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The Jarr Family
If Gus Opens Pharmacy Medicines VIII Become
Drug the Market
By Roy l.. McCardell
/. by The Pros Publishing Co. (The

HTHEREs no Grape on the
door!" murrnured Mr.. Jarr
as ne paused at the portals
Of Gus's cafe on the corner. He was
debating with himself as to what
would be the most effective entrance
he could make. Cafes are soon TO be
extinct as pro-Germans.
His first thought was to gum
shoe" in-that is. to make his incom-
ing quiet and unobtrusive 50 thai
receive. the acclamations of welcome
from his old cronies at sight OF him.
would be all the more heightened by
tho contrasting modesty OF his de-
meanor. He hadn't been in this
soon-to-pRss- away resort OF personal
liberty for two weeksl
lie waited to hear walls or other
sounds Of mourning and woe but
what he did hear was the thump OF u
hand upon a table, and a voice saying
"Slavinsky. l meld sixty queens!" ap-
prising him that Rafferty,, the builder,
and Slayinsky, the glazier, were
having hail and farewell hand at
pnochle in the corner under the mo
Beer, No Work." placard. Though
they had beer and were not working.
Then Mr.. Jarr also heard the rattle
Of dice box, followed by an argu-
ment as TO whether II one OF the dice
q hA nd
it could be counted II the caster Of the
dice had not been at fault.
Gus knocked the dice Off when he
pushed over your glass;" cried a
voice.
That's Rangle throwing dice with
Bepler and Muller, and maybe Gus"
mused Mr.. Jarr on the outside. How
do they do It? Do they not realize
that AL this will be illegal in few
monthsT'
1T don't count, no matter who
pushes It on: it's a cooked dice!"
Guss voice was heard TO say
But you counted three dice that
fell Off the bar and turned up aces on
the floor just moment agow pro,
tested Mr.. Rangle's voice,
We'll, what about it?" Gus was
heard to answer. Amt It ny 1quoi
store. my bar, my dice and 81 floor
While l got a liquor store yet, and
dice and a floor, what say goes!"
At this there was such a loue
clamor, in which Slavinsky and Raj.
ferty joined from their pinochle game
that MIR, Jarr knew It was all off with
any gumshoe entrance. 1t occurret
to him that 1t was time to stride IL
lbrisllly. with shoulders back and q
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Listener

Yet, when you stop to think about
t. the whisperer is always the party
of the first part, and 1t takes two
to cause trouble. The listener is
the equal partner in the result, at
least
As has been said by the eminent Sir
Thomas Browne. Whose hearkeneth
unto whisporers shall never find rest,
and never dwell quietly"
The cure for whisperers lies with
the listeners As soon as the tale
bearer knows that he or she will
not be heard and that they will be
marked as a whisperer. the sooner
VIII they stop the pernicious practice
for It is that.
III you Will only analyze il a bit,
you will realize that II the whisperer
whispers something about somebody
else, It is quite possible that he or she
will do the same about you. Is it not
true, then. that you are defending
yourself when you defend one whls-
pcred about7
The listener is prone 20 think
where there smoke there is fire"
Yet. II you will look closely, you
win find that the fire is started with
a gossipG or the teller rather than
tho person about whom It was told
AS was well Gaid Nby George Eliot,
Gossip is a sort Of smoke hat comes
from the dirty tobacco pipes Of those
who diHuse 1t; 1t proves nothing but
the bad taste OF the smoker"
In other words, very often the tale
bearer has evil thoughts and there,
fore sees evil in the thing that he con
veys. lie. is the fre himself that is
creating the smoke.
Most Of the time these people lool
through the microscope instead Of
the lens OF the human conscience.
Let them know that you sec
through them.
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II. She did not stop at one whisper
but spread it among the young girls
friends, And each time she whispered
she added another Interpretation, and
the thing that was really nothing
appeared maEnified indeed.
Now this girl left the community In
which she lived because she wasn't
strong enough To expose the intent Of
the poisonous tongue OF tho whis-
pcrer.
She departed rather than be tor
turcd by the thought that she was
misjudged. or course, courage should
come 70 those who are innocent TO
fight to a finish The best way is TO
dlsarm the whisperer. But all are not
strong enough to make the fight
| know this person. the whisporer
It is a habit.
She always starts something Ike
this:
Now, II youTl swear you won't
tell this, I'll tell you something rich"
And then she viii proceed to give
you some spicy information that puts
somebody in a questionable light.
or she will introduce her whisper
ing by you mustn't quote me, but
| l got it from a good source" Then
she will proceed with some sinister
slandor and tear somebody's charac-
to- TO pieces.
or even she will timidly (7) make
the approach, "Now, Of course, 1t isn't
any Of my business, but, as good
friend Of yours | ought to tell vou
for your own sake" And then she
viii port something that someone
said about you, or about some loved
one-in short, a tale that Will brinl
you pain or cause YOU suffering.
You have seen them, the whisper
ers, in your every day life. All thes,
whisperngs, as a rule, cause unres
and mlsgiyIng somewhere to some.
body.
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THE REALITY.
.HE Presidents instinct was a happy one.
With his first words to the countr

vHNHE Presidents instinct was happy one
With his first words the country his return he
away the boge Europe that Senatorial eoqucncc had
conurcd up the shape heads and depo dy plotting
entrap exploit the United States in foregnmade League
Of Nations
In place of these Machiavcan Imagination the
President presents the people Of the United States the casurn
moving reality OF the peoples Of Europe calling the Atlantic
comrades confidence that the day has when
CONSTRUCTED upon basis and foundation Of
justice and right"
when speak Of the nations the world do not speak Of
the the world the President declares 81 speak Of
the peoples who constitute the nations Of the world"
men are n Paris realize as teenly
any masters OF
people; servants of their people and
spirit their people has awakened to purpose
a conception realize that
ia get
anything noble than expected OF It"
The great purpose Of the Oing millions and tens Of millions
who have sacrifices borne the burdens of the greatest
Of wars s-peace Peace the and
cooperation Of civilized peoples make it.
ruler representative betray that purpose No Senate
can belle it
What President says OF the proud position into which the
United States "he trusted Of all nations, with the
sponsby Of proving that this confidence not maced what
he says the duty devong upon America to do the bigger
things declared its determination to do when entered the
ought to refresh courage and strengthen resolve.
Nevertheless preliminary fuller, detailed discussion of
the proposed Of League Of Nations the strongest effect
of the Presidents speech Boston should be the reminder that
behind that covenant the devious policies of courts kings
diplomats but the honest demand Of peoples
all the fighting and the suffering OF the last four years shall not
leave the peace Of the world insecure as it before
Peoples making this peace. Peoples feeling their way
to League of Nations Peoples have greater power this
moment than before in the history of the world those who
speak and act in their
puny craftsmanship that still further than the
old manoeuvrngs Of auocrats and inner circles the old dark and
devious diplomacy, the old danger and distrust
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IL. My children ara at the moving
pictures theatre up-street now, |
shall join them. Hall and Farewell"
And out he went.
81 should worry about losing a bum
customer like him when soon lose
good ones like yuse!" said Gus TO the
others. Anyway, you are lot Of
loafers what give my place a bad
name. IL l open a drug store in
July. beg none Of you guys viii
even get sick and paternize mel"
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49,
whisper that made
u mountain out OF
n mole hill. The
girl had done some
foolish little thing
that in itself was
harmless. but (,
lust didn't look
we'll"
Tho thing was
whispered by an
other girl who saw
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THE hrst-and perhaps not the
last-Spanish republic followed
the resignation OF King ANA
deus. Duke OF Aosta, forty-six years
ago. The Cortes met to consider the
situation and voted for the establish
ment OF a republican form OF govern
ment. In the following September
Emilio CASTELAR, was chosen the first
President OF the republic of Spain.
he resigned In January. 1874. and
go salaeAsdsd by Marshal Serrano,
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The Spanish Republic.

who continued TO hold office until
Dec. 29, 1874, when the monarchy
was restored and Alfonso MI. was
proclaimed king. The republican
sentiment has been very strong in
Spain since that time. and on several
occasions the present king Alfonso
Kill, has been called upon to face
crises upon the outcome Of which
depended his throne. The Spanish
Government has OF recent years made
earnest attempts TO disarm the re-
publicans by granting many reforms.
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WHO'LL
walLnowe prefers OF Caiban 5
the indifference OF Adonis.
When out OF style junk it; when
merciuy give CAN do husba
who has lost chic novelty Dear dear
need
him thoroughly the other thequares a replica Of
a other
attentions to other Vomep fl,
OF
troye their charm pquancy.
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A MYSTERY EXPLAINED.

E\VIlIATS become Of your old
w friend, the Sea Serpent ?"
asked vacat.onlst at tho
beach. HAS he been frightened Of
by the submarincs?'
Guess not" returned the hotel man-
ager, Il rather think he's sore oyerj
our treatment OF HIN. LAST time hs,
was here we chased him off the coast,
You see, he caused so many men ID
sign the pledge that he was knuns
our par business. boston Transcript
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FINALLY SATISFIED.
VACATIONIST, just returned,
| relates having overheard this
bit OF bucolic dickering:

Hiram, when are you goin' to pay
me them IS for pasturin' your heifer?
I've had her now fer about ten
weeks"
why, Sam. the crltter amt worth
moron SO"
"Wel, s'posin' | keep her fer what
you owe me?"
mot by a jugful! Tell YOU what
III do, though-keep her two weeks
more an you kin have her,"-boston
Transcript
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A man and a woman can arree nerfnI

man and a woman can agree perfectly on all the
momentous things of he-love, religion politics and
the shade of the wall paper-and then quarrel until
they hate each other, about whether or not to stir
rareot the shortest route to the elevated station or
whose turn it is to wash the dog.
1t isn't fate it's plain perversity that makes man
fall in love with the wrong woman Somehow he al.
ways concludes that woman who bules, ignores or
snubs him MUST be "a winner"-or she wouldn't dare
TO treat him that
Since the "cootie' has been accepted into MALTA
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4 YOUNG woman suffered. OH
\ how she suffered because
someone had whispered n
The evening world., 1919-02-25
Bachelor Girl
Reflections
By Helen Rowland

She Muses. on Men, Women and Mdtrin,Onu-and
Tits at the Windn,iUs of Lore
IERE lust things has vet been
satisedher photograph tho shape
4 which her husband o
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Do You KNOW the
WhiSperer?

BY Sophie Irene Loeb
Pros Publishing
The Cure for the Scandal MOnger Lies With the
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II was n dreary and painful march. We
Peary kept his merf going at the record avera
speed OF about thirteen and half miles a day
sending back detachment after detachment, until
at less than $50 miles from his goal. he sen
10 DE f..LI
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North Pole was ike.
Some scientists thought II
beautiful region inhabited by
and cut off from the rest OF
pcnetrable barriers OF ice.
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HE Riddle OF the North will never be soved!"
So declared OF Europes keenest scientists. And
the world at large inclined to agree with him. By
The Riddle Of the North" he meant the North Pole
that mysterious and elusive goal OF every Arctic dis
for centuries.
Just why there was such q widespread craving I'd
discover the North Pole 1t is hard for the average read
er nowadays to understand. But 1t the supreme
lure OF all explorers.
scofer anoted the famous question Of the farmer
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who three dogs chasing tran and asked
planning to do with when they get IT." But all the scof
could not lessen tho zest for finding the Pole.
One dscoverer after another forth heavily iii
petitions Those OF them who did not leave their bones
trackless ice fields home baed The North Pole
a thousand reasons. they had failed to get to It,
As time went such expeditions became harder and
There general feeling the Pole would never be
along with this feeling the widest theories voiced
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Since the "cootie" has beer
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
INFLUENZA CLOSES school.

Salem, Black River, JAN. %
Owing to the prevalence Of the flu
the patrons of the line school Sunny
Side" on Pudding Swamp have asked
the trustees to close the school. for the
remainder Of the term. New Zion
after running only three weeks since
the opening last fall has been clos
ed for the remainder of the term.
Sunny Side has had more than two
months of teaching. It is great pity
eor the children of these schools to
,ose so much time, and the trustees on
the Sumter side suggested to the
Clarendon trustees to close tempor-
arily with the hope that by March
1st conditions would SO improve that
two or three months Of teaching
could be given them. Flu is more
general now than in October and
November, but the type seems to be
ui,6or. E. w. ID.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
RURAL SEWERAGE DISPOSAL.
Sanitary Engineer Of Health Survey
Doing Good Work.

Salem, Black River. Jan. 2S.-I
wisk to commend Mr. Filby. the salll-
tary engineer. who is on the health
survey job, to the confidence of our
people. He was sent to me by DR..
Hayne to help me out Of sewage dis
posal problem that had given mo a
great deal of annoyance. This he did
at the lowest possible cost in less than
two days / found Mr.. Filby good
company, with a sympathy for our
problems that was unexpected, and
very gratifying. If we, will give him
our hearty cooperation, our sewage
problems will be solved-and what is
to most of us a "bugaboo" which we
dread to und ertake. will be found to
be very simple and inexpensive.
I wish I could have had his advice
in planning and installing my system:
it would have saved me much cost
and annoyance. We have splendid
opportunity to secure the best and
cheapest sewage disposal installation
service ever offered to our people, and
we should make the most Of it.
E. w D.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
Wheat Price Guarantee
Food Administration Men Have
Nothing to Do With Carrying
Out Wheat Program.

Washington Jan. 29.-The food ad-
will have no part in car
rying out the governments Gu&can-
teed price for the 1918 and 1919
wheat and very probably will have
passed out Of existence before this
years crop is harvested, said s.ate-
ment tonight by W. y. Glasgow. Jr.
legal counsel for the administration
Mr.. Glasgow was replying to consen-
tions by some members Of the seslate
that the bill sent to the senate and
house yesterday appropriating a bill
lion and a quarter dollars to carry
out the wheat price guaranty was an
omnibus bin designed to continue the
food administration in operation.
Declaring that the food administra-
ton 'is now being dissolved as ra o1d-
ly as it's duties to the public service
will permit" Mr.. Glasgow said that
the wheat guarantee bill does not in
voive the perpetuation Of any powers
to the food administration and thai
no such view was in contemplation
Mr.. Glasgow said the food admins
tration" is not the champion Of this
bill or any other" It was prepared
he said. By the food administrations
legal experts in cooperation with rep
resentatives Of the department of ag-
-icu,ture at the request Of Chairman
Lever of tie house agricultural com
nittee and a copy Of it was sent tc
the senate agriculture committee al
tho request Of Chairman Gore.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
National Junior Christian Endeayor
Worker Coming.

Miss Grace Hooper of Nebraska,
National superintendent of Junior
Christian Endeavor, will speak in
bytcrian Church tomorrow (Thurs-
day) evening at o'clock. A most
cordial invitation is extended 70 ev-
,ryonc to attend this rally.
Miss Hooper is brilliant young wo-
man and an exceptionally fine speak
err. She has travelled extensively and
is the best authority in North Amer
lea on religious work for, children in
Junior Christian Endeavor societies,
Mission Bands, Epworth League, B.
Y. P. Z, etc. It is hoped that she
will get a great hearing in our city.
Miss Hooper will return to the city
on Saturday and will hold a rally in
the Primary Sunday School room of
the Presbyterian Church for all OF
the boys and girls. After this rally
a conference will be held with Junior
leaders All of the boys and girls
and those interested in working with
children are invited TO attend this
rally at o'clock and the conference
to be held at the close.
We ought to- make this day q me-
morable one in our city for religious
work for the children.
Miss Hooper comes to Us with the
endorsement of the Worlds Chris
tan Endeavor Union the All-South
Christian Endeavor Extension Com
mittee, the State Christian Endeavor
Union and the personal commenda-
ton Of many religious workers OF
worldwide and national reputation.
An Offering will be received at the
evening rally for the work Of the
South Carolina Christian EnGeavor
Union
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
Abolish Chain Gangs.
Gov. Cooper Recommends Legis'
lation to Place All Convicts
Under the State Control

Colurbia, Jan. 29.-In specla!
message to the house Of representa-
tfves today in which he transmits the
report Of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections on the deaths OF five
negro convicts at the Good Samarl-
tan Hospital here on January Fl,
With their prison shackles on their
limbs, Governor Robert A. Cooper
recommends legislation that a ,recur-
renee of such circumstance should
not be repeated in the future. ANY
recommendation along this line he
said. would necessarily involve your
placing all convicts under State con-
troll It appears to the governor, as
stated in this message. that the Incl
dent was due primarily to the difficult
t. in providing adequate treatment to
the s:cla on the Riehland county chain
gang, lin which the prisoners were
placed.
The investigation was the outcome
OF, a resolution by Mr.. Meares, OF
rasrheld. passed by the house several
days ago, which was the result OF a
news item appearing in local news
paper. The resolution called upon
Governor Cooper to Investigate the
circumstances. and report to the
house. The message Of the governor
and the report of the charities board
we're referred to the judiciary COM
n,ittee Of the lower house.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
Killed at Crossing
John FLUID, colored, and Two
Mule Team Run Over at
Swiften Siding.
Frorn The Daily item. Jan. 80.

From The Daily Item, Jan. 80.
John FLUID, negro boy about Is
years old, and a mule were killed at
Swifton Siding on the Atlantic Coast
Line by passenger train No. 6S from
Columbia to Maxton at $40 this
morning. At this point the public
crosses the track in a rather deep cut,
the banks of which cut off a view OF
the railroad tracks.
The boy. was driving a two-n1ule
5eam belonging TO Sam Green
AID the train, which was coming
from Columbia, struck the team as
II. got on the track. The boy and one
mule were instantly killed and the
other mule injured, but not seriously.
The wagon was torn to pieces and the
fragments scattered along the track
for. a thousand feet.-.---..--.-.-z---.-.
There were several eye witnesses
OF the accident, as there were five or
six men at the siding loading lumber
and unloading fertilizer. The train
was running on schedule at the usu-
al speed and there was not a chance
to; stop, as the team was driven on the
track almost directly in front Of the
train. The train was in charge OF
Conductor Fl. w. Lucius and Engineer
Gayle.
Coroner Scale as notified Of the &C
cident and took charge Of the body.
A Jury has been summoned but the
inquest was postponed until tomor-
row SO that the train crew may be
present and testify.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
Schwartz Bros White Sale.

One full page of this issue is dcvot-
ed to a catalogue. of the white goods
bargains provided by Schwartz Bros.
for their customers at the great an
nual White Sale TO which the ladies
Of this section OF South Carolina look
forward as the great shopping event
of the season AS usual Mr.. c. ID.
Schwartz made special trip to the
market and mill centers Of the North
and Eas. to select the stock for this
sale, and tfc results of his c.fcrts are
confidently submitted to good taste Of
the public--Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
Government VIII Not Stand for
Hold Up by Greedy Ship
Yard Workers.
LET THE JOB STAND;
WILL BE THE POLICY
Director GeneraI Of Emergency
Fleet Says That Ship Yards
Need a Breathing Spell

Washington, Jan. 3O.-The govern;
ment's policy in ship yard strikes
will be to "let the job stand s. gharaes5
Piez. director general of the enaer
gency fleet corporation, said today.
He referred particularly to NE
strike situation in Seattle, where ne:
said the men had been ut#for a.
week. and to San Francisco, here
he said it was reported the workers
in two trades intended to walk OUT:
shortly and tie up all work in that dis dis
trict.
Mr.. Piez declared that most OF
the Ship yards needed a breathing;
spell, and that he did not think The
government would continue furnishing
work at extremely high wages, unless:
increased skill and output justified IT.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
Legislature In
Session Again
Resolution introduced to Inves-
tigate Columbia Canal-Bare
Quorum of Members
Present.

Columbia, Jan. 27.-Refreshed and
rejuvenated over the recrudescence OF
Spanish influenza, the members Of the
house Of representatives reconVened
tonight at S o'clock and put in a busy,
frictionless time in cleaning its calen
dar on which were several important
measures.
Another blow was struck at the
Columbia Gas and Electric Company,
the holder of the Columbia canal,
when a concurrent resolution was
presented providing for a legislative
investigation into the management of
the water works. The resolution was
introduced by Mr.. Meares of the Fair
field delegation.
A bill of State wide interest which
passed the house and was sent to the
senate was the McAdams measure
providing for the regulation of We
nereal diseases and the treatment OF
of infected persons. This is one of
tho progressive health measures rec
commended By DR.. J. A. Haynes, State
health officer. and by ex-Gov. Man
ming in the latters last annual mes
sage.
Another measure Of interest which
was approved and sent to the senate
was the bill providing for persons
operating business in their own
name to comply with the present
statutes requiring disclosure Of the
names and the addresses Of the pro-
prietors of the businesses.
Because Of the small number of
members present, which, however,
was above a quorum, the debate on
the bill providing for a State board OF
assessors in lieu of the present State
tax commission, on which there
promises to be real legislative bat
tie, went over until tomorrow.
The Hart bill which has for its OBJ
ject the protection of girls in wom-
ems colleges from the would-be
''nasher," was passed to third read
ing without a dissenting vote.
The Davis bill to establish Alien
dale county was passed to third read
ing.
The Graham measure relieving the
school districts of the State from all
disabilities and disqualifcations Tor
State aid resulting from the recent
epidemic Of Spanish influenza and
the consequent sub-quarantinc was
passed to third reading.