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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-13
H.lNDOO l-ANATlClSM.
Self Inflicted fortunes of Religious

Self Inflicted Tortures Of Religious
Z"ciot., Of ipGin.
Self inflicted torture by EinGoo zeal
OTIS is common in India. Cne nan will
lie upon his back, place Il piece of soil
upon his lower lip, plant in it 4 mus
tard seed and not rise from bis posi-
ton until the seed has become plant
Of size. Another will make his couch
upon spikes; a third walk with his
boots filed with similar delights; yef
another keeps his hands clinched IN
til the nails grow through his palms
and out at the back Of his hands, while
others distort their legs and arms into
atrophy: The extent to which Hindoo
fanaticism will go, or native belief ex-
tend, was shown by case reported in
the Civil and Military Gazette of La
hore a year or so ago. The natives Of
Treyandrum were found worshiping as
a god come, among men a man who
had taken up his residence under.
tree on the bank OF a. river. For the
first week or so he ate Dlantain and
drank some milk twice or thrice a
week. Then he gradually enlarged the
intervals, till after three or four
months he took no food at all, but
passed his time huddled before a FIRE,
seeing no one, hearing no one. Ex-
posed to cold and wet, to heat and
dust, he sat thus without food for
three years, "wrapt in divine con-
temptation" At the end of the three
years he died, never having spoken to,
or needed, soul from the time he
first appeared until the spirit passed
from his body.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-13
SORRY SHE SPOKE.
The Mistake That Was Made by a.
New York Milliner.

One Of the richest and most promi-'
rent society women in New York
caught an unexpected glimpse of the
reverse side Of Fifth avenue trades
woman's manners the other day. The
society woman in question is very
quiet and unostentatious in her dress,
and it is only the appointment of her
equipage that betrays the fact that she
is wealthy. She stopped her carriage
outside the establishment Of fashion
able milliner. entered and addressed
the proprietress.
Il see you have o. your window o
sign. Apprentice Wanted" she began
The milliner eyed her contemptuous-
ly from the crown of her modest bon
net to the tip Of her common sense
shoe.
You would not do at ALL" she said.
81 want a ladylike person who can
wait on customers
II wished to place one Of my maids
with some one from whom she could
learn millinery while am abroad"
continued the visitor quietly, but I'm
afraid you would not do
AS the footman opened the carriage
door for his mistress the horror strick-
en- milliner recognized too late the liy-
cry of one Of the first families" Of
New YorA.-New York Press.
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TO Avoid n Tie Vote.

In the history Of our comic literature
there have been many genuine Irish
bulls recorded, but rarely one that is
Of 4 neater brand than that encounter
ed at political gathering on Locust
street above Broad, in Philadelphia,
says the Record Of that city. A con-
yention of delegates had been called to
revise the rules Of the party, and in or
der to expedite matters delegate
moved that committee Of fifteen be
appointed to draft the proposed rules.
Before this was adopted another dele
gate suggested that q committee Of if
teen would be unwieldy ami proposed
an amendment reducing the number to
eight. This was agreed to, but before
its adoption an aged delegate, with 8
rich Nlilesian brogue, arose and SOL
emnly proposed, "Misther Chairman,
move yer that the committee be in
erased to noine. so that in case OF q
tote vote there'll he majarity Of wan.''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-13
CURE FOR HIcCOuGHs.
Simple Scientific Remedy That Gives
Immediate Relief.

Simple Scientific Remedy That Gives
Immediate Relief.
An attack OF hiccoughs brings its vic
tim less sympathy perhaps than almost
any other ailment, the main reason be
ing that, except in very rare cases, il
is not attended with fatal results and
that in most cases it attacks otherwise
healthy persons. Still, it is one Of the
most annoying and most obstinate Of
difficulties. While the effort TO cure it
is being made it generally disappears,
yet it resists the most vigorous effort
Of the will to control its yagaries.
A hiccough is a quick, involuntary,
inspiratpry movement Of the dia-
phragm, brought suddenly TO a stop
by an Involuntary closing Of the glot-
tis. The muscles that control these
two portions Of the, human anatomy
are incessant workers. They wait on
every breath without being guided by
the will and even work while we sleep
While they do their duty life passes
tranquil, calm and pacific, but if from
any cause a disturbing element enters
into their bailiwick they rebel, are be-
yond the control CT the will and, hav-
ing no guide, as it were, run away, and.
like any runaway. have no care for the
damage done. The effort to remove
the disturber is the cause Of the hice
cough, and the following method OF
treatment arrests these muscles in thei;
wild escapade, brings them back to
their duties, and, like the patient sery-
ants they are, they resume their work
and life becomes as placid as before:
First, expel all the air from your
lungs very, very quickly. The portion
of the body they attend to is, as it
were, collapsed, and now commences
the next and concluding part Of the
cure.
Second commence to fill your lungs
with air. but do so very slowly. bat
steadily. Pucker your mouth, and II
possible leave an opening of your lips
no larger than a pin, and through this.
inhale the air. Fill your lungs. raise.
your arms and throw out your chest !
and when you are full these muscles
resume their regular duties and the:
hiccoughs are gone.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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bany convention the telegram that he
sent to the st. Louis convention, he
would have had very few instructed
delegates from the south and no pcssi-
BILE chance for the nomination. But
he and his managers adroitly and pur-
posely concealed his position until the
delegates had been corraled aand the
nomination assured. Then his friends
attempted to secure a gold plank
which was overwhelmingly defeated in
the committee. After the party had
rejoiced over the harmony secured by
the omission of the question, and after
he had secured the nomination. helm
jected his views upon the subject at
time when be could not be taken from
the ticket without great demoraliza-
tion. The nomination was secured
therefore by crooked and indefensible
methods, but the Democrat who loves
his country has to make his decisions
upon conditions as he finds them, not
upon conditions as he would like to
Lave them.
CATER having stated that I shall
support the ticket and after having
given my reasons for so doing, ! think
it due to the Democrats of the nation
to say thay while the fight on economic
questions is postponed, it is not aban-
doned. AS soon as the election is over,
I shall, with the help of those who be-
lieve as do, undertake to organize
for the campaign OF 1903, the object
being to marshal the friends Of popular
government within the Democratic
party to the support Of radical and
progressive policy, to make the Demo
cratic party an efficient means in the
bands of the people for securing relief
from the plutocratic element that con-
trolls the Republican party and for the
time being is in the control Of the
Democratic party. This plan of organ
izasion VII be elaborated soon."
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IA Texas Murderer Caught.

Jack Dynum, alias Lafayette Jack
son, alias John Wyatt, alias Joe Wat
son. wanted for murder Ia Texas and
gIouisiana, will be taken back from
South Carolina tomorrow, after e3ud-
ing the officers Of the law; since 1888.
TIE story of the capture of Dynnm is
peculiar. His capture is traced di-
rectly TO his ability as fiddler.
After killing his man, in Van zandt
County, Texas, he went to Louisiana,
where he became involved in another
difficulty and killed another. He chen
fed to sbis State, and after wandering
around settled In Chester County.
sDynnm was always q noted fiddle
player, and his playing IN Chester be-
came Known all over the county. In
Van Zands county, Texas, there used
TO De fiddle concerts, and at one OF
these Chester man was present, and
remarked to Sheriff j. B. Lawley that
ne knew Of a man in Chester who
could excel sny performance given.
Dynum had always carried OFF the
prizes In Texas and the sheriff natural
ly became interested. He commnced
inyS Stigation, and as result went to
Chester yesterday and arrested Dynum.
Dynum had denied the murdeS, but
on being told that he was also want
ed IN Louisiana for anothe. murder,
he was caught in several conflicting
statements and the requisition papers
were promptly granted by Secretary
Norment. Dynum is a white man, Sc
years Of age, and has good educa-
ton. Az the hearing he employed an
attorney and stated that he would fgnt
the case out when it went to trial in
Texas.
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sALTING BABIES.
A Cruel Custom That Still Lives In
Parts of Europe and Asia.

4 Cruel Custom That Still Lives An
Parts of Europe and Asia.
In certain localities in Europe. and
Asia the people still adhere to the ex-
ceedingly curious custom Of sailing
newborn babies, Notwithstanding It's
cruelty and danger. The method va
ries with the differing nationalities OF
the people using it.
The Aruaenians Of Russia cover the
entire skin of the infant with a very
fine salt. taking great care that the salt
reaches ii, the spaces between the I'm
gers ard, toes and the depressions in
the body, such as the armpits and the
hollows under the knees, for not a spot
Of tie surface Of the child must remain
untouched by the salt. The salt Is left
On the baby for three hours or more
and then washed of with warm water.
A mountain tribe Of Asia Minor is
even more merciless than the Arme-
mans. They keep their newborn ba-
bies covered with salt for twenty-four
hours. The modern Greeks sprinkle
their babies with salt, and even in
some parts of Germany salt is still
used on a child at birth, but in much
more humane manner, by rubbing a
little behind the ears Or by placing a
pinch of salt on the tongue or by filling
little paper with salt and placing 1t
under the garment. The mothers I'M
agine that this will give their children
health and strength and keep the evil
spirits away from them.
This custom, when carried to excess,
is cruel, the salt infaming the skin
and sometimes causing such intolera-
BILE tortures that the child dies in con-
yulsions, but the ignorant and super
stitious mother, believing that the salt
ing process hardens the child, that
without it the babe could not grow up
into healthy man or woman, hardens
her heart to its cruelties.
It is not known definitely how this
odd custom originated, but probably
some ancient innovator, observing the
preservative power Of salt in keeping
meat sound, reasoned that it would be
good thing to salt down young babies
for few hours and thus impart some
thing of the strengthening and pre-
serving qualities Of the salt to the puny
offspring of man.
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SENTENCE SERMONS.

There is no short cut to happiness.
Virtue is not a matter of vocabulary
Nothing succeeds where the soul fails
A little silence may save lot Of sor-
row.
With God life and love are syno1y,
nous.
A sharp man always cuts his own
fingers.
Repentance cannot tear up the roots
of the past.
No man reaches the stage Of triumph
but by the steps Of trial.
The man who takes life as q dose al
ways finds it bitter one.
A man makes no particular progress
by pattirg himself on the back.
Virtue may be its own reward, but IT
is not its own advertising agent.
Some men expect to acquire all their
good habits in their second childhood
Chicago Tribune.
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Tribute of True. Love.

In pathos and deep affection no love
letter ever eclipsed the one found IN
the knapsack of a Confederate soldier
after the battle Of Atlanta. 1t told all
about home and concluded with this
poetic effort:
It's hard for you uns to be livin' in camps.
It's hard for you uns to be fghtin' the
YankS.
It's hard for we uns from you uns to part,
Cause you uns got we uns heart.
New York Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-13
STEAMSHIP BURNED
IN PH'LADElp..Is.
Mallory Line Loses One of Its
Finest ard Newest Boats.

Philadelphia. July 12.-The Mallory
Line Steamer San Jacinto: which was
built one year ago at a cost Of half
million dollars was burned at the
wharf here today. In addition to the
loss on the steamer there is heavy
loss en- the cargo. There were no ia
talitiss among the crew.
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More Important.

Wife-I'm so afraid this new hat will
get damaged if it's left in the home.
Husband-Why not put it in our safe
deposit closet? Wife = But is there
room there with all our bonds? Hrs-
band-No, but we can take the bonds
out.-Life
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-13
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

1 OSlo4A2N%SSt " ~ 6~s wa N~A~>
ing, 8 a. M, July 18th, had mean
temperature of 81 degrees, which is
abour; normal, due to very even night
temperatures and moderately hot
days. The extremes were minimum
of 81 at Greenville on the 5th, and a
maximum of 80 at Blackville and
Yemslssee on the 7th. There were
several local high winds accompanying
shun,lerstorms, most damaging in a
part Of Sumter county. The relative
humidity was above normal along the
coast, and normal, or below, in the
interior. The sunshine was generally
defci ent.
! There were frequent thunderstorms
in the central and northern counties
throughout the. week, and over the
extreme northwestern ones during the
closing days, with practically no rain
or widely scattered light showers in
the Savannah valley from Anderson
county southwark to Hampton. The
weekly amounts ranged from 'trace"
to OVER three inches. Over the greater
portion Of the State the rainfall was
ample for all crops and in parts of
Ches;efeld, Darlington and Marlboro
counties it was excessive to an in
furious extent. Che moisture deficiency
appears to be most injurious in Green
wood, Salrda, Barnwell and Hampton
counties with many other localities
that-are suffering. Additional reports
indicate that the hail storm of the End
in Marion and York counties was more
destructive than at first indicated.
There were numerous hailstorms on
the 7th, but, were destructive over
very small, widely separated areas
only.
Tie week was generally favorable
for farmwork and for laying by crops,
except in the counties named as hav-
ing had excessive rains. AS rule
crop, continue clean and well culti-
vatetL though some places report
grassy and weedy fields.
In many parts of the State corn is
firing" owing to insufficient mois-
ture. but where rains occurred the
corn crop continues very promising,
especially young corn on bottom lands.
The majority Of the reports on cot
ton indicate further improvement, bat
some deterioration is noted due to both
lack of moisture and excessive mois-
ture. causing the plants to yellow,
shed their foliage and squares. Insects
that punctu1e squares and young hollis
have been noted in Greenville and
Pickens counties, by some thought to
be DOLL worms, by others to be boil
weevils. The plants ar blooming free
ly in places and bolls have been noted
in few localities. Sandy land cotton
is better than that on clay soils, the
latter being unseasonably small. Sea-
island cotton has good color and
growth and is blooming freely.
Tobacco is very promising, with
selecting and curing making fair pro-
gress. The rains were very beneficial
to rice. Melons are ripening generally
and shipments are heavy. Stock
water still scarce in places. Fruit is
scarce in the eastern counties and
pler tiful in the western ones.
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LOOK ouL FOR HIGH PRICED MEAT.
Fifty Thousand Chicago Packing
House Employees Ordered Out
on Strike.

Chicago, July FIFTY thousand
packing house employees in this city
and in other western cities were order
ed out on strike this morning. Other
labor unions are expected to become
involved and a serious strike by which
many great industries will be tied up
and hundred of thousands of skilled
worklnen will be idle. - sHg8s.E - 80
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Memphis. Tenn, July ia spe-
cial to The Commercial-Appeal from
Cleveland, Miss, says that Harry P.
Williams, one of the most popular
citizens of that place, was shot and
5Eilled at a late hour today on the
main street By James S. Wakefield.
Williams was accompanied by his
wife when the tragedy occurred.
The killing resulted from trivial
affair.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-13

The Albany Herald offers the follow
ing: .When man gets religion and
tnen starts out to paying his debts
there is reason for belief that be has
got The real thing" Ever see it dore,
or only indulging in glittering sup
position?
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TERRIBLE TALE OF the SEA.
Great Steamer Lost With all on
Beard.

Sydney Australia, July 12.-The
British steamer Nemesis is long over
due and is believed to have been lost
with all on board during the recent
terrible gale.
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Coyingtou, Ga, July 1l.-Fire in
Coyington late Sunday night resulting
in rhe destructon of property amount
ing to s125, 600, WITH $4,000 insurance.
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The Pike can now resume business.
That other attraction at st. Louis has
exhausted it's force.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-13

The hammock season has arrived.
s large stock to select from at Osteen's
Book Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-13

Hunts Round Pointed Pens fer sale
at Osteen's Book Store.
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SOME LITTLE PROGRESS.

"On the tariff question some little
progress may be hoped for, but the
Parker men on the committee we're
necessarily in favor Of very conser-
vative tariff plank, and it remains to
seen whether Judge Parker will carry
out the positive and definite plank
which was submitted by the full COM
mitee. This is the situation.
Judge Parker stands for enough
things that are good to justify me in
giving him my vote, but as [ have
tried to point out for several months,
the triumph of the Wall street element
of the party denies to the country any
hope of relief on economic questions.
I have nothing to take back. I have
nothing to withdraw of the things
that I have said against the methods
used to advance his candidacy. 1t
was a plain and deliberate attempt to
deceive the party. The New York
platform was vague and meaningless,
and purposely SO because the advocates
of Judge Parker were trying to secure
votes among the people who would
have opposed his views had they
known them. If he had sent the AL
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-18
Luxuries on Shipboard.

Specifications just completed Tor
the new American and kaiserin Au-
guste Victoria, of the HamburgAmer-
lean line, indicate that the limit IN
the size of great liners and the acme
of comfort attainable on board have
not, been reached. The American Will
be 700 feet in length; the kalserln
705. The former viii be ready in Au-
gust next year, the latter in the spring
Of 1906. Each will carry 3,5S9 passen-
gers and take about seven days to
reach Cherbourg and nine to reach
hamburg
Vibration and rolling will be almost
entirely eli1ninted by the new type
perfectly balanced machinery and pal
last improvements. Turkish baths
evmnasiums all lower" berths, an
la carte restaurant, promenade
deck as long as the ship itself. VIII
be included in both ships. GleVa-
tors will run from the lower deck
to the upper through five decks
Harlands & Woll>, of Belfast, Ireland
are constructing the vessels.-NeW
| York American
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CABINET CRISIS THREATENED.
That Other Resisrat'ons
Will Follow That of War Minister
Andre, of France

PARIS, Nov. 1S.--The stability OF
the entire Cabinet is considered to be
seriously threatened by the reSlSna-
ton of the war minister, Gen. Andre
ReDorts circulate that Marine Minister
Pe1lettan. Foreign Minister Delcasse
and other ministers re about to re
sign but those who lose 10 'nese
ministers saw the 5 are unfound-
ed. However, it is -oneeded that the
Cabinet as a whole is not Hke'y 10
survive long. The private view OF
some OF the best informed persons
within ministerial circles is that {;
new Cabinet will be formed IN the
course of the next three weeks. 1t is
considered certain that Foreign MIN
lister Delcasse will remain in the re-
organized Cabinet.
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sT= he Il GoioneI ftIas ttlessF IooTS


s. 3ssI1 er populaceS stIi ava ts5 Col
u ames sfadtso xDianat ion g II
1T the event on one week q go,
The colonel sitancy is " nusu al q - -
80 unlike him, in fact, that Unless
his silence be broken soon, public
curiosity may take on a tinge Of an>c-
1iety-
It is recalled, mot without a thrill
even now, that when the great De
mocracy required advice as to the
wisdom of eliminating Organism the
colonel rose to the occasion with in
spirIng alacrity. In the subsequent
installation of Parkerism our colonel
was not less conspicuously active;
in fact. it was by some regarded as
mot altogether safe in Pennsylvania
Democratfc circles to intimate that
Influences other than those of Guffey
had swayed the rare deliberations
OF the st. Louis convention.
In view of these and many other
equally pertinent considerations, a
statement from Col. Guffey would ap-
pear to be eminently in order. He
is a busy man, and may be excused,
perhaps, from going into details at
large. Possibly public interest might
be appeased if he were to explain
merely why the safe and sane Par
ker ran $4,000 votes behind Bryan
in conservative Pennsylvania.-Phi hill
F! adelphia North American.
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NOTICE

II you see nice l'okingl
couple driving around with q
good stylish horse, elegant harness.
nobby run-a-bout, carriage or trap,
with nice clean robes, and everything
to match, you can wager ten to one II
was hired from the Jackson Livery
Barn, as we put out only that klnd.
FRED S. JACKSON, Manager. Open
day and night.