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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-18
The Darlington Paving.

The Bank Of Darlington's bid of
$1,000 premium for the $4,000 issue
of local street Improvement bonds
was accepted on April 6. there being
seven other bidders. About $4,000
OF the issue will be sold at once; the
balance to be sold as the revenue is
needed for the prosecution of the
work.
Lee & Palmer. of Sumter, who were
elected engineers, finished the survey
several days ago, and will shortly
submit plans and specifications for
the paving OF the business section of
the city. Bids will then be called for,
and the work will begin as soon az
the contract can be awarded.-Dar-
l;ngton News and Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-18
What Estate of War; Ia.

"A declaration Of war" by one ma
tion against another is an outright
announcement that one intends to
wage war on the other. The declara-
ton Is formally sent to the enemy's
government. Usually the response
bility for the war. in such a case lies
with the nation declaring it,
The United States has engaged in
four foreign wars, but never has
declared war III any Of these cases.
nor has any nation ever declared war
against the United States.
State of war; was declared to
exist in 1912 with Great Britain. in
1S46 with Mexico and in 1898 with
Spain. A declaration Of indepen-
dence brought on the war Of 1776.
"Stats of war" means that the
country recognizing such a condition
believes, it has been attacked, war is
being waged against it, and is ncces-
sary fer national defense and Sc
curity TO fight back.
Recognition Of "state of war"
places the responsibility for the war
and it's consequences upon the other
nation.
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RENT FREE FARM. ;
+. III. Hyatt, Of Columbia, Offers Five
Hundred Acres For Food Farms.

f. III. Hyatt, Of Columbia, Offers Five
Hundred Acres For Food Farms.
Columbia, April ia progress
sive step to help solve the food prob.
lem in South Carolina was..taken to-
day by F. H. Hyatt, a we'll known CO.
lumbia business man. He offered rent
free tract of land containing 500
acres near Columbia to anyone who
would plant food crops. No. man will
be allowed more than acres The
working people of Columbia will be
urged to. accept the offer. r.
1t is said that other men in South
Carolina having large tracts of land
are contemplating the same move A
garden will also be planted on the
State house grounds under the, .di-
rection of the State house commission.
The slogan Of the South Carolina Pre-
paredness Commission is Service for
ALL" The farmers and city folk are
being urged to grow food and help
win the war. IS -, '-.~-,@
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-18
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Recruits for Both Branches of Ser.
vice Have Been Secured.
The recruiting officers of the two
branches of tho service have been
exceedingly active OF late and some
recruits have been added to both
branches of the service. So ae,.n-
The following order was received
here today by Army Recruiting OFF,
Ger Peterson: 1T is the policy of the
war department to discharge from
service at the termination of the
emergency all men who have enlist
ed in the regular army since the dec
laration Of war, or who now enlist.
This policy also applies to the Ma
tional Guard" ss -l
sergeant Peterson has secured two
recruits for the army; Messrs. John
W, wethersbee and Charley E. Whit
tington. .f-
The following men have made sp-
piication for enlistment in the United
states navy and are now waiting for
their age papers, Charles Mcdonald
Brice, Ralph Hayward RAMSEY,
Wedsefeld Dewey Tonifnson.
Lynchburg. The men have been ex-
amined by J. o. Hacker of the tinted
states navy, who is in charge or the
recruiting party now located In tho
city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-18

The products Of cattle and hogs
handled by the butcher have gone up
practically double the increase on the
hoofs, that is cents a pound higher
than they were. sH
At the same time clothing has also
skyrocketed. At least most forms Of
clothing have increased in price. Mems
clothing and furnishings are up about
25 per cent, boys clothing has gone
up SO per cent. Shoes are from so
to rs per cent. higher. while a great
many kinds Of shoes have been with
drawn from the market. Many Of the
clothing houses stocked up heavily
prior to the general increase in price
and the purchasing of these goods at
that time has tended to keep the
price of clothing down. However. it
is expected that when these stocks of
goods are expended that the prices of
clothing will soar. as much or more
than the prices Of foodstuffs have
scared. The great need for. cloth to
make uniforms and tents for troops
Is expected to be an incentive to fur
ther increase in prices Of the various
kinds OF cloth and no one knows what
the future may have in store in the
way Of high prices.
A resume Of price increases has
been given. It all shows that prices
have risen and are rising. not only on
foodstuffs. but on all other stuffs as
we'll. The entrance Of the United
States into the war is calculated to
still further increase prices. as this
country will export the supply of
goods here.
The slogan "Grow Food or Go
Hungry, seems a most appropriate
one. Every man, woman and child
should heed the call and "do his or
her bit" for State and country. az
we'll as for self preservation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-18
THE MAN WITH THE HOE.
He Is the Man Behind the Man With
The Gun.

Not every man can afford the lux
ury Of enlisting In the army or navy
IN time Of war. In this country mill
lions needed in the factories and on
farms VIII not in fact, be permitted to
enlist. The commercial, and indus
trial. and agricultural activities must
go forward with as little interference
as possible. Each is as necessary to
the prosecution Of war as the govern
ment's military campaigns. Perhaps
1t. is more correct to say they are
part OF The military campaigns.
. Farmers who raise more food,
miners who speed up the output of
coal and iron, lumber men who rush
timber from the forests. the railroads
and ships that speed up transports
ton. as we'll as the munition factories
and battleship builders, are necessary
to the proper prosecution of the
war. Every individual or corporation
that performs with increased effi-
cheney iY bearing part Of the nations
war burden. ~
Military service Is the point of the
lance, the edge of the sword. It is
the more spectacular service, but
credit should be given those who
maintain the soldiers in the field
through efforts as onerous and as i'm
portant and often as dangerous as
those OF, the fighting men.
No man should be content who is
not serving in the one capacity or tho.
other. He who is Indifferent is to be-
pitied and will be scorned.
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There does not seem to be anything
approximating a rush of volunteers to
enlist in either the army or navy.
Sumter county's quota for the navy
is twenty-one, and thus far only five
or six have applied. Those who are
liable for military service and do not
volunteer will be drafted into service
when the selective compulsory SER
vice law becomes operative, and then
Sumter will furnish quite n number.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-18

Chief Of Police Sumter, acting un-
der instructions of the Attorney Gem
eral Of the United States, has posted
notice for all aliens of enemy coun-
tries resident in Sumter to report to
him for Immediate registration and at
the same time surrender any arms
that they have in their possession
Failure to obey the order will be
followed by severe punishment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-18

The Hague, April 13.-Soldiers IN
Uniform today were reported as Join
ing the food rioters in Germany. The
unrest over starvation rations has in
creased to an alarming extent, says
news from the frontier. Unconfirmed
reports reached here that food riots
in Eldorff on Easter became so Sc
rious that troops were forced to fire
into the mobs. Many arrests were
made.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-18
THE WEEKS WEATHER.
Showers Middle of Week and Colder
Near End. q

For South Atlantic and East Gulf
States: Showers and thunderstorms
probably Tuesday and Wednesday,
otherwise generally fair weather will
prevail; first half of week will be
warmer, latter half colder. M 4
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-18
To Speak at Dalzcll School.

DR.. K v. Millard will speak at the
Dalzell school auditorium on Friday
night, April 20, at 1880 o'clock. HIS
subject will be Recent Discoveries in
Egypt-How They Stand by tho
Bible" The public is invited to at.
tend. ~ ,'- '.'e' r..
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''Why is 1t that an Overdressed, or
underdressed woman. will be angry
when rnen stare ut her and disappoint-
ed when they do not?"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-18

The man who r. his own worst en-
emy 10 a paradox for he thereby goej,
back on his best friend"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-18
NOTICE.

All negro citizens of the city and
county of Sumter are invited and
urged to be present at a mass meet
ing to be held at the Lincoln School
building at o'clock Monday even
ing, the 10th of April, called for the
purpose of affording the men of the
race opportunity of giving expression.
in public way, of their loyalty to the
government of the United States. Let
every man turn out and attest his al
legiance to the flag.
w. T. Andrews,
e. A. Walters,
c. w. Birnie, NJ D.,
G. W. Maxwell, M. D.,
w. w. Fielder, M. D.,
A. j. Andrews.
M. j. Frederick,
S. J. Mcdonald,
Chas. A. Lawson,
Rev. I. D. Davis,
Ne|. y. u. JACOBS,
Rev. j. w. MOultrie,
Rev. l. w. Williams
Rev. e. w. Dix,
Rev. J. j. Starks.
Rev. J. w. Foster,
r. W. Westberry.
E. e. Jones,
J. c. Prioleau.
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SUMTER COTTON MAlsKNT.
Corrected Daily by
ERNEST FIELD. Cotton Buyer.

TISNEE5I TIDIIO, OOttVU DUy0Ts
Good Middling 20 Ia.
Strict Middling 20 1-S.
Middling 20.
Strict Low Middling 10 3-4
Low Middling 10 IA.
Staple cotton 23 to 27.
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Corrected Daily by

Corrected Daily by
HARDY e. CO., Cotton Buyers.
Good Middling 20 IA.
Strict Middling 20 1-8.
Middling 20.
Strict Low Middling 10 "a.
Low Middling 10 IA. ~:.N- }-..t
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. +

New York spots 20.5O.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-08-09
Wonders Of lunifar.

II Jupiter were cut up into 1900
pieces each would be larger than the
earth. All the planets together do not
weigh half as much as Jupiter. Only
the sun surpases Jupiter in size. A
year on the planet Jupiter is equal to
twelve of our years. Jupiter rotates
on its axis In less than half the time
Of the earth, but because Of the plan
cts enormous size the rotation speed
is much higher. While the earth
travels seventeen miles minute, Jupi.
ter travels 466 miles a minute. If
Jupiter turned on its axis little faster
It would burst. as some fywheels do
when they exceed safe speed. Jupi-
ter may be regarded either as decay
Ing sun or developing earth. He
has not yet had time to cool. He 70
great globe of gaseous and molten
matter. the most extraordinary planet
In the entire solar system.-Rochester
Post Express.
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Stolen Money
Restored
Good Luck That Came to a.
Man Through a Burglar.
By HOWARD FIELDING

I'm payment of a debt which you
may not remember"
These words were typewritten on q
plain sheet Of paper. There was neither
address nor signature, neither date nor
place. The envelope bore my name in
full, and had found it with my morn
ing's mail on the leaf of my desk.
My surprise was complete when the
sontents greeted my eyes with the
agreeable green of the national cur
rency. Many bank bills, tightly folded,
were wrapped in the single sheet Of
paper which have mentioned. The
total sum was $969.
l will net attempt to describe the
perplexity into which was thrown by
this mysterious communication.
After cudgeling my brains for some
hours reached the very annoying con-
clusion that this money must have been
sent to me by Mrs. Colvin, whom I
had come to know when l lived at my
grandfathers house in Montclair.
After the sudden death of her hus-
band assisted her in settling the es-
tate and in so doing spent some of my
own money, which fact l studiously
concealed. l was suitor for the hand
of Mrs. Colvin's daughter at that time
and had faint hope, which was speed
lily quenched, though not my love, alas!
would rather that almost anything
else had happened than that Mrs. Col
vim should have discovered her debt to
me. Unfortunately she had consider
ably overpaid me, yet the money must
have come from her, for there was no
other explanation. 1t remained, then,
for me to 60 to Mrs. Colvin. whom l
had not seen in more than year, and
render her a true account. returning
the balance now due her.
With this purpose went to Mont
| clair in the afternoon of the following
! day. walked slowly and went out OF
| my way to pass my grandfather's
| house, untenanted since his death, and
| there l paused some minutes, looking
up at the shuttered windows and re
calling the tragedy which had cut hin
off in what he used cheerily to call 1.-THE
prime of old age" We found him dead
upon the hoor Of his chamber one
morning, and his hands were clinchei
| tightly upon the collar and sleeve Of {
rough coat of dark cloth. This gar
ment was a burglars. My grandfather
had discovered the man in his room
had sprung from his bed to grappl'
with the thief and had died of his Owl
| too violent exertiens, for his heart hat
been weakened by a recent serious Ill
ness. We discovered that the burgla
had entered by a window of my room
and, after relieving me Of consider
able sum Of money, had passed to m.
grandfather's apartment, where tn
silent, swift and fatal struggle had oc
| CURED and whence the intruder, strip
ped of his coat, had escaped into tn
night.
/ Mrs. Colvin's house, when came t
1t, looked CHEEKY and homelike in CON
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The Ultimate.


He-Do you know what am goang
to say to you? Drop it!
Nju-Drop what?
Observation-Disclosures and love
and work and God knows what elsel
1t is all so provincial. Even our dreams,
let them be what they will, are provin-
cial-yes, even our sufferings.
Nju-And what is there that isn't
provincial?
What! Art and death7 No; art
Is too! Only death.
Nju-Yes; understand.
He-You don't love me, Nju.
Nju-I love you very much. Really
do love you, only there is something
that is more than love something still
higher.
He-What's that-life?
Nju-I don't know.
He-Or-or death?
Nju-No; there Is something still
higher.
He-Than life, death and love?
Nju-Than all combined. There must
surely be something; otherwise the
whole thing would be so meaningless.
From the Russian Play "Nju."
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sat in this room one night In the
lark, and had not mental concentra-
lion enough to take off my clothes and
20 to bed l took a revolver out of my
trunk and loaded it and then didn't
know what to do with it. My machin-
cry had run down.
Il opened that window and sat there
In freezing draft an hour or more,
guess. By and by l saw man COM
ing along the street in his shirt sleeves,
and it gave me notion that I was
cold, but l hadn't sense enough to
move away from the window. So sat
there and was vaguely surprised to see
the man enter the yard and come up on
the veranda. Presently he got In
through the window, not seeing me, for
l had drawn back behind the curtain.
"He walked to the middle of the
room, and there was suit Of my
clothes lying over chair. He was
about to put on the coat when | saw
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-08-09
The .Maks Believe" Of Flowers.

Cyclamen Hike to pretend they are
cross little animals with their ears laid
back. or else that they are little fugi-
tive mAidens fleeing very fast across
the meadows. with their h0ir blown
back from their lovely faces. Their
whimsical trick Of play acting like this
Ia all part Of their quaint mirth.
They have. of course. other attributes
as well-beauty and spirituality and
love. Love feel with flowers particu.
larly. seem to get hold Of that ex-
quisitc sense OF the whole worlds be-
ing wrapped in the essence Of Gods
love more often through flowers than
through anything else. They are to
me indescribably dear, merry little
companions. My affection goes out to
them constantly In deep, happy rev.
erence. The reverence is not only for
the lovely little things themselves. but
also for the wonder that Is back Of
them-an ecstasy Of worship.-Atlan-
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How to B. Happy Though Married.

How to Be Happy Though Married.
Domestic happiness does not come a.
q matter of course, but, like everything
else worth having, must be worked for.
Don't imagine that because you have
won each other you need no longer be
affectiOnate
Carry over into the welded life the
refinement of manner that character
lied your wOOing days.
Once in awhile let your husband
have the last word. 1t will please him
and be no loss to you.
Husband and wife are one, but It Is
a parody on unity IL each wants to
be that one.
A rose strewn on life's path while
weary feet are painfully walking over
It Is more than wreaths for the dead.
Make your home cabinet room
where all the affairs Of the household
and sometimes Of business come under
compa risOn and advisal.
Many failure would have been
avoided IL men had consulted with
their wives.-Rev. Dr.. Madison q.
Peters.
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wher. ls.p Year 10 Legal.

In Scotland the leap year privilege
for women appears to have legal
foundation. for many years ago the fol-
lowing law was passed: 1t IS statut
and ordaint that during the. rein Of his
maist blissit Megeste. for liz yeare
knowne as lepe yeare. ilk mayden ladyc
OF bottle highe and lowe estait shall
hae liberte to bespoke ye man she likes:
albeit he refuses to taike her to be bis
lawful wife. be shall be mulcted In ye
sum ane pundls or less, as his estait
may be: except and avis gif he can
make It appcare that he ID betrothit
ane ither woman he then shall he
free."-LoHdon Express.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-08-09
When p.nton Died.

Whenever the spirit Of revolt flames
over the earth the name Of Danton II
recalled. It was on the 9th Of April in
1704, that Georges Jacques Danton died
on the guillotine, victim Of that ter
rible revolution which he himself had
played so large part in initiating. fos-
tering and directing.
At the foot Of the scaffold he mutter-
ed. "Oh, my wife, my beloved, shall
never see thee morev' Then he add
ed, "T3e thyself. DantOn: no weakness !"
His last words were to the execution
er, "You will show my head to the
crowd; it is well worth showing!'
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stevsnson's Wife.

A half caste sailor once said, "Mr.
Stevenson Is good to me, like my fa-
ther, and his wife Is the same kind OF
man."
King TembinOke said OF Mrs. Steven
son, "She good; look pretty plenty
chench" (sense).
Perhaps they both meant what thc
poet Edmund G0sse SO well expressed.
when he wrote of her as being 80
dark and rich hearted, like some won
derful wine-red jewel"
But the best tribute in Mrs. Steven
sons praise came from the pen OF her
husband.-Critic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-08-09
The Two Codes.

Bishop Patterson said at banquet
in Columbus:
1.-THE world will be a better place
when a uniform morality prevails ev-
erywhere. Nowadays it's quite moral
to do friend in business. whereas In
society to do ones friend is wrong.
"A young millionaire once said:
"I'm IN a quandary about my fu-
ture. | can't decide whether to go on
Wall street and live up to my late IA
theirs reputation or to go Into society
and live It down. Washington Star.
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him stoop and feel of a knee Of his
trousers, which was all torn open.
Then saw him take his waistcOat
and trousers of and lay his hands
again upon my clothes.
"At that moment stepped forward
from behind the curtain and out Of the
dark shadow, and pointed my revOl-
yer at the man. Hands upr said I,
merely mechanically. 1t was just q
memory of old stories. l didn't really
care whether he put up his hands or
not.
"He gave cry like an explosive
moan, if you can fancy one, and made
a dive for the window. didn't try to
stop him; stood stock still. wonder
ing. 1t may have been four or Eve
minutes that stood there before the
humor of the situation dawned upon
me. A burglar had entered my room
and had got away with nothing. not
even his own trousers. I laughed. and
it did me good
Presently lighted the gas and ex.
amined my plunder. In the waistcoat
were a gun metal watch and half q
dollar. In the trousers were some
small tools Of the burglars trade, two
handkerchiefs, little vial of chl0r0-
form and $3.50 in bills
$50 far as | remember. l sat and
stared at that money all the rest Of the
| night until there came the usual knock
upon my door at o'clock to wake me
up. arose and locked the burglar
clothes in my trunk. but the money
put into my pocket. | had a cup Of
coffee, took the o'clock train for the
city. spent about 5000 in squaring UP
my debts and came back here In the
| afternoon. Then / heard of the affair
ut your house and realized the position
in which stood.
1T seemed to me. In my muddled
state of mind, that the real burglar
must be caught and that could ther
come forward safely and tell my story
The days went by: the man was never
| found. He must have stolen some
clothes from another house and es
capped safely from this town. By thu
time that this dawned upon me had
lost my opportunity, or so 1t seemed
to me. At any rate. l dared not
dared not tell my story.
There, Marshall: there's the truth
That money was the making Of me
absolutely my salvation and the foun
slatiOn Of my career. But stole it
stole it from thief. And now
A tap ut the door. We exchanged ,
glance; then Durland called Com
in."
1t was Amy, and she gave littl
cry of surprise at the sight of me.
Il have interrupted you." said sh
. after a friendly greeting. for no doub
we showed the effects Of strained In
terview.
Not in the least" said |. I'VE hav
discussed q bit of business and hav
: come to a most satisfactory under
! standing. So there's an end Of carr
and with an easy mind turn towar
+ the brighter side of life. COngratul'
7 tiOns and best wishes"
And for moment we three stoO
!. with clasped hands.
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Too Pu.h;uu.

II had an idea I'd grow up and own
this business some day." said the dis
charged Office boy.
That's just why you were fred
said the boss. Ever since you started
to work here you've been acting as II
you already owned the business. -
Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Our Coal sunnly.

The United States coal supply is near
" one-half that Of the entire world.
Estimates put the available coal supply
of the United States at :, 3,53S, 800 O0O, 900
tons out of a world total estimated at
$780,, ,533, 600 900 tons. China ranks next
to the United States in available sup
ply. estimated ut 1,5OO, 900, 900, 900 tons;
Great Britain, 1SO,OOOOOO,OOO; Ger
many, 1G4,OOO, 100000. and Canada.
100000, ,OOOOO tons.