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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-27

johannesburg, April 26.-The col
lapse of cage in the Robinson mine
precipitated forty-six natives 2.C00
feet to the bottom. All we're killed.
The bottom of the shaft is g quagmire
of hnman remains.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-27

Rome, April 26.-It is asserted that
the protest of the pope against the
pceserca of President Loubet at the
quirinal will take the form of note
to all the Catholic powers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-27
Sale of DeKalb Cotton Mill.

Camden, April 25.-The Dekalb
Cotton Mill was sold at auction today.
There were only two bids, Mr.. Morris
Israel, of Charleston, being the sue
cessful bidder at sl55, 600 This is
considered less than half the value of
tho r,rnpartv
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-27
State Sunday School, ccnYentinn:

Those who intend to attend this con-
vention are earnestly urged to send
their names Immediately to a. NJ.
Boozer, chairman of committee on
entertainment, Columbia, s. G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-27

The City Council meets in regular
session tonight. It is expected that
the elections for city officials and
members OF the police force will be
held
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-27

The hammock season has arrived.
a large stock to select from at Osteen s
Book Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-27
A G A AINsas@zSSSS

= beg to announce that I have.
just received a car load Of ex-
ira nice Horses and Mules, and
want you and the public gen
orally to understand that they
are
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-27

Pensions will not be paid on orders
,as heretofore, receipt rust be signed
by pensioner and check will be made
payable to pensioner.
Under new Law this rule cannot be
L. ]. .eParrott,
Clerk Of Court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-27

Sidra.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
THE PARACHUTE MAN.
His Feelings as He SCARED skyward
and Plunged TO Earth.

"Come onl The bands all readyw
l was met with roar of applause as
I ran down the hotel steps. The band
blared in salute and the crowd opened
up for me as hastened. The para
chute was stretched out from the
straining balloon. As the man with
me snapped the hooks on the ring lie
showed me where the rope hung and
told me how to pull II when cutting
loose. He was the excited one. | was
in semistupor. A bitter Indifference
filed me as looked at the ugly sway
ing monster which was to bear me to
afiiuence or death.
LET her go!''
with cleaving of the air and rush
Of sound like the coming of a cyclone
the balloon shot upward. ran for the
bar, grasped 1t and scared.
l tried to swing up on the bar, but
the rush of the ascent Strengthened me
like an iron rod. l thought my arms
would be pulled out. A sickness came
over me, comparable to the effect of
the start made by high speed eleva-
tor. Then the motion became more
easy and / swung up on the bar.
was accustomed to gazing down from
heights and felt no fear as / stared
Mt the fading crowd. | could see them
waving hats and hands, could hear the
band playing; and was conscious of a
pleasant dreamy sensation and of Il
steady, easy rising from the ground.
l ventured to bend "crab" and make
few "ankle drops" 1t was as easy
as when / was only few feet from
the ground. I glanced down again.
The crowd appeared smaller and SEEM
ed to be walking away from me.
had commenced to drift. Now was the
time to cut loose. l wished that
might stay where was - taking
chances with that limp bag of a para-
chute did not look safe. But 1t had to
be done.
caught hold of the rope, braced my.
self on the bar and gave short, hard
pull.
whish--my breath left me! For the
first time fear-deadly fear-entered
my heart. A Jerk that nearly unseat.
ed me, and I was again sailing pleas
antly through space.
ventured to essay few additional
feats, as the ground seemed to more
closely approach me, and then I COM
menced to calculate as to the manner
in which to strike the ground. Like
many other problems, 1t settled itself.
I struck II feet first in cornfield, wns
dragged along and scratched up and
came to consciousness in the arms Of
my new manager, who was alternately
cursing me for getting killed and bless.
ing me for having saved his skin and
the $450.-Outing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
HOW TO LIVE LONG.
Fat spsringIy and ss Life wsnes Mat
stu More SparinRly.

That most men dig their graves with
their teeth has seldom been pointed out
more forcibly than is done In the Cen
tury in an article by Roger s. Tracy,
entitled "How to Live Long" The
threescore and ten limit to human life
Is pronounced fallacy. Death from
old age, occurring at seventy-fve or
eighty, is a misnomer. Comparative
psychologists, we are told, have set the
natural years of man ut 10cS even
sometimes at 100, and the reason why
the overwhelming majority fall short
of normal life is comprised I'm one SEN
tence-we all eat too much. He. then,
who would live to be old, retaining
sight, hearing and some digestion, not
relinquishing the power Of healthy en-
.joyment has but to follow u simple
rule. Eat sparingly. Refrain from
clogging the system by an oversupply
of food. Never entirely satisfy the ap-
petite, and make 1t habit occasionally
to omit meal or two altogether.
"If were to assign any one thing as
especially conducive to long life from
a study of the habits Of centennrians,
It would be semistarvation," says one
authority quoted, and the example is
cited Of one Luigi Cornaro, who, hav-
ing lived the pace that kills, amended
his ways when death threatened and
so reorganized his enfeebled body by
life of temperance and restraint that
he lived to be 100, although the doctors
had given him up at forty. In middle
life, from thirty-fve to forty-five, ac-
cording to DIR. Tracy, there comes
waning of the powers. The effects of
overindulgence in eating or drinking
are no longer vigorously thrown Off as
In youth. II the fact Is not recog-
nized and the same habits are kept
up as heretofore, there Is trouble
ahead. But If the individual adopts n
new regimen of diet, dimlnishes his
meals and regulates his existence rs
becomes his soberer years sort Of
rejuvenation follows. and II at the Sec
ond climncteric, occurring somewhere
between sixty and seventy, there is a
further pull up in the food supply,
regulated by the slackening powers Of
assimilation, hale old age is extreme
ly likely to ensue.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
CHARTER NOTICE.
LIS. JOnNsTON. snperyIsor.

NotL.e Is herehv given that an application
vii hc made 10 ihe Court of Common Pleas
~ rucrSou County hefore Hon. John W.
House in Il ,a'kyillr, Pa, on Thursday. April
The list, 1904 NJ the hour OF two o'clock p.
M, of said day 10y II. II. Mccullough, A,
ilcmphill, w. q Burlington, b. f. Taylor and
Matthew liuc iison aud their associates,
under AN Act uf the General Assembly OF
Pennsylvanif, approved the Goth day of
April, 1874, entitled AN Act TO Provide for
the Incorporation and Regulation OF Certain
Corporations" and the supplements thereto
for the Charter OF AN intended Corporation to
be known as ''The Brockwayville Agriculture
al and Driving Park Association" and TO
have and enjoy all IN. rights and privileges
provided for by Act OF Assembly and the
supplements thereto the object and purpose
OF said Corporation TO be the encouragement
OF agriculture, horticulture and the breed :
ing, raising and training of higher and
better grade OF horses, cattle and other
domesticated animals.
II. b. MCCULLOUGH. Solicitor,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
CHARTER NOTICE.

will bemade TO the Court Of Common Pleas uf
Jefferson County, before the Honorable John
W. Reed, II law Judge thereof, at the Cou
the 2lst, 1901 at the hour OF Two o'clock, D..
M, of said day by II. W. Zell, L. l.. Olmsteal,
II. B. Mccullough, j. Il. kester and A. a..
the General Assembly OF Pennsylvania, ap-
proved the 29th day of April, 1S74, entitled
IAN Act to Provide for the Incorporation
The supplements thereto, for the charter Uf
an intended corporation to be known rs
"The Rrockwayville Theater company" and
To have and onjoy all the rights ard p.iyileg-
supplem ents thereto, the object and purpose
of said Corporation to be the erection and
maintenance of II public hall or building
entertainment, amusement and education OF
the general public,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
HEALTH RULES.

A clean and cheerful house makes a
happy home.
Rise early, retire early and flll your
day with work
Frngality and sobriety form the best
elixir Of longevity.
Cleanliness prevents rust; the best
cared for machines last the longest.
Water and bread maintain life; pure
air and sunshine are indispensable to
health.
Enough sleep repairs waste and
strengthens; too much sleep softens
and enfeebles.
Cheerfulness makes love of life, and
love of life is half Of health. On the
contrary. sadness and encouragement
hasten old age.
The mind Is refreshed and invigorat-
ed by distractions and amusement, but
abuse of them leads to dissipation and
dissipation to vice.
To be sensibly dressed is to give free
dom to ones movements and enough
warmth to be protected from sudden
changes of temperature.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
NUMBER 46.
HUGHES Il PoMROY.

UNDERTAKING AND PICTURE FRAMING.
The U. :. Burial League has been tested
aud found all right. Cheapest form OF In
surance. Secure n contract. Woodward
Building, Reynoldsyille Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
Economy,

you've cut down my allowance.
she said.
"Yes." he admitted. "I've been spenl,
Ing most Of my time at the club rc,
Gently, and I can't pay board in two
places"
"Then you'd better stay home" she
said, and he did. But presently there
was the old complaint.
you've cut down my allowance
again." she said.
"Yes." he admitted. I'm spending
my time ut home now, and my com.
pany ought to count for something"
Then she didn't know whether to adj
wise him to go back to the club or not
Chicago Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
HIS Self sacrincins Disposition.

"There isn't anything my boy VIII
liam won't do to Oblige friend II he
likes him." Mrs. Hockafus was saying.
I'VE had leg Of lamb the other day
for dinner, and Willie ate till thought
he'd burst. but when he went out to
play ten minutes afterward neigh
bor's boy told him they were going to
have roast goose for dinner at their
house and asked him to go and eat
with him. Willie didn't want to be
uncivil, SO he went along, and just as
sure as I'm sitting here he pretended
he was hungry and ate more Of that
roast goose than the other boy didP'--
Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
Rendinw His Own Works.

1 only once heard Thackeray allude
to his works and that in sero
comic spirit, which amused both him
and us. 81 was travelling on the
Rhine" he said dn company no doubt
with "the Kickleburys'C, "and enter
Ing one OF the hotels on the banks, ex
hausted and weary, went into the
saloon and threw myself on sofa
There WINS book on little table close
by, and l opened 1t to find 1t was
Vanity Fair I had not seen 1t since
I corrected the proofs, and I read 0
chapter. Do you know 1t seemed tc
me very amuslng?" - Dean Hole,
Memories"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
II Didn't Work.

"This'll be good for hundred any.
how" said young Sow His Wild Oats
to his pal. Every young fellow needs
a stake when he is of age, so I'll send
this telegram collect to the old man:
Dear Father--I am twenty-one to.
day and broke"
An hour later the fond father wired
collect:
$50 was / when I was twenty-one,"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
Easy Going Butcher,

The Kansas City Journal tells Of a
Kansas man who went to rural
butcher shop in Kentucky to order
porterhouse steak. II have just start
ed in ON this beef" said the butcher,
"and l won't be down to the porter
house until about 2 O'clock" His
method was to lay half beef on his
block and begin at one end and cut
along until 1t was gone, serving his
customers with pieces all the way from
the hoof to the neck regardless Of their
preferences
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06

Whistler, on the witness stand one
day, was asked the price he had OBJ
tained for n certain picture.
zone thousand guineas," said he.
How long did 1t take you to paint
itT
About day and half"
"And do you mean to tell the court
Mr.. Whistler. that you have the au
dacity to charge 1000 gulneas for the
work of n day and n half?"
mo. sir; | ask 1t for the knowledge
of lifetime"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
iNuOwleuWe.

Knowledge ought to bring us happ''
ness. whether 1t brings us money or
not; for knowledge is life. and no man
lives In this age who has not knowl-
edge; for ignorance has neither life nor
happiness more than comes to that
which grazes in a field.-Schoolmaster.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06

The extravaganza of woman who
spends n quarter for chocolate bon.
bons makes the man who smokes fifty
cent cigars a terrible pessimist.-New
York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
So UnrentImentai.

May-Jane behaves like an old mar.
ried woman already. Maud-Why, you
can't get her to go anywhere without
him. May-No; but she can call him
up without kissing the phone.-New
York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06

Be neither Ignorant nor careless with
respect to the future-Virgil.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-24
HAS HERBS FOR EVERY PAIN
Greenwich, N. Y, Shop Supplies Veg
etable Curatives for Almost
Any Known Malady.

In Betty ne street, where Greenwich
village, N. Y, seems to tie itself into a
knot of tangled thoroughfares, there Is
an oldtime herb shop. Fifty years or
so ago there were many of them in New
York, but there are very few now, says
the Times. The sign over the door
reads: "a herb for every pain" On the
shelves and counters are 300 kinds OF
herbs for the cure of human ills, and bot
ties with fluid extracts made from
nearly half Of that number, or combina-
lions of them. Customers with old
fashioned ideas about health and sick
ness go there for bugle-weed for con
sumption, sumach for sore throat, win
tergreen for rheumatism, and extract of
oats to cure drunkenness. At this sea-
son of the year there is a constant call
for catnip, sassafras, chamomile, bore
hound, yellow dock, cherry bark and
mandrake. Boneset tea is brewed as a
cure for colds and served hot in little
china cups. Lobelia is sold as an emetic
when persons living In the neighbofhood
have taken poison, either by accident or
otherwise. Some of the herbs are dead
ly poisons, and are sold under the same
restrictions as other p~oisons. Strangers
to the herb doctor are served with great
caution.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-24
SOUTH AMBOY
WON TAE SHOOT.
Railway Gun Club Met Defeat Here
Saturday Afternoon.

About twenty members of the Railway
Gun Club accepted the invitation of the
Columbia Gun Club of this borough, and
came here about I O'Clock Saturday. There
were eleven shooters of each Club who
took part in a match and some fine shoot
ing was done ON both sides. The score
was 1873 to 100. The South Amboy Club
winning by seven birds. Clam chowder,
sandwiches and liquid refreshments
was served and all had a royal good time.
DR.. e. e. Haines it is said, did some
extra fine shooting. He and F. W. Mundy
had a private match of twenty birds each.
Both tied On 10 out of 20, and will shoot
the tie off at the next shoot as it got too
dark to finish Saturday.
The members of the Railway Club left
for their homes about 5 O'Clock. Fur
man Bissett, Of South River, a member
of the Columbia Club, was here to shoot
with them. There was quite a crowd
present to witness the match and Chief
Marshal Mcdonnell was there to preserve
order among the small boys.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-24
PUNISH INDIAN TRUANTs.
Doys Who Play Hockey Are Arrested
and Imprisoned, According to
Account of Tutor.

1t doesn't pay for an Indian school
boy to play hockey. says the Kansas
City Journal. Guns are employed to
capture the truant, and If caught alive
he is not tanned with birch, but is hus-
tied to prison like a felon. AT least, il
this account of one of the tutors at the
Chilocco institute is true. He says:
Zone party of five Ponca boys that
| escorted to Chilocco last December
remained w Sunday and were re-
turning to the reservation ahead of me.
Unfortunately, they got on the smoker
of the returning train and one of them
looked into the coach. instantly sur
missed that the others were with him
and soon had three well seated and
under guard. The fourth refused t.
come in, and we INDUCED in a wres-
Ting bout on the platform, with the
train speeding along at a rate Of 40
miles an hour. / soon quit this method
of capture, as 1t might have ended dis
a%strously for both of us. Just as the
train pulled into Ponca City my runa-
way jumped and l after him. He re-
fused to stop and | fired twice, which
simply accelerated his speed, and | am
compelled to remark that with proper
training that Indian could easily join
the professional class of sprinters. ]
landed at the Ponca agency long after
midnight with the three others, who
were imprisoned"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-24
JAP WOMEN MAKE CHARMS
Fair Islanders Often Seen Carrying
Dotted Cloth Which Is Scrt
to Soldiers.

The custom of the Sen Min Riki is one
that has arisen IN Japan duringth the pres
ent war, declares Leslie's Magazine.
Ever since the war began, a tall times CT
the day, and even night, small groups
Of women car be seen gathering in the
streets; n or mere of the women will
have a piece of cotton cloth with 1000
marks or dots stamped upon it. "Sen"is
the japanese word for human being
either man or woman. "Riki" is, in the
Japanese language. strength. In ccm-
bination the words mean "the strength
of 1000 people," Each one of these 1 900
dots or marks in the cloth are to indi-
cate the place where a stitch or fnot is
to be made by a woman. who, while max
ing this knot, gives her best thought,
wish or prayer for the safety and prctec-
ton of the soldier who will wear this
piece of cotton cloth as an "obi' or belt
while fighting for his country. The
prayers of 1000 women for one mar are
believed to protect him from all dan
gers and to give him strength to over
come and conquer the enemies Of his be-
loved Japan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-24
STONE FROM EMPIRE STATE
Most of the Article Used in Grinding
Apparatus Is Produced in
New York.

Arkansas and New Hampshire supply
US with most of our %oilstones and scythe
stones, although we import over $50, 600
worth of Turkey" razor homes. Most
of our grindstones came from Ohio last
year, but we also found 1t needful to i'm
port nearly 100000 worth of stones foi
grinding and polishing lenses. Burr
stones still find application in grinding
paints, cements, etc, but other forms OF
grinding apparatus are gradually re.
placing them. New York state produces
most of them, but some are taken from
Pennsylvania strata. Pennsylvania
provides most of the quartz for sand
paper and some garnet, but New York
New England and North Carolina also
provide garnets for sandpaper. The
United States produced at one time
enough corundum for its own use, but
now we have to import from Canada and
India. The Chester county deposits arc
no longer worked and North Carolina
and Montana are now the only producers.
Nature is being helped out to a wonderful.
extent in supply abrasives by the manu-
facture of artificial corundum and car
borundum in the electric furnace al
Niagara Falls. CRUSHED steel is a new
abrasive, being made in Pittsburg. 1t Is
steel of excessive hardness in a granular
form.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-24
.cHILDREN'S BANK ACCOUNT
Cashier Of Missouri Savings Institu-
ton Declares That Idea Is
: Becoming Popular.

Chasier Will Webb, of the Missouri
savings bank, which holds the deposits
of the Kansas City school children, says
there are now 1854 school children with
bank accounts, and they have a little bet
ter than $40 apiece to their credit. Their
exact balance on Saturday when the
bank closed was S16S64. The per capita
is slightly less than some months ago.
Mr.. Webb thinks many Of the plutocratic
depositors have drawn out part of their
savings to go to the worlds fair, and he
knows that scme of them have bought
bicycles since the last school term
ended. They save up all the while they
ire in school," said Mr.. Webb, $50 that
they can have fun during the vacation.
Some OF them have very active accounts,
rs they not only spend a lot of money,
but they are bringing a lot in-that is.
relatively a lot, for they are but school
children. We can tell from the way
some accounts are growing that the boys
are working during their vacation, and
We can tell from other accounts that the
owners Of them are enjoying the sum-
mer."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-24
ENDED WILD TURKEY FIGHT
South Carolina -Me+l Finds Playing
P~eacemaker q Rather Painful
and Unpleasant Role.

There are turkey stories as well as fish
stories, and N. p. Bullock, of Tarboro,
N. C., tells the following:
A few days ago ne was not far from
Doehead, near the old race track back
of the Sessum field, when he saw ahead
of him two wild turkey gobblers fight
ing. Mr.. Bullock stepped out into the
bushes and crept along till he was oppo-
site the fighting fowls. So intent were
they in their contest that he was not
heard. With a stealthy step he adj
vanced till he was almost upon them,
and then he made a spring and caught
the two by the neck, one in each hand.
Then ensued a battle between man and
birds. With wings and feet the latter
fought, scrathing Mr.. Babcock's arms
and tearing his clothing. With much diff
hculty n bird was carried to the
ground, where its head was crushed by
the mans foot. while the other main
tanned its desperate scratching with feet
and striking with wing. The first n
disposed of, the other soon fell an easy
victim. Mr.. Bullock a y that he had no
idea how strong a turkey was before.
The two turkeys were ~gobblers, with
boards nearly three inches long.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-24
Finger-Nail Lotion.

For weak or loose nails, the following
will be found useful; Half an ounce Of
oil OF %lentise, half an ounce of ordinary
kitchen salt, one scruple resin, one
scruple alum, one scruple wax and mix
In all the other ingredients, and perfume
with a little of a mixture made by mix
ing three ounces of oil of bitter almonds,
two ounces of oil of tartar and six ounces
OF essence of lemon.-People's Home
Journal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-24
carnerie. and Deleeate. Arrive.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-The White
Star steamer Celtic, from Liverpool and
Queenstown, brought about 100 dele
gates from the Iron and Steel institute
who will hold a convention in New
York and have a reception at the resi-
dence of Andrew Carnegie and later
visit President Roosevelt at Washing
ton and the st. Louis exposition. Mr..
and Mrs. Carnegie and Miss Carnegie
were with the party on the Celtic. Mr..
Carnegie is president of the institute
and will be presented with the Besse'
mer gold medal for distinguished serv-
ices in the interest of the iron and
steel industry.