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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
THE TRADE.ATlHoME CAMPAIGN
Had Its Orikin ~, North, S. c., Says Nj.
! 3pbtsV1 .M4o. Tells Of What Might
!. be Done with Money Sent. 10 Mail
csriex Ef0sses. -,
Citizens of Sumter County:

Citizens of Sumter County: E8ti
The trade-at-home campaign being
conducted in your county had its be-
Sstnnns. At North, s.. c.. small town
II. lust. SIX hundred inhabitants. q, Its
! nilGepce is gradually reaching over
the entire State and 1t is Of no more
Interest to your local business men
lshep II; i~ to- you as. the bapeful re-
suitA Of far away trading is laying
,t$ heavy hand upon the babes--your
babes and mine--who may be peace
fully sieepins in their, little cradles,
Last. year the mail order business
rarnepnted. 10 $500, 900. 900. This. is
more than the gross receipts of the
.entire average cotton crop OF the
SOUTH; 1t. Ia, now estimated, with the
new concerns In the field that this
Xoar's business will total one billion
'iollaas., Try IL you can to realize. the
magnitude Of this amount. Do you
! --Snows that II distributed equally TO the
seXeral States, for. factory. building,
South Carolina wpuld erect during the
ssrsexti ! ~ twelve months. twoshundred and
four (2oD industries capitalized at
s1oo.oool.each, Would not, the pay
tenvelopes that pass under the, smoke
stacks ot just one Of these mills en-
rich tho State by enhancing the value
Of every foot Of grouna; in its adja-
( ent territory? Remember as you
|.help bx Your patrona ss the foreign
lnterprissss you deStFOy in proper,
4 ion. the, fnture opportunities that we
D 'honld' be building at home. for our
| 'hildrsnI a. they grow to an age Of
responsibility. L.. -
Join the hnme boosters and our
'est wishes 60. with you.
Respectfully,
;is1tasy IN: o,Riley.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
COTTON CROP IMPROVES
~~yv~r
Dry weather Of Past Week Has
sss>Rsovcd. lseas6a0ialAs,.s, a..

Columbia, Aug. so.-The weather
during the week was dry. with en
abundancs Of sunshine. Cotton Is
BLOOMING slowly. auA- there 10. some
complaint Of rust and shedding. Con-
ditions on the whole. however. show
marked Improvement and picking is
being pushed In eastern and southern
counties. Good rains are. needed to
develop the top crop. Early corn Ia
ripsning rapidly but the late crop has
detsraoratsd because Of lack OF SUN.
cient rainfall. Considerable hay and
fodder has been saved. Forage peas
look well notwithstan nding the dry
weather Pastures are becomips
somewhat parched. Planting of fall
gardens has been hindered by the
prevailing droughty conditions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06

Wilson Describes Measuse as Oss o.
vast iUnQeV~As saA ne Nnoas
o,aa.iay. -

Washington. Sept. 1.-President
Wilson To-Day. sisaed the child laipF
hill n, ~
In signing the bill the president
sAsd: Il want 10 szy. with .what real
emotion sign this bill. becs,,se. l
Know how long the .strugsls pas been
TO secure legislation Of this sort and
what II ID goins, to mean te-the health
and to tH@.ylor ssfs the country, and
slse to the .happipsss, of, those WHOM
Il sRects. II is With genuine pride
thAi play my part In completing this
iegtslation. congratulate the coun-
~ and fslislssts, ;npyselfi's ,l.s ~.
The ceremony wss; witnessed. by
Secretary Wilson. Senator Roplpson.
Representative Keatinx .Mias Julia
Lathrop. ehlst OF .the ,philatsa's rhu.
rsA'i OF ths,s 6speRtussnt.a ~ audi "a largo
sreup Of vssh and. wpusns Int, ,~sk,
n the LEGISLATION.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
Dir. w. NJ. Clements Dead.

MIR. William Marion Clements, for
mer Keeper Of the County .Infirmary,
lied in the Malvern Hill section, If
me county carly Monday morning. He
vas BORN Decomber. 10. s1S47, and was
a. good citizen Of the county. He mad
oeen a,safferer from paralysis for ten
months The funeral services were
heid at Malvern Hill chapel the same
AFTERNOON, conducted by Rev. F. IL.
harding. Of, Grace Church,. Camden,
ana the burial was at. the church,
yard. Mr.. Clements is survived4hx his
wife and tive sons and several daueh-
ter%-Camden Chronicle. ,,ai a
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capt. Henry T. Thompson, Com.
pany +. Darlington Guards. who has
been sick IN Columbia for two months,
mas been mustered, into, the. federal
service. Waiver on certain physical
disabilities has been recommended by
Capt',J- M. Graham, u. S. A.. mus
'eriny officer, and 1t Is very probable
nat Capt Thompson will he ordered
70 join his company at Ell, Paso at
IN early date.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
NO MORE STUDENTS RELEASED.
Border Commanders Will Not Consul
er Applications for Discharge From
Guard.

Brownsville. Tex, Sept NO more
apphcatlons for the discharge OF
college students serving in the Ma
uonal guard on the border or guards
men with dependent relatives will he
considered, according to orders sent
by the war department to Fort
Brown, today. 1t is understood here
that applications filed previous to The
cancellation order will be acted upon
at Fort Sam Houston.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
AVOIDS STATE FIGHT.

President Meets New Jersey Demo-
- Gratis, but viii not Help Wescott,
Shadow Lawn, Sept. 2.-Wilson met
the New Jersey Democratic commit
tee, but declined to take part in the
party fight for the senatorship be-
tween Senator MARITIME and ]. H.
WescOtt, who nominated Wilson at
Baltimore and ST.; Louis.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
BUIGARS, AGAIN ON OFEKNSIVE

Germans Attack EieFcely and CAPTURE
-. Earth Works and' Rriseaers. =.
Paris, Sept, u2.--Yhe Germans vio-
lertiy attacked in. the Estrees region,
capturing aryfew elements of earth
works and some French prisoners.
Heavy cannonading is, in progress in
the Maurepas region, ..,
The Bulgars have resumed the Of
fensive in Greek Macedonia. :.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
cArHED'To DEFEND COUNTRY.
Greeks Will Probably Declare War
'on Observation-Disclosures Order.
ed .....

Sa a!onika, Sept. "A committee on
National defense has been formed to
take over the Greek army. A mobi-
hZation order will be issued tonight.
war on Bulgaria is likely to be declar-
ed. A revolutionary movement here
iaVorlns Vene2elos has issued procla-
nations addressed to the Greeks call
ing on them to join the defense
league. They are responding rapidly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
0RHUH ABfAIlsa' uNGRNthRD.
xfsH .+vzrrwftAssslssss;
Report Beaches. London That Kinx
ConnansiG1s. Hen>A Abaassaaai

London. Scot. liking Constan.
tine Of 6rsaess taal .ahd.oatsd., the
throne. = high authority reports
wide crsdsnce u given the report
Following the reported hight of tn.
king on Wednesday. II was reported
that TIA allies troops we're on the way
70 Athens and would assume control
Of the government. Bulgaria has dc.
elarsd war on Roumania. II is official.
" snpeancsd- at 0atdAikL ,.,,,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
STUBBS FOR MANNING.
BY His Action Gives Lie to ReDor.
That He is a Bleaseite.

1 take this means of informing
the public that 1 have been very
much worked up over certain reports
which have reached me concerning
my defeat for the house of represcn-
tatives i'm the recent primary, but I
propose to discredit same and cast
my vote for Gov. Richard I. Mannine
c.. ELVIN STUBBS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
CAMDEN FERRY OPEN.
Supervisor West Announces Wateree
Crossing Ready.

Columbia. Sept. 2.-E. j. Watson.
commissioners of agriculture, tele-
phoned The State last night that he
mad received a communication from
Supervisor West Of Kershaw county
stating that the Camden ferry on the
main federal highway is at last in
operation and that the first peOple
passed over it yesterday afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
Death of an Itlfant

Frances Elizabeth. the three months
old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. c..
thompson, died Wednesday afternoon
after few hours illness. The funer-
al SERVICES and interment were held
at Tirzah church, Dalzell, on Thurs
day morning at IL o'clock.
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Death.

News was received here this morn
ing or the death at her home i'm Co.
'"moia OF Mrs. Lizzie Mckay, widow
OF the late Z. b. Mckay, last night.
"iter nm Illness of some time. Mrs.
mckay was a sister of Mrs. Hattie I.
ihhkins and OF Mrs. w. C. Broughton
OF this city. Her maiden name was
Miss Elizabeth CrOsswell and she was
a native Of Sumter county,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
Embargo MOlliiictll

southern Railway, has. modified its
embargo on; freight on account. of
threatening strike. as follows:
FIRST: Live stock and perishables
VIII he accepted when destined to
points on its line. -
second: Live stock; perisha BILE
freight and explosives destined 10
points on, or via connections. will noi
be accepted unless ARRANGEMENTS ora
made In advance.
Ihird: Other freight will be ac-
repted without restriction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
NEW MUTUAL CONCERN.

innpcr Insurance Body Entcrs State.
TIE Lumber Manufacturers Inter.
insurance association of New York
city, which has among its members
some Of the largest lumber concerns
In ti<e Unuited States. has been licens-
% ~ the insurance department to do
busiaess In South Carolina an a mu-
tual,fire insurance company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
CONFIDENT BILL WILL PASS.
Republican Senator Attacks Railroad
BrothcriiOOds for COcrcing Congress-.

Washington. Sept 2.-Senator Sher-
man, of Illinois, u Republican, i'm the
final senate debate on the eight hour
legislation, dramatically attacked the
railroad brotherhoods for "coercins,n
congress.
Senate leaders are confident that
the Dill will pass before adjourn
ment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
WASHINGTON TO ATLANTA.
Traffic Resumed Over Highway Across
..f the Watepee. .~

Camden, Sept. 1.-Traffic over the
Washington to Atlanta highway was
resumed across the Wateree river at
this place late this afternoon when
three automobiles crossed the river on
the f1atboat erected by the county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
AaLLION. DoLLARs A WEEK.
Prons Made By Ford Company Dur
ing the Year. :.

Detroit. Mich. Aug. 31.-A prof
Of more than $4,000. 900 week
was made by the Ford Motor Com
pany during the year which ended
July 81. according to the hnancia!
statement made public today. The
years. business totailed s2O6.s67.s47:
the years profit was S5s.ss4,1ls.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06

Grown Prince George Appointed
nsler Of Greece. .s.,

Londons sept.. al.--Reuters Tele.
uaph Co.'S salonika correspond
emit r<ports that Crown Prince George
hes sssn appointed regent Of Greece.
following King constantine's abdi-
cation. The Greek army ., Ia beIns
mobilizsd. ti t.sF fl Z M
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
FLOW TO SHADOW
~ LAWN, .-..s
Many Win be ON Hand to Attend No
$50, tificatiOn Ceremonies.

Shadow Lawn, Sept. 2.--Democrats
are fiOcking to Shadow Lawn. 1t is
estimated that twenty thousand will
attend: The great. lawn is covered
With chairs. The president and his
wife Were~up early. to- inspect the
summer White House. 1t is. threat.
ening rain. Many bands are on hand
for informal receptions .Luncheons
will be given at one O'Clock for the
Democratic leaders, @ ......
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
CALDWELL TO BORDER.
War Department. Designates Brigade
+ Y. -"--T Adjutant. -, ,: s-

ID
Columbia, Sept. 2.--Maj. J.. Shapter
Caldwell OF Charleston. former. as
sistant. adjutants general has been ap-
pointed brigade adjatant forn the
South Carolina and Florida, regiments
at Ell Paso, according to. an order, re-
'eived yesterday fr0l-. the, war de-
nartment by Capt. j. Malcolm Gra-
ham. u. s., A., mastering. officer. for
he National Guard, Mai. Caldwell
left Thursday for Charleston. and the
,rder, was forwarded by Capt., Gra-
nam. Maj. CALDWELL will leave i'm
mediatelys for Fort Bliss, near Eel
Paso.. e ,~l, a,
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HsssodI Aug. 2s.-soaD Friday even.
ine Misses Sarah and Ida Sanders.
were the hostess to a dance given
n honor of their brother, Mr.. H. L.
sau9aEsa who Bad' apAts xstuyned. from
4 tour Through Xirsinia- During the.
evening delicious iced course was
served. About nifty guests enjoyed
the, evening, - ada.t ,,,.,,r.
Mrs. Sam Lenoir was the hostess
to dance on Monday evening given
in honor Of the Misses LQray of Char
feston.s, Iced tea 7and = cake were
served.
On Wednesday evening about TWEEN.
couples enjoyed the leap year
dance given by Misses Mary and su-
sie, Kirk in honor OF their guest. Miss
Laura Stoney. Misses Sarah San
iers, Laura. Stonexl Mary: and Susie
Kirk presided over the punch bowls
assisted by Miss Ida Sanders, Mrs
sonteuriers and Mrs, Kirk. who served
the sandwiches. The out-of-town
guests were Misses Virginia and Mar
IAN Foresman OF Sumter. Mary Harl-
lee. Mazie. Mcleod, Miss Griffin
md Miss Geddings. Messrs. Audrae
Rembert- Of Washington. Bert Vein
berg Of Wedgefield. Leland, Karl and
Emmett 'Emanueit, from, Borden, and
Julian Griffin from Pinewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Corbett were
host and hostess at their silver we'd.
ding on August 23rd. A delicious
ice course was served. and they re.
;eived many handsome presents.
Mr.. Virgil Corbett Is the host to a
delightful house party. Many guests
are enjoying the week.
Miss Laura Stoney of Aliendale Is
the attractive guest OF Misses. Mary
and Susie Kirk.
Miss Sarah Sanders took Misses
Mary and Susie Kirk and their guests
ON an automobile tour Monday after
aoon. to see the ruins of the Wateree
bridge and other points of interest.
The Misses Foresman of Sumter arc
the attractive guests of Mrs. Eman-
uel Of Borden.
r. Mr. Rash Sanders has returned to
his home after an extensive trip to
Portsmouth, Newport News and oth
er points.
A very important meeting of the
Shavers' was held In the town hall
on Saturday. Messrs. Delgar and
Clifton Dorm Of Sumter came up to at
tend this important meeting of their
old society. The following new men,
bers were initiated: Rudolph and
Albert Kvaternik and Ancrum
Boykin. Jr., OF Boykin. The following
new officers were elected: James
Sanders. president: Rudolph Kvater-
mix. vice president Delgar Dorm, sec
retary and treasurer. A brief address
was siven by Chairman Mckay.
Mr.. Nat Walker Of Rock Hill is
visiting DIR. w. A. Alston.
Miss lla Mae Evans is visiting Mrs.
B. +. Myers.
Mr.. 8. ID. LeNoir has returned to
his home at Horatio.
Mr.. Jessie Jackson has returned to
his home from New York.
The many friends of DR.. NJ. s.
Kirk will be glad to know TINT he
is rapidly recovering and will soon be
nut again.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
FEES SHOW. INCREASE.

Insurance Department. Collects Over
4~a t~e,. 's&74,O9e. a,4 .,.~
The State insurance department
turned into the State treasury, for the
month Of August, 1916. $33,6sO.01,
making a. total to date in fees of
$174,6Sl.45. The total. collections
for 1916 were $l79,988.20. ..., ,.~.,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
WILL CROSS DANunE.-


nuchsrsts sspts t,==-rhs Rouman-
IAN ssPeEsl sastK: y ph'nnips. teA eAt,,row
m army ,eereaHu the laennbs to, ats
tack tn rsgtops In, soethsn Serbia.
Tho RehmspiAn sssAd ]. sAfApcs .eon.
ttnuss. b TIA, RussaAn,v aEFiys on. ths
Bnlsaris9 sfrost>sr swhsrs vaoaea,
nshtino ~ suARe ssn, Sn.,v. n, !.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06

Washington, Sept. 1.-The Known
dead of the Memphis are now six
and. three from the Castine. Rear
Admiral Pond reports.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
ATHENS IN HANDS OF ALLIES

Revolutionary Disturbances In Gree.
it'' cialf Capital.
Geneva, Sept. 2.-Revolutionary
disturbances have broken out in
Athens. The allies troops are on
patrol duty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06

Mrs. Hough was for many years a
resident of Sumter and. had many
friends here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06

Germans Seize Danish Steamer.
Copenhagen. Sept. "A German
torpedo boat has seized the Danish
steamer Axel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
SNtICE QUARANTINE.
steps to Prevent Spread of Infantile
eif a. ~ ,Ralalysis~ 8 ,.,. ,,a-

" ~ - = FAS~EW016a6< tsF' 'tN.-
Columbia, Sept. "A strict quaran-
tine has been. established. about, the
case of infantile paralysis at Cedar
Mountain by the North Carolina board
OF health. according to a message re-
ceiNed by the South Carolina board
OF health Several children who
came In contact with the case and
later went to their home in Aiken
have been quarantined
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
BIG CROWD MEETS HUGHES.
Republican Candidate Made Much of
in Democratic Stronghold.

st. Louis, Sept. 2.-Hughes arrived
in this Democratic stronghold and
was met by good sized crowd with
cheers. He lunchC with the Busi-
ness Mems League, and will speak
tonight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06

Mr.. Clements was the father OF. Mr..
II NJ Clements Of Sumter
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Y. NJ. G.. a. Fund.

Two additions have been received
todhg to the Y. NJ G. A. fund for the
esta slishment OF q branch Y. M. C. A.
on the border: g,
Nsrp o'Donnell. q. =. ..S1.OO
w. n. Cuttino.. .. %. :. .,.. 100
Pvswously acknowledged =. 61.0O
kota1 - a "A ss a. a.. .. 4s3.00
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-15

the senseless clay. and broke above
it the alabaster. casket of her love.
bill was always good to me-" she
sobbed. I'm all the beatings he give
me, he never hit me where the marks
would show so the neighbors could see
EN-"
Think of the pathos of such a story
as that! How often he had come
home crazy drunk, with curses and
abuses for the poor creature who
had set her heart upon him How
she must have covered away from
his anger; how often she must have
crouched in the dark closet on the
stairs and hidden until he slept off
his drunken fury, afraid of her very
life.
Often and often he had beaten her.
so that a very dog, so treated. might
have turned upon him and slain him /:
but her patience and love never fall
tered. She covered the poor. bruised
shoulders with her ragged frock. She
told futile little lies about falling and
hurting herself, and her eyes dared
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-15
MEN HAVE STILL
UNSULLED TRAIT
Death Wipes Out All But
Memory of Your
Virtues
BY Dorothy Dix.

If, among all its weaknesses and It's
failures, humanity keeps one angel
trait still unsullied. IT is the sublime
forgiveness it accords. the dead. Ii
is as If the tears that are shed above
every grave turned into a kind OF
rainbow glor5 through which we look
ed back upon an ended life and saw
it transhgured.
No need TO speak only good of the
dead. Death itself becomes the cruc-
ible in which our faults are trans
muted into virtues.
1t is never the unkind word we re-
call, but the gentle deed; never the
faltering act. but the high and noble
purpose: and the best of us may be
thankful to feel that when our time
comes, too, to join the vast majority
| compassion viii turn it's plying eye:
away from our faults and see only
the good we fain would have done
To be judged tenderly when we are
gone ia the great boon that all-ricf
and poor. high and humble-mus
ask of their kind, and that Is never
asked in vain.
Sometimes there ia a great deal oi
heart breaking pathos in this loyalty
TO tho dead. There may have beer
years OF cruelty, of estrangement, oi
neglect, but death wipes IL all out
and We go back TO some simple and
quiot hour that we may remember
| without shame or remorse.
Tho mother who sobs above th'
dead body of her wayward son recalls
nothing of the agony. of the disgraci
he may have brought her. She seei
| nothing of the Summarized face, Sh,
has returned to the days when, a lit
tie child, he lay upon her breast anC
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looked up into her face with eyes
that were still full of the mysteries OF
heaven.
Sometimes we see a wife who has
been betrayed. degraded. neglected
insulted. kneeling at her husbands
bier. To her death has blotted out
the memory of her wrongs, and she
mourns the lover OF her youth. the
hour that made the world an Eden
rose sweet with Loves young dream
and most of all her tears are for the
dreamer and the dream, the love that
faltered. the light that failed. the in
cense of the soul that wasted itself
upon the desert air.
A story is told of drunken
hoodlum who lay dead in the poor
place he called home. 1t was the end
of a life that had begun and ended
in sin, and whose days had known
nothing save evil. Not one gentle
deed shed its perfume above its waste
not one high aspiration shone like q
star across its murky way. but none
the less a weeping woman clung &c
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-15
CHAPTER XVI.
Paddock In Trouble.

h6I ISS MEYRICK strolled away,
IW out upon a little balcony open.
III ing of the dining room. She
- stood gazing down at the wav-
ing fronds in the courtyard six stories
below. If only that fountain down
there were Ponce de Leon's But it
wasn't. Tomorrow she must put youth
behind. She must go far from the
country she loved-did she care enough
for that? Strangely enough, burning
tears filled her eyes. Hot revolt surged
into her heart. She stood looking
down
Meanwhile the other members of the
dinner party were gathering with ten
der solicitude about their hostess In
the ballroom beyond. Dick Minot,
hopeless, glum, stalked moodily among
them. Into the crowd drifted Jack
Paddock, his sprightly air noticeably
lacking, his eyes worried. dreadful.
For the love of heaven" Minot
asked. as they stepped together into a
secluded corner, what ellis you!"
BE gentle with me. boy" said Pad
dock unhappily. "I'm in a horrible
mess. The graft. Dick-the good old
graft. It's over and done with now"
"What do you mean?"
at happened last night after our
wild chase OF Harrowby-I was fused
-excited-I prepared two sets of re-
partee for my two customers to use
tonight
"Yes?"
II always make carbon copies to re-
fer to myself Just before the stuff is to
be used. a few minutes ago l took
out my copies. Dick! l sent the same
repartee to both of them
In spite OF his own troubles. Minot
laughed
"Alirth, eh?" said Paddock grimly. "I
can't see It that way. Anyway. this
is my last appearance on any stage as
q librettist. Kindly omit flowers"
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U. S. Uses $1,000, 900, 900
of Tropical Products

Washington. Dec. 10. = Americans
are using more than a billion dollars
worth of tropical products year, 1t is
sho n by import statistics given out by
the Department of Commerce to-day.
The demand has doubled in ten years
and since the war began has grown by
rs per cent.
Some of the tropical articles the
United States purchases and their
value are given: Sugar, 1914, 1000, 900;
rubber and substitutes, $159, 700, 900;
raw silk, $124,000.000; coffee, s116,-
00o,000: fruits. s55,000.O00; tobacco.
S3S, 900. 900.