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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
Interesting Facts About Your Eyes


Thousands can see the same
object at the same time. That
seems nothing extraordinary. Yet
really.it is a miracle, 1t is only
possible because in the wonderful
scheme Of things an object throws
Oft from its surface millions of rays
in all directions Each person. ac-
cording to his position. seizes liter
ally, on one of these rays, and
travels, along it, ocularily, to the
object.
The%eye is panied by a sudden
light. Why? 1t is because the
nerves Of the eye are burdened
with rays before the pupils have
had time to contract and receive
them.
Again, if we leave a well-light-
ed room and so into the street.
everything seems much darker
than it actually is. That is be-
cause the eye pupils. contracted
indoors, have not had time TO di-
late and catch the lesser rays out
side. Getting used 70 the dark"
is merely waiting for the pupils to
dilate.
Cats, owls and tigers see in the
dark because they have the power
Of enlarSing NJ will the pupils Of
thir eyes. and thus collect all the
scattered rays Of lights theBG are,
which are present even in dark
ness. -
Do we know why we can see
ourselves III a mirror?e 1t is not
because the mirror is mirror, but
because the rays of light from our
face. striking against the glass,
and unable to pass through ii be-
cause OF the backing, are
thrown back again to our eyes.
They rebound. in short.
Finally. with two eyes We ap-
parently ought to see double. and
we do! But the two images fall on
the two retinae simultaneously.
and are combined in one There's
more in the eye than one would
think
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
Tobacco Grading Law
Enacted to Re
quire Farmers and Ware
housemen to Quit Hand
ling Tobacco Like
Shucks

The Tobacco Grading bill has at
last passed the South Carolina
legislature and become a law.
There has been a hard fight over
this bill for the past ten years, but
at this meeting of the legislature
all opposition practically disappear
ed.
Most of the best farmers for
some time have been "culling' or
picking" their tobacco before mar
keting it. This, for all practical
purposes. is the same as grading.
To meet the requirements Of this
bill, the only additional work will
be the tieing Since the boil wee
vii has made its destructive APP
pearance and the cotton acreage
has been so greatly reduced, all
of the tobacco growers will have
ample time in which TO put their
tobacco in more marketable con-
dition. They will also be able TO
use their seed cotton houses for
packing houses. However, it will
be well foi every tobacco planter to
begin to figure now on a storage
place for his 1922 crop A splen-
did pack house can be easily con-
structed. y pole house, daubed
like his curing house and with a
double floor and ceiled over head
makes an ideal arrangement. The
floor should be eighteen inches or
two feet from. the ground Rough
boards can be used for both floor
ing and ceiling. Almost any out
house can be easily converted into
a desirable pack house, with but
little cost. 1t is TO be hoped that
the day OF handling tobacco in
South Carolina like shucks is past.
The farmer realized that he was
losing, money by taking his tobac-
co direct from the curing barn to
the warehouse for sale, but could
not help himself.
All of the tobacco handled by
the Cooperative Marketing Asso-
citation would have been graded and
tied any way. a good many
farmers who remained out Of the
Association on account of this
feature, will now doubtless sign up
at their first opportunity. One Of
the most prominent features Of CO.
operative marketing is to put the
commodity in the most presentable
form before offering for sale. :.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
Kiu-Klux-Kian Makes Donation to
Needy or City.

have received a letter signed
by the Klu klux klan OF Sumter.
enclosing ten dollar bill. TO be
used for the relief of the needy
during the present severe weatf."r.
AS the personnel of this orsaniza-
ton is unknown | wish 10 take this
manner OF acknowledging receipt
OF same. and to express my thanks.
ANTONIA I;. GIBSON
CITY Nurse.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
Earthquakes Frequent in Clile

Santiago Dee. 1.-Two hundred
and forty-ninc earthquake shocils
We're recorded in chile in l?2o ac-
.cordins to Il report Just published
by then nali"n:t chronological ser
vice Tho average interval be-
tween shocks WAS s., hours while
in the Year previous u shock was
registered ..V"ry u hours.
rh" greatest seismic ACTIVITY in
la:u was TN" area embracing the
Aroncacua ana M:tipo valleys IN
which III" principal cities are lorat-
cd The most pronounced shock
WAS recorded ON .Iuly 2G, the CEN
ter of which was in the Aconcagua
valley.
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PAGE 3

DO such q business Is implied
covenant that the charges shall be
just and reasonable; as it has been
said that all grants Of pubic
franchise are upon the im3i.ed
condition that they shalt BE used
for the public good and if they are
not so used or are misused they
may be revoked The New York
Electric Lines company VS.. En-
pire Subway company, 235gT. S.
172 AS pointed out in Mum VS..
Illinois, this implication has es-
listed from the earliest times and
did not first arise OF tne passage
Of regulatory legislation. Fhe fix-
ing Of reasonable rates where un-
reasonable ones have been charged
does not take the Scompany's franz
chise nor impair it, but permits and
requires its use according to its
true original terms
BY way OF further emphasis up
on this point, the court observes
that if rates and profits have. been
higher than the investment itself
should ordinarily earn. then the
franchise, 80 far from having ac---
qGircd thereby any greater galneJ
has simply been abused. Req aas-.
ton is no more than -soveEeJyIS-
visitorial power. It does-not de-.
prive the owner OF his franchise
por take it or its use from him. hat.
directs it 70 its proper and only 1e--
gal use, TO wit:fehe service Of theS'
public and the earning for Its own
ers Of just and reasonable returns"
How exceedingly unfortunate
for all concerned if public service
corporation, enjoying monopoly.
fails to see its duties in this clear
light Of equity, fails to recognize
that its franchise is "tlle public,s !.
own contribution 10 the business.
and that only in rendering the COM
munity good service at fair rates
does it justify its existence! AS
suredly, a less reasonable attitude
is unfortunate for the rank and
file, on whom excessive charges
fall; and in the long run Will prove
unfortunate for the very concerns
whose policies are thus mistakenly
shaped.
The gas company's probable an
nual income under the new rate Of
$1.55 per thousand cubic feet is es-
timated by the court as s424.150.-
50, with no allowance for future
increase in consumption and de-
crease in cost of production, both
Of which appear likely. "This in
come yields eight per cent ON s5,-
s30l,S1S value in excess OF that
found by the commission; n yield
seven~per cent on $6,o59.156 and
six per cent on s7,069.176. So
low a rate of return as six per cent
was upheld in Wilcox VS.. Consoli-
dated Gas. Co. 2l2 Il. S. -, when
conditions were more stable than
now
This being the truth Of the case,
who can wonder that the railroad
commission ordered the rate reduc%
ton or that the court sustained it2
; The only wonder is that so just a
procedure should have been chal-
lenged.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
Not Mr.. kisncr.

The driver of the automobile
responsible for the regrettablc ac-
cidcnt occurring on the Pocalla
swamp cauSeway on the night OF
January ~, in which two mules
were killed, was not Mr. kisner,
the name previously given, but Mr..
Il G.. TarVcr
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
Csc cures Chills and Fever
advertisements.

Don't fret and complain about
the discomfort caused hr this cold
snap The colder II gets and the
longer IL lasts The better il is FOR
the cotton farmers Millions upon
millions of boil wccvils VIII b. Kill
ed 10y this freeze. following the
sprins-lll<c weather OF last week
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Hatehman and Sosthron
d at the Postoffice at Sum-
g., as Second Glass Matter.
PERSONAL.

fS<A&NA FAtA a 49, -sAs ~
I ed from Columbia, where
.ttended the wedding of Mr.
Z ott, q brother of Mrs. Boykin.
srs. Rowland McCollum, P.
rrott and r. Compton left
morning Of Forreston, S. c.,
uniting trip.
Mary Knight leaves tonight
sangeburg where she will be
sitor OF Miss Susie Bultman
seral days.
srs. Willie Bultnan, J., p
sdson, Francis Bultman, Jack
8 and Scott Carson returned
ater Thursday from a trip to
sfown by motor after having
d q very successful duck
1t is stated that the party
nnaerous dihieulties TO over
IN the way of rough and ice
roads on their return trip
inter twenty-foar hours TIME
required to make the trip.
sator D. D. Noise left Friday
I ne for Columbia after spend
aursday night in Sumter.
Dukes ane; little
.er Frances, returned home
lay night. after visiting rel
siSn Bennettsyille.
c. W. McGrew, gJr-. has gone
!: hunting trip down on the,
river as the guest of his
3fr. III. o. S. Jackson, OF
:es Irene and Helen Plowden
lrenden county. are spend
Is weekend with Misses Jane
agenia Miller:
r Z. Wider returned Fri-
ON the Olanta section where
mt a short while on county
j. e. Wanlsley of Winthrop
s. spent the day in the city
Il. L Jackson of Moncks
spent Saturday and sun
the city.
j. II. Elicit, formerly Of
asnaetto Fire Insurance CO.,
me 10 Jackson, Miss, where
accepted a position In in
e work.
sedmick Beekman passed
h Sumter Monday morning
IN his way to Columbia from
tyille
Addie Weinberg OF Man
assed through the city Mon
{ orning while en- route for
nhurg where She VIII be a
for several days.
Rosa Strauss left Sunday
.tesburg to visit her daugh-
ron1 there she viii go to
Miss. to visit her son, Mr..
3rris.
Pauline Wilson left this
,ig for Mccall, S. c., after
been the visitor of relatives
city
r. " Mecolum left this
IS for. Columbia on a short
S trip.
Emma Reynolds leaves for
sGa. tonight where she
the visitor of her sister for
weeks.
arileta Tisdale has return
the city after spending the
) nd with relatives in Dunbar
itor Frank a. Mcleod leaves
for Columbia where he
detained on business du-
several days Of this week.
I. M Richardson OF Siler
G., arrived in Sumter Mon
'rning and Will spend a short
ith his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richardson.
E H lyman motored to
,ia Monday where he was
On business.
. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Allen spent
sk-end in Augusta with Mrs.
aunt, Mrs. William Waters.
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The new dictionaries doubtless
will define Sinking spelr' asa
dreadnautical term.
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Maach-Making Soldier.

4 Annetta Morandi. twe,ty-
om Naples, received a pro-
t marriage from Sergt. Jo-
oster, late veteran OF the A.
out now on recruiting duty
sburg, she writes answering
e would be happy to marry
ar American friend, whom
metSduring the war-but-
II two sisters, Julia. nineteen,
.ancisca seventeen. whom
Id not leave alone in Naples.
sergeant had solved knot
oblen1s- during the war and
e was in the recruiting SER
decided it was up to him
uit husbands for his girls
,rother was the first recruit.
: he sang the praises of Ju-
nee this brother. Henry,
en- q sailor during the war,
rance Of the thing appealed
When Julia had been
to and had accepted the
j OF Henry the question
p OF how to secure a hus-
,r Francisco. He knew the
4 girls were peaches and
that since they were such
thing he wanted IL keep
his family.
having another brother to
on the altar Of nnatrimony
.ht out his cousin, Fred
and told OF the charms of
ca Martin was triSe
to land-but when he did
fell hard.
result was that the three
!: tn flashing smiles landed in
ork City recently and were
the dock by the three Pitts
yys. The sergeant acted as
de and introdueer and the
oupies. properly sorted out,
); I'd on the license depart
the New York city haH.
triple ceremony they de-
for a honeymoon IL Pitts
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01

about % is the poper time to
marry" decide the college girls
who probably mean 1922.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01

And if the submarine captaiII
does blow UP q merchant slip, we
suppose the other side win win tine
war on foul.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01

pears that France must
between getting even with
rid and getting even with
"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01

20 the Armenians will move
.pparently they are begin
think the Turk don't want
bout.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01

An economist says the idle are
always menace. This is especial.
" true Of idle runlors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01

Rub-NIy-Tisn, a pain killer
Advertisement. s
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The faster you drive, the easier
overtakes you.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01

1t tells US the music of bells
) our hearts. This is es-
- true of the little bell on
+ register.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01

Longest sentence in the world is
81 pronounce you man and wife,.
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GG6 cures BirIous Fever.-Afvar.
tisement.
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Rub-My-Tism for Rhcrmatism.
Advertisement.
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America will be better off when
the knows insteads Of noes have. it.
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ste quickly relicNcS Il cold
Advertisement.
paraphia>inS 4 recent qup,
cigar store might II" defined rs the
place where i ScotcEman gets his
matches.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01

The touch system. however. is
hot employed by all trpcwritcrs.
some employers won't stand for =,
touch
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To prevent cold take sss.-~
Advertisement :.
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To break cold take sse.-Ad-
vertisement.
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The following is the official rec
ord of the vital statistics OF sum
to. Co,,n1y durin" The year 1871
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Uncle sam. however isn't
searching for the opium sesame in
China.
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la :: rule the effort t" lif, up
undevclopcd peoples is merely y
hold up
Mountain advocate., 1922-06-16
COMMISSIONERS SALE

By order of the Knox Circuit
Court rendered at it's April Term,
1922, in the case of
Charley Poindexter, ct al,
Plaintiff,
against
Walter Poindexter, ct al,
Defendant,
l will, as Master Commissioner.
on the 26th day of June, 1922. same
being the first day OF the June Term
of the Knox County Court, sell at
the Court House door in Barbour
Vile, Ky. to the highest and best
bidder, the following described pro-
perty to satisfy the judgment in said
case, amounting to $11S.O0 with in
terest from Sept 4th. 1917, and
$4,000 probable cost, and to settle
the estate of John Polndexter, de-
ceased.
Situated In Knox County, on the
waters of Fighting Creek and bound
ed as follows:
Beginning at Henson Street, at
corner of Lot No. 10 and No. IL.
thence with said street 42O feet to
the corner of Lot No. 13; thence
south 210 feet to a corner OF Lot
No. IA; thence west 42O feet to cor
ner Of Lot No. 10; thence north 21o
feet to the beginning, containing
two acres, and being lots eleven and
twelve In the Henson Addition and
the same land conveyed to John
Poindexter by S. L. Witt by deed
dated May 18th, 1916, and recorded
in the clerks once of the Knox
County Court In Deed Book No. 81.
at page SIS.
Said property will be sold on a
credit OF six months, the purchaser
to execute bond with approved Sc
curity. bearing interest at six per
cent from date. having the force and
effect Of a judgment and retaining a
lien on said property until the pur-
chase money is paid.
WITNESS my hand this the 9Th
day OF June, 1922.
C. H. JONES. Master Commissioner,
Knox Circuit Court.
Sale about pm. Purchaser must
execute bond as soon as sale is over,
or the property will be Immediately
put up and resold. 32-3t
Mountain advocate., 1922-06-16
CAUDUI HELPED
REGAIN STRENGTH
Alabama Lady Was Sick For Tires
. Years, Suffering Pain, Nervous
and Depressed-Read Her
Own Story Of Recovery.

Paint Rock. Ala.-Mrs. G. M. stegaIl,
OF near here. recently related the fol-
lowing interesting account OF her re-
covery: II was IN q weakened con.
dition. I was sick three years In bed.
suffering a great deal Of pain, weak.
nervous, depressed. was so weak,
I couldn't walk across the floor; Just
had to lay and my little ones do the
work. was almost dead. tried
every thing heard OF, and a number Of
doctors. Still / didn't get any relief.
I couldn't eat, and slept poorly. I
believe II I hadn't heard Of and taken
Cardui I would have died. bought
six bottles, after q neighbor told me
what It did for her.
"I began to eat and sleep, began to
gain my strength and am now well
and strong. l haven't had any trou-
BILE since I sure can testify to the
good that Cardui did me. I don't
think there is a better tonic made
and believe 1t saved my life."
For over 40 years, thousands OF wo-
men have used Cardui successfully.
In the treatment Of many womanly
ailments.
II you suffer as these women did.
take Cardui. 1t may help you. too.
At all druggists 2 IS
Mountain advocate., 1922-06-16
GIRDLER NEWS

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones
a boy, May 26.-Born to Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Hibbard, a boy, Walter.
Mrs. Lee Parsons sister from Mt.
Vernon has been visiting her the
past week.-Aunt Cennie Mills has
been quite sick but is somewhat i'm
proved. Her sons John and Ely
have been with her.-Mr. and Mrs.
E. X. Callebs and family of Boreing
Ky, visited Mrs. Callebs parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Jones over Sat-
urday and Sunday.-Mrs. Henry
Kennedy, Of Harlan County, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs; Vernon Par
sons.--Miscs Cora Pevey visited at
the home of Miss Maymie Bolton
Saturday and, Sunday,-Mrs. John
Jones is reported to be improving
after a serious illness.-Miss Rachel
Campbell. of Garrish. is visiting her
brother, 2. T. Carty-Harvey Jones
and Miss Sudie Smallwood were
married at the home of the bride
Sunday. evenings. Rev.. Elijah Hub
bard performing the ceremony
DAISY
Mountain advocate., 1922-06-16
HAILSTORM DOES DAMAGE

Reports received Thursday from
portions of the county bordering on
both Clay and Bell counties, indi-
cate a terrific hail storm Tuesday
night much damage being done. 1t
had a wide range extending from
Hammons Fork of Goose Creek to
Paynes Creek, Fighting Creek and
on to Flat Lick and Sinking Creek
toward the Bell County line. Roofs
were splintered as tho struck with
a hammer and some roofs were per-
forated. among these being. that Of
the feed room of the, f. ". Barge
store, the storehouse and residence
of Fount Rowland, of Fount. Fruit
corn and other crops were destroyed
and chickens roosting outside were
killed. Some Of the hailstones would
not go inside a teacup. 1t has not
been learned If any stock was killed.
Mountain advocate., 1922-06-16
TAKE OUT OLD BERRY CANES
Work Should Be Done Immediately
After Last Picking Of Raspber-
rles and BIackberries.

Many Of US. In the rush Of the sea-
sons work, forget about the berry
patch after the fruit is picked If
possible, take time to clean up the
canes this summer, say the wise ones
who are most experienced in the
business OF berry production.
Immediately after last picking OF
black and red raspberries and black
berries, cut out the canes that pro
duced the fruit this year. They are
reddish brown color and can be read
lily distinguished from the new canes.
The sooner these old canes are taken
out the better II will be for the new
canes, for they need the plant food
and the moisture that the old canes
will use and after frulting they are
OF no use whatever.
Furthermore, any disease and In
sects that may be on the old canes
can thus be removed. II there Is very
much Of this work to do, a pruning
hook should be used to cut out the
old canes and they should be burned
up or taken to the brush pile at once
Mountain advocate., 1922-06-16

Dr. A. l.. Parker now has his K
ray machine nicely Installed In q
prettily furnished room with every
convenience for those who wish to
have the roots OF their teeth exam
ined. &.s u
Flat For Rent-See Mrs. George
Faulkner, Wall St. Phone 102.
29-tf
Own a Brunswick-it will please
you. All the latest up-to-date re-
leased records at Hawn Drug Store.
The Ladies Aid of the Christian
Church is agent for the well-known
wade's Extracts which any member
will be glad to supply you with. II
First Glass Boarding House with
modern conveniences. Write or
phone for rates. Mrs. w. ]. Edmis-
ton. Box 1S, Crab Orchard, Ky.
22-2t
For Sewing See Mrs. H. M. Hersh-
berg, Depot st. 32-4t
DR.. A. L. Parker, who is equipped
to find the seat OF trouble in the
roots OF teeth with his X-ray ma
chine, will, IL desired. extract teeth
under gas. u
Lost-Fraternity Pin-Pi Kappa
Alpha. Liberal reward offered. Miss
Midge Brown or Advocate Office.
30-tf ..'
Fat Cattle Wanted-Write w. H.
Campbell, Box 81, Grays, Ky. 3O-4t
Apartments For Rent-with bath
in Parker Building. Apply c. L.
Banks. 33-tf
For Sale-Blue Gem Mine near
Heidrick. Good proposition at a bar
gain. See Ben H. Gregory, Noun
tain Advocate Office, Barbourville,
Kentucky. 33-tf
LOst-Small blue cameo pin, pro-
badly on Pine Street last Monday
night. Finder please return to Ad-
vocate Office and receive reward.
Mountain advocate., 1922-06-16
TUIIEl!g4lN
TRAINING RED RAsPBERRlEs
Weaving System 10 Simple and usu.
ally satisfactory-No. ~ or ia
Wire 10 Used.

The usual method OF supporting
rnspberries is by means OF trellls,
composed OF two or more lines Of No.
II or IA wire. Sometimes the wires
are strung on crosspieces Of by 4
inch, or 2 by 4-inch lumber, nailed to
upright posts.
Another method is to fasten the
wires directly, by means OF staples. to
the sides Of the posts. Seven-foot
posts set two feet In the ground and
30 or 35 feet apart commonly are
used. 1t is important that the posts
he set firmly, and the hole should be
large enough to allow for tamping the
soil.
1t IS well to begin tamping after
the first shovelful of dirt Is placed
in the hole and to puddle with water
when available.
Raspberries usually are trellised at
the beginning OF the second season Of
growth, five to eight fruiting canes be-
ing allowed to the hill, writes J. L.
StGhl of the Washington experiment
station. While some growers, instead
Of trellising. prefer to cut off the top
Of the fruiting canes at a height Of
about six feet, this method is not gen.
orally followed, the berries produced
being larger but not as early.
BY the weaving system, fruiting
canes are bent over and woven to the
trellis on either one or both sides. The
wires for these canes are strung at
about "a inches from the ground.
Wires also are placed at a height Of
"a or so inches. to aid in holding the
young canes In place during the early
growing season.
When weaving IS done on one wire.
the upper wire serves merely to hold
the young canes in place after they
have reached that height Picking Is
accomplished mostly from one side.
Where weaving is practlced on both
upper wires, however, half Of the