The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 11, 1903, Image 8
01D GOA THE GOLDEN
SITE IS NOW ONLY A VAST AND
GRASSY TOMB.
Tie Once Splendid Portngmese City
In India a IWsgai^cent Wilderness.
? Its Masterpiece of Art tke Tomb of
St. Frartcis Xavter. ?
It was said that during the prosper
ous times of the Portuguese in India
yon could not have seen a piece of iron
in any merchant's house, but all gold
and silver. They coined immense quan
tities of the precious metals and used
to make pieces of workmanship in
them for exportation. The very sol
diers enriched themselves by com
merce.
? But then at last came the inquisition,
which celebrated its terrible and deadly
rites with more fervor and vehemence
at Goa than in any other pjace. Reli
gions persecution, pestilence and wars
with the Dutch, disturbances arising
from an unsettled government, and,
^tbove all, the slow but sure workings
of the shortsighted policy of the Portu
guese in intermarrying and identifying
-themselves with the Hindoos of the
jlowest caste, made her fall as rapid as
ther rise was sudden and prodigious.
In less than a century, and a half aft
er Da Gama had landed on the Indian
shore the splendor of Goa had departed
forever. The inhabitants fled before
**he deadly fever which soon fastened
aipon the devoted precincts of the city,
-and in 1758 the viceroy transferred his
headquarters from the ancient capital
to Parjina, about eight miles distant
Soon afterward the religions orders
were expelled, leaving their- magnifi
cent convents and churches all but ut
terly deserted, and the inquisition was
suppressed upon the recommendation
??f the British government
v The place is now a grass grown wil
' iderness. But still the firm and well
built causeways of this olden city and
its moidering splendors are reminiscent
of echoing pageants and, the tramp of
armies which once sounded- there. As
we tread the ancient wharf, a long,
Inroad road, lined with a double row of
trees and faced with stone, a more sug
gestive scene of desolation can hardly
he conceived. Everything around teems
with melancholy associations, the very
rustlings of. the trees and murmur of
the waves sound like a dirge for the de
parted grandeur of a city.
Towering above a mass of ruins a
solitary gateway flanks the entrance
to the Strada Diretta, the Straight
street so called because almost all the
streets in old Goa are laid out in cur
vilinear form. It was through this
portal surmounted by the figures of
St Catherine and Vasco da Gama that
the newly appointed viceroys of Goa
passed in triumphal procession to the
palace.
Beyond the gate a level road, once a
populous thoroughfare, leads to the
Terra di Sabaio, a large square front
ing the Primacial, or Cathedral of St
Catherine, who became the patron
saint of Goa when the place was cap
tured by Albuquerque on the day of
her festival. Groves of cocoanut palms
and mango topes now incumber the
ground once covered by troops of horse
The wealth, the busy Life and the lux
ury of the old place are dead. Kites
and cobras infest the crumbling halls
which once resounded with the ban
"*quet and the dance, and naught but a
few old monks and nuns keeps vigil
amid its desolation today.
But Goa possesses one treasure of
great interest. This is the tomb of
Francis *Xavier, the great Jesuit mis
sionary to the east. It is to be found in
the Church of Bon Jesus. It is a mas
terpiece of art which is lost to all but
the casual visitors to old Goa. Some
have ventured to suggest that no other
mausoleum in India or even in Asia ex
cept the Taj Mahal can equal it. It is
i built of rich marble of variegated col
ors. The lowest stage is of red and
purple jasper and Carrara alabaster
adorned with statuettes and cherubs
The middle stage is of green and yellow
jasper decorated with beautifiul bronze
plates representing incidents in the life
of the saint. The highest of the three
stages is surrounded by a lovely rail
ing of red jasper marked with white
spots, the adornments, being figures of
angels, while its middle portion is
graced with columns elegantly carved,
whose intervening spaces are surmount
ed by arches showing further incidents
in- the life of the saint The friezes of
the four lateral columns are of black
stone and the plinths of yellow jasper.
Surmounting this last stage lies the
coffin overlaid with silver, a gorgeous
receptacle embellished with many ex
quisite specimens of relief work.
Lumps of silver depending around com- j
plete the adornment of the shrine. It j
s a worthy reiic of Goa's departed glo
ry.
The bell of the Augustinian convent
still rings forth its vesper peal above
this old city of ghosts, and it is impos
sible to forget the effect of the deep,
mournful notes as they strike upon the
ear. Never was jcird a e?oins beautiful
or more sadly musical summons than
that which calls in vain from the tower
of the Augustinians to the forsaken and
solitary city.
It is all summed up in the eloquent
apostrophe of Sherer: "Goa the golden
exists no more: Goa, where the aged
Da Gama closed his glorious life: Goa,
where the immortal Camcens sang and
suffered. It is now but a vast and
grassy*tomb, and ii seems as if its thin
and gloomy population cf priests and
friars were only spared to chant re
quiems for its departed souls."?St.
James Gazette.
AltoKe.lier.
"How many art- thore in your fam
Ily?"
"Seven altogether, hut we're scat
tered all over the United StaTes."?Bal
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Mothers Make It the Home Medicine
For the Little Ones.
The children, God bless them, arc the buds
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prattle and hearty laughter, our homes would
be desolate. They should ever l>e carefully
tended in childhood and youth, if we expect
them to ripen into perfect men and women.
In the home and at school, the-children
have their times of ill health and suffering.
We often note the pallid and bloodless cheeks,
heavy eyes, nervous movements, and twitch
ings of limbs and muscles. They complain of
headache, drowsiness, weariness, dyspepsia,
and indigestion. All such symptoms and ail
ments mean that the seeds of disease will have
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Capital stock paid in, $75,000 00.
Undivided surplus, 16,000 00
Individual liability of stockhold
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Jan. 31.
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Aslo assortment of Garden
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Havana Segars.
Large line of fine Havana
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Toilet Articles.
A choice line of Toilet and
Fancy Goods to which atten
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Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
This preparation contains all of the
Q&estants and digests all kinds of
food. It gives instant relief and never
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the food you want. The most sensitive
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thousands of dyspeptics have been
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Estate of Hiram Seymour, Dec'd,
I WILL apply to the Judge of Probate
of Sumter County, S. C, on February
14th, IU03, for a final Discharge as Execu
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Jan 14?tt Executor.
Intellect and Hair.
"From the color of a man's hair may
be learned a good deal in regard to his
intellectual ability." says a professor of
the University of Lille who has for
some months been closely studying the
subject. Schoolboys with chestnut hair,
lie maintains, are likely to bo more elev
er than any other and will generally be
found at the head of the class, and in
like manner girls with fair hair are
likely to be far more studious and
bright than girls with dark hair. In
mathematics and recitation these boys
and girls, he claims, specially excel. On
the other hand, he says that boys and
girls with brown hair are most likelj* to
attain distinction through their indi- j
viduality and style and that those with
red or auburn hair do not often excel
in any respect.
T!t?* Eyes nml the Temper.
There are experts on the eyes who
hold stoutly to the theory that troubles
j m vision often cause serious lapses
I from a well ordered life among cbil
; dren and that disobedience, ill temper.
! cruelty, wanton destructiveness and
i hysterics are frequently due among
I youngsters to aberrations and to ail
ments which affect the sense of sight.
Such a theory may appear to be car
ried so far as to be almost a fad, yet
there may be something in it
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A Good Horse or Mule,
A nice Buggy, Carriage,
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If you do call on or write to me for
prices I can supply your needs, and
the prices will please you.
W. B. BOYLE,
Oct 22
SXJMTER. S. C.
Received to-day a ca
load of Kentucky Horses,
selected in Lexington by
W? Me Graham? Among
them can he found horses
of all kinds,
Including ^pair^, single, driving and
saddles.
Also a carload of well
broke mules*
Full line of vehicles of all kinds.
A Large quantif y of Native Rust Proof
Seed Oats.
Suinter, S. C., Sept. 10,1902.
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sumhr, s. c. rocky mount, n. o,
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Marble and Granite Monuments, Head
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Large Stock Finished Work on Yard.
You will find our prices much lower than you
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Office and works 33 E. Liberty Street, Sum
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. R. CO.
Condensed Schedule.
TRAINS going SOUTH.
Dated May 25 '02. j No 55 | No 35 j No 51
pm am
Leave Wilmington *3 45 +8 00
Leave Marion ' 655 8 45
Arrive Florence 7 50 9 25
pm km
Leave Florence *s 15 *3 45
Arrive Sumter -9 30 4 48
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, ? pm am
Leave Sumter 9 30 *9 50
Arrive Columbia_10 55 11 10
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Central K. K.. leaving Charleston 6 40 a. m.,
Lanes S15 a. m.. Manning 8 57 a. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
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am pm pm
Leave Columbia *6 55 *4 55
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Leave Marion 10 53 .9 09
Arrive Wilmington l 40_1145
*Daily. +Daily except Sunday.
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Lanes 7 35 p. m., Charleston 9 20 p. m.
Trains on Con way Branch leave Chadbonrn
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5 20 p. m. leave Chadbourn 5 35 p. m., arrive
Eirod 8 20 p. m., returning leave Eirod S 40 a.
m., arrive Chadbourn 11 25 a. m. Daily ex
cept Sunday.
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T M. Emerson.- Traffic Manager.
H. M. Emerson. Assistant Traffic Manager.
Northwestern Railroad.
TIME TABLE NO. 2.
In effect Sunday, May 25, 1902, at 6 a m
Between Wilson'sM 11 and Sumter.
No 73 STATIONS No 72
p m p m
300 *Le Sumter Ar 12 01
3 03 Summerton Junction 1157
317 Tindal i 1125
3 30 Packsville lr 00
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5 45 Davis 9 34
6 00 Jordan 9 22
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73 75 STATIONS 72 74
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4 20 10 0? ?Ar_St Paul Le 10 05 4 30
Between Sumter and Camden.
Southbound Trains. Northbound Trains.
69 71 STATIONS 70 68
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6 3S 10 02 NW Junction 8 58 5 43
?58 1022 Dalzell S25 5 12
7 16 1032 Borden 800 4 58
7 36 10 42 Remberts 7 40 4 43
7 46 10 47 Ellerbee 7 30 4 3S
8 05 11 15 Sou Ry. Jnction 710 4 25
S15 1125 *Ar ? Camden Le 7 00 4 15
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I take pleasure in giving no
tice to my friends and the pub
lic generally, that, having re
gained my health, I have re
opened my shop, and am ready
to do any work in the
line of Guns, Locks, Sewing
Machines, &c. Prices reasona
ble, work done promptly and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop removed to No. 22
West Liberty street, two doors
from Osteen's Book Store.
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October 16 o
A PAINT
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Sideboard that needs scraping
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I have some pretty colors in
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Plush, or I may find a Car
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for ten dollars and give you a
set of harness free, or paint the
buggy for five dollars and no
gift'" Buggy tops ?9.00, Mtted
on Whee.'s, steel tires, painted
and put on ready for road.
?10.00 per sett. Shafts, paint
ed and trimmed, ?2.00.
Agent for Council's Self-lu
bricating Axles.
Office in Curtis Houses, No>
326 South Main street.
H. B. CURTIS.
'Phone 196. I paint signs..