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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-09-11
FUNNIGRAPIIS,

"My wife has joined physical Gull
ture class" remarked the judge. "All the
exercise my wife takes is to run up mil
linery bills replied the major.
did you hear old Gotrox boasting
that his life had always been free and
open to the observation of all the
world?" II did. And yet everybody
knows that his first big money was
made in a corner"
II see that some scientist claims that
death is largely matter of habit, de-
pending upon thought and all that" he
said Nonsense" she replied Did
you ever know any one who was in the
habit of dying?" she returned.
Does your wife take any interest in
current politics?' asked the earnest
woman. Nav" replied Mr. Sodfarm,
''she don't. But if it's currant jelly err
currant pie. why. l allow she could tell
dremp Of"
Tuffold Knutt threw away the torn
scrap of a newspaper with which he
had been amusing himself and asked:
''Wot does it mean Wen it says the
resolutions WIZ adopted by rlsin'
vote?" 1T MEANS replied Mosely
Wraggs, blinking at the sun and rolling
a little further into the shade of the
tree, lit means that the vote WIZ small
at first, but it kept arisin' an alisin
till it WIZ majority If you wouldn't
ask questions folks wouldn't find out
wot blamed fool you are!"
First Boarder-Were you here last
SUMNER Second Boarder Grossly
No; think I'd be here now if had been
here last summer"
Opportunities" said Uncle Eben, "ls
pretty sho' ter come ter ebry man. But
it's mighty good idee, jes' de same, fob
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-09-11
JUDGE JOHN W. WILLIS.
AN INTERESTING CONTRIBUTION ON
"SOCEAI III STI(YI."

The following interesting article on
Social Justice" by Hon. j. w. Willis, of
the district court. St Paul. is taken
from the Minnesota Union Advocate"
of Sept. 3:
The end of the present century Is an
preaching. Already, in the French
phrHsc--fin de siecle-anl its English
rendering. lend of the century" do we
find events. characteristics and ten
denotes pointedly designated AS the
twentieth century looms up before lis.
we naturally inquire into the essential
merit of the achievements OF the age
just closing. I'll" inquiry may be eth
er quite superficial or truly philOsophi-
cal. The casual observer might we'll
say that the condition of the civilized
world had greatly improved since the
present century began. Commerce and
manufactures have nightly expand
ed. Immigration and colonization
have transformed continents into habi-
table regions and kave filed them
'AsAA 'NSN pSP''.elloiiS. iG tlAcl SlGo
of mankind have been multiplied by
the utilization of steam-power and the
force Of electricity. Methods of trans
portation have been again and again
rcvolutionized and all quarters ol the
globe have been provided with the
means of rapid inter-communieation
The printing press and its adjuncts
have been repeatedly improved Books
have become plentiful and newspapers
have established themselves among the
leadig istitutions of the day.
The productive capacity Of civilized
mankind has been so enlarged that
one agriculturalist or mechanic p;o.
duces ten-fold as much within a
twelve-month as his predecessor OF q
centuray ago. The meager and ill-ad.
justed educational systems of the
eighteenth century have. in the nine.
tenth century. grown into majestic
grandeur and superb potency. All this
arrests attention, charms the magma.
ton and tends to a spirit of pride and
self-complacency.
We are apt to say. with exurberant
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-09-11
him ter hustle roun' an send out few

him ter hustle roun' an send out few
invitations"
Miss Oldgirl-You naughty man! Do
you mean to- tell me this is the first
time you ever were in love?" Mr.. Old
boy-I did have rheumatic affection
once, but of course that.doesn't COUNT
What are you laughing at?" said a
man to youth who stood beside him
yesterday morning. I'm laughing at
what you said to that man who just
shook hands with you," the boy replied.
Il don't remember saying anything fun
ny to him." when he asked if you
didn't know him, you said, Your name
is familiar, but l swear l can't recall
your face"
Miss Outertown-"Isn't there a Miss
Skinner in this village, who keeps
boarders?" Hi, Hubbel-"She takes
boarders, ma'am; but she don't keep
EN-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-09-11
our institutions upon the plan Of indus,

our institutions upon the plan Of indus
trial COLLECTIVELY.
Our present institutions are most ad-
mirable. They We're conceived in
benevolence. Their original admins
tration was conducted in a broad, lib
eral, just spirit, calculated to advance
the veal of humanity. The pervers-
ions of administration, whether due
unto official favortism or judicial
usurpation, can be annulled by wise and
conservative political action. Once
reach the ear and touch the conscience
of the great, freedom-loving American
public, and the evils which cloud the
pathway of labor will be dissolved in
the glowing sunshine of new era-the
Era OF Social Justice.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-09-11
VISIBLE SUPPLY OF wAsu1Scror,,
American Brand Scarce, but England
Shows Tn Some Remnants

American Brand Scarce, but England
Shows Up Some Remnants,
A woman whose husband belongs to the
family from which George Washington
sprung registered at the Auditorium Hotel
under the name Of Mrs Nelson Washing
ton, of London. England. She was accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Roland, Of
Toronto, Ont. Mrs. Washington is the wife
of DR.. Nelson Washington, of milwaukee,,
Wis. formerly of Toronto. She is travelling
in this country for recreation and health
with her daughter and sor-in-law, says the
Chicago Chronicle. Her husband, she SAYS
is the great-great-gr cat-grandson Of
Stephen Washington, who left England
with two brothers, one Of whom was the
ancestor Of George, who is the Father OF
his Country. Georges ancestors settled in
Virginia and Stephen settled in Ontario
CANADA. AS time sped on, the Washing
tons in Canada gradually decreased, until
now only one man in that country lcars the
glorious 2ognOmen. He is DR.. John " ashing-
ton OF Godcrich, Ont, great great grand
son of Stephen and Il cousin not far
removed from the IMMORTAL George. His
only son. DR.. Walter Washington, is prac-
Using medicine in Newark, N. j. He and
his father and Dr. Nelson Washington, his
uncle, are said to be the only male persons
on this continent related to George WASH
prove their title to it. AS George fought to
deliver his country from the thralldom
Which Great Britain put upon it, so his
uncle Stephen in Canada and his cousins
fought TO preserve tine Dominion, or ut
least the Ontario settlements to the moth
err country.
uYli -Ikcallrrtr osenvofteJtGb2l aidhdlfhI
mo correspondence ever cnsued between
the descendants of the two families aftrt
that time said Mrs. Washington and
the American Washingtons were unaware
of the existence of any of their Kinsmen
across the border, although the latter have
always used the insignia OF the Washing.
ton family in England and in this country
the three stars and three stripes as their
crest on their stationary and effects.
Some years ago my husbands family's
title to the renowned name was disputed
in Canada, and to set at rest all such
cnlumnies DR.. John Washington Journey
ed to England to the old scat of the family
ana there secured the family tree proving
conclus!vely that a brother Of the ancestor
Of George Washington went to Canada
shortly after his two brothers settled in
Virginia BY tracing up the family in On-
turiO he has added branches to the family
tree until the pedigree has assumed large
proportions. He proved for all and ever
cd to the Washington family of Virginia
and since his trip to England no one has
disputed his claim
Mrs. Roland. the daughter of DR. Nelson
Washington, does not bear mi. h rtsem-
blance to the Father of his Country" She
is pretty. OF medium height. a blonde and
carries no doubt with her as to her rela-
tionship with the first pro .idcnl of tho
United States.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-09-11
MRS SHELLY'S SAD DEATH,
After Much Suffering the Popular
Lady Passes Away ut Her Nume


Lady Passes Away at Her Home.
Early last Friday morning. Mrs. Bird
get Shelley, beloved wife of Michael
Shelley, a we'll known resident Of the
East Side, passed away after intense suf-
fering caused by surgical operation
which was absolutely necessary as the
only hope of saving her life. She was
36 years of age and before her marriage
was Miss Bridget Malone. She was
born in this city and was one of the best
known and most popular of her sex, pos
sessing all the qualities Of true woman
hood. Her funeral was the largest ever
seen on the East Side. Three children
are left with their father to share his
great grief.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-09-11

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. lOc or go, ]
u z G. G. fail to cure, druggists refund money. /
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12
MARCH HAS ITS WoLETs.
And There Is q Bright ard Cheerful Side
to Everything.

And There Is q Fright ard Cheerful Side
TO Everything.
Edward ". Box, under the title Of
1sThe Odor Of Spring Violets, - writes
most forcibly in The Ladies Home
Journal on the theme that there is a
bright SIDE to eve-sthing-even to
March, the nost disagreeable month Of
the year, for it has It's spring violets.
Il is true, p he writes, that it is Diff
cult sometimes to see the bright side Of
sorroM, Sickness and death. And yet
there is distinctly a brightside. No scr
row GENES 10 Us without reascn. We
never know our friends Until sorrow Or
illness cones to u.s. We never E,ow
what loving kindness and thoughtful
ness mean Until we stand IN need OF
them, ard cEr hearts seem to beat
against the walls CT cold, merciless
world We learn something from every
grief and fren each pain which cores
te Us. We learn to distinguish between
fiends, and what more priceless posses
sion is there IN the whole range Of
knowledge th4n this: What develops US
mere than trouble? Virtues CT heart,
wkich we never dreamed Of as existing
within Us, reveal themselves when we
are sorely tried. That is why .sorrow
and trials are given us-nct to give
pain, but to develop Us, to better equip
as for seacething unknown which lies IN
not
meet or understand unless we had first
gone through certain experiences.
We are far tco apt to regard actual
blessings ss calamities, to look upon
the dark side Of things. Scme sorrow
comes to Us, and we rebel. Il never oc-
ours to Us tsat perhaps We reed the ex-
perience which sorrcw a1cne can give.
Illness comes, and VIC fret. But we can
not always be we'll Ailments are very
often given to Us to make cur apprecia-
ticn Of good health the keener. God has
an aim, a direct purpose, in everything
he does. HIS blessings come IN different
forms Nc ere these forms always such
as we would choose. Lessons can be
more Effectively taught III innumerable
cases through sorrow than through pleas
ure. We should never knew what a
pure, beautiful color white is if we did
not have black to bring out the contrast.
We want only pleasure IN our lives.
When sorrow comes, we rebel and re-
fuse to recognize it for what it SO often
ia blessing in disguise. We cannot
always have it June. There must be
March. Yet March has its spring vio-
lets"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12
$500 REWARD.

We will pay the shove reward for any case
OF Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Head
ache Indigestion, Constipation or Gostiveness
we cannot cure with Vests Vegetable Liver
Pills, wEen the directions are strictly con-
piled with. They are purely Vegetable, and
never fail to give iatisfaton. Sugar Coated.
Large boxes, Is cents. Beware OF of counter
feits and limitations. The genuine manu-
factnred only by TIE JOIN @ WEST CoXPA-
NY. Chicspo, Ill.
For sale 10 Sumter by J. F W DeLorme.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12

-DalIy. rDmlIy except Sunday.
Ne 50 -uus through TO Columbia via Get
trail 4 I Of S. c.
srs;us Hoa. IS Sad 80 run vie wiisoa ar
F.ye,tevilis-Short L;ne-and make si"se
connection for sIl po,n's North.
Trsns on e. & Q r. r. leave Florencs
S IS m, arrive Darlington IS 10, Che
raw 10 &C n, Wadeshcfo 2 25 n. Leave
Florence, ds'ly except SUNDAY. & 10 o., ar
rive Darlington 90 n, Har'sviIe 35 p
m, Benne,tsvil;e &c @, G,nSon 10 90 m
Leave Florence, Sunday only 8 90 m, ar
rive Darlington 9 27 n, HartsviIle 10 10
10.
Leave Gibson anilv except Sunday Is a
u, Bennettsc:le c Al %, arrive Da-lington
80 m, Lease Harisvile daily except Sun-
day 20 10. arrive Darlington Z S . N,
leave Darlington As a NJ, arrive Flo1epce
8l5am Leave Wade.po.o, 6ai,v esce7t
Suuaas 5 co pm. Cheraw 3 IS p S:. Dat
licg,on 81 p r. Fo,ence IS Leave
Hnrisvite Suadur onls % tr D..iii::2-
loo ! 45 a n arrive i'iorcnee cam.
j z. KEELY JNu 2. plfi.s.
Gen'l Merger, 1,eat;sap
= NJ E,:Ee>.',S ~. s., :s.:.,ts,.9s-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12

Tcaina between Milia.d and ST. Paul lesvs
Ni.lard lc Is 70 eud 8 As NJ, striving
St. Paul 70 Is N and 3 55 D n. Returning
arrive Miiiard 10 As g z end 90 . %. Da;-
ly except Sunday.
sDe,ly except Sunday
TaONAS WILSON
eredsient.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12
ODD CHARACTERS.

Z think if all the i -craniks i'll this coun-
fry were corra1led, I" remarked the clerk
s. IN the treasury department., '.and put
under-a shed somewhere it would re-
quire one bigger than all the buildings
st the Worlds fair.
Would there really be anybody to do
! the corralliDg?n inquired a pessimistic
old party, who thinks there is none good
mo, not one.
GAS I was saying" continued the
treasury clerk, it would take the Big
gest shed On earth, and still there is q
new kind. This time it is man or wo-
man who has been sending in 10 cents
at time as contribution to the con-
science fund, with a name signed In
full, and there is no such name On the
treasury books and never has been. [
suppose St is merely seme crank who
thinks he or she will get that name i'll
the papers ard have that much fame out
of it. it 2
That's silly enough, " Clipped in q
postpfice Inspector, tsbut I heard of the
oldest chap on my last trip down south.
You may not know, or, if you do, don i
pay much attention to the fact, that
there is a fine of SO for sending written
! matter through the mails under any
rate except 2 cents an ounce Very like
N you have sent enough stuff written
On papers, books and so on to bankrupt
you If you had the fines to pay, but IN
Gle Sam is easy, and dent know of a
case where anybody ever had to pay the
fne. In this instance a man came into
acertain Office down south and gave the
postmaster $500, being the amount OF
fines he owed the goEernment for viola
4 zion of postage laws as far as he could
recall them. He was young man, and
he stated that he had violated the law
while in love with a girl to whom he
sent papers and books occasionally, and,
though he wrote TO her every day, he
couldn't let the others go without writ
ing something on them The postmaster
didn't know how to act in the premises,
and justwhat he would have done final
II nobody knows, but the next day the
young mans father came to the post
master and told him that his son had
been jilted By his sweetheart, and it had
crazed him This was an explanation
which satisfied the official anu the mcn-
ey was returned.
sUghY' grunted the pessimistic old
party, IN no wise affected by the pathos'
OF the little story. Only a crazy person
or an idiot would ever think OF settling
squarewith Uncle Sam for g little bun
10 game like that. Washington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12
TRAINS GOING NORTH

sDsily. fDaily except Sunday.
No. 50 runs through to Charleston, S. c.,
via Central R. r., arriving Manning 10 p.
M. Lanes 4s ~, Charleston 80 P. m.
Trains on Conway Branch leave Chad
bourn 10 40 a. m, arrive 8: Conway
way l. 90 p. m., returning leave Conway at
225 p. m., 4r i've Chadbourn IS p. M
,eave Chadoourn 20 p m.,. arrive ct Hub at
s 90 p. a.. returning leave Hub 80 g. a.,
arrive at Chadbourn el5 q. m. Daily e1-
oept Sunday
JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen'l supt.
J. (" KENLY, Gen'l Manager.
T. 4. EMERSON. Treffc Manager
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12

*DaiiJ.
tDeily except Sunday.
Trains SO and 81 carry tbroaen Fuila:sr
Palace Buffet Sleeping Care between NV
York and Atlanta via Angasts
T. ". LMEhSON, E.M. EMERSON,
Trafic Manager Ass's Gea. Pass Aq'
J. E. KENLY. CECIL Manager.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12
Food and pr;n. consumed IL q Lifetime.

Food and Drink Consumed II q Lifeti.:ae.
The average man ts1-ss 517a pounds CT
food and drink each day, amounting to
ton CT solid and liquid Eourishment
annually. II 20 years Le es;ts and drinks
LOCO tines his own weight.-Ladies'
Home Journal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12
The Kings Joke.

King Of the Fijis-Say, Arabclla, I've
discovered fine lew dish for our bill
Of fare.
Arabella-Row do you make it:
King cf the Fijis-We pat Chicago
man and Bcstcn man in the pot TO-
Arabella-What do you call that?
King Of the Fijis-Why. pork and
beans Of ecarse.-Ne5 York Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12

Central r. R., leaving Lanes s26 q. NJ, Man
uing 9 05 a. m.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12

I Bread which is to be kept long should
be headed longer than that which is
meant only for tomorTow's use.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12

A horse is mere liable to scare with
than without binders. He is seldom
afraid Of what he can fairly see.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-12
ZIG LOSS Al PLANO.
Thirty Houses In the business Sec
ton Destroyed by Fire.

Dallas, Texas, February u.-Nearly
three full business blocks on Mechanic and
Main streets, in Plano Texas. were de-
stroyed by an incendiar1 fire that started
about o'clock this morning The fire ragged
furiousy for more than .wo hours before II
was gotten under anything like control and
was not put entirely outuntil O'Clock this
afternoon. The only fire department that
Plano possesses is a smill chemical engine
and volunteer COMPANY. The Dallas de
partmont was asked for assistance and WAS
about ready TO place two machines on II
| special train, when Mayor iNaylock can
celed his request. Nearly thirty buildings
were destroyed ana most of their contents
burned or badly damaged. The total loss
,,'ii approximate sfou,9co, With Insurance.
of about $4,000 The heaviest losses are:
j. HouseNright building loss. $4,000
insurance, $1,000, Coffee & Daniels, liquors
loss. $1,000, insurance. none ID. o. Harring-
ton. furniture loss $4,000, Insurance. $4,000
Bar y Chadwick, building. loss, $1,000; in
surance, $3.50, II, l.. Hancock. dry goods
stock, loss $4,000; insurance. $4,000;
II. l.. Shelton, law office. loss, $500
insurance, $500, Mrs NJ l.. Fouche. build
ing, loss. 5000; insurance. $500; j. A.
Brown. dry goods, loss 5000, insurance,
$1,000; j. ID. Cottrel. Law library and notes
for collection, loss, $4,000. Insurance, none
Floyds Opera house. loss $4,000 insurance.
$500; j. l.. Floyd agricultural implements.
loss, $4,000. Insurance none; Lamm build
ing, loss 5000, insurance none, II. NJ.
Beatty, building, loss $1,000; insurance $1,000
II. b. Beatty. drug stock, loss. $4,000; IN
surance $500; \. b. Graham. building.
loss, $4,000; insurance. $3.50; s j. Mat
thcws. building and general stock, loss,
$1,000: insurance $1,000.
There are fully twenty minor losses. the
damage sustained in each being from $500
to $1,000. and embracing an character OF
small business oorcorns. The only accident
during the fire was to j. II. Floyd, who
entered his building to secure about s2po0
in money he had left inside over night He
was overcome by heat, fell unconscious
and was with difficulty rescued by the fire
fighters He will recover,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-12
Grievance Committee.

Galveston. Texas, February 1.-THE gem
oral grievance committee OF the conductors
organization on the Santa Fe railroad ar
lived in Galveston today with a. b. Gar
retson of Cedar Rapids. Iowa, in charge
The matter which brought them here is
the case OF w. i. Copeland of Temple. for
merly freight conductor on the Gulf. Col
Grade and Santa te railroad.
Conductor Copeland was discharged about
three months ago on account of the
wreck Of the freight train Of which he was
in charge. His case was taken up by the
grievance committee. and, two or three
weeks ago, the superintendent of the Santa
ZEE agreed to reinstate him. But that does
not seem sufficient. The conductors think
an injustice was done 10 Mr.. Copeland
and they want him to got three months
back pay. This Is what Mr.. Garretson and
the other members Of the council are work.
ing over this afternoon.
The conductors VINO are here in council
with Mr.. Garretson are ]. C. Murphy, F. w.
Boynton. W. H. Davis. II W. Smith and
Asa Wilder, they forming the grievance
ncn,rniffpo
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-12
SUFFERING FOR Ui:E.D.
Citizens Of Newton County Appeal to
the state for Ala.


Newton. Texas. February l0.-Thcre was
mass meeting Of citizens here today to
see what could be done to help the suffer
ing poor OF the county which was largely
attended. The meeting decided to ask the
State to furnish the people corn at Kirby
Vile at cost, and use it's best cndeaVors to
get the railroads to haul the corn free.
A committee. consisting of C, II. Howard,
f. ID. Downs and j. 81. Horger, was APP
pointed to prepare memorial to the leg
isleture.
This is the first time in the history Of
Newton county that her citizens have been
compelled TO call for help of any kind but
the failure of the corn crop last year has
left the farmers in an impoverished condi-
ton, and many are suffering for bread.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-12
T0DAY's FORECA ST.

NEW YoRk-Golfcrs have been looking
forward with great deal OF interest TO
the big mf1winder tournament OF the
Ocean County Hunt and County club at
cipdl prize is given hy Mrs, George Could
BOSTON More than soOo people are go-
ing TO play whist for charity In the Me-
ctaaGcs building today. II will be the hg-
gu4t progressive whist party ever seen,
and the proceeds Of tho eGptartainment Will
be devoted TO the headng Of the deserving
unemployed.
cHlcAGo--The twelfth annual banquet
and duadronual entertainment of repub-
hc1n tsover'lors of abe United States will
be gwen by the Marquette club at the Au-
dltoriu,n tbs evening, Invitations have
been sent to every republican governor IN
the United States.
ST. PAuI,-The SILVER republicans will
have banquet here Tonight In honor Of
IAncoln's birthday. the martyred presi-
dent always having been a warm friend OF
silver as standard money. Among the
Congressman John lind. Hon. $. NJ. Owen
and John Day Smith. w. j. Bryan has
been invited.
NEW YORK--The Armstrong nssocia-
tion. wh'nh has been organized 10. assist
General Armstrong IN his work at Hamp-
mem FOR the beneft Of the institute 81
Berkeley Lycom today Ono OF the fen!-
ures OF the, enierair,ment NH be The reaa.
Mrs. Waldo iuchards. with Illustrations
by tableaux given by the Indian studedNs
OF the school,
BOSTON.-Tlse representatives OF tho
British societies OF this city and etaea
will meet TODAY for the PURPOSE OF orgnn-
zpg The ases ss, n,,fs ~ 81 the Hub. lynn,
Lowell. Lawrence Fail River, Frnvidenc2
and othee cHies will BE- WEI 10 ' n Iro ~