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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17
MOTHER'S DAY AT BETHEsDA
Expected Speakers Fail to Arrive. but
Others Take Their Places.
Rembert, June IL.

Rembert, June IL.
Yesterday was Mothers Day at
Bethesda church and quite q large
congregation from the surrounding
communities assembled for the occa-
sion, all on tiptoe of expectation. be-
cause notable speakers were engaged
to make addresses, men accustomed
10 address large audiences. But when
the hour arrived they were there. and
the speakers never did come. This to
De sure was disappointment but by
way of good luck, fortune or accident,
trof. Harold Langtry, by the way an
eAceiient teacher, was present and
made very practical address. After
MIN Mr.. H. G. Bethea, then the pas
tor talked. So the occasion was not
failure after all, especially when you
consider the excellent music furnished
py Mrs. L. S. Stucl.ey, her family, and
Mrs. George Mabry, selections made
especially for the occasion.
We noticed in the congregation Miss
Elizabeth Reames, at home again af-
ter the close of school. BY the way,
she is an excellent declaimer.
Mr.. Virgil Corbette, who has been
teachlng, Is with us again.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17

Cpops Growing Nicesy--Cotton Behind
-0as Crop s,nort--Pesspaak Nessy.,
Privaxssf. syAs is.--crops ars look
ing nne. corn especially. Cotton. Is
apout two or three weeks behind but
In good conditsen ana growing nice
b. Oats are all harvested and while
: very short. sstp. II turned out bst-
Ter than wee ~zpsctsd fev,s weeks
a6o. H
Mra sue Martin ana Mrs.. Pauline
Wrisht OF Montgomery. Ala. spent
tn past wssR WITH Miss Tsiuis RAM
-.
sAfrs- Jack Lenoir Of Sumter Ii visit
in6 Mrs. J. N. 0rifAn.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pritchard OF
Manning spent the week k-end ut Mr..
ot w. Pritchard's. Z.
Mrs. u. w. Rivers il visiting at St.
Georges.
Mrs. Clark Of Sumter spent the
weekend at Mr.. s. A. Harvin's.
hra Eugene Nesbitt. who was
stricken with paralysis q few weeks
40. improves very slowly. rs 4.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17

The general health of the COM
munity is excellent.
Mr.. G. H. Lenoir with party of
friends was down one day last week
from Camden fishing.
The water in Dinkins' Mill is very
low and continues to fall.
Many people are planting, some are
replanting cotton. Corn is looking
well. Hagood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17
WEST POINT oPEN1Se.
Tnknan Announces Vacancy at Mill
tary Academy.

ToRnAn Announces Vacancy 1t Mill
tsry Academy.
Washington, juno 12.-Senator
Tillman said today that he has Just
bssn Informed by the war depart
msnt that . cadet to West Point
mast b appointed by him for ad-
m(.sion 70 me academy July 10. The
snsninusn reedsfSfhents' fofsadmisuou
are II units, unit representing a
years study In any subjsct In = Sec
oudary school constituting approx
iu1atsly q quarter OF Z full years
werk for four years. The secondary
school curriculum IL regarded an rep
rsssntins nct msrs than 1s units of
work. H
Full information will be given by
Superintendent John 4. Swearingen
al Columbia. Competitors for this
cadetship will have to report to su-
p>rintsndsnt swsaringen In Columbia
Jane ~,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17
RECEIVER TAKES ORAyGEHIJRG
RAILWAY.
Said to BE Friendly Suit-Seaboard
is The Plaintiff

40 Liz
Upon the petition Of the Seaboard
Air Line Co., Judge /. W. Bowman has
issued an order to the Orangeburg
Railroad to show cause why a receiv-
er should not be appointed to take
charge, of the road and it's business.
The answer must be made by June
IT.
Mr.. w. c. Wolfe, president of the
IOrangeburg Railroad says that the srit
is entirely friendly and that the order
Will not be opposed.
Various rumors would indicate that
n receivership will be q good thing
for the road. 1t has been reported for
some time that the Seaboard would
eventually take over the Orangebu -
Railroad and make the road a part of
it's great system. 1t is also rumorcd
that new line to be built will con-
meet with the Orangeburg Railroad.
Just what line this will be is not
known, but more than one survey has
been made in this section during the
past two years.-Orangeburg Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17

Woods; Master of ceremonies, Father
May, and assistant masters Of cere-
mony. Father O'Brien and Carmody.
Following the mass the sermon will
be delivered by Bishop d. j. O'Connell
of Richmond, former South Caro-
linian and a lifelong friend Of the late
Bishop Northrop.
After the sermon, solemn absolu-
tions will be pronounced at the bier
by Cardinal Gibbons and four bishops.
The bishops who will take part in the
absolutions are the Rt. Rev. Leo Haid,
O. s. b., bishop of Belmont, n. c.;
Bishop Monaghan of Wilmington,
Del; Bishop Kelley of Savannah, Bish-
op Allen Of Mobile, Ala.
After the absolutions the funeral
procession will form and with the ves-
trymen of the Catholic churches of
Charleston acting as pail bearers the
body will be borne from the Cathedral
through Broad and Leyare streets to
the side entrance OF the Cathedral on
Legare street and then to the final
resting place. 5.1.ras
The music for the funeral services
Will he by the Cathedral choir under
the direction Of Madame Barbot and
by a choir of four priests under the
direction Of Father George Kraft.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17

Au>Dpsy and Inquest Fall to Reveal
AnSiA.iD@ Suspicious In Death.
An tnquest vas held Monday after
noon at 8 o'clock into the death of ].
Howard Slater. a we'll known negro
carpenter Of Sumter who died sud
denly early Sunday morning at his
home on West Liberty street. but
nothing Of a suspicious nature was
discovered to cause the jury to think
that he had died from other than
natural causes. In accordance with
this view the Jury returned a verdict
TO shis effect.
The examining physician reported
that there. were no external signs of
vfolencs and that. an autopsy had fail
ed to reveal any signs OF poison In his
stomach. 1t was at frst reported to
the coroner that Slater and his wife
had quarreled on Saturday evening
and u was thought that she had pois-
oned him. This report was changed
and u was decided not to hold an in
quest until later a neighbor again
came to the corner and thought that
an Inquest should be held. as he
thought there had been foul play. This
opinion was not In anyway confirmed
By the doctor's evidence and the ne
gro himself. at the inquest retracted
his former statements. saying that
there had been no quarrel that ne
knew Of and ne had no reason to
think that there had been foul play.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17
PULLMANS TO ASHEVILLE.
Atlantic CCOst Line Puts on Sleepino
Cars for Summer Tourists.

The Atlantic Coast Line announces
the inauguration, on Sunday, June IS,
of through Pullman sleeping car
service between Wilmington, n. y,
and Asheville, N. c., via Sumter and
Columbia. The train will leave Will
mington daily at 3.45 p. m., arriving
sumter S.25 p. m., and Asheville Z
a. m. the next morning. Returning
the train leaves Asheville at 8 p. M,
daily, arriving Sumter 7.2O q. M. and
Wilmington, N. c., 1850 noon. This
Pullman service will be q great con-
venience to summer tourists TO the
mountains of Western North Carolina
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17

Oswego. June 1o.TMr and Mrs. W.
4. Dick announce the approach.ne
aIarriage Of their daughter. Miss Dora
rack. to James Wiley Fowler oh
slns 20. Isl - ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17

The State of California has reduced
its typhoid death rate 20 per cent i'm
the past ten years?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17

West Point. N. ". June 13.--Pres-
i6snt and Mrs. Wilson arrived this
morning on the Mayflower. The pres
idential, salute Of 81 guns was given.
He will address the graduating class
this afternoon and return TO Washing
ton tonight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17

clean water. clean food, clean
houses make clean healthy American
citizens? -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17

Mr.. T. H. Gentry of SUNNI erton was
visitor to the city today.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
LADIES! LOOK YG,
! DARKEN GRAY HAIR
,Use the old-ti,ne Sage Tea and
( Sulphur End Nobody
= will Know.

Gray hair, however handsome, denotes
advancing age We all know the advan-
.tages of youthful appearance. Your
hair rs ysur charm. 1t makes or mars
the face. When it fades, turns gray and
sooks streaked, just few applications
at Sage Tea and Sulphur enhances its ap-
asearnnce 4 hundred fold
Don't stay gray. Look young. Either
ppepare the recipe r; home OF get from
any drug store a 50-cent bottle of
'Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
Which Is merely the old-tfme recipe I'm
proved by the addition OF other ingredi.
aots. Thousands OF folks recommend this
rsady-touse preparation, because 1t
darkens the hair beautifully, besides no
one can possibly tell, "a il darkens 20
axtsrally and eveply. You moisten a
sponge or soft BRUSH with it, drawing this
Through the hair, taking one small strand
a& . time. BY morning the gray hair
disappears; after another application or
two, its natural color is restored and il
becomes thick, glossy and ltstrous, and
ysu appear years younger.
Wyeths SAGE and Sulphur Compound
IL q delightful tolet .equisite. Ii is not
intesied for the mitigation or pre-
sentisa Of sissaae.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

Another of those states that went
dry" last January /, is Colorado.
Like Washington and all other prohi-
bition states, Colorado is having a
hard time trying to enforce the new
law. The following was taken from
the Denver Post:
1t happened right in the midst OF
the administration the very
nose of the prohibition governor sur
rounded by prohibition counselors.
Enter E. E. Mclaughlin, anti-saloon
Lacquer and chairman OF the state in
dustrial commission, at the private
door of the governors office. Arthur
Morrison, civil service commissioner,
is just emerging
Sniff, Sniff, Sniff.
simultaneously with their greetings,
the noses of the two men lifted them
selves heavenward in prolonged
sniff.
"Whew," says Morrison. "Where'd
you get it, friend? Lead me TO it"
Il like that" retorts Mclaughlin.
your breath is enough to knock a
man down"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
THE ATTIC INSTINCT.
Why Some Persons Cling to Thinss
That Are Rubbish.

Why Some Persons Cling to Thinss
That Are Rubbish.
The attic instinct hangs on sur
prisingly, and an observing eye can
tell how many years a person has
lived in the city by merely glancing
under her bed. If there are three
hat boxes one will contain letters,
one scraps of ribbons and laces-if
it's a man it's newspaper clippings
and one anything from broken
lock to old road maps. If, besides
these, there are bundles of maya
zines and piles of newspapers, not
to mention a bicycle seat and a
green umbrella that one might use
in private theatricals-if all these
things have been placed under the
bed against the protests of the fam
ily, if they are patiently moved
every cleaning day and chung to
through moving, then their own
ers have the attic instinct to such an
extent that there is not the slight
est hope of their ever being cured.
They Will think from an attic point
Of view for the rest Of their lives,
and their family might as well be-
come resigned.
When people are willing to make
themselves disagreeable over a bit
Of string and absolutely obiectiona-
BILE on the subject of stray pieces Of
brown paper they should not be ac-
cused of having bad dispositions.
nor should they be suspected of do
ing 1t to annoy one. They are
merely suffering from the attic in
stinct and cannot help themselves.
Their characters were formed and
have now hardened for a scheme of
life where certain things were al
ways kept in the cellar, others in
the wood shed, others in the pantry
and the cupboard on the first floor,
still Others in the closets on the
next floor, and everything and any
thing that overfiowed from any of
these places was just taken up to
the attic. And now these poor dear
souls live with cellar, three stories
and an attic still lodged in their
minds, and, though they will in
time disappear, like all unnecessary
members-seventh toe, tails, an ap-
pendix-in the meantime they are
having trouble with them, they are
suffering and fighting for them, and
1t takes serious operation to re-
move so much as one scrap book il
The owner thinks he may like to
read it over in his old age.-Hsr-
peTs Weekly. ..
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
BEER FLOOD IN
DRY" % KANSAS
Wee Wier City Drank Nearly
a Half Million Bottles
in Five Years

Perhaps If 1t hadn't been for suit
In court, the entire United States
might never have learned of the extra
ordinary thirst CT little Wier City, in
prohibition Kansas.
News Causes chagrin.
The following story from the Buffalo
IN. " Enquirer has caused some cha
grin among citizens who are trying to
prove that Kansas is as dry as the
Congressional Record:
The appended dispatch. clipped from
the New York World, is highly illumi-
mating and will no doubt be read with
much 10y by the advocates OF national,
statewide and worldwide prohibition.
Alleging that 325 carloads OF beer
were sold at wier City. in the north
part of Cherokee county. during the
past years. and claiming that he
Ia entitled TO a commission on all the
sales, Mike Stnone Of that place has
brought suit against the Dick Brothers
Quincy Brewing Co. of Kansas City.
Mo, for the collection of $4,000,
charging that the commissions amount
ed 10 at least that sum-"
IL Is Just q Village.
Now, when one carefully dissects
~ ADORE dispatch, the revelations are
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
THE OBJECTION TO JOHN.
II Was Easily Removed When the Sit.
uation Was Explained.

The Gaylords and Nelson's have
always been neighbors and intimate
friends. So when John Gaylord at
twenty-four, as fine fellow as ever
was, began to see what an altogeth-
er charming girl Molly Nelson was
there was naturally no opposition.
Indeed, as the affair" became Sc
rious it was evident to all, includ-
ing John and Molly themselves,
that the parents concerned were de-
lighted. As yet there was no form
ii announcement, but every one
knew that it was understood" and
evening after evening John talked
to Molly on the front porch, often
lingering after the other Nelson's
had retired.
The surprise of the two was con-
sequently great when one evening a
shutting step was heard in the hall,
and presently Mr.. Nelson appeared
in slippers and dressing gown, cam
die in hand. Quite evidently he
had gone to bed and then got up
for some purpose.
"Why, father, what Is the mat
ter"
Molly's cheeks were burning, as
her father stood there hesitating
and eying John closely. John, lean
ing against the doorpost, where he
had stood for the last fifteen min
utes saying good night to Molly,
felt decidedly uncomfortable under
Mr.. Nelson's gaze.
In fact, it was embarrassing all
around. But John is young man
who goes straight to the point.
as anything wrong, Mr.. Mel
son?" he began. Gam I to infer
that you object to my being here"
"Well, no, not exactly. john
Mr.. Nelsop coughed slightly, hest
tating. otis only that mother and
l would like to get little sleep"
"Father," cried Molly, quite in
dignant, eve couldn't have been dis
turbing any one! John has been
talking very low
81 don't doubt that, my dear
Mr.. Nelson was beginning to enjoy
the situation. It's not that, nor
have | anv objection to Johns talk
ing to yoa. IN fact, l haven't an
objection in the world to John nor
to his conduct, except
Mr.. Nelson is open to suspicion of
having prolonged the matter unnec-
essarily at this point.
-"excent in one thing. Mrs. Mel
son and | 90 object seriously, my
dear John, to the habit you seem tc
have formed this evening of leaning
against the bell push. Our bed
room is next to the kitchen, anc
this continuous bell ringing Is no.
conducive to repose."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
BlAMES SMALL CHURCH
CROWDS ON The MOVIES

This is from the Cincinnati
Times-Star:
A discussion, in the course OF
which the Methodist Church dis
cipline was declared unified TO
modern needs and in which other
statements were made with equal
frankness, followed an address on
THE Preacher in the Pew" made
by the Rev. F. T. Ebderis, asso-
ciate editor of the Christliche Apol
ogete, at the Methodist ministers
meeting at Wiley Chapel Monday
morning. Among customs ques-
toned by the editor is the arrange
ment of preaching several sermons
on Sunday.
81 doubt whether the average
preacher Is able TO compose and de-
liver more than one good sermon
a week." said the speaker. we
expect men TO attend our various
services, but sometimes they are
neither physically nor mentally at
TO do so. Times have changed and
the movies to-day dim!rssh church
attendance more than do saloons"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
DRUGS EXCITE YOUR
KIDNEYS, USE SALTS
II ysuf Back Il aching sf BLADDER
botherA drink los Of water
and eat lsas meat

When your kidneys hurt and your back
fasls sore, don't got scared and proceed
- load your stomach with lot Of drugs
Hat excite the kidneys and rritate ths
entire urinary tract Keep your kidneys
clean Ike you keep your bowels clean,
BY 1nsAin9 them with . mild, harmless
mlks which removes the body's urinous
waste and stimulates them to their nor
NAL activity. The function of the kiA-
neys f. to filter tho blood In - hours
they strain from it 800 grains of acid
and waste, 30 we can readily understand
tho vital Importance Of keeping the kid
neys active
Drink lots Of water-you can't drink
Zoe much; also get from any pharmacist
about four ounces Of Jad Salts; take
= tablespoonful in 4 glass of water
before breakfast each morning for o few
days and your kidneys viii act fine
This famous salts l. made from the
Add Of grapes and lemon juice, combined
Nth lithia, and has been used for genera
6tous to clean and stimulate clogged kid.
n.y.; also to neutralixe Tia acids in
urine % Il no longer il q source of irri.
IASioa, thus ending bladder weakness.
dad Salts is Inexpensive; cannot in.
e11e, makes Q delightful eHervescent
tithis-vater drink which everyone should
Ike now and then TO keep their kid.
neys clean and active. Try this, also
kssP Up the water drinking, and no
doubt you will wonder what became of
yous kidney troable and baekache.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
FIND WHISKY BOTTLE In
COLORADO STATE HOUSE
Broken FaSk-Ar Smells of Lquor-PubIic Official Shifts
Horrors! Suspects AntI-Saloon Lacquer of Drink
ing-But, Honest Whose Was It2

Casualties were averted by the dis
covery that the source of'the aromatic
odor that filled the corridors OF the
state house was broken whisky bot
tie which lay in the midst of the hall
way. The owner of the bottle had
disappeared, but the booze-a whole
quart of twas trickling in all di-
rectiOns.
All! Sherlock Lynch.
The state pure food inspector. John
Lynch, was sent for Immediately TO
do O. Sherlock Holmes act. From the
broken bottle he was asked to dis
cover the owner
The broken bottle is considered sig
nificant inasmuch as a certain firm
in Denver which has been under sus-
picion for some time has made the
boast that it has delivered booze in
considerable quantities to the state
house The deliveries are said to
have been made IN a wagon marked
stationery" which has been seen
standing in front of the state house,
early in the morning, several times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

somewhat astonishing. Wier City,
Kansas, does not come in the list of
cities of over 5000 inhabitants as pub
lished in the World Almanac. in fact,
it is village.
According to a leading shipper. car
will hold 800 cases of beer, or 1900
bottles, shipments being made in cases
holding three dozen bottles each.
Three hundred and twenty-five cars
would mean 4S7 800 bottles of beer In
five years. or an average of $500 a
year.
All Of which goes to show that Wier
City, in the dry" state of Kansas. and
in the observance of the statewide
prohibition law, was more or less
wet" in spite of arguments to the con
trary.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

DACK in 1902 two
II men started to fame;
Henry Ford and
Barney Oldfield. Ford
was trying to build a
racing car. Barney was
with him trying to build
a career as a race
driver. The answer is
obvious.
Barney Oldfeld is 60
ing to drive a Delage
car at the Sixth Annual
Interna tional Sweep
stakes Race, May Goth.
This is Oldfield's last
race, his last public ap-
pearance, and Oidfield
proposes unequivocally
to win and crown his
racing career with what
is considered the highest
achievement in automo-
bile racing. The Delage
49,. 41L ID n11cl i
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19

will
Prix a in the head,
2718
Egn
Sheephad
belief this
which he
tell feels
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-03-01
MarrIaae VS.. common Sense.

So many women are annoyed and
displeased IL their husbands even dare
to suggest a fishing, hunting, skating
or skiing trip, with the boys" Il
they did but realize it, these little
separations do more to make home
dearer. Short vacations away from
each other make husband and wife all
the more appreciative of the others
good qualities.
So don't frown on your husbands
desire to leave you for short time.
In fact, II he does not express anv
wish to leave you, you should pack up
and leave him for a short visit to
friends or relatives. These short sepa.
rations tend to long union, while too
much and too constant propinouity
tends to long separation. Especially
if you feel any signs of a strained at
mosphere between you both, il there
is formal politeness, or a disposition
to snap at each other, you may know
that it is time for one of you to go
visiting for the good of your marital
relations.
When common sense and good res-
son I've in the same house with a hus-
band and wife. dissension does not as
rule get chance to raise its head.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-03-01
Hes a WatsrLovIna Cat.

That a daily bath be given him was
the stipulation upon which big Tom
a large gray cat. was turned over b
a private family by the animal Rescue
league here. Since early summer
Toms pet diversion has been his daily
tub" In the drinking tank Rescue
league attendants say Tom is the
only water-loving cat they have ever
seen.-Kansas City Post.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-03-01

The officers of the United States
army are watching with great interest
to see what will become of the investi-
cation started by former Secretary of
War Garrison into the charges that
Maj George T. Langhorne was the
bearer of messages from Germany to
Captains Won Papen and Boyd, the
recalled attaches of Germany. At the
start of the war Major Langhorne was
military attache in Berlin. He was re-
called, and, it is charged, brought back
letters from German officials to the
embassy here.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-03-01
MouId RenaIr the paman.

One day small boy living next
door carried a quantity of soft mud
upon our back walk and was busiIv.
engaged in making mud pies. I sug-
gested to him that he play some place
else, as did not like mud on INV
walk. He replied. calamity: Wei
I'll broom it"-Chicago Tribune.