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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-14
BATTLESHIP TO DOMINGO.
New Hampshire Ordered to Southern
Republic-ScriOus Uprising in the
Island Reported.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 1.-THE battle
ship New Hampshire which has been
standing by the stranded submarine
torpedo boat b.. in Lynnhayen bay.
left under hurry orders at midnight
for San Domingo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-14
No Explanation.

Washington, Dec. 11.-OficiaIs of
the State and navy department to-
night were inclined to be non-com-
municative concerning the hurried
orders issued to the battleship New
Hampshire to sail for san Domingo.
1t is understood, however, that anoth-
er serious uprising has broken out in
the island republic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-14

Very many of the ladies of Sumter
and vicinity are following out that oft
given advice TO do your Christmas
shopping early"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-14

Tell the merchant: ~ saw your
ad n the Watchman and Southron &"
II helps the merchant and ourselves
and shows that you appreciate the
merchants efforts to reach you.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-14

At the gathering of Governors this
"''N' 'he "oNernor OF South Carolina
"'u'u right up into the limelight.-
Wilmington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-14

When you read an al. In this pa
per. tell the merchant II saw your
ad. I'm the Watchmnn and Southron." +"
and watch him smile.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-14

The Gibson hotel, two department
stores and an Office building were
burned In Cincinnati Tuesday night
loss ssso.ooo. is believed that SOW
ersl persons lost their lives In the no
tel
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-14

The British dreadnought Conturian
ran down and sank a small steamer
off Portland harbor Tuesday. All on
board were drowned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-14

Sheriff F. III. Creech, of BarnweIl
died suddenly Monday afternoon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
BUSIEST SPOT ON EARTH.

The most crowded spot in the
world for FIVE and half days of the
week is that small tract Of. territory.
covering one acre, bounded by the
Royal Exchange. the bank and the
Mansion house in the city of London
1t is veritable human ganglion II
you were to stretch an invisible thread
north and south across this space you
would find that In the course of each
day no fewer than 100000 persons
passed and repassed. together with
$4,000 vehicles. And the busiest acre
is Immediately outside the Mansion
house, for rather more than half the
traffic crossing the imaginary boun-
daries passes that way The results OF
a traffic census taken by the London
police show that on an average day
some 10000 vehicles pass this particu-
lar corner. while the pedestrian traffic
is well over 25o,0OO and these figures
are constantly increasing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
4 NEW YEATS PRAYER.

In the new year may we keep our
reverence unimpaired for the hum
ble-minded, and those who have sIf-
fered much; our humor alert for our
own mistakes and our self-sufiicienoy
and not at any time wreak 1t upon
the aged, the crippled, the obscure.
May we guard childhood and honor
age, however infirm and petulant, be-
cause it has gone long way on the
same road that bruises our feet; and
ever seek to prolong the brief moment
of Joy as it visits children and lovers.
May we have the grace to rejoice in
the flow CT life as it moves through
from generation to generation, and to
be purified by the mystery in which
we dwell-the night silences and the
wonder of our inner life. May we
know that humanity is vaster than
any creed of its devising, airy church
of its building, any religion of its
shaping. May we look upon the wide
spread spectacle of human suffering
and, having endured to look upon it,
learn to know our single life-seem-
ingly SO. unique--as drop of that in
finite sea. When it comes our time
to realize that in this earthly progress
we shall not long dwell with happiness
or with success, may we clear our
spirit of bitterness, and in calm
strength continue at the work.-Col-
Her's Weekly
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
ttemOso awe b ~ /. aetl.

The police OF the world have be,in
asked to. cooperate in the search TOR
an old-fashioned ring which has al
ready had many strange adventure 8.
The ring is of oldfashioned gold woIk
set with cornelian stone sculpturcd
with design after Michael Angelo
II represents vintage scene. wi b
vines, dancing figures. fauns, ANNA /.
and fruit. There is only one other
ring the same in existence and this
duplicate is in the South Kensingttn
museum, London Both rings n e
copies by a Greek engraver OF the
original which was made for a king
OF France The lost ring was fouo
In Paris about the year 1900. and lost
again about so years ago Early this
vear the owner presented an old de, K
to a boy leaving for school,. and the
discovery of hidden spring revealt d
the missing ring Shortly afterwards
the owner left for India. taking the
ring with him. when 1t again got lost
and that. Is why the police have been
asked to aid in the search to find it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
j RAlNBow-HuED DOGS is FAD
IL Started When a FuturIst Artist
Painted Actress Pony to
Match Costume.

Paris.-Painted dogs are becoming
the rage among certain fashionable
and theatrical set in Paris. An actress
appeared the other day on the Bots de
Boulogne dressed in a green gown
with fringes touched with yellow Her
hat dropped with the weight of sea,
green flowers She led three toy dogs
by silver chains The dogs were paint
ed orange, striped. with silver; their
paws were green. and their ankles
were yellow A fourth dog. which she
led by a gold chain. was painted sky
green all over.
A New Yorker who sighted the dogs
as he was emerging from cafe let
out a whoop and dived into a passing
taxi.
Another actress has had her fox-ter
rier painted Parma-violet, with gen.
tian-blue paws.
Still another actress ia accompanied
by a monkey. which she has had paint.
ed seven different times in fortnight
to match her seven different afternoon
promenade costumes
A futurist artist one night attended
a theater where an actress appeared
mounted on a dull-looking brown pony:
Her gown was blue, trimmed with old
rose. The artist suggested that the
pony be. painted blue. and 1t was done.
That started the painted-dog tad.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
rHEATER FOR GOTHAM YOUNG
Only Playhouse In World Devoted Ex-
cluslveiy to Children Will Be
Open Soon. ~

New York.--A children's theater,
the only playhouse in the world de-
voted exclusively to the entertain
ment of children, will be opened in
New York soon. The funds for the
enterprise were provided by william
K. Vanderbilt, but the theater is ex.
pected to be practically self-support-
ing.
The auditorium which is placed on
the roof of the building erected by Mr..
Vanderbilt and others for their new
theater enterprise. will seat 500 chill
dren and has twelve boxes, The wall
decorations are in nursery style. and
great arched windows looking out over
Central Park give 1t an abundance of
pure fresh air.
Plays will be given in the afternoon
beginning at 80 o'clock, an hour con-
venient for school children.
A partial description of the theater
was made public. The stage is low
and has the general appearance of the
stage of toy theater in some garrett
The seats are lower than those of the
ordinary playhouse The frame OF
the proscenium is decorated with
frieze The base of this frieze is sup
ported with bits of animal life Illus
trative OF the fables of Aesop and La
Fontaines This idea is carried out
through the interior Of the building,
through eight pictures in cameo re-
lief in the arches of the boxes
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
CastInq UP ACCOUNTS.


With the dawning of the new year,
let us stop for moment and invoice
our life for the past twelve months,
much as the merchant invoices his
goods. Retire to your room alone,
look over the books and see how they
balance Do they show that trade has
been good. that people have come to
look daily for loving words, sympa-
thy, and kind acts, and received
them? Or do they show the oppo-
site? II so, let us order a new stock
of goods this year from the Heavenly
Firm, q clean, pure, up-to-date stock.
Then. remembering we are working
for the best firm. let us keep busy
each day. and people will buy if
they see the goods are pure, whole
some and. beautiful Let each one
resolve that the year 1913, shall be
consecrated to the helping in some
way every one we meet every day In
the year.-Sunshine
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
NO MORE HOMEMADE LACE.

Homemade Saxony lace which has
been made by women OF the country
In. their homes for upwards OF hun
dred years, is doomed Lace-making
was first introduced into Saxony in
1903. and since that time thirty lace
making schools have been supported
by the government who saw in 1t a
profitable home industry for the wom-
en- The Royal House also took an
interest in the work. and various So
cieties placed 1t on the market Last
June. however. machine was pat
ented for the work. whose metal fin
gers make the lace more cheaply in
quicker time and more exact to pat
tern. The government has therefore
decided to close the schools and this
peasant women and children are thus
being forced into the factories to earn
their livelihoods
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28

the heather god Janus. Yet these
English settlers came from a land
where New Years I've and New
Years Day were second In Importance
and in domestic observance only &c
Christmas.
No English holiday was OF much
account that was not observed with
flowing bowl On New Years Eve the
wassail bowl was filled with spiced
ale and drunk In families, and poorer
folk tied a bowl with ribbons and
begged for money for ale to I'LL and
refill the bowl. singing:
Wassail wassail all over the town.
Our toast IL is white, our ale Il is brown;
Our bowl It is made OF maplin tree.
We be good fellows az drink to thee
In some parts OF England the old
year is swept out" by men and boys
with blackened faces dressed to rep
resent sweeps. In others it 10 burned
out" with bonflres Sometimes. it is
rung out with mufied bells that are
unmuffied and rung clear after 10
o'clock.
In Derbyshire when the clock struck
N12 the house door was thrown open
q for an honored guest. and the
n =.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
WALK LINE FOR A LODGING
Cleveland Wayfarers' lodge Forces
Application to Drastic Test In
Proof Of Their Sobriety.

Cleveland, Ohio. -Applicants for a
nights lodging must hereafter be able
to walk literal chalk line--a white
streak across an eighteen foot room
before there is any shelter for them
at the wayfarers' lodge OF the Asso-
ciated Charities here Superintend-
ent Howell Wright OF the Associated
Charities instituted the custom when
he refused lodging to tramp from
Philadelphia because he wavered from
the narrow path
Wright said that he believes the Gus
tom should become general and that
applicants who are unable tosnegotiate
the feat in proof Of their sobriety will
be turned out In the cold. The more
serious cases will be given to the po-
lice.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
SPOILED THE SWIMMING TRIP.

Near Mt Pleasant. Iowa. during the
summer. a bevy of young ladies who
had just graduated from high school
went out to a secluded nook on the
banks OF the Skunk river to take q
swim They secreted their clothes In
a neighboring thicket and had just en-
tered the water when they were panic
stricken to hear a voice exclaim In q
most matter-of-fact way, Taking a
bath? Ha ha. come in. the waters
fine" They remained in the water
for over an hour with only their heads
showing. until one OF the girls hap
pened to discover a solemn-iooking par
rot perched on the limb Of tree near
by The bird had escaped from town
and followed the girls to the swim
ming hole.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
SATISFIED WITH OLD GAME
Provisions to Ante-Nuptiai Agreement
Suggested by Girl Cause Re-
sumption Of Love Making.

Before we proceed any further With
our courtship." he said, would 1t not
be well for US to consider the, pre-
nuptial agreement All the best peo-
pie. you know. are having pre-nuptial
agreements now
Miss Gaythorne looked at him 10
perplexity for q moment and then an
swered:
4 don't believe | quite understand
you"
Haven't you read about the pre-
nuptial agreement that was entered
into by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and
Mrs. McKim:"
y don't remember 1t. If did. What
was II?
They had complete understand
ing concerning the divorce and the
alimony and the disposition of the
children and all that sort of thing. so
that II would be unnecessary for them
to have matters aired In court or pub
iished In the newspapers, If they ever
decided that their marriage was
failure . yssg
And you wish 10 have me enter In
to an. agreement or that kind?"
1T would. simply matters in case
we ever found that our welded life
was not what we expected 1t to be-
Very well. / will enter into an
agreement of that kind If you will let
me I'D few provisions
What have you in mind?"
Well, for one thing. you are to
agree to always consider me the
loveliest End most beautiful girl in the
world. For another. you are to agree
that you will never do or say any
thing which might cause me to cease
to regard you as the ideal man. 1t will
% further agreed that neither OF US
shall cease 70 love the other without
sufficient and reasonable cause. ana
that"
oh, pshaw. Bessie" he interrupted
what's the use of considering the
matter any further Come on over
and let's resume hugging and kissing
where we left on
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28

The New Year was hire mi any
ushered ~ WIKI warthy, dark
snout OF Wer'haired men went
comel" from house to
house on New Years morn ito take
the New Year in" receiving gift OF
liquor or money from each host. In
Scotland this "first.footlng'' was a
ceremony of much Importance; and
SO universal was the custom of visit.
ing from house to house that cen
fury ago, in Edinburgh, the streets
were more thronged from 10 to l in
the New Years morning than at mid
day. AS 1t was deemed unlucky to
enter a house empty-handed, the visi.
tors bore with them cakes, cheese
and bowls or kettles of "hot pint" AS
parties of friends met in the streets
they exchanged cakes and buns and
sir led each others drink.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
BRAGANzA DAGGER is FOUND
Portuguese Officials Recover $4,000
Weapon. Missing TWO Years
Sought by American.

Lisbon, Portugal THE famous dag
ger OF the dukes of Braganza. long CO
yeted by wealthy American collectors.
has been returned to the state as mys-
teriously as 1t disappeared from the
royal palace Of Necessidades on the
hight OF October A, 1910. when King
Manuel fed from his castle to find ref
uge on British shores.
The weapon. studded with precious
stones and bearing Craftsmanship at
tributed to Benvenuto Cellini. is esti-
mated to be worth $4,000. Many for
eigners have sought to purchase it,
romantic tales associated with the
blade having added historic worth to
Its intrinsic value.
At the time OF the revolution the
Republican leaders visited the desert
ed palace and took possession of all
the jewels and works of art that the
royal family had left behind. The dag.
ger and some other valuables. how
ever. failed to find their way into the
hands of the new authorities.
Some time ago the government de-
cided that all the furi lture. jewels
and other property seized at the pal
aces. but which belonged to the fallen
monarch and mis- mother. Queen Anne
lie. should be returned to them in
London. and the old inventory books
of the Braganza family are being ex-
an1ined to separate whar belongs right.
fully to the royal family from what
is considered as the property OF the
republic. Recently the dagger was
secretly placed in the letter box of the
official who is conducting the inven-
tory, There was nothing to indicate
by whom 1t had been restored.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
LARGEST BLOCK OF GRANITE,

For two years granite quarters
have been working away cutting out
an immense block at Barre. VT Even
now. 1t is not removed from it's orig
Inal resting place nor have they got
ten the exact dimensions OF the huge
block They know, however. that in
rough figures It exceeds 230 feet long.
IS feet wide. and Is at least 80 feet
In depth. Since clearing away the
face. It has been found that the depth
will exceed 80 feet, as no sign of the
bottom bed is yet reached Taxing
the above figures as criteria. the bNocE
weighs about rs 0oO,00O pounds
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28

q Some men swear off for New
Years day. and soma among the
bills forget the off part Of il.
q Some men wear suspenders which
fair hands have decorated and
thank heaven that tailors invented
waistooats.
q Some generous women are won
dering why their husbands new
smoking jacket smells like singed
boiled dinner.
q Some men are in the cellar fitting
the gay bands of wife's holiday
cigars laboriously upon surrepti-
tious substitutes and meditating on
the rubber industry.
q Some girls are wondering whether
he gave her the ring this year, and
whether he considers THAT a
Christmas gift.
q Some neirhbors are wishing that
little Willie might wax in strength;
he can't hit the head of the drum,
quite hard enough yet.
q Some little maids know more
than they did about the internal
anatomy of dolls and woolly lambs.
and weep amid the sawdust.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
FAMILY OF MuapgRgRs.

Calviuia. Cape Colony. can claim the
inenviable distinction OF possessing a
Jingle family Ave members of which
have been charged with murder or
attempted murder The details are
told apropos of the death sentence
which has just been passed on Jacob
Swart. found guilty of kicking his
wife to death second member of
the family was convicted OF the at
tempted murder of farmer wom-
an member murdered child which
she had been nursing. and two broth
ers wanted for theft shot dead the po-
liceman and farmer who tried to
arrest them
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
BRINGING I'M THE
NEW YEARS WATER

Perhaps in no part of the British
Isles is the New Year heralded with
more quaint and curious customs than
in Pembrokeshire. That picturesque
county abounds with strange customs
and rare superstitions, and If you are
a lover of the curious and picturesque
customs of bygone days, the day of
days to be in Pembrokeshire is on
January /.
You will very probably be awakened
by, the strains of some musical instru-
ment-preferably concertina or ac-
Gordon, but a mouth-organ will do
and the singing of children's voices
of the following words:--
Rise up New Years morning,
The cocks are all a-crowlng;
And II you think it is too soon,
Rise up and look at the stars and moon.
If you are enthusiastic enough to
descend you will find a group of boys
of all ages on your doorstep, armed
with little cups or mugs of cold water
and sprigs of box, sclamoring for
the New Years water" to be taken
In. If you accede to their request, the
sprigs of box are dipped into the New
Years water" and a tiny shower
sprinkled over your face.
This is supposed to bring great good
luck to you and your household, but
three things must be carefully OBJ
served-the bearers of good luck must
come inside your door, every member
OF the household must go through this
ordeal by water to ensure luck to him
self, or herself, and the bringers of
the luck must be rewarded in a man
ner suitable to your position. The
well-to-do give small silver, and per-
haps refreshments; others coppers;
and some of the poorest sweets, or
anges, nuts, cake, etc.
Every good Pembrokeshire house.
wife lays In a store of small coins and
good things of the season. in readiness
for the early visits of the youth of her
town or village, and many deny them
selves to do this. To assert that the
bringing OF the New Years water"
does not bring good luck would be re,
garded as rank blasphemy.
Girls are considered very unluclky to
enter your house first on New Years
Day, and dark persons are preferred
to those Of fair complexion as luck
bringers. To avoid anything so ter
rible as the entry of a girl or wom-
an or fair person first on New Years
Day, the doors are kept locked, and
when knock is heard the caller is
either inspected from a window or
some other coign of vantage. or in
terrogated through the closed door.
This all may appear very absurd In
print, but IL you pay visit to Tenby
or some other place in "the premier
county Of Wales" you will enter into
the spirit Of the thing. and feel the de-
light OF hearing the familiar greeting.
"A Happy New Year accompanied
by a tiny Jet Of Icy water on your
face. IA =
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28

new year was
ushered in with a
shout of "Wel-
comet" and the
first human in
conner was watch
ed for with much
eagerness, a WON
an visitor being
thought - rather
ungallantly to
bring ill-luck; a
light-haired man
was also regarded
with much dis.
favor. In Lanca,
@ ~. ., n, "a
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

and bracinrs and IN the foundations
30 miles of steel ioists and tie bars
The capacity Of tho tank is . aoo non
gallons OF water The tank acts ne
balancer and to assist the pumps when
they cannot send SUFFICIENT water into
the mains 70 meet the demands Dur.
ing the night hours when the pnmrs
crowded more water than is required.
the excess quantity goes in to the
tpnk
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28

agaipPa Tme He's and bald long past his
We nub him all the veong His steady tread we do not hear he's
bleak December dies triumph grand before him lies He knocks his
o demands the foo-.
more"
lasto
can't return"
Father lmps
let
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
The Weekly Republican

Presents 10 broad the best EDITORIAL literary and special features
OF Ito
intelligent people thought
times we'll of the the and only ONE DOL
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28

A monthly magazine for huboes is
to be published At Chicago by Jeff
Davis, now president Of the Inter
national Brotherhood Welfare
association.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28

Children'in !. higher grades of
The schools Of Brattleboro have sold
s3,73s Red Cross seals FOR the
benefit Of the Red Cross association
of the stfite,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28

A Pittsburg laundry has adver-
tised for wssherwomen who do not
chew tobacco nor use snuff nor have
large pockets in their dresses.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
The New Year.

Each New Year is a leaf OF our loves
rose;
1t falls but quick another rose-lear
grows.
So is the lower from year to year the
same,
But richer. for the dead leaves feed IFS
fame.
-Gilder.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28
The NEW vear

Who knows what opportunity may
come to us this year? Let us live in
a great spirit, then we shall be ready
for a great occasion.-Dean Hodges.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-28

TheI gSSkf medal Of the Italian
Geographical society has been pre-
scented to Capt Roald Amundsep,
the polar explorer.