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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
LONG RANG BAPTISM
Christening In Scotland Was Con.
Quoted UnderDf8 des.

Christening In Scotland Was Cen-
Quoted Under Difficulties
In wide and. .sparsely populated high
land districts Of Scotland it not infre-
quently happens that q parent is: s:obligs
ed to walk a distance of f7esor SIX
miles with an infant for baphsm
It is related Of a minister ofS the
north that ne agreed to tosaccommodates:
parishioner thus situated by meet
ing him atsa stream midway between
the parents house and tie manse and
there baphzing the child at the run
ming water.
Itso happened that BY the time the
parties came to opposite sides Of the ne
bourn heavy rains had swollen into
rapid torrent SO that neither party
could approach the other.
Unwilling to turn back with the
.sbairn1 unbaptzed, the farmer pro
posed that the minister should splash
water across. ordingly the minister
stepped down to the stream and Sen-
deavored to throw handfuls Of water:
on The farmers baby.
.sHa'e ye got ony o that?' cried
at each successive splash. szss.
ssDe'il a spairge," was the reply.
At last a few of the spIashes We're:
rcommunicated to the infants face
and the ceremony was then concluded
In the usual form
Before retiring TO their respective
homes the farmer produced a bottle OF
whisky, crying across. As Gamma
offer yeSa glass owre theshesd q this
here's the bottl e-kepp!'' And he threw
it across the stream.
The bottle was caught, it's related
with a precision that betoAened on the
part Of his reverence, if not consldera-
Bile practice, at=least considerable de2-
terity-Sray Stories. s:sssa
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
.A FINE. EXHIBIT FROM SUMTER.
The Sumter Telephone Manufacturing
Co. Sends an Exhibit to Charleston.

The Sumter Telephone Mfg. Go. has
prepared large and handsome exhibit
.ofstelephones and switchboards manu-
factured by the company to be sent to-
the Charleston Expositi The ex-5
.hibit was shipped to Charleston last.
Thursday and at once installed IN the:
Building in which the.
company has secured space. The ex-=
hibit consists Of forty telephones.
the various models and
styles made by the company and two.
switch boards which have all Of the:
improvements and new ideas worked
and tested by Mr.. Mason. The ex-.
hi BIT viii be striking advertisement
of the Sumter Telephone Mfg. Co.,
and at the same time an advertisement
of the resources and products Of Sum
ter county Every part entering into
the construction Of the telephones and
switch boards is made in Sumter. All
the metal parts, from the smallest.
screw to the most complicated part
are. made from the crude material The
cabinet work is made from woods
grown IN Sumter county, saved at the.
mill connected with the factory and
finished in the woodworking depart
ment: The assertion is ventured,
without fear OF contrad fiction, that.
stheresWlH notzbe found at the Expos1-
tion more beautiful nor more hand
somely finished woods than the specl-
mems to besseen in this exhibit. The
woods sedinelnde walnut, white and
other oak gum gum etc ;Ifese are. guar;
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
clsinese Points Fer Hosts.

Don't eat with your ears, says
Yuan Mel. Chinese writer. 'by which
/ mean do not aim at having extraor-
dinary out of the way foods. just to
astonish your guests. for that is to
eat with your ears. not with your
mouth. Bean crrd. if good. is actually
nicer than birds nest: And better than
sea slugs. which are not first rate. is Il.
dish OF bamboo shoots.
The chicken. the pig. the fish and
the duck-these are the four heroes OF
the table. Sea slugs and birds nest
have no Characteristic favors of their
Owl. They are but usurpers in the
house / once dined With Il friend who
gave US birds nests in bowls like vats,
holding each about four ounces Of the
plain boIed article The other guests
applauded vigorously, butt smiled and
said came here to eat birds nest, not
to take delivery of it wholesale.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
The Quick Craze.

The quick craze is by no means new.
but seems just now to be more In
trusive than ever before. Here is a
young woman practicing fourteen
hours a day to cultivate her voice Re
suit, lost voice. Nearly all the pugi-
lists. active and retired, are writing
volumes on How to Get Strong
Quick, and the readers are exercising
two OF three hours a day. when ten
minutes are quite enough. Result, lost
health. The get rich quick fellows, in
iail and out, are hiring able lawyers to
help them devise schemes that will
DEFY the law and enable them to fleece
lambs regardless Of the code.-NeW
York Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
WEDGEFIELD ITEMS.

Wedgefeld, Jan. 1.-THE new year
1862 has brought one disaster to the
farmers-most of the oatcrop has been
killed by the severe cold weather we
have had. As the old adage reads
though, bad beginning means good
finish, so probably the loss will be
made up in something else.
Mrs. j. 81. Dupont after an abb
.sence of two years has resumed her
duties as proprietress of the Dupont
House, much to the delight Of the
clerks, etc, who thought at one time
they would have to run mess hall.
Some deer have been seen recently
in the Wateree Swamp. I would adj
wise the hunters though, not to en-
gage the.venison, as one did recently
for he might be sued for breach of
promise.
Mr.. ID. B. McLaurin who is station
ed at Bishopville as cotton buyer for
Alex II. Sprunt 8 Sons, spent yester-
day at home.
Mr.. Frank Dwight, Jr., left for
Edgefsld few dayssago to attend the
South Carolina COED. Institute.
Mrs. r. Singleton and Misses
Elise and Lucy Singleton will leave
or Charleston soon, where they will
reside in the future.
Your corresponds regrets he
doesn't live on main line railroad
where he could see the great men of
our country and the world renowned
Liberty Bell where they are on their
travels.
Ihave.a few suggestions ] would
like to make to President Teddy, if
L had the world to back me. First to
have the Liberty Bell recast: 3 Send
tsalong with a permit to Aguinaldo
to: toll it after reading declaration
of independ dence to the Filipinos. 8
Lend her to England for Kruger to
ring from the summit of Spion
eKop signalling to, the Beers through
out the plains what they have
long wished forin independence Then
bring her home to Philadelphia
and encase her in gold, for she
would have then carried Independence
to the most oppressed people in the
world. We read a whole column
about the crowds. that gather at the
stations to gaze at the reminder of
the bloody battles our forefathers
fought to gain that coveted prize, in
dependence, and in column parallel
We read of the slaughtering Of the
Fiilipinos who are inspired with that
same love of freedom. 1t is certainly
Inappropriate for her to be placed on
exhibition now This is state news
and without origin at Wedgefeld, so
pardon me please?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
a TALE OF TWO. CITIES.
The Perils OF Living Near the Mex
lean BocEdsry Line.

The Perils OF Living Near the Mex
lean BoCEdary Line.
Some peculiar conditions prevail at
the twin cities Of Nogales, Mexico.
and Nogales, Ariz., said the DetToiter,
who recently returned from a visit TO
Mexico. The international boundary
line is formed By a street that divides
the two towns, and the boundary
stakes are set cut with a very nice
regard for technicalites. There is 81
saloon there which has more than a
local reputation, and the proprietor Is
certainly an enterprising individual.
His saloon is located on the street di-s
viding the two counties and at point
where the dividing line is not clearly
defined. The patron Of this saloon
buys his drink in America, and, step
ping across the hall, he buys his cigar
in Mexico. In this way the proprietor
avoids the duty on imported cigars
and can provide his customers with
the best make at lower prices than
most Of his competitors.
Ehey tell an amusing story about an:
American who imbibed too much fight
ing whisky at this saloon. When he
arrived at a certain stage, he allowed
his prejudices to get the better OF him..
and, standing near the boundary line
Of his own country, he heaped anathe-
mas and hurled defances at the people
across the border. AZ couple OF MexI-s
can officers stood across the street. az:
most within reach OF the pugnacious
American, hoping that he would stroll
across into Mexico. He did get over
there after awhile; although the trip
was wholly mpremeditated. During
a harangue against Mexican institus.
tons in general and the police In par
dcular he happened to slurch too far
over to sstarboard and fell into Mexico:
The alert cops promptly grabbed him.
and though he didn't getsa chance to-
take In the sights, he. paid quite ansex
tended visit to the country he had so
eloquently maligned. Detroit Free
Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
Ee Understood.

Anton Ruhinsteii. the Russian COM
poser. in his autobiography tells of the
confusion which overcame .certai.,
architect of h:s acquaintance who had
a habit OF interiarding all his remarks
With the phrase. You understand.
On one occasion he was explaining
certain architectural matters to the
emperor. and. according to custom.
made free use ofehis favorite express
sion.
Good heavens. exclaimed Emperor
Nicholas at last irrltably "Of course /
understand, My dear fellow. how
could help it
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
6oRED BY A BULL.
Rr. Marion Dorm Seriously Injured.

Mr. Marion Dorm was gored by a
bull last Thursday and so seriously
injured that he will be confined TO
bed for several weeks. The bulls
horn penetrated the large muscles Of
the thigh, passing entirely through
the heshy part of the thigh from back
to front and inflicted wound of a
very serious and painful nature. For
tunately none of the large blood vessels.
were broken and the wound, while.
very painful, is not considered serious.
enough to give ground for apprehen-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
MlsAPPLIED WORDS.
Some Expressions the Use of Which
SI,ouId Be Reformed.


Should Be Reformed.
Extra" is an abused word. People
say extra good" or extra cheap in
order to intensity good" and cheap.
But extra has no such force. So far
from intensifying a given condition, it
denies it by indicating that the thing
so described lies outside the sphere or
quality named. Thus, extra judiciaf'
does not mean more than ordinarily ju-
=dicial. as though a judge had dredgedH
his conscience in giving an opinion, but
outside of judicial and therefore inca.
pable Of being judged at all in the pre-
scribed way.
A grievous fault is the use Of .dden-=
tify' in a phrase like this, tHe is iden;#
tilted with the characterization move
ment.'' A man can only identify him
self with another man or setsof men,
He can identify himself with the op-
poDents Of vaccinat tion-and even here
the word carries shade Of meaning Of
its own, Distinguishing the phrase from
such a! one as che joined the opponents
Of vaccinations.
One should not speak Of .shigh'' OF
.low caliber; but, remembering the
meaning of "caliber, :. one should apply
to it only such adjectiVes as great or
Small
is wrong to speak OF consensus
of opinion" The word Consensus it
self means an agreement Of thought
and should stand alone.-Academy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
THE TuRQu Use.

The turquoise. the birthstone forsDe-
cember, signifies prosperity
The turquoise was a familiar and fa-s
vorite gem among the. ancient Mexi-
cans and Indians Of the vest.
The turquoise fades when its owner
: is i'll, and dies when the Wearer is att
tackled By an incurable n1alady-so they
say.
The Germans claim that by its vary
ing shades the turquoise turns telltaIe
on the caprices and moods of it's
wearer.
Shakespeare gives these words to
ShylocL:: .tHe would not have lost his
turquoise ring for whole wilderness
of monkeys
The turquoise derives its name from
word meaning Turkish and is so.
called because the first turqu quoises We're
found in Turkey.
If your birthday comes IN December
and you wear turquoise. you need
never be afraid Of falling off high
place. One Of the powers of the azure
hued gem Is to preserve its wearer8
from this catastrophe.
1t. is also said that it has the power
Of protecting its wearer against con-:
tagion. A turquoise would certainly
be an ornamental substitute for yacci7
nation. It's efficiency would probably
depend upon the faith of the wearers,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
American English.

We do not speak tie English Ian.
guage in the wayzin which il is spoken
by the people of Ensland.. We have
greatly changed. enlarged and perhaps
improved it in our usual progressive
way. The wonGer ;cS III the notion Of
EngIishmen that tilcirAw:iy OF speaking
the Language, is he only way and that
our way. is wrong. New York World.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
The Wrong Crop.

Visiting an out Of the way English
parish when the incumbent happened
to be away,1a former archdeacon OF
Suffolk was, It is related, shown round
by the clerk. On arriving at the church.
yard he found a fine crop Of wheat
growing in it.
4Dear, dearr' said the archdeacon.
Izcan't approve Of this. really did
not think Mr. would have planted
wheat in the churchyard.' =
That's just what told parson," !"
said the clerk. ST says, says .sye
didn't ought to have wheated it; ye#
ought to have tatered it!''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
q CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

sss City Council held aregular meeting
Nednesdsynigh It. Minutes Of December
IIth weresread and approved.
The Finance Committee reported
ssthat the clerk and treasurer's reports
for October and November were exam
ined and found to- be correct Ehey
called attention TO the heapysexpendiiS
s5ure for street work suggested that
2Iess money be- spentsin this dlrectlon,s
alttfh fhough no money is wasted and the
Improvements are all good and sdeslr-
able
. Rowland for special committee
reported that the macadam work on
AfallsStreet is prog lnsa satls-
factory manner.
letter was read from Mr.. Furdy
for the Police Gonmi advising that
the scItyWas noJs liable for al claim
made sbysD Abbott, December
11sh, On behalf off two Of his tenants
z5foTsS1O paid attorneys sserYices in
securing their release from prison.
They had been arrested on suspicion.
TIE annual report The Health
Officer was read; received as 1nfornaa7
] hon and: ordered filed.
On motion Of INN. the clerk
was directed tp.connnunicate with the
e. r. 2. to secure their
Scooperation possible, IN making
clay yroadsson certain streets near the
railroads
Finn offered a resol luton that
the drysearthS system Be putin opera
ton, and soWland suggested that
1t De not made obligato COM
mittees consisttin off Messrs Finn,
Health Officer Reardon, Street Com
missioner hiitesand the Mayor were
appointed to put the system in work
ing order at once.
sssl Inn called attention to the
hydarand cap that had eorroded aud
caused a loss OF time to the Sfremen at
recent fire The matte was referred
Ito the FiresD partments Commit tttee.
On motion Of Nh inn it was re-
solved that Observation-Disclosures
Council VII dispose Of The question
raised over the sale Of Opera House.
tickets at the Sumter Pharmacy.
An ordnance was read which pro-
poses TO prevent bieycists from CARY
ing lumberEor otherscom odties that
might be dangerous to persons on the
sidewalks The rule requiring two
readings vas suspended and the ordi-
nance Wasadopted and ordered pub:
dished
Several bills were referred to the
Finance Committee. Council then adj,
.ssjonrned
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
His Touch of Humor.

always. says the astute news edi-
tor to the new reporter. always be on
the lookout for any little touch Of hu-
NOR that may brighten up our col
umns.
That evening the new reporter hand
ed in an account Of a burglary in a
butchers shop which commenced. "Mr.
jeremiah Cleaver, the well known
butcher. is losing flesh rapidly Of late" |"
EXCHANGE.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
When Wives Were Sold.

- When.SFfve9 Were. SU1u'
A century OF SO ago wife selling was
not an uncommon event In England,
as the following item. which appeared
in the London News Of Nov. 81. 1901,
would show:
.on Friday a coal porter exhibited
his wife in Smithfeld, with a halter
round her neck, for sale. He demand
ed a guinea for her, but she hung on
hand for some time, until man Of
good appearance made the purchase,
and packing her, halter and all, into 4
hackney coach drove for Blackfriars
bridge, amid the huzzas of the mob.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
His Lovely Manners.

Ills Lovely 51SNNueTSe
A benevolent looking man boarded a
downtown elevator already occupied
by three women upward bound. With
Chesterfeldian air be respectfully
doffed his hat and held it in his hand
until he had reached his destination.
What charming man! Such love.
" mannersr' gushed the women in
chorus.
a few minutes later the benevolent.
looking man of the lovely manners
reached his Office. Pitching his hat on
the back of his benefcent head, sprawl.
ing himself down in true manly aban..
don at his desk, putting q clay pipe in
an artistic masculine fashion, occasion.
ally expectorating in the vicinity of a
cuspidor. he greets his six-dollar-a-
eek-for-ten-hours-a-day stenographei
by jocularly inquiring Why in thunder.
those legal papers aren't finished.
Lovely man.
Oh, yes; yerylsan Francisco Wave.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
Don't Let Them Suffer.

Often children are tortured with itching
and burning eczema and other skin dis
eases but Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals the
raw sores, expels Inflammation, leaves the
skin without a scar. Clean, fragrant,
cheap, there's no saIve on earth as good.
Try it. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at
j r w sDeLorme.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
Crank and Eptcure.

frank an0-Eip1C31E&eEsss.
ga travelling crank and epicure had
the audacity to ask the head steward
shortly before my boat sailed from.
for New York said a wait.
er on an ocean liner, 4.iiff IF he would mind
changing three Of the courses on the.
bill Of fare for others which he prefer.
red he. was Informed politely but
firmly that there were other passen-H
gers besides himself sailing on the yes.
sci and that IL he thought he could.
not survive on the excellent fare pro-.
.vided during the voyage all he had to
do was to book with another line and
his passage money would be returned
to him.
Steamship companies are not in the
habit Of returning passage money when
once paid, as is we'll known, but in.
this instance we would willingly have.
done so.
Our fastdious passenger did not
book with another line, however, and,
what is more, he ate enough at each
meal on the trip to satisfy two men
with sea air appehtes and presented
to the waiter, who attended with ex.
reme good nature to his likes and dis.
likes throughout the voyage, the mag
nifcent sum Of Is cents New York
Mail and Express.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15


There is a gentleman in Boston who
spent number Of years among the.
various little South American repub-
lies and who gives an interesting ac-
count Of the methods Of one Of these
small states when it comes to a ques.
ton Of making war. The navy" Of
the particular power referred to con-
sists Of single old fashioned side
wheel steamer, armed with one gun
In time of peace. she is engaged in haul
ing freight up and down the river
which runs close to- the capital.
at the outbreak Of one Of the peri
.odical wars not so very long ago the
president Of the republic took charge
of the steamer and started up stream.
on recruiting expedition, leaving his
senior general in charge Of the military
preparations at the capital. a couple.
of days later the steamer returned,
and some seventy miserable looking
natives, each firmly boand with a
strong rope, were marched off and
turned oyer1to the general, with a note
from the president which read:
Dear General-I send you herewith sew
enty volunteers. Please return the ropes
Boston Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
CHEAP BRICK.

We have lot of cheap Brick to dis
pose Of within two weeks at $3.50 per
Thousand. Come at once If you need
any brick.
J. RYTTENBERG & SONS.
8 Jan. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
JUDGE LYNCH.
He Was Brave eud Useful Member
OF Or Ear,v societE.

OF Ger Gary Society.
Tradition sometimes plays strange
pranks with dead mems regulations.
1t would make an Interesting half hour
for the, eavesdropper beyond the Styx
if he could hear the exchange Of amen
tiles between Duns Scotus and Judge
Lynch, the one a shreWd, clear reason
er, whose name now signifies a fool;
the other a simple Quaker gentleman,
whose name las come to stand for Or
ganized savagery.
Charles Lynch was a man whose
services to his country as a brave pion-
eer and righteous judge. as soldier
and statesman, are by no means de-
serving of oblivion, still less Of oblo-
Guy. 1t seems indeed one Of the IN
EQUITIES of fate that his name should
.pn-s- be universally applied 60 proceed
1ags that no one would condemn more
heartily than he. The records Of the
,:surt Of Bedford county, in Virginia,
4nse those Of various Quaker meetings,
stla Journals Of the Virginia house Of
burgesses and Of the first conshtu-
hona1 convention, taken together with
family documents and traditions, show
him to have been an upright and useful
member Of society and wise and en-
ergetic Ieador at the most important
crisis Of American history--Atlantic.
Evening star., 1902-03-18
THE PROPOSED TUNNEL
QUESTION OF INJURY TO THE
LIBRARY BUILDING.
Discussion by the Senate Di~trict Com
mittee Regarding the Steam Rail-
way Routes Bill.

There was a meeting Of the Senate COM
mittee on the District Of Columbia at 2
O'Clock this afternoon to consider the propO-
sition for the building of a tunnel to con-
meet the tracks Of the Pennsylvania rail
road in South Washington with the pro-
posed new union station on Massachusetts
avenue. Some questions have been raised
by Senators Clark of Montana and Yelling
ton Of Maryland as to the possibility of
injury to the Congressional Library by
tunnel along the line Of 1st street east, and
while the engineers have been satisfied that
no such danger exists they have made ad-
ditional Investigations id order to place
information before the eonmittee to re-
move all doubt ON the subject.
Mr.. Brown of the Pennsylvania railroad
company and Commissioner Biddle were
before the committee this afternoon. The
proposed tunnel will be below the level of
the foundation walls and SO constructed
that the engineers are satianed there Will
be no danger from the running OF paSsen-
ger trains through it,.and only passenger
trains are to go through the tunnel.
ies.erday there was q conference IN Phli-
adelphia between the presidents of the
pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Companies, ME J. H. Bnrnham
president OF the park commission and arch.-
tect OF the new union station; MT. CharleS
Moore OF the Senate committee on the Dis
trlct OF Columbia; Commissioner Biddie and
others, concerning the engineering features
of the proposed union station Various
questions concerning the way the work
could be carried out were discussed. NO
obstacle to the carrying out of the project
was developed.