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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
HUMoR OF THE HOUR.

Five good citizens were sitting on
roof near one Of the docks, enjoying
their cigars and the river breeze. They
all had more or less to do with marine
interests and the fact impressed itself
Oh their conversation. One related ex-
periences frcm his single whaling ex-
pedition. time and imagination having
added greatly to their original attrac-
ton. Another told the story of phan-
tom ship. but did not vouch for it. A
third told late sea serpent story that
he blamed on some newspapers. and
then Captain Blank acknowledged that
it was llD to him.
People troubled with insomnia, be-
gan the captain, TRY all KIDS OF
schemes to propitiste Morpheus. Last
summer courted sleep by walking up
and Gown the river at all hours OF the
night. This came off at midnight.
was strollins along above the bridge,
when :; little way ahead some anii al
dashed swiftly toward the river. It
made 10 noise but. as we'll as | could
make out curing It's SWiil. !oi.S iedi'>'
il had the mead o.: 2 deg. while IT'S i;.nk.
yellow bcds- looked like that of
ia-uar 1t pi;nSel into the river. dis
appeared for 4 time and came up SO
feet from the shore with a wheeZy,
surSliu@ bark followed by Il deep
yrowl as it caught sight Of iDe.
Must have escaped from some me-
nasc:.ic suggested 9 G.
ou had gone TOO lons without sleep.
,aptails. said ;sno,her Significantly.
Sc: lou laughed a third. Don't
YOU think so. captain:
Hardly. knew all the tine that it
was ,l!at big st. Bernard OF mine. lie
WAS always with nae on those sleep
seelin. ciliiSeS..Detroit Free Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Not one drop Of intoxicating liquor
is allowed to be sold at any of the
military camps Of Canada.
\ club is now being formed in Paris
the members of which swear never to
shake hands with any one unless wear
ing gloves.
Fifteen years ago native Christians
could rarely find employment in India.
Now they arc preferred by contractors
because they do more and better work
than the heathen.
In honor of the four hundredth an
niversary of the discovery Of Brazil in
May. 1900, there will shortly be a spe-
cial issue of stamps as follows: Dis
covery of Brazil. 100 reis:; independ-
ence. 200 reis; abolition, 500 reis; re-
public, 100 reis.
The earldom Of Dartmouth is the lat
est peerage to be threatened with a
claimant" The "rightful heir is to
be found, it seems, in William Legge,
an employee Of the Capital Planning
works. Ottawa, who has served his ap-
premiership to a gardener.
a newly married couple in Portland,
Me-, who are both deaf and are trying
housekeeping without servant, have
devised an ingenious substitute for a
doorbell When a caller presses the
electric button, all the lights in the
house flash up and his presence is
made known.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
ERSONALlT TIES.

Ex-Governor Hog. wears 4 80 inch
collar
Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes is said
TO inherit much Of his fathers Wit and
conversational powers.
Marshall Field IS TO build and pre-.
sent g fine library building TO his ma
tive town. Conway. Mass.
The king OF Sweden travels as Count
| de Hava 1t was under this title that
he staid at Cannes last season.
General Leonard Wood is partial tc
cigarettes. rarely smoking cigars. 4
fact which commends him to the Gu
bans in his province.
General Won Rock und Polacll will
succeed General Count Won Schliffen
as chief of the general staff of the Ger
man army after the autumn maneu-
verS.
Herr Riggenbach, who introduced
the cogwheel railroads that have en-.
abled tourists in Switzerland to dc
their mountain climbing without effort,
died recently.
J. B. Frye, one of the oldest resi-.
dents of Virginia, died recently and
was buried, according to his wish, in a
walnut coffin made with his own hands
from an old tree on his farm.
Guthrie, O. T., has a 15-year-old law
yer His name is Frank Il. Burford
and he was recently admitted to prac-
tice, though he has not yet been gradu-
ated from the Guthrie High school.
A Washington friend Of Admiral
Dewey says the great sailor is a splen-
did wit and story teller. He can also
spin a yarn Of his own experience
which would rival the widest fiction.
John Ruskin has not had his photo
graph taken for 80 years, and John
Hare has allowed himself to be caught
by the camera once only. This was at
the express desire Of Queen Victoria.
General Julio Rengifo, for many
years secretary and charge d'afaires
Of the Colombian legation in Wash
ington, who is on leave in his native
country, has been appointed minister
Of the treasury.
William Wither Bramston Beach is
regarded as a comparatively young
man to occupy the position of father
of the house Of commons" to which
he succeeded on the death Of the late
Sir John Mowbray, for he is only -.
Albert c.. Hopkins. who, during the
Messiah craze at Rosebud and Pine
Ridge agencies in 1890. attained no
toriety by appearing among the ex-
cited Sioux and announcing himself
their Messiah, has been adjudged in
sane
Governor Powers of Maine, who
owns timber lands In the North Woods,
was asked by a Bangor Commercial
man the other day If he thought the
pulp business was destroying the
Maine forests and promptly answered:
''No. That's my answer to you-So!
Let them cut all they want
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
Kitchener Thought He
Was ii. the Soudan
When He Ordered British to
Charge Beers at Paar-
deberg.

Loudoo, March 26. 4l5 am-
Kxceps :or the occurrence . as Lo7d
Roberts calls it, which resulted in chs
killing of Lieu: Lygon and ;be wouod.
,ug aud capture of Lieut. Col ora5ee,
Lieut. Codriagton and Capt Tsot'er, stt
campaign presents 90 pew features
3 The misLaps to the Guards oficers 's a
testimony to their bravery bu, DOT s5eii
discretion. They met patty Of hvs
Beers, whom they tried to capture
The Beers took refuge on a kopje,
where three of their comrades were
hidden, and wi,bin Eve minutes every
member of the British party was hit.
Apparently little progress is being
made toward the relief of Mafekiog
A private telegram frem lieutenant at
kimberley dated Wednesday. March
2l. announces that he was on the point
of starting for Msfekiug. Presumably
With the relief column
Gen Sir Forester Walker and Prince
Alexander. of Teck. have left Cape
Town for Bloemfontein It is reported
f.om Ladysmith that Van Reeoen' 8
psss briesles with guns.
Mail accounts of the capture OF Gen
Cropje, just received. bring out inter
estipg points as to the rapldity With
vhica Lord Roberts ooaoged his plans
when be found that Gen Cropje had
escaped from Msgers:on.eis, where it
uas originally intended to astack or
close ir 90 him. Lord Kitchener was
sent forward to intercept him aud at
the battle of Paardebers Lord Kitchen
er seems to have shown that be Is
better as ao orgaaiser than as lighter.
for it was at his order that the Britisb
infantry repeated the bluDder of other
generals, attacking iutreuched Beers.
Who allowed the Britishers to ge.
within q thousand yards before opening
Ere. As the British had absolutely no
cover they lost heavily and useIessly
aud we're compelled to fall back
momep.arily With some amount Of con-
fusion and to withdraw their support to
. distance. This fac, makes q sieni-
ficans commentary upon the rumos
that have beeu in circulation of some
eeldness between Lord Kitchener and
Lord Roberts, which is said to have
accounted for the former being seos to
Prieska to suppress the rebellion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
KENTUCKY AFFAIRS.
Quiet Was Maintained IN
Frankfort Yesterday.

Frao Sfors. Ky, March 25 Mo-
withstandiog that troops rec aguizi"g
The dual goyernors oere qaar;ered with
in TWO squares of each o5ner, the Il
pub!icao troops a: 'be State house under
orders from Republican Governor Tsy
o7 AID ,bc Democratic troops at the
court house eua7dlng priseaers Powers.
Cal,ou AID Davis, under orders fem
Democratic Governor BackhaG. tic
day vas quiet
The republican adjutant general
Coilier, aud Democratic Assistant Gen
erai MURRAY, were together some time
this morning Gen Collier called TO
disclaim responsibility for the mine
which soue of the soldiers made a pre-
tense of laying. but it is understood
their talk took on wider scope and
that they discussed and mutually
agreed upon plans to avoid possibility
of any sort Of a clash between the
troops
It is believed that the examining trial
Of Powers will be competed either
Tuesday or Wednesday, and that if
Powers is beld over the other defend
aats will wave examination
Wharton Golden the s:ar wifuess for
the commoow@ aisb. whose illness 90
the stand yesterday forced au adjourn
meut of the court twice. is reported by
bis physician as very much improved
tonight
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
New York, March 26.-Five we'll

New York, March 26.-Five we'll
dressed men entered Healy's restau
rant at the corner of Sixty sixth
street and Co!umbus avenue TODAY,
and while one of them engaged the
cashier in conve7satlon one OF the
companies went to the safe and got
away with $1,000 The other men
then quietly withdrew. and the rob
berry was not discovered for fully five
minutes afterwards Part of the
amount. which was in checks end
cash, was subsequently returned to
Mr. Hea!y by mail The restauran;
is a fashionable one About forty
guests were at breakfast at the time
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28

There's pointer for some of our
busy men in this little story of child
life Mamma" asked little year.
old Freddie. ''are we going to heav-
en- some day ?'' Eyes, dear, | hope
so," was the reply 81 wish papa
could go, too,'' continued the little
fellow sWeil. and don't you think
be will ?" asked the mother ooh,
no." replied Freddie. che couldn't
leave his business "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28

A pet monkey belonging to son
of the Rev " G Herbert. pastor of
the Caroline Steet Methodist church
of Baltimore got into the study o:
the clergyman the other evening
opened a volume of toe Encyciopae
dia Britannica, aud tore out Is pages
of the article on Darwin's s Origin OF
Species y Then it turned to Buffers
Analogy. and it was examining il,
with great apparent delight when the
ciergyma returned and put stcp to
the proceedings
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28

Views have been taken of the
orchards of Messrs Millar and Pan
cake, in the vicinity of Rodney. W.
Va, fer exhibition a. the Paris ex.
position These orchards are the
largest iu the world, and contain
ESQ, 900 peach and plum trees The
owners planted $4,000 trees last
year, and cleared for planting LBS
xcres of timber land. The first sea
son their orchards began to bear they
shipped 100 carloads of peaches and
plums
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28

Shanghai, March 26 The British
second class cruiser Hermion has
been ordered to proceed Immediately
to Takau The country around Tien
Tsin is greatly disturbed ani, &C.
cordlpg to reports in circulation here,
the powers are making arrangements
for concerted action. 1t is further
reported that a British missionary hss
been killed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.


The nrnlhc.' CT Buddbists is comput-
ed 20 be 455.OGo.GO0.
In Italy. G00GGp people .ind employ
Inent in raising sl!sworms.
Il is estimated that one crow will de-
stroy 1oG.n0o insects every year.
Among birds the swan lives to be the
Oldest. in extreme cases reaching 800
Years.
More than 5000 persons are buried
annually IN the r"Cpcrs' cemetery OF
Berlin
liz the south within the last fre
moat.s S17.00o.0Go Of new capital has
been invested in cotton mills.
1t is calculated that the shareholders
Of tie United Kingdom outnamber the
railway employees by about 10000.
There are IS silk plants in pennsyl-
yania, and the output OF silk ribbon in
the state has been doubled in three
years.
It is estimated that at the beginning
of the new century England will have
$1,000, 100000 tons Of coal still unused
and available.
The most costly parliament in Eu-
rope is that Of France The senate
and chamber Of deputies eat up an
nually $1,500,000.
The average number Of horses killed
in Spanish bullfghts every year ex-
ceeds 5000, while from 1000 to 1900
bulls are sacrificed.
During the fiscal year Of 1878 the
United States sold $4,000 worth Of
typewriters in Mexico and $4,000
worth IN Argentina.
OF late there has been q noticeable
increase of tourists travel to Ireland.
People are discovering it is a fine place
to spend vacation.
Kamchatka may soon become as
popular a resort as the klondike, as
gold has been discovered there in
promising quantities.
The average weekly wages Of the
men employed in the cotton mills OF
Maine are $7.S8, Of the women $3.50
and Of the children $2.13.
There are LILO paper and pulp mills
in the United States, producing annual
" 100000 tons Of paper and more
than 100000 tons Of pulp.
Paymasters and commissariat Off
cials of the German army receive spe-
cial training in examining the quality
of food supplied to the army.
4 German army officer estimates
that in the century just closing no few
er than 30,00O,000 men have been kill
ed in war in civilized countries.
The results Of recent drillings in Bor-
neo have caused many persons to think
that Borneo will prove to be the rich
est petroleum field in the world.
The latest thing in company promot-
ing comes from Paris, where a dogs
cemetery has been foated with capi-
tai Of $4,000. The promoters are Ia
dies.
There are in Boston 44,207 persons
born in British America, including On
tario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
Prince Edward Island and Newfound-
land.
The largest mass Of pure rock salt
in the world lies under the province OF
Galicia, Hungary. 1t is known to be
$50 miles long, 20 broad and 250 feet in
thickness.
The giraffe was thought to be near
extinction, but Major MaXse, a British
explorer, has found great herds Of
them along the Sobat river, a tributary
of the White Nile.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
Machine Politics.

First CitiZen-I see the idea Of vot-
ing by machine is gaining in populari-
ty. Do you think the mass Of the yot-
ers will easily learn how to work 1t
Second CitiZen-I hope So Hereto
fore the machine has always worked
the voter.-Ohio State Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
Had More Than One Reason.

Anxious Mother-Why don't you
drive that bad boy away from Your
playground?
Good Little Boy-1t wouldn't +"
right.
.Wouldn't it,
"No. ma. YOU see. that playground
is public property
ooh, SO it is
Eyes, ma: and it would be selfish and
dishonest to deprive any other boy Of
the right to go there
80 it would, my angel. didn't
think of that
Yes. ma; and. besides. he can lick
."-pearSon's Weekly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
Kept His Vow.

The LADY, don't believe you would
work if you could.
Dismal Dawson-ld do any kind Of
WORK that didn't interfere with me
principles. I had 4 chanst to be a
waiter oncet. only I'd swore a solemn
oath to never wear Il spiketail coat
indianapolis Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28

BY the aid Of mechanical instruments
human beings can do many wonder
full things, but to save his life no man
could cut such perfect circle without
4 pair Of compasses as the parasol ant
does out of a leaf with nothing but
her Jaws.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
Ike Was Considernte.

Cinchly-Look here, old man, why
don't yon offer me back the $40 let
you have q year ago?
Harduppe-oh, would if hadn't
been afraid of hurting your feelings
I'm what way:
why, l didn't like to give you the
impression that l thought you needed
the money."-Philadelphia Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
REBELS IN HERBERT DISTRICT
REJOIN BOERS

Bsrkley West. March 26 "A com
napdo Of 400 Beers has reoccupied
PspEuel, forciog the rebels in the
Herbert district to rejoiu the federal
flag Extensive lootipg is reported 10
that direction
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
DR.. Cady's Condition Powders

are Just What horse needs when in bad con
dition. Tonic, blood purifier and vern:ituge.
They are no, food but medicine. and the best
TO use to put borse in prime condition. Price
rs cents per package. For sale by Or 4. J
China Dec 3o-o
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
An Article Of Luxury.

She-l'll grant that your income
would be enough for US to marry. if
only you didn't have such expensive
fads
ue-I? Expensive fads? What ex-
pcnsive fad have 1:
She-AIe. for one.-Lustige Blatter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
letter, Salt-Rheum and Eczema.

The intense i:cnng and smar,ing inciden, 70
these diseases, is instantly al syed By appis s''s
Chaaberlaiu's Ey N; Skin Ointment. ManJ
very bad eases have besa pernape'Iy c'-ea by
it. II is equally efficient for itching piles and
favorite remedy for sore nipples. chapped
hands, chilbains, frost bites and chronic sore
eyes. 25cts per box. For sale by DR. a. J..
China. Dec 800
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28

STRONG BoER FORCE MOVING.
London. March 26.-The Times has
the following from Rockville. dated
Saturday:
Comm andans Olivier. with strong
force and fifteen guns is moving north
of Ladybraud
"A larger Boer convoy has been seen
from Basutolaud proceeding toward
Ciocolao. Gen French may interceps
it."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
The Prisoners Hcto-t.

81 see villainy in your face. said
judge 10 Il prisoner
May it please Your honor" said the
latter. that is personal reflection. -
Metropolitan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
THE BRITISH LOSSES

London, March 25.-Tbe total Brit
ish losses exclusive of the invalids sent
home are 16,418 in killed. wounded
and missing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
NOT CHEERFUL FOR BEsEIGED

London. Msrcn 25 The Daily Mai
publishes the following from Maiekipg
dated Wednesday. March IA
eve are still being heavily saelied
There have been several casualties
Skirmishipg continues ip the trenches
The native food question is becoming
difficulty. Tie Beers have broken the
arrangements to respect the Sabbath by
not firing aud have seized tue oppor
tanity to extend their trenches -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
Sl.c It,cIy Him.

I'm going west fox Il little Nacatlei:
with Il lot of good fellows he said.
What book Will be Of the most service
TO me in cur ,amblinsS about the coun-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
Conhitiona!.

.Hoylc. was the ready rcply.-Chi-
ca.o Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
He Knew He Would.

Spaccr-I believe that if Shakespeare
were alive at the present time and try
ing to live by his pen in London tie
comic papers would reject many of his
best Jokes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28

uumorist--l know it. have tried
'cm all.-EoSton Traveller.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-10-18

with textbooks free from suspicion OF
denominatlonal leanings, that would
send our young people into life better
informed as TO this great and invalu-
able work that has come down through
the ages? Such a course should be
elective. not compulsory, at first, until
it had proven its worth. In our
laudable desire to divorce church and
state and to allow all the right of
religious freedom, have we not gone
too tar in ignoring entirely one of the
fundamentals, viewed merely as a
secular subject? Few parents, we
imagine. would object to their children
gaining a more intimate knowledge of
the Bible than they are now doing,
which might be impaired in the way
we have outlined, without offence to
any doctrinal beliefs.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-10-18
knights of Pythias Convention.

Thursday was grand lodge day at
the convention Of the Knights OF
Pythias in Burlington. The business
NEE ting was held in Odd Fellows
hall, Pythian hall not being large
enough to accommodate the visiting
members of the lodge. The attend
ance was unusually good and the
convention of both the uniform rank.
subordinate and grand lodge has been
very successful.
The election Of officers resulted as
follows: Grand chancellor, Charles X.
Tyler of Burlington; grand vice
chancellor, Rev. S. g. Lewis OF Dam
vile; keeper Of records and seal. p. j.
Cowles of Burlington; grand master
of exchequer, l.. p. Sprague of
Bellows Falls; grand prelate, Walter
g. Otis of Rutland; grand master at
arms, G.. Ii. Luce OF Montpelier.
grand outer guard, NJ. B. Ladd Of
Island Pond; grand inner guard, RIB.
Gammell of Danville; grand tribunes.
ii. l.. Stillson Of Bennington for three
years, [. W. Brown Of Barton Land
ing for two years and n. z. Bowman
OF 81. Johnsbury for one year; grand
trustees, IL. NJ. Buchanan of Barton
Landing for three years, G. W.
Lepper Of st. Adams for two wears
and ). Hirschfield of Rutland. one
wear
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-10-18
State Finance Renort

Frederick 5. Plat of Poultnev
state inspector of finance, in his an.
nual report which has just been Is.
sued from the press of the Winkoop
Hallenbeck Crawford Co., of New
York and Albany, gives the aggregate
deposits in the savings banks, savings
Institutions and trust companies Of
Vermont, June 80, 1900, as s3s, 300
594.34, a total gain during the year Of
II, i6S, 644.6l. Depositors have in
creased 4,95S in number in like
period. The number of SAVINGS
banks doing business June 80 was %
and OF trust companies 10. The saw
lngs banks had a Surplus fund re.
served" of 1888, SO, an increase for
the year of $40, 675.l6. The total snr.
plus and accumulated profits of ALI
savings banks and trust companies
amounted to 69,lsl.75. an in
crease during the year of Sl24, AIS so
Mr.. Platt says he has found these
banks in a healthy condition. He
thinks, however, the surplus Of the
savings banks is none too large and il
convinced that it ought to be 10 to Is
per cent OF the amount deposited
The rates Of interest paid depositors
have varied from to 3 per cent. tho
latter seems to be the inevitable rate
as money cannot now be invested go
as TO permit of the paying of higher
dividend.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-10-18
STRENGTH WEAKNESS.

The strong man and the weak woman.
The sturdy oak and the clinging vine.
Women to-day DO not expect to be carried
around like children. They have serious
work to do-hard work-and they must be
fitted for it. The ideal medicine to build
up weak women Is smiths Green Noun
tain RenoYatOr, because it is made in
Vermont of pure, wholesome herbs, redo
lent of the fragrant woods, the green hills
and the braeing air. These herbs are so
combined as to assist Nature IN restoring
Strength.
:" wish to say to you that after using four bot
ties Of your Renovator d has worked wonders Tor
me. II has given me great strength and muscular
vitality: increased my appetite and given me rest
ful sleep ! have also suffered with bad blood Tor
years, and when ommencing the RenoFator had
twenty boils on my neck. They have now disap-
peared, and | cannot say enough IN praise OF this
great tonic for the muscles, nerves and blood-h
is a grand medicine
los D. Cows Ludlow, Mass.