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WANTED.

100 men to buy cheap farming land
in Clark and Jackson counties. The
undersigned has secured the agency for
the Wisconsin Farm Land Co. a corpor-
alton owning large tracts of choice farm
ing lands in Clark and jackson counties
in the central portion of the state of
Wisconsin and are offering the same for
sale at very low prices and on easy terms
A large portion of their land is unim-
proved and covered with heavy growth
of hard wood timber located close to
X. r. lines where a good market exists
for all kinds of wood and timber and
also for all kinds of farm produce. They
also own and control the sale of several
thousand acres of good improved land,
all of which will be sold very
cheap and on easy terms, or will be ex-
change for small farms in Manitowoc
county and vicinity. This is good OPP
portunity for the small farmer in Mani
towoc Co. to secure a lage tract of lanC
Tor small amount VI IhoHeN nc w
sell his forty acre farm in this count!
and for the morley received purchase
two hundred acres from the Wis. Farm
Land Co. with just rs good soil good
markets and better climate, earlier
springs and shorter winters every stick
Of timber can be sold at convenient mar
kets and for good prices. 1t p
WHY should you be contented to spend
your life trying to exc ont an existence
on small farm in this county when there
are thousands of acres of land within one
hundred and fifty miles that is just a.
good as the lands in Manitowoc county
no further north earlier seasons good
soil and good water Now is the time
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for the small farmer, the man that
wants farms for his boys, the mechanic
or the laborer with his small savings
70 secure farm and home and be in
dependent. City property vii. also be
lken in exchange for these lands.
The undersigned has made arrange
ments to visit Clark and jackson coun-
ties and will leave Manitowoc ON the
18th dav of June 1901 at $50 O'Clock A. NJ.
via tho CIV. PIP. and will he pre-
pared to furnish very cheap rates to all
parties that desire to accompany him to
examine these lands with view to pur-
chasing if satisfactory.
This is an opportunity to invest, II
will bring longer returns than loaning
money at or per. cent. Fifty per
sons have already decided to go. AT
least one hundred persons will be in line
to start on the 18th of June.
All persons desiring to go are request
ed to send their names to the undersign-
ed on or before June Sth, 1901, in order
to be able 70 secure cheap transportation,
etc.
J. p. NOLAN, AGENT,
Municipal Court Bldg,
cts Manitowoc, Wis
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lto.rd to Do. MAY flowers Not this May.
NOT 4 PRICE REDuCER.

Taking +. b. Thurber TO task as the
apologiet Of the Standard Oil trust the
springfield Mass Republican thus dis
courses:
r b Thurber of the United States
Export association, who participates in
the North American Reviews symposi.
INN on trusts, Celebrates the familiar
claim that lower rather than higher
prices result from combination And
This in the face Of the fact that hardly a
combination has been organized in the
past 20 years whose first act has not been
IN advance of prices.
But MIR Thurber presents some con
crete illustrations which ale worth at
teution, and first the Standard oil case.
Even Russell Sage, who writes against
the trusts, has So often heard it said
that the present low prices of oil are the
result of monopoly that he comedies the
point in this case II is true, he SAYS,
that the standard oil company has low.
cred the price Of oil bringing it down
gradually from - cents 10 seven or eight
cents gallon Mr.. Thurber gives the
New York price of refined petroleum
nor gallon from 1871 down M follows 49,
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status Of Porto Rico lays stress on the
fact that it is domestic, in other cords
that it is part and parcel Of the United
States, hence entitled to all the rights
and privileges guaranteed by the con.
stitution.
Whene rer anyone has had the temer-
ity to criticise the courts in the past, he
has been the subject of bitter objurga-
ton. Even when the Chicago platform
of 1896 undertook to limit government
by injunction a hue and cry was raised
all over the country. But are not the
courts to blame for bringing themselves
into disrepute. Such decision as is
made in the Downes case reads almost
like an impeachment Of the courts
honor. Men will not forget this unten-
able. if nothing worse decision.
And President Mckinley gave posts
of honor and profit to sons and relatives
of Supreme court justices.
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on saturday is June J

The Milwaukee Sentinel has deteriorated very
fast since it came under the control OF Charles
pnstrr Its editorials are uudignihed, more
becoming To a second rate weekly in a town Of
oo inhabitants, where opposing editors are
possessed of the idea that their very existence
depends upon the amount Of mud they can
throw al each other The Primary Election
lin was a, dead as n door nail the moment it
was presented TO the legislature still the
Sentinel thiuks II was.killed by its mud battery.
Flushed with the exercise of jumping on to the
corpse the Sentine is now engaged in trying
to cytrrmlnatc GOV. La Toilette and his fol
lowers This Is horse of another color aud
IN the conflict that Is to follow We predict the
downfall Of the sentinel Wausau Pilot
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per gallon from 1871 down, as follows

This table is thrown in without any
analysis or discussion whatever, and rs
if the Standard oil company began oper-
ations in or about the year 1871. Even
II that were true, the decline Of price
might easily be shown 10 he due to 9TH
or causes and the oil monopoly might
prove 10 have been resisting influence
But the Standard oil combination was
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Our little girl was unconscious from
strangulation during a sudden and ter
rible attack of Group. l quickly Sc
cured bottle of One Minute Cough
Cure, giving her three doses. The Group
was mastered and our little darling
speedily recovered" SO writes A. L.
Spafford, Chester, Mich. Henry Hin
richs
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u -SsEAGn HH9[4-S-sit
John NagIe'S Philosophy.

: one cannot read sketch Of the
lives Of Thomas Carlyle or Charles
Y Dickens without "A feeling of indig
4 nation at the treatments which
4 their wives received - Dickens
4 was deliberate cruelty, driving
! ont from the heart the woman he
: hai promised to cherish and max
Y ing her life Il wreck because her
\ intellect did not Keep pace with
4 his. When we read some uf his
Il beautiful passages on child life
. and woman's love, knowing how
= unmanly realized ambition made
y him, we can not help believing
\ that the divine sympathy which
4 painted so eloquently was nothing
I more than sentiment cast OH ia
4 the intercourse Of practical life
{ The discarded wife appears in the
=. background and IN the eloquence
\ Of sorrow, hardship anu suffering
Y takes the coloriug ont OF the beau
I tiful words
4 Carlyle was cruel. but uncon-
n sciousIy So His wife was u SUI
4 perior woman not equal to her
!. husband IN intellectual force, but
\ VASTLY so mall the uuoiticg that
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De Wits Little Early Risers search
the remotest parts of the bowels and
remove the impurities speedily with no
discomfort. They are lannon's for their
efficacy. Easy to take, never gripe,
Henry Hnrichs
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MnMEN ANSMER RACK.

Prof. ! Scott Clark Of Northwestern
University has written severe criticism
on the college bred woman in a domes.
tie capacity His bold incursiou into
this delicate subject has brought upon
his head some scornful reioinders. The
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1T SAVED HIS LEG

P. A. Danforth, of LAGRANGE. Ga.
suffered for six months with frightfu
running sore on his leg; but writes thai
Bucklens Arnica Salve wholly cured i
in five days For Ulcers, Wounds Piles
it's the best salve in the world. Cure
guaranteed. only 25c. Sold by Henry
Hinrichs.
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WAS 4 STRADULE.

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SPAWN Liniment.

English SPAWN Eminent removes AL
Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps ond Blem
ishes from horses, Blood Spavins, Curbs
Splints, Sweeney Ring bone, Stiles,
Sprains, all Swollen Threats, Coughs
etc. Save $50 by the use of one bottle
Warranted the most wonderful Blemist
Cure ever known. Sold by F, G. Buer
tatte Druggist, Manitowo Q, Wis.
p
Mr. w. j. Baxter of North Brock, N.
c, says He tried many remedies with
no results until he used De Witt switch
Hazel Salye and that quickly cured him.
Henry Hinrichs
Yuu can always tell the man who has
ie5.ee Jf n aster os ats b. hiag whis-
ale1s. gsrsz
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Established 1883.
ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY.
SYDNEY T. PRATT, Editor.
FORMER EDITORS.
Jere Crowley. Ten Eyck q. Olmste l.
JOHN NAGiE.
ARrnuR'H. zANDER, Business Manager.

The Pilot j. published at SIC York Str
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CAPITAL 100000.

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These unwelcone
BanefzA
BOIIS

Mr.. r. NJ. Pratt, Cave, S. c., writes:
"For twenty years / was sorely
afflicted with boils and carbuncles
caused by impure blood. 1t is impos-
sible to describe my suffering part of
the time being unable towork or sleep.
Several doctors treated me, and tried
all the so-called blood remedies, but
nothing seemed to do me any good
During the summer of 1893 l was per-
suaded to try S. 5. S, and after taking
several bottles was entirely cured, and
have had no return of these painful
pests up to the present time"
and any information or advice W
whatever for this service. Send
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One.tep into summer. yet it seems 1899 miles
away
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None but the grave deserves the mon
ument
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WIN the weather ever turn =, bcnr ro.on
able
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ghc Haa1eito1uoe Pilot

THURSDAY MAY 30, 1901
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EIGHT PAGES.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
THE CITY EDITOR.

"and a lunch is ordered up for me.
While l empties the growler and clears
away the sandwiches talk. gives 1t
to him straight and hot, and when l
gets through you can smell the blood
and see the corpses. a feller comes IN
and makes sketch Of me, two report
ers make copy of my story. and then
I'm run off to station in the suburbs
where the other papers wont get on to
it. gives myself up for murder and
robbery. | talk about conscience.
want to be hung and have it over with.
Sergeant at the desk pats himself on
the back and rusEes me into cell and
then rushes @ telegram off to Iowa.
Paper comes out next morning with a
redhot scoop-our usual enterprise
our detective reporters-bloodthirsty
criminal-the greatest capture of the
age, etc. Makes you chill to read it.,
and the picture looks like Daniel in the
lions den.
Three days Of notoriety. good fod'
der. lots Of visitors. bouquet or two,
and then the sergeant sends for me ana
says:
'.Git out O. thisr
"T can't. I'm murderer
"'Git up and gitr
"'For Why
"'Because you're fake
"'But it's case Of con-
"T say git.'
"And policeman takes me to the
door and gives me lift with bis boot,
and I'm again at liberty to resume my
wanderings. Paper has had good
thing. police haven't been hurt, I've rev.
eled in luxury, and no harm has been
done. See? Dead easy all around, and
the five bones buys my winter outfit
and helps me to maintain my chic. So
long to you and don't stand still till the
turnip tops git higher than your head.
NJ. QUAD.
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A Statement
From Jacksonville
To the People of United States
Showing Former Reports
Have Not Been Exagger-
ated.

Jacksonville, Msy 6-Tbe follow
ing official statement was issued at
10 80 o'clock tonight
"To the people of the United
State:
"The relief committee having re
ceived many inquiries concerning
the situation here. desires to make
the following general statement
The city of Jacksonville on Fri
day, May 8 was visited by one of
the most horrible and appalling Gala
mites tha: has ever happened in any
community of modern times About
noon of the day fire was discovered
in small palmetto fibre factory in
the extreme western portion of the
city A high wind was then blow
ing to the eastward, carrying the
fame over the heads of the fremen
The FIRE spread with such rapidity
that our citizens had great difficulty
in leaving their homes apd places of
business In many cases they barely
escaped with their lives, aud we
regret to say that number were
burned to death or drowned in their
efforts TO escape from the flames.
The number at this time we have
been unable to ascertain although
Eve bodies have been taken from the
ruins, and FROM ten thousand TO fifteen
thousand people are homeless
:sThe burnt area extends east and
west about two miles and north and
south varying from one half to three
quarters of a mile. In this area was
situated the oldest and most populous
portion of the city. embracing all
classes of people, high and low, rich
and poor The flames carried before
them homes churches and all the
public buildings, save one More
than half of the business section was
also consumed The property loss
aggregates from $4,000 600 to $l5,,
100000
(signedl
The Jacksonville Relief Associa
ton
CE Garner, President
Edwin G Weed. Bishop of Florida.
JET Bowden. Mayor
Telfair Stockton, Special Com
mittee
All contributions of money should
be sent to 4 NJ. Ives, treasurer
aud ali supplies should be sent 20
Jacksonville Relief 8 association
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McLAURIN MAKES
A STATEMENT
Regarding Tender Of Postmas
tership to Gen Hampton.
Special to the State.

Special to the State.
BenDe.ssville, May 5.-Much having.
been said yesterday in the Sousb Caro-
ina papers 10 reference TO she coppec
tioo of Gen Wade Hsmpson's name
with the postmaste,ship o! the Coluu
bic postofioe. your correspondent sought.
an interview With Senator j L Nc
Laurin and obtaiaed :he following
statement:
..Tbe place, SO far as | sm aware.
has poe been teDdered to Gen Hampton
I do Dot profess to be able to control
tbe appointment. vas approached by
devoted friend Of his, who is not
much more than au acquaintance of
mine, and asked if | would endorse
Gen Hampton for postmaster at Colrm
bia, as be shougbs it would be appre.
cia,ed by him at this time. u best
.asiugly replied that l would when a,
vacancy occurred, if the general desires
to accept the place vas assured by
this friend that be thought it would be
acceptable. urged the retention and
reappo;ntment Of Gen Hampton as
railroad commissioner. and hao both
written and personal Acknowledgements
of bis appreciation of the efforts which
kent him 10 cfice a long tiwe after has
term expired.
Nobody expects 90 buy Gen
Hampton aud the headlioes of the News
ood Courier are as insulting to bin as
uujust to me. l mentioned this mater
to friend of nioe 10 Columbia and
it met with his hearty appreciation and
be volunteered to ascertain whether the
General desired the president to tender
him the position or DOT Everybody
connected With it was Influenced by a
delicate and true regard for GeD Haup
ton and to drag the matter il. be-
papers for political purposes is 10
thorough keeping with the brsbwh -ck
ing tactics employed by those who
object to fair argument 90 public ques
tioDs
II am not and ] refuse to be dragged
into the papers by every cansrd started
by my political enemies. will speak
to the people uos the papers and uake
my position on all questions thoroughly
understood at GreeDvile oD the 22d
instant. This Particular incident rs
closed SO far as I su1 concerned, bu'
am confident that the frieod of Gen
Hsmpsou's who first approached me
will corrObora,e what say as | believe
he was ac.iog 10 the utmost good faith
though entirely without the koo"ledge
OF the general y. u
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STAGE eLINTs.
Anna Held is to do "Papa's Wife"

Anna Held is to do "Papa's Wife" in
London.
The rumor that n. C. Goodwin is to
play Shylock is revived.
When CoQuelin returns to Paris be
intends producing "Quo Vadis."
The first time Julia Marlowe appear
ed on the stage was as a chorus singer
in "Pinafore."
Sarah Bernhardt's son, Maurice. has
written drama which the actress may
produce next season.
Sothern has resumed the tour in
Hamlet" that was interrupted for so
long by the injury to his foot.
Henry Miller is said to have met with
every promise of success in his trial OF
Madeleine Lucette Ryley's Richard
Savage"
A one act play, called "Harmachis, y
made from Rider Haggard's lurid story
Of Cleopatra" is to be acted by stu
dents in the near future.
James ]. Corbett. the pugilist. is said
to have offered $1,000 for Harrison
Wolfe's play, "Cashel Byron" before
its recent disastrous trial performance
in New York.
Wizards Tom Pinch in the play be
made from Dickens Martin ChuzZle-
wit" was seen for the first time in
New York city recently.
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THE TROTTING RECORD.

Grace Greenlander. 2:1311z, is expect
ed to win some money on the European
tracks.
W. E. Drury of Montana has export
ed to England so cow ponies for the po-
10 trade.
Mascoline, 2::2O54, by Online, 2:o4. is
considered one of the best 1901 2:10
prospects.
Nearly one-third Of the 1900 3-year-
old standard performers were bred in
Kentucky.
The Dude. 2:13A, driven by C. r.
Jarvis, is showing up well on the New
York speedway.
The PAGER Gipsey NJ, 2:13175. that once
held the state record Of Maine, is now
owned by John Benson.
James Brown, the American trainer,
has 25 horses on the Vienna track, in
cluding Countess Eve, 2:09A.
Much is expected from the weanling
flly by Charley Herr, 2:07, out Of Jes-
sic P, dam Of Annie Lee, 2:07A.
One figure maker says that the get OF
Mckinney won a total of $17,500 on
the California tracks in the season OF
1900.
Eggnog Billy is the name Of g
3-year-old owned in Philadelphia, and
the report is that it can step as lively
as it's name.
Dunkirk (N. " horsemen have put
down Beau Ideal, 2:2411Az, rs new cen.
tury two-tenner. he is owned by Myel
Einstein Of that place.
Uncle Davy Cahill states that he vii.
campaign Charley Herr, 2:07. the com
ing season and that he stands ready to
pit his horse against the best trotters
in the country. not excepting The Alb
bot and Cresceus.-Horseman.
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THE GLASS OF FASHION.

Geld tissue roses are q stylish touch
of color in the all black hats.
Writing with white ink on blue pa
per is said to be one Of the ultra fash
ionable fads in Paris.
White silk blouses simply tucked are
very much worn now with fancy stripes
Of ribbon lace and narrow velvet rib
bon or gold braid.
Accordion plated chiffon finds many
uses this season, one Of which is the
entire lining of an evening cloak over
another lining Of silk.
Chiffon. net and gauze with narrow
bands Of silk stitched in at intervals
make very pretty vests. One row Of
embroidered polka dots down the cen
ter of the bands is an effective addi-
ton.
One of the elegant trifes in fashion
able dress is muff and boa to match
made Of white chiffon and finished
with sable in all the edges. y bunch Of
violets is added to the muff. and the
combination suggests summer as well
as winter.
A low crowned sailor hat made Of
taffeta silk or velvet and trimmed with
a bunch Of roses or pompons at one
side is considered the chic headgear for
young women to wear in the morning.
while more dressy afternoon hats are
Of felt in pale colors trimmed with os-
trich feathers and flowers.
The raglan shirt waist seems to be
one Of the new varieties and is well
recommended for athletic young won1-
en-, as it gives freedom Of motion. The
sleeve sets in from the collar band like
a mans raglan coat, and there are
small stitched in pockets at either side
Of the bust.-New York Sun.
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Wash.ne,on, May As o-e:ary
R2o, has giveu orders to the ql4r'er.
N sster generals department. for ex"cu.
tlon Of the scs Of congress requirIoe
sae reburiai iu Arlington N4siooal
cemetery to the Confederate dead oow
foe,e, uumberiog 1876, and with them
the remains of the 1913 Ccnfedc-ates
bur;ed al the National Soldiers home
mere Protests have beeo received ~
the secretary frcm the women OF Vir.
groia. who wish the rec,a.as takeD
south, but the order remaios uucbsng.
ed Il is stated at the war 6e9artGlaet
that the action taken by Secretary Root
10 respect to he rebutiai of the Conted.
crate dead at Arlington cemetery is io
ssrlo, conformity With the rtquiremenls
of a special act Of congress, Which
made an appropriation OF $500 for
marking the new graves with bead.
stooes.
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DESTROYED BY FIRE.
JACKSONVILLE A SMOK-
ING RUIN.
One Hundred and Thirty
Blocks swept---Loss $751;
0O0,ooo---l0,ooo People
Homeless.

Jacksonville, Fla May 4, m
The most disastrous fire in the his
tory of this city began yesterday
shortly after noon in small factory
from defective wire, according &C
she best belief. and burned for nearly
ten hours. In that time property
damage estimated from 100000
60 SIS, 900. 600 was effected
According to the city map, one
huad.ed and thirty blocks were
burBed, many of them in the heart o
the business and residence section
The estimate of houses to the BLOCK
Is 10, hence 1900 Of them went up
in smoke.
Many of the finest public aud
private buildings were destroyed, in
cluding hotels, theatre, churches and
residences
The casualties cannot be accurate
~ estimated tonight That there
we're several seems to be well authen
sicated. Among them was that of
the fire chief, who sustained bad
fell
The mayor ordered all of the
saloons closed, and has impressed
help to clear the wrecksge.
The mayor at late hour stated
that he estimated the loss at Sl5,
000, 900, and that 10000 to $4,000
people were homeless.
Mr. w W Cleveland, in whose
premises the fire originated. and VOC
was one of the heaviest losers, drop
ped dead from excitement A stai
wart negro, bringing a trnnk on bis
head from burning building, went
crazy from the horror of the situa
ton he ran around in a circle with
the trunk on his head until he sank
exhausted and died. Womeo ran
through the stree, tearing their sair
and clothes, and in several instances
had almost denuded themselves when
they were caught by friends and led
to places of safety. Horses hitched
TO trucks could not be cut loose
quickly enough and many of them
ran wild through the demoralized
throng At night the military was
ordered out to guard the household
goods piled high in vacant lots