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The Nevada County picayune., 1922-07-06

l told him about in fhe Chfistmas 'i6e- ter; and he was very rich, and had two perfectly beautiful cars: and was going on to tell more-how he didn't take Mother now-but l didn't get chance, for Father interrupted, and said, "Yes, yes, to be sure" And he showed he wasn't interested, for all the little smile wrinkles were gone, and he looked stern and dignit0d more like he used to. And he went on to say that, as we had almost reached home he had better explain right away that Aunt Jane was no longer living there; that his cousin from the West, Mrs. Whitney, was keeping house for him now. She was a very nice lady, and he hoped l would like her. And l might call her Cousin Grace"
 And before I could even d w breath to ask any questions. we were home; and a real pretty lady. with a light blue dress on, was helping me out of the car and kissing me as she did so.
 Now. do you wonder that l have been rubbing my eyes and wondering If I vas really I. and if this was An dersonvillef
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-07-06
ONE WEEK LATER

It isn't a dream. It's all really. truly true-everything: Father con- ing to meet me, the lovely automobile. and the pretty lady in the light-blue dress, who kissed me. And when l went downstairs the next morning l found out 1t was real. specially the pretty lady; for she kissed me again, and said she hoped I'd be happy there. And she told me to amuse myself any way I liked, and said, if l wanted to- I might run over to see some of the girls, but not to make any plans for the afternoon, for she was going to take me to ride.
 Now, what do you think of thatf Go to see the girls in the morning, and take a ride-an automobile ride in the afternoon. In Andersonvllle Why, I couldn't believe my ears Of course. I was wild and crazy with de light--but 1t was all so different. Why. began to think almost that l was Ma rie and not Mary at all.
 And It's been that way the whole week through. I've had a beautiful time. I've been so excited And Moth. CT Is excited. too. Of course. l wrote her and told her all about il right away And she wrote right back and wanted to know eyerything-eyery- thing I could tell her; all the little things. And she was so interested in Cousin Grace, and wanted to know all about her; said she never heard of her before. and was she Fathers own cou- sin, and how old she was. and was she pretty. and was Father around the house more now, and did I see a lot of him? She thought from something l said that l did.
 I've just been writing her again, ana could tell her more now, of course, than I could Tn that first letter. I've been here a whole week, and, of course, l know more about things, and have done more.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-07-06
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suppose did show it--some. In face. I'm afraid l showed 1t whole lot Mother didn't say anything then; but on the way home ill the car she put her arm around ne and said:
 I'm sorry about the pink dress, dear. l knew you wanted it. But it was not suitable at all for you-not until you're older, dear. Mother Nill have to look out that her little daugh. ter isn't getting to be vain, and too fond of dress"
 knew then, of course, that it was just some more of that self-discipline business.
 But Mother never used to say any thing about self-discipline
 Is she getting to be like Aunt Jane?
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-07-06
JUNE

We'll, once more school is done my trunk Is all packed and I'm ready to 20 to Andersonvile. leave tomorrow moraing But not as I left last year. Oh. no. IL Is very, very different. Why this year I'm really going as Mary. Honestly. Mother has turned me into Mary before l go Now, what do you think of that? And If I've got to be Mary there and Mary here, too, when can l ever be Marie7 Oh, l know said I'd be willing to be Mary half, and maybe more than half, the time. But when 1t comes to really being Mary out of turn extra time, that Is quite another thing.
 And I am Mary.
 Listen
 I've learned to cook. That's Mary.
 I've been studying astronomy. That's Mary.
 I've learned to walk quietly, speak softly, laugh not too loudly, and be lady at all times. That's Mary.
 And now, to add to all this, Mother has had me dress like Mary Yes she began two weeks ago. She came into my room one morning and said she wanted to look over my dresses and things; and 1 could see, by the way she drowned and bit her lip and tapped her foot on the floor, that she wasn't suited. She said:
 ''I think. my dear, that on Saturday we'll have to go in town shopping. Quite number of these things will not do at all."
 And was so happyl Visions of new dresses and hats and shoes rose be- fore me, and even the pink beaded silk came into my mind-though I didn't really have much hopes of that.
 Well, we went shopping on Satur- day, but-did we get the pink silk? We did not We did get-youd never guess what. We got two new gingham dresses, very plain and hOmely. and pair of horrid, thick, low shoes. Why, l could have cried l did most cry as l exclaimed:
 "Why Mother, those are Mary things!"
 Of course, they're Mary things" answered Mother, cheerfully. That's what meant to buy-Mary things, as you call them. Aren't you going to be Mary just next week? Of course. you are And didn't you tell me last year. as soon as you got there, Miss Ander- son objected to your clothing and bought new for you? Well, l am try ing to see that she does not have to do that this year"
 And then she bought me brown serge suit and hat so tiresomely sensible that even Aunt Jane would love them know. And tomorrow I've got to pur them on to go in.
 Do ycu wonder that say am Mary alrea,y?
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-07-06

affaid she'u only been making it harder. through her selfshness, and I must forgive her, and try to forget 1t. And she was sure she'd do better now. And she said that, after all, life wasn't in just being happy yourself. It was in how much happiness you could give to others.
 Oh, it was lovely! And I cried, and she cried some more. and we kissed each other, and l promised. And after she went away felt all upraised and holy, like you do when you've been 10 beautiful church service with soft music and colored windows, and everybody kneeling. And I felt as if I'd never be naughty or thoughtless again. And that I'd never mind being Mary now. Why, I'd be glad to be Mary half the time, and even more for Father.
 But, alas:
 Listen. Would you believe it2 Just that same evening Mother stopped me against laughing too loud and mak- ing too much noise playing with Les ter; and felt cross. just boiled inside of me, and said I hated Mary. and that Mother was getting to be just like Aunt Jane. And yet just that morning
 window-soft-music feeling would last!
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-07-06

~Doify, Tn glad yes got keiiogg's Corn Flakes and fvuif for supper. I'r, so Jagged out Difh fhe heat eh0f keiiogg's IS the only food fhGf uouid appeal fo my 0ppe- fhe. If digests so easily and yet ] knoU If is nourishing! Guess PH haoe an- other helping. Those keiiogg's cerfainfy ere delicious"
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-07-06
ONE WEEK LATER

She is
 l know she is now.
 I'm learning to cook-to cook And it's Mother that says I must. She told Aunt Hattie-I heard her-that she thought every girl should know how to cook and keep house; and that if she had learned those things when she was a girl. her life would have been quite different she was sure.
 am learning at a domestic science school, and Mother is going with me. I didn't mind so much when she said she'd go, too. And, really, 1t A quite d lot of fun-really 1t is. But it is queer-Mother and I going to school together to learn how to make bread and cake and boil potatoes! And, of course. Aunt Hattie laughs at Us. But I don't mind And Mother doesn't, either. But, oh, how Aunt Jane would love 1t, If she only knewl
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-07-06

tTo be continued ]
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-07-06
MAY

W uht uo .ou supDosc l oib iSoiiihe now? You'd never guess. Stars. Yes, stars! And that is for Father, too.
 Mother c.,,ne into my fsn,a one day with a boo, of Grandfether's under her arm. She said it was very won derful work on astronomy, and she was sure l would find it interesting. She said she was going to read Il aloud to me an hour a day. And then, when got to Andersonville and Father talked to me, I'd know some thing. And he'd be pleased
 She said she thought we owed 1t ts Father. after he'| been so good and kind as So let n,e stay here almost three whole months of his six, so could keep on with my school. And that she was very sure this would please him and make him happy.
 And so. for most a week now, Moth CT has read to be an hour day our of that astronomy book. Then we talk about it. And it is interesting. Moth CT says 1t is, too. She says she wishes she'd known something about astrono- my when she was a girl; that shes sure 1t would have made things whole lot easier and happier all around. when she married Father; for then she would have known some thing about something he was inter ested in. She said she couldn't help that now of course but she could see that knew something about such things.
 It seems so funny to hear her talk such a lot about Father as she does when before she never used to men ton him-only to say how straid she was that I would love him better than I did her. and to make me say over and over again that I didn't. And said so one day to her-1 mean, l said I thought it was funny, the way she talked now.
 She colored up and bit her lip, and gave a queer little laugh Then she crew very sober and grave, and said ::
 "I know, dear. Perhaps l am talk ing more than I used to. But, you see I've been thinking quite a lot ana Eve learned some things. I'm trying to make you forget what l said-about your loving me more than him. mat wasn't right, dear Mother was wrong She shouldn't try to influence you against your father. He is good man; and there are none too many good men in the world-No' mo- wont say that" she broke off.
 But she'd already said it, and or course, I knew she was thinking or the violinist. Tm no child.
 She went on more after that, quite a lot more. And she said agaih tnat I must love Father and try to please him in every way and she cried lit, tie and talked lot about how nara II was in my position, and that she was
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06

This one will cost you only $500.
Brick, one story. plaster dash. Frame.
two story. shingles or siding. 1t Is
one of the model homes designed by
the Architects Small Home Service
Bureau. employing ten OF the best
architects in the country.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06

This house shas five rooms. BATH
sum porch, fun basement and modern
equipment throughout. The price in
ciudes installation OF heating and
lighting apparatus.
Size is 25.10 by 24.S.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06

Size is 25.lO by 24.G.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-06
This Colonial House for $5, 10000

Here's another house that will suit
you If your taste runs to colonial
dwellings.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-26
MORE PERSONS
EMPLOYED NOW
Situation Over the Country
Reported Improved

Washington, April 20.-The num-
Der of persons employed in indus
try at the end Of March, 1921, was
materially greater than it was one
year ago, the department Of labor
declared tonight in a statement
sum nlarizing reports from concerns
in all parts of the United States.
Nine Of thirteen industries repre-
sented in the reports showed in
creased number Of workers, while
the four remaining had decreases.
In hosiery and underwear the
number increased during the year
by 43.4 per cent. and in boot and
shoes 22.3 per cent The automo-
tive industry had an increase OF
POS per cent. The decreased en-
ployment appeared in cotton manu-
features, iron and steel trades and
papermaking.
AS result Of wage decreases
during the year the total amount OF
wages paid was lower in eight in
duStrieS than it was year ago.
In hosiery and underwear manufac-
ture, however. the wage total paid
during the month was 1873 per
cent more than during the samt,
period in 1921.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-26
s5,00o,oo0 Celery Crop This year
Florida Ships to California.

Sanford, Fla, April II ,(SpeciaD
The success of the preceding
plant recently built by the, celery
growers of this section insures that
another and larger one must be
constructed before the next season.
Preceding brings a premium OF
about Is cents a crate secured over
all other grades in the eastern mar
kets, in. addition to the saving OF
icing expense enroute.
The preceded product is chilled
to 40 degrees at this plant before
shipping, and goes to New York
without further attention.
This season promises to be very
profitable, the crop being estin,at-
ed at s5,oo0,00o. The failure Of
the California crop due to the
freeze there has contributed large-
ly, and for the first time in history,
Sanford has shipped celery 20 Cai-
ifornia.- a.-Manufacturers Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-26

: SUIT SETTLED

Orangeburg, April 2A.-The su-
preme court has just handed dowa
decision in the case Of William V.
Zeigler, a taxpayer. against w. 3.
Thompson and the other members
OF the board Of trustees Of the city
schools. In this case the plaintiff
sought to enjoin the trustees from
issuing and selling $4,000 Of
school bonds to erect school build
ings. The case was a friendly suit
and intended to test and settle the
question as TO whether a school
district could issue and sell school
bonds upon the authority Of an act
of the legislature without first sub
hitting the question to the voters
in an election Some doubted this
and the bond house would not buy
the bonds until the question was
settled. Judge Bowman held the
bonds valid without submitting
same to the people. The supreme
court has sustained Judge Bow
man. The trustees will now sell
the bonds and proceed to erect the
school building for the colored
people. Messrs. Wolfe & Berry
represented the plaintiff, while
Julian s. Wolfe, Esq. appeared for
the school trustees in the matter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-26
CLAIM ITALIANS
DIVULGED SECRET
Explaining Why the Russo.
German Pact Came to
Light

Buenos Aires, April 20.-The
Russo-German treaty originally
was intended to be kept secret, La
Nations Rome correspondent, in a
dispatch to his paper today, says
he has learned from trustworthy
sources.
News of its signing, he says,
leaked out in conference circles
through the indiscretion OF Italian
Communists TO whom the Russian
delegates to the economic confer
ence divulged it.
Thereupon the Germans, IN order
to avoid suspicion Of Il disloyal at
titude, decided it was best to COM
municate the treaty officially.
The correspondent names the
Communist deputies. Graviadei and
Bombacci, as among those TO whom
the treaty vas contided.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-26
CLEMSON
BOARD OF
VISITORS
One Representative Chosen
From Each of Seven Con-
gressi0nal Districts

Clemson College, April 20.-Ev-
cry year the board Of trustees Sc
lects a representative man from
each of the seven congressional dis
tricts to serve the college as a
hoard Of visitors who shall visit the
institution, examine into every de-
tail Of the work Of the college,
and then make a report to the
trustees, with criticisms, comments
and recommendations. Excellent
men are always selected for this
important work. Those who have
seen a list OF the names Of the
men elected to this board IT the
recent meeting Of the trustees re-
gard the board Of ;SitorS for this
year as an unusually strong one.
Every man elected has accepted
appointment.
Following is the list: Robert La
than, editor Of The News and Cour-
ier, Charleston, First district; G. II.
Seigler, teacher and superintend-
ent Of education, Aiken, Second dis
trict; S. J.. Derrick. president Of
Newberry college, Third district;
A. r. McKissick, ex-teacher and
cotton mill president, Greenville,
Fourth district; j. Lyles Glenn, Jr,,
lawyer, Chester, Fifth district;
John S. Thompson, farmer, Dillon,
Sixth district; w. w. Ball. editor
of The State, Columbia, Seventh
district.
This board will meet at Clemson
May 3 and 4. 4.As
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-26
COTTON
MARKETING
CAMPAIGN
Officials of Association Now
Confident That State Quota
VIII Be Signed Up

Columbia, April 21.-A tele-
phone message from Hartsville,
Darlington county ti1is morning
brought the news that the Hun
phrey-Coker Seed company had
signed the cotton cooperative cot
ton marketing contract. Mr.. Hum
phrey, the president Of the COM
pany. lives in Mississippi, and is re-
puted to be one of the largest long
staple cotton buyers in the world.
Over three thousand bales were
signed in Orangeburg county yes
terday, according to a message
from there today The wave Of en-
thusiasm which has been sweeping
over the state seems to have hit
that county now and reports from
there today indicated that it would
certainly go over the top.
A heavy signup is reported from,
Florence county and the flames Of
enthusiasm seem to have broken
out anew in Darlington county
which is already far beyond It's
quota. The activity in that county
seems now to center around Harts-
vile: 49,.
A tremendous, signup was report
ed at Laurens today. a barbecue
having been rendered the farmers
Of that county by the business men
of Laurens. j. d. Coghlan. a dirt
farmer from Texas, was the prin-
cipaI speaker and he is reported
TO have electrified his audience.
Officials of the association said
today that they now felt assured
that the quota for the state would
be reached. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-26
THE STATE FAIR
Committee Appointed to Have
Charge of Finances Of Fair

Columbia, April 20.-Appoint-
ment of a finance committee COM
posed OF r. NJ. Cooper. Jr. Wi
sacky, chairman; J. G. Gambel,
Ware Shoals; David c.. Ellison,
Columbia and O. 2. Mills, Green
vile, which will handle the cam
paign for the refinancing the State
Fair through the issuance of a
minimum Of $100,0 Of stock. fea-
tured the mornings. session of the
executive committee Of the South
Carolina Agricultural and Mechan-
zeal Society.
The committee decided that it
would announce its election Of a
manager, n secretary and a treas
urer in the next few days. The rec
ommedations of President Cooper
Of the society. made yesterday, were
adopted in full.
The committee adopted "a blanket
policy Of enlarging the State Fair
in all Of its departments, providing
better premiums, arranging for
more room for displays, encourag-
ing greater variety Of exhibits
and delegating more authority to
department heads, with probable
paid superintendents in charge Of
each department.
1t was defnitly decided to make
arrangements with OUTSIDE capital
to construct an amusement park at
the fair grounds without expense to
the fair association. the park to be
utilized by Columbians during the
spring and summer months. the fair
association TO receive n percentage
of all receipts
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-26
AIRPLANE FALLS
PAST $500 FEET
New World Record is Achiev.
ed by Lieut.. r. NJ. Haynes

Philadelphia, Apri; 20.-As the
result Of a fight at Manoa, Pa,
near here, today, Lieut.. Ralph NJ.
Haynes, who served with the Brit
ish in the World War, claimed he
has established a new world rec
ord for tail spinning.
He tumbled between $500 and
300 feet The last record for the
tail spin, $500 feet. was made At
Daytona Beach. Fla, last fail.
Haynes carried an observer with
him. They took the plane up H.
800 feet and then dropped. The
machine was riShted about 2,00u
feet from the ground without diff
ficul1y.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-26
Rejuvenation
of State Fai1.

Columbia, April 20.-Completc
rejuvination Of the state fair is
planned by the executive commit
tee of the state fair society, which
last night adjourned two-day
meeting in Columbia. The election
of an executive secretary was one
of the important matters before
the committee, but announcement
of this fact WAS postponed for q
dav or so. it was stated at the con-
clusion Of the meeting 1t is ,ln"
dcrstood that d. T.. EGrd did not
offer for reelection. a stock
company is to he formed and the
Fair put on an entirely new and
business like basis.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-26
SAFEGUARD THE
SOUTHERN PORTS

Washington, April 21.-7M edifica-
ton Of the administration mer-
chant marine bill so<that it would
specifically safeguard the interests
Of the smaller ports and shipping
companies was advocated at to-
DAYS session Of the joint congress
sional hearings on the measure by
Matthew Hale Of Charleston. S. C.,
president the South Atlantic
States association.
Insisting upon the adoption OF
an amendment which would re-
quire the perpetuation for live
years. by either the Shipping Board
or provate companies OF trace
routes recently established from
South Atlantic to Gulf ports, Nh.
Hale declared that unless such a
provision was added to the bill
business men OF the South and
shippers OF the Middle West who
export their products through
Southern ports in preference TO a
few congested" North Atlantic
ports would swing away from
"condidtionaP support Of the ad-
ministration program to a position
of effective" opposition.
Another witness before the SEN
ate commerce and house merchant
marine committees today was
Theodore Bren, manager OF the
Mississippi Warrior Barge Line,
who urged congress to clear up
the .contiict in authority" between
the Interstate Commerce Commls-
sion and Shipping Board over in
land waterway tranSportatin. MI.
Bren said companies operating
barge lines on interior water routes
would rather be under the Jurls-
diction Of the Shipping Board thah
subject to Interstate Commerce
Commission control.
Declaring the administration, S
program should be approached IN
a non-partiSan. non-sectlonal spirit.
Mr.. Hale said the Middle West and
South are in for an American mer-
chant marine and willing to pay
for it, provided they are assured
it VIII benefit all ports and sec
tionS of the country.
NO one. however, in either the
Middle West or South would be for
a subsidy" he added, If it was
built for the benefit only of a
small group Of companies and
North Atlantic ports
Chairman Jones of the senate
commerce committee told the wit
hess it was not proposed TO repeal
the section OF the Shipping Act OF
1920 which directs the Shipping
Board to maintain trade routes
from various small ports. Mr.. Hale
declared the South and Middle West
were worrying for fear congress
would not pass the pending bill al
the present session.
We've got to have immediate
action he said. IF we don
build up Il merchant marine. VIC
can't continue the industrial de-
vclopment Of the South
Mr.. Hale urged that the bill be
perfected TO prevent shipping COM
panics operating from North At
lantic ports from coming doWl
and gaining control OF the services
from Southern ports.