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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-18

The yield of honey of San Bernardino
county for the past year was 325 tons,
or p carloads. This amount of sweet
ness should have brought over $35, 900,
but owing to the depressed markets and
the lack of system in marketing, the
cash received will fall below $25, 900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01
Canning for Home Use.

81. E. johnson, ESQ of Bethel
township, has handed the Enquirer a
can of tomatoes put up by himself
and his brother, Mr.. S. n. johnson,
for home use. 1t was taken at ran.
dom out of lot of about 500 cans
and practical test has shown it to
be in every respect up to the highest
standard. Esquire Johnson explains
that he and his brother went into the
canning business last summer as
very green amateurs. They invest.
ed not exceeding SIS for an outfit,
and the balance Of the expense was
for cans They followed directions,
and put up tomatoes beans, damsons,
grapes, and even apples. The ap.
pies, of course, were only as a mat
ter of experiment Everything ex.
cept the corn has saved as nicely as
could be desired. The loss on to.
matoes has not averaged 2 per cent {,
and the loss on the other vegetables
mentioned has been but little
greater. As the result, at very
small outlay, the Messrs. johnson
have had all the vegetable they de-
sired for home consumption, still
have more than enough on hand to
last them during the winter, and they
are confidently looking forward to
canning operations next summer, on
a larger, scale. as a profitable busi-
ness.-YorkrsVe Enquirer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01
Electric Ritters.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited for any
season, but perhaps more generally needed,
when the langud exhausted feeling p7eva il 8
when the liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need of tonic and Alternative is :el;. A
prompt use o this medicine has often aversed
long and perhaps fatal bilious feverS. omed-
cine will act more surely in counteracting and
freeing the system from maiarial poison. Head
ache, Indigestion. Constipation. Dizziness yield
to Electro D;t,er<. 5oc ami Sl.oo per bottle
at J. ". DeI.orme'S Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01
Bandits in Mississippi.

JACKSON, Miss Dec 29.--J. F.
Smith. prosperous merchant doing
a family grocery business in the
western suburbs of Jackson, was
murderously assaulted last night by
three negroes and left for dead.
They called at the store about 10
o'clock for some tobacco on credit.
Smith declined to sell that way, and
they knocked him in the head with a
coupling pin, cut HE throat and
threw him off the gallery. Re-enter-
ing the store they ransacked the
cash drawer, but got nothing, and
then went to his bed room, where
Mrs. Smith was sleeping, checked her
into insensibility, stole pistol and
left. Smith regained consciousness,
gave the alarm, told the names of
his assailants, and the police had two
well.known negro toughs By morn
ing, but one scaled the Jail yard and
escaped in FIVE minute after com
mitment. The excitement in the
neighborhood is intense and hun
dreds have visited the scene. Physi-
clans say Smiths skull is cracked
and that the gap in the throat is
serious, 30 that recovery is doubtful.
This is the second assault of this
nature within a month
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01
A Horrible Case.
Story of Crime, a Woman's
Degradation and a Mob's
Fienl .sh Vengeance.

LEBANON, Ky, Dec ga mob in.
h!cted horrible vengeance On e falth!ess
woman and her paramour last night
when they burned Mrs 7. j. West,
alive aud killed w. A.. Dever, her
paramour, az Mrs. Vests house on
Cartwright's creek, on the Spripg6eld
pike. three miles uorth Of this city.
The mob is said to have num bered
about IS and it was about 12 o'clock
when they appeared at Mrs. Vests
house Mrs. West. Dever and his
little daughter were the only persons 10
the house and when the mob called
Dever to come out. Mrs West aud the
little girl responded, but Dever remain
ed inside. Just as Mrs. West reached
the door several shots we're fred at ber
and she ran back IN the house, but the
child remained on the outside The
mob then fred several shots 10 the
house. none Of which took effect, aud
after several attempts to get Dever to
come cut, the mob fred The building.
Tae intense heat finally forced Dever
to ruo out, and with pistol ia hand he
started TO corp6eld few steps from
the bcuse, where he took shelter be-
hind corn shock and was shot 20
death. Mrs. West persisted 10 tue
burning house aud this morning her re-
mains we're found 10 the chimney, where
she had taken refuge. The legs and the
upper portion of the body were almost
entirely burned of.
The little girl gave the alarm this
morniug, but only rneagre information
can be gained from her.
". A. Dever is the man who shot
aud killed T. J. West, husband of the
burned woman at Beaver Green, on
Cartwrigbt's creek, December DeVer
had preliminary hearing and was re-
leased on the ground of self-defensc
The killing is thought to have been
caused by intimacy on the part of Dever
and Vests wife. After Dever was re-
leased he was charged with living with
the women. 1t is said Dever had been
warned that he would be killed if be
did not leave. He is from Knoxville
and leaves a wife and several children.
Mrs. West also leaves large family.
The coroner's jury has so Tar failed to
return a verdict. West and his wife
had been living apart for some time aud
his wife bad instituted divorce pro-
ceediogs. She had been induced to
withdraw suit. however, and West was
on his way to town to see about the
matter when he saw Dever. He snap
ped a pistol twice at Dever after accus-
ing him of adultery with Mrs. West.
when Dever drew bis gun and despite
Vests plea for mercy, shot and killed
him aad ran away, but returned when
the coroner returned verdict Of justl.
fable homicide, and renewed his rels-
tious with Mrs. West.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01

We saw statement some time ago
that farmer in Forsyth county had
shipped thirty five bushels of hickory
nuts to the Vanderbilt estate. near
Ashegille, where they were to De
planted. Thirty-6ve bushels Of nuts
will plant pretty large tract of ground
aud give in time royal forest The
fact that Mr.. Vanderbilt shows such
reference for the hickory tree indicates
that he carries pretty level head on
the tree question, for the hickory is
very handsome tree, aside fro;' its val
ue as timber or a nut bearer, either Of
which commends it, and either of
which makes it tree worth cultivat.
ing Mr.. Vanderbilt's idea is doubt.
less to add to tho beauty and attrac-
tiveuess of bis:grouuds by growing this
hickory forest, rather than to make it
source of revenue, but the man who
plants these trees 10 suAfciedt number
will 6ud them very profitable invest
meut when large enough to yield either
nuts or timber, for there is always sale
for the nuts, if properly selected, aud
with the decreasing supply there is an
increasing demand for the timber. The
hickory, the walnut and the pecan are
trees that the North Carllna farmer
should curse Wilmington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01
s'To Make Angels Weep. ,.
The Spectacle of the Cruelty
Deserted Armenians.

London. Dec. 80 DR.. Henry S
Luun, editor OF The Review Of the
Churches, and Percy W. Bunting.
editor of The Contemporary Review,
have addressed the following communi-
citation to all editors in England and
America :
s.We enclose extracts from letter
from private friend who spent several
months of this year in Armenia aud
who is one of the first authorities 90
the question, as you would admit were
we at liberty to publish his name May
we beg you to insert these in the nex'
issue of your paper. Yours faithfully,
sHenry S. Lunu,
editor Of The Review of Churches
"Percey ". Bunting.
editor of the Contemporary Re-
view"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01

The Japenese parliament was opened
at Yokohama With the reading of the
speech from the throne by the emperor.
His majesty expressed joy at the glo-
rious ending Of the war with China
The empire had already made striking
progress, be said, but it still hadsa long
and arduous task to perform. The en-
peror concluded by saying that meas
ures would be introduced to increase the
empires defenses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01
THE WAREHOUSE COLLAPSED
A Small Wind Does Great Damage
At Lamar
Special to Daily Item

Specialize to Daily Item:
LAMAR, S. c., Dec. 27.-The tobacco ware
house here was blown dowa yesterday after
noon The house was not sufficient ;ly braced
and it did not take much wind to make it
collapse. 1t was not a surprise TO those that
knew how the house was constructed.
c. W. Morris, Esq, and sons, Chas. and
Robt. are spending this week in Atlanta.
Dr.J T. Watson and wife returned last
night from Marion where they had gone to
attend the fuaeral Of the father Of the form
er. E. B. T.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01
FIRE AT BISHOPVILLE.
The Stables of Mr.. W. L. Parrott
Burned.

B1SHoPvILLE, Dec 26.-The barn and sta
bles of Mr. W. L. Parrott were burned yes
,erday. The fire originated from FIRE works,
which had been set off in the vicinity as a
part Of the Christmas celebration. AT least
this is the slpposlion, as there was no known
cause, and this appears 10 be TIE onl5 reason
able theory.
Mr. PARROTS loss will amount to abou t
two 70 three hundred do lars. The exact
loss is not known and the figures given above
are but a rough estimate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01

God give US men \ time like this demands
Strong miods, great hearts, ture faith and
ready hends.
Men whom the lust of Office does not kill
Men whom the spois of office caonos buy
Men who possess opinion and a will
Men who have honor; men who will not lie !;
Men who can stand before demagogue
And damn his treacherous batteries without
winkiog;
Tall men, sun-crwned, who live above the fog
In public duty and in private thinkirg.
For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn
creeds,
Their large professions and their little deeds
Mingle in selfish strife, 10 Freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land, and waiting Justice
sleeps.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01

When person is losing fesh ead wasting
away there is cause for alarm. Nothing so
worries physician. CoEsumpti7es would
never die if they could regain their usual
weight. In fact there woald be no consmp-
ton if there were no was!iag Of the system.
The cause of this loss Of flesh is failnre to
properly digest the food eaten. Nine-tenths
of all our diseases date back to some derange-
ment Of the stomach.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial will stop this
wasting Of the body. 1t acts by causing the
food We eat to be digested so as 20 do good,
for undiges;ed food does more BARN than
good. The Cordial contains food already
digested aod dges.er of foods as we'll.
Every mother. hates to make her children
take Castor Oil Lszo! is sweet Castor Oil.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01

The record of remarkable cures efected
enables US truthfully to say that Hoods
Sarsaparllla is the only true blood purifier
prominently in the public eye today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01

The Berlin Boersen says that the
American government is negotiating
With leading banks ln Berlin for loan
of 5000 900, 900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01

The novel, entitled "The Hand OF Fate,
by Miss KITE LILY Blue: Of Marion. S. c., j:
or sale be y c. Csteen & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-01

Hoods Pills are the best family csthartic
and liver medicine Harmless, reliable,
sure
The advocate., 1896-01-08

to develop war sentiment among the
people. In fact, the fellows who would
send substitutes 10 do their fighting for
them and the fellows who would stay at
home and enjoy the increased facilities
for scullduggery which always abound in
war time are very much enthused upon
the subject. There has been no great
uprising among the people, no public
meetings have been held by farmers and
workingmen who would be expected to
make up the army Of the United States,
in which they have demanded to be led
forth to battle for a boundary line to
Venezuela which they know nothing
about; business men and trades unions
and the churches are all for peace; but
still the cry Of the politicians and news
papers is for war.
If those who are making all this noise
on both sides really want to fight, we
would say, by all means let them fight
Imagine an army made up of such men
as Tom Reed and Mckinley and Depew
and Armour and Pullman and Brice and
Platt and Voorhees, and Quay and Cor
man and Hill and Olney and men of the
class which they representa- Imagine
such an army, led by Grover Cleveland,
setting out for Venezuela! Wouldn't
the British lion quail? But, in case Of
war, does anyone suppose that they or
the editors who are just now SO full of the
war spirit, would ever smell gunpowder?
Not much. They are not built that way.
They want fight, but they want some
body else to do the fighting; and, in this
instance, those who would have the fight
ing to do are by no means in favor of it.
1t is a war of wind with a specific pur-
pose in view. Will anybody be deceived
by it?
The advocate., 1896-01-08

If the people we're busy talking war they
would never think Of it's extravaganza.
Now, it would be well to see il Mr..
Cleveland and the gold-bug press are
sincere and consistent in regard to their
message and war talk, or are they play
ing Nero's game? We will first ask the
war men this question: When we sell
bonds, who buys them? England. Now,
if we cannot run our government in time
of peace without selling bonds, how can
we carry on war with a country that
would have to furnish us the money to
fight her with? Does any man with
brains enough to know tomcat from a
cross-cut saw believe England is foolish
enough to do this?
Now, as I said before, the gold-bug
crowd do not want war with England,
but only to get the people to think of
war and not the vital issues of the day.
Truly, the Americans enjoy the luxury
of being humbugged.
II. F. MORRISON.
Rose, Kas.
The advocate., 1896-01-08
" Grover vs.. Nero

EDITOR ADVOCATE: - When Nero
wanted to plunder his subjects and at
the same time keep them in the dark
until he had accomplished his vicious de-
signs he had the ''gladiators' combats,"
and talked boisterously about going to
war with other nations. Now, can the
average reader see any contrast between
Grover Cleveland and Emperor Nero?
What means the bombastic war message
to Congress and the frothings OF the
gold bug press in regard to war with
England? They are harbingers of no
good; they are the forerunners Of dark
conspiracy emanating from the brains of
few Rothschilds of Europe and Neros
of America.
If Grover Cleveland and the venal
gold-bug press are in favor of curbing
England's rapacious greed for territory,
why don't they settle the boundary be-
tween Alaska and Canada, then try
their hand on Venezuelan If they are
opposed to the omniverous Britons steal
ing territory, why, then, do they allow
her to steal the valuable gold fields Of
Alaskan Alas but true, the modern his
torian will have to record their patriot
ism as being only throat deep. This
bombastic message and boisterous war
talk have a mission to perform. It is
this: If they can get the people to think
ing about war questions instead Of the
financial question, the mission Is half &C.
eomplished. Then if we could engage in
a war controversy with England until
the campaign of 1896, Cleveland might
possibly get third term and deliver the
rest of our liberties to John Bull. Then
he could carry out his damnable plot of
Issuing $500, 100000 Of bonds; then Con-
gress could make some more disgraceful
appropriations for the navy and coast
defense; then Carnegie could unload his
rotten armor plate on Uncle Sam; then
the Pacific railroad could get Congress
to defer the payment Of its debt for 100
years. Then, again, the present Con-
Qrees would like to have some excuse to
squander another "billion dollars and
The advocate., 1896-01-08
A Needed State Law.
Rose, Kas.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-A paragraph
now going the round of Kansas papers
asserts that the several counties are
now delinquent in tax due the State to
an amount exceeding 100000. The
delinquency for last year alone was
over $4,000. One county on the Mis-
souri, river owes the State more than
$30,00O, which is long past due. III an
unfortunate wretch owes few dollars
of personal taxes the county may take
his last possession and sell 1t to secure
the amount due, yet it seems that after
this has been done, the State has no
means of getting Its share of that tax,
or its share Of any tax, from the county.
The $500, 900 which delinquent counties
now owe the State could be used to
good advantage, no doubt. 1t would
materially lessen the bonded indebted.
ness, if applied thereon. If applied for
current expenses, it would lessen future
leVies.
All the machinery of the law can be
used to compel men to pay their debts
and, more successfully, their taxes.
Our Legislature should make equal pro
vision for coercing counties into pay
ing their just dues, or should repeal
the laws for compelling individuals to
pay their debts. If the law attempts
to make men honest individually, 1t
should make an equal effort to secure
collective honesty. No faVors should
be extended to an aggregation Of per-
SONS in the form of county, If the
same favors would not be shown to
them as individuals. The county Is no
better than it's citizens. It has no
peculiar sanctity. It should be amena.
BILE to the same code of morals as is its
humblast inhsbitant. If the one may
evsde payment Of just debt, let the
other do so likewise. 1t would doubt.
less be better in the long run for all
concerned If the payment of all obliga-
tions depended exclusively upon honor
instead of upon the coerciVe power Of
the law. However, public and private
honor are not always measured In
the same way. For example, in this
county tRussell), which is "irredeem-
able" (since the "redeemers" have al
ways had exclusive possession), per.
sonal ethics are ignored in public af.
fairs. County scrip is not accepted In
payment of taxes or dues to the county.
But this is an old trick for the 4. o. p.
Over thirty years ago they began to
dishonor and depreciate their own OBJ
legations, the greenbscks.
&C. RUPPENTHAL. JR.
The advocate., 1896-01-08
GREAT OUTBURsT OF PATRIOTISM.

The Presidents Venezuela message
has called forth a great outburst
of patriotism. Nearly all the men,
bers Of Congress, and the politicians of
the country, together with nearly all
editors Of Republican and Democratic
papers, are anxious for war. A very
large amount Of space in the newspapers
has bean recently devoted 70 the effort
The advocate., 1896-01-08

You can get the old reliable Kansas
Farmer and the ADVOCATE, both one
year for sl50 The Breeders Gazette
and Advocate Tor 800.
The advocate., 1896-01-08
OuR DEBTs.


lic and private debt as presented in the
reports Of the census Of 1890. From
summary recently issued, the following
facts are gathered:
The total public and private debt was
ascertsined to be- s20,227, ,l70,546. The
interest upon this debt is 81, ,166, ,1O1, 1903,
constituting an annual obligation Of
almost one-half the amount OF the ma.
tional debt at the close Of the war. This,
however, is far short Of the total annual
demand upon the resources of the peO-
pie. The annual revenues Of the ma
tional, State, county and municipal
governments derived from taxation, are
stated at s1,O4O, ,473,O13. To this may
also be legitimately added the premiums
paid to insurance companies to insure
against loss OF property by fire, tornado,
and other causes. This amounts to
sl66,927,269. Summing up these items
we have the following result:
Annual interest upon public and ..
private debt,............,...... $l1ooLVl,SOS
Dicipal taxation. ................ 1,OGO47sO1S
surance.. s N .1..',.....,.......... ~ 1669272GO
Total l........................ S9ys7e,5O 6s6
This vast drain, almost equal to the
total national debt at the close Of the
war, is still far short Of the sum Of the
annual obligations resting upon the peo-
pie. 1t may be we'll to mention some
others.
In the items above named no reference
is made to the vast sums annually
expended for life insurance-between
s1OOOOO,OOO and S2OO,OOO,OOO. This is
perfectly legitimate expenditure, and,
under existing circumstances, is fully as
necessary as that paid for protection
against fire and other agencies OF de-
struction. The prudent business man is
the man who protects his family by
life insurance against contingencies that
might befall them from business failure,
and makes some degree Of provision for
them in case Of bis death; 50 that this
cannot be classed as an expense that
might be reasonably dispensed with.
Again, it must be understood that the
annual interest included in the above
statement, no matter from what source
Immediately derived, is ultimately paid
by the consumer OF the products Of in
dustry. For instance, the interest paid
by railroad companies, like all other
items Of expense and Of profit, is In
cluded in freight and passenger rates,
and is paid by the people and not by the
companies. But while this interest is
included in the above census report, the
other items OF expense and Of profit are
not. They must be so included, how
ever, in order to make the statement
complete, because, whatever they may
be, the people pay them.
In the case Of corporations and indi-
viduals engaged in the manufacture Of
commodities for the market, we must
likewise include in any complete state
ment OF the obligations resting upon the
people, all items Of expense, excluding
interest, and all items Of private profit,
because these are part Of the price Of
such commodities. We must also in.
clude all rents paid by private individ-
uas which do not constitute part Of
the cost of production Of commodities
that are placed upon the market.
There is. OF course, no way to ascertain