The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-20
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The big horn o. the Rocky Mountains
Gems 70 unite the head of the moufH;o
sheep with the body Of the deer.
= Ocean crabs have the poEer Of so
closely resembling their surroundings
that they are practically invisible.
Napoleon's ~favorite amusement vas
INDUCING in intrigues, which, he said,
relaxed a mans mind when tired with
serious business.
John Milton loved to play 90 the Or
gan. He made his secood wife sing,
and said she had some voice, but not
the slightest idea Of tone.
Ocsavius Augustus had a mortal
dread Of thunder, and vheae"er a storm
came on he retired to al underground
vault built for protection.
Germany is under q burden of $500
900, 900 yearly to support her standing
army The amount represents one
third of the esource Of the entire state.
Search-Iigbta are such good targets
for the enemy's guns that the Germans
are arranging to throw light first Ga a
mirror and tbeoce on toe enemy, there
by concealing its real source.
During the building Of the Siberian
railway, in draining a bay 90 miles
vide, both engineers and men had to
live in huts built 90 piles which could
be approached only in boats.
Coffee pots are an oriental invention.
aud are supposed to have come from
Arabia in A. D. 400. About the
same time they we're used in Persia,
but they did not come to France until
1868, aud made their appearance 10
England With coffee 10 1850.
Among the Arabs a practice from
time immemorial has prevailed of
churniug by placing the milk IN leather
skins, which we're shaken or beaten un-
til the butter % The huns did
their churniug by tying a bag of milk
to a short ~lariat, the other end of which
vas fastened to the saddle.
The Prix de- Rome, once the subject
of the ambition of every art student 10
Paris, has declined SO much 10 value
that it is proposed to abolish it. 1t
carries with it a travelling scholarship
10 Italy, aud the plea Of those who at
tack it is that a student possessing it
wastes his talent in slayish imitation Of
thejItalian masters, rather than devel-
oping i. by the Interpretation Of nature.
The sculptor Rodip, the leader of the
antagonists, maintains that this prize
has only retarded the progress of the
great men who have obtained it in the
past.
Mr.. J. P. Porteus, who has the cog.
~cessiou for a Mexican village. WIS a
visitor at the Cotton States and Inter-
national Exposition headquarters the
past week. He came up from Mexico
with AIr. Charles H. Redding, the Ex-
position Commissioner to that country
and Central America. Mr.. Portaus
says the Mexican Village will be ONE
of the best attractions at tue E.xposiSs
ton. 1t will cover about rwo sod a
half acres Of ground and will have q
good representation Of the Mexicao
Cathedral with its surroundings Of
adobe, or thatched dwellings. The
adobe houses represent the elevated
plateau and the matched huts repre-
sent the hot regions. Several tribes Of
natives will be there and the important
archaeological remains of Paleuoue
will be illustrated by large photo
graphs. Mr.. Porteus says these ruins
contain a bas relief of a cross and other
emblems of Christian worship unac-
EQUITABLE except upon the theory tina.
Mexico was visited by Europeans long
before the time of Columbus.
Mr.. E W. Mcconnell has secured
from the Cotton States and Information.
a! Exposition Company a concession
for a reproduction of the burning vol
cano of Kilauea, the largest active vol
cano 10 the world. 1t is situated 90 the
side Of Mt. Mauna Loa. four thousand
feet above sea level and ten miles frou
the Pacific. According tc Hawaiiao
mythology. the god of the sea fell 10
love with Pcle, the goddess Of FIRE. aud
pursued her 10 Mauua Loa. There she
took refuge 10 the burning volcano Ct
Kilauea. When it is in eruption. Pele
is supposed to be angry, and the kaha-
ma or priest offers prayer. with sacri-
fees of animals or children. The god
dcss Pe!e will be represented as rising
from tho flames when called forth by
the incarnation of Kahuna. She will De
personated by a beautiful Hawaiian
girl. The Court Singers of King Kali
akaua will sing the religious songs Of
the Hawaiians.