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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25

And welcome Merry Christmas!
At last, after four dreary years
wherein world torn by war laid aside
all thought of feast days save by the
slightest possible celebration to pre-
serve their memory, we may truly
welcome Christmas and make it a
merry one
Christmas always has beer essen
tally the children's day, because as
Dickens says, "The Great Founder OF
it was child, Himself" One reason
why this Christmas seems unusually
deserving of celebration is that the
worle is once more safe for children,
a, place where our little ones may
walk unafraid, sure of their heritage
OF happiness.
In world unsafe for children
there can be no JOY, and that is one
OF the principal reasons why what
should have been the .gladdest sea
son of the year struck so heavily on
human hearts during the war. Nov
the war is over, and peace is here, the
kind of peace the angels sang about,
and we have the good hope that it is
mere to stay.
The city made sacred by our sa-
vior,s birth is once more in Chris
tan hands. This, like the Star which.
shone in the East so long ago, seems
happy omen that we stand on the
threshold of a new day wherein the
horrors. of oppression and war shall
have no place.
Since the first Christmas there was
never such a one in all the history
of that blessed day. It is more than
ever right that we should show our
Joy by observing all the sweet Ole
customs, that we should give where
we love, share where we pity, make
our homes beautiful as never before.
and sing the carols with a surety OF
10y unmatched since that first morn
ing when the angels sang over Judea.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25
A. j. Wingate And
His Wife Praise DrecO
Prominent Farmer Living on
Route Two, Sumter, S. C. and
His Wife Have Tried the New
Root and Herb Medicine and
Recommend 1t to Their
Friends.

My wife often had choking spells
and her heart would beat very fast
and made her uneasy" said Mr.. A. j.
"lngate OF Route 2, Sumter, S. C.
I myself suffered from stomach
disorder and indigestion and my sleep
Was badly broken so that when l got
up OF mornings l was about as worn
out as when l went to bed the night
before
Both Of us have tested out the
new medicine Dreco and we are glad
to say that it has been a great bene-
fit to US both. My wife never has the
heart futterings nor the choking
spells any more and my stomach
troubles are al gone. I sleep so well
now that 1 lind it hard to roll out in
the morning when the time comes
Dreco is grand medicine and we are
both recommending it to our friends
and neighbors."
Dreco is made from the juices, and
extracts OF many different roots,
herbs, barks and berries which act on
the vital organs m q most pleasant
and positive manner. It relieves con-
stipation, restores the kidneys to full
action, arouses a sluggish liver, in
duces sound sleep, quiets the nerves,
builds up the whole system and puri-
fies the blood. rheumatism, ca
tarrh and other diseases have been
known to respond quickly to the Dre-
co treatment.
Most all good drug stores now sell
Dreco but it is specially recommend
ed in Sumter by sibert's Drug Store
Advt.
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How They Celebrated in London.

Manchester. Nov. IS Correspond
ence)-Describing the celebration OF
peace in London the Guardians Lon
Ion correspondent writes:
another incident was that n very
large plain American officer. with two
short plain American officers. march
cd up from Trafalgar Square to Lei
cester Square kissing every girl they
rnet. the leader shouting Next
please Before they got to the square
they had n following of 4 dozen un-
kissed girls drawing their attention to
the fact
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25
Masaryk Enters Prague.

Paris. Saturday, Dec. p (Havas).-
Prof Thomas G.. MasarylZ, the presl-
dent of the newly formed republic OF
CZecho Slavonia has made his solemn
entry into Prague, according to ad-
vices received here today from that
CITY
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25

The members of Trinity Junior Ep-
worth League will give a Christmas
play. Two Journeys to Bethlehem
on Sunday evening, December 2S. at 6
o'clock in the Sunday school room OF
Trinity Methodist church. A special
offering will be taken. The public is
cordially invited.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25

Columbus. Dec. 21.-An appeal to
Secretary Baker for the release at
once of at least two hundred Ohio
physicians from the army to aid II
combating the influenza. epidemic II
rural sections was made in Telegram
today by the Ohio State Medical As
sociation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25

The Sumter County Council of De-
tense meets at L o'clocl; next Satur-
day morning, December 2Sth, at Sum-
ter Chamber of Commerce. Every
member is requested to attend and to
be prompt as there is much business
70 be transacted of county wide i'm
portance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25

Tae world is not only safe now for
democracy, but as the Atlanta Con-
stitution remarks, it is safe for hos
pitals, orphanages, Old women's
homes, asylums and churches
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25

Washington, Dec. 21.-Fair Mon
day; rain about Tuesday, generally
fair second half of week, with nearly
nermal temperatures. is predicted
for coming week in the Southeastern
States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25

The following letter from Private
II. H. Sanders to his mother, Mrs. C.
W. Sanders, Hagoody under date Of
November 26th, has just been receiv-
ed.
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g1s qlaattgn'all ana sonlgtoa
Published Wednesday and saturda.
By
osTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY
SUMTER, S. @.
Terms:
$3.50 per annum-in advance.
Advertisements.

One Square first insertion :. $50
Every subsequent Insertion. :. ST
Contracts for three months, o.
longer will be made at reduced rates
All communications which sub
serve private interests will be CHARGE
for aS advertisements.
Obituaries and tributes of respec
viii be charged for.
The Sumter Watchman was found
81. .n 1850 and the True Southron il
1866. The Watchman and SoutAro
now has the combined circulation an
influence Of both of the old papers
and is manifestly the best advertiser
medium in Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25

The language of the American Rec
Cross is univ erSal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25

Red Cross nr: ses soothe the pains
Of our fighting men.
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FARM LAND FOR SALE-In Sumter
Lee and Clarendon counties. c. P.
OSteen, Sumter, S. G.
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Mayesville, Dec. IS.
Since this was written the Sumter
oil mill had two days ginning at n
time. cotton going there from from
Is to 90 miles away.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25

. PER CENT NEW MEAL-For
prompt shipment; also blood, high
grade tankage, potash, acid phos.
ground phos rock and ground lime
stone. Call or write us for prices.
Southern Brokerage Co., Sumter,
S. G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25
CHRISTMAS.

The whole world is a Christmas tree
And stars its many candles be.
Oh sing a carol joyfully,
And welcome Merry Christmas!
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25

Co f, 3o4th Am. Train, A. Z. I
France.
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FOR SALE-Registered Duroc Jer-
seys. male, weight coo pounds;
SOW, weight 800 pounds, 2 gifts.
weight 135 pounds each. DR.. A. ;.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25

BEESWAX WANTED-Any quantity
large or small Ar? paying best
cash price. See me if you have
any. n. G. Osteen
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-25

FOR SALE-F. o. 3. cars, Camp
Jackson. stable manure; very little
straw. Car load lots only. Chemi>
cal and Fertilizer value rated very
high by Clemson college. A. A.
Strauss Sumter, S. c.
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mended for taking this loyal position
in the interest OF the growers. The
pity of the whole matter is that the
growers do not take enough interest
in their own wonderful crop, cotton
and cotton seed, to keep their repre-
sentativeS on the job of seeing that
justice is cone them. The small help
thai Col. Claffey and I have been able
TO render has been made possible by
the cotton seed committee, and pay
ing our expenses to attend these
four or five meetings this fall. But
we have no means to make inveStiga-
tionS nor 20 present our side of this
great question to the business world.
nor before the war industries board
and other governmental agencies
that have so much TO do with the sue
ceSssul running of our own business.
We secured the modification Of the
ginning charges that keep the farm
! er from paying for bagging and ties.
as excess weight.
We secured the privilege Of farm
e.s cnih.ns together TO get car
rates on seed. either as gin seed or
wagon seed. # they would deliver
twenty tons in ten days. Mr.. Acree
told me at the meeting that Darling
ton farmers have done THIS. | have
heard of no others that h..'E done So.
In fact Col. Claffey's strongest indict-
ment of the cruShcrs was that they
/ have not carried out either the letter
or the spirit Of their agreement with
! the farmers through tn" food admin
istration. in that they have discrimin-
ated against car load seed both as cal
seed and as twenty tons delivered in
The Washington times., 1918-02-09
A SERIAL OF MYSTERY
STARRING DORIS KENYON

clean over his head and pull his
pistol. He shot and another went
down. Ths rest hed. Now, II Ram
say could but reach her in tlmG.
She cried out to him.
Behind her, the door gave way.
The Hidden Hand paused on the
threshold waving the gauntlet. but
advancing no further.
Don't jump" he cried. Every
thing II settled. I have made .
mistake. I will not come another
step"
Nor did he. as Doris. poised on the
window ledge. waited for the next
move.
The Hidden Hand reached into his
breast and plucked out q long dag
ger, the exact replica OF the one
held by the Spanish Cavalier. Be-
fore Doris could understand his In
tent. he took IL by the point and
hurled II straight at her. She
started TO leap. but the dagger
pierced through her hair and fast
ened IN the side OF the window,
pinnlnE her as securely by the hiIt
IN her hair as IL hands had reached
across the room. In vain she tried
to release the handle OF the dagger
from her hair. She could but
struggle like a pinned butterfly a.
the Hidden Hand started toward
her.
CTO BE Csntinusd Hsnday0
The Washington times., 1918-02-09
To My Sweetheart Soldier
Every Girl Should Read These Wonderful letter.

So did my Souls Brother, with
his artless questions, bring con-
fusion to my tongue.
How could / answer, when his
own homely philosophy sets forth
perhaps the best answer ever yet
given to any conflict the world has
ever known? II the rights Of the
individual were respected and
preserved, l presume there would
be no more f1ghtin to the end Of
time. AS to the Kaiser's Crouch
before that mighty question l
stand abashed. II anyone knows
what the Kaiseris crouch" was,
or is, he has not yet stepped for
ward to inform a waiting world.
And in the meantime you and
thousands and millions OF other
magnificent men must be sacrificed
must go down into the. melting
pot, that there may spring from
its fire a universe re-created to the
glory of God. Beloved dear, what
do people do, in a time like this,
who have no hope, no faith?
l was talking last night with
business mana neighbor who
came with his wife to call. Their
only son, splendid young man.
has given himself to the service,
and is waiting now in a Southern
camp, for his summons to go to
France. This father is q great
strong virile mantle sort the
country turns to in a crisis. He
spoke Of you. With tears which
wouldn't Quite.keep back l told him
how hard was trying to be brave
and to do my bit under your
colors, and l told him how grate-
ful he and should be for our
taith-for our belief that II you or
his son should never come back,
We would know that the parting
could be but for little while, and
we should meet again, and be to-
gether for ever more.
But l don't believe that" he
said, death is the end Of every
thing. If my son dies / shall
never Sc him again"
Oh! Beloved, when you pray
for US back home, pray for men
such as he, and for women, that
deeper than pain or heartache or
sacrifice may be to them the hope
which God came into the world to
bring-the hope Of resurrection and
life everlasting, the hope Of many
mansions in that Home Of the Soul,
where those who have gone before
shal wait, and God himself shall
welcome and receive.
GOODNIGHT, MY SOLDIER.
The Washington times., 1918-02-09
By David Cory.

FTER Puss left the little
a dwarf who lived under the
IA mountain and worked all day
making coats for the little men Of
the wood, our little traveller came
to a great Pumpkin In which lived
Jack O. Lantern. Now Jack o
Lantern was a little fairy who loved
to poke fun at everybody. especially
altar the sun went down and tie
tall shadows made thS forest dark
and gloomy.
He would come out Of his Pump
kin House and make the most
dreadful faces At travellers VINO
were out late, and this would send
them scurryinE home with fright
ensd tales Of = lite dwarf with
ayes Of nrs and a mouth of nAmS-
And whom Puss came GcroSs Jack
a. Lantern, It was Just At dusk. and
vhsn h. saw Jack o Lanterns heTZ
face he drew his sword and said:
DonL COuo NOO IVA ~s
will burn you with my flaming
gold feather" and he took on his
cap and pointed the magic plume
a, the naughty fairy.
"Ha, ha:" he laughed. I'm not
afraid Of a feather. even II It does
Iook like a nAme." and he came
quite close to PuSs. But when he
felt the heat 0, Puss juniors feather
he stepped back. for hts hair would
have been sinEed II he hadn't
Let's be friends" he said. You
come back to my Pumpkin House
and tell me a story about your ad-
ventures, and ! Will give you q
piece OF pumpkin pie"
So Puss followed the little fellow.
and when they we're inside the
Pumpkin House. Jack o'LAntSrn
drew up . chair for PusH. and then
he sat down on a stool and waited
for eur little trsySIlST to rslEtO -
The Washington times., 1918-02-09
Making Your Job Pay

; Bile. but she has the 'trads"-hnd
Helen drives It away.
The voice. the hand-clasp, ths
conversational tendencies OF an in
dividual help others Judge her.
II you give your hand, do it as
II you meant it-oIer yourself =
live vital person. with your hand
dent nOp out q dead fsh- The
nabby, indefinite, Indifferent greet
ing EuEEeSts a nature to match.
The voice attracts or repels ac-
cordinE as It il pleasant, we'll
placed, low and free from droninE
or raEplnE. A pleasant voice can
be cultivated. The wonderful, gold
en- voice Of Julia MarlowS did not
grow by the grace of some good
fairy. It came from singing les
SonS-sarnSst lessons In breathing
and voice-plIcsmSnt- SxSretsss
work
Look to the tone ana quality Sf
your voice, Nabsl-and then lock
deeper. What Dc you say in your
lovely, low, refined toAOs3 II seen
him when he done It? Gee, he's
some baby boy" Poor grammar and
cheap GlanE alike contribute to
make incorrect EnElish. Our Ian
EuaEe IL not . Esddy fad to change
from day to day-it Is . nxsd fpsti-
tuition.
Choose your words carefully
and still more carefully select the
topics they express. And that car
rles you to drst pr!nciplSs-riEht
habits OF thinking.
Think about worthwhile things.
Express yourself simply and we'll
and remember that the other party
TO any conversation would like to
do at least half Of the convsrsinI.
Did you say you were scared to
death" at the thought Of applying
for a new position or even Of speak
ing to the head Of your nrm?
Ahi That was before you knew
how to make your appearance,
manners and thoughts themselves
speak for you In your wsll-medu-
lated VoicsI
The Washington times., 1918-02-09
LOretto C. Lynch.
IRstruetSr war Cookery New York
Evening HIEh sehosL

Instructor war COokery New York
Evening HIEh sehOsI.
"HIs Winter. no doubt will long
be remembered, but the dis
- Eruntled, ErumblinE house
keeper only adds to the EsnSrsl ds-
prsssion- 30 many lsttsrs come to
ne from city housSkOsDsrs who are
disEuEtsd with their 1SSs bscausS
"tAS VtDss fross"
Xss. pipes fross. gas fro1a. DiDSs
burst and everyone feels the soAl
shortage more or lsHs. But 10 II
indeed refreshing to receive . let
ter from a housewife living on an
especially lonely point on the coast
OF Maine. She writes:
"oh, isn't this WIntar ElOriouA.
One can DO 50 much right at home
during these Winter monthA"
And the rest OF her letter goes en-
to tsfl what" she does.
The houSskespsr who gets nervous
Drostration or eellapsss when the
unusual happens to upset the
smooth running OF the wheels OF
housekeeping, Is not "a good sport"
Her depression Is reelected in the
family. and. IN the long run. the
whole community may become de-
pressed.
These little rough places make u
appreciate all the more things that
we long looked upon ~ our right
For inStaneS. who ever had . real
appreciation for water until It
frOzs? II Is only after the thaw''
that the city houGeksepsr realizes
how fortunate she In to have an
endless supply Of clean. pure water
pipsd right into her kitchen
never step into a modern house
hold without feeling = certain re-
BpSct for the furnishings that 80 to
make It up. The furnishings rep
resent. perhaps. centuries In the
STolution OF man. A long way
from the are" OF the roaming tribes
Of the desert II the modern stove
o. range
II your windows have bean i'm
movable because Of the frost. how
glorious was the fresh air that en-
tered the nrst day you were able to
open those Window And there
are so many things one can do to
make the best Of Winter. Perhaps
your handy man" has been given
. fuelless day holiday.
II you have been thinking anu
planning during your shut-in days
you can tell him Just how he can
make 4 little Improvement IN the
house. Perhaps while HooveriIlng
last Summer you found that your
canning efforts outgrsU the shelf
or cupboard where a 'hAlf-dozen Of
each" fitted nicely IN the ante
bellum days. Here is something he
can help remedy right now.
OF course. everybody n knitting .
little. at least, and only the other
day a lady showed me four gowns
The Washington times., 1918-02-09
Nigerian Tobacco.

1t Is stated IN a bulletin OF the
Imperial Institute that tobacco Is
grown for native use in almost
very part OF the Northern Provinces.
Nigeria The crop Is carefully cUl-
tlvated and manured, but the meth
cd Of curing IS very primitive. and
the product Is quite unfit for export.
In 1915 experiments were inauEu-
rated by the Agricultural Depart
msnt with the object OF producing
a bright" tobacco OF the VirRinian
type. Seed OF well known Amer
lean varieties was obtained from
the Department of Agriculture,
Union of South Africa. and trials
were started at MaiSana and Loriu
experiment stations. The extrerns
dryness OF the air at the former
station made & difficult to handle the
crop successfully. but at Iorin the
results were distinctly promising.
The Washington times., 1918-02-09
Beating Out Winter
WHY LET FEW NcoNvENIENCEs UPSET YOU,
Keep a Smiling Face and Think
of All the Advantages the
Modern Housewife Has.

; abs had rsmodslsd for herself ana
twelve little dresses and two coats
she had made from attic elsthinE.-
She told me she had been reading
the make over" column which ap-
pears in this nswBpaper from time
to time. This was her way Of max
Ing the most Of the Winter.
A very novel thing. whioh BE-
sDsakS the community feeling Of
the times. came to my attention rs-
esntly.
Three couple live In the aams
apartment house. Only one OF the
wives had a thorough knowledge OF
cooking. The other two women
provided the food. and this Esod
cook cooked II and served dinner In
her apartment each day to the three
husbands and wives.
After six weeks the other wives
knew something about cooking and
serving. So then each prividsd the
food and cooked and served # in
nsr own apartment to the others
every third day.
They found the experiment in
structivs. pleAsurAbls and eeonomi-
cal and It also provided a certain
amount OF social intercourse with
out going out OF doors into the
zero weather. Had the weather
been pleasant this self-improvemsnt
perhaps would never have come
about.
Then, during the shut-in day Of
Winter the housewife has 50 much
to think about. A very large number
Of women are preparing to cast their
first ballot in the near future. And
what better time than now to look
into civics Of ones city or STATED
The local high school or library wiz
be able to tell you Of a number OF
books-dealinE with this subject
A woman should Jot down from
time to time anything concerning
her home which she thinks might
Be bettsred by wise legislation
More than one Representative has
said that women do not know what
they want. Do you know? Every
body ever owed a letter EOs one
from me this Winter" said an un-
usually busy housewife to me the
other day. It's been so cold 1 just
had to stay IN. so I made the best
Of II and caught up on my mail
Observation seems to show that
the hustlinE, bustIinE cities have
produced few really great men and
women. The shining lights of our
nation almost always come from the
nsver-befors heard-of places. Might
that not be because the long shut-in
Winters or the lack Of the proximity
Of distracting pleasures forced them
TO stay At home and think7
Make the best of the winter. Ne
matter what little household irrsgu-
larity, keep a smiling face for the
tired workers who, perhaps discour-
aged and with heavy heart. have
travelled long distances through icy
weather to the place they call home.
The Washington times., 1918-02-09
NINETEENTH LETTER.

Jofre and Hindenburg certainly
lived up to traditions this morn
ing, but strange as it may seem,
they were not fighting each other,
but were uniting In a common
cause against the poor little
wounded dove. Since Sammy's
achievement with Joftre in the
matter OF that salute, he has felt
that human ingenuity could 60 no
farther, and so with the air OF one
who has encompassed a miracle,
he has left the dog to the ready
companionship OF his kind, and has
turned himself with passionate de-
Votion to the wounded dove. No
longer does the dove brood in
lonely splendor in his Iatticed
cage. His resting place now is on
the breast Of Sammy, tight clasped
under his little jacket. Frank has
shown him how to give the dove
its bath in the gentlest way, and
II was during this peaceful opera
ton that the forces Of Jofre and
Hindenburg Joined in the attack.
1t all happened in the side yard,
and In the general mix-up of fly
ing fur and waving tails, and
Erowls and screams, and pande-
monium, It was hard to discover
cause and effect, and which side
was winning, If at all. Only after
Frank had disentangled Sammy and
the cat and dog, did / see the
dove rising like a miniature air
plane over the scene Of the dis
aster. But the broken wing, like
the crippled shaft Of many an air
ship, brought the dove slowly back
again to earth, and Sammy with
uplifted arms and eyes of love
clasped 1t once more to his breast.
Back in that safe retreat, Sammy
poured out his heart to me.
What's the sense Of a dog and
q cat fighting a dove? Amt those
guys got no sense? A dog is a dog.
What does he want to meddIe with
q cat for, can't he stay to home,
or pick on a dog? Amt a cat
got plenty Of cats to fight without
going on to other animals? And
gee, amt a dove got any right
to live, anyhow, just because
there's cats and dogs. Those guys
make me sick-hghtin'. Say, Miss
Hope, what is Mr.. Jack ightin'
over? What kind Of a crouch has
the Kaiser got? There amt no one
told me yet what's the reason for
all this drillin' and marchin', and
Red Crossin' and Liberty Bondin'?
Amt it Just plain fghtin'?"