The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 16, 1902, Image 3
? ViHDGiTIOK OF SUMTER FIREMEN
FROM
CALDEN FIREMEN'S FALSE CHARGES.
A Statement of Facts by the Chief of
the Somier Fire Department
Editor The Daily Item; It is not
surprising that the. Camden Firemen
would like to. drop the charge of fraud
and discourtesy , they have brought
against Sumter, for they know such
charges are unkind, ungentlemanly
and untrue.
They are sore over their defeat, but
can justly blame no* one but them
selves, for they had an equal chance
at all prizes, and would have won had
their team.been faster than the . win
ners;- and to attempt to espi?i s -their
defeat by charging fraud is small and
unbecoming In g?h??m?n.
They assert that the water pressure
was not good when they ran, and that
they were forced to use mo:re hose
than the rule? required, ancl "claim
they easily., won first place, but were
cheated out of it
I deny each and every one of the
above assertions, and will introduce
in support of my assertions, state
ments from^iit?emen ^hos? - standing j
is well known and whose honor and
integrity" cannot be questioned,- and
challenge Camden to produce any
tangible evidence -to- support-their
statements.
Xo visiting company received more |
attention than did Camden, and they
were tendered- the use of everything
in the department, and when they
were not satisfied, with what we had,
Capt Hood borrowed for them, from |
the No. 3 Company of Columbia,
wagon, harness and hangers and
further offered to secure horses, if
necessary or desired.
Camden was the only company ]
detected in the attempt to enter anyj
race in direct violation of the rules
and regulations governing the contest.
They, with all other companies, en
tered into an agreement to. weigh , a&j
wagons stripped, and to furnish the
net weight of wagons alone, to the
starting judge, yet within a few hours
after they entered into this agreement,
they came to the. .track . to enter the
race, and it was discovered that they
had 292 pounds of old iron concealed
in their tool bos, .and the wago.i had
been-weighed withthis iron. ,
"Why did they weigh this old " iron
with their wagon when they had
agreed to weigh the wagon alone?
Then it was developed that Camden
stated to the Chief Marshal that their
hosehacH?een measured?by -the^tart
ing judge, and found correct; he
l&eteujm^recl^ them ter pla?r*thei
hose in their wagon and come to the
scratch, when objection was raised,
by a representative of the Deigar
team, and their hose was ordered
measured, and found four feet and
four inches shorter than - the rules
prescribe.
Why did Camden attempt to enter
the ra with short hose?
For obvious reasons, they claim
their hose had shrunk, but such a
claim is preposterous,- and can only
mislead those who know nothing of
the nature of hose.
The Deigar team ran a clean, fair
race, in strict compliance with all
; rules and regulations, and asked nor
.received favors from no one, neither
did they, receive any special conces
sions, but ran a race totally devoid of
all trickery, fraud or deception ; and
any statement, or insinuation to the
contrary is absolutely false. .
In support of my position, I beg that
you will publish the accompanying
statements, which were unhesitatingly
furnished, and vili explain them
selves. Respectfully,
W. S. Graham,
Capt. Deigar Reel Team and
Chie:: Fire Department.
Samter, S. C, July 10, 1902.
Mr. W. S. Graham, Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir: I was Chairman and Capt.
Rbame, of the Camden team, was Sec
retary : of the Captains' meeting, at
which a resolution was introduced,
and carried, to the effect that all hose
wagons entering the races, must be
stripped before being weighed, and
th?. net weight of the wagon alone be
furnished to the judges, and if any
deficiency in weight should occur,
then the Judges should supply the
necessary weight by adding sacks of
shot provided for the purpose by the
Sumter Fire Department Very truly,
R. S. Hood, Chairman.
Mr. W. S. Graham.
Dear Sir: You ask me for a state
ment as to the facts as to weight of
Camden hose reel wagon. I was asked
by the Captains, or some of them, to
weigh each and every hose wagon ; all
wagons to be empty and stripped of
all weight except such hose as they
intended to use. While at dinner on
the day of races I was told by one of
our young men who works with me at
stable that Camden wagon had been
at scales and he had t .ken weight of
same. He told me the.weight and I
said,' "Ar? you sure you weighed that
wag?n right, as, that seems ^pretty
heavy for that small wagon?" He said,
"I am sure I weighed it right." I said,
"Did you strip the wagon, see that |
everything was out of boxes?" "No
sir, I did not," was his reply. I told
him if he weighed it he should have
done so. Some of the boys asked me
the weight of the Camelen wagon. I
told them I had not weighed it, but
this young man had, and also his
weight of same. They expressed sur
prise at weight and said that would
not go, but Camden must weigh over
and I must weigh it.
Some of the firemen went off and
brought Camden back, with a young
white man driving. I was told that
he was the Chief of Camden's Fire
Department. I asked him if he would
open up and show his boxes, which he
readily did. 1 foand one of his boxes
near the rear step full of old iron
weights, and pieces of iron and brass,
which I had him to take out and then I
weighed it over and found his weight
1620 pounds. His .first weight was
1912 pounds. Making a difference of
292 pounds. Now, Mr Graham, I am
not prepared to say that there was
anything wrong in this weight, as
Camden still had the weights in wagon
when she came back to me, and I ask
ed, her Chief what connection they
had to the fire wagon. His answer
was we use them to help us ? when we
have to put on more weight to get a"
certain amount of weight. *
Now, I am sorry that there is some
bad feeling in this matter and I
don't care to have anything to say,
but these are the facts in the case.
Respectfully, C. W. S tensili.
Charleston, S. C, July 14, 1902
Mr. W. S. Graham, Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir: My opinion is ? that
Tournament was absolutely fair and
square, and each team had a fair start.
M. J. Grace,
Starting Judge.
Columbia, S. C, July 9, 1902.
Mr. W. S. Graham, Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir: During the hose wagon
races held in your city, June 26th
last, I was stationed at hydrant, as
hydrant judge, and I am positive that
-every team received the same treat
ment, and so far as I was able to see,
.there was a total absence of every
.thing that, bordered, on trickery or
Hfratttdf *
I am confident that the water pres
sure was the same throughout, and
the winning team won. on its merits.
Very truly,
W. J. May,
Chief Columbia Fire Department.
Columbia, S. C, July 15.
W. S. Graham, Chief Fire Dept.
We have no complaint, everything
fair and square.
" Chas. Narey,
Capt. Columbia Ne. &
Columbia, S. C, July 15.
W7 SrGrrahaia, "Sumier, "BTCT'
Your courtesy all that could be ex
pected and I have no complaint.
Jno. B. Rodgers,
President Ind. Fire Co.
Columbia, S. C, July 15.
W. S. Graham, Chief Fire Dept.,
Sumter, S. C.
I consider the tournament held in
your city as fair as any we ever at
tended, both with courtesy and fair
ness to alL Geo. A. Shields,
Prest. Palmetto Fire Co.
Sumter, S. C, July 10, 1902.
W. S. Graham, Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir: Following" the wishes of
the local firemen, I instructed the en
gineer at the pumping station to keep
the standpipe running over during all
the races held here during the recent
tournament, and I am positive tha?
my instructions were carried out to
the letter. The maximum pressure
obtainable at the hydrant at which all
connections were made during the
races, is from 53 to 55 pounds. Very
truly, H. L. Scarborough,
Supt. Sumter Water Co., and County
Treasurer.
Sumter, S. C, July 10, 1902.
Mr. W. S. Graham, Sumter, S C.
Dear Sir: I am chief engineer at
the pumping station of the Sumter
Water Company, and a practical
plumber. At the request of the chief
of Fire Department, I placed a water
gauge near she hydrant to be used
during the firemen's tournament, held
here June 25-26 last.
I had instructions from the superin
tendent to have the stand pipe run
ning over during all the races of the
tournament, which instructions were
very rigidly followed.
On the day of the hose wagon races,
I started the pumps and had every
thing in good order, so left my assist
ant in charge of the pumps, and I
went to see the races. When I reach
ed the track I went immediately to
the pressure gauge to see that it was
all right, and to see that the pumps
were working.
I very carefully watched the gauge
throughout all the races, and I know
the pressure was the same.
The maximum pressure was from 53
to 55 pounds, and the gauge at all
times during the races, showed that
the pumps were slowly working and
the stand pipe was full, so there could
be no difference in the pressure.
Very truly,
W. K. Epperson.
At the request of Chief Graham of
the Fire Department of Sumter, I
make the following statement in regard
to the action of the Camden Hose
Team in the recent Firemen's Tourna
ment held here. I was Chief Marshall
at the request of the Fire Department,
and showed the same treatment to all
the teams here. The only deviation
from the orders given me was just
before the Camden team ran on the
second day. The judges on the stand
called upon me to hurry up matters as
it was then growing late. I went to
the starting point and found the start
ing judge (Mr. Grace) trying to get
off the Columbia team. I found the
Camden hose then not in the wagon,
and I asked the Captain if his hose
had been measured and if it was cor
rect, and he said "yes." I then said
if you will state upon your word that
your hose has been measuied and is
correct, I will order you to put it in
the wagon, whereupon he answered
"itjs;" I then said go ahead and
hurry up things, whereupon Mr.
Earnest Buitman, of the Delga r team,
objected, saying "the hose must be
remeasured." I then went to Mr.
Grace and asked him if he had the
measurements of the Camden hose in
bis book and he said, "I have not
measured it, but will send my assist
ant, Mr. Daily, to do so at once, as I
am starting this team." When I ask
ed the Captain of the Camden team if
his hose had been measured, I meant
had it been measured by the judge as
all the other teams had. been done and
was surprised to find that Mr. Grace
did not have his measurements at all.
He probably understood me to say had
his hose been measured, meaning by
himself, but in either case he had no
reason or any right to say that they
were correct, and when upon remeasur
ing they were found to be between
4 and feet short. On my return to
the starting point after the Columbia
team had run, the hose were stil?not
in the wagon, and I asked why, and
was told that they had been measured
and found about feet short ; asking
why, was told that the hose had
shrunk up. I then offered to procure
some hose from the Delgar team for
them, but was told that it would not
fit. I did procure a, section of hose j
from the Columbia team and lent it
to the Camden team immediately.
They complained of no discourtesy on
my part then, [as it was procured at
once. In my opinion a length of 300
feet of hose might shrink some, but
hardly to the extent of 4 or 5 feet.
In the capacity of Chief Marshall I
was thanked by many of the visiting
teams for the fair treatment they'had
received, and the exceptionally clear
track they had to run on, which they
said reflected great credit "upon Sum
ter and her* firemen. All this being
contrary to the statement made by the
C?mden team. Yours respectfully,
Irving A. Ryttenberg,
Marshall.
Sumter, S. C, July 10, 1902.
Mr. W. S. Graham, Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir : I was on the track during
the hose wagon races held here on
June 26th, and I very frequently
examined the water guage, and at all
times found the pressure practically
the same. Very truly,
J. K. Bradford,
Chief Sumter Police.
Sumter, S. C, July 10, 1902.
Mr. W. S. Graham, Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir: I was stationed by the
Mayor, at the hydrant to watch the
water gauge, immediately after Delgar
team ran ; I then found the pressure
to be fifty three pounds, from which
point it never moved more than one to
three pounds. I carefully watched
the gaage while all teams were run
ning, and I know that Camden had
fifty-four pounds, which is as much as
can be had at the hydrant to which
all connections were made.
Very truly,
L. E. White,
Street Commissioner.
Sumter, S. C, July 10, 1902.
Mr. W. S. Graham, Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir: Immediately following the
run of the Delgar team, in the recent
tournament, held, here, my attention
was called, by a Camden man, to what
he claimed to be.a difference in water
pressure.
I thereupon examined the pressure
guage and found it then registered
fifty-three pounds, which I believe to
be the maximum pressare obtainable
at that particular hydrant.
Mr. L. E. White, a sworn officer
of the city, was then stationed to
watch the guage, and I requested a
Camden man to assist, and also watch
ed the guage, and know the pressure
remained the same, or practically so,
throughout ^ the remainder of the
races. Very truly,'
W. B. Boyle, Alderman.
Fine Fishinq in the Catawba.
The Chester Lantern tells of a fish
erman who caught in the Catawba
one day last week a sturgeon which
weighed 236 pounds. The Lantern
also says that the river seems to be
literally filled with a fine variety of
fish this summer, and that the same
fisherman recently caught in his fall
trap a wagon load of the denizens of
the deep. Our reports go to confirm
the Lantern's statement. While none
of our fishermen have been able to fill
a5,wagon body with their catch, they
have had anything else but "fisher
man's luck" this spring. The seiners
have all been rewarded by the hauling
in of large quantities of fish.?Rock
Hill Herald.
BIOT IN 0RAN6EBUR8.
One Negro Killed and Another
Seriously Wounded.
????
Orangeburg, July 13.?An incipient
riot participated in by whites and De
grees in which knives were freely
used, held a portion of the main street
of the city last night between 10 and
11 o'clock and ?s a result there is one
dead negro today and several others
are under treatment for wounds.
It is not an easy matter to get at
the primary facts what caused the
row and by whom particularly it was
started. It is supposed, however, to
have originated in a difficulty between
white men and a negro, the former
being the aggressors; who are here
under Foreman Eaynes of the Atlanta
construction department of the Bell
Telphene "company stringing cables
for the local exchange.
It is freely charged that the same
parties have on several occasions here
tofore raised disturbance with negroes
on the streets without the slightest
cause. And it may be added that the
negroes were at no time the aggress
ors nor did they give any cause for
the attack last night. This is the
evidence of those who saw the most of
the row.
A NON-COMBATANT KILLED.
Isaac Smith, the man who died to
day, from wounds received is said
not to have been a participant in the
row, but was peacefully and quietly
walking the streets when, he receiv
ed his death wound.
It is also charged that some of the
local white people were abettors of the
strangers in last nights' disgraceful
affair.
NEWS ITEMS.
Seattle, Wash, July 13.?Notwith
standing the general, belief that Tracey
is on the verge of collapse as the result
of buckshot wounds and illness result
ing from exposure in the wet brush,
he managed to keep hidden from the
officers today. This was especially
disappointing to the four sheriffs now
on his trail, as they had led him an
exhausting chase up to last night,
and hoped to push the pursuit toan
actual encounter today. The search
will be continued with renewed zeal.
Berlin, July 13.?A private dispatch
here from Warsaw says that the
agricultural societies of Poland are
negotiating with American manufac
turers direct for the purchase of ma
chinery, excluding the German mid
dlemen. This step is believed to be
aimed also at German machinery.
Several newspapers publish the above
dispatch as illustrative of the efforts
of Americans to' supplant German
manufacturers.
New York, July 13.?The Peary
Arctic steamer Windward arrived at
Jersey City today and will go into
commission and depart for the north
tomorrow.
Pek?n, July 13.?The foreign minis
ters to China have agreed upon the
conditions for the restoration of the
government of Tien Tsin to China,
and these conditions await the signa
ture of the Italian minister, * the
Marquis Salvaog Raggi, who is
absent, for presentation to the Chi-i
nese Government. According to the
conditions the thirty kilometer .radius
from which Chinese troops are exclud
ed is reduced to twenty kilometres, the
limitation of the number of police
which the Chinese may maintain
within the radius is eliminated and
the concessions granted by the Pro
visional Government are ignored.
King Edward Goes to Sea.
London, Julyfl?.?The specially con
structed ambulance in which King
Edward is to be removed from Buck
ingham palace to the railway station
was taken to the palace this afternoon.
Six blue jackets who have been selected
to remove the king went through a
rehearsal by removing the couch on
which the king has at times been rest
ing to the ambulance, under the direc
tion of the nurses.
His majesty, when he is taken from
the palace tomorrow will be accom
panied by Queen Alexandra, Prince and
Princess" Charles of Denmark, Sir
Francis Knollys, the king's private
secretary, and the attending physi
cian.
It is understood that no bulletin
regarding the king's condition will be
issued until his majesty shall be safely
on board the Victoria and Albert to
morrow evening.
All the Jews engaged in the iron ore
and coal miDing industries in the Gov
ernment of Elkaterinoslaf, Russia,
are, pursuant to a gubernatorial, edict
and during the course of the current
month, to be expelled from their em
ployment, and those having no lawful
right of domicile are to be expelled
from the Government. Some excep
tions are made with Jews holding ap
pointments on the clerical force of
the mining companies, but these are
also liable to subsequent expulsion at
the pleasure of the Governor of the
province. Elkaterinoslaf is the largest
mining government in Russia. The
expnlsory edict will probably affect
between 40,000 and 50,00 Jews.
In his recent oration at the centenary
of West Point Academy, Gen Horace
Porter uttered this epigrammatic ad
vice, good for soldier and civilian
alike:" Never underrate yourself in a
battle, and never overrate yourself in
a dispatch"
f. John W. Abercrombie, a native of
Alabama, and relatively a young man,
has been elected to the presidency of
the State CJniversity.
Mr. J. N. McElwee is responsible j
for the statement that a hen that was
sitting on 13 eggs recently came off her
nest with nine chicks, leaving four
eggs unhatched. Ten days afterwards
three other chicks appeared in the
nest, having been batched by the
sun's heat. Now, the perplexing ques
tion arises as to who is the mother of
those chicks.?Rock Hill Herald.
Tissue Paper.
Just received at II. G. Osteen &
Co.'s book store a large stock of Crys
tal Crepe paper; assorted in all the
most popular shades for hats. This is
a new and superior quality of paper,
looks better and retains its color and
freshness longer than cheaper grades.
Full length rolls, 12 cents.
CAMPANILE OF VENICE IN RUINS.
The City Mourns the Loss of this
Landmark and the Statutary it
Contained.
Venice, Italy, July 14.?The Cam
panile (detached bell tower) of St.
Mark's church, 98 metres high, col
lapsed at 10.40 this morning and fell
with a great crash into tlie piazza. It
is now a heap of ruins, piled to a
height of 100 feet.
In falling it carried away the San
sovino Logetta and the library of the
royal palace. There were no fatalities
but a few persons were injured. The
disaster caused an immense sensation.
The town and communal councils have
been summoned to meet this evening.
A little before the collapse of the
tower a noise of falling stones within
the bell tower warned the shopkeepers,
workmen and tourists of th? impend
ing disaster and all fled for their
lives. Venetians were- seen in the
streets bemoaning the destruction of
the oldest art treasure in the king
dom, j Four of Sansovino's statues of
Venetian nobles were demolished in
the Sansovino Logetta, while a beau
tiful example of a Paul Veronese
painting was destroyed in tha palace.
The wing of an angel from top of the
bell tower was thrown down to the
front door of the cathedral, ismashing
the Bando column, which was hurled
35 feet, just escaping the column sup
porting the south angle' of the cathe
dral and thus averting a more serious
disaster. The fall of the tower pro
duced a thick red dust which spread
like a hanging cloud over' the city.
This, with the rumbling, volcanic
noise startled the inhabitants of the
most remote suburbs. Thousands of
soldiers and police aided in allaying
the panic.
The deputies of Venice have tele
graphed to the government for au
thorization to establish a lottery to
raise funds to rebuild the tower.
TRAIN ROBBERS IN COLOBADO.
A Reminder of Stage Coach Days
in the West.
Salida, Col., July 14.?The west
bound Denver and Eio Grande narrow
gauge passenger train was held up by
four masked men at 8.50 o'clock this
morning near Chester, Col., a moun
tainous locality at the foot of the west
slope of Marshall pass. The engineer
was compelled at the point of a revol
ver to stop the train by masked men
who had climbed over the tender.
Two safes in the express car were
blown open. The passengers were
compelled to alight from the cars and
line up alongside the tracks in the
canyon where they were relieved of all
iheir money and valuables. There
were many tourists and it is presumed
that the losses were heavy.
The bandits disappeared in the
ravines- that lead into Marshall pass.
The sheriff at Selida and sheriffs of
adjoining counties and a dozen posses
are in pursuit.
FIRE IN ED6EFIELD.
Boarding House of the Female
Students of the South Carolina
Co-educationa! Institute To
tally Destroyed.
Edgefield, July 14.? Edgefield suffer
ed a severe loss by fire this morning.
The Institute building, occupied by
the female boarders of the South
Car lina Co-educational Institute,
witli all outbuildings, was totally de
stroyed. The building was originally
built as a hotel for Northern tourists
and cost about twenty thousand dol
lars, being the most imposing edifice
here. It was owned by Mr. D. A.
Tompkins, of Charlotte. It was in
sured for $8,000, besides $3,000 on the
furniture. When the fire broke out,
which was about 11 o'clock, the sum
mer school was in session in the build
ing. No fire had been on the premises
for a month, and its origin is attri
buted to rats and matches. It was
only by the hardest work that the
Bacon mansion was saved?it having
caught several times.
Kis Dyspepsia.
"You say vor. take half an hour for
luncheon every dayV"
"Yes."
"Well, you ought not to have dyspep
sia."
"But you see. 1 spend twenty-five of
those minutes deciding what 1 want to
eat"?Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
A Windfall.
"You say his money fell to him?"
"No. He fell to it?tumbled through
a coal hole and sued the city."?Chica
go Herald.
Attention, Democrats!
Pnrsuant to rpsolution of the Coun
ty Democratic Executive Committee,
county campaign meetings, at which
the candidates for county offices will
address the voters, will be held in
Sumter county as follows:
Privateer, Tuesday, August .
Providence. Tuesday, August 12.
Shiloh, Tuesday. August 19.
Sumter, Friday, August 22nd
(night), and Saturday, August 23rd
at 11 o'clock a. m.
Each candidate for a county office
and for Congress is required to file
his pledge with the County Chair
man and pay the preliminary assess
ment of $1.50 on or before Monday,
August 4.
Magistrates will be voted for in the
primary as heretofore.
Members of the County Executive
Committee who have not yet sent in
names of three Managers for the pri
mary election, will do so at once.
JOHN M. KNIGHT,
County Chairman.
H. L. B. Wells,
Secretary.
Sumter, July 16.
A CARELESS CONSUL.
The "Way Bret Harte Came to Lo
His Position at Glasgow.
When Bret Harte was consul at Glas
gow, he was seldom to be found in that,
city, as he spent most of his time in the
London drawing rooms, where he was
a general favorite, and delegated the
consular business to assistants. One
day while making one of his rare vis
its to Glasgow he scraped acquaintance
' with a stranger on the train. Each,
seemed fascinated by the other's per
sonality, and time passed quickly. At
last they reached the outskirts of a
large city.
"What place is this?' inquired the
stranger.
"I haven't the slightest idea," replied
Harte, after looking out of the wmdow;
A few minutes later the railway;
guard opened the door of the compart
ment and announced that they had ar
rived at Glasgow.
When Harte showed up at the con
sulate the next morning, the first per-'
eon who advanced to greet him was the
agreeable stranger, who introduced
himself as a special agent of the home
government sent to investigate charges
of neglect of duty on the part of the
consul.
The agent may have been affable, but
he was lacking in a sense of humor,
for he evidently cabled his government
an account of the train incident, as
Harte's successor was soon after ar>
pointed
Food and Character.
One might almost say that the recipe
for a happy home was what has been
aptly called a "bland" diet While it
is not literally true that eating hog:
makes a hog of a man, yet it is true
there is a large connection between it
and character. Bloodthirsty, lustful
races are those that eat meat?largely
rare meat?freely, whereas the gentle^
industrious, persistent races are most
ly grain and fruit eaters.
While the controversy over vegeta
rianism Is one for scientists to set?e*
even the humblest of us can afford to*
try for himself the advantages of a
"blind" diet It is a most interesting
experience to see how acute and sensi-!
ttve the sense of taste can become 03
avoiding food that has a strong taste.
No one knows the delicate sweets
and acids, oils and bites in our com
mon cereals and fruits who eats huge
chunks of fish, flesh and fowl highly
flavored and deluged with biting
sauces. Simplicity of life can be as
much a part of diet as of furniture or
clothes. ? William Noyes in Good
Housekeeping.
Did as He Was Told.
An impecunious constituent of a Chi
,cago alderman called upon the latter,
at his office last week and requested^
the loan of a dollar. A two dollar bfit
was the smallest the alderman hacL
This he handed to the caller with the
remark:
"Go to the cigar stand down stairs*
get a fifteen cent cigar, keep a dollar
and bring me the change"
In a few minutes the visitor reap
peared, puffing contentedly at a cigar,
and handed the alderman 85 cents. No
ticing a peculiar expression on the al
derman's face, he withdrew the cigari
from his lips long enough to inquire:
"Did you mean that the cigar was ?
for you or me?"
"Get out of here!" was all the dis
gusted politician could say.
TRAMPS' GATEPOST SIGNS
Explanations Which Will Help Ton
to Understand Them.
The rude drawings hardly need a
key. When on some white gatepost I
found the sketch of a gun, I stole far
ther down the road. I had a strong ob
jection so early in my career to being
riddled full of holes by some intrepid
farmer. The outline of a dog of war
like proportions, with wild eyes and
ferocious teeth, was wont to make me
go breakfastless. My summer ward
robe was not in condition to allow of
further mutilation. If I felt brave
enough to kick a yelping cur, I saun~~
tered in recklessly at the gate which
bore a portrait of a toy dog. Once past
him one could usually get a bite.
A big round "O" did not make one
wild to approach the premises it adorn
ed. It generally portrayed a hostess
with a nature of adamant. A single
"X" stood for a cross saw, which with
small manipulation might earn a meaL
Two X's made a tramp of none too
vigorous a makeup go farther down
the road. It suggested considerable
wood cutting in exchange for a meal. .
The sign every tramp looks for anx
iously is a crudely drawn table, with a
lopsided coffee cup and a plate upon it
Beyond that gatepost dwells a sweet
simple, motherly soul who will wel
come the most dilapidated hobo into
her spotless kitchen and set before him
a good square meal. She may sit be
side him, inquiring as to the safety of
his soul, and she may give him a
mother's gentle advice or she may ft&ve
a story to tell tearfully of a wayward
boy lost somewhere in the great world,
and all the fee she asks for her gra
cious hospitality is a simple request
that in the wanderings of her guest he
may look about for her absent boy and.
give him a loving message of a moth
er's longing and watching. ? Good
Housekeeping.
Forewarned; *
Agent?Let me show you something
very neat in the way of artificial limbs
Mr. Busyman?Nonsense! Don't both
er me. I'm not a cripple.
Agent?Of course not but it's alwa
well to be prepared for emergencies, e
pecially here in New York.?Brooklyn
Life.
The Worst Tronble.
Is there anything harder to bear
than real trouble?" I asked the intellec
tual man who sat next to me in the
smoker.
"Only imaginary trouble," he replied.
?Judge.
If you get rich, you must make mon
ey during dull times-Atchison Globe