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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

The hull Of the oldest steam vesse.
on the Pacific coast and the second tug
boat built in the United States were
made bonfire Of on the West Seattle
beach to the delight Of a large number
of e5cursicnists. The vessel was the
Goliah. built in New York in 1913 by
W. II. Webb.
The most curious place In the world
is the Alhambra. Span. 1t was orig
ins ily fortress. SO great in extent as
70 be capable OF holding 10000 men
1t was begun in 1913 and finished IN
1914. 1t contains numerous halls and
courts. all decorated in the highest
style Of Moorish art.
The famous stepping stones at Bolton
abbey. England. are picturesque; but.
like those Of other rural and romantic
streams. they have been the cause OF
endless Inconvenience and not few
ugly Ilish&ps. The Duke OF Devon
shire has recently erected footbridSe
over the river just below the stepping
stones.
Propo-tionately there is no great city
IL the civilized world that has so few
mornln. papers as London This is
due 10 the large expenditure involved
in star,in:, & paper in the metropolis.
Any one contemplating this must We
prepared t. lose many thousands Of
pounds a year FOR two or three years
and then perhaps to fail
4 Londoa capitalist has offered to
construct 1T Southend huge sea wall
at a cost of $3.000o00 and asks in re-
turn permission to use the tidal force
for working q generating plant to sup
ply London with electricity He guar
antees there shall never be less than
sh feet Of water on the beach-in fact,
Il win be huge marine lake.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

the scene to record his vote. lis
donkey was decked out in sumptuous
green ribbons. the emblems Of Beres-
ford's opponent.
The voter. on being asked the Gus
tomary question. answered shortly. Il
90 for Lord Charley, Lord bless him.
Thereupon the members OF the oppos-
ing faction made a dash for the good
man to convince him that, according to
the emblems he carried, he must cast
his vote for their candidate. Thus chal-
lenged. he replied: "Oh, it's all right
I'm Tory; it's my donkey that's a
Radical, but he's an ass"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
Temporarily, Patched Up.

Il hope" said the pastor and cord-
dental friend of the family. YOU and
Mrs. Meeker have adjusted your diff
cuIties and are living in peace and con-
cord with each other again
.Wen," answered Mr. Meeker hesi-
tatingly, I'VE are not exactly On the
old footing as yet. but-but we have
established q modus viyendi. Chi
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
Pleasant For Constant.

Mrs. Chinner-Ernest!ne. my darling.
do you expect Constant tonight:
Ernestine-Ot course. mamma. Why
do you inquire?
Mrs. Chinner-If he asks you to mar
rv him. tell him TO come and speak to
me.
Ernestine-.And if he doesn't ask me:
Mrs. Chinner--Tcll him I'm coming
to speak 10 kim.-Tit-Bits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

Nov the seaside season is approach
ing We'll have to make up our minds
to see 4 lot OF funny sights by the sad
sea waves But where. we ask YOU.
dear readers. will you see more
comic sight than on the parade.
where tie young fools Of this stamp,
who'y. never sat on q horse In their
lives. strNs about got up In the above
horsy fasnion.-Ctomic CutS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
The Donkey Was a Radical.

A story-unearthed from nobody
knows where's being circulated con-
cerning the last election Of Lord Charles
Reresfcrd to the house Of commons.
He had just returned from York
CITY. While the votes We're being
polled a costermonger- arrived on
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
Rear Admiral Watson Didn't swea-.
but he Thought 1.-THE Dom
key Wa. n Radical.

Unlike the popular conception OF
most naval officers, Rear Admiral 1ohn
c.. Watson. who has been assigned TO
the command of the Asiatic squadron
in succession to Admiral Dewey. is
very religious. He is an ardent Pres-
byterian, deacon in that church and
an enthusiastic worker in the ranks OF
the laymen, says the San FRANCISCO
News Letter. When his naval title
was only that of commander, he was
stationed at San Francisco for severai
wears and was superintendent OF the
SUNDAY school in connection with st.
Johns church. founded by the Rev
DR.. Scott and maintained by he south
ern set in memory Of the founder.
OF course, such religious man IS
free from the common nautical vice OF
profanity, but sometimes things go
wrong even on the ship Of a devout
Christian. Admiral Watson was very
disappointed when the orders for him
to sail for Spain and destroy Camara' 8
feet we're countermanded.
Didn't you swear, admiral? anx-
iously inquired a sympathetic friend
who .aa been reading Dewey's famous
remarks on the bridge Of the Olympia
during the battle Of Manila.
no" answered the candid soldier
deacon. mot SO that you could hear it
But thought swear as loud as could
.hollerr'
General Fftz-Hugh Lees Class Rims.
An interesting relic in the shape OF a
ring once worn By General Fitz-Hugh
Lee recently came into the possession
of W. B. Odbert, Wheeling jeweier
Walter Boulde and his family came to
Wheeling from Huntington, W. Va,
about two months ago. and few days
ago the head Of the family Informed
Mr.. Odbert that he had large ring
be desired to sell for its gold value,
saws the New York Sun. When the
ring was delivered, the jeweler could
hardly believe his eyes, for 1T was IN
scribed .Fiz-Hugh Lee, 1885, The set
ting had been lost many years ago, and
the intrinsic value Of the gold was ST.
This sum was paid Bouhe, and he gave
the jeweler a fragmentary history OF
the ring. he said the relic was the
class ring Of the well known Virginian.
On one side it bears in deep cut figures
q Templar's coat Of arms and hood and
on the reverse crossed swords and
axes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
.othern and Laura Neene.

While in New York and before he
had made any hit, the elder Sothern
had a dispute with Laura keene con-
cerning some trivial affair at a re-
hearsal, and Miss Keene went into one
of her tantrums. After the quarrel on
the stage she retired to her dressing
room and. still angry. sent for Sotnern
and began to rate him fercely.
"Stop. Laura-stop just a minute!'
interrupted the comedian and advanc-
ing to the light deliberately turned 1t
down.
What do you mean by that. sir?'
she demanded in rage.
ooh. nothing" replied Sothern, but
you have always been SO lovely to me
that can't bear to look upon your
beautiful face when you are in pas
sion. Now. go on."-San Francisco
Argonaut
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

srcat::y iys:ly except S'iFeaT =
10 s3rCns thrcuqh 10 Charleston, >. =
:. Certrsl T. T., arriving aann.nS 5 Ca
:. .a.ss G4S ;, u, Charleston 30 ? q!
rrsiaa op Convey 3renc,: icaye Ghacbour
=. ", a-:ive Cocaay "a 9 L, Tetusr
rs isu7e Gouws7 IL u, ar.ivs Chad
ao,.ra % IS sa,, leave 'csasoern II so %,
arrive 3os,6man Il - . =, ~e'e7n'HS iesve
o.:a,cau 3.co II, arrive C;isdbocvn a.as
. =. :is1 e1oapss Sunday.
' e. EENny, Gen;' Manager
r.N SMEH~ON, Traffic Maosger.
/: {. FrERSNN i1en'! Pssa Agep
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
A CHICAGO ART STORY.

The number Of artists in Chicago
was increased recently by the arrival
of one from 4 distant city who during
his leisure moments strolied about the
down town streets seeing the sights.
Passing Il store where L number Of
paintings Were displayed in tie wiz
dows. he stepped inside to look about.
Standing before Il landscape about 10
by II inches in size, be assumed tie
manner OF an adinircr Of ART and
awaited the approach Of the proprietor
The latter advanced, smiling and
rubbing his hands. lie greeted the
visitor cordially and said:
You are an admirer Of paintings,
see."
..Yes. to some extent" was the reply.
THAT is pretty bit Of scenery, the
dealer returned, that you are looking
at there, that little clump Of green
trees and the red house. 1t has a
charming atmosphere about it. Don't
YOU think? With the frame, just as it
is. we are asking only $1o for it. That
over there is companion piece, same
size. same frame. Now, if you would
like to buy the pair" he continued, be-
coming very earnest, I'VE could let you
have them for-let me see. Take them
along for S25."
We'll, it's evidently fair price, but
the fact is l don't want to buy. l am
q painter myself
ooh, you are an artistw smilingly re-
marked the dealer We'll, perhaps
you would like to do some painting for
us?"
"oh, don't know; perhaps so. But
what do you pay for a canvas like
that? indicating the small picture un-
der discussion.
sWell,'' replied the dealer, becoming
confidential and stepping up close to
his caller, that is a cheap painting.
and If you can paint them fast you can
make good money"
We'll, what do you pay?" asked the
artist impatiently.
For that size we are paying
cents"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
TRAIES CONG soCTH

No. 5a ruos through srcn' tsariesioo W
Central R. r, esvioe Charlesror ! &, L!
Jsaes 8 "a 8 No. Nsnn,Dg 9 c3 N
@aA1ES GoiHG SOE'st:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
81
~ 49, Eg
CIV

NOTE: II addition 20 III. above service
trains Nos u a,d 10 run daily between Charles
ton and A>ccvile carving elegant Pulimsn
n. arri7e co.;anbia 80 G. ~: arrive AShe-
vile 9: (, a. III, No. t6!eave Ashevile o5 p. m. {:
leave Columbia - a. m; arrive Charleston
:OD a. III. Sieepins cars ready for occupancy
at Charleston at 800 ?. N. These trans
make c.os- conrcc: ions st Colun bla with
through trai:.S between Florida points ard
Wn>hi,,~.r,, 4 ~ naSt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05

1t too!. 20G0.0G0 men Working Tor
ten wears TO build the great wall OF
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-05
BETWEEN wILso:s WILL AND sUaTER
S.n,hhnnnd DAILY * SundaS Ncrthooopd

BETWEEN MI. LARD AND ST PAUL
73 rs Daily ex SalsiHy IL "a
.s M:xeG Az Pm
20 10 Is Lv Mil,srd Al o IS 4 o5
2 80 :02, ar, Paul Is 10 80 3 5e
pErUErN SuWTEe :fp CAMDEN
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-22
Deathbed Scenes Seldom Terrible.

T have seen thousands of persons die under all sorts of circumstances, and never yet have I seen one display the slightest fear of death. This re- markable statement was made by physician who has practiced many years in Philadelphia and who has seen a great deal of hospital service. Tt is popular fallacy," he went on, ito imagine that deathbed scene is ever terrible, other than as parting between loved ones. The fear of the unknown is never present at the last.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-22
rnnh aha narhnr A,nnr.

Philadelphia Record: There are par tlcular people and people who are par tieuiar. but 1t is doubtful if there are any more particular people than q fond ma and pa Of pair Of little boys who live on North Broad street. These dosing parents are so particular that they VIII allow only one barber to keep the hair of their young sons fn trim. and when 1t came time for the family to depart to Atlantic City the first Of this month there was no hesi- tation in engaging the t-nsorial artist 10 go along. His board has to he paid as well as the amount Of wages he usually earns each week. While he is at command, however, papa permits she aa of the razor and shears to sf=ss n every day, while mamma f#s ! ad washed every other day. s8 the barber is not given too muez opportunity to grow lazy. Still, he 1eelzs upon himself as a man of leisure. and refuses to associate with che ordinary run of face iathfrers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-22
Cooking i.f Sweden. en-

lady who las just returned to this country from the Lind of the Midnight Sun said to Philadelphia Press re- porter: After we had seen our fill of rocky headIands and enchanted lakes and fjords, we went to seaside re- sort, where we had rooms overlooking the water, and went to matsal, or 'meatroom,' for our meals, as every one does in Lysekil We had a special table and were waited upon with the neyer-failing amiability by a special waitress, and We paid for one party of four $10.60 per week for our meals. What did we get to eat? Not canned peas Or skinned milk or tough chick en. For breakfast we had meat eggs, tea, eoffee,, delicious fish and fancy breads. For dinner. soup, fish, meat and dessert, the whole preceded by the Swedish smorgasbord, which is a sort of side table where all sorts Of relishes are laid out. Rarebits, eggs, sandwiches, raw or picked herrings, with chopped onions, sliced sausages, caviare, anchoyies, cheese, sardines, pickles and salte9 and savory meats arc served in endless variety, and. though tourists usually fight shy of the smorgasbord. we became perfect Swedes as far as it was concerned. We had such a good time in Lysekil and saved so much of our precious pelf that we were able at the end of our stay to take trip to Paris for few days shopping, dinner at the Am- bassedeur's, and a peep at the budding revolution.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-22
NnaKer u1ar.

Baltimore News: The remarkable longevity of the Shakers is claimed by them'. to be due entirely to the self enforced rule of regular sleeping hours and meals, the kind of clothing worn, the manual occupation and the food partaken of at the settlement The most of the Shakers are enthusiastic vegetarians. Contrary to the opinion of many food authorities, they con sider tomatoes as exceptionally health ful. They use them for breakfast, din ner and supper all through the tomato season, while the Lebanon Shakers put up about 400 gallons for their own use every winter. As these Shakers have not had a case of fever in the family for thirty years, have almost no other sickness, and scarcely ever a doctor, it looks as though their diet agreed with them. Another vegetable that they especially prize is celery, which they think is also a staple article of diet, served baked, in warm sauce or even in pies and buildings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-22
A nIe Price for Strrrups. :.

A pair of iron stirrups were sold for $15. 1000 at the Forman sale in Lon- don. They were made for Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary. and are partly plated with silver, parcel gilt and chased, each of the outer edges having an exquisite border of trans lucent cloisonne enamel on gold, six inches high and six inches wide The work is Italian of the end of the if. teenth or the beginning of the six teenth century.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-22
Sseteors Prefer Morning.

An interesting and significant fact ls that the average hourly number of meteors is only half as great in the evening as in the morning, and in the evening their velocity is lower. says Pref. c. A. Youf.g in the New Lippin- colt for November. The reason is that at sunset we have before us the point in the heavens from which we are nov in in our orbital journey around the sun, while n the morning we face the point toward which we are ad- yancing; in the evening we are in the rear of the earth, at sunrise in front. This increase in the numbers and speed of the morning meteors is just what ought to happen if they are bod fes moving indiseriminately in all di- rections under the suns attraction, and with the velocity (about twenty-six miles a seeondl which body would acquire in falling toward the sun from 2 distance very great as compared with the size of onr planetary orbits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-22
Cotton Belt Bulletin. PINE BLUFF TO CHICAGO
 xst... .... .,.. 11sn. L, ......

Leave Pine Bluff 11O D. m, arrive Chicago 1;45 next day. Only one change; through sleepers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-22
SAILORS SUPERSTITION.
Some of the Things That Bring Bad
 Luck to Ship.

Luck to a Ship
 Pets are believed to bring good luck, and when, in the recent war with Spain, man was struck and killed by a bursting shell on the Texas, all the sailors in the fleet said it was because the battleship was without mascot. The cat has a bad reputation among seafaring men, most of whom believe that she brings ill-luck to ship. If a cat falls overheard and is drowned (she is always rescued if possfble1, the men will often leave at the next port believing the ship is doomed, and have heard men-o'-War men cite the case of the old Kearsarge as proof thereof On her last voyage the frigate carried a cat and a monkey. A violent feud existed between them, and on their way north, one dark and stormy night, Jocko threw poor Tom over be3drd, running along the rail and chat teffng like iend as the unfortunate pet disappeared in the boiling waves. The seas were running too high to ad- nit of launching boat, and puss was left to watery grave, but not without many gloomy forebodings, which were realized soon afterwards, when the Kearsarge stranded on the fatal reef. To fall down without any apparent cause is a warning of death in the inn mediate future. An American cruiser was lying off Nice few years ago, when a seaman fell prone on the deck. Upon rising, he went to his bunk, and, returning, placed a slip of paper bear ing his mothers address in the hand of a messmate, saying he did not expect to see home again. For the nose to bleed only few drops is believed in the navy to foretelJ death in as many days or weeks as there are drops of blood. You may hear a sailor sing at sea, but he rarely whistles; whistling is supposed to bring hurricane, and is always hushed by the remark, There's a hurricane sailor here"- Self-Culture.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-22
CHINESE CLOTHING.
By No Mean. ef tas Common nias
 risth They Look to He.

Sisth They Look to He.
 To wear your grandfathers coat would not seem much of an honor. but to John Chlnaman 1t is the greatest felicity. Not only Is the common looking shapeless blue blouse of his ancestor prized because il is his an cestors, but because Of It's intrinsic value. The clothing usually worn by the Chinese Is of the purest silk, and costs anywhere from Sfo0 co s250 a suit. As nation the Chinese object to wearing clothing of any other kind, and centuries of experiment have taught them how best to make up the costly caterpillar thread into the most durable form. On this recount the Chinese dress. though of purer mate rial, has none of the sheen usually associated with silk, a peculiarity which has resulted in the erroneous ideas as to their composition. All the garments are made in China. and are only exported for the personal use of Celestials in foreign countries. Owing to their cost, however, they are only purchased at long intervals, each gar ment being of so durable character that they are handed down to the third and even the fourth generation. Wear appears to rather improve them than otherwise with the result that the coat of the father or grandfather often has more intrinsic value than the newer and less worn articles Another ar ticle peculiar to the Chinese is the felt slippers they invariably wear. Theso are of peculiar shape, and are also imported from the native country, where the method of treating felt until it almost rivals leather foT wear is kept a clase secret.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-22
JUDGING 4 NATION
ny the Advertisements Which Ars
 Printed In the Newspapers.


 "How easily one can fei1 tne country in which a paper is printed just by glance at the advertisements said a woman deliver al the library the other day to the New York Commercial Ad- vertiser man. "Here.s an Italian paper nothing but ads OF restaurants and things to eat. and here are some French papers, every one of them hon. eycombed with eulogies of Dr. B.'s recipe pour maigrir, or pr. H.'s lotion pour embellir la peau,a or to render bright the eyes And so many medi- cines! For coughs and colds and spinal diseases and smallpox. Talk about Lourdes why. M. Zola= need only to have glanced at the advertisements of the papers of his native land to have got copy for a chapter of horrors. And ssaere is a German paper-obesity and fbeer and books; isn t that eharaeteris- tic? But the most typical of all are the English ads, all about travel, false hair, carriages, tea. cocoa, hotels and bicycles-jewelry, complexion lotions and tailors figure prominently i'll some papers, tut travel and tea and hotels and false hair fill pages in all the papers. Listen to this. opened at ran- dom in one of the smaller English magazines. TO the Continent on Crack Liner,' "A Holiday Trip to the Canaries, 'To the Fjords and Baltic on a Yacht Cheap Trip to Weymouth Quick Line to Scandinavia and then pages andspages of hotels The Amer ican papers are more cosmopolitan than any of the foreign papers, and so in their way just as characteristic of the land of emigrants, I suppose. One ty qtcal Yankee trait their advertise ments have is that nearly everything is patented. Baby swings, chairs, beds, =corsets, soups, four, biscuits, soap, fur niture and shoes. Nearly everything is made by machinery and almost ev- erytbing is patented,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-22
Iron Mountain Rate s.

On account of the 4 O. U W picnic at Big Lake On May 24. the I. M. x z. Ky will hold the morning train at Pine Bluff until 7:15 q. Ill, Eyening train will leave Big Lake at 5 D. m. 4 big time is expected,
 Ark. State Music TeacAers Association. Little Rock. June l2 and 13-I. M. < 7. will sell tickets at S1 70 for the round trip on June Il and F. with final return limit June II.
 Biennial Meeting General Federal of Womens Glubs Milwaukee, Wis, June to 8-I NJ < s Ky at Pine Bluff will sell round trip tickets on June ? and 3, at S23.65. All tickets limited for return up to and inelud- tug June H. except that by deposting tickets with joint gent at Milwaukee on or be ore June Il. the final limit will be extended 10 June 30. Ali parties holding tickets must pay joint agency feU of soc.
 Arkansas Bar Association. Fort Smith. Ark Ma 29 to 31. Iron Mountain will sell tickets at one fare. returning at one fare Il the certificate plan, certificates limited 10 June i.
 Little Rock District Epworth League Convent Il, Judsonia. Ark, May ? to 27 Iron Mountain will sell tickets at one fare. return at ane-third fare, on the certificate plan, certificates limited to May 50.
 The St. L. l. NJ. & s. Ky Co will make the following summer tourists rates: Mt. Nebo. Ark, S1s0; Searey Springs, S4 10; Ravenden Springs. S4.75. Sale of tickets will commence to Mt. Nebo Ind Searcy May l5 and to Ray enden luGe l, and will be discontinued Oct 1, sept. 15, and sept 90, resp, All tickets 10 bear final limit of Oct. 31
 Annual Meeting Confederate Veterans Louisville, Ky, May 30 to June For this occasion thG st. |, ] NJ X $ Ky will sell tickets from Pine Bluff at rate of S1170 for the round trip. Tiekeis on sale May 27, 2S and %, with final limit for return June $, 1900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-22
British Flag as a Pigeon Nest

A London pigeon recently took pos- session of union jack kept in the bell ringing room of St. Clement Danes church for use on festive occasions to spare herself the trouble of building a nest. On this flag she deposited two eggs which she matched successfully.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-22
ROUTE.
The following special low rate ex- eursions have been offered by the ChOctaw Route:

North Manchester, Ind--AnnuaI Meeting German Baptists Dunkardsl--Tiekets on sale May 28 and 29, at one fare plus two dol- lars for the round trip. and limited to June 10 for return passage with privilege of exten- sion to July 1st if desired.
 Lo isvile Ky Annual Meeting of the United onfederate Veterans keUnion. Tickets will be sold May 2 2s and g at an eXeeedir gly low rate for the round trip. and Will be limited until June 10 for return pass age. with privilege of extension until June 9,
 For rates and other information call on nearest railroad agent, or write J ,. F. Holden, Traffic Manager, Little Rock. Ark.