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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-25

Dillon, Aug. 2o-Constable Sellers
seized carload ofliquor to-day ship
ped by Rosentbal & Co. of Cincinnati,
consigned .e Seigler here. This seizure
was made by order of Governor Ell
lerbe who is also in town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-25

j. W. Reid, of Charleston, was
killed on the railroad track at Saf-
folk, Va, last week
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-25
McLAURIN is BETTER.
His Physician Issues Anoth.
or Encouraging Bulletin.

OH - u y = - . 9--9
Senator McLaurin's friends are still
anxiously inquiring each day for infor-
nation as to his condition. It is now
confidently hoped that be will be able
to attend at least two or three of the
campaign meetings before they come to
an end. Below is given dispatch to
the campaign press association. nnicb
was received iron Bennettsvil'e yester-
day afternoon
Senator McLaarin is convalescing
very favorably. No symptom ia left
except the prossration, which is still
very great.
.sI r Ienninas NJ Do
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-25

The elevator of the Davenport. Ia,
Glucose Works, was blown up last
week by q dust explosion. Four
men were killed and two others in.
jured
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yov CAN BE syaE OF a PnTzE BY LITTLE STUDY

to look over the manuscript of the first
and second acts, told the author his di-
alogue was strikingly true to life.
1T ought to be- said Goodall. Near
ly every word of it has been actually
heard by me under various circum-
stances. I'm kind of puzzled now,
though. You see, in the next act the
victimized husband accuses Lionel Riv-
ers, his best friend. of winning away
his wife's affections. AS a matter of
fact, Rivers is entirely innocent. Now.
what bothers me is what an innocent
man would say when so charged.
Would he buster and Indignantly deny?
Would he demand to be taken before
his original accuser? Would he weep
in broken sobs because of his old
friends lack Of confidence? l can't tell"
why not try it or, some good friend
of your own?" suggested Crawford.
by George, I'll do it, cried Good
ALL "And I'll use his exact Language
in the play Then he went away.
He was absent from the office for two
weeks. He finally came back with
one arm in a e,laster cast, his face
SCARED, his right eye blackened, and
limping painfully in the left leg.
What in the world is the matter
with you?" Crawford inquired. Where
have you been for so long?'
Hospital" said Goodall. Its that
false-accusation business, you know. L
went right from you that day and
hunted up Charley Steere, that I've
known for twenty years, and said: Viii
lain you have stolen my wife's affec-
tions away from me!' And l had my
ears wide open, ready to drink in his
language
what did he say? Make an indig-
nant speech?"
well, no. He really spoke but four
words You're liar We're three OF
them His talk didn't help me bit.
But Jim, | got some hints about stage
business that We're simply unsurpassed.
Thanks Now hand me my crutch and
l think I can get to the elevator un-
assisted"
The third act was never written, how
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DREDGING VS.. LEVEES.
Strong Argument in Favor OF
Dredging Rivers.

In May last Senator George G. vest
introduced a resolution in the Senate,
directing the Committee on Commerce
to report on the causes of the MiSSlS-
sippi floods; to suggest means for pre-
venting them, and to state what leglS-
lation was necessary. The resolution
was prompted by the fact that the
means employed by the Mississippi
River Commission to prevent overfiows
and to maintain at all seasons a navi-
gable channel had signally failed.
Whenever a majority of the tributar-
les between Cairo and New Orleans
had contributed flood discharges stimuli
taneously TO the main river, the con-
struetion devised to carry off the ac-
cumulaited volume had proved made
quate, causing breaks in the levees
from FIVE to six miles in length, while
at low water stages the depth of the
channel was insufficient for navigation.
Every disastrous flood in the Missis-
sippi brings with it advocates for Gre
ating artificial outlets for a part of
the flood discharge plan opposed by
the We'll founded arguments of nearly
all hydraulic engineers. At first sight
the proposition appears plausible. IF
the water volume in the main river be
reduced, it follows that the natural and
artificial embankments Qevees) must be
relieved to that extent But the ques-
tion which cannot be logically answered
is: How long does this reduction give
relief, and what shall be done with
the volume of water thereby diverted
from its legitimate channel?
If a flow of 300 900 cubic feet per
second Qess than one-fifth of flood
discharge) be turned into an artificial
channel, another river as large as the
Rhone or the Pc is thereby created
Outlets in any form are inadmissibe
for permanent relief of flood volumes in
the Mississippi River. Cross jetties or
spur dikes should be avoided as pro-
ducing irregularity in the flow of the
current between intervals: thereby de-
stroying harmony of energy The gem
eral plan of Transforming the river into
canal, by revetting the embankments
from Cairo to the Passes, is impracti-
cable on account of the length of time
required to accomplish such a project,
the Unavoidable distress it inflicts upon
the lower sections While the upper ones
are placed under control, the great pri-
mary cost of construction, and the per-
petual heavy charge for maintenance.
The system of dredging is a co-opera-
tive measure in harmony with the nat
ural laws which control the great
drainage arteries through alluvion; and
the results SO far obtained justify the
construction of a dredging plant of
sufficient magnitude to meet the re-
quirementS.
Finally, Congress, in making appro-
priations for a great national highway
for navigable commerce, confers a ben
eft on all the people without discrimin-
alton or prejUdice.-Gustave Dyer, in
Forum.
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The combination Of plain wool goods
with checked silk or silk-and-Wool ma
ter-ials is not an unusual one this sea-
son. and the checked fabric is used FOR
folds, frillings, blouse fronts, yokes and
sleeve trimmings. Another fancy is
that of using a gored black satin skirt
trimming it with four pleated f1ounces
of brilliant red silk or satin, the upper
one set in at the waist; each f1ounce
edged with rows of the very narrow jet
gimp or black velvet ribbon. The bod
ice and sleeves are of black satin, with
epaulette frills of the red silk. This is
very good way of utilizing partly
worn black satin, faille or taffeta silk,
adding new material for the waist and
sleeves to give the gown a fresh ap-
pearance. Other colors may take the
place of the brilliant red one, even
checked or striped goods being very
suitable for the purpose. 1t is also an
economical model in which to use up
two short lengths of fabrics of different
pattern and color or to combine the
best portions of two gowns which one
wishes to remodel
''vel-vel'' is new handsome material
III 1871, SHINY ltAlulG, lltIh a
croise or twill back and a fast pile vel
vet surface, that is to be used this vln-
ter for redingotes, waists and costumes
entire. 1t is easy to manipulate and it
is manufactured in over 100 shades.
Heliotrope combined with red is
among fashionable color mixtures.
Green, hyacinth blue and yellow is an
other French melange Mentally ~on-
sidered, these combinations suggest
any thing but harmony, but the best
shops and importing houses show these
and endless other seeminly crude and
very inartistic groupings Of color.
While fashionable tailors and mo-
distes will make great use of all the
new -and-wool fancies, cheviots.
cameIs-hair and bourette materials,
the smooth-surfaced kid finished Vene-
1ians and ladies' cloths will be employed
in making some of the most elegant
fur-edged costumes for the winter.
Advices regarding this fact come from
the best houses in Paris and London.
The new quaint Oriental designs on
neutral grounds of soft undresed silks
md satins are made into very smart
owns, some of which show little open
acket bodice and a dressy vest front,
the seven gored skirt almost sheath
shaped on the front and sides, very full
at the back, with the merest bit of a
dip, and trimmed at the foot with rows
of milliners' folds made of the dress
material. Other gowns show a perfect
ly fitted and boned princesse dress, the
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skirt portion clinging in effect, except
at the back, where it flares into grace
full graduated folds. Some of these
dresses fasten at the back and nave
pretty Florentine sleeves with wrist
frills of rich lace falling over the hands.
Some are made with a blouse effecl IN
front, others are arranged a la Breton
with rich Persian beaded straps and
bands; and again no trimming is used
other than a very large Anne OF Austria
lace collar, with frills that cover th9
shoulders and scarf ends that fall upon
the skirt front.
The new winter plaids appear in all
wool, silk and wool, silk velvet, in bas
ket weaves, with velours, serge and mo-
mie grounds, and in wholly new COM
binations of color These fabrics are
used mostly for separate waists, the
Russian blouse style, of course, taking
the lead.
Among the new French gowns are
models with Princesse backs. the
breadth i'm continuous lengths from
neck to skirt hem. These give look
of slendarness and length to even q
stout figure. AS these gowns fasten
at the back, any number of bolero. Rus
sian blouse, girdle, corseted and guimpe
effects are introduced on the front OF
the bodice portion.
Gray in lovely tones and semi-tones
is surely one of the favored colors OF
the season, and the contrast between
the soft, refined Quaker tints and the
gorgeous colors which dominate in both
dress and millinery, is certainly very
striking Gray skirts in repped WOOL
ladies' cloth, double-faced cashmere,
and taffeta, are worn EN- suite with va
rious waists as a substitute for the
black silk or satin one that has done
such unremitting duty for seasons past.
Even now these black skirts are elected
for, but the gray or faWn skirts are
newer and more youthful in effect.
With them are worn fancy waists OF
richly plaided taffetas or velvets; cerise
and Roman blue, plaided satins. poppy
red India cashmere, ETC., or Russian
blouses in silk. wool or velvet.
Very high standing collars appear on
all out-of-door capes, jackets. coats anC
hS'-tilt otdiii6S, the NfcliN'hc, va
poleon, Norwegian, etc. The protection
and comfort afforded by these storm
collars is very great, and undoubtedly
| they have come to stay. The Stanley
model has a high, arching point at the
| back The Klondike is an extremely
| high circular shape, and of nearly an
| equal width all around. The Napoleon
! is slashed and has wide revers, and
| the Norwegian crosses ursder the chin
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STAGE BUSINESS.
How Harry Goodau Picked Up
Some Good Points.

Odd experiences in connection with
plays are not confined to the produc-
tion but are sometimes found in the
work of writing a piece. Harry Good
all, an artist who used to do Chalk
plates on a small daily in a distant
town, was once afflicted with the fever
of dramatic construction. He figured
out that the world had waited Just
1885 years for him to get the notion Of
writing the play which would rouse the
approving dead and make the living and
those yet to come feel that life is not
an empty, hollow thing like drum, at
ter all. 1t was just about the time
when the society play" with its wonl-
with-a-past, was beginning to break
out of the timber. Goodall visited the
theater often and reckoned that he
could beat THE Wife" and Sowing the
Wind" out of their respective boots
provided society plays could be consid-
cred as wearing boots. He explained
his theory of playwriting to Crawford,
city editor and cynic.
You see, it's ali guesswork, the way
these dramatic writers like De Mile
and Belasco get up the words to suit
the situations. They guess that under
certain conditions a man or a woman
would say so and so and without real
ly investigating to see they make their
characters say just that guessed-at
speech. See? Well, in my play 1
shall try the thing first. IF I'm going
to make a man bid good-by to lis
sweetheart before going off somewhere
I'll go down to the railroad station
the actual words. If one of my stage
people is to lose his ali at cards I'll go
over to Jack Morrison's gambling house
some Saturday night and pick out some
reasonable fellow and take notes of his
language. I'll have the real thing
no fool theories. See?"
1t all worked we'll up to the third
act. Crawford. who had been asked
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Daughters she lived in New York. The
society was started with membership
of ten.
Mrs. Bottome was always active in
doing good for others, and after her
marriage to Rev. Francis Bottome, her
field for work in that line was consider
ably widened. She is a woman of rare
personality, and her work, doing good
for Others and broadening the member
ship of the society, has taken her into
all parts of the country She is elo
quent and an effective platform speak
er. She is leader among women.
which is partly due to her personality,
and mostly to her capability. The
Kings Daughters now has a member
ship of several hundred thousand.
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the source of moral authority in the
future, 1t will be realized as such only
if it becomes in some degree taboo,
and insists that some things are worthy
of being done, and others are nos
worthy. 1t must say this, or it cannot
have any moral sanctions or any spir-
itual power
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Consumption ured.

An old physician. retired from practice
had placed in his hands by an East India
missionary the formula of a simple veg
efable remedy for the speedy and perma-
nenI cure of consumption, bronchitis. ca
tarrh asthma and all throat and lung af-
fections, also a positive and radical cure
for nervous debility ard all nervous COM
plaints Having tested its wonderful cura-
tive powers in thousands of cases, and de-
string to relieve human suffering. / will
send free of charge to all who wish It,
this recipe, in German. French or English.
with full directions for preparing and
using. Sent by mail. by addressing. with
stamp, naming this paper. w. A Noyes,
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MRS. MARGARET BOTTOME.
The Lady Who Organized the Soci-
ETY. of the Kings Daughters.

Whenever the Society of the Kings
Daughters is mentioned, the name and
personality of Mrs. Margaret Bottome
come vividly before the minds eye.
Mrs. Bottome is the wife of a Methodist
minister now of Toronto. When she
organized the Society of the Kings
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Locating Him.

Seen my boy Tommy anyw'ere' MIS-
Rock ?''
Well, no, / hain't seen i'm. nut
there's a fight at the other end or the
street. ."--Pick-Me-
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She-An eminent physician has dis
covered that persons who play the oboe
very often go insane or commit suicide.
He--There is something else they
play which produces the same effect.
She-What is it?
He-The races.
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Mrs. Gabber-You say she is proud
Mrs. Gosup-Proud? Why, that wo-
man wouldn't read a serial story he
cause she'd have to buy it on the in
stallment plan.
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Sprockett-Aladdin's lamp wasn't 81
wonderful after ALL
Baring-Why do you think so?
SprOckett-Why, any night 1 car
make policeman appear by simply
blowing out my lamp.
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Wilks-What do you do when your
tailor won't let you have any more
clothes?
Bilks-I get new tailor
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cloth The
iss in
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and and a d
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Noah-Are all the animals in?
Han-All but the leopards, and
think we have pair of them spotted
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CHICAGO JOKELETS.
Cracked by the Talented End Man
of Up to Date.

Dyer-Bicycles ought to be popular
in South America.
Dueli-Why?
Dyer-They make SO many revolu
tions.
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The rage for the Russian blouse Will
last all winter. Not only does the gar
ment form a part of street costumes,
but blouses and blouse effects appear
ON gowns and toilets both for demi-
dress and full-dress wear
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and fastens with loop Of braid over
fur motif.

High-class modistes are making eff
fective use of the new Olga plated
liberty silks and satins, and the puffed
and shirred velvets, chiffons, silks and
various liberty textiles, these handsome
fancy materials being sold by the yard
ready to be made into accessories,
skirts, waists and gowns entire; 'the
Princesse shirred robe being a spe-
cialty.
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u ~o o ay th
enc w esn ndy u y express .Ip m
ady.
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1t will be remembered that about two
years ago extremely fine velvet finished
cloth dresses We're fashionable for even
ing wear-receptions, bridesmaids toll
cts, etc. A revival of this mode has
set in. and cream white cloth dinner
ana other demi-dress evening gowns
are considered very chic. Many in pale
tints of pinkish mauve, reseda. etc. are
trimmed with fur bands. braiding. chif-
fon, or bise lace. In cream-white cloth
gowns, or those of palest fawn or al
mond, charming color-note is intro
duced in the guise of a vide soft sasn
of Venetian red silk This particular
shade is neither crimson nor scarlet.
but a most stylish tone of the extreme
ly fashionable color, combining well
with most flowers. no matter what their
particular tint or tints, SO that Venetian
red is largely employed by the millI-
nerS.
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What the Bible has been and is can
man in the totality of his moral and
spiritual needs" says the Christian
Register Onit) of Boston. He has
needed the Bible, he needs it yet, and
he forever will need it. The Bible
means mans psychologist demand eor
certainty; that he is moral imbeci!e
unless he can be confident that some
thing is right; that there is something
which is worthy of the name OF au-
thority. If the Higher Criticism should
put the Bible out of cour. so that
we not only cease to kiss 1t. but to re-
gard it as moral guide, we must find
something which will take its place.
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The shapes of the winter coats vary
extremely. Some tasteful models in
Russian green, Danish red and deep
royal blue cloth are made with swal-
low-tail lapels, faced with velvet or
repped silk of a deeper shade. The
shortest are quite tighe-fitting and are
fastened with fancy rates or brande
bourgs, and the entire garment is bor-
dered with a narrow band of handsome
dark fur. Longer shapes have shoulder
capes, finished with rows of gimp or
elaborate braiding, and edged with
mink or Alaska sa BILE.
The herald., 1897-07-15
INDEX
OF THE TELEGRAPH NEWS

Col Bradbury will return to Chi
cago to meet his wife.
A heartsick San Francisco girl
walks into the water and out of the
world.
Endeavor visitors rapidly depart
ing; trouble threatened over Utah
Colorado stop-over tickets.
Gomez has determined to abandon
his system of waiting warfare and to
strike sudden and desperate blow for
Cuban liberty.
Mcdowell of Chicago and the Win
nipeg team win trial heats of the boat
races at Henley y-on-Thames; baseball
games; turf results.
A cheaply built reservoir in the
Fishkill mountains, N. Y, breaks and
deluges village, causing many
deaths and much damage.
Ambassador Hay given instruc-
tions by Secretary Sherman to impress
upon the English government the de-
STABILITY of paying some attention to
the sealing question.
The National Democrats of Ken
lucky meet in state convention; Hen
ry Watterson brings his oratory
along and Willie Breckenridge tells
how naughty free silver is.
Every state west of the Mississippi
river represented at the congress now
in session at Salt Lake; the delegates
get to work promptly, the first ques-
ton to be considered being the prompt
completion of the Nicaragua canal.
The Republican League in session
at Detroit says prosperity is still COM
ing and extends sympathy to the
striking miners. Crawford of Ken
tucky succeeds Woodmansee and
next years meeting will be held at
Omaha.
The senate gets into a deadlock
over questions relating to the govern
ment liens against the Pacific rail-
road; debate is bitter but futile and
adjournment is had without transact
ing any business; Senator Stewart of
Nevada shows opposition to the San
Pedro harbor project. The house holds
short and unimportant session
the tariff conferees announce their
inability to agree on any of the i'm
portant schedules.
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notice that their government would not
renew the arrangement as to the seal
ing of arms.
The next paragraph says that the
tardy action of the British government
in refusing the arrangement of 1894
led to much trouble and inconvenience
in connection with the patrol of Bering
sea. The complaints of the British gov
ernment against the severe measures of
search resorted to by American cruisers,
the resultant lengthy correspondence,
the various propositions made by Sec
retary Olney, and the fact that another
season had been entered upon without
any settlement Of the question, are ali
commented upon by Secretary Sherman.
In conclusion, the Secretary says: 'The
President therefore entertains the hope
that even at this late day the Brit
ish government may yet yield to his
continued desire, so often expressed, for
a conference of the interested powers
and in delivering to Lord Salisbury a
copy of this instruction, you will state
that the President will hail with great
satisfaction any indication on the part
of her Majesty's government to agree
upon such conference.
(Sgned) JOHN SHERMAN"
The herald., 1897-07-15
SELF DEFENSE
Diamond Dealer Braverman Objected
to Dying

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.-Sigmund
L. Braverman, a diamond dealer doing
business at 121 Post street, shot and ia
tally wounded Antoine Burgle, we'll
known restaurant keeper this morning,
as result of a quarrel over money mat
ters. Braverman levied an attachment
upon Bursle's restaurant on Geary
street and the latter visited the jeweler' S
office about IL o'clock with the avowed
purpose of avenging this act. Before
Braverman was aware of his intentions
Burgle fired at him with a revolver, a
bullet grazing his head. The jeweler
ran to the rear of his office and armed
himself, Burgle meanwhile firing two
more shots at him. Then Braverman
returned fire five times, three bullets
taking effect. One struck Burgle in the
abdomen. another lodged in the left
thigh and third entered his left tenn
pie. The injured man, who appeared to
be under the influence of liquor, was
conveyed to the receiving hospital and
Braverman was placed under arrest.
The latter escaped with few slight cuts
on his head
Late this afternoon Braverman was
taken before Judge Campbell for ar
raignment on a charge of assault to mur-
der and was released on bonds in the
sum Of $4,000. Burgle made an ante
mortem statement to the effect that he
visited Braverman's office with the in
tention of killing the jeweler and then
committing suicide
The herald., 1897-07-15
Counterfeiters Caught

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.-With the
arrest of "Pinkie' Rosenbaum at Ana
conda, Mont, whittier he fled from Sac
ramento at the time of the arrest of two
of his confederates the last of the fam
Gus Stark Rodgers gang of counterfeit
ers has been captured and Secret Serv-
ice Agent Harris of this city is CORE
spondingly elated. Rosenbaum was the
man to whom the duty of circulating the
spurious coin was entrusted, and as evil
dence of his skill it may be mentioned
that on the night before the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons fight he succeeded in pass.
ing over $500 in one of the local pool
rooms. Altogether 1t is estimated that
the gang circulated $4,000 worth of bo-
gus coin before it was broken up.