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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-16

me attentions One of them took
everything for granted, not even ever
mentioning such a thing as taking me
anywhere or doing anything where he
had to spend money (although he had
the means), and the question of mar
riage. am sure, never even entered
his mind
The other was a bit more of
talker. He promised marriage and
good times, and also introduced me
to all his friends. But he never got
any farther.
| always was an optimist, but I'm
going to be the worst pessimist in re-
gard to the man question if some one
doesn't convince me quick.
VIRGINIA B.
Do you suppose for one instant that
you can pass judgment on the entire
masculine sex because you have
known two VINO either were cads or
tired of you after a little acquaint-
ance? The fault lies with you. Either
you let yourself be taken in by two
men who weren't worthy of your re-
gard or you did not make yourself
sufficiently agreeable to hold their
liking. Read over your own descrip-
tion of the first man. Since he did
attention, what reason have you for
supposing that he cared about you?
Why was he particularly contemplate
for coming TO see a girl who welcom-
ed him and who evidently put up with
whatever treatment she got, in order
to have man about? What you need
| Is dignity, self-respect, a little more
ability to judge humanity and a good,
thorough inventory of Yourself
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-16

tidious not to be moderate in his en-
joyment of them.
He follows in his writing a line
straight as ruler, with no waVerlns
or downward slant at the end, and
from this one deduces that ne Is
straightforward and resolute, posi-
hIy a bit obstinate, but with dis
tinctly optimistic outlook. He is a lit
tie caustic of speech when aroused,
but is equally quick to forgive. He
has a strong sense of humor. Above
all. he is up to date; his penmanship
shows that, and so does the quality
of his letters. He is interested in to-
day and its questions. not in what
they talked about the year of the
big wind"
Just consider this patriarch for g
moment, if you please. He was alive
when Queen Victoria ascended to the
throne of England; a boy in his teens
when General Scott entered the City
of Mexico; a full-grown man when
the shot was fired on Fort Sumter
which started the Civil War; and
we'll along into middle life when the
Centennial was held in Philadelphia
OF the twenty-seven Presidents, he
has lived through the administra-
tions of twenty of them.
He can remember when New York
City did not extend above Canal
street and Madison Square was Out
of town, when Chicago didn't exist
| when Fifty -Four Forty or Fight
was a rallying cry, when the nationn
domain halted at the Mississippi
when the first gold rush was made
| to California.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-16
THEIR MARRIED LIFE"

Copyright, 1917. International News
Service

Copyright, 1917, International News
Service
Warren thinks we ought to be
more careful about saluting the flag
than we are" said Helen.
"well, that's true" assented Lou
Use. "I agree with him. Did you
notice this afternoon how many men
there were who paid no attention
at all to the fiag?"
Helen nodded. "Warren's fanat-
ical about it," she said proudly, but
I'm proud of him. L think all men
ought to be just as particular"
Louise and Bob were at the apart
ment for dinner that evening, and
the talk centered about the same
subject. Helen and Louise repeated
what they said in the afternoon and
Warren was highly indignant.
Every man ought to realize that
it is his duty these days to be zeal
GUS in showing his patriotism"
That's right" assented Bob and
for the time the subject was
dropped for something else. After
/, dinner Warren suggested that they
all go to the movies.
THAT will be fine" Louise said
enthusiastically. Bob and haven't
been to the theater in ages. We
think we ought to save somewhere
and so we go to the movies instead.
l am a great movie fan"
The rest of the evening was unu-
sually pleasant. The pictures were
good, t.ey were all in good spir-
it's, Warren made jokes, and alto
gether Helen had never remem-
bered an evening when she had felt
so carefree and happy. But it was
not to last long. When they reached
the lobby of the theateer they dis
covered that it had been raining and
was still pouring. Both Helen and
| Louise had on good clothes and a
sudden gloom enveloped them.
Warren, asked you to bring an
umbrella" Helen Ventured.
Warren turned to Bob. There,
Bob, isn't that just like a woman?
Whoever would have dreamed 1t
would rain before we got back?
"The paper said rain, and it felt
damp all afternoon"
Again Bob and Warren grinned,
and Helen relapsed into silence.
We'll" exclaimed Louise, II know
one thing, and that is that I am not
going out in this rain, nor even to
reach the subway in this velvet hat!"
"I'll rustic up a taxi" Bod said.
"Wait n second ana I'll go with
you,' said Warren, and the next
minute both men had stepped out
from their narrow shelter and We're
hurrying off into the street. Helen
and Louise carried on a desultory
conversation for a few minutes
apropos of getting their clothes
ruined, but their sentences finally
trailed off. Neither felt like talking;
it was the reaction from the bright
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-16
| ILife'sProblems
| Are Discussed
BY Mrs. Wilson woodrow.

BY Mrs. Wilson woodrow.
Every once in while receive in
my mail a communication written i'll
a hand like copperplate. and which
1 always hasten to open and read.
because 1 know the contents will
prove interesting.
I have never met the writer, and
he knows me only through my work.
No one would ever dream from n
glance at these missives that the
writer was more than thirty. There
is no hint of the cramped, tremulous
chirography of old age. Yet with
justifliable pride, he announces him
sell an octogenarian-a link between
the turbulent present and the more
leisurely, punctilious times of John
Quincy Adams and Henry Clay and
Daniel Webster.
1t is no part of my ambition to
shine as one of those seeresses who
for fifty cents will read from a spec
men OF your handwriting your past,
present and future and furnish an
inventory of your personal character
istics and ailments; yet this CORES
pondent of NINE is individual enough
to excite speculation.
have a very definite mental por-
trait OF him. surely that llfm, Nlrlle
penmanship betokens a firm,virile
character a straight, outstanding
nature, bearing lightly the burden OIL
his eighty-two years.
/ picture him as a very erect old
gentlemen, with white hair. clear cut
features, keen. observant eyes and a
tolerant, kindly smile. He is scrup-
ulous in regard to his personal ap-
pearance, careful in the selection OF
his neckties and insistent upon the
proper creasing of his trousers.
The flourishes and shading that
he gives to his capital letters in
dicate and appreciation of the beau
tiful and a capacity for enjoyment,
lie likes to look at pretty faces, to
hear fine music, and to see fine
play. He is fond of flowers, pictures,
animals and children. He likes the
good things of life, but is too fas-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-16

ems eager eyes turning to Louise in
delight. Helen always adored any
thing dramatic, and anything of the
patriotic order almost moved her to
tears in these troubled times. Neither
woman noticed Warren, who stood
a little apart, until the song was
over, when one of the men in uni
form turned to the little group ant
said, scathingly:
why don't you take off your hat
you lubber,"
. Helen and Louise turned as
though a pistol shot had struck them.
Warren was looking at the indignant
man with his own face a picture of
amazemept and embarrassment. The
truth of the after was, he had not
even heard the National anthem, he
had been keeping an eye out for an
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-16

empty taxi and the music had SIM
ply not meant anything to him. He
had not even noticed the men until
the one spoke to him.
Helen realized all this in a mo-
mert; in fact the entire incident took
only q moment, and then the men
passed on. No one but couple of
outsiders had heard anything of it,
but Warren was furious. Helen
wisely kept still; she knew that to
say anything would make matters
worse, but she knew very we'll that
on top of all that had been said War
rem felt pitiably small.
Louise, the peacemaker, came to
the rescue. She was not as intuitive
as Helen, but she knew that War
ren's expression was not one OF
guilt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-16

spirits of the evening. Louise
yawned, and Helen felt suddenly
tired out. The climax was reached
when Warren and Bob returned with
the verdict that there were no taXis
to be found anywhere.
well, Bob, you men scare up a
newspaper somewhere for us to COW
er our hats with and We'll make a
rush for the subway"
Yes asserted Helen, 'it has
Stacked up a little"
Bob went across the street, and
: he did the band above the Times
square struck up THE Star Span.
gled Banner Three men in uni.
form who were standing along the
curb suddenly raised their hands t.
cir hats and stood len salute, Louis,
and Helen eyed them eagerly. Hell
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-16
OLD AGE A CRIME !

some people are young at 60-red
checked, ruddy and vigorous. Others
are old at 40-joints beginning to
stiffen up a bit; step beginning to lag
and lose its springiness; occasional
touches of pain in the back, feel tired
without cause, and possibly twlnge
of rheumatic pain.
In most cases these are the dangeE
signals to warn you that the kidneys
are not promptly doing their work of
throwing off the poisons that are al
ways forming in the body. To neglect
these natural warnings is crime
against yourself. If you have these
symptoms you can find prompt relicf
in GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Cap
sules. For more than 200 years this
has been the recognized remedy for
kidney and bladder ailments.
GOLD MEDAL Harlem Oil Cap
sules are imported direct from the
laboratories at Haarlem, Holland. Get
them at your druggists. Do not take
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Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-16

"I don't believe you even heard
the music, did you, Warren?" she
said.
mo, 1 didn't" burst out Warren.
'but 1 feel ashamed of myself just
the same. I should have heard it
Those fellows did exactly right.
They probably thought I.,just didn't
care. I feel small, but certainly
deserved what got"
And Helen, in whose heart had
been pity and understanding, sud-
denly felt thrill of patriotic fervor
rush through her. Anything that
would make Warren admit himself
in the wrong, he must of necessity
feel very deeply about She was
so glad he cared that much,
watch for tho next hastallmen6
in this interesting series.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-16
BY May Manton

Every householder is inter-
ested in the question of conser-
vation of food. Here is the
costume accepted by the Hoover
commission and which is to be
worn by the women who have
signed the pledge. For such
use, it should be made of plain
blue with white trimming.
Here, it is worn by an active
housewife and is made of plaid
gingham with trimming of plain
color. Since it will be in demand
for general wear as we'll as by
the signers in the pledge, that
suggestion is a good one. 1t is
a very smart, attractive looking
costume. You can wear it as
an apron, or you can wear it as
a gown. The single button and
buttonhole in the belt effect
the closing, consequently, it is
exceedingly easy to slip on and
off. Women who find themselves
compelled to do with less help
than usual this season will find
the apron valuable.
For the medium size will be
needed, III yards of material
IT inches wide with one yard
of pique for the brim. of the hat,
collar and cuffs, % yard of lawn
for the crown of the hat and
lining for collar and cuffs.
The pattern 1881 is cut in
three sizes, 81 or SO, 38 or 40,
az or A bust. 1t will be mailed
to any address by the Fashion
Department of this paper, on
Seceipt Of 10 cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-16
THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY
Il u MIG l. 4 d IL A Y.

Having received your advice some
time ago, and gone by same, would
like to have your advice again. In
this case l need a lawyer, but / am
too poor to pay much. Kindly oblige
me by letting me know where to go.
e. L.
The Legal Aid Society takes care Of
the case Of the poor and charges a.
fee so tiny that l am sure you will
not mind paying it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14
Litter Mates.
pounds

southern sow had eight pigs and
could only nourish seven of them at
"A time. Rather than let the odd pig
starve it was given to a little girl,
who raised it by hand. She Joined the
local Pig Club as a ham and bacon
member. and kept close recOI Il of the
fccd given and weights Of her pig.
which was not a pure bred.
When the pig was 10 months Old,
it was killed according to the instruc-
tions sent her. 1t weighed 22s. pounds
net when dressed as meat and yield
ed also 50-pOund can of lard. The
pig cost less than bushels of corn to
produce, as it was raised on kitchen
waste in addition to the corn.
The other seven pigs raised by the
mother and left to rustic with her
were killed at the same time and
averaged only 81 pounds net when
dressed as meat.
The instance shows how literally
the pig will repay proper care and
feed by gaining rapidly in weight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14
business Notice.

Statements were sent i'm september
and October TO all subscribers whose
subscriptions were past due or fell
due during those months. n large
number have sent checks or have
called at this office to renew their
subscriptions. but there are still quite
n number still indebted for sabscrip-
tion who have not made settlement
and renewed their subscriptions. We
have carried these accounts through
the summer and now that money Is
plentlful--more plentiful than ever
before I'm Sumter County-we are
looking to those who have received
the paper to pay the money due us
The cost OF publishing the Watch
man and southron is greater than
ever before. but the subscription has
not yet been advanced. We cannot
AFFORD to send the paper to anyone
who does not pay for IL. and notice is
given that on the 18th. instant. the
list will be revised and delinquonts
will be dropped fropn the mailing list.
Every subscriber has had a staten en-:
OF the amount due. and In addiriou
the label on the paper Is u semi-week-
~ reminder OF the date OF expiration
OF subscription. We need the money
due and we ask that our friends call
next week when I'm town attending
tho County Fair and pay their sub
scripticn. We do not want 10 lose u
single subscriber and we do no be-
lieve that any reader OF the wagch-
man and southron can afford to 10
without the paper. This Is lime
when every family should have a
newspaper that gives the news OF
the world. and this the Watchman
and southron Is doing as fully and
completely as any newspaper pub
lished In the State. 1t Is worth more
1Annt subscription price and those
'vho want the paper will pay up
promptly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14
Feed the Allies by Saving Pound OF
Flour Week.

The United States Food Admins.
tration issues the following:
Your government asks you to use
pound less OF wheat -four week.
These are the reasons:
The wheat crop OF our allies Is
short. Our allies look to us to save
them from a wheat famine. They
must have 100000. 900 bushels from
the United States.
IL famine comes. they can't fight.
Then we would have to carry on the
war alone.
We have only $4,000. 900 bushels
OF wheat more than we use each year.
This we can send them. but IL isn't
sufficient. We can't send them corn
meal. for II doesn't keep I'm shipping.
We can't send them corn, for thsy
haven't the necessary mills to grind
It. Where must these 132,OrO. 900
other bushels OF wheat come from ?
From our savings-from you?
There are 100. 900. 900 OF US. using
an average OF pounds OF wheat fiou.
week per person.
III you. by the hundred million. us,
only 4 pounds n week. pound lcs
we can ship those 1872. 200. 900 bush
els OF wheat. And your pound is easi
iy saved
BY having one wheatless meal da
more. II you can--eating rye bread
corn bread. barley bread, and othe
kinds instead OF wheat bread. and b
serving less pie and cake;
by ordering your bread day In ad
vance: then the baker will not balS
too much and have II 20 stale;
By cutting the loaf on the table O
each slice is needed; then none WI
30 stale;
by making into puddings or toas
Ing every crust or piece that does 9
stale.
You are the guard over the so
dicr's ration: he will attend to Il
enemy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14
n GREAT SPEECH ON n GREAT
SUBJECT.


The patriotic meeting held in tn.
Opera House yesterday afternoon l.
the interest of the Y. Nj. c. A. Wa
Work campaign was attended by q
large and interested audience thai
represented all sections of Sumte,
county that are within II Sabbath
days journey of the town. The low
er floor was filed to its utmost ca
pacity and the balcony seats were
practically all taken. The Occasio.
and the cause that the meeting was
held to promote naturally attra cted
n crowd, but it is safe to say thai
the drawing card was the announce .
ment that DR.. II. n. Snyder Of Wof-
ford College would deliver the ad-
dress. He always draws a crowd i'm
Sumter and always entertains, In .
structs and inspires his hearers. Yes
terday afternoon he spoke from full
heart on a subject of which he has
q wide ard intimate personal know,
edge. and the impression that II,
made could be seen and felt. L.c
touched the hearts of all by his pre-
sentation of the Making of an Ameri-
can Soldier. he aroused their patrlo-
tism and brought home to them \
fuller and deeper realization Of the
duty that every one owes to our cOun-
try and to the soldiers who are de-
Tending our lives our liberties and
great address on a great subject ani
the great audience heard him gladly
$ The Choral Club, under the direc.
p ton Of Mr.. j.. G. Noise, rendered /;
p programme of patriotic songs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14

Maybe the trouble Is that there is
no such word IA Enough" i'm the
German lexicon. Anderson Mail The
German word for Il sufilciency is
"genug" and Uncle Sans going to
stick to the task he has undertake en
until he hears it--Greenvillc Pied
mont.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14
ENGINEER SHIP BUILDER.
fIF.Z PLACED IN SUPREME
CHARGE
More Action Wantcd--Emcrgcncy
rect corporation Has New Head
Lack or Method i'm Yards.

washington, Nov. 10.--A complete
reorganization of the shipping board
emergency fleet corporation was be-
gun today when Charles a. Piez. a
Chicago engineer, recently made vice
president of the corporation, was put
in supreme charge of the govern
inent's ship building program.
Rear Admiral Washington l..
Capps, appointed by President Will
son as general manager of the COR
poratiOn who succeeded Major Gen.
eral Goethals will continue in that
position but much of the work he has
done heretofore. will be taken over
he said tonight, by Mr.. Piez. Adj
miral Capns denied vigorously re-
ports that he would resign because of
the changes that will be made
Duties that have been performed by
some of Admiral Capp's aides, most
OF them naval men. will be taken
over to a large extent by engineers
who will serve with Mr.. PieZ. Wood
en- ship construction will be put in
charge of James Heyworth, a Chi
cago contractor who displaces Rear
Admiral L. II. Bowels, retired. The
building of fabricated steel ships will
be under the supervision of Charles
dol,
Mason Of Chicago another engineer,
will do most of the field work.
Decision to reorganize the staff
that has had charge of building was
made by the shipping board after an
investigation by it's special commit
tee headed by Mr.. Piez and compris-
ing Mr.. Mason, Mr.. Day and Frank
Kirby. a New York engineer.
The committee reported it is learn
cd that ship building was not pro-
ceeding as it should because Of lack
of business methods within the fleet
corporation. Yards. they reported,
were not obtaining material as rapid
ly as they needed it. Specifications.
they said. were changed too often
and a general lack of harmony was
found, they declared, between build
ers and the fleet corporation Off
cials.
One OF the first things the reorgan-
lied corporation will do will be TO
assure a supply of lumber for the $40
wooden ships under construction.
Southern pine producers have failed
to deliver timbers needed and the
corporation will turn to Oregon fir.
transporting it across the continent
in trains. The priority committee
of the war industries board will bt
asked Immediately to give these ship
ments the right of way over ma
terials not considered so essential.
Wooden ship builders came to
Washington and told the shippin.
board that specifications have bee
changed so that their operations have
been seriously handicapped. They
complained too that they have recey
ed no cooperation from officials o.
the emergency feet corporation. One
development Of the conference was
the statement by shipping board OF.
ficials that the wooden ships now
building probably are the last tina
will be ordered constructed by tn.
government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14

WANTED--To lease for three to five
years, four to five hundred acre
with privilege to purchase at end
of lease or sooner. Write full par
ticulars irst letter. 400, care
Watchman & Southron.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14

We know n man who says he
doesn't mind the coal shortage be-
cause ne lives In steam-heatei
building.-Iancaster News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14

Riches seem to harden n great MAN.
hearts. Money is going to put moro
people In hell than evil ceds.--O"-
angcburg Times and Democrat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14

FORD FOR SALE-Second hand,
wide guage, Ford roadster. engine
rebored. and all working parts
new, from commutator to differ
entail: two new tires, and two per-
fectly good. c. p. Osteen, Sumter,
8. C.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14

There is or are some mc"slcs az
Camp Jackson. but we Indignantly
deny the rumor that there Is or are
German measles. The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14

FOR SALf@Registered Aberdeen
Angus bull. four years old, tubercu.
lar tested, without fault or blemish
c. P. Osteen, Sumter, s. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14

Great Britain is still taking good
care of her navy.-Anderson Mail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14

The British army absorbs In the
way OF clothing supplies more than
so miles OF flannel "a day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14
Weekly Weather Forecast.

For South Atlantic and East Gulf
States: Fair weather with moderate
temperatures will prevail.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-06

do the drudgery, and to use the wom-
en- in the weaving of homespun (grow-
ing good part of our wool from the
sheep on our farm, in the manufac-
ture of baskets, shawls, etc.
1--WE are very glad to take from the
congested centers the people who are
unable to properly bring up their chill
dren and make a wholesome life, into
Gods open, where they can have good
health, and every opportunity OF
school and church and wholesome
country life to become good citizens. :
1t is expected that in less than ten
years these metamorphosed Massachu
sets farms will have paid off their
costs out of products, and that Swift
River may show how to diminish the
lure of city living.