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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
He Worked the Grocer

A true story of dog found guilty
Of obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses has been recently told. The
animal is very fond Of crackers, and
has been taught by his owner to go
after them himself. carrying a written
order in his mouth. Day after day he
appeared at the grocer's, bringing his
masters orders for crackers until the
clerks became careless about reading
the document One day the man came
in and complained that he had been
charged for much more crackers than
he had ordered. There was quite a
dispute over it, and the next time the
dog came in the grocer took the trouble
to look at the paper. 1t was blank;
and further investigation showed that
whenever the dog felt craving for
crackers he hunted up piece Of paper
and trotted off to the grocery store
Atlanta Constitution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
Kansas Husbands.

A woman takes great consolation in
thinking that some day when she is
laid in the cold, cold ground her hus-
band will wish he had her back to tell
her how sorry he is that he treated her
so mean. She imagines him weeping
over the sod and wishing he could see
her, if only for a moment, to ask her
forgiveness. But he will not appear in
such scene On the contrary, he will
probably be chasing after some other
Woman.-Atchison Globe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
A Marriage Fee.

A clergyman Of Georgia was once
standing in the courthouse when q
Hoosier came in to see the ordinary in
order to procure a marriage license.
The countryman asked for ga pair Of
licenses" and on making the purchase
necessary to being united in the holy
bonds Of matrimony inquired Of the
ordinary. Who can I git to marry
me?"
The ordinary replied that he could
perform the ceremony, or the parson,
standing near, would probably accom-
mcdate him. The corntryman turned
to the parson and asked if he would
marry him. The parsonf readily con-
sented and asked the would be bride
groom, Where's, your gal?"
He replied, 4sOut yonder-in the
street. -
The parson said, "Fetch her in
Then she was 'tfotch" in and the
1eknot tied" The bridegroom asked
the parson the amount Of Indebtedness
incurred and was told that no charge
was made, but that he always left the
matter for the bridegroom to decide.
The latter replied: "I've got no mon
ey. I've got a load Of punkins out yon-
der. I'll, give you punkin. ."-Homi-
letic Review.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27

sDsily. fDaily except Sunday.
No. 81 runs through to Col7mbia via Cen
trail R. R. of S. {.
Trains Nos. rs aod 80 run via Wilson and
Fayetteville Line-aod make close
connection for all points North. n
Trains on c. 4 D P. r. leave Florence
daily except Sunday 9 so n, arrive Darling
ton 10 Is g NJ, Har;syille 9 ;5a N, Cheraw
IL 80 N, Wadesboro 225 p N. ieays
Florence daily except Sunday 755 p n, az
rive Darlington 3 20 P n, Bsnnettsville 9 II
N, Gibson 9 IS p N. Leave Florence
Sunday only 9 80 n. arrive Darlington
10 05 g n
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 90
N, Bennettsvile I 90 q n., arrive Darling
too 8 90 10, leave Darlington so m, ar.
rive Florence 9 Is 70. Leave Wadesboro
daily except Sunday 90 p %, Cheraw As
n, Hartsyille 90 n, Darlington rs
N, arrive Florence 90 "a. Leave Oar.
ling.on Sunday oaly 8 SO n, arrive Flor
ence 9 Is m.
j. R KENLEY, JN0. F. DIVINE,
Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Sup'ti
TN. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
E.@ EMERSON. Gem! Pass. Agent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
No Wonder 1t Panied.

A tender hearted old woman noticed
a horse with a broad rubber band
stretched around it's leg just above the
hcof. She asked the waiting driver Of
the cab why it was there and suggest
ed that it was more than cruel to place
it on the animal.
eyes. num-" replied the cabby, cit 5
painful to the horse, no doubt, but that
is not the worst Of it. It's the getting
of it on that pains the poor thing. Why,
we had to stretch the band and pull it
over the horses head and down all his
body to get it on
'.For the lands sake alivew exclaim-
ed the woman and walked away hor-
rifed.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27

UTILIZING THE GOUT.
It Has Power to soothe the Man
With Cracked Shoe.

.sEvery now and then," said a man
Of moderate means, something hap
pens to remind me that I am only a
novice in the art Of life. For instance,
my shoes were wearing out, and in one
of them there was an ugly crack IN the
top. If there is one thing more dis
turbing to me. than another, it is the
sight of a shoe on one Of my feet with
a hole in the top. But I had not the
money wherewith to buy another pair,
and, though it may seem ridiculous, |
couldn't very well spare the quarter
that it would cost for patch, to say
nothing of the fact that patched shoe
is little less unsightly in my eyes than
one with hole in it
.ssWalking, in this predicament, one
day, / met a friend, whose means, so
far as knew, were little, if any, great
er than my own. He now had in the
top Of one OF his trinity blacked shoes
carefully cut round hole. Since / had
last seen him he had apparently pros
pered enough to have got the gout, a
fact on which I ventured to comment.
Why he said, you can get precise
~ the same kind Of gout with a pair
Of shears And then he smiled. He
always was blithe and gay, no matter
what betided.
"Well, when l got home I enlarged
that hole in the top Of my shoe to the
size and respectability Of gout open
ing, and now, when go down in the
morning Oh the elevated, don't hold
that foot with the broken shoe curled
under the seat, back Of the other ankle,
as though had curious habit that
way, but place it boldly out in front,
and I read the paper with the air Of a
man who is going down town with his
surplus interest money to take a little
fier in stocks. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
A SOLEMN OCCASION.
The Only Interview Buchanan Had
=. with His Vice President.

Tho Only Interview Buchanan Had
with His vice President.
vice President Stevenson used to tell
q story which John G. Breckinridge
had told him to illustrate the tradition.
al relations between the president and
the man whose principle business it is
TO wait for the possible death Of the
president. in order that he may take
the presidents chair.
Breckinridge said that Buchanan
never consulted him about any impor-
tant matter, although as a kentuckian,
hayin- the confidence of most Of the
southern leaders, he felt that his adj
vice might at times have been valuable
to the president In the early fall Of
1860, when Buchanan's term was near
ing an end, amid the gathering clouds
OF war, Vice President Breckinridge
received an urgent summons to the
White House. He responded at once,
thinking chat at, last the president
wanted his advice on the momentous
questions then pending. When he ar
rived he was shown into the presi-
dents room, and Mr.. Buchanan, who
was alone, called his private secretary
and Instructed him to see that they
were not disturbed by anybody during
the important conference which was to
follow.
When the private secretary had with
drawn, the president unlocked the pri-
yate drawer in his desk, took out a
manuscript, sat down with great so
;emnity, and said to Vice President
Breckinridge, in his most impressive
manner. :. I want to read you the draft
of my Thanksgiving day proclamation
and to get your opinion Of it.
The vice president controlled his fa-
cia1 muscles. listened respectfully and
seriously made some complimentary
remarks about the important docu-
ment, and, with his customary cour-
tesy, bowed and smiled his way out from
the only interview to which he was
ever invited by President Buchanan
Boston Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
Beeeine Letters For the Rich.

a lady living less than a days jour-
ney from New York had the curiosity
the other day to make certain calcula-
tons in order to see how large part
Of her property she would have had to
sacrifice had she granted all the re-
quests made for money within period
Of ~ days. She kept all the begging
letters received during that time, add
ed together the amounts they asked
for and then discovered that had she
granted each individual request for
money she would have disbursed ST.
100000. And this, be it remembered,
in short period Of six weeks.-Har-
per's Bazaar
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
Tactful Messenger Boy.

cone Of the beautiful traits in the
make up Of Washington messenger
boys" said a railroad man who lives
in Washington, '.is their tactfulness."
think otherwise They are chock full
Of and loaded down with tact-with
the copper on. To illustrate:
"My wife went over to New York a
few weeks ago to attend the bedside
Of a seriously i'll lrelatiye. who was not
expected to live This morning was
sitting in my Office, wondering why
hadn't got letter from her by the first
mail. when tousle headed messenger
boy joggled open the door.
"'Where'n I find de office O Mr.
-% he asked, mentioning my name.
fright here, son. said 1. You're
talking to him.
WELL said the kid. measuring me
up, with the probable expectation that
I'd do stage back fall. I've got a
death message fer you, an they tole
me at tn Office that it was important
mice. mild. tactful way Of putting
it, wasn't it? He just left it up to me
to wonder. while was ripping the en-
velope open. whether the message an
nounced the death Of our aged relative
or the decease Of my wife. 1t happen
ed to be the former, but am inclined
to believe that that boy would have
been just bit better pleased had it
been the latter" r"-Washington Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
A woman. Biun.

OF course you know the story Of the
woman who heard two men at a hotel
table discussing her very impertinent-
" in German, whereupon she very po-
litely asked one Of them for the salt in
German It's a very old story, and
sometimes the language is French, and
the salt is left out, but the story is the
same, and goodness only knows how
many writer's, from Howells up and
from Howells down, have told it with
variations. So old it is that when a
woman know began to tell it to me
the other day as personal experience
I felt the joy that one feels at meeting
anew an old friend.
II was IN a car" she began, "and
two men sat opposite me. Of course 1
knew they were talking about me. I'd
have known it even if they had
been speaking Sanskrit, which they
weren't. They were gossiping in Ger
man. stood it as long as J. could, and
then I dropped my purse One Of the
men instantly picked it up. Thank
you,' said in German. Ny dear, if
you could have seen those mems faces!
They didn't say another word for six
blocks.
.But what were they saying about
your
"oh,'' said she cheerily, 81 haven't
an idea. I don't know one word Of
German but Thank you"
And I wonder if the woman in, the
story who asks for the salt-wel, per-
haps her request, too, was what in the
yernacular one calls bluf.-Washing
ton Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
A Coincidence.

care you superstitious" said one
young lady to another in confidential
chat.
s:No; that is, I never was until yes
terday A very strange thing occurred
to a friend Of mine then, and now [
do not know whether I am supersti-
tious or not. 1t happened in this way:
She and l were sitting in her room,
and she was telling me the details Of
her marriage engagement, which had
been broken off that very day. While
she was talking she raised her left arm
and threw it over the back Of the chair
where she was sitting, and as she did
so a heavy link bracelet fell to the
floor. 1t was her engagement brace
let and had been locked on her arm
for more than year. How or why it
came unfastened do not know
Detroit Free Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
Big Money.

One Of the largest and most cumber-
some forms Of money is found in Cen
trail Africa, where the natives use d
cruciform ingot Of copper ore over 10
inches long. 1t is heavy enough tc be
8 formidable weapon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27

The wheat of Mexico amounts in
value to nearly $3O.0OO,0N q year. The
rice crop is worth S6,o0o,o0o. Ten mil
lion dollars worth Of beans are grown
each year. for beans form staple artl-
Gle Of diet among the peasants.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
A LOVERS FAREWELL
Goodby forever, my darling.

Goodby forever, my CARING,
Dear to me even now,
Though I give you back your promise
And release you from your VOW.
I have learned that the love l sought for
Had been given away before,
And know that love in your nature
Is Glove forever more
Yet wish you had not answered
In words 50 tender and fair,
For could have borne it better,
Though it had been hard to bear.
Il you had but told me truly
That your heart was given for aye,
I should not have known the sorTow
That crushes my heart today.
Yet, why should weakly blame you
For the thoughts in my bosom hid?
Twas my own fond heart that led me
To love you as did
And now must hide my SORROW,
!. As I hid my hope before,
And put it away in silence
To be spoken of no more.
For since know possess not
The love that had been such prize,
Shall wait till my IDOL crumbles
To ashes before my eyes?
No! Rather farewell forever,
And long may the lovelight shine
On the fairer part you have chosen
It Will beam no more on mine.
Better il death had robbed me,
For then could love you still.
Your memory would have nerved me
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27

The man who suggests compromise
has usually been whipped.-Rehoboth
Sunday Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
AWED BY THE AUTHORS.

But BY and By ME-. Williams Got
Over his Timidity.
Some day perhaps Jesse Lynch Will
iams may follow his book Of newspa-
per stories with some sketches Of mag
azine Office life He has had expert
ences, and he can write them.
Here is one of them:
9.When I. first went to Scribner's
Magazine" he said, 81 was walking
interrogation point The editor would
toss a letter across the table just like
a common piece of paper, saying:
Here's letter from Kipling. It's all
right It might as we'll have been q
note from his tailor.
81 stood by and shivered at the sac
rilege. And the typewriters! They
would pound out letters to Meredith,
Stockton, James. Howells and Kip
ling just as they might have done to
me, without changing feature or
missing a punctuation mark. and I
marveled at their nerve. One day :;
stout. middle aged man brushed by me
in the office. We begged each others
pardon.
..Hold on a minute called the edi-
tor 4 want to speak to you, Howells.'
IS that Howells?' asked the Office
boy.
"sSure.'
"'AIr. Howells?'
eyes
~eMr. W. D. Howells?
".Cert'
"air. William Dean Howellsy
The same
"And softly caressed the sleeve that
the novelist had brushed against as il
it had been touched by a saint. But
after awhile the feeling Of awe wore
off. We deal in authors. That's our
business" = Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27

Most people who rob Peter to pay
Paul forget the last part Of the con-
fra5..-New York News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
Difficulties.

.There is some one giving away the
facts concerning our secret proceed
inesw exclaimed one official.
..But we haven't really done any
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27

The first duty Of real man is to do
his real duty frst.-Kansas City Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27

"Of course. And that's the damag-
ing fact which has been divulged."
Washington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27

tDaily except Sunday.
Trains 80 and 35 carry through Pullman
Palace Buffet Sleeping cars between New
York and Macon via Augusta.
T. N EMERSON, H. N. EMERSON,
Traffic Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agt
J.R. KENLY, Ger Manager.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27

*Daily tDaily except Sunday.
No So 3runs through 10 Charleston, S. c.!
va Central R. r., arriving Mann.og3 Alp
M, Laues 6. II . %, Charleston 500 N.
Trains on Conway Branch leave Chad oourn
IS NJ. arrive Con way 7.40 p %, return
ing leave Conway 80 q m, arrive Chad.
bourn IL 20 am, leave Chadbourn II so m.
arrive Hub u rs p N, returning leave Hub
90 N, arrive Ghadbourn 335 q m. Daily
except Sunday.
J. R. KENl.Y, 0eo'l Manager.
T. N. EMERSON, Traffic Manager
b. Il. EMERSON. GEM Pass. Agent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27


eyeryDody knew ana ilked .e,id cap.
that's Wh tsstf1ey called ssh1na-except
Few who had Deen III frouDie Win Win
Z him at one time OF another. fE
Now, no one ever tnoaght that oio
seApsWas Spectacular. BE was the last
man on earth who would be tnougnt
likely TO want the center q tne stage s
fer any sof his stunts But ne dl1 ana and
escilnaax OF ms NE was more pyeo-
stechnicai than any mans = ever got
2 With. He certalnly alo 50:
ssoutlnasa hlaze oI glory II an napl'en-
sea aDous seven years ago. I was N
tucson IS iot OF ssls Doys were slttlns
round 10 Iront OF a slIlinills one aleer-
neon ra.klng aeo1lt talngs ~ gen
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fae nssck- e was q 1nlgnty me me Gay,
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50 "e ol our noiseS cut ~
~ s1ala s,1i eee ip Tue - isln ~ sass
s'la tefe nsis ABOUT q uoAen u
9 aiisi We .a.u our ~ incileseefs anu s1A
:s :sssstte'o.els WIZ Us "neh We soe neal
I 10 sJids zap SsWe slowed up DIT ana
began to look pretty sharp Tor indians,
hut not 9 sign OF redskin could we
sssee
We'll be in time, boys, said the
Texan, who was leading the band Eff
Wesget to Old Caps cabin we kin stand
son a pretty smart lot.
Gld Caps cabin was situated in 8
clearing off the trail around a bend,
with high rocks hiding it until you
came out in the open. We reached the
turn in safety and swept around it at
full gallop. There we saw, first Of all,
the little cabin looking as snug as
usual, and then we noticed Old Cap
sitting astride keg about ten feet in
front of his door. His big, gray SOM
brero was cooked to one side. and the
red scarf about his neck gave him the
look Of stage hero Of the plains. He
had heard our horses hoofs beating
the rocky trail before we wheeled into
view. and he was ready for u.s. Wait
ing until we had come within IS yards
OF him, he lifted his hat and moved it
above his head with hoarse, wild
yell AS I tnlnk OF II now II SOUNDED
IKE the cry OF a madman. Ihen ne
reached into his pocket and drew forth
match This he drew carefully across
rock which was within reach OF the
keg upon which he sat, and saving it
from the breeze until 1t was safely
lighted he opened his legs and dropped
Il between them
mere W2s a veAoW pun OF smoke
unged with nasn OF red, ana tnen
terrific roar. OtQ Caps body UeW SKY
ward. ana wnen IL came oo"n II olon
un si,.s ou Aes VI po"uel an1
1.au o.,peia.sis olown n.,nSell W
EHI1QuY LQluX ZOE d IlldU I'D 10, WASH
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-27
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

No. So runs through from Charleston via
Central R. R !, leaving Charleston Z q. m.<
Lanes "a m, Manning 9 % m
TRAINS GOING NORTH
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-13
FORTUNE IN TAPESTRIES.
The Splendid Collection Claimed by
Titled Organ Grinder in
London.

Viscount Hinton, the scion of English
nobility who has been earning Il mod
est livelihood by grinding an organ in
the streets of London, claims not only
the title and estates of Earl Poulett, but
the furniture and ornaments in the
great halls at Hinton ST. George, says
London Mail.
These include one of the finest private
collections of tapestry in the world
tapestries bearing the design of Paul
Veronese and other great masters,
which are renowned for their beauty
and value throughout the world of art.
There are II of these splendid tapes
tries at Hinton st. George. They are
all of the renaissance period and were
made about 1870. Some of them have
the Poulett arms woven into the fabric.
AS many of these splendid possessions
of the Pouletts are as much as 20 feet
in length, it may be readily understood
that they occupy a great space in the
halls.
These tapestries are valued at e 200
each. That is their average price. Con-
noisseurs assert that several tapestries
in the collection are worth $4,000 to
e 1900 each. They are all in splendid
condition, and if Niscount Hinton gets
them they will constitute perhaps his
most unique possession.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-13
Freezing Weather in July.

Would cause great discomfort and
loss, but fortunately it is seldom
known. A vast amount of misery is
caused at this season, however, by
impoverished blood, poor appetite
and general debility. These conditions
may be remeded BY enriching the
blood and tonlng the stomach with
Hoods Sarsaparilla. This medinine
seems to put new life into the whole
physical system, simply because of Its
wonderful power to purify, enrich and
vitalize the blood, create an appetite
and invigorate the digestive functions.
We advise you to get bottle and try
it if you are not feeling just right. 1t
will do you more good than a six
weeks vacation. 1t is the best med
icine money can buy.