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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-24
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
Gov. Manning Calls OH the People to
Future EndcavorS and to- Praise
Him for the Benefits lie Has Be-
slowed.

Columbi1, Nov. 2l.--Gov. Mannni
yesterday issued his Thanksgivin J.
ro,lamaton. lie directs the atten-
tenticn OF the people to seriousness
OF the hours that the day may not
he marked by feae;ings. sports an /
entertainments but rather by fastingS
and prayer.
The proclamation is as follows:
State OF South Carolina,
Executive Chamber, Columbia.
'ConScioIs OF our supreme duty to
our fellowmen in this age of strife,
rot unnlindful Of our responsibilities
In this day of preparation and un-
daurtcd BY no sacrifice in this hour
Of need the people Of our State, in
accordance with their honored Gus
tom. should cease from Nheir labOrs
for day OF thanksgiving and praise
To Almighty Cod, from whom c0mcth
every good and perfect gift. In the
midst OF this great conflict it is be-
sitting that we should pause from our
work and pray 10 Him for guidance
in our future endeavor, rraising Him
for the benefits lie has given us
Blessed with bounteOus crops. sustain
cd by n clear conscience, uplifted by
high ideals Of Justice and liberty for
humanity.
Let Us pr2y that the spirit Tia;
once iniljucd our countrymcn lin their
fight for Independence shall, with His
divine heneditcon, be our guide ai
this time when we have cast our lot
with other free peoples to destrOy
the forces Of iniQuity. barbarieln and
Ityranny..f'
This day of THANKSGIVING shall be
the occasion Of calling our people to
The seriousness of the hour. Thanks
giving. prayer and fasting should
mark the day rather than feastings
sports and entertainments. a worli
'i"oN'y ~ uI'o'i istt US IttilEt
and turn with all our hearts to God
TO guide US. praying that we may play
our part as Christian men and wo-
men, and as patriots and that in His
Eood time Hc will lead us to victory
over injustice, cruelty and oppres-
sion
Now, therefore. ], Richard I. Man
ming, governor OF the State of South
Carolina. in accordance with the proc
lamation of the president of thn
United states, do hereby designata
Thursday, the Goth day of November.
1917. as day of general thanksgiv-
ing and prayer for the people of this
commonwealth
con that day let every church be
opened, and the message carried TO
all our people. Let us remember
those who are less fortunate in our
communities, in our State and in the
countries of our neighbors across the
seas. Let us shoulder gladly our re =
sponsibilities to the soldiers now being
trained within our borders. And let
us pray to Him for guidance. so tha;
we may have strength and wisdom t p
carry forward to the nations OF tho
world the principles and ideals which
can alone assure our people of a last
ing freedom of body and soul.
In witness whereof, / have here
unto signed my name and caused t.
he affixed the great seal of the State
At the city OF Columbia, this 2Oth
Day of November, i'm the year Of on
Lord 1917 and in the 142nd year O.
ihc independence of the United State
of America.
Richard !. Manning,
by the Governor. Governor.
wv. Hanks Dove,
Secretary of State"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-24

If automobile purchases continue
,hcic are Going to be lots Of one
horse towns in South Caroline. An
derson Mail.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
Here's Your Hat; STAY Awhile.

1t Is the Nunc Dimittis-the art of
the peaceful departure. To know when
to go and how to let go after mime
eyes have seen"-yes, that is fine art
indeed. Learn the art of terminal IA
cility and save a world Of apologies
and regrets afterward. Learn not to
linger over anything, even a telephone
Long conversations, long explanations,
long letters, long farewells, long
prayers in public, sermons or speeches
and long spun out stories-pray avoid
them. Come to the point on time. De-
part gracefully. Peace will then pur-
sue you. Leave a wish and longing be
cause you have gone. Learn to let go
Of little things today and you will be
ready to decide quickly at tomorrow's
crisis and to depart in peace.-Chris-
tian Advocate.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
PASSING of the Livery Stable.

Buggies are not often seen now In
the big cities, but In the rural districts
a great many buggies still are sold,
it being suspected that for general
counting purposes they are vastly su-
perior to anything in the vehicle line
yet invented.
But certainly the livery stable must
by this time find business dull. Thus
passes a great institution where the
wits were wont to gather and discuss
horses, men, politics and crops, but
especially horses. In many a small
town the livery stable Office was real
ly public opinion. The travelling men
who came to engage a rig were al
ways willing to discuss the affairs of
the outside world; the farmers who
left their horses to be fed while In
town were as likely as not to loaf about
the barn while their wives did the shop
ping, there to discuss crops and the
weather, and Of course no young man
could hire a narrow seated rig without
revealing, either by his actions or his
speech, the progress of his affairs of
the heart.-Indianapolis News
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
Lions Fear Mice,

Large beasts of prey have a strong
antipatby to rats and mice, says the
London Tit-Bits. When a mouse was
thrown into a cage where there were
two lions the animals leaped away,
roaring, apparently with fright, and
making efforts to get away from the
tiny creature. A tiger roared with rage
when first introduced to a mouse. Then
he lowered his muzzle to smell 1t, but
would have no more to do with 1t and
made violent efforts to break from his
cage.
Elephants screamed and trumpeted
when mice were introduced, shrinking
from them as far as their chains allow
ed. One elephant, however, more
knowing than the rest, when a couple
of mice were placed on the ground be-
fore him quietly placed his foot on
them,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
List and HeIdoland.

OF Helgoland one has an unexpected
glimpse in Rudolf Lehmann's remi.
niscences, published over twenty years
ago.
The artist went to Helgoland in 1S49
and found List, the great pianist,
staying in that most bracing of wa
tering places-a barren rock some 100
feet high and scarcely two miles in cir
conference In the midst Of the North
sea-"
There were, besides List, half a doz-
en- well known people staying in Hell
goland, and Lehman calls it this en-
chanted island" He says 1t is formed
Of bright red sandstone, so soft that
the sea, washing away some of its
base, is dyed red for some distance.
Since Lord Salisbury ceded the little
island to Germany at least f20,0OOOO
were spent in fortifying Helgoland.-
London Chronicle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
Fall of the BastiIIe.

The famous French prison known as
the Bastille was originally the Castle of
Paris and was built by order Of Charles
V. between 1870 and 1888 as a defense
against the English. When it came to
be used as a state prison it was pro-
vided with vast bulwarks and bitches
The Bastille had four towers, of five
stories each, on each Of its larger sides,
and it was partly In these towers and
partly in underground cellars that the
prisons were situated. 1t was capable
Of containing from seventy to eighty
persons, a number frequently reached
during the reigns Of Louis XIV. and
Louis XIV, the majority Of them being
persons Of the highest rank. The Bas-
tile was destroyed by the mob on July
Is, 1859, and the governor and a num-
Der of his officers were killed. On its
site now stands the column Of July,
erected in memory Of the patriots of
1889 and 1880.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
WhistIers Retort,

Whistler made many enemies, nota.
bly, the critic John Ruskin. This did
not deter him from being indefatigably
independent as an artist, however. 1t
is said his mots were quoted every
where. The following letter to the edi-
tor of the London Observer is charac-
teristic Of his attitude:
sir-In your report of the Graham sale
of pictures at Messrs. Christie &c Man
sons rooms 1 read the following: 1.-THE
next work put upon the easel was a noe
turne In blue and silver, by ]. NJ. Whis-
tier. It was received with hisses."
May beg, through your widely spread
to acknowledge the distin-
guished, though fear unconscious COM
pliment so publicly paid? 1t is rare that
recognition so complete is made during
the lifetime of the painter, and would
wish to have recorded my full sense of
this fattering exception in my favor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
A Touch of Nature.

Just dirty little yellow cur! call
ed him homeless until 1 heard dirtier
little urchin yelling, saw, gowan
home" and pelting him with stones.
The youngster swore, and felt sorry
for the dog. 1 wanted to wiring the
urchin's neck and save the dog. Just
as was about to put my thought into
action a big black limousine came
swerving down the street. The child
darted before it, grabbed the little vel
low cur to his heart, andSthe two came
rolling from beneath the whirring
wheels. As 1 helped them from the
gutter the boy was moaning.
"Where are you hurt, boy?" asked
excitedly, turning him around on his
sturdy bare legs.
'Dey didn't hurt me-but-dey dern
near got my dogP' walled the urchin
between dry sobs.-Columbus CO., Dis
patch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
The Sea Otter.

The sea otter is nearly twice the size
Of the common river otter, and the fur,
without finishing or preparation Of any
kind, is more beautiful as it is stripped
from the animal than the richest seal
skin, which has to be scraped, plucked
Of the long upper hairs and then dyed
before it could be recognized as the
beautiful object which the finished fur
undoubtedly is. In the sea otter's fur
the soft undercoat, the true fur, is as
thick as that Of the seal and nearly
twice as long, while the long outer
hairs are as soft as a sable's tail and
often a pale gray, which gives to the
whole coat an appearance as Of dark
fur slightly frosted over.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
Military Diaits.

Men with long, tapering piano fin
gers are apt to desert after short serv-
fee, while those having stubby digits,
denoting stability Of character and ut
ter lack of the artistic temperament,
usually stand by their boats and make
the best marines.
Although desertions from the marine
corps are light at times, 1t has been
said that actors, sign writers and.
strange to say, walters furnish the
largest number Of deserters.
Records, including finger prints, Of
all men enlisted in the corps are kept
at headquarters for purposes Of identi-
f1cation, and there are cases on record
where bodies, with finger tips intact,
have been positively identified through
the finger print medium.-Philadelp
Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25

produced by pathogenic and non-patbo.
genie heterogeneous and the decom.
position products of milk and ineom.
patibles produce sometimes the most
violent intestinal catarrh.
Various names are often given n
the condition. The diarrhoea is found
in many diseases, such as cholera in.
fantum, appendicitis, and arsenieal
poisoning as well as the toxemias re.
ferred to above. The diarrhoea is IA.
ture's effort to throw off the offending
material. In the matter of treatment
the physician adheres to the old well.
known rule of an old medical sect
which had for its shibboleth 'SimiIa
similibus curantur," or like cures like
In other words the doctor gives such
treatment as will aid nature in throw.
ing off the poisons and gives antisep-
tics and purgatives "mixed with
brains"
Prevention is the best treatment,
Rest in bed should be insisted upon
when the disease is developed. Warm
and cold baths are good. Stop all food
until pain and vomiting cease. Gradu.
ally return to solid food when symp-
toms subside. Liquid diet, preferably
milk or predigested or pasteurized milk
is best when the fever is the only re.
remaining symptom.
Such cases always are serious.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
The Word Expire

Expire" in its literal sense is breath
ing out. Inspiration and expiration to-
gether constitute respiration. Izaak
Walton observed that ''if the inspir-
ing or expiring organ Of any animal be
stopped it suddenly dies" The Ro-
ma: s spoke Of breathing OUT the
breath of life instead Of dying" by
way Of euphemism, just as they said
"vixit'' Che has lived) instead Of The is
dead" In all languages the reluctance
frankly to say dead" or Idle" appears;
hence such words and phrases as pass
away" ''decease," demise" "the de-
parted" 1.-The late" mo more" IF any
thing should happen to me-"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
DIARRHOEA AND DYSENTERY.

With the excessive heat of the sum.
mer months diarrhoea and dysentery
are prevalent. With the heat of the
same period flies reproduce rapidly;
flies visit everywhere if not restrained
by proper mechanical appliances.
They are held by almost all investi-
gators to be responsible for much of
the gastrointestinal disease, especially
diarrhoea of certain type and some
dysenteries, the summer diarrhoea.
1t is obvious that flies are filthy and
they fly from filth to food without WHIP
ing the contamination from their feet.
heterogeneous are so small that mil
lions of the most virulent germs can be
transported by a single fly in a single
contact. Watch the fly and keep flies
from contact with food.
Improper food is a primary cause of
diarrhoea and dysenteries, especially in
children, in whom it frequently follows
overlooking or the improper ingestion
of unripe fruit. All raw vegetables,
salads, and fruits should be avoided or
at any rate scalded before use. In
some persons special articles of diet
will always produce a slight diarrhoea.
In such case the individual has what
is called an idiosyncrasy for the offend
ing article of food. Certain toxins
such as decaying materials, the poisons
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
A Modern Escape,

When asked how he got out Of prison
witty rogue replied, 81 got out Of my
cell with ingenuity, ran upstairs with
agility, crawled out the back window
in secrecy, slid down the lightning rod
with rapidity, walked out Of the town
with dignity and am now basking In
the sunshine of nberty."-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
Steel Ships,

Steel ships differ from those Of wood
in that their bulls are made of steel
plates riveted together instead Of the
old method Of using wooden planking.
They are enabled to float because, being
hollow, they have what is called buoy
ancy. A steel ship displaces volume
Of water equal In weight to its own.
The principle of buoyancy may be test
ed by floating an iron pail in bathtub
full of water.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
ST. Vitus' Dance.

+ Chorea, or st. Vitus' dance, is :
= a nervous disease characterized :
!. by irregular and perfectly invol- :
!. untary muscular contractions. :
!. The disease occurs most COM .
!. monty in childhood and is prob .
!. ably caused in most cases by :
]. the action Of some bacterial poi :
+ son on the nervous system. 1t :
!. often follows one of the infec- .
+ tious diseases Of childhood and :
]. is especially frequent after at :
!. tacks Of acute rheumatism. :
!. The treatment Of chorea calls :
!. for as much quiet and seclusion :
/. as possible, for an ample diet :
!. with plenty Of fat and for tonics. :
!. The patient must avoid muscu- :
/. lar exercise and nervous excite :
!. ment. He will get much benefit :
1. from rest In bed for several :
!. hours each day. :
= In very severe cases death may :
= occur from exhaustion, but as a :
!. rule recovery takes place In from :
I. six weeks to six months. Since :
+ the movements cannot be con- :
I. trolled by the will. admonitions :
/. to stop them are cruel and tend :
+ only to increase the trouble. :
I. The medical treatment must, Of :
+ course, be prescribed by a ply :
+ stefan. :
= e
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
The Traitors Gate,

One Of the most famous entrances in
the world is doubtless the ancient
Traitors gate in the Tower of London.
1t was through this portal for several
centuries that traitors were conducted
from the banks of the river Thames
into the tower. To Americans proba-
bly, the most familiar of these unfortu-
mates was Sir Walter Raleigh.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
Important Trihes,

The most trifiing actions that affect
a mans credit are to be regarded. The
sound of your hammer at In the
morning or at night, heard by cred
itor, makes him easier six months
longer. But If he sees you at a bill
lard table or hears your voice at tav-
ern when you should be at work he
sends for his money the next day
BENJAMIN Franklin.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
Coral Builders.

Coral reefs and islands are formed
by the coral building polyps. These
animals live only in clear water, the
depth of which is not greater than
about twenty-five fathoms and the
temperature of which does not sink be-
low 6S degrees f.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
Hama Up the Broom.

Brooms should always hang when
not In use Have hole bored through
the handle four inches from the end
and large enough to slip over an ordi-
nary nail. When left on the floor a
broom soon loses its shape and will not
do good work.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
Sansa of Security.

"Do you find that your constituents
agree with your"
NO." replied Senator Sorghum. But
that doesn't cause me any apprehen-
sion. If they refuse to be guided, there
, Is plenty Of time for me to come around
and agree with them. "-Washingt
Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
Justice.

Country Justice-The constable says
you were speeding.
Motorist - What! On such rotten
roads as you have here?
Justice - Five dollars for speeding
and ten for contempt Of our roads,
Exchange
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
Truly Grateful,

Footpad-And now I'll trouble you to
take or that suit of clothes. Jones
Thanks awfully. Only for you my wife
would have made me wear 1t for two
years more.-Boston Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
His Answer,

"Now, Captain Wilson," said Ger
tain brigadier general, according to q
story which is told in London, sup
pose you found your company cut of
from the rest Of the battalion, hope
lessly outnumbered and surrounded on
every side. What would you do?"
"By Jove, sir, you are a pessimistp
replied Captain Wilson.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
Good Policy.

81 never interfere with other peo-
pies affairs"
'NoT
mo; stopped that years ago, when
I checked up and found that all the
money / had ever made came from
minding my own business."-Detroit
Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
Mo Last Word.

"Have you seen Bills new wifer'
"Yes, and they do say she's the last
word In wives"
"Nonsensel There isn't Gny such
thing."-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25
The Reckless informant,

isn't Gabbleton one OF those people
who tell everything they known
HE doesn't wait that long. he
rushes In and tells things before he
has time to find them out."-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25

The man with a new idea Is a crank
until the idea succeeds.-Mark Twain.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-08-25

Heaven never helps the man who
win not act.-Sophocles.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28

Rachel Mcnamara, Mary Lee Cald-
we'll, Marjorie Steele, Sarah Branch,
Evel yn Sentelle, Helen Sentelle, Pearl
Edwards; Messrs. Harrel Humphrey,
Carl Greaves, Abner Nash, Eugene
M'White.
Prof. Taylor mentioned the fact
that Miss Helen Sentelle, who is a
daughter of Supt. and Mrs. R. E. Sen
telle, had not missed day during the
years she had been in the high
school department, and that Mr.. Carl
Greaves, son of Rev. and Mrs. Chas.
L. Greaves, had not missed day
during the three years he had been
in the high school department.
Medals Awarded
Miss Pearl Edwards was awarded
gold medal offered by Mr.. l.. R.
Varser for the best essay written on
North Carolina history. Miss Mar
garet Biggs was presented a gold
medal for being the best all-round
student I'M the elementary grades.
This included department, attend
ance, etc. Miss Evelina Beckwith
was awarded like medal for prov
ing to be the best all-round pupil in
the high school department. These
medals were offered by Chief of Po-
lice Alf H. Mcleod, who offers like
medals each school year.
Class Exercises
A crowd that filled the large aud
itorium to overflowing witnessed the
class exercises Friday evening. The
exercises began at $3.50 o'clock. The
program was as follows:
Chorus by High School Girls
tSalutatory Helen Sentelle
Class Poem Pearl Edwards
Glass History Harrell Humphrey
| Trophy-bearer Margaret Pope
Class Prophecy Viola Boone
/ Last Will and Testament Abner Mash
! Valedictory Mary Lee Caldwell
All on the program acquitted them
selves in a most creditable manner
! The girl graduates we're presented
beautiful boquets. AS a whole the
exercises were much enjoyed.
! Mr.. Bert eagle, a member of the
faculty, presented diplomas to those
who finished the seventh grade ant
are ready to enter the high school
ed the seventh grade were:
4 Misses Mary Biggs, Rosa Caldwell
, Ada Blacler, Anna Lawrence, Ami
Bullafd, Vennle MarIln, bessie CIeW
ir, Rosalie Tolar, Annie Grace Will
: liams, Lula Villains, ,ClydeRcaieAP Paul
5. ineFlowers j a ME K. Wishart,Le Dan
!. lie, Ruth Edmund, Ethelyn N'Whlte
Elizabeth Shelby: Messrs. Robert Al
f len, Brantley Phillips, Ennis Sen
S telle and Theodore Pope.
= Supt. R. E. Sentelle read all tn
\ promotions made during the schoo
a also the honor rolls for each mont
e, Of the school year. =. =
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28
BROAD RIDGE BREEZES
Farm Work-How Do You Make a
Goose Eat Grass? The Broad
Ridge Branches

Farm Work-How Do You Make a
Goose Eat Grass? The Broad
Ridge Branches
Correspondence of The Robesorian.
Broad Ridge, May 26-Tne pretty
sunshine has been favorable for the
farmer this week. Everybody is
about through chopping cotton; but
hoeing tobacco is the order Of the
day.
We are glad to report Mr.. Charlie
Lamb improving but sorry still to re-
rort Miss Maris Lawson on the sick
list
Somebody please give me REM
edy to make 3 goose eat grass.
! Whortleberries are getting ripe
and the tin-buckets will soon be jing-
ling.
Prayermeeting every Sunday after
noon. The public is invited.
There's no news to write in these
parts, unless we write about the
Broad Ridge branches
The Broad Ridge branches are not
so few, they visit every one of you
the branches gathered in a row, but
they couldn't make an overflow
There's neither water, milk nor cream
but Mr.. Willoughby leads the mair
stream. They never make rivers no.
they never make seas, but they, al
ways run wherever they please. Yol
all can think at the very last wha
makes these branches run. so fast.