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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26
THE BISCUIT DIDN'T RISE.
How q Young Cook Though. to Kemsd2
q Mistake.

How Young Cook Thought to Keznsd2
Mistake.
They had been visiting and while
away had been given such delicious
homemade biscuit that the memory OF
them still fingered in the mind. Why
shouldn't they have such things them
selves? The mistress of the house de
cided that they should, if she had to
make them herself. What good wife
would rot be willing to take little
trouble to please her husband? So in
this yirtuous frame of mind she repair
ed to the kitchen, and there she stirred
ND her biscuit in the most approved
fashion, shaped them daintily and put
them in the pan But she was not ac-
.customed to this work, and 1t was not
strange that she should forget some OF
the ingredients It was the baking pow
der, a small but somewhat important
item in the construction OF light bis
cult. She did not once think of it until
the biscuit had been in the oven a few
moments. Then, as she stood gazing
aCm1T1u&1S db LILO OOSoIAS VI :eA@O A.>NoSs
which contained this precious proof OF
her culinary skill, she suddenly e1-
claimed:
..There, forgot all about the baking
powder: /"
That would have been a heartbreak-
ing thought to most housewives, bus
not to this one. She was a woman OF
e1pedients
.sNeyer mind, y she said as she hur-
riedly thought over various ways OF
nending matters; 'sthose biscuit have
only been in short time, and l will
Just sprinkle the baking powder oyef
the top, and it can melt and soak in.
And she did. but the baking powder dlo
not. The housewife herself tells this
story of her cooking now with great
glee, while her husband, being patient
man, never says word about his part
Of it in the eating.-New York Times.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Not one drop Of intoxicating liquor
is allowed to be sold at any Of the
military camps Of Canada.
y club is now being formed in Paris
the members Of which swear never to
shake hands with any one unless wear
ing gloves.
Fifteen years ago native Christians
could rarely find employment in India
Now they are preferred by contractors
because they do more and better work
than the heatlen.
In honor Of the four hundredth an
niversary Of the discovery Of Brazil in
May. 1900, there will shortly be a spe-
cial issue of stamps as follows: Dis
covery Of Brazil. 100 reis; indcpend-
ence, 200 reis; abolition, 500 reis; re-
public. TOO reis.
The earldom Of Dartmouth is the lat
est peerage to be threatened with a
claimant" The "rightful heir is to
be found. 1t seems, in William LesSe,
an employee Of the Capital Planning
works, Ottawa. who has served his ap>
premiership to gardener.
A newly married couple in Portland,
Me-, who are both deaf and are trying
housekeeping without servant, have
devised an ingenious substitute for
doorbell. When 4 caller presses the
electric button. all the lights in the
house flash up and his presence is
made known.
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RUNNING A THEATER.
The Big Salary Account That Seu
York Houses Must Meet.

York Houses Must Meet.
The salaries of actors and actresses
vary so much that no fixed prices can
be Quoted. 1t may suffice to say that
tie salary list Of a stock house for per
formers will not come to less than $l.-
600 8 week. and il often considerably
more.
The salaries in the front" are about
as follows: Business manager, $50 to
s75 week; box Office man. $50; as
sistant. $15: two doorkeepers, $8 to s12
each; head usher, sS; other ushers
(three or four), g.; lithograph men
(two). SIS; night watchman, SIC
TIE salaries of the attaches Of the
stage are all fixed at union rates Fur
thermore, tie manager must employ
three men on a side-that is. three
stage hands on each side Of the stage,
including the stage carpenter and MS
assistant-ard two dymen. men who
work the curtain and drops up IN the
..fies. the regions above the stage
The union rates are as follows: Stage
carpenter, $50 week; assistant. S25;
electrician. $25; assistant. SIS; prop
erty man, $25; assistant. SIS; back
doorkeeper, 81; stage hands, s1.9o for
each performance, $3.50 per day for
putting on play, so cents an hour for
rehearsals and 62k cents an hour for
all labor half an hour after the fall Of
the final curtain. Orchestra leaders get
$40 to $50 a week. and the union rate
for musicians is $25, except in oper-
ettas. when it is 81 a performance
1.-The Business OF Theater. by w )
Henderson in Sc1ibner S.
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!. o...t;on Of Grammar.

The peace conference at The Hague
nay have been political failure. but
It has been an arena in which the
American delegates have won many
taurels. The least known member OF
the body Isl the one who has attracted
the largest amount Of the worlds at
tention. This is the secretary. Fred
erick w. Hollis. a member Of the New
York bar. He Is admirably qualified
for the post. His father. German by
birth. is IN eminent Lutheran clergy
man. and the soR speaks both German
and English. His selection as secre-
tary was warmly advocated by Com
nissione,. Seth Low, who had before
tqais recognized Mr.. Hollis fitness for
the Office.
His plan of international mediation
and arbitration was marked by SIM
Nicity. efficiency and equity. The
phraseology was so excellent as to re-
ceive the praise OF the great European
jurists who were opposed to his ideas.
J:igestS Of his plan were published.
With 5iUi t1SOit, W S'e1s 1oA opN.1N
nation.
OF Mr. yols' career as s. lawyer
many stories are told. Of which the
following is one:
On one occasion in the courtroom Mr..
Hollis was interrupted with the qucs-
tion:
Suppose there was three defend
ants
THAT. ,ay dear SIR retorted Hollis
els :. question OF graImer and rot Of
Jaw
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sDa,ly except Sunday

Train No 80 leaving Marion, n. c.,
q IN, making close connection at Blacksbar
C, with the Southern's train No SO for G
lotte, N C, and all points East and eennee'
With the Southern's vestibule going to Atlsr
Ga, and all points West, and will receive 1
engers going East from train No 10, On th 4
Nv R 4, at Yorkyille, S c. at 8 IS am
connects at Camden, S c, with the South
train No 7s, arriving in Charleston, 8 II
Train No "a with passenger coach att
leaving Black.burg at 80 m, and coun'
al Rock Hill with the Southern's Florids
for all points South. :,
Train No SO leaving Camden, S C, st ::
D m, after the arrival of the Southern's &
lesion train connects q. Lancaster, S c,
the L RR, at Catawba Junction !
the A L, going East; at Rock Hill. S G,
the soutbern's t1aiB, No "a, for Chariot |
G, and all points East. Connects at
Vile, S C, with train No 9 on tie c q
4, for Chester, C. At Blaeksbu1g
southern's vestibuie going East, AND the
ern's train No IS going West, and conf
a, Marion n c with the Southern both Eas
West
SAMUEL HUNT, Preside !,
s. TRIP, Superintendent.
ABB. Ll'"pKIN- Genn Passenger Asen
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THE SECRET OF BEAUTY.
0ae Can Never Be Pleasant to Look Upon
Unless In Good Health.

Oae Can Never Be Pleasant to Look Upon
Unless In Good Health.
"The most helpful and agreeable bath
is that Of tepid water, - writes Ruth
Ashmore in The Ladies Home journal
"Few people can stand absolutely cold
baths aud, no matter how strong one
may be, such a bath should not be IN
dulged in unless thorough rubbing be.
taken afterward To speak plainly, it
must be remem bered that while cold
bath may be more or less invigoratlng
it is not cleansing. can easily under
stand the desire Of every woman to have
. clear, beautiful skin, but l confess to
being provoked when l think OF the
amount Of money spent on iotlona
creams and powders to be applied e1-
ternally and which have nothing like as
good an effect upon the skin as tepid
bath with good soap taken at least once
a week
The condition Of the skin depends al
most entirely upon the care given to the
general health. The girl who is up late
at night, gives no care to her diet. In
dulges in various s-imulants, bathes but
seldom and exercises less is certain to
have either dull, muddy looking skin
or one covered with disagreeable look
ing black and red spots One should
avoid many sweets and much pastry
and not allow herself to become slave
either to tea OF coffee any more than she
would to some vicious drug or strong
stimulant. She should also remember
that unless she is in good condition IN
ternally she will be anything but
pleasant object to look upon externally :
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Ex-Governor Hogg wears % inch
solar.
Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes is said
to inherit much Of his fathers wit and
conversational powers.
Marshall Field is to build and pre-
sent a fine library building to his ma
tive town, Conway, Mass
The king of Sweden travels as Count
de Hava. 1t was under this title that
he staid at Cannes last season.
General Leonard Wood is partial to
cigarettes, rarely smoking cigars. a
fact which commends him to the Gu
bans in his province.
General Won Rock und Polack will
succeed General Count Won Schlifen
as chief Of the general staff Of the Ger
man army after the autumn maneu-
yers.
Herr Riggenbach. who introduced
the cogwheel railroads that have en-
abled tourists in Switzerland to do
their mountain climbing without effort,
died recently.
J. 3. Frye, one Of the oldest resi-
dents Of Virginia. died recently and
was buried, according to bis wish. In a
walnut coffin made with his own hands
from an old tree on his farm.
Guthrie, O. T., has 15-year-old law
yer. His name is Frank Fl. Burford
and he was recently admitted to prac-
tice, though he has not yet been gradu-
ated from the Guthrie High school.
A Washington friend of Admiral
Dewey says the great sailor is spien-
did wit and story teller. he can also
spin a yarn Of his own experience
which would rival the widest fiction
John Ruskin has not had his photo
graph taken for 80 years, and John
Hare has allowed himself to be caught
by the camera once only. This was at
the express desire Of Queen Victoria
General Julio Rengifo, for many
years secretary and charge d'affaires
of the Colombian legation in Wash
lngton, who is on leave in his native
country, has been appointed minister
Of the treasury.
William Wither Bramston Beach is
regarded as a comparatively young
man to occupy the position Of father
Of the house Of commons to which
he succeeded on the death OF the Late
Sir John Mowbray, for he is only y.
Albert C. Hopkins, who, during the
Messiah craze at Rosebud and Pine
Ridge agencies in 1890. attained no.
toriety by appearing among the eN-
cited Sioux and announcing himself
their Messiah. has been adjudged in
sane.
Governor Powers of Maine, who
owns timber lands in the North Woods.
was asked by Bangor Commercial
man the other day If he thought the
pulp business was destroying the
Maine forests and promptly answered:
IA-o Tbo+'o nv answer tO YO1l-NO!
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

Diamonds are cut in three different
forms-the rose, the brilliant and the
table, of which the second is the pretti--
est. 1t is double pyramid or cone, OF
which the top is cut off to form large
plane, and at the bottom, directly oppo-
site to small plane.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26
RradfiieId's
en'la|e Regulator

brings out woman's true beauty.
It makes her strong and well in those
organs upon which her whole general
health depends. 1t corrects all men
strt1al disorders. It stops the drains
of Leuco7rhea. Itrestores the womb
to its proper place. It removes the
causes of headache, backache and
nervousness. 1t takes the poor, de-
bilite.ted, weak, haggard, fading
woman and puts her on her feet
again, making her face beautiful by
making her body well.
Druggists sell It for 81 q bottle.
Send Tor our free illustrated book foc women
The Bradfeld Regulator Co.. Atlanta, Ga.
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No. sInc,, OF a Relief.

Crusty Old Uncie-Weli, William,
I've decided that you neean t pay back
the $50 you got from me last summer
I'm going to make you {: present OF It
Reckless Nephew-Thanks!
Crusty Old Uncle-Well. that's moi
a very enthusiastic way you have OF ac-
knowledging my generosity. thought
you'd be overjoyed at getting this debt
Off your mind.
Reckless Nephew-oh, 1t hasn t been
bothering me! l had no intention OF
paying you anyway.-Clevelaad Leader
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sC.,;;:y fi:rt:1 ay,s3.t '1s,s a..
80 8! cuas :a7ops:. 90 G,co.r 1,ss.. - t'ce
i..:as - Nos. T2 ana Sc rpn -. & soa az,
sys,,evi:lc--Shor; I.:,4e-&:.a msAa COS;
;c..;,,s.,.on fc7 Eli poic;s ko;t:;.
sirs on c. & D T. ieava F!ofene.
ii, e.ccs, Srndsy 9 Sc y, strive psri;n2
on oi5 o ~. Hs:;.7;,!a s Is Il: C.er' :
90 N, Tadesho:o 25 n. LsaTs
sloreocs daily e1cep; s~ods- 81 II, At
i've I..riiac'on &c ? 10, hcnnr.isr:,ie 9 (.
u, Uibsc= q !. ~ I.ease tivFe5s'
surasy only &c m s,i;'@ psFl.rsfs'
Leave Gibson daily e1cent sua|sy ; g,
~, Beoue,ssvi.Is CO a Il, stel"e s;sfi'''ts
.or 6 co " r,, laavs Darlington 81 ~, =:
.ce Florence IS r. i,ta'r ; nf.es,:of.
.e.ly except sunday GO ? U. &hs:a~ i { :,
20, Hur:eviile 7 0G a IL, Dss.inE'"n :. =
Nd, srr,ye FIo-erce CO . 70. Le sc az
.actoa Sunday only 90 ~. ar'ive Flo
,..ce . Is Z IL
K KEEi.EY, JEp. f. D' vlNk:
pe.,,l Haonptr. Gc:'l supt
* NJ. EMERSON, Traffic MarsgeT.
TN EMERSON. Gen'l Pass. Agent
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weakness and
sickness pecu-
liar to the sex.
If the Egypt
ian custcmpr pre-.
vailed in this
country, many
sufferers would
be 81 a d to
!, cover thei
% r e m a t d r e
wrinkles, their
sunkencheeks,
their 1,nneaithv
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

SauarinH Up.
Freddie s Papa-What do you intend
to do with the hole in that doughnut
when you get all the cake eaten from
around III
Freddie CATER serious thought)-l
guess I'll give it to little sister, to pay
fer the bite she gimme out OF her ap-
ple.-Chicago News
1t Ciouded Ris JOY.
.Tyte Phist is surlier than ever sine.
he came back from his vacation"
Eyes; he has just learned Of a pace
where he might have gone and saved
S4"-Chicago Tribune.
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Hidden Beauty

In Egypt the custom is for Princesses
to hide their beauty by covering
the lover part of the face with veil.
In America the beauty of many Of
our women is hidden because of the
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awho the sepuelS., was.

A man with finely cut, dark, smooth
shaven features was driving a swell
spider to which handsome pair OF
baysz were attached up Fourteenth
street one evening last week. A pret-
81 young woman sat beside him. A
brown skinned footman in cool sum-
mer livery occupied the looking to the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

The finest opal of modern times be-
longed to the Empress Josephine. II
was called the Burning Of Troy.
It's fate is unknown, as it disappeared
rhen the allies entered Paris
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SHORT NEWS STORIES.
c.r,eton Declined Correction Who
the seDuok'' was-.A Question
Of Grammar.

Henry Guy Carleton. the eminent
play writer, stammers badly, but this
does not prevent him from holding his
own in any controversy. When he was
, living near Madison square, New York,
he used to pass daily the New York
club, Of which he is member, relates
the Philadelphia Post. One day one OF
the young and frivolous MEMBERSHIP
to him:
aI saw you this morning, Carleton,
carrying your poodle through the
souare: Good exercise, isn't it? But
Ef rather let somebody ease do it for
me-,
.Und- -dcabtedly,,' replied Carleton
arsnly. even if haltingly. When peo-
pse see m-me carrying m-my d-d-dos.
they say. There g-g-goes Henry G-G'Iy
Carleton with his d-dog. But If they
should see y-you they'd ask. Wv
who's that in-infernal idiot c-c-carry-
ing a p-ppoodle? =
Sometimes Carleton stammers worse
than at other times, and his hearers try
to supply the word that sticks. but 1t
is always resented. When he vas ed
itor Of Life. he began to tell Mr. Mitch
ell story. He got as far as this:
Gone d-d-day while was w-w-W-W-
alk-k''- :.
walking. internosed Mr.. Mitchell
helpfuly.
zone d-d-day,s began. Mr.. Carleton
anew. while was p-p-promen-n-r1-
nad-d-ding." which was even harder to
pronounce.
Ar. Mitchell never repeated the e1-
pertinent
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His Trade.

The Policeman What's your trader
The Suspect. An lronworkcr
SIS that go: III see what YOU know
about it | used to be IL the trade my
self
Il mean In laundry % Indian
apolis Journal
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Wise Lad.

What will happen to you if you are
. good little boy7" asked the kindly cid
woman
I'll get stick o: candy for being
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complexion, from the eyes of the
world with the veil Of the Orient.
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NiyFE; In addition 10 the above service
trains Nos Is and Is run daily between Qharles
ton aud ASheyiIe, carrying elegant Pullman
sleeping cars. No. Is leave Charleston IL: p.
vile 9.s sa. III. No. I5lesve Ashevi!le 2 05 p. m
leave Columbus IS o. M; arrive Charleston
7:0) a. III. Sleeping cars ready for occupancy
az Charleston at $50 p. NJ. These trans
make c:,,Ss connections ut COlum oaa Wltn
through rains between Florida points and
Wa 4 +hr
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Governor Powers of Maine, who
owns timber lands in the North Woods.
was asked by q Bangor Commercial
man the other day If he thought the
pulp business was destroying the
Maine forests and promptly answered:
mo. That's my answer to you-No!
Let them cut all they want"
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good
And what will happen to you if
you are bad2'
..I'll. get two sticks of candy For
promising to try to be good "-Chicago
Post
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PERSONALITIES.

Ex-Governor Hogg wears a % inch
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GREAT BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE


Explanation by "A High state Depart
ment OfiiciaI-seeretary Hays Inten-
ton in Case ofAmendment Not stated.
Washington, Dec. ia prominent
officer of the state department said to-
day:
There is no foundation whatever for
the story that this government has re-
ceived assurance from that of Great
Britain that the canal convention will,
if ratified by the senate with the
pending amendment, be accepted by the
British cabinet. No such promise, sug-
gestion or intimation has ever reached
the state department from any official
source, and the department does not
know what action the British govern
nent would take in the event that the
pending treaty is amended as proposed
Every intimation, however, that has
reached here goes to show that the
adoption of any amendment would be.
regretted by the British authorities
Through misunderstanding or some
other reason the impression was con-
veyed to the public as a result of the
proceedings in secret session in the sem
ate yesterday that Secretary Hay had
stated that he would resign his Office
if the pending Davis amendment to the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty were adopted.
The secretary's exact attitude in the
matter was purely negative. He sim
ply stated that he had never threatened
the senate or any other authority to re-
sign his office if certain actions were not
taken respecting the treaty. He did not
promise to remain if it were amended;
he did not threaten to quit"
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MRS. ROSE CASSIDY.

The funeral of Mrs. Rose Cassidy was
held yesterday morning from her late
residence, q Edgar street, at $50 and
from the Church of the Sacred Heart al
o'clock, where high mass of requam
was celebrated by the Rev. Father Fitz-
f1erald, who at the conclusion of the
mass spoke very feelingly of the de-
ceased. There were two pretty floral
pieces, a pillow with Mother" from her
children and cross and crown from her
grandchildren. The pallbearers were
Patrick Miner, Peter Callaghan, James
Cassidy, = John Cregan, Michael Multi
gan mad James McKiernan. The flower
bearers We're Joseph berlin and John
berlin. The interment was III the st.
Lawrence cemetery. Hugh A. Eeenan
had charge of the funeral arrange
mentS.
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Local Weather Report
New Haven, Dec. IL, 1900.


High water to-day, 335 p. m.
Bargains in shoes at Howarth Bros.
Manure specially. composted for fer
tilizing lawns Connecticut Concrete
company, 40 Church street.
The chamber of commerce will meet
i'm It's hall, Chamber of Commerce build
ing, at o'clock this evening.
A quarterly dividend of IL per cent.
was declared yesterday by the Fair Ha-
ven and Westville Railroad company.
Books close December 10 to January 2,
1901
A certificate of the organization of
the German Junk company of New
Haven has been filed in the state sec
retary's office. The capital is $500, of
which $100 has been paid in in cash.
The Y. M. G. Temperance union and
Kings Daughters are now located at
446 State street, where the rummage
sale is being carried on. The work is
carried on as a rescue work, and dona-
tons will be thankfully received at the
above street and number.
Officials of the marine division of the
Consolidated road have made full in
Spection of the steamer Richard Peck,
now at the repair shops at Stonington,
>HfT have ordered that the steamer be
given general overhauling. The Peck
has not been out of the service in sew
eral years.
The public schools of this city will
close week from Friday for the Christ
mas holidays. The recess will not be-
gin at noon as in past years, the board
Of education having decided to do away
with the usual half day session GUS
tomary hitherto at the beginning of
holiday recess.
The first anniversary of the local
union No. 80 Of international Brother
hood of Electrical workers, is to be held
at Harmonic hall this evening. Elab-
crate arrangements have been made for
the affair, which will be a dance and
reception. Music will be provided by
Fichtls orchestra and Mr. Hill will
prompt
The monthly shoot of the New Ha-
ven Gun club will be held this after
noon at the Gun club grounds near
Schuetzen Park. Mr.. and Mrs. George
r. Bartlett of this city, sharp shooters
are to take part. Mrs. Bartlett is an
expert shot, and is sometimes known
on the vaudeville stage as May Clinton,
who has been giving exhibitions with
Pauline Cook recently
Holiday business at the postoffice has
begun in earnest and many foreign
money orders have been sent within
the past few days. To all countries
except Germany packages containing
Christmas gifts, ETC., cost 10 cents an
ounce Packages of this sort can be
sent to Germany for - cents pound
owing to the existence of parcels
post agreement between the two coun-
tries. Many registered letters are go
ing abroad at this time.