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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-21

mosquitoes and boy with the night
mare!
1.-THE morning after" showed the neat
rolling of the blankets, the setting-up
exercises, and then the dash for a
swim.
The boy who oversight was found by
the scoutmaster, but redeemed himself
by volunteering to go for Connie, who
had stayed behind TO take care of his
brothers and sisters, so Zip" went to
take his place.
The boys, at command. showed all
the different kinds of knots which they
had learned and the purposes for which
used, one of the most interesting be-
ing that for quickly tying a rope
around an unconscious person in IA
burning building to let him down. One
boy was examined by the 'scoutmaster
and passed well and was admitted into
membership. and later Il drowning"
boy was given first aid by the boys,
and then the unfortunate Connie"
wounded by his own gun as he was
arriving, was given first aid in bandag-
ing: the semaphore signalling was
shown; the boys had their breakfast :;
then at the end Off not perfect
day"-at least very happy and event
full one. the Scouts neatly packed up
and left for home, having given the
audience a very realistic and we'll act
ed glimpse into the life and hikes and
the meaning of a Scouts experience
and its Reproduction the tough guy
who wants TO belong.
Those taking part in the playlet
were: Wallace E. Stockwell, scout
master: John Renken. Herbert Mute,
Walter Preater, James Conroy, Vim
cent Loretto. Rudolph Papa. Joseph
Benedetto, Quinten Stannek, Louis
Stark. Kenneth Macdonald, William
Mulligan, Bernard Stahl, James Cres-
pen and Seymour Sears, Jr.
The Tenderfoot Scouts were Paul
Wright, John Larson. Emile Hody,
Stephen Vaniehack, Pompio Petit,
Wnfred Gebhardt and Russell Buck
holZ.
The chairmen of committees were
Play. John Renken; publicity. Seymour
Sears: property, James Crespen.
After the playlet fine and very alb
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-21
'rease of only 80 per cent from 1896 to

crease of only 80 per cent from 1896 to
1906.
DR.. Gaskill, director of the New Jer-
Sey State Department of Conservation
and Development, regretted the fact
that state so progressive in many
ways should allow the incubus of the
mosquito to retard the expansion of
her natural resources to such a mark
ed degree. He declared emphatically
that the state should share the work
with the counties and assume fair
proportion of the cost. when you
consider the immediate and future ben
fits to be derived from the continuance
of this work on large scale" he con-
cluded, sit is fallacious to argue
against it on the plea that it is too
COSTLY He pledged the aid of his
department in securing a large state
appropriation.
DR.. Leland o. Howard of Washing
ton, D. c., the leading authority in
this country ON the mosquito, paid Jer-
sey a well deserved compliment when
he said: 1.-The work in New Jersey
blazes the way for the whole civilized
world. New Jersey is conducting the
work on a larger plan and in more
intelligent and reesourceful way than
any other region
The reports received from the coun-
ties actively at work of work done
during the last year We're encouraging,
and indications all pointed TO bigger
and better mosquito control during
1920 than ever before.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-21

sOrbing motion picture was presented,
one of the best ever given in the school,
and the audience became most enthusi-
astic as they followed the exciting ca
reer of Bert Lytell as "Stradivarius
ODay" in his adventures in the circus
to his married and live happy ever
after" terminus, and the whole evening
reflects great credit on the manage
ment, both from an interesting and
educational viewpoint.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-21
New Kind.

Little Frederick, five, was visiting
their neighbor across the way and no.
ticed Mrs. Smith with new pair of
eyeglasses. "Oh. mamma" he eX-
claimed on arriving home, Il went over
to see Mrs. Smith and she wears look
ing glasses on her eyes
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-21
Man RESPONSIBLE for PROGRESS.

The reasonable man adapts himself
to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to
himself. Therefore. all progress de-
ponds on the unreasonable man.-Ber-
nard Shaw.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-21
First Written Presidential Message.

President Jefferson was the first
chief executive of the nation to read
his message to Congress. The event
took place December s, 1901 Prior to
this 1t had been the custom, inaugural
ed by Washington, for the President
to appear in person before Congress
and speak his message, reading from
manuscript if he desired.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-21
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am no more disposed to squander
than to stint.
Economy makes happy homes and
sound nations. Instill it deep.
1t is not the lowest priced goods
that are always the cheapest.
cannot enjoin TOO strongly upon
you Il due observance of economy and
frugality.
Keep an account book and enter
therein every farthing of your receipts
and expenditures.
Promote frugality and industry by
example, encouraging manufactures,
and avoid dissipation.
Reason, too late perhaps. may con-
vince you of the folly of misspending
time
There is no proverb in the whole
catalogue of them more true than Il
penny saved is penny got.
Nothing but harmony, honesty, in
dustry. and frugality are necessary to
make us a great and happy nation.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-21
Is now at its highest pitch

number of special shipments which expected for the
early part Of the sale have just arrived after being tied for
time in the snowbound city, These add already
beautiful and extensive stock in which you find Rugs
to please at prices you glad to pay
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-21

Nothing but harmony, honesty, in
dustry. and frugality are necessary to
make us a great and happy nation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
DEATH OF A FAMOUS DUCK
Peggy Of Rouen, N. j, Laid s25 Esss
in Single Year, and Was Easily
Worlds Champion.

The death Of Peggy, the famous
duck Of Rouen, New Jersey, comes as
reminder to us that we would do
well to follow the principles which
guided the life Of this excellent bird.
Peggy was celebrated In two llenis-
pheres as the champion egglayer OF the
world, the New York Evening Post
states. Peggy, in one year laid as
many as 325 eggs. Yet, celebrated as
she was, noted wherever eggs were laid
or scrambled, head Of her glorious pro-
fession, what was her attitude after
we entered the war? Did she rush into
print, airing her opinion as to what
the president ought to do? Not at all.
Despite numerous tempting offers from
fowl fashions and other magazines,
she refrained from utterance and con-
tinued contributing her daily drop to
national victory. Even when the Ger
mans opened their recent peace drive
Peggy did not turn hysterical and de
mand that they at once surrender all
the srassburg geese. She, still in 81
ience, went on with her lay. II is re
lated of her that on. the morning OF her
demise she quietly produced an egg'
and, indicating her satisfaction with
a feeble quack, keeled over aad ex-
pired. ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
sIasfER rs HERE
And witt, it Comes Sunday Excursion
Fares to Charleston.

The above announcement will be
gratifying to many who annually take
advantage many times during the
Summer of the convenient schedules
and Tow excursion fares offered by the
Atlantic Coast Line to visit the sea
shore on Sundays,
This season these excursions begin
on Sunday, June 6. and continue every
Sunday until september 5, inclusive
The excursion fare from Sumter will
be s2.20 to Charleston and return, and
corresponding excursion fares will be
made from a large number Of other
points
The train will leave here 6:55 a. n.
and reach Charleston 1915 a. m. Re
turning it will leave Charleston $50
p. m. and reach here 11:5G p. II. Com
prehensive schedules viii appear in
the advertising columns of the Watch
man and Southron in due course. In
the meantime Mr.. Player, the ticket
agent, viii give any further informa-
ton desired regarding these Sunday
schedules and fares; also full particu-
lars regarding long limit summer ex7
cursion fares to the seashore. lake and
mountain resorts throughout the coun-
try.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
Tanks Like a Deck Of Cards.

In the open stretch, beyond the last
fringe Of wood, we struck the field
where the American tanks attacked
the Huns on flank and rear aad fin
ished the battle Of Argonne wood,
Elizabeth Frazer writes in the Satur-
day Evening Post. Later we saw g
complete outfit Of these grotesque
monsters go walloping across she'll
torn field. Their insignia were the
characters Oh a deck OF cards, and
they always followed suit. Thus an
ace of spades was always followed by
the king Of spades, the king py his
spouse; and so on down to the tray.
AS we passed, the knave OF hearts
thrust forth grinning face from his
round armored little turret and waved
p grimy paw. Close on his tail Wag-
eishly taHgoed the ten spot. 1t was
like some mad scene In "Alice In Won
derlant1." Il
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
MANY KINDS, AND AL GOOD
That Would Seem to Be the. Verdict
of Humanity on Che Great
Question of Pies

! They were talking about pies and
discussing which was the best, and,
what we gathered from the cheerful
controversy, all were the best.
The person who stood up for the
good old apple pie was just as eloquent
in his references to the peach or pump
kfnvpie.l In fact, each person would
hurry through the praise of one kind
Of pie in order to champion another,
which convinced us that Of all the
varieties;of food in this world the pie
IFS the blessedest.
Sometimes you will find a man who
doesn't. eat pie, but watch him. Pie is
remedy for many distempers. We
one time cured a ferocious sick head
ache with a quarter of mince pie, and
that, too, on the advice OF a physician.
+ One Of the party never heard of q
| mulberry pie, and what a barren life
she must have led. We are through
with the cherry pie era and with what
Joy 1t has filed the world! We come
! TO the berry era, and first Of all there
i Is the huckleberry pie, which berry
! has rescued from sunshine and soil all
the grace of the earth. IF man does
not like a huckleberry pie, 1t is be-
cause the pie or himself has not been
well made The black raspberry pie
stands away up on the snowy peaks OF
perfection and for picnic purposes it is
unparalleled. When we. eat raspberry
pie in the woods. we feel that the
Dryads are feeding us from their lily
white hands.
There are other glorious pies, Of
course, but we must have room to say
that the glory of pie is in the grace
and charm of the cook. The pastry
depends upon her temper, and the pas
! try is three-fourths Of a pie. If we
were going to get married again, we
would arrange a pastry making con-
test, and the damsel that made the
best pastry we would .marry-if we
could-Ohio State Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
Bridge Party

Mrs. w. r Phillips was the hossess'
on Wednesday to the Afternopn
Bridge Club. The rooms we're attract-s
i've with lovely baskets and bewls OF
Dorothy Perkins roses which she'd
their fragrance everywhere. After al
number of exciting games Mrs M.s u. !.
Plat was awarded the prize, adainty
fan, and Mrs Wilson Greene drew the
consolation, a lovely basket flied
with roses. Following the games q:
salad course, with ice tea was served
Those present were: s;4s.
Mrs A. j. Rynuna, Mrs. Lille Born
Mrs. g. H. Morse. Mrs. G.. b. Yeadon,
Mrs. H. K Bull Mrs. Warren Noise
Mrs. Wilson Green, Mrs. G. .. Dwyer.
Mrs. Edward Martin. Mrs: Francis
Bultman, Mrs. Fleming, Mrs Henry
Witherspoon, Mrs Leon Scott
Mrs. ;sH.s NJ Crwosons Mrs g Hug
er, Mrs Warren Noise, Mrs. Exs
un, Mrs Guthrie; Mrs. C. LaStubbs,
Mrs. Melville. Boykin, Mrs. "a: Is NJ:
Plat, Mrs. w. Harmon and MSS
Theo .Gregg. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
WoULD D REMAIN UNDER COVER
Sergeant Had His Reasons for Not
Making at That Time a "Fuli an z
Free Confession"

An American colonel in France was
having difficulty with his safe. It was
the headquarters safe. It's lock had
5ammed, and none Of his staf could
open It. While they were struggling
with it a negro sergeant came up to
them apologeticaHy.
"Cul'n1," he said, "ff ain'ts1ntrud-
In into dis heah Cifhcku1ty, believes,
sab, dat might hep YAH
'Yes?" said the colonel. WHAT DO
you suggest?'
seurn1,o said the sergeant, Il sug-
gests Co'p1 Hall"
Corporal Hall? Why Corporal
HQl?n
"co'p1 Hail." the sergeant explain
ed, under his voice, "was fo' foah years
a bugglah."
They sent for Corporal Hall and
Corporal Hall opened the safe.
@Well, sergeant" the colonel said
'I'm glad 70 know about Corporal Hall.
wish I'd known It sooner. 1t would
have saved US lot Of time with that
safe. And tell me, sergeant lin case
we may need to call on you some day
lin what direction do your particular
talents lie?"
"Cul'n1," the sergeant answered.
"Ah doan, want to tell no lies. Stand
In as All does daily IN de presence OF
nah Makeh, mos, doubtless All doan'
want to tell no lies. But If de time
comes when Ah kin hep yah, sab,
Ah1l make a full an free confession,
full am free confession, sab. Ben
B. Lindsey in the Cosmopo politan Maga-
giTa
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
Ford Car smashed

4 Ford car owned by the Black
River Cypress Lumber Co, of Gabae;
Clarendon county, was wrecked afsslaes
A.sC. L. crossing on E; Liberty FirS;
day night by beink struck by the 30:
train The car was driven by q negro;
.e1laploye of the comp who abaIass
zdoned t when & got stsl lleslso ogls9f
tcack Just ahead of the incoming
The car was completely wrecked:
and the engineer stopped the train I'M: lss
mediately after the collision and the
whole train crew and many of the pas
.sengers got eff and searched the Yieln-s
ity Of the wreck for the passengers
whom they expected to find scattered
over the surrounding territory Is
The accident was due to "a fat tsEes
which caused theScar to turn UP the
track facing the train instead of felsS
lowing the road and getting clearss
The driver and his companion did not.
stop to save the car but went agays
from there with All speed possible
leaving the Ford to finish the arglIzs
mont with the loeofnotive. IS ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02

DRUG OF MARVELLOUS FoWER.
Esayard Tay.or's Description OF sensz.
tlons Under the influences Of
Hashish Is Classic.

Hashish may be reckoned .one OF
& the most classic OF all intoxicants.
Herodotus, the Gather Of History
speaks of its use among the ancient
Scythians. and It was doubtless the
drug referred to by Homer as the
assuager OF grief" in the house Of
Meneiaus. Bayard Tay1ors account
Of his sensations on first taking it at
Damascus is memorable 1t put him
in q state Of mental exaltation where
in ail sensations, as they arose sug-
gested more or less coherent images
In a double form, one physical, the
other spiritual, and the latter reveal
ing itself in series Of indes cribably
brilliant metaphors. A few minutes
after taking the drug he found him.
self at the foot of the Great Pyramid.
a wish Instantly transported him to
its summit, far above the palm groves
and wheat fields Of Egypt. Then, look
ing down, he observed that the pyra.
mid was not built Of stone, but Of gt-.
gantic blocks Of plug tobacco! For
moment he writhed In perfect par
oxysm of laughter at this ltdicret1s
discovery Then his senses were raw
ished with delicious perfumes. and
there came to his ears divine melodies
and harmonies such as Beethoven
might have dreamed. Time and space
seemed vastly extended, so that min
ute seemed an hour and an hour
year, while his friends in the same
room with him seemed niles away, as.
though he were viewing them through
q. reversed telescope.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
Grim Jest Pathetic.

Was Poe's tale sThe Masque Of the
Red Death" prephetic2 His story was
that on the stroke Of midnight tail,
red-gowned figure revealed itself amid
reyelers es Death by Plague.
A counterpart from real life is re-
norted from Cowestry, Wales: 1t Is
the report of a masquerade ball, at
which one of the masked celebrators
simulated Death, in a black robe and
with hollow eye-sockets.
There were 40 dancers at the BAH.
OF this number, 122 are now suffering
from influenza. Twelve are already
dead. including the death masker.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
FORD TRUCK
RUNS AMJJCK

A Ford truck, belonging to Mr.
George Epperson, evidently thought
that muie was not the only thing
that could wander around our streets
30 this morning it started off across
the Court House lawn on a journey all
its own. After moving hitFer and
thithery its wanderings were brought
to a sudden stop when it crashed into
the door of one Of the offices on Law
Range. It was not learned what was
the legal advice it was seeking, as it
was inanimate, cold, hfeless. when it
was reached, but it is thought it was
seeking advice as to what per cent
Of alcohol it could take inits radiator
and still be within the law The. trouble
started when the chauffeur cranked
the car while it was in gear. No one
was hurt and little damage was done
except to the door Of the office.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
UNABLE TO ANALYzE DRUG
Intoxicating Principles Of Powerful
Narcotic, "cohoba," Remain
Mystery to Chemists.

When Columbus arrived at the is
land of Haiti he and his. followers
were interested to observe curious
practice Of the natives, who We're ac-
Icustoned On ceremonial occasions to
make use of narcotic snuff produc-
tive of a sort Of hypnotic state, with
vision supposed to be supernatural.
The tribal wizards, or priests, while
under the influence OF the drug, were
accustomed to hold communicat tion
with unseen powers, and their NUT
!teringS were construed as prophecies
and revelations Of hidden things.
The snuff was called "cohoba.' and,
in the form of a fine powder, was in
hailed through forked wooden tube,
the forks being inserted in the nos
trils al the lower end of the tube
buried in little heap of the snuff,
which was held on a tray Of carved
wood. Sometimes large snail shells
were used for snuff boxes.
The mimosa-like tree from which
the snuff is obtained is plentiful along
the banks Of the Orincco and the
Amazon. 1t grows in Haiti, Porto
Rico and other islands of the Antilles.
The seeds yielded by It's pods are
dried. roasted and ground to powder,
Which is sometimes mixed with lime
from calcined snail shell.
Only recently has this tree been
identified by DR.. W. E. ;Saffoid Of the
government plant bureaus rs the
source Of the snuff, the origin Of which
has hitherto been a puzzle. The
cnemical properties Of the drug are still
nj known and so its intoxicating prin-
ciIsle remains a mystery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
ItaIy,s Exports.

Italian motor car exports showed 8
falling off for the first six months OF
1918. compared with the correspond
ing period of the two preceding years.
From January 1 to June 90, 1913, a
total of 1856 lorries and touring cars
were exported, having value Of ap--
proximately Fl, 100000, compared with
4.14s vehicles in 1917 and 2,731 in
1916. The number Of touring cars
exported during the first six months
Of 1918 was 72S, this, constituting a
record, for the figures Of the two pre-.
.ceding years were 244 and 569, re-
spectively.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
MUSIC CLUB MEN
BERS. A1TENT10N 4
Mr.. Maurice Matteson In Song
Recital

IS The Womans Aftera3 en- Music Club
VIII hold their annual open meeting
or guest night next Thursday eve
ming at 8: :30n. n II stil@ residence i
mrs. . ohm Lee:
Each memher Shas the privilege
Eof inviting one guest, and are expect
Fed to noitfy the hotess if they viii be
present. A rare treat is in store for
ESulnter Music lovers, as the club pre-
seiats All. Maurice Mattesen in song
rectal with Miss Chritzberg assisting,
and Miss Lotion at the piano.
Mr.. Matteson possesses a baritone
voice Of wide range and power. He
was formerly a member of the Chica-
go Grand Opera Co, but at present
has a studio of music in Columbia
Where he is a very successful teacher.
The officers of the Music CIlfb are
desirous of making this notable
event BY presenting a full membership
to@our talented guests.
The program below contains we'll
balanced and interesting list Of songs:
tai Where'er You Walh-FIan-
del
bs Morning Hymn Henschel.
The aye-sehneider.
SAT, SAT susa Sebelius.
el NY Lagan LoveHarty
ca The Spirit loWer-essampbell-
Upton. g
The Prologu Leconcavallo.
From Pagliacei.
(a1 Aierseepe (b3 Der Nacht:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
TINT Wins Contest With Dynamite

INT Wins Contest With Dynamite.
A contest was recently staged be
tween 80 per cent dynamite and trini-
trotoluene, and the latter won, says
the Scientific American. Two con
crete piers had to be blasted out and
this gave an opportunity for com
paratiye test Of the two explosives
with the result that 14.9 cubic feet
Of concrete were removed per pound
Of INT. and only 14.1 per pound OF
dynamite.
INT is no doubt destined to be
used extensively in engineering work.
as It is less sensitive than dynamite,
but greater precautions must be taken
to yentilate after a shot, owing to the
largs amount Of carbon monoxlde
which is one of the principal products
Of combustion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02
PETS BELOVED BY SAINTS.
Dr.. Douglas Hyde, In Series Of Lee
lures, Deals Interestingly With
Medieval Irish kore.

DR.. Douglas Hyde recently delivered
q series Of lectures-the Margaret
Stokes Iectures-in the Alexandra col
lege, Dublin, dealing with medieval
Irish lore. He told anecdotes about
the Irish saints and their love Of birds
and beasts. He traced the love of ami
mails by people in different periods
and In different countries. Even the
Irish pagans had their pet animals,
says Our Dumb Animals.
He took the three Irish saints, st.
Patrick, st. Brigid and st. Columcille,
and spoke Of their affection for their
pet animals. st. Patrick's kindness to
tie faWn was well authenticated, and
the fawn returned the love to his mas
ter.
ST. Br1gid had her pet dog, most
faithful animal. She also loved birds,
and the birds, especially domestic
fowls, loved her in a remarkable man.
ner.
The crane was st. Columcille's pet,
- = :
although his love for dumb animals
surpassed that Of the other saints. It
was recorded in the life Of the saint
that dumb animals, too, were in love
with him, especially birds, and that
some of the latter followed him from
ireland to the island Of Iona. There
was I'm proof OF the love of animals
for the saint, the story Of how the
horse wept on the bosom Of the saint
the night before he died.
DR.. Hyde mentioned a large number
Of other saints, Irish and Latin, about
whom hestold stories, showing their
love for animals making special refer
e1ce to st. Kevfn, st. Comgall, st.
Molina, st. Moling, who had made
friends of wolves, foxes, partridges and
herons.