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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
70 Pray For
Disarmament

Little Rock. Ark, Oct. Gov
ernor Thomas G. McRae. has pro-
claimed Tuesday. November /. a
legal holiday to be known as ''The
Day Of Faith" and enjoined the
citizens of this state to offer pray
er then fer the success of the con-
ference on the limitation Of arm
aments to be held in Washington
On Arnistice Day.
The Governor asks the people Of
Arkansas also on November l "to
acknowledge the rights and virtues
Of their neighbor. whatsoeve" be
his nation, his race or his-creed and
as evidence CT that faith which is
within them. at the hour of noon
on such Day of Faith. reverently 20
speak the allegorical words. Ny
neighbcr is perfect
The Governor expressed in his
proclamation the hope that where
Arkansas dares to lead the world
may not fear to follow.
Governor McRae explained in
his proclamation that he had been
moved to this step by reading a
book by Arthur Somers Roche.
Speaking of the conference on the
limitation of ornaments, the
governor said:
Once moro the peoples of the
world thrill to an ancient hope.
This time idealisnl must not fail.
Greed and hatred in the daily
affairs of man in his industrial or
der and in his international rela-
tions, have brought about a col
lapse in civilization which testlfles
to mans inability to check mater
ial maladies with material remed-
les.
Shall we travel eternally the
vicious circle that. beginning IN
preparation. ends in war. to begin
again in new preparation?
1--WE are taught that man is made
in the image of his Maker; yet.
even as the heart accepts that
mighty truth. the brain whispers
to theh and the false word, I'M
practical and the sword flashes
from the ready sheath.
Civilization, warned by expert
ence, must not again challenge hate
with only the puny powers of the
hand and brain: 1t must turn to
the human heart! We must have
faith!
..But shall we keep faith locked
in the heart, as though we were
ashamed of it? Shall we not rath-
er. in this frightful crisis Of the
worlds history. release it and let
the heart attempt what :ae brain
and hand have failed to achieve
the rule Of Peace?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
Americans
Are Hard Up
SetrRe With Spanish Troops
J: Not All Gravy

Washingsea, Oct 14.-Many OF
the a&ventutoIs Americans enlist
edswftS the Snanish forces to fight
the Mo6rs, have found that ser
rice With the Spanish troops was
mol such as they expected, and are
new repor.ed destitute III Spanish
pefts. Others have been rejected
by fhssSDanish medical authorities,
and they, too, are left behind.
The-Americans were recruited
nacstlY in New York. Some OF
them came from the ranks Of the
unemployed, some were former
aervscg men and not few We're
fornae commissioned officers in the
Gmits d States army in the world
war. AFhey were enlisted by, OFF,
Gers OF hte Spanish army for a for
eign region in the Moorish cam
paign.a. As some question arose
oyer whether teh recruiting was
in eontravenfion of the neutrality
laws s. was discontinued, but not
until Nfter many Americans had
shipped for Spain.
Now according to advices reach
ing washington, many Of these
Americans are stranded. The
Spanish goverrsaen SO far has not
offered to return them to Ameri-
Z
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
Ccru.ony's War Dogs

Berlin. August 1o-The German
government is selling off its war
dogs. 1t has a large number OF
wounded and disabled CANNES for
sale and has offered them to the
public at a price TO be fixed by a
valuation commission composed OF
Many of the dogs are said to
be too old for war work and others
have been sick SO long that the
army officials have despaired OF
their ever being able to engage IN
active service again. should such
service will be required.
The public. which appears great
" attached to the lively and fero-
cious police dogs" has. neverthe-
] IS. displayed little interest in these
canine veterans
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
The Boil Weevil in Cotton Bolls

Clemson College, Oct. 12.-Any
farmer who will take time to go
along some OF his cotton rows and
examine unopened bolls, especially
bolls that. have deteriorated from
one cause o. another, and carefully
pick apart the gnarled and spoiled
lint in the locks will be surprised
at the number of boil weevils that
he finds hidden there in ali stages
-fcom the Youngest larvae to the
full grown weevils.
\ few minutes spent in doing
this will convince anyone that he IS
offering great shelter to this pest
by permitting the stalks to remain
on the field Not only will practi-
cally all these Younger stages de-
velop to become full grown WeevllS.
but they make UP the young weevll
army that will best be able TO
spend the riGors OF a long winter.
If any farmer desires TO do the
boil weevil a good turn, this is his
opportunity, suggests Prof. a. +.
Conradi, entolnologiSt. He could
show the pest no greater courtesy
than to leave the stalks bearing
these old worthless bolls on the
field throughout the winter.
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Lumber w ealth
of the Philippines
1924 Square Miles of Valu.
able Standing Timber

Manila. Sept. 11.-There is en-
ough timber in the Philippine Is
lands Il take care of most Of the
lumber ,odustry of the Far East,
according to Major General Leon
ard Wood. WHO has just traversed
zon TO the Eisayan Islands.
Few people appreciate the enor-
NOUS amount Of lumber, much of
it of the most valuable kind" he
said. Nearly $50 100000 feet Of
it was cat in 1920. of which in the
neighborhood Of 10000 900 was ex-
ported
I'm ordinary years there ought
to be an enormous amount avail
able for export. Now is the time
to- initiate those wise forestry
measures which would insure the
replacement of trees cut. These
forests are full OF the most val
liable woods. and there is posi-
bilitv of great development in the
production Of rubber, camphcr.
etc. also an enormous amount OF
other forest and jungle products.
"Lnnbermen in the islands
.sht TO unite so as to have bet
ter marketing Of their products
abroad. In other words, here is
srea, industry which can be devel-
oped o., sound lines ard reproduc-
ton OF the :crrst assured.
W. Gamer : Forbes. former Gov
ernor General cf n. Philippine Is
lands, predicted q great future for
the lumber indus,r.. Of the islands
He said:
"On my way to the Philippine
Islands for the first time in 1904,
l stopped at the forestry exhibit
of the Philippine government at
the St. Louis fair was literally
carried off my feet by the beauty
and sDlendor of the Philippine
woods there displayed. Right
then and there made up: my
mind that it was one Of my. ambl-
tions to have certain rooms in what
ever house I might build in future,
finished with especially fine panels
OF selected Philippine woods. Dur
ing my 10 years stay in the Islands,
7 collected considerable quanti-
tv of these woods, took the risk OF
their not standing the American
climate. and sent them home. Tie
wood has stood wonderfully we'll
ana seems to be as good today as
when first put in and is the admir-
alton Of everybody who visits my
house just outside OF Boston. am
sure rnat the lumber industry q.
the Philippines has ! marvellous
iutur:
\. F. Fisher, director of forestry
o. the' Philippine Islands, estimates
there ere 72.224 square miles CT
stand;rg timber in the Philippines,
and that on this area the stan1 OF
timber is 100000. 900. 600 board
feet. This timber which is owned
bv the government is estimated 10
be worth s4O0,000,O00.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
Injuries From Falling Tree Are
Fatal

Mr.. John Hines, white man liv-
ing near Atkins was brought to
Sumter last evening seriously in
jured from being hit by a falling
tree. He was rushed to the
Tourney hospital were everything
possible was done for his comfort.
but he was so badly manned he
died during the night. AS near
as can be learned Mr.. Hines was
walking through a woods where
some men were cutting down
tree and happened to be directly in
its path as it fell. He was terribly
bruised from head to foot and little
hopes We're held for his recovery.
The men who We're cutting the tree
say they didn't see anything OF Mr..
Hines until the tree hit him. The
Jury viewed the remains this morn
ing. An inquest will be held Thurs
day
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
The Workers Council Entertained.

The Workers Council Entertained
Tuesday, the. fourth, the Council
Of Trinity NJ. E. Church were en-
tertained by the Beginners De-
partnent at the home OF Mrs. Nc
Donald on the corner of Wright
Fand Bartlette st.
The new home was beautiful FOR
this occasion, the large living room
and parlors were thrown into one
and from the dining room the
cherry fire made the Indian sum-
mer-like weather more comfort
able. Here and there were ferns
and vases of marigolds Ike All
after glow of real golden rod oc-
tober.
The devotional exercises were in
charge of DIR. ]. w. Daniel. After
wards the superintendent OF the
Intermediates. Capt. Robert Brown,
gave very timely talk on the aim
and bettermen. of the different de-
partments.
Then the minutes were read, by
tho Secretary, Mrs. e. W. Vogei,
and approved.
Quite a number of debates. Then
the election Of Key Woman for
the Sunday school, resulting in
electing Mrs. 3. r. Compton.
All the reports given were good.
but special mention must be Civ
en- to Miss Hattie Phillips, who has
the honor of having largest class
Of boys in the teen age south and
the most enthusiastic Of workers.
1t is an inspiration to any church
to have a teacher like Miss Phil
fps. She has not missed a single
Sunday in eight or nine years. In
rain or sunshine she is promptly at
her post.
Delightful block. cream and cake
were served by Mesdames McDon-
aid, Buck, Compton, J. w. Cox,
Roper and Miss Maude Bradham
and Master Alva McDonald. The
following were. present. Rev. J.
w. Daniel, Capt Robert Brown
Messrs. Turner White, Parish. Du-
rant, Adam !lcames and Willis;
Mesdamcs j. w. Daniel, f. w. No-
gel, Willis, Parrish. w. T.. Durant
Mcdonald. Compton. Cox, Roper
y. J. Aud, y. NJ. BrouGhtor, B. r.
Allen, Lamb. Buck, Misses Hattie
Phillips, Sallie Rcmbert, Lou Pate,
Eva Sires, Maude Beatty, Maude
Bradham and Ida Reames.
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Sap Them Rolled Down.


The bobbed hair. fad and the
style oS, rolling down the stockings
to- point below the knee have
helped the photographers, who
make = specially Of developing and
printing pictures for the amateur
photoNapher. according to one Of
them. : Every girl, who has had her
hair tsebbed- record Of it
and tie result is closeup Gas
they sg in the Movies) Of her snlil-
ing gountenance showing the
bo1bed-ness of the bobbins. Also
tie new style Of being photograph
ed shelving an ample expanse of
hose generally rolled down-has
helpeds Keep the developer busy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19

A sharp appetite won't cut living
expenses. -,
Even brilliant men cant shine in
dull company.
The teeth in our laws are not the
only ivory part.
And nearly all lies are the pro-
duct of a yellow streak.
The most expensive permanent
wave is wave Of pessimisn.
The American proletariat will
never resort to violence while 1t
can enjoy the thrill Of passing a
rich mans car on the hill.
The Hedjaz isn't like ours. Over
here it affects the other end.
1t will be long time before high
jinks get back to a pre-war level.
Infant republic: y small body OF
land entirely surrounded by leal-
ousy.
a republic has lost its savor
when citizens begin to speak OF
government as they"
People everywhere have an un-
easy feeling that new world can't
be built Of diplomaterial.
It is almost a physical impossi-
bility to keep your temper If JUS
tice is on the side OF your oppon-
ent.
The success Of sharpers indicates
that the buyers strike has not yet
been EXTENDED to bogus securities.
Many a poor dog has been killed
as mad because he is frantic for q
drink. There is valuable sug-
gestion here for the ants.
In a world full of perfectly good
adjectives, it is difficult to under
stand why they called it the "Su-
preme" Council
The time has come, the Harding
said. to talk Of many things; Of
guns and ships and income tax, and
the costly sport Of kings.
Another undesirable immigrant
is one who comes over filled with
the typical American desire TO get
rich without much effort.
And the funny part OF it is that
the man who is decent because he
is afraid Of getting caught feels
vastly superior TO the man who
takes chance.
Government should do all in its
power to preserve the American
standard of living. But it should
also give careful attention to the
American standard honor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
oW under Get
ton Stalks Now
Exteasion Forces in Session
Urge Prompt Destruction
81 Boil Weevil Winter
Resorts

Clemson College, Oct. 1e.-At
ae closing session of the annual
meeting OF the extension forces on
S Sasnrdax reso1ution was passed
sSrSnglv urging that farmers lose
no. finsa IN psowing under cotton
Z stalks For the purpose OF destroy
iag the chief hihernation place of
ffsa hoH sweesil. and requesting the
neuspapsgs OF the state TO give the
So asswSde circulation as posi-
he ne resolution declared that
fhe early fail destruction of cotton
z stalks 81 the most important single
Hep. ia the fght against. the weeyii.
fsd fsss. discussion brought out the
;ssi T:scr fssat f cotton stalks. cannot, be
SloWea under, they should be
Burned. ssor4these winter hotels OF
WeesB must be DESTROYED. but
S fasat flowing under is just as efil-
sisnt ass6aPning ard is much more
- hssSlaating OF a winter cover
sx{Sn Is ae present cotton fields
IS 5ssas also arged as most import
snf means Gf weeyil destruction,
sSs1e weeyils cannot live through
fke wlEser "a a growing cover crop
speh as Eyes oats and veteh, or
saseE for the reason that in order
I6 surTSves the winter the weevil
.rs ;,sfsss dry out" to the extent OF
ss ss,ss5 3 as,a-t bird of his body moist
ssre and this he can not dos in a
fssid where a cover crop is grow
lIg Cotton stalks not plowed un-
5ssr: az -. burned in; field to be
sDsaated to- q cover crop should be
:}S IS Spieces and thrown to the
round az early as possible by a
81 eatters SO that they may be
eoxored by the growing cover crop
nd thus a.,sorb b moisture, which
ans death TO the weevil.
earlier stalks and other
As rnatinS places are destroyed.
safa Prot. II. Conradi. entomo-
EogfSf I'M discussing the subject,
st..A fewer weevils will survive the
IN infested fields it is
common to find weevlls at the
Of 5, ,000. to 35, ,008 per acre at
is1e Of first frost. 1t is well
aown fact, Prof. Conradi ex-
paa ms that the weeviss Develop
s. ins late dn the fsH are the ones
most likely to sGrvive the winter,
a they are not worn out by long
hts ana the rearing of the
yclngs IS are the older weeyils.
Fer Tits reason development OF
EeeViis IN late fall must be pre-
vented .as the first step in making
the EgSt crop
An interesting point brought out
s s III thesdfseussion by n. E. Winters,
extension agronemist, was, the fact
shat Experiments N Louisiana
showed that when cotton stalks
sere DESTROYED before Oct. 10 only
Z per cent OF the weevils survived
t1te winsef. whereas destruction OF
stalks or Get. % allowed Is per
cent To- STRIVE; Nov. %, 81 per
cent: Bee Z, % per cent; between
pee: Is and Jan. Is, As per cent.
IS Gear Therefore. that the ear
ter the stalks are destroyed, the
S more effective the results will be,
Bat fHat where earlJ destruction
SIS nrnssible, it is better late than
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
GOD Is LOVE.
(By Mrs. c. c. Brown.

(By Mrs. c. G.. Brown.
Baptist Courier.
We know that God is love-o
heart. believe it.
When shadows fall and night OBJ
scures the day,
When life is dark and desolate
and dreary
And blood drops mark the loot
prints all the way.
When pain and heart ache claim
the weary victim.
And tears so hot and burning
dim the eye,
When LIES bright iowerets al
dead and withered.
And not star is found 70 light
the sky.
When hearth and home is but an
empty mockery,
OF all it was-of all it might
have been,
And weary wastes Of deserts beck
OII NV
Where no. one palm leaf waves
it's branch Of green.
When on the coffin l:d Of hope and
gladness,
The heavy clods of desolation
fall.
When Ger iife's treasures heaps q
mound OF roses.
And chilling night winds vail
their solemn call.
When problems deep and dark
loom up before us.
When life is but the echo Of a
song.
When hopes bright dreams seem
but passing phantom,
Resolved into a silence deep
and lons.
O heart, the tempter strong in
awful fury,
Shall not allure the soul to dan
gers road,
Storms may assail as tired feet
press onward.
But through the chaos, angels
whisper-"GOD."
O God of love, be with us still and
ever,
Throug veal or woe. through
happiness Or pain.
Through storm or sunshine, lone
liness or longing,
Through sorrow, heart ache,
sadness, loss or gain!
Then, though the dreaded anguish
presses sorcly
My heart and /, so weary and
oppressed,
Swectly we'll lean, o God, upon thy
bosom,
And in thy love secure will be
our rest.
There we Will wait and trust until
the morning,
Until the shadows fee We'll look
above,
And faith will give each cloud a
silver lining,
While hope still wings the mes
sage-"God is love-"
Sumter, S. c.. August 27, 1921.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
Reduction Of
Railroad Rates
Executives Meeting in Chica-
90 Discuss Proposition


Chicago. Oct. 1t.-Confronted
by possible strike over wage
reductions and demands for lower
rates from shippers, the railway
executives in a meeting here dis
cussed a proposal TO reduce trans
portation charges in proportion TO
future wage reductions.
Warren. Stone. grand chief Of the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Eng:-
neers has requested a conference
with railroad executives on behalf
of six railroad unions which voted
to strike. Officers Of sixteen rail-
road unions convened in one hotel
The four dances given by the
in another.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
Worthy of General Adoption.

Worcester, Mass, Oct. Ten
boy pupils at the North Hlsh
school have been assigned to act as
traffic officers in front Of the school
building at dismissal hour when l.
500 boys and girls leave the schooi'
The boys have been trained in traf-
fic signals under the direction or a
nolice sergeant and each day, few
minutes before the session closes,
two of them control automobile ana
street car traffic While their fellow
scholars pass.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
Her Trained Frogs.

Rivaling Mark Twain's celebrat-
ed jumping frog are the three
trained frogs of East Newark, Del.
They are named Tar Baby, Jack
and Anna and help entertain their
mistress's friends when they come
to tea. Their mistress commands
"Croak for the ladies' and the
frogs obey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19

Fab is the best time to plant the
beautiful Japanese lilies. part1cu-
lar1y the gold banded lily and its
varieties, Liliurn -Auratum, and the
sneciosum varieties. Unfortunately
these bulbs seldom arrive before
November and they are weakened
by having to be kept in storage ov-
er winter. However, It IS not a
matter Of great difficulty to get
them into the ground late this fall.
Select the place where they are to
be planted and give it a heavy
mulch of manure or leaves so that
it will be protected from freezing.
When the lily bulbs arrive, merely
rake off the cover and the ground
can be dug and the lilies planted.
They should be planted six inch
es deep and should be placed upon
a pocket of sand to insure drainage.
Although the japanese hiles
come late, the American grown and
European lilies offer opportunity
for earlier planting. The favorlte
tiger lilly in its improved variety
known as Splendens, the gorgeous
scarlet umbellatum lilies rivallng
the oriental popies in the brllhancy
of their coloring an" coming IN
early June. the native superbum
lilty. a tall graceful scarlet purple
spotted lily. an ornament to any
planting. and others may be placed
in the hardy garden this fall ana
give brilliant and stately display
another year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
The Man With The Hoe Says -

Hyacinths multiply freely in the
open ground. They should be dug
when the leaves die down and the
offsets removed and planted sepa-
rately. The spikes should be pin
ched out as soon as they. appear for
two seasons if it is desired that the
bulbs produce big spikes. Bulbs IN
he open do not give as fine spikes
the second year as the first as a
rule. but they can be brought back
by removing the flower spike be-
fore it expands and letting the bulb
give all it's strength to developing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
High Cost Curtails Student Life in
Paris

Paris, August 5-The increased
cost Of student life in Paris is pre-
venting families Of moderat means
from allowing their sons to take
up a liberal career. The monthly
budget Of a student living in the
Latin Quarter is given by an inves-
tigator in Excelsior as 740 francs.
At the present rate Of exchange
this is equivalent to about $50 per
month.
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Woman's Club Broke

The bounty on flies has been
called off by the Pana Iliinois)
Woman's Club. Ten cents hun
dred was promised the youngsters
in the swat the fly" campaign.
When 256.o00 dead flies were turn
ed in the Club went broke.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
Bronze Tablet For
War Horses
Washington-American HUI
name Association Presents
It to City

Washington, Oct. ia bronze
tablet con1memorating the services
of nearly two hundred and fifty
thousand horses and mules at
tached to American forces during
the world war, over Eight
thousand of whom perished, was
unveiled in the state war and navy
building. The tablet was present
ed by President w. o. Sti}lman Of
the American Humane Association.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19
Preparing Cucunrbers.

To make raw cucumber diges-
tible: After pairing it cut in cubes
and leave it for half an hour
sprinkled with salt in a glass dish.
Prepared in this fashion cucumber
may be eaten with impunity by the
dyspeptic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19

It is no trick at all to have the
fragrant dainty white belle of the
lily of the valley in bloom IN the
window of the living room for the
greater part of the winter. Ii YOU
have a patch of lilies OF the valley
growing in your yard, dig ZIP Jew
pips this fall, selecting only the
plump ones which contain flower
buds, pot them up, say eight or ten
pips to an eight-inch pot. Let
them remain outdoors until thor
oughly frozen and then bring them
in as they are wanted. AS soon as
they thuw out the lilies Will SEND
up their bloom With surprising
spccd. \ number of pots may be
planted and left outdoors to be
brought in from time to time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19

Froo,. the agony column Of the
London Times: '.Demobilized cap
tain makes lland-embroidered crepe
de chine biouses. % shillinss. EX-
esusivasdesigns." A major who knit
fed Jumpers advertised in the same
column.
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When the conference gets to
discussion Of the limitation of arm
aments there should be some fixed
limitation Of arguments.-Nashvllle
popnor
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19

Some men are jobless for the
same reason that some women are
insters-Dccausc they waited 100
long for something better to turn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-19

Now Obregon has Joined the
primary class cheerfully conJugat-
ing the verb ito spurn. st. Paul
Pioneer Press.
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column.

huge sea monster has been
found of the coast Of Florida. a
fragndsnt Of the skull is 15 feet
long, r feet wide, and weighs three