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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23
DeWet Wants to join the In
yaders Of Cape Colony

London. Jan. 1f.-The important
repor. received from johannesburg
that Gen. DeWet has crossed the
Vasl and joined forces with the
Transyaai commaodos, if true. pro-
baby meaDs the concentration OF
1000 Beers with several guns, to
another big attack
There is rumor current in Cape
Town that several Boer leaders are
urgiog an attack upon the mines. 1t
has long been understood that Gen.
DeWes has been anxious to join the
invaders 10 Cape Colony and this ru
NOR may be spread to cover 40 at
tempt to break southwark.
Az the Beers in several Instances
have worp khaki, government
notice has been promulgated in Pre-
toris prohibiting civilians from wear
ing khaki and notifying all persons
who wear sbis costume. which is
likely to be mistaken for the British
uniform. that they Will renoer tnem
selves liable to arrest and imp.ison-
ment
The response to the governments
call for volunteers 10 said to be very
Brisk in both London and the pro-
yinces Defensive measures in South
Africa proceed apace Seveu thou
sand men bsve joined the city guard
in Cape Town, and 5000 others have
volunteered in The suburbs
An additional big gan has heen
mounted On Table mountain
A small Boes commando entered
Switzerland. cut the telegraph wires.
looted ;ne stores aud then proceeded
Dorthward
According to the Cape Town cor
responder, of TIE Daily Nail, the
Beers occupied Aberdeen. 30 miles
so.,h of Graafseine., Tuesday
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23
s.Stop the " ar. ;.
British Find it Necessary to
Extend Martial Law.
~

London. Jan i7-Tbe '.stop the
war" committee today passed the
following resolution:
Orders which British officer
reports he personally received reveal
the adoption by Lord Roberts and
Lord Kitchener of a policy having
for its aim the extermination of a
heroic nationality by starving it's
women and children and the dellber-
ate massacre Of una.ned prisoners !"
The latter clause alludes to Gen
Kitchener's alleged secret orders to
Gen DeWet's pursuers to take no
prisoners
Copies of letters from an unarmed
British officer containing these and
other charges, will be sent by the
committee to Lord Salisbury and
Lord Roberts and others.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23
Kitchener Reports Anothel
Engagement With the
Enemy

London. Jan lB Gen Kitchener,
telegr@paiog from Pretoria. under
date Of today. says Col Grey, with
New Z9alauders and bushmen, has
vigorously attacked she enemy eight
miles wes. CT Yentorbu5g, complete
II rcu'ing $50 Boe's
Gen Kitchene. adds details Of the
Insignificant casualties OF both forces
enl cousiuaes
"Coiv;i;e.e mobile column was at
tackled north Of Standerton, Jan II,
by a concentration of the enemy
who was driven off with severe loss,
Ca. casualties were Is wounded and
one killed -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23
Mrs. L. Atkinson
MILLINERY.

She has t5e largest and finest collection
she has ever exhibited, iucludiog scores OF
rich novelties il Imported Round Hats,
Toques and Boncets. ss we'll as choice va
riety of hanG.cme designs from her work.
room.
The assortment IS large eacugh erd varied
-acuvh 10 :rau:e perfect choice to every
one, while toe nrices will be found more tnsn
attractive
10 the Untrimwed Hat Department we are
showing nost extensive esSortment OF the
newest and bssi shapes and colors-a' rea-
sooeble prices 10 ,fi. department we are
showing particularly attractive assortment
Of Ready to- Wear rulbars end Tcqaes in
Vel7ets, Felts, Panne Velvets and tucked
Silas.
A choice variety OF Cbildrep's Trimmed
Hats, for school and dresa wear, at moderate
prices.
Oct
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23
The Nicaragua Canal.

Washington, Jao Is The Republi
cao senators 10 caucus tody uuapimo ous-
IL decided not to set day. at least for
the present, for taking up the Nicara-
qua canal bill. After general
e5oh.nee of views the senators
concluded that so long as Great Bri-
,siA's attitude toward the amendments
to the Hay.Pauncefote treaty is unde
fiped. it would not DC wise or expedient
to debate the question of the coostruc-
tiou of the proposed canal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
TAX RETURNS FOR 1901.
OFFICE OF

OFFICE OF
COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUNTY,
SuxrnR, s. c., Nov 81, l9ae.
Notice is hereby given that will attend, in
person or by deputy, d; the following places on
the DAYS indicated respectively, 70. the purpose
of receiving returns CT personal property and
poll taxes for the fiscal year commencing jan
uaTy 1st, 1901.
At Office, Sumter, S. c.. at all other times up
to Feb 20,h, 1901, inclusive.
Tindalrs Store, Wednesday, Jan.
uary O.
Privateer (Jenkins' Storel, Thurs
day, January 8.
Manchester Geo T. Gedding's),
Friday, January 4
Wedge6eld, Saturday, January s.
ststeburg. Monday, January I.
Hagood, Tuesday. January 8
Rembert, Wednesday, January 9.
Smithvile, Thursday, January 10.
Gaillard's x Roads, Friday, Janu-
ary IL
Gordon's Mill, Saturday, January
IL
Msyesviile, Monday. January IA
ScottsviIle, Tuesday, January. Is
Shiloh, Wednesday. January l6.
Norwood's x Roads, Thursday,
January II
Lvnchburg. Friday, January IS.
Magnolia, Saturday, January 10.
Reid's Mill, Monday, January q.
Bishopville, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, January 22 and %
Meanwhile, Thursday, January "a.
Bossards, Friday, January 25.
The law requires that al persons owing
property OF in anywise having charge of such
property, either rs agent, husband, guanian.
:rrstee, executor, administrator, etc., eturn
The same under oath to the auditor, wlo re-
quests all persons to be prompt in making their
returns and save the 50 per cent. penal:, " hich
will be added to The property valuation of all
persons Who fail to make returns within the
lime prescribed by raw.
Taxpayers return what they own orthe first
day Of January 1901.
Assessors and taxpayers will ente the first
given name of the taxpayer in full. also make
Il separate return for each township where the
property i, located and also in eacf and every
ease the Number .: the school district must
be given.
Every male citizen between the ge CT ,wen-
" one and sixty years the frstday OF jan
uarv 1901. eNcep, those Incapable of earning
a,support from being msimed a from other
mol
Confederate soldiers 50 years ofase, on Janu'
ary Isl. 1901.
All returns must be made D. or before the
10Th day of February. next cannot take
returns after that date and al returns made
alter the Goth day OF Februar, are subject to
penalty OF - per cent
J. DIGG. WILDER,
Auditor Nmter County.
Naz
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23

London, Jan. The Gazette
this evening, announces that Maj.
Gen. Sir Henry Edward Colvll!e,
wno recently commanded the Ninth
division of the South African field
force and later was in command of an
infantry brigade at Gibraltar, has
been placed on the retired list with
pay.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23
EXILEI TO GUAM

Msaila, Jan 15-Io;rty icsurgcots
Who aav- been eep.eoced 20 be depo7t-
ed to ,hc ls!aad Of Guam sere takeu
90 board th= Uo,eea States transport
Rcsrcraps today. She will sail tenor
row The sao;coce Of deportation has
been suspended in the case OF two
priests who were charged with collect
lag money fos the insurgents. but they
will be kept in confinement The fan-
lilies Of the prisoners 6ade item fare
veil oo the wharf
Nearly 800 meo were arrested 10
ccckpits 10 various towns south Of Ma
Mia. Sunday. so suspicion Ct being
guerrilas. Most Of them were released
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23

The 6snd, Charlie Lang Robinson,
who confessed to AID was lyuched at
Eiko q few days ago for ravishiog q
lady of that place. vas tried st the last
term of court 10 Bamberg for raping a
negro woman apd was acquitted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23

Augusta has passed the Law forbid
ding splitting on the sidewalks aud the
frst arrest fer violation Of it has been
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23
Trimmed Hats
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SUMTER,

STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE.
POsIToRY, SUMTER, s. C.
Paid up Capital 5 $4,000 90
Surplus and Profits $4,000 90
Additional Liability of Stock
holders in excess Of their
stock $4,000 90
Total protection to deposi,ors, s175.ooo 90
Transscts General Banking Business.
Special attention given to collections.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits Of 81 apd upwards received. In
terest allowed 1T the rate OF per cep:. per
annum, on amounts above SIS and cot exceed
Jog $500, payable quarterly, ca 6rst days OF
January. April, Jolly and October.
R u. WALLACE,
L. s.. CARsoa, President.
Cashier
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
The Water Beetle.

The great carnivorous water beetle the dytiscus, after catching and eat ing other creatures all day, with two minute intervals to come up, poke tue tips of it's wings out of the water and jam some air against it's spiracles be. fore descending once more to it's sub- aqueous hunting grounds, will rise by night from the surface of the Thames. lift again those horny wing cases, un- fold d broad and beautiful pair of gauzy wings and whirl off on q visit of love and adventure to some distant pond, on to which it descends like a bullet from the air above.
 When people are sitting in a green house at night with no lamp lighted, talking or smoking. they sometimes hear a smash as if a pebble had been dropped on the glass from above. It is dysticus beetle whose compound eyes have mistaken the shine of the glass in the moonlight for the gleam of a pond.
 At night some of the whirligiS bee ties, the shiny beanlike creatures seen whirling in iEcessant circles in cor ners by the bank, make a quite audible and almost musical sound upon the water-Spectator
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
uauGy lhines to Cn-rr

Few people carry pocket scissors of the folding sort. Those that do never part with them, Convenient for mani- cure use. to cut q clipping from paper at moments notice, T string etc, they answer almost every purpose of the pockctknife and are much more convenient to handle. Give q person accustomed to their Use knife and the pocket scissors. and lie will part with the former frst.-IIardw"rc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
Slow but Enexora.,I" .IuSt:ce.

In October. l900 pietro Giaroni and Marie Bouel,i were tried at Rome on a charge of seXtup!o murder l1y poi son:ag committed! 31 ye&ss before Tn England Eugene .tf!l ln Wls hanged for the murder of Clarke II years after the oTeEse. X man named Horne was e; eci'tsl for ike mU:stos. Of his ehild in the eighteenth century no less rital 8 years after the a&ense There k :.iso the well known c:!se of Gosernar Vail. who was eXee@.t,! u l&s5s1 for T llur- der caml@itt;4t n -S.s ssi!e3 vsard was hanged at '<si.@."a fer th" lai:;tier Of his Wife after a l;:i4se ef - rears
 But Sir Fu:::5;s.l..pS Stephens recalls what is tie t.asf rp1.s":i;.::sil!e case Of ell. He p2oSee,sfP3 :s counsel fer thc crown in 1Sf;3, 3 rlsl:l w:59 is5.;&& charged with stealing 3 le"f freq a parish ie@- ister SC years before that .s, in 1Se3 In this case the prisoner YVES acquitted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
A Clever yyoman.s Answer.

Do you not consider your husband the most graceless sinner in eXistence?'
 This question was asked the wife of a gay Lothario by rival for his affec tions while playing q game called "can dor"
 The stiffness became intense and every pair of eyes grew rounder as those present looked from one woman to the other. It was the husbands voice that broke the silence.
 "4eur question is out of order, Bea- trice,' he said quietly. Tt is q rue laid down in courts of law tllat a vo man is not required to testify against her husband"
 In the confusion that followed as tie game broke up tie man sought Lis wife,s side. What should you have replied to the query of the fair Beatrice II had not come to your rescue sn neatly:' lie demanded.
 II should have said yo,l were q sir Ter, yes, but a graceful rather than Il graceless one. e.e-LiapiHcotts
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
lTonr of the Escurial.

It requires about four days to make an investigation of the Escurial, the great Spanish palace, there being such a multitude of rooms and apartments, To travel all the halls, chambers, eorri- dors. lengths and depths of the great palace would require q tour amounting to over 100 miles.
 Guest-Nhat splendid dinner, I don't often get as good meal as this. Little Willie (son of the hosD-We don't either.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
Curiosities of the Cacno Tree.

The cultivation of cacao. say a writer in The Scientific American. is an invit- ing agricultural pursuit in Trinidad and parts of Venezuela. The cacao tree cannot withs tand strong sunshine, and the voting plaatS have to be shaded by banaaa or plantain trees and later, when they attain their growth. by tall trees known as "imuorte.les." or thc ."'nlothor of the eacao" These make a Kind of canopy over the entire planta- ton. The frGi, of the cae;Io tree is q pod resembling T crcula1oi and growing on the trunk c;' large branches. where it looks as though 1t were art.ficiaily at fached." Yhe seee!s aro like large, thick lima beans imbedded in pulp. These form the cacaa hcans ef commerce. The processes of curing and drying require much attention.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
.Benvers'T Teeth,

Of the cutting power of the beavers teeth Frank II. Risteen SAYS ill ltod and Gun:
 "The beaver is really sort of porta- ble pulp mill. grinding up most any kind of wood that comes his way. 1 once measured T white birch tree % AnclRS through. cut down by q beaver. A single beaver generally. if not al ways, aIHputat"s tlie tree and when it comes down the whole falniIv fall to and have q regular fraiic with the bark and branches. X big beaver will bring down q fair siZei sapling. say three inches through in about two minutes and large ire" in about an hour
 @tIne of th" quteieSt facts about the beaver is lin" ra2idity with which his IoH@. chis"l shaped teeth VII recover from an injury. 1 have known beavers 10 hreaK their teeth in biting a trap. and when caught them again ten days afterWard you ceHldn't see a sign ef the break. The teeth had grown out to their former perfection in that short ncriud "
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
She Showed Hin, Her Work

The woman had Der arms in the %,sb and was tiercely scrubbing one dir.ty garment after another. Book agents don't often penetrate to that part of Chicago. but this one did He knocked on the front door until he was tired, and then he went around to the back door. The woman was bobbing up and down over the washboard
 Good morning. maaam." said the Look agent pleasantly.
 Good mornin," said the woman shortly.
 Pleasant day" observed the book agent, sparring for an opening.
 Good enough answered the wo- man.
 "Excuse me, madam" said the book agent, but l have Eere q work that woU,G like to show you
 Have you:@ answered the woman. "Ncil, I've got a lot of work that I'd like to show you." She took one soapy hand out of the tub and waved it at great pile of dirty clothes
 That's my work went en the wo- man. If your work can beat that al right; if it can't, wh.,, skip oat.'
 The book agent skipped. = Chicago Tribune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
4 remedy for Nasal Catarrh which

R FeH7edy ToT NaSa1 CaTaTTF Wh7ch is drying and exciting to the diseased membrane should not be used What is needed is that which is cleansing, soothing. protecting and healing. Such remedy is Eiy's Cream Balm Price 50 cents at druggists, or 1t will be mailed by Ely Brothers. 56 Warren street. Nov York. The Balm when placed iaso the nostrils. spreads oror the membrane and is absorbed. \ cold in the head vanishcs quickly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
The SuSnensiOn Bridge.

There is no doubt that the first idea of suspension bridge Wis suggested to primitive man ny the interlacing of tree branches and parasitical plants across rivers. Probably monkeys used them before men did. In very noun tainous countries. such as Tibet and Peru, they have apparently been used since the dawn of history, possibly ear Her.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
So They .o. Some ct Them.

The teacher had heen giving q class Of youngsters some ideas of aGages and how to make them. and to test her training she put q few questions:
 Birds of q feather-do what%'
 Lay eggs, pippd q small boy before anybody else had a chance to speak
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
CA@To7xA. Bears the 1 The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature sf L@z7zZztzl

Shopman-What style of hat do you wish, sir? Cholly-Ah, am net par ticular about the style; something to suit my head, don't ye know Shop soft felts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08

Brings attractiveness to listless. un- lovable girls, making them handsome marriageable women. That's what Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35e. Ask yct:r druggist
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
Unappreclatlye,

You find spring water very great advantage in dairying, l presume?" man. "The average person buying milk doesn't know the difference between spring water and any other kind."- Detroit Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08

A thousand things by it are done far better than most things do one We refer to Rock Mountain Tea made by Madison Medicine Co., 35c. Ask your druggist.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08

Kind Lady-Why are you crying. little hoyo Little Boy-Coz nav jis made a example out O me fer my little brothers sake
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08

"A splendid stroke. Did you follow the ball, ceddie?9 No. m; but 1 think that gentleman with the red coat can tell where it struck. l see him feelin of his head.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
Ladies. Three Dozen E-ee

Dr. Charcot's Anti-Germ Pastilles. Positively infalible in troubles pecu. liar to the sex. Monthly remedy. Never disappoint. Harmless. Simple. Convenient. Particulars with free box. Dr. Julia Pinard Wood Bldg, Nassau St.. New York Clt. dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08

Some men are so liberal they are continually giving themselves away
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-08
General Offices IF Pine St.,

This Company donot insure life property, has h. for and profit the life It death 9ne-o@ of life insurance Its field physical
 You profit enjoy during life what embodyng perfect all classes. Wie or prospectus
 Reliable cotied cheerful given.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
MILES OF Jo8-LOT BOOKS.
Vast Numbers of Volumes in London
Library StOreroOms That
Are "a Drug.

One of the most curious sights in
London is that provided by the cellars
and storerooms of the great circulat-
ing library firms, who have literally
miles-nearly 20 miles in one case
of shelves of once more or less fash
ionable books that may be bought now
for a few coppers apiece, says the New
York Herald.
TO show how uncertain is the fate
of any book that may be issued, it
may be saiu that in a vast number of
cases there are often in these cata-
combs hundreds of copies of one book,
the latter less than three years ago
having been read by thousands of peo-
pie, though absolutely a drug in the
market now.
In a great number of instances, too,
the books now offered at a few cop
pers-published at C 12s, Cd. original
ly-have never been issued by the Ii
brary or read by single being, al
though written by a supposedly noted
author.
The libraries throughout the coun-
try, from second down to twentieth
rate, having been supplied from these
many miles of shelves, millions of nov
els issued during the last few years
remain, and tons of them are periodic
ally carried off to the paper makers, to
reappear as bright, virgin sheets, and
very likely to revisit once again the
literary dead house of one of the Ii
braries. Sometimes, however, these
catacombs yield treasures.
An author, hitherto unrecognized,
writes book that goes with a swing,
and that brings him fame at once, and
then people discover that many unread
stories by him are mouldering in
library cellars.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
KITCHEN WALLS.
Should BE Covered with Tile Paper
to he Kept Constantly in
Good Order.

want to speak a word for
the desirability of enameled or
tile paper for bathrooms and
kitchen walls, says Anne Warner, in
Good Housekeeping. The friend who
recommended it to me is still enjoy
ing her kitchen paper in it's ninth
year of service, and mine is in it's
fourth and has been washed twice
every year. The secret is this:
When it is first put on have a coat
of good varnish laid over it, This
will render it impervious to water
along the edges and the line where
the paper is matched and where it
soon shows wear without this bit of
know how" In washing, use warm
water and soap, or a little soda, if
the walls are badly smoked, and a
soft flannel. Clean, spot at time,
quickly and lightly and wipe dry be-
fore proceeding. Do not wet a large
surface and leave soaking and expect
good results. The original expense,
and the outlay of strength and pa
tience in care, are considerably less
than an oil paint finish exacts.
prefer not to have the ceiling pa
pered, but calsomined when neces-
sary, until some one invents and ap-
plies to humanity the facilities en-
joyed by flies for keeping a COM
Portable working position upon it.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
A WEAPONLESS HUNTER.
WOOdsman who Chokes Bears and
Wildcats to Death, and Hunts
Small Game with stones.

Bob Brown, of Fox Hollow, is a
woodsman who gets much game, yet
uses neither gun nor knife, nor any
other weapon except occasionally "a
club or a stone, says the New York
Sun.
He has a record of choking bears to-
death, and even a wildcat is among
his trophies that he bagged in that
way. His manner of hunting bears is
to trail one to its feeding grounds, get
to the windward of it, creep steaIthily
upon it, and, when near enough, throw
a horse blanket or sometimes his coat.
over its head.
While the bear is blinded and it's
forepaws entangled in it, Brown
jumps in, finds the bears windpipe
with his right hand. clutches it with a
grip like a wise, and actually chokes
the bear to death. At least, he has
succeeded in killing two in this way.
One of them weighed over 200 pounds
and one was a 110-pounder.
The wildcat that Brown choked to
death leaped at him from a hollow
stump where she had kittens CON
man, seized her by the throat while
she was still in the air and held her
at arms length until she was dead,
with her hind legs drawn clear up to
her breast.
He killed wildcat once with a sin
gle blow of his fist, crushing the ami
mails skull.
Ruffed grouse, or partridge, as they
are called by the natives, will tree
when flushed if they hear the barking
of dog. Brown hunts partl'idges by
initiating the bark of whiffet, when
the birds rise.
When they tree he brings them
down with stones, with which his aim
is almost unerring. He is said to he
able also to kill running rabbit by
stone throwing.