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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21
Bad REPORTS FROM MOUNTAINS.
The Railroad Between Spartan
burg and Asheville Said to be
Practically Closed.

Asheville, n. c., August l7.-The
railroad situation today, as a result
of the heavy rains, is worse than 1t has
been at any time during the down
pour for the past week. One man lost
his life in a cave-in in tunnel.
aTrains on all lines are completely
tied up and the Asheville and Spartan
burg division of the Southern has
practically ceased operations. No
trains have been heard from on this
road today. Another big slide occur
red on Saluda Mountain today. There
are a number of wash-outs and the
road bed entirely submerged by water
for long distances is reported to be
the state of affairs on the entire line
from Spartanburg to Ashevilie. Train
No. Is, from Columbia, due here yes
terday at ! P. NJ, reached Asheyille
this morning fifteen hours late. Ihe
run through was only possib BILE after
several transfers, as the road IS block
AIDED in number Of places. Passenger
train No. 40, due to leave Asheville
at 8 D. NJ, for the South, was annulled
last night, and No. IA, going in the
same direction, due to leave here at
7.05 this morning, was not sent out.
1t is expected that.a train will be run
over the Asheville and Spartanburg
division some time during the night.
No. SO was made here this morning
and was sent out to Morristown.
There is serious trouble reported on
the Asheville line between Black
Mountain and Round Knob. By a
cave-in of tunnel one man lost his
life and this morning trains were de-
layed about ten hours. The longest
tunnel on the mountain, the Swan
nanoa, 1,S00 feet in length, began cav
ing in at one end and a section crew
and working train we're sent out at
once to repair the damage. Section
Master Robinson was at work IN the
tunnel and in the very midst of the
slide which the working train pushed
its way through, running over him
and killing him instantly.
Every effort possible is being made
by the Southern officials to get the
roadbed cleared. All wrecking crews
and bridge forces are at work as we'll
as all section men on the division.
The conditions brought about by the
extraordinary stress Of weather are the
most serious that have been expert
enced by railway men in many years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21
Have We foo Many Mills ?

In response to the complaint of
Northern textile journals that this
country the South especially-has been
building cotton mills too fast, the
Charleston News Il Courier urges that
the policy of building more mills than
the overcautions may deem advisable
is justified by the natural increase
in our population of 10000, 600 to 15,-
coo, 600 every decade, to say nothing Of
the widening of the foreign market.
The Boston Journal of Commerce
takes much the same view and says
sit cannot, but admire the enterprise
shown by our Southern business men.
who have gone right along forming
companies and building mills to man
ufacture their cotton into goods,
showing that they have confidence in
TIE growth Of our country and in the
increase Of our export trade. . Ihe
Journal of Commerce thinks that we are
''still in our infancy in the manufac-
ture Of cotton goods.
The Journal of Commerce is conf
dent that our export trade in cotton
goods will not fail to increase by a
larger per cent every year. The fact
is" it asserts, I'VE can safely count
on a very large export trade in such
goods, and our Southern neighbors are
making no mistake in putting their
capital into cotton mills-and if the
large amount of capital which is seek
ing investment in the North was turn
ed in that direction it would, we be-
lieve, he proftably invested. Macon
| Telegraph.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21
McLaurin Won't Attend.

It looks very much as if Senator
McLaurin will not take part in this
week of campaigning on the issues be
has introduced into this State. This
will be generally regretted. no doubt.
The Greenville News of Saturday con-
tained the following announcement
indicating that the junior senator will
not participate:
Senator McLaurin is in the north
and will be detained there at least
until the first of September because
of the illness of his stepfather. who
is paralyzed and it is feared cannot
live long.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21

VIA, aost peop'e want ls something m'id
ard gentle, when in peed e:s chvsic
Ch@ta peclaip's Stomach ard Liver Tao!ers
6.l the oiI to dot. They sre easy to take
and ,Ieasaot n effect For saie oy a J
Ch:n-.
aMY bsty waa t-.ribl- sick with the diar-
rhns says Il Dosk, of Williams, Ore
gon %" were unable to cure him wiki tie
doctors assistance, aud as last resort we
triei Casmoerain' S Cole, Cholera and Diar-
r.es R+me1r am bsppy to say it gave
Immediate relief aud complete cure" For
sale by !. China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21

Cincinnati. Aug. 1S.-Nore than
two thousand carriage workers were
notified by seven shops here last night
that their services We're not needed and
that the places will open Sept. 3 as
non-union shops.
London. August 17.-Advices from
Moscow say that Russia is on the eve
of another famine owing to crop fail
ure. The famine-stricken area exceeds
half million square miles and about
the same area as that of the great
famine ofs1S91. The population NUM-
bers 43. 600. 000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21

Through toe tDontos OF June aud july
our baby was teethiug and took :uonirg CT
of the bowels ADD ckness o: the stomach. u
ays O P y HoIhd ay, Of Deoaipg, lud His
bowels would mo:e from Eve 10 eight ,iDes s
day. had bottle of Chamae.Islo Col.c,
Cholera srd Disrrhea Rswe5y ic the hcuse
AID gave hin four drops 70 teAspooofui @:
water ard be got better a: ooce." Sold ey
4 ] China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21
When girls are chosen for the new


When girls are chosen for the new
Government telephone service in Lon
dom says the London Express, the
educational examination sinks into
insignifcance before the physiological
test. No girl will be employed if she
is below ) feet , inches high in her
stocking feet. She must possess good
hearing, have no defect Of speech, and
must be tested by viva voce eNamina-
ton, in which particular attention is
to be paid to articulation, pitch of
voice and general self-possession. Any
candidate showing any indication of
nervousness. hysteria, want of self
possession or a strongly marked twang
shall be rejected. The majority will
probably pass in self-possession, but
dialect is severe test.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

London, Aug. 19.-Lord Kitchener,
in a dispatch from Pretoria, datee
today, says that party of South
African constabulary yesterday sur
prised a strong Boer laager near Mid
dleburg, Cape Colony, killing % men.
The constabulary numbered 80 men
but, owing to the strength of the enc
my. 600 to 500 men, they were unable
to follow up their success, and during
their retirement they lost one man
killed and had six men wounded.
Fourteen men are missing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21

~ AN Indebted TO oue Minute Cough Cure
for my present good health AID M life
was treated 10 vaio oy doctors for luug ;rou.
bles followiog la grippe took Ore Mip-
ute Cough Cure and recovered my health."
Nj E H Wise, Madison, Ga J S Huebson
& Co
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21

San Francisco, Aug. 1S.-Gen. Mac
Arthur arrived from Manila today on
the transport Sheridan. After spend
ing few days or so here, Gen. Mac
Arthur will leave for Washington tc
report to the war department.
Quito, Ecuador, Aug 1S.-A force
of Ecudorean troops is ready to invade
Colombia, and battle is imminent
near Paste, just beyond the Colombian
frontier and about 150 miles northeast
of Quito.
Chicago, Ill. August 17.-By the
collision of trolley car on the 47th
Street line with rapidly moving pas
senger train on the Pennsylvania Rail.
road tonight five people were killed
and ten injured.
London, August, 1.-THE Sun says
today that it hears that the concen-
tration of Gen. Botha's forces al
Hondweni, on the borders of Zuzu-
land. announced in dispatch from
Durham last night, does not fore shad-
ow fight with Botha, but his sur
render, in pursuance with an under
standing reached between Gen. Botha
and Lord Kitchener. The Sun adds
that the Government is satisfied that
the war is virtually over and that
Lord Miner, on his way back to South
Africa, has in his pocket the draft of a
complete constitution and plans fo1
the future government of the annexed
territories.
Manila, August IA company OF
the 26th infantry had an engagement
with insurgents yesterday in Cana
rines provinces. The troops killed
Sebastian Angeles, a brother Of Gen.
Angeles, and six privates, and cap
tured major, two captains and nine
privates. Another detachment cap
tured Magasin Cabelles at Lumbang
and also seized large quantity OF
supplies.
Pittsburg, Pa, August 1.-THE
news that the Milwaukee men had de-
cided to cast their fortunes with the
strikers, supplemented by the wired
announcement that the steel men in
the Riverside plant, at Wheeling, had
voted to strike awakened new enthu-
siasm in the ranks of the .Amalgam-
ated Association and its followers.
The Milwaukee vote inspires them
with the hope that Chicago can be
prevailed upon to reconsider its vote
and finally decide to come over to the
strikers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21

The laws of health require that the oo"s'S
move orce each day sud one OF the penalties
for violating this law is piles Keep your
bowels regular by takiug dose of Cnamoer-
,sip's Stomach and Liver Tablets when nec-
essary md you Will nrser have that severe
ponisnpeut irficted upon you. Price, p
ceals Fer sale oy 4 } China
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21
\ negro preacher is quoted as saying

\ negro preacher is quoted as saying
at the Emancipation Day celebration
in Wise county, Va, the other day !:
"One thing l cannot understand is
that the same white man who votes IN
Richmond to take away the vote of the
negro will be the first man to help
the negro when he gets into trouble. :
The explanation is easy. The southern
white man is the best friend the negro
has. He is always ready to help him
in need, but he does not consider the
ballot safe in his hands.
1t is long time in advance. but the
political slate makers are already de-
claring that Mark Hanna is the
strongest presidential possibility for
1904
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21

The tobacco trust executed mort
age in New York for $50 600, 600 on
June 10Th on. which it had to pay in
stamp taxes, s775, 200. By waiting if
teen days, when the law was repealed
on the 1st OF July, that much money
could have been saved. Evidently, a
little item like $4,000 cannot stand
in the way of a 515G, 600, 600 trust.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21

Commercial democracy in nut
shell is this: the republican party
never having been able to bully the
south nor frighten US with force bills,
is now trying to buy us with patron
age. Beware of the G. 0. P. bearing
gifts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21

Those famous little 9i!is, DeWitss Little
E.tly Risers compel vour liver aud bowels
to co the duty, thus g,vipg you pure, rich
40. t, recup-7ate yonr pody. Are easy to
take. Never gripe Hugtson & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21
The STEEL WORKERS STRIKE.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 1S.-A party
of strike breakers brought up from
the south by special train were safely
delivered in the steel mil. at Monessen
early this morning and the United
States Steel corporation expects to
add that plant to the number running
partly or in full with non-union men
within the next "a hours.
The Carnegie properties also resum-
ed tonight without break in the forces
operating them and that fact Joined a
promise of an early start at Monessen
leads the steel officials here to take a
very hopeful view of the situation.
The strikers claim that men enough
to start Monessen mills cannot be
obtained and that they have not yet
shown their hand at Duquesne and
the other Developments will indictae
their strength to better advantage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21
Land Surveying

T WILL GIVE prompt attention to all
& calls for surveying aud plating ls ds
BANKS Il. BOYKIN,
Oct 100 Catcnau. s. G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-21

600 N gold dust, which he abandon
ed, when be jumped into the last boat
and reached shore safely.
Another whose name is not given.
is reported to have taken his port
manteau containing $4,000 in gold
dust, from the purser and jumped
from the sinking steamer to boat
which he failed to reach. and both the
man and his treasure sank.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-29
DESCRIPTION

The above picture shows the $50 Grand
Quaker Range. which will be given to the
Lady receiving the most votes in each of
the above Districts. NO second prize.
This Range is not only the handsomest
but the most practical of any on the mark
ct. Itsells in the hardware stores for
Just $50 90; and is as good us tbs beauti-
full 1t does no end of business with few
sticks of wood. as 1t economies all the
heat, and places it where it will do the
work instead of passing off up the CHM
ney' With the oven indicator on the out
side of the door you can tell at glance
how hot your oven Is, and by regulating
the hampers can change it from moderate
to intense heat and hold it where you
want it without opening the oven door
once. Any housewife will see at once the
convenience of this arrangement. The
thermometer or indicator is the only one
we know of that will always work. AS it
consists of only one piece of brass. and
works by expansion and contraction. it
can always be depended on. This Range
has "a 22-inch oven. giving the cook a
chance to work easily. There are three
sets of holes the entire distance of the
front oven plate. also set in the back
oven plate, for ventilation, the only per-
fectly ventilated Range in the market.
1t has a Pan and Pie Remover, with
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-29

Occasionally there is (o he found a
proprietor of secondhand bookstore
who Is something more l.Iau the nature
of his business would seem to Indicate
He regards his old aud rare volumes
rather as Il collection than q stock Of
goods and experiences a pau1 when he
parts with one
A tippant youn. man depppod into 3
secondhand bookstore Kept Try man
of this kind.
Taking down several choice old books
from the shelves, he fingered them
carclessly and replaced them. They
happened to treat of abstruse subjects
and did not appeal to him.
care any of these books for hireT he
asked careleSsly.
mo, young man" sharply answered
the proprietor. They are for lore
st. Louis Republic.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-29
Some Childish HumOr.

Here are some specimens of childish
hunor from the Chicago News:
"Oh, mamma" exclaimed 4-year-old
Flossie as she observed the moon in its
second quarter, "come and look at the
moon. Half of it is pushed into the
sky, and the other half is sticking out"
Tommy, aged 5, had been busy whit
Ting and managed to raise blister on
his hand which caused slight break
in the skin. Running to his mother, he
showed it to her and said, Mamma, |
guess Pm beginning to wear out" =.
"Did they sing any pretty songs at
Sunday SCHOOL," asked a mother of her
little 4-year-old daughter upon her re-
turn home. only one" replied the lit
tie miss. at was something about
Greenland's ice cream mountains"
Papa-Well, Willie, have you been a
good boy today? Small Willie-Did
you ask mamma? "Why should ask
her? Don't you know whether you
have been good or not?" Eyes, but
mammals idea of goodness differs from
mine, and l don't want to 60 back on
anything she says"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-29
VISITED cH1cKAMAUGA.

William Wishart returned Sunday
morning from a three weeks business
trip through the south. On the way
down he stopped at Chickamauga
Park and found the exact spot on the
ground where he slept du ing his stay
there with the Spanish American war
volunteers.
He spent week at Jennings, Louis
lana, about 100 miles from Galveston,
Texas. He was right IN the midst OF
the rlc' country. Jennings is a place
Of about 1000 Inhabitants and Mr.
Wishart says there is not a substan-
tial building In the whole place. He
was not favorably impressed with the
people. They are too lazy, and have
no more regard for negro than for a
cur dog. lie says that in the dark 1t
is impossible to tell whether you are
talking to a negro or white man,
both having the same dialect. The
weather was very pleasant.
Mr.. Wishart went from Jennings to
Mansfield and Zinesville, Ohio, spend
log a week in the two places. He
came home thr ugh Washington, d.
c., and New York city. At Wash.
ington he visited the U. S. Senate
and House of Representatives. In
the House W. w. circuit was making a
speech on the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill. Mr.. Wishart
thinks Vermont is satisfactory to
him as a place Of residence.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-29
Worth the Difference.

In S. l.. Powers story at the Middle
sex Bar association dinner the lawyer
tried the case for the complainant.
Site sued middle aged gentleman for
breach of promise. He married an
other girl. The jury retired, AMI the de-
PENDANT also went his way. The jury
returned, the defendant did not The
Jury found for the plaintiff in SSoo
damages.
The lawyer met the middle aged gen.
tleman few minutes later In the lop-
by of an adjacent hotel
esquire" said the latter, "how did
the jury decide
against you" was the answer.
81 didn't think they would do that
said the middle aged gentleman mus
ingly. "Whats the dama2cSE
THAT amt so bad lie exclaimed on
being told Squire, there's that nluen
difference between the TWO women -"'
Boston Herald.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-29
DISTRICT NO. 4
BARRE
which you can remove any article in the
oven without burning your arms or scald-

which you can remove any article in the
oven without burning your arms or scald-
ing your face.
This Range will take large stick of
wood "A inches long. 1t can be fitted for
coal, il preferred, and has fire box large
enough to keep fire "A hours.
II you wish, water front or brass coil
can be put in, instead of reservoir, and it
will give you an abundance of hot water.
The ash dump prevents the ashes from
alling on the hearth when you drop the
broiler door-Only on the QUAKER. The
long center is in two pieces, giving you a
chance to put heavy kettles on without
fear Of warning the top of the Range.
The handle is on top of the oven sdoor,
made of twisted wire. You can open the
door without STOPPING and without burn
ing your hand. 1t has a kicker also. If
you have your hands full you can use
foot to omen the oven door,
The elevated shelf is made in two parts,
which can be used as a tea shelf if requir-
ed. The tea and coffee stands are made
in such II way that they can be pushed
out of reach of large kettle and still be
used. The towel rails can be used in
several places, by the side of the Range
or over it,
The reservoir is made of the best cold
rolled copper and will not crack or break.
The nckle rails are an ornament but can
be used with or without them. 1t has a
very large ash pan. 1t is $1,000 Range
and a beauty.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-29
CITY NEWS

"A young fellow Of the name Of Mo.
Gongal arrived on the 6 40 train " S Sat
qrday night from Belfast. Ira,a ,,as
~ was MS first visit to this conntr u
ana as he came on later train 1 thny
ne was expected, there was no one a.
uie sIatlon 70 meet him. His rnonf v
was all English and no one would ta,,o
IL when ne tried topurchase sometbin nr
W eau some one showed him ia me-
,ioe headquarters and the officers GOT
nm a good supper taking some Of his
Ilnitca iof souvenirs and giving him
Lnlted States money in return, At
ABOUT 80 in the evening a nphoneI
10 headquarters from one Of The liv
cry stables announced that the vn,no
mans brother-in-law was there an5
ne was soon started on long, cold
rlde about two miles beyond Williams.
town. '''
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-29
What We Eat

Is intended to nourish and sustain us, bit
it must be digested and assimilated be-
fore it can do this. In other words, the
5nourishment contained in food must be
separated by the digestive organs from
the waste materials and must be carried
by the blood to all parts Of the body. We
believe the reason for the great benefit
which so many people derive from
Hoods Sarsaparilla lies in the fact that
this medicine gives good digestion and
makes pure, rich blood. 1t restores the
functions of those organs which convert
food into nourishment that gives SIREN
9Th to nerves and muscles. 1t also
cures dyspepsia, scrofula, salt rheum.
boils, sores. pimples and eruptions, cat
arrh. rheumatism and all diseases that
have their origin in impure blood
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-29
Timid Woman, Callous Brute.

Timid Woman, Callous Brute.
There is an F street real estate man
whose pretty home is in one OF the
pleasantest streets in the older part OF
town. He is just an ordinary man,
with no particular sympathy for the
fears of nervous women; he has been
married Is years, and his wife Is one
Of those women who fairly revel in all
sorts Of painful imaginings and fright
full .forebodings. She always makes
her will when she starts on journey,
and she never fails to forgive all her
enemies before she trusts herself be-
hind any kind Of horse. There has
not been n night in all the IS years OF
her married life that she hasn't either
smelled smoke or heard burglars. Last
week. in the middle Of one night, the
husband felt the familiar pinch which
for Is years has calloused his arm. He
heard the familiar voice say the same
old words:
"Oh, Charles! Do get up! l smell
smoke"
As usual, for after Is years Of that
sort of thing even an ordinary man
learns not to argue with woman, he
climbed obediently out Of bed and went
to the window. The street below was
full of people, and fire engine was
putting away at the corner.
"Oh, Charles!" called the wife. us
the house on fire"
Fifteen years have made Charles
feelings as callous as his arm.
"Yes," said he brutally; thank good
ness the house is on fire at last. Now
perhaps you'll stop worrying."-Wash-
ington Post.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-29

At the close Of the Contest the lady
in each district having the most votes
to her credit will receive free gift
of the Range offered for that district.
DO little work for the district and
have new Range 10 your kitchen.
Parties desiring to enter the con-
test In any district who will canvass
their town or district will be given In
addition to the above a certificate for
votes for each subscriber PartioN.
ora At this ONCE,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-29
The Beneit Of the Doubt.

Not long ago young lady was
spending some weeks at a Scotch
country house, and just before dinner
one evening two cousins of the host
one of them the great man Of the fam
ily-arrived unexpectedly. Shortly be-
fore dinner was announced the but
Ter sought the young lady and said to
her contidentially:
"We're putin on yesterdays soup, an
for fear there shOuldna be enough, We
maun decline"
decline soup" exclaimed the young
lady, much amused. "But, you know,
John. that wouldn't be Wanners."
ma" said john coolly; but they'll
think ye ken nae better"- London Tit.
Bits.