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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-30
Negroes Return from Liberia
q Sad Tale is That They Te'l
Their Experiences Were
Too Miserable to
Describe.

New YORK, Sept p Among the
passengers whom the steamship
Waesland, from Liverpool, landed
here to day were six coIored people
who were overjoyed at finding them
selves again in the United States.
They were Taylor Smith, Of Forest
City, Miss, his wife and two children
and two friends, and they all had sad
story to tell of the want, misery and
hunger suffered by the southern pc.
gro colonists who sailed from Savan-
nah on the Laurada last March to try
their fortunes in the Black Republic.
Libera. From the day they landed
at MonIovia, Mr.. Smith said, until
their departure, they were unable to
get an hours work of any kind.
twenty-five acres of ground were
given them by the Liberian govern
ment. but there were no houses to
shelter them or their families Soon
after their arrival the rainy season
began, and With 1t came ueathly
malarial fever. called by the natives
"John Bull fever" which carried
away 40 of the newcomers, among
whom was one of Mr. Smiths chill
dren The disease was still doing
it's deadly work when he left for the
United States. Mr. Smith stated
that nearly one-half Of the 202 per
sons taken to Monrovia on the
Horsa, which left Savannah some
time before the Laurads. were dead
and buried long ago. Luckily for
him he took with him $500, which
enabled him to return home When
he left, old friends, half naked and
crippled by disease. hobbled out into
the surf to bid him what they all felt
would be last farewell. President
Cheeseman of Liberia and the mis-
sionaries did all they could for the
unfortunates, but the returned colo
nists said, like everybody else, they
had very little money, no food and no
work for them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-30
Opening the Danube.

BuDA Pest. Sept. 27.-Tbe great
engineering work of removing the OBJ
strucsiou 10 the Danube known as the
iron gate. between Alt-Orsova 10 Hun
gary aud Gladoya 10 Servia, has been
finally accomplished aud to-day the
river was opened to navigation With
elaborate ceremonies by Emperor
Francis Joseph. His majesty was ac
comauied by King Carol Of Roumania
aud King Alexander of Servia a
large number of diplomats. ministers of
state and distinguished men were pre-
sent Included in the programme was
a procession of steamers through the
iron gate which afforded proof OF
how successfully the work of removing &
tie obstacles to navigation bad ten
accomplished Great crowds from the
neighboribg towns were preseut. as was
also large number OF troops. The day
was dnc aud the ceremonies passed of
with much eclat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-30
Dealt in Futures.
Young Earnest Hasseltine
Falls IN the Wheat Pit.

LANCASTER, September 26 -Earnes
Hasseltine, acting as assistant cash
ier in the Bank of Lancaster, and
young man only Is years of age, has
during the past month been specalat
ing in wheat and cotton futures
through I Mann, Son & Go and
Clapp & Co !, of New York city. The
sequel is the bank has lost through
him So, 500.
Colonel Leroy Springs, president
of the bank, accidentally learned
yesterday evening that the young
man was dealing in futures. He i'm.
mediately notified the cashier and
they, on investigation. caught ur
with him last night. He has been
operating in futures since about the
18th of August, almost the entire
loss being in wheat contracts sold
short.
The young man made clean
breast of the whole matter, but while
the president and cashier were in con
sultation with his father at late
hour last night, he disappeared
kilograms for his apprehension have
been sent to all parts of the country
Sheriff Hood AID assistants are now
searching for him The bank has of
sered reward of SlOO fer his cap
ture and it is confidently believed
here that he will be caught. He is
Is years of age. weighs about l4C
pounds, is clean shaven. has reddish
hair and freckled face and hands, and
is about 5 feet 6 inches high lie il
quick and active in his movements
and is dudish in appearance
The young man belongs to one O
the best families in our town and nc
young man stood higher morally, OF
more thoroughly enjoyed the conf
dence of the people Of course the
standing of the bank is not effected
by this small loss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-30

The Salt Lake Iribuoe, 10 its pcac.
teal way. shows that gold is cou'ng
from Europe Through fear ou this side
and the other Of a great panic. But
the Philadelphia Record, which goes
out among those old Dutch farmers 10
Pennsylvania tells two falseboods The
first is that it comes because there is
such demand for cotton and corn, and
the second is because the men in Eu-
rope are so sure that Mr.. Bryan is to
be beaten. The ordinary Eastern gold
paper nowadays can print falsehood
or TWO on less data than ever before
and lbc careful nan 90 reading them
simply has this thought: lord. LORD
how this world is given to lying -
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Bryan's Vote IN 1882.

" ashington Post.
There is one little cana;d IL clrcu-
lation which, as we see the matter,
should be repudiated by decent and
honorable men, no matter whether
they be Republicans Or Democrats or
Populists, and that is the story that
in 1892 Mr.. Bryan bo!ted the Demo
cratic party and cast his vote for the
Populist nominee for the presidency.
This story is having wide and
somewhat hystericaI circulation His
opponents are not satisfied with IN.
sisting that Bryan is reckless aud
wind, infant, firebfsnd, an agitator:
an apostle Of class prejudice and
hatred, menace to oar national
peace and safety 1t does not suffice
them to declare that he is an Ignorant
and unprincipled mountebank and
fool whese words betray him. They
must get out this foolish story about
his having voted for Weaver in 1892
instead of standing by his party and
voting for Cleveland.
Now, everybody understands by
this time that. whilst the Post is the
organ of neither party to the pending
contest, but takes its opinions and
frames it's utterances according to It's
own judgment and conscience, we do
not approve OF advocate the politics
represented by Mr.. Bryan. If we
have failed to make that fact clear 1t
is through no lack of effort on our
part, and we shall concern ourselves
no further in the premises. But we
do stand for fair play, for an intclli-
gent and honest statement OF the
issues before the country, and for the
exposure and denunciation Of false
hood, stupidity and malice. We do
not believe that the triumph Of the
gold standard cause needs the vi
cious and abhorrent aids. We should
deplore victory achieved by such
malignant agencies. If Mr.. Bryan
cannot be defeated without the help
of scandal, Misrepresentation, and
false witness we should prefer to see
him win. When the American peo-
Pile reach a point at which their polit'
cal destinies can be manipulated by
lie there is no further degradation
possible to them
We do not know whether Mr..
Bryan voted for Weaver or for Cleve.
land in 1882. What we do know is
that the Democrats of Nebraska were
urged by the Democratic national
committee-made up of Mr. Cleve-
lands party friends and prompted by
Mr. Whitney-to vote for Weaver
and to ignore the Democratic ticket
altogether. In Nebraska, as in sew
eral other States in the northwest,
the Democrats had no hope of carry
ing the day. They were in a hope
less minority, and their one alterna-
tive was to combine with the Popu-
lists and take the State from Harrison
by electing the Weaver men. There
was 10 secret about it at the time.
The manoeuvre was matter Of com.
mon knowledge and Of universal dis
cussion II Bryan did vote for
Weaver, then he did so in obedience
TO the earnest request Of his party's
leaders, at the instance Of Mr. C'eve-
lands campaign managers. ard in
the discharge Of his duty as loyal
Democrat 1t is impossible to make
point against him on that score.
1t is discreditab!e to those engaged
in the enterprise to try to make one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-30
The Only One
To Stand the Test.

Rev. William Copp, whose father
was physician for over fifty years,
in New Jersey. and who himself
spent many years preparing for the
practice of medicine, but subSe-
quently entered the ministry Of the
NJ. Z. Church, writes: Il am glad
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-30
Reading Smokers Take Notice.

Ne keep the very choicest brands Of 6us
cigars to he bought in ang market.
Every cigar is full value, but we do more
With each purchase of one or more FIVE cen
cigars we give either the New York World OF
the New York Journal
Leadiog brands of cigars: Jackson Square
Searchiight, Hyglana. la Belle Creole.
Il. 6. OSTEEN & CO,
Liberty Street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-30

Mixson is a young man who has
worked hard to gain the position be
had and was doing very well, and it
is unfortunate that a promising and
industrious young man should have
COTTON into those "entanglimg ALI
arces." But such seems to be the
way of the dispensary. Mr.. Parrot. Of
Darlington. the former stenographel
from Judge Buchanan's circuit, Is
seeking the appointment.
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MANCHESTER, n H.. Sept Is
This rornins all Of the departments #
TIE Am9Sleag company s'ae'ed 'r w!;i'
a ta! .2t OF aaatis 'l'nla establish:
oiene esn:,lo:s 5000 har.s @ho faTe
beer idl> since August s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-30

JOB work done in the i'atchnlq,s and South.
ron Office is always FIRST Class. A shoddy jot
is never f:.rucl out of this Office Get esti-
mates here VIXEN a irst c:"ss j1o Is wanted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-30

Sewing Machines and Organs cleaned and
repaired at the Sumter Music House.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10

she Il Seldom Noticed hut IL of Much
Account
Whoever has happened in at his ho-
tel at o'clock In the morning has
been sure to notice that the Hobbies are
in possession of the scrubwomen, with
their pals and mops, their scrubbing
brushes, and their surrounding pools
of slop. He may have seen a neat and
ladylike woman, dressed as well as any
guest, standing on the marble stairs,
as IL to command the scene. or fitting
out of sight. That is the housekeeper
"a parsonage of great Importance in
big hotel. and one whom the women
boarders make 1t a point to get &C
quainted with, but whom the men in
the rooms do not know or meet or very
often see. There was a panic in one
of the seaside hotels last summer over
an alarm of fire. Then the guests saw
the housekeeper in all her might, and
must have marveled at it. At the first
scream the negro walters rushed for
their baggage and began throwing 1t
out of their windows and down the serv-
ants stairs. The chambermaids were
all either paralyzed with fear or noisy
with alarm. Some ran about terrifying
the guests with warnings, and some
stood still and shrieked. Then the
housekeepee appeared. She vas calm.
She ordered the negroes to brink their
trunks back, she instantly discharged
the girls whom she caught spreading
the panic, and the worst screamer Of the
lot the sent to her bedroom with athreat
of arrest II she made another sound. In
two minutes the panic ceased, for she
assured all the guests that the danger
was past and the fire was out. She was
the heroine as long as those people
stayed who had witnessed her command
of the situation. To her friends she
said afterward that when she got things
quieted down she went to the scene of
the fire to learn the truth about it, for
when she said it was out she knew
more about it than child unborn. call
I knew was" she said, that there was
nothing to be gained by panic" he
housekeeper is in charge Of the entire
living part of a hotel and of the female
help, and when she Is a good disci-
plinarian and has a cool head on her
shoulders she is worth the good salary
that she is sure to receive.-New York
Sun.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10
The Water Tree.

M. Ducharte recently made known to
the French Academy of Sciences
the results of an experiment made by
M. Maxine Lecomte in Congo upon a
tree of the genus Musenga. Upon MAX
ing incisions in the trunk of it and
placing a pail at the foot of the tree,
more than ten quarts Of pure water
collected in thirteen hours. The gor-
illas, it seems, are in the habit Of slak-
ing their thirst at these hidden foun-
tains, and regulate the flow of liquid
at will by pulling off differentiated
branches. Many years ago DR.. Wal
Itch found in the province of Martaban,
Africa, a plant belonging to the same
natural order, whose soft and porous
wood discharged, when wounded, a
very large quantity of pure and taste
less fluid, which was quite wholesome,
and was used as beverage by the ma
tives. This plant was named by DIR.
Wallich the water vine, and has been
placed in the genus Phytocrene, which
signifies plant fountain" These
plants form a remarkable exception to
the usual character of the order, which
embraces species that produce milky
juice-such, for example, as the cele-
brated cow tree, or Palo de Vaca, of
South America, which yields a copious
supply of a rich and wholesome milk,
as good as that Of the cow, and used
for the same purpose.-Public Opinion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10
THE HEALER.

Was Denver so good or so bad that
"Messiah" Schlatter left it?--Salt Lake
Herald
At any rate, 1t is to Sohlatter's credit
that he isn't political "healer "-Chica-
go Post.
Schlatter's refusal to go to st. Louis
for So, 600 indicates that he has heard con-
siderable about.that town before. kansas
City Journal.
A Messiah who disappears and leaves
300 patients unattended to, as did Healer
Schlatter, is open to suspicion of not being
the genuine article Manchester Union.
Schlatter has played Jonah. The Lord
ordered him to go to Chicago, but that
was more than he could stand, and he
jumped the country. Albuquerque Demo
GRAFT
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10
Probate Order.
3 STATE OF MICHIGAN, | -.
COUNTY OF SHIAWASSEE, Do


At a session of the Probate Court for the coun.
ty OF Shiawassee, holden at the Probate office
In the city OF Corunna, on Thursday the 9th day
or January, In the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninety six.
present, Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate
In the matter OF the estate of Ludwig Struber,
deceased.
on reading and filing the petition, duly veri-
ned, OF Louis F. Struber and Edward F.
StruDer, praying, amongst other things, for the
probate of the Instrument now filed In this
court, purporting to be the last will and testa-
ment of said deceased.
Thereupon IL is ordered, That Monday the Sd
day of February next, at ten o'clock In the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing OF said petit
ton, and that the heirs at law of said deceased
and all other persons interested In said estate,
are required TO appear at session OF said court,
then to be holden In the Probate office in the
city Of Corunna, and show cause, II any there be,
why the prayer Of the petitioners should not
be granted
And IL is further ordered That said petitioners
give notice to the persons interested in said
estate, of the tendency of SAID petition, and the
hearing thereof, by causing copy of this order
to be published In The TIMES, q newspaper
printed and circulated In said county of Shia-
wassee, three successive weeks previous to said
day OF hearing.
MATTHEW BUSH
Judge of Probate.
BY KATHERINE e. KELSEY
Probate Register.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10
THE cYNIc.

Nobody seems to be true to anybody.
Who was the fool who said that time is
money!
Nearly all the women overdo the angel
business.
Unless love makes you sick it Is not Of
good quality.
There is very little love that is worth
the price paid for it.
II a man behaves himself, people say he
is cunning and hides his meanness.
The thirst for liquor Is not running as
many lives as the thirst for notoriety.
Every woman has certain look with
which she thinks she can squelch man.
1t is not what is inside a man that
makes him look distinguished. 1t is his
clothes. -Atchison Globe.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10
SOPHOMORES WERE WHIPPED.

The Freshmen Came Back at Them in
Double Force.
The girl students at Lake Forest Col
lege, ILL.,, made up their minds that they
would introduce some of the lively prac-
tices which they had heard were in
vogue in our eastern institutions Of
learning. So when company Of fresh
students appeared on the scene last
week the sophomores set out to toss the
newcomers in blankets, feed them on
pop, put them to bed, and sing them to
sleep. The hour fixed upon was Satur-
day night, when the "freshies" were on
their way to bed. They had all reached
one end of the hall when twice their
number Of sopohomores appeared at the
opposite end, which curdled the blood
in the twenty freshmen's hearts. They
were armed with pillows, and they
marched down on the covering enemy,
determined to capture them. But the
freshmen mustered up spunk before the
sophomores were upon them, and
fought for their lives. In the luck Of
the scrimmage half a dozen freshmen
made flank movement and came down
on the enemy in the rear. A panic
seized the sophomores, and a moment
later half of them were captives and
were being given the treatment they
had designed for the victors. Some diff
ficulty was experienced in inducing the
sophomores to swallow canned con-
densed MIL, and the songs that were
sung to them were not so much in the
nature of lullabies as they might have
been. The sophomores woke up on
Sunday sadder and wiser girls.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10

Here is one more way of telling the
villain of melodrama as soon as he
puts in an appearance" said veteran
actor the other evening. Look at his
feet. II he wears patent leather boots
he's a villain. No matter where he
may be at the time, in Africa, Asia, or
anywhere on the hospitable globe, the
stage villain of today must wear patent
leather boots. It's his trademark, just
as the cigarette used to be."-Ex.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10
Poultry and Profit.

On a farm where there is ample
range poultry should include not only
hens. but turkeys, geese, ducks and
even guineas. The turkeys and gum
ems are disposed to wander over large
areas, while geese and ducks will thrive
on small pasture lot. 1t must not be
overlooked that the largest proportion
OF meat sold off the farm, in the shape
OF turkeys, geese and ducks, cost the
farmer little or nothing, and If some
knowledge could be gained Of the act
ual cost, 1t would be shown that the
receipts are nearly all profit, and this
should encourage farmers to increase
their stock. The hens pay best as pro-
ducers of eggs, and ducks are also ex-
cellent layers, but the largest profits in
poultry are secured from turkeys and
geese, as they can support themselves
during the larger portion of the year
unaided
While it must be admitted, however.
that whatever is consumed by poultry
really comes from the farm, VIII her
the birds secure it or receive 1t, the
profit will not appear so large, but the
fact Is that turkeys are insect-destroy-
ing birds, and the larger share Of their
food is composed Of insects and seeds,
while geese are partial to young and
tender weeds, purslaine being one of
it's delicacies. These different kinds of
poultry utilize material that would be
Of no service to the farmer at all, and
in that respect they serve as valuable
scavengers not only to keep down
many pests that annoy the farmer, but
also enable him to send the undesira-
BILE substance to the market in the form
of meat.
The most successful farmers met by
us, with poultry, were those who did
not confine themselves to one kind.
They not only had large flocks of hens,
but also found room somewhere for
turkeys. geese, ducks and guineas, the
latter being intended for home use, as
they are of but little demand in market.
They look upon variety as better
enabling them to produce the most
at the least cost, and they were partic-
ular to use good breeds as well. No
enterprising poultryman will attempt
to make poultry pay unless he uses the
pure breeds. There is a wonderful
bronze turkey, Embden goose and Pc
kin duck as compared with the common
breeds, as the weight is also very
important matter in assisting to derive
a profit on meat. 1t costs no more to
keep the best to be had than to give up
the space to those kinds which are in
ferior. Quality brings the best prices,
but feed will not give quality unless
the breed is used to utilize the food
to the best advantage. There is moth
ing to prevent every farmer from max
ing profit on poultry, and the way
to do so is to take advantage of every
method for so doing, using all varie-
ties of poultry for that purpose.-Ex.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10

Use the Decimal Systen.-Ten hens
in house that is 10 feet square, with
yards 10 times the size Of the house,
Is a rule to follow. Ten hens with
one male is the correct mating, and 10
eggs under setting-hen in winter are
enough. Ten weeks is long enough to
keep broiler before it goes to market,
and a pair of fowls and ducks should
weigh not over 10 pounds. Ten cents
per pound is near the average price for
fowls in market, and 10 cents should
feed hen one month. Ten hens in a
house that gives them plenty Of room
will lay more eggs than 20 that are
crowded; hence, one not only gets fewer
eggs when there are too many hens to-
gether, but the cost Of the food is great
er and the amount of work increased.
Trying to do too much on limited
area has caused many failures, and the
proper plan is to keep but a few hens
rather than too many.-Poultry Keep
er.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

Tho best salve In the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t Is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price s25 cents per box. For
sale by Sprague q Co., Owosso.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10
More Sail Carried

"our yacht was beaten by despica-
BILE trick"
"Why, how?"
"Women In balloon sleeves stood on
the deck Of the other oat."-Chicago
Record.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10

Shipment of Eggs in Bulk.-A con-
sular report tells of large quantities Of
shelled eggs being sent to England
from Russia and Italy for the use of
pastry cooks, bakers, hotels and restau-
rants. The eggs are emptied from
their shells into tin cans holding 1000
or more, and after being Theoretically
sealed are packed with straw into
wooded cases, the taps, through which
the contents are drawn, being added
by those using them. Great care is
necessary in selecting eggs, as single
bad one would spoil the whole lot.
Lower price and saving Of time, and
greater ease and less expense and loss
in handling are named as the advan-
tages of this system. Thus far the Rus
sian product has been uniformly good,
whereas the Italian shipments have so
frequently been spoiled that analysis
of the Russian supply has been ordered
to determine IL preservatives are used.
Onions for Poultry. who give
their poultry finely chopped onions
once or twice week along with their
other food will find 1t an excellent pre-
ventive against diseases, especially
where fowls are not allowed to run
at large and gather food for themselves.
When kept in the close confinement
of small runs, much more attention is
necessary in supplying them with a
variety than where they have larger
liberty, and for keeping them in good
health onions are among the best
things that can be given them.-New
York World.
Do not wait for the arrival of the
best before making start to do bet
Ter. The doing the best with what one
has is the best preparation one can
have for doing the best when the
"best" arrives. This is an especially
valuable maxim with a herdNof cows,
and Is the best school to which one can
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