The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-26
POINTS OF INTEREST.

POINTS OF INTEREST.
William Salter, who has made the
accepted model of the Victoria memor-
iai TO be erectsd at Calcutss, IS only
% Years OF age. He has been working
upon it since May l. 1904.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand is said
tn he the fras British Ambassador to
Thoroughly appreciate American Jokes:
Funny stories with the hnest points
be sees Instantly an6 enjoys to the fuH.
When the car of Russia dimes out.
except it be at the house OF very IN
timate friend, he always takes his
Chef TO cook hisfood, and. as is the
case with King Edward, takes has own
wine along.
The Scots of Chicago are planning
4 rousing reception to James DalSym-
BE, manager of the Glasgow munlslpai
railway system, who has accepted
MAYOR Dunne's Invitation to come to
Chicago and give advice on the plan
for municipal ownership there. MT
sDalrgmple viii arrive next month
M. CockreH, Jr., son Of ex-Sena-
tnr Cockrell, is the inventor OF sugar
cane cutter that promises to revolu.
tionize the sugar planting industry or
The South and at the same time maze
is inventor 8 millionaire. his
saachine will do the work OF more tnan
100 msn. &c cuts, strips and tops the
cane and IS pronounced by experts
sNf,n have seen it In operation Won
derfnl machine, that Will mean as
nsnch 70 the sugar cane Industry as
did The cotton gin to the cotton -.si-a
ness.
f. rhe eiphbornood of the town OF
Ma3cnIm.. "a Australia there is gold
nine which has been worked ICE
several years by one Single IaMlly
consisting OF father and mo5ners p sWo ..
airas and six boys. The net pronss US OF
FIaiS mine Amounted last year 70 sso,-
900
I,;;.re modern Haroun Alraschid.
tba Sniton of Zanzabar, has been
sws5anfarinp about London, seeing peo-
ia And things Of the great city for
himself The Sultan vent to scnool
IN ENGLAND, speaks the language per-
sfacffv and found no difficulty IN es-
Gaping special notice,
Tha Missouri sgisiature at Its
recent session appropriated Sloo tor Sne n.s
,,nrn,sa of erectike tablet IN the 81
& sToser,h frr,s nnstoffce building to the mem
49, s,rvsaf William a. Davis, the orlgl-
.ator ~ of the railway mail service.
~. ss- originating and lnaugura-
t,,ng fbe system has sometimes been
:giiven TO the late George B. Armstrong.
IF Chicago. but st seems to be esta o.
gished that Mr. Davis, who was born IN
KaySneSy in 1Se9, first suggested the
S,,Ian "a Postmaster General Blair IN
1852 when he was superintendent OF
distr ibusion in the st Joseph ONCE.
here are fourteen pairs Of twins In
Aha.W IL tier school, Minneapolis. Be
sos neing In accord with President
Poosaveit As to race suicide, the WHIT.
4;;ar aahnm district is strongly Repub-
Iiican. having given ,547 votes TOT
Roosevelt to 16I for Parker.
Of course, Miss Susan p Anthony
fayers divorces. Miss Susan - one Oh
those women who may be described as
having been born dlyorced.-NeWs
and Courier.
The origin of the great Baltimore
FIRE is as Iuuch q mystery today as It
was the day of the eonhag ration, out
~ iis believed the cause will be deyel-
soned durin1 the course OF q case that
SIS to ts tried IN New York. The case
is one growing out Of certain iesses IA
the FIRE. For seVerl months detectlVes
nave been on the trail Of man named
sCgeark who is thought to know tne
srnrv Cleark has been located at
sPhoenixville, Pa, and has agreed 60 go
to New York and testify.
For some years past Queen Amelie,
of Portugal. has been stIaylgg medi-
cine, and now that she has returned 20
Lisbon she is going to WORK Ssfo 70
oct her doctors degree. Sne has set
Rer heart on qualifying in medicine
and will enter for the next examlna-
lion by tie Lisbon faculty of medicine.
Kingston, Ont. April 1s--A gas
fuoy 81 process of filing on board the
.fSovernment steamer Scout exploded
fhis afternoon, killing one and injur-
in =, fonr M Of her crew. Two of the in
;nred will probsbly die. Tie dead
! man is Fred Mullin, deeapitated by
splinters from broken buoy.
Lancaster, April 19-Thirty FIVE
bales Of cotton belonging to 0. p
Health e Co burned in, Kershaw this
afternoon. The cotton was on the
DEPOT platform and the FIRE is said to
have started from sparks from a
freight engine. Loss covered by insur-
ance.
Won a Name Of Fame.
DelFitss Little Early Risers, the IA
nous little pills, have been made famous
by their certain Jet harmless and gentle
action unon bowels and liver. They have
no equal for bi]ionsness, constipation, etc.
They do not weaken the stomach, grlpe, or
make you feel sick. Once used always IS
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