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The Conservative, 1901-10-10
THE CARE
OF BOOKS.

OF BOOKS. book keeping, as
taught in the pub
lie schools, it may be said that,
whether it does good or not, it can do
little harm. But there are two re-
lated arts which receive rather too lit
tie attention. The children should
be taught that any books which they
may design to keep should be kept as
clean as possible, and they should be
given some instruction in the gentle art
of returning books, which is of no less
Importance than that of keeping them.
1t is perhaps not too much to say that
many children have never seen clean
book in their lives; they get them al
ready dirty from former users, and
pass them OH as much dirtier as they
can well contrive, to the next. Each
teacher should keep reasonably sani-
tary book somewhere, and (after learn
ing some other method herself) in
struct her pupils how to turn over it's
pages otherwise than by the vehicle
of wetted thumb telling them many
pretty stories, which she can readily
invent to suit her circumstances, of
authentic cases Of nostalgia, appendi-
citis, strabimus, talipes and other de-
vastating pestilences, directly trace
able to that abominable practice.
The returning of books is matter
which concerns grown people rather
than children. Fortunately, there
are more determined lenders of books
than there are hardened borrowers;
and it is sometimes held that man
who insists Oh lending you book,
has only himself to blame if you drop
it in the first alley This, however, is
needless cruelty. If you have friend
who is addicted to this vice you
should, while being firm with him,
practise the utmost tact and consider
alton in dealing with him. lit would
be we'll if you could send him anony-'
mously, OH his birthday, all illumin-
ated motto reciting that "a man can
lend more books in five minutes than
he can recover in six months. - But
when he has once fairly run you
down, you should in every case carry
the book all the way home then you
should Immediately enfold it in sever
al thicknesses Of clean paper, and tie it
firmly with a stout cord. You should
then keep it in plain sight for per-
iod varying from two days to week,
according to the number of pages and
at the end of that time, carefully un-
wrap it and return it to it's owner,
with suitable expressions of appreci-
alton and gratitude to him. Or if he
is lady, it is proper to open the
book in half dozen places and write
!" How true" on the margin,
The Conservative, 1901-10-10
A correspondent
of The Conserva-
tive is j n f or M e d
THE SAME.

that the Starch Factory, the Cold Stor-
age Warehouses, the Cereal Mills and
the Packing House and Stock Yards at
Nebraska City do employ about five
hundred persons and that all the con-
Germs named are controlled and operat-
ed by the same men, whom Col. j. Ham
Lewis, General Oldham and the peerless
Presidential Populist Candidate for the
Presidency in 1900 denounced as con-
spirators against the industrial classes
generally and those of Nebraska par.
ticularly. The same men who were
The Conservative, 1901-10-10
PLANT TREES.

lumber continues, there will not be a
saw-mill running nor ripe saw-log
standing and growing in the United
States of North America.
The Bible says: "The leaves Of the
trees are for the healing of the Nations,
and the trees of the field are mans
life.''
If every reader of The Conservative
will plant a tree this fall and another
next spring a forest will result, large
forest
The Conservative, 1901-10-10
Many merchants
placard their sales
roDn,e x,;fb tSTf
ASK FOR IT.

you do not see what you want ask for
it, And Congress almost declares to
special industries, seeking subsidies by
enactment, eff you cannot do business
without special and favorable legisla-
ton, petition for it,"
Thus lobbyists innumerable are how
ering about the corridors of the capitol
and infesting committee rooms for the
purpose of securing Interchangeable
and pro-butter enactments by the fed
eral congress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
"WRONG MAN. 4"

Colamoia, April % After all, it
turus out that the mao under arrest at
O2tord. Teon, was oos the much desir-
ed III r Reese. Mr. Newbold, wheo
be left, stated that be did not believe
that the Mississippi authorities bad GOT
ten Reese. The authorities there we're
so positive, however. that the governor
thought it absolutely necessary so ct least
seed some oue &c see whether It was the
mao wanted Last oight the following
Telegram was received by the Cover
nor
To Gov MoSweeoey. Columbia, s G:
Wrong mao Looks nothing like
Reese. Wall write from home
W E Neabold
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01

Fall River. Mass April q The
reduction in the price of print cloths
has not only made further curtal
ment probable, but reduction in
wages possible The price paid for
weaving cloth today is the highest in
the history of the business, aud the
margio of profit is as small as it ever
was Under such conditions i: is
feared that wages cannot be main
tained with any certainty for definite
period of time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01

Omaha. .Neb.. April 70 James
Callahan was declared not guilty to
dav Of any completely in the kid
mapping of Edward Cudahy, Jr
Pekin. April % The report of
Gen Ke,tler received here from Auo
Lu, differs from the others reports
concerning the German French ex
uedItion previously received Gen
Ke,.ier's report shows that the
Chinese troops did not leave the pro
vince ,lll they were forced to Go SO
The entire brigade commanded by
Cen Ke,tler m the enemy on April
% aud inflicted immense loss upon
them. The report does not give
she loss The Germans bad one
officer and three soldiers killed enc
Ss soldiers wounded The Chinese
zere forced to leave the province
and were fully demoEalzed Inc
French authorities stated that 'nt
Chinese had crossed the border OF the
nroyince on April 10, in which case
tbey must have subsequently, returned
Cape Town, April 28.-nuring the
Lost 4s hours Is fresh cases OF tht
bubonic plague have been ofhola''5
rsnorted Eight of these are Euro
neans Since the outbreak OF th'
s;sssse there have been 3l9 cases Q
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01

Biliousnsss is q condition characterized oy
disturbance of the digestive organs Toe
stomach is deoilltated, the liver torpid, the
bowels coos.ipated. There is lossbing CT
food, pains in the bowels, dizzioeas, coated
,oogue apd vomiting, 6rst OF the uudigested
OF partly diges,ed food aud then of bile.
characteristics Stomach and Liver TABLETS
allsy toe disturbances of the stomach and
create healthy appetite. They also toae up
the liver to hsal,hy action and regnla'e the
bowels. Try them aod sou are certain to be
much pleased with the result For sele oy
DR. ] China
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
A Puzzle for the Lawyers.

Governor McSweeney has received
quite a peculiar inquiry from Mr.
w B Holmes, of Charleston, which
is as follows:
NV Dear Sir: If body, buried
some few years ago, is washed up
by the tides, aud on that body Is
found the sum of$160. doesihe money
belong to the parties to whom the
lands belong where found, or does II
belong to the State ? If to the State,
does the State give q reward tor IN,
formation leading to the recovery Of
such fnd ? Information from you on
this point will oblige
W B Holmes
The Governor replied that be knew
of no law regulating such case, ou'
would suggest the matter be report
ed to the coroner, who might IN
stitu,e an investigation
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
Killed on the Stage.
Chattanooga. Cenu. April 81 "A

Chattanooga, renu, April q "A
specia. from Barosyiile, N C says:
While playing the tragedy Cast
Upon the World in the closing exer-
discs OF the Stanley Mccormick High
school a, Burpvihe last night real
tragedy wss enacted When R B Mo
Tnturf, ooe OF the atudeuts, vas shot
and killed By Bacc.s Bailey. another
student, both representing characters 10
the play When it became necessary
tor Bailey 10 bis role to defend himself
with revolver against q drawn knife
in the bands of McInturF he used by
mistake loaded pistol icstead Of
blacks. aud 10 the presence OF several
hundred people McIuturf was shot dead
on toe stage The boys we're room
mates and special friends
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01

Sidney N S w April % Herr
Mercke, German millionaire who
was cruising in his yacht, ana Herr
Caro-, his private secretary, ~ere
recentIy murdered by natives Of she
island Of New Britain, off the north
east coast of Papus Her Caro's
body wes eaten
London, April 2s-Col Piumer's $
force captured smal iaager Of As
men, including the notorious Trans
vaal state engineer, Munnick, who
planned the destruction of the Joban
nesburg mines 10 the spring of last
year, and his father, who was former
ly landross at Boksburg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
Prices are the things that talk, so read the
following and compare. You will see the
money saved by calling on us for your Spring
and Summer shopping:

so dozen Ladies Black Hose, &c, pair for 25c Best
you've ever seen for the money
10 dozen Chdrens Brown Hose, to g. 2ac Will stand
the hardest kind Of wear
20 doz Ladies all liner hemstitched Handkerchief &C.
New lot just in.
About 25 odd Corse 75c and ST. values. If your
here will close out at Soc
New lot of Ladies Leather Belts with the dip buckle
25c and 30c value at l9c
lot 36-inch Coored 0rgande price SIC for l9c
Our entire line Is and Zoe COL Organde and D, for 5e
One lot 81 and 10c Dress Ginghams for 6ae
l5c Fancy Ozfords for l0ac
Colored Dotted SWISS price 15c, for llac
Small lot Foulard Silks formerly sold at 40c and 5Oc
To close this lot 29e
The new Crepe Albatross-thc new material for Waists
special at 44c
pieces Dotted Cachmo regularly sold at 35c 29c
About IS yards black Peroa 81 skirt material. Special
price S3c We have sold 800 yards this material this
About Shoe Department Well we have them for
body You know the old Shoes
GOOD shoes It still holds good Quality the highest prices
the lowest.
Five Points About our Clothing Explains its Superiority:
l. The quality is always good.
g. The styles are invariably correct.
3 The Workmanship is the best. We guarantee its rela
blity.
pleasing pattern here
good clothing can be sod
]. RYTTENBERG { SONS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
EnglandIs Costliest War.

When the Eoglish budget was in'ro
/ duoed somebody said that every Boe
killed had cost S., ,OO0 The estimate
vas generally accepted aod commented
upon without examination. The trust
is, as nomeot's refection will show
that the figure is ridioulousiy low The
British have certainly not killed 10000
Beers. 1t is doubtful whether they
have killed 5 900 If it bas cost them
$3.50. 900 900 to kin 10000 Beers,
that is $4,000 per Boer. If oOlJ
5000 have been disposed Of, the butch.
er's bill amounts to $3.50, 600 apiece
There were less than 10000 Boes
i families 10 The two republics when the
war began England could have giveo
every family $4,000 to keep quiet
without speeding any more than she
has paid for fighting
The Boer republics, whose combined
population is less than that Of Detroit
or Milwaukee, have given the British
Empire the most costly war 1t has ever
had 10 its whole history 10 the sans
space of time.
This week England is borrowing
$500, 900. coo TO pay mere instalmens
of the cost of the Boer var.
The British national debt practically
began in the reign of William III. aod
the entire AMOUNT borrowed 10 that
reign, including the support of an
eight years. war with France. was
S6O.O00.000
The ten years. war of the Spanish
succession added s115. .000.0 600 to the
British national debt.
The pine years of war from the
beginning Of hossilities With spaio 10
1889 to the end Of the general war of
the Australian succession iu l74S CALL
ed for borrowings to the amount of
s145 100000.
The great Seven Years War iuvolv-
ed $3.50, 100000 of new debt.
The eight years. war of the American
Revolution, including wars with
France, Spain and Holland, required
loans 10 the amount of $3.50. 900. 900.
The greatest amount borrowed by
Great Britain 10 any one year in the
wars Of the French Revolution was
$3.50, 100000, in 1895. repeated 10
1897 The greatest amount borrowed
10 auy one year during the Napoleoaic
wars vas sl9S, 900, 900, in 1913
The Crimean war of three years
increased the national debt By Sl95,
000.O
The Boer var has lasted year aud
a half. In that time England has bad
TO borrow more than she ever borrowed
10 any two years of any other war 10
her history.
Moreover, she has spent more than
We spent 10 our civil var 10 the same
length OF time Our most expensive
year was toe fiscal year 1865. ~hen We
had over million soldiers under arms
10 that year our war expenses, military
aud peval, we're nomiually $l,l53,
3O7,SS IS. but as they we're paid in
depreoiased paper. whose average
value vas 493 cents on the dollar. the
scsual gold cost of the war for the year
was $50. sS5.377 SO. Eogland has
paid over $3.50. 100000 10 gold for
year aod half of Boer 6gh'irg. aud
expects TO pay billion before the JOB
is over N. Y. Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Columbia, April 26 The week end
ing Monday. April 2sth, averaged from
10 TO IS degrees per day colder that
usual, With SO extreme minimum 81
degrees in Greenville. There were
lisbs frosss on the 22i. 23d and 24;t
in places. aud trace of ice 10 Coiles01
Comfy. The frosss killed cotton thai
VAS mp. cucunbers s0d melons. yellow
ed corn, checked the growth of sFucE
and gardens, bus vas apparently not
isjugious on fruit.
There we're light, scattered showers
on the 22d and 23d over the central
and western counties, AID suoW 6urrles
nm sbe same dates in the extreme Dorth'
wes,srp portions. The ground was too
vat to work, from sbe previous weeks
heavy rains over the western half OF the
State. uptil the middle OF The wees. ano
onlv from two to four days pioWiog
conld be done As the soil dries 1t
becomes baked aud hard Along the
.oass and for about SO miles inland,
there is need Of rain to supply moistnre
60 germinatiog seeds and growing
crops, and for traDsplaDsiog tobacco,
Bottom lands are uot yet dry enough to
plow There was more than the usual
amount of sunsbiae, aud the "lads
we're generally light. but we're chilling,
Corn has poor aud irregular stands,
owing to poor geruioasion aud the
rayeges Of birds. and in places whole
fields have been plowed up aDd repiaus-
ed The cool weather checked its
Growth and caused much to turn yel-
low In the southeastern oouOsies only
has cultivation become general Up
land corn is not ell planted.
Cotton planting na0e slow progress
and much remains to plant 10 the west
srD couusies, while the eastern aOd cen
trail counties G,ss planting is aOoos
finished Stands are very poor. A
large portioo of the cotton that vas
planted previoas TO last Vaek's heavy
rain aOd subsequent cold weather will
have to be replanted. as the young
plants that we're up have died TO
large extent, while newly sprOusad and
.nDsproused seed are rotsiOg 10 the
ground There is general scarcity OF
sssed for repiausiug.
Tobsoooi plants continue small ano
are scarce 10 Williamsburg County
Frsnsplao,iug progresses slowly except
in Msrioo County, where it is gearing
completion, Rise made si0W growth
generally In the Georgetown DISTRICTS
the rivers sBd tides we're iow eooug0 to
planting operations TO be
-resuaea.
Wits limited exceptions, wheat add
oats cossiups to look promising acd are
ssoelios we'll. Oass are heading over
the sousbessteso couosiss, AID over
limited localities elsewhere. SSee'
po,s:ces sre rote;ug 10 beds. White
potatoes appear to be doug well.
Meloos bavs poor stands Truok Deeds
GARNER weather aud uo,e moisture.
bu. shipments of peas, beans aDd straw,
berries are going forward, the latter
ripsping slowly The acreage of straw
berries is soailer than usual The
commercial peach crop will DOT De as
large as expected. but generally pea06-
es pears aod pluns bavs oeeo Only
sIieb,!g i,jured by The prevailing
upseasoDsaie weather Gardens i00s
we'll, Gu: are backward
-@--
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01

South McAlister. l T April 29.
An explosion of gas occurred today
in the niue of McAilister Coal com
PAW at Anderson. by which FIVE men,
three of them negroes, lost their
lives. I were injured, and another is
.o.ortod nojsainp.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
BIDS. WANTED.

snm.er, s c.. April 70 1901.
TINE COUNTY BOARD oP COMNlS-
sioners sf Snmter County, will, at
their meeting, May 7th, proz'mo, receive olds
for reou,iding the Cca ~ Jail as II stands,
or for hui ding New J~il
The Board reserres soe right to REJECT any
or all bids
~ WWH Scale,
County Supervisor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
Womanly Beant y ,
spartline Ewes and ar5est, yaees-

Are the fruits of sound nerves.
RINDIPO the great French Nerve Tonic
aud Vita z-r cures Nervous Exhaustion,
Hysteria, D,zziuess Headache, Backsche and
Female We xness 90 common attending toe
monthly periods GIRLS passing through
the trying Change from girlhood 10 Woman
hood will 6ad in it a wonderful relief aud
oere6t. Il quiets and strengthens the nerves,
clesnses the oiood, clears the brain and tones
uo the bole system Makes woman LOOK
vonng aud feel young Price SOC, IL boxes
S. Sent by nail to any address Sold oy
DrJFW DeLorme, Snmter, S c
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
Land Surveying.

WILL GIVE prompt ateution to all
] calls for surveying and plstrir Q laros.
= BANKS H BOYKlN,
oc, 100 Catchall, S C.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
BARRED AND WHITE: ROCKS.

Eggs ST.. so per Is My Barred Plymouth
Rocks have won for me and my customers at
three large shows this season.
Z. G. DARsEV,
Boz 12. Sunny, Side, Ca
FEB 6-2m
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
Life and
Fire Insurance.

Call on me, at my residence. Liberty
Street, for both Life and Fire Insu
rance. Only reliable Companies rep
resented. Phone No l50.
AEsdPeBsa M0seso
Oct25-o
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-13
Big MOB AT KANSAS CITY
ATTEMPT TO LYNCH THREE BLACK
ASSAILANTS OF A GIRL.
Jail Surrounded for n Time by $500
People. Who Later Dispersed
Negroes Beaten.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, July 13-A crowd
Of $500 excited men and boys surrounded
the jail in this city last night clamoring
for vengeance agaIIisl three negroes who
criminally assaulted Miss Grace Davis
Wednesday night in a populous and highly
respectable neighborhood after knocking
her escort, Vernie Newton, insensibe.
Eight men, two of whom have been identi-
fed, are held at the Jail. Miss Davis and
Newton are both in critical condition.
At midnight it was reported that six Of
the negro suspects had been spirited away
to the workhouse, leaving Joseph Roberts
and Frank Holland, the two identified men,
in Jail. The mob soon afterwards raided
the negro quarter in squads of seventy
five and beat every colored man that could
be found Windows were smashed and
pistols fired, but no one was shot.
At / o'clock a. m. large force of police
men drove the crowd away from the court
house. 1t was then reported that a mob
of stockyards men were en- route to storm
the Jail. The police scoffed at the report
and said there would be no further trouble
At 2 a. the mob had dispersed. The
mob was mostly composed of "toughs."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-13
EIGHTY CENTS ON DOLLAR
AMOUNT SEVENTH NATIONAL BANK
DEPOsITORs MAY RECEIVE.
Stockholders Assessed 100 Per Cent.
on Their Holdings by the Con-
trolIer of the Currency.

WASHINGTON, July IL. - Controller
Dawes received the preliminary report
from the receiver of the Seventh National
Bank. of New York. to-day. The receiver
states that his estimate of the value of
the assets is. of course, only approximate
He estimates the amount which finally will
be recovered for the depositors from the
assets. including stockholders assessment
at about 50 cents on the dollar. The re-
ceiver states that his estimate Of the
value of the Marquand collateral is less
than is claimed by the directors of the
bank, and it is possible on this account
that the final collections may be some
what better than the receivers estimate.
Controller Dawes stated to-day that all
transactions connected with the advance of
cash to the bank just prior to its failure are
being carefully Investigated by competent
counsel, and that all legal rights of the
depositors will be protected in this con-
nection. Controller Dawes ordered to-day
an assessment OF 100 per cent on the $500. 900
capital stock of the bank. The report of
the receiver contains no reference to any
OF the Investigations now being made into
the question of the existence of criminal 4
infractions OF law. All these matters are
under the charge OF the Department Of Jus
tice.
NEW YORK, July 12.--E r. Thomas.
president of the Seventh National Bank,
was shown the dispatch from Washington
saying stockholders would be assessed 100
per cent and that after this was done the
creditors would receive about so per cent
of their claims. Il don't care TO talk
about that" said Mr.. Thomas "The direct
ors are in practically continuous session TO
possible we may have some statement to
make In day or so.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-13
MACHINIsTs RETURN TO WORK.


CINCINNATI, July 12.-The machinists'
strike, which was organized May 20 and
involved from 5000 to 1000 employees in
this city. has been practically declared off.
A secret mass meeting Of strikers was held
to-day at which a formal report was
made that it had been found to be impos-
sible 10 procure assistance in money from
headquarters in Washington. AS the strike
benefit fund is exhausted the strikers were
advised 10 return TO work. Already six
hundred have applied for reinstatement.
and many more will do so tomorrow and
Monday. No official statement has been
made by the leaders and they all refuse
TO be quoted. saying they do not care to
do anything that might affect the injunc-
ton proceedings against them, set for
hearing July Is. The strikers, falling to
receive funds from Washington, sent an
agent TO Washington 10 try 10 secure
money. His report was presented TO the
meeting to-day, and IL was upon this that
the action which virtually ends the strike
was taken. 1t is said. however that the
imous, and that some men will still hold
out.
The Bradford Machine and Tool Com
pany the Cincinnati Planer Company and
the r. X. Leblond Machine Company filed
suits against the strikers. The documents
are copies of those filed in the United
States Court and the names Of the same
defendants appear. Harmon. Colston Gold
smith and Hoadly & Paxton and War
rington are counsel for the plaintiffs
cally all the men Will resume Monday and
most OF them tomorrow.
meeting OF the shop committeeman of
striking machinists from the various con-