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The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-15

"a Grippe is epidemic catarrh.-It
|res no class or nationality. The cul-
I'D and the ignorant, the aristocrat
! the pauper. The masses and the
bses are alike subject to la grippe.
be are exempt-all are liable.
Lave you the grip? Or. rather, has
grip got you? Grip is we'll named.
) original French term, la grippe.
been shortened by the busy Amer
b to read grip" Without intend
to do so a new word has been
bed that exactly describes the case.
F II some hideous giant with awful
tP had clutched us in its fatal clasp.
D, women, children, whole towns
, cities are caught in the baneful
B OF terrible monster. r
Pe-ru-na For Grip.
rs. DR.. C. D. Powell. President OF
Forth League, also President of
tai Temperance Legion, writes from
halls, Wash:
have used several remedies in
Is of severe colds and la grippe, but
= SOloluCl VI hOlO VaA0o SAhN
una. Mrs. DR.. G. D. Powell.
After Effects of La Grippe.
iss Emma Jouris, President Golden
Sewing Circle, writes from 40 Bur-
street, Chicago, ILL.,. as follows:
fhis spring suffered severely from
after-effects of la grippe. As the
ors did not seem to help me
bht bottle of Peruna. ."-Miss EN-
pouris.
Congressman Howard's Letter.
Fort Payne, Aia.
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus,
bio:
fnfiemen---'I have taken Peruna
for two weeks and find I am very
relieved. I feel that my cure
be permanent have also taken
Ia grippe and I take pleasure In
nmending Peruna as an excellent
edy to all fellow sufferers. "---
". Howard, Member of Congress.
Grippe Leaves the system In
Deplorable Condition.
L. Wallace. a charter member OF
International BARRIERS Union,
IS from Is Western avenue. Min
oils. Mimi:
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-15
A ROMANTIC LIFE.
"sHANoHAr" PIERCE. WHO DIED
RECENTLY IN TEXAS.
Was the Greatest Ranchman In the
Country and Owned 100000 Acres
HIS Rise to Fortune Erected . Monu-
mont to Himself.
Especial Letter.)

Especial Letter)
For years there has been standing
in the Pierce family cemetery, in Mat
agorda county, Texas, a magnificent
monument erected by A. H. Pierce to
his own memory. Pierce now sleeps
in the shadow Of the stately memorial,
having died few days ago. His was
a strange career.
Known from Coast to Coast.
Abel H. Pierce. better known in
Texas as Shanghai, was the richest of
Texas cattlemen. He was as well
known in banking circles in New York
as on the prairies of Texas, and the
big moneyed men of Chicago, st. Louis
and Kansas City knew him almost as
we'll as did, the people Of the larger
towns of Texas. Nothing was too big
for Shanghai to take hand in, from
a poker game to blind pool in Wall
street, but the only thing he prided
himself on was his knowledge of cat
tie. 1t was chance meeting with
Shanghai that led Charles H. Hoyt to
write The Texas Steer. They met on
a railroad train, and Hoyt conceived
the idea of writing play around the
cattle king, says the New York Press.
Pierce was born in Rhode Island &C
years ago and went to Texas when
boy. On account of his extreme height
he was 6 feet 4-he got the sobriquet
OF Shanghai" and it clung to him
SO well that few persons knew his
Christian name, and referred to him
as "Shang."
His First Shift for Himself.
When he got to Texas he had moth
ing but the cloths on his back, rug
ged frame, lots of energy, and a de-
termination to succeed. He got work
as a cowboy with a man named
Grimes, who owned a great ranch. The
country was wild in those days and a
cowboys life was full of hardship
Shanghai soon showed the stuff of
which he was made. He could ride
with the best of the Mexican or Texas
cowboys, and his judgment of cattle
was excellent and he was untiring.
Before he had been with old Grimes
long he was selected as foreman of
the gang. There was one thing about
Shanghai that soon became noticeable.
When ION the drive" with cattle his
herd increased amazingly. Possibly
Shanghai was more successful in gath
ering in the lost and strays than any
other foreman. Possibly he knew
where to find the mavericks. A nav
erick is an unbranded COW or bull, and
Shanghai was wonder in discovering
cattle that bore no brand of owner
ship.
Left Penniless by War.
Soon Pierce branched out for him
self, and he was rapidly accumulating
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-15
Not a Good Place to Tie a Dog.

A countryman who was walking
along Broad street yesterday morning
is wondering whether or not he can
sue the Southern railroad on account
Of damages to cur dog which some
one had just given him, says the Louis
Vile Courier-Journal. The man stop
ped to talk to a friend, while the gates
were closed to allow train to pass the
Broad street crossing. He tied his dog
to the end of the railroad gate while he
walked off, to get drink. When he
returned a few minutes later the gates
had been raised and his dog was hang
ing forty feet in the air at the end OF
the swing gate, struggling in the last
throes OF death. The man tried to make
the gateman understand what was the
matter, but didn't succeed until he
pulled him out of his box and showed
him the dog hanging at the end of the
rope. The dog was past resuscitation
when he was finally lowered to the
ground, and the countryman wanted
to fight the gateman.
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wealth when the civil war broke out
The war left him penniless but un-
daunted, and he started in again as
a ranchman. 1t was slow work for
some years, but the tall young Yam
kee was patient and persevering Land
was cheap and cattle were cheap. The
range was illimitable. There we're no
fences. The winters were mild, the
cattle increased rapidly and it cost lit
tie to live.
Cattlemen, as rule, are profligate.
The tall young Yankee was provident.
While other cattlemen spent their
money in gambling and riotous living
young Pierce attended strictly to bust
ness. He rounded up his bunch at
the proper time, overlooked no maver
icks, kept his branding irons hot, and
always took good cattle to market.
Regained His Fortune.
In the early '70s it began to be ap-
preciated that Shanghai Pierce was
getting rich again. When other cattle
men got short of money and were forced
to sell portion of their herd Shanghai
was always able to buy, for he had
plenty of money and abundant credit.
II a cowman wanted to dispose of a
tract OF land and was willing to sell
cheaply Shanghai was able to furnish
the money.
He Prospered Always.
So things went on year in and year
out. Other cattlemen complained, but
Shanghai Pierce prospered, and the
longer be worked the richer he be-
came. There is only one record Of
Shanghai making a mistake in these
early days. That was when he got
the Kansas fever He went to that
state, dropped 100000, and returned
to Texas. Once back on the old ground
Shanghai again made money. He had
recovered all his losses within a few
years and again was rich. When the
range began to be fenced Shanghai was
one of the first to see the necessity for
owning land. He bought all that he
could in big strips and managed to get
some Of the choicest grazing lands in
the low country between the Brasos,
- Bernard. Canev. Tres RaIacios
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Colorado, Guadaloupe and San Antonio
rivers. Not content with this, he
bought great ranch In the Indian
Territory. At the time Of his death
he was reputed to be the owner Of
100000 acres
Had Many Adventures.
A few years ago when an inventory
Of Mr.. Pierce's property was made, 1t
showed that he was worth in excess Of
100000. That was before the big
advance in cattle and before the land
was considered of any value except for
grazing. Now the appraisement of the
same property would probably double
the figures.
But Shanghai Pierce had not become
millionaire without many thrilling
adventures, and he declared that the
making of fortune Is simple and
easy compared with the task Of keep
ing it. Many night he slept on the
prairie only to find that rattlesnake
had crept into his blanket in the
night to keep warm. Many time he
faced death at pistol point, but he
seems to have borne charmed life,
and although he had been shot at fire.
quently and desperate men have fol-
lowed him with the intention Of mur-
dering him. he escaped all the bullets
that were intended for him.
A Close Call.
Once Pierce had a close call in San
y,fn h1 10 4a11 etko
himself. 'I came to San Antonio with
a bunch of CATTLE" he would say, "and
sold them at a good price. This was
rougher town then than now. The
boys would come in from the range
and shoot up the town regularly.
There were lots of desperate characters
and life was held cheap. After I got
my money for my bunch Of steers 1
found that l was being 'treed' by three
men. They didn't make any play dur
ing the day, but I knew that during
the night they would try to murder
me. 1 had enough money in my pile
to tempt any one. l was comparatively
a stranger in San Antonio and had
few friends upon whom 1 could de-
pend. l didn't know just what to do,
but determined to meet the situation
calmly The first opportunity that de-
veloped I rounded up the three men
who were trailing me and invited them
to drink. l acted like a good fellow
with them for an hour or more, getting
them to drink all I could.
A Ride for Life.
4. Then l made an appointment with
them for the evening, and telling them
7 had some business to attend to in
the nature of collecting some more
money due on my cattle, l left them.
l went over to place where l knew
fellow had a thoroughbred horse. l
priced the animal and got possession
Of him. Then l got aboard that thor
oughbred and started out of town. Be-
fore had gone a mile my three friends
discovered what 1 had done and they
began to chase me. l never took my
leg down from that thoroughbred until
the next morning. When 1 did dis
mount l was rs miles away from San
Antonio. The three men who meant
to rob me followed me all through the
night. They kept on my trail and
they got warm on it the next day, but
not until they were we'll into the coun-
try where l belonged. They were am
bushed then"
What became of them?" Shanghai
was asked.
Really, now, can't remember" the
hip man would repIy
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-15
Chinese Wear Cotton.

The Chinese never wear wool-not
even in the depth Of winter and. gen
orally speaking. the entire population
cloth themselves in cotton all the year
round.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-15

The praises of others may be of use.
In teaching US not what w are, but
what We ought to be,-Hsre
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
Poor onera Glasaes.

"Cheap opera glasses are an abomi-
nation" said an eye specialist recently.
.'There is no doubt about this. have
made a special study Of the matter.
Lots Of eyes are nearly ruined by them.
l find this particularly true Of young
girls who go a great deal to the theater
and who seem to think they must have
opera glasses To their way Of think
ing an opera glass Is an opera glass.
and that's all there Is to it. SO they
buy cheap ones and then wonder why
they have such headaches.
Unless the very best lenses are used
should advise everybody to taboo op-
era glasses. The farther from the stage
one Is The better and more perfect the
glasses should be. Exactly the reverse
Of this Is actually the case. for the peo-
ple who sit in the rear seats or In the
balcony are usually the ones who have
the poorest glasses. a performance
viewed with the naked eye is much
more satisfactory. to my way Of think
ing. An opera glass gives but q limit
ed view. and only the one object on
which IL Is focused Is visible. don't
see why people use even the best OF
them."- "-Philadelphi Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
Something In a Name.

The advantages that fall to the lot Of
a man whose surname occurs early in
an alphabetical list are we'll known. AS
a candidate for office upon an Austria
lian ballot. for example, a man named
Abbott has far better chance than
the most eminent Zweigler. But the
benefit that comes from the possession
Of short name has not heretofore been
generally recognized. Not long ago the
promotion Of one Of the auditors of
the treasury department at Washing
ton created vacancy to which. upon q
formal recommendation to that effect.
the candidate having the shortest name,
being also competent man. was ap-
pointed His chief duty is to affix his
signature to accounts. and as he needs
to make but six letters in signing be
can do twice as much in day as
man whose name contains - letters
Youths Companion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
Rare Honesty Of an Official.

Washington. April Is Gen John
A Kssson. special reciprocity com
missioner, has just won the admira
tion of the treasury department eff
Gals, and given all other ofice hold
ers in Washington shock
He refuses TO accept any part of
his $40 600 year salary because he
is not now doing any work to earn it
Ali that is necessary for him to do to
get the money is to sign his name to
the pay roll but sign be will not
Since the senate refused to act on
the commercial treaties shat Kasson
negotiated with other countries for
this government be has had practical
" nothing to do
Some time ago be rendered bis
resignation to President Mckinley,
but the latter refused to accept it
Kasson says that ne will receive
pay from the time congress takes
action oD the treaties As this can
not be done until che senate meets
next December. be will not sign the
pay roll before that time
Gen Kssson balls from Iowa, and
has been in the state department for
many years, holding at ore time the
position Of minister to Russia
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24

purpose but have bsd she morsihcatlos
Of baviug other sen nasors. oorthesn gen.
slemeo. speak of the degradation TO
which South Carolioa h.d co@e 10 be
Jog represented by nan who voaid
boldly steal the brain wsrk of aoo'hee
by ahoie sentences ead paragraphs and
have the efronsery to deliver It 10 the
seoate
..Tbs people of South Carolina oaDoe'
be forsaer deceived or nisled by 'ois
uao and speak now ia order rhas
they may fully Inform themselves 90 al'
of these matters aud ssaod ready to
foroieh the proof of everything | say
aud if necessary eil meet Mr. McLaa.
rio face to face in aoy forum be may
choose. If bic proposed scheme of broad
stasesmsosnip is Democracy, then | an
DOT aud have oever been Democrat,
and as toe people of South Caroline
have recently reeleofed we as Demo
oras without opposition, | feel warranted
10 letting the people outside of the State
as we'll as those inside kuoW just what
maooer of mao this is bave kept
siless heretofore. because | was ashsm
ed to let the world knov how our peo
pie had been deceived in him
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
Russell and His Songs.

The late Henry Russell. the veteran
English composer Of Cheer. Boys
Cheer" and of more than 800 other
songs which were popular in their day
had many amusing experiences when
be sang his ballads on various occa
sions.
Once. after rendering "Woodman
Spare That Tree" gentleman rose in
the gallery and asked. Was the tree
spared?" On being answered in the
affirmative he, with sigh Of heartfelt
relief. exclaimed. Thank Gcd fol
that
After singing the song of ''The Dog
Carlo" who jumped off an Atlantic
liner and saved a child's life. Russell
was gravely waited upon by a coupls
Of Yorkshire miners, who begged him
for pup.
One of Russells songs. Of which tbs
words were changed in accordance
with the altered conditions. is our ma
tional anthem. Columbia. the Gem OF
the Ocean. n."-Argonaut
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
WHATMODERNsAl FEAR

Net Winds and Seas, bat an E1pl0-
sion Which seuttles the Ship.
Boiler explosions are the terror OF
the seafaring man." said an old time
deep water captain. Such q thing is
bad enough on dry land, but imagine
catastrophe Of that kind at sea. In
ninety-nine cases out Of hundred it
means the absolute wiping out Of the
craft itself and every soul on board.
The average >landsman would be
greatly shocked in looking over the
maritime records to see how many yes
sells disappear each year and leave
absolutely no clew to their fate. They
run we'll up to the hundred mark, and
such a mystery is not to be explained
away by storms. A Chinese typhoon
may swoop down like lightning OUT OF
q clear sky and tear ship to pieces.
but some floating wreckage is sure to
tell the tale. A boiler explosion. on the
contrary. will blow hole as big as
railroad tunnel right through the center
of the hull. and the stricken vessel
simply goes down like shot. There
is no time to unfasten boat from the
davits or cut loose spar.
"In the opinion Of seamen, that is
the story Of at least so per cent Of the
ships that leave port and are never
heard Of again Luckily the modern
system Of marine boiler inspection
is extremely strict and thorough. but it
is impossible to absolutely prevent
carelessness and fraud. and often
enough. no doubt the fault lies with
the engineer.
There is an old story OF drunken
Scotchman who mistook the ther-
mometer for the steam gage and 'cuss-
ed out the stokers because he couldn't
get the pressure above 80. That yarn
will hardly hold water. but I've seen
cases almost as bad. am glad to say.
however. that during the past 10 years
there has been steady diminution Of
the number OF vessels which 'mFs-
teriously disappear. That is due. be-
yond all question. TO the increased
stringency Of boiler inspection and the
greater strictness Of examinations be-
fore a license is issued to engineers.
Nevertheless there is still considerable
room for improvement in both
branches. New Orleans Times-Demo.
crot
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
NAPoLEoN's EYE.
enc Leek Pren II Explained Ills
Power Over Men.


Power Over Men.
In 1887. while working in London as
a curate to the Rev. Canon Fleming, l
was called in my wears absence to adj
minister religious service to an old
admiral in Eaton square. The admi-
rails name was Eden. After the serv-
ice was over he took my hand and
said: Shake hands with me. young
man. There are not many alive who
can say what can say. You are talk
Ing with nan who has talked TO Ma
poleon the Great Sir" said. that
is history. May hear more:" The
old admiral then told ne that be WAS
once returning with the feet-l think
from the West Indies. but Of that am
not sure-and touched at St Helena
The admiral said. Il am going up to
Longwood to pay 1ny respects to Napo-
leon. and the senior nidShipman comes
with me-
Il was the senior midshlpman." said
the old gentleman. and so went. We
waited for Napoleon in an outer room.
and you must imagine how eagerly
expected his entrance. The door was
thrown open at last, and in he came.
He was short and fat and nothing very
attractive but for his eye. Ny word.
sir. have never seen anything like it.
After speaking to the admiral be turn
ed to me. and then l understood for the
first time in my life what was the
meaning Of the phrase. A born ruler OF
men, had been taught to hate the
French as hated the devil. but when
Napoleon looked at me there was such
power and majesty in his look that II
be had badc ne lie down that he might
walk over me would have done it at
once, English MILDLY though l was.
The look on Napoleon's face was the
revelation Of the man and the explana-
ton Of his power. He was born to
command"
Such was Admiral Eden's version to
me Of an incident which at 90 years old
or thereabout seemed to him as fresh
as If it had happened only the day be-
fore.-Rev. John Rocker in London
Spectator
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
AguinaIdo's Manifesto.
Address to Filipino People
Made Public.

Manila, April 19 The following
is Aguisaldo's address to the Filipino
people. made public thisl evening:
ssI believe am not in error in pre-.
suming that the unhappy fste to
which my adverse fortune has led me
is not q surprise to those who have
been familiar with the progress OF
the war The lessons taught with a
full meaning and which have receBt-
~ come to my knowledge, suggest
with irresistible force that complete
termination of hostilities and lasting
peace are not only desirable but
absolutely essential to the welfare OF
the Philippine Islands
The Fillpinos have never been
dismayed at their weakness. nor have
they falsered in following the psth
pointed out by their fortitude and
courage The tine has come how
ever. iu which they find their advance
along this path to be impeded by an
irresistible force which, while it re
strains them, yet enlighteus their
minds snd opens to them another
course, presenting them the cause of
peace. This cause has been joy:u'ly
embraced by the maiority of my fel
low counsrymen who have already
united around the glorions sovereign
banner of the United States In this
banner they repose their trust and
belief that under IFS protection the
Filipino people will attain all those
promised liberties which they ere
beginning to enjoy The country
has declared upmissakably in favor OF
peace So be it There has been
enough blood, enough tears and
enough desolation This wish can
not be ignored by the men still in
arms if they are animated by desire
to serve our noble people which has
thus clearly manifested it's will So
do | respect this will, now that it is
known to me.
CATER mature delIberstion | reso-
lutely proclaim to the world that
cannot refuse to heed the voice of q
people longing for peace, nor the
lamentations of thousands of families
yearning to see their dear ones enjoy
ing the liberty and the promised gel
erosity of the great American nation
"By acknowledging aud accepting
the sovereignty of the United States
throughout the Philippine archipei
ego as l now do, and without any
reservation whatsoever, | believe that
| am serving thee, my beloved coun
try May happiness be thine y
To signalizs this important step in
The paclication of the country, Gen
Macarthur orders the release, on
swearing allegiance to the United
States. of one thousand insurgeut
prisoners
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WHEN TWO MAKE ONE.
The Twins. the Confident Mother and
the Asta.e Conductor.

The Twins. the Confident Mother and
the Astu.e Conductor.
Fares" demanded the jefferson ave-
hue car conductor.
The tall. thin woman handed out 8
cents for herself and two youngsters.
Three cents more. please" reminded
the conductor
They are twins" she explained.
and only equal to enc child"
The conductor scratched his head
and tried to remember his Instructions.
Evidently he recollccted nothing gov
erning twins: but. being something Of
a philosopher. be pondered and said:
Twins are out Of the ordinary. there
fore singular Perhaps you're right.
and yet you spoke OF the twins as
they That's plural" and he sazed
around triumphantly.
The fat man nodded. He was bach
elor and detested children.
mo" spoke up the comical man: "she
is right They have only one birthday
between them. II they equaled two
children. they would have two birth
days"
II guess that's so,'' acquiesced the
conductor. Anyway III look it up"
They take up two seats" growled
the fat man.
The conductor paused and forgot to
hand back cents change. Say" at
last be broke out, what's their
names?"
wilbur and Marie" replied the
mother pertly. failing to see the Delvet
trap she was walking into.
Huh! Boy and girl. eh? Well. I'll
have to have another fare. You can
figure on boy twins equaling one boy.
but half boy and half girl don't add
up"
She paid.
He's diplomat" whispered the fat
man in admiration He ought to be
down in the legislature. Rochester
Post-E2press.