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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

Full figures therefore strongly require q
certain amplitude in the skirt and folds
which prevent it from lying too closely.
A new idea for skirt decoration is an
adaptation OF the scarf which oriental
women wear around the hips. This is
extremely pretty for slender figures.
The illustration shows costume hay
ing a skirt OF violine peau de sole, which
Is laid in wide plaits fastened fat rs far
down as the knee, below which they arc
allowed to fall free. The bOlero is Of
violet velvet bordered with applications
Of guipure. The fronts are connected by
three satin tabs and steel buttons. The
sleeves arc of elbow length and are Of
plated peau dc sole, with applications Of
guipure and deep lace frill Beneath
the bolero is bodice Of white satin with
fine horizontal plaits. The cravat is Of
white lace, the belt Of black satin with a
steel buckle. The toque, composed en-.
tirely Of violets, is trimmed with a bow Of
black satin and steel buckle.
JUDO CHOLLEr.
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Kyle on the South.

Washington, March 20 Senator
Kyle. Who 10 obsirmso Of the Industrial
CON mission. has returosd from the
South. where the commission has been
tskiug testimony regarding labor in the
cotton fields aud factories. Mr. Kyle
said this aftsrsooo be was almost
ss'ounded .. the great progress made
BY the south within recent years.
Il predict" be said, "Hhat within
tho uext teo years the south will be I.
rival Of New EuRland 10 mao ufao.
turing l was Informed tba, 4 6rm
there VAS shipping q Hsioload Of sewer
pipes to Chios aod japan every week.
Had il been cotton goods I would no.
have been 90 sstouished, but I never
thought tho trade 10 sewer piping
would be 90 brisk. The suufsoturers
ere shipping hundreds OF thousand. of
dollsrs worth Of cotton goods to the
Otisns. aud 10 some oases ,he whole
supply Of The mill 10 used 10 this
trade. Baltimore Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
THOSE WAR CLAIMS

Yesterday representing the State
of South Carolina, Mr. Jesse CAN'T,
chief clerk of the secretary of state.
who has recently been making
Thorough investigation of the Revo
lutionary, Florida and Mexican war
claims OF the State against the fed
erai government, left for Washing
ton. whittier he goes to make fur
ther Investigations among the rec
ords on file there He has already
secured valuable data and expects
to find ell missing links in Wash
ington The amount involved is q
large one
During his absence Mr. Gantt's
position at the Office Of the secretary
of state will be filled by Mr. Winthrop
Williams. State, April 5.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

adopt tights and abandon the petticont
altogether, the place of the latter being
taken by many frills Of silk placed on
the inside of the lower half OF the skirt.
When the pctticoat is retained. :. is fitted
closely at the top without plaits or Il
band. and all the decoration and nunincss
are confined to the part below the knee.
n pretty idea is to cover the entire lin
ing Of the skirt half way up with tiny
pinkcd ruillcs and 'shirrings or putlings of
taifCta.
The cut shows Il fine tailor made cos
tune of nickel gray satin cloth. The skirt
is so decorated rs to SimuIatv three cross
eel tuniCS, each edged with stitching and
Il band of white cloth. The tight bodice
has short hasqEI and is adorned with
Sutchin.; and bands of white cloth, which
outline Il rlastrou and trim thu top Of the
sleeves and the wrists. Two rows oi
pearl huttUnS flStcn the bodice. and there
l. Il single IVvlrS of white cloth with ap-
plicaiionS Of ccru ;;uipurc. The turned
over collar is lined with white cloth. The
hat or nickel E'iy straw is trimmed with
drapcry of gray tullc. gray plUmC' and
Il pearl huckc JrpIC CuOLLET
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Glorious NeWs.

Comes from DR.. d. Is. Cargile, of wasbta. l..
1. lie writes. -Four bottles of Electric Bit
ters has cured Mrs. Brewer, of scrofula. which
had caused her great suffering for years. Ter
ribie sores would break out OF. her head and
face. and the best doctors could give no belp :;
but her cure is complete aad her health is ey
cellent' This shows what thousands have
proved-that Electric Blt;ers is the best blood
purifier known. IL is tho supreme rcmeiy tor
running sores. 1t stimulates liver, kidneys
and bowels. oxpcis posons. helps digestion
builds up tic strength. Only 50 cents. Sold
b. y. Y. W. LoIormc. Druggist. Guaranteed
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The SesbOsrd extension from Chersw
to Columbis wss opened for freieh,
srsfis on the 6,b. Circulass have been
Issued BY the road which oontsio the
suoouuoemsut. together With the nance
Of the osw s,asioos which Will do, the
new territory. There will be fourteen
stations on the new lioe. which have
been usmed after several veil known
of6cials OF the system
Following 10 lie, Of The stations:
Chersw, Kimberly, Pssrick, hidden.
do-f. MeBse. Betbune. Csssstt. Spald.
ing. Ca~dso. LpeoG. P,srsoo. B:ausy.
Weddsll and Coluubis.
The extension 10 81 miles 10 length
sod will ecabls The Sesboard TO make
eoooeosions With the Georgia aud
Alsbsus and Florida Central and
Peoiosulsr Tor lie through trains
between the north snd south. It will
DO iospecsed By the South Carolina
rsilrosd commission next MoodsI.
Tsri6s Of the Rich mond, Petersburg
aud Caroline bsvs slrssdy been issued,
% the lios between RidssW.y. N. G.,
and Petersburg. VI. will coon be
opened The work from Petersburg TO
Riehuood 10 being pushed very rapid.
ly.
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FROM THE WIRES.

Washington, ID q Ap,,i 5.-Not.
whhstan ding o desire on the par OF
the Standardization that congress sbail
AXE some notion looking TO tho reuuo
too OF informal revenue taxation there
is little probability of anyrhiog being
done 1T the prescott session Rapub!
can leaders 10 both branches depr eos,c
en'eriog upon any Legislation calculated
TO prolong tho session beyond The Il, OF
June
Duoliu. April 5 The queen has
suggested to the duke of York that hp
name his son Patrick
Washington. d G. April 5 The
osval appropriation bill WAS today
reported to the house by Aoiog Chair
man Foss. OF the naval oomu i'tee
I, carries $61 2l9 916. the largest
ever reported to tho house from the
naval committee. The bill also is
remarkable for its array Of facts regsrd
Jog ses power che world over.
Washington. April 4.-Tbe Presi.
dsot has appointed Prof Abraham Q
Ksufmsn. OF South Caroline, a. q
member Of the board Of visitors to the
Uoised S,ssss Military Academy
Charleston. 8 @. April Stu the
Uoited States circuit court here today
Judge Siuooton appointed j. T Pen.
dlssoh and w n. Henderson receivers
for the Soutbero Home Building and
Loan Association, OF A,lsuts. 90 aux
ilisry proceedings. The action vas
begun 10 Atlsots. and the proceed 10 &c
here we're for the purpose Of avoiding q
multiplicity Of suits. Macy people
,hroughout the State are Interested 10
the association
Spsrtsnburg. Aprfl 3-Lsst uigh,
sbout 10 O'Clock 6re brooke out in the
cotton warehouse OF the Pacolet mills
snd burned steadily on uutil this after
1000. The warehouse 10 we'll stored
With cot,oD. and ct last aocouu,s it vas
stated that 1895 bales we're destroyed
BY the Gre The origin of the disas
,rous Gre 10 uukooWu, and must have
been caused BY Spontaneous combustion
The Gre Vas checked aod practically ex
tio oguished this afternoon
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cheap remedy for cough, aud colds is all
right, 6u' you want something tha, will TO-
l'svs and cure The moro severe and dangerous
rs'nlis of throat aud lung troubles. wha,
shall you 90 ? Go to warmer and more regu
lar climate Yes, IL possible It no, possible
for you. then IN either case take the only rem.
tdy that has 'stn introduced in Nil civilized
countries With success in severe throat and
lung troubles, "Bosehes's German syrup" II
not only heals and stimulates tho tissues Ia
destroy the gern diseases, but a!Isys inaan.
mation, causes easy eapeetora ior, give. good
nights rest, and cures tho patient. Try one
bottle. Rscommsndsd mrpy years by all drug.
sisss 10 shs world. For slle by A J China. d
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IL the custom house has been
used - . warehouse for the blind
tigers of Charleston, Collector Tolbert
10 responsible aud 10 not . proper
man for suOh position.
Dr. Msrsdon Manson. of Califor.
ME, visited Clemson last fall. He
writes pleasantly to Dr. Hsr,zog al
the impressions received while there.
he 10 snxious to bring tho South
into closer tough With Csliforu;a
He sends some rooted canes of the
"Logsnberry." hybrid of the rasp
berry. and the blackberry. which he
thinks will do we'll 10 South Caroline
Il 10 delightful table fruit end makes
excellent preserves
r. G.. Huo,. of Dasusvills, 10 10
possession OF pssri6sd duok. He
found il . fsw days ago 10 the bed Of
90 old river whore be was cutting .
ditch. Il 10 Supposed to h.ve been
there ever . buodrsd years s.-P;oksus
Jourosl.
Follosiog the lead Of tho Pelssr
Company. the Ssmpsoo. tho Victor. the
Rssdy River and ,bs Piedpou. Mills
have announced tbss tho wages Of the
operatives will be increased April lst.
Those iucressss will mean 100, 900
extra do.lsrs to the operatives 400 uslly
Darlington hss sold 1850. 900
pounds OF tobacco this season .s sRaius.
z. .000, 900. last
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Some Murder Statistics.

Columbis. April 3 The charge Of
Judge Beuss on the pfevslencs Of
homioides In this State attracted con
siderable attention today, IL wss
commented upon end oomplimented,
and oil sgrssd that Il wss . strsng
pseeensmsns Of the conditions in this
State.
Sems time ego Attorney General
Bs'lisger received . request for
stseissios, from this State, showing
The peaber Of homicides that had 90
csrrsd for period Of years aod the
dispositioe Of the same
He prepared the statement from
tbs records Of his ofice. and il 10
hare presented to show that the sver.
sgs for the psss Eve years hss kept
over the 200 mark Il 10 % fol.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
Webster Davis Describes
the South African War.
He Tells How the Beers Held
the British IN Check at
Ladysmtth.

New York. April 5-A Herald
special from Washington says:
After Secretary Of the Interior
Hitchcock cent To- Webster Davis a
brief note in which he said the
presidens bad asked him to announce
that M Davis resignation had been
accepted to take eAec, Aprii 4. MI
Davis felt at liberty to talk then
freely upon the South African si,us.
siop. and he told the story Of bis
trip
"What impressed me most was
tho natural bigness Of that grand old
msn Kruger. AT Is he 10 foil OF
vigor - the average msn who owns
up TO 20 years less. His versatility
inpsesssd mo deeply :
Il have Il on unimpea eachsble su-
thority that the battle of Colen
90. where Buller was crushed by the
Bosrs. wss planned entirely By this
old man
81 was present ct the battle OF
Spion kop snd> cav . thin line Of
bosrs drive On army before them
Aftsr The Eight I counted l25 dead
Englishmen iu one treuch where the
Boers had placed them for burial
81 visited the lines along the
Tugsls. where Butler aud his 40, 900
men veto held st hay, end speak
from the most positive knowledge
when ! ssy that ell Of the Boer
troops in that region numbered but
1000. With this force Joubert and
Boths held Bulles beck, aud kept
White and his $4,000 corra!led io
the town
when Cronjs was threatened
5000 men we're sent TO him from
Lsdysmith. leaving about 1000 to
fsce the $1,000 msn Of the enemy
AT Psetoris I met President
Sseyo I learned there that there
70 no truth in the report coming from
Eog'ish sources concerning d,ssen-
sioDs between the two presidents.
They ere in perfect accord
"As ! ssid bsfors. I do not be
lisve the British ~ill ever enter
Pretoris. Even the women of the
town ere supplied with rifles and are
daily prsosioiOg in msrksmsoship
Some Of them ere very expert. and
their svsrsge shooting 10 good. The
strength Of Kruger and bic burghers
iss 10 the belief that God Is with
them"
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6ix oaS OF eight circuits repo

Six oas Of eight circuits report.
cd.
There 10 . slight difference DO
tween the 6guses given by Judge
Bsnet snd those presented This 10
scossionsd BY the confusion in some
OF the reports. and that csses con
tiaosd aud the like we're included in
the statement Of Jodge Benet, while
hr Bolliuger's summary covers the
ground fully from year to year
Judge Bsne,. 10 bic charge TO the
grand jury today, In turning over
sevessl indictments for murder. stated
that the grand jury could not return
mo bill in murder cases IL they
vsse ssti6ed thst the party alleged
10 hsvs been killed vas dead, and il
The death wss ct the hands of the
party indicted II WAS for q petty
jury to scqui, or convict. and the
defendant ought 10 want such scquit.
ts;. u not guilty. He called stten
tioo to the count a. TO the carrying
OF concealed weapons in such in
dictments and wished the grand jury
to pay especial attenl,on to this phase
Of the indictments
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
TO Start the Old eagle Shops

E. G Mallsrd aud r. w. BOYLE,
president and secretary. respectively. oi
the Mallsrd Luuber company. which
boush, out tho old Csgls wood works
here several months ego. will be 10
Greenville about The 6rSt Of uex,
month to make arrangements to b.ve
tho plant started up again. II ia
expected tho works Will be 10 operation
within sixty days Or less. The ohiel
bus;oess will be to tnrn out bobbius
sod shus,les for cotton mills, but gen.
ersl wood work will also be done 10 it.
The company Cbas already secured
contracts for furnishiog some Of The
mills about to build 10 this section With
frsues sod doors Green vills News.
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FASHION NOTES.


The present style of dress demands Il
perfect figure. and. while thin forms may
be padded out. Ovcrplump ones must be
trained down by heroic measures. Swcd-
ish massage, gymnastics. exercise and
Yapor baths arc all called into requisition.
and where the excess of flesh is caused
by any unwholcsOme condition of the sys-
tenn this sort Of treatment is often highly
beneficial to tho general health.
The arrangement OF the underwear is
also altered so that it may take up as
little room as possible. Many women
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

One OF the most wonderful farms 10
the world 10 si.uased 10 Canada lie
peoul'srity lies 10 the fact tba, every.
thing is worked oy electricity. Two
waterfalls within the bounds of the
farm. some 60 feet sod lSO fee. h,pb.
furnish the motive power. q central
power house being erected uear, AID
the current is transmitted by wires to
every available place on the farm
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
Tim mmOnsviile School Burned.

Timmonsville. Florence County,
April 2.-Tho public school bulldog
vas burned to the ground today at IL
O'Clock School WAS 10 session wheo
the fire broke out Lose $3.50 /;
insured for abOus half it's value. The
building was . handsome new frame
structure
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
THE FASHION,
Skirts Continue to Cling Closely to
tho Figurc

The tight skirt is now generally accept
cd and is worn by almost everybody, but
to how few Is it really becoming! Too
stout or too thin Il figure appears at IL
great disadvantage in 50 little drape
anI all defects become obvious. To con-
ceal too extreme slendcrness there are all
sorts of pads and similar contrivanccs
roi building out the form. but there is no
way OF disposing of superfluous flesh.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-26
PERSONALITIES.

General Lew Wallace Is at work upon
another drama, the scene OF which Is
said to be laid in Thebes.
Secretary Long has made an interest
Ing collection of the naval flags and sig
nails of all nations. Many of these flags
are the gifts of famous sailors of this
and other countries.
Congressman Charles Il. Lands. of In
diana. whose abilities as an orator are
attracting considerable attention, says of
himself: 81 pitched hay as a lad, worked
in a gravel-pit in my youth, and attended
college only when reached manhood"
Hiram MaXims name is well known
throughout the world by reason of the
gun which he invented. and which bears
of these guns was the result of his hav-
ing his shoulder bruised by the recoil in
firing an old military musket.
George Wyndham. the British under
secretary of state for war; was reminded
in the house of commons recently during
the progress of debate that he Is the
greatgrandson of an Irish rebel His
maternal grandmother was daughter Of
Lord Fitzgerald, the 'rebel' son of the
Duke of Ieinster.
Sir Charles Hastings. the famous In
dian soldier. ordered that after his dea I h
his body should be wrapped in anything
that would hold together, buried in an
open field. and the soil around him
planted with acorns, so that he might
render a last service TO his country by
Inourishing "a good English oak.
Professor Henry Morton, president of
the Stevens Institute of Technology. SAID
the other day that he thought Il scien-
tific education of certain kind neces-
sary to every man. not because this Is a
scientific age so much as because it Is
pre-eminently am age requiring that ac-
curacy. which Il scientific training devel-
nnH.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-26
STATE CONVENTION CALL.
To the Republican Electors of Fennsy

To the Republican Electors of Fennsyl-
Vania:
| am directed by the Republican state
committee to announce that the Repub-
licans of Pennsylvania, by their duly
chosen representatives, will meet In con-
Ncntion at the opera house. in the city of
Harrisburg, on Wednesday. April 20. 1860.
at 1850 o'clock d. m, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the following
Offices. &c wit:
One person for the cffice of auditor gen.
eral.
Two persons for the Office of congress
nan-at- large.
Thirty-two persons four-at -laree) for
presidential electors. and to choose eight
delegates and eight altornates-at-larse rse
Ia the Republican national convention to
be held ia Philadelphia on Tuesday, the
nineteenth day Of June next, and for ths
transaction of such other business as
may be presented.
Tn accordance with the rule adopted at
the state convention held in Harrisburg
on August 9th. last. the representation
IN the state convention will be based on
the vote poled at the last presidential
election. Under this rule each legislative
district is entitled to one delegate for
every two thousand votes cast for the
presidential electors, In 1895. and an adGi-
tional delegate for every fraction of
two thousand votes policd in excess Of
one thousand. Each district is entitled
to the same number Of delegates as rep
resented 1t I'm the convention of 1898.
BY order of the Republican state COM
nittee.
Frank Rceder. Chairman.
w. r. Andrews. G. +. Voorhees,. Sec
retaries
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-26

THE ECONOMICS SECTION of the
i Green Ridge Woman's club has is
sued invitations to reception TO be
held Thursday afternoon from to 9
o'clock In honor of Mrs. Linda Hull
I.arned and Prof. wingate The reception
will he held In the Green Ridge library
and will be a very handsome affair.
THE New York Tribune OF a recent
1 date says of Mrs. Larncd:
Mrs. Linda Hull Larnei, OF Syra-
| cuse. who has Just been elected president
| OF the National Household Economic as
sociation, Is u club woman vino has been
club woman ana IA new woman to some
purpose.
"She is the kind of club woman who
| makes the club subsefvent to the home.
| Indeed, the social clubs of Syracuse of
which she Is a member take little of her
interest In comparison with the local Do
mestic Science association. of which she
Is president and which has successfully
established school Of domestic science
that has attained a national reputation
AIRS. Larr ed IL also a writer on house-
hold literature. having been for some
time the editor OF department on this
subject in a well known magazine, and
some time since published a little cook
book called 1.-THE Little Epicure," which
she has just followed up with a more
of Today" which has been published by
| the Soribners and just placed Upon the
market.
This new publication takes for grant
ed that the hostess Of today knows how
to cook and how to follow recipes in all
kinds of cook books. and while this new
book contains some recipes, II treats only
those which arc Included in the menus
given for special entertainments, break
fasts. lunchecns. dinners. suppers. five
o'clock teas, chatting dish suppers. either
formal or informal gives novel ideas OF
artistic menus, decorations and service I:
gives illustrations of the latest dishes
Tor each service. the necessary napery,
silver and the way to serve each item IN
any menu.
Directions are given how to plan any
function from beginning to end, all the
nice little details which make everything
pass off smoothly and without any nerv-
Gus moments for the hostess. These di-
| rections include the service with a full
retinue of servants or with but one. who
is combined cook and waitress.
"The artistic side obtains the most
prominence, and the woman of small in
come is shown just how she can enter
tain upon any allowance she may have
for the purpose. The average price of
each dish IL given. and every recipe Is
proportioned for six people 1t IS there
fore easy to plan any kind Of social
function with this guide
THE COMING of Miss Ethel Chase on
! Easter Monday night under the aus
pces OF the Womans guild Of 81.
Lukes church Is an event anticipated
| with much pleasure by many who know
of this charming young woman's ability
| in monologue work. Miss Chase was for
merly a Wilkes-Barre girl and has many
| friends i'm this region.