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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
TRYING TO TRAP
TRICKY TAGAL0S.
An Effort to Surround Agui.
naldo at Calump.t.

Washington, April 24.-lnformation
received at the war department indi-
Gates that Gen Otis is about to exc
cute another important movement, the
initial features Of which are shown by
today's press advices from Manila. The
objective point is the insurgents town
of Calumpis, lying about eight niies
northwest Of Malojos. 1t was here
that the insurgents concentrated after
being driven ous of their capital, set
tiGg up new capital and making it the
base OF their operations. In moving
on this stronghold, Gen Otis proposes
to conduct two distinct operations.
The first one, under Maj Gen. Mac
Arthur, has for its purpose pushing
straight forward from Malolos slong
the railroad aud striking at Calunpit
from the south. The second one is
uoder Maj Gen Lswton, who With his
flying column is moging far around to
the northeast, to the large town Of Nor.
zagay, from which point ne will turn
abruptly west toward Calumpis This
last move will take about ten days, and
military stra,egisss look upon it
as another effort to fank the insurgents,
by getting behind them at Calumpit.
similar to the flank movement which
Gen. Macarthur attempted to execute
at Malabon
This double operation makes Caium-
pit the centre for the next few days.
while attention will be divided between
MacArthur's column advancing from
Malolos and Lawton's column on its 10
days. march to Norzagay. Macarthur
has but short distance to traverse, go
that his forces may be engaged With
the main force of the insurgents within
the next few hours The country is
fat aud open. and rather better for our
troops than that lying south of Malolos.
Calumpit lies on the left bank of q
small stream, at its confluence With the
large river Rio Grande. 1t is cub
s.antially built town with some 1000
houses
The advance of Lawton by circuitous
route will be over country of which
lissle is known here. Norzagay is q
considerable town. and it is thought
Lawten is about there by this time. A
road ruos all che way from there to
Calumpis. Along it are scattered
many small sowns-Angat, Bussos,
Balinog-indioatiug shat the advance is
through populous country. It is au
agricultural locality, with extensive
rice and fruit plantations. The wsr
department map. prepared b. the
military bureau, shows this road
joining the one on which Macarthur is
moving from Malolos
1t is hardly thought, however, that
Lawton will make a junction with
Macarthur before striking Calumpit,
bus rather that be will leave the road
when nearing Calampit so as to strike
tue city in ,he rear while Macarthur
is attacking the front.
The execution OF this double move
mens is being followed With great
interest by the var department officials
as it is on considerable lsrger acale
than the brush clearing which has been
in progress most of the time Of late.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
North Eastern r. R. of S. C

CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
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seemed to forecast the terrible ordeal
be was about to be put to, he sent q
yell which could be heard for mile
ANTE MORTEM MUTILATON.
Instantly hand grasping a knife
shot out, and one of the negro's ears
dropped into hand ready to receive
it. Hose pleaded pitifully for mercy,
and begged his tormentors to let him
die His cries were unheeded The
second ear went the way of the
other. Hardly had he been deprived
of bic organs of hearing before his
fingers, one by one. were taken from
his hand and passed among the
members of the yelling and now
thoroughly maddened crowd The
shrieking wretch was quickly depriv
ed of other portions of his anatomy,
and the words,
"COME ON WITH THE OIL'
brought huge can of kerosene TO
the foot of the tree The negro. his
body covered with blood from head
to fcos, was striving and tugging at
his chains The can was lifted over
the negro's head by three or four
men and its contents poured over
him. By this time good supply OF
brush, pieces of fence rails and fire.
wood ha6 been placed about the
negro's feet. This pyre was thor-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26
NEGRO PREACHER
HAS BEEN HANGED.
The Palmetto Mob Let Him
Off Mercifully---He Protest
ed His Innocence.

Palme.ts, Ca. April "a Rev.
Lige Strickland, who paid Sam Hose
twenty dellsrs to kill Alfred Gran
ford, was banged by the same mob
last night that burned Hose here
yesterday.
The mob is still after Hewitt. Ali
night the lynchers sat at court on the
first public square here, and then at
one o'clock this morning tidings of
possible interference by state troops
having reached here, they adjourned
to the wildwood
The preacher was taken out of
town deep among pines where huge
bonfres furnished light and warmth
Tie white haired minister, weeping
with an appeal to the throne of
grace. was tied to tree, while bis
counsel proceeded to defend him
before the mob court The negro
bears an unsavory reputation He
protested constantly that he was not
guilty, calling on God to witness his
innocence and pleading for mercy.
He was picture of abject terror.
There was rush from all quarters
to the lynching by train and teams
Several specials came in from At
laata and other points, and regular
trains were crowded with eager sight.
seers.
Hose was burned by the mob
Sunday evening. He was terribly
tortured before the match was touch
ed to the kerosene which saturated
his clothing and body. His ears
were cut of, his fingers separately
siashed from his hand and his body
otherwise mutilated before the torch
was touched to the pile of wood
surrounding him The mob cut up
cbsrred portions of bis body as
souvenirs of the horrible affair
Hose had killed white farmer
while at supper With his family and
then outraged his wife in ber hus-
bands blood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26

Atlanta, April % "A telephone
message from Palmetto at 10 O'Clock
says the mob captured Albert Sewell,
a negro who had declared that the
death of every negro should be
avenged, and put him to death.
The mob is etill on the hunt for
negroes and probably two more will
be Iynched before the work is fin
ished.
The mob found Strickland at the
house of Mayor Thomas, his employer,
who said Strickland had nothing to
do with the Crawford affair. Others
said Strickland was law abiding
citizen.
Some members of the mob favored
the law taking it's course and sug-
gested going to another place where
several others lived who knew Strick.
land
This met with approval The
court moved to the woods and there
Strickland was strung up two or
three times in an effort to make him
confess, but Strickland denied his
connection with the Hose crime
The crowd was evenly divided and
finally decided to take Strickland to
the Fairbarn Jail This was the last
seen of Strickland alive. A couple
of farmers coming to town this
morning reported seeing bis body
hanging to a tree shockingly mutt
lotad
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26

Paper novels, 900 new titles, many Of
them never before issued ia cheap form. h.
G. Usteen l. Co.
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SAME THING IN THIS STATE.
Charleston, April % An outcome
of the Greenwood county negro
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pLUCKED HIS FEATHERS.
Terrible Revenge Of n Turkey COB
bier lpon VninglOrious
Peacock.

"T have always believed the colonel
continued. according to the Galveston
News. "that animals have far more in
;elligence than they are commonly
credited with. am sure they can talk
to one another. \ case in point: You
see that turkey gobbler and hen out
there? Let me tell you an actual fact
about them. i. NJ. Johnson presented
me with a very handsome peacock. He
was Il splendid bird, and the beauty OF
his plumage was the wonder Of the
neighborhood. One afternoon | saw
him strutting around and making a
magnificent display of his gorgeous
tail feathers. Mrs. Turkey looked on
admiringly for awhile, and trotted over
to where gobbler was quietly mapping
under peach tree. They were engaged
for moment in earnest conversation.
Then Mr. Gobbler Strengthened him
self up, stiffened his wings, gave a
strut and proudly spread his tail feath-
ers. Madame gave a contemptuous toss
of her head and evidently laughed at
him. / could see the fire in the COB
bler's eve, and told Mr. Boubel, my en-
gineer, who was with me at the time, to
look out and we would see some fun,
and we did. That gobbler marched
straight over to where the peacock was
still pirouetting and admiring the
CLINT of his iridescent plumage, pounced
on him and never let up until he had
picked out the last feather of the gor-
geous tail. / gathered up the feath-
ers, put them together and gave them
to Mrs. Gunnison. You can'go over the
river and see them if you want con-
firmation of the story. The poor pea
cock, after the loss of his tail, took no
more interest in life, but pined away
and died in less than month"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-21
FASHION FRILLS.

Dead gold in flower designs is the
fashionable thing for buckles and belt
clasps.
Neck scarfs of chiffon, liberty silk
and velvet with silk fringe on the
ends, are worn with street gowns.
Some very smart gowns are made
of n dull soft black satin trimmed
with narrow stitched bands of black
cloth.
Beaver color is one of the newest
shades for cloth gowns, and still an
other pet fancy is Il beige color com
bined with blue shade of light green.
Mcshed chenille net is feature oF
dress this season, used as an overdrcss
and bodice over silk, and covering
white bengalne for short carriage
wrap.
Boas, or full neck ruches of chif-
fan FOR street wear, are sometimes fin
ished with long strands of black
chenille, each having u jetted tassel
The strands are so long that they
reach to the knees, and the ruche
which is very full, is edged with
chenille, and just long enough TO meet
around the neck.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-21
THE PUNSTER.

A thirsty physician must be dry
dock.
Actors do lot of making up without
quarreling.
A damp climate is undoubtedly the
best for raising rm brellas.
No man ever produced the bubble of
fame by blowing his own pipe.
Worth formerly made the man. Now
it Is the amount of money he is worth.
If you are at loss to know how TO
take man let him remain where he is.
Always purchase umbrellas in dry
weather, as they are sure to 60 up when
ever it rains.
A philosopher says a man occasional
ly gets light on n subject by scratch-
ing his head. So does match.
The ivy doesn't cling to the stone
wall half as tenaciously rs the man who
is engaged in repairing it at so much per
day.
A man is liable 70 cast his bread upon
the waters during his first ocean voy-
age, but it's his first excursion in a bal
loon that makes him soar. - Chicago
Daily News.
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DUTCH LOVE SUNDAYS.
Four sabbaths in November Are Fete
Days in the Land of Dikes
and bitches.

The four Sundays of November are
observed as fete days in Holland.
They are known by the curious names
of Review, Decision, Purchase and
Possession, and all refer to matri-
monial affairs, November in Holland
being the month par excellence de-
voted to courtship and marriage, prob
ably because the agricultural occupa-
tions of the year are over, and pos
sibly because the lords of creation
from quite remote antiquity have rec
ognized the pleasantness of having
wives to cook and cater for them dur
ing the long winter, says the Denver
News.
On Review Sunday everybody goes
to church, and after service there is
q church parade in every village, when
the youths and maidens gaze upon
each other, but forbear to speak.
On Decision Sunday each bachelor
who is seeking a wife approaches the
maiden of his choice with ceremoni-
Gus bow, and from her manner of re-
spending judges whether his advances
are acceptable. Purchase Sunday the
consent of the parents is sought if the
suit has prospered during the week.
Not till Possession Sunday, however,
do the twain appear before the world
as actual or prospective brides and
grooms,
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A NEW HORSE FARE.
The Curiosity Of the Man who Saw
Bread Delivered Mt u stable
Was Satisfied.

A delivery wagon of one of the big
breadballing factories of Yorkville
stopped in front of an uptown livery
and boarding stable the other morn
ing, and two men at once unloaded
barrels of bread and carried them into
the stable, says the New York Jour
nal. The bread looked good, and was
good. There were all sorts and sizes
of loaves in the barrels-"homemade,"
rye" Vienna" potato" graham"
and cottage"
The curiosity of n man who saw
the bread being delivered to the stable
was aroused, and he ventured to ask
the proprietor of the stable what 1t
meant.
There's nothing remarkable about
it," said the proprietor, with n laugh.
II simply buy it for horse feed. We
grind the bread up and mix it with
other feed, and it makes first-class
food for horses. 1t is stale bread and
costs us 40 cents a barrel, and there
are so or 60 loaves to the barrel; SO
you see it comes pretty cheap. Some
of the bread is only day old, and is
good enough for any man to eat;
but the bread factories cannot sell 1t.
What you see here are returned loaves
from the groceries. I'll bet there Is
many a soldier who would like to
have had as good bread in the war;"
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TO HAVE IDEAL SERVANTS.

In brief, be businesslike.
Complete freedom after work is done.
Avoid personal supervision while Off
duty.
One afternoon and evening out each
week.
Clean, wholesome bedroom; substan-
tial food.
Do not be too pretentious with only
one maid of all work.
Avoid interference with her religious
and private life.
Run your household on business prin-
ciples. Servants should have regular
hours of service daily.
Do not let slipshod, careless work go
unnoticed. A good mistress is critical,
firm and eXacting, but she always ap-
preciates conscientious effort.
Do not permit familiarity from the
bakers, grocer's or butchers boys. In
sist on respectful treatment to your
servant, and set them the example.
Social privileges within reasonable
discretion. If you have a young, good
looking, capable servant she probably
wants a husband some day. Do not
drive her into the street to get courted
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-21
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.

Cheap chemical dyes threaten the
great indigo industry of Behar, India,
where hundreds of thousands of fami-
lies have found employment.
In the year ended June 30, 1907, the
United States purchased 2S,704, 100
pounds of coffee from Mexico, valued at
$4,573, ,SG5; the following year, 34,511 ,16S
pounds, valued at $3,j99.3S2 last year,
27,324,S27 pounds, valued at S2,GsG, ,24S.
Prices are going down.
A pet dog was chloroformed to death
and placed in the arms of its dead
mistress, Miss Elizabeth Webster, of
Syracuse, n. Y. This was in accord
nuce with the dying wish of Miss Web
ster, who had expressed the desire to
have the dog buried in the same coffin
with her.
The death of Mr.. Hamilton Y. Cast
ner. the chemist. was announced n
short time ago. He invented process
for producing sodium which enabled
aluminium TO bo produced at COM
paratively low price. lie also invented
process for the electroiytical produc-
tion of alkali and bleaching powder
from common salt, and q process For
making cheaply cyanide of potassium.
The noise Of a thunderstorm aroused
Miss Mary Maloney from a deep sleep
in hotel at Greenwood Lake, n. y.
and she saw a ball of fire pass close
to her head. II struck the foot of her
bedstend and shattered it into splin-
ters. The terrified girl crawled to the
hallway, uttered piercing scream and
became unconscious. In n few hours
she had entirely recovered from the
shock she experienced.
There is one family that admires
William Mercer, of Raccoon Creek, W.
Va. In the year 1865, at the age of 10,
he married Miss Jennie Moffatt, of that
place. Since that time he has success
lively married her four sisters, Ada,
Catharine. Missouri and Anna. His
irst four wives all died of consumption
He espoused the fifth sister n few weeks
ago. The parents of the girls offered
no objection to any Of the marriages.
There is honor among the lynchers OF
Alabama. At a lynching party in that
state the discovery was made that the
executioners had forgotten to bring a
rope. In the victims pocket was found
40 cents, and this sum was invested In
| the purchase of the rope. At the close
of the tragic drama the lynchers, with
fine sense of honor, considering the
40 cents merely loan, collected and re-
! turned the sum to the victims family.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-21

often enveloped in haze. seemed to pre-
sent insurmountable difficulties, the
birds being reluctant to leave the main
land on the long journey across the GO
miles of Hauraki gulf, but with patience
and perseverance this was overcome.
The service now has large number OF
these diminutive messengers travelling
both ways daily.
On account of the extra risk and trou-
BILE the charge from Auckland to the
island is one shilling n sheet. Corre-
spondence is dispatched daily from the
island as required between the hours
of nine a. IN. and three p. m, and from
Auckland up to noon daily. The time of
closing is earlier from the city, owing
to the difficulty experienced by the
birds in picking up the island on ac-
count of the mists in the afternoon
The birds are trained so that on ar
rival at either terminus they place their
necks between two wires, raise these on
/ their shoulders and walk forward into
| box two feet square. The wires then
| fall back against piece of metal, which
| rings an indicator bell and notifies an
| attendant, who removes the message
and permits the bird to enter the loft.
The messages are folded, sealed with
a stamp and are then attached to the
| pigeons leg Around the outside Of the
message is placed 4 waterproof Logging
TO insure it from wet should the bird
meet with bad weather.
| Triangular stamps have just been is
sued by the Great Barrier pigeon agen-
cy. If one has friends on Great Barrier
island and wishes at times to corre-
spond with them without delay a stock
of these pigeon stamps should be pro-
cured. Then he can post his message
from any part of the world to the Great
Barrier pigeon agency, Auckland, n.
H., who will tie the copied mes
sage upon the leg of "Haurah' or an
other of their swift messengers, and
away it will go over the treacherous sea
which separates Great Barrier island
from the mainland. If he includes Il six
penny return journey stamp the reply
will come winging its way back to Auck-
land without further trouble to him
From there, of course, the message
would reach him by the ordinary post.
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Something silly.

Sturdy Sammy Sampson sought
sweet Sally Stevens society so solicit
tously-several social societies sew
orally said sententiously: "Sallie's sure
ly secured Sammie! Sallie's Sammie's
sweetheart! Sammie's Sallie's slave!
Society shall soon see something start
ling!"
Saturday Sallie sat sewing steadily,
singing softly. Suddenly seeing Sam
mics shadow, she seized scissors,
shipped savagely, still singing softly.
Sammie said, slyly: "Sweetheart,
sing Sammy something sadly sweet"
Sallie started-seemingly surprised
saying: SAMMY Simpson, stop saying
such silly stuff Spoony sentiment
sounds soft. Say something sensible"
So Sammy straightway said; Sweet
est Sallie, set something soon" Sallie
serenely said: "Say Sunday" "Surely
sure" shouted Snmmie, supremely sat
isfied
Sequel: Sammie SIMPSONS safely Sc
cured. Sallie Stevenson's settled. Sam
mics suited. Society's satisfied. - Bos'
ton Journal.
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BIRDS CARRY MAIL.
New Zealand Has the Most Unique
of All Postal Systems.
CARRIER Pigeon Post In Daily Service
Bcitvccn Auckland and Grcnt Bar-
rier Island, hbCut sixty
Miles Distant.

Unique among the postal systems
through which have been developed
means for communicating intelligence
and aiding in the spread of civilization
is the pigeon post which is in daily serv-
ice carrying mail between Auckland,
n. h., and Great Barrier island, known
as the Great Barrier Pigeon post. 1t
affords an example of the work a.
complished by fcathered messengers
more promptly and safely than it cou!d
be done by human means. Under its OPP
Grafton letters can be sent from any
part of the world and delivered prompt-
ly at Great Barrier island, whereas
without the intervention of the winged
letter carriers they might be delayed a
week or ten days waiting for the sail
ing Of n steamer from Auckland for
the island.
The LEA OF establishing pigeon mail
service between the Great Barrier is
land, which is GO miles by water from
the city of Auckland, was originated by
Walter Fricker, of that city, after the
wreck of the steamship Wararapa. On
inns occasion DlruS were uSeu 10 carry
dispatches from the wreck to Auckland,
there being no cable communication,
and steamer only once week. The
population ut that time was limited to
about 100.
Then came the opening up of the gold,
silver and copper mines, which indus
tries were responsible for the increase
in the population to GOO or 700. 1t was
soon found necessary to obtain some
better means of communicating with
the mainland, and the Great Barrier
pigeon post was iraCsurated,
At the outset each bird carried one
message only at the cost of two shil-
lings, but subsequent experiments
| proved the birds could carry four sheets
of tissue paper of quarto size. and the
rate was reduced to siXpence for mes
| sage of one sheet.
The training of birds from Auckland
! to the island. which is low-lying and
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-21
Over the Falls.

A Wisconsin paper reports an Indians
remarkable escape from death. He was
one of a driving crew that broke big
jam above Sturgeon Falls. He attempt.
ed to cross the river on log, and II
the horror of the spectators, was car.
ried over the falls. The falls are 40
feet high, and consist of two pitches
and the rapids. OF course the man was
given up for dead, and the driving crew
thought it useless to search the river
for his body, as the logs were piling over
the falls at a rapid rate. The next
morning, however, the Indian walked
into camp for breakfast. He had been
swept down the river and up against the
bank, where he managed TO crawl out.
Finding only few scratches and
bruises, but being, as he remarked,
rather tired" he lay down and slept
until daylight, and was none the worse
for his adventure.
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iL,FE'S PATHWAY.

A maiden meath the linden stood
one fragrant summer day:
The breeze, rippled through the wood
Like sportiVe elves at play.
They touched her theck, her braided hair
They hssed her lips and brow.
The maiden smiled. Life is so fair,
Could love but bless 1t nowl"
a woman to the linden came,
With children at her knee;
They plucked the lily's ruddy flame,
And laughed in careless glee
For her the robins clearcst lay,
The sweets OF bush and bne.
Life is so bright" she said, to-day,
II only wealth were mine!"
Beneath the bending linden tree
An aged woman passed.
When shadows dcepened DER the lea.
Uncertain, vague and vast
"Oh love may fail" she said, "and gold
Grow dark as humid sod
Life's path is fair, when all is told,
Because 1t leads to God"
--Lalia Mitchell, in Good Housekeeping.
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From tAc Royal Table.

to custom for perishable articles to APP
pear twice on the imperial table. The
result is large perquisites to the at
tendants. Toone man falls all uncorked
bottles, to another the wine left in the
glasses, to another the joints, and to
another still the game or the sweets,
Every morning sort of market is held
in the basement of the palace, where
the Nitnnese come to purchase the re-
mains.