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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, July 2, 1894.

WAsHlaGToa, July 2, 1894.
Chairman Wilson, of the House Ways and
Means committee, is on hand, apparently
completely restored to health, ready to take
charge of the tariff bill as soon as it gets
back to the House. Like the skillful COM
mander he has shown himself to be, Mr..
Wilson declines to publicly express his own
opinion OF the Senate amendment to the bill
or to say what he thinks will be the result
of the conference on those amendments.
Whatever position taken by the copferees on
the part of the House, who will, of course be
headed by Chairman Wilson, will be the re-
suit of mature consideration on the part of
Speaker Crisp and tie leading democrats of
the House, with whom Mr.. Wilson has been
in almost constant consultation since his re-
turn to Washington. The one prominent
democrat who has been entirely left out of
these consultations is President Cleveland,
and be has been left out in accordance with
bis own wishes. He does not wish to have it
said that he took sides with either the House
or Senate 10 what may be quickly settled
friendly controversy or may develop iato
bitter wrangle. However, no one who is
at all familiar with President Cleyeland's
public utterances, not to mention his private
conversations, on the tariff question, can have
any doubt az to which of the two-the
original Wilson bill or the amended Senate
bill-he prefers. There are good reasons for
the belief that the democrats of the House
will stand up for the original Wilson bill and
it can be set down as certain that the protec-
ton amendments of the Senate will never be
accepted in their present shape. There is 40
longer any talk of even an attempt being
made TO have the House agree to all of the
Senate amendments in bulk. There never was
any foundation forsuch talk, beyond the imag-
nations of some people who would like to
see the matter disposed of in that way
The Georgians in Congress are beginning
to get somewhat worked up over the election
of Senator to succeed Mr.. Walsh. When
Speaker Crisp declined the proffered appoint
ment to 6ll the upexpired term of the late
Senator Colquitt, it was generally supposed
that be thereby secured what the boys call 'sa
lead pipe cinch' on the full term, although it
was then known that Representative Turner
would probably be candidate. Several
days ago, however, Senator Walsh made q
manly announcement of his candi-
dacy. Speaker Crisp has not Indicated
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Small Fortune Under Her Mattress.

Small Fortune Under Her Mattress.
Mary Connolly, go years old, was found
dead recently in the small rear room in
which she lived for the last three years
on the first floor Of SO Baxter street, a
lofty tenement house known as the "Ker-
~ Flats"
Under the mattress of the bed were
found three bankbooks showing depos-
its in the Bleecker Street Bank of Saw
ings, the Immigrants Industrial and the
Bowery Savings banks which amounted
to $3,258.70. There was also found a
purse containing $102.17.
Cornelius Sullivan, who keeps saloon
in the basement, was told by his wife
that one of the windows Of Mary's room
had been open all the preceding day, and
the lonely occupant had not been heard
stirring around. Sullivan called in Po-
iceman Brophy.
Brophy entered the rear room through
the window. As his feet reached the
floor he stumbled over the old woman's
body. She had evidently been dead for
several hours. The corpse was in a
cramped position between the wall and
small table, with her chin pressed rig
idly down on the breast. It is supposed
that she became i'll and was opening the
window to obtain air when she fell back
either unconscious or dead from heart
disease.
She was rather eccentric and persisted
In living alone. She was never married.
For several years she was employed AZ
scrubwoman in Chambers Street hospi-
tai, but recently she had lived upon what
money she had saved. Her nearest rela-
tives are two first cousins-one living in
Jersey City and the other in Port Jervis.
N. Y.-New York Herald.
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New Counties.

manifested throughout the State in re-
gard to the formation of new counties,
aud while not committing ourselves to
the small county idea, it must be
admitted there is much to be said in
favor OF having the county seats more
accessible to those who fnd it great
inconvenience to ride SO far in order to
attend the courts.
The people of Bishopville, ire
spect!ve of party or fraction, are
agitatiug the question of new county
with that town as the location for the
court house and Jail. As it is not pro-
posed to take any part Of Darlington to
form this new county We are not
specially interested in the matter, but
would like to make one suggestion
thereto which we trust will be favor
ably received. The suggestion is in
reference to the name, Salem, which is
proposed for the new county. There
is nothing historic or pretty about it.
unless it be that our Bishopville friends
wish to perpetuate name that is asso-
cia.ed with New England witchcraft,
for it was at Salem, Mass, that great
many people we're imprisoned and
executed on account of this supersti-
tion.
There is 20 State in the country that
is richer in honored aud historic names
South Carolina, and Why should our
people not wish to perpetuate one Of
them when they have the opportunity
Of doing SO? Much as we love our
Florence friends We have never quite
forgiven them for their inexcusable
lack of taste and patriotism in not Civ
ing their county the name of some
illustrious warrior or statesman, who in
his time had added lustre to the name OF
his State. Sumter, Darlington. Marion
aud Horny were all named for heroes
Of the Revolution, and to our mind
have the best names of any counties
in the State. Is the spirit of patriot
ism on the decline ia South Carolina
If not, then Why do We neglect to
honor the names of our illustrious dead,
and at the same time reflect credit on
ourselves by perpetuating their names
aud memories
With such names as Moultrie Jasper,
Rutledge. Pinckney, Hayne, Lowdnes,
Calhoun, McDufie, Legare. Hammond
and others that might be mentioned,
Why should we be at a loss? How
would such names as Florence,
Salem aud Green wood look when com.
pared with the ones mentioned above ?
The one honored exception to this lack
of patriotism is furnished by the peo-
pie Of St. Matthews who want new
county and propose to call it Calhoun.
The only objection We have to this is
that We think it would be better for the
name Richland to be dropped aud that
of Calhoun substituted, thus giving the
county containing the State capital the
name of its most distinguished son,
We trust that not only the people Of
Bishopville but of other sections that
contemplate having new counties will
give this suggestion their earnest con-
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
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ODDS AND ENDS.
An English bishop is properly ad'

An English bishop is properly ad-
dressed as my lord.
The word captain, SO often used in the
Bible, simply means officer.
The shah of Persia pretends to date
his title back for thousand years.
The most ancient title is that of king.
It OF it's equivalent is found in every
known language.
In formal letters to a duke it is eti-
quette to begin, ''My lord duke, may it
please your grace"
The holy Roman empire has but three
genuine landgraves, those of Thuringia,
Lower and Higher Alsace.
Ten million packs of playing cards are
used in the United States every year, and
that is one to every seven peopie-men,
women and children.
In the days of the Emperor Diocletian
house painters wages were go cents a
day, while schoolmaster received only
60 cents month for each pupil.
A curator was Roman official in
charge Of various departments of the
public service. The title nearly CORE
spends to our word superintendent.
The fashionable end of Fifth avenue,
in New York, is disfgured by free
lunch saloon. It is the only place of the
kind in a stretch of four or five miles.
The Greek emperors of Constantinople
called themselves 'holy," and one Of
the official titles by which they insisted
on being addressed was ''your holiness"
The sticky, sweet, high smelling fluid
secreted by the honey ant of Mexico is
used as food and also for medicinal pur-
poses, especially for diseases of the eye
and ear.
The title of illustrious was never form
ally bestowed as a title Of honor until
the time Of Constantine and was then
given to such princes as had distin-
guished themselves in war.
The only genuine sheik is the gov
ernor Of Medina. His Office is said to
date from the time of the prophet. It is
now generally applied as an honorary
title to the head man of an Arab village.
All hearses are provided with lamps.
There are probably very few city people
who ever saw hearse with lighted
lamps. That would not be so remark
able sight, however, in the country,
where hearses go long distances.
Market rights in Brussels and through
out Belgium are vested by prescription
in communal councils, which have power
to establish markets On public or private
property and can increaae or diminish
them according to their appreciation Of
the wants Of the community.
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For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. W1NsLows SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for children teething. 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind collie, and is the best remedy for Diar-
rboea. twenty-five cents bottle.
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Where is that crowd gong7 To China's
Drug Store for some of that fine Soda Water.
Extra 6ne beef at D. " Campbelps, oppo-
site old post Office.
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Hoods Pills act easily, yet promptly and
efficiently, on the liver and bowels. Is cents.
Excelsior Baking Powder is the best, be-
cause 1t is pure, tryit. Prepared by DR.. A.
J. China.
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tivity. Dovey Bristol gave il up at once,
saying that every one on board should enjoy
himself in his own way, as he himself in
tended to do. Thorpe soon wearied of fling
Ing sentimental jokes, and Brrtie BartOe
was III too exalted a state over the last girl
at Carr Island, to descend to anything short
of Thorpe's insinuation that with black
sunshade she would have been absolutely
plain it was the red one that did it ALL So
only CRANKY knew that the Boys nights
had been lonely vigils, and that since a
letter received the day before he had not
touched food.
They caught the last mail at Carr Island.
CRANKY delivered it after they were under
way. He had stopped short at sight of
the handwriting on an elaborately sealed
square envelope addressed to the Boy. His
face grew straightway, stern, and he had
paced the deck once before calling the
others.
The Boy caught his letter with flush on
his face. He went up in the bow alone,
and CRANKY, opening papers, saw him glance
at the contents, clutch the letter in his hand,
and seize the rail. lie stood so for second,
then strobe back, showing white face.
The others were standing apart arguing
over an island in the distance.
Van laHu any WhcTe asked the Boy
between bis teeth.
Not for six days" said CRANKY, adding
three TO the prescribed time.
And / might have gotten this before we
left" muttered the other. Then he went
below and threw himself face downward in
his berth, with the letter in his hand.
CRANKY joined The Others and told them
that the Boy was not, we'll and did not
wish luncheon He followed this with
story of a sea-serpent he had seen off the
Sandwich Islands, which Thorpe matched
with one about a man he knew whose
father bad an encounter with mermaid.
So it was CRANKY alone who discovered
that all night long solitary figure crouched
in the bow, and when the Boy appeared in
the morning his pallor was attributed to in
disposition.
And now in the nameless light preceding
twilight, CRANKY was finding the sum total
of problem. The guitar and the tara
patch ceased to sound and, Thorpe, who had
tried TO make CRANKY talk and failed sig
nally, proceeded to recite THE Yarn of the
Nancy Bell"
THAT goes right along with the sea-
said BERTHE Bartoe.
Everything goes 70 the sea-" spoke
CRANKY, suddenly. "The sea is in touch
with every human emotion. 1t is the heart
of creation; the only perfectly restful rest
lessness."
Thorpe broke in
knew a mau once who was haunted
by green and white ghost "--
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Referred To the Original Document.


Representative Grady, of North Carolina
is gentleman of correct habits and great
dignity. He is also an ardent stndent OF
history aud literature. Not long ago he
walked into the House library, and aceost-
ing one of the young men who are
appointed to wait on members, he requested
him to get a copy of the book containing
the famous order of Gen. Dix TO shoot any
man on the spot who attempts to haul
down the American flag.
The clerk began to search for the book,
running over shelves of historical volumes,
cropping in dusty corners and turning over
the pages OF war histories that would be
likely TO contain copy of the order.
Finally, after spending half an hour in un-
availing search, he said to Mr.. Grady:
Il can't find it. There is but one place
where know you can find it,"
Where is that ?" asked Grady.
In Blanks saloon, on Pennsylvania Ave.
I've seen the original order there, in frame
hung up for the inspection OF the public"
SIN Blanks saloon, eh?" echoed Mr..
Grady, fixing his eyes sharply on the young
man. g. well, sir, never 90 into n saloon.
1t strikes me, young man, that you know
more about high-grade whisky than you do
about literature
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE wAsHnsTon o. THURSDAY JULY 2s 1884,
$50 did T." said CRANKY.
"But mine was n sailor"

~
milne wasn't. He was fool"
aThen he wasn't the same man." said
Thorpe animatedly. "He vowed he'd never
set foot on land to stay, and he did, you
know, and a green ghost with white hair
came and hunted him down till he had to
leave his wife ashore and 60 back to the
sea. It's the truth"
II don't believe it, Pinkie," said BERTHE
Bartoe. "You always know man when
any one else knows one. How about your
ghost, Granby?"
"She was a ghost" said CRANKY" but the
man didn't know it until too late. He
thought her wonderful reality in green
pale, watery green, like the sky was q
while ago. That was the first night he
met her, you know. Her hair wasn't white,
but yellow, like Sicilian wine. She was
altogether the most beautiful and aluring
of her race, with power few could resist.
The fellow she haunted was a perverse and
resistive creature who had never believed in
ghosts, but the more he tried to evade her
the more subtle her spell became, until, ON
one occasion. when he had made up his mind
to be utterly impervious, she conquered him.
He gave himself over heart and soul to
mad infatuatioD. But he did not know his
fancee was a ghost, nor that she possessed
an lDsatiate appetite peculiar to her kind
namely, for gold. She fed upon it. This
was revealed to him on the day before his
wedding which was to have been, when her
ghostship eloped with his cousin, who had
unexpectedly come into fortune just in
time"
'Oh, pshaw!n said Thorpe.
Fact, indeed. He was 80 determined to
believe in her that he came awfully near
blowing his brains out, but was fortunately
delirious, or unconscious, or something, just
in time, and came to in hospital, where he
had ample opportunity to weigh his own re-
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Wo be continned.D
The Power of Lightning.
Ashton Repor.er.I

On August /, 1916, ST. Georges Church,
Leicester, England, which was new build.
ing, was entirely destroyed during thunder
Storm. The siceple having burst asunder
parts of it were blown to distance of 30
feet in every direction, while the yane rod
and top part OF the tower fell perpendicu-
larly down, carrying with them every floor
III the tower, the bells, and the works OF the
clock. The falling mass was not arrested
until it reached the ground under which
was a strong brick arch, aud this too was
broken by the blow. The cutters and ridge
covering were torn mp and the pipes used to
convey the water from the roof were blown
TO pieces. Mr.. Highton calculated the
power developed in the discharge of the
lightning which destroyed the church
with some known mechanical force. He
discovered that 100 tons of stone were
blown down distance of 80 feet in three
seconds. and consequently 1920 horse
power engine would have been required to
resist the efforts of this single flash
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p0TG WneTe Iney were new
several all-night dances and races by day
the stiffness of the hour brought reaction
with ii.
patch he had picked up in Samoa BERTHE
Bartoe, lolling with his feet higher than his
head, sang softly to his guitar. Grauby
smoked steadily, and the Boy was crouched
in the bow with his arms over the rail and
his head on his arms.
Just at this juncture Ping Wing appeared
on the stairway. He respectfully addressed
the cap of the Master of the Yacht, who lay
on his back blowing smoke skyward.
"Genlen hab dinner samee alice day?"
Tell him, somebody" said the Master.
No. Just had luncheon" spoke Thorpe.
What do you say, Granny?"
CRANKY knocked his cigar ashes on the
Supper at nine and the twilight
straight"
Good. Boy, does that suit you -"
But the figure in the bow said nothing.
He's asleep. So be it,"
The Master of the Yacht addressed the
waiting Celestial without turning his gaze
from the sky.
Ah, quite 30. Wing, no dinner. Supper,
you know. Crabs and all that at two bells.
Mr. CRANKY says so.
"Oh, come now" began CRANKY, as the
Celestial Withdrew.
Granny, you did say so. Your mind is
my chief luxury, and Wing has already en-
dowed you with the wisdom of seven Celes-
tial what-you-call-em's."
It's the glasses" said BERTHE Bartoe.
"Its way Gran has, said Thorpe. He
lies low and says little and every one fairly
breaks his neck to do what he might say if
he spoke. do it myself, don't L old man."
CRANKY only laughed, and Thorpe having
tuned the tarapatehgto bis satisfaction, pro-
ceeded to accompany BERTHE Bartoe, who
was singing softly 90 Promise Me-"
The Master of the Yacht resigned himself
TO fresh cigarette, and CRANKY having
thrown his cigar-end ,6verboards faced the
subdued light of SIX aDd sea and proceeded
to eye the Boy. who was, to all intents and
rposes-except Granbys-asleep.
The Boy-so-calfed from his blond beauty
rather than from his youth-had just
passed his majority, and possessed a laugh
which impressed the woIld with two things:
a young heart and "a fine set of teeth. But
the laugh had been missing from recent fes-
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ley WERE ON TIL E
Witch, Dovey Bristol's yacht.
A lone point of land was be-
fore them, thrusting a few
sparse pines like scrawny
arms against the sunset. 1t
was Hawk Island, or at least
Cranky said so.
After the excitement OF q
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Rainmakers' Cars.

The rainmakers' cars used by the Rock
Island Railroad company are ordinary box
cars. In one end of the car the operator lives.
In the other there are retorts, huge bottles
and jugs and various contriyances which be-
long to the science of frainmaking. A battery
of II jars capable OF producing 40 volts,
the amount of electricity required, is ranged
under the roof On the oppsite side of the
floor are six large jars arranged in sets of
two. From these sheet-iron tubes extend
through the roof, through which 5000 gall
Ions of gas are shot into the air every honr
Three cars are now being operated, one at
Beatrice, Neb., one at Horton, Kan, and one
at Pawnee City, Neb. 1t costs $100 day to
Onerate car
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+" Yes. Dsnald; I know

Yes, Dsnald, know"
can't stand it here on the boat. ]
must get away alone. How can I?"
You can't" said CRANKY; s. but you can
get away with me. I'll have Bristol put me
off at Platank tomorrow. He's going to
take on some other fellows there. would
like to go up in the pines again, and / think
you had better come along"
The Boy said nothing, but nodded.
Supper Teddy" spoke Ping Wings voice
presently.
The Master of the Yacht responded and
uncurled himself, the guitar and the tara
patch drew near, playing "Tell me with
your eyes,"
"Come on, you sluggards!n called Thorpe,
as the three went below
Coming" answered CRANKY. "Will
you do something for me, Donald?" he
added gravely, but daylight would have
disclosed smile in his eyes.
Again the Boy nodded.
Come to supper"
No, not tonight y
Yes, at once"
The Boy arose unwillingly, drawn away
by the other. He brushed his hair back.
His face was wan and sharp, but steady,
as he laid OBTAINING hand on Granby's
arm.
Gran, did you know the other fellowe
The first one she -
Yes, l did," said CRANKY, looking into
the unfathomable darkness behind them !;
yes, believe he became chronic bachelor,
but-he had learned great deal"
And did you know what What I
was up to while ago, when you-came?"
Granby's hand fell on the Boys shoulder.
Donald, only know that you seem to
have bad habit of walking in your sleep.
But between us l think we can cure it,
Thank you" murmured the other. "I
know you must think me fool"
Heaven forbid!" CRANKY spoke fer
vently, and then their hands met.
Now, come on to supper. It's amazing
how little life holds for a hungry man."
The Boy pulled himself together with
shake, and went slowly down the stairway
towards the Iamplight; but CRANKY paused
an instant and looked back at the inevitable
white line dividing the water behind them.
The salt air blew sharply past his face,
which has grown stern and sorrowful.
Helene, Helene!" he muttered. Gould
you not have spared this boy ?" and as he
went below he added under his breath,
though you had no pity foT me."-Short
Stories.
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Human Passport,

The lines on no two human hands are ex-
actly alike. This fact is utilized in China
In an interesting way. When traveller
desires passport the palm OF his hand is
covered with fine oil-paint, and an impress
SION Is taken on thin, damp paper. Tnis
paper, officially signed, is his passport.
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Easily Remedied.

IBos'on Home Journal
Bank Clerk-This check, madame, isn't
filed in.
Madame-Isn't what?
Bank Clerk-It has your husbands name
signed to it, but does not state how much
money you want
Madame-Oh, is that all? Well, I'll take
all there is.
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To Occupy Seven Thrones.

Ihe descendants of Queen Victoria are
either now in possession of or will in the
natural course of events eone to occupy
seven thrones-those of the British Empire
the German Empire, the Russian Empire
the Kingdom of Greece. the Grand DGchy
OF Hesse, the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha and the Ducby of Saxe-MeininQen.
The National tribune., 1894-07-26

RUDY'S PILESUPPOSIToRY is guaranteed
to cure Piles and Constipation. or money re-
funded. so cents per box. Send stamp for cir
cularand Free Sample to MARTIN RUDY Lam
caster, Pa. For sale by all first-eass druggists.
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Thirst for knowledge.

Farmer Hang that cowi always
have to club her fore l can make her stand
still
Little Nepkey from the eity)-Is that the
one that gives the whipped cream?
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Asking Too Much.

T0tUn Topics.
Clergynan-Do you take this man for
better or for worse?
Brde-How do / know?