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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-24
SPEAKING TO THE DEAF.
A Mistake Is Often Made In Trying to
Enunciste Very Plainly.

Mistake Is Often Made In Trying to
Enunciate Very Plainly.
Many people, and am sorry to say
some teachers Of the deaf, fail to realize
i'm practice at}east-that speech is not
as clearly visible to the eye as it IS audi
BILE to the ear, and think that by speak
ing slowly, word by word, and opening
their mouths to the widest extent, they
will render the task Of the speech reader
easier. AS amatter Of fact they render
it all the more difficult: A child IN
school may learn; to understand a+teach-
or who mouths his words in this man.
ner, but this ability is of no value to
him when be leaves school. Indeed per-
fectly natural, deliberate speech is easier
to understand than the exaggerated
form. Of articulation which people are
apt to use the moment they know they
are talking tosa totally deaf person.
People who depend entirely upon
their speech reading for understanding
Others have requested me, when intro
ducing them to strangers, not to say
that they were deaf; because they hnd
it easier to read the lips when the per-
son speaking is not aware that he is be-
ing understood in that way. / have IN
my acquaintance young man educated
wholly By this method who travels a
great deal and picks up acquaintance
on the steamer or on the train just as
people.do who possess alltheir faculties.
/ have in mind also a congenltally
deaf girl Of; IL who is not considered
unusually bright, yet whose speech IS
clearly inteitigible to strangers after
the first tenaminutes, who is Intelligent
on the topics of the day, and whose
larger and more conversational roper
tory is uchlarger and more entertain
ing than that Of many young ladies OF
20 aud over that T have metrin metro
politan society.-John Dutton Wright
in Century.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-24
A Negro City.

The most unique Of all the COLOMBIA,
sioo schemes for fouoding cities is that
which is in charge Of Moses Bentley, 3
colored barber of Atlanta
Bentley has bis plans we'll uoder
wsy and be will not take his emigrsots
to any far away place, in Africa or
,hiberia, but will settle them IN Geor.
gia. and will do so at small cost to those
who follow.
Beptley's scheme is to found city
exclusively for the negro He Is to
bavs, the entire government conducted
by the people of his own race-a negro
mayor. negro couucilmeu. negro police
!. men and in fact, as there are to be 20
white people living within the city
limits. every Office holder will be
negro Then. the laws are to be the
work of negro mental labor.
10 order to carry out bis idea, it is
proposed to resurrecs an old Deserted
Village" re-establish city which eoce
Aourished nearly hundred
. years ago and which has literally beeo
wiped of the face of the nap. This
was Sunbury, the city which was
located on the Sudbury river. at its
mouth. 10 Liberty county, Ga on the
seacoast. In the year 1900
Sunbury was South Georgia
+ .sboom town." and it quickly
sprang into popularity, all the wealthy
planters Of that section going there
aod building beautiful homes 10
1920 sunbury had some ten or fifteen
,bousand inhabitants and was
considered a model city. Ships
: came into its harbor ard it was
regarded commercial center of 20
mean proportions. But suddenly
Snnbu.y began to decline. It was
eickly on account of malaria aud
the people fed from the city
as if plague had stricken the
place. IN few years the city was al
most deserted AID DOW ouly three or
four hslss mark the spot where once it
hourisbed.
Bea tl~ Is to build bis model Degvo
civ o.a lbe site of old Sunbury He
has sslcertsiued that while the white
peopl, caoaot staod the malaria of that
district, the ,niasma has 90 i'll effects
upon negroes The land is rich aud
Gao be bought cheap It cao be made
a shipping point for many miles
around-$partaoburg Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-24

Iu some sections Of the couotry it is
fashionable to blackgusrd the Wilson
tariff law. but figures show the foreign
trade of the year 1896 to have been the
largest this country every had. Our
exports amouuted to $1,000. 600, 900.
while our imports we're $3.50 100000,
leaving balance Of trade ID our favor
of 1926, 100000 These figures show
that the tariff is not the disease respoo-
sible for the country's troubles, not
vithssaodiug republican assertions to
the contrary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-24
FROM TIE WIRES.

NSs Louis, Feb 1.-The surgeons
employed BY the defense completed
their post mor,em oversthe remains OF
Arskar Duestrow, who vas executed at
Union: yesterday for the murder of his
wife and child here three years ago
Dr.. Badey states that the examination
rsseaied the fact that Duestrow bad
leptomeningitis, or white specks on one
os the coasings Of the brain.
Charleston, Feb. 17.-From an OIL
cial source it was learned to night that
two shots remarkable in the annals OF
guuDery were fred from the main bat
sssy yeof the batslesbip Massachusetts
dlfipg the exercises yesterday The
battleship used for her target on this
epooasioo~a-aendes ROD capped BY a
ssfsamer only to render it visible. 1t
was placed 1000 yards from the ship
and twice daring the day the miulstare
flagstaff was struok-once With shot
fam a 6-incb and once again With a
snos ii from a 13.inch gun. The latter
feat is possibly unparalleled 10 the an
nsls of gannefy.
Loadop, Feb l7.-Tbe German
ship Baltimore, which sailed from this
port for New York Dec. l9. foundered
at sea 90 Jan. %. Oae of her crew.
sbeaman named Cbristenseo. was pick
ed up Jan. 264in, lat. 81 n. long. o.
W.. by the Portuguese sehooses 9A'ice,
lase, Ellen Crusa, Captain Rsis. aud
landed al ST Vincent /. is feared the
remainder Of tue Baltimore crew are
lost The Baltimore was formerly the
Volunteer She was three. master of
1908 tons aud was built at South BIS
ton in. 1868. She vas owed in Bre-
merhaveo, from which port she hailed
Rockville, Tenn, February Il =
John Heck. macages of the Royal
Coke and Coal Company. ..ef this city,
Vas shot by 40 unknown assassin from
ambush aud instantly killed this af'er-
noor at Coal Greek. The murderer
fed towards Careyviile and is being
pursued by posse. Tie deceased
leaves bride of four weeks
Denver, Colo. February Il "A bill
making il punishable offence to wear
high hat at sheatri,al performance
ia Colorado passed the Assembly to-
day BY vote Of 42 to Is:
Canton, Feb 10.-Major Mckinley
is considerably better this evening
He aook. upon the advice of his fhyst-
ciau. short drivethis afternooo. while
xhe sun was bright aud the air warm
February 10.
DR.. j. G. Montgomery killed himself
at Macon, ia yesterday he was
despondens because unsuccessful.
Capt. Romeyno sod Lieut. O'Brien
u s. officers stationed at Fort McPher
son, Atlanta. fought on the parade
ground yesterday.
Kyle has been re-eiecteo y. y Osp"
tor from South Dakota
Clemson Dpllege will open to morrow
With $50 students 10 attendance. 1t Is
probable that the enrolment will reach
50oshis year
>. One hundred thousand tons of steel
rails have been sold Tor export to Bog
laed within the past few days by Car.
negie and Others.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-24
Mrs. Rearst's Motive.

Mrs. Phoebe Hearst of California has
given $500, 900 to found mining school
in connection with the state university
at Berkeley as memorial to her hug
band. She gives largely to the free kill
dergartens, supports several college set
Elements and contributed 1000 to the
recent campaign for the woman suffrage
amendment. She has also given $780,,
900 to establish fine gymnasium for
girls at the state university She said to
Miss Anthony, II am doing all this TO
make girls fit to vote -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-24
lSJUST AS GOOD FOR ADULTS.
WARRANTED. PRICE so cts.
FOR SALE.

1873 Acres of Land, in Providence Town
ship, Sumter County, ne~r Ca'cball, formerly
owned by Thos. Benenbaly subject to
lease for years.
10 Acres of Land, in Bisbopvile Town
ship, formerly owned by O.. Scarborough,
near Lynches River.
63 Acres of Lsoa, in Spring Hill Town
ship, formerly owned by Mrs Ada E. Eng
lisb, being Lot No. in pla, drawo by c. c.
Halle, D. S.
l06 Acres of Land, 10 Kerehsw County, on
Harbard Branch, formerly owntd by j. F.
Stokes
Storebouse and Lot iu the Town of Bish-
opville, formerly owed by R s. Galloway
and now occupied by R. E Carnes.
MIDDLETON 4 RAvENEL,
Charleston, S. G.
Dec. 30 i.@:s - -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-24

The present head OF the Swiss confed-
GRAFTON is President Joseph Zemp, whose
term began Dec. Is, 1894. The Swiss
confederation of Aug. /, 1891, is re-
garded as the foundation Of Sne Swiss
repnhlic
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-24

Rev Nc Culpepper, of Kansas City.
is clerical dandy. He proposes to
tax every bachelor over q years of
age Sl00:each year until be is 30 and
then put bin 10 the peDiteotiary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-24

In Rome crowns of the leaves of vari
Gus trees were given to the actors in the
circus and theater in various sports.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-24
Land Surveying.

H. D. NOISE, will give prompt attention
to calls for Surveying and plating land Can
be found at his Office, next door TO office of
Lee and Noise. Sumter, S. G.
Nov l9
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-24

In ~ days a letter from New York
will be delivered in Hongkong.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-24

C;nco, the 5 cent straight Havana Cigar,
: or sale By H. G. Os,een l. Co.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06
Free to Our Readers.

To those of our readers who paw
up all arrears within 80 days and
give us the cash for 6 mouths re.
newal, or to a new subscriber paw
ing not less than 6 months in adj
vance, we Will give ONE YEARS
FREE subscription to THE WoMAN's
HEALTH AND HOME JOURNAL, of
Chattanooga, Tenn. This Journal,
devoted to Health, Home and
Farm, is is page monthly paper,
bright, instructive, elevating.
We have only limited number
of these PREMIUMS TO GIVE AWAY
ON the above terms. Don't wait
until your neighbor comes in and
gets the last one we have left.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

The publishers of the readers
and histories adopted for use in
Wayne county bad a representative
in the county last week looking
after their interest. The law makes
it obligatory upon Boards of Ed
ucstion to appoint repositories to
handle all books except readers,
spoilers and srithmetics, and the
repositories should also be IN
structed to handle these. Teachers
and school officers should be
careful to enforce the law as the
book companies are keeping
sharp eye on these matters and
the law hxes severe penalties for
the violation Of the book law.
We are informed that books car
be had from G.. w. Workman az
Echo; J. & r Lambert, Kenova; ;
Davis & Booton, Wayne, and
others in the county.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06
4 Proclamation.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, Septem Der
2S.-Governor Atkinson has issued
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: "Octo.
per 20 next, has been set apart as
West Virginia Day at the Nash
vile Centennial. 1t is my purpose
to be present on that day, with my
staff, and / call upon all West
Virginia citizens who are friends
of progress and who desire to bring
to the attention of the entire country
the unbounded resources of the
States South of the Ohio river, TO
visit Nashville on that day, in
order that our State be properly
represented. West Virginia has
more coal, oil and timber than any
other State Ill the Union, and West
Virginia is Southern State. l
hope our people will back me i'll
my efforts to bring our great re-
sorces to the front upon all proper
occasions. BY the Governor,
(SIgned.) G. w. ATKINSON.
w. NJ. o. DAWSON,
Secretary of State"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

ga good many questions have
been settled these last few years.
In all debates in the House this
past session, there was but one
man who even mentioned the con-
sumer,' and he was from Ken
lucky. In other years, if you
could believe our debates, we had
no population except consumers >
producers did not exist. Not a
word did we have in the debate of
this year about the need of low
prices. We already had them,
and mouths which used to start
the echoes in Wild longings for
low prices, were devising plans
for raising prices. Thomas B.
Reed.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

The American Protective Tariff
League has just issued another and
very complete edition of Our Tariff
laws. This volume OF 144 pages,
gives the official text of the Ding
ley and Wilson law; an index to
all articles covered by the new
Tariff. The book will be of great
value for reference aud for answer
ing all questions regarding the
Tariff question. 1t will be sent to
any address for Twenty-Five cents
Ask for document No. 81. and
address The American Protective
Tariff League, 1876 West 23rd Street
New York.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06
Pertinent Paragraphs from the
Yellow Jacket.

England would own the world IL
she wore allowed to make it's maps
The Democratic party cannot
boast of a cardinal principle other
than opposition to whatever the
Republicans advocate.
Nothing 30 delights a pop-gun
Democratic orator as to make a
statment that can neither be prov
ed nor disproved and then talk
himself hoarse over it.
When the people of this great
Republic get chance, they will
go though the civil service hum.
bug like the Grace of God through
camp meeting.
There never was one principle
Of Americanism in the whole civil
service theory. 1t was a child con
eeived in iniquity and brought
forth in sin.
The only genuine tears shed over
the great Soup House Incubator"
alias the Wilson tariff law, are
shed by foreign manufacturer and
thos Elm close sympathy with them.
Make the people prosperous and
they will care little about a trlfl-
ing addition to the cost of neces-
saries of life. During the last four
years of hard times the necessa ries
of life have been cheaper than they
were ever before known, yet what
difference did it make 10 man who
was without work or wages wether
the cost of living bad been reduced
or not? His ability to purchase has
not been commensurate with the
cheapness,
There are some people who can't
recognize prosperity when they see
it and the suspicion is growing that
many of them are engaged in edit
ing Democratic papers.
The frantic efforts of the Demo
Gratis to show good thing they ever
did, reminds one Of dog trying to
catch his tail-there is plenty of
motion but no progress.
A man who sits eight hours a day
in loafer's saloon, looking at the
sand and cigar butts on the floor
can't see much evidence of the pros
perity that business men say has
come to the country.
There is more Joy in the Yellow
Jacket office over one Democrat who
pays III advance and then tongue
lashes the editor on every occasion,
than over ninety and nine Republi-
cans who borrow the paper ond sing
its praises.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

The trial of Mrs. Geo. w. At
kinson (wife of the Governor) is in
progress in the Gilmer county cir
cult court. Mrs. Atkinson is &C
cused of forgery. 1t is our opinion
that the indictment was made
without reliable information and
that the accused will be acquitted.
Hon. John J. Davis and Judge
Henry Brannon have been retained
as Mrs. Atkinson's consellors.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

EMPEROR WILLIAM probably
thinks the new North Germany
Lloyd steamship, Kaiser Wilhelm
der Grosse-William the Great,
which broke the record OIL it's maid.
en- trip between Southampton and
New York. was named after
him
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

Ma. JOHN MCLEAN, now that he
recognizes how little show he bas
TO realize on his investment in the
ONO campaign, is beginning to
groWl about the way the campaign
mas been managed by the Demo
Gratis. Mclean 10 rich, but he
doesn't like to pay out his money
for .othing.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

IT has been several times re-
marked that Ben Butler ought to
be IN command at New Orleans for
a few days, in order to knock the
yellow fever out. He had that
town cleaned as it never was before,
and 1T has never been so clean
since.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

THE many friends of Sheriff N. ]
Keadle, of Mingo county, will be
glad to know that he has been vindi.
Gated. The Circuit Court has de.
eiared his bond good and his politi.
cal enemies now doubtless wish thew
had not begun this persecution.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

INAsMUcH as both Germany and
Austria have thier hands full in
holding their own in Europe,
it is little short of nonsense
to talk of either helping Spain to
fight the United States.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY found
himself just as popular IN New
England as he is in bis own State,
although he was not the first
choice of that section for Presi.
dent.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

PERHAPS the government of Great
Britain thinks the announcement
OF Its intention to spend a lot of
money in strengthening the defen-
ses of Canada will assist it's Am
bassador to negotiate a new arbI-
tration treaty with US.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

STAND by the administration OF
VIM. Mckinley. That is the only
salvation Of our country. By in.
dorslng and standing by the ad.
mInistration you will spare this
nation further attack from those
who preached anarchy and arrayed
class against class a year ago. -
Senator Hanna at Burton. o
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

DuELs are likely to become
everyday affairs in Austria as a re-
suit of the Emperor's foolish ap-
prevail of the one fought by his
premier with a member of the
Reicbrath.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

The prosperity festival of Kan
sas, at Topeka, is a great success,
just as the prosperity of the State,
and of the rest of the country, is
great and growing greater every
day.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

Retailers in the manufacturing
and agricultural districts report an
enormously increased business
since the enactment of the new
tariff law and the inseased en-
ployment which has followed. Be.
tween the growth in earnings of
the people employed in manufac-
turing districts and the good prices
which farmers are getting for their
grain, business is good with the re.
'ailers, and. as consequences, with
all classes in the mercantile and
manufacturin communities of the
country.-Chsrleston mail.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

GOVERNOR ATKINSON has commits
stoned Mr. George A. Huntington,
editor of the Wheeling Intelliger-
Ger, as colonel and assistant com
missary general on his staff.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

TIE Charleston Mail asserts that
one of the jurors in the Mcdonald
case was bribed to vote for acauittal.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

WAT WARREN, of the Chenille
Pathfinder, will probably not accept
the position of snake editor on the
Lincoln Citizen.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

THE Gold Fields of the Yukon
valley" which appears in Demorest's
for October, is timely articls on
this subject, which is now of most
absorbing interest. Authoritative
statements concerning the people
country, and marvellous gold de-
Posits, together with excellent
illustrations, and one of the best
maps Of the Klondike region yet
published, com bine to render this
an article Of farreaching interest
and importance.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

If John Bull wants to get can
tankerous about that sealing
conference he can do 30, but he
may discover that he has been
another follower of the fool who
bit off his nose to spite his
face.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

MOUNT ToMoHoY, locally know n
as "Tomboy" in the State of Wash
lngton, is the newest gold-seekers
Eldorado. Gold has been found
in paying quantities, and it ip
neither so hard nor 50 dangerous
to reach as the Klondike region.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

FITz LEE says he wouldn't be sur
prised if he was candidate for
Senator Martins seat. Evidently
Fitz dosn't think the silver craze
will last until the Senatorial cam.
paign is cosed, because he 10 anv.
thing but silver man.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

Mr.. SETH Low is now ready to
agree that the managers of has
boom we're entirely too premature.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

DR. GooDSIGHT, President last
year Of the West Virginia Univer.
slty, has purchased farm in Ohio
lie will shortly move his family
there aud engage in farming.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

WHEs Senator Hanna demanded
that one man be produced who
had been unfairly treated by any
industrial plant with which be
was connected. he knocked out
every democratic Islander abon,
bis not being friendly to labor
But Mr.. Hanna went even further,
and asked that bis enemies name
a single one Of the numerous con.
Germs be is interested in that does
not pay the highest price paid for
the class Of labor it employs.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

The world is indebted to Mr..
James } Coogan for the knowledge
that Richard Where-did-he-get-i It
Croker while abroad devoted much
time and study to questions Of
municipal administration. Before
Coogan spoke everybody bad sup.
posed that Croker gave his whole
time, while in England, to racing
NE horses and betting upon them.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06
FRED BRUINS q son, the sbo

FRED BRUINS & son, the shoe
men Of Catlettsburg, Ky, invite you
TO call and see the largest and most
complete line Of boots and shoes ever
brought to that city. If IN need Of
anything in this line it will pay you
20 see them. Oct. 8-2w.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06
COME VISIT THE STORE

We want you to understand that this establishment
ior your enjoyment convenience for your benefits
yours for courteses and for such service as YOU
for Yourself. w. wv ~
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

GEN. NEAL Dow, the veteran
temperance worker, is dead.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06
Dress Goods
Dep artment.

We devote four sections of shelves
to Dress Goods this Sc ,son making
the largest, greatest and best selec.
ton of Dress Goods ever shown in
our city.
80 inch all wool Cloth Suitings.
in the new and pretty checks and
fancy mixtures and in the new fall
combination colorings. They would
be cheap at SOC. Opening week
price ............... 26c
3S-inch Fancy Wool Novelty
Suitings, in all the new fall color
lngs, pretty combination checks and
fancy mixtures. They would be
cheap at 80 cents. Opening week
We offer our 4O-inch new Fall
Wool Novelties, such as curl cloths,
coverts, tweed checks, silk and
wool broche effects, and Illuminated
sail cloths, worth at least rs cents.
Opening week price. .6Oc
Our 45-inch Mohair and wool nov.
elites, big assortment of the new
colorlngs and beautiful line of
patterns, would be cheap at 81 90 a
yard. You can have them this
week NJ ...... ......... ...... Too
Our Black Dress Goods Depart
ment is at its zenith. There is moth
ing that heart could wish for that
you cannot find here. Controlling
all the patterns we show and owning
them for less money than they can
be bought to-day. See our line if
only for comparison.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06

Legal cap and Type -writerpaper
for sale at this office.