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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
BARRIERS Guild Members
Never Trimmed Il Beard

London. Sept. "A reminder OF
the survival of the ancient trade
guilds in London, long after their
members have ceased to have any
connection with trades they esten-
sibly represent, is provided by the
election of Sir Samuel G.. Shead as
chairman Of the Company OF Bar
bers for the ensuing year.
Sir Samuel never was q barber.
and if any Of his ancestors ever
We're he has forgotten it. And the
same is true OF all the members OF
the company. Rut they are very
proud of the old traditions which
the company once maintained. and
get together on stated occasions
TO eat generous dinner. washed
down with good wine. and listen
TO speeches about the good old
times
The company is an ancient one
II was incorporated in 1461. and
so years later an act was passed
which prevented any persons not
members OF the company from
practicinS surgery within seven
miles of the city of London unless
they had been licensed by the
Bishop OF London.
BARRIERS We're versatile folk in
those times. combining the avoca-
tions of surgeon and dentist with
the work OF trimming hair and
boards.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
CAR ON stone MOUNTAIN
UBE INV Ell. Ed IN EIGHT YEARS
Appearance When Completed Will Be Natural
Mountain Across Which the Grey Army
is Silently Marching

Daughters of the Contederacy. He
immed ediatelY became enthusiastic
about the plan for the Memorial,
and was easily induced to under
take the work. He described the
mountain as of solid granite, and
below the frost line.
This, said Mr.. Borghsm. re-
ferrins to the work TO be done at
Stone Mountain, is what the
Egyptians tried TO do and the
Greeks wanted. to do: neither had
the time nor the place.
Stone Mountain. in its colossal
proportions, makes the Pyramids
small and insignificant in con1par-
ison Theylwere built out Of stone,
and long since have fallen intoTde-
cay. The large figures Of Egypt are
little more than symbols, and awak-
en- little interest in modern man
beyond the splendid Intention arId
mystery they suggest regarding the
civilization and culture of their
day. Howe:.er. had the .Egyptians
possessed Stone Mountain they
would have made es it one of the
first wonders Of the world
.sThes Egyptians would have
thrown 100000 Norknaen upon its
side and reshahed it into monster
pyramid. cutting hundred th2u-
shd steps leaAas to its top.
saThe. Creeks would have rcr-
raced its sides and mounted upon
Its eorniees rows ,lpon rows OF title
statues of their dieties.' 2
The ground mound the foot of
Stone 5founta:.l hrs bean dedicated
Ias -confaae aecate Park. Several
hundreds acres. densely wooded,
being parked TOR WaiEs, dries a
small lake and other ernbe1hsh-
rnents in keeping with the menor-
iar 80 { s. = 4 s.
On a smooth space on the noun
tain has been carved these words:
The face Fof this granite noun
tain and the adjacent land was pre-
senfed by Samuel fIayt penable IN
behalf of Wifiam Hoyt yenshle
and himself to the men and wo-
men Of America for the puTpess of
DerpetuaIly honoring tae memory
of fl1e Southern Confe6era eY..ss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
YOUNG
WASHERS
Il IN.TR0UJBLE
Greenwood Boys Cali Girls
Endearing Names and ss
Start For Jail ~

Greenwood, Sept. 25-Calling
two young girls of this city sugar"
and honey" and inviting them to
go to ride last night brought a
mob on the heels Of FIVE white boys
in a battered car and it took half
the police department to avert
trouble after the boys were safely
lodged in the city Jail The boys
are being held in jail, charged with
disorderly conduct. They are
Rogers McFerrin, Earl Walker,
carl Thomas, Eugene Walker and
Jessie Garfield. The girls who
claimed to have been aceosted said
they were ON their way home in a
local mill village when the! boys
rode by them. asked them to ride
and called them sugar and
honey and z other endeariiig
terms. They complained to re1a-
tives and soon d mob of infuriated
kinsmen and friends were on the
boys trail. i=s9z =. -
The boys headed for the city
jan when they realized the mob
was after them, but abandoned
their car about three blocks from
the station house and sought ref
uge in nearby. residences. They
were later arrested. and placed be-
hind protecting bars.
The mob formed in front OF the
city hall, but q force of police Of
hcers was ;marshalled and the mob
auelled after Chief Of Police NJ. q.
Chandler had talked to parents OF
the girls:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
Bulgarian Premier Foresees a
General European Uphea.al

Soma, Bulgaria, HlS. 25.--AleH-
ander Stamboulisky, since his adj
vent to power as BuIgaria's peas
ant-premier. has been furnishing
Europe with no littte amusement
by the unceremonious and defiant
way he has been treating King
Boris, and by his Indifferent at
titude toward the eYer.pcesent
question Of reparations. No. long
jago he told the king if he did not
do the bidding of the masses, he
might find himself without e tnrone
and in the midst of a repubie. He
added a warning that young Boris
must not keep his eye On both SIDES
OF the fence; that he could give
his support only to one party, and
that party the group in powe-.,
The stalwart Agrarian leader
also. has given voice to equally
novel expressions on various 4ues-
tions of the day. My enemies" :"
he says, asked the king TO th-oW
me over. But that would not be
in conformity with constitutional
usage. And then they do not Know
the king have him well trained.
treat hin1 Ike a son. l have heen
teaching him! politics for three
years, and he is quite devoted to
me. We are going to analgama-e
the Agrarians, Radicals and Social
Democrats for the elections Of
1924, unless i am assassinatei in
the meantime
81 like the Bulgarian ConaGa-
fists, Stamboulisky declares, '.ee-
Ecause they support me without any
engagement on my part, which is
convenient for ME. The. commun-
lists are practical people. and taey
will shortly become a party fit te
govern. They are forgetting their
principles more and moc-e, and
they know how to accommodate
themselves to circumstances. They
know how to talk so as. to please
people
The premier says lie does Tot
care snap about reparaIions.
Preparations are humbug. Ny
connections abroad are mucn
stronger and more numerous than
were those of King Ferdinand.
Ferdinand knew only crowned
heads OF no importance, while I
am on intimate terms with the
ruling politicians of the whole
word. There is NO danger. No
body will touch Bulgaria. I have
got promises. And then we have
come to an understanding with
Kristo Rakovski, Cemn1issary in
the Ukraine. The Soviets will not
abandon us"
NJ. Stamboulisky has voiced a
warning as to the future. Even
should nothing else happen" he
declares, there will be a general
mix-up before long. Russia is per-
dstentiy preparing debacle which
is inevitable We shall plunge
into this. upheayal too. and some
thing is sure to come out OF it.
Wait and see."
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
Claims Glider to Climb 2o,oeo Feet

Cleveland, Sept pa motor
less airplane. capable of climbing
Ito an altitude OF 10000 feet, is
forecast by DR.. Georgej II. Made
lung. designer OF the successful
! Hanover glider, which, in a recent
/ glider competition in the Rhone
valley, broke all records by stay
ting in the air for more than three
Hours.
! DR.. Madelung now is member
Of the designing staff Of q local
iairplane company. Describing the
phenomenal development of the
Emachine, in Germany, he explain
led its operation
The machine has. a gliding angle
Eof sixteen to one, that is, in still
lair il glides sixteen feet to every
foot. it descends. 1t has a still air
ispeed OF twenty miles an hour. If
the wind is twenty miles an hour,
1.-THE glider remains stationary, and
iii more than that, it goes back
! wards, hut If the air current is up
ward, the glider ascends. It is up
/ on upward currents of air that
1.-The glider places main dependence
for. keeping aloft for more than
Tbrief periods.
). In sailing for a considerable dis
itance the glider pilot must know
! Approximately where he VIII en-
counter upward currents. Plowed
I fields and other open spaces where
the heat Of tile sun creates a con-
siderable up. current. are favorable
! places. It is for this reason that
fthe charting Of the air currents
has become necessary for the COM
/ mercial development Of the glider.
When the places along a certain
route where air currents may be
encountered become known. flights
4 OF hundreds of miles and ascents
i of more than four miles may be ac-
I. compIished. DR.. Madelung said.
!. He pointed to the hawk and 9th
Ter soaring birds as an illustration
The hawk viii sail down to a field
{ whence it will cycle in ascent, fore
! ed upward by the rising air caused
! by the reflected heat Of the field.
When it has reached a sufficient al
| titude it scars away, to repeat the
! process miles away.
/ In this connection, DR.. MadelGng
commented. that the hawks and
other soaring birds do not fly at
night, stating that the reason is
] because all air currents are down
ward. at night. Night flying is I'M
possible with gliders for the same
reason. Dr. Madelung. said.
With the application Of the prin-
ciples discovered in gliding a new
type OF airplane, far more eff
cie9t and safe than the present
types, viii result. Dr. Madelung be-
lieves. Dr.. Made1ung's designs are
being used extensively in the con-
strlcrion here of u new type sea-
! plane. 1t will have a wing design
similar to that of the Hanover
glider to be used by the United
States Navy.
Dr.. Madelung was. assistant en-
gineer before the war, in the Ger
man Institute Of Aeronautical Re-
search at Aldershoff. He was CALI
ed to the front as a pilot but was
later recalled TO Aldershoff.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
Tourists in Washington Pay HON.
age to National Heroes

I
Washington. Sept. 3-Homage to
Washington and Lincoln is .beins
shown by more than 1000, 600 peo-
pie year. Washington's home,
Mount Vernon, the mecca of vir-
tually all Americans and foreign
ers who come to Washington, is
being rivaled as 9 shrine by the
beautiful Lincoln Memorial, while
the Washington Monument is the
most popular of the three shrines.
Visitors numbering 34.112 went
during July to the top of the Wash
ington Monument. conveniently To-
Gated a few hundred yards South Of
the White House. More than one
fifth of them climbed up the S9S
steps in order to see the mem orial
tablets on the various landings in
side the shaft The remainder
rode to the top in the electric ele-
vator which has capacity Of 35
persons. More than $3.50. 600, peo-
pie have visited the top Of the
monument since it was opened for
observation purposes October 8,
1883. No entrance fee is charged.
The Lincoln Memorial, recently
completed and opened to the pub
lie. was. visited by 1888 persons
during July. Located in Potomac
Park directly west Of the Wash
ington Monument it is rather mac
cessihle for pedestrians; visitors US
ually go there by automobile. On
Ia recent Sunday 1000. persons were
recorded as entering the great
building. 1t is rapidly becoming a
shrine for tourists. No entrance
fee is charged.
General George Washinston's
old home at Mount Vernon on the
Potomac River in Virginia, 16 miles
from Washington. long has been
the mecca of pilgrims from every
part OF the world. who go by
steamboat. electric train and auto
mobiles. Kept as nearly in
its original state as pos
sible by the Ladies Mount Vernon
Association it Is Il delight to all
Americans. During July approSi-
mateY $4,000 persons visited Mount
Vernon and during tre fiscal year
admissions numbered 23s.ooo. a
25 cents entrance fee helps to keep
the estate in first class condition.
rT,ba l,o,,v.. y,.b era 4 hr., ham M
coin died. located opposite Ford's
Theatre at 5l6 Tenth street. north
west. this city. is another shrine Wis
tied by many tourists. 1t was
bought by the United States in 1896
for $50, 90
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
Few Good Oriental Rugs in
Turkey: Prices Are High

y -
Constantinople. Aug. 2S.-Good
Oriental rugs in the local market
are hard to get nowadays, and the
principal reason is lack OF trans
portation facilities from the pro-
ducingi centers. Hence prices on
good stock are being maintained.
The city abounds in rugs, how
ever, the demand from the United
States and England giving a stim-
ulus to the trade. but many are of
poor quality. This grade is cheap,
and there are few buyers.
When the Russians got into the
Caucasus the authorities conAseated
large stocks of good quality AS
these rugs cost them nothing, they
sent them to Constantinople for
sale at very low prices The first
shipments from Batum included
some of the finest Kasacks ever.
seen in the public market, and
the buyers will not have a similar
opportunity again. Later, when The
best stocks had been exhausted, ). the
Russian authorities exported what
may be termed the sweepings OF
the rug districts, and most of the
Shrivans received here We're Of very
poor quality. Prices on these goods
now are low.
A large number of Beluchistan
rugs came to Constantinople early
in 1922 and were all sold at once
at a fairly low price. But one had
difficulty in finding 80 good pieces
in "a thousand, and not more than
three or four pieces Of what pri-
yate buyers call Blue Beluchis-
tan.
Germany IS out of the market.
the import of Oriental rugs being
prohibited. Italy bought a limited
quantity OF a poorer quality, and
Switzerland and czechoslovakia also
took q few.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
tA1ficiaHy Grown japanese
Poar.lS DEFY Exnesf Detection

= Paris, Sept. Owners in Pari:
of valuable strings of pearls have
been thrown into something like
CONSERVATION by the published
opinion Of Dr. Louis Boutan, pro-
fessor of science at the University
of Bordeaux and an expert in
pearls. that he and other pearl ex-
perts are unable to distinguish be-
tween real pearls and those ar
tif1cially grown by tile japanese,
The statement of DR.. Boutan, made
at the French Academy of Sciences
removes the last hope concerning
japanese pearls, which have been
grown in quantity since n. Mkt
moto. the japanese scientist. made
his discovery.
Pearls normally are grown by
accident. through fine grain OF
sand entering the shell of the
oyster. The white substance, CALI
ed a pearl, grows inside the oyster
and is a secretion caused by the ef-
lofl VI VIC SHCll 1871 ~ SCI IA Va
the foreign substance.
Mikimoto conceived the idea OF
obening oysters and inserting the
foreign substance. or grain OF
sand. that formerly came there
accidentally.
Since japanese began to grow
pearls artificially. there has been
much discussion as to whether
these new pearls would affect the
value of the accidentally grown
pearls. The only difference would
appear to be in the pearl seed, or
grain Of sand. and now il is claim
ed by Dr. Boutan that even this
difference cannot be detected.
The statement of DR.. Boutan is
categoric: IF I did not have \
certificate of origin when sections
of pearls We're shown me, pearls
cut into sections for testing pur-
poses, I would not be able to say
which pearl is artificial"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
DENGUE FEVER
IN CHARLESTON
Nearly Three Hundred Cases
Reported by Physicians

Charleston, Sept. zs-Fifty-one
new cases Of dengue fever have
been reported to the city
health officer since yesterday, nlasss-
ing the total recorded by 16
physician 29S. The disease is
not confined to any particular sec
ton Of the city and is affecting all
those in comfortable circumstances:
as we'll rs the poorer citizens. The
city health officer recommends
screening and destruction Of NOS
quitoes as the best methods OF cons
troll.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
:
WITHOUT
option
sOF FINE
Judge Rice Gives Bootleggefs
49, Straight Sentences

Laurens, Sept. 2e.-seSenteen
defendants. ten on charges of yio-
lation of the liquor laws, were con :
yicted or entered pleas of guilty
in court of general sessions here
today. AT one time in the day
Judge Rice paused in the trials
long enough to sentence a dre-ap
of fourteen, seven of them on IL
ouor charges All were giysn sen-
tences without an option OF a
fine, the sentences ranging from
two years to twelve months in the
whiskey cases:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
Jacincl in Haiti Becoming Pros
porous.

Jacmel, Haiti. Sept 6-Eaiti is
fast Wrestling from the island Of
Curacao. in the West Indies. the
monopoly in the expectation Of sour
orange peel used for the. fiavoring
of Curacao. Amer Picon and 9th
er liqueurs made in France, Hol-
land apd Denmark.
+ IN July Jacmei exported 1885,
00e pounds of the dried peel VAL
ued at $4,000 to Hamburg, from
which. ii is in turn shipped to the
principal European markets. This
amount is sixteen times greater
than the total for any one month
in the last nine months.
Sour orange trees grow here
with practically no care. and the
.lacnlei district; is especially pro-
life in the type held iii such high
repute in Europe. The price paie
to the peasant averages between
two and three cents a pound. and
for each pound the peasant must
pick and peel and drive into mar
ket so oranges. In Hamburg the
selling price +. o. b. is % cents
q pound, aud Jacmel is ENJOYING n
boom in her rapidly-expanding in
dustry.
Reports from Hamburg from a
trial shipment made several
months ago We're TO the effect that
the Jacmel peel was superior to
the Curacao peel.
Jacmels expectations OF the
peel TO the United States, where il
is used for h:avorins extracts and
medicinal preparations, also more
than doubled last year. This years
figures will show a considerable in
crease OYER the 1885 pounds ship
ped in 1921.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
SHEEP RAISING
e AVOREn
Well Managed Flecks Near
ATasch tasfhe Farm

z .srh natural advantages of sheep
on the farm are toe well known
to require mention, q says Mr.. John
A. MurRin, Pablicity Director Of
the Southern Packing Corp poration
of 0rangebnrg:
8. It is generally appreciated that
weh-managed flocks return to
their owners good incomes on COM
paratiuely small investments. Sheep
eradicate weeds. help greatly to
keep up son fertility. require in
expensive buildings and necessitate
q minimum amount of labor. There
is no reason TO believe that the
sheep industry Of; the frontiers of
the world has reached It's maxi
mum. Tn this case; it means that
we must Siook more and more TO
other sections for both wool and
mutton.
Sheep raising is an important
branch OF the livestock industry.
There is a demand for every pound
Of wool and mutton produced.
There are millions -of acres Of
land IN the. South which produce
good feed for sheep which are not
being utilized. Sheep are natural
iy the inhabitants Of high and dry
areas They VIII thrive on any
kind Of land except wet, swampy
land. They Craze over wide areas
and seek a variety of plants They
do better on shert and fine grasses
than on coarse and high weed.
They VIII eat brush and VIII do a
fairly good job at cleaning up land.
Grain feeding is seldom profit,
ahIe. when good grazing can be
had. Under some conditions
Hooks can be kept in the best con-
ditioa and lambs marketed without
the use OF grain.
The gross annual returns from
ewes of breeding age may be ey-
peeted to range from $500 to
$500 a head, depending upon the
percentage OF lambs raised, the
weights of the fleeces, and the
vaine Of the product. The lamb
and wool yield depends upon the
breed selected. Late, summer and
early fail is the most fasorable
time to make start in the sheep
business.
Select ewes that are we'll grown,
healthy. and spirited. sound in
mouth and milking organs. from
one TO four years old. See that
they are covered with dense coat
Of marketable wool, and are uni
form in size and breeding. straight
il body lines and showing capaci-
" for feed.
Get ram that is bold in head
features and strong in constitution.
active, vigorous, and from one to
three years old. Let the ram be
symmetrical and evenly developed,
and covered with firm flesh, legs
strong and straight. evenly cover
ed with a dense fleece. Start with
a few purebreds and gradually
build UP your flock. 1t will pay
you handsomely.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
shoe Men 70. Hold Exposition.

Chicago. Sept. 2i.-The Shoe
Travellers Association has an
7nounced its sixth semi-annual en-
position. known officially as the
Chicago National Shoe Exposition,
to take place here October &c. The
Chicago Shoe Trades Association
will be represented amons, the OK
hibitors.
The Chicago Association of Com
merce reported that through its
trade department reduced rates
have been obtained for all retailers
who auend during the exposition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30

The country is less wicked than
the city for the same reason that
the sum of two and two is less than
the sum OF ten and ten.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30

Riekenbacker. famous aviator, is
married. While he works his wife
will look upEto him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30

We have sea. Europe $4,000
100000. One man With this much
could live ut hotel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30

Many cultured people wish they
could grow Wild
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30

A new dancer is called N1adislau,
but not very often.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30

Pancho Villa is the new fiy-
weight champ. II is not the old
Mexican dy-by-nighr champ.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30

The consumer gets raw deal
beca,;se the cards are stacked.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30

People who walk IN their sleep
should know the town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30

Beauty hint: Never eat water
melon in white shoes.