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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
VALUABLE WOODS.
Many of the Finest Kinds In Existence
Plentiful, but Almost Unknown.

Many of the finest woods in existence
are yet unknown or only slightly
known to the manufacturers OF wood
in the civilized world. The woods Of
Central and South America are perhaps
the most remarkable as well as the best
known. In the yet untouched forests OF
this continent are many woods far finer
than any Of those now in use. These
woods range from pure white to jet
black in color, and many Of them are
most beautifully marked and yeined.
Some of them are so hard that they
turn the edges of axes, chisels and other
tools, while the band saw cuts them
only slowly.
In the Columbian exposition there
were many displays of little known
woods, and the finest of them were those
from Argentine Republic, Brazil and
other South American countries. Some
Of these southern woods yielded to the
teeth of the band saw not the ordinary
sawdust, but fine powder, fine as the
finest -four, so hard were the woods.
Some of them burned but slowly. 9th
ers possess qualities that keep them free
from insects. Some Of them seem to be
practically indestructible by air and
water.
All along the eastern slopes Of the
Andes, up to the snow line on those
great elevations, throughout all the
great river valleys and in some of the
vide areas of level country in South
America are great forests Of fine woods
that are specially fit for the finest cabi-
net and furniture work, and also for
shipbuilding, carpentry and other in
dustrial arts in which wood is the raw
material. These great forests are now
an unknown quantity in the commercial
world, but they will come rapidly into
the knowledge of men and Into indus-
trial use when once the railroad has
reached them.
Before many years, it is safe to pre-
dict, the South American and Central
American republics will be threaded by
railroads, and then those wonderful
woods will be drawn upon to supply the
demand for new and fine woods in all
civilized countries. es.-Lumber World.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
Themistocles.

Themistocles, the hero Of Sa!amis.
was sent into banishment by the prac-
tice. of ostracism This was purely
Athenian device to prevent any citizen
becoming too great When any man &C
quired such prominence as to be unsafe
to the state, a number of citizens de-
manded vote, which was taken BY
writing Oh shells tho name of the toe
prominent citizen If majority voted
against him, he was sent into exile, not
because he had done anything, but for
fear he might Go something. He staid
away from FIVE to ten years, then re-
turned and resumed his standing as
citizen without loss of property or rep
utatior Themistocles was ostracized
and went into exile, where he was soon
accused of reasonable correspondence
with the Persians. He was about to be
arrested, but fed to Persia. He gained
great influence at the Persian court and
projected an invasion Of Greece, but
died, it is supposed by poisSn, before
his plans could be res,ized-Exchange-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
Hardness of the Grape Myrtle.

Philadelphia is about as far north
as the Grape myrtle proves hardy.
Though killed to the ground, it will
push up and flower like herbaceous
plant. Possibly it would give an attrac-
ton to gardens, in this herbaceous way,
much farther north than Philadelphia.
Several correspondents write that it is
not always killed down even SO far
north as Philadelphia One at Chestnut
Hill, part Of Philadelphia, instances
a specimen, 5 to 6 feet high, which
must have passed several wintesr un-
harmed. -Meehan's s Monthly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
LET THE HUNTER DON GAY coLoRs.
It Lessons the Chances Of Somebody TAX
ing Shot at Him.

It Lessons the Chances Of Somebody TAX
ing Shot at Him.
''You would naturally think that the
hunter out for game would wear clothes
of soft, unobtrusive colors harmonizing
with the landscape said the veteran
sportsman. "Yet, stalking moose and
deer in the Maine woods, [ select ap-
parel pronounced in hue and often wear
a red necktie or hatband. This | do to
lessen the danger of being shot through
mistake.
'.Of the great army Of hunters that
each fall range the woods Of the Pine
Tree State there are few that will not
sometimes venture shot into moving
bushes on the chances that the invisible
object that rustles them may be deer
The fool sportsman, who is largely in
evidence in the shooting season, will do
so every time If it be a man in the
bushes, any striking colors Of his cos
tune are apt to catch the eye Of the one
preparing to FIRE and prevent the shot
being fred.
''The danger of alarming game by
such costume? That is not enough to
be taken into account. Everything strik-
ing in color is more likely than not to
excite their curiosity and draw them
toward the hunter if he work with prop
er slowness and caution. Besides that
all the antlered game trrst almost
wholly to their senses Of hearing and
smelling to warn them Of the approach
of danger, and if you can battle those
faculties you need have little fear Of
their taking alarm from the sight Of
you.
s'But. speaking of costume, don't
wear black, else every ninny, and even
some experienced sportsman, seeing you
among the trees, would let drive at You,
believing hhc-1as -1as gofssg@+ss-ssg +s- bear~
@New York Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
BREAKFAST IN BED.
This Is the Way In Which to Enjoy the
Height Of Luxury.

Height Of Luxury.
There is nothing which gives one quite
the same feeling of luxury and aflu-
ence as breaEasting in bed-that is,
unless one is forced to do it. Then it
seems merely an annoyance But whec
the woman whom unkind fate and do
nestle or business duties usually force
to be up with the lark can lie IN bed
and have daintily appointed breakfast
tray brought up to her she feels that
the final joy Of sybaritism is hers.
Sunday morning is the best time for
the daughter of toll to indulge in this
luxurious habit. If she is churchgo-
ing woman, she may manage by having
breakfast at 9:45. If she desires to be
both pious and lazy, there are those
who compromise by reading morning
service in bed, and their method is per-
haps not to be despised.
The first step toward enjoying this
luxury is to have ones warm bath, hair
brushing and the like. Then slipping
on bath robe or dressing sack, the
seeker after luxury should slip back into
bed, adjust her pillows comfortably and
proceed to enjoy her breakfast 1t
should be an unusually dainty one and
served with the most appetizing regard
for appearances. The tray should be
covered with a delicately embroidered
cloth. The china pot in which the coffee
comes up should be as pretty as coffee
pots can be, the sugar basin and cream
jug the very perfection of daintiness.
There should be little glass bowl Of
mignonette or violets, or couple Of car
nations, or even some fragrant green
geranium stalks. A bunch of grapes,
duskily purple or pink and OPAL coffee
clear as amber and fragrant as only cof-
fee can be, toast, slice of bacon and
an egg or eggs boiled form breakfast
fit to serve on the pretty tray.
If the woman who breakfasts in bed
will proceed to spend the rest of the
day there, sleeping when she can. read
ing a little, entirely undisturbed by the
cares of her household, she will ward
off the approach of hideous old age half
decade. Press
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
1t Went OF.

A story is told Of a certain Snowman
who combined with the ordinary circus
performance display of fireworks. AT
one town he advertised the Battle Of
Trafalgar, with burning ships, blazing
oceans and other magnificent effects.
He drew such a vivid picture Of that
great naval encounter that the people
from the entire countryside were at
tracted to see it, When the time arrived,
the Snowman brought his guiding hand
to bear on the set piece, applied the
match in the usual manner and retired
to await results. Several minutes passed,
but no battle ensued. The Snowman
then stepped forward and addressed the
crowd
cit has not went off,, be remarked
and proceeded to investigate.
Again the same result followed, and
again.
'It has not went off, ladies and gen.
tlemen," continued the Snowman. Il
will now show you the great earthquake
of Lisbon. He gathered the fireworks
together and filled barrel with them.
he poured turpentine over them and
sprinkled the lot freely with gunpow
der. Once more he applied the torch,
with astonishing results. There was an
explosion, and when all was over he
gave parting address
"It has went off, ladies and gentle
men, and so has three fingers of my
hand. Good evening, and many thanks
The earthquake will not be'repeated.
D:k$cbr~r, n;c~afoh
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
SUMTER. S. c., WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16 1895.
QUEEN AGAINST HER WILL
Margaret Young Reluctantly Rules Over
Some South Sea Islands.

some SOuLu ced 1SldlAOos
The bark Helen n. Amy, just re-
turned to San Francisco from trading
voyage among the islands Of the south
Pacific, brings the story Of princess
who rules over the Manua group against
her wishes, though her subjects worship
her much after the fashion that the Pc
ruvians humbled themselves before the
virgins Of the sun.
Margaret Young is the granddaugh-
ter Of Francis Young, an English sailor
who landed at the island Of Tau nearly
100 years ago and married the native
queen. Through the death Of all the
heirs apparent to the throne Of the Man
uas Margaret found herself called upon
to rule. The news was conveyed to her
at Apia some months ago by a delega-
ton Of chiefs from Manua, and she was
forced by the laws of heredity obtain
ing in the southern archipelago to &C
company them back to Tau, where she
was installed rs queen.
She is % years of age and highly ed
ucated. At the time of her sudden call
from Apia she was pursuing her studies
at q Catholic convent.
Captain Luttrell Of the Almy and his
wife, who accompanied him on his last
trip, were the first white people permit
ted to interview the queen. She tolc
them that her life was one of misery in
spite of the great respect shown her by
her native subjects. The sanctity of her
dwelling is rigidly preserved by war
riors, who stand ready to decapitate the
intruder who dares to enter her pres
ence without first being especially SUM-
moneG.
s.The grand chief Of the group is the
only man that is allowed to approach
the queen, explained Captain Luttrell.
''He attends to her wants, assisted by
two maids, who never leave her side,
except when they are called upon to do
her bidding. Should any native desire
to pay tribute to her in the shape Of fish
Or fowl, he must fasten his gift upon
the end Of a bamboo pole, advance with
closed eyes and thrust the stick through
the doorway Of the palace. She is not
allowed to walk outside her cabins
limits. She must be carried on litter
by her maids, and when she ventures
forth upon such a journey subjects are
ordered under pain of death to keep
hidden in their respective domiciles. -
The queen explained to Captain Lut-
trell that she desired to be freed, but
had never dared to Say SO to those who
,l2e1 ,se1a her prisoner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
She Didn't Guess.

Like many other things, an alarm
clock is a good thing when confined to
its own sphere But q young man who
lives in Tioga had an experience with
one the other day which, to say the
least, was embarrassing. Being heavy
sleeper, it was not uncommon for him
to miss his train to the city in the
morning, so he resolved to invest in an
alarm clock. One experience with it was
enough, and that occurred while he was
taking his purchase home. Walking
through the train, he chanced to see a
certain young lady sitting in a seat, the
other half of which was unoccupied.
The young man knew the young lady
in fact, he is said to have had enter
tanned serious hopes before the alarm
got in it's little work. He sat down be-
side her, with his package in his lap,
and smiled his sweetest. She asked him
what he was taking home, and he play
fully bid her guess. Candy? Cigars?
Neckties?" No. it was none Of these.
Just as she was about to venture a
fourth guess there was muff1ed sound
from the interior Of the pacakge and
then loud clang that resouDded weird
ly through the car. The young man
blushed, the young lady giggled, and
the passengers roared. 1t seemed as
thcssch;r she thing would never stop, and
it ,iidn t until the disgusted youth hurl-
ed it to the other end Of the car.-Phil-
- Mia Record
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
Overheard In the Restaurant.

Overheard In the Restaurant.
She-I went to see beautiful play
wi Whiiee@we were in New York.
He-W6ae&as it?
she-Well, icsn,t remember the
name exactly. It sounded-,h4skka "Dr.
Deppety." ~
ae-Who took the leading character:
Sbe-A man of the name of Willard.
Francis Willard. Oh, he's just elegant!
Magnificent! He doesn't speak very
plainly, and he can't sing a little bit;
but, oh, he's just perfectly grand.
He-Was it play or an opera?
She-Oh, something Of that sort! l
had quarrel with Herbert about you
that night and didn't notice much.
He-Why did you quarrel about me:
She-Well, I told him of our engage
ment that night before we started for
the theater and then asked him if he
still wanted to take me out, and he
laughed and said, Certainly, would
just as soon take an engaged girl to an
entertainment as any kind of a girl y
horrid thing!
He-Why was he horrid:
She-I just revenged myself by sit
ting and thinking of you all the even
ing Oh, say, those are actors sitting at
that table over there
He (suspiciously)-How do you know:
She-Why, because they keep looking
around to see if people are watching
them. Actors always do that to adver
tise themselves, you know.
And the waiter brought the checks.
Boston Journal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
DAWsoN,S NARROW ESCAPE.
as Couldn't Be Expelled From n" Work
CLUB For Obvious Reasons,


Bailey Dawson was in danger Of be-
ing expelled from the Society Of Chris
tian Repose The object of the society,
as its name indicates, is to discourage
endeavor of any character. and its mem
bers, who comprise such well known
old residents as Colonel A. NJ. Babcock,
A. N. Kellogg, founder Of the newspa-
per publishing concern; Frank Parme-
lee of the bus line, and others, are men
who think they have done their work
in life and ROW only ask for rest. They
meet at the Grand Pacific hotel and do
not even talk much, preferring to sit in
the easy chairs in the rotunda and look
at each other.
But last week Colonel Babcock brought
serious charge against Bailey. He
said he had gone to work; what is more,
he had the evidence to prove it,
Things looked really badly for Bal
ley. The work was no harder than that
involved in drawing the pay attached
to a political Office, but it was work,
and be could not deny it. So he took
refuge in technicalities. Mr.. Kellogg
was trying the case, and to him Bailey
made this plea:
'.If it pleases the court" be said,
1.-The members OF this society must not
do any work OF any kind:''
They must not, !" replied Colonel
Babcock sternly.
''They should not indulge in any kind
of efort:''
Certainly not, again interjected
the colonel
s'They cannot consistently take action
of any descriptions" y.
'They assuredly cannot.
"Then,'' said Bailey triumphantly,
ST would like to know how they are
going to ezpel member; that means
action. % And President Kellogg sus-
tanned him, holding that it would be
impossible constitutionally to even take
vote on the charges. Chicago Trib-
me.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
Echo Verses.

Echo verses We're sometimes used eff
fectively for epigrams and sQuibs. Thus
a critic once wrote:
I'd fain praise your poem-but, tell me, how
is il
When cry out exquisite, echo cries. "Quiz
it?'
And when, in 1881, Paganini was
drawing crowds to the opera house at
extravagant prices, The Sunday Times
printed the following lines:
What are they who pay three guineas
To hear o tune of Paganinis?
Echo-Pack O ninnies!
ALI the Year Round.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
Turning Up the Trousers.

doubt not through the ages one in
creasing purpose runs, and that is why
I have always felt sure that there must
be some reason fer the astrornary and
ascentric" behavior Of people who VSTn
up the bottoms of tceir trousers II dry
weather. The New York exquisires who
copied the fashion from London will be
disgusted at tie vulgar origin OF the
practice, for l understand that 1t had
its rise in the inventive brains Of some
bank clerks, who used to go down to the
city on those bad old razor back
buses. They found that their neither
garments got frayed by rubbing against
the woodwo- under the seats until one
day one of them exclaimed, 60 to, and
let US turn up our trousers. " And they
did So And having turned them up 1t
didn't seem worth while to turn them
down ;.sain, so the custom '~came crys-
tallized If only somebody would now
inform Us why we wea: silk hats and
have pockets in our coattails which we
never use, we might even yet be moder-
ately happy-London Figaro. i
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
1.-THE LEAST OF THESE"

She had little of earthly beauty;
She had less Of earthly lore;
She climbed by q path so narrow,
Such wesrisome burdens bore.
And she came with heart a-trembling
To the warden at heavens door.
And said, "There were hearts Of heroes"
She said: "There were hands Of might.
had only my little children,
That call to me day and night.
I could only soothe their sorrows,
Their childish hearts make light.
And she bowed her head in silence,
And she hid her face in shame,
When, out from a blaze Of glory,
A form majestic came,
And sweeter than all heaven S music,
Lo, some one called her name!
Christian Herald
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
COMPETITION IN BABIES.
Wherein a Word to Wise Papa Ought to
Be Sufficient.


s'I am getting to be the most bare
faced and versatile liar on earth, % said
the bachelor, land it's all on account
of two little innocent babies. Two Of
my friends at the Office have recently
been invested with the honor Of pater-
nity-both boys Prouder papas you
never saw. One of them, Jones, is an
amateur photographer, and the other
day he took picture Of his baby and
brought it to the Office.
s'Of course you know how intelligent
child Of one month looks, T" continued
he bachelor, stroking his bald head
with the air of a connoisseur in infan-
cy, stbut the boys in the Office were
loyal. They swore it was the brightest
looking kid they had ever seen and that
it was the image of Jones.
IF it had been any one else's child,
Jones would have knocked somebody
down for the insult, but he took it as
great compliment and stuck the pic
ture up in frame on his desk.
s'This was too much for Smith-the
other papa. He hasn't any camera Of
his own, so he got young man who
lives next door to come in and take his
baby's picture, and he brought it down
to the Office as an opposition to Jones'.
Really I'm sorry for Smith if his baby
looks like that picture, but I rather
think the amateur artist libeled the
child and made it the monster it ap-
pears.
.:The picture was not focused prop
erly. It represents Smith in the back
ground holding on his knee mammoth
infant nearly as big as he is. The ba-
by's hands az , stretched toward the
camera andI uno.though they might
belong tel craps ,ons or Mr.. Cor
bett. - some owas beautiful,
and< larcoal, peied that the
boy loc) better. .Se him he Or
dered dr1S .rtistsa and put the pic
ture no on hisl&--aas further opposi-
tion to Jones.
ssEvery time come into the Office
have to stop and admire those pictures.
and I'm acquiring great self. control by
keeping straight face whenever Jones
or Smith says, And still you will re-
main bachelor, will your New
Yort Herald
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16

The Indian name of the Schuylkill
river was Manyunk; hence the naae Of
q Pennsylvania town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16

|uno.though they might
Craps ,ons or Mr.. Cor
some owas beautiful,
llarcoal, pe'ed that the
!, better. .xe him he or
artists1 and put the pic
-.xas a further opposi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-14
River RfDlet0.

The Sidney came up this morning
with good cargo Of freight.
The Pilot with two barges and the
Quickstep and Verne Swain passed
up.
The Verne Swain, Pilot, B. Her.
shey and Quickstep came down, the
latter two with eight strings of logs
each.
The stage of water at Rock Island
bridge at noon was $40, having
been sos at O'Clock, ths tempera-
ture, 81.
The Pittsburg passed down early
this morning. The boat has been
thoroughly overhauled and re-
painted, having had additional IL
rooms placed in her texas.
A number of people were aroused
from the arms of Morpheus this
morning by the piercing sound Of a
whistle, some thinking it was. the
waterworks sounding a general fire
alarm. 1t was nothing more than
the Sidney's salutation to the Pitts
burg while passing through the
bridge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-14
JOINED IN JOY.


Marriage Of VI. =. Hsnley and Emeline h.
sanderson To-day.
The marriage of Emeline Buford
Sanderson to Martin F. Hanley. of
Minneapolis. was celebrated at Trim
ity church at 4o'clock this afternoon,
Rev. r. F. Sweet officiating. The
happy couple were attended by T. j.
Buford. Dr.. of st. Paul, and Miss
Mary Durham. Of this city. The
bride was tecomingly attired in a
travelling grown of dark green
changeable material with pale green
silk and chiffon vest. and wore hat
of black and trimmed to match.
The attendant was dressed in white.
Lohengrin's wedding march was
played. as the party entered the
church, and Mendlessohn's as the
party retired. At the close of the
ceremony a wedding supper was
served at the home of the brides
parents, Capt. and Mrs. L. j. Blu
ford. on First avenue, and where a
handsome assortment of bridal gifts
was displayed, including one which
the bride prizes particularly in the
way of a water color of the T. j. Bu-
ford home, the work Of Mrs. William
Bracket.
Future Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanley, accompan-
led by L. B. Arnold and T. j. Buford,
Jr.. leave tonight for Minneapolis
and the bridal couple will go direct
to Lake Minnetonka, where the
groom has prepared delightful
summer cottage. The couple will
reside in Minneapolis, where Mr..
Hanley has established lucrative
practice and where he is regarded as
one OF the foremost and most learned
members of the bar. The added
good fortune that has come to him
in winning one so accomplished and
admired to share in his happiness
and prosperity will be attended by
the heartiest congratulations and
well wishes of the hosts of apprecia-
tive Rock Island people who know
his bride.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-14
THE WHITE MANTLE.
Last SxAts Des.sue'Ivs Fros. ..a i''

Last NkAt's Destructive Frost and its
Eject.
Jack Frost finished the destruction
last night he had attempted the night
before. and the mantle of white he
spread over the ground was nything
in effect but that which its appear
ance signifcd. 1t was q mantle of
mourning its the trace it left to tho
small gardener and fruit grower. It
was q killing frost, extending from
Hannibal all the way up the river
and from central Iowa east over q
portion of Illinois. Rock Island was
right in the belt of it and felt its
fun force. In some localities the
mercury got down to the 80 degree
mark and started opposition to the
artificial carbon dioxide.
Eject of the Frost.
As to the severity of the frost. re-
ports conflict, but certain it is that
early potatoes, strawberries and
grapevines are destroyed. The gar
deners south and east of us find that
all their vegetables and fruit have
persisted, while early sprouting corn
is nipped to the gfound and . second
crop must be relied upon.