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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-05

Sometimes this propaganda appears
in the most innocent guise of people
who are apparently worked" by the
cotton bears without their knowing
that the bears have played them for
suckers Sonnet etirnes it appears in the
most deliberate falsehoods about the
cotton situation, falaehocas that would
match the lies of the German propa-
ganda, tGpifed III the fact ihat sew
eral years ago when New York cot
ton speculator WIS putting out very
bearish statements about cotton a Bal
timore banker asked him how he
.reconciled his statements with his
transactions in the cotton market, and
he said, in substance: "Y do not want
auy friends Of mine TO follow MY
printed advice, for my actions are Of
ten directly opposite to what I am
advising the public to dov'
But the statement quoted by Presi-
dent Heath which said, against cot
ton is the English government, the
combined mill interests of the world,
the market manipulators Of Liver
pool and Wall Street and every pos
sible influence that can be brought to
BEAR" has been true for one hun
dred years, and reports Of discus
sions on this question in the financial
and banking circles of Europe and
New England fer the last century
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-05
Marriage License.

White-Robert Hancock of Sumter
S. C. to Miss Georgia Cobia of Sum
ter,lS. G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-05
PERSONAL.

Mrs. r. l. Butt and son Lamar, Jr..
have gone to Atlanta TO spend a few
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-05

Whatever TO gamDling on the pear
side, but they decidedly objected to
anybody gambling on the bull side.
The delegation proposed to Mr.. Bal
four that the British government
| should undertake to summon an in
ternaJional legislation on gam bling in
cotton and all other commodities.
The childHke simplicity of these
people in their effort to unite the cot
ton spinning interests of the world in
an effort to gamble on the bear side.
while asking the British government
to call conference to prevent gambl-
ing on the bull side, is indicative Of
their frame of mind which permitted
them to see only one side Of the case.
Mr.. Macara al that time expressed
| his regret that in consequence Of
Mr. Ralfour's unfortunate illness and
the slowness with which governments
move, no reply had been made by Mr.
Balfour,'' but little later the Prime
Minister wrote to Mr.. L. V. Harcourt
discussing the conference proposed by
! English cotton manufacturers as te
the policy or impolicy Of forcibly
| lA44iASHiSo OoIPltA ~ oSl COiliClil c1AiiOiiS
| inanufa cturers CT all nations III order
that the demand for raw material may
IN the future be more nearly equal To
The supply" and on this he said: This
| however is a matter OH which Gas
YOU Will agree) it would be improper
10 offer an opinion or even to aid IL
organizing a conference which shoulc
be asked to offer an opinion
Thus. in very polite language. Nh
! Baifour cave these spinners Mr.. Ma
cara included his view Of their pre-
sumptuous request.
On the other side of the situation
just a few weeks after Mr. Macara
appeal for a combination to break
down the price OF cotton very IL
Eliminating address was made by Pres.
ident w C. Heath of the American
! Cotton Manufacturers Association al
its annual convention held in Wash
ington. In the course OF his ad-
dress Mr. Heath congratulated the
farmers Of the South upon the grea'
ladvance which had taken place dur
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09
COOPERATIVE SHIPPING PLAN
Boys Of Florida County to Market
Their Pigs In carloads-Engaged
In Feed Contest.

(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
The pig club boys of Madison coun-
ty, Fla, are planning to market their
pigs next fall in cooperative car
load shipment. These boys are now
busily engaged In feeding contest
and are working for one Of number
of prizes offered for the most success
full feeders. Peanut meal and corn,
with rape and rye pastures, make up
the present rations of the club pigs.
The local county agent has already
informed a number of livestock COM
mission companies of the plan of mar
keting the club pigs, and states that
the buyer will have to bid above the
market price to get them.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09
GOOD
ROADS
DAMAGE DONE 70 HIGHWAYS
Public Roads Bureau Experimenting
With Matter Of Impact on
Various Surfaces.

A new series Of experiments, which
may have far-reaching effect upon
transportation on the highways and
the regulation thereof, has been un-
dertaken by the bureau Of public
roads, department Of agriculture.
The work, which is being done by
the division Of road materials, test
and research, is designed to demon
strate the damage done to highways
by different forms of transportation
units travelling under varying condi-
tions. It is thought that the infor-
nation so obtained will perhaps serve
as basis for scientific regulation of
traffic on different types Of pavements,
incidentally indicating the types and
designs Of road which will best serve
the needs of traffic.
It is also suggested that from this
knowledge fair consideration will be
assured in legislative charges against
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09
Old Publications.

An odd bit Of the past turns up in
list of old publications soon to be
sold at auction, namely, to give 1t Its
full. imposing title. "A Sermon
Preached at White-Chapel. in the Pres
ence Of Many Honorable and Worship
full. the Adventures and Planters for
Virginia" and published for the Ben
eft and Use Of the Colony, Planted,
and to bee Planted there and for the
Advancement of their Christian Pur-
pose" The Rev. William Symonds
preached that sermon. notes the Chris
tlan Science Monitor, and described
Virginia as land with the fruitful
ness whereof England. our mistresse.
cannot compare, no. not when she Is
In her greatest PRIDE" Yet he preached
to rather sorry congregation, says
history. largely composed Of immi-
grants who had failed at home through
bad habits little calculated to help
In new country.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09
LIVESTOCK
ENOTES6

The horses should be given plenty
Of fresh water regularly every day.
Regular feeding Is Of paramount Inn
portance In keeping stock in healthy
condition.
Pasture lands devoted to sheep have
greater possibility of their own sus-
tenance than any other.
The rule Is that 1t Is better not to
milk the cow before freshening unless
1t become absolutely necessary.
There 10 nothing like self-feeder
to give pigs a good start. and 1t Is the
start they get that tells in the wind
up.
BY providing good pasture crops for
lambs after weaving. setback In
growth may frequently be avoided and
The lambs marketed at an earlier age.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09
skILLFuL IN USE OF POISON
South African Bushnen Had Weapon
Which In Other Hands Might
Have Been lnvinclbie.

The bushmen, Africa's pygmies Of
the South, who succumbed so quickly
to civilization, are becoming rarer
every day. Famine. wars and the white
mans encroachments have killed OF
thousands.
The one great achievement of these
children of the woods Is their skillful
use Of poisons. In the hands of moro
subtle people the poisoned arrow might
have been an invincible weapon. but
for the bushman it only delayed inev-
table defeat.
The bushman's arrow Is a toy Of
light reed until he turns 1t into .
certain death dealer by covering tho
tip with one Of his favorite poisonA
A certain caterpillar of the jungle. the
most venomous snakes and spiders.
poisonous roots and leaves all yield
their power to kill to the use of these
natives.
SPECIAL men Of the tribe prepare thu
poisons for their purpose, usually heat
ing them in dish before dipping the
dart into them. While waiting for their
poisonous brew to cook, the poison con-
cOctOrs dance about the fire In excite
ment at the coming hunt or combat.
Skulking in breathless silence upon an
imaginary enemy, they suddenly leap
up and discharge the fatal arrows.
after which they shift easily to the
part of the victim. and writhe and
howl with all the agony Of the hunted.
Exhaustion and the completion of the
poison put an end to this vivid re-
hearsal.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09
A Club Boy and His Three Orphans.

youngster have brought to maturity
animals which otherwise would not
have survived infancy. AS result,
the meat supply Is increased and the
boy or girl is enabled to earn money.
The father Of little girl in Arson
county, N. c., who was very anxious to
join a pig club, repeatedly refused to
give her pig. One Of his pigs did
not do well last year and he tried to
sell the "runt" for 81, but could not
find buyer. His wife persuaded him
to give the friendless pig to the little
girl. Care and careful feeding brought
it to maturity. After while the club
members herd was increased to six.
The little girl traded the best two Of
the litter to her father for sole possess
sion of the mother hog, and sold the
other three for SIS. Having now ac-
duired membership in the pig CLUB,
she plans to continue in the work.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09
ON SELF-FEEDERS
Hogs Fed In This Manner Save Feed
and Labor and Are Fit for Market
Much Earlier.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.)
Fatten hogs on self-feeders as far
as possible. Hogs fed in this way save
labor, save feed in proportion to the
gain in weight rsade, and are ready
for market sooner than those which
are hand fed. Less feed is actually
required to fatten when hogs are self
fed. The system is therefore econom-
ical in every respect.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09

traffic, since an accurate measure of
impact damage therefrom will be pos
sible.
The experiments will cover wide
range, taking into account four fac
tors-those Of speed, height Of fall,
type Of tire used and the weight Of
the transportation unit.
Under the last heading it will be
necessary for the bureau to consider
distribution of weight above and un-
der springs and on back and front
axles. a quantity which is decidedly
variable on different makes Of motor
and horse-drawn vehicles. The bureau
has called upon the national automO-
bile chamber of commerce to assist
In the collection Of this data, much
Of which has not been generally tabu-
lated, and a questionable has been
sent to all motor truck manufacturers
Of America on this subject. Immedi-
ate attention to this has been request
ed in order to facilitate the expert
iueEts.
In the initial stages of the work the
pack has been measured by the per-
maneEt reformation of 0ne-half by
one-half inch copper cylinders placed
under a steel plunger subjected to the
impact of traffic. A varying height Of
fall is arrived at by different take-offs
for the machine. First experiments
indicated wide range in the force
of impact as between units with solid
tlres and pneumatics.
Working from these first steps the
bureau officials plan to perfect a ma
chine which will take into account the
factors mentioned and which will en-
able them to provide a constant sue
cession of impacts on selected slabs
or paving compositions. This will en-
able the experiments to proceed much
more rapidly than would be possible
under actual road conditions. Tests
will be made on horse-drawn as well
as otor-driven vehicles.
In addition to the above expert
ments another series is planned to de-
termine the wearing qualities Of differ
ent types Of road surfaces when sub
Jected to very heavy traffic.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09

In 1898 the Massachusetts, general
court ordered, . writer comments,
shat no man shall take any tobacco
within 20 poles of any house. o. so
near as may endanger tho same" In
1708 an act was passed fosbidding the
carrying Of fire through the streets ex-
cept in covered vessel. smoking. or
having in ones possession ''any lighted
pipe or segar" In the streets or on the
wharves. The penalty was -. II the
offender was In 4 ropewalk. the PEN
atty was from s. to 500. This pro-
hibition Of 1893 was not repealed until
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09
Much for Trunk Highways.

1t is proposed that Uncle Sam spend
S4OO.O00OOO for trunk highways, now
that the season approaches when a
man will have no further reason to
travel prin :ipally with suitcase
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09
SAVE TRANSPORTATION COSTS
Eight Cents Per Ton-Mlle Can Be e.
feeted When Road 10 Lifted to
Durable Glass.

The report of the joint congressional
committee which investigated highway
economics in 1914 shows that saving
Of eight cents per ton-mile can be eff
fected in transportation costs when
road Is lifted from the dirt to the du-
rable class. This does not take into
account increased real estate valua-
lions or social advantages from the Inn
provement.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09
ORPHANED LAMBS AND PIGS
Patience, Care and Good Nursing Have
Brought to Maturity Many IN
fortunate Animals.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Many weak "orphan" lambs and
pigs, requiring too much care for the
average farmer or ranchman to bother
with, are salvaged by the boys and
girls belonging to the clubs organized
by the United States department Of ag'
riculture and the state colleges. Pa
thence, care and good nursing by a
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09
Nearly Two Score Are Killed in
War Between Whites and
Blacks in Chicago.
STATE TROOPS CALLED OUT
Street Car Men Strike at Same Time
Urgency Of Action to Cut Living
Cost Impressed on Govern
ment-Status Of Peace
Treaty Contest.
BY EDWARD W. PlcKARo.

Race riots and strikes made Chicago
the news center of the country for the
week. and the news from 1t was sen
sotional and plentiful. Starting in a
trifling quarrel over the color line"
at a bathing beach, a real race war
sprang up with startling suddenness
and quickly spread throughout the
South side of the city, where most OF
the negroes live, and thence to the
downtown business district, with spo-
radio outbreaks in other regions. Be-
fore the authorities got the situation
under control nearly two score per-
sons had been killed and several hun
dred wounded. For several days the
mayor insisted the police could re-
store order, but realization of his mis-
take was forced on him and he called
on the governor for assistance from
the state militia. Several regiments
at once occupied the 'black belt"
However, the establishment of martial
law was avoided and thus the city
saved its face"
There Is no doubt that the casualty
lists Of the race war were kept down
by the fact that the strike of the
street car men was coincident with
the riots. Not a surface or elevated
car was running and it was compare
lively easy for the authorities to keep
out Of the riot district the trouble and
curiosity seekers. The strike, which
had been impending for some time.
was precipitated suddenly by the rad
zeal element in the car mems unions, a
compromise offer of the companies. ap-
proved by the state and city authori-
ties and the heads of the unions, be-
ing rejected. Though seriously ham,
pered in getting to its work and In
transacting business, the public took
the situation good naturally and made
its way to the business district and
home again with rather remarkable
facility. All manner Of motor We
hicles were pressed into service and
the steam roads exerted, every effort
to carry their many thousands OF extra
passenger The demand of the car
men for = heavy increase in wages
did not have general sympathy, for It
meant a corresponding increase in the
fares charged.
There have been many bitter COM
plants lately to the effect that the
government was not doing what It
might to reduce the cost Of living by
selling to consumers the immense sur
plus stores Of food held by the war
department. On Thursday the war
department put on sale about 341 ,OO0,-
600 pounds Of those foodstuffs, includ-
ing canned vegetables, c0rned beef,
bacon. roast beef. frozen meats and
poultry. The marketing was done
through local postmasters and mail
carriers, who took orders from buy
ers, received the cash and delivered
the goods. The prices obtained rep
resented the cost to the government
nlus the hostage. This sale Was -
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09
Good Roads Approved.

The secretary Of agriculture. up to
May l, had approved LOST project
statements for federal aid roads, In
volving the Improvement Of 1850
miles Of highways at an estimated
cost Of So, 93S, 900.
The evening world., 1919-09-02

"of course. one undoubted fact in
the American home is that the wife
always knows what her husband is
doing. 1t is Just as true, on the other
hand, that he will not do anything
really bad. He makes mistakes and
blunders, often immensely funny
ones. but he does not commit crimes.
He is a pretty good husband. take
him all around. and his wife cannot
be cross with him very often or very
long. Every little situation in my
plays ends happily. Marriage in this
country Is not often a tragedy or
even a melodrama. 1t Is a happy
sentimental comedy"
1t is-but sometimes 1t seems some
thing else. Those are the timos when
a film drama OF American married
life can correct a point of view tenn
porarily warped. Suppose a woman's
husband does not come home a; the
usual time. II she goes to the moving
picture house and sees the story OF
why the average well-meaning Amer
lean is late to dinner-the subway
block. the time-killer in his offiSe. the
detOur through crowded streets 70
buy candy for the children-she win
return home and give him a kiss in
stead OF tears and seedlings OF Jealous
rage.
Or perhaps she thinks he gives too
little money and fusses too much
over the bills. Her point OF view may
be revolutionized II she sees a film
drama OF a man who almost works
himself into an insane asylum to sat-
isfy the demandu OF a thoughtlessly
extravagant wife. AS Henry 5" wife,
Mrs. SidNey Drew must have taught
many a married woman lessons in
humorous. tolerant understanding
and manipulation OF Henry or John
or Tom.
Lessons in courteous chivalrouS
love-making are taught TO the younger
generation by Eugene o'Brien. ]
Warren Kerrigan, Douglas Fairbanks
and other gallant young gentlemen o.
the screen drama The girl wht
watches their hat-dohings, thei
SwiftnesS in opening doors and pick
The evening world., 1919-09-02
TWO MINUTES OF OPTIMISM
By Herman / Stich
~
We Are the Master MGgiciGnS of Time
COpyrlEhL lVlO. by Ths PresI

THE earth has long been ours
and all its heritage; and the
seas and their deeps and all
that dwells therein; and now the
roar Of whirring, whirling metal
browns the shrek and scream Of the
eagle and heralds the glorious tri-
umph that man, not fowl, is master
of the air.
Distance no longer separates. The
ocean is a hop, its watery expanses
are but highways and byways be-
tween tho threshold OF the old world
and the new.
We touch a key in New London,
New England. and we need not tarry
to hear the answering click from
London. England.
We cut into the cancer OF isolation
and bigotry and hatred and bind up
the wound with bandages OF justice
and understanding and brotherhood.
We fetter Nature and tether her
works so not a flake that forms upon
the whitening. glistening mountain
peak but lights our nights with
CLEAN Of jewel and fire OF brilliant.
With tube of glass and orb Of lens
and weapon of brain we conquer the
Universe and make Nature slave Of
mankind.
In our scales We weigh worlds and
also infinitesimal. invisible hairs Of
microscopic insects and in our phials
we dissolve consultations and wrest
from them their secrets.
We resurrect O broken man with a
new arm or a new leg as We would
broken puppet.
We pit microbe against microbe;
sickness against sickness; Nature
against herself; and ever we grope
and probe; and find and found; and
keep on and sweep on.
Nature in an angry mood intended
that some men should not hear; but
we reject her sentence OF handicap
and teach men to capture fleeting
ideas even as they form upon the
lspeaker's lips. She decreed that
The evening world., 1919-09-02

ing up handkerchiefs. their earnest
yet tender and decent love-making, is
not going to tolerate any ''treat-'em-
rough" methods from her own Love-
lace. She acquires a standard OF good
manners and the polite expression of
sentiment which perhaps nothing in
her home life or school surroundings
would teach her.
Therefore she insists that her Ro-
meo OF the tenements shall not kiss
her with his hat on. shall not quarrel
loudly in public places, shall not be
her escort unless he is as presentably
grOomed as his pocketbook win allow.
Contemplation OF the heroines Of
the screen may not make our girls
more beautiful--do they even need
that7-but II should and doubtless
does make them more appreciative Of
the charms Of girlish simplicity and
modest clothes.
The young girl who Is devoted to
Mary Piokford and the other inge-
nues Of the screen is likely to eschew
the makeup box and the too revela-
tory clothes which make her appear
ance 80 much harder and older than
It need be. With the youthful ten
dency TO initiate what ono .admlres.
she win do her hair simply and
choose quiet. girlish frocks and plain
little suits.
The furnishing OF movie apartments
and houses teaches women valuable
lessons in home decoration. They
learn how much more effective is
plain wallpaper as a background for
framed pictures, and how a couch
covered with comfortable cushions is
worth half a dozen gimcrack chairs
trimmed with tides.
Personally. wish there were not
so many moving pictures teaching
that slapstick crudity is synonymous
with true humor, and that the Gus
tard pie and torn trousers school OF
comedy might be banished from the
screen. But its undesirable lessons
are In the balance against much
lother excellent instruction in manners
anu bS"e A@SsSs -, s-.--.---l-
The evening world., 1919-09-02

others should not see or speak; but
we go her much better and sensitize
the finger tips and make them into
eyes or fitting wands Of eloquence.
And still we are not satisfied. Still
burns the desire to possess that
which lies beyond. Still we stride
on and strive on to the ever-retreat-
ing horizon for its tabled, fairy gold,
and though we reach 1t not we win
more than compensating glory and
reward in the struggle
We regard with unfeigned amuse-
ment and growing scorn the puny,
futile antics OF Alladin's genii. We
have long since eclipsed the sorcer-
ors Of old. WE AND VIZ ALONE
ARE THE MASTER MAGICIANs
OF TIME.