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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
WEBSTER AS A DRlNKER.
TIE o-eae Orators Deep potations

TIE G-ea. Orators Deep Potations
Before Two l1o1aoas Speeches.
Daniel Webster was invited to Rich
moad in the ffties. He accepted the in
vitat:on. came to Richmond and went
to the Exchange hotel. Ee was invited
by tie state legislature to address
them and the people Of RchmoId. and
q committee consisting CT James Lyons
of Richmond and Robert E. Scott Of
Fauauier, two Of the most eminent
!awyers in the state, were sent down to
the hotel TO escort him to the capitol
building. They found NJ. Webster in
q state Of intoxication in such degree
that Mr. Lyons said to Air. Scott: This
man can't make a speech. You mast
take his place. Mr.. Scott replied, NO
man can take the place of Daniel Web
ster.''
After delay, during which Mr. Web
ster improved a little, he was asked if
he would so to the capitol. He replied,
Yes With great difficulty Messrs.
Scott and Lyons supported and helped
him to the capitol. When they reached
the rotunda near the Washington stat
ue, Mr.. Lyons said, MIR. Webster, Go
you think you can speak," ''If you will
give me drink of brandy, yes"
A messenger was sent to a neighbor-
ing hotel and bottle Of brandy
brought. Mr.. Webster poured out sue
cessively two goblets full and drank
them off. sraightened himself up,
shook himself as a lion might have
done, walked steadily and directly to
the position from which he spoke, on
the south porch Of the capitol, and in
the presence Of an audience Of 5000
people, which consisted Of the intellec-
tuality and beauty Of Richmond, male
and female, made his celebrated Ccto-
Der speech. one Of the greatest even Of
his life.
Edward Everett related that on the
day Webster replied to Hayne of South
Carolina be walked with him to the
capitol; that he seemed so badly pre-
pared that he doubted him and feared
that be was net equal to the occasion;
that Just before he rose to speak be
drank a goblet of brandy and then
made his great speech in reply to
Hayne, which is an English classic
Such was the effect Of the beverage On
Webster ges.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30

Missionaries in India encounter no
dificulty in explaining the teach
ings Of Christianity so that the natives
will understand them, as some of the
most beautiful passages of the Bible
are rendered almost ludicrous by trans
lation. A returned missionary tells
The Buffalo Commercial of the efforts
of young Hindu Bible student to
render Rock of ages, cleft for me, let
me hide myself in thee, I" into the ma
tive dialect. The result of his labors,
translated back into English, was
about like this: Very old stone, split
for nv benefit. Let me absent myself
under one of your fragments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
) yaluable Medicine

For Coughs and Coldsin Children
4 nave not the slightest hesitancy in
recommending Chamberlain's Cough Rem
ed7 to all who are suffering from coughs
or colds says Chas NJ Cramar, Esq, a we'll
known matchmaker Of Colombo, Ceylon.
at has been some two years since the City
Dispeasary first called my attention to
this vaIrable medicine and ! have repeat
ediy used it and it has always been bene-
fcial. Il mas cured rae quickly of all
chest colds. It is especially effective for
children and seldom takes more than one
bottle to cure them of hoarseness. have
persuaded many to try this valuable med
icine, and they are all as well pleased as
myself over the results" For sale by DR.
A j. China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
A Remarkable Sentence.

The Latin sentence, "Sator arepo ten
ct opera rotas." which is. it must be
admitted. pretty bad Latin, is curios-
ity nevertheless. 1t can be freely trans
lated as 81 cease from my work; the
sower will wearSaway his wheels" Its
fine oddities are these:
1t spells the same backward as for
ward.
The first letter of each word spells
the first word.
The same may be said Of the second,
third, fourth and fifth letters.
The last letters. read backward. spell
the first word, the next to the last the
second word. and so on throughout
There are just as many letters in
each word as there are words in the
sentence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
RIGHT IN IT.

II have been making tour of the
south, +" remarked j. B. Joseph. L
was greatly amused on alighting from
the train on the Georgia Central Rail
way in Savannah. The station is sur
rounded in all directions Ewith a lot
of saloons and cheap restaurants. In
great Illuminated letters, over one of
these saloons was the sign:
q Open all night.
Next to II was a restaurant bearing
with equal prominence the legend ::
We never close.
Third in order was Chinese
laundry in little tumbledown hovel
and upon the front of this building
was the sign in great, scrawling let
tiers: Ne wakee, too, too. y
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
THE GREAT POETS.
Do Not Study Them For Knowledge;
Read Them For Culture.

Do Not Study Them For hnoViedSe;
Read Them For Culture.
Young men and young women actual
" go to college to take a course II
Shakespeare or Chaucer or Dante or
the Arthurian legends. The course be-
comes a mere knowledge course. My
own acquaintance with Milton was
through an exercise in grammar. We
parsed paradise Lost" Much Of the
current college study Of Shakespeare
is little better than parsing him. The
class falls upon the text like hens
upon a bone in winter. No meaning
Of phrase escapes them; every line
is literally picked to pieces. But Of
the poet himself. Of that which makes
him what he is, how much do they
get? Very little, l fear. They have
had intellectual exercise and not an
emotional experience. They have add
ed to their knowledge, but have not
taken step in culture.
To dig into the roots and origins of
the great poets is like digging into the
roots of an oak or maple the better to
increase your appreciation Of the beau
ty Of the tree. There stands the tree
in all it's summer glory. Will you real
ly know it any better after you have
laid bare every root and rootlet? There
stand Homer, Dante, Chaucer and
Shakespeare. Read them. give your
self to them. and master them if you
are man enough.
The poets are not to be analyzed;
they are to be enjoyed; they are not to
be studied. but to be loved: they are
not for knowledge. but for culture
to enhance our appreciation Of life and
our mastery over its elements. All the
mere facts about poets work are as
chaff as compared with the apprecia-
ton Of one fine line or fine sentence.
Why study great poet at all after the
manner Of the dissecting room? Why
not rather seek to make the acquaint-
ance of his living soul and to feel its
power?-John Burroughs in Century.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
The Wrong of Intolerance.

The intoleraut state of mind is in
furious both to the state and 10 the in
dividual. it goes with conceit and
deadly pride The strange thing is
that men are apt to plume themselves
upon their intolerance 1t is evident
that mans conduct and u nations
conduct should be the result Of thought
and judgment. but Intolerance stops
thought and destroys judsment.-Cen-
t11f-y
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
BRITISH WEALTH.

When you read in newspapers that
Great Britain has been so straltened
by the South African war that the
goFernment has had to levy war tax,
you would do well to remember that
the articles taxed in an emergency by
that country are such as are taxed in
this country alls the years around
Tie tariff laws of the United States
are felt most by the people in the
hunblest circle Of life, while the free
trade principles Of Great Britain are
of benefit te the very same class that
make up the bone and sinew OF the
country. The income tax Is what
feathers the financial nest Of the
Mother Country, and those who pay 1t
seem satisfied. In England there is a
nearer approach of the actual value of
property to its assessed value than is
the case in almost any other govern
msnt in the world. When Britain goes
to var her people, with that born
stubbornness inherent IN the race, come
forward in every emergency, and foot
the bill OF expenses. When an amount
of millions is desired to tide over ex-
penses, her own bankers and capital
lists 60 down in their long stockings
and, in an hour or two, many times
the amount required is profered. She
borrows ofa the people OF Der own
race. and from none other. She lends
to outsiders, but never borrows from
thera. Hence her wonderful success
along all lines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
ADVERTISING APHORIsM.

An advertisement continues to get
its work in until the last copy of the
paper containing it is destroyed.
The energy and enterprise of bust
ness man may be measured by his ad-
vertising. If he oe timid, puerile or
slow going he will not utilize the pow.
er Of thespress: but On the contrary, If
he be man of nerved purpose. energy
aud push be avails himself of every
legitimate means; to advertise his bust
ness.
Name the successful and opulent
business men of the country and you
repeat the names OF those who have
advertised freely.-Montclair q. j. J
Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
Regard For Sacred Trees.

Throughout the length and breadth
of India the l'icus religiosa. under
which DudGha rested for seven years
plunged in divine thought, is dedicated
to religious worship and may On 30 &C
count he felled Or destroyed. WI.
more universal but not less sincere rev
erence do the peasants OF Russia pros
trate themselves before the trees which
they are about to cut and deprecate the
vengeance of the deities whose rest
ing places they then proceed 10 de-
stroy.-Gentlemar.s Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
WHAT MOVED THE DOG?
Remarkable story oe Canine IN
seIiiGcarc and AGection

A Remarkable story of Canine IN
seIIiacace and Affection.
Among the tales told of the intelli-
gence and affection of our canine
friends b. Mrs. Sarah X. Bolton in her
book, Our Devoted Friend, the Dog
is the story CT Dan. a Geerhound owned
by Mr. L. c. Meachamp of Homer, La.
Mr. Meachamp was one day going on
a squirrel hunt and, not wishing Dan
to accompany him. tied the dog to q
post by a rope. Dan whined and beg
ged, but finding his master obdurate he
at last lay down quietly before his
kennel.
1t was growing dusk and time for
the hunter to return, when Mrs Mea-
champ was suddenly disturbed by the
whining and barking Of the dog, who
had been quiet all day up to that time.
She spoke to the dog, but instead Of
being pacifed at this attention be re-
doubled his exertions and broke the
rope which held him Then he bounded
away, over the fence. and into the
woods.
He was gone perhaps nalf an hour
when he came running back. painting
and almost breathless. with his mas
ter's hat in bis mouth.
Mrs. Meachamp became at once
alarmed. and, calling her son, they set
off to find the missing man, Dan all
the time bounding ahead and leading
the way. At length they came upon
Mr. MeachainD lying helpless in the
woods. where he had fallen into little
ditch and broken his leg.
The accident happened. as nearly as
could be reckoned. at the moment
when the dog began to show his IN
easiness. That he should have had
knowledge Of the accident seems in
credible. but his master firmly be-
lieves that he did know it and that it
was because be knew it that he was so
anxious to get away.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30

"a neighbor ran in with a bottle Of
Chamberlain's Colo, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy wher. my son was suffer
ing with severe cramps aud was given up
as beyond hope by my regulsr physician,
who stands high in his profession. After
administering three doses Of II my son
regained consciousness and recovered en-
tirely within q hours says Mrs Mary
Halier. of ut Crawford, Va. This rene
dy IS for sale oy D. A China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30

"You say she is a good business Wo-
man."
"oh. splendid. Incompatible. She lets
absolutely nothing drive business out
of her head Why. just before Harold
started for Europe be proposed to her
by letter and asked her to telegraph
her answer"
.'Well:'
well, most people would have tele-
graphed Yes or No but she had
enough of business head to wire. 1T
affords me great pleasure to say yes to
you thus preventing the telegraph
company from getting any advantage
Of her in charging for a ten word mes
sage Brooklyn Eagle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
The Eternal Femin;ne.

Bride of Day aboard tiaim-Dc
stop talking Il little while. dear.
The Other Halt 0enderly,-Why,
darling. are you tired Of me so soon?
Bride OF q Dar-No dearest, but /
am curious TO hear what those two wo-
men behind US are saying.-Chicagc
News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
With q pUrnnsc.

Wasn't there an ungrammaticai
sentence in one Of your speeches.
There was" answered Representa-
tiye Iusher. y pct il there on pur-
pose. You sc. were plain folks Up TO
Punkin Corners. and Cont want my
constituents to think I'm getting proud
just because I've come to congress. y
washington Star
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
Not z Strnu~cr.

Uncle Henry $50 YOU got swinded
frst thing: Didn't tell sou 10 beware
OF strangers in the city:
.Iediah- l5u, This, chap wasn't = siran
ger. Uncle Henry lie knew me right
oG-actually called me by name.-Bos-
ton iranscrlpl.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
Lan,, of oriciaalifx.

Says u Philadelphia physician: The
utter lack OF originality in the human
mind ecxes me. Even the insane are
moi original in their dclusions and ma
Mas. but they can be divided into
classes. ard each class has its enc little
uniform and unvaryinS set of aberra-
tons. The insane cannot be other than
initiative and commonplace"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30

Il Topeka, Kansas, April Pa fierce
north wind, carrying clouds of dust
and low temperature, has been blow
ing IN Kansas since noon today.
There is no indication of rain and the
wheat fields are drifting badly. The
effect on all growing crops is unfayor-
able, but as the wind has been cool no
particular damage has been done. A
dispatch from Lyons says that no rain
has fallen there for several months.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30

After one woman has convinced {
man that she would die for him he be-
gins 10 look vaguely around to see if
there are any more.-.Atchison Globe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30

- Sioux City, Iowa, April 25.-Sioux
City was in darkness after noon 80
day. Dense greenish clouds shut out
tbs sun. All stores used artificial
light and business districts had the
appearance of evening. For a time
the wind blew seventy-two miles an
hour and considerable damage was
done. 4 heavy rain fell.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
Contrary.

Charley. dear" said young Mrs. Tor
kins. Il v'aat YOU to promise that you
will not lose any more money on horse
races.
Il wont bet cent
New. that's just sheer contrariness-
You know if you don't bet you can't
win n"-Washington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30

Saws The Atlanta Constitution
jenkins has got sword all right
but jim Tillman has got one also. -
But Jenkins has his by his side and
Tillman has his on his hands.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30

He only confers favors generousi5
who appears, when they are once con
ferred. to remember them no more
johnson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
Hi. Lo. No, q Happy One.

First RoundSlnin~ Casey. thot new
polacenan is llw,ls e:round whin thare
is amy throubIe-
Second Rounds man-Faah. he's on.
lucky, Ohio State Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
Destructive Winds Out West.

Joplin, No, April 24.-Joplin was
visited today by the most destructive
storm in It's history, during which
three persons were killed outright,
SIX fatally injured, a score or more
seriously hurt and $500, 900 worth Of
property was destroyed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
c.. n Disadvnntare In q.

''5-on ought to bea good boy
Yes. but If was q good boy people
woudn't say how bright ] am."-lndi-
anapaiiS News
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
This is a Good One.

A dispatch from st. Jospeh Mo-,
says in the stomach Of steer slaugh-
tered in a packing house there was
found diamond brooch worth $500
that was lost by Miss Margaret Car
roll, OF Baltimore, Nd, two years ago.
The steer was grown on the plains
near Dodge City, Kan, Miss Carroll
happened to be detained for few
hours at Kinsley, Kan, thirty miles
from Dodge City while travelling with
a party of friends in private car.
Miss Carroll had taken fancy to a
baby on the train, and she had it with
her in the observation end of the car.
She bought the child a toy balloon
to which the baby playfully attached
the woman's diamond brooch. A
gust of wind caused the balloon to
wrench the pin from its fastening and
it was carried off, disappearing in the
westren sky. A reward was offered
for the recovery of the ornament, but
there was no trace Of it until it was
taken from the stomach of the steer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30

Colonel G. L. Colqueen, of Louisi-
ana, was halted on the street one day
by gentleman who evidently did not
know him.
3 ''Can you tell nle,'' asked the IN
known, "who is 7he best lawyer in
town."
Il am, SIR replied the colonel
without hesitation.
Theeman looked surprised.
Excuse me, he said: g l should like
to have you prove it,
Don't have to prove it, SIR thun-
dered the colonel: admit it. New
York Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-30
Her Good Buainess Head.

"You say she is good business wo-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-09-11
MUST GIVE UP ONE
DR.. Benjamin, Editor-P Preacher Of
Wisconsin. in Hot Water. =.

MILWAUKEE,, wIS.-The preachers in
the Fond du Lac conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church object to having
Presiding Elder A. J. Benjamin devote a
portion Of his time to editing and publish
ing q religious newspaper at Oshkosh, and
for long time they have been trying to
force him to give up the paper or get out
Of the conference. It is said the subject
was taken UP last year and that the elder
promised to quit his worldly work, and
some months ago his name disappeared
from the paper. However, it is alleged
that he continued to write editorials, sign
contracts for advertising and accept rail-
road mileage as editor or publisher. ~
Last. January DR.. Benjamin was sum
moned before Bishop Joyce at Minneapo-
lis, where, it is said, he again promised
to withdraw absolutely from the news
paper business, but now the charge is
made that he has not kept his word In
every respect. For this reason DR.. Ben
janins annual report was not called fol
at the conference to-day, and his case
was put into the hands of a committee. +;
It Is said he was retained at the Ripor
m neeting last year as presiding elder of the
Fond du Lac district with the explicit un
derstanding that he would devote all his
time to the. church and it's affairs. It is
further said Bishop GoodseI Is trying tc
patch zip a peace, and that Benjamin viii
be reappointed only after definite knowl-
edge has been received by the conference
| that he is no longer connected in any way
with the Oshkosh paper.
| Rosegay, a $4,000 Aberdeen Angus bull
owned by Robert Gardner Of Henry, ILL.,
l. died at the state fair grounds yesterday
| The animal was one Of the best known ir
the west: ..s -.... 3: 49,.
Seventy-five thousand persons went tc
the fair to see two locomotives meet eacf
| other in a. duel. The board Of agriculture
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-09-11

had constructed a special railway track
1000 feet long, in a field within the race
course. The engines chosen for the battle
were of the regulation pattern Of ten years
ago. S..[ '>
Almost in the center of the field the
locomotives came together. The duelists
lifted their bulks almost upright and went
at each other as do wrestlers: Battered
and broken, snarling: and Kissing, a cloud
Of steam enveloping their shapeless
masses, the duelists clasped each other
in iron embrace and the crowd called 1t
a draw. -. = --
The concatenated Order Of Hoo Hoo
selected Buffalo as the next place of meet
ing.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-09-11

ANOKA, M1NN.-Miss Kate Meyer, a
charming daughter of Anoka, was crowned
queen of the carnival to-day before all
immense crowd of people. The weather
is rather disheartening, but the crowds
are here Notwithstanding and are having
a rare holiday.
Citizens subscribed 5000 for the fair
decorations are plentiful and of great
beauty, and the exhibits were never sur
passed here. -,
A flower parade in connection with the
coronation was the event of to-day, and
furnished a pleasing spectacle. Many
equipages were in line and all were strik-
ingly decorated. The parade was under
the auspices of the ladies of the city and
country and appropriate prizes are to be
and best displays.
Many Of the specimens Of grain and
vegetables would be noteworthy in any
exposition, in any city, in this country,
no matter what it's size or pretensions, and
it is doubtful if such display of that
homely but Indispensable tuber, the pota-
to-, could be given by any other county In
any other state in the union. .. /, -,
One of the pleasant features yesterday
| was a visit by five automobile parties from
Minneapolis. Many Of those in attendance
at the fair had never had an opportunity
to get a close view Of the modern vehicle
and a parade, followed by an exhibition
Of high speed-tle steets having beer
| cleared by the special police in order thai
| no accident might occur-was given, E
J. Phelps of Minneapolis being in the van
MADELIA, MINI. -. Madelia has beer
| having one of the most successful street
| fails that has ever been given in this par
| Of the state. The exhibits are excellent
showing some Of the finest products thai
| can be produced in any country. Many
say the displays Of potatoes and apples
while not as large in variety, are finer ir
| quality than those shown at the state
!, fair. The exhibit Of cabbage would dt