The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07

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have forgotten where left off.
However. I am about in the centre Of
Massachusetts,, in the country. The
land lies In long hills. from one mile
to several miles up and down. Rocks
abound and there are stone walls
around the fields. Hay, which has
been cut seems to be the principal
crop.
The good roads movement is on in
good earnest These people travel
so much that 1t takes all manner of
ways. such as vehicles. autos. trolley
and steam roads to accommodate a
part Of them. If the flying car was
perfected one can easily imagine that
the air would be filed with large
fleets Of them. A trolley line runs
through this section. 1t operates a
car every half hour that carries 60
passengers. A fare Of five cents is
collected from each passenger be-
tween each stopping place. A yankee
trick I suppose to keep from carry
Ing passengers for cheaper straight
fare. In riding through the country
you meet autos without numbers and
corae quite frequently upon villages
or towns" as they here call them, of
five to one hundred thousand people,
just dotted all over with factories.
You further notice many small farm
factories rigsed up with water power
all along through the country, thoIy yh
these are all abandoned. practically
In ruins. I believe that shows the evo-
luton Of things.
ran down to Boston for a day and
night. and on the way down thought
several times on entering court house
towns that had reached It. The first
building to attract my attention was
the enormous temple Of the Christian
Science people with its great gilded
dome. The city IL entered under
ground and. Oh my, 1t makes one feel
uncanny to drop down from the lights
and business Of the street into deep
cave and travel right on faster than
ever! 1t Is needless to tell of the bus
iness and houses of the city. except
perhaps. to say that 10-story build
ings are as common as dirt. I no.
ticed the people I think more than
their creations. The railroad passen-
ger depot has 40 tracks for trains to
back in to be boarded. Each track Is
numbered and after getting direc-
tions no one need 60 wrong. 1t is
larger than Washington. d. C.'s station.
They tell me whenever distinguished
men visit the city the cavalry escort
rides right in to where the cars stand.
The State House covers a block or
more with street running under it.
The people commemorate their
worthless by paintings and statuary
In bronze and marble. 1 stood before
great equestrian statue of one Of
their generals who fell at Malvern
Hill and 1t made me feel sad in the
same manner when read in some of
our church windows sacred to the
memory. etc." and then "lost in bat
tle." Massachusetts claims to the
birth place OF many great men. They
count a great man here as one that
has done or is trying to do good for
the commonwealth" as they call the
state" called on Gov. Draper,
who Is reputed to be worth ten mil
lions. but yet man of great deeds,
politically, for the people.
Right in the heart Of Boston is the
commons IA they call it of about
ten acres in extent. where thousands
loaf all the time.
In the State House Is a marble hall
where the war flags are on exhibition
and there are hundreds of them,
which makes me marvel at the valOr
of our soldiers. as everything here Is
so large and appears so strong. There
Is In the historical Bristish equip
ments captured at the Battle of Ben
nington such as swords, muskets
drums and Hessian gilded high front
hat, all of which were very interest
ing to me.
Bunker Hill monument Is ascended
by steps. 1t Is a great pile of granite.
Generals Putnam and Warren are
here much In evidence. No one could
tell me where the dead British SOL
and a quarter millions of people, and
Is more than busy. they are rushed.
MORE ANON.