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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-03
HIS HEAD LIKES THE HEAT.
Dut tae aec.o Always Ties 20 Keep
t::. t:a.>>:. cu@..
has af;;a:l been said that the G:

4 has otf;;a: hee. SAX! that the ca
pacity o! the nero :ace fol enduring
nc:ii .a..s E..ye:. .jc4. fully rested. An
inc;:ei 7, ,,:,.,.0=b.v Il ...ss..::i., living
on tie of he city seems 10
bear o::i !4.> asset j5:;,..!..
':l.S l!:..:. ;;.:i;::l "a; q :ot::l@ negro
boy a..o locks III Z, lie cattie aad
GecS chores ;i.e;.::iti= III. p!;sce. lie cn-
Is e9s.es; tat :.a Ae:.: ;::',...S III il.s
c:..Sc Is = .,..l.a=t9 ;;.:g Tie s::;:!'s-
ma: lad :, 5-5.:.;, q i! ~. ta:',l y22rd,
ai.;l Is Tx, sun W.; pouring i! OF tae
poe. :::::ii::,.:.l as; sea; x ;;.i.ii!la'
oct to tara tie cal; lGos,.. so ti:;it lie
cou,I scc;: :. s!.;:i:i. spot. .sfte' ":i:;-
in. an hour for lis reii::.'n tie house
wife went 10 the fi;:i-;:".artl to ;ilves;ti-
gate. There she :o:;n>i beth boy and
cali curIcd up in the hot and sitting
BARNARD. Tie calf WIS dead from
the effects CT the sun. bet the boy was
slumbecing peacefully by its side.
While negro can stand any amount
of heat on his head he loves to cool his
heels. 1t is common sight in the
winter to see negro boy on a frosty
morning with his head bundled up to
keep out the cold and at the same time
walking unconcernedly along the
frosty ground in his bare feet. One Of
the hottest places in the city on a hot
day is ct the lumber wharfs Of the
Florida Central and Peninsular rail
road. When the men knock off for
noon, ehey frequently take nap with
their faces upturned to the rays OF the
blazing sun At the same time they
get their feet under the shadow Of
some friendly lumber pile.-Florida
Times Union
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TRAINS GOING NORTE.
sDeily. fDaily except Sunday.

sDeiiy. fDaily except Sunday.
No. 81 runs through to Ccl7ptis vic Cen
tral r. r. of S. G.
Trains Nos 7S apd 80 run via Wilson e1s-
Faretteville-Shor. Line-spd meks cloee
connection for all points North.
Trains on G. b R. R. leave Florence,
iaily except Sunday 9 50 q 10, arrive Darling
ton 10 l5au, Har,sville IS 6 u, Cheraw
II 30 m, Wsdesboro 2 25 p m. leave
FIoreoce daily except Sunday 55 M, er-
rive Darlington 20 SC, Benre;tsv!l'e 9 IT
pm, Gibsoo s IS y %. Leave Florence
Sunday oaiy 9 60 e. arrive Darlington
10 C5su
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 90
n, Bennet;svlIe 90 q n, arrive Darling
too oc n, leave Darlington s SO n, ar
rive Florence 9 Is 6 II. Leave Waaesboro
isily except Sunday 90 N, Cheraw i IS
pm, Harssvi!le Z 0o s. N, Darlington s %
9 q, sr:ire Florence 90 q. Leave Oar.
lingtoo Srocag only S SO e N, arrive Flor.
eace Is q.
J.R KENLEY, JEc. :. DIVINE,
Gee'l Manager. Gen'l Sup'ts
TM EMERSON, TraGc Manager.
6.* EMERSON. Gen'l Pass. Agent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-03
CHAPTER VII.

He that tollowesh me shall not walk in dark
ness
The body Of Loreen lay in state at
the Page mansion on the avenue 1t
was S1ndav morning. ano the clear.
sweet air. just beginning to breathe
over the city the perfume Of opening
blossoms in the woods and helcs, swept
ever the cas:-at from one Of the open
windows at tie end Of the grand hall.
The church bells were ringing, and the
people on the avenae going by to serv-
ice turned cariocs. inqui-ins, looks up
at the great house and went cn. talking
Of the recent events which had so
strangely entered into and made history
In the city.
At the First church Henry Maxwell,
bearing on his face marks OF tie scene
he had been through the night before.
confronted "a immense congregation
and spoke Of it with a passion and a
power that came so naturally out OF
the profound experiences oi the Cay be-
fore that his people felt for him some
thing of the old feeling OF pride they
once had in his dramatic delivery.
Only this w2s different attitude. and
all through lis impassioned appeal this
morning there vas a note OF sadness
and rebpEe and stern condemnation
that maGe many Of the members pale
Wit. SELF accusation or with inward
anger.
For Raymond lad awakened that
morning 20 the fact that the city had
gone for license, afte- all. The r17fnor
at the Rectangle that the second ana
third wards had gone 70 license proved
to be false. It was true that the victory
was won D: a very meager majority,
but the result was the same as If 1t had
been overwhelming Raymond had
voted to continue another year the sa-
loon. The Christians OF Raymond stood
condemned by the result More than
hundred Christians, protesting disciples.
had failed 70 go to the polls, and many
more than that number had voted with
the whisky men. If all the church
members Of Raymond had voted against
the saloon. it would today be outlawed
instead Of crowned king Of the munich
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They Saw the Point.

An American farmer near Guadala-
jara convinced his Mexican neigh bors
that oxen can do more work under
American yokes. so generally used in
the republic. The American brought
several modern yokes from the United
States and used them with success.
The curiosity Of bis Mexican friends
was aroused. and they proceeded to
ask questions.
"WeN' said the American, when
sou i2sso :, steer and the lasso gets
around his neck what do you do?'
Turn hin loose" was the reply.
hy:"
Because he's too strong for US that
way
That's it," answered the American.
"Eis strength is in his neck. not in his
horns
The sIexicars saw the point, and
now yokeS Of United States manufac-
ture are generally used in that neigh
borhocd.-SIodera Mexico.
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Before Virginia had ceased speaking
Rachel's face was perfectly TRANSPORTED
with the thought OF her life work. 1t
flowed in.o her heart and mind Ike a
food and the torrent of her feeling
overtiowed in tears t!iat could not be
restrained. 1t was what She had dreamed
of doing herself 1t represented 20 her
something that she fci, was in keeping
with a right use Of her own talent.
~ cs, she SAID as she rose and pat her
arms about Virginia. While both girls
in The excitement Of their enthusiasm
paced the hall-'.vcs. | will gladly put
my lie into that kind Of service. do
believe that Jesus would have ne Use
my lie in this way Virginia, what
miracles can we not accomplish with
humanity If we have such lever rs
conSecr&ted money to move things
with,
Add to it con$ecrated personal en-
t,lrsiasln like yours. ard it certainly
can accomplish great thing. SAID Nir-
ginia. smiling. and then before Rachel
could reply Rollin came in. He hesit:'t-
ed Il moment and was passing out OF
the hall into the library when Virginia
called him and asked some questions
about his work.
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By Charles II. SheIden.


e,<s@: ~ S:s.h:Sco
<sThank COD! I hope it is true, ez-
claimed Henry Maxwell. Marsh. we
are in danger here. Do you realize or
rituation? We ought to get the ladies
to place Of safety.
.sThat is true, said Marsh gravely.
At that moment a shower Of stones and
other missiles fell over them. The mar
row street and sidewalk in front OF them
were completely choied with the worst
elements Of the Reetaagle
tsThis looks serious. said Maxwell
With Marsh and Roilin and DR.. West
he started to go forward through the
small opening, Virginia. Rachel and
Loreen following close and sheltered by
the men, who now realized something
Of their danger The Rectangle was
drunk and enraged. It saw in Daniel
Marsh and Henry Maxwell two Of the
leaders in the election contest who had
perhaps robbed them Of their beloved
saloon.
ssDown with the aristocratsF shout
ed shrin voice. more like woman's
hlan mans
A shower of mud and stones followed
Rachel remembered afterward that
Rollin Jumped directly in front Of her
and received On his head and chest a
number Of blows that would probably
nave struck her if he had not shielded
her from them.
And just then, before the police
reached them, Loreen darted forward
at the SIDE of Virginia and pushed her
aside, looking up and screaming. 1t
was so sudden that no one had time to
catch the face of the one VINO did It.
But ont of the upper window of room
ever the very saloon where Loreen had
come out a week before some one had
thrown heavy bottle. Itstruck Loreen
on the head. and she fell to the ground
Virginia turned and instantly kneeled
own by her The police officers by that
time had reached the little company.
Donald Marsh raised his arm and
shouted over the howl that was begin
ming to rise from the wild beast in the
mob
ssStop! You've killed a woman!''
The announcement partly sobered the
crowd.
t3Is it true?" Henry Maxwell asked
as Dr.. West kneeled on the other side of
Loreen, supporting her.
'sShe's dying" said DR.. West briefly.
Loreen opened her eyes and smiled at
Virginia Virginia wiped the blood
from her face and then bent over and
Kissed her. Loreen smiled again. and
the next moment her soul was IN para
disc.
And yet this is only one woman out
Of thousands killed by this drink devil
Crowd back now, ye sinful men and
women in this filthy street! Let this
august dead form be borne through
your stuDeEed sobered ranks. She was
one Of your cwn children. The Rectan-
gle had stamped the image OF the beast
on her. Thank him who died for sin
ners that the other image Of a new soul
now shines out Of her pale clay. Crowd
back! Give them room! Let her pass
reyerently. followed and surrounded by
the weeping, awestruc!z company Of
christians. Ye killed her, ye drunken
nurderers! And yet, and yet. O Chris
ian America. who killed this woman?
Stand back! Silence there. A woman
has been killed. Who? Loreen. child Of
the streets-poor, drunken. vile sinnerl
q Lord God, how long? Yes: the saloon
killed her-tnas is. the voters in Chris
tan America who license the saloon.
And the judgment day only shall de-
clare who was the murderer Of Loreen.
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rooIine the Youngsters.

FoOIfnE the fouHESters.
Mrs. Grimes-How in the world do
you get rid OF all your stale bread? ]
have to throw lots of mine away.
Mrs. Smarte-There is 10 need for
you to do tl.at. Why not do as do? /
just hide it away from the children.
Mrs. Griraes-Hide it away from the
children? What then?
Mrs. Smarte-Then the children find
it ard eat Up every norsel Of it--Bos'
ton Transcript.
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to sing in soft, fearful way. I was
a wandering sheep.
"Then, while the singing was going
on, one row of women stood up and
walked slowly past the casEet, and as
they went by each one placed flower
of some kind on it. Then they sat down,
and another row fled past. leaving
their flowers. All the time the singing
continued softly. like rain on a tent
cover when the wind is gentle 1t was
one OF the simplest aud ct the same
time one OF the most impressive sights
I ever witnessed. The sides OF the tent
were Up, ard Hundreds Of people who
coaid rot get in stood outside all as
still as death. with wonderful sadness
and soleninity Cor sacA roI1gh looking
people. There must have bea. q hun
dred OF these women. and | Was told
many of thera had been converted at
the meetings 5:1st recently. IcanHot de-
scribe the effect Of that singing Not a
man sang ;s no.a. all women 5 Voices,
and so sot:. and yat. 50 distinct tn;::: The
effect was st:.1ttli5l:::.
THE service closed with another solo
by Miss WiESiow. WHO sans; There
wee r:in"fy a,.d Fine, and the:, the
evalqcl;:t as;s:ai thc::i al 70 i:ow their
heaos while he r-&vcd. vas Obliged,
liz order 10 catch my tain. 70 le&ve
Gsg::..i,e.55 ;ha prayer. and Il iast view |
| cau4ht Of ;he scene as iha tram vent
by the shops v;;s a sight of the great
crowd po'l;.;;::3.4,s Ont of tie tent and
forming in onen ranks while the coffin
was borne oct hy six of the women. 1t
is :. long time since | have seen such q
: picture in this rnloetical republic.
If Lo7een, funeral impressed a pass
iny stranger ike this, it is not difficult
to imagine the profound feelings OF
those who had been so intimately con-
nccted with be- lie and Death. Moth
ing had ever entered t." R@csangle that
had moved it so deepiyas Lercen 5 body
in that coffin. and the Holy Spirit
seemed to bless with special power the
use of this senseless clay. for that night
at the meeting he swept more than
score Of lost souls. mostly women. into
the fold of the Good Shepherd
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TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

No 81 rcos through from Charleston via
Central r. r {, ieayioQ Charleston Z "a. u.. .
Lanas 81 ~, aannIng 9 09 N
TRIMS GOING NORTH
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lctuy'es-

The cost popular p'o'ures
sbis season ere .nc artistic aad
beautiful pIafica p7io;s and Afto-
types. TIE PIatiSa priota bave
all toe fidelity 20 dessiI Of
photograph as veil as he salsh
cpd artistic valua Of steel plate
engraviog. if.;e A';ol pes ere
aign class artists p!ia's--sc2'es
of fancus paiDe.ags. We hsve
very fos Use g pioiares i'
handsome frames that ~e 40
sa!';ns at less prices !cT this
class Of .ofk ;hat ve hsVe ever
Sooan IL Sum.er. 0c7 &c
tures cake suitable wedding
sresst,s. tor roth ag is mere
aceap:.b.e ,nan one c- aere
fac f.e,u7os
We have recss:ig added this
:ioe OF p'stares 20 oa7 stock and
We invite az inspections Of OUT
pictures. Many sizes, various
styles of frames, and pFiees to
suit.
o.
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oCaily TDails e1cep: Sunday.
Ho SO runs through to Charleston, S. q. :
- Ceatrsi R r., arriving &ann.as5 5 Alp
u, Lsoes 6ls n, Chasles,on 90 70.
IIr.lna ca Conway Braoch leave Chedeourn
S5 ;o, arrive Conway 40 IN. return
inl; leave Conway 8 so u. arrive Caad-
bou7n II 20 am, leave Chsdaou7n II SO q.
errive Huo u Is p N, re'urnng leave Hoe
800 @. arrive Ccslboa.n 35 u, Daily
except Sundav
z KESl.Y, Gen'l Manager.
I. NJ ENER> >OS, Traffic Manager.
2 U EMERSON Gen'l Pass Agent,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-04
Examination Of Teachers

For the public schools OF Washington County
will be held in the Marietta High School Room
on the second Saturday OF each month except
January, July and August.
j. A. STONE, Marietta, Ohio.
Presid Board OF SchC oil Examiners.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-04
PROFIT TAKING
And Covering by Bears Caused Prices TO
Go Up.

New York, Nov. 3.-The attention of
stock exchange brokers was largely di-
rected to the political parade today,
and trading was almost entirely con-
fined to the closing up of contracts un-
til after election. The bears covered
and prices moved upwards. Inspired
statements regarding heavy earnings
shown from the operations Of some Of
the steel corporations and the report
that a large contract in South Africa
which has been secured by the Pressed
Steel and Car Co., helped the latter
.tcCk three points and other members
of the group to u. In the railroad
list the gains were smaller, but gener-
al. Just before the close prices ran
eff sharply on profit taking and the
tone was easy at the end. Business in
bonds has been declining en- a scale
largely concentrated in few mort
sage speculative values.
The ;ctal shares traded in numbered
174C40.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-04
TRIES THE SvENGALI PLAN.
HypnOtism Enlisted to Make Jersey
City IN. - Girl Vio-
Iinist,

A local Svengali is undertaking to
teach girl by means of hypnotic infiu-
enceto become an expert violinist. Like
1rilby. she has no natural aptitude for
the task in hand and had practically
given up her ambition to be violinist
when the hypnotist took hold of her.
The pupil is Miss Bessie Burney. of Jer-
sey City, and the professor" is Arthur
Batar, of AZ High street. Newark n, j.
Miss Burney had taken violin lessons
for months and was unable to make the
violin do more than squeak out few
simple airs. Her parents. who had fond
hopes of making violinist out of her,
fell back on the hypnotist al a last re.
sort and Baltar consented reluctantly
TO the experiment. When he put the
girl under influence of hypnotic power
her fingers became supple. her touch
was accurate and she handled the bow
surprisingly well. Unlike Trilby, she
showed the same skill when she passed
from under the influence of the hyp-
motto spell, The lessons will be con.
tinued and she will become an expert
with the violin, the professor says.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-04
A COMING FIGHTER.
Submarine Boats to Play Serious
Part in Naval Warfare.
So Says Capt. Folger who Command
cd the Submarine Terror in Re-
cent MnneuverF searchlight
Is Indispensabie.

The navy department has received
Admiral Farquhar's report on the re-
cent maneuvers of the North Allan
tic squadron off Newport, II. I. The adj
mral comments primarily on the zeal
and enthusiasm the mimic naval war
fare awakened among the officers and
men. The exercises proper began on
September "a when the Red squadron,
consisting of the Kearsarge, Indiana,
Texas, Scorpion and Eagle accompan-
led by six torpedo boats, put to sea to
effect a blockade of Newport. The re.
naming vessels, the New York, Mas
sachusetts, Leyden and Vicksburg,
were stationed as defenders of the har-
Dor and constitute the Blue squadron.
The general plan of defense followed
by this inside squadron was to place a
battleship on each side of, and just in
side the mouth of the harbor, so as to
be concealed from the incoming vessels.
Here, with decks cleared for action.
batteries trained forward and full
steam up, the New York and Nicksburg
lay in wait, ready to fire into and ram
any venturesome member of the Red
squadron. Picket boats armed with
ranid fire guns and sharpshooters were
provided with a system of signals TO
warn all hands of the approach of the
enemy, and powerful searchlights at
Fort Greeble and other points insured
protection at night. The general plan
followed by all vessels was not to turn
on searchlights until the approach Of
a torpedo boat was reported by pick
ct boat.
The plan of placing picket boats
was very successful and not ii single
torpedo boat got beyond them with
out being reported. With u sufficient
number of searchliohts on shore it is
doubtful if any vessel could he piloted
at night into a harbor that was at all
difficult of entrance.
The bow-wave and wake of torpedo
boats was the first object that aided in
picking them up in he darkness.
The Holland, unfortunately. in her
attack upon the Kearsarge, the second
night, did not reach her objective point
arrived.
Inc second nlghtss operations con
sISted of an attack upon the outside. or
Req squadron, by five torpedo boats and
the Holland. AS rule the torpedo
beats were successful, although this
would scarcely have been the case with
an efficient boat service.
The value of searchlights was partic-
ularly impressive. as was also the work
done by the Holland, of which Capt,
Folger says in an additional report:
"Ihe Holland type will play very Sc
rious part in future naval warfare"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-04
A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN.
Gen. Joe Wheeler Says He Thinks
They VIII BE First in the
Kingdom of God.

"Woman needs no praise. Last at
cross and first at grave, am
sure she will be first in the kingdom of
God" Uttered in the presence of Hell
en- Gould, these words the other day
concluded an address delivered by Brig.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler to large audi
ence at the dedication of the Young
Mems Christian association shelter on
Governors island. The shelter, built
with a $1,000 contribution from Will
liam f. Dodge, is the first Y. NJ. C. A.
building solely for the use of soldiers.
The handsome library and many pic
lures were donated by Helen Gould.
Patriotic speeches, prayer music by
the post band and the reception in the
evening for the non commissioned of
ficers constituted the dedicatory exer-
cises.
Gen. Wheeler further said:
"Our country is now one of the
world powers. Now that the Nicara-
guam canal is an assured fact the CEN
ter of commerce will continue it's
march to the westward None of us
wants war. We all want peace. But
sometimes force is necessary to es.
tablish peace. Thus force is war, and
history shows that force and war are
foEerunners of better civilization"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-04
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

An interesting and novel convention
will be held in Paris soon. when the
writers of the popular songs il
France gather in assembly for the
first time.
Sidney Grundy is one Of the most
productive of dramatic authors. In
one year he has been known to pro
at "a and he is now so.
4 French writer describes Nine
Borha, wife of the Boer general, a:
"a slender, elegant, fair-hnred won
an of 30, dressed in well-cut violet
costume relieved by little bunch OF
carnations"
Walter Houston. an old soldier. who
died recently in Utica, Wis, left $l2..
600 to the veterans home at Waupaca
Wis. lie had visited the place dis.
guised as II poor soldier in order to
satisfy himself of it's condition and
management.
Sir Chichen Lofengluh. the Chinese
minister in London, is distinguished
scholar, notwit thstandng his severe
criticism of the Bible as literature.
He regards Longfellow as the great
est American poet. and ranks Herbert
Spencer next to Confucius.
George Brown, an old negro ianitor
at the Annapolis academy, has been
in the employ of the academy ever
since it was founded in 1915, and has
been more or less familiar with all
our naval heroes since that date. He
is the only person now living who was
connected with the institution when
it was opened.
Herbert Putnam librarian of con-
grcSs, who has returned from his visit
to Europe in search of books, spent
Sl2,G00 for volumes needed by the
congressional library. He visited all
the principal cities of Europe and
searched through dark, dusty second
hand stores, as well as among the
tirst-cIass book dealers.
Sims Reeves, the famous London
ballad singer, has been celebrating his
eighty-second birthday. Mr.. Reeves
has often been referred to as the man
who could sing an English ballad bet
ter than any other vocalist who ever
lived. From the time he was IA years
old until he was long past go he was
before the public as a singer
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-04
NOT UP IN THAT GRADE.
Little WilIie's Mathematical Ability
Was Not Equal to the Task
Set for Him.

1t is not often that the very young
recognize the advantages of higher edu-
cation. but in this case it is evident that
little Willie, even in his first six months
of school, had grasped the meaning
and value of superior knowledge, says
the Chicago Chronicle. 1t was one of
his restless afternoons and to keep him
busy he had been set to counting a
basketful of walnuts. Stretched full
ously piled them out one by one in a
big heap. Tessie, who was past mis-
tress of the art of "p,aguing," picked
a double handful from the pile and car
ried them off to the hammer. 81 only
took 12,' she said. sweetly. Willie
gazed after her fiercely for awhile,
then began to count them all over
again. Fifteen minutes later, when he
had second time almost emptied the
basket. Tessie again raided his stores.
81 took ten this time" she said. There
was a moment of storm, but it ended
with Willie beginning once more at the
beginning. But when she perpetrated
forth such IA roar of fury and rushed
with his case before the maternal tri-
bunal. "Jist as soon as get them near
done she comes along an takes away
a lot of them I've counted, an then [
have to count the whole basketful over
again" "Yes, but. maw," protested
Tessie, virtuously, 81 always tell hia
just how many take" "Yes, yuh do,
yuh mean thing, yuh," yelled Willie,
but yuh know very well our class is
only heoinnin' Smht ractinnIn