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The Monticellonian., 1918-08-30

[ Hidden treasure 7" From Jackets expression it was plain that he feared his friend was mildly mad. Even after l O'ReilIy had told him something about old Don Estebans missing riches. he secuted the story. He peeped inquisi- ] lively into the dark opening of the well, then he shook his head. Ca ramba What an idea Was this old man crazy, to throw his money awayT'
 "He-he had more than he knew what to do with. and he wished to save it from the Spaniards," OReilly explained lamely.
 ''Humph Nobody ever had more money than he wanted" The boys dis gust at such credulity was plain. This well looks just Ike any other, only l deeper; you'd better look out that you ish old woman, that Donna Whats 1 Her-Name."
 1 O'Reilly did indeed feel that he was making himself ridiculous; neyerthe- less, he made the rope fast and swung himself down out of the sunlight, leav- ing Jacket to stand guard over him. Perhaps fifteen minutes later he reap peared, panting from his exertions. He was wet, slimy; his clothes were streaked and stained with mud. Jacket began to laugh shrilly at his appearance.
 Hal What big lizard is this ! ! Your beautiful garments are spoiled. 1 And the treasure? Where is it?" The lad was delighted. He bent double with mirth; he slapped his bare legs and stamped his feet in glee.
 O'Reilly grinned good-naturedly, and replaced the blanks which had covered the orftice. then hid the rope back he endured his young friends banter absent-mindedly, but as they neared Asensios house he startled Jacket by saying, Gan you manage to find piekax or a crowbarf'
 Jackets eyes opened he stopped in the middle of the dusty road. What did you see down there, compadre? Tell me"
 Nothing much Just enough to make me want to see more. Do you think you can steal some sort of a tool for me?"
 II can try"
 "Please do. And remember. say nothing before Asensio or his wife"
 Rosa met O'Reilly just inside the door, and at sight of her he uttered an exclamation of surprise for during his absence she had removed the stain from her face and discarded that dis fgurement which Evangelina had fit ted to her back prior to their depart ure from the Pan de MatanZas, She stood before him now. straight and slim and graceful-the Rosa of his dreams, only very thin, very fragile. Her poor tatters only enhanced her prettiness, so he thought.
 Rosa. dear! Do you think this is quite safe?" he ventured. doubtfully.
 Evangelina who was bending over her husband, strengthened herself and came forward with smile upon her black face.
 "She is beautiful, eh? Too beautiful to look at? What did I tell you?"
 Rosa was in delightful confusion at 0Reilly's evident. surprise and admi- ration. Then I'm not so altogether i changed?' she asked.
 Why, you haven't changed at all, except to grow more beautiful. Evan gelina is right; you are too beautiful to look at. But wait" He drew her
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would prove sufficient for the task in hand. He was spiritless, sore weak; he ached in every bone and muscle, and it required all his determination
 to propel himself up the hill. He won dered if he were wise thus to sacrifice his waning energies on q hope so for lorn as this, but by now he had begun
 to more than half believe in the exist ence of the Narona treasure and he felt
 an almost irresistible curiosity to learn what secret, if any, was concealed be- hind those water-soaked timbers at the bottom of the well. He realized, of course, that every hour he remained
 here, now that food and money were
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-30

auf comfort 10 the babies oi trahce Tn ,f5#rty.sqven different posts, nine of which are the 'postes sanltaires es- tobIished in Paris where schoolchil- dren whose mothers are engaged Tn war work may get their meals.
 Work is also going on in the five villages selected for intensive recon struetion. The houses damaged by shaIl-fre and bombs have been rem dered habitable, barns and other farm bHiidiags have once more been made fir for service. A subvention Of 5O,- 0o0 francs (S10.O00) has been set aside for the planting of 10000 fruit trees ih the orchards destroyed in the depart ments of the north.
 Supplies fer the refugees have been made direct. through the medium or tbe 79 organizations and the 2S local branches. total of 74,372 articles of clothing 257 infant layettes and 30,- f50 meters of goods have been dls= tribufed. as well as sewing machines sewing materials, food and medicines.
 A Clothes Mandate.
 Owing to the necessity for con serving materials and labor, and to keen the eyer-rising cost of garments down To minimum. fashion authori- ties are not authorizing or recom- mending radical changes for the au- ruun Therefore the silhouette Will be straight and youthful; colors will he restricted 10 the smallest possible number and for street wear will be dark and rich in tone. with much fur trimming. fringe and embroidery.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-30
G.Av 2z7aAz I
Roman Belts.

Roman belts have been revived with the colored jewelry; even the old.time SaShes with deep knotted fringe are coming to the fore The Roman belts and matching hat bands look very smart with white golf togs, the blouse oi which is fastened with jade but tons and the hat with jade pins. Much fancy jewelry is worn in the daytime "lth the wash dresses. always har- monlzing with the gown. Or when white is worn, with the hat and veil.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-30

to conserve his strength. for the treasure seekers lust beset him. Rosa looked on, wringing Fer hands and urg- ing him to greater haste.
 But the low. thick door was built of some hard. native wood: it was wet and tough and slippery. O'Reilly's blows made no impression upon it, nor upon the heavy hasps and staples with which it was secured in place. The latter were deeply rusted. to be sure. but they withstood his efforts, and he was finally forced to rest, batiled, en- ragged, half hystetical from weakness and fatigue.
 Daylight was at hand once more. but he refused to give up and worked on stubbornIy, furiously, until Rosa. in an agony. besought him to desist.
 Johnnie again collapsed on the grass and lay panting while the other two replaced the blanks.
 Another hour and I'd have been into it." he declared, huskily.
 You will skill yourself" Jacket told him.
 Rosa bent over him with shining eyes and parted lips. Yes said she. Be patient We will come back. O'Reily, and tonight we shall be rich. "
 
 Colonel Cobo lit black cigarette, leaned back in his chair, and exhaled two fierce jets of smoke through his nostrils. For full moment he scoWled forbiddngly at the sergeant who had asked to see him.
 "What's this you are telling me?' he inquired finally.
 The sergeant. mean-faced, low browed man. stirred uneasily.
 Tt is Gods truth. There are spirits on La Cumbre. and I wish to see the priest about it"
 Spirits? What kind of spfrits?"
 The fellow shrugged. Evil spirits spirits from hell. The men are buying charms.
 Bah, I took you to be sensible person"
 You don't believe me? Well, didn't believe them when they told me about it. But I saw with my own eyes,
 Cobo leaned forward, mildly aston ished. Of all his villainOus troop, this man was the last one he had credited with imagination of this sort. What did you see?''
 "A ghost, my colonel. nothing else. La Cumbre is no place for an honest Christian"
 The colonel burst into a mocking laugh An honest Christian! You Of all my vile ruffians, you are the vilest Why, you're a thief, liar, and an assassin! You are lying to me now. Gome-the truth for once, before l give you the componte."
 "As God is my judge, I'm telling you the truth" protested the soldier. "F1og me if you will-rather the eomponte than another night in those trenches. You know that old quinta?"
 "Where Pancho Cueto made q goat of himself2 Perfectly. Do you mean to say that you saw old Esteban Va roma walking with his head in his hands?"
 "No, but I saw that she-devil who fell in the well and broke her neck"
 "Eh? When did you behold this this marvel?"
 Two nights ago. She was there be- side the well and her face shone through the night like lantern. There was fire upon il. She came and went, like a moth in the lamplight. I tell you I repented of my sins. Some of the men laughed at me when l told them, as they had laughed at the oth- CTS But last night two of the doubt CTS went up there"
 tTO BE CONTINUED
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-30
Encore.

Hotel Proprietor-Did you enjoy the cornet playing in the next room to yours last night?
 Guest (sayagely)-Enjoy it should say not. I spent half the night pound ing on the wall to make the idiot stop.
 Proprietor-Why. Jones told me this morning you applauded every one of his pieces and he was going to send for some more music right away so that he could play for you again.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-30
New Hydraulic Air Compressor

A novel hydraulic air compressor, designed for operation by water under a head of POO or 300 feet. has two large vertical cylinders. from which the air is forced by the direct pressure Of the water. When the air of one cylinder has been driven into the hori- zontal tank, a two-way valve auto matically releases the water and turns the pressure into the other cylinder, making action continuous.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-30

tIng Snugy, is the happiest choice in headWear for a small girl.
 X habft of thls kind need not fear comparison with others when the youngest herSe-Women ride their ponies at the horse show or county fair There ought to be blue ribbon. Tor all of then-to reward some par tlcaiaf excellence in which each on, Is sure to exceed all the others.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-30

III ls nearly always extremely becom. ihg' especially if the girl has fresh. healthy color. Frocks of black satin or velvet for older women are usual. " emoellished with embroidery or beading in color, whereas for the younger women the black is usually ahrelieved by any touch of color, sins,1 Die collar and cuffs of white giving a finish.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-30

One hears that very few capes are smart unless they are touched up with Il checked or plaid fabric And capes, you know. are Us smart as jackets, and will continue to be 50 through the autumn. They are worn over separate skirts and euirass blouses, or short Chinese tunies. and they have that swagger military air that comes from their careless arrangement across the shoulders. All of the new ones have some kind of waistcoat arrangement which holds them closely over the bust and Waistline.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-30
ace Powder to Be Scarce

The French government has prohibit ed the manufacture of face powder rom flce' an official report stating that looVoo soldiers rations of rice are wasted daily on women's powder puffs.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-30

Frocks for SchooIwear.
 smart serge frocks are already be Ing made for little girls school wear.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-16

, U. S. Food Administration.
 Sldes savin' fats en wheat xa got ter save sugar. De bes' way ter save sugar is ter use~ syrups en
 A nice I'l pitcher full CT 'lasses convoyed by a fleet CT buckwheat .ahes Is one CT de bes' ways to ger crost" wid de sugar proiick- ell II saves wheat flour too.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-16
TURKISH CAPITAL
 SWEPT BY BLAZE

i THE HAGUE.-Lack of dwellings
 already great in Constantinople. was
 increased by the devastating fire
 of May 31, details of which are giv- en by the Balkan correspondent of i the Nieuwe Rotterdamsch Courant. Its ravages have added to the gen. eral misery of the Turkish capital, where spotted typhus still carries off an average of thirty victims daily. Living there is frightfully dear. and the intestinal disorders which the warm season brings every year have arrived earlier than usual owing to the inadequate food.
 The fire was caused by a lighted cigarette being thrown into the cor her of a room. Over distance of two and half miles it spread. right across old Stamboul. from northeast to southwest. burning away strip of from a third to five-eigfts of mile wide. Halfway on the course the flames branched out in a southerly direction. Ten districts of the city were swept and more than 5000 houses. 20 baths. dozen bazaars and about 10 mos ques were destroyed More than 100000 persons were left home less.
 The burned district is almost in the center of the city
 Government offices and houses of a number of high officials were hastily evacuated, as we'll as the principal hospitals and schools in the vicinity.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-16
OPPOSE S|NN FEN PLAN
 ID AID IRELAND

1 DUBLIN.-Some of the older
 Irish priests, particularly in County Wexford, have been speaking out strongly against the Sim Feiners.
 Very Rev. Canon Walsh, presiding at a meeting of the Crossaoeg and Ballymurm branch of the United Irish League, said the prospect be- fore Ireland was a gloomy one, as the criminal lunacy of Sim Fein" was turning all Ireland'S friends against her. By insulting and tramp ling upon the American flag and cheering for Emperor William, he said. the ''unruly Sim Fein faction" was turning the French republic, the American nation and the Eng fish democracy into bitter enemi.s of Ireland.
 Rather than gain independence for Ireland they were more likely to gain twenty years of coercion and martial law. if any general support were accorded by Irishmen to the antics of the miserable fac ton" whose record, said Canon Walsh, so far. was one of dissension, disruption and disaster. The dem- ocracy of England, he continued. was favorably disposed towards Irishmen and was willing to do them justice, but they would never consent to the sheer lunacy of total separation and, until t'.e evil spirit of Sim Fein was banished from the land, Ireland would labor under the yoke of oppression.
 Resolutions were passed at the meeting eondemning the latest Ger man outrage in murdering seven in- noeent fishermen off the Gayway coast, and denouncing the Gaelic Leagle as feeder of Sim Fein."
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-16
JOINT PROTEST
 FILED AGAINST
 MEXICAN DECREE
Mexican Oil Land Decree Is Pro- tested Against by England
 and America.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-America and England have forwarded a joint protest to President Carranza, of Mexico. against his recent decree re- garding the Mexican oil lands.
 It is belived that if the decree goes into effect it will cripple the oil industry in Mexico The decree amounts practically to a conhscation of the oil lands by the Mexican gov ernment
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-16
OLD SILVER MINE
 PRODUCING AGAIN

FLORENCE, Ariz.-The famous old Silver King mine, one of Pinal county's greatest producers, is be- ing worked in a small way after having been abandoned for years. At one time the Silver King was credited with having produced S16,- 000,000 worth of silver quartz ore. Its stock was listed on the San Francisco stock exchange at that time and it was known for its ore production from coast to coast.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-16
IRELAND SEND BIG
 FOOD QUOTA AWAY

DUBLIN.-Ireland sends more food to Great Britain than is re- tained for home consumption, ac- cording to the Irish Department of Agriculture. Prior to the war Ire land sent more food to England than any other country except the United States. In 1917, the ship ments from Ireland were valued at s59,O00,0OO.
 It is claimed by the Department Of Agriculture that Ireland produces 40 per cent of the cattle and 30 per cent of the pigs of the United Kingdom.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-16
BIRTHS IN BERLIN
 WILL BE REWARDED

NEW YORK.-Every child born in Berlin is to receive a pass-book showing deposit of one mark, ac- cording to plan announced by the Berlin City Council and the Berlin Savings Bank, municipal institu- tlon. This method was adopted !s a means of celebrating the one hundreth anniversity of the found ing of the bank on June 15. The h. nuai birth rate of Berlin is 10000.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-16

John Chovin. of Anchorage, is in the automobile department of the Government service and is sta toned at Camp Johnstone, Jackson vile, Fla. He is the son of I. E. Chovin, former Fairbanks Jol;ce chief and now in business at Sc yard.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-16
KAISER HAS PUT BAN ON BATHING RESORTS

AMSTERDAM-Bathing is for bidden this summer at all the popu- lar German holiday resorts on the East Frisian islands, which stretch along the North Sea coast. Neu- trals are entirely barred from these resorts.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-16

The newest fighting corps-The Potatriot. Join the ranks and spud the kaiser.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07
ellAAcH|SIs IN CHICAGO.
ATTEMPT MADE TO BLOW Up
FEDERAL BUILDING.
Bomb Exploded in Entrance to Post
Office ard Court House -Four Per-
sons Killed ana Many Wounded.

Chicago, Sept, 4.-Four persons
were killed and more than % others
injured by the explosion of a bomb IN
a crowded entrance to the federal
building at 3. 10 O'Clock this afternoon.
The explosion, which not only wreck
Ell the entrance of the building but
shattered every window in the hrst
three floors of two buildings across
the. street, was attributed to the l..
w. w by Philip ]. Barry, IN charge
OF the local Offices Of the depart
rnent Of justice.
Raids on two headquarters OF the
/. w. w. within Is minutes after the
explosion resulted IN the arrest Oh
nine men. Several more were taken
irtc custody within the federal build
ing and woman whose name was
suppressed was arrested in u nearby
building. Tonight more than l,ooo
government agents and the eatire city
police force was seeking the oerpetra-
tor Of the outrage.
This outrage, in my opinion, was
inevitable as an act of repriSal on the
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Demonstration at Reid's.

Tindal. Sept. 3.-On last THURSDAY
sfternoonMr. E. I. Reardon. accom-
ranied by Miss Martin and Mss keeis.
the home demonstrators, also MISS
Reardon, came down to The Syca-
mores," Mr.. and Mrs B. 7. kolp, S
nome and held a demonstration Tor
the benefit Of the Reid School. MT.
Reardon made a very interesting
talk in the interest Of public health.
He explained several ways of prevent
ing diseases and explained the propo-
s:tion Of having public health sur
yey. The ladies emonstrated the
uses of grapes and were so Kind as
TO pass around the finished products
in order that we might decide by
caste as we'll as looks just what gooo
things can be made out Of grapes, af-
ter which Mr. and Mrs. Kolb served
the crowd with those delightful wa
termelons which have habit OF
growing at the Sycamores.
The crowd was very small and es-
peciaIy so as the meeting was well
advertised, but cotton picking was
most likely the cause.
Those who were there enjoyed the
demonstration very much and hope
the ladies will soon appoint another
date to come back and efforts will be
made to organize club. fear THIS
work is too little understood and ap-
preciated The subject Of cooking has
more to do with health than any oth-
er factor for if foud is not properly
prepared indigestion with some, If not
! ;ill. of it's attendant train Of other
complaints will be the inevitable re-
lisult after a time. And owing to the
present conditions. if a girl is not
taught at school how to cook she Will
/ not likely learn much at home with
F.! the result that she cakes charge OF
( her own house and has little Or no
! Knowledge of how TO keep it, winch
| she is not to blame for at all. This
work helps threa classes of people
the girls in school who would other
wise not learn. the housekeepers whe
have not had opportunity to learn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07
To The Democratic Voters OF Sumter
County.

a majority OF you voted ON Aug
ust 9th to charge your public ser
want in the Office of Probate Judge.
But you divided your votes between
two candidates. therefore no one was
elected. If you d. sire the change
turn out and so We on next Tues
day, September 10Th and enforce your
viii. 1t is undemocratic and unsafe
to permit elections FOR any purpose
or reason. to go by default. That is
q sure, quick way to ge, under con-
troll of aristocracy or ring.
The undersigned hereby offers his
sincere thanks to the many who
voted for him for the office mention
ed and expresses high appreciation of
the esteem they thus manifested. And
10 those who voted, as is their un-
questionable right for either of his
opponents he makes respectful bow,
without malice, hatred or in-wfll, and
ventures to hope many Of them will
cast their votes on Tuesday, 10th, for
the man who is going to be the next
Probate Judge, and will perform the
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and the large class Of houselzeepers
who know their business in a general

and the large class OIL hOuSekeepeTs
who know their business in a general
way, can be materially helped by
finding out different ways Of prepar-
ing foods ana new ways or using
foods that would otherwise be vast
red. So we wish the dem onstrators
all success and hope they will come
again soon. Every one was much
interested in the health proposition,
the shortage Of physicians is being
felt very keenly already and it is sur
prising how much sickness can be
avoided by taking proper measures,
which we believe most people would
gkdly do if they only had some one
to give them practical instructions.
SO we hope the health survey will
soon be a reality.
The cotton crop is about half gath
cred here where hands can be obtain
ca to pick it, but cotton pickers are
very scarce The crop will be a very
short one, scarcely nalf of an aver
aaee crop, and it will all practically
De open within three more weeks,
but it is doubtful if some ever will
get picked.
Geo. L. Brown.
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No Parcels Sent to Troops at Present.

London, July 25 Correspondence
of The Associated Press)-Owing to
the difficulties of supply and transpor-
tation. the American military authori-
ties have requested the new Brlt4si
committee, which was organized TO
send parcels anu gifts to the Ameri-
can soldiers at the front. not to begin
their distribution Of food and oFdl-
nary articles of wearing apparel at
the present time.
The British COMMITTEES has there
fore decided to postpone the sending
of such parcels until these restrlctlons
are removed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07

duties prescribed by the law, as it
provides. and not try to be con-
science keeper Or inquisitor Of free
citizens Come out all. and vote also
for Pollock and President Wilson and
for America, the home Of free men
and women. and against Germany
Respectfully,
A. c. WARREN.
(Advertisement)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07
MANY .ARRESTS>MADE.
Said That Chicago Bomb Criminals
Have Been Caught.

Chicago, Sept 5.-More than q
score are under arrest in connection
with the Federal building bomb out
rage Lite yesterday. Phillip J.
Bor1y, acting head Of the local bu-
rcau OF the department of justice,
said the Federal Offices had either the
culrrit or one who had information
that would lead to his arrest
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07

Price fixing of any commodity or
product does not necessarily mean q
guaranteed price. The government
NAV. as it sees fit. fix either a mini
mum price-which IS practically
guaranteed price-or maximum
.urice-which is simply barrier
against any higher price being asked
or paid. The proposition now under
consideration in respect to cotton is
.hc fixing Of q maximum price.
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part of the I. w. W" Mr.. Barry de-
ciared after hurried investigation
following the sentencing of nearly
hundred of their members. We are
certain that the l. ". w. committed
This deed. l believe that the bomb
was composed Of niroglycerir.e. Sew
eral arrests have been made and we
are questioning the prisoners as
fast as we can.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07
BASEBALL TODAY.

Chicago, Sept. 5.--With clear and
warmer weather predicted the Chi
cago Nationals and Boston Americans
are scheduled to begin the worlds Sc
ries at 2.30 this afternoon.