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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-14
TRAINING BOTH HANDS ALIKE.
No Good Reason Yet Advanced Why It
Should Not Be Done.

Should Not Be Done.
In one of his essays in q book en-
titled .Brushwood, - the late James 7.
Fields wrote: ''If Iwere boy again, I
think / would learn to use my left hand
just as freely as my right one, so that
if anything happened to lame either OF
them the other would be all ready to
write and handle things just as freely
as if nothing had occurred. " And un-
doubtedly great many OF us would
learnsto use both hands alike If we had
our lives to live over again. OF all the
Young women who came under my IN
struction while in charge Of the School
of Domestic Economy of the Iowa Ag-
ricultural college, not more than one in
twenty could sweep properly. The.
ratio in this respect Of those who came
under my instruction at Purdue univer-
sity was about the same. And as far
as my observation extends this ratio
will hold in regard to women generally.
AS rule, women, old and young, do
not know how to handle broom. Their
right hands only have been trained.
Their left hands have been neglected.
When 4 women takes hold of q broom
it is with the right hand near the top
of the handle and the left hand toward
the corn. and instead Of changing and
reversing them as occasion demands
she always keeps them in the same po-
sition. Whether she sweeps to the right
or to the left, the position Of her hands
remains unchanged. And her body is
ccntorted and her muscles strained in
the performance of an operation that
would exercise these organs harmonious
ly. if the hands were so trained that
they could be used at will and were
changed as demanded by the changes IN
the position of the sweeper.
I refer to women sweeping merely to
illustrate my point. The same can be
said concerning the training OF the
hands in numerous other branches OF
women's work that it is unnecessary to
mention, and so far as the use Of the
left hand "a concerned men are in no
better condition than women. Men and
women are in this respect manned and
handicapped alike. Why should such
state of things exist? Why, in this
age of manual training, should we over
look and neglect the education of the
left hand and continue to train the
right hand at the expense of the left?
No physician or Psychologist has ever
given a sensible reason for SO doing,
and we seem to adhere to the custom
merely because it has been carried down
to rs by our ancestors.-Jenness Miller
Monthly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-14
LADIES

LADIES
Needing tonic C. children who want build.
ing up should take
BROWNS IRON BlTTERS.
It Is pleasant to take, cures Malaria, Ind1.
xestion, Biliousnes and Liver Complaints
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-14
Loves Young Dream.

The Rev. Simon Peter Roundtree, a
colored Baptist preacher, aged 80 years,
was married for the eighth time in his
history the other day, the bride being a
buxom widow of So. Roundtree spent
20 years in bondage and authenticated
reports are that in 1865 he was muster
ed out of the Army of the Tennessee at
Nashville, when he gave his age as II.
The old man is exceedingly spry for his
years and declares that physically and
mentally be is good for many years.
Lincoln (Neb.) Dispatch.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-14
The American Girl.

Mgr. Nugent, the English prelate,
who was visitor at the fair, speaking
of the American girl, said, "She is not
forward, but straightforward" a hand
some distinction! He also remarked
that he saw very few girls in this coun-
try, even in the lowest ranks, who did
not wear shoes and stockings, an OBJ
servation. which from some point Of
view seems to have been worth making.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-14
a Smuggling Scheme.

Passing through Hudson street with
friend, ! chanced to pass the establish
ment of firm of folders ard repack-
ers'' of dry goods. Before the door We're
a hundred or more little bales Of goods,
bearing odd markings, but showing that
they were destined for firm in Texas,
doing business in town near the Mex
ican line.
'Do you know" asked my compan-
ION, why those goods are put up in
such small packages
Upon replying in the negative he con-
tinued: They are to be smuggled across
the Mexican line. The goods are pur-
chased in their original packages and
delivered here. The wooden boxes are
discarded. and the goods subjected to
hydraulic pressure and baled. Each
bale contains about 80 pieces, or half the
number of an ordinary dry goods case.
1.-The goods are then shipped to Tex
as, and all marks removed. When all
is arranged, some night the little bales
are slung across the backs of mules,
two bales to each animal, and with an
armed escort the train proceeds over the
border to some distributing point in
Mexico, where the goods are sold to Mex
ican traders at good profit.
Smuggling in this manner is quite
extensively carried on between this
country and Mexico, the United States
getting in return for its dry goods,
which are the most easily handled, cheap
Mexican coffee and cigars. New York
Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-14
BEFORE THE CAMERA.

Booth. Forrest, Mansfield and Chauncey
Depew as Sitters.
found Edwin Booth the most genial
and good natured Of men. I could never
associate the companionable, yes, even
the jelly Edwin Booth, who came into
my studio on so many occasions, with
the Edwin Booth Of Hamlet, " and be-
cause of this he was the more admirable
as man than as actor. The portrait Of
him with his pipe in his hand he dis
liked very much. Yet he and his pipe
were inseparable.
OF all men, most enjoyed making
portrait of Edwin Forrest. His own
magnetism and vigorous personality put
me at my best. Richard Mansfield is
realist. He appreciates the limitations
Of photography, and, unlike most actors,
instead of desiring to pose in a dramatic
fashion, he wishes to be taken so as to
reveal the strong characteristics of him
self or Of the character he is impersonat-
ing.
Chauncey N. Depew has never been
taken at his best. His smile is at once
wise and good humored and of course
his chief characteristic. As sitter he Is
self conscious, strange to say about him
Of all men, and it is impossible TO destroy
certain makeup for the occasion appar-
ent in his cou1tenance. If he could be
caught unawares in the midst Of story
during a political speech, the real Depew
might be transferred to albumen paper.
Napoleon Sarony in New York Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-14
She Loves Scotch Music.
Record.

Lady Elyin is very musically inclined
and has a special prediction for the
characteristic compositions of hernative
land and has taught all her children to
sing the fine old Scottish melodies. 1t IS
her custom every evening to have them
ioin her at the piano, from the Oldest
down to Lady Rachel, a tiny fairy OF
three summers, whose piece de resistance
at present is the familiar ''Boatie Rows. =
London Gentlewoman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-14
ARTISTS OF THE ROUNDUP.
Old Time Texas Cowboys Vastly Different
From Those of tho Present Day.

Old Time Texas Cowboys Vastly Different
From Those of tho Present Day.
The old time cowboy is no more. He
passed in his checks with the free grass
custom. The big pasture has intro
duced new order of cowboy, who sleeps
in house and ''obeys orders or quits.
The old cowboy was the companion OF
his boss and shared his pleasures and
his hardships.
No manager in this big headquarter
rockhouse reminded him Of his inferior
rank in society, nor did any of the mod
ern ranch accessories mar the common
dangers, the pleasures and the freedom
and equality Of the whilom cowboy and
cowman. But the ranch in the olden
time was cottonwood loghouse to
cook in, and for roof and protection
from the weather the slicker was used,
and mother earth supplied their beds.
The broad range and the overhanging
sky answered for house and home. A
roundup in 1S67-S0 was not bounded
by wire fences, but the boys galloped out
of camp after breakfast, made wide
sweep, and all then drove toward a
common center, and 10! directly at that
point was gathered a herd Of stock cat
tie Of all brands, ready for the cut to-
begin.
The high toned man was tabooed. |
remember such man appeared at the
ranch of j. T., in Shackleford county,
in 1869. He was city fellow, and
would say THANK YOU and such like.
His intense politeness and nigh toned
nonsense aggravated the boys nightly.
Jim B. in particular-poor fellow
was especially fretted by his nonsense,
as he called 1t, and tried to ridicule it
out of him, but in vain. At last his
resentment ripened into genuine hatred
and it was hard to keep the peace be-
tween them, for the city fellow had
git too.
Well, one morning in 1869, at Noun
tain pass, in Taylor county, long before
any one lived in that section, Jim got
awfully mad and gave the city fellow a
cussing, whereupon row resulted and
blodshed was barely prevented there
and then. We got the city fellow to ride
off, and it looked like peace had return
ed, but one hour later Jim B. and his
amiable enemy met off at one side OF
the roundup. happened to be near. In
flash the city chap ran before Jim,
dismounted, leveled his gun on him and
demanded an apology or death.
Jim jerked out two six shooters, but
said nothing, and instantly the city
fellow fired. Poor jim rolled off his
horse dead man. got to them just
as Jim fell. He died instantly, shot
through the heart. His slayer mounted
his horse and lit out; We buried
Jim and went on with our herd, two
men short, but with no discordant ele-
ment among us.
Such was the old way. The boys were
courteous and kind, they were gener-
Gus and brave, industrious and honest,
but they would not stand any high toned
nonsense. A new era has set in. Which
is the better we cannot say, but one
thing is sure-with all his faults, and
they were many, the old time cowboy
was man to be trusted in peace OF
war and was the very soul Of HONOR
Dallas News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-14
MAKING WINTER PAPER.
Novel Experiment Carried on by Rhode
Island Mechanic.

Novel Experiment Carried on by Rhode
Island Mechanic.
: A mechanic in a mill at Providence
has invented a new method for whiten-
ing paper. An expert invited your cor
respondent to go with him and see the
contriyance. Here, near the center OF
theinventor' room, stands large, square
table with a wooden top. On this top,
which is about 10 feet square, are the va
rious apparatus used in imparting me-
chanically winter color to the paper
stock than can be procured in any other
way. Sulphur whitens anything. Every
mill man knows this. Put pine board
in an alright chamber with burning sui
phur over night, and in the morning the
yellow colored and dirty looking board
will have been made as white as snow by
the powerful fumes. The same princi-
pie is applied in this new process OF
whitening low grade paper stock, but the
method of application is quite peculiar
to the new process, for it does the work
very thoroughly.
It used to take a month to whlten
goods; then the time was reduced to 10
days. The big mills Of the country can
now bleach in day and anight. The
inventor of the process sets forth the
statement that he can bleach the worst
kind of paper stock in six hours. The
stand upon which the machine rests is
the top of big table. To this is fixed a
large copper chamber. A common pump
is employed with which to pump the air
from the interior of this chamber. The
goods to be whitened are put inside the
chamber, the doors are secured, the pump
started, and then as fast as the air is
pumped out q jet of bleaching compound
is admitted. The removal of the air from
the chamber of course means the re-
moval of the same from the fiber Of the
paper. Hence when the compound en-
tiers there is nothing to hinder the fumes
from penetrating the fiber of the paper
to its foundation. It is done very quick
", too, as no hindrances are presented.
In common ways of bleaching, the pres
ence Of the air in the fbers offers great
bar to the effects of the sulphur. Re
move the air, and this difficulty is over
come.
The expert and your correspondent e1-
amined the apparatus from top to bot
tom and investigated all its details. AS
a result we are ready to pronounce the
idea as quite a novel one, and unless
some unforeseen accident occurs the
thing may be Of great practical use in
the paper mill. The fact that the
whitening of low grades of stock can be
accomplished in few hours by the In
Yention ought to be sufficient to war
rant its usefulness.-Boston Commercial
Bulletin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-14
A careless City Editor.

Reporter a nice way to make
an assignment, isn't it: Pm ordered to
get up column Of slaughter Stats
tics"
Friend-Well?
Reporter-Well, I don't know whether
I'm to write up the abattoirs or the grade
.rossin9s--New York Weekly:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-10-19
OPPOSED TO ALLOTMENT.
DIR. Johns Makes "a Trip Among the Cher
oI1es. Creeks and other Indians.

DIR. Johns Makes Trip Among the Cher
oIxes. Creeks aud other Indians.
Editor Daily Leader.
Since the article appeared in your
paper referring 10 the kiclSopoo coun-
try have been in the Cherokee. Creek
and Choctaw indian nations and find
the people very much opposed to al
lotmeut under the Dawes commission.
They are fighting every thought OF II,
thinking and believing it TO be arbi-
trary. ! find also, the greatest need
of a change in the country that can
possibly be thought of. 70 see the
fine cou1try all laying open except
the small tracts now occupied by
white men and regroes and the worst
kind of state of affairs existing. All
kinds of thievry is carried on, and
the better element all the time dis
turbed and anXiously watching out
for bad men and bad deeds, etc. The
country is not producing anything of
consequence, and thousands of white
children growing up without educa-
ton, and many more things to tedious
to mention Now 1t seems that some
thing must be done. had a copy of
your .Nspaper with me and had
them 10 read carefully the article re-
ferring To them, not letting them
xnow who was and say TO you
frankly q msjoriiy said that was "A
reasonable and fair start in the direc-
ion Of handling the question, and "a
great many said they were going TO
write YOU. asking raore about It, This
( had inter ded to inform you of ere
his. but was SO busy ! could not
think Of H. | think If you viii take
hold OF the proposition and push IT,,
we can win Ia the great undertaking,
and YOU will fall IN line with many
important matters to come up.
met Col. Sairs from Texas, and we
talked Il over He said to push the
matter with some good paper and he
would work at Washington in order
TO hurry the matters. | vii! see other
members OF congress and arrange mat
ters for the closing session.
won my big suit taking the town
Of Kildare two weeks ago, and had to
come here on very important matters
and could not have time To get sub
scription roll for you. There are mat
tars that will lead to money for you
here that will talk with you about
when get up. This country Is rapid
ly moving on. Yours very truly
j. G.. JOINS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-10-19
MARION GETS A new TRIAL.
JUDGE DALE GRANTS THE MO-
TiON OF HIS ATTORNEY.
CLERK MlLLlKAN GETS TWO YEARS.
Six Convicted Prisoners Sentenced 10 Terms
of imprisonment In the Lansing Peni-
t,ntisry by Judge Dale Yesterday
Gsig,rand Leonard. Burglats.
Get seven Year Henry Nuils
WIN 10 Four stretches.

In district court Yesterday Judge
Dale administered sentences as fol-
lows:
q. W. Walker, sealing COW, Eve
years in Lansing penitentiary. Henry
Nols, has aeeomplice, was given four
years
Cal G-iger convicted Of burglarizing
olsmith's gun store was given seven
years.
a J. Leonard, convicted OF burglar
izing L. r. Patton S Co s store, seven
years.
Fred Palmer accomplice in the muir
der of J. Ray ia July, 1893; given -four
years, sentence to date from July !,
1888.
L. 6. Millikan, the defaulting city
clerk, was sentenced to two years inn
prisonment in Lansing. lie was al
lowed $4,000 bond pending an appeal
to the supreme court.
Among the new cases filed were
Harper S. Cunningham VS.. l. 5. De
Ford and wife, for 81 600; W. II. Gle
land VS.. w. w. Painter, replevin action
$780, John Cammack VS. J. II. Ding
man and Booth, suit on note for Si75
Dr. Marion Gets New Trial.
The motion for u new trial in tn,
case of DR. Francis L. Marion wa
granted 10y Judge Dale in distric
court last evening. Judge Greer
argued the motion in an able and forci
BILE manner. 1t will be remembered
that the doctor was convicted recent.
on an indictment returned by tn
grand jury, charging him with bribery
lie has hosts of warm friends in Gnth
rie who are overjoyed to hear of tn
courts action and it is hoped that an
other hearing will remove all taints o
wrong-doing from his reputation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-10-19
LIVES roR HIS BOY.
Frank james. Once an outlaw. TELLS W
lie omit tho Karc gourse


Frank james. Once an outlaw, Tells why
lie Quit tho Race Course
The great ex-outlaw, Frank James,
is now doorkeeper ut the Standard
thaire. ST. Louis lie says;
81 have abandoned the race course
forever There is no money in it. II
has ceased to be profitable. have a
son who is IA years of age, and 1t is
natural TO suppose IL ] had continued
in the business he would have drifted
into it also do not say that the
business is disgraceful; oh, no, not
that, for have met hundreds Of gem
tlemen on the track Some of my best
friends are there. But, of course,
there are bad ones to be found on a
race course, aud somehow or other,
you can't tell why exactly, but
these are the kind young
man generally falls in with.
have, therefore, forsaken a follow.
ing that has afforded me so much
amusement and entertainment for his
sake In the future | will be in the
theatrical line-not on the stage, but
in the business Office or at the door, oi
somewhere near about where the
money is taken in. have commenced
at the bottom round, and expect {,
work my may gradually up There Is
money in the business when you worl
it right"
80 you win never go on the STAGE
Never. have no merit in tha
line and no sort of practice woul'
make me an actor. have had plenty
of opportunities TO go before the foot
lights Immediately after my acquit
tai and yindication was offered S25,
900 year by New York company
but declined Il. In the future m,
home will be in st. Louis, l am tire
Of roaming around. / shall try TO fin,
my son place in commercial hous
and we will live together. To max
a quiet, steady, sober man of him
now my highest ambition"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-10-19
AN ABLE ADDRESS
Delivered by Mrs. Grubb to Temperance
Workers &. 4. 4. Convention.

Delivered by Mrs. Grubb to Temperance
Workers W. &. n. L. Convention.
The W. c. T. L. convention at the
Christian church last night was large
ly attended and everyone present en-
ioyed the address of Mrs. Grubb, of
* lnsas City, on National Gate Keep
ers.n Mrs. Grubb is bright, intelli
gent woman aud her address was
broad-minded, convincing and scintil-
lated with wisdom.
The convention yesterday was very
interesting. Mrs. schwartz, of Enid,
presided. Mrs. Grubb made IA talk on
bible reading and Mrs. Shepler held a
praise meeting The following com
mittees were appointed;
Credentials Mrs O p Light, Mrs
Kelso, Olarche; Mrs Dodson, Enid.
Finance-Miss Goff, Mrs Lafferty,
of Guthrie; Mrs ShowaterS El Reno.
Resolutions Mrs Brown, Oklahoma
City; Mrs shepler, oklahoma City; Mrs
Swan, Guthrie
Courtesles-Mrs Furrow, Mrs Platt.
At noon a dinner was served in the
basement OF the church. bouquets
were given as souvenirs. Among the
visitors present were: Miss Goff, Miss
Robinson, Mrs. Dodson, Enid; Mrs.
Shimerhorn, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Light
and Miss Light, El Reno; Mrs. Kelsey,
Okarche; Mrs. Brown, Mrs shepler
and Mrs, Storm of Oklahoma City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-10-19

The following letter from Congress
man McRae 10 Hon. L. p. Ross is OF
interest 20 voters 1t shows MP Flynn's
dupiciiy in great shape Read iG
COMMITTEE OK PUBLIC LANDS ],
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WAsniNGrON, u. c., Oct II, 1884,
Hon L. T.. Ross, oklahoma City, O + :
Dear Leslie Nou md c.acr prrn
inent Democrats wrote me, urging
prompt action ON the bill granting
the sottlers in your TERRITORY an eN-
tention Of time within wl ich to make
the first payment on their lands, and
To grant the right TO commute their
h ~ E ste al entries.
suppose that you have heard that
the senate bill, S2i. for that purpO,t
was promptly reported by the cCm-
mittre on public lands, and passed by
the house am gad that you anC
Others took the prccaution &c
advise Us of the situation in your
country. for the conduct OF you
delegate ia uniustly assaalting the in
terror department was well calculated
TO create prejudice against orl
special legislation that he might ask
unless its necessity could be shown by
others
IL is well that you wrote me wher
you did, for it is not Likely that with
out such information Mr.. Flynn would
have succeeded.
The letters of yourself and others il
behalf of the measure were sufficient
to remove aay doubt on the part of
those of the committee who were dis.
posed to oppose it, After the report
of Mr.. Hall, Democrat from Mime
sofa. was read in the house. there W Al
no difficulty on the Democratic side.
Your friend.
1Signedl THOMAS c. MCRAE.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-10-19
Reorganization Meeting.

The annual meeting for reorganiza-
tion purposes of the Ananias club was
held in the spacious parlors of that
prosperous organization last nigat.
The meeting not having been prop
erly advertised by Secretary Charley
Laux the attendance was very medi-
ocre, but the "reminiscences were
above the usual. President Adams de-
tailed the manner in which he placed
his sporting funds on the Maine cleo
tions, but his associates unfortunately
beguiled him into blowing the surplus
in.
A number of applicants for admis-
sion were voted on, some of them ac-
cepted as fitful, but others were re-
ported adversely Bronson, Frazier
and Ed Donly barely slipped through,
Sam overstreet went in dying, while
Bill Horsfall was taken in on proba-
tion, Perigrinating Pitts making a
roar on his modesty which the latter
claimed was not assumed.
Resolutions Of respect to the mem
DRY of George Hornstein and Charles
Freeman were ordered drawn by the
committee on regrets to be commented
on at the next session.
The meeting adjourned to re.assem-
ble the night of the first snow storm
when the subject of "6shing in the
straights of Mackinac or how Edgar
Jones keeps a promise" win be up foI
elucidation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-10-19
WHO GETS HIT
Men with $4,000 Incomes Had Better GO
Into Hiding.

Men with $4,000 Incomes Had Better GO
Into Hiding.
Internal revenue collectors will soon
be compelled to look out for men with
incomes of over 81 900 and who will
therefore be subject to the income tax.
Instructions are expected about Jan
uary /, when, under the law, 20 will
become the duty of the collector OF
internal revenue to inquire into the
condition Of every man who IS sus-
pected of having an income OF over
50, 500 year.
Congress seems TO have felt that the
law would Re evaded, and in order
that man might not escape by saying
that his income was a few hundred
dollars less than the required "a, 600
made provision in the law requiring
every man whose income is within
$500 of the amout to file n sworn
statement of his income. The state
ment must be filed with the collector
of internal revenue much the same as
each owner of property makes his re
port to the assessor.
Just at present there are "ery few
men In Guthrie who will have to &c
into hiding when the assessor come
around.