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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-05
Take JOHlNSONS
CHILL g. FEVER
TONIC.
Miss Crane Had no Invitation
to The Christmas Hop.

Special to The State.
Citadel, Charleston. Jan. Con:
cernipe the retirement Of Miss Char
lo.te Crane from the bop Of the Citadel
cadets, the following authoritative
statement has been given to the press
by the cadet chairman Of the dance:
..The cadets of the South Carolina
Military academy bad wished to re.
fraio from any discussion upon the With
drawal Of Mias Crane from their Christ
mas hop but as various mi,statements
have been made about the affair, | feel
it necessary ,has should make this
statement iu order to correct them:
..Miss Crane did not receive an in
vitation to this bop.
Cadet Peterson of the ship Chase
was sent card which read thus, "Ad-
nit Mr--and Ladies'" but it is
not customary, when invitations are
issued, for ladies' to attend Who bave
not received aoy invitation.
sTbe statement that Cadet Peterson
consulted the committee, or any mem
ber of it. about bringing Miss Crane is
q mistake. as none of the committee
knew Of her coming
..Miss Cranes presence. under the
circumstances, vas objected to By the
chauerones. and it vas through the in-
sistaoce of one of them sba. Cadet
Peterson was requested to take her
home. This vas managed With go
much tact aud regard for her feelings
that as she herself stated, sbe knew
nothing of the objection 10 her pre-
sence until friend showed ber. q DeWs-
paper account of it the next morning.
The s,atemeos that the cadets are
much offended by the conduct Of the
cbaperopes is untrue. and the further
statement that they will present Miss
Crane With token Of regard and es
teen is entirely without foundation. as
DO such action is being thought Of
'sThe cade;s all deeply deplore the
affair aud look upon it az most unfor-
tunate. &c. s Steele,
Chairman of Christmas Hop"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-05
Take JOHM:50NS
a Clerical Error.

Bishop Potter, who is e'vays en-
tertainiDg when he talks abb 1t public
affairs, has seldom been more 80 than
he was 10 his addresp at the monthly
meeting of the Church Club last even
ing His remarks upon the Civic
Duties of the Churchman'' were full
of truth and wise counsel. and it was
only when he wandered from the text
to discuss impersonal questions of
politics, government and material
progress that he lost The convincing
force which usually attaches TO his
utterances. Speaking, for instance.
with reference to general business
conditions, be said I:
.sThis country has seen it's greatest
period of prosperity. In other words
the twenty years between 1873 and
1893 were the most prosperous
ever known in America 1t can be
shown BY long series of deductions
that such period will never return .
1t is just at this point that Bishop
Potter ceases to be the guide, philos
opher and friend, and becomes the
disconsolate pressimist He inno-
Gently misinterprets natural condi-
lions and tendencies He mistakes OF
fects for causes and measures the
aggregate Of our National growth in
the last thirty years by standard
which is largely artificial and wholly
misleading
The period extending from 1873 to
1893, which the Bishop designates az
the interval of our greatest prosperity
with panic a: each end of it
was in reality stormy period O
liquidation, fictitious values, over
taxed energies exorbitant cost of liv'
ing, unsound credits, reckless enter
prise and demoralizing speculation
An of the actual prosperity which j!
involved was purely incidental, and
came as an aftermath of the colossa
debt paying which the e1igencies o.
war forced upon the people
The country came out of thai
trying period with its credit nn
impaired. it's resources in marvel
Gus state of development, and itf
wealth producing power wonderfully
increased 1t has larger resources, 9
broader system Of industrial energy
and tenfold more available capital to
day than ever before in it's history
It's markets are wider. it's products
greater in volume and variety aud its
business facilities more extensive
than at any time during the lnterva
of inflated values which Bishop Pot
ter describes as marking high tide IL
American prosperity. Why. then
shall he or any other man despair ane
say that our halcyon days are gone
never TO return again ? Speaking il
all f,iend!iness, we say to the goot
Bishop that he is talking nonsense
The golden age Of American enter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-05

prise ie only dawning The markets
of the earth are seeking our products
The genius of invention and industry
is making the United States the
workshop aud storebouse of the
world Peace. intelligence, wealth,
energy and the noble ambition to ex-
Gel in the arts which supply the
needs of mankind are the mighty
forces which are gradually and ir-
resistibly preparing the way for an era
of American prosperity 80 vast in It's
range and so magnificent in its
achievements that the pessimists of
to day will stand confounded and
dazzled by their splendor N. Y.
Mail and Express.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-05

Young Mems Saving Fond 1897.
Number Shares. l .040.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-05
JOHNSON'S
CHILL AND
FEVER TONIC
Cures Fever
I'm One Day.

The Kentuckey Lottery which has
been in operation % years and has
been fighting in the courts for ex.
istence all of that time was closed
on Saturday, as the Supreme court
decided against it.
DR.. ~. Kinyaun, of the marine
hospital has gone to Clemson College,
at the request of Senator'S Tillman
and McLaurin to make thorough
sanitary inspection
Mark Hanna is eaid to lack four
votes necessary to his election to the
senate
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The showing speaks for itself and
tells in cold figures what the systema-
tio saving efsmall sums will accom-
plish. The sum Of $7,969 l2 will be
distributed to 50 persons who have ac-
cumulated it during the space Of twelve
months. It is safe to say that many
who will receive checks for their por-
sion Of the fund would not have had
a dollar otherwise.
The fund will be re.oreauised for
1898, and q list is now attbe Bank of
Sumter where it may be signed By those
who desire to become members Of the
funds and share in the beoe6ss.
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The State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER


By T. 2. Walsh, Esq, Probate Judge
INIBEREAs, GEORGE G. COOPER, of
w said County and State, made sui. to
me to grant him Letters of Administration
csm testameoto annexo. of the Estate and
effects Of Joseph NJ. Cooper, deceased
These are therefore 10 cite and adnonish all
and singular the kindred and creditors of the
said Joe N Cooper, late Of said County
and State, deceased, that they be and appear
before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Sumter, on January Goth, 1895, next, after
publication thereof, al II o'clock in the fore.
noon, to show cause, if any they have, Why
the said Administration should not be grant
ed
Given under my hand, this '2s,h day of
December, A. D., 1897
THOS v. WALSH,
Der 28-2t Judge of Probate.
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BOARDING..

"AyING TAKEN the House on Main
Street second door south Of the Nixon
House, I am prepared to accou modate lev
regular boardera. ard also lodging and meals
&c transient customers.
Terms reasonsble.
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WANTS.

yKIANTED-Permanen Winter Boerders.
wv Rooas comfortable Terms reason
aoIe Apply TO Mrs NJ. L. Doar. Summer
VILE, S. G., Opposite Dorchester Inn.
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PARTII.
BYJ J.R. HoL1BAUaH, DENVER, COLO.

~ANASA.>SNAAs
] had made several attempts to be en-
rolled, but was rejected on account OF
tender years, but in February, 1864, 1 was
proud of the day when my name was en-
rolled as a member of Co. B, tooth Pa.
Roundheads)
At the expiration OF the veteran furlough
the old boys and recruits joined the Ninth
Corps at Annapolis, Md. Here some time
was spent in drilling the recruits1 and
learning the manual of arms.
While in this camp, smallpox broke out,
and every morning at sick call the boys
had to fall into line, bare their right arms
and march up to DR.. MASS tent to be
vaccinated. :. IT, the virus took hold, all
well and good; if not fall in again and get
another dose from the doctor. Ii repeated
attempts failed, then the soldier was all
right.
The camp at Annapolis was for reorgan-
izing and preparing for the last campaign.
In April we broke camp, and started on
the march, and it was amusing to see the
loads some of the recruits attempted to
carry. Some Of them managed to get
through the first day all right, but the
second day, they commenced to throw
away all extra clothing, overcoats and
blankets. found it good plan to leave
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Well, we lay in the harbor there on that
boat from Sunday to Sunday, and then
| they finally landed our whole regiment in
one day. While we lay on the boats we
could see the flashes of the rifles at night,
and we were anxious to get in the game.
Day before yesterday, Sunday, we were
put on side-wheeler boat and run in
near land; from here we were landed In
| rowboats at a small village of natives
about two miles back of the camp.
The natives live in grass houses, the
floors of which are raised off the ground
about two feet. They are sickly looking
lot. Half of them have leprosy or sores, OF
which they seem to take no care. They
are small in stature and not very brilliant.
Their costume is not very elaborate. The
children wear nothing but shirt. The
men wear sometimes breech-cloths and
sometimes pants. The women wear
shirt and skirt. Some wear sandals.
We stayed in this village a while, and
then marched out to camp. 1t was almost
dark when we got to camp, and we pitched
our shelter tents in the dark. We were
tired, hungry and thirsty. We had no
dinner, and little breakfast. There was
no water except in a native s well, which
we had to boil first and then drink.it hot.
For supper we had five pieces OF hard
tack We slept on the ground and woke
up in the morning at 5, and had good
breakfast The Government gave each
tent Mexican dollar to buy a raised
platform of bamboo, oyer which we pitch
ed our tents. The tent is about three and
one half feet high and five and one-half
feet wide. The platform is about four
feet wide.
had to knock off on this letter for "a
hours, and will take it up now. We went
out into the trenches day before yesterday,
Wednesday, and got back yesterday about
noon. will draw rude map of them.
There are three regiments in the United
States trenches at a time. Each regi-
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Exploits OF Camera Fiends.
NelC York Sun.

The kodak fiend has had his usua
Summer frenzy. He has assaulted the
mountains and abused the sea. He has
made life burden to bathers, and robbed
the world of its glamor for lovers, and
ratified golf players, and endured general
unpopularity with cheerful unconcern.
Even weddings and funerals are no safe
from him. recent wedding which made
a stir IN Bos on took place at the bride s
| Summer home on the coast. 1t was a
charming affair picturesque in the highest
degree, and delightfully."- informal The in
fOrmality had disastrous results, for each
of the guests, knowing that the wedding
was TO be an out-of-doors affair, was in
spired with the idea of smuggling in his
camera and getting some snap shots of the
happy couple and the bridesmaids.
When the bride and bridegroom, already
ment,T received the rector'S benediction
and turned TO face their friends there was
a unanimous and sudden movement in
the crowd, and the unfortunate couple
were confronted by rows upon rows OF
cameras Of all shapes and sizes.
The bride looked hysterical and the
bridegroom looked savage. They had
thought that the worst was over, but this
was adding insult TO injury. All avenues
of escape were closed to them They
must grin and bear it-and they did
One OF the wedding guests, who was in
INC 'front.' ranks curing Inc onslaught, mas
n wide reputation along the south shore,
and, though he is mld-faced and elderly
his advent will scatter a crowd .Iiure
cffectuaily than a smallpox flag Every
one knows him ard realizes that the only
safety from being photographed when he
appears lies in instant and hasty fight.
He can't help taking pictures. He has a
most virulent and long standing case Of
the mania
Early in July his wife's mother died and
the old gentleman was summoned to the
funeral. He was sincerely grieved; even
for his moth r-in-iaw his kindly soul had
felt no dislike. He hurried 20 the city.
where the funeral was to take place, and
conducted himself with becoming and
sorrowful dignity; but at the close of the
services, when the mourners filed on of
the house, lie was missed. He had dis
appeared suddenly, completely, and search
for him was unavail ng; SO the carriages
were filled without him, and the cortege
was moving away, when an unseemly
grin iradiated the minister's face, but
was quickly suppressed.
Concealed behind convenient hedge
with his camera pointed at the imposing
procession, was tho missing moufner.
The temptation had been too strong for
him. Professions were his specially. He
was tempted, and fell; but, as he after
ward explained, he thought it would be
comfort TO have the picture in the family.
1t was fine funeral.
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A GREAT SIEGE.

After the capture of this line of works
we advanced about one-fourth of a mile
and commenced building rifle-pits. and
worked like beavers all night In the
morning when We looked to the front we
could see that the Johnnies had put i'm
the night building works but a short dis
tance in our front. Thus on the morning
OF June 18 opened the great siege OF
Petersburg. Every man of the two great
armies seemed to realize the fact that this
was to be the final battle-ground of the
war; The actual line of front extended
from Richmond on the right to a point
called Hatcher's Run on Weldon Railroad
ON the left. The most important point of
the line was directly in front of Peters
burg. Every man, from the highest rank
ing officer to the lowest private. was
watching every point of vantage. Earth
works, redouDts and forts were strongly
constructed; lines OF abatiS were put out
at night in front of our works The Con
federateS built lines of cheyeaux de frise
in front OF their works
Perhaps the most important point on
this great line OF siege works was Cemetery
Hill, almost IN front OF the city of Peters
burg. 1t was the key to the situation and
Gen. Lee realized that this point must be
held at all hazards. The Confederate line
OF works had been pushed well to the
front, and on top OF the hill the most ad-
yanced point was in the form Of the letter
j. At tins extreme point was built a fCrt.
in which was placed men who would die
in the last ditch before being captured
But the Yankees were determined to
gain a foothold on this hill.
By hard fighting our boys finally es-
tablished a line o<works built of sand
bags on the brow OF the hill and there the
Stars and Stripes waved within $50 feet OF
the Confederate stronghold. This par
ticular part OF the line was held by the
i8th Pa, under command of Col. Henry
Peasants. This regiment was organized
at Pottsville, Pa, and made up OF coal
miners.
After they had gained the brow of the
hill the rank and file of this regiment was
quick 10 see they had gained point of
great advantage, and proposed driving a
tunnel from the base OF the hill under the
Confederate fort and works, and load a
mine that should blow up the fort. The
plan was submitted to Gen. Meade. and it
has been said that Meade and his Chief
Engineer did not approve OF the plan.
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touched h3s heart. lie was in the Regu-
lar Army before, and is not wcll-known in
ST. Paul. His name was Buckland.
We are GettIng very poor food. Almost
every meal - soup. y hIch means n stew
il which you are lucky II you get a square
inch oi meat. We have fresh meat about
twice 4 week. The water is miserable
J. - salt water with the salt taken cut by
sOH}c chemical process. which leaves in IL
Il pCer taste Wien we get il II is almost
boiling hot and We Gll our cantecns and
hang tacm n the shade To cool the water
Talking about food. trey have To put
Eua-d- CVgg Gbe catiles managers, so the
boys won't sUipe their food Think Of
cattle food Carrots arc stolen right out of
the steers mouths
J. is 50 foul doy.n in the bod that I
sleep on deck. You have To bring your
h! ~ i-'f uD about = T. IA. % cst "A place.
Then AZ rains almost every III bi and you
laF tiserc and think how lucky you are 10
get Il Place o1 deck. Onc of the boys
SAID 2at we would be able to sleep COM
fortabiy on d ba b-wi9e fence before VIC got
home. But day bcfo7c yesterday il sud
denly turned cold. or rather cool and il
is decent downstairs. As we are now
near Manila and il Is their rainy season
IL rains good deal.-Ralll Hascnwinkle
Camp Dewey, Aug. 8.
On ia:d al last. Forty three days on
that buzz boat. lt is bum one, but.
nevertheless, ii was the best in the ex-
peditisn.
We came in sight Of the islands Fri
day fsefnihe. On Sunday morning at 10
o'clock VIC came IN sight of the entrance
10 Manila Bay. IL is Is miles across the
entraEce. and about IS miles long We
sailed right IN and along up 10 Cayite.
here ~ a small map OF the bay. Cayite
~ abant II miles by water from Manila
The marks like this %" are cur men-of-
war. he iouT IN ii row blockade the
channel INTO the harboI. The one near our
lines G. L. >. - ~ there 10 shell the Span
iards ia ease they shell cur camp which
they could do. The little dots 4" are the
, foreign war vessels. These of course were
not here when the fight came on
The Spanish fleet was richt around that
little peninsula, uEon which were bat
teries. There were, and are still. large
batteries, one OF le-inch guns. at Manila
That triangle was another. The square is
native village, where We landed. The
Giro lie described in the bay is where Dewey
sailed around and around while he fought.
You can see the wrecks Of the Spanish
heet hail under water all around the
peninsula, there being about five. Our
boat did not get very close TO them but
they say you can see the dead Spaniards
on the boats by the tons. Our transports
sailed right IN among DeWey's feet. and
here we heard on the 3lst of July, about
the Santiago fight They yelled ii to us
from the Concord, and those were the
best eight words 1 ever heard: Santiago
Is taken, and the Spanish feet des tr9ycd. -
hou ought to have heard Us cheer.
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were torn down on the road, and we went
right over them. The ammunition in the
blockhouse was shooting all around, but
mostly high. Those that came low came
through portfolios and cracks. Now the
barricade across the street was torn clear
down To the ground, and the bullets came
down that road like whirlwind. The
weeds on either side Of the road were so
thick that we were forced to go up the
road.
guess the Dons were on 10 this, for they
The National tribune., 1898-10-20

ma Ike survey and determine the exact
| course and distance. 1t was found the
tunnel would be 51S feet long Work was
commenced June 2S, and the entire work
completed July %.
At the breast of the tunnel, which was
directly under the fort and IS feet under
them, two lateral drifts were driven, one
| to the right 50 feet, and one to the left 3S
feet. In these two lateralS were placed
eight magazines, each containing 600
pounds OF powder, or total of ,0O0 pounds.
The requisltlon was made for 14,0CO
pounds, but only 5000 pounds were fur
niShed When the powder was laced in
position and connected with "a fuse, earth
was carried back into the tunnel and
tamped solid.
None but the men who dug this tunnel
can fully realize the difficulties they had
to contend with. There were no mining
tools furnished except the common trench
ing tools. Owing to the extreme hot
weather foul air was encountered; this
was overcome by a hot air blast, so that
man could work about 80 minutes; but a
man was always ready to take the pick
and keep the work going. All of the
earth was carried out in hardtack boxes,
and this had to be piled up close to the
base of the hill and covered with brush.
At night brush screens were put up so as
to hide every evidence of what was going
on from the Johnnies. 80
July 80, at o'clock a. M, was selected
as the time Tor the explosion Great prepa-
rationS had been made for this eventful
morning Forts and redOubts had been
built at commanding positions, and equip
ped with over 200 pieces of artillery of all
calibers, from tho 6-pOund rifle cannon up
to the 32-pound siege gun and the zoo
pound mortars, all bearing directly on
Cemetery Hill.
Gen. Ferrero's Division of colored
troops had been specially drilled to make
the advance after the mine was sprung
and take possession of the Confederate
line OF works. Then the First, Second
and Third Divisions of the Ninth Corps
was to follow, supported by the Fifth
Corps. Had this plan been carried out
history would show different record.
10 be c0ntiRued.)
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had fight From there we moved to
Bethesda Church and had sharp en-
gagement.
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Even the peace rarty will enjoy this
literature, sung by eco
'olces at negro camp-meeting:
Satan cuttin' up he shines
Try to take the town:
Satan climb de. Philippines,
But Dewey cut him down!
o, sinners!
Fly fun Satan frOwn;
Satan climb de Philippines.
But Dewey cut him downi
Satan drowning in the sea,
Try ter swim ter town;
Climb de Philippines-0 me!
But Dewey cut him downl
O, sinners.
Fly when Satan 'rouni
Satan climb the Philippines,
But Dewey cut him downi
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THE FAMOUS NINE.

Col. Peasants was a mining engineer.
and his men were miners, and he knew
that his men could accomplish the work.
Gen. Burnside, OF the Ninth Corps, favored
the plan, and sent TO Washington for a
theodolite, so that Col. Peasants could
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Manila, Aug. -.
VIII write a long letter when | get time.
/ am all right. Lieut.. Bunker wounded
and Private Tetzlaff wounded out of our
company. Two killed and II wounded OF
our regiment.-Ralph Ii.