davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1918-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Day returned
last Saturday to their home at Cam
bridge, Nebr., after spending a couple
of weeks vacation at the q. NJ. Brown
ranch near Saratoga. Mr.. Day is a
son-in-law of Mr.. Brown and is en-
gagged in the milling business at Cam
bridge.
, 1918-08-15

G. A. Freeland, local manager for
the Foster Lumber Co., has turned his
managerial duties over to Mrs. Free
land and is enjoying an outing in the
hay fields, contributing his share to-
ward offsetting the shortage in labor.
, 1918-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs.. Joseph Briggs of Han
ma motored to Saratoga last Friday for
a few days visit with Mrs. Louis Gels
and other friends.
, 1918-08-15

County Attorney A. ]. Roster came
over from Rawlins Tuesday evening
and spent a day here on legal business,
returning to the county sea- last even
ing.
, 1918-08-15

]. Gordon Morgan is the owner of a
brand new Fordmobile.
, 1918-08-15

r. I. Wood, democratic candidate
for county commissioner, left on Tues
day afternoon for Rawlins, where he
expects to remain for several days on
business.
, 1918-08-15

Mrs. J. d. Paulson and children and
Professor and Mrs. Kozina left on
Sunday for the H. G. Paulson ranch
in Pass Creek Basin, where they will
camp out for a week or ten days.
, 1918-08-15

Several new cement crossings are be-
ing installed by the city this week,
under the direction of Marshal Phillips
and City Engineer Roy Q. Peck.
, 1918-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. ID. NJ. Owens left yes,
terday for Rawlins, Mrs. Owens being
enroute to eastern states for an extend
ed visit.
, 1918-08-15

L. Sundin, proprietor of the Depot
Garage 1t Rawlins, and Sheriff NJ. e.
Pickett were business visitors here yes
terday from the county seat.
, 1918-08-15

Lost,-On Gushing road to Spring
Creek, hub cap from WHY'S knight
Overland car. Finder please notify
NJ. b. McKillip, Saratoga.
, 1918-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Martin left Sun
day morning for their home at Belle
Fourche, S. D., after a pleasant six
weeks visit with the Sun family in
Saratoga.
, 1918-08-15
For Sale or Lease

The Regina Ranch on Jack Creek,
three miles northwest of Saratoga $40
acres, good water right. For terms.
ETC., see or write Mrs. Gustave Jensen,
Saratoga, Wyoming. tt
, 1918-08-15

NJ. E.. Ames and wife were visitors
in the city from Ten Mile on Saturday.
, 1918-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Wilcox spent
Sunday on Pass creek with Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E. B~roadhurst, who have
been located in that neighborhood dur
ing the haying season.
, 1918-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. L.. G. Davis drove to
Denver by auto last week on a business
errand. They are expected to arrive
home tomorrow.
, 1918-08-15

Mrs. George NJ. Herring was on the
sick list a couple of days the first of
the week..
, 1918-08-15
Notice.

No hunting or fishing allowed o. the
101 ranch on Brush Greek. Please keep
of. j. 7. THOMPSON.
, 1918-08-15

The Sun can furnish you with the
best in engraved correspondence paper,
calling cards, business cards, etc.
, 1918-08-15

Hon. Jno. L. Osborne and Jack Nc
Pherson of Rawlins were business visi
tors in Saratoga Tuesday.
, 1918-08-15
Binding Irvine 2Sc, at Tilton's,

For Sale-Gunny sacks. Address Box
81, Saratoga, Wyo.
, 1918-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lester are the par
ents of a 9-pound daughter born on
Tuesday, August 10.
, 1918-08-15

All kinds of dressings and polishes
for all kinds of shoes at W. G. Ed
wards Store.
, 1918-08-15
No Hunting.

Positively no hunting, shooting OF
t~respassing allowed on the Wiant
Ranch on Cedar Greek.
S14 WANT BROS.
, 1918-08-15

Miss Annette Hugus left IN Tuesday
for Rawlins for a few days visit.
, 1918-08-15

Binding Irvine 28c, at Tilton's.
, 1918-08-15

The Sun to any address for $3.50
per year.
, 1918-08-15
To Hunters and Fishermen.

No fishing or hunting allowed on the
Condict ranch on Brush creek.
W. @. CONDICT.
, 1918-08-15

The Sun to any address for $3.50
per year. s
Oil and gas land leases for sale at
Sun office.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
PihIe Sfoos Bullet.

When that American Sunday school
scholar gave his nickel for a Tesla
ment for a soldier in Europe he did
not know that the Testament would
stop a bullet within an inch of a
French soldiers heart and save his
life.
But Eugene Dnfall, that gallant
French soldier whose life was saved
by that Testament knows 1t, and he
will always be grateful to some un-
known American Sunday school boy,
or it may be girl, who that Sunday
back in America did his bit toward the
100000 Testaments and Gospels
which have gone to Europe through
the cooperation Of the Worlds Sun
day School association and the Amer
lean and other Bible agencies.
This<new Testament was given him
at Dieuleft, the first camp in Dau-
pfine, by the French Bible society. On
January 10, 1917, he was carrying 1t
on his chest in the Schonholtz wood.
before Altkirch Tin Alsace), when a
bullet from a machine gun glanced
from a tree or rock, struCk him on the
breast ard entered tie Testament.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21

alone there, for bis neighbors can
boast of fine crops too. God is bless
ing us and SO helping us to win the
war. Don't you believe it? Are you
asking for his blessing as the presi-
cent requested?
Mrs. Sanders was in Columbia.
They have four boys in the service.
No slackers here None Of them have
taken a job to keep out Of the war:
a II. Sanders beats any one we
know catching cooters. We were at
Hagocd the other day and he had
barrels Of them which he claimed to
have caught with hook and line. Gus
is splendid tiserman.
Can't the Germans lie, though?
What will they say as to who began
the war since the latest disclosures.
They need to learn how to withdraw
without losing so many men. Foch
a strategist? Yes, he is. We kept
asking during the lull of the last Ger
man drive, Why don't he shew come
of his strategy? When, bless your
life, he was showing it by keeping
still till the proper moment to move
when forthwith results began to
show. How we delight to sit and read
and chuckle. 1t seems we have done
more of she last lately than in ali our
life before. The news can't come fast
enough for US.
And yet there are a few German
sympathizers sneaking around. They
would not admit it now for all the
world, but occasionally some express
sion will leak out that betrays the
VOLTS ears.
PaD, hart Sent II
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
German Soldier Slang.

The first attention attracted by
Roche soldier slang was enlisted when
they dubbed the 420-mm. gun "Big Ber-
tha,' says the Bulletin des Armees.
The machine gun IS 'stottertante" (the
aunt who stutters). They also say
"the organ Of death" "the collie can
nom "the old chatterbox." When the
French machine guns are in action the
Boche in his dugout eNclaims:
There's a Franzman at his sewing
machine"
The casque IS the tulip" the KNAPP
seek, the monkey" epaulettes are
"soup plates" noncom stripes are ecu
cumber parinss."' The various arms
have their sobriquetS. The infantry
man is called the sand hare" the
charsseur is the green frog" the
trench digger is the ''lno!e" or the
"ditchman the White cuirassier. the
"faur bag" the uhlan, the "lamplisht-
er." and the green hussars with yellow
trimmings are "the egg and spinach"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
Food Consumption.

Studies Of the monthly per capita
consumption Of wheat, meat, fat and
sugar in the United States and in Eu-
ropean countries, show that, in gen.
cral, people in the United States eat
t3,e most Per person. The German
sugar ration for l91G-1o17 was hardly
1rore than one-tenth Of our conSHnp
tion and IN meats we consumed almost
six times; as much az the Germans
were allowed. France is on slightly
more liberal diet than Germany, yet
The French sugar ration is only II
pounds rer month per person. as COM
pared with "A pounds in the United
States. England, though commonly
considered country Of hearty eat
ers. uses even less fat than France, and
is af;,oC1 midway between France and
The United States as regard meat and
sugar consumption.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
FL Ia &c PORT of View.

Pevlowa says when aer company ar
rived IN DaeEos Aires al the papers
were full OF Iher praises except q lit
1.e new native paper, which published
Ell article saying nothing else thaa
tn2t they we're surprised that the man
and wonaen OF the company were Sc
mineral"
IS lime. Paylowa IS very particular
about her company tj1at hurt & lot and
she quickly made inquiries as to why
so astounding q statement should have
been made.
'sfNny,'' answered the editor, 'the
girls 60 aDcQt unveilcd with sbort
skirts or and tie men often wear nc
hats .''--Detroit t'rae Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
Hasocd Observations.

Some years ago one ginnery did the
work Of our community. Now two
with far better outfits can not. That
is development. There is more cot
ton made on forty ceres than was
then made on the ertire plantation.
(Dinkins) And this is true of nacst
of the land around here. What is
true Of this community is true OF
many others in Sumter county.
We know land that was considered
worthless, would not sprout COW peas
as the saying goes. That now produces
more than a bale per acre. And the
end is not yet.
The cotton there is open in the
fields because it opened early. fast.
and because Of the scarcity of labor.
Don't talk of gale. Yet it is not too
late for one.
We dined with Mr.. Charles San
ders Sunday and of course he has a
fine crop. An enterprising, intelli-
gent farmer with the fine body OF
land that is his, such crops as he
grows are not surprising He is not
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
wE KS - N-a ssgma M.sa 2 az
Grim Or E.laia zE ool CT Var s=aag Affected by Pa
S;la:iie Scanaa.
oHly 4ae Passing Of Lille Coffin On Us
Way 20 The cenas.ery, but Fer
Tine It Held Up Traffic in
& Channel Pert.

There was some noise along the
ietty ana yet more noise in the vide
and narrow Streets OF the town
changing street cars, wi2ip-cracking
:6acres, yelling newsbcys, nonking
taxis, and soldiers and sailors tramp
ing the pavements. Noise enough and
Of the kind betting a channel port
IL war time: but for & time at least
we heard the noise let down and the
bustle soiteaed.
n q wide street Of shops appeared
g white-haired priest with a white
crucifx. held high before him. Be-
hind h;n was another priest reading
from e book Of prayer. Two laymen
csrle na1ss, bearing little white paint
ed table with q little white coain-a
cheap board coIn-resting on It. There
was 8 ccacpy of plain white boards
over. 6ise little coffin. There were a
few white blossoms On the canopy and
beside the coin Few lilies-of-the-vai-
leyc21y Few.
.: Two ether laynen followed the cof-
6n-bear~rs: Al the men were bare
headed. Three women-young WON
en- and young mothers to lock at
followed the two men. One Of the
young women was in deep black. A
group Of little girls followed the young
woman. Two. very old women came
last. No more than that, walking
through a crowded street at two o'clock
Of 9 bright dayl
It vas on .us. asnost before we saw
i. i: Men took: OF their hats as it pass
ed; won,<a blessed themselves. Some
tines mems lips nr"rnured q short
prayer, always the ;vomen did. The
soldiers. and sailors, N,aen they were
Frencis, lssaluted nearly always: the
British sametimes. The officers, II
anything, saluted more profoundly
than the enlisted men and, when they
cd not stop dead still, held a hand
to their caps for eight or ten PAGES il
passing.
Two soldiers were taking with two
girls Of the, streets. O-e Of the sol
diers TOOK OF his cap. One Of the
girls stopped talking to say little
word Of prayer. Both soldiers faced
shout ard al -four gazed in silence for
3cag after the little cortese had pass
ed On. Then the first soldier put ON
his cap, ell faced about and resumed
TIER talk. talk but more slowly and not
quite so loudly. as before.
An English Tommy WIS driving
street cara swearing Tommy that
you could hear g block away. He
came On; the mourners from behind.
he waas IN a hurry, and by Changing his
bell he could have crowded by. But
he held the car in check, nursing it
SO as not TO frighten the two old won-
eza in the reaE-cntil they came to q
vide square. Eere there was room.
He claaged. his bell, not too loudly,
turned On the Juice, and hurried to
make up for lost time.
Ien are being killed by the mil
Mors over here, ana other men who
have been fhere-these very men on
these streets-wili tell you that they
hardly turn their heads to see one
more killed. But q child is Different
James. 3. Connolly, in Golfers.
{
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
Salem Home Demonstration Club
Meeting.


On Tuesday afternoon. Sept. 101h
at o'clock the Salem Home Dem
orstration club me- at the Salcn:
School House The subject OF the
meeting was "F'ood FOR Mother and
Baby" and quite a number OF moth
ers and girls attended the meeting. ::
DR.. Sophia Brunson kindly con--
sented to lecture to the mothers on.
this occasion and very ably ana force
fully discussed the diet. clothes. eX-
ercise and general welfare OF the
mother The talk was plain and non
technical and proved to be very in
structive and interesting to the club
members.
Following DR.. Brunson's lecture
Miss Alice Martin talked on the care
and feeding Of infants, discussing nat
ural and artificial feeding. giving the
advantages OF the former and the
precautions to be taken in both meth
ods. The demonstration consisted III
modifying and pasteuriZing q days
nourishment for a four months old
infant.
After an open discussion on the
subject, the club adjourned 20 meet
agaHn on the 2nd Tuesday afternoon
IN October.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
SHOT S.!o DEER FOR BREAKFAST
-T:nae- k5issour;sn Writes Of Pc
rlod When Game Was Plentiful
Where Now Cities Stand.
Samuel Cole, who came to central
Missouri q boy, told these hunting


stories:
hen I was about twelve years old
started one morning to hunt for
game. Ny brothers had an Old flint
lock rifle; which I carried with me. 1t
WIS a large and heavy gun, and w&s
so heavy that I could not shoot II
without using a rest. came up the
river. keeping near the bank, until /
got to where the courthouse now
stands in Boonville. Under the trees,
which then covered the ground in the
courthouse yard, saw FIVE deer stand
ING together. I selected one OF the
finest looking ones and fred. AT the
crack OF r1y gun. re fell; but when
went up to where he was, ne jumped
70 his feet, and would have followed
TIE other deer towards the river, had
not rushed up and caught hold OF hl1n'
nutting nv arms under his neck. he
nawed me with his sharp boots ana
horned me-his hoofs making an ugly
cash in my thigh and his horns stflK.
ing me on the forehead. The marks OF
both hoofs and horns 1 carry with me
soday. I held the deer until nay dos
came up. I then loaded the gun ana
shot him again, this time killing nm.
This was the first deer I ever killed.
and although it was dangerous un-
aor+akinc the experience only spurred
me on to gather trophies Of a similar
character.
aI killed FIVE bears Just below the
tovn-where Boonville now stands
and killed twenty-five bears IN
three days. killed four elk
in less than one hour. There were
few buffaloes in the country
when came, but these were
soon killed Or driven further west
ward. I never killed buffalo, but
caught FIVE calves Of small herd near
Pettis county line. I have seen as
many as thirty deer at one sight at
Prairie Lick. One day went out upon
the prairie, in the spring Of the year.
and saw about twenty deer-ali lying
down except one; this one was a SEN
tinel for the herd. I approached W ith-
in three hundred yards Of them and
then took my handkerchief, which
was a large red bandana, and fastened
1t to a stick, and shook it a little
above my head, when they all sprang
to their feet and came toward me. A
deer has much curiosity,,and they were
determined to find out, If they could,
what the red handkerchief meant.
When one Of the largest Of the number
came within gunshot distance l shot
and killed it. I often repeated the
handkerchief ruse with great success.
I have killed and carried to the house
three deer before breakfast. From
.sMissourians Of One Hundred Years
Ago" by Walter B. Stevens.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
One OF the Women OF France.

7 saT very gcod-looking nurse il a
French hospital dressing mans head
which Lad been scared in, q powder ex-
piosica. She cfatted IN coed English
IS sie prepared the wound for another
application Of the remedy. I did not
know Until later that she was the
Baroness De Rothschild, herself the
founder of the hospital. When I dined
at her chateau that evening she told
ne that she worked with the wounded
every day from z g. N. to 1, when
she went home to luncheon; that si1e
returned TO her task az i and quit at Z
N TIE evening. 1t gave me q new sen
saflon TO hear this beautiful woman in
evening dress and jewels, whose wealth
it would be difficult to estimate, telling
how she had become one OF the work
ing women CT France. It was odd by
the old standards, but c'est IA guerre.
irving Batcheller in tie New York
independent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
LIEUT.. PUTNAM DEAD.

With Americans in Lorraine, Sept.
l9.-F'irst Lieut. David F.. Putnam, OF
Newton. Mass. Americas ace. Of aces
wls Killed late yesterday while pa
trolling along the American lines. He
was flying with Lieut.. Robertson, OF
Fort Smith, Ark, when suddenly he
was attacked by seven German ma
chimes. Putnam was shot through
the heart and his machine glidea
within the American lines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
Ancient "Cathay."

Cathay was an old name Of China by
which that country was known to Eu-
ropeans during the middle ages. The
British Encyclopedia says: "Cathay IS
divided from khitai. the name which
was properly that of the kingdom es-
tabIished by the Khitan conquer
ors ia the northern provinces Of
ChiLa about A. D. 907 and was sub
sequentiy applied to the whole Of
China. Khitai is still the Russian
name for China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
HARD TslEs COMMENTS.
Acknowledges ghat ise Soied
Biease aud Disc:ssses Legally.

Dark Corner. Sept ls.-t VIII ao.~
make an attempt TO write q. line o.
two for the paper. A.5 hands hay@
baen so / co&ld not WTs.te. We are
moving along very aatetly IL sAis cor
ner. Lots Of open cotton and lev
pcHers 10 gather it.
The primary elections passed o..
Very nicely here.
We mad Rev. Reynolds from Salem
Church, Sumter, a few Sundays ago
Come again and bring those dea@ans
With yoa Bro. r. We are not afrsfi.l
them lf.you are. We also nad Re-
Haynes from Columbia on the night
;6f the Sthzto preach for as.
am elaG the election IS over; enc
z.or exceps
abuse ana rid iicuIe IL the papers. And
.aave been told tflae we viii How
Have so,.Setaing Sogth Carolina MS
never had: a Baptist governor, rs
Cooper is a deacon II, the FIRST 13ap-
tist. church OF Laurens. Wolf IS also
a baptist, SO I learn. Most aii, OF the
greater portion, OF the governors haze
been furnished By the Episcop&i
church of late; sat any and all of
them have suited me. Makes no di!-
ference what denomination tlley be-
long to-
And a great Gcai>Was sid a9ous
loyalty in the late campaign. NOV,
Az. Editor. waat is leyaitg \ llfiIfls
I think. should be loyal TO his State,
his country and himself. Ie shouit:
pay his taxes 20 his State, an9 bs
ready to. do whenever hs state calls
Which I have done. lie should be
ready TO respond whcn his eoEnttg
caiis-wt1icn ] have done 81 tilii1'l
4 nave been a loyal man to my STATE
and country; foi. which j am n05
l:sulted; bUt wt9en i cones 20
self,sT I don't see fit to vote IS some
other man t.i:aiss. a.I accused OF be
ing disloyal. NaE, ais.. Editor,
haze never let any nian dictate 70 nle.
and never viii. who -Shall vote fer. J!
voted for cease because wanted to.
and I coaid not 32ssFc yotei othe1wlse
and have been loyal 20 n!Nse's. y he:1
a candidate goes around taiiias goo
sound minded men If they don't vote
SO and so they ougi.t OF do 5eeon.e
disloyal, thing be IS olferins taela
an insult. and / VIII sax right more :
our Politicians eyer expect 10 init
the factions III tbiS St2le ths,- Il Viii
never. bc Gone b. hard, harsh words
EFor. reYDemher more tiics stiia c;s9S.ili
with sugar than vinegar.
have 5ust heard of the bls41ing o
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
..@---.s a.e,. ag;.;+sry airplsne.

= gi.gsef.tie zuiiita9-y airpi:ine hs;s j'lSt
a..ias.eG 8, tie military arsenal
GaEyo. eA:e!iy designed b% ,he
..,,e z,laafe,l,..stt SsaUad;;. who lnet )
rag,c dcata II .sokoroza,T;. ne lna.
eeiae EssS baaa q Jear and q h;SIf TN
5ar Construction, Curing which ti.ne
;ast isaprof e5::eEit. l;ls beer nadc II
aers~ uss5i&,t.9a. ,s.Ilis ;irplaHe i.
equipped N.ita three 1G9-ho1S Fowel
eaeaes. a11d IS cana1'e. O. m:Up1a;n
ing 60 mics ~ hour for six iioars
continuous liigilt. The mac..ii,a "il
carry five passelseGa.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21

New York. Sept. 12,-A; committee
OF prominent Swedish and German
f;rnls has been formed in Berlin for
the purpose of organizing a German
Swedish economic association. says q
Berlin despatch in tie Cologne Ca
zctte The object is to bring together
81 German and Swedish firms enter
timing close mutual economic rele-
iico7s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
Meeting OF Pleasant Grove Home
Demonstration Club.

The newly organized Pleasant
Grove Home Demonstration club met
on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 18th al
the home Of Mrs W W. Cunning
ham. The subject for the afternoon
was the home uses Of Muscadine
grapes. Grape n1incemeat was made
by the Home Demonstration Agent
Miss Alice Martin.
Mrs Cunningham. who is very
wide2awal1e leader in the coa1nun-
ity. is very much interested in the
work and very generously offered the
use OF her Kitchen and the materials
Tor the demonstration.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
Sfarps Separated.

To separate stamps That 6avA lie
come stuck together, ;}y sheet Of
thin paper over them and iron Viii;
hot iron. This s.jn take t;leiu apart
and the glue will still remain.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
TELLS HOW EE IS RELIIE:TE1
Of Bid KIDNEY TROUBLE.

LIVER DiSoH9,s..!:.. .lNi> t<:ts lis;:ss;i
CF TEiE ti:.ts;, also ts83izie
OCg DECE3 sislff.S ;sss-s +, -.
VANCE IN i5;;.,tSD s1 81 I, is.s y, ~ i
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21
4 word for the Rather.

The difference between tattler and
8 raTffS Is that the snake gives the
other fellow a chance and the sneak
won't
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-21

Rembert, Sept. II.