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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
TO PREVENT Loss OF POTATOES.
Government Has Mode, Storage House
Agent to Advise and Assist Farm
ers in Storing Product Safely.

Columbia, Sept. 20.-For the pur-
pose of instructing producers OF swee'
potatoes as to the best method o.
housing them SO as to prevent decay
during the winter months, the bureau
Of markets, United States department
OF agriculture, now has men in the
field whose duty it is to assist in stor-
ing the crop in such way as to pre-
vent loss.
Fred L. Harkey, assistant in mar
'leting fruits and vegetables, bureau
OF markets, was in Columbia yester-
day and talked interestingly of the
plans of the government for the as
sistance Of farmers in storing their
sweet potato crop.
Fifty per cent of the sweet potato
crop in the country IS lost. In Souti.
Carolina SIS per cent. Of the crop Is
lost. Most of this loss is caused oy
bad handling and improper storase
FOR the winter.
Mr.. Harkey says that the govern
ment has a model potato house. Po
satoes stored>in it will keep. He Will
be glad to furnish blue prints Of thc
potato house to any farmer free. Mo-
only will they be furnished free.
but any Inquiries having to do with
the crop ard its storage will be well
coined and answered as fully as pos !.
sible.
The potato house plans are 70,
aouses Of different capacities. ranging
all the way from a house that VIII aa
commodate 500 bushels of potatoes t
house that has a capacity Of $4,000
bushels. The total cost of these bu.la
ines ranges from $500 to $500.
Mr.. Harkey will have his headquar-
ters at Clemso.4 College, and all in.
quiries should be addressed to him a
that institution. He is prepared to
give valuable information. and wis
assist in every way possible in the
plans to save potatoes. With fooo
stuffs mounting in price daily, ever
potato saved from rot will be s
much money to the farmer.
Northern markets have not bee..
enthusiastic over the Southern potat
to any great extent. In recent year:
the sweet potato has made some in
roads into Northern markets and it Is
ste adily growing in favor. The juicy
yams are popular throughout the
South and will be more and more
used as their value comes to be ap
pfeciared.
In this State there is now establish
ed factory which turns out sweet
potato -four. There is also nanufac-
tured sweet potato flake that is very
similar in appearance to the corn flake
Dried potatoes, IA rich syellow az
also being handled, The poDularit
of the. sweet potato as an article Q
human food is in its Infancy, I'D it
growing rapidly.
Difficulty in keeping potatoes
the winter has been met bJ,
almost every farmer in the State, anf
The effort Of tae government tr c,,
down the loss caused by imprope
storage will be welcomed.
Mr.. TIawkey viii be in this State
until after the sweet potato crop q
gathered and stored, and may be adj
dressed at Clemson College. Il
charge is attached to his services t,
he farmers Of the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
ARE you NERVOUS:
Maybe There is a Cause For it Tilat
You Cam Correct.


Many who suffer from backache
and weak kidneys are unnaturaliy ir
ritable, fretsui and nervous. Not oni;
does constant backache '.get on tn
nerves. but bad kidneys fail 10 elm
mate all the uric acid from the sys-
TEN, and uric acid irritates the nerves
keeping one "onedge," and causing
rheumatic, neuralgia pains. When
suffering so, try Doan's Kidney Pills
the medicine so we'll recommended
by Sumter people. Read this Sum
ter residents statement:
Mrs. A d Owens, 2o4 S. Counci!
ST., Sumter, says: About eight years
ago I was down in bed with kidne..
trouble and my back felt as il it Wec,
broken. I had headaches and diZz..-
spells, so bad, ] simply cant tell hoy.
/ felt. j was nervous, too and tae
slightest excitement would upset me
I felt langu;d and wanted to sleep
most Of the time. but couldn't, on ac-
count of the pains. Finally use@
Doan's Kidney Pills and it wasn't
long before was out OF bed and
u.e,; of 81; ,he tfou1ie.''
Price ecc. ut all dealers. Don
:i.nply ask cor a kidney reme,'y--ge;
Doan's Kiuney Pil!s-the same that
Mrs. owens had. Foster -Milburn Co.
Mf2.s., Buffalo, n. Y.-Advt. (5s}
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
a ALetter From France.
France, August 4, 1918.


NY Dear Sol:
Your letter Of July Ith received u
few days ago. It was more than ap-
preciated. I thank you sincerely for
your many words of cheer and COM
fort. 1T is hard for you ia the States
to fully appreciate the value Of letters
OF this kind to the American. soldier
In France. They are like water t
a thirsty soul, Or food to "a hungr;:
mouth I read and reread your let
ter several times, and as each word
penetrated my brain. nay spirits rose
momentarily, and thought that the
dangers and horrors Of modern war
fare were well worth enduring for the
sake of such praise and gratitude
I am still in the same capacity as
when writing you before. The only
change I note is the increase in work.
From early morning until late at
night we plug away at our desks, ane
it seems that work accumulates fas-
ter than we can get it out to save GU
lives. You can just imagine the vol
ume Of work there is to be done
handling the records of over a mil
lion men There are over a thousand
girls and men now working in the
Office with prospects of adding that
many more soon It may be the,
soon all the men will be ousted an
girls tax. their places.
By the way isn't this drive Of the
allies great Today's papers slvs
better news than any. get received. L
seems that our troops are victorious,:
marching on with the Huns unable To
stem the tide. God grant that it vii
continue, and Germany soon be beat
en- to her knees. I suppose tn
Kaiser now realizes that the Ameri
car army is no myth Our forces
have met and beaten the Fourt1-
Prussian Guards. considered the bes.
troops Germany has in the field. This
BODIES III for the KaiseT's future.
they have been beaten in the early
stages of the game. you cen JUST
draw conclusions as to what's in stct.'
for them later.
Did you receive my other letter
Was mailed several weeks ago.
How is business now? Good ] hope.
You should reap q harvest tNIS season
This will no doubt be the bannc.
year of them all, on the battlefield
and in business.
;Well Sol, owing to military neces-
sity. must bring this letter to a close
Will write again soon. Do not wal;
to hear from me before writing. Re-
member that my circumstances are
not always favorable for writing let
ters.. Sometimes it is necessarr tc
steal few minutes of the govern
1uant's valuable time to pen a fcw
lines. Maybe later, even that canno'
be done So just continue to writ
whether you hear 'ron, me Or not
Your letters are appreciated more
than can say.
Kind regards and love to all tfes
soIks in Sumter. I remain as eve-
v,urs Harry L. :
Private Harry Levinson. Co. D.,
Hdqrs. 2. n q. & p. o. 1T: Amer
lean E. F. France.
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REV. F. c. n1cKsoN CONVICTED.
Gaffney Minister Held for Disloyai
Utterances-Tried at Rock Hill.
Rock Hill, Sept. 2O.-The Rev.

Rock Hill, Sept. 20.-The Rev.
C. Hickson, we'll known minister O;
Caffney, on trial in federal court here
since Thursday morning on the charge
Of violating the espionage act, was
convicted this afternoon on Two of
the seven counts OF the indictment.
CT intent to interfere with the oper-
alton and success Of the military and
naval forces of the United States"
and 'to promte the success of the
enemies of the United States. Satur-
day morning Judge Charles A. Woods,
OF the circuit court Of appeal, presid-
1g in the absence of Judge Joseph
+. Johnson, will hear arguments OF
counsel for tie defense for a new
trial.
The case Of the United States
against the Rev. r. c. Hickson was
called at 10 O'clock Thursday morn
4l~ and overshadowcd in pubic inter
ast any other case doc,seted for trial
ct the present term Of court. Evidence
was brought out in the trial that Ny.
Hickson had lived in Gafney for 25
or 80 years and that prior: to that
time he was a missionary to China;
hat for several years during his res
idence in Gaffney he had been
preaching and practicing osteopati1y
and was well known as a man with
pronounced opinions and a reputa-
ton FOR giving vigorous expression to
his views.
Several well known Gaaney citi
zens swore 70 having heard express
sion Of disloyal sentiments by Mr.
dickson, bringing out the allegations
at he had opposed the war and the
,.2Tntrv's entrance into the war, and
hat following this country's declaca
s;fa o: war nc had continued TO ex-
a"css these views nud that he spok4
saeer;nslv OF President Wilson: These
end similar expressions the witness
testified to having heard Mr.. 1HicNso
utter en- the streets of Gaffney and II
the business houses Of that town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
Masonic Service Flag.

Claremort Lodge, No. Ga A. F. NJ.
Will dedicate service flag ut a spe-
cial. communication to be held at 9
o'clock D. m. Thursday evening. The
public is invited, especially the fam
lilies and friends of members who arc
in the service A feature Of the ex-
ercises will be an address by Hon.
Robert A. Cooper, of Laurens, Past
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
South Carolina
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Open High Low Close Close
Clothing for Belgian Relief.

Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
and the rest of this week, a commit
tee will be at the store in front Of the
Court House to receive clothing for
relief in Belgium. Those who can
deliver their donations are urgently
requested to do so; those who can not
make their own deliveries will please
telephone 236, Mrs. II. NJ. Stuckey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

The inventor of a new eye shade
that is transparent under natural
light but translucent under artificial
light claims that it protects the eyes
better than most shades.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

A typewriter that produces ordi
nary manuscript and that written il
Eraille embossed characters at IA
same time has been invented by Z
Frenchman. who was blind for time
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

Two California bakers have pat
ented q self-oiling machine that clips
The tops of loavcs Of bread before they
are baked, producing an ornamental
and much better Drowned crust
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
County Publicity Chairnla
Mrs F. S. Munsell, II Arcade Bids
Columbia S, c.

Columbia, S. C.
Mr.. Dear Mrs. Munsell: The 30.
Scout organization has made arrange
ments with the Liberty Loan organ
ization that they will not work dur
ing this loan as a national body, bt.
vii! place themselves under the eli
rection Of the local committees. Th
treasury department is very much op
posed to the use of children eit!1e
boys or girls in bond selling. TIL
Boy Scouts organization is therefor
registered for service, of whateve
kind the local committee designates.
Mary Synon, Treasure.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
Craftsmen FOR Service.

LIST Of colo,.ed men ordered by tn
=, pa So. ~. r,,,n+v of Sum
:,
ter, TO report at the = ooU'' oo'e' '''
4. M, on Wednesday, September 2:
for entrainment for Camp sewer :
=, under call 1929:
Thomas Ramsey,
Charley Mack,
Shuvine Loney
Robert James,
Willie Johnson,
Major James,
Thomas Wright,
Paul Weston,
Daniel Taylor,
John Glover,
Edward Nixon,
William Jones,
Francis Vaughn.
General Sumter,
Fred Williams,
Alvester Debnam,
VIII Bobbitt,
Lucius Gregg,
Wallle McElveen,
Charley Pou,
Elijah Jones,
Emanuel Miller,
Eddie Richardson,
James Johnson
DOC CATO
Bernlt Dlnk1ns'
Walter Getter'
Willie Roach,
Marion Matthews
Bowman fach'
harmon oinAiei'
larry ells'
aaiiiiicsi w eS.oi'
Hanln1lte 1aiiaciia''
nde "ii0oA'
Aole braiiSioio.
IVA oaGAson' ~
10y Jo. J1n
oouA i1o1.'
a Allleu es,,. nnoA,
.rto 11S.,1. &c. snaits l;.s
n,;11;o n - ,da
80 p,,,nson
-
Cha,,a7- 60 Andrews
s,darson
Joa. 1ros+o,:,
%-asa;o s Tonnadv
80 p;++s
Isaoo 1au,;s
Eddie Mcknight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
Cotton Market

sCorrected dsi,y at Il e'ciock Noor
",. N AN. Cotton Buyer.
Good Middling 80 IL.
Strict MiddIin3 80 IA.
Middling 80.
Strict Low Middling %.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
SIX MONTHS FOR F. C. H1CksoN
Gafsney Minister. Convicted of Dislcy-
atty, Sent to Penitentiary in Attain

ia.
Rock Hill, Sept 21.-The Rev. F.
c. Hickson of Gaffney. found guilty
in the federal court here Friday after
noon of dislcyal utterances was re-
fused rev trial this morning by
Judge Charles A. Woods and sen
fenced to serve six months in the fed
.eraI' penitentiary i'll Atlanta. Mr.
dickson made a dramatic talk in tn
court room after he was refused a ney
trial. saying that he did not care what
was done with him. that he was pre-
pared for anything that would Short
3sn his days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
Public Notice.

Notice is hereby gwen OF the resu
ar fail examination Cor those per
sons desiring to Obtain certificates !:
teach in the public schools of ta :.
county and State. The examinatlo''
will be held at the Court House Sat
urday, October 5th. beginning at nine
O'Clock. The questions will be taken
from the textbooks adopted by the
State Board Of Education for the pu.
lie schools.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

Mr.. Ben IT. IIarvin has retu"n".
home from the st. Elizabeth Hos
pital, Richmond, Va.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
Boy Scouts ard the Liberty Loan.

The following letter explanatory o
the part which the Boy Scouts, as az:
organization; will take in the coming
Liberty Loan drive, has been given
out for publication by Mrs. F.
Munsell, State chairman of the Wo
mans National Liberty Loan Con.
,..ittee.
J. r. Reynolds
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

j. H. HAYNSWORTH,
CO. superintendent OF Education.
By order of the State and Count:
roarf;s of Education.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

Pcv. dickson lived in Sumter foa
several years over thirty years aSo
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

FERTILIZER FOR SALE-We az.
going to sell all the Mea,, Acid
Lime and mixed goods in stoci
here for immediate shipment.
bargain prices. Please call us be
fore stock sold out. Southern Bro
kerage CO. Phone No. Ss.
FOR SALE-In settlement McBrid:
estate I offer 1000 acres Jaque
lands, tracts 47 to 1G acres. vel.
located in famous Pudding Swan;
tobacco section. The four 1871
prize corn C, os boys Of Sum1e.
and Clarendon counties live one TO
eight miles away and grow ~ CO
so bushels on same type soil. ~
nearby tract of similar unim proved
land was paid for out Of last year
crop. Prices right and terms rea-
sonable E. w DabDs, Trustee
Mayesville. S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
Cold Juice.

Cold Juice.
alice was eating her first piece Of
ice, when she suddenly exclaimed:
Say. mother. the Juice Of this ice Is
sawful.y cold. q
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

I,IIESWAX WANTED-Any quantity
large or small Am paying hes'
cash price. Sec me If you have
any. N G. Osteen.
Fol, SALF1 f O. II cars Can't
Jackson stable .nan,lre: very l':.i'
straw Car load lets only. Cheni
cal and i'rr,ilzer vaaie rated v"-'
high by Clemson college. A
Strauss. Sumter. s. c.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31
WEDNESDAY,, July 81, 1918.
BANKERS, LABORERS, PROFESSIONAL
MEN AND FARMERS ARE ENLISTING
Fifteen Recruits Sent from Local Station Of United States Army
During Month of July-This Is
M. Erich Mans War;

Fifteen real fighting men, sincere,
deadly in earnest, able.bodied and Of
high degree of intelligence, were
the contribution of the Bismarck re-
cruiting station of the United States
army tor July. These men were drawn
from all parts of the Slope. A number
of them were born and reared right
here in Burleigh county. They were
too old, or too young, to be included IN
the present draft; their fighting blood
was boiling, and they didn't care to
wait for congress to raise the draft
age limit. so they volunteered and are
on their way.
Among the we'll known Burleigh
boys are Arthur j. E'urch of south Of
town and Albert Burch Of Britten,
members of q well known and SUB
stantial farmer family. Howard +.
Boehmer of Bismarck is another Local.
entry who is well known in the city.
The recruiting officers returned this
week from a trip to Dickinson with
ten recruits, who included Peter j..
Washer, proprietor Of the St. Charles
at Dickinson, who is already in active
service with the commissary depart
ment; James Egan, Dickinson tailor,
who closes up his shop in the Queer.
City and goes to work for Uncle Sam;
Robert Horne, proprietor of an cleo
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31

trical shop, who will practice his trade
in Uncle Sans army; Welton Murray.
third of the fighting Murrays to enlis.
from Stark and Billings county, mem.
Der of clan whose blood has been
spilled in every American war since
the independence of the republic was
proclaimed, and Frank Richards, son
of w. j. Richards, president of the
First National bank of Dickinson and
a member of the North Dakota district
draft board, a young man who believes
thi sis a rich mans war just as it is
a poor mans war.
Also included in the Dickinson con-
tingent were Frank J. Taller and FREQ
u Trotter, we'll known young men OF
the Queen City. The recruits have
chosen various branches of the SER
vice, each seeking to find his way in,
to the department in which he is best
fitted to serve. All of these volunteers
will have an opportunity to enter the
newt officers training schools, il they
pass the required examination, but
that fact i'd not influence their en-
listment. They are going to fight,
whether it be as private in the ranks
or as a commissioned officer, and
they are going because they believe
in Uncle Sam and in the little Job of
house cleaning which he now is at
tending to on the west front.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31
Crowder's Warrant for Organized
Baseball to Be Elixir for Amateur
Sports and Athletics in General

young men will be followed by their
fellows and particularly by the young
err generation.
It means that, after the war, in
stead of about two per cent of our
youth being actively engaged in
sport, about 80 per cent will parti-
cipate. s
There is no limit to the possibili-
ties, and already predetermined college
and school boards are taking advan-
tage of this. The result will undoubt-
eddy be that practically every boy in
school will have an opportunity to
develop his body by engaging in some
healthful sport, rather than a chosen
few, which has been the rule for many
years. a., ..s
Naturally there will be the highly
developed school teams for competi-
ton, but more attention will be paid
to the class teams which will gain
an Importance they have never before
had. ~
The Crowder order, which has prov
ed a solar plexus blow to professional
baseball, will prove an elixir of life
to amateur athletics.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31
BY Rev. Charles Sickle.

Suppose you should go to the Ii
brarian end say to him:
5 I demand the wisdom contained in
the books on your shelves!"
You might threaten until you are
black in the face and you could not
get it. The librarian would tell y,u
that you must give heart and mind to
the study Of the books before you
can obtain the wisdom which they
You must burn the midnight
oil; you must give time and strength
and study then they will be yours.
Furthermore If you are to enjoy the
beautiful things you must give them
your sympathetic interest. No one
can enjoy music, flowers, sunsets,
pictures and scenery, If he system
atically neglects them. The arm that
is not used soon becomes paralized.
The brain that is not exercised soon
becomes dull. The talent that is not
employed is soon taken away. These
all cry give! Give! Giye!" before
they say receive. -.
And what about love? Did you
ever secure another's love by de-
manding it? What is it that makes
you rich in the love of your wife and
children? It is because you have
first given your own love.
No man ever enjoyed the beauty
of true love until he gave, his own
heart. until he was ready to lay down
his own life, if need be, for the one
whose love he priced.
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No. 2 hard Mont. 21S -; to arrive
21S IL. .I,.
No. / amber Durum 223 IL to 235;
arrive 223 IL to 227.
No. l durum 221 IL to 1928, arrive
221 1-2 to 225. .e .H.\ .
No. amber durum 22O IL to 1872;
arrive 22O IL. .-.
NO. 2 durum 2lS II to 230; arrive
218 IL.
No. 3 amber durum ZIG IL to 900,
arrive PIG ~. g.
No. durum 214 IL to 226; arrive
PA -.
No. 3 yellow corn $50 to 1865.
No. yellow corn $50 to 100.
No. 5 yellow corn 40 to 14o.
No. 8 mixed corn 145 to 1856
Corn other grades 80 to AS
No. 2 White oats, Mont. 70 IL to
"A IL.
Standard white oats So IL to 10 -;
arrive 66 1-2 to 81 -. 4
No. 3 white oats IS to 70; arrive &C
to CT.
No. white oats 66 to IS.
Barley chaice 102 to lO7.
Barley ordinary 80 to 1922
No. 2 rye 179 to 1870; arrive l6o to
1877.
Flax 465 to 46S; arrivelsame.
H Oats ~ a ~:
" cats W 637.S M - - tfl -
Rye u 40. 4
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31
SIIIREAL SECRET OF WINNING RICHES,

II. ~ I'm ~
And this is the secret of getting
rich-giving to others.
Jesus said. 1T is more blessed to
give than receive and ever since he
said it, this saying Of Jesus has been
made the subject Of many q Joke.
But Jesus was never more serious
knew what He was talking about.
Not WORT has been said about
treasure in heaven" We shall
have that by living out the prinsiples
here given. Unseltishness and love
and devotion pay in this world, and
they are the only things that do pay.
either in thiss world or the next! g
How then, may you organize an
Anti-Poverty society? = 'F ,. .s u VI
First. by constituting yourself such
society. Second, by making other
people rich. INK
The experience Of the human heart
tells you that these things are true.
And all that has been said applies to
the rich as we'll as to the poor,
-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-31
By PAUL PURMAN

: The Crowder work or tight order
has wrecked professional baseball.
Whether or not a temporary lease
of life is given the sport for the bal.
ance of the present season, baseball
has received blow from which it
will not recover within half dozen
years after its resumption.
This is the opinion of men who have
thousands of dollars invested in the
sport, which has taken SO years in
the making. ,-
But with the demise of profession
al baseball come opportunities for
amateur and semi professional sport
SO comprehensive that it will be
months before these possibilities can
be fully appreciated and grasped:
Right now there are more than
100000 young men in our national
army. Before these men went to camp
the athletic activities of the majority
Of them was confined to sitting in the
bleachers and roofing for the home
club, edging into ringside seat to
see a couple of pugs maui each other,
or playing a little sketch" on the
street when the cop wasn't looking.
4 Now these same fellows are going
in for sport activity. Athletic train
ing at army environments has drawn
practically all our soldiers into some
branch of sport. They play baseball,
football or basketball. They box and
wrestle. They engage in all sorts Of
field and track athletics.
After the war they will not be con-
tent to sit idly by and watch someone
else play their games for them. They
will want, to be in the games; then-
selves.
& And the examples set by these