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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-10
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
skobe;ea Before Constantinopze.
xoss VIII You sa1i:e:-aa
Army In Danger.

Frederic yni;;iielss. Il famous war art
list, in an au5oD. D.cgraphical sketch con
tr;buted to a Loadon periodical, gives
this picturesque description OF his last
meeting with General Shobelef:
He was far and away the most bril-.
liant soldier ever net, a man with
mad ideas and sane execution. The
last time i saw him was when the
Russian army faced Constantinople. 9
splendid instance OF the survival Of the
fittest, 10000 grim warriors who had
come through the terrible Russo-Turk
ish campaign under Skobelef. ready at
q moments notice TO occupy the city OF
sultans. It was gray afternoon The
great general stood outside his tent,
bareheaded. scalp shaven like q Nus
sulman, flowing yellow beard blown
about By the wind. had arrived
from Constantinople to bid farewell
to him. as had been ordered to Malta
to meet the Indian contingent Skobe-
left said to me:
Not goodby. Villiers. but au revoir.
we shall meet again. but how VIII
it be when the Russians face the Brit
ish?o for Skobelef fully believed. as
did most people IN 1873. that there
would be a campaign between England
and Russia. '.or. will you throw q
your fortunes with US and come With
me? 1t world be a new experience
for you .
be if you were beaten, for yea know
we English are never defeated :
He laughed and said: d:YEell. anyhow.
I shall be we'll locked after. 30 BARN
shall come 10 you ia your case.
never saw h:G again
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Feeling. and rinEer..

FeeIIN31 sHH HUs : ~ ~ =.
A boy was asked which was 1he
greater evil hurting ano1heFs feelings
or his finger.
..The feelings" he said.
Right. my dear child said the gret-
fled questioner But why is IT worse
TO hurt the feelings
Because you can't tie a rag round
them''
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Remarkable Power.

a dear old lady was taken one cay
to a musical service in a Boston church.
She had heard much about the inc
voice of the soprano and was prepared
for a treat.
Size sat in rapt enjoyment until the
service was over and then tuned a ra-
diant face toward her escort, who was
a young grandson
Dear boy, she said, 1.yoa'ye given
me a great treat. Fer voice is perfect
~ beautiful It made cold chills run
all up and. down my spine.
Its too bad, grandmamma," said
the boy, "but she didn't sing today,
though she was there The gentleman
next me says she's been suffering from
bad cold, and one Of the chorus had
to sing the solos for ber.'
What, dear? said the cid lady, look
ing n,omentari1y distressed. Then her
face cleared, and she psttcd his arm
reassuringly.
Never you mind,'' she said. We
can come again some time. But, after
all, if she can make mefeel that way
without singing I don't know that it.
would be wise FOR ne to hear her. Now,
would it:''-Youth's it Companion
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Now VIII You Smile?

Mrs. Kendall is nothing if not IN
pulsively genial, and the imDert.rbsa-
bii1iity Of certain characters las often
a curiously irritating effect upon her.
She was shopping one Cay at certain
well known stores and, having COM
pleted her purchases. took leave Of the
assistant who had served her with
a friendly Good morning, There was
no rep!r. In that harGworls;ag dam.
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Shot by His Clerk.

Spartanburg, July 81. D. Collins
proprietor Of the Bee Hive store,
was shot and severely wounded today
in his store by Clifford Gholston. q
Young clerk. Recently Collins bought
the stock Of goods belonging TO Ghols-
toms father and the youth was en-
ployed by Mr.. Collins. To-day a dis
pute arose about some business mat
Ter. which led to a personal encounter.
and the boy drew his pistol and shot
Collins In the stomach. He was Able
TO ride to his home. The physicians
say there is one chance in hundred
for his recovery.
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no reply.

sers busy career there was no time
probably for the minor gentlenesses
of life. .Say good morning and smile.
exclaimed Mrs. Kendall impetuously
The girl stared in mute amazement
Then shall remain here until you
do,'' said the great actress in the most
persuasive but yet in the frmest tones,
This was too much for the girl. Good
morning." she said, and burst out
laughing. From that hour Mrs. Ken.
dars appearance at the stores in ques.
ton was the signal for an outburst Of
geniality Philadelphia Telegraph
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On the beach at Coney Island last

On the beach at Coney Island last
Thursday night thousands Of persons
we're sleeping. The police said the
number Of the sleepers was twice as
great as on the night before, due, no
doubt, to the announcement in the
morning papers that the police would
not interfere with them and would see
that no one else molested them.
They began to come down to sleep on
the sand early in the evening. They
came in droves, bringing shawls and
wraps. Some of them had also pro-.
-vided themselves with oilcloth, and,
after scooping out hole in the sand,
they placed the oilcloth in it to keep
1t dry. At IL O'Clock there We're over
Is, 600 persons asleep On the beach and
hundreds more were arriving
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.R-4-&E
Mexico, July "a number of prom-

Mexico, July "a number Of pronl-
inent Catholics have sent message
to the Pope relating to the recent al
legged scandals here and attacking
priests who have been publicly accus-
ed. Il is believed the vatican will
send personal representative of the
Pope to make an examination. There.
IS much excitement over the charges
made by the press, especially by the
Liberal papers and one at least of the
clerical scandals is to be venH lated.
IN the criminal court.
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TRAINS aoIkG NoR7a

sDaily. Da:iy except soaday
Nc. 81 rugs through to Col1mhia v:s Get
rsi R. A. OF s.
Tssius Nos. Is and 81 r7n Via Wilson ~.
SaYe..aville-Short Lioe-aod nisks c!oa;
connection for Oil poin:e fo,t...
-s!as on C. Is D R.H. !eaye Fio!snc
is;.vzezcepi iSarday sos %, arrive Osr!:ns
ID, 9artsv;!ls i5a q: G5esa@
Ii % Esdesboro z las p m. teay'
Eloreuce daily except Sunday IS n,@aF.
l;gs Dsr!i5ston 8 20 p u, 3e9nssts7ille 8 !,
. n, G;5soo 945 p u. Lea.e Sicreucf
.5srdas ouiJ $50 n. arsive Ds.:ioGtcr
toesa
Leave Gi5son daily except Sunday 8 OF
a. 8ennsttsvilit 90 a "a, arrive par!;na
.os 8 CO a u, ,ea7- Darlington S So e, ar
rig Florence 6 Is q n. Leave Ws.csseors
ialiy except Suodsy 90 P N, CEeraw q.
IN, Harts7i.!e Z C9e %. Darlington S q
n, ar.ive Florence Z 90 p u. LeaTe psr
iington Sunday only 8 so u, arrive tloI
!. r KENLsY, JSo. 2. DIVINE
Geo'l 5sansger. G-n'l Sup
". EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
T. N. EMERSON. Gen'l Pass. Agent
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Not only is the growing Of the finest
grade of Sumatra tobacco under cloth
in progress in Connecticut, but IN De
catnr County. Geogia, much IS being
done along that line, and very success
fully. The State commissioner Of ag-
riculture, Mr.. Stevens, Of Atlanta,
has been looking at the crop IN Deca-
tur County. He finds 1,500 acres Of
tobacco on one farm, 500 Of this given
up to Sumatra under cloth ata cost OF
$50, 600. That farm sold more than
Isl, 900 pounds of tobacco last year at
prices ranging from 20 cents to 81 a
pound.
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Improving the Old Homestead.
Farmer Wtif:etreeSince yew got
back frum college yew don't seem to
take no interest in the old farm.
Son-No interest. dad. Haven't
spent nearly two weeks laying out golf
links:-Judge.
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A sensibIe Query.

A1r. ashmraa- Bartlett once told a
good story about his going to ireland
for the first time. AS soon as land
ed in ireland | attempted TO lock foi
traces OF some Of my anceetors, who
came from the extreme nor,n Of Ire
land Meeting an intelligent looking
Irishman, / informed him OF my lnls.
sion. saying that my ancestors emigrar-
ed from about that spot 100 years ago.
and was there trying to look them up
He answered: .'Ye say your ancestors
emigrared from our town about lo0.
years ago: Thin why are ye looking
for them here ?'-London Tit-B;ts.
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1t dry. At IL O'Clock there were over
Il, 600 persons asleep on the beach and
hundreds more were arrlvlng-
Havana, July 3.-The illness from
which Governor General Wood IS
suffering has been officially diagnosed
as tphoid fever Last night the fever
was high, but today it moderate.
Senator McLaurin spoke in Spar
tanburg on July 4th. The crowd
gathered to hear him was estimated to
number at least 1900.
Washington, July 2.-The president
today appointed Jefferson F. Rich
ardson postmaster at Greenyille, S. G..
Constantinople, July 2-Reports
from Mush, in Kurdistan say the
Kurds are plundering villages and
have killed IA -Armenians, in conse-
ouences of the belief that the latter
murdered Kurdish notable, who was
sheriff of Afghan
Yokohoma, July 2-Reports receiv-
ed here from Seoul say Korea las sud-
denly requested Japan to#close the lat
ter,s postoffces in Corea and with
draw the japanese officials, thus IN
creasing the tension between the two
countries. The newspapers contain
yelled illusions to Russian intrigue.
Charlotte, n. c., July 33.-A negro
named Jim BAILEY was lynched near
Smithfeld, II. c.. last night for as
saulting white girl.
Odessa, July THE Kharkof Com
nercial bank has failed with deficit
estimated 5000, coo roubles. The
failure has caused financial panic in
South Russia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-03
wanted to Know About stock.

A little old man, with long chin whis-
kers, far away look in his eyes, and d
gray homespun suit on his back walked
into the office of ]. P. Morgan & Co,
says the New York Commercial-Adver-
tiser. Smith, the big six-foot detective,
encountered him just as he was about to
walk into Mr. Mergan's private offices.
SIS this Mr.. Morgan's officer" asked the
old man.
Yes replied Smith, what do you
want?"
20, l came down to see him. I want 1
little advice about stocks I've got little
money I'd like to invest. Say. isn't this
the Mr. Morgan what brings all these big
iron ard steel men together? UNI UNI
So heard. Well, he's the man to advise
me what to invest in"
Smith, busy with other matters, turned
him over to the head of one of the de-
partments. The old man eyed the place
over for a minute then put his head
back, and throwing out his chest and
stroking his chin, shouted to the employee:
Say, I'd like to talk to Mr.. Morgan
about stocks. He isn't in, they tell me.
Now, what do you think about stocks
Is it a good time to buy? Isn't preferred
stock better thing than common? What
you think about copper, Ell? I'm told it's
good thing to buy now. Say, isn't it bet
ter to buy out than margin your stocks,
Ell, young man? Say, what you think of
stocks anyway"
The head of the department let the old
mans loquacity have its innings, then
said, quietly:
Where do you come from?"
Thirty miles from Hartford. I jest
wanted to talk to Mr. Morgan on stocks.
Say what do you think of those Texas
oil wells at 10 cents a share? Any good in
EN-, eh?'
The old man would have said much
more, but was cut short by being told
that the firm was not giving opinions
about stocks in New York or wells in
Texas.
WAL, swan" he said, as he gave a
whitening glance at the young man;
heres a place where they're getting to-
gether everybody's stocks and yet don
know anything about copper stocks and
oil wells. WAL wal. I'll go and try to
find Jay. He can tell me-"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-03

The Republican papers are finding diff
Guilty in commenting TO their satisfaction
on the address which ex-Secretary of
the Navy, Mr.. Herbert. delivered before
the Alabama Bar Association at Mont
gomery last week. In speaking of the
efforts of the Alabama Constitutional
Convention to find legal way to get rid
of the illiterate negroes as voters, he
said, among other things, that 1.-The con-
stituional convention in seeking to limit
negro suffrage is doing precisely what the
country is doing in its new island pos
sessions"
The New York Tribune. for instance,
says that there would be no objection TO
shutting out illiterate negroes from the
ballot box If illiterate whites were also
shut out. In fact, it intimates that there
would be no objection to DISTINGUISHING
the negroes if there were not a clause in
the federal constitution preventing such
discrimination. 1t practically admits.
therefore, that the Republican party
made mistake when it gave the ballot
to the negro but excuses the mistake by
saying that the impression prevailed at
the time the constitutional amendment
was adopted that the ballot was necessary
for the negro's protection.
As a matter OF fact the ballot was given
to the negroes because the Republican
party wanted the congressman and pres
idenual electors from the South. and be-
lieved 1t could get them by giving the
negro the ballot. 1t is doubtful il any
considerable number of the Republican
leaders favored giving the ballot to the
negro for the negro's protection And
there is some ground for thinking that
the Republican party objects to making
the Filipinos citizens and voters because
1t believes that 10 do so would be unpopu-
lar and would cause the party to lose
strength. And yet a proportion of the
F'ilipinos are better prepared 10 use the
ballot inteHigently than any considerable
percentage of the negroes were.
Now that the Republicans have taken a
stand against giving the ballot to the Fill
pinos, they hardly dare TO take STEPS to
prevent the Acknowledgement of illlterate
negroes. They would convict themselves
of Inconsistency. BY denying the ballot
to the F1lipinos they practically admit
that they did the South great wrong by
giving the ballot 10 the negro before he
was ready for 1t.
There may be an effort to cut down the
representation in Congress and the Elec-
toral College of those states which have
Disseminated against the negro in the
matter Of suffrage. but 1t is doubtful IL
they will ever be able to muster enough
strength to make the effort successful
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-03
BRIGHT, BITS.


Minister: Yes, children, we all have
besetting sins. So have I, like the rest.
Now, what do you suppose is my beset-
ting sin?
Bright Boy: Talking.-Tit-Bits
Speaking from Experience-Harold
desperately: I tell you, old chap, can
not live without her!
Rupert (complacently): Oh, yes, you
can. old man. Why, 1 used to think
couldn't live without cigarettes.-Puck
-Poindexter's Suicide.-"Is it true that
Mr.. Peindexter has committed suicide?"
asked Miss Fosdick
Yes, it's true" replied Hunker. II
was an intimate acquaintance, and
was there no other reason for the
deed7" interrupted the girl.-Harlem Life
When Willie Got Home.-"Mrs. Knox"
said the hostess at dinner, your little
boy doesn't seem to have much appetite"
mo, he doesn't, that's a fact"
Don't be bashful, Willie" the hostess
urged. Won't you have some more of
anything?"
mo, ma am" Willie replied, II filled
up on cookies before come, cause 1
heard ma tell pa we wouldn't get much
here. "-Philadelphia Press.
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auaIiacatiops of lawyers.

Many men, even successful members Of
the profession, hold that as a good exami-
nation does not necessarily make a good
lawyer. it is better to make the condi-
lions of admission easy and thus allow
the fittest of the lot to survive. says
the Philadelphia Times. This sentiment
has been less since the American Bar As
sociation took up vigorously the work of
raising the standards OF legal education.
Many good anecdotes are told of the old
tests, An able Southern lawyer still iiv-
ing has good story about his examina-
tion by Reverdy Johnson, one of the
greatest lawyers of the last century. Mr..
Johnson knew the young man, but APP
parently he did not allow his familiarity
to influence the case. He asked him
one or two questions as easy as the al
phabet or the multiplication table, and
then very severely demanded:
Young man, can you mix a good
brandy julep?"
81 think cam sir" was the reply.
There" pointing to the sideboard, ARE
the ingredients, sir Now, let me see what
you can do"
The candidate approached and used his
finest touch and sense of selection in
compromising the tonic Then, topping it
off artistically with the fresh mint, he
presented it to his examiner. Mr.. john
son gave the case his best care and pa
tience, and finally, when the bottom OF
the generous glass had been reached, he
looked at the young man admiringly and
announced that he had passed.
Another story is told of a judicial dis
trict in Florida where, before the era of
railroads and owing to the numerous
creeks and rivers, there had to be fire.
quently fording of streams In order to
make good time between the country
towns. The candidate presented himself
before the judy who, after looking at
the young man few moments and taking
in his measure, asked:
Can you ride?"
Yes, sir"
DO YOU own horse2"
Yes, sir"
"Can he swim?"
Yes, sir"
Whereupon the judge bowed gravely and
remarked:
II am very glad, sir, to welcome you to
the practice of law in my district"
Since those days, of course, law has
changed. More statutes are passed every
year than existed when Chief Justice
Marshall brought order out of American
legisla ton The lawyer has not only to
be possessed of wide information and &C
curate knowledge, but he must be trained
in the processes of the state so as to be
able TO master the facts and details OF
new problems. The raising of the stand
ard means the improvement of the bar.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-03
Analysing His Affection.

The young lovers sat beside the water
fall, seys the Smart Set. The rapids and
the nearby whirlpool had a strange at
traction for the romantic young girl. She
had heard the story of the unhappy In
dian maiden and the young brave who
had gone to their doom, dlasped in each
others arms, to the slow music of the
swan song. That seemed very beautiful
to her.
Jack" she said, "if you saw me strug-
Cling in the water near the edge of the
falls, would you jump in after me?"
What would be the use my dear, when
l CANE swim?'' he answered.
But at least we should perish togeth-
err" she replied. bravely.
Yes, there would be no doubt about
that" he returned, shuddering at the
sound of the cruel waters.
But haven't you often said you would
die for me?" she asked, piqued at his
coldness.
mo, my dear" replied the practical
lover. IF you'll remember, I've always
told you that l had an undying love for
youi''
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-03
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-Andrew Henley Com
pany; Savannah Building Supply Compa-
ny; John Wolf, Florist; Notice of Sale,
Wylly Bros. Notice OF Purchase, Cooper
Bros; Notice, Theus Bros; Notice to
Shippers of Freight to Tybee by Central
of Georgia Railway; Notice as to Holiday,
Ocean Steamship Company; Notice to City
Court Jurors; Notice to Shippers and Re-
ceivers Of Freight; Grand Fourth of July
at Tybee July at Thunderbolt Casino;
James j. Joyce; Levan's Table d'Hote;
Hotel Ty'bee.
Business Notices-Electric Fans, Edison
Electric Illuminating Company; E. & w.
Laundry.
Tomorrow, To-day, Everything, the
Cleveland Bicycle-wm. & H. H., Latti-
more.
Educational Savannah Preparatory
School, Military; Presbyterian College for
Women. Columbia. s. C.
August Is Near at Hand-George w.
Allen a. Co.
Auction sales-Administrator' Sale. by
Platshek & Co., Auctioneers.
Financial-$s 10000 Seaboard Air Line
Railway.
Fourth of July-At MINISTER'S.
Only the Best Suits Our Sale OF SO to
s12 Suits for ss.75 and T.75-B. II. Levy
& Bro.
The Gas Range-Mutual Gas Light
Company.
A Glorious Fourth-At South End Pa
vilion This Year.
stoves-Wickless Blue Flame Oil
Stoves.
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Janos.
Sauce--Lea & Perrins worcestershire
Sauce.
Medical--Heiskells Ointment; Horsford's
Acid Phosphate; Castoria; Abbey's Effer-
vescent Salt; B. B. B.; stuart's Gin and
Buchu; Railways Pills; DIR. Hathaway
Company; Cuticura; Mothers Friend;
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted: For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
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These are days in which Savannah ap
preciates her thousands Of beautiful shade
trees. The Thermometer may run high
during the hours OF sunshine but the
trees always afford us grateful relief
from the heat and the glare, and after
sunset we have it cool and pleasant. with
a sweet breeze from the south or SOUTH
east. While people are dying in the cities
of the North Of heat prostration. savan-
nahians go about their regular work dur
ing the day and sleep comfortably at
night A death from heat prostration is
a great rarity here.
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personal.

Some facetious Frenchmen have open
ed public subscription at Paris to buy
a black satin gown for Ranavalo, the de-
throned Queen of Madagascar They say
that her allowance from the French gov
ernment is not sufficient to permit her to
buy the garment herself
M. Flammarion, the noted French as
tronomer, has prepared and submitted to
the French Astronomical Society a novel
scheme for reforming the calendar. He
proposes that the year shall begin on
March q. and that the months. shall be
named after the cardinal virtues. In or
der to make the year exactly fifty-two
weeks long he would make New Years
Day land, in leap years. the day after it)
a holiday, and would not consider it a
part of the week. Thus the dates of the
days of the week would not alter from
year to year but would be invariable.
Tt is, perhaps. rather curious thing
that though the King of England is such
an excellent judge of horesfiesh it is
years since he has driven himself" says
the New Yorw Commercial Advertiser
Neither he nor the Duke of Cornwall
has ever shown any leaning toward this
pursuit, and it is not likely that the King
will be seen driving his own equipage
about London. On the other hand, the
Queen is very fond of driving her ponies
in the country and all her daughters
drive; the Duchess of Fife especially ex-
cells as whip. The Queen. however. has
never driven in London. She prefers to
ride in victoria"