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elves dressed In gorgeous purple and
gold suits.
do they look well?" Mrs. Wood
Elf said In a whisper to the girl.
'They are all my cousins and rela-
tives." ':'..-.
wonderfully" said the girl.
'.They have very handsome suits"
:, "That's good,h said Mrs. Wood Elf.
7"I made them this morning. was
sure you'd like the entertainment bet
ter If we had fine costumes on our
actors and actresses. Then too we
will have fine scenery. See The
sun Is going down and all the colors
will change and make beautiful
setting for the entertainment But
hushl Master -Thoughtfulness is
speaking" ':ic5.
"The first number on the program" !"
said Master Tkoughtfulness, "wlll be
q dance by the Glee Twins and the
Bliss Brothers who have been special
ly trained by the brownie JOY"
So the danee began and the boy
and the. girl" loved it because they
enjoyed recognizing their old friends.
The Glee Twins and the Bliss Broth
ers had danced for them on their jour-
ney when therBrownie Joy came to
let them know that they shouldn't
60 along on a journey and not think
at Ill of him.
The next number on the program
was poem which was recited by its
author, whose strange name was, J.
Can't Wrlte-Poetry-Though-I-Love-
Do-So.
He arose and made low bow and
cleared his throat. Everyone sat
around on , the ground. Master
Thoughtfulness had brought plenty OF
rugs along with him.
"This is my poem" said I-Can't-Write-
Poetry-Though-I -I-Loye-To-Do-So.
"Some poets who're young, some poets
who're. old,
CdEt liUL LUZ pOSllS Uub SoAS Iva SoA"'
"There are writer's too who're just
the same way,
GAIL they care about is their pay.
"Now write poetry night and day,
"And do not think a thing about pay.
"Of course I really too must add
"rhat it's not worth pay. It's much
too bad!"s
They all laughed at I-Can't-Write-
-Though.I-Love-To-Do-So as he
sat down. The boy and girl real
ly liked his poem.
"It's the only sort T could write"
said the boy.
ats the only sort 7 could write,
too," said the girl.
ut was honest Of him to admit that
he couldn't get pay for his poetry be-
cause it was so bad, and so he
couldn't write for gold" said the boy.
The entertainment was on for al
hour Or two longer. There were all
sorts Of songs and dances and tricks
and everything possible which eouEd
make up a fine entertainment.
"Well," said Mrs. Get -The-Most-out.
Of-Life, "this has been great fun ]"
Everyone agreed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-19
HARVESTING MACHINES.

(To BE Continued).
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uGLlEsT WOMAN ASKS PAY.
MaryEAnn Revan Sues Manager to FuI-'
fill Show Contracts.


Many in the United States will re-
member Mary Ann Bevan. the Scotch
woman who made tour there recent
" with circus, as the "ugliest wo-
man in the world says London dis
patch. There are those who quite
agreed with her in her estimate, Of her
own beauty and there were those who
felt, after they had paid to look at her,
that they had not had their moneys
worth, although these admitted that
the psychological satisfaction of even
that she was not peach was worth
something.
Well, Mary Ann Bevan. is in the
news again. The other day. she found
it necessary to sue her management,
the men who had carried out; another
fellows bright idea of exhibiting, her
and who is promoting the exhibition,
had found free advertising easy to get
because Of the sheer novelty Of the
proposition. Her claim was for. E 10,
which at normal exchange would be
sos and now would be something more
than two o-thirtls that much.
But according to her tale in court.
not even the very modest wage was
paid. According to the original agree
ment with the original "impressario''
she was to receive pounds the week.
Imagine a real. ATTRACTION on the
vaudeville circuit being willing to take
SIS every seven days! 1t seems that
two pounds additional were to be paid
her every Saturday when she was in
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-19
Watching the Clock.

There are some people who watch
the clock as q sort of measure Of their
achievement. The girl with Il lesson to
learn, who finds that half an hour has
slipped away with little to show Tor
1t, gives herself mental shake and
settles down to harder work. There
are other people who watch the clock
90 he sure not to work Il minute over
the s>cppiny time. If you are watch
ing the clock, it makes quite differ
ence. Why?-Girls' Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-19

"Admirins My Treasuresw He Re.
marked. ."Pretty Things, Aren't
Thew"
Her. hands were clenched; :.and her
breast rose and fell stormily.
prummond waited for her 10 COM
pose herself before he spoke again.
"Iou mentioned MURDER TOO" he re-
marked, = - ;...:,. =
!. She nodded. "I've got no proof"
she said, ''lcss even than over the
burglaries. But there was man
called George Drlnger, and one eve
ming, when Lakington was dining with
US, heard him discussing this man
with daddy.
Hes got to 60 said Lakington.
He's dangerous
"And then my father, got up and
closed the door; but heard them ar
guing for half an hour. Three weeks
later q coroner's jury found that
George Dringer had committed suicide
while temporarily insane. The same
evening daddy, for the first time in his
life went to bed the worse for drink"
The girl fell silent, and Drummond
stared at the orchestra with troubled
eyes. Things seemed to be rather
deeper than he had anticipated.
"Then there was another case" She
was speaking again. "Do you remem-
ber that man who was found dead in
railway carriage at OXlley stiAion.
He was an 1taliun-Giuseppe by
name; and the jury brought in YER
dict of death from natural causes, A
month before, he had an interview with
Lakington, which took place at our
house: because the Italian, being Il
stranger, came to the wrong place, and
Lakington happened to be with us at
the time. The Interview finished with
fearful quarrel She turned to
Drummond with a slight smile. "NOt
much evidence, IS there? Only I know
darlington murdered him. l know 1t.
You may think I'm fanciful-imaginng
things; you may think I'm eXasserat-
Ing. l don't mind If you do-becuuse
you won't for long"
Drummond did not answer immcdi-
ately. Against his saner Judgment he
was beginning to be profoundly I'M
pressed, and, at the moment, he did
not quite know what to say.
What about this other man?' he
asked at length.
~ can tell you very little about him.
she answered. "tIe came 10 The Elms
that is the name Of Lakington'S
huuSc-thrce months ago. He is about
medium height and rather thick-Sct !;
clean-slnlvcll, with thick brown hair,
heclled slightly with white. His fore
head Is broad, and his eyes are Il
sort Of cold grey-blur. But It's his
hands that terrify me. They're large
and white and utterly ruthless She
turned to him uppealingIy. "OiI! don't
think I'm talking wildly" she inl-
plured. '"Hc frightens me t0 death
that man: far, far worse thnn Lnking-
ton. He would stop at nothing to gAin
his ends, and even l.;lkinStOn himself
knows that Mr.. Peterson is his mus
ter"
Jefferson mlirmured Drumm0nd.
ut seems quite sound old English
name"
The girl laughed scornfully. "Oh!
the name Is sound enough, if 1t WAS
his real one. AS it is, it's about us
real us his daughter"
'"There is Il lady in The case, then?'
"By the name Of Irna," said the
gill briefly: "She lies :ol y. sofur iil
-. - ~ -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-19

Fellowship .Dinner-Representative
Dawson, the anti suffrage leader, said
at a2luncheon: "Woman's place is. the
home: When she starts out to initiate
man she is absurd. Mabel was new new
woman. She. said to Myrtle one after
noon: Well make night of it. Come
TO the Ritz with me and we'll haye. a
fellowship dinner
".A fellowship dinner? WHAT'S
that?" said Myrtle.
why said Mabel, you pay for
mine and I'll pay for yours
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tempted to think otherwise-ask your
father, Miss Benton. Be warned by
me: don't do anything foolish. Ask
your. father first.'": '-'...
- "A1d did you?" asked Drummond
She shuddered "That very eve
ning," she answered. "And daddy flew
into frightful passion, and told me
never to dare to meddle in things that
lidn't concern me again. Then grad
uallS. fR time went on, realized that
Lakinyton had some hold over daddy
that he'd got my father in his power"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-19

A German coffee company is SELL
ing coffee from which the caffein has
been extracted. 1t is claimed that the
coffee so treated is superior in quality
TO the bean in its natural state.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-19

In Danger-"Bcnnie BeanhorongIl
says he is nohody's fool.
II know, but some one VIII get MN
yet."-Yuungstown Telegrun'.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05

passed through the city this morning
returning to her school.
Mrs Halle Scott is spending the
day in MaXton.
Mrs George w. Dick is spending
the day in st. Charles.
Mr.. r. w. Plowden returned to
sumter this morning after spending
sometime in Florence.
Hon. Il. Il. Bclsel returned to Co.
lumbia this morning.
Mr. ID. &. Shaw left for Columbia
this morning.
Judge K. %. Purdy was called to
Columbia on business this morning.
DR.. Sophia Brunson left for Column
bia this morning.
Mr.. II. w. Hurst, accompanied by
his brother, Mr.. George Fl. Hurst. Jr.,
left last night for Richmond, Va,
where Mr.. T.. w. Hurst will undergo
treatment at the st. Elizabeth Hos
pital. The many friends of Mr.. Hurst
wish for him a speedy recovery.
Miss Mary Calhoun is in Atlanta for
n Few weeks as the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. George Il. Klugh.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05
Books For Boys.

Victor Hugo; Les Miserablcs. -
The Man Who Laughs The Hunch-
back Of Notre Dame"
Scott: "Ivanhoc"
Dickens; "A Tale of Two Cities -
Conan Doyle: "Sherlock Holmes, -
"ThG White Company"
Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer" Joan
of Are" "A Yankee at King Ar
thurs Court"
O. Henry: STORIES"
Washington Irving: Tales Of the
alhambra," THE Sketch Book"
Hawthorne: "Tanglewood Tales" "
Lamb: Tales from Shakspere."
Kingsley "Hypatia," ,"Hereward
the Wake"
Dumas: THE Count Of Monte
Cristo,' THE Three Musketeers"
Halevy: The Able Constantine"
Blackmore: Lorna Doone."
Collins: The Moonstone."
Shakspere: Plays"
Drummond: ''The Greatest Thing in
the World"
Hilty: "Happiness"
Rusliin: Grown Of Wild Olive"
Emerson: Essays"
Maeterlinck: Treasure Of the
Humble" THE Life of the Bee"
Stevenson: Treasure 1sland,' "Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde
DIR. Johnson: "Rasselas."
Beckford: "Vathek."
Rider Haggard: Novels"
George Ebers: Novels"
Longfellow "Hiawatha," "Evange-
line"
Wordsworth: Poems"
Bullen: Cruise of the Cachelot." ."
Boswell Life Of Johnson"
Homer Virgil Dante and Goethe
in good English translations with
plenty of notes.
Lew Wallace: "Tbe Fair Cod"
Ben Hur."
Palgrave: '"Thc Golden Treasury
the best anthology of poetry.
GOldsmith: THE Vicar of Wake
field
Poe: TALES"
Barrie: THE Little Minister"
London: THE Call Of the Wild"
Tennyson: Poems"
Slosson Creative Chemistry"
Smith: "The Worlds Food Re-
sources"
Wells: "Outline Of History"
John Fiske: History Of the Unit
ed States
Charlotte Yonge: Book Of Golden
Deeds"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Columbia. Feb. 2.-The parish
house of st. Johns, Shandon, was
filled with an Interested congregation
at noon, yesterday to witness the
marriage of the former rector, the
Rev. Barnwell Bennett. to Mrs. Alice
Childs Ravenel. The ceremony, which
was performed by Bishop Kirkman
@. Finlay, was one of simplicity and
beautiful solemnity. There were no
attendants, the bride entering with
her father, Robert Childs. by whom
she was given in marriage.
Mrs. James Y. Perry played the
wedding march and the ushers were
Keith Legare. Edmund Hayward,
James Y. Perry and e. A. Woodruff
Mr. Bennett was the first rector of
st. Johns and was ordained to the
priesthood in the parish house which
is used as a church. He is now rector
Of All Souls. Biltmore. and will take
his bride to that attractive town, af-
ter wedding trip of about two
weeks for which the young couple
left after the ceremony.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05
DIR. CLINKSCALES' ADDRESS
NOfford Professor Speaks to The
Teachers of Sumner County.

The teachers of Sumter county lis
tended to IL very interesting address on
saturday morning by DR.. Clinkscales
OF WoiTord college. There are some
points it will be well for us teachers
10 remember: BE thorough in what
YOU teach even if you don't cover
lhe work for one grade.
prepare for life, not merely for
college entrance.
Seek out talented pupils especial
~ IN isolated places and place them
where they can be helped.
Give your best work to your
dullest pupils.
Teach your pupils to think and
TO think clearly.
Don't teach merely facts. Have
current events and literary societies.
Have as your motto, Get all YOU
can; give all you can
Other interesting features were as
follows:
Solo-Mrs. Shaw
Solo-Miss Turner
Talk-Miss Will Lou Gray.
Solo-Miss Haynsworth.
Kate Hinson, Secretary.
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PERSONAL.

Mr. ana Mrs. G. \. cain, OF Kan
f9s. are ON a visit OF several weeks
20 MIR. and Mrs. l.. 1. Parrot on
Park Ave. Mr. Cam is a brother OF
AIRS Parrot
Alr. and Mrs. Mark Reynolds are
spending the day in Columbia.
Hon. j. H., Clifton returned to
Suntcr this morning.
Alr. Edwin Boyle has returned to
the city from Greeleyyille.
Mr.. Collin Schwerin left for Char
lcyton this morning.
y Miss Aural Lebby has returned to
the ci'y after having given a recital in
Lcxing5on.
,e Miss Cornelia Rivers of Charleston
IS the visitor OF Or. and Mrs. w. T.
sThaycr ON Liberty ST.
Mr.. sam Nettles has returned to The
city after visiting friends and rela-
tives In Goodiron. s. c.
Messrs. l.. @. Noise and ID. T.
Pierce attended tho concert in CO.
iumbia several nights ago by the Gin.
cinnatl symphony Orchestra.
Mr.. Ond Mrs. j. ID. rendleton Of
Summerton have been spending sew
erol DAYS I'm the city.
Mr.. w. II. Shelley is spending the
dny in Columbia.
Mi7' w. G. Chandler returned to
The city thi smorning after visit OF
FEW days To relatives in Wilson's.
senator John IL. Clifton returned
70 Columbia this morning.
Mr.. Sam Colerider left this morn
lnE for Darlington after spending
Few days in Sumter.
Mr.. Charlie Bradham is spending
the day in Charleston.
Miss Elizabeth White leaves to-
uisht for Philadelphia where she will
resume her art studies.
Miss Leila Sircs will return to her
home In Charleston tonight after hav-
Ing visited Miss Mamie Chandler on
iI0rby Ave.
Mr.. John II. Dune left this after
nvon for Raleish, ~. c.. where he will
bc detained for a few days on busi-
ness.
lhne. II. T.. Kicker leaves tonight for
CArndon, where she will be q guest
az the Kirkwood.
rir s. O'Quim is spending today
In Columbia.
Mrs NJ. ID. DcLorme and daughter,
Mrs. Harllce Haynsworth. OF wilk-
cnsburg. Pa, are visiting DR.. and
Mrs. Archie China.
Miss Elizabeth White left last night
Tor philadelphia to continue her
studies at the Penn Academy of Fine
Arts
Miss NJ Moore left for Bennetts-
vie this morning after a visit in the
city.
Mr.. H. T. klarpp has returned to
sumter from Red Springs. ". c.,
whore hu has beei for several days.
Miss Addie Weinberg returned TO
her home In Manning after a short
.visl. In the city
Z Mss Mary shaw of st. Charles
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05
Death.

Mr. Henry Pickens Rauton. aged
rs years, died at his home at Ill
s. Sumter street Monday night at 7
O'Clock after having been in i'll health
Tor many months. Mr.. Rauton re-
celved fall some several months
ago at which time he suffered from a
fractured hip, and from the effects of
which he never recovered
Mr. RautOn was just a few nights
ego brought back from Columbia
where he had been under treatment
for a number of months.
The body was carried to Johnston,
:. c.. where the funeral services will
be held tomorrow
Mr.. RautOp is the father of Miss
Gertrude and Mr. Henry G. Rauton
of Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05
Revenue Office to Send Deputies to
All Parts OF South Carolina.

Beginning with February ] the
department Of internal revenue at
Columbia will send out deputies to
different parts of the state to
meet and assist income tax payers in
the matters Of preparing their re-
turns.
j. Fl. Shirley will be at the Column
bia pOstoffice> building, grand jury
l to February 3, inclusive.
F.. *. Lewis and j. C. Dial will be
at the Charleston Custom House,
room II from the first to the fifth in
elusive to aid the Charleston tax pay
ers. Other dates are:
w. NJ. Allison and w. +. Harrell
at Manning first to third; Summerton
4th and 5th and Sumter 7th.
G.. NJ. Bollinger and -. Gilbert at
Laurens first to third; Clinton, fourth
and fifth and Greenville 7th.
CT. G.. Pike and w. +. Moseley,
Gaffney, first to third; Blacksburg,
4th and 5th and Cherokee Falls 7th.
C. G. Gambrell and r. F. Jenkins,
Abbeville. 1st to 3rd: Bolton 4th and
5th and Anderson, 7th.
j. Fl. Hunter, Newberry, 1st to Sd;
Prosperity 4th; Newbery, 5th; Sa-
luda, 7th to 9th.
K. +. Hope and J. CT. Tanning, Ak
en-, 1st to 3rd; Williston, 4th and
Blackville, 9Th and 7th.
7. n. Parks, Chester, 1st to 5th;
Rock Hill, eth.
f.. ID. Buckley and r.. w. Roper,
Walterboro, 1st and 2nd; Williston,
4th and Blackville, 5th and 7th.
c. S. Lucas and w. b. Williams
Marion, 1st to 3rd; Mullins, 4th and
5th and FLORENCE, 7th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05

AS was stated by the secretary OF
commerce today, about 700 people
have been supplied 50 far with to-.
bacco seed. His supply Of seed are
Just now in a state of almost total e1-
hausture and he estimates that If he
had enough seed on hand, he could
easily dispose of enough to plane q
thousand more acres in tobacco shis
year. Every day people are con-
tinuing to come for seed. The secre-
tary is unable to get hold Of the nee
essarv money with which TO purchase
the seed. The rental money Of ff,s
TOBACCO warehouse is the usual
source of seed supply but the ware
house has not been rented out so far.
Applications for the warehouse arr
now on hand and II will soon be rent.
ed. The demand for the seed, 10
however, Immediately pressing as tbs
season is at hand and SO the money
for these seed must come from some
where as soon as is possible. More TO.
bacco will be planted this year than
ever before owing to the curtailment
Of the cotton crop and when the
season comes this year fo rthe mar
keting of the tobacco it is easily seen
that thousands of dollars will be
brought into Sumter from the EUR.
rounding country. The money for the
rest OF the tobacco seed supply must
come from somewhere. ThiRk fl
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05
To The Taxpayers of South Carolina.

At a convention Of taxpayers, held
In the capital January Ii, 1921, a
memorial was adopted and presented
to the governor and both branches
of the general assembly, protesting
against increased appropriations, and
urging the strictest economy in the
state and county governments.
1t is apparent from the published
reports OF the acts of the general as
sembly that they are not disposed to
heed the appeal of this convention, as
indicated by voting down the recon-
mendation Of the speaker OF the house
to hold appropriations down to a max
imum Of $5,0O0,000
Therefore we, the committee ap-
pointed to represent the taxpayers
convention, do hereby call a conven-
lion of the taxpayers to meet at
their respective county seats at II
O'Clock Monday, February eth, to
elect delegates, not less than five
from each county, to meet in the
capitol ut $3.50 o'clock, on Wednes-
day, February 9th, to consider what
further action may be wise upon this
important issue. We especially in
vite senator's and members of the
house to meet with their constituents
in their respective court houses on the
first Monday.
If you do not respond to this call,
blame no one but yourselves when
the tax burden grows heavier.
T.. w. DABBS,
j. A. BANKS,
II. II. DREHER,
A. X. SMOKE,
And others of the Committee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05

There are yet a number of cars In
the city and county that are still get
ting by with the old purple and white
license tags. Just a timely hint. the
time is now entirely out and only a
1921 date on a garnet and black Ii
cense plate will be Of any service. A
few days only will be allowed for the
change of all tags. There are some,
of course. who have sent on for the
license during the month Of January
but have not as yet received the Tag.
postoffice money order receipt will
let these parties by, but woe unto the
others!
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05

February Goth is the last day for
making tax returns. After that day
the fifty per cent penalty will be ap-
piled to all those who have not made
their returns to the county auditor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05

The grade of Il suit of clothes is de-
termined by the survival Of the fit.
Ell PaSo Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05
Maria &C License.

A marriage license has been issued
to Frank Naples and Hattie James,
Colored, of Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05

Entered at the PostofHce at SUMTER
5. c., as SccOnd-class Matter.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner. (Elizabeth, Colo.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-08
Fifty Thousand Jobs on the Plum Tree

UPWARDS of $4,000 appointments
~ to public offices, carrying salaries
aggregating more than $10O0oO.OOO IA
year, are to be made by President
Harding. Some of these have been
made, many others will be announced
during the next few months, while
still others Will be made as the terms
of present Democratic oniceholders ex-
pire.
The first fruits from the shaking
of the official plum" tree were cabi-
net officers. whose salaries are S12. 900
year each. Others to come include
nearly a dozen ambassadors. whose
salaries are $1,000 each; many minis
tiers at $4,000 each; assistant secre-
taries. federal judges, attorneys and
marshals, customs collectors. members
Of various government boards and
commissions and postmasters by the
thousands
In contrast to the huge patronage
roll Of Mr.. Harding are the appolntive
perquisites of Vice President Coolidge,
whose immediate appointments com
prise only his secretary. clerk. page
boy ana private telegraph operator.
Their salaries total S7,700 year. The
vice president himself receives $4,000.
Among appointments are seven
members of the shipping board at
$4,000 each; two members of the in
terstate commerce commission ut $12,-
900 each; five members Of the federal
reserve board at $4,000 each; three
81. Iii
$500 each; two members OF the fed
eral trade commission at $4,000 each /;
some Of the nine members of the rail-