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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
Gen French Hasn't
Struck the Beers Yet.

Lssdes. April 4. 40 .. MO
eeUs be- vss bsss rsosissd Of The
espssssd bassls bsswsss Geo Fseooh
80 sbs Besss.. Thsse 10 uow bat .
ssos's peespsos es ,hs sssspssrs Of the
Ooss The. hevsvsr, 10 regarded o.
Vpass ssi1'sg. soepsssd wi,h the
Desasisss sasess Of the disaster AZ the
Hlss0(ssssis osrssposdsss Of The
Ituse rsOasks. Oous sodaos Olivisr's
essssssy % sssssspy,ss LAd ybs4od apd
IAsbs NObs wss bold ssd .evse br,l.
Iisss Moss of bic force 10 sou psssd
81 Free Skaters and tho sdv.ssase
qsissd By then will hsvs Q mos,
6issarsiss sesss on sbs ~iud Of Tho
Free State poraissios
Tss iopossibilisy ot a6o,d,ux eom-
pls's psosse;ios. Tor ,hs. uomsot. TO al
sssosssis sAe sos,h sud soushesst seo-
sioss Of shs Free S's,s 10 rse,eoised a.
BIosssoSseiu men Who sarrsudsred
sodss The psoelsus,ioa Of Lord Rob
ssss ere oow ts'os punished for the
rslissss they placed ~ ire ability Of
che Brisssh 20 praeo' them MsfekinR q
wss ssiil bssi-esd on NJ srcb 20 b. sod
shsss ere vumors that Gen Boiler 10
prspssise 20 sdvsocs
IL y sesoaoesd from Spriu sfon,eiu
ssss sbs ssssossbip bee sRsio eor,siled
sbs disos'shss Therefore imporrsos
eevslcpoeoss oost be impe rdiua
Tbs Brisish psbpe 10 rsluc,sns 20 DO.
Iisvs 'bss On Amsr,sso led tho Boer
eosess Whish suset-d ,hs convoy The
Dsily Ohrosisls says.
"Rsishesoo nay b.. like GONE other
Anssicsss. 10 sympsths vih ske
Beers. lie ~sy cvec have opofic,slly
sdsissd the Beer oe~msldso,. although
ssss Souid have neeo sxssed,ngly
s0psopsr, bu' w- cspoo, III OK he
would take tne enusnd w,'hour pro
vicusiy rssigo,os hn conn scion" :"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

LoodoO. April 5-Tbe Daily Mail
has the following from B,oem fon,oiu
dated Tuesday April 3: "Col Porter,
with 80 oartiueers and Sco.ts Greys
aud Two euns. performed "a brillian,
deed Sunday. He charged a lsree
body Of Beers and rescued 80 ood
Brni'h prisoner-. including IL officers
Who we're captured the previous day.
Thsrc wers 10 casualties 90 the British
side"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

L'adoo. April 5-A special
d'"ps oh from Lorenzo Marques says
'hsrp lighting occurred April 2 10 the
oeiee oorbood OF Mafeting. The
a'u'ao" made q sortie whi!s Col
+ omuer's cavalry attacked the Bocrs
At R'"athlabsma Both attacks were
y puised.
'wen'y Of Col Plumer's men were
fouon dad on the ie'd and six others
we're made prisoners The fodcrs
iosses wore small
Pre'oris. April 3.-Io tho 6ght of
R'us'blsbsma. March 81. the follow
lrg were taken prisoners Csp,s Crewe,
Deooso Robsrtsoo sod MoLarer. =.
Crsws asd Deeeao Robertson have
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

State Liquor mmissioner Crum
has appointed Mr. N. II Stsnsen. the
well known sergeant at arms Of the
house of representatives., a State dis.
pensary inspector MIR S;ansell is
now in the city He will go to
Charleston on Monday to inspect the
d'spensarles in that ci,y.-The State,
April 5
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

-'noe U'eH S'oU 'mce!s, CeCll ana
Granville and nine sodiers. Of whom
six we're Wounded The prisoners oil
bel'pged to C,' Plumer'. Rhodesiau
f'rce Thaha N'Chu is now 10 posses
sim IT tho fderala
BOER REPORT OF AMBUSCADE
Brandfort. Orange Free State,
Monday April 2 2-Burghers who
are returning here from the scene of
the Sannss Post ambuscade (slso re
ferred to a. Ksree and Korn spruit)
furnish interesting details Of the oc.
currence 1t appears that when the
first retresting British wagon entered
the drift the ambassadors shouted
"Hsnds up I" removed the officers
and let the cart through This pro
cess was repeated several times sill
the wagons arrived in . buuoh. when
the ruse was discovered and Q disor
derly fight followed In one cart
we're two officers to whom Command
ant Dswet shouted, blends up ~
One of them obeyed, whereupon the
other shot his comrade dead. refusing
to surrender and was Immediately
shot
The burghers lost three men killed
aud ten wounded. Including q field
oornet Among the wounded was
Tho Dutch military astscbe-Nix-
who reoeived bullet 10 the chest
Altogether the Boers captured S89
prisoners throughout the day
The significance of the battle must
not be underrs'ed 1t was fought by
a force of Free Staters on the fat
plains and without shelter The Free
Btsters are now desirous Of marching
ON Bloemfonteip, and the Transvaslers
are anxious to emulate the late cue
cess of their allies
All the southern Boer forces have
now formed junctures with the main
Boer army aud form q large force oi
veterans
Perhaps of greater Importance than
the victory was the capture of British
secret papers. including maps and
plane of 1897. 1898 and 1899, out.
lining elaborate schemes for the in
vasion of the Orange Free State and
the Transvsal and giving q plan for
reaching Johannesburg from Mafek
ing along Dr. Jameson's route. but
amended 30 as to avoid bis mistakes
Another gives q plan for q march
from Bloemfontein to Kroonstad, vie
.Brandfort.
Advices from Winburg Vente.s.
burg, Priesks and Kenhsrdt show the
colony is full of rebels. The Ken
hardt rebels are marching on Oalvinia,
and others are or .heir way to Four.
teen Streams
A dispatch bcx was found at San.
mas Post containing the oaths signed
by Free Staters who surrendered
The signers have been sent for in
order that the general may explain
the invalidiiy of oath under compul
eion.
The burghers who we're previously
ehor, of food now have plenty
Commandant Dewet sent the British
guns, wagons and prisoners to Win
burg
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
EXPULSION OF BRITISH

Lorenzo Marques Thursday, April
B According to advices from Preto
ria. ell British subjects have been
ordered to quit Pretoria aud Johspu ues.
burg Immediately. except some 400.
who are permitted. under a recent law,
to remain 10 the rand. Those who are
expelled number about 600
The prisoners aud guns taken a,
Sannas Post have arrived at Pretoria.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

Admiral Dewey was fortunate in
escaping from Savannah with only
mild attack of cholera mcrbus 1t is
acknowledged that the combination
OF artillery punch and chicken salad
that foored him killed Alexander III.
Stephens and nearly finished Presi.
dent Chester A Arthur
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11

Noah Raby. an original North
Csrolinian, celebrated his l2Sth
birthday. in the poor.house in New
jersey last Friday. Noah atiIl en-.
joys his tobacco and does not object
to toddy occasionally
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
QUIET NEAR BLOEMFONTEIN

BIoemfoateiO. April 5 5-Small bodies
OF Boers oan be sees 10 the vicinity o.;
this town and the Beers are still 10 the
neighborhood Of the water works. Lord
Roberts is taking steps to meet tho
activity Of the Beers
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21
EASILY TOLD.
he Could Judge of the Passage %
Time with the Greatest
Accuracy.

II occurred in Judge Lawlor's court few
days ago. There was murder trial on and
a policeman named Riley was on the wit
ness stand relating the details OF the trag-
edy. Said Mr.. Ferral, who was acting as
defendants counsel:
"How many minutes after the shooting
did the man die, Mr.. Rileyg
Two minutes, sir, answered the witness
without the least hesitation.
"You seem positive about the time, re-
marked Mr.. Ferral, with the air OF one who
has the upper hand Now, I'm going TO
test your ability TO Judge time. l Will hold
my watch here for two minutes. when you
think the time is up, say when"
The defendants counsel held the watch
on the witness and stood examining the hand
carefully. The policeman, however, did not
seem To be worried at all at the tax upon
his mental apparatus. He sat staring va
cantly about the room, and at the exact Sec
ond when the two minutes had expired,
remarked: "Nowl" and smiled like tickled
sphinx.
Mr.. Ferral was staggered at the uncanny
accuracy of the witness, and Gen. Solomon,
who was prosecuting, was delighted pro-
portionately at his opponents discontinue.
He chuckled in comfortable German way,
during the rest of the session. AT the noon
recess he called Riley TO him, and, slappng
him on the shoulder, said:
Officer Riley, you vass wonder! How
dit YOU do it, heinz"
"Do i'll" replied Riley pointing to big
redwood clock on the opposite wall, why,
that was dead easy!"
Riley will be promoted.-San Francisco
News Letter.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21
From Washington
How a Little Boy Was saved.

Washington, ID. C.-"When our boy
was about 16 months old he broke out
with n rash which was thought TO be
measles. In few days he had swell
ing on the left side of his neck and
IL was decided TO be humps lie was
given medical attendance for about
three weeks when the doctor said il
was scrofula and ordered salye. He
wanted 10 lance the sore, but would
not let him, and continued giving him
medicine for about four months, when
the bunch broke i'm two places and be-
came a running sore. Three doctors
snid 10 was scrofula, and each or
dered a blood medicine. A neighbor
told me OF case somewhat like our
baby's which was cured by Hoods
Sarsaparilla. | decided 10 give IL 10
my boy and in short while his health
improved and his neck healed 50 NICE
~ that ] stopped giving him the med
icine. The sore broke out again. how
eyc,. Nyhereupon again gave him
Hoods Sarsaparilla and its persistent
use has accomplished complete
cure" Mss. NErTrE cnAsE, Al X st.,
N II
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21
MOTIVES misunderstood.
How the Upronrious Hosiery of .
Swell Young Man Struck
Hotel Clerk.

There is young business man who has
more hosiery than he knows what 20 do
with. He was quite recently on business
trip, and happened TO stop for couple OF
days in Philadelphia. He waited to get
some advertising, but he wa IT fixed to pay
for il, and he had read about the king OF
thu dudes" and other freaks who manage TO
get some brief notoriety because of their
antics. He had ten dollars TO spare on a
scheme, and he accordingly went TO bar
gain sale at which they had lot Of last sum-
mer socks at 80 cents pair. He spent the
money on these things, and be went out OF
his way 10 get the most outrageous combina-
tions of color and the most bizarre effects
that were in the place. He succeeded won
derfully. He had socks which made the
asphalt sidewalks curl as they do under ex-
IRENE heat His extremities fairly shrieked.
Then he spent the day in the corridor of the
hotel sitting in a conspicuous place showing
of the socks. He would wear pair for
about 20 minutes, go TO his room, change,
and, coming down, show off another design
for about the same time. He did this for al
most ten hours, and naturally attracted
quite a good deal of attention. That was
what he wanted, but he could not break into
the newspapers. The clerk when he was
paving his bill said:
You ought TO patent that invention"
What's thatY asked the sock man with
an anticipatory smile. as he expected some
thing complimentary about his scheme.
Don't you do that for cold feet Y-Pitts-
burgh Daily News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21
WHY AMERICANS WIN.
when They Climb "A Ladder They
Don't Require Anyone To
Hold II.

One OF the many reasons why American
manufacturers are so successful competing
in foreign markets is TO be found in the
following episode. which occurred recently:
An American mapuiacturer of steam spe-
cialtes was visiting an English firm which
made similar goods. A certain article which
both firms made was under discussion.
"What is your price on this thingY asked
the American.
"Well, in your money, about sl9" replied
the Engiishn.un. "What does it cost youg"
on deliver at your door all you want at
seven dollars apiece" said the American.
How in the world do you do ity"
well, I'll illustrate" answered the Amer
ican. Look out of that window and across
the street. See that man painting sign"
Eyes"
Hes on oder, isn't he"
Eyes"
"See that other man sitting on the side
walk holding the foot of the laddery"
Eyes"
"Now, in America we have ladders that
stand up by themselves-don't need a raan
to hold 'em. So, you see, in this instance
we divide your cost of labor exactly by
two"
81 see. remarked the Englishman.- Elec.
trical Review.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The City of Mexico has All arteslan
wells.
Wealthy Russians, after death, seek
repose in glass collins.
A new directory of Toronto places
the population of that city at 100000.
Canadian towns and cities are stead
lily growing, and many of them quite
rapidly.
The 'sbackshcesh" nuisance is great
err In Palestine and Syria than any
where else in the orient.
A perfect network of underground
tunnels is proposed for Paris. which
will rival its famous sewers.
In Spain a waitress may be had for
$3.50 or So a month, and often merely
for her board and clothes. Good cooks
command three dollars, but, IL al
lowed TO do the marketing, they will
accept two dollars.
In the canton of Zurich, with pop
ulation of $4,000, the average annual
number of deathsis 6,154, 4,043 of which
refer to people over 25 years of age.
OF this latter number 100 per cent.
or 442 per year, are due to cancer.
The deepest perpendicular mining
shaft in the world is at Prizilram, Boz
hemia. 1t leads 10 lead mine, and
the depth is $500 feet. The deepest
hole ever bored in the earth is the IA
nous artesian well at Potsdam, Prus-
STA. This well is $500 feet deep.
During the Franco-Prussian war
a well-known English correspondent
was sent TO the front by his paper,
and on one occasion Won MoltlSe sent
for him and said: "Mr. -, on such
and such day the German army will
perform such and such n movement.
If IL appears in the 49," (naming the
paper) you will be shot" The news
did not appear.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21
FRO De continusd.l
The Echo.

While travelling in Scotland with n
certain company who gave concerts we
ono night gave n rendering OF certain
car tata in which the tenor has 10 sing
thgse words: "And winters woe flies
away" The manager, in order 10 make
IN. rendering more realistic, hired a
mrn, whom he placed behind the
.coues. 10 echo the words ''lics away"
Imagine the state Of the house when.
af.er the tenor had sung his part, the
''ccho"- answered, in n decidedly loud
voAce and with the Gaelic accent: AFlees
awa',"-Spare Moments.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21
INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT.
tion Are Not often Made
known.

The methods by which the English
information which is as the breath
to its nostrils, the main object, in
deed, OF its existence cannot, and nat
urally ought not, TO be publicly made
known. But IL may be taken as GER
tain that they are for the most part
open and movable. In the first place
any system Of espionage is abhorrent
to our spirit and traditions, and even
if bribery and corruption were con-
sidered necessary, there are no funds
easily available for the payment of
secret agents and the purchase of
news and facts underhand. The intel
ligence department has never been al
lowed to dip deep into the funds APP
propriated for secret service, and fail
ing them there is no money to be had;
every item of military expenditure is
much too closely watched, both by an
tecedent estimate and subsequent au-
dit, TO leave any loophole for the APP
preparation of a single farthing TO any
purpose not distinctly and specifically
stated. II may be argued that there
are no very portentous secrets closely
guarded against inquiry even by the
most jealous of military hierarchies;
this was the one fact plainly proved
at the Dreyfus trial-the alleged leak
age was not OF serious consequence.
Most things in the nature of very
new inventions and warlike appliances
become public property sooner or
later, for scientific minds work COM
monty in the same direction, and, as
we have often seen, great discoveries
are made in many different places at
much the same time. or course, an
expert may come upon the fringe of
something he has long suspected, but
could not quite evolve, and then gain
his last inspiration by some happy
chance. Some time back an eminent
inventor and manufacturer OF explo-
sives verified the constitution Of mel
ante when il first came in by the adj
herence of only few grains OF the
powder TO his flngernail when IL was
casually and unguardcdly shown to
him. From this to minute investi.
cation and analysis, with the exact
result he needed was not difficult for
the adroit chemist. But had he not
succeeded in this way, the discovery
would no doubt have been made by
some one elsc.-Cornhill Magazine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21
and address CT this interesting young

and address CT this interesting young
person. had never laid eyes upon her
before nine o'clock that morning, and
yet, somehow, ! felt strong disincllna-
ton TO lose sight Of her. She might dis
appear and leave no more trace behind
her than that wretch OF Danders had
done.
81 read chiefly books concerning the
Inquisition. My father 10 writing a
book upon the history of the Spanish
Inquisition."
We were at the library the next mo-
ment, but as we went in she gave me
permission to carry back to her table
the ponderous tome l had already
helped her with. When that was done
went back 10 my work with redoubled
interest. If the cards told me nothing
about Danders, they would tell me
something else / was equally eager
10 know. Before had been at work for
20 minutes something happened that
highly amazed me. Upon one and the
same card was all the information
looked for. This card told me that on
March % OF that year Miss Ellen Rob-
ertson, of 11S West Thirtieth street,
had taken out Limbrochs "History of
the .Inquisition," London, 1871; also
Cardozo's History of the Spanish In
question:" Madrid, 1907; and also
could | trust my eyes-the Londoner
for 1881
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21
THE BEST HISTORIANS.
This Writer Believes Tint Thucy-
dides, Tncitus and Herodotus
Come First.

If the English. German and Amcri-
can historical scholars should vote as
to who were the two best historians.
| have little doubt that Thucydides
and Tacitus would have pretty large
majority. III they were asked TO name
third choice, 10 would undoubtedly
lie between Herodotus and Gibbon.
At the meeting OF this association in
Cleveland, when methods of historical
teaching were under discussion, Hero
dotus and Thucydidcs, but no others.
were mentioned as proper object les.
sons. What are the methods Of
Herodotus? Accuracy in details, as
we understand IL, was certainly not
one OF them. Neither does he sif.
critically his facts, but intimates that
he will not make n positive decision
In the case OF conflicting testimony.
For myself" he wrote, my duty is
20 report all that is said, but | am not
obliged 10 believe it all alikc--a re.
mark which may be understood 10 APP
ply to my whole history" He had
none OF the wholesome skepticism
which we deem necessary in the
weighing of historical evidence; on
the contrary. he is frequently accused
OF crcdulity. Nevertheless, Percy
Gardner calls his narrative noblcr
than that OF Thucyddcs. and Mahaffy
terms 81 an 'incomparable history"
"'rhe truth is" wrote Macaulay In his
diary, when he was 40 years old. II al.
mire no historians much, except
Herodotus, Thucydidcs and Tncitus."
--Lnmen Ford Rhodes. I'm Atlantic.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21
FOR HOARSENESS,
simple Remedies That Are Emca-
cious and Pleasant to
Take.

A simple remedy for hoarsencss con.
sists of the white of an egg sweetcned
with sugar and favored with the Juice
of n lemon. A teaspoonful of this mix
ture given at intervals of half an hour,
or oftener, IL necessary, will generally
relieve hoarseness.
A simple candy for hoarseness Is
made as follows: Put gill of whole
fiaxseed in one tumbler and fill another
with bits of slippery elm. Fill both
tumblers with boiling water, putting a
silver spoon in the tumblers while you
are fllling them, TO prevent the glass
cracking. Let the tumblcrs stand two
hours. At the end OF this time strain
the liquor off each tumbler and put IL
in a clean, bright saucepan, with a
pound and half of loaf sugar. Stir
the sugar till IL melts. Cook the sirup
until ID candies, then pour IL out in a
thin sheet. When IL hardens break il
into pieces.
A good hoarhound candy Is made by
pouring pint of boiling water over n
teaspoonful OF dried hoarhound leaves
and sleeping them for about ten min
utes. Strain this tea and add four
cups, or two pounds, ofsugar. Boil the
strip steadily after stirring the sugar
with the hoarbound tea long enough
to melt IL. Let IL boil steadily until it
is hard candy, when little Is
dropped into ice water. Pour il out
into thin sheet. Crease IL i'm squares
or into sticks. Let Il harden, and then
break IL apart.--N. Y. Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21
SETTER THAN EVER BEFORE.


Or. the earth 10 full OF SHINING
And OF trouble and OF woe,
But the devil makes an inning
Every time you say It's so:
AMI .ks way TO set him scowling,
And 10 put him back a pace.
IL TO stop this stupid growing.
And 10 look things In the face.
II you glance at history's pages.
In all lands and eras known.
You will find the vanished ages
Far more wicked than our own.
As you scan each word and letter.
You VIII realize Il mere,
That the world to-day is better
Than II ever was before.
There Is much that needs amending
In the present time, no doubt:
There is right that needs defending.
There Is wrong needs crushing out:
And we hear the groans and curses
or the poor who starve and die.
While the men with swollen purses
In the place OF hearts go by.
But in spite OF all the trouble
That obscures the sun to-day.
Just remember IL was double
In the ages passed away.
And these wrongs shall all be righted
Good shall dominate the land.
For the darkness now Is lighted
BY the torch In Sciences hand.
Forth from little notes In chaos
We have come 10 what we are,
And no evil force can stay us.
We shall mount from star 10 star;
We shall break away each fetter
That has bound US heretofore.
And the world to-day IS better
Than II ever was before.
ella Wheeler Wilcox. In Youths Com.
panion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21
To California Quickly and Comfort
abIy

Via Chicago. Union Pacific and North.
Western Line. The Overland Limited"
leaves Chicago daily $3.50 II. M, arrives San
Francisco the afternoon of third day, and
Los Angeles next morning. No change. of
cars. All meals in dining cars. Buffet,
smoking and library cars, with barber. The
best Of everything "The Pacific Express"
leaves Chicago daily 1890 T.. NJ, with first
class and through tourist sleepers TO Califor-
MIA. Personally conducted excursions every
Thursday. All agents sell tickets via Chi
cago & Northwestern R'y. For full in.
formation and illustrated pamphlet apply to
w. ID. Kniskern, % Fifth ave. Chicago, III.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21
boiled crab.

Take large boiled crab. empty the
shell and mix the flesh with a little
oil, vinegar, salt and pepper according
10 taste and replace the meat in the
large shell. Place IL on a napkin In u
dish, with the claws arranged around
IT, Washington Star.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-04-21

The doomed man had laR. request TO
make Pray do mol tell my parents" he
implored. that | was hanRcdl" What
shall we say killed you, :hcn" we asked,
the wwtchcd fellow. with a loud laugh
Detroit Journal