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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-25
Program.

Public exercises for Arbor Day had
to be called of on account Of inclem-
ent weather. The trees were planted
today notwithstanding this fact.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-25

Brick are being placed on Ethe
old Stubbs Let, SousBe Main street, for
the erection Of large business block.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-25
Arbor Day.

As has been customary for quite a
number of years, Arbor Day will be
appropriately observed at the Graded
School on Wednesday of this week.
All the exercises will take place on the
campus, as the buildings are SO crowd
ed that it would be inconvenient to
have the exercises in the class rooms.
Owing to this condition the program
will not be elaborate. With accustomed
courtesy to the school the Second
Regiment Band will furnish the ::.osic.
There will be an address by one Of the
clergymen of the city. All of the
ministers are requested to occupy the
temporary rostrum that will be placed
on Che campus. The hour is O'Clock.
The city bell will sound at $3.50 as a
signal for the pupils to leave their
homes.
Program
March by Band-4 o'c4.jk.
Prayer.
Music-Band.
Address.
Planting Trees-Music by Band.
Benediction.
Music-Band.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-25
Extra Price Inducements.

The store proceeds on the even tenor of it's
way doing the largest business Of it's kind in
Sumter.
But even we have never had so superb a
stock. It is emphatcally great. II is over
whelmingly superior to any other. It is abso-
lutely lowest priced. Here's evidence Of the
right sort:
sale Ladies'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-25

25 pieces new dark Mercerized Percales.
Special for Friday at 71ac.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-25

80 ladies' Walking Skirts of all-wool
material, 81 and $3.50 grades. Select
from them Friday at So.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-25

100 dozen Manning Hose, all sizes up to
91a, Friday at SC.
Another shipment ladies' Kid Gloves, all
sizes, black, tan, mode and white, at SOC.
Warm Underwear for children-50 dozen
heavy ribbed Vests end Pants, all sizes.
Price for any size Friday 16c.
IS pieces Torchon Laces, with insert
ings to match, regular s and 10c:/ Extra
special for Friday all at &c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-25

dozen Bleach Sheets, 1914 size, worth
Csc, on sale at SOC.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-25

Well have enough this Friday. On our
last, sale we had not sufficient to go
around. 2 pieces 36-lnch black Taffeta
Silk at Csc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
industrial Education.

The location of the great industrial school which the Freedman's Aid and Southern Education society proposes to build, will be determined next week, and Birmingham should bestir itself in this matter. The industrial education of our vast army of negro children is an important matter, and the Conner cial club is doing right in presenting and pushing the subject of location. Other towns want the institution, but Birmingham will secure it if reason able inducements are offered.
 Besides Tuskegee and Normal a great school is to be opened this fall at Corona, in Walker county, and If to the three be added s2000OO institu- tion in Birmingham the chief indus trial state in the south will be well equipped with industrial schools for the negroes. The success of Tuskegee is leading to the building of additional institutions, and all will be needed.
 It would be serious mistake to let the Freedmen's Aid school go else where. Birmingham Is the proper loca- tion for an industrial school, because in it more machinery can be seen in operation than at any other point in the state, and object lessons are al ways valuable. The truth Is, Jeffer- son county alone can fill the new school, and if it is located here that is just about what will occur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
Lynch Law in Georgia.

''No law, however strictly en- forced" says Governor Terrell of Geor- gia, twill absolutely stop lynching for rape, but speedy trials tend to lessen the number, and practically serve as a preventive of 1ynchings for other of lenses" This does not state the situa- tion at all. It does not touch it.
 Why has there been a dozen lynch ings in Georgia this year, and only one in Alabama2 Governor Terrell knows very we'll what the reason is. Lynch CTS in Georgia know they have noth- ing worse to face that an offer of a humbug reward, while lynchers in Alabama know they have Governor Jelks to deal with-a governor who is not afraid to do his duty regardless of election campaigns-one who pro ceeds to get behind solicitors and sheriffs whenever and wherever a lynching bee is held.
 Up on the Tennessee line in se- cluded district band of lynchers took a prisoner from the county jail, after shooting the sheriff who bravely de- tended his prisoner. The leaders tn that bee have been arrested, and they will soon be tried for murder. In this case alone Governor Terrell can see how far away from the truth he Is In his statement of the situation. He is speaking as a politician pure and sim ple and not as chief executive stern ly determined to uphold the supremacy of the law and to maintain order.
 Speedy trials are desirable, but speedy trials of prisoners will never stop lynchings. The only thing in this world that will put an end to lynch ings in Georgia is the speedy trial of lynchers. If Governor Terrell will adapt the plan in force in this state he will soon vindicate and re-establish law, and he never will until he does. Speedy trials of lynchers is much more important than speedy trials of their possible victims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
Reverence.

NO quality in man, especially In a young man. is more commendable than reverence for his elders and superiors," said a member of the old school; "nor Is there one. the absence of which from among a. people is attended with conse- quences more fatal to- the well-being of society or more subversive of law and order. The superficial education of our youth, the liberty of speech and thought accorded to all and the rush for riches have tended to create feeling of indiffer- ence, if not contempt, for the staid and conservative manners of half a century ago. How Homer loved to depict and dwell upon those instances Of what he called 'ilial piety,' so vastly different from the modern precocity which rele- gates to the back seats the accumulated wisdom of years of experience. Honor thy father and thy mother sounds well but seems strange in some circles"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
A BIT OF A LAUGH.

From the San Francisco Wasp. Father-why, when I was your age didn't have as much money in a month as you spend in a day.
 son-Well pa. don't scold me about 1t. Why don't you go for grandfather? From the Baltimore American. Rinks-I see Edison says it hurts his eyes to look at the x-ray.
 Jinks-He ought to look at the x-ray waist on the summer girl and rest his eyes.
 From the Philadelphia Press
 MT. staIate-Don't those trolley cars make an awful racket when they go by the door?
 Miss Bord-Yes, and they pass at such inopportune moments. It was on account of them that you didn't hear the clock the last two times it struck. From the Chicago News. i. slinks-Yes. sir, insist that all water used for drinking should be boiled at least half an hour
 Dinks-You are a physician I presume SlinlSs-No, I am coal dealer.
  From the Smart Set. .
 First Monkey-It seems to be a toss- up whether man is descended from us. Second Monkey-Yes, it's heads they win; tails, we win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
MAKING RAILROAD CURVES,

From Worlds Work.
 MT. George Pullman once said, when asked the secret of easy riding, that the them. This is true, but the easing of curves is one of them
 Curves no matter how slight. have al- ways been laid as arcs Of true circles. The outer rail is raised according to the sharpness of the curve, and the estimated speed of trains that are to round it. A mile-a-minute train on a one-degree curve needs an outer rail five inches higher than the inner rail- slower train lower elevation. It is clear from this explanation that train going faster than the maximum for which the track is pre- pared would shoot off the rails. Con- versely, a slower train than the one pro vided for would grind the fianges off it's wheels. And road must strike service able average for trains of varying speed and engineers must nurse their locomo- tives around the curves as close to it as possible. That puts an inevitable check on high speeds. The Empire State Ex-
 
 the rate of 1O2 miles an hour on a straightaway section of track A heavy curve would have shot the engine at that top speed quarter of a mile cross coun- try. On most roads, however, sixty miles an hour Is quite safe. though very costly.
 To permit such speed the engineers of the last few years, in reiaying tracks in- stead of starting true circle curve with the sudden lift of the outer rail that causes the jolt and lurch that travellers know, have laid a slight parabolic curve from a point a hundred yards back on the straight track, and have elevated the outer rail imperceptibly along that curve to the maximum. The result of the device in practice quite new-has been the an- initiation of curves as regards a passen- gers senses. With eyes shut he cannot tell whether the track is straight or curved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
DON'T MARRY A MILLIONAIRE.
New Jersey Woman's Warning to >scf-
 Ambitious Women.
rrom inc Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune
 Special Master in Chancery Thomas An derson. sitting at Trenton, N. J., granted a divorce to Mrs Daniel T. Campbell from her millionaire husband, who Is mem her of the Watts Campbell Engine Con- struction company of Newark today after one of the most sensational and bitterly contested divorce cases in the history or the state. By her victory the young and pretty plaintiff, who appeared in court attired in a gown of laces and chiffon, also obtains the custody of their two chill dren. Elizabeth and Robert
 Mrs. Campbell testified that she had married at the age of r soon after grad uating from a fashionable school and that the glamour of Campbelrs wealth had blinded her.
 "A woman can make no greater mis- take than to marry millionaire" she de- clared with emphasis By experience and observation I>have learned that they gen erally acquire vicious habits along with their wealth until they believe themselves superior to the cares and responsibilities of ordinary people,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
IN HOTEL LoBBIBs.
The Water Cure.

"A drink of cold water on a warm day when man is thirsty will kill the desire for a glass of beer" said a man who knew whereof he spoke. Tt does seem strange to me that the temperance people have not caught on to this long ago. I discovered 1t myself by accident. One day I was walking outside the city of Phila- delphla and felt very warm and thirsty l looked in all directions for a saloon to get glass of beer but looked in vain.
 Passing by house where the iceman was delivering goods I asked the lady to give me a drink of water, which she very graciously did. Shortly after my de- parture came across a saloon, but 1t had no attraction for me; my thirst was slaked and the very idea of pouring down another drink was absolutely repulsive. Often since then have tested the efficacy upon others and always with success"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
 N OUNT LEO TOLSTOI has been
 V interviewed recently by an Ann O erican newspaper correspondent. The eminent Russian author and reformer takes a gloomy view of the future of the United States. Our materialsm sad-l dens him. We are no longer producing great men. but merely millionaires Vol taire said of France that fit routed be- fore 1t was ripe" Count Tolstoi thinks the French philosophers saying might fairly be applied to the United States. We have no colossal figures in the world of thought We have abandoned noble ideals for the grossly materials things of life. In word, we have been spoiled by prosperity and have sacrificed our high est and best principles on the altar. of Mammon This Is not new. Pessimists have been saying such things about this nation for more than half century.
 The development of American trusts fills Count Tolstoi with amazement and indignation. The fact that they have prospered and become so powerful in convincing proof to the Russian reformer that the people of this country have de- generated It is his opinion that if Am erican were really brave and determined not to submit to oppression; if they pos sessed the heroic qualities of their an- cestors and were capable of self-deniai. the trust problem would soon be solved and monopolies would disappear from the land His method of bringing about a solution Is unique. No American, he says, should work for a trust nor buy it's products. The people in the cities should flee to the rural districts and take up farming. They could get enough from the soil to supply their needs. They could live on grain and vegetables and eschew meat. system of plain living
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
Rooms in the Vatican.

"The vatican contains in round numbers ii OOO rooms" said a man who had been consulting the encyclopedias.
 q heard two men discussing the ques- tion and one of them made a bet that the vatican had 11,00O rooms. The man who bet that it did not have 11oOO was sure it did not have more than HOO.
 'Tt seems that they called up news paper office by telephone and asked which was right, 11,OOO or HOO? The an- swer came back HOO, but the person at the telephone was evidently not the sta- tistical or general information editor. l myself thought that HOO would be over stating the number, and was surprised to find that the vatican had 11,OOO rooms. What a job the janitor must have!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

this announcement comes the news that the young scion of the Standard oil trust Is consistent hater of the auto mobubble." Never yet has the balefui light of a destroyer been seen within the gates of the Rockefeller domains at Pocantico Hills, and even the guests must leave their "infernaF machines at the entrance to the grounds while they are paying a call
 It is like the refreshing breath of spring to learn that one millionaire fam fly among the be-goggied be-capped. and otherwise hideous motor fends, have the moral courage to come out and show their dislike for the fad. In his brake MT. Rockefeller will be much more well come to the south than if he came snort ing over the hills in a huge touring car, scattering hill billies" and farm teams In all directions. A handsome coach drawn by equally handsome horses will be pleasing sight to our eyesg and the coming of MT. and Mrs. Rockefeller. Jr., is awaited with some degree or pleasant anticipation. even if the latter has done some things which are held by the public in general as not being particularly worthy of esteem.
 The last straw! A baby specialist of Philadelphia has announced that It is good for the young hopeful to howl lustily and there is no reason for the father walking all night up and down the floor. in an effort to bring about quiet. From all part of the land the much abused parent will hail the tidlngs with joy, for now when baby starts up his nightly concert papa can lie peacefully in his bed and console himself with the thought that the exercise is developing the infants breathing apparatus and is quite neces- sary for his perfect development. The only complaint that could possibly be made is, why were not the glad tidings made known before? Miles and miles of useless .perambulating up and down the cold, taclSful floor might have been avoid ed. Muttered oaths and smothered male dictions might have never passed parental lips, and even if the noise prevented sleep there would have been no physical wear mess entailed The old adage of better late than never is applicable to situa- ton of this kind and even at this date the Philadelphia specialist will be congratulat- ed for his valuable discovery.
 Efforts have been made without avail to drive out gamblers who fleece passengers on the ocean liners. These men continue to lake fine living out of their trade. In spite of the attempts made to dislodge them. It has been suggested that gam blers who make practice of travelling back and forth across the Atlantic would soon become familiar persons on board ship and could easily be detected. Com- mercial travellers are known to the ship officers and 1t would seem that the faces of the gamblers could also be recognized Just why this Is not the case is not ex- plained by the steamship officials, but per- haps the gamblers take special pains to prevent their faces becoming too well known. Gambling on board ship is an old practice and seems likely to continue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
HIah School Building.

T think it is time the citizens of Bir- mingham were interesting themselves in some sort of proposition to get a new high school building" said a man of family.
 Tt is well known that the present rent ed quarters had to be crowded to the ut most to accommodate the pupils who wanted to attend the high school last year. and with the constant increase in population it is natural to suppose that the building will be entirely inadequate this year
 "If a new building is undertaken in the near future, the builders will have to be careful to make it large enough to pro- vide for the future as well as the present needs of the city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
LAW LIBRARIES ON wARsHIPs.

From the New York Sun.
 It will probably surprise most people to know that the United States furnishes -t9 it's war vessels not only guns, powder and shells, but also law books. and that flag ships carry with them law library.
 Among the books that are issued in or der to enable the officers of the navy to act with a proper knowledge of law are Rents Commentaries" Meyers Fed eral Decisions" Blatchfords Prize Cases Amos "On the Science of Law" Greenleaf's "Evidence," Stephens "Di- gest of the Law of Evidence, Shows Cases on International Law" Story "On the Constitution of the United States, |" wharton's Digest of International Law and vatel 'On the Laws of Nations" :" The admiral must be up on all legal points in order to hold his commission.
 At Annapolis the importance of the study of law is recognized, and cadets. during the fourth year. are required to study international law, as well as the rules governing courts of inquiry and gen. eral and summary courts martial.
 This legal training at Annapolis stood Admiral Dewey in good stead at Manila. and when the adequate biography of the conqueror of Montojo shall be written a prominent place will be given to his knowedge of the law. His skillful treat ment of the rather strained relations with the German commander exhibits the highest knowledge of the law gov erning such cases, and in all the long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
Public Arbitration.

A court composed of high-minded and trustworthy men, sitting publicly, and hearing both sides calmly, is an inspiring example. It is the first time in the history of this distric: that such a remedy for ills and disagreements between capital and labor has been tried, but it is not by any means the last time The example is worth all it will cost, and much more.
 It is an extension of The Hague pol icy or principle, which will yet over
 adow and dominate the world, abol-
 ing war and slaughter and blood
 !, and advancing civilization by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
CARGO of celebrities arrived on
 the White Star liner Cedric when she reached American shores

NN CARGO of celebrities arrived on W the White Star liner Cedric when she reached American shores Sunday. Among them was John Phillip sousa and his splendid corps of sixty eight musicians. While away this famous organization made triumphal tour of the Old World and demonstrated that Amer ican musicians are not to be smiled down upon by the masters of Germany or Italy. sousas band visited fourteen different countries and appeared before their ma After rest of three weeks the band will start on a brief American tour. The next trip will be to Australia.
 The success of Ameriea's March Kingp has been remarkable, both in this country and abroad. Wherever his band has ap- peared 1t has been greeted with more than the ordinary degree of enthusiasm. Amer jeans are accused of eommercialism and a lack of artistic temperament by know ing critics across the water, but they are quick to recognize true merit, neverthe- less
 Now Is the time when things become lively at the great summer resorts. The middle of August Is regarded as the Height of the season and the belles make their arrangements accordingly. This is the period of conquest, of social triumph, and of heart affairs. It marks the climax, as 1t were, of the summers galety. The society miss who has not yet roped in a of +aI in dismay. and realizes that at best one month of grace is yet remaining in which to redeem herself The papers of the east. especially. are filled with accounts of the gay doings at the seashore and in the mountains, but it will not do to put too much trust in the gorgeous pictures which adorn their pages. Society at best is a strange combination of comedy and trag- edy. In the pleasant summer time these confusing qualities are more in evidence to the lay mind and the roadside philoso- pher is given much food for reflection in the escapades of the smart set.
 Friends of Gen. Nelson A Miles are very indignant over the slight which was put upon their favorite by President Roosevelt when he issued a perfunctory order regarding the veterans retirement without so much as word of commen- dation for his distinguished career in the United States army. It is hinted that the cause of this curt treatment was the friction which Is known to have existed for some time between the secretary of war and General Miles It was this in- fluence. more directly, which was at work. but MT. Roosevelt himself was not over- pleased at the stoutness with which the veteran chung to his opinions, and was probably not grieved to dismiss him from the service in official silence. Even if he retires in bad favor with the admin istration, General Miles has a great many friends in America who appreciate his services, and will be glad to do him honor.
 It is heralded from the east that John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is preparing to make a coaching trin into the south, and with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
HONG IN CITY PENT."
By Keats.

By Keats.
 To one who has been long in city pent, Iris sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven-to breathe a
 prayer Full in the smile of the blue Armament. Who is more happy, when, with hearts
 content, Fatigued he sinks into some pleasant
 lair
 Of wavy grass, and reads debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment! Returning home at evening, with an ear Catching the notes of Philomel-an eye Watching the sailing cloudlet's bright ca-
 reer,
 He mourns that day so soon has glided
 by, Fen like the passage of an angels tear That falls through the clear ether si-
 lently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A woman likes to argue because it Is such good exercise for the tongue.
 When a girl is flirting with man she calls him her suitor; when she means business he is her plain beau
 Mighty few people know enough when they have licked a man not to goad him into another fight where he has nothing to lose.
 Generally you can tell the man who is worrying over how he can pay the family milk bill by the way he buys cham pagne downtown to show he has plenty of money.