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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-30
FOUR FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY

Among the interesting races fer
Democratic II, m:nations in Madison
county Is that for County Attorney.
in which four vr'l-ar own memters
Of the Richmond bar are engagcG in
a lively quest. The candidates nv.
S. A. ID. jones, shelly Jet5, . p
Jackson and John holland, and with
these entries the race is regarded as
madeup. All the contests to be de-
cided in the August primary are well
filled with Democratic aspirants and
close finishes are expected to be the
rule in most of them. While the Re-
publicans have not started yet, it is
limited that they will put full ticket
in the field for county offices.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-30

pains ike u kHllc
through my back
and side. / finally
lost all my strength
SO | had TO go to
bed. The d octor
advised an oper-
alton but | would
not listen to it. |
thought of what /
hadread aboutLydia
L. Pinkham' 5 Vege-
table Compound and
tried it. The first
bottle hroi1Cht GREAT
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-30

Nearly 1000 acres of valuable I'M
developed coal and timber lands in
Letcher county, lying along the
Clinchfield railroad have been sold by
the Fowler-Johnston-M Groom inter-
ests to Lee Long and associates, of
Dante, Va, at a consideration said
to total over 100000.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-30

Secretary Houston has issued a
to the farmers of the ma
ton asking them to join in agricul-
tural preparedness plans so that the
United States will not be handicap
ped by a food shortage.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-30

Beginning May ! the Western
Union Telegraph Company will put
into effect an eight-hour work day
in all departments and for all en-
ployes whose work admits of defin-
tie hours of duty.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-30

Plans have been completed for the
greatest Industrial demonstration
ever undertaken in Southern Ken
lucky on March 30, at Franklin. The
county farm agents will have charge
of the Boys Pig Club and Girls Cam
ming Club, and will head the parade,
accompanied by the clubs on horse
back A crowd of 10000 persons is
expected. A public marriage at p.
NJ. on the band stand will close the
days program.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-30

Civil Service examinations will be
held on April % for the selection of
postmasters at the following offices
in Kentucky: Grand Rivers, Mason,
Russell Springs and Saron Grove.
All are fourth-class offices.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-30

The Kentucky House of Rrepre-
sentatives passed the bill which per-
mits a special tax of 20 cents on ev-
cry 500 for ten years for good road
purposes.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-30

At least eleven lives were lost in a
storm which destroyed many houses
in Central Alabama. Six of the
known dead were negroes.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-30

He who runs may read his oppo
nent's inaugural address.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-30
PAINS SHARP
and STABBING
Woman Thought She Would
Die. Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkhan's Vegetable
Compound.

Ogdensburg, VISIT suffered from
female troubles which caused piercing
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-30

When a man is fishing fer compli-
ments he meyer let's any big snes get
away.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-30

All knocker wants is somebody to
listen to him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04
THE NEW BRITAIN.
(trom the London Daily MailO

(From the London Daily Mail.)
Britain is rapidly advancing tn the
position of a self-contained country.
Inc nearer she advances to that point.
the worse it will be for her enemies.
Before the war a certain school of
politicians taught that wealth and
happiness, which are not synonymous
terms, were only possible through a
worldwide trade. Under their au-
spices the age-old proportion of rural
and urban population was reversed.
and at the outbreak Of the war three
fourths of the population lived in
towns and only a fourth lived in the
rural parts. 1t was believed that in
industrialism alone lay the path to
wealth. Agriculture became a "sidc
line," as the shopkeepers say.
1t has needed world war to teach
us the truth that not only wealth but
security and industrialism rest upon
agriculture. I'VE have also discovered
that under normal conditions foreign
trade can alone sustain a population
which has become mainly urban. and
that social conditions depend upon it's
volume. But for the fact that indus
trlalism today is mainly concerned
with the production of munitions of
war, millions would be crying for
bread. If we had no industries beyond
munitions. we should have nothing to
exchange the food that Is brought us
overseas. Munitions are providing the
bread Of millions.
Here is problem for labor to solve.
Can prosperous agriculture exist side
by side with flOurishing industrialism
The man who can solve this problem
will be greater than the man who
made two blades of grass to grow
where only one grew before.
There will be no revolution like it.
A self-cOntained Britain, whenever il
comes. will mean the spreading of the
people over the face of the country
and the breaking up of unwieldly
masses crowded together, because
only in that way can they earn their
bread We shall learn that agricul-
ture and industry are one and the
same when the commonwealth comes
into it's own.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04
LIVES WILL BE IN
SCRED.
Government Determined Upon In
demnity Policy.

Washington, July 1.-Represenra-
tives Of all the great life insurance
companies in the country are ex-
pected to meet Secretary McAdoo and
other cabinet members here tomorrow
to consider plans for insuring the lives
of men in the naval and military ser
vice.
The administration is determined
that the lives of soldiers, sailors and
marines shall be insured. 1t is prob
able that the insurance men will be
asked for expert advice on the plans
presented by the commerce depart
ment two weeks ago to the council of
national defense.
Under the proposal the government
would insure the men in service for
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04
NORWAY GETS ANGRY.

+ Christiania, Norway. June 19.--
There is great indignation along tho
northwestern Norwegian coast over
the action of Germany in practically
prohibiting Norwegian coastwise traf
fic in that region through it's declare
ton of a danger ozne in the Arctic
This entire district is without rail.
roads and must be served with the
necessities of life by means .of sea
borne traffic. But 1t is Impossible for
the coasting vessels to sail frssns one
port to another without coming out
into the German danger zone, there
by risking ships and lives. The re-
suit has been the practical abandon
ment Of this very vital traffic, with
a considerable part Of Norway threat
ened by starvation as soon as the
present stocks Of food for men AMI
animal, fuel and other necessary ar
ticles are exhausted.
Germany, while making no NOV
to enable Norway herself to serve the
district thus cut off, has been prompt
to take commercial advantage of the
situation by putting a line of German
boatr. which are immune from u-boat
activity, on the route from which
competition has been thus eliminated
These German boats expect to have
an absolute monopoly of sailing 70
and from the northern Norwegian a
ports and the principal Norwegian
fishing markets, where they can ex-
change German goods at war price
for fish. ore ana fish oils.
The German company has even
been daring and impudent enough to
offer it's service to the Norwegian goy-
ernment. desiring to enter into a spe-
cial agreement with the government
here for the maintenance of regular
freight and mail routes Thus far tho
government has refused to have any
dealings with the company. but It
may be forced to accept the German
offer in order to save it's own people
in the north from famine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04
GERMAN VESSELS TO RE USED

Washington. June 3O.-A long stride
towards the solution Of the shipping
and transport problems was taken to-
day by the president. He signed an
executive order turning over to the
United States shipping board "a seized
German vessels, a total tonnage of
500, 900.
These ships undoubtedly will be
used exclusively in transatlantic SER
vice. Some of them have already be-
come transports.
The president authorizes the ship
ping board to repair. commission and
man them for operation by the gov
ernment or under lease or charter.
This tonnage does not include the
IA German ships already taken over
by the navy department nor the Aus
trian vessels acquired by purchase.
The total Teutonic tonnage now in
possession of the United States is
about 100000.
The ships included in the orde, in
clude half dozen of the famous At
lantic fliers which have been rustinp
in New York harbor since, the war
began. Others are German ships
which sought protection in nearly all
our deep water ports as soon as war
gave the British cruisers control of
the seas.
The repair of these ships has been
proceeding rapidly despite efforts of
the Germans to cripple them. Secret
processes for the repair of the ships
have been in the possession of our
navy for years. 1t was supposed that
1t would take months for the United
States to reproduce these parts as
they were all in German standard size
for which we had no designs and no
models.
The navy beat the Germans at their
own game, however. 1t has been
known for some time that the nav,
has applied its scret repair methods
to the damaged parts and that the
ships will be shortly as good as new
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04

limited amounts i'm case of death, in
jury or capture system similar 10
that imposed upon owners in the mcr-
chant marine. In addition to this men
would be permitted to take further
insurance.
Such plan, if accepted, probably
would sound the knell OF the pension
system. The total amount of money
paid in pensions growing out of the
Civil war, in which 100000 federal
fighters were engaged, has approached
So 1000, 100000. Officials point out that
assuming the United States sent the
same number of men into the present
war and was forced to pay the ex-
treme liability for all of them s5.-
600, 100000 would allow nearly s2,-
900 for each man. In the plans sub
mitted to the defense council, the
extreme liability of $4,000 was sug-
gested. In the merchant marine
deati benefits range from $1,000 to
$4,000
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04
Free Bulletin on Potatoes.

The Sumter Chamber Of Commerce
letiOn No. 54S from the United States
Department of Agriculture in the har-
vesing, storing and marketing of
sweet potatoes which will be distribut-
ed free to those desiring same. With
each bulletin will be also furnished,
bills of. material for potato hOusp
construction. These bulletins will be
or delivered to those who call at tn
Chamber of Commerce. Clemson Col
one writing for same.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04

Sunday afternoon as he was board
ing the train for Bishopville, Archie
Phelps picked up a roll Of greenbacl;s
which contained $24O. The roll was
found in the aisle Of an empty pas
senger coach. Though Archie could
easily have appropriated the money
for his own use, he reported his find
to Policeman Barwick, who found
that the money belonged to CAPTAIN
Scott railroad man, who had drop
ped it when changing cars.
Archie is to be highly commended i
for his honesty in reporting that. he
had found this amount and in turning
ii over to its owner
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04

Dark Corner, June 2s.--Things are
isalm and serene In this corner. Farm
'srs are laying by corn and planting
peas. side dressing cotton, etc.
Plenty OF cotton blooms to be seen.
Some cotton has stopped growing and
the stalks have become red. Mr.. Gus
Weeks has the prettiest piece of cot
ton ! have seen. II is green and
growing nicely. ami c. p. Weeks has
some lne corn. Mr.. Blanding Ardis
also has good corn. Wheat has all
been gathered and the yield has been
fairly good.
Mrs. Johnston. wife of Mr.. w. II.
Johns lon. who lives just across the
line over In Clarendon, and one of
her children were bitten by q mad dog
last Friday. 1t was Mr.. Johnston's s
dog and he succeeded In killing II be-
fore II left home.
The health Of the community is
pretty good.
MIR. IT. III. Osteen has been some
what indisposed. but has SO far recov-
cred until he and MIS-. Osteen expect
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Ged-
dlngs near Journeys today.
Mr.. j. +. Johnston has a very bad
case Of tooth ache.
Mrs. Joe Bartlette Of Pinewood
visited her father Mr.. c. II. Johnston
OF this place Tuesday and Wednes-
day. returning home this morning.
MIR. and Mrs. G. III. Johnston visited
at Mr.. III. c. Scotts near Paxville last
Saturday.
Mrs Theodocia II. Kolb formerly OF
this place. but for several years a
resident Of Charleston. spent last week
hero at Elmhill She expects to spend
sometime around here and at Pine
wood with relatives and then she in
tends to go to Sumter and stay awhile
with her son. MIR. c. r. Kolb and
from there she expects TO go tc
Chadburn. N. c.. to stay awhile witt
her brother. Mr.. III. T. Wells.
Rev. A. G.. Corbett. OF Dalzell, fail.
ed to an his appointment here on the
third sunday from sickness. Hope h,
Will be able to be with us next Sun
day A. NJ.
Rev. w. q. Elwell preached 81 I'm,
sermon here on tho night Sunday o.
the nth. Come again Bro. f..
Hard Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04

The Sumter County Fair Association
In about ready to put It's 1917 Fair
Premium List In the hands OF the
printers. This has been delayed be-
cause the directors were informed that
a number OF sumter's business estab-
dishments desired to offer premiums
for different departments of the fair.
The directors have requested Mr..
Il. I. Reardon to call on sumter's
business establishments early next
week to give them an opportunity. to
subscribe either cash or commercial
commodity prizes. Each firm, COR
poration. or individual donating any
article or cash viii be well advertised
by the names Of the donors being
printed In the 1917 Sumter County
Fair Premium list. Mr.. Reardon has
been selected as superintendent of
publicity and infoi nation for the
county fair. and will have a commit
tee OF ten business men and farmers
serving with him to thoroughly adver-
tise the fair and to furnish informa-
ton. Mr.. II. L. Tsdale has been
elected secretary of the fair associa-
ton. and Ii very busy man indeed |;
he with President q. A. Lennon, vice
president ]. r. Williams, and DIR. M.
L. Parler being the committee in
charge Of the erection of the various
fair buildings and arrangement of the
fair grounds.
The Sumter County Committee of
Public Safety has promised to stand
behind the 1917 fair. and with one
hundred of this committee working
and sumter's business men coperat-
ing with the stockholders and offl-
GERS. the 1917 fair ought to be made
a success from every angle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04
23 States Bone Dry at Midnight.

Washington, June 3O.-Twenty-
three states become bone dry at mid
night tonight, the hour at which be-
comes effective the Reed amendment
prohibiting the shipment Of liquor into
any territory where it's manufacture
or sale is prohibited. These are the
States wholly affected by the act
Alabama. Arizona. Arkansas. Colo
RADIO, Idaho. Iowa. Kansas, Maine.
Mississippi. Nebraska, North Caroline,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota. Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia,
Washington and West Virginia.
Those partly affected arc: Califor-
MIA. Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana.
Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota,
New Hampshire. New York. Ohio and
Texas.
These states will he affected at fu-
ture dates:
Alaska, January ]. 1918; Indiana
April 3, 1918; Michigan, April so
1918; Montana, December 81, 1918,
and Utah, August 1, 1917.
The law bars from publication
whether in states or smaller corpora.
tons ,all mail matter containing ad-
vertisements or solicitations for or
ders for intoXicants, in order to sup
press the activities of mail order
houses.
Justice and postofflce department
officials have made every preparation
to enforce the law. Methyl alcohol is
regarded by the federal government
as an intoxicating liquor within the
meaning Of the act, but wood ana
denatured alcOhols are not so re-
garded. No ruling has been made
regarding the status Of patent medi-
cines containing alcohol.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04
DO YOU HAVE DIZZY SPELLS?
It's Important to Learn the Cause, as
Many Sumter People Have.

Dizziness is never a disease Of itself
its only a symptom Of some deeper
seated trouble. Much dizziness is
caused by disordered kidneys failing
to filter all the pOisons from the blood
These pOsOns attack the nerves and
dizziness results. If you are subject
to dizziness there is good reason to
suspect your kidneys, and if you suffc.
backache, headache, and bladder dis
order, you have further proof. Many
Sumter people have learned the val
uc OF Doans Kidney Pills in just such
cases. Read this Sumter woman's
statement:
Mrs. Annie C. Carnes, 4O7 Bart
lette St., says MY kidneys were dis
ordered and my back achcd. l had
headaches and dizzy spells, too. l used
Doan's Kidney Pills as directed and
they cured the trouble"
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for q kidney remedy-get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
cured Mrs. Carnes. Foster Milburn
Co, Props. b" falo, n. Y.-Advt. Al
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04

Did Russian vokda leak into China
or was Chinese opium smugsled into
Russia? What causes this spree ?
Perhaps II In German kummell that
has brought on the jag.-Columbia
Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04

Who could have forctold. even a
few months ago that before the war
should bc concluded Mrs. Pankhurst
and Elihu Root would have had "a
conference i'm Petrograd? THE state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-04

III you wish to find prize idiot.
watch on the street corner for tho
man who will not lift finger TO help.
hut who IL willing To tell you how he
would manage the situation 10 ne wa
resident.-Commercla Appeal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-05
RANK AND GOLD BRAID
CONFUSE NAVAL RECRUITS
just How and When 10 Salute Puzzles
Raw boys.


Great Lakes. H., July 5.--Thc aver.
age Americans aversion for rank and
the average civilians respect for con.
stitutod authority flght Il out for su.
promaoy In the psychologists OF the
young men who enter the United States
Naval Training station here The re.
suit as nearly as can bc determined. ~
best described as peace without con.
quest" since both motives survive, but
give way gracefully as need dictates.
II IL when the naval recruit. fresh
from college or city or farm. faces the
necessity of recognizing the score or
moro omhlems which designate tho
ranking of his superlors that he be-
comes ratified with the confusing mul.
titude Of the designs, promptly duhs
them all rot" and then finds that hero.
even as hack homo he must render that
courtesy and obedience without which
discipline cannot be maintained and
business IL stalled,
The snap" Of the naval salute, as
he gives Il and sees Il returned. perhaps
by am admiral himself comes 10 appeal
TO his military pride and he sets about
TO mcmorise that the crossed duills
indicate yeoman, that one stripe of
gold desisnates an ensign and that u
"two stripcr" II lieutenant senior
grade. untn he does know the insignia,
Jack usually decides 60 play safe,
Just watch the guys with the soil
braid" veteran u three weeks train
ing told friend newly entered, who
wanted to know whNn to salute.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-05

London July 3. Never before has
the British rrcps devoted ~ much space
to Americas Independence day as on
yesterdays anniversary, The evoninH
newspapers seize the occasion 20 prin,
newr stories. editorials and cartoons. all
of which carry tho note of hands
acr,ss the sea"
The historic significance " tho day
r. cecly mentioned but far frOm cN
pressing acrimony, the writer's an aiop,
an attitude similar 60 that displayed m
an artlcle In the Westminster Gase,tc,
whlch saws
~tNNlaN America bcccmcs Enslish ami
Hnsland American. and We are forre,
tins little ~ our phlcem IN rayins
tribute h, the fact"
10 War Arm IN Arm
The cVpnlns News publishes hugs
caf,ccn ~ Uncle sam and John Rull
n army uniforms marching arm IN
arm bo the war John l,uu remarks to
t'ncle sam with a smile 'fNNiaN's the
daN yoU lctt me. sam, the day that
made N,,U o'co~
t'uc,e sam besus cn his ccmpsnk,a
ami roplics, yes John. oee 81 cOmc
t,ack
nav nrns Out Rainy,
rheso news articles arV headed NNh
such captcns a. NNd Nbr,, iNn3on
Nascs q flss Nav ~ J0N Foursh"
The N,Nr,h IN taon,,cn dcNclopea into
rslnN ,lsy and the MYRIAD ~ ucN
American aseS which Wore Gown
thraushcul the citN came In tor a
,iiVa,hns
kar ocAer> 1, = ftAg HclSteA
~ accrce ~ ghe klnS the stars sna
Struscs Wss ayfns oNVn the NtctorN
tower ~ ne hsnse ~ parliament tNiay
ara slsc On an clhsr coNerement enilh
pNss Scsslt the NnN,n lscS. fyesw
NcntNxs WV Se,ecsc,i With American
nagS - ne,cr l,oNscc
rNeussnss - NsfS,ns n the strc ',S
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-05
FRENCH HONOR FOURTH.
Notablcs Are Guests Of Americans IN
Paris.

Paris, July 6,--PromIer Ribot and the
enilro French cabinet were present at
n luncheon given yesterday by the Am.
orloan chamber OF commerce.
Among 800 others were Marshal Jof.
fre, Generals rooh and Dubail and all
the ambassadors and ministers Of the al.
lied powers, besides General Pershing
AmhaHnador sharp, Consul General
rhackura, Robert w Bliss, first secre-
iary OF the American embassy, Admiral
ulcayeu ana many other notable Amcri.
cans living IN Paris
While the company was assembling
crowds outside the hotel kept calling
FOR General pershlng and Marshal Jof.
ire, Finally Premier Ribot went 10 an
open window with General Pcrshlng
and General Joffrcc on either side and
stepped back while the crowd wildly
chcorod the two generals
Speaking at the luncheon Premier ri.
bo dwclt on the Significance 20 the world
of the American revolution IN 1870 and
the attitude OF the United States
through the present war.