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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07
South Carolina Tea.

(Letter to Mr.. Habn 10 the Aiken
Times.
1t may seem a little like sending
"coals to Newcastle" to send South
Carolina tea to South Carolina, but as
a Boston firm claims to bold the eutire
American crop Of this year (250
pounds) it is fair to presume noue has
been distributed 10 Aikeo. So have
taken the liberty Of mailiog a little
packet of the same to Mrs. II. as mat
ter of curiosity rather than Of intrinsic
value as a beverage, in full assurance
that the ladies are best judges Of tea
favor. This tea was raised in Pine.
hurst, or rather 10 Summerville on the
Pineburst farm by Dr. Shepard, form
erly New Epglauder. It is from
Ceylon seed, and cured, they assured
me. by Ceyloa methods.
The agent here says that this method
Of picking is pincbing each young leaf
very carefully from the stem, using
only the thumb nail and fore6nger, and
fair days work for one man is quau
tity that will, wheo cured, weigh half a
pound. He thinks the only objection
to its profitable culture here is the diff
ference in the prices Of labor From
2 1-2 to 3 cents being native wages in
CsyIoo. Yours. etc. CsGatD.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07

P1rrsBURG. Pa, Ost. Freight
train No. "A vas derai,ed at Ei!soD, q
station near Sandy Patch, 90 the cast
ern slope of the mountains. on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, at IL ls
o'clock this moruing TIE entire tra!p
crew, consisting Of engineer, 6rcc'An,
conductor. 80 bFakemca aud .rc-
mao, ard two t,amps who we're stealing
ride, we're killed. T5irtv-fopr c.fs,
winch we're loaded w::.h Co.'S, ;eEs,:.>s
vi'h the engine and tie ca5oase, are
piled UP on the track, ana traffic beth
east aoG west is entirely sbu; of.
BuFFALo, Oct. 1.-Lsusing + Lin
coin cf Buffalo, no%iu..a.i by he
Peoples party Of New York State sfor
governor, has written letter dechn-
ing the nomuaticu. His reason for
this action, be says, is ,ba; &c .eeIs it
bis duty to vote for Porter and he urges
every Peoples party voter to do like
wise.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07
The New Orleans Bank
RaScalS.

New ORLEANS. September 30.-The
grand to-day brought in seven iodict-
ments for embezzlement against Presi-
dent Nichols and Cashier DeBla1c, Of
the suspended Bank of Commerce.
The specified charges are that they at
various times embezzIed SUNS of money
that had been deposited 10 the bank.
Beginning on July %, 1873, 1878.
when they took S23, 500 and from time
until February. 1894. au aggregate of
sixty-six thousand dollars is charged
to have been taken by them The men
we're at once arrested and held iu bonds
Of S54. 500 each, which they have not
been able to give They are in the
custody of the sheriff.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07

CHICAGO. Sept. 80 One of the
most severe wind storms knowo for
years ragged over the lake region last
night and part Of today. The loss of
life 30 for reported is small-four men
having been drowned by the sinking OF
the steam Sumatra at Milwaukee.
Much minor damage was done to ship
ping in Milwaukee. Grard Haven,
Chicago and other barbors and the mas
ters of such steamers as were
out in the lakes during the
night report one of the roughest pas
sages they have ever experienced.
Dispatches from many Of the lake points
tells substantially the same story. On
Lake Superior, the storm does not ap-
pear to have been 80 severe, although
at Duluth 36-mile gale was reported
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07
c.. us New Ser

smashed Old St Helena Episcopal
church was wrecked on it's eastern
gable and fence and trees pros;rs ted
upon the tombstones and monuments in
destruction. The court house was bat
tered and glasses smashed, windows
torn to pieces. and flooded with rain,
and plastering .umbled down. Yachts
sank in the roads. The tug Wey-
mout, property of estate of VIM Gregg
Of Farmers mines, sunk at Scheper's
wharf, after being wrecked aud broken
up.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07
How to Eat A Banana.

And now comes woman, vino has
resided in tie tropics as a rnissiouary's
wife, to tell us, according to the Pail-
adelpbia Record, how to eat banana
digeshbly. When you have stripped
off the willing rind, just scrape off the
striDgy and hairy coat that lies be-
meath the riod, and you may eat your
banana without tasting it all the rest
of the day. This word should be pass
ed about widely.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07

visited to-day by heavy storm of
rain and wind. The wind blew
strongly ali day. aud about 3 o'clock
it assumed the proportions of gale.
The tobacco prizery occupied by the
American Tobacco Company was
blown down A portion of the Bap-
tist Church steeple was blown off,
and also portion of the tin roof of
the depot The chimney of T. j.
Monroe's dwelling was blown down.
wrecking a part of the roof During
the storm the large brick building
known as the Mcmillan House
caught fire, but the flames were put
out before much damage had been
done
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07

Four persons landed from the Aus
trian corvette Albatross on a sciertific
expedition 10 the South seas were killed
and six others wounded by the natives
Of Guadalcamer, one of the SoIcmcp
islands The bodies Of the dead were
rot recovered. as the islanders are can
niba!s NJ Foullon, the geologlst CT
the expedition. was one of those killed
Albatross BON barGed the shore 10 retail
iatlon. killing many natives.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07
Letter of United States Sen
ator J. D. Cameron
To the National Republican
League, June II, 1894.

The single gold standard seems to
us to be working ruin with a violence
that nothing can stand. If it's infu-
ence is to continue for the future at
the rate of it's action during the
twenty years since the gold standard
took possession of the world, some
generation, not very remote, will
see in the broad continent of Amer
ica only halt dozen overgrown
cities keeping guard over a mass of
capital and lending it out to popu-
lation of dependent laborers on the
mortgage Of their growing crops and
unfinished handiwork. Such sights
have been common enough in the
worlds history, but against it we all
rebel. Rich and poor alike !; Repub-
licans, Democrats. Populists ; labor
and capital railways, churches and
colleges-all alike, and all in solid
good faith, shrink from such future
as that.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07

The Gale Strikes Mariou.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07

ATLANTA. Sept. % Specials to the
Constitution fror1 Brunswick state that
the loss by the storm will exceed $400.-
900. Several lives we're reported lost, i,
but at midnight the list was Incomplete
The Pians aud Southern railways are
among the losers The wires went
down dating the storm and messages
coria net get 'hrough until late TO-
Oigbt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07

The whole agricultural class, the
whole class or classes Of small pro.
prietors. the farmers that make the
bulk and sinew Of our race the
artisan whose interests are bound up
in the success of our manufacturers !;
all these join hands with what is left
of their old enemies, the landed
aristocracy Of Europe. to protest
against revolution made for the
benefit of money LENDERS alone.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-07

A vast majority of all parties agree
that the single gold standard has
been, is and will be a national disas-
Ter of the worst kind. What is still
more strange, almost the whole
world sympathizes with US. Nine
tenths of mankind are hostile to the
single gold standard. Our 70,0O0,-
900 people are unanimous against it..
Most Of the great European nations
and their governments dislike it
South America rejects it. The
whole of Asia knows only silver,
and India, which contains five sixths
of all the subjects of the British
crown, is as hostile to it as our
selves Yet the bankers of London
have said that we must submit, and
we have submitted.
So strange spectacle has never
been seen in our history. Argument,
and even the compulsory proof
brought by world wide ruin, seems
to be helpless against this astounding
power. What is the use of argu-
ment when we are all convinced !;
and when at least nine-tenths of all
the civilized and uncivilized world
agree England holds US to the
single gold standard by the force of
her capital alone, more despotically
than she could hold Us in empire in
l776 The mere threat of her dis
pleasure para|yze mankind
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
THE ELECTRIC SUCKER.
Account of q Wonderful Fish Found
I'm the Nile. -

In an article in Ueber Land und Nicer on
Electrical Phenomena in the Animal World, -
DR.. Frolich tells about sucker first found in
the Nile and its tributaries by modern scien-
Client Egyptians as the "sucker thundereP
god, being worshipped as such in sucker
god temple in the city Of the thunder-suckerS
or Oryrrhynchos. The reason they called il
the thunder-sucker, instead Of the thunder-
fish, was because they knew of another fish,
known to the English-speaking people as the
electric cat ChSh), to the Germans as the Zit-
terwels, or the shad-that- makes one -tremble.
1t grows to a length Of about foot, of which
the head and nose take up quarter, and at
the deepest part measures more than quar-
ter of its length.
Just why the modern scientific men did not
know OF this fish before is question layman
finds is hard to answer except that the sucker
is a bottomy fish. The old Egyptians probably
learned of the animal after Nile food when
some philosopher was meditating over a mud
puddle left by the receding water. He saw
funny fish struggling In the water and, out Of
a desire for knowledge, reached for the fish
of the philosopher hard by they probably saw
the philosopher act surprisingly-as the stole
Indian did when he got hold of galvanic bat
terry. Thereafter the fish was worshipped,
having a name which associated it with the
"Thunder-god Of the Skies" although the an
clients knew nothing of electricity according
to the learned of today.
A peculiar thing about the various eleetri-
cal fish Is that should one swim, even at a
considerable distance from a human bather,
the bather would know of its proximity by an
electrical sensation while many of them
contact. These fish are far ahead Of the hu-
man beings in the matter Of weapons, ''for they
stun their prey at a great distance in the
water
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
KNOCKOUT BLOW FATAL.
Factory Hands Indulge in u Deadly
Prize Fight.

HAVERHILL, Mass, April 5.-Arthur Brad
ley and Richard Ingram, two factory hands,
employed in this city, last night engaged in
a prize fight, and, as the result, the latter
died at midnight The fight was to be a
friendly one, to settle the title of which was
the better man. The men, with about fifteen
companions, left here for South Lawrence
early last night and went to Blair's barn, on
South Broadway, where the fight took place
A man named Mcintosh was the second for
Ingram, and a friend named Donovan see
onded Bradley, while James Gilligan, a local
sport, was timekeeper, and Thomas Gibney
referee. The Knockout blow was landed in
the vein under the right jaw, after thirty min
utes' fighting. All efforts to restore Ingram
to consciousness failed, and he was carried to
his brothers house, where he died at mid
night.
The police of Haverhill were notified and
they arrested Arthur Bradley, James Meserve,
Thomas Gibney, Fred Whitney and two men
named Mcintosh and McRae. The police are
searching for the other spectators and Off
cials, and number of arrests are expected
The medical examiner will hold an autopsy
tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
He breaches the Easter Sermon at
the Baltimore Cathedral.

BALTIMORE, Nd, April 5-The Easter
sermon at the cathedral was preached by Rev.
Thomas O'Gorman. D. D., bishop-elect of the
diocese Of Sioux Falls, S. D. Cardinal Glib
bens was present. Taking the resurrection as
his theme, DR.. O'Gorman said that criticism
Is powerless in the presence of the universal
social fact of the recognition Of the resurrec-
ton. He reviewed the early days of Chris
tianity and martyrdom under the Roman
pagans.
'This present Christian civilization" said
he, els the most cultured society that ever
existed in the world, and 1t Is an impregnable
proof Of the resurrection of its founder even
as the great American republic, in all its
power, evidences its founders life and work
\ in that it presents historical knowledge Of
Washington"
The bishop-elect referred to Sir Isaac New
ten, Dante, Michael Angelo and the great
Gothic cathedral architects as having been
among those who were inspired by their be-
lief in Christianity and the resurrection. The
science Of today utterly fails to disprove the
history and resurrection Of Christ. Luther
gave false teachings to the world and the
English people seeded from the true church,
yet the followers of both movements cling to
faith in Christ, faith that must abide.
"There are errors and divisions among the
disciples Of Jesus, but in love for Him there
is unity, and this makes us hope that sooner
or later, all who have strayed from the fold
will be brought back
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
The National Capital.

The City, of Washington is an object Of
perennial interest to all patriotic Americans.
Not alone because it is the great throbbing
heart Of the mightiest and grapdest Republic
the earth has ever known, but also on account
of it's material magniicence. All Americans
take pride in its beautiful avenues, majestic
architecture, stately homes and well-stored
galleries and museums as things Of grandeur
and beauty in themselves, apart from the his
toric interest with which they are invested
1t is hope and aspiration of all young
America" at least at some time or other to
visit the Capital of this country.
The Baltimore & Ohio R. r. offers unequaled
facilities in aid of this desire. All it's through
trains between New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore on the east, and Pittsburg, Cincin-
natl, St, Louis and Chicago on the west pass
through Washington. Its fast express trains
are vestibuled from end to end and heated with
steam. Pullman's latest and best productions
in the way of sumptuous Drawing Room Sleep
ing Cars are attached to all its through trains.
The present management Of the B. & o. has
made vast improvements in the past two years,
and the road is today one of the foremost pas
senger-carrying lines in the country. Through
tickets via B. G. o. R. R. can be procured at ali
principal ticket Offices throughout the United
States.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
HABITS OF THE sHAD.
Interesting Facts About Its Ineom-
ing From the Sea.

Interesting Facts About Its Ineom-
ing From the Sea.
The shad spends part Of it's life at
sea and part of it In fresh water. At
the approach Of the spawning season
it comes in from the sea and seeks the
fresh water streams to spawn: at the
close Of this season it goes to sea again,
there to remain until the spawning
season again returns
1t Is not known absolutely whether
the shad remains in deep water in the
ocean off the approach Of the river
whence 1t came, or whether in winter
1t goes South into warmer waters, but
it is commonly believed that when the
shad returns from whatever point at
sea 1t may to fresh water come, it re-
turns to the river In which it was born.
but percentage of the shad do not
return; it may be a, great percentage.
1t is certainly the expectation when
the shad fry are placed in such a river
as the Hudson that the young fish
which survive and go to sea will re-
turn to the Hudson; here the shores Of
Long Island and New Jersey would
serve as great funnel to guide the
fish, if they needed guidance, to the
opening to the bay and river.
1t is not supposed, however, that the
shad Of a river basin, like that of
Chesapeake bay, for example, return
. each group to it's own particular
stream; in Chesapeake bay shad would
come in from the sea together, but once
inside the bay they would be likely to
seek each the most convenient Of the
streams emptying into it.
Shad have sometimes been CAUGHT in
New York bay In the early part of the
season with the roe much advanced.
These may be simply Individual cases
OF early maturity in shad belonging
here; shad correspondingly late have
been caught here. Roe shad have been
taken in the bay as late as August, but
generally the shad come in with the roe
in the condition that might be expect
ed In fish that knew where they were
going and when they were going to
get there, and fishermen incline to
think of the early shad with the ad-
vance roe that 1t is one that from some
cause, perhaps stress Of weather, has
overrun it's river.
That the shad does not always seek
its own river is plainly shown on the
Pac1nc coast, where the shad is not
native, but was introduced chiefly in
the Sacramento river, obut they have
now spread all along the coast as far
north as Southern Alaska. There is,
however, along the Pacific coast a cold
current which the slaad does not seek
to pass; it is found in the bays and
estuaries, and can be caught the year
round, and the national barrier that
prevents its making an offing has
doubtless led to its general movement
along the coast. ,o1
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
ON 0LYNpIA'S FIELD
MODERN ATHLETES TODAY WILL
STRIVE WHERE ANCIENTS
WON RENOWN.
THE STADIUM RESTORED.
IN 1T AMERICANS WILL CONTEST
WITH GREEKS FOR SU-
PREMACY.
PRINCE UNVEILS A STATUE
THE STADIUM RESTORED.
To One Whose Generosity Rendered
Revival of the Games
Possibility.

ATHENS, April 5.-Tomorrow Is the day set
for the opening of the contests in the new
Hellenic games, and today, as a prelimi-
nary ceremony, statue was unveiled by the
Crown Prince Constantine of Greece Of M.
Averof, the wealthy Greek, of Alexandria,
who has alone contributed a. million drachmas
towards the expense of the restoration of the
Stadium as nearly as possible to its original
condition.
The games are to be under the direction Of
the Athenian Olympic games committee, Of
which the Crown Prince Constantine is the
chairman. The United States contributes two
teams to the competition, one from Princeton
and one from the Boston Athletic association.
The Boston Athletic club team is made up Of
Thomas E. Burke, who will be entered to
compete at 100, 400 and 800 metres, which is
practically ITO, 440 and $50 yards. He has a
record of 10 1-5 seconds for 100 yards, % rs
seconds for 22o. 80 20 seconds for 300 and
40 seconds for the quarter-mile.-
Arthur Blake will be entered in the 1000 and
1900 metre runs, and also the twenty ffve-mile
run from Marathon to Athens. He has mile
indoor record of 4:39 As, made when he won
the indoor championship of the N. e. A. A.
A. U. two years ago.
Ellery H. Clark Is q student at Harvard.
His records are as follows: High jump, s
feet 10 3-5 inches; putting sixteen-pound shot,
80 feet; broad jump, Il feet 10 inches; 120-
yard hurdles II rs seconds, and throwing the
hammer, 123 feet
T. P Curtis is the fourth member Of the
team.
The Princeton team will be captained by
Robert Garrett, who is entered for the shot
put, throwing the discus, broad jump and hori-
zontal bar vault.
Garrett put the shot 80 feet inches at the
indoor meet of the Boston A. A. this last win
ter.
A. C. Tyler will enter the pole vault COM
petition. His record made in New York, May
of o. T. Bucholz, Of the University of Penn
sylvania.
F. A. Lane is entered for the 100 metres and
in 10 seconds nat.
400-metre race, Is the fourth man of the team.
Jamison has a record of SO seconds for the
440-yard dash. Following is the programme
of the games:
Athletic Sports-Foot races, 100, 400, 500 and
1,50O metres; hurdle race of 110 metres; run
ming broad and high jumps; pole vault putting
the shot and throwing the discus; long dis
tance run from Athens to Marathon, dis
tance of 48 Kilometres.
Gymnastic Sports-Individual exhibitions,
exhibitions on the rings, parallel bars, horse
leaping and team work.
Fencing and Wrestling-Work with the foiTs,
saber and swords; amateur, civil and mil
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06

ly take Kickapoo Indian Sagwa. This now
regularly used by the Indians. Their
freeness from this, as we'll as all similar
diseases. is ample proof of its great
merits. When it is remembered that this
is skillfully compounded of roots, barks,
gums and herbs of the forest, and
contains no poisonous ingredients what
ever, it will be seen that no harm can
possibly attend its use; and the rapid
manner in which it accomplishes its
wonderful results will prove to the sufferer
that he has found at last that which
will give to him new lease of life.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06

Down, down he goes, and when he rises
to the surface a cheer from the crowd
goes up, and he at once begins to swim
toward the shore, and as he reaches it
he leaps up among the crowd, a glossy,
black, beautiful animal. His master,
who is waiting for him. grasps his
bride and Immediately starts him off
on run and keeps him moving until
he is thoroughly dry.
When the water is very cold, he often
shows signs Of weakening and needs a
great deal Of urging before he will make
the leap. At such time one cannot
help but feel it is cruel sport The
cold water somewhat bewilders him,
and he does not seem to know in which
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06

ago. The country is not unreasonably I'M
patient for a solution. It appreciates the com
plexity Of the questions involved; and so long
as 1t Is satisfied that progress Is being made
On the right line. it would prefer careful de-
liberation to hasty and incomplete read
1ustment. The point has been reached, how
ever, at which great revival of confidence is
inevitable both at home and abroad; the prin-
ciple of the gold basis has been irrevocably
affirmed, and all that remains to be done is
the formulation of the details as to the minor
forms of money. That satisfies Wall street
for the present; and must soon show it's results
In restoration Of financial activities
The latest returns of railroad earnings leave
no room for question as to the improving con-
dition of their finances and the growing aetiv-
ity of general business in the country at
large. The following statement shows some
OF the gains Of net earnings of important
lines in the month Of February: