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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-06-17
Lee Looking Around.

New YORK. Juue l0.-Amo6g the
passengers co the steamer City Of
Washing ton, which arrived this noruiog
ircm Habaua, were Judge DcIgado and
lis sea. J. G. De'gado. Both gentle
mes lave suffered many iadieui;ies at
the haods C; the Spanish officials in
Ca5a, ard are ca their way to Wash
;ngtoD. whey they vii! lay their gricv-
ances before the Presideus aud Secrc-
sary Olney.
s;r. Deigado had aa Interview With
Consul General Lee previous to leaving
IIa5ana. The City Of Washington
passengers, lo conversation this morn-
ing at qaaraa;i,le, stated that Fitzhus Il
Lee was rapidly fami!iarizing himself
with The rou:ac duties Of his ofiice.
American residents in Ha5aaa are
much pleased With tae aggressive spirit
si.own by TIE consul general. There
vas also ca board the City Of Washing
ton Felix Ca5elio, an officer in the
Spanish service, who is said to be on al
importan. Grand to this country.
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skirmishing in Cuba.

HABASA, June l. Several unimport-
ant skirmisbes we're reported today
Rebels attacked and succeeded in enter
ing the towns Of Celba del Aqua and
San Antonio de Rio Banco 10 the pro-
vince Of Habana. They burned sever.
al houses The guuboat Herman Cor.
tez landed at Caevas. near Neuvas
Grades, and found an American
built boat that had evidently
been abandoned by 6iibuser-
iog expedition. The marines later saw
another boat eff shore 10 which were a
number of men. They fred upon the
boat: vhoreupon the men in it Jumped
overheard, s=a1 ashore and made their
escape
The Am4ficon coasrl gessval. Ramon
o. Williams, sailed today fo: New York
en- the steamer Visi!aucia.
Il is said the rebel leader Wisoa, az
American hiss die! from the effects cf a
wcand receieei il q receut engagement:
nca. Grantanano, in TIE province CT
Santiago de Cuba.
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a Texas Calculating Freak.

Wolf BluessiDe, who died at Hot
Springs and was buried at Houston,
came to Orange very poor man in
1876. He began merchandising, and
while here acquired capital estimated
at between 100000 and $4,000.
He copld neither read nor write, yet he
was a marvel in mental arithmetic.
Fractions nor interest had any hard
places in them for him. He offered the
principal Of the city schools at this
place $100 il be would teach him to
write his own name within year. The
professor undertook the job and worked
With great energy. but discovered that
on each Monday morning every trace OF
the previous weeks work had entirely
faded from the mind of his pupil. and
after FIVE months of close attention to
his undertaking abandoned it as hope
less case. Apeculiar constructed
"BXX" was the nearest approach be
ever made to peumanship, but that sig
nature is attached to many valuable doc
uments now of record in this county,
and has for several years passed current
at the banks 10 New York, Galveston
and Orange, often for large sums Of
money. It was quite as difficult to
counterfeit the characters as affixed by
him as it would be to successfully imi-
tate the signature Dallas News.
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terms imposed by your then governor,
the Hon Benz R T;llman. it would
have heen exceedingly difficult for
"a syndicate 10 have carried out the
terms Of purchase without the con.
stant presence. in Columbia. Of some
competent and trustworthy person
charged with the duty of performing
the various acts of necessary clerical
labor which were necessarily re.
quired. 1t was not convenient for
this company, as the agent of the
syndicate, to have such representa-
tive continually on the spot, and you
were asked so to act. and the com
pensation paid you was only fair,
and said payment came from the
syndicate alone, and in no wise, even
remotely, affected the interests of
your State nor the interests of the
most Insignificant of your taxpayers.
The payment for your services was
made upon the volition and by the
sanction of. the executive committee
Of the syndicate. 1t was entirely
proper, and the engagement of your
self in such capacity really proved
10 be safeguard to your people,
because in the execution of the
clerical duties which the syndicate
required, you invariably manifested
an unalterable zeal for the protection
Of the interests of your State, and in
the exercise this quality, we think,
you often imposed upon the syndl
cate conditions which would have
been quite unnecessary in the con-
duct Of any matters pertaining to
private business. These conditions,
however, were accepted in a cordial
spirit, because we thought we recog
nized in you an officer whose crown
ing ambition appeared to be directed
only in the channel of exercising
every scrupIe of prudence in the
conservation of the duties involved
by his official capacity.
Yours respectfully
Robert G., Davidson, President
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The First Session of the 54th
Congress Ended.

Washington, June 1.-THE first
session of the ffty-fourth congress
gently and quietly, almost without
incident, giided into history to-day at
4 O'Clock, the shortest "long" session
of congress, with two exceptions, in
the history of the government.
There was marked difference be-
tween the close to-day and that of
the fifty-6rst congress, the last pre-
vious Republican congress. Then a
bitter conflict ragged between Speaker
Reed and the minority, and no one
of the latter was found to introduce
the usual resolution of thanks to the
presiding officer.
To day Mr.. Turner, the second
Democratic member of the committee
on ways and means, acting for the
minority in the absence Of ex-Speakr
Crisp, offered resolution thanking
Speaker Reed for the liability, faith
fulness and strict impartiality" with
which he had discharged the duties
of his difficult position and at the
suggestion of Mr. Dockery and other
Democrates there was a raising vote,
that the expression of heartiness back
of the resolution might thereby be
emphasized.
In his closing remarks Speaker
Reed offered his grateful recognition
for the honor, saying "the thanks OF
the house of Representatives is always
high honor, but is especially SO at
the end Of a session where the
speaker has been forced to say mo-
more times perhaps than in the his.
tory of any other congress.
In the course Of the session mum.
Der of private pension and relief bills
were passed, and Representative
Pitey (Rep of New Jersey, Blue
(Rep. of Kansas and Dockery Dem J
of Missouri were appainted members
on the part Of the house on the com
mission to sit during the summer and
investigate the charities Of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
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Pushed by a Gunboat.

KINGSTON, ia, June 9.-The al
legged flibustering steamer Laurada,
from New York, arrived from Port AZ
tonic Saturday last A Spanish wal
ship vas 10 pusuit of her, but Of course
did not enter the port 10 her effort to cap
ture the Lauraaa. The wsr ship is stit
of the port awaiting for the Laurada to
leave. 1t is believed that the latter
landed a large quantity of munitions
of war in Cuba. If she should be pur-
sued after che leaves Port Antonio, she
will ruo along the coast within the ma
rine league limit until her superior
speed enables her to stand out to sea in
advance of the Spanish warsbip.
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A Roundabout Line.

PHILADELPHIA. June 8 -Tae steam
er Bermuda, which vas recently de-
prieed Of her regiatry By the British
consul at this port becaDsa. i: is said,
Of her alleged d:i5usteslog expedition
aud which has siuce been lying at Cam
deo, N J.. vas to-day seized by Uo;ted
States Marshall Pfefer Of New jersey
Ga libel fled By three seamen for uu.
paid wages TIE amount claimed BY
the seamen is $27.75. Isis said thai
tie fling Of the libel is part Of plan
to secure registry for the steamer
uuder the American flag.
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Silver the Great Issue.
Committeeman Kerene Pre-
serves Significant Silence.

ST. LOUIS, June IL Mckinley is
not to be nominated without strug.
gle. Twenty-four hours have so
changed the positions on the political
chess board that there is fighting
chance for the field against Mckinley.
The stumbling block in the road of
the letter is the divergent views of
the delegates on the financial plank
of the platform. These differences
are as wide as the continent, and at
present seem ifreconcilable The
western delegates maintain their
adherence to silver with frankness
that in former gatherings ofthe party
would have been punished as poli,i-
cal heresy. The other half of the
country is represented by sound
money advocates who will listen to
no suggestion of other platform de-
clarations. This issue. even in these
ante.conveution days, has ranged the
delegates into two camps. The men
from Maine and the far east still up.
hold the banner, for Reed, while
those from Iowa, supported by scat
tering delegates from the middle
west, declare themselves for Allison.
Quay will, of course, receive nearly
the full support of Pennsylvania, and
Morton is assured of all but four of
the New York votes. Bradley has
! not been side-tracked by the allure
ment of the Vice Presidency. So
many tables have been complied
showing both that Mckinley will or
not be nominated on the first ballot
that they are valueless. The none.
tasy plank of the platform will. un.
less miracle supervenes, determine
the nomination for or against the
leaders The arrival of Thos. G.
Platt to night gave encouragement
and impetus to the opposition. While
he is not in sympathy with the silver
wing of the party, it is thought he
will be the rallying point for a COM
bined opposition. There is no hint
that other than an honorable fight
will be made against Mckinley, but
political exigencies. as presented
here, demand the alliance of opposi-
tion for a successful struggle against
the Mckinley avalanche
Sentiment among the delegates al
ready upon the ground appears to
be strongly crytalizing in favor of
the financial plank promulgated by
National Committeeman R: C. Kerene
of this city and which was given in
the dispatches of Wednesday. Mr.
Kerene admits that he is not the
author Of the proposed plank, and
that it is the handiwork Of "a promi.
nent Republican" Taken in con.
nection with his recent visit to Can
ton, (Ohio) there have been sugges.
tions that the draft has been submit
ted to and received the approval of
Major Mckinley. Upon this point,
however, Mr.. Kerene will no. satisfy
his enquirers, while, in line with their
previous position, that the convention
rather than the candidate should
make the platform, Mark Hanna and
his lieutenants continue to regard the
topic as tabooed and will not touch it
even iii generaities.
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SUMTER s. c.. WEDNESDAY. JUNE IL, 1885,
New Series-Yol. XzV. No 46

There are just rsn days ia which to
dstern,ine whsther the next lesisi@. .44-e
will be composed of self-respecsiog
and b-oadninGcd men OF mere coat-tall
swiugers Dor't let the junebugs have
a walk.oyer!-The State.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-11-12
MEN AND MONKEYS.
THE DWARFS AND THE LEMURS OF
MADAGASCAR.

A People Who Average Only Feet @
Which Are Considered Connecting Links
Between Monkeys and Lower Orders.
There are at least two distinct tribes
If Malagasy dwarfs, who are among
the smallest people in the world. The
Kimos average only feet inches in
height They are rather light in color,
have remarkably long arms and are
bold in defending their territory, using
spear and bow. OF pastoral habits, they
excel in certain handicrafts. They dwell
in the southern center of the island, at
high elevation above the sea.
Even more monkeylike are the Be-
hosy, who occupy densely wooded
country among the hills of Bemaraha.
They jump from tree to tree just like
monkeys and are not easily followed,
inasmuch as their territory is exceed
ingly rocky. They are very timid, and
it is said tAat they die of fright when
captured. In the northern part of Mad
aQascar is the most remarkable natural
fortress in the world. 1t is occupied by
tribe who call themselves the people
of the rocks. The fortress is lofty
and precipitous rock, of enormous size,
/, 600 feet high and eight square miles
in area. Its sides are so steep that 1t
cannot be climbed without artificial
means. Within it is hollow, and the
only entrance is by subterranean
&c ,t,hi,I, ;l,c
that only one person can pass at time,
while on either side of the path is deep
water.
There is plenty of room for explora-
tion and fresh discovery in Madagascar,
which is the third largest island III the
world. 1t is nearly four times the size
Of England and Wales, having an area
of $50, 900 square miles. The most re-
markable animals found there are the
true lemurs, which exist nowhere else
in the world though related forms oc-
cur in Africa and India. They are re-
garded by naturalists as links connect
ing the monkeys with the lower mani
mails. There are about 20 species, and
the collection made by DIR. w. i. Alb
bott contains one that is entirely new
to science. The biggest arc about three
feet long.
One of tho most remarkable species is
called the "specter" because it is pure
white, and in going about at night has
striking and ghostliie appearance.
Other kinds are black, with bands Of
yellow and red-in fact, they are very
striking looking animals. Roughly
speaking, they are divided into two
groups-the long tailed and the short
tailed. The latter do not survive cap
tivity for any length of time, but the
long tailed ones have been brought TO
Europe and have been induced to breed
in cages, especially peculiar ring tail
ed species.
There used to be lemurs in North
America long ages before man appeared
on this continent Professor Cope, the
famous paleontologist, found the skull Of
one in Colorado few years ago. He
regards it as the most precious object III
his great collection Of fossils. The skull
is not bigger than "a squirrels. Anato
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-11-12
The Waltz In Africa.

The dancers seen at Kambuidi's were
Bisa and Luangeni. There We're four
drummers and one old man with rattles,
who gave very picturesque perform
ance The drummers had small, barrel
shaped drums, with tightened skin at
either end. The drums were suspended
by rope from the left shoulder. The
dummers played to any crude, unframed
songs in splendid time, and while play
ing and singing danced about most
gracefully, some steps resembling close
Iy the waltz. All wore long loin cloths
of bark reaching from the waist almost
to the ground. They were wonderfully
active, dancing and singing vigorously,
whirling round on one leg and squirting
the ground with the other foot. They
sang, drummed and danced III perfect
time. The old man had two rattles,
each composed Of five small, round,
dried wild fruits with noisy, rafting
seeds. These were threaded en- brochette
on thin sticks, one of which the old man
held in each hand and kept time with
the others, besides doing his share Of
the dancing. From the Journals Of the
Late Il. j. Glave i'll Century.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-11-12
DOLLY MADISON'S TACT.
How She Placed at Ease IA Ratified Visitor
at the White House.

How She Placed at Ease IA Ratified Visitor
at the White House.
1t was the tact and genuine kindli-
ness of Dolly Madison that made her
one of the most prominent American
women. Several episodes mentioned in
Mrs. Almon Goodwin's S Life of Dolly
Madison" are significant of this. AT
one of her levees her attention was
drawn to rustic visitor, youth who
was evidently suffering all the torments
of embarrassment. He had at last ven
tured to help himself to a cup Of coffee,
when Mrs. Madison walked up and ad-
dressed him. In the surprise of the mo-
ment the lad dropped the saucer and
strove to crowd the cup into his pocket.
His tactful hostess took no notice Of the
accident, except to observe that in such
"a crowd no one could avoid being jostled,
and straightway turned the converse
tion to the boys family and ended by
sending her regards to his excellent
mother and bidding the servant to bring
another cup Of coffee.
On another OCCASION two old ladies
from the country arrived at the White
House while the family were still at
breakfast. To the surprise Of the rural
visitors, the woman they came to see ap-
peared in stuff dress of dark gray
protected by IA large housewifely white
apron and with linen kerchief pinned
about her neck. Her simplicity of man
ner and attire completely swept away
their awe, and before parting one of
them found courage to ask, Perhaps
you wouldn't mind if / kissed you
lust to tell the folks abouti"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-11-12
The Science of Smiles.

The gentle art of smiling is the latest
| thing which science has been meddling
I with, tracing back to its very beginning
and pointing out with something like a
sneer how this facial expression first
came to adorn the face of primeval man.
Mr.. Edward Cuyer, in a recent lec-
ture in Paris before the Societe d An
thropologie, stated that our smiles, how
ever winning to outward seeming, are
simply records of our very remote an
cestors' selfishness, greediness and pug
nacity.
The passion that dominated all others
in primitive man was the desire for
food. The animals of those days We're
huge and fierce, and the implements Of
hunting few and crude. The naked
hunter, therefore, was forced to go oft
times with an empty stomach, but
when he made kill he gorged himself
with meat. The anticipation of the ap-
preaching satisfaction of his hunger
caused him to open his mouth and show
his teeth, partly through pleasure and
partly through all instructive impulse
to get himself in readiness for the i'm.
mediate slowing away of his food.
With the progress of civilization,
however, this facial contortion grew to
be caused by othRf, nleasnrahle thipPS
una tnen came the sound OF audible
laughter.
The graceful smile of the hostess,
therefore, as she receives her guests is
merely an inherited expression of salts
faction derived from a savage progen-
itor who anticipated good time when
he had people to dinner-or for dinner.
Again, the open smile of more open
pleasure is simply survival of the gap
ing mouth with which the semisimian
prepared to tackle roast grandmother. -
Now York Jourual
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-11-12
A GORDON BLEU.
How the Title Was First Given to a Fine
Cook.

Cook.
Although the late Due de Nemours
had no pretensions to being an epicure,
he was the last 'cordon bleu' in
Frssoce We mean by this that he was
the last survivor of the Chevaliers de
ST. Esprit. He was also of the last
creation, that of 1929, when there were
only two knights made, the Due de Ne
mours and the Count de Lecce. The
Order Of the st. Esprit was created
in 1887, was suppressed by the revolu-
ton and was revived by Louis XVIII in
1914. To speak rightly, Louis XVIII
considered that the order had never
ceased to exist, for he had given two
collars during his exile, in 1910, tbS
one to Francis i, king of the two Sicl
lies, and the other to his brother, the
prince of Salerno, the father Of his
brothers. wife, the Duchess d'Aumsle.
The ribbon of this order was igt.
blue color. 1t was worn around the
neck III the reigns of Henry III and
Henry ", but was changed by Louis
XIV, when it was worn across che chest.
The Chevaliers of the st. Esprit were
always known under the name of Les
Gordon Bleu, and this was the supreme
honor during the monarchy of France.
1t was from this that the title of "cor-
don bleu" was given to a first class
s9r s4ak g56aa mea that fbay he aEd aE5aTffa Tffaa
cooked the dinner had proved himself a
Gordon bIeu" among cooks-in other
-. e 4 Al
became quite the rage, and is now al
ways used to designate good cook with
out the persons who use it knowing
what it means or still less the origin of
the title. Exchange
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-11-12

mists classify animals by their teeth
more accurately than in any other way.
The jaws of this small lemur are pro-
vided with dentition so surprisingly
humanlike that one might actually i'm
agine the teeth to be those of a minia-
ture man.
1t is thought that the lemurs may
have originated on the American conti-
nent and spread westward to Asia over
a land route which has since disap-
peared. That is only speculative the
ory. 1t is practically certain that there
was anciently land connection between
Madagascar and Africa. A great geo.
logical convulsion having separated the
island from the mainland, the lemurs in
Madagascar found conditions favorable
for their survival, while elsewhere they
disappeared. Thus it comes about that
this strange group of mammals is re-
stricted TO Madagascar today. They are
very monkeylike. In fact, they might
be called low down monkeys. They live
in trees and feed on fruits and insects.
The lemurs wandered about in hocks.
By means of their strong hind legs they
are able to leap from tree to tree dis
tances of ten feet or more, so that they
look as if they were flying. Occasionally
they betake themselves to the ground,
walking for short spaces erect and way
ing their arms over their heads in such
a way as to present remarkable effect.
Toward nightfall the forests resound
with their startled cries. They eat the
eggs of birds when they can get them.
Though disposed by nature to be shy,
they are quite harmless and tamable to
some extent in captivity.
At night the woods of Madagascar
are vocal with the wailing cries of the
lemurs, which sound like the lamenta-
tions of human beings in distress. These
creatures have heads more foxlike than
monkeylike, with sharp muzzles and
large, expressive eyes. The smallest
species of lemur is about the size of a
big rat. Another kind has white whisk-
ers, and yet another is provided with
a bushy tail, which in repose is usually
coiled around the animals neck like a
rom mfOrter