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The age-herald., 1900-08-25
THE SHIRT WAIST IN SOCIETY

From the Chicago Times-H Herald.
 We take the liberty of publishing the following extract from the Gayville Ga zette's social column:
 The Mingleswish Yacht Club gave it's first shirt waist party last night, the elite of the town being present. All the gentle men in attendance wore shirt waists, and some of the costumes were marvels of the furnisher's art. Dancing was indulged in after a promenade on the spacious veran- das of the club house. Among the most striking costumes noted were the follow ing:
 Willie James-S Scarlet waist with yoke, trimmed with point lace. Frills in front and necklace of seed pearls.
 Harry Loveman looked as beautiful as a fairy queen in turquoise blue waist. cut low in front, with short ruffled sleeves and a broad sash, daintly looped up be- hind.
 Tomnie Flemming was very sweet in canary-eolored shirt waist of fine silk. with passementerie and applique accessor- les. He carried a bouquet of maidenhair
 and American beauty roses.
 Jack Renfrew-Pale gray waist, fulled in front, with dimity caught in loops ocer the corsage. MT. Renfrew wore beautiful sunburst at the throat, and made very ladylike appearance.
 Addison Strong was sweet and graceful in & pink sleeveless waist held up by shoulder straps and ornanlented with old point lace. He wore large bow at the left side and but for a prominent vaccina- ton mark would have presented fault less appearance.
 Tom Gudgeon was as radiant as a May morning in wonderful creation of yellow and black, with gauge insertion below the low-cut bosom. The back was V-shaped. A large rosette at the front, with loosely caught ribbons reaching to the belt, gave an empire effect that was very becoming to MT. Gudgeon's style of beauty.
 Some of the ladies, too, looked quite pretty.
 The evening was one of unalloyed enjoy ment for all present up to the time when the lights were put out. On the way home, however, some of the gentlemen were chased by dogs. It is suspected that the animals were urged by their owners to make the attack. The outrage win be thoroughly investigated.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25
THREE-CENr MILLION AIRES
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 MT. s. W. Kingsmore, American postmas- ter at Dagupan, P. l., says that "the na- tives live on cents a day and are seem- ingly happy. They have the independent spirit of mflllonadres.' We shall change all that. We shall teach the Filipino to smoke Imperials and crease his trousers. We shall arouse his interest In shirt waists and teach him to dodge taxes. In our later schemes of imperialist expansion elsewhere, we may see him complaining of warstamps. We shall have him threading the call of the rent collector. and hunting a job from one of the trusts. It is the business of civiliz- ation to do away with the 3-cent million aire. The supreme satisfaction of having few wants and being able to gratify them easily is too barbarous The Filipino must learn to wear collars and cuffs. He is too improbable a subject in his present ridicu- lous happiness and independence.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25
JAPAN AS A FIGHTING POWER
From the Baltimore American.
 The JaDanese have welcomed the oDD

From the Baltimore American.
 The Japanese have welcomed the oppor- portunity to engage in military operations in China for two reasons-to show the world the effect of the modern training which has put the nation forward In recent years, as an important naval and military power, and as an illustration to Russia of what Japan cal do when the time for collision between these two powers arrives. There is no doubt that Japan must now be classed as great fighting power within the limits of her resources. She mobilized troops for China quicker than any other power, which. to some extent, was to be expected, as she was closer to the scene of operations than any other except Russia, and the way in which the troops were landed and disposed of and the provision for supplies indicated that she has learned the art of war.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25
Humphries Lynching Case.

The Humphries lynching cases have been ended by convictions and sentences of life imprisonment in the cases of eight men. Seven wives were left without hus- bands, and forty-one children without fathers. by the sentences imposed, and ac- cepted as final by the prisoners, who are now in the penitentiary at Rusk.
 The Houston Post thus tells the story of their crimes:
 "On the night of May g. 1899, James from their homes in the trans-Cedar dis trict in Henderson county and hanged by a mob of masked men to a small hickory tree, which was so low that the feet of the doomed men had to be tied up in order to kill them. Their dead bodies were discov- cred the next morning by neighbors. In consequence of this diabolical crime three wives were made widows and thirteen small children orphans. The cause and perpetrators of this awful deed was for several days shrouded in deepest mystery, but with the united efforts of the peace of- ficers of Henderson County, Captain Me Donald of the State Rangers and sherihfs of other counties Arthur Greenshaw, one of the most substantial farmers of Hen derson County, was arrested as one of the perpetrators of the deed. Greenhaw was placed in jail at Athens, where he made a confession duplicating Joe Wilkerson and son, Walter, w. B. Brooks, Sam Han John Gaddls, w. A. Johns, Bob Stevens, Ed Cain, John Greenhaw and Polk Weeks. These men were arrested and John Green haw and Polk Weeks also turned States evidence. At this examination trial ball was refused and the grand jury of Tender son County returned indictments charging them with lynching the Humphries; change of venue was granted defendants to Anderson County and at the beginning of the spring term of the court of this county Ed Cain and Bob Ste vens were placed trial. Defendants were represented by the brightest legal talnt of the State, who made gallant but unsuccessful fights for their clients, but
 
 they were sentenced to the penitentiary. At the July term Brooks and Walter Will kerson were convicted and given life terms, and this week John Gaddis, Sam Hall W. A. Johns and Joe Wilkerson were | tried and found guilty. All eight were sentenced to Imprisonment for life."
 It is pretty safe to say that no more white men will be lynched in Texas. The widows of the murdered men had consid erable property, and they devoted it to a prosecution of the lynchers, and their work is regarded in the State as one of the highest importance, and is widely ap- proved. Mob violence has rarely, how ever, been visited upon those who leave money and friends behind them. It falls as rule upon the helpless and the Texas cases do not possess the full significance that they would If the victims of the mob had been friendless and penniless.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25
The l Ipton slasher Won

Chicago, August A--Benny Yanger the "Tipton Slasher,' won on foul in the second round over Mike Bartley tonight at the Star Theatre. Yanger was seriously in- jured from a right swing in the groin, and was knocked completely out for nearly half an hour.
 In the preliminary Martin Judge. of Philadelphia obtained decision over Bil- ly Loudon, of Chicago, at the end of six rounds.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25
The Kentucky Campaign

Middlesboro, Ky, Aug. A.-The Republi- can campaign in the mountains will be op- ened at Barbourville next Monday, when Colonel D. G. Colson will speak. Several thousand people are expected to be present. Ex-Congressman Colson has not made 8 public speech since the great trial at Frank fort last spring on account of the tragedy at the capitol in January.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25
THE BROWNIES AT THE GATE

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. From the ratty little Japs, Oh sturdy were the raps
 As they hammered, hammered, ham,
 mered on the gates of Pekin town; And their great guns shook the wall Till it tottered to it's fall
 Mid the cheering, cheering. cheering of
 the little men so brown! Then the Russian, German, Gaul, And the Briton. Tank and all, With sikurry, skurry, skurry rushed
 the shaven yellow pates; And the foe was beaten down As they swarmed within the town. When the hammer, hammer, hammer oi
 the Brownies broke the gates!
The age-herald., 1900-08-25
PRIVATE FRANR WHITE
tn Montgomery Journal

From th Montgomery Journal
 The leading counsel in the Goodwater case is Hon Frank White. the famous commodore of the squadron of the modern Buccaneers The chairman of the commit tee is Hon. D. M. White, the distinguished letter printer.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25
STATE FAIR WILL SUCCEED

From the Huntsville Post
 Now that Colonel Falkner has taken hold of the State Fair its success is assured Colonel Falkner is a great organizer and under his leadership the business men of Birmingham will make the exhibitions worth going miles to see
The age-herald., 1900-08-25
Negro Men Examined

New York; August A-The grand jury examined dozen colored men today who claim to have been abused by the police in the recent riots. The district attorneys office says the question of indictments will not be decided before next Monday.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25
Vets Going 60 Chicago

Fitzgerald. Ga.. August A = Seventy Grand Army men aAd thHis friends left here tonight for CScago to attend the na- tional encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

Japan feels quite at home when waging war against China She does not indulge in any non-war nonsense.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

No wonder John J. Ingalls, was rejected by the Kansans, for he refused to eat din- ner in his shirt sleeves. There is not a more serious offense in that State.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

Minneapolis and St. Paul should get to- gether With a population at the outset of 366. $50 they would be justified in organiz- ing a One Million Club.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

The administration spellbinders are try ing to drive general apathy out of Maine. which, they fear, will go as it did for Gov ernor Kent in 1S40.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

The wheat market stubborniy refuses to play politics in response to Secretary VII sons prediction.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

The G. A. R. looks disdainfully down on the latter day warriors, who fought Spain or the Filipinos or the Chinese.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

Thomas Nelson Page draws. the line be- tween good society and that which poses as such in the newspapers.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

The beer saloons of Manila should move on to Pekin, where a large and thirsty population needs the new civilization.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

Iowa is expected to lift Minister Conger off the hands of an ungrateful administra- ton and deposit him in the innocuous Sem
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

Habeas Corpus Medley is doing very well. thank you. He Is not in Cuba
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

Perry Heath winks his off eye when any one says Medley is about to be extradited.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25
Sorry He Got Out Az ain

Beerbohm Tree is accredited with the following rather smart take-down of a very vain brother actor, who must be nameless, relates the Chicago Times-Herald:
 'I see you are getting on fairly well,'' Tree remarked.
 Fairly? I am getting on very well. I played Hamlet for the first time last night. You can see by the papers glow ing criticism how well got onl''
 'I have not read them," replied Tree quietly, but was there."
 "Oh, you were? Well, you noticed how swimmingly everything went off. Of course, I made a bungle of one part by falling into Ophelia's grave; but I think the audience even appreciated that
 'I know they did, said Tree, with slight smile. But they were frightfully sorry when you got out again.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

When Ingalls, was in the Senate. his tongue was a terror to all opponents.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

It is the Empress Dowager that needs rescuing instead of the Legationers
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

General Apathy outranks in the Repub- lican party all the other generals.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

DeWet is wearing himself out in roam- ing over his late country.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

Over-confidence is Mark Hanna's new softer word for apathy.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

The Empress An is not nearly so full of war as she once was.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

Ex-Senator Peffer now outranks Dom Paul in whiskers.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

The Chinese do not like the business end of modern guns.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25
SHORT STORIES
 OF THE DAY
He Drove Tbem Into the Water

On one occasion it occurred to the pro- charity to the sweltering children of the tenements would look well on the front page. So he packed squad of the dirt fest little boys and girls available and sent them down to Coney Island to splash in the surf and dig on the beach for a week. says a San Francisco correspondent. They were put in charge of 'cub" reporter from the country, who had orders to take them out. keep them going and get in top-head.- The weather changed in the night, and the week turned out to be the coldest known in New York for many a summer. Nevertheless the bright young man had his orders. He dragged his vic- tins out, carried them to the island, handed around pals and set them to dig ging and wading. All that week the farn- houses of Coney Island were besieged by barefoot children with pails and shovela begging a chance to come in and get warm. Before they comfortably settled at the fire the newspaper man would rush in and drag them off to the water
 Here, here," he would say, you've come to dig in the sand and splash in the water, and you've got it to do.''
 At the end of the week, when he re- turned his squad and started to get new supply, the inhabitants of the "sa'elter- ing tenements" rose en masse, laid him out with clubs and rocks and defied phil anthrophy. worst of all, the paper had to pay the resulting doctor bills in order to hush up the story.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25
He Wanted an Easy Ford

Two of the best known citizens of Mon- tana are Dan Fleury and Dave Davenport. Both belong to the sporting fraternity and are old-timers. Formerly they ranked with the turbulent class of gamblers, but age and growing infrmities have sobered them down, and of late years they have been quiet and undemonstrative. For the last quarter of a century they have run together, and have been in all kinds of games from whisky poker up, and both have handled large sums of money. Of late Fleury has been troubled with rheuma- tism, and last winter went down to the Hot Springs of Arkansas to try the baths. When he returned last spring to his for mer haunts he missed Davenport, and in quired as to his whereabouts, relates the Chicago Record.
 Dave is so old that he can't see tho spots on the cards any more,' remarked the keeper of the leading resort in Ha- lena, "so he quit playing and got religion"
 What church?" inquired Fleury.
 Unitarian" answered the gambler.
 "Well," remarked Fleury, thoughtfully, Dave always did hunt for an easy ford"
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

The Empress Dowager needs an indem- nifty secretary
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

Ine wheat nldTkel SlubDOFilly TeiuSeS l0 play politics in response to Secretary VII sons prediction. When Ingalls, was in the Senate his tongue was terror to all opponents. It Is the Empress Dowager that needs rescuing instead of the Legationers. General Apathy outranks in the Repub- lican party all the other generals.
  DeWet is wearing himself out in roam- ing over his late country.
  The Empress An is not nearly so full of war as she once was.
  Ex-Senator Peffer now outranks Dom Paul in whiskers. The Chinese do not like the business end of modern guns. The Empress Dowager needs an .indem- nifty secretary. The Empress Ans retreat was sly, if not masterly.
 Mark Hanna wants prosperity-for the trusts.
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

The Empress Ans retreat was sly, if not
The age-herald., 1900-08-25

Mark Hanna wants prosperity-for the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14
No Fear when Death Draws Nigh.

Il have seen thousands Of persons
die under all sorts Of circumstances.
and never yet have I seen one display
the slightest fear Of death. This re-
markable statement was made the 9TH
er day by a physician who has prac-
ticed many years in Philadelphia and
who has seen q great deal Of hospital
service.
''It is popular fallacy.' be went on,
"to imagine that a deathbed scene is
ever terrible other than as a parting
between loved ones. The fear OF the
unknown is never present at the last.
Even amid ignorance and vice have
never experienced such scenes as a
novelist who strives after realism will
sometimes picture.
when a patient is told that he can
not recover and the end is near. he in
variably seems resigned to his fate.
and his only thought seems to be Of
those who are to be left behind. This
is true alike of men and women.
Those who become hysterical and
declare they are not fit to die are tho
ones who are not as i'll as they think
they are They always get we'll
a psychological reason: Oh. don't
know that there is any. It's just a hu-
mar trait" ."-Pbiladelphia Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14
Spartanburg Jury Susta1ns
Cora Jenkins Story.

Spartsnbarg. Marot 9-Cour. Of
general sessions for this county with
Judge Buchanan presiding recooveoed
this morning at 10 O'Clock. and the
clcsiog speeches 10 tie famous Meares
case we're 6olshed aod tee case given
to toe Jury This morning Maj D R
Daocan closed for tie defense aud So
!;c:tc- Sesse followed 10 very stroog
speech Cor the prosecution. After this
the judge MADE very practical aod
appropriate charge ara the irfy retired
TO seek verdict. After remainiag
out tao hoa,s sbey reodered sealed
verdict, which was auoounced al the
afterncon session c: court at 8 p u
This verdict states that the defendant
is guilty of the charge Of ruioiog the
yca0g womaD, Cora jenkins. Counsel
fer the defense gave Dat'ce that no
slon wcuid be made by them 10 arrest
Of judgment acd also for pew trial.
They stated that eney we're DOT ready
at this time to argae tie motion, bu;
asked fer hearing next Mouday.
which was granted It was the most
p'evaleot, precooceived op,oion about
the court house ADD city that the yer
dat you'd be guilty, and it came as
30 surprise. The former trial 10 Jan
uary resulted in mistrial The jury
then stood 8 to 4 for conviction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14

To illustrate aow little people know
of the possibilities Of apparently value
less possessions may be ioesaoced the
formation Of she Carthage BrowDstoce
company. Mr. julius I. Dudley, Of
Benoe;ssville. visited relative who
vas teaching school at Carthage, N.
C. A friend had taken Mr. Dudley
for drive When they returned the
horse vas oitched to post or pillar Of
a peculiar red s.ope. Mr. Dudley made
come com meos upon the quaint bitch
ing post, and its owoe, replied Cob.
[ have got 481 acres Of just such
ssone on: in the country" Mr. Dodley
got samples of the stone and experts
assured bin that the specimens we're Of
tho very finest brownssoue. bitchiDg
post of which would be luxury 10
New York where the bspdsomest bones
have fronts Of this peculiar colored
slate. No man koows when be owes q
gold mine unawares State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14
Trsic Fer Fish Rait.

An eccentric he:nit named William
Schuellcr. who lives 1T Franklin. Mich.
is said To be one Of the most successful!
fishermen in his part of the country,
ana he claims 70 cell the fish to him
by singing "olA i:;:nGrcdth." He goes
out in his boa :.l.,. takes Il station IN
fairly deep watc- Then he sings. II
the same time Keeping his eyes on the
water in search of ::.s!!. Gradually the
fish crowd about his boa.. he claims.
ard when cnou..li arc gathered togcth.
or tie willy fisherman casts Il net and
catches dozens 1T 4 single haul The
old gentleman k3S I famous voice. and
his nci.hbors are inclined to believe
his strange story.-Chicago Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14
Goqductol Skipped.
Inen.esua: EIarr 20 Qaaran-
e,Ge z Pulsmar Conductor
With q Case of Small
DCX,

q her the NJ & y train came in
last night from Augusta, Capt G
G. Lynch bad the Macon sleeper
"Gspges' detained, having been
Informed that the Pullman car
CONDUCTOR was suffering from case
Of smallpox Capt Lynch had taken
the precau,ion to have Dr. james
Evars at the depot upon the arrival
Of the train, aud after eSaming Mr.
Parker, Dr. Evans pronounced the
the trouble 10 be emelIpax The car
was side tracked but Conductor
Parker got away and went eff on
train SO to the north. The Coas:
Line authorities telegraphed ahead
however and whep the train reached
Virginia he was stopped and quran.
tined.
The "Gapges' is now quarautined
on the tobacco factory eidetrack and
it will be thoroughly fumigated today
By the local board of bealti, The
porter, John Randolph. is qoarantined
in the car and will be vacc;nsted and
dieinfected today
Capt Parker said last night that the
trouble With hin was chicken pox,
aad he had caught it from his child
rem in Macon Ga He has been sick
abous week The physician III
Macon told hin that Is was chicken
pox. and tbat be corld return 30 his
work with inpuai:y Dr. Evacs ia
satisfied that be has a genulue case
of smallpox Florence fines, March
@
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14

Washington, March 6.-Senator
Hoar today gave notice of an amend
ment he will offer to the diplomatic
appropriations bill providing for the
payment of $780, 600 to Lillioukalapi,
lately queen OF the Hawaiian isl
ends.
A carload Of cashmere goats passed
through Florence Tuesday morning in
transit from Texas to point 10 North
Carolina. There we're 325 of them.
TIE 3 Ger hat, which seems to be
cross between the bee gum and the
cow boys tent, is the newest fad in
Chicago Alderman Coughlin inau
gurated it, and when be appears
wearing one decorated with the Boer
flag wound around it az band, be
is the admiration of his Irish and
German fellow citizens. who to a
man are for the Beers.
Frankfort, March 8-The Senate
today passed Senator Bells bill
making it felony, punishable by
confinement 10 the penitentiary from
10 to 20 years, for az occupant Of
a state cffice to forcibly maintain
possession of the cffice for more than
FIVE days after the Legislature or
other competent authority shall have
decided some other person entitled
to the Office. Four Democrats voted
against the bill.