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Mesa free press., 1898-07-08
PAY OF YANKEE SAILORS.
Both Men and officers Are Well Taken
Care of by the Government.

The admiral Of the navy Is its high
est paid official. His salary is $4,000
year all the time, with Communication
for rations and quarters. The salaries
Of the other officers are arranged on q
sliding scale In three divisionS-"at
sea-" on "shore duty" and ION leave"
Thus vice admiral, who is at sea, gets
Sc, 900 year; IL assigned to shore duty
he draws $4,000, and If "put on the
bench" waiting orders he gets only
$4,000, the difference between the two
extremes being about 33 1-3 per cent.
The pay scale of the others is as fol-
lows:
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08
TRY ALIENS Foor-EAsE.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At
this season your feet feel swollen, nervous
and hot, and get tired easily. If you have
smarting feet or tight shoes, try Aliens
FoOt-Ease. 1t coOls the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating
feet, blisters and callous spots, Relieves
corns and bunions of all pain and gives rest
and comfort. Ten thousand testimonials
of cures. Try it to-day Sold by ali Drug
gists and shoe stores for 25c. Sent by mail
for Csc in stamps. Trial package FREE.
Address, Allen 8. Olmstead, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA
TARRH THAT CONTAIN. MERCURY.

AS mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derangethe whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
eau possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. s. Cheney & Co.. To-
ledo, o., contains no murcury, and is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
inc. 1t is taken internally, and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. j. Cheney q Co. Testimonials Free
Sold by Druggists price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08
Hoods pills cure all liver ills. rs cent
She Didn't Say Nay.

Eyes. !" said the summer girl to be as
abe held up two shortened skirts, one
Of duck. "all our gowns for exercise are
short. ending at what would be our
shoe tops IL we wore high boots, but
we shall wear low shoes. don't
know" she said shyly. whether we
think we have nice ankles or If we wish
TO show our stockings. which are gayer
this season than ever. /" both, F" ven
tured. and che didn't say nay.-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08

First Burglar-Is's no use tryin tibet
place t'night. Bill. Their man an his
wife went In bout an hour ago, an
heerd him tell her he'd buy her a
di'mond necklace termorrer.
Second Burglar-What's tibet got e.
do wild it?
First Burglar-Plenty. She won't be
able C. sleep fer t'inkin bout 1t, an he
won't sleep fer t'inkin how he's got e.
pay fer it.-London Fun.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08
Fishing For Frogs.


/ To fish for frogs man needs broad,
dat bottomed, steady punt, cane pole.
with 20 feet of good line. three hooks
tied in bunch and companion. To
the three hooks is tied small piece Of
bright red flannel. The cast is made, and
the lure is drawn slowly along the wa
ter. The frog rises within yard Of it.
looks at 1t and says ''Ahal' He ap-
proaches within six inches and says
+"Ohol" Then he says "A-a-ahl" and
grabs 1t. The next instant he swings in
air, hooked through the throat. He is
lifted into the boat, grasped between the
left thumb and forefnger, and the point
Of the small blade Of a knife is pressed
down just between his eyes. Sometimes
he sheds tears. His struggles are stilled
In an instant. His hind legs are quickly
severed from his body and tossed into
bucket filled with ice water. The re-
mainder Of him Is thrown overheard, i
where it floats CHASTITY white. bobbing
gently up and down, revolving slowly
in small circles and accusing the fisher
man of murder..-v' rr - 4 =
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08

Soldiers Travelling Then and Now.
when soldiers in the service of the
United States are travelling their COM
fort Is pretty well looked AFTER" says
f. r. HOrner, general passenger agent
Of the Nickel Plate.
1.-THE government requires the rail-
road company to provide sleeping cars
for the officers and also for the privates
If it Is possible to procure the cars. The
Thirteenth Regiment, which left Buff
falO, was carried in tourist cars, three
men to a section, two occupying the
lower berth and one the upper. OF
course, IL men are to be carried In very
large numbers on short notice, such ar
rangements would be impossible, but
even then we would have to provide
them with ordinary day coaches. The
volunteers who answer the present call
will be carried in tourist cars If their
journey lasts through a night. Other
wise they will go in day coaches.
don't think that any other country on
earth looks after It's soldiers SO well.
When was soldering we considered
a freight car perfectly satisfactory. We
generally had to walk. Being packed
into freight car on hot summer day
was rather uncomfortable, and the
men usually secured ventilation by
knocking holes in the sides of the car
with the butts Of their rifles. When the
officers demonstrated, the boys would
say that they were just making loop
holes to shoot the 'JOhnnies.' "-Buffa-
10 Commercial.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08
NEED NO WAGONS

Colombo Washerwomen Carry Great
Loads of Linen on Their Heads.
The Chicago laundress with good
custom Is quite apt to have her own
cart and horse to collect the washing
she does at home, says the Daily News.
In Colombo 1t Is different. There the
washerwoman packs the linen into one
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08
How to Detect Chicorv.

Coffee which Is suspected of contain.
Ing chicory may be sprinkled on the
surface Of glass Of clear water. COT.
fee floats, while the chicory, being
heavy, sinks, leaving brown trail
through the water. Chicory Is soft to
the touch and will crumble between the
fingers, unlike the hard, gritty particles
Of coffee.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08

huge bundle fully as large as herself
and, putting it on her head, calmly
walks off with it, in no wise incon-
venienced by the weight. Usually she
takes it to the bank Of some stream
and rubs the clothes on fat stones.
Modern tubs and patent wringers have
no charms for her.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08
Russian Stoves.

The stove Is the principle furniture Of
Russian cottage. 1t fills a third Of
the interior Of the principal room, being
built Of brick and plaster, fat on the
top. During the day 1t is used for cook
ing and drying clothes. and at night it
Is the family bed, on which all the in
mates sleep in a heap, pell-mell.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08
SAILORS AND THEIR GRIEVANCES.

The grievances OF sailors examined by the
authorities in ports of entry, where the sea-
men belong, often turn out to be imaginary
or greatly exaggerated. But there are plenty
of cruel and constituencies shippers who abuse
their crews. Violence is always objectionable,
unfortunate liver, stomach or bowels by dosing
with drastic purgatives which weaken the
intestines. Use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08

never used so quick cure as Piso's
Cure for Consumptlon.-J. B. Palmer, Box
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08
THREE HAPPY WOMEN

Relieved Of Periodic. Pain and Backache.
Before using Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, my health was
being gradually undermined. I suf-
fered untold agony from painful men
situation, backache, pain on top of my
head, and ovarian trouble. The COM
pound entirely cured me.-MRs.
GEoRern WAss, o23 Bank St., Cincin-
natl, o.
"For years had suffered with palm.
full menstruation every month. One
day q little book of Mrs. Pinkham's
was thrown into my house, and I
sat right down and read It. / then
got some Of Lydia e. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound and Liver Pills. = ]
can heartily say that to-day I feel like
anew woman; my monthly suffering
is q thing Of the past. shall always
praise the Vegetable Compound for
what 1t has done for me.-MRs. NAE
aARET ANDERSON, soa Lisbon st..
Lewiston, Me.
sLydia e. Pinkhsm's Vegetable Com.
pound has cured me Of painful men-
situation and backache. The agony
1suEered during menstruation nearly
drove mo wild. Now this Is all over,
thanks TO Mrs. Pinkham's medicine and
advice. "-MRs. CARRIE " WILLIAMS,
South Mills, N. q ID
The great volume. Of testimony
proves conclusively that Lydia q.
Pinkhamb Vegetable Compound Il .
safe, sure. and almost infallible REM
edy in cases Of irregularity, suppressed,
excessive, or painful monthly periods.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08

MTC Permanently Cured. No its or nervous
lAAS ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Resterer, Send for FREE 200
trial bottle and treatise. DIR. R. H. KLINE, Ltd.
so Arch st.. Philadelphia. Pa.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08

In nearly every grade there is an in
crease In pay for every five years Of
service. Take the case Of paymas-
ter, for instance, who starts with a
minimum salary Of $4,000 year for
sea duty, and he can, by subsequent
terms Of service, work himself up to
1920 year. There will be no in
crease in rank unless there Is regular
promotion; the extra pay Is a reward
by the government, or rather an in
ducement for experienced officers to re-
main in the service.
The pay of a common sailor. lands
man Is his official name, Is sol month,
and from this there Is a gradual In
crease for Ordinary" and fable" sea-
men up to $50 month.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08
A spur to Pride.

1T does man good to be rejected by
. girl"
"Why7"
''It makes him pitch In and marry a
more attractive girl" CHICAGO Record.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08

Ugly Weapon Used by Spanish.
i. The navajo Is carried by almost every
Spaniard not of the upper classes. It
opens with a ratchet and spring and
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08

for fifty miles, with a jungle on either
side, in which barbed wire is used ex-
tensively. The picture shows one OF
the forts along the trocha.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08

The art Of bunco steering requires
more than ordinary talent
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08

connecting strands, as indicated In the
accompanying sketch. So with the
Manila cable. There Is an art In doing
everything right way and a wrong.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08

has blade long and ugly. The weapon
is used with the blade up and the rip
ping wound it inficts Is frequently
fatal.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-08

And because of that need it is your dutv
to take Hoods Sarsaparilla in order that
you may enjoy the good health it will
give. If you are troubled with any dis
ease that is caused or promoted by impure
blood, Hoods Sarsaparilla will cure you.
It has record of wonderful cures un-
equalled by any other medicine. Try a
bottle now and realize its great toning and
strengthening power.
HOODS SARSAPARILLA
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-30
Won His Bet.

It is one of the proud boasts of Lord
Charles Beresford that he can ride or
drive anything. One day he may be
seen tooIing four-in-hand, the next
scurrying across country on hunter or
riding bicycle. Perhaps the most curl
Gus ride Lord Charles ever had, how
ever, was on water cart, and thereby
hangs tale. He had wagered that he
would drive down Rotten row in broad
daylight, and, as our readers know, ve-
hicles are forbidden in the row. At the
appointed time the other party to the
wager, with few friends, took up
position to see if Lord Charles would
attempt the feat. While they waited a
water cart came along, and some Of the
party were literally sprinkled with 4one
too clean water. The victims protested
in forcible terms, when, to their un-
bounded astonishment, the oilskins Of
the driver were pushed back, revealing
the merry features Of the popular sailor.
Hand over that hundred, old fellow -
he remarked calmly. Lord Charles had
squared the driver of the water cart,
and had won his wager. er.-London An
Swers.
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Goose on Friday.

"You never heard about the time that
Judge Egan gave that prince Of birds,
the goose, new place in natural his
tory, SUPPOSED" said M. W. Fitzgerald
to the Philistine.
"Well, 3 couple of years ago Judge
Egan and Tom Conroy went over to
lunch together one noon. 'What'l you
have?' asked the judge.
'' It's Friday, said Tom. Give me
some fish,.
Judge Egan let his eye wander
down the bill Of fare He saw that
there was goose on the bill and the soul
of him hnngered for goose. He framed
up decision to make the punishment
fit the crime.
6 Goose, said he. "A goose is bird
th.t swims in the water. That's clear
enough. Waiter, bring me some goose! "
st. Paul Globe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-30
Firecrackers In China.

In China frecrackers can be purchas-
ed at cost Of So cents for 10, 900, al
though the best quality commands twice
this price. This is but little more than
the actral cost of manufacture. The
straw paper used is of the cheapest
grade The powder isealso of cheap and
inferior quality, which probably ac
counts for SO many sizzers'' in every
pack.
Most of the frecrackers are made by
women and children at their homes, and
rapid workers are able to earn from 5
to cents per Gay. An expert can earn
10 cents, while a novice receives only
his board for the first four years. The
wages paid in this trade are about the
same as those paid the common laborer.
Besides being unhealthy, the work OF
making firecrackers is more or less dan
gerous, yet the hours of labor are from
a. m. to II 2. m. seven days Ill the
week.
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Anecdotes Of .Dizzy."

In G. w. E. Russell's Collections
end Recollections' are these anecdotes
Of Disraeli:
The atmosphere of a court naturally
suited Lord Beacons6eld, and he had q
quaint trick of transferring the grandi-
ose nomenclature of palaces to his own
very modest domain of Hughendeu. He
called his simple drawing room the
salon; he styled his pond the lake; he
expatiated on the beauties Of the terrace
walks, the Golden Gate" and the
German forest. .
His style Of entertaining was more
snowy than comfortable. Nothing could
excel the grandeur of his state coach
and powdered footman, but when the
dessert came up melting one of his
friends exclaimed:
cat last, my dear Dizzy, we have
got something hot
And in the days when he was chan
cellor of the exchequer some critical
guest remarked of the soup that it was
apparently made with deferred stock.
When Lady Beaconsfeld died, he
sent for his agent and said, ''I desire
that her ladyship's remains be borne, to
the grave by the tenants of the estate. "
Presently the agent came back, with
troubled coantenance, and said, 81 re-
gret to say there are not enough tenants
to carry coffin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-30
Owls In CHICAGO.

Chicago has novel trade in owls,
the supply coming to the commission
merchants from the farmers boys in
the nearby states.
The first owl which came to Chicago
in this manner was sent as venture by
a farmer boy, who hao somehow man.
aged to entrap it alive It proved so un-
expectedly successful in ridding the
warehouse of rats and mice-having
been freed at night with the idea OF
making an experiment in this direction
that it was purchased by the man in
whose care it was resting. The freedom
from rodents which it brought induced
other commission men to look out for
owls, and from the commission firms
the idea gradually spread to the grocers,
butchers and market keepers generally
of the city. Now large percentage Of
these men keep an owl down in the eel
lar during the daylight and bring it up
to the store when darkness falls. It is
said that the expense and care Of main.
tanning owls are more than repaid by
their services in vanquishing the rats
snd naice. The owners and janitors Of
the large apartment houses in the city
are also beginning to realize the value
Of possessing an owl when rats, mice,
cockroaches and vermin generally are to
be exterminated.-Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
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a Savings Bank Department
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that will
~ be in my cfice in the County Court
House at Sumter from the 18th Of October to
the 3lst of December, 1898, isclnsive, for the
collection of taxes for the fiscal year, 1898.
The levy is as follows:
For State purposes. S mills.
For cosnty purposes, 81 mills.
For school purposes, 3 mills.
Total levy, III mills.
Also the following special school taxes:
School District No. IL mills.
School District No. l6-2 mills
School District No. l8-2 mills.
School District No. 20-3 mills.
Mt. Clio, mils.
Commutation road tax for 1892 is payable
a; the same time-the amount of sane having
teen raised by the last General Assembly
from 81 to Sl.50.
r L. SCARBOROUGH.
Treasurer Sumter County
Oot
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-30
A Distressing Outlook.

A little Cleveland girl was greatly
worried by the misfortune Of a favorite
playmate. The latter injured her knee
by fall, and for time it was feared
she might lose the limb. Happily this
contingency was avoided, and in time
the sufferer completely recovered But
when the outlook was dark indeed the
sympathetic girl burst in on her NAM
ma one day with the following excited
query:
"Oh, mamma, did you know it was
Bella's vaccination leg that was
hurted?''
No, mamma didn't know it.
"Well, it is, cried the little sy1npa-
thizer, "and, oh, mamma, just think,
if they cut off her leg she'll have to be
vaccinated all over again!'-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-30
THE DUNKERS' LOVE FEAST.
Feet Washing, the Great Supper and the
Kiss Of Peace.

Feet Washing, the Great Supper and the
Kiss of Peace.
''The most important and the most
beautiful custom of the Dunkers is their
love feast, which they celebrate in COM
memoration of the Lords supper, after
the manner Of the primitive Chris.
tians,'' writes Clifford Howard III de-
scrihing the customs of the Dunkers OF
Ephrata, Lancaster county, Pa, in The
Ladies' Home Journal.
''The celebration is held at nightfal]
and begins with the rite Of feet wash,
ing, in imitation Of the act performed
by the Master at the last supper, when
he washed the feet Of his disciples.
Small tubs of lukewarm water are
brought in, and those about to receive
the ordinance remove their shoes and
stockings. The brothers then in turn,
each one girding himself with towel,
wash and dry one another's feet, the
sisters at the same time doing likewise
among themselves in their part Of the
room.
'After this follows tine supper, the
feast of love, which is spread on long
tables and consists Of Lamb soup and
bread and other simple viands. It is
eaten in devout solemnity and rever-
ence. At the close Of theVneal the broth
ers turn to one another and extend the
right hand of fellowship and the kiss OF
peace, each one shaking hands with his
neighbor and kissing him, while the
sisters at their tables perform the same
beautiful rite among themselves. The
communion is then administered. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-30
Successful physicians.

We heartily recommend DR.. Hathaway {; Go.
of %. s Broad St, Atlanta, Ga, as being per
fectly renao.e ullv! remarkably successful in the
treatment o: chronic diseases OF men and women
They cure when Others fail. Our readers if ln
need of medical help should certainly write
these eminent doctors and you will receive 6 free
and expert opinion Of yoor case By return r1s2
wi.SOnt cost
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-30
What He Had on His Mind.

He-There is something have want
ed to say to you for long, long time.
She (demurelyJ-Well, don't-don't
you think this is as good time as--as
any to say it?
He-Ihat mole On the left side OF
your rose--I know surgeon who can
remove such things without bit of
danger.
They adjourned sine die that evening.
Chicago News.
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Caution to Liquor seizers.

A few days age, at Fourth Adams.
Mass. the chief constable seized jar
run aud arrested the party 10 whose
possession it vas found. for selling To-
soxicasiog liquors. At the examina-
,ion before the district judge. he swore
and testified sba. be had seized the
LIQUOR. and made detailed statement
Of the fact. Hon Shepard Thayer.
che attorney for the prisoner. asked
him if be knew it was liquor. He
replied eyes, it vas rum" He was
then asked bow be knew it was rum.
aud be replied. that be had drunk
some of it. The prisoner, who was
. woman, vas then called as Wit
ness 10 her own behalf, When the fol-
lowing questions we're put aud received
@. Did you have aoy liquor in your
house when the state constable called
there :?
A. Yes. bad some rum in jar.
@. How long have you had 1t!
A. About six mooshs.
Q Did you have it to sell :
A. Oh nc. / don't sell llqror.
O What did you bave this run
for !?
A. I kept it to wash the baby.
O. Had you ever washed the 9aby
this RUN :?
A. O. yes. often | used to turn out
some 10 dish, wash the baby in 1t.
aud then suru it back into the jar
agsin.
@ Do you mean to say that this
was the same liquor of which the state
constable drank ?
A. The very sane.
There vas great laughter in the
asspk~and the constable declared be
beizs no more liquor that vas
h jar. he is shout the oo'y
rsh Adams that wousd take
loo ask BIN 10 take drink
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-30
The Tongue.

The tongue is divided into three re-
gions of taste, each of which has its
own special function. The Zip Of the
tongue is chiefly sensible to pungent and
acid tastes, the middle portion to
sweets or bitters. while the back is con-
fined entirely to the favors of roast
MEATS, butter, oils and rich and fatty
substances.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-30
Surely He Wouldn't.

"f l were only man, she said,
I'VE could
Possibly we could, " he said, "but
the chances are we wouldn't. If you
were man, wouldn't be here. I'd be
saying nice things to somebody who
wasn't man.
Sometimes it is worth while to think
of such facts as these. Chicago Post.
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Fun From the French.

A boulevardier is at once surprised
and enchanted to meet an old time cora.
paniou whose suicide had been reported
'"lt's true, said the latter. II did
want to kill myself, simply from dis
taste of life. And then came along the
doctors and discovered that l had a
grave disorder. Since then, you under
stand, take care Of myself!''-Figaro
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-30
Useful Neiehbors.

Sir, or madam, if you have any diff
Guilty in making your children behave,
just turn them over to the family next
door. Both the man and the woman in
that house are quite sure they could
make those children mind.-Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-30
Bargain In Real Estate.

Agent think 1 can sci, this place
for you, but can't get the SIS, 900 you
ask. You'll have to take 4,99S
Owner-That's queer. Why should
the extra So stand in the way?
Agent-My customer is woman
Chicago News
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A Receptive Pupil.

Mistress-Bridget. these are ewers
I hope you'll not call them jugs any
more.
Bridget-Thank yez mum. Sure, and
is thess others mine too?-Jewelers'