very solemn. His hair is quite gray
over his ears"
"What's his name?"
"K. lie Moyne."
Interest In the roomer died away.
The boy fell into the ecstasy of content
that always came with Sldney's pres
ence. His inarticulate young soul was
swelling with thoughts that he did NOT
know how to put into words. II wos
easy enough to plan conversations with
Sidney when he was away from her.
Hut, at her feet, with her soft skirts
touching him rs she moved, her eager
face turned to him, he was mis- erably
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-30

UIIINIII J
VINO Is this x. lie Moyne, any.
way? Why not make a guess |.
now as to his identity, and see
now close you come to the truth !
when the climax is reached.
That's what makes a good story
interesting, and, believe us. this
serial Is thrilling.
Observation-Disclosures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
(TO BE CONTINUED,)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-27
JUST A WORD ABOUT THE
ALLISON FURNITURE CO.

We risk nothing in saying that the
Allison Furniture Co., has one of the
most complete lines of furniture to be
found anywhere outside of the large
cities. In fact, the kinds and quality
will compare with any found in even
the large cities. Their prices are as
low as is consistent with quality, and
their terms are as liberal as can be
had anywhere.
From the Allison Furniture Co., you
can get almost anything you want.
They will furnish your home from cell
lar to garnet, and that promptly.
The people of this firm are all good
clever fellows from the big boss down
tc the porter, ready, willing and wait
ing to serve you at any and all times.
If it is music you want, this firm
can furnish you with this also. They
| sell the grafonola, splendid instru-
ment, and in the various styles and
sizes.
If you like music, good music, stor
III some time and ask Mr.. Renfroe OF
some of the other boys to play you q
piece. They will be glad to do so.
/ But. enough for this time. See Their
ad, elsewhere in this paper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-27

mouth armed with numerous minute
teeth; the dark-colored body is mark
ed with many small whitish spots.
The species is stated to attain length
of 20 feet and is known to exceed 80
fet. Notwithstanding its immense
size, however. it is harmless to men
unless attacked, and feeds on the
small creatures for which its teeth
are adapted It's hugh bulk makes il
dangerous in the same way that a
whale is dangerous. Years ago it was
reported that the sperm-whale fisher
men at the island Of Saint Denis, in
the Indian ocean, dreaded to harpoon
whale shark by mistake, and stories
are told of a harpooned fish, having
by a lightning dive exhausted the
supply of rope which had been acct
dentally fastened to the boat, dive1
deeper still, and so pulled a pirogue
and crew to the bottom"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-27
CONTINUE BAD WEATHER
MAKES COTTON LOOK UF

Continued bad weather and higher
&c bles has no doubt been the cause OF
cotton climbing a little higher each
day for the past week. The increase
in quotations have been slight, at the
same time it has been an advance, and
is an indication of continued rise in
the price of the staple.
Another thing which has had ten
dency to boost the market is the gin
ners' preliminary report up to July
goth, which shows a condition of ~
as compared, with the SOL for the las;
month.
Since Monday of this week there ha:
been a rise of from 5 to Is points, ant
the market for December at the close
Wednesday was reported at 1910.
Every indication points to muc1
higher and more rapid rise, and the
farmer and business man is being
urged on all sides to hold their cotton
for better prices, which experts as well
as the most conservative cotton mer
say is bound to come,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-27
GETi HIS DIPLOMA At
A REAL LATE DATE NOW

ATLANTA, Ca, July 26.-Captain
William H. Pritchett, a Barlow county
boy and graduate of the Georgia
School of Technology, who is now a
captain in the United States Marine
Corps, has Just been awarded his d.
ploma as of the Tech class of 1893, in
which he graduated.
Captain Pritchett stood high in his
classes at Tech and successfully pass
ed his final examinations, but on ac,
count of some slight breach Of discip-
line he was denied the coveted sheep
skim" which he has now received
twenty-three years later.
Captain Pritchett stood the examina-
ton in the Marine Corps a number of
years ago and was awarded COM
mission as second lieutenant, since
which time he has been promoted to
the rank of captain.
Atlanta friends of Captain Pritche:t
have received interesting letters telling
of a battle near Santiago, D. R., in
which his company was engaged on
July 8. One of the sergeants in Cap
tain Pritchett's company placed a
machine gun in an exposed position
within $50 yards Of the enemy trenches
and calmly sat on the seat behind the
tripod and operated the gun to cover,
procured an additional supply of am
munition, and went back and kept up
the fire until the enemy abandoned
their trenches.
One man was killed and another
mortally wounded at the side of Cap
tain Pritchett Half a dozen other
men were wounded within a few
feet of Captain Pritehett, but the cap
tain was unhurt.
Sergeant Winans, whose GOODNESS
and courage were highly commended
by Captain Pritchett in his report, es-
capped without a scratch. Capt Pritch.
cit recommended him for medal Of
honor and a commission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-27

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 27.-The
tragic depredations of man-eating
sharks along the Atlantic seaboard
lend an especially timely interest to a
communication from DR.. Hugh NJ.
Smith, the foremost American author-
ity on fishes addressed to the National
Geographic Society and released today
as bulletin
When giant fishes are mentioned
most people will at once think CT
the shark, among which indeed, are
found the largest fish now existing"
writes Mr.. Smith. "Of the many spe
cies of sharks noteworthy on ac-
count of their size there are about
half a dozen which are prominent
These differ much in their disposition,
some being as harmless as doves and
others the incarnation of ferocity.
1.-THE sleeper shark (Sommiasus
microsephalus), whose scientific name
fits it so admirably, appears to have
developed its body at the expense of
its brain, for it is a sluggish, stupid
glutton, about six times as long as
an average man. At home in the
Arctic regions, it sometimes makes
visits as far south as Cape Cod, the
British Isles and Oregon. 1t is most
often observed lying quietly on the
surface, apparently DOING and easily
approached, but at times, when hun
CRY, it rouses itself and fiercely at
tacks whales, biting huge pieces out
of their sides and tails, and when
feeding on the carcass of a whale
which has been killed by hunters it is
So voracious that it permits spears
and knives to be thrust into it with
out SEEMING to take any notice.
"One of the most prodigious and
perhaps the most formidable of sharks
is the 'man-eater (Carcharodon car
cvharias) 1t roams through all tenn
perate and tropical seas and every
where is an object of dread. Its
maximum length is 40 feet and and its
teeth are three inches long. While
there are few instances of sharks at
lacking human beings (prior to the
recent tragedies), there have undoubt-
eddy been many cases where sharks
simply swallowed people who had
fallen overheard just as they would
swallow any other food. How easy 1t
would be for a man-eater to devour a
person whole may be judged from the
finding of an entire UNDERGROUND
sea-lion in the stomach OF a 30-foot
shark on the California coast. A cer>
tain man-eater SO 1-2 feet long hal
jaws 20 inches wide, inside measure,
and teeth - inches long. This may
have been the great fish Of the scrip
ture narrative, and it is possible that
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-27
The Man-Eating Shark is Topic
For An Interesting Article

at. that time much larger man-eaters
existed than are now known, as shark
teeth with cutting edges five inches
long have been found on the sea-bot-
tom, and these are believed by natur-
alists to have belonged to sharks not
long dead. The phosphate beds of
South Carolina yield very large fos-
sill teeth of shark which was related
to the man-eater of the present day;
judging from the comparative size of
these teeth Professor Goode thought
that sharks 70 or 80 feet long must
have been common.
Many years ago Norwegian bisl-
o. in learned paper brought to the
attention of the scientific and thelog-
ical world a shark which he attempt
ed to prove must have been the great
fish that swallowed Jonah. This was
the basking shark (Cetorhinus maxi
mus) known also as the elephant or
bone shark, which is an innabitant oe
the polar seas, but occasionally strays
as far south as Virginia and Californ-
ia, and in former years was not rare
in the United States and British
coasts. The species has the habit at
times of collecting in schools at the
surface and basking in the sun with
its back partly out of water. 1t
reaches a maximum length of so feet
and is exceeded in size by only three
or four animals extant. Provided with
small teeth, it feeds on fishes and
floating crustaceans, and is not fercc-
ious in disposition. 1t is dangerous
only by virtue of its great bulk and
when attacked its powerful tail easily
demolishes boats. In former years
the basking shark was hunted for its
oil on the coast of Norway and Ire
land; it was also harpooned on the
cbora of NEoecoab,co+4c - 4bo oo,I,,
part of the last century, and as many
as - barrels of oil were sometimes
obtained from the liver of one shark.
There are many records of basking
sharks rs to 80 feet long from the
coast of New York, Massachusetts,
and Maine, but the species has not
been common in our waters in recent
years.
THE largest of all fishes, the larg-
est of all cold-bIooded animals, ana
the largest of all existing animals,
with the exception of few species of
whales, is the whale shark (Rhineo-
den typicus) originally described from
Good Hope, but now known from In
dia, Japan, South America, Panama,
California, and various other places,
small specimen having been obtained
on the Florida coast a few years ago.
This shark has a very broad and OBJ
fuse snout and an exceedingly wide
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-27
General Examination for Sumter
County Teachers.
Sumter

The examination will be held on Fri.
day and Saturday, August 4th and 5th.
White applicants will meet at the
courthouse; the colored at Mckay
school building. Examination will
open $3.50 a. M, Friday morning.
W. s. MOORE, G. 8.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-27

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-27
REMEMBER


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Washington Journal., 1916-06-30

MttueIIe 8e3eianung.
Satin (por einem SuipelisrIooen):
Nd. feb nur, Saul, oieie berrlider
ao1iers; id bin gang sebannt."
@atte: sGlic foaufasen 9anntpare."
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
Mrs. n. +. Waugh

Mrs. Lovina Waugh. wife OF X.
Frank Waugh of Starks and daugh-
ter OF George and Marion (NewberD
Williamson. died January 5th at the
home OF her son, George T. Waugh in
Madison with whom she was spend
ing some months. Her age was "a
years. Besides the husband TO whom
she had been married for nearly tfty
years she is survived by the follow
ing children. Mrs T. " Merry OF
Skowhegpn; George 7 Waugh. al
ready mentioned and Arthur +.
Waugh OF Worcester There are also
several grandchildren Frank II Xii
kcnue> Of Cornyille. Roland G. XII
kcnnc, II Nashua. y II and Miss
Annie = Waugh of Worcester, Mass
and one ereat grandchild. Roger Xii
kennc. 81 tornyille \ daughter
Miss Annie /. Is no longer livnr
The obseauiea acre held last sa,ur-
ia, and the bad, aas placed Va Madi-
son tomb In the spring the inter
msnt vii occur IN the family 10, al
starks
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
l. O. 0. F. and Encampment Installa
lions

installation ceremonies are at their
height and Skowhegans many secret
orders have held many interesting
events of late. On Tuesday evening
the Odd Fellows Lodge Rooms were
the scene of the joint installation of
the officers of Carrabassett Lodge, |.
0. o. F. and Parmenas Encampment.
District Deputy L. E. Jacobs assisted
by F, A. Williams acted as the in
stalling officers of the subordinate
lodge, the following officers taking
their places for the year 1916: N
G., Charles Turner; V G., w. C. Ho-
bart; r. S, W. A. Bailey; F. S, E. B.
Chase; Treas, A. b. Lamb; L. S. n
G.. Edward Spear; r. S n. G., f. A
Williams; Warden, n. l.. Shepley
Cond., r. C. Weston; |. G., Clifford
Brown; o. G., H. X. Bearce; Chap.
f. d. Packard; r. 5. Y. G., Bert Fol
som; L. S. Y. G., Allen Merrill:
Scene Supporters. Ernest Rowell and
Robt. Boyd.
DR.. F. B. Peabody and G. W
Thompson of Richmond installed the
following officers of the Encamp-
ment; c. p, L. E. Jacobs; H. p.
George French S W. F. A. Will
liams; J. W, a E. futile; S, E. B,
Chase; Treas, w c. Eaton; LIST
watch. Edward Spear; End watch,
Robt. Boyd; 3rd watch. Will Golf;
4th watch, Reuben French; LIST G. of
T., Ralph Weston; End G. of T., John
Cool; l. S, Bert Folsom; o. S, A. A.
Webster.
During the evening speeches were
in order and a supper was served
after the ceremonies.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13
Sheriff Thompson is in Bangor to-

Sheriff Thompson is in Bangor to-
day on business.
Henry Crowell went to Pittsfield
his former home yesterday.
County Attorney Thomas A. Ander-
son of Pittsfield was in town yester
day on business
Deacon X. ". Morrill, who has been
quite i'll for number of days, was
yesterday reported as improving
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Abbott left
yesterday afternoon to visit Mr. and
Mrs Percy Hill at Northeast Harbor
About the same number of pupils
are enrolled at the Parochial school
this term as last, something over 100.
Dean Leon S. Merrill of the Univer-
sity of Maine was among those from
away attending the Pomona sessions.
II. l.. Head, master of Somerset
Pomona. was entertained Tuesday
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
F.. Emerson.
Miss Gala Kennedy, the chief oper-
ator at the Maine Telephone Ex-
change, has been off duty this week
owing to illness.
Mrs. f. X. Philbrick was in Fair
field Wednesday TO attend a meeting
of the Clionea Club of which she is
an honorary member.
f. l.. Thornberry, secretary of the
Railroad Y M. c. A. was in town Fri
day comforting with r. w. Leighton
at the High School building.
Dr. William Mebane of lockwood
was in town yesterday being en- route
for MHlnocket on the business for
the Great Northern Paper Co.
Charles H. Davis arrived Friday
night from New York and has been
guest at Hotel Coburn. His coun-
try place Kilcare occasionally re-
quires his attention.
Somerset Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons will elect officers January %
after which will occur the installa-
ton ceremonies. E. C. Butler official
! ing as installing officer.
Mrs F. p. Pencil is visiting he1
! field today. Her young granddaugh-
ter, Emma Tozier, has had the mis-
fortune to break her leg.
Frank Knowlton, who has lately re-
turned from visit with relatives il
! Pembroke in order to resume his
duties as teacher of Manual Training
| branches, went Friday to WatervillC
for a visit with his sister.
The Pioneer Past Noble Grands
Association was entertained by Mrs
Isadore N. Spear Monday afternoon
The hours were passed socially, the
hostess serving a lucnheon in compli
ment to her guests. Owing to thu
resignation of Mrs. Violet V. Fogg a!
secretary. Mrs. Spear was elected t.
that office.
Members of the Good Will Clul
met yesterday at the home of Miss
Hannah R. Page for their annua
meeting. The officers elected were
as follows: Pres. Miss Hannah r
Page; vice president, Mrs. A r
Jewett; secretary. Mrs. D. H. Bart
! lett; treasurer, Mrs j. H. Lacasce
The next meeting will be in two
weeks with Mrs. c. p. Merrill.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13

The regular meeting of Eunice
Farnsworth Chapter will occur next
Monday afternoon at half past two
O'Clock with Mrs Abbie Wildes, Mrs
Everett Goodrich assisting as hostess
cordial invitation is extended to
all members of the order 10 be pres
ent, whether members OF the local
chapter or not
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
met Friday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Horace Weston Oh Main St
There VAS a good attendance and the
lesson Of the afternoon was from
Isabel Crawford book on the Blanket
Indians. Miss Mildred r. Weston
was in charge Of the music Re
freshments were served
Pedestrians in the vicinity Of the
Railroad crossing last evening were
somewhat agitated when man step
ped almost in front of the incoming
passenger train. The alarm blasts
were given and the brakes applied,
but the party whose name was not
learned stepped out of the way before
being struck.
Friends in town will be interested
to learn of the marriage of Miss Ethel
Parker of NORTH Ilesboro, former
teacher here to Clarence A Caul of
Morrill,. The couple are to reside
in Belfast where the groom is con-
nected with a garage. The bride has
for some time been teaching in Seal
Harbor, leaving Skowhegan to accept
position in that town.
George (. Clough, prosperous
farmer living near Lakewood had
narrow escape from an infatuated
bull the other day. The animal
succeeded in smashing a part of his
stall and bursting through a door
which had been fastened against his
advances. A gun was procured and
the beast shot before he did serious
harm to his owner. Mr.. Clough was
hit by the bull, however, some days
prior to this last and final incident.
| The First National Bank Stock
holders were in session yesterday for
| their annual meeting. Directors
were chosen as follows: c. R. Cook
A. H. Wyman, c. T. Young, L. A.
Dascombe NJ. D., John W. Fogler, f.
H. Colby of Bingham. Walter P Ord
way. X. L. Marston and Bin W. Page.
These directors held a subsequent
meeting and elected c. r. Cook as
their president; Bin W Page, cash
Ter and L. H. Goldsmith assistant
cashier.
Tomorrow evening at will be pre-
scented at the Opera House the third
of the High Schools series of enter
tainments Mr.. and Mrs Pierce,
the well known dramatic artists, will
be the attraction. Their program is
taken from large repertoire of ia
nous plays. musical features. sketch
es, interpretations of famous char
acters, and many other novel fea-
lures Music, comedy and drama
are all combined in an entertain
ment which will surely meet with
high favor here. it has been so well
received elsewhere Reserved seats
may be had at Sampson & Azores
for 35c and soc
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-13

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-08

e.sstsna n sisir hshaif and N the very
near fnfnfh nake tht proper pf1viHsona
Il enable fha ofidiais ~ ne Fire bu-
f*au ia not into effect lhs changes
which wiil piaco the bureau upon a
higher and better plane and make the
condition Of ere men more tolsrabis.
Nov therefore, that at A meeting Of
the representatives of the members of
the bureau u Fire held A. FIremen's
Hai. s0f North Tenth street. on the
evening Of December 8. 1915. wherein
every FIRE station IN the city was rep.
resented u was Unanimously
Resolved. That the EynHiNu 1,NndEh
be commended FOR its broad and wide
aNaka policy N taking up meritofloua
cases wherein the cttixens Of Philadel.
phla are Interested and for its fearless
manner In championing the cause Of
righteousness and Justice
Resolved. That the EvBNird LKpaRn
be congratulated in having courageous
and ensrRatio men on itH editorial and
reportoriai staffa
Resolved, That n vote Of thanka be
extended 90 the EyENIHo LEDaER, lis
editors and reporters for tho hearty
support given 70 the members Of the
Bureau Of Fire and their COMMITTEES
IN presenting the cause Of the fremen
20 ably and 20 striklngiy 10 the public
OF Philadelphia.
Resolved. That these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of tho Hose
and Lnddcrmhn'a Association for per.
petuhl record % this campaign and OF
the efforts Of the EVENING LEpaER on
behalf Of the nremen therein.
And further resolved, That the score
tary Of The Hose and Laddermcnn AS
ISOLATION. on behalf Of the entire Bureau
Of Fire, be directed 10 send copy OF
In ~ ~
the EvEmHo LnpGER
IRWIN w. RoDEBAUGH.
Recording Secretary, Truck No I 3,
Fiftioth street and baltimore ave-
niue.
The firsmen'a campaign committee, o
which Battalion Chief John J. Mesklli 1
chairman and the oltlzena' committed
headed by william c. Lynch. which pre-
lonted petition signed by nearly 400
business and professional men. taxpayer
and property owners 10 Mayor Smith. ar
working with redoubied energy and aetiv
cooperation 10 secure favorable actio
through popular support
In addition 10 members Of the MethodlA
Preachera' Association. who have set apar
December ~ as 'Firemon's Sunday" Il
heir churches efforts arc being made 4
maize the observance general among clergy
men OF other denominations. The matte
,f adopting "Firemen'a Sunday will h
brought before the Baptist ministers a
heir weekly meeting on Monday. and tn
pastors, aa well as those o
,ther creedn. will be asked 10 co-operat
In the movement. The plan outlined Ia &
have the pastors, through their sermons o
In other suitable ways. BRING 70 the MOTTO
of their congregations the condition Of tn
pity's hremen and solicit their interest II
behalf OF the campaign.