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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-19
Why He Didn't Look.

Senator Hale, apropos of an awk-
ward remark said:
eft reminds me of the conversation
of two ladies at reception.
'sThese ladies we're strangers to each
other. After moment S desultory talk
the first said, rather querulously:
I" I don't know what's the matter
with that tall, blond gentleman over
there. He was so attentive while ago,
but he won't look at me now.
50 Perhaps, said the other, he saw
me come in. He's my husband, you
know !"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-19
Lee,

Bishopville, Sept. 12.-Seventeen
out of nineteen boxes give Ansel 5S7,
Manning Ss3, Lyon 7S0, Ragsdale
se3, Sullivan 500, Wharton 626.
Two boxes, containing about 80
votes cannot be obtained tonight.
monaghan is elected supervisor
Brown, Outlaw and Carnes are elect
ed cotton weighers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-19
Starving to Death.

because her stomach was 50 weak
cred by useless drugging that she
could not eat. Mary II. Walters, OF
Clair street, Columbus, o., was liter
ally starving to death. She writes;
"My stomach was 50 weak from use
less drugs that I could not eat, and
nv nerves 50 wrecked that 1 could
not sleep; and not be l was given
up to die was induced to ny Elec-
trio Bitters, with the wonderful result
that Improvement began at once, and
complete cure followed. Best
health tonic on earth. 59el. Guaran-
teed by Siberts Drug St9
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-19

When you have cold tits well to
be very careful about using anything
that will cause constipation. Be par
ticularly careful about preparations
containing opiates. Use Kennedy's
Laxative Honey and Tar. which stops
the cough and ntves the bowels. Sol1
by all druggists
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-19
Clarendon.

Manning, Sept. 12.-Eighteen out
Of the twenty-four boxes give Ansel
SAT, Manning s35, Lyon 5s7, Rags
dale 735. Sullivan 6sS, Wharton 546.
With only one box to hear from Ap-
pelt leads for Senate, Scarborough IS
elected supervisor and Youmans
magistrate in Manning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-19

A party Of seventeen immigrants
from Bolton, England, has reached
Rock Hill. They have worked in the
English mills all their lives and Will
probably find the same employment
in this country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-19

From Columbia William ]. Bryan
will go to Atlanta where he will be
the guest of the Young Mems Demo-
cratic League.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-19
HIGH LIVING

Is an everyday affair with those who
cat at our restaurant. The best OF
food is served at modest cost.
GOOD EATING
and our bill of fare go together. Well
fed men dine here because they get
what they want and as they want IT,
It's a pleasure to pay for good food.
That's Why We have 50 many good
patrons.
THE SUMTER RESTAURANT,
Y. e. Brunson, Proprietor.
3-21-sm
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13

ShOeing the Baby.

The sole Of a babE's bart R9t is more
or less Wedge shaped, broadcast at the
toes and narrowing toward the heel. A
shoe made on natures plan should cor.
form in a general way at least to the
shape of the foot, being neithet. foo
loose nor too tight. The toes Qt>S little
child, Instead Of seihf afssiped togeth.
er should nave room to spread out, and
mothers should see that the baby's
shoes are made on this plan. The shoe
should $3.50 be trihe longer than the
foot Allowing room for growth and
motion.
OF late years the idea of putting moe
casins on the babys feet has grown in
favor, and there is much to commend
it. And really soft leather will suffice,
though chamois Is the most popular.
If made to lace well up above the AN
kle, the moccasins will stay on the nc.
tive little feet much better. -
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
The Old Tive Bucc.peer.

Mr. Masefield's book, "On the Span
ish Main" presents the old time buc-
cancer in a less abhorrent light than
that in which most people have regard
ed him. He even had religious beliefs
No buccaneer was allowed to hunt or
to cure meat upon a Sunday. No crew
put to sea on a cruise without first
going to church to ask a blessing on
their enterprise. No crew got drink
on the return to port after a successful
trip until thanks had been declared for
the dew of heaven they had gathered
After Il cruise the men were expected
to fling all their loot into pile. from
which the chiefs made their selection
and division. Each buccaneer was ex.
pected - llJld up his right hand and to
swear that he had not concealed any
portion of the spoil. If after making
oath man were found to have secret.
ed anything he was bundled overheard
or marooned when the ship next made
the land. Each buccaneer had a mate
or comrade, with whom he shared all
things and to whom his property de-
volved in the event of death. In many
cases the partnership lasted during life.
A love for his partner was usually the
only tender sentiment q buccaneer al
lowed himself.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13

No prediction can be made safely as
to future earthquakes in any particular
region. If any conjecture is warrant
ed, it is merely that regions which are
known to have contracted the earth
quake habit are, on the whole, more
likely to quake in the future than are
regions which have long been free from
seismic disturbances. No part of the
continent seems less likely to be shak-
en- than the Mississippi basin. Yet there
were disastrous earthquakes about the
mouth of the Ohio river In 1S11-13
Regions covered with thick layers of
clay sand, gravel, glacial drift, etc, like
much of the basin of the upper Misss-
sippi, are less likely to suffer severely
than those where solid rock comes to
the surface. for the loose material acts
as cushion to deaden the vibrations
which come to the surface from the
solid rock below.-The World Today.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
Maine,n Female Warrior.

During the war between the states
when it became necessary to draft
men for the army a recruiting officer,
Parker Mears by name, went to an
island off the coast of Maine called
LIQUIDS island 1t claimed to be a plan
tation. AS the boat neared the shore a
tall, brawny female, the mother of sew
eral stalwart sons, appeared on the
rocks and as the officer set foot on
shore sternly demanded his business.
After men for Uncle SAM" he an
swered.
She Immediately began to pelt him
with big, hard potatoes, and they came
so fast and furiously that he was
obliged to fee to the boat and row
away as fast as possible. Mr. Mears,
when little excited, suffered badly.
Relating the experience, he ended with,
"G-g-give her opo pc po- tatoes enough
a-aand sh-sh-shell t-t-t-take Ri-Ri-
Richmond. Boston Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
warning to Renrded Men.

at is well that old men should wear
Boards" said a physician. "for when
one becomes old one should be spared
The eXertion of daily shaving. But I
would like to issue a warning to all
! beard wearers. would like to shout
Keep your boards dry in voice loud
enough to be heard around the world
Were those words needed many cases
OF sore throat, cold and influenza
would be avoided, and many deaths
would be indefinitely put off SO RAINY
men with boards neglect when they
wash their faces to wipe their he .rd 4,
dry! "A beard a foot long den.ln Is Il
lot of toweling. 1t should be t1weled
after every wash Il good five minutes.
otherwise it is damp The owner goes
about with this damp thing upon his
delicate and sensitive throat. Then. if
he takes tonsilitis or influenza. he
blames the American climate. There
are too many damp boards among u.s.
Too many men, washing their faces
three or four times a day, have their
boards damp and clammy a good three
hours daily."-New York Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13

How does the mother wood duck get
her brood of twelve to eighteen duck
lings from her hollow tree to the
creek? Hunters, fishermen and nature
students have tried to answer this
question, and many are the guesses
at the riddle. Mr. William Brewster
watched an American golden eye that
had nest In the hollow tree overhang-
ing the water until he heard her, after
she had made an inspection of the sur
roundings, utter "quack" that brought
her brood pellmell out of the tree and
tumbling down into the water. A mag
azine writer says he has seen the
young ducks climb out of the hollow
down the tree and walk to the water
which was near by. Others believe
that the mother carries them in her
bill, taking them by their wings; 9th
ers that she carries them on her back
Country Life IN America. - ~
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
A GOOD WINDOW SCHEME.

opened at night there was a direct
draft on the bed, and in the summer
a flood of early morning light To OBJ
viate these annoyances he made a
wooden frame such as he would have
built for an ordinary window screen
and stretched white oilcloth tightly
over it. The frame was made the size
of the lower window sash and provided
with two hooks on one edge which
fitted into corresponding screw eyes
on the side of the window frame near
est the bed. These hooks and eyes
served as a hinge. An eight inch hook
on the lower edge of the frame
fastened into an eye on the window sill
a few inches from the hinge side and
held the screen at an angle of about
forty-tive degrees The oilcloth obscured
the light sufficiently and the current
of air was diverted from the bed The
amount of ventilation, of course, was
regulated by adjusting the window
sash.eGood housekeeping. ~-.s-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13

Savages, we know, indulge in such
luxuries as grubs and locusts, but for a
civilized white man to finish up his
dinner with a dish of raw ants seems
too nasty to be credible Yet in Mexico
it is the custom-and a custom adopted
by plenty of colonials and visitors. The
ant eaten is called the honey ant and
is perhaps as curious an insect as lives.
With a tiny head and legs, 1t has a
huge body as big as a large pea, and
this Is yellow and swollen with excel
lent honey. In each nest there are 300
or 400 of these honey ants, which are
attended by thousands of others. The
honey ants hang on to the roofs Of the
cells in the nest while the others feed
them. They are, in fact, living store
houses of winter food. An observes
says that if one of the honey ants falls
from his perch a worker will go and
pick him up and replace him. This
feat is equivalent to a man walking up
the face of cliff carrying a large buff
falo or cart horse on his back
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
Wore Ont His Finger,

There was a brakeman on the Colo
RADIO Midland railroad who years ago
lost his index finger on his right hand.
One day lady passenger who had
been much interested In the wonderful
works Of nature the brakeman had
pointed out to her along the road no
ticed the stub finger. When the con-
ductor came through the car she said
to him:
Excuse me, sir, but can you tell me
how the brakeman lost his forefinger?
He seems to be such an accommodate
ing fellow"
Yes, mum, that's just it. He is so
accommodating that he wore that fin
ger off pointing out the scenery along
the line" said the conductor. -Denver
News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13

For many years Lord Gardenstone
was one of the characters of Edin-
burgh and as such received a place
among the famous Rays portraits. Ee
was represented riding on an old horse,
with dog IN front and boy dressed
in kilt behind. A detailed account
OF the picture states that Kay por-
trayed him as. what he really was, a
very timid horseman. mounted on an
old hack. which he had selected for its
want of spirit, preceded by his favorite
dog Smash and followed by highland
boy, whose duty it was to take charge
Of the horse Oh arriving at parliament
house. His eccentricity took the even
stranger form of strong affection for
pigs. He became so much attached to
one that he allowed it to share his bed.
and when good feeding and rapid
growth made it a rather cumbersome
bedfellow 1t was still lodged in COM
Portable quarters in the apartment
During the daytime il followed him
about like a dog. One morning a farm
er had occasion to visit his lordship
and, being shown into his bedroc m,
stumbled upon some object. That OBJ
1ect gave vent to an uncompromising
grunt and squeal of complaint, and
from the bed there proceeded voice,
1T Is just bit SOW, poor beast, and 1
laid my breeches on it to keep it warm
all night. Dundee Advertiser.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
--s-@-s = - - - $3.50
Origin of "the Levant."

Nowadays the Leyant' means solely
the eastern Mediterranean region. But
1t really signifies the east in a general
sense-the region of the rising sun, in
fact-being derived from the French
lever to rise. BY the high Levant"
Bacon meant the far east In the
eighteenth century Chambers Encyclo-
pedia explained that "Levant" applied
to any country to the eastward of one,
and in this sense Evelyn wrote of
more Levantine parts than Italy"
"Levant," indeed. was interchangeable
with orient just as 'ponent" was
with ''occident." SO we find Milton
writing of "Levant" and "Ponent'
minds.-London Chronicle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
"LeRRingv a Canal Boat.

Throughout England there are num-
Der of tunnels cut for canals where
boats have to be pushed through by
a laborious process called logging"
This is about the only work on the
canal women do not do, and they used
to do even this. One may see the
process in operation near London at
the Mazda Hill tunnel, which is some
272 yards in length. Sometimes when
the roof is low one man can leg" an
empty boat by lying down on his back
on top of the cabin and pushing the
roof with his feet With a broad boat
Logging is performed by two men,
one on each side of the boat, who lie
down on the fore end and push against
the tunnel sides with their feet. If the
tunnel is too wide boards projecting
over the boats SIDE termed wings"
are brought into use for them to lie on.
At tunnels where traffic is good pro-
fessional "leggers" are in attendance
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
Truly COnsiderate.

A considerable patient had an artery
opened by mistake for vein by a
French surgeon in the operation of
blOodletting. The woman succumbed
not long after to the effect of the
blunder but in her will left the sur
geon small yearly pension, mot only
to comfort him, but so that he could
live the rest of his life without doing
vivisection any more" A similar his
toric occurrence is related in the Med
ical Times Of Polish princess who
had had the same experience She add
ed clause to her will expressing her
forgiveness and leaving the surgeon a
small pension to indemnify him for the
"loss of reputation that may follow my
sad catastrophe"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
A Too Tight Rinr

When ring which is too<small for
the finger seems Impossible. to get off
the use of cold water toy he fnger<snd
hand-the hand and ary he;rg e,a1,otaS
at the same time-ms cause soiftacient
shrinking TO permit ~ tho robnora1 10
' sns uoeS no' .cceed the following
,,nnn 49, p,s', |of fines pack thread or
,insn urea lnreao Is to, beiwrapped evenly
.,n nr, ea found the finger from the
up as ,ai/ as the ring, through witch
sne emo rs to be i asserted, which being
u uS we pack Il read must be etadu
aiist>unwound means of the END
mus placed. If this process dees mot
eeu tne rir q must be filed of. II
eannot remain without risk.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13

Where does Cleopatra's body rest
Scarcely layman who would not an
swer, why, in Egypt After her
cajoleries, her wiles, her life Of in
tense if not very exalted loves, Cleo
patra was laid in one of the loveliest
tombs that has ever been fashioned by
the hand of man. But what change
1000 years has brought about! Today
an ugly mummy. with an emblematic
bunch of decayed wheat and a coarse
comb tied to its head-a mere roll of
tightly swathed dust-lies crumbled In
a hideous glass case at the British mu-
scum. 1t is Cleopatra. the once great
queen, a Venus in charm, beauty and
love.-London Spectator.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
THE CORSET.
Women Usually Too Careless About
This Important Garment.


There is more carelessness possibly
about this one garment than any other.
Many women will without question
pay $50 for a gown and get a $3.50
corset to so with it. Then they do not
understand why the gown does not
keep it's shape.
1t is amazing how the majority of
women economic in this one addition
10 their dressing. They would throw
UP their hands in horror if told to have
II pair of corsets made for IS or to give
S. for good pair fitted Ivy an expert
at shop. Yet they will think the little
lat they picked up for SO such a nice
change for their best one.
Even the most practical women do
this and won't see their extravaganza
rs such. The Just as good" fallacy is
applied more here than ut any point of
their dressing
Do you put on your corset right? An
expert filter will give you these direc-
lions: First, always loosen the lacing
as soon as you take off the corset. This
is imperative If you would have it not
only keep its shape but yours
Put il as far down on the figure as it
can be got Then fasten the top but
ton and the second one, holding in the
abdomen with deep breath and
throwing the figure out in the back.
Then slip the left hand under the lower
part and hook with the right hand.
Now fasten the elastics Many corsets
have these at the sides as well as the
front
Then the lacing begins. Pull in from
the lower part first This pushes the
flesh up. Pull slowly and surely from
the strings in the center. Press the
waist line In continually at the sides
with the thumbs as you pull. Then tie
In the center.
You may think this is entirely too
much trouble to do every day. You are
accustomed to fiinging the corsets on
In one minute, having them already
laced from the week before 1t is trou-
BILE. No one will deny that. But look
ing well in this world is a trouble. 1t
is more work in the end to repair the
ravages of careless, slovenly dressing.
Boston Traveller.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
A Curious Watch.

In the year 1854 a handsome and
curious present was made to George
III. by Arnold, a celebrated London
matchmaker. 1t was a repea ting time
piece, set in ring. and was about the
size of an old fashioned silver three
cent piece. Though it weighed less
than five pennyweights it was com
posed of 100 different pieces and was
provided with the first ruby cylinder
ever made. For this little mechanical
marvel Arnold received from the king
a present of 500 guineas 1900 gSfTsa.-
,s.,.--ssSsiSS <lAs -AAAAAiA
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
Contracted Quarters.

The sort of conversation in which
Martha Hackett often INDUCED was pc
culiarly trying to her cousin, Mr. Lane
"Martha's been here all the morning
said Mrs. Lane YEARLY at dinner one
night 'She talked on and on about
things that didn't amount to anything
and were all disconnected. endured Il
as well as | could, but It does seem
sometimes as If she was wandering in
her mind"
We'll, there's enc thing" said Mr.
Lane grlmly. you needn't ever worry
about her going far if that's where
she's wandering ''-Y2uth,s Companion
VT - see==ss<s,>
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
y.
The Tailor Knew.

Il should like" the man cautiously
explained to his tailor, "to have a little
pocket, a very, very small pocket, one
you could hardly see, you know, put
somewhere, say in the hem of my
trousers or ia the waistband, eh, where
1t couldn't be so easily found. You IN
derstandT p -~--
Il see," said the tailor. you are
married nowAChicago Inter Ocean.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13

Boston owes its name to a Roman
Catholic saint Early in the seventh
century a Catholic monk named Bo-
tolph founded church in what is now
Lincolnshire, England.
AS the years went by town grew
up around the church and was called
Botolphstown. This was shortened for
convenience into Botolphston. then to
Botoston and finally to Boston. John
Cotton came II America from that
town and named the New England
capital after his native village, -
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
Modest French Salaries

$50. -. seSs.tly Showing tbe daily
salaries of certain magistrates haze
dstonished sdhie of our readers. The
Judge of the Seine receives, in fact,
5000 frsncs $1,000 year and the pr9,
curator Of the republic 10000 francs
$4,000. But in the small tribunals
the salaries are as follows: Judge, 5000
francs $4,000; paid substitute, 100
francs $1,000; substitute 0uge sup
pleant), nothing.-Paris Figaro.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
an..tian For 6asstion,

"John.' said the distinguished law
yer severely, "have, you been in swim
ming in spite of my express prohibit
tion?"
Father, 'ssald John earnestly, isn't
it one OF, the first principles Of law
that no witness is bound 10 incriminate
himself ?"- Somerville Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
The silence Cure.

Nerve specialists, it IS said, are now
recommending silence sure" for wo-
men who suffer from nerves. The pa
tients have to set apart d Certain Num-
Der Of hours In which no word. Ia
spoken. A woman We know tried this
treatment, with a curious result. She
herself came out in a rash, but her
husband, who suffered from head,
aches, recovered, Punch. ~
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13

Caller is your father at home? Lit
tie Daughter 49, What is your name,
please? Caller-Just tell him it is his
OLD friend Bill. Little Daughter-Ihen
/ guess he amt at home. heard him
tell mamma if any bill came he wasn't
Mt home
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
NeedIe.. Suner,nR.

<qToJnmy,'" said MI Tucker laying
him across his knee(and vigorously APP
plying a large and muscular paternal
hand, ~ almost breaks my heart to do
this" .....
'ghen why don't you let NAV do it,
I yelled Tommy.-Chicago Tribune
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
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SatIOrh' Knives;

Sheath knives that most sailors carry
with them are, it is said, So highly mag.
netized as to be capable, if brought
within eighteen inches of the compass,
Of DETECTING the needle two points
either way. 1t 10 suggested that no
man should be allowed to wear one
Of these knives while steering a vessel
or while on the lockout in the bridge
hOnsA
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13

"she must be fifty If she's a day.
How can she manage to play the part
of a young girl?"
well you know, she was young
girl once. "--Brooklyn Life.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
.a..<=s.zais-.
The Age 0f Ftshts

The age of fishes Is eld6m measured
by definite period ot'years' Most of
them grow, Is long as they live, and
apparently live. until they fall victims
to/sothe stronger species. 1t is reput-
"a that carp and pike have lived for a
century, but the evidence needs verl-
fcation. %
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13

When all is summed up, man never
speaks of himself without loss. HIS
accusations of himself are always be-
lieved, his praises never.-Montaigne.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
In tha Dark.

Parks-How did the ship come TO
bang against the rocks?
Barks-Why a young man was court.
ing the Keepers daughter and they
absentmindedly turned the light down
low
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13

"Do you believe In the bad luck OF
thirteenT'
"Do I? was refused by twelve
girls, and the thirteenth took me-
1 Stray Stories.