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are jus; what horse needs whom in bad con
ditiOn. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifug..
They are not food but medicine, aud the best
10 use to put horse in prime condition. Prico
aS cents per package. For sale by DR. A. ]
Cnina. Deo go
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04

DR. Bulls Cough Syrup IL the hest remed J
for all bronchial affections. 1t is a great mis-.
lake to allow a cough or cold to run on for
II may develop serious throat or lung trouble.
Take DR. Bulls Cough Syrup at once.
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spartly cloudy

Though there has been no undue quantity
OF rain nor as much high w,nd ne we often
have ia March, yet the month was 90 the
whole, chilly, raw and ioclement, and rather
un:avorebie for farm work, especially corn
planting, which 10 still lar from being com.
pieted
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04

The following is rspor. of observations
OF the weather taken at Statebure, by Dr.. W.
W. Anderson, for the "a days eudiog Sun.
day, March 81, 1900:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04

II You want to purchase q nice buggy or
orr good horse, 60 to W. n. Graham's
stable. He has just received Car load Of
each
March 7.
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DR. Bull's Cough Syrup bsoisbss at once all
forms OF throat diseases, and always effects
permanent cure This won nderful remedy bss
cured thousands Of euf{srers from bronchitis,
hoM1eness and other bronchial troubles
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04

May Bon Too aud L'Art dc 10 Mode at H
@. Ostssu k Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04

\ ~6S CUBAN RELIEF cures Collie,
AMN Neuralgia and Toothache in
~ five minutes. Sour Stomach and
}" Summer Complaints. Price, 25c.
Sold by Hughsoo- Ligon Co.
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QUARTERLY STATEMENT
OF THx CONDITION AND BUSINESS OF
The Bank Of Slmter." "Slmtnr. 8 E.

'I'hp "R9nk Mt Nnmtnr" "Qnmtor q n
A"o Ounh VI OumtuI, UuWtUl, ". w.
At the close of the Quarter eod;no vs-oh
81, 1900, published in conformity with
the Act of the General Assembly.
ASSETS.
Loans and Discounts so9e,,, .,
Furniture Fixtures and vsu,, o5S o,
Bills Receivahle 60, 90 o.
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TIE coaauni,y 10 shocked by the 90
uouoes0sut that 10 the heart OF the city mao
10 bitten sy Q rattle snake Toe cry 10 raised,
80 dsnessoos Q reptile meet bs destroyed 1"
Tue responsibility that soch Q parasite is
permitted 20 exist upon the body polite Lies
% tho door Of our churches, the to 30 couo
ell so5 The police force, which are the divine
and human gusrdisns Of the morals Of our
youth.
ExHORTATION.
setting Jour way through life, you have been
led 10 desire the path Of safety, u remains
only to poioi you TO the Word of God.
Thst purity OF character which 10 80 at
trscuve 10 . mother, sister or wife, is 90 lsss
90 io q 500, brother or husband Only this
can sotitls the one or the other TO viriuous
morals
wbs, then shall be yous gu,de2 II Gao.
not be:
I The MAXINE OF the world Tbese refer
only TO worldly interests. and are unworthy,
90 they relate to time ard not s,eroi,y. They
are prudential aud exPet,eot, Instead OF moral
sud OF priociple.
The precepts Of philosophy, iodepeud.
sos Of divine revelation. Toe answer is
souod Ia the charscters Of such teachers 80
Huus, Boliogoroks. Voltsire. Rousseau sod
Psiss
TIE Bible 10 proper guide, because:
4. A fsveiati0o OF the territory to DO
sssvssssd, sad Of The dangers aod obstacles
70 - sosfseotsd.
.. TIE rsAsiog esd slsvs,isg io6osocss OF
~ ssssiossw snd models OF the Bible. A
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edu olettoguteesd from oil others because
ef - sesi9eable peslss. or semptssiou. lts
Sopteos asA dsssstabls lndu ulgsucs 40 msaus
q psovisg 10 usefs ere undsr 20 restraiut
of ssligteoe Tear 70 uuuscsseasy, 90 their char.
sessse 10 Rsesssl vill deliver them iron any
sospicios os pIsty. 10 is prsssncs decen,
0sn ssssds like Christian in the valley Vhsre
bsll voeiis up 10 0sms snd sulphur on either
hAsd. Hososd 10 youth. Il 6xes i,s hold
spoa yoesg men largely BY association
Unlses, usmaoly and valgsr IL brands the
usss 9th The sssup Of osslswry from oil
shas " sistuoOs and decent
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lea ss their game some 3aos. Nov, would
liks 700 ts see - " somethiug
eas't % done TO recover this mosey. VIII
you Kindly zee sfisr THE for me and write me
~ oocef -. Any thioR you
ecu do for me vill % greatly appreciated
ssu fasuish wiiossses Wheo needed
"Yoor old trend aud brother,
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Aoosg the eausss operating to lower the
tee % peblie morals, sad tempting young
~ - aishosssty, are
!. TEE pssvailisg spirit Of sxtssvagaocs.
:. 6eecolstioa 10 cotton, wheat and ell
s(osks esd boeds Of Aedtious value.
3. 4 geossal ssesessss for wealth
q. TIE eoesivaucs aud usage Of political
peesass % dishesosasls usaos to gA,a their
The Brunswick times-call., 1900-12-16


Az INDIAN ISLAND REifR IN cHRisTsiAs Al
TIRE
med with evergreeus and flowers, The
decorations uniting the Conventional
methods 81 the great cities with Tie
freer aud more graceful styles OF their
own race. The indian blood comes
out 10 the profuse use OF nntlers. elk
horns. deer heads bows and arrows.
stained porcupine quilts, eagle feath-
ers and birch bark panels for decora
tive purposes.
Their own band gives what may be
called a continuous concert, playing
the latest compositions and more espe-
cially the anthem songs and dances
written by the Penobscot composer
and musician, Hon Horace Nlcolat.
formerly a representative Of the tribe
In the state legislature. The performs
ers are indians, and the music has a.
strange flavor Of the ancient m0on'
dance and war dance.
Everybody gives Christmas gifts to
everybody else, and in the giving there
IL considerable common sense, utility
rather than mere ornament being the
feature Of the presents.
Christmas afternoon there is always
dress parade. Young men and young
women warmly dressed IN half indian
costume stroll up and down tire snowy
streets, skate upon the waters which
surround their home or ride In sIeighs,
They are Gne looking procession. The
men are tall, erect and muscular and
the women bright eyed, exqulsltely
proportioned and as graceful as swans.
Some Of the bellies would be stars In
New York drawing rooms.
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tim6 when n began


The kissing ceremony over, the fam
fly chicks like d hen and -eheeps,
like a chickepS This Is said certainly
to insure a iaentifuI Increase of the
fowls during the coming year,
Il should have been said thai before
the fire is lighted the iron shovel and
the poker are hidden away The Christ
masfireInust be stirred only wItha piece
q wood. Aa soon as piece falls from
the end Of the burning Yule log one az
the sous Of the family picks the Bit up
IN his teeth and at the Imminent dan-
ger Of being burned carries 1t thus into
The yard and there drops it. Now 81
= certainty no Witches can get IA dur
1ng lie christmas tIeItrcis =
y a1fra faa the Christmas feast
PIC OF goat Is roasted whole,
- tg a 10 rib ef the creature
ANUS e llepken Otherwise ii dire ca.
ta1nity Il IL store for tAe family. Al
eal1e Is baked On the heirth, and as
soon as flie SPOT ghere It vas cooked
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Ronst nnak.

Fora small Christmas dinner a pair
Of tender ducklings may be substituted
for the regulation turkey. A very
tasteful dressing Is made by mixing a
minced onion that has been fried In
butter viii. seo a'aais,yff'ais Of crumbs, a
tablespoonful Of butter and half cup
sful Of flick, stewed tomatoes. Season
highly. Raste every few minutes and
roast rare. Skim the fat from the
gravy In the pan, add the stewed glib
lets and tllickcn and season. A tart
jellylike eurrant or plum or spiced
plunls should accompany 1t.
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When writing Of Saxon Christmas
legends and odd Christmas ceremoniala
one writes In the past almost wholly
In the Black mountain region the old
time customs are the customs Of to-
day. and time seems to have been I'M
able to change their infinite variety.
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MODERN LIFE TOO RAPID.
Bishop Potter on the Tendency
Toward Living in Cities.

Bishop Potter on the Tendency
Toward Living in Cities.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-Bishop Potter
spoke to a meeting of men in the West
Side Auditorium OF the Young Mems
Christian Association yesterday The
Bishop enlarged upon the social contact
in the association, and said:
There Is no social problem more grave
than the tendency toward ci'ies. In the
founding of the Republic We got deHbera-
ton and reflection in the long winter
evenings with opportunities for reading
anG study and thought Men were close
to the land The tendency of modern life
in cities is too great a pace
If young man is not on the run down
town most business houses have no use
fo7 him. In the vulgar. but most express
sive phrase be must get a move OF him
SELL II he can't get move he must
get out. There is danger that under q
communal life like ours young man
under orders will lose possession CT him
self finally. The drive threatens to take
possession Of us In days Ike this a
man wants first OF all to get possession
Of himself TO have some hours in the bust
ness days 10 think over his blunders and
his sins. II is necessary that you have
time TO place yourself, that you shall
be Gods man, owning yourself when the
day is done as you did when il began.
This is a time of great material pros
pSFiIy Tor tie country. There is q great
deal Of money 10 be got. so there is a
great deal Of tawdriness in the spending
of IL There is a great multitude of peo-
pie absorbed il the passion for display.
the lust of personal expenditure. Watch
it in its beginnings. Remember that what
ever any fool of a girl may tell you about
some expenditure that pleases her any
honest woman viii respect you for car
rying an honest personal simplicity"
The Bishop told a story of Tweed "a
fine type" he said, 'tof an article OF which
l am sorry 10 say we have produced more
since his time He told the story Of the
finding OF a diamond in the mayors office,
which, at first, no one claimed until
Tweed pushed up his waisteoat and ex-
claimed: 20, yes; it's from MY suspender
Init
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A VEGETARIAN COLONY.
Peculiar Community Existing In the
southern seas.
fFrom q & York WorId.l

(FFom the New York worId)
On a tiny island in the Pacific, about
1000 miles northeast of Australia, lives
an American colony OF vegetarians
The pioneers of the community sailed
from San Francisco in 1880 under the
leadership of Rev. James NeEIin, q
Methodist preacher from Ohio. There
we're seventy OF them all told.
They were in search of land where
they would not be compelled to mingIe
with fesh-eating mankind.
Using Hawaii for headquarters, they
prosPected among the islands of the
Pacific for a suitable home, and event
uaIly selected Tagula Island, which Is
part OF the Dr&eh archipelago.
They found iIftY amiable natives there
-vegetarians, fortuna tely-and the pro-
cess of benevolent assimilation which
followed was Mutual and social instead
Of one-sided and digestive
The white peopIa created a peaceful
and Industrious community They built
houses, roads, bridges, and church
They began the cultivation of indigo,
vans, and other things for the Austria Ian
and New Zealand markets.
In the romance of the Pacific other
Americans play an important part
The island is Gente Hermosa, and the
lord and master there was a New Hamp-
shire man named Jennings. In 1856 or
1858 young Yankee skipper, Eli Jen-
nings, was sailing around the Horn on
q whaler for the Hawaiian Islands The
ship stopped at Gente Hermosa for
water and fruit. and Jennings was
charmed With the spot and the primitive
courtesy of the natives
He sailed aWav TO Honolulu with pleas
ant memories of the atoll In the South Sea.
At Honolulu he saw what the Yankees had
done In getting rich among the Havaiians
SO he quit the whales ard was back at
GeRte Hermosa ~ another year.
He learned the Samoan language. mar
ried the most beautiful Somoan girl in the
whole archipelago. and was the undisputed
lord OF all he surveyed. He got several
English sailors TO come and live on Gente
Heip1osa. English became the language Of
the island, and the natives were taught
industry and temperance.
But Jennings never gave up his conten-
ton that he had added Cepte Hermosa TO
the United States, and that all people
there we're Americans. When he became
rich in the copra trade he procured
American books and an American teacher
from Honolulu, and ali OF his many
dusky- Skinned children were taught
American history, American ideas and the
Episeopalian religion.
He made Gente Hermosa one of the
most moral and Industrious little CON-
munities in all the south sea Under his
skill a dozen large houses were built fer
the Jennings fssniIy and as the headquar
tiers OF the community government ard
business OF the island When ne died he
left eleven grogn-up children and thirty
grandchildren
His remains we're enclosed in a man.
moth sarcopha gus Of cement and coral
which stands on the spot where he slept
first on Gente Hernosa soil N 1857.
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AUTOMATIC sERMoNIz1NG.
The New idea Hit Upon by
Preacher in London.
CFrorn the London Daily Mail. }

ttf0fn the LONDON DalIF Mail
Almost within shadow of the monument
stands the most extraordinary church in
London This sacred edifee is known as
ST. Mary-at-HiIl-
Into an interior which carries one back
to long dead ages-the oaken facade and
pulpit are nearly five centuries oId-a
modern not TO say sensational note has
been interpolsted in the hope of solving
the problem as to how to bring back the
masses TO worship. This hope has Ger
tairly been gratifed, for the edifce at
every seryice-time resounds to the tramp
Of many feet instead of being left to
desolating emptiness which characterized
il formerly.
From under that ancient pulpit the
nav Of huge brass instrument projects
!tself; a bass drum is seen reared
against the EGGS of a grand piano;
triunial masis lantern is deserted in the
organ loft snd before it stretches a huge
white shee' supported by the futed col
uInns of the church
The brass instrument under the pulpit
is called 'monsterphone." It performs
pieces of music for the entertainment of
the congFe gation--not necessarily sacred
music-and it varies its programme with
an OCCASIONAL address, not extensively on
spiritual themes. For the special edifca-
tion of a Daily Mail" representative it
gave capital rendering Of Mendelss- has
Wedding March, followed by an address
by the Archbishop of Canterbury couehed
IN simple, telling language, such as his
intended hearers would understand.
The magic lantern in the organ loft
throws pictures on the screen stretched
across the centre aisle, and when service
is being held Capt r Coleman, some
times with the aid OF speaking trumpet,
explains the incident depicted skilled
pianist presides at the grand piano nu-
meFous string orchestra ranged before
the altar performs pieces of music that
are known ii every household. the bass
drum baoms AMI echoes through the ven
cradle pile. ED the Rev W Carlile, or
some other preacher, tells his eongrega-
ton some plain home truths-n0 subtle
theological hair-Solitting, no didsctics
hut straight rhetorical blows from the
shoulder.
Such is the scene that may be witnessed
at ST 4 ary-as-Hiii during the dinner
hour on any weck day, except Saturday,
ard every Sunday evening. It is the Rev.
pie 10 church He has succeeded, for the
cGngre cation, numbering once barely a
dozen. Is ao@ over 500. At midday the
worKrsen IN their tosl-staiaed clothes.
spend part of heir dinner interval listen
Ing 20 the monsterphone" or looking at
the magic lantern pictures, and the Sun
day congregation is just as homespun in
its character Mr.. Garlic is satisfied with
the results of his novel effort. He is
convinced he is getting at the right
sort of people and proudly refers 70 the
burglars picklock and whisky bottle that
were recently left IN the pews
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Womsn,s strafcrr.

H..
4 good citizen who is Wholesale grocer in n
large way. but no lover OF music was dragged 20
'fsnnhsuser' the other night By his wife
stout isdy IN Diamonds and decollefe gowa
About the middle OF The third act the worthy
man fell last asleep and appFised the theatre OF
bis condition By loud SHORES. His COED dame.
was olsInsyed Al his behavior ard dug him sharp
y n the RIBS with Der elbow The -o1iv response
vac grunt and snore louder thar ever Per
tons in the neighborhood began To turn their
hesds 10 see the Cause Of this disturbance and
the good wife became almost frantic. Throwing
aside attempts at eenseainent, she shook nm
FiCtentiy BY the shoulders. lie stirred bat did
To1 wake In desperation she used her last
sxpedient
Louis, SIC said in thrilling whisper, .Lo.iis
It's pas. o'clock
Leuis sal bolt upright. as though he had been
electrified He gsaed about and saw where he
vas. Wrath shone duly in his eye
fos fooled me-. he said. Why Before
she could answer the worthy man was fast asleep
and snoring fortissiruo, nor did he awake before
the cad Of the act
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mir. c. z. Lamb,

Secretary 10 the Manager Of the National
Biscuit Company, Baltimore. Nd says;
take great pleasure in SAYING that ny
experience with your Electrical Type
writer has been most satisfactory, and I
do not hesitate 70 say that anyone once
learning 20 write with It would dislike
YER much TO 90 back 20 the cid ma
chine. The longer / have II the better
I ike K, and an convinced that It is tie
coming typewriter Il does 30 much bet
ter work and has so many advantages over
the cid machines that il IS bound TO be
come very popular SIS seap as it becomes
known. Anyone could write all day on
The electric machine without getting the
least bit tired or nervous, which. TO my
mind. Is sufficient accommodation 10 sell
arr fxrfrsrsteT-
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aiss M. m. Westafer,

stenographer to the Secretary Of the IN
terror, says:
After having used for number Of years
3 typewriter long regarded as the best on
TIE market. ! began 70 operate the Elsc-
tricaI Typewriter. and found. to NJ SUI
prise. that could do a max imum amount
OF work with q minimum CT labor.
I an sure that every operator who &C
qusints himself with your machine VIII
prefer it 10 any other. consider II SUI
Perior TO any machine I have used
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-24
HER CLOTHING STILL HELD,
secretary Gage Alone Can Come to
Miss CondIt-s1nI.h,s Rescue.

NEW YORK, Dec PAS Miss Gondit-
Smith, of Washington, who was a guest
Of Mrs. Conger during the siege of the
legations IN Pekin. sat in the handsome
home Of her sister. Mrs. Cyrus Field Jud-
son, in Ardsley. yesterday, she gazed sor-
rowfulIy at the small handbag. all the
customs inspectors left her when she
landed from the St. Louis Saturday.
Yes, said Inspector Downing. red
and uncomfortable. when questioned
about the seizure 1T was a eonfoundedly
unpleasant duty Il was not SO long ego
that the Bradley Martins brought I32
trunks in free of duty under the Wilson
law. But the Dingley tariff makes it OBJ
Hgatory that We collect duty on all wear
ing apparel and personal adornment
valued al more than $780,
1T is now up to Secretary Gage to say
whether that piueky girl shall have her
new clothes. It looks like q poor reward
for the pluck she showed and the saeri-
ices she made"
81 an sorry that Miss Smith, above all
American girls. should have been sub
jeetsd to such an annoyance" said Col
lector BidweIl, but the laws left us 70
discretion. The Secretary of the Treas
ury is the only one who can move IN this
matter and 1 have telegraphed a report
TO him"
It was stated at the Treasury Depart
Miss Condit-Smith's wearing apparel and
personal adoTnments had not been
brought to the attention of Secretary
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Mr.. Raymond RIanton,

SteuoErapheF. Supervising Architects o.
fee. Treasury Department, writes:
have used your Electrical Typewriter
for seFersi months and am very much
pleased with il, indeed In ease OF opeFa-
ton and speed 1t is far ahead. believe the
electrical aid 70 the operator wiz work
saving OF from % 10 80 per cent Of
the fatigue ordinarily incident 10 a days
typesFitiBS =ith noE-electrieai machine
N FACT RATHER THAN Use ANY
OTHER TYPEWRITER. ] WOULD PRE-
FER TO FURNISH THE CAHILL At Ny
QH-SC Fs1GT
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Mr.. r. z. Logan,

steaographer IN the Navy Department,
Though | have used the Remington con
stantly for dozen years or more was
able to take up Your Electrical Type-
writer and do all rny work on it the very
frst day On the second or third day
! bad lot OF copying 10 dc, and was
surprised to find ho~ rapidly I was turn
iHg on the pages ! WAS sliding along AT
an increased rate of speed WITHOUT Know
ing IL until / had finished the work.
The touch upon your tyrswritez Is ex-
ac;iy what al the operators have been
looking for. and Is 50 light. easy. and
SPECIFY that anyone who has used the
machine would. believe. never be COZ
tent with any other Although be
ginneT on your machine the work il
turned out for me was finer than that
done on any Of the several other kinds
Of machines IN our Office. and at sight
won the admiration Of the people who
knew nothing about the machine itself.
! believe you have the best typewriter
On the market and it Is better one than
] eTec expected to see
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-24

to Get on Tokens of Remembrance
10 Friends-CIerI1s Pushed 80 Their
Capacity Tired Carriers Not
without Hope of Appreciation.
One of the busiest places in the city to-
day is the Postoffice The clerks at the
stamp windows from early morning until
late this afternoon have been in one con-
tinual rush, weighing packages the con-
tents of which viii gladden. the hearts OF
the recipients tomorrow. The line Of peo-
pie at the stamp windows waiting their
turn is the largest ever seen on say one
day in the Postoflce Postmaster Merritt
SAID this morning that the amount of mail
received yesterday from other cities and
the number of packages, parcels. and let
ters mailed at the once exceed all past
records.
Every piece Of mail said he. will be
handled and distributed without any de-
lay notwithstanding that this is the bust
est Christmas ever experienced by the Of
fee We have two shifts of carriers and
distributing clerks at work. and the quick
ness with which they sort the mail is mar
velous Under the law passed last ses-
sion weeks work consists of forty eight
hours and the schedule is now so ar
ranged that the carrier can work nine or
ten hours on any one day II required and
the difference is made up by shorter hours
OF labor the next day, but he cant work
more than the forty-eight hours during
the week There are twenty-five subs in
addition to the regulars now at work and
VIII continue during the rush. which viii
last several more days. This unusually
heavy holiday mail is an evidence OF the
country's prosperity. My information is
that the mail is equally heavy in other
large cities
While Christmas time always increases
the burdens Of the carrier IL also has its
recomFense. for in thu business section of
the city. as we'll as the residential por
ton the people along the route Invariably
remember the faithful carrier in the way
of something substantial