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The broad ax., 1897-02-20

A great dry-goods store in Chicago
has recently established In Its own
building q school where the employees
are given free instruction in common
and advanced branches OF learning.
Under such fostering influences the
smallest cash-boy learns that intelI.
gence rules the world, and that an am
bition for education is manly. Suppose
an business men should manifest the
spirit Of helpfulness here shown. Sup
pose, too, they avoided forcing the
wages Of persons in their employ down
70 the last dollar under which employ
meat can be obtained. Suppose. also,
that wise, yet generous consideration
was shown in the payment Of wages.
woaId employees then be restless and
resentfulf ;fhe uneasy misehief-makers
would still be heard. They would
make trouble under any condition OF
life. But the estranged attitude Of TIC
majority Of our employees toward en-
ployers would be modified.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

The Rev. DR.. Philip Anderson, who
has returned to his home In Pomona
Valley, In southern California, after
an absence of two years among the
Islands In the southern Pacific archi-
pelago, last summer preached to prob
ably the most remarkable congregation
In the world. The doctor Is the mis-
sienary of the Pacific Ocean Eyangeli-
cal Mission union, and his duties caused
hin to spend much time In the Hawaii
IN Islands. He preached in Honolulu
for several weeks, and there attracted
the attention Of President Dole, Of the
Hawaiian republic.
The doctor desired to visit Molokai.
the famous island to which lepers are
exiled by the national board of health
OF the Hawaiian republic. No one ex-
cept the officers of the national board
Ii permitted to land at Molokai, and
even the officers are guided by strict
regulations as to where they go and
what they do in the leper colony. Pres
ident Dole gave permission to Rev. DR..
Anderson to go to Molokai for one.
but he was constantly to be accompa-
MED by a physician IN the service Of
the national board Of health.
a Tragedy Of Love and Self Sacrifice
A pathetic love tragedy is being
plnyed In the leper colony Of Molokai.
A beautiful native girl fell in love and
married the man Of her choice. Soon
he developed symptoms Of leprosy.
They were slight, and might have been
concealed, but were not. The young
husband was banished from Honolulu
tn Molokai. His beautiful girl bride
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

A man carrying an armfLI Of fire
wood would not ordinarily be made the
subject Of comment When, however,
the man represents a people who used
to think that such labor was q degra-
3ation, he Is interesting from socio-
logical point Of view. A correspondent
Of the New York Evening Post, writing
from Montana, tells Of seeing q Chey-
enne Indian walking from the brush
up to his lodge carrying wood. By his
side was a tiny girl with a backload
Of little tWigs. A few years ago an
Indian would have been ashamed to be
seen doing what he would have called
q squaw's work To-day the tribes are
directly. and consciously, and Of neces-
sity adopting civilized ways. The little
girl at play represented the past; the
man, q promise Of the future.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20
SCRAPS"

There are said to be over 5000, Gee
deities In the Hindoo mythology.
Two million glass eyes are manufac-
tured yearly In Germany and Switzer-
lano-
The largest theatrical building Is the
Grand Opera of Paris, which covers
three acres.
In p portion to its size. Britain has
eight times a. many miles Of railway a
the United States.
An apple contains as much nutriment
a. q potato. and In q pleasanter ana
more wholesome form.
In some Of the farming districts Of
China pigs are harnessed to small
wagons and made to draw them.
After long agitation on the subject
. monument to Jules Simon. TIE
Preach statesman. Il soon to Be srectsS
The broad ax., 1897-02-20
ASBESTOS BANDAoEs.

r.sy Have Come Into Use ss Surgical
Dressings,
Asbestos kas come into use as sur
ricai dressing. Its softness to the touch
and glistening, silky appearance COM
mend II as being unirritating TO the
skin and clearly. says the Philadelphia
Press. But the chief reason for It's use
is its indestructibility by fire. This
quality makes II possible TO render as
bestos surgical dressings absolutely
free from germs. No other form OF
lint or cloth can be thus sterilized. An
tiseytic surgery was introduced little
after the death Of President Garfield.
The original idea was to kill all the
gerras and microbes in an operation
wo-ad by means Of strong disinfecting
solutions, such as carbolIe acid or b.
chloride OF mercury. All operations
were carried on under a spray Of an
tIseptie solutions unil the surgeons
besan to poison themselves by too free
usL OF them. Next the surgeons found
Tat II they boiled all their instruments
and dressings they could dispense with
the spray and many OF the "antiseptic
precautions" The ingenuity Of Instru-
ment-makers and surgeons was ex-
hausted IN deyising new forms Of ster-
liners. All hospitals In the city have
a great number Of devices for steriliz-
ing dressings with superhsated steam
under q high pressure. Instruments
are boiled In various solutions or baked
IN ovens. The chief material used 4
pzlEsd sazzs which sa1 sA,sa ~
The broad ax., 1897-02-20
Our Manners A.tonl.h Them.

American and English manners seem
bald and often astounding to well-bred
people In many parts OF the continent
OF Europe. We lift our hats only to
ladies. All over the continent noddins
to man without lifting your hat is
treating him as an inferior; In some
parts Of the continent no one thinks of
entering a shop, a restaurant or a rail-
way carriage containing other human
beings without taking on his hat and
wishing them good moi ling.-Nev
York Post.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

It Is said OF q combined telegraph
and telephone apparatus, the device o.
an army officer. that while one soldier
Is sending a message in Morse charac-
tiers, a second soldier may use the same
wire to talk telephonieally with anothe.
station. The distant receiving opera
tors hear only their own messages.
This apparatus. It is further said. may
be carried conveniently in the users
hand. What II Napoleon could have
ayailed himself Of such a contriVance
at Waterloo. Would history be just
the same.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

"walter Baker 4 Co. Of DorpAs,.,.
Mass, y. 8 A, have given years Of s,55y "a.
the skillful preparation Of cocoa ana 800
late. and have devised machinery ana w.
TENS peculiar to their methods Of tresfns,,
whereby the purity. palatability and hiss.
nutrient characteristics are retained. me-,
preparations are known the world over M
have received the highest Endorsements frS-
the medical practitioner. the nurse AMI ~
bOusekeeper and caterer. Tls,,
Is hardly any fOOd-prnduCt when nav bs q
extensively used In the household In en-.
binatiOn with other foods as Cocoa M
but here again We urge the h.
portance Of purity and nutrient value, All
these important points. we feel sure mar y
relied upon in Bakers Cocoa and CLoco
late "-Dietetic aud Hygiene Gazette
The broad ax., 1897-02-20
Only One College Gradu,,,

OF the philanthropiSts who NJ.
given at least q million dollars N y
cause OF higher education in this cos
try IT is an interesting fact that D..
dent Seth Low Is the only one WIN h,
college graduate. Rockefeller. Gf,5
Peabody, Cornell. Cooper, Rich. Pr
ner. Hopkins, Clark. Drexel, VauS.,
bIlt, De PAW, Lick and all the -,
were self-educated men, who mad
their money In business. and o-.J
their success in life to their p,s,.
shrewdness and industry ra;hs, ts,r
to the colleges upon which b., ~
slowed their bounty.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20
The Yule Log.

The yule log In England Is a relic
Of Druidism; Its name Is believed TO be
q corruption of the wheel log, a wheel
in Druidical symbolism IMPLYING the
march OF the SUM- The lighting of the
yule ire Is reminiscent OF the sacred
fires kindled by the Druids at mid-win-
ter In the round towers which yet re-
main In many parts Of Great Britain.
ireland, France and Spain.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

The interval between a presidential
election and an Inauguration AZORES
about four months for entirely prof /
less newspaper speculation as to the
makeup of the incoming presidents
cabinet. Coming Immediately after the
seeming hysteria of partisan appeals
to voters, this variety Of newspaper
folly amounts almost to a public Of
tense.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20
The lgondsrful orovth =, cn,...

OEoWth OF LhioAgo.
The population Of Chicago In 1890.
was 70; 1S4o. ASS; 1s45, 12,0ss; 1850.
2s.963: 1855. eo.227; 1850, 1l2,172; 1855,
11s. 500; 1870, 2ssy s77; 1877. se4,377; 1850,
sos.1ss; 1884 testimated), $4,000; 1855
sestimated). $4,000; 1855 (estimated).
$4,000; 1887 (estimAted). go. 900: lsss
essumstsO. loo. 900; ises. l.7so. 900.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

The offer Of fifty thousand dollars to
Doctor Nansen for the exclusive RICH;
20 publish the account Of his explora-
ton in the icy north is Justly regard
ed as a substantial tribute to the value
Of cold facts.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

Five minutes Of silent prayer was Of
fereJ In church at Mt. Storm. W. Va.
for Mo Alice q. Sehaffer. near death
with paralysis. Soon thereafter. Niss
schafler arose without assistsncs and
Il steadily improving.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

After all q mans household goods
have been earted around the streets on
Q moving van he feels as though the
neighbors had taken an unfair adyan-
tage Of him.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

Exception is often taken to the use
of the word pedagogue instead OF
schoolmaster. when teacher is to be
mentioned. What IL one called the
place where teaching is done q peda-
rogusg II would sound odd enough
now. but the word was formerly used
IN that sense. Thus an English writer
OF the last century. in describing his
tourney 10 the East, said. @Aaother
part fof the university u what they
can the psdagogue. which Il for noble
nan and gentlsmen- There are SIX
youths IN each room. with master
ever them
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

Come folks, like tug boats, seldom
accomplish anything without great
deal Of putting and blowing; but, un-
like tug boats. they often pun and blow
without accomplishing anything.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

The best conversationalist is the one
who can listen the longest without be-
traying his annoyance.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

Human nature does not value a
thing 80 much for its zeal worth as
for the fact that 1t is better than some
thing similar possessed by a neighbor.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

Lucky Is the man who stands %
well among his fellows that they will
accept his conclusions without inquir-
ing into his reasons
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

Some young men would get along
better II they had less point to their
shoes and more to their conversation.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

81 think children should be permitted a
believe in Santa Claus as long as possible"
''1es. 50 do !: then IL they are not p.esSed
their fathers and mothers"
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

ITS all folly to regulate your life By lie
P!gns OF the zodiac" ''What Is your piany'
Il always go by the way ny wife and
daughters look at me-"
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Al
Druggists refund the money II il fails tocure s.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

They play base bail with a cannon now"
Good idea. In what inning 90 they usually
shoot the umpIreT'
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

Entered at PO.tOncs as .ecOnd-cl..s matte.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

year or two by extreme care in his
mode Of living and association with the
lepers. He said that the earliest symp-
tens Of leprosy were constant head
aches, slight nausea and later numb
ness of the fingers and tees, 90 that
one might hold his fingers or toes to
any unbearably hot substance and
feel no heat. Then the fingers and
toes begin to mortify at the joints, and
later to drop away. Father Drake had
lost but one finger Joint when We saw
him, and he believed he might live ten
years more. He said he was happy
that he could minister to the suffering
and dying at Molokai as no one else
could, and his only desire to prolong
his own life vas to cheer and convert
those about him.
HeroIsm of Women.
There are four young nuns who
have gone to a living death at Molo-
kai. One is from Syracuse. N. Y, two
are sisters from Newark, N. J., ami the
fourth came from Philadelphia. Two
have been attacked by the dread dis
ease, one Is probably not yet innocu-
lated with leprosy, while the other had
been mildly attacked when / was there.
The broad ax., 1897-02-20
The Broad AK.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

WIN p-ounuIests and AZ all times uphold tia
tue principles Of Democracy. but farmerS
Catholics. Protestants. Knights OF Labor. In
ndels, Mormons. Republicans Priests. or any
one else can have their say. 30 long a. thelr
language IL proper and responsibility Is liked
The Bread Az Il q newspaper whose plat
form ls broad enough for all. ever claiming
the edItnrtal right to speak Its own mind
Local Communications viii have attention:
write only on ane side Of the paper
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THE BROAD Ak,
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JULIUS +. TAYLOR. Publisher and Editor
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

well, Hayseed, how did your e-o,.
turn out?'
why, to tell you the truth, sir IN,
didn't turn out as good as THAR ~.
was a-goir' to; and l never THAR :.
'ow they woIld."-Picture ant "a.
from Saint Paul's"; joke origin,U,
from Truth"
The broad ax., 1897-02-20

JULIUS +. TAYLOR. Publisher and Editor
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13
O'DONNELL & co.

r.sted aud committed to Jail after en-
ilqaest by the corooer A clear case
o; homicide was established, aud there
was apparently 70 escape for bin ; be
seemed doomed to conviction for man-
! slaughter at the very least. But be
was declared not guilty by an intelli-
gent jury, this verdict being due entire
II to the introduction of evidence to
the effect that Williams vas Insane
and consequently irresponsible. Hav-
ing succeeded in clearing Williams Of
tbe charge Of murder bis attorneys i'm
mediately set to work to obtain
his discharge. but Judge Witber-
spoon would not agree to setting
at liberty an irresponsible lunatic who
had been proveo to De capable of TAX
log human life when enrased. Judge
Wisherspoou has DOT. at this. writing.
decided what disposition to make of
this mau staying luuatic, and be may be
commnnitted to the asylum. His at
torneys are still at work 10 bis behalf
aud are now endea7oring to collect ev :.
dence. expert aud otherwise, 10
prove that Williams Is not
fit subject for a'se insane asylum
in other words be vas insane
when be killed bis ,nan, insane
wheo it came to question OF hanging
or imprisonment, but COW that jury
has declared him not guilty Of murder,
because convinced OF bis insanity, be is
not insane aud is ct subject to be set
at liberty. Whie the shadow Of the
gallows was over him, Williams was an
irresponsible luoatic, with the galows
removed from view he is restored 70
sanity, and restrain: of any kind would
be unjust. 1t is peculiac case and it
is difficult to decide what should be
done With him. We shall await the
outcome with eager interest and curios:.
t. 70 learn how Judge Wi'berspotn
" Il solve the problem.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13

In our long experience in merchandising have never
procured goods every line satisfactory with view to
low and suitable prices than during recent visit North
allowed opportunity looking this most important end to
pass These bargains pledge ourselves to give our
toners the full benefit Of feeling that could not
more practical shape Of sympathy and gratitude
to country friends We know by experience the special
wants Of farmers whose friendship think have
was the pioneer section operate first with the various
farmer Alliances and that dealings with these gentlemen
were satisfactory every particular and were appreciated
clearly evnced by the present enormous increased volume Of
cur business We take much pride in this and determined
by continued dealing and the lowest possible
prices to hard earned popularity Our store is e
queny literally packed with customers during the busy
and this can be verified by visit and certainly most en-
phatica]y sustans the correctness of our statement
We have Of the space to lay before the public
all our Offering stock but only refer to limited portion
Probably much that is omitted will be found even more in
viting
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13

The system of road working tha
has been on. trial in Sumter County
this year is not satisfactory and must
either be remodeIed and improved
decidedly or abolished. The policy
of employing paid overseers for the
regular road hands is questionable !;
it has been productive of much dis
satisfaction and friction, and the
average condition of the roads does
not show an improvement sufficiently
marked and great TO be deemed an
adequate return for the amount OF
money expended by the county in
the payment of the overseers In
some townships the cost of employ
ing road overseers has been in excess
Of $50 already this year, and the
average expenditure in all the town
ships is greater than the estimated
cost These are matters Of the first
importance to every taxpayer in sum
ter County. and should receive the
most serious consideration, for if ex
penditures continue to grow it is but
a question Of time before the county
will be again head over heels in debt.
The News and Courier of yester
day contained an inquiry from Ben
nettsville, over the signature of H
H Newton, as to the truth of the
report that diphtheria is epidemic in
Sumter and Florence. As far as
Sumter is concerned the report is
false. There is not now, nor has
there been at any tine an epidemic
Of diphtheria in this city Since the
first {. May there have been cases of
diphtheria in this city, large ma
jority of which were of the mildest
type, and of that number only two
deaths occurred. There was never
more than four to FIVE cases at one
time, and they were due to direct
Infection in fact. the greater num-
Der of cases that have occurred are
attributed to direct infection, and at
no time has the disease been epidem-
ic. At present there ls not case of
diphtheria in this city, and there has
not been case in weeks The Board
Of Health has been very strict in en-
forcing the rules adopted to prevent
the spread Of infectious or contagious
diseases, and every case of diphthe-
ria has been reported to the Health
Officer, and every precaution has
been taken to prevent the spread of
the disease and to eradicate it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13

Farmers in this county should OBJ
tain sngsr beet seed from the de.
partment Of agriculture and expert
nent ia the culture of that valuable
and profitable crop
Ben Tillman's letter of congrasn-
Iation TO Henry George is an indica-
.ion Of nothing, save Ben's itching
for an invitation to take part IN the
Greater New York majority scrim-
mage.
Attorney General Barber cannot be
too highly commended for the position
he took yesterday in reference to the
false allegations 10 the complaint OF
B.u.hep,hai & Bickart. l; was an oc-
casion for plain and forcible iaoguage
and Barber was equal to the emergency
The decreased sale of liquor by
the dispensary is the most convinc-
ing evidence that the original pack
age agencies are injuring the busl-
ness of the State monopoly but the
comparatively small decrease is proof
that the opposition to the dispensafy
system is not so deep seated aud
wide spread as it was at the time it
was established. Original package
agencies during the first year of the
existence of the dispensary system
would have starved it out in short
order.
Gov. Eilerbe is said to be anxious to
succeed himself, and he is. not to be
condemned If be has that ambition,
bns we greatly fear he is doomed to be
one term Governor. Unless there
are a great many candidates in the
field to divide the strength Of the oppo-
sition to Gov. Ellerbe, he is goner.
We are sorry for him. since We believe
be means we'll. but he has not gained
any strength since his election and the
candidacy of strong. clean aud con-
seryasive man will knock him out OF the
race in short order.
The grand jury was just about right
in its opinion on the Court House
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13
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O'DONNELL & co.

The race issue crops out every now
aud then in Charleston, and the cause
of the trouble in every instance is the
attempt to mix negro and whito ope.
ratives in factories. Factory superin
tendents should acquire wisdom from
the experience Of others who have
failed to accomplish the impossible.
The twensy-four'h annual editloo o!
! Latham, Alexander & Co.'S. Cotton
Movemen: aud Fluctuations" has been
received. The book IL as usual, a model
! Of typographical excellence. The stats.
ties relative to cotton have been CON-
piled with the usual care and will be
found reliable. Al interesting and
valuable review of the cotton trade Of
las: year is one of the principal features
of the book, and there are several other
special articles of interest and value.
The chain gang cost the county
$l2 II per month for each convict at
work on the public highways. This
is entirely too much and means must
be found to reduce the expense The
maintenance of chan gangs is much
less in other counties and the work
done is equally as good, in point of
quantity and quality, as in Sumter
couuty
Some people are killing their idle
moments wondering what Gov Ei
lerbe was driving at in sending out
that circular request to the ministers
for their opinion on the dispensary
issue They are guilty of grave
and serious offense against society,
for they are IDLY wasting idle time in
which they could be thinking about
something real nice-moonshine, for
instance. The purpose of our chief
Executive may be we'll defined in his
own mind, but how he, an advocate
of the dispensary, can expect to ex
tract much comfort from a ministerial
symposium passes comprehension
We give the governor up as hope
less and inextricaly mixed mass of
confusing contradictions
The case of Lymus Williams, who
was tried for his life. ON the charge of
murder, 90 Monday. is one Of rather
peculiar interest to Us, for oue precisely
similar to it has never fallen under our
observation Williams killed aoother
negro snort time ago by striking him
on the head with base ball bat. after
having quarrel, during the progress
of which Williams and his victim
cursed each other. Williams wes ar