The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-21
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Detroit, Mich. has within its limits
what Is believed to be the largest re-
preventative Of the horse family now in
existence. Tie animal is : Peroheron-
Nofman, aud vas imported from
Frsaee before he had attained his full
erosth. AS he stands to-day he is ssrong
81 hands (84 inches) in height and
weighs 2. 500 pounds he is owned By
Richard free.skis, and islsaid to be
able 10 make mile 10 four mioutes.
The animal is nine years old and has
been in Detroit since 1891.
There is Law in Mississippi against
carrying conceated weapons, and there is
Judge there who is SO folly convinced
that this Law was passed 10 earnest that
he sends the hip-pocket arsenal citizens
to Jail for thirty days whenever any Of
them are brought before him.
IF all mankind, minus one, were OF
enc opinion, mankind would be no
more justified in silencing that one
person than he, if he had the power,
would be justified in silencing the
world. ~ s. Hill
Mr.. Culberson, the Democratic
candidate for governor of Texas,
made extreme free silver speeches,
and his election is in doubt in state
which two years ago gave l80, 900
Democratic majority. This proves
conclusnely that the people OF
Texas lie awake at night crying tor
free siiver.-Sauoaa News.
The city council Of Jacksonville
has repealed the ordinance per-
mitting contests with 6ye-ounce
gloves, which was adopted last
December to permit the Corbett-
Mitchell mill
Councillor DR.. Levin, Of Berlin,
s who sprang into the late Emperor
William s carriage and bound up his
wound after Nobiiing's attempted
Eurder, died in Berlin on Oct. 18th
IN his 18th year.
Il is only by labor that thought
! can be made healthy, and only by
thought that labor can be made hap
py.-R Raskin.
Southey wrote: Happy it were for.
uss all if We bore prosperity as we'll
and wisely as we endure adverse
fortune If the Democratic party
had adopted this philosophy two
years ago, things would not now be
as they are.
ri wish were an ostrich" " said
Hicks, angrily, as he tried TO eat one
.of his wife's biscuits, but couldn't.
81 wish you were" /" returned MIS-.
Hicks; ..1'd get a few feathers for
my hal. = Globe.
The first book printed by machin-
cry was aBlumenbach's Physi-
ology, 2 which came from the press in
1871. Ii was worked on Koenig's
press, which printed both sides at
the rate Of 900 sheets an hour.
Detective Richardson and Ed.
Smith, two Of the alleged lyncbers
of the six prisoners near Kerrville,
on August 2lst, are on trial at Mem-
phis.
..I am told said the caller, s.that
your husband is engaged in a work of
profane history :Yes," replied the
authors wife: '.it certainly sounded
that way when | heard him correct
ing the proofs. =
He was a beautiful little dog"
said the caller, doing her best to
offer sympathy. sslt must be real
bereavement to have to lose him.
Can't-can't you take his remains to
the taxidermist's ?' 81 think, !"
said Mrs. Gofrequent, with fresh
buret of tears 1--WE had already paid
the taxes on him. ."-Chicago Tribune.
Phil Dwyer won $4,000 on the
election of Morton. He gave it out
that be was anxious to bet $50, 900
on Hill, while be was making no end
of bets the other way on the quiet.
Lillian Lewis, of Cleopatra fame, is
undoubtedly the shrewdest woman
that has been down-this way in some
time. She sets every place which
she visits by the ears about the liv-
ing pictures and stirs up the whole
crowd go to her show for the pur-
pose of being shocked. Atlanta has
just finished trying and acquitting
the bill poster for putting up Miss
LeWis's Cleopatra pictures while at
the show standing room commanded
premium.