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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19
Half Rates to Richmond, Va, and
Return.

Annual Convention, Southern Educstiona2
Association, Richmond, Va, December al
80, 1900.
On account OF the shove cccasioc, South
ern Railway will sell round trip tickets TO
Richmond, Va, and retarn, from ali sta
tions on ts lines at rate of one 6rst class fare
for the round trip, plus 81 membership fee.
Ticke,s will be cold from Washington, D.
c., and points in vi-aiuis aod North Caro!,-
na Dec. 2s,h and 27th. With final limit Dec.
s,s., 1900, inclusive; from points in other
southern states, Dec. 2ssh and 2etb, With
6nsl limit Jan. I'd. 1901.
Southern R.ilway offers best service ever
afforded to Ricbmond, Va. Fast time and
convenient schedules. Through sleeping car
between Birmingham. Atlanta, Greenville,
spartsDburg, Charlotte and Richmond ao-
tel dining cars on all through traios
For detailed information az to rates, reser.
yatioo. ETC., call on or write any agent OF the
southeru Railway on it's connections.
8. q. R.,diwick, A. G. P. A.,
Atlanta, Gs.
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ment of Brabant's Horse, December
18th, near Zas,ron, Orange River
Colony, and says that l07 men were
made prisoners on that occasion
The colonial Office, in announcing
that Sir Alfred Miner succeeds Lord
Roberts as administrator of the con-
quered territory in South Africa, says
his taking up his residence at Joban.
nesburg on account of bis health
must not be regarded as a settlement
of the capital question.
Wellington, N. T., Dec II Lord
Kitchener has requested that the
New Zealand contingent may re-
pain in South Africa until the war ls
over, and the government of New
Zealand has consented.
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THEY WANTED HELP.

Lodon, Dec 15.-Lord Kitchener.
under date Of December Is. reports to
the var Office from Pretoria as follows I:
.tClemen,s has como to see me He
says the four companies Of the North
umber.ands held out on the hiif as loog
as their smmueisioo lasted The Boer
force attacking The hill was 200 strong.
while another force of 1000 attacked
Clements camp By 6 20 a. the
hill was caesied. Reinforcs gents
Of one compaoyof the Yo7kshires failed
TO resch tac top.
Clements retirement vas carried crs
With regularity. bus as macy native
drivers bol;ei. considerable amount CT
transportation vas lost All their am
upnition not taken away vas destroyed.
He reports that all behaved very vel!
GEN JOUBERT's SON KILLED
..Broadwood has gone to Russeobers
aud supports O!ipbsns's Mex. which
has been reinforced. A flag of truce
which bss come into Commando Mex
from the Beers, says Joubers's son Was
killed scd further reports their Losses
very hesvy ("
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Protection of Forests.

While the legislature is protecting
the birds aod animals it would do veil
TO give soue a;ieatioo to the des:ruc
sioo of pioe forests. at the preset
rate they cannot last maoy years aoa a
resource that could be made to yield aa
immense income for ap iode6o:Ee period
viii! be total destroyed
a system OF foresty tbas would linit
the cut to trees of certain sise and
would prohibit the boxing Of turpen'inc
OF trees not to be out for lumber within
short period, would iosarc the
protection of the forests 10 perpessisy,
and would at the zane time allow .
steady yield Of lumber sdequa'e to the
need. Of the counrJ.
It il ooutepded that there are legal
difficulties 10 the way bus if it is right
to prohibit . man from shooting bird,
or animals on his own land, except
under certain conditions wby may aos
similar regulations be applied to tree
cutting
Is there any good reason for the
protection of birds and to perpetustioo
Of their species which will cot spply
With greater force TO the protection Of
Our immensely valuable foresss
There are addiloosl reasons tor pro
teotion of the forests Thev affect the
uniformity Of the rainfall Birds and
animals cannot do that The protec-
tion Of the forests is also the protection
of game to certain extent
The curious quirks of logic by which
We are made to believe that We cannot
protect our greater Interests but csn
ADD must protec: the soaller
once, would be amusing were DOT their
consequences so serious -Aslansa
Daily News
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The Tri-S.a,e Medical Association of
Tennessee, Alabama aud Georgia. a. its
recent session in Chattanooga, took
steps TO secure medical Legislation 10
those States for the parpose Of rego's
ting or prohibiting the marriage OF
ba5i,ual criminals. persons afflicted With
incuraole diseases. drunkards and
victims Of harmful drugs.
German railway interest, have con
.rec,ed with she Richmond Locomotive
Works for "a improved locomotives for
delivery rs early as possible next year
The same manufacsory is executing an
order from Finland for II locomotives
fer delivery in March OR April. The
goveraneos of Finland waused 80
locomotives 10 all, but the Riobmr nd
Works couId 20, turc them cot within
the limited ,ime specified.
Kiog Vicscr Eouanuel. Of Italy,
wbo ooly the other day declined TO
accept the resignation CT L:eut bresci,
the brother of Humbert'e assassin. aud
who promoted him TO the ranE of
captain and appointed him o 'hs com
maad of fert on the Australian
f7ootier as tekeo of bis coa'loued
coo6dea,c 10 the loyalty of Ills gallant
ard most deserving officer, bae DOW
graotcd b;m permission 20 abandon tbe
rame of Bresoi ard 20 assume iostead
tue maiden name of his mother
A novel idea has been introduced
IN Australia for wedding out the 'man
who doesn't dance at social func-
tious. Each lady has clip of paper
marked off by perforations into a
number of coupons corresponding to
the number of dances on the program,
and at the end of each dance she
gives one of these coupons to her
partner Any man who can not pro-
duce fair percentage of coupons is
reused admission to the supper
room This is what Mr.. Bryan
would style "an appeal to the
stomach
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Reflections of a Bachelor.
New York Press


If you don't want to know what q
mans wife is Ike, siudy his taste in
other women
Some of the ancients knew a lot.
The ancient Hindoo women bad to
prey 10 their husbands
Every woman has longing 10
know just how much her husband
would take on when the doctor told
him she was going to die.
The average man doesn't get mar
ried because be loves little children.
What he gets married for is because
1e thirks he is going to get fed
better.
When one woman calls on another
woman, for the first ten minutes
neither of them says anything that
the other can remember. because
each one is studying the others
dress.
When poor young man marries a
rich girl ali the women say he is
mercenary, but when rich young
man marries q poor girl, they say
euch a love is the most beautiful
thing in the world
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Chr,stmas Holiday Rates.

The Atlantic Coast Line will sell roaop
trip tickets a, rate of one and ooe-'blrd afs;
clses fare for round trip, Coupon Agents
Will sell to all points east Of the Mississippi
and south of the Ohio aod Potomac Rivers
includ!og Washington D. c.
Tickets cold December 22ud, 23rd, 24tb,
25tb, aoso aud 3ls', 1860, aed Ja'oary ls',
1901, fnsl limit January b. 1901 i'on
clad signature fosu ticke's, limited TO Coz
,iouos passage 10 each di'ec'ioo' will be cseo
between conp-ttive points
These tickets may be sold to students OF
acboo,s aud colleges on December 18th to 2lst
1900, Inclusive, with 6na limit Jaona1y sto,
1901, upon preseusat'oa of certificate s'gned
BY the Superintendeuss, Principals or P'es;-
dents thereof.
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Beers Suffer Defeat
Report of Another Severe
Battle IN TrapsvaaI.

London, Dec II. 5:10 p m The
repor; of another severe battle re-
sulting 10 British victory is current
here
According to the story the fight.
ing began q. daybreak today and
lasted for several hours The Beers.
Who numbered from l.500 to 1000
men. were surrounded at the Orange
River and totally defeated with
very heavy losses in killed and
wounded A number Of Beers. 1t ls
added, were captured
Maseru. Dec l6-DeWet's force
was twice repu!sed before it broke
through The British lines in the neigh
borhood of Thaba N'Chu
In the third attack DeWet lied in
person. with few determined men
he charged and broke the British
lines, the rest Of the commando fol-
lowing Ho was forced. however,
to leave in the hands of the British a
Is FOUNDER aud Is wagons with
smmunition and stores
Compandaut Haas Brock, With q
commando and two gnps, tried to
get through Sp,ihgkants' Mex, bot
was driven back, loeipg 40 men.
London. Dec II Gen Kitchener,
in dispatch received by the wal
office. confirms the Associated Press
dispatches from Al'walnortb, Cape
Colony, of last night, announcing the
capture by the Beers Of 9 dessch
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O~eoseoro, Ky, Dec l6.-Jim Hes.
derson and Bud Rowlaad. negroes:
were haoged at 8 O'Clock tonight 10 the
Jail yard at Rockpors. lud. By mob Of
500 persoos
Henderson and Rowisnd waylaid,
murdered and thea robbed e 3 Sim
ons, white barber. early this moro
ing
The two men were suspeeso2a snd or
rested sod by the aid Of bloodbounds
their guilt was established.
Henderson was shot to death IN bis
cell aud hanged. Rovlaud confessed
before he vas strung up. The bodies
were afterwards riddisd With bullets.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19
Piano Recital.

The recital at the Samter School of Music
Wednesday night vas ore of the regular
monthly recitals which occur on the last
Wednesday night IN each month. This
recital having been postponed from the re-
gular night in Noseube. SO as not to con-
flct With other entertainments The attend
ance was very gratifying to Miss Ewe!i and
her pupils, and the audience enjoyed the
entertainment 10 the fullest extent.
The following was the programme
On Roller Skates. T. O'Ks;;.
4 Forest Lullaby. C. ". Krogmao
Miss JAMIE Spann.
Waltz,
Miss Susie Mckinney
On the Heath, Gustave Lapge
Miss Hallie Jones.
kissing on the Sly,
Mics JAMIE Srann.
Valse Lente, Mrs A. K. viraia
Soog of the Mill,
Miss Aerqerite Mcleod
Aelodie in F, Rubustein
Mes Louise Hoses.
Hunting Song,
Miss Eleanor Mason.
Song of Cora, r. A. Keiser
Hiss Nellie Eppereou.
Merry Sunshine, Mrs. A. z. Virgil
Sebe:zstto, Schmoll
Miss Eva kingman
Angel Serenade (Mandoliu) B,sga
Mr Robert Warren.
Elbiata March, 8. B. Kills
Miss Alice Hoses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

MrJustice Potter. OF the Peoosylvs.
MA Saprsue Cocss. tells the Presby-
,crians cs this country ,bs. they ought
70 consolidate. as the Free Brethren
aud the United B1e.bern bsye done 10
Scotland Moderator DIcSey says
.herc's no.h,cy to hicder es'de from a
few pccuarities aud pTe;ud'ces
Msd,;j, Dec l6-Tbe German
traitiag fr;ea'c GoeIssnau has founder
c.t eff Mslaea, 65 miles east northeast
Of Gibraltar Private dispatches say
that 40 porous were drowned
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SOUTH CONTROLS
COTTON MARKET.
That was Shown Last Week.
Liverpool Ignored.

Special to the State
New York. Dec Is 5-Cotton is
again very active. The market this
week has Auctuated widely. but the
net change amounts to little
The bureau report started things
going l. was big surprise to the
trade. the estimate Of 10000, 600
being much larger than expected Its
announcement, at noon on Monday,
was followed by q sensational de-
cline
Every broker in the ring seemed
to have large blocks to sell and bids
of any kind we're hard to obtain
Prices fell from two to two dollars
and half per bale iu a twinkling
A demand sufficient to absorb the
offerings then developed and prices
stesdied
Tuesday witnessed a still lower
market as receipts were heavy aud
the liquidation not yet oVsr But
the southern markets did Dot decline
commeneurately with ours and when
this became evident the shorts began
to cover
The buying that then set 10 has
continued since and resulted in q
recovery of almost all the loes scored
early in the week. The strength has
been chiefly in the nearer months
the demand for December and Janu
ary being quite urgent This demand
has met light offerings, aud p:ices
have been advanced with ease. A
full movement and the rather dis
couraging attitude Of Liverpool has
been ignored and, in their eagernese
to cover. the weakness of Monday
has been forgotten.by the shorts
January which closed last satur
day at 8 So to 9 64 touched 9 % on
Tuesday, sold as high as 9 10 today
and closed at 9 81 to 9 81 with the
tone of the market barely steady.
March is now the most popular
month.
The action of the market this week
still further mysti6es those who try
to solve what cotton should do The
governments figures. the increase in
the movement and the sensational
break in prices, led the bears to
believe that at least their turn had
come and that the downward trend to
values that they bad predicted, bad
begun
They became confident and sold
sggressively The bulls were dis
bear,ered and unloaded largely at
the declioe. And then the market
surprised both sides by its astonish-
ingly quick recovery
Between the shock Of the bureau
and the resulting liquidation and the
technically strong local position
the slim stock here and the fact thai
we are out of parity With the south
everyone is much a; sea The bulls
say the week ones are out and that
the market is in stronger position
and will SO higher ;nan ever The
bears believe that when the January
shorts are covered and some cotton
is attracted here. prices will go
down.
The only apparent certainty ls
lively fluctuations. but | believe the
chances to be against the market.
James Riordan
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BOER GUN CAPTURED.

Loodon, Dec 15-Wiring later, Dec
Il. Lort Kitchener reports that while
passing the liues iu the ueigbborbood
Of Thabanchu. De Vets force lost COD
siderably. The South Africa Light
Horse and Thoroeycrcfs's Mounted
Infantry captured a 15.pouudee taken at
De9etsdorp. pompoo. several wagons
With ammunition, % prisoners and
seme horses and nule.. A portion Of
sbe enemy has uot been able to pass
north.
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And Sumter's Grave is On.
marked.

Washington, Dec 15-The house
committee on library today reported
favorabiy the bill of Representative
Osey, of Virginia. for monument to
Gen Andrew Lewis. continentai hero,
to be erected at or near Salem, Roam
oke county. Va, and approprlating
5000 for the same
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A HOT REPLY

Mr. Broderick hotly denounced Mr.
Bryn Roberts charges, asserting that
it was criminal TO make allegations
which could not be telegrspbed to
Soatb Africa to increase the discon
tent existing there He held up Mr.
Bryn 3oberts TO the censure and
reprobation of nesrly every member
of the house of commons These
remarks were greeted with cheers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

The Wioasboro News and Herald
recently stated that deposit of coal
had been discovered in the eastern
part of the county The deposit was
found on land belonging to Mrs 8 F.
DuBose A specimen of the coal
was taken to Winnsboro and it is
said to be good sample of anthracite
coal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

Mayor ele3e PcoF, OF HaVerolti III ass,
is q genuine wot kio gman-a shoe cutter
by trade, who has worked for years at
tbs bench, and has saved little COM
petence from bis earnipgs. Before the
towu of Bradford was annexed to
Haverhil be made record there as
selectman for uprig ghtness and iuds-
ment The fouoy thing about his
election as mayor is that the Socialists
attacked MIN as no, being genuine
laboring man, because be done
got belong to any labor uuiop, al
though &c has FOR years worked in the
same ehcp and under precisely the saue
conditions as Bradley. vbon the
Socislists ran fer Governor.
4 mothers club of twenty FIVE
masrons, Of Chicago. adopted a street
galnin of IL years, and set about max
ine useful member Of society Of
him. The boy stood it for few
weeks. taking directions from his
twenty FIVE mothers, not infrequently
pointing in twenty FIVE ways Finally
recollecsions of the one mother be
bad elsewhere in the city came upon
him, and he ran away and found her.
Thereupon he Informed his twenty
five foster mothers: Il amt no
twenty FIVE kids, and | amt going to
be good 20 twenty FIVE different wsys
ali at once"
"The first official chapter of the
beer scandal, which is to be the
greatest reproach upon the fifty sixth
congress. was written when the Re-
publican members of the ways and
means committee formally agreed to
the war tax reduction bill The
leading section of the new bill pro.
v!des for reduction of the tsx on
beer amounting it is estimated by
the committee, to $9,833,7l2 This
brings the total of the reductions pro-
posed by the bill to $4,000, 900,
which is $40, 100000 more than was
recommended by the President sne
the Secretary of the Treasury.
"The reduction On beer is effected
by increasing the present rebate Of
i per cent to 20 per centum. which
is equivalent to tax Of 81 60 bar
rel on beer. instead Of the present net
tax of 81 IS barrel
1t is understood that this reduc
ton Upon an article which has been
considered fair subject for taxation
by all parties was accomplished With
the aid of sill the Republican mem
oers Of the committee except Hop
zins. of Illinois, who stood out
against it to the last Those MEM
bers of the committee who we're not
in the fret instance favorable to the
beer reduction were, it is said, forced
into line By :he chairman OF the
National Republican Committee
Senator Hanna wanted the tax re-
duced. aud the cbsirman of the Re.
publican Congressional Committee,
MIR Babcock. re enforced this
demand on the ground that the action
was necessity
"Nothiog except the whip and
spur of the campaign committee
could have forced the reduction on
the Ways and Means committee.
The members of that body are too
familiar with this subject to be mis-
led by tha. plea for relief which has
been raised by the brewers New
York Press.
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A GREAT VICTORY
FOR THE BOERS.
200 Beers Charged aud Cap.
tured q Hill on Which Were
Entrenched 600 En-.
glish,

London, Dec 15-I4ord Kitchener
reports tbas l8 officers aud $50 men are
missing from Gen Clements force
They consist OF focr companies of the
Northumber Fusiiiers
Judging from the message, these
we're oaptered by the Beers.
Clements casualties. Dec Is.
amounted TO Eve officers and oine
men killed and apparently macy ~ouod-
ed.
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NEITHER PARTY GAINS.

Philadelphia, Dec 17.-Gus Ruhlia
tooigbs, before 1000 people. g: the
PENNSYLVANIA Art Club, bested Peter
Maber 10 one CT the fastest fights
between haavywe'gbts that has beea
seep for some tine. The bout vas
limited to sis rounds.
Camdeo, Dec IA The census does
Camden great injustice There has
been no decrease in Camdeo's popula-
sion, but a good gain.
When the last census taken, Kirk
wood and the other suburbs were all
included 10 Camden's population. But
this time the census vas restricted to
the corporate limits OF Camden.
Paris. Dec Is The official report
of the 6oapces Of the exposition shows
o loss of 1000, 600 Traces The total
of expenditures is l16. 100000 fcaocs
The receipts amounted to ia 500, 600
francs. The loss is iess than in tie
case Of either Of tas preceding exposi.
tiols.
Washing.oo. Dec II IN view of
the vide publicity OF charges against
tae administration Of the United States
distric: court of ALASKA, Involving. as
the allegations Go. tae Integrity of sew
eral persons Of prominence 10 both
cfic;sl and uucficia! life. as we'll as the
ias. administration Of the mining laws
at Caps Nome Alaska, Mr. Carter, OF
Montana, today introduced resolution
ia nc aers.e, dire::iag the ccnm;ttse
90 Judiciary to Investigate !ha whole
qaes:ica.
Washington, Dec IS --Tns house
today passed .he wsr Te.eaue redoe'loo
dill The opposition scogst to rccoG nit:
tie bill With instructions to report back
measure reducing the rs7ente st
loast S7O.060,000. aud lnclcdiag a
provision for 40 income tex SO dravn as
to escape au adverse decision Of the
supreme court The motion failed
13l to 155 Therenpon the bill was
passed without the concurrence cf the
minority, Who ref5aiDed from voting
The uendmea. placed 10 the bill yes.
,erday to tax express receipts was de
feated on au aye aod nay vote in the
house 125 to l39
The pension aopropriasloo bill e.ery-
ing &145. 145 .230 was passed in exactly
13 minutes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

All Of the latest novels are 90 sale At h. 6.
Os,eeu L Cos, book store. They have
special .alcs 10 lot of ST. SO eooks that they
are selling for 81 90, all recent and popular
books.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

5olidag goods, boots, ett ca'eodsra, cards,
booklets, popular novels and coildrea's
books Unuspsly large asock to select from.
Come to US for Christmas goods. q 6.
Osteec l. Co.
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Aliv.loossb. Cape Colony Dee Is.
"A party of Brabaos's horse. consist
ing mainly of recruits. engaged .
superio. force of Beers December 13,
near Z,stroo. Osauge River Colony,
losing four killed. sixteen wounded aud
one huodred aud twenty taken prison
efe
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Vinegar.

have on hand a lot of
Homemade Vinegar of very
dne quality. The flavor is del
lcate, while the strength is
equal to any to be had.
Will be sold at my residence
or 40 cents per gallon.
II. q. OSTEEN.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

The books that sl children should bare,
the books ,ha, will encourage love FOR good
literature cas- be obtained from b & osteen
4 Co.. at the lowest prices.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

Tie works of William Gilmore Simms, the
oa.y great roreliats South Carolina ever pro-
duced have been out of print for many yeara,
out recently one publisher has issued er
edition Of his complete works. simns'
works are for sale By q G Gs,een l. Go.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

We have been selling Baes,er's Teachers
Bioles a. $l25 fo: eighteen months past, and
i, bas always been the greatest bargaio ever
offered in the book line. H. G.. Osteen & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19

Christmas cards, calendors, booklets, art
editions of famous poems in great variety and
exquisite desigss a. H. G Ostesn / Cos,
book store.