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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-17

Sioux Falls, s. D., May 1l,-Tempo-
rary Chairman Rmgal raped the pop
ulist national convention to order at
o;45 a. IN. yesterday. The committee
on credentials presented its report
declaring that there were NO contest
ing delegations and recommending
that the vote f.NIissouri be increased
by two votes, that of Ohio BY two
votes and that Of South Dakota by
three votes. The report was adopted
without dissenting vote. A recess
was then taken until two O'Clock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-17

st. Joseph, No., May li.-LuuwIg,
the six-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dennis Jobe, was so badly scalded
yesterday that he died within a few
hours. The little fellow was eating
his breakfast when his mother left
the room for few minutes. He went
to the kitchen after cup of coffee
and overturned a pot Of scalding
water on himself.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-17

Pawnee City, Neb., May 1.-THE
seventeenth annual convention of the
Woman's General Missionary society
of the United Presbyterian Church of
North America began here yesterday
with an attendance of $50 delegates,
mainly from Pennsylvania, Ohio, ILL.,
nois and Nebraska. The day was de-
voted to the appointment of com
mittees and hearing reports
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-17
BONDS.

represent the Fidelity and Deposit Baltimore which issues all
forms judicial bonds guaranteeing honesty persons occupying posi-
lions oft - -
c. c. WYANDT, Agent all Forms Insurance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-17
UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE Co.
FARM LOANS.

The Union Central stands ready make farm loads Dickinson county
on the most favorable terms There nearly 100000 Union Central
money now loaned in this county and the business increasing rapidly
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-17
shot His Brother and Then Suicided

Shell Lake, Wis, May lO.-Rudolph
and Adolph Bartosk, brothers, living
in Orange, quarreled Tuesday night
while intoxicated. Rudolph shot his
brother below the heart and then,
seeing what he had done, turned the
weapon on himself and almost blew
the top of his head off. Adolph is
dying.
0ne-fourth Of a block in the bust
ness portion of Muscogee, |. T., was
destroyed by FIRE. Loss, S11,s0O.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-17

Below is the statement of the company for the year
ending December 81, 1899:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-17
ASSETS.

ASSETS.
Cash on hand and in banks .,..........s 509,2l4 II
First mortgage loans real estate ,. l7,49772S 65
Home office and other real estate. ...... 576,246 IS
Cash loans on companys policies ,..,. 2,53o,429 27
United States bonds-market value ~. j. 397, 937 80
Premium notes and loans policies in force 9sS,6l9 04
Agents balances and cash obligations . 21S,ll5 "a
Net deferred and unreported premiums. 42O,77O %
Interest and rents due and accrued .. GA, l1S 02
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-17
ACCIDENT INSURANCE.

MY accident business has large proportions All claims have
been promptly settled The best companies represented only
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26
Melancholy ThOuRhf.

When a man really gives his thoughts
up chiefly to eatables and drinkables,
he generally ceases to think of anything
else after awhile. 1t is related in an old
book on French cookery that Fontenelle,
Il French author of the early part of the
eighteenth century belonging to tho
school of the precieuses, or literary ex-
quisites, was found one beautiful morn
ing lying at ease on the slope of hill
In the valley was n large flock OF
sheep They skipped about daintily.
waiting for their guardian to take them
home. A friend of FOntenelle surprised
him gazing meditativeiy upon these
sheep
AHA !" said the friend THE amia.
bic philosopher ponders without doubt
upon the vicissitudes of life
"Y-yes. said Fontenelle IL had
been carefully looking over this aock.
and said to myself, 1t is possible that
among these goo sheep there is not one
tender leg Of muttonl'"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26
RUNNING A THEATER.
The Big Salary Account That new
York Houses Must Meet.

The Big Salary Account That New
York Houses Must Meet.
The salaries of actors and actresses
vary 90 much that no fxed prices can
be quoted. II may suffice to say that
the salary list of stock house for per.
formers will not come to less than o..
600 week. and 10 often considerably
more.
The salaries in the front" are about
~ follows: Business manager. $50 to
e75 q week; box Office man. $50; az.
sistant. tl6: two doorkeepers, % to Ga
each; head usher, o.; other ushers
(three or four). 81; lithograph men
(two). SIS; night watchman, $40
Tie salaries Of the attaches of the
stage are all fixed at union rates Fur.
thermore. the manager must employ
three men on q side-that is. three
stage hands on each side Of the stage.
including the stage carpenter and his
assistant-and two hymen. men who
work the curtain and drops up in the
"fies. the regions above the stage.
The nnion rates are as follows:' Stage
carpenter, $50 3 week; assistant, $25:
electrician. $25; assistant. SIS; prop
erty man. $25; assistant. SIS; back
doorkeeper. 81; stage hands, 81. so for
each performance. $3.50 per day for
putting on play. so cents an hour for
rehearsals and 62h cents an hour for
all labor half an hour after the fall Of
the final curtain. Orchestra leaders get
$40 to $50 week, and the union rate
for musicians is $25. except in oper.
ettas. when it is 81 performance. -
1.-The Business of Theater. by w. j
Henderson in Scribner's.
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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.
A club is now being formed in Paris
the members Of which swear never tn
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 heather.
In honor Of the four hundredtb an.
nlversary 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; independ.
I ence. 200 reis; abolition, 500 reis: re-
public, TOO reis. .l
The earldom Of Dartmouth is the lat
est peerage to be threatened with a
claimant" The 'rightful heir" is to
De found. 1t seems, In William Legge,
an employee Of the Capital Planning
works, Ottawa, who has served his an.
premiership to gardener.
A newly married couple in Portland.
Me-. who are both deaf and are trying
housekeeping without q servant, have
devised an ingenious substitute for q
doorbell. When caller presses the
electric buttOn,' all the lights In the
honse fash up and his presence is
made known.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

''Thc meanest man ever knew"
said the short passenger. twas fellow
who got n football and painted It to
look like watermelon. Then during
the summer months he kept 1t consplc-
uOusly displayed In his back yard and
amused himself setting a savage bull.
dog on hungry people who happened to
take fancy to the bogus melon"
"iIe certainly had his mean points" ="
said the tall passenger. "but l know a
fellow who could give him a discount
and then beat him mt his own game.
was in restaurant once where this
fellow was getting his dinner. After
he had finished he called the waiter
who haH served him and asked
"'Iiow much do you get for t,p as
a rule?
THE walters eyes sparkled. Ee rub.
bed his hands together and replied:
"'Well. sab. we ginally gifts at least n
quatah. but sometimes nice, gcntecl.
prosperous lookn gemnians like YOU
gives us 80 cents
Then what did this follow do but
put oh his hat and say.
Thanks. I merely wanted TO know
now much ] was going to he ahead by
not giving you anything '"-Chicago
News.
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BradfieId's
FenllaIe Regulator

brings out a woman's true beauty.
1t makes her strong and well in those
organs upon which her whole general
health depends. 1t .corrects all men,
strual disorders. 1t stops the drains
Of Leucorrhea. 1t restores the womb
to its proper place. 1t removes the
causes of headache, tackache and
nervousness. 1t takes the poor, de-
bilitated. weak. haggard, fading
woman and puts her on her feet
again. making her face beautiful by
making her body we'll.
Druggists sell Il ter 81 Q bottle.
Send for our free illustrated book for womsx
The Bradfield Regulator Co.. Atlanta, Ga.
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PERSONALITIES.

Ex-Governor HOgg wears % inch
SOLAR. a.,
Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes is said
to inherit much Of his fathers wit and
conversational powers.
| Marshall Field is to build and prc.
sent q fine library building to his ma
tive town, Conway. Mass. -
The king Of Sweden travels as Count
de Haya, 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 win
succeed General Count Won Schllffen
as chief of the general staff of the Ger.
man army after the autumn maneu.
vers. ~
Herr Riggenbach. who introduced
the cOgwheel railroads that have en-.
abled tourists in Switzerland to do
their mountain climbing without effort.
died recently. .
J. r. Frye, one Of tho Oldest resi-.
dents of Virginia. died recently and
was buried, according to his 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 III. Burford
and he was recently admitted to prac-
ticc. though he has not yet been gradu-
ated from the Guthrie High school.
A Washington friend or Admiral
Dewey says the great sailor is a splen-
did wit and story teller. He can also
spin 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 Renglfo, for many
years secretary and charge d'affaires
OF the Colombian legation In Wash.
ington, who is on leave In his native
country, has been appointed minister
Of the treasury.
WHAiam Witner Br4mEtOn Beach 10
regarded as comparatively young
man to occupy the position of father
OK the house OF commons" to which
he succeeded on the death OF the late
Sir John Mowbray, for he Il only 72.
Albert c. Hopkins, who, during the
Messiah craze at Rosebud and Pine
Ridge agencies In 1870. attained no.
toriety by appearing among the ex.
cited Sioux and announcing himself
their Messiah. has been adjudged in.
sane. t.t
Governor Powers of Maine, who
owns timber lands In the North Woods.
was asked by q Bangor Commercial
man the other day II 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.r
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

It n . curious fact that with all Of
the improvements and notifications SC
notable in, our navy We are still using
the old fashioned smoky. smelly powder
that envelops everything In gray pail,
obscurcs the view and confuses the gun.
nerk Only ono Of our ahips has been
using cordite. the wonderful smokelesa
powder which tho English navy has
adopted Tho results with this ship. the
New Orleans were truly amazing. The
rapidity. accuracy and precision Of hel
ire were the admiration Of all Observers
Smokeles powder has several advan-
tagea There II no obscuring Of the
view. the explosion producing tho merest
haze. which iasts but an instant. Il
leaves bat little residQum In the gun,
has much more power and II every way
more desirable Higher muxzle velocity
10 obtained with projectils. 40 the
powder burns much more slowly than
the ordinary sort. and. therefore. gen
crates more gas a. the ball travels up ia
the mouth Of tho gun. The demand 70,
mokeless powder seems to be one of the
imperatives Of the immediate future -
New York Ledger.
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sC"ily flnily except Sinfss.
no ID rune through 10 Coir nos YlA Nep.
u r. T.. of s c.
TIains Nos. 10 and 80 run Via " sou apo
ayeueviie--Short L,ne--aao mako c'ost
connection for ell points North.
aine on C.. Il d Il. t. leave Florenc,
isiv except Sunday 90 NJ, arrive Darling
on oi6nm, Rsr,syiila Is n, Chera w
| 20 m, Wadesbcro 225 p IN. Leav,
Floreocs daily except Sunday bs p m, ar
i've Darlington 40 p 10, Bcrne,isvnle 9 /:
u, Gibson 9 10 NJ Leave Florouc'
sunday only 8 80 m. s:r;vc Dsrlpetoy
Q % am
Leave Gibson daily excep. Sun|sy 0,
m, Beone,tsville z co a IL, srrive uarhn1
or 90 N, leave Darlington 8 Sc u N, ny
'ce Florence 8 Is All. Leave a ndusnurt
'aly eIcsp, Sunday 8 60 10, Cbetaw 4 q.
IN, Har,eville 90 "a n, Darlington 6 2s
NJ, arrive Florerce I 90 p u. Leave Da:
'ngtoa Sunday only 8 90 a IN. arrive Plo
'nce 0 IS an
!. K KEELEY, JNO. r. DIVINE.
Qe''l Manager. Gent Supt
+ n. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
T.. EMDRSON. Gen'I Pass. Agent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

L. L.
Toe peace conference at The Hague
'may hare been . political failure. but
: has beeu IN arena In which the
Anerican Delegates have won many
hurelA The least known member OF
80 body In the one who has attracted
Gss isrEcst amount OF the worlds at.
R1siou. This 10 the secretary. Fred
egtck w. Hollis. q member of tho New
York bar He 10 admirably qualified
~ tine post. Ills father. q German BY
t1rth. In an eminent Lutheran clergy
0an. nnd the soR speaks both German
end English. His selection as secre-
ory was warmly advocated by CON-
saissioncr Seth Low. who had before
mis- r. ogulzcd Mr.. Hollis itness for
ne Office.
His plan OF international mediation
and arbitration was marked by sim
psicity. efficiency and equity. The
phrnseology was so excellent as TO re-
ceive the praise OF the great European
Jurlsts who were opposed to his ideas.
Digests OF his plan were published.
with full credit, by every European
nation.
or Mr.. Hollis career rs a lawyer
nany stories are told. Of which the
following Is one:
On one occasion In the courtroom Mr..
Hollis was interrupted with the qucs-
ton:
SUPPOSE there was three defend.
ants
THAT. my dear SIR" retorted Hollis,
Us question OF grammcr and not Of
INV"
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sOsiIy except Sunday

Train No 80 leaving Marion, N. c.,
Q %, making close connection at Blacksbar
G, with the Southern's train No 50 for c
lotte, N c. and oil points East and eonnee
With the Southern's . vestibule going to Atls
Ga, and ell points West, and will receive =,
seugers going East from train No 10, on th !
X X, at Yorkville, s C, at s Is q %
connects at Camden, S C, with the Soutt
train No 1S, arriving in Charleston, s1s
Train No 81 with passenger coach att
leaving Blacksburg at 3 80 no, and conn.
at Rock Hill with the Southern's Florida !
for all points South,
Train No 33 leaving Camden, s C, ct :.
m, aftes the arrival of the Eouthern's
lesion train connects at Lancaster, S C, .
tbe 4 c X Il, at Catawba Junction !
the e A L. going East; at Rock Hill. C,
the Soutbern's train, No 81, for Chariot 4
c, and all points East. Connects at
vile. S C, with train No 9 on the C q
X. for Chester, s C. At Blacksburg
Southern's vestibule going East. ana the
ern's train No IS going West, and eonI
at Marion N with the Southern both Eas
West
SAMUEL HUNT, Preside 4
s. TRIP, Superintendent
Alb. L""pK1N- 9enr Passenger Asen
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26
THE wAToHMAN AND soUTHRoN. DECEMBER 2e 1900.
THE BISCUIT DIDN'T RISE.
usw = Tssng Cook Thought TO RemsA,
Mlstake.

Lew Yeung Cook Thought TO RemsAy
Mistake.
They had besn' visiting and Will;
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.
selvesi Tho mistress OF tho house de
cided that they should, IL ahe had to
make them hersslf What good wife
would not be willing TO take little
trouble to please her husband9 So in
thu virtuous frame Of mind she repair.
ID 20 the kitchen, and there she stirred
up her biscuit In the most approved
fashion, shaped them daintily and put
them In the pan. But she was not 40.
scustomsa 10 this work, and IL was not
sFonR that ahe should forget some of
ths insre1iSneA h wns lhe baking pow
der, aysmall but somewhat important
Item In the construction of light bis
,0uik Ghs did NOT once think of it until
the hismttt had bcen In tho oven . few
moQonta Then. - she stood gazink
admirihgly at the outside Of the range,
which contained this precious proof Of
~ caIinary skill. che suddenly sx-
claimed: =
''Thsss ! ssrsOs al abous the baking
poydpE" ~ %
= That would havs, bsen : heartbreak-
ine thought to mort housewives, but
not q thie enA She was a woman of
0mo3i00tR H2 if "a Ht. o
Never mind. Ahe said - she hur.
rjedly Thought ovR various wars Of
nendine matters; "those biscuit have
only bssn - y short time. and I viii
inst spfinkls the baking powder oven
the top, and - can melt and soak In. .
And shs did bat the baking powder did
not The housewife herself tells this
seory of her 'ooqkins now with great
elees while her husband, being patient
man. never aays word about his part
of - In TIE eating. New York Times.
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The sEcRET or sEAuIy.
o~s csa Never n Flsaaans - I.sek ups,
stt Unlsss IN ossA Hsslth.

oSs csa Newer n Rlsasans . I,eok Upsv
Unlsss IN ossA Hssssh.
"Ths most helpful and agreeable bath
- that Of tepid water. " writes Ruth
Ashmoes In The Ladies' Home Journal.
Few people can stand absolutely cold
bathA sud. no matter how stroug one
may b. such bath should not be in
dulged IN unless . thoeough rubbing be
taken aftsrward. To speak plainly. it
must b. rsmsmbered that while . cold
bath may b more or lsss invigorating
Ms not cleansing. lean eaaly under.
sfand the desire .of every woman TO have
clear. beautiful skin, but I confess to
bsins provoksd when think Of the
amount of money spent ON lotiona
creams and powders 20 b applied ex.
ternally snd which have nothing Ike a.
good an eject upon tho skin "a tepid
18th with good soap taken at least once
. week. -
The condition q the akin depends al.
most entirely upon the care given to the
general health. The girl who Is mp late
at night gives no care to her diet. in.
dnlges In various stimulants, bathes but
seldom and exercises less 10 certain to
have either dull. muddy looking skin
or one covered with disagreeable look.
ing black and rcd spots One should
avoid many sweets and much pastry
and not allow herself to become slave
either to tea or coffee any more than she
would TO some vicious drug or strong
stimulant. She shon.d also remember
that unless she 10 in good condition in.
formally ahe will be an-thing but .
pleasant object to look upon externally.
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~ eat behind. TIA man holding
- Ntns wore 9 big. wsll HttIne gray
1oenu hat dask serge suit and pearl
lsoviDo 8loves. It was an. unusually
11n0some rig, and thers was look Of
01lnstiaa about the man.
Wsader who that duck isr' asked
. woeti1gnap Of bis friend when the
>peder vhlried BY the open car In
w1lch they were seated.
1Qb@ bes . feller that lives across
lofayette squarsr' replied the
v6<4ipGmAu. ~
1hoe soT said the trst speaker.
Xnews bow to handle horses, don't
~ WHATS the seessr's Manner
1eKtnoey." answered the other
Voee1neman. erinping.
. .Ao6 thea hls lnqulsltor stretched bis
- ut and rad, why. 80 Il tsy'-
VesAingt6a Post.
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Crusty Old Uncle-Well. William,
I've decided that you needn't pay back
the $50 you got from me last summer
I'm going 60 make You present Of It.
Reckless Nephew-Tbanksi
Crusty Old Unole-Well. that's not
very enthusiastic way you have Of ao-
knowledging my generosity. I thought
you'd be overjoyed at getting this debt
on your mind.
Reckless Nephew--Oh, It hasn't been
bothering mel l hOd no intention Of
paying you anyway. Cleveland Leader
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

weakness and
sickness pecu.
liar to the sex.
If the Egypt.
ian custom pre-.
vailed in this
country, many
sufferers would
be glad to
cover tn e i I
p r e m a t u r e
wrinkles, their
sunkencheeks,
their unhealthy
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os)oRr NEWS STORIES.


nsu5 oey Carleton. the eminent
~ vri1ar, stammers badly. but this
(, ooog no< veevent him from holding his
en- - suy coo1xpversy, When he was
4(h8 car Madison square, New York,
- veod - pQss dailS shs New York
90 of which hs h = member. relates
~ PhiladslphIa Post. One day one OF
ng and fFivs,Dss uembess4 aid
:, = sAw you thls uovuins. Carleton.
'Cr1sy1no your poodle through the
11ooks Good sxercIee. Isn't Il? But
49, ~ sep,spo<y sase do u for
~tod -oeobtsdtS.r replied Carleton
U(nly. svsn u hAjtlnsly. when peo,
~ - ueus carrying yh-my d-d-iog.
- -, TAere SSgEoes Henry ('-Guy
4 0r<loeon With bic d-1oG.s But lf they
o1puo4 80 y-you they,1 Gsk. WV
Vo6e elat inripfarual Idiot c-c-cafry-
- DpNno1)o1> ? ! y >, q - ., & !, (,
oons@lues GArlcton stammers worse
90 q oeht> >lnksa and his bearers try.
/. - opDply the .Wsed Mat sticks, but Il
- UWoyo reeented. When he was ed
- ot UfA ~ beenn "a, ten Mr. Mitch
q q sttsy. H uot a. far a this: {,
\. Qoe t-d-day vhils J swss wsw-v-w-
Aelpe : '.sssppssal Mr. Mitchell,
'oe& >.4a1y.~' bssls Ma carleton
cn1 'v41e y vas p-ppsomen-n-n-
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HI. Trade.

The Policeman What's your trader
The Suspect An ironwOrker
us that soy I'll SEQ what You know
about it used to be in the trude my
self"
- mean In laundry Indian
apolis Jouruai
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26
Hidden BEAUTY

In Egypt the custom is for Princesses
to hide their beauty by covering
the lower part of the face with veil.
In America the. beauty of many of
our women is hidden because of the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

y Diamonds are cut in three different
forms-the rose. the brilliant and the
table. OF which the second is the pretti-
est, 1t 10 double pyramid or cone, Of
which tho top Is cut of 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

The nnest opal of modern times be-
loussd 10 the Empress Josephine. u
was called the Burning Of Troy. I"
Its fate 10 unknown. ~ 1t disappeared
vhon The allies entered PariA
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

t..Est. too 49, ~Dook~ Was.
3 ooq With cOely cut dark. smooth
4ym toatures was driving q swell
oof % which hsndsome pair Of
Z. DsNuope attached mp Eourteenth
- evening last week. A pref
X'yoyr9 woQsp s1t beside him. A
~ o1lpned footnan IN cool sum.
~ pys9 eeevpisa the hooking to the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

What will happen to you if you are
. good little boyi" asked the kindly old
woman
TN get stick o: candy for being
good
"And what will happen to you il
you are bad1'
I'll. get two sticks Of candy for
promising to try to be good Chicago
Post
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

SQuaring Up.
Freddie 3 Papa-Whst do You intend
to DO with the hole in that doughnut
when you get all the cake eaten from
around it,
Freddie (after serious thought)-l
guess III give it to little sister. to pay
ter the bite she gimme out OF her ap.
pie. Chicago Newa
lt Clouded His Joy.
Tyte Phist is surller than ever sine,
be came back from his vacation"
Yes; he has Just learned Of a place
where he might have gone and saved
N"-Chicago Tribune.