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CO. mamma, what pretty bread
cook made today. Yes, daughter, G..
@. and Cream -four is always good, we
never havs to return sack, and re-
member, too, daughter it is made in
Guthrie.
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We are the only people in town that
make skvlights and will do it right.
Let US figure with you.
JACKSON & SMITH,
12I East oklahoma Ave.
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Meeting of Bryan and Stevenson
marching club AT probate court 70 on
tomorrow night.
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Ladies' Oxfords. sizes 21{ and 81
Clearing sale price soc. Former price
So 80, SO. so aod So 90. Hetsch Shoe Co..
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For fine hand engraving and watch
repairing go TO f w. Haury, Knauss
music store. 1o4 west harrison.
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To Have the reputation for max
andug .r ing the best bread
To Hold That reputation can be
accomplished only by us
ing and Cream Flour Made in
Guthrie.
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NJ eetirg of b yam and Stevenson
marching club at probate court room
tomorry night.
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Children's fine low shoes, all colors,
at IS cents, former price Sl.65; sizes 9
TO -Hetch Shoe,Co.
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stop Right Here

Stop Right Hero
IL you are bilious and get a bottle of
Eagle Nerve and Liver Pills The
Eagle Drug Store.
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Cards printed while you wait at the
Leader Office.
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Clearing sale of Ladies' Oxfords at
soc a pair; former price $500, $3.50
and $500. Hetsch Shoe Company.
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There is a lull in the spite fence i'm
eident.
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Fireworks of all kinds at Lille:
drug store.
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Judge Burford caught 90 pound
bass in Colorado yesterday.
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LOCAL MELANGE
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Hammocks at cost at Lilies drug
store.
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See Me-See Me.

At LOG West Harrison avenue for
cheap money on best terms; abstracts
and insurance II. Dodson.
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Ladies SO Oxfords at 50, black and
chocolate. .-Hetseh Shoe Co.
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If yot can't come, write for G. C.anC
Cream -four. Made in Guthrie,
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We have some great bargains in wal
papers. See ad elsewhere LiIlie IL Co
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Educate YoCs Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
l0c. 25G, II c. G. C. fail, druggists refund money
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The CAPITOL Ma
TlONAL BANK, OF
GUTHRIE, OKLAHO-
MA, OFFERS TO DE-
POSITORS EVERY
FACILITY WHICH
THEIR BALANCES,
BUSINESS AND RE-
SPONSIBILITY WAR
RANT.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-28

food but is short of ammunition.
Others assert that he abandoned his
food supplies but kept abundant cup
plies Of cartridges
Gen Butler on Saturday faced the
last and strongest positions of the
Beers who bar bis way to Ladysmith.
The strenuous fighing indicates a
battle between armies, rather than
rear guard actions protecting q re-
treat
On Thursday and Friday he lost 43
officers killed aud wounded, repre-.
sentiDg probably q total loss of from
400 to 500
Gen Whites guns worked on
Saturday upon the Boer position. and
q heliogram from Ladysmith reported
that the Beers were retreating and
that larger rations were being issued
10 view of the fact that relief seemed
at hand.
Nothing has been heard from
Mafekiug since Feb 18th The
movement on the veldt away from the
railway is becoming increasingly
difficult for large bodies Of troops.
ss the grass IL burned up Gen
French has to wagon forage for
his horses. and even the infantry tiuds
long marches harder than before, as
forage for tue transport animals must
be carried This requires the forma
tion Of garrisoned depots
The ordinary campaigning season
is over. and sickly season for both
men and ANIMALS has set 10.
Technical military writer's take
these things into consideration in
forecasting events.
The Daily Chronicle Gays it learns
from private letters that British rifles
and ammunition have been lsnd.
ed on the southern coast of Cape
Colony. presumably for the Dutch
colonists
Lord Roberts has recently receiv.
ed II additional pieces of artillery.
Whether all have been sent to
Paardeberg is not known
Probably the Eighth division will
leave England next Monday.
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Music For Fish I3ait.

An eccentric hermit named William
Schueller, who lives at Franklin, Mich,
Is said to be one Of the most successful
fishermen in his part Of the country,
and he claims to call the fish to him
by singing "Old Hundredth." He goes
out in his boat and takes q station in
fairly deep water. Then he sings, at
the same time keeping his eyes on the
water In search Of fish. Gradually the
fish crowd about his boat, he claims.
and when enough are gathered togeth.
er the willy fisherman casts a net and
catches dozens at Il single haul The
old gentleman has famous voice, and
his neighbOrs are inclined to believe
his strange story.-Chicago Record.
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Bloody Battle in Mexico.

Potam Somor. Mexico, Feb 25-
The Mexican Federal troops under
Gen Torres have saved Gusyamas
from the Yaquis. but by dint of the
hercest fghtiag of tho war snd at a
sacrifice of 200 soldiers. The town
here ia filed with wounded and all
the public buildings are utilized
Torres anticipated the surprise the
Yaquis intended. The Indians were
accompanied by ten adventurers,
miners and cowboys. who acted az
commanders of separate companies
Of forty men each The Yaquis had
also a Maxim gun. which bad been
smugPled through at Bisbee, Ariz,
in load Of machinery The gun
was manipulated the Mexicans claim.
by two Ex Rough Riders
Torres reached here Thursday
afternoon and descided to divide his
army of 700 men into two divisions.
The first and strongest Asnked by
the gunboat Democratic, left here at
daybreak Friday morning No scouts
preceded the force, aud the first in
timation Of the presence, of the
Ys4uis was whitening fire from the
Maxim and rifle volIey from
concealed fortifcations in a dense
thicket The first division retreated
in confusion and was sheltered in the
timber growth along the river. More
than 100 men fell at the first fire
The Democratic then steemed up and
swept the thicket with her machine
guns, but evidently ineffectively
Her forward decks were swept and
the protected upper deck peppered
with bullets from the Maxim Ten
sailors and First Lieut. Rambolo, of
of the army, were killed. The
Democratic drifted for more than q
half mile until a bend in the river
sheltered her Late in the afternoon
hill signals showed the waiting com
rnaDders of the first division that the
second detachment bad reached the
nei ghboring heights 10 the soutbeas,
in it's flank movements.
A simultaneous attacked wac then
made from the front and flank.
and the Indians retreated The
Maxim gun, disabled and use
less. was brought into Potana
anc seventy three Indians. the official
report states. were found dead
There was no pursuit and the Indians
must have withdrawn in good order
During the first fire Of the Yauuis
twenty three Mexican FedeIals we're
driven into the river in a panic and
were drowned The total Mexican
loss was 227. The Democrats has
been cent to Guayamss for repairs
This is the first time the Yaquis have
made use of Notifications
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HOT FIGHTING CONTINUES TO
TIE NORTH OF COLENsO

Coleosc, Natal. rs The Beers Who
bad been reinforced made . strong
ss'ssk Thursday ., Coolers kloof and
90 range Of bills rsosiug s,s,. They
I'd been forced from oil their positions
90 The right.
Geo Ly''le,on's division ou Thursday
sdvsooed ooder cover Of the kopje.
The Beers fred q Creuso, aud Long
Ton" The British artillery vas we'll
sheltered 10 the action ct do bresk and
ses'l late 10 the afternoon. when 0
heavy r,6s DIRE on both sidss dsvelooed
The British ipfsn,ry bsd advanced q
mile sod . hslf snd . continuous fire
vss sept up until after dark The
bosrs stuck TO their positions The
British artillery 6re vas irregular. A
few sslvos we're seot toward the thickly
wooden spo's aod rsv,nss from which
shs bosr 6Fs Was heaviest. The Bosrs
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A Bright Jeweler.

A gentleman tells the following joke
on jeweler: A young man who was
on the verge Of matrimony went to the
1eweler and bought ring and left in.
structions that in 1t be engraved the
legend, "From A to T." which, being
interpreted. meant from Anthony to
Zenobia. 10 his astonishment, on call
Ing for the ring the next day he found
1t engraved like an Egyptian obelisk
and on closer examination found that
the jeweler had put the whole alpha
bet "frOm A to z" on It.
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A. FEW WORDS -
ITO OUR FRIENDS.
MR.. EDITOR

Ndn EDlIOR:
lou may have had us in mind when referring in recent
your paper to the popularity of merchants in regard
to advertising, in which you quoted them a so;n t
gooa times 1t was not necessary advertise and in hard times
IL aa not pay While we have always found that ADVERTISING
u.s. we must confess that for the past sixty days any in
OF business that might by that coud
not nave been satisfactorily waited our clerical force has
been taxed to its utmost capacity
Now that the rush of cotton is over and we have ~
opportunity to say few words friends in the country
desire to acknowledge through the columns of the Watch
man and Soutron 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
oy us IN the future as they have been the past
Is particularly gratifying to to acknowledge very
liberal trade during the months of September and October o
our farming friends to whom our pleasure TO extend
credit during the proves us that thew annrec
our to be just and reasonable with them when tbev
being " o'r "oteo
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GEN CRONJE'S POSITION PRO.
TECTED FROM BRITISH.
SHELLS,

: Loodon. Feb 26 dispatches from
Paardeberg show that Gen Cronje's
forces have far more protection from
Field Marshal lord Roberto heavy fire
than ct fret indicated. A special dis.
patch from Pssrdeberg. published 10
the second edition Of the Daily Chron.
icle and dated Saturday. Feb "a, says /:
"A balloon has discovered the eneuy
we'll covered by . system of burrowioe
10 the river bank which resem bles a
rsbbit.warren aud affords she'll proof
positions
1t will not be much Of q surprise If
today or tomorrow. which is the anoi.
verssry of Msjuba bill. will be marked
BY the surrender or aunihilation of the
gallant band so overwhelmingly hem
med 10. though the closeuess of the
Investment appears open to criticism.
Small bodies of Beers. apparently, are
able to make their escape. causing oor.
psrison here with the Boer methods Of
investment. with their quickly dug sur.
rounding trenches. impassable bsrbed
wire. etc aud those of the British.
Lord Roberts holds a position almost
ANALOGOUS with that held 80 long By
the Beers at Ladysmith As Con
Crooje is reported to have plenty Of
food, the plan Of starving him on. can
scarcely avail. as Lord Roberts mus
either wait until bis am nu oitiop, which
is said to be short. ruos out, or those
Of Geo Croujs's forees who are ooun
selling surrender prevail SO iude6.
oite is the informstion that either of
these alternatives may occur at any
moment.
Meanwhile Lord Roberts eupiu GERS
are sappiog steadily towards the Boer
lasger sud. according to q spsoial from
Pssrdebsrg. dated Sunday. Feb rs, the
Gordon is Rradus'ly drawing closer. =
Gen Buffers march on Lsdysmitb is
being marked by sharp fighting. A
Pie'ermsri'sbure dispatch Of today's
date says be is still heavily engaged 10
lighting. 10 Gobler's kloof Gen Bul.
Ter seems to have discovered q hornets
nest.
10 Cape Colony the British arms are
steadily advancing.
Barkley East is now 10 their DOS.
session. according to . dispatch from
that district. the Beers evacustiug the
place. retrea'iog on Ladyerey and wir.
iog President Steyn for reeo force N ents
to prevent their surrender.
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"The idea that the Beers are raising
the siege of Ladysmi,h is premature.
The advance is being pursued 10 the
'aoe OF the most stubborn opposition.
and OF heavy loss President Kruger's
grandson is among the Beers killed"
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THE GALLANT IRISuMEN

London. Feb 27 The Times has
the following from zburg,
dated Friday, Feb %: The Dublin
Fus'liers have again disting uisbed
themselves by volunteering to take
Goolers' kloof. which they did. This
gallant battalion. which began the
campsigo $50 strong. oan today be
sa'd to muster 90 parade only between
lOO aod 200 Of it's original members.
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Lonoon, req ~. 4 ~ n The
Boers are assembling an army near
Bloemfontein. with which to dispute
the invasion of Lord Roberts This
intelligence comes from Pretoria by
way OF Lorenzo Marques The com
msndoes are described az "hssten
ing from oil quarters of the two re
publics 4"
No estimate is made of their nun
bers, but the Withdrawal of the Beers
from most of the places where they
have been in contact with the British
except the district near Lsdysmi,b.
may raise the resisting force to 80 600
men This figure assumes that the
Boers have between so 600 and 70.
900 men id the field The gathering
OF this army across the path OF Lord
Roberts gives Significance TO Gen
Cronje's steadfsst defense He has
engaged the corps Of Lord Roberta
for ten days now, and whether he il
relieved or not. he has given time
for the dispersed Boer factions to get
together and to prepare positions to
receive the British advance when
Cronje 10 overcome and Lord Roberts
moves forward
IL is difficult to conceive that the
Beers are strong enough to take the
offensive and TO rescue Gen Cronie
from his precsrious situation.
The war Office has nothing after
midnight to indicate his collapse, and
he may hold out for few days. The
correspondents seem to have no ex.
act information respecting his re.
sources. Some ssy he has plenty of
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DEADLY ROAD TO LADYSMITE

DEADLY ROAD TO LADYSMITH
London, Feb 26 Gen Butler. 10 .
dispatch from Colenso dated SUNDAY.
Feb 25, reports that the British casual.
ties Feb 20 we're IL killed aod 80
wounded, among the Somersets and
Dorse's. and that Feb % aud Feb %.
IL officers were wouuded
The wsr offioe today issued an add.
tionsi list Of the casualties sustaine ed bv
the Fifth brigade under Gen Butler
Feb % sud Feb "a, which ioclude 7
officers killed, % wounded aud l miss
log.
Gen Buffers death list contains the
names Of three Lieutenant colooels.
Thackery Of the Fret Royal IuuiskilI.
ing Fusiliers Sitwell. Of the Second
Royal Dublin Fusiliers. and Thorold
OF the Royal Weloh Fusiiiers
An additional list Of the British
casualties at Paardebere, Feb 18. is
announced and gives a Lieutenant and
eight men killed, q lieutenant and seven
men missing. and 38 men wounded
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sent shells into tho headquarters
baggage. close to the hospital, cut no
material dsmsRe was done General
Wynns VAS slightly wou AIDED.
The Boer positions are not oon sidered
strong. With The exception Of Gobler's
tloc!. The bills eastward are not 90
high sod cannot DO intrencbed 90 we'll
ss the mountains which the Britisb
have taken The Souersets we're the
6rst across tho poutoous on Wednesday. .
They we're subjected TO q heavy fire for
i've hours 10 90 iso!sted positiou. 1t
was the 6rst tin, they had been uuder
6re. aud they behaved exoelleutly
Early oo Friday . severe rid, Ere
vas resumed on. the right aod front.
from The positions held over night, by
both sides The British naval Ruos,
bowitssrs. mountain aud field batteries
shslied the Bosr trenches iucessautly.
The Bosrs replied With Two heavy Ruos,
so@e Of their shslls bursting over The
hospital. Az result the British
wounded were removed.
Daring the sfssrnoon the Fifth brig.
ads loo,skiIlios sod Dublius leading.
besso to advance up the bills IL spite
OF the constant shslliog the Bosro stood
up 10 their ,rsoehss aiming deliberately.
dowo the hills.
TIE isfsosry ADVANCE was further
covered By psrtiss on the right aod
lsh driog volleys. 1t was slow, The
British taking advantage Of every bi.
OF natural oover The Boers on The
crest OF the hills. % veil % from the
trenches part Of the way down. poured
lead along The advancing lioe
At dark the British iofautry bad
sssehsd within . few hundred yard. Of
The 6rss lios Of The Bosr trenches.
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BOERS STILL THERE

London, Feb 27 Winston Church
Ill. 10 a dispatch to tho Morning Pos.
from Frere Camp. dated Sunday, says:
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LIVE AND LET LIVE

Although we tried to anticipate this seasons wants b
buying heavier stock than ever before our trade h
exceeded our expectations that have been obliged to
Pehsh frequently and freely every department Of onr to
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LIN Dry Goods

we bought very heavy stock of staples fair percentage
Those 's ~ oio prices,
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London. Feb 20. 4 IS q m Per.
hsps never before in the course OF
the present campaign have such
crowds visited the war Office as went
there yesterday AZ the Times re
marks todsy. "the desrth of news 10
somewhat trying ct q time when .
considerable success was generally
regarded ss imminent >"
No diminution Of confidence 10
Lord Roberts is felt, however, and
the public 10 ready to believe that he
hss good seasons for not mentioning
Gen CroDje in the offioisi dispatches
Probably be is in no hurry to end q
situation which 10 daily bringing
small parties Of Bocrs it, q vain en-.
desvor to reinforce Gen Cropie
These be can deal with in detail
Lord Roberto has already captured
over 500 Boers. and ct, this rate he
will soon have quite . respectable
array Of prisoners to be held az hos.
ages for the 5000 British already in
Pretoria.
Gen Cronje's refusal to accept the
offer Of Lord Roberts regarding the
women and children indicates either
that the position 10 less desperate
than has been supposed or that be
has been able to dig an absolutely
cafe place for them
Everything goes to show that Zen
Buller's advance is most stubbornIy
resisted aud most cautiously carried
out IL is hoped that he will soon
be in . position where Gen White
will be able TO assist him materially.
The campaign is now approaching
q most interesting phase In about
q fortnight the congress of the Afri
kander bund will meet, and it is
rumored that Mr. Hofmeyr will then
propose peace terms on the basis o.
the republics retaining absolute iude
pendence. but Offering to disarm II
these terms arc rejected it is under
stood that manifesto will be boldly
issued to the Dutch throughout, South
Africa. calling upon them to throw
OF their allegiance to Great Britain.
Probably these rumors are ezsp
gersted. but there is no doubt ths,
the grestest anxiety prevails 10 Cape
Town regarding coming events
Germany, through the semi Official
berliner Post. reltera,es that all re-
ports OF German intervention ore
quite without foundation.
Capt Raymond Harvey de Mont.
morency, VINO was killed 10 Gen Cat
acre's reconnaissance Saturday, was
the heir Of Viscount Frankfort de
Montmorency, and was the fourth
he'r to peersge who has fallen in
the COuroa Of tho ca~u.:
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CLOTHING.

This has certainly been banner season in the CLOTHING
BUSINESS and IT there are of the boys in the county
VINO have not bought suit it has not been fault but fear
ing there still may be few uprovded we are keeping IN m
stock by teegraphng orders for shipment by express
II you need an ovecoa before buying as we have
great values. ~
In our Hat and Furnishing Goods De-
partment will be found some values that comnare f,
bly, with the balance of our stock
This announcement would not be complete without .
word about "
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The H. g. Goldman Line for Wo

O increased sales for these goods prove that we told the truth
Bear in mind still the SOLE AGENTS FOR THEM AND
GUARANTEE EVERY PAIR ~
IHE L. NJ REYNOLDS LINE OF MEMS SHOES sold
exclusively by u.s. are trade-winner The nrices ran &
to S3 oo and every pair warranted If you want the
best So 90 shoe buy Reynolds
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Tar Heel Blankets

Which you have been waiting for so long have come at
last 1t was not our fault that they not here m
were made in May for September delivery but
the mill has been crowded with orders it was mnos;b ~
deliver them sooner These goods are made in ~
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GROCERY STOCK.

Tins department is up the usual standard and that is
saying about all that necessary for it. Our MILLRRNE
FLOUR of which believe there is more sold in this county,
han other brand pronounced by those who use it. uns
passed
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FIFTY PAIRS.

Why the advance in cotton should have affected the nrco
Shoes out strange to say they too have gone up We dom
Know whether it was judgment luck but our purchases
Fall were nearly double usual contracts We are buvns
Spring and paying 10 to per more for the
class goods but those on hand will 90 at the old nces
they last. '~' "''''
In our wrte-up aboat Shoes last Fall had something spe
cal to say about NV
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A Southern Mill.
From Southern Wool.
BY Southern Men

and there better They are improving on the finish
every year We selling the same price as last YEAR bnt
If we have to duplicate will be obliged charge an advance
We only have about