The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-16
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. le. 1895.
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=. .sTell me the worst, SAID the candi-
dates wife Il was defeated by Is, 600
votes" There Didn't | always tell
YOU Is vas an unlucky number ?''-
Washington Star.
In 1853 an island 10 the Missouri
river, near Leavenwortb. contained 800
acres. Now it has spread until it COM
prises 400 acres. A coal mine has
been found on it.
Prof. Snodgrass of Chicago bas
resigned che superinsendency Of San-
day School 10 that city, because the
church officials insisted on having some
one impersonate Santa Claus at the
Sunday School Christmas celebration.
Rev. NJ. h. Butler of Kakoka, Mo-,
is recommended by the Grand Army
men Of that place as chaplain of the
Missouri House of Representatives.
He entered the Union army at the age
Of Is and spent two years in the SER
vice.
Mayor Scbierin of Brooklyn believes
that after consolidation with New York
Brooklyn will forge ahead Of its sister
city so far as population is concerned
and will largely control the moral and
political affairs Of the greater city.
Madame Sarah Grand takes vivid
interest 10 the poor girls of London,
and every Thursday evening when she
is 10 town she may be found at Mrs
Frederic Harrison's Girls Guild at
Newton hall, where she joins heartily
in all their occupations.
Elihu Vedder, the Artist who is visit
ing on New York, will run down to
Florida before sailing for Italy. Mr.
Vedder is said to be charming COZ
rersationalist. His face is ruddy and
hair snowy. He and his family refer
to the Rabaiyas of Oner Klaryyam,
which he illustrated, as 0. X.
The Swiss Council OF State has
granted concession for the ccnsrtuc-
ton of a mountain railway up the
Jungfrau. starting from Kleiner, near
Lauierbrunnen, and ascending by way
of Little Scheidegg over the Eiger aud
the Moench. The capital for the new
undertaking has already been found,
chiefly in England aud America.
We have just learned that the color
ed people of this county have organized
what is known as an anti-dispensary
association. It is said that the orgaOiza-
ton already has over two hundred
members. They are pledged not to
patrouise any dispeusary uoder a
penalty Of Ene for the first offence and
the lash upon their backs for sub
sequens violations of their pledge. We
sre told that similar organizations have
been started 10 every county 10 The
State. The organization is not in the
nature of temperance league for the
drinking of s'blind tiger is not forbid
den Lancaster Ledger.
Rev. Lydia Sexton died at tie age Of
95 at The bone Of her son 10 Seattle,
Wash. weekzago. Mrs. Sexton was
born on April II. 1899, in Sussex
county, New Jersey, aud preached for
sfty years of her long life. She was
cousin OF Bishop Matthew Simpson
Her grandfather was Marquis Anthony
Cozat, famous 10 the early history of the
colonies. He got grant of land which
included tie whole Mississippi valley
from the Guls to its source When the
terri.oty was ceded to the United
States in 1908, the marquis, who was
then quite old, abandoned his graut
because, he said, ''it would cost more
than i. would come 10 to keep it"
The church built of coralis one of.be
euriosities of the Isle of Mahe, one of
the Scyschelles Islands 10 the lndlan
ocean. The Seychelles Islands, which
are supposed by many to be the site of
the Eden of the Old Testament, form
an archipelago Of III Islands and are
situated about 400 miles east Of Alden
and l 900 miles from Zanzibar They
rise sseeply out of the sea. eliminating
in the Isle Maize, which is about 5000
feet above the level of the ocean. and is
nearly the center of the group. All
these islands are of coral growth. The
houses are built of a species of massive
coral hewn into square blocks, which
elisteu like white marble and show
themselves to the utmost advantage in
the various tinted green Of the thick
tropical palms, whose immense fern
like leaves give pleasant and much
needed shade. These palms grow as
high as 100 feet and more, osertoppiug
both The houses and the coral built
church. They liae the seasbore aud
cover the mountains, forming in many
places extensive forests.