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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
A VICTIM OF WORRY.
The Man Who Is Always Expecting
Some Kind of Trouble.

The Man Who Is Always Expecting
Some Kind of Trouble.
Ihere is always cloud on his face
because he is constantly expecting that
something unfavorable is going to hap
pen. There Is going to be q slump In
business. or he is going to have a loss,
or somebody is trying to undermine
him. or he Is worried about his health,
or fears his children will be sick or
go wrong or be killed.
In other words, although he has
achieved quite remarkable success.
yet he has never really had a happy
day in his life. All his life this man
has been chasing rainbows. thinking
II he could only get little farther on,
a little higher up, he would be happy,
but he Is just as far from 1T as when
a boy.
] believe this condition has all come
from the habit of unhappiness which
he formed during his hard boyhood
and which he has never been able to
overcome. He has learned to look for
trouble. to expect it, and he gets 1t.
l have been his guest many a time.
He has a beautiful home, q very
charming wife, a most delightful fam
lily, but there is always the same cloud
on his face, the same expression Of
anxiety. of unhappiness. Of forebod-
ing.
A little properly directed training In
his boyhood would have changed his
whole career, and he would have been
a happy, joyous, harmonious man in
stead Of being discordant and unhappy.
There is everything in starting right.
What is put into the first of life is put
into the whole of life.-Success Maya
zine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
ROCKY BLCEE.

Rocky Bluff. June I've are hav-
ing fine weather at present, farmers
are busy garthering oats. They are
much better than expected at one
time. Corn and cotton are doing
nicely.
The health of this community Is
very good. no sickness to report.
Master Holman Foxworth of Mayes-
willie Is visiting his grandparents Mr..
and Mrs. J. l.. Mcleod.
Misses Bertha. Kate and lola
House of the Bossard's neighborhood
are visiting Miss Kate Mcleod.
Mr.. T. r. Mcleod, who has been
at Ojus, Fla, for the past six months
has returned home much 10 the de-
light OF his many friends.
Miss Lucille Mcleod is visiting Der
father Mr., j. l.. Mcleod.
Mr.. T.. j. Jordan. of Orangehurg. is
visiting In the nieghborhood
Mr.. w. VI. Brown Of Rocky Bluff
has recovered from a severe attack OF
lagrippc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
SENSE Of HEARING.
Sound Waves and the Way They Act
Upon the Ears,

upon the Ears.
The detection Of the direction of q
sound by the sense Of hearing is, like
the rapid focusing Of the eye on OBJ
jects at different distances. one of
those instructive operations which are
continually done without any conscious
method.
Sound waves traverse the air as rip
Piles stir the water, and the ear by ex.
perience acquires some slight power Of
detecting the direction in one case. as
the eye does with far greater accuracy
In the other. Usually we unconscious.
ly receive assistance from other senses
as well. Often we fail to locate at
once some hidden source of sound.
such as singing bird. and then our
instructive ingenuity displays itself.
The intensity Of sound is, of course,
by no means so great behind a screen
as In front of it, and every one carries
with him the screen Of his own head.
which may prevent particular sound
from being heard so we'll by one ear
as by the other. If, then, the head is
turned until this inequality disappears
and both ears hear equally we'll we
know that we must be directly facing
or turned from the source Of sound,
and our previous rough idea Of it's
whereabouts generally prompts us to
face 1t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
Self Control.

The self control Of the japanese,
even in times of the utmost stress.
and their courtesy, which begets quiet
ness and discretion. are both brought
out by a writer in St Paul's Maga-
zine.
Cry. 1t will do you good" l said
once to poor japanese woman who,
crouching beside her dying husband,
was controlling herself with an effort
that would. feured, make her Ill.
She laid her little slim brown finger
upon her trembling red lip and shook
her head. then whispered. 1T might
disturb him.
Cry. Ii will do you good" said
the next day. when the man was dead
and she seemed almost PROSTATE with
grief and overenforced self control.
1T would be most rude to make a
hideous noise before the sacred dead"
came the soft reply.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
LOVE AND FLOWERS.
The Advice Discerning Woman Gave
Unto Her Daughter.

My daughter, wouldst thou know
mans secret? Go to the norst, then.
. simple one, for in him every man
repOseth his confidence
Yea, by the flowers which he sendeth
woman shall ye Judge the quality
Of mans love, likewise thu quantity
and exact stage
AS VloletS pass unto roses and roses
unto cheap carnations. and carnations
unto naught. so pasSeth his grand pas
sion from the first throes into matri-
mony.
Lo, at the beginning of Il love affair
mark with what care man selecteth
his flowers in person. that not wilted
violet shall offend thine eyes!
Yet as time passeth he telephoneth
his orders and leaveth it all to the
clerk. And there cOmeth a day when
he murmureth wearily, II say, old
chap. make that a standing order. will
your
Then the florist heaveth a sigh. for
he knOweth that the end is at hand.
Yea, this is the mark Of an engaged
man who doeth his duty. So after the
wedding bouquets all orders shall
cease together. and until he seeketh
flowers for his wife's grave that man
shall not again enter q florists shop.
For stale carnations. bought upon
the street corner and carried home in
a paper bag. are fit Offering for any
wife. Yet funeral rejoiceth the flor
lists heart and maketh him to smile,
for he knoweth that widower's next
order shall be worthy of new cause
and the game shall begin all over
again.
Verify verify, my daughter, charge
thee, account no man in love until he
hath gone forth into the gardens and
the fields and plucked thee few dinky
pansies or stray weeds with his own
hands.
For when man sendeth th,e Vi0ets
1t may mean only sentiment, and when
he sendeth thee orchids it may be only
a bluff, but when he doeth real work
for any woman it meaneth business.
Selah!-London Tit-Bits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
How the Rash Comes.

In measles rash appears on the
fourth day Of the fever. 1t is first
seen on the forehead, face and neck
afterward over the whole body. 1t
consists Of raised red spots. In scarlet
fever the rash appears on the second
day Of the fever, commencing On the
upper part Of the chest and neck
whence 1t spreads over the body. In
smallpox an eruption Is seen ON the
third or fourth day on the face, neck
and wrists. In chicken pox the erup-
ton is made of small blebs. In typhoid
fever the rash rarely shows itself be-
fore the seventh day Of the fever. The
spots are rose colOred. and they disap-
pear on pressure.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
Brsod and Pipe Baker.

The lecturer at the cooking school
sometimes enlivened her remarks with
an anecdote.
'oThe eighteenth century baker," she
said. was a pipe cleaner as we'll. just
as the barber a little earlier was a
surgeon. Everybody In those days
smoked clay pipes, provided the same
as cups or spoons by the coffee houses.
Well. each morning a waiter carried
his masters stock Of pipes, some hun.
dred perhaps, to the nearest bakery.
The baker would boil them, then dip
them In liquid lime, then bake them
dry. They came out Of the oven as
phia Bulletin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
A BRIGHT IDEA.
Unusual Sasecity That Was Lauded by
the Professor.

S"Ssua' Sa9SC'ty iHSt was Lauded by
the Professor.
That the prOverbial ubsentminded
professor Is sometimes ably allotted by
his wife Is Illustrated by story to-"
OF Professor Bunsen. One evening
about the usual hour for retiring he
took 1t into his head to run over to
the club just as he and madam We're
returning from an evening call.
But" said the lady. II must have
the front door locked before I retire"
This emergency staggered the pro-
fessor, and as he looked bewildered ut
his wife the lady. seized with an in
spiration, continued
"Pll go In and lock the door and
throw you the key from the window"
This program was carried out, and
when he reached the club the profess
or related the incident to a friend as
evidence Of his wife's unusual sagac-
ity.
The friend greeted the story with a
roar Of laughter
And why. my dear professor" he
said. "did you not simply admit your
wife. lock the door from the outside
and come away?"
True" CALCULATED the learned man
or science. 1--WE never thought Of that "
The climax Of the incident was
reached an hour later when, returning
home. the professor discovered that
the lady In her excitement had thrown
out the wrong key.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
4 RARE COIN.
II is Called "Msstrike" and Is Very
Seldom Seen.

seldom seen.
See this penny | got today at the
postoffice," said the cashier. There
aren't five other pennies like it in the
United States"
lie handed out Il cent piece with the
die impression half off the face of the
coin and with a big half moon of
blank metal showing along one side.
They call it a misstrike," he con-
t1nued. Perhaps once in 1O,OOO.OO0
times the two little notched fingers on
the minting machines that grip the
blank disk and draw it forward to the
die fail to spring away. In this case
the left hand finger stuck and pushed
the coin halfway over the die. That
is how the impression is only half on
the disk
You can see the raised edge on the
blank portion of the metal" the cash
Ter went on as he took up his pen. lit
isn't everybody knows that each coin
goes under the dies twice. The first
time 1t Is struck with q blank, dome
shaped set Of dies to put an edge on
the disk. Then it gets the regular die
with the familiar head on it.
Whats it worth? Oh. I'll say prob.
ably SO or so. l see it's been in cir
culation for nine years. It's a wonder
some coin collector hasn't nabbed it.
I'm going to keep it as a rarity.">
New York Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
What Accountancv Meacs.

Accountancy Is not and never can
be matter OF abstract knowledge to
be transferred by means of lectures,
but is the art Of knowing how to ap-
ply that knowledge to the require
ments Of business under very varying
conditions. 1t is essentially something
that cannot be taught In lectures or
classes. but can only Ike acquired as
a result Of careful individual study
and reasonable amount Of actual
ice.-BOokkecping.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
OUR POOR LITTLE EARTH.
A Mere Speck Compared Vita Some
Of the Monster Suns.


The main facts of astronomy are
highly interesting. 1t is only dry tp";
books that have made US turn away
from them. Read II good popular as.
tronomy and you will gain dim. re-
mote idea of intinity and eternity
Sometimes you think yoV zee Il bl:,
star. but you do not. You merely So
the light from 1t which has been 2.5Oj
years I'm reaching us
Almost everybody knows thar u,:i
earth Is II third rate planet i'm o.;
solar system. Jupiter would scarcely
condescepd To notice us. But they q.
not know that our sun itself sits t,c
low the salt Ii would not be admi
ted TO congregation of lmportu;t
heavenly bodies. Canopus. the lar
gest star that we see. Is 10000 time
the size of our sun. and our solar cr.,
ter Is hopelessly outclaSsed by AID"
baran. Rigel. Sirius. Betelguese m.d
countless others
Mark Twain put this fact very well
In one Of his stories. Captain storm
fields Visit to Heaven" When the
captain arrived and announced that ilv
was from the earth the recording an.
gels could not remember ever havin.,
heard OF such place before. one
finally recalled that il was a poor III
tie planet belonging to poor ittl..
solar system away down in Il dark cor
ner OF the heavens.-New York World
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
lANDES SHEPHERDS,
French Peasants Who Are Experts In
Walking on Stills

Walking on Stills.
There Is IA vast district in France
where the entire community goes
about and transacts its business on
stills. This district is called LES
LandeS"
The inhabitants. who are among the
poorest peasants in France. gain their
subsistence by fishing. by such little
agriculture as is possible and by Keep
ing COWS and sheep. The shepherds
make use of their stills for two Dur.
poscs--tirst. because walking is quite
impossible on account of the sage and
undergrowth of brush, and, second.
because the height of their stills gives
them greater range of vision.
The stills generally are about six or
seven feet high. Near the top there Is
Il support for the foot. which has O
strong stirrup and strap. and still
nearer the top band of leather fas-
tens the stilt firmly to the leg just be-
low the knee. Some stills. especially
those made for fancy walking and for
tricks. are even hig er than seven
u
and he must be an expert-can travel
as fast as ten miles an hour. The
lower end of this kind of stilt is
capped with n sheep bone to prevent
Its splitting.
Some OF these Landes shepherds are
wonderfully clever In the MANAGEMENT
OF their stills. They run races, step
or jump over brooks, clear fences and
walls and are able to keep their bal
ance and equilibrium while stooping
to the ground to pick up pebbles or to
gather wild flowers. They fall prone
upon their faces and assume their
perpendicular without an effort and
In a single moment after they have
thus Frustrated themselves.-Technic
World Magazine
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
Wonderful Memories.

We are told that Pascal never for
got anything he had seen. heard or
thought Avicenna could repeat by
rote the entire Koran when he was
ten years old. and Francis Suarez had
the whole Of st. Augustine in his
memory. In three weeks Scaliger, the
famous scholar. committed to memory
every line OF the "Iliad" and the
odyssey" Another scholar. Justus
Lipsius, offered to repeat the "Histo-
rieS' OF Tacitus without a mistake on
forfeit of his life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
HAD LUCK ON THE WAY.
The English Thief That Dropped In to
See His Lawyer.

Here Is story Of genuine instance
Of the kind Of business which fell to
the lot Of once notorious London
thieves counsel" One day a thick
set man, with a cropped poll Of un-
mistakably Newgate cut, skunk into
this cOunsel's room, when the follow
Ing dialogue took place:
Morning, sir" said the man, touch
ing his forelOck.
Morning" said the counsel. What
do you wantT
"Well, sir, I'm sorry to say, sir, our
little Ben, sir, has 'ad a misfortin.
Fust offense, sir, only a wipe."
"Well, WELL" interrupted the coun.
sci. Get on
$50, sir, we thought as you'd 'ad all
the family business we'd like you to
defend him, sir"
"All right" said the counsel; "see
my clerk
"Yes. sir" continued the thief, "but
I thought ia like to make sure you'd
attend yourself sir. We're anxious
cos it's little Ben. our youngest kid"
"Oh. that Will be all right Give
Simmons the fee"
"Well. sir" continued the man, Shift
Ing about uncomfortably, 81 was 60
Ing to arst you, sir. to take a little
less. You see, sir''-wheedlingly-"it's
little Ben-hls first misfortin"-
mo, no" said the counsel impa-
tiently. Clear Out.'
"But. sir, you've had all our busi-
ness. Well, sir. If you won't you
won't, so I'll pay you now. sir" And
as he doled out the guineas, II may
as we'll tell you, sir. you wouldn't "a
got the counters If hadn't had a little
bit of luck on the way."-From "The
Recollections of X. c." by Thomas
Edward Crispe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
A Gentle Hint,

A certain butcher Is renowned
among his contemporaries for the
quaintness and originality Of some of
his remarks. On a road leading to a
neighboring parish he one day met
gentleman who at the time owed him
for some meat. After q salutation the
gentleman remarked:
That's fine fat dog you have. AL
eXander."
"Sae weel he may. sir" was the re-
ply. for he has an easy conscience
and is oot O debt. and that's mair
than you or can say"
The hint was taken, and the butcher
got his money next day.-LCndon An
sWerS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
Funny For Her.

A New England lad was intently
watching his aunt in the process Of
making pies and cake. He seemed
very much inclined to start a cOnver.
sation, an inclination, however. which
the aunt in no way encouraged. She
continued In silence to assemble the
ingredients Of mammoth cake.
"1eil me something funny, auntie."
finally ventured the boy.
Don't bother me, Tommy" said the
aunt. "How can when am making
cakeW
"Oh. you might say, Tommy, have a
piece Of the pie I've Just made That
would be funny for YOU" ."-EXchange.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
Encouraqina.

A Philadelphia clergyman tells Of
an incident in connection with h;s
first visit to a town in Pennsylvania,
where he expected to be called as pas.
tor.
While tramping along a dusty road
he was so fortunate as to encounter a
man in a wagon who gave him a
lift. During the conversation that
ensued between the two the divine
CHANGED to ask:
DO the folks hereabout enjoy reli.
gion?"
i don't know exactly replied his
companion, "but s'pose that them
that has 1t enjoys It,"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE,
SEwSY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
items OF Interest From all Parts of
sumter and Adjoining Counties.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Mail your letters so that they will
dRy when intended for Wednesdays
paper and not later than Thursday
fo- saturdays issue. This, OF course,
applies only to regular correspond
snce. In case Of items of unusual
news value. send in Immediately by
mail. telephone or telegraph. Such
news stories are acceptable up to the
hour OF going to press. Wednesdays
paper is printed Tuesday afternoon
and Saturdays paper Friday after
noon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
DARK CORNER.

Dark Corner. June 6.--We had a
fine rain here last night, the largest
that has fallen since we commenced
TO prepare our lands last winter, but
no excess yet. There was some hail.
but we have seen no damage or heard
seem TO be revived already by the
rain. Everybody has about finished
chopping out cotton; some have hoed
over the second time. Some Of the
farmers are ready TO start to plant
ing peas and laying by corn. 1 hear
Of one small farm the corn has been
layed by. That is the farm of Rich
ard and Ran Bracy. 1 understand
they finished laying by on the even
ing Of the 4th.
Crops are generally small. but
healthy and we'll worked and are
clear of grass.
Mr.. Jim Avin was considerably bet.
ter at last accounts.
Mr.. Merry Christmas was about the
same as he has been for some time.
Mr.. Wash Scott is and has been
sick for the last four weeks. He Is
in a critical condition this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. windham of
wedgeheld. visited at Mr.. Wash
Scott's yesterday.
Mr.. Lee Geddings and his mother.
Mrs Robert ]. Geddlngs. and Mr..
Dan s. McCaskill. OF Pinewood. vis-
tied at Mr.. Wash Scotts yesterday.
Miss Agnes Brewer visited Mrs. w.
J. Ardis yesterday.
Miss Agnes Brewer. with a few
invited friends. celebrated her 21st
birthday yesterday.
Mr.. Eddie Kolb and sister, Miss
Lizzie, of Ramsey. visited at Elm
Hill yesterday evening.
Mr.. Lucius Geddlngs and sister,
Miss Mary. with Miss Sue Johnston,
OF Pinewood. visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Johnston at Ramsey yesterday.
Mr.. r. Hamp Wilson. who moved
his shingle mill from Lucknow Lee
county. a short time ago. has taken
down all of his machinery and Is
preparing TO move again. He moved
down here 10 cut the cypress timber
I'm the head of the Weeks mill pond,
but found the timber was no good.
as II was wind-shaken and r tten
hearted.
Mr.. Meddlin, Of the Randle sewing
machines and organ house Of your
city. was here hunting up buyers
last week.
Mrs. c. t. Kolb and niece, Miss
Skinner. of your city. spent last week
here at Mr.. w. T. Kolb's. MI. c. IT.
Kolb came down Saturday night, and
returned home yesterday. accompa-
MED by his wife and niece.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
Iridium.

Iridium IS hard, brittle, silver
white metallic element belonging to
the platinum group, discovered by
Tenant In 1903, sometimes found
native and nearly pure, but generally
combined with osmium. 1t IS, with
the exception of osmium, the heaviest
metal known and Is used for pen
points, contact points in telegraphy
and points of scientific implements
liable to wear. Its specific gravity is
22.4.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
Writinu For Money.

Fond Father-Yes. my boy at the
varsity has written several articles for
the magazines.
Friend-But he's not a professional
writer, surely?
What do you mean by profession
alp"
"Why, he doesn't write for money!"
"DoesE't he? You ought to see
some Of his letters to mew-Exchange
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
A Reply to Gladstone.

Gladstone had no great scientific
knowledge" said an English writer,
land at dinner, when Faraday de-
scribed an important new scientific
discovery, the premier showed indiffer-
ence.
"'After ALL he said. hiding a yawn
behind his hand. what use will it ever
be?'
why said Faraday, there's every
probability. sir. that some day you'll
be able to tax it."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11

Champ Clark wants speaker Can
mons chair, so they say, but as Champ
has been wanting it for the past num-
Der of years it won't hurt him so bad
when he Is disappointed.-Mi
&ce Sentinel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11

A party passed through the c.ty
TueSdoy from Davis Station IN
Clarendon county To Salt Lake City.
Utah. where they will make their
home. They were Mr.. W. II. Cobia
three daughters and two sons and Mr.
and Mrs. II. l.. POunCey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
An Easier Dose.

Johnny-The medicine amt so nasty
as 1t useter be, mommer. I'm gettin'
used to it. Mommer-Do you take
whole spoonful every hour2 Johnny
Nom: l couldn't find a spoon, So I'm
usin' fOrk.-Cieveland Leader.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11

And now somebody has accused Dir.
Cook Of stealing another PERSONS
grammar. Is there no limit to the
reckless depravity Of that man.
Washington Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11

Having swung around the political
circle, Tom Watson announces him
self back at his starting point-thc
Democratic party.-Rochester Post
Express.
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a 1urn Down.

Snaggsy Beg pardon. mister; I'm q
stranger in desc parts. Farmer Har-
row Well. | dunno of anybody tina.
wants to git acquainted with We.
CFurns AWnyl Boston Transcript.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11

There seems to be q good deal of
malicious animal magnetism loose in
Illinois politics just now.-St. Lotus
Republic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11

"Say, pop, I've got to write compo-
sition on Hope What is hope any
way?"
Hope, my boy, is the joyous expec-
tation Of being able to dodge our Just
deSertS."-Life.
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Greatly Overestimated.

Hewitt-llalf the world doesn't know
how the other half lives. Jewitt-I
think you overcstimate the number Of
people who mind their own BUSINESS
Brooklyn Life.
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The Dutch poet who wrote the
Jingle recitcd in Holland by RoOse-
tcit never dreamed that he would be
elevated to the dollar-a-word class
Washington Star.