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The herald., 1898-03-13
An Impossible Heroine

That husky French peasant GIRL whose
insanity made her the Susan B. Anthony
of her time, fits herself badly to the re-
quirements of modern drama. Besides
that. the modern drama of Frances Aymar
Matthews fits itself badly to Jeanne d Arc
or Joan Dare, or Joan of Arc, whichever
you may please to call her. Between the
two stools of bad play and an unattrac-
tive character, Fanny Davenport falls very
prone indeed. The lady who wrote the
play is evidently suffering from compli-
cation of the ideas which afflict play
wrights. The rhyming couplets of Shake
speare, which the best commentators num-
Der among his worst defects, evidently
struck her fancy as essential to a play
which is Shakespearean insofar as it, like
some of his, touches on an episode of his
tory. She has perhaps heard some member
of the theatrical trust say that play to
be a success must have 'love interest"
so she makes three of her male characters
desperately in love with the most pro-
nounced new woman in history. One of
these she invents bodily in the form of a
The herald., 1898-03-13
LAID ON THE, TABLE
A Snap Resolution Buried by the Dem
ocratic City Central Committee

Chairman Telfair Creighton, called the
Democratic city central committee to or
der at S:15 last night, at the Southern Cali
fornia Music hail. Forty-four votes, repre-
sented by committeeman actually present
or by proxies, were counted.
A few suggestions from j. II. Melvill,
secretary of the committee, were read. He
was of the impression that vacancies in
the wards should be filled and additional
committeeman appointed in a number of
precincts changed by the board of super
visorS.
Mr.. Neuhart moved that the chairman
of each ward be directed to call vonven-
tion of his committee, to elect new mem
bers to fill places opened by changes in the
ton was lost.
1t was easy to see that considerable dis
trust existed because of the indefiniteness
of the wording of the call. 1t stated merely
that business of Importance would be
transacted. George w. Retzer said he had
not come to fill vacancies. He wanted to
know why he was there. 1t then trans
pired that the business consisted more
particularly to carry out party pledges es-
pecially the water question:
A resolution, such as there had been be-
fore an attempt to rush through a COM
mittee meeting, presented by little nom
entity who masqueradeS as a newspaper
man by concocting tales for the San Fran
cisco Call, was then sprung on the meet
ing, and the cat was out of the bag. The
resolutions" were intended to be denunci-
atory of the course of The Herald. The
reader, who claimed the privilege of the
floor on proxy from Martin Marsh, pre-
sented the resolution in the name of
Frank Rees and attempted to make a
speech in support of it.
A number of representative Democrats,
among whom were Messrs. Retzer, Dock
weller, Neuhart Collins and Drumgold
spoke forcibly and to the point against any
action tending to indorse such an unwise
document. All this 'resoluting business"
they stigmatized as utter bosh. They all
placed themselves on record as ready to
vote the resolution down.
Mr.. Retzer moved, and it was carried by
all present, less two, that the motion of
Mr.. Rees be laid on the table.
After the adjournment of the meeting the
aforesaid nonentity, who had been thus
sat upon, so far forgot himself as to ad-
dress few personal remarks to one of
the committeeman, who thereupon pro-
ceeded to punch his face. which he did
with neatness and dispatch, and the Incl
dent closed.
The herald., 1898-03-13
SUDDEN DEATH
An Unknown Man Expires in the Me-
chanicS' Saloon

An unknown man, whose age, judging
from his appearance. was about so years
died very suddenly at II 80 o'clock last night
in the rear of the Mechanics saloon 213
East First street. The cause of his death
is not positively known, but the coroner,
who was called, believed it to have been
caused by acute alcoholism. The stranger
had been loaiing about the place for sew
eral hours, taking frequent drinks He
complained of being sick, and two men
took him to porch in the rear of the
place. There he became unconscious and
fell to the floor. He was aroused and
spoke Il few words, when he again became
unconscious This time those who were
attending him were unable to arouse him.
and DIR. Smith was summoned from his
room in the Russ house. When he ar
rived the man was dead. Those about him
stated that soon after the messenger had
been sent for the physician the man
ceased to breathe and died without speak,
ing. There was nothing on his person bv
which he could be identified. The remains
were removed to kregclo & Bresee's un-
dertaking establishment, where the inquest
Will be held tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
The herald., 1898-03-13

Jester who could not have drawn a weeks
salary in the gloomiest or stupidest court
of Europe in the darkest days Of the dark
ages. A jester was not always funny, nor
always fool, but he had to do something
in the amusing or the satirical line to earn
his salt. This Clichet of Frances Aymar
Matthews wears the cap and bells for some
reason more patent to the playwright than
it is to the audience, or than 1t could possi-
bly, have been to the court Of Charles VII.
or course it would not do to have Joan,
Charles VII. and Clichet talking the Eng
lish of today, and the authors attempts
to get away from this absurdity result in
some of the most remarkable pieces of
sentence-building heard Since that Ia
mentable mix-up at the tower of Babel.
The lines of Joan" sound as though the
English of Shakespeare, and the English
of Vassar college had tried to pass each
other on the same track.-Life.
The herald., 1898-03-13
FRUGALITY AT THE VATICAN
The Pope's Economical Instincts Are
Increasing With Age

Rome.-The older Leo XIII grows the
more accentuated his natural frugality
becomes. According to some who know
the pontiff intimately this trait has now
almost developed into miserinesS When
walking in the vatican gardens one day
some years ago. the pope. seeing men
picking oranges and lemons. asked what
became of the fruit. His attendants in
ormed him that, in accordance with a
traditional custom, all the fruit grown in
the gardens was distributed among the
cardinals and the high prelates of the
curia. The pope seemed surprised and
not we'll satisfied with the explanation.
The following day he issued an order
that. unless special directions to the con-
trary were given, the fruit was in future
to be sold. Since then, apart from pres
ents to some of the converts under the
protection of his holiness. the fruit has
been sold to wholesale dealers and can be
bought in the piazza of the Compo di
Fiori, at the foot of the statue of Gior-
dano Bruno, the philosopher monk who
was burned by order of the inquisiton,
which was erected by the Italian democ-
racy as a challenge. not to say threat, to
the papacy The cardinals now buy their
fruit.
The strictest economy is practiced by
Leo XIII with regard to his own table.
This, however, is a small matter for his
tastes are simple. The pontiff's milk sup
ply is obtained from COWS and goats kept
in the vatican gardens, and his wine is
the product of vineyard he planted. The
latter has, in the last year, yielded so
abundantly that there is a surplusage for
sale. Moreover, the pope receives frequent
presents of the best French wines. His
expenditure on coffee, meat, pasta (of
which, in soup he is very fond), bread
Zone penny per day. and vegetables that
cannot be grown in his own garden, has
been reduced to about shllinss day
The daily account is a very odd document.
and is very carefully scrutinized by the
pontiff
How different from the gay days of
Plus Ky sigh the old retainers One an
ecdote will be sufficient to illustrate this
difference. Cardinal Antonelli, secretary
of state, one day looked over the accounts
and found, to his great surprise, that for
the meals of Plus TX alone twenty-five
sacks of coal were consumed in one month
1T is wicked waste," he exclaime to the
popes cook. Ten sacks are ample" and
he scratched fifteen out of the account
Plus TX. however, soon let it be understood
that his cuisine left something to be de-
sired. and complained to his cupbearer.
Count Philippani. The latter forthwith
went to the kitchen to make observations.
But" protested the cook offended, ''how
can | serve a good dinner if l am without
coal?" Informed of what had passed. the
pontiff ordered the cook his twenty-five
sacks monthly. and in speaking of the in
cident to Cardinal Antonelli said reproach-
fully, You wish to economize, but the re-
suit is that l have nothing to eat. The
pope is made to be exploited. Everyone
steals about me. Why begin with the coal
needed for my dinner?'-Fall Mall Ga
zette
The herald., 1898-03-13
Minister Locked in. the Bride Out

Arrangements We're made on Sunday
morning by the Rev. Henry Leuhrs, pastor
of the Evangelical Lutheran church, Jersey
City, to marry H. I. Hartman and Miss
Annie Steiner both of West Hoboken, in
his church at the close of the services.
When the services were over the minister
went to the vestry room to await the COM
ing of the bridal party. The absent minded
sexton, after arranging the cushions and
pews. locked the church, making the minis
ter prisoner. The couple who were to
be married arrived at u o'clock, and finding
the church locked, were about to go away,
when they saw the minister crawl out of
the window in the rear of the church. He
explained matters to them, and, getting a
key from the parsonage, opened the door
and performed the ceremony without fur
ther mishap.-New York Herald.
The herald., 1898-03-13
Evening PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Varco and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Anthony entertained a number
of their friends on Thursday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Varcoe, 1893
Lovelace avenue. The rooms We're tasteful
~ decorated; light refreshments We're
served, and an enjoyable evening was
passed. The guests were Mr. and Mrs
A Ii. Neidig. Mr.. and Mrs. Graves, Mr.
ana Mrs Brainard Smith, Mr.. and Mrs c.
d. waiter Mr. and Mrs. John Spiers. Mr..
ana Mrs. ID. A. Watson. Mr.. and Mrs +.
W. Watkins, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. McKen
zie, Mr.. and Mrs. Max Wassman. Mr.. and
Mrs. h. p. Rowell. Mr. and Mrs. George
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Mullen. Mr..
and Mrs. f. NJ. Guthrie, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
+. Aull, Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Palmer, Mr..
and Mrs. Sherman Smith. Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Plummer, Mines. S. Ella Rosson. Cora
). Noli, Elizabeth Davis and Miss Junker.
The herald., 1898-03-13
Judith Berolde's Reappearance

Judith Berolde, after a lengthy retire
ment. is to return to the stage this spring,
appearing as star under the management
of Frank l.. Perley. The play in which
Miss Berolde will appear is entitled
Colonel Anne" and was written by Mrs.
E. G. Sutherland. 1t is romantic Scot
tish drama. The period of the play, 1850,
affords opportunity for elaborate scenery
and costume, which will be utilized fully.
1t is the present intention of Manager Per-
ley that Miss Berolde should make her first
appearance in the spring at Boston the
ater. The English rights to Colonel
Anne" were purcha sed, twenty-four hours
after the arrival of the manuscript in Eng
land by Winfred Emery, who will star in
it next season.
The herald., 1898-03-13

to create sympathy. do not believe you
are its mother" said the judge sternly.
"Oh. your honor. 1t is my child, and
cannot leave it here" replied the woman.
Are you very sure 1t Is not your sisters
baby?" asked Judge Waterman.
''Oh, am positive, your honor"
The husband, who had been silent since
he asked for Bridewell sentence, stood
up. N.
Your honor" he said this is not my
child. 1t does not belong to her, but to
her, sister,"
The infant was ordered placed in st.
Vincent's orphan asylum, and the woman
was sentenced to a term in Joliet.
The herald., 1898-03-13
CHICAGO JUDGE NOT TRICKFD
A Woman Tries to Arouse Sympathy
With a Baby Not Her Own

Chcago.-Had Mamie Reynolds hus-
band befriended her In Judge Waterman's
court this morning she might hav escaped
the penitentiary. She came before the
court to receive sentence for larceny On
her arm was a laughing, growing baby.
and on this child she depended for the
leniency of the judge. The woman wept
Historically, clutched the baby close to
her, and cried: what will become of my
poor little chid?"
Think you have brought this child here
The herald., 1898-03-13
Pensions

WASHINGTON, March 10.-Representa-
tive Barlow has secured pension for Mrs.
Bridget Ryan and three minor children, of
Los Angeles, with over $1,000 back pay.
California pensions: Original--Wm. A.
Corbett. Coronado. SS: Guadalupe Berry
essa, Alviso, Sc; Charles S. Woodmansee,
Grass Valley. $40. Additional-Michael j.
Byrnes, Mendocino, Sc to $12. Mexican war
E. Cherry, Squaw Val
lev $S
The herald., 1898-03-13
Slipped From a Car

Mrs. Estella Covert. who resides at 72O
North Hill street. was severely injured
while alighting from a University car at
Second and Spring streets yesterday after
noon. She slipped as she stepped from the
car ana Tell to the ground. sustaining a
severe cut on the back of her head She
was removed to the office of DR.. Cate. in
the Burdick block where her wounds varo
dressed, after which she was removed to
her home.
The herald., 1898-03-13
Experiment With a Sleeper

Professor Mosso, the Italian physiolo-
gist, constructed a couch so arranged that
it could be accurately balanced In the mid
die when the slightest change of weight
would make either end incline. A man was
laid upon it, balanced in a horizontal posi-
tion. AS he went to sleep his head rose
and his feet sank. AS he awoke the oppo-
site occurred, proving that the blood left
the head in one condition and returned to
it in the other.
The herald., 1898-03-13
Pedestrians on BROOKLYN Bridoe

During November there was a daily aver
age OF l34 ,l24 persons crossed the Broohlyr
bridge.
The herald., 1898-03-13

The man who is afraid to look his faults
squarely in the face will never get rid of
them.
The herald., 1898-03-13

Within two months three eminent British
subjects-Rev. Charles Berry, Rev. F. B..
Meyer and General Bcoth-have led devo-
tons in congress.
The herald., 1898-03-13

A liberal congress of religions will be held
under the auspices of the woman's board
of managers of the transmississippi expo
Sition at Omaha.
The herald., 1898-03-13

Service to uor fellow men should be
made not substitute for piety, but an ex-
preston of it.--Josiah Strong.
The herald., 1898-03-13

There are 250 Roman Catholic orphan
asylums in this country. f.-.,f
The herald., 1898-03-13

Mgr. Edward McColgan, who died re-
Gently in Baltimore in the S7th year of his
age, had been pastor of ST. Peters church
of that city for fifty-seven years.
The herald., 1898-03-13

The Catholic churches of New York city
have 76S,590 parshioners and over 100000
Sunday school children. The value of the
church property is 500 1000, 000
The herald., 1898-03-13

"There is not in a country like ours much
active opposition to the church as an in
stitution,' says the New York Independent.
"There is more war upon certain divisions
of it by other divisions than by so-called
infidels or atheists. The worst things said
of Professionalism are said by Roman Cath
olics; the worst attacks made upon Catholi-
cism are made by Protestants.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-28
The Alum Heart.

Macy people are suffering from some form
of heart diaease who have no IDEA Of The cause
of it.
Disturbances of the digestive organs affect
the hearts action. and therefore foods which
interfere with digestion promote troubles OF
this character.
Alum baking powders are prolific cause
OF heart troubles. The physiological effect
of burnt alum is to coa7ulate the blood. This
iuterferes with its free aow through the ar.
teries and valves of the beart. Physicians
have ceased the use of alum as specific for
childrea's Group, because OF its tendency from
the causes named to produce heart fsilure
10 prese ce of the overwhelming testimony
as to the danger from alum wnen used in
food, no Que will knowingly use an alum
baking powder Nevertheless many sucb
powders are used and the public suffer in
consequence The seller of these powders
may be unaware of their true character or
perhaps heedIessly disreRards it for the great
er profit there is in them. The consumer
must be on his guard.
Where alam powders are oot branded as
such, nor their sale prohibited By law, it is
better to avoid the use of any new or doubt
fu! powder until it has been analyzed. The
purity of all powders may be suspected if
they are sold at price lower than the price
of the best standard brsods. We Know the
Royal to be 6rst-clsss cream of tartar pow
der and if consumers insiat upon having that
brand they will than be cure of pare, bealth-
full article.
1t behooves every one to use extraordinary
care in purchasing food supplies. We do not
hesitate to recommend the Royal to all who
are in doubt as to the powder they have been
using, 80 the United States Government tests
place thar brand at the head of all the tartrate
powders.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-28
YOM KIPPUR.
The Hebrews of the City Celebrat.
ing the Jewish Day of
Atonement.

Yom Kippur, or the Jewish Day of Atone
meut, tegAn at sundown Sunday afternoon.
The day is considered the most sacred festival
of those enumerated in the Jewish calendar
The Divine command for its observance is
recorded in Leviticus. chapter l6, verses
23.3l.
The ten days intervening New Year and
this holiday are religiously observed by daily
attendance at the place Of worship and tbs
recitation of peni,eutia prayers and the in.
vocation of pardon for sin and transgressiou
o. the Law. On the advent of ,be sacred day
.he Jew sh race abstain from labor aud cd
ioyment for twenty four hours, and do not
partake of food, water or sny other liquid
for the same tine, thus devotiog the day &c
prayer, fasting, repentance and atonen ent.
The paramount object OF the day has life
10 it. II inspires lite and imp.r,s life, be.
cause it takes an erring mortal dead to ell the
sacred relations of life, dead to all hi, moral
obligations TO society, and raises him TO n
high point of religious, morol and social ele-
va,ion II appeals to his conscience, his
moral sense, his common sense. No deep
logic, no intricate reason, ls required 10 PFC
duce ,be required effect, for this festival ap.
peals to all that is good IN map. against all
tia. is bad in mat; It appeals to all that is
right in heaven, against all that is wrong
oDear7b; it appeals TO invisible Justice against
visible ioiqui,y. 1t puts mans animal ra'ure
where it ought TO be, 10 suhservieuce TO his
religious, moral and social nature; it lays
claim to bis conscience on the ground
that ,be duties eujoins, the privileges it
claims, i. enjoius and claims for
Israel everywhere and 10 every d.
rectiou; it claims protection of bis spiritual
uature, agsinst that which destroys it; it
comes as mission to every member OF
Jewish household, in and out of the syna-
eogue, to saint aud sinner. believer aud un-
believer, and arrests their moral sense, poiu'-
ing them to the destruction Of the powers in
their souls, and bids them stay hat destruc-
ton by 6rm resolves. fetveut prayer aud siu.
cere repentance Resting upon these lofty
principles they mus, depend upon them TO
govern their lives, and tnus enable them to
secure pardon for their sins Governed d
controlled by these tenets, family qus'Te.s
and broken friendships are paclied aud more
closely cemented, and where anger and di;-
cord prevailed auity ant JOY occupy their
places.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-28
Death Of James A. Fullwood.

The following extract from letter to Col.
Biandiog from bis 500, Mr.. Jsmes NJ. Bland
iug, Of Corsicans, Navarro Co. Texas, We
relatives and friends of Mr.. James 4 Full
wood, formerly OF this couasy, may be in
formed ot the time and circumstances OF his
death
sHe was born IN Sumter District % May
20, 1925, ADD died at his home near Eureka.
this county. SEPT II. As you know be came
here in December 1873. and has lived in this
county ever since. Be lef: large rumber OF
children, all Of whom be settled around hin,
except two, one Of whom lives at Galveston
and the otner at Lsmpssas, Texas. Uotil
Eve years ago he was full Of energy and
sound judgment, and made every one work
and push about him At sb!o time old age
With its iohrmities commenced crowding
ueon him and since then be has seldom left
bis Immediate home.
'sLast year be took his room aod scarcely
left it even for bis meals About three months
ago be went 10 bed and has been helpless snd
REQUIRED the care of some of the children sl.
ways in the hearing of bis little DELL for ten
days past he remained In state of coma un-
til be died-life went out like gentle s!um.
oer For many years be was an ipcessaDt
sufferer from rheumatism, but three months
ago all pain left him, and without murmur
or complain, be calmly waited for The end
BE vas willing to go when the Master called
aud we hope and believe his spirit is With
GOD, redeemed aod perfected. have lost 3
true, cried aud trusted friend | have writ
ten thus fully that you might prepare notice
for the Wa,chmau and Southrou that bis old
friends and aequansances may know OF his
happy end"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-28
ANOTHER PRIMARY
ORDERED.
The Manning.Moses Contest
to be Settled at the Polls.
The State Executive Committee
Hears the Whole Matter and
Adopts Suggestion Original
ly Made by Col. Scar
borough

Columois Sept. "a The State Demo.
cratic Executive COMMITTEES met yesterday to
bear and decide the three contested cases
brought before it, namely, the Nor,on-Elleree
Congressional contest, the Manning. Moses
Senatorial coutes. aud the Berkley County
contest for Sheriff.
10 the Norton.Ellerhe conttst Mr.. Norton
won snd was declared the nominee. oew
election was ordered in Berkley County. A.
B. S,uckey, ESQ of Sumter, represented Mr..
Morrison, the contestant, and won his case.
The Mauniog-Moses contest excited more
interest than both of the other contests to.
gether. The case was heard at length and
all the evidence submitted by both parties
was considered and arguments heard from
the attorneys for both sides.
The committee then went into executive
session to consider the case behind closed
doors
In the executive session Mr. Winkler offer
ed reso ution 10 favor of eecond primary,
which was 6oaiIy aiop ed as follows:
Whereas, DO legal nomination has been
made for State Senator in Sumter County at
the election teid on August 30, 1898; there.
fore be it
Resolved, by the committee, That the
Democratic Executive Committee in Sumter
County be ordered to bold on the second
Tuesday n October, next, q special election
in said coaoty for State Senator. at which
election the contestant sad contestee only
shall be candidates.
Resolved, That said election be held under
the rules of the Democratic party.
The committee argued tha matter at con-
siderable length, but the resolution faVoring
the second primary was practically unani-
mously adopted.