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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-21

Loudon. Sept 1s-The Daily
Nails Madrid correspondent says a
loog conference was held between SEQ
or Sagas.a, the premier. aad Senor
Monsero Riot. president of the Spanish
peace commission, to day. which result
ed 10 the decision chat the peace CON.
mission shall ssreuuously defend the re.
sension Of sbe Philippine islands BY
Spsiu.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-21

Richmond, Va, Sept. l9.-A tele.
gram received here tonight from Mrs.
Jefferson Davis says the funeral of
Miss " innle will take place in this
city on Friday, the exact hour not yet
being decided upon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-21

London, Sept. 20 The Hong Kong
correspondent OF The Daily Mail says ::
." fae Filipino congress has tavorabIy
Impressed the Europeans who have
witnessed the proceedings. Ii is be-
Iieved that its deliberations will result
III pst,,iob to President Mckinley TO
establish protectorate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-21

Wisdom to-day means comfort to.morr
To prove it buy "Wbite' and ase it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-21

Good Sewing Machines from $40 90 up a.,
Randles:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
Three Queer tennessee Farmers.

There is in Tennessee n family of
three sisters which presents some of
the most startling peculiarities mag
inable," said Mr.. j. ]. Kennedy, of that
State. THE three sisters live together
on a farm, their sole means of subsist-
ence. and work early and late to earn
n livelihood. Two of them work In the
field; the third does the cooking and
other homework.
There is but one period of the year
when any member of the trio has any
thing to say to any other member. All
during the winter, spring and summer
they go about their business with the
seal of silence on their lips. When fall
comes and the crop is harvested they
break the silence, and then only to
quarrel over the division of the pro
ceeds. When each has succeeded in get
ting all that she thinks possible. silence
reigns again until the next harvest
time. The sisters, as you may Judge,
have made n name for themselves.
They are known far and near as the
deaf and dumb triplets,' although such
n title is scarcely appropriate" Wash.
ington Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
What Squirrels Eat.

Squirrels do not entirely subsist ON
nuts, as most people suppose They are
largely fruit eaters, and occasionally
work big havoc IN the orchards at the
fall of the year They are not above
stealing partridge eggs. and on this ae
count are moi beloved by the sportsman
Even poultry. when they stray, AS they
often will and lay eggs beyond the
confines of the poultry yard suffer from
attacks of squirrels when the mother
bird is away In pine tree districts these
little climbers are fond of splitting the
pine cones and eating the seeds thereof
But above all things squirrels are
fond Of fungus They will not have
anything To say to the common or gar
den mushroom. but confidently devour
the most yellow aud poisonous looking
of toadstools that grow in damp woods
and fields They never store these. for
they know well that fungi will not
keep They devour them greedily as
they come TO light and revisit the spot
as soon as fresh spawn renews the fun.
gus There are, however. many kinds
of toadstools that squirrels know to be
poisonous. aud these they will not
touch detroit Free Press
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
The Troubles of Ireland.

On one occasion Hartley Coleridge
had listened with deep apparent inter.
est to the yoluble discourse Of "a we'll
known Irish enthusiast who spen,
much of his time travelling about Eng
land and enlightening the English mind
ON the subject of popish errors, especial
~ in Ireland. After dinner Hartley re.
quested to be presented to a man so re.
markable. On the presentation he took
the far famed traveller and philosopher
by the arm. while few of the guests
gathered around. and addressed him
with awful solemnity, Sir, there are
two great evils in Ireland. /" There
are indeed, sir, replied the Irish guest,
but please to name them. THE
first, " resumed Hartley, 'is-popery I"
1T is, " said the other, but how won.
derful that you should have discovered
that! Now tell me what is the second
great evil. F" Professionalism was
Hartley's reply in voice of thunder
rs he ran away screaming with laugh
ter His new acquaintance remained
panic stricken. Recollections of Au-
brey de We're.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
intoxicating Verbal Correctness

The Gradgrlnds of this world are try.
ing persons to live with. They Will not
permit the slightest variation from
fact; statements made In their hearing
must be truthfully precise, or they dis
pute them forthwith. "You have got
into chronic way of contradlcting
everything l say. Lobelia," said Mr..
McSwat. when | tell you that 1t
Numbered and lightened in the night
l presume you will try to find some ex-
cuse for disputlng It," Last nightT
yes" do you mean to tell me 1t
Numbered and lightened last night !"
II certainly do" well, l do not be-
lleye It," You don't?" snorted Mr..
McSwat. "win you please give me
some sane, decent, respectable reason
for not believing IT'D" Certainly, Bill
GER" responded Mrs. McSwat, with
her accustomed sweetness. II refuse
to believe that 1t Numbered and light
ened last night because was awake
at the time and l know 1t lightened
and Numbered" Whereupon Billlger
went up into the garnet and made loud,
profane remarks to the dust-covered,
moth-eaaen garments that hung from
the nails In the rafters.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

The book agent, the sewing machine
agent, the insurance agent, have each
and all won distinction by their perseyer-
ance, but the agent of the washing ma
chine is worth his weight in gold to the
house for which he travels If all there
is said about him in the following is
true:
Exasperated Woman of the House,
have told you dozen times l dom It
want the machine. Sic him, Tigei
Agent while the dog 10 gnawing his
Ieg)-Doh't want the machine, ma ann
Pardon me, yon haven't yet seen half
its good points. 1t washes the clothes
cleaner than any other and in less than
half the time. 1t never tears off but.
ton. IT,
GOOD heavens Don't you see what
the dog is doing?"
Yes, quite a playful animal. This
machine, ma'am, uses less soap, takes up
less room
He'll tear you to pieces if you don t
go. Run, for mercy's sake. He's tasted
blood, and Pm afraid l can't stop him
now. :"
II have to put up with such things,
ma am, and it's good cause This ma
chine is the best one that ever was in-
vented. If | can succeed in introducing
one into family, always feel that
have done a benevolent act. You can
use any kind of water, hard or soft,
hot orr
"Oh, no, mol He'll kill you. What is
the machine WORTH"
ut worth 81, 900, 900 to any family,
but I'm selling it for only So, and
Here's your money. I'll take it.
Tige. Tigel Let gol"
Looks as if we were going to have
rain. Well, | must be going. Good aft
ernoon. ma am. " - Sewing Machine
Times.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
The New England Meeting HOUSE

The New England meeting house was
generally square wooden box, but it
showed excellent taste in the detail of
its simple ornamentation. 1t is the the
ory of some thoughtful architects that
among the early colonial immigrants
were men considerably above the abil-
ity of ordinary carpenters. In those
days the architect was apt to be both
designer and builder, and il was not in
this country until very modern times
that the line was at all clearly drawn
between the architect who designed and
superintendent in the interests of his
client, and so became a professional man,
and the builder who took q contract to
execute the work and make what he
could out of it, and remained business
man. 1t is believed that the excellent
taste and Judgment of these men among
the colonists made themselves felt in
the taste of the ornamentation ia what
we call colonial architecture. They had
no originality in the general design Of
buildings, because their experience had
never included that, but they knew how
to carry out to perfection details of the
ensemble. - William b. Bigelow in
Scribuer's
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
STARS WILL SHOWER DOWN.
Astronomers Expect Rain of Fire
in Two Years.

Astronomers Expect Rain of Fire
i'm Two Years.
The astronomers look for the next
great meteorlc shower on the morning
of Nov. 10 1899. They calculate that
the earth will then pass again through
the center Of an immense swarm of me-
teoroids, as they are called before com
bustion. These great "Leonide star
showers" as they are called, occur at
intervals of every thirty-three years
and one day. The great shower of 1T99
/ occurred on Nov. II; that of 1888 on
Nov. ID, thar of 1866 on Nov. IA, and
consequently a repetition of the next
wonderful phenomena is expected on
the morning of Nov. II, 1899.
In the meanwhile. however, as the
aggregation of meteorolds IS Of i'm
mense length one end of it will encoun-
ter the earth In 1898 and the other In
1900, making, as Prof. Lewis Smith.
the distinguished astronomer of Roch-
ester, n. Y, says. considerable show
ers In those years also. Not only this.
but II is stated on the same authority
that many forerunners of the great
shower may be expected to come with
In the earth's atmosphere on Nov. IA,
1897, because many of the meteorolds
are always considerably In advance of
the main cluster Prof Swift says
the thickness of the meteoroidal
stream is 100000 miles and the dura-
ton of the shos er is equal TO the time
of the diagonal passage of the earth
fhrouph n usuaIIv from n,i1nfrbt to
dawn" He adds: As tlere Is light
showerof Leonides every November we
know that there is vast ring formed
by the comets tail and that the i'm
mense shoal in one portion is the prod
net of the exploded comet itself,
through which we pass once every
thirty-three years and a day"
The meteoroids are dark bodies. and
It Is only when they pass into the
earth's atmosphere that they are ig
nited by friction and ! acome visible for
a few seconds. The stream makes a
revolution around the sun In about thir-
ty-three and one-fourth years and by
consequence the earth passes through
It in new place each year. The length
Of the swarm is so enormous that al
though at perihelion it moves at the
rate of nearly twenty-five miles a sec
ond, yet it takes it two years TO pass
the earth, so that when its hinder part
is still with us Its advancing side will
have reached the orbits of Jupiter and
Saturn. Notwithstanding this extent
II Is but a fraction of the entire orbit.
Prof. Swift says: This great cluster
will reach the earth's orbit about June
l, 1899, but the earth will not have ar
rived there then, but will be due nearly
six months later. when our planet will
plunge into the swarming mass and for
at least five hours we shall experience a
literal rain Of fire. Baltimore Sun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

lie wouldn't know the truth # he saw II"
oh, yes, he would. Otherwise he could not
eY AIDE IL so easily"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
Incompetent.

Nothing is more discouraging to me
than the general inefticlency of young
women of good education and good
home environment who are-suddenly
perhaps-thtown upon their own re-
sources, and who come to me for ad-
vice and for help in securing situations
In which they can be self-supporting,"
said o lady who gives much of her time
10 philanthropic work. And she add
ed, 1.-The most hopeless cases are those
Of the young women who feel that they
can do almost anything because no
one ever yet succeeded In the limitless
field of anything"
ut seems as though | ought to be
able TO earn u living, with all my edu-
cation and accomplishments" said a
young woman suddenly reduced from
atfiuence to the necessity of earning
her own living. Il can play the piano
unusually well, and paint very cleverly
on china, and embroider, and do all
kinds of fancy work, and write very
clever verses. and recite or sing very
we'll" But the cash value of all of
these accomplishments combined was
less than the value Of the unlettered
Irish servant girl, who could go into a
kitchen and cook fairly well, comments
"Harper's Bazaar"
1t would seem that there was some
thing wrong with our educational sys-
tenn when our educated girls are so ig-
norant of the practical duties of life.
They are now taught something of
cooking and sewing in many of our
public schools: but most of them regard
this as mere amusement, and 1t counts
for little in fitting them for the actual
and practical work of cooking and sew
ing and the care of home.
If mothers do not teach their daugh-
tiers these things in their own homes,
they will not be learned at all. And the
mother has failed In her duty If her
daughter, at the age of % or %, finds
herself utterly lacking In the ability to
earn n dollar IL it becomes necessary
for her to do so, and utterly incompe-
tent to discharge the duties of the home
to which n husband may take her.
There is no higher maternal duty than
that of fitting ones children for the
future that before them waits as wives
and mothers or as useful selfsupport-
ing women.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE.

a St Louis bartender is turning to "ohalk.'
Handled milk punches too reekIessly, / sup
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
KNorKED OUT.

1t knocks out all calculations of attend
ing to Business in the right way for day
when we wake up in the morning sore and
stiff. The disappointment lies in going 10
bed all right and waking. up all wrong.
There is a short and sure way out of il. Go
TO bed after good ruO with ST. Jacobs OIL
and you wake up all. right; soreness and
stiffness all gone. So sure Is this that men
much exposed in chingefui weather
keep bottle of il on the mantel foruse
at night to make. sure of going Il. work in
good fix.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22


She-He said that settled 1t. You
couldn't have me.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
No Mistakes.

1t was on the eve Of their bridal day.
Perhaps, after all" he faltered. gaz-
ing tenderly, yet seriously, down into
her lustrous eyes. I'VE shall make a
mistake In marrying"
How you frfghten me, Edwin she
exclaimed, with SILVER. "Come, let
us rehearse again and make assurance
doubly sure."-Detroit Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
A story of whittier.

Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer tells q
story illustrating the almost boyieh
nodesty Of the poet Whittier. A little
woman forced her way into the penetra-
lia of Boston mansion when Whittier
was visiting there and, olasping both
the poets hands in her own, exclaimed,
Mr.. Whittier, this is the supreme mo-
ment of my life' Whittier stood first
ON one foot and then ON the other, with
drew his hands and clasped them behind
his back and replied prosaically, lis it?''
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

I'D like to know" exclaimed the en-
ragged client, why ought to feel ju-
bllant over the outcome of this casey
Didn't we obtain verdict for &c.
door, the lawyer asked.
Eyes, but you got about all of II.
What good does 1t do meY'
"My dear sir. the other fellow feels
Just as bad as If every cent Of 1t were
going into your pocket"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

Nisitor-I presume your daughter
plays the plano?
Mrs. Neuyorlche (proudly)-No. In
deed. Dear Ethel doesn't have to. Her
pa is rich enough to buy one of those
pianos which plays itself.-Harper'
Bazaar
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
How He Reasoned 1t out.

Papa-Charley, please hand me that
book, on the table, there.
Charley aged 9)-There he is. papa.
Papa-No, my son, you should not
say there he Is" but there 1t Is"
Charley-Why, papa. it's hymn
book, Isn't iti-Cleyeland Leader.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
SUNSHINE IN WINTER.

The Myers Open Front Oil Heater is the
kind that gives sunshine in winter. They
are not expensive, either, although the
highest IN workmanship aud economy
Nos. ~, q, p heat room l2xl4 at cost OF
cent per hour, price from So to $500. No.
81, copper lined, fuil nickel plated, $l2.00,
heats room 1sX2D at a cost OF cents per
hour. send Tor catalogue. John +. Myers
Co, 9i7 Market ST., san Francisco.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

She-Mamma is going to give us an
elegant breakfast after the wedding.
He-How about lunch and dlnner?-
Detroit Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

Mrs Benjamin. the next world peo-
pie Will be doing the same they do In
this.
Benham-I don't believe 1t. Now, l
am a night clerk. How am I to get
work In my line II go where there Is
40 night? Answer me-
Mrs. Benham-That's easy-you
won't go there.-Judge.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

He hung upon the gate with her
And now lies In the mold:
But her father didn't knock him out
He caught his death Of cold.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

Matte (reading)-What ia the pale
OF civilization"
Helen-Oh, it's some new Kind Of
face powder, suppose.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

"Have you made any advance In your
businessT" asked the young lawyers
friend.
"Yes," was the reply; two of them"
"Cllents?"
mo; my clerks. They said they need
ed money, so | advanced them $40
each."-Washington Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

When the Duke of Monmouth was
executed in the reign of james III for
treason, his duchess ordered every OF
in the park to be cut on the fateful
morning. The new growth, belonging
to Lord Ebury, Is one of the finest for.
ests ia Britain.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

He-The falling water made such a
noise that l couldn't hear myself talk.
She-Oh, how | wish | could have
been there. But It's just my luck.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

by local applications, "A, they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There ~
only one way 10 cure deafness, and that
By constitutional rememes. Deafness
caused by an inilamed condition of the mu
eous lining OF the kustacnlan Tube. Whei
this tube Is iufamed you have a rumuiinl
sound or Imperfect hearing, ana when It
entirely closed, Deafness Is the result, ano
unless The Inflammation can be taken ou
tion hcarin will be destroyed forever; min,
cases out OF ten are caused by Catarrh
which is nothing but AN infHmed coudi
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars foi
any case of Deafness Caused by catarfh
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
+. j. CHENEY Il Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 1jc.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Try sehillnE's Best tea and bakina powder.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

Experts have come to the conclusion
that what kills trees in London is not
tho SCOT flakes nor tho want of air nor
the drought, but the sewer gas, which
attacks the roots, so that the tree soon
withers and dies.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

After ALL" said the college presi'
dent. football has one good point"
What Is itF' asked the preacher.
People who play 1t get over the hab.
1t of kicking at things"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
A Hot Time.

The Bellows-If 1t wasn't for me
you'd soon be out of a place.
The Fire-Well, you needn't be blow
Ing about It all the time.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

"rhe Rev DIR. Thirdly is a great con.
denser, isn't hep
"a condenser? How SOP
you know he has a record of 2.400
marriages and must. therefore, have
condensed 1880 people into Just half
that number"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

Algerian Chief-Prepare the young
American for the torture chamber.
The Captiye-Pooh, old boy; you
can t scare me. I've been hazed. -Clove.
land Plain Dealer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

The pneumatic saddle-What are you
wheeling about?
The tlre-Well, guess you wouldn't
feel so pulled up If you had stepped on
a tack.-Exchange
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

Were those cough drops benefclal?"
"They worked like a charm. They
have such horrible taste that the
children have all stopped coughing
Boston Traveller
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

Ethel-Pm sorry to see you SO very
distant with your next-door neighbor,
Jack van Dusen. The Bible says you
should love your neighbor as yourself,
you know.
Dorothy-Yes; but I'm not at all
stuck on myself, you know.-Judge.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

From a maid the poet stole kiss
That far above his poems ranks:
Because it filled his heart with bliss
When 1t was returned with thanks.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

what strange ideas children get
about religious matters"
Yes, and how few ever get over
tnemr'-Detroit News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

The original of the phrase ION tick, "
meaning credit was ION ticket, the
idea being that articles bought and not
paid for ut the time had to be noted on
a ticket
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

Kind Lady-Poor fellow, have you ne
friends?
Hap Hazard-No. mum, l hain't got
nobody but relatives.-Cincinnau Ell
1ulrer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

as there any probability that the po-
lice will ever find out anything about
this mysteryr
II think there Is. They are keeping
right at the heels of the reporters"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

Its the quality that's high in TEA GARDEN
DBiPs, 1OBOoGAS MAPLE SYRUP and PELICAN
LOUISIANA MuLAssEs. For sale by first class
giocers In cans only. Money refunded II good,
are not satisfactory Don't accept an imitation
See That the manufacturers name IL litho-
gfaphed on every can.
lHE PAeIFIc COAST SYRUP co.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

They tell me, Jehiel, that you
change your politics as often as you do
your coat"
ITS a dad-goned lie. git new coat
every time | vote but l don't always
have to change my politics. b'goshg-
indianapolis Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
A Convert Of the wheel.

"Pedalton used to be very fond of
saying there is no such thing as perfec-
ton in life "
Yes But that was before he bought
his new hicvele "-Washinpton Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22
LET US ALL LAUGH.
JOKES FROM THE PENS OF
VARIOUS HuMoRISTS.

Pleasant Incidents Occurring the
World Over-Ssyingst that Are Cheer
full to Old or Young Funny
Selections that You VIII Enjoy.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

liking solomons Trea.ure only Aphrodis
iacHl ionic known. fsee Dictionary s. W d
box, weeks treatment. MASON CHEMICAL Co.
T., D. Box "a, Philadelphia, Pa.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-22

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills.-t. l.. Baker. i22s
Regent So, Phi :sdelphia, Pa, Dec. &, 1895.