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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-12

in decade of the city of Santo Domin-
20, antedates Havana by six or seven
years, St. Augustine by mere than 90
years, and is contemporary with Bara-
Goa and Santiago de Cuba. It is regular
II laid out in squares with SIX streets
running parallel with its longer axis
and seven others crossing them at right
angles, while two plaZas and several
sma]ler squares, called plazuelas, offer
places for promenade and recreation.
Outside the walls, nota bly, in the Marina,
is G fine avenue and pleasure ground,
and here also is the ''valla de gallos, -
or cockpit, the custom house and the
arsenal.
Probably the largest structure within
the walls is the Ballaja barracks, over
looking the parade grounds and cover
ing with its 3'patio" a space OF 400
square meters The palace OF the cap
tain general is an imposing edihce, and
the Casa Blanca, or ancient castle OF the
founder, Ponce de Leon, with It's wall
ed garden and surrounding palms, is
the Oldest as we'll as the most beautiful
building in the capital. Other impor-
tant buildings are the city hall, archl-
episcopal palace, theater, Jesuit college,
military hospital, church Of Santo Do
mingo, the cathedral. with its spacious
naves and altar of fine marbles, and the
Church of La Providencia, where may
be seen "Nuestra Sonora de los Rem
edios, the special patroness Of the is
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.FAvORITES OF NATURE.
The Fields and Forests of the
Philippines.
4 SOIL OF GREAT FERTILITY.
Six and Sometimes Seven Crops Are Raised
In Year-Oae Acre VIII. Support
Family - Primitive Methods Still In
Vogue In Agriculture and In Business.

At Manila the climate is very much
like that of Key West, but not SO moist
and urhealthful. On the high hills in
northern Luzon the climate is like that
of northern Georgia in sunlmer-clear,
warm, dry and bracing. Ile land has
fine natural drainage, so that there is
Almost no malarial fever. Epidemics
are rarer than they are in this country.
In the present century there has been
one outbreak Of cholera, which was
confined chiefly to the Spanish cities,
while there were no less than three in
the United States in the same period.
There is no yellow fever and no bubonic
plague.
The fertility Of the soil can scarcely
be exaggerated Vegetation grows If
possible too rapidly. The Chinese and
half caste farmers near Manila, Iloilo
and Zebu produce six and seven crops
year. a single acre will sustain fam
lily in health and comfort. Under Span
ish rule, which, to describe it mildly,
has been feudal and unintelligent, the
agricultural output of the country was
far up in the millions of dollars. I'm
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An African Mother-in-law.

A native has beer committed to the
high court for trial for mutilating mis-
mother-in- law by cutting Oft her ear.
The native averred that his mother
in-law had attempted to entice her
daughter away from him, her lawful
husband, to some other native, and he
took the extreme measure Of cutting oif
her ear as a gentle hint to mind her
own business.-Gwelo Times.
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Too Much Eating.

Gluttony has it's victims, hardly less
numerous than other vices To oyereat
is to overburden the digestive organs to
such an extent that it will be impossi-
bic for them to perform their duties
properly. Deleterious products are Gre
ated, and health is finally destroyed. a
prominent Judge used to say such men
dig their graves with their teeth-and
it is So. On the other hand, there are
those who eat too little All extremes
are evils that experience should govern.
Exchange.
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A Wedding Announcement.

This is how the editor of the Hum
boldt (Kan.) Herald recently announc-
ed his marriage: "Mr. F. A. Mccarthy
CHATS us) and Miss Mamie Fisher
(that's more of us) were united IN
marriage Wednesday, July q, at 10 a.
m. The ceremony was followed by
sumptuous repast, which we have only
q faint recollection Of Some way
events seemed to crowd on each other
then, and God has given US the best
earthly thing within his gift. The JOY
in sweet wife is too great to be de-
scribed-too sacred to be spoken of. "
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Seeing the Sights.

Even in these days of liberal elIca-
ton young women sometimes show
how confused are the ideas shut up in
their heads. Illustrative of this is the
naive blunder which Edmondo de
Amicis recounts in his story OF voy-
age from Genoa to Buenos Ayres:
The captain of the steamer which
numbered the charming young blum
derer among its passengers met her one
morning and said:
"Signorina, we cross the tropic of
cancer today. -
"Oh, indeed!" she cried, with en-
thusiasm. tThen we shall see some
thing at last
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THE CITY OF SAN JUAN.
Porto Rico's Capital and Els
Archaic Forts.
NEW WORLDS oUA1NTEsT CITY.
foundel by Ponce de Leon and Older Than
St. Ansustine-Fort Walls That Are
Utrized ss q Cemetery-Yellow Fever
Endemic There From Sanitary Neglect.

In the forefront of Porto Rico's
chronicles stand the names of two great
men-C Columbus, who discovered the is
land in 1893, and Ponce de Leon, who
frst settled it about 1910 The latter
was governor of a province in Santo Do
mingo during the reign Of Don Diego,
son of the great Columbus. as viceroy
of that island, and as reports were
brought him Of the fertility and mineral
wealth of Borinquen"-as the aborigi-
mes called Porto Rico-Ponce went over
TO investigate for himself. he landed on
the west coast and there met the cacique,
OF chieftain, Agueynaba, whc showed
him such rich yai!eeyys and SO many
streams ripping over golden sands that
the Spaniard lost no time in sending
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-12
Chalk as q Coal Saver.

To make half ton os coai so as Is
hundredweight place Il quantity OF
chalk in the CRATES. Once heated this is
practically inexhaustihe from comb6S-
ton ard gives out great heat. Place the
chalk at the back of each of your fires
in nearly equal proportions with the
coal. Full satisfaction will be felt both
as to the cheerfulness and as to the
warmth of the fire, and the saving
throughout the winter will be at the
rate of 25 per cent.-Exchan0e
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that logs are shipped from the interior
of Fokien, nearly 500 miles to Hong
kong. They are also shipped from Java
and Borneo and sold az a handsome
profit. Ship timbers are brought to
Hongkong ali the way from Oregon,
Washington and Vancouver. The Phil
ippines ought to have nearly all this
trade, but have almost none. II the
same system prevailed in the islands
as prevails III New York state, they
would have an export lumber business
Of several million dollars per year with
in q short time.
There are 20, coo 900 logs il the Phil
lppiues which are III marketable shape.
while the number used is scarcely over
80. coo q year.
WILLIAM Z. S. FALEs
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Not Wanted.

Il have here, he began, 81; little
poem, the child Of
Sorry. interrupted the editor, but
I couldn t think of taking "a child away
from it's parent Harlem Life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-12

The W bite' rrns light. The "White"
sews right
Nunnallv's fire Candies received fresh,
.w;ce week a, Chna's Drug Store.
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Come and see US before buying or tradicg
We can please you With White-Randle.
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porary covering for market wagons and wig

porary covering for market wagons and wig
Madam does not care to talk much about her
business processes. Her father was in this
business for thirty years, she says. and her
She took up the profession simply because she
had been his mainstay and helper for some
tl##f' make nnd en 8 sp ell thf LII 81 e eha9 opss; corks."
she says, There are 4. worth Of champagne
s sSrm, in mt thPt y. eIhIstkbs am s FL q ? h hu ar e II I ? pay d for
There Isn't much profit In them. because l must
know 1 particular recipe Tor cleaning corksa
that others in the business haven't got hold
goods I | never esHt take Una in any corks except those
stamped top and bottom with genuine Inn
tRSN sS Cream me ap xel Pe ans t shs S 9sss s befte ef for so tks
grade; My father. a few years before his death,
fallen of. and how the Jews had taken it ali,
and SO on; but l believe that, for welI-cleaned
than there was twenty-five years ago. The big
American manufacturers Of champagne, don't
there's any number OF small bottling. concerns
which get up the $1;a.bottle brand Of wine
sse' PIX HE s sod al 1as n bettiess S sGsks s6 shsy s snd
brandy blackberry cordial. and such home-
moI.I knew ST1 cutters e, co and d deal T. in !. TIE S Gqm;
the pains we do with ours. and they often get
their ground stock for nothing. The men go
out n boats t9 where the garbage Z dumped
floating corks. somstipes they wait until the
them, Often people who make a speeially, Of
second BOTTLES allow q boy 50 much a dozen for
eorks Tor nothing. So far as I know. shoe pol
than most anything else. Next 70 thoss thinGs
come the cheap medicine stuf1s and the tiligreed.
silyer-stoppered bottles that the fancy stores
powder. Almost. any kindof cork can be, met
allied over and ribboned up and made to do for
fancy goods like that. Now those big patent
medicine dealers that have really got a stand;
ing, and Q big sale, pay we'll for secondhand
soEkk6e and want only the best. something like
cork sults, them quite as well as any othef.
shs Whss 90 az / 40 W San an my Al. G9 \ ba Slappl n 3S ana
rs, much over and over, again. any time, They
Hour. now and use cork in ever, way, for
a1AAAaAAaas1s the~~ Y .yar Waa naad fNs4lulhat
bueket q shaynEs Yser Y s,,s cyCss, Is spin.
dealer want with cork? Well. I wondered my
self when ] first heard they used It. but It
grapes and delicate fruit In than anything that
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OLD CORKS MADE LIKE NEW
AN INDUSTRY IN WHICH a WOMAN
rs PROFICIENT,

She Make n Speciality OF Champagne Corlss,
Bought by Dealers in Cheap Wine
Cheaper Secondhand Cofks Used for Per-
fumery- shnyings Used to Pack Fruit In.
The cork business as IL obtains in Greater
New York to-day 10 one OF the few impor-
tant industries that vet ole. scope for hand
work and individual care. Machinery, though
introduced freely. has not yet crowded out the
individual home worker, and although the
pronta may be small the professional operator
on secondhand eorka has a chance for a living.
In the basement and first story Of a little
wooden house way over west. on an uptown
street. o woman steams and scours and
bleachea hundreds OF corks each day, going
over them carefully lest any blemish should
remain. or telltale mark. and then pairing and
cutting them over carefully into fresh trim
ness and evenness Of contour. With every
trace OF the original importers brand gone and
the sunken dent or ring around the upper
part Of che cork. where the mouth Of the bottle
caught IL. filled out and obliterated. the re-
stored little winekeepers and spirit safe
guards look az fresh colored and unsullied and
smell as pure and wholesome as any new relay
Of cork Just fresh plugged from q Portuguese
tree. Never in the world would the most
astute person suspeot that those fair. plump
eorks laid out In such regular rows on the big
wooden trays at the cork doctors, In process Of
drying and airing of. were the shrunken.
flnger.marked aud wrenched-looking shoppers
each with q head bigger and blunter than its
body. that arrived ct the place q week
or 80 before. The shiny little foil label
thar topped of each cork when It came into the
establishment has been removed. Its presence
would be q dead give-away. The new-old
corks show forth ~spotless, virgin fresh. q shade
smaller all over. perhaps. than they. were when
or Paris winehouse that launched them on the
market, but In every respect spick and span
and desirable, They appear perfectly innocent
OF any duplicity they may be made to practice;
and madam, as she counts them out at her. big
the box at her feet. looks well satisfied with
their appearance. Once counted, the new-old
corka are baled up in y great. stout sack that
stands as high as q cotton bale turned on end,
Baskets OF the stout. even-woven sort;
tubs without limit. Of all sizes. and with and
without handles; great close-topped iron
copiously over a w~ide-mouthed receiver. that
COMPLEMENT Of furnishings. The machine
an inside room. Big boxes OF the accumulated
foil or metal labels. wrenched from the corks.
stand ready to be ca. SaTted OF By the buyer Of
through with Q Arm name. meaningful OF ex-
hilaration and rare spirits in choice or un-
studied resorts; firm names known the world
over for tho best OF their kind. names that are
on the tongue-tip and foremost In mind with
ard and wine connoisseur in Christendom, or
heathendom. either. but that are now packed
down in ugly heaps destined to be igno-
miniously ground up into an. amalgamation
used for stopping wastepipe leaks and a tenn
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fruit. too. is mostly packed in cork shavings to
used over and over AGAIN. The Hudson River
Everybody sl Knows about. cork iinoiessm and
servers erS s,i ring bSaoys. and the ike. but when
yop zee ground cork, Iust about the color and
spe sold ssa g it siG IS asssd in ra shs pfepar s9sSa' q an q
paint put on steam pipes and tttings 70 absorb
the, handles Of golf sticks and the grips for BIZ
cycles. then it appears OF UNIQUE. almost uni
Cork will adhere to the hands and yet is the
most cooling thing That can pc used Tor q
t hans!s aha shSt 4 e d to be ff Il eGsf s sod held I III Z lS Soli
stick is. of course. made OF the stout wood
most suitable fer ths r. purpose then It .,N 0m asd
no whit to the weight, yet prevent the handle's
slipping and be more agreeable, to the hand
mallet handles and in tennis implements also.
The wheelman may have his choice OF two sorts
OF OF 6 of tSs s STdp; SSit 6r w 2ns Of f fRs E WPoIs CORK CORK
will clean nicely and repaythe investment by its
better appearance. but the ground cork grip is
Ground cork is justnow being made into lnsoles
for shoes. and answers every wa, as well as the
up SpV q t Sfrn we %ell ta1S g%iPS'i mat. %is the ReSv verG
latest device for employing, ground cork, II
Cheap e m nnd Vii Iii not t abssrb Tater. J GSay at psss.
ent, experiments are being made with various
grades andsqualities OF ~granulated eork-to see
what may be evolved In the way OF dress shields
and corset protectors. Cork being light and such
anon.absorbent, II Is regarded as OF great value
rust, but as yet its possibilities In this line have
not been fully demonstrated"
In the cupboards OF the cork dealer are q
dozen or more, big,mouthed glass jars. like
candy Jars. filled to the brim with ~granulated
cork In various stages OF fneness. from that
like pepper or as smooth ground. as -four.
through oil the intervening sizes OF grain up to
fiat, husks shaped like a pea. The contents OF
certain lars are as uniform IN size and thickness
turn out, That less uniform Is the kind Of
cork shaving used for insulating refrigerators,
for admixture In pavements and fioorings and
to be larded into bed ticking and for couch
cushions and seats. The uniform, finely
ground sort is used In a hundred subtle and
delicate ways. In which the peculiar qualities
OF cork are q newly discovered Indispensable
adjunct; What is called a cork wheel Is made
and sold to china apd, glassware dealers. to be
with certain blemisbes that no other sub.
stance application will eradicate.
A-acst~4A sHdaRNAisa atDl eNnr3yi the kylts ~
INC best cora usvu all Tao UuItou Iotauvs. hen
the war was on the ships laden with the need
ful simply shifted their cargo In some English
port, were consigned. to some London firm. or
else came across under the British flag. The
various grades OF eork. owing 70 the character
are as nicely and definitely differentiated az
any brands OF fine silk. satin, or velvet might
be. A cork expert knows. q rare brand AZ q
glance. and counts the highly porous or per-
haps arti6cially doctored pieces as SO much
trash or cork In name only and OF false pre-
tensions.
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over white silk or satin. edged around with q
tiny full ruche OF black chiffon. makes an espe-
cially pretty coat bodice to wear with q black
cloth skirt. Thu sleeves may be Of lace or OF
black satin with wide cuffs Of white covered
with lace. Deep collars and cuffs of lace are
the feature of some Of the silk bodices.
Shirred white mousseline de sole forms the
wide collar on one pale blue silk model
pointing down to the waist in front to form q
vest. Miroir velvet in the light shades is used
for entire waists. and trimmed with insertions
of lace.
Yoke and vest effects are universal. but some
OF the latest models have small boleros OF lace.
and many Of the new waists are madet to extend
below the belt in some sort OF a basque frill.
Lace and narrow ribbon are the prevailing
trimmings. and narrow black and white rib
bon with IN open edge can be purchased. all
gathered into little frills ready for use.
Aside from the wilderness OF dressy waists
there is no end Of plain shirt waists In striped.
checked and plain ~fannels. and velveteens
with the polka dot. There are spotted ~lannelss
too, and while bright colors seem to be most
favored by fashion. toned down with the black
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HAIR
Fashion for Women still DEGREES That Il BE
Worn High on the Head.

Fashion for Women still DEGREES That Il BE
Worn High on the Head.
An the reports concerning tho downfall Of
the elevated couture seem TO have been with
out foundation. The hair 10 atill worn perched
high on the head. and by the French women
higher than ever. The knot just below the
crown Of the head is also worn. but the chignon
ct the nape Of the neck Is rarely seen. A pretty
comb 10 the usual decoration at the back. Just
below the high knot. and some attempt at .
headdress 10 the feature OF evening coiffures.
1t has not as yet attained the Dimensions Of
the old-time specimens. but some Of the jew
elled aigrettes now look like miniature shrubs.
There are jewelled wings in black. white. and
colors. lace wings with white aigrettes. and va
Fiopa arrangements OF flowers with loops and
ends OF ribbon drawni In ahell shape and tower
ing seven inches high. A crescent OF violets
around the high knot the widest part at the
top, 10 very pretty. with o bow and ends OF
Ihite or ylolet-colored ribbon at one side.
Dandelton blossoms gone to seed are another
decoration fastened In the hair with q little
Pompons made Of ribbon to match the COS
tune are. another variety Of hair ornament. and
jeYelled butterflies. which are to be had In all
colors. and prices between $3.50 and $16, are
en- exquisite hair ornament.
The mode Of hairdressing which makes the
head look as round as possible 10 very desira-
bic. and the double knot Just below the crown
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Senator Lindsay's idea of LUXURY.

~ " ""F"UF" T@'VEFrTV 0tUTs
If / had plenty OF money to do with as I
wished" said Senator Lindsay OF Kentucky to q
party Of friends the other morning. I'D have
music played at all Of my meals and get cigars
made at $50 a hundred. Those are two lux
uries l would most surely Indulge myself in,
"a have the music played by q small orchestra.
say a horn and two Of three viioli1s and q flute
monious airs while I ate. and now and then I'd
have some vocal music given by oolored voices.
There's O peculiar harmony in n negroes
singing tone. I'd have, Fem sing such things
o. When, the Watermelon, HanEs Upon the
most sluggard appetite. I remember hearing
II once upon q Mississippi River boat. A lot Of
Us were aboard, and IN the party was Hooker OF
who played ~instIumentsl music with 6anjos..
guitars and a nddis. ] asked them II they ever
sang. and they said they did sometimes. Well,
they struck up When. the Watermelon Hangs
Upon the Vine Hooker had never heard IL
before and it nearly set him crazy"
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this simple trimming. A pretty gown OF this
sort in black cloth has o short coat with pink
velvet revers. embroidered with let and bor-
dered with ohinehilla. and a vest OF ivory lace.
While colored cloths. in all shades of blue
with Q mauve tinge. red with a purple tone.
fawn and gray. are worn. black Rowns stand
out In full relief against the background of
color. As the season advances they multiply
in number and are decidedly elegant and strik-
ing in effect. with some pretty contrast in the
finish at the front OF the coat.
Whether or not this sudden popularity Of the
plain black cloth gown is owing to the fact
that It tends to help out the seasons scheme
for slender effects. It is the one you encounter
ut every turn as distinctly new in style. TIL
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silk polka dots they are charming. A narrow
vest Of silk in some contrasting color 10 some
times used. and again there is a chomisevte
vest OF white tucked silk with small revers
turning back on either sIde. One Of the bodices
illustrated 10 In black liberty satin tucked In .
very becoming manner The lining IL tur-
Quoiso blue silk. and the seams and outside Of
the sleeves are put together with an opsnwork
stitch showing the blue underneath. The vest
10 OF white chiffon mt white saith with tiny
revers of blue on either side. Narrow black
velvet ribbon with tiny stool buttons lAces
aoross the front and enclrcles the collar mt
Another model shows an applique lace trim
ming and q tucked yoke OF white satin. One
OF pale blue silk. tucked from shoulder 10 bust.
has a vest OF white chiffon and an outer vest Of
red cloth edged with white satin and trimmed
with rhinestone buttons. Another bodice in
pale blue silk. with plain yoke. shows an odd
trimming OF lace insertion. A stylish bodice In
red silk striped with white II trimmed with
white MORE and paste buttons.
The variety In neck gear TO wear with the
shirt waists Ia something quite beyond aocu-
ratedsscriDtion. but here are > few iliustEa-
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Taken at Her Word.
From Me Kansas cftp Nmes.

IFVH uo VI VFtU z tHt1'
Il nm ready to go to-day. tomorrow. this
minute. any time. praise the Lord" Thus
spoke Mrs. Fannie Walker yesterday at tho
Good Way Mission. $40 East Fifth street. fol.l
lowing a call for experiences by the Rev. b. n
Crawford, a Free Methodist preacher who had
conducted the noon services Attn little chapel
As the words praise the Lord' fell from Mrs,
Walkers lips abe resumed her chair. AlooE
Of intense satisfaction came into her eyes. Bee
fore the minister could call for other testimony
tied forward on her breast and she was dead
Mrs. Walker was 40 years old.