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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
Webster Cowed Them.

William Wetlnore Story, the sculptor
and poet, was one of the few men who
presumed to call Lowell "Jim" to the
end, and Miss Mary E. Phillips, in her
"Remini scences Of William Wetmore
Story" tells, in Story's own words to
her, the following tale of the two young
men: flames Lowell and 1 were very
angry with Webster for staying in old
Tyler's cabinet, and as he was to speak
in Faneuil hall on the evening OF the
s0th of September, 1912, we determined
to 90 in (from the Harvard Law school)
and hoot at nim and show him that
he had incurred our displeasure. There
were 5000 people there, and we felt
sure that they would hoot with US,
young as we were.
"But we reckoned without our host.
MI. Webster, beautifully dressed, step
ped forward His great eyes looked,
as l shall always think, straight at me.
I pulled off my hat; James pulled OH
his. We both became as cold as ice and
as respectful as Indian coolies. / saw
James turn pale; be said I was livid.
And when the great creature began that
most beautiful exordium, our scorn
turned to deepest admiration, from an
abject contempt to belief and approba-
tiOn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
English Children and Negroes.


The negro is not so we'll known as
one might expect, considering that geog-
raphy is widely and often excellently
taught in our primary schools. The
ideas most frequently expressed con-
corning him are that he is black and
foreigner.
Here are some Of the definitions: GA
black man who lives in India. "A
dark man who comes from America. "
GA negro is slave we read of them IL
'Uncle Toms Cabin. " A gentleman
who lives in a foreign country.
The country children are even more
lively in their descriptions than the
town children: ga negro is a foreign
man with black skin all over birn with
thick lips and curly black hair he goes
naked"
ga negro is man and they live in
very hot country and they have little
huts to live IT, GA negro is IA black
man who acts in a circus.
ga negro is a man whose skin is al
ways black, they are strong and they
live in huts, and do not wear clothes
and they shoot with a bow g & negro
is man what eats missionarys. The
Sunday school missionary stories and
the travelling circus color the village
children'sI ideas ON neg1oes.-National
Review.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
4c Cotton and loc Beef
From the Daily Item


The fact that there are 30 many beef.s;slls
II Sumter. Mr.. Editor, is snggessive of many
things. a place this size. under ordinary
and proper conditions, could sot sappers slx
OF eigb, yenders of beef, nor am / sure that
they are all being supported but the bare
fact that so many are thns seeking support
means something Almost every article OF
food has core down in price, except :ae sim
Scle item of teef The butchers are selling 1t
,o-eay for eight and ten per pound, just as
they did ten years ago, when cotton was
worth ten cents That it can be sold at all
: for ten cents has induced TOO great number
OF men TO enter upon the beef business The
resul. ia that no one Of them is making an
oEerlarge support, because the trade is too
much divided up If TWO men had the entire
beef trade of Sumter, ateight aod ten cents
per round, they would soon become isde-
spead sntly rich,
s " nat IS 10 be done 70 the cpinion OF
your humble scribe, there is au opea way
some one NAV, or may be for more, 10 make
pnopey. The 6rs. man who will solicit pa
trcnage at Eve and seven cents for beef Will
ind that & lsrge proportion Of the buyers
vii torn 10 his stall LIE: some one try it.
Al week In the business need not break him.
He will be able 10 sell several beeves day at
these 6gures, and while he may not make SO
much on any siusle beef. he will make more
I In she aggregate from increased sales than he
is making now OF course, when one cuts
his price, others will follow suit: but the
wise citizenship will patronizs hlm who 6rst
briggs down The price, jast as was done in
81 BrEs.BuYEa.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
cartv,e siIences a watchman.

After several visits in Scotland dua-
Ing the summer Of 1888, Carlyle went
ho.ae again to Scotsbrig. writes Charles
T. Copeland in The Atlantic. On his
rea.ra thence he spent few days IN
Manchester with Mrs. Hanning. "He
had been put to sleep in an old bed,
which he remembered in his fathers
house" "I was just closing my senses
in sweet oblivion, :" wrote he, "when
the watch1nan, with voice like the
deepest groan Of the highland bagpipe
or what an ostrich corncraik might ut
ter, groanedout Groo-o-o-or close under
me and set me all in gallop again.
sGroo-o-o-o!' for there was no articulate
announcement at all in it, that l could
gather. 'Groo-o.o-o" repeated again and
again at various distances dying out
and then growing loud again for an
hour or more.
"I grew impatient, bolted out Of bed,
flung up the window. 'Groo-o-o-o3
There he was, advancing, lantern in
hand, a few yards off me. 'Can'tyou give
up that noise?' I hastily addressed him.
You are keeping person awake. What
good is it to go bowling and groaning
all night and deprive people of their
sleep:' He ceased from that time-at
least I heard no more of him. No
waichman, I think, has been more as
tonished for some time back. )"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
Glycerin and Foreordination.

A glycerin man in conversation with
reporter the other day said that the
majority of those who are engaged In
the business Of shooting wells believe
in REORGANIZATION. "I think that a man
will not die till his time comes, /" he
said. ga. man is liable to die at any
calling, no matter how safe it may be
considered. He will pass through all
kinds of dangers and never sustain the
slightest injury. Then he is knocked
out of existence when he least expects it.
"Glycerin men have to be quite
nervy, but there is not one of them who
does not feel that he is in no great dan
ger. They think they will live out their
allotted time and will not be blown up
until the predestined event is due. We
are handling death every day and know
it, but by the exercise Of caution and
common sense there are but few of Us
comparatively that are killed. The rail-
road men are much more liable to accl-
dental death than glycerin men are. y
Bradford (Pa.) Era.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
Spain to Make a Final Stand.

Paris, Nov. ID There vas nc joint
session Of the peace commissions to day
Secretary Moore of toe United States
cum omission received from Secretary
Ojeda Of the Spanish commission. this
morning q note saying that the Spanish
com missiouers had found it impossible
to prepare their memorandum for
presentation to day and asking if the
Uoited States missiooers would be
iucopveuieoced. if. owing TO the arrival
from Madrid Of expected data. the
Spaoiards should requea. that the next
meeting be deferred until Wednesday
Secretary Moore replied that Auieri
can commissioners were quite ready to
accom- N oda.e the Spanish commission
ers in this matter, and the joint session
was deferred until Wednesday mex,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
Porpoise Oil.


Oils, animal, vegetable and mineral,
are second in importance to bu5 few do
mestic articles of commerce. Already
incidentally invaluable in the bygone
ages Of hand labor. lubricants have be-
come almost a condition Of existence in
this century of machinery, and of all
oils porpoise oil is the finest, the most
difficult to obtain, almost the most cost
ly. The difficulty, be it incidentally re-
marked, lies not in expressing the OIL
from the porpoise, but in catching the
porpoise itself. These cetaceans, like the
fish they prey On, are most uncertain IN
their movements, at one time playing
by the week in our very harbors, at oth-
ers staying whole month far from the
coast. An economic and reliable method
of obtaining regular supply of por-
poises from our seas would be worth a
fortune.
At present their capture is no more
than accidental. Porpoises are known to
venture into salmon estuaries during
spring food tides, returning to salt wa
ter with the ebb, and, as an improve
ment on the present casual supply sys-
tenn, strong rope nets might be cast at
the mouths Of these estuaries to inter-
cept the invaders as they leave. Prob
ably, however, the ultimate solution
will be found in the rifle and some par
ticular cartridge, preferably fronted with
soft, hollow lead to fatten in the crea-
ture's ribs. 1t may be that even with a
fatal bullet the difficulty is not ended,
for it has not yet been shown whether,
when fatally hit, the porpoise sinks or
floats. Spectator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
QUALIFICATIONS
OF JURORS.
The Recent Decision IN New.
berry not the First of Its
Kind.

To the Editor of the News and
Courier In your editorial in to:day's
issue under the heading "Al' Jurors
Must be Qualified Voters you state
that Judge Klugh had granted q new
trial in case Of aggravated assault
and battery at Newberry. because
one of the jurors who tried the case
on it's first hearing was diqualifed for
such service, inasmuch as he did not
possess registration certificate, and
was therefore not qualified e!ector.
You and your Newberry correspond.
ent have gotten the Judges somewhat
mixed. Judge D. A Townsend is
holding the present term of Court at
Newberry, aud he it was who granted
the new trial in this particular case.
Judge Klugh, so far as we know,
has never had the point raised before
him
You further state in the same
editorial "that this is the the first and
only case of the sort in this State
The decision in the case of the State
vs Hipp and wife, mentioned by
YOU, in which Judge Townsend has
granted new trial is not the first
case of the kind that has been decided
in this State In fact as long as two
wears ago this same question was
raised 10 this county in the case of
Dew alt VS. the Columbia, Newberry
and Laurens Railroad Company. A
motion was made for new trial by
Mr.. Cole L Blease. representing
the plaintiff, upon the ground that
one of the Jurors who served in the
caee was not q qualified e!ector, be
having not registered under the
Constitution of 1895 That was, |
think, the first time that the poin.
had been raised in this State, and
after careful and mature delioeration
Judge R. e. Watts decided that the
verdict was null and void, and grant
ed a new trial. In recent decision
in the case of Garrett vs Wineberg.
the Supreme Court, in an opinion de-
livered by Mr. Chief Justice Nc
Iver, has sustained the decision OF
Judge Watts In the DeWalt case
upon the same point. The motion
10 the Hipp case ie the second time
that new trial has been granted ia
this county. Mr.. Blease also repre-
senting the parties who secured the
new trial in this case therefore to
Judge Watts belongs the credit OF
having first rendered the decision
upon this point in this State l
agree with you this "decision will
probably result in more thorough
citing of the jury lists in every coun.
ty of the State /" At least it should
do so. also agree with you in the
.shope that it will not result in Gre
ating q larger class of those who es
cape jury duty
Newberry, November IL. X.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16

sDaily. tDaily except Sunday.
No. 50 runs through TO Columbia via Cen
trail R. r. of S. c.
Trains Nos. 7s and 80 run via Wilson and
Fsyetteville-Sbort Liue-and make close
connection for all points North.
Trains on c. l. D R. R. leave Florence
daily except Sunday As a N, arrive Darling
ton 8 ls N, Harisville II Is N, Cheraw
10 80 a 10, Wadesboro 3 Is p m. Leave
Florence daily except Sunday 25 n, are
rive Darlington so p Ed, Bennettsv!lle 46
D m, Gibson 10 10 y %. Leave Florence
Sunday only so 10. arrive Darlington
9 20 q N
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday s Is
a 10. Bennettsv;le 49 10, arrive Darling
ton : 40 N, leave Darlington As m, az
rive Florence 10 N. Leave Wadesboro
daily except Sunday 3 co %, Cberaw IS
o 10, aartsville 2 Is p N, Darlington s 29
D N, arrive Florence 90 N. Leave Oar.
lington Sunday only so M, arrive Flor
ence Is N
J.R KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE,
Cecil Manager. Gen'l Sup't.
I'M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
HIN. EMERSON. Gsn'i Pass. Agent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
REFUGEE NEGROES
ASKED TO RETURN.
Mayor Waddell Anxious to
Keep Down Suffering.

Special to Tie State
Wilmington, N. c.. Nov. ID The
three visiting military companies, the
Sampson Guards, Kinston naval
reserves and the Clinton Guards. who
have done patrol duty since tie race
war, were sent to their homes to day.
At q meeting of the board of
aldermen held to day. the chief of
police reported that he is sure his
present force of IS police can. in
view of the general desire of the
people, white and colored, to have
peace maintained, easily give thor
ough police protection throughout
the city. Then, too, if they should
be needed the local military. COM
posed of $50 men, with two rapid FIRE
guns, could be quickly called into
service
Mayor Waddell announced to-day
that investigation showed that there
are still hundreds of refugee negroes
hiding in the woods, the large
majority of them in dire need of food
He employed today a large number
of reputable negroes and sent them
through the surrounding country
with the following notice The
bearer is authorized to go out of the
city into the surrounding country aud
induce the negro refugees to return
to the city and be quiet and to assure
them that they will be fully protected
(Signed) A. Nj. Waddell, Mayor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
Muse Have Been a Cannibal.

The writer of a book of travels, tell
ing of the insect pests encountered in
British Guiana, makes statement of
which the best that can be said is that
is is probably not so bad as it sounds
"One lady that I knew, while busy at
her toilet, felt something crawling on
her shoulder. She screamed and called
her husband, and he had just time to
knock the centiped off before biting
her in the neck.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
Who will Answer !?

Mn. Editor: Please ALLOW the writer space
n your columns &c ask two questions. which
cover matters of grsat interest to our citizens.
SIS list Will the Sumter Light Infantry re-
.organixs ard give rs a good company for
home protec,ions
2d. Why was the Associated Charities
Society, which was organized and offered
here several montha ago, s,rengled at its
birth
These questions are appropriate to the
times, and an answer from some one who
knows, will sffo-d very Interesting reading
10 many persons 10 SUNTER.
Nov. I2, 1898
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
DfxcnurarinC.

First Theosophist-This settles it. I
resign from the society" "
Second Theosophist-What' hat's the mat
ter?
First Theosophist-Why, one of my
tenants has gone off without paying his
rent and left me note saying he would
try and square with me in sorne future
existence. Fun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16

There is curious little Holland vii
LACE in Wisconsin, named Little Chute,
whose chief manufacture is wooden
shoes The people there are as thor
oughly Dutch as their progenitors. Inc
town stands on the ground where Pere
Marquette had his winter quarters, and
where ths Dutch priests instructed the
Iouians.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
Succ 5.fu! PHYSICIANS.

VIE heartily recommend DR.. Hathaway & Co.
of ~ S Broad ST., Atlanta, Ga. as b.;ng per
fec:ly re,a j and remarkably success f1l in tho
treatment Of chronic diseases Of men and women.
need of medical help should certainly write
these eminent doctors and you will receive a free
and expert opinion of your case by return MAJ
without cost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16

Insure yoarseif sgaiost the attacks of
feyers, pneumonia aud o her serious and pros
tsating diseases by taking few bottles of
Hood's Sarsspari!la now.
Hoods Pills are the favorite family ca.
,hsrtic Easy to take, easy to operate
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
Cheap Injury.

Casey-Shure, au it's tn unlucky
mon Oh am!
Clancy-Unlucky be dom d! Hov'n't
yez kim out av tn wreck wild only a
broken arm:
Casey (sarcastically)-An for which
Oh only git foive hundred dollars! Thin
fellies thot wor kilt git foiye thousand.
New York Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16

Train No. II, going west makes daylight
connection at Lancaster with the l.. q. X.
R., at Rock Hill with the Southern 4. X.
eoiog north, at B!acksburg With the South
ern. Tram No. 7s, going east makes connee'
ton a, Marion, N. c., with the Southern 4.
R., at Blackaburg with Southere and at Lam
caster with L. 4 C. R. R. Train No. 81,
going east makes connection at Shelby, N:
C. with the S. A. L r. Z going easS. III
local freight trains will carry passengers II
provided with tickets.
S. 3. LUMPKIN,
Division Passenger Agent.
la. EMERSON, Traffic Manager
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
Meteorological Record.

The following is report of observations
of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr.. W.
W. Anderson. for 81 days from Oct "a to
Nov. IS:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16
The Vote in Sumter County

The Commissioners Of Election for th
State election met yesterday, and taoulate'
the vote for State and county officers. Tb
vote was as follows:
For Governor:
W H. Eileroe, 40
For Lieutenant Governor:
NJ. B. McSweeney, 40
For Secretary of State.
n. R. Cooper, 40
For Attorney Ganeral.
G. Duncan Ballinger, Al
For Treasurer:
W. a.. Zimmerman, All
For Comptroller General:
J. P. Derham, All
For Superintendent of Education
J. j. McMahan, All
For Adjurant and Inspector General:
J. W. Flcyd, All
For Railroad Commissioner.
G. W. Garris, All
For Senator:
R. l. Manning, 473
For Representatives
E. D. Smith, All
]. II. Wilson, All
W. A. Nettles, Al
D. n. Young, All
For Superintendent of Education;
J. Edwin Rembert, All
For Supervisor
Marion Dorm, 47o
For Judge of Probate:
T.. Walsh, All
Total vote cast, 476
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16

Partly cloudy
Heavy fros,s on low grounds on Oct. 9th
tipping potato vines and other teader vegets-
,ioa Light frosts on low grounds on Oct.
3!st, and Nov Let "a, 81 and 7tb. No frost
as set on bill tops
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-16

If you want good, honrst sewing machine
trade. see Randle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-21
How TO Prevent Group.

We have two children who are sub
ject to attacks of Group. Whenever
IN attack is coming on, my wife
gives them Chamberlin's Cough
Remedy and 1t always prevents the
attack. 1t IL q household necessity
In this country and no matter what
else we run out Of, it would not do to
be without Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. More Of 1t sold here than
of all other cough medicines combin-
ed.-J. NJ. NICKLE, of Nickle Bros.
merchants, Nickleville, Pa. For
sale by City Drug Store and T. N.
Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-21

Young Jesse James has been
indicted for train robbery by the
grand jury of Kansas City, and his
bond raised from $25O0 to $1,000.
It was readily given and the young
man released from custody. He
has numerous powerful friends
who will defend him to the last,
because they believe him an un-
justly prosecuted man. The sins
of the father are surely visited up
on the son in this case, and those
who know him best are greatly
distressed,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-21
Masons Draw Color Line.

Louisville, KY, Oct. 2O.-The
grand lodge of Kentucky Masons,
at its session to-day, unanimously
adopted the resolutions reported by
its special committee which recon-
mends non-intercourse between the
grand lodge of this state and the
grand lodge of Washington, be-
cause of the action of the latter in
recognizing negro lodges. The
motion to adopt was seconded by
fifty Master Masons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-21
New Regulations.

A new order of things will be
introduced at the federal Jail here,
said Jailer Ellis this morning.
We will by tomorrow nighthave
our new addition completed. When
this is done we expect to give every
prisoner suit of clothes which be
will wear during his incarceration.
This will be good suit, but IN
expensive, and will have the vir-
ture of being clean. When his
term Of imprisonment ends he will
be given his old suit and be sent
out to the world just as he came to
jail. This is done in the inter-
est of sanitary regulations and will
be OF benefit not only to the pris-
oner himself but to ali those in
confinement. ALI prisoners will
have this regulation suit and it
will be better for all parties con-
cerned ."-Capital.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-21
MARKET REPORTS.


New York, Oct. 21.-The mar
ket showed an Improvement to the
extent of 1 to 2 points at the open
ing. Gables, although lower for
futures, were rather steadier than
looked for, in view of the alleged
unsettled conditions abroad at the
close yesterday, on account Of the
political outlook. The feeling ap-
pears to have gained ground that
the market has almost reached bot
tom. This may or may not prove
true. At all events, operations on
either side are likely to be attended
by caution. A narrow market is
prob ble. The extremely low price
makes sellers nervous and more
people are now disposed to operate
on the long side than was the case
a few weeks ago.
New York lost the early advance
by IL a. IN. Cables were down
l to 1-2 at Liverpool close.
The demand for yarns at Man.
chester was small, the inquiry
there for cloths was greater.
Hesters figures of the amount in
sight for the week SCI, 900 against
AL 800 last week and 433, 900 last
year.
Spot market unchanged. The
heavy movement for the week
failed to influence the market which
was dull and steady in the late
dealings and closed at about last
nights prices.
sPOTs-MIDDLING.
New York. . Ia; sales, 3lS; tone. dull and
easy.
New Orleans. 1915; sales. 1850; tone.
steady.
LIVERPOOL 3 LIS; sales. l2.Oos; fair demand.
FUTURES,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-21

The gunnery and craftsmanship
of the American navy has chal-
lenged the admiration of European
powers. The following dispatch
from Washington shows how
much they think of our methods:
Foreign governments are coming
to the United States to obtain in
formation regarding the gunnery
practice of the American sailors in
order that they may put into force
in their navies the rules observed
by our gunners. The latest re-
quest has come from France,
which desired to be furnished with
the gunnery drill book issued by
the department, but their request
has been refused unless the Paris
government agrees to furnish
certain information desired by the
American naval attache accredited
to it. In the future it is proposed
by the department to trade infor-
nation with foreign governments
and more or less secrecy will here
after be observed"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-21
HOWEIJ'S

CLARK HOwELL's eloquent
tribute to the reunited country
caught the Chicago jubilee crowd.
1t was a brilliant effort, and re-
called the famous utterances of the
great Grady speech at the New
York banquet. Howell is the
present editor of the Atlanta Con-
stitution and one of Georgia's s
most popular and gifted sons.
President Mckinley also delivered
a great speech bearing upon the
present problems which the nation
must meet bfaVeiS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-21

DEWEY has been forced to teach
the Philippines a sad lesson. He
told them not to recognize the
Philippine republic as they would
be treated as pirates. They dis
Qbeyed and flew the flag of the re-
public, when he fired into their
ships, sinking several and seizing
the balance.