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)On?y the Passing of Little Coffin on Its [ Way to the Cemetery, but for a Time It Held Up Traffic In -/ \%l a ? Channel Port 3*% I Ree was some noise along the [Jetty and yet more noise in the wide [and narrow streets of the town? clanging street cars, whip-cracking fiacres, yelling newsboys, honking [taxis, and soldiers and sailors tramp ing the pavements. Noise enough and |of the kind befitting a channel port E*~i war time; but for a time at least e heard the noise let down and the jstte softened. - r In a wide street of shops appeared] p. wbite-iialred priest with a white hejd high before him. Be was another priest reading )su afbpbi of prayer. Two laymen gas? nest, bearing a little white paint pa table with a little white coffin?a ^ea?ooard'coffin?:resting on It There L caHepy of plain white boards &f i#?e coffin. There were a blossoms on the canopy and a few lilies-of-the-val fbHowed the cof ^the men were bare - ~ r_. ^ women?young wom and-'yoting mothers to look at? ^P^;J^J.two men. One of the *' wo^eawas in deep black. A Tap of K^tle girls followed the young ~^'V$wp^very old women came ifrjga&fe than that, walking Isrcrewfted street at two o'clock ihnost before we saw v^j^P^I^Rtneir hats as it pass ^.^v^f^jessed themselves. Some ipgjtfjt ips > murmured a short ^#hrays.the women did. iThe j^diers aaX'-sailors, when they were ^ "^pSapfed nearly always; the ??sao^?injes. The officers, if *;i^ated more profoundly ^ntoed'men and, when they dead still, held a hand for eight or ten paces in mm were talking with two ?freets. One of the sol *|?^: off his cap. One of the talking to say a little of grayer. Both soldiers faced m all four gazed in silence for after the little cortege had pass on. Then the first soldier pnt on cap, all faced about and resumed talk; but more slowly and not so loudly as before. frAa English Tommy was driving a ' c?jvr-a swearing Tommy that hear a block away. He in? nu' the mourners from behind, was in a hurry, and by clanging his l|e coald have crowded by. But fheld the car in check, nursing it as not to frighten the two old wom ~tj& the rear?unti? they came to a d? .sittiare. Here there was room. anged Ms bell, not too loudly, on the Juice, and hurried to up for lost time. Men are being killed by the mil over here, and other men who Ye been there?these very men on streets?will tell you that they 'vtnrn their heads to see one affifed. ,But a child is different? K Connolly, in Collier's. &S*_ One of the Women of France, saw a very good-looking nurse in a hospital dressing a man's head {wiach had been seared in a powder ex She chatted in good English she prepared the wound for another tion of the remedy. I did not ow until later that she was the de Rothschild, herself the der of the hospital. When I dined %t her chateau that evening she told jsoe that she worked with the wounded fsvery day from 7 a. m. to 1, when 'she went home*to luncheon; that she returned to her task at 4 and quit at 7 jln the evening. It gave me a new sen jsatioa to hear this beautiful woman in fevening dress and jewels, whose wealth fit would be difficult to estimate, telling hew she had become one of the work \tas women of France. It was odd by [the old standards, but c'est la guerre. U-Irvlhg Batcheller in. the New York t&depeadeat j ' - All In the Point of View. Pavlowa says when her company ar rived In Buenos Aires all the papers were full of their praises except a lit tle new native paper, which published an article saying nothing else than that "they were surprised that the men and women of the company were sc immoral." ! As Mme. Pavliowa is very particular 'about her company that hurt a lot and ehe quickly made inquiries as to why so astounding a statement should have been made. "Why," answered the editor, J,th? i girls go about unveiled with short j skirts on and the men often wear nc hats r?Detroit Free Press. Japan's New Military Airplane. gigantic military airplane has just been -finished at the military arsenal Tokyo. It was chiefly designed by th? late Lieutenant Sawada, who met s tragic death at Tokorozawa. The ma chine has been a year and a half un der construction, during which tim< vast improvement has been made ir aerial navigation. This airplane ii equipped with three 100-horsehowei engines, and is capable of maintain ing 80 miles an hour for six hours continuous flight The machine wil carry five passengers. j I Good Road Boosters -? ;Men Who Return From France Will No Longer Be Content With the Bad Roads of > America. Washington. Nov. 25.?''There will be a couple of million real 'road boosters' back in the United States! j when the war is over, as I think all j jof the men over here appreciate how; j good roads can be made invaluable.''? j In my mind there is no doubt but; I that the good roads of France saved! : heY in two instances." Col. Robert H. Tyndall of the 150th | ! Field Artillery thus writes from "over! I there" to a fellow HoOsier. Chairman! i Carl G. Fisher of the A. A. A- Tour i ing Board. It will be remembered that these two were closely associat ed several years ago in the Trans Continental tour from Indianapolis to Pan Francisco, at which time much of the route of the Lincoln Highway was decided upon. Col. Tyndall is an inveterate road driver and has cover ed thousands of miles of good, bad and indifferent American highways. In his letter "home" he goes on to say: "I have seen movements of troops made in the dark which wouli have been impossible in any other country than France. ?ere the roadmakers have scientifically planted trees that absorb drainage on the side and at the same time shelter the highways so as to keep them just moist enough. In some instances you will find a tall poplar standing higher than the rest ;Of the trees bordering the road, at ev ery kilometer, so that you can readily measure distances with the eye. One of the great things they do here is to repair a road and even make an .entirely new surface with out interfering with the streams of traffic. In one campaign we were in. over a thousand trucks parsed my regiment, each carrying twenty-two soldiers. This was for reinforce ment on the flank and was done with out the slightest confusion. One does not find here the little holes that cause so much trouble remaining in a road. The potted places are im mediately filled and drained, right up to the front line almost. As far as being able to orient one's self, I think from now on I can drive [blindfolded any place in the United States, as most of my driving on the front has been at night, and the roads wind around considerably over here. I don't have lights and neith er do the trucks and other vehicles coming in opposite directions. We arc not allowed to use the klaxon horn, as this is the method employed for a gas alarm. Sometimes, I really wonder how we get through with it all. but it shows how a person can become ac customed to most anything, and we j train ourselves to see in the dark." That a big road plan is near at hand in this country is the opinion of many leading highway advocates Chairman George C. Diehl of the A. A. A. Good Roads Board summarizes the idea in this manner. "One hundred million dollars a year i appropriated by the federal govern ment on a definite, tangible national highway system will work wonders in the form of from five to ten thousand mlies of splendid highway, made up partially of sections already sufficient in quality, partly in sections to re pair, partly of sections rebuilt, and partly of entirely new construction State and local appropriations will be encouraged, and these subdivisions largely because of federal road.;, will enormously increase road expendi tures." MAX XT LIKE THIS IN SUMTER. Similar Cases Being Published in Each Issue. The following case is but one. of many occurring daily in Sumter. J1 is an easy matter to verify it. You '?annot ask for better proof. W. M. Folsom. prui>rie- Vor dr\ -;oods store,' Main Street, says *I used Doan's Kidney Pills for trou >3e with my back and kidneys. My back pained me nearly ail the ?' ne t?nd any quick move I made rrauseel the pains to be all the more severe. It was difficult to get up af ter sitting down, because of the pains. My kidneys acted i- regularly and the secretions were highly colored and contained sediment. Doan's Kidney Pills, procured from Zemp's Phar macy, gave me the desired reUef. Backaches and kidney trouble van ished. I felt better in every way.*'., (Statement given March 17, 1908.) On February 14, 191$, Mr. Folsom I ulded: "I can always recommend) j Doan's Kidney Pills as being reliable. Doan's have proven so to me. as 1 | i have always had good results from : their use." Price GOc. at all dealers. Don't j simply ask fur a kidney remedy?get j Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that j Mr. Folsom had. Foster-Milburn Co.. j Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.?Advt. M7) j _ i I Bond Were flatter of Form. The secr^Wry of the treasury is not ' required to give a bond, but the trees- j urer of the United States, a subordi- j nate office of the department, is re- j quired to do so because he is the cus todian of public funds. The treasurer is required to give a bond of $150,000, which is insignificant compared with 1 the sums he boc-^-es. The Proper A'titude The proper attitude of a man to ward woman is not a very complicated affair. The fellow who admires her if she's beautiful, honors her if she is a mother, respects her it she works, j has sympathy for her if she is in di#- j tress., and pities her if she stumbles is: in a fair way to become ja gentleman j ^-Houston Tost. King and Democrat Albert of Belgium Tells His Fellow Citizens His Plans for National and Individual Freedom. Brussels. Friday, Nov. 22 ( By the Associated Press).?King Albert hav ing been received enthusiastically by the inhabitants of his redeemed cap ita, today made an important speech from the throne in parliament?hi? first utterance in the capital since al most the beginning of the war. Near the throne stood General Pershing. representing the American army; Gen. Plumer, of the British army, and other generals. The chamber was filled with members and in the galler ies was the diplomatic corps including Brand Whitlock, who returned Thurs day. One of the most vital points in the king's address dealt with the question of suffrage for Belgium and in this connection he said: "The government proposes to the chambers to lower, by patriotic agreement, the ancient barriers and to make the constitution of the nation a reality on the basis of equal suffrage for all men of the mature age requir ed for the exercise of civil rights." This statement aroused a storm of applause from all of the members. He furring to the Flemish question King Albert said: "The necessity of a fruitful union demands the sincere collaboration of all citizens of the same country with out distinction of origin or language. In this domain of language the strict est equality and the most absolute jus tice will preside over the elaboration of projects which the government will submit to the national representa tives. . . . ?'A reciprocal respect for the inter ests of the Flemings and the Wal lons ought to be an integral principle of the administration and should give to each the certainty of being under stood when he speaks his own lan guage and assure to him his full in telectual development, especially high er education." In regard to the future status of Belgium he declared: "Belgium, victorious and freed from the neutrality that was imposed upon her by states which have been shat tered to their foundation by war, will enjoy complete independence.. . . "Belgium, reestablished in all its rights, will rule its destinies accord ing to its aspirations and in full sov ereignty." In speaking of the manner in which the war had been brought to a suc cessful conclusion, King Albert re ferred with gratitude to the great ef forts of all the entente countries and of the United States, "a new and stal wart ally which added the weight of her effort, so great and enthusiastic to that of the other nations and caus ed our formidable adversary to tot ter." Near the close of his address the king paid a further glowing tribute to the entente nations and made a .striking reference to America, which he declared lv.id saved Belgium from famine.. The scene in the parliament cham ber was most impressive. Groups about the throne as the king entered were Cardinal Mercier. Burgomaster Max. General Leman. the defender of Liege, and Prince Albert of Greal Britain. Queen Elizabeth with the princes and princesses had preceded the king to the throne. As King Al bert entered he passed in front of Car dinal Mercier, Burgomaster Max and General Leman and shook each of them warmly by the hand. General Pershing took no part in the parade or other ceremonies of the day, having entered the city quietly as a spectator. After-the ceremonies in the 'cham ber the king held an official reception to the diplomats and city officials at the city hall. Here Minister Whit lock had a touching meeting with Burgomaster Max. whom he had not seen since his arrest and edportation to Germany. Cut It Out. In ordinary conversation don't be too free with the question. Most persons aren't fond of being quizzed, and if there were less prying there'd be fewer Hars.?Buffalo Times. '? Newly Acquired Dignity. Elmer brought home the morning snal!, in which was the news of the arrival of mother's first grandchild. We other four children, as well as half a dozen of the neighbors, were sitting on the grass in the yard when Elmer, full of the news, rushed upon us, screaming at the top of his voice: "Get out of the way for your Uncle Elmer." ?Exchange. Iron Rust. Few stains are so obstinate as iron rust is. They may, however, be re moved from delicate fabrics by cov.t ing the spot thickly waIi cream tartar, then twisting the cloth to keep the tar tar on the spot itself. Put that part into a pan of cold water, bring gradu ally to boiling point, and afterwards rinse in the usual way.?Exchange. Gold Under the City. A Philadelphia assay er recently took several handfuls of sand from a street excavation near Independence hail ant' after putting it through an assaying process extracted a small quantity of gold. He declared that, in his opinion, there was enough gold under Philadel phia to make hunting for it wort!: while. Male Wasps Not Hardy. There isn't a male wasp in existence when winter ends. Late the preceding fall the wasps mate. The coining cold weather kills every worker and male, while Mrs. Wasp hies herself to a con venient place und hibernates, ready to come forth in the spring and lay egg? to replenish the race. GOOD ROADS TO THE FRONT Automobile Clubs Meet in Convention To Morrow i - j Meeting Will Discuss Plans to j Provide a System of Good Highways Throughout the ! State of South Carolina. j _ j Greenville, S. C, Nov. 25.?For the j purpose of considering- proposed leg j islation in the interest of better roads I in South Carolina and the discussion ! of plans to crystalize sentiment and J encourage whole-hearted efforts for a [ network of improved highways criss i crossing the State from the moun j tains to Charleston and from Wil I mington, X. C, to Augusta, delegates j from all the local chapters of the i South Carolina State Automobile As j sociation in the State will mobilize in ! Columbia, November 26th for a joint j conference with the State highway j committee. I C. W. Cofieid, secretary, announced ; today that the State association has I instructed each local unit,; affiliated with the State association, to call a meeting immediatey to appoint dele gates to familiarize themselves with the highways of the State and draft such measures and bills for the im provement of highways in South Carolina. On December 10th and llth, a meet ing of the general committee has been called at Coumbia. Automobilists. good roads enthusiasts, bankers and } other business men, with a total at-' {tendance of about 300, are expected ! I to be present. The first day will be Booster Day in the interest of good j roads, and the association asks that i every county, city and town send all the representatives they can with cars. The cars must have pennants showing from where they come. A "Good Roads" demonstration parade has been planned for three o'clock the afternoon of December 10th, in which all cars are to take part. The second day is to .be devoted to business entirely, and representative instructed to arouse a general sen timent and agitation for good roadfc when they return to their homes. Tin legislature will then be asked to pass such bills as niay be advantageous t< highway improvements in the State. The question of a State system of j marking and posting the highways ol I the State will be taken up at the meeting. It has been suggested to Secretary C. W. Cofieid that at least 50 per cent of the cost of marking and posting can be saved if the sigm: are made by criminal labor. This is being done satisfactorily by many States. The cooperation is asked of every organization in the State, and they are especially invited to send repre sentatives to the meeting at Columbia. December 10th and llth. It is hopec" that the U. C. T., T. P. A.. Chamber* of Commerce and every other organ I ization of every city wall aid in this I movement. Goldsmiths World-Wideness. One of the most memorable things to be remarked in Goldsmith, is the note of world-wideness which he introduced into literature. There is a total ab sence In him of local prejudice, which Is in strong contrast with the vigorous and almost barbaric Insularity oi Johnson. He had once thought of emi grating to America, and would have done so but for ?ae of those humorous incidents so common in his haphazard lie. How About Ot*;er Senses? "The sense of direction is so strong ly developed In the average man.*1 stated Prof. Pate, "that he can rise in the middle of the darkest night that ever was, unerringly find his way clear through the house to a burglar proof safe, work the combination with out a light, take out a bottle of hair restorer and drink heartily o! its con tents by mistake for the cough vem edy which stands on the little table be side his bed."?Kansas City Star. Tobacco Impoverishes Sol?. It has been calculated thai: a ton oi tobacco withdraws more than a hun dredweight of mineral constituents from au acre of land. This would ap pear to he an astounding waste of ma terial, which must be of enormous value to the soil, considering that 75 per cent consists of calcium and potas sium salts arid 15 per cent of mag nesium and sodium salts, tnclndine nearly 5 per cent of the essential con ^tituent to all plants?phosphoric acid To Remove Rust Stains. To remove rust stains from any fab ric take the juice of a lemon and some salt and mix together. Rub It well into the material and then hang In the sun to dry. Repeat the second time if the first doesn't bring all the stain out. The second time the stain will all be removed. ?Xroupi jfom amdtpB sjqj o% j[oo% ^ndraojd uam p;oh ?aSdiiAiJd 9v? joj f$ ;san5 pjBSSBq aq.) paSaaqo ?[8q}iiq oq.a. puB 4tdn nnj? sb.u asnoq asoq.u jo^audojd iajoq b jo oiijdja ?{XB9 an ueaq eA?q o) paAeijaq sj qu} -qicq b ui d?a[s 0} ubui ;sju- dqx *qn;q;ea uj daajs oj \sj\.j Tractor Vs. Mule. Ton mules can haul about two tons of material and their work is limited to ten hours, but the tractor hauls 25 tons and covers a distance of 20 miles at the sam'j time. Wireless Stations To Be Taken Over Bill Now Before Congress Pro vides for Government Con trol of Shore Plants. Washington, Nov. 24.?Permanent government control of all radio com munication through the acquisition and operation by the navy department of all shore wireless stations in the United States used for commercial purposes is planned by the adminis tration under a bill now before con gress. Representative Alexander, chairman of the house merchant marine com mittee who introduced the measure in the house, announced today that hearings on the bill will begin before his committee, December 12, and con tinue untill all interests have been given an opportunity to be heard. A similar bill, introduced in the senate by Chairman Fletcher of the commit tee on commerce, has been approved by President Wilson. Besides providing for the acqui sition and operation of the stations by the navy, the bill directs that the secretary of the navy shall so far as may be consistent with the transpor tation of government business, open radio stations to general public busi ness under regulations prescribed by him and shall fix the rates for such service. He aiso shall establish spe cial rates for the handling of press dispatches by trans-oceanic or other special stations. Commercial business has been han dled through some naval wireless sta tions for four years and since the na tion entered the war all stations have been and still are being operated by the navy. The navy only recently completed the most powerful radio plant in this country at Annapolis and messages from it have been sent direct to France and other foreign countries. Another new station is being built on The South Atlantic coast. On the Pacific coast it operates stations at San Francisco and San Diego. For any stations acquired under the proposed law or those which may be closed permanently just compensation is to be paid. VERDUN TO METZ American Engineers Have Com pleted Rebuilding of Railroad Between Fortress Towns. With the American Army of Occu pation, Nov. 24, 8 P. M. (By the As sociated Press)?American engineers today laid the last rail connecting the standard gauge railroad between Ver dun and Metz, having virtuahy rebuilt nine miles of the track. It is over this line principally that the forces of occupation will be supplied dur ing their advance, and regular ser vice will begin probably tomorrow. More than 10,000 Americans are employed on the task of rebuilding the roads across No Man's Land northeast of Verdun, the Twenty-third Engineers Regiment having charge of the work. Mile after mile of track age had been destroyed by forces con stantly shelling, necessitating a new road bed. West of the German lines the en Kin eprs began work on the day the armistice was signed, then when the American troops began their advance i week ago the engineers rushed ad ditional forces to carry out the recon struction work on the other side of the old German line. The most dif ficult task overcome by the Americans was the clearing of a tunnel two miles from Verdun in the region of Fort del la Vannes. The tunnel was used by the French as a shelter dur ing the siege of Verdun. In the early days of the war 800 soldiers were killed in the runnel by an explosion, which, it was reported, was caused by a mule kicking a case of ammunition. ? The German artillery for years pounded both ends of the tunnel in an endeavor to seal up this important aid tot he French defenders of Ver dun. Consequenly the roadbed at either end was covered ten feet deep it places with earth and rocks thrown up by the shells. The complete line leads northeast to Etain, thence *to Conflans, where it connects with Me zieres, Sedan, Montmedy and Metz, one of Germany's main lines of com munication during the war. From Conflans the line connects with sev eral lines extending northward to Luxemburg. The American forces resting Sun day along the German frontier spent their spare time at various points watching the Germans opposite them. In numerous instances the Germans waved farewell when their detachments started on their home ward march. j Reports of rioting continue to reach American headquarters from various sources. One report was to the effect that a German colonel had been dragged from his horse by soldiers and beaten severely. Before crossing from Luxemburg many of the pri vates told the Luxemburgers that when they reached Germany they wouid decline to obey their officers, do as they pleased, and if taken to task by their officers trouble would re sult. WEAPON OF MEAT SAW. Florence Farmer Charged With Riling of Negro. Florence, Nov. 24.?L. Jerome Hew itt yesterday gave bond in the sum j of $2,500 for his appearance at the next term of court on the charge of killing a negro named Charles San ders on North Dargan Street yester day over a matter which the inquest failed to bring out. Hewitt used a meat saw in his attack upon the ne gro, inflicting two wounds in the man's head. either of which would have caused death, according to the exam ining physician. Few saw the oc- j currence and there was little testi-j mony at the inquest. Hewitt is aj well known farmer who makes a I practice of soling moat on the streets! and is well to do. I To Cut Short a Cold Take a Calotab The New Calomel Tablet That Is Entirely Purified of Nause ating and Dangerous Quali ties. Of all the medicines in the world the doctors prize calomel most highly to break up a cold overnight or to cut short an attack of influenza, grippe, sore throat or a deep-seated cough and possibly to prevent pneu monia. Now that all of its unpleas ant and dangerous Qualities have been removed, the new kind of calomel called "Calotabs" is the doctors' ideal treatment for colds, etc. One Calotab on the tongue at bed time with a swallow of water?that's all. No salts, no nausea nor the slightest interference with your eat ing, your work or pleasures. Next morning your cold has vanished and your whole system is purified and re freshed. Calotabs is sold only in orig inal sealed packages; price thirty five cents. Your druggist recommends and guarantees Calotabs by refunding the price if you are not delighted.? Advt. The Englishman and the American Revolution. It seems to be hard for an Ameri can to understand the light in which Englishmen have from the first re garded the American Revolution. He expects of the Englishman a point of view directly opposite to his own, and he finds something else which puzzles him. He is proud and per haps even today a little resentful when he thinks about the Revolution; he naturally expects (or did till late ly expect) the Englishman to feel humiliated and either resentful or penitent about it; but that inscrutable and, I presume, annoying being feels nothing of the kind. He utterly de clines to be angry or apologetic. If he thinks of the American Rev olution at all, he thinks of it quite happily. If he is a historian, he will see in the story of the Revolu tion only one very gloomy feature, the fate of the Loyalists, and is in other respects content with that event, often enthusiastic about it. If he is not a historian he does not know about the Loyalists; but he does know that, in a period of political corruption, an obscure, unrepresentative and un-. popular, set of English politicians handled American affairs in a way against which the only memorable English statesmen of the day pro tested passionately; he thinks the ac tion of the Colonists was probably right and anyhow very English, and he has always heard and believed that it led up to the existing British Empire and the existing British sys ', tern of government Any prejudice . which may ever have existed in Eng , land against America has arisen from wholly different and much more re cent causes, but is in fact so uncom , mon and so transitory as not to be I worth discussing. [ In short, while England as a coun try has never been widely popular in , America, America has been widely ' popular in England. The cause of all this could easily be explained; but it , is the result that matters. Our pres ent association with France is deeply pleasing to English people, who look , back on centuries of warfare with ; France as an affair with gentlemen ? and sportsmen; our association with America stirs a yet deeper feeling. To find words for popular feeling one must go to the poets; not, of course, to their ordinary elegant compositions, but to their occasional outbursts, when they really do put their backs into their job. The current English feeling about English history can be condensed into a phrase . which Wordsworth used in the crisis of our struggle with Napoleon: "The flood Of British freedom, which, to the open sea Of tiie world's praise, from dark antiquity Hath flowed with 'pomp of waters unwithstood.'" That flood was conceived by. Words worth and has been conceived of by thoughtful Englishmen ever since as flowing through an American as well as a British channel. Thus it is prob ably as true an analysis as can be made of the causes of any popular emotion to say: We English rejoiced that we were joined in a great cause by those with whom it seemed most fitting and natural that we should be cooperating. And the strength of this sentiment in England is something upon which we can confidently reck on.?From "What Does the American Alliance Mean to Englishmen?" by Lord Charnwood, in the American Review of Reviews for November, 1918. Death of Caldwell Yet Matter of Doubt Brother of Chester Officer Re ceives Letter Creating Hope That Mistake Has Been Made. Chester. Nov. 24.?R. B. Caldwell of Chester tonight received a letter from his brother, Lieut. William F. Caldwell, who was officially reported to have been severely wounded in ac tion on September 6 and to jhave died on October 9 as a result of his wounds. The letter, dated October I 24 and mailed October 25, con I veyed the intelligence that he was j getting along very well, though still j confined to the hospital. This Is the third letter that Mr. Caldwell has re ceived from his brother dated subse quent to October 3 and clearly he did not die on that date as reported. At the date of the last letter Lieutenant Caldwell was in the base hospital No. 52 in the ward in charge of Dr. Her bert H. Harris, an Anderson physi cian. Before joining the service Lieut. Caldwell was with the Associated Tress at Washington and prior to that was prominently engaged in newspaper work in South Carolina.