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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
HELP wANTED-FEMALE.


MISS PLUNKETT, Employment Bureau. ss5
Sutter st.. near Powell
A ar~t-eiass cook also a second girl for pri-
family In southern California. $50 and $50
references from private families necessary:
lady can be seen IN the office.
woman with little girl for plain laundry
work IN an institution. $50.
A woman with one child as working house
keeper for small farm. short distance from
twenty-five good heusework girls for city
ard country, wssss ~ 20 ana sso 80
Mss Pi.uNKErl, 42s sut,er St, near Powell.
Nc; open on Sunday.
AT MISS PLUNKETTs Employment Bureau
40 SUtter 81, near Powell.
4 cook and second girl for American family
$50 and S.o, place in san Jose; party TO be seen
IN city, expenses paid
4 iaundrcss and chameermaid for private
family IN city $50.
oook Cor small institution in city. $50
tEoed pialn cooking necessary nothing fancy).
A reliable la9ntscss by the day. 81 a day.
call at MISS rlCNkETTS, as Suttcr st.
near Powell. ofnco hours $3.50 TO $3.50 ,. m.
Not opcn sunday
AT MISS PluNkErrs Employment Bureau.
ss0 SGtter 81 near Powell
4 s,ansssres,s enass must cut q and ~ plain shinss'
A Young woman 20 wait on lady two hours in
the raorniae and two hours in the afternoon, IS
a week.
A narse sor enc child year old: place is in
the country, Ss5
A uaNrcsS aud psrlor maid. san Mateos $50.
Cali az MISS BfsUNkErTsS. as Sutter st.
near Powell Offlcc hours $50 a. TO 80
J. m, Not epen sunday.
A YOUNG girl to run erranas and make her
self generally .sefCi in cffce. no office fee
MISS PtstNKfTT. tsa Sutter 81.
A-wANreD-Ssrls 10 learn hairdressing,
rianIc0sinE. etc. trade taught from A 10 2
"a , weeks 81 20 those entering ncws ; po-
rtttcus fii iusfncaiatelys positions E0aran-
tcca at sic Ter week uos leading school in
Moxt. s.,S Gearv st. room Is
A-Glrls 70 learn millinery now Tor spring sea-
sen kcsh seasons taOs at from start Ia finish
IN I month Cor S1ts positions trtninaerS.
>sieSiaS Stcs. etc. guaranteed st SIC per wk ups
day and evening class. las stockton st. 2. Is.
A-isADlRS 10 learn all branches hssrdressins
trade, naaaicNrlne. ,nasSaEc. etc. lSS6 Mar
ket at, cor. Jones. room s4s positions secured
st highest wages; day and eve. class. call.
1.AnrES--SfS per week sewing az hcrnes rsaa-
teffals free no canNsssinss beautiful sam
pfe sent free On rcocipk 81 addressed envelope
Majestic Lace Co. New York.
NANTEp-Cou,retent xtenoerapher, state ex
pericacc and salary expected. Address box
1881. Call ofsce.
-WANTED-operstors On ladies' waists
seed wages. Go Mission at. third ccor.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
FLATS TO LET.


TO leaue-A maFnincently appointed top nat
of larFe rooms and two bath rooms on a
sunny corner Golden Gate ave. bedroom.
dressing -foom and main bathroom en- suite
bathroom fire example OF modern plumb
Inc and tiled walls. FUN length mirrors I'm
drcrrinE-roorns three large open frepiaces
hardwood floors IN nvinE room. reception
hall dininE-foom and library. library pam
ricd in Flemish oak book cases and seats
dining room walls and ceiling finished on
fireiy in Flemish oak. electric light switches
IA all reonr. instantaneous water heater 60
boiler; large attic storeroon. beautiful view
OF entire city from all sides
can he seen hN appointment only re-
Hronsihie psrtirs onlys rent $40. water tn
rinded. will he leased Tor no shorter period
than ono year Address box lisa. call office
AAA-HoVsE RENTING DEPARTMENT.
All desirable vacant houses ana fats are list
I'd N free renting department: over 1000
IN number. a combined ifEt from all agencies
let EiVe you list and help you TO find a
place. we never fail. service free.
STERLING FURNITURE co.
1000 MARKET ST.
OPPOSITE McAtLIsTER.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17

A-HorSFS and rate 20 let; an immense list;
service absolutely free take ADVANTAGE OF
thit department. Il viii save yeu time and
trouble Cordes Furniture Co, 2sa-2aa Geary
ct. on the square.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
Love and ouarreline.

Every man and woman Of us who has
fved long enough in the world to gain
wisdom by experience will be obliged to
admit the strange sad union Of love and
quarreling. But every one of us who
has lived deeply enough to know that
experience worketh hope will admit
that when love quarrels with its be-
loved it is just because this noble ideal
of unity has run OFF the track, so to
speak: virtue has gone to seed; di-
vine quality has developed 4 defect.
The outlook for quarrelsome love is not
so hopeless when we can understand
this. See how it would work If those
two squabbling sisters would either OF
them stop to remember that it is only
love, foolish. exaSperating, unbalanced
love. that is responsible for the i'll bred
domestic criticism that spoils the home
life If Jane once honestly believed that
Mary's love made her SO unpleasant
she would stop aghast. amused no
doubt and very likely touched, but al.
most certainly silenced. And that would
be the end Of the Quarrel.-Margaret
Deland in Harper's BaZar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
wAe. I've aa,nsew. Ar. Seen.

When two rainbowS are sometimes
seen at once. one outside the ether the
inner or primary bow. as it is called.
is always the brighter. and the red
band Of color is always on its outside.
The outer OK secondary bow is much
fainter in color. and The red band is
always Oh it's inside This is because
in the primary bow the suns rays are
only reflected once. while in the sec
ondary bow they are reflected twice.
which makes them fainter in color and
turns them upside down. In one rain
bow we gee the rays OF HE sun enter
ing tie raiDdrops ut the Top and re-
tectcd to the eye from tie bottom.
while in tho other we see the rays en-
teling t.:c raindrops at the bottom and
reflected from tie top. whence they
reach the eye.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
ACTING WITHOUT ORDERS.
General Grants Tribute to General
Sheridan's Judgment.

Senator Hoar in his "reminiscences"
says that at a dinner where General
Grant and other distinguished men
were present Commodore Alden re-
marked that there was nothing he dis
liked more than q subordinate who al
ways obeyed orders. What is that
you are saying, commodore" said Pres
ident Grant across the table, The COM
modore repeated what he had said.
"There is a good deal Of truth in what
you say" said General Grant. Zone Of
the virtues of General Sheridan was
that he knew when to act without Or
ders. Just before the surrender Of Lee.
General Sheridan captured some dis
patches, from which he learned that
Lee had ordered his supplies to GER
tain place. was on the other side Of
the river, where he could get no COM
munication from me until the next
morning. General Sheridan pushed on
at once without orders, got to the place
fifteen minutes before the enemy and
captured the supplies. After the sur
render was concluded the first thing
General Lee asked me for was rations
for his men. issued to them the same
provisions which Sheridan had cap
tured Now, if Sheridan, as most men
would have done, had waited for orders
from me Lee would have got off," Sen
ator Hoar adds this comment: Il lis
tened with wonder at the generous
modesty which, before that brilliant
company, could remove one Of the
brightest laurels from his brow and
place it on the brow Of Sheridan"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
COINS OF THE PAST.
Cold Pieces That We7e Once Com
mon hut Are Now Rarely Seer.


Recent mention of the disappearance
Of the ;,230 So.d piece from circulation
and the premium this coin commands
rs Il curio has set many to rummasinS
in old pocketbooks and bottoms OF cash
boxes and drawers in search Of odd or
out of date coins. Some D1ve tound
$3.50 piece. but not many. The So
piece. once quite common, but always Il
sort of curiosity, is oftener found. and
many have specimens of the little gold
coins representing % cents and 80
cents which were not ninted by the
government and probably have not so
much gold in them as they represent.
They used to pass as coin, but were
never in general circulation, being so
easily lost that they soon became
scarce. One of the handsomest coin
relics seen is SO gold piece bearing
the mint stamp of 1888. 1t is larger
than the present SO piece. The oT ner
has it hung in band and wears it as
a charm on his watch chain. The own
er says he refused an offer of $50 for
this relic. The old octag gonal $50 pieces
were quite common in California in
early days. when gold dust was largely
used as a circulating medium. They
were made of pure gold, and, while
they had not the elegant finish of the
gold coins minted by the government
in these days, many still remember
them as the handsomest coins they ever
saw. Many people now would consider
them handsome on account of the $50
in them.-New York Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
ALWAYS BE SANGUlNE.
Keep to the Highways and Shun the
Back Alleys of Life.

Keep to the Highways and Shun the
Back Alleys of Life.
Keep to the broad highways Of hope
and cheerfulness. Expect to succeed.
Think success, and you will succeed.
Keep out Of the hack alleys Of gloom
and pessimism. Join the procession OF
the cheerful, the willing and the hope
full. Be sanguine. Know the pleasures
of living. Enjoy the sunshine of hope.
Keep away from the scavengers and
ragpickers who infest the back alleys
Of life. Your pessimist is your scaven-
ger. your ragpicker: He may be nee
essary evil, a boil as it were on the
body social, but too much of him is IA
tai. He never gave the world smile.
He never contributed to the good cheer
Of any human being. He never lifted
the gloom from any distressed soul. He
is the antithesis Of progress. He is the
pollywog which in the evolution Of life
is continually dragging backward to-
ward the Shiny past, resisting the prog
ress OF development which must so on
with or without him.
Beware of the encroachments Of the
carping. pessimistic spirit. 1t is hardy
plant 1t takes root easily in the mind.
and. like the thistle. when once it gains
4 foothold it is we'll nigh impossible to
uproot it. but it cannot live in an at
moSphere Of sunshine and cheerfulnesS.
Therefore. keep to the highways.
Keep out of the back alleys.-Exchange.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
rarainx wives and Daughters.

They have Il curious way OF utilizing
wives and daughters in sa.ue parts OF
India. II Il man wants money he puts
these members OF his establishment in
pawn. and his creditor Gesains them
until the debt is discharged. The GUS
tom varies in different localities. In
Mellore the Yercalis pledge their daugh-
ters to creditors who may either marry
them or give them away. and man
who has to go to Jail deposits his wife
with another family Of her tribe until
his return. In North Arcot unmarried
daughters are frequently mortgaged
and become the absolute property Of
the holder until liquidation
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
The Veil In Pessfa.

]. d. Rees. lecturer on Persia, says
that the wells wors by PeSsian ladies
are more OF esiyi:ege t:aan punish
menf. Screened bes,fsd It woman may
walk wherever she s.eases. aud even
her owa husband dsse nos question her
movements. noubstcss m1aMy Persian
ladies' make ste sost Of their opportu-
rites. fhe pess;aua. as 4 RUE. DO not
think it right 10 take WINE. but as near
II al! their poetry :s in praise OF the
flowing bowl it wiii ;5e inferred that
they Frequently 90 violence to their
conscience. Occasionally. how ever. they
are seized u-itii rcincrse. whereupon
they destroy The wing Of their Armc-
Man neighbors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27

Columbia, Jan. 26.-Mr. ". J..
johnson introduced bill relative to
turning over to successor of a de-
ceased public official Office furniture
and money On hand within 80 days
after qualification.
Relative to the bill to regulate the
assessment Of bnilding and loan stock,
MI. Whaley again spoke of the advan-
tages of the associations to the whole
people. Mr.. Whaley mentioned certain
states where building and loan asso.
Citations had been potent factors in in
creasing the realty and taxable prop
erty, and in other states where the
taxation law had run out every build
ing and loan association in existence
previous to the passage of the law. Mr..
Whaley in response to an inquiry said
that the proposed measure did not
contemplate the exemption of associa-
tions that were operated for the profit
of stockholders. There was consider
able discussion on the various points
that arose, some of the members being
opposed to the measure while others
were in favor of the enactment of the
law. On vote, however. the bill wss
passed to third reading.
The bill to provide for the holding
of the sessions of the general assembly
biannually passed to a third reading
by vote Of 81 to 30, Before being
submitted to the body the subject pro
voked considerable discussion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
WAYS OF THE MAGPlE.
The Bird In Socfable. Secretive and
Full OF Mischief.

The Bird In seeiable. secretive and
Full OF Mischief.
The magpie has the same sort Of So
ciability. the same secretiveness. the
same thirst for educa tion-of a certain
kind-the same inherent and ineradica-
bic love Of mischief as has that very
versatile bird the raven Not that in in
tellect and strength Of character she is
in any way equal to the raven. Fun
she has in abundance. but hardly hu-
NOR Conscious hunor, that high and
rare gift Of man which interpenetrates
and colors everything in life, is. I
think. possessed in germ by the raven
and the raven alone You see it in his
eye. i'll the pose Of his head. in his
walk, in every movement Of his body.
The eye Of the magpie is. like the Wit
Of Dickens, always on the move, nerT-
Gus. excitable. glittering, scintillating.
The eye Of the raven is like the humor
of Goldsmith 1t has Il faraway look
it dreams. it thinks. lit BODIES and it
bodes." it all but smiles The magpie
will pick up many words. or even SEN
tenccS. and the old superstition that
she will only talk or talk we'll If her
tongue is slit with Il thin and sharp
silver siXpcnce died 4 natural death
about the time that the coins of the
realm had to be "milled'' and so were
rendered unsuitable for so Stupidly
cruel an opcration.-R RoSworth Smith
in Nineteenth Century
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
BURNING THE YULE LOG.
The Custom One of Ancient Origin.
The Yule Candle.

The Custom One of Ancient origin.
The Yule Candle.
The custom Of burning a large log
Of wood which is known as the Yule
log is very ancient in its origin. All
through the middle ages every farm
house. cottage and castle in England
burned its Yule log upon the hearth,
the log being dragged IN with much
ceremony.
At Yuletide when the great log famed
In chimneypiece and laugh and jest
went round.
The word "Yule" itself seems to be
derived from the Anglo-Saxon "Geol, .
meaning December. Earlier still the
Yule, or midwinter. feast is seen in its
most flourishing state among the Morse
men, who commemorated the fiery sun
wheel with 4 mighty feast. They be-
lieyed that during the twelve nights
from Dec. % to Jan. 6 they could trace
the actual movements of their great
Odin. or Odhinn, the god of storms,
and other deified beings on the earth.
The YuIe log. with its CHEEKY blaze,
comes to us across the centuries as a
dim memory of the fires lit to celebrate
the setting out Of the sun on his north
ward Journey toward the light and
warmth Of summer.
A large candle known as the Yule
candle used also to light the Christmas
eve festivities. 1t was bad omen II
the candle burned out before the even
ing was at an cnd.-Detroit Free Press
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
THE BANK OF BIsHoPvILLE.

Bishopyille. S. O., Nov. %, 1903.
Ar. G. VI Gooch, Manager, Lynch
burg, Va.
Dear Sir: I am id receipt Of your
INQUIRY Of 81 inst.
Replying to same, locally speaking,
owing to the very large increase OF
Investments, and short crops In a good
many sections Of this county, money is
in great demand, greater than Eve
ever known it at this season Of the
year.
Heretofore, we had to employ our
snrplus funds at this season Of the
year In outside paper, but this season
the demand here has been so great
that we have been able to employ our
funds to good advantage right here at
home.
As to tho outlook for 1904 we see no
special reason to be fearful locally or
the country at large. I shall await
the receipt of your collection OF
views with great deal OF interest.
Very truly yours,
". r. Scarborough.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
Stars by Daylight.

It is worthy of remark that but for
the brightness Of the sky the stars
could be seen in daylight. Even as
matters stand, some Of the brighter Of
them have been seen after sunrise by
explorers on high mountains, where
the air is very clear and the Sky dark
blue. IF we could go above the atmos-
phere the sky would appear perfectly
black, and stars would be visible right
close up to the sun. Astronomers OBJ
serve bright stars in daytime by using
long focus telescopes, the dark tubes
of which cut off the side light, and per-
sons in the bottom Of deep wells have
noticed stars passing overhead, the side
light being reduced by the great depths
of the wells.-T. ]. J. See in Atlantic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
The coaditiaas of This Section as Seer
by Our Bankers.

The following extracts are taken
from pamphst issued by the Amerl-
can Arithmometer Co., entitled The
Business Outlook for 1904, as seen by
Bankers in She District of Virginia
and the Carolnas. 1t is made up OF
letters from prominent bankers OF the
States mentioned, who write. as RUE,
tdat the business outlook OF this sec
tion is bright and the conditions one
Of solid prosperity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
Easy Reading For Infants.

He proposed. eonjointly with his ia
ther and brother. to blast the stone as
the most expeditions mode of gaining
access to her arcana. and this in the
open daylight. in order that any tute-
larry protection she might be disposed
to extend to her favorite baent might,
as she was thing Of darkness and
night, be eEeetuaily eountervaiaea.-
Extract Trem CAild's Fairy Beck.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27

ness.
The concurrent resolution was intro
duced and passed in the house and
came up for consideration in the
senate
Senator Warren. who introduced a
similar measure in the senate, offered
a substitute to the house resolution
which would have carried out the
original idea.
After considerable discussion, Sena-
tor Warren's amendment failed, and
the state fertilizer factory is dead for
this year at least.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
Servants In Germany.

1t is difficult in Germany for pro
feSSionH! rogue to enter q family as !:
domestic servant There every servant
has 4 character look. in which the mis-
trass must enter the dates of tie com
ing and leaving OF the servant. with
her character while in service. This
the girl is obliged to take to the near
est police station and have it dated
with the official stamp. thus preventing
TIE manufacture OF bogus recommen-
C}a eioi,x.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27

In the senate today another effort
was made to bring about the passage
of a concurrent resolution whereby the
state might 60 into the fertilizer bust
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
TIE BANK OF SUMTER.
Sumter. IS. g.. Nov. %, 1908

Sumter, -. C.. NOV. I0s 1SOO.
American Arith mometer Company.
Dear Sir: I regret that / cannot
give. q roseate view of our financial
condition. The tobacco crop, which
for several years has been large item
IN the pockets Of our farmers, was a
partial failure in yield, while the
price did not pay for the fertilizers
used. In number Of cases the farm
erss did not take the trouble to haul
their stuff to market, as it did not
pay fosse7en that small expense. So
much for the workings Of the tobacco
trust. Cotton has brought tine price
SAY 40 per cent. more than the aver
ace. but the yield has been seriously
reduced. One prominent farmer, who
planted for 300 bales, and who last
wear at this time had gathered and
sold a25 bales, tells me that he has
gathered less than so bales at present,
and doubts II he gets 80 more. VI
course this is an extreme case. State
money is reasonably easy. The banks
have more money than usual. Our
deposits have been nearly $780, COO,
while 500, COO to S225, COO have been
the figures heretofore, While she ether
banks are doing equally as well. We
are collecting fairly we'll and will not
have TO carry over near as much as we
did in 1901.
Next year will be severe one to
our farmers and as consequence they
VIII come ont all right at the end OF
Eyear-shey always do after q hard
war. Very truly,
W. II. Rhame, Cashier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27
FHE FIRsr NATIoNAL BANK,

: - - =
Sumter, s. c.. Nov. "a, 1903. 3
American Arithmometer Company,
Lynchbnrg, Va.
Dear Sirs: In reply TO your inquiry
concerning trade and financial conf
tione, I beg to say that the outlook
for the next year is quite bright.
Our farmers are in a better condi-
tion than heretofore, and while our
cotton crop is about one third shorter
than last year the high prices help
very much to make up the deficiency.
Oar merchants are complaining OF
sduIlness in trade. Our banks are
holding larger deposits than hereto
fore and there is sln enormons demand
for money. Our city is growing
rapidly and there is great deal OF
money invested in buildings and other
enterprises. Our population has in
creased fifty per cent. In the last three
years. We look for a very heavy de-
Inand for money after the first Of
January. Our farming lands have
increased very mui,h in value.
Politics In this section interferes
very little with trade, and though the
next year is presidential election,
we icok FOR large volume Of business
in this section. What applies to us
we think also applies to the neighhor-
ing counties.
Yours very truly,
E. l. Edmunds, Cashier.
Milford chronicle., 1904-04-29
The onention nf the nnchen..


Franklin Lane is telling very good
story which came out ut the luncheon
table on the occasion Of his lunching
with the president. Governor Francis
Of Missouri was present. and the gov
ernor was thanking the president for
the letters which the chief executive
gave him for his continental trip and
which naturally made the governors
stay abroad a very agreeable one.
And how did ChOate treat yOu?" In
quired the president
Francis replied that he was very
agreeable. Il told him." he said, tina
he had made great hit with the wO
men of Missouri when. in response to
a question as to what he would choose
to be if he were reincarnated. he said
he would prefer TO be Mrs. Choate's
second husband. l told him they
Thought it was a very graceful COM
plimePt to his wife. He laughed and
sain he was very glad that the story
had made hit in Missouri. for It fell
rather fiat in England. OF course l
wanted to know why. and he said that
shortly after the mot became public
he met the Duchess of DevOnshire, who
is considered one of the cleverest wO-
men in England, and she said: oh.
Mr.. Choate, I've been wanting to ask
you something ever since heard that
story! Who is Mrs. Choate's second
husbandY" - San Francisco Town
Talk.