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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
Republicans Back Down,
There 10 Now Some Prospeot or
Peace.

Louisvil'e, Feb 5-ShortIv after
midnight the Republican and demo-
cratic cOnfsfees in session q, the
Gait House came to On agreement
and Q document was drawn up for
signatures
IL 10 said the agreement is decide.
~ favorable to the Democrats Gov
Taylor 10 to withdraw the troops from
the State buildings at Frankfor. and
send them home
The order convening the legisls.
turs st London. Ky. 10 to be revoked
end the regular sessions of the
general assembly are to he resumed
ct the state capital withou. molests
tions
II 10 believed tho understand ing
arrived st tonight will result in On
sm'csbIe settlement Of tho dlspute
bsewesn The two, psrties In this State
sod DO swsy wilh The dual govern.
msuts SOW aassslCag sheosslves.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
An Insect TrnreIy.

There Is something really pathetic
In the way Il mother butterfly builds
nest for her children. In the first
place, the little home where the eggs
are deposited represents Il great deal
of sacrifice. for it is lined with several
layers of down pluckcd from the moth
er's own soft body. The eggs having
been laid carefully upon this luxurious.
pretty couch are protected by an equal
ly pretty cOverlet made of the same
material.
These butterfly bedclotbos are often
arranged with an intricacy that is
quite curious and perpleXing Some
times bed is made SO that each sep
arate delicate hair stands upright, thus
giving the entire nest the appearance
OF little brush Of dOwny fur. Then
again, the eggs are laid spirally round
q tiny branch, and, as the covering
follows their course, the effect rcsem-
bles the busy tail Of a fox, only the
nest is more beautiful than the brush"
of the finest fox that ever rOamed over
country.
The building Of this downy nest is
the latest earthly labor of the mother
butterfly, for by the time it, is com.
pleted her own delicate body is denud-
ed Of its natural covering, and there
Is nothing left for her to do but die,
a sacrifice which she promptly and
herOically makes in the interest of the
coming butterfly generation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
Governor Taylor Avoids. a
Conflict.

frankfort, Foo a Armed eopaic,
between the eivi! autborities Of Frsok.
Ito Oouo,j aod the os.ioosl guard of
the State Of Keosuoky hss been sver,ed,
and uo'sss peW eauses should come TO
The foot there 10 smell likelihood that
the political s'tussioo will seaio become
a. sbrss'soios - It bee bsso dariug the
lee, SO hours.
Gov Taylor this noroipg ordered tho
release Of Alotso Walker for tho DOS.
.s'sioo Of shou Judge Moore bad
declared that Sheriff Suttsr would swe.r
in . posse. sod take possession Of the
sspi'ol erounds, u such 90 extreme
measure became necessary. While not
recognising 10 bic sosioo the existe noe
Of the writ Of habsas corpus shich bad
been sworn out 10 behalf OF Walker.
Gov Taylor. BY releasing ,he mao !,
removed ,hs most threatening sign Of
touols The oommsodiog officers Of
tho troops which guard tho capitol
arounds are careful to cay ths, the
si'ustioo 10 entirely . militar, affair
sod that they extend the writ Of hsbess
corpus very little consideration. but
"bs'hsr they regard it or not. Walker
10 f''e. sod Sheriff Sut,er will 90. be
called upon to summon forces 10 To.
sfs~p' 10 secure bis relssss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
BILLS OVER A CENTURY OLD

They Show Tea to Have Been n Cam.
bridge Students FavOrite Drink.
There Is bill for groceries. ETC.. fur.
nished for IN Undergraduate at Cam
bridge In the year 1888. The bill con-
tains one or two items of furniture.
Apparently the undergraduate took
over rooms already furnished at val
uation. and certain articles had to be
bought new, such as hearth brush, n
pail. a mop and Holland gOtch."
One knows not what this means, but
1t cost shillings 8 pence (43 cents).
The undergraduate would seem at
first sight to have consumed tea in a
most reckless manner On Oct. "a he
Is charged 2 shillings for Hyson and
shilling pence for Congo. On Nov.
] he Is charged shillings for tea and
on the same day. which looks odd. u
shillings pence for tea. On the 9th
OF the month he buys Il new teapot the
OLD one. one suppOscs. worn out with
hard service. However, this tea lasts
him till the end of the term. so that
his tea costs him for the two months
nv hioiC vi S-.t anu
rs the price of tea ut this time varied
from 3 shillings to about % shillings
we may conclude that he got through
no more than n pound during the term.
In other words. this young man took
for breakfast n slight rcpast OF weak
tea and bread and butter. Dinner was
then served at -, SO that breakfast
was only what the Indians call a
"chOta hazri." On sugar he spent
shillings. which means six pounds at
pence pound, On candles he spent
"a shillings 81 pence. or about 3 shil-
llngs Il week. He burned wax candles.
mold candles and wax twist" Salt
was shilling Il packet. On two ucca-
siOns he bought sand. Was, then. the
floor of his room sandcd? 1t would
seem so.-St. Louis Republic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
AggraVating the Ofense.

"You are charged, young man." the
magistrate said. not unkindly, with
soaring the complaining witness near
iy out Of his senses by putting him
through some mock ceremony of ini-
tiatiOn. can make allowance for ex-
uberance Of spirits among college stu
dents, but sometimes this exuberance
Is carried too far"
1T was this way, your honor" ex-
claimed the youth who appeared to be
the spokesman-"we were out for q
little lark, and we caught jay"
"The fine will be 81 and costs each,"
said his honor, his face hardening
Chicago Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
The. General Assembly.

Columbis. 8. q Feb The sen
ate further amended the dispensary
law today aud other changes of
minor character will be made The
board Of control cannot draw pay for
more than forty days in q year The
commissioner may be suspended for
just cause, by the governor, who
must report his reasons to the next
legislature, which shail act upon the
uatter
The section requiring the commits
siorer to be q total sbstainer was
stricken out The provision that
firms contracting to furnish supplies
shali give bond was stricken out
Senator Mower's bill to require
funds of ell State institutions in the
treasury to be paid out on the war.
rant of the comptroller general was
passed
Senator Sheppard introduced q
resolution that the pay of members
be limited to forty dsys 1t will be
adopted.
A joint resolution was offered to
pay certain merchants in Columbis
and Charleston claims on account of
the Spanish war, but they must ss
sign to the State whatever congress
may pay them on same account
The house spent most of the dsy
discussing the broad tire bill The
house decided to strike out the en-
acting words As to 81 and then dis
ousson arose 90 to giving certain
counties chance to try the wide tire
law Greenville spoke and voted
solidly against the wide tire bill
Ashley. one of those most active
against the bill, said there was q
wide difference among farmers ss to
experience with wide tires
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
Seat Of Government For the
Democrats.

Louisville. Feb l-This city 10 TO
be the sest, temporarily st least, OF
The Democratic State government
Gov Beckbsm snd the rest of his
chief advisers reached here this morn
ing To morrow the Democratic
members of the Legislature will meet
here and u 10 purposed 20 mako
Louisvi'ls the headquarters OF the
executive and legislative bssnches OF
shs State government - long % the
psssssos Of troops keep them from
Ysssklost % sstil the present conflict
q ss>6osiey 10 Ne 6tsess b settled.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
LIEUT. GOV BECKHAM CLOSES
UP THE RANKS

Yssskloss. Feb 8-Exso,ly one
hess sftss The death Of Mr. Gosbsl ].
o w. Bsskbs~ wss sworn 10 % gov
srsos OF The State. ibs ossh being
sdoisisssrsd BY 8 j Sbsetslford,
clerk Of The court Of sppssls
u bad been ds,eraioed to keep
ssssss shs news OF ths dsssh Of Mr.
0osbsl sssil M Becbsm sbosld have
bsss fosos!ly isdso,sd into Office. sod
shs delay vss nsds greater BY the
liability Of d. Meteor meek 10 leave The
bsdrooe Of Ne 0oebsl sod usts The
proper esrti0ss,s of death Uo,il ,bis
hsd been done The deposrs'io attorneys
vsss anwillise shs, the oath Of oi1ioe
should bs sdminis,ered. =
The ceremony took pIsse 10 Q small
room 90 the same door % the, on
which Mr. Goebsl died. bus Q feW doors
20 The vest OF 10 10 The room ct the
sies OF the sdmioissss,ioo OF ,he os,h
vsss Ssassor slss, Blsekburo. Col Il H
Yosee. Col Philip Thompson, Eph
LiI'ssd. j n LilIis. Lieut. Mickey. 8 j
6hsskslfosd clerk Of the court Of
appeals [; D. p W Wells, Col Harry
Msetsy. Col Jack Chioo Ki, Cbion.
DE- MsCosusok. Jossph Blsokburo. Jr.
ssd three representatives Of 'hs pssss.
The 6rst of6oisl action Of NJ B,ok
ban vss the appointments Of . 1ew
sdja'sot general spa bis last act before
assuming the oath Vas On order remov
iog Adj Gen Collier and Assistant
Adj Gen Dickson
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07

The Diocese. the organ Of the Epis-
copsl Church 10 South Carolina, ends
the yoar Of its renewed existence with
the February number and celebrates
that event by changing it's form for the
better. by eDlarglug it's borders and we
truss Strengthening i,s stakes 40
increase Of one third 10 size With. 90
increase Of price is q good step forward
May its progress ever be Onward aod
its patronage upward.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
Some Ready Made Law.

Bourke Cochran studied law Ter
Judge Theodore l.. Dwight. One "
the professor asked question wb. y
seemed easy. but was really diffcul
With his magnificent voice Cochran an
swered the best he could. adding as a
saving clause. "Such. take it, is the
common law"
The good old doctor cleaned be-
nignantly through his spectacles. "That
would be all right, sir. If you had made
1t uncommon w."-Philadelphia Sat.
urday Evening Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
Successive Waves.

The following waif is going the
rounds Of the state press: We are told
of young lady in neighboring town
who waved her hand at a stranger. and
In three days they were married. Two
days later the young lady waved
hatirOn at her husband, and the next
evening he came home waving a di-
vOrcc.-Nashville Banner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07

TO make paper Greproof nothing
more Is necessary than to saturate the
paper In strong solution OF alum wa
ter. and when thoroughly dry it will
resist the action OF flame.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
KENTUCKY NEWS.
Death Comes to Gov Goeb bel.

Frankfort. Feb 3-The bullet frcd
By On unknown sssassin last Tuesday
morning ended the life Of William
Goebei 81 Gas O'Clock this evening
The only persons present at the
oeashbed were Mr. Goebel's sister,
Mrs Brsunscker. and his brother
Arthur Goebel, OF Cincinnati who
have been 10 constant attendance ct
Mr. Goebel's bedside. and Dr. Nc
Cormsck Justus Goebel, another
brother who has been hurryiug from
Asisons 90 fsst % steam could carry
bin 10 . vain hope Of reaching bic
dying brother in time for come token
oG recognition. srrived 20 miouses too
late Oxygeu wss frequently admin
ieeeeed the dying mso during the
slAssueoa 10 90 effort to keep him
olive unsil his brothers arrival, but
70 vais. By the orusl irony of fate
sbe train ou which Justus Goebsl
ves travelling TO Fssekfort We dc
lsysd several hours from vsrious
causes. end whom Mr. Goebel finally
reached here is ives only to learn that
hisbrosher wss dead.
Among psrsissRs of both parties
Deep grief q uanifesssd sud already
. 0ovsmsot bee been slsrted 10 erect
. Aeliog mooument 10 NJ Goebel's
Ssnosy ON the -spos in the State
houee grounds where ke was shot
No asrssgements have % yet been
nade for che fuoersl Plunged iu
, grief end in the death chamber Of
their brother, Arthur and Justus
0osbsl end Mrs Brsuoacker hsve
given out Nd intimstion of their
wisAes and probably no definite or
vssgemsnte will be msde until to
morrow Is 10 understood that Q
requsss win be made on behalf of
the citissns Of Frsnkfort that Mr.
0osbel's lest resting place be in the
cemetery here. whore lie Daniel
Boone end Vice President Andrew
johnson. yau
The following announcement bad
been prepared end silently banded
about The hotel and 10 the streets:
ITO The people Of Kentucky:
''lt 70 With the most profound sor
rev that We announce the death OF
Gov. william Goebel. In HE lee,
nomsnts he couossIed bic friends to
keep cool and bow to the, law in oil
thises We. bic friends. beg Of the
people Of Kentucky in THE hour of
s@iss'os TO carefully abstain from
ssy cot Of violence or any resort 10
oob law. IL would be HE wish If be
we're alive thst there should be
sbeolussly no stain on his memory By
sny ioprudsot cot Of suy who we're
bio ftisnds The law 10 sspreme end
Dust 10 time be reesiablishsd and oil
the wrosgs be end HE party have
suffered will aod their proper re
(Sigesd) J q. ss Blackburn,
Usey Woodson. j B MoUresry,
Jsmss Andrew Scott. B'w Brad
born, @ O MoChord. l. II Cart,
speaker pro TEN. Of the senate (;
William 3 Pryor, ON Lewis. John
8 Hendricks. Lewis McQuown. . J
Shsokslford. South Trimole. speaker
Of the house
This IVES the 6ist intelligence
giveu the public Of the des,h Of M
0oeee'. which oocurted As minutes
previous
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07

The details of the plan were decided
upon al conference held by the
Democratic leaders at Selbache' q
hotel during the afternoon and even
ing Gov Beckhsm quietly slipped
into town early this morning. He
was accompanied by Speaker Trim
BILE OF the house of representatives,
Col. Bennett Fl Young Of Louis
vile. who is one Of the chief legal
advisers of the Democrats. and other
leaders who have been at Frankfort
conducting the psrty's affairs since
Gov Goebel was wounded last Tues.
day Gen Csstleman, the newly
appointed sdjutsnt general and local
leaders Of prominence came in during
the day az we'll as q number of Demo
cratic members Of the Legislature
Newspaper men were carefully ex.
cluded from these councils aod every
effort wss made to keep the delibera.
tions secret. Tho plan to have the
Democratic members Of the legisla
ture meet hero bad slresdy been we'll
mssured Preliminary steps in this
direction had been taken at the meet.
ings Of those members held in The
Capitol hotel st Frankfort since the
State buildings have been surrounded
By soldiers The Democratic legis
lstors there adopted concurrent re-.
solution for adjournment 10 Louis
vile. sud this fact wss made known
early 10 to dsy's conference Legis
lstors present stated requests had been
made OF Frankfort by persons connec
ted With Gov Tsylor's administra
tion to have Democratic members OF
the Legislature arrested II necessary
TO secure their attendance at London
and they had been warned not to
return 10 Frankfort. Esough of the
Democratic members of each house
will be here tomorrow. il is asserted
by the Democratic managers, to form
q quorum No Legislation will be
attempted. be: On adjournment from
dsy to day will be held pending q
settlement Of legal questions involved
in the present dispute between the
parties
II was declared to be the purpose
Of the Democrats TO do nothing that
would teLd to provoke Q conflict or
TO Indicate that It ives their intention q
to forcib'y antsgonize Gov Tsylor's
administration Measures to protect
the Democratic Legislators and State
oficers however. were thought to be
necessary
Gen Castleman took sctive part 10
the discussion of the plans. and II is
said ample arrangements we're msde
to protest the members of the Demo.
cratic administration from molestS
siou BY Gov Tsylor's forces Wbe,h
or or not THE 10 to be done through
the organisation of another state
guard hss not been msde clear. /.
10 ihought, however, that the main
reliance of the Democratic will be
placed st least for the present, in the
police force Of the city and the con
sssbulary Of the county
The mayor and city officers and
the sheriff of the ccunty are Demo
crate and will undoubtedly recognize
Beckhsm as governor The number
OF men at their command is consider.
able, and strengthening this force is
probably what is contemplated
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
A FEW WORDS
10 OUR FRIENDS.
MR.. EDITOR:

MR.. EDITOR:
lou may have had us in mind when referring in recent
issue OF your paper to the popularity of merchants in regard
w which you quoted them saying that Sin
es " was not necessary to ADVERTISE and in hard times
" od not pay" While we have always found that advern
u.s. we must confess that for the past sixty days any in
crease OF business that might by that cou
not have been satisfactorily waited on as our clerical force has
been taxed to its utmost capacity
Now that the rush of cotton is over and we have on
opportunity to cay few words to or friends in the
we desire to acknowledge through he columns of the Watch
man and Southron grateful thanks to them for the liberal
patronage bestowed for which we can offer nothing in
except our promise that their interests will be as
u guarded by us in the future they have been in the past
particularly gratifying to us to acknowledge very
oera trade during the months of September October from
our farming friends to whom was our pleasure to extend
credit during the summer proves that thew apprecate
our to be just and reasonable with them when thew
being " ~ oo
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07

The Clergyman proudly)-PeOple are
loath to leave my church. Why. after
services. 1t is fully 15 minutes before
the edifice Is emptiel!
The Sinner-l don't wonder ut that.
Some people are very hard to awaken!
Brooklyn Life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
Spanish Are Charitable.

The Spanish are among the most
charitable people on earth. Without a
poor tax, Spanish communities OF 90
600 self supporters feed pauper pop
ulatiOn OF 5000 or more.
No Cause to he Discouraged.
Mr.. lOungpOp-My little girl Is near.
~ years old and hasn't learned to
talk yet.
Mr.. Henrcckkc-DOn't let that worry
you. My wife says she didn't begin to
tax until she was nearly 3, and now.
philadelphia Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07

The inhabitants OF Cochin China
much prefer rotten eggs to fresh ones.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
New MexicO's Coal.

There Is enough coal in New Mexico
to supply the whole Of the United
States for 1000 years
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
LIVE AND LET LIVE

A1tnough we tried to anticipate this seasons wants bv
oymg heavier stock than before our trade has 50 G
our expectations that have been obliged to re-
Pensh frequently and freely every department of our store
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07
CLOTHING.

This has certainly been our banner season in the ob
BUSINESS and there any Of the boys in the count
who have not bought suit has been our fault but a
ing there still may be few unprovided keeping up OF
stock by teegraphing orders for shipment by express
II you need an overcoa before buying as we hay
some great values.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07

increased sales for these goods that told the truth
Bear IN mind we still the SOLE AGENTS FOR THEM AND
GUARANTEE EVERY PAIR
THE l.. NJ. REYNOLDS LINE OF MEMS SHOES sold
Sc9sVey ey u.s. are trade winners The prices range from
rs $3.50, and every pair warranted If vou want tho
best $3 90 shoe buy Reynolds.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-10-10
BOXES AND BUREAUS.
How to Sweeten Them by the Use OF
Snchets That Are Easily Conn
pounded at Home.

A sachet of long lasting fragrance
can be made to initiate the scent of
verbenas by saving the peels of lem
ons that come into the household and
mixing them with caraway seeds.
Take half an ounce of the powdered
seed and half pound of the powdered
lemon peel. The Feelings can be
ground in an ordinary kitchen coffee
mill. Mix the two powders well to-
gether, and over it all pour a mixture
of 1A drains of oil of lemon peel and
three ounces of oil of bergamot. This
makes dainty powder for sachets
to use in the bureau drawers, linen
closets, hat boxes, handkerchief cases,
etc. It is called the verbena sachet.
A rather expensive sachet, but one
that well pays for the making, is COM
posed thus: Oil of patchouli, one-half
dram; oil of rose geranium, one-half
dram; altar of roses, one-half dram;
oil of sandalwood, one dram; oil of
lavender, one dram: oil of cloves, one
half dram; oil of bergamot, 3h drains;
extract of musk, one-half dram; mix
well and add to two drains of this
compound one ounce of powdered or
ris root, one dram Tonquin beans and
two ounces sifted pine sawdust.
This is favorite sachet for veil
rolls and shirt waist boxes. The per-
fume can be renewed by dropping &C.
casionally few drops of the scented
oils on the sachets.-N. Y. Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-10-10
DEATH IN CUPS AND GLASSES,
Americans Warned Against Using
SilveF-Mounted Drinking Ves-
sells from Abroad.

Walter Schumann, United States con.
sui at Mainz, has called the attention
of the state department to the danger
to the health of persons using silver
mounted glasses and porcelain wares.
He says a Frankfort newspaper some
time ago called attention to the fact
that. certain kinds of silver-mounted
and porcelain wares, such as cups.
glasses, jars, vases, etc, had been
placed upon the market.
'The silver on these articles" he
says, sis applied by means Of a. gal
vanoplastic process in baths which con-
tain large quantities Of potassium cy.
anide. AS glazed wares have innu-
merable hair-like cracks, this deadly
poison enters these cracks, and tn.
articles, beautiful to look at, become
a severe menace to the health Of any.
body using or handling them, and es-
pecially as it is impossible in the course
of manufacture to remove this poison
GUS residuum. ....
Only short time ago q very severe
case Of poisoning resulted from the
use Of such ware. I am told that these
goods are chiefly exported to the United
States from Frankfort, Berlin and
Stuttgart. It might be well for the
public to be informed Of the danger
in these goods, and steps might he
taken to prohibit their sale. =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-10-10
A MAIDEN OF CAIRO.

covering, and sometimes, one would
almost think, of sleep. The furniture
is of the simplest description, the
most conspicuous feature usually be-
ing wooden box decorated with
crude designs in red and yellow. In
this are his copy of the Koran and
other simple treasures. A large cop
per basin called tisht serves a va
riety of purposes, both lavatory and
culinary. Some of the houses, how
ever, are heartbreakingly European,
with cheap wooden carpets, gaudy Gre
tonnes and occasionally stroke of
genius in the way of tawdry vases
with artificial flowers.
A Cairene wedding among the low
er classes is frequent and always in.
teresting sight. It takes place at
night. Ones attention is attracted by
sounds of clashing brass and the beat
of drums. The wedding procession
moves rapidly, leaping, straggling
crowd, within the midst the carts
that contain the household goods of
the pair about to be welded. From
the number of carts pretty accurate
guess may be made regarding the
worldly estate of the bridegroom.
Swinging lamps and torches held aloft
throw dull glare on the faces of the
throng, and jests and songs that are
considered appropriate to the occa-
sion are heard at frequent intervals.