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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
News From Pisgah.

Pisgah, Oct. S.--Winter is fast ap-
preaching. The trees are beginning
to turn yellow and. the early mi
gratOry birds are returning to their
homes. Cotton is kept picked close.
No trouble to get it picked. The gov
ernment report of GO per cent. is
right-that is what the crop is here.
The housing of corn is nearing COM
pletion. Several have made fine crops
and among them some worthy col
Ored farmers. From indications wheat
and oats will be sOwn again, how
large an acreage i can't say. Several
have their flour on hanl to do them
next year. Altogether the future
looks brighter than it has for some
time.
A number Of parents are worrying
1t is no worse now than in other wars.
A number of our boys will never come
mothers then had tender and loving
hearts and loved their sons just like
mothers do today. Washington's moth
er told him when he bid her farewell
to go into the war: "Go George and
do your duty fearlessly for your coun-
try So it was with women of the
Revolution, grand and patriotic in
their work for their country. Pity
the people of today could not catch
the grand spirit of the fathers ana
mothers of the Revolution. People
like generals Green. Moultrie, Lin
coin, Stuebens. Stark, Marion, Sumter,
Lafayette and many others and ladie"
like Rebecca Motto.
Misses Lula and Carrie Baker are
visiting relatives near Sumter
Mrs. Carl Blackman of Cassett is
visiting relatives here.
The public schools are open, most of
them with new teachers
Most of the owners look as happy ae
little boy pulling his Christmas
wagon.
A number of people want to so t.
the State fair but from accounts they
can't get board there so they viii has,
to stay at home.
The Kersh;iw Association will meCt
on 18th inst. at Mt. Pisgah church
ten miles from Kershaw. A good manN
will attend. That is thriving section
Pisgah church has called its pastor
Rev. T.. A. Lilies for another year. II.
is fine preacher.
The girl that told her swecthcar
if he shirked going into the war u,
would desert her in trouble if Sh,
married him, is of the Rcbecca Mott
order, true blue.
Mr. -. j. Hatfield is tcmporariI'
carrying the mail ON Route fron
Hembert
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
COTTON GRADER BUSY.
So Much Cotton Is Being Taken to
Government Grader That an Assist
ant ~ Needed

The success of the Tri-County
Farmers Cotton Marketing Associa-
ton. OF Sumter. composed of cotton
growers of Sumter. Lee. and Claren-
don counties. is SO great, and the ex-
pert government cotton grader. G.
T. Brooks. is giving such universe,
satisfaction that he has been unabl,
to grade all of the cotton brought to
the associations rooms in the last
few days. Secretary Reardon OF Tho
Chamber of Commerce has written
the Bureau of Markets in Washington
Charles j. Brand. chief. asking tina
an assistant grader be sent here to
help MIR. Brooks for thirty days at
least. The secretary also referred the
request to Field Agent Of the Bureau
OF Markets. j. III. Higginbotham, of
Columbia. and to Congressman A. f.
Lever. and Senator f. ID. Smith with
requests for their support in getting
another grader for the Sumter mar
kcy.
The Sumter cotton market is now
recognized as a great cotton selling
center. owing to the government grad
er being here. and to the cooperative
activities of the cotton marketing as
ISOLATION.
Most of. if not all of the local and
export cotton buyers are working
harmoniously with the government
grader and are accepting his grades
as satisfactory. Where any little diff
ferences of opinion occur between the
buyers and the government grader
the matter is adjusted by the cooper
alton OF the cotton seller settling the
matter by arbitration. So far as is
known there has not been q single
expression of dissatisfaction on the
part OF any cotton seller with the
methods of grading and sampling cot
ton by the government grader. But
To the contrary he appears to be CIV
ing general satisfaction to seller am
buyer. because he is absolutely disil
terested. and he hes the latest gov
ernment cotton standards to go by H.
grading all grades of cotton. The
local warehouses recognized the gov
ernment grader in a significant man
ner by cutting off the former chargc
of five cents per bale for grading co;
ton at the warehouse. and reducing
storage charges on all cotton sampled
and graded and certified on Official
graders cards.
All cotton carried to the govern
ment cotton grader is sampled ami
graded without any cost to the seller
whatsoever. III left with the associa
ton to be sold twenty cents per bale is
charged by the association for sellin,
cotton. but IL not sold 10y and through
the association no charges are male
at all
To join the association one dollal
is charged. per annum. but You 10
not have To- join the association i'm or.
der To have your cotton sampled
graded or sold. This one dollar fec
Is used To defray expenses of fur.
nishing n grader and association quar-
ters. clerical help. etc. as the govern.
mcnt requires the association to lie
fray these expenses. while the GOV
lernment pays the graders salary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

Seret. +. j. Peterson. recruiting of
hcer, [. s. A., is in the city for the
remainder of the week TO receive re-
cruits fer any branch of the army
regulars. National Guard. or National
Army. All branches of the army will
receive recruits at this time In addi-
tion he will receive recruits for a new
regiment that is being organized the
stevedorH regiment. Negroes are
wanted for this service. This regi-
mont VIII he used in loading ships
and will not he placed on the firing
line.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
Married.

Hiss Cleo Louder and Mr.. Julian l.
Galtly were married at the parsonagc
of the First Baptist church. wcdncs
day. october 10th. at 7 o'clock T.. NJ
Rev w r.. Thayer officiating.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.

+. G. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer,
'C"rrected daily at IL o'clock Noon
Good Middling 26 1-4.N
Strict Middling 26 Is.
Middling 26.
Strict Low Middling % "a.
Low Middling 25 IA.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
Nhw YORK COTTON MauHa.g

The banks are organizing for an ac-
1--WE selling campaign To dispose OF
sumter countys quota of Liberty
Bands. There is more money in this
county than ever before and there is,
no reason why the people should not
puy large number OF bonds. The
moheyed people this year are TN
farmers and ii is to them that the
government is looking to buy tn
bonds. The salaried men, .hc profcs
Slonhl men and others have NOR,
or less fixed incomes that have not in
creased on account OF war condition.
nave less money to invest than evc'
before. since living expenses have in
creased enormously. and they ai'
having hard time making ends mcct
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

Stand by your Government. The nation is at
war and needs money to carry on the war 1t is
your duty to lend this money and this you can do
by buying Liberty Bonds. Call at any Of the un-
derslgned banks and learn the particulars These
bonds pay per cent interest and are non-taxabIe
They are issued in denominations of Fifty Dollars
and upwards. Don't wait for someone to come to
see you Call at the bank with which you do busi-
ness and arrange to buy bond You can purchase
some OF them on the nstament plan
The banks get no profit or commission of any
kind We are contributing all services
The First National Bank
The National Bank of So Car
National Bank of Semter
The City National Bank
/, The Peoples Bank
The Commercial Bank & Trust Co.
The Sumter Trust Company
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01

MANY persons are sensiti2ed to the
AV1 protein of milk and cannot take milk
even in moderate quantities without suf-
fering various unpleasant symptoms. The
most common symptoms of milk poisoning
are coated tongue, headache, constipation,
lack of appetite and bad breath. 1t is
probable that an explanation of the symp-
toms is to be found in the fact that undi-
gested curds find their way into the colon
and. undergoing putrefaction, there give
rise to intestinal toXemia. Persons who
suffer from colitis are very likely to show
symptoms of milk poisoning because of the
more rapid absorption through distased
mucous membrane.
Some persons observe that they suffer
less when using milk very freely than when
taking it in small quantities. This SEEM
ing paradox is easily explained. When
milk is taken in small quantity all the
sugar is absorbed in the small intestine so
there is none left TO feed the acd-formins
germs which may be present in the colon,
and so putrefactiOn occurs instead of fer
mentation. When a large amount of milk
Is taken a considerable amount of sugar
escapes absorption in the small intestine
and, passing on into the colon, feeds the
acid-forming germs, which by fermentation
produce Tactic acid and other acids and so
prevents putrefaction and encourages bowel
action. The writer has demonstrated in
many cases that persons who could not
take milk in very small quantities without
suffering unpleasant symptom when given
five or six quarts of milk a day in submit
ting to the milk regimen, suffered no in
convenience whatever and We're greatly
benefited by the change of flora" thus
secured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
RELIGIOUS BREvITIES

The Rev. Or: George D: adams will preach
rnns and svernE m nra tn the %
More More TSan % AR and New JerSssiem." is y" 'e'
service nag cSntsinns tw.entStwo stars viii
Vincent dc Paul Society of the church, a mill
isry S the Rev WI e scs in at which
@ Of rnss ana b sars Rsy from %
president Of Vilanova College. will preach the
dicnce' and orsnaity'' tomorrow morning at
DIT. Felix Adler, professor of political and
social science in Columbia University and the
address the Ethical society at the Broad street
Theatre tomorrow morning at II o'clock on
war
The Rev. Dr, J. Gray. Bolton viii preach on
pn GnE Gt NE STSh 9n on at the
The Rev George 7. Avery will preach the morn
ing sermon.
is the topic OF the -srmon to be delivered to-
morrow morning a. H. o'clock by the Rev.
Church.
Tomorrow will be the last day Of the six.
been conducted by George Long in the inasmuch %
Mission Auditornm lOll Locust street. A
i5o trail.htters necessary to bring the total
e 1000 Mr., Long will rereat his sermon on
honor of his sixth wedding anniversary.
The twentieth anniversary Of the pastorat to
Of tho Rev II. w. Myers, Jr. of Pilgrim Con
greEational Chucrh Marboroush street and
Frankford avenue. will be celebrated with
Monday, wednSsday and Friday evenings
Patriotic services will be held tomorrow eve.
ming in the Fifticth Baptist Church. seventh
street and Susquehanna avenue. when IL sCrv.
ice flag containing twenty-one stars will be
uniured. The Rev. j. Francis Bchrens will
conduct the services and address will be
made by the Rev Dr. Samuel Zane Baton.
At the Garrck Theatre tomorrow evening
the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Wilkinson will preach
on tho Coming Battle for the Pacific Ocean. -
War pictures will be shown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01

now he would never go home again. When
the snake boy was standing looking out
of the window I saw there was a big red
spot on the back of his shirt. pulled it off
his back and there a bleeding place
where the buckle on the strap had hit him
When / saw that | went right outdoors
and crawled as far under the house as |
could get. When / came out felt better
There was nothing in the house but some
butter, and | put that on and then we
went TO Mr.. Rockrudders and we ate there
and then we went to the house of the man
who is a hundred years old He told the
snake boy, Il am hundred years old" and
the snake boy said. Gee" Then some
thing made me look around, and there was
my burglar grinnng at me. / said, This
is the snake boy. What's your name
snake boy?" He said. Thomas Arlstides
Brown" [ said For cats sake" Then
j said 10 my burglar, He is going to live
here and sleep with you" The burglar
said, who says so?" ] said, II do He
said, That settles II. Is he going to work
or just sit around?" ] said "He is going
to work"
So he went out where the burglar was
plowlng and sat on the horse while he
plowed, and | wished then that ] had his
job. l stayed there till after sumner but
1t was not any fun. for Thomas was always
thinking of his mother and crying. When
we got home Rowdy and / kneeled and I
prayed. Dear mother which art in
heaven, was awfully mad when I saw
the blood on the snake boys back, so I
crawled under the house and said n suaa ;.
WORD did not mean to tell you, but that
would not be treating you right. Tell God
! am sorry and will not do 1t again. I am
going to wash my mouth out with soap in
the morning. but not till then, because I 10
not want to spoil the water too soon. for
the snake boys father had 1t coming to him,
Y n
He can give mine to the snake boy this
| time. Amen"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
PATSY KILDARE
By JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
The Rescue

rEVY took me to town in the auto this
IL morning and as it was SATURDAY.
Rowdy and thought We would go to June s.
When we were going through street where
7 had never gone before we came to
cottage and barn where we saw a lot of
neople looking over their fences. l looked
where they were looking and there was
woman with her back against the barn door
ond her arms spread out against IL, ana
Che was saving to n man with big black
vhiskers on his upper lip: You shali hot
W., ebali not :" She looked scared and ne
looked mad and then he took her py the
wrist and jerked her out OF the way anu
went into the barn. Soon heard some one
scream. and then the woman screamed anu
then Rowdy and l went in there
onened the barn door and looked In
ana a. was kind of dark, but ! saw BOY
about as big as me lying on the moor ana
he was saying, "Oh. poppa Don't Inc
man with the black whiskers on ms lip was
standing over him with piece OF harness
in his hand, ready to hit the boy, out ne
iooLad around when he heard the door
nnan when ne saw Rowdy and me he
Looked surprised and ! guess Rowdy and l
sid TOO I said, For cats sake. what do
Won think you are doingY' the man said'
SC,et out of here and mind your own ous'-
ness" ! certainly did wish Jim or Barney
or my father was tneIe, ioi Iii0 man ''N''N"
bad. " q, II,
a,dr,t so I said, "Rowdy!" real sharp and
hegan walking toward the man. and towdy
Ala TOO. real slow, with his teeth skinned
and his hair up and going stin legged. In
,ha dark barn Rowdy's eyes looked like
a.. The man stood real still when he saw
Rowdy and / took the strap out OF his
~ nd and told the boy to get up, and he
Aid Then 1 saw he was the snake boy
ana said, For cats sake ~ Then
,yh,snered in his ear to go TO the school
house and he went out and kissed the
,.or,an who stood shaking. Then he ran
snd looked at the man and said, II ought
- make my dog bite you" The man said
an, Ak YOU. I'll see II have a right to
wh,n my own son or not I'll get your
dog shot and have you arrested" l said
.syou give me a pain. IN have my father
| come around here some day. He is Irish
and he can push your face In with both
his hands In his pockets"
rhen Rowdy and went TO the school.
house and got the snake boy. who showed
.hat ne had been crying, but he was mol
c,v,nr any more. We went to my house
IA asked him II the man was his father
srd the man was. and he told me that his
S~sher vslloped him every time he goI
r,sd Al anybody. and ~ II had. not beer
Sor hia mother and his baby aiater he would
hSvs run away from home bag sgo. an<
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01

out of the land for their sak1. OF course,
no one has the slightest idea of taking
Santa Claus away from the children. But
in many homes there are no children.
Christmas Is rather deeply rooted in
peoples hearts. 1t is a question as to
whether even war can tear away the out.
ward signs of it.
AS has been said, it is question as to
whether the soldiers. even the loneiest
of them would want it to be torn away.
Perhaps here, too, there can be happy
medium. A cutting in half for the boys
in khaki or even giving two-thirds to
them. But just little reminder around
the house to let us know, even the old
folks, that it is Christmas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
Games for Christmas Party

To the Editor Of Woman's Page:
boTS Dear MadsmGan ssn you please tel I the
%Soih he @ 9R%e tSa ar%y 2T GnT'' and
ome IKE bSy ID give him party when he comes
make Soldier TS%s ff%pS 'Nf' hops %s
you VIII help me in this party. which ! want 10
THE SWEETHEART OF < SOLDIER
Some of the boys at Camp Hancock are
to come home at Christmas time, am told
The best way to find out If your particular
soldier is to come is to write and ask him.
One very jolly way of entertaining guests
at holiday party is TO let them trim the
Christmas tree. You may be sure there is
not stiffness around when you set young
persons to trimming Christmas tree.
Here are some games that will break
the ice and keep il broken" even If YOU do
not care to have a tree-trimming party:
Christmas Cobweb-Distribute little comic
Christmas favors by means of "A web of
string. Start the web from the center of
the room. like the parlor table There are
as many strings to the web as there are
guests at the party. At the end of each
string is tied the gift. The strings are
twisted together and placed all over the
room. There is no end of fun in trying TO
untangle them to get TO the end and to the
gift which, of course, makes fun of some
characteristic of the person. If any of
the members or the party are suspected of
being engaged. be sure to have their
string twisted together and leading into a
bunch Of mistletoe.
observation-Make from scarlet net n.
huge specimen OF the Christmas hosiery
and stuff II well with all kinds of comn,on
things gathered around the house Hang n
up. Give each of the guests pencil and
paper and let them all come and look al
the stocking. Then tell them to withdraw
and TO write down what they saw in the
stocking. Those having the greatest num-
ber of correct objects on their list win
prizes. IL prizes are to be given.
In Holly Colors-This Is a lively game
Hang at opposite ends of the room two
bags made of red and green cheesecloth
| fashioned In stocking shape Conceal
around the room bits of old cloth tied nm
| In red and In green tissue paper. Decorate
| al the players with green and red paper
| rosettes, the decoration each wears 10 indi-
cate whether he belongs TO the green or red
band. for these act as opponents in the
game. Players form In line, red and green
alternating and the piano strikes up a lively
tune. All march around the room quickly.
but when the music breaks off. as Il will
do very suddenly. all break ranks and try
to drop into the stocking belonging to their
| respective divisions the little red and green
| bullets" wrapped in their respective colors.
When the music resumes the players get
| into line again and SO on. with several
breaks. When the contents of the stock
| ings are counted. members of the band
having the most bullets win.
There are other games would like to
| tell about. but space does not permit. II YOU
will send self-addressed envelope 1 will
| be glad to mail them to you.
II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
Stuffed Potatoes

Dear Madam-Piease print In your valus bic
n5umna the receipe for stuffed potatoes. know
y appeared some time ago. but ! did not cut
80 MRS. *. n.
Bake the potatoes until they are done.
hut the tops OF and scoop out the insides,
Sving the cases. Mash the potatoes and
liz with them n half cupful of cream, two
)blespoonfuls Of butter, two tablespoohfuls
| finely minced onion. a teaspoonful of
h1y chopped parsley. salt and cayenne
{ar. When this mixture has been
led into smooth creamy mass add the
beaten whites of two eggs. Fill the
cesos with this filling. piling it high.
- in tho oven until the white potato
ID delicate brown.
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