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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-01

" ashington. May ~ -Represen.
tat;ve Stroud, of North Carolina. in
troduced bill to day granting pen.
sion Of $40 month to Mrs Adline
w Bsgiey, of North Carolina, moth
er Of Ensign Worth Bagley. who was
killed in the bombardrnent Of Car
denas, Cuba, recently.
London, May 29.-Io view of the
plethora OF the money market fur
ther reduction of the Bank of Eogland
rate of discount 10 per cent is expect
ed wi,hip fortnight, unless the Amer
cap dems.d for gold revives. On the
Seek Excbaoee during the week a
fair amount of business vas done. and
the ,one was cheerful. Toe fall 10 the
va:us Of uoury caused demand for all
6fst-ciass securities. American rail.
,oad soprit;es were steadily bought aud
sbowcd improvement all around.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-01
SIC HIM AGAIN, OLD BOY!

Oar war dogs don't ueed any urgiog.
any mere than Jour horses do when
they are harnessed to such light aud
easy riding vehicle as you Gao 6nd 10
our handsome and stylish stock Of
light weight buggies. ptasoos. run-
abouts. and surreys. They are built
like bicycle-!igbt, but strong aud
reliable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-01

Wheat harvest has begun in few
localities and will be general by the
5th of June The prospects continue
to Indicate large yield. Rust con.
6oed to blades
Oats harvest has extended to the
more western counties and is nearly
finished, for winter sown, in eastern
countries Yields continue good,
and on most lands the yield is heavy
Spring oats are either very poor or
else complete failures owing to lack
Of rain at the right time. A few
localities report the c,op not turning
out we'll while other localities say it
is the best crop in many years
The continued warm weather has
improved rice, which is doing well.
Some grassy fields 10 Berkley There
is danger of salt water reaching the
rice fields on account Of low stage of
water in the rivers
Tobacco was greatly benefited by
the showers which visited large
portion of the tobacco raising
sections. but there is urgent need of
a general heavy rain for this crop
Worms are already numerous and
have damaged the crop to slight
extent. In Florence county bad
stands are reported; elsewhere stands
are quite even and full
Field peas are being planted on
stubble lands and in with corn.
There is much delay in setting
sweet-potato slips, the ground being
too dry. although many slips were
set during the week. 10 places enough
rain fell for this work and some wa
tered the plants by hand
Irish potatoes are not doing we'll
They need rain Colorado beetles
are numerous and destructive, in the
northern counties
Melons are doing better than here
tofore. but are somewhat later than
usual.
Pastures are falling and 80 are gar
dens.
Grapes are doing very we'll and
promise large crop. Peaches sre
beginning to ripen in the low coun
ties With limited exceptions over
small areas. the peach crop will be a
large one Peaches dropping freely
in places. but to the benefit of the
fruit remaining on the trees.
1t appears that blight has become
general on apple and pear trees.
The prospects for these crops vary
greatly, but are nowhere very bright
Plums plentiful in the low counties,
also blackberries Sugar cane is
doing we'll everywhere
Farm work is we'll advanced and
up to the needs of the crops
A correspondent sends the encour-
aging proverh "a dry May. good
crop year y
Good Sewing Machines from $40 90 up at
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-01

The richest man in Guatemala was
born slave in Alabama His name
is John Knight. but he is known in
Guatemala as Don Juan Knight. He
got ;n the swim with the late Pres
iaent 1arrios. and is estimated to be
worth about $500, 900 When he
lived in Alabama be wasn't worth
more than about 81 500.
Some of our valued Republican
contemporaries Who are declaring
against providing siuews OF war BY
issuing greenbsoks evidently forgot that
the g1erubscks habit in this couosry was
originated by the Republican party
uoder circumstances not wholly unlike
she pteaept.-Chiosgo News, lod.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-01

Good Sewing Machines from $40 90 up at
Rsndle's.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-01
THE TRIALS OF
LEE COUNTY.
Argued Before the Supreme
Court Last Afternoon.

The fight for and against Lee coun-
ty continues with unaagging deter
rnination. The opponents seek to
deal the solar plexns of all times, but
It's defenders are shifty aud the argu
rneDt still gees on
Yesterday morning the following
order was issued in the Supreme
Court:
This was petition. addressed to
this Court in the exercise of its orig
inal jurisdiction, praying for an in
junction to restrain the respondents
from doing any act or performing any
duty imposed upon them by the
terms of an act, entitled IAN act to
establish Lee county" approved 2lst
day of February, 1898. upon various
grounds set forth in the petition.
"One of these allegations is that
the proposition to establish Lee
county did not receive the vote OF
two thirds of the qualified electors, of
the section of the several counties
proposed to be cut off for the purpose
of forming said new county 70 this
petition the respondents have filed q
demurrer. thereby admitting all the
msteria! allegations contained in the
petition The particular allegation
above referred to being thus admit
ted, it is manifest that the petitioners
have etated q case which entities
them to the relief demanded, because
it thus appears that one of the con
stitutional requirements necessary to
authorize the formation of q new
county, has not been complied with.
and if this be so then the act purport
ing to establish Lee county is with
out constitutional authority, and
hence the respondents have not been
invested with any legal authority to
do any of the acts, or to perform any
of the duties. provided for By said
act, sud hence the petitioners are en-
titled to an order of injunction re
strairiug the respondents from doing
the acts or performing the duties pro
vided for in such act.
..Under this view it becomes Deces
sary TO consider the other poins maie
as to whether the former electioo TO de
sermine the question as TO the
OF Salem ooan.
sg ic.5,ds 90 election to de-
termins whether Lse County. when is
claimed to be substantially the same. in
less than four years after the fermer
election and the court 10 not to De un-
derstood as deciding anything either
one way or the ether as to that point.
As TO What may bs termed the for
mai objection to the jurisdiction Of this
court, II is suficient DOW tr sa3 that We
do not coosidsr an, OF these objections
as trouble. The reasoos for these
CONCLUSIONS will hereafter be set
fo,t6 in 90 opinion, which will be sub
sequensly prepared sod filed.
"Is 10 therefore ordered that the de-
@ urrer 6led BY respondents be aver
ruled, with leave to answer over, ii
they shalt be 50 advised
Henry McIver,
..Cbief Jus Ice +"
3lst May, 1898
Argument vas taken up in the sfset-
1000. The petitioners, or those OPP
posed to the pew county, are represent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-01
DIscredlted in Washington

Washington, June l, l2 m-Unless
Ceryera attempted to escape there
was no fight, SO says Secretary Locg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-01
BOMBARDMENT
OF SANTIAGO
BY sAMPsoN's SQUADRON
The American Fire Directed
Principally Against the
Forts and Harbor.

Cape Haytien, Haiti. May 81, 5.l5
p N -Advices just received from
Havana say that since 2 O'Clock this
afternoon the American feet at San
tiago de Cuba has been csnnonading
the batteries of Moro Castle, La
Socapa and Punta Garda At the
same time. it is added, the American
ships have been engaged With the
Spanish warships The firing was
extremely heavy. At 345 p m. the
ccnnonsdiug became less heavy
against the fortifcations, but was
more accentaased in the locality
where the fleets were engaged !
Moro Castle is at the ent.ace Of
the harbor of Santiago de Caba. La
Socapa aiso shown on the maps as
Ia Socapa Castle } is short distance
inside the harbor entrance, and Pun.
ia Garda is situated on point well
inside the harbor of Santiago de Gu.
ba, showing that the American feet
has entered the harbor, according to
Che Havana advices, via Cape Hay
tien. and has engaged the Spanish
feet in those waters
Cape Hays,eO. May 31.-e:4o p.
N AT this hour the Santiago cable is
ssili working from Santiago
Private messages iotimste that there
has been severe fight between the
American d.es and the outer forti6oa-
tiocs and the Spanish feet. The fight
lasted tho greater part Of the after.
1000 The advantage appears to have
beee With the Americans. According
to she latest sdvioes. the combat is still
10 progress.
DIscredlted in Washington.
Washington, June l. l2 m-Unless
ceryera attempted to escape there
was no fight, SO says Secretary Locg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-01
NOMINATIONS.
FOR CONGRESS.
$1,000 REWARD.

EoR ONE VICTOR BICYCLE-XogEL
II 1885 Steel Bars, Black Victor Pad
did Saddle, Ruooer Pedals, 24-ioch Frame.
One Searchi,eht Lantern Number on wheel
lc0,8 Stoleo Ap !! 6
Mayls D. JAS. VIM.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-01
Claren0lt Lodge No. Ga A. T. II

TINE REGULAR MONTHLY CoMMU-
NICATION of Clxremont Lodge, No
~, 4. +. ~: will be held on Thursday
Evening, juos 9. at y p. N. Brethren
will take Cue notice aud govern themselves
accordingly
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-01
3lst NAV, 1898

Argument vas taken up 10 the sfset-
oooo. The petitioners, or those op-
posed to the pew county, are represent
ed by Rober, Sbend, Boyd & Brown. E
Keith Da-gau acd the other sije by
Po,ds & Reynolds, Leroy F Youmaus
and T. s. Moorman
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
THE Cute Yankee Farmer.

One of those peculiarly slab sided,
gaunt yankees, which the east pro-
duces in abundance, emigrated to a
new locality. He was the very pic
ture of a close, shifty, cute yankee,
but as he put himself to work in good
earnest to get his house to rights the
neighbors willingly lent him a hand.
After he had got everything fixed to
his notion he bethought himself of
chickens, for he was fond of eggs.
He was too honest to steal them and
to poor to buy them, so he concluded
to borrow them. He formed his plan
and went to a neighbor and accosted
him thus: oval, l reckon you hain't
got no old settin' hen nor nothin' you
would lend me for a few weeks"
Il will lend you one with pleasure -
replied his neighbor.
The yankee took the hen home, and
then went to another neighbor, from
whom he borrowed a dozen eggs IN
due course of time the borrowed hen
Matched out a dozen chickens. Then
the yankee was puZZled-he could re-
turn the hen, but where was he to OBJ
tain dozen eggs.
Another idea-and who ever saw a
yankee without an idea ?-came to his
relief. He would keep the hen until
she laid a dozen eggs. He then re-
turned the hen and the eggs to their
respective owners. remarking as he
did so: oval, guess I've got as fine
a dozen of chickens as you ever laid
your eyes on, and they didn't cost me
a cent, nuther."- Chicago Times-Her-
old
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN NEGROES.
CoIored Men Who We're Brought Up in tbs
Jewish Faith.

zone Of the most unusual experiences
| have ever had" said a commercial
traveller, occurred two days ago in
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. I met
a number of colored men, women and
children who spoke nothing but Ger
man. Before the day was around l
met at least fifty colored people who
spoke German. And when it came to
speaking English they were not at all
at their ease. / asked how this came
about, and was told that the colored
people came, twenty, thirty and forty
years ago, up from the south, and
settled among the quiet Pennsylvania
German farmers of the Blue Mountain
districts. The colored children grew
up on the farms, where they worked
and heard nothing but German sEU.
ken. They soon forgot nearly all the
English they knew and now they rare
ly speak anything but German. Their
children go to English country schools
in winter, but as quickly as they are
out Of sight of their teacher they begin
to talk the German dialect, and moth
ing else. [ have been told that in re-
cent years in Germany colored people
speaking the language can be found
in numbers, but they also speak Eng
lish. These Pennsylvania German ne
groes Of whom I seak use absolutely
nothing but the German in their ordi-
nary affairs Of life They are good
farmers, live on Pennsylvania German
cooking and have all the habits and
customs of the Germans.
Here in Reading l have just met
smart, intelligent, middle-aged black
man, whose name is Solomon Williams
and who belongs to the Jewish
Church. He says he knows only one
other colored Jew, man named Mo-
ses Warns Of New York. Both speal;
German quite we'll. Williams parents
were servants in wealthy Hebrew
family in New York. He was born
while they were employed there, and
named Solomon, and was brought up
according to the Jewish faith. He OBJ
serves all the Hebrew religious Gus
toms. His friend Warns was born and
raised in the same conditions. have
heard Of another colored Jew in Phila-
delphia, who also speaks German
quite well. The other day I read in
the New York Sun of black man ar
rested in New York who had rich
Irish brogue and came from Ireland"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
Better Tenement Movement in Germany.

Consul Monaghan writes from
Chemnitz, Germany: "There is a
movement on foot to furnish working
men with better tenements. Now
they are crowded into buildings which
often look like barracks. The pro-
posed houses will be built upon lots
about 16 IL feet wide by 1O2 feet
deep, thereby allowing for a front
yard of flowers and a back yard for
a vegetable garden and shed, the lat
ter for the keeping of poultry or some
domestic animal. The houses will
contain five rooms each. A parlor
and kitchen will be on the first floor,
the parlor containing a porcelain
stove and heating pipes, and the
kitchen a washboiler and stove. The
three bedrooms on the second floor
will easily hold five or six persons,
and can be made to accommodate
ten. In the largest room an iron
stove will be placed. A pump will
provide water where the city water.
works do not extend to the house. In
connection with the shed is water
closet. The cost of such a house and
lot. when number are built at a
time. will be between $3.50 and $3.50.
1t will rent for about $53 a year: that
is. for the same price the workingman
has to pay for two rooms in the bar
racks-like tenements of the larger
cities"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
Pittiu~ Potatoes,


Potatoes keep better in a pit than
anywhere else, but they must be well
protected to prevent zero weather
from catching them. They should new
er be covered deeply enough to allow
them to become at all heated or they
will start to grow. The first covering
should be not more than six inches
deep, and this should not be increased
until the ground has frozen enough to
bear up q man. Then put on a cover
ing of straw, over the soil already on,
and put on more soil, patting it down to
make it shed rain. Leave the pit until
actual winter has come and the ground
is well frozen, and then over all put q
foot of fresh manure from the stables.
Don't be afraid of driving the frost in,
for this will not happen. Keep the
manure on until the potatoes are need
ed in the spring, for the covered pit will
not thaW out .Or will the manure allow
it to freeze any more, and the potatoes
will not sprOut until time for planting
in the spring if left in the pit.
Potatoes that are to be used for seed
should be placed in pit by themselves
SO as to leave them undisturbed until
taken out to plant.-Farmer's Voice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
Keepinp Ont the Cold.

Hundreds of farm buildings that con-
tain shivering and unthrifty stock all
through the winter months could, at al
most no expense whatever, be made
very warm and comfortable. Open
foundations and absence of any closed
foundation whatever cause much of the
coldness of farm buildings. Cheap hay
and swamp grass abound in almost all
sections. If large quantity of this is
cut and put about the building and held
there in the manner shown in the cut,
the wind would very effectually be kept
out. Two strips Of boards, with laths
nailed to them every fifteen inches, will
keep the hay very snug. When winter
is past the hay can be used for bedding
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
Farm Profits.

When does the farmer make a profit
There are hundreds of farmers who
have become wealthy, yet they have
handled very little money and have had
difficulty in meeting their obligations
There is one bank account which they
do not draw upon, and the deposits ac-
cumulate for years, and that is the soil.
A farmer takes poor farm, works it,
adds manure, and receives but little
over expenses, but every year his farm
has become more fertile and also in
creased in value. In ten or more years
the farm may be worth five times the
original cost, and it represents just as
much profit as though the farmer had
received money. All farms are, to a
certain extent, banks of deposit, where
the profits of the farm slowly accumu-
late.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
Excellent Cough Syrup.

An excellent cough syrup that needs
no persuasion to get it taken is made
this way: Steep three tablespoonfuis
of fiaxseed in enough water to make it
a half cup of clear fiaxseed tea when
strained. Add to this a cup of loaf
sugar and the juices of three lemons
and cook until a clear jelly-like syrup
is obtained. This is not only agreeable
to the palate, but will be found most
soothing to the irritated throat and
lungs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
Sun Baths for Fowls.

1t is not alone the cold weather in
winter, but even more the lack Of sun
light during its short days, that re-
stricts egg production at this season.
Plenty Of sunlight is as essential as
warmth to make the hens lively and
healthful. But the single glass narrow
windows, often only a single pane, and
that covered with dust and cobwebs
at all seasons, and with ice in winter,
do little good. What are needed in all
henhouses are large windows With an
extra frame and glass with a space of
enclosed air large enough to fill most
of the south side of the building Keep
the place where the sunlight falls free
from manure and fill this with sand or
coal ashes. Fowls will dust themselves
here, and basking in the sunlight they
will soon begin to lay.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
Wheat Gems,

Whole wheat gems are always an ac-
ceptable addition to the autumnal
breakfast. To make them, mix togeth-
er two cups Of whole wheat -four, one
half teaspoonful of salt, and one table
spoonful of sugar. Beat the yolks or
two eggs until lemCn-colored and
thick, and the whites until stiff. Add
one cup of milk to the beaten yolks,
and then cup Of water. Stir this into
the dry mixture. Add the whipped
whites, stirring carefully, so as not to
break the mush, and bake in Kissing
hot gem pans thirty minutes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17

frosts will crack it and enable the germ
to come forth. Even if not covered at
all, the root naturally strikes into the
SOIL 50 that it is ready to supply
moisture whenever the growing shoots
demand it. These Seeding peach trees
are quite common in out-of-theway
places. Sometimes valuable new vari-
ETY. is thus produced, though our expert
ence of natural peach trees grown from
the seed is that most of them are poor.
It is safe proceeding to bud the young
tree when it has grown from spring
until July or August In that way you
fruit you may expect to pick.-Ameri
can Cultivator.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
Care of Irons.

Irons should never be put away
when damp or sticky, and should new
er be left as many thoughtless maids
are apt to do, on the reservoir at the
back Of the range, where the escaping
steam soon rusts them. When the week
ly ironing is finished, scrape the irons
if at all sticky with a thin knife, and
rub them on a rough cloth moistened
with beeswaX or kerosene. Wipe thor
oughly on clean, dry cloth, and set
upon a shelf or in the ironing drawer.
Many good housekeepers particular
about their tools draw paper bags over
the irons when not in use.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
Searched Linen.

To remove scorch from linen, use the
Juice of an onion. Bake a large onion
and squeeze out the juice through
piece of earth, a little finely shredded
soap and wineglassful Of vinegar.
Boil together till the soap has dissolv-
ed; leave till cold, and then apply the
preparation to the scorched linen. Let
it dry and then wash in the usual
W2y
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
Grape Catsup.

Wash six pounds of grapes, drain on
a napkin, remove from stems, place in
a preserve kettle aud mash with a
wooden masher, SO it will not be neces-
sary to add any water for cooking. Boil
soft and strain through fine sieve.
Return to preserve kettle, add one pint
vinegar, three pounds Of sugar, one
tablespoonful each of mace and cloves.
Boil slowly twenty minutes and seal
hot.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
School Lunch,

A spoonful of scrambled eggs Or
omelet left from breakfast and spread
between slices of buttered bread Or
biscuit makes a school lunch sandwich
that is usually found acceptable. A
spoonful of creamed Goldfish is also not
to be despised as savory filler for
the omnivorous sandwich.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-17
Stone Banking for Barns.

In banking up against the walls of
basement barns, and especially in
building up a passageway to the en-
trance, there is always strong tempta-
ton to use stones piled i'll loosely as a
basis. where stones are over plentiful
on the farm. Yet this usually proves
a mistake. Rats will invariably effect
a Judgement among such stones, and
they will in time work through into
the barn basement. Besides, rains will
wash dirt among the stones, and it will
require constant attention every year
to keep the passage way SO that loaded
wagons can be driven over it.