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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-23
DEATH OF THE OLD YEAR.

BY CHARLOTTE BEAUMONT JARVIS.
NsSerere. toll the bell.
Let the earth send forth krsil.
For a great soul takes his fight.
None knows whittier. in the night
A'''''''' 4
Stretched upon his snowy bier.
DYING lies the good Old Year.
And upon the midnight gale
All may hear his parting wall a..
Miserere,
In the old kings checuered reign
There were mingled 10y and pain.
Friends proved fsise. while foes were
true.
Sinners many. saints-a few
Miserere,
There were hearts that suffered wrong.
Pore " brsveiy. and were strong.
Hearts there were. - black within,
Satan wondered At their sin
Misererc.
ca-teys fru % fruitful store.
reas-rsr pressed. and running DER.
Famine IN the streets 81 night.
Doing deeds too dark for light
Niserere.
Panr the church bells foT the wed.
ToIi~d they also for the dead.
IN one home joy was born.
Prom another Joy VAS torn
Niscrere,
such carfh's sorrow. such rs sin.
An must eud whore They begin
SNOW which wraps the New Years feet
is the old Years winding sheet
N.ecrcrc.
Vow his spirit goth fast.
Eslnielt hour vii - his last.
III, VOW tnr~r. earth ~ wrrr a-1 weary
Niscrrrei Nis~r~ref
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-23
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AU APANS New Years day Is the
o." twenty ninth OF January. BY
this time all accounts have
been adjusted and all disputes settled.
Everybody puts on the regulation
Gress--a sort Of light blue cotton
and starts out to visit relatives and
friends. The visiting lasts for three
days. and they send letters Of con
graduation. in stih. set phrases, 70
those in distant places
They 20 20 their fsvorite tea zar.
dens. and there r. = grand procession
n which all trades are represented.
Drums and stringed instruments arc
played By numerous bands. and wax
figures are sold oy the thousand. They
asnuse themselves With top spinning.
kite ayinE. iuzzlers. actors and fire.
works. and the ladies Of quality
please themselves with the butterfly
dance
Presents are offered Of COOKED rice.
roasted peas. oranges. and fEs. The
p-as arc scattered about The hoSf-~s
90 frigh.cn sway csu spirits. and on
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-23

cannot be carried in this way are In
serted in the newspapers. In mill
tary and official circles ceremonial
visits are paid.
The Russians are great at fortune
telling. and on New Years eve the un-
married ladies' and gentlemen send
servants into the street, or go out
themselves, to ask the names OF per
sons they meet. These will be the
names OF persons they win sevcrally
marry. and many bashful Russian
lover has speeded himself In his suit
by taking care 20 be the first man his
lady's servant met.
When midnight is reached. each
member OF the family salutes the 9th
er with a kiss. beginning with the
head of the house. and then retire.
after wishing each other a Happy
New Year.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-23

Americans are too busy to take
many holidays. but few Of them fail
20 observe New Years day in some
way or other. The good old custom
of making calls on ones friends fell
into disrepute long ago because 1t
was so abused by the over-conVivial.
but family gatherings usually mark
the day, and the church folk all over
the country still hold watch meetings
in the religious edifices to usher in
the new year. Our observances of the
day, however. are not SO picturesque
as are those OF many other countries.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-23
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HE hOspitable Norwegians and
" Swedes spread their tables
heavily for all who may come
in, and in Stockholm there is grand
banquet in the Exchange. given to the
king and his family. On this occa-
sion the monarch throws aside the
divinity which doth hedge a king.
and mingles with his people as citi-
zen to citizen, in true democratic
fashion.
Danes greet the New Year with a
tremendous volley of cannon. and old
Copenhagen is shaken to its founda-
tons at midnight. 1t is also cOnsid-
cred a delicate compliment to fire off
gun or a pistol under the bedroom
window of ones friends at a very
early hour.
Dweilers in Cape Town, South AZ
RIGA, are an exception to the general
run of English colonists. After the
custom OF the early Dutch settlers.
they celebrate New Year for an en-
tire week Every house is full of WIS.,
ltors, every man. woman and child is
dressed in his best, and no one has
any business except to seek amuse-
ment. which he does frantically There
are picnicS to Table mountain and
pleasure excursions in boats. There
is a dance every evening. At the end
of the week everybody settles down
to business. and the settlement is as
calm and we'll ordered as If 1t had
never heard of New Year.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-23
<N p IA he 9
0%NORIHPOIE
s PREVIOUSLY arranged. the
Esquimaux go forth from their
cnnr. hutc or ice caves In

pairs. one OF each pair being dressed
in womens clothes. They gain en-
trance to every igloo in the village.
moving silently and mysteriously. Az
last there is not a light left in the
whole place, and having extinguished
every spark of fire they can find. they
kindle a fresh one, going through mys-
FERROUS ceremonies meanwhile. From
this one source all lamps and fires in
the district are lighted anew.
In the Indian empire. the day which
corresponds to other New Year cele-
brations. is called Hooly. and is a
feast in honor of krishna. Caste tenn
porarily loses caste and the prevailing
hue is red. Every one who can afford
II wears red garments. They throw
red powder at one another, and mix
il with water and squirt it from syr-
inges on passers-by. This is taken in
as good part as snow-balling is in
northern climes.
Complimentary visits between the
merest scGuaintances are exchanged
in Germany. and New Years gifts are
made to the servants. The eve OF the
New Year Is called der Sylvester
Abe.d," and while il is deemed not I'M
becoming for the young and thoughtless
to while away the evening by dancing.
the day In more serious households
takes on a semi-religious aspect. Dur
ing the evening there is prayer at the
family altar, and at midnight the
Waterman on the church tower blows
his horn to announce the birth. Of the
New Year.
The Jour de ran" is 9 great period
almost all over France. and many Of
the customs common with us at
Christmastide are transferred to New
Year In many parts of that country
masquerading by children continues
for three days. the youngsters going
from house to house. singing and beg
ging for small presents
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-23

w Chinese quarter. in large
city knows. the heather Chi
nee" celebrates the New Year in
right royal fashion In the mother
country the rejoicings absorb fully a
month. during the first part of which
here is not al empty mouth In the
empire.
But the refreshments are OF light
kind-peanuts. watermelon seeds.
sweetmeats. oranges. tea and TYPICAL
" Chinese cakes. Presents of cakes
are given TO the poor. and brilliant
cakes" supposed to help the children
along with their studies, are distribu-
ted from the temples.
At an early hour on the second OF
February-their New Years day
they propitiate heaven and earth with
offerings OF rice. vegetables. tea. wine.
oranges. and imitation paper money,
which they burn with incense, joss
sticks. and candles. Afterwsrd they
worship their household gods and de-
ceased ancestors and living relatives.
All this Is carried out in the most sol
emn manner, and offerings are made
to everybody except the living
Images of gods are carried in pro-
cession to the beating Of deafening
gong, and maaiarins go by hundreds
with congratulatory addresses to the
emperor. Their robes are gorgeously
embroidered and are heavy with gold.
Numerous amusements are provided
for the public, the chief of which are
acting. illumInations. and fireworks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-23
> Ei i14kz CELESTIAL
'MSAEMpIRE e,

5 EVERY one who has seen a
Chinese quarter. in large
city knnWs "the heathen Chi-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-23
THE NEW. E|INGINEER
BY DANIEL W. GALLAGHER

by DANIEL W. GALLAGHER
fK7NDER the old earih's outer crest
1WE"Mid bedrock fragments and lava
S dust
Watching the axis turning slow.
The Old Year stood at his dynamo
In Tire power plant which time maintains,
And numbered losses and hgured gains.
ave done quite well" said the aged seer
My records good as on engineer,
I've kept things hunming. above below.
oiks can't complain that I've been slow,
And row I'm OF when midnight calls"
Then he started dofIng his overslls.
He washed his face and brushed his hair
Then leaned far back in his armchair
In pensive mood ill a sturdy chap
Clambered up 10 the old mans Lap.
And said: "Cld Year they tell me you
Are sorteI thinking of getting through"
Right Won are" cried the aged man.
"Your task awaits you. little Jan.
&c, into your buds and start right in,
Twill wait right here until you begin,
For wish TO see If | rightly guess,
Which Of the levers you frs, will Preas."
Then ian marched Up 10 the dynamo.
He passed the levers OF Want and
Woe
Nor touched the levers of War" or
Fame
Stopping the while 10 read each name:
Then a handle grasped as he turned TO co
The Old Years face seemed all aglow.
So when the dawn Of that day began
Man thought of his stricken brother man.
With ready help and an honest tear.
For then, that knew no glad New Year.
Twas the lever of Love in the midst OF
gloom
That ian had gripped in the engine-room.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-23

An old Engiish tradition hes u M
a. chrisfrlas-tidc. elves and iaiTie
may minzic viih hcnanAind ~ N
festivities. and Tie holly. bag and ~
arc hung thar the fsys may End hit
trz plsccs. They arc aiso hing N
ford a rcfus, ~ The woodland c1ri,r
-ho. N ftis season. are bal rex
g. re TO- eta.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-23

the fourth day of the New Year. the
decorations of lobster which signify
reproduction. cabbages which mean
riches, and oranges which mean good
luck. are taken down and replaced
with boughs of fruit trees and flowers.
This is to signify the near approach
Of spring, when the winter garment
of repentance" shall be thrown aside.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-23
tliSIhEN zAR'SSS51
sRROrASa

h TSSlANS have a very pretty
III ceremony. on each View
m Years day a pile Of shcaves
e. heaped VI over a large pile. and the
fa,hsr. after seating himself behind
the nile. asks the children n they can
see him. Upon their replying that
thew cannot. he says he hopes the
IONS wfn be 30 fine the coming year
,haf he viii b hidden in the fields.
The Rus siar New Year T. - days
later than ours. and y gaia occa-
so, for all There Is a grand celc-
brafion Of mass IN the morning. and
,so -esi n me day Is devoted 70 con
rr,fuia;ory visits Cord wishes ihst
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
D. l9O9. New Series-VOl. Xxx. 70. 25.

liberty. 1 don't believe in the liberty
enumerated by some of our courts
that men and women should have
the right to work themselves to
death. / don't believe in the liberty
enunciated by Judge Tuthill, of Chi
cago who declared unconstitutional
the ten-hour law for women, and by
that act compelled them to work IA
hours a day."
Mr.. Mitchell said he believed the
present proceedings would bring
home to the people the necessity of
working in concert. 'Is the time go
ing to come on our continent when
the badge of faithfulness to labor
must be the brand of imprison-
ment?" he said in conclusion. Sure
ly 1 hope not. I hope that the gov
ernment may be so conducted that
no citizen may feel that he has not
been given justice and an equal right
with every other citizen"
the Ohio State Federation by the ex-
ecutive council for admitting to it's
membership seeding locals of the
electrical workers was approved to-
day. The convention then adopted
the report of its committee on laws
that the appeal Of the Ohio body be
dismissed. The executive council was
directed to attempt to unity the trade
unions of Ohio in the new State Fed
Grafton.
The plan adopted of settling the
disagreement among the electrical
workers was recommended to the con-
vention by its committee on laws. 1t
called for the appointment of a COM
mittee of three trade unionists to call
the proposed convention Of the cleo
trical workers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
MITCHELL NOT SUbDUED,
STIltS TORONTO. CONVENTION
WITH RINGING SPEECH.
Declares for Right to Bestow Pat.
ronage Where He Prefers-Asserts
Pride i'm His Country.

Toronto, Cont, Nov. 17.-Indors-
ing a report Of the committee on how
colt, John Mitchell, one of the three
officers of the American Federation
of Labor, who are under sentence for
contempt of court, made a dramatic
speech to the convention of that Or
ganization at today's session. He de-
clared that as far as he was concern
ed, regardless of consequences, he in
tended while at liberty to declare for
the rights guaranteed him by the or
ganic laws Of his country.
The report which drew forth
Mitchelrs speech, and which was
adopted by the convention, among
other things declared:
I'VE say that when your cause is
just and every other remedy has been
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
Annual Proclamation Is Issued by
Gov. Ansel.

Columbia, Nov. 1S.-Gov. Ansel
yesterday lin accordance with the
usual custom, issued his Thanksgiy-
ing proclamation, naming Thursday,
November 25, as a day of general
Thanksgiving He gives many rea-
sons why the people Of South Caro-
lima should give thanks. The,uStstss
has had an unusually prosperous year
and in all lines there are indications
of many new enterprises and of older
corporations enlarging their plants
and output. Therefore the procla-
nation will be read with interest by
the people of the. State. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Another year has rolled around
and another mile stone in the COM
putation Of time has been reached
and we come once again to the har-
vest time and the day of thanksgiv-
ing. In conformity therefore. to the
long established and beautiful Gus
tom of observing this one day as
day of thankfulness and JOY. I. II. r.
Ansel, governor of the State of South
Carolina, do hereby designate and
appoint Thursday the 25th day of
November, A. D. 1909, as a day of
general thanksgiving.
THE people of South Carolina
have many things to be thankful for.
The fields have yielded their fruits in
good measure; we have been shared
from pestilence and famine; we have
had no epidemics of sickness: we
have had peace with all nations and
a fair return for all our labors. We
should be thankful also for the full
measure of religious liberty that we
enjoy and that We can Worship God
under our own vine and fig tree with
none to modest or make us afraid
Let all the people, therefore. put
aside for the day their usual work.
assemble in their churches. as well
as in their homes and give thanks to
GOD for his many tokens of love and
kindness to us as a people and as a
state. Let us not forget the poor and
needy and the various orphanages
within the State, where the fatherless
and motherless are cared for but let
us remember them in our prayers as
well as with our means and thereby
bring a little sunshine into their lives.
Let us also pray for a continuance of
Gods grace and goodness to us in
the coming years.
Given under my hand and the great
seal Of the State of South Carolina
at the capitol in the city of CO.
lumbia this, the 18th day Of No
Vember, A. ID. 1909, and of the in
dependence Of the United States Of
America the 134th.
M. +. Ansel.
Governor.
"By the governor:
"R. NJ. McCown,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
s17s,1S1.67 s153,S25.4s 25,s5s.24

employed without result, boycott; we
say that when the employer has de-
termined to exploit not only adult
male labor, but our women and chill
dren, and our reasoning and appeal
to his fairness and his conscience will
not sway him, boycott; we say that
when labor has Been oyppressed.
browbeatcn and tyranized, boycott:
we say that social and political con-
dltlons become so bad that ordinary
remedial measures are fruitless, boy
colt, and finally we say, we have a
right to boycott and we propose to
exercise that right. In the applica-
cation of this right of boycott. tc
paraphrase the president (Gomper.)
We propose to strive on and on"
The convention broke into loud
Cheering for Mitchell as he conc!ul-
ea and ther" were cries for "Mocri.
s'n.' The secretary did not respond.
President Gompers was absent.
Mr.. Mitchell said he realized that
every statement made by those on
the convention floor, and especially
by those who on next Monday will
have to deliver themselves to the
courts, is being closely scrutinized.
Il want the people of the United
States to know my position" he said.
L shall not speak defiantly; but the
the consequences what they will.
shall not surrender any right guaran-
teed to me by the constitution of our
country. 1 am not sure how much
mental and physical suffering will be
necessary to make me submit. bu. il
know myself, not any amount Of
suffering will persuade me that /
nave not the right to spend my mon
ey where L please or that have
not the right to write and speak 4;
please, being responsible under the
law for my acts
whether the boycott be a benefit
or detriment, each man must de.
eide where be will bestow his patror-
age. 1 maintain that my patronage
is my own and no merchant has
proprietary right to it.
II understand that cognizance is
being taken at Washington at the
utterance of men on the floor of the
convention and L want clearly to
state my position. 1 propose in the
future, as I have in the past, to ex-
ercise the rights secured to me bv
the fathers of my country: and pro-
pose II L am sent to Jail to declare
again when L come out that T shall
not for myself purchase any product
of the Bucks Stove and Range Com
pany.
repeat that SO far as / am con-
cerned, and let the consequences be
what they may, l intend while at
liberty to declare for the rights guar |
anteed to me- by the organic laws of |
my country. 1 am proud Of being an |
Mr.. Mitchell said he had grown up |
as an American-with a stepmother |
so poor that she could not buy bread. !
and related how he had crept out |
OF bed at night to get his father !
soldier coat to keep him warm.
But l want to see the word Ameri-
can stand for all the sentiment that
is symbolized by the flag of our
he continued. 81 want real
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
Upton WILL CHALLENGE.
English Sportsman Will Again Try to
Lift Americas Cup.

New York, Nov. 17.-Sir Thomas
Upton will challenge for race for
the Americas cup to be sailed in
1911. Sir Thomas made this state
ment just before sailing for Europe
today on the steamer Lusitania.
Sir Thomas has been here for sew
eral weeks to learn the attitude of
members of the New York Yacht
Club on the question of modification
Of the rules governing the Amerca's
cup. What assurances, if any, he re-
ceived is not known.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
DBpfIsARy CLAIMS ADJUSTED
wIND-UP COMMISSION PUBLISH.
rs IT'S FINDINGS.

By scallng Accounts and Elimination
OF Ovcrcharscs. Graft and Fraud
The state Has Been Saved Nearly
Half Billion Dollars-The Truth
About Carolina Glass Company's
Blg GFaft.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
by the governor:
"R. NJ. McCown,
Secretary of State"

The new $4,000 armory of the
Georgetown Riue Guards was dedi-
Gated wednesday. Gov. Ansel and a
number of prominent public men
were present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20

The Summary.
The following is a summary show
ing the amounts saved to the State:
OverchargeS in list of
firms to whom money is
to te raid by State. IS SS.31T.17
=. =. :. 1S9,364.S1
Claims which come to the ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
SUMTER. S. c., SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 60 1909

case would probably be appealed to
the Supreme Court along with a
number of other cases ruled on by
the commission.
The following are the claims and
the amounts to be paid the claim
ants:
Claim. Judgment
Fleischmann $70,S85.S7 $S5,645.30
Schlitz B'w'g Co 24,6S223 18,s13.7S
Big Springs Co. 25,006.7S S,515.75
Roseneck B'wng
Co. :. 2,119.04 $500
John McSmyrle 34,S29.43 33,881.91
Lehman & Co. 14,626.51 12,0O4.O1
Darley Park
Brewing Co. $4,000 235.O0
Moyse Bros. $4,000 s,17e.0o
E. A. Saunders
& Co. :. 4O.sss.2s s5,sos.ss
Geo. A. Dickel
& Co. 100000 10000
Clark Bros & Co 66.SSs.71 53.7SO.ss
Green River Dis
tilling Co. 3,64S.42 3,153.42
Richards & Co. 1,175.0O 1,112.46
Belair Distilling
Co. :. s,sss.41 1,42s.ss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20

The Spartanburg Broom Works
and seven cottage adjacent were
burned Wednesday. Estimated loss
$4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20


Oyer1udgments. =. :. :. 1S9,364.S1
Claims which come to the f-''s
State along with the
overjudgments :. :. .. S0,594.69
The 1908 overcharges. 25,356.24
conscience" money :. :. $4,000. 90
Total saved to the State
and to be recovered. .$433,692.91
The settlement Of the fees of the
attorneys interested in the case will
be brought up today.
1t should be understood that in the
case of overjudgments the original
claim thus comes to the State also.
In general the charges against the
firms against whom overjudgments
were found are that these firms over
charged the State and paid rebates to
members of the board and their
agents. The comments Of the COM
mission on the King & CO. clam are
interesting. The commission states
that this firm failed and refused to
comply with the mandate to produce
records, ETC., and the total claim is
wiped out-amounting to $6,395.S4,
but no overjudgment is found in the
case Of this firm.
In the closing paragraph Of the de-
cree Chairman Murray Of the COM
mission is directed to pay the ac-
counts as set out in the findings of
the commission. The members of
the commission are: Chairman, w. J.
Murray of Columbia; Avery Patton,
Greenville; John McSween, Tim
monsville; J. Steele Brce, York; A.
n. Wood, Gaffney.
Four claimants escaped the scaling
of the claims. The commission states
In regard to these that these "par-
ties have no part in any Of the fraud
ulent transactions connected with the
conduct of the business with the
State dispensary and the chairman Of
the commission is authorized under
proper warrant to pay the claims"
The four claimants are: c. p. Fish
burn, $3.50; S. S. Pierce & Co.,
$622.13; Acker Merrell e. Condit Co.,
$645.S2; T.. LaMontague & Sons,
s457.5O.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20

Beaufort is to have a new tele-
phone company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-20
The Overcharges.

The following overjudgments were
found by the commission:
Cook & Bern
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07
DIMOND TO MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS

In keeping with the spirit of the pros
porous summer and promising future,
w. w Dimond & Company this morn
ing let the contract for building a
shipping department at the rear of
their King street establishment, Lu-
cas- Bros being the successful bidders
for the contract.
In a couple of weeks F. W. Dohr-
man, of Nathan, Dohrmah & Com
pany, San Francisco and also of w.
w. Dimond & Co. will arrive here and
will assist in arranging for elaborate
interior improvements to the Honolulu
emporium. Mr.. Dohrman viii remain
here about two weeks.