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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-23
| Successful Harvard Dis.
SertatiOn.

A bright young Harvard man, who
is at home in Rochester for the holt
days, tells this very Characteristic
story, which shows that the spirit of
at least one university is not confined
to the undergraduates, says the Roch-
ester Democrat and Chronicle.
The members Of his class are re-
quired at regular intervals to hand in
to one of their instructors dissertations
upon themes of their own choosing
There is no set rule as to the length
of the papers, and, in fact, nothing is
insisted upon except the one point
that the work shall be completed and
presented at a given time. 1t hap
pened that dissertation day fell at a
time when most of the class had just
returned from Witnessing game of
football between the Yale and the
Harvard elevens, game which did
not turn out exactly as the devotees
of the crimson would have wished.
One of the members of the class in
question, having no heart to attempt
a more elaborate effort, wrote upon a
sheet of paper the epigrammatic ex-
preston, "To hi with YALE"
properly signed it, and handed it in
to the instructor as his thesis Then
he was taken with a panic. He saw
all kinds of dire possibilities compass
ing him about, aud regarded suspen-
sion from term as the least penalty
that would be apt to follow his au
dacity. At last the cay came when
the papers were returned, indorsed
with the criticisms Of the instructor.
His was handed to him, and he
scarcely dared look at it, but at last
he summoned up courage and read
this inscription: precise, accurate,
and to tue point"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-23
Rock Hill's Good Roads.

Rock HILL, January l5.-Special
The bad weather and consequent con-
plants of mud have directed attention
to the work that has been done by
Rock Hill in the line of securing good
roads. Abcat two years since it was
decided to build highways goiog from
the town 10 all directions. Private
subscriptions were secured from towp
and from the country adjacent along
the line Of the proposed routes The
coua,y authorities agreed to furnish a
rock crusher and steam engine and to
pay one hundred dollars, Rock Hill
gave oae- fourth the cost and buils the
roads up to the town limits.
The roads were located carefully b.
a civil eogineer A road bed thirty
feet vide was raised above the surround
ing soil by large plougbs. This was
packed hard by the use Of heavy rollers.
A track ten feet vide in the centre was
then macadamized, track ten feet wide
being left on each side for use in the
summer. The rock in the macadamiz-
ed portion is from six TO eight inches
deep The whole road is we'll drained
by side bitches, and in the worst Of
weather is hard and affords every faclli-
ty for travelling. Two roads extend
ino one three the other three and one
half miles beyond the city limits, have
been completed Subscriptions were
made for an amount sufficient to com
plete as N uch more, but more pressing
matters have stopped the work for a
short time These roads have made
plain the great value of money and
work expended in this way They have
proved almost like arms reaching out
from town TO country with mutual bene.
ft.-Ncws and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-23
A Story of A. T. Stewart.

That was nice little story Mr..
George Jewet told me yesterday
afternoon and as it has good moral
attached to it I give it here, although
it might be odd to some people, says
Macon Telegraph. ri heard 2he sto-
ry when l was boy, said Mr. Jew
ct, "but have often thought of it since
when reminded of careless extravag-
auce of we esouthernpe people Apromin-
ent Georgian was delegated by his
church to go to New York and re-
quest of A. T. Stewart, the dry
goods prince, contribution to the
church. The Georgian went to New
York and on entering Mr.. Stewards
mammoth store was shown back to the
private Office of the millionaire. On
entering the Office be heard the mil
lionaire quarreling with young
man, and not wishing to interrupt
them, he stood at the door for nom
ent. While standing at the door he
heard Mr.. Stewart tell the young
man to never again seal letter with
a whole wafer, but to divide them
and make each wafer do for two let.
ters. Mind you this was long ago,
when waters of sealing wax were
used in sealing letters, and as waf
er was not worth anything to speak
of, the Georgian was about to turn
back, thinking Mr.. Stewart too stin-
gy and too mean to give anything,
when Mr. Stewart noticed him aud
asked him his business. The Geor-
gian was considerably embarrassed,
but was frank enough to tell Mr.
Stewart that he came there for the
purpose of asking him to contribute
to certain church, but as he had
heard him quarreling with one of his
young men about using one whole
wafer in sealing an envelope he
thought it would be useles for him to
ask for contribution. why, my
dear sir said Mr.. Stewart, it is by
looking after these little things that I
am enabled to give you $1,000 for
the church you represent, and turn
ing aside to his bookkeeper he told
him to write out a check for 81 900
for the church the Georgian repre-
sented. The Georgian was greatly
astonishe6, but when s1r. Stewart
told him that he'had accumulated his
wealth by saving pins and scraps, he
left for home with different views
from those he had entertained before.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-23

one part are cowed and whipped, the
other part too mad to have any sense,
and while part Of the "Reformers''
who want fair play have been silent,
an arrogant minority. held together
by the cohesive power of spoils, runs
rough shod over all. Offices are
multiplied by the thousand to prevent
"kicking," while the hands of the
executive are strengthened by un-
limited patronage and the towns
;ntimidated by the threat of denriv-
ing them of the precious heritage of
local selfgovernment. The Alliance
has been destroyed or simply convert
ed into an adjunct of the political
machine by methods that would
make the stripes of the Tammany
tiger pale with envy. Men are
afraid to speak, or speak with bated
breath. Pretended salary reduc-
tions on the principle of cutting
everybody else's salary except their
own. While the patient, toiling
masses are in debt and straining
every nerve to keep the "wolf from
the door," their attention is led away
and centered upon personal and local
issues, that no matter which way
they are decided will benefit no one
except few individuals. What in
the name of heaven can the people
expect from such purblind statesman.
ship? Where do they come in ?
Every man, woman and child in
South Carolina knows that | am tell
ing the truth and many good Reform.
ers see in the ugly picture the finale
to the beautiful dream of 1890.
Our only nope is to get together
in this convention and if possible,
prevent the "Riug'' from controlling
it, and frame a Constitution which
will command the respect and con-
fidence of the whole people, thereby
uniting ard placing us in a position
in 1876 where we can avail ourselves
of the most favorable opportunity
that National politics may then offer.
1t is useless to temporize; if we be
men, let us act, and, at leafs purchase
an honorable defeat.
For what have already said and
done along this line l have been the
subject of vituperation, slander and
abuse and I shrink (no one knows
how much) from offering myself as a
further target to the foul pen of hire
lings and slaves.
If doing my duty manfully and
couscientiously relegates me to pri-
vate life, l welcome it. Let the
phalanx put all Of its spears into my
body, if thereby the cause of liberty
is conserved.
It was the expressed hope of many
that the "Forty'' ere this would have
taken such action as would have
made their influence felt on the line
indicated by them, which met with
such general approval throughout the
State.
l hope and believe the matter will
soon consummate in definite action,
aud thereby unite all those who sin
cerely want "peace aud unity y
Men who posses the courage of
their convictions must confer in the
near future and adopt such line of
action as will subserve the best in
terests of the State. 1t is fight
against .'bossism and ring rule, "
which seeks to prostitute every prin-
ciple Of popular rights to selfish pur-
poses.
Let those who believe peace can be
obtained without an effort deceive
themselves no longer. Peace has
never been purchased without stern
battle to secure its blessings.
Yours respectfully,
JNo. L. McLAURIN.
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time the plant beds are prepared,
until it is graded, packed and sold.
Few persons have the money to
build barns, packing houses, and
hire tobacco expert, and it is out of
the question to think of obtaining
advances to plant an experimental
crop for when tobacco is failure
it is the most complete failure i'm
aginable. For instance, there is a
farmer in this county whose crop
of eight or ten acres was affected
with a disease known as "frog-eye,'
and none Of the tobacco was sale.
able, except as trash, which was
quoted at two to three cents per
pound.
Another lettering cause is the to-
bacco expert. 1t not infrequently
happens that the men who are EN-.
ployed as experts know little or
nothing about the crop, and succeed
only in loosing money for ther EN-.
ployers. Another is the trouble
experienced in marketing the crop
after it is made, cured and graded.
We are distant from the markets and
when the planters ship their tobacco
to the warehouses they are at the
mercy of the tobacco buyers, who
often, by collision, bid in the tobacco
at fraction of it's value. To avoid
this number of farmers have hauled
there tobacco to Darlington and
Florence, a distance of 80 to IS miles,
and even then, though present them
aelve, there were complaints that the
tobacco did not sell for what it was
worth.
The men who made money plant
ing tobacco have done so only after
several years of experience. Those
who have been most successful are
those who have planted small crops
and given then close attention. Those
who have made the most money per
acre are the small planters who run
one or two plows and do the greater
part of their work themselves.
In one section of the county num-
Der of these small farmers clubbed
together and employed man to cul-
tivate and cure their tobacco the first
year and We are informed that these
men have been uniformly success
ful in the growing of tobacco. We
are satisfied that there will be a
gradual extension of the crop in this
county, but not this year for the rea-
SOUS given above.
The ability to build barns would
insure considerable increase in
acreage; and the erection of a ware
house in Sumter, insuring a conven-
lent market, would be a great stimu-
lus to tobacco culture in Sumter
County. Until there is warehouse
here, tobacco will remain side issue
among the products of the County
But even with these disadvantages
against tobacco culture, We have
never been able to understand why
many more planters, who are well
able to incur the expense of building
barns and employing an overser, do
not plant tobacco. There is money
in it, and we shall be prepared at an
early day to prove the assertion by
figures.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-23

There ia good reason for the popularity of
Chamberlains Cough Remedy. Davis Il
Buzard, of West Monterey, Clarion Co Pa,
say sit has cured people that our phys
Clans could do nothing for. We persuaded
them to try 2 bottle of Chamberlain Coug1
Remedy and they now recommend it with the
rest Of u.s. 25 and so cent bottles for sale
BY Dr. a J China.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14
Courtenay, Case & Gravelle Company, Butte
Goods

rs cents on every dollars worth re-
funded on about 80 beautiful Cold Dress
Patterns (NouveautD this week. This lot
pons etc. 38-in. All Wool figured, striped
and dotted Black Dress Goods at soc.
New Plaids at CSC
DOMESTICS.
Our Blankets are the talk of the town,
especially the 65, Is. 85c. ST. and $3.50
grades. Our Comforta bles at 75c, ST. and
SIPS cannot be matched anywhere. Our
Towels at I2H and I6Ac each are great
bargains. Table Damask with napkins to
match in very large assortment of styles.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14
PARTISAN, HOUSE.
PAUMIK. PROP
French Cleaning S Dyeing

Securing by French process. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed No solicitors or branch
ofaces. No. 60 W. Galena street. corner
of Dakota. Butte. Mont
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14

The greatest machine OF them all.
the new No. 6 Remington at Sher-
mans.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14

II you have a comfortable house and
are willing TO rent x at a reasonable
price. list II with US. We have custo-
mers who want IL. Slemmons & Law
lor.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14

T<A solid silver coffee spoon
0~ with each purchase Of 81 or
r. over.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14

New Designs In Wall Paper a
schatzlein's. 1t w. Broadway.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14
THERE IS A BOYCOTT
Democrats Will Buy No More Ken
lucky Bourbon.
AN EFFUSION BY A HOBO MAN
A Few Verses In Which the Mayor
Is Eulogized-How the Game
Law Stands-Fiaming Pos
tiers In Saloon Windows.
AN EFFUSION BY A HOBO MAN

A systematic boycott has been start
ed in Butte against Kentucky bour-
bon. The movement is limited thus far
to democrats and not only the demo-
Gratis have consented to substitute the
Canadian product to their old favorite,
but enough of them have entered into
the movement to make a quite notice
able effect on the sales of Kentucky
whiskey. 1t Is the intention of the
democrats of this community to show
the people of Kentucky that they don't
appreciate the remuneration of dernoc-
racy by that state. and If they go
back on democracy. they must depend
on republicans to drink their whiskey.
There is poet in the city Jail. He was
arrested for vagrancy a few days ago
but he has the true mark of genius.
He wrote the following effusion last
night on Mayor Thompson:
II you ever stop in Butte. Montana
You should meet the city mayor,
He's a dried uD man with wooden
whiskers.
But tell you he's "a slayer"
When he ran for mayor of this town
The candidates thought him silly
And smiled to think what a snap they
had
To keep the files off Willie.
But when the race was winding up,
They all knew very we'll
They'd no more show with his wooden
whiSkers
Than a snow ball in hell.
He's the big A. p. A. in this town now,
And will be all the fall
If he does wear wooden whiskers,
And his head is a little bald.
The candidates dislike him now,
And some. other folks in town,
Because his wooden whiskers
More than gets them down.
He holds forth In Butte just now
And the A. p. AS declare,
His wooden whiskers more than grace
The city mayors chair.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14
Lost.

oct %. a bar pin with five stones
pendant: SIS reward for return TO
Standard Office. Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14
Mems Suits
Cans & Klein,

Largest Clothiers in Montana.
40 and I22 N. Main St, Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14

Sweetwater coal is the best on the
market. Western Fuel Co. Tel n
and 81. Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14

smoke la Matilde. finest Havana cigar FAc-
tories IN Havana. Cuba. and OcalA. Florida
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14

Sherman sells Remington type
writers.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14

Now is your time to get a machine
at your own price. We have a number
OF new sewing machines. which were
slightly damaged by fire. Call and
see them. Sherman Music company,
rs East Park street. Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14

We pay particular attention to mail
orders.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14

A number of inquiries have been
received at the Standard office relative
to the game laws 1t may not be gen.
orally known that by recent decision
of Attorney General Haskell the game
law which governed in 1884 Is still
in force as against the provisions of
the new code and its amendments.
Under the old law which Is therefore
still in force 1t is therefore unlawful
ito kill the following game at the time
specified:
White-tailed deer. black-tailed deer.
mule deer. mountain sheep, Rocky
Mountain goat and antelope Aug. Is
to Dec. Is. Unlawful to hunt or chase
with dogs.
fool hens. sage hens. partridges and
snipe. Aug. Is to Nov. Is.
Geese. ducks. brant and swan, Sept.
1 to Jan. 1.
Fish can only be taken with hook
and line at any time except the months
OF May ands June. Owners of private
ponds can take FISH at any time
Unlawful to catch at any time for
speculative purposes or for market or
for sale. any speckled or mountain
trout.
Martin or fisher. Oct. 1 to April 1.
Unlawful to kill buffalo. bison, quail
or Chinese pheasant for ten years from
March /. 1898. ~I
Unlawful to kill moose. elk, otter or
beaver. for six years from March 1,
1898.
Bear. mountain lions and panthers
can be hunted ait any time.
Unlawful to kill in any manner any
robin. or yellow hammer. oriole, mock
ing bird. cedar bird. or any other of
the small birds known as singing birds.
II was a peculiar thing that during
the week of excellent temperance lee
lures given here by Major Bateman,
which closed Monday night. half sheet
posters OF the lectures were displayed
in a number of the leading saloons in
town Either the saloon men are emf
nently lovers OF fair play or else they
feel so confident OF their popularity
that they have no fears Of the loss of
IN - fh.nln.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14

A remarkable case of aged vitality is
that of the stallion Blacks Hambleton-
ian, one of the few surviving sons of
Rysdyk's Hambletonian. He is now Is
years old. is quite frisky and got two
colts this season.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14

The sensational young trotter. Red Bud.
214iz. as a 3-year-old, will. i'm all proba-
bility, be one OF the sensations I'm the
slow pacing classes next season. Gil
Curry. his trainer. found out this year
that he wanted to pace, and this fall he
has been giving him lessons at that gait.
He went his first mile in 2;35 and has
made such satisfactory progress that he
recently paced a mile I'm 2:l2k the last
half I'm 1:05. and the last quarter in
O:31h.
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A wealthy English gentleman is nib
bling after the great campaigning mare
2:0S. If he buys her she can
easily beat anything there is in Eu-
rope.
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w. S. McChesney of Lexington, KY,
has a 2-year-old PAGER by Earl Medium
Moliie D.. by Wilkes Boy, who is doing
year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-22
They Were Wooden.

1t would be keeping strictly within
the letter of the case to say that he was
ricketty on his pins. for he was drunk
and had two wooden legs. They were
of the heavy, truncated-cone order and
what with the load above and the load
below he had as much as he could carry,
even with the unsteady assistance of a
crutch and "A cane.
After two or three experiences of tenn
porary and unsympathetic assistance
from I'd avenue lamp-post he con-
cluded to take car. With good deal
of effort he managed TO set himself up
like an uneven tripod near the track
and waved his stick to the driver. But
he was a very unpromising-lookin Gus
tomar and somehow the driver didn't
see him. Nor did the conductor; nor
the driver nor the conductor of the sec
ond car. Then the drunken man said
something very unpleasant and kicked
his legs ont from under himself and sat
down viciouslv in the street, and when
the people who had gathered on the
sidewalk saw the drunken man lay his
ignum vitae legs on the car-track they
took "A good deal of interest in the APP
proach of the next ear.
When it got within hail the man
roared:
Delay there, dom, ye, and take me
aboard or I'll throw yer many BANKED
car of the track
The driver looked at the blockade and
wound up his brake with "A jerk.
Now carry me aboard or I'll not stir
my stoomp,, said the drunken man.
Aud amid the cheers of the crowd on
the sidewalk the driver kicked in the
ratchet catch and tied the lines TO the
brake handle. while the conductor ran
around aud between them they helped
the man up, with his four wooden props
sticking straight into the air, and
dumped him into IA seat ". J. san.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-22
A Friends Advice.

Some four or five years ago j. A. Good
year, young man full of life aud vigOr, left
the old farm in Calhoun county for the more
active life la the city. Drifting into the tel
egraph business. he secured position on the
G. a \. W. railroad, at Republic, Mich. In
addition to his duties operator he was re-
CURED TO sell tickets, check baggage and
make himself generally useful. Between the
exactng officials on the one side and the in.
consistent public on the other he was worked
and worried to such an extent that his health
gave out, and one day he was carried to his
home after having severe nervous spasm.
He grew from bad 10 worse until he had TO
relinquish his position, physical wreck
The doctor could not cure him and told
him 30, but advised him to go to Ann Arbor
and place himself In charge of that world
wide institution of learning, which he did.
He continued with their treatment constant
y and faithfully for four long years, receiv-
ing little, If any, benefit. While In this con-
dition n friend gave him bottle of DR..
Wheeler's Nerve Nitalizer with an urgent
request to use it. Not wishing to offend his
friend he promised to do so but did not, be-
cause, a. he argned with himself "What is
the Use of taking that stuff If the most
learned nerve specialists in the world can not
cure me-" But as time passed he would oc-
casionally think of the neglected bottle of
medicine given him and his promise 10 use
ally pulled the cork, measured out a dose
and took IT, change seemed to come over
him. his nervousness abated, his mind be-
came clear, and he thought he felt some
thing Of his old time vigor. He continued
taking the NitaliZer until he was able TO sit
no, then TO walk few steps. The sluggish
bloo6 in his veins became active. color re-
turned to his flesh, and he felt the need of
more food. He soon improved 50 that he
sought ana became engaged in light labor,
and earned the first dollar in nearly two
years. Hope attained its long vacated po-
SitiOu IN his brain. and his friends rejoiced
az the wonderful change. Mr.. Goodyear is
now leading thoroughly active and sue
ces-ful life. which he says he l. proud TO at
tribute TO Or. Nheeler's Nerve Nitalizer, the
greatest nerve builder ever produced for
nervous prostration, spasms, tts, sleeplcss-
ness, mental depression, exhausted vitality,
dependency, sexual and general debility.
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