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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
COLD STORAGE FOOD

st. Paul, Mimi. Dec. 16.-Managers
of 20 coal storage plants in Minneap-
oils St. Paul and Duluth today were
ordered by n. J. Holmberg, State COM
missioner Of agriculture, to remove
before January ! all foods placed in
storage before August 19. 1913. The
order was authorized under the cold
storage law passed by the special ses-
sion Of the legislature last September.
under which the food may be stored
only one year.
According to Holmberg large guam
titles Of food. especially meats, fish
and poultry, will be forced into the
market
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20

LET AE-Cut your tire cost so per
cent or more. You will escape tire
trouble on the road. Alone worth
more than the cost. / give written
uGarantee they will not blow out and
seldom puncture. NO money tied
up IN spare tires, rotling. I can re-
inforce old tires that seem worth
less, to serve 1000 to 5000 miles
slore. and new ones to serve dou-
bic the guarantee or more, for
prices so low you cannot guess. Sat
isfactio1i to you or money back. "A
c.. Warren, at the garage, 21 and
80 Telephone ST.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
WHICH Way FOR JAPAN:

The possibility Of a Russo-German-
japanese alliance being formed with
N the next few years has become a
nightmare to many people. To them
it means that "the next war" will
have to be fought within Is or 20
years by the rest Of the world against
that alliance, with,sthe English-speak-
ing peoples bearing the brunt Of it.
Nor is that menace wholly of the
stuff that dreams are made Of.
Japan seems topbe entering period
similar to that Of Germany 40 years
ago. She has emerged from a feudal,
seif-centred period of devotion to her
own art, her own religion, her own
politics, into a period which may be
called centrifugal She is being push
ed outside her own confines by increas-
ing population, by the material urge.
She sees the modern improvements
OF the outer world and adopts their
shells without the spirit which in
spired them. She has now a strong
centrpl government and mass of
people toe poorly educated to resent
its impositions.
She is, like the Germany Of 40 years
ago, plastic, ready to be nodded for
good or i'll, into a horrible fighting
machine or into one of the most bene-
dcem of civilized forces
Germany, it goes without saying,
would be only too glad to so at it
again if there were any hope of re-
coup;ng past losses and winning fresh
gains
Russia in ten years will be shaken
down into some sort of order, but
poor and resentful against the rest
of the world. IAxould be reasonable
to suppose that she would welcome
such an alliance with promise oi
wealth and power to be used for hel
own development.
The turn Of the balance lies wit.
Japan. Arthur Bullard. in Harper:
Magazine, says we must decide eth.
erSto befriend Japan Or bully her. l;
Is hard to conceive middle course.
HeIhinks we have our chance. at thi:
stage, to ward off the Germanizin:
process. His concluding paragraph
as indeed the whole article, will bea'
serious consideration:
ssJge cannot win the friendship oi
Japan with words. We must deal just
w with her We must cooperate
with her in working out plans for hel
national well-being which do not d."
pead on the old method Of brutal dom
irl.Mton, which We want to see dis
earded-on the kind of diplomacy
which she learned from the practic'
of Christendon1. II we want JapaI
tosbe more considerate to her weak
/ e,. neishber than other nations haE'
heen-or are-we must give her actlv'
ana cordial assistance. There is nj
ether policy for us, if we wish tn:
Pacific Ocean to deserve its alt.:ic
tiIe naue. - .skstsGsssaa
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20

The post Office officials have placed
an extra table in the lobby for the
purpose of receiving parcel post pack
ages. To date the postmaster and ms
assistants have done xceedinsly well
in handling the heavy shipment OF
parcel post packages. a motorcycles
with side car has been equipped
and is now greatly aiding in distrlbut-
ing the incoming mails. These OIL
cials request that the public cooper
ate with them in giving quick serv-
ice
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20

Mexico City, Dec. 1.-THE govern
ors Of all States Of Mexico have been
summoned to meet in Mexico City on
December Goth for a conference with
President CarranZa looking to more
rapid pacification Of republic and also
to outline plans whereby the ap-
preaching elections will be carried out
with the least disturbance or unfair
ness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20

900 pounds of all kinds and classes.
Philadelphia ranks second, followed
closely by Chicago. Manufacturers in
Massachusetts held 91,O0O000 pounds;
Rhode Island 33,O00,00O; and Penn
sylvania. 100000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
DOES YOUR FACE-Always loo

s..fresh. and clean or does it show II the: e:
unmistakable signs Of work, worry
or age. Nine. Posts Skin Food IS
a tissue builder. a line elininator
and will clarity any complexion.
Price per jar $500; by mail, s2.o3.
Nine. Post. 130 n Main ST., Sum.
Ter s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20

Just the kind Of bracelet watch you
want can be found at Cooper's Jewel
ry Store.-Advt.
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NORTH AMERICAN ACCIDENT N

SURANCE co. The Oldest Of its
kinG, 80 years in business. Writes
$-,5G0G0 on loss OF life, s2,5o0.oo
on 4 other injuries, and various less
amounts on other accidents; pays
weekly SO to $50 for lost time from
accidents; weekly sick benefits. SO
on &c diseases named. and other
emergency relief, as much as s10e.-
00. NO medical examination; no
assessments: no dues. For male
arc female; white and coleTed alike,
rom IS 10 70 years. III fer an
nual payncnr OF SO in one
amount. Not ali, bat huff said. See
.n2 at the garage, p and % Trle-
p1cnn ST. A. c.. Warren, Agt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20

Thousands of dollars worth Of hol-
iday goods, fresh from New York has
just been received at Cooper's Jewelry
Store.-Advt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20

Don't buy that Xmas gift before
you visit Cooper's Jewelry Store
Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20

Platinum and diamond bar pins.
the very latest designs are now on dis
play at Cooper's Jewelry Store
A hfiy+
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I1c:s saLE-some of the best regis
tered Guernsey bulls of various ages.
,,ronl a I,.,;ze winning family. c. Nj.
:>oykin Mayesville, s. c., Z. +. d.
No g.
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The largest assortment Of Xmas siff
@oocs 70 &c :;3"2:d ii ,a~;n IS oa dis
pay 1t Co"pe.s .ieM.s!fy store
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NEw xoKa COTTON a.AssaE.
Christmas Fund.

Since IL" rece!; publication Of the
Christmas fund the following
amounts have been added:
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24
Important to all Women
Readers Of this Paper

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble. or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
II the kidneys are not in healthy con.
dition. they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head.
ache and loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous irrita.
bic and may be respondent; it makes any
one 80.
But hundreds of women claim that DR.
Kilmer's Swamp Root. by restoring
health to the kidneys. proved to be jus,
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
Many send for q sample bottle to Set
what Swamp Root, the great kidney
liver and bladder medicine, will do fo
them. By enclosing ten cents to DR.
Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y. 70,
may receive sample size bottle by Parce
Post. You can purchase medium ant
hrgs size bottles at all drug stores.-Adv
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

border of the eyelet embroidery at the
bottom and pointed pockets Of 1t set
on at each side. The introduction Of
the eyelet embroidery in seams is a
touch that tells In this design. The
long net sleeves have II narrow band
of eyelet embroidery at the waist and
the girdle is made of 1t.
Narrow black grOsgrain ribbon. In
two lengths is fastened to the eyelet
girdle at the right side and looped to
the center of the front. 1t is free to fall
in two ends from these. This is the
final quiet touch to a dress that has
the refinement of white and marvellous
ly clever designing to make 1t the envy
of more pretentiOus rivals. The hat
and shoes to be worn with 1t are
obliged to measure up to its excel
lence; to be of the same character.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

Anyone may be excused for enjoy
ing the talent that can take two such
familiar fabrics as embroidered net
and eyelet embroidery and convert
them into dress as unusual and dis
tinguished as that pictured here. It
is this ingenuity in making the best
that can be made of materials that
delights the critic Of dress, more than
anything else. Whoever designed this
altogether charming dress for sum
mer day. showed positive genius for
adapting simple means to trlum-
phant end and has achieved pretty
masterpiece.
This dress. which is just all that one
could ask for, is made of goods that
are washable, and while 1t lasts will
therefore be able to add freshness to
its other beauties. 1t has straight
skirt bOrdered ut the bottom with n
wide band of eyelet embroidery which
is Joined to plain petticoat OF fine
lawn or batiste. The band of en-
broidery used for this deep border is
hemmed up along one edge. The other
edge is trimmed off, the portion trim
med away including the row OF
round eyelets that finish the en-
broidery pattern on each edge. This
row Of eyelets appears in the girdle
and in the seams of the coat.
The long straight coat Is of net with
a figure scattered over it. a simple en-
broidered motive. 1t has also deep
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

The large hat Tor summer wear,
Adroitly managed to extend Its field
of usefulness. Is now n part Of the
headwear Of gray-haired matrons as
well as a favorite with young women.
1t has won out. or the older matrOns
have. by a gradual progress. In these
days NO many women Of middle life
have youthful carriage. youthful
figures. md handsome faces that they
select millinery to match up with these
rather than with their graying hair.
Occasionally one sees matron with
dark eyes. fresh complexion and white
hair. full Of vigor and dressed su-
perbly to set off her style. II has to
be conceded that such a woman pos
sesses more distinction than youth can
hope for. In her appearance. And
large hats on gray heads have been
worn by these older discriminating
dressers. but this year they are an
nounced by the authoritative c0stum-
crs and featured among the showings
of lovely millinery for Easter.
In the group Of three hats shown
here. NIL pictured on youthful models.
the large black hat at the top Is bet.
fer suited to the older head. 1t is
not extreme In size and is made of
fine malines, with curtain edge that
softens It and q flange of black vel
vet on the under brim. The crown of
mallnes is blocked into shape and has
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24
THE MEN in
CLASS Al

A sound, healthy man 10 never back
number. A man can be a. vigorous and
able at seventy a. at twenty. Condition,
not years, puts you In the discard. A
system weakened BY. overwork and care
less living brings old age .prematufely.
The bodily functions are impaired and
unpleasant symptoms appear. The weak
Upot II generally the kidneys. Keep
them clean and in proper working con-
&tion and you will generally find your.
self in Glass A. Take GOLD MEDAL
your system wilt always be in working
order. Your spirits will be enlivensd,
your muscle: supple, your mind active.
Don't wait until you have been reject.
ed Commence to be . first-class man
now. Go to your druggist at once.
Get . trial box Of GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM on Capsule:. They are made
lem Oil-the kind your at-grandfath.
keep you toned up and feeling Ane.
Money refunded II they do not help you.
Remember to ask for the imported
GOLD MEDAL Brand In three sisss,
sealed packages. ADV.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

ceived by the German secret service
in 1915, when they were warned that
q lady was obtaining very important
information and passing 1t to suspect
ed agents in neutral countries. Maj.
Weissmann. Germany's spy expert,
made six months search throughout
Germany, but finally confessed fall
ure to locate her. Weissmann appears
to have been among the last to sus-
pect the charming Miss Westermann,
who was personal friend of his and
actually on several occasions discussed
with him the mystery Of the woman
spy who was baffling the best brains
Of the German secret service.
Took Papers From Spy Expert.
On one occasion Weissmann cap
tured and had shot two French secret
service men who had stolen some i'm
portant documents from him. Weiss
mann was rather proud Of his success
in getting these papers back and in
having the two spies executed.
He could not help boasting about his
success to the lady and he even showed
her the papers. She appeared greatly
interested in them and lost In admira.
tion for the resources and skill of her
companion. 1t was only when he
reached his own lodgings that the
major found the papers missing.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

headaches disappeared. gained In
weight and feel fine, 90 I can honestly
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound to any woman who 10
suffering as l was. Mrs. ADEI.NE B.
LYNCH, 100 Plain St, Providence, R. L
Backache and nervousness are symp-
toms or natures warnings, which in
dicste functional disturbance or an
unhealthy condition which often devel-
ops into more serious ailment
Women In this condition should not
continue to drag along without help, but
profit by Mrs. Lynch's experience, and
try this famous root and herb remedy.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound-and for special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co., Lynn, Mass.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24
Sweaters.

No wardrobe is complete without at
least one sweater. Men. women, boys.
girls and even babies wear 'em. says
Dry Goods Economist. Men cling to
the serviceable wool sweater coat or
athletic sweater. boys accept the same
styles, but women and girls demand
many styles and materials from which
to make their selections. Silk. fiber
silk and wool are the predominatina
materials, at this particular season
wooden sweaters, of course. being the
leaders.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24
"cold In the Head''

. a acute attack of Nasal Catarrh. Per.
ems who are subject to frequent colds
6 The head" Will fnd that the usS q
AA1ti0 CATARRH MEDICINE win
bu1ld up the System. cleanse the Blood
en4 re1dsr them lsss liable to colds.
had to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE ie tax:
ea Internally and acts through the BLOOD
On the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
An Druggists TO- Testimonials frse:
geece fer any case svsNn Of sstnrrh ,,, tnss IA
=. J. Cheney 4 Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24
ALLIES MASTER
SPY A WOMAN
Miss Westermann, Guest in Ger
man Homes, Learns Deep
est Secrets.
STEALS GAS FORMULA
Fascinating Young Woman outwits
German Secret Service "Wizards"
Who Are Trying to Capture
Her-Steals From Spy.

Paris-FrOm the mass of thrilling
entente spy stories, there stands out
one master mind" young woman.
She is Miss Irene Westermann. From
the outbreak of the war; this mysteri-
GUS and fascinating lady, whose gifts
made her welcome guest in many
Berlin homes, Cleaned from German
high officials information of the great
est value to the allies. Despite the
price of 5000 on her head, she worked
successfully In Germany during the
four years of war. even associating
with and obtaining information from
the very German secret service "wiz-
ards" who were trying to capture her.
1t was not until the eve of the armi-
stice, in October, 1918, that the Ber-
lin secret service discovered Miss
Westermann's real work. When they
went to her apartment to arrest her
she had flown.
According to the Germans own
story, Miss Westermann obtained and
passed to agents of the entente infor-
nation regarding Germany's construc-
tion of new types of submarines, the
latest type of aeroplanes and the new
gun which The Germans had invented
to deal with tanks.
What the German high command evil
IDENTIFY felt most of all was the fact
that when they had arranged for the
preparation of new poison gas, which
was to be greater surprise to the al
lies than the first gas, this mystery
spy obtained the formula in some way
and passed 1t on to the allies. The
result was that work was begun on n
new type of respirator, and when the
gas was used 1t proved great failure.
Toyed With German Agents.
Miss Westermann was master of the
situation In Germany. She had estab-
lished wide connection and gave
music lessons to children in Berlin be-
fore the war. She spoke German
fluently, and to all outward appear
ance was typical German girl.
The first hint of clever girl agent
in the employ Of the entente was re
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

band OF velvet about the sides
Against this band there are set four
big ostrich feather ''pin-wheels." !"
made of long, black fiues.
Below at the left. large hat Of
Orchid-pink crepe reveals an irregular
brim, narrow in front, much wider at
the back and a soft crown. The brim
edge is finished with an overcast stitch
made of embroidery silk. Blossoms
and foliage are embroidered In q heavy
silk on the crown and brim. This
would make good choice for brides
maids hat and be effective In any Of
the light colors.
The remaining hat has a braid brim,
covered with crepe geargette, a crown
of georgette and the very becoming
curtain edge which is so attractive In
mnlines or lace or georgette hats. Hats
Of this character are shown In all
the fashionable light colors. Fine che
mile used In the manner Of embroid.
cry silk, is applied to the crown in
long parallel stitches placed n
groups. with a cross-stitch ornament
between the groups. This IL a very
practical large hat and is made IN
many colors.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24
PET DOGS INHERIT $4,000
Ohio Woman Left Entire Fortune In
TRUST for Comfort Of Her Pets.

Trotwood. Ohio-The will Of Louise
b. Iams Of this place bequeaths her
estate. valued at $4,000. to be held in
trust for the care Of four pet dogs.
The caretaker. the instrument directs,
shall be selected by Mrs. Mary Lowe
Gaddis, Of Dayton. Ohio. whose inter-
est In animals has attracted the at.
tention Of Mrs. Iams.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

0SAOop..- DcS.
ached all tie tina
I was tired and had
no ambition for any.
thing. l had taken
q number Of medi-
Sines which did me
no good. One day
l read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what 1t had done for
women, 20 I tried
it. My nervousness
and backache and
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

cutIeura oeethss Itching Scalp
On retiring gently rub spots Of dan.
drun and itching with Cuticura Oint-
ment. Next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Make
them your everyday toilet preparations
and have . clear skin and soft, white
hands.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

For true blue. use Red Cross Bag
Blue. Snowy-white clothes will be
sure to result. Try II and you will al
ways use 1t. All good gr0cers have 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

Magicl Just drop little Freezone
on that touchy corn, instantly 1t stops
aching then you lift the corn of with
the fingers. Trulyl No humbug!
Try Freezonel Your druggist sells
tiny bottle for few cents, sufficient to
rid your feet Of every hard corn, soft
corn, or corn between the toes, and
calluses, without one particle Of pain.
soreness or irritation. Freezone is the
discovery of noted Cincinnati genius.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24
Hint From tho sweet Girl.

"Pd kiss you If l had reasonable
excuse"
"The family in the fiat above is
named Mistletoe," coyly responded the
girl.-Kansas City Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

A girl Is eager to add ten years to
her age when she's twelve, but when
she's twenty-five it's different.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

Ever notice how much more noise
. little loose change can make than d
Wad Of greenbacksf
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24
1hs Elrst Private Garage.

The first private garage constructed
in New York city was built in the
spring Of 1900 by prominent New
York automobile enthusiast, who at
that time owned three motor vehicles.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

Your =: s::.;:;;: !: ';:::: :: t::.!;s: !: Z,
Eyes e.; s:; y: =: Is: &C.: :: 60; :s 5
Your Duggists OF By mail &C pr Bottls.
For Deek q H. Eye frss write ~
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

We all like the man who "sticks
through thick and thin"
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24
Unfortunate.

Lady of House-If you love work
why don't you find it2
Begging Bill-Alas, lady, love 10
blind.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24
"A Fact

"What was that printer sayingr
II Judge It was something about
there being the devil to pay"
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24
HOW TO AVOID
bACkACHE and
NERVOUSNESS
Told by Mrs. Lynch From
Own Experience.

Providence, r. Lei was al run
down in health, was nervous, had headr
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

Sunshine will eventually puncture
the thickest cloud.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

ksse elean isslds % ven % sstsids. ~ takiaG
bcstas Pisfcs's Pleasant Pellets. Az.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24
First-Hand knowledge.

Belle-What's the floor tax?
Nell-Why, the one they put on car
pets, Of course.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24

We never heard Of them making
any new-fangled foodstuff out of wild
oats.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-24
WHY NOT PURE.BREDS?

AMERICAN sHORTHORN BREEDER1
ASSN. ~ Dexter Park Ave. Chicago. n.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-02-28
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The Junior class held It's chapel ex-
ercises at ten O'Clock on Wednesday
morning. MIR. j. w. Jones related
some OF his experiences In the navy.
which were very interesting. Several
musical numbers were also very en-
pertaining.
The members Of the faculty have
been assigned to the different de-
partments such as debating and dra-
MATES. Each teacher is expected to
encourage the students and help to
get them started in this line again
There will be very little work done
this year. but the fact that these de-
partments have been organized will
be great benefit next year. as il will
enable them to begin their work ear
lier.
A student body meeting has been
called for Friday afternoon at three
o'clock. The constitution, which has
been drawn up by the faculty and
the committee from the classes, will
be discussed, and IL satisfactory.
adopted. This should have been
done at the beginning Of this school
year, but as the Freshmen were not
allowed to vote until they had been
initiated. 1t seemed advisable to wait
until they became members of the
organization.
Everybody watch for the Senior
Run"