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Easy to Make This
Pine Cough Remedy
Thousands OF families swear by its
prompt results. Inexpensive,
md saves nbout Sc.

You know that pine is used in nearly
oil prescriptions and remedies for
coughs. The reason is that pine contains
several peculiar elements that have a
remarkable effect in soothing and heal
ing the membranes of the throat and
chest. Pine is famous for this purpose.
Pine cough syrups are combinations of
pine and syrup. The syrup" part is u.s.
rally plain graduated sugar syrup.
Nothing better, but why buy TT You can
easily mike 1t yourself in five minutes.
To make the best pine cough remedy
that money can buy, put 21h ounces
of Pinex $50 cents WORTH in pint
bottle, and fill up with homemade sugar
nyrup. This gives you o full pint--more
than you can buy ready-made for $3.50.
1t is pure, good and very pleasant
children take IL eagerly. N@sa
You can feel this take hold of cough
or cold in a way that means business
The cough may be dry, hoarsc and tight.
or may be persistently loose from the
formation of phlegm. The cause is the
1me--lntlamed northumberland this
Pinex and Syrup combination will stop
usually in "a hours or less. Splendid,
90, for bronchial asthma, hoarseness,
)r any ordinary throat ailment.
Pinex .is q highly concentrated com.
'ound OF genuine Norway pine extract,
nd is famous the world over for IFS
trompt results. a4I M N
Beware Of substitutes. Ask your drug
Eist for "215 ounces of Pinex'' with di.
rections, and don't accept ANYTHING
else. Guaranteed to give absolute salts.
d,action or money promptly refunded,
The Pinex Co., TT, Wayne, Ind.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-18
POWNAL


Miss Ruth Gardner has returned
from Wellesley college for the hoii-
day vacation.
William Mathew has accepted a
position as fireman on the Boston
& Maine railroad.
John Hannigan left for Albany
Saturday night where he is going to
enlist in the infantry.
Cold some Sunday morning, the
thermometer recording from 10 to
% below zero but no wind.
The auction sale of P. S. Colwell
postponed his sale of his household
Goods to next Saturday, Dec 90.
The public school is rehearsing
for the Christmas exercises to be
held in the school Friday afternoon.
There was no preaching services
at the Methodist church Sunday on
account of the illness OF the pastor,
Rev kingman Golledge.
The supper served by the ladies Of
the Union church last week was a
nice success and the ladies were
wellrepaid for their labor
Tice Niles was removed to the
nome of his son, v'illias. Niles IL.
Kingston, N Y, last Wednesday,.
Mr.. Niles suffered shock about six
weeks ago and his recovery was
slow but he had regained his speech
to some extent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-18
SOME OBSERVATIONS

The western lie is brutality a lie;
it has no decoration, no artistry, no
craftsmanship.
Next to the, German, your western
lied Oriental is as big scoundrel as
The world produces
1t needs an INSCRIPTIONS as well as
u clever man TO make an Intelligent
woman waste her capital upon him.
The best and most healthy mo-
ments In life are when we forget civil
ization and cities and become human
animals.
1t Is possible that some disciplined
reflection may take place while a
woman is dressing her hair or a man
is looking for his studs.
When a woman gets into trim for
letter-writing she is in the condition
OF n species OF moral intoxication, she
WIN go on and on whipping herself
With her own verbosity.-From Sir
William Richmond's "The Silver
Chain"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-18
Diseases Of Metals.

So firmly do some scientists main
tain the theory that changes In metals
are due to conditions resembling dis
eases in organic matter that German
navy yard maintains an expert to
study the question.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-18
Unfortunate Child.

Margaret and Helen are cousins.
One day Helen refused to play with
Margaret. When asked why, she said:
Mother, | can't play with Margaret;
she was born too late and don't know
how to play games"
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"As SHE IS sPoKEy

-
Some queer sentences turned out by
the pupils of the Methodist Girls
school at Kuala Lmpur, Malaysia
When the form of verb is changed
1t is called congregation. o a'lt ~
The prime meridian is called the
eternal date line.
Gibraltar is the keynote in the Medi-
terranean.
The finest wheat that ever cropped
grows in Russia.
The masculine of spinster is bore.
He had nothing on except q sword
and he was unarmed.
A wife is the upset (opposite) Of the
husband.
The place was taken by storm and
thunder.
Benjamin Franklin looked very
funny with his clothes behind and q
loaf of bread in his mouth.
The cat was thin and pale.
Gibraltar is known as the keynote Of
England.
st. Helena is place where Napoleon
had been diminished.
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The barbarian states are Morocco,
Algiers, Tripoli and Turnips.

Queen victoria reigned 60 years. She
was the longest sovereign that ever
ruled in England. N
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down on your capdj Don't forget to
coal the furnace fire each night. II
you say the word III bring you back
a live alligator for a Christmas
present. sac "a 8Emr
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-18

frog Is a Bug with four legs. II
stands up in front and sits down ha.
hind.--World Outlook. s~gR ~ +
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RAW EURS!

Wanted all kinds Of Raw Furs.
Highest New York prices paid by
New York buyer every Saturday ct
at IS CHURCH ST.. n USicK
FALLS, N Y. J H Roberson
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MONUMENTS |!

MONUMENTS
can save purchasers 20 per
cent on ali orders placed with me
up to and including December %,
Church -, Nor ~ Re"rinptOn
Gail or phHne AT J
JANE v S. CLARK
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03
.T1NBxxE NEWS ofEs:
Cotton Picking Almost COmpleted-
Fine Corn Crops Harvcstcd-Pcr.
sOnai Mention. ~,

Tindal, Oct 29.-The farmers are
making good progress gathering crops
and il the fair weather continues cot
ton picking will be about over in
week or so. Corn is turning out
we'll this year. The pea and hay
crops are not very good.
Mrs. Eula Sims died at the Tourney
Hospital on Saturday morning and
was buried at Providence church on
Sunday at IL noon. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev Trip
lett, pastor and was very largely at
tended. She is survived by her hus-
band, Mr.. w. C. Sims and nine chill
oren, most of. them are yet. small
Mrs. Sims was, beforer her marriage,
Miss Eula Hodge. daughter of Mag.
istrate j. A. Hodge. of Privateer dis
trict. The pallbearers. were Messrs
Charley Browning, s. M. Hulk Jr.
Guignard Ward Archie Hudson, Ma.
rion Bradhan1 and w. M. Broadway.
Misses Aline ard Elizabeth Hay
teachers of the Providence school, ut
tended the State Fair Thursday ana
Friday.
Miss Bessie Hodge is spending som,
time at Woodruff, S. c.
Mr. j. w. Wheeler, formerly of thi
place. but now of Newberry, is on
visit to Mr.. John Mcdaniel.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Cooper spe,
several days in Columbia visitin
friends and attending the State Fai
last week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03
Go to Sunday School Day.

Next Sunday, November 4th, is In.
ternational "Go-to- Sunday School
Day." and the latest reports from the
Sunday School fields indicate a prob.
able attendance in the Sunday
Schools of North America Of at leas,
sixteen million on that day. 1t is
said that the average attendance un-
der usual conditions is between ter
and eleven million a Sunday, and q
conservative estimate Indicates, from,
fifty to sixty per cent. average in
crease In attendance. All denomif,a
tions are working together in this
campaign. which covers North Ameri-
Ca. Local Sunday schools in our
community are enthusiastic over the
prospects and many Sunday Schools
are expecting to double and more
than double their usual attendance.
Last year when the day was observed
in South Carolina, il. is conserva lively
estimated that there was an increase
in attendance Of $4,000. The goal for
this year is 100000 increase in Sun
day School attendance The slogan of
the campaign: Every body invited,
everybody welcome. everybody come
Is to he seen and heard everywker".
and leaders of the Sunday schools are
enthusiastic over the prospects.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03
AMERICANS TAKS:E GERMAN pRfs.
ONER.
First Captive Of War Dies From
Wounds. 80. g.

With the American Army in
France. Oct. 20 (By the sAssooiated
PresS).-The first German prisoner Of
war taken by the American, expedi.
tionary forces died today in an Ameri-
can field hospital. having been shot
when he encountered an America y
patrol in No Mans Land in front Of
the American trenches.
He With another German was dis.
covered Saturday night by the patro,
arid was called upon to halt. The Ger
mans ran; the patrol fired and one OF
the emily was HIT The prisoner was
treated at a dressing station and re.
moved to a field hospital where the
combined efforts of several surgeon.
failed to save his life.
The prisoner was mail carrier ans
letters of some value were found. or
him. He explained his presence nea-
the American trenches, saying he ha,
lost his way in the dark. He de
ciared that the German soldiers di,
not know that Americans were on tn
front or in France, the officers tellin
them nothing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03

4sft a k.... IL.
with diminished animal herds, Europe
Will have less use for fodder grains
that she will have larger acreage
available for planting bread grains,
and that instead Of so largely import
ing bread grains, as has been her
habit prior to the war, she will import
less. Our American farmers would
be wise. therefore. to realize that for
a considerable period after" the war
there Will be very poor export mar
ket for American bread grains
whereas there will be wide demand
for animal products Consequently
il the animals be increased there viii
be large demand for fodder grains
within our own country. In other
words. the outlook of our farmers
needs to be turned toward animals
and their food grains, not only now
but for many years after the war.
Food Administration VIII Aid Hog
'''f Men.
realize that under certain condf.
tions a lack OF confidence in the sta.
blity Of market prices may act as a
deterrent, and. further. that this ma,
sometimes come from failure te
glimpse an opportunity before one:
therefore wish to make this positive
statement that SO far as the United
States Food Administration Is able
through its influence on the purchas'
OF pork and it's products for exportn
ton, 1t will do all within it's power t
see that prices OF pork ere maintained
in a ratio to feed prices that will Gov
er not only costs of production bu
proper remuneration to the producer
By a system OF license control %
manufactures and distributors tn,
Food Administration will further helr
the producers. This system will tend
toward the abolition of speculation
the punishment Of profiteering and
the assurance that the consumer re-
ceives the product at fair ratio Q,
the producers price. and that. vice
versa. the producer receives a fair In
depreciation of the consumers pay,
ment. All OF these measures, I be-
lieve. offer new hope for aerlcul
ture. }.Dr,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03
The Rat pfug;vie.

The rat population of the Unitcl
States Is estimated by competent
authority to be almost twice as great
as the human population. Its de-
mands are SO insistent and voracious
assto consume approximately the en-
tire economic output OF two hundred
thousand men,; Unless the people Oh
the. United States rouse themselves
and take vigorous measures the ra,
population will Increase in even great
er ratio and will have an increasingly
larger number Of men working ia
support it. The thought of such IN
army Of human beings toiling for the
benefit of rats is revolving!
There is almost nothing of value
to man that q. rat will not destroy.
Moreover, so long as rats exist in lar &C
numbers the bubonic plague is ever
imminent, and they must at leas,t
bear the suspicion of being active>dis-
seminators Of diphtheria. typhoid fe-
YER. scarlet fever and infantile pa
ralysis.
The idea that keeping a cat wifi
Keep away rats is delusive. A cat will
occasionally catch rat, but rat fe-
cundiry and rat cleverness will bafr!c
the efforts OF the best ratter that evei.
lived. Trapping. poisoning. funrigat-
ing, rat.proofing--alf the known
methods Of destroying the vcrmin will
have to be employed more literally
than they now are IL q serious mea
ace to health and property is to DC
abated. Anyone on whose premises
there are rats should write to the
Biological Survey, Department Of Ag-
riculcure. Washington, for a bulletin
telling how to destroy the pest
Youths Companion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03

From The Daily Item, Oct. 81.
Mr.. H. w. Blake, formerly OF SUM-
ter. but now Of albuquerque. New
Mexico. and Miss Stella J. Williams,
Of Sumter were married by Rev. ].
p. Marion at the Presbyterian church
at 9 O'Clock last night.
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Blake lett on the $50
train for New Orleans, where they
viii spend week an,s will then 60
on to their future home in Al
buquerque. New Mexico.
Mr.. Blake is we'll remembered in
Sumter. having been one Of the first
three mail carriers appointed when
Sumter was made a city delivery of
flee. He has steadily risen in rthe
postal service and is now postoffice in
spector with headquarters in Albu-
querque, New Mexico.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03
Funeral of Mr.. Merrfmon.

The funeral services Of Mr.. Raphael
u. Merrimon were hell on Monday.
at p. M, at the. residence Of his
sister, Mrs r. d. Epps. and the inter-
ment at the Sumter cemetery. Mr.
Neill O'Donnell and the employees Of
the two O'Donnell stores acted as
paHbearers. His sudden death was a
great shock to his many friends. The
symptoms were so masked that he
had never even suspected the pres
ence Of the insidious disease that was
sapping his life away. While at work
on Thursday he was taken III. went
home, and was removed to the hos
pital. An operation revealed his
hopeless condition, and after a brave
hight against death, he passed away
on Saturday night. MFR. Merrimon
came to Sumter about five years ago
from his home in Cokesbury. s. G.
since then, except for a short time.
ne has been employed by O'Donnen e.
Co., where he was ay ued employe.
BY his friendly Manu. 6 and many
splendid qualities, he endeared him
self to all with whom he came in con-
tact. His loss will be lseenly felt by
ms relatives and numerous friends in
Sumter and elsewhere.
ne was unmarried. and is survived
oy the following sisters; Misses Lett
TIA M. and Minnie L. lrerrin,on. and
Mrs. r. D. Epps, of Sumter, and Mrs.
L. w. Jones OF Newberry, and Mrs. W.
=. Lsfy, OF Rutherford College, n,
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washington, Oct. 3O.--Gcrmany
lost 100000 men in three years OF
war, according to the declaration
made In the reichstag by the indie
pendent Socialist Ledbour. A re.
port of his speech reaching Wash
ington through Switzerland. states
that. contemplating tho prospects
OF fourth winter campaign. the
Socialist leader said:
Evidently. gentlemen, you have
not an exact conception of what
war means We have had 1900. 900
dead; 100000 or 1000, 900 wound
ed, of whom 100000 are cripp,ed for
life. and 100000 invalided That
makes 100000 men lost during
three years"
1t Is stated that official informa.
ton confirmatory of these fienres
has been in possession of American
officials for some time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03

Social Functions iii Honor Of Mss
Aline HARDY and Her Guests

On Tuesday afternoon Miss Hassie
Parrott entertained at tea for the
bride elect, Miss Aiine Hardy, and
her wedding guests The house was
very tastefully decorated in fall flow
ers of all the brilliant hues, and
candles and electric lights sparkled
everywhere.
About fifty guests cam" and went
during the hour, and en-. yed the. re-
freshments of tea, sandv iches cakes
and bon bons.
Those in the receiving line were.
Miss Aline Hardy, Mrs. Thomas Brent
Moore, Mrs. H..W. Haroy. Miss Mi
RAM Morrison, Miss Hassie Parrott.
On Wednesday morning Mrs. Perry
Moses, Jr gave a charming affair
for Miss Hardy and her friends. at
which the guests each hemmed cup
towels TO rthe bride to be-, and then
to show that the groom was not for
gotten individual telegrams were
written, to be sent him. The prize
given for the most original of these,
was won by Miss Parrott. Delicious
refreshments were served at the
luncheon hour. consisting of chicken
aspic, hot rolls, tea and pastries.
There was also brides cake. which
contained a ring. a thlmble and a.
dime. This was cut amidst much ex-
citement and merriment as the prizes
were drawn forth. Mrs. Moore get
ting the coin, Miss Parrott the
: thimble and Miss Ethel Green the
ring.
Tonight there will be a rehearsal
dance given at the residence of Mr..
H. j. Hardy in honor Of the house
!. guests who are: Mrs. Lucy r.
Moore< Of Washington d. G.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Brent Moore, Washing
TOM Miss Lucie Moore. Washington;
Miss Miriam Morrison. Concord. N
. c.; Mr.. Brown Wimberly, Macon
Ca; Mrs. d. L. Lopez, Atlanta, GaA;
Mr.. John Lopez, U. s. ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03
SITUATION I'm rTALY.,



Rome. Oct. 30.-General Cadorna's S
bulletins on the military situation in
Northern Italy are causing the nation
to realize that it is facing severe
trial but the press reflects q spirit Of
determination on the part Of the peo-
pie that the loss Of. the fruit of VIC
tory won in the past shall be but tenn
porary.
The enemy's rapid gains Of the
past six days are regarded as having
been duo not so much to superior
force as to- the element. OF, surprise.
According to the, Giornale d'Italia
no decisive battle has ct been fought
although one is expected to develop.
Such a battle, it is predicted, will be
on large scale and involve wide
movements in the open field in the old
fashioned style.
The Italian retreat, according to
The Messagerio, is being accomplished
In good order, with the artillery saved
or destroyed and stores and maga-
zines burned.
The Messagerio also declares the
Germans are mahing a mistake il
they think to terrorize the Italians
politically by this effort and convert
the country into another Russia"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03

From The Daily Item. Oct. so.
Mrs. 8. J. Pinckney died at II
o'clock this morning at the home OF
her son-in-law, Maj. w. L. Lee, after
an illness OF several weeks aged sew
entyone years. Mrs. Pinckney is sur.
vived by, three sons, Charles G. Fish
burn, Of Columbia; John B. Fishburn,
Of Cairo, ILL.,; A. G. Fishburn Of this
city. and one daughter Mrs. w. l..
Lee Of this city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03
Reeo'l'lllendedN.
ah. D0etof Cuthranl

Dr. =. =. Cothram is = wsli-kncwn
pharmacist of Alexis, Aga. And when
ne gets bilious or heesis a pufe4tiyo
medicine, what do ycu sufbp6Se he
does! Out of his WI . big stock of
liver medicine he sc IT'S and uses
granger Liver Regul tor. 7 He says
There is none better" & That's a
pretty strong endorsement, don't YOU
tnlnk, from a man vino knows all
about the merits Of the different mcdi-
cnes on the market? Granger Liver
Regulator is purely vegetable. does
not grippe nor irritate the Delicate lin
Ing OF the stomach and bowels and
always gives quick and pleasant re-
suits. It is the best system purifier
known. Your druggis. can supplv
you-25c for large box, Accept no
substitute,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03

The Civic League he's decided te
sew at Red Cross Headquarters evar,
Thursday. both morning and after
noon, and 1T is hoped that the mem
bers Will come out to help in this
With four machines i'm the room, there
viii be work for many, putting on
buttons, making button-holes and
other hand-work for those who Il
not care TO use the machines Tho
president or her chairman will be in
charge every Thursday after ten q
ID. and she asks for the cooperation
or the members in this good wor,;
The state chairman, he's written 10
ASK That we make South Carolina The
banner state in Red Cross work,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03
Death of a Little Boy.

Little Hiotte, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiotte A. Davis, died at the
home OF his grandmo other, Mrs. w. j
Norris on Sumter street on October
2Sth.
Although only one year and three
weeks Of age he had entwined him.
self in the hearts OF many who will be
3rieved TO learn Of his death.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03

Peanut stuffing for poultry has long
been appreciated. Now it Is recon-
mended for pigs. applied either post
OF ante -mortem, The State,