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Governors who Are Elected.

Denver. Colo, Oct. THE News
prints the following Chicago special:
Chicago, Sept. 6.-In twenty-siX
states of the Union governors We're
chosen today. The successful candi-
dates, their parties and pluralities ap-
pear in the following table:
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q Cents Per ton Per Mile

Is what 1t would cost you to move ore
with our system of aerial wiro rope
tramway. What is it costing you now?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-19
A Snake Bite Cure.

A Brazilian doctor claims to have
discovered an infallible cure for snake
bites Of all kinds In sworn state.
ment cent to the Academy Of Medi.
cine at Rio de Janeiro, be says 81
neutralize ophidic poison even after
it has entered the blood in circuls.
ton. and when the patient has been
overcome by the hemorrhsge and is
blind, deaf with deadly YER
tigo, anorexia. only faint pull
sations of the heart, by ad.
mnistering 2 tablespoonfuls of soup
containing two grams of caIomel and
so grams of strong lemon juice, and
repeating the dose within two hours.
After the third dose the patient is
free from danger
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-19
Chinese Puzzle Unsolved.
The Whole Matter Still In a
Diplomatic Phrase.

Washington. Sept 14.-There we're
90 developments 10 the Chinese negotia.
tions today with which th; public could
be made scquainted. the whole matter
being still 10 the diplcus.,c phase aud,
therefore, 20: calling for military or.
ders. Tho war department officials are
awsitipg word from the State depart.
meot as to the next step expected Of
the troops. bot it 10 now intimated that
this will DOT DO taken i'm mmediately
The situation bas lost something of its
acu'eucss. owing to the ohaoge iu the
attitude Of the Russian Cover q m sot, as
indicated 10 yesterdays dispatches aud, ,
although no official con6rma alton has
reached Washington Of the postpone.
mcnt Of the withdrawal. tho fact
is not doubted here. But. regardless
Of the course to be taken by Russia. it
is now said there is nothing 10 the
American note Of response to Russia
that demands au mediate evacuation
10 the event that the Russirn troops are
called away Instead it is stated that
the coutrol Of the situation would sim
ply pass from the State department.
into Gen Chsffee's hands and it would
be for him. after conferring with The
other uilitsry commanders. to de.
termioe when and how and to
what extent the American forces
should DO witbdrawu. He might
choose bis owo time and 10 a degree
bis position would be similar to that
occupied by him 10 the advance upon
Pekin. 90 for as oaviog a free hand is
concerned. This statement Of tho
conditions governing the American
reply to the withdrawal proposal may
be Of Significance. in view OF the fac.
that it is made With the express purpose
OF clearing away 40 erroneous iupres.
sion that has been made upon the
public miod
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GOES UP AND UP.
Held up to Highest Bulge of
Recent Rise.

New York. Sept 12.-Just as the
so called professional contingent was
settling dowo to the idea that the great
advance 10 cotton had been overdooe
aud the marke, was getting 10 shape
for q considerable reaction. the spocu.
la,ive fever broke out again TODAY.
The bull faction succeeded 10 foroin q
prices we'll up to the high level Of the
late bulge. beiog aided by bullish
cables and generally favorable ooudi.
sious on al sides for such a movement.
Trading started With q display of
hesitation and prices tailed to rise 10
proportion to sharp bulge 10 The
Eoglisb market. Parties haviog profits
to their credit uoloadsd freely aud
some selling was dooe for ehort account.
90 the belief thss the bear interest had
been wiped out BY tho steady upward
movement OF the past ten days or two
weeks, and that . burdeusome long
account hes been established. But
The feeling Of psssimisn vss later dis.
PEELED BY reports that southern spot
markets we're named 1.8 to 1.2e higher
prices.
The 6oal sdviees from Liverpool
we're very bullish snd intensified the
6r~osss here. Gradually prices work.
cd upward until tho close Of the 6rst
hour whom . rapid advance occurred oa
. break OF early sellers for cover and q
Hood OF outside buying orders. At
the best 6gures Of the morning . ne,
advance Of IL to % points was sobed.
ulcd Private telegrams from New
Orleans declared cables from Liverpool
hioted at possible failures abroad
ioasmuch as several houses had been
placed 10 strsigbteoed circumstances by
the wrecks of stesmers 10 Galveston
loaded with cotton which bad been
counted upon to meet demands
A report that Neill was coming out
tomorrow With . circular 10 which he
would ooo6rm the 6odings of the
bureau. threw the market into q bull
fsver 10 the early afternoon on which
January sold up to 9 95, :his being a
oes rise OF Al points. Though Q sharp
tumble succeeded sbis uplift. the marke.
exhibited ssroog characteristics pretty
much oil the rest Of the afternoon With
investment buying the feature Of tho
trading. Shorts who had dosgedly
wi'hs,ocd the trying llvanos OF tho
last two weeks. we're dishesrteoed and
unable to Withstand the treme o dous
strain longer. The south aud Wall
street were free buyers on tho upturn.
The room traders attached great siguif.
canoe to tho presence OF large Eoglish
buying orders, these conveying the
impression that another big rise was
assured 10 Liverpool tomorrow. The
buying continued TO the end of the
session. The close was strong at the
highest polut Of tho dsy--a net I'd =.
vance Of 23a47.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-19

Ooce | Vas youog. bat oow I am
old. and | have never seen = girl tha,
Vas uofsi,hful to her mo,hsr that ever
came to be worth ooe eyed button TO
her husband IL is the Law Of God
IL iso't exactly 10 the Bible. bu, i. 10
written large and awful 10 the miserable
lives OF many mis6t homes. I'm speak
log Tor tho boys this time IL one OF
700 ohsps ever cOmo across q girl that,
With face foil Of roses. ssys 10 you as
she comes TO the door. III cau't 90 for
thirty minutes yet. for the dishes are
no, washed" you wai, for that girl
You sit right down on ,bc door step aud
wait for her. because some other fellow
msy como along and carry ber cff. aod
right ihero you lose 20 angel Wai,
for that girl ADD stick to her like a
burr TO mule'S tail. Bill Arp.
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READERS.

Johnson's Readers--B F. johnson
Z Co, Richmond. Va
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TO QUIT, OR
NOT TO QUIT ?
The President Must Decide
Our Course as to Pekin.

Washington. Sept 12.- The ques.
tion Of Withdrawing the American
troops at once from Pekin is now
before the PRECEDENT and q speedy
decision is expected aud required
There are differences among officials
in Pekin on this subject, aud the
issue is for the president TO decide.
Gen Chaffee was, some time ago.
directed to hold himself in readiness to
withdraw his troops. Undoubtedly be
has conferred with the other com
msnders ss to the time aud man
ner Of withdrawal. according to the
terms of the note The sending of
further supplies to him has been
stopped. aud be now awaits but the
signal from Washington to begin his
movement II is for the president to
give that signal
The considerations now before him
IN favor of the immediate withdraw wal
are fret, the fact that be is already
committed, 10 q measure, to such
course by the language in reply to
the Russian note second, il is rep
resented that China 10 on the verge
Of . terrible famine, and the reten
tion Of the troops 10 Pekin, prevent.
ing, ss they do, the return of the
Chinese government and the supply
OF provisions to the capital. places
the responsibility for what threatens
10 be frightful calamity upon the
powers who sanctioned the occupa-
ton.
On the other hand. strong repre-.
sentations have been made to the
president in opposition to Withdrawal
in advance Of the procurement of
absolutely sufficient guarantees for
che protection of American inter
es's in China and for tho safety of the
native Christians. The last coodi
tion 10 one most difficult TO meet,
but. being insisted upon by the
missionary element, is being given
most careful consideration.
In anticipation Of some such state
o! Affairs the effort has been made to
hssten the dispstch of preliminaries to
negotiations. IL 10 highly desirable
that some responsible representative
Of the Chinese government be recog
nised In order that We may secure q
sumeieot guarantee upon which to
oese the Withdrawal Of our troops.
L! Hong Chang and Prince Ching
are tho only Iights In the east 90 far
% our government can see, and IL is
possible that the present problem
may DO solved by . decision to deal
With them Immediately and to accept
their pledge % sufficient for our pur
poses Therefore the decision On.
nounced today to facilitate Lii Hung
Change passage from Shanghai to
Pekin may be regarded "a Significant
Later it vas announced that Consul
General Goodpow had reported that
Ii would leave Shanghai next Fri
dsy for Tien Tsin. His means OF
transportation are not knowu, but be
may have . United States vessel il
such thing 10 absolutely necessary
TO his reaching Ten Tsin
IL 10 not known that the powers
10 prepared to object TO Ii Hung
Change visit
Meanwhile the State department ia
doing It's best TO force the Chinese
Government. through LII Hung
Chang. to restore peace in the pro
vinces and cease outrsges upon
American citizens. which have been
continued up 10 the present dsv
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He Fooled the Surgeons.

All doctors told Rcnick Hamilton.of We
Jefferson, O., after suffering IS months from
Rectal Fistula, he woa d die unless costly
operation was performed; but be cured himself
with five boxes OF Bucklen's Arnica Sulve. the
surest Pie cure on earth, and the best Salye in
he world. Is cents q box. Sold hy i L wv
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New SerieS-VOl. Xxx. No.

prices, though we have been held to
our contract price By this clause in
the new contract this State is at once
assured OF as low rate as now pre.
walls anywhere else. For instance.
we are offered the prices lately &C
cepted by Tennessee and Washington
in their State adoptions. fSection
g
4: Books in the county repositories
(sold at actual cost by the county su
perntendents) are to be taken up at
cost by the publishers whose books
are substituted. This is protection
OF the school fund which by act of
the Legislature has been invested
IN books for sale a cost (Section g.
5. Publishers pay freight, draysge
etc, on all books where as much az s25
worth is ordered at time, and pay
such transportation charges where
the orders are as small as $40 worth,
if ordered by county superintendent.
This small limit was put because if
the only books used from one publish.
er should be copy books or algebras,
the dealer might have to order a
small quantity and should not be re.
qulred to pay the freight 1t would
not be just to the publisher. however,
TO allow dealer to harass him with
S border on which the freight might
more than equal the profit.
The limit IN the old contract was
$l0o and many county superin.end
ents have been compelled to puy the
freight and add a few cents to the
prices of each book. (Section l and
p
3 The affidavit and contract clause
that the bidder is not in a trust CON
stitutes striking feature This was
suggested by the Indiana law which
has attracted considerable attention.
but the affidavit here required goes
much further 10 that it inquiries after
the private holdings of stockholders
and their ho!dgings as trustees or
bene6ciariss. and further binds the
publisher to show his private records
if the truth Of the affidavit is aues.
toned. Moreover, the contract ia
void ab initio if any untrue state
ments enters into this affidavit or
clause This is practical way to
fight truets. (Section y
LIST OF BOOKS ADOPTED.
The board last night completed the
work of adoption and the results
were given the press as follows. the
first price quoted being the price to
dealers and the second the exchange
figure
READERS.
Johnson's Readers--B F. johnson
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Memphis. Team. Sept r. "A spccisl
to the Commercial Appeal from Cairo,
III, says: Tho special car of the
Dunoau Clarke female minstrel troupe
was wrecked at Mounds this afternoon
aud of sixteen occupants nine are
now dead and elk others orc seriously
injured, some Of them peshsps fatally.
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ii. Second Reader, 23c. 2Ic.
A Manual for Teachers, 72c.
Bailey's First Lessons with Plants
Macmillan & Co, 800.
Bailey's Principles Of Agriculture,
81, 75c.
MUSIC.
The Normal Music Course-Silver
Burdette & Go, New York.
First Reader. 24c, 19c.
Second Reader. 45c, 36c.
Third Reader, SOC, 24c.
Songs of the Nations, 45c, SEC.
DRAWING.
Normal Course in Drawing-Sil.
yer, Burde.te & Co.
Books No to 3, re per dozen.
5Sc per dozen.
Books No 4 to 9, 81 IS per dozen,
81 % per dozen
Blank Drawing Books, SAC per
dozen, 43c per dozen.
COPY BOOKS
The Natural System of Vertical
Writing-D G Heath g. Go, New
York.
Nos l to 6, Sc each, eOc per
dozen
Nos 7 20 8. 6sc each, SOC per
dozen.
The Graphic System of Practical
Penmanship (slsnt writing)-A Low.
ell & Co.
Nos l to 6, large size, 4Sc per
dozen
Number 7, Coo per dozen
Numbers l to 5 and tracing Soc
CIVIL GOVERNMENT
Peterman's Elements of Civil Gov.
ernment-Americau Book Co New
Y0rk-45c, 30c
COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC.
Williams Composition and Rheto.
ric by Practice-54c, 30c.
GENERAL HISTORY.
Myers General History-Ginn &
Co, New York-$1 20, 72o.
SUPPLEMENTARY READERS
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SUPPLEMENTARY READERS

The following were adopted for
libraries and for literature study:
English Classic Seriee-Maynard,
Merrill g. Co
The Riverside Literoture Series
Houghton. Mif1in & Co
Star Series Globe School Book Go
Macmillan's Pocket Euglish CIas-
sics-Mscmillan Co.
Historical Tales B Lippincott
& Co
The following were adopted for 8
teachers course:
Whites School Management
American Book Go
Whites Elements of Pedagogy
American Book Go
Landon's School aud Class Man
sgement-Macmilian Go
SPELLING BOOKS.
English Words Spoken and
Written-Globe School Book Co.,
New York.
2 Benson and Glenn's Speller and
Defner-D G Heath & Co-25c, l5c
SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY.
Chspmsn's History Of South Caro-.
lina-Everett. Wsddey Go. Rich.
mond, Va-60c.
DICTIONARY
Webster's Dictionaries. 4. B. C.
Handy Dictionary. 15c. Sc
Primary Dictionary, 36c, 24c
Common School Dictionary. SAC,
36c.
High School Dictionary. 74c, 4Sc.
Academic Dictionary, 81 13. 75c.
MAPS.
South Carolina msp-Rard, Nc.
Na'Iy.
Series of Msps-Rana. McNaiiy.
The governor ard superintendent
of education have been empowered
and directed to fiy the bonds of the
companies
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The board last night completed the
work Of adoption and the results
were given the press as follows. the
first price quoted being the price to
dealers and the second the exchange
figure
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Lees Histories-B. F. johnson &
Go, Richmond, Va.
New Primary. cloth, s 40 8 II
New school, cloth, 60 25
New school, cloth, SO %
GRAMMARs.
l. Wheeler's Graded Studies in
English-W. II. Wheeler g. Co,
Chicago, lll-32c, zoe
II. Buehler's, IA Modern English
Grammar"-Newson & Co, New
York (provided index be made)-
45c. 25c.
III. Reed & Kelloggs High School
Grsmmar-Maynard, Merrill & Co.
New York-4sc. CSC.
BIOGRAPHIES.
Frye's Geographies-Ginn & Go,
New York.
Introductory-34c, boards; lie.
III Advanced. 75c, boards {; SIC.
Tarr's First Book of Physical Geo
graphy Especial edition for South
Carolina-Macmilian & Co. New
York-o7c, cloth 55c
ARITHMETICS
Wentworth's-Ginn & Co, New
York.
l Elementary, 100, lOc.
II Practical, SEC, lSc
Brooks Mental Arithmetic-Chris
topher Sower & Co, PHILADELPHIA.
22c, lac.
ALGEBRA.
Wentworth's Algrebras-Ginn Il
Co.
|. First Steps in Algebra. 4Sc,
24c
IL New School Algebra, 90c. 45c.
GEOMETRY.
Observation-Disclosures Sower & Go,
Philadelphia
Brooks Elemetary, SOC. 32c.
PHYSIOLOGY
iutchinson's- Maynard, Merrill e.
Co. New lork
| Our Wonderful Bodies, pc,
lie
II. Our Wonderful Bodies, 3S
l9c
III Physiology and Hygiene, soc,
45c
NATURE STUDY AND AGRI
CULTURE
Wilson's Nature Study in Elemen-
tary Schools-MacmiIlsn & Co, New
York
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September fashion books in a, Os,seo's
cook store.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-12
BOXING AT PAWTUCKET.

Prof. Jack Gray of Pawtucket, with the
aid OF several boxers of some repute who
reside in that city, gave an exhibition In
ST. Jean Baptiste hall in Pawtucket last
evening.
The crowd in attendance. while not large
was appreciative and manifested their
pleasure by continuous applause.
The first bout was between Joe Cheney
and Billie Hayes. two little fellows. This
bout went two rounds when Hayes left
tie ring.
4-ddie Moore and Frank Callahan, the
latter a resident of Central Falls, wero
the principles I'm the next bout. Moore
was quite handy with his fins. but his
wind was not of the best. The contest
was declared a draw. .
Next on the program was a wrestling
match between Jack Mccain and Uriah
Whitehead. This was probably the most
interesting number on the program. Nc
Cam was substituted for an unknown
who did not put in an appearance and
did exceedingly well when the fact that
he made no preparations was taken into
consideration. He was beaten two out
OF three falls.
" itehead got the first I'm Am. 4Ss., on
half-Nelson. McCann took the second
I'm 35 seconds on an elbow hold and White
head won the deciding fall I'm 2m. 30s.,
by a half-Neson and leg hold.
Four other bouts between unknowns
concluded the evenings program.
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them likely to instruct him. He had,
so far exhausted their capabilities.
What am / TO do?" he asked himself
for, say, the fiftieth time. How am 1
TO act? In which direction am 1 to move?
Miss Wedderburn without any given rea-
son, says that Dean is innocent. Prain
is OF the same way of thinking, and so
am 4. Parge always seems To believe In
DeaR's guilt, and don't agree with him.
The man himself may be able TO supply
evidence to reveal the truth; but where
is he TO be found?"
Gebb could answer this question no
more than he could answer the others he
propounded, and vainly racked his usual
ly inventive brain to settle on some
course likely TO elucidate the mystery.
Finally after mature reflection, he re-
solved to call upon Prain and ask him to
explain the meaning OF Miss Wedder-
burns fainting. The lawyer told him 10
ask a certain question and see what ans
wer II would bring. Well. he had done
so: and the answer was that the girl.
without any apparent cause. had tainted.
Perhaps prain knew the reason. AMI
since Edith refused TO reveal IL. his sole
course was to question the solicitor. So
to Prain tho detective went. full OF curl
osity. two days after his return from the
country, The interval had been filled up
i'm attending 10 business unconnected
with the Grangebury mystery: but now
Cobb returned TO Il again. and sought
Mr. Prain I'm the hope OF learning some
thing tangible. But his spirits were very
low.
''Well.. Mr.. Gebb." said brisk Mr.. Prain.
after greetings had passed. II have not
been idle since ! saw YOU last. I have
sent a description OF the necklace to the
police. have Informed Mr.. Alder of Miss
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INTERSTATE SHOOT.
Jhe Referee.

The first day of the Interstate Asso-
citation trap-shooting tournament opened
auspiciously at the Canonchet Gun club
at Narragansett Pier yesterday.
The weather was excellent with one
exception. That exception was the wind
which blew across the range, making
high scores difficult to obtain and
straights almost an impossibility.
The showing maze by the Pier club
local club last year. but was excellent
nevertheless. especially when It is con-
sidered that only very few OF the Ca
nonchet clubs men competed
FiIty-five shots faced the traps and 30
of these men shot every event.
Jack Tanning led the professionals at
Griffith OF Pascoag was at the head of
the amateurs.
During the day 7635 birds were thrown
and the traps worked well. The shoot
vegan at $3.50 and ended at 5:45 O'Clock
with half hour for intermission.
Among the shooters was Miss Clinton,
a famous rife shot She handled her re-
peating shot gun gracefully. and while
her scores were not large. her shooting
demonstrated that she knew something
about the sport.
Among the well known trap shooters
in attendance were the following:
b. Leroy OF the Dupont Powder Co. al
so }. j. Hallowell of Philadelphia OF ".
NJ. c. 3s Among the amateurs were
y. A. Cartledge of Philadelphia. Tom
Howe of bingham, Mass, Capt. Bunk
OF New Brunswick, ~. j., III. l.. Amos OF
Meriden. Conn, and II. A. Baker OF
Campello. Mass: s. A. Greene. Foster, s.
Preble, w. Johnson. DR.. Dwinell. from
Maine F. Getchell. +. Mills and A. Sea-
graves. from Woonsocket: and III. W.
Balm. H. b. Rust. c. f. Griffith. the state
champion. Frank Inman, N. F. Reiner
and F. r. Whiting, from the Providence
Gun club.
The race was close between the lead
ers at all times and flaming won out
by only a small margin.
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the race easily. the start was a poor one.
with Yesuvian off several lengths In
front But Heliobas had passed him be-
fore furlong was reached. and he re-
NAMED there TO the end. beating Vesu-
Wan easily.
In the second race field of IL ran.
with Matchim the favorite. and Armour
next I'm demand. There was some delay
at the post, and in one OF the breaks
the barrier was broken and IL had to be
taken down.
Eileen DAILY went out to make the rum
ming. and with Matchim second, they
ran I'm this order TO the stretch Then
Commander Miller, who had been clos
ing strong from a poor Beginning. went
to the front, and won easily from Alsike.
Bounteous was made an odds-on choice
for the third race, with Balloon next I'm
demand having been backed from to
to 13 10 5.
The hackers OF Bounteous cashed, but
IL was all due 10 Maher's good riding. lie
beat the flag with Bounteous, which led
derer then Joined him. and he looked all
over winner. but Walsh rode a weak
finish. and Maher a strong one, the re-
suit being that Bounteous got up again
I'm the last few strides in time to get the
verdict by short head.
Scratches reduced the field in the fourth
race to three starters. with Brigadier
prohibitiye favorite. He won the race, but
not In the way expected. for IL was all he
could do TO win uy a head.