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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-05
our COLONIAL POLICY.
What Governor Taft Says of
His Satrapy.

Washington, February 1.-Governor
Taft today continued his statement
concerning conditions in the Philip
pine archipelago before the Senate
committee on the Philippines. He re-
sumed his account of his last years
tour of the provinces. He said that
next to Manila, Cebu came nearer to
being city in point of population
and manner of improvement than any
other place in the archipelago. The
island of Cebu, he said, is the most
densely settled of the group.
Speaking generally, Governor Taft
said there were no roads in the Phil
ippine Islands under the Spaniards.
but since the establishment of Ameri-
can control 81, 600, 900 had been ap-
propriated for road improvement, both
for strategic and commercial purposes.
In most, if not all, the islands, Gov
ernor Taft said, there is mountain
backbone which is practically ,impass-
able. Gen. Hall had succeeded in
passing the Luzon Mountain, but his
men were almost dead when they
emerged.
In his tour Governor Taft had found
the industries in progress, though
much interrupted largely on account
of the destruction of the water buffalo
or caribou, the work cattle of the ISL
and. This animal he described as
the beast Of burden, the family friend,
the wealth of the individual and the
object of all the robber bands OF the
mountain districts.
Governor Taft said the island OF
Cebu was not long organized into a
civil government until it was found
necessary to return to military control.
He had, however, been Informed just
before his departure for the United
States that the 300 or 400 insurgents
on the island had surrendered and that
the island had been entirely tranquil
lized.
This statement led Senator Hale to
ask question:
.sI have observed statements by the
newspapers that there we're Al small
fights within the space of thirty days.
Where do they occur?'
The reply was that the most of these
encounters bad taken place in Laguna,
Batangas, Bohol, Mindoro, Samar,
Cebu and a few other places. Most of
the troops are in those provinces,
Referring to the Macabees Governor
Taft said they had always been at war
with their neignhbors; that they had
formerly been friends of the Span,
iards,, and that when the transfer OF
the country was made they had also
transferred their allegiance to the
United States. He thought there
were s, 600 to 10000 Of them.
: ssYou speak, said Senator Culber.
son, as the witness progressed, "of
disagreements between the civil or
military control of certain district; !;
in such cases who determines as to
what shall be done?''
9eThat,'' replied Governor Taft, us
question of instructions or ratEer OF
construction of instruction, but we
have gotten along SO far without
radical disagreement. One difficulty
of this kind was submitted to wash
ington. and we were told that we must
reconcile our differences i we could.
We did so and have had no other mate
rial difficulties of the kind"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-05
Clerks Wise Suggestion.

I have lately been very much troubled
with dyspepsia, belching and sour stom-
ach.n writes NJ S Mead, leading pharma-
cist of Attleboro, Mass. Il could eat
hardly anything without suffering several
hours My clerk suggested | try hodol
Dyspepsia Cure which | did with most
happy results. have had no more trou-
BILE and when one can go to eating mince
pie, cheese, candy and nuts after such a
time, their digestion must be pretty good.
1 endorse Kodol Dyspepsia Cure heartily =
You don't have to diet. Eat all the good
food you want, but don't overload the
stomach. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
your food. S Hughson & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-05
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THE BILL TO SELL STATE
FARMS KILLED.

Columbia, January 31.-The house
of representatives killed the bill to
provide for the sale of the State farms.
It was introduced by Mr.. DeLoach at
the last session and provided that the
sinking fund commission take charge
OF the farms and sell them for not less
than 80 an acre.
Ever since the inquisition at the
hand OF the penitentiary Investigating
committee, there has been dlssatlsfac-
tion over the State and the careful
management Of the present admins
tration nav have something to do with
the defeat of the bill. There are 1900
acres in the Reid and DeSaussure
farms.
The house continued the debate on
the matter OF adopting code and de-
cided TO accept the report OF l902 sub
mitted by Mr.. Townsend.
A number Of bills Of local import
ance were given second reading Inc
day was about the busiest OF the pres
The following is the judiciary COM
nnittse's bill on the matter OF adopt
ing the code:
Section /. That the code as sub
mitted by the code commissioner OF
South Carolina "a copy of which is
hereto attached) be, and the same IS
hereby, declared to be the "Code Of
Laws of South Carolina, 1902" and
said code is hereby declared to be the
only general statutory law of the State
on the l4th day of January, 1902.
TIE SENATE.
The senate held two sessions, morn
ing and night. At the morning ses-
sion, after lively debate, Senator
Raysor's bill for compulsory education
was killed by vote of ls to l6. The
bill TO require railroads to furnish
spittoons in passenger cars passed It's
second reading with only one dissent
ing vote.
Senator Graydon's resolution pro-
Yiding that the general assembly shall
adjourn sine die on February l5 was
passed and sent to the house for con-
cErrence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-05
Cuba Wants Free Trade.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The war de-
partment made public to- day four ca
Diagrams from Cuban sources, urging
in the strongest terms the speedy re-
duction of import duties or Cuban
sugar and tobacco, and stating that
such action is the only salvation of
the island in the present crisis of it's.
economic situation. One of them ad-
dressed to the President and by him
referred to Secretary Root. is signed
by Jorge Della Gale, president of the
Audiencia- of Pinar del Rio. and a
number of other officials Of that city.
Another is from Sanchez Tortal, may
or of Santa Clara. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-05
Japanese Soldiers Frozen.

Yokohama, Februay -Four Off
GERS and seven men of the detachment
of 2JO japanese infantry, previously re-
ported to have been frozen to death
with the exception of one man, on the
northern end of Hondo Island, have
been found in vaious stages Of exhaus-
tion. Major Kamaguchi was discover
ed alive, but frozen to the ground by
the blankets his men had thrown over
him. Three living and seven dead SOL
diers were found lying near Major
Kamaguchi. The search for the lost
men is impeded by snow storms, and
scant hope of finding further survivors
is entertained.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-05
A New War on the South.


Washington, January 3o.-A cauc Us
of Republican members of the House
was called today by Representative
Cannon, of Illinois, chairman Of the
caucus committee, to be held Monday
night in the the hall of the House
The purpose of the caucus is to con-
slider the question of the election suf-
rage in the South and to determine
what action, if any, shall be taken on
the proposed Crumpacker bill, reduc-
ing the Southern representation in
Congress, or the Gibson bill, making
stringent regulation for the election
procedure. Mr. Cannon issued the
call after he had received a petition
signed by eighty Republican members
asking for the caucus.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-05
Strikes a Rich Find.

q was troubled for several years with
chrouic indigestion and nervous debility
writes F J Green, of Lancaster, n Il. mo
remedy helped me Until l began using
Electric Bitters. which did me more good
than all the medicines ever used. They
have also kept my wife in excellent health
for years. She says Electric Bitters are
Just splendid for female troubles !; that
they are grand tonic and invigorator for
weak. run down women. No other medi
cine can take It's place in our family
Try them. Only soc. Satisfaction guar
anteed by J F w DeLorme.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-05
! by request, to forbid the jury list:
! be nubIished in newspapers.

by request, to forbid the jury lists to
be published in newspapers.
Mr.. Lomax moved to strike out the
enacting words of Mr.. G. E. Robin
sons bill to allow the county super
intendent of education in Pickens
County to add 10 per cent. for his ser
vices to the amount received from
ssthe sale Of school books at cost. - ,
Mr.. Kibler and Nh. Lomax opposed
the bill. Mr.. Wingo said if person
had been so unfortunate as to be
elected to that Office in Pickens, then
he should not, be allowed to starve:
Mr.. Kibler declared that this was not
increasing the salary, but was adding
to the price of the books which should
not be allowed.
Mr.. Robinson said that this is purely
a local matter, and if there is to be any
blame let the Pickens delegation bear
it. The bill passed second reading
Among the new bills was one by Mr..
Henry 3. Richardson to provide for a
board of pardons. Mr.. Richardson
stated subsequently, in reply to an IN
ouiry, that he introduced the bill on
his own responsibility and had not
consulted the State officers.
WORK OF THE SENATE.
The senate did not hold morning
session, but resumed its work at
night. There was an unusually large
attendance for Monday night follow
ing an adjournment from Saturday.
The senate got down, to plain, every
day calendar work, and had a lively
debate over the anti-roving-chicken
measure, finally passing it, after
domesticating the various fowls enum-
Grated in the house bill. The senate
also passed the bill to require vestl-
bules to be used on street cars.
The house sent back to the senate
the jury bill with numerous amend.
ments. It was decided to have all Of
these printed and laid on the mem
bers' desks before any action upon
them be taken.
The senate agreed to the house
resolution to devote one hour hearing
the st. Louis exposition committee,
the hour being from 8 to p. NJ,
Wednesday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-05
The Last Heard of It.

s.ay little boy took the Group one night
and soon grew so bad you conld herr him
breathe all over the house." says T D Rey-
nolds, Mansfield. 0. I've feared he would
die. but few doses of One Minute Cough
Cure quickly relieved him and he went to
sleep. That's the last we heard Of the
Group. Now isn't cough cure ike that
valuable:" One Minute Cough Care IS
absolutely safe and acts Immediately. Fer
coughs, colds, Group. grip, bronchitis and
all other throat and lung troubles it is q
certain cure. Very pleasant to take. The
little ones like.it. j S Hughson & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-05
What's Become of sumter's Mon
ument !?

A special from Washington to the
Augusta Chronicle, published yester-
day, says: Representative Lever to-
day introduced bill in the house ap-
propriating a sum sufficient to erect
monument to the memory of Capt.
James Butler and his 30 comrades who
were foully murdered by Bloody
Bill'' Cunningham during the Revolu-
tionary war. The monument Is pro-
posed for the campus of Leesville col
lege in Lexington county. The sum OF
500 per annum is also asked for the
maintenance Of the monument. Mr.
Lever feels confident of the passage OF
the bill at this session. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-05
Saturday in the House and
Senate.

fyoinmbia, February 1.-The House
TO-DAY accomplished a great deal OF
WORK. In addition to passing the
oeneral inry law great number OF
Kills of more or less local importance
were acted upon.
Tho general jury bill was passed
without much discussion. The Dill IS
identical with the bill as it passed the
Senate in the machinery provided and
IN the operation, but the House judi
ciary committee changed the verbiage
in a number of instances for the sake
of clearness and added a provision as
to the time the Act is to go into
effect. The bill will receive its third
reading in the House on Monday.
Cap6. Hills bill seeking to require
the publication of county expenditures
passed the House, but Mr.. Robinson
managed to get an amendment adopted
which exempted Pickens County from
the provisions of the bill. 1t is rather
curious that the House should in one
hour have passed a general jury bill,
which was necessary because the Su-
preme Court had said that exemptions
for certain counties made an Act null
and void, and then in the next hour
have passed Capt. Hill's bill. which
sought to avoid the very constitutional
trouble the Supreme Court had point
ed out, and have added clause
which made the Act not worth the
paper it is printed on.
The House under a resolution took
up only uncontested matters and IN
this way great number of bills were
acted upon which are largely of local
application.
THE SENATE.
A great many Senators were absent
today, the first roll call developing
that no quorum was present. Soon
after enough members came IN to give
the Senate a bare working majority
and as consequence little was done.
The commi ttee to whom was refer
red the salary bill to see that it was
properly engrossed reported that sew
eral errors had been found and Sena-
tor Graydon pointed out these errors.
There were so many amendments that
1t is surprising that so few errors were
made. It was finally decided to have
the bill printed even with the errors,
which viii be corrected on third read
ing. There are many more amend
msnts to be offered on the third read
ing and the bill is in such shape at
present that Senators hardly know
what it does provide exactly.
Senator Manning called up his bin
providing for county pension COM
missioner. He shall be elected by the
county pension board, of which he shall
be member, and he shall be at the
auditors Office every Saturday in the
month of January to meet Tension ap-
plicants and receive their applications.
He shall report back TO the board the
first Monday in February. For bis
services he shall receive 52 per day.
This bill will relieve the county board
from constant meetings and is expect
ed to save a considerable sum. The
bill was passed.
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ply mo aosstll
: . H DC x 8.

7 have f0r sale a few
Barred Plymouth Rock
Cockerels, from the I'm
est strains.
Also, Eggs from a pen
Of pure bred and Sc
Iect Barred Plymouth
Rocks. Orders will be
filed promptly if book,
ed now. Price for sit
ting Of 13, $1.OO.
IL. G. OSTEEN.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-20

der the boilers. II takes about twelve
hands to work one of these machines and
each machine will turn out more than
1000. 900 matches in ten hours.
Making Wax Tapers.
Leaving this department, I went into the
rooms where wax tapers and paper matches
are manufactured The paper lights are
made of cardboard, being put into a ma
chine which prints an advertisement on
each match and cuts 1t to the proper
length. Other machines dip the matches
and dry them. They also put on the safety
heads and arrange them in boxes.
Wax matches have a basis of fine cotton.
The start is with the thread, which is
twisted and drawn through a bath of heated
paraffn wax, and then through a die con-
tanning a number of holes. When the par
sfin coat has been put on the threads look
like white wires of about the thickness of
a match. They are wound on big drums
and the rest Of the process is much like the
making Of the wooden matches above de-
scribed.
In other rooms the boxes are made by
box-making machinery, being turned out by
the millions a day. The boxes are of all
shapes and sizes. The greatest number are
of pasteboard and paper, many Of brass
and tin, and not a few Of wood. Some OF
the ~strawboard box machines will turn out
seventy boxes a minute.
The total output of the factory runs into
hundreds of millions of matches a day, and
it is enough to keep these 4S, 900, 900 people
in lights and to furnish an enormous prod
uct for export to the continent, the colonies
and other parts of the world. The company
is, / am told, paying good dividends, and its
business is steadily increasing.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-20
GOLD BOND INVESTMENTS.

The Neatest, Cleanest, Clearest Life
Insurance Contract on the Mar.
ket is the Gold Bond Policy of
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-20
THOROUGHLY UP-TO-DATE CON-
TRACT.

With $4,670, 900 now in force, and over two
million in sight for the balance OF the
year, the Bankers Reserve Life will make
a showing for 1902 which will startle the
natives. Inside Of two years more this
young home company will pass the &c..
000, 900 mark. Before many years it viii
be a 500, 0O0, 900 company. Every man who
takes a policy now will be safe for the
great future of the home company.
u. H.. robson, PRESIDENT.
has his heart set upon making the Bankers
Reserve Life Association the greatest life
insurance company west of the Mississippi,
one Of the greatest in the United States.
Western loyalty and western enterprise
will enable him to carry out this idea.
Every western man should be enlisted on
the side OF
THE BANKERS RESERVE LIFE.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-20
A Home Beer
for Home People
Blue Ribbon
is beer perfection.

Blue Ribbon Beer is never young, but is
perfectly and naturally aged i'm our stor-
age-made from pure artesian well water,
and the highest grade of barley, malt and
blue Ribbon Beer is an ideal summer
drink and is better for you and your fam
lly's health than any lind of iced drinks.
Blue Ribbon gently stimulates and aids
nature. You feel better and are better
after using 'Rlue Ribbon"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-20
THE BANKERS RESERVE LIFE
IL Pays Annual Increasing Dividends
Has Loan Value, Surrender
Value and All the Fa-
vOrIte Options.

Tho Bankers Reserve Life Association is
nothing IL not progressive. It is managed
by experienced insurance men, and II pro-
poses to be the greatest western life COM
pany. Nothing safe and attractive in the
life insurance line will be overlooked.
With the opening OF the present year the
company put into the field its
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-20

Business. Shorthand. Typewriting and
English. Day and evening. Students
furnished work for board when desired.
Gregg Shorthand by mail. Send for caIa-
iogue. New York Life Build e. Omaha. Y b
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-20
NEW GOLD BOND POLICY.

which combining advantages, liberal OPP
tions and large accumulations Of savings
makes this the best policy now offered to
insurers. Among its special features are
liberal options after three years; a cash
surrender value; paid up insurance.; ex-
tended insurance.; loan value at low inter-
est rates. 1918 and 20 payment policies
fully paid up. and annually increasing div
idends. In other words the Bankers Re-
serve offers it's patrons a
Woodville Republican., 1902-05-03
UNDERGROUND sILoEs.
EhniIase Keeps a. Well in Them ~
In the Ordinary AbOve-Ground
Wooden Structures.

Prof. Roberts at Cornell university
some years since built small test silo
of brick. Briefly speaking, it was
nothing more or less than a cistern.
The top was nearly all arched over,
simply room enough left to accommo-
date the egress and and ingress of the
ensilage. The opening, which was
level with the ground, was closed with
cover of matched boards, and earth
was thrown over it to the depth of
about one foot. The ensilage appar-
emily kept as well in this pit as it did
in the above-ground wooden slices.
Some years ago an effort was made
to improve the quality of the ensilage
by introducing carbonic acid gas into
the silo, but this was found to be too
expensive. Then there was an effort
made to exhaust the oxygen in the silo
by putting ignited charcoal in a metal
pail which was lowered into the pit,
and then the opening was closed. The
object of this was to burn up the
oxygen and produce a poisonous gas
which it was hoped would help to ar
rest decomposition. This effort to i'm
prove the quality of the ensilage did
not meet with results marked enough
to continue its use, yet it did seem to
produce some beneficial effects. The
objection to such silo is thatit is In
convenient when the ensilage is to be
removed. However, on the other hand,
1t is extremely simple in that no car
riers have to be employed to elevate
the material; and since the farmers
time is of little account in the winter,
he may consent to do the extra work
necessary to remove the ensilage from
the underground pit to economic in
putting it in, and to secure silo which
will neither rot out, blow down nor
admit of the entrance of air or water
through its sides, provided it is well
built and plastered properly on the in
side.-Country Gentleman.
Woodville Republican., 1902-05-03
Feeding the Dairy Cows.

Always feed at regular hours. To
stand watching and waiting for food
that should have been ready before
is nducive to worry, and that does
not make milk or put on fat, says
American Cultivator. Feed no more
than can be eaten, and if any is left
clean the troughs or managers as
soon as the cows seem to have had
enough. In the short days of win
ter two good feeds day have been
found better than three. Do not
feed before daylight or after dark,
and do not disturb them during the
night unless the barn is on fire.
They will be the better for card
ing and brushing every day, not only
for cleanliness sake, but it puts the
blood in circulation and invigorates
them. Always treat them kindly and
gently, because kindness is a good
investment. Follow these rules, ane
there will be but little use for vet
lGiRsrians or COW doctors,
Woodville Republican., 1902-05-03
TIMELY DAIRY NOTES.

Not only does good COW need
rest, but she should be well fed, SO
as to build up her flesh and recuper.
ate wasted vitality.
Use only pure salt, as the aduI,
terated is often charged with objec-
tionable odor that will readily be
impaired to the butter.
A heifer calf intended for a COW
should be trained from birth with
this end in view, and be made gentle
by careful handling.
If the cows that are expected to
come fresh soon are we'll fed they
will drop stronger and better calves,
and the COW herself will do better.
Cream should be churned on the
day that it is taken from the milk
but should be well stirred and al.
lowed to ripen evenly before it is put
into the churn.
The character of the ration de-
cides to a very great extent the
yield and quality of the butter from
any COW, and if the most is to be
made from the cows and the feec
this must be looked after closely.
Do not stop feeding the dairy COW
as soon as she goes dry. Give he1
enough good food to steadily main.
tain fair condition of flesh and she
will be all the better mixer when
she comes fresh again. If she is al
lowed to get thin in flesh it is going
to cost something to bring her uI
again.-Ohio Farmer.
Woodville Republican., 1902-05-03
AID IN DEHoRNING.
Device for Handling Untamed and
Vicious Horses Applied to an
Entirely New Purpose,

Clark Braly, of California, sends the
following to Hoard's Dairyman:
"I enclose you a tie for holding cows
head at stanchion while dehorning. ]
think it is the best tie l know. 1t may
not be new to you, but as have seen
some inquiry in your paper in regard
to dehorning, l thought l would send
it to you. ! send you a small model to
show how to use it. When the cows
head is fast in the stanchion, the rope
is dropped over her neck, the loop is
caught on the under side and the rope
doubled, is put through loop and placed
around the nose up far enough to not
Woodville Republican., 1902-05-03

shut off her breathing; then pull the
rope back to a post at side of stanch.
ion, take one turn around post. A
man can hold the end, and, by placing
his weight on rope hold the cows head
quite solid while her horns are re-
moved. The rope is quickly removed
by taking it off the nose and pulling"
The Dairyman says: "While the tie
sent us, as seen in the illustration, is
practically the well-known Rarey de.
vice for handling untamed and vicious
horses, its application to dehorning
purposes is new to us, and we thank
Mr.. Braly for bringing it to the atten.
tion of such of our readers as may
have occasion to use devices of such a
character"