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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-30
SPECIAL OFFERING OF
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ears, bad breadth. and OitentImes an ofensive
discharge. The remedy should be quick to ally
in fiammation and heal the membrane. EIy's
- ream Balm Is the acknowledged cure for these
troubles and contains mercury nor any in
urious drug. Price, 50 cents.
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-30

FRosT has damaged but not destroyed
the Delaware peach crop.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-30

The following letter from Secretary
of State James c. Blaine in 1890 is
supposed to have had great weight with
the ways and means committee:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08
Judges and Death Sentences.

There is little to commend the bill
introduced into the Georgia legislature,
says the Atlanta journal. BY Mr Reid
with reference to che passiog of the
death sentence. except the kindly
impulse which would save Mrs Noble.
fr ON the gsllows.
1. is an amendment to the penal
code, and gives judges Of the superio,
courts of this state the authority to seq
tenee prisoners convicted of capital
crimes to the peui.entiary for life
whether upon an origioal sentence o,
at apy time thereafter upon resenteucc
Mrs, Mobiles. who has been convicted
10 all the courts of the land of the
most brutal aud abandoned murder ol
ber owu husband. is soon to be reseu.
teuced. This bill is introduced in
order to enable the Judge TO seosence
her to life imprisonment instead of the
qallows. Her case has been passed
upon by juries. by the supreme cocr's
Of the state aud of the coautry. by the
governor, and by every nossible tribu-
nal to which it could + ppealed. and
this bill is an effort for a new trial be.
fore the legislature--or rather for
commutation of the sentence by the
legislative body
The judiciary department has passed
upoo this case aud the executive
has been appealed to iu vain
for cleuency in her behalf Il
neither Of these branches of the gov
ernmens (whice are properly chargesble
With the master) saw fs to avert from
this murderess the ex;rome penalty OF
the Law, then surely the legislative
branch viii be greatly overssepping its
functions TO pass bib for her relief
The jary is empowered. 10 cases that do
not deserve the extreme penalty in the
opioion of the Jury. to recommend to
mercy. 10 such case t'e matter is
10 the discretion Of the judge This is
equivalent to bripgirg in verdict for
Imprisonment for life, for the judge
always acts upon the jury's recommen
datiou. To put this discretion 10 the
Judge iostead Of the Jury.
in all cases, would be equiva-
lent to abolishing capital Punishment in
Georgia If the legislature desires to
pass bill to this effect. let it do so
plaiply 10 express terms, and no. by
circumtocnt;on
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08
MARsHALs SHOT DOWN
Especial TO The Register. |

Greenville. S q Nov 80 Noon
sinners to- day had 9 fight with United
States deputy marshaIs, five miles
from the city, and scorea victory
Marsbals Wayne Ferguson, ] B and
A A. Phillips and 8. D. Stuart made
the raid
Ten days ago, Ben Center was ar
rested for moonshining He proposed
to betray the Pittman gang aud his
proposition was accepted. The Pitt.
mans are dangerous lot, father aud
sons They run moonshine stills and
fight al night Center arranged for
the deputy marsbaIs to raid the still
of the Pittmans, Eve miles above the
city, on Saluda river to day at ]
O'Clock True TO the agreement, the
marshalls went to the appointed
place and found still, but nothing
else. They separated to search and
walked into an ambush. The Pitt
mans were armed with Winchesters
and the marshals had pistols
At the fret fire Stuart fell, his thigh
bone shattered. He laid where he
fell aud urged A. a Phillips to go
on aud arrest the moonshiners Phil
lips went toward the house of the
Pittmans, aud was halted and told
to stop, at the point of a Winches
ter. He argued with Pittmsn, and
while talking two other marshals ap
peared, and Pittman fired shooting
Phillips through the thigh.
The moonshiners then deied the
marshals. 1t was Winchesters vs
pistols, and the officers retreated
When the news reached the city a
posse of officers went to the scene
of the conflict. Stuart was found
where he fell. He said the Pittmans
came and cursed and abused him,
putting pistols in his face. following
the Indian plan of torture.
Phillips was removed by his brother
and brought to this city. Stuart re-
mained where he fell, and after the
officers left, was subjected to insult
and indignity and threatened with
death.
The wounded men are now in the
city
Joab Muldin, one of the most pro
minent citizens of Pickens county,
died tonight at I o'clock
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08
Twenty Per Cent.
November Falling Off in
Dispensary Profits.

On to morrow the December meet
ing of the State board of control is
20 be held. Mr.. L j. Williams, who
is the chairman of the board for this
month, came over few days ago and
has been carefully looking after the
management of the business
When asked yesterday about the
forthcoming monthly report. Mr..
Williams said tbat the dispensary's
receipts during the past month had
been about 100000. He stated
that he considered the months busi-
ness far better than he had expected
it to be, considering the wholesale
competition of the o P. agencies,
and competition of the blind tigers
Mr. Willims is evidently of the opin
ion that there are good number of
blind tigers in the State.
He stated further that the profits
from the business would show a de-
crease of about 20 per cent. as com
pared with those of the same
month OF the preceding year. Mr..
Williams thinks that the low price of
cotton and the general depression of
business has had about as much to do
with this falling off as the 0 P.
stores and the tigers he called at
tention to the fact that the report for
the same month of year before last,
when cotton was 80 low. showed a
figure far below that of last year
when prices of cotton were higher
and business was more brisk The
State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08
Not for a Gold Basis.

CITY of Mexico. Dec 4-The Mex.
ican Herald denies authoritatively the
report from Paris published in Lon
don that Mexico is making prepare
ticns to 60 on a gold basis. and says
Mexico's finances are handled with
admirable caution and sagacity, and
whatever may be the future policy OF
the government regarding the cur
rency basis, there is at present no
thought of changing Som the silver
standard, which is contributing to The
growth cf manufacturing and othe-
industries.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08

Omaha, Neb, Nov 29 The
Union Pacific road has made another
record for fast running A mail train
has been shot across the country
from Cheyenne to Conrcil Bluffs. SIG
miles, in $50 minutes This is &C
tual elapsed time and includes all
stops Engines were changed twice
and one engineer was relieved All
the regular stops were made and one
extra, when an airbrake hose burst
and had to be repired at the expense
of several minutes of time. A
burned ont bridge near Medicine
Bow, Wy. delayed the mail five
hours and 20 minutes The train
reached Cheyenne five hours late. 1t
was necessary to reach Council Bluffs
on time or pay a heavy fine to the
government 1t was a most remark
able run against time, Cheyenne to
Sydney, 102 mile, was made in lO7
minutes. Engineers were changed
and the run from Sydney to North
Platte. l23 miles, was made in l18
minutes. On this run a stop was
made at Jnlesburg to get the Colo
RADIO mail. From North Platte to
Grand Island, 1873 miles, the time
was 154 minutes engineers were
changed at Lexington and other stops
were necessary From Grand Island
to Council Bluffs, l56 miles, the time
was 165 minutes, including stop
over of over FIVE minutes to fix 9 burst
tank hose, regular station stops, a
delay by a Missouri Pacific freight
train entering Omaha and other an
noyances The mail was landed in
Council Bluffs with l3 minutes to
spare, the actual running from
Cheyenne being little more
than 62. l.2 miles an hour The
most wonderful burst of speed
was shown on the 100 miles
stretch between Grand Island and
Ames. This was covered in 90 min
ntes actual time. From this must be
deducted FIVE minutes for the delay
with the broken hose at Columbus,
making the time SO minutes for the
100 miles, including all regular stops,
or more than 68 miles an nour.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08
Griggs Will Get There.


Washington, Dec 57It was off
cially announced at fhe White House
today upon the return of the Presi
dent to Washington that Gov. John
W. Gliggs of New jersey, has been
rendered and has accepted the Office Of
Attorney General of the United States,
which will be vacated by the nomi-
nation of Attorney General McKen.
ma to be associate justice of the
supreme court Of the United States.
1t has not yet been settled when
Governor Griggs shall assume his
new Office, but it is probable the date
will be about the beginsing Of the
new year
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08
Death of One Of carollna's
Leading Lawyers.

Special to The State.
Greenville, Dec. Judge J s.
Cothran died in New York to-day
after long illness The body will
be carried direct to Abbevile, where
the burial will take place Tuesday
afternoon Great gloom is cast over
GreenvilIe to night on account of the
death of her foremost citizen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08
Why take Johnson's
Chill & Fever Tonic?
Because ii cures the
most stubborn case
ofFever i'm ONEDAY

Suppose. for variety, we newspaper
fellows advise the planters to raise
nothing but cotton We have tried the
restriction dodge 10 vain. An appeal
for all co:soo might reduce the crop by
pure cussedness Augusta Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08
Claren0nt LODGE No. 64 A. +. N

TINE REGULAR MONTHLY CoMMU.
NICATION of Clsremont Lodge, No
"A, A. F. ~: will be held on Thursday
Evening, Jan 9Th, "a p. m. Brethren
will take due notice and govern themselves
accordingly
L. S CARSON, w.M
A,test-H. G.. NOSES, Sec.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08
II OTICE.

DooK OF SUBSCRIPTION TO the cari-
- tai stock of The Grifdn-Cole leland Co.,
a proposed corporation for the purpose of
doing general mercantile business, will be
open at the Office of T. n. Griffin 10 Magno-
liza, S. c., Friday, Dec. 10th. Capital stock
Of said corporation to be six thousand dol-
lars, divided into II shares of the par value
of $500 each.
SAML. COPELAND,
Dec Sit Corporaters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08
SPECIAL NOTICE.
OFFICE OF
SUPERVISOR OF SUMTER COUNTY.

SUMTER. s. c., Dec. 8, 1897.
nERSoNS HOLDING CLAIMS against
Sumter County will presen: same at
once duly at;ested. aod persons holding Ger,
,i6cates for claims, will furnish Clerk OF
County Board With list OF same. Call on
said clerk for Instructions
Attest: MAhlON DOnN,
THOS V. WALSH, Co. Superv
Clerk Dec S-3t
Sumter Herald and Freeman please copy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08

The inter State commerce commits
son has decided to grant the railroads
further time for equipping the safety
scouplipgs sud breaks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08

ENOR RENT-The dwelling on Church
Strest. next door 10 tie undersigned
Con,alns six rooms, uitt FIRE place ia each,
also pantry ard kitchen attached, and water
iG building Every thing in good order
Apply to NOSES GREEN.
Dee 2-tf
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08
WANTS.

rCRESPASS NOTICE-All persons are
warned against trespsssing on my lands
by hunting, or in any other manner Notice
has beea posted on land. and depredators will
be prosecuted. E. d. Reames. Nov l7-4ss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08

N7ANTED-Permanent Winter Boarders
wv Rooms comfortable. Terns reason
able. Apply to Mrs " L. Doar, Summer
vile, S. c., Opposite Dorchester lon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08
Record Run On Union Pacific.

new year
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-18
Mailing Candy Abroad.

A young man who apparently knows
a girl in London came into the Office the
other day and asked whether candy
could be sent abroad through the mails
So he was taken over to the postofhce
and the state of affairs WAS laid before
an official, who instigated an investiga-
ton. After long time he returned and
reported as follows:
II am very glad, said he, THAT you
asked that question. Its answer shows
"a curious state of affairs. In this coun-
try you can send candy up to pounds
as merchandise for 1 cent for each
ounce. If you want to send candy
abroad you only have to pay l cent for
every 2 ounces, but you can only send
IL ounces in each package. If it weighs
more than IL ounces you have TO pay
letter rates, or 10 cents an ounce for the
whole thing
THAT Is to say, you can send 10
ounces to London for cents, but il
would cost you 10 cents TO send it to
Brooklyn. So if you are thinking of
sending pound ii will cost you 81. so.
The stamp department is right over
there. -
THANK you very much" said the
young man. II just happen to remem-
Der that the doctor has forbidden the
girl to eat candy. New York Mail
and Express
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-18
HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

A family. consisting Of man and wife
and four or five small children, were
riding along in wagon loaded with
household goods. when All old fellow
came To the door of his cabin and shout
ed at them:
"Hello. Sam! Whar be you folks
a-gittin to-"
"We're a.gittin out O. the kentry."
replied the man on the wagon as he
halted his horse
"What are you a-gittin fur?"
"Gittin cause the vigilance commit
tee told us to git. ;"
"Whar's your two boys, that they
hain't a-gittin with your"
''They got pizened afore they could
git.
''Do you mean pizened by snake
bitter
mo; lead. They wuz a-gittin too
many good hcrses and got shot
"Waal. s'long, SAM" called the
old fellow in the doorway. Sorry to
see you a.gittin, but reckon you gotter
git.
"S'long," answered the other. and
gathering up the lines he shouted to his
horse:
''Git right up thar, durn your ole
hide, cause we gotter be a-gittin "a git
OH us and git into the next county az
fast as we kin git''
And they got. New York Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-18
The Czarina as a Caricaturist.

According to an account Of the pri-
vate life of the car and czarina by "a
recent guest at the Russian court, the
czarina is a clever caricaturist and
was recently surprised by the car while
sketching the high dignitaries of st.
Petersburg.
The car was greatly amused and in
sisted upon sketch of himself where
upon the czarina drew picture in
which his majesty was represented as
solemn, bearded but bald infant in long
clothes, tied in high chair and sur
rounded by crowd of anxious relatives,
grand dukes, ETC., fourishing feeding
bottles and napkins, each insisting that
he be fed in different way.
In the meanwhile the distracted in
FAINT was beginning to cry. 1t is stated
that the czar was highly diverted at
this humorous sketch, which sums up
the present family situation in Russia.
philadelphia Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-18
British Red Tape.

When Lord Wolseley was instructed
to 90 to Khaitum, he made out for
NAL requisition for camel saddle Of
peculiar construction. After waiting for
AZ hours he inquired if the saddle was
ready and received the discouraging in
formation that his request had not yet
been passed upon by the inspector gen.
eral of stores AS time was precious
Wolseley sent for a private, unofficial
saddler, set him at work and by next
morning the desired article was deliver
ed. Meanwhile the requisition made its
slow way through mazes of red tape
from one official to another till it reach
ed the government shops. Then it and
the saddle meandered no more rapidly
back along the same route, and finally,
just six years from the time when
Wolseley had beer IN such hurry, the
saddle and big bundle OF correspond
ence reached him.-New York Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-18
Why There Was No Salute.

Black Jack Percival, who was a ma
val captain before the war, once brought
a cargo of Spanish jacks home in u
man-of-war. He was III Spanish waters
when the jacks were given to the Unit
ed States by Spain, says the New York
Sun, and was ordered to bring them out
in his ship. 1t made him very angry,
but he got the beasts aboard and sailed
for New York. When he came through
the Narrows. the guns had been rolled
back, and out of every port there stuck
u jacks head Thus decked out and
without a salute he came to his anchor
age. The admiral commanding sent post
haste to demand why Captain Percival
had not saluted. II didn't salute, was
the doughty captains answer, because
l couldn't. / had two men twisting
every jacks tail, but not add one
of them would bray '-Argonaut.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-18
He Wanted Stamps.

81 obtained peculiar order from q
Kentucky storekeeper. said cigar
salesman. II left the railroad to work
some interior towns and stopped at the
country stores ell route. At one Of these
places / found man whom the COM
mercial agencies gave good rating and
who acted as postmaster as well as store
keeper. l handed him my card, and he
said:
Thar amt but one thing yo' kin
sell me.
What is that?' inquired.
'Yo' kin sell me bout $50 with o.
stamps, envelopes an postal kyards.
Why, you can get them from the
government.
No, | KANT. Yo' see. they won t
credit me hev ter sell stamps an put
'em OH peoples bills, but tn govern
ment won't let me hev none 'thout
sendin tn money. Tain right, o. CO Sc,
fer IN good they orter know tibet. But
| hahn got stamp nor kyard in tn
office an no way ter git none. I'll hev
ter buy 'em somewhars
"After becoming convinced of the
mans solvency, / sold him line of
stamps, stamped envelopes and postal
cards, to be shipped with bill of ci-
gars. "-Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-18
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
Stamps Red Tape-Heard
When she Music Fell.

Tho other afternoon two gentlemen
boarded south bound electric mt Lafa-
yette street. When the conductor came
around, one of the gentlemen produced
tickets and the other four pennies.
"This is all can find, said the man
with the pennies to the man with the
tickets. Wont you be kind enough to
pay for mel will pay for you next
time"
The man with the tickets said that he
would be pleased to do so, and the con-
ductor rang up the two fares. just then
q lady boarded the car and nodded pleas
antly to the man with the pennies
Presently she produced her purse from
the depths of her handbag, and no SOON
or had she opened it than she began to
blush. The car was nearly filled, and not
q few noticed her i'll concealed discom-
future and OWNED its cause to be that
the lady couldn't find money TO pay her
fare. Once or twice she looked appeal
ingly in the direction of the man with
the 4 cents. He pretended not to see
as red as the lady herself The conductor
started toward her.
"Oh, Mr. Brown" she whispered,
bending toward him, II came away
with only cents in my purse Won't
you lend me one so that can pay my
fare?'
The cent passenger was on his feet.
Certainly, certainly, he said, div
ing i'll his pocket and producing the
ooppers as if he was loaded with coin.
"Will one be enough?"
Eyes" she replied sweetly. And
while the car sped on the cent passen-
ger edged away from the man with tick
cts, who was nudging him in the ribs. to
the amusement of those who had seen
his friend pay the two fares. Utica
Observer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-18
Mrs. Hearst's Motive.

Mrs. PhPbe Hearst of California has
given $500, 900 to found a mining school
in connection with the state university
at Berkeley as memorial to her hus-
band. She gives largely to the free kim
dergartens, supports several college set
Elements and contributed 81 900 to the
recent campaign for the woman suffrage
amendment She has also given $780,
600 to establish "a fine gymnasium for
girls at the state university. She said to
Miss Anthony, II am doing all this to
make girls fit to vote"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-18

Senator Wilson of Washington and
his brother, Harry Wilson, look very
much alike. One day in Spokane, where
the two brothers live, Senator Wilson.
who had just returned from his legisla-
tive duties, was stopped on the street by
a man who had known him for years.
Harry" said the man, when will
your brother John be here?"
In day or two. said John with
out "A smile
''Tell him | want to see him on an
important matter.
Certainly. said John.
And you will not forget it?''
I'll try not, promised John, and
thus another Office seeker was foiled. -
Washington Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-18
Heard When the Music Fell.

At the beginning of the fourth act Of
"Werther" there is an intermezzo As
IL goes on the music rises 10 tremen.
dous climax, and there is a great din Of
drums. horns, fiddles and all the other
instruments Just as the noise gets to
its greatest volume there is sudden
stop, and all that is heard is the faint
sound of "a few instruments. "Werthern
had not been sung in New York for
three years, and many Of those who
heard it ON Wednesday night had for
gotten about this startling change The
climax of the intermezzo was reached
in grand style. and when the sudden
stop came clear, piping feminine voice,
coming from the left of the grand tier
of boxes, was heard to say:
well, l would be perfectly satisfied
if could get good, plain cook. F"
II was time for Werther to weep. -
New York Sun.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-18
A Scotchman With a Pigtail.

Chinese cheap labor may yet ruin
New Zealand. In Otago, where there
are a good many Scotchmen, contract
for road mending was awarded TO the
lowest bid, which was signed MacPher-
son. When the bidder appeared to sign
the contract, he was yellow and had a
pigta:l. But" said the official who
met him. your name cannot be Mac
Pherson.
"All lightee," answered the China
man, nobody catchee contact in Otago
unless he named Mac. p" And the con-
tract was signed New York Sun.