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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24
AT the last meeting Of tbe Con,

AT the last meeting of the County
Board Of Commissioners the sugges-
ton was made that gravel be i'm
ported for surfacing a section of pub
TIC road to give the gravel a thorough
test. There is no need of importing
gravel as there is enough of first class
cement gravel in two beds near State
ourg, one lying directly on the rail
road. to supply material for several
hundred miles Of roadway. Why not
give this gravel a trial on the state
burg road?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24
FOR JEWISH SUFFERERS

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 1s.-Jacob
biiiikopf of this city left today for
New York to assume charge of the
American jewish relief committees
campaign for a $10,0OO,OOO fund for
Jewish war sufferers. Mr.. Billikopf,
VINO, is native of Russia, said:
The bulk of our aid will be ex-
pended in Poland and Galicia, where
100000 Jews are suffering.
while we are viewing with some
apprehension the strained diplomatic
SITUATION, we do not believe this will
hamper the distribution of our con-
tributions of bare necessities"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24
Returning to Washington.

w. Sinkler Manning, trooper of the
Charleston Light Dragons, was in
Columbia yesterday, on his way from
Charleston, where he was mustered
out OF the federal service, to Wash
ington. He is a member of the New
York Times bureau staff in Washing
ton and has been with the cavalry
troop on the Mexican border for sew
en- months. He is a son of Gov. and
Mrs. Manning.-Columbia State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24
APPROPRIATION BILL ADOPTED
HOUSE RECEDES FROM POSITION
FORMERLY HELD, BREAK
ING DEADLOCK.
Accepts Bill as Reported by Fred
Conference Committee with Senate
Observation-Disclosures to Go to
Governor This Afternoon for Ap-
proval and Adjournment May Como
Tonight.

Columbia, Feb. 21.-The house Of
representatives receded from it's DO
Sition this afternoon and adopted the
free conference report on the gener-
al appropriations bill, breaking the
deadlock existing between itself and
the senate for the past few days.
The bill was then ordered enrolled as
an act, without any Of the amend
ments inserted by the senate being
stricken out
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24
SHIPS WILL NOT SAIL,

New York, Feb. 21.-Owners OF
cargoes which are aboard the Amer
lean liner st. Louis which has been
held in harbor since the German new
submarine policy became effective
have received notice that the cargo
VIII be discharged. The greater part
Of the crews Of the liners New York,
st, Paul and Kroonland have been
paid Off. President Franklin, of the
International Mercantile marine, saws
that the sailings of the liners have
been indefinitely postponed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24
ACTING UNDER INSTRUCTIONS

Washington, Feb. 2O.-Ambassador
Penfield was acting under strict in
structions In requesting Austria to
state her submarine attitude. It is
stated instructions were sent to
Vienna ten days ago and it is possi-
bic they have been reinforced in view
or the delay in obtaining a response.
The State department officials. how
ever, declined to discuss this phase of
the situation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24
WANTS EMBARGO ON CARS.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-President ]. p.
Griffin, of the Chicago board of
trade, telegraphed the Interstate
Commerce Commission and eastern
railroads insisting that the country
faced rioting unless an embargo was
placed on east bound freight except
foodstuffs and fuel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

New York; Feb. 20.-Hundreds of
women FROM the tenement districts,
some of them With babies. screaming
I'VE want bread" stormed the city
hall demanding to see the mayor to
protest against the high cost of food.
The police reserves were rushed to
the city hall to restore erdes. !. Their
leader, Mrs. Ida HARRIS president of
the Mothers Vigilant League, and
three others, were allowed to vait fs,
the mayor. The visit to the city han
was the outcome Of food riots in three
districts Of the city yesterday in which
food peddlers' cars were burned by
women because of the increased cost
OF potatoes and onions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24
EIGHTY.NINE VESSELS SUNK.

London, Feb. 21.-Sir Edward Car
son, first lord of the admiralty, told
the house Of commons that eighty
nine Of the allies and neutral ves-
sells, aggregating two hundred and
sixty -eight thousand tons, have been
lost in the first eighteen days in
February.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

Snmtcr should have n municipal
slaughter house such as Greenviuo
ana greenwood and, perhaps. several
other up-country towns have had for
SeVeral years. 1t is officially report
ed that these municipaIlv supervised
slaughter houses, with cold storage
taciiitios, have proven a profitable on
terprlse TO the PERSONS owning and
operating them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

comparatively few citizens of this
county have taken the necessary pre-
liminary steps to avail themselves of
the benefits to be derived from the
Federal Farm Loan Bank. ONLY three
or four small farm loan associations
nave been organized thus far. VI
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

Washington, Feb. 2O.-It is learned
that President Wilson is considering
breaking another precedent by not
calling the newly elcted senate into ex-
ira session, March 9Th, to confirm
the appointment of cabinet officials.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

washington, Feb. 2O.-The Porto
Rican citizenship and civil govern.
ment bill was passed by the senate
To-Day without roll call. 1t had al
ready passed the house.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

There is considerable talk of SUI
ourpan real estate development and
the beginning of a movement of home
seekers to build outside of the city
limits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

washington, Feb. 20.-Major Gen.
Pershing today assumed command of
the southern department, Secretary
Baker said that Gen. Pershing is next
In grade to Gen. Funston in the de-
partment and his succession was
automatic until Gen. Funstons per-
manent successor is chosen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

Havana, Feb. 20.-The parliament
tary committee of the Liberal party
has adopted resolutions declaring
that it does not desire to establisr a
government in opposition to the con-
stitution but only to see elections held
under legal guarantees and without
violence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

Ihe English sparrow pest grows
worse all the time. 1t is almost i'm
possible to raise a garden in some
parts of the town now owing to the
depredations of the sparrows.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

Berlin, Feb. 21.-Thc Overseas
News Agency says that approximate
" two thousand were killed and in
Jured, including some prominent Rou-
manianS, in a recent train wreck near
thlrurcha, northern ROumania, ac-
Cordlng to the Russian newspaper
Kusskoye Slovo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24
CHURCH FUND GROWS.

Episcopal Campaign Results in Much
Money Being Raised.
New York. Feb. 1S.LBishop Will
liam Lawrence Of Boston announced
here today that the old age pension
fund which the Episcopal church is
raising had passed the $4,000, 900
mark. Original estimates he explain
ed required this sum as minimum l.
the movement was to be a success.
He added that additional funds
made 1t probable that much more
might be done than the bare mini
mum work which had at first been
planned for.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

Paris, Feb. Git is officially an
nounced that the following vessels
nave ben sunk since February 18th:
Minas' Skogland, Giuseppe, Guido and
ROsalie.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

El Paso, Feb. 21.-Major General
Pershing has received a message
from Major General Scott, chief of
staff. announcing the appointment of
Gen. Pershing as commander of the
southern department.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

The Walsh Directory Company of
Charleston have had representatives
In the city at work for several weeks
securing statistics In order to issue a
1917 directory Of Sumter. The new
directory will be out about the first of
April and will be up-to-date, having
all OF the 1917 information of Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

washington, Feb. 2O.-The admin
istration espionage bill providing Sc
we're penalties for spying and con-
spring to violate American neutral
lty was passed by the senate today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24
OFFICERS FOR LAND BANK.
FEDERAL BOARD NAMES DIREC-
TORS OF FEDERAL INSTTTU.
TTON AT COLUMBIA.

n. IL Welch Of Columbia Is Attor-
ney and Registrar and Louis I.
Guion Of Camden Il Vice President
Howard Arnold Of Grecnville,
Ga, - Secretary-Is First Of Twelve
Farm Land Loan Banks to Organ
ize-Wfl Commence Business as
Soon as 100000 Stock Is Subscrib-
ed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11
Inspiration
Miscellany
Good Manners Help.

\ merchant who returned from Eng
land just before the war broke out has
been yoluble ever since on the manners
OF the children he happened TO meet
abroad Apparently American parents
and schools do not lay on good manners
the emphasis that they receive abroad.
Yet good manners, like the gold at the
Foundation OF ali money, are current
tho world over. Emerson noted this:
"(;ive n boy dress and accomplish
men,s and You give him the mastery
OF palaces and fortunes wherever he
goes. lie has not the trouble to earn
or own them; they solicit him 10 enter
and possess
"All your Greek" Chesterfield wrote
to his son, can never advance you from
secretary to envoy or from envoy to
ambassador. but Your address. your air,
your manner, II good. may
The difference between well bred
and III bred man is this" Samuel John
son said: One Immediately attracts
yOur attention, the other your aver
sion. You love one until you find rea-
son TO hate him; You hate the other
until you find reason 30 love him
CiYilty. polished manners, mean
much 10 a youth 81 bis first position
Kansas City Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11

Roughly speaking. the mind is d.
Sided into two parts. One controls the
actions Of which we are conscious and
the other those which we do uncon-
sciously. In the latter class are such
things as walking and breathing. So
that the second part of the mind works
equally as well whether its owner IS
asleep or awake. When the body or
che other part OF The mind is tired to
thc point Of exhaustion or is harried
10y pain the second part is liable TO be
unduly active. Then 1t is that we are
most likely to walk or talk in our
sleep and have nightmares" And be-
cause the aeutely conscious part of the
mind is dormant and not subject to
fears the sleep walker frequently trav-
crses dangerous places unhurt.-Den-
yer News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11
To the Boy OF the
Twentieth Century

So live that your afterself-the man
you ought TO le-may in his time be
possible and actual. For away in the
twcntieS. the thirties. OF the twentieth
century he is awaiting his turn. His
body, his brain, his soul, are in your
boyish hands. He cannot help him.
self.
What will you leave for him? VIZ
Il be brain unspoiled by wrong liv-
Ing or dissipation. mind trained to
think and act. u nervous system true
as dial in its response to the truth
about you?
VIII you, boy of the twentieth CEN
fury, let him come as a man among
men in his time. or will you throw
away mis- Inheritance before he has had
the chance to touch It?
viii You let him come, taking your
place, gaining through your experience.
hallowed through your joys, building
m them his own. or will you fling his
cope away. decreeing wantonlilIe that
the man on might have been shall
never be?--David Starr Jordan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11
BENNINGTON ASThI NED
BY SIYPlE MIXTURE

Bennington people are astonished
at the INSTANT action of simple
buckthorn bark. glycerine, ETC., as
mixed in Alder i-ka. ONE SPOON
Full removes such surprising foal
matter it relieves almost ANY CASE
constipation, sour stomach or gas. Be-
cause Alder-i-ka acts on BOTH lower
and upper bowel, few doses often
relieve or prevent appendicitis. A
short treatment helps chronic stomach
trouble. w. L. Gokay.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11
Why We Walk In Our Sleep.

se@@eee 1853 o@ea . .
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11
Limbs of the Mind

AS our bodies. TO be in dealth, must
to he in health. mus; be generally cul
tivated: You would not call man
healthy who had strong AIMS. but wa;
paralytic in his feet; nor ol.e who could
walk well. but had no use OF his hands.
nor one who could see well. though
he could not hear You would not vol
unfairly reduce Your bodies to any
such partially developed state. MUCK
more. then. you would not. il you could
help it. reduce your minds to IT, Now,
your minds are endowed with vast
number Of gifts of totally different
Ises-limhs of mind, as it were. which
If you don't exercise you cripple. One
is curiosity-that is. Il gift, capacity
of pleasure In knowing, which if you
destroy you make yourselves cold and
duh. Another is sympathy-thc power
Of sharing IN the feelings of living
creatures, which If you destroy you
make yourselves hard aud cruel An.
other of your limbs of mind is admira.
tion-the power of enjoying beauty OF
ingenuity. which IL you destroy YOU
make yourselves base and irreverent.
Another is wit or the power of playing
with the lights on tae many sides OF
truth, which if you destroy you make
yourselves gloomy and less useful and
cheering to others than you might be.
So that in choosing your way of worl,
"a oil,
ble, 10 bring out all these faculties rs
far as they exist in you; 1ot one merit
nor another, but all OF tnera.-Ruskin
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11
THOUGHTS.

; - . 6 s. 'pes 9 1, g e@,o 8
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11
OR Pine SAVED
HIM FROM DRINK

That Orrine really does bring quick
relief to those being tortured by the
liquor habit, is the testimony of many
mothers, wives and daughters.
This scientific preparation promptly
kills all desire for whiskey, beer and
other intoxicants. 1t can be given in
the home secretly without loss OF time
from work No sanitarium expense.
We are so sure that Orrine will
benefit that we say to you, IL, after a
trial you fail to get any benefit from
its use. your money will be refunded.
Costs only s1.00 box. Ask us for
free booklet telling all about Orrine.
B. A. Quinlap, North street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11
TWO LONG YEARS
HE SUFFERED
"Fruit-a-tlves" Made Him Feel
As Il Walking On Air
ORILLIA. Noy. 28th. 1914

ORILLIA, Nov. 2Sth. 1914,
"For over two years, l was troubled
with Constipation, Drososiness, Laek Of
Appetite and Headaches. One day saw
your sign which read "Fruit1a-
make you feel like walking on air. "
This appealed to me, so Isdecided to
try box. In q very short time, l
began to feel better, and nosO Ifeei fine.
Ihave agood appetite, relish everything
l eat, and the Headaches are gone
entirely. recommend this pleasant
fruit medicine to all my friends -.
DAN MCLEAN.
Soc box, for $3.50, trial size, 25c.
At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit
a.tiyes Limited, Ogdensburg, N,Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11
OUR CROSSES.

. The crosses which we make for
. ourselves in this life by restless
- anxiety as to the future are not
g crosses which come from God.
- We show want of faith in him by
- our false wisdom, wishing to fore
g stall his arrangements and strug-
- Cling TO supplement his provi-
- dence by our own providence
g Fenelon.
=
= 6 90, :, 9 :, =, g s. - . . g q q 4,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11

s. In the supremacy of self con- s
$ troll consists one of the perfec- 8
$ tons of the ideal man.-Hlerbert 9
3 Spencer. :
g There is a purity which only 9
9 suffering can impart, The stream :.
!, of life becomes snow hite when q
j. it dashes against the rocks :
- Richter
:. Let your speech De always s
+ with grace. seasoned with salt .
9 st. Paul.
= The lion is not so fierce as :,
p painted. Thomas fuller. {
3 8
p = d - :, 81 q q 4, Z, i, @ . p . q . i
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11
Went Too Far.

An unsuccessful lover was askel by
what means he had lost the Object Of
his affections.
ALAS" he said, Il fattered her til
she got too proud to speak to me.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-11
Two Foes.

Two well known but unheeied facts
are that anxiety is no baker and bakes
no bread; that worry is no tailor and
makes no clothes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
SECRETARY LANSING HINTS
UNITED STATES WAR PERIL
Policy Toward the 5eliiger-
ents-Twc Statements.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Secretary
Lansing issued statement on Thurs
day simplifying and qualifying the one
he made earlier in the day regarding
the presidents notes to the belliger-
ents. because, he said, he feared some
incorrect differences were being drawn
from his first utterance.
Secretary Lansing said his purpose
in making the second statement was
to make it clear beyond question that
there was no change in the policy of
neutrality of the United States.
Mr.. Lansing also said his purpose in
simplifying his statement was to make
il plain that the notes to the belliger-
eats should In no sense be construed
as threat to any of the governments
His second statement follows:
II have learned from several quar-
tiers that a wrong impression was made
by the statement which | made in the
morning, and | wish to correct that i'm
preston.
MY impression was to suggest the
very direct and necessary interest
which this country as one of the neu-
trail nations has in the possible terms
which the belligerents may have In
mind. and did not intend to intimate
that the government was considering
any change in its policy of neutrality
which it has consistently pursued in
the face of constantly increasing diff
culties.
II regret that my words were open
to any other construction, as | now re
alize that they were. / tFink that the
whole tone and language Of the note
to the belligerents shows the purposes
without further comment on my part.
1t is needless to say that | am unre-
servedly in support Of that purpose
and hope to see 1t accepted"
Secretary Lansing's statement was
as follows:
1.-The reasons for the sending of the
note were as follows;
1T isn't our material interest we had
in mind when the note was sent, bu.
more and more our own rights are be
coming involved by the belligerents on
both sides. so that the situation is be-
coming increasingly critical.
81 mean by that, that we are draw
Ing nearer the verge Of war ourselves
and therefore we are entitled to knoa
exactly what each beiligerent seeks in
order that we may regulate our con-
duct in the future.
mo nation has been sounded. No
consideration of the German overtures
or of the speech of Lloyd-George was
taken into account In the formulation
of the document. The only thing the
overtures did was to delay 1t few
days. 1t was not decided to send 1t
until Monday. OF course. the difficult
ties that face the president were that
1t might be construed as a movement
toward peace and in aid of the Ger
man overtures. He specifically denies
that that was the fact iG the document
itself"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
MORE THAN BILLION
EARNED BY ROADS
Greatest Prosperity Ever Known
for U. S. Carriers.
REPORT BY COMMERCE BODY
Statistics Gathered by Commission
Indicate the Total Net Income
for the Year viii Be
S1,o9s. 00o, 600.

Washington, Dec. 27.-More than
$1,000 100000 net income from opera
tiOns was made by the railroads of
the country during the year now clos
ing. The huge total is the peak of
prosperity In railroad operations, and
stands more than One-third higher than
the total of 1913. hitherto the banner
year
Statistics gathered by the interstate
commerce commission complete for
nine months and made the basis for
calculation for the entire year. indi-
cate that the total net income from
operations will be approximately ST.
O9S.OO0,OO0. For the first nine months
OF the year complete returns show
S7S5,55S, 266. Even this does not rep
resent the full amount. as roads whose
income is less than $1.000.000 are not
included.
Wide divergence in receipts among
the roads of various sections is dis
closed. The overburdened railroads
of the East have SKINNED the cream
of the traffic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
campaion PLEDGE UnfuIfiIled.

"We denounce the proiligate waste
of money wrung from the people by
oppressive taxation through the law
ish appropriations of recent Repub-
lican congresses which have kept taxes
high and have reduced the purchasing
power of the peoples toll. We demand
a return to that simplicity and econ
omy which BELTS democratic govern
ment and reduction in the number Of
useless offices, the salaries of which
drain the substance of the people,"
The above pledge made in the Demo-
cratic platform of 1912 is interesting
when considered in connection with
the recent unprecedented expenditures
of congress and the estimates of the
highest cost of running the govern
ment during the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1918.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
Militia Law Failure.

The present congress was virtually
unanimous in providing larger fight
ing force, although honestly divided re-
garding the method of creating a re-
serve army. The next congress will
have had opportunity to see some of
the weakness of the Hay plan of fed
eralized militia, and with no pride OF
parent1ood for the measure should be
able to devise better one. If any
good purpose has been served by the
tour of duty of the Guardsmen on the
Mexican border, 1t Is found in the
showing that the six years enlistment
idea for Guardsmen will never fill the
quota needed for a reserve army. 1t
is better to learn this soon than late,
although it is a tremendous price to
pay for the knowledge, when the Ma
tional Guard of those states where the
training has been thorough and the
equipment practically complete is seen
to go to pieces.-PrOvidence Journal.