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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-21
Eleven coons In One Tree.

A certain York farmer went into the
woods the other day to get some DIR,
fuel, and he got better load than he
expected, says the Lewiston Evening
journal. He saw a giant pine stub or
the edge of an icy marsh, cut it dowr
and began to chop it into lengths
Soon he felt his ak strike something
soft as it broke through the shell OF
the stub. Thinking that there might
be bear inside, he proceeded eau
tiously, using wooden wedges to spill
the stub apart. When the hollow. dry
log fell in halves, there in the cavity
lay eight fat coons, snugly housee
for the winter. Further up in the
trunk were two more coons, while il
the stump was 50-pounder--th big
gest and fattest of the lot. This luck,
farmer thus got, besides a cord of dr.,
wood, over 200 pounds of coon meai
and II coon skins, and ever since tha.
day he has quit all other work ant
goes about in the woods looking fol
more hollow logs with coons in them
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-21
HOW. BOBS GOT AWAY.
British General Left JohvnneSburg
without Letting Fact lie
known.

When Lord Roberts made up his
mind to leave Johannes burg he had
good reason for desiring to keep the
fact of his departure a secret, says
a London paper. On the eve of his
departure the chief aid-de-camp
greeted the acting inspector of po-
lice in the New club and anXiously
called him aside. He said that the
chief was leaving johannesburg early
the next morning, but that, as his
departure was to be kept an entire
secret, it was imperative that two
cabs should be obtained and be ready
to start at four a. m. to convey Lord
Roberts to the station. AS it is il
legal at the present time for cabs to
run at this hour, the difficulty will
be manifest. However, the young SUBJ
altern was equal to the occasion. He
went out into the street, hailed cab,
and told the man to drive to the police
station. Arrived there he gave orders
that the cabman should be detained un-
der arrest and the horses and cab put
up at the station. Tle then went out
and "commandeered" another cab in
similar manner. At four o'clock
next morning the eabmen were re-
leased and ordered to drive Lord
Roberts from his house in Jepperton
to the railway station. Thus Lord
Roberts left johannesburg in such
secrecy that even two or three days
afterward many officers were still
ignorant of his departure.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-21

The old saying about sending Goals
to Newcastle is eXemplfied in the
shipment of large quantities of Euro
pean and American made carpets to
Turkey. Great Britain supplies by
far the greater part of these carpets,
including the so-called Brussels car
pets and small foot rugs. France fur
nishes the fancy carpets and rugs OF
the better grades. A French house
has initiated the English goods, and
as regards the better grades of vel
vets and Brussels the attempt has
been entirely successful. In tapestry
carpets, however, the colors were not
so bright as those of English make.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-21
DENTISTRY FOR DOGS.
The Fnvorites of FRnciers May Now
Have Their Teeth Pulled or
Filled.

As dogs have teeth there is no rca-
son in the world why they shouldn't
also have toothachc, and if they have
toothache, and their masters and
miStresses can afford it, why should
not the pets be taken to a dog den
tist to have the offending teeth filed
or drawn? In London there is a
dentist who devotes himself to the
dogs of his patrons. No amalgam
filings are put in by his hand-noth-
ing in that line but gold. He says the
bulldog is the best patient. You can
pull his jaw off and not a whimper
will be heard. On the other hand,
the softest dog is the King Charles
spaniel. These dogs sometimes
friehten themselves into fits when
the work of drawing a tooth begins.
a good deal of the swapping and
snarling of puppies is due to their
teething. As in infants of the hui
man race, new teeth come and try
to push the old ones out. and some
times serious complications ensue, as
with babies. So the dog dentist has
to take out the old teeth and give the
new ones a chance.
OF course the dog dentist is likely
to be bitten, and this one in London
bears on his hands the marks OF
many a refractory dogs teeth But
these bites never cause him any wor-
ry. He dabs vinegar and salt on the
wound and considers that this treat
ment is better than cauterizing.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-21

The members of the Utah senate
and house of representatives are fur.
nished with pocketknives and foun-
tain pens at the expense of the state.
In Connecticut and several other
states--occasionally in Pennsylvania
such articles are furnished under the
head of STATIONERY" and there have
been times in Connecticut when that
term embraced dictionaries, sets OF
Dickens and gold-headed canes.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-21
Relic. Of our Fair Disposed OF.

Queen Dowager Margherita of Italy
has Just completed the distribution Of
her personal effects and has finally re-
tired from the court. Her 300 superb
costumes have been apportioned
among her friends. Immediately aft
er King Humbert's funeral she sent to
the museum at Florence the exquisite
embroideries which made so fine an
exhibit at the Chicago exposition, and
all her jewelry has been given to rela.
tives.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-21
IRRIGATION IN COLORADO.
Its Further Extenaion Under Present
Conditions Said TO he im-
possible.

The Monthly Weather Review 81 vs.
that while agriculture by irrigation
has reached degree of development
in Colorado unrivaled elsewhere in
the arid region, there is no pros
pcct of its further extension under
present circumstances. In the early
days of Colorado, when apriculture
was small, the flow of water in the
streams during the summer went
mostly to waste; but with the in
crease of population agriculture made
rapid progress, and TO supply the de-
mand large canals took the place of
the small bitches that had been con-
structed here and there by a few
farmers. Large areas were thus
brought within reach of irrigat ton.
The amount of water that now
reaches the streams during the sum-
mer season is undoubtedly smaller
than il was quarter of century
ago. While greater economy in it's
use has become necessary, scarcity
is common and droughty conditions
during the summer often cause great
loss.
Deforestation and forest fires have
removed large tracts of timber, ma
ture's reservoirs in the mountains. so
that the amount of moisture con-
served till midsummer is rapidly
growing less under the unobstructed
action of the sun and winds. What
is true of Colorado will soon be
equally true of other mountain
states IN the arid region unless
strenuous efforts are made to re-
forest the devastated areas and to
protect the timber still standing.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-21
A. c. GUSSESS & HARVEY

We have a car of bananas
we will sell at very low prices,
S and 10c a doz. Oranges
from Is to 40c a doz-sweet.
Lemons t5c a doz. All kinds
of homemade candies. All at
low prices. Cocoanuts Sc each.
Cor. Greene and Ohio Streets
and No. 3 'Tiber Way.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-21
a TeIIinR CrIticirm.

Two intelligent young Indian girls
being educated at Carlisle, Pa, are
impressed with the savage habits OF
their white neighbors; they point to
lady with rings on all fingers but
one; lady powdering her face is nc
whit different from the painting oi
the brave; did ever Indian wear more
feathers on the head than adorn one
NNoman's hat?
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-21

The Danube flows through countries
in which SO languages and dialects are
spoken. II is 1000 mites in length and
bears on its current four-fifths of the
commerce OF eastern Europe.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-21
Save Your Money.

EVERY working man and woman
should take advantage of the savings
department OF the Marietta Building
and Savings Company, and lay aside
some portion OF their earnings each
week.
No. 8 Tiber Way. Open from 10 q
p. m. each day.
Dec, 5th-tf.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-21
Y. N. C. A.
Reserved Seats For Second Concert o.
Recital Series.

Reserved seats for the Lewis vii.
MAINS Recital to be given in the Aud
itorium. Wednesday evening, Feb
9th, can be secured at Beagle & Ly
ties, after Saturday morning. Feb
23rd, at a. m. Tickets so cents eaci
Feb, 20th-Sts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
The Disappearing Negro Problem

Negroes and in that term is in
cluded all of perceptible negro blood,
even though they may be three-quar-
ters white) constitute 11.5S per cent OF
our population. which is less than at
any other time since we began to
count heads. The decline since 1896
is small-only from 11.93 to 11.5S pei
cent-but still it is a decline, and
shows that the race problem is hecom-
ing less instead of more serious. Lou
isiana, which had colored majority
at each of the three censuses from
1870 to 1890 inclusive, is now decisive
ly white. South Carolina and Missis-
sippi are the only States left in the
black column.
There we're more negroes in proper
ton to whites at the time of the first
census, in 1890, than there have evel
been since. They numbered then
nearly a fifth Of the population-19. 2I
per cent. At the same rate there
would be nearly $1,000, coo of them
now. instead of about 8,80O.000.
With few trifing fluctuations
the relative decline of the colorec
population has gone steadily on from
1880 to the present day. The percent
age was 1888 in 1900, 1889 in 1920,
16. "a in 1910. 14.13 in 1860, 13. 13 in
1880 and II. So in 1900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
Small Grain Crops.

The most successful growers of
wheat. rye and oats find that the bet
ter the preparation of the land the
surer the crop and the heavier the
yield. They break the land as early
in this month as they can going as
deep as two horse plow will reach,
but not turning up too much "yellow
dirt. - The land lies exposed to rain
fall until about the first of November,
when fertilizer is applied, seed sown
and plowed in with smaller, one
horse plow, followed by good harrow
ing, and then the seasons do the
balance.
Too early sowing faces two dangers,
the Hessian fly that is so destructive
before frost, and the latest Spring
cold that may ruin the crop when joint
ing. Too late planting is likely to be
hurt by the severe cold that comes
before the plants are sufficiently rooted.
Experience has shown the dark nights
in November the safest time to put
small grain in the ground.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
THE LEXINGTON ALLIANCE.
Asks MIR. Efrd Not to Comply
With Sumter Alliance Demand.

: Lexington, Oct 1.-THE following
resolutions were passed by Lexington
County Alliance No. 721, at a regular
meeting Oct. IL.
Whereas, at a meeting called to or
ganize the Sumter County Alliance,
the following pledge was sent Hon:
". N. Elder, Hon. j. G. Wilborn, and
Hon. D. T. Efrd, for their sigma
lures, viz: "We do solemnly pledge
ouselves as officers Of the alliance not
to be candidates for any political Office
in either county or State during the
coming political campaign" And
inasmuch as we consider this pledge
an abridgment of American citizen
ship; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the Lexington
County Alliance in convention assem-
bled, ask Brother Efrd not to sign
any such pledge.
Second, That copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to The Cotton Plant
The Columbia State, and Lexington
Dispatch for publication.
A. S. 1Frick, President.
Jas. B. ,Addy, Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION ADJOURNs.
The Closing Exercises Were Un-
usually Impressive.

San Francisco, Oct 1.-THE trien-
NAL convention of the Episcopal
church of America has adjourned sine
die. The next convention is to be
held in Boston in 1904 The day was
busy one in both houses, most OF the
time, however, being taken up in the
discussion of questions which were not
definitely decided. 1t was agreed to
make Honolulu and. Cuba missionary
districts and to create the missionary
districts of Salina out of the diocese
of Kansas. The houses failed to con-
cur, however, in the proposed setting
apart of a portion of the diocese Of
SpringfeId, ILL.,, as missionary dis
trict. The election of Rev. Cameron
Mann as missionary bishop of North
Dakota, was concurred in by the house
of bishops. Both houses agreed to the
report of the committee on the pro-
posed Huntington amendment to artl-
Gle 10 of the constitution. This action
virtually relegates the matter to the
next general convention.
On the adoption of the report, DR..
Huntington said he would now leave
to younger men the continuance OF the
fight he had sbegun.
Agreements were reached by the two
houses on several minor matters and
the usual resolutions of thanks were
passed. On the part of the house of
deputies the following were appointed
members of the joint commission On
marriage and divorce: Rev. Morgan
Dix of New York, Rev. John Fulton
of Pennsylvania, Rev. ]. 81. Eccleston
of Maryland, F. L. Stetson of New
York, W. ". Old of southern Virginia
and E. G. Bradford of Delaware.
The closing exercises of the conven-
ton were impressive. The bishops, at
tired in their robes of Office and pre-
ceded by Dr.. Samuel Hart, secretary
Of the house of bishops and Rev. G.
L. Hutchins, secretary of the house of
deputies marched in procession into the
church. AS they walked up the main
aisle the vested choir of Trinity and
the congregation joined in singing.
The bishops were seated inside the
chancel and prayer service was con-
Quoted by President Lindsey of the
house of deputies. Bishop Doane of
Albany, then called for contribution
to be applied towards reducing the
deficit in the general missionary fund.
The amount given was not announc-
ed. but it was very liberal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
The MARRIAGE LAWS
REMAIN UNCHANGED.
House of Deputies Settle Divorce
Question For Three Years.

San Francisco, Oct. 15.-The trouble
some question Of marriage and divorce
was set at rest for another three
wears today by the action of the house
of deputies of the triennial Episcopal
convention in rejecting both of the
canons on the subject which were pass
ed by the house Of bishops. The
greatest fight of the convention has
been over section of cannon SO, vir-
tually forbidding the remarriage of a
divorced person by a priest of the
church. This had passed the house
of bishops and been adopted by a
yea and any vote in committee of the
whole by the house of deputies.
When the committee reported its
work to the house a decisive vote was
taken, not only on the troublesome
fourth section, but on the entire canon
which was rejected as a whole.
Canon 81, which provides for the dis
ciplining of persons marrying again
after being divorced, met with a SINH
lar fate.
Section 4 of the proposed canon Sc
was defeated by small majority.
A motion was then made to recon
slider the vote by which the first three
sections of the proposed canon had
been adopted. This led to parlia-
mentary tangle, causing considerable
discussion. Finally, vote was taken
on concurring with the report of the
committee Of the whole adopting the
first three sections of the canon, result
ing as follows:
Ayes, clerical. none; lay, none;
nays, clerical, 81; lay, Al; divided,
clerical, 1; lay, 1.
The result was the defeat of the
whole canon. The substitution for
canon 81 presented by the house of
bishops referring to the remarriage of
persons marrying again after being
divorced, was taken up and defeated
DR.. Greer of New York, presented a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment Of committee consisting of
three bishops, three presbyters and
three laymen to confer with official
representatives of other religious
bodies with a view to establishing
uniformity of pactice in the subject of
matrimony and divorce.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23

Rome, Oct, 16.-The notorious
brigand, Mussolino, has been captured
after a fierce resistance at Urbino.
He had long terrorized Calabria and
is. credited with having committed %
murders. Owing to the. sympathy
shown him by the peasantry he had
always escaped capture, despite the
immense reward the government offer
ed for his arrest. His career as an
outlaw began two years ago when he
was liberated from what he considered
an unjust IMPRISONMENT. He vowed to
kill the Is witnesses who were respon-
sible for his conviction, and he is said
to have actually dispatched II.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
MANAGERS OF ELECTION: !:

Sumter, Ward III. A, Renno, J..
II. Darr, Geo. w. Reardon, &. w.
Bradh ham, Clerk.
Sumter, Ward: 2.-J. S.. Richard
son, Horace Hardy, Jr., w. S. Jones,
J. d. Epperson, Clerk.
Sumter, Ward 3.--John Burkett,
James Baker, 81. M. Spann, Z. M.
Spann, Clerk.
Sumter, Ward 4.-P. NJ. Pitts, II.
w. Waites, G.. E. Richardson. w. S.
Reames, Clerk.
Msyesville.-Peser Thomas, II. II.
Cooper, E. L. Wingate.
Stateburg-F. P. Burgess, j. T.
Frierson,. ,.Jr., G. 3. Sanders.
Lynchburg-J. A. Rhanae, II. S.
Nesbitt, S. w. Frierson.
ShIloh-H. Fl. Player, w. D.
Weaver, S. w. Trnluck.
Concord-W. w. Kenney, L. w.
Gordon, A. w. Newman.
Bloom Hill-Geo. T. Geddings, W.
J. Ards, Sam Ragin.
Smithville-J. r. Mathis, G. I.
Evans, J. l.. Mathis.
Wedgefeld-T. l.. Strange, Frean
Mellett, J. B. Crouch.
Providence-H. A. Rameld, j. I.
Cummings, J. 81. Jones.
Rafting Creek-D. Y. Keels, B. ID.
Turner, F. K. Young.
| Bishopville-A. B. Baskin, w. L.
Parrott, w. S. James.
Mannville-W. J. Barrett, n.
Bramlett. L. r. Dixon.
Bossard-M. w. Cummings, T. d.
DuBose, w. D. Mcleod.
Reeds Mill--J. J. Shaw, Z. 4.
| Wells, J. NJ. Reid.
vateer-McDonald Furman, S.
D. Richardson, Ashby Bradford.
St. Charles-Edwin Wilson, r. +.
Smith. Arthur Josey.
The ballot boxes in the precincts
must be so located as to be in view
of persons outside the polling
places during the time of the Eiec-
ton. But one voter must be allowed
to enter the voting place at time
and no one except the Managers
must be allowed to speak to the
voter while in the voting place cast
ing his vote. One Of the Managers
at each precinct named above must
call upon the Board Of Commission
ers for the Federal Election at the
store of Knight Bros. on or before
Saturday, November End, 1901, to re-
ceive ballot boxes, poll lists, and IN
structions and to be qualified.
J.P. KILGORE,
w. J. DINKINS,
Ed. KNIGHT,
Comrs. Federal Election.
Sumter, S. c., Oct. II, 1901.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
Napoleon Failed Because he was
Not Good Enough. i.

A recent book, written by an emf
nent English statesman, Lord Rose
berry upon Napoleon the Great, is. pro-
foundIy interesting in its sympathetic
and yet judicial, estimate of the most
marvellous of modern conquerors. Ma
poleon appears, to this latest biograph-
er, so great in his energy. his intel
lect, his genius, that he enlarges the
scope of human achievement. - He
fought the Austrians once for five
consecutive days, without taking off
his boots or closing his eyes, he
would, work for eighteen. hours at "a q
stretch; This genius was. as. unfall-
ing and supreme in the. art OF states
manship. as IN the, art OF. war, and he
was as much the first ruler as the first
captain in the world" !" Ordinary
measures do not apply to him; we
seem to. be trying: to span mountain q
with tape. The. conclusion arrived
at is that Napoleon, was the. largest
personal force that has ever come into
the modern European world.
Why, then, did his career end in
defeat and exile? Napoleon s own say
ing is revelation on this. point
'sI am rot man like other men,. -
he asserted "the laws of mortality
could not be intended to apply to
me- He believed that religion was
essential to the nation he ruled but
not to himself. He was not antag-
onistic to it; be patronized it rather.
But for man as consciously great
as he to obey the Ten Commandments
when they ran counter to his own
views, appeared to him absurd.
Humility was in his eyes no virtue :
but an entire mistake.
Yet humility alone could have saved
him. The dangerous, the fatal ele-
ment in Napoleon's nature was ambl-
tion. In youth, he was phenomenally
sane and well-balanced. But his lit
tie knowledge of his own powers un-
balanced him; nothing seemed impos-
sible: nothing seemed as important as
his own destiny: the intellect and
energy were still there; but as in carl
cature, they became monstrosities. -
Then came the inevitable collapse of
insane and impossible ambitions; and
at 46, the man who had dreamed of
governing a world became a captive
exile. His conquests left no mark ;
the kings he made lost their thrones
France was beggared and exhausted
by him; and the greatest gifts ever
bestowed upon a human soul since the
days of Caesar thus failed to help
forward the world.
If anyone was ever great enough to
do without goodness, Napoleon was
the man. The result of his expert
ment ought to be enough to satisfy
anybody. There is no need for smaller
men to repeat the test; it stands as a
fnality. Plain, simple goodness is
the necessity of great souls as well as
lesser ones: duty is the supreme law,
God, the almighty ruler. Napoleon
failed not because be was not great
enough; but because he was not good
enough. Not by might, nor by
power, but my spirit, saith the Lord
of hosts. - That truth stands; and we
may stand or fail by it, as we choose.
| l-Yorkyille ENQUIRER.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
BRISK FIGHT NEAR PIQUETS
BURG.

Cape Town, Oct. 17.-In brisk
fight at Twenty-Four Streams near
Piquetsburg yesterday, Capt. Bellew
and four British were killed and seye-
raj others wounded.
The British having surprised several
camps, the Beers are now in the habit
of shifting camp by night. Lately the
British columns, after long night
marches, have arrived at their object
ives only to find the Beers gone
British columns penetrating Orange
River Colony miles from the railways,
find fields Of maize or freshly plowed
lands, the Beers making off at their
approach and returning when the
columns pass on. The herds on the
high veldt seem to be numerous. The
Beers are living on cattle and meilies
stored in out Of the way places.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
4 CA R ID +.
Sumter. S. c., Aug. %, 1901.

Sumter. S. c., Aug. %, 1901.
Crosswell & Go. beg to an
nounce that their business af-
ter September lst will be con-
fined entirely to the wholesale
trade.
We wish to thank the pub
lie and our many retail Gus
toners for their kind and gen
erous patronage, and assure
them that should we ever enter
into the retail business again
that it Will be our aim as in
the past to serve them to the
best of our ability.
We invite merchants, here
and in adjacent territory, to
get our prices before making
purchases, believing we can
save them money.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
Tot Causes Night Alarm.

Gone nigh, my brothers baby was taken
with Group" writes Ms J snder, of Crit
tonden, KY, SIT seemed it would s,rangle be-
fore We could get doctor. We gave it Dr.
Kings New Discovery, which gave quick re
lief and perusn,ntly cured 1t. We always
keep it in the house to pr tect our children
from Group ard Whooping Cough. 1t cured
me of chronic bronchial trouble that no
other remedy would relieve" Infallible FOR
Coughs, Colds, Throat and Lung troubles, SOC
and 81. Trial bottles free at w DeLorme's
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-23
Gid so1aior,s Experienee.

NJ NJ Austin. civil war veteran. et Win
chester. Ind, wri:es {: NJ vile was sick a
ong time in spite of good doctors treatment,
but was wholly crrei by DR. Kings New Life
Pills, which worked wonders for her health I"
They always do. Try them Only 25c at } F
W DeLorme's drug store.