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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
FREAK SHADOWS.
\ Peculiar Phenomenon That Has {.
Simple Explanation.

In the crude oil producing regions In
California there are scores of large
ponds OF this material. After being
pumped to the surface the petroleum
Is emptied into depressions In the
earth, where Ii remains for a time.
Later the crude oil is placed In bar.
rels. in large metal cans or else In big
reservoirs. These oil ponds are known
as ''sump holes"
There is one peculiar thing about
these "sump holes" and that Is In the
way OF producing what are known as
freak shadows" These are real
shadows. but notwithsta nding this fact
they are decidedly "freaky." If the
sun Is brightly shining and a per-
son stands for few moments on the
margin Of the ''sump hole" 30 that
his shadow falls on the surface of the
petroleum and he then quickly changes
his position the dim shadow remains
just where 1t was originally cast. In
other words, the shadow does not
follow the substance"
This may seem like a paradox. but 1t
Is true. The instant a person shifts
his position his shadow is again cast
In new place, yet the former shadow
remains unchanged The longer a
person stands In one particular spot
the longer will the former shadow be
visible.
Hundreds of experiments have been
made along these lines, and every time
the same results have been produced.
The simple explanation for this phe-
nomenon Is that under the hot sun
gas Is being constantly generated
down In the body Of the petroleum.
and II rises to the surface In the form
OF little minute bubbles. So very
small ore these bubbles that they are
scarcely visible to the naked eye. Mil
Hons Of these wee bubbles are rising
to the top all the time. when the
bubbles break and the gas is liberated.
passing into the air.
Both the gas and bubbles are so
very supersensitive to the temperature
that even ones shadow cast for a
moment across them Is affected. The
temperature Is lowered. Whenever the
substance quickly changes position the
shadow remains until the rays again
warm up that spot and the shadOwy
outline slowly fades away. or course
the freak shadow" may be seen for
only very few seconds.-Scientiflc
American.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
The Sanity Of Paris

The French live within their means
and by q sense Of economy wholly un-
known to us manage to save and. re-
tire to enjoy whatever fortune has
stored up for them. says F. Berkeley
Smith In Success Magazine. To them
France is sufficient They voyage
rarely and gamble less. The spend
thrift or the man who plunges on the
bourse. the races and the gaming Ia
BILE IS regarded by the masses in the
light Of rogue and fool. The Pa
risians work hard enough for their
leisure. but they never eliminate 1t nor
allow their work to encroach upon
their traditional daily vacation. as
luncheon, the aperitif hour. dinner and
fete days. They work. not to amass
millions and die in harness, but to
save enough to give their daughter her
dot. without which she may never
marry; start their son in his chosen
trade and have enough income left to
retire before they are too old to enjoy
their freedom.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
FAMOUS NOVELISTS.
What Some Of Them Did Before Thev
Took to Writino.

Among those novelists who studied
law we have Fielding. Scott. Charles
Reade. Wilkie Collins. Blackmore
Washington Irving. George Meredith,
Robert Grant, Henry James, Anthony
Hope. Rider Haggard and Owen WIS
ter. Journalism, which Mr.. Kipling
once defined 60 the ono legitimate
branch of the profession. is represent
ed by Dickens. David Christie Muir
ray. William Black J. NJ. Barrie. Mar
lon Crawford, George w. Cable
Stephen Crane, George Barr Nc
Cutcheon. Frank Norris, Richard
Harding Davis and David Graham
Phillips. The navy and merchant ma,
rlne have given us Smollet, Captain
Marryat, Fenimore Cooper, Clark Rus.
sell. Joseph Conrad and Morgan Rob.
ertson. Artists and architects include
Thackeray. Du Maurier, Hopkinson
Smith. Robert Chambers, Thomas Har.
dy and William J. Locke. Medicine
and theology are not 80 well repre-
sented. Under the former head we re-
call for the moment only Smoilett
(naval surgeon). Holmes, S. Weir
Mitchell and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
under the latter. Sterne Charles
Kingsley, Henry van Dyke Edward
Everett Hale, Ian Maclaren. Ralph
Connor and Thomas Dixon. College
professors who have either given up
their chairs to become novelists or
hnx 81 e. IL
In the midst Of their other duties are
Sir Walter Bcsant, Robert Herrick and
Brander Matthews. ~Bookman
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
The Battle of a Week.

The battle Of week was the great
conflict at Tours in which Charles
Martel overthrow the Saracens, A. D.
732. The members Of the Saracen
army are variously estimated at from
100000 to 100000. and the historians
say that 375,C00 were killed on the
field. 1t IS suspected that these fig
ures are gross exaggeration, but it
Is certain that few battles Of history
save been either so bloody or so de-
ciSiye.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
TORTURE By WATER.
The Third Degree In Sorcery Cases In
Louis XiV!s Time.


Louis XiV's Time.
One OF the methods adopted by
Louis XIV. to purge his Kingdom OF
sorcery was the question ordinary"
This. according to &. Duval in "Shad.
ows Of Old Paris" consisted In having
ten pints Of water poured into the
body
"The executioner placed the prisoner
IN recumbent position. firmly tied
upon a table block was slipped un.
der the loins, so that the chest and
stomach were thrown outward and
upward. while the contents Of q meas
ure OF two pints were forced by means
OF a hose down the victims mouth.
If he resisted his nose was held until
he opened his teeth to breathe. After
every two pint meas sure he was given
9 few seconds rest and the opportuni.
ty to confess. II he continued his de-
NAL tho question was reapplied until
the whole ten pints had been con.
sumed
"In tho question extraordinary the
quantity administered was augmented
to twenty pints. The swelling caused
by this unnatural amount of liquid In
the body produced the most acute ago
n.y."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
Too Smart to Be a LAWYER.

b. Davis Noxon was one Of the ablest
lawyers In central New York A young
man entered his Office as q student and
was given Blackstone to study. At the
end Of month he asked Mr.. Noxon
what he should read next. "Do you
understand Blackstone?" "Yes," was
his answer. Read Kent" was tho or.
der. In another month he announced
that he had finished Kent and "What
nextf" "Have you read Blackstone and
KentT' YES" 'Do you understand
them" Yes "Well." said Mr.. Nox.
on. you had better go at some other
business; you are too smart to be a
lawyer. boston Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
Old and Modern Customs,

Palm Sunday in certain places Is
called Fig Sunday" from the custom
Of eating figs on this day. as snap
dragons on Christmas eve. plum pud-
ding on Christmas day. oranges and
barley sugar on st. Valentines eve.
pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, salt cod
fish on Ash Wednesday. frumenty on
"Mothering Sunday" tmid-LenO, cross
buns on Good Friday. gooseberry tart
on WhitsunGay, goose on Michaelmas
day. nuts on Allhallows. and so on
New York American
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
Tho Rajahs of Bustar.

The rajahs of Bustar are hybrid
raJputs, claiming TO be Of the family
or the moon, and have reigned In Bus.
tar for between five and six hundred
years. The family bears the name o.
Rathp1ry, and every year the rajah
has To sit on the rath ut the festival ct
the Dusseerah wearing the jewels cf
the goddess Dunteshwarre, the tuteayy
goddess OF the state. which are brough,
from Dantawara temple for the pur
pose.
Save for the jewels he Is clad ONLY
In wrcaths OF flowers" snys Il writer
In the Wide World. "and when We
saw him ne looked very sole ltmn-al-
most ashamed Of hmSclf-as he passed
us.
"ln connection with this ceremony
there used 10 he brutal custom Of
dragging the rath, huge sort Of jug
gcrnaut car weighing many tons. over
the bodies of live bunalocs. often only
partly killing them.
This horrible practice was stopped
10y British officials"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
Ruins Of Yucatan.

The explorations of Arthur Dfosy In
Yucatan brought 20 light many new
facts about the stupendous ruins
which stretch through the country in
a chain 300 miles long The most
amazing thing about these ruins. ac-
cOrding to Mr.. Diosy. is that the peo-
pie who possessed such high archi.
tectural skill and the knowledge OF
rich and graceful decorative arts. be-
longed to the stone age and had no
knowledge Of metals. These WI rs
In stone were carved with flint In, e.
ments and a civilization which has
been compared to that of Egypt grew
up without even the use Of bronze and
iron
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
The Art Of Embalmino.

The modern embalmcrs have not re
covered the secret OF the art as prac-
ticed by the old Egyptians and prob
ably never win. Some of the bodies
known 10 us MS "mummies' buried
5000 or 1000 years ago are still in a
state Of perfect preservation Back
Of the ancient art lay religious creed.
The ancient Egyptian believed that
after many thousands of years the
soul came back to find It's body and
that If il was not found the soul wan.
drrcd forever in misery and wrctchcd.
ness; hence 1t WAS absolutely ncres-
sary TO preserve the body. and hence.
finally, the cmbalmers art.--New York
American
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
A BLOOD TAX.
Payment by French Town to Spain
For an Ancient Crime.

For an Ancient Crime.
Seven hundred years ago some shep-
herds Of the valley OF Roncal, in Ma
varre. were murdered by shepherds Of
the valley Of BaretOn. In Bearn. the
crime taking place on the high pasture
lands or Arlas. In the Pyrenees. It
would have been difficult to bring the
murderers individually to justice, and
the Spaniards were preparing TO make
war upon the valley from which the
French murderers had come when the
French villages proposed that peace be
maintained at the price Of yearly tax
or tribute. TO endure for all time, and
this proposition was accepted.
The payment Of this blood tax-origi-
nally three white mares. but later three
COWS Of q particular breed and color
has been made ever since, the custom
ut Is nothing more) having survived
even the great wars In which both
France and Spain have engaged and
the storm Of the French revolution.
Yearly the representative men Of the
two valleys meet on the frontier at a
certain stone remote from any town
and 60 through the ceremony Of pre-
senting and receiving the cattle. The
order Of proceed which is elaborate
and impressive. is fixed by a document
bearing the date 1875. though the tax
was paid hundred years prior to that
time. The records Of each yearly meet
ing and payment are duly attested and
deposited In the archives of the Ron
calais.-New York Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
SURVEYING Land.

The art Of land surveying owes hS
origin to the fact that the EgyptirsS
were unable to keep permanent monu-
mentS OH land which was Overfowe(f
every year by the Nile. Under such
circumstances II became necessary to
have some means OF reidentifying the
various pieces OF land. The instru-
ments and mathematical methods Of
astronomy, with suitable notifications,
were used by the Egyptians for land
surveying
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
keopinu the Actors Clean.

Some years ago. when playing IN
Leeds, | started swimming compe-
tition among the members Of my com
pany and TO encourage them offered
as a prize silver loving cup (won,
by the way, 10y the late Edward Lon
nen). The event apparently created
some interest in the town. and friend
heard two men engage in Il discussion
as follows:
First Mani say, burst TO know this
ere Tcrrys given Il coop TO bcs' swim
mer l. corpanyf
Second Man-Aye. What's that for?
First Man-Oh, | suppose It's TO keep
them play actors clcan.--Edward Terry
IN Era annual.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
In the Miniru Rusiness

Il think you said. Rastus, that you
had brother in the mining business
In the west?
"Yeh, boss. that's right"
what kind Of mining-gold mining,
silver mining. copper mining?"
NO, sab, none O. those; calcimin-
Ing" g."-Everybody's.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
Chippendale's Own.

ais 1t genuine Chippendale"
Absolutely, SIR
"But this looks like a crack right
across
Done by Chippendale himself, sir, in
fit Of rage when he heard the union
had called the men out" - London
Punch
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
The ANGEL.

Wife-I am trimming up last years
nat to save the cost of a new onel
hubby-How good Of you, You're a
perfect little angel, Wife-Am II
Then give me $40 to buy wings.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
He WaS CnnoiIerata

She-I should Like that lovely pearl
necklace Look what beauties they
are. IIe-It's better not to have such
large pearls, my dear. People always
think they are false Journal Amusant
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
The Other Was Important.

1.-TWO great desires OF my life have
been gratified. One was to go up in
an airship."
'And the Other2"
'To get safely back to earth."-Ex-
change
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03

Love " our noi2hbor is tho only
door out ot the dungeon Of sclf-M0c-
Donald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03
His Impress sion.

Mrs. knicker-NOw, will you remem-
Der everything, John? Knicker-Yep.
I'm to turn the flowers out at night
and sprinkle the cat.-Harpers BIZ.
yar
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03

That Annapolis snohhery case seems
40 b" ono of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
.'i-'t-happ. n-sgaiu-hud. - Indian
apois News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03

To accept good advice Is but 10 I'm
crease ones own ability Goethe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03

Judge w. j. Rees. OF WcdgcGcld.
was In town Friday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03

Miss Boyhin is visiting the family
of Mr.. II. L. Manning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03

Mr. Laval Jackson, Of CIarcmont
was in town Friday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03

Mr.. john Boy}>m. OF Dalzel, spcnt
Saturday in town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-03

Mr.. T.. II. Williams, Of Statcburg,
was i'm the city Friday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-06

brought in hand. so the board will
know where it stands as to money
matters.
Hog Thieves at Glover.
On last Monday night a fine brood
SOW, weighing about 800 pounds, the
property of Mr.. w. c. FAIRIES, was
killed on his premises at the Glover
Cotton mill by parties as yet un-
known. Mr.. FAIRIES was at work in
the mill at the time. The killing was
done at about IL o'clock, and the
perpetrators were heard by Mrs.
FAIRIES. who was alone in the house
with the children. She raised an
alarm and they fled, but later return
ed, evidently with the intention Of
removing the carcass, but were heard
again and fled when another alarm
was raised. Owing to the continued
downpour of rain throughout the
night all tracks were obliterated and
there was no means Of tracing the
culprits and as yet there Is no clue.
The Stockade Patent.
The county board of commissioners
on yesterday approved a voucher for
$500 with which to pay for the patent
right to use and make portable stock
ades in York county. This action winds
up the incident Of last summer and
ends the threatened suit for heavy
damages. 1t will be remembered that
shortly after going into Office the re-
firing board, consisting Of Messrs.
Gordon, Lumpkin and Aycock obtained
drawings and measurements Of the
Mecklenburg stockade and constructed
a plant along identical lines. A patent
had been applied for for the Mecklen-
burg idea and the application was
pending at the time. Messrs. Starnes
& Stowe. the patentees, waited until
they got ready, came over to Yorkville
last summer and demanded that they be
paid for the patent right. and when the
county board hesitated about giving
any satisfaction, threatened suit to
protect their rights. After requesting
a little time in which to look into the
matter, the commissioners finally de-
cided to pay for the patent rights.
which was done Monday as stated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-06

For two weeks or more the country
around West Union, Ohio, has been
stirred by the prosecutions for vote
buying and selling. AS has been stat
ed there have been more than thou
sand indictments, and guilt is general
ly so obvious that none of the accused
think of making a fight. The rule of
the indicted people is to walk up, con-
fess their guilt and take their medi-
cine, and the usual punishment is a
fine in twice the amount of the sum re-
ceived for the vote and dsfranchise-
ment for five years. 1t is claimed that
the prosecutions were instituted by the
Republicans out of chagrin at having
been defeated by the Democrats. 1t is
a fact, however, that vote buying and
selling had been practiced throughout
the whole county for so long that 1t
had come to be regarded as matter of
course and the Democrats had no trou-
BILE in indicting as many Republicans.
AS the result, there are not enough
voters left in some Of the precincts to
elect a school trustee. When all the
cases have been disposed Of there will
be left only a few hundred voters in
the county. But the effect is calcula-
ted to be good beyond estimation. 1t
will bring an end to vote buying and
selling in that part of the country and
probably other sections will learn
by the experience.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-06
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Florence Cody of Yorkville,
has taken a position with the Kirk
patrick -Belk company, as bookkeeper.
CONGRESSMAN Finley has awarded a
contract to Messrs. ]. j. Keller q CO.,
for a handsome residence to be erect
ed on his lot on North Congress street.
Mrs. j. C. Wilborn and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, who have been visit
ing relatives in Rock Hill and Chester,
have returned to their home In York.
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Dowdle Of Hick-
ory Grove, returned yesterday from
Gaffney, where their little son, l.. T..
Jr., has been undergoing treatment
for his eyes.
Mr.. R. Glenn Allison has returned to
Baltimore, to resume his medlcal
studies, after spending the holidays IN
Yorkville with his mother, Mrs. n. q.
Allison.
Mr.. David ]. FAINT Of Atlanta, Ga,
visited Yorkville during the holidays,
and was the guest of his sister, Mrs.
Robert J. Herndon.
Mrs. F. ]. Carroll Of Chester R. F. D.
No. 8, and Misses Willie Mae Waters
and Ruth Brown of Lowryville X. r.
D., have been visiting the family OF MT.
M. L. Mitchell in Yorkville.
A petition was being circulated
among the business and other folks OF
Yorkville yesterday, asking for the re-
appointment of Mr.. A. L. Black as ROAD
supervisor for York township. The pc
tition was quite generally signed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-06

pose and 80 long as it does no wrong
could be humanity required. What
ever may be said of the shortcomings
Of individual members of the court, we
think that any criticism of the court
as a whole is extremely dangerous.
If this court should really go wrong,
we think the common sense and vir-
tue of the people as a whole are great
enough to correct that wrong, without
faith and confidence in this court are
absolutely necessary to the we'll being
of organized society, and even though
we had serious Irisgivings against this
court, not the slightest shadow of
which misgivings we entertain, we
would be exceedingly loath to express
them. If we had supreme court that
was really open to serious criticism,
either as to integrity or ability, we
would not be very far removed from
very widespread conditions similar to
that little outbreak in London the 9TH
er day; but our court is not that kind,
we are thankful to say. After all,
was not the original fuss over some
more or less flippant filings along the
line that the members of the court do
not hurt themselves working, anyway
If this was not the casus belli, we
are out and we are not going to run
the risk of getting into more trouble
by looking it up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-06

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Miss Rosa Lindsay-Warts boarders.
]. w. Dobson-Wants live partner in
the grocery business.
Med. Arledge, Wants a
buyer for the Palmer lot on East
Liberty street.
E. n. Stephenson, Yorkville Twill
pay for information leading to re-
covery Of lost brindle bull dog.
Supt., Care Enquirer Office-Wants a
position as superintendent Of farm.
City Meat Market-Will grind sausage
for the public at l cent a pound.
Sage for sale.
J. F. Jackson & Son, Bowling Green
Have received another shipment Of
mules and will sell them on easy
terms.
Baber's Barbershop-Has been moved
to the room vacated by the Loan
and Savings bank and is ready to
serve patrons satisfactorily.
Shannon & Hope-Will have an ex-
pert optician at their store at Sha-
ron on January 9 and 10.
Thos. W. Boyd, Supervisor-Gives no.
tice of annual meeting Of county
commissioners to be held on Janu-
ary 31st, at 10 o'clock a. m.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill-On
page four gives you plan or saw
lnR anu dSSulSS you lhoS ~ ~ ~ SN'
interest to practice saving plan.
First National Bank. Yorkville-Asks
If old age will find you drudging
along, and suggests a savings ac-
count as a safe guard for old age.
Yorkville Creamery Asso.-Talks or
the good qualities Of DeLaval cream
separators the kind used by 9S per
cent of the creameries In America.
Loan and Savings Bank-Suggests a
resolution that 1t Is worth your
while to adopt. 1t means much 10
you in old age.
Thomson Co.'s showing big line or
Elkin all wool blankets, and talks
about clothing. shoes. domestics, etc:
Kirkpatrick-B -Belk Co.-Makes a lot or
special offerings for cold weather
shoppers, including underwear, coat
suits, shoes clothing, etc.
w. r. Carroll-Invites you to see MIN
before making contracts for fertil-
izers or farm supplies.
Herndon & Gordon-Make some plain
statements for public consumption.
A word about their business.
Carroll Furniture Co.-Makes special
prices on three Administer squares,
ex12 feet in size. Guns and rifles.
]. O. Wray-Wants you to remember
that he has moved, and quotes low
prices on clothing, shoes, domestlcs
etc. a.,
York Drug Store-Recommends its
white pine and tar for coughs ana
the York Drug Stores cold and grip
tablets for grip.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-06

Is the fact that conditions at the
county home are no worse than they
have been for fifteen years, If 1t Is
fact, any reason why those conditions
should not be tremendously improved?
The Enquirer bess leave to acknowl-
edge the receipt from Mr.. Bun Bryd-
ges, manager of Bratton's Farm, OF a
liberal sample of what he calls Right
Milk" guaranteed to be absolutely
pure, fresh and sweet, and to contain
very nearly If not quite six per cent OF
butter fat. Applying with energy and in
telligence the knowledge he has gained
through years of experience Mr.. Bryd-
ges Is working many changes and I'M
out at Bratton's Farm, and
is increasing both the quality and the
quantity Of the yield Of milk. He Is
not only furnishing the local retail de-
but has also become the largest
patron of the creamery, and Is arrang-
ing to push his operations at the farm
on a still more extensive scale.