The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-17

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got good husband and good home. "
I was greatly moved, and wanted to
give her mild and modest pat on the
back. The woman who has a good
Husband and has actually found it out,
and is not afraid to make public avoW-
J al Of it, is creature to be admired
and adored. Z do sincerely hope this
sister was telling the truth, and was
not talking merely for buncombe.
But have my doubts.
US REPUBLICANS.
/ While waiting in front of the plat
form where Teddy was to speak, we
had to rub against all manner Of ma
tionalities. Behind US we're three very
uncouth negroes and a white man:
Their fellowship, however, seemed
perfect. By and by, the white man
remarked, g Us Republicans has a good
place here where we can see and hear. .
When the speech was over and the
crowd dispersed, I asked citizen,
IS Are many Of these white men actual
iisly Republicanss'' 1sNow rand then
/ YOU II find one, - he replied; but they
are all Republicans for revenue, except
now and then you'll find fool who
/ don't know any better.'' All this may
! be true; but when we read in the pa
pers about: the awful struggle that
1 men make for Office, I am half way
! disposed to believe that there are
] Dmocrats for revenue also. Patriot
: ism is the last resort of the coward, -
said Victor Hugo; but it is the first
].appeal of the latter-day politician.
sHINoLA.
[ had to come to the mountains to
learn how to black my shoes. Our
boarding place being only q cheap
mountain home. I did not have the
pleasure Of having my shoes shined
daily by dusky hands. I found that l
must shine them if any shining was
to be done. But [ had no equipment.
| In little store found good-look-
ing, ruddy-cheeked mountain girl, and
to her I made known my wants. She
told me that Shirola was the best thing
she had ever seen. "Howtis IT useds"
I asked. Grub It on with one rag,
and rub it off with another, and moth
ing is left on your shoes but the
shine - Thereupon I invested a dime
. in a box of Shinola, and am now
prepared to recommend it to all friends
and constituents Of every name and
nature. It is necessary to apply it only
stWo or three times week. A few
strokes with rag each morning brings
back the shine by removing the dust,
nor does water seem to dull it in the
least. The polish is made by the Shi-
nola Company, Rochester, N. 7. 1t
is to be hoped that several Of ou1
progressive Sumter merchants will keep
the articles on hand henceforth and
adv Tertise the fact in the Daily Item.
To use it once will make a convert OF
almost any one. About one minute to
each shoe will guarantee a shine fol-
the day, and it is good for all leath-
ers-
MY vacation is drawing to a period
now, and I shall soon have to vacate
nay high place as special correspondent
4 of she Item. On Wednesday next, the
17tka, Z shall set out for home, and
hope arrive on Thursday morning.
Meanwhile / send warm regards and
other Like things to all my cherished
friends who have survived the heat OF
the summer now so tardily drawing tc
a close. u G- brown.
| Asheville, N. G.
| P. s. I made it my duty on Monday
4 last to visit the home kept up by ou1
Sunatec citizens on the AsheVille sub
i urbs. Z found Booth, Ligon and Nash
with their feet high and lifted up on
the niazza railing. MIR. Nash's COM
4 plant is that be only needs Ligon's
digestion in order to get well. He
says Ligca can eat anything, at any
time, and in any quantity, and then
| go to sleep in perfect peace and inno-
eeney. The party, however, IS about
! to dissolve. Ligon-weighing now l5o
pounds-has gone to Philadelphia, DR..
I Booth will leave for Sumter about the
18th or 18th, and Mr.. Nash will doubt
less come down as soon as he is assured
of the return of .cool weather. Mr..
Ligon expects to resume his work on
the road for Wampole & Co. about Oct.
/ l. These gentlemen tell me that they
can get in Sumter everything necessary
for the treatment of lung troubles,
except the rarifed mountain air. Ii
some low country genius will invent a
process for producing the above-named
air, we may count our town rich. The
Asheville people-doctors, merchants
and ranchmen-have no other indus
try than that of cultivating and then
scalping the summer tourist and the
invalids from the four ends of the
earth. We too can live upon the same
sort of robbery and rapine, if some
man will just furnish the right kind
of air. beg you, Mr.. Editor, to look
into these things, and see if we can't
solve the problem. The air needed is
thin and light and full of mountain
dew The last named ingredient we
can get, doubtless. How about the
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