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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
Bravery of Boys in Battle.

After Julius Caesar had conquered
Gaul, Britain and Egypt, and had even
overcome the great Pompey at Pharsa-
liza, be found a victory over Prompey's
two sons, mere lads, in Spain, very
different enterprise. Eucountering
them at the great battle of Muuda. bis
army was about to yield before their
intrepid leadership. when he rushed
among his men. exclaimiog, "Will
you i:eliver me into the hands Of boysT'
He afterward said be had often fought
for victory. but it was the first time he
had fought for his life.
Muelbach narrated that at Marengo,
when Napoleon gave up the battle as
lost, and ordered a drummer boy to
beat retreat, the lads face saddeoed
as be said ''Sire, I do rot know
how. Dessaix has never taught mea
retreat, but can beat charge. Ch.
l can beat charge that would make
the dead fall into liue! | beat it at the
Pyramids. Oh. lay l beat it bere?"
The charge was ordered. and victory
plucked from the jaws of defeat by tbs
little hands of that heroic lad.
During a battle in 1898 a drummer
boy was captured The rebels ordered
him to beat the drum for them. With
out moments hesitation be kicked a
hole 10 it, and said '.I'm the Kings
drummer, and wont beat for rebels -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
Women Will Get Ideas Here

Every woman has natural curiosity to see
bow other women furnish their homes. To
satisfy this The Ladies' Home Journal will
publish during the year interior Photographic
views of a hundred ofthe most artistic, cheer
fulabd comfortable homes in America. These
will show 10 detail the construction. fitting
and furn isbiog of parlors, drawiug-rooms,
halle. reception, music, sitting, dining, bed
aud bath rooms, kitchens, porches, piazzas,
etc. This unique series will be full of excel
leot ideas for every housekeeper or home
maker. 1t will present We've of the interior,
OF houses OF moderate cost, which are fitted
and furnished with conspicuous good tastes
and comparatively small expense.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
CHIEF OF POLICE RAIDEDs
Constables Hunt Fer Contraband
in Mayesvllle.

MAYssvlLLE, Jan. 81 The UNUSUAL has
happened in 'hic place and the people are
wondering what will be the nezf tbiog on
the programme.
A few days ago Dispeosary Constablei
Ncanamaker and Newman visited this place
in search of contraband liquor. They raided
the premises Of H. B. hollemsn, Chief Of
Police Geo. Parker, and Bill Mcleod, col.
ored No liquor was found except at Bill
McLeod's.
The raid on the Chief of Police wss such
an unusual occurrence aud the attendant Cir
cumstauces caused the Town Council to tai G
cognizance Of the matter meeting was
held the cext day and Chief of Police Parker
was suspended.
On Tuesday night Mr.. N. V. Izar was
shot at by some unknown person. Fortu-
uateIy be was not bit. The matter will be
thoroughly Investigated.
Mr. E. W. Mccoy has heeu sick with q
severe attack of grippe for ten days past.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
Shall the Game go On ?

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 25.-The Dali
las Pastors association this afternoon
memorialized the legislature to pro.
hibit the playing. of baseball games
on Sunday. The Dallas Free Think
ers association tonight memorialized
the legislature in favor of Sunday
games. The fight for and against
the sport on Sunday is being waged
bitterly all over the State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
Palmetto Pythian.

The FIRST member of the Palmetto Pythian
has been received. It is a neat eight pege
Journal and marked by the typographical
excellence characteristic of the establishment
Of Mr.. E. F. Miller, who is the publisher.
Maj. n. F. Wilson, past Grand Chancellor
is editor end Col. D.. AuId, Graod Keeper of
Records and Sealsi is tbebusiness manager. The
FIRST member. is criditaole to the gentlemen
who are publishing it and it should be suc-
ceas
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
Insurance Paid.

With Characteristic promptness The Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New York,
through Mr.. A: G Flowers, lis representa-
tive in this city, delivered to Mrs. R q.
Bakera check for 81 900. the amount of the
policy in that company on the life of the late
R. H. Baker
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
Bllzzards in the West.

tem mperature in the northwest has
been dropping all day end to night i,
is excessively cold from Bismarck to
St Paul. 1t is IL degrees below
zero tonight in St. Paul with the
prospect Of a further drop of 10 to IL
| degrees before daylight. No rise in
the temperature is expected for at
least three days. Trains are moving
irregularly
The state treasure of South Dako-
ta.with nearly $280,ooo, under guard
of militia sstuck in the snow 80 miles
east of Pierre. This cash is being
taken back to the banks from which
it was drawn.
Aberdeen, S D reports the pres
ent winter breaking all records for
heavy snow storms and railway
blockades Part Of the Hastings and
Dakota division of the Milwaukee
and St. Paul road and the Great
Northeastern's line from Breckin-
ridge to Aberdeen have been snow
bound since Jan. 13, except for a
very short interval
Nearly ego miles of the Dakota
division of the Northern Pacific was
blockated by Thursdays storm. 1t
will take days to clear the cuts
A dispatch from Wilmar, MINI :,
says the storm Of last night has kept
up more or less all day. The wiud
reached fearful velocity and blew
the hardest for years. The Sioux
Falls train has not yet reached here
and the snow plow sent to help it, is
stuck near Hanley Falls.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 24.-To-
nights reports from every part of the
northwest indicated last night was
the coldest night in two winters At
St. Paul, about the warmest point in
this whole section, the thermometer
registered rs below The range was
from that figure to 80 below at St.
Cloud, 36 below at Aiken and 40 be-
low at St. Hilare. There are no re-
ports in yet of people freezing to
death, though suffering in the coun
try must have been very great. The
St. Paul relief society has been busy
all day furnishing coal and other sup
plies to the needy. The thermome-
ter in this city tonight is 26 below
zero, and indications point to furth-
er,drop of at least 10 degrees before
morning. Railway traffic is every
where greatly retarded, either be-
cause of drifts or inability to keep
up steam Around Aberdeen, Hu.
ron. Milbank and Wilmot, s. D., no
effort has been made for two days
past to clear the tracks, owing to
very high winds. and the cuts are
now full to the brim. A Chicago,
Milwaukee and St Paul passenger
train is stuck in drift near Bonills,
s. D.. Fuel has been carried to the
train to keep the passengers comfort.
able. Reports from points along the
Missouri river indicate that there
will be heavy mortality among cattle
and sheep in that section. 1t is
clear in central and eastern Mime.
! sofa and the wind has subsidized.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
Meteorological Record.

The following is a report of observations
of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr.. W.
W. Anderson, for the past week ending
Jao. "a, l897-beginning pan. l8:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
Enck,en's ArnicS Sa.9c.

TIE Bcst salve il the world for Cuts, Hra:sss
Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Feve, Sores. letter
chapped Chi!slairs corrs ara al
5 Eruptions, and positively crrss Piles or
30 pay required. It 10 gnaran;ee:: TO give por-
feet satisfaction, or money refunded. nrico
Is cents psr hox. Fo- sale by DR.. J. F. ". De
Lorne.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

Maj. Mckinley has not completed
the Cabinet aud will not do so for seve-
raj weeks
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

TIf Mr.. LaCoste will take another sober,
second thought, be may be able to perceiv e
that he is taking wrong position, and that
his arguments, applied to the facts and cir
cumstances of the killing of Cooper, are sub
versive Of. governmental authority and con-
trary to the teachings of the religion he
should have. There is difference between
killing in defence of ones home or person,
and killing criminal in the bands of the
officers of the law. The whole situation has
been gone over sufficiently for all to under
stand it, apd we have no desire to open g
special controversy with M. LaCoste !;
but in giyiog publicity TO such expressions
from gentleman of Mr. LaCoste's position,
we feel it a duty to point out what seems to
US his mistake. We must have the rule of
law and good government, or we are tending
toward anarchy and irresponsible mob law.
Ed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

Well, tbeo, may quote the words of
Ezra $50 my God, I am ashamed, and
blush TO lift up my face TO thee, my Gcd !;
for our iniquities are over our head, and our
outlines is grown up into the heavens !"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

Wet and punish US, then we need despot for
our ruler, who may chop of the offenders 5
head witbou; trial aod without jurG.
But we are told, the william deserved dea:h
No one has denied this. In fact, ali assent to
it; but no ooe had been commissioned 10 in-
6ict it. Neither God DOR man had given the
mob authority, and hence the whole trausac
ton was against the peace and dignity Of the
State
Lynchers almost always defeat themselves.
In administering condgn punishment, the
purpose is to make the criminal suffer at
once !, this thev defeated themselves. The
negro did not suffer His hell on earth would
have been au iron cell 10 a Jail, where the
wbiskey could die out, and he could become
sober. There the furies would have visited
him 10 the night vigils, and sat upon his bed
and gnawed at his ,nmost life. The grinnipg
corpses Of his murdered victims would have
fled before bin in awful procession-a wo-
man clad in white, an old man bowed under
years, all followed by the bloody processica
of others whom be had killed. Conscience
would then have had its awful carnival, eat
ing at bis vitals and tearing him like mad
dogs Afterwards would have core the
trial and the public exposure before his coun.
trymeo, followed by conviction in the courts,
and the uneasy waiting for the hour of death
all the while, the fires Of a horrible bell
raging 10 bis bosom. Last OF all, the solemn
and mysterious surrendering up of his life in
obedience to the command of the law. Thus
a single criminal would have suffered and
alone, whereas now there are many who have
become partners in offending against our
sovereign legal DEGREES.
"Haog me-" said noble captive American
seaman, ''hang me, if you will, to the yard
arm of yoar ship but do not ask me to be-
come traitor to my country." Add yet
how grea, is the difference between treacbery
and disobedience, when 80 much is involved?
f. y
Well, then, may quote the words of
Ezra SO my God, am ashamed, ard
blush TO lift Up my face to thee, my Gcd
for our iniquities are over our head, and our
Outlines is grown up into the heavens" !"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
Taking Counsel of His Fears.
ST. CHARLES, jan. ls, 1897.

ST. CHARLES, jan. l8, 1897.
Mr.. Editor: Sober secood thought die
tates the expression of a personal opinion of
one who is neither reckless nor blood thirsty.
Our. religion teaches US to preserve our
own lives and the lives of others. It pever
was designed to make towards of us or cause
US tamely to submit to such atrocious and
ferocious crimes as Simon Cooper perpetrated.
We feel death in our own homes much more
thar we do in the homes Of our neighbors.
Il some of our editors and soma others would
make personal application they would call
piteously upon the their God and thei: fellow
citizens for euch help as would visit speedy
justice upon, such 6eod, without invoking
the majssty of the law. am as law-abidiug
citizen as any man in Sumter County. be-
lieve have experimentally tested the value
Of the Christian religion and am willing to
be judged by my fruits. Men whose heads
become unbalanced, should beware Of the
language used to denouce their fellow citi-
zeos with whom they differ. I do not ap-
prove of lynchiag as a general remedy, but
every thoughtful man approves of the de-
served Punishment Simon Cooper received.
We who livein the country are more exposed
and unprepared to meet these vile characters
than our friends 10 the towns and cities. If
10 these trying conditions, we yield to inhu~
mar treatment we will appeal to higher tri-
5nnal where just and infaIlible Judge will
preside. S. D. N. LACosTE
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
DR.. Brown on Mob Law.

The Baptist Church was FLIED Sunday night
With congregation composed Of members of
all denominations, who were brought togeth-
er by the announcement that Rev. G.. G..
Brown weuld preach a sermou, the subject of
which would be the work of nobs in history.
The large congregation was not d;sappoiot-
ed; having come expecting to hear forciole
aud original presentation of ,hesnbject, they
received all that they expected. The snbjact
was treated historically, sacred asd profaae
history being drawn on TO show the work
that mobs have accomplished in the past
practically, the teachings of history, past and
present being applied to show the results of
mob law to be- evil Immediately and direful
in thefuspre ; legally, showing that while
crimina. violates the law in his individual
capacity. he does not bring the. law and
the State iuso disrepute, bat that when the
mob turns itself loose, violates the law and be-
comes criminal in the aggregate overriding
the law by mere force of numbers, the law is
regarded with contemptuous Indifference and
il falls into such disrepute that individuals in
time do what mobs inaugurated aad what
was at FIRST permitted only to mobs-the
commission Of. crime without fear of punish
ymant.
Tie following extracts, taken from the
nf fho
which Dr.. Brown hacdled the subject:
The mob Law is not a thing of to-day only.
II hiss bisckened many 9 page in the worlds
great history. The New Testament contains
four or fve accounts of the misdeeds Of rag
ing mobs. I. WAS mob that drew Stephen
-the man of the shining face-before the
council. gnashed upon MIN With their teeth,
and then stoned him to death, calling upon
the name of his God. twas furious mob
that stoned the apostle Paul at Lystra and
dragged him out of the city for dead. 1t
vas mob that rose against him at Ephesus,
and for. three hours stood in the streets cry
ing, sGreat is Dian OF the Ephesians p A
mob dragged him from the temple at Jeru-
salem, and beat him bratally. Nor must we
forget that it was mob that opposed the re-
lease Of Jesus, csying, s.Not this man but
Barabbas u and Barabbas was robber. The
men Of this day who wish Of resolve them
selves into g mob, take the law in their
bends, and inf1ict the awful death-penalty,
may tnrn, if they wish, to the Bible to see
with what kind Of compaoy they allied them
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

*PGrt!y cloudy.
Wind was variable oa the 18th aod 23d.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

Mobs disrupt and violate the law, and
bring it Into contempt. When Socrates was
ordered to drink the henlock that would pro-
duce death, his friends urged him not to DO
| IL saying the law was unjust; but the phil
osopher put the cup to bis lips, saying, ''an
honorable citizen will not violate even au un-
just law made and enacted oy his country"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

1t has been said that there are three prin-
ciples upon which men are governed-houor,
fear and virture Honor prevails in mon
archy men honor the king. Fear prevails
ia despotism, and virtue in republic. If
the virtue Of our people is destroyed, We
are no lenger capable of aelf:goyernment.
If QUE virtue 10 90 far gore that we may
murder mao, and no jury be foaod to con-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
Gg.eMt Sacrifice.

word to the sufficient and when say these goods
go make way for coming Spring Stock every
knows that they will go
Price Will be ulO Object.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

And the will reap the benefit All the Ladies' Coaks and
Capes that are left CO. We will not carry
till next Fall
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

Deposits Of ST and upwards received. In
terest allowed at the rate of per cent. per
aunun. Payable quarterly. on first days Of
January, April, July and October.
WF. B HAYNSWORTH,
" F. RHAME, Cashier President.
Jan l3.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
Headache DESTROYS Health

Resulting in poor memory, icFitability, ner-
vousness and intellectual exhaustion. 1t
induces other forms OF disease, such as epi-
lepsy, heart disease, apoplexy, insanity, etc.
DR.. Miles Nervine Cures.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24
MARLBOROUGH JEWELS.
Stolen From Her maid-Are Valued
at 100000

London, Nov. 24-The police today
received from the Duchess of MARI
borough a full description of the jew
els stolen from her maid Saturday at
Paddington Station, when she was TAX
ing a train for Oxford.
These are all Vanderbilt jewels, worth
many thousands of dollars. Some of
them are heirlOoms, while others are
wedding presents. All are valued high
ly by the Duchess because of associa-
tion.
The police of Paddington Green Sta
ton today had a full list of the stolen
jewels printed and distributed among
the London pawn shops. It included
one diamond brooch, with eight stones.
valued at 500 pounds; one diamond pin
200 pounds; one pearl and turquoise
pounds; one diamond ring. with three
stones valued at 300 pounds; one en-
erald and diamond pin, value 800
pounds.
The Duchess attached special value
to the diamond brooch. which belong
ed to her grandmother. She is under
stood to have offered a large reward
to the police for the return of the jew
els.
Detectives from Scotland Yard are
working on the case, although Inspect
or Frost today said that he knew moth
ing about it.
At the Paddington Green Station,
which covers the railway station where
the robbery occurred, Capt. Reed said
last night that his detectives We're
working in connection with the corps
of private detectives of the railway
company under Capt. Saunders, but
had no clews as yet. He said that
the Scotland Yard men were on it, too.
and that all pawn brokers had received
q list of the jewels, but none had yet
been offered for sale.
The robbery is one of the cleverest
carried out in London recently. Many
think it was done by crooks from New
York who had been following the
Duchess for a long time, believing that
she carried immense wealth in her jew
el case
Saturday, however, she wore the
her in London, the others of her col
lection remaining at Blenheim. The
thieves evidently supposed that the
case which was stolen contained the
entire lot, and when her maid gave the
case into the care of a porter, it is be-
ieved the thieves were watching every
move.
The porter has been suspended by
the railway company, but he is a Stup-
id individual, and it is not thought he
had any connection with the robbery.
He says that ne laid the case down for
a moment with other packages, and
when the maid returned it was gone.
The jewels probably will be sold on the
continent.
The police are inclined to credit this
robbery to the gang that stole $4,000
worth of diamonds from a Piccadilly
store a few weeks ago, leaving no
clew.
At Spencer House it was said today
that the Duchess of Marlborough for
some time had feared robbery because
of the stories about her wonderful
jewels. The Duchess has received
many letters of sympathy for her loss,
but has informed her friends that the
most valuable jewels We're not in the
case.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24

rather than to one of the larger eastern
universities because it was the desire of
the family to place them where as little
prominence as possible would be con-
nected with their membership.
Young Richard Croker, though retir-
ing and modest, seems to be immensely
popular among his fellows. He is plucky
and ski1lful as a football player. Phys
ically he is well built, being wiry and
strong and well knit in the limbs. He
has blue gray eyes and stands about
feet inches in height. The other play
ers find him most companionable.
Although well up in athletics he is
a careful and painstaking student. Pune
tuality is one of his most noticeable
traits. He is always at his studies on
schedule time and is never late at reci-
tatiOns. Probably there are not two 9TH
er students at Brown who show SO much
filial devotion as do the Croker boys. 1t
is Richards daily habit to either write,
telegraph or telephone to his mother in
New York.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24
LINDSAY'S WAY OUT.
Way to Get Rid of Green backs is to
Repeal Law for Their Reissue.

Washington. Nov. Ex-senator Lindsay
of Kentucky. who is one of three gold
Democrats in the senate, was asked to-
day what policy those Democratic sena-
tors who agree with him on financial
questions would pursue in case an effort
should be made to secure currency legis>
Iation at the approaching session of con-
gress. He replied:
I'VE have had no conference among our
selves and therefore have not agreed ups
on any policy. I may say, however, that
I think the country still wants the cur
rency reformed, and believe that, if the
Republicans could agree among them>
selves, it would be possible for them to
accomplish this end, but, without being
in their councils, I see some indications
that this may be difficult to secure. If
they had given US different tariff laws,
the task of securing the necessary reform
would have been compare lively an easy
one, for, if the cOuntry's revenues were
equal to its expenditures, it would not be
so difficult to secure an agreement to re-
ing greenbacks, when presented to the
treasury, to be reissued, and that is all
the legislation that would be necessary.
for with the necessity for the reissuance
of the greenbacks done away with, they
would all be redeemed and Cancelled in a
very short time. In the face. however,
of the insuficiency of the revenues, this
course would be more difficult, and I can
not say what, if anything, will be done or
attempted"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24
DRAGGED TO COURT.
An American Citizen Tells of Crue
Treatment in Colombia.

New York, Nov. 24-Geo. E. Shiffer
who arrived today on the Atlantic
steamer line Adirondack from Port Lii
mon, tells a story of alleged outrage
that may call for interference by the
Washington authorities. Mr.. Shiffer is
an American citizen and a resident of
Buffalo, N. Y. He was superintend-
ent of the gold mine of Puma Mining
company at Honda, in the United
States % Colombia
Mr. Shiffer says that through ig-
nOrance of the customs of the country
he failed to give in a certificate of the
quality of native liquors sold at the
mining company's stores. For this Of
fense, he says, nine armed soldiers en-
tered his house in the middle of the
night and attempted to drag him to
jail. He resisted and kept them at bay
till morning. Subsequently, Mr.. Shiffer
says, he was dragged slowly in the
fierce sun by the longest route to the
court house at Victoria, 25 miles dis
tant from Honda.
A rope was tied around his neck and
he was Jeered at, insulted and other
wise ill-treated by the natives.
Mr.. Shiffer, after his release. insti-
tuted with the United States minister
at BOgata a suit for $25 900 damages
against the Colombian government