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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
COTTON SPINNING.
The Scheme by Which a Workman
Kept His Bobbins Clean.

Kept His Bobbins Clean.
The father of the famous Sir Robert
Peel was cotton spinner in a COM
paratively small way until he sudden
iy went straight ahead Of all his COM
petitors The earliest cotton spinning
machinery gave serious trouble
through filaments Of cotton adhering
to the bobbins, thus involving frequent
stoppages to clear the machinery. The
wages Of the operatives were affected.
By these delays, but it was noticed that
one man in the works always drew full
pay. His loom never stopped.
The onlooker tells me your bobbins
are always clean," said Mr.. Peel to-
him one day.
"Aye, they be-" said the man, whose
name was Dick Ferguson.
''How do you manage it, Dick:"
*sWhy, you see, Mester Peel, it's sort
O. secret. If I towd yo', yo'd be as
wise as l am
That's so,' said Peel, smiling in
response to Dicks knowing chuckle.
'I'd give you something to know.
Could you make all the looms work as
smoothly as yours"'
livery one Of 'em, mester!'
'sWell. what shall give you for your
secret, Dick:'
The man smiled and rubbed his chin.
eWen. Dick, what is it to be:"
"Come. III tell thee" was the re-
ply. "Gr me quart of ale livery day
as I'm in the mills and I'll tell thee
all about it."
Agreed said the master.
We'll then" returned Dick, beckon-
ing Mr.. Peel to come closer and let him
whisper in his ear ''chalk your bob
bins"'
That was the entire secret. Ma
chinery was soon invented for chalk
ing the bobbins, and Dick Ferguson:
was given 4 pension equal to many
daily quarts Of beer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
TIE EUTlWVlLlE LYNeHING.
a Preliminary Examination to be
Held in Charleston.

sSS1aln,,h;e Nov % The half doZ.
800 MOI, Suho are being held
en- @nlse men tsa EntevD;1,a a ill., ,ynch.
s,sl guy 9a1aao :. sIe ,-as;r;n.ry ~, - ,r boar.
: .ng WI ve gisen q p ~ Fr;Say neyt
sl,ss as oAa.iss'Cn o sara Ioo1 :,
sSer slece sie psisIaess .San bssso 80 80 eo,I
6ae senasensiafs, Wueie ene so.0 60 &c
seasnmeoiateiy On theil 3hassS IS loA S"AG
Eseplng, tas5r co1use, ms mos hsre nse-
snn.s ~ e auS s..a s n-as;m;nsrv an, exauina.
- .ba 81 horo JaH . of secnr;no the re.
Z 80 ~ : els' ~ - bs;I if M,
+Aessse oa sne paaeolois " go = ~
s.sslo1s Daii' jail .;-o,.r<
Onaes she seasuse ism su .se,. hasc;n.
sasls.sa 49,; ~ s no 20 made hvsthe
49, = ~ .,s a,y;fla5 IN their release
sAsssso ei1gs - 9.as asS NJ nsnn;s have
Iz.s : ,,ra,;T;nary ~. examSr,a.
ssAs.s,soo . ;l.5a,hrand has
ans $500 49, tsa,.scsn s, aet sneh
..ss :. s.,e1 =. s,,rs ssssy aSt;fjad 70 unde1
~. - sss ssss = =. = -
'sss5g sss;.an y. :. es s4,S,enlef Il, Magistrate
ans.5.es s "a sag;strata McCoy was
s,.s., s-ses:s:ssv "a ssaar HAYNES went to
80 go NJ ssfsoy and found that he
.snrid he s;nsnas,ls to have the bearing
sFes,s 'sc,,,e :, " ina.
- SeiicStnys r;sriS Hilderbrsnd suggested
ssS,as cnrnns proceedings, but that
80 .,nt s,,;t the defence, as both
-. hsd - make showing at such a
sssss,s Sss,;n0 3. snS nnaer the rules of law
;ss,s 8 I,yssirsinayy = tfe State has to show
,s.,,SS .;ont canre for the committing
,,.s-,;ss-ato n hold tha prisoners. and
sss ssss .fn,e;Sp .sss is ensirely on the part of
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
THE SKYLARK'S SON(
AN ASTONISHING FEAT FROM MAN
POINTS OF VIEW.

So4 Alone IL II a Wonder of Melody
Tone and Quality. hut Its \oiume
Is Astounding and Its CircumstHnre
of Tttcrance Physical M,,rvel.
Fer its music alone the song OF Tie
lark is almost the most melodious {:
anv birds. The tone and quality ;ii''
admirable and the volume of sound IS
ronishinr. 1t can be heard clearly
when the lark has mounted. as II
sometimes does. beyond recognition by
normal eyesight. The volume OF souno
* :;lso most noticeable when q Gagged
lark is heard. singing as it docs faI
nearer TO the bearer than the bird III
The sky. But apart from the quality
md nlusi. of the song the circum-
s;1rccs in which it is uttered rcnuer
il IN astonishing feat.
Every other considerable songstcr Is
uuite aware that singing entails mucn
n,.;s:c:l effort, Consequently 1t takes
,.,.r,. 10 secure Il good platform to sing
,~,m \ thrash or I blackbird OF 4
roajn uc;rly always selects top SHOOT
a.; projecting bough, preferably dead
ore. on which it sits and sings. never
,uoyin" its position. and without an!
u,,fcts round it to hinder the carry Oh
;i< r0cc. The blackcap and nlEil''n'
.-.,.fe md some of the walb}ers SIT ID
T., lHl~!, TO sing. but the whlteth'oat
md even the hedge sparrow choose
tie ,roplnoSt twig. The whltethro"t
.-o,n., ,;u.cS sings when descending. anu
>s.n,.e Of the pipits and the wood lal
.,io tl,e snne. The meadow plp!t singing
y feeble little song as it makes SNORT
ascent and descent.
Rnt 10 the strain on its lungs OF long
.n,otr;ctc,l song the lark adds the great
muscular cXertion of steady upward
,j..bt ,ls,laily carried out not by seal
ing the air in gentle circles. as IN lhe
soaring of the larger birds. but by a
vertical climb made by the lncesSah'
heating Of It's wings. WORDSWORTH
recognition Of it as the
Vype # the wise who soar but never
roam.
True to the kindred points Of heaven ant
home.
IS often almost literally correct. After
TWO or three spirals the bird goes VI
almost rs if it were drawn heavenwarc
hv y cord. and then. closing its W n"S
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
ENGINEERS LAST RUN.
His Story Of How He Lived His Life
All Over In a Flash.

His Story OF How He Lived His Life
All over In a Flash.
Drowning is not the only experience
that causes I; man TO read Ills OVID
biography in the flash OF Secohc'
said i. G. Roberts. u locomotive ensi-
neer.
Il was running on the passenger
trains between Atlanta and Macon SeV-
eral years ago. and was TO meet tne
northbound train at Il certain StatioH
ON the road. Well. it was all my fault.
I hadn't slept any for five nights. ana
the only rest had was i'll my CAP.
The last stop that we made before
this experience of which speak the
fireman had to wake ME UP when the
signal to go ahead was received. /
had gone 10 sleep in my cab.
las we approached the next station
the conductor may have SiSnaled me-.
as he claimed he did. but we dashed
through the town at about forty miles
nm hour before | heard the down break
signal. The minute heard it saw
the headlight of the northbound tram
less than 800 yards away. coming
around Il curve threw on the air
brakes and reversed. but it all looked
! too late The fireman jumped. bat |
was paralyZed. The two great engines
one bearing Il special train, rushed TO-
gether like angry bulls. and Was
frozen there. and while those trains
rushed together | saw every incident
Of my life just as plainly as the DAY
it happened. That's all know about
! it.
! They took IRE to tie hospital. and
nine days later | woke M after :; spell
of brain fever The trains stopped SO
close together tire pilots were sprung
out of place. but otherwise there was
no damage They had TO get Il new
engineer before my train pulled o&t
though. and that WAS the last time
ever pulled Il throttle. Louisville
! Courier. Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
Trouble Brewing in Panama.

s. Panama. Nor. 21.-While every
,th;ng appears serene On the surface.
following the exents of last week when
Seneral Hursas, the commander OF
ths army resigned and army vas dis
banded. Americans are, still watch
.frl. and they distrust the Panama po-
ice which is made mp largely Of form
q, members of the army. Commander
Eoodrich of the Pacific squadron has
asfs there for the purpose Of placing q
number of marines In the principal
barracks. 1t is reported that Pfesi-
dent 2eytz. Of tColombia, offers am.
snesty1 and repafation to all Co3om.
bians who haze served in the army
under Gen Bnertas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
HORSESHOE LUCK.
- Superstition Common to Nearly
All Races and Nations.

- Superstition Common 10 NeaFi!
All Races and Nations.
Tie origin Of belief in horseshoe
| luck is so ancient that It never has
been determined. with certainty, and
i no superstition is more universal. Ever
since horses began to wear shoes those
crescents Of iron have been accounted
lucky emblems of all peoples, races
and nations that Lave been acquainted
with their USE
The Chinese. for instance, say they
nail them up over their doors as a
charm against evil spirits because OF
the close resemblance in shape between
them and the arched body Of the sa-
cred snake, Nagendra. one of their
principal deities.
Ask a Turkish Mohammedan for in
formation on the subject and he will
tell you that it is because they are in
form like Il crescent. the sacred EN-
blem of Islam.
A Polish Jew will explain that at the
passover the blood sprinkled upon the
Intel ana doorposts. in the manner
directed by their ritual. forms the chief
points of an arch; hence, obviously,
the value Of arch shaped talismans
such as horseshoes are.
The stolid and unimaginative Rus
sian peasant, on the other hand, main
tains that the luck associated with the
horseshoe is due chiefly to the metal.
irrespective Of its shape. iron being
traditionally charm wherewith to
pullify the malevolent designs of evil
spirits and goblins.
Very different is the story by which
the IriShman seeks to account for his
liking for the same talismanic symbol.
The name "Ironland' or Ireland" he
will tell you. originated as follows:
The whole island was once submerg-
ed in the sea. out Of which it only rose
once in seven years. and then only for
a very short time. Many attempts had
been made to break the spell and in
duce the country TO remain perma-
nently above the waters, but all were
vain until one day daring adven-
turer threw a horseshoe from boat
on to the topmost peak Of the Wicklow
mountains just as they were disap-
pearing beneath the waves. Then at
last was the ban removed. The Emer-
aid Isle began forthwith to rise again
from the ocean depths into which it
had sunk. And it has been dry land
more or less-ever since.
In England, up to comparatively re-
cent times. horseshoes were extensive
II used almost everywhere as anti.
witch charms. and the custom is not
even yet an extinct one. No witch. it
used to be said. could enter 4 building
over the door of which horseshoe
or. better still. three horseshoes--had
been affixed. prongs downward.
The origin of this particular belief is
referable to the old legend OF st.
Dunstan. This versatile English eccle-
siastic was a skilled farrier, and one
day while at work in his forge the evil
one entered In disguise and requested
Dunstan to shoe his single hoof.'
The saint. although he at once recog-
nized his malign customer, acceded,
but caused him so much pain during
the operation that Satan begged him to
desist This Dunstan did. but only
after he had made the evil one prom
ise that neither he nor any Of the less
er evil spirits. his servants. would ever
modest the inmates Of Z house where
horseshoe uas 6iSO11Tol
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
. n,s 40 the satfr4sss.

THO instinct of mankind against sas'
ire is really Il very souho 'hs.ihS.
Satire ia always dishonest. for it Is al
uovs the EXPRESSION of hatred for
filing Loy~irs<!y coveted. Who satlr'zs'
,,,,,.,n;:,, %nnr hut he who not MAJ
IN. the cnrl'n"a hnman advantages -
o,s,ssrd with admiration OF '!:r ~
Uh, s.,irj;..s n!l:iucra,y: The pAup"'
w,o is ii i,y tue II" ion Z"
,.....,.n W'n <a,ir;Z"s a'ist"rrae'
..,,,. r.,o " VIZ .e> i'' ,iau s''''n ':'','
a.. ,, ,.. :.cs'rs;y wiS! d ;'a'
VI, ...,s.:~ ., NJ ''sf = t;h-
80. ma. .,,,cn' is's in~ visa
,,,...-:,.,.,u ~ S.,.a:..a:, k.:irw
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23


New York, Nov. 1s.-Tweaty-one
persons, were rescued from the big
freight steamer Mohawk of the Cen
sraI Vermont railroads feet which
burned to the waters edge off Hor-
-ton,s Point, in Long Island sound,
early today. The watchman, S.ede
named Larsen, is believe to have been
burned TO death. All on board, IN.
cluding two women, were taken OF
the burning vessel by tie freight boat
Boston of the Fall River line shortly
after O'Clock this morning and al
most Immediately afterwards there
was a heavy explosion on the abandon
cd freighter, which apparently com
pieted the destruction made by tht
AayHes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23

San Francisco, Nov. 1S.-By unani-
NOUS vote the delegates to the Ameri,
cen Federation Of Labor today decided
80 aid The striking textile workers OF
3Ft'i River, Mass, to the extent o.
a2S. 600 Der week for three weeks. II
by the end of this time it is found
aSss the strike is not broken the exc
curive council will, if it sees fit, con-
Time the donation. The money fol-
tae purpose is to be raised by an as;
sessment of one cent each week levied
cn each member Of every labor organi'
sasion affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
Atlanta. Ga, Nov. 2o.-News =

Atlanta. Ga, Nov. 20.-News was
received Id this city tonight OF dou-
nls tragedy at Kennesaw, twenty
eight miles from Atlanta on the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad, in which
]. r. Butler, Of Augusta, an eugi-
neer on the Central Of Georgia Rail.
road, had shot and killed Mr.. Lola
Green. of Atlanta, and mortnny
wounded himself with the same pistol.
The tragedy occurred in hack in
which the couple were riding to the
depot to catch the train tos Atlanta.
The exact nature of the trouble which
led up to the killing and suicide is
unknown. Mrs. Green came to At
lanta from Greenville, s. G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23

St. Louis, Mo-, Nov. l9.-The Mis-
souri, State building at the world s
far was destroyed by fire early this
evening, resulting from the explosion
Of q hot water heater in the basement.
Instantly she flames shot up through,
the rotunda and the north wing and
copula were a solid mass of flames
within ten minutes after the explo:
sion. The loss cannot be estimated
accurately, owing to the temporary
construction material which has nc
salvage value. The principal loss :, is
in the contents Of the building. The
building cost sl45, 600 and in it were
s75, GOO worth of furnishings, the most
valuable of which were portraits o
all former Missouri governors and So,
preme judges. These cannot be re
placed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23

New York, Nov. 2O.-Smothered be-
fore they could reach the rear IRE es'
cape in a burning tenement building
at 1856 Troutnan street in the WEI,
liamsburg District of Brooklyn, l.
persons met death shortly before
O'Clock this morning Two entire
families, those Of Maranio Trlolo ano
Chas. Polognio are wiped out, the last
living member of each being now IN
hospital with no hope OF their recov.
cry. They are Cnas. Polognio, 3
years old, and Tony Triolo. l3 years
old. both of bonn are terribly burn
ed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
GOV. HEYWlRD COMING TO SUMTER
But Cannot Go to Charleston as
He Finds 1t Impossible to
Leave Columbia Wednesday.

]. Columbia, Nov. 22.-Gov. Hayward
cannot go to Charleston on Wednesday
ON account of Ex Gov. Hugh S.
Thompson's funeral at Trinity church,
this city that day, but will keep mis-
engagement in Sumter on Thursday.
W. II. NJ.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
The xrecblard Safe.

New. York, Nov 2l.-A dispatch
from Nantucket, Mass, announces
that the Red Star liner Kroonland.
with more than thousand passengers
aboard is safe. The steamer passed
there this morning aud the captain
reported all we'll. It was rumored
Sunday in London that the Kroonland
had been lost with all on board.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23

Asheyille, N. c., Nov. 2o.-Fire
which broke out at 1920 O'Clock TO-
might has wrought damage totaling
between s75, 600 and 800, 600 and the
losses may be further swelled before
the flames are brought under complete
control.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23

not arrived this morning. The wires
were not working we'll and my inter
view over the long distance phone
was very unsatisfactory. Sheriff
Rhoden seems to have altogether ig
nored the governors request for an
exclamation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
Descriptive.

Darkaway-D You make love 70
any Of the girls:
Clevcrion YeS: one from Boston and
one from New orleans.
"How was il
.Hpid YOU eve have chills and fe.
ver1" SnlIrl >c;
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
The CAPITAL OF The STATE.
Interesting items Cleaned From
all Over Carolina by Our Regu-
lar Correspondent.

Columbia, Nov. 21.-Commandel
R. H. Pinckney Of the naval militia
of the State has resigned for business
reasons, because be is so frequently
absent from his headquarters at
Charleston. The officer next in com
nand is Lieut.. Commander }. }.
Igee, in charge of the Lafayette COM
papy at Charleston. During the war
With Spain the naval militia of this
state did good work in manning the
coast signal stations from the North
Carolina line to the Florida gulf coast,
but the most conspicuous service was
that done by the Celtic, which took
part in the great naval battle which
practically ended the var off Santa
20. Of the 425 South Carolina naval
officers and men who volunteered
for the war with Spain the govern
ment accepted 227, the remainder be-
ing kept on the waiting list.
In a small room in the Olympia cot
ton mill here, shut off from the sight
of all but trusted few, is a small
machine which means more to the
cotton manufacturers of the world
than any improvement in cotton mill
machinery since the invention of the
Draper or Nortbrop loom, and which
marks distinct period in the develop
ment of tbs cotton manufacturing III
dustry. This new machines name is
the Baroer Warp Tying machine, In
vented by the originator of the Bar
Der Kuotter. The function of the
Warp Tying machine is to supplant the
slow, tedious aud expensive method
of 's drawing 1n'' by hand, and three
months test has proved that it is de-
cided success.
Ex-Governor Hugh Smith Thompson
of South Carolina is dead at his New
York .home, where be held promi-
nent position with the New York Life
insurance company. Governor Thomp-
son was a native of Charleston, but
was reared on the farm of his father;
Henry T. Thompson, in Greenville
county. His grandfather Chancellor
Waddy Thompson, was for % years an
equity Judge in South Carolina. and
his uncle Gen. Waddy Thompson,
was for a number oi years a member
of congress and afterward minister to
Mexico. During most of the civil war
Gov. Thompson did duty in Charles
ton in defense of the city in command
of the cadets. He is the last survivor
of the Hampton ticket, for which he
did splendid service as an orator IN
reconstruction times. At Hampton's s
funeral he walked with the only other
survivor OF the ticket, General Noise,
who has since died. While for Is
years, from 1876 to 1892. he held
many positions with the State and
national governments he never once
sought Office. He was three times
unanimously nominated for State sup
erintendent of education and would
have been offered fourth term, but
declined to let his name be used be-
cause the South Carolina college
trustees wanted him for president.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23

Columbia, Nov. 22.-In a drunken
row at the home Of Claudia Long near
Donalds yesterday morning Bennett
Haynes was shot through the heart
while he was about to strike his aunt
with piece of scantling. The wo-
man, who is young and pretty, was
carried to the ADbeville jail with her
infant.
julius Drill, negro driver, was
found with bullet through his. heart
in front of what is known as the Rock
House near Greenville yesterday. The
team be had been driving was, picked
up before the body was found, some
distance away. There is no clue. He
haG only 25 cents in his pocket on the
trip.
AK Joseph 12-year- r-old negro is in
jail at Rock Hill charged with Two
cases of arson. He was caught set
ting fire to a farmers barn.
Congressman John Sharp Williams
of Mississippi, the popular national
democratic leader, will speak from
the Woford college auditorium in
Spartanburg on the I'd of December,
under the auspices of the college
l.yceum,
Complete federal election returns
from all but Abeville county shows
that Roosevelt received only 26, 2o4
votes in this State against 81, $50 for
Parker. The biennial sessions propo-
sition carried every county in the
State.
Actual work has begun on the con-
struction of the Saluda Valley rail
road, a 25 mile spur out Of Greenville
toward Caesars head. It is the in
tention to ultinlately-very ultimately
probably--to extend the road to Knox
vile, Tenn.
The first intimation Of the arrival
| in this State of an organized band OF
safecrackers and burglars, Of which
South Carolina police departments
have beene warned as headed this way
from North Carolina, is the breaking
into and robbery of general mer-
chandise store at Campebello, where
much booty was secured. There is nc
clue.
The Saluda mystery is still uuex'
planned, though explanations have
been up to several prominent people
over there for several days. Theil
statements are much overdue. \ ray
of light was shed on the situation yes
terday by long distance telephone
! interview your correspondent hao
with Mr.. n. G. Evans, whom the
Sheriff Rhoden accused in his state
ment of obtaining his signature to
receipt for the person OF Henderson
under false pretenses. Mr. Evans
said that be not only old not presen
this paper to Mr.. Rhodeu for his sig
nature, but he bad nothing to do will
it's preparation. Rhoden, it will b'
remembered, signed the certificate
without looking at it when Mr.. Evan
presented 1T to him with the eXplana
tion that 1T WAS only an unimportan
paper in an application for bail Thi
was the paper on which the governo
paid IN al r. S. Anderson the $40
reward offered for Heudersons cap
turc. although according to Sheriff
Rhoden's statement there was neve
any necessity for offering a reward. a
, Henderson has all along been unde
, his guard The last publication her
concerning the affair asserted tha
| Henderson was not then in jail. MI
t Evans said most emphatically to N
that Henderson vas in Jail, and tina
he would apply for bail for him O.
; Thursday Mr.. Evans gave me per
mission to see copy of statemen
Nhich be- said be would mail to Tb
State newsba per last night, but 1t ha
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-08
THE CHILD, FATHER TO THE NAN.

It is the most common thing, wher
sEohnny comes marching home, and
''blurts OUT in the family circle some
blood-curdling oath or vulgar sentence,
to wish that there was some place on
earth where children could be raised"
free from such communicating influence
es Or Mary in one day suddenly
changes her entire disposition, becomes
impudent, disrespectful and altogether
wilful, and Immediately we charge
those neighbor's children with spoil
ing" our Mary. And again we wish
for better land where nice little girls
will not be influenced by such outrage
GUS examples. But has it ever occurred
to the reader that our children and our
neighbors' children get all of this 'cus-
sedness' from us? Get all of their bad
language, bad actions, profane and inn
pure thought from men and women.
Of course the reader never swears be-
fore his own children, but is he so par
ticular about the presence of the neigh
bors' children? OF course, no woman
that respects herself, ever INDUCES in
a quarrel with neighbor when chill
dren are present-that is her own chill
dren. But how does it happen that
children find exact language to fit all
occasionS?