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Evening star., 1901-11-16
Urban Stupidity.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Henry said Uncle Amos from Upcreek,
who was visiting his city nephew, who's
that man in the house on the other side Of
the street? Every morning he stands in
front of window an shaves himself He's
done it now for three days hand-running"
II suppose he has done it every morning
for the last ten years, uncle," replied
Henry.
HAS he lived there all that timer"
Eyes; and longer than that, for all
know. I've been here only ten years my
SELF
who Is he?"
IT don't know"
What does he foller?"
II haven't the slightest idea, uncle
Uncle Amos put on his hat and went out
In an hour or two he returned
Henry he said that chaps name is
Horton. He runs an insurance Office down.
town. He's wuth about $4,000. owns that
house an lot, belongs to the Presbyterian
Church, has three boys an one girl. on
he's forty-six years old. I've found out
more about him in an hour than you have
in ten years. Blamed II I don't believe
livin' in the city makes people stupid"
Evening star., 1901-11-16
Big Steel Schooner That Is Now
Being Built.
WILL MEASURE 4o3 FEET over ALL
Easily Handled, Notwithstanding
Her Enormous Size.
GREAT CARRYING CAPACITY
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
On the shores of the southernmost inlet
of Boston harbor, at the new Fore river
shfpyard. they are laying the keel for
seven-masted schooner, the first seven
masted craft ever built, the largest fore
and-after." almost. If not quite, the largest
sailing vessel in the world. At the end Of
the graveed beach lies the black and red
Des Moines cruiser of the Denver class,
which is to be launched next month; while
Immediately adjoining will soon rise the
great huls of the New Jersey and Rhode
Island, the two largest battle ships ordered
for our navy and the two most efficient
heavyweight sea fighters ever planned.
But the new seven-master will be larger
than the cruiser and almost as large as the
battle ships. She will be 403 feet long over
all. or 4S0 feet long from the tip Of her
bowsprit to the extreme end Of her after
most boom: and she will be built Of steel
throughout. Bowdoin B. Crowinshield, who
modelled the lines Of Lawsons 1ndepend-
ence. has designed her; Capt. j. G. Crow
ley of Taunton will manage her; his broth
er, Capt. Arthur L. Crowley-who has been
sailing the Wells, the first six-master-will
command her, and her first voyage will be
to the Philippines with coal.
A seven-masted schooner is in some ways
not essentially different from a six or
uNe-HdSteT, yet every llIIle we duu dnOtHeT
hundred feet to the span Of our bridges,
another story to our high buildings, another
cylinder to our marine engines, or another
mast to our schooners, we naturally pause
and look back to see what great distance
we have come This seven-maSter, then,
serves as convenient milestone in an in
dustry which has figured in the affairs of
our Atlantic coast since the first little craft
were built for fishing on the New England
coast 200 years ago.
BY Gradual Development.
The first fore-and-aft sailboats (Which
took the name "schooners'D were easy to
handle AS the vessels grew bigger, how
ever. and the sails increased in the same
proportion, they finally got too big to be
managed. There was nothing to do, there
fore. but divide them up and pile the pieces
one on top of the other in the form of top
sails and topgallants. In order to accom-
plish this the old slanting lateen-like yards
had to be sung horizontally and placed out
side the shrouds instead of between them.
That made the square rigger." The square
rigger, therefore, was largely a makeshift,
designed to overcome the difficulty Of ham
ding great sail areas. She was never en-
tirely satisfactory-that is, she was always
limited, except in steady winds and long
runs. as in the trade-wind latitudes. Even
Evening star., 1901-11-16
Available Working Days.

The figures for Europe, however, confirm
the opinion that has been before expressed
that the Importance of trade disputes has
been much exaggerated. There are other
movements going on in the world Of in
dustry Of far greater import to employers
and employed, and to the world in gen.
eral than trade disputes, but they escape
notice. They are not accompanied by fric-
ton and publicity, and it is the existence
of friction and publicity that accounts for
the undue weight attached to strikes and
lockouts 1t appears that in a period of
hve years the time lost by trade disputes
in five countries, with a total population of
141 100000, was so, ,794, 600 working days.
When this total Is compared with the total
NUMBER or available working days 1t will be
found to form but very insignificant frac-
ton.
In the United Kingdom alone the avail
able number of working days In each year
Ior the industrial population (Which Is less
than one-fourth of the total population) IS
officially estimated at about 2,5O00OO,OOO.
II the average number OF days lost in the
United Kingdom by reason Of strikes is
taken at 100000 it will be seen that this
means roughly one day out Of every $50
le, less than one working day per head
per annum. In other European countries 1t
has been shown that the loss is still less.
Ihere are other things about which. unfor-
tunately, no exact statistics, exist which
cause Tar greater loss of time than trade
disputes These include, for example, sick
ness, fluctuations In the state of employ
ment. public holidays and the use of in
efficient industrial methods.
AS Tor holidays the time lost to the in
dustrial classes in this country by the OBJ
serVance OF the four bank holidays alone
far exceeds the time lost in any one year
by industrial disputes. On the continent
Wnere 1ete days and religious holidays are
more common than in England, the loss
OF time from this cause is still greater.
Ihe serious feature In trade disputes Is
not the large number of small strikes and
lockouts which from day to day break
out In all parts Of the country and which
are OF purely local interest, nor Is 1t the
total amount of time lost The result to
be deplored is that dislocation of trade and
industry which Is caused by the great dis
putes OF almost national Importance that
occasionally take place. In the United
Kingdom during the last decade there have
been only eight struggles OF this character.
They were the coal miners dispute in
Durham and the cotton spinners dispute In
Lancashire and Cheshire, In 1892; the coal
miners disputes In the federated districts
and In South Wales, in 1898; the coal
miners. dispute In Scotland In 1884; the
general dispute In the boot and shoe trade
In 1885, the engineering dispute In 1887,
and the coal miners dispute in South Wales
IN 1893. These eight disputes between them
involved loss which is estimated at g.
GOO 600 days. whereas the time lost by the
remaining 1880 disputes which took place
during the ten years .l891-1000 amounted
to a. 100000 days; that Is to say. the eight
principal disputes caused loss OF time
greater by nearly 90 per cent than all the
other disputes put together
Evening star., 1901-11-16
Thibetan Skull Drums.
From Good Words.


A drum of an extreme responsiveness or
nature is one used by the Lamas Of Thibet
at some of their church ceremonies. For
this the craniums of two skulls. preferably
children's, are taken, and over the concaye
side of each is stretched the skin of a
snake. The two skulls are then cemented
at their vertices to either side of a wooden
disk covered with a cotton cloth. the
stretched skins being outermost. These
drums are often ornamented by having the
heads of devils and such like horrors, the
more repulsive the better, painted upon
them In red and blue colors. The method
employed in playing them is rather curious.
To the wooden disk between the two halves
a cord is fastened, by which the drum can
be suspended and then rapidly rotated.
Two short cords with knobs at their ends
hang down in such a way that as the drum
revolves they strike alternately on either
face. and thus produce a regular "tum.
tum.
Evening star., 1901-11-16

1t is quite clear from this statement that
having regard to population, more working
time is lost by disputes in this country than
in any other for which statistics are avail
able. If the figures published by the va
rious governments are further analyzed, it
will be found that, on the average, the an
nual number Of work people directly affect
ed by disputes, and the average duration of
such disputes, is greater in the United
Kingdom than in any other European coun-
try. Outside Europe there remains the
United States, with which 1t would be Of
great interest to be able to make an exact
comparison. Unfortunately, this is not pos
sible. The latest figures for the states re-
late to the period 1SS1-94, and they are in
complete and unsatisfactory, as Is not in
frequently the case with American Statis-
tics
Evening star., 1901-11-16
STRIKES IN Esu RoP E
STATISTICS CONCERNING DISPUTES
BETWEEN LABOR AND CAPITAL.
Controversies Occasion Heavy Losses
in the United Kingdom, Ger
many and France.

From the London Standard.
AS the principal foreign governments now
publish statistics Of trade disputes, it is
possible to ascertain to what extent strikes
and lockouts are resorted to in other coun-
tries as compared with our own. The fol-
lowing figures show, for certain European
countries, the number of strikes and the
number of work people affected by them in
the last year for which figures are avail
able-viz., 1900, in the cases of the United
Kingdom, France, Germany and Sweden,
and 1899 in those of Italy, Denmark and
Austria.
Evening star., 1901-11-16

gigantic steel structure which is being
erected for the battle ships. with its serv-
ice OF hve-ton travelling cranes, and the
great seventy-five-ton gantry crane, which
Is being put up nearby, will be required
also in handling the construction of the
new seven-master For the first time
have, that is, the logical modern schooner
built in accordance with the most modern
mechanical methods. But many things be-
sioes that make her a craft of unusual in
terest. To go with her 400 feet Of length
she is 80 feet wide. When loaded she will
sink 261A feet deep, and in SO doing will
dsplace 10000 tons of salt water-which is
the same as saying that, loaded and ready
for sea, she weighs 10000 tons-an amount
that, measured in coal. would mean the
Me-. for example, for an entire year. The
hoops that hold her sails to her masts are
big enough for circus rider to jump
through and her rudder, stood up against
fourth-story windows, or, laid fat would
provide ample space on which to place
large dining table and assemble nearly two
dozen guests around 1t.
Some Novelties.
At intervals along her deck are to be
five powerful little steam engines for hoist
ing sails and cargo, and sixth, larger one.
for getting up the anchor. Most sailing
ships have been content with single en-
gine for all purposes. Her bilge keels, too
are a novelty, except as they are seen on
steamers. They serve q double purpose
Long, straight steel fms. they are one on
each side, not only to prevent her rolling
for schooners. from the lightness OF their
top hamper. have . quick. vicious roll-but
to keep the breeze from blowing her on
sideways instead Of straight ahead sexv.
Evening star., 1901-11-16
The Question.

From the Chicago Record Herald
''Supposing that women could vote and
hold ONCE. Would you allow your wife to
run?'
'tSay, II you were crossing bridge over a
deep stream and right In the middle of II
you met q large wildcat would you keep to
one side and let the cat pass on or get out.
in the middle and 60 to arguing with itr.
Evening star., 1901-11-16
In Washington.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Senator Biggun-."The young lady that
lobbying for that Swearingen claim lost a
vote the other day."
Senator Largeon-"How?"
Senator Biggun-"She was trying to jolly
a congressman from Missouri, and she said
she supposed he was laying his corncob
pipes for re-elections"
Evening star., 1901-11-16

and gave them seven masts; that in 1902 we
shall endeavor to sail them In true blue"
fashion and make them pay.
Evening star., 1901-11-16

came a fountain of gold. At the same time
the clouds behind the mountain took on
roseate hue and a moment later the great
round silver disk of the sun jumped up as
it were into the sky and flooded the world
with light.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-18
ENGLAND's VAST FOREIGN IN
VESTMENTS.

References are being repeatedly
made of late to Great Britain's decline
in financial as well as in martial
prestige, but they are not in accord
ance with the facts. The South Afri-
can war may end at any time, and,
badly as it has been managed, 1t has
been struggle which has been main
tained as no other nation could have
maintained it, with the sole exception
of the United States. The war would
have brought bankruptcy to either
France or Germany. With regard to
England's financial strength some re-
cent reports as to her foreign invest
ments are of great interest. They are
dazzling in their magnitude, and show
in this respect at least, an enormous
accumulation Of wealth.
In 1893, Mr. Mulhall, the statistician,
estimated Great Britain's foreign in
yestments at 81, 698, 600, 600, and Sir
Robert Griffen, an equal authority,
said these figures were conservative.
It is now reckoned by the best au-
thorities that these investments at the
close of 1900 stood at the enormous
sum of $4,000, ,000,00 or $40, 600, 000, :
600. This, if correct, would represent
gain of 81, $40, 900, 900 in eight years.
The income tax assessments allow
this estimate to be made, for they
show a yield of ESQ, ,266, 900 per year
from foreign investments, or in our
money s3O1, ,330, coo. On per cent.
income basis this would stand for a
principal of seven and half billions,
and on 3 per cent. basis would
make up the ten billions. AS it is
not to be supposed that the British
investor is any more anxious to pay
taxes than our own rich men, the
chances are that the estimates are ex-
ceeded by the actual facts.
A nation with surplus so enor-
nous as to be compelled to invest it
away from home to this extent will
require more than two years of de-
structive war and industrial depres-
sion to be seriously reduced in finan-
cial power. The conviction is general
that England has sold most of her
American securities since the boom
began over here, but if SO the British
capitalist has received his quid pro
quo and is none the worse off. The
Tay London has managed to take away
gold at this period Of heavy ex-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-18
Not to be Taken Seriously.

The London Saturday Review advo-
Gates not exactly an alliance but an
understanding between Great Britain
and Germany, to curb the power Of
the United States. It believes that
Germany viii feel the necessity of in
teryening in South America, but can
not do SO If this country is supported
by Great Britain. But if Great
Britain keeps deferring to the United
States she viii be elbowed OFF the
Western Hemisphere.
The Saturday Review is chronic
scold and must not be taken too serl-
ously. It is dissatised with British
policy-in relation to the United States,
In the Nicaragua and other matters,
yet it holds up this spectre of German
interference with the Monroe doctrine,
which suits the views Of the British
Government exactly, IN order to foster
in this country the idea that we shall
a5stsome time need Great Brltaln's
assistance Germany, however, con-
stantly repudiates all these suggestions
of her designs in South America,
and her newspapers insist that they
are invented in London for the speci-
nc purpose or a1olng 6rlIlSn designs.
The United States. should undoubt-
edly pursue the traditional policy Of
peace with all the, nations Of the
world, departing from it only inscases
of necessity. But the people of this
country are not looking forward to
any time when it shall need for its
own safety an alliance with any other
Power. We are now quite strong
enough to protect our own Interests
on this hemisphere, and are growing in
position and relative importance from
year to year. Our people, while
differing radically on many questions,
are thoroughly united IN the determi-
nation to maintain the Monroe doctrine
and no other country has interests of
such magnitude as to care to provoke
our ill-will by assailing it.-Courier
Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-18

Al Smell wanted to attend party, but
was afraid TO do so on account Of pains
in his stomach, which he feared would
grow worse. He says, II was telling my
troubles to lady friend, who said: Cham
berlain's Colo, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy will put you in condition for the
party bought bottle and take pleas
ure in stating that two doses cured me
and enabled me to have good time at
she party" Mr. Smell is resident Of
Summer Hill, n Y. This remedy is for
sale by DR. L ) China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-18
WHITE AUSTRALIA.

sWhite Australia!'' is the cry that
animated the Barton bill, which was
recently enacted by the Federal Gov
ernment Of the Australian Common
wealth. This bill, which provides for
the exclusion of all presons who cannot
write the British language, would have
been defeated but for the efforts OF
Attorney General Deakin.
The objection to the bill as first pro-
posed was that it was not stringent
enough. Commenting or this, Mr..
Deakin said in letter to the Morn
ing Post:
I've say that the purpose of the
measure is to take the longest stride
towards prohibition We believe it to
be possible to take, so as to instant
aneously secure the adoption Of the
measure. By this means we
obtain large measure Of prohibition
something less perhaps than absolute
prohibition, but all must admit a
large measure of prohibition, and we
obtain it at once, and obtain it with
out tying our hands in the slightest
degree. To say that it is an
indirect means, to say that it partakes
Of duplicity, to say that it deceiVes, is
to suppose that these debates have been
idle and frnitless, and that the abso-
lutely unanimous chorus from both
sides of this House in favor OF White
Australia, are or will be unregarded.
Bnt nothing will restrain US,
nothing will withhold Us in the fn-
ture, If this proves insufficient, from
following the same road, or any other
road that viii enable us absolutely to
exclude all undesirable aliens. -
Which is only another example of
race instinct seeking to protect itelf
and parpetuate its own civilization
when threatened with an inundatlon
of Hindu, Chinese and Malay coolies
and South African kaffirs.-Richmond
Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-18
TRAINS GOING NORTH

4Da;ly tDaily except Sunday.
No 53 runs through to Charleston, 6. {
3 Central R. f., arriving Manp.ns c et6I
!, ,Lanes 7Ao.p 10, Charleston 90 II.
Trains on Conway Branch leave Uhsdboui1
Q OF N, arrive Conwsy 2.2o p n, resurr
ug leave Conway 5b p N, arrive Chad
ourn 20 u. leave Chadoourn 5 35 q
.r-ive Elrod $40 nc, returning .eavs Elrod
40 a N, arrive Cha3bo2rn II q. o n Dali
except Sunday.
R. KEN1.Y, Gen'l Manager.
:. T. EMERSON, Traffic Manage.
rRSOE Gen'l Pass Aoer
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ports and with our great activity in
BUSINESS and higher interest rates on
money may we'll give our fnanciers
pause. The SECRETARY of the Treas
ury shows in his annual report that
the international merchandise balance
in the past four years has been go, :
554, 900, 600 in our favor and with the
silver exports the total becomes 81, :
453, 61S, 3O2, and yet the net excsss OF
our imports of gold for that period has
been but s12, ,S66, 010. We are un-
doubtedly far more prosperous than
England now, but we have no such
vast accumulation of surplus wealth.
Courier Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-18
TRAINS GONG NoRTE

tE.G:!g fCa;ly except Suzasy
70 g. runs through to Coj1r,hia VIE Gen
~ z. f. of 6. 9
7rai..s Kos. sa ard 50 rrn y:a Wilson and
ya.tcvilie--Shors Iine-ard make eloss
.onsction fot al! points Kor;h.
T-aipa on G. s. & R. r. Leave Florence
= excs;,. Sunday 6 5oa Il, arrive ostiing.
ca ol5 au, 6a7,sv;!la 8 lsa N, chcFaW
20 n, WsdeeSoro IS ? n. Leave
io,scce i&il- ezcep, Sunday IS n, sr.
i've Darlington s 90 2 n, 2cnuettsv:lie II
Z, Gibscn 45 ? q Leave Florence
2nrdsv o0!s go Il. arrive Darlington
loo5am
leave a;haon dsiIy except suudsy 500
C., Benoettsville Z &C C., arrive Darling
Oh s 90 N, leavs Darlington s 90 N, ar
i've Florence 10 10. Leave Nedesooro
:si:y except Sunasy 90 ? n, Cheraw =:
m, Hartsville z 90 IL, Darlington S IS
m, arrive Florence : 90 m. Leave Dar"
:ngton Sunday oply s so n, srr've Flo
nee Is q -,
I.R KEELEI, JNO. +. DIVINE
ess'l Eaneser. Gen'l Sup.
H.a. KaERSog, fraf6c Manager.
TN gMERSON. Gen'l Pass. Agent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-18
4 GOOD coUeE MEDICINE

From the Gazette, Toowoomba, Australia I
Il find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
an excellent medicine. have been suffer
inc from a severe cough for the last two
months, and it has effected cure. I have
pleasure in recommending it.-W G Wock-
ner. This is the opinion of one of our
Oldest and most respected residents, and
has been voluntarily given in good faith
that others may try the remedy and be
benefited, as was Mr. Wockner. This
remedy is sold by DR. A J China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-18
without a Ring.

A wedding without a ring seems in
congruous. but in Cadiz, Spain. no ring
is used. After the ceremony the bride
groom moves the flower in his brides
hair from left to right, for in various
parts Of Spain to wear a rose above
your right ear is to proclaim yourself
wife. Thus the rose takes the place Of
the ring.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-18

NOTE: In addition to the above service
trains Nos Is and 16 run daily between Charles
ton and Columbia carrying elegant Pullman
sleeping cars. No: Is leave Charleston Il :U p
m. arrive Asheville 200 p. N. No. 16 leave
Columbia 1:S5 a. M. arrive Charleston { 200 a.
p. M both at Charleston and Columbia These
trains make close connections at Columbia
with through trains between Florida points
and Washington and the east. Trains Nos. l3
and Il carryElegant Pullman Parlor Cars be-
tween Charleston, Summerville and AsheviBe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-18

A boy is like a fountain pen. You
can't tell from what he costs whether
he will make his mark or not.-Detro;t
Journal.
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atlantic Coast Line R2ilE22
Company Of South Carolina
CUN DhNShD oUh AUCLN
In eject January 18th. 1901.

sDaily. fDaily except Suedsy.
Trains 80 and 81 carry through Pullua
Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars between Nee
York and Macon via Augusta.
TN ENERSON, HM ENERSON,
Traffic Manager. Gent Pass. Aet
RKENLY. Gen'l Manager e.
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No. SO runs through from Charleston viz
central E. B., leaving Charlessor e.Ao a. N,
.aues 10 N, Manning 9:o6 an
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1901-03-01
GEORGE ALLEN
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER
Montpelier, Idaho.
A Bad Blunder.

Clerk Farrell and County At
torney Keeder made an interesting
discovery on Thursday, while look
ing through the county records.
1t was nothing less than the fact
that for long time there has not
been a legal marriage license issued.
The Revised Statutes provides
that 'sno marriage shall be solem-
nized without license issued there
fon by the County Clerk" but in
this county the clerk of the District
Court has been issuing all the mar
rage licenses, and has been affixing
the seal of the District Court to
them, instead of the seal of the
County Clerk.
Of course such licenses were not
legal, as the sheriff has just as
much right to issue a marriage
license, as has the clerk of the
District Court. Judge Hart will
doubtless be surprised to learn that
his court has been issuing marriage
licenses for several years past.
Just what effect the discovery will
have on the licenses issued is not
clear, but no more will be issued by
the clerk of the District Court
Logan Journal.