The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 30, 1919, Image 4
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The~.Sumter Watchman was found
in XS50 and the'Truf Southron :n
2S6&. jfche Watchman a?id Soutiron
now has the combined circulation and*
influence of1 both of the- old papers,
and is manifestly the best advertise-1
medium^ Sumter. _
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3SvT>IiVIXe: COW.
The", "head of "the dairy department
in one. of the. State agricultural col
leges sifcys that 20 years ago the av
erage "cow was giving 2,200 to 2,600
pouiid^Qf^milk a year, and the best
cOws were giving as high as 14,000
y?r ISfQQQ. pounds.
. 44Today the. average cow still does
aot.^ainount to very much, but she*
has\deyelop.ed into a 3,800-pound cow.
During this period we haye> developed
cows that give us 30,000 pounds of
milk." ,
He gives some interesting cost de
tails .connected with this lacteal evo
lution/" When the average cow .pro
duced 2,400 pounds of -~ milk, that
milk was sold at 5 cents'a "quart. The
cow was fed on clover: at $4.60 a
ton, corn at 35 .cents a bushel . and
other, grains - in. proportion.. Labor
ranged from $13 to $l$;a month, and
the hired hand worked, from 4 in'the
morning till 7 at night.
"It< that cow were still in existence
today;^ he says, "with present prices
for labor and feed, you and I would
have to pay 34 cents a quart for
milk!?;
The. professor was arguing that!
milk-producers deserve all they are
getting for their product. His state
ment" makes at least an impressive
argument for the improvement of
cows^and of all other sources and
meansro? food production.
"W&en all is said and done, the
"""way to lower the price of milk
ise cows that give more milk,
est way to loweV the price' of
is to make the trees bear
?
fcnd larger apples. Th^ surest!
lower the price of tfread is-to
the sixe of the ^rl^eat' bcrry
number jof berries on the
cpind raise more stalks to the
" Likewise the surest way to
cheajjten manufactured products is
to improve machinery and operative
methods and so increase the output.
And. the surest way to bring retail
prices- down nearer to manufacturers' j
ofices is to improve store-keeping
methods so that goods can be han
dled-,.less expensively.
WHAT IS A FAIR PROFIT?
An , amendment to the food con
trol ract now pending in congress pro
vides-a fine of $5,000 or imprisonment
for-lwo years, or both, for the mak
ing /of "unjust and unreasonable
pHces.',
This is good as far as it goes. But
whal are "unjust and unreasonable
prices?" The act in question does
not^Cfcpear to furnish any criterion.
The question- ae'lo^iiat is a just
andv^reasonable profit will receive an
astomsbing variety of answers if put
to the busines men who makd prices.
There will be another set of answers,
mueh lower on the whole, from con
?uzi$ers. Estimates will vary, too. in
different sections. How is;a judge or
jur^going to decide?
Manifestly, uhere is needed some
authoritative standard .of profits.
Neither congress nor the department
of Justice nor any of the other bodies,
public and private that are dealing
wiih the cost of living will be able
to -accomplish much of practical and
permanent value until this fundamen
tal point is determined.
What is a fair percentage of pro
fit,"--.in the general run of production
andVtrade, and what variations if any!
mdst; b'e allowed in the different in
tfenmes and ^business,?. Let congress
wsistle with that problem.
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NATIONAL GAMES.
In. spite of the . serious attempts
tha^t'- have been made to introduce j
American baseball with all its at-i
tendant excitement Tajnd thrills into
Etir&pe--jn countries, only partial suc
cess;has been achieved. The English
have shown a genuine interest in j
the- game. The French have not. |
They simply do not care for it at all.
A similar difference is said to have j
been observed in flv> forms of relax
v 1
ation indulged in by English. Amer
ican and French soldiers behind th
lines during the war. The two form
er sought active, strenuous exercise
as a rule. The poilu preferred j
smoking, reading or day-dreaming.
.The- play of , anjyi-people or nation,!
says'.T. R. Hildebfand. writing on the'
Geography of Games," in a current
nr?gazine, is a key-to the geography,
history and racial characteristics of
that people:"
He sugests that the English, be
ing phlegmatic about their business,
turn to the active sports for recre
ation. The French, more animated
in their daily routine, seek repose
ful recreation. Jusr. how the Amer
ican games are, explained by this
method is not clear.
It is a true and interesting fact,
nevertheless, that all peoples and
races do play. Our ancient histories
tell us chat Greeks, Romans. Per
sians, Phoenicians, all had their ath
letic sports and competitive games.
Many of our modern games may be
-raced to an origin in the games of
many centuries ago. and they have
their counterparts in games played
by savages today. Geographically,
of course, snow, mountains, plains,!
rivers and the sea itself have all in- j
fluenced the plays of the people. And j
although there are many games in j
common, there are also games which!
seem particularly adapted to indi-|
vidual nations and peoples and to the.
state of development of their civili- j
zation. If the French did take up
l aseball they would probably refine !
it and alter it until the most enthus- j
iastic American "fan" would fail to j
recognize it.
HOARDS AND STORES.
Attorney General Palmer, in the
course of his efforts to put the food
speculators out of business, makes a
useful distinction betwen food that is
hoarded and food that, is stored le
gitimately. It is a distinction which
the public sometimes fails to recog
nise': '
' Most' of the foodstuffs accunrulat-1
?d in the storage houses are probably j
Spaced there in good faith, and belong j
there. They are the natural surplus i
of the season of plenty stored up to i
:idc the nation over through the rest
Df the year. So far as this storage
is legitimate, it is not only insurance!
against starvation in the season cf |
scarcity, but it serves to steady prices]
;hroughout the year.
On the whole, the public undoubt
edly benefits by it. . If there were no
storage houses, and consequently no
vholesalc storage of perishable food
stuffs, it would always be as it was inj
primitive times, either a feast or a
famine, with prices runious to'the pro
ducer in the feast period and ruinous
o the consumer in the famine period.
Storage conservation is a boon to both.
"We are. going .to be very careful j
riot to do anybody, an injustice or to |
jeopardize the winter supply by forc
:ng on the market the surplus of the
summer season," says Mr. Palmer.
But along with these legitimate
stores there are "hoards" of butter
?g"gs, poultry and other commodities
bought up and withheld- from the |
market for the sole purpose of help- j
ing to corner the market, forcing
prices still higher and;'then profiting
rry the artificial famine .created.
The hoarders and gamblers who are
responsible serve no useful purpose,
rhey are criminal parasites on the
food industry. They are exploiting
he public in the worst sense. They
ire "grinding the faces of the poor." j
They must be put out of business, and
their hoards, which are in excess of
the surplus needed to last through the
svinter, must be put on the market to
relieve the present need and lower
prices to their, natural level.
THE SCHOOL, BELL.
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Will the opening of the school ^find |
your child ready for the winter's,
work? The long play, time should]
lave strengthened its lungs, hardened!
its muscles, rested its eyes and mind.
Mcst children, in spite of a tradition- !
a,l feeling that they ought to hate
school, are in reality glad to settle
down to its routine again.
But how about thv teeth, the eyes,
the throats?
Now is the time to have the dentist
get his work done. After school be
gins it will be harder to Jit in the ap
pointments, and the nerve strain
which is trifling for a child whose
teeth are looked after regularly, and
who goes from the dentist t:> a day
of rest ami play, may prove much
more serious added to a day of school
work. Good teeth form a very high
percentage, of good digestive equip
ment. Having the children's teeth at
tended to b ya competent dentist at
regular intervals is not an expense
our an investment.
Tf the child shows the slightest ten
dency to hold a hook too close, or to
squint when he reads, or to b" irri
table after any close eye work, he
needs to have an oculist examine him.
He may not need glasses, but simple
exercises, or a better balance of near
and far use of his vision. Bui if he
ll"erls ?lass?-s. no fa Is.- ideas of
spoiling the looks" should he allowed
, interfere. The use of glases lor a
few years in childhood sometimes ob
viates the necessity of wearing them
later. Also .the "looks" of a well
fitting pair of glasses are far less ob
jectionable than the looks of the
wrinkles and worn lines which eye
strain inevitably prints on the face,
not to mention the looks-and feel
;?of headaches and indigestion.
! The oculist is us??ly a nose and
! throat specialist as well. Let hin
j give a look wit!) Iii:; funny little mir
jrorsand things into these pasages. T
I there are adenoids or had tonsils lv
! will know what to do. The flu gern
would have done far less damage las
year if it had had only clean, whole
some noses and throat:; to get info.
Investments in health always pa:
large returns. Try a little filer ii
Children's Body-Building, Unlimited
and see how much better off th
whole family will be.
INSURANCE FOR
U.,S. SOLDIERS
Peace Insurance For Soldiers in
Six Different Forms
Uncle Sam likes the insurance bus-!
iness and is offering six new forms
of insurance at. rates that are 20 to 3; i
per cent lower than straight life and |
total disability insurance issued to I
the boys during the hostilities.
?The insurance wiii b<> issued only to
those who have been members of the
service and parses who served dur
ing the war.
The government has issued fhe fol
lowing schedule to show the rat<* on
a $1,000 policy for a -2!-year-old sol
dier, as an example:
Annual premium policy.$.13.82
20-payment life policy. 21.14
30-paymcnt life policy.1G.00
20-year endowment.39.10
30>year endowment.24.45
Endowment maturing at age 62 1S.0S
In an annual premium policy th<
premium is paid every year and tht
policy becomes due on the death o?
the insured, j On the 20-paymenf. life
plan th" premium is payable at tht
death of the insured.
In a 20-year endowment premiums
are payable for ihe first 20* years, at
the end of which period the polio
is payable in a lump sum to the in
sured.
In endowment maturing at the
age of 62, premiums are payable un
til the insured reaches the age of 62
when the policy can be collected in r.
lump sum.
, The Red Cross Home Service' Sta
tion, 402 City National Bank build
ing, has full information concerning
the conversion, of insurance, payment
of pr liums after discharge, and any
thing that a discharged soldier or
sailor might want to know about his
insurance. ? All discharged men arc
invited to calUat the lied Cross Home
Servier Sectij^jfpr any informa
tion or assistance that they may de
sire in connection with their govern
ment insurance.
The Litahriix^group of Camp Fire
Girls left Tuesday nighi for Lake
JunalusXa. Mrs? I. A. Ryttenberg
chaperoned the girls up to the Lake
and there Miss Rembert. Miss Mc
Nab, Miss Miller will meet them. The
following girls were in the party:
Pearl Reams. Mildred DeLorme. Doll
Eultman. Flcxe^je^ Hurst. Carmel Mc
Kiever. Lucile ||moak, Ellen V.' Sluck
oy."~Nancy Bbjfrh. Mildred "Wackner.
Nell Ard, Helefi Commander. Mildred
Brunson, Lucy Burns, Elizabeth Rice,
Dorothy Braey.,Xina Jenkinson. Lydia
Ryttenberg.
REST
YOUR
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?f ^ IE ? !
Your vision may be fairly- goodj
and yeWglasses worn tempora-j
rily?will afford your eyes relief .1
and comfort.
Let us make a pair of "rest!
glasses'' for you. j
G.G. COOPER j
OPTOMETRIST I
The eye is ;ii<- most deli
cate responsive piece of ma
chinery ever assembled in
Nature's workshop. Through
the chor -id that dark purple
coating next the retina the
blood flows that carries off
the wast'' and builds up the
eye again. Thus som" ?yes
become young again and
glasses are discarded. Con
sult us.
BMETRIST,
.MAIN ST.
COTTON 10 -FERTILIZER MEBOH?NTS
If you have cotton to sell, see us, it will pay you.
If you have fertilizer or fertilizer materials to buy it will pay
you to see us before you buy, Cash or approved collateral.
9 West Liberty Street
The Tobacco Market.
There were no sales of tobacco at
the Moore Bros, warehouse on Wed
nesday. This house will most prob
ably have only one more sale before
the season closes on Friday.
The Banner warehouse on Wednes
day sold 32.604 pounds for $7,3S0.2.f>
>r an average of nearly twenty-three
cents per pound. This house will
have their last sale of the season on
Friday, the 20th.
Neither warehouse has as much to
bacco today as usual. The closing" of
he houses tends to decrease the sales
instead of increasing- them. The rea
son for the early closing of the local
nouses is that the buyers have been
^alled to the Eastern markets by their
firms.
The cotton association campaign in
Sumter is progressing satisfactorily
and the enrollment of members ex
ceeds cxpectator.s. For instance Mr.
Louis Ileames completed the canvess
of his district in one day and every
man in the disti'ict signed the mem
bership pledge. x
;EEIHYES AND SUPPLIES?I have
lately received a few Georgia made
hives and frames?8 and 10 frame I
size. Also on hand sections and
foundation for comb honey. N. G. j
Osteen, 320 W. Hampton Ave._1
iJEESWAX WANTED?Any quantity
large or small Am paying best
cash price. See me if you have
nny. N. G. Osteen._
MILK COWS FOR SALE?Having
sold my farm, I a:n offering my en
tile herd of dairy cows for
either as a herd or as individual;
This i.; an unusual opportunity fcS ]
get high grade, big producing COW3,
that have been proven satisfactory
in every particular. Also dairy
equipment for sale. C. P. Osteec. j
r Snmter. S. C. '
COFFEE POISONS
THIRTY PERSONS
--. - . .
Chicago. Aug. i...?Thirty persons
were poisoned after drinking coffee
in a down town lunch room. Author
ities have ordered an investigation.
Cotton picking is becoming general
throughout the county ,as it is open
ing rapidly. In some fields fully one
half of the .crop is now open, it is
said. The ruling price being paid for
picking is one dollar.
Washington. Aug. 2S.?Saturday
morning is set as the time limit foi?
Pacific coast, railroad men to return
to .work, otherwise the brotherhoods
will support,the administation iri the
endeavor to operate the trains, put
ting union men from other sections
to work in California.
There is talk of a series of three
games' of ball next week between the
Sumter team and the Columbia South
Atlantic team. If this series is ar
ranged the attendance will be the
largest of the. season.
The need for more houses in Sum
ter becomes greater all the time and
little or nothing is being done to meet
this need.
The City of Sumter takes charge
of the lighting plant netx Monday,
September 1st. Attention of patrons
of the lighting company is called to
the notice printed in this issue.
Washington, Aug. 27.?Investiga
tion of the war risk, bureau is asked
for in a resolution introduced by
Senator Gore. . '
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Isuyour boy or girl going to any South Carolina College ?|
or Prep School this Fall, as a pay student? If so wriae us, |j
we can save you money. Give the name of the school. H
UNA FARMER & STOCKMAN 1
8 Exchange Bank Building,
Charleston, S. C.
r?cj
In talking with one of our customers about
the Studehaker "auto" track wagons, we
uncovered a surprising notion of his:
That notion?in his mind a firm belief?was that7auto"
track wagons are the northern nanpw track wagons.
He was far from the actual facts, became c<aulo" tracf^
is neither narrow nor wide track. "Auto" track 23 a
standardized width, developed, to fit the tracks or nits
made by automobiles ? every one of which makes a
track 56 inches wide,
When standardization was first considered by the
wagon manufacturers of both the south and the north,
it was recognized that the constantly increasing num
ber of automobiles were making, and would continue to
make, the tracks on practically every road in the country.
These manufacturers foresaw the necessity of building
wagons to fit this track. They saw the advantage to
wagon users of being able to follow such roads without
bumping, but running easily and smoothly in the
established tracks, affording longer wagon service and
doing away with the strain imposed on horses pulling
a wagon that would not fit the roads,
Come in and examine our Studebaker "auto" track
wagons. Have us show you by actual measurement
?in case you, too, have had the wrong idea?that
4 auto" track is not narrow track.
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SUMTER, S. C.
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