The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-09
SUMTER. c.. WEDNESDAY. 9 New
NOTES OF THE DAY.

lu0 NOW lOIh Ouu GllluhS III Is pOS-
sible that Mr.. Cleveland has resumed
the activity of politics, not from sambi-
tion but from gratitude. It affects to
believe that he wishes to promote the
candidacy of the Hon D. S. Lamont
for Governor of New York, and the
Hon. Richard Olney for President Of
the United States. these two having
been of inestimable benefit to him dur
ing his career as President.
It is the custom now in polite So
ciety for guests at dinner to sign their
names in a guest book supplied by the
host At recent dinner party at
which Senator Foraker was the host,
Justice McKenna was next in line to
sign the book after Nine. Takahira,
the wife of the japanese Minister.
Nine. Takahira had written hex name
in japanese characters and Justice
McKenna, turning to Senator Foraker,
said, What is this? It resembles the
debate on the Philippine bill-past
understanding. y ooh, no." the Sena-
tor replied, cit more closely resembles
the Supreme Courts decision in the
insular cases. -
Wood yarn, as now manufactured in
Germany, is stated to cost about half
as much as cotton yarn. It is supplied
in the natural gray state, and does not
bleach well, but can be dyed almost
any color. It is claimed to be we'll
adapted for variety of uses, such as
Innings for garments, bed ticks, blinds,
crunb cloths, etc.
c.oabarin and other coal-tar pro-
drots - sra being much used in place of
e.nor ro1 for sweetening jams, syrups,
5eger heysraees, pastry and other food sub
ss.aaes pss..aSu Sucramine, cne of these sub
st stifntes. is credited with 700 times the
svzeet sweetsning power Of cane-sugar. Not
omS amlv are these sweet products not
foods @ bnt Dr.. de Lavarenne calls at
looq; .oo4;on 70 - the fact that their contin-
1ad vsr o,Use nsa :, nav seriously derange tie di-
aes+iTs aeu We f1nctions Prof Won Bunge, of
Basie. has reported that sacharin af-
ter being absorbed may reappear in
tbe saliva, causing a Persistent sweet
taste and interfering with the appe-
lite. DR.. Pluggs has shown that sac
charm interfered with the breaking
mn of food substances in artificial dl-
oestion. and gram daily of dulcin,
another of the coal-tar sweets, caused
the death of dog in three weeks.
Fifty years of teaching in one insti-
tuition. without a, single hour lost by
reason of illness, is the remarkable rec
ord that the close of the present school
vear conpletes for Charles J. Capen,
master of the Boston Latin School.
The triumph of women sufragists
in the new national parliament Of the
Australian commonwealth is. their
greatest achievement thus far attained.
1t confers the right tc vote for its
members on all the women Of Austria
liza There are 1000, 600 inhabitants
in this commonwealth, and this act
enfranchises about 100000 women.
When those of New Zealand are added,
who have been voting nine years, and
those of our own four states, a total
is furnished of not less than 1,250, 600
English speaking women who are now
exercising full political suffrage.
A reduction in the rate OF interest to
be credited to depositors is announced
by the officials of some of the savings
banks in New, York city The reduc-
tion, which is from to 31a per cent,
is to take effect July 1.
Mr.. Henderson ''got next to'' Mr..
Latimer at the campaign meeting at
Darlington. The Congressman was
insisting that the people should elect
a farmer to the Senate instead of a
lawyer, as the body was made up
chiefly of lawyers now, whereupon
Henderson wanted to know If Latimer
was training his son to be a farmer or
a lawyer and forced the acknowledge
ment that the young Latimer' would
follow the legal profession. The
Aiken candidate also pointed out that
there were farmers and farmers. Some
of them titled the soil and others held
public Office and drew good salaries.
Winston Churchill. the novelist, is
in st. Louis, from his eastern summer
home, gathering historical material
for new novel, the subject to be the
stirring history of the Louisiana pur-
chase's early days. The work is to be,
in short. worlds fair fiction. Mr..
Churchill hopes to have it on the mar
ket by the date Of the opening of the
exposition in 1904. The work will
deal, it is said, with the days when
France and Spain eontended for su-
premacy in the valley of the Mississip-
,pi.
A Western exchange tells of the jan
itor of city school who threw up his
job one day, and when asked by a
friend what the trouble was said ::
"Well, it's this: I'm honest, and I
won't stand bein' Starred. If I ever
found pencil or anything else in the
school when was sweepin' out I al
ways gave it to the principal: but just
the same, the teachers, or some one
that's too mean to face me. gives me
the slur. - "In what way?' asked the
friend. "Well, just this: A little
while ago I saw written on the board,
Find the common multiple Well,
I didn't say word, but I searched
from garret to cellar and ] couldn't
find the darn thing. Well, again last
night, in big writin' on the same.