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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-24

0ae os shs greatest engineering
works ever undertaken is the vast
granite dam now being constructed
by the English at Assuan, on the
Nile, to lift the level of that stream
and widen the area it irrigates The
granite wall is to be over mile long,
from so to 40 feet wide aud at places
IS feet high. 1t will. in effect, be q
bridge as we'll as a dam AS dam
it will have $40 square miles of area,
bold l GOO. 100000 tons of water and
bring $500 square miles of desert
land under cultivation. The catar'
acts will be covered, and locks will
pass vessels up and down
Some four years will be required for
its completion The larger pyramids
were perhaps. equally formidable,
but less useful. enterprises They
were constructed by countless pTieon
ers of war, while the Assuan dam
will be built by native laborers, who
receive wages
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-24
What Our War Has Cost.

War comes high. but 10 spite Of dis.
armament msnifestoes ADD peace con
ferences, it seems that now and then
We must have it. We have beso told
that '.betweea men entirely great the
pen is mighiier than the sword" but
the trouble is msn are oos entirely
great Sometimes circumstances seem
to demand that nations shall clash arm.
together, aud when national honor is at
stake, brave nation does no: stop to
couot the cost. 10 dollars
But 10 this Gay of s.atis,ioiaos and
bureaus uen calculate the cost of all
oar governmental transactions, aod
here ars sens var figures that are TO-
teresting
Iu the last fiscal year the war cost
was estimated by Assistant Vsnderlip
o. S56,00O.O00 10 the ten months Of
the current 6sca! year the expenditures
Of the army and navy departments foot
up 1866. 1863, 430 During the cores
popdiog months Of the last year the two
departments spent $95, 500, Of
which according to the figures given by
Mr.. Vsoderlip, $l4,0O0,OO0 was for
war expenditures 10 March and April
1898. leaving the expenditures of the
departments on peace basis at $751;
289 565 for the ten moeths under
comparison. Thus the expenditures Ct
the two departments during the current
fiscal year exceed taosc fer the same
period of the last fiscal year ca a
leve! by S1S4,778,S65. To this amount
nust be added the 100000 paid
to spais few days ago for 10000, 600
Filiploos at 81 per head. The three
items specified foot up $3.50. 0.77S,S65,
au amount which represents as closely
as one can come to it the actual outlay
Of the war and Gavy departments caus-
ed By the hos;ili,ies vita Spain and
"beDeso!sat assimilation" 10 the Phil
ippiues
This takes 90 account Of pensions that
will result from the var, nor is there
auy estimating Of what continued war
or continued military control in the
PhiHpoises a!'l cost. We are DOT DEAL
ing 10 futures. The foregoing figures
deal only with the cost up tc date
Augusta Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-24
MALARIA AND MOSQUl.
TOES.

1t is we'll known that malaria
is generated in swampy places.
Such places are notoriously the
haunts of mosquitoes. The spot OF
evil omen may be public under the
bedroom window, or mile of swamp
mile away. When the germs,
introduced though the probosics .:
the mosquito, have made their way
into the human blood, they find there
all they require for their subsistence
and nursery favorable for repredGc
tion. The various stages of their
life history are found to be synch
ronous with the various stages o1
ague and fever on the part Of the
patient, and it is highly probable that
the various types of malarial disease
may yet be traced to different species
of parasite, each demanding its spe.
cial variety of mosquito.
In a little hospital at the Albert
docks the other day, surrounded by
the big ships that bring to it theil
daily freight of disease. was al
lowed to watch part Of his life his
tory under the microscope. The
assistant had taken drop of blood
from the patients finger moment
before and placed it under the lens
The next moment l was watching the
whole dramatis personse-if l may
say so-of the tragedy in real life
being enacted within few yards o.
where sat. There were the human
blood corpuscles in every stage o.
health aud disease, some laden with
the little black speckled amoebae
(malarial parasites, others showing
the spherules of the more advanced
stage of its development. There
were also present one or two Of the
large white cells called phagocytes.
which exist naturally in sll blood to
act as scavengers' for clearing it Of
foreign matter. As l watched. there
emerged from group of corpuscles
the pale, creeping form of one o.
these phagocytes. which began SLOW
ly to engulf and draw into its trans.
parent body some Of the little black
parasites Nineteenth Century.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-24

The comptroller general of South
Carolina publishes the figures of the
amount of insurance underwrItten in
the slate in 1898, giving the fire,
accident and life insurance separately
for each company doing business in
South Carolina, with the amount of
the premiums carried and the losses
sustained The premiums foot up {:
Fire insurance S647,S05; accident
insurance, S129, ,597 life insurance,
sl,172,472.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-24
Over Education.
Coils 2. Huntington Calls 9
Halt on Excessive Edu-
cation.

At banquet given on Saturday
pighs, May IS, at San Francisco, CAL,
by Coils P. Huntington to directors OF
the Southern Pacific Railroad MI.
Huntington made remarkable speech,
10 which be declared that much OF the
distress In the United States was due to
oyer-eduoa,iou of the masses. He
said:
81 regret oue tendency in our
country. admirable as are her ios'l'a
sioas. Il is almost heresy to say It,
but I do 60. mind taking responsibility.
I,refer to the increase of higher educa-
.ion for the masses. The ADglo-Saxoa
has easily outs.ripped all competitors in
those things which make for commercial
and success Of nations because he has
been, above all other things, practical.
While preparation for professional life
requires adyasced knowledge. it seems
to me tba. the vast majority of our
young people spend too many OF their
vigorous years Of youth inside Of the
sobool room AID oot enough 10 the
practical work Of life.
"Tbe gears from fifteen to tWeuty.one
are immensely valuable. for they are
years of keen observation, individuality
ADD confidence. 10 many cases-qai,e
too maDy-they sre spent 10 orammlpg
the mind With knowledge that is not
likely to help young men in work they
are fitted to do.
'.Hos maDy you0g men with college
educasicos are standing about waiting
for something that will never cone
because york that lies nearest at hand
is not to sheir liking? We seem to be
fas. oatgrouiug these things. which.
when our fathers lived, we're called
sterling qualities, but are now called
foilies, or work that gentleman should
cot do, as if all honest work were not
honorable work"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-24

Habana May lS The Importation
of 500 revolvers was stopped today
by the custom house authorities, tie
weapons being taken into military
custody. The dealers to whom they
we're consigned have been informed
by Msi Gen LUDLOW, military gov.
ernor of Habsna, that they may sell
them to such individuals only as shal
give the authorities a satisfactory
reason for the purchase, as the pre-.
sent is regarded as an iuopportune
time to offer weapons Of any char
acter for sale unfortunately.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-24
SHERIFF'S SALES

DY VIRTUE OF sundry executions 10 ns
y directed, will offer for sale at PUB.
i1c Auction, 10 front OF the Court House
10 the Citv of Sumter. on the hrst Mon
day 10 JUNE, re1t, and as many days
thereafter as may he necessary, within 'oe
legal hours OF sale, the following property
Ooe 10, 10 be town Of Mayesville, Couoty
of Sumter, State of South C,roina, bounded
tj laLds of j. E. Barnett, P. Ailston or
A. A. Strauss and North by street separating
sa,d lot from land of W. D. Rhodes !eVieo
upon aud 10 be sold as the property OF Hamp-
ton Chestnut at the suit Of the state foF
taxes.
One lot with buildings thereon at ElIiotts'
County Of Sumter. State of South CaTo''na,
bounded on North oJ the Nj. & A K
East bv lands of Ben Davis; South eJ lands
OF |. W. DesC5awps, aud West by lands o'
July 0 Cao.Y, lsved upon aud to be sold as
the property OF Joe Burgess at The suit OF 'as
State for taxes.
B. G. PIERSON,
xavlS Sheriff Sumter County.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-24
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Hoods Pills cure liver ills; nonirritating and
oniy cathartic to take with Hoods SarsapaEills:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-24

Tha S.. Louis Republic polass cut
ore of the evil effects Of trusts thus
"G.ouuds for repslliug srust formations
are many, bat noue is more pressing
,ha. the fact that it enables the
asssmblage of vast sums under single
Management. 10 the control of specific
lines 81 business, and thereby gives a
maxiuum opportunity to the employer
70 curssil wages uojustIy." The wage,
sarners see how the trusts will grind
them down and they will rally to the
Marty wh;ch honestly, earnestly and
-, =, = .sonasv Grftg the ssEst.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-24
Notice Of Registration.

The State of South Carolina-Sumter Coun-
ty-Of6ce of Supervisors of Registration,
Sumter County, Sumter. S. C., February
Let, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that in accordance
with an Act of the Geseral Assembly, and IN
conformity With the requirements of the State
Constitution, the booksfor the registration
of all legally qualified voters, and for the
issuiug Of transfers, etc., will be open at the
Office OF Supervisors of Registration in foe
court house, between the hours CT 8 O'Clock
q. NJ /. and o'clock p. M, on the hrat Mon
day of each month, until thirty days before
the uext general election. Minors who shall
become of age during that period of thirty
dsys sbsll be entitled to registration before
the books are closed, if otherwise qualified
The requirements FOR qualified voter are
that the applicant for registration shall De
able to read ard write correctly, or possess
in his own name property to the amount OF
three huodred dollars, upon which be pays
taxes. E. F. BURROWS,
T. D. DUBOSE,
J. H. KNIGHT,
Supervisors OF Registration Sumter Go.
Mch
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-24

Mothers, we call your attention to Pitts
Csrninative. 1t acts promptly, it is pleas-
ant to the taste, and the children will take it
without cosxing. 1t relieves promptly and
rermaaently. If We can get you to use it,
you will ge: others to do likewise. Your
druggis. sells it. J. F. W. DeLorms.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-24
Hubbard Bros & Co

T. B. Rice, Druggist, Greensboro,
Ga writes as follows sin the past eight
years, have so!a more of Dr.. Pitts
CarminatiVe than all the soothing syrups,
collie drops, and other baby medicines con-
oinsd' Sold by J. F. W. DsLorme.
The times., 1899-01-06
Congressional Notes.

Attorney General Griggs YESTERDAY sent word
10 Congress informally that it had been suggested
t' him hr many persons that the land Penn
syiyanis Avenue west Of the present Department
OF Justice Uught 10 be bought and a building
erected on the entire space He does not formal
ly approve tins plan, but does ash that
building FOR the department be authorized some
where
Congressman sliatfuc OF Ohio will call this week
meeting Of the committee having in charge tho
preliminaries ioF the Ohio centennial celebration
point q subcommittee % introduce a bill EN-
hodving the wishe- 81 the Centennial Commission.
| OF this committee Congressman Southland OF Toll
edo viii be Chairman.
Representative Bingham of Pennsylvania ycs.
teiday introduced q joint resolution rendering the
thanks of Congress 10 the National Rcliet Com
mission and it, contributors for its humane and
benciceut services in relieving the wants Of the
I utcd States troops. IN providing hospitals and
IN caring for the families oi the men in service
Representative Norton oi Olio has introduced q
bin proposing a monthly service pension amount
ing to cent FOR every day Of service to all sol
diers pt the Civil War.
Senate bill providing for the classification Of
the clerks in irst and seoondelass postofice- was
passed by The Senate YESTERDAY The hill divides
| the clerks IN the frst-class offices into eight
| grades al salaries ranging from 500 10 5000.
The House bill providing Tor the establishment
of building lines FOR certain streets in the Dis
] tuct Of Columbia. passed by the Senate yes
: ierday without amendment. The bill provides for
the widening u narrow streets at the instance Of
Uroperty owners and without expense 10 the Dis
] trict 10 the Government.
The question of the right Of the United States
to acquire and govern colonies which was ar
gUcd a. some length bE Senators Vest Platt OF
Connecticut and Teller before the holiday recess.
viii De- discussed again today by Senator Cafcry.
and Monday by Senator Hoar.
\ bill granting the State OF California : pcr
cent Of the proceeds Of the sale Of all public lands
within that state passed by the Senate YES
The times., 1899-01-06
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
Senator Cafery Opposes the Passage
of the MpnsurP

Two hours were spent yesterday in the
discussion of the Nicaragua Canal bill in
the Senate, Senator Caffery continuing his
speech against the measure
Senator Morgan called the measure up
at 1880 O'Clock, at the conclusion of the
morning business He. however. had moth
ing TO say himself on the measure during
the day, and Senator Cafferys speech was
the only one made. He objected to the bill
on the ground that it would violate the
ClaytOn-Bulwer treaty, and he held that
the Senate had no right to take such step.
Il have no doubt in my own mind, said
he. that if proper diplomatic negotiations
were entered into with Great Britain she
would have no objections to setting that
treaty aside"
Senator Caffery argued further that if the
pending bill became law it would neces-
state violation of the neutrality provi-
sions contained in the concession from Mic
aragua and Costa Riea to the Maritime Ca
nal Company, under which the United
States would gain control
At 3:S0 O'Clock Senator McLaurin noticed
that there were very few senators listening
10 Senator Caffery and he suggested the
lack of a quorum The roll was called.
and as only twenty-five senators came in,
Senator Platt Of Connecticut moved TO ad-
journ.
Senator Caffery still has the floor on the
bill and will doubtless resume his re-
marks today
The times., 1899-01-06
Time CLOCKS MUST GO
Abner Mckinley's Pull With
the Departments.
THE CLERKS ARE JUBILANT
Were Purchased as Furniturc-Mr.
VanderIip's Attempt TO Override
chimes 10 BE Rcmoycd-T,.e House
Appropriations Committee Acts.

The time clocks must go. They were
placed in the Treasury and other buildings
against the wishes of Congress and after
that body had refused to appropriate
for the cost of purchasing them. They
have been kept there by questionable in
Huences. despite the united protest of the
clerks and despite many demands for their
removal by individual congressman. Con-
gress has taken up the fight in good ear
nest and insists on their removal.
The subcommittee having in charge the
executive. legislative and judicial appro-
priation bill reported to the House yester-
day inserted a paragraph refusing to al
low any money carried by the hill TO be
used for repairing these clocks, and the
full committee added to this an absolute
prohibition of their use.
Following is the paragraph as it now
stands in the bill:
No money appropriated by this act Shall lie
used Tor expense Of repairing recording clocks
used for recording time OF clerks OF other en-
Washington. Nor shall there hereafter be used
in any OF the executive departments at WASH
ington any such recording clocks.
There is a story back OF this seeming
to show undue influence exercised by
civilians in high position. When II was
originally proposed 10 lndugurdte Inc SyS-
TEN of time clocks, an appropriation for
the purpose refused by Congress.
Then the Treasury Department went
ahead and bought the clocks, charging
them to the furniture account, and charg-
ing repairs as repairs to furniture Re
peated protests against them have been
made by the clerks. but their use has.
nevertheless, been continued.
Now the secret of the great interest
taken in them has at last leaked out. The
chief representative of the clock company,
which has made thousands of dollars by
the adoption of its devices is Abner Nc
Kinley, brother of the President whose
pull with the departments is, naturally,
potent. II seems that it was through his
influence that they were adopted against
the declared wishes of Congress
1t is possible that this provision of the
bill may be stricken out in the House en-
a point of order as being new legislation,
but can easily be re-inserted by the Senate,
and doubtless, will be, II it should prove
necessary.
The Treasury clerks were jubilant last
evening over the news that Congress had
come TO their relief. They only deplOred
the fact that II had not gone for enough
and broken up the whole inqustorial sys-
ten Of which they allege that time clocks
are only part.
The times., 1899-01-06

The Commissioners Informed the Washington
Gaslight Company yesterday afternoon that the
leakage in one of their mains on North Capitol
Street prevented the planting of number of
trees on that thoroughfare between Fentou and
Streets and that II was their desire that the
leak be discovered and tile How Of gas stopped.
The Commissioners yesterday addres.ed COM
munication to Charles b. Bailey and ojhers who
have dedicated ground Tor an alley IN the rear Of
North Carolina Avenue near Fifteenth Street
northeast, in which il stated that reduc
ton ia The taxation Of the property owned by
the persons concerned in the dedication cnuld not
be allowed
DR.. \. +. German has been appointed resident
physician at the Washington Asylum for period
Of six months.
William NJ. Morgan has been appointed a la
boFer in the police department, vice George W
Norris, removed
4 /. Ryan. NJ c. Mcnamara, william Cor.
eoran and 4 II. FaUis have been appointed al
ditional priyatcs on the police force ior duty in
the grounds surrounding the Congressional Ii
brary.
The report of the official measurer Of wood W
o. orndorfi, shows that during the month OF De
cember he measured 2l2 7-s cords of wood in The
Rock Creek District.
The time for the completion Of the plumbing
in the Cook school building has been extended
twenty days
The times., 1899-01-06
THE DISTRICT BILL.
VIII Probably he Reported To the
Scnatc Today.


The District of Columbia appropriation
bill viii doubtless be reported 10 the SEN
ate today from the Appropriations Commit
tee number of minor changes have
been made by the committee over the
measure as il passed the House. The pro-
vision relating TO charities will be so
changed as to provide for the different in
stitutions separately instead of in a gem
eral fund, as provided by the House. II is
probable, also. that three new school
houses viii be provided for. two for white
children and one in the southwest for col
ored children.
A movement is on foot among merchants
doing business in Seventh Street between
G and Pennsylv5nia Avenue TO secure the
reinstatement in the District appropriation
bill of a provision providing that the Bel
gian block pavement of that street be re-
placed with smooth pavement.
Senator Allison informed the committee
coming before him yesterday for the pur-
pose of requesting hearing on this mat
ter that the provision to accomplish this
change which was stricken from the bill
by the House, had been again placed in the
bill by the Senate committee
The times., 1899-01-06

Representative Barrows Of Massachu-
setts has introduced a bill appropriating
s25o.0O out of money paid into the Treas
ury by the Freedman's Bureau, for the pur-
pose OF erecting modern buildings for the
Freedman's Hospital. The buildings are
10 be erected on the present site Of the
hospital and 10 be managed by the board
of trustees Of Howard University. and 10
be maintained by the Government as a
national hospital.
All other money turned over By the bu-
reau is TO be used in creating an endow-
ment fund for the Howard University.
The times., 1899-01-06
BILLS INTRODUCED.
One 10 Permit Colonel yifuunin 10
Accept Chinese Decoration.

The following bills were introduced in
the Senate yesterday: By Mr.. Allen-Au-
thorizing Victor Vifquain. of Colonel Bry-
ans former regiment, TO accept the decora-
tion of the Order of the Double Dragon
from the Emperor of China. the offer being
a recognition Of valuable services to Chi
nese citizens at Panama when Colonel viz
quain was consul general there.
BY Mr.. Hansbrough-Provid for the
erection of public building at Grand Forks,
y. D.. to cost $3.50 600; for the entry free
OF duty of seed wheat imported by farmers
for use on their Own lands.
BY Mr. Notwithstanding for the con-
struction Of three revenue cutters for sery-
ice on the Great Lakes.
The times., 1899-01-06
CALLS FOR CORRESPONDENCE.
Senator Honr's Resolution Objected
to ny senator Davis.

An attempt was made yesterday by
Senator Hoar TO have all of the instruc-
tions and correspondence which was given
to the Paris Peace Commission, either by
the President or the State Department. as
well as all communications from the COM
missioners, made public.
He introduced a resolution in the Senate
TO this effect. but objection was imme-
diately made by Senator Davis who was a
member of that Peace Commission. and
Senator Hoar did not press his resolution
He, however. secured the passage of the
following resolution:
That the Committee on Foreign Relations be d-
Tected to inquire and 10 report to the Senate
whether the proposed treaty with Spain makes
any provision for claims Of citizens Of the United
States against Spain which were in existence
before the beginning Of the present war the ex-
tent and number Of aich claims. and what will
be the legal conditions Of the same after peace
shall have been declared.
The times., 1899-01-06
HOW 70 proven, rneumenLn.

You are perhaps aware that pneumonia always
results from cold or from an attack of IA
grippe. During the epidemic Of Ia grippe a few
ygars ago when many cases resulted in pHcu-
nonia. it was observed that the attack was never
followed by that dispas. when Chlfnhcrlain's
Cough Remedy was used II countefacfs any ten
dency oi cold or Ia grippe 10 resut in that dan
gerou disease 1, is the best remedy ia the
world for colds and Ia grippe. Every bottle
warranted For sale by Henry Evans. Wholesale
and Retail Druggists. oSs = st NV, and Conn.
ave. and 81. NV. and l42s Md ave. ne.
The times., 1899-01-06
VIZ. Hum stin sIcls.

The army reorganization bill viii be de
iayed for al least ten days. II was pro-
posed 10 have the House set January for
its consideration. but the continued illness
Of Representative Hull has prevented this
being done II is thought that Mr.. Hull
may be absent for nearly two weeks. and
until he returns nothing will be done
The times., 1899-01-06
DO NOT WANT PENSIONS.
Arkansas Confederate Veterans Pro
test AGninst Senator ButIcr's bill.

Senator Berry OF Arkansas yesterday
presented petition 10 the Senate signed
by the members of the ]. Ed. Murphy
camp of the United Confederate Veterans,
protesting against the adoption OF the
amendment proposed to the general pen
sion bill by Senator Butler for the pen
sioning of Confederate soldiers.
Senator Berry suggested that the mem
bers of this organization thought that in
view OF the fact that they had looked
after their own wants for more than
generation the measure was "ungracious. ="