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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
THEY ARE NOT CANDIDATES,
Col. ]. Harvey Wilson and Mr.. 7. G.
Mcleod Will Not Run.

Col. j. Harvey Wilson of Mayes-
Vile and Nj. Thos. G. Mcleod. OF
Lynchburg we're in the city Monday,
and as both have been mentioned as
prospective candidates for Congress
those interested in the race made il
convenient to see them and find out il
they had designs on the seat
made vacant by the death Of DR..
Stokes. Both Col. Wilson and Mr..
Mcleod stated emphatically that they
would not be candidates in the ap-
preaching special election, had not had
least intention Of doing so and that
the mention of their names in connec-
ton with the race was without their
lnnUledOe
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
EFIRD FOR CONGRESS.

Lexington, July s.-Senator ". H.
Sharpe was in town today, and when
shown The State with list of the
probable candidates to succeed the
lamented Dr.. Stokes, from the Seventh
congressional district, said: 81 will
not be candidate for congress at this
time. Ny fellow townsman, Hon.
G. M. Efrd, while in the State senate
succeeded in making the present Sew
enth district, so I feel it due to him
leta him make the race from this
county"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
Strikes 0 Rich Find.

At vas troubled for several years with eh ron Z
lie Indigestion aad nervous debility" writes F
J Green of Lspcaater, n H. "Ne remedy help
cd ne aasii began using Electric BitterD
which did ne more good than all the nedi.
sinee ever used. They have also kept my
wife in excellent health for years. She says
Electric Bitters are just splendid for female
troables; that they are graOd tonic and in
gorator for weak, run down women. No ogher
medicines ear take its place in our family.
Try them. Only soc. Satisfaction guaranteed
by F w DeLorue
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
4 Coed Cough Medicine.

Many thousands have heen restored to
health and happiness oy the use of Cham
oeslaio's Cough Remedy. If afflicted with
aOy throat or lung trouble, give it trial
for it is certain TO prove beneficial. Coughs
that have resisted all other treaiment for
years, have yielded TO this remedy and per-
feet bealtb been restored Cases that seemed
hopeless, that the climate of famous health
resorts failed 10 benefit, have beer perna-
pen;ly cured by It's sc. For sale by Dr. A
J China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
II You Can't See Well Call on
BECKER OPTICAL COMPANY,
PHONE l47

For,the next 80 days, while our Opiti-
cal Parlors are being remodelled with
the building in which we are, we will
make special prices.
Office over Store just vacated
by Levi Brothers, next door to
O'Donnell & Co. The most COM
plete optical room in the State. We
make glasses in all the latest shapes
and forms, straighten cross eyes with
out the use Of the knife or pain. We
have the only lens grinding establish
ment in North and South Carolina. :
Is years experience. Will fill your
physicians prescription with the great,
est accuracy.
Prices reasonable. No ready made
glasses handled. Testimonials like the
following from one of South Cardinals
most prominent citizens on file.
Chambers of R. C. Watts, Judge,
Fourth Circuit.
Dr.. Arthur Becker, Manning, S. c.:
Dear Sir The glasses you made for
me are superb and supply most salts
factorily long felt want. [ unhesita-
tingly recommend anyone who desires!
glasses to patronize you and am conf
dent they will be satisfied with what
you furnish them. With the best
wishes for your prosperity, I am
Yours truly,
r. G. Watts.
Do not neglect this opportunity and
thereby abuse the greatest organ God
has given you.
Office hours from 9 a. m. until l p.I
N. and 2 p. m. until p No., every
day except Sunday.
By consulting us you get the work!
of an expert at no more cost than an
ordinary optician.
ARTHUR BECKER, M. D. D. O.
Manager.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17

Spartanburg, July 14.-Dexter Kir-
by was shot and instantly killed this
morning by negro desperate, Wal
lace Haynes, on board an excursion
train at Thickety, a station on the
Southern railway twenty miles from
Spartanburg. a companion, w ".
Steadman. was also shot in the arm
by Haynes. The negro jumped from
the train and escaped in the darkness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
DaIzelI Victorious.

The game of ball yesterday after
noon between Dalzell and Sumter re-
suited in a sweeping victory for the
visiting team. The Sumter boys were
not in the game at all and the Dalzell
team had everything going their way.
The score was Dalzell, Il: Sumter, 4.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
A Narrow Escape.

Mrs. NJ. L. Burns had a narrow
escape from injury yesterday by run
away horse. The horse which was at,
tached to buggy, was coming down
Broad Street at full speed, when for
tunately the express driver caught the
frightened animal, thus averting what
otherwise might have been serious
accident. Messenger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
wEDeEFlELD NEWS NOTES.

Wedgefeld, July 12.-H. Nunna-
maker and ". O. Jennings of Sum
ter were arranged in Justice Kelly's
court this morning for breaking loose
Mr.. G. P. Hartsoe's boat and robbing
his fish trap. They were fined five
dollars apiece or twenty days on chain
gang. They will be carried to Sum
ter this afternoon and fines collected
or they will be carried to chain gang.
It seems since the trial OF the above
offenders and their conviction they
were allowed to leave town on their
promise Of being here at O'Clock to
take the train for Sumter. If such
as this is to be allowed we may ex-
pect the buns of the country to gather
here where they can do as they please
without any fear of being punished.
The cry awhile back was for fair
weather, now it is for more rain. I'm
less it rains in few days crops will be
damaged as much as they were by the
wet spell.
DR.. F. NJ. Dwight and family have
moved up to Sherwood. their summer
house. Among The hills above here is
quite a summer resort. Mr.. d. b.
McLaurin has several boarders and
DR.. McLaurin and family of Sumter
are summering at his place
Miss Decca Singleton left for a few
days stay in Sumter yesterday after
noon.
Mr. Ben Kelley, Jr., of Augusta,
Ga, is home to recuperate from a
severe attack of naiarial fever which
he had at that place.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17

The Virginia Carolina Chemical
Company has purchased the Chester
Oil Mill at Chester and the Pee Dee
Oil and Ice Mill at Darlington Both
are 40-ton capacities and in good con-
dition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17
Senator Manning Not Candidate.

Senator Richard I. Manning author
ICES the statement that he is not a
candidate for congress to succeed the
late DR.. J. W. Stokes, and will not
be candidate in the approaching spe-
oia1 election
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17

Sunberry, Pa, July 13-An excur-
sion boat anchored in the Susquehanna
river at the foot of Market street, this
city. blew up with terrific force today
killing two boys and injuring a dozen
other persons, two fatally. One man
is missing and may have been killed
also.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-17

NOTE: In addition to the above service
trains Nos. Is and l6 run daily between Charles
sleeping cars No. Is leave Charleston II: 90 p.
~ arrive Columbia 600 a. m. No. Is leave
Columbia so a. m. arrive Charleston Z 100 2.
m. Sleeping cars ready for occupancy st 9:0e
trains make close connections at Colurn bia
with through @ trains between Florida points
and Washington and the east. Connection
with trains Nos. 81 and 50 New York and Flor
idaLimited between Blackvile, Aiken and Az
gusta. No 81 leaves Blaclville at 8:4S a. m; !;
Aiken go a. ~; Augusta 1920 a. m: No. 81
leaves Augusta $50 p. m; Aiken ?.lo 2 m;
Blackville sos D. m. Pullman Drawing Room
sleepers between Augusta, Aiken and New
York Trains Nos. 6 and II carry Elegant Pull.
man Parlor Cars between Charleston, summer
vile and Columbia, connecting at Columbia
with the Famous New York and Florlda LIN
tod
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-12-07
..0'rl ""nudr! ii 10 may u. The prize,
were all in plate.


Charles Macklin, the noted English
actor, was on one occasion boasting of
the perfection Of his memory. dcclarin"
that he had so trained it that he would
undertake to recite anything upon once
hearing it. Samuel Footc offered him
the following sentences as test, a test
to which he proved unequal:
$50 she went into the garden to cut
cabbage leaf to make an apple pie
and ut the same time Il great she bear
coming UP the street pops its head in
TO the shop. What, No soap?' SO he
died, and she very imprudcntly mar
ried the barber and there were present
the pickaninncS and the Joblilics and
the Garynlics and the grand panjan-
drum himself, with the little round
button at top. and they all fell to play
ing the game of catch as catch can till
the gunpowdcr ran out of the heels Of
their boots"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-12-07

Lotteries are generally said to have
had their origin in Italy, but in Grove
and CavalcaScllc's EARLY Flemish
Painters" reference is made to Il lot
terry drawn at Rrugcs ON Feb. n, 1A4G
G4l5 old Style. This is the earliest
Of which the scheme, list of prizes and
accounts are known to be in existence
In lI3O Il lottery WIS drawn in Flor
ence, the object being to meet the
state expenses. Nine years afterward
they were legaiiZ"d in France by
Francis |. and called "blanques" The
lotteries instituted ut Paris by the
Duke de InvcrnoiS in 1872 and 1878
were for providing marriage portions
for the young women belonging to his
estate.
The first lottery known in England
was drawn mt the west door of st.
iauIS cathedral i'll 1863, temp. Eliza
beth. The amount was 100000. which
i'll those days was very considerable.
1t consisted of 10000 tickets at 10
shillings each, and tnc profits of the
speculation were to be appropriated to
the repair of the harhors of the king
dom. The drawing was a very long af-
fair, being continuous day and night
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-12-07

but l did not suffer. | drew the folds
of that generous coat more closely
around me, and the warmth flowed
through my body.
The next morning, after q good nap,
| put the coat ON again and looked for
the Quaker, but did not see him. Then,
with others, | responded to message
from the colonel bidding us prepare for
some fresh duty. We found him near
the middle of the camp, and when his
eyes fell upon me they flashed with an
ger.
Hunter" he said. "why do you come
bundled up in such manner"
Colonel" | replied ap0logctically.
"thc weather is so cold that conclud-
cd to wear my grcatCoat."
Your grcatcoat" he cried. "Where
did you get it,
| became alarmed. A shudder ran
through me- Could he know of that
little transaction the night before?
"A Kind Quaker gentleman gave it to
me last night when | was on sentry
duty and stiff with cold" | said.
ITS a lie" he thuudcrcd "That gar
mcnt is the grcatcoat of General Wash
ingtUn himself"
shivcr of horror ran through mo.
and my knees began to trcmhlc. Then
the commander in chief himself came
forward. know him at once by the
way the others stepped back. But his
face was the calncst and kindcst that
| ever saw.
ut is NOT Il lie" he said in tones rs
gent" rs those of Il woman. II found
this soldier Just arrived from the far
south ON watch last night. and he re-
fused to leave his post though freezing
to death. So | gave him my coat that
faithful soldier might be saved for
the cause"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-12-07

twcnty-one does not have to be misera-
bic to be Il good patriot. | felt that |
could shout Just as we'll for the thir-
teen colonies if | were enjoying myself.
Then | shifted my hands along the
mrZZle Of my muskct barrel again.
While | was thinking my fingers had
begun to stick to the metal. oh, for
only an hour of that glorious Georgia
sunshine.
l heard the crunch OF footsteps on the
Snow, and instantly cooked my piece.
The footsteps approached, and large
man appeared before me. lie was in
truth II big fellow, his hat brim all
bent down over his eyes by the weight
of Snow anl his figure wrapped IN Il
great, thick, black coat that hang to
his ankles.
| presented my musEct ana cried
through my chuttcriu4 teeth chatter
ing with cold, not fcar-"Who goes
there But the man came on and
gave the couutcrsign -"pHllc} Henry"
and | put my weapon back on my
shoulder
knew his kind mt once. lie was one
of these sleek, Ovcrfcd Quakcrs living
i'll Philadelphia who synpathiZod with
us, but instead OF coming out and
fighting for the cause like men con
tented themselves with sending us a
little money now and then or with
sncaliin@ into camp once or tWicc and
telling us to fight like brave boys.
Still | was so lonesome that | was glad
to see even Il Quaker.
you look cold" he said to me-
Now. that made me mad When you
are freezing to death and your teeth
chatter together so hard and fast that
ii sounds like pistol fire. it doesn't help
your temper for man to come along
and speak of your looking cold.
'Oh. no"' | said. Pm not cold at ALL
I'm swapping my teeth together be-
cause it's merely II way | have of
amusing myself when I'm lonesome"
Il hope that the effort is successful"
the man said, with smile. May l
ask your nance
"Oh. yes" l answered as | lifted
big flake Of snow from under my col
lar, ''you may ask it, and, while it isn't
any business of yours, I'll tell you new
crthclcss. It's John Hunter"
~ Connecticut MANI he said
J dropped the stock of my rifle in the
snow and looked at him. | was grow
Ing angry.
"Looli you, Mr.. Quaker" said, 81
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-12-07

the coat, Mr. Quaker" I said "and T
will give it back to you in the morning,
as l promised"
"Give me back my coat" he repeated.
81 may not lingcr''
81 don't see why" | said. "Thcy can
get along without you in Philadelphia
for an hour or two, and besides, |
want time to thank you for your most
generous action. 1t is, in truth. a most
noble coat, and by the loan of it you
perhaps save me from freezing to
death"
He paused and looked thoughtful.
Then he repeated his request for his
coat, but | paid no further attention to
him, walking on, my muSket on my
shoulder and singing softly to myself.
| was happy. The statement that the
Quakcrs were simple minded in some
things was true. | had proved it. | re-
peat that it was, in truth, n most glori-
Gus coat, turning aside the snowhakes
and warming me through and through.
The man looked at me little longer
and then disappeared in the darkness.
| laughed to myself.
1t was a long watch until my relief
came, and the night grew even colder,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-12-07
The Tale
Of O. Coat
A Story of Valley Forge.
BY JOSEPH A. ALTSHELER.
Copyright, 1900, by Joseph 4. AuShCler.
y HE raw cold of the night crept

YESa II Il raw cold of the night crept
into my bones, and the snow
blow in my face, Il flake now
and then entering my eyes and
binding me for the moment. Tie wind
moancd among the scruhbY trees, and
its edge was like the edge of Il knife.
shivcrcd, and I was fain to confess to
myself that I could not see the glory in
all this. That of which | had dreamed
leading the men in Il fiery, victorious
charge, with praise and promotion aft
erward-was a fine thing, but this lone.
~ sentry 20 in the cold and the dark
ness was quite different. | laughed at
myself for having imagined such folly.
We of the Georgia colony like warm
weather, | would have you to know.
Down there the sun shines nearly al
ways and it is only up in the hills that
the snow comes. We don't have to pile
heavy clothing on us and huddle over
great, blazing fires when we are at
home to keep the blood in our veins
from freezing, but we enjoy Gods free
air without Il ShiVcr. Now | had come
north to help these ragged old Cont
nentals and George Washington-God
bless him-to win our freedom, and
here | was, the second night after my
arrival, put on sentry duty in this God
fOrsaken, gloomy place of Valley Forge.
What II cold place Pennsylvania is!
] don't wonder that the Quakers eat
and drink so much. They do it to get
fat, and they want the fat to keep the
cold out of their bones. | stopped and
shivcrcd again harder than ever, and
Shifted my hand along my muSket bar
rel for the hundTCdth time that my
bare fingers might not freeze to the
metal of the weapon. | looked back at
the wooden hutS which made up our
camp, and all but Il few were hidden
from my sight by the thick night and
the whirling snow. A poor sort of home,
l said to myself, but | would be willing
to exchange my share of toniglt'S glO-
ry for place under one of those roofs.
Then | looked toward PHILADELPHIA.
md when | thought of the British
arms lying there in the big city so
snug and happy my soul turned green
with envy. Why could we not have
such IL merry time too? \ man of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-12-07

raycd now in sober garments which |
could not see clearly owing to the dark
ness.
| put the coat on and found it won
drouS snug and warm. He was lar
ger man Chan |, and the hem of it
touched the SNOW, but that was Il trfle,
and | affected not to notice it,
at is Il fine fit" | said
isn't il little large for you?" he
asked.
"Oh, no. The finest tailor in Phila-
dclphia could not have lit me better" |
said briSkly, and took several steps
on my beat.
"Nou have tried it on: now give it
back to me- he said. "Timc presses,
and must hurry"
| gave a sigh of content.
at was most kind Of you 10 lend me
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-12-07
Rching Joints

In the fingers, toes, arms, and other
parts of the body, are joints that are
inhamed and swollen by rheumatism
that acid condition of the blood which
affects the muscles also.
Sufferers dread TO move, especially
after sitting or lying long, and their
condition is commonly worse in wet
weather.
1T has been a long time since we have
been without Hoods SarSaparlla. My
father thinks he could not do without it.
lie has been troubled with rheumatism
since he was Il boy, and Hoods Sarsapa-
r lla is the only medicine he can take that
will enable him to take his place in the
field" MISS ADA DorY, Sidney, Iowa.
Hoods SQrsapariI2G
and Pills
Remove the cause Of rheumatism-no
outward application can. Take them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-31
Boys Chained in Bed.

The Lyman school for boys in West
boro, Mass was shown up in a bad light
I'm the Massachusetts Legislature Tuesday.
for salaries and expenses at he school
Senator Clemence of Worcester, chairman
of the committee on public charitable In
stitut0ns, expressed the hope that the
state board of charity would exercise its
authority to secure reforms and a change
of administration lie charged that there
was great extravaganza, and that the
boys were treated with undue severity.
In the manual training school the only
useful articles the boys are taught -
make are bopt-jacks and roling-pins
The farm is not in good condition aud
only the poultry yard is well kept But
he learned that the boys were not allowed
to have anything to do with the poultry
yard.
Clemcncc went on to say that when his
committee visited the school he, with
another member, stayed over.They found
a building apart used to punish unrulv
boys. and here were six boys sitting in
a row, breaking stone for highway pur-
poses. They had heavy hammers, and
the work was not only hard but danger
ous as the pieces Of stone were flying
around, and one boys hand was boun
mp, from its being hit from a stone from
another boys hammer.
lnquiring where the boys slept, he was
shown a loft overhead, without Ventil1-
tiun or windows. except in the roof He
observed that a chain was passed around
two of the beds, and learned that fearing
the boys might escape they were chained
I'm the beds ana handcuffed to the chain.
He deprecated such severity.
As q result of this exposure the apprJ-
priation bill went over for amendment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-31
How Incandesoent Lamps Are Made

The first incandescent electric
lamps were made with platinum wires
enclosed in glass globes to reduce OK
ldlzaton. The resistance of plat
mum wire was found too low, and fl
nally carbon filaments were substi-
tuted. Carbon has about $500 times
the resistance of copper, and when is
olated from oxygen can be heated to
a very high temperature without
fusing. The first carbon filaments
were made from silk and cotton
thread and various other substances,
and were first used in a vacuum in
1879. They were fairly successful,
but the filaments were not reliable
until they were manufactured from
bamboo fiber, which is now used.
The tilaments are exceedingly fragile
until they are flashed" having much
the same nature as paper burnt in a
1re so as to leave a frail cinder. The
'hashing' process consists of filling
the lamp with ordinary Illuminating
gas, and passing through the filament
a momentary current of electricity.
The effect is to deposit on the fila
ment particles of carbon and greatly
to strengthen its structure so that it
VIII stand ordinary shocks incidental
to lamp in use. After the flashing
process, the lamps are exhausted by a
modification of the Sprengel air pump,
which leaves almost perfect vacuum,
the amount of air left being estimated
at les than one-milliOnth of the orig
maj capacity-lS Steam Engineering.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-31
The Workmen Could Give Him p,

A certain well known railway con.
tractor has the reputation of looking
after the minor details of his great
business with a keen eye. One morn
ing, while out inspecting the work
that was being done on a railway, he
picked up a stray bolt lying by the
side of the line. Then he walked to
where the men were working on the
road.
Look here" he called out to one of
the workmen, how is it that | find
bolts lying about wasted ? | have to
pay for these things, you know"
why, where did you get that, sir o.
Il found it little way up the line
here"
"Oh, did you ?" cried the workman
I'm much obliged to you, sir, for I've
been hunting for that bolt all the fore
noon, and wasted a mornings worth
of your money, l knew there was
one missing"
The august contractor Concluded
that he could give that workman nc
points on economy, and left in silence
hit Bits.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-31
Success to a Home Enterprise.

The White MopwIfnger Company
as recently organized unites all the
rights and interests in the manufac-
ture and sale of the White patent
mopwringers with the interests of
o. n. Wardwell of Baldwinsville
Mass, and F. S. Porter & Co. of
Mortified, VT. The new company is
incorporated under the name of
White Mopwringer company with a
capital stock of $4,000. 1t is located
at Jamaica and begins business June
LIST. The officers are: President. O.
N. Wardwell; secretary and treas
urer, j. G, White; superintendent of
manufacturing plants H. c. White;
superintendent of agencies, f. S. Por-
ter Frank Plumley of Mortified is
retained as the attorney for the com
pany. No extensive engagements of
the plant are contemplated at present,
as those already in use are adequate
to supply a large demand. The bust
ness of the company is growing rap
idly, and about 100000 of the
wringers have already been sold. and
they are being shipped regularly to
all the northern and western states
from Maine to Colorado. 1t is a local
enterprise which manufactures a good
and almost indispensable household
machine, and it will have the good
wishes of all Vermonters.