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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
The Rebels Active.
Burlng Villages Within Sight
of Habaua.

KEY West. FLA, Jan 3l.-Ad
-vicss from Habaoa state that IN fat
contraction of all rumors lately circu-
lssed, that rebels are demoralizsd and
weakened and ready to surrendered.
especially in Pinar province, where
Weyler made the ridiculous assertion
that only 500 remained 10 strsegling
bands os bandits. word reached H4bana
Friday that insurgents had dynamlsed
tsaio, causing great damage aod loss
Of life. Although the censor for Safe
reasons maintains the official paci6ca-
sion and suppressed the information 10
the papers. the news rapidly spread
aud all we're soon familiar With details
The affair created great impression
aud was widely commented on. To-
Yestigation disclosed The fact that 90
the morniug of the 2Ssh as military
train vas crossing a culvert
at place uaned Aceyuera. be-
tween Candelaria aud Mangos, sremen-
dous dynamite explosions occurred,
ditchiug the engine and tender The
armored Car vas completely wrecked
and other cars we're also more or less
damaged. The eogineer. fireman aad
l3 soldiers we're killed l'ae surgeon.
20 soldiers. conductor AID brakeman
we're wounded Assistance "As hur
riedly sens and the dead bodies arous;:f
to Habaua The wounded wese lett
at Candelar;a
TIE above is not the sole instance Of
rebels activity 10 that province fae
official reports daily announce uumer-
ous encouoters IL different sections OF the
country. Ia order 10 diminish the im
porssoce they are always reported as
skirmishes with considerable reosl
losses acd traiog 90 the Spanish eide
Wbeg the affair assumes uodue proper
iiors. as Me!guizo's recent defeat. theu
the .bole details are suppressed.
Other advices from Piuar announce a
change of leadership in rebel forces
Ma;ia Rodriguez. after successfully
crossing the srccha with strong body
guard. has assumed command. and
Ruis Rivera, who was designated to
take charge Of the Cuban forces in
Habaaa province, managed to pass tn
celebrated Iibe Friday and is near
Mariel pow at the bead Of the irsur-
gents of this sec'ioo
Apotber striking illustration of the
Spanish impudence in asserting 'ha'
the three western PROVINCES are pr~csi
calIy pacifed was given Friday D'eh'
when late stragglers witnessed ali she
eastern heavens illuminated as il
Guauabacoa was oo Gre That town Is
not burn. yet, but reports received nez'
day stated that bold Araogr:en bad
struck another blow 10 the vicinity oi
Habana, sackiDg aud burning the tao'-
lets of Cruz, Pidera and Bacuraasc
near GuaDabacoa. Wednesday las'
the rebels burned the most Of The
town of Eueva Paz. in Habaaa
province, despite the fact the town Is
protected by 10 forts with garrison ct
800 men. Ali we're taken by surprise
when they saw the rebels in the place
All the stores we're looted and then
burnt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
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EOTI>E.

The anuual meeting Of The Stats Grange
will hold forth at Sumter in the Masonic Hall
on Wednesday, the 10th Of February, 1897
All delegates aud members of the Grange are
requested to pe prompt in attendance.
]. ". ENGLISH, Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03

Partly cloudy.
Conditions cn 26;h and 27rh were similar
TO .hose Of Dec lst and I'd, 1868 cold
wn-e being ir,erce. ted and held oacG by g
c, ,clope passing alonc IT," coast.
Trees coated with Thin crust of ice on 9Th.
Solar haios 28th aud 29th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
Meteorological Record.

The following is report Of observations
of The weather taken ut Statehurg, by DR.. W.
W. Anderson, for the past week ending
Jan 81, l897-beginnng Jan. "a:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03

To day we publish an histori-
cal sketch of Journalism in Sum-
ter County. from the pen OF Mr.
Yates Snowden, of the News and
Courier. As stated by the writer, it
is published for the purpose of OBJ
tanning additions and corrections
fiom the older citizens of Sumter
County who may be in possession OF
facts not ob,ainable by MIR. Snowden.
iIt is the purpose of the State Press
Association to collect the data neces
sary for the compilation of COM
piete and reliable history of journal
ism in South Carolina, and the work
has been committed to the hands of
Mr.. Snowden, than whom no man In
.he 4 State is better qualified to per
form the task in thorough and in
terestiag saanner We trust our
readers will furnish US. with such
facts and corrections as will conduce
to the completeness and accuracy of
the history of Journalism in Sumter
County.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03

The Sumter Woschmson was FOUNDED
in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866.
The Watchnaan and Soathron now has
the combined circulation and influence
Of both of the old papers, and is mani
festly the best advertising medium 10
Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
The Legislature has put a quietu'

The Legislature has put quietus
on the Salem County matter in a
most decided manner. and it is set
tied for the present. We believe,
however. that Salem County will be
established ultimately, for it is first
and foremost simple business prop.
osition, and smaller counties are inev-
table There is no reason for inject.
ing feeling that leads to bitterness
into the new county agitation, and
the less of it there is, the easier it
will be to secure the required num-
Der of votes for the creation of a new
county III any portion cf the State
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-20
THE DAIRY.
TER MILK

correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
Anent Don't put milk in cellars
one is amused at the writer ''poking
fun" at some one twenty five years be-
hind the times and he running an ad-
vertisement in your~paper for appar.
atus out of date in the North, and that
no one wants in the South who expects
to make profit out of the dairy because
it was out of date many years ago and
is not suited to our climate, and never
was suited to it.
Don't put milk in cellars" no, in
deed! but run it through a hand sepa-
rator in the barn, wherever you can
have a neat, clean corner, with a sink
and water supply to clean up your
pals, cans, and machine. Then take
the cream to the cool, clean cellar sug
gested in the quoted paragraph, ripen
and churn it there, aId market it as
soon thereafter as possible.
No old lumber in the way of cream
ers is needed in this Southern climate,
and the gentleman would be quick to
tell readers go if he had separators to
sell. Look to home interest and buy
modern machines, and practice labor
saving methods.
In a more recent article on cream
raising the same writer says: This
is a matter so easily demonstrated that
that there should not be much time
spent in discussing it. Take a glass
milk jar and set it in a vessel of water
and broken ice-plenty Of the latter. "
What reader will ask me to go further
with this quotation, or argument for
or against cold deep setting for cream
in North Carolina and ad joining States
What farmers have "a plenty of the
latter" from April to November and, if
they had wouldn't it be worth about as
much for other use as the butter which
would be made; let alone a comparison
Of value with what it could save to
them.
Does the writer suppose all the read.
erG of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER are q
quarter Of a century behind the times
and holding on to one of his old articles
until another comes to hand giving in,
formation supposed to be up to date
'bafo de wah9"
We hope readers who are disposed to
spend any money on dairy apparatus
will look ahead of the methods of gray,
ity Dreaming and into the merits OF
centrifugal Dreaming before commit
ting themselves and their money any
where. FRANK e. EMERY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-20
ONsLoW COUNTY, N. c.

A Land Flowing With Milk and Honey.
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
HIGHLANDS, N. @.
Having written somewhat extern
sively as to a few of Onslow's promi-
nent men, 1 propose to write of
Onslow as a land flowing with milk and
honey, which is the glory of all lands.
The Northeast to New River runs
New River to the sea,
And Onslow's wealth shall spread
abroad
Wide as the waters be.
The purity of the water, the mild
ness of the climate, the productive
ness of the soil, and as a county noted
for longevity it is heard to beat and all
these go to make OnsloW the cockade
of the counties of North Carolina. If you
do not believe it a land fowing with
milk and honey, I ask you to visit MI.
Bryan Morton's house, which said
house is situated at head of the north,
east branch of Nav River, where it IN
ters the pocosin and see for yourself.
The great white oak pocosin is a large
tract of land lying partly in Onslow
and partly in Jones, and belongs to the
State. 1t ia covered with briars, trees,
pines, bushes, moss and water, and
the wild varmints-bears, wild cats,
wolves, deer, coons and wild hogs have
occupied it for ages. I may say of
it, over it the smoke of civilization has
never directly curled, and through
which the sound of the settlers ak has
never rang. On the margin of this
great pocoein is good land, very pro
ductive, and there you will find located
Mr.. Bryan Morton's house, a neat log
cabin, piazza in front and a straight
ditch, about a mile long, leading out in
front of the house. You travel on this
ditch bank in approaching his house.
SeatIyourself in his piazza in the month
of may or June. Look in front and
behold a level land, as smooth almost
as a floor. 1t is known as a meadow,
and is covered with rich, green grass
and only a few shade trees here and
there. It comprises an area Of about
one mile square, say over $40 acres, all
fenced in by Mr.. Morton, and see his
herds Of cattle, sheep, geese, goats,
oxen, etc , all grazing on the meadow.
This is his summer range, and the reeds
in the pocosin is his winter range fo1
his cattle. Look on till evening ap
proaches and then see his focks and
herds and mich COWS with their full
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-20
HORTICULTURE
HOW TO GROW THE ENGLISH
GOOSEBERRY.

The English gooseberry is unfortun.
ately subject to mildeW in this country,
and Americans know little or nothing
of this very excellent fruit. Martin
Benson, in the March number of Vicks
Magazine, tells how he raises it success
fully without mildew, and has large
crops of the finest fruit.
He says: The soil should be rich and
deep, and if possible a slope facing the
north should be chosen. It should also
be sufficiently removed from any tree
to prevent the roots robbiDg the plants.
The soil should be ploWed as deeply as
possible, and it is also of great advan
tage to subsoil it. This will give a deep
bed of loose soil, which will retain
moisture much better and keep cooler
than when ploWed as ordinarily.
The plants should be set six feet
apart each way. After or before the
plants are set 1 prepare posts each
eight or ten feet long of some lasting
timber; these are set in the ground two
feet deep, and ten or twelve feet apart
each way, among the ~gooseberry
bushes; pieces of timber are nailed
from post to post, and on these are
nailed Stats or laths enough to make a
half shade. This will furnish all the
protection needed from the hot sun,
and at the same time permit of a free
circulation of air.
After this is done I mulch the entire
surface of the ground to the depth of a
foot with straw or other litter, placing
it up close around the plants. This
mulch must be placed on thick enough
to keep down all weed growth, and
each fell an additional amount should
be placed over the old.
If the soil is rich to begin with and
the mulching is attended to properly,
it will be years before the plants re-
quire f~ertilizing, but il needed it can
easily be applied by using coarse,
strawy manur for the muIching ma
terial. The soil if mulched as directed
will always remain cool and moist, and
fruit Of the greatest excellence, and in
the greatest quantities, will be pro,
duced.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-20
LIVE STOCK.
ANRNT THE MORGAN HORSE.

The friends of the Morgan horse will
certainly read more in the poetical quo
tation in Mr. Duncan's article that The
PROGRESSIVE FARMERS typo allowed to
90 in. IL makes a world of difference
whether a horse SHES, or never" SHES.
We believe the horse NJ. 7. G. talked
about was one that 'never" SHES a
we'll trained Morgan has more n II
he is used enough so he does not do 1t
70 bo Iavfu FRANK E EMERY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-20
THE LRvEK SYSTEM A FAILURE

Mark Twain observed that in 1882 the
waters of the Mississippi river were
higher than aver before in the history
of that stream. He pronounced the
opinion that efforts to restrain the river
were useless, and that the river would
have it's way" This vas confirmed in
1890 when the river manifested it's
power, cutting a new way for itself,
and making a flood record that was
greater than ever before known. Again,
this year, the river is at food, and this
time makes again a new record, three
feet higher than that Of 1890. And so
the history goes, says the Mobile Regis
ter.
There is no dispute about the genu-
ineness of the effort to restrain the
river. The levees have been constructed
with the aid of the General Govern
ment, and there has been plenty of
time to build them high and solid. The
people placed reliance in them Espe-
cially strong were the levees on the
west bank below Memphis. These
levees protected the rich lands of the
Yazoo delta. They cost several millions
of dollars. According to all general
expectation they should have held the
river back, but they have given way
at several places and ruin follows in
the paths of the crevasses.
1t has been a costly experiment and
is a failure. What is worse is that
with each succeeding food the cost be-
comes many times greater than before,
because, it seems, the combining of the
river water by artificial banks has the
tendency to cause mud deposits in the
bottom of the river, and thus raises the
bottom, 80 that the levees must steadily
be raised to meet the steadily rising
food. The time will come that the
river will be entirely above the level of
the surrounding country. It's upper
surface is even now from ten to fifteen
feet above the level of the country on
either side. Let the levee system be
persisted in and the whole OF the land
neighboring the river will some day
become one vast swamp, with no navig-
able river at all.
The outlet system has been suggested
as the remedy. Captain Cowdon was
the evangelist who for twenty years
preached this doctrine. There are two
objections to it: The first is that the
outlets would not materially lessen the
food line, as the little effect of the
numerous crevasses goes toprove; and,
second, there is no place where outlet
or outlets can be cut without great
damage to private property. In short,
the outlet method would be inadequate
as a remedy, and perhaps cause more
harm than good. The real remedy
seems to be to do away with levees,
and let nature manage the affairs Of
the great river, as nature alone is com
| Detent to do.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-20
a New Southern JOurnsI

Every number Of the Southern Fk{1 stree
Gazette, published monthly OF G0 MLSn1sdO1 q
Norfolk, Va, contains much lnIGIestOr. y
value to the prospective Southern mT Tho bSH
publishes letters from NortherneTs w p6ngg
settled in the Southern country. Eye sscurfS1
interested In Southern nvestmenJsO LLtb shO!gys.
or who is contemplating a visit 5ouC-n DlsdD
subscribe, the low price, Is cents a ye@''
1t in easy reach Of all.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-20

to show actual results of commercial
or marketable butter and cheese, and
that these shall be separated and &C.
companied with statements of the yields
of milk and per cent. of fat from a
large enough number of tests to insure
a safe basis, and then give amount of
food actually consumed during the
time of the test. +. e. Emery.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-20

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-10

Delaware City contains some eight hnn-
dred inhnbltants. supports two physlcians,
Dr. Dunlap and Or, Belville two hotels,
one bank and numerous grocery and gen.
eral merchandise stores. Representative
Cheairs while no was In the Legislature
closed up bis general merchandise store
and gays all OF his time aud attention to
the Legislative proceedings. Surely their
must be money In being In theLegislaturo
or else business was.so hal that 1t would
allow a merchant to close up his place OF
business for nearly ak months in the year.
The Erickson line from Philadelphia to
Baltimore runs two boats, ono down to
Baltimore In the evening aud tho other up
in the afternoon, reaching Philadelphia In
the evening. You can reach New Castle
from Delaware City on these boats for 30
cents. They stop going and coming
through the look at Delaware City to take
on and leave off passengers. The work
which is going on at Fort Delaware ut
which some two hundred men ore employ
night considerable money Is put in
this finished town, which boasts of a Mayor
Everyday in the town has "A Sunday APP
pearance. The fishing In the canal Is Mt
this writing very poor. Two young men
who visited there on Friday, procured
tackle from Mine Host Milne aud procur-
ing bait dropped their lines In the raging
canal. The doctor caught sun fish but
1t got away and swan off with glee, show
Ing its swimming qualities, TO tho two
sportsmen, His companion never even got
nibble. Phew, but the sun shone hot,
which probably accounts for the fish not
biting.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-10
killed At HOLLY OAK
An Unknown white Man Run Down Last
Night on the P.,,.w. 4 B.R. R.

Train No. 63on the p. W. g. B. R. r.
which reached Wilmington at O'Clock
last evening, struck and Killed O man near
Hollyoak, Del He was walking on the
t,aek and did not notice the approach Of
the express or lay any attention to the
warning whistle, and before the train
could be brought to IL stop it struck him
and hurled him to one side OF the track.
When tho train crew reached tho un-
fortunate man he was already dead He
had been killed instantly. The crew
placed the body In the baggage Oar and 1t
was brought here and IL now at Deputy
Coroner Chambers office.
There was nothing In The pockets OF the
eend man that would lead to his identity.
When the track walker Michael Kelly,
passed that point, where tho accident hap
pcned some lime before, he noticed u man
lying in the ditch alongside Of tho track
He questioned him and asked him why no
was lying there and received the reply that
he was only sleepy and was taking a nap.
He was about five feet ten inches in
heighth and apparently about forty five
years Of age, and wore Il beard and mus.
taeAe. It's supposed that he arose from
his resting place and being confused wan
dered along the track until struck by the
train.
Tho engineer Of the train which struck
the man, is of the opinion that there wore
two men, and that both We're struck. The
second body, however, has not yet been
found.
Whether tho man found by tho track
walker sleeping in the ditch was tho poor
unfortunate fellow, who met his death OH
| ,hs rail, Is not an assured fact, but such il
| supposed to be the case, rs every inuica
| tion bears out the belief that he was ont
| an the same man.
When trackwalker Kelly left tho man
lying by the railroad track, he was out o.
| harm's way and supposed to be secure
| from nll possible danger.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-10

OCEAN GROVE, July 10, 1SD7.-Tho New
Jersey members OF the w. &. Il. U. cap.
tured the grove to-day. All day they held
their sessions which were largely attended.
The devotional exercises were lead by
Mrs. Hannah Garrison of Cranbury. Mrs.
NJ. Il. Frame. of Newark, spoke Of "The
Strangers Within Our Gates"
MIR. and Mrs. Beneridge of Nebraska,
entertained tho hearers in the evening
with the brightest Of temperance songs.
The Rev. DIR. r S. Macarthur. pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church, New York, will
preach on sunday morning in the auditor
ium.
Booth Tucker tho noted salvationist,
is here In Asbury Park. He will speak in
tho Young Peoples meeting in tho near
future.
Professor S T. Ford we'll known in
Wilmington, now Of Baltimore, Is q guest
at Hotel Sheldon.
Mrs John Richardson, of Wilmington,
is guest ut tho New Abortion.
The hotels are now beginning to fill up
and every train brings new corners to the
grove.
Mr.. and Mrs Casper Kendall are here
enjoying the ozone.
Mr.. Watt Townsend keeps a boarding
house and Is doing very nicely this season.
Tho bathing has been unusually fine to-
day tho temperature standing at 70 or ~
degrees and hundreds took advantage Of
the pleasant water.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-10
Sucked by the Family Cat.

Mine host Edward E. Milne, proprietor
of Delaware City hoslclry, shows sky
terrier with pleasure, which Ned says was
raised by his old family cat, the photo.
graph of which Ned has now to prove his
assertion by. The mother Of the terrier
died when it was born having received an
injury which resulted in its demise, and
tho family cat ut that time having litter
of kittens all but one Of which was drown
ed Then the pup which was not over
four inches in length, was given to tho
CIT to suckle.
The growth of tho pup was slow, and at
six months old Ned would carry 1t around
in his coat pocket, which made u good bed
for it to sleep it, Tho animal kept on
thriving and grew up TO be one Of the
handsomest dogs in tho State, barring
none. The dog is now over one year Of
ago and follows its master around as if it
was afraid he would Some time mysterious.
~ disappear from this earth without let.
ting his dogship know anything about it.
The animal is Intelligent and guards Ncd's
two thousand dollar pair of trotters, which
be keeps to hire out to customers who like
to travel like tho wind on the down
country dirt roads