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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28


Mr.. w. r. Jones. the we'll known
art dealer Of Baltimore, who has for
the past dozen years or more, made
an annual visit to a few of the larger
cities Of the. South, is now in Sumter
for the first time and has on exhibi-
tion at the Sumter Book Store the
largest and most beautiful collection
Of fine etchings, engravings, old Eng
lish colored prints, and original water
colors that has ever been shown in this
city. Mr.. Jones will remain in the
city only today and tomorrow, and
those who are interested in works of
art should not fail to visit the. Book
Store while these pictures are on ex-
hibitiOn. A collection of pictures
such as Mr.. Jones has, is seldom to
be seen outside Of few Of the larger
cities. Included in the collection are
many pictures by the worlds greatest
artists, reproduced by the greatest
ergravers and etchers.
Among the famous artists whose
work Is represented in the collection
are Sir E. Landseer, ]. L. E. Meis.
sonier. Lord Leighton. Sir Alma Ia
dema, Rosa Bonhelur. Sir J. E. Mil
lais, Geo. Romney, Peter Graham, VII
cat Cole. B. w. Leader, Frank Dick
see and others equally as we'll known
in the world of art.
Some of the original etchings are
by the following artists: Axel Haig,
Herbert Dicksee, Paul Hellue, Theo
Chauvel, Hedley Filton, Brunei De-
baines, Mauve, Delaille, Bartollozi and
others
Mr.. Jones who expects to make an
nual visits to Sumter will take pleas
ure in showing his superb collection
to all who visit the store while the
pictures are on exhibition and a cor
dial invitation is extended to all who
are Interested. The annual visits OF
Mr.. Jones TO the larger cities Of the
South are regarded by artists and art
connoisseurs Of those cities as notable
events and his show rooms are al
ways crowded by those who love and
appreciate the work Of the masters.
and who wish to keep posted on the
latest and best work OF the great en-
gravers and etchers of the art CEN
tres OF the world When the people
OF Sumter become acquainted with
Mr.. Jones and his exhibit they, like
wise. will look forward to his visits
with pleasant anticipations and as an
opportunity to enlarge their knowl-
edge Of art and tO'cultivate their artis-
tic taste.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

A poet, a pair Of trousers across his
knee, sat In his attic trying to thread
q needle.
1.-THE proper way" he said, '1s to
hold the thread still and push the nee
die toward It or to hold the needle still
and push tho thread toward it Mark
Twain says both ways are right Then
he says they are both wrong"
Taking down 1.-THE Prince and the
Pauper," the poet read:
"He did as men have aiwayy done
and probably always will DO to the
end OF time-held the needle still and
tried to thrust the thread through the
eye which is the opposite Of a wo-
mans way
Then the poet taking down ''Huckle-
berry Finn" read:
"'Bless you, child, when you set
out to thread needle don't hold the
thread still and fetch the needle up to
It Hold the needle still and poke the
thread at It That's the way a wo-
man most always does. but a man al
ways does tother way"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

An English manufactures f pottery
Ia tho subject Of joke tod IN the
Liverpool Post. While on a continental
tour he purchased q Sevres vase for
some hundreds Of pounds and brought
It homo most carefully. Thinking that
tho foreman OF his works might gather
hint from the design he called that
gentleman In and showed him the treas-
ure. "How DO you hko Str' he asked.
The foSeman took the vase In his hand,
turned II over and returned II. with ths
orisf reply, IL don't think I can learn
much from IL" "Why mott" asked the
manufactures. II don't IKE telling
you, SIR" "Come. Out with It"
We'll designed that vase myseh II
u a foreign imitation Of our own work
and 's worth f5 at the outside"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28


There was some speculation as to
whether the Instrument would benefit
the Old gentleman o. not One was
holding the ear trumpet while anoth-
er was explaining its use aud showing
old Mr.. Borrows bow to bold It to Ills
eoG
Say something to him through It.
Joe" said ono to the other.
Now. Joe had hong waited for an op-
portunity to reach Mr. BorrowS ear.
So, speaking very distinctly into the
trumpet, he said:
you've not paid mo that sovereign
you owe me yet. Mr.. BorrowA"
But the old gentleman put the IN
strument down. with disappointment
on his faca and they could see It was
a failure sveu before be had time 10
say:
THAT things no< bit OF good TO
mer
And he sighed, but his Sigh was not
90 deep al that which cnma from Joe.
-Londoo ExpresA
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Expissivo pjareondIs.

A curious fact about diamoads is
that It IL not uncommon for the crys-
tals to explode as eoon a. they are
brought up from the mine. Sometimes
they have burst In the pockets or the
warm hands Of mirers. due to the ef-
feet Of Increased temperature Large
stones arc more lfkcly to do This than
small ones. Valuable stones have been
destroyed tn this way. To safeguard
them some dealers place large dia-
monds tn raw potatoes for safe trans
port from South Africa.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28
Who Would Want to q. . Lama,

"VV vvV0s0 w aVs w OV - 60tUaS
The lama pilgrims among the Tibet
an Hindoos, as they pursue their noun
tain pilgrimages, literally measure off
the distance with their bodies. The
distinguished traveller Sven Hedin.
writing Of his discoveries In Tibet in
Harpers Magazine. describes them as
lying down full length ON the ground,
making mark on the road rising and
stepping forward to tho mark. once
moro to fall full length One such
walking Journey az this. says DR..
Hedin. equals thirty ordinary ones.
Among the lamas also arc to be found
those who immure themselves In q
dark cave for life, food being passed
In through passage or hole under
ground Should the dish be one day
untouched those outside may know
that the sncriaciai prisoner has died
seated. since all good lamas must die
seated, In tho wooden frame which
was fashioned for him when he was
entombed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.
Now Is the Time to Do Something to
Get Rid of the Musquito Nuisance.

Mr.. Editor:
The Civic League deserves q great
deal Of credit for its efforts In the
direction of keeping the city clean
and In the removal OF unsightly OBJ
jects from the streets and private
premises, but it would be a good idea
for the members of this organization
to use their influence in behalf of a
movement to exterminate, the pesti-
ferrous end disease-spreading musqui-
to.
The only excuse for the presence of
this sleep disturbing pest in Sumter
Is the Indifference and ignorance on
the part Of a majority Of our citizens,
and 1t is against this Indifference and
ignorance that the writer begs to
make a respectful, but at the same
time an emphatic protest. There is
no denying the fact that the crusade
against the musquito will cost good
deal In the way of trouble and re-
quire the expenditure Of $400 or $500
in money. but 1t will be time and
money well spent and will give a
very large return in the way Of health
and comfort The weather sis. for a
good many nights during the summer,
too warm for comfort, especially dur
ing the hours devoted to sleep, and
when to this Is added the discomfort
of a net around the bed or screens at
the windows, it simply means sleep.
II obtained. without any refreshment.
This is especially bad for children
who ought to spend about half of
their time In bed. and this ought to
mean for them refreshing and health
full sleep. but this Is impossible when
it is necessary to have a net around
the bed to protect them from the
mosquitoes.
Every place that holds water should
be either filled in or drained and IL
this be impracticable. covered with
kerosene oil which will very quickly
kill the larvae OF the musauito. But
even when this is done there are other
br eeding places and these should he
sought out and the cause removed.
Shallow surface wells. old tin cans, or
any vessel that will hold water, holes
in trees and sagging cutters make
ideal breeding places. and when it is
mentioned that a half pint OF stag
nant water will furnish enough mos
Quitoes for a whole neighborhood, the
necessity OF looking after these places
is very readily seen. In examining
the Magnolia trees on the Court
House grounds the writer found a
hole in one OF them that was full OF
water and a large number of mos
quito eggs. The hole was filled up.
many hundred in the city. The filling
o. these holes would not cost a great
deal. and in addition to destroying the
breeding places Of the mosquito. 1t
would be Of great help to the trees
themselves. II the work Is properly
dona by keeping the rain water from
diluting the sap and ultimately bring
ing about the death of the tree. This
makes work In this line doubly i'm
pCrtant, for 1t would not only exter-
inmate the mosquito. but help the
trees at the same time. AS for the
sagging gutter pipes the owners Of
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

argument. Bishop Query has a
large family connection in, this sec
tion Of the county. and is himself a
native Of Clarendon. On this visit
he stopped with his uncle. Col. d. w.
BrailsfOrd.
The three games of baseball be-
tween the Denmark and Summerton
High Schools played here last week
resulted In victory for the local team
In every instance. Owing to Den
marks previous victories. the third OF
this series was the deciding game. and
was by far the best OF the three play
Cd on this diamond. There were
quito a number OF substitutes playing
on both sides. but from all appear
ances they were we'll matched. Until
the ninth inning tho scoro stood 2--2,
when run made by Henry Lanham
broke the tie and gave Summerton
the game. summerton's pitchets and
Denmark's centre-felder did the star
playing of the game.
On Friday afternoon the local team
went to Manning. where game of
seven innings was played; owing to
the approach Of night. the game could
rot be finished. leaving the unbroken
tie of IL. The young people took ad-
vantage of this trip6ver ther. by ,,lay-
ing "Josiah's Courtship" In the Levi
Memorial Institute that evening. They
seem much pleased with their warm
reception. and report the realization
Of quite a'neat sum for the ball team.
w. II. Coskrey Is fast getting rid of
his present stock; and his dry goods
manager. Mr.. l.. T. Covington, left on
Saturday for northern markets where
he viii buy a new and up-to- date
supply. t =
DR., ". r. Mood. prominent phy-
sician Of this place. attended. the
meeting of the state Medical Associa-
tion In Charleston last week.
DIR. Julius Mood OF Sumter was in
town for short time on Saturday,
We regret to hear of the illness of
Mrs. w. A. Avant: she was taken this
morning to, the Mood Inflrmary In
Sumter for treatment. :,
Mrs. G. Nj. Belser. Of Columbia. has
been ON visit to her son. Mr.. r.
Hugh Belser. We are always glad
to see Mrs. Belser back to her old
home. ft
Mr.. Algy Rose Of Sumter. spent. yes
terday with his sister. Mrs. A. F,
Doty.
Mr.. j. J. cantey is in Columbia at
tending the session OF the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Cantey has two clients
to. represent during this session Of the
Court.
Mrs. r., r.. Briggs left Friday for a
visit to friends and relatives In Co.
lumbia and Clinton. s. c..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28
Talking Down.

The superintendent Of Sunday
school class IN Philadelphia recently
called upon a visitor to 'say a few
words" to the class. tho members Of
which are mostly children Of tender
aga
The VISITOR. speaker we'll know.
for his verbose and circumlocut0
mode Of speech, began his address as
follows:
This moruin& children, purpose
10 otfer you an epitome OF the life OF
st Paul Il may be perhaps that
there ars among you some too young
to grasp the meaning Of the word
epftoma' 'Epitoma,' children, Is IN
It's siSnincation Synonymous with AZ.
nopsA A"-phiiadeiphia Ledger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

o. J. Markle. clerk In tho war de-
partment, who was released In 1892.
has 'hled a claim for $4,000. against
the government. alleging. that the
persecution to which he was subject
ed In consequences prevented him
from studying hard enough to get a
degree. by which he was to prepare
himself to make living with his
pen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

Lang-Didn't. You tell me that you
made yourself solid with Mrs. vane
by asking her II she was herself or
her daughter-couldn't tell them apart,
and 30 on7
Strang-I aid. What about TT
Lang-Why. tried the same gag
with the daughter. and It didn't go
for q ceut-Bost0u Transcript
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

centiy very llttls rain had fallen In
1hh section of the county for several
veeks; but with the cool change on
uNturday and yesterday there came
, enough to greatly benefit the crops,
oArdsns. and newly worked streets.
- spite Of the dry weather. however.
car farmers have been going steadily
4crward with their planting. Some
onvs 20 long completed their cotton
osantins that II II up to good stand.
Nsns 'have Just finished. and Others
~re now In the process. ~
Nor has the seeming need OF rain
Nd any discouraging effect upon the
0IAlng enthusiasts Of our community.
Ia the weather be what II may. rare
~ does = day pass without various
0Aing parties being seen en- route to
np0e one Of the many fish ponds of
- surrounding nelghborhood. Sum-
nertonians have easy access to sew
arai noted nshine resorts; some are
Dsr, fAithful to the favorito picnic
Uround-scotts Lake---others more
sHssrsstcd In the sporting feature 20
- Princes Pond. and still others pre-
30 10 try their luck st the more So
enuded Shell Landing. So far this
season the~s appears TO be enough
"a In the ponds to supply all parties;
and those not 80 fortunate as to pro-
cure the fine old santee brim, may
always count on getting share OF the
psrch. goggle-eyss. and mawmouths.
We have In previous letters men,
eaoocd the interest that Is being TAX
on In poultry raising In and around
Summerton. An illustration of. the
care with which this industry must be
conducted may be shown from an
experience that MT. A. Piumer Bur-
sess recently had. Through his care
and great interest Mr. Burgess rarely
meets with misfortune. and has al
ways been unusually successful. Las,
week. however. during his absence
one day. the boy who. had been left
NJ work around the incubator. under
took to regulate the heat. thereby
oausing an abnormaily high tempera-
eure AS a result many OF the eggs
failed To hatch: and MIR. Burgess was
sorred to cancel several orders for
the young chicks.
IL was stated some time ago tina,
plans were being agitated for a third
rural route from the Summerton Of
fec. This was not granted by the
postofhce department: but through
the fundamentally OF our postmas.
Ter. Mr.. Ellison Capers. n considerable
extension OF route No. 2. has beer
made to take effect juno LIST. OF this
gear.
With the addition OF a few mile,
the route will include quite a mum.
bcr OF families who have heretofore
been without the free delivery. Tc
our farmers II Is especially inconven-
ient to send TO town for mail. and
thcy will no doubt gladly welcome the
daily mail service.
The RI Rev. Alexander Guerry
visited the Episcopal Parish Of thi.
town on Tuesday last He held SER
vice at IL o'clock. assisted by the
resident minister. Mr.. Wallace Carna.
han. The bishops annual visit Is al.
ways looked forward to with general
interest and satisfaction; and all those
who heard his splendid sermon OF
Tuesday were. II possible. more than
ever impressed with his forcible de-
livery and simple and STRAIGHTFORWARD
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28
Cherokee boasts Of having four gel

Cherokee boasts OF having four gen.
eratiOns, every member OF which live
i'm one house, and, what is still more
remarkable, there has not been q
death In the family. Mr. w. w. Tracy
H. the head of this remarkable fami-
ily. His daughter married Mr.. j. H.
Bently. Mr.. and Mrs Bently had one
child, a daughter, who married Mr.. j.
II. Harmon. The Harmons have three
boys. The three families and four
generations live happily together in
one house at Grassy Pond.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

The Sumter High School basebaII|
team will play the team from the Or
angeburg Collegiate Institute next
Friday afternoon at the local park.
This team defeated the local team
when they played in Orangeburg and
the game Friday is bound to be in
teresting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28
Confederate Pensions.

Clerk of Court Parrott has received
the check for the pension money for
Sumter County Confederate, Veterans
and Is now paying out the. money. !.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

The rain Sunday came in good
time for the oat crop. One more good
rain within the week would be bene-.
ficial.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

When girl Is eighteen she i'm.
agines that every love letter is the
advance agent Of a marriage certifi-
cate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

1t sometimes happens that fell
low gets reputation for genius sim
ply because he Is tao lazy TO work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

my heart Is In my mouth. am
afraid to hear you answer"
You may well be. Mr.. Dollboy." re-
torted Ethel. II never could marry a
man whose heart was not In tho risht
placer
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

1t Is a difficult matter to get a rep
utation on the strength OF what you
arc going to do some day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

As a rule. the man who boasts tina,
no has never made an enemy doesn',
amount to much.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

It's only when they can't beg, bor-
row or steal that some fellows will go
to work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

Where Ignorance Is bliss it's folly
u be one OF those fellows who know
IL all.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

IL you are going to patch up a
quarrel. don't hunt for a needle In q
haystack.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

Virtue that has never been put tc
the test Is poor asset.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28
COUNTY Correspondence.
NOTICE TO CoRREsPoNpENr

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Mall your letters so that they will
soach this ONCE not later than Mon
Gay when Intended for Wednesdays
oeper and not later than, Thursday
eer saturdays Issue. This. of course.
eopiies only to regular correspond
s~es In case of items Of unusual
oews value. send In Immediately by
nnail. telephone or telegraph. Such
eews stories are acceptable up to the
oour of going to press. Wednesdays
eApcr is printed Tuesday afternoon
end saturdays paper Friday after
eson. f ts. ~. .st'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

Farm Work Progressing weIl--Fish-
A. sng Pscnics : Great Feature Now
10 Ontc1eu Industry--A3ascbal
and Other .Ncwk.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

Piseah. April 2s.-Cotton planting
y about finished. about half Is mp
Oats are suffering for rain. Corn
books well.
Mrs. +. l.. Cole went to Timmons-
vilio Monday to visit relatives. She
rsturned yesterday. She lost broth
Or not. many days since.
Rev. T. I. Cole went to Sumter
yesterday. fs
\ Mr.. A. b. Hatfield. sr.. is gradually
sinking from weakness.
Your correspondent sober" ought
90 know that II Is, wrong to put temp
>ntion In the way Of weak people apd
bAd an the poor drunxard. To pun
m the drunkard and let the man
whc sells u to him 90 free. ia not ac-
isDrding to the equity Of fair people
sxst alone the teachings OF Holy
Writ H.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

1t doesn't pay to cry over spilled
milk. or to crow over II, either.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

Industry Is the watchdog that kee ps
the wolf from the door.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

II is just as well to put of till to.
morrow the worries OF today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

He who takes advantage OF the
weakness OF others doubles his own
strength.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

You can't always tell belle b,
her rings.
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FINE ART EXHIBIT.

"A Large and Costly Collection of
Beautiful Engrayings, Etchings.
Water COlOrs, and Old English
Prints on Exhibition at the Sumter
Book Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

The matchmaker doesn't always set
tho world on fire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28

II man Is WORTH knowing at all he
worth knowing well. - Alexander
Smith.
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Many girl is fiighty who isn't ex-
actly an angel.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-09-03

loaded weighed 3h tons. The driving
wheels. which were the foremost Of
the pair, were four feet 81 inches in
diameter and the cylinders. placed
outside on the sides Of the firebox.
were eight inches In diameter with .
stroke of l6h inches. But the chief
feature which undoubtedly contrib
uted more than anything else to the
success of this crude-looking machine
was the tubular boiler with which 1t
was fitted. These tubes greatly in
creased the evaporating power of the
boiler and enabled the engine to run
at higher speeds without getting short
Of steam. The Rocket is now to be
seen In the South Kensington mu.
scum. having. however. undergone
several alterations from its original
state. Some idea of the size Of this
engine compared with one of our
modern giants can be obtained when
We find that the total weight of the
Rocket was not half as much as Is
carried on one of the driving wheels
of the Great Bear.
The natural outcome OF Stephen
sons success was the appearance of
many other engines Of various de-
signs and embodying some queer
ideas. AS. however. the railways be-
gan to spread over the country and
the great trunk lines to be formed. SO
the work Of the locomotive grew heav.
Ter and development became essential
to cope with the increasing traffic and
to meet the demand for faster trains
The latest development of locomo-
tive building on our railways Is
shown In the illustration of the Great
Bear. This engine. which was con-
structed last year at the Swindon
works Of the Great Western railway
to the designs Of Mr.. G. J. Church
ward. 10 the biggest running in the
kingdom. It weighs In working order
81 tons. and with its tender l43 tons;
1t has four cylinders. all Is inches by
26 inches, and driving wheels six feet
eight inches in diameter. On account
Of the great size Of its boiler 1t 10
carried ON IL wheels. SO that the ex-
ira weight 10 spread out over a longer
wheel-base and the strains on the per-
manent way and bridges are not IN
creased. When we compare this mon
ster with its predecessors of 20 or
80 years ago some idea Of the vast
change and development that has
taken place in the steam locomotive
can be realized. The iron horse has
indeed revolutionized the social and
commercial life of the world and in
its present form represents perhaps
the greatest Of the many triumphs Of
steam.-J. b. Bazin.