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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19
st. JoeIeph's Academy.

The Academy entertainment on Fri
day evening was an open air recep-
tion on the school grounds. from $50
to 8 o'clock. 1t was given for the
small children Of the school, but both
small and grown, had a very happy
time.
The program was fully carried out
A scene not soon forgotten was wit.
messed by quite a number of vener-
able st. Joseph's Academy friends.
An inspiring patriotic march was
given. The boys drilled well. led by
Douglas Moses. who held the flag OF
the Stars and Stripes. II they con-
tinue to march as we'll through life
as they did Friday evening, they will
be fine citizens. and possibly soldiers.
The young ladies marched in after
the boys We're in their places--a beau
tiful sight under the grand old trees
"a bouquet Of humanity, surrounded
by natures verdure.
THE Lords Prayer was sung in
chorus by the children of tho school.
A march was given. and as so many
drilled companies. the pupils march
ed to the large piazza and steps. over
which hoated a flag of the United
States. Patriotic songs were sung.
Four verses of America" were sung
by every voice. When the Star
Spansled Banner was given, all
stood with the greatest respect.
The piano was on the piazza. Tho
solos We're by Douglas Moses. Mary
knight. Marie Bultman, Sarah Wild
err. Their music was exceptionally
we'll executed. and enjoyed by the
audience.
The tiny tots enjoyed the song. THE
Brides Ball."
At 6.30 the May Pole Dance was
given. 1t was beautiful. The colors
of the ribbons were red. white and
blue. About thirty children danced
and formed in circles around the
May Pole. The dance proper was
given by twelve young pupils, all very
graceful. but particularly the leader,
Miss Florence O'Brien. Little Leila
Brennan was great in her move
ments, as leader of the tots.
At seven o'clock, cream and cake,
also fancy articles. candy and lemon
ade We're sold for good cause.
Friends and relatives, and interested
strangers, were generous, and a neat
sum was realized.
The sisters and pupils extend CRATE
full thanks to the ladies who so gra-
ciously assisted to make the entertain
ment a success.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19
RED CROSS NOTES.
Local ChApter y Making Slow BNt
Satisfactory Progress.

1t takes long time to get 9
chapter Of the Red Cross in working
order ~ the National organization
- most particular concerning all de.
tails. The executive board of the
Sumter Chapter however. is hard al
work to make this one Of the strong
est and largest in the State. The
board met Friday afternoon in Dr.
Wilson's office and discussed plans
for big rally very soon to set before
the public the necessity for this or
ganization and also plans for a flae
day by which funds will be raised ia
finance the work.
Large sums of money. are needed
for the purchasing of supplies with
whick the Red Cross boxes are fur.
Observation-Disclosures and wrappings OF
all kinds, pajamas, underclothing
bathrobes. bed supplies, etc. Com.
mittees have been appointed to &c,
prices on these materials and to find
out just what will be needed and the
kind of material required.
The date for flag day and for the
rally will be announced very shortly
meanwhile all who wish to join may
do SO by signing the roll at the Sum
ter Trust Co. and paying the $1.00
dues. The American Red Cross is
not nurses organization. nor a doc
tors organization, nor a woman's or
ganization; it Is for every man and
woman in the country not actually
serving in the army and navy. that
every civilian may have the privilege
OF doing his or her little toward
helping out the nation. y
The following chairmen of stand
ing committees have been appointed
Membership. Mrs. G.. l. Stubbs;
Red Cross instruction. DR.. Z. r.
Wilson; Supplies. Mrs. j. r. Sumter;
Transportation. Mr.. A. G. Phelps; Co.
operation. DR.. 8. G. Baker; Publicity,
Miss Armida Moses: Finance. Mr.. /.
C. Strauss.
The committee on Red Cross I'm
strncticn has charge of selecting the
instructers in the FIRST aid courses.
dietetics. making hospital supplies,
ETC.. submitting these names to Wash
ington and selecting examiners. All
OF this 10 being attended to so that
the courses may be started az soon
a. possible. The committee consists
Of Dr. p. r. Wilson, DIR. J. A. Mood.
Mr.. 8. H. Edmunds. Mr.. =. G. Hayns-
wsrth. Mrs. d. w. Dabbs. Miss An.
tonic Gibson.
The personnel OF the other stand
ipg committees will be announced la
ter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19
The wrestling fans will tonight ha

The wrestling fans will tonight have
the last opportunity this season to
witness real. first class professional
bout between well trained men when
Bert Hudson and Hanson 60 on the
mat at the Academy of Music. Both
men are said to be In good condition
and trained to make finish fight Of
the exhibition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19

London. May 17.--According to re-
PORN In the Hobbies OF the house of
commons John Redmond. Nationalist
! IAder. rejected Premier Lloyd
0sorEs's fIrst OFFER to set up home rule
- once. but accepted the proposal for
me convention plan of self govern
msnt for Ireland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19

The Sumter Chapter Of the Red
Cross will occupy one of the stores on
the North side Of West Liberty street
az headquarters. the use of the store
having been donated by the Liberty
Holding Company. the owner of that
business block.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19
RADICALS oUsTED nLUKoFF.

His Resignation The Price Demanded
for Reorganization OF Cabinet.
Washington. May 16.-The resigna.
tion Of Foreign Minister Milukofr is
regarded as the price demanded by
the radicals and thereby strengthens
ing the probability Of the reorganiza-
tion of the Russian cabinet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19

The last wrestling bout of the sea-
SON in this city will be between Burt
Hudson and Hanson. 1t is boosted as
sure to be an interesting and hard
hard fought contest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19

A number Of South Carolina Nation
nj ouardsmon were IN the city this
morninS Tor few hours. passing
Though 20 their post of duty In ths
lnassssn part Of the state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19
NEWS PRINT PAPER BILL.

Measure Introduced I'm Senate Ia
Fix Prices.
Washington. May l4.-News print
paper would be declared public
utility and the Federal Trade Com
mission would be authorized to fix its
maximum price by bill introduced
today by Senator Robinson. OF Arkan-
sas. who declared the print paper in
dustry trust-controlled.
Unless some relief is obtained
thousands Of publishers will be driven
out of business" he said.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19
! q --FL
WEDGEFTELD SCHOOL CLOSING.
Successfrl Years Work Concluded
With Interesting Exercises.

Wedgefield, May 14.-The Wedge
field high school brought q very sue
cessful session to "a, close with the
following program on Friday night.
The dealamer,s contest took place o.I
Thursday evening. The musical rc.
cital was given a week ago. The
school under the able management of
Frof. ]. 4. luton and Misses Mildred
Askew and Efae Zimmerman has
made good progress this year.
The musical department under
Miss Janette Thomas. a comparatively
new feature Of the school, is accom-
plishing all that one could expect.
The Mill (duetl-Jensen-E
Ramsey and Eva Geddings.
Ding Dong Bell-spaulding-E
er Ramsey.
The Tally Ho-swift--Marie Bur-
ress.
Battle of the Flowers-Granfield-
Lucy Coulter.
Hunting Song - Gurlitt-Evelyn
Ramsey.
The Parting Hour {duet))-spauld-
ir.-Myra Ramsey and Lucy Coulter.
The Sailor and His Song-Spencer
Eva Geddings. -. -~
! Shadow Dance Smith--Tiilie
Brice.
Jack Characterization - Myra
Ramsey.
II ! Were Bird (duet)--Hensett
--Tillie Brice and Annie Strange.
Maxurka schumann = Gertrude
McJAurin.
/ En- Masque-Kittredge - Annie
Strange
Cavalry Advance (trio)--Schneider
--Myra Ramsey. Tilie Brice, Annie
Strange.
Defamation CONTEST Thursday Even.
| Ing.
Pantomime--atar Spansled Ran.
ner.
The New South--Edward Bftce.
The Ballad of Splendid silence ~
Ida Brice.
Little Tommie-Mary M. Cain.
Two Picturea-Annie Strange.
Becalmed-Ida Batten. ~
Mothers song-Thelma Trouble
field. .~
Nathan Hale-Ths Martyr Spy
Ralph H. Ramsey. Jr.
The Black Horse and Its Rider
George Ramsey.
The United States of Europe
Wade H. Ramsey, Jr.
May Pole-Warner--Cho by
School. .t....
BY request Willis Ramsey deliver
ed defamation that he won the coun-
ty field day medal with. ..
Graduating Exercises Friday Evening.
Song-Aima Mater.
Glass Saluation--Wade H. Ramsey.
Jr. ,......
Class Oration-C. Mcdonald Rrice
Class History-Ralph II. Ramsey.
Jr.
Class Prophesy-Edward p. Brice.
Class Will--wAlis Ramsey.
Class valedictory-Mary Matilda
Cain.
SonE-Our Country's Flag.
Delivery of Diplomas.
Song-The Rally.
In the absence of DR.. Smith, Mr.. s.
D. Cain. former county saperintend-
ent Of education, with appropriate re-
marks delivered the diplomas to the
graduating class.
Ralph Ramsey won the scholar
ship medal.
Wade Ramsey was the successful
contestant for the declaimer's medal
which was delivered by County Su-
perintendent of Education, j. H.
Haynsworth.
The medal given by the family OF
the late F. E. Thomas. to be known
az the F. r. Thomas medal to the
student making the highest average
during the session in music was won
hy Title Briee.
The auditorium, had been especial
~ decorated by local talent for the
occasion. The display of flags with
the patriotic songs and declamations
brought the big audience to a high
state of enthusiasm.
Honor Roll for lS18.l9l7.
Primary Department-Ethel Mel
lett. Mary Ramsey. Esther Ram
sey. Francis Brice. Laster Thompson.
instrumental - Florida Coulter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19

Sell, Kill or confins all roostArs as
soon as the Matching season is over.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-12-06

submarines are being turned out, and
on this account and that the imperial
munitions board is spending annually
more than two and half times as
much as the federal government
spends in normal year Anxious Eu-
ropean allies await the grain and flour
of the Canadian praries as eagerly as
ever the populace of ancient Rome
looked for the corn ships from Sicily
and Egypt.
And il the province of Alberta
alone were cultivated on the same in.
tensive scale prevailing in pre-war
Belgium it would support an agricu
tural population of fifty million-or
half the entire population of the
United States.-F'rom "Canada's Troll
bles and Triumphs," by Harry C.
Douglas, in the American Review of
Reviews.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-12-06
7infz
Recipes aoa AdvlceJ
Interest to Hou5ewiHe5. s.

OF warm water Mix smooth. then
add sufficient wheat and rye -four to
make stiff dough. knead well and
then let it rise for three hours. Knead
for five minutes, adding one cupful
of chopped raisins. Mold into loaves
and then let it rise for forty five mill
utes in warm place. Bake in a hot
oven from : TO - minutes. Let this
bread be one day old before using. Ii
is delicious and essentially rich in
valuable food constituents.
Frozen ChocoIate-Two squares of
bitter chocolate. one cup of sugar.
pinch of salt. one cup of boiling water.
three cups of rich milk. Scald the
milk and melt chocolate in saucepan
set in hot water adding one half the
sugar, salt and gradually. the boiling
water. Boil five minutes and then
add tn >calded milk and remaining
sugar Cool mixture and freeze.
Serve in tall glasses garniShed with
whipped cream. Sweetened and va
nilla Favored
Indian Apple Pudding-Scaldo one
half cupful of cornmeal with one and
uHt-HdIl tuIllulS VI b'lllllS W ilf' .
Beat smooth ana add three-QuarteG>
cupful of syrup, one-half cupful of
water one-half teaSpoonful of grated
nutmeg. Mix thoroughly. Now
grease Il pudding dish well. PaC,
| in the dish II layer one inch deep OF
peeled and thimly sliced apples. Cover
one inch deep with the corumeal mix
| ture. Repeat until the dish is full.
Bake for thirty-tive minutes in Il mod
crate oven. Serve With plain fruit
sauce.
| Brown Layer Cake-Sift > cups of
flour into pan and stir we'll into it
one cup of molasses, one tablespoon of
lard, one cup of hot water, one egg,
one tablespoon each of soda, Glove,
cinnamon and ginger and Il pinch OF
salt. Bake in layers and put to-
gether with brown sugar icing. This
will seem rather thin, but will bake
just right.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-12-06
How Machinery sreathes.

An English writer on engineering
subjects, Mervyn O'Gorman, calls at
tention to the fact that piece of ma
chinery, such as an automobile, laid
aside after being used, is in danger of
internal rusting through kind of res
piration which affects cylinders, gear
boxes, clutch chambers, interspaces in
ball bearings, and so forth.
Every enclosed air space "breathes"
by drawing in air when a fall of tenn
perature contracts its walls, and ex
peling it when the walls expand
through heat. The moisture intro
duced with the air is deposited in the
cavities, and may produce serious
damage through rust The popular be.
lief that oil will protect the inacces-
sible parts of unused machinery is fall
laGious, since nearly all oils take up
about 8 per cent of water in solution;
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-12-06
HOW GOLD LEAF is MADE.
Cast in lngots and FIattened, Cut in
Pieces and Beaten.

Pieces and Beaten.
Gold leaf, of which such large guam
titles are used by picture-frame ma
kers as well as by other trades, is
made as follows:
An alloy of the desired color having
been formed, the gold is melted in a
crucible at a temperature well above
the fusion point 1t is then cast into
an ingot and flattened by rolling be-
tween a pair of powerful steel rollers
into tibbon one and one-half inches
wide and ten feet in length TO the
ounce.
After being flattened it is annealed
and cut into pieces of about six and
one-half grains each, and placed be-
tween the leaves of "cutch", which
is about half an inch thick and three
and half inches square, containing
about $50 leaves of tough paper manu-
factured for the purpose. This is
beaten on for about twenty minutes
with seventeen pound hammer by
which the gold is spread to the size
Of the "cutch." Each leaf is then TAX.
en- out and cut in four pieces.
of a "shoder" four and half inches
square and three-quarters of an inch
thick, containing about 720 skins
which have been worn out in the
"mold' or finishing process. The
"shoder' requires about two hours
beating with a nine-pound hammer.
Each leaf is again cut in four pieces
and placed between the leaves of
mold, composed of about $50 of the
finest gold beater's skins, five inches
square and quarters of an inch
thick, the contents of one "shoder"
filling three molds.
The material has now reached the
last and most difficult stage of the
process During The first hour the
hammer IS allowed TO fall principally
on the center of the mold. This causes
gaping cracks upon the edges of the
leaves, the sides of which rapidly
coalesce without leaving any trace Of
the union after being beaten upon. At
the second hour, when the gold is
about the one hundred and fifty thou
sandth part of an inch in thickness, it
for the first time permits the trans.
mission of light. If the gold is pure,
or but slightly alloyed, green rays
pass through; when highly alloyed
with silver, violet rays appear.
AS a rule, about four hours beating
with seven-pound hammer is requir-
ed. A single ounce Of gold will at this
stage trim TO about 1900 leaves three
and quarter inches square. The fin
| ished leaves are taken out of the mold
and the rough edges trimmed off by
| slips of rattan fixed in parallel
| grooves of an instrument called u
wagon, the leaf being laid upon a
leather cushion for that purpose.
The leaves are placed in books capa-
BILE of holding twenty-five leaves
each which have been rubbed over
with red ocher to prevent the gold
from clinging to the paper. The fine
gold beaters' skin is the outer coat
of the caecum or blind gut of the OK,
specially prepared.-Palnter and Dec
orator.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-12-06
HERE'S CITY CHAP. WHO'S
NOW BOSS OF BIG FARM
They Say 1t Can't Be Done, But .
Young Chicasoan Just Went
Ahead and Did II.

Ada. Okla.-Can boy born and
reared in big city and educated il
fashionable school leave the rush
of the crowds, go hundreds of miles
away, take charge of a farm and
make money? Kenneth Wicket has
demonstrated that it can be done.
Wicket, who is only 10 years old
and has been on a farm but one year
of his life, is manager of one of the
best farms in Pontotoc county. He is
succeeding, if success on farm is 10
be reckoned in dollars and cents.
Wicket was born in Chicago and,
save for time when he was in school
in New York has spent practically all
of his time in Chicago. A year ago
he came to visit on Blue Valley farm,
a farm of 1000 acres that his father
had bought few years before. While
he was down here the manager left.
Knowing little about farming, but
having plenty of nerve and the de.
termination to win, Wickett tackled
the job himself and has been with it
ever since. He says he intends TO
stick because he likes the life.
The common breed of hogs that lie
found on the place were supplantcd
by pure bred Poland Chinas. The
scrub cattle that roamed over the hill
side pastures in this short space OF
one year have given away to pure
bred Angus.
A score OF acres have been added
10 the alfalfa acreage, and dozens of
other improvements have been made
by this youthful manager.
For the last year, in fact, ever since
young Wicket took charge, the farm
has paid wonderfully well.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-12-06

When Kathleen misunderstanding
I'm Paramount's "WhO Is : Number
Oneg" for which Anna Katherine
Green wrote the stOry-was little
girl she used to play baseball with
the boys. One day she threw ball
wilder than usual and 1t went through
the plate glass window Of a drug
store. All the other kids scooted
away, but Kathleen was rooted to the
spot, petrflied with pleasure. Never
before had she REALIZED the joy Of
smashing Il window pane.
The druggist caught her and she
had To pay for the window. So she
didn't indulge In window breaking
ag''" Rut ever since. her one big
ambition has been to smash window,
pnne.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-12-06
FEW ACRES OF SNOW"
is NOW GREAT NATION.
French Kings Estimate Of Canada
Was Contemptuous.


Was Contemptuous.
II is now more than Il century and
a aalf since Louis XIV of France
signed over to Great Britain the Do
minion OF Canada with the light re-
mark: "Oh, well; lis only few acres
OF snow"
One cannot help wondering wha,
his thoughts would have been could
he have had a vision of the Canada OF
today and the part she is playing az
an alley OF his countrymen OF the
twentieth century Out of a popula
tion OF some seven and half mil
lions Canada has given 100000 fight
ing men TO the war. At the end CT
last year war orders totalling $l,095,'
100000 had been placed with her.
while this years munitions orders are
expected To exceed s700, 0,000-or
about 800 for every man, woman and
child
AT the beginning of this year $50
factories were working on munition
contracts, the country's output being
now more than that OF any European
nation except Germany before the
war Wooden ships, steel ships and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-12-06
BLACK FELLOW IS
MASTER TRACKER
AUSTRALIAN NATIVE TYPICAL
BLOODHOUND WHILE ON
SCENT OF CRIMINAL.
Recognizes Friend or Enemy Readily
Merely by His Footprints.

The art of the professional tracker
In a fascinating thing TO watch. The
cld-time western plainsman could
trail deer for two days through the
forest, the modern White Mountain
Apache of Arizona will follow moe
casined man over broken, jagged lava
Country. there are said to be tribes in
the interior of Brazil who can track
Tor short distances by scent. But the
king and past master of all trackers,
TIRE man who can make an Apache look
like an apprentice boy scout, is the
black fellow of Australia. He will per-
form feats of tracking that are almost
beyond belief.
The native Australian peoples are
ranked low in the scale of humanik,
and it may be because they are the
.oost primitive OF all races that they
keep an almost animal deicacy OF per
cep.iun. But they add 10 it u very fine
reasoning power i'll the things of the
bush, and by combining the TWO quail
itteS, they can tell not only where the
Duin o. the animal they track is 60
iag, but even what he is doing on the
way.
The most spectacular exploits OF the
trackers have been accomplished in
the pursuit of criminals, on whose
trall they are more deadly than blood
hounds. The Australian mounted po-
ilceman takes black tracker along
when he follows a criminal into desert
or bush, and that settles it. The track
Z: will stay on the trail until the end
of it is reached. Il may take day,
or Il week, or month--in one instance
il took ten weeks--but the blackfel-
low never loses the trail for long, He
will trail across rocks, across wind
bioMn sand, through a tangle of other
footprints, he will pick up the trail
again and if the quarry takes to the
water, and he will report accurately
the condition of the man pursued,
whether he is strong, or weakening.
SO expert do these natives become
in tracking that they can recognize a
iriend or an enemy as readily by his
footprints as by his face. Personal
Identification of a footprint by an eX'
pelt black tracker is accepted as good
evidence in court of law Such a
tracker can even recognize the hoof
ndik of almost every horse that is
known TO him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-12-06

Her ambition at last has been real
lied. In 'Who Is Number One?' :"
she was trapped in a room. The only
exit was big door in which was IL
costly window.
Smash that window and crawl
out" the director ordered. Kathleen,
delighted. did, with Il joyous abandon,
and when she had finished she wanted
to do ii over again, The director
wouldn't lei her, but in her next con-
tract Kathleen says she will insist
that she be allowed to break windows
In every picture she makes. she's a
windOwmaniac now, and the insidious
lure of the crash of the breaking glass
Is In her blood, People who live in
ghssglass houses had better watch
out for her.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-12-06
WIND DISoBEYS
Ignores Courts Order and Blows
Down Bio Trees.

Ignores Courts Order and Blows
Down Big Trees.
OXNARD, Cal-It remained for the
wind to disobey an INDUCTION of the
Superior Court by blowing down two
immense black walnut trees in the
center of Fifth street. The trees were
part of two rows a half block long,
which the city had for more than a
year been trying to remove by legal
processes.
Mrs. Aranetta Hill, who owned
much Of the land on which Oxnard is
located, had the trees planted on her
ranch many years ago, from nuts OBJ
tanned. from her home place in the
East. When the land on which they
stood was needed for continuation
OF Oxnards main street she decided it
to the supervisors with certain pro-
visions restraining the cutting down
Of the trees.
Just how binding these restrictions
are the courts have been endeavoring
to decide for more than a year. In
the meantime, disregarding the tenn
porary restraining order in effect dur
ing the litigation, a sudden and ro-
bust windstorm took matters in its
own control as regarded two of the
trees.