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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-17
HORRORS OF VIYIsEeTI0A.
Senator ealIinger Replies #
Recent Letter of DR.. Keen.

Washington, D. c., December IA
Senator Gallinger, of New Hampshire,
who also is member Of the medical
profession, gave out a letter tonight
in reply to the published letter Of DR..
". W. Keen, of Philadelphia, sent
MIN week ago, calling attention te
the case Of Midshipnaan Aiken, a
clot on whose brain DR.. Keen had re-
moved, and who said his success in
the operation was due to experiments
on animals such as the anti-vivisec-
tionists wanted to prohibit Senator
Gallinger denies that lie wishes to
prohibit vivisection, and says his bill
seeks merelty to regulate it and pre-
vent cruel and inhuman experiments.
The senator denies:that localization Of
brain troubles has been brought about
by experimentation on animals. The
brains of animals, he says, differ from
the brain of man and also differ
from one another, so that stimulation
Of certain part Of the brain will
produce certain effect in one animal
and another effect in another animal
The long history Of experiment on the
brains of animals has shown that it is
not only not safe to reason from the
brain of animals to that Of man,
but that such reasoning is not safe as
between the brain Of one animal and
that of another. 1t has been Sc
in general with animal experimental
tion. When such experiment. had es-
tablished a fact with regard to any
species of animal the next thing was,
"Now let US see if it is the same in
man. The experimentors, therefore
saw by experiment in some form
upon man, and some times the result
was similar and sometimes not. That
such experiments upon man as re-
suits of reasoning from the lower
animals have been to great extent
disastrous is certain, for it is the
testimony of great surgeons and ply
siologists. BY experiment upon man
I mean in general operations upon
human beings, with the expectation
that they would have the same result
as they had had with animals. -
He then says his bill seeks to prevent
such experiments as those. One eX-
perimenter is in the habit of plunging
dogs for thirty seconds into boiling
water; another fastens dog to the
dissectlng table and, discarding the
use of anesthetics, stands above it
with a large empty stone bottle, with
which he strikes with all his strength
a dozen violent blows on the head,
while the same experimental says he
dislocates both the shoulders, doing it
with difficulty. Another eSperimenter
claims that he has consecrated'' more
than eighty large animals, mostly
horses and mules, to the EXTREMIST
torture possible, not, as he expressly
tells US, to solve any problem in
medical theory, but simply to see what
degree of pain can be inflicted through
irritation Of the spinal cord. He is
willing to submit to the American peo-
pie, he says, whether such harbarous
practices should not be condemned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-17

The price of cotton has again passed
the s cent mark and those who still
have cotton to sell are congratulating
themselves on tEeir foresight in hold
ing for better prices. The better grades
Of cotton on the market yesterday sold
readily at SIS.
Bishopville was celebrating Monday
afternoon and the cannon was roaring
and believing with JOY, SO it was
stated by telephone, and the statement
was no doubt true although the ground
hereabouts was not quaking and rat
ting from the reverberations of the
cannon.
City Clerk and Treasurer Hurst had
a busy day Monday writing tax re-
ceipts. He took in more than s., 600,
the largest amount received for taxes
in single day since Mr.. Hurst has
been Treasurer. MIR. Hurst estimates
that about seventy per cent Of the tax
es have been paid, the certainty of the
imposition Of the penalty having proven
a great incentive to promptness in
payment Of taxes.
An invitation is extended by H. G..
Osteen & Co., to those interested in art
to visit their store and inspect the
large line of burnt and illuminated
leather goods for which they have the
exclusive agency in Sumter. The
Wolf skins of which many Of the articles
are made are prepared by the Indians
on the North Dakota Reservation and
the designs are executed in the studio
of a well known art company of Gin
cinnati. Included in the line are
many handsome, durable and useful
articles that are particularly suitable
for Christmas gifts.
Belton Stokes is still in the Sumter
county Jail and will probably remain
there for sometime unless he is able
to secure bond. As soon as Sheriff
Manly Smith CT Lee county found out
that he could get possession of Stokes
he did not want actual possession,
having no place to put him for safe
keeping, and he arranged with Sheriff
Scarborough to take care Of Stokes
until such time as he is needed in Lee
county. It was not actual possession
that was desired but legal or tech
:nical possession, when Sheriff Smith
Of Lee county demanded the person of
Belton Stokes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-17
U. S. GOVERNMENT TAKES ACTION.
Secretary Hay Informed the Ger
man Government That There
Must Be No Interference
With Our Ships.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Minister
Bowen has confirmed the press reports
to the effect that the guns Of the allied
feet which bombarded Puerto Cabello
Saturday were directed entirely at the
Notifications and not at the town.
Regretable as it was, this statement
relieves the fear Of the FIRST suspicion
that it constituted violation of in
ternational law, III the fact that "a
hours notice was not served of the bonn
bardment. The requirements as to
notice applies to unfortifed townswhere
the fire must be directed upon the in
habitants, and this was not the case
at Puerto Cabello, so that while the
officials here regret that the firing
took place they have as yet no cause
TO protest.
But it is now probable that the
United States will break its attitude
Of inactivity in the event that an at
tempt is made to enforce the "peace-
ful blockade toward an American
ship. When the allies were consider
ing ways and means of bringing Vene-
zuela to terms.and a blockade of this
character had been decided upon, the
German government informed the
United States that when the blockade
was established it would turn back all
shipping, though no effort would be
made to seize the ships. The United
States government made no response
to this statement at the time (last
year,, not feeling called upon to do SO
before the presentation of an actual
case. But now that the blockade is
sought to be established, Secretary
Hay has informed the German gov
eminent that American ships should
not be interfered with in their trad
ing, except the inhibition applies to
ali shipping; and further the note in
Inmates disapproval Of any stoppage
at all. It is within the legal right of
the allies to close these ports, but
probably this can be accomplished
without protest on our part only after
a formal declaration of war. The hope
is growing here that such declaration
can, after all, be avoided owing to the
energy with which Mr.. Bowen has
acted.
It has developed that the reason for
the delay in the consideration Of Presi-
dent Castro's proposal to arbitrate the
disputes with Great Britain and Ger
many was the absence from London of
Lord Lansdowne, the British minister
of foreign affairs. It appears that
this arbitration had more than per-
functory endorsement by the United
States government, Mr. Bowen hav-
ing asked permission TO endeavor to
settle the matter by arbitration,
Secretary Hay not only promptly ac-
corded the permission but went to the
length of himself dispatching the
proposal, which up to that point had
been rather vague and informal, to
the British and German governments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-17
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-17

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As tie ninteenth century was about
to close, Mr.. r. ". Perks, a London
lawyer and member of Parliament, pro-
posed to raise million guineas-about
$1,000, 000-fron a million Methodists
in Great Britain as a thank Offering
for denominational purposes. The
sum was raised, and more besides. The
Methodist Bishops of the United States
in November, 1898, started out to raise
$50, 600, 600 for like object. The date
fixed for this fund to close is Dec 81, of
this year, and at the present time the
sum of SIS. 100000 has been raised.
The money is to be used for education,
for philanthropic work, for the en-
dowment Of evangelization, for con-
frence claimants. for the payment of
Church debts and for mission fields.
Mr.. Il. R. Jackson, division pas
senger and freight agent of the Cly5
Steamship Company, has been elect
the manager Of the Charleston frej
bureau and he will take charge a.
the first of next month.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-17
ypjckoacksf Arrested.

i Policemen Weeks on Saturday morn
ing captured the negro man who on Fri
day stole Mr. e. Z. Green's pocket book.
The negro was walking along tho street
When Officer Weeks recognized him
and placed him under arrest. The ne
gro admitted his guilt aud gaga up the
pocket book after being placed in the
guard horse, although at first he stout
- denied any knowIedge Of Mr. Green's
loss he man had been In hiding
since Friday and had had no op-
T,orgunity to spend the stolen money.
II hen he delivered the pocketbook to
sCGeer Weeks It contained fifty dollars
in bills and 81. 033 in change, q few
scenss more than Mr.. Green thought
he had IN it when it was stolen. The
negro name is Joseph Holmes but
of his antecedents nothing is known.
as has beer committed to Jail for
trial
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-17
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we're mae 20 yet the Kings
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as yitorieus team Of 1902 personal
as follows
Steele, right end Hicks. NJ, right
tackle George, right guard Dun,
center rierson, lett guard: Hicks,
b, left tackle; Brogdon, left end ;
Moses quarter and coach Dusant, j.,
lefss hall 5n5tino. right half Dnrant
e., full back and captain; Subs.
Griffin, PloWden, Millsap.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-17
Masonic Election.

At the regular Communication of
5CIaremont Lodge, No. 81. A. F. NJ,
held last Thursday night, the election
of officers to serve the Lodge for the
ensuing Masonic year was had with
the following result:
~. M.-Bartow Walsh.
S. W.-Geo. q. Beaumont.
j. W.-Geo.y L. Kicker.
Treasurer-Abe Ryttenberg.
Secretary-W. T. Rhame.
It was decided by vote of the Lodge
to hold the annual banquet on the
night of December 26th and COM
mittee was appointed to make all
necessary arrangements.
A resolution was adopted making the
usual donation of $40 to the fund to
be raised by the Sunday Schools for
Christmas gifts to the poor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-17

Prof. E. B. Bryan, recently ap-
pointed sperinendent Of public IN
struction for the Philippine Islands,
was a farm hand twelve years ago.
While plowing. on his fathers farm,
two miles from Kokohoma, Ind, he
was accidentally injured in such way
as to incapacitate him for such work.
Then be went to college and later held
chairs in Butler College and the Indi
ana University. When appointed to
his present position he was principal
of the normal school in Manila.
Washington, Dec. 12.-Secretary
Hay has received a cablegram from
John Barrett, dated at Calcutta, India,
today stating that he regarded it his
duty to continue his connection with
the ST. Louis exposition and therefore
declining the Japanese mission which
had been rendered to him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-17

a bill was passed last week by the
Georgia legislature over Gov. Terrill's
veto, which extends the terms of the
governor and other State officers eight
months beyond the time at which they
would otherwise have expired. The
bill also provides that the legislature
shall meet on the fourth Wednesday in
June instead of the fourth Wednesday
in October, as at present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-17

Jeha Holland Fountain Pens, sold
under positive guarantee; also the
WeIl known Waterman S Ideal Fountain
Pens. G. Osteen & Co.'S Book
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-17

The State corresponds says: Rev.
g. 81 Brown, D. D., by his wit and
hnmor captured the next Contention
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-15

By making small payment in cash
them while cheap. A mere remnant of
Ladies all wool satin lined jackets
Ladies best on earth $40 jackets, ga
length
Ladies $15 and 1850 42.inch automobile
Ladies plush and velour jackets
Children's $3.50 and 29S jackets i.
Ladies SO quality plush capes, best
guaranteed Salts plush
Ladies 1915 quality plush capes, best
guaranteed Salts plush -.
Ladies satin lined wool capes, 80 in. long
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-15

3 ladies' embroidery yoke
trimmed muslin gowns
81 80 and 50 ladies' all wool
French flannel and broad
cloth waists ..
3 yards 76c fancy velvet
wai-tlngs
3 Yards 75c all wool French
flannel walls lngs.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-15

suits skirts cloaks lace curtains until called for Buy
prices. 1-2 yes 3-4 cut off, just think.
FINE WALKING SKIRTS
At the price of inferior goodsHundreds to select FROM
Ladies best IS founced walking skirts So 90
Ladies best $6fn sergelong dress skirts 4 90
SIS ladies' silk skirts 10 90
% ladies' all WOOL silk lined tailored
suits. worth SO and s12. = 90
100 ladies so and s1S tailored suits.
choice of these at 10 90
100 finer suits at moving sale prices.
GU pairs lace curtains fourth off regular prices
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-15

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A 2yes3 off
The Washington bee., 1902-05-10

be congressman was every one of the
senators forming the committee
whose duty it was to frame a bill re-
districting the state. They wrangled
over the bill, each member of the
committee striving to secure a bill
that would forward his ambition to
congressional honOrs. The session
was drawing to a close, and there
seemed no chance of an agreement.
Finally, it was agreed to play a
game of freeze out" the winner to
report a bill that would suit him.
+. II. Funston, father of Gen. Funs-
ton; W. j. Buchanan, W. +. Hackney
and Gene Ware and one or two other
members of the committee sat down
To a table in an upstairs room of the
Copeland hotel.
The stake was worth playing for,
and it was hours before the game
seemed near an end. One by one they
dropped out until Buchan and Ware
were the only ones in the game.
Finally Ware won all the chips. He
reported bill forming the second
congressional district practically as
it exists to-day.
Following the death of Dudley c.
Haskell, the congressman from the
Second district. Funston entered the
race for the nomination and was
elected.
The game was a tentative agree
ment to let the winner go to con-
gress. Funston wouldn't stand for
the bill and had it amended SO that
the Second district included his own
county In this way he was elected.
The Washington bee., 1902-05-10
ODGS AND ENDS.

Quite 50 per cent. of the property
of England is insured.
Belgium has 175,OOO taverns and sa-
looms for the sale of liquors.
The value of the minerals market
ed in England in 1900 was G135, ,957,-
GIG.
Divers in West Australia receive
$97 for every ton of shells of mother
of-Pearl.
During 1900 no less than 2,717
deaths in Ireland were attributed to
cancer.
The number OF postal cards sold in
1900 by the German postal depart
ment was 35S,OOO,OOO
The number of postage stamps
sold in Germany was 2,61s, ,4S9 SIG iD
1899 and 2,94S, ,356,308 in 1900.
Boy bridegrooms are growing in
number in London. There are four
under p in every 100 bridegrooms.
About 16 girls under 21 per 100 get
married.
The Washington bee., 1902-05-10
LOGGER TELLING HIS STORY.

were scared at the reports of the
rifle and finally retreated into their
hole in the ground. The dogs could
not be persuaded to enter the tunnel
again and the hunter did not care to
enter himself.
The cats killed were a curious mix
ture of the colors of the tame and
wildcats. and had tails of ali lengths,
from the rabbit-like tuft of the genu-
inc wildcat TO the elongated MARIA
tive" of the domestic thomas cat.
Several attempts were made with
in the next two weeks to clean out
the colony of cats, but to no purpose,
as no dog nor man could be found
who dared to go any distance in tEe
tunnel.
Finally, a coId-blooded scheme was
put up on the cats. They were
obliged to go out at night to seek
for food, so man was dressed up in
half a dozen suits of clothes which
no cat could bite or scratch through.
and furnished with several giant
power cartridges and a coil of fuse.
penetrated TO the extremity of the
tunnel.
Next day a crowd gathered about
the entrance of the tunnel and the
fuse was lighted. As it burned along
into the tunnel the flame, smoke and
smell of powder scared the eats and
they began to come out, and as fast
as they came in sight they were shot
down.
The shooting and the dead cats ter
rified those in the. rear, and they held
back tall the TUNNEL was fairly
choked with a surging, squalIing,
splitting army OF cats. and then the
giant powder exploded and several
tons of cats were shot out of the
hole.
Were there any eats left?" in
ouired one of the mining men.
Nary cat" said the logger. The
mine was worked out, and was closed
permanently with rocks and earth" +"
The Washington bee., 1902-05-10
REAL WILDCAT MINE.
Truthful Tale Told by a Columbia
River Logger.
"Farmints" by the Thousand Iuhah.
tted Deserted Shaft-HoIe Was
shot After the Way of
Shooting an OH Well

The Portland Oregonian saws tina.
several mining men who CHANGED to
meet in the Office of a hotel in that
elty the other day were discussing
the various mines in a certain dis
trlct 4n this state, when one of them
spoke of a wildcat" mine.
A logger who was sitting near
prlcked up his ears at this. and
Clipped into the conversation. He
SAID that there was the most produc-
tive wildcat mine he had ever heard
OF near the logging camp where he
had been working on the Lower CO.
lumbia.
One OF the mining men remarked
that mis- idea of a wildcat mine was
one that yielded nothing but assess.
ments, and asked what this wildcat
mine produced.
why, wildcats, of course" replied
the logger. He then proceeded to ex-
plain that many years ago some one
had run TUNNEL into the side of a
NIL in search of coal and had run a
number of short branches, and had
gophered about generally in the
bowels Of the hill, but finding no
coal, had finally abandoned the work
ings.
There were wildcats in that Sec
ton, and the parties who had been
prospecting for coal left several
cats at their cabin. The wildcats and
the tame eats had affiliated, and had
taken up their abode in the tunnel
and had increased in numbers.
Finally celebrated bear hunter Of
that region discovered the half
closed entrance to the tunnel and
thinking that perhaps some wild ami
nal might be occupying the place,
sent his dogs in to investigate. In a
few minutes the dogs came rushing
out, literally covered with wildcats
and bowling like lost spirits.
While the fight was going on the
old hunter took a hand to help his
dogs, and killed p wildcats. The cats
The Washington bee., 1902-05-10
4KADE AND FINANCE.

The record for the price of a seat
on the New York stock exchange was
broken recently, when H. Z. Mont
gomery paid $4,000 for a seat that
was bought in 1869 for $4O0.
The crops of 1901 in Manitoba were
very large, official returns showing
5O,5OOO 900 bushels of wheat, 27,796,OO
bushels of oats, 6,536,0OO bushels Of
barley, and 100000 bushels of pota-
toes.
The American Sugar Refining COM
pany, commonly called the sugar
trust, has recently paid off its mort
gage of $1O,OOOOOO, which was made
in 1891 and would not have matured
until 1911.
The Association of Merchants in
Berlin has sent to the federal council
a memorial asking for the legislative
regulation of trade combinations in
order that the artificial raising Of
prices may be avoided.
According to the estimate of the
Railroad Gazette, 4,51s miles of rail-
road were built in the United States
in 1901, Texas leading (537 miles) in
the list of states and territories,
with Oklahoma (39s) second, and
West Virginia third.
The Washington bee., 1902-05-10
SCRAPS OF INFORMATION.

In Texas superstitious people carry
a small bone from a fsh's head, but
the luck only comes after the charm
has been lost.
The Bedouin Arabs are small eat
ers. SIX or seven dates soaked in melt
ed butter serve a man a whole day,
with a very small quantity Of coarse
-four or a little ball Of rice.
As late as 1910 there were neither
roads nor coaches in any country dis
trict of Portugal. Gentlemen travelled
on horse back and ladies in sedan chairs.
carried by men, or in mule litters.
1t is said that Herbert c. Hoover is
one of the highest salaried men of his
years in the industrial world. At the
age of % he is in RECEIPT of S33, 900 an
nually for his services as a mining ex-
pert.
The Washington bee., 1902-05-10
LOVE Is UNIVERSAL.
Prince and Pauper Acknowledge Its
Mighty Power.
Some Royal Proposals Which Were
Based Upon Mutual Respect and
Admiration and Ended Ia
Happy Marriage.

Many people are possessed of the
Idea that, as royal marriages have
generally to be arranged as affairs
of state, the prospective bridegroom
has no occasion to WOO his bride as
the average man would do. This,
however, is a totally erroneous idea,
as will be found on reading the fol-
lowing authentic accounts, from Lon
don Tit-Bits, of how and where some.
royalties proposed TO those who ulti
mately became their wives.
1t WIS at Rosenberg, the palace of
the Danish royal family, that King
Edward VII. proposed to and was ac-
cePted by our gracious queen. His
majesty-then, of course, prince of
Wales-frst saw his wife in the
cathedral of a continental town, and
was so impressed with her beauty
that he determined to secure an in
PRODUCTION on learning who the prin-
cess was. The result of that intro
ductiOn was that a short time after
wards the prince went over to Den
mark and made a formal claim for
the hand of the princess.
A charming story is that told re-
garding the manner in which the late.
Emperor Frederick of Germany, then
crown prince, proposed to the prin-
cess royal (the late Empress Fred
erick). The two became separated
from the rest of a royal party, who
were taking a walk over a Scotch
moor in the vicinity of Balmoral
Suddenly the crown prince spied bit
of white heather, and picking it up
gave it to the young girl beside him
for the princess was barely IS
years of age at the time. She knew,