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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27
Exposure at Funerals.

Now that the winter is here, we would
urge pastors to take care Of themselves
and of others at funerals. It is quite
customary to stand bareheaded at the
grave, and in severe weather this is real
ly dangerous. We would urge pastors
to insist that the pallbearers and other
gentlemen keep their hats On except
during the prayer, which should be
brief. OF course the preacher should
keep his ha, on at the same time To
catch your death is no way to show re-
spect for the dead. Many people have
caught their own deaths in burying their
dead friends. If the preacher will keep
his own hat on and urge the other gen.
tlemen to do so as they stand by the
graves in cold, raw wind, they will
comply, and much sickness will be
avoided and lives will be saved. This is
worth doing, brethren. Will you not
do it:-Louisville Western Recorder.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27
The Passing Eell.

Coeval with the introduction of church
bells has been the appropriation of one
of them to the service Of the dying. Orig
inally this ben was tolled when one was
yielding up life in order that all who
heard it might offer up prayer for the de-
parting spirit, and after death another
bell was rung called the ..soul bell"
The passing bell" as it is now most in
appropriately called. is not rung until
some hours after death and corresponds
more nearly to the original ''soul bell" >
In some districts it is always rung exact
y "a hours after death, the tenor bell be
ing used for an adult and the treble for
child. The big bell is generally re-,
served for funerals. In rural districts,
after the passing bell' has tolled, the
sex Of thedeceased is indicated most gen.
orally by tolling twice for woman and
thrice for q man. To this is often added
the eby giving one toll for each year.
-Westminst9Gazette
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27

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1894.
Harper's Magazine.
ILLUSTRATED.

HARpER's MAGAZINE for 1894 will maintain
The cha racer thar has made it tbe favorite
,llustra ted perio. ical for the home. in"ng the
results of enterprises undertaken by the pub
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>uperby illustrated papers Oh India by Edwin
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ami on Mexico by Frederic ken 'ngt"n.
Among the other notable fesrures of the
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>h"rt stories will nis" be contributed bs
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27
1894.
Harper's Bazaar.
ILLUSTRATED.

llAnpEn's Baz,r is II journal for the home q.
7, give. the fullest aud latest iutosmation
about Fashions, and its numerous illustrations.
Paris designs and pat,rr" sheet supplements
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shared to make its artistic II trac:iveness OF the
hiyh.s, order LIS bright stories. amusing COM
ed..s. aud thoughtful es*a,s satisfy all tastes,
and it's last page is famous rs Il budget of Wit
and hu.n"r. In its weekly issues everything 's
,uclude which Is If interest 10 women The
Serials for 1894 will he written by William
H,ack and Walter Besans. Short stories will
he written by Mary +. Wilkins. Marin Louise
Poll Ruth McEnery Stusrt. Marian liarand.
md others. Outdoor sports and ln-do"r
Games. Social Entertainment, Embroidery, and
other Interesting topics will receive constant
attention a new. series is promised OF "Cofee
aud Repxr:ee
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1894.
Harper's w Weekly.
ILLUSTRATED

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the leading Journal in America. in i's splendid
illustrations, in It's corps Of distinguished con
tr;buiors. and iu its vast army OF readers In
special lines. it draws on the highest oraer .,
talent. the men best fitted by position anu
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In f,tiun, the most popular story-writerS c""-
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Music and the Drama. by distinguished
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27

sDaily. fDaily except Sunday.
No. SO runs through to Charleston. : C., via.
Central X. r. arriving Manning 6:l5 P. NJ.
Lanes 7:O0 p. NJ. Charleston S.45 p. NJ
Trains ON Manchester Augusta r. 4. leave
Sumter daily except Sunday, 1880 a. NJ. ar
rive Rimini ll.59 Returning leave kimini
100, 2. NJ. arrive Sumter 2:lO P.
Trims on IIartsviIle K. K. leave Hartsvile
daily except Sunday at 6 90 ~. m. arriving
Fl.yds IS a. M. Returning leave Floyds g. 90
o. M. arriving iIartsville o. !. IN.
Trains on Wilmington chadbourn aad Con
way railroad. leave Chadhourn l0:l0 a. IN.
arrive at Conway 1870 p. m I, returning leave
Conway at 200 p. NJ. arrive chadbourn 4.5o
p III. Leave Chadbourn Sis P. H.. arrive at
Hub 500 F. III. Returning leave Hub at SIS I"
IN. arrive at Chadbeurn 9 90 a. m Daily ex.
cept Sunday.
JOHN F. DIVINE. General Sup't.
]. R KENLY. Gen'l Manager.
i. VI. EMERSON. Trafdc Manager.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27
NEW FIELDS FOR SKI.
A Substitute ForIce That May Revolution
ize the Rink Business.


A Substitute ForIce That May Revolution
ize the Rink business.
Martin T. Mead and S. NJ. Clemens of
this cisy are the inventors of the new
substitute for lee for skating. They re-
ceived their patent last month. Exactly
what the ingredients Of their compound
are they do not choose to say, but the
body of it is sulphur. There are four
other ingredients. The substance itself
is Of 8 pliable and elastic character, The
surface is as slippery as ice, and though
of an oily smeothness viii not grease
the clothing of those who happen to fall
upon it.
.4Our company is not organized yet, "
said one Of the partners. but we have
demonstrated that our compound Is as
good for skating purposes as ice. The
plans FOR the rink are already drawn.
The building will be erected in the form
Of an Z. The skating surface will follow
the lines Of the structure. 1t will be 275
feet long and $50 feet broad. The lateral
shoot viii be of the same length. but not
so broad.
The composition will be spread over
thin non plates to the depth of an inch.
These plates viii rest upon brick but
tresses, and underneath, throughout all
the area, gas jets will be arranged "A
inches apart. These will be used for
melting the compound and giving it,a
new surface when the surface becomes
roughened. To melt it will be all that
isnecessary to accomplish this. The sand
and dirt left from the skaters boots viii
sink in the lighter liquid, and when the
substance hardens again the new sur
face viii be perfectly smooth and clean
The inventors have a small rink at
lit Golden Gate avenue. 1t is 20 feet
SQUARE and was made merely to test the
value Of their material for the purposes
to winch it is to be put. Ernest Wesr
telius, who has won medal as the
champion skater Of Scandinavia. and
who, with his pirouettes and his lntl1-
cate doublings and cures on the Ice.
has skated his way into more or less
fame IN many countries. has tested the
substance and declares that, as whole
he prefers it to ice. although IN lie
smoothness OF the surface there is little
difference between the two.-San Fran
cisco Examiner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27
Y. M. G. A.

I1ntil further notice, the Reading
Room Of the Y. NJ. C. A. will be open
da;lv from $50 to 10 P. NJ.
Dailies, weeklies. monthlies, will be
found there. Also, the Library from
rhe s J.. I. has been removed to the
tooms of the Y. NJ G. A.
An earnest invitation is extended to
al 70 visit tberooms and take advan-
taee of the reading matter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27
HARLiN CITY BRANCH.

HARLiN CITY BRANCH.
No % go,ae Norm lraves Vances SO y.
M Smells I 0S, Parlers 7 II, arrives Harfin
City 35 p m
No. "a going South leaves Harlin City Is,
Parlers 5 35, Smells 4S, arrive Vances s 10
p. m.
No 81 going North leaves Vances II Is n.
m Smells IL 35, Parlsrs IL 4S, arrive Harlln
CitY IL 10 p M.
No. 80 going South leaves Harlin City 8 30
q. IN, Parlers 49,, Soells 81, arrive Fancts
l5a.tn.
Trains 81 and 81 connect @rh No. at
Varces.
Trains "a and 80 connect with No. at
VAucts.
No Al connrcts with No. a' Eotawvi'le.
No. l has connectiap from c., No u ri
Prrpnalls, connecls with Harlin Cits Branch
Tra,ns so and 81 al Vnnces nnd connects with
C. G.. No. 43 ut Hamlet.
No has ronnec,ion from, e C No. SO a,
Hamlet. connects with Hnrlin City BRANCH
Trains 81 aud 80 nj Vnpers and connects
with S g. M. II vt Pr-g"Alls
s No I connec,s wi.h q. F. l. V. NJ B"n-
net,syillp for Fayetteville connects with Sea-
.oard AIR Line ut H.mle, for Wilmington
CHARLOTTE. Shelby Ru'herfordt"n; ard NJ
e. arle,,e with X l. u Vr-,innle Limited f"r
washington ana New York. Passengers can
take sleeper NJ Charlotte nj 8 Is y m
NJ. 2 pass-"e-rs hy this train have through
Sieepers. New York to Charlotte. ronnrcts
with s. A l.. nj Hamlet from Charlotte and
North, aud from Wilmington. eonne'rs with
:. C. R R at Pregualls for Charleston
Dinner at Hamlet. C. MlLLARD,
Superintendent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27
Diion's Big Poplar.

The citizens of Dion, France, voted a
tax for putting railing around tree
which stands within the city limits. The
tree bears label which informs the
sightseer that it is the oldest poplar in
France. The town council has record
tracing the history of the tree since the
year 722 A. D. 1t is 122 feet in height
and Is feet in circumference at the base.
st. Louis Republic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27


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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27
She stopped the Tram.

The New Zealand papers notice an
amusing instance of the manneri in which
colonial railway trains are sometimes
stopped. The engine driver Of fast ex-
press, noticing lady waving her hand
ut a station where the train was not
timed to stop, as if she wished "to get
aboard" stopped the train, only to dis
cover that the lady wanted to know If
3ny passenger had change for shil-
ling piece.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27
PURE VINEGAR.

T MADE LAST SUMMER for my
l own use lot Of Vinegar, from a mix
ture of FRUITS (nostly grapes AND
HONEY. 1t is very 6ne. both IN
flavor and strength. | have about ten
gallons to spare. and persons who will
send to my residence can get it for %
cents per gallon.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money
returned. N. u OSiEEN-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27

Through sleeper on train leaving Charles
ron 6 30 no. arrive Atlanta 25 a IN.
Train wing Charleston Is m, runs
direct to Asheville.
Through trains between Columbia and
Blacksburg via Camden and Ohio River and
Charleston R. R.
Connec,ion made at Pregnalls from c. S
l. n R. r. for Atlanta and the west.
E. P. WARlNG,
Gen'l Pass Agent, Charleston, S. c.
j. N. TURNER, Superintendent.
C. ~ WARD, General Manager.
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Daily t Daily except Sunday.
No. 50 runs through to Columbia
via Central r r. Of S. C..
Train Nos. IS and IL run via Wilson and
Faye,,evile-Shor Line--and make close
connection for all points North.
J. R. KENLY, =. DIVINE,
Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Sup't.
T. NJ. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27
WE CAN FIT YOU

in a Prince Albert for SIS TO
$20-usualIy sold at s25.
Tn a Cutaway suit for SIT to
worth 25 pr ct. more.
In Long Cut sack suits.
--latest fad) for SIS to $50.
Overcoats in great variety
cheaper than the cheapest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27

n" 50 runs through ro" Charleston via
Central K H. leaving Lame S:44 A. NJ. Man
ming 9:20 a VI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-15
PRICE: FIVE CENTs

thought of noticing what effect nv
fathers death had had on Duke until we
had moved across the river into town and
rented the old country seat to a tenant.
"Then we couldn It help see it.
Every night that dog would steal from
the house and swim the river to the old
home
Every morning, in compliance with
our request, the tenant would drive him
beck. Itwas of little use, however, for
Duke would always come back, and. in a
heartless, detected way, go over the old
familiar haunts where he had always be-
fore found his master.
I'm some vague way he seemed to re-
allze That the cemetary held all that was
left of his friend and would spend hours
at time beside the grave, but always with
an uncertain air, as if he were not quite
sure.
''The change in Duke was a matter of
concern to us all. From the romping,
bounding, lively fellow of few weeks
before he had become a quiet, dull-eyed
chap, full of midnight winnings and
mysterious Gisappearances.
''We knew it was grief that was killing
him
Zone morning after a longer search
than usual we found him lying dead ia
the cemetery beside his masters grave.
Eyes, yes, l know he was only dog
OF course, he was only dog, but shall
always think he died of broken heart -
C.. p. HOWELL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-15
What Do You NGGd?!
LINENS NJ w
OR NEVER.
SECOND WEEK OF OUR LINEN
SALE.

This sale has been an enormous sue
our own clearance sale prices.
1900 yards of Table Linens in rem
nants, lengths varying from IA to
Az yards.
A lot of fine Turkey Red Damask,
Scotch, German and Domestic goods,
at clearance sale prices.
A grand assortment of Cream Ger
man Damask at actual eastern cost.
Irish and German Bleached Table
linens at clearance sale prices.
Superb Satin Damask Sets, hem
stitched and fringed, for less than cost.
Napkins, D'OyIieT and Fancy Table
Scarfs at less than actual cost.
All Linen Crash Toweling at &c.
yard.
Checked Glass Toweling, formerly
sold at 10c. will go for &C
Linen Huck Towels, sold for 1Oc.
will go for &c.
Splen id quality Huck Towels,
16x30, sold for 15c., VIII go for 10c.
Handsome Damask Towels, knotted
fringe and colored border, sold for 25c.
Will go for 15c.
Turkey Red Table Cover 2Hyds.
long, sold for 81. 90, will go for 9Oc.
Special lot OF Bleached Damask. g
Napkins, sold for s1.25, Will go for
S5c.
Colored Bordered Lunch Cloths,
? yards long, sold for S1.00, will go
for 75c.
Il you see t in our esAdd'' Its
True.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-15

its wholesome vent of laughter, temper
and tears, till the nerves wreck their ven
geance in paralysis
The defensive nature of expression is
little understood, but Darwin explains
that the contraction of the eyelids in cry
ing protects the delicate organ of sight
from congestion.
To bite the lips, to tear one's flesh, or
the hair, appear to the vulgar but to add
pain to pain, but really cause diversion
from the more important nerye-centers
which preserve the brain from grave
dangers of too painful emotions. In pain
10 hold the breath and gasp systematically
produces a slight anBsthesea, which rem
ders suffering more bearable.
Laughter, so far from being a mark of
low development, belongs chiefly to high
and wholesome natures. ssThe naughty,
the vain, the awkward, laugh little, that
they may not compromise their personal
dignity. Laughter, easy, copious and
frank, indicates a good soul, devoid of
vanity.
sOf the kiss, our author says, ssthe
lips belong to the skin and also to the
viscera. There tie inner and the outer
nature meet, while very sensitive nerves
exchange the impression derived from the
senses, the heart, the brain. The kiss
given is desire, an inspiration. The
kiss returned leaves in us some trace of
the heart and the thought of another
The kiss given and received is a mar
riage.'
What this scientific man of the world
says of anger deserves the attention of all
persons of intelligence and conscience.
Every animal, every man born under the
sun must hate, in shrinking from, in
reaction against, that which threatens or
offends us. Rage or passing anger, pre-
cisely because it is violent eruption, re-
ieves the nerve centers from their ten
sion, and leaves neither rancor nor hatred
behind it.
'Unfortunates have the infrmity of
not being capable of rage; their hatred
condenses inwardly in psychical venoms
so formidable that prussic acid and ar
senic are nothing in comparison. 1t is a
force which terribly increases criminal
statistics. Blessed a hundred fold in
comparison are those who stamp, who
tear their hair, who break glasses and
chairs.''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-15

irritable and cruel, because careless con-
Duct The red light in the eye should
ALWAYS send a man S friends to the physi-
clan for him. Queerest of all is the rule
which declares, IA beard on e woman is
sign of little honestly
This runs curiOusly with modern medi-
cal observations, which assign feminine
boards to kidney disorders and obstruc-
tons of q class which tend to blunt men
tai perceptions and weaken moral force.
know d woman of exceptional conscien-
tiousness in matters great and small who,
stricken with the defbrinating maladies
of middle age, complained, horror
stricken, that she found herself losing
discrimination between right and wrong
making misStatements in conversation !,
ready to take advantage by the careless
ness of others in business, especially if it
saved her trouble, things which never
had the power to even tempt her before.
She had to rouse her sluggish energies
and call her blunted wits severely to ac-
count for fear of losing her moral sense.
For, if not, she said. humorously, 81
shall probably wind up by stealing an
umbrella
1t would do no harm for US to realize
how dependent our moral states are upon
our health. DR.. Weir Mitchell spoke an
awful truth when he wrote that our con-
scientiousness depends entirely on the
soundness of our nerves, or words to that
effect. He found out by bullet wound
in the spine what some women learn in
that physical martyrdom miscalled life.
One almost wishes every doctor could
have the advantage of a bullet wound
near the spine. It would teach him more
than he could gain by ten years walking
in the hospitals.
After the color of the skin, the brow
and eyes are the features by which we
know one person from another at first
glance. The largeness of the eye depends
not merely on the size of the eyeball, but
on the opening of the lids. The eye, be-
ing muscle with power of expression, is
really capable of being trained to larger
size by the development OF stronger feel
ing. A person with insignificant eyes,
aroused by anger, watchfulness or in
tense emotion of any sort, opens his eyes.
Their orbs expand, project slightly. and
the blood and crystalline humors give
momentary lie and brightness. To