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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
The Bicycle Boot.

Shc-Why does that piano sound first
high and then low when Miss Wilson
plays 1t? 81
He-Well, you see, she is learning to
ride a bike, and uses the pedals alter
nately from force Of habit.-Illustrated
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14

Just as up-to-date as it is possible to
make it, irrespective of whether or not
the corpse had been man or woman
addicted to current fashions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
National Educational Asso
CATION Will Meet in
Charleston.

Chicago. Feb 4-The executive
committee of the National association
has unanimously confirmed the infor
NAL vote Of preference Of the board of
directors at the Los Angeles meeting
in the selection of Charleston, S c.,
as the place Of meeting of the asso
citation in annual convention JuD y I
to l3. 1900 This action is based
largely upon the coavic'lor of the
management that national meeting
in the south at the present time would
recognize and aid the growing educa
tioDal revival in that section and
would contribute in large measure to
rational educational interests.
Unusually favorable railroad rates,
stop over privileges and diverse
route arrangements have been secur
ed by which the most interesting
points of the interior and the south
Atlantic coast from Charleston to
Washington may be Visited without
extra cost
An attendance of 5000 from the
south is assured and it is believed
that an equal number will attend
from the north aud west
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
Burylng a Senator.

Il cost the government s. 3.442 to
buty the venerable Senator Morrill, 4
"s;ase casket vi,h copper lining l.
ore Of the itccs, at $500 1he
eo5raved plate e9st $40 /; spea'ai req
ce1ar snippieg case, coppe!p!a;e coroeTs
AID handles. douoie size, $50 !:
embalmi1g aud services of ancer;aser
It Wasbingtoc. $50 50 !; attendance OF
undertake. 10 Montpelier S25 use CT
81 carriages, $l08 so; use CT hearse
twice. SIG; special 'ssia service frou
Washington to Springfield, S782: "a
fares, Springfield to Montpelier. S264 !;
36 fares, Montpelier to Rutland, Sll7
Sc fares Rutland to Troy. $50 81
special engine, Troy to Albany, $50
SO fares Troy TO Washington, $347 40
special eogiue, Weehawken to jersey
City. SIS; use of Pullman cars
Hesperia and Humber, " ashiDgton to
Montpelier and return. $500; commits
sary supplies, $78 96 New York
Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
THE WAR IN AFRICA.
There is General Belief in
Buffers Reported Advance.

London. Feb 5. 4 80 3. m-
Although there is co actual ceoaftns
ton of the report that Geo Beiler has
ree,cssed the Tugeia 90 tSird des?e
rate attempt to relieve hadysu'th. II Is
known taa, the war Office has received
several South African dispatches which
have not yet been published. AID II the
advance is en- actual fact, tee secret Is
being we'll kept.
There are newspaper dispatches 10
plenty from spcsrmao's canp up &c
Sunday, bot there is 90 biut that au
advance bad been beguo, and 1t Is
assumed 10 some quarters here toa'
Lord Dundouald's recon pois.ance 10
she district Of Hongars Port may b.
the only foundation for the statement
that Gen Butler has started
On the other hand. dispatches from
L.dysmish rather indicate that the
advance is 10 operation by reporting
heavy 6riog on Friday aud Saturday
from the directions Of Potgieter,s drift
aud Colenso.
A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle
from Ladysmisb, dated yesterday, says :
IA report has reached us that one
brigade has crossed the Tugeia
The reports that the Beers are recon
centrasiug arouod Ladysmith are also
an indication that preparations are
being made to resist Gen Butler. or 5or
an attempt a. rea,,ack upon the garr'-
son 10 anticipation of his advance
The fact, however. that no h1og has
been reported uoder yesterdays date,
either from Ladysmi,a or SpesrmaO's s
camp might be Interpreted TO meao
either that the attempt had failed OF
tha. Gen Buller lad merely made a
denopssra,ioo 90 Friday or Saturday
Various ruuors are current One is
that Gen Buller is again attacking
Spiou kop from the side of Gso Ly'
sleton's camp. Another IS fhas he
received information from the oVoer OF
Spiou kop farm aod crossed BY fcrd
further west thac Tr;cbard's daft
The military authorities IA Lo'dop
think it more Likely that the cross'se
woaid ae made east of Zaart's kop
Speculation, however, is useless The
public can only wait in patience, and
1t may be said also. 10 trepldatioo.
Nor is the feeling of anxiety much
relieved by the possibility that Geo
Buller has been considerably reenforcsd d
since the disaster at Spiop kop.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
NO PROPERTY" ESCAPES.
Some Queer Things to Be Seen In "A
Chinese Tleatcr.

Over the audience rests settled.
immovable stiffness. unbroken even by
a sigh. No expression referable to
sorrow. sympathy. JOY or tears lishtens
the blank. dead wall Of the faces.
The Chinaman is impre@nable. Only
once do his eyes change. and that is
while the property man is on the stage.
and he is never off it,
The Chinese property man sees his
duty to the mana cement and puts 1t
into practical effect. No property
shall escape him. He gathers all things
by the way When the Chinese Romeo
slays Tybalt the property man steps
on to the stage. gathers up IyDalt $
sword. cap and cloak and things and
walks off with them. He would enter
Macheth's banquet hall while that
weak knced monarch was exercising
Banquo's ghost. gather up the Soblets
and plates in one arm and Macbeths
chair with the other and carry them
away. He would pluck the roses from
Elaine's breast: he would take the
dagger from Julct'S dead hand; he
would interrupt IIamlcts soliloquy III
the churchyard with request for
Yorick's skull. and he would interpose
in the murder of Desdemona to remove
the pillows from her bed.-Saqui Smith
IN oc1ia'c Weekly
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
Butler and French Said to
be Advancing Against the
Beers.

LonGon, Feb 6, 4 a Military
opinion continues TO assume, from
very slender materials, that Gen
Buler is again throwing his army
against the Boer works A retired
general, Sir Wm Henry Greene,
whose distinguished career gives
weight to MS opinion, thinks that
Gen Butler, with $1,000 men. is
making a wide detour to the west
and north in order to avoid the
roughest parts of the country AS
Gen Butler mus. have some thou
sands of wagons, Sir VIM Greene
points out that the advance would
necessarily be slow No su' 'tlc
word is at hand, save that tLv war
Office reafirmed orally to newspaper
inouirers at late hour that it could
not confirm, the reported advance.
There the Natal situation rests
1t is from the western field that
more definite statements come
Large operations are apparently
about to begin Gen French, who
has now returned to Rensburg from
bis conference with Lord Roberto,
has sent what is described as an
overwhelming force of infantry, to
seize Norvais Point This is where the
railway, before it was destroyed,
crossed the Orange river and connect
ed with the Free State trunk line to
Bloemfontein.
Norvals Point is 10 miles north of
Co!esburg and 25 miles from Gen
Frepch's headquarters at Rensberg
The Beers at Colesberg have been In
dagger of being surrounded by the
largely reinforced and extending
lines of the British An occupation
of Norvals Point in force would
probably render Colesberg untena
bic
Whatever may be the actual situa
ton, there seems no doubt that Gen
Bullers preparations 1cr a Iresn at
tempt to relieve Ladysmith were
completed Thursday or Friday. and
though the start was possibly defer
red from the date fret selected, /.
will net be long before it is definitely
known that Gen Buffers forces are
again fighting their way towards
Ladysmith Those, however, who
expect Gen Butler to reach the be-
leaguered town tonight seem to have
forgotten the presence of the Beers
The best informed people, while san
guine, fully realize that British vic.
tory can only be achieved at q heavy
cost
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
LIGHTS FOR BIRDS NESTS
Some Curious Habits Practiced IL
the World of SonGdoDl.

Some Curious Habits Practiced In
the World of SonGdon,.
Many birds suspend their nests from
the branches Of trees. one of the most
curious nests of that kind being that
of the baya bird OF India. 1t IS hung
from the branch. with its opening at
the bottom. and hangs like an inverted
bottle. secure from the approach OF
tree snakes and other reptiles. The
most curious thing about the baya
bird is that it is said to light up its
nest By sticking fireaies on its sides
with clay or soft mud. There seems to
be little doubt of the fact.
DR.. Buchanan says: AT night each
Of the habitations is lighted up by a
FREELY stuck in the top with piece OF
clay. The nest consists Of two rooms.
Sometimes there are three or four tire
flies. and their blaze in the little cells
dazzles the eyes Of the bats. which Of.
ten destroy the young Of these birds
Perhaps other animals are scared OH
by the baya birds electric light. since
q writer in Nature records this curl.
Gus observation: Il have been Informed
on safe authority that the Indian bot
tie bird protects his nest at night by
sticking several of these glow beetles
around the entrance by means Of clay,
and only a few days back an intimate
friend of my own was watching three
rats on roof rafter Of his bungalow
When a glow fly lodged very close to
them. the rats Immediately scampered
off."-Our Du.ab Animals.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
His ~Denr oiG jim"

'.Corbett is my friend and benefac-
tor says Mr.. Jcffries Il was once
his sparrins partner, and he treated
me as gentleman. Hence | have
gladly agreed to fight him as 4 return
for favorS. | am bound by all the ties
of friendship and gratitude to give
him a chance to fight me- Was there
ever such 4 touching instance Of devo-
ton? Mr.. Jeffries will reward his old
patron and benefactor by beating him
into pulp and knocking his head OF.
One can fancy him saying. as he puts
his terrible right into his friends ribs,
'.Dear old Jim.'-kansas City Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07

Washington. Feb 5-The Hay
Pauucefote treaty. amendatory of the
Clayton Bulwer treaty relative to the
construction of the Nicaraguan canal,
vas sigOed at the State department
today by Secretary Hay and the Right
Hon Lord Pauucefote Of Preston, for
Great Britain Though the copsuu
nation of the treaty occupied some
time, owing to the necessity of compar-
Jog the two drafts, there was very little
fornalit5 about the ceremony, and a
convention that is expected to be, for
the United States at least, of the most
far-reaching importance and value.
came into being without auy theatrical
surroundings.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
EASY LIFE IN NICARAGUA.
When the Family Is Broke. the Wife
Digs IL Little Cold.

When the Family Ix Broke. the Wife
Digs IL Little Gold.
'.When / was in the Olancno district,
in Nicaragua said 4 visitor who is
largely interested in mining in Central
America, Il had an opportunity of see
ing how the lazy natives tap nature S
till when they need some small change.
Near our camp by the river was
hut occupied by i typical Honduranian
family, consisting Of husband and
wife, grandfather and grandmother
and dozen or so Of assorted children.
The only one Of the crowd who die
anything except rest and smoke was
the wife. At intervals of perhaps
week she would sally out with the
family tinpan, erstwhile used for cook
ing, and proceed to an old placer dig
sing on the river bank. There She
would squat, throw few gourdfuls
of dirt into the pan, fill it with wa
ter and begin the usual circular motion
of gold washing.
"She was very skillful and would
keep little sheet Of dirty water spray
ing over the edge like q miniature
cataract. When the water was eX-
hausted, a few Spoonfuls Of sand
would be left tn the bottom Of the pan.
and, spreading it out thin with bit OF
stick, she would so over it grain by
grain, looking for color Whenever
she saw speck of gold she mOistened
the stick on her tongue and picked up
the particle by adhesion. Each bit of
the precious metal was stored away in
a quill, plugged with clay at the ends.
and | have known her to take out as
much as quarter of an ounce in the
course of one day.
Casually her limit was about 81.
and when she got that she stopped.
Then the head of the house would
arise languidly and start for the near
est store. Il miles away Sometimes be
would trade the whole amount for
whisky: but. rs Il rule. he brought back
tobacco. salt. meal or calico.
There are hundreds of native faml-
lies Who I've in cxacil: hat manner
in Olancho. Sometimes the woman
will be lucky enough To strike u rich
pocket that Will yield 4 dollar or more
a pan. but they never dream OF wash
iny il out II, once and getting Il stake.
1t simply means tina; they can secure
their usual amount with less Work. :
New Orleans TimcS-Dcmocrat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
A PICKPOCkET,S RUSE.
The Trick by Which Ee Once Got a
SsUtt:u':. Purse.

k-!.TSt'.
Jack Pig@oit the noted pickpocket
used te tell a funny story abcUt the
difficulty lie had III picking the pocket
of Il f;lSlionaioly dressed woman who
was looking in y, the window of
Sllrevcs .jcwclrs: store 1t illustrates
the har;iSllips that the light fingered
gentry are forced TO endure in the pur-
suit OF their profession lnd when first
related was considered amusing not
only by Pi5gott. but by the many to
whom he contided his experience.
1t was cold winter evening. and the
lady onwhose purse Pigsott had designs
stood looking at the holiday finery so
temptingly displayed. PisSott said
that he tried all the arts known to his
craft for the extraction OF the wallet,
but all in vain, until, as Il last resort,
he fished a toothpick from his pocket
and, reaching around, tickled the lady's
ear. Instinctively she raised her hand
to brush away the invading insect or
whatever it might be and in so doing
let 90 of her pocketbook that she was
carrying in the pocket of her coat.
1t was only an instant, but it was
long enough for the expert pickpocket
to get in his work, and when She put
her hand back her money was gone,
and in the crowd around her she could
not identify the pale faced, fashiona-
bly, dressed young man at her SIDE as
the person who had robbed her, and
if she had accused him there would
have been no proof against him, as
the swag was at once passed to pal
who stood ready to receive it and run.
Pissott was not even arrested for that
crime. and tie lady'S ludicrous outcries
furnished material for mirth long aft
er.-San Francisco Bulletin
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
August Flower.

''It is surprisiog fact says Prof. Hou
ton, 'stha, in my travels 10 all paris OF the
world, for the last ten years, have met more
people having used Green's August Flower
than any other remedy, for dyspepsia, de-
-anged live: aud stomach, and for constipa.
,iop 6od for teuris,s and salesuen, or fol-
persons filing cf6ce positions, where head
aches aud general bad feelings from irregular
habits exist, that Green's August Flower is g
grand remedy. 1t does not ipjure The system
cy frequent use, ard is excellent for sour
s,omachs aud Indigestion - Sample bottles
free at DR. A J Cblne's. Soid ty dea'ers In
ell civilized countries l2-l8
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
The Billing and Cooling.

Uncle George-You do not appear to
think it necessary to spend so much
time at home as you did when you
were first married suppose the bill
ing and cooling are all over now.
Harry-There doesn't seem to be
much of let up in the billing. and,
as for the cooling. am dreadfully
afraid of it, 1t is sure to mean a new
hat or a new gown or a new some
thing.-Boston Transcript
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07

A. II Lougino, the new governor
of Mississippi, is young man,
being just on the titber side of 30.
but in that time be has done much in
politics. He has been Chancery
clerk, State senator, United States
district attorney, attorney for the
Southern district of Mississippi, and
has been chancellor of the 7th dis.
t:ict BE is graduate of Universi-
ty Of Mississippi and studied lsw at
the University of Virginia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
The Philippine War
Gen Kobbe's Expedition Op.
posed py Men With Wood
en- Swords.

Manila. Feb 5, 3.55 p m.-B-ig
Gen Kobbe's szoedinou in he islsods
Of Luaop, Lsyte. aud Samar has
cup,ed @od permanently garrisoned
pine towns with the Forty third and
! and Forty seventh regiments. This
nas placed 90 the market $50, 600 bales
of hemp.
A thcusand insurgents armed with
wooden swords, bows and arrows, were
encountered duriog the entire trip
The troops killed Is natives, II Of.
whom bad rifles The others we're
viIlagers armed with wooden swords.
The American loss was one man killed
and p;oe men wounded The Ameri-
cans captured $4,000 in gold. the
euemy's money aud 30 muzzle-ioading
cannon At Calba!ogan and Samar the
enemy evacuated the towns, the Amer
leans chasing, fighting and scattering
them to the mountains.
At Calbalogan, Lukbao, the Tsgalog
general, fred the place with kerosene
lust before the Americans laoGed and
then fought with cannon aod rifles
from the hills epcirciiog the towns for
two pours When the Filipioos we're
driven out the Americans did their best
to save the town. fighting the Ere for
several hours. Thirty stone aud 60
ether houses, half the business portion
of tie place, we're consumed The
soldiers prevented the fire from spread
ipe TIE pext day Msjor Allen. vi b
three companies of the Fory th rd
regiment. pursued Lukbsn to the
monntaiu fastDesses aod thence to toe
coast towp. where Lakbao was beading
10 hopes Ct escaping Lakban. by
taking from the oa;lves, bad accnmu
lated 500. eco in gold his capture
is probable.
A. Taiobau. island OF Leytc, the
enemy evacuated the 'own and 'nr
Anerica2s pursued them 70 the hills
Severa; fleeing nou con mbatants were
killed, including three women
At Palo. seven miles d;stahs. the
enemy was found en,repched and resist
ed Lieut. Johnston aud II scouts Of
the Forty third regiment drove out loo
of the epemy aud captured the to'o
The insurgents 10 these towns were
mostly Visayaus who had been I'm
pressed toto the service Of the Taga'og
leaders from Luzon
The V,sayaps appear Indifferent or
sullenly sotagonis.ic to the American
occupation. The TalaIog chiefs ibdu
euced them against us, but when they
perceive we are much more powerful
than the Tagalogs. and intend to main
tain garrisoos in order TO open the
islands TO commerce, it is believed toe
rebel party vii! lose its popularity
The Americas are gladly accepted oy
the iuhaoi,2pss. who ere daily re'uroies
to their towns There is rush OF
mmercisi vessels from Manila 10
these por;s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07

Of the tactics CT infantry there is
no end. but there are some simple
rules for the Individual foot soldier
to remember when lost in the chaos
of battle, says an exchange. If you
cannot bayonet your enemy, shoot
him if be goes away aim at the
base Of his spine But do not allow
your attention to be distracted from
business by the consideration that
other people are making mark of
you. It is your duty to kill the
highest possible number of those
opposed to you, not to save your OVID
skin
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07

Charles H Cramp regards The South
African war as serious menace TO
Eaglapd's commercial supremacy He
ass that toe war has had such an effect
on the denaod fer vessels that .';ae
ciim&x Of Eoglapd's supremacy nay
save 5een reach d +" He thinks that
52rnony has captured the North
Atlantic steamship trade permanently.
Soe will divide it later on with tie
Ua;:ed States, he believes, aud there
alter the United States, by reason Of lis
superiority a. producing nation, will
occupy. with the Kaise.'s Empire, the
position Which England formerly held.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
PROTEST FROM KRUGER.

Cape Town, Feb 4-Presiden'
Steyn aud President Kruger have
communicated With Field Marshal
Lord Roberts, the British commander
in-cbief, protesting against the de
struc1ioD of farm houses and the de.
vastation of property
Lord Roberts, in replying, declared
the charges were no. sustained, add
ing that wanton destruction of prop.
eriy was contrary to British prac
tees.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07

Daily Mail, telegraphiDg yesterday
Gays:
"Gen Butler has undoubtedly Sc
cured the road to Lsdysmith and
should reach his objective this week.
1t is believed here that the object ol
the Beers in occupying Ngutu Zulu
land. is to secure the road from Dun
dee to Vryheid, in case of retreat
81 learn from reliable source that
Gen Joubert was seriously injured
by she'll in the fight at Willow
Grange, and that he will never be
able to command again on horseback
NV informant says that he has, in
fact, retired from the field
.sThe Beers admit that the attack
on Ladysmith was serious blander
and would never have occurred il
Gen. Joubert bad been in command
Gen Lucas Meyer played the coward
at Talana and sheltered himself in a
Red Cross wagon, shammlDg sick
ness. BE has been unable to face
,Ie Beers since, and they threaten TO
shoot him.
The Beers say Grea. Britain made
q mistake 10 not sending Gen Sir
Evelyn Wood | understand that
they still have thousands of bags OF
-four stored in reserve at Delagoa
bay
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
WHITE AND BULLER

London. Feb 5-Tbe Daily Teie
graph has the following dispatch
from Speafman' Camp, dated Sunday
evening
messages are now freely ex
changed between the camps OF G.n
Butler and Gen White-by n'gh'
with calcium lamp. by day with
heliograpb The men are entnuslas
tic at the prospect of speedy
advance under Gen Buller's lnstruc
tions a very large convoy with
stores for the besieged garrison will
accompany the relieving force The
Beers have repaired the road bridge
over the Tugela at Colenso sufficient
II for the passage of cavalry
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
GEN FRENCH ACTIVE.

Cape Town. Feb 5-A dispatch
from Naauwport says /:
"There is great activity here and
on the Rensburg Hanover road, due
to the dispatch Of an overwhelming
force of infantry to seize Norval's
Point
The cavalry. having completed
the reconnaissance, is being retired to
recoup losses
The Beers at Colesberg are vir
tually surrounded "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
Skim.

Each average human being has about
$4,000 square feet of skin to look after
and nearly 100000 oil and sweat
glands. The outer layer Of skin is con-
stantly wearing off ard must be con-
stantly removed to allow the new skin
beneath to form fresh, white and beau
tiful.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07

Ladysmith, Feb by he'iograpb
from Signal hill-Tne garFisons
were much cbeered by hearing Gen
Buller's guns yesterday The result
of the engagement is not known
The Beers are sgain mssslng near
Ladysmith, also moving another gun
toward Surprise hill We are quite
ready for them if they contemplate
another attack
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
BOERS AGAIN MASsING.

Ladysmith, Saturday, Feb 3.-(By
beliograph via Signal hiID-Gen Bul
ler's guns have been heard again.
Otherwise it is very quiet. We
are awaiting further news of MS
progress
There have been no further devel
opmep,s here Very few Beers re
main northeast of the camp The
majority are concentrated south and
west
The health of the garrison is i'm
proved,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
IS JOUBERT DISABLED !?

London, Feb. 5-The Pieter
maritzburg correspondents of The
Daily Mail, telegraphiDg yesterday