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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-17

We are now in position TO furnish you Engines Boilers
Saw Mills Of the following makes (Engues Ldde and Wa
tertown (Boilers Lombard, Nage, Erie City Iron Works
and aso ers ctured by The Sumter Iron Works
be s Machinery Co. improved Drag Saw
The Cas-. Traction Engine and Treshng Machines and
all other machinery necessary for the OF the people kept
in stock at al times.
We also make speciality Of repairing engines and boilers
from 100 horse power also machine shop work and mould
shop work gs made from to 5000 bs such iron ss
scounns gratings ventilators andirons fire backs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-17

Mrs. Harry A. Finlayson died last
week at the home of her father, Mr.
r. H. Chafin, of Mayesville, after an
illness of three. months. She was
about 81 years old and leaves hus-
band and two children.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-17

scriped upon our minutes and proper
ly engrossed, be forwarded to the
mourning family Of our deceased
friend, and be published in the local
papers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-17

We also in position to offer the public the following
wagons The Weber Four Wheel Broad Tire ard The Conm
bus And to the Mill or the Hattiesburg Lindsay
eight wheel wagon.
Come and see u.s. Corner Of Washington St and Oakland
One block north of the Southern Railroad Depot SUMTER o.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-17

We also handle The Deering
Harvesting Machine, including
Reapers and Binders, Corn
Harvesters and Threshers,
Mowers and Rakes, Peg Tooth
and Disk Harrows, Hay Balers-
The above machinery being
the best sold. the only ball bear
inc machines on the market.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Riot and Anarchy.

The riots sprang up and are still on.
Poland threatened anew to take up
the sword
Siberia grew restive and the anarchists
pressed hard.
The uncle Of the Czar was assassfna-
ted
High members of the police force and
ministers close to the throne disappear
ed mysteriously, or were poisoned at
their OWN table.
The Cars horse dropped dead under
him and his dog died at his side after
partaking of d piece of meat which
dropped from the very plate on which
the Czar was taking his noon-day meal.
Mysterious roars were heard from can
non at night and no trace could be
found Of them. And, worst shock of all,
the Cars own soldiers accidentally fir
ed in the direction of the palace and
shot came rafting down within the very
walls of the Kremlin.
All of these things and more happened
within six short months. All within
the short life Of the baby Gar
What fate hangs over young Alexis
What superstition, real or imaginary
BODIES him no good?
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Sultan of Turkey.

Here is where the Sultan of Turkey
comes into the story.
When The baby was born. presents
we're sent to his royal father and mother
from all over the world. And upon the
infant Car there were showered gifts
such as were never seen before. There
were cradles, there We're crowns, there
were loving cups. and there were gems
and as for pieces Of silver, spoons OF
gold. inlaid sets and rare articles of
personal use, they came to st. Peters
burg by the thousand
at one time the express Offices were
hiied with presents for the roynl heir;
and, so great was the rush to deliver
them, that for awhile all other bust
ness was at a standstill The citizens
of Russia received nothing via the ex-
press until all Of the young Cars gifts
had been delivered
Among the presents there was one that
was never known in the public prints.
This was a great wide hanging tapes
try, wonderful thing. woven in coIors
of green and gold, with pinkish lights
and great yellowish Cpalescent SPOTS
divided by snoW-White lines.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
In Dangers Path?

Is he in St. Petersburg, where shots
are flying and where a charge from the
Cars own troops accidentally entered
the, palace grounds, killing two of the
royal guard?
Has he been spirited away to Den
mark, there to rest with his father g
grandfather until Russia becomes
quiet?
Or is he safe in the Kremlin, put
away in the big, gloomy palace, sur
rounded by smaller palaces, in which
are many armed men, while in the
grounds are cannon and warriors, all
or the lookout for the dynamiters? Who
can tell where the baby Czar is?
1t is a question which not even the
hardest Russian dares TO answer. Yet,
by the fresides, over the Russian sour
drink. in the cafes guarded1y and in
the churches in whispers comes the
question: Where is the baby Gar?
What have they done with him? Where
does the infant heir to all the great
Russias liye?" Some even whisper: rs
he dead or is he aIive?" But they know
he Is not dead. He is only kept out of
the way. II is not best that even his
mcst loyal subjects know where he is.
HE ie hidden they say
And there are other questions which
the Russians are asking.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Coal Oil Johnny" Still Alive

sunken. He is q quiet, se1f-possessed
man, who realizes the value Of a dollar
He is Industrious and during the sum-
mer and fall is seen about Franklin
bringing garden produce to customers
Il was born in Mercer county, Penn
Sylvania," says Steele, In ls43, ana
when TWO years old was adopted by
Cuthbertsoa MeCIintock. When nineteen
l was married to Eleanor j. Moffit we
have one son. now employed by the
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy rail-
way.
Mrs. McClintock was widowed and in
1864 died as the result of burns received
from trying 10 light fire with coal
OIL AS her heir / found myself pos
sessed Of $4,000 In cash and paying
farm. / did not find 100000 in her safe,
as has been told.
LAS the result of wealth acquired from
my oil lands ] became the greatest
spendthrift and all-around easy nian'the
oil country eyes, produced
After my painting trip L returned
TO Franklin in 1867, practically broke. In
1868 Mrs Steele recovered 5000 rent
from the oil farm l might have had
an easy job of exhibiting myself in
pluseums had I desirede as most OF the
managers were after meT but L was tired
OF notoriety.
I'm 1874 we moved to Denison. Iowa,
and bought some property. l secured
Il position as manager of the grocery
III a department store and remained
there until we moved to Kearney, Neb.,
where we lived for several years.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Wonderful, Bewitched Tapestry Supposed
by Many Russians to Have Cast
Shadow of Ill Fate Upon
Young Heir.

" HIS is a story of the disappear
ance Of the baby Car of all the
Russias and narrative OF the
wonderful, bewitched tapestry
which is supposed by many Russian
people to have cast a shadow of Ill fate
across the life span Of the young heir
What is written here is the gossip of
the peasantry, as the vodka is slipped
iE the dark hut, the talk of the middle
classes as they watch the bloodshed
and violence that is gnawing on the
vitals OF Russia, and the whispers of
the courtiers as they pace sadly and
fearfuily through the labyrinthian
splendors Of the palace
What has become of the baby Gar?
Only one person outside of the royal
household can answer this question, and
that person is the chief of police of
Russia,
Is he at riotous Moscow, where his
grand uncle was taken to be buried af-
ter the assassination? Hardly.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26

n 7 ESTLING among the snoWclad.
derrick-capped hills of Sugar
creek, Venango county, Pa IN
the heart of the great Galena oil
district, is the home of HAd' Mof1it. Mof-
1T Is the brother-in-law of j. W. Steele,
known to history rs Coal Oil Johnny,
the man who years ago became famous
as the greatest spendthrift in the United
States and whose Story was used as an
object lesson.
Although reported dead times without
number and as an inmate Of charitable
institutions just as often, Coal OIL
johnny is today living In comfortable
circumstances in the home of his broth
er-in-law The latter, when asked If 1t
were true that Steele had acquired a
second competence. replied: Il wish
had as much,'' and Moffit is well sup
piled with this worlds goods.
Time has dealt gently with Goal Oil
johnny He does not look like a man
who threw away money In handfuls In
his youth. In the heyday of his career
he was a red-ohenked, full-f.lCed. muscu.
lar fellow, good-looking in a wholesome
way. Today he is pretty well preserved.
although he has deep wrinkles around
his eyes and the lines about his mouth
are eloquent His cheek and Jaw bones
are prominent and his cheeks are
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Novel Use of Messenger Boy

sorry, but we do not serve ladies safte.
o'clock unless they were escorted by
gentlemen
''GentIemenI Why. sir, we are strang-
ers in the city, and know no gentlemen.
We've come as delegates TO the NJ o.
P. O. convention
Sorry" said the lord of the dining
room, drawing himself up to his full
height, but we have our rules"
After deep thought one of the women
said to the other. Come on" To-
gether they left the place In few
moments they returned. They were ac-
companied this time by sizable mes
senger boy, resplendent in brass but
tons. With their youthful escort the
two resourceful women walked coolIy
past the staggered headwaiter, ran the
gantlet of his gaping minions, and
then, triumphant, gave the boy Il seat at
their table and ordered their dinner.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Sent From Rome,

1T next made its appearance In Rome
in the fourteenth century. but was
banished from the italian palace be-
cause of its effect upon the servants
and the courtier5 WHO knew its bloody
history. And for the next hundred years
it went here and there, carrying always
In It's wake a story OF war, of bloodshed,
of riot, of death, of suicide and murder.
In the sixteenth century the tapestry
disappeared and was not found again
until the eighteenth century. Then it
reappeared in the palace of the Sultan
of Turkey, where 1t originally hung,
and it's history for the next 100 years
was, a bloody one.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26

who was also q scholar, studied the
rug, gave an opinion, went away, stud
led his books, and returned
And this is what he had to say about
the tapestry, which had come in such a
mysterious way from Turkey to the in
fant Gar:
The tapestry is what is known as the
biood-stained rug OF the tenth century.
1t is a hanging cloth, whose direct his
tory dates back into the eleventh CEN
tury. In the twelfth century the rug
was bewitched and was taken down
from the walls Of the palace in England
and thrown out into the courtyard. Here
it was found and carried away
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Czarina Is Ill

Why is the CZarina in a sanitarium?
Where did the Domager Empress 20
when she was hurried out of the coun-
try that awful night four weeks Mgo
when tie Cars yacht lay at full sail in
the bay all night waiting for it's royal
cargo?
Did the Czar leave the Kremlin?
Why is the Russian family panic
stricken, and why are its members
scattered here and there among their
royal relatives?
Did the Czarina go to Denmark and
is she 10 the care OF her aunt-in-law
and cousins7
The chief Of police can answer these
questions. He only.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26

uSeIulnSSS OF lne messenger pOy
was given.
Two respectable middle-ased club wo-
men were sent to that city not long ago
as delegates to a convention Their
train arrived very late at night, so that
the Committee on hospitality" were
home tucked snugly in their executive
beds when the two strangers in q
strange land were seeking shelter.
I am very sorry, ladies'. the hotel
proprietor is rep1:ted- to have said, but
you know we cannot take you in at this
hour of the night, as we do not know
anything about you, and it is too late TO
phone your bankers"
THE ideal" exclaimed the elder of the
two, Indignantly. And this, TO us, the
president and secretary, respectively, of
the p S. d. Club Nevertheless. the
two lonely delegates were forced TO
wander through the main thoroughfares,
and after being turned away from sew
eral places, were taken in at length at
a. second-rate boarding house.
But this was not all, More humilia-
ton awaited the president ard secre-
tary. The next day, after having spent
al day in the convention, these same
two ladies wandered into Il fa5hiona BILE
restaurant and stood waiting to be
shown a table.
Madame said the stately head
waiter, approaching them. Il am very
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Hidden One Hundred Years

For 100 years it has hung quiet. being
kept in the dark in a room dedicated
to the worship of the sun. And SO the
history of the rug rests
Nothing more is known of 1t until it
made its appearance In the palace of the
C1ar, a gift to the infant Alexis. the
baby uponkwlrose fate all Russia hangs
But. how has the tapestry affected
the baby Gar? Has it been hung in the
palace, maybe upon the very walls of
his nursery; maybe, in the very palace
The Washington times., 1905-03-26

And. SO, to the palace Of the Car,
came this tapestry. Rich in coloring,
gaudy in gleam, wonderful in its sheen,
almost as reflective as g, mirror, it trav-
eled to the palace of the Gear, there to
cast its witchery over the baby.
The life of the baby for six months
has been turbulent one. The wise 1T
tie fellow, lying in his jeweled cradle.
seems unconscious Of it all. But maybe
he knows. Maybe over his wise. grave
little face the shade is beginning to fall.
A rumor crept out from the palace
that the boy was small and none too
lusty Is it the shadow of Abdul Ham
ids tapestry? And viii it cast its blight
over Russia until it is removed?
And how long before the Car will
listen to his ministers?
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
The Priceless Tapestry.

This tapestry, which was of priceless
value, came to Russia bearing the Turk
ish tag marks. and, when il was un-
wrapped, it was found to be sealed in
side with the Turkish imperial seal. rs
it from Abdul Hamid?" asked the atfen-
dants, as they unrolled the wonderful
piece of tapestry. rich with the spices
of centuries and heavy with the wonder
full weight Of gold thread and silver.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26

with ancient silks and antique velvets.
Can it be that the Sultan has sent a
peace offering to his little royal high
ness?' and VIII the Car accept it?''
These were the questions which were
anxiously whispered about
Just what the Gar said when he be-
held the marvellous tapestry IS not
known. But the Czarina exclaimed aloud
with JOY and Immediately demanded
that rugmaker be brought from Mos
cow 70 read the inscription upon the
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
HORRORS OF FooT-BINDING.

A great demonstration against foot
binding is shortly TO be held Who has
not seen little ladies' at Canton carried
p;ck-a-back and terrified on to foreign
steamships? But few have seen the
uvooan on The NIongolian frontier toiiing
in the fields upon their knees because
their feet are too small TO stand upon!
Who mas not seen the women OF Kansu
with feet so nsutilated that they even
move about their own houses upon their
l.neeso Who does not revolt at such
su uffering-induced simply and solely In
order 10 win favor in the eyes of menu
North China (Shanghai} Hera
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
It's Fateful History.

The first story Of the rug is that, in
the making Of its very difficult pattern,
many errors were made. And, as soon
as an error was discovered. the tapestry
WeaVers were all put to death and new
weavers Were put in their places. Be
fore it was completed no less than 800
lives were sacrificed. And it is the re-
vengeful spirits Of the Woodworking
rug-makers that hover over the cloth.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26

outranks the Chinese dungeon stories
in gruesomeness
II began when the baby Car was born.
Russia, though rich in tragedies, had
been sleeping. Then came the awaken
ing,
Though it is only six months since
his royal highness came into the world
a great deal has happened
The awful war with Japan has gone
wrong.
The labor strikes have occurred
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Cruesome Superstition.

1t is all story Of the baby Czar. a
tale of superstition, a narrative of the
marvellous effect of matter over mind.
TT is story which outrivals anything
ever told in the Arabian Nights and far
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
The Moscow Rug Maker.

The rugmaker of Moscow arrived, and
after an hours study Of the rug de-
manded to see the Car alone. The
next day the rugmaker Of Moscow de-
parted, and a famous tapestry worker
of Brussels was summoned. This man.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
THE FIRST PHOTUGKAPH OF MU5IA555 NEXT ezARae
Life of the Child Has Been Turbulent
One, and Few Persons Know the Place
Where His Anxious Father Now
Keeps Him.
Keeps Him.

of his fathers? And has the fate which
has hung over the tapestry since the
time it was woven attacked the inno-
cent child? That is a question, and the
bloody tapestry says nothing.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26

rug and to decipher its border and trace
its history 1T is no ordinary rug,
said She
The Washington times., 1905-03-26

It meeting of one of the wo-
~ mans clubs in the Quaker City
~ recently an illustration of the
4 usefulness Of the messenger boy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-22
Our Elder Statesmen.

Japan has body known as the "Elder Statesmen,' and the United States seems to be following in her footsteps. The Senate has, after long course of years, established Its dominance in the country and small group of elder statesmen are proceed ing to dominate that domin ating body.
 Our elder statesmen seem to be President Pro Tempore Frye, and Sen ators, Hale. Cullom, Elkins. Platt, Spooner, Aldrich and Allison. This list does not name the Big Eight in their order of might, for MT. Aldrich may be the most powerful Of the entire squad. It is not easy to apportion to each his own proper weight. It is easy to say that the Eight are at pres. ent running the country so far as Inn portant matters are concerned No big measure, no great policy, Call be adopted that is not approved by them.
 The Eight are in control oi the great committees of the Senate. The rules committee of four includes Messrs. Spooner, Aldrch and Elk.ns. and the real controlling influence in the appro- priations, finance. judiciary, foreign affairs. commerce, military affairs and interstate commerce committees is found to be lodged in the eight elder statesmen.
 It goes without saying that the Eight belong to the dominant party. They could not control the Senate If they did not. No democrat need apply no matter how long or how well he may have served his country. It Is close corporation, and junior senators are no more admissible than are demo- crats to the select number that at present runs things under the big dome of the capitol.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-22
:. enatnr Mnraan klerl.

Senator Morgan rarely fails to score when he assails the enemy, and the manner in which he brought the Platt machine to Jaw demonstrates both his alertness and his devotion to approved methods. The President miffed by the criticisms poured into the $l0,00O press agent whom he had appointed, had withdrawn him as press agent to name him as commissioner at a salary of S75OO which the board of commission srs is expected to increase to slo,ooo by making him it's secretary, historian and surreptitious press agent. senator Platt. who is a member of the canal committee. instructed his clerk to re- port the nomination. and he endeav- pred to do this without calling the committee together. Senator Morgan is A member of the committee on in- teroceanic canals. and he was the head of 1t until the republicans needed the chairmanship in their business, when they. of course, proceeded to unseat the senator that knows about isthmian canals than all the rest of the Senate.
 When the new chairman, Senator Willard of Nebraska attempted to se' cure the confirmation of the new commissioners, including ex-Press Agent Bishop. he was blocked by Sen ator Morgan. and the irregular meth ods which had been adopted were fully exposed. and the nominations were sent back to the canal committee.
 A very considerable contest will, 1t is thought, arise over the attempt to confirm the nomination of Mir Bishop, who knows nothing about canal dig ging. being simply literary filler, and the nomination of Minister Magoon will also be opposed. If confirmed as commissioner Mir Magoon. also Of New York. would draw two fat salaries.
 The chances are that the canal com mittee will not be caught mapping again. Senator Morgan is not putting unnecessary obstacles in the way of the building of a canal at Panama, much as he was opposed to the route selected but he is opposed to loose, irregular methods, and he will no doubt see that such methods do not go uneXposed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-22
Lawyer HummeII Found Guilty.

The trial of Abraham H. Hummell has ended in his conviction. It was case of conspiracy growing out of the notorious Dodge-Morse divorce case. The court promptly sentenced the prisoner to one years imprison- ment and the payment of fine of $500. He was carried to the Tombs, but little later in the day he was re- leased under heavy bail on writ of reasonable doubt issued by another judge of the trial court.
 The case Is noteworthy as an indi- cation of a change in public sentiment. A few years ago prominent and suc- cessful lawyer could not have been convicted in New York, no matter what his offense might have been. Perhaps he could not have been year ago-certainly not five years ago.
 When we remember that petit juries largely represent public sentiment, we begin to see that healthier standard "a higher moral tone-is beginning to assert itself in this country. A decade ago the pending insurance investiga- tion would have been squelched. It would have been nipped in the bud, and the public would not have known how it was done.
 We are moving towards public health and decency. There is no reason why we should not. In England the public business is conducted hon. estly Graft is unknown, and all are treated alike in the courts-the high and the low, the rich and the poor. We have got long ways to go before we attain to the ways and methods that obtain in the mother country, but the Hummell verdict and the insurance investigation go to show that we need not despair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-22
REFLECTIONS OF A sAcHELoR.

From the New York Press
 It is easier to write some books than it is to read them
 A man has to be married to know the joys of being single
 You can hardly ever trust your eyes to tell you what woman really looks like.
 If a man has enough drinks he can make himself believe that everybody thinks he hasift had any
 You could never make woman who owns a pearl necklace believe she could catch a sore throat.
 Everybody gets awful suspicious of the cooks moral character if she lets a week go past without trying to quit.
 A boy knows his business when he laughs at his fathers jokes. though he couldn't laugh at them when he read them in the paper.
 If q man did not know how to swear there would be no way to express his feelings when he bumped his shins on a rocking chair in the dark.
 \ mans daughter may not he beau tif,ll, but he does not have to lie awake uisht worrying over whether she is going to be hazcd to death or haze somebody else to the verge of going to states prison.