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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-25
SOUTHERN TEXT BOOKS.
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| The IS. +. johnson RQDHsRlCg Go
LOT Riohmood. Va has recently sens to
this Office copies of the following text
books which are written By Southern
a,hors aud published by Southern
! dem for use 10 Southern schools
Lse's New Primary History. by
Susan Pendietou Lse.
Lees New School History, by Susan
Pendletou Lse.
The Lie Of Gen. Robert q. Lee. By
Mrs. NJ. S. Williamson.
The Life of Gen. S,oaewall jackson, /,
by Mrs. NJ. S. Williamson.
Johnson's Readers-Prime.. First
Reader, Second Reader. Third Reader,
Fourth Reader, Fifth Reader.
Harts Primary Grammar.
Hart's Advanced Grammar.
scaool Chemistry, BY Charles Bas-
kesville, Ph. D.:
The books are we'll printed on good
paper, substantially bound. aud COM
pare f.yorably with school books Issued
from the press Of any of the Northern
school book trusts.
:
The retail prioes Of the johnson
school books are less than the prices of
similar books heretofore in use, and as
they are equally as good as she books
Of other publishers this matter Of cost
aloDe is atrong argument in favor OF
adopting Johnson's books for use in
Southern schools.
None of the books sre strikipgly
orr siiull and 10 most respects resemble
many Of the school text books nov in
use.
Ths histories are written with fair
ness and impartislity very different
from the bitter sectiopalism, partisan
bias and uasrushfulness of several of
the school histories now in use il. this
aud oaber Southern States. Lees his
tories have many exsellencies and 1t is
but natural that there should be faults.
There is evidence iutermingled in the
text throughout both books. that they
we're prepared especially for use in the
schools Of Virginia. The part of Vir-
ginia and Virginians in She history OF
the country is t.eated AZ greater length
than necessary in brief general his
.tory of the Uni.ed States. and events
of importance 10 the history Of other
States are either omitted entirely or
:bu. casually mentioned. There are other
faults. particularly the omission Of im-
portant dates where they could nave
been ioserted without materially chang
ing or leug.hening the text There
are other points open to criticism. but
We did not undertake to make az ex
tended criticism with view of expos,
log the weak points in the books aud
bsli..Iing their maoy excellent features.
and We can but add that the books
merit praise 10 many respects and we
trust the B. F. johnson Publishing
Co. will meet with the support in the
South that is due then for undertaking
to give the Sousbero schools sratbiul
histories and other text books by South
erp authors at reasonable prices.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-25
Young Lady Commits Suicide.

Mics Matte Bryant, daughter OF Mr.. j. J.
Bryant, of Packsv,lle, " bile ir Manning las,
Thursday for the purpose of attending the
funeral of Ar. J R Ridgil, purchased an
ounce vial Of laudsnum at drug store,
wh,ch it is thought she took, as she fell,
while 10 toe funeral procession, under the
influence of the drug, and at last accounts
she was 10 dying condition. She Was ls
years old. No cause known for her act.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-25

"rbe Deestrick Skool,'' is the title of the
entertainment to be given by the ladies Of the
Baptist Church, in the Y N. c. A. ball, on
the night of November I'd Or. Clifton, Dr..
Brown and Dr. Dick are among the bright
pupils of the skool.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-25

Extra nice Kentucky driving and saddle
Horses. Car load just arrived at Graham s.
A1o' Sept u
Native Red Rus. Proof Oats for sale by "
u. Graham. oSpt -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-25

edicta have entirely restored her health. /
The monthly periods have returned
and are now painless and regular.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-25
Irvy Ryttenber Writes more
About the japanese.

Kobe, Japan, October, l899.-
"Well, we'll. here we are again. as
the clown says in the circus, but why
II really don't know. Life gets as
monotonous out here after time as
anywhere else, and items of interest
to write about become scarce or
seem so commonplace one hardly
knows what to say But if the read
ers of your paper "can stand for"
Parson Browns ''fish stories" that l
see PUBLISHED in recent issues. they
will surely take time to read some Of
my "strange truths
bad intended writing an account
of the recent typhoon that did so
much damage along the coast OF
japan and Kobe, blowing a large
steamer Ashore in spite of her two
heavy. anchors, but after reading
the Watcbman of Aug. 23d Guot
received) my eforts would sink
into insignidcance along side Of that
Jonah & Co story This much I
must ssy that, although Tarshish is
not on the map of the Mikado's en-
pire, ne had waves here which
would make Browns IL footers look
like ripples on mill pond.
Nowhere in the world is the
Watchman and Soutbron read with
such interest as here, upon is occa-
sional arrival. The entire America
European force in the Office cease Ia
Dor and go to refreshment at the post.
mans call. Everything is read care
fully and criticised, from the "protest
of Mr.. hog being denied the rights
of citizenship in Sumter accompa.
MED by the number of regular peti-
ton signers down to the society
column giving the latest social gos'
sip from Mayesvil'e.
Speaking of society, it would prob.
ably interest some Of the South Caro-.
linians, who recognize no divorce
laws, &c, to hear something of the
social rules of this country. All of
the Montana or Chicago judges
together cannot grant divorces as
quickly as they can get them out
here. There are seven grounds for
divorce, but unfortunately they are
all against the wife a woman has
no show here-and there is no dan.
ger of wonan's suffrage ever being
agitated.
1sl cause of divorce. When the
wife ;s disobedient 10 her father and
mother In law.
Cd When the wife is childless.
Sd. When the wife is unfaithful.
Eth When the wife is jealous.
5th. When the wife has leprosy.
9th. When the wife has a chatter
ing tongue she must be divorced for
the gabbling of woman often de-
stroys the peace of families.
7th When the wife steals, her
husband must divorce her.
When once woman .is divorced
from her husband it is a great re.
proach to her
The above is literal, though
somewhat abbreviated, translation
made for me-
The latter par. is not really true
because it is no disgrace to be dl
vorced, even though only married
less than week Divorce simply
means ..ordered OUT and requires
no legal proceedings, simply stating
one of the above causes. whether true
or not On the other hand the wo.
mao can return to her fathers house
after three days time if she finds her
husband is not the man she was lead
to believe him
AS the social question in Japan
calls for more friendly talk by wise
heads than newspaper publication we
will let it res. for the present. If
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-25

.scia eX-
= anlinations
s It's marvel
5 oas action
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-25

Tie Eaglish are writing che reports
sof fhs battles with the Boers and are
undonhsedly y coloriDg them II favor OF
sthe:r oHn arnJ, but even these biased
sgepests show thas the Beers are not
sl1aaieg ansy from sheir own enemies.
Beers are pussing up 3 stiff fight
and so should not be at ell surprised if
English commanders begin crying
s3 s3sc. mrre troops before the week ends.
mnst bs renembsred that shough the
regulars drove the Americans
s1f of taeir eettsoehmenta on Bunker
s;HaI snd put them 70 roat At Hobkirk
gHiI the var VAS not ended nor was all
s:shs Sight shipped oat Of Che American
lissnefs By . dozen sach defeats. The
ssase of the Beers is more just than
thst of tie Revolutionary Americans,
4 for kruger, Jonbett and AocK are
I fghsiog to maintain the independence
ssof their country while Washington.
Saoter aud Marion fought 80 throw of
stbe oppressive English yoke. all true
I.Hnesicans especially all Southefners
'sv.hn have been reared la the section
ssshsrs she spisis Of Independence aad
{ spssriodsm surviyes 10 It's sruess type
sssboald 1isa the sturdy Beers God
sapesd 10 their gallant struggle 70 beat
baes The roshless aad greedy English
in4ade. as Goravasiis and Tasletop
favagsd and piiiaged aud bassied oootb
Caro,isa eyen SO and worse viii Bulle,
do 10 sbe Tr.nsvaal Oaiy the tsiunpa
& 81 shs Amesisao arms saved the prop
ersy aud henes OF South Caroiiciaos
from the Rogiisa graboess Of l'!6-Sl
and Eaglish nature has nos changed
since she tioe they waged savage aud
aereisess ~ar to conquer South Caro-
s%f:.oS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-25
The State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY m SUNTER

COUNTY OF SUMTER.
By T. 2. Walsh, Esq, Probate Judge.
N7HEREAs, RUFUS c. WACToR, Ja,
wv made suit to me to giant him Letters of
Administration of the Estate of and effects of
MRS. MARGARET D WAcroR, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular tho kindred and creditors OF
the said Mrs. Margaret D. Wactor, deceased,
that they be and appear before me in
the Court of Probate. to be held at Sum
ter C. A., on November lat, 1899, next, after
publication thereof. at 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 18th day of oc-
49, = w. THos. Y. WALSH.
Judge of Probate.
Oct ls-2t
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
RUBBER TUBE IN HIS LUNG.
It Was Left There by Doctors During
Operation which Took Place
Two Years Ago.

j. Holland has lived two years with a
piece of rubber tube in his lung and
only just the other day was discharged
from st. Joseph's hospital, Milwaukee,
where two months ago the tube was re-
moved. Even then it was discovered by
accident while Holland was undergoing
an operation.
Mr.. Holland was accidentally snot
about two years ago, the shot taking
effect in his lungs. The wound sup
purated, and it was necessary to put
in draining tube to carry away the
pus. In some manner, the physicians
lost the tube. They thought it was lost
outside of the mans anatomy, but it
proved to be within. The patient in
time was able to walk about, but the
wound never healed. 1t continued to
give him so much trouble that it was
decided to perform another operation.
The lung was collapsed and several
ribs removed. When the surgeon
opened the pleural sac he discovered
the long-lost tube. 1t was soft rubber,
six inches long and about as thick as q
mans finger. The doctors say Holland
will live long time yet if no other
cause should remove him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
GREATEST HEAT.
Electrical Furnace Produces a Tenn
perature That Breaks the
Record.

The highest temperature yet pro-
duced by man has been reached by an
especially constructed furnace at the
Columbia university. Prof. Tuckerm,
to whom belongs the honor of the ex-
pertinent, had been working for years
on the idea so successfully carried out
and has finally generated heat 20 de-
grees higher than the record made some
time ago by Prof. Moission, of Paris.
The heat of the sun is estimated at
10000 degrees. The heat generated at
Columbia was $500. The effect was tre-
mendous. The electrical furnace was
charged with current of unusual
power, which was so high that under It
steel, hard quartz and even platinum
were vaporized. AS for ordinary cru
cibles, they disappeared at once In a
little puff of smoke. 1t is difficult to
appreciate the degree of such heat with
out some comparisons. Scalding water
means a temperature of 212 degrees
Fahrenheit and red-hot iron 800 de-
grees. Steel melts at 1000 degrees and
boils like water at $500 degrees. Com.
mercially the experiment is very use
full, because 1t has shown that diamonds
Of marketable size and purity may be
made artificially. Further, it has
given to commerce two products OF al
most incalculable value-calcium car
bide and silicium carbide,-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
AMERICAN FOREIGN TRADE.
Remarkable Record of Exports of
Last Year More Than Equaled by
the Trade of This Year.

Foreign commerce in the fiscal year
1899 will be even more remarkable than
that of the wonderful year 1898, Ex-
ports in 1898 averaged more than $780,
100000 per month and were nearly $780,
100000 greater than those of any pre-
ceding year in our history. And this
happened when the whole world aside
from the United States was short in
breadstuffs and was looking to the
United States, with an unusually good
crop, for its supply.
In 1899, with the world generally we'll
supplied with its own breadstuffs, the
United States continues to export at
the rate of more than $1OO,OOO,O00 a
month, and up to this time has exceed
ed by 10,0OO0,00O the wonderful fig
ures of the corresponding months Of
last year. This is the more remarkable
because the export price of wheat is
now rs cents per bushel, against one dol
lar year ago.
This remarkable achievement of
keeping up the record of total exports
in the face of the tremendous fall in the
value of breadstuffs and cotton is due
to the great success of American manu-
facturers in foreign fields. In the ten
months ended with April, 1899, the ex-
ports of manufactures have been $685.
97s, 300, against $234,737 oO2 in the cor
responding months of last year, an in
crease of II per cent, while the exports
of products of agriculture were $677,-
573,3 ,345, against $719,O12,659 a decrease
Of nearly six per cent. Thus agricul-
ture has lost SAL 100000 in the years
exports, while manufactures have
gained $41,OOO,OOO.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
BECAME SLAVE TO THE CHIEF
James MoOdy's Strange and Thrill
ing Experience Among North
ern Alaska Indians.

James Moody, who was given up for
dead for eight years, has just turned up
at his old ranch at Naasi river, B. g., i'll
and almost starved. Eight years ago
Moody was converted by Methodist
missionary, and shortly afterward he
disappeared. He was thought to be
dead. He says that he started out to
preach the Gospel to the Indians, and
while laboring among them, was seized
and taken into northern Alaska, where
he became slave to the chief.
He soon got into the good graces Of
the chief, however, he says, and mar
ried his daughter. When the chief died
Moody was himself made chief, and was
the means of converting hundreds of
Indians. Recently, he says, he was ac-
cused by some of the savages of being
possessed of devil, and was compelled
to flee for his life. He suffered great
hardships before reaching civilization.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
A Rattle win he Fought.

Notwithstanding the settled tradi-
ton of the "Hausfrau," Germany bids
fair to be the field on which the great
battle of women's rights will be fought
out to its bitter end. The League Of
Women's Associations is growing day
by day more powerful, and the inflri-
ence OF its $4,000 members makes it.
self felt even in the reichstag. In Ba-
varia, Wurtemberg, Hesse and Sake
Weimar the appointment of female
sanitary inspectors has been secured,
and this Is pretty certain to be followed
by like success In Prussia, where the
state orphanages of Berlin are hence
forth to have certain proportion of
women on the official staff.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
Tree Grows Half a Mile n Year

1t is perfectly amazing to notice care
fully how much an ordinary shrub will
grow In single summer. A silver fir,
2h feet high, was lately carefully meas
ured. 1t had put forth, since early
spring, 5s5 new shoots, varying from
one-half inch to six inches each. The
average was two inches, equaling alto
gether 9S feet. The total number of
leaves on these shoots was 1854. TAX
ing the aggregate of the length of each
shoot, this very small tree has in six
months put on a growth which, if laid
In Q line, would extend considerably
over half mile.-Cincinnati CONNER
cial-Tribune,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
RETURN LIMIT EXTENDED.
seashore Excursion Tickets via Pennsylya-
MIA Lines Good Fifteen Days
Returning.


The return limit on the low fare ex-
cursion tickets to Atlantic City, Cape
May, Avalon, Anglesea, Holly Beach,
Ocean City, Wildwood, Sea Isle City,
New Jersey, Rehoboth, Delaware and
Ocean City, Md, to be sold August 10,
from principal stations on the Pennsyl-
vania Lines will be fifteen days includ-
ing date of purchase. This is longer
limit than that granted on similar
tickets sold in previous seasons, and
will be ample for a delightful sojourn
at the seaside. The extreme return
limit will be August "a, which will al
low week after returning home to
prepare for school and other duties
whi2E begin with the opening of Sep
tenn Der.
TEE .daGe of the excursion, August
10th IS the most convenient.for an out
ing. Business is quiet at this season,
crops are gathered, and office, store
and ihrm duties are not exacting. The
thermometer usually reaches the high
est point at this time. 1t will be q
pleasing diversion to spend weeks
vacation in the invigorating ocean
breeze and experience the unlimited
pleasures at the command of the sum-
mer idler by the sea.
The round trip rate from Canton will
be 1880 Tickets at this exceptional
low fare may be secured to either of
the ten resorts mentioned above, which
are the most attractive along the At
lantic coast For illustrated descrip-
tive matter about them apply to G. w.
Irwin, local ticket agent of the Penn
sylvania lines, who will also furnish
information about time of trains, etc.
lt-t.Aup-16
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
FIRED FIRST SHOTS.
Distinction of Having Started
HostiIities II Philippines.

Privates Grayson and Miller, of the
First Nebraska infantry are given
credit by Col. Stotsenberg, of that reg
iment, for bringing on the fight in the
Philippines by firing the first shots.
These men are justified by the colonel,
who was laid TO rest the other day at
Arlington, having lost his life in lead
Ing his troops. In his report to Gen.
Hale, Col. Stotsenberg said; "Pivates
Grayson and Miller, of company d, of
the First Nebraska, were the soldiers
who fired on the Filipino patrol Gray
son was presumably the man who killed
the first Filipino. These two privates
were part of patrol on the Santol
road, and were acting strictly in ac-
cordance with their orders In firing on
the armed bands of the insurgents who
tried to break the line at their out
posts"
q a @ II O ER 4 a.
Bear. sh. HIhs Kind You Have Always Bought
'''.as''' q A1HAzlMx
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
Married for Money.

Street-Sweeper Katy-Did you hear
sewer-Digger Jake has married Pedler
Mary2 She's just won $6.25 in the last
lottery.
Bootblack Widow Lottie-You don't
say so! Another marriage for money!
-Flegende Blaetter.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
Queer BIunder Mt "A Wedding.

A marriage of singular character
recently took place at the registrars
office, Langport, England. The bride
and bridegroom, supported by the usual
escort, having presented themselves,
the registrar requested the witnesses
to be seated, and, addressing the BRIDE
groom and lady, who remained stand
ing, elected from them solemn declara-
tions of knowing no lawful impediment
to being joined in matrimony. Having
called those present to witness, they
took each other as husband and wife,
it remained only for the bridegroom
to ship the golden hoop on the fair ones
finger, when, much to the astonish-
ment of the registrar, the bridegroom
mustered courage to calculate in the
Somerset vernacular: "Thic be the
young CONAN l wants to get married
to over there" pointing to one of the
patient witnesses. 1t was then discov-
cred that the bridegroom had married
his own sister. The marriage, of course,
was invalid, and after rearranging the
parties the ceremony was performed
with the proper principals.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
OF Course He Was.

Young Wife-You-you were intox-
icated when you came in last night.
Young Husband-Only at the sight.of
your beauty.-Syracuse Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
Reason for Its PopuIarity.

The dinner has come to be big fac
tor In politics, says the Cascade (Ia.) J
Courier; not that men must eat, bal
that men must talk.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
Couldn,t Get In, Anyway.

Benign Individuality good friend,
don't you know that indulging your
appetite for strong drink will under
mine your health and bring you to
deaths door?
De Tanque-Thatsh all right, old
boy; l won't be able to (hic) find zhe
keyhole.-Philade !phia Record.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-30
IN TIE ORIENT.

For the last Go years on an ay"rag,
half a ton Of opium has been sent tt
China from India every hour.
Japau's largest and most Formidable
maH-of-war is the Full, named after
the highest mountain in Japan, hfvin9
a tonnage of 1869. which figures rep
resent the exact height OF the noun
tain in feet.
by { system of numeral type, invent
I'd by Rev. W. H. Murray, of Picking
originally a Scotch workman. the
blind people Of China are now taught
to read and write in less thar three
months, and this in spite Of the fact
that there are 4OS distinct Sounds in
the Chinese language. BY a special
adaptation of this system the blind
are now actually teaching sighted pu-
pills to read.
A post-mOrtem marriage was latel!
solemnized in Shansi. China. The dead
groom was a bachelor Of 50, and his
relatives thought he would be lone
some if forced to wander alone IN the
shades Of the departed. They there
fore found a bride for him in the per
son of a maiden who had died at about
the same time, and they were impress
sively united. according to a prevalent
Chinese custom.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-30
OFFICIAL REGISTER
State Of Nevada
JUDICTAL DEPARTM EST
u, S. Senators
! = tones. VIM. Stewart
Congressman
Francis G.. Newlands.
JUDICIAL DEPARTM Emf
JUDICIAL

supreme Court
NJ. =. Hplaiheld, Chief Justice
W. !. Massey, Associate Justice
c. II. BcIknav, Associate Justice
w. y. Jones, Attorney General
Eugene Howell, Clerk sup. Court
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-30
R0kRD OF PARD0N

teinhold Salder, Governor; nj. s. Benni-
cid, Chief Justice of Supreme Court;
V. A. Massey, Associate Justice of Su-
RENE Court; c. III. Belknap, Associate
ustice OF Supreme Court; W. D. Jones,
G~torney General.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-30
STATE INSTITUTIONS

. 0. Henderson. Warden State Prison
os. Z. S;uhbs, President State University
)r. Patterson, Supt. Hosp Mental Discs
los. JosCphs, Supt., of Orphans Home
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-30
SICK HEADACHES.

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