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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
AMBER FORMED BENEATH SEA "a.
Natural Resin Of Pines Turned Into
Precious Material ~ the Action
Of the Elements.

The world's supply of amber, that
rare and therefore precious substance,
the t.geld Of the north" !" as fl; has been
called, comes from the coast Of Sam
land I'm the eastern Prussian penin-
suIa, between the towns OF Burstrert
and Palmnfeken and here the shafts
Of famous mine run out under the
Baltic and the miners are actually
working under water. Ages ago the
country was q land Of pine forests
which the ocean overwhelmed; the
pine trees vanished beneath the sur
face Of the sea, and then, century by
century, the woed became fossihzed
and the natural resin OF the pines was
TUNED into amber. Millions OF years
were needed toS transform the resin.
into amber, and the search for amber
has developed romantic and picturesque
episodes like those that have become
part and parcel OF the story OF gold
and diamonds. An amber mine, how
ever, is. not necessarily under water,
and there is an open-air mine at Palm
nicken where amber; is dug for IN much
the same way as diamonds are sought
in the mines Of Kimberley. In nor
mai times this one mine provides oc-
cnpation for about 8, coo amber
seekers. $ = - - 5.s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
INSIGNIA OF ANCIENT ORDER I:l
That Now Worn by. United States
Army Medical Officers Goes Back
Four Thousand Years.

The caduceus, which was introduced
in 1902 BY Coz. John Van r. Hof, II.
c., q. S. g., editor: of the Military Sur
geon, as part of the medical officers,
Insignia, dates back 1000 years, ac-
cording to 3. d. Garrison, ". D., .. $.
A.,swriting in the Journal Of the Amer
Aean Medical Association. For num- 20
Der of reasons the serpent was always
the symbol Of medicine in antiquity.
The Babylonians' caduceus. which as
the Insignia shows today-two SNAKES
entwined with wings at the top OF the
staff-occurs in Hittite remains. II
stands for an actual serpent god, Min
gishzida, who as the special messenger
Of 1shtar, was the aWakener of life y
the sprfngtime, and the Mesopotamian
prototype Of the Greek Hepmes. sfhe
Romans had special funetionary, the
caduceator, who was sort OF peace
commissioner, The caduceus was used
on the title pages Of books published
by the famous medical printer Fro
bsnius, In 1850 to 1927. The wand OF
Mercury," as it is. sometimes called,
was also carried by merchant. traders
In, ancient times, on excursions where
peaeefnL negotiati ations were desired and Z
they wanted to be known as neutrals.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
our { own Masters

We have been told ateAmerica IS 70
save the world and rescue civilization
from dissolution, but We must dc. It
In our way in the way that has made
us, in a little more than q century,
the most unified, the most virile and
the most potent single power In the
world. And when We ask ourselves
what it is that has gwen us this unity;
this yirility, and this poteacy the an
swer Is, that ne have founded THIS
nation upon principles Of lay. and
upc:. .ne guarantees Of individual
rights under the law. That is our
great Contribution to civilization; and
five are totbeS Of use to other nations,
old or new. our :frst thought must be
TO remain our own masters, to pre-
serve oar dependence to control our
own forces as a nation by our own
laws, and to protect our heritage OF
organised liberty from any form OF
detraction OF peryersion. - David
Jayne Hill In the South American Re
view. -. = ,.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
.. a-.s;.si =, - - : %
New Calf Weighs 145

: N.~-- s-s-r 80 -.yfC.
clemson College, May 2s-Eelen,
Queen Bernardo a2nd,s.a Hoiestein COW:
in the Clemson College Dairy Division
herd. recently gave birth to q. .calt
whicf.is record breaker in the mats
ter of weight. This calf. which is q
heifer, weighers145 S pounds at the ags
tcf one hour. SO tar as is, known this
is the, second greatest weight at birth
.of, ali Holestein calf One was reported
in 1919 through Hoara's Dairyman. as
weighing 15T. pounds. That calf,
howeverp was a bull and buM calves us
ually weigh about ten pounds morsl
than heifers at birth.
The average weight Of Holstein;
calves in the Clemson College herd
has been about s5y pounds at birth;
For the past year or two the weight
of calves in the herd has been notice.
ably greater than previously, and il
is thought that the methods Of feeding
have much to do with the result.
The mother. of the 145-pound cali
weighs l,4o0 pounds, which is some
what above the average for the breed.
Her record on official test Tor. the
past year was $4,000 pounds of milk.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
SUFFERED FOR THEIR FAITH
french Huauenots Driven Into Exile
81 the Revocation Of the Ediet
,,ss of Nantes.

The Efuguenots we're the Puritans OF
France in the sixteenth and seven
4eenth, centuries. The name was sfrst
used about 1850 its origin is un:
kneWn.s The Hugnenots suffered Sc
yerelys In the reigns Of Francis 4 and
hassssimmedlate successors, and after
1862 were frequentlyi inyolved in war,
ainder the leadership Of such men as
1dmiraT Coligny. and King Henry OF
Navarro, afterwards Henry I've OF
France. Coligny and from 10000 to
5000 others fell In the massacre OF
ST. Bartholomew, august ~ s1s772.sI "
is disputed In ! history whether this
was suddenly caused by the discoy-
erY. ot Hngnenot plots or had been
sprsmsd stated. III spite of all this,
they continued numerous and power
sfnl and TIE edfct OF Nantes fasned in
1858 BY Henry Iy gave them tub 20. 20
sHffcal and civil rights Their power
. Il VAS ss;i5 broken after fhe surrender Of
IA LaaRoeheiIe al i and tue; & revocation of the
edfct of: Nantes By Louis XIV u y, 1888,
and hundreds Of thousands Of Hague-
nots went into exile. geingsto Prus-;
sia. Holland Switzerland England,
Scotland ana America.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
Labor Troubles in China.

The $40 a month which the Chinese
coolie with his family drew from tl1s
Chinese. government during his period
OF enlistment u the army Is the basis
for the labor disturbance which ls
rocking China at the present Hme'
says C.. e. Thompson Of Shanghai in
the Seattle Post -1ntelligencer. Mf.
Thompson explains that prior to the
war the average coolie made month.
" wage Of SIP to s15. while having
become accustomed to the new. stand
ards of living made possible by the
$40 allotment ne declines now to re-
turn to the old basis. Even household
domestics have become affected by
the new unrest and are demanding i1
more money, he says. Recently be-
cause Of the unsettled conditions there
was a. strike of dockWorkers in CHI
nese ports which held up all trans
Pacific traffic for considerable time,
Mr.. Thompson states.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
SUMMER Is HERE
And With It Comes Sunday Ex,
cursion Fares to Charles.
ton, S. c.

The above. announcement Will %
gratifying to many who annually TAX,
advantage many times during the
summer Of the convenient schedules
and low excursion fares offered by
the Atlantic Coast Line to visit the
seasbore on Sundays.
This season these excursions beg1r
ON sunday, June s, and continue ev-
cry cry Sunday until September S, in.
elusive. The excursion fare from sum
ter will be 1920 to Charleston ano
return, and corresponding excursion
fares will be made from large mum,
her of other points.
The train will leave here at S:oS
4. NJ. and reach Charleston at 1o:SS
4. NJ. Returning, it will leave Char
lesion at s:20 P. NJ. and reach here
|at 1850 P. M. Comprehensive sched-
ules will appear in the advertising
column Of the Item in due course
In the meantime Mr.. Player, the
ticket agent, will. give any further IN
formation desired regarding these
sunday Schedules and fares; also full
particulars regarding long limit sum
mer excursion fares to the seashore'
-
Lake and Mountain resorts through.
out the country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
HAVE SIMILAR FINGER MllRks
Important Discovery Made by Call.
fornia Professor as to PecuIiarities
Of Family Groups.

Prot, J. A. Larson, instructor OF
| physiology In the University OF Cali.
fornia; announced new discovery in
connection with finger prints which is
likely TO have 8 remarkable influence
on many important cases that con-
cern the law courts OF California
Briefly, Professor Larson's discovery
indicates that similarity of finger
prints among members of family ts
sufficiently marked to enable scientists
to trace family groups and determine
positively whether 9 given individual.
is really a member OF the family to
/ which he claims relah honshlp.
The importance fof the discovery in
probate cases such as the Shngsby case
( is obvious : ],
Should Dr. Earson's new discovery
be- accepted by law and science, the
Siingsby decision may be reversed. as
Wen as many other analogous cases.
Dr.. Larson's estigations began In
1913 at the Bostan university.
Since thatstime I have examined
prints of members OF approximately
Ie0 families he said. .and am salts
fed In my own mind that such a
meanssos ratification is possible. i
am preparing detailed reports Of my
worksnow IN order that science may
be benefited By my discovery Before
complete this, however, ! expect to
investigate the prints OF fifteen or
twenty additional families so as TO re
move all doubt as to the accuracy OF
my discovery. San Francisco Chron-
fcle. - s. s 8,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
z Ech,nese curb Tebseee ysers. :

Chinese Curb Io01eco 0sos -;
Chinass i ministry ot the interior has
telegraphed the. Glowing circular m
sfructions to the shenchangs and Ia-
tungs all over the country, according
Is lie Peking Daily News:
at has been noticed that almost
everybody In the country has INDUCED
In the use of cigars or cigarettes,
which will become 9 worse curse 70
tae nstton than opium In former days
unless some restrictions are imposed.
Il Is. hereby decided that before taEng
no a1y measure for the total prohdi1bIi-
ton Of it's use; the following restrlc-
lions shall be imposed: First, no boy
or girl under eighteen years OF age
shan 5be allowed ito smoke cigars OF
cigarettes; :; second, any military or ma
vais man 1sfng It shall be punished !;
third, the use Of cigars and cigarettes
ia ali government schools and colleges
shall be, strictly prohibited Ear
Eastern Bureau Bulletin. *.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
Giant Warrior Of Middle Ages

>
The. pride and magnifcence tnat
played their part IN the days OF ehiy-
airy can hardly have a better Illus
tration than the suit Of equestrian
armor which has recently been placed
on exhibition in the Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art, IN New York city sieur.
Jacques Gourdon de Genouilhac woe
the suit Id the sixteenth century, a:d
Sieur Jacques was an uneor1mo9nlllly
large and powerful warrior, who sery. ser! !.
ed under Louis XII. and Fraacis I g! OF
France. As.may be deduced from fheir
armor, the knights OF the period were
not noticeably large men, and slenf
Jacques must have seemed a yeratabie
giant, for six:foot attendant at the
museum has tried on his arInor and IS
said to have merely ratified around
in It."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
Owes All to Uncle Sam.

Building upon his past experience plrl as
an employee in a shoe factory, the
federal board for vocational education
PLACED a: young chap Of "a, who it,s,sg'sass was
disabled at scissors, in asshoe manu-
sacturfng plant for training His left
hand and arm were severely Injured
by a high-expIosive shell, but he finds
he can carry on, in spite Of the handi-
cap, and is fast becoming an expert
shoe cutter. The management, finding
his service valuable. are paying him
81 a day-this, Of course, in addition
to his training pay, which comes from
the, board. He is enthusiastic and
writes: "This. training is great stuff.
Everything is going fine. 1
wouldn't have been able to do any,
thing If the government hadn't given
me this chance"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
TIMES -sURE HAD CHANGED
Doushbey. u France Hailed as Friend
Man Whom they Had, When
AKids. Feared Greatly.

The story Of how two doughboys
found their old enemy in France Is
told by Mike / olan, former police lieu:
tenant Of New York city, who served
as a X. Of c. secretary assigned to
the Sixteenth infantry, First division.
Nolan is ffty-two years old and put
in % years on the New York police
force. When he changed the blue uni
form for khaki, he was'in charge OF
the twenty-third precinct. the old Ten
derloin.
On his breast Is victory ribbon
with two bronze major offensive stars
and three silver citation stars. He
has been recommended for the D. 5. q.
by the commanding officer OF the Six
teenth infantry.
He had wandered up to a little
bunch Of doughboys who were Shoot
ing craps" and gave each of the boys
a pack Of IL. Of G. cigarettes. The
game was an exciting one, and sol.
dier who was about ITO ron the ivor-
ies' looked up at him and asked him
TO .kIss 'em Tor q i've" Nolan did
50, and the dice turned up q; two and
q three.
One of the un1ucky boys who had
lost on the toss Of the dice looked up
at Nolan and recognized him as an
old enemy. 5ss
"Holy cat! Look, it's Tenderloin
Bull Nolan p' he said to his PAL. sDon't
you remember, he's de cop who used
to chase us from doorways for shoot.
ing craps when We was kids 2?
aSbure," said the lucky soldier, "and
he pulled us once for smoking butts.
And here he is shelling out packs packs o.. o.
real cigar. .es and kissin' de bones for
u.s.. Damn'd If tte amt right dat de
war changes de whole woild! !"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
1RavELED BY DEVIOUS WAYS
Correspondent Experienced Acute Dis
sontforss While on q Journey
e Through the Holy land.

It IL eight or nine miles, as esti-
mate, from the Erphrates to Constan-
ti1ople, If one follows the course Of
the Bagdad railroad, whose track is
laid part Of the way where the feet
OF the. sten thousand" had marched,
where st. Paul had tramped in his
first and second missionary Journeys,
aud where Godfrey Of Bouillon, Tan
cred, Baldwin, Raymond and Bohe-
mond had passed, and Frederick the
First had perished.
To my anabasis lifI may give my
lonely expedition a name SO ambitious
and yet 60 ,contenaned: by many a
YOUTH from the Euphrates toward
Constantinople had to make a cir
cuitous journey, as did st. Paul from
Damascus, writes John a Finley in
July Scribnes's. I went first from
AIeppo to Damascus, then to Jeru-
salem. then to Haifa (near old
Caesareas where st. Paul took ship1.
and then 81 Sea to Beirut and Heripa,
on coast OF Asia Minor, a few
niles from st. PauRs .home town
Earsus. which was also the same town
as that toward which Jenah sailed
from Jaffa, wh leyadIng the call to
NineYeh. But the reader would, I
fear, find this an comfortable and
perhaps tiregome trip, even to read
d. For I Travelled most OF the way in
freight ears (af the type known to our Y
soldiers in France, accommodating
forty Eve hommesz OF eight chesau1")
on trawler (which vas absolutely
the most uncoafo fortable means Of
nanstorfat ton thatI had ever en-
dureD and on4a British destroyer
which might very ftly have borne st.
PauI's name before he changed It, in
the days when he was breathing out
threatenings md slaughter"
There is g shorter and less indirect
way, for, speaking generally, there is
no direct way from one place to an
other in thai. part OF the world This
IS probably the reason why the street M
in Damascus called Straight" got its
DISTINGUISHING name. = 7a. =
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
Sea Moss.

Owing to the war the supply OF "sea
moss" Of which several hundred
thousand pounds, valued at almost
s5O,OOO, have been imported annually,
for the most part from France and
Germany. has virtually come to an
end. Sea moss (not seaweed) is the
popular name Of several kinds OF
small marine animals that grow In
colonies Of branching. plentlike form.
Their commercial value arises from
their having a horny skeleton which
preserves the general plantlike shape
Of the growth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
Land for hatlona, Forests.

The national forest reservation COM
mission has just approved for pnr
chase 1881 acres ofsland for national
forests in the White mountains. South
ern Appalachians and Arkansas.
The largest tracts are in the White
mountains, where 1902 acres IN Car
roll and Grafton counties. New Hamp-
shire and i 200 acres in Oxford coun-
q. Mare, were approved for purchase
at an average price Of $7.15 per acre.
These lands include the. scenic peaks
Of Mount Giocorua and Mount Pau
pus mH:h visited by tourists and
made accessible by trails maintained
N TIA cancnrnA olubs -.- -.----...-- -.--
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
Movies Set Distance Record.

Two moving picture records were
broken recently, according to the Pop
Mar Mechanics Magazine, at the CEN
tenary celebration of the Methodist
church in Columbus, O. An ordinary
projecting machine, equipped with a
special lens, 9, rapid shutter, and
15G-ampere light, was used to throw
pictures 100 by Is feet, on a screen
$50 feet away from the machine. The
light employed was three times the
strength Of those commonly used. It
generated so much heat that it was
necessary TO operate the cinemato-
graph at great speed TO prevent burn
ing the Slrr. The screen on which the
pictures were thrown was III feet
square.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
Lsais.ators Must Work.

A novel method Of forcing atieno-
ance IN the chamber Of deputies OF the
Republic OF Argentina has been sus-
gested By a member who is out OF pa
tience with those who draw their sata-
riess .iies. from the public purse but fall . .
fulfill their constitutional obiieauon OF
regular attendance.
The suggestion Is In the form OF a
bill providing for payment per day TO
deputies instead Of lump sum every
month. Failure to answer the FOL-
call is equivalent to absence, and the
measure provides that no deputy snail
receive his pay for days when ne 1s
absent from the regular sessions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
Marriage Licenses

White: Mr.. 2John J. stoudenmire
and Miss Ethel D. FLUID, Sumter
Colored: Richard Deas and Emma
Green :Wedgeffeld.
Oscar Yates and Susanna. Johnson
Sumter. s
Caesar Rishbourg Horatio and sar.
.ah DuRant, Statebarg.
Isham David and Caroline Pugh
Sumter. .@s,,ssssss :.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
NORWAY REFUSED
THE MANDATE
Offered Post by Supreme Coun
ell and Turned It Down

Copenhagen, June 3-The National
Mdende says that it has learned that
Norway refused to accept the man
date over Danzig when it was offered
81 the supreme council and that the
mandate was accepted by Poland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05

Mrs. John D. Lee entertains tonight
in honor of Mr.. Maurice Matterson,
of Columbia, who will give q song re-
cital before the Women's Afternoon
Music Club.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
NORTH CAROLINA
CONTEST SETTLED

Chicago, June sThe Morehead
faction delegates from North Carolina
we're seated by the committee today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
STATE HoAfE DEMONSTRATION
sHoRT COURSE
Wintfrup College, Rock HiH, Sc,
June 4tf-1 1sfh, 1920

3. /,ar,a1.., rsS,oa.g ETs1 q
at, ,..sss. 80 az f.sft, 1000
- z s %
Tba ,;;,,,,al. States home dernonstras
4;o,, short ssoo,raa ru;l, he held this
80. s' - Y1ss4.sar Ca,,eea Inne Ath
~ s--s III, = T,,ero xri,I l,e
ha,,t sna TON 81 aId. ,irIs IN attend
soo :. =. a.,a,,, eaot;on Of t,7a
conls :. , ol = $50 20 fl,a-
49, .sa 80 r,,a.a ,1,o,,, z.
slliattest Etiat alsei -
en- ana sltfs come o
Ebecause OF the qaailetysoI "oIh aeso,a.s
phsned curing lals yea. - ,,sS. 1I.,.'
nome aeIhonssfatlea cnups, wl.s
cluoe c1oh.ns, 1000 .ra.
Maes,s s s,,,,ss 80 Nm,
nome ost'iops.Eatioi' c,uos
men one q saese senolals,p ~ = -,
nollor - .le M,ni,ss :. sa,. amu h,
enAs - s,;sis ssos 49, eto,,e don, onstra.
eii aiu 60 - y, sns 1soa.s - A.
tioll ictups =
ie;soels ~ a,te s,,a,t
the khoWieoss. san..u
course may pe sp1eau ~
diiu utHes a.tu .!.ae
1 or girl attending the short course; may
profit but all who come under her
! influence in the community in which:
Ishe lives. - - q
some oIsstne oese .eaelels su
.orS ~ .lle
secure y e l.lt. se ca,.aes
Dr Johnson @ fres,ae,,s ~,
doors Of the institution to these 800
women and girls who viii attend the:
short course and every facility that
the eoliege has =. rogoffter 3. VIII sne az me
!. pleasure OF these stndents
| The program planned Tor or TINS MS geaI5sl, gssl5l
short course is especially worth worth .1lll9 Wnl!e!
Eand Intensely interesting Just at ls,sss tnlssi
! time, the theme e OF the en.lre couIss Nl!ss
being the means or OF cuttlng .lhe ingA
cost OF 1ivlI1g: some some Phase eL enis
pend Gus task is taken up TOT eaen etsl;
days work. 60 81
j The first days program IS a stuny;
Of Organization as an aid IN cutnng:
the high cost OF living. 6nder sle f1l tias =.
head comes the organizanoin q q tne; l1lss
fcon1munity ana IT'S relalloa 70 cozops
eratlye puylng ana selli,ls. $500, ei e
atlon OF poul9srys slanoslu.sa1sags.. -
canned goods and .stanoaroiza.lo,..ea :.
dairy products secoiiu u. s.a!.s; 8
lIprogram takes up study OF nov nov
home production can cut the high COST
3tof living. Under this general head
COMES It's application in gardening
conserving Of surplus. max making new new
garments from old garnents. Keep
ing the home-eoW m11lklng ltll :aId. sas
study OF pouitry rlllil lll.asil 49,
from the nome s2ene s9s ecs go cas.as ss9s1
Eior tna tnira llla1s gay: ,ilaeI slas
ing Iuei e ceosins. sasans ,,,,ssn lss IA IA
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
difference Of Custom,

..In old England people showed thei:
excitement by saying Pounds ~
"And sn New Jersey he commutsri
ear '2onesr"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05

nd
ssIan so snfervi;ssysss fbe goara ofslsoun.
observation-disclosures: Messrs. q: ROW s51ss
ana ssD: Jennings, AZ. Iemmosna
ana Frank Williams representing
the chamber Of Commerce before tie
Gsonaay coimmissfoners With The joint
deFegafion SO ys,sss,
PIE following resolution covering
the matter was una rlfmousiy adopted
x1essrs e D. Jennings and re.
sss5fss,ssssS1 Ssoyed land dsearried that the
ma ns,,eussiy favored The con-
slort zs.,,t road to be de-
fsiyss,s;Ssa IA inea ion
IsssEass,gesa ,i1amber Of
fsiI,s,;n,ssree e.ouSnty looks
Ssv,, ,I,ion 8 g uropos;eed annexa
5.l,,,ssfy and extends =
asasr4ssssuaasIcanne neonle propos- st
n;s;s4ns ss;;air tas,een,selves with us. -:
resolve MAJ "a I We recommend 70 the
Isoard of County Commissioners that
Soon as prac cSifeable; that good roads
rs ssxfenSied into this territory and
ssferriit ory Be served and
srasfsa Is :,of surnte,
Sso;Ssfffv
ht-~ =