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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-15

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This interesting volume presents in the
familiar form of a jury trial the issues
that enter into the pending presidential
for study and reference wealth Of
facts, and the opinions Of large number
of our ablcSt leaderS-bOth civil and mn
itary. upon the issues now claiming pub
lie attention. 1t Is q book which should
be in the hands of every thoughtful citi-
zen in the country who desires 10 keep in
comprehensive touch with the great polit-
zeal issues of the hour.
Living by the Spirit by Horatio w.
Dresser; New York: c. p. Putnam's Sons
This book, like ali the works from the
pen of this writer is characterized by
clearness of thought ana drectnesS Of ex-
preston. 1t has none of the circumlocu
ton nor the vaSueneSs of diction, which
is too often permitted in these days OF
much writing to pass for intellectual
depth and genuine philosophy. The strong
thinker has no need to be involved. 1t Is
the shallow one who usually endeaVorS to
conceal his lack of depth in a labyrinth
of terms and forces his weary readers
to winnow his few kernels of truth from
heaps of verbiage. This Is always task
and frequently the reader. especially If
he be Il reviewer of books. is willing to
concede Intellectual profundity to the
writer rather than undertake it. If one
popularity Of Mr.. Dresser's essays, he need
not go far to find it. Their clearness and
directnesS give transparency to their
thought, make them easy to assimulate.
and therefore Intellectually stimulating
and refreshing. Mr.. Dresser depends for
the success of his books wholly upon the
strength of his reasoning. Language with
him is merely the vehicle of expression.
IL is a means, never an end
Living by the spirit is the presentation
of a philosophy Of life based upon study
OF natural law. 1t is free from the sug
gestions of creed. and altogether admir-
"a hle bofh in its deductions and the man.
ner of their presentation.
The Christmas-Tree Scholar, and Other
Stories A Book of Days. BY Frances
Bent Dillingham;: lS4 PIP, 70. illustrated;
price 50 cts. Thomas Y. Crowel s. Co,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
Once Pygmies Inhabited
Europe.

Excavations 10 southern Germany
bave icss established the fact that 10
prehistoric times Europe vas inhabited
by pygmies S'raogely enough the
discovery of aet1al and convincing
testimony 10 that effect 10 soutberc
Germany has been announced almost
simul .eotsly With the news similar
discove les la Switzerland snd iE the
P,renees. SO DOW there is prcot that
Heroaotus a.o Homer we're not "ye!-
loving" when they 'old of dwarfs thai
lived 10 the wooded hills and caves far
north o; Rpme Esd Greece
The skeletons shich have bseo
fouad ate SO snall thas they Gao be
.,.ace in;o sa ordinary musean drawer
Nore Of them is longer ,hao 6f'y.hye
,oches, and many are smaller. There
* 30 dcuDt bai they are the skeletons
of real dwarfs The bones prove tha'
the bodies we're those of adulis. Tue
6ods bave been mounted and are DOW
seing exhibited 10 the National Museum
nt Switzerland 10 Basle. Scitu is
think that ,be ilstle people lived in
neo.itbic tiues.-New York Press
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probability of further raln. According
to best information obtain able most OF
the corr and nearly all OF the cotton
SO far planted is ruined aud will have
to be repiapted There has been some
damage at Por. Lavaca. Rocspor'.
Corpus Christi aud other small places
aloog the coast Oy reason of the gates
But is not very heavy
A special from Lagrange says ::
Cat Z o'clock the river had rise" 4!
feet aud is still rising slowly. Busl
uess has become partly suspended
The power house is practically lnuodat-
ed aud the larger par, of the plant will
20 doubt give way wheo the water
recedes Many dwellings, are fastened
to trees by ropes aud chains. NJ
trains we're running on the Missouri,
Kausas and Iexas road today. There
has been loss of life 10 this vicinity"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

Frankfort, Cy April IA clash
between the opposing militia was
narrowly averted bere tonight. Two
soldiers at the State house were
arrested for drunkenness by the police
and their comrades rescued them.
A pumber of shots were fired but no
one was hurt Chief of Police Williams
summoned his full force and went to
the State house to demand the
prisoners. The Beckham military
authorities intercepted the police and
dissuaded them from attempting to
to capture the men who had started
the trouble and who had been rescued
by their comrades. The soldiers of the
opposing administration were drawn
up ready for action The soldiers of
the State house remained drawn up
ready for action for several minutes
after the police and deputy sberifs
withdrew. but later ali of them, ex
cept, those doing night watch duty,
went inside the State buildings and
the excitement abased
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
The Best Advertising

Evidence that the live popular
newspapers are, of all advertising
mediums far the best has accumula
ted until it may be fairly called de-
monstratIon.
The most enterprising and success
full merchants have learned this truth
by experience aud their testimony ls
practically unanimous in favor of the
newspaper as the best means
of reaching and attracting the trade
Mr. John Wanamaker is the most
famous and perhaps the most sue
cessfuI American merchant, and he
advertises almost exclusively In news
papers lie is said to spend more
than $4,000 year in this way,
and be attributes his immense success
mainly to his newspaper advertis
ing
His two magnificent department
stores, one in Philadelphia and the
other in New York, are said to have
nested him nearly $4,000 600 last
year, and he is advertising more than
ever this year, and almost entirely in
newspapers
Frank Daniels. manager of Wal
lacks theatre in New York, took "a
hand primary" so to speak, the other
MONT on an important question, in
which the business public throughout
this country and the press is directly
interested The story is told as fol
lows:
"Between the acts usbers distrb
uted among the audience slips with q
brief print statement, politely asking
the recipient to indicate by check
mark in the list of various advertis
ing forms employed which one had
attracted him to the Performance
newspapers, billboards, window lith
ographs or something else The
people seemed to take kindly TO the
idea aud the response was most liber
al. Eleven hundred slips were
handed to the usbers, and of that
number 991 had been attracted by
the newspaper solely
As the Richmond Ledger says, in
commenting upon this incident:
The newspaper ia the thing
There is no other medium of adver
tisipg that compares with it in adyap-
tage to the business man
This incident indicates that the
general public as we'll as sbrewd
business men, understand that news
papers furnish incomparably the best
means of advertising Atlanta Jour
nal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
Beer Privileges Reduced

The following resolution was adopt.
ed by the board of directors of the
dispensaTy Saturday regarding the
beer privileges
Resolved, That at the expiration
of the terms of Office all beer dis
pensaries are hereby ordered discon-
tinued, except as provided below ::
The county boards Of control affected
bg this resolution may establish beer
dispensa.ies and elect dlspen
sers for same at the following
nsmed places OGe dispen
sary at the town of Beaufort two
dispensaries in the city of Charles
ton, including the one at Germanls
Brewery one on the Isle Of Palms !;
two dispensaries in the city OF
Columbia one dispensary in the
town of Georgetown one in the city
of Greenvile one in the town OF
Laureps; one in the city of New
berry; one in the city Of Orapgeburg;
one in the city of spartauburg; one
in the town of Sumter one in the
town of Union and tits further or
dered that beer dispensaries may
carry more than one brand of beer,
when their patrons demand it upon
approval of the State board
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
The Custom House Row.

Mr. c A. Maca.ee. special agent
of the treasury department. conclud-
ed his investigation yesterday into
the conduct of affairs at the custom
house His report will reach the
hands Of the secretary of the treas
ury Monday morning, but when
action will be taken is not known.
MIR Macatee has made a thorough
Investigation, which lasted exactly
one week When be first arrived be
was inclined to give little credence
to the report that liquor was stored
in the custom house Reports were
strong enough to lead him TO believe
that it had been stored there, bs: he
was not inclined to believe that be
would be able to find any there
Last Sunday morning. when the
empty kegs were found, Investigation
began Alright
U'Brien's confession was not &C.
cepted, in the face OF the denial of
the collector. deputy collector, jaDl.
tor and cleaners. This circumstance
led everyone to believe that the
investigating committee was in hold
of evidence of very strong nsture
The main point of evidence is the
barrel of rum Mr. Ostendorff claims
it to have been his personal property,
but Mr. Macatee, it is said, has rea
son to doubt this The internal rev
enue department can trace every
gallon Of liquor that makes legiti
mate start from the distiIIery This
particular keg-or, rather, barrel
of 81 gallons of rum has passed
through the required regulations of
the department, except the storing of
it in the custom house Evidence of
graver nature has been found
against certain parties iu the custom
house, but for reasons it is withheld
The last witness called up was a
man named Scott, q former employe
about the building His evidence or
testimony was used to corroborste
certain information gained mostly by
Mr. Macatee on the outside On
Friday Mr Macatee devoted o great
deal of his time to outside work and
secured valuable evidence in the
case
1t cannot be stated autholi,at;vely
what his recommendation is, but ii is
rumoted that be recommends very
lively shaking up of the collectors s
cffce.-News aud Courier, April 8.
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NEED MORE TROOPS
IN THE PROVINCES.
Gems Young and Bell Say
Their Forces Are
Inadequate.

Manila. April Reports Of en-
counters between the Americsu troops
aoi the insurgents continue to arrive
from naay points Ga Friday Capt
5turgis while recoooolter'ng. struck an
iosurgent oatpost on toe Neval;ches
road Eve miles dis'aas from Manila,
killing two and capturing ten All
we're in full Uniform Unfortunately
Capt Ss1rgis' force was DOT large
enough to pursue the main body
A detachment of the Forty secood
infaDtry whlle scouting 10 Laguua
province was pursued by the iosurgeut-
aud obliged to take refuge 10 a church
at Pae1o, where the Americans repeiled
the rebels until reenforcemeots arrived
Lieut. Gordon. with company of the
Sixteenth iofentry while scouting near
Apart, Cagayan province, engaged
$50 Insurgents Lieut. Gordon vas
wounded.
A sergeant and a corporal Of Co |,
Eighteenth infantry we're killed 10
severe fight 10 Capis province. lslaod
of Paoay.
The insurgents made n,gat attack
upon Calbayon. Island Of Samar They
killed the sentry, rued toto tbe
towo. and searched tue house OF Maj
Gilmore, of the Forty Third infantry
who was absent. They killed hi. cook
Ultimately the Americans drove them
out Of the town killing four aod capiu'.
iug twelve.
Gen Young. commanding iu North
Luzop, has made several requests for
epforcemeots, representing that hl-
force is inadequate. that the men are
exhausted by the oecassity of coostao'
vlgllauce, tha, be is unable to garrison
the towns 10 his Jurisdiction. that the
Insurgents are re;urniog to the distrlc
aud killicg the amigos, and that it is
necessary for him to ioa!ct punlsbueo'
in several sections before the rainy sea
son begins
Gen James Bell. who is commanding
10 southern Luzop. has made similar
representations. He says bis forces
are inadequate aud that be merely
holds few towns without controlling
the territory
The president Of the town o
Samal, province of Bataar. Luzou
aud another prominent natives have
oeen assassluated because they were
known TO be friendly to the Americans
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
The Level-Headed Never
Lose Their Nerve.

Worry is the twio sister OF nervous
pess Neither should ever enter toto
the daily lie Of aoy one. God, 10 His
all wise providence put the head of
human being 90 top, that all beneath it
might be subservlens to it There is
something wrong above the eyes, 10 the
region Of the will power, when one
becomes nervous 10 the secse of excita-
5ility '.Ksow myself" ia good ;
controI thyself is better Worry and
excitement never aided any one Any
fool can get along when everything is
all right, but it takes wise man. a
level headed man, to get along and not
worry nor become oervous when every
thing is all wroog.-April Ladies'
Home Journal
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lying Is feet uoder water while the city

living Is feet uoder water while the city
is 10 da.kuess and without wafer.
Reports rom points below here are
TO the effeot that the food has been
most disastrous aud the breaking of
,he dam has occasioned many thousands
Of dollars worth of loss to property.
The surface of the river tbroughous
the day has been dotted by small houses
or fragments Of houses aud drowned
animals, along With trees and debris,
al! of which bear testimony to the
ravages OF the food 10 the mountainous
regioa above Austin
10 addition 10 the losses bere. the
Ip,erna1ionsl and Great Nortbero Rail
road and the Northwestern Railroad.
both entering this city. have suffered
severely, the first named having a
serious wreck by reason of the foods
this Gornlog
The sonthbouua cannon ball train
frcu St Louis 90 the Interoatlotsl and
Great Nor,berp due at 4 o., was
wrecked at Mcneil. nioe miles above
here. as result of washout. The
engine aud cars plunged toto culver',
demollsbiug the engine, the mail and
baggage cars, TWO day coaches and one
sleeper. The cars left the track and
rolled over 90 their sides in four feet Of
water, but fortunately 20 lives we're
lost nor were coy of the passengers
badly burt This is attributsl to the
fact that there we're no, many on the
train and it vas running slowly at the
time owing to the bad track. The mail
clerk. Oral Davis, of San Antonio. was
seriously bruised. and Engineer P.
Maynbau, Of Ssn Autooia aod Fire
man G. NJ Stanley we're slightly
injured The Austin sod Northwestern
road operated no traios today due to
the fact that Eve Of their bridges we're
washed away during the nighs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

The return of the troope in the
Philippines to the United States will
begin ip May Those that went over
first will be the first to come back
Two years is considered long enough
for people of the temperate zones to
remain in the tropics Unless the
situation in the archipelago shall
undergo a marked change before the
movement is inaugurated it is not
improbable that for every regiment
brought homo another will be sent
from this country to take its place
The government transports will have
busy season before them
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

Abraham jacobs, the New York
man who has been missing for the
last two weeks and to whom it was
feared foul play had come because
when be disappeared be mad $1,000
with him, has at last been found scrv
irg term in the work house, to
which he was sentenced shortly after
his supposed disappearance for va
grancy, having been arrested for
begging in the streets Mr. Jacobs
stlII has his $4,000 with him, but he
is likely it seems to serve out the
remainder of his three mouth 8
sentence
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
FOUND CHAMBERS.

Prof Nesou of Clemson college, toe
veterinarian, vas n the city yesterday.
Ii was returning from tie eastern part
of The Stare, where be has beeo to lr-
ves:igste the reported existence Of
glanders amoag horses He found the
disease 10 Georgetown. Dariingtou.
Orapgeburg aud Bamberg couuties.
aud is afraid that 1t will spread if
preventive measures are not taken
The State, April 8.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

Eastover, April Esstover seems
beut on keeping up with the procession.
A 600 spindle cot'oo factory costing
800, 600 is one of the possibilities of
the near future For some time the
matter has been discussed aud iodivid-
uals have been making canvass to see
if the mooey could be raised. A
meeting is called for next Friday aud
the books of subscription will be for
mally opened
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
Rev. W. E Sl:zer, W. Catoo,

Rev. W. E Sitter, W Catoo, =, Y,
writes, 81 had dyspepsia over twenty years,
and tried doctors and medicines "i,aout
be eft. was persuaded to use Kodo Dys-
pepsia Cure and it helped noe from the start.
believe it to be psnAcea for all forms Of
Indigestion !" II digssts what yoa ca; j.
S. Haehsoo & Co.
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The Appetite OF a Goat

Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose stom'
ach and liver are out of order. All such should
know that Dr.. Kings New Life Pills the wsr'
derful Stomach and Liver Remedy, gives a
splendid appetite sound digestion and regu-
lar bodily habit that insures perfect health al
great energy. Only 25c at J. F:W, DeLorme's
drug store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

Public opinion has pow accepted
Woac Of Cuoa and Leary Of Guam ss
be greatest meu of the Mckinley
DEMONSTRATION. They have done the
~cavanger work tha. devolved on the
country. aod come out spotlesaly clean,
.biie many who sat 10 foe Offices have
had their haods dyed to toe complexion
e hat iu wsioh they dabbled. ADD
their souls soi!ed, SO that the pages OF
e,-tory will only know then as blots G"
our record. When the glorious Fourth
comes. let 90 orator forget Wood acd
Leary-may their Gays CT services be
a. long as erv;ous tongues and small
men will allow Jacksonville Fla }
T mes Uoion aud Ci'izep, DEN
Senator Beverage sent out his
speech on the Porto Rican tariff prl-
or 10 the date upon which 1t was to
be delivered, and when the time
came did not make the speech He
subsequently, made another, in which
there were important changes from
the original speech sent out Ihe
democrats in Indiana have the orig
NAL speech. however, aud propose
to use it in the campaign to show
what were the senator's real sentl
ments and how he was obliged to
abridge them at the dic:ation of the
administration on-Augusta Chronicle,
Dem
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
rettcr, >alt-Rheum and Eczema.

The intense i;cains aud smalting incident to
these diseases. is instantly aliayei BY app,'n
chanberla,n's Eye nnd Skin Ointment. Nanj
very bad cases have been peTmane;ly cured b.
it, II is equally efficient for itching piles and
a favorite remedy for sore nipples. chapped
hands, chilblains, frost bi;es and chronic sore
eyes. 25cts per box. For sale by DR. A.
CHM Dec 800
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
DIR. Cady's Condition Powders

are just what Il rise needs when in bad con
diton. Tonic, blood purifier aud vermifuge.
They are not food but medicine, and the best
l., use to pu. q horse in prime condition. Price
IS cents per paeS*sc. for sale oy DR. Al
cb;na Dee 80
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

Winourn is good photographer During
the next few days be will make 10 photo
graphs for Is cts. No money in it, but jus,
for fun. So let it be done by your home
photographer Apr 4
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

Poace, z r.. April I the Eve
r.n sentenced 70 death Tor norceT
~efe ssrro.cd here today There was
m disturbance The five men we're
,..vic.e.i OF ,he murder OF Pruaeueio
Me,dsz after cr;n,o,iiy assaui;ios the
q, te a,.a daughters of their vic'im, who
we're comfe!ad TO dance about tie
c:psc
F.orcace. April Mrs John Jolly,
,cang WOMAN, wes buruiog trash 10
the fed pcar be, home 10 this ccanty,
when her dress caush fire from the
trash pie and bcr clothes we're burned
IF before help could reach her. She
was practically unconscious when he's
brother. who vas lu the field, reached
her.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

= clans eX-
: aainations
s : It's ~: vel
). ous acton
: Oh tl,8 dis
4 tlnct!y fem
= mime Or
;. sans. heals
4
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edicta have entirely restored her health. }
The monthly pe.iods have returned !
and are now painless and regular.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

i Do you suffer from Painful, Irregular
z or SUPPRESSED Menstruation? 8enedicsa
: ha.; cured many suffering women ana
i will cure you in the privacy OF your
: hc.,e. without the necessity OF physi-
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Wisatn shore sine ell the valleys
TO ,te sou:h ard west OF Au>tin were
filed % ove,6 ,wipg with wsfer aad
ths seush4ro a4rs of the CITY tributary
to tue river was Inundated Large
cYow4- coilecsed on the river bauks ard
several pc sons oere ssept leta the
river uhea ,he dan oy9ke, bur all we're
saved by oostGea
A crowd of whl;e people suubesiog
abou. 80 lvioe jus Below h dam
tent. aere .en heir t.aau.:ioDs jes
bef rc zoe dan, broke aud have 30, be- o
scsouaied for s!cee It is geuers y
believed aha: al: OF then were s3eps
awaa
One uan, attempting to cross The
yosd eaq ad;og % fte br'a. @cses-
the RIVER Jn-, a. BE big wave fai'ed
dowa. W. caush 2rG he AID ols '1o1se
ana buggy We coen with re ietren'
aud wee hesrc 81 no mara
A aa.iiy OF SIX be. soes 'ivi 2 10 tae
valley south# #ef me cisg are S"own .
have seeD@ d-owa4d L IS =estia,a 60
tia, c.ore ,hst 100 houses oave been
destroyed aud ts,@l2-s 10 prepes v'i'
be g1ea, 10 poiot of tee light and
mower plau. cosirg one aoo bait
m;lIioo dollars The breaking OF TIE
dan epgulfed the old water compaoy's 8
p,ap. below the city, and it is tooigb'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

: LADIES BLUE Bo0K sent free to any adj !
4 dress. \ sample box of Monthly" Reg
: ulating pills sent eor l0c. in stamps.
s Address. Woman'S Department, New
4 Spencer Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn. !
8 hrmtion thiS paper.
, 1900-11-26
MONDAY. NOVEMBER IS, 1900.
NATRONA FOR

The most important office in the
next Legislature is speaker of the
house, which position is filed from
among the members who have been
elected from the several counties. The
speaker of the house has great respon-
siEilities upon him. He makes the
committee appointments. he must be
a parliamentarian, he must be cour-
teous, fair and patient. II at the same
time strictly enforce the rules, he must
b. a hard worker in and out of ses-
sions; and for this position there is no
better man who will serve during this
session than the Hon. Jerome S. Ather-
ly Of Albany county. Mr.. Atherly is
one of the oldest members Of the
house; he has served his county three
terms. n two years g served as
speaker pro tenn, and vas chairman Of
the committee on ways and means. He
Is just the man for the place, and the
Tribune hopes to see Natrona county's
representatives and all other represen-
tatives support Mr.. Atherly for speak
ef.-Natrona Tribune.