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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
GARNER's FERRY ROAD.
Highway Commj ssfOn Eas EuBtnects
Now Making Survey n Garncr's
Ferry Road. - -

Columbia, Dec ga squad OF
engineers from the State highway
commission are making surveys OF
Garner's Ferry Road out OF colum-
bia toward Sunnter, to obtain esti-
mates as to the cost of continuing the
read through the swamp areas of
the wateree river and to construct
either bridge or a ferry for, dircct
highway connection between the
State capital ard the Gamecock city.
The work has been in progress 10
days or two weeks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.
Important Meeting to BE Held Tues
day, January list.


From The Daily Item. Dec. 20.
Chairman A. c. Phelps of the Sum-
ter County Council Of Defense has
called a meeting Of the council to be
held at the usual place Of meeting.
Chamber Of Commerce, at IL A. M,
Tuesday, January LIST, and all menu
bers have been urgently requested TO
be present.
This meeting is most important as
matters of serious moment are to
be considered and the plans and ac-
tivities of the council are to be for
mulated for che year. The County
Council did rnuch good work during
the year 1917, and the results ac-
complished were, as a whole, en-
couraging ard satisfactory, although
falling short of the high mark set for
attainment ar the organization of the
committee OF Public, Safety. Next !.
year the necessity for cooperation and
intensive effort is greater than ever
before. The people must stand to-
gether and work together in ther
support of the government so that
each man and each community shall
contribute the maximum, production
and the maximum service. One OF
the most serious questions that the
County Council has been called to-
gether to consider is that OF the re-
cent action of the County Board or
Commissioners In placing themselves
on record In opposition to an appro-.
priation for The support Of the HoniA
Demonstration Work in Sumter
County during the ensuing year. The
County Council Of Defense, being COM
posed OF men from every section OF
the county. is in a position to know
what the Eome Demonstration work
has accomplished In the county, what
its value has been and Is and whether
the people OF the county want it con-
tinued or not. The question win be
1 brought up for discussion with open
minds and II it is found that the
County Board OF comrnjssfopeksr ARE
correct in declaring that the wcyk
is not worth $1,000 year and that
the people do not want it, the fact
will be made known and the Home
Demonstration work will be abandon
ed without further effort in its be-
half, but If the decision is in favor of
the Home Demonstration work an
other appeal will be made to the
County Board and the legislative del
egation, The County Council of De-
tense is the most representative body
in Sumter county and it's considered
and mature opinion on any subject
should have weight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

An elephant owned by Smiths S
Greater Carnival Shows which are
wintering at the tobacco warehouse
died last night 1t was not a very
large elephant. but q big wagon was
required to haul 1t out Of town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
FRENCH LOAN OvERsUBsCRIBEn
Ten Billion Francs. Asked for Already
y Received,

Paris, Dec. 2S.-ThS tan billion
francs asked for in the third war
lean has been exceeded. aH<bNktng to
a statement made in the chamner Of
deputies today by NJ. Klotz, the min
lister Of finance. M. Klotz said the
returns were still incomplete but that
subscriptions not including those from
abroad aggregated 10,276, 900, 900
francs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
PAN-GERMANs ANGRY.

Bitterly Oppose Peace Terms Propos.
ed by German Government.
Amsterdam, Dec. 29.-The Pan
German newspapers angrily condemn
the peace terms Of the Central
powers. The Berlin Deutsche Zeitune
says the entente has won the great
est v.ctcry Of tie war, that the Dip
lomats have destroyed all that has
been fought for.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
MANY AMERICANS HONORED.

London. Dec. 2S.-Ficld MarshnI
IIaig has submitted a list Of names o:
persons serving on the western front
IS deserving Of special mention. The
list as published today in the London
Gazette contains the names OF MANY
attached to the Americas
GrmN nursing corps.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

London, Dec ga Zeppelin and
q seaplane accompanying it have been
wrecked in the North sea, according
to Central News dispatch from
Copenhagen. quoting advices from
West Jutland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

London, Dec. 29.-Three torpedo
poat destroyers were sunk by torpe-
does or mines off the Dutch coast on
the night . December 22nd with the
loss of thirteen officers, and a hum
dred and eighty men, the admiralty
today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
DEsrRoYERs SINK SUBMARINE.

Details OF American Naval Victory
Given Out by Navy Departments.
Washington, Dec. 29.-Full details
of the destruction by American de-
stroyers Of a German submarine ana
the capture Of its crew. made public
today by the navy department, show
that destroyers Tanning and Nichol-
son were the ships engaged. The In.
cident was reported November Gath,
but few facts were given. The SUBJ
marine sunk, according to the state
ment, as IL was preparing to attack
merchant ship f1otilla. conveyed by
destroyers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

If human tanks would be very val
liable on tile firing line a large army
OF them could be recruited in this
section. n.-SEartanburg Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

substitutes, exhibit of eggs showing
how to grade them and how to pre-
serve them in water glass, a booth
showing a model drying equipment a
demonstration in making cottage
cheese and farm butter, and exhibit
of dried fruits and vegetables, and
demonstration showing how to dry
them and also how to cook them, q
laundry exhibit. and a demonstration
I'm soap making. the planning OF meals
showing how tc conserve meats.
wheat. fats and sugars by using sub
stitutes, sewing BOOTH giving an ex.
hibit Of the. four years work in sew
ing by the club girls. and a booth
showing how to beautify the home
grounds. These several booths were
under the direction of COMMITTEES o..
county agents who had been working
on this since the first of the year. Th
usual county fairs have been held
showing marked improvement In the
quality of the products exhibited. BY
far the fairs that are doing the most
good are the community fairs. More
have been held this year than ever
before. the exhibits and attendance
have been better. They are q won
drful means of developing commun-
ity spirit. One hundred and eighty
OF these fairs will be held in our
state this year.
The following are some intercstlns
developments OF the work OF 1917:
lst We have seen general dcmant
for the work in our large towns AMI
cities. AS result of this demand
we have organized home demonstra
ton clubs i'm our towns and cities, ant
find that our services arc apprecia'
ed and are very much needed here
End. July there was an eypan-
sion OF the home demonstration or
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26
Navel ORANGE a rrcsk.

An orange navel IL merely an ab.
normal growth, IN abortiye attempt Of
nature to produce twins. One of the
twins failed. however. surviving only
as n profEberance In the blossom end
If the orange and there forming 4
little nayel-like kcr.el enyeloped In
the skin Of the fruit Buds from the
trees producing these freaks were
grated on the other stock, and grad.
ually the senidwarf navel-orange tree
was established in California. The
original trees Of this stock came from
Bahia, Brazil. where their peculiarly
had been noted but not utilized. No
one had taken the hint supplied by
nature until they We're transplanted &c
their new home on the Pacific coast.
whore they became one 81 the most
prolific growths Of the state. The na.
vel orange Is frequently seedless. and
what few seeds arc found In ii are
small and undevelorod
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26
Notice

To the ministers, members
and constituents OF the East Mt.
Olive Baptist association. you
will please note the mistake IN
our program as to date. The
Association convenes Aug to II,
1918 instead of the date carried
by the program.
Please note the mistake and
govern yourselves accordingly
and oblige the Undersigned.
w. p. Washington
Moderator.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26
Article / Name.

Sec. /. This organization shall
be called the Missionary Baptist
Minister'S Alliance OF Southern
illinois.
Sec. 2. Officers. It's Officers
shall consist OF President, TWO
Vice Presidents, Recording Sec
rotary, Corresponding Secretary,
Treasurer and such committees
as may conserve the best interest
ofthe body. all OF which shall be
elected annually by a majority
vote OF the body.
Article 2 Membership.
Sec /. This org an izatio on
shall be composed OF Missionary
Baptist Ministers furnishing bon
Iifd membership in any regular
Missionary Baptist Chui oh. TO-
gether with his good standing
where he now pastors, or where
he last pastored, or the churc h
where he worship's with whether
he ever pastored or not.
Article 8. Authority.
| sec.I This org niz att 0 {
shall have the power to receiv'
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26

We would thank all Of our sub
cribers who are in arrears for the
paper to remit at once Do I'M
TO us. as yon woul9 that Others
do TO you. This is one part OF
genuine religion. May We ex-
pect to receive post Office order
in tho next mail.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26

TO. or drop from its fellowship
any Minister or Ministers whom
il deems worthy or unworthy Of
fellowship.
Sec , This Cons titution by
laws or regulations. shall by no
means oofiict with the rules and
regulations OF the two Associa-
itons namely Mt. Olive and East
Mt Olive.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26
Merely euIeeposts.

A well-known banker in down
town restaurant was eating mush and
milk.
whats the matter?" inquired a
friend.
Got dyspepsia"
'Don't you enjoy sour mealsT"
Enjoy my mealsg' suorted the in
dignant dyspeptic. My meals are
merely guidcposts 10 take medicine be-
fore and after Sentinel.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26
studyino the Case.

you're under arrest" exclaimed the
officer, as he stopped the automobile.
'What for?" inquired Mr.. Chuggins.
Il haven't made up my mind yet.
TIL Just look over your lights, an your
license. an your Numbers. an so forth.
] know can get you for somethin'. -
Nebraska Legal News
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26
WhatAuer That Is.

Armed with hooked bin resembling
n hawk, with spread OF wing as hig
as a good eagle and equipped
with long legs, which he carries
straight behind him, a bird which Al
Ian Irish, OF Sabine, Me, says Is a
zyphunkquIilpherz and is rare In That
vicinity, has been seen frequently near
Sabine.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26
Article 3. Authority.

Sec. This org aniz a II 0 n
shall have the power to receive
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26

A little girl was told By her nurse
that II she did not think 40 much By
day she would dream less at night
But | can't help thAking." she said,
ana added pathetieallx. Il eaaaes
make my mind sit down"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26
aalsIns a. stan o, ute.

The life of Cuba is largely sustain
ed by raisins. its people consuming
the fruit more generally than any 9th
sr Of the 6panish-American colonies
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26
DUQU01N
Notice
Duquoin, H.. July Il, 1918.
Dear Editor:

Duqnoin, III, July Is, i9lo.
Dear Editor:
Please allow space in your pa
per TO say to the brethren OF the
Mt Olive Baptist district Associ-
alton of Southern Illinois that |
will visit each church in this dis
trict before the sitting OF the A.
ISOLATION in the interest OF the
work.
Please notify your people Of
the same.
S II Pruitt.
President of the NJ and d Union
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26
Proposed Constitution OF
the Baptist Minister S
Alliance.

We. the Minister 5 OF the Mt.
Olive and East Mt Olive Baptist
District Associations OF Southern
Illinois DESTROYS OF more one
ness 10 p=rpetlating the principles
and Doctrines Legislated by Je-
sus Christ. and practiced by His
Apostles. seeking by the word Of
God to bring ourselves, and the
churches as well, more into the
unity Of the Faith Of Jesus Christ,
DO uow adopt the following Con-
stitution.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-26

- oh1 NbANi
The only way for =, to have both
prise 10 succeed is tc Il support OF the
moral and fnaaoial srife. Our slogan
friends Of the race subscribers by
IS to have 1000 saf will you help to
June. Reader wion by sending in your
reach this GOAL name with 81. 5o' We
neighbor' ~ postage. Help to make
pay thesreater Metropolis Gazette. We
gre have just received several font
r OF new type and have Others CT
the way Try our lob Depart
ment for your next job. We can
serve you satisfactorily. To those
who live out OF town send US a
job to day, and we will mail it out
the first mail the next day. Spec
ial attention given to this class of
work. We know what you need
and our p years OF experience
enables US to please you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
OIL ENGINES AND SAIL.
Old Ships Can Be Fitted With Aux
iliary Motors.

from SAlppiuk.
The suggestion was made some time
ago that all existing sailing ships should
be fitted with oil engines, whereby the
number of voyages made within given
time could de doubled. One objection to
the above suggestion is that many of the
vessels in question are old ships. which
would not stand the vibration of the
motorss This objection. says the Motor
Ship and Motor Boat, is not sup
ported by experience. many old sailing
ships having been fitted with oil engines,
For instance, vessel built in 1888 (thirty-
four years ago., which was originally
built as tug. was afterward converted
into seageing lighter, and is now
schooner with auxiliary power.
A still more striking instance is the
brigantine Tyne. built in 1867, which has
recently been fitted with two fifty-horse-
power hot-bulb engines. 1t is said that
motors have been installed in wooden ships
in which some of the timbers were half
rotted through. vet they were put into
service and gave satisfactory results
These examples effectually dispose of the
objection that the vibration of the motors
will prove disastrous. A much more rea-
sonable objection at the present time is
that auXiliaries, being slow compared with
full powered craft, while being visible from
long distances. owing to their tall masts
and sails, are an easy prey for German
submarines This drawback can, however,
be overcome by sending such vessels to
remote parts of the globe. where they can
relieve full-powered ships for service in
the danger zones.
In order to effect the conversion to
auxiliaries of existing sailing ships GER
tain proportion of the work on new full
powered vessels would no doubt have to
be suspended. but this policy would be
amply justified in view of the more rapid
increase in the effective tonnage thereby
brought about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Is the Keynote of Latest Fashions From French Capita

is q tunic of black wolfe which j.:
treated in a new fashion and callr
Egyptian. 1t has loose, flowing sleev
which. by the way, are closely clamp
together to fit the wrist before the
start on their flowing outlines.
This is a detail that every womT
should put into her sewing room note
book, for it is far more becoming u
have the Chinese sleeve caught to the
hand in some way. so that II will no:
slip back to the elbow and present a
ugly line, and often an ugly arm.
There is big, twisted fringe of j.;
which forms the girdle in this gouu
and all the irregular edges of the voil~
are embroidered with fat pieces Of is
There is strange combination g
Algerian and Grecian fashions in on.
OF the new gowns shown in Paris J.
may be that women will like it.
1t is the simplest kind of thing, re-
duced to Tanagra primitiveness. It j.
OF that new silver tissue which is OK
cessively soft and yet shines as though
1t had been lacquered. The skirt drops
from a high waist line and Is tucked
under above the ankles, to give the
universal hem. The bodice is round.
caught up on the shoulders in the
Grecian fashion and has a long draper
like a cape made of silver tulle. That s
all there is to this f-ock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
TranspIanted Walls.

1t is an old trick in museums, but 10
new trick in houses, to transplant
walls. Probably the use of transplanted
walls is simply a logical development
of our taste for period furnishings OF
all sorts For the thoroughly up-to-
date is quite as sure to have period
woodwork as period furniture and an
exterior conforming to some definite
architectural era Indeed, there are q
good many houses that can only Be
called modern American so far a. the
exteriors are concerned-for they COM
bine in an up-to-date way a good many
styles-that are fitted out, room for
room, absolutely in keeping with vari-
Gus furnishing eras. For instance,
there may be a Louis XIV music room.
q Jacobean dining room, a mission study
drawing room of the italian renais-
sance and colonial bedrooms.
Now, of course, the very easiest and
most effective way to gain a setting
that is true to period is to have the
woodwork and other wall furnishings
of each room planned true to type.
And the best way to do this-if you
have the MONEYS to transplant q
room bodily from some old house to
your new one. For a long time we
have been doing this in museums. We
have the walls of an Egyptian tomb.
We have the paneled woodwork OF a
French chateau so that we may dis
play to the best advantage mural paint
ings by Fragonard or a Vatican.
We have the woodwork from an Eliza
bethan hall to make fitting setting
for art gems of that age.
But it is a rather new thing to take
in our new ones. OF course, quite un-
conscious that they were gaining an
artistic effect by doing So the poor
who lived near the great ruins of the
past have often taken building ma
terial from them. More consciously
many public buildings of the Fenais-
sance were embellished with treasures
from classic ruins Now the man who
has plenty Of money to spend on his
new house transports bodily from
some foreign palace. chateau OF stately
country hall a winding stairway, or.
indeed, often the whole interior wood
work of room. Not only this. but you
may even go to a department store with
$1,000 or $4,000 in your pocket and
come away with the paneled walls OF
some ancient country house.
In a small way you may even get
good transplanted woodwork in this
country. Sometimes when an old house
is torn down you may be fortunate
enough to get the whole of hand
carved wooden mantelpieces or stair
ratings that are well worth incor-
poratinE in a new house Doors. too.
are often so good in old houses that
they are worth transplanting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Capitalizing Game.
From the Loiq ills oou'ier,Journal.

In Maine:in Canada. in the Rocky
mountains and in other parts of the
country where game abounds, or where
fish abound. many residents make a
profit upon the natural resources of
their vicinage by guiding visiting
sportsmen. by boarding them and by
serving their needs in other ways. Game
wardens in Kentucky have suggested
that Kentucky mountaineers make an
effort to conserve fish and game and
capitalize resources which once were
and should again be more fruitful than
farming where the little cornfields are
slanting and the yield from eroded soil
is small. There are sections Of the
mountains in which farm land IL fer
tile, but there are considerable areas.
providing excellent cover for game, in
which farming as practiced In not very
profitable. There are mountain rivers
and smaller streams which would be
ideal for the purposes Of the angler IL
there were SUFFICIENT interest In the
counties they traverse In aiding the
fsh and game commission to enforce
the laws conserving Ash,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

the spark from Europe set our house
on fire.
There was no change for a while. but
there Is a definite change now frem
what has been, and fashion Is influx
every week. We are evolving our own
clothes and styles out Of the activities
and necessities that confront US, and
instead OF clothes becoming monoto-
nous they will prove to be stimulating
and enlivening as the weeks go on.
In this connection France strikes a
vibrant, resounding note on the anvil
OF fashion in giving approval to the
afternoon gown that will serve for the
evening. This is not a within on her
part. 1t is a fashion horn through ne
cessity. This is the best part Of the
clothes Of the last three years; they
are the results of demand and supply,
not the creatures OF caprice.
We in America are striding in seven
leagued boots toward this admirable
condition of arranging our costumes to
suit the demands of climate, war. cur
rency, shopping and other activities
Therefore, we have Joined hands with
France in q way that has nsver before
been possible. We know that we are
to go through what she has, even in
the frightfulness of cold and the scar
city of coal, and that all she has
evolved out Of her suffering is handed
to US with full generosity as a measure
of helpfulness
Now, look at the new French fashions
which will arrive this month, and which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Wonders!
rom the London Chronicle.

The chance discovery of forgotten
document has shown US that the
authorities of st. Paurs Cathedral were
just as much perturbed over the condi-
tiqn of the fabric at the end of the
eighteenth century as we have been
since the close of the nineteenth But
it has needed an earthquake at Rimini
to reveal frescoes depicting the scenes
of former seismic disturbance there.
This challenges the unending romance
of Pompeii and Herculaneum, which
diligent hands continue to excavate
while war elsewhere topples so much
down.
But Britannia may, in Barrie's
phrase. show her medals in respect of
startling phenomena within her bor-
ders. Unless disaster has overtaken it
in later days. there stands in Jamaica
a tombstone bearing the following in
scFiption: Here lieth the body of
Lewis Gladly, esq. who died on the 22d
Of September, 1897. aged eighty. He
settled on this island, where.
in the great earthquake, 1872, he was
swallowed up. and by the wonderful
providence of God, by a second shock,
thrown out into the sea, where he con-
tinued swimming until he was taken
up by a boat. ana thus miraculousiy
preserved