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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-07

*Daily. tDaily except Sunday.
No. So runs through to Charleston. s. c., via
Central r. r.. arriving Manning 6:27 P. NJ,
Lanes 700 P. NJ. Chsrleston $40 P. NJ.
Trains on South and North Carolina r. R..
leave Atkins 9 40 m, and 80 p m, arriving
Lucknow II 10 NJ and 8 90 m. Returning
leave Lucknow6 IS N and 4 20 p m. arrivin 6
Atkins Is m and S so p N. Daily except
Sunday
Trains on Hartsville r. R. leave Hartsville
daily excep, Sunday at 4.3O q. m. arriving
Fl.yds 500 a. N. Returning leave F'oyds $40
M, arriving llartsville $40 pm.
Trains on Wilmington Chadbourn and Con-
way railroad, leave chadbourn 1910 q. m.
arrive at Conway 1890 p. m, returning leave
Conway ut 200 p. M, arrive chadbourn 4.5o
p. m. Leave Chadbourn 5.35 p. H.. arrive at
Hub $40 F. m. Returning leave Hub at SIS
m. arrive at Chadbourn 900 a. m Daily ex.
cept Sunday.
JOHN F. DIVINE. General sup't.
J. R KENLY, Gen'l Manager.
T. ". EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-07

DO, but there are thousands who
charge more.
In DRY GOODS we have ali you
want-cheap, medium and fine, but they
will be sold cheap
If you are man aud want a Hat
come and see our Job Lots before buy
ing. We bought drummers' samples at
fifty cents on the dollar is the reason
We sell them so cheap The nobbiest
and latest styles as cheap as you could
buy second haod one
Come aud pay us social call if you
do not want to buy-but When you see
how cheap we can sell goods you will
buy any way It will pay you to buy
things you don't want, they are SO
cheap
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-07

Dinner ut kerSnaW-
CONNECTIONS.
Camden-With S. C. Ry., for Charleston,
Columbia, Augusta and all points South.
Lancaster-With Cheraw + Chester N. G.
r. R., for Chester.
Catawba Junction-With G. C. IN. R. R.
Rock Hill-No. SO with stVestibule Limi-
ted" on R. + D. R. g., arriving at Charlotte
$50 pm, Washington 20 m, Phladel-
phia 10 A6 a m, New York l.23 M.
Yorkville-With Chester 4 Lenoir R. R.
Blacksburg-With R. D. R. R. for Spar
tanburg, Greenville, Atlanta and points
South, aud Charlotte and points North.
Shelby-No. 80 with Carolina Central for
R., also with Stages to Cleveland Springs.
Marion-No. II with R. l. D. R. R. for
Round Knob, Ashevilie and Hot Springs.
SAMUEL HUNT, Gen. Manager.
A. TRIP, Superintendent
S. B. LUMPKIN, Gen. Pass Agt.
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THE Hamlet SpeciaV' leaves Charleston
400 p. NJ with Pullman connection for
Richmond, Wilmington, Charlotte, Raleigh
and all points north via Washington, South
bound arrives Charleston 2.30 p. m.
Connections: with Clyde S. S. Lime, n. E.
R. R., C rs. Ry., at Charleston. Southern
Railway, C. 4 G., C. C b A. at Columbia.
Through trains between Ashevile and
Charleston, Through sleepers between
Charleston and Atlanta, leaving Charleston
at $50 D. M and arriving II 80 a. u.
Through trains between Charleston and
Hamlet via Pregnalls and c. S. 4 N R. R.
E. P. WARING,
Gen'l Pass Agent, Charleston, S. c.
W. S. JONES, Gen. Sup't.
L. A. EMMERsoN,
Act. Gen. Manager and Traffic Manager.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-07
To carr Electric Batteries.

It is probable that large numbers Of
the German soldiers will be equipped
with portable electric batteries weigh
ing about half pound. A small lamp
goes with it, and the invention will be
Of great value to the men employed
about powder magazines. They are also
to be used for signaling from balloons
at night and can be fixed to the helmet
when the men have to dig trenches aft
ar dark. Berlin Exchange
The Pumpkins Hours For Growing.
A. P. Anderson, a graduate student
in the department. Of botany at the state
university, has just completed some
novel and very interesting investiga-
tions as to the growth Of plants. In this
series Of experiments Mr.. Anderson has
been studying the growth Of the pump
kin and its vine, making use OF his new
electrical device for measuring plant
growth.
The interesting fact is revealed that
the pumpkin itself does most OF It's
growing after O'Clock in the evening
and diminishes it's activity as the sun
rises and begins to act upon the leaves.
From 9 o'clock in the morning until 8
O'Clock in the afternoon the weight OF
the fruit diminishes, owing to the eyapo-
ration Of water from the leaves Of the
plant. The general results show that
when the fruit grows most the vine
grows least, and vice versa.
The course of these experiments has
been watched with great interest by the
botanical department., as they cover
part of the science as yet very little
known.-Minneapolis Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-07
POND BLUFF BRANCH.

No. Al leaves Eutawville lc.45 q. m, Belvi-
dere 1885 arrive Ferguson ll.05.
No. AZ leaves Ferguson II IS am, Belvi-
dere IL. AS, arrive Eutawville ll.55.
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Daily.
No. So runs through to Columbia
via Central R. R. Of S. c.
Train Nos. 78 and II run via Wilson
and Fayetteville-Short Line-and make
close connection for all points North.
J. R. KENLY, J. e. DIVINE,
Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Sap't.
TN. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
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Trains 80 and 81 connect With No. at
Vances.
Trains "a and 80 connect with No. at
Vances.
No. Al connects with No. at Eutawville
No. 8 connects at Hamlet with the famous
sAtlanta Special' of the Sea Board Air Line
carrying Pullman Sleepers from Washington
and Portsmouth and runs solid from Hamlet
to Charleston. This train leaves New York.
$40 p. ~, Philadelphia al, Baltimore 7.3l,
Washington $50, Richmond 1928 a. m. 8
Portsmouth $50 p. N. and Raleigh S. m.
No. 9 runs solid from Charleston to Hamlet
aud connects with s. a. L. '.Atlanta Special'
with sleepers from Hamlet to Washington and
Portsmouth, arriving Raleigh l.30 q. M,
Portsmouth 800 a. M, Richmond $40,
Washington 10.45, Baltimore, 300 m, Phil
adelpbia 2 30 p. m, New York 4.53-
c. MlLLARD, Superintendent.
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HARLlN CITY BRANCH.

No. SO going North leaves Vsnces 6 Is y.
M, Millican's Is, Smells 33, Parlers 6.42,
arrives Harlin City 90 p. m.
No. 80 going South leaves Harlin City 80
a. m, Parlers 9 48, Smells 9 81, Millican's
10 04, arrive Vances 10 Is 3. m.
No. 81 going North leaves Vances IL IS p.
M, Millican's 05, Shells is, Parlers %,
arrive Harln City so Pm,
No. "a going South leaves Harlin City 90
p. M, Parlers 20, Smells 33, Millican's
S Al, arrive Vances IS p. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-13
NIIstakr- of Enadmakcr..

Most roadmakers have ono idea that is good, so far as it goes. writes !. D. Ellsworth in Good Roads They believe in hcaping tho material of the roadbCIi in the center and sloping of toward the gutters. Thcrc are cases where this is done successfully. but not whero the material k lOam ar wOrnout surfaCing- In these latter cases the road Is made mu6idier and dus;ier than it was before Tho perfect road has not only n crOwn- ed surface. but n crowned foundation
 One of tho great reasons why pupu- lar roads are so rare and popular road making is so futile is the belief that roadmaking is simple thing. which anybody can do without knowledge OE experience. Tho value of experts has only recently been appreciated. Road making is becoming n science, and road engineers are learning to take the raa- terials at hand and make roads that will withstand rain. frost and ordinary wear Such roads will bc missionaries 10 convert tho people to scientific road making.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-13
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Uncle Dan Tniicd to Sixr Up the Peaceful
 Stranger.


 HE MADE A MISTAKE.-J nClc Dan kel- ly of this town k no mon on carth-that is tn say. his weary and waywCrn and much astunishcd spirit, provided he had one. and We think hC had. has winged its solemn flight over the crest of the grim mountains tn tho land beyond. So far as his mortal rrnains arr concerned, they arc nj rest in the town cemetery, and n wood cn hcadhOartl, which will bC suitably in sCribCd. k now rrcCiving its second coat of paint in the yard back of THE KICKER office. lnClc Dan was n local character, and his fame had even spread into inc country for 5U miles around. He was n man with l tender heart and liberal hand. and his only fault was that he loved Arizona t0u welt. He loved her so well that he wanted his say aS to what sort of population should inherit her broad aCp's IL was lnclC Dams idea that n man with out sand in his Craw should bc forced to pass on into Utah or New Mexico, and he took it upon himself in n sCorc of in stances to prospect for that sand. We have long felt that he would some time make n largr sized mistake, but one day when We called him in and cxpr'Sscd our fears in a fathrrly way he laughed Ills to scurn
 Last sunday the climax came. Satur. day afternoon young man named Colton arrived herr from Montana to ask tho sec rCtary uf the vigilance committee for any information which might lead tO solving the mystery O: his brothers fate. The scCrrtary. in his usual urhanc and cheer full manner. looked over tho records for the last tw" years and took great pleasure in stating that the stranger who killed the town marshal Is months ago while resist ing arrr~t. and who was promptly lynChcd half an hour later, was in all human prob ability the brother fur whom he mournCd Mir. Cotton called at TuE KICKER office
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-13
NEW JERSEY HIGHWAYS.
Hundreds of Miles of Perfect Roads Where
 Formerly Were Mud and Dust

Hundreds of Miles of Perfect Roads Where
 Formerly Were Mud and Dust
 The New York Tribune in q recent issue comments editOrially on the prog ress of the good roads movement in New Jersey.
 New Jersey reads bid fair 10 become as noted as New Jersey mud has been and with as ample though far different reason. New Jersey mud has long been famous for its redncss. its depth, its stickincss and its general depravity. And there was time when mud and roads were almost interchangeable terms. save when dust took the place of mud Those conditions have now vanished or are vanishing The recent ly constructed roads are as good as the old ones Were had. and that is saying q great deal. Only a few years ago the work of road improvement was begun in enc or two dcnsely populated cOun- ties. But the general and local govern ments have taken it up with character istic intelligence and zeal County after county has fallen into line. and now tho state iS largely covered with n net work Of hundreds of miles of almost ideally perfect highways. at all times of the year delight to all who travel upon them.
 \ conspicuous example of the energy with which this work has been under taken is furnished by Morris county, one of the chief rural counties of the state. Once it was rcputed to have about the worst roads to be found any where. In summer they were trails Ot dust: in spring and fall narrow. but endless and boltOmlesS mOrlSscs. In late years many Of them have been cOnsid- crably improved. but the crossroads and bywayS are still unuttcrably bad Now the county has voted to bond itself tC the full legal limit-$35O. OOO-and to equip itself with roads as good as those of its ncighbUr<. Union and Essex Good ruads arc the open sesame which will make this region and many others acCCS>ibla to and frequcntcd by thousands e people to whom they ar, row unknown lands Nor will these h merely summer guests and transient visitors. TECu. will bc q material ana Tcrmanvmr growth Of Cvcrv town ana viIlaSc. and. what k perhaps most i'm purtant Of all. q development of agTi LA4NAN=AS AAEal l4AA AsANNA0AEi conceptions. IL is perfectly well knOwE that many excellent farming rCgion. have been unPrOsperuus and have falleT into neglect and abandonment simply because Cf bId rClds If farmer live q dozen miles from a railroad and thu highway is so had that his team a horses can draw thithcr only half a tOi of produce q: a time. thc-e iS little CIus, tO wonder at his discouraGcmcnt- Civ, him instead q road on which one hursa can rcadily draw a ton. and the Cundi tiOns arc vastly bcttcrcSL Farmers Ip l precilte this fact and realize tho vIlu, of good roads and arc as eager tO hay, them built IL any one else Ycars as, they looked little asklnt at the New ark Irvingtuu- Millburn road. when i was first constructed. as a new fanGlCt notion Uf doubtful worth But the, used 1t. and now they want every rOa, in the state made like il. and if the, have their way. as they are apt to do it will not bc many years before sucl m end k actually attained
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-13


 and introduced himself and had a chat with us We sized him up for n quiet, peaceful man. but one with plenty of sand. How Uncle Dan Kelly could have got 1t into his head that the stranger was weak in the knees Is n mystery to us, but that Is just what happened. He met Mir. COltnn in front of the pOstOtiicc after htile manCuvCring and pulled two guns on him and uttered n warwh"Op which curlcd our hair five blocks away.
 No doubt Uncle Dan expected to sec the young man collapse in his tracks or fly over the l2 fuOt billboard, but nothing of the sort happened. On the contrary, hay ing just reasons for supposing he was to be shot down, Mir Colton whipped out n beautiful silver plated revolver and hustled had even started to fall. Uncle Dan was q dead man when he struck the earth, and an hour later the cOrUncr's jury had ac- quilted the shontCr of any blame in the matter The lsuUd hearted hut sadly mis. taken old man was our friend, and we rustlcd around among the boys and got up a shake purse to give him n decent burial. While We sorrow that he should have come to such n sudden and untimely end, we cannot but feel that he Is better of. All responsibility as to the quantity of sand in the craws of strangers visiting this largo and glorious commonwealth has been shifted Io other shoulders, and should Sc again attempt to introduce the russct
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-13
WHISPERS SMALL FEES.
The Great Lawyers Income Was Unusual
 Iy Limited Even For His Day.

The Great Lawyers Income Was InusLnt-
 Iy Limited Even For His Day.
 One of o,,r correspondents has been so lucky as tc fall iu with n little leather covered book, like those of bank deposit ors. which contains Daniel Webster s autograph record of his legal receipts. This chronicle fills 2S pages and extends little more than from 1853 tO 1856 in elusive The first entry, dated Septcm- Der in the former year, Is of SjO. and the second of SEQ. for retaining on the New Hampshire circuit. The first fcc of $l 1000 was paid in May, 1884. by Mir Badger. Services regarding Cillcy's will commanded $500. The total amount for the first year was footed up as Sl3. l4o, with the remark. Sept, "2. 1884. thus done and concluded.
 A similar summing up appears at the close of each other year. The second total is ST.. lS3.7 -; the third is S2l. 793. The first entry of S2. 900 was in 1885, March :: the first of S3, 900 Dec. : in the same year. The last payment was in respect to Florida land. The largest single hunorarium was S', 800. In February of the fourth year $5, GOO is set down as bestowed in n case of Trinity church, New York.
 In turning over this record leading metropolitan and even provincial law yers arc astonished that Webster, al though 20 years in Boston, so under valued his services. He learned better at last. When Robert C. Winthrop looked at the earliest date. he said, That's just tho time that was ending my studies in wehStpr's office, and tho chirography led him to add that Web ster never wrote a firm hand. Nobody surveyed the relic with moro intercst than Dr. O. W. Holmes. Among other things he said: Had the influx becr tenfold, webster's purse would have re mained empty still. Had its capacit, received like the sea, whatever enteret there would have run of like watei l from tho back of duck. New fori l Post
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-13

not disappointed. In tho course of 20 minutes he showed up again. and as he was about to pass the woman shc rose mp. got n firm hold with both hands on his coat collar. and backing him up against the water cooler she exclaimed:
 Young man, l am mother in law"
 ''E-ycs.' he gaspCd aS his hat fell off and his face grew white.
 And I persist in liying with my son in-law!"
 II scr!'
 He Is jist sich long backed. Gandcr shankcd lazy bones you arc, always whinin and complainin and loafin around while his wife has tn support the family
 ~ yes 'm-I kn-know:" stammCrcd the man as she gave him a vigorous shake.
 And now ns to how much I will short en his life. He's bin hidin in the cornflcld fur tho last three days, but he'll hev to cum out ny tlc time git home tomor- TOW, and about five minits after git my hands on him he'll either stop whinin and go to work or hell bc scattered all over Harrison county fur tatCr bugs to sniff at , Now then, you git back to your seat and sot thar and shct up and keep shct, and if l hear another word on the mothCr-in law question I'll mako you think this train has struck an open switch and piled up in n heap in somebody's COW pastur'."
 She twisted him to the right and left and banged him against the cooler and let go her grip. and he made n dive for his hat and flew for the smoking car to curl up on n seat and hc heard of no more
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-13

spcCtcd to go around an SpcrChify. an what would l ~pc,chity nnuutF If dCy kept mo out artcr . o'clock at night, I'd bC nu good de next day. an I'd git home to find dc ole woman hid under t!c lad an half skccrcd to death bout burglars. Do man who runs fur pr, ,idcnt hain't got no time left to hoe tatcrs or weed out his onions, an what would hccum of my truck patch? As humble citizen when night Cums I kin git off my coat. west, shoes an stock ints an light my ulC Co'nCoh pipe an Sot down on de doorstep wid de ole woman an slap skcctcrS an talk. As president de pco- plc would spcCt me to he SwCllin around all dc time" fCriCs of ''Nou arc all right
 ''Of co'se it would hC wcrry nice to be dc boss of sixty milyon people, but when I was aXCd tn sign my name or read obcr a paper or giv my opinyun on dis or tNIt. whar would de old man he? How would know who was fittcn or onfittcn fur offs: De mint de noOScpapcrs begun to abuse me I'd walk into d. kitchen an sot down an begin to rip an ar an dCy dOan' low no president to do dat. I'd be out two or three times in dc night to scr if anybody had dun stole my chickens an I'd be wip- in my mouf on dC tablCCloth at dinner an aXin de ole woman to pull of my butcs an cut my toc nails, an hCfu l had bin dar |, three months l u want tO run away an cum home. Cries of We want yo in dS White House."
 No. my frcnS, it kin nchhcr be. Ehcry man knows hiSsclf de best. kin put up n Clothcslirc ckal [" any puSson in Amer ica, but dis tariff qucshun frows mo right down. If n pi.: gifts stuck in dc fence, I knows which way tO pull him out to scrapU | of dc least hide, but dis talk bout revenue gives me dc headache. Besides all dis it hain't time vii. We has got jest de same rights an privileges we're as de white folks, but dCy k too many fur Us. Dcy hain't | gwinc to low nobody but n white man to walk around in dat White House an call I hisself president De time may cum, but l we won't lib to S.'c it. De black man $ | gainin on it all de time, an nobody can | say how high his Cu'nstalks am gwine to grow bcfO' dCy git frcw, but he must be | patient an wait. If dc time had arove fur me to step to dc front, l should chcCrfully | sacrifice my onions an cabbagcs an COW | cumbcrs m d" Cumforts of my cabin home | to lead dc cohorts to victory, but as it am I shall ask dc sccrctary to answer dis letter
 an say dat de cohorts had better keep right 1 on 'tcndin to biznCss an let de honors oi ! polytiCs alone. We will now lay dc next presidcnshual campaign softly on de table ! an go home. -
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-13
Eigh; Tons For Three Hor~c>.

T!r grr..; establishments have set Il >tanolar'l of :-,"sl .,Id humane treatment by which the London hor>,, has greatly benefited. Better and larger stables. good fuad and litt,r and steady work, with regular days of rest. have heightened the life :!I.d improved the physique of the London hur>,. \ .y,-,d brewers horse. standing I1.!. WAS weighed by Mir. Gur- don ;;nd tipltd tn" lHam at just over the ton The driver weighed 20 stone i , pounds! Tn" van. fully luad,d. 6 tons l1 huu,lr,TiWpj-ht. to which must be added tli,. harness. making q total with thr dr!v,r ,i mrIrlv eight tons.
 Thrpt. h,r>,'s draw the whole. and it waS stated that. on the average. three horses HOW do the work which four did 70 wears ago. The vans have improved. the roads have improved. and the horses have improved. especially the horses London Spectator.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-13
THE LIMEKILN CLUB.
BROTHER GARDNER IS ASKED TO RUN
 FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
Gut For Various Reasons, Which He Ex- plains, He Declines to Accept the Hon. or and Decides to Remain Just a Hum- bIe Citizen.
LCopyright. 1891. by Charles B. Lewis

Copyright. 1891. by Charles B. Lewisl
 My frcns," said Brother Gardner us hc arose and stepped to tho front of tho platform and crossed his hands under his coattails, ''I am in receipt of n letter from de Guild Mans Progressive Polytical club of Ohio, axin me fur authority to present my name at de proper time as ' candidate fur de presidency. [Great ap- plausc, particularly by samuel Shin, who instantly figured out that he would be made secretary of the navy. To say dat I am proud of dc receipt of dis letter am sayin wcry !'ttlc. To be thus singled out an honnrcd mus nachcrally peal to n mans vanity an mako him believe dat he has not lived in vain. Enthusiastic yell ing, particularly by ShindiG Watkins.
 ''Ics; l hcv not only bin axed to stand as n candydatc. but de oiiishuls of dat club hcv kindly added de "ninyun dat will make strong run a:i may possibly bo
 '.ccted to fill de honurcd posishun. ,WhoOps from all over the hall, during
 whiv! Elder Touts swallowed q button he was holding in his mouth to cure n sore throat. Sich frcn's of ininc as hcv cum to a knowledge of de contents Of dis letter hCv urged me to accCpE an mako dc run an hCv promised me lcir hearty support an CO-opcrashun. NOcifcrnus applause, but mostly from WaydOwn BcIcc who is klOokiI. r for n pustOilCC.
 Bat, gem len, artcr lookin dc matter
 in dc right eye, dc left eye an squnr in dc
 face, an artcr srlCral talks wid my ole wOman, l has concluded tu decline. Many sighs. It would sartinly be prOuG
 epoch in my humble life fur mo to enter dat White House at Washington. pull of my butcS an sOt down before blazin fro
 Hn eat apples an popcorn an know dat l
 was boss, but it am not to br. know my strong pin;S an my weak ones. l kin do : job e whitCwashiu on Ccilin fur shillins dat will stand out like twenty | 1bc dollar jnh uf frcsCo work, hut l cant | run no kcntry dc size of dc United states. I kin help dc ole woman wid de clothes wringcr, hang n screen door or putty n i pane O glass in de wintlCr. but when 1t | cums down to tariff an sich hain't in it. | tGrOans and siGhS, during which some one i hit Sir Isaac WalpulC in tho eye with an | apple core.
 II hCv fiEGCrTu it down purity Clus, | continued Brother Gardner. ''au l couldn't
 stand de expense, Chcn if I wanted tO run. Dc least cost of campaign to n prrsdcn-
 shual candyiatc would he S2OO. an whar's
 dat money to cum from: Den would be