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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10
One Trait of American Character.

There is one trait Of our national
character which foreigners can never
comprehend, and that is our unshaSable
faith in ocs ability to ''come out all
right in the end" We stand idly and
more or less indifferently by and allow
a country to be pushed to the verge of a
financial Or political precipice under
the impulse Of some kind Of popular
craze or another, entirely confident that
just before it slips over we can take
hold Of it and pull it back. We have
done this again and again, and nothing
seems to shake our faith in our ability
to repeat the operation whenever occa-
sion arises. It costs Us enormously, not
only in reputation, but also in money,
and retards our growth and progress in
a thousand ways, but nothing seems
likely to cure us of the habit, unless it
be a great national calamity due to our
failing in some crisis to take alarm
quickly enough.-Century.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10
A minority 10 the Texas house b

A minority 10 the Texas house has
thus far defeated all attempts to bring
to vote 20 assignment bill with a
provision abol'shiog preferred creditors.
Although majority Of the members
favor the bill. there is not the consti-
,u,ional majority necessary to its pas
sage. A similar bill has been rejected
by the Oklahoma legislature.
A verdict for fifty thousand dollars
having been given husband in Brook
Ign iu suit for damages against a
prominent physician for alternating the
wife's affections, the Louisville Courier
Journal inquiries: "If the affection OF
wives that can be aliepated are worth
$50, coo what are the affections of true
wives worth p
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10
Disastrous Fire in Spartan
burg
The spartanburg Machine
Shops Destroyed = Loss
$4,000, With Only
elO, 900 Insurance.

Special 10 the State.
Spartan burg, March THE most
disastrous FIRE since the burning of
Converse college in 1891 occurred
here early this morning
The great Spartanbnrg machine
works was totally destroyed not Que
dollars worth of machinery having
beer saved. .
The blaze was discovered by the
night watchman about 2 o'clock. but
the building was almost consumed
before the Ere department arrived.
The macnine works was one of the
largest concerns of the up-c country,
and It's destruction will be heavy
blow TO Spertanburg The loss is at
least $50, 900, with only $1,000 in
sarance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10
A Billion Dollar Congress.

Washington, Feb % The Fifty
fourth congress, which will expire at
ooon OF Thursday. will be held remark
able. principally for what it failed to
accomplish. 10 one respect-io the
number OF bills aud resolutions intro
duced-is was record breaker. 10
the house alone over l0.400 bills and
8. lc0 resolutions were introduced and
referred to various committees. Only
fraction of these passed the house
and fewer still became laws
The principal business of the con
gress. aside from the passage of the
appropriation bills, was limited to the
6rst session. The net results of which
were the enactment into law Of the bills
creating the commission TO determine
the true divisional lioe between Vepe-
zue!a and British Guiana prohibiting
prize fighting 10 the territories per-
mistiog appointments in the army aud
navy of former Unued States officers
who served the Confederacy making
one years residence necessary for a
divorce Incorporating the rational SO
ciety of the Daughters of the Revo!u
ton; dsfning the penalty for interfer-
ence With railway trains and persons
riding thereon. aud substituting salaries
for fees TO United States mafshals aud
district attorneys. Aside from the fore
going measures. there naming bills (ex.
cepting the immisratioo bill and the
Joint resolution for an international
monetary conference, passed at the
second SESSION. were Of no general To-
terest Iocluded 10 these we're 700
private peusioo oills-an uoprecedsot-
ed number
La another respect the Fifty-fourtb
COO ogress was remarkable. This was its
failure to pass siogle bill providing
for public buildings. The house calen
dar contained 100 bills of this class, in
cludiug the senate bill for custom
house in New York city. Speaker
Reed. however, 10 bis determination to
reduce the expenditures to the lowest
limit consistent With the necessities Of
the government, set bis face sternly
again all legislation of tbis character.
Notwithstanding this circumstance. the
present congress is the third in Ameri-
can history 10 which the appropriations
have exceeded billion dollars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10
knocking Down in Knox
vile.

Knoxville, March IA small size
riot occurred on the streets Of Kuox-
vile this morning, ia which ooe map
was killed aud dozen or more are
hurt. The trouble grew out of the
pending stree, railway litigation. Two
rival street car companies want TO
occupy the same'st The Knoxville
street railway has occupied the street
for several years. The Citizens rail-
way. rev corporation, wants to paral-
lei :hese tracks. but the city counci'
refuses to give them riehfe Of way.
Early this nornine the latter company
put 200 meo to work laying tracks
The city authorities stopped the work
under the ordinance that the street shall
not be dug up during the winter
months The Citizens railway people
claim that they have 40 injunction from
the United States court restraining toe
city from interfering. The police were
ordered 10 arrest he laborers, aud as
fast as the men we're arrested they gave
bond and. went back to work. The po-
lice became powerless and the FIRE de-
rartmept was called out to disperse the
crowd with water When this was al
tempted negro tried to cut The bose,
but was prevented by Chief Mclntosb,
vherennon another negro struck The
chief With a club Lieutenant of Po-
| lice Hood shot the negro. aud this eo.
ragged the crowd. The entire police
force vas arrested by the sheriff aud mas
deputies and the laborers put back to
work. Later au iojuoction was issued
By Circuit Judge Sneed restraining the
company from tearing up the streets
Tbs stopped she matter temporarily.
sMsyor Heiskell appealed to the mob
to disperse, but he vas booted down.
Excitement runs high
The latest mose made is the arrest OF
ali the Citizens railway officials for ic.
citing riot.
Aiithe city ofhclass. iron chairman
Of the board of public works down to
fireman. are 10 arrest.
Tonigbs the city is quiet. apparen,
ly. but it is believed by the city off,
cials that before morning the contract
ors will override the iojunofion >and 60
30 work twenty-five extra peicemeu
have been sworn 10 and are in reserve
Mayor Heiskell made statement TO-
night, saying that he would preserve
tb. peace at all hazards.
Chief Mc1ntosh. of the department,
,o-rigbs appears to be worse burt 'bao
was a. FIRST anticipated Just as the
riot bad been quelled. big fire broke
out, ara be rubbed from the doctors
office and mounting his wagon was the
FIRST to the Ere
The injunction case will be argued
tomorrow before Judge Lindsay
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10
Gen Hampton's Resignation.

Gen. Wade Hamp.oo's resignation
as Uoited States railroad commissioners
has been placed in the hands of Presi-
den telecs MeK,oley. but it is under
stood that Mr. Sherman aud others o'
the incoming cabinet will urge Mr..
Mckinley to re.aio him in bis position
Gen. Hampton has been in feeble
health for the past few months. bat has
improved very much lately, greatly to
the qualification of his friends through
out the State. The State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10
To Save bis Brother.
An Augusta Polieeman's Eff
forts to Prove Murphy's
Innocence.

Altn00g0 UOY. EtteTOe gave re
porter of The State to understand as
late as s o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon, after his visit to the peni-
Tertiary, that.he would not interfere
IN tie case of Dan G. Murphy. it
seems that he was misunderstood as
he had the preceding day decided
TO grant respite for 20 days to the
scondemened man as result of the
efforts being made by Murphy's broth
re 10 Augusta who is member of
the police force of that city, to prove
his innocence of the crine. Gov
Hllerbe 90 wired Mr. Murphy in
Augusta on Tuesday evening
The Angusts Chronicle thus tells
of the efforts being made over there
to save Murphy from felon's death !:
~ hen Murphy was tried he was
convicted largely upon the evidence
Of d white woman named Clemmie
Bars, who was then reside 1 of
South Carolina, and now through
her be has been given respite and
may be saved.
.sC!emmie Barrs has made an af
fdayit 10 the effect that she swore
falsely a. the trial. aud that she was
bribed 10 do so BY detectives who
were employe on the case Murphy
was tried at time when public
opinion was warm. and they we're
willing to accept any evidence to
convict 8 man
Now the true story of this eyi-
dence. which brought about the re-
spite The Chronicle is able to give
s.In the first place the woman's
name is Barlis She came frcm
Screyen county, Elk miles from Came
ron.
.tSome weeks since there appeared
in Augusta a lawyer by the name OF
G ". M. W illiams. He went to
Policeman Dave Murphy and showed
him the affidavit of Clemmie Bars,
which in substance is given above.
Williams was given $35 by the officer
in question to begin work on the case
a gain he come 10 Augusta, told Of
fcer Murphy that he had seen Gov
ernor Ellerbe and gotten seemingly
favorable answer from him, but said
further that he would need $l0o to
complete his work
Policeman Murphy told his friend.
Policeman Stratford, Of the demand
and the latter asked to meet Williams.
The three men had consultation, in
which the lawyer was assured tbatbe
would be given the money. Police
man Murphy aud Stratford saw this
affidavit, of course, but did get pos
session of it
Gas Williams was slow in acting,
aad the time for the doomed mans
execution was drawing near, Police
man Stratford determined to do some
work by himself in behalf of his
friends brother
..Geating on the Central train, he
went to Cameron, and on last Sunday
succeeded in finding Clemmie Barris,
whom he got to consent to go before
Governor EIlerbe in Columbia aud
make statement similar to that con
tained in the affidavit which Viii
liams. who is now in Macon, has in
his possession
"City Attorney NJ. P. Carroll con-
sensed to go to Columbia in behalf Of
Murphy. and 80 on Monday left with
Clemmie Bsrris.
.sMr. Carroll obtained an audience
with Governor Eilerbe and he wired
that Dan Murphy would be respited .
State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10
London Bridge.

London bridge is constructed Of gran
ite and is considered among the finest
specimens of bridge architecture. The
present structure was commenced IN
1924 and completed in seven years, at
a coss of over $3.50, COO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10
paper q her coz p5ar::on. 70 took It Ind

Without word the rich man took a
dollar from his pocketbook and handed
it to the good woman. The next day
she received from him check for one
thousand times that amount. New
York Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10

In 1889 occurred tie ''great fire" at
Seattle, in Washington, in which prop
erty to the value of $40, ,000,O 900 was
DESTROYED.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10
;. w. FOLSOM,
Land Surveying.

HD NOISE, will give prompt attention
10 calls for surveying and plating land Can
be found at his cfSce, rext door TO Office of
Lee and Noise, Sumter, S. c.
NV IS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10

The March numbers of the Fashion Mega
zines at q. G. Osteen L Co.'S.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10
BEAUTY HATH CHARMS


and all the charms which beau.
ty. likes best to don are shown
in our grand display of fash
ionable jewelry for this season.
Jewels like these would en-
hance the charms Of the most
fascinating belle, and surely no
fair one would despise such
brilliant aids to her beauty.
Like personal loveliness, they
conquer admiration on sight :
they score new victories at ev-
cry inspection. Those who
look over our stock do not
willingly stop with ezamina-
ton. Beauty may now be
made eailj irresistible BY a
few judicious purchases from
our display Of up to date jew
elry.
L. w. FOLSOM.
Jeweler and Optician,
SIGN OF THE BIG W4TcH,
Oct Is
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10

ABNEY, CARR eco
SOLD--No Cure, No Pay, oy A J. China
] F. W. DeLormc, j. 8. Hugnson l. Co.
L0 DGE DIRECTORY.
Claremont Lodge. No 81, A. r. NJ.
Meets Thursday rights Of each
month, on or before the Full Moon.
L. S. CARSON, w. VI
q. G. Moses, Secretary.
Beu'aa Chopter, No. 25. r. A. III.
Meets on First Tuesday Of each
oonth.
L. S. CARSON, High Priest.
F. N. SpANN, Secretary.
Gomsco:k Lodge, No. II, K. Of p.
Meets every Monday night at 8
o'clock, except fifth Monday night.
q. B. BLOOM, c. c.
3. WALsR, E. of R. dS
sun.tsr Lodge, No. lo77.,K. Of H.ss
Meets every First and Third Mon
lay nights'at o'clock.
VI. DURAsT, Die
a. c, Moses. Rep'r.
Fidelity Lodge, No. 25l, Z. d L. of a..
Meets every Second and Fourth
Monday nights at I o'clock.
J. S HUeHsoN, Protector
B.J RHAxE, Secretary.
Sumter Council, No. $40, A. L. Of H.
Meets every Second and Fourth
T.esday nights at 7 o'clock.
WE. RHANE, Com.
J. N. CosBE77, Sec,
sumter Lodge. No l, &. 0. .. y.
Meets every First and Third Thurs
da1 nights at I O'Clock
&. 9. Moses, n W
3. WALsE, Rec.
,ocahontas Tribe, No. Is, 1. 0. R. II.
Meets every Fridays Sleep at the
th Run.
R. 0 puRDY, Sschem.
B. G. WALLACE, C. of R.
Sumter Council, No. 7 Jr. 0. y. q. N.
Meets on Second and Fourth Tues.
day nights of each month at 8 o'clock.
WM. YEADoN, Councillor.
B. C. WALLACE, Sec'ty.
Holly Wood Camp, ". Of ".
Meets every Third Wednesday
hight at 8 O'Clock.
E. W. Hurst, Con. Con-.
R S. HOOP, Clerk
Carolina Council, No. SIS, c. B. l..
Meets every Second and FourtD
Wednesday in Monaghan Block.
NEIL O'DoNNELL, Pres.
A. 81. EBERHART, Sec.
Chucuoza Lodge, No 26l, 0. G. C.
Meets Second and Fourth Wednes.
day nights at 8 o'clock.
G. ~. MARSHALL, Com.
B C. WALLACE, Secty.
All of the above societies hold
their meetings at tue Masonic Tenn
pie. except when otherwise speci-
Goo
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-11-17
Dog iIcroisnl.

One afternoon fire occurred liz &
tenement house. In half an hour the
firemen had the flames quenched. AS
the men burst into one of the smoky
rooms after putting out the fire they
found poodle dog carrying some
thing il his mouth from the hotter
rooms to the front. One of the men
caught him and took from hi3 mouth
live kitten. A basket containing
seven small kittens had been left in
the, kitchen, nearer the burning stair
ways than the other rooms, and the
poodle, with more than usual dog
sense, had carried every kitten to she
front rooms.
AS an illustration of the extraordi-
nary fidelity of dogs to men this story
is told: Mufy, poodle, started on a
journey with his master, n French
merchant. Before beginning their
journey Nlufy noticed that his master
received large sum of money in gold
and that he counted it carefully and
placed it i'll bag, attached to the back
part of his saddle. On the way othe
weather being sultry, and the distance
long, the master stopped in a shady
place to rest He placed the bag Of
gold near him in the bushes. After
satisfying himself with sandwich he
fell asleep. In an hour or so he re-
sumed his journey, forgetting all about
his gold. Not so with the dog. He
tried his best to seize and carry the
bag. but it was too heavy. Dropping
it, he ran to his master and tried every
way to make him understand his loss.
lie pulled his coat, he ran ahead,
swapping at the horse nose, trying to
stop him. His behavior was such
that his master became convinced that
he was mad. So thinking, he drew
his pistol and shot him. In little
while he remembered his gold, and
then the whole meaning of the poodle g
madness flashed upon him. Hasten
ing back, he found trail Of blood
from the place where he shot the dog
to the place where he rested, and there
he found the faithful animal guarding
with dying breath his masters gold.
-Erchange.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-11-17
An 1897 Boys Story.

"Wantcd A bright boy to begin at
the bottom Of the ladder in my Office
aud gradually work up By his own con
scicntious efforts until can take him
into partnership and marry him to my
only daughter. Call at 9IG2 West
Fourteen and half street.
Mr.. Gotrox sat in his Office ilnpa
ticntly awaiting the answers to his ad.
which he knew would come.
In few minutes, one after another,
a large number of lads filed in. some
of them brcathlcss from running, hav-
ing read their morning papers a little
late. Mr.. Gotrox looked them over
quickly with his eagle eye, and dis
missed all but two. "Now, boys he
said, after he had talked with them IA
bit, II like the looks of you both and
will keep the one who does simple
thing the best Ole should have said
''bctter,' inasmuch as there were
only two boys, but he was not that
sort Of a man during business hours
Here arc two packages, just alike,
which have just been delivered here"
he said. John" addressing the sad
eyed, dreamy youth, "lct me see you
open this parcel"
Then John winked at himself and
said in his heart: "This is indeed a
nap. How glad l am that am upon
or onto this little scheme" And with
great care and patience he tugged and
picked at the hard knots, and after
long effort took the cord off in one
piece, wound it into neat coil, care
fully folded up the coarse wrapping
paper and stepped back, trying hard to
conceal the triumph in his eyes.
Mr.. Gotrox made no remark, except,
Now, Sam, it is your turn
Poor Sam! He had never had any
advantages to speak Of, as he had been
obliged to hustle good deal all Of his
life and had never read any stories of
good boys who had become great. He
whipped out his jacknfe, cut the cord
in four pieces quicker than a wink and
kicked the wrapping paper into the
corner.
You re the boy for me-" shouted
Mr. Gotrox, "and you may go to work
at once. JOHN he said, "you arc
good boy, but you should have lived in
l947. You arc not in it this year. We
do not care nowadays to waste 3 shill-
ings worth of time to save l.! cents
worth of paper and twine.'
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-11-17

Senate chamber. Thc matter became
almost national issue, and aroused
in the Northern mind .much of that
hatred OF the South that led to the
war. Preston s. Brooks, IN his third
term n Congressman died in Wash
ington III 1851.
Pierce NJ Butler became Governor
Of South Carolina then United States
Commissioner TO the indians and sub
so4ucntly the devoted and illustrous
leader Of the renowned Palmetto rcgi-
mcnt in the Mexican war. lie fell at
the head o! his regiment, with bull
let through his brain. at the mcmora-
bic scigc Of Churubusco.
John l.aurcns Manning married an
aunt Of the present Gen Wade lamp
ton. lie was at the time the wealth.
est and the handsomcst man in South
Carolina lie became Governor OF his
state, a. his father and grandfather
had been before him. and proved him
self throughout all his years hero
and a patriot Of the highest type. lie
died eight or ten years ago
There arc old men and women in
Augusta today who remember this
famous duel. 1t took place long be-
fore was born. but inasmuch as Louis
7. Wigfall was my uncle, il has be-
come Il startling and to-bc-for-
gotten chapter OF family history one
to be handed down from generation to
generation. Mrs. Kutr Wia(uU Thcl-
ham IN 1u0uStu IIryyL/
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-11-17
Honey Bees Restless Life.

G. w. Reynolds. of Los Angeles,
Cal, one of the Oldest travelling men
i'll the United States, is II years of
age. Mr.. Reynolds has a ranch, of
which he enjoys telling even more
than he does Of the experiences through
which he has passed during his half
century upon the road. The ranch is
near San Diego, Cal The chief pro-
duet is honey. This product is gained
from two ariaries, which Mr.. Reynolds
visits every time his business permits
him to 60 to Southern California.
"In my aparics, which are cared
for by my son." said he, "thcre are
140 stand Of bees. The honey season
lasts from April to July. This season
my bees yielded 10000 pounds Of
honey, which sells in that county in
bulk lots at cents a pound. Two of
the hives gave over 500 pounds each.
For ten years have been interested
in bees in a small way, and I take
greater interest in them every year.
A hive or stand of bees is worth SO. so.
In it are the queen, the drones, and
the workers, a total population of from
20, 900 70 $1,000 bees.
'This "cry good-sized colony he
continued, resides in hive or wood
en- box. In the hive are dozen
frames 1877 inches. In these the
bees make or deposit the honey, a
foundation of wax having been first
placed in each frame by the beckeeper,
so that the bees may have something
to build upon. The honey is taken
out of the frames every other week
during the honey season. While doing
so there is little need of protecting
the hands. The bees seem to be most
inclined to sting one in the face. So,
as prccaution, the man who is re-
moving the honey from the hives
wears straw hat, from the brim of
which is hung silk veil, like they
have to do up in the Klondike country
to ward off the summer mosquitoes.
''The queen is an absolute monarch
within her dominions. She is the
undisputed boss of the job. An or
dinary bee lives during the working
season only forty-fvc days. Young
ones are being hatchcd out all the
time. A bee goes to work at the ten
der age Of three days, and hustlcs like
veteran for forty-two days. Then
it is just naturally tired out, I sup
pose, for it dies. The queen lives
longer, and when young queen comes
into existence in the hive she drives
the old queen out. Her loyal sub
jects follow her in her banishment,
and that is what makes the swarm.
SIN Southern California the bees
make water-white honey when the
black sage is in blossom. When the
white sage is towering the honey has
an amber tinge. To winter the bees
make no honey. Seventy-fve carloads
Of the article are shipped out Of San
Diego County in good years" Den
Ger Republican. :.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-11-17
WANTED AGENTS.

..The Confederate Soldier in the Civil
War" just published. contains 500 pages.
12xI6 inches. and over I, 100 large Battle
Scenes. Portraits, Maps, etc. The greatest
and largest War Book eyer published, and
federats soldier ana the cause he fought
for. Complete in one volume. Agents
wanted everywhere TO sell thlo book on,
our new aud easy plan. Many. OF the lady
and gentlemen ngenta. who are at work
are making from 800 to $500 per month.
ans. eud otheru inteyested are requested to
send for o beautiful illuatrateds deecriptive
circulAr (free) and ferms to agents. ADJ
dress, Cbarier Joasldg Job Printing Cc.s
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II want" said the excited Chi
cago woman to the telephone exchange,
"my husband, please, at once'" HNum-
Der, please" said the polite operator,
"Only the fourth, you impndent
thingl' snapped back the fair tole-
phoner,. and when the operator failed
to checks slightly audible smile the
bell rang of vioiously.a
- The latest inmate of the Iowa
Industrial school is boy, who is but
5years old. He was sent there for
stealing horse and buggy, a.bicycle
and tricycle. and for setting fire to =
dwelling house. "a